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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23
Land Purchase Considered
In Cemetery Expansion Plan

Expansion of Maple Grove cem-
etery will be probed this week when
cemetery board members contact ad-
joining property owners in their first
movement towards acquiring addition
al ground.
Harvey Gratz, owner of the
wooded tract west of the cemetery
on Columbus Grove road, and Myron
Motter, owner of 10 acres of open
ground directly across the road from
the cemetery will probably be con-
tacted.
Village council authorized ceme-
terry board members to proceed with
expansion plans at their May Ia
meeting.
Although the northern end of
Maple Grove cemetery is just now
beginning to be developed board
members point out that the cemetery
will soon reach its limits. They es-
innate that new burial grounds will
be necessary in six to 10 years.
No expansion towards the rear of
the present cemetery is possible be-
cause several new homes have been
built in that area and other potential
residential land may be developed
there.
One of the advantages of acquir-
ing the Motter property across from
the cemetery is that the ground is
already cleared. The wooded Gratz
tract would need to be cleared be-
fore it could be put to cemetery
use. The Gratz property, which lies
on the same side of the road as the
nresent cemetery, would be more
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23
Blind Lecturer
To Address Class
OF 81 Tonight
Thirty-Eight Seniors
Will Receive Diplomas In
Traditional Exercises

Larman Sherwood, nationally known
educator and clergyman, who has
been blind since birth, will give the
commencement dress tonight,
Thursday, when 3S Bluffton seniors
bid farewell to high school days in
the 18th annual commencement.
Mr.. Sherwood, resident of Rotter-
dam Junction, N. Y, made unique
adjustment to life after being
graduated by the Maryland School
for the Blind. He achieved high honors
at Union College, Class of "a, and
completed work for his MASTER S
degree two years later at New York
State College for Teachers at Albany.
An ordained Methodist minister,
Mr.. Sherwood served the church at
Rotterdam Junction IL years as pas
tor. He is now engaged full time in
lecturing and preaching and his
travels unassisted average $4,000
miles year.
For the seniors, the commencement
will mark the last official activity
of the class which entered the schools
at the close of World War II.
The class is slightly smaller than
the classof Sc when Al received
diplomas, but it is larger by three
than the class of 1855, and there are
Il more than were graduated in 1854.
Diplomas will be presented by
Maurice Bell, vice-president of the
board of education.
Wearing the traditional caps and
gowns, the seniors will march in the
professional to the stage of the
gymnasium. The high school orches-
ira under the direction of Jimmie
Mougey will play "Pomp and Cir
cumstance."
The Rev. William j. Hannum will
give the invocation and the program
includes a trumpet solo by Paul
Jorg.
Following the Sherwood address,
the Girls Ensemble will sing You'll
Never Walk Alone" and the diplomas
will be presented by Mr.. Bell. Rev.
Mr.. Hannum will give the benediction.
The 1857 class colors are royal blue
and white and the class flower is a
white rose. The motto-"In Ourselves
Our Future Lies"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23
Main st. Business
Location Changes
Ownership Here

The storeroom and residence build
ing which for the past 10 years has
housed the Meyer Refrigeration,
Plumbing And Heating business has
been sold to Columbus Grove
beauty shop operator. it was learned
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Meyer, who
have operated the present business,
will sell the stock now in the store.
and plan to move to farm pur-
chased recently by them northwest Of
Mount Cory. Mr.. Meyer, who is re-
covering from recent surgery, will
probably continue in appliance SER
vice work from his farm home on
limited basis after his recovery.
Mrs. Meyer said that the new
owner r, Mrs. Blanche Roberts,
viii Ike posse ession about
July 1. Mrs. Roberts plan for use of
the building has not been announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23

The Edgar and Don Herr farms
south of Bluffton on the Bentley road
will be stopping places for area
farmers on a tour of soil conservation
practices arranged Saturday, June 1,
by the Allen Conservation district, it
has been announced.
Lee Borton, soil conservationist for
the district, said that the tour will
start at 10 a. m. from the Paul M.
Long farm half mile west of the
county line on the High street road.
Here visitors will be shown a sod
waterway established in 1852, and
hear of Mr. Longs crop rotation
program.
The Thad Cochensparger farm on
the Peevee road, half mile north of
State Route 80 South, will be the
second stop. Here the group will see
a rye grass cover crop sown in corn.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23

ANNf1AI11Ol.
Company action resulted from a
petition presented by local group
headed by Maurice Fett, which re-
quested a uniform meter location
policy by the company. The petition
said the curbside and sidewalk
meters created an "unsightly condi-
tion."
The meters will be relocated near
building foundations if gas company
customers do not object, he said. The
company has not installed any
meters at the sidewalks since the
protest meeting with village council
last fall.
Gas meters located inside build
ings will gradually be removed to
outside foundation locations, he said
Zach year the company removes a
number of meters to the Lima repair
shop for testing and inspection. AS
these meters are taken to Lima they
will be replaced with outdoor meters.
A company survey following last
falls meeting revealed 391 gas
meters were located inside buildings
and lot were placed at the building
foundation. Only 46 meters in the
Blutfton corporation limits had been
placed at curbs or sidewalks.
In response to criticisms of connpa-
ny service Pringle pointed out that
the company has installed nearly
eight miles of transmission and dis
tribution lines in and near Bluffton in
the past two years. This construc-
ton has cost the company approx
mately $4,000, he said.
The company plans to install a
metaphone at their Bluffton master
station later this year, according to
Pringle's letter. This instrument
automatically transmits local gas
pressures to company operating en-
ployees in the field. Company of
tfcials feel the metaphone will be
especially valuable during winter
months when gas pressures fuctuate
more frequently.
Pringle defended the company
against complaints of poor service
filed at last falls meeting by point
ing out the company is only liable
for the appliances which they sell
and install themselves. However, the
company has rendered free adjust
ment and repair service to many
customers regardless of where they
purchased their appliances, he said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23
Logan Elected Head
OF Er-CeLL-O Local

Robert Logan, Bluffton, was elected
chairman of Local 1211, UAW, at the
Bluffton plant of the Ex-Cell-O Corp.
in the Organizations election held
Thursday of last week.
Other officers of the Local lncluoe
Richard Rockey, vice chairman;
Richard Alderman, recording secre-
tary; Robert Rieneke and Ted Croft,
committeeman; Logan and Auker-
man, delegates to Ex-Cell-O lntra-
Corp. council.
The new officers will serve in their
present capacities for two-year terms.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23
Guyer To Address
40 Cory-Rawson
Graduates Sunday

Tennyson Guyer, noted FindIav
speaker, win deliver the address at
| commencement exercises honoring 40
Cory-Rawson high school graduating
seniors Sunday evening at s D. m.
in the high school auditorium.
The class baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered that afternoon by ths
Rev. Hugh F. Lecky, pastor of ST
Johns Lutheran church, F'indIay. The
baccalaureate services will also be
held in the auditorium, starting at
p. m.
Valedictorian of the class will be
Joyce Meyer, who will deliver her
address just before MIR. Guyer's
speech. Class salutatorian Marilyn
Zimmerman will also address the
group.
Musical selections will be furnish
ed by Connie Speath and the senior
girls vocal ensemble.
Adron Houdeshell will present di-
plomas to 49 seniors, including Sharon
Ackerman, Edith Augsburger, Jerry
Augustine, Patricia Bame. Robert
Bennett, Alice Blackburn, Margaret
Boehm, Larry Bosserman, Ronelda
Brewster, Patsy Chmitlin, Ivan Dang
Ter, Elaine Eek and Robert Fields.
Also Jerry Frantz, Jerry Glore.
Dolores Hanna, Robert Hannewald.
Carol Hartman, Curtis Hartman. Paul
Hicks, Evelyn Inbody, Larry Kitchen,
Margaret Klingler, Maryann Lehman,
Byron D. Manges and Willis Mar
quart
Other graduates include Arlene
Marshall, Joyce Meyer, Jerry Miller.
Janet Niswander, Darlene Norris.
Phyllis Pearson, De n Reichley.
Theodore Reiter, Jack Rogers. Larry
Schaller Miriam Steiner. Ruth Ann
Stewart, Elaine Stratton and Donald
Thompson.
Other graduates include Richard
Triplehorn, Stephen Warren. Eliza
beth Which, Sherman wilkins, Roger
Williamson, Loranza Wilson, Jr..
Beverly Wise, Ronald Wolford and
Marilyn Zimmerman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23
Summer Library Hours
Include Two Evenings

The public library will be closed
all next week, May u to June l,
inclusive, librarian Miss Ocie Ander-
son has announced.
Summer hours for the library have
been set at Il noon to p. m. daily.
1t will be open Monday and Saturday
evenings from $50 till 8 p. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23
Beaverdam Grocer
ACQUIRES New Store

A Beaverdam IGA store owner
last week took over operation of a
33-year-old grocery business in Co
lumbus Grove.
Art Kicker, the Beaverdam GROCER,
has acquired the business of w. T..
Agner and Son in Columbus Grove.
He and his family plan to move to
Columbus Grove later, and grand
opening of the store under their
management is planned.
The elder Mr.. Agner will retire, and
his son, Gale, plans to move to Long
Beach, Calf, where he and his wife
and three children will make their
home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23
Group To Hear Lima
United Fund Director

Saul Seigel, executive director of
the United Fund of Lima, will attend
the May % meeting of the Bluffton
United Fund steering committee as
it continues to weigh the pros and
cons of combined Embarrassing efforts
in this community.
Mr.. Seigel will discuss how the
Lima system operates and whether
it may become county wide at some
future time.
Any persons in the community, in
addition to the steering committee,
are welcome to attend the meeting in
the elementary school building. Miss
Meredith Stepleton is chairman
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23
PAST PRESIDENTS BANQUET

Deadline for making reservations
for the Legion Auxiliary banquet
honoring past presidents has been set
for Friday. The meeting will be held
at GAS p. m. Tuesday, May 2S, and
transportation will be provided.
Tickets may be obtained from Mrs.
Swan Stonehill.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23

convenient and easier to maintain
when it is cleared.
Members of the cemetery board
are Francis Luginbuhl, Fred Swank
and Samuel Bixel.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23

Garmatter, Raeieen 10 Bucher, Alfred c. Kaufman
Third Row Ronald A. ID. Yoder Lee Core, Paul
A. Jorg Nancy Jane Steiner Marjory Lehman. Joseph
L. Urich, Doris Ann Rsser, Martin Gary
L. Lora, Sally Ann Parish.
Fourth Row-Judih Lee Tschantz David p. Shumaker,
Dwain L. Leiber Mary Dller, schffe
Joanne Shade, Duane A. Bixei.
Mrs. Shirley Galloway Augsburger, member of
the class who completed year through exen
sion work, is not shown in the photos above.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23
BluftOn High School
Graduating Class

HIGH SCHOOL DAYS OVER BIuffton seniors
who will receive their diplomas tonight Thursday in the
seveny-sxth exercises the
gymnasium at O'Clock.
The seniors pictured left to right Top
Ronald HI. Hahn Ruth Elizabeth Augsburger Donald G.
Aspach, Schmidt, william A. Herr, Nancy
Kattereinrich Gareth L. Christine Rae
M. Gleason Lois Arlene Balmer.
Second Row-Jane Marie Badertscher Marvin j. Dler
Kay Gierman, Geiser, Galloway
Donald r. Badertscher, Marge Ann Gerber, Richard ID
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-05-23
Gas Company Discontinues
Sidewalk Meter Policy
Future Meter installations To Be
In Accordance With Council Reaupsf

The West Ohio Gas company will relocate 46 sidewalk and
curDslde meters r. L. Prnge company vcepresident
letter to village council May Ia The companys meter location
policy under direct fire many village residents last
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-04-27
Expec 5000
At Regional
Council Meeting

Greenville, Miss. --- More than
5000 persons are expected to at
tend the Sixth Annual Meeting Of
the Regional Council Of Negro
Leadership here on Friday, April
90.
The Council, Mississippi's larg-
est homegrown, civil rights or
ganization," will attract such top
notch national speakers as Repre-
sentative Corneal Davis Of the IL
linois assembly; DR.. Roland Smith,
head Of the Inter-Faith Fellowship
Of Greater Little Rock, Ark, James
Gillian, Grand Master Of the NJ.
w. Stringer Lodge Of Masons of
Mississippi, and Father Jean La
beau of the Catholic Church.
Resolutions will be drafted and
sent to President Eisenhower, Vice
President Richard Nixon and Rev.
W. P. Ridgeway Of Hattiesburg
will relate his experience before
a Senate Judiciary Committee when
he exposed the denial OF Negro
registration in Forrest County.
Tho. morning session, which will
be held ct st. Matthews A. NJ. E.
Church, will be conducted by the
Ministers Conference at which
time the states ministers Of all
CONTINUED on Page Severn
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-04-27
CLEVELAND OHIO LOCAL HIT ON RACIAL BIAS CHARGE
Jewish Group
Scores Congress
On Rights Lag
Committee Backs
likes Program

NEW YORK, N. Y, Apr. o.
The American Jewish Committee
last week criticized what it termed
"dilatory tactics" in Congress and
its committees that hamper civil
rights legislation.
At the same time the agency
urged support of President Eisen-
hower's civil rights program. A
doption of resolutions On domestic
and foreign issues and issuance of
a statement of principles ended the
five-day, fiftieth anniversary meet
ing of the agency at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel.
One thousand delegates, repre-
senting 600 communities, had at
tended the meeting. Since its es-
Enlistment, the agency has been
devoted to combating bigotry and
discrimination and protecting the
civil and religious rights of Jews
the world over.
In calling for support of the
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-04-27
African Race
Political Future
Hangs In Balance
Of French
Moroccan Issue
Border Dispute
Affects MOOrs

Altar, French West Africa, April
22-The French Moroccan dispute
over Morocco's southern boundaries
puts in the balance the political
future of the blue men" of Mauri-
tania.
One of the many curious racial
groups of the Sahara, Mauritania's
blue-looking nomads oddly enough
call themselves "beidanes," or
whites, to distinguish themselves
from the Negroes who live farther
to the south. The French call them
Maures (Moors).
The Moors actually are neither
blue nor white, though their skin
gets a blue tint from the dye in
their cotton robes and loose-wound
turbans. In this dry, almost water
less desert country the time comes
Continued on Page Six
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Cleveland Union
Told To End
Bias Policy
Electrical Workers
Given Until July l
To Admit Negroes

WASHINGTON, April %. - A
Cleveland local Of the international
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
last week was given until July l
to drop its policy of refusing union
membership to Negroes.
Cleveland civil leaders received
this commitment from Gordon
Freeman, president of the Broth
erhood.
The focus of the issue was the
case of Theodore Pinkston, a Ne
gro, who was unable to work at a
city job because he lacked a union
card.
George Meany, president of the
American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tons, announced after a meeting
in his office:
"At the suggestion Of myself,
the president of the l. B. E. w. has
made a commitment to have this
Continued On Page Three)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-04-27
Count Basic
Scores In
London Stint

London, England, April % -
Count Basic, still the Jump King
Of Swing" proved that his British
fans can be as receptive as the
millions Of his American sup
porters.
The Royal Festival Hall was
packed to capacity for one Of Ba-
sizes concerts. The audience listened
with rapt attention to singer Joe
Villains, applauded approval Of
drum solos by Sonny Payne,
trumpet solos by Thad Brown, and
others.
One London paper states sue
cienctly, "The Count-short, refund
and sleekly groomed-led his band
from the piano with a perfect
touch"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-04-27
New York States
New Schools In
Indignation Plan

New York, -Twenty-four new
schools are to be built at cost
of some $60,O0O,Oo0 in Negro Sec
tions of Manhattan and Brooklyn
as part of New York City's school
Indignation program.
DR.. David H. Moskowitz, asso-
ciate superintendent in charge of
the city's school-building program,
outlined the plan for schools to be
built over shree-year period.
He said the, schools will be To-
Gated in such way as to make
the Indignation of Negro and white
pupils take place naturally. The
new structures will be placed in
fringe areas where the surrounding
population is mixed.
Some $4,000 pupils will be &C
commodated by the new schools.
Fifteen of the elementary and jun
Tor high schools are to be built in
Manhattan's Harlem, with nine
others scheduled for the Bedford
Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn,
Continued on Page Eight
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Negro Farm Homes In South Being
Facet Lifted Through Government Aid

Washington, D. c., April 20 -
Negro farm housing In the South,
although still mostly rundown, is
now being face-lifted at an increas.
ed pace partly as result Of sound
longtime credit aid being made
available to farm families by the
Farmers Home Administration Of
the U. s. Department Of Agricul-
ture.
Not only is the housing taking
on q new look, inside and out, with
tiled bathrooms and long-needed
multi-purpose utility rooms, but
farming also is looking up more
sharply.
These observations are based on
what saw during recent two
week tour Of rural areas in vir-
einia, North Carolina, Georgia,
Mississippi. and Louisiana.
Although, visited 10 families
whom the Farmers Home has help
ed to get on their feet. / sat in
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-04-27

their comfortable homes and heard
the stories Of their problems and
their truimphs. / walked over
their farms, observing the soil and
water conservation practices they
had established, such as terraces,
contour tillage, cover crops, and
drainage systems. / saw, too, their
improved pastures with grade and
purebred livestock grazing in them.
Under sheds out Of the weather,
or out in the fields providing the
horsepower for spring blowing
were tractors purchased with loans
from the Farmers Home. And
there were combines here and
there, and haybalers and half-ton
trucks mad peanut pickers, too.
In addition to giving farmers
guidance in planning sound sys-
TENS of farming, the Farmers
Home also makes loans with which
families may put the planning into
Continued on Page Four)
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Ethiopians Get
First Linotype
To Set Amharic

Geneva - Mass production of
books in Amharic, the principal
language of Ethiopia, has been
made possible by the adaptation of
the complicated Amharic script to
mechanical typesetting, according
to the United Nations Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural Organiza-
ton.
Over number of years, printers
and topographic experts have been
studying the problem of designing
a Linotype machine for printing
Amharic. The task was difficult
since the modern Ethiopian langu-
age comprises 231 standard letters,
or "syllables,' and care had to be
take not preserve the traditional
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Duke University Admits Three Negro
Students For Summer Schools

Durham, N. c., Apr. 22.-Three
Negroes are slated to attend Duke
University this summer. They are
school teachers who will be en-
rolled in special session financed
by a government educational foun-
dation.
The three are Mrs. Lucy S. Herr
ing, supervisor of elementary
schools a Asheville; Mrs. Lucille
Burton, teacher at Stephens-Lee
high in Asheville; and Robert B.
Mcdowell, teacher at Langston
high. of Danville, Va.
They were awarded scholarships
to attend nine week institute for
teachers of Science and Mathe-
MATES at Duke.
Duke President D. Hollis Edens
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-04-27
Puerto Rico
Hailed For
Dramatic Rise

New York.-Puerto Rico and it's
Governor, Luis Munoz Marin, have
been honored here by the League
for Industrial Democracy as ian
inspiration to the people Of under
developed areas in all parts CT the
world"
The 52-year-old social Demo-
cratic organization, founded by
Jack London, Upton Sinclair, and
others, cited the Puerto Rican lead
er for his dedication and social
inventiveness" leading to a dra-
matte rise Of the islands living
standards and to free association
with the United States making
Puerto RIGA "a frontier for Amer.
lean democracy"
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-04-27

NASHVILLE.-Fifteen Tennes-
see State University AFROTC ca
diets were stepped up in rank last
week, two of whom became cadet
lieutenant colonies, according to
Major C. M. Dixon, professor of
air science.
Cadet Major Van R. Robinson,
senior of Miami, Fla, and Cadet
Major Elem B. Otey, III, senior of
Nashville, Tenn, walked off with
the corps highest rank-that of
cadet lieutenant colonel. Cadet
Captains James A. Coleman, In
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-04-27
Liberian Group
Asks j. S. For
African Aid On
Partnership Basis
Such Aid Would Bind
Continent Closer
To The West

New York, April 22-John D.
Cox, First Secretary of the Liber-
ian Mission to the United Nations,
said last week that aid extended
on a partnership basis would bind
Africa closer to the west.
Rejecting both paternalism and
the dole, Mr.. Cox declared assist
ance should be geared to helping
people help themselves. He said
cultural exchanges were as i'm
portant as economic and technical
aid.
He agreed with a young panel
on the New York Times Youth
Forum that Africa could exercise
balance of power role in the glob-
al struggle between the free world
and communism. The program,
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-04-27

New York - The AFL-CIO has
been asked to aid the fight for
more self-government for the Vir-
gin Islands.
Joining in the appeal to George
Meany to take note Of the justice
of the Caribbean natives de-
mand to govern themselves, were
Ashley L. Totten, secretary-treas-
urer Of the Brotherhood of Sleep
ing Car Porters and president of
the American Virgin Islands Civic
Association, and Virgin Islands
Senator Earle B. Ottley, president
Of the Virgin Islands Labor Union,
also an affiliate Of the AFL-CIO.
Totten, who lives In New York,
Is a native of the Virgin Islands