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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-17
Pancake weather.

EauCake Wedt1eT!
These are magic words
with those who like good
things to eat. and who
doesn't?
Even the lure Of the re-
ducing diet. so popular with
us fatties. cannot reduce the
appeal.
To say that one should use
moderation In consuming
griddle cakes is to say the
impossible.
Eating plenty Of them is
half the fun.
Wheat cakes. corn cakes,
buckwheat, mixtures
Each and every one Of
them has its own taste. and
this taste. in any Of its vari-
atoms. Is the best in the
world. at the time.
Honest hunger. Of course.
Is the sauce.
Nobody even wants PAN
cakes who is not willing to
eat.
Hence they do little harm
TO reducers. because one sim
ply cannot reduce and eat
much at the same time.
Modern reducing is really
a mild sort of starvation.
isn't It?
1t is. and any one who does
not believe this can prove 1t
for himself and on himself
easily enough. and in short
order.
To reduce Is one thing.
To eat pancakes is another.
and some will think. q bet<
ter thing.
II all goes back to the very
foundations of this republic.
The FIRST white men who
came to these shores saw the
Indians with corn (mai1e) In
their possession. Sometimes
they had to bargain with the
red men to get enough to eat
after they landed. That was
where the Indians were too
good. II they had simply
knocked the white men in
the head. maybe that would
have ended the matter.
Well. the Indians were
kinder men. let us say, than
our history books give them
credit for being.
They sold some bushels Of
corn to the settlers. and let
them exist until spring, when
nature took over,
There was no saving their
land thereafter.
With q good breakfast OF
flannel cakes under their
belts. the settlers began to
spread out, and that is how
the United States came into
being.
49,
II corn cakes didn't do 1t
by themselves. they at least
played q part in the drama.
Any of us can take part "
this play by the simple en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-17
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

pedient Of mixing UP o bowl
of batter.
It is here q case Of every
man to his taste. and let the
swiftest eat them all before
he does.
Our belief. ingrained over
the years. is that while slow
eating is best. one must con-
sumo pancakes at q faster
tempo.
Somehow. there is no lag
ging in this war.
1t goes on, and on, and the
pancakes go down and down.
until the master cook begins
to wonder how one small
stomach can hold so much.
The best results come from
q mixture Of cakes. cold milk
and honest butter.
We would not for the
world say a word against
the substitutes. which are
really remarkable; but when
IL comes to pancakes, give
us real butter and plenty
of 1t.
And milk
Nothing else in all the land
of liquids goes so well with
hotcakes as milk. whole milk
preferred. even If you are on
a diet.
The diet goes overheard.
really, when the call for pam
cakes goes out.
The cold milk lets them
slide down easily and hap
PLY. That one positively
shouldn't wash down foods
with liquids, as a general
rule. goes uncontested. but
here is an exception, and
what an exceptiontA
Pancakes
What better food on q cool
autumn morning, or after
noon. or evening.
Temp Jones says that once
he even had pancakes for q
Thanksgiving dinner, and II
you don't believe him. then
you Just don't know Temp
Jones.
AS some one said. he would.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-17

If corn cakes didn't do 1t
by themselves. they at least
played q part in the drama.
Any of us can take part N
this play by the simple en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-13

APRlcoI-BlENOED OATMEAL
Heres brand new kind Of oatmeal! And new taste de-
Light! The tangy flavor of blended into the oatmeal
during the cooking delciously avOrs every spoonful Of
creamy oatmeal. Try It!
Follow oatmeal recipe package for servings Dur
ing cooking stir IN cup cooked, sweetened aprcots Each
serving may be garnshed with apricot halves
HAltoWEEN OATMEAL "loLIIPoPs"
HghPrOtein Quaker Oats adds nourshment and nulike
flavor TO cookies.
cup Hfsed Hevr apo, hoaaoa
"a cup ssanVlassd sUUor no vanlla
ssp. boxing powder ssp. wuass
enc san cop owukss 0us
"a cup brown suaoT tauirh ~ 81
"a cup shovsenina, soN 6cshioneA v.e.ohaH
St together flour, granulated sugar. baking POWDER salt
O bowl Add brown shortening, egg vanilla
neat until smooth about minutes Stir in oats Shape
Oas place on ungreased cookie sheets Flatten
wooden skewers Bake in moderate (35OF) IL to IS
minutes Cool slightly from sheets Decorate with
eonectioners sugar frosting, coconu Makes dozen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-13

Deret and scarlet cape were gone.
Mienon wore black skirt and q white
blouse. Her auburn hair framed her pale
face. One glance Of passionate entreaty
she flashed AZ him, then lowered her
head.
you darent do III" Gregory bIazed
in q white fury. You may consider
yourself to be in China, but If you
attempt this Outrage. you'll find you're
still in England! Well rouse the neigh
borhood!''
The point Of Q knife touched his
throat. One Ofthe pair guarding him had
moved closer. Flu Manchu slightly shook
his head.
you forget. Dr.. Allen. that this room
IS soundprOof. Be 50 wise As 70 call Sir
Denis. am advised that he i 1t home at
present. and Whitehall Count, where he
resides, is no great distance away. But
he may be going out to dine. We are
wasting time. think you'll find the
number IS Whitehall 92I3."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-13
And Her Silent Pursuer

Request Sir Denis to bring his car here
for you At once"
Gregory sprang up. Il Fefuse!"
Lacquer doors TO left and right Of him
opened silently, magicaIIy, ss il mott
waited by his sudden movement. Two
Short, thickset Asiatics Ieapt in. They
carried heavy knives. Holding them
poised in their hands for q throw, they
watched him - waited.
deplore this barbarous behav-
iOr. Dr.. Aiken. Al my headquarters l
have more subtle measures available"
TO he'll with your measures! You can
kill me, but you can't make me obey
your orders"
Flu Manchu sighed. One long yellow
finger moved on his desk; and q third
door, almost facing Gregory, opened.
Mienon came in. Another member 9th
gang Of thugs, who presumably acted as
a bodyeuard, Srasped her by the wrist.
In his other hand the man carried whip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-13

Gregory cast last. despairine glance
around the room, then took up the
phone and dialed the number. Maryland
Smiths man answered, recognized the
speaker and Immediately brought Nay
land Smith.
Smith here. What's up,
Allen? came the crisp VOICE.
The words nearly cioked him, but
Gregory gave the message which Dr.. Flu
Manchu had directed. His eyes remained
fixed upon Mienon as he spoke. and he
knew that he dared not risk any hint Of
warning.
Good enough. Bad luck. Be with you
in ten minutes" And NayIand Smith
hung up.
Flu Manchu uttered q cultural order:
the knife point was removed from
GreeoV'S jugular; his guards retired;
Misnon, without q glance in his direc-
ton. was led away. The silent doors
closed. He - Continued on Hexf page
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-10
School Board Hears
Curriculum Reports
From Principals

Attention of the Bluffton board of
education was focused on the curric-
ulum being used in both high school
and elementary school, and teaching
procedures and classroom activities
Tuesday evening when reports were
made by the school principals.
Hearing reports from Miss Mere
dith Stepleton, grade school principal,
and Frank Mayer, high school prin-
cipal was a new departure for the
board usually busy with building
problems, employment of staff and
more general school policies involving
finances.
The board also inaugurated proce-
dures for returning to the Triplett
Electrical Instrument company
small triangular parcel of ground
along Little Riley creek adjoining the
company's parking lot. Recently the
company reacquired the parking lot
property which had been turned over
to the village some years ago.
The smaller parcel owned by the
the school board had never been used
for any school purpose and only
created an annual weed-cutting prob
lem. Although it had been transferred
to the school many years ago, the
Triplett company, thru error, had
paid taxes on it up until recently.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-10
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Clemente Galvan, Mt
Cory, girl. Lourdes, born last We'd
nesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Marlowe Wehrly,
Columbus Grove, boy, Steven Mar
lowe, born last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harris, Bluffton,
a boy, James Clinton, born Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Anspach, La
fayette. a girl, Cynthia Sue, born
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Niederheiser,
McComb a boy, Keith Wayne, born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rhodes, Van
Vert, a boy, Jay Michael, born Sep
tember in Van Vert hospital. Mrs.
Rhodes is the former Janice Hankish,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hankish, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don >Stonehill, Klam-
ath Falls, Oregon, a boy, Gary Don
avin, born September 5. Mr.. Stone
hill is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Stonehill.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-10
Seek Annexation
OF Two Properties
To The Village

Legal proceedings were initiated
this week to bring about the annexa-
ton to the village of Bluffton two
parcels of real estate owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Yoder at the corner
of Grove and West Kibler streets and
David r. Tripplehorn farther east on
Kibler street.
A petition for the annexation of the
two pieces of residential property
was filed with the Allen County COM
misSioners this week by Attorney
John H. Romey. If the commission
ers take favorable action on the pc
tition, as is expected, the village
council can then pass an ordinance
annexing the properties to the cor
poration.
The Incorporation of the properties
will free their owners of an obliga-
ton to pay a $500 fee for tapping
the village sewer system, and hence
forth part of the real estate taxes
paid by the owners will go to the
village treasury.
Sewer taps were permitted from
both properties sometime ago upon
the promise that the owners request
annexation and take necessary legal
steps.
Ohio law provides that petitions OF
this nature can be filed by the ma
jority of the freeholders residing with
in territory to be annexed to vii.
lage. In this case Mr.. and Mrs. Yod-
er are the only freeholders residing
in the area described in the petition
as Tract I (their own home), and If
there proves to be no objection to
Tract II being included by the own
ers or occupants of this tract. who
do not qualify as freeholders residing
in the territory. the result will be the
inclusion of both parcels in one legal
action.
There are no resident freeholders
in the second tract because the own
er, David r.. Trippleilorn, is. not a
resident. The occupants of the prop
erty are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Grismore
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-10
Village Pays First
Bill OF $4,000
For Street Repairs

First payment of S1O,0O0 on the still
to-be completed street repair pro
gram for the village was authorized
at Tuesday evenings council met
ing.
The Churchill Construction COM
pany, Lima, contractors for the pro-
ject, presented a bill of S11 ,010.44 for
materials installed and requested a
payment of $4,000 which council
authorized.
The entire balance of the village
street fund, S797306, and s2026.94
transferred from the general fund
balance of the village were used tc
meet the requested payment.
Itemized cost submitted by the con-
struction company showed they had
applied 29OO gallons of prime at 25
cents gallon, at total cost of $725
had applied 1892 tons of pavement
costing S9,0S5.44 at rate of $3.50 per
ton and had showed a cost of S12OC
for the grading work necessary on the
streets. included in the program.
All of Vance street and portions oi
Washington and Jackson streets ano
Lawn avenue have been resurfaceo
with an asphaltic concrete surface
Poplar street has been widened, re,
graded and the base course applied
Re-surfacing of Poplar street anc
widening, grading and re-surfacing
of Kibler street between Main street
and Jackson street will be completed
later this fall when the Lima firm
completes previous commitments
they have with the state highway de
| partment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-10
Foreign Affairs
Expert Next On
Be Lecture Series

Spencer D. Irwin, associate editor
and foreign affairs columnist of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, will be
presented in the second of Bluffton
colleges Music-Lecture Series, next
Tuesday at p. m. in Ramseyer
Chapel.
Mr.. Irwin who joined the Plain
Dealer staff in 1926 is best known
to the public for his signed Sunday
column on world affairs, Behind the
Foreign News"
AS reporter, editor and comment
ator Mr.. Irwin has built up an
amazing acquaintance with leaders
of public life in foreign countries.
These contacts not only give him
exclusive information on trends
abroad but enable him to interpret
them in a human, understanding
fashion.
Mr.. Irwin is the only American
newspaperman to hold the coveted
Officers Cross of the Order of the
White Lion of Czechoslovakia He is
also chevalier of the Order of the
Star of Romania.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-10
Second Cage Carnival May Fill Holidays
With Basketball At BCS Founders Hall

Two basketball carnivals will be
held in Bluffton during the Christmas
holiday season if presently considered
plans are completed it was announced
this week.
The regular Junior Chamber of
Commerce holiday carnival featuring
Bluffton, y-Rawson, Pandora
Gilboa and Columbus Grove high
schools will be held Friday and
Saturday, December u and %, at
Founders hall. Jaycee officials said
this week.
A second carnival with Harrod act
ing as the host school for Alger.
McGuffey and Ohio City may be
conducted on other evenings during
the vacation period if suitable dates
can be set.
Dates suggested for the proposed
second carnival include Thursday
| December 26 for the first round and
the following Monday, December 80,
| for the final round.
First night play in the Jaycee
carnival will send Pandora -Gilboa
into action against Cory-Rawson in
the first game of the evening. Colum-
bus Grove will meet Bluffton headon
in an attempt to regain the carnival
championship which the Pirates rude
ly lifted from their hands last Decem-
Der.
The following evening the two losers
will meet in the preliminary to the
championship game featuring the
winners of the Friday evening games.
Columbus Grove has won the
championship of the carnival three
times during its five year existence,
slipping only in 1854 when Cory
Rawson nosed them out in the finals
and last year when the surprising
Pandora-Gilboa Rockets put them
down in the first evening of play.
During five years of carnival play
the Bulldogs have lost only two
! games, while winning eight, by far
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-10
Pirates On Altar At DelphOs Homecoming;
Beavers Face Trouble At Home Of Quakers

A Delphos Jefferson squad which
has shown little scoring punch during
their first four games will get a
chance to show their offensive
strength before Homecoming crowd
tomorrow evening when they rip and
tear at the soft belly of the Bluffton
Pirate line.
The Wildcats carry 2-1-1 record
into the game although they have
scored only five touchdowns all year.
four of them in the last two games
against Forest and Spencerville,
neither team powerhouse.
On the other hand their defense has
handed out only 26 points in four
games and the beef listed at their
tackle posts should be enough to
make the understood Pirates blink.
Letterman tackle Jack Vogt hits 220,
three other husky prospects, Bob and
Ron Brenneman and Wayne Richard
son start at 205 and move upwards
to an impressive (or flabby) 260.
The Wildcat offensive punch is
wrapped up in Jim Rorabeck and
Keith Polling. with letterman back
Tim Mericle also scheduled to lend a
hand here and there.
Bluffton moves into the game with
their offense finally jelled but with a
defensive line which gives Bluffton' S
loyal supporters the quivering
quakes. Only in the Elida game have
they managed to hold their opponents
under 200 yards from rushing and in
that game the pass defense begged
down at one critical moment giving
the Bulldogs the break they needed to
tie and eventually win the ball game.
Even Pandora-Gilboa ran though
the Pirate line for 201 yards from
Continued on Page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-10

per hour, apprentice SlbO, Seml-Sklll-
ed $1.70 and skilled labor 81. 80 hourly.
Only two wage levels are now used
for laborers. Common laborers re-
ceive $150 per hour and skilled labor
is paid s1.75.
Council members felt any increase
in wages for BPA laborers must be
accompanied by similar wage hike
for men employed by the village on
street repair and refuse collection
work. Village workmen are paid the
same scale as the present rates for
BPA employees.
The proposed pay schedule, which
would have raised only one wage
level was approved by the BPA at
their meeing last week and sub
mitted to the council in the form of
proposed ordinance. Only real wage
increase was the five cent an hour
boost for skilled labor, although two
new intermediate levels would be set
up between common and skilled
labor.
The proposed ordinance also would
establish S1.15 as the pay level for an
office clerk, who would harslle collec-
ton and bookkeeping duties for the
BPA. The pay schedule now in effect
sets salary of 5000 monthly for an
office secretary, a position which was
occupied on full-time basis by the
late Miss Dawn Stonehill.
The BPA plans to hire on office
clerk to serve on a part-time basis to
succeed Donavin Augsburger, former
clerk who has been assisting the
board since Miss Stonehill's death
last spring. When employed the new
clerk will be paid S1.15 hourly.
Councilmen Gerald Swank, who
moved to table the proposed pay
schedule, observed that employees of
the village and the BPA had re-
ceived simultaneous pay increases
last year. He said if the council were
to consider raising the pay of one
group they must give the other group
of employees similar consideration.
Councilman Wilbur AmstutZ second
ed Swank's motion to table the new
salary ordinance until BPA represent
atives could attend the next meeting
of council and present their plan in de-
tail. All six council members voted
to table the motion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-10

Finally started on the upward road
the Bluffton Beavers meet the Wilm-
ington Quakers Saturday evening at
s p. m. in the home opener for the
southern Ohio school.
Strengthened by Ii lettermen from
last years club, which placed third
in the Mid-Ohio league, Wilmington
has not been able to get off the
ground, dropping their first three
games of the year. Losing their
opener to Centre 80 they suffered
mild upsets at the hands of Ohio
Northern, 14-12, and Defiance, 1910.
Beaver coach Ken Mast feels the
Quaker club, third in the league last
year, has not yet lived up to its
potential. Beaver scouts report
WiImington's all-letterman backfield
is the fastest in the league outside
Bluffton's and shows balance and
scoring punch which can break loose
at any team.
Key to the Quaker backfield is
shifty junior right halfback Roger
Mickle, who scored four touchdowns
against BC in Wilmington's 38-25
triumph two years ago. Wilmington
has lined up Bill Glaspey, at left half
Larry McVey at fullback and either
Gene Fultz or Rich Curran with
Mickle in their starting backfield.
The Quakers line is big and strong
but sometimes they have been handi-
capped by lack of speed, which
might make a difference Saturday as
they reach for flying Taylors and
Dubenions, both noted for being
faster than the average football
Continued on Page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-10
Is your home safe from fire?

Is your home safe from fire?
This is the question you are urged to
ask yourself this week as the Bluffton
Junior Chamber of Commerce con-
ducts its annual Fire Prevention
Week effort to make local residents
and business owners fire safety con-
scious.
James Henderson, chairman of the
Jaycee Fire Prevention Week cam
paign committee for the second sue
cessive year, said that efforts will be
centered upon each Bluffton family
and business firm checking its in
dividual property to be sure all un-
necessary hazards are eliminated.
Elsewhere in The Bluffton News the
Jaycees and sponsoring business
firms publish a handy fire safety
check list. Copies of this list are also
being distributed among the school
children who will urge their parents
to use it in making a complete check
of their homes.
AS an incentive to have the lists
checked and returned to the Fire Pre-
vention committee. candy bar has
been offered each school child in
grades one throught eight for each
signed check list returned during the
week of the drive. Children may turn
in either the check list printed in the
paper or one provided at the school.
Robert Ewing, Bluffton teacher, has
agreed to tabulate the check list re-
suits.
Bluffton schools are participating
in the campaign. Tuesday a represent
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-10
WaltermireS Buy
Former Bixel
Appliance Store
Firms Second Store
Will Provide Room For
Expanded Appliance Line

Waltermire's store, virtually burst
ing out at the seams in recent months
as one department seemed to over
flow into another, solved its space
problem this week by acquiring a
second store, the former Marshall
and Bixel Appliance and Gift Shop
next to the Town Hall.
Announcement was made Saturday
that Mr. and Mrs. Edward Walter
mire had acquired the store from
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Bixel. Only last
week it was announced that the
Bernard Heltens, who operated the
store for three-month interim, had
sold out to the Bixels.
The expansion move comes to
|Waltermire' in the stores 18th year
of business in Bluffton. Although re-
Gently remodeled to make room for
larger stocks of merchandise, the
appliance department was extremely
cramped.
In acquiring the new store, Walter
mire's also acquire the General
Electric appliance franchise, held for
the past Is years by the Bixels. Mr..
Waltermire said that his line of RCA
Victor television, RCA Whirlpool laun-
dry equipment and White and New
Home Sewing machines will be added
to the GE white goods line at the new
location. The gift department will also
be continued.
Mrs. John Boehr will continue with
the new owners and Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Beck of Beaverdam will man.
age the appliance sales and service
at the new location. Mr.. Beck has
been in television and appliance ser.
vice work for the past eight years ir
Lima
Active in civic affairs of Beaver
dam, Mr.. Beck has been fire CHIEF
there for IL years, served on the
village council and is past president
of the Beaverdam Lions club.
Waltermire'S will continue to oper-
ate their present store in addition to
the new appliance and gift shop.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-10
Beaver Followers
To Migrate Saturday

A whole tribe of Beavers will
descend on the Wilmington coll
ege campus Saturday as Bluffton
college students observe their Mi
grafton Day.
Practically the entire college
population will make up the car
avan travelling to Wilmington for
the Saturday evening game with
the Quakers. Migration Day has
become a fuII-fledged college ira
ditiOn as BC followers annually
travel en- masse to one out-of town
football game to cheer the efforts
of their squad.