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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
Apollo Boys Choir
Next On College
Concert Series

The Apollo Boys Choir, one of
the major musical organizations of
the country, will appear in concert in
Bluffton college Founders Hall We'd
nesday, April a, at 500 p. m. as part
of the Music-Lecture Series.
Exquisite tone quality, fawless vo-
calism, delicate harmony, and well
disciplined musicianship have led crit
les to agree that this group is with
out peer in the realm of boy choirs
and that its director, Coleman Cooper,
is master of his art.
The choir is composed of twenty
three talented boys between the ages
of nine and fourteen chosen through
competitive additions. The organiza-
tion represents many states and is
non-denominational.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
DEFECTIVE WIRING
Continued from page u

eat food off the floor.
Inspectors said the entire com
munity was to be commended for
the very fine cooperation afforded
during the fire inspection. They as
serted enthusiasm locally was better
than any city or town visited to date
by the "a men.
Roger Edwards, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Edwards, S. Spring
street, received a score of 100 on
the fire prevention test given by the
inspectors. Scores of 80 were made
by Lynn Schiffke and Darrell Huber.
All l5 scouts were given certificates
of merit and made honorary members
in the Ohio Fire Prevention associa-
tion of Ohio. Cash prizes were also
awarded to the highest scores.
On hand for the inspection were
Don Myers, assistant state fire mar
shal, Rex. II. May and Robert E.
Cogan, co-chairmen of the inspectors
group, and Robert w. Leedy, state
agent of the L. S. Fire Insurance Co.
The program was sponsored by the
Blutfton Lions club with Clarence
Diller as chairman and other stock
insurance company representatives
Leland Diller, A. D. Gratz and Dwair
Amstutz assisting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
LEGAL NOTICE

Sealed bids for lighting the streets, alleys
and, public places OF the Village of Bluffton.
after September /, 1856, viii be received by
the said Village at the office of the Village
Clerk until IL 100 O'CLOCK noon on the 10th day
of April, 1856. Zach bid must contain the
full name of everF person or company inter-
ested in it and b9 accompanied by a certified
check in the sum of $4,000 drawn on SOL
vent bank, as a guarantee that, if the bid is
accepted. cont get will be entered into. All
bids must be based upon Specifications adopt
ed by the Council Of said Village on the 2Sth
day Of February, 1856, and new on file in the
office of the Village Clerk, copies of which
specifications win be furnished prospective
bidders upon application. The right is re-
served to reject ann and all bids.
BY order of the Gpuncil of the Village of
Bluffton, Ohio.
A. ]. B. LoNGSDORF. Clerk
March Is, %
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
Allen Traucht Heads
Happy Gardeners"

The name "Happy Gardeners" was
chosen for Bluffton's junior garden
club at its organization meeting
Monday evening in the high school
ag room.
Allen Traucht was elected presi-
dent; Linda Sommers, vice president
Reggie Welch, secretary-treasurer;
Karen Basinger, recreation chairman;
and Gerrie Martin, safety chairman
The next meeting of the group will
be Wednesday evening, March %.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
ALABAMA WOMAN FINED

Doris V. Klontz, Birmingham, Ala,
was fined SIS and costs Thursday
of last week by Mayor Frank Ander-
son of Beaverdam. Her southbound
car hit car being towed by wreck
er on Route 25 south of Beaverdam.
State Highway patrolmen said the
Klontz car swerved off the road and
into the front of a car owned by
William F.. Luking, Celina.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
Lions Club Hears
f. Wenlnler GOOding

F. Wemmer Gooding, Lima attor-
ney who is candidate for state rep
resentative from Allen county, and a
former FBI agent, spoke before the
Bluffton Lions club Tuesday evening
on the FBI.
Mr.. Gooding explained the FBPs
extensive laboratory methods and
criminal records used in bringing vio-
lators of federal law to justice.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
Serves AS COnsultant
At Teacher Workshop

Miss Ada Lapp, professor of ele-
mentary education at Bluffton college,
was a consultant at an Auglaize
county teachers workshop on March
z, in the Centennial Elementary
School, Wapakoneta.
Consultants from the state depart
ment of education and from other col
leges and universities of the state al
so led discussion groups.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
RIGHT-OF-WAY COST SET
Walter J. Neidhardt. Divisio

Walter j. Neidhardt, Division 1
engineer for the State Highway
Department, has announced that the
state of Ohio has paid a total of
$2,500,0O0 in right-of-way costs for
the new Lima and Findlay bypasses.
Total costs for right-of- in the
state for 1856 was set at $26,913,63
Purchase of the property is valued on
the basis of $500 an acre, it was
pointed out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
LOCK coin OI1T

During the winter keep windows
locked. This makes them press tight
ly against the frame and reduces
heat loss.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
TAKES AIRLINE JOB

Miss Peggy Parish, who was re-
Gently graduated from the Air Per-
sonnel Training school in Omaha
Neb., has accepted a position with the
United Air Lines as a teletype oper-
ator at the Chicago office. Her Chi
cago address is Apartment 1905 Cor.
nell Towers, 5346 S. Cornell, Chicago
Ill.
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14

| erosion in this country.
Some time ago, DR.. Hugh H.
Bennett, then Chief of the Ser
vice, told a House Committee
that about 100, 000, 900 acres of
crop land, some of 1t the finest
in the nation, had been s'com-
pletely finished" as a result of
soil erosion. He then estimated
the annual direct cost of soil
erosion to farmers alone, not
counting damage to reservoirs,
stream channels, irrigation dit
ches, highways and railways, at
approximately 400, 900, 900.
Such information has been read
time and again by the farmers
of Richland county and others
throughout the nation. 1t undoubt-
edly attracted their attention and
some excellent efforts have been
made, in various sections of the
country, to meet the peril and ar
rest the erosion that washes away
so much of the best of our land.
We take this occasion to call
the attention of Richland coun-
ty farmers to the fact that
fighting soil erosion is a continu-
ing task. Like some of the other
that menace mankind, the
time to start the war on erosion
S when it begins, and to keep up
continuing fight to see that it
Toes not happen again.
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14

overnight guests at the John Dun,
bar home.
Emil Hartl visited in Willistor
Sunday with his wife who is 6
hospital patient there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Hagen,
Patsy and Ronny visited Sunday
at the Olaf Odegard home. Diane
Hagen returned home after spend
ing two weeks with her grand
parents here.
Mrs. Art Vickers, Byron and
Roger, MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Faux
ner and girls and Mrs. John Dun
bar and Bryan were Sidney shop
pers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell of Fairview
were callers at the Milton Olson
home Tuesday evening.
Bethel WMF met Wednesday
afternoon. A cradle roll program
was presented. Guests were Mrs.
Garfield Servo, Sherry Lynn and
Joyce Marie, Mrs. Nick Servo,
Sharon and Linda, Mrs. Bus
Erickson and Wesley, Mrs. Dick
Erickson and Donna and Mrs.
Hans Berntson and Oden.
Mrs. Arnold Skogen was a Wis
itor at the Milton Olson home
Friday. Arnold and Clarence Sko-
gen helped with spraying of
fields the same day at Olsons.
Vernon Klose, Jim Opsta and
Milt Olson Jr. left with Com
pany B of Fairview for Helena,
Saturday to be gone two
weeks.
Joyce Marie, infant daughter
Of Garfield Servo was baptized
at services at the Bethel church
Sunday morning. Sharon Servo
and Tommy Melland acted as
sponsors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Olson call
I'd at the Ray Oakland home Sum
lay evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Olaf Oakland of
Billings arrived at the Ray Oak
and home Thursday. They came
o be here for the bridge dedica-
ion. They returned to their home
arly Sunday morning and were
ccompanied by their two grand
hildren, Keith and Jolie Oakland,
yho had been visiting their
grandmother, Mrs. Arnston at
'airview.
Visitors Thursday evening at
ne John Dunbar home. were Mr..
nd Mrs. Severt Sponheim and
hildren and Oscar, Christine and
revor Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walt Wood of
'orthgate, Canada, were visitors
t the Roy Johnson home from
evening until Sunday
lght. Mrs. Wood and Mrs. John
IN are cousins.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Croy
nd family and MIR. and Mrs. AL !
ed Gullickson and family at '
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14
STORY

The Pittsburgh Pirates, of the
National League, r now play
ing the role of a rags-to-riches
ball club, supposed to go no.
where, but this year well up in
the standings.
1t is always good to see an un-
derdog come through in the world
of sports. In the case of the Pi-
rates, a really down and out I'M
derdog - they finished last in
1855 - is making the leaders take
notice, with a new manager, new
confidence, and plenty of hustle.
The Pirates have graced the
cellar of the National League for
so many years they have become
the butt of many baseball jibes.
In the history Of Major League
baseball, few teams have ever
finished last one year and first
the following year.
1t is not expected the Pirates
to do so in 1856. However, the
Pittsburgh club has already prov
ed that an underdog team can
come through, and that story
book finishes are still possible in
baseball.
So surprising has been the play
of the young Pirates that the
management of the club has taken
the unusual step of cancelling at
least one players contract and
giving him a higher-paying con-
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14

Robert Sheehan and sister De-
lores spent Thursday with their
sister Dorothy in Sidney.
A surprise 25th wedding ami
versary dinner was held at the
Elmdale hall Sunday for Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Labidee given by the
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Chuck
Morris from Ray, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Schlenz of Somers, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Hagen of Lind,
Wn., MI. and Mrs. Ralph Hagen
of Fairview, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Hagen from Poplar and Ernie
Hagen from Poplar. A pot luck
dinner was followed by a history
of the Labidies which was ably
given by Mrs. Mary Lewis and
Fred Fehrs of Fairview. Two
songs rendered by Mr.. and Mrs.
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14
Andes
Mrs. Norman Eldridqe

Arthur Edeburn returned home
early Tuesday morning after he
spent a week in Colorado.
Fred Thompson attended an
elevator meeting in Culbertson
Tuesday evening.
Those who attended the REA
picnic Thursday were the Peter
sons and Jennie and Anna Jorgen-
son. The Andes school was the
winner of an electric toaster, and
Andes hall received a corn pop
per.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Edeburn
and Iris, MIR. and Mrs. Norman
Eldridge and children were Sid
ney shoppers Friday.
MI. and Mrs. Arthur Edeburn
and Iris visited at the Bill Ochs
home Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Myron Schow
and boys and Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Eldridge and family motored to
Plentywood Sunday to attend
church services.
George Killenbach came down
from Poplar Thursday to look
ove his farm. He owns the form
e. Richard %Jorgenson farm.
MIR. and Mrs. Glen Wasser Wis
tied Sunday at the G.. w. Thomp-
son home.
MIR. and Mrs. Oscar Peterson,
Patricia Thompson and a boy
friend flew to Minnesota early
Friday morning where they were
to visit the ladies' parents and
to attend a class reunion. MFR. and
Mrs. Andrew Petersen Sr. are
staying at the Oscar Petersen
home while they are gone.
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14

tended the wedding at Alexander
Sunday afternoon of Gary La
Rogue and Margaret Bottke.
Richard Croy Jr. was ring bear
er for his cousins wedding. A
reception was held in the base
ment of the Lutheran church
where the wedding was held.
Mr. and Mrs. Oden Gifstad
were week end guests at the
Hans Berntson home.
Melvin Sande returned Friday
from a fishing trip in Canada,
where he spent most of the week.
Mrs. Agnes Croy will leave
this week for Libby, Mont, where
she viii attend the wedding of
her oldest granddaughter which
will be Saturday, June 10th at
Libby.
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14
Remember 80. 5?
Early Day Sidney News Briefs
Compiled by
Mrs. Arthur Nelson
Helena, Montana

The Sidney Women's club are
giving a "Perham Tea" Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Con-
gregational church. Mrs. Perham
will deliver an address on Civic
Responsibility and privileges. The
public is cordially invited. A fee
of 20 cents will be charged.
April Is, 1924
Miss Winnifred Adams return
ed Monday from Miami, Florida,
where she has been teaching.
She likes it in the South very
much.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Estes from
the river, were shopping
in Sidney Wednesday.
May 2. 1924
Mrs. Axel Nelson, Mrs. Geo.
Johnson, Mrs. S. A. Anderson
and Mrs. D. Narum will be hos
-esses at the regular meeting of
he American Legion Auxiliary
be held at the home of Mrs.
Nelson Tuesday.
May 2, 1924
Mrs. Arnie Ferris entertained
he N. G. club Thursday evening.
Strawberries and cream were
ierved by Mrs. Ferris at the close
# the evening.
May 2, 1924
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14
PEOPLES CHURCH
PICNIC SUNDAY

The Peoples Congregational
church will hold its annual out
door picnic for the entire church
family this Sunday Immediately
after church in the Sidney park
by the hospital. The vacation
church school teachers and chill
dren will share some of their
experiences during the morning
worship at IL o'clock.
AT the picnic, the church will
furnish rolls, Kool Aid and coffee,
and ice cream. Each family will
bring one dish, such as salad,
cake, hot dish, etc, plus their
dishes, cups, and hardware. Mrs.
Clinton Fulkerson is the commit
tee chairman.
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14
EDITORIALLY



Fathers Day originated in var
ious parts of the United States
at various times, but it was prob
ably the suggestion of Mrs. John
Bruce Dodd, of Spokane, Wash
ington, which is most generally
accepted as the origin of Fathers
Day.
Mrs. Dodd first thought of a
special day to be set aside for
honoring fathers in 1909, as a
tribute to her own father, who
had reared a family of children
after the death of his wife.
She made the proposal to the
Ministerial Association in Spo-
kane, and the association approx
ed the proposal, after it was
submitted to members, and the
first celebration of the day was
held in Spokane in 1910. Obser-
vance of the day did not spread
rapidly over the country. 1t wasn't
until 1884 that Fathers Day be-
came a nationally observed day,
on the third Sunday of June.
The official flower for the day
is the rose. A red rose is worn in
honor of a living father and a
white rose in honor of a deceased
one.
1t is not necessary for chill
dren, and mother, TO lavish ex-
pensive gifts on Father, on Faith
er's Day. The spirit of the day
is one of honoring the head of
the household and the gifts which
are handmade, or which rep
resent the labor Or efforts of the
represent the true spirit
the Fathers Day observance.
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14
Armstrong
District News
BY Mrs. Priny Schlenx

A large crowd attended the
dance at the Elmdale hall Sat-
urday night given for the benefit
of the Elmdale baseball team.
Music was donated by Paul and
Charlie Amestoy, Jack Hagen,
Harold and Eddie Carda and Le-
Won Schlenz.
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14
THE PRICE OF GAsOIINE

Gasoline costs more In some
states than it does in others. Many
a motorist no doubt wonders why
- and wonders also If he is be-
ing gouged when he says "fill hel
up"
A clear explanation of the rea-
sons for price differences has
been made by an official of a
leading oil company. His explain
alton concerns Montana, and was
presented to the Montana Trade
Commission. which has been con-
Quoting an investigation of gas
oline prices in the state.
In Montana, this authority says,
the market for gasoline is thin
and the volume of sales is low.
Transportation and handling costs
are high because of long hauls.
And the seasonal fluctuations, be-
cause of long winters, are ex-
IRENE. The result of all this is
that unit cost for transportation
and distribution of gas in Mon
tana is nearly twice the company
average.
Other states are in a similar
position, for these or other rea-
sons. Gasoline which must be
moved great distances to limited
markets must obviously cost more
han gasoline which is moved
shorter distances to concentrated
markets.
Actually, there are three ele-
nents making up the price of
gasoline. One is taxes, which are
Beyond the control of anyone ex-
the government. The second
S the dealers mark-up, which is
by competition. The
bird is the wholesale price deal
rs pay, and that has to cover
he costs for finding crude oil,
transporting it to refineries, re-
it into products, providing
facilities, and moving
he products to the service sta
ion pump. All these elements
AIRY, often materially, in one
rea as against another area.
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14

Ernest Jenkins, Alva Lewis and
Jessie Lewis of Fairview, early
day neighbors of the Hagens and
Labidees and a song sung by Bill
lie and Bobbie Cornelia. A large
group was present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Partin and
children of Sidney called at the
Priny Schlenz home Sunday eve
ming.
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14
CARTWRIGHT ITEMS

Paul Haverluk of Belfield and
Steve Kanski of Fairfield visited
the VIM. Klym home for the
bridge dedication.
MI. and Mrs. Hans Berntson
drove to Watford City Friday eve
ming to bring his step-father here
for the bridge dedication.
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14
FIGHT EROSION
ON YOUR LAND

For a long time, now, experts
of the Soil Conservation Service
of the Department of Agriculture
have been calling attention to
the losses suffered through soil
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14

Mrs. Marvin Fjelstad and Judy
and Jerry of Billings, Mont, were
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14

tract in the middle of the season.
The National League pennant
will probably be won by Mil
waukee, Brooklyn or St. Louis,
but the Pirates have a fighting
chance, and if they come through,
their success story will be one
of the greatest dramas in the
history of baseball.
In the American League, the
script is being carried out al
most according to plan. The New
York Yankees have not had to
face the likes of an upstart team
like the Pirates.
Therefore, the crystal ball in
dicates - at this stage in sea-
sonal play - that the Yankees
will face one of at least four pos
sible winners in the National
League in this years World Ser
les,
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14
FARM BILL SIGNED

President Dwight D. Eisenhow-
er has won his battle with Con-
gress concerning new Farm Leg
islation, although he failed to
acquire the authority to pay
farmers this year for cropland
taken out of production in 1857.
Instead of this soil-bank pro-
gram, Congress voted Mr.. Eisen-
however a $1,000, DOC, 900 program
which will pay farmers for taking
surplus acres already planted out
of production this year.
Of course, many farmers will
be reluctant to pillow under crops
already planted, since considerable
labor, and money, has been in
vested at this stage of the grow
ing season.
Since soil-bank payments are
not designed to equal normal
profits from the various crops, it
likely that most farmers
will gamble with their planted
acres rather than participate, to a
large extent, in the soilbank pro-
gram this year.
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14
HELPFUL DIRECTIONS on

proper use and core, moinfe-
nance and trouble shooting are
included with q lot Of things
you buy these days. You'll be
wise to keep these directions,
and to put them in one central
place Ia file folder or envelope
in your desk, for exomplel so
that you can consult them read
lily when q question or problem
crises. You may thus avoid
many q costly error, and the
expense of many q service call.
r X X
THE BIG HEART of America
is evidenced by the fact that
voluntary contributions enable
hundreds of worthwhile chari-
table organizations and causes
in this country to continue
their work, and even to expand
it. The typical American may
give to a score of such causes
each year-to sonnet token gifts;
to Others, substantially. And
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14

It cradles a big, new 922-cubic-inch
We engine that's record-high in
power and compression, and
crammed with engineering news
even the costly cars can't claim.
1t makes the most of every bit of
power with new version of Variable
Pitch Dynaflow* that's the most
efficient yet. With a new develop
ment the engineers call double
regeneration" Dynahow gives you
great new acceleration from the first
thrifty inch of pedal pressure. Eoen
before you stOitch the pitch.
And this SO Buick cushions you in
the softest ride ever. Shows an
uncanny sense of direction on every
curve and turn. Puts a whole new
The Sidney herald., 1956-06-14
MONEY AND BANKING
- In Everyday Lining -

when il comes to figuring his
tax deductions for such contri-
buttons, he is often at a loss
unless he donated by check. He
either failed to get receipts, or
has UNDERSTANDABLE misplaced
some of the cards, slips, and
stubs of various sizes, shapes,
and colors given to him as re-
ceipts. If he did donate by check,
however, there is no problem:
He has an orderly and complete
file of receipts = his cancelled
checks. Here is just one more
illustration of the truth lit pays
to pay by check" Why not open
your checking account soon, at
our bank?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Financing Our Own Election

Washington's Board Of Elections, es-
tahlished to plan and supervise our first
legally authorized election in the District
In 30 years, has no money. What it has
done so far, In making the rules, opening
the single place to register at the District
Building and planning other registration
ofhces and polling places later on. has
been made possible by It's own public
spirited efforts and the helpful co-opera-
ton Of the Commissioners. But 1t has
much to do before the elections in May.
when the citizens Of the District will be
able to vote for delegates to the conven-
tons and for the officers Of the local
political organizations. Congress should
quickly respond to the Presidents request
last week for an appropriation Of $43,500
to defray local election expenses.
Registration at the District Building
to date has been disappointingly small.
It viii remain small until there are more
registration places, scattered through
town, and more political activity by the
local Republican and Democratic organi-
cations. creating popular interest in what
they are doing. Registrations may pick
up as the campaigns get under way.
When they do, the Board Of Elections will
Heed to hire some help. There should be
80 delay in supplying the board with the
money it needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Power Failure

The anonymous Some"
who chides mefor running the
feathers Of "Old Reactionary"
about iva. amuses me greatly
by his comments. ! would like
to quote from q personal letter
I recently received, written by
Q former executive Of iva:
II congratulate you on your
letter in The Star. / well re-
member the resentment among
farmers in the South because
Wendell Willkie. president Of
Commonwealth and Southern
Electric Corp. would not build
lines out into the rural areas
and sell them power. He re-
fused unless they paid for
building the lines tfull cost.
and then paid q high price for
the power. He ran for the
presidency OF the United States
with the expectation Of win
ming, and thereafter killing
iva. He lost the election and
the disappointment killed him.
for he had never failed in any
thing before"
II Some" Is not WILKES
ghost, I suspect he represents
Dixon and Yates.
Roland Bieren, MD.