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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03
Emmanuel's Church
Staging Pageant

A cast consisting of more than
a score of adults and young
people of Emmanueps EvangeIi.
cal and Reformed church will
present the Easter pageant, "The
Cross of Light Sunday evening
i'm the church south of BIuffton.
Under sponsorship of the Friend
ly Couples class and the direc-
ton of Mrs. Arthur Bowers, the
pageant is the most ambitious
Easter prgram attempted by the
church in recent years. Members
of the choir and children of the
Sunday School are assisting the
class.
Mrs. Julia Oppermann, wife of
the pastor, has the part of Easter.
Mrs. Betty HostettIer is Rachel;
Arthur Bowers, Reuben; Mrs.
Marjorie Moser, Adah Mrs. Janet
Matter, Mary, Mother of James;
Mrs. Geneva Fett, Salome; Mrs.
Mary Hochstettler, Mary Magda-
lene; and Robert HOchStettler,
Bartimaeus.
The pageant reader is Don
Spar. Calvin Oppermann has the
role of "SorrOw" and John Bow
ers the part of "Unbelief".
Young people participating in
the production are Linda Core,
Judy Bowers, Susie EOchstettler,
Marilyn Pratt, Gaylee HOchstett.
Ter, Deanna Fett, Elnora Fett and
Louise Core.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03
Rejuvenated Town
Clock Fitted With
Automatic Chimes

The Bluffton town clock has been
restored and an automatic system of
sounding chimes or playing records
according to any preset schedule has
been installed, Ron Anderson, town
clock custodian said this week.
Anderson recently completed his
project after more than 100 hours of
research and work. The new sound
system can play records of any size
or speed and can be turned on and off
automatically.
The clock will now chime the hours
and it can be set to toll off each Is
minute interval. 1t is presently set to
strike hours between IL a. m. and
IL p. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03

gelical and Reformed church.
Theme of the traditional Good Fri
day service is Wisdom From the
Cross Services will begin at II
noon continuing until p. m. at 25
minute intervals. Speakers will be
the Rev. James Heininger, Rev. w. ].
Hannum, Rev. Harry Yoder, Rev.
Charles Zimmerman, Rev. Waldo
F'lickinger, Rev. Robert Dye, Sr.,
and Rev. V. c. Oppermann. The Rev.
Zimmerman is conducting a series
of programs this week at the Evan
gelical Mennonite church.
All persons in the community have
been urged to attend at least one
segment of the Good Friday services.
Coffee will be served in the church
dining room and working persons are
invited to bring their lunches with
them to the church.
Speaker at the Sunrise Service
at $50 a. m. Sunday will be the Rev.
Jared Gerig. The Bluffton high school
choir will sing for the program S
special music and representatives
from the Bluffton Youth Federation
will take parts in the service. The
Rev. Gerig is president of the Mis-
sionary association, Ft. Wayne, In
diana.
Remodeled Church Open
Remodeling work on the Mennonite
church has just been finished and
the new sanctuary will be used for
the first time tonight when the con-
gregation gathers for their Maundy
Thursday Holy Communion
Persons attending the Good Friday
services at the church will see com
pletely remodeled and enlarged sane
tuary. A divided choir loft and
center pulpit will give the church
new appearance. Nearly 100 addition
al seating spaces have been added BY
removing partitions under the bal
cony and Installing pews.
All churches in the area hav'
scheduled Communion services ant
several others have planned specia
programs.
The Mixed Chorus of the Ebenezel
Mennonite church will present the
cantata 1.-THE Crucifixion" by Johr
Stainer Sunday at 8 p. m. under the
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03
Ohio Oil Executive
To Speak At Dinner
HOnOring Bank

Charles Hardwick, vice president of
the Ohio Oil company, member of
the board of directors of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Cleveland and native
of Bluffton, will be the principal
speaker at the next meeting of the
Bluffton Business Mems association
set for Friday evening, May 16.
The quarterly dinner meeting will
honor The Citizens National Bank
and be held the day following the
formal opening of the banks S re-
modelled quarters.
Leland Diller, chairman of the
businessmen's committee planning
the dinner said that Mr.. Hardwick
had accepted the invitation to speak
here.
Work is progressing rapidly toward
completion of the remodeling project
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03

Devier, Polly Harnishfeger, John
Hartman, Robert Wells, Jim BURY,
Sandra Kimmet, Nancy Montgomery,
Bob Logan, Louise Herr, Lynn Schiff-
ke, Waldo Greiner, Klaus Gellert.
The parts of two small children will
be played by Jane Herr and Jimmy
Steiner.
The following students are serving
on committees: Shirley Miller, Roger
Edwards, Richard Badertscher, Anr
Stauffer, Gloria Moser, Susan Weiss,
Jerry Edinger, Ed Henderson.
Martha Badertscher, senior
speech student, is the assistant direc-
tor with Darwin Luginbuhl, speech
instructor in charge.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03

CAPTAIN HAROLD L. PETER.
SON, son of Mrs. Alma Peterson,
1861 South Main street, Bluffton, has
been selected by Headquarters L. S.
Air Force, Washington, D. c., for
appointment in the Regular Air force.
He has Ii years service and is as
signed to the 4080th SRW head
quarters.
Laughlin AFB, where he is station
ed, is vital part of the Strategic Air
Command and is near Del Rio in
southwest Texas. The mission of
LAFB is primarily high altitude, long
range, photo reconnaissance.
Capt. Peterson is married to the
former Louise Creps of Ada. They
reside at their home in Del Rio with
their two children, Davis, age II,
and Leslie. age II.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03
MasOns Set Public
Fellowship Breakfast

The annual ham n egg breakfast
of the Masonic Lodge has been sched-
uled for Saturday, April II, Wayne
Matter, master of the lodge, announc-
ed this week.
The public is invited to come to the
breakfast, which will be held from
1903 p. m. in the Masonic Temple
above the EdelWeiSS restaurant.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03
To Present Jaycee
AUdrds At Banquet

Annual Jaycee community service
awards will be officially presented at
the Jaycee Bosses Night banquet next
Tuesday evening in the Methodist
church.
Speaker at the banquet will be DR..
Robert Kreider, dean of Blufftor
college. Jaycees will bring their
bosses or other guests to the banquet
which will be served by the Metho-
dist Youth Fellowship.
Award winners to be honored are
Joe Harris, for the Distinguished
Service Award and John Warren
named the Outstanding Young Farm
er.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03
College Boosters
Gather Wednesday
AT Annual Dinner
Appreciation Gesture
To BlacktOp Drive
At Founders Hall

Every adult attending the S. per
plate BlufftoG College Booster Ban
quet next Wednesday evening at
Founders hall will be, in effect, lay
ing approximately three square yards
of blacktop surface on the driveway
leading to the hall, the college busi-
ness office estimated this week.
Proceeds from the annual dinner
this year have been earmarked for
the driveway paving project. The
Booster banquet is generally regard
ed as means by which the Bluffton-
Pandora area helps show its appre-
citation of having the college located
here.
Based on recent estimates of the
cost of other blacktop projects, Carl
Lehman, college business manager,
said that the three square yard es-
innate would be safe. If the pattern
of previous years is followed, the an
nual dinner should be attended by
AlIOiN hlcill JOo
Attendance may be boosted even
further this year by the fact that
student tickets are being offered at
half price. Both high school and col
lege students or younger students are
invited to attend the dinner. This is
the first time a price concession on
tickets has been made.
Tickets are available from any
number of members of a large sell
ing organization, and may be OBJ
tanned also at the Basinger Furniture
store, Balmers and Pats Barber
Shop.
Morris TripIett, chairman Of this
years Booster committee, will open
the program after the p. m. BAN
quet The Rev. w. ]. Hannum will
| give the invocation, and Robert Sim
cox will preside as toastmaster of the
i evening.
Simcox will call upon DR.. Lloyd L.
Ramseyer, president of Bluffton col
lege, for the greetings, and the Bluff
ton college Octette viii provide a
program of several selections. Mrs.
Clarence Hooker will provide dinner
music on the piano.
Principal speaker of the evening is
DR.. Howard Lowry, president of the
College of Wooster, who has selected
as his subject, Something Worth the
Care"
DR.. Lowry, a former professor OF
English at Princeton university, was
called to the presidency of the Col
lege of Wooster, his alma mater, in
1914. He is widely known as an in
teresting speaker.
DIR. Lowry is widely Travelled, his
studies taking him to Europe on 10
different occasions. His last trip, dur
ing the summer and fall of 1856, was
under auspices of the Carnegie Cor
poration for the purpose of making
an informal study of British higher
education, with view to the prob
lens now facing American universi-
ties and colleges.
He has written several books, one
of the best known being THE Minds
Adventure" a religious Book of the
Month selection for July, 1850.
This years Booster committee, re-
sponsible for planning the dinner, in
cludes in addition to Mr.. Triplett,
Francis Sommer of Pandora, and
Mrs. John Moser.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03
Call Fire Department
To Two Grass Fires

The Bluffton volunteer Fire depart
fires on Monday and Tuesday after
moons.
On Monday at 1890 p. m. they
fought a grass fire on the Willis
Badertscher farm at the extreme nor
thern end of Snider road. No damage
was done and the flames were
brought under control shortly after
the fire department arrived.
Tuesday at Ais p. m. a grass fire
on the north slopes of the AC&Y
overpass on the Dixie highway bypass
was the cause of the alarm. No dam.
age was DONE
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03
Lima Rose Growers
To Speak To MGC

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Allison,
Lima, will speak on Rose Culture
and Exhibiting" at the Bluffton Men
Garden club meeting Wednesday
April 9, at p. m. in the chemistry
room of Bluffton colleges Science
hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03
Blood Donor Registrations Picking Up
As Town Prepares For "D'' Day Tuesday

Pre-regstraton for the April Boodmobile visit Bluff
ton picked rapidly last week. Mrs Watson Steiner chairman
of the program said
Monday evening 18 registrations had been handed in and
the goal of 100 preregstraons seemed much brighter prospect
that week Bufftons goal to the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-04-03
Two An-Community Worship
Services Highlight Easter
Completely RemOdeled Mennonite
Church Gets First Use Thursday

Union services Good Friday and early Easter Sunday
morning will feature Buttons commemoraon of the death
resurrection of Jesus Christ during the solemn Easter end
The Good Friday services will be held in the newly
modelled First Mennonite church and the Sunrise will be
sponsored Federation at ST. Johns Evan
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08
Mrs. ia. Graham
Dies On Sunday

Mrs. Fannie E. Graham, 81
widow of James Quincy Graham
died at her home at 2:45 p. m
today after lingering illness.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 3 p. m. in Loris
Methodist Church with her past
or, the Rev. h. w. Bedenbaugh,
officiating. Burial followed in
Patterson Cemetery, directed by
Hardwick Funeral Home.
Mrs. Graham was born at
Green Sea, Jan. 20, 1871, a dau-
ghter of the late J. c. and Nancy
Mincey Bryant. Mrs. Graham
was LoriS' oldest citizen and the
oldest member of Loris Method
iSt Church. She and Mr.. Graham
were married Feb. l3, 1890. Mr.
Graham died April IS, 1928.
Surviving are three sons, JOS
eph w. Graham, James q. Ora
ham, and Ernest :. Graham, oil
OF LoriS; six daughters, Mrs. c.
p. Brewer. Mrs. II. Clay Hughes
and Mrs. Dock Prince, all OF
.OriS.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08
New Auto Liability Insurance
Law Is Easy To Understand

There is nothing hard to un-
derstand about North Cardinals
new auto liability insurance
law" Motor Vehicles Commits
sioner Edward Scheidt declared
today.
1T simply provides financial
safeguard against accident dam
ages caused by n financially If
responsible driver" he said.
He reminded Tar Heel car and
truck owners that, under the
law, the vehicles agency cannot
issue a 1858 license plate with
out proof of financial response
bility.
"And for nearly all owners
this means liability insurance,
Scheidt sold. With certain min
or eXccptionS-like posting SILL
900 in cash or $4,000 bond-a
vehicle cannot be registered nor
legally operated next year with
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08
EXTENSION SCHEDULE
January 10

Whiteville Ser. All. Friday
$40 a. m
New Hope Jr. i'll, Friday
1900 a. m.
North Tatum Fl. D.. Friday
200 p. m.
Evergreen II. D., Friday, 3:15
p. IN.
January IL
ST.. All Council. Saturday
1000 a. m. in Auditorium of Ag
Bldg.
II. d. Radio Program, Satur-
day. ll:l5 over WENC.
January Is
HallSboro Sr. i-H Monday
1890 a. m.
Antioch H. D.. Monday. 2:OC
p. m. with Mrs. Chester Stephens
January ii
Old Dock Jr. Al. Tuesday
900 a. m.
Nakina Sr. i'll Tuesday. 1920
a IN.
Willing Workers II. d. Thurs
day. 200 a. m.
Lebanon II. D. Tuesday, $3.50
:. m. with Mrs. Elizabeth ROYALS
HomrmakcrS Il. D.. Tuesday
800 p. m. at club house.
January IL
Ccrro Gordo II. ,. Wednesday,
300 p. m.
New Life II. d. Wednesday,
600 ~. IN. with Ms. Pink Step
mons.
January 10
M.snup Springs - D.. Thurs
day. 200 D. IN. Wlia Mrs. Elwood
Thompson
Union Valley I. y. Thursday.
-.JG p. IN.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08
Eddie Cartrette
Dies On Sunday

Eddie Cartrette, 81, died Sun
day. at l p. m. at the home Of his
nephew, Jessie Cartrette, route
|, Chadbourn after an illness of
two weeks.
4 native Of Columbus County
he was a son of :he late Jessie
James Cartrette and Sarah Nealy
Cartrettc.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at IL a. i'll. at the Bev-
err Dam Baptist Church with the
Rev. j. "A. Hulk officiating. Bur-
ial was in the Mcpherson Gene
terry.
Pallbearers were Lee Duncan,
Floyd Mcpherson, Cleave God
win. Shelton Mcpherson, Roy
Mcpherson LiSton Mcpherson.
He is Sorvivcd by several
.nlCCcS and nephewS.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08
Alcoholism
Program Held
AT Williams

Members OF Mrs. Dorothy S.
Baldwin'S eighth grade class at
Williams Township School pre-
serted m assembly program on
alcoholism last week.
Two films. What About AL
cuholiSm" and None For The
Road" were shown. The films
were designed to lead individu-
ais TO answer for themselves
such questions rs What does
strong drink do TO people? How
docs alcohol effect the home?
What are the needs of alcohol
icS?
Ill. Baldwin'S II IS is respon-
slviC Tor an assembly program
% February. and At that meeting
they plan to follow through with
discussion Of tho films and the
problems which they presented.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08
Motorists Should
Check FS-l Card

Motor Vehicle Department Of
ay.a.s were concerned today oy-
@. @ point IN the .tatc.s new auto
financial responsibility law
which becomes effective Tie first.
II concerns FS-.. the ccrtlli-.
..'e of insurance necessary to
purchase nov license plates. de-
pu-iw,ut otfici IS said
Many mpiorISt already have
received their ISL and are.
waiting for tags 70 go On sale.
Motor Vehicles Commissioner.
Edward Scheidt said.
The important hing for those
motorists now is to make an inn
medIatc comparison check of
their FS-l against their registra-
ton card"
The commissioner explained
that possible confusion may ar
rise when information on the
i.l!ed-in FS-l is different from
that on the registration card. In
some instances, he said, identi-
ficdtion numbers nay not agree
on the two certificates and IL
ESQ owners should take immedi-
ate steps TO have them corrected.
He advised policy holders to ask
their insurance agent for assist
ance,
Scheidt said that minor differ
ences in initials, names and ad-
dresses won't prevent the issue
OF tags but that identification
numbers appearing on the ISL
must be in substantial agreement
with the numbers on the regis
tration card.
I'VE are very anxious to have
the new law get underway
smoothly and with as little in
convenience as possible" tn:
commissioner said. And tn,
driver who has insurance, who
has received his ISL and /.
prepared for the che dollar ad.
ditional license plate fee, is o
Immediate concern to us. w,
want to save him time and pos.
sible confusion when he goes TO
his 1858 license plate"
II New tags 60 on sale through
out the state January 2 through
February Is.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08

panies also must notify the Mot
orVehicles Department Of any
cancellation or lapse of a cli-
ent's policy. The purchaser, &C
cording to law. must either re-
new his policy or surrender his
license plate. Failure to do so
empowers the department to
seize the plate.
Like it or not, the law is
on the books and we oil should
give it a fair trial and a chance
to work. AS we have said before
its sole purpose is to afford some
protection to those killed, or in
jured or who suffer property
damage in accidents with finan-
cially irresponsible drivers"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08

out insurance"
The agency head pointed out
that absolutely no exceptions
can be made. He sad neither the
governor, the highyGy patrol nor
the department itself can offer
any alternatives - compliance.
Yet already lcopholeS are be-
ing sought by some car owners
unwilling or unable 10 meet pro-
visions of the law. the agency
said.
Apparently some owners plan
to purchase Il SiX-month inSur-
lncc policy in order To. qualify
for new tags, then quietly let
the policy lapse.
However" Schcidt said. this
won't work. The trainers of the
law anticipated such cvldcrS, for
The act requires insurance to be
in i0rce continuously throughout
- licensing period. The COM
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08
Nal pass Enters
Congress- Race

c. Dana MalpaSS announced
this week that ne had filed for
the 7th District House of Repre-
sentative election TO be held in
May. MalpaSS filed on the Re-
publican ticket.
NalpaSS was unsuccessful in
1856 when he ran ..gainS; Alton
Lennon for The House Of Repre-
sentative seat. However. IN that
election ne pollrd the largest
vote OF any Republican candidate
for Congress from the It'll Dis
Ilct since 1928.
\ Fender County native. NAL
pass is believed to be the first
person in the Nation to file for
the Congressional race.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08

law exempts several million families
and businesses from paying all the
taxes in their electric bills that you
pay in yours. These are people
whose electricity comes from fed
eral government electric systems.
You have to help make up the taxes
these people don't pay.
Most Americans feel that every
one should pay his fair share of
taxes. Don't YOU agree?
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08
Would you call this fair play?

Referee gives Visitors" a boost
"Home" team has to score on its
own. What kind of game is that?
Ridiculous-yet you and most
people face that same kind of un-
fairness all the time with some of
your taxes. These are the taxes you
pay in your electric bills.
About % cents out of every dol
lar you pay for electricity goes for
taxes. But a strange twist in federal
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08
Friday Might
Sheriff Hits
Bootlergers
In Pockefbook

Sheriff J. Il. pridg and his
deputies put a big dent in the
bp.'."rg"r'S pocket during 1857.
II was estimated today that
law enforcement officers tore
up some $4,000 worth of mater
la!$ in capturing 81 stills.
Another 50 stills we're DESTROY
ca IN Horny County by Columbus
law .".arcrmcnt Officers and
AAT'- gents.
T." majority IF tie stills were
'-.. F'd ~ the first cigh
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08
Hannie An,inonS Long
Dies In Whiteviile

Fun raj services for Hannie
AmmonS Long. 6S. of Route 3.
Tabor City were held Friday at
3 p. m. in the Sandy Plains Bap-
tiSr Church with tie Rev Clyde
Prince and The Rev. Crowcll
Powell officiating. Burial was
H. the Norris Cemetery. Mr..
Long. a retir i farmer died in
the Columbus Comfy Hospital,
WhitCvillc Thursday
Survivors include one daught-
o.. Mrs. Brady Norris OF Route
;. Tabor City: two brothers, l,
T. Long of Wilmington and Cor
1et' Long of Richmond. Va:
TWO sisters. Mrs. D. X. Su-GS ana
N.Y.. Frank Register. 5,,h OF
Route 5. Tabor cry: three grand
children.
A,r. Long was 4 uatIv, of Co.
rnou~ County and was tn son
.. -.r late ltmn,, Long and
-..~ Sw..H Lag.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-08

The first landing by u. s. Mar
mes in what is now the Republic
OF Nicaragua, was made on Jan
q, 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
Truck Body Falls
On Mans Head

Richard Ealy. 80. a worker on
a District trash truck. suffered
head injuries today In a freak
accident at North Capitol and
I streets.
According TO a Sanitation
Department spokesman. Mr.,
Ealy. Of i6 Sixteenth street,
NE. had dropped his glove be-
tween the cab and the body OF
the truck.
He raised the truck body 10
get the glove, the spokesman
said. AS he was withdrawing
the glove, the body fell striking
his head.
He was admitted 10 Provid-
ence Hospital. where his condi-
ton was reported as unde-
termined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

tionally disturbed students has
not been decided.
on other matters the board;
/. Approved a combined
scholastic and football insur-
ance plan. with a premium OF
SITS per person and without
any deductible clauses for
either scholastic or football
Insurance.
2. Accepted the retirements
OF DR.. Clara L. Pitts, 80, prin-
clpal OF Beers Elementary
School: Mrs. Marybelle NJ
Barstow. teacher, II, d, Cooke
Elementary SCHOOL, Miss Mar
guerite r. Brent. teacher, Gar
rison Elementary School.
Also Mrs. Louise p. Brown,
teacher. Young Elementary
School, Mrs. Josephine p, Car
rick. teacher. Mott Elementary
School. Mrs. Harriet Z, Gar
rels, teacher. elementary art
department: Mrs. Nell w
Grove, teacher, Hyde Elemen-
tary School.
Also, Mrs. Annie Z. Maxwell
teacher. jackson Elementary
School; Mrs. Beatrice w. Por-
ter. teacher, Noyes Elementary
School. and Peter l.. Robinson
teacher. Bundy Elementary
School.
3. Approved a plan 10 start
Junior Primary" classes next
fall. Such classes. It was said
will be aimed at children who
are not ready for the forma'
reading program. They will bt
broken in more slowly. Last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
NBC Studio
Dedicated by
President

President Eisenhower dedi-
Gated the new 81 million Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. build
ing today.
The networks new home at
400l Nebraska avenue houses
WRc and WRC-TV. the NBC
stations IN Washington.
Members Of the Presidents
cabinet. other Federal and local
officials and Washington civic
leaders were among the invited
guests.
The main studio was con-
yerted into an auditorium ca.
pable Of seating more than
400. NBC President Robert w
Sarnoh and Carleton d. Smith,
vice president and general
manager Of the Washington
lNBc stations, awaited the
President to greet him on his
arrival.
The cornerstone OF the new
building was sen o nMay 2,
1857. by Vice President Nixon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

The new structure Is said 10
be the first designed especially
for color television broadcast,
ing. II Is on a seven-acre tract
next 10 the Naval communi-
cations Center.
The two-story building has
a tower which reaches 10 $40
feet above sea level. giving a
much wider range for televi-
sion broadcasts than formerly,
There are three studios. the
largest being so by 100 feet.