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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Argentine Pastor To Address Mennonite
Audiences I'm BlufftOn Next Week

The Rev. Martin Duerksen, director
of the program of the Mennonite
Central Committee in Argentina, will
visit the Bluffton community next
Monday where he is scheduled to
speak at several local meetings.
Rev. Mr.. Duerksen, native of
Paraguay, is pastor of large Men
monte congregation in Buenos Aires,
the Argentine capital. He has also
directed in the resettlement in Ar
gentina of more than 600 Mennonite
refugees from Europe. He is an
uncle of Jacob Duerksen, a member
of last years graduating class at
Bluffton college.
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with councils support he would seek
finer definition of the duties and
responsibilities in both the villages
service and police departments. Mayor
Risser said that he was hopeful that
efforts to smooth out few wrinkles
In the village departments would be
received by his appointees in the con-
structive manner in which they will
be offered.
Councllmen reported that they had
received numerous complaints from
citizens Tuesday because the icy
streets were not salted until nearly
noon. This was indicated as the type
of matters which must be ironed out.
Mr. Coon's salary was set at s17O
per month as street commissioner. He
will also receive 500 monthly as
police chief and s1.35 per hour for ad-
ditional work as cemetery sexton.
This represents an increase of S5 per
month on the combined job.
Council indicated that while it will
insist on increased efficiency, it also
hopes to be able to better compensate
the village employees. Indications that
general pay boosts will be provided at
the next meeting when an ordinance
for that purpose is prepared. 1t ap-
peared that five cents per hour will
be the amount granted.
Mayor Risser's appointments also
included that of Guy Corson as fire
chief at $3.50 per year, and of C. v.
Stonehill at $50 per year as assistant
chief.
All II members of the volunteer de-
partment were reappointed They are
Charles Young, Robert Young, Robert
Dillman, Robert Hursey, Edwin
Badertscher, John Stonehill, Loren
Steinman, Gene Mericle, William
Mericle, Lester Niswander, Aldine
Weiss and c. v. StonehiIl.
Other appointments by the mayor
included the reappointment of Sam
Bixel as clerk Of the cemetery board,
and of John Romey as village solicitor
on retainer fee of S10O per year.
Early in the evening the old council
met with President Arden Baker pre-
siding. After reading and approving
the minutes of their last meeting they
adjourned sine die.
Mayor Riser administered the
oath of office to Treasurer Harold
Balmer and the new council after
which Gerald Swank was elected pre-
sident and mayor protein. Francis
Reichenbach, who probably would
have headed the council according to
old practice of electing the memebr
who polls the largest ovte at the gen.
eral election, asked that he not be
considered for the office.
Swank and Reichenbach were
named to the finance committee, with
Charles Hankish Jr. and Edwin
Badertscher appointed on the street
committee, and Edwin Rice and Will
bur Amstutz on the fire and light
committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12

A potluck supper is planned for
Monday evening in the First Men
MONTE church in honor of the visitor,
who will also be accompanied by his
wife. Members of relief committees
of local Mennonite churches and
other interested church folk are in
vited to attend this six o'clock
supper.
Later in the evening Rev. Mr..
Duerksen will speak briefly at the
annual meeting of the Mennonite
Brotherhood Aid association which
meets at the Ebenezer Mennonite
church. He also will speak in the
College Chapel on Tuesday morning
at $50.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Classroom Furnishings For kindergarten,
Multi-Purpose Room Ordered By Board

Most of the essential furnishings
and equipment for the new elemen-
tary school building is either already
on hand or on order, Superintendent
A. B. Murray reported Tuesday
evening after the board of education
authorized purchase of IL In-Wall
tables and benches for the multi
purpose room at a cost of $3,63O
and $3.50 worth of kindergarten
furnishings.
The purchase of these items will
leave the board with approximately
$4,000 for additional expenditures,
Mr.. Murray reported.
Indications that various community
organizations may wish to partici-
pate in furnishing incidentals for the
special purpose rooms was seen in
the report that the PTA has already
earmarked $500 of carnival proceeds
for that purpose.
Board President Paul w. Stauffer
suggested that the other organiza-
tions may wish to participate in
furnishing such rooms as the teach
ers' lounges, the health room or the
music room. A representative of the
board may contact various organiza-
tions to encourage community parti-
cipation.
1t was suggested that the Mems
and Women's Garden clubs may
wish to assist with the seeding and
landscaping work on the grounds.
DIR. Boyd Travis, member Of the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Auto Hits Light Pole
In Icy Street MiShan

An auto driven by Glenn Hefner,
Bluffton college student, crashed into
boulevard light standard at Main
street and Bentley road Wednesday
morning at $3.50, and the Bluffton
fire department was summoned when
a short circuit started the motor
smoking.
Hefner lost control of the auto on
the icy pavement at the intersection.
Only slight damage was done to the
grill. The light standard was not
damaged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Warren Heads
Commissioners

Clyde Warren, Orange township, is
the new chairman of the Hancock
county board of commissioners.
Mr.. Warren, who is serving his first
term on the board, was elected chair
man at the annual reorganization
meeting Wednesday of last week. He
succeeds Porter Shuck as head of the
board.
The commissioners re-appointed
Gale T. Coleman clerk and Leland o.
Hershey as dog warden. Other ap-
pointments are to be made later.
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dinner speaker as well as a good grid
iron mentor, is a former Bowling
Green student and star half-back
After graduation from BG, he coach
ed at high school in his home town,
Columbus.
His work in the high school circuit
attracted attention of Woody Hayes
at OSU, and he was added to the staff
there accompanying the victorious
Ohio team of two seasons ago to the
Rose Bowl. Last fall he assumed his
present post with his Alma Mater.
Tickets for the banquet are avail
able to the public, but must be OBJ
tanned by 10 a. m. Monday in order to
constitute a reservation. They will be
sold at $1.75 each on a first come
basis beginning Friday at Patterson's
or Swank's barber shops, from Coach
Pete Schmidt or Coach Ken Mast, and
from The Bluffton News office.
A. C. Burcky is general chairman of
the Lions committee with DR.. w. A.
Lutz in charge of tickets; Earl Leh-
man, music; and Harold Klingler,
menu.
The banquet will be prepared and
served by the American Legion Auxi-
liary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Blufton Library's leadership Double
National Standards, Annual Report Shows

The Bluffton Library, which has
served the community 81 years, con-
tinues to grow as one of the top
sources of information and enter
tainment here.
According to Miss Ocie Anderson,
librarian, 1866 records show the
library reached new peak of pop
ularity despite competition of tele-
vision, radio and the theatre. The
library's 1856 patrons borrowed
47,OO8 books and other materials
during last year, the highest cir
culation for any ore year and an
increase of 9,505 over the previous
record of 1854.
These figures indicate per capita
circulation of 10 plus, more than
double the American Library as
sociation standards for small
Libraries.
Reason for the library's success in
Bluffton: Miss Anderson attributes it
to interest of parents, teachers and
library personnel in promoting read
ing by young people. Also the ad-
dition of new books, magazines and
other materials such as phonograph
records, sheet music, film strips and
slides has kept the library vital
and up-to-date information center.
Materials presently available in
clude 20,259 books-977 of which
were added last year; SO magazine
subscriptions, four newspapers; $50
filmstrips, 1913 slides, 245 records and
361 pieces of sheet music. Two three
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Auto Stolen From
Harkness Garage

An auto belonging to Clayton
Harkness, 321 S. Main street, was
stolen from the garage at the rear of
his home sometime Tuesday evening
or early Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Harkness became aware of
the theft when he went to get his
car, 1910 Chrysler, at 7:3O a. m.
Wednesday. The thief had taken
the trouble to close the door after
taking the car from the garage. The
ignition key had been left in the
auto.
Local police and the state highway
patrol were notified.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Schurnann, Swank
Head Polio Drive

Robert Schumann and Gerald
Swank were appointed this week as
co-chairmen of the 1856 March of
Dimes campaign in Bluffton. The ap-
pointments for the campaign, which
is held annually in January, were
made by James Szabo, president of
the Bluffton Lions Club, local spon-
sors of the drive.
Although there have been no con-
tributions reported to date the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary at their meet
ing Tuesday night voted to donate $40
to the polio fund.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Mt. Cory Parsonage
Damaged By Fire

Fire of undetermined origin dam
aged the study of the Rev. Earl
Leist at the parsonage of the Mount
Cory Evangelical United Brethren
church Tuesday afternoon at p. m.
The blaze apparently started in a
closet in the study and burned papers
and records stored there. Heavy
smoke and water did considerable
damage to the walls and furnishings
of the study.
Both the Mount Cory and Rawson
fire departments responded to the
call.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
MASONIC INSPECTION

Annual inspection of Bluffton
Lodge 432 F & AM will be held Mon
day at 7:30 p. m. it has been amounc-
ed by Worshipful Master Wilford
Gratz. Right Worshipful w. Miller
Brown will be the inspecting officer.
All members are urged to be present.
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attitudes of their children. Teachers
should be backed up at horne, the
panel members pointed out. And more
assistance should be given in helping
youngsters choose their vocations.
Carl F. Smucker, moderator, sum-
med up the discussion by urging par
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Library Director
Is Re-GDDOinted

Mrs. Ralph Stearns. was re-
appointed for a seyen-year term as
a member Of the Bluffton Librcry
board of directors, it was announced
this week. The appointments are
made by the board of education.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12

speed record players, two film strip
and slide projectors, and 16 nm.
protector are also available for
public use.
Members of the library's board of
trustees are Mrs. Ralph Stearns,
Mrs. Clair Fett, Mrs. Wilhelm Am
stutz, Mrs. Paul Stauffer, A. j. B.
Longsdorf, Edgar Hauenstein and
James West.
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ents to give their teen ager more
understanding and guidance and a
feeling they're on the team with us.
Others participating in the discus
sion were Mrs. Wilford Steiner, Mrs.
Fred Tschantz, Jean Kempf and Rom
aid Lora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Cub Scouts Turn
Pirates For 4 NiQht

pirate Waters" will be the theme
of the Cub Scout Pack meeting We'd
nesday evening next week at the
Methodist church. The program will
include pirate stunts in full regalia
by the various dens, as well as handi-
craft displays.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Bowling Green U. Coach
Football Banquet Speaker
Lions TO Fete College, High School
Football Squads Next Tuesday Night

Doyt L. Perry this fall named head football coach at Bowling
Green State University and former of the Ohio
University coaching staff will be the principal speaker
day evening at Legion Hall when the Lions Club fee members
the Bluffton college and high school grid squads
Coach Perry, who has reputation excellent after
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12

board, was named to recommend the
type of equipment to be used in the
health room.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Street Commissioner Gets
Probationary Appointment
administration Determined To Iron
Out Wrinkles In Village Services

Mayor David Rissers reappontment Tuesday evening of
oeet commissioner Lee Coon only probationary
OASIS but at increased served early new admin
STATIONS determination to insist efficiency in the
village service department.
In announcing appointment the mavor indicated +bot
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-12
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Scheidler, Mt.
Cory, boy, Timothy Ray, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Suter, Pan
dora, boy, Robert Lynn, born Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Preston
vida Vandemark), Dola, a boy, Ran
dali Merle, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schaller
(Cleora Hoffer) Bluffton, a girl,
Joyce Ann, born Monday.
Hr. and Mrs. Edward Lauck, Nc
Comb, girl, Karen Jill, born Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Stucky, a son,
Dennis James, born December 81 at
Jackson, mississippi hospital. Mrs.
Stucky is the former Marilyn AM
stutz, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Amstutz, Bluffton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
GoIdwoter Tells Stossen
To Get Out Of the Porty

lahoma national committeeman
who acknowledged contributing
81 900 toward a new poll Mr..
Stassen proposes to take on Mr.,
Nixcn's popularity. wired Mr..
Nixon that he had done so with
out thinking of the implication. "
Asserting he is for Mr.. Nixon S
denomination, he told the Vice
President:
II feel that any poll taken
will reveal your tremendous
strength in its true light"
Mr.. Stassen has announced he
is undertaking the new poll to
shore UP his claim that an Ell
senhower-Nixon ticket would run
6 per cent behind an Eisenhow-
er-Herter combination. He ex-
poets the results Of this poll to
be ready by late next week.
In another development, the
New York Herald Tribune said
today ITO Republican House
members have signed a petition
urging the denomination of Mr.
Nixon.
Other House members names
were expected to be added, with
indications the petition would be
made public today. There are
202 Republican House members.
The newspaper said the petit
ton was drafted as a direct
challenge to Mr.. Stassen's con-
tention that Mr.. Nixon's nomi-
nation might cost the Republic
cans control Of Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
BY the Associated Press

Senator Goldwater suggested
today that Harold E. Stassen 60
over to the Democrats and quit
creating dissension" among the
Republicans.
The Senator, a staunch sup
porter of Vice President Nixon,
said in an interview that Mr.
Stassen's move to replace Mr.
Nixon on the G. o. P.'s 1856
ticket with Gov. Christian Herter
of Massachusetts, is disturbing
the Republican Party's drive to
re-elect President Eisenhower.
1--WE gave Paul Butler Demo
cratic national chairman Wayne
Morse" Senator Goldwater said
Il suggest that we now have an
other candidate in Stassen. We
might consider for a party trans
fer.
While I recognize any Repub-
lican's right to suggest any can
didate Of his choice, Stassen's
move is nothing but an attempt
to gain personal publicity. OBJ
viously he is trying to create dis
sension in an otherwise harmoni-
Gus Republican Party"
Senator Morse. Democrat of
Oregon, was elected to the Sen
ate as a Republican. But early
in the Eisenhower administra-
ton he soured on @. o. p. poll
cies and became an independent.
Finally he Joined the Democrats.
Earlier, Bailie w. Vinson, Ok
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2 POLISH CADETS FLEE TO WEST
BY FLYING PLANE INTO AUSTRIA

VIENNA lP0-Two anti-Communist Polish air cadets
flew the Iron Curtain in military plane today and
asked for political asylum.
They landed the small training plane at oberbergern
Lower Austria and told Austrian police they fed West
escape unbearable living conditions in their Communist
ruled homeland
The airnen said they stationed near Warsaw and
took of M the plane last night intending to fly to Munich
Germany. They out OF fuel and made forced
landing in Austria after flying $50 miles.
The Poles gave their Bogdan Biskupski, 81,
and Karo Kruk, 20, both cadets at Polish Air Force
training school.
twas the second time in less than two weeks that anti
Communists behind the Iron Curtain took to the air to flee
west Seven Hungarans seized control Of Hungarian
mercia airliner July Is after violent mdght struggle
and crash-landed it in West Germany.
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opened for river traffic on the
Arlington Memorial or the
Fourteenth Street bridges. He
said he would insist that the
new Constitution avenue bridge
be a fixed structure without a
draw span.
The problem Of TIE District
commissioners is what ito do
without the amendment. They
have before them the 1854 law
authorizing the bridge at a To-
cation slightly downstream from
the present plan and closer to
Arlington Memorial Bridge.
The question was whether to
proceed under that authority OF
to wait until next January to
see if Congress would approve
the amendment which would
permit the span to be carried
over the lower portion of Theo-
dore Roosevelt Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
France Votes Funds
For FIGHT in Algeria

PARIS, July % (P.-Premier
Guy Mollet today won a vote Of
confidence from the French Ma
tional Assembly on a borrow
and-tax plan to help pay for
Frances fight against rebellion
in Algeria.
The unofficial count was 273-
1853. There we're three Austen
tons.
The governments loan and tax
proposal seeks to raise $50 billion
francs about $428 millionD to
support its campaign against
Algerian Nationalist.
1t is hoped the money can be
raised by a loan, but If not the
government says new taxes will
have to provide it. 1t is believed
that response to the loan will
not be great enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
Cairo Crowds Hail ,
Nusser and Russia,
.Denounce America

CAIRO, July % (R.-Huge
crowds shouting anti-Western
and pro Russian slogans
marched through Cairo's streets
today and converged at the rail-
way station to give President
Canal Abdel Nasser a hero's
welcome on his return from
Alexandria.
1t was in a speech at Alex
andria Thursday that Col. Mas
ser announced Egypt had ma
tionalized the Suez Canal.
The crowds-afoot and in
trucks-were mostly workers and
villagers coming from the prov
inces. They carried union BAN
'ners and shouted:
Down With America !" Down
With France!" Down With
Britain" Long Live Russia!"
and Long Live Nasser, Hero
of Naturalization"
1t was the second day of cele.
brations here over Col. Nasser's
action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
Steel Contract Drafted
For. Strikes Formal End

PITTSBURGH. July % (R.--
Steel negotiators today worked
on contract language to speed up
the formal signing of a three
year agreement to end the Grip
pling Nationwide steel strike.
A settlement of the 28-day
strike was announced in New
York yesterday. but the formal
end will not come until next
week. Union President David J..
Mcdonald said it would take
several days" to complete the
contracts with the steel industry.
The contract-longest nego-
tiated in the unions 20-year his
tory-calls for direct wage in
crease of los cents an hour in
the first year, 81 cents in the
second year, and an additional
81 cents in the third year. This
adds up to an overall total in
wages of 28.7 cents.
The union pegged the overall
settlement at 45.6 cents an hour.
Industry sources estimate the
three-year mo strike" package
is worth between So and SIS cents.
Steel Price Increase Due
An almost immediate price in
crease of $40 or more a ton or
steel-now costing an average OF
$l30-is widely predicted. This
would raise the Nations $14 bill.
lion steel bill by about 81 billion
The $4,000 steelworkerS must
wait until the signing of the
contracts before they can go bach
to work. Steel companies are
prepared to resume operations
as quickly as possible. once thu
agreement is signed. Industry
sources estimate it will requir,
from 3 to 10 days to get stee
into full production.
The settlement quickly pearet
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approved the relocation, to get
the bridge a little farther up
stream from the Arlington
Memorial Bridge, but a hitch in
the program developed when the
House insisted that the new
bridge have a draw span over
the channel.
Gore Blocks Action
Senate action on this was
blocked in the closing minutes
of the 84th Congress by Senator
Gore. Democrat of Tennessee,
who had taken an adamant
stand against draw spans on
Potomac River bridges.
He didn't have to make even
a brief speech. He killed the COM
promise amendment to the basic
bridge legislation by merely sit
ting in the Senate. Majority
Leader johnson refused to call
up the bridge bill because, as he
told the Senate, II am fearful
we will be here all night. We
have got to cut of somewhere.
Three minutes before mid
night, Senator Gore said he
could not understand why the
District should pay $1l.9 million
more for a bridge for a draw
span that would benefit primar-
lily only two concerns-the Amer
lean Oil Co. and the Smoot Sand
& Gravel Co., which make de-
liveries to the so-called George
town Harbor.
Inconvenience Cited
Senator Gore protested that he
and thousands Of others had
been delayed in getting to APP
Ipointments because Of spans
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booes and boots late yesterday
when Northern Virginia regis
tered a protest against Gov.
SANKEY'S adamant school segre-
cation policy.
Fairfax County, Alexandra
and Falls Church provided a
climax when they were the only
areas to register their sentiment
against the Democratic Party's
statement of policy"
Rap Court Decision
The convention declined to &C
along with Gov. Stanley's pro-
posal to Withhold State fund;
from any locality that permits
Indignation in its public schools
But the convention, by vote
of the majority. registered g
strong protest to the Supreme
Courts school segregation deci-
sion of May II, 1854.
OF the courts decision, the
conventions majority agreed:
I'VE pledge our steadfast ano
answering will and purpose tC
resist these and other encroach.
ments by every lawful means
Particularly do we intend to op.
pose the mixing Of the races ir
our public schools -"
At this point, when Gov. STAN
ley was reading the resolution
See CONVENTION, Page A.
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Stockholm, her proud prov
crushed, arrived in port here
with the last of the Doria sur
vivorS.
In addition to her own 535
passengers and crew of 215, the
Stockholm brought $50 survivors
of the Doria. She also had two
bodies, both Swedish seamen
crushed to death by the collision.
Fourteen persons were in the
ships infirmary.
Capt. Gunnar Nordenson, So
year-old skipper of the Stock
holm, told newsmen the radar
on his ship was working before
See SHIP, Page AS