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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28

posed of Nan Schmidt,\ Raelene
Bucher, Christine Geiger, Nancy
Steiner, Arlene Balmer and Mary
10 Diller.
The woodwind quintet includes
Ann Stauffer, flute; Jean Stauffer,
oboe; Nancy Patterson, french
horn; Connie Patterson, clarinet
and Laura Diller, bassoon.
Winners of superior ratings from
area schools included: Lafayette
Jackson, soprano solo, Barbara Kohl
and Doris Fisher; bass solo, Jerry
Bridges; mezzo soprano solo, Linda
Boyd and Nancy Packer; piano solo,
Karen Schumacher. The school also
received I for its Class A mixed
ensemble.
Pandora-Gilboa winners include
Judy Culp, soprano solo; Howard De-
Vore, tuba solo and Janice Hilty,
cornet solo.
Winners from Cory-Rawson were
Patsy Chmitlin, mezzo soprano solo;
Larry Schaller, tenor solo; and Alice
Blackburn, alto solo. One of the Cory
Rawson boys ensembles received a
superior rating while another re-
ceived a III.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
Churches Plan
Home VisitatiOns
Sunday Afternoon

Sunday will be "Home Vista
ton Day" for a corps of 40 to 80
BIuffton church workers who will
call on newcomers to the eOmmu-
nifty and others who are not at
tending church regularly with an
invitation to establish a "church
home" in the community.
Visitation Day is am outgrowth
of a church census taken last fall
in which persons who are not at
tending church regularly were
asked to designate their den0min-
alton preference.
Representatives of all of the
community's churches will assem-
BILE Sunday afternoon at 1 i'm the
Evangelical and Reformed church
before making their calls on per-
sons who have expressed prefer
ence for their particular denom-
inatiOn.
Object of the program is to be
certain that a cordial welcome is
extended to all who may wish to
attend or become affiliated with
any of the local churches.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
Bob Feler Appearance At Booster Dinner
Ups Demand For S. Per Plate Tickets

With Bob Feller, former Cleveland
Indian all-time great hurler, in the
speakers box for the annual
Bluffton College Booster banquet,
tickets which went on sale this week,
were expected to disappear quickly.
Ticket chairman Paul Jackson said
that unusual interest has been stirred
in the banquet this year slated for
April 10. 1t will be Fellers first sea-
son of retirement, and his visit will
be at a time when the big leagues
are preparing to open a new season
without him.
Assisting Jackson with ticket sales
will be a committee Including Mrs.
Stanley Basinger, Vidella Herr and
Herman Schumacher. While they are
plentiful at the moment, Jackson is
expecting to be the most popular
man in town as the deadline ap-
proaches for the sale of the limited
hOhiiDIl VI pAA|CS at lIlG DdllQuGL
tables.
Now the ducats may be obtained
at Swank's Barber Shop, Pats Bar
Der Shop, the college office and the
Vida-Vidella Shop in Bluffton. In
Pandora they may be obtained from
the Hiram Diller Insurance office. A
corps of ticket sellers will also be
busy campaigning for an early sell
out.
Other committee appointments an
nounced this week by General Chair
man James Szabo of the College
Booster committee are: Program
P. w. Stauffer, Mrs. Don Patterson
and Mrs. Ellwyn Hartzler; decora-
tions-Mrs. Ken Basinger and Mrs.
Munson Bixel; menu-Mrs. Meta
Dean; publicity-Milt Edwards, Vim
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
Town Hall Exterior
Repair Needs Are
Estimated $500
Lima Contractor Suggests
Project Be Divided Over
Several Years

Buttons ancient three-story town
hall building, tallest on Main street.
viii require an expenditure of an
proximately $500 to repair its
weathered tower and brick walls and
repaint the cornices and other trim
restoring its exterior to first class
condition, Council learned Tuesday
evening.
c. J. Shook Of Lima, building
renovation contractor, appeared be-
fore council at the request of its
building committee to explain repair
work needed on the town hall.
"Oh, you don't have to worry about
the walls collapsing, but repairs now
may save more costly work at later
time" Mr.. Shook told members of
council.
He said that the south wall, as is
generally the case, is most seriously
weathered. The mortar joints require
pointing to prevent water getting into
the brickwork, freezing and disinte-
grating the bricks Some of the bricks
already require replacement, he said.
The west wall is in the next worst
condition and the north wall is in the
best condition, Enook said.
Because he felt council might wish
to stretch the renovation work over
a period of several years, he broke
his estimated cost into several pro-
jects. Pointing and replacing bad
brick in the north and south walls
would amount to $846; in the east
and west walls, 1852. To repair all
four sides of the tower would cost an
additional S64 provided the job is
done at the same time other major
work is being done. Painting the
cornice, window frames, downspout-
ing, cutters, etc. is estimated at
S989, and painting the clock faces and
the fire department sign. S100.
Council took Snook's estimates un-
der advisement for further study and
consideration. Members of council
plan an inspection of the building in
the near future.
In other action council accepted the
bid of the A. d. GraH Insurance
agency for fleet insurance coverage
on all vehicles used by the village
and the board of public affairs. The
Graz bid, lowest of three submitted,
to S484.02.
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DIR. Raid Speaks On
Mutual Aid Insurance

DR.. Howard Raid, secretary of the
Mennonite Mutual Aid society of this
area, addressed the Mennonite Aid
Plan of Ohio meeting in West Liber-
ty Tuesday evening. He spoke on the
problems of reinsurance and how to
meet them.
DR.. r aid presented information
about the work of The Association
of Mennonite Aid societies and its
subsidiary, Mennonite Indemnity Inc.
The latter company has been organ
lied by Mennonite Aid societies from
many sections of the u. S. and
Canada to provide reinsurance. The
Bluffton man serves as an incorpor-
ator and director of the company.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
Pre-SchOol Health
Clinic Set April l

The pre-school clinic for kindergar-
ten pupils of next fall at the Bluff
ton Elementary school will be con-
Quoted Monday, April 1, at 9 a. m.
in the all-purpose room, A. B.
Murray, superintendent of schools has
announced. Children who are five on
or before October 1 may enter kim
dergarten.
Children in the Bluffton school
district, who expect to enter the first
grade, but did not attend the pre-
school clinic last year, are also ex-
pected to attend the April / clinic.
Children are to be accompanied by
a parent at the clinic. If parents
desire to make their own arrange
ments with their doctor, they may
do so rather than attend the clinic.
DR.. George Newton, county health
commissioner, will be in charge OF
the clinic, assisted by local doctors
and nurses. Mrs. Pete Schmidt is
chairman of the PTA health COM
mittee which also assists with the
program.
Polio vaccination is not a part OF
the scheduled pre-school clinic, Mr..
Murray said.
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Animal Stories FdUOred To CoubOy
Blood And Thunder By Junior TV CrOUd

Bluffton youngsters may spend
as much time as small fry any
where watching the blood and
thunder western thrilIers on their
home television screens, but they
are definitely not their favorite
programs, a survey made by the
school last week indicates.
Top fayorite head and shoulders
above all the others Is the Satur-
day morning program, Fury"
primarily an animal story with a
little boys horse as the central
figure and "herO." And Rin-tin-
tin, an old favorite of the silver
screen i'm the late 20's, rated Mum.
ber with BIuffton children,
according to the survey.
The survey was made last week
by Superintendent of Schools A. B.
Murray i'm grades three through
six as a follow-up to an earlier
study which showed that 81 per
cent of the children had television
sets in their homes.
Second choice program of Bluff
ton youngsters was Juvenile
Court" i'm which true cases from
the records of Det tro rs
Juvenile Court are re-enacted.
"Gm Smoke" a western show
with more originality of plot than
most, rated as third choice with
the local youngsters, who indi-
Gated that their parents were just
as interested as they were.
While the survey was confined
primarily to programs of interest
to children, the sixth graders
wrote i'm number of their
favorite programs which were
unlisted i'm the survey. They i'm
cluded those with broader adult
interest such as 81 Love Lucy"
and December Bride" Other
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
Blufton Town Team Is Runner-Up
In Lima City Basketball Tournament

By advancing to the Lima finals
the Town Team will be playing in the
state independent basketball tourna-
ment which will be held in Lima
Saturday. Afternoon and evening
games will be played as some of the
strongest amateur teams in the state
try to cut down to champion.
Bluffton will meet Lorain in the
first round of the state tourney at
$50 Saturday in Lima. Winner of
this game will meet the winner of
the Dayton-Middletown game Satur-
day night.
Monday night the Town Team adj
vanced to the finals with their 41st
win in So games this season when
they shelved Wapak Werner's 6O-49.
Bluffton jumped off to a 1910 first
period lead and held 10 to II point
Continued on page 12)
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cent Schumacher and Eugene Ben
roth.
Darwin Luginbuhl, Bluffton art
teacher, is preparing a number of
silk screen posters which will an
nounce the banquet in churches and
business places surrounding Bluffton.
In addition to Szabo, the Booster
committee includes Mrs. Darwin
Luginbuhl and Ronald Kirkwood of
Pandora. Annually the committee
sponsors the banquet to raise funds
for college improvement projects.
Last year new blacktop walks on the
campus were constructed with the
proceeds. The proposed use of the
funds this year has not yet been
announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28

northwestern Telephone Service Com
pany. The meeting was held ir
Napoleon last Thursday evening.
Complaints against the Telephone
Company's service have been piline
up since last weeks announcement
that he would serve as Buttons re.
preventative on the investigation
Baker said. LAS soon as there was
an indication there was someone to
go to, complaints came in left and
right" he said.
Many of the complaints centered on
the lack of dial telephones at the
Bluffton exchange, although it is
located in one Of the larger commu-
mites served by the Telephone Com
pany. Fourteen of the q communities
under the Northwestern system now
have dial phones and Bluffton is the
largest community now served by the
common battery system, Baker said.
Ed Yeager, owner of a Napoleon
manufacturing firm, was appointed
chairman of the group to lead the
fight against the increases sought by
the company. The meeting was called
by Mayor Harold Hoff. of Napoleon.
When the committee is fully organ
lied it will have at least one repre-
sentative from each of the u ex-
change areas served by the company
in its northwestern Ohio territory.
The group which met at Napoleon
was made up mainly of interested
businessmen although some municipal
representatives were there, Baker
said. All groups at the meeting had
strong public backing in their opposi-
ton to the rate increases which the
Telephone Company is seeking from
the state Public Utilities Commission.
Committee members felt that any
rate increase is unjustified in view of
the service which the company has
provided. Increases of 13 to 81 per-
cent are being sought by the COM
pany. Largest increases VIII be in
private business phones.
The committee will probably be
expanded to include representatives
from each of the q northwestern
Ohio communities presently served by
the Northwestern Ohio Telephone Ser
vice Company, Baker said.
All phases of company operation
will be studied by the committee,
Baker said. They will stress services
by telephone companies in
corresponding areas and they will
study financial reports of the COM
pany.
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Community Auction
Nets Hospital $3.50

Although the report was not COM
plete early this week. the Community
Hospital auxiliary estimated that last
Saturday evenings Town Auction held
at the high school would net approxi-
mately $3.50 for purchase of new
hospital equipment.
Officers of the auxiliary this week
said they were gratified with the
large number of Bluffton area resi-
dents who turned out for the event,
enjoyed supper at the school and the
auction following. Thanks were ex-
tended to all who made the event
successful.
Proceeds of two community bake
sales to be held in Pandora are also
to be added to the fund, it has been
announced. Women of the Grace Men
MONTE church and the Missionary
church will hold their bake sale Sat-
urday in the City building. On Satur-
day, April 6, women of the Methodist
and st. John Mennonite churches will
hold another sale at the same place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur.
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Vermillion,
Lafayette, a girl, jamie Lynn, born
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Downing,
Lafayette, a girl, Cheryl Ann, born
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Joseph,
Bluffton, a boy, Charles Paul, born
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Bowman, Jen-
era, a boy, Steven Lloyd, born last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Basinger
(Jeannine BenrothD, Lima, a girl,
Jeanne Lynn, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Basinger,
Pandora, a boy, Brent Alanr born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Musgrave, Arl-
ington, a boy, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Parker, Put
in-Bay, Ohio, a boy, Benjamin Pa
trick, born February IS. Mrs. Parker
is the former Anne McGinnis, daugh-
ter of Delbert McGinnis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Edinger OF
Sylvania, a girl. Natalie Sue, born
Sunday. Mrs. Edinger is the former
Patty Niswander, daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. r. c. Niswander.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
Beayerdam Clinic
Set For April 3

The Pre-School Clinic for Beaver
dam school district children entering
the first grade in September will be
held at the Beaverdam high school
gym Wednesday, April 3. it was an
nounced this week by Superintendent
John F. Cindric.
The clinic will be conducted from
9 to 80 a. M, and no child Will be
examined who arrives after that time
or who is not accompanied by par
ent.
1t is mandatory that child be
examined and given the required
toxins before he is permitted to
enter. school. A family doctor may
render this service, but statement
must be presented certifying the child
has been treated.
Parents of children eligible to enter
school in September should receive
an announcement. However, if a card
has not been received, the school
should be called.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28

children prefer Mr.. Wizard to Mr..
ID. A., and that while they like the
excitement of western action and
crime stories, they are not so
deeply impressed as by animal
stories and some of the programs
preferred for them by their par
enfs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
Klay Coached Team
Advances To State
Tourney This Week End

Coach Harry Klay's Town Team
finished the Lima City Basketball
Tournament as runners-up Tuesday
evening when they fell, ~ to 35 before
the championship Milano quintet.
The winners jumped into an early
lead and were ahead to in hard
fought but light scoring first quarter.
BY half time the Lima team and
pulled ahead % to II and at the end
of the third quarter the Bluffton boys
were only trailing by three points,
81 to %.
Jack Fields with four field goals
and two free ones set the Bluffton
team pace. Jim Berry with eight and
Schmidt with seven were next in line.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28

Meredith Stepleton, a member oi
the B & PWC and Bluffton elementary
school principal, is preparing the
groundwork for a United Fund organ.
ization
When all of the facts are gathered
and complete information is COM
piled, the B & PWC will call meet
ing of representative of all organ
izations in town to explain the pro-
posal
Miss Stepleton said that her COM
mittee is availing itself of assistance
in the project from the Ohio Citizens
League. A study is also being made
of the successful United Fund organ
ization which has operated in Ada
for several years.
Member organizations of the Com
munity Progress association are to
be notified of the work being done
by the women's group and advised
that they will be asked to send re-
preventative to a general meeting in
the near future. Date for the meeting
has not been fixed, and will depend
upon when all information will be
available.
Miss Stepleton said that officials of
the Ada United Fund organization
have agreed to address Bluffton
meeting and explain the workings of
the plan in that town.
Other members of the B & PWC
committee are Miss Adella Oyer,
Mrs. Joyce Crow and Mrs. Helen
Neuenschwander.
Several months ago Buttons
Neighborhood Girl Scout Council APP
pealed to the Community Progress
association to work out plan for
the United Fund organization. How
ever, several designations OF officers
have left the Progress association
virtually without an organization.
Secretary Phyllis Simcox, learning
that the women's club has become
interested in the project, has not
called a reorganization meeting OF
the Progress group.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
Paul M. King Heads
Clean-Up Week

Paul M. King, Bluffton insurance
man, has been named chairman of
the town-wide Cleanup, Paint-up
Fix-Up Week sponsored annually in
the spring by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce. Dates for the event
have not been fixed but it is believed
it will be held the first week in May.
Don Schwartzentraub, Morton, Ill.,,
has been named chairman of the
Bluffton College Work Day which is
held in connection with the cleanup
observance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
BLuftOn Players
On TV Sports ShOW

Two members of the BlufftOn
Town Basketball team, runners
up in the Lima City tournament
and this sections entry i'm the
state tournament sponsored by
NORA, will be guests on the Bill
Frink sports show over WIMA-TV
tonight, Thursday, at 11:10.
The Bluffton players, Kenny
M0ser and Jim Berry, will appear
on the program with two mem
bers of the championship Milano
team of Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
OSU Symphonic Choir
To Sing At LAFAYETTE

Ohio State University's Symphonic
choir, which sang before audiences
totaling 485,000 during a European
concert tour two seasons ago, will
appear at the Lafayette-Jackson high
school auditorium Wednesday eve-
ming, April IL at p. m.
The 58-voice, all-student organiza-
ton is directed by its founder, Prof.
Louis H. Diercks of the music faculty.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28

programs in which the older boys
showed interest were "Air
Power" and 'sWest Point"
A surprising low vote was given
some Of the programs aimed
primarily at a child audience.
Taking the survey as a whole
indications were that BIuffton
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
Celesta AmstutZ
Injured In Crash

Celesta Amstutz, Pandora, was
admitted to Bluffton Community
hospital Monday morning after she
was injured when her car went out
of control and struck bridge on
State Rt. IL, half mile east of the
Putnam County line.
She suffered a concussion and lac
erations of both legs. Her car was
extensively damaged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
Business Women's Group
LAYING Groundwork For
United Fund Organization
Will Present Plan For Jumping All
Fund DriUes Into One Annual Campaign

Just everyone in town has talked about it. but has
remained for the ladies Business and Professional Women
club ball rolling the long discussed United Fund
which most all of the various community drives
would Jumped into major effort onceayear basis
It was learned this that committee headed by Miss
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-28
Opposition To Phone Rate
Boost Organizes In Area
Btufton Complaints Center On Lack Of
Dial System, Equipment Shortcomings

Strong local antagonm towards proposed telephone rate in
creaes has developed since the of an ORGANIZED
movement to the boosts Arden Baker has stated
Baker Mayor David Riser and Councmen Wilbur Aosutz
aho uead S"ank represented Buffon exploratory meeting
conducted by representatives communities served m tb
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1957-02-15

connection with the meeting un-
der a grant from the Ford Foun-
dation.
Both Mr.. Philips and Ben E.
Fountain Jr., associate secretary
Of the North Carolina Associ-
alton. are serving as leaders Of
discussion groups. They will also
attend sessions Of the American
Association Of School Admins
traitors. They began work at the
meetings last Tuesday and will
come home next week.
About 1000 educators from 40
states are attending the annual
convention, the theme Of which
is School Boards Build for the
Future The North Carolina As
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1957-02-15
" orkshop Planned
At nited Church

CAape. HAAS United Congre-
EatIoua Christian Church vii. be
most u representatives Of 43
nearby Congregational CHRISTIAN
CE4rcte. a. an Evangelism
Workshop at 2 pm. today (Fu-
day. in the Ioca. church on Cam
eron Avenue. The guest speaker
va. De Robert W Spike, the new
director Of the denomination De
partmeHt Of Evangelism. An an
uouncement of the meeting says
!, vii. explore reasons why 50
many persons are as yet not
crawn to Christ and the fellow
snip Of the, Church, and more
effective methods Of reaching the
unchurcheds"
Dinner viii be served by the
Women's Fellowship at $50 pm.
n the parish house The toast
master Will be the Rev. Fred +.
Register, secretary for eyange-
ism for the Southern Convention
q Congregational Christian
Churches.
The supper will be followed by
an evening session of the work
shop at 7.30 pm. II Wi! be held
N the church and VIII be open to
the public Ushers wlu be Hugh
". Harts horne, James AIDer,
Pollard, Wluam II. E.us, and Jan
Martin Puney
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1957-02-15
Guy Phillips Is at
Education Meeting

Guy B. Phillips Of Chapel Hill,
executive secretary Of the North
Carolina School Board AssocI-
alton, is at Atlantic City, New
Jersey. taking part in the annua.
meeting Of the National School
Boards Association and an edu-
ra.on workshop being held in
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1957-02-15

WUNC winners will be an
nounced on March ! and WHIT
winners on March 10.
The contests are being con-
Quoted in cooperation with Angel
Records, operatic recording art
ISIS
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1957-02-15

ocaton of the original Carolina Senator pres
members Of the National dent National Association
citation. d. J. Rose, North for
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1957-02-15

Americans buy go million decks
Of cards 8 year and spend at
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1957-02-15

leass 1900 ,000, 900 hours g year
playing card games.