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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Pre-Lenten Union
Communion Service
Set Sunday Night
Service Opens Series
OF Three Sponsored By
Ministerial Assn

Emphasis viii be placed on Lenten
services in the individual Bluffton
churches rather than the weekly union
services. which have been the custom
In recent Lenten seasons, it was
announced this week by the Bluffton
Ministerial association. Howe yer.
four special union services are plan
ned.
First of the series of services viii
be Pre-Lenten Ecumenical Com
munion in which members of the
Church of Christ, First Mennonite,
Methodist, Presbyterian and st.
Johns Evangelical and Reformed
church will unite Sunday evening at
the Presbyterian church.
The term s'ecumenical" means
from all the world of general
and especially applies to Christianity.
Purpose of the service win be to
symbolic unity of all those who wor-
ship God through Christ, and desire
to achieve the unity He taught and
exemplified, the ministerial associa-
ton has announced.
The next unich sertice has been
planned for thes first Sunday in April.
Then there will be the Good Friday
service. which may be held this year
in Founders hall, Rrd the fourth union
Worship win E the traditional
Easfer Morning f5rise service.
/ Ihe public IS irfsited to yhe Sunday
service and to aty in the series by
the Ministerial Association of Bluff
Jon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Planning Commission And Council Ok
Two Eastland, Inc. Subdivision Plats

Following a recommendation from
the recently organized Bluffton plan
ming commission, village council
Tuesday evening approved the tenta-
tive plans of Bluffton Eastland, Inc,
for its Sunny Acres and Highland
subdivisions.
The action opened the way for work
on the Sunny Acres development this
spring after being stymied early ir
November. At that time opposition
was raised to councils move to va
cate certain paper alleys and streets
in Sunny Acres so that new di
vision of lots could be made.
The proposal was then passed tc
the new planning commission fol
for study of both sides of the issue
Meeting last Thursday evening, the
commission came up with a favor.
able recommendation. Members oi
the commission are w. A. Howe, DR.
Howard Raid, Mayor David Riser
Councilman Wilbur Amstutz and Ev.
erett Sutermeister.
The Sunny Acres development is
located on the eastern edge of towr
near the new Ex-Cell-O plant L
would be reached by a new stree
extending west from the County Line
road.
Highland addition is an extension
of Garmatter street near the new
Mennonite Memorial home. To serve
the subdivision, Garmatter stree
would have to be extended distance
of 290 feet to the Kimmet farm prop
erty at the developers expense.
Council made the approval of the
new subdivisions subject to presenta
ton of further specifications to bt
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Businessmen And
College Plan
Cooperative Move

A plan of cooperation between
Bluffton college and the towns Busi-
ness Mems association for publiciz-
ing various college activities and e.
vents was before the association We'd
nesday evening.
Worked out by a committee OF
businessmen and a committee of stu
dents at the college, the plan would
provide for display of the college col
ors to welcome students back to
school each fall, at the homecoming
booster banquet, commencement and
other special occasions.
New flags of uniform size and col
or would be made easily accessible,
and businessmen would be reminded
when they were to be displayed. Ar
rangements may be made whereby
college students would be responsible
for getting the flags up.
Other publicity stunts on which the
merchants would cooperate include
making certain windows available for
Bon-Ani signs, permitting white
wash signs on sidewalks at certain
times, and use of posters, banners
pennants and stickers in the stores
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
BluMonite First Woman
"ReUenOOer" In Columbus

In a news story carrying her photo
taking the oath of office. The Colum-
bus Dispatch reported Friday that "a
pert, 21-year-old miss from Bluffton,
Ohio. is the newest agent with the
Columbus office of the Internal Rev
enue Service" She is Carol Carmack.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Carmack.
Not only is Miss Carmack the first
female agent with the local office,
she is also the first Ohio Wesleyan
university graduate, male or female,
to be accepted in the department S
agent training program.
Besides her apparent charm (soft
brown haiE big inquisitive, eyes,
pretty face and smile) Carol brings
to the department head full OF
brains" the Dispatch item states.
She was a straight "B' student at
Wesleyan. She got her job through
the university's placement center
one of six visited by the department
in an effort to recruit young people
for the service.
She is now in the six month train
ing program. When she finishes,
she'll be GS-7 civil service employe
receiving about $4,10O a year.
Carols duties will be checking re-
turns for auditing errors and general
office work. When promotion comes,
she'll do more specialized work such
as industrial auditing.
Someday she may become a special
agent. but the chance is slim. The
work can be dangerous.
The Columbus office is seeking
accounting graduates from 0 Ohic
colleges. To be eligible for the SER
vice, a graduate must have "a semes'
ter hours or its equivalent in account
ing courses.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
1867 Auto Tags
On Sale Friday

The new 1857 maroon and
white license tags will go on
sale Friday at the Office of
Bixel Motor Sales on Cherry
street, according to Deputy
Registrar Clayton Bixel.
Mr.. Bixel said that the license
tags would be available anytime
during the regular daytime
hours of his office, and as the
rush grows toward deadline time
extra help would be available
to issue the tags.
Auto numbers assigned to
Bluffton are the same sets used
here for the past several years,
81 through 999 in both the w
and ZB series. Other numbers
assigned are 97O1 through
9999YY. Trailer numbers as
signed are 1901 through 1900.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Ken Mast Leases
Site OF Old Course
Work To Revive Pathways
And Greens To Begin
This Spring

The old Bluffton golf course, re-
tired to pasture Is years ago when
the community's young golfers stored
their mashies to take up their Nils
at the outbreak of, World War III, will
be revived this summer, and the
towns niblick swingers may be NOV
ing over the local fairways come next
year.
This was the good news circulating
in Bluffton sports circles this week
after Kenny Mast, B1uffton college
coach, announced he had taken a
20-year lease on the former course
and was getting ready to go into the
golfing business in earnest.
Most of the fairways have been in
grass ever since the day of the form
er course, and not too much grading
work will be needed to restore the
greens, Mast said.
A golfer of no little reputation, and
last summer a greenskeeper and pro-
fessional at Springbrook Country
club, Lima, Mast is no beginner. He
is fully acquainted with the task a.
head, and it doesn't seem too big,
he says.
A Real Sporty Course
II was surprised at the layout F"
Mast said, speaking of his first view
of the Fred Wenger farm which was
once a golf course. II believe it will
make as sporty course as any in
the area
Plans are to follow the original
course layout for the most part. II
was a nine-hole, par Sc course. The
longest hole was 500 yards and the
shortest, 15O-yard jab. Little Riley
creek flows through the 77-acre farm,
and the rolling ground will provide
more than enough hazards.
Mast plans eventually to take over
the farm residence for his own fam.
lily and dispose of his property ir
town. Harland Swank is now living
on the farm.
Most costly part of the construction
job ahead will be laying pipe and in
stalling pumps to water the course:
lgreens. Plastic pipe which may bt
laid quickly and less extensively thar
iron pipe will be used.
Mast has been encouraged in ths
project by former members of the
Bluffton club. They tell him he vii
have no problem in obtaining com
munity support and financial assist
ance in getting the course ready.
Memberships Available
The Mast plan is to sell chartel
membership in advance. Proceed
will finance the first summers worl
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Bluffton Church Women Map Program
Observing World Day OF Prayer

has joined chief executives of villages
and cities around the world in pro-
claiming the observance.
Urging Bluffton citizens to observe
World Day of Prayer by attending
services if possible, or to pause for
prayer at noon, Mayor Risser calls
attention in his proclamation to the
observance planned here by the
church women.
This day of prayer is an express
sion of our faith in a beneficient ano
prayer answering God who desires
that His will be done on earth as i
is done in heaven, /" the. Mayors
proclamation states.
1.-The Church Women of the Blufftof
community will join on this occasion
with church women throughout tht
(Continued on page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Heart Fund Drive
Reaches $3.50 Mark

Bluffton volunteers who are con-
ducting the annual Heart Fund Drive
in the community reported Tuesday
evening that they were nearing their
$500 goal, and there was good pos
sibility that it would be exceeded.
The house to house canvass Sunday
afternoon netted s391.57. according to
Mrs. Don Martz, general chairman
of the drive. Since then $68.50 has
been received from envelopes sent
to business firms and left at homes
where the occupants were absent
Sunday. This brings the total to
S460.07.
Those who have been missed are
urged to send in their contributions
which should carry the drive. over
the top.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Is Retail Firms
Close; I9 Open In
TOlUn During 1856

Although retail business places
suffered Is fatalities during 1856,
the town made a net gain of one
because 19 new firms sprang up
during the I2.month period, &C.
cording to study made annually
by Bluffton college. students.
Each year the business admin
istration department at the col
lege makes a business census,
and although not complete, i'm.
dications are THAI Is firms will be
missing from the new directory
while 19 new ones will be added.
Death, retirement and other area
sons were responsible for the IS
close-outs. Seven of the new bust
nesses bought out established con-
Germs, while the others are COM
pleteIy new to the Bluffton scene.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
AID Series Announces
Lenten Services

A series of ads calling attention TO
the Lenten season is being carried
in the Bluffton News thru the sponsor
ship of several local business firms.
The advertisements will appear in
five issues between the opening of
Lent on March up to Easter on
April u.
The Rev. James Heininger, pastor
of the Methodist church, is in charge
of the project. Laymen participating
are: Paul Greding, Evangelical and
Reformed church; William Edwards,
Lutheran church; Forrest Mum
ma, Church of Christ; Leland Diller,
First Mennonite church and Armin
Hauenstein, First Presby e r i n
church. Eugene Benroth of the Pres
byterian church is assisting Rev.
Heininger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Buckeye Lake Park
Gets Spring Cleanup

Bluffton's municipal Buckeye Lake
park has been undergoing a thorough
cleanup with members of the board
of public affairs service crew at
tempting to make it equal the we'll
Kept appearance of the adjacent sew
age disposal plant grounds.
Under supervision of Harry Triple
horn nearly 100 trees of all sizes
have been removed from the park
area surrounding the lake. They have
been sawed into firewood lengths and
stacked in the park fireplace areas.
The parking lot at the front en-
trance to the park is also undergoing
a face lifting with trees and second
growth shrubs grubbed out. Dirt is
being hauled for fill of low places
in the park area south of The new
pool. The, area was at one time used
for parking.
The old wall in the area known as
Sportsmen's park at the west end of
the quarry has been completely
cleared up. 1t had previously been
blasted loose.
Plans are still in the hopper for a
shelterhouse on the site of the old
wall. The Sportsmen's club and the
Bluffton Saddle Horse club have do
mated $500 to be used for purchase
of materials for the shelter
Assisting Triplehorn with the park
work have been Henry Balmer,
Ralph Diller and Robert Kohler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Bluaton Hospital
Completes Years
Operation In Black
Hospital In Sound Financial
Position Board Reports
At Annual Meeting

After making proper allowances for
depreciation of equipment, the Bluff
ton Community hospital completed
the past years operation in the black,
a not too common achievement a.
mong hospitals of any size.
The solid operation of the COM
munity hospital was announced by
D. w. Bixler, president of the board,
following the annual meeting Monday
evening.
Net income for the year amounted
to 98,31711. Operating expenses a.
mounted to 500. .914, leaving a balance
of $1,407.11. Net income after. an al
lowance for depreciation amounted to
$2O3.11. Mr.. Bixler said the board
was well pleased with the financial
report since many hospitals are fore
ed to operate in the red.
Stockholders of the hospital re-
elected Mrs. Chas. Hankish, Sr.
and Ropp Triplett for three-year
terms as directors, and elected two
new members. Armin Hauenstein, e.
lected for three years, replaces his
brother, Edgar, who declined the
nomination. Mrs. Sidney Steiner Of
Pandora was elected to serve a two
year term. She takes the place oi
Mrs. Gilbert Suter. who resigned af.
ter being elected last year to serve
three years.
Mr.. Bixler was reelected presi.
dent, with Harold Klingler, vice-pres.
ident, Ezra Moser, secretary and
Hiram Wenger, treasurer.
$1,000 of the Ford Foundation grant
was received during the past year
and the balance of $4,000 will be re
ceived in Marcn. Part of the. grant
was used for new laundry equipment
and the money coming next montF
will purchase an X-Ray machine ant
repair floors.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
MasOns Are Hosts
To Sons, Daughters

The Rev c. c. Ryan, retired Con-
gregational minister. was the prin-
cipal speaker Tuesday evening at the
annual Father-Son-Daughter banquet
of Bluffton Lodge No. 432. F. & A. M.
held at the First Methodist church.
This was the first year in which
daughters were invited as well as the
sons of the lodge members. c. A.
Biery, former editor and publisher OF
The Bluffton News, was master OF
ceremonies for the occasion.
Paul Basinger led the group singing
and the program included several
numbers by quartet consisting o.
Earl Matter, Wilford Gratz, Wilforc
Geiger and Paul Basinger The
accompanist was Christine Geiger.
In charge of arrangements for the
banquet this year was a committee
including Charles Alderman, Car
Marshall and Earl Matter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
To Hold School
For Church Ushers

A unique type of school for church
ushers has been announced by the
Mems Fellowship of the First Men
MONTE church in Berne, .niana and
Bluffton laymen interested in attend
ing are invited.
The school is scheduled March Ia,
Is and 16 in the evenings from z 10
$50 with a fellowship break at mid
point in the evening.
The school will be under the direc-
ton of E. M. Hosman, dean of the
School for Church Ushers, Omaha,
Nebraska. He is also dean of adult
education at the University of Oma-
ha, and founded this service to
churches in 1914. Howard Culp OF
Berne is registrar for the school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Patrick, Leip-
sic, a girl, Jane Ann, born last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. ALehr Reese, Mt
Cory, a girl, jana Kay, born last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. ROLAND Dodge, Bluff
ton, boy, Dana Allen, born last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Suter, Pandora,
a girl, Kathleen Ann, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Anstutz,
Jr., Bluffton, a girl, Joyce Ann. born
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Johnson
Jenera, a boy. Martin William, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Johnson, Nc.
Comb, a girl, Paula Renee, borr
Monday.
DIR. and Mrs. Afford C. Diller, Con
voy, Ohio, a boy, Philip Morgan
born February 81 at Van Vert hos
pital. Mr.. Diller is son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Clarence Diller of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Relief Group
Seeks Used Fats
For Soap Project

March project for the BIuffton.
Pandora Lima area relief com.
mittee planned at the reorganiza-
tion mgcting last week is that of
collecting used fats for soa$ MAI
ing.
Last year two fat drives we're.
carried out, each yielding over a
ton of used fat. Since a pound of
used fat makes 1.63 Id. of soap
a total of $3.50 pounds of soap
was made.
Oliver Schultz, Pandora, as
chairman of the fat drive has
announced that containers will be
placed at Lugibihl's Frozen Food
market i'm Pandora and at the
Niswander and Herring Building
in Bluffton.
Chicken fat, taIlow, lard or any
kind of rendered fat is acceptable
and can be emptied into large
containers at the two collection
centers. Although fat is plentiful
in this country, 1t is still scarce
in Europe and the Near East.
Even a small amount is worth
contributing.
The fat will be transported by
the MCC truck to Nappanee,
Indiana where it is made into
soap.
Other members OF the com.
mittee are: Dode Smith from
Lima Mennonite church; Richard
Boehr, First Mennonite; James
Ioser, Ebenezer; Ellis Steiner,
ST. Johns
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Foreign Students
Are Speakers At
Juliette Low Tea

Two foreign students attending area
schools, one from Holland and an.
other from Formosa, will tell the
story of the Girl Scouts in their
native lands Sunday afternoon when
Bluffton troops hold their annual
Juliette Low Tea with World Friend.
ship" as the theme.
Ineke Van Wijngaarden, exchange
student from Doesburg, Holland, who
is a senior in the Lima Senior High
and Mary Lin, Formosa, student al
Bluffton college, will give the talks
at the tea which begins at 80 p. m
The Brownies and Girl Scouts will
be participating in the program. The
eighth and ninth grade scouts, TROOP
124, are in charge of color guard and
will decorate the world friendship
table. The sixth and seventh grade
scouts, Troop 123, have charge Of
refreshments for the tea. Troop 12I
will decorate the tea table.
Troop 122, the fifth grade Cir
Scouts will present Dutch dance
and the fourth grade Brownies have
prepared a choral reading.
A display of foreign dolls prepared
by Mrs. Stanley Basinger will be ar
added feature of the tea.
Mrs. Robert Barnett, Neighborhoot
chairman, will preside at the pro
gram. Mrs. Justin Gratz, Mrs. Clay
ton Harkness, Mrs. Allan McCluer
Mrs. B. w. Travis, Mrs. Bertrand
Swank and Mrs. M. M. Triplett art
among the troop leaders who's,
groups are participating in the pro
gram.
Brownies and Girl Scouts viii
actively participate in the theme o
world friendship by contributing ;
penny a year for each birthday the.
have had. This money will go to thu
Juliette Low World Friendship Fund
Fourth grade Brownies will b.
presented their World Pins"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
Dial Phones NOU
Operate In Pandora

Dial telephone service was
begun i'm Pandora Monday morn
ing by the Community Telephone
company. -
The Gilboa exchange has been
cut over to dial Pandora sub
scribers. Pandora and GilbOa will
be able to dial interchangably
without calling an operator.
Walter Wellmaq, manager of
the Community Telephone COM
pany said the changes We're made
at a cost of S95,553. 1t is expect
ed that S25, 900 will be spent to inn
prove the lines i'm 1857.
Information on local and long
distance dialing has been sent TO
each subscriber.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28

A drama in which cast of Il
players representing seven Bluffton
churches will participate will be a
highlight of the World Day of Prayer
program being planned here by the
United Church Women, according to
Mrs. E. r. Moser, president.
In addition to the players who will
represent various countries of the
world, the production will include a
speaking choir and a singing choir
for background. Members of the
speaking choir will be provided by
the Presbyterian church, and the
singing choir will be made UP OF
Methodists.
Opening devotions for the impress
sive program will be by Mrs. Ray
mond Daniels.
Mayor David L. Riser of Blufftor
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28

lation to raise the rate from S6 TO So,
payable 81 quarterly At the same
time owners of kitchen garbage dis
posal units viii only be required to
pay "a a year for waste collections.
Business firms are likely to pay s4
per year more than the present fee
schedule with some further adjust
ments upward for stores making
unusual demands on the village crew.
Village Clerk A. ]. B. Longsdorf
reported that waste collection fees
during the past year totaled S4, 80
and expenses were estimated at
s, ,83S.28, leaving surplus of s472.62.
The same fees would not yield that
much surplus next year because of
increases recently granted the collec-
ton crew. The expense item also does
not take into consideration deprecia-
ton on the waste collection truck
Street commissioner William Gaiffe,
who is in charge of the waste collec-
ton service, pointed out that under
the present charges, a Bluffton res
ident pays just fraction of a cent
over a nickel for each stop made by
the village to pick up garbage or
trash. The truck stops 104 times
during the year for garbage and
makes II trash pick-ups.
Because owners of kitchen garbage
ldisposals do not require twice-a-
week garbage pickup. the truck is
only required to stop II times year
thus making the lower rate possible.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28

submitted by the developers in re-
gard to street construction and sewer
installations.
In the voting on both the vacation
of alleys and streets in Sunny Acres
and upon the resolution giving ac-
ceptance to the tentative plan, four
members of council voted "yea" with
Councilmen Edwin Rice and Charles
Hanksh, Jr., passing the vote. These
members of council are interested in
Eastland, Inc, and refrained from
voting for that reason apparently
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28

on the course, he is confident. After
play starts, the income will gradu-
ally build up to point where it will
finance itself.
Charter memberships are to be Of
fered at $50 for the season per per-
son. Family memberships, which will
entitle man and wife and children
through high school age to playing
privileges, will be sold at SIS.
The memberships will go on sale
Immediately, providing the cash
needed for the first summers work.
Members, however, viii not be able
to play until the summer of 1858,
when Mast expects the course will
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
BlufftOn Grad Takes
BacteriOlOgist Post

James C. Landes, 1850 graduate
of Bluffton college, has recently
accepted a post as bacteriologist with
the Eli Lilly & Co.'S biological devel-
opment department at Greenfield,
Ind, it has been announced by the
firm.
Landes was graduated from Merom.
Ind, high school in 1943. He is a
member of the Society of American
Bacteriologists and American Asso-
citation for the Advancement oi
Science.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-28
ReuiuaI Of BIuftOn Golf Course
VieUed After Is Years IdLeness

even now below the fees charged BY
links in Lima, Findlay and McComb
Blufftonites interested in support
ing the course are asked to ob.air
their memberships from Mas
promptly. He hopes to begin con
struction on the course by the earl,
part of April.