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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
Work Opens On
Beaverdam High
School Addition

Work on the new $145, 600 Beaver
dam high school addition is under
way and the general contractor,
Baker and Shindler Construction Co.
of Defiance, has the sights set on
completion of the building in time for
use next fall.
The fireproof addition will be of
brick construction providing a total
of 100,574 additional cubic feet of
school space. Plans call for four
large classroomS, a study hall,
coach's room and team room, boys
locker room and boys and girls rest
room facilities.
An all-electric heating system is
to be installed.
Perry P. Smith is the plumbing
contractor and the Suburban Electric
company of Lafayette has the electri-
cal contract.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
New Uniforms
Ordered For
BlufftOn Band

Although their summer uniforms
will be informal black Bermuda
shorts and white T-shirts, the Bluff
ton high school band will step out,
48-strong, in spanking new red and
white uniforms this fall.
The new uniforms were assured
last Wednesday evening when the
Band Boosters acted to place an order
for 81 with the Ostwald company of
Staten Island, N. Y. One uniform will
be for Miss Jo Souder, who will spend
the summer here in order to hold
weekly practices and rebuild the
band to its former strength.
The uniforms are a Cardinal red,
slightly deeper than the 12-year-old
outfits which will be inherited by a
Junior Band, which Miss Souder is
organizing. Instead of the cap-like
hats, the new ones will be tall shake
style similar to those of the Ada high
school band.
Total cost of the uniforms will be
$1,000 to $3,400. The Band Boosters
will have $700 to raise over their
present fund of $1,000. A number of
projects are planned this summer.
The band, garbed in comfortable
Bermudas, will play for the Fourth
of July Rodeo, the Allen County Fair
and other appearances this summer.
After two week vacation in her
home state of Texas, Miss Souder will
return to work with the group all
summer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
Village Officials Eye
Future OF NatI Quarry

Overtures are to be made by the
Village of Bluffton to explore the
possibility of the Towns purchase or
lease of the large National Quarry
lake, which has been used for the
past 10 years as a means of cooling
the large electric generators at the
Woodcock plant.
Council gave Mayor David l..
Riser the nod of approval Tuesday
evening when he indicated that he
was planning to confer with Ohio
Power Co. officials on the matter.
The company recently announced that
it was closing down the Woodcock
operation and would keep the plant
only as "cold reserve"
Mayor Riser told council that he
was most urgently concerned with
village control of a dam on Marsh
run which has been used by the
power company to divert water into
the National quarry at certain times
to maintain the water level.
Because the National Quarry lake
and Buckeye Quarry lake, owned by
the village, are connected under
ground, lowering of the level in the
National Quarry would effect the
village lakes water level. 1t con-
ceivably could make the Buckeye
water level too low for use of diving
boards and other equipment in the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
4-Day Commencement Program
To Attract Large Campus Crowd

The four-day round of commence
ment activities, which opens Friday
on the Bluffton college campus, is
expected to bring one of the largest
throngs of visitors to the school in
the history of this traditional event.
Opening tomorrow with 'Swiss
Day. and the first presentation of
the musical comedy, "Brigadoon,
the commencement week program
will reach a creScendo Saturday with
the crowning of the May Queen, re-
union of the various classes and the
Alumni banquet in the evening.
Sunday will bring DR.. Lloyd L.
Ramseyer's annual baccalaureate
message with a reception at the pres
ident's home, followed by an A Cap
pella Choir concert in the evening.
Grand climax will come Monday
morning when one of the largest
classes in the college history, &c men,
bers, will be graduated.
HAlddy anu OdluIudy SNeilIlS y
presentation of the Alan Lerner-Fred-
erick Loewe musical comedy, Brig
adoon" is expected to measure up to
last years hit they're still talking
about, plain and Fancy" The Earl
Lehman-Dale Dickey productions are
becoming important entertainment
treats on the traditional program.
''Brigadoon," which played a long
run on Broadway, is the story of two
hunters who lose their way in the
misty woodlands of Scotland, and
stumble on the mysterious village of
Brigadoon which appears to live for
day before falling back into hun
dred-year sleep.
Saturdays program opens at 7:30
a. m. with the Mems Varsity "B"
breakfast in the new dining room of
the First Mennonite church while the
Women's Varsity "R" meets for
breakfast al the Horse Shoe Grill.
The Alumni-Varsity baseball game
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
Bluffton High
Graduating IS
Seniors TOnite

DR.. E. L. Bowsher, native of Grid.
ersville, who served as superinten.
dent of Toledo schools for many
years and is now secretary of the
Toledo Automobile club, will address
the 35 members of the Bluffton high
school senior class who will receive
diplomas tonight in the school gym.
nasium. His subject will be, Where
Are We Going?"
The commencement ceremony will
open at 8 p. m. when the class ap
pears in the traditional professional
to the stage.
Paul Stauffer, president of the
board of education, will present di
plomas to the class which will in
clude his own daughter, Ann. Other
members of the class are:
jerry Edinger, Marjorie Bauman
Marilyn Murray, John Stephens, Mar.
tina Gratz, Waldo Greiner, Nancy
Montgomery, Robert Wells, Sara
Ellen Steiner, Barbara Katterhein-
rich, Edward Henderson, Martha
Badertscher, Susan Wiess, John
Hartman, Joyce Traucht, Roger Ed
wards, Robert Logan.
James BURY, Carolyn May, Ralph
Reichenbach, Louise Herr, Judith
Hilty, Lynn Schiffke, Beverly Deifen-
defer, Timothy Diller, Rae Ann De-
Vier, Beverly Irwin, Shirley Miller,
Pauline Harnishfeger, Jerry Kohl,
Sandra Kimmet, Klaus Gellert, Rach-
.el DeVier and Gloria Moser.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29

American Legion Post No. 3S2.
Members of the post have already
decorated the graves of deceased vet
Grams with small American flags. The
flags will mark the graves of 185 vet
Grams of wars dating from the Revo-
lutionary War up to the most recent
Korean conflict. They will be placed
on eight local cemeteries in addition
to Bluffton's own Maple Grove.
The Rev. Robert Dye, pastor oi
the Missionary church, will conduct
the annual Memorial Day service at
10 a. m. by the graveside of Charles
Burkholder, most recently deceased
war veteran.
The service, which includes firing
of the traditional rifle volley and
sounding taps, will be preceded by
the parade. 1t will form at the town
hall and the order to march will be
given at 9 80 by Parade Marshall Dor
Martz.
Heading the parade will be the LIE
gion color guard, Bluffton high school
band and the firing squad. The Le-
gion members, Legion Auxiliary, Girl
Scouts, Boy Scouts and decorated BIZ
cycles will follow in the procession
Line of march will be over MAR
street to Grove street and hence west
to the cemetery.
In event of bad weather, the serv.
ices will be conducted at the Legion
hall at 10 a. M, by Commander
Charles Ballinger.
AS has been the custom for MANY
years, grave decorations have been
placed on the burial places of two
Revolutionary war veterans, those OF
Joseph Deford in the old Bluffton
cemetery on Jefferson street, and of
Hezekiah Hubbel, who is buried in a
solitary plot on the Schifferly road
east of Gratz cemetery.
In Maple Grove cemetery alone, the
graves of 81 Civil War veterans will
be marked. There are six Spanish.
American war veterans, 80 deceased
World War / veterans, and IL veter-
ans of World War II lying at rest
there.
Next largest number of veterans
graves are to be found in the two
Beaverdam cemeteries, whre 4S
were decorated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29

Failure to obtain adult support
for Buttons midget football
teams may mean the end of the
popular fall recreation for pre-.
teen age boys, retiring coach Jim
Clark said this week.
Only seven persons attended the
public meeting to save the mid
get program at the American
Legion hall last Friday. A Sec
ond public meeting has been
scheduled for Friday, June 6, in
the Legion hall. All persons inter-
ested in seeing midget football
continued in BlufftOn are urged to
attend this meeting.
An organized adult supporting
organization is required under
midget football regulations and If
BlufftOn fails to form an adult
organization the local teams can
not compete next fall.
IL Bluffton has not organized
adult support and made payments
for their uniforms by July 1 they
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
Phone Rate Boost
Hearing Set By,
For June "a

The proposal of the Northwestern
Telephone company to increase tele-
phone rates in the coInpany'S 81
city area including Bluffton will be
heard in Columbus on Tuesday, June
"a, at 10 a. m, Mayor David L.
Riser was advised by the Public
Utilities Commission this week.
The letter from w. E. Heron, secre-
tary of the PUCCO, said that the hear
ing will be held in their offices at ~65
S. Front street. Wednesday, June 25,
has been reserved for a continual
ton of the hearing, if it is deemed
necessary.
1t is expected that several village
officials and possibly Arden Baker,
who has represented the village in
the Northwestern Ohio Telephone
Subscribers association, will be on
hand to voice protests against the
increase. The subscribers association
win be represented by Robert Moul-
ton of Gallon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
Expect 700 Will
Take Voluntary
Safety Check

With approximately 1893 motorists
driving their cars through the Volun-
tary Vehicle Safety Check lanes on
Main street the first two days they
were operated by the Bluffton Lions
club, officials were estimating that
nearly 700 cars will be checked by the
time the campaign closes today,
Thursday.
The Rev. James Heininger, general
chairman of the project, said that 221
autos were inspected on Monday, the
first day of operation. Of this number
165 passed the inspection and Sc
others had minor defects. Twelve
of these were Immediately corrected,
and the cars returned for a re-check,
he said. One hundred and seventy
seven cars were checked Tuesday
with 143 passing.
The Bluffton safety check is part
of countrywide program organized
by the Allen County Safety Commits
sion.
Bluffton business firms as well as
individuals sent their vehicles for
safety checks
The lanes were manned by vol
unteers from the Lions club, Boy
Scouts and qualified mechanics and
personnel of the various auto agen-
cies, garages and service stations.
Approximately 25 persons were re-
quired to operate the two Main street
lanes each day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
BluftOn Dealer
To Sell New Opel

The first foreign-made light auto to
appear on the local market has been
announced this week by Clark's Buick
Sales and Service. The Bluffton
agency has joined other Buick dealers
offering the German Opel
The Opel car, Mr.. Clark says, has
been distinguished in Europe for 81
years and, since 1929, has been a
General Motors subsidiary. 1t will be
sold in two models, a two-door pas
senger car and a two-door station
wagon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
William Mericle
New Commander
OF Legion Post

William P. Mericle, owner of
Bluffton Builders Supply, was elected
commander of Bluffton Post 382,
American Legion, at the posts annual
meeting held recently. He will be in
stalled at the next meeting, June 3.
Taking office with Commander
Mericle will be Lowell AmStutz,
vice commander; Lyle Everett, adju-
tant and finance officer; the Rev.
James Heininger, chaplain; Billy
Chidester, sergeant-at-arms; Amos
Reichenbach and Donald Balmer,
color bearers; Stanley Basinger,
service officer and James Benroth,
historian.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
Contracts Offered
Four Bluffton
School Teachers

Four of the five openings, which
were to be filled on the Bluffton
school faculty before classes resume
next September, appear likely to be
filled already, Superintendent OF
Schools A. B. Murray announced this
week.
Contracts have been offered Mrs.
Mary Renick, Ada, and Miss Betty
Hamilton, Orange township, Richard
Kirkendall, Hamler, and Thomas c.
Goulden, Portage.
Mrs. Renick is a graduate of Rock
ford high school and Ohio Northern
university. She has been teaching
second grade in the Mt. Blanchard
school for the past three years.
Miss Betty Hamilton has been
teaching in Jacobs elementary school,
Findlay, for the past year, but pre-
fers a position closer home where
she will not have so far to drive each
day.
Mr.. Kirkendall, who is graduating
this spring from Defiance college, will
teach science and mathematics. He
will be an addition to the high school
staff.
Mr.. Goulden is a graduate of Bowl
ing Green State university with a
B. S. in education. He will teach in
dustrial arts, replacing Robert Put
man who resigned recently to teach
in Toledo schools.
Both MIR. Kirkendall and Mr.. Goul-
den have had military service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29

and tennis matches are slated for 10
a. m. with class reunion luncheons al
Ii As. Classes holding reunions this
year are classes of '4S, '3S, '33, '2S, is
and '08. The traditional box ceremon-
les are scheduled at 2:15 just ahead
of the crowning of the May queen at
3 o'clock on the baseball green.
The Alumni banquet with a panel
of foreign students presenting a pro-
gram, is scheduled Saturday evening
at p. m. in Founders hall.
The baccalaureate service is in
Founders hall Sunday afternoon at
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
OK RT. IO3 PROJECT

Bluffton village council Tuesday
evening approved the final contract
with the Ohio Highway Department
for rebuilding State Route 103 in
side the corporation limits this sum-
mer. Bids are to be accepted on the
project June "a. The village share
will be only $1,5O0.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
CANCER FUND HITS S16,5ls

Returns from the recent Cancer
Crusade of the Allen County unit of
the American Cancer Society now
totals $16,543, it was reported by
campaign officials. When reports are
complete, it is expected that the
$21. lbs goal will have been attained.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29

municipal swimming area.
The Buckeye Quarry lake and
ground around it was given the village
as a gift for park purposes several
years ago by the Ohio Power COM
pany.
The larger lake would be a great
asset to the village as an emergency
water supply.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-05-29
Memorial Service To
Honor Village War Dead
Parade And Cemetery Service
Planned Friday Morning By Legion

Buffton citizens will pause Friday morning to bow their
heads in for and pay their respects the
dead and disabled of six great conflicts in Memorial Day obsev
here. aaaS8
The annual parade from the hall Maple Grove
tery and services there will be under the direction of Bfton
Ghost town gazette., 1958-09-05

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Ghost town gazette., 1958-09-05

rty of Copper Center is home again from being
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The Nome nugget., 1958-03-05
Dulles Rejects
Red Terms For
Pre-Sunl111it Talks

WASHINGTON, R- Secretary
of State Dulles said Russia's pro-
posal for a pre-summit foreign
ministers meeting is unaccept-
able on terms the Russians laid
down.
Dulles told news conference
the United States is in favor of
a summit meeting and wants pre-
parations for it that will lead to
substantial achievements f o r
peace.
But this country, he said, wants
no part of any fraud or hoax
which would merely fool people.
Dulles said the great danger in
the present East-West debate
over a summit meeting is that
the Soviets want to substitute the
fiction that the cold war has
ended for the reality of the cold
war.
Dulles declared that ut present
he knows of no major issues
which in the light of known So
Wet and Western positions offer
ed any likelihood of agreement
at a summit conference.
But, Dulles continued, this does
not mean prospects are hopeless
because some possibilities of ag-
reement may be opened up by
careful and substantial work in
advance of a summit meeting.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-05
''Satyr Of Steyr"
Austrian Murderer
Trial Begins

STEYR, Austria, PA slight,
sickly-looking father of two chill
dren dubbed the "Satyr of Steyr''
by the Austrian press went on
trial today, charged with murder
ing two women and raping four
others.
In a lurid confession made pub
lie by the prosecution, the de-
PENDANT, 38-year-old Alfred En-
gleder; said he wanted to ''de-
base" womanhood because his
amorous advances were usually
rejected.
The state charged that from
1851 until his capture last sum-
mer Engleder roamed on his BIZ
cycle after dark, seeking young
women.
Terror spread in this ancient
Alpine town midway between
Vienna and Salzburg. Women
were found dead or seriously in
jured from hammer blows on the
head, their clothing ripped off.
In November 1855 the body of
young nurse who had been
raped was found on a river bank
A doctor was convicted on cir
cumstantial evidence that has
since been discredited.
Two more rapes last summer
caused a nationwide manhunt
and Engleder was caught as he
was trying to escape into Com
munist Czechoslovakia.
AS the trial began, the court
room was Overlooking with peo-
pie who had lined up for Is hours
to get tickets.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-05
Republican Withdraws
Candidacy For California
Seat In The Senate

STOCKTON, Calf, R-Warren
II. Anterior, former National
Commander of the American Lee
gion, Tuesday announced bis
withdrawal as a candidate for the
Republican nomination for the
Senate seat to be vacated by Sen.
Knowland R-Calif).
This left Gov. Goodwin Knight
and Mayor George Christopher of
San Francisco competing for the
nomination.
Atherton, a Stockton attorney,
issued a statement saying, "the
continued great popularity and
strength of Governor knight in
dictates that l probably could not
win the nomination" But he told
a newsman his withdrawal was
not in support of Knight.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-05
w asllington
News -Letter
BY Mary Lee Council
Secretary to E. L. Bartlett.
Delegate to Congress from Alaska

Legislation to permit subsidized
airlines to retain capital gains
realized on the retirement of
flight equipment to be used for
the purchase of replacement
equipment was passed by the
Senate last week.
The measure was passed by the
House during the first session Of
the 85th Congress and was ap-
proved by the Senate in amended
form. The net capital gains would
not be offset against subsidies
granted.
The debate in the Senate re-
vealed that from the 1889 fiscal
year through the 1856 fiscal year
Of the $5O6,863,OOO paid to all
subsidized carriers, 500, 637, 600
went to airlines operating in AL
aska. Of this amount Alaska Air
Lines received $12,57O,OOO, and
Wien Airlines $6,167,O0O.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-05
Invented Son Returns
To Haunt Former
French Soldier

SAINT QUENTIN, France, R-
Cpl. Prosper Foulon had used UP
all the usual excuses and he still
wanted three day pass.
He told his captain a three
day pass certainly couldn't be
denied a soldier whose wife had
just presented him with bounc-
ing boy named Henri.
Foulon even went to the local
city hall with papers procured
from various sources an army
corporal would know and had
little Henri officially registered
With that, he got the three-day
pass.
That was in 1889.
Foulon, now a cabinet maker,
was found out when the draft
board came around looking for
the mythical Henri. To make
matters worse, Nine. Foulon re
membered that the then-corporal
hadn't used his three-day pass to
come home. The law let him off
because the offense was too old
His wife may be stricter.
t'If only had invented a baby
girl" Foulon moaned.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-05
Nixon May Exchange Visit
With Deputy Premier Mikoyan

WASHINGTON, Up Vic e
President Nixon is seriously con-
sidering visit to Russia in Sep
TENDER, perhaps in exchange for
trip to the United States by
Deputy Soviet Premier Anastas
Mikoyan.
Authoritative officials who re-
ported this said that Nixon might
also visit Poland, Yugoslavia and
six western European nations
during five-week tour as Presi-
dent Eisenhower's representative.
Nixon's stop in Moscow, they
said, would depend on arranging
a visit for a Soviet leader of
about equal rank to this country.
Mikoyan's name has been men
toned most frequently by diplo-
matte planners as an acceptable
swap but no invitation has gone
out yet formally inviting him.
AS deputy premier, as well as
top economic-trade planner, Mi
koyan's influence seems to be
rising even though he is a hold
over from Stains day.
He led the first public attack
on Stains rule, even before
Communist party boss Khrush-
chtv spoke out, in February 1856.
At present he is viewed as one
Of the top three Soviet leaders,
and recently accompanied Khru-
shchev to East Germany when
Bulganin stayed home.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-05
Visitor From Australia

Miss Joy Kratzmann from
'tdown under" australia is the
house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Renshaw. Miss Kratzmann, who
is cousin Of Mrs. Renshaw, who
has been here for the past two
weeks is enjoying the far north in
parka and mukluks like a real
northerner.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-05
VISITORS

Larry Calvin, Nome business
man, Mrs. Calvin and their dau-
ghter, Cherie, were Washington
visitors last week
Col. Marvin R. Marston, who is
in the real estate business in An
chorage, arrived in Washington
on his way to New York.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-05
AIRPORT AID

Gravel surfacing of landing
strip and apron and erosion con-
troll at Mekoryuk on Nunivak IS
land has been authorized in the
amount of $112,5OO, according to
action taken by the CAA.
The project will be included in
the current 1858 fiscal year Fed
eral-aid Airport Program.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-05
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy with occasional light
snow. Little change in tempera-
ture. Lowest temp. expected to-
night 1915 and the high tomor-
row 1920.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-05
LOSES OFFICE BIZ OWE VOTE

SAVOY, Mass, R-Clinton E.
Tilton missed his 35th consecutive
one-year term as selectman by
one vote.
He was defeated in the town
election 71-7O by Adolph Lagow-
ski yesterday Tilton said he
would not seek a recount.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-05
N 0 T c E

The Church of the Nazarene is
having an Eskimo service each
Thursday evening at 1880. Mrs.
Emma Black is chairman and ev-
erYone interested is welcome 10
attend.