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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-25
;oha Tempo G.a-e.

all game. You pull the trigger and
the man has TO fall down
What are We coming To with I-lt
vision .out ii TIM need of somehow
filling every half hour Of every day
and night on every channel
There isn't enough good OF even
fnediurn Entertainment ~ tilr uhi
verse to supply h.leh d demand
and lately there serHs hardly any
al all.
II used to ~ lliat YOU would go
to movie once OF twice i week or
read 4 novel every now and then.
but today fiction Il offered III such
wholesale with murder and adul-
terry SO uppcrmoSt in lieu Of any
where near enough literature. that
you are saturated
| And before saturatiOn, and what
worse. you are impregnated. I'm
consciously you accept murder and
Or adultery as Just the thing
n he really '-America's little
darling?"
Managing Editor William + Lind
| ley recalls in the Birmingham Post
Herald that Harry s for nothing
Truman received only a minority ol
4 the popular vote when he Wa
elected in 1913. the one time he ran
For q gentleman who became
I President by death. not election
who won election later by plurality
rather than majority. running be
hind the rest Of the ticket III spite
Of his much-touted give-em-hel
campaign. and his much calico
famous victory, whose choice o.
a successor in 1852 was terrificallS
beaten and whose favorite In 1851
was ignored. Nh Truman manage,
to make an awful lot Of noise.
! Consider, too. that he was giver
the Vice Presidential nomination ii
the beginning only because the ind
Aattd aim idi biERtl iiielii = diii's
F. Byrnes couldn't clear il witt
Sidney. and You realize that Harrs
Truman hasn't exactly been Amefi
ca Nh little darling
AS ruthless as he is garrulous j
seems. Democratic Chairman Butlel
Is undertaking now to make amt
Semitism campaign issue. Tina
Is 50 untrue and SO hurtful to thu
country that 1t comes near to trea
son even if the word is taboo.
\ It's far cry from this crabid
pompous. obtuse little trouble
maker 10 that master Democratic
chairman Of all time. Jim Farley
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-25

Newspapers in the U. S. have
been in the forefront Of the fight
against TB. The Philadelphia
North American spanked the sue
cess OF the first Christmas Seal
Sale in 1907.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-25

AS a newspaper editor, we can't help but
remember that Socrates also went around
dishing out good advice to his neighbors
They poisoned him.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-25

The first Christmas Seals to fight
tuberculosis were sold i'll Den
mark IN 1904.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
Be Grad Takes Top
Position With
Worldwide MCC

A Bluffton college graduate who
married a former Bluffton woman
has been appointed executive secre-
tary of the Mennonite Central com.
mittee, worldwide relief and serv-
ice organization operated by the
Mennonite churches of this country
The new secretary is William T.
Snyder. He has served as associate
executive secretary for the past two
years and was associated with the
work of the Central committee for Is
years. His predecessor, Orlo o. Mil
Ter, has held the top relief post for
nearly % years.
Mr. Snyder is a son-in-law of Mr..
and Mrs. Cal Steiner of Poplar street.
Bluffton
The organization. which he serves,
was formed shortly after World War
l to facilitate the cooperation of all
branches of Mennonites in the vast
relief work of aiding starving people
of Russia following the revolution. 1t
has continued to grow until today,
when 20 organizations compose it with
Is varieties of Mennonites supporting
it,
Approximately 500 persons serve
with Mrs. Snyder's MCC. A few of
Continued on page 4)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
space TraUeI"
Is Subject Of
Next PTA Meetin0

Space Travel" will be the subject
of the Bluffton PTA meeting at 500
p. m Monday evening, March 10, in
the high school auditorium with Prof.
H. w. Berky, Bluffton College science
department, as the speaker.
Ralph Sommer, the member of the
program committee who is making
arrangements for the meeting, has
given special invitation for all
science classes of Bluffton high school
to attend the meeting. Prof. Berky
has done great deal of speaking on
the subject of space travel during the
past several years and students
studying science today will profit
from the talk.
Special music will be furnished by
the Fifth grade boys and girls of the
elementary school under the direction
of Mrs. Katheryne Patterson, Devo-
tions will be given by the senior troop
of Bluffton Girl Scouts
Space travel decorations are being
prepared by the Bluffton high school
art class and will be placed in the
auditorium to lend atmosphere for the
talk, according to Darwin Luginbuhl,
art instructor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
Merchants Battle Tonight
For Tournament Position

Jim Knox hit for 10 to pace the Mer-
chants TO their victory.
Friday night the Merchants added
another scalp to their belt, pounding
Leipsic 1854 in the opening round OF
the Bradfield Center Gold Medal
tournament. Both teams fired away
with abandon in the second half, Bluff
ton scoring so and Leipsic 81.
Schmidt scored 81 and Berry 20 to
lead the Merchants
The Merchants next start IN the
Gold Medal tourney will be tomorrow
night when they tackle highly-ranked
Milano. The winner of this game
plays the Wapakoneta-UAW-CIO l2l9
winner in the championship Saturday
night. The two losers will play pre-
liminary consolation game.
The harsh four-day grind of the Ada
Rotary tournament begins Thursday,
March 13, with the Merchants match
ed against College Inn of Ada. Fri
day, if successful against the Ada
team, they will play the winner OF
the Forest -Tiffin Spartan game.
The semi-finals will be played Sat
urday afternoon, with the finals Sat
urday evening. The Merchants are
entered in this tournament under the
sponsorship of Lugibihl's News Stand
and Swank's Barber Shop.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06

The Bluffton Merchants meet Mac
and AIS Bar, of Miller City, in a
Major league game tonight. Second
place in the league and possible
position in the Lima city tournament
will be at stake.
If the Merchants win they will be
thrown into three-way playoff with
Mac and AIS and Buds Ashland Oil
for two available spots in the city
tournament. If the Miller City five
win they will automatically joir
Buds and Milano Cafe in the city
tourney.
If a playoff is necessary it will be
held next Monday evening. A draw
ing will be held among the three clubs
with the team drawing a bye ad-
vancing to the city event. The other
two clubs will tangle, with the WIN
ner entering the tournament.
A volcanic second half against the
New Hampshire Redbirds last Thurs
day gave the Merchants their shot at
the tourney. Trailing 21-1S at the hall
they erupted in the third period to
outscore the birds 22-6. They added
% more i'm the last period for a 62-
az win.
Roger Bixel scored Il, Jim Berry
and Deacon Schmidt added IL ano
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
Businessmen Name
ROdeO Committee

Bluffton appeared to be headed to-
ward the towns fifteenth annual
Fourth of July Rodeo celebration this
week as the Business Mems associa.
ton accepted an invitation of the
Saddle Horse club to again co-spon.
sor the event and named five mar
committee to assist.
On the Business Mems association
committee are Emory Benroth, Joe
Harris, Walter Beck, Gene Schmidt
and Charles Ballinger.
All five are experienced at organ.
national work Benroth has served or
the Fourth of July committee mum.
Der of times; Joe Harris is high
school basketball coach; Beck is
Beaverdam fire chief and Schmidt
has been active in the Allen County
fair and the Farm Implement Dealers
association. Ballinger is commander
of the local American Legion post
Other five-man committees to com.
bine with this one are the Saddle
Horse club committee and another
named by the Community Sports,
mems club. The three organizations
have sponsored the event for the past
Is years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
Triplett Names
Committees For
Booster Banquet

Hoping to set new record fol
community attendance at the annua
Bluffton College Booster Banque
April 8, committees are at work pre-
pairing to make the dinner highlight
of the spring season in this commun.
ity.
M. M. Triplett, chairman of the
Booster Committee in charge, has
announced that DR.. Howard Lowry
president of Wooster College, and
chairman of the Ohio Foundation o,
Independent Colleges, will be the
guest speaker.
Committees working on the project
includes the program committee with
Mrs. George Linden as chairman,
Wilbur Howe, Wilford Geiger and
Russell Suter.
Robert Simcox, who will be this
years master of ceremonies, is also
in charge of the ticket sales commit
tee which includes William Edwards
and Ralph Balmer.
Mrs. Dale Reichenbach is in charge
of decorations with Mrs. F, T. Laur-
lat and Mrs. E. r. Moser assisting.
Publicity will be handled by Milt Ed
wards, Mrs. Darwin Luginbuhl and
Mrs. Ralph Rammel.
In addition to Mr.. Triplett, Francis
Sommer and Mrs. John Moser, are
members of the Booster committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
February Is 10th
Coolest In ga Yrs.

Last month was the coldest Feb
ruary since 1886 and the tenth coldest
in the 64-year weather records of
Ray Burkholder, official weather OBJ
server of near Pandora.
Mr.. Burkholder reported that for a
two-week period from February to
20 the thermometer never rose above
freezing for moment. During this
period the highs averaged 1874 de-
grees and the lows 43 degrees for an
average of 11.9 degrees.
January 1918, the coldest month on
record in this area, had and average
temperature for the month of 12.7
degrees.
The lowest mark reached by the
mercury during February was on the
18th when it dropped to six degrees
below zero. Average temperature for
the month was 21.8 degrees compared
with normal for February of 27.6 de-
grees.
Snowfall was about average. Mr..
Burkholder recorded 5.5 inches as
compared with the normal of Sc
inches.
March was off to good start in the
snowfall department equalling the
heaviest snow of this winter, 3.5
inches, on Monday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
.Seaway Advantages
Extend To BluftOn,
Businessmen Told
Area Should See More
Industrialization, Toledo
Port Manager Predicts

Bluffton industries will have as
much of an advantage as the indus
tries of Toledo itself, when that city
becomes an important international
shipping port with improvement of the
st. Lawrence Seaway, E. O. Archie"
jewell, general manager of the To-
ledo-Lucas County Port Authority,
told the Bluffton Business Mems as
sociation Wednesday evening of last
| week
The port manager pointed out that
loading and unloading freight is the
important cost factor and a 40 to so
mile haul is not an important diff
ference in transportation costs be-
tween Bluffton and Toledo.
You will be in a position to do
business world wide with a port at
your door" Mr. Jewell told local bus
inessmen This is the greatest OPP
portunity for commerce ever offered
this area.
Noting that several large grain ele-
vators are already on the drawing
board for Toledo, Mr.. Jewell predict
ed the lake city will be one of the
largest grain markets in this coun-
try. THAT will mean about an extra
10 cents on every bushel of wheat
farmed in this area" he said.
Route 25 will become an important
north-south link with the Port of To-
ledo and industrialization can be ex-
pected all along it. the Toledo man
predicted. However. he warned that
this growth and development will not
just happen. We must make every
effort to bring it about
NJ. NJ Triplett, vice president of
the Triplett Electrical Instrument
company. introduced Mr.. Jewell and
Robert Crow, president of the assoc
iation, conducted a short business
meeting after film was shown in
dicating progress on the Seaway prof.
ect.
During the business meeting Milt
Edwards, editor of The Bluffton News,
was elected president of the associa-
ton succeeding Ed Walternire, who
was killed more than a month ago
in an auto accident.
Maurice Fett, hardware dealer, was
elected vice president, with Jim
iLoofbourrow, druggist, treasurer;
Paul King. insurance man, recording
secretary; Gene Benroth. executive
secretary; and Silas Diller, chairman
of the new retail division.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
Sale OF '5S Auto
Tags OFF To Rush
$50 Go First Day

The sale of 1858 auto license tags
started off with rush Saturday
morning reminiscent of the customary
last-minute scramble for tags. Deputy
Registrar Don Van Meter reported
that sales for the day totaled 229.
The rush to replace the old tags
with new blue and white ones was
not as heavy on Monday and Tues
day when 81 and SO tags were sold on
those days, respectively. Mr.. Van
Meter said, however, that those max
ing reservations of special numbers
nearly equals the number of tags
already sold.
The new plates, which may be
placed on the auto Immediately,
must be on all vehicles by March 81
The Bluffton agency will sell ap-
proximately 1000 tags before the
deadline arrives at the end of the
month. In 1855 the Bluffton registrar
sold record of 1850 tags during the
first month. The following year there
were 204S tags sold and last year,
1876.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
B. {. Grad Returning To Alma Mater
As Speaker For Christian Life Week

The Rev. Andrew r. Shelly, direc-
tor Of public relations, Mennonite
Biblical seminary. Chicago, will be
the speaker for this years Christian
Life Week which will be observed
with series of special services next
week, Tuesday through Friday at the
college.
Rev. Mr.. Shelly, in accepting the
assignment to speak at this important
program will return to his alma
mater. He was graduated from Bluff
ton college in 1899. Later he was
graduated from the Hartford Theo-
logical seminary in 1912. and has
served as pastor of the Sterling Aven-
nue. Mennonite church of Kitchener,
Ontario for nine years.
In addition to his position at the
seminary now, he is also member
of the General Conference Mission
board A few years ago he travelled
around the world visiting the mission
stations for the board as well as other
church groups.
Rev. Mr.. Shelly's chapel topics for
the morning sessions will be "'It
Can't Be Done" -Four Faced
College Students" Always at the
Cross Roads" and Magnificent OBJ
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
Town Government Spent $137, 1888 In 81
Bonded Debt On Sewers, Pool Now $343,0OO

Village government cost Bluffton
$137, ,338.08 during the past year as
compared with $215, ,645.17 in 1856
when the town constructed swim
ming pool, according the annual re-
port of Clerk A. j. B. Longsdorf.
Among the principal items of ex-
pense involved in operating the vii
lage services was $28, ,464.05 for street
repairs and So, 1883 for street light
ing.
The village paid total of $9, ,298. .83
for police protection and 81, ,390.85 was
expended for fire protection during
the year. The clerks report showed
that garbage and waste collection
service cost the town another $5,-
326.40.
The waterworks department re
ceived revenue amounting to SOS, ,629.
SO and spent a total of $21, ,171.00, in
creasing the balance on hand at the
end of the year to $11, ,726.03.
Expenses of the cemetery board
exceeded revenues from the sale o.
grave lots and fees for opening
graves. Last year receipts amounted
to S2,581 sc and expenditures totaleo
So, 14097.
The report also showed that the vii
lage closed the year with its outstand-
ing bonded debt reduced to $343, 900.
Of this total debt, $4,000 is due on
mortgage revenue bonds on the sew
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
EUe BLuftOn Hi Seniors
Apply For Scholarship

Two Bluffton high school students
have applied for scholarships at the
University of Cincinnati's college oil
engineering offered by The Ex-Cell-C
company and three others have
applied for PTA scholarships, Frank
C. Mayer, principal has announced
The Bluffton applicants will com.
pete with seniors in high schools OF
Lima, New Bremen, Greenville and
Fostoria where other Ex-Cell-O plants
are located.
Applicants are graded for the
scholarships on the basis of scholastic
record, 20 points; extra curricular
activities, 10 points; competitive
mathematics examination, 35 points;
Commute English essay. 10 points;
and interview with a committee OF
company representatives, 25 points.
Sons of Ex-Cell-O employees are
awarded an additional five points to-
ward the scholarships.
. Selection for the scholarships are
made solely by the University of Gin
cinnati, and to qualify student must
be in the upper quarter o fhis gradual
ing class, should have a good working
knowledge of plane and solid geome-
try, and be interested in mechanical
engineering.
The scholarship winners are
granted $1,000 by the company. The
money is placed in their name with
the university and is parceled out
according to the students needs dur
ing the freshman year.
Jobs in Ex-Cell-O plants are made
available to students selected for the
scholarships during the summer prior
to their enrolment for the fall term
at the university. The students start
their coop program in their freshman
year, and continue through to their
senior year.
Upon graduation, the students spon-
sored by the company may be offered
jobs with the company. although
neither party is obligated to an en-
ploye-employer relationship at the
close of the scholarship program.
Mr.. Mayer said that three Bluffton
students have also applied for the
Parent Teacher Association scholar
ships. For the 18th year, the PTAs
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
Baby Derby Winner
UndergOes Surgery

Little Randall David Steiner,
who made news two months ago
when he was named winner Of the
1858 Bluffton Baby Derby, was
back in the hospital this week
for major surgery.
DIR. B. w. Travis, attending
physician when Randy was born,
performed the hernia operation
Tuesday, and the little boy IS re-
ported getting along nicely.
He is the SON of MIR. and Mrs.
David Steiner, 307i, South Main
street. Mrs. Steiner is the former
Nancy Andrews, who worked as
DIR. Travis receptionist for a
time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
Select Be Student To Go To Greece
In Farm Youth Exchange Program

A Bluffton college junior is one of
eight students from Ohio who have
been selected to go to Europe this
summer in the International Farm
Youth Exchange program.
Donna Born, Route 2, Oberlin, who
has dreamed about participating in
the farm youth exchange ever since
she was a All girl at home, has re-
ceived word to report to Washington,
D. C. on June g. After a week of or
ientation, she will embark on the
Saturnia for a five-to-siX-month visit
in Greece.
The Bluffton college woman is one
of 120 young people from 35 states
and Hawaii who are participating in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
.DWaine AmStutz
Accepts CAA Post
In Cleveland
Young Bluffton Businessman
Turns Insurance Agency
Over To Brother

Dwaine F. Amstutz, Bluffton in.
surance man and former general
manager of the Bluffton Cement Block
company has been appointed to the
staff of the Civil Aeronautics Admin
istration, u S. Department of Com
merce, it was learned recently.
Ora w. Young. administrator of
Region One, CAA, in announcing AM
stutz appointment from Jamaica, N.
Y, said that he had been assigned
to the CAA Airways Traffic Control
Center at Cleveland, as an airways
operations specialist.
Mr.. AmstutZ is an airforce veteran
of World War II and is licensed
commercial pilot. He is graduate of
the Pandora high school,
The Bluffton man has been working
in Cleveland for the past several
weeks, committing TO his home over
the weekends He is scheduled to take
further training in his work in Okla
homa City, and will leave for a
months stay there on March IL.
Upon returning from Oklahoma
City, Mr.. Amstutz plans to move his
family to the Cleveland area.
The Amstutz Insurance agency will
be taken over by Dwaine's twin BROTH
er, Wayne, without interruption to the
agency's service.
Dwaine has been active in commun-
ity and civic affairs and is a men,
ber of the Junior Chamber of Com
fnerce
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
Map Plans For
Girl Scout Week

Girl Scout week March GIG will
feature group attendance by all
Brownies and Girl Scouts with their
leaders at the Lutheran church on
Sunday March and the annual
Juliette Low Tea the following Sum-
day, March 16.
Exhibits will be placed at the
Bluffton elementary school and in one
of the local store windows. Mrs. Ralph
Rammel is in. charge of the store
window exhibit and Miss Mary
Jerome is in charge of the one at the
elementary school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
Births

The following births were recorded
at the Bluffton Community hospital
during the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Haller, Beaver
dam. girl, Linda Ann. born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Adams, Find
lay, boy, Mark Lynn, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Basinger
(Jeanine Benroth), Lima, girl, Jodi
Ann, Born Friday
Mr. and Mrs. John Hawk. Cairo, a
girl, Aleda Kay, born Friday
Mr. and Mrs Norman White, Rus
sells Point, a girl, Michele Beth,
born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Inniger, Jenera,
a girl, Debra Luann, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Edinger.
Bluffton, boy, Dennis Richard, born
Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-03-06
Legion Celebrating
38th Anniversary
At Dinner March Ia

Bluffton Legionnaires and their
Auxiliary will mark the 3Sth anniver.
sary of the founding of the local post
and the 39th birthday of the national
organization at a dinner in the Legion
hall Friday, March IA, at $50 p. m.
Hugh Rinehart, Lima Jaycee Good
will Ambassador of last summer. viii
describe his Scandinavian trip and
show color slides, as program speak
er.
The meeting will also be attended
by large number of state and dis
trict officers. Merle Brady of Van
Vert, Ohio, department commander,
has been invited as has District 2
Commander Rodney H. Hughes OF
Bellefontaine.
Others expected to attend are Gar.
net Foltz, Bluffton's own member of
the national rehabilitation advisory
board and of the state rehabilitation
committee; Edward Belson, county
commander; Mrs. Avonelle Ludwig
of Ada, Ohio, first vice president;
Mrs Bertha Schneider of Delphos,
past department president; and Mrs.
w. K Wolford, Coldwater, district
president.
Committees in charge of he menu
and kitchen include Harriet Stone
hill, chairman, Sylvia Triplehorn,
Gaynell Rockey, Stella Core and Ed
ma Schultz. Decorating and entertain
ment Marcine MartZ, chairman;
Joyce Hauenstein, Geneva Rammel,
Rosalie Mericle, Marie Geiser and
Mile ingalls,.
Rupright's orchestra will play for
dancing after the program.
The dinner will be free to MEM
berS, but reservations must be made
by calling BOW or Ally.