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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

The Hydrogen Dog and the Cobalt Cat
Side by Side in the Armory sat.
Nobody thought about fusion or fission,
Everyone spoke of their peacetime mission,
Till somebody came and opened the door
There they were, in neutron fog,
The Codrogen Cat and the Hybalt Dog;
They mushroomed up with terrible roar
And Nobody Never was there-Nomore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Military Value?

Brig. Gen. Homer A. Boushey.
the Air Forces Deputy Director of
Research and Developments rates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
NEARBY VOTES

Votes Of the nearby Maryland
and Virginia Legislators on major
roll calls in Congress last week:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Prestige2

There are some who discount
the value OF prestige. Presumably
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
Scientific Advonces9

If base for outer-space ex-
ploration could be set up on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

Little Jack Horner "
Sits in a corner
Extracting cube roots to infinlty,
An assignment for boys
That will minimize noise
And produce a more peaceful
vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

Hank, bark,
A static spark.
The tape is wound around
So some baboon
Can Groom his tune
In Stereophonic Sound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

Decisions :. 1858" series on crucial inter-
national issues facing the American
/. people. The series has been published in
: conjunction with Decisions" discussion
:, groups being conducted in this area by
Is the Junior Chamber of Commerce in CO.
7 operation with the Foreign Policy ASSo-
citation and the American Foundation for
Political Education. Mr. Frye, United Ma
ondent for the Christian Science Monitor,
rites articles for this section of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
PIonts Are the Key

The mutual support between
plants and animals prompted DR..
James Gaume, chief of space
medicine for the Martin Co., to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

This is the last article in The Sunday Stars eight
week Great Decisions 1852 series crucial inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20
MOTHER GOOSE IN SPACE
Verses by FREDERICK wINsoR
Illustrations by MARIAN PARRY

Reprinted by permission from "The Space
child's Mother Goose" to be published Tues
day by Simon d SehuSter,J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

Foundations shake.
Computers break
And Science goes Be-bop,
But Baby's Joy
Is still the toy
With foolish ears that flop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

Rock and Roll
With self-control,
My Cybernetic Baby;
The Laws OF Mede
And Persian need
That infants heed d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-20

Probable-P possible, my black hen,
She lays eggs in the Relative When.
She doesn't lay eggs in the Positive Now
Because she's unable 10 PoStulate How.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06
10 Lane Bowling Alley To Be Built
Near South Edge OF Blufton On Old 25

tiations for parcel of land on the
Howard Beery farm.
Located on the east side of Old 25,
between the highway and the rail-
road, the plot is 200 feet wide and
approximately 220 feet deep.
A go $50 foot concrete block build
ing with modern cut stone front
will house the 10 lane establishment.
Major features of the new building
will be air conditioning and automatic
pin spoilers. A snack bar, office, rest
rooms and space for spectators will
be provided in the building. Parking
viii be available in front of and be-
hind the building.
The new center will be known as
the South Gate Lanes. 1t will be under
the management of John Otto.
Plans are being made for bowling
leagues to accommodate .bowlers with
in a 10 mile radius. Leagues which
are being considered are man-and-
wife leagues, merchants leagues or
any other leagues which might be
made up.
Present plans call for the lanes to
be open until early in the morning to
accommodate workers on late shifts in
some of the area industries.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06
Dollar Days Stampede For
Bargains Set Friday, Sat.

Bluffton Dollar Days. the twice-a
year sales event awaited eagerly b,
thrift-minded shoppers within a 10
mile radius of town, has been set fcl
Friday and Saturday.
Harold Balmer, Dollar Days chair.
man for the Business Men associa-
ton, said that arrangements have
been completed for one of the most
outstanding community sales in the
history of th: business organization.
Heavier than usual buying of fall
and winter merchandise coupled with
late arrival of honest-to-goodness win
ter weather have left local stores
with large inventories that must be
cleared during the sale, Mr.. Balmer
said.
Merchants were using heavy hand
on mark-down pencils and were to be
busy Thursday afternoon when the
stores are closed preparing merchan-
disc for the SALE Because local re
tailers use Dollar Days as a means
of keeping stocks cleared and fresh
all sale offerings are of their every
day reliable stocks. Most items bear
nationally famous labels and bona
fide price mark-downs are readily
seen.
More than 5000 eight-page circulars
have been distributed to homes with
in a 10-mlle radius, and a stampede
for the best buys il expected when
stores open Friday morning. The fa-
miliar Dollar Days window banners
and street signs will be posted Thurs
day.
Extra sales people have been en-
ployed in most stores to handle the
crowds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06
Leland Diller
Acquires Gratz
Insurance Agency

Two long established Bluffton in
surance agencies were merged Tues
day when the Leland Diller agency
acquired the business of the late A.
D. Gratz Mr.. Grak died several
weeks ago as a result of injuries re-
ceived in an auto accident.
The Gratz agency had been Bluff
ton business for the past As years
and was operated from the residence
on South Lawn avenue.
The expanding Leland Diller office
is also one of the towns Oldest firms.
w. F. Iutzi, Mr.. OILERS father-in-law,
acquired the business from d. S.
Flick as early as 1926 and after Mr..
Iutzi's death. Mr. Diller took over the
business in 1914.
Mr.. Diller said that all of the GratZ
policy holders will receive a letter an
nouncing the change in agency own
ership and arranging to continue the
service as in the past.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06

Another step in the expansion of
Bluffton area recreational facilities
will soon be taken when construction
is begun on a ten-lane bowling alley
one mile south of Bluffton on Old
Route Is.
Opening of the bowling alley next
August will mark the addition of the
third major recreational facility in
this area in the past two years.
In late 1856 the new S65, 900 munich
pal swimming pool was opened to the
public. Last summer saw the reha-
bilitation of the old Bluffton golf
course three miles south of Bluffton
on Old Route 25. The golf course
should be fully restored and ready
for full time public play next summer
The new recreation center is being
built by David j. Hohenbrink, home
building contractor, and Willis Otto,
masonry contractor, both of Ottawa.
The completion date is scheduled for
mid-August.
Long-standing rumors of the devel-
opment of a bowling alley in or near
Bluffton were realized late last
Thursday when the two Ottawa men
announced they had completed nego-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06
Businessmen Revise Request To Council;
Ask For Revival OF 3-Hr. Parking Limit

Bluffton village council will be
asked to blow the dust off the old
three-hour parking limit ordinance,
which hasn't been enforced since 1856
when the new street lights were i'm
stalled on Main street by the Ohio
Power company.
This was the compromise agreed
upon by members of the Bluffton Bus
iness Mems association Wednesday
evening of last week following Sev-
eral months of disagreement over
methods of halting all-day parking on
the principal business streets.
The decision to ask council to re
store the old three-hour limit and
put up the former signs was reached
after former mayor w. A. Howe mod
Grated meeting at which four sug-
gestons were weighed: two-hour Inn
it, three-hour limit, parking meters
and no regulation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06

street from Main street to the Coun-
ty Line road.
Previously Mayor Risser said that
he had held several conferences with
HE highway men but did not know
how soon the project could be accom-
plished
Members of council were told at an
informal caucus early this week that
the highway engineers estimate the
cost of the improvement at $4,000
The village will be called upon to
provide five per cent of the cost since
it is within the corporate limits. This
will amount to $4,000.
The villages share of the road inn
provement is already available in its
highway improvement fund. This
fund is built up from small percent
age of the state gasoline tax revenue.
1t cannot under law be used for any
other purpose than for maintenance of
state highways within the village. Be-
cause Route luz is now the only state
highway in Bluffton, the fund must
be used on that roadway.
A section of the street between the
railroad and Thurman street was re-
surfaced when the new Riley creek
bridge was constructed about two
years ago. The present plans call for
extending the project to the county
line and the one block between Thur
man and Main streets. The road will
be widened to 20 feet from the rail-
road east The Main to Thurman
block will also be widened to 20 feet
if permission can be obtained from
abutting property owners.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06
Pirates Draw Ada
In Opening Round
Of Non-County Play

The Bluffton Pirates will get their
chance to prove January 10 was all
a horrible dream when they meet the
Ada Bulldogs February 13 in Found
ers hall.
Ada is the only team to defeat the
Pirates this season, winning a narrow
$3.50 decision on January 10. The two
teams meet again in the opening
round of the Non-County tournament
next Thursday evening.
Bluffton coach Joe Harris said his
team is looking for another crack at
the Bulldogs, hoping to make things
even for the one-mark on the Pirates
record
Bluffton and Ada meet at 8 p. m.
next Thursday, after an opening game
between Hicksville and Wapakoneta
st. Joseph.
Bluffton, with AL record, was
seeded first, and Hicksville, 15-2, was
seeded second in the tournament
draw last Saturday. Hicksville was
put in the upper bracket with Wapak
and Paulding, while Bluffton, Ada and
Delphos Jefferson drew into the low
er bracket.
Winners of the February Ii games
win meet the two teams which drew
first round byes on February 20. Win
ner of the first game will meet Pauld-
ing. while the Bluffton-Ada winner
win meet Delphos Jefferson.
Second round winners will move di-
rectly to the sectional tournament the
following week end. There will be no
championship playoffs in the Nom
County tournament this year.
tournament manager A. c. Burcky
has announced that adult and student
tickets for the Bluffton-Ada game VIII
be on sale at Bluffton high school
this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06
Lower Crop Yields
Reduce Earnings
OF Local Coop

Smaller wheat and corn crops on
Bluffton area farms last year were
reflected in reduced revenues and
lower earnings at the Farmers
Grain company. according to the
annual report presented Wednesday
evening at the annual stockholders
meeting at the Bluffton school cafe
terra.
Total sales at the grain company
amounted to $3.50, ,O12.22 as compared
with S801, ,016 the previous year, a
reduction of S145,OO3.S7. The result
was that earnings of the cooperative
dropped from top mark of $50, ,815. IT
in 1856 to $15,800.56 last year, a re-
duction of approximately so per cent
Company officials, however, viewed
the forthcoming year optimistically,
pointing out that unusually poor
weather condictions had affected local
farm yields and ompany earnings.
Approximately 225 attended the
annual meeting and enjoyed a de-
licious dinner. Door prizes were also
awarded to those attending.
Principal speaker of the evening
was Prof Hilliard Camp, of the Find
lay college faculty.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06
Pancake Supper
Financing Recorder

An oldfashioned Pancake Supper
will be served Saturday evening,
February 8, from until o'clock in
the Methodist church basement, it
has been announced by the sponsor
ing Duo-Its class. For one dollar an
adult and fifty cents a child, ticket
holders may eat all the pancakes and
sausage they want
Proceeds of the supper will be used
toward the purchase of a tape re-
corder for the church. The recorder
will be used for taking worship serv-
ices to the homes of shut-ins.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06
Bert Smucker
Assigned Top CARE
Post In New York

Bert Smucker, former Bluffton man
who has been with the CARE organ
ization in Europe for the past 10
years, has been named director of all
Overseas Operations for the organiza-
ton.
Word has been received of Mfr.
Smucker's promotion by his mother,
Mrs. B. D. Smucker of South Lawn
avenue.
He win assume his new duties
August /.
Smucker's first assignment for
CARE was in Oslo. Norway, as direc-
tor there. Following several years in
Norway, he was transferred to
Vienna, Austria as head of opera
tons in that city. For the past two
years he has been located in Ger
many, first in Berlin and more re-
Gently in Bonn.
His new post will bring him back
to the United States where he will be
located at CARE headquarters in
New York.
Mr.. Smucker. his wife, Bjork, who
is Norwegian, and their three chill
dren viii leave Bonn the middle of
June. They expect to spend a short
time in Bluffton during the latter part
of July before moving to New York
City.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06

Joe Harris, Bluffton high school
basketball coach and mathematics
teacher will receive the community S
annual Distinguished Service Award
is was announced this week.
Harris was chosen from list oi
seven nominees. Nominees were
judged by an Independent three-man
board chosen by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce, sponsors of the event.
Candidates were judged on evidence
of leadership ability. personal and
business progress and contribution to
community welfare through church,
civic and fraternal organizations.
Harris has been Bluffton high
school basketball coach longer than
any other man to hold the job, COM
ing here in 1852 to replace Lamar
Fetzer. Since that time he has been
head basketball and baseball coach
and assistant football coach.
This, has been his most successful
season as basketball coach, as the
Pirates now hold a AL record. They
won their first league championship
under Harris, capturing the North
west conference title this season. Har-
ris-coached teams have also won sew
eral trophies in the Non-C,o .nty tour
naments, winning the tournament in
1856.
Besides his coaching and teaching
duties he has been active in affairs
of the local Methodist church, where
he serves as superintendent of the
Sunday School. He is fast presi-
dent of the Methodist Mems Brother
hood.
He is also a former president of
the Bluffton Teachers association.
A graduate of Rushsylvania high
school, he received his B. S. from
Miami tOhio) university in 1949 and
received his NJ S. from the univer-
sity of Indiana in 1858. He coached
at Roundhead for three years before
coming to Bluffton.
He is married and has live chill
dren.
The award will be officially pre-
sented later this month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06

Second semester enrolment at
Bluffton college has reached 314,
college officials said Monday. This is
only four short of the record enroll
ment of 318 in September, 1947.
Enrolment figures announced for
the first semester of this year were
300 full-time students. Eighteen new
students were accepted for second
semester classes, DR.. Robert Kreider,
dean of the college, announced.
Six former students admitted in
clude: Richard Amstutz, Van Vert;
Gary Brown, Ada; Larry Gingrich,
Middletown; LaVera Hill, Conneaut;
Els Van Lier, Amsterdam, Holland
and John Yerich, Delphos.
Other new students enrolling were :
Mary Anthony, Marysville; Thomas
Blosser, Waynesfield; James Glenn,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06

Several other suggestions were
heard regarding ways of making ad-
ditional parking space available. but
no action was taken on them. Roy
Hauenstein suggested investigation
of possibility of another off-street
parking lot for the area south of
Cherry street Mr.. Howe suggested a
trial for angle parking on one side
OF the street, and Forrest Steinnan
suggested installation of a few Is
minute penny parking meters at In
tersections. Jack Koontz, who prev;-
ously suggested parking meters
throughout the business section said
eventually, why not now"
Following a motion to restore the
three-hour limit by Hiram Huser and
seconded by Jim Loofbourrow it was
voted upon favorably Is to two ON a
secret ballot.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06
Court OF Honor
10 Award Eagle
Scout Rank Feb. II

One youth viii be promoted to the
rank Of Eagle Scout, highest rank in
scouting, and three others will be
made Star Scouts when the BIuffton
Boy Scout Court of Honor meets
Tuesday evening, February II in the
Methodist church.
Preceding the court Of honor, which
meets at s o'clock, scouts and their
parents viii enjoy a pot-luck supper
beginning at $50.
James Jordan, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James T. Jordon, 167 Riley street,
will receive the coveted Eagle badge
in the ceremony. The new Star scouts
viii be Steven Suterneister, son of
Everett Sutermeister; Tom Brauen,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Brauen,
141 N. Jackson street; and Dan Lug
inbuhl, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Luginbuhl, Route 2, Bluffton.
To earn the Star rank, Suterneister
viii receive merit badges in music,
scholarship. geology, home repairs,
coin collecting, safety and first aid
Five badges are required for the
Star award.
Brauen's merit badges are in
firemanship, home repairs, surveying.
scholarship, music and safety. Lug
inbuhl received badges in geology.
scholarship, bugling, safety, music
end reading.
Other scouts who viii advance from
second class to first class rank are
Francis Harkness, Mike Emans,
Robert Blank and Jerry Weaver.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06
Tourney Tickets
Go On Sale At
Hi School Tuesday

That all-imp0rtant and too often
scarce commodity, basketball
tournament tickets, is likely to be
just as scarce as ever for the
Nom County Tournament slated to
open Thursday, February Is at
Founders hall.
BlufftOn high school has been
allotted 400 tickets along with the
three schools who will play the
first night. This will account for
1,6O0 of the 200 available seats,
and the tournament manager will
retain the remaining 400 for sale
at the gate.
Robert Ewing, handling the
sale of the 400 tickets made avail.
able to the school, said that stu
dents, faculty and families of
players would be given first
choice. Remaining tickets will be
offered to the public on Tuesday
from 12 until IL 80 at noon.
II the other three schools do not
dispose of all of their allotment,
and more seats are made avail
able to the local school, these will
be placed on sale at the high
school office from 4 to p. m.
Thursday, the day the tourna-
ment opens.
Adult tickets are 75 cents and
student tickets, 40 cents In the
advance sale.
The Founders hall gym gates
viii open at $3.50 one hour before
time for the opening game.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06

Area Mennonifes have started elab-
orate planning as hosts to the Cen
traI District conference Of their
church on the college campus this
spring, but this is viewed only as a
minor test run for the really big job
a year hence.
The same organization under
leadership of DR.. Robert Kreider will
entertain the largest number of guests
ever to converge on Bluffton for a
conference. From 1000 10 1,500 dele
gates are expected TO assemble here
in August of 1859 when the General
Conference observes its Tooth anni-
versary at a Bluffton meeting
Many people recall the time the
General Conference was last held in
Bluffton in 1892 1t is held once every
three years. Representatives attend
from all parts of the U. S. and Cam
ada, representing $4,000 Mennonites.
In 1856 "a number from this COM
munity attended the meeting in Win
nipeg, Canada 1t was there that the
invitation was extended by Bluffton
delegates, and the invitation was ac-
cepted
Last Friday evening IL committees
charged with arranging for the gar
gantuan meeting met at Founders
hall to begin preparations. DR.. Kreid-
er gave q brief history of the meet
ings and passed out mimeographed
instructions to the committees.
Serving on the general committee
under Dr. Kreider are the Rev. Wal
do Flickinger, Francis Niswander
and Willis Amstutz of the Ebenezer
church; the Rev. Sylvan Lehman of
the Lima church; the Rev Ernest
Bohn, S. w. Steiner, Mrs Leroy
Remley of the Grace church; the
Rev. Jacob Friesen, and Mrs. Ezra
Moser of First Mennonite; the Rev.
]. P. Suderman, Hiram Kohl and
Mrs. Clarence Schneck of ST. Johns
Mennonite; and Dr. L. L. Ramseyer
and Carl Lehman representing Bluff
ton college.
Reason for having the same COM
mittees prepare for the district con-
ference as for the general conference
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-06
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Sheidler, NC
Comb, girl. Jeril Lynn, born Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Nusbaum,
p,,,ffton. a girl, Janice Elaine, born
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kizer, Beaver
dam. a girl, Patricia Sue. born FRI
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Shively, Ce-
,ina a girl, Christine Ann. born Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Kidd. Jenera'
a boy. born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David AmstuE. Pan
dora. a girl, born Wednesday.