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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
Hey, Kids! Come On In = The Water
Should Be Fine For Saturday, Sunday
Pool Incomplete
But Commission
Ok'S Opening
Lima Man Former Manager
Of Longs Pool, To
Supervise Here

Although the new municipal pool
will not be complete down to such
finishing touches as fencing, and one
important pump is still missing from
the filtration equipment, Bluffton kids
will probably get to try out the pool
this Saturday and Sunday.
The decision to permit use of the
pool before everything is in perfect
ship-shape order came after a long
discussion by Paul Diller of the re-
creation commission and village
council Tuesday evening.
A reluctance by several village
officials to open the pool before the
final work was completed was over
ruled by the strong argument that
eff the kids are going to get any fun
out of the pool this summer, we just
can't wait any longer"
1t was finally decided that if the
bridge can be planked for safe
pedestrian traffic to the pool and the
premises can be cleared of materials
and building left-overs, it will be ok
to permit use of the pool at the end
of the week. 1t will probably be filled
today, Thursday, or Friday.
Personel for managing and super
vising the swimming has already
been engaged.
Pete Schmidt, high school coach
and member of the commission, said
that the pool will be managed by
Don Shivley of Lima. Shively was
graduated from Ohio Northern univer-
sity this spring and will do post
graduate work and assist in the
swimming program at Michigan State
university this fall.
Shively has been active in water
sports since 1916 when he was a life
guard at the Silver Island Beach at
Russells Point on Indian Lake. The
following summer he was a life guard
at Schoonover Pool, Lima. In 1949
while in Japan Shively received his
Red Cross life saving instructors GER
tificate. In 1852 he supervised the
Long quarry pool near Lima.
Assisting him as life guard at the
pool will be Delmar Nichols, former
life guard at the Columbus Grove
pool. Nichols will be a freshman this
fall at Bluffton college.
AS an alternate life guard for extra
duty on busy days at the pool, Miss
Sally Reichenbach of North Lawn
av aue has been selected. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Reichenbach and holds senior life
saving certificate. She was graduated
from Bluffton high school this spring.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16

Half a dozen sticks of dynamite
discovered by two BlufftOn young
sters Monday evening along the
Nickel Plate railroad just north
of the Farmers Grain Co. Mill,
are believed to be at least part
of supply of the explosive stolen
in June from the storage maya
zine of the BlufftOn Stone COM
pany quarry.
The dynamite was found under
bushes at the edge of the railroad
right-Of-way by BObbie and Roger
Sims, and 1O-year-Old sons of
Mrs. Russell Youtsey of East Jef-
ferson street.
Mrs. Youtsey said the boys had
been out early in the evening
gathering sticks for a family
wiener roast. When they returned
home Bobbie presented his
mother with a bouquet of wild
flowers he had gathered. Roger
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
Lions Donate 5000
To Bath House Fund

The Bluffton Lions club, one
of the heaviest contributors to
the swimming pool fund in its
early public subscription days,
has donated another $500 to the
fund being raised to pay for the
foundation of the bath house.
Paul Diller, chairman of the
recreation and parks commission,
said that the Lions contribution
considerably bolstered the drive
for approximately $4,000 to pay
the preliminary bath house costs.
Work is being done on the pro-
ject now, and Mr.. Diller said
that he had no doubt that it
would be raised within the time
limit.
Diller added that he was hope
full that the complete bath house
would be erected before the pool
opens next summer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
Flower Workshop
Is Preliminary To
Flower Festival

AS an interesting preliminary to
this years Bluffton Flower Festival
scheduled for August Is and 26, an
opportunity will be given all junior
and adult exhibitors to attend a work.
shop on arrangements and specimens
sponsored by the All Junior Garden
club.
The workshop meeting for juniors,
ages 6 to is, will be this Friday after
noon at p. min the agriculture room
at the high school. An evening session
will be held at 7:30 p. m. for adults
and juniors also who wish to attend.
Mrs. Benno Miller, District Two
Ohio Women's Garden clubs president
Of Van Vert, viii give the demon
strations. She will be assisted by
Kermit Herr and Herbert Traucht at
both meetings.
Those attending meetings are asked
to bring the following: Pencil. pad,
knife, scissors, container, needle
holder, clay, various flowers. foliage,
specimens Of flowers as listed in
schedule. The coming show schedule
will be closely followed.
There will be no admission charge,
but collection will be taken to meet
expenses.
This years Flower Festival will be
held in the all-purpose room of the
new elementary school building and
the theme is Sowing the Seeds Of
Education"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16

explained that he wished to accept
the Steubenville post so he could
make his home with brother in the
family residence. During his year al
Bluffton both of Mr.. Schumann's par
ents died.
His new post as principal Of one
of two Stuebenville junior high
schools carries a salary of nearly
81 900 per year more than the local
schedule provides.
Superintendent A. B. Murray said
that he was accepting applications for
the post Immediately.
The board authorized the superin-
tendent to also offer teaching con-
tracts to Mrs. Vera Althaus Richert
as home economics instructor and to
Mrs. Theola Steiner Bonnet for teach
ing high school girls health and
physical education. She has been GER
titled to teach these subjects.
In other action the pupil accident
insurance plan of World Insurance
was approved by the board. The
policies will be offered children on an
optional basis at 81 premium per
year.
Rex May of the Diller-May Insur-
ance agency reported on an insurance
study he had made recently. 1t was
taken under advisement by the
boards committee on insurance-Dr.
q. w. Travis and Mauice Bell.
In discussing use of the new elemen-
tary school building it was decided
that each organization in the COM
munity would have the right to use
the all-purpose room once during the
school year without charge. The
rental fee for additional use will be
$40.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
Night PatrOlman To Answer Charges
At Hearing Before Council August e

Blufton councils hearing of Night
Patrolman Albert Reichenbach's an
swer to charges of gross neglect of
duty which had been set for Tuesday
evening has been postponed until the
next meeting on August %.
The hearing was deferred at the
request of Mr.. Reichenbach's attor-
ney, Harry r. Meredith, whose du-
ties as delegate to the Democratic
convention would not permit his
presence in Bluffton on the original
date set. Mr.. Reichenbach's suspen-
sion from duty was also extended un-
til the August % meeting.
Charges of gross neglect of duty
were preferred against the night pa
trolman by Mayor David L. Riser
at a special meeting of Council
Thursday of last week, after the
mayor and council were informed by
their village solicitor that action to
discharge the patrolman earlier had
not been according to procedure set
up by law.
The charges against Patrolman
Reichenbach are:
1. He has failed to make regular
and nightly examination of the busi-
ness district and business places of
said village and has failed to check
with punctuality dark passageways
leading to said businesses.
2. He has failed upon several oc-
casions to be available and on duty
during the designated working hours.
3. He has failed to report acci-
dents and disturbances occurring
during the night season.
A. He has failed to make regular
reports of incidents occurring during
the night season which should be
brought to the attention of said ex-
ecutive officer of said village.
5. Due to the age of said Albert
Reichenbach and physical disabili-
ties he is no longer qualified to
handle the ordinary and required du-
ties of a night watchman.
Following procedure set up by law,
council suspended Patrolman Reich
enbach pending his hearing, and no
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
Hospital Tag Day
Proceeds Total S252

The annual Hospital Tag Day
conducted Friday of last week,
netted a total of $252.20, $16.2O
more than the collection of last
year, Mrs. ID. w. Bixler, chair
man, has announced.
Proceeds will be used for the
installation of a new electric
water cooler in the corridor of
the main floor of the hospital.
Tag Day was sponsored by the
BIuffton Community Hospital
auxiliary and was timed to CO.
incide with Dollar Days.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
Two From St. Johns E. & r. Church
To Attend National Youth Conference

The Rev. v. C. Oppermann will ac-
company her as an adult advisor and
resource leader at the meeting.
Others from Northwest Ohio making
the trip together are Iona Gephardt,
Toledo; and Frank Constaien, Marion.
They will represent S8 churches.
At the North Carolina meeting the
young people will set up the program
and policy for Evangelical and Re
formed church youth groups for the
next two years.
The last time Bluffton's church
sent one of its own members to the
conference was in 1850 when Richard
Jordan attended.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
Births

The following births were record
ed at Bluffton Community hospital
during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Kidd, Jenera,
a girl, Marilyn Jean, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hopkins, Nc
Comb, a boy, Lewis James, Jr., born
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Freed, Jenera,
girl, Carol Louise, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Core, Rt. i
Pandora, a girl, Jeanne Ellen, borr
Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Smith, Ada
boy, Steven Wayne, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Corbin, Airing
ton, a boy, Robin Keith, born Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Pannabeck-
er, Bluffton, girl, Mary Beth, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohlen Casper, Dun
kirk, a boy, Robert Dean, born Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert. Devier LA
Donna Johnson, Ada, boy, Robert
Lee, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Crawford,
Bluffton, boy, born Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Dale Berryhill, Tole-
do, a girl, at st. Charles hospital,
Toledo, August 10. Mr.. Berryhill is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Ber-
ryhill of Cherry street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
Bicycle Wrecked,
Rider Is Unhurt

Joe Bowers, 12-year-old son of
Mrs. Russell Lansing, SIT Cherry
street, escaped injury but his bicycle
was badly wrecked Sunday when he
ran into the front of an auto at the
corner of Main and Elm streets.
The youngster was leaving the
Marathon gasoline station and ap-
parently did not see the auto ap-
preaching from the north on Main
street. The driver was Vernon
Augsburger of near Mt. Cory.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
ATTENDING CAMP

Three boys from the First Methodist
Church are attending Camp Wesley
this week. The new camp is located
near Bellefontaine. This weeks pro-
gram is for the intermediate youth
fellowship members of the Lima
District. Those attending from Bluff
ton are: Rudolph Steiner, Morgan
Davies, and Terry. Marshall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16

st. Johns Evangelical and Reform
ed church will be accorded an un-
usual honor next week when one of
its young people and its pastor will
attend the National Youth Council of
the E. & R. churches, one as dele
gate from the Northwest Ohio Synod,
the other as an adult advisor and
resource leader.
Miss Judy Tschantz, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tschantz of
North Main street, will be one of
the Ohio Synod's three delegates to
the convention at Catawba College,
Salisbury, N. C. She was commission
ed Sunday morning at the local
church service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
BluAton FLA Boys Now Preparing
Their Exhibits For Allen County Fair

ness racers. Fair officials call the
track one of the finest in the area.
At least one record was set on the
oval last year.
Coming to be recognized as one of
Continued on page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
DeGdIine For Dates
On Lions Community
Calendar August 27

Information to be included on
the forthcoming new 1956-57 edi-
ton of the Community Calendar
published by the Bluffton Lions
club should be in the hands of
the editors, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
COokson, by August ~ it was
announced this week.
The calendar, published an
nually in recent yea 5, notes all
organizations meeting dates,
sports schedules and other i'm
pOrtant community dates.
The present calendar expires
at the end of October, and it is
expected to have the new one
off the press by that time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
PETITION FOR STREET LIGHT

Location of street light on College
avenue at the alley between Lawn
avenue and Spring street was peti-
toned for by nine residents of that
neighborhood Tuesday evening before
village council. Council was advised
by the lighting committee that the
arrangements had already been made
to comply with the wishes of the
group.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-16
Schumann Resigns Post
AS High School Principal
SteubenUille Man Will Accept
Offer Of Principdlship In Home TOun

Robert f. Schumann who served last year Bufon high
school principal has been released contract calling for
another here and will accept post town
of Steubenvile
Action to release Mr. Schumann from his taken
the board of education Tuesday evening after the pncpa
Arizona sun., 1956-12-13

WASHINGTON. = Intensified
conflict appears certain in
Washington between left-wing,
or self-styled liberal groups, and
conservatives in both political
parties.
A major step in this fight
was action of the Democratic
National Committee in naming
a legislative committee of it's
own. This was widely regarded
as a move to increase the in
fluence of the Reuther labor
faction and various left-wing
groups.
It also is construed as part
of an an-out move to drive the
Democratic leadership farther
to the left. This is viewed with
apprehension by the conserv-
atives from the South and else
where.
Pressure also is being eXerted
on more conservative Republic
ans in Congress to bow to de-
mands that the Republican
party also veer farther to the
left. This will become more ap-
parent when some Republicans
seek appeasement of labor and
urge higher spending in the new
: Congress.
SHRINK BIG GOVERNMENT!
"A pronounced demand for ex-
pansion of grants-in-aid to the
states is now expected in the
forthcoming Congress, but it will
be met by determined oppOSi-
ton from economy-minded
members.
The grants-in-aid technique
has been roundly condemned
by many, but most state govern
ments appear willing to accept
federal dictation in order to
gain a grant for some project.
New proposals for grants-in-
Arizona sun., 1956-12-13

Unconditional Surrender" is
a documentary film showing the
scientific developments which
have taken place in the man.
ufacture and distribution of the
Salk vaccine in the U. S. 1t is
being shown to school children;
to their parents and to interest
ed community organizations for
the purpose of promoting the
polio vaccination program. 1t
was in this setting that the
writer happened to see this film.
In addition to learning about
the extreme technical care and
scientific precision used in the
development and distribution OF
the polio vaccine, one also learns
that the Negro evidently made
no professional contribution to
this process-for the Negro was
presented in his role of elevator
boy; janitor and servant; one
who is even segregated for pur-
poses of getting the polio in
jections-for the Negro child
rem were shown being vaccinat-
ed in their separate school set
tingS, with their Negro school
nurse.
In an "integrating" society,
films which subtly and nondi-
rectively teach stereotyped, hi
erarchial racial roles make for
negative social learning. I'm
consciously we learn or we re-
learn that certain groups Of peo-
pie play certain roles; we learn
or re-learn to "look down upon"
or "look up to" certain groups
of people because of their social
roles. We learn or re-learn to
accept or to reject people OF
certain group membership be-
cause of their differential social
roles. We develop attitudes to-
ward groups of people and to-
ward individual members of the
group because of these hier-
archial social roles.
In a democratic society, our
social philosophy DEGREES that
individuals be given the oppor-
Arizona sun., 1956-12-13
FACING THE FACTS


tunity toward Standardization
and Self-realization to the ex--
tent of their abilities, regard
less of their group membership;
be it race, religion or national
origin. Films can be very effec-
tive teaching instruments for
positive social values or they
can, as in this case, be very
effective teaching instruments.
for negative, undemocratic So
cial learning. We educators must
ever be on the alert for these
subtle and nondirective instru--
mentS of negative social learn
ing.
Editors NOte-Dr. Emma White
Bragg the guest columniSt this
week, is one of the new teachers
at Phoenix Union High School
this year. She did her under
graduate work at Fisk Univer--
Sity and the work for her Phi. D
in Educational Psychology at the
University of Chicago. She came
to Phoenix Union from Fisk
University where she was coun--
selor for women students.
We are very fortunate to have
DR.. Bragg in our school system
right now when everything done
in the schools either helps to-
promote or hinders the develop
ment of good inter-group at
titudeS.
The National. Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis is not res
ponsible for the film under dis
cussion. The Federal Depart
ment of Health, Education and
Welfare is considered by Ne
groes to represent much more
racial bias than other Depart
ments. AS Dewey says, eve
never teach one thing at a.
time" It is unfortunate that
this film, which does so good
a job for the Salk vaccine, does
such a bad job in interracial
attitudes and at a time when
America is trying to move to-
ward integration.
w. A. Robinson.
Arizona sun., 1956-12-13
SOME "PONDER|NG" POINTS FOR THOSE "

Before and during campaign those independent
voters all over liked Ike They made no
secret of party drawn were not aoasned
category Of those who felt aootey con-
sstent when they their popular choice
for those who gave their inner impulse at the point OF
decision in presidential campaign.
Liking Ike the hysteria surrounding tall
popular hero who his mark world affairs and was
now to settle down climate of craftsmanship
Many of them the impact he
the country OF OF Its serious
secondclaSs citizenship monStroty placing
wholesome in which to cut-
the unbleiShed flag OF freedom
They patience quarter for Clinton Tennessee
reverberations ugly at challenging the federal
government itself.
bamefu those be who sponsor bread
stone the other for anoher
group consistency would not long allow them to
cple of unrestricted people free society
The States who at present spending
attracting wide attention More
and this traditional Democratic state like Ike
liking the opportunity extended in the
the freedom atmosphere surrounding such powerful
parsonage taking get the refreshing spirit of
Democracy the building of two
party-system and in the South
you principles
proclaimed liberty, dedicated
created equal"-hen
not like Ike.
ATLANTA Daily Word)
Arizona sun., 1956-12-13
NO COMMENT
BY James w. Douthat.

aid to states = and to other
branches of the federal govern
ment as well-will come chiefly
from the NeW-Fair Deal school
of big spending. The Eisenhower
administration also will present
some proposals.
In general, the attitude of the
administration has been to en-
courage states and local govern
ments to assume more reSpon-
sibility. But the administration
also favors federal aid on what
it calls national projects.
The next Congress will be con-
fronted with demands for ap-
preparation of billions for aid Of
various types = schools, sewage
disposal plants, construction of
medical facilities, scholarships,
aid to the needy and the like.
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Benson has voiced emphatic op-
position to this type of "give-
away" of federal funds-which
is more expensive than if the
financing were handled direct
ly by the state or local govern
mentS.
AS Secretary Benson expressed
it: "A dollar cannot make the
round trip to Washington and
back without shrinking in the
process"
He has condemned all-out-
proposals for federal aid to ed
ucation. In this condemnation,
he apparently refers to propoS-
ais in Congress that the Fed
eral government, through grants
to states, guarantee uniform
minimum educational standards.
Arizona sun., 1956-12-13
w a TCH
on the
POTOMAC
BY Robert G.. Spivak

ana eastern Europe THESE udyS,
it isn't often that a newspaper
man gets an opportunity to re-
port even a tidbit of optimism.
Conflict and diSSenSion domin-
ate the headlines. And to be
brutally frank about my profess
sion, I must confess that too
many editors find that "good
news" isn't news at all; only
"bad news" is considered worthy
of attention.
It is, therefore, with some de-
light that I ran across a study
by two young men, David 10th,
a former reporter, and Harold
Fleming, a publicist, entitled
"Integration: North and South"
It was generously financed by
the Fund for the Republic and
is a rounded view of what has
happened in all the states since
the Supreme Courts deSegrega-
ton decision of May 81, 1854.
This study fills a void left by
newspapermen and radio COM
mentators on the pace of the
change taking place in this
TOUGHEST area of human rela-
tions in the United States.
10th handles that aspect Of
the study which deals with the
Northern and Western states
where, surprisingly segregation
has also been practiced. Fleming
is responsible for that portion
of the report which deals with
the Southern states. Both men
have done a through and meri-
toriouS job. Because the South
ern segregationiStS have been in
the news so much lately, File
ming's findings are bound to
attract greater interest.
On the basis of detailed CITY,
by-city and state-by-state sur
veys, he concludes that "be-
meath the surface turmoil of
Southern resistance, deep-run-
ming currents are steadily erod-
ing the undemocratic patterns
of the past"
The New" South, it seems on
the basis of the evidence compil-
ed by Fleming, is in the process
of creating new and brighter
self-image." The common notion
that "desegregation just can't
work" is plainly contradicted by
this study.
THE NON-SOLID SOUTH
The report records, 1,100 in
stances of desegregation in
schooling, housing, transporta-
tion, employment and public &C
communications. So far as
schools are concerned, Fleming
found that integration in vary
ing degrees is now being effect
ed in $50 school districts in II
southern and border states.
Even in areas where segrega-
ton is still practiced, the school
transportation system was in
tegrated. School buses have be-
gun earring white and Negro
children together.
Before the Supreme Court de-
ciSion Negroes were enrolled
with whites in Catholic elemen-
tary and secondary schools in
six Southern and border states.
Now Catholic school integration
is the rule in Arkansas, Mary
land, Kentucky, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas and Virginia.
State association of white
teachers are now offering men,
berShip to Negroes in Oklahoma,
Arizona sun., 1956-12-13

In large cities, 81 per cent Of
families own cars; in smaller
metropolitan areas, 73 per cent.
do, and in farm areas, SO per
cent operate their own cars.