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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
Flu Makes Slow
Inroad;; Sc Pupils
Absent From Classes

Influenza cases increased slightly in
the Bluffton schools this week, but
Superintendent A. B. Murray reported
that with only II per cent of the pu-
pills absent Wednesday, the situation
was nothing TO be alarmed about.
Eve have received advice from the
state department of health against
closing schools except in cases where
shortage of teaching personnel and
custodians makes it impractical, Mr..
Murray said.
Wednesday there were only three
members of the elementary school
faculty absent, Miss Meredith Steple-
ton, Miss Mary Katheryn Jerome and
Mrs. Jeanette Klay. There have been
other absences for day or two, but
substitute teachers have been obtain
ed to carry on their classes.
Some area schools have closed
when absences ran up ito 40 and SO
per cent. ]
Last week the number of pupils abb
sent in both schools ran up to rs.
Monday there were 80 pupils absent,
but Wednesday morning the list of
absentees had dropped to Sc. School
officials were hopeful that the infec-
ton was receding.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
Round The World In so Minutes, Theme
Of Unusual PTA Program Set For Nov. II

Going Mike Todd one better,
the Bluffton PTA will take its
members "Around, The World in
go Minutes" at its next meeting
Monday evening, November IL.
An unusual cineramic program
i'm which some 20 Bluffton people
are cooperating viii be in the
nature of 1--WE were there" rapid
fire travelogue. Each person on
the program is qualified to give
an evenings lecture on his sub
ject, and many have. received
handsome fees for their lectures.
According to Mrs. f. ID. Roda-
baugh, program chairman, the
PTA has many detectives, and
one of them is to help parents,
teachers and students to appreci-
ate the community in which we
live.
The letter which was sent to all
persons participating on the pro-
gram asked them to select one
colored slide which viii best rep
resent the country they will des-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
BluftOn Voters
Mark Six Ballots
Next Tuesday

Bluffton voters will receive six
ballots when they go to the polls
Tuesday, November 5, according
to L. G. Patterson, clerk of the
Allen county board of elections.
The largest ballot will be the
state questions and issues ballot
on which are three proposed
amendments to the Ohio constitu-
ton. The next largest ballot local
voters will receive is that listing
the names of municipal officials.
Three small non-partisan ballots
will be received, one for select
ing three members of the board of
education, another for voting on
township officials and third for
selection of a lldge for the Lima
Municipal cdk which now has
countrywide jurisdiction replacing
former justice of the peace courts.
The sixth ballot is for the vote
on a proposed S55O,OOO bond issue
for remodeling and repairing the
Allen county courthouse.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
Halloweeners Aid
Charity Program

Hallowe' 'eners will be working for
a good cause this evening when they
participate in the SOS (Share Our
Surplus) drive by collecting money in
stead of treats. The SOS program
sends American surplus foods abroad
at no cost to victims of poverty and
oppression.
Bluffton school children will hold
their drive for two hours this evening
before reporting to the elementary
school at 7:30 p. m. Refreshments
will be served to the participating
children at the close of their drive.
Children will be dressed in their
true Halloween fashions. Children
and drivers alike are urged to be
careful at street crossings during this
part of the evening.
This project has been approved as
a contribution to CROP by United
Fund authorities.
The recent United Fund campaign
carried a $100 ALLEGATION for CROP,
but this was only to substitute for the
rural solicitation previously made by
FLA boys, and was not aimed at re-
placing the Halloween collection this
year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur.
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Kent Mathewson
Ada, a boy, Michael Kent, born last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Alge, Jenera
a girl, Kelly Lee, born last Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Clum, Lafay
cite, a boy, Brian Curtis, born Fri.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Businger, Ar
lington, a girl, Connie Jean, born Fra
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Kohl, Bluffton
a girl, Brenda Lee, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Fritchie, Albu
queroue, New Mexico, a girl, Nina
Anna, born at Base hospital in Albu
querque.
Rev. and Mrs Howard j. Landes
of Woodburn, Indiana, boy, Robert
Bruce, born October 90 at Ft. Wayne
hospital. Mrs. Landes is the former
Wanda Hochstettler, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Hochstettler and
Rev. Landes is the son of Rev. ano
Mrs. Howard T. Landes, Bowmans
vile, Pennsylvania.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
New Grove Street
Bridge Opened To
Traffic Last Week

The new Grove street bridge over
Little Riley creek was opened to traf-
| fic late last week although finishing
work on the project is still being con-
Quoted.
Approaches to the bridge must still
be graded and filled to correct the
rough road on either side of the
bridge but other work is almost en-
/ tirely complete.
A continuous concrete deck bridge
with steel guard rails, similar to the
Jefferson street bridge over Riley
creek, completed last year by the state
highway department, the bridge is
almost double the weight of the old
steel and wood span it replaced. The
new bridge is % feet wide.
The Bluffton-C o m b us Grove
road has been closed since the old
bridge was removed on August Z. A
new problem the new bridge poses
for village officials will be the speed
problem of vehicles approaching
Bluffton from the west. When the
narrow old bridge was in use drivers
were forced to slow down or even
stop before crossing the bridge, but
the new bridge will not present the
road block obstacle to high speed
which its predecessor did. Several
weeks ago village council considered
making the Grove street-Kibler street
intersection four-way stop in an eff
fort to curb speeders, but no definite
action has been taken.
No cost estimate has been made
for the new bridge, which was built
by the Allen county highway depart
ment
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
Two School Issues,
Mayoralty Contest
Up In Beayerdam

Voters of the Beaverdam schoo
district twill have a decision to make
on two important school measures
but the only contest to make the mu
nicipal contest exciting will be fol
the office of mayor. There will also
be a contest for Richland townshI
trustee to be decided.
The school measures include a
S145, 900 bond issue for building a new
high school addition and the renewal
of a five-mill tax levy and increase of
the levy by two more mills.
If the bond issue passes, it will re-
ouire an average of 3925-mill tax
levy to retire the bonds over the next
20 years. This amounts to $3.92 per
thousand dollars of property value
The extra tax levy would add an
other $500 per thousand dollars of
property value.
The only contest on the municipal
ballot is that for the office of mayor.
Donald f.. Barber and Walter B.
Beck are the candidates. Maurice E.
is candidate for village
clerk-treasurer without opposition.
Six. candidates for six places on coun-
Gil are Isaac j. Amstutz, Harold L.
Crawfis, Russell Everett, William H.
Parkins, Robert D. Snodgrass and
Robert Welsh.
Emory Basinger and Harley D.
are unopposed candidates
for two openings on the school board,
and on the county school board three
are listed for three places
to be filled: John A. Goodwin, r. H.
Jacobs and Ronald Hoescher.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
SeWers To SerUe % New
Homes Under Construction

Workmen for Edward Buck, Find.
lay excavating contractor, began
Monday to lay more than 1,500 feet
of new sewer line in the Sunny Acres
subdivision which will serve % pro.
posed new National Homes to be cree.
ted by Harold Bondhus, Findlay build.
er.
The new sewer line includes Az
feet of 10-inch line along the County
Line road south from the projected
new Elm street, and a total of 70f
feet of the same size pipe under what
will become Elm street in the new
subdivision. This will be joined to the
Jefferson avenue sewer by 12-inch
line extending thru future alley a
distance of 376 feet.
The Findlay builder also plans to
construct a paved street in the new
subdivision this spring and will then
begin to erect the famous pre-fab
National homes Before that, how
ever, he hopes to complete the first
four homes this winter fronting on the
County Line road.
Mr.. Bondhus said that the Federal
Housing Administration has already
plans for the development,
and is now processing applications for
the first four loans. Contracts for the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31

The appearance here next Sunday
at Union Reformation services of DR..
Vartan D. Melconian will bring to
Bluffton one of the Presbyterian
church's leading theologians, and an
interesting and inspirational speaker.
Services will be held at the Methodist
church at 7:30 p. m. Theme of his
sermon will be Our Priceless Hirit-
age
DR.. Melconian, professor of prac-
tical theology at Mccormick Theolog-
ical Seminary, Chicago, has been
teaching the Bible since 1927, and his
own studies have taken him to Pal
estine as a member of an archaeolog-
ical excavation group.
Born in Paterson, New Jersey he
was graduated from Parsons college
and the Biblical Seminary in New
York city where he received the
S. T. B. degree in Greek and Church
history. He received his masters de-
gree and Ph.D. degree in history
and philosophy from New York uni
versity, and Parsons college conferr-
ed the honorary doctor of divinity de-
gree.
DR.. Melconian began teaching Bible
and religious education at Parsons
college in 1927, and in 1880 went to
New York city to teach the same
subjects at the Biblical seminary
where he remained until 1912, when
he went to Mccormick. DR.. Melconian
served a pastorate in Fairfield, Iowa
and later the Warren Point Presbyter-
ian church in East Paterson, New
Jersey.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
Postponed COOk-out
Scheduled Sunday

The Girl Scout Cook-out which was
postponed on Monday evening be-
cause of the Columbus Grove foot
ball game will be held Saturday af-
ternoon at 8 200 p. m at the home of
Mrs Morris Triplett.
The seventh grade troop under the
leadership of Mrs. Frank Osborne,
and the eighth grade and senior
troops with Mrs. B. w. Travis as
leader have planned the cook-out as
one of their joint meetings. Each
troop will, plan for their own bever-
age.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31

OF the total, IL are student from
Bmffton and eight others are from
surrounding communities.
First row: left to right: Lolita
Lehman. Dalton, o.; Nancy Steiner,
Bluffton; Dorothy Herr, Bluffton;
Carol Shelly, Frederick, Pa. Mari
anne Tinsler. Ada, o.; Carolyn Bios
ser, Youngstown, o.; Elizabeth Glenn
ems, Souderton, Pa. Ards Serpette
Graymont, H.; JEANNE Hughes,
Lima, o.; Ted Berkey, Smithville, O.
Second row: Carol Hause, Rawson,
o.; Karin Hauenstein, Bluffton; Lynn
Gratz, Celina, o.; Ann Hilty, Bluff
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
New Chev, Buick
Cars On Display

Bluffton automobile dealers an
nounced the unveiling in their show
rooms this week of two of the new
1858 lines, Buick and Chevrolet
The new B-58 Buick went on dis
play Tuesday at the Clark Buick
agency on North Main street, and to-
day. Thursday, the curtain rises on
the new 1858 Chevrolet line at Bob
Williams Chevrolet, Inc, on North
Main across from the town hall.
Both Buick and Chevrolet are lay
ing claims to more surprising adj
.vances in auto design and engineer
ing than automotive history shows in
any one year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31

ton; Connie Diller, Wooster, o.;
Helen Diller, Arlington, Va; Mary
10 Diller, Bluffton; Jean Reusser,
Williamsport, Pa. Roger Riser,
Danvers, III.
Third row: Muriel ThieSsen, N.
Newton, Kan; Saundra Berry, Bluff
ton; Edith Yoder, Bluffton, James
Berry, Bluffton; Robert L., Steiner,
Pandora, o.; William Ramseyer,
Bluffton; Robert E. Steiner, Bluffton;
Ronald Springer, Smithville, o.;
James Musser, Smithville, o.
Fourth row: Robert Fields, Findlay,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
Precinct Voting
Places Are Listed

Precinct voting places i'm Bluff
ton will remain unchanged this
year. The polls win be open from
$50 a. m. until 6:30 p. m. in the
following places:
Bluffton A-Elementary School
Bluffton B-High School Library
Bluffton C-Bixel Motor Sales
Bluff!on D-Mayor's Office
RichIand N.-Twp. Room, Bluff
ton
Richland S.-TOwn hall, Bea-
verdam
Beayerdam-ToWn hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
First Snowfall
Recorded Saturday

Bluffton recorded its first snowfall
of the year last Saturday when few
flakes filtered to the ground, but it
was not until Sunday that it fell hard
enough to call it a tracking" snow.
Weather Observer Ray Burkhold-
er of near Pandora officially recorded
the snowfall both days as trace"
The past week was marked by
heavy rainfall on Wednesday when
Burkholder recorded 1.53 inches and
another .48 of an inch fell on Thurs
day.
Temperatures fell to the freezing
mark and below Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, when the mercury
dropped to 81, 81 and 80 degree lows
on those days.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31

o.; Ronald Yoder, Bluffton; (skipping
to three at end of row. David Bixel,
Bluffton; ]. Augsburger, Pulaski,
Iowa; Tom Lehman. Berne, Ind. +;
Bill Schantz, Ada, o.; John Kraft,
Birmingham, Mich; Don Panna-
becker, Peoria, H.; Tom Reichen-
bach, Pandora, O.; James Roberts,
Bluffton; Ronald Lora, Bluffton; Ed
Reichenbach, Bluffton; Garlic o n
Steiner, Sterling, o.
Not on picture: Jacqueline Berry,
Bluffton; Joe Haning, Delavan, Ill. j;
James Leichty, Montpelier, Ind.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
Piano Recital At
Methodist Church

A recital on the newly purchased
piano at the Bluffton First Methodist
church will be held on Sunday, No
vember 10, at p. m. at the church.
Mr.. Robert Chapman, of the music
department of Bowling Green State
university has been selected to play
for this occasion. The public is in
vited to attend. The program is
planned by the Music committee OF
the church.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
Band Mothers Benefit
Tag Sale Tuesday

The Bluffton Band Mothers
association will hold a Benefit
Day tag sale on local streets on
next Tuesday, election day, it was
announced this week.
Proceeds from this annual
project go towards the associa-
tion's drive to provide new band
uniforms for the school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31

cribe in a two-minute interval.
First country to be visited will
be Puerto Rico with Paul Stauf-
fer, commentator, and from there
the trip will take the audience to
Russia with DR.. Lloyd L. Ram
seyer, and on through the world
cruise and safely hoIl1e 20 Bluff
ton schools with w. A. Howe, and
back into the home under the
guidance of the Rev. Jacob
Friesen.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
Bluffton Lions To Hear
Echoes OF Yesteryear

Echoes of Yesteryear" will be the
topic of DR.. B. W. Travis talk and
recordings next Tuesday evening at
the Lions Club meeting at $50 in the
Walnut Grill.
DIR. Travis has recorded the
whistles and sounds of steam locomO-
tives, which have become nearly eX-
tinct in this area at the present time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
BARBERSHOP HARMONY

The Lima Beane Chapter Chorus
and several Barbershop Harmony
quartets of renown will appear in a
program at the high school Novem-
Der 26 under auspices of the land
scaping committee for the Memo
mite Memorial home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
Six Candidates Make Race For Three
Open Seats On BlufftOn School Board

employe of the Ex-Cell-O corporation,
and Mr.. Luginbuhl is a cost account
ant with the Ford Motor company
in Lima and veteran of World War IL.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31

first four homes have already been
signed by purchasers and the prof.
ect will be started Immediately upon
FLA approval of the first loans, the
Findlay builder stated this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
United Fund Total Climbs
To $9,572, 169 Pct. OF Goal
Admission OF More Local Organizations
To UF Benefits Next Year Considered

Late arriving gifts for the United Buffton
township pushed the total the highly
successful drive S95228 Woodrow Little campaign auditor
reported to the UF executive board Monday evening
Little reported that of the total $672968
ceived in cash pledges Contributions by employees
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
Bluffton To Choose Municipal Officials
From Two Full States At Election Tues.
Three Women
In Race Here

In Race Here
No well defined issues or pre-elec-
ton campaigning has marked the adj
vent of the municipal election. but
thanks to the keen two-party rivalry
here there will be plenty of oppor-
tunity for Bluffton electors to take
their choice of candidates Tuesday.
Two complete states of candidates
are offered by Republicans and Demo-
Gratis with the exception of a Demo-
cratic candidate to oppose A. j. B.
Longsdorf for village clerk, and lack
ing one Democratic candidate for the
six seats on council
High interest point in the balloting
viii be whether the village will elect
its first councilwoman. Both parties
list woman on their tickets for coun-
ell, and the Democrats go a step
further in running another woman for
the office of village treasurer.
Local political observers will also
watch the results with interest to de-
termine what effect the changes in
the police department of a couple of
years ago might have on the ballot
ing, if any
Four Incumbent councilnen and
Mayor David Riser are running for
| reelection. They will stand on a rec
ord of what has been a busy two
years of councilmanic activity in
cluding the completion Of a munich
pal swimming pool, solution of the
village dump problem by establish
ment of sanitary landfill on new
property leased for the purpose. es-
tablishment of a village planning
commission which is just getting or
ganized, and the Inauguration of a
new policy of street maintenance
whereby fewer streets are repaired
each year, but more permanent
type of resurfacing is accomplished
on those projects undertaken.
The complete ballot for municipal
offices is carried below:
FOR MAYOR
Vote for not more than one)
Delbert A. McGinnis CR)
David L. Risser* Cd
FOR CLERK
Vote for not more than one)
A. j. B. Longsdorfs lR)
Uox, rrpU.Crrnr.
Vote for not more than one)
Harold Balmer* (R)
Juanita Swank CD
FOR MEMBER OF COUNCIL.
Vote for not more than six)
Wilbur B. Amstutz* (R)
Charles E. Alderman (R)
Edwin Badertscher* Cd
Don Bernard Cd
Edgar Chamberlain CR)
Charles M. Hankish, Jr.* (R)
John w. Kay (R)
Jackson w. Koontz Cd
Stella Lauriat (R)
Gerald E. Swank* Cd
Helen Tschantz Cd
FOR MEMBER BOARD OF TRUS-
TEES OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Vote for not more than three)
Harvey NJ Bauman% (R)
Clayton Harkness% (R)
Harold F. Klingler Cd
Charles p Main Cd
Donald Ream (R)
Carter Shisler I'D
Candidates running for office on the
Richland township ballot are as fol-
lows:
FOR TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE
Vote for not more than two)
VIM Althaus
Kent c. Amstutz
Earl L. Matter
FOR CONSTABLE
Vote for not more than two)
Milliard F. Herr
A blank line is also included on this
ballot for write-in candidate for the
second office of constable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-04
BY CASPAR NAMES
star star Correspondent


FOREST HILLS, Long Is
land. Sept. 4.-Sven Davidson
Of Sweden proved too strong
yesterday for Donald Dell Of
Bethesda, Nd. and won their
match in the Mems National
Singles tennis championship at
the West Side Tennis Club,
Ga. Ga, 60.
In q battle Of services and
net play. the young Yale Uni
versity star could not get his
nrst delivery consistently into
court. This proved an insuper-
able barrier to winning points
against the quick moving
Davidson. seeded three In the
tournament and ninth-ranking
player In the world.
The present French cham
piOn took the offensive against
Dell on the second service and
either forced him to reach for
difncult volleys or else moved
into the net ahead Of the Mary
land youth.
Misses Opportunity
Don opened the contest with
. double fault. Harbinger Of
10 more 70 come. But he sal-
vaged that game with q couple
Of good volleys and . fine pass
ing shot. The two men held
service until Sail was reached.
when Dell lost his at love. He
broke back immediately but
then dropped his delivery aft
er . long deuce game, q dOu-
BILE fault on his add running q
good opportunity.
Davidson held Q distinct
edge over Dell in the next two
sets. his consistency in getting
the FIRST bali into court proving
. big advantage. The play was
Of q high caliber, with both
men going to the barrier be-
hind their services and either
making q sharp volley or de-
Tending with . swift passing
shot.
Although the Maryland
youth lost in straight sets OBJ
servers praised his game and
the promise 1t held. Many side
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-04
FuIImer, Vejor
Clash on TV

WEST JORDAN, Utah, Sept
4 (P).-Gene Pullman Of West
Jordan and Chico Vejar Of
Stamford. Conn.,, meet tonight
in a 10-round nationally tele-
vised fight which each hopes
might put him in line for q title
shot. The fight will be shown
over WMALs-7 at 10 pm.
Washington time)
Fullmer, the pressing, wind
mill type mauler who won the
160-pound title from Sugar Ray
Robinson last January only to
lose 1t in a return-bout knock
out four months later. was ia
vored 3-to-l. The No. / chal-
lenger hoped an impressive win
would get him another title
shot at the winner Of the Rob-
inson-Carmen Basilio fight.
Vejar hoped q victory over
the Utah strong boy would cat
apult him into the top 10 Of
the class-maybe into q title
shot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-04
Saxon 10 Try
New Style in
MiceIi Bout

A hint comes from Philadel-
phia that Johnny saxton, the
two-time welterweight cham
pion. may have Q new lighting
style when he meets Joe Miceli
in the television fight Friday
night at Capitol Arena.
Saxton win be fighting for
the first time since losing his
title to Carmen Basilio back in
February, and in that time he's
had occasion to do some think.
ing. The result comes from
. sort Of IF you can't lick 'em,
join 'em" attitude, and Eaxton
Is reported ready to display q
more aggressive style, . Ia
Basilio.
At least that IL what Frankie
Palermo. Saxton's manager,
reports In . phone call from
Philadelphia. In the past
Johnny has paid . lot Of at
tention to fancy boxing, with
some emphasis on defense.
The new-style Saxton return
ing to ring warfare Friday
night wiz be . combination
boxer-puncher. prepared to
slug toe-to-toe with Miceli.
Miceli. . New Yorker, IL q
rough fighter who likes to get
In close where he can use his
left hook to advantage. So II
both live Up to advance notices.
things may get interesting.
Promoter Goldie Ahearn to-
day got most Of his preliminary
attractions lined UP. Already
booked was q 6-rounder be-
tween Heavyweights Len Kan
thai and Nick Shanks. A s.
rounder viii pit Lightweight
Red jackson against Charles
Douglas, while l-heaters in
Volving middleweights win send
John Moran against Lou War.
Fell and Dynamite Williams
against Roy Watkins.