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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

Strengthened earlier this summer, but
the contractor, Churchill Construction
company of Lima, was unable to re-
turn to the local project until this
week
The two long alleys extending par
allel with Main street on both sides
through the business section, and all
of the shorter alleys bisecting them,
were graded Monday and Tuesday in
preparation for the new surface.
The alley project is being completed
at a cost of approximately $500,
Council was advised.
Walter Gratz, chairman of the
streets and signs committee of the
Business Mems association appeared
before the council to ask if it might
not be possible to resurface the al
leys from building to building as is
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Pirates Logan
Is Again Named
Back Of The Week

Scoring seven touchdowns last
week, two against Spencerville on
Monday and five against Forest
Friday, Bluffton high schools prin-
cipal leather lugger, Bob Logan,
earned another honor i'm being
selected "Back of the Week for
the second time this season by the
Lima News sports department.
The 15O-pound halfback leads all
Lima area high school backfield
men in scoring this season. His
five markers against Forest runs
up his total to 126 points on FL
touchdowns.
The 126-pOint mark is the high
est scored in high school football
i'm the Lima area since 1853 when
Larry Hileman, playing for Rock
ford, ran up a total of 1872. Don
Harris of Coldwater, topped the
"a scorers with 124 points. Don
Darbyshire of Columbus Grove
was the scoring leader in 1855
with 123, and Doyle Foltz of
Grove, with s5, was the top scorer
last year.
Another Bluffton player, Ra.
mon Lewis is i'm second spot i'm
the scoring lineup for the area
with SS points for IL touchdowns
and % conversions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Clement Suter
Retires From
Coop Directorate

Clement Suter, Route 1, Bluffton,
retired Tuesday evening as president
of the board of directors of the Han
lockwood Electric Coop after
many years of service on the board
of directors.
Mr.. Suter was active several years
ago when the Bluffton municipal light
plant was sold in urging the village
to accept a bid of the Coop for serv-
icing the community with electric
power. Another bid from the Ohio
Power company. however. was ac-
cepted.
In making his final report to the
board Tuesday, Mr.. Suter said that
the cooperative had made great
gains in the past but had tremen-
dous job ahead in properly serving
the rapidly developing 1000 square
mile area served by the distribution
group.
New directors elected to the board
Tuesday included Ed Schultz, Route 1,
Pandora; Don Roth, Route /, North
Baltimore, and Robert McClelland,
Route A, Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
MIR. and Mrs. Jack Alge, Arlington,
a boy, Douglas Lynn, born last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Suter, Pan
dora, boy, William Keith, born Fri
day.
MIR. and Mrs. William Pickens, OF
tawa, boy, Mitchell Arthur, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merl Mcclure. La
fayette, boy. Kelvin Lee, born Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Inniger, Je-
nera, a boy, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Norman Vercler,
Bluffton, a girl. Carol Anne, born
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Coleman, Pan
dora, a girl, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McCune, Bluff
ton, girl, born Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald K1opfenstein,
Anna, a girl, born Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Unruh, Iowa, a
son, James David, born October "a.
Mrs. Unruh is the former Mary Ann
Smucker, daughter of the Rev and
Mrs. j. N. Smucker of Goshen, In
diana.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

Giving the defamation Person to
Person" written by George Worden
Hope college, Michigan, Judy Hilty,
senior at Bluffton high school and
member of the First Mennonite
church, was acclaimed the winner of
the local Prince of Peace Declama-
ton Contest Sunday evening. The con-
test was held at the Church of Christ
Judy is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Hilty, Route 2, Bluff
ton. In winning first place here, she
received a bronze medal and the
right to compete in the county con-
test
Larry Smucker, a junior at Bluff
ton high school and a member of
the First Mennonite church, was
named alternate. Mr.. Smucker is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Smucker
College View avenue. AS alternate
Mr.. Smucker received certificate.
The title of his defamation was
Peace Speech" by David Cone,
State Teachers College of New York,
Fredonia.
Other participants in the contest in
cluded: Carolyn May and Polly Har-
nishfeger, seniors at Bluffton high
school and Richard Warren of the
Cory-Rawson high school. Each of
these participants was awarded a
certificate.
The Bluffton Ministerial associa-
ton and the high school speech de-
partment were in charge of the con-
test. Rev. T. J. Wilson and Rev. Yer
non Oppermann were in charge of
the service.
Judges for the contest were: NAL
colin Basinger, Lima, Miss Shirley
Derringer, New Washington, and
Henry SchmitZ, Ohio Northern uni
versity.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Ministers OF Two
Districts Will
Convene On Campus

The Bluffton college campus will be
the setting next Tuesday, November
19, for the annual Ministers Confer
ence of the Central District of the
Mennonite church, and on Wednesday
and Thursday they will be joined by
ministers of the Eastern district.
Theme of the Tuesday meeting of
the Central District ministers will be
Status and Function of the Ordained
Minister in Our New Central Dis
trict Conference"
The Rev. Waldo Flickinger will
have the morning devotion DR.. S. f.
Pannabecker will be the first speak
er, having as his subject History of
Ordination TO the Ministry in the Cen
eral Conference and Our Present Sta
tus."
The Rev. Paul Hilty has the after
noon devotion followed by a discus
sion of the topic: Specific Problems
and Conclusions Reached by the
Study Conference, by me Rev. A. ].
Neuenschwysdsr. ~our Recommended
ton to the Constitution Committee of
the Central District" will be the Sec
ond topic of discussion.
Scheduled for the Wednesday morn
ing talk is the Rev. Loris Habegger.
His subject will be The Pastor and
Church Records" In the afternoon
the Rev. j. ]. Enz will present AN
Introduction TO a Book of the Bible"
Bluffton college faculty members
will join the ministers for pot luck
supper Wednesday evening.
DR.. H. Clair Amstutz, Goshen, will
open the Thursday meeting with
talk on ''The Minister and Mental
Health There viii be a discussion
of this presentation in the afternoon
led by the Rev. Robert w. Hartzler.
Howard Culp of the Mennonite Book
Concern, Berne Indiana, will have a
display of books for sale during the
conference.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Ditch Problem
Settled Without
Help OF Court

For the third time in the history
of Allen county, group of farmers
have been able TO get together on a
ditch improvement project, agree up
on assessments and pay for the work
in advance without having to go to
court to force this issue and have as
Sessments placed on the tax bills.
AS result the Cook Excavating
company of Lima has started the
work on the improvement of the
Zehrbach ditch southeast of town
which will affect II properties.
After a recent meeting of interested
property owners estimates of the i'm
provement were received, assess
ments were figured and paid in ad-
vance to Robert Simcox, trustee for
the group.
The work of cleaning the open
ditch and repairing a number of sec
tions in the tiled part has been es-
timated at $3.50. The ditch begins on
the Carl Triplehorn farm on the Bent
ley road and extends diagonally un-
der the new highway through the
Lendy Basinger and Chris Gratz
farms on into the Little Riley creek.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

AAhAIts
Members of council made a gentle
mans agreement to pass the neces-
sary legislation and install the park
ing limit signs, if the business group
will foot the bill for signs and posts
an estimated S2215 so or more.
Joseph Urich, of Urich's IGA mar
ket, and James Loofbourrow, Loot
bourrow's Drug Store, representing
the businessmen's association, asked
that the two-hour limit extend on
Main street from Franklin street to
Elm, and on all side streets for a
distance of approximately one block.
Mr.. Urich estimated that the re-
striction would eliminate about 100
all-day parkers in the business area
which would make room for more
than 400 shoppers close to the busi-
ness places where theywished to stop.
He said that he would take coun-
cil's suggestion that the association
pay for the signs back to the group
If signs are purchased in lots of SO
or more, they cost $140 each with
seven and one-half foot steel posts at
1928 EACH
Chief of Police William Gaiffe told
the business men and council that if
the ordinance is passed and signs
posted, he would do his best to en-
force it, although he expected strong
resistance. He based his opinion on
what happened when the village tried
to enforce a three-hour limit some
years ago.
Where will the business people
park their autos if they are barred
for a distance of a block off Main
street." one member of Council asked
Chief Gaiffe said that he expected
the elementary school to ask for
no parking" restrictions in front of
the school, which would further re-
duce parking space.
Other members of council pointed
to the public parking lots in town
as the best place for all-day parking
by those working in the business area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Favorable Weather, Local Restocking
Bodies Well For Good Hunting Fiday

The birds brought to the Bluffton
area were six to eight weeks old and
supplied by the Wildlife Division from
proceeds of hunting licenses. Reared
and fed in a pen by the Sportsmen's
club until old enough to release, this
work was financed by the 81 tab on
the club memberships.
Officers of the club reminded men,
bers and the public at large that al
though the restocking program was
financed by public and club money.
no one has permission to hunt unless
it is granted by the landowner. A
hunting license and a Sportsmen's
club membership card does not pro-
vide access to hunting lands. Only
the owners can grant permission to
hunt
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Contractor Opens
Work At Ropp Hall
Addition Site

A number of trees were removed
Monday as workmen for the Baker
SCHNEIDER company of Defiance began
clearing the site for the new $3.50, 900
Ropp hall addition at Bluffton college.
The college hopes to be able to use
the new addition next fall when a
record number of students is expected
to enroll.
The Defiance contractors were
awarded the general contract during
the Homecoming week end recently.
The contract totaled $153, 900, and an
electrical contract of S16,781 and a
heating and plumbing contract OF
Sal, ABS were also awarded.
During the past week an additional
$35,000 contract was let for kitchen
equipment and wardrobes. This still
does not include the cost of other
furnishings such as beds, desks,
chairs, dining room equipment. lobby
furniture, grading, landscaping and
walks.
Harry Yoder, assistant to Presi-
dent L. L. Ramseyer, has reported
that thus far $9S,024.86 has been
raised in cash with pledges of am
other $105, ,836O3 for a total of s203,-
860.89.
Total goal of the Expansion Fund
drive is $3.50. ZOO over three-year
period. iThe drive was launched in
the fall of 1856. In addition to the
Ropp hall addition, the expansion
plan included certain improvements
to college labs, retirement of the last
of the Founders hall debt and an
amount to supplement current re-
ceipts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

"The Solid Gold Cadillac" a play
satirizing big business, will be pre-
sented by students of Bluffton college
on the Founders hall stage Friday
and Saturday at 8 p. m.
Tickets for the production will be
offered on sale at the door both
nights and reserved seats may be
purchased by calling the college Of
flee.
The plot revolves around little old
lady, Mrs. Laura Partridge, and her
dealings with the company's vener-
able board of directors. The play will
be staged in the round a centered
stage with seats completely around it.
Eloise Gerig, senior of Smithville,
plays the part of Mrs. Partridge. The
four board members are Ladnor Gels
singer, louisville, Pennsylvania; DAN
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

With the rabbit and pheasant sea-
son opening tomorrow, Bluffton hun
ters are looking forward to some of
the best shooting in the last decade
right in their own back yards.
Favorable weather conditions with
ample moisture this fall, and an ex-
tensive local pheasant restocking pro-
gram by the Bluffton Community
Sportsmen's club are the two prin-
cipal reasons for the bright outlook,
especially for bird hunters.
Inauguration this year of a game
stocking program financed by an ad-
ditional voluntary fee paid on Sports
mems club memberships may prove
to raise new interest in the organiza-
ton, if local hunters see the first
fruits of the program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Prepare Plans
For Christmas
Treasure Hunt

Treasure hunt tickets distributed in
Bluffton stores will again be the
means of determining prize winners
in the annual Christmas Treasure
Hunt sponsored by the Bluffton Busi-
ness Mems association this year in
stead of lucky" auto license tag
numbers, it was announced, by the
committee in charge.
The Treasure Hunt tickets will be
passed out by the local stores begin
ming the day after Thanksgiving, No
vember 20, and the Treasure Hunt
will begin Friday at noon, December
6, instead of at night as in the past.
Plans for the annual Christmas pro-
motions of the association will be dis
cussed at meeting to be held in the
Geiger and Diller store Wednesday
evening, November 20, at s p. m.
Arrangements are being made to
bring Santa for his visit in person
on Friday, November 20 when the
Treasure Hunt tickets become avail
able in the stores. A free movie for
the kiddies is planned at the Carma
theater at 2 p. m. and Santa will
pass out treats in the lobby after the
show.
New and more elaborate Christmas
street decorations will be up for Win
dow Shopping Night, December 6, and
the yuletide chimes program from
the townhall will be inaugurated al
that time.
In addition to making last-minute
arrangements for the Christmas pro-
motions. the business men will hear
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

mashes as Dray prepared them
for the market. Male pheasants
are being sold for s2.75 live and
threedollars dressed, while hens
bring two dollars live and S2.25
dressed.
Buying pheasants Is still con-
siderably cheaper than shooting
them Dray points out. He said
that after hunters buy their licen-
ses and purhcase a box of shells
they have almost enough invested
to buy pair of his birds.
Many persons prefer hens for
eating, Dray noted, pointing out
that many of his early customers
have bough nothing but hens. He
said he also has a gift package
of a dressed male and female,
prepared i'm special packages.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Commercial Pheasant Farm PrOUides
Dressed Birds For The UnIucku Hunter

Cold, unlucky or inefficient
hunters who cannot bag their
limits tomorrow can still fool
their wives and friends by bring.
ing home pheasant purchased
at the game farm Jim Dray has
established at his home a mile
and a half east of Bluffton.
Starting with rs birds purchased
early this year through a mail
order catalog, Dray had approx
mately 200 mature birds ready
for the market last week. His IL
hens laid over 600 eggs, with one
third of these growing to full-size.
This is probably the first COM
menical wild-game farm in the
entire BIuffton area as the raising
of game birds for commercial
consumption is just being begun
as business.
Dray has a license from the
Ohio Division of Wildlife to en-
gage i'm the pheasant raising pro.
gram and he is allowed to sell
either rooster or hen pheasants.
Birds which he sells are marked
with individual leg bands supplied
by the Division of Wildlife so they
can be distinguished from wild
birds.
The birds were raised through
the incubator stages and then fed
on specially prepared foods and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
BPA Clerks Rate
Set At S1.15 Hour

A new salary ordinance which will
permit the board of public affairs to
pay their new clerk on an hourly bas-
is instead of a monthly basis as in
the past, was adopted by Bluffton
council Tuesday evening.
Whereas the former ordinance set
the clerks salary at 5000 per month,
the new legislation sets it at S1.15
per hour. 1t also stipulates that paid
vacations are provided only for full
time employees of the board. The
clerk is employed on a part-time bas-
is
In all other respects the new salary
ordinance leaves the hourly rates and
salaries unchanged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

During the past summer the clubs
restocking division obtained 600
pheasant chicks from the State Divi-
sion of Wildlife, reared them in a
pen on a nearby farm and then re-
leased them full grown under super
vision of the state wildlife officials.
Reports are that number of full
grown pheasants were also released
this year in the corner of Hancock
county near the Bluffton area.
William Robnolte of Beaverdam,
law enforcement official for the Wild
life Division in this district, has pre-
dicted good run of birds locally.
Dewey mornings all fall have provid-
ed the water needed by pheasants.
Dryness of last fall is reported to
have contributed to a poor season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Wayne Matter
Elected Master
OF Masonic Lodge

r. Wayne Matter was elected wor-
shipful master of Bluffton Lodge 432,
Free and Accepted Masons at the
annual meeting Monday evening at
the lodge hail.
Other officers who will assume their
duties at the same time with Mr..
Matter are Robert E. Stratton, SEN
ior warden; John w. Gilbert, Junior
warden; Hiram H. Huser. treasurer;
Clayton Harkness, secretary; Richard
r. Cookson. senior deacon; Robert
c. McCune, junior deacon; John H.
Thomas, tyler; and F. Raymond
Spangler, trustee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

rate would actually be 10 lower next
year due to reduction by that
amount in the school debt levy. The
Korean veterans bonus levy amounts
to 40 per thousand.
In all other respects the local tax
levy win remain the same with vii.
lage, township and county all leyying
the same amounts as this year.
The tax rate in the Bluffton school
district outside the corporation limits
will also increase 80 per thousand
from $500 this year to $3.50 next
year. The reason is the same as for
the increase inside the corporation
limit.
Taxpayers outside the corporation
limits pay only $3.50 per thousand
less than those inside the village, al
though the village rate totals $3.50.
Reason for this is that the township
rate outside the corporation limits is
S1.40, whereas inside Bluffton the
township rate is only 90
The complete breakdown of the rate
for the village of Bluffton is as fol-
lows:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Elected President
OF College Buyers

Carl M. Lehman, business mana
ger of Bluffton college, will serve
as president of the Ohio regional
group of the National Association of
Educational Buyers during the next
year.
The Bluffton man, who has served
as vice president of the group this
year, was elected president at a
meeting in Columbus, Ohio last
Thursday and Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
TRASH COLLECTION

The regular monthly trash collec-
ton will be conducted throughout
the village Monday beginning at
noon, Street Commissioner William
Gaiffe has announced. Residents are
asked to have their trash at the
curb in containers by noon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

done in the larger cities.
He was advised that the cost of this
extra hand work would amount to
nearly three-fourths as much as the
present project, and the village purse
would not permit the expenditure.
The space between the blacktop and
the buildings is to be stoned.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Store Camp Equipment
In Town Hall Room

A small storage roo mat the rear
of the town hall will be used partly
by Bluffton Boy Scouts for storage
of their tents and other camping
equipment, under arrangements made
with village council Tuesday evening.
James Benroth, assistant scout
master, appeared before council to
ask permission for use of the room,
which was granted.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

The Beaverdam school district rate
will advance from S20.40 to $3.50,
the amount of the veterans bonus
levy, and the village will increase.
from S23.40 to $3.50. The levies for
the school building bonds and cur
rent operating passed at the election
last week, will not go on the tax
bills until in 1859.
That part of the Pandora-Gilb
school district in Allen county will get
tax reduction from s23.2O to S20.50
due to a reduction in the debt levy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
JAYCEE CHURCH VISITATION

The Bluffton Junior Chamber of
Commerce will visit the Ebenezer
Mennonite Church next Sunday morn
ing as part of their sponsoring the
Religion in American Life program.
The group will meet at the church at
1925.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Alley ReSurfacing, Poplar Street Job
To Complete Village Street Program

Completion of the bactop resurfacng job Poplar street
and backtopng of all the principal alleys the
this week expected to complete the village repair
this learned council meeting Tuesday evening
The Poplar street surface be laid Wednesday
ncement weather prevented it, The wdened and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Korean Vet Bonus To Up
Blufton Tax Bill In '58
School Debt Levy Drops 10 Cents Per
Thousand; Bonus Ups Rate 40 Cents :.

The Bffon village tax rate payable year will advance
from S2280 per thousand dollars $23 as tax
throughout the state begin foot the bill for the
veterans bonus according figures Wednesday by
County Auditor Russell Hire
If it for the extra levy local
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

an interesting talk by Prof. H. W..
Berky of Bluffton college on the "Im-
plications of Sputnik.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

SPENDING HIS 74th BIRTHDAY
chairman board
ing the first production models
meters
testers Models
him by w. r. Triplett
president right; of the instrument
senior Mr. Tripleh founded years
Born In Bufton November
worldwide instrument firm
founding
a Chicago ment manufa cturer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Council In Accord With Businessmen's
Request For Two-Hour Parking Limit
Proposal Will Clear AH-Day Pnkers
From Zone Within Block Of Main st.

Acknowledging that 85 of the offenders probably
businessmen and their employees representatives of the Buor
Business Mems association nevertheless pressed village council
its meeting Monday evening aday parking the Ma
street business section by restricting parking twohou