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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02
Hahn Grandchild
Studies In Mexico

Gwenn Eichelberger, granddaugn-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hahn, W.
Elm street, is now enrolled as
transient student at Mexico City CO.
lege, Mexico City.
Approximately 70 students from
Ohio State university will be enrolled
during the three-month winter term
at the Mexican school. While attend
ing the school they will be living IN
the homes of Mexican people.
A student at Ohio State university,
Miss Eichelberger is majorlng IN
medical illustration. She is member
of Alpha Xi Delta sorority.
The group left Columbus Saturday
by chartered bus and toured Ne"
Orleans and Monterrey, Mexico, on
the way to Mexico City. They spent
New Years Eve in San Antonio
Texas.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02
One Home Finished,
Another Begun AS
Building Continues

One new home was finished and an
other begun as home building in
Bluffton continues throughout the
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Shaffer re-
Gently moved into their new four
bedroom house on Old Route IS just
north of Bluffton The ranch-type
home was constructed by John Klay,
Bluffton contractor.
Paul Steiner has begun a new home
in the Garmatter addition. 1t will go
up near the recently completed Hari-
an Moser residence. This work is be
ing done by the building crew of the
Steiner Building and Lumber COM
pany.
A sewer line is being extended to
the site by Earl Meyer and Sons of
Rawson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02

physician.
Mrs. Steiner is the former Nancy
Andrews, former receptionist at the
office of DR.. Travis. The maternal
grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs. Mack
Andrews of rural Button. The pa
ternal grandparents are Mrs. Helen
Steiner and Oliver Steiner of Bluff
ton.
Winner of 1867 derby, Mark AL
len Wilson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dow Wilson, Route 2, Button,
celebrated his first birthday on
New Years Day.
An item in last weeks News
stated that the local winner in 1856
was Debra Ann Habegger, failing to
note that she was disqualified local
ly because of the distance her par
ents lived from the hospital. How
ever, she won the Hancock county
prizes, and Joel Reed Radabough,
Mt. Cory, was acclaimed the winner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02

losses suffered in the heavy storms
of early spring, probably the most
severe spring storms to hit this area
for many years.
The report of secretary Earl Motter
showed the company now has SIS
policies in force. 557 policies were in
force at the end of last year Total
amount of risks climbed nearly $780,
600 last year, to $5,426,975.
The association will hold their
annual meeting at / p. m. January
II in the council rooms of the Bluff
ton town hail. Amendments to the by
laws and election of officers will be
considered at meeting
Present officers are Walter Hoch-
stettler, president; E. r. Moser,
vice-president; Matter, secretary; @.
E. Burkholder, treasurer. Directors
are Hochstettler, Moser and Alfred
Muller and appraisers are Rawleigh
Moser and Marden Basinger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02
BOy Born To David Steiners
Named Baby Derby Winner

Randall David Steiner appeared
Thursday morning to be the undis-
puted claimant of the title, bluff
toms first baby of 1852, and thereby
qualified for a shower of some "a
different prizes offered the child and
his parents by Bluffton merchants in
the annual Baby Derby.
The winner was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. David Steiner, 307h South
Main street, Bluffton, and is, one of
the first winners in several years to
have an address inside the Button
corporation limits.
+. The derby this year had slow
field and not single child was born
at Bluffton Community hospital on
New Years Day. Randall arrived at
5:32 a. m. Thursday TO cop the prize.
He weighed six pounds, 13 ounces
and measured 1872 inches long. DR..
B. w. Travis was the attending
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02

and Findlay aviation study groups to.
sether in order to obtain adequite
service facilities for the entire area.
BY pure accident of geography
Bhuffton appears to be ideally located
for an airport that would serve q
growing industrial area of $50. 600 per-
sons with badly needed air transport
service, the local committee believes.
There is sufficient passenger traffic
and air freight developed in a tri-
county area including Allen, Hancock
and Hardin counties to justify CEN
rally located airport of the express
type, Mr.. Carey says.
Located Immediately under major
r,orth-south and east-west routes,
there are presently 300 commercial
aircraft operating daily overhead.
First steps in the presentation OF
the Bluffton plan to interested per-
sons in nearby communities was TAX
en- Monday when members of the To-
cal group conferred with Richard
Allison, chairman of the Allen County
Airport Commission. The commission
is presently making study of means
of improving air facilities for Lima
and Allen county industries.
Mr.. Allison said that he would ask
the. commission to study the Bluffton
plan.
Indications are that Civil Areo-
nautics officials of the federal gov
ernment are favorable to the Bluffton
proposal and may support it if furth-
err study shows it to be practical.
Members of the local air service
committee reappointed this week by
Ed Waltermire, president of the busi-
nessmen's group, include Norman
Triplett. Joe Browne, Maurice Fet'
and Mayor David L. Riser in addi
ton to Carey.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02
9 Births

The following births were recorded
AZ Bluffton Community hospitai
during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rangel, ot-
tawa. boy, Jesus Gregorio II. born
Friday. >.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Stratton, Ada
a Girl, Sharon Darlene, born Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ciymer
Findlay, boy, Bradley Dean' oorf
Friday. -,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tavern H. Hermliler
Pandora, a girl, Susan Mary, borT
Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Dean Haley, McComb
how. Edwin Gale, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Steiner, Bluff
ton. a boy, Randall David, bor1
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll E. Tschiegg
Silver Springs, Md, a boy, DAVE
Brian. born December %.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02

ditional grounds for Maple Grove
cemetery. During the past year coun-
Gil indicated that it might acquire the
ground by condemnation proceedings
if necessary, but action was delayed
after an expert appraisal of property
value was ordered as first step
The need for additional ground for
burial purposes becomes more acute
with each passing year so that the
next term of council may well bring
decisive action
Mayor David L. Riser, Clerk A. ].
B. Longsdorf and Treasurer Harold
Balmer took the oath of office for a
new term before Leland Diller, notary
public, on New Years Day. This
enabled them to legally perform
their duties. in the new year. Mem
bers of council will be sworn in al
their first meeting
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02

An early decision will be expected
on the matter of parking restrictions
in the towns business district. A two
hour limit has been recommended by
the Business Mems association for
Main street and all side streets for a
distance of one block from Main
street in the shopping area. Council
delayed approval of the legislation
when one businessman appeared to
state that there is considerable OPP
position to the proposed ordinance.
The new council will also be faced
with making a decision on payment of
S4,439 bill for construction of a
concrete slab floor for a future bath
house at the municipal swimming
! pool and for preliminary plumbing
work necessary for the project.
The old council has twice turned
thumbs down on payment of the bill
rendered by Green & Sawyer, SWIM
ming pool contractors, on the grounds
that the work was not authorized by
council. Recreation Commission
Chairman Paul Diller is urging that
it be paid out of swimming pool rev.
enues as a moral obligation of the
village.
Green & Sawyer proceeded with the
work on a promise of the recreation
commission that the necessary money
would be raised by public subscrip-
ton. At the same time Council had
clearly washed its hands" of any
financial responsibility.
The third decision is one which has
been delayed by several previous
councils-the need for acquiring adj
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02
Burning Of The Greens Ceremony Set
For Monday EUening At Harmon Field

Twelfth Night, when the twelfth night
after Christmas was the formal clos
ing of the Christmas season.
Mrs. Bert Swank's Girl Scout troop
will be in charge of providing the
cupcakeS for the queen contest.
The village street crew will make
special collection of Christmas trees
for the ceremony. Persons who have
saved their trees for the Girl Scouts
are asked to have them at the curb
by s a. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02
Academy Of Sciences
HOnOrs DIR. Allen Day

DR.. Allen r. Day, former Bluff
tonite now teaching in the graduate
school of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, was elected Fellow of the
New York Academy of Sciences, it
was learned this week. His citation
read. In recognition for outstanding
scientific achievement and promotion
of science" DR.. Day is brother OF
Mrs. Evan Basinger's
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02

- = ~eS~~N~1 - ~ ~ ~ -
Quatman-controlled telephone empire
which owns the Bluffton Telephone
Co. calls for Improvements to the
Bluffton system consisting of
II Two additional toll trunk
lines between Lima and Biuffton.
2- An additional switchboard
position, over and above the one
added last June after Buttons
battle for better service had been
launched.
8 - Audible ringback on all
switchboard positions.
Local members of a mayors COM
mittee named early in year to fight
increases and seek for improved
service expressed qualification with
the p u. c. o. staff recommends
tions.
They pointed out that the COM
plants presented at a P. U. c. o.
hearing in August by Arden Baker,
chairman of the service committee,
had been substantiated in their entire
ty by the state staff of investigators.
At the same time. committee men,
bers said that the Northwestern Ohio
Telephone Company Subscribers
association on which Mayor David
RisSor and Baker serve so far has no
indication of when a hearing may
come on a Quatman proposal for
higher rate schedules.
Baker pointed out this week that
telephone officials have gone to great
lengths in their insistence that rate
increases should be jammed through
the Utilities Commission on short
order, because the state law provides
that the type of service rendered
communities has no bearing on
| approval of boosts in charges.
II would like to think in our case
however" Baker continued. thai
the continued hub-bub of complaints
from the large territory controlled b,
the Quatrnan interests may have ha6
some bearing in the fact that hear
ing on the rate boost proposal still
has not been set.
Whatever the provisions of the
state law, " Baker continued. "our
association is attempting everything
possible to assure that in the future
monopolistic telephone empires such
as controlled by the QuatEans con-
not continually run to the Utilities
Commission for ever-higher rate
schedules while providing the barest
minimum services"
The Bluffton News interview with
Mr.. Boritzki obtained the following
| actual report:
"Bluffton Exchange (a) This is a
common battery type switchboard
and is heavily overloaded. The posi-
| ton added in June is not sufficient to
handle the increased traffic. This is
a four-position board. Two positions
furnish an audible ringback; two
positions do not
| tb) The toll circuits to Lima are
overloaded.
THE Commission Staff recon-
mendations are as follows; Add an
additional switchboard position and
furnish audible ringback on all
switchboard positions. Install two
additional trunks between Lima and
Bluffton.
THE above recommendations are
needed to furnish adequate service to
| this area
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02
REAL ESTATE DEALS

Two local real estate transfers were
among those reported this week by
the office of Allen County Recorder
Morgan N. Davis.
Bluffton - The Boss Manufacturing
Co. to Peerless Glove Co., lots IS 81,
88, tax $3.50.
Richland township Maurice and
Jeanette Burkholder to Joseph c. and
Hazel F. Gerdeman, parcel section
81, no tax.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02
Pirates Named Top
Small Team In Area

The unbeaten Bluffton Pirates
were picked as the top Class A
team in the area in the weekly
poll conducted by the Lima News.
Bluffton supplanted Convoy.
Union, who suffered their first de-
feat in a Holiday Carnival last
weekend. Second place is held by
once-beaten Miller City, while un.
beaten Minister Is third.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02
NeJU Council Mherits
Three Major Problems

At least three major decisions will be faced during
coming by Bluftons village council which Tuesday
evening" January IA to organize for the work ahead
problems have been the legislative group
outgoing council AT least of them inherited the
old council.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02
Blufton Aviation Group
Proposes Area Airport
Express Type Facilities Justified
BIZ Population, Industries Of Area

The reappontment this week of all five members of the Aya
ton Committee Buffton Business Mems association
brought light significant planning by the committee
may farreachng effect the communt future
Harold Carey reapponted chairman of the committee
ported that efforts will made in the year bring
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-01-02
PUCO Investigators Cite
Needed Phone improvements
Telephone Subscribers Association
Scores In Fight For Better Service

Investigators for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
have agreed with Buffton subscribers telephone service pro-
Vded here inadequate it revealed Buffton News
interview during the last week Boritz chief COM
muncations officer of the p u. c. o.
AS result IT, c. o. staff recommendations sent to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
Friends Friends
Beot Navy Man
And Take S73

Two men tricked their way
into the Southeast Washington
apartment of a Navy chief
petty officer early today. beat
him, tied him hand and foot
and robbed him of $73, police
said.
The victim was Fred w.
Stutsman. 80, stationed at the
Photo Interpretation Center at
Suitland, Md.
Robbery Squad Detective
Sergts. Shirley F. O'Neil and
Robert j. Reed said the two
men had visited Chief Suits
mans apartment at 1917 w
street Sc. earlier last night,
accompanied by a third man
who is a friend of the Navy
man.
About 1870 am, the detec-
tives said. the two men re-
turned and told Chief Suits
man that his friend was to
pick them up there. Chief
Stutsman let them come in to
wait, and went to bed.
A few minutes later. the
men-one welding a knife
came into his bedroom, beat
him on the face and tied him
with his belt and an electric
cord they yanked of his radio,
the officers said.
They searched the room,
took the $73, a watch. a ring
and three sports shirts. then
left.
Chief Stutsman wriggled
free in a few minutes and
called police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
Boiler Takes OFF
For Washington

MANILA, June IL R.-
United States Ambassador
Charles E. Bohlen took of for
Washington today after trying
to put a damper on Philippine
hopes that President Carlos
CARACAS visit is going to get
the islands a shower of Ameri-
can aid. Mr.. Garcia leaves
Sunday to seek United States
loans.
Mr. Bohlen said he had no
reports which would justify
the exaggerated optimism
which has been appearing in
the press here as to the amount
OF aid which may be expected. "
Newspaper reports have said
Mi. Garcia will seek up to $500
million in development loans
plus settlement Of some $500
million in claims, mostly aris-
ing from World War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
Kansas CITY
Railroad Cuts
Pullman Fare
KANSAS CITY. June II up.

KANSAS CITY. June Ii up.
The Kansas City Southern
Railroad is cutting fares again
this time for the benefit of
Pullman passengers.
Most other railroads have
given up on passenger business.
They have discontinued and
combined trains or abandoned
service on most branches and
even on major sections Of their
main lines. Buses and air.
planes have taken much Of the
railroads business.
Our passenger operations
are important to u.s." said w.
N. Deramus. the peppery To-
year-old who has been head
OF the Kansas City Southern
since 1910. He once said he
hoped to get coach fares down
to cent a mile.
20 Per Cent Savings
The new fare deal will per-
NIT passengers to use Pullmans
on regular coach tickets. The
estimated saving averages 20
per cent.
On the 561-mile run from
Kansas City to Shreveport, La.
the present first class round
trip ticket required for Pullman
travel is 1895. The round trip
coach fare is $27.85.
Pullman passengers still must
pay the Pullman Co. space
charges but the saving to
Shreveport will be $11.10, plus
the reduced taxes.
c. H. Taylor, the railroads
advertising manager, said he
believes the Kansas City South
ern is the first to offer the
saving to Pullman passengers
over its entire system.
The Kansas City Southern
was the first railroad to intro
duce the family fare plan now
used by most railroads for
round-trip coach travel. After
the first regular fare, other
adults Of a family ride at half
fare and children under IL at
one-fourth the regular fare.
MuItiple-Ride Plan
Several years ago the Kan
sas City Southern introduced a
multiple-ride plan for coach
travel. 1t applies any time an
individual or group buys tickets
for more than one ride.
On the Kansas City-Shreve-
port run, for example. the reg
ular round-trip coach fare is
$27.85. but two multiple-ride
tickets, good for a trip in each
direction, cost only $20.95.
The buses had to come down
to beat us on that one" Mr..
Taylor said.
The Kansas City Southern is
one Of the country's smaller
railroad systems. operating
1850 miles of track between
Kansas City and Gulf Coast
ports. Its passenger trains
make the 869-mile run from
Kansas City to New Orleans,
with connecting service between
Shreveport and Port Arthur,
Tex.
The Adak sun., 1958-05-19
Monday lo, Nay 1858
us. NAVAL STATION
MASTER CHIEF PETTY oFFTCER??

Authorization for the establi sment~ of pay grades E-8 and E-9 is expected from Congress in the near future.
 Establishment of these pay grades will enable the Navy to overcome some of the .stagnation that now exists in the E-7 level by reWarding the better qualified chiefs with additional advancement oppo- 'rtuni ties.
 E-8 or E-9 billets will be distri buted among all ratings in proportion to the number of pettyt officers in each rating. Candidates for advancement to E-8 or E-o will be required to be presently serving as permanent appointment E-7. Candidates for advancement to E-8 will be required to have served four years service in pay grade E-7 and have a total of Il years naval service. Candidates for advance ment to E-o will be required to have se- rved six years service in pay grade E-7 and have total of B years naval service. In addition, ,a1l candidates must be recommended by their commanding offi- cer to compete in a regular service-Wide advancement e3<amina on. Candidates who successfully complete the examination a selection Board at the Bureau of Naval Personnel, which will make the final selections for advancement.
 The first exami na ti ons will be given in August 1858, and will be similar toc1
 Icon It on ag9eNDs5's4 Navy-DPPo 1sND Bremertd
The Adak sun., 1958-05-19
VOL. III No. l9
"CAN DO"

Seabees again demons trated their fam ous "Can Do" spriit in the Antarctic ca recently when temperatures dropped to " low of 99% degrees below zero.
 j Only Is individuals in the world have previously encountered and survived th- : csc temperatu These were the who Wintered-over at the Amund dsen-Scott ICY, South Pole station last year.
 : Coldest trac actor repair job A The Seabees probably hold the record Cfor the coldest tractor repair job in history. The tractor, which can only stay out 3Ominutes at these temperatures before freezing, became imperative while carrying out empty fuel containers. After ascertaining the diffiuulty was in the fuel line and that it had to be cleaned and repaired, relay system was worked out. Tow of the men would take parts into garage to thaW them out, particularly gaskets, and then one would run out and replace them. Fingers were frostbitten, as were toes, but in little over an hour the tractor was repaired and running.
 In all probability, the tractor would have been out of co1mi ssion until next summer.
 Eight years ago marked the first : observance of Armed Forces Day.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-15

dustry was sharply divided or
the subject. Judging by the
lobby records in the Secretary
of States office. these insurance
firms fighting the bill spent
more money and put forth
greater effort than those who
wanted the bill passed.
Most everybody will admit
that the purpose of the law is
good. Some Of us may not like it,
especially those who are going
to be forced to secure insurance
to drive at all this year. But
l say let's look a. this expert
ment in financial protection from
another viewpoint.
The law is on tie books and
we are either sad6ied with il or
blessed by it for at least a year.
There's nothing we can do about
that - unless somebody thinks
the Legislature is going to be
called back n special session TO
re-fight a battle so recently de-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-01-15
Free
.heeIirlel
BY BILL CROWELL

I'm u press agent My job -
help you understand the states
new vehicle financial response
bility law. Your job - get an
FS-l.
Publicizing the new law has
got 10 be a Job Of no mean pro-
portions. I'm here 10 tell you
Although. the Motor Vehicles
Department mas, and is, reCcIv-
ing questions aplenty, hardly a
squeak has been beard regard
ing why the Tie Legislature
passed the bill.
Its "A question bound TO be
repeated thousands Of times. And
actually the answer is simple,
despite the wealth of inaccurate
answers that have been makink
the rounds.
But first, the hiShiightS of the
new law are simply that no mo-
tor vehicle may De operated on
the highways OF North Carolina
this year without the owner first
having proved financial respon-
sibllity. For most of US, that
means having an adequate La
bility insurance policy in hand.
Or If the choice, motorists may
deposit in cash $1,000 or post
a $4,000 bond In lieu Of insur-
aECe
In any case you've got to stand
behind any damages you cause
in an lCCIdent.
And TO get your new license
plate, you'll have to have a GER
tIficate of insurance, or that FS-l
form, | mentioned IN the begin
nIng. That's important. Snow up
to buy a license With the insur-
ance policy itself or a wallet
card, or anything but an ISL
ana you won't get a tag.
Why then, as some folks have
said, did the General Assembly
saddle US with what amounts
10 compulsory liability insur-
dnce?
l can say the more carefully
one examines the record the
palmer it becomes that Repre-
sentative Walter Jones of PHI,
father OF the till, spoke the un-
vanished truth when he said
his only purpose was TO protcc.
innocent victims from death, in
jury and properly loss Al tnC
aniS OF financially irrespon-
sible drivers.
In the first place it is not an
insurance company law. As a
matter Of fact, the insurance in