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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-06-21
HERE AND THERE
by Ruth Huber

Dy Ruth Huber
The Rawson Woman's club con-
Quoted the cafetria at the Columbus
Grove Stock Sale last Friday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Marshall of
Beaverdam and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Rhoades and daughters of Lakeview
will arrive home this week from a
Florida vacation.
c. A. Huber was business caller
in Glandorf Saturday.
Dan Steiner of near Pandora is
expecting to go to a sanatarium in
Denver, Colorado next week for
treatment.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery
to Bluffton Postmaster Ed Reichen-
bach. He was a recent surgical
patient at Memorial hospital, Lima,
but is now getting along nicely at
home.
AhS hdldyCIIC AREA Idu rains VI
cloudburst proportions Saturday even
ing and Sunday afternoon. Hog creek
was out of it's banks in many places
and the fields were under water. The
rains were accompanied by strong
winds which damaged the cemetery
pine trees in the community.
c. A. Huber called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Craig Monday afternoon. Mr..
Craig is former county commits
sioner.
Wayne Hauenstein and family of
the county line road east of Bluffton
will move soon to the farm they re-
Gently acquired of the estate of the
late William Kidd.
Earl Bowers of Beaverdam re-
Gently purchased the Ed Kimmich
farm west of town on the Lincoln
highway. They will move on the
place as soon as the home is vacated
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Miller of Bluff,
ton are on fishing. trip in Michigan
Local potato growers are looking
forward to new potatoes by the
Fourth of July. The recent rains have
been a great help to the crop.
Some wheat and hay fields wer,
leveled by the heavy rains and wind
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale H. Clark, pro
prietors of the Clark's Buick Sales
were in Indianapolis, Ind, Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lugibihl arr
now residing in one of the Fett apart
ments.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-06-21
The Cedar Point Question

Bluffton citizens like those of all Northwestern Ohio
vital interest in what happens to Cedar Point The
resort which has provided convenient recreation and
vacation pleasure for several generations of Northwestern
Ohio people, appears likely to become either private real
development state park depending the
course of events in the next few, months.
Private interests have announced they purchasing
the housing development but many have
asked the state acquire the 400acre park with its 1000
feet of fine Lake Erie beach,
Governor Lausche has expressed his personal opinion
that he ought miss the opportunity of acquiring
this land 1t would be valuable addition to the state park
system which is slowly catching up with of the other
such Indiana The Governor has indicated that he
might ask special session of the legislature to consider the
project.
Although Ohio is rich industrial and agricultural state,
its vacation state should not be overlooked
Few states offer such variety of vacation spots from
beautiful Lake Erie to the hill country of the southern
counties Cedar Point has long been recognized for of the
finest white sand beaches of the Great Lakes area.
If Buffon people interested in preservation of the
point for by all Ohio people they might well notify the
and the Natural Resources department of their
approval individuals and organizations should make known
their support of the Northwestern Ohio should have its
share of good state parks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-06-21

Bluffton's pos office situation
which has been the subject of consid-
cradle speculation for the past two
months was set at rest Tuesday with
the announcement that M. M. Murray
has been appointed acting postmaster
Official notification of the appoint
ment together with his commission is
expected later this week. Murray will
probably take possession of the office
the first of next month, replacing
Gideon Locher, present postmaster
who has held the office since April
!, 1916.
With warm sunshine and summer
like weather, Tuesday, farmers in
this vicinity were busy from early
morning until dark with belated corn
planting. On account of tn long con-
tinued wet weather and late spring,
many farmers have been unable to
plant their corn crop this year.
Thieves operating Monday night
entered the office of the Bluffton
stone company's plant at the inter
section of jefferson street and the
L. f. & w. railroad and made an
unsuccessful attempt to loot the safe,
The Board of Religious Education
at recent meeting took definite
steps to provide systematic instruc,
ton in the Bible for the eight grades
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ArnOrsville

Those that spent Sunday with MIR.
and Mrs. H. o. Hilty were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Ewing and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Young and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Spencer and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hily
and family.
Past week and Sunday callers of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Montgomery and
family were: Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
klingler and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Royal Downey and son, Mrs. Lenore
Montgomery and daughter Sue, Mrs.
Grace Klingler and Dolores wilkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Moser and
family spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Moser. Evening
callers were Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Hover and family and Mrs. Edith
Fox and son Jimmy.
Week end visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. P. Hartman were Mr.. Arthur
Hartman of Detroit, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Grismore, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man Fenstermaker and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Vandivier and fam
lily of Deshler, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Babe Lora and family of Findlay.
MIR. and Mrs. Max McCafferty and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. ]. McCaf-
ferty and daughter were Sunday eve
ming supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl McCafferty and son.
Mrs. Helen Moore called on Mrs.
Klingler Monday evening.
In honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Hyne of San Jose, Calf, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Moore and Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Hart and family entertained the
following at picnic supper Tuesday
evening: MIR. and Mrs. M. F. Hyne,
Toledo, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Hoyer,
Mrs. Catherine Hoyer and Mrs. VIM.
Carr of Findlay, Mr.. and Mrs. S. F.
Nonnamaker, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Nonna-
maker, Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Stratton
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ortho
Stratton and family.
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Mainly Personal

For the record, wilhelm AM
stutz, has dug up the names of
the high schools first blOOmer
girl team. 1t included Ruth
Stauffer, COrrine KimmeI, Mar
ina Brandenburg, LOuella Gel
ger, Nellie Kaufman and Carol
Betzner. Mrs. wilhelm Amstutz
was the first girls basketball
coach, and the team played its
first games in the attic of the old
elementary school.
Later games were played on the
second floor of the Bluffton Manu-
featuring Co. building, presently the
Master Feed Mill building.
The games were always high scor-
ing thrillers with points ranging into
the Cos common occurrence.
CONGRATULATIONS are in order
for Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Baumgartner
OF South Main street, who will be
celebrating their Goth wedding ami
versary Sunday. All the children will
be at home and most of the grand
children and great-grandchildren.
4
WE WILL NOT TRY to scoop the
society page by reporting Bill Bur-
cky's wedding of last Sunday, but it
is an interesting Mainly Personal
sidelight that Bill and his bride, Miss
JoAnn Steider, chose the 30th we'd
ding anniversary of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Burcky, for their own
wedding day. The precedent was set
five years ago when Jean Ann
chose the 25th anniversary of her
parents for her wedding day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-06-21
Lucille Hilty Gets
Masters At Columbia

Lucille H. Hilty, of 1874 S. Spring
Street, was officially awarded the
master of arts degree in the field of
curriculum and teaching by Teachers
College, Columbia university, at the
university's commencement exercises
Wednesday of last week, DR.. Hollis
L. Caswell, president of the college,
has announced.
Teachers College is the graduate
school of education of Columbia
university. 1t offers advanced, pro-
fessional programs for teachers, adj
ministrators and other personnel in
all grades and departments of the
educational system of the United
States, from nursery school through
the university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-06-21

IN OUR OWN SWINIAIIN' HOLE
DAYS skin diver was just what the
name implied. He jumped off an inn
provised diving board or out of the
lower branches of an overhanging
tree, one hand holding his nose and
the other raised overhead in a wet
salute. He wore only his birthday
suit.
But like all of the simple sports,
even swimming has become more
technical, and the manufacturers
now provide all sorts of accessories
to fun in the water in addition to the
bathing suit. The well equipped skin
diver must have goggles, feet fins
and a tank of air or snorkle tube by
which he can remain submerged Just
about as long as he likes.
Cleon Steiner, who makes a busi-
ness of selling sporting goods, last
Sunday tried out some of his wares
at the Buckeye and it sounds like
fun we never had in our early "skin
diving" days.
Steiner is the second person
we know thus far who has eX-
plOred the quarry bottom with an
air tank. Late last summer a To-
ledo skin-diver went down and
came up with a story of seeing a
large fish nearly four feet in
length.
If the sport continues to grow
as it is likely to do, BlufftOn may
soon have its own skin-divers'
club.
ON THE SUBJECT OF BIG fish,
we do not want to forget to report
Oscar Wenger's good fortune at the
Wateworks quarry Saturday. Using
a small casting plug, which he re-
fuses to describe further, Oscar
hooked II" and a 10" pickerel and
29" Great Northern pike.
JIMMY MOTTER has estab-
ished a record for turtle catch
ing thus far this summer. Re-
Gently he pulled out an I8-pOund
snapper from Riley creek i'm the
rear of his home. The big turtle,
measuring 20 inches across, was
caught on a float line. He sold
the turtle to Gerald Crawfis, who
we assume made it into turtle
soup.
Although most turtles seem to wind
up in soup, we are told that the meat
is very good eating prepared by
other methods, and that actually the
meat of turtle has seven different
fiavors. We have never been able to
check this theory, but perhaps MIR.
CrawfiS could enlighten us.
Jimmy Motter is the son Of MIR.
and Mrs. Myron Motter.
THE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI'S
18th anniversary edition of the Bluff
ton News, which carried a number
of Interesting stories pertaining to
the history of the high school and its
activities, failed to recall the day
when girls basketball was major
sport. No longer an inter-school ac-
tivity, it was once almost as popular
as boys basketball.
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REAL ESTATE DEALS

The following real estate deals
were listed in the Office of the Allen
county recorder last week.
Richland township: Louis Gaiffe
to William N. Gaiffe, parcel of land,
Section SO, tax $3.50. Louis Gaiffe to
William N. Gaiffe, parcel of land
Section 36, tax $110.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-06-21
NelUs Our Fathers Read
-FROM THE BLUFFTON NEWS ISSUE OF JUNE 49, 1924-

of the public schools. D. w. Bixler
was named to the committee on fin
ances. Edgar Hauenstein, treasurer,
was appointed to the committee on
courses of study which was also made
responsible for the supervision of
the work.
Those from Bluffton attending the
Republican National convention at
Cleveland last week were: Mr.. and
Mrs. M. M. Murray, d. r. Triplehorn
and Eli Locher.
Miss Vivian Beeshy, who was
graduated from the College of
Wooster last week, has returned tc
spend the summer with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. l. B. Beeshy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-06-21

WET SAND used as bedding in a
livestock truck will help give hogs q
cool, comfortable ride to market.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-06-21
LEGAL NOTICE

Joan Elizabeth Stewart, whose place of resi-
dence is 10 Alden Grovs, Stokes, Newington.
London. England, willy take notice that on
June 6. 1856. the Undersigned filed his petit
ton against her in the Court of Common
Pleas of Allen County. Ohio. pressing for a
divorce. custody of children. and division of
property on the grounds of gr@s Neglect of
duty Said cause w1l be for hArinv on and
after the 18th day of July, I9,H,
RUSSELIsL. STEWAHT, Plaintiff
John ID. Harnishfeger,F
Attorney Tor PIaintifg gBluffton. Ohio
gune z. ID. y, IS. July 8. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
Investigating Integrotion

The Davis investigation of integra-
ton in Washington is of course designed
to delay its acceptance elsewhere. The
committee will supply ammunition in that
respect in the form of testimony by
responsible witnesses, under guidance of
skilled interrogation who knows pre-
ciSely what sort of information he wants
in the record.
But leaving motives aside, there is
no good reason why facts elected in
the testimony now underway should
be withheld from public knowledge, or
why the investigation itself should be
condemned as source only of evil.
Indignation has been effected in Wash
ington and is a permanent pattern here
from this time on. Conditions attending
the change are more apt to improve than
to deteriorate. Improvement will be more
rapid when there is greater understand
ing of the nature of the ugly spots re-
vealed and which must be removed. Any
balanced picture of indignation in WASH
ington would reveal the extraordinary
progress already achieved under condi-
tions not duplicated in any other city of
the country. AS the President said yes
terday, the present investigation will not
impair the progress of indignation in
Washington.
From the line of Mr.. Gerbers ques-
tioning so far, the record of testimony
will be filled with personal opinions of
witnesses to the effect that some of the
difficulties of about, immediate integra-
ton in Washington schools might have
been avoided by a more gradual and more
carefully planned program. That is water
over the dam, in so far as Washington is
concerned. Political pressureS would have
made impossible, in Washington, the sort
Of program that seems to be working sue
ceSSfully in Louisville. But if there are
demonStrable advantages in a more
gradual approach to what is surely inev-
table everywhere in this country, there
is every reason to examine them in the
light of experience.
In so far as Washington is concerned,
one advantage of the current investiga-
ton may be to clear the air of rumor and
speculation regarding experience so far
under indignation. The hush-huSh atti-
tude of school officials, the unwise
suppression of relevant statistical infor-
nation by the Board of Education. have
contributed to umor-mongering. The
more facts revealed openly concerning
difficulties under indignation, the greater
will be the demand for steps needed to
eliminate them. Indignation is here to
stay and the common objective will be to
make 1t successful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21

bridge at Alexandria. Many hearings
were held before Congress approved the
bridge, with provision in the appropria-
ton bill limiting the horizontal clearance
to approximately $50 feet. Now the State
agency and other authorities and organi-
cations are insisting that the clearance
must be at least 200 feet, in order to in
sure safe passage of large vessels through
the draw span.
Representative Broyhill, one of the
sponsors of the bridge proposal, has said
that the clearance proviso of the appro-
priation act may be elastic enough to
cover 200-foot clearance. If legal tech
nicalities prevent stretching of the lin
itation, however, he will seek prompt
amendment Of. the law when the new
Congress convenes. Unless Congress is
too busy with other matters to give early
attention to such an amendment, the
clearance controversy should not seri-
ously delay construction of the bridge.
1t is too bad, though, that such technical
matters were not disposed of before Con-
gresS approved the project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
Living Costs

Vice President Nixon, judging from
his remarks at Reno, would not agree
with an Associated Press story, published
in Tuesdays Star, which said that the
American consumer has already lost the
"battle of the price bulge"
Mr.. Nixon did not talk specifically
about prices. He said that the average
gross wage of American workers has risen
under the Eisenhower administration
from $65.89 per week to $3.50. He added,
however, that "this increase is in real
Eisenhower dollars-not in the rubber
dollars Of the Fair Deal"
The Associated Press article sug-
geSted that there is a certain amount of
rubber in the Eisenhower dollars, point
ing out that it takes $1.02 today to buy
what 81 brought in year ago. Granting
this, however, it hardly follows that the
consumer has "lost" the battle of the
price bulge.
These living cost statistics are based
on an index of 100 in the 1947-49 period.
In October, 1858, this index stood at 1854,
rejecting rise Of 1874 points during the
infiationary Korean war period. The
index now stands at 117-a rise of IS
points during period of almost three
years. This increase in living costs Is less
than the per capita rise in spendable
income during the same period, so it is a
little hard to see just how the consumer
has lost the battle.
This is not to say, however that there
is any justification for complacency. The
pressure on TIE price level is severe, and
it will increase as wages go up, as farm
income goes up. and as there are rises in
other things that contribute to higher
production costs. In short, this is con-
tinuing battle. and if it has not been
"lost," neither has it been won.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
Taxes and BUDGET

In your September Is edi-
torial on the District of CO.
lurnbia's budget dilemma, you
correctly point out that vel
fare and school services will
be especially hard hit if the
budget requests are cut back.
Your complete and informa-
tive news stories in the same
issue confirm how badly these
services are needed by the
community and how made
quate a cut-back budget will
be in these areas. Yet in de-
Gliding what to do about it, you
note that District taxes already
have been raised to generous"
levels, and easily conclude that
under the circumstances the
program must be cut back.
Why?
II this community really
needs these services. and your
news articles convince me that
the requests certainly are JUS
tilted, then we better raise our
taxes above the existing on
erous levels. pay for them, and
get them. Otherwise, you are
saying that a large and thriv-
ing community cannot afford
TO furnish itself with adequate
and necessary health, welfare
and school facilities. Taxes are
always at onerous levels, but
I believe that tax levels should
be fixed to pay for necessary
services. rather than have
services cut to At some arbi-
trary tax level. and am q
homecoming, tax-paying D. c.
resident.
John J. Kirman.
Editors note: The editorial
also stressed that the Federal
Government could ease the Sit
uation by paying In full its
authorized share Of the cost
Of running the capita1.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21

It was to be expected that Secretary
Dulles and his French and British aSsoci-
ateS in the Suez Canal users project
would be exceedingly cool at this time
to Soviet Premier Bulganin's suggestion
for six-nation conference to consider
the canal problem. Still, this suggestion
is one which should be filed and not
tossed out the window, for the time may
come when it will be useful.
The Bulganin statement was made
in response to questions submitted to him
last week by Kingsbury Smith of the
international News Service. Thus, it was
not formal proposal by the Russian
government, and this is circumstance
itch minimizes its importance.
In brief, the Soviet Premier says that
L country is willing to participate in
meeting of the heads of government, the
other participating states to be Britain,
France, the United States, Egypt and
India. Further, says Mr. Bulganin, there
is no reason why such a meeting could
not work out a peaceful solution of the
problem which would preserve Egypt's
sovereignty and also insure freedom of
navigation through the canal
Mr.. Bulganin seems to be thinking
of a settlement along the line of the pro-
posal made several days ago by President
NaSSer, and this underscores the propa-
ganda aspects Of his offer. Nevertheless,
it is something to keep in mind. For il
the canal users association runs into a
blind alley, and If an appeal to the United
Nations proves fruitleSS, both Of which
are very real possibilities, then something
comparable to Mr.. Bulganin's six-nation
conference may be the best remaining
avenue Of approach to the problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
Presidents Health

I am inclined to believe the
Democrats may be quite sim
cere in their concern over
President Eisenhower's health.
Surely their party suffered
through two not easily for
gotten presidential illnesses
the long and fatal ones Of
Woodrow Wilson and Franklin
D. Roosevelt.
However. according to the
best medical opinions, the
health Of President EiSen-
hover is a better gamble today
than is that of any man who
has not recovered from a heart
attack or who has not had a
chronic intestinal difficulty
remedied by surgery.
And, judging from the obit-
uary pages, 65 is a more en-
couraging age than Sc.
At any rate, there has been
no secrecy about Mr.. Eisen-
hower's illnesses, while COM
paratively few Democrats knew
the seriousness of Mr.. Roose-
velt's tragic lapse in health
before his fourth election to
the presidency.
EstelIe X. Butler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
Informed Voters

1t is interesting that in this
period Of prediction heat
there is one point of agreement
upon which both Democrats
and Republicans are directing
their campaign efforts: To i'm
press upon every citizen, who
is so constitutionally privileged,
to exercise his right to vote in
November. In the Nations
Capital and throughout the
country, citizenship confer
ences are being conducted and
discussions are being held on
a nonpartisan basis. as to
ways and means of bringing to
the polls informed voters who
may cast intelligent ballots.
Perhaps not the least i'm
portant vote to be solicited is
that of our youth. those who
have recently reached 81. I
would like to suggest that a
nationwide move be instigated
to formally recognize youths
coming of political age. I
suggest a formal ceremony
which will mark the occasion
of having reached the age of
voting, in a manner similar to
the occasion of naturalization.
Such ceremony should climax
a brief indoctrination which
should strongly impress upon
the young prospective voter
(among other informative
data the Importance of his
individual vote. The ceremony
should, above all else, en-
phasize the duties each adult
must assume in the commu-
nity's politics. Until now, it
seems to me that the right to
vote has been given much lip
service, with accent upon the
privilege" I believe it is time
we highlighted the responsible
ity assumed and that we stress
the duty of each individual
citizen to cast an informed
vote.
Jessie b. Solomon.