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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-07-04
Bluffton's Mosquitoes Are Doomed
AS Wilbur Howe Begins Summer Work

program on his own hook while
still mayor of the village, has
since received official sanction
from community officials and now
operates with some financial
backing from the village.
He said he plans to check catch
basins and other known breeding
spots i'm the corporation limits.
Persons who know of mosquito
breeding places may cooperate
with the program by informing
Howe of the location of ponds,
pools and puddles which must be
sprayed.
A spoonful of kerosene poured
into open cisterns and drains will
effectively shut most of these
places off as breeding places, he
has advised.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-07-04
Bowling Green
Couple Acquires
Appliance Store
Marshall and Bixel Shop
On North Main Street
Changes Ownership

The sale Of the Marshall & Bixel
Appliance and Gift Shop on North
Main street to Bowling Green couple
was announced this week by the
former owners, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Bixel and Mr.. and Mrs Kimmel
Marshall
The new owners, who took over the
operation as Heltens General Electric
Appliance Sales and Service and Gift
Shop, are Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Helten.
The Heltens come to Bluffton with a
wide experience in sales work. For
the last nine years Mr.. Helten has
been associated with the Miller Dairy
Co. of Bowling Green in its milk sales
division. Before that he was in sales
work with the Peter Pan Baking COM
pany of Detroit.
Mrs. Helten was a co-owner of a
successful gift and florist shop in
Lancaster for a number of years, and
for the last four years has been office
manager of Gains Ma1celle Potato
Chip company of Bowling Green.
Mr.. Helten is an ardent bowler, and
member of the Elks Lodge BPOE
No. SIS at Bowling Green. Last year
he competed in the state bowling
tournies at Cleveland and finished in
second place in the state singles
division. He is also interested in hunt
ing and fishing.
Mr.. Marshall will continue with the
new firm on part-time basis in the
service department and will assist
with appliance installation. The shop
viii continue to receive payment of
village water bills.
The new owners plan to move to
Bluffton as soon as they can find an
available home or apartment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-07-04
New Owner Buys
Beaverdam Market

Mr.. and Mrs. Bruno Maroscher,
residents of Beaverdam for the past
eight months, have purchased the
Beaverdam IGA Food Market until
recently operated by Art Rocker.
The store, which had been closed
for several weeks after Mr.. Rocker
acquired another food market in
Columbus Grove, was re-opened last
Friday under the new owners.
Natives of Roumania of German
descent the Maroschers have been
residents of this country for eight
years. They lived in Columbus prior
to moving to their present home near
Beaverdam on old Route 25, just south
of town. They have one child, four
year-old daughter, Rita.
Mr.. Maroscher had been in the hard
ware business in Columbus, where he
managed a Zettler chain hardware
store. More recently he has been q
wholesale hardware salesman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-07-04
Telephone Service
Complaints Due
This Weekend

If you have complaints about your
telephone that you want to get before
the Public Utilities Commission as
proof that Bluffton is entitled to better
service than now provided they must
be in the hands of Arden Baker by
this weekend.
In announcing this weeks complaint
deadline, Baker said that all sub
mitted should be in writing, either
on standard complaint forms or
simply in the form of a signed state
ment.
The complaints, together with others
collected previously, will be used as
a part of the opening barrage to be
fired against the Telephone Company
by Il participating communities band
ed together as the Northwestern Ohio
Telephone Subscribers association.
A presentation of the joint COM
plants of the 81 cities will be made
to complaint examiner representing
the Utilities Commission at meeting
in Napoleon next Monday.
Representing Bluffton at the meet,
ing will be Baker, who serves as the
towns representative on the associa-
ton. Mayor Dave Risser also plans
to attend.
Cooperative efforts of the 21 COM
munities in battle for improved
service is in addition to their joint
campaign being waged against rate
increases proposed by the Telephone
Company, and against which they
will have representation when the rate
hearing is held at Columbus.
Although the Utilities Commission
has stated that the kind of service
provided will have no bearing on
whether rate boosts are granted, COM
plants about service will receive
every consideration as separate
matter, the committee announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-07-04

be installed as "a precautionary
safety measure. They do not want to
see the village in the position of
operating a public nul5zace
The system of underground wiring
was recommended by Mr.. Lewis, con-
sultant illumination engineer of the
Ohio Power company's Lima office.
All recreation committee members
except Marshall attended the meeting.
He sent a signed statement of support
for conduit wiring. Wilbur Amstutz
represented village council at the
meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-07-04

Mosquitoes will soon disappear
from Bluffton as w. A. Howe has
begun his annual campaign to
erase the pesky insects.
Mr.. Howe, who returned from a
California trip the first of the
week, wasted no time in beginning
the villages summer insect con-
troll program. His familiar figure
has already been seen along the
area creeks and pools as he has
begun the spraying necessary to
control the insects.
The heavy rains which have
struck the area recently will in
crease infestatiOn, he said. An
increase in standing water viii
provide extra breeding places for
the mosquito larvae.
Howe, who began the spraying
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-07-04
Salvation Army
Sets Up Unit
In BluftOn
Harold klingler Named
Chairman Of New Organiza-
tion; James West, Treasurer

Brigadier William z. Chamberlain,
Divisional Commander of The Saliva
ton Army, Headquarters in Cincin-
natl, has announced the organization
of the Bluffton Service Unit Commit
tee and the appointment of Harold
klingler as Chairman and James F.
West as Treasurer. Other members
of the Committee are Wilford Geiger,
Leland Diller, Chief of Police William
Gaiffe and Robert Stratton.
The Salvation Army Service Unit
Committee is a group of citizens
authorized to represent The Salvation
Army in rural community, acting
as laison between the rural public,
community chests, welfare clients
and interested friends supporting the
program. In addition the committee,
controls the local Welfare Fund, rules
on all applications for aid and
indicates the most effective areas Of
service.
Aid is given to individuals and
families regardless of race, religion
or creed. The Service Unit program
operates in the smaller communities
and rural areas where The Army has
no center of work. Each Service Unit
is operated by The Salvation Army
in cooperation with the local COM
mittee. Decisions as to general type
of aid, areas of need, and adrninistra-
ton methods are made by the COM
nlittee. Types of service range from
medical and dental attttc77.--on, sum-
mer camp for underprivileged. care
for unwed mothers, supplying food,
fuel and clothing for the destitute.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-07-04
Mt. Cory Widens
Second Street

The Village of Mount Cory, in the
middle of its summer street repair
program, is widening Second street
for a distance of one block. The work
being done by Dale Kraut & Son,
Findlay contractors, consists of wild
ening to a width Of is feet and re-
surfacing with a tar-bound surface.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-07-04
Constitution OK'd.
Directors Chosen
For United Fund
Community Group To Wrap
Six Fund Drives Into
One Package

William Edwards, Bluffton furni-
ture dealer who has been active in
many community civic affairs. was
elected first president of The Bluff
ton and Richland Township United
Fund, Inc, Monday evening at an
organization of the board of directors.
He viii be assisted in the man-sized
job Of whipping this new organization
into shape for its first campaign next
fall by Harold Balrner, first vice pres
ident; Mrs. Bernard Schiffke. second
vice president, and Ralph Steans
treasurer.
First Directors Chosen
Officers were selected Monday eve
ming from 12-member directorate
chosen at public meeting in the
nigh school auditorium last Friday
evening. Chosen to serve on the
United Funds first board for a period
OF one year were Mrs. Schiffke.
Bluffton News bookkeper; Richard
Smith, president of the Junior Cham
Der OF Commerce; Byron Fritchie.
personnel director at Ex-Cell-O, and
Harold Balmer, Balmer's store.
Elected to serve for the next two
years on the board were Robert IJo-
gan, chairman of the shop committee
at Ex-Cell-O; Sidney Stettler of Trip
lett Electrical Instrument Co.; the
Rev James Heininger, representing
the Bluffton Ministerial association;
and Gerald Swank, BIuffton village
council.
Serving three year terms are Mr..
Edwards. Norman Triplett, sales
manager and vice president of Trip
lett Electrical Instrument Co: Carl
Smucker, Bluffton college professor
and social welfare worker: and
Phyllis simcox, service club repre-
sentative.
In addition to the four officers Of
the board three other men will serve
on an executive committee including
Smucker, Fritchie and Ralph Reich
enbach and viii be principally con-
cerned in the next few weeks in OBJ
tanning general chairman to head W
the towns first United Fund Drive
this fall
/ Committees Named
Another important board appointed
by the president was the Budget and
Admissions committee, responsible
for approving budgets and admitting
agencies to be benefited by the COM
munity fund. Members of this COM
mittee include Phyllis Simcox, Mary
Barnett, Mrs. Evan Basinger, Sidney
Stettler, Robert Logan and Richard
Smith.
Mr.. Edwards this week emphasized
the fact that while the Bluffton United
Fund is planned at present to encom-
pass six civic or health agencies, it
Continued on page A.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20

cash award would be made by
SENCland at the annual meeting
in Wilmington on December 2.
Members Of the Sandy Plains
organization were invited to pro-
cure tickets and 10 attend the
SENCland meeting.
President Lahna Harrison
pointed out that the group would
meet on the second Thursday
night of each month in the fut-
ure as had been the custom prior
to the change to Wednesday last
week. Next months meeting will
be at 700. Speakers have been
lined up for the next three
months.
The club heard a committee
report from Fred Lay regarding
a number of signs that are being
constructed and painted that
will designate residents on each
OF the sideroads leading from the
main highway through the San
dy Plains community.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20

Some people fear that communism
will eventually dominate America
through attack from within. AS long
as we have as many solvent farmers
as we have today, that threat is DOOM
ed.
8. Farmers povide America with
reservoir of spiritual trenRth -
Small landowners" said Thomas JEFF
ferson. "are the most precious portion
of the state. They are the most vigor-
Gus, the most independent, the most
virtuous .. Those who labor in the
earth are the chosen people of God.
Our Government will remain virtuous
as long as our people are chiefly
agricultural"
In an America that is becoming
brittle with the twin diseases of ur-
banization mad industrialization, it is
vital that our rural heritage be sus-
tanned to give our nation the stamina,
strength, and tranquility that it can
gain from no other source. Our farm
ers not only feed the stomach of
America They also nurture its heart,
its conscience, and its faith.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
BY-JINKS HARPER

Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Step
hens OF Clarendon visited Mr.
and Mrs. John Long Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill WilliGms of
|Guideway visited Mr.. and Mrs.
John Long Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. F. Fowler of
Nakina visited Mr.. and Mrs
links Harper Sunday.
Lloyd Harper of Richmond
Va. and Mrs. LonnIe Armstrong
of Fayetteville also Mrs. Della
Smith and daughter of Pireway
visited in the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. J. Harper Saturday
night.
Mrs. Bobbie Stephens Of Clar-
endon visited her mother, Mrs.
Pink Gore Wednesday.
Mrs. Annie Harper visited
Mrs. Clement Cox Wednesday
afternoon.
The Bethel String Band was
at Guideway School for the Car
nival Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Mrs. Shack Buffkin of Tabor
City visited her mother, Mrs
John Long Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. links Harper
spent Friday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. N. NJ. Fowler at Nakina.
Mr.. and Mrs. DelmaS Hinson
of Wilmington visited Mr.. and
Mrs. John Long Saturday
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
Wolfpack Whips Red Devils 40
In Annual Homecoming Grid Tilt

Whiteville ruined Tabor City's
Homecoming Day" here Fri
day night as they trounced the
Red Devils 27-0.
1t marked the 10 consecutive
defeat for the Red Devils. They
failed to win a game last year
and ended the season Friday
night with % record.
The defeat was allcviated some
by the beauty of halftime cere-
monies that saw Lumina Smith
crowned as IN m ecom n e
Queen" She received her crown
and bouquet from Mitchell An
derson and Mickey Watts. CO.
captains of the Red Devil squad
Miss Homecoming Queen"
was escorted by Harold Ward.
The Wolfpack scored twice in
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
Family Reunion
Held Sunday

Descendants OF the Rev. and
Mrs. Shep PurviS held the an
nual family reunion at the home
OF Mrs. Hermon Purvis in Cerro
Gordo Sunday, November 9.
About sixty-five relatives and
friends were in attendance in
Guiding Rev. E. J. Rowan, III
and Rev. Robert E. Watson of
Wake Forest.
Miss Wanda Peterson, Mr..
and Mrs. Duffie Edwards. Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Wells. Mr.. and
Mrs. David Purvis and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell E. Fur
Tough and Miss Frances Fur
Tough, all of Acme and Delco.
c. G.. Coins and Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Hayes and family of Chad
bourn.
Miss Mere Stephens and David
Fulton Bailey of Charlotte.
Henry Meares of ECC, Green
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Jones OF Greenville. S. c.
II. H. Atkinson CT Proctorville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Johnson OF
GalivantS Ferry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ham
mond, Mrs. Olene Mercer and
Davy Ray, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Conner and family and Miss
Edna Earl Hammond. all of Fair
Bluff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Boss, Nit
chcl Stephens, Mr.. and Mrs.
Neoma Stephens Of Whiteville.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Powers.
Rev. r. c. BriSSon. c. J Ben
tor. Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Billiard,
Mrs. Mana Benton. Miss Cora
Smith, Miss Anna Carol Foley.
Betty Lue and Geraldine Brown.
Franklin Smith, Becky and Pat
Sy Conner. Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ
HARRISON and layton, Mr.. anc
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20

This certificate must be pre-
sented when license plates are
purchased. You will not be able
TO get license plates by showing
an insurance policy or any other
KIND OF document except form
FS-l. The certificate OF insur-
ance will be mailed to policy
holders by insurance companies
or agents before January l, 1858.
II you fail to receive a certifi-
cate showing you own a policy
before that time you should con-
tact your insurance agent. A
separate certificate will be re-
|quired for each vehicle
IL you get your license and
afterwards your liability insur-
ance policy is allowed to lapse
you will be required to turn in
your motor vehicle registration
card and license plate to the De-
partment of Motor Vehicles.
The Department will be aware
OF a lapsed policy because the
insurance companies are reuuir-
cd to notify the Department il
this happens.
If an automobile is purchased
that has already been issued q
plate, the purchaser can't legally
operate it or keep the plate I'M
less he gets a certificate of in
surance OF otherwise complies
with the law.
The certificate r1ust be pre-
scented with application for
transfer Of license and unless
this is done the plate must be
turned in.
Policy holders are advised to
keep in touch with their insur-
ance agents or company. II there
has been a change of address,
policy holders should notify the
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
Negro III Club
.Insialls Officers

New officers Of the Tabor City
Negro High School senior Al
Club were installed last week.
EarneStine Farmer was INSTALL
ed as president. Others who took
office were Frances Chestnut
vice-president Patricia Tiabo
secretary; Gwendolyn Chestnut
assistant secretary; Thelma
STANDBY, treasurer; Thelma
Stephens, song leader; Ida Pearl
Stephens, reporter; Gladys STAN
ley, chairman of program COM
mittee; Alphonza Williams, COL
lector Of dues from freshmen;
Shirley Dewitt, collector Of dues
from sophomores: l.. B. Powell,
collector Of dues from juniors;
and Addie Mae STANDBY, COL
lector of dues from seniors.
Miss E. Davis is teacher lead
er of the All grollp.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
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terms and high prices for inferior
equipment, supplies, and services.
And "part-time farmers" particularly
the countless thousands of them in
1.-The South today pose the strongest OBJ
stacle to spread of corrupt unionism.
When farmers work in a factory, they
believe in giving full days work for
days pay. 'Part-time farmers" are
setting production records in industry
which are making the nations rural
areas - particularly those in Dixie -
the best paying outlet for the growth
of the nations manufacturing plants.
z. Farmers are the most effective
foes of communism - Russia has had
some success in communizing its in
dustries. But it has met with miserable
failure in its efforts to collectivize its
farms. This is true not only in Russia,
itself, but also in its satellite nations.
ana 1t is the inability of Russia to
force food production as it forces i'll
dustrial production that is proving to
be communism's "Archilles heel"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20

Tor control OF the boil weeyil
and other insects and kept in
festations at low levels through
out the season at low cost.
The demonstrations, conduct
Cd on 1.7oo acres IN the princi-
pal cotton growing areas OF the
state. were the largest such
tests ever staged in the tn
state Delta cotton area.
The demonstrations were con-
Quoted by Hercules Powder
Company, makers Of toxaphene.
after reports of failure 70 con-
troll the boil weevil with COM
monty used insecticides were
made by farmers and research
men In 1855 and 1856.
This year. right in the middle
OF the areas where failure TO
control had been reported.
farmers in these demonstrations
were able to keep infestations
at extremely low levels.
Conditions were ideal for boil
weevil development with cx-
tremely wet weather occurring
throughout the season in eight
OF the nine locations.
The fields in the tests were in
locations where the boil weevil
problem has always been severe.
The program of control used
in the demonstrations included
schedule of early season poi
soning in which toxaphene was
used 10 knock out ovcrwinter-
ing weeviIs, fleahoppcrs. plant
bugs and other pests which at
tack cotton carly in the Season.
TINS stopped stunting Of the
lllttle plants, helped the crop
Iget off to a good start.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20

The early season program
brought good results. Fields In
the demonstrations set good
early crops. Nearby fields in the
same areas which were NOT
treated set little or no early
cotton.
The to1ophene- DOT mixture
used later in the season, ken.
the boil weevil and boIlworm
under control in the test plots
despite the bad weather condi-
tions.
Other fields in the area SUI.
fered severe weevil damage.
Checks on the demonstration
fields showed that the highest
average wccvil infestation dur
ing the season was only IL per
cent. Lowest average was 4 per
cent.
Costs were low averaging
under $50 per acre for the in
SecticIde material. Many farm
crS IN the same area reported
spending more than $50 per
acre for other Insecticides,
Farmers taking part in the
demonstrations were G. M.
Hutchinson, OF Caddo Parish.
Jimmy Taylor and Were Arldge
Of NatchltoChcs Parish, Otto
Newman of Rapides Parish, C.
y. C"uX of Avoyelles Parish,
Ho'lybrook Plantation in East
Carroll Parish, George Yerger
Of Madison Parish, Russell
RatCliff of Tcnsas Parish and
w. 4. Galloway and Son of
Qua ChIta Parish.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
Disappearing Family Size Farm
Subject Of Sandy Plains Talk

The Sandy Plains Community
Development Association heard
w. Horace Carter talk on the
disappearing family sized farm
in America at its regular month
ly meeting last Wednesday
night.
Carter said that there is a ma
tional trend away from the farm
to industry and that government
figures indicated that by 1875
there would be less than eight
percent Of the population involv-
ed in farming. There is pres
emily about Is percent OF the
population in farming.
"All over America the farms
are getting bigger and bigger
They are being operated by few
er and fewer people and they
are producing more and more.
We need to hold our family siz-
ed farms in Columbus county
but with the average farm here
only % acres, we can hold them
only through high income per
acre crops. With the depressed
tobacco situation, we must put a
great deal of emphasis upon food
crops if we are 20 maintain ade-
quate farm income On such small
acreages," Carter said.
I'm the last two years, about
1000 persons have left the farms
of Columbus county and over
the nation, the farming popula-
ton has decreased ten percent
in that same period. We are fol-
lowing a national trend away
from the farm" he said.
This would not be such a
problem for us if we
had industrial and service Jobs
to absorb the displaced farm
folks, but we do not have such
positions and thus We are losing
our people 10 industrialized
areas every year." he said.
Carter, who is president Of
the SENCland Development As
that is composed OF
seven Southeastern North Caro-
lima counties, said that of the
food consumed by
North Carolinians, only five per-
cent was procesSed in the State.
This leaves IS percent Of the
canned, frozen and preserved
foods to be shipped in from other
I'VE have the soil and most of
the know-how to produce almost
any kind of food crops but mar
keting facilities are lacking in
many ways. We are fortunate to
have some marketing facilities
but we are still a long way from
adequate marketing" Carter
said.
The Sandy Plains organiza-
ton was informed at Wednes-
days meeting that they had won
the Columbus county contest for
community improvement over
the past year and that a SlO0
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
JOINS COLLEGE CHORUS

Miss Lynn Corbctt, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Corbctt.
ST.. of Tabor City. has been
chosen for membership in the
Meredith College Chorus.
The 45-voIcc Meredith College
Chorus is directed by Edwin K.
Blanchard. They VIII sing this
week for the North Carolina
Baptist State Convention.
Mrs. Joe HarrclSon and Keith
MIR. and Mrs David Edwards
and children and Miss Essic Col
Inns, all of Ccrro Gordo.
BY Mrs. c. j. Benton
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
Study Session
At Local Church

The WSCS of the ST. Paul
Methodist Church will hold a
mission study session on Tues
day, November 26, at 800 p. M.
in the church chapel. Gross and
Crisis in Japan" will be present.
ed by Mrs. Randall Burleson and
Mrs. w. p. Cox. Mrs. Sidney
Scott and Mrs. Bobby Fowler
will act as hostesscs.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20

the second period and hit pay
dirt in each of the mo final per-
iods to rack up the 27-0 verdict
Only once did the Red Devils
offer a serious scoring threat
In the opening quarter, the Red
Devils Mitchell Anderson put
the Wolfpack in the hole with
a punt that went out Of bounds
on the Pack 8. A short Pack