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of what could be a tangled, time
consuming problem for village gov
ernment during the next few years,
AS council considered expansion OF
Maple Grove cemetery. Warned that
the present grounds will soon be filled
they had adjoining properties ap-
praised but got nowhere in their nc
gotiations.
Mavor David Riser warned at one
time that village finances might make
bond issue necessary if the village
were to purchase additional ceme-
terv land. The expansion problem
was made more acute because resi-
dental developments encroaching on
two sides of the present cemetery
| made expansion possible only to the
west or the south.
College Buildings Begun
Bluffton college, meanwhile had
a successful year, with the completion
of a new home management house
and groundbreaking for new wing
for Ropp hall dormitory. The home
management house, on the site OF tne
old Woods residence at the corner OF
College avenue and Spring street, was
donated by DR.. Edna Ramseyer' dean
of women.
Ropp hall addition, $223,0OO pro-
iect to house sc women, was begun
as a major feature of the college
homecoming festivities this fan II Is
to be financed by money gathered
through the college expansion funo'
Housing Development Begun
Early in August Harold M. Bond
hus. Findlay building contractor, ac-
ouired the rights to the Sunny Acres
subdivision from Bluffton East Land
and announced plans for a complete
subdivision with streets, sewers and
wafer installed. Bondhus planned to
build a series of National Homes on
the site which East Land had intend
ed for more expensive residences.
By the end of the year a great
deal of clearing work had been done
some sewers had been laid, tounda-
tons poured and building work De-
gun. on what will be the newest COM
plete addition to the village.
Area Bmsses Ouer Phones
Proposed increases in telephone
rates announced by the Northwestern
Ohio telephone service company early
in January set off strong opposition
among subscribers in this area.
The increases which the company
planned to seek averaged S2.25 per
month for each telephone in service.
Bluffton Joined with 20 other North
western Ohio communities served by
the company to fight the proposed
rate increase.
REPRESENTATIVES from each COM
munity had several meetings ana al
so met with representatives oil the
state Public Utilities commission as
they attempted to stave off the In
crease. They said they felt the phone
company should provide better serv-
ice before they could secure more
favorable rates.
The First Mennonite church EN-
barked on a massive 100000 building
and remodeling program which has
seen the erection of new two-story
addition to the rear of the present
church building. The old building is
being refurbished and almost COM
plete new plumbing and heating sys-
tenn is being installed in the building.
Bluffton also saw the organization
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miniature bride and groom.
The bride was graduated from
Liberty-Benton high school and is a
senior at Bluffton college. Mr.. Plass-
man attended high school at Deshier
and is employed at the General
Motors Corp. plant in Defiance.
The newlyweds will be at home
after December 80 at Acacia Apt. c.
Clinton street, Defiance.
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NOU A NeU First
Baby" Contest
For Little POrkers

While the community pays its
respects to the areas first-born
baby i'm the 1858 Baby Derby be-
ginning January 1, local feed
mill has announced sour own
Baby Contest"
The Master Feed Mill, special
lists in baby foods for little pigs,
calves etc, is offering prizes to
the area farmer who reports the
first litter of piggies born on his
farm, come the new year.
The prizes include 50-pound
bag of Master Mix Pig-ets and a
50-pound bag of Baby Pig Creep.
Farmers are asked to report
their new arrivals directly to the
Mill in person or by phone. The
farm must be within a 10-mile
radius of Bluffton i'm order to quail
ify. DIR. Waldo Niswander, local
veterinarian, will serve as final
judge i'm determining the winner.
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Orange Twp. Farm Women's Club

Orange Twp. Farm Women's Club
An all day meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. John A. Warren on
January 2. with Roberta Warren as
hostess. Devotions will be given by
NIyrle Warren and roll call will be
answered with the names of famous
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CUB SCOUT NEWS


In keeping with the January theme
of movies and television, Den visited
the Carma theatre recently. Mr.. Car,
mack showed us the sound equipment
and the projection room. We saw the
movie, April Love-" starring Pat
| Boone.
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PARADE OF THE MONTHS

addition.
PARADE OF THE MONTHS
JANUARY - Mark, the seven pound,
four and three-fourths ounce son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dow Wilson, was the
winner of the 1851 Bluffton Baby
Derby.
A severe snowstorm forced a twin
engine Piper Apache into an after
! lark forced landing on the farm of
/ Amos Klingler, near the Bluffton air.
port Only two passengers were in
jured although the airplane was Sc
verely damaged.
The Bluffton Pirates were accepted
as members of the Northwest con-
ference basketball league for the 49,
57-5S season.
Bluffton college received a stock
| gift of $1,000 from Mr. Aaron Ros-
enbetger, to be applied to the college
expansion fund
Three women, Mrs. Stella Lauriat,
| Mrs. Juanita Swank and Mrs. Helen
Tschantz were selected as candidates
for Bluffton municipal offices. They
were the first women ever to run for
village office although several differ
ent ladies had been candidates for
school board positions in this district.
| Mrs. Melvena Lewis was later named
a candidate for the school board
FEBRUARY - The Bluffton Pirates
played their last Western Buckeye
league game and were defeated 1858
by the Van Vert Cougars. A charter
member of the league, Bluffton with
drew at the close Of the basketball
| season.
Paul Basinger and Walter Badert-
scher were honored as Outstanding
Young Man and Outstanding Young
Farmer, respectively. by the Bluffton
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ken Mast announced he had ac-
quired the old Fred Wenger farm and
planned to restore the golf course
which flourished there before World
| War III.
Bluffton and Rockport Presbyterian
churches were made separate charg-
es for the first time in IA years. Dale
Dickey, dean of men at Bluffton col
lege and a former Presbyterian pas
tor. was named stated supply for the
| Rockport church.
| MARCH - Town and Country" is
chosen the theme for the annual July
rodeo. The suggestion won a S25
savings bond for its originator, Mrs.
William Althaus.
The Bluffton town hall will need an
exterior repair job costing approxi-
mately $3,500, village council was in
| formed
Plans were announced for COM
munity Easter celebration highlight-
ed by two-part Resurrection drama,
written by the Rev. T. ]. Wilson, pas
tor of the Church of Christ.
Continued on page 12)
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Parade Of The Months
Public improvements, Private Building
Phone Controversy, Mark 1867

of the first major organized fund
raising campaign in its United Fund.
Begun as the brainchild of the Busi-
ness and Professional Women's
club the drive received active sup
port from practically all local organ
izations. When it was conducted ir
October nearly $4,000 was raised for
charities slated to receive benefits
from the campaign.
st. Johns Evangelical and Reform
ed church also saw the dedication oi
$65,000 church and Sunday school
addition.
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A UNIQUE FEATURE of Ohio
roadside parks is that the land for
the parks was acquired without cost.
Land for nearly all of the parks was
donated and the remaining few were
located on odd bits of land left as d
result of highway relocations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02
London PIune Flies
To San Francisco
Stopping

SAN FRANCISCO. oct. 2 (H9.
"A commercial airliner few
into San Francisco today nom
stop from London. The Trans
World Airlines Constellation
carried 46 passengers and a
crew Of IL.
The plane left London at .
am, Pacific standard time,
yesterday. II touched down at
San Francisco International
Airport at 8:25 am.
The night was 1857 miles.
. Weather and wind conditions
were good throughout the fight
and the captain decided 1t was
unnecessary to make the Gus
tomary refueling stop at Fro
hisher Bay. northeast Of Hud-
son Bay, about half way be-
tween London and San Fran
cisco.
There was no advance notice
Of the on-stop flight.
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Britoin's Dollar Reserves
Fall in Threot to Pound

LONDON. oct. 2 R1.-The
Treasury announced today that
Britain's gold and dollar re-
serves fell by 1892 million dur
ing September.
The reserves stood at ST.
$50. 100000 on September 30.
It has been accepted by some
economists that 50 billion is
the minimum figure to which
the reserves could fall without
endangering the value Of the
pound.
The reserves finance the
sterling areas trade with the
dollar world. The sterling area
includes Britain and the Com
monwealth, except Canada,
and some other countries.
The September fall followed
10 drop Of s225 million in Au-
gust.
Bank Rate Boosted Recently
BY export drives. import re-
strictions and monetary poll
cies successive British govern.
ments have fought since the
end Of World War II 10 pro-
tect the gold and dollar bal
ance.
~.On September 10 Prime
Minister Macmillan's govern.
ment boosted the Bank Of Eng
land rate from 5 to z per cent
In a move designed 10 protect
the pound, Now worth about
$3.50, The bank rate governs
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Atom Agency Bors
East Zone, Chino

VIENNA. Oct. 2 (R.-Russia
and its allies failed today in
their first attempt to bring Red
China and East Germany into
the new international Atomic
Energy Agency.
The IAEA general conference
rejected BY IS to Is votes. with
one abstention, q proposal by
Czechoslovakia that all coun-
tries be admitted to the con-
ference at least as observers re-
gardless Of whether they are
members Of the y. N.
The conference then adopted
BY 800, with seven absten-
tons. q Canadian proposal that
only members Of the U. N. or
its agencies be admitted. Red
China already had a delegation
waiting here In the hope Of
admittance.
The conference erected as
president DR.. Karl 0rubef Of
Austria. DR.. Gruber, who IL
Austria's Ambassador to the
United States and q former
Foreign Minister, was chosen
by reclamation.
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the interest charges on all pub
lie and private loans In Britain.
In recent months the pound
has been subject TO heavy pres
sure In international money
markets. Spectators have
been selling them in the belief
that sterling would be devalued
and buying West German
marks on the theory that the
marks would be revalued up
ward.
Intent 10 Devalue Denied
The Macmillan government
has stated repeatedly that 1t
has no intention Of reducing
the value Of the pound and
will take action TO fight Brit
aims imitation, which threat
ems TO price this exporting
nation out Of world markets.
Inc pound was last 0evalue0
by a Labor government in 1919.
II was then cut from - TO
$3.50.
Since the bank rate was
raised the pound has strength
ened on international markets.
A Treasury spokesman said:
"The unusually heavy fall
In reserves this month Is due
chiefly TO the heavy specu-
lation against the pound up
TO the time the government
announced the increase in the
bank credit rate on septem-
Der ~"
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breaking" he said. This Is
no secret 70 reveal. The Arab
countries are eager to establish
the best relations with the
West on q level Of equality and
respect.
But ii Is the policy Of the
West which Is destroying ties
with the Arabs. Il Il the West
which Is destroying the West.
We need only cite Syria e Z
case in point"
He asserted syria's arms
buildup ''is no danger to any
nelghborsr He mentioned spe-
eincally Western charges that
Turkey and several pro-
Western Arab countries were
threatened.
Syria. he said. ''harhors no
malicious designs against Tur-
key" and 1T is nonsensical fun
to speak Of danger" 70 Syria's
Arab neighbors.
Saudi Arabia was the only
Arab nation to speak in the
morning debate. Jordan and
Iraq had planned to deliver
policy speeches. but decided
later to postpone their APP
pearance until another day.
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U. N. 70 adopt q hands-on
attitude and let the Middle
East settle is own problems.
He declared the fun solidarity
Of his country with Syria.
I'VE shall resist any attempt
TO interfere in the affairs Of
Syria" he said. I'VE shall not
allow the Middle East Ia Be
plunged into any cold war Of
any character.
THE affairs Of the Middle
East are. should be. and should
remain. the concern Of the
Middle East"
Mr.. Shukairy said the West
ern powers had charged that
the Soviet Union was trying
TO incife Arab nationalism with
the aim Of breaking the ties
|of the Arab nations with the
West.
Arab ties with the West are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02
New Azores Isle
Grows Rapidly

LAoENS. Azores. oct. 2 R.-
The new volcanic island rising
from the Atlantic near Fayal
Island was growing rapidly in
width and height today.
Reports received at Lagens
Airfeld said the island was now
90 feet above sea level and was
spreading out at q rate Of 300
feet every II hours. Il already
has overlapped the shore of
Fayal Island.
Smoke clouds climbed more
than $4,000 feet and ashes we're
falling on st. George Island,
35 miles northwest OF Fayal.
The reports said eruptions we're
less FREQUENT but more violent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02
JOpun Dumps $4,000
In imperfect Pearls

TOKYO. Oct. 2 R.-while
e Buddhist priest chanted
prayers and burned incense at
an improvised altar. $4,000 in
pearls deemed unfit for export
were poured into the waters Of
Misaki Harbor. north Of Tokyo
Bay. today.
Pearl Queen" Miss Sara
Nishigs dumped the imperfect
gems into the sea during the
ceremony aboard the Tachi-
bana Maru.
The Japan Pearl Export AS
ISOLATION said It wanted TO rid
the market Of imperfect pearls
TO maintain Japan's reputation.
He denied the pearls were
dumped TO keep prices up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02
CeyIon Minister Snubs
GIuck, Letter Sees Him

COLOMBO, Ceylon, Oct. 2
R.-Ceylon's Education Min
lister. w. Dahanayake. today
refused To see United States
Ambassador Maxwell Gluck-
but was later persuaded by a
junior minister to talk with
the envoy.
Mr.. Gluck is the man who
kicked UP q storm after his
appointment as Ambassador by
confessing he could not call of
Premier Solomon Bandaran-
aike's name. He and Mr.. Ban
daranaike joked about the Incl
dent when they finally met
here September is and Mr..
Bandaranaike said he had
trouble with Mr.. Gluck's name,
too.
When Mr.. Gluck reached the
Education Minister'S ONCE to-
day on q courtesy call Mr..
Dahanayake shouted to his
private secretary: II have no
time for Ambassadors"
Mr.. Dahanayake told news
men Mr.. Gluck had not made
an appointment.
Mr.. Dahanayake's secretary
later arranged for Mr.. Gluck
to talk with p. b. Weerakoon,
a junior minister who appealed
to Mr.. Dahanayake and took
the Ambassador to him.
Mr.. Weerakoon explained an
appointment had been made
with the secretary.
Mr. Dahanayake told Mr..
0luck: mr.. Gluck, embassies
here have been OF no use to
the educational needs Of the
country md / consider them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02

merely appendages to modern
civilization. That is ALL"
Mr.. Gluck said: you may
be surprised. but ! entirely
agree with you"
Mr.. Dahanayake told Mr.,
Gluck: II am one of those who
believe that each country
should have the capacity to
shape its own destiny without
running to others for aid,
These courtesy calls-I say
How do you do and l wish
you the best, and you say like
wise-that's ALL"
Mr.. Gluck said courtesy calls
helped people to know one
another better.
Mr.. Dahanayake also criti-
cized Donald Ostrander, chief
here for CARE cooperative
Tor American RemittanceS to
Europe), which provides milk
for free distribution among
younger school children in
Ceylon.
He said Mr.. Ostrander had
DISTRACTED his efforts to in
crease milk consumption in
schools and to extending the
free milk scheme to children
above the third grade. He said
Mr.. Ostrander had the dis
courtesy to criticize me in the
press"
Mr.. Ostrander later denied
he had been discourteous to
Mr. Dahanayake. He said
CARE had certain rules and
that he would call on Mr..
Dahanq1 Jake to clear up wrong
impress lnS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02

with four members Of q South
ern Governors Committee yes
terday afternoon.
Press Secretary James c.
Hagerty said the notes outlined
the principles that have guided
the President In the Little Rock
crisis and will continue to
guide him" in school integra-
ton problems.
Two Points Stressed
Mr.. Eisenhower emphasized
these two points:
/. "A iinal order Of q Federal
court giving effect to q desegre-
cation public school plan must
be obeyed BY State authorities
and all citizens as the law Of
the land"
2. Powers Of q State Gov
ernor may not be used to defeat
q valid order Of q Federal
court"
celebrating on the second
point. the Presidents notes
said:
"The Governors Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02

Gov. Clement Of Tennessee
today refused to abandon hope
for an agreement on with
drawal Of Federal troops from
Arkansas. despite the latest
statement Of Coy. Orval Z.
Faubus that he is standing pat
on the terms he announced last
night.
Il have not given up hope, +"
said Gov. Clement, through q
member Of his stan, after hear
ing Of the Faubus press con-
ference this morning.
The Tennessean backed I'D
his expression Of hope by can
ceiling q plane reservation he
had to leave Washington for
Nashville ct 1850 this after
noon.
COnfers With Hodges
Howard Anderson, a member
of Gov. Clements stan, said
the Governor conferred by tele-
phone this morning with Gov.
Hodges OF North Carolina,
chairman Of the four-man COM
mittee handling the problem
for the Southern Governors
Conference.
Present indications are Gov.
Clement will remain here until
tonight. The other three Gov
errors have returned to their
homes.
Il am ready to 60 anywhere,
anytime to get an agreement
that win avoid the use Of
bayonets in solving this prob
lem," Gov. Clement had said
earlier today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02


is-Boeksd Ticket Poss A
didate. forged ahead today in
an effort TO sew up the presi-
|dency Of the international
Brotherhood Of Transfers.
Hoffa's' partisans cheered
wildly late yesterday when the
Transfers convention dele
gates were informed that Chief
Justice Warren had refused to
act on an effort to stop ballot
ing for the union presidency.
Hoffa Is generally believed to
control q majority Of the votes
at this convention.
Way Clear for Vote
With final legal action taken.
the way was cleared for q vote,
probably tomorrow. II was ex-
pected that preliminaries now
would be abbreviated somewhat
In an effort TO get to the essen
tial item Of convention business.
Up to now. q surprising
amount Of attention has been
paid TO the niceties Of demo-
cratic usage, In the opinion
OF persons familiar with Team
sters operations. One expla-
nation offered was that nc
matter what happens at this
convention. legal action is like
" to follow and-in the words
Of one observer-"the courts
win be watching everything
that happens here"
HOfia's Lawyer Busy
Hoffa's lawyer. George Fitz-
gerald Of Detroit. Is much in
evidence comforting with his
client and with other union
leaders in the halls. The white
haired attorney has made no
public statements about his ac-
tiviities. but he Is believed to
be kept busy making sure all
action taken IN his clients In
terests are legally pure.
Still. to be accomplished be-
fore balloting can take place
is the approval of a revised
Continued on Page IA. Col. I
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WEARY
FROM
WALKING1

Are you walking when you
should be riding7 II so,
your automotive problems
are easily solved. Just turn
10 the many best second
car listings in the Classi-
fled Section Of today's
Star. You'll get a "lift"
from among scores Of top
possibilities.
For Just the car you're
looking for, at q price you
can afford TO pay, always
check Star Classified first
before you buy your
easiest route TO dependable,
good guaranteed automo-
tive bargains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02
He Gets the Evidence

MEDFORD. Greg. Oct. 2
(R.-Policeman Tomlin Furnas
went to investigate a complaint
that a dog had bitten a man.
Mr.. Furnas got his evidence.
The dog bit him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02
Clement Hopes for Poet
Despite Foubus Stond

Gov. Clement said he re-
cetved many phone calls and
messages from all parts Of
the country last night. He
said they differed on the ques-
ton Of indignation. but they
nearly all agreed the use Of
raw force and bayonetS'' are
not the answer.
Sees Other Solution
He said he is stiIl convinced
some other solution will be
found.
It was not clear whether the
agreement worked out at q
long White House conference
yesterday collapsed on a mis-
understanding over words, or
intentions.
The Governors committee
left the White House at dusk.
jubilant in the belief it had
brought the President and Gov.
Faubus together on an agree
ment.
Announced about Sis pm,
1t provided that as soon as Gov.
Faubus would declare his in
tention not to obStruct Federal
court orders. the President
would return the Arkansas Ma
tional Guard to State control
and then withdraw Federal
troops as soon as practicable.
Assurance Lacking
Gov. Fauhus issued his state
ment at 7:24 pm. and at 1887
the President announced that it
did not constitute assurance
that the Governor would "use
Continued on Page Ale. Col. 3
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respective States have the
primary responsibility for
maintaining order. However,
under the pretext Of main
tanning order q Governor may
not interpose military force or
permit mob violence to occur
so as to prevent the final order
of . Federal court from being
carried out.
President Must Act
when an obstruction Of
justice has been interposed or
mob violence is permitted to
exist so that 1t is impracticable
to enforce the laws by the
ordinary course Of judicial pro-
ceedings the obligation Of the
President under the Constitu-
ton and laws Is unacceptable.
He is Obliged to use whatever
means may be required by the
particular situation"
This was the principle be-
hind the Presidents action in
See PRINCIPLES. Page Ala
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02
THE DUKES ROLE
rs SPELLED OUT

NO lDLER is the Duke Of Edin-
bursh soys Scottish Writer Dorothy
Laird. The role he plays in support
Of Queen EIizobeth is detoiled on
Pose B-S.
HOME RULE for riOi-t torn AIoerio
hos not set well with either the
French Or Aleerions. Its effect on
the two peoples is onOIyzed In on
authoritative criticize on Pose Alb.
BEING INTERVIEWED is getting
10 be old hot to colamnist Jim
Bishop who mokes his living doing
the some. His latest brush with .
London woman reporter is outlined
on The StoF's Feature Pose, B-23.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02
Saudi Arobio Rejects
Charges on Soviet Arms
Minister Tells y. N. Of Full Solidarity
With Syriu, Hits Western Policy

UNITED NATIONS. N Y, oct. tF9-Saudl Arabia today
rejected Western charges that Soviet shipments
endangerng peace in the Middle East Instead it said the
tension caused by the relics Of Western imperialism
In policy declaration before the S2-nation General
Assembly, Minister Of State Ahmad Shukaiy called the