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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-28

Women's Service Group
The Women's Service Group of the
Memorial home will meet at the home
on Tuesday, December 3 at 2:3O p. m.
All committees and regular members
are urged to be present. Election of
officers will be held.
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Cory-RawsOn Senior
Play Is Presented
Wednesday Night

The Cory-Rawson senior class
presented their play 1.-The Form Di-
vine" last night in the high school
auditorium with Dorothy Diller, Con-
ME Spaeth, Larry Stratton and Don
Gardner playing the lead roles.
Members of the supporting cast
were: Carolyn Borkosky, Pat Pow
ell, Marilyn Bame, Carol Yoakum,
Ruth Walter, Sharlene Huffman,
Harold Hackworth, Gene Falk, jean
nette James, Joyce Collins, Sally
Clymer, Sue Inbody, and Lester
Honse.
The play was directed by Mary
Lou Wachtel, with student assistants
Aunalee Meyer and Marcella Wat
kins.
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Miss Hilda Steiner And James Reichenbach
Married In Ceremony Tuesday Afternoon

Miss Hilda Steiner, daughter of
Mrs Gid p. Steiner Sr., and the late
Gid P. Steiner Sr. of Pandora, be-
came the bride of James w. Reichen-
bach, son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Reichenbach of Pandora at
2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Mo-
vember 26 in the First Mennonite
church parsonage. The Rev. Jacob
T. Friesen officiated at the double
ring ceremony.
The bride chose a street-length
dress of blue wool with brown acces-
sories. She wore a strand of pearls,
the gift OF the bridegroom. Her cor
sage was of white roses. Her only
attendant, Mrs. Frank Steiner, wore
black street-length dress with a
pink rose corsage.
Serving as best man was Frank
Steiner, brother of the bride.
A reception for the wedding party
was held in the home of the bride S
mother following the ceremony. A
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-28
MYOPIA A NATIONAL DISGRACE
BY Gordon Bixel, o. D., Bluffton, Ohio

The Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology, our nations foremost
scientific university, probably has
more myopic people wearing ex-
tremely. thick lenses than any ether
segment of our population accord
ing to DIR. A. M. SkoFfngton, ma
tionally known optonaetrist. This is
true largely because myopia is a
product of our culture, and institu-
tions of higher learning represent
the extreme Of this culture. This
myopia, componly beginning in a
small way often rapidly increases
until very thick lenses are required,
and the individual is almost blind
without them. So many of our
young people are now becoming
myopic, and unnecessarily SO, that
it is rapidly becoming a Danonal
disgrace. (
The BauschA and LopSb Optical
Company has the following report
about the ratio of plvs lenses tused
to correct farsightedness) and minus
lenses fused to correct neafsighted-
ness. "Our present ratio (1953) of
minus to plus single vision lenses
runs around 41@o minus and $500
ON the plus lenses. These percent-
ages cover approximately l2.9% of
our entire lens output" 10 think
that two fifths of our younG folks
who wear glasses are handicapped
by wearing nearsighted lenseA is
appalling.
Most myopes, like some one-armed
people who lost their arm early il
life, are unaware of any handicap
The first pair of glasses allows them
to see normal again and they are
happy that vision has been restored
If nothing further is done for the
child except restoring distant vision
the myopia normally increases.
In from six months TO year the
distant vision again becomes blurred
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pu,nam County Farmers Union

Putnam County Farmers Union
The Putnam County Farmers Union
will meet in the Conservation club
hall at Continental, Thursday, Decem-
ber 5 at p. m. A carry-in lunch VIII
be served following the meeting. All
persons interested in the organization
are cordially invited to attend.
TOPS Nip m Tuck
TOPS Nip N Tuck met at the
home of Madeline Deppler with seven
members present. Minutes and treas
urer's report of last meeting were
read and approved. Queens for the
week were Virginia Beach and Mada.
lene Deppler. Queens for the month
were Virginia Beach and Glenona
Badertscher. A short Thanksgiving
program followed. Coffee was served
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even with their glasses. So
stronger pair of lenses is supplied,
and again the child and parents are
happy for vision has again been
restored.
This vicious cycle continues each
pair becoming stronger and thicker.
During this time most myopes do
good scholastic work and are usually
well adjusted children. With glasses
their vision is so much better that
they gladly accept them ignoring
any inconvenience they may cause.
However such children seldom be-
come interested in athletics because
it is dangerous to play vigorous
games with theif glasses, and they
N those cafes where many
changes were made in youth adults
are\ \hopelesslyy tiled to their glasses.
They can't SEE without them. Worse
yet, When they reach middle age,
their vliQn is often poor. Even
glasses |Wilf>So longer restore good
vision!
II you became myoHic fifteen years
ago nothing could be dons> except to
give lenses to restore visioffe> How
ever if you became myopic in receat
years, you became so unnecessarily.
A similar situation is true for many
people who died generation or two
ago from diseases that are now
usually preventable. The modern
visual specialist now knows how to
prevent most myopia If the child is
placed in his care before myopia
| appears, and he knows how to stop
Eits progress if it is already present
at the time of the first visitation
To keep your child's eyes from
becpming myopic or developing other
unsatisfactory visual conditions place
| him in the care of competent
optornetrist before he enters kinder
| garten. .
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CUB SCOUT NEWS

DEN 6
At the October Pack meeting we
welcomed a Bobcat, Kenneth Am
stutZ, into our den. We also have
Tom Brown as our new Den Chief.
On October 20 we had our Hallowe' en-
party at David Steiner's. After the
games David's mother, assisted by
Mrs. Claude Ream and Mrs. Robert
King, served refreshments.
Our Denner for November is Mark
Amstutz and Reporter Albert Ream
At the November Pack meeting we
welcomed another Bobcat. Allen Am
stutz, to our den. This month we are
working on our parents gifts, tree
decorations, and the scrapbook fol
the old folks home.
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Jenera Man Reports
Garden Tractor Stolen

A garden tractor valued at $3.50 and
self propelled lawn mower valued
at 5000 were stolen from the farm of
Robert Marquart, Route l, Jenera,
he reported to Hancock county sher-
iff Carson Davis Sunday.
The tractor was taken from a shed
behind the barn while the mower had
been stored in nearby garage.
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FOUR FAMILIES
Continued from page II

Mrs. Robert Simcox is chairman
of the ticket sales committee
Mrs. Lloyd l.. Ramseyer will serve
as treasurer and publicity is being
handled by Mrs. Darwin Luginbuhl
and Mrs. Carl Smucker.
Ideas were shared by hostesses and
chairmen of the various committees
at the meeting Saturday afternoon in
Lincoln hall lobby.
One of the "hard to get props
one of the committees is seeking is
that of a live donkey. Anyone knowing
the whereabouts of one is asked to no
tify Mrs. Nelson Steiner
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TERED wedding cake centered the
table.
The bride is graduate of Mt. Cory
high school and is employed at the
Triplett Electrical Instrument COM
pany of Bluffton.
Mr.. Reichenbach was graduated
from Bluffton high school and is en-
gagged in farming
After their return from their we'd
ding trip, the couple will reside in
Bluffton.
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Society and clubs

at the close of the meeting. Next
meeting will be held with Virginia
Beach.
Kings Guards Meeting
Kings Guards children and leaders
will meet next Sunday morning, De-
cember 1, in the Methodist church
basement at 10 80. Mrs. j. S. Steiner
will be our guest speaker. Children
are to continue to bring old nylon or
silks stockingsto be sent to the Japan
ese to reweave into beautiful articles.
Methodist Duo.Its
i The Methodist Duo-Its class will
meet Friday, November 29, at the
home of Sarah and Leland Amstutz
at 500. Members please note the date
change.
Century Circle
Century Circle meeting will be held
on December a at the home of Mrs.
A. D. Gratz with Mrs. w. o. Geiger
as assistant hostess. The program
Women" will be given by. Mrs.
Paul Stauffer and Christmas
Thought" by Ora Badertscher.
Travel Glass
Travel Class will hold their next
meeting on December a at the home
of Mildred Hannum. Topic to be dis.
cussed is "Seven Wonders of the
World" - Ancient, given by Marjorie
Basinger and Modern, by Edna Car.
mack.
Poinsettia Club
Theresa Slusser will be hostess tc
the Poinsettia club on December a
The program Jungle Christmas
. will be given by Edna Schultz and =
| What Do You Know About Christmas
by Estell Harris.
Garden Study Club
The Garden Study club will meet
with Mrs Paul Emmert at the home
of Mrs. Waldo Niswander on Decem
ber q for Holiday Tea. Roll Call viii
be a decorated candle and the pro
gram will be on Christmas decora
tons under the leadership OF Genevi
Rammel
BIufftOn W0men's Garden Club
II A covered dish luncheon will b'
held at 80 p. m. on December
at the home of Mrs. Gordon Bixel
Sr. with Mrs. c. F. Niswander a:
assistant hostess. A round table dis
IEcussion will be held on the subject :
Herbs, how to grow them and how
| to use them" Those appearing on thu
| panel will be Mrs. Ray Hilty, moder
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Barnes, Mrs. Irwin Rodabaugh and
Mrs. e. S. Lape.
United Church Women
The annual business meeting of the
United Church Women will be held
Monday, December 2 at 200 p. m. in
the st. Johns E. and r. church social
rooms. All church women are invited
to attend this meeting.
G. III. MI. G.
The annual Christmas party will be
held on December 2 with potluck
dinner at $50, in the Parish Hall. A
25c gift exchange will be held; also
gift of S1.00 for 2-year old child from
Children's home of Fort Wayne, In
diana. Leader for this meeting will
be Laurabelle Basinger with music
furnished by Joyce Badertscher.
Hostesses will be Evelyn Michel,
Marie, Lehman, Mabel Minck, Mary
Clark, Georgia Irwin, Treva Basing-
er, Marjorie Neeper. Ruth. Cupples,
Evelyn Reeder and Yvonne Mar
quart.
Alpha Gamma Club
Husband and guest night will be
held November % friday, in the
multpurpose room at the grade
school. The program will be given by
Mr.. Hugh Rinehart on Good Will
Ambassadors to Spain. Hostesses
will be Evelyn Steiner, chairman,
Ina Jean Ewing, Marjorie Triplett,
Elvira Suter, Virginia Edwards, Eve
lyn Reichenbach and Carolyn Ba-
singer.
Women's Service Group
The Women's Service Group of the
Memorial home will meet at the home
on Tuesday, December 3 at 2:30 p. m.
All committees and regular members
are urged to be present. Election of
officers will be held.
r. III. A.
Last Wednesday, November 20, the
Bluffton F. II. A. chapter held a meet
ing. We chose our Chapter Mothers
for this year, Mrs. Ivan Montgomery
Mrs. Francis Devier, Mrs. Don Edie
and Mrs. Shirl Miller. We decided
that we would like to invite the Bea.
verdam Home Ec girls to join our
F. II. "A. chapter since they don't
have chapter. New members in
clude Sally Schaaff, Kay Zimmerly
Betty Gaiffe, Roberta Welch, Lois
Criblez, Janet Yoakam, Pauline Mot
ter, Joan Dirmeyer, Joyce Zimmer
man, Arlene Basinger, Marlene Ba
singer, Jane Steinman, Carol Devier
Anita Huber, Lois Core, Sue Crawfis
Bonnie Edie, Nancy Eikenbary
i Melanie Benroth, Irene Basing
er. Jacky Tschantz, Carol Schmidt
Patty Stewart and Marjorie Jackson
Blue Star Mothers
The Blue Star Mothers will NEE
Wednesday, December at 500 p. m
in the home of Coda Weiss. Eacl
member is asked to bring $1.0
gift for our ex-service women a
MILLER Cottage, Daytonand also
s1.00 gift for exchange among clul
members. This also is our pot luck
night.
Bluffton O. r. s.
Bluffton chapter. Order of Easter
Star, will meet December for res
ular meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

BOSTON, July 2 (P.-When
Benjamin Franklin, Americas
foremost exponent of thrift, left
a 1,000-pound trust fund to his
native city. Boston. and the
State Of Massachusetts,, he also
bequeathed a problem.
The problem is: What is to be
done with the fund which now
amounts to $1,418,000, and was
originally earmarked for loans
to young. married "artificers"
under 25 who wished to set
themselves up in business. after
completing their apprentice
ships.
No loans have been made
since the Civil War and the
managers decided the most fit
ting use would be to help finance
a technical institute. So Frank
lin Technical Institute today
provides day courses for $50 and
night courses for 1900 students.
Under Franklin's will. 200
years after his death, which will
be the year 1890, the fund will
revert to State and City-Boston
to receive 26.74 per cent.
Trustees of the institute are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02
Army General
Knows Of No
Secrets Theft
By the Associated Pres,

The Army's public information
chief says he's never heard Of
any secret information being
"purloined or stolen" from mill
tary files.
Maj. Gen. Guy s. Meloy, jr.,
made the statement yesterday in
testimony before the House
Government Information Sub
committee. which opened q new
phase Of its inquiry into mill
|tary information policies.
The hearings resumed after
the release last week end Of a
statement by Lloyd Wright,
chairman Of an advisory COM
mission on Government security,
backing the commissions rec
concentrations for q new law
providing stiff penalties for
newsmen or others who break
security secrets.
Lists 10 Leaks"
Mr.. Wright listed 10 security
leaks which he said have &C.
Cured during and since World
War II. He did not name any
of the publications involved
except the magazine Amer
ASIA" two Of whose editors were
fined for having unauthorized
information in 1856.
Representative Moss, Demo-
|crat Of California, chairman of
the House committee, said in
advance Of the hearing that Mr..
Wright was restating an "un-
subStantiated indictment of the
American press"
Gen. Meloy said in his testi-
Imony that the Wright Commits
sion never got in touch with
him.
Most interesting" Mr.. Moss
commented.
Alert Reporting Noted
The general said it would be
hard to determine whether some
material appearing in print was
obtained wrongfully from Penta-
gon sources. But he said a good
many such stories were the re-
suit of alert" and "intuitive"
reporting.
Gen. Meloy said the Army is
busy on a program of taking
material out of the secrecy clas-
sification. but he acknowledged
it's a tough job:
How to lick that backlog, /
don't know"
William j. Donohue, chief of
the Army's Security Review
Office, said all the Army's clas-
sifled material is supposed to
be looked over twice a year to
see how much of it can be re-
leased.
Mr.. Donohue said that in prac-
tice not all such material is re-
viewed but they are making
progress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02
Cotton Textile Industry
Hurt; India Crop Dips

BOMBAY. - midas cotton
textile industry has been hurt
by a sharp deterioration in the
domestic raw-cotton-supply po-
sition.
While consumption has risen
to a new high, a trade estimate
places the current Indian crop
at only 4.8 million bales against
an earlier estimate of SIS million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02
Mild Epidemic Of Flu
Hits Meeting in Iowa

GRINNELL. Iowa. July 2 (P).
Iowa and Federal health off,
GERS are studying today an "epi-
demic" of influenza that has
stricken 200 persons who were
attending National Presbyterian
Youth Assembly.
The Westminster Fellowship
National Assembly. sponsored by
the Presbyterian Church of the
u. S. A., was attended by 1900
persons. 1t was adjourned one
day early yesterday because OF
the outbreak.
DR.. Edmund G. Zimmerer,
State Health Commissioner. re-
ferred to it as an epidemic"
but United States Public
Health Service physician said
the cases were very mild"
May Be Asian Flu
One of the first reactions was
whether the outbreak was Asian
influenza, which has spread out
of China to other parts OF the
world.
Although this type Of influenza
is believed to have reached the
West Coast, DR.. Zimmerer said
no cases had yet definitely been
diagnosed in this country.
Nineteen of the first % cases
reported beginning last Friday
afflicted delegates from Cali
fornia. A Nevada youth who
Travelled with the Californians
also became jill.
Many of those who were
stricken had roomed with the
California group in the same
Grinnell College dormitories.
Two Week Diagnosis
DR.. Zimmerer said 1t would be
two weeks before health officials
could determine whether the ILL
ness was oriental influenza.
The illness produces a sore
throat. backache and fever.
DR.. Tom Chin of the United
States Public Health Services
communicable disease center at
Kansas City said the illness was
mot serious" and that 1t ran
"about two days"
He said he saw very little
possibility of complications from
permitting" the delegates to 60
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

lily painted "Indians"-normally
paleface Boy ScoutS-presented
Capt. Villiers with gifts of corn,
gourds. a wampum belt and a
squawking turkey.
The captain, dressed in Pill
grim costume, exclaimed:
This New York reception is
well, it's wonderful"
Miss Priscilla Alden Kiefer
%, of Montclair, N. j., a direct
descendent of the Pilgrim couple,
John and Priscilla Alden. . made
a pretty speech of welcome.
I'VE ALL" she said, want to
know better the men and ship
that made this magnificent trip,
recreating a page out of Amer
lean history"
The Mayflower II recently
completed a 54-day voyage from
Plymouth, England, to Plym-
outh, Mass. The trip was q
salute to the journey made by
the ships famous predecessor in
1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02
Ben FronkIinLeH Boston
S1.4 Million Problem

seeking legal approval of use Of
the fund for necessary capital
expansion at the school.
The State Legislature now has
placed on Gov. Foster Furcolo's
desk a resolve to create a COM
mission to help decide what to
do with Ben Franklin's money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02
Science Cont Match
Reservoirs Efficiency

MIAMI.-Scientists still have
a long way to go before they can
compete with nature in water
production. The cost of distill-
ing salt water runs about 81 per
1000 gallons compared with an
average industrial cost of about
10 cents per 1000 gallons for
fresh water.
And ways Of trying to insure
an adequate water supply. such
as cloud seeding to produce rain,
are still not nearly so efficient as
storage reservoirs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

money available until expended.
This means that it will not have
to be spent by June 30 next.
The Senate and House bills
both authorize military aid for
two years instead Of one. so that
the administration can include
this item in the defense budget
for 1859.
But the House committee re-
fused to go along with the Sem
ate in fixing SIS billion as the
amount of military aid for 1859.
The Senate also made defense
support available for two years.
so that this also could 60 in the
defense budget next year. But
the House insisted on holding
this item to one year. Defense
support is economic aid needed
by cooperating countries to help
them maintain their armed
forces. The House action means
this item cannot go in the de-
Tense budget next year. because
Congress will first have to au-
thorize it again next year.
If the House passes the bill
at the $3.2 billion level approved
by its committee, conferees from
both houses probably will COM
promise half way between that
amount and the higher Senate
total of $3.6 billion.
More Trimming Possible
But even that figure Of about
$34 billion will represent only
The authorized ceiling. The
House and Senate Appropria-
tons Committees will then have
The last word as to how much
Of that ceiling figure should ac-
tually be allowed in a separate
foreign aid appropriations bill.
In recent years the appropria-
lions committees have been al
lowing less than the authorized
ceilings.
The House committee reduced
from 5000 million to $3.50 mil
lion the amount that must be
spent in 1858 for surplus farm
products for use in the foreign
aid program. The committee ex-
planned that these agricultural
products are bought from the de-
tense support fund and it feared
that reductions made in that
fund would not be adequate to
allocate 5000 million to surplus
agricultural crops.
Another amendment added yes
terday requires that funds for
The atoms-for- peace program can
only be spent in countries which
agree to inspection by the
United States of facilities A.
nanced in whole or in part by
this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

yesterday after a noisy harbor
welcome. Boat whistles blasted,
bands blared and crowds shouted.
The 190-ton bark started up
the harbor under sail. But
modern witchcraft in the form
of helicopter blew the wind
out of her sails. She had to
accept a tow the rest of the way.
On the pier a group of gaud-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02
Good SuIesmen

HARTFORD, Conn.-The life
insurance industry reports that
more than 275 women in the
United States sold $250,000
worth of life insurance apiece
in 1856 and that at least Is
women sold $1,0O0,000 worth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

elgn AID bill until the House dis
poses of the Bow resolution,
which would call on the Presi-
dent to renounce agreements
permitting the trial of Amer
lean soldiers in foreign courts
Some members fear that If the
foreign aid bill should be taken
up first an effort might be made
to attach the Bow resolution to
IT as a rider.
The Senate took 5000 million
from the Presidents $3.8 billion
request. All of the Senate cuts
came from military aid and de-
Tense support. Actually. the
House committee chopped an
other $500 million from these
same items.
Increases Special Fund
But at the last minute yester-
day. the House group increased
the Presidents special assistance
fund by $25 million, to a total of
$275 million. This made the net
House reduction 1915 million be-
low the Senate.
But the administration won
one important victory yesterday
when the House committee re-
versed itself on an earlier deci-
sion drastically curtailing the
new long-range economic loan
fund.
BY a vote Of 1910, the COM
mittee agreed yesterday to go
along with the Senate by au-
thorizing this new loan fund for
three years, with $500 million to
start 1t of in 1858. Last Fri
day the committee had voted.
81. with many absentees, to
limit the loan fund authority to
one year.
Trims Yearly OutIays
In yesterdays reversal, how
ever. the House group scaled
down the authorized amounts
for the second and third years
from the Senate figure of $3.50
million each year, to $500 million
each year. Thus, the House
bill authorizes SIS billion for
the three-year loan program. as
against 81 billion for the same
period in the Senate version.
Since this cut relates only to
1853 and 1860 funds, it does
not affect the $3.2 billion total
In the bill for 1858.
AS the bill now stands it allows
the following major items for
1858:
Military aid-$1.5 billion, as
compared to $l8 billion in the
Senate, and $1.9 billion in the
Presidents request.
Defense support-$700 million
as compared to $500 million in
the Senate and 5000 million in
the budget.
Technical assistance-$151. 9
million, the same as in the
Senate bill, but with a liberaliz-
ing amendment, continuing this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02

Buses destined for Ohio, Penn
sylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Kansas left here yesterday
All of the early diagnosed cases
have recovered, officials said.