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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-08-02

Littleton, Gurary Edward STAN
field of Burlington; Richard Lee
Boyd of Elizabeth City, Mallie AL
madoarse Profit of Spray, Leroy
Bowser of Manteo, James Stewart
Bethune of Clinton, and John ].
Passenger of Norfolk, $40 fine and
costs each.
Fishing without a license, Rob-
ert Butler of Falls Church, Va,
$40 fine and costs.
Improper passing, Alphonso
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-08-02

Goodwin of Elizabeth City, and
Wesley Jarvis Payne of Wanchese,
S. fine and costs each.
Failing to stop at stop sign,
Lynne Merkle of Roanoke Rapids,
SIS fine and costs.
Improper brakes, Jennings Bry-
an Tillett of Wanchese, S. fine
and costs.
Following too close, Charles A.
Heiberger of Princeton, N. Y, SIS
fine and costs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-08-02

Buddy Cannady and his Bobby Scarborough big
fishing guides aboard the
longest and exciting along the
North Carolina coast July % Douglas Arlington Virginia
angler connected with giant blue Oregon
miles off shore The big fish still sunset
until shortly before 10 o'clock before broke leader escaped
Reports of the exciting battle by
short radio The flashed Norfolk
and elsewhere while the battle still underway
landed and perhaps most cresen than young
Cannady Two days later different McName
Richmond fishing the Wahoo approximately
hooked and boated the 31 FOUNDER photo
that measured 10 foot four inches inches g
Other members of the party aboard Wahoo white
marlin the day.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-08-02

The word tornado is derived
from the Spanish "tronda," mean
ing thunderstorm.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-08-02

Keep pigs gaining in the sum
mer by keeping them cool.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-08-02

IR-CoNDITTONED Waterfront
Apartment for rent. Tel. 7O-J,
Manteo. T-S-2-3tc
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-08-02

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
A Cappella Choir
To Give Concert
At Grace Church

The Bluffton college A Cappella
choir will present a concert of sacred
music at the Grace Mennonite church
of Pandora Sunday, January 20, at
7:30 p. m.
The choir is a carefully selected
group of so voices from various Sec
tions of the country and is well
known for its fine Interpretation of
the great choral works. Included in
the repertoire are numbers by
Brahms, Bach, Tschaikowsky and
other classical composers. Also sew
eral numbers of current choral litera-
ture will be sung.
The A Cappella choir is scheduling
an eastern tour for April 11-12, and
is also scheduling a weekend tour
to Canadian General Conference
churches in Ontario.
Professor Earl w. Lehman, ma
tive of this community, is the direc-
tor of the choir and will be assisted
by solos from Tom Reichenbach of
Pandora, and Marvin Dirks, Jr., of
Chicago. Saundra Berry, Bluffton, is
the accompanist for the choir.
An offering will be taken in sup
port of the choir and its work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17

Observing the 39th birthday of the
National Junior Chamber of Com
merce, Bluffton Jaycees this week
reviewed the accomplishments OF
their own young 6-year-old chapter.
The organization, which is open to
all community-minded young men
between the ages of q and 35, has
been active in many of community
projects.
Since coming on the Bluffton scene
in 1850 the Jaycees have grown from
a charter membership of 13 to their
present active membership of twenty.
The Holiday Tourney
One of the most popular events
sponsored by the Jaycees locally has
been the annual holiday basketball
carnival held at Founders Hall. This
brings together the four high schools
from the immediate area for mid
season renewal of old rivalries.
Proceeds from this carnival go to-
wards the athletic funds of the COM
peting schools. Because carnivals are
always well-attended the receipts go
a long way towards keeping athletic
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
Local Jaycees 6 Years Old
On :39th Natl Anniversary

programs at these schools in sound
condition.
In return the Jaycees get only
the profits from the concessions.
These are used to finance their pro-
jects over the next year.
Annual Projects
Other annual projects of the local
organization include Fire Prevention
Week, the Christmas lighting contest,
the teen-age safe driving Road-E-O,
and a junior tennis tournament.
Youthful tennis stars from all over
the state congregated in Bluffton in
the summer of 1855 for the Ohio
junior tennis tournament This three
day Jaycee sponsored affair saw Kay
Champion of Dayton walking off with
all the honorS.
New Street Signs
Several years ago with the help of
some doantions the Jaycees financed
and erected the new, more readable
street signs all over town. These
signs replaced the old wooden
markers which were faded and, in
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
SpOrtSmen'S Club
To Re-Organize
Next Wednesday

Color and sound films on hunting
and fishing in Ohio will be presented
at the fish fry and annual business
meeting of the Bluffton Community
Sportsmen's Club, which will be held
next Wednesday evening at the
Legion room in the Town Hall.
Fishing in Ohio Waters" and
"A Place to Hunt Will be screened
by Bill Robnolte, Allen county game
protector, at 7:30 and 8:45. In be-
tween showings the election of Of
ficers will be conducted and John
Gilbert, retiring club president Will
present resume of club activities
for the year.
The fish fry is scheduled for p.
m. with Dave Riser, Aldine Weiss
and Harold Balmer serving as chefs.
\ Plans will get underway shortly for
the annual Trout Derby which will
be held at Buckeye quarry.
During the past year the club has
purchased new tank for transport
ing the fish which they purchase,
from the hatcheries to the waters
which they are stocking. The COM
partmented tank will have two COM
pressors and an auxiliary pump for
use if the main compressor pump
should fail.
Sportsmens club officials point out
that if the supply of oxygen in the
water is reduced the fish will die in
Most live fish shipments
cost several hundred dollars and are
if lost while being
The meeting is open to the public
and interested persons are urged to
bring their families with them.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
27-Year-Old
Restaurant Will
Close Its Doors

One of Bluffton's older restaurants
will go out of business when Miss
Lydia Gratz closes her Hub restau-
rant on February 1.
She has announced leasing of the
building to Miss Vidella Herr and
Mrs. Vida Althaus, women's shop
proprietors, for the period of five
years. They will redecorate the
building and move their fixtures
from the shop they hove occupied
directly across the street.
Lester Niswander, who purchased
the present site of the Vida-Vidella
shop some time ago is completing
plans to move his newsstand and
store into that location.
Miss Gratz has operated a
restaurant in the location next to the
post office since she purchased the
building from the old Commercial
Bank in 1880. For a number of years
she was assisted by her sister Mrs
Clara Geiser and several nieces and
nephews.
For the past several years Miss
Gratz has operated the business by
herself because her sister has re-
manned an invalid in their Lawn
Ave-, home. After closing her busi-
ness Miss Gratz will devote herself
to caring for sister.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
Judges Named In
Project To Select
Outstanding Farmer

Judges for the Outstanding Young
Farmer project now underway under
sponsorship of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce were announced this week
by James Daley, Jaycee committee
chairman.
The judges will include Wilford
Gratz, master of Richland Grange;
Leland Basinger, manager of the
Master Feed Mill, and Don Overn1y-
er, high school vocational agriculture
teacher.
The Jaycee project is an effort to
recognize and honor the achieve
ments of young men who have made
outstanding progress in their agricul-
tural careers, who have made notable
contributions to soil and natural re-
source conservation, and who have
worked to improve their communities.
All farmers between the ages of u
and 35 are eligible.
At stake are number of local.
state and national awards and hon
ors. The community winner will rep
resent Bluffton in the state finals and
may win an all-expense trip to the
national awards program in Durham,
North Carolina, next April Is and 16.
Deadline for receipt of nominations
is January q. Entry forms are avail
able TO anyone who wishes to antar
the name of a person they think de-
serving of the honor. The forms may
be obtained at the Smith Barber Shop
or KoontZ Sinclair Station.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
Purchasing Agents
Hear Carl Lehman

Carl NJ. Lehman, business manager
and treasurer of Bluffton college,
spoke at the Lima Area Purchasing
Agents association on Wednesday.
The advantages of a college educa-
ton for buyers and purchasing a.
gents was the topic of Mr.. Lehmans
talk.
On January 9, Mr.. Lehman attend
ed the executive committee meeting
of the Ohio College and University
Business Officers association at Co
lumbus. He also attended the meet
ing of the finance committee of the
East Central States Mental Health
Program in Goshen, Indiana recent
ly, and was elected vice president of
the group.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
q Guests Now
Residing At
Memorial Home

Twenty-one guests were in resi-
dence at the Mennonite Memorial
Home at the close of operations in
1856 superintendent A. r. Duerksen
has reported.
Ages range from 6S to go with Miss
Ruth Jones of Conner the youngest
resident and Mrs. Susan Good, Bluff
ton, the Oldest.
Duerksen reported the health of the
guests remains generally good with
only Miss Lauretta Riegel of Lima
presently confined to her bed. Mr..
Marshall Parker and Mrs. Millie
HarShman, both of whom were hos
iptalized recently are both up and
around.
Members of the Women's Service
Group of the home recently secured
a Lincoln-Schleuter scrubbing and
polishing machine and a new power
full vacuum cleaner for the Home,
Duerksen reports.
Mrs. Harvey Bauman, of the First
Mennonite church, Bluffton, has been
appointed to the governing board to
succeed Mrs. A. M. Rickert, who
resigned recently.
Present residents include M s.
Sarah Althaus, Bluffton; Mrs. Ottilia
Badertscher, Bluffton; Miss Alice
Balmer, Bluffton; Mrs. Matilda
Fankhauser, Dalton; Mrs. Cora Fish
er, Lima; Mrs. Susan Good, Bluffton;
Mr.. Samuel Goslee, Ada; Mrs. Millie
Harshman, Arlington; Miss Ruth
Jones, Conner; Mr.. Eli Kirchofer.
Dalton; Mr.. Marshall Parker, Lima
Mrs. Caroline Parker, Lima; Mrs.
Selma Powers, Pierceton, Ind; Mrs.
Dora Quiring, Bluffton; Miss Laur-
eta Riegel, Lima; Mrs. A m a
SchoenfeId, Middletown; Mrs. Effie
Shrider, Beaverdam; Mr.. William
Tschantz, Kidron; Mrs. Martha
Welty, Pandora; Mrs. Elizabeth
Wiebe, Bluffton; Mrs. Louisa Yoder,
Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17

The Bluffton college Beavers will
be placing their heads under the axe
when they entertain the unbeaten
Defiance Yellowjackets Saturday eve
ming.
Defiance, defending Mid-Ohio lea
que champions, swamped the Bea-
vers 8-59 in the season opener for
both teams. Since that time they
have swept by seven more foes as
they have posted the top record in
Ohio.
Only team to press them seriously
has been the Ohio Northern Polar
Bears, Tuesday night conquerors of
the Beavers, who battled down to the
wire before losing 1888 last Saturday
night.
Although the Yellowjackets have
several lettermen, including Joe
Hockenberry and Paul Yoder, both
sharpshooters, from last years MOL
champions the leading scorer this
year has usually been freshman Red
Szabo. Szabo, just off the courts of
Toledo Macomber where he led the
Craftsmen to the Toledo title last
year, scored 20 against the Beavers
in the opener even though he fouled
out with almost 10 minutes in the
game.
An indication of the jackets power
is the margin of nearly 25 points
game they have been piling up over
their opponents. only Northern's
Polar Bears have come close to hold
ing the speedy upstate crew to an
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
.BluftOn Shiyers
AS Sub-ZerO Cold
Grips Community
Seven Inches Of Snow
Creates Problem Of
Town Street Crew

Winter laid its cold, white hand on
Bluffton very heavily in the last week
as temperatures drifted to an all
winter low of five degrees below zero
on both Monday and Tuesday this
week.
There were four days of below zero
weather since last Friday with the
Friday low of three below zero mark
ing the lowest January II of all time.
1t passed the previous mark of two
below zero set in 1919.
After making recovery to high
of 81 degrees on Saturday and Sun
day the mercury dipped downward
again Sunday night to reach the
frigid five below mark the next day.
Snow came sweeping in with the
cold weather and brought with it
snarled traffic, closed schools and
quite bit of work for ti1e village
street crew.
Nearly seven inches of snow fell in
the past week with six inches of it
being concentrated on last Wednesday
and Thursday. Wind coming with the
snow drifted many of the county
roads and closed BIuffton schools
Thursday. All rural schools in the
area were shut down for the day but
most of them held classes on Friday.
Although no serious accidents have
been reported either in or near Bluff
ton traffic has been slowed consider
ably During the heaviest SHOWS last
week new Route 25 was practically
unusable as The overpass over the
AC&Y railroad became so slippery
that many cars were not able to
cross it until it had been salted by
the state highway drew.
Bluffton was still shoveling out
early this week as street commits
sioner William Gaiffe and his crew
were using power shovel mounted
on Ford tractor to remove snow
still accumulated along Main street
parking areas. They have been dis
posing of this snow along the banks
of Riley creek near Harmon Field.
Gaiffe said Tuesday that his crew
has salted the streets, particularly
around the main intersections but the
freezing rain which came with the
first of the snow had hampered the
working of the salt
Last January saw 116 inches or
snow in the Bluffton area but even
this figure may be surpassed as more
than half the days in January have
seen at least trace of snow, with a
total of more than eight inches falling
already this month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
Salary Boosts
In Store For
Local Teachers
School Board AdjOurns
Tuesday Meeting To Study
Salary Schedule

Salary schedule increases for Bluff.
ton school teachers appeared likely
this year when members of the board
of education met Tuesday evening to
discuss appropriations for 1857.
Additional revenue from state
school foundation funds and a jump
of $212, 159 in the tax duplicate (value
of all taxable real estate in the school
district) will make funds available
for some form of salary boost.
Superintendent A B. Murray
presented schedule comparison with
13 other area school districts, and
recommended schedule comparable
to that in operation in Hancock
county schools. After lengthy dis
cussion which lasted until past mid
night, the board retired to continue
its work on a proposed schedule next
Tuesday evening.
The board adopted a tentative
appropriation resolution providing for
expenditures this year of $252, ,082. "a.
Of this amount $2O7, ,073 will go into
the General Fund for current operat-
ing expenses and $31, ,172 for bonded
dept retirement.
Although the resolution earmark-
ing the various funds was held
in allegiance, the board tentatively
decided to set aside 100 for inn
provement of buildings and grounds.
$1,000 was marked for blacktop work
on the new elementary IN 90
grounds, $500 for rewiring parts of the
old high school building including the
auditorium and stage, $1,000 for
reglazing and painting all the win
dows in the high school, and $400
for pointing the parapet walls in the
old building.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Nigh, N
Baltimore, girl, born last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ginther,
Ottawa a girl, born Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Warren, Find,
lay, a girl, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Livingston,
Findlay, boy, born Tuesday.
4
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hoskins, Plea
SAINT Plain, Iowa, a girl, Susan Jane,
born January II at Washington Co.
hospital in Washington, Iowa. Mrs.
Hoskins is the former Elizabeth
Locher.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
A. L. Baumgartner,
Retired Merchant,
Dies At Age 85

Albert L. Baumgartner, 85, retired
Bluffton businessman who this sum-
mer observed with Mrs. Baumgart-
ner their Goth wedding anniversary,
died Wednesday morning at $50 in
Bluffton Community hospital. He suf-
fered stroke a week ago and had
been a patient at the hospital since.
Mr.. Baumgartner for 40 years
operated the mems clothing store
now known as Geiger & Diller. AT
first he was in partnership with the
late Hiram Locher, who later sold
out and farmed. The business was
acquired from Baumgartner by Fred
Gratz and then sold to Geiger & Dill
Ter.
Active in community affairs, he
served for many years as clerk of the
Maple Grove cemetery board.
He and Mrs. Baumgarmer resided
in the same house on South Main
street their entire go years of mar
ried life They were married Janu-
ary "a, 1896. Mrs. Baumgartner was
the former Ellen Hilty.
In addition to his wife, he leaves
three sons, Lysle of Mishawaka, Ind. ;
DR.. Donavin, Cleveland, and Allen,
Orville, Ohio; two. daughters, Mrs.
Kennion Kaufman, Chicago; and
Mrs. Theodore Cunningham, Rocky
River. There are 10 grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren.
Mr.. Baumgartner was a member
of the Lutheran church where serv-
ices will be held Friday at 2:30 p. m.
The Rev. Victor Monk will officiate.
The body will be removed from the
Basinger funeral home at 1:30 Fri
day to lie in state until the service.
Burial will be in Maple Grove GENE
terry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
Rodeo Planning
Meeting Slated

The Rodeo committee of the Bluff
ton Saddle Horse club last Wednesday
invited members of the Business
mems association and Sportsmen' S
club to join them in making plans
for the fourteenth annual July 4th
Rodeo.
Businessmen and Sportsmen are
expected to appoint their special five
man rodeo committees at the next
meeting of their organizations.
The Rodeo committee of the Saddle
Horse club is under the chairman
ship of Clyde Warren, who was also
elected vice-president of the club at
its annual meeting last Wednesday
evening.
Ronald Ketzenbarger was elected
as new president of the club while
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Benroth were
reelected as treasurer and secretary.
Reelected as directors of the club
were Roy Rogers, Forest Herr, Earl
Hamilton, Dwight Frantz, Russell
Huber and Carl Marshall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17

Donor of the latest big contribution
to the college is Memo Rosenberger,
Milford Square, Pa. 1t consists of
$40 shares of Gillette Corporation
stock valued at $43.25 per share at
the time of the transfer last week.
Unlike the two other recent gifts,
the latest is on an annuity basis by
which the donor continues to draw
interest on his money during the re-
mainder of his lifetime. Upon his
death the residue of the gift goes to
the institution without conditions.
Under the colleges annuity system
Mr.. Rosenberger would be eligible to
receive seven per cent interest on the
annuity, but he has asked for only
four per cent. No specific use was
designated for the contribution.
Mr.. Rosenberger is a member of
the West Swamp Mennonite church
in Milford Square where he operates
a feed mill In addition to his con-
tribution to the local college, he also
made gifts to the Mennonite Biblical
Seminary and the Home for the Aged
at Frederick, Pa.
Policy of the college directors in
handling annuity funds has been to
keep the money invested in revenue
producing securities until the death
of the donor, but it is also possible
that such funds can be invested in
revenue producing buildings such as
a college dorrnitory within tn e
boards policy.
Use of the latest gift has not been
determined, but it does not fall into
the same category as other gifts
being received now under the schools
Expansion and Improvement Fund
campaign.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
Pirates Host To Pandora Gilboa Friday;
MO Leading Defiance At Be SATURDAY.

Old rivalries and new opponents
will occupy the Bluffton Pirates in
their upcoming games as tn y
recuperate from the severe lacings
they received last weekend.
Tomorrow night the Pirates play
their first home court game since
December Is when they entertain the
Pandora-Gilboa Rockets, a team they
have been playing almost as long
as the two schools have had teams.
The Pirates already hold one win
over the Rockets, a 6346 victory in
the finals of the Jaycee holiday
carnival at Founders Hall. In that
one the Pirates raced off to a big
lead and coasted home as they out
ran and outshot the Rockets by a
big margin.
Since that time they have lost
veteran guard Joe Urich to the injury
list. Urich's presence was missed in
last weekends WBL games as the
Pirates seemed to have a one-sided
attack without the handy senior
supplying his drives down the left
side of the court.
Urich's broken hand is expected to
be healed in time for him to partici-
pate in the non-county tournament
in mid-February. 1t is hoped that he
might be available for limited action
the last week of the Pirates regular
season.
In his absence sophomore Ramon
Lewis has moved into his place in the
starting lineup. Lanky Tim Diller,
coming hard after being laid low by
mid-season illness, has outgrown his
spot on the reserve squad and has
moved up to sixth man on the varsity
squad.
Big men for the Rockets are
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-01-17
February 6 Is Deadline For Filing
Candidate Petitions For City Offices

Republican and Democrat candi-
dates for municipal office in Bluff
tons next election must file their pc
titions with the Allen County Board
of Elections by p. m. February 6,
according to a reminder issued this
week by Secretary of State Ted W..
Brown.
The party candidates must file
Form No. /, and it must be signed
by at least five and not more than
Is qualified electors of the munich
pality who are members of the same
political party as the candidate. The
petitions must be circulated by a
member of the same party as the
candidate
Such candidates, Mr.. Brown states,
may be a candidate for nomination
at a party primary if they are as
sociated with that party and if they
have not voted as member of a
different political party at any pri-
mary election within the last four
calendar years.
Petitions of independent or nom
partisan candidates shall be signed
by not less than seven per cent of
the vote cast for Governor in 1856,
and they shall be filed with the coun-
ty Board of Elections not later than
p. m February 6.
The unofficial count on the vote for
governor in Bluffton at the last cleo
ton was LAB, which would make it
necessary to obtain approximately