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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-12-05

History is a clear-cut term,
describing a well understood
subject of instruction. By con-
trast, the phrase social studies
possesses no definite or certain
meaning Wise citizenship
without sense of history is no
more possible than wise naviga-
ton without a compass"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
School Study Continues

Is there any basic confusion in
our schools philosophy? Does the
community have attitudes and
practices that attract teachers to
our school? Do we need more
federal and state aid to support
sour schools?
In answering these and many
sother similar questions in their
first two sessions of study of the
Bluffton school system, the Citi-
zens Committee has found many
facts which have been enlighten-
ing. to members, according to
Mrs. M. NJ. Triplett, chairman of
the committee.
Some of us were not aware, ;"
she said, "that our schools re-
ceive approximately 36 per cent
of their entire budget needs from
the state - $60,OG0 for operation
and SIG, ,641 for annual teacher re-
tirement plan costs.
The total school budget is SILL
900.
The study has brought out that
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Bus DriUe7' Friend OF
20 BIC ChOirs Dies

dents along the way in prefer
ence to going to hotels.
His colleagues at Greyhound
jokingly charged him with "fat-
tening up" on the college choir
trips.
When Prof. LantZ announced
that he was making his final trip
as director of the choir in 1855
at the last stop in Fairview. Pa,
Mr.. Mercer said that he also was
discontinuing his work as pilot
of the special run.
He has continued his regular
work for Grehound lines and in
recent months had been making
the run between Detroit and Gin
cinnati via Springfield. He had
just come into the Detroit bus
depot at 2:30 a. m. Friday, had
talked with friends in the drivers
lounge, and was on his way
home when the accident oc-
Cured.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25

Bluffton college Vesper choir
and Glee club members as far
back as 1929 lost an old friend
Friday of last week.
After driving the college vocal
groups on bus tours an estimat-
ed $1,000 miles over a 26-year
period without even a near-ac-
cident, and earning dozens of
safety awards from the Grey
hound lines for whom he worked,
Ivins w. Mercer lost his life in a
Detroit intersection crash while
driving his own auto home from
work.
The man, who two generations
of BC students fondly remember,
and who was presented in fun
with a doctor of driving degree"
on his last trip with the Vesper
choir in 1855, died shortly after
his auto was struck at the De-
troit intersection.
Funeral services were held in
Detroit Sunday and in Cincinnati
Monday where burial took place
He leaves his wife and a son
and daughter.
Mr.. Mercer was sent to drive
the local Glee club in 1929 short
ly after Prof. Russell Lantz took
over its direction. Except for
few years during World War II
when the group did not make its
annual tour, the same driver car
ried the Glee club and later the
Vesper choir on the annual tour.
He covered most of the eastern
states, part of Canada and the
midwest into Kansas many times
with the choir. Always a favorite
with the students, Mercer had a
faculty for remembering most OF
their names, often for years af-
ter the students were graduated.
Upon seeing them in their home
towns later on tour, he often
pleased them by recognition and
calling them by their first names.
The bus driver often told his
college customers he enjoyed the
Pennsylvania Dutch cooking best.
He stayed in the homes which
we're opened to him and the stu
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Program Subjects
Selected For
.PTA Meetings

Following the annual theme,
Understanding Is the Tie that
Binds" program for the forth
coming meetings of the Bluffton
Parent-Teacher association has
been announced this week by
Mrs. f. D. Rodabaugh, program
chairman.
The October meeting will
cover the topic, Legal Affairs, I"
and a member of the board of
education will be the speaker.
Miss Meredith Stepleton, ele-
mentary school principal, will
lead the panel discussion on
Curriculum" at the November
meeting, and in January the
subject will be Reporting and
Grading"
The probate judge will talk on
Discipline" IN March, and the
final meeting of the year will
feature a panel discussion led by
the Rev. Jacob Friesen on Home
and School Relations"
The meeting subjects were de-
cided upon following buzz Ses-
sions held at the first meeting
to determine subjects in which
the membership is interested.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Citizen Group TO Report at TO,Un Meeting

the districts tax duplicate wal
ue of all taxable property is
now $40, ,2O9, ,742. This equals a
tax wealth of $13,433 for each
pupil, higher than in many larg-
er school districts.
From reams of facts being
studied by the committee, it was
noted that there are 80 profess
sional members of the school
staff and IL non-professional.
Eleven of the staff hold masters
degrees and 19 BA or BS degrees.
In regard to outside support for
the local schools, the committee
has noted that thus far the fed
eral governments only connec-
ton financially with the schools
is its support of the pupil milk
program.
The committee will report their
conclusions on the strength and
weakness of the local school sys-
tenn to the. people of the district
in "Town Hail. meeting Octo-
Der 8 at s o'clock in the high
school auditorium. Everyone is
urged to attend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Local Church Is
Host To Meeting
OF Presbytery

The BIuffton Presbyterian
church was the location Monday
for the second to last meeting OF
the old Lima Presbytery, which
is being merged in January with
Toledo to become the larger
Maumee Presbytery.
Approximately 20 pastors of
churches in this area together
with elders of the churches at
tended the all-day meeting. Mel
son E. Wells, a former member
of the Bluffton church, served as
moderator, and the local church
was represented by its pastor
the Rev. w. ]. Hannum, and
Dyle Foltz of the session.
The Rev. Alexander Howie,
representing the College of Woo
ster, attended the meeting.
Committees were appointed to
effect the merger of Presbyteries
on January 6. In addition to the
Presbyterian church which have
been members of Lima and
Toledo Presbyteries, there will
be several United Presbyterian
churches in the area and the
First Presbyterian church of
Kenton within the new organiza-
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Eastland Granted
Extra Time To
Install Street

Bluffton East Land, Inc, has
been given a years extension on
their time to construct the east
ern end of Garmatter street.
Village council approved the re-
quest of company officials Tues
day evening. The vote was so,
with councilman Charles Hankish
abstaining. He is an officer OF
the company.
The street was to have been in
stalled by October and the
company had deposited $1,000 as
a performance bond with the
village. A combination of bad
weather and equipment delays
held up the project.
The company was waiting for
the board of public affairs to in
stall a water line before COM
pleting the street. Pipe ordered
for the project was delayed and
eXcavating contractor Earl Mo-
yer was delayed by unseasonal
weather. The combination kept
the BPA crew from installing the
water line.
Eugene Benroth, company Sec
retary, requested the extension.
Councilman Charles Alderman
moved it be granted and council
man John Klay seconded.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25

Lauriat has taken a new position.
Being a council member has
been an enlightening and educa-
tional experience, and / have
thoroughly enjoyed working with
the other members. / feel each
one is conscientiously working
for the good of Bluffton and will
continue to do so," Mrs. Lauriat
wrote in her letter of resigna-
tion to the mayor.
She added, ''Bluffton is one of
the finest towns I have have ever
lived in, and / trust all the coun-
Gil members will help keep the
standards high"
She was elected in November
1857 on the Republican ticket, and
her resignation leaves five Re-
publicans on the council. Mayor
Riser, a Democrat, will appoint
a successor who must be
approved by a vote of council.
Besides her post on council,
Mrs. Lauriat has been active in
church and civic affairs since
the family moved here late in
1948. She has been superintendent
of st. Johns Evangelical and Re-
formed Sunday school, and has
been prominent in school auxil-
iary organizations and dramatic
and art groups.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25

cent increase over 308 registered
at the same time last year only
a 10 per cent increase in students
next year VIII create a housing
shortage, officials say.
Last year with 3O8 students
enrolled, off campus housing had
to be found for IL students. This
year housing is available on the
campus for all who wish it.
The 354 student count includes
Is part-time students, the report
stated.
A breakdown of. the enrolment
by classes shows 130 freshmen, "a
sophomores, So juniors, 62 SEN
iors and 25 unclassified special
students. OF these 100 are men
and 164 are women.
The student body of the Mem
MONTE sponsored school is only
AZ per cent from the mother
church, the registration figures
show. The remainder of the
students are from approximately
25 different religious denomina-
tons.
The Methodists have the strong
est representation with a total of
54 students of Is per cent. Other
groups well represented are
Evangelical United Brethren, 26,
Z per cent; Presbyterian, 20, S
per cent; Baptists, 81, S per cent;
The United Church of Christ, 16,
A per cent; Church of the Breth-
ren, 16, 3 per cent; Lutheran,
8; Church of Christ, 6; Disciples
of Christ, S; Christian Church 2;
Roman Catholic, Z: Christian
Science, 3.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
KEY QUESTIONS ON
OUR SCHOOL PROGRAM

How would you answer these? Express your thinking
to members of the Citizens Committee.
How effective is program college preparation? For
Vocatons? HomemaRing? Adult education?
How satisfactory policies procedures for reporting
to parents pupil progress?
Does the exracurricuar program interfere with or en-
phasize the importance of classroom instruction?
What kind of special programs provided for identified
ton and training of handicapped children? Gifted children?
How effective the standardized testing and guidance
programs?
Are building facilities adequate given maximum use?
How adequate is the library other
What kind OF job does the system do in its communications
and in building stronger community relationships?
What should be DONE anything, help improve your
school program by The County Board of Education? The
Legislature? The State Department of Education?
What should be done community and state levels
provide for expanded posthigh school education facilities?
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
OurMoreNeW
Homes Going
Up In Area

At least four new residences
are under construction and a
fifth is being moved and remod-
eled in a furry of fall building
activity in and near Bluffton.
Excavation work started this
week on the basement of three
bedroom frame home being built
for Mr.. and Mrs. Winston Jen-
nings on old Route 25 south of
town. The home is being erected
on a lot across the street from
the Lendon Basinger home. A
full basement and double at
tached garage are planned.
In the same general neighbor-
hood Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Lans-
ing have started building a 3Ox46-
foot ranch style home on a lot
on the Rockport road next to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Gratz. The plans call for an un-
attached garage in the rear con-
nected by a patio. No basement
is planned.
In Bluffton, on Harmon road,
Kenneth Moser has started work
on the basement of a three-bed-
room brick veneer home which
will attach to the double garage
which has been used for a time
as a dwelling. The work is be-
ing done by his father, Warren
Moser and associates.
The fourth home on which
framework started up this week
is that of Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Montgomery on the Lincoln high
way. A three-bedroom home of
brick veneer, it is located on the
home farm, and is being built by
Warren Moser and associates. 1t
will feature electric heating.
David Steiner has purchased the
frame bungalow next to the Waldo
Hofstetter home on Grove road,
and is moving it into the orchard
facing the road. Harry Mericle
and sons have the contract for
placing it on a new foundation,
building a new kitchen and other
general remodeling work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Births

The following births were re-
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week 4;
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Latham,
Rawson, girl, born Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Singer, Jr.,
Bluffton, a boy, born Thursday,
MIR. and Mrs. Scott Murray, La
fayette, a girl, Julie Ann, born
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Wolford,
Jenera, a girl, Nancy Lou, born
Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Waltz, Mt
Cory, a girl, Lue Ann, born Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Funk, Nc.
Comb, a boy, Roger Dale, born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Amstutz
Rluffton, a boy, Terry Lee, borr
Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Allan r.
Tschiegg, Pratum, Ore, a boy
Stanton Ray, born September II
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Tschiegg are
the grandparents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Cast Removed
From One Arm,
Goes On Other

Six-year-old Jeffery Szabo, who
has been carrying his right arm
around in a cast since an acci-
dent on his backyard trapeze
Labor Day, shifted to a left-arm
cast Saturday.
The first-grader, son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. James Szabo of West
Kibler street, broke his other
arm last week in a playground
accident at school. The break,
however, was not known until
Jeff complained Saturday that
the arm still hurt badly, and an
X-ray revealed the bone had been
cracked above the wrist.
Although the right-arm cast was
not due to come off for several
days, DR.. Travis decided that
two arms in casts was too much
for an active boy. He removed
one cast the same time he placed
the other arm in plaster.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Area MennOnites To Conduct Annual
Meat Canning for Relief Project

Mennonite churches. Donations
of beef, chicken, lamb and other
meat will be taken until Friday
by members of the sponsoring
committee.
Alvin AugSburger, represent
ing Ebenezer church, is chair
man of the committee; other
members are Hiram Kohl, Evan
Suter, Sidney Herr and Robert
Simcox.
The committee hopes to exceed
LISA cans of meat in their maj
or project. Costs have increased
this year but they are still hope
full.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25

The annual meat canning pro-
gram of the Bluffton-Pandora-
Lima Area Mennonite relief
committee will be completed this
week end.
Beef has been purchased and
will be cut up and canned this
week end. The meat will be cut
Friday at.Lugibihls Frozen Food
Center in Pandora and will be
canned Saturday at the Amstutz
Cannery north of Bluffton.
Collections to finance the en-
terprise were taken Sunday in
st. Johns, Grace, Ebenezer,
Bluffton First and Lima First
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25

Inc two co-chalrmen will assist
Mr.. Baker in organizing the cam
paign. They viii be in training
for the next two years, when
they will be expected to step into
the Craftsmanship of the fund
campaign.
Mr.. Cookson will be chairman
of the 1859 campaign, Mr.. Foltz
chairman of the 1860 drive.
The same principle is followed
in electing officers of the entire
United Fund organization.
Mr.. Baker is personnel man
ager of the Triplett Electrical
Instrument company. He has
been active in community af-
fairs for number of years. He
is a former mayor and council
man.
Several times in recent years
he has been active in campaigns
to secure better telephone serv-
ice and more favorable rates for
Bluffton. He is also past master
of the Masonic lodge.
Mr.. Cookson is a bulk distrib-
utor for the Ohio Oil company.
He is a past president of the
Lions club and is presently one
of the line officers in the Mason
ic lodge. He has been active in
promoting Boy Scout work.
Mr.. Foltz owns and operates
a milk route. He has also been
active in youth work, being con-
nected with the Boy Scouts and
serving as coach of one of the
local midget football teams. He
is a past commander of the local
American Legion post and served
a term as district Commander of
the Legion. He was one of the
prime organizers and was the
first director of the Bluffton Civil
Defense organization.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Two Join Triplett
Is Year Club

Two more employees of the
Triplett Electrical Instrument
company are wearing gold wrist
watches as members of the COM
pany's Quarter Century club.
The men who have completed
Is years of service are Art Non
namaker, meter repair at Plant
l, and Harold Beals, selector
switch department, Plant 2.
The watches were presented
by R. L. Triplett, chairman of
the board of directors. Ten other
employees are members of the
club.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Council Tables
Police Uniform
Allowance Move

Uniform allowances for Bluff.
ton police were considered by
village council Tuesday evening,
but the proposal was tabled when
council decided the village was
not in a financial position to in
crease costs at this time.
Councilman Charles Hankish,
who originated the motion at a
meeting two weeks ago, revived
the matter. He said street COM
missioner and police chief
William Gaiffe performs unusual
services for the salary he re-
ceiveS.
"Mr. Gaiffe saves a lot of
money for Bluffton over the
year." Hankish told council. He
cited jobs the chief does himself
rather than call in outside help.
Mayor DAVID Riser and coun-
Gilman Wilbur Amstutz concur
red. Mr.. Amstutz noted that
Bluffton asks more work from its
chief and street boss than any
comparable community in the
area.
Other members agreed, but
felt present financial difficulties
prevent granting the uniform
allowance.
A report made two weeks ago
by Mrs. Stella Lauriat showed
communities grant uniform
allowances, but that the salary
paid here is above the average.
The motion by Hankish was
tabled indefinitely.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Jaycees To Show
Football Movies

Football movies will be one of
the main features of the open
house to be held by the Bluffton
Junior Chamber of Commerce at
their hall above the Charles
Company store at p. m. October
Z.
The main film will be a 40
minute presentation Cleveland
Brown Highlights of 1851" The
other movie will be the Trends
in Motoring"
All men between u and IS are
invited to attend the open house,
according to Jacyee officials.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Religious Ed.
Council Adopts
$3.50 Budget

A total of 4O3 Bluffton school
pupils of first through sixth
grades have registered in the Re-
hglous Education classes spon-
sored by the community's Relig-
lous Education Council, it was
reported at a meeting of the
council Sunday afternoon in the
First Mennonite church.
Mrs. Harry Yoder, religious
education teacher, employed by
the council, reported that in adj
dition to the work being carried
on in the first six grades, she
IS also conducting a brief Bible
story period in the morning and
afternoon kindergarten classes.
Of the 403 children, whose par
ents approved their taking the
class one period each week, the
largest number, 50, gave First
Mennonite church as their church
affiliation. The next largest num-
Der of children, 81, were from
families in the Evangelical and
Reformed churches; Sc in the
First Methodist, 43 in the Ebe-
nezer, "a in the Presbyterian, 13
in the Lutheran church, IL in
Grace Mennonite.
At the same meeting, the coun-
Gil approved the annual budget
for conducting the classes at ST.
$50, an increase of SIS over last
year for the purchase of addi-
tional books.
The religious education pro-
gram is financed by assessments
of a pro-rated amount per pupil
from the various churches. This
amount has not been fixed yet
by the budget committee.
Mrs. Yoder reported that the
courses, which are non-denomi-
national, will be taught in the
various grades as follows:
Grade l - THE Church is a
Friendly Place" stories of Je-
Sus; Grades 2 and 3 - Boys
and Girls of the Bible;;" Grade
4 "Worshipping God in
Church" and church history;
Grade 5 - Living and Working
Together as Christians" and
Grade 6 - In Awe and Wonder"
and stewards in Gods world.
The curriculum, she reported,
was planned and approved by the
councils curriculum committee
Miss Meredith Steple-
ton, chairman, Mrs. Bryan Bas-
niger, Mrs. John KAY, Mrs. Mau-
rice Fett, Mrs. Sidney Hauen-
stein, Mrs. Adella Oyer, Mrs.
Clayton Murray, and Mrs. Harry
Yoder.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Mrs. Lauriat
Resigns Town
Council Post

Mrs. Stella Lauriat's resigna-
ton from village council was
accepted with regret by her fell
low councilmen at Tuesday eve
ning's meeting.
Bluffton's first woman to hold
an elective office in the village
government resigned after a
tenure of nine months because
she and Mr.. Lauriat are moving
to West Virginia where Mr..
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
HOlstein Produces
Outstanding Record

The Holstein-Friesian associa-
ton of America has announced
the completion of an outstanding
official production record by a
registered Holstein cow owned
by Gordon j. Lugibihl, Pandora.
MIXED two times daily for 2S1
days, Queen Ormsby Marathon
Fayne, 3069589, produced a total
of 16,S21 pounds of milk and SGT
pounds of butterfat as an 8-year-
old.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Bridge Bids To Be
Advertised Soon

A special meeting of village
council to advertise for bids on
the Cherry street bridge repair
will be called within a week,
mayor David Riser said Tuesday
evening.
County engineer Tom Monahan,
who will supervise the project,
could not attend the meeting
Tuesday evening. The group will
meet with him as soon as posi-
BILE to prepare the bid advertise
ment in hopes the project might
be completed this year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Eastland Selects
New Vice President

Alfred Muller was recently
elected vice-president of Bluff
ton East Land, Inc, company
officials have announced. He
succeeds Harvey Burkholder.
Other officers are Richard
Benroth, president; arle S
Hankish, Jr., treasurer and Gene
Benroth, secretary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Boy Scout Court
Of Honor Tuesday

Members of Bluffton Boy Scout
Troop will receive promotions
and merit badges for summer
accomplishments at a Court of
Honor meeting Tuesday evening
in the First Mennonite church at
7:30 o'clock, it was announced
this week.
Following the meeting the
Parents Auxiliary will serve re-
freshments and will hold an cleo
ton of new officers. The meeting
will be conducted by Clayton
Harkness, president.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
Arlington Passes
CurfeU Ordinance

A curfew ordinance which
provides that minors under
the age of Is are permitted
on the village streets after
IL p. m. only when accom-
panied by parent, guardian
or other adults, has been
passed by the Arlington Vii
lage Council.
1t provides that any person
found guilty of violating the
ordinance shall be fined any
sum not to exceed S25.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-09-25
REAL ESTATE DEALS

Bluffton-Kathleen P. & Keith
H. Dickerson to Ralph E. Diller,
lot 469, Moses & David Stager'S
addition, undivided " interest,
tax, $4.40. Dewitt E. Ewing to
Francis L. and Doris Jean Kohl,
lots 542, SAB in Kraft and
Romey's addition, tax, S1.10.