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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
BIS Alumni Approve
Memorial Bell Plan

One Hundred and Seventy-Three
members of the Bluffton high school
alumni association at its annual BAN
quet last Friday evening voted to pro-
ceed with the long discussed school
bell memorial which will preserve
the old bronze bell which hung for
more that rs years in the grade
school building razed three years ago
to make room for new building.
The association took decisive action
for the adoption of a design for the
monument the location, and has
approximately $275 to pay for the
work. 1t will be located on the south
end of the grounds at the rear of the
present building, very close to the
location of the former building. The
proposal was presented by Silas Dill
ler.
The decision comes after a dozen
recommendations of different designs
and locations including use of the bell
TO sound victories at Harmon Field.
The Wilhelm Amstutz logic-"You
raise the monument over the de-
ceased's grave"-won the argument
for location of the memorial on the
school grounds.
Nelson Steiner, new president of
the association, will probably appoint
committee to proceed with con-
struction of the monument. Steiner
succeeds Morris Groman as alumni
president.
Other new officers include Joe
Goodman, vice president; Marilyn
Moore Hart, recording secretary;
Lois Berry Benroth, corresponding
secretary; Herbert Conrad, treasurer.
Toastmaster Malcolm Basinger in
troduced Fred Mitch, 1908; Gordon
Alderfer, 1888; and Floyd Herr, 1943,
who spoke of memories of the three
classes observing special anniver-
saries, 50th, 25th and 18th.
Mrs. Lulu Augsburger Bogart '94; ;
Mrs. Edith Lugibihl Mann, '95 and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
Samuel Diller
New President
Of BE Alumni
Record Attendance Of
425 Members At
Saturday Meeting

Sam Diller, who was graduated
from Bluffton college two years ago
and is now studying law at Ohio
Northern university, was elected
president of the Bluffton College
alumni association. at its meeting
Saturday evening in Founders hail.
He succeeds Richard Gratz, also of
Bluffton.
Elected to the vice presidency was
Don Gundy 40, of Woodburn, Indi-
ana. Under the constitution of the
association the vice president will
succeed to the helm automatically
next year.
The new secretary-treasurer is
Miss Margaret Groman "a, Bluffton
school teacher. Harry Yoder 80 was
reelected executive secretary and
Mrs. Elnore Uocher) Rodeheffer 80
was elected for a three-year term
as the alumni member of the Wom-
ems Advisory council.
More than 425 persons attended the
dinner and program which followed.
Robert Schaublin '33 presided as
POSTMASTER at the banquet. Don
Nusbaum, senior class president, re-
sponded as spokesman for his class
to the welcome extended by Presi-
dent GratZ.
A highlight of the program was the
appearance of a quartet of old grads
who were reunited for the first time
since they sang at class reunion
10 years ago. The group included
John Maidlow, Ashtabula, Ohio; Har-
old kaufman, Sandusky; Herbert
Jones, Van Vert and Clark Eberle.
Columbus. All were graduated in 1888
except Jones, who was a member of
the Class of 40.
Principal feature of the program
was a panel discussion by several
foreign students at Bluffton college.
DR.. Robert Kreider acted as modera-
tor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
Girl Scout Day Camp Enrolment
Of us Exceeds Early Estimates

Exceeding early estimates, 81 Girl
Scouts and Brownies and Il leaders,
are attending Day Camp being con-
Quoted this week at the Roland
Stratton farm woods west of Bluffton.
Practicing all the arts of outdoor
living, the girls are cooking their
meals, studying camping crafts and
enjoying a well-planned program.
A highlight of. the program will be
a Parents Night and Court of Honor
this evening, Thursday. 1t will open
with a potluck supper at 6 p. m.
Visitors will bring their picnic bas-
kets with food and their own bever-
ages.
Mrs. Robert Stratton, site director,
conducted the first tent inspection
Tuesday. The competition was close,
but the tent occupied by Janette Ben
roth and Ruth Ann Henry was judged
neatest.
Troop 189 under leadership of Mrs
Gerald Crawfis and Mrs. Claytor
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
New Admissions
Councillor Named
At BlufftOn College

Jack Purvis, director of information
services for the Mennonite Central
Committee, has accepted an invitation
TO become admissions counselor for
Bluffton College.
The new counselor is a graduate of
Oberlin college where he also took
seminary work. For a number of
years he was engaged in business in
Berne, Ind.
Mrs. Purvis is also a graduate of
Oberlin college where she majored in
music. She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. T. Habegger of Berne.
The Purvises plan to move to Bluff
ton as soon as his work with the MCC
can be terminated. They have been
looking for home in the community.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05

HarknesS have been camping over
night all week. Eighteen girls are in
this group. Two seniors scouts, jan
ice Gable and Carol Jordan have been
assisting at night.
Troops 122, 123 and 124 under
leadership of Mrs. B. w. Travis and
Mrs. James T Jordan were to camp
out Wednesday night at the site.
The campsite has proven highly
satisfactory and Mr.. and Mrs. Strait
ton have invited the girls to make
the woods their regular annual camp
site,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
Jaycees Seek United Community
Effort To Pay Bath House Bill

This is where the Jaycees are
stepping in," explains Mr.. Groman,
Ito correlate a drive to collect these
pledges and raise money with the
help of all organizations to cover this
obligation.
II am sure everyone in the Bluff
ton area is looking to the day when
we can have bath house at the
Buckeye, just as we once longed for
the pool itself. However, before it can
be constructed, the foundation must
be paid of" he said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
BLUFFTON 4-COUNTY AIRPORT
PROPOSAL GIVEN HEARING
Air-Minded
Businessmen
Enthusiastic

A Bluffton conceived idea that four
counties in this industrializing north
western Ohio area can join hands and
make possible air transport facilities
that no single city could justify, last
Wednesday evening gained the in
terested ear of industrialists, county
officials and aviation enthusiasts of
Allen, Hancock, Hardin and Putnam
counties.
Industrial leaders in Lima and
Findlay were enthusiastic over the
possibilities of a four-county airport
site just outside Bluffton.
Meeting Mushrooms
The meeting, which started out to
be one of the regular monthly gather
ings of the retail division of the Bluff
ton Business Mems association,
mushroomed into an assembly of
more than 100 men from the four
counties. The local aviation COM
mittee was gratified over the interest
shown in their proposal.
Norman Triplett, sales manager of
the Triplett Electrical Instrument
company, acted as moderator at the
meeting which he said was called
for the purpose Of: 1. To show the
need for more adequate air facilities
in this four-county area; 2. To show
a possible location geographically per-
feet to serve the area; 3. To ex-
plore the, sincere interest leaders of
the area have in such a progressive
move.
Using projection slides on a movie
screen, Mr.. Triplett showed how the
proposed Bluffton facility would lie
in the exact center of the four-county
area. Within a 25-mile radius there
are 395,0OO persons and growing
industrial empire.
All four county seats are within a
Is to 25 minute driving distance over
good roads, Mr.. Triplett pointed out
The important 4-lane Dixie highway
will practically skirt one end of the
proposed port.
Three-Stage Plan
Plans were outlined whereby the
Bluffton facility could be built in
three stages, the second stage
providing express air facilities. In
dustry and individuals seeking SIM
liar air service must now drive as
far aways as Vandalia or Toledo.
Triplett estimated that the first
stage of the facility would cost $780,
600 plus land acquisition. The second
stage would total approximately
$1,000, 600. A third stage with three
runways would be something for the
future and would permit take-off and
landing of the largest planes now in
use. ..-
w. L. Wagner, Findlay official of
the Civil Aeronautics Authority, told
the group how air transport is devel-
oping by leaps and bounds. He said
that in 1850 there were about 9,12l
air to ground contacts with planes at
the Findlay omni-station. BY last
year it had increased to 2S,613. An IL
man staff is now required at the sta
ton.
He estimated that more than 200
commercial air planes pass over
Bluffton daily, and the traffic is eX-
pected to triple by 1870.
Hardin County Interested
G. w. Longbrake of the Longbrake
Tool & Die company, Kenton, said
that Hardin county should be greatly
interested in the proposed facility.
He said that Hardin county now has
no air strip longer than 1900 feet.
1T would probably mean more to
us than some of the larger cities who
now have certain facilities, I" Mr..
Longbrake said.
Continued on page I'D
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05

Edgar Hauenstein '96, were recog
nized as the earliest graduates pres.
ent at the dinner. Special recognition
was also given A. J. B. Longsdorf
former superintendent of schools.
Gordon Alderfer, Long Island, N
Y, and Robert Maxwell, Kansas City
Ka., were found to have travelled the
greatest distance to attend the ban,
quet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
IGA Store Expands
Cooler Facilities

IAN additional walk-in refrigerator
unit for storage of produce and dairy
products was installed in the rear
storage room of Urich's IGA market
this week.
Joe Urich, proprietor of the store,
said that the move will permit COM
plete use of the former cooling unit
for the stores expanding meat de-
partment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
TRASH COLLECTION

The regular monthly waste collec-
ton will be conducted next Monday,
June 9, beginning at noon, Street
Commissioner william Gaiffe has
announced. Residents are asked to
have their containers at the curb or
in the alley ready for pickup by that
time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-04-10
teeol Advertisement

court or trial magistrate. The
party aggrieved shall have the
right to appeal as is now pro-
vided under the general laws of
the State. Where the act or omis-
sion is of continuing nature
and is persisted in, a conviction
for one offense shall not be a bar
to a conviction for a continuation
of the offenSe subsequent to the
first or any succeeding conviction.
90. (a) All ordinances, resolu-
tons, rules, and regulations in
effect in the town at the time this
charter becomes effective which
are not in conflict with the pro-
visions of this charter shall re.
main in effect until changed or
repealed according to the pro-
visions of this charter.
OBJ All ordinances, resolutions,
rules, and regulations in effect in
the town at the time this charter
becomes effective which are in
conflict with the provisions of
this charter be and the same
hereby are repealed to the extent
of such conflict.
81. If any section or part of
section of this charter shall be
held invalid by a court of COM
petent jurisdiction, such holding
shall not affect the remainder of
this charter nor the context in
which such section or part of
section so held invalid shall ap-
pear, except to the extent that an
entire section or part of section
may be inseparably connected in
meaning and effect with the Sec
ton or part of section to which
such holding shall directly apply.
SO. Any and all laws and au-
thorizations accruing to the Town
of Gaithersburg pursuant to the
provisions of Article XIE of the
Constitution of the State of Mary
land, the Annotated Code of Mary
land, 1851, the 1857 Cumulative
Supplement to the Annotated
Code of Maryland, the Public
General Laws of Maryland and
the Public Local Laws of Mary
land, which may not be specifical-
~ included within the provisions
of this charter, are hereby de-
clared to remain applicable to the
Town of Gaithersburg, unless in
contravention to the specific pro-
visions of this charter, until the
same may be hereafter abrogated
or repealed.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Town of Gaithersburg
Merton f. Duvall Mayor
ATTEST:
John NJ Mannix, Clerk Treasurer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-04-10
Legal Advertisement

have completed publication and
service of notice as provided in
this section. Following the hear
ing the council, in its discretion,
may vote to proceed with the
project and may levy the special
assessment.
(e) Any interested person feel
ing aggrieved by the levying of
any special assessment under the
provisions of this section shall
have the right to appeal to the
Circuit Court for the County with
in ten days after the levying of
any assessment by the council.
f) Special assessments may be
made payable in annual or more
frequent installments over such
period of time, not to exceed ten
years, and in such manner as the
council may determine. The
council shall determine on what
date installments shall be due
and payable. Interest may be
charged on installments at the
rate to be- determined by the
council.
(g) All special assessment in.
stallments shall be overdue six
months after the date on which
they become due and payable.
All special assessments shall be
liens on the property and all
overdue special assessments shall
be collected in the same manner
as town taxes or by suit at law.
(h) All special assessments
shall be billed and collected by
the clerk-treasurer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-04-10
Order of Publication

Inc OBJECT Oh LllS proceeding
is TO secure the foreclosure of
all rights of redemption in the
following described properties To-
Gated in Montgomery County,
Maryland. sold by the Treasurer
of Montgomery County, Mary
land, to County Commissioners of
Montgomery County, Maryland,
and by Montgomery County,
Maryland, sold to the plaintiff in
this proceeding.
Said properties are described
as the same are described on the
Collectors Tax Roll, as Lots
numbered 8, 9, 10 and IL, Block
%, Spring Lake Park, Montgom.
cry County, Maryland.
The Bill of Complaint states,
among other things, that the
amount necessary for redemption
has not been paid, although more
than a year and day from the
date of sale has expired.
1t is thereupon this 18th day
of March, AID, 1858, by the Cir
cult Court for Montgomery
County, Maryland, in Equity,
ORDERED, that the plaintiff
shall, by causing a copy of this
Order to be inserted in some
newspaper published in Montgom-
cry County, Maryland, once a
week for four successive weeks
before the 21st day of April, 1858,
give notice to the said defendants
of the object and substance of this
Bill of Complaint, warning them
to be and appear l. this Court
in person, or by solicitor, on OF
before the goth day of May, 1858
and to file his or t>Slr plea, an
swer, or other defense, within
fifteen days thereafter, and re-
deem the properties as described
herein and in the Bill of Com.
plant, or thereafter final decree
will be rendered foreclosing all
rights of redemption in and to
the various properties described
in the said Bill of Complaint,
and vesting in the plaintiff a
title free and clear of all encum-
ORANGES.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County,
Maryland.
True Copy Test
Clayton K. Williams, Clerk.
4t-2959
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-04-10
Town Property

80. The town may acquire real,
personal, or mixed property with
in the corporate limits of the
town for any public purpose by
purchase, gift, bequest, devise,
lease, condemnation, or otherwise
and may sell, lease, or otherwise
dispose of any property belong
ing to the town. All municipal
property, funds, and franchises
of every kind belonging to or in
the possession of the town (by
whatever prior name known at
the time this charter becomes eff
fective are vested in the town,
subject to the terms and condi-
tons thereof.
SO. The town shall have the
power to condemn property of
any kind, or interest therein or
franchise connected Herewith, in
fee or as an easement, within
the corporate limits of the town,
for any public purpose. Any ac-
tivity, project, or improvement
authorized by the provisions of
this charter or any other State
law applicable to the town shall
be deemed to be public purpose.
The manner of procedure in case
of any condemnation proceeding
shall be that established in Arti.
Gle 33A OF the Annotated Code of
the Public General Laws of Mary.
land (1951 Edition, as amended)
title Eminent Domain"
80. The town shall have the
power to acquire, to obtain by
lease or rent, to purchase, con.
struct, operate, and maintain all
buildings and structures it deems
necessary for the operation of
the town government.
81. The town shall have the
power to do whatever may be
necessary to protect town prop
erty and to keep all town prop.
erty in good condition.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-04-10
LegrI Advertisement

public health. All wells found to
be polluted or a menace to health
may BE ordered to be abandoned
and closed. Any violation of an
ordinance passed under the pro-
visions of this section may be
made a misdemeanor.
50. The town may by ordinance
provide that no storm water
drainage system shall be con-
structed or operated by any per-
son or persons, firm, corporation,
institution, or community, wheth-
er upon private premises or
otherwise, and may provide that
cesSpools or other private meth
DDS of sewage disposal shall be
operated and maintained in such
a manner that they do not and
will not be likely to, affect adj
versely the public comfort and
health and any cesspool or other
private method of sewage disposal
affecting or likely to affect adj
versely the public comfort and
health may be deemed nuisance
and may be abated by the town.
Any violation of an ordinance
passed under the provisions of
this section may be made mis-
demeanor.
SO. The town shall have the
power to extend it's storm water
sewer systems beyond the town
limits.
81. Any employee or agent of
the town, while in the necessary
pursuit of his official duties with
regard to the storm sewer sys-
TENS operated by the town, shall
have the right of entry, for access
to- installations, at all reasonable
hours, and after reasonable adj
vance notice to the owner, ten
ant, or person in possession, upon
any premises and into any build
ing in the town or in the county
served by the towns storm sewer
system. Any restraint or him
drance offered to such entry by
any owner, tenant, or persons in
possession, or the agent of any
of them, may, by ordinance, be
made a miSdemeanor.
IS. The provisions of this sub
title shall be deemed to be in
addition to and not in contraven-
ton of the laws and regulations
of any sanitary district or special
tax area or district authorized
to discharge the powers provided
in this subtitle, as to the parti-
cular powers included in the au-
thoriZationS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-04-10
Water and Sewers

II. The town shall have the
power:
(a) To construct, operate, and
maintain storm water drain
age system and storm water
sewers.
(b) To construct, maintain, re-
construct, enlarge, alter, repair,
improve, or dispose Of all parts.
installations. and structures of
the above plants and systems.
(c) To have surveys, plans,
specifications, and t m t e S
made for any of the above plants
and systems or parts thereof or
the extension thereof.
I'D To do all things it deems
necessary for the efficient oper-
alton and maintenance of the
above plants and systems.
70. Any public service corpo-
ration, company, or individual,
before beginning any construc-
ton of or placing of or changing
the location of any main, con-
duit, pine. or other structure in
the public wavs of the town,
shall submit plans to the town
and obtain written approval
upon such conditions and sub
iect to such limitations as may
be imposed by the town. Any
public service corporation. COM
pany, or individual violating the
provisions of this section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor. If
any unauthorized main, conduit
pipe, or other structure inter
feres with the operation of the
storm water systems the town
may order it removed.
70. All individuals, firms. or
corporations having mains. pipes
conduits, or other structures. in.
on. or over anv public way in
the town or in the County which
impede the establishment. con-
struction. or operation of any
town storm water sewer shall.
upon reasonable notice. remove
or adjust the distractions at
their own expense TO the salts
faction of the town. If necessary
TO- carry out the provisions of
this section. the town may use
it's condemnation powers .pro-
vided in Section SO. ANY viola
ton of an ordinance passed I'M
der the provisions of this Sec
ton NAV be made misdemeanor.
80. The town may enter upon
or do construction in, on. or
over any county public way for
the purpose of installing or re-
pairing any equipment or doing
anv other things necessary TO
establish. operate, and maintain
the storm water sewers provided
for in this charter. Unless re-
ouired by the county, the town
need not obtain any permit or
nav any charge for these oper-
atoms. but IL must notify the
county Of its intent TO enter on
the public way and must leave
the public way in a condition
not inferior to that existing be-
fore.
g. When any water main or
sanitary sewer is declared ready
for operation by the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission.
the town may provide that all
cesspools, sinkdrains, and privies
be abandoned, filled, removed or
left in such a way not to injure
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-04-10
Public Ways
and Sidewalks

70. The term "public ways" as
used in this charter shall include
all streets, avenues, roads, high
ways. public thoroughfares, lanes
and alleys.
IA. The town shall have con-
troll of all public ways in the
town except such as may be
under the jurisdiction of the
Maryland State Roads Commits
sion. Subject to the laws of the
State of Maryland and this char
ter, the town may do whatever
it deems necessary to establish,
operate, and maintain in good
condition the public ways of the
town.
IS. The town shall have the
power:
(a) To establish, regulate, and
change from time to time the
grade lines, width, and construc-
ton materials of any town pub
lie way or part thereof, bridges,
curbs, and cutters.
CD To grade, lay out, con-
struct, open, extend, and make
new town public ways.
(c) To grade, straighten,
widen. alter, improve, or close up
any existing town public way or
part thereof.
I'D To pave, surface, repave,
or resurface any town public way
or part thereof.
(e) To install, construct, re-,
construct, repair, and maintain
curbs and/or cutters along any
town public way or part thereof.
(f) To construct, reconstruct,
maintain, and repair bridges.
(g) To name town public ways.
CHI To have surveys, plans,
specifications, and estimates
made for any of the above activi-
ties or projects or parts thereof.
76. The town shall have the
power:
(a) To establish, regulate, and
change from time to time the
grade lines, width, and conStruc-
ton materials of any sidewalk or
part thereof on town property
along any public way or part
thereof.
.(b) To grade, lay out, construct,
reconstruct, pave, repave, repair,
extend, or otherwise alter side
walks on town property along
any public way or part thereof.
(c) To require that the owners
of any property abutting on
sidewalk keep the sidewalk clear
of all ice, snow, and other OBJ
structions.
I'D To require and order the
owners of any property abutting
on any public way in the town
to perform any projects author
lied by this section at the own
er's expense according to reason
able plans and specifications. If,
after due notice, the owner fails
to comply with the order within
a reasonable time, the town may
do the work, and the expense
shall be a lien on the property
and shall be collectible in the
same manner as are town taxes
or by suit at law.