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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09

more persons indoors and promotes
reading.
Miss Anderson reported 1000 books
were added to the library stacks dur
ing 1856. increasing the number OF
books in the library to 22.085. The
The library's film strip collection, al
ready one of the largest in Ohio, in
creased 162 to 110S during the past
year.
The entire library report was sub
mitted to the annual meeting of the
library board. Mrs. Clair Fett serves
as president of the board, James West
is vice-president, A. j. B. Longsdorf
is secretary-reasurer and Miss An
derson is clerk. Other board MEM
bers are Mrs. Ralph Stearns, Mrs.
Paul Stauffer and Mrs. w. A. Am
stutz. Another board member will
soon be named to replace Edgar
Hauenstein. who recently resigned af-
ter serving on the library board for
% years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
1867 Sixth Wettest
Year In Last 63

Last year was the sixth wettest
year in the past 63, but other than
being marked by unusually heavy
rainfall it was an average year
weatherwise, according to the
records of Ray Burkh0lder, area
weather observer of near Pandora
The 1857 precipitation totaled
41.39 inches as compared witt
normal precipitation of s4.s7 in
ches. Snow was just about normal
with 27.9 inches recorded. The
normal snowfall here is 27.1 in
ches.
The mean temperature for the
year was just two-tenths of
degree below normal, sos deg
rees compared with normal of
50.7 degrees.
The highest temperature dur
ing the year was recorded on
June IL when the mercury rose
to 95 degrees and the lowest was
9 degrees below zero recorded
January II. During the year there
were 21 days of 80 degree wea-
ther or above and five days when
the mercury fell to zero or below.
The temperature was down o 80
degrees or below a total of 141
days during the year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09

which is composed of such well known
persons as Drew Pearson. Edgar
Bergen and Lowell Thomas.
He served on the Findlay college
campus as church administrator and
student counselor and is at present
personal staff assistant for Eastman
Kodak company of Findlay.
Charles Steiner, of the program
committee, will be in charge of the
program. Devotions viii be conduct
ed by the Tri-Hi-Y organization of the
high school and group signing will be
lead by Prof. Russell Lantz with Mrs.
Pearl B. Mann accompanying.
Mrs. Fred Tschantz, president, has
announced that members of the ex-
ecuuve committee will meet in the
elementary school library at Ills.
prior to the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09

fell to work shoveling snow and op-
ening the streets.
Except when absolutely necessary
no one was on the streets during the
first day of the blizzard. Those few
who were out were wrapped and
bundled almost beyond recognition.
Some folks who did not realize the
intensity of the cold. suffered frosted
ears and frozen faces before they hao
learned that winter was here.
Roads in the country were a sue
cession of big drifts. Probably one
of the largest was reported on the
Brundage road east of Bluffton where
titantic mound of snow from six tc
ten feet deep extended for over SOC
feet
Storms hav hit the area many
times in the past 40 years but none
of them can compare with the great
blizzard of 1918 which brought the
town to its knees for several days.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
Ed Waltermire
Killed In Auto
Mishap Near Kentor

Edward Waltermire, AZ, prominent
Blufton businessman, was killed in
an auto accident Wednesday morn
ing while he and Mrs. Walterrnire
We're enroute to Columbus on a buy
ing trip.
The fatal accident occurred at
SAT a. m. on u. S. Route 30 South
nine miles west of Kenton near the
Huntersville roadside park, and Mr..
Waltermire died at IL a. m. in
Hardin Memorial hospital. Mrs.
Waltermire's condition was reported
as good. She suffered a fractured
left arm and head lacerations.
According to State Patrolman
5. j. Carmean a car driven by
Harold d. Wilber, 81, Columbus
telephone supervisor, travelling west,
collided with the Waltermire auto
headed in the opposite direction. The
WILDER car had apparently left the
road on the right side and In at
tempting to regain the road, the
driver lost control and crashed into
the oncoming Waltermire car.
The Walter1nire auto was hurled
into a field and badly damaged. The
other car was demolished. Mr..
Wilber suffered slight decorations of
the forehead and possible internal
injuries.
Mr.. Waltermire had just assumed
the presidency of the Bluffton Busi-
ness Mems association. He was also
chairman of the committee on in
dustrial expansion, and had been
active in bringing the Ex-Cell-O
plant here more than year ago.
He was a member of the Bluffton
Presbyterian church.
The Basinger funeral home will
be in charge of funeral arrange
ments which were incomplete at
press time.
In addition to his widow, Mr..
Waltermire leaves his mother, Mrs.
Harry Splitter of Findlay and three
half sisters,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
Adult Farmers Will
Discuss Income Tax

The farm income tax will be dis
cussed by a representative of the
Lima office of the Internal Revenue
department at next Monday evenings
meeting of the adult farmers in the
vocational agriculture room in the
high school.
This week the group discussed farm
insurance at their regular program.
Willis Mason, state agent of the Con-
tinental Insurance of the America
Fore group led the discussion.
Mason said all policy holders should
know what items are covered in their
policy. Frequently, he said. policy
holder reports loss only to find that
the item is not covered by his policy.
He also said that policy holders
should be sure they have all the
credits due them, for this may mean
lower rates. If you have an approved
roof, lighting protection and adj
equate fire protection be sure your
own agent knows of these things.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09

nance proposed Dy nne BlufftOn Bus
mess Mems association last fall.
The law proposed by the Business.
mems committee called for the estab-
blishment and enforcement of two
hour parking limits on Main street
and all side streets in the immediate
business district The parking limit
would have been extended. down one
block on the side streets.
Petitions being circulated among
the merchants asked them to state
whether they favored or opposed the
parking regulations suggested earlier.
Paul Greding and Harland Swank.
WHO have been circulating the ques-
tionaire, both report that a majority
OF the persons they have contacted
were opposed to the regulations as
stated. A number of persons seemed
to favor establishing a parking limit
on Main street alone.
The petition was first presented to
council in early November. Later in
the month the council agreet to en-
force the regulation if the Business
mems association would bear the
cost of purchasing and installing park
ing limit signs in the areas to be con-
trolled.
The Businessmen's association had
already authorized expenditure of
money for the signs wehn Roy Hauen-
stein, Bluffton baker. appeared before
council to protest the proposed park
ing regulations. He said the proposal
did not represent wishes of the entire
group of Bluffton merchants.
There had been no opposition to the
proposal voiced at two meetings of
the association at which it was dis
cuSsed.
Council then requested an express
sion of the wishes of the entire group
before proceeding any further with
parking limit regulations.
At the time the first petition was
presented councilmen said that a
great deal of overtime parking truub-
les were caused by businessmen and
their employees.
Joseph Urich, chairman of the
associations parking committee, said
Wednesday morning that the COM
mittee would be represented at the
council meeting next week. If coun-
Gil feels that the suggested ordinance
is too restrictive, the committee will
recommend that the two-hour limit be
extended only to the alley on the side
streets, Mr.. Urich said
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09

hundreds of slides were scanned un-
til appropriate pictures could be de-
cided on. Mr. Luginbuhl has several
hundred slides that were not used.
Many of these contain local items of
interest. Being associated with pro-
ject of this kind helped the Bluffton
man gain valuable experience in the
field of visual education. He may
plan to do additional film strips on
numerous subjects.
The Bluffton Public library has
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
Marcella BURY
Named ROpp Hall
HOusemOther

Mrs. Marcella BURY, Bluffton,
has been named new housemother at
Ropp hall, Bluffton college mems
dormitory She assumed her new
position at the start of classes Tues
day.
Mrs. BURY succeeds Mrs. Gather
inc Delp who resigned to accept a
position near her Pennsylvania home.
Mrs. Delp had held the position for
the past 212 years.
Mrs. BURY will soon move into the
housemother's apartment at Ropp
hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
New Lights Installed
In Two HIS ClassrOOms

Students returning to their classes
at Bluffton high school Monday found
one major improvement in facilities
had been made during the Christmas
holidays. New fluorescent lights were
installed in the vocational agriculture
shop and classroom and in the COM
mercial department.
The new lights replaced old incan-
descents which had been declared un-
satisfactory by State school inspec-
tors.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
BluftOn Persons, Area Places Appear
In NeW Series Educational Film Strips

An unusual number of Bluffton peo-
pie and scenes from this area appear
in the gecently published series of ed
ucahonal film strips telling the Ohio
story and produced by the Society for
Visual Education, Inc, it was learned
this week.
Reason for Buttons part in the
new educational production is that
Darwin Luginbuhl, art teacher ir
Bluffton schools, helped produce the
photographs for the series compiled
by DIR. Jerome Hausman of the School
of Fine and Applied Arts, college oi
education at Ohio State university.
Mr.. Luginbuhl travelled widely over
the state collecting and photograph
ing items of interest which were used
in the series. He and Mr.. Hausman
were indebted to various industries
and civic groups who cooperated In
making the series possible.
During the spring of 1857 Mr.. Lug
inbuhl Travelled to all areas of the
state to attempt to gather together
missing links for the slide series.
Some Photographic and interesting
spots that he remembers and enjoyed
most vividly include the many pottery
and tile factories in the picturesque
community of Shanesville. the town
of Ripley, located east of Cincinnati
on the Ohio river, Ludlow Falls, west
of Dayton, Antioch College Nature Re
serves at Yellow Springs and the vii
lage of Zoar near Dayton.
Most scenic of all counties is Tus-
carawas. The beauty of this county
reminds the traveller of sections of
Switzerland.
Mr.. Luginbuhl visited many college
campuses in collecting historical data
Miami, the home of McGuffey, and
Antioch were of particular impor-
tance.
MIR. Luginbuhl's son Gregg appears
on several of the slides as he accom-
panied his dad on many of the trips.
He can be seen on the slide of the
Wright Brothers Memorial at Dayton
and the memorial to George Rogers
Clark at Springfield.
Jerry Tschantz, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Tschantz, and Billy
Swank. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Swank. appear on slide that con-
trasts an early McGuffey reader with
more modern reading book. Jerry
and Billy are in the fourth grade.
James Sratton of Route 2, Bluff
ton. can be seen in a slide inspecting
large cluster of tomatoes at the
Stratton greenhouse. This is included
in the film on agriculture. Ohio has
more acreage under glass than any
other state in the union. Several
other slides show some phase of the
development of agriculture in the
Bluffton-P Pandora area.
Ohio ranks second only to New
York as manufacturing state. Sew
eral area industrial establishments
are recognized in the series. There
is slide on the Standard Oil Re
finery in Lima and the Borden Cheese
company in Van Vert, producers of
the famed Liederkranz cheese
In selecting slides for this series,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
Strong Winds Delay
Burning Of Greens

Strong winds late Monday af-
ternoon caused postponment of
the annual Burning of the
Green's Girl Scout ceremony,
and what was to be a Twelfth
Night event was to be delayed
until the Fourteenth Night after
Christmas.
Fear that the winds might
spread the flames to buildings
near the Harmon Field site of the
ceremony caused the postpone
ment. A large pile OF Christmas
trees was collected by the village
crew for the huge bonfire set for
Wednesday night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
Missionary Will Not
Sail Until Jan. 20

Through a misunderstanding, The
Bluffton News reported last week
that Miss Catherine GratZ of Bluff
ton was enroute back to French West
Africa where she has served as a
missionary for IL years.
We are glad to report that she is
still at home with her mother, Mrs.
Peter Gratz on South Jackson street,
and will not sail until January %.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Olson, Pam
dora, boy, Bruce Alan, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Mallon, Bluff
ton, a girl, Dolores Janell, born Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tavern Augsburger,
Pandora, a boy, Kelvin Mark, born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Badertscher,
Ada, boy, Jerry Jay, born Monday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09

added the series: "Ohio: Land and
People" to its collection. Both the
elementary and the high school offer
courses on Ohio History at this time.
During the past year it has become
a required course in the schools. The
series includes six sets of film that
contain from 27-30 slides per series.
They include: A Look at Ohio, Wild
life In Ohio, Industrial Ohio, Histori-
cal Ohio. Agriculture in Ohio and
Cities in Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
Spencerville Adopts
2-Hr. Parking Limit

Another Allen county village
Spencerville, this week took action to
limit parking in its business district
10 tow hours. The two-hour limit is
currently under discussion in Bluff
ton council
The Spencerville ordinance makes
the two-hour limit effective from
am. until pm. Police Chief George
McCune was instructed to issue
courtesy parking citations for the
first two-week trial period. The limit
was adopted upon request of citizens
and businessmen.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
Plan Farewell Dinner
For The Wilson's

The congregation of the Bluffton
Church of Christ will have a fare
well carry-in dinner for the minister
and his wife, the Rev. and Mrs. T.
j. Wilson. They are retiring from
the ministry on January II. The
dinner will be held at noon Sunday,
January II following church service.
Please bring your own table service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
WASTE COLLECTION

The regular monthly waste collec-
ton will be held Monday beginning at
noon. Street Commissioner William
Gaiffe has announced. Residents of
Bluffton are asked to have waste
cans at the curb or regular collection
points by noon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
Parking Limit Problem
To Face Council Tuesday
Poll OF ,Businessmen's Preferences
On Parking LalU To Be Presented

results Oh poll being taken all businessmen Bluff
Ton Will be presented IN effort to guide the village council
next Tuesday evening in forming parking regulations in the
business district.
Inc poll SAID to be effort to clarity the wishes the
businessmen after opposition developed among them over
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-09
Pirates Smother Conner
1854 To Cement Lead
Strong First Period Spurt Sends
Bluft0n Off To Ninth Straight Win

The Bufon Pirates rode the crest of nine winning
streak 1884 win oense minded Conner in the Bufton
high school gymnasium Tuesday evening.
Blufton holds so mark in Northwest conference play
Tomorrow evening they the potent Ada Bulldogs of their
remaining strong competitors the conference champion
, 1958-06-09

in The DISTRICT COURT OF The VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. CROIx, CHRIsTIANSTED JURISDICTION
IN MATTER OF IN
Owe E OLSEN No. l. 1858
Bankrupt "
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF CREDITORS AND
LAST DAY FOR FILING CLAIMS
To the Creditors of Owe E. OLSEN, of christiansted,
a bankrupt:
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that said Owe F. Olsen has
been duley adjudged a bankrupt on a petition filed by him on !
December 20, 1857, and the first meeting of his creditors will
be held at Christiansted in the District Court Rooms, on June
20, 1858 at 200 o'clock PM, at which time the said creditors
may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, appoint a
committee of creditors, examine the bankrupt, and transact
such other business as may properly come before said meet
ing. The last day for creditors to file their claims is Decepo-
Der 81, 1858. $500
Dated at Chrstiansted, June 5, 1853.
/l WILLIAM F.
O9lO-zo Referee in Bankruptcy
, 1958-06-09
N OTICE

All persons, firms or cor
porations claiming industrial
subsidies a n d tax or fee
exemptions under the existing
law, Act No. 224 (BiI1 No. 479),
Second Legislature of the
Virgin Islands, or any prior
Tax Exemption Laws, are di-
rected to file such claims
with the Virgin Islands Board
of Tax Review (Tax Exemp-
tion) at its Office located on the
second floor of the Admins
tration Building at Charlotte
Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin.
Islands, up to and including
december 81, 1857, no later
than June Is, 1858.
Claims not filed prior to that
date will not be honored and
will be considered forfeited.
John D. Merwin
Chairman
Virgin Islands Board of
Tax Review
(Tax Exemption)
1915
, 1958-06-09
L Q S

ONE PAIR EYEGLASSES.
Turtle shell frame, metal
cover rim, in leather case.
$500 Reward offered
Call AVIS
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-08-08

When she gently disengaged his
fingers from her necklace, he
reached around and slapped her
in the face. Then business did pick
up for she sat him down on that
seat with a vengeance. OF course
by that time everyone within see
ing distance had wondered how she
had stood 1t that long. He let out
a yell that drowned the organ out
for a second but she leaned over
and said something to him that
registered for he stuck his mouth
put and looked at her with dang
err" in his eyes, but he didn't move
OF course the judges back Of me,
including myself, had already de-
cided what would have happened
to the seat of his cute little suit
If he had slapped us, but would
we! Would you have taken him
out and taught" him not to worry
you so Most Of us decided he was
doing in church what he had been
allowed to do at home! You cannot
bring Junior to church and expect
him to act like a little gentleman
If he behaves like a wild one at
home. 1t won't work!
No one wants to judge any body
or their children for you who have
raised know the many many hours
Of worry and work you put in try
ing to take care Of them and
teaching them right from wrong.
1t can't be done overnight, so the
mothers of Mary and Roger will
gradually, (if they don't hear too
much criticism) have their chill
dren trained to enjoy being in
church and being told they will
have to be nice children while in
church, at least.
Perhaps mary would have be-
haved just like Roger, We decided
that was the reason mother let
her destroy the envelopes. She
was going to have peace at any
cost, even to the church.
BY now you have decided just
what should be done about both
children, but a third party has
just said she knows what she
would do. She would like to spank
the mothers. So that is our prob
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-08-08
by hazel
underwood

A Mothers Prayer
The school bell rang so very long
this morning.
I thought perhaps it may have
wondered why
He did not run, ight-hearted at
its summons,
When other children laughed and
hurried by.
II there is school. dear God, In
some far heaven,
Be patient, please-he never could
sit still;
He win not wash his hands, he'll
tear his trousers,
He may play truant on some dis
tant hill
on, all day he'll be a gay roman
Ger,
But when night comes he'll turn,
not knowing why
There is no one to hear his prayers
or kiss him
The way ! did-dear God, don't
let him cry!
Oh, IL you see a little boy who's
lonely
A little boy, afraid, when dusk
thoughts creep.
Please hold his hand and weave a
gay, brave story,
And stay with him until he falls
asleep
Helen Welshimer in N. Y. World
Telegram.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-08-08
Lester oronssr Is EIks' 1888 Iovoioy Avord Winner

Washington (ANPLester Granger executive director Ma
uonal Urban president International
Social Work win formally presented Loveoy
ceremonies conducted at Metropolitan Baptist
announced last
The presentation win take during the
meeting recognition
enterprisng n
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-08-08
TrluI Bealns For INC HUndred Afrie.

Iydenburg, Africa (ANPl-Membes OF African tribe
rioed May n this
Africans including Baped
charged
opened Monday Weapons exhibit included
spears choppers and hoes without handles During riots last
May trbesmen killed
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-08-08

Isn't it wonderful being able to
sit in the yard and not be bitten
by mosquitoes Most Minnesotans
have rushed to get out of the
state on their vacations and one
family told me they were actually
shocked when the mosquitoes
starting to bite them. Because they
had gotten used to no mosquitoes
in SUCH A SHORT TIME, they
just could not imagine there were
ony more. How quickly are we
spoiled when we have something
nice for a time! We accept the
luxury and If we are deprived Of
il for a day one would think we
had had il all of our lives. Isn't
trat so?