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Alexander Humilton
Post Pluns Athletic
Program for Nov. IL

Legionaires of the Alexan-
der Hamilton Post No. IS OF
st. Croix are busily complet-
ing a program of sports for
the observance of Veterans
Day, Monday, November II,
1857 on the Christiansted
Wharf area, it was announced
by Ejnar R. Boiling, Post
Commander.
This will be a full day Of
sports beginning at 900 am.
with a series of races includ-
ing row boat, sail boat, speed
boat, swimming. Also walking
the creased pole, catching a
creased pig, foot races of all
kinds including special walk
ing and creeping races by
Continued on page ~
, 1957-10-30

cessary link between the Com
mission and the peoples of the
Caribbean.
The subject papers are led
off by a general statement on
the Role of the Cooperative
Movement in Economic De-
velopment with special refer
ence to the area served by the
Caribbean Commission. This
is the work Of r. H.. Gret-
ton, Agricultural Cooperatives
Specialist, of the Food and
Agriculture Organization, and
is prepared in three parts.
First, cooperatives are exam
med in their origins, with
particular attention to the fact
that although the basic prin-
eiples are the same in all
countries, there is a distinct
difference when it comes to
the source of initiative for CO.
Continued on page A
, 1957-10-30
Eleven Contestants
For Queen Of 1857
Xmus Festival
Conf. Recommendation
Aimed at Stimulating
Discussion
PORT OF A

PORT OF SPAIN Dele There are a total of eleven
gates to the West Indian Con- contestants for the honor of
terence Seventh SESSION. to Queen of the 1857 Christmas
he held next month in Curacao Festival, it was announced by
are being supplied with a full Ron de Lugo, co-chairman of
set of background papers to as the Committee. They are Tho
sst them in discussions on the malta Larsen, Jeanne Grigg,
various subject heads of the Luz Della Brignoni, Merza
agenda. These papers, fur Gray, Carmen Belardo, Co.
nished by the Caribbean Com rjnne Nelson, Mildred Hen
mission, have been specially derson, Hilda Aloyo, Lynette
prepared by the Commits Lang, Juanita Lenhardt and
slon's technical specialists and Arlene Petersen. The two lat
by experts of the Food and ter are candidates from the
Agriculture Organization of Frederiksted District.
'N $500 ~ Mr.. de Lugo said that they
Ten in number, the majority will be presented to the pub
deal with the conference Co lie at the first official dance OF
operatives including the Co the Festival which Will be
operative aspects of agricuHu- held on Friday night at Far
raj credit and low-cost housing chettes Night Club, After that
Two others are regular Con- the campaign will be IN tul
ference papers. the Report of swing to pick the winner.
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the Secretary General to the
Member Governments of the
Commission, and a Report on
the major developments which
have taken place within the
Caribbean in the fields of in
terest Of the Caribbean Com
mission since the previous ses-
sion of the West Indian Con-
ference.
These two last documents
are intended to keep the Con-
ference, and, through the dele
gates, the people of he area,
fully informed of the work of
the Commission and of the &C
ton being taken throughout
the area in the fields of interest
of the Commission. These pa
pers enable the Conference to
make further recommends
tons to the Commission on
matters which delegates con-
slider the Commission should
undertake, and provide a ne
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-04
Select Cast Of 30 For
Community Easter Pageant

Part II of the Pageant. "The Res
direction of Christ" will be present
ed at $50 Easter morning at Found
ers hall. In addition to the above
characters. the following will also
appear: elders. Eugene Benroth, Dali
las Berry and James West; Cleoph-
as, the Rev. James Heininger; an
gel, Emmett Huntley and drummer,
Vicki Davidson.
The pageant, an original work of
the Rev. Thomas J. Wilson, pastor
of the Church of Christ, will be pre-
sented under the sponsorship of
the Ministerial association and the
directorship of Dale Dickey and
Darwin Luginbuhl.
One rehearsal has been held and
three more are announced for Sun
day, April 7, p. M, Founders hail.
and on April IL and il.
Mrs. F. T. Lauriat and Mrs. Ken
meth Mast are in charge of costum-
ing and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Stauffer
will handle stage makeup.
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BlufftOn @. E. S.
To Be Inspected By
State Officer

Ward Ramseyer, worthy grand
patron of the Order of Eastern Star
for the state of Ohio, will be the
inspecting officer of Bluffton Chapter
Monday evening at o'clock In
Founders Hall following dinner at the
st. Johns Evangelical and Reformed
church at $50.
Officers of the Bluffton chapter are
M a b e. Minck, worthy matron;
Francis Devier, worthy patron; Mel
vina Lewis, associate matron; Rich
ard Lewis, associate patron; Effie
Herring, secretary; Louella Stauffer,
treasurer; Ina Jean Ewing, conduc-
tress; Betty Stratton, associate con-
ductress; Charles Stauffer, chaplain;
Clayton Hardness, marshall; Mildred
Hardness, organist; Edna Carmack,
Adah; Edith Stauffer, Ruth; Mabel
Huser, Esther; Geneva Fish, Martha;
Alice Devier, Electa; Fanny Wenger,
warder, and Oscar Wenger, sentinel.
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Business Group
Sees h-Cell-O
Plant I'm Operation

Approximately 80 men attended a
meeting of the Bluffton Business
mems association last Wednesday
evening at the Ex-Cell-O plant offices
and toured the plant while it was
being operated by the night shift.
An increasing number of men from
Bluffton and a close radius of the
town are being employed at the
plant, Joe Browne, general manager
of the Bluffton plant, told the group.
He, together with Elmer Sites, in
charge of the machine tool division,
Herman Usrey, precision parts, and
Hugh Jones, area manager for Indi-
ana and Ohio operations, conducted
the tour.
The visitors were shown new prod
ucts being turned out by the local
plant including a Model Is Center
drive and Model S Pure-Pak dairy
packaging machine in operation.
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Legion Post To
Observe Birthday
At Hawaiian Luau

Stirring nostalgia among veterans
who served in the Pacific during
World War II, the 9th Anniversary
dinner of Bluffton American Legion
Post 382 Friday evening at Legion
hall will follow the theme of a colorful
Hawaiian Luau.
The theme will be followed by DR..
Fred P. Berlin, Lima surgeon, who
will show color slides made on the
five major islands of Hawaii on a
recent visit there.
Guests of honor at the dinner will
include Department Vice Command
er Merle Brady of Van Vert, Byron
Blanke, second district commander;
Rod Hughes, district vice command
er; Bob Erskine, district adjutant
and Tom Gallagher, service officer.
Representing the auxiliary will be
Mrs. Linus Schneider, national COM
mittee woman; Avonelle Ludwig, de-
partment vice president; Kay Stieg,
district president and Mrs. Don
Reams, district service committee
chairman.
The Bluffton Post was organized in
1923 with DR.. j. S. Steiner as the
first commander Other commanders
in order of service are Wilbur A.
Howe, Armin Hauenstein, Wilbur
Potee, William Scothorn, Murray
Tripplehorn, Vance Shrider, r. r.
Schryer, Clair Fett, Harry Triple
horn, Herman Schmidt, Fred
Fritchie. Rev. J. Norman King, Ralph
Henr.s Paul Weaver. Nello Ste;nman.
John w. Ryan, Herbert Siefield.
Gilbert Fett, Frenas Hermann,
Ralph Stearns, Millen Geiger, Amos
Tschiegg, John Ross, Frederick
Reichenbach, Maurice Fett, Albert
ingalls,. Garnette Folz. Gerald
Swank. Harry Bogart, Paul Geiser.
John Carder, Don Corson and Ber-
dell Huber.
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Automobile Plate
Sales Miss Record
For Second Year
Purchases Reach 1876
Saturday Evening; "
Short of 1855 Mark

Automobile license sales fell about
so short of the record set here in 1855
according to figures released by the
office of deputy registrar Clayton
Bixel this week.
Sales had reached 1876 sets of
plates when the office closed Satur-
day evening the last date before the
close of regular sales at the end of
March. Bixel said Monday evening
that stragglers making their pur-
chases Monday had pushed the total
sales near the 1000 mark, still were
short of the record of 2050 set in 1855.
Last years sales were 2,048 during
the month of March.
Sales had moved into the 9780 YY
series Saturday after 948 sets of
plates in both the w and ZB series
were exhausted by the middle of the
day. Tags numbering up to 9999 YY
are still available at the Bluffton
agency for persons who purchase cars
later this year.
Trailer license sales had reached
318 by the close of the March regis
tration period. No previous figure is
available for comparison because
truck and trailer sales had always
been Jumped together until this year.
No truck licenses were available in
Bluffton this year.
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Library Usage
Reaches New Peak

Book circulation at the Bluffton.
Richland Public Library appeared
headed for new record in 1857. Miss
Ocie Anderson, librarian, reported a
gain of 3,720 for the first quarter of
the year. Her records show a total
circulation of 9,190 for the January
through March period.
March reading reached an all-time
high, Miss Anderson said, with a cir
culation total of 6,922, a gain of 1,543
over March of last year.
The local library facilities received
special commendation recently from
E. S. Harrison of the state depart
ment of education, who inspected the
high school. Library facilities are
very adequate and reference mater
ials good" he told Superintendent A.
B. Murray.
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PTA Panel To Analyze The Mental Genius
And Delue Into "HolU They Get That Way

training of children will most
likely help develop successful men
and women?"
Among other subjects to be
touched upon will be: Should
learning stress creativity or con-
formity? Do parents understand
the WHY of changes in teaching
methods? Are present-day stu
dents short-changed on funda-
mentals? Do parents "sell our
teachers short" by critisizing
them and their methods?
Another feature of the program
will be the eighth grade music
class presentation of music from
"The Creation" by Haydn. Mrs.
Kathryn Patterson will direct the
program.
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p1o iEplleu VI QueSllOfKldIre CIR
culated to the homes by the children,
and indications were that 165 child
rem have received no polio shots
whatever. Forty-two children have
had their fist shot, 1872 have had two
shots and 231 have received the full
course of three shots.
According to the health commits
Sioner reliable statistics indicate that
two inoculations with the vaccine con-
fer s. per cent immunity. The survey
indicates that approximately 81 per
cent of all Bluffton school children
reporting on the survey have had at
least this many shots, and of this
number 81 per cent have had the
third, or booster incubation recon-
nfended to maintain protection at
high level.
Bluffton participation in the survey
was much greater than many other
districts in the county. Reports were
received by the county authority on
1883 children of the approximately
L, 1863 included in the study, or ap-
proximately So per cent. Throughout
the county, it appeared that of those
turning in information 26 per cent
(as in Bluffton) have received no
vaccination.
Indications were this week that If
the 165 Bluffton children who have
received no protection against polio
are to be immunized before the sum-
mer polio season, they win have to
make arrangements with their family
physicians.
The county board of health has
adopted a policy of providing free
vaccine only for children of INDECENT
families when a local board of educa-
ton makes application for the vac
cine.
Superintendent of Schools A. B.
Murray said that he had contacted
the county health commissioner some
time ago to determine what the policy
for Allen county schools would be,
and found at that time there was no
policy for free polio vaccination. He
said Wednesday that he will take the
matter up with the board of education
at its meeting next Tuesday.
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$4OO In Checks Recovered But $1,000
Cash Still Missing In BMel Burglary

Night patrolman Wade Bechtol may
have spotted the thief, although he
was not aware of it at the time. He
was called to the vicinity about
$3.50 a. m. when neighbor reported
seeing man prowling in the alley
near the auto agency. Bechtol sur
prised man who fled across Cherry
street into the tangled area near the
banks of Riley creek.
Checking all doors and windows at
the agency after the intruder fled,
Bechtol saw no evidence of entry.
State highway patrol Investigators
believe the job may have been done
by the same gang who has been
operating in small towns in this area
for the past several months.
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Be Class To Survey
Public Opinion On
United Fund Plan
Town Meeting Will Be Called
If Favorable Support
Is Indicated

Do the citizens of the Bluffton area
want a United Fund organization
wherein all financial campaigns and
drives would be combined into one
major annual drive?
The Community Organization and
Resources class of Bluffton college
has agreed to make comprehensive
survey on the question for the Busi-
ness and Professional Women'S club,
which last week announced it would
take the leadership in the organiza-
ton of the United Fund system, if
sufficient support seems likely.
Miss Meredith Stepleton, chairman
of the B & PWC committee in charge,
said that her committee had well
coined the survey which has been
suggested by the class. Carl Smucker,
professor of social service, is the
class instructor. The survey will be
made next Wednesday, April 10, by
10 members of the class.
The plan is to take a sampling of
15 per cent of the opinions to resi-
dents in each precinct. There will be
no attempt to form opinion one way
or another on the question.
The QUESTIONABLE to be used ex-
plains that the United Fund cam
paign would be a short, intense drive
aimed at doing the same work now
requiring nearly a dozen separate
efforts. A goal would be sought based
on the total budget needs of the
various member groups.
Answers will be sought to two
questions: Are you in favor of a
United Fund organization in Bluffton?
Would you be willing to be a volunteer
during the annual drive?
No names will appear on the
questionnaires and all answers will
remain anonymous.
Following the opinion survey all
residents of the Bluffton Community
are to be invited to Town Meeting
which will be addressed by a re-
preventative of the Ohio Citizens
Council, Columbus.
Representatives of the United Fund
organization in nearby Ada will also
be asked to address a future Town
Meeting.
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Ask Businessmen
To Join Opposition
OF Phone Rate Hike
Criticism Leveled At Company
Equipment, Not Local Pers-
onnel, Mayor Says

Cooperation Of Bluffton business
men in opposing the proposed tele-
phone rate increase was requested
by the local committee Of the North
western Telephone CO.. Subscribers
association at meeting of the Busi-
ness Mems association Wednesday
evening OF last week.
Mayor David L. Riser, one of the
leaders of the fight against higher
phone rates, said that his groups
criticism Of the company's service
is based on lack of modern COM
munications equipment, and is not
aimed at the personnel of the local
exchange who are doing the best
they can with equipment they have
to work with.
He explained that IA northwest
Ohio communities have joined the
movement to oppose the rate boost
One phase of the campaign will be
to ask subscribers to record instances
of poor telephone service. Special
blanks for recording the time of the
call will be distributed to local busi-
ness places for pickup by subscrib-
ers next week.
Members of the Business Mems
association contributed more than
$50 in individual dollar donations to
help defray costs of the Subscribers
association
A request by city clerks in the
affected communities for operating
statements of costs within the in
dividual communities last week re-
suited in obtaining from the company
a general operating statement for
the entire area. Arden Baker, who
represents Bluffton on the Subscrib-
ers' association board of directors,
said that an effort would be made
again to obtain a statement on the
Bluffton operation separate from the
general accounting.
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Bob Feller, considered by MANY
baseball men to be the outstanding
major league pitcher for the past Is
years. will make his long-awaited
Bluffton appearance next Wednesday
evening at the Bluffton college
Booster banquet, o'clock.
In addition to being just about the
most headlined player of his day
Feller has proved to be a leader off
the field as well.
Presently he is serving his second
year as March of Dimes chairman
for the state of Ohio. During his first
year in the position the Ohio coIiec-
tons set new record for the state.
FeLer also was one OF, the early
leaders in the organization of major
league baseball players in their fight
for pension benefits and recognition
from the club owners. He was the
first American league player repre-
sentative to the pension fund.
LAttfc League ffOmOter
He has also been active in the pro-
motion of Little League baseball since
it came to the Cleveland area several
years ago.
Bursting on the major league scene
like rocket Feller donned a Cleye-
land uniform even before he had
graduated from high school. After
serving a brief apprenticeship in the
bullpen he was promoted to a regular
starting role, a job which he held
until age and a flock of younger
pitchers edged him out of this posi-
ton after the 1854 season.
Among his many records are the
major league records for strikeouts in
Continued on page g.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-04

With widespread attention to the
mental geniuses on TV question
and answer shows, attention is
focused on learning and learning
methods, PTA panel next Mon
day evening will attempt to probe
''How do they get that way
With Arden Baker as modera-
tor, the panel includes Clarence
Hooker, Miss Mildred Keel, Mrs.
Richard Weaver and Earl Leh-
man.
Under the general subject.
"Analyzing Our Learning In
Home and School," the panel will
discuss such subjects at what
can be done to help a child learn
concentration and the develop
ment of good work habits?'
.What basic characteristic i'm the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-04
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Weihrauch, Rt.
fl, Jenera, a boy, David Eugene,
born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Warner, Rt.
#3, Continental, a girl, Cynthia
Marie, born Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Robinson,
Mt. Cory. boy, Kenneth Lee, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Gossman,
Findlay, a boy, Mark Edwin, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lugibihl, Pan
dora, a girl, Jodi Irene, born Mon
day.
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Be Choir Singing Cantata
At Union Service Sundny

In another of a series of Union
Lenton services sponsored by the
Bluffton Ministerial association, the
Bluffton College A Cappella choir will
present 'The Seven Last Words of
Christ" at $50 p. m. Sunday in the
First Mennonite church.
No portion of the scriptures is more
moving than the last words of Christ
spoken from the cross. A number of
musical settings have been given
these famous words, the first being
a cantata, ''The Seven Words of Jesus
Christ" by Heinrich Schultz written
in 1927. On Good Friday, 1867, Theo-
dore Dubois produced an important
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-04-04

A Soggy mass of bank checks to-
falling $400 were found discarded in
a trash barrel in a Bluffton alley,
Monday, but nearly $1,000 in cash
was still missing this week in the
burglary last Thursday morning at
Bixel Motor Sales.
The money taken from jimmied
safe in the auto agency office was
receipts from the sale of state auto
mobile license tags. Its loss was
covered by insurance, Mr.. Bixel said.
The checks were found Monday by
Millen Geiger, Triplett employee,
on his way to work. They were seen
in a trash barrel near a shed at the
rear of the Wilmer Bechtel property
on South Main street.
The theft was discovered by shop
foreman Leroy Traucht when he OPP
ened the agency at $50 a. m. Thurs
day. He summoned police chief Will
lam Gaiffe and Investigators from
the State Highway Patrol.
A search of the building did not
disclose that the thieves had forced
entry to the building. Highway patrol
Investigators believe the person must
have hidden in the rear of the ga
rage before it was closed for the
night. Carey YounEman, salesman
for the auto firm, locked the building
at IL :05 Wednesday evening.
The money was taken from an up
right safe in the office of Abram
Rickert, bookkeeper for the firm. The
thieves also ruined desk in the
used car office as they smashed their
way into its locked compartment in
search of more loot. They overlooked
a built-in safe in the used car office.
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Although the part of Christ will be
revealed only as voice, and will
not be portrayed in person and cos
tune, the cast of 30 who will por-
tray the other characters in the
Bluffton Community Easter Pageant
were announced this week.
Playing the Biblical roles in Part
1 depicting THE Death and Burial
of Christ" on Good Friday will be
the following persons: narrator, Rob-
ert Kreider; soloist, Dean Niswander;
PLATE, Silas Diller; door guard, Will
ford Geiger; Roman soldiers, Larry
Smucker and James BURY; centur-
ion, Nelson Steiner; Joseph of Ari-
mathea, John Gilbert; scribe, Ralph
Stearns; high priest, Robert Nonna-
maker; second chief priest, Clayton
Harkness; NicodemuS, Richard
Boehr; four servants of Joseph,
Michael Diller, Tony Travis, Calvin
Oppermann and Dale Schiffke; Jud-
as, Luther Shelter; gardener, Clair
Michel.
Third chief priest, Carl Marshall; (;
cross bearer, AL Hughes; Peter, Paul
Basinger; James, Paul Greding;
John, Carl Derringer; Mary Magda-
lene, Mrs. Lloyd Vermillion; Mary,
the mother of Jesus, Betty Stratton;
Mary, the mother of James, Mel
vena Lewis; Salome, Dorothy Stein
er; fifth woman, Betty Stuart; other
women, Jean Kempf, Doris Mericle
and Geraldine Diller.
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Red Cross DriUe
Nets $3.50 Here

The Red Cross Fund drive i'm
Bluffton was completed Saturday
within S19 of the amount raised
by this community last year,
Ralph Stearns, chairman of the
Bluffton chapter has announced.
Mr.. Stearns reported that Mrs.
Golda Weiss, who headed the fund
drive for the American Legion
auxiliary, turned in a total of
S780.7l. Last year it was reported
that the drive reached $500.
Assisting i'm the campaign as
team captains were Mrs. Ruth
Shisler, Mrs. Juanita Klingler,
Mrs. Stella Core and Mrs. Rhea
Geiger.
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and carefully written work. ''The
Seven Last Words of Christ" which
has been traditional part of each
seasons repertoire of the choir.
Soloists for the cantata are Nancy
Wismer, Hilltown, Pa; Romano
Clemens, Souderton, Pa, sopranos;
Marvin Dirks, Ir., Lombard, Ill.,;
Paul Glaze, Bluffton, tenors; Tom
Reichenbach, Pandora; Don Panna-
becker. Peoria, H., baritones. Saun-
dra Berry, Bluffton, is the pianist
The public is cordially invited to
attend the program and an offering
will be taken for support of the choir's
work