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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-24
Beriners United

We must remember what
this would mean in human
terms. West Berlin'S popula-
ton of more than 2 million is
greater than the population OF
almost 20 per cent of the mem
Der nations of the United Ma
tons. Over half the States in
the United States have fewer
people than there are in West
Berlin. The value of goods and
services produced in West Ber-
lin last year exceeded that of
more than half of the member
nations In the United Nations.
How did the West Berliners
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Vests Plan Rejected

We put forward at Geneva a
Western peace plan. designed to
bring about the reunification Of
Germany. This plan was care
fully phased into progressive
arrangements for European Sc
curity. It was especially de-
signed to meet Soviet objec-
tons to previous Western plans
for German unification. II pro-
vided for reuniflcation of the
country In a manner which
would safeguard the best inter-
ests Of the German people
and of the other nations con-
cerned.
The Soviets fatty rejected
the Western peace plan. They
would not even consider II as
q basis for discussion. Instead,
they proposed that a peace
treaty be signed with two Ger
man governments--the Federal
Republic Of Germany and the
Communist regime. the So
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Threuts Resumed

In the later stages of our
talks about Berlin. the Soviets
once again introduced threat
ening proposals. They called
on the Western powers to agree
to a time limit. after which
our rights to protect West Ber-
lin would expire. They pro-
posed a one-year extension,
which later, with a show of
mock generosity, they in
creased to eighteen months.
We made it clear that the
Western powers were no more
interested In negotiating un-
der threat in the spring than
in the fall.
While the Foreign Ministers
were negotiating, the baneful
influence of statements outside
the conference by Mr.. Khru-
shchev was clearly felt. On
one occasion he stated that
the Western seven-pcint pro-
gram for Berlin did not con-
tain a single element for me-
COLLATION.. Then just before
Mr.. Gromyko presented his
final paper Mr.. Khrushchev
made speech in Moscow in
which he repeated previous
Soviet threats to abandon their
responsibilities to the Western
power concerning Berlin
These statements. reflected in
the Soviet attitude at Geneva,
made our attempts to negotiate
practically fruitlesS.
President Eisenhower has
made quite clear his willing
ness to attend a meeting of
the heads of government If
such a meeting holds out some
prospect of success. We believe
that some degree Of progress
in the Geneva negotiations is
necessary If there is to exist
such a prospect of success.
Regretfully, no such progress
has as yet been registered at
Geneva.
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Fellow Americans. President
Eisenhower has asked me 10
report to you tonight on where
we stand after six weeks Of the
Geneva talks with the Foreign
Ministers Of the United King
dom, France and the Soviet
Union.
I regret to say that no sig
nificant progress was made to-
ward settlement Of the prob
lem Of the continued division
Of Germany and Of Berlin.
MY Western colleagues and
I did not go to Geneva with
any high hopes. We knew how
difficult 1t is to negotiate with
the Soviet Union. but we nego-
tiated earnestly and in good
'aith. The Soviets gave no in
dication of being interested in
genuine negotiation. They en-
gagged in a good deal of propa-
yanda and some threats. Once
again they demonstrated that
they are not willing TO rely on
normal methods Of transactine
international business.
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Some Good Results

Did any good come out of
the first session of the con-
ference? I believe so. The
Western peace plan for the re-
uniflcation of Germany has
met with widespread approval
around the world. History will,
! believe, judge it to be a
significant political offer look
ing to the solution of the key
German problem. A study of
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The Soviet Threat

You will recall that last No.
vember the Soviet Union pre-
sented the Western powers with
a threatening proposal for
what they called a free city"
status for West Berlin. II we
did not accept it, the USSR
said IL would abandon Its obli-
cations to us in regard to Ber-
lin.
In our judgment, this pro-
posal could only have led 70
the absorption of West Berlin
into the Communist empire
Foreign Minister Gromykc
frankly admitted at Geneva
that this was the Berlin solu-
ton which the USSR would
like to see.
1t would sever West Berlin
economic and political ties with
West Germany. It would make
West Berlin more and more de.
pendent on the Communist sys.
tenn which surrounds it, II
would deprive West Berlin o.
the protection afforded by thu
Western forces-either by elm.
mating them or reducing then
drastically and by introducins
Soviet forces into West Berlin
It would have required a majol
w estern withdrawal from
which the world would have
drawn the lesson that Soviet
brute strength was the rulinl
force in that part Of Europe
The Soviets called their pro.
posal for West Berlin a pro.
poSal for a 'free CITY," BY thii
they meant a city free Of Thu
protection of Allied forces anc
exposed to the pressures anc
inroads of the Communist ares
surrounding it. This was {
typical example of Communist
upSide-down talk. The Soviet.
would take what is now in fac
a free city and make it like EaSt
Berlin, which is now in fact {
slave city.
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Herter Says Red Stand Bars Pact

called German Democratic Re-
public. BY some curious logic
which was never explained,
Foreign Minister Gromyko
argued that by thus making two
peace settlements, the cause Of
one Germany would be ad-
vanced. On the contrary, 1t
seemed to us that the Soviet
plan would assure the perma-
nent partition Of Germany.
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themselves react to the Soviet
proposal? Within a few weeks,
West Berlin elections showed
that 98 per cent of the voters
supported parties whose pro-
grams called for the continued
presence Of the Western forces
IN Berlin. The courage these
people exhibited is but a repeti-
ton of tn courage they dis
played at the time of the Soviet
blockade 10 years ago. You
may be sure that we will stand
by people who stand by them
selves.
The Western powers rejected
this Soviet proposal and its
associated threat.
Because Berlin is divided into
a free part and d Communist
part, its situation is certainly
not ideal. The Western powers
made serious proposals to the
Soviet Union for an interim
settlement on Berlin which
would ensure the stability of
the city until Germany is re-
unified. These proposals would
have offered a basis for agree
ment If the real Soviet concern
had been to reduce tension over
Berlin.
Agreement was not reached,
however. because of one crucial
obstacle: Foreign Minister
Gromyko refused time and time
again to discuss Western pro-
posals until the Soviet pro-
posed new status for the city
had been agreed to. That new
status was the so-called free
city" which was as unaccept-
able to us as when it was first
put forward last November.
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Soviet's Objective

The long-range Soviet aim Is
to keep Germany divided until
the possibility exists Of q
single German state under
Communist influence. The
Soviet Union has. year after
year, refused to allow the is
sue Of German reunification to
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be put to the free electoral
choice of the German people.
AS long as Germany remains
unnaturally divided, there will
be a continued threat &c the
peace OF the world.
The problem Of Berlin arises
from this continued division Of
Germany. The Berlin issue can
only be solved finally when Ger
many is reunited.
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Following Is the prepared tert OF Secretary OF State
night: -nMg W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-24
Reserve District No. s
Reserve Dist
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
BANK OF COMMERCE

OF washington in the District of Columbia the close of
business on June TO- 1889 Published response to call made
by Comptroller of the Currency under Section 52Il
Revised Statutes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09
Lima Catering Service To Handle
Meals for Mennonite Conference

ton, in charge. Assisting him will
be Roger Klay, Mrs. jeanne Mis-
wander, Norman Vercler and
John Moser.
Serving will be divided among
the five Mennonite churches of
the area, with 80 reporting daily
to serve. On three days represen-
tatives will come from all church
es. Separate churches will be re-
Sponsible for all the serving on
other days.
Assisting Mrs. Moser in organ
izing the kitchen are Mrs. Milton
Bixler, Mrs. willard Moser, Mrs.
Monroe AmstutZ, Mrs. Elmer
Geier and Mrs. Richard Oberly.
Robert Simcox will be in charge
of dining hall ushering.
Breakfast will be served in the
Ropp hall dining room for per-
sons who will be living in the
college dormitories during the
conference.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09
Auxiliary Unit
HOnOred At
District Meet

Several important citations
were received by Bluffton Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary Unit No.
3S2 at the Second District Con-
ference held at Coldwater Thurs
day of last week.
The local unit was cited for its
community service work during
the past year and received two
citations on membership, for ex-
ceeding its 1858 membership, and
also for being the second unit in
the district to attain its quota.
Mrs. Helen FoltZ has served as
community service chairman
and Mrs. Joyce HauenStein has
been membership chairman. The
citations were accompanied by
an Auxiliary emblem and a
watch fob.
The citations were made to
the Bluffton unit in competition
with 40 other units in the dis
trict.
Bluffton was well represented
at the conference. Those attend
ing were Mrs. Ruby McCarty,
Mrs. Mary Jane Moser, Mrs.
Estelle Core, Mrs. Eta Huber,
Mrs. Marie Geiser, Mrs. Helen
Toltz, Mrs. Eva Kohl, Mrs.
Iarriett Stonehill and Mrs. Edna
Schultz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09
Waldo HOfstetter
New President of
Christian Laymen

Waldo Hofstetter was elected
president of the Association of
Christian Laymen at the organ
ization's annual picnic last week
at the Pandora Park.
Other new officers elected at
the picnic meeting are Joe
Thompson, vice president; Paul
Steiner, secretary; Hiram Kohl,
assistant secretary; Andrew
Hochstettler, treasurer; Emerson
Basinger, assistant treasurer,
and the Rev. Harlan Wright,
chaplain.
A large number of members
and their families enjoyed the
evening program arranged by
the outgoing president, Hayden
Basinger. Music was furnished
by a trombone quartette consiS-
ting of James and Leland Miller,
Wesley Lighmer and Robert E.
Steiner.
Highlight of the evening was
an address by Joe Pantana of
Elida. He discussed his thrilling
life story and testimony which
was received by the group.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09
Lay Foundation
For Eleventh
New Home Here

The foundation block was laid
last week on the eleventh new
home to be started in Bluffton
since January l.
The villages newest residence
will be an Aladdin ranch style
home being erected by Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Kohl on their lot
located on what will be an ex-
tension of Elm street between
Huber street and the County line
road. The street will be at the
west edge of Sunny Acres sub
division.
Another basement has also
been dug in the same vicinity by
Harold Kohl, and it is under
stood that he will also erect a
new home there, possibly start
ing this summer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09
Jaycees Renew
Slab Fund Drive

Bluffton Jaycees will renew
their campaign to pay off the
long standing bill for the bath
house slab at the municipal
swimming pool, committee chair
man Morris Groman has an
nounced.
A drive to contact local busi-
nesses and to pick up old pledges
for the bill viii be made during
July. The Rev. James Heininger.
Jaycee president, said Tuesday
evening that the group hopes to
make a $1,000 payment near the
end of the month.
More than $1,000 has been paid
on the long-standing bill of 4,439
owed to Green and Sawyer,
swimming pool contractors, who
poured the slab when the pool
was beeing constructed in 1855.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09
Expect Peak FIoaU Of Wheat
At Local Elevators This Week

Bluffton area farmers were
looking forward to an average
yield of 30 to 35 bushels of wheat
to the acre this week as the first
of the 1859 crop began to appear
at local elevators.
Several thousand bushels of the
grain we're hauled to Bluffton,
Beaverdam and Mt. Cory eleva-
tors on Monday, and if dry
weather holds out, observers said
the peak flow of the golden grain
to market should occur about to-
day, Thursday.
Although the yield appears to
be considerably under last years
bumper crops of 40 to As bushels
per acre, the harvest has start
ed nearly two weeks earlier. 1t
appeared quality would be high
and there would not be as much
dockage for wet grain this sea-
son.
First grain to be hauled to the
Farmers Grain co. elevator in
Bluffton came from the Ivan
Johnson farm on Saturday the
Fourth of July. Johnson's grain
tested 58 pounds per bushel, of
good quality, and showed a mois-
ture contest of 14.4 per cent.
Ralph Dunifon of the local ele-
vator said that approximately
700 bushels had been sold at
Bluffton by the end of the day
Monday. Farmers were reporting
an average of about IS bushels
to the acre.
AT Beaverdam, Maurice Bell of
Farmers Elevator, reported re-
ceiving about 1000 bushels of
grain Monday. He said the first
farmer to bring in his grain
there was Lee Anstutz, two
miles west of Beaverdam. The
grain tested SO to go pounds with
moisture content of 14.63 per
cent.
Mr.. Bell said that farmers in
that area, who had marketed |
grain were figuring yields of 33
to "a bushels to the acre.
Roy Cherry, Route 1, Pandora,
first to bring grain to the Farm
Bureau Coop elevator at Mt.
Cory, shipped 1000 bdshels which
he combined last Saturday. Orlin
Wolfrom, manager of the Mt
Cory elevator, said that his grain
tested So pounds per bushel with
(See Wheat on p. 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09
School Plans
Replacement
OF Two Buses

Two ten-year-old school busses
will be replaced with new ones
by the time school reopens in
September if plans of Superin-
tendent A. B. Murray and the
board of education go as ex-
pected.
The board at a recent special
meeting acted to accept bids of
c. F. Niswander & Son for a new
international bus, and of Brooke
Motor Sales for a new Ford bus,
pending availability of money
from the state department of edu-
cation.
Superintendent Murray said
that he had made application to
the state department for financial
assistance in the purchase of the
vehicles. He said that the board
hopes to be reimbursed as much
as 40 per cent on the purchase
price by the state.
The bid of C. F. Niswander
and Son on a 60-passenger Inter
national bus with Superior body
was $5,820.00 including the old
1949 International bus in trade.
Brooke Motor Sales bid was
$500 for a 60-passenger Ford
bus with Superior body, including
the old 1949 Ford bus in trade.
A third bid was received from
Bob Williams Chevrolet, Inc. of
fering to furnish Chevrolet bus
at $5,918 with trade-in.
Mr.. Murray said that both of
the successful bidders had prom
ised delivery of the vehicles be-
fore school opens in September.
High maintenance costs on the
aging busses made the replace
ment advisable.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09
Dale Dickey
Resigns Post
At College

The Rev. Dale Dickey has sub
mitted his resignation as assist
ant professor in speech and dean
of men at Bluffton college, it was
announced this week by the col
lege.
The administration has indicat-
ed that it is seeking a replace
ment but has no definite an
nouncement to make at this time.
Rev. Mr.. Dickey joined the
Bluffton college faculty in 1853
as director of admissions and in
structor in speech. The following
year he served the Presbyterian
church in Rockford, Ohio, but
continued to teach a course at
the college. He returned to Bluff
ton college in his present capac-
ity in 1855.
Part of his work has been
coaching and directing the col
lege dramatic productions, which
have earned many plaudits for
him.
In addition to his work at the
college, Rev. Mr.. Dickey is serv-
ing as stated supply at the Rock
port Presbyterian church.
Rev. Mr.. Dickey was out of
town early this week when the
was made and
could not be contacted as to his
future plans.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09

A state sales tax increase on
July 1 apparently caught many
local merchants mapping.
There was uncertainty in the
local business district this week
as to whether the sales tax
change had actually gone into
effect. No notification had been
received by any local merchants
and the local sales tax agency at
the Swank barber shop was
closed while the owner was va
cationing.
The only official word received
locally was a notification to auto
mobile dealers that no sales tax
stamps will be issued on auto
mobile purchases.
Dealers will continue to collect
the three percent state sales tax
and pay it to the clerk of courts
but the stamps will not be issued
on auto purchases.
1t took a call to Columbus on
Tuesday to confirm the new tax
rate structure, the state sales
tax now starting on purchases of
31c and more. The penny sales
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09

Clemans Catering Service of
Lima will tackle the man-sized
job of feeding 1000 guests daily
at the triennial Mennonite con-
ference to be held here in August,
it has been announced by Mrs.
Ezra Moser, chairman of the
food service committee.
She said a catering service
was tried successfully in April,
1858 when the Central District
conference of the Mennonite
church was held here.
The catering service will pro-
vide noon and evening meals dur
ing the nine day conference. All
regular meals will be served in
the Ropp hall dining room. A
snack shop will be operated in
Lincoln hall lobby.
The snack shop will be operat-
ed Independently of the meal
service, with Arden Slotter, Bluff
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09
Emergency
Appendectomy.
Ends Vacation

A summer vacation jaunt for
eight-year-old Keith Bauman was
interrupted Tuesday night by a
rush trip from Lorain, Ohio to
Bluffton Community hospital and
an emergency appendectomy.
Keith had accompanied his
father, Harvey Bauman, on a bus
mess trip to Lorain and had en-
joyed swim at one of the Lake
Erie beaches, dinner at a near
by restaurant, and was settled
for the evening in a motel when
the attack came.
Lorain hospital officials adj
vised emergency surgery and Mr..
Bauman had DR.. B. w. Travis
and Bluffton hospital alerted for
his arrival late Tuesday night.
Wednesday morning Keith's ap-
pendix was in a jar and he was
resting easy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09
August 5 DeadIine
Looms for Candidates

Little activity has been noted
in local political circles al
though the deadline for filing
nominations is less than a month
away.
Nominations for the board of
education, all township posts and
local offices in communities un-
der 1000 must be filed by 4 p. m.
on August 5.
Only a partial slate for the
Bluffton board of education and
Richland township offices has
been filed. Local Democrats
stole a march on the Republicans
by making their township and
board of education nominations
in their February caucus.
Republicans contented them
selves at that time with making
their nominations for village po-
sitions only. They chose Wilbur
Amstutz to head the local ticket,
while Harold Klingler leads the
Democratic ticket locally.
The Democratic ticket for
Richland township offices in
cludes Robert Neiswander for
trustee, Dale Reichenbach for
clerk, and Millard Herr for con-
stable. All three are incumbents. !
The Democrats also endorsed |
Woodrow Little and Robert Sim
COX for the school board. The |
school board ballot is nonparti-
san. Simcox is an incumbent,
appointed to fill the spot left va
can't by the death of Harvey
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09
Thirty Teachers
Enroll in Sewing
Workshop at BIC

Newest trends in clothing con-
struction are being studied by
80 Ohio home economics teachers
at a two-week clothing workshop
at Bluffton college.
Mrs. E. F. Kuester, Green
vile, is teaching the course. She
urges teachers to use illustrative
teaching aids in the high school
class room, pointing out that a
desire to sew is one Of the first
steps a student must take.
During the course each student
will design a wool dress for her.
self, then make it and put a lin
ing in it.
Among the 80 enrolled in the
course are DR.. Edna Ramseyer,
head of the college home econn-
les department; Miss Theda
Hankish, Bluffton, teacher at
Lima Central junior high; Mrs.
Alice Driver, Lafayette, teacher
at Bath high school and Mrs.
Ruth Welty, route 1, Bluffton and
Mrs. Darrell Huber, Bluffton
nurse.
Bluffton women are invited to
attend an exhibit of the clothing
made by the class, types of
equipment used and a display of
shortcuts used by the class on
Thursday and Friday afternoon
in the Founders Hall gym.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-07-09
West Liberty Woman Named
Head Of BIuffton Hospital

Announcement was made this
week by the board Of directors
Of Bluffton Community hospital
Of the appointment Of Mrs. Lena
NJ. Stuckey of West Liberty as
the new superintendent.
She will succeed Mrs. Reese
Huber, who has served as acting
superintendent for the past two
and half years after the resig-
nation of Mrs. Watson Steiner
January /, 1857.
The new hospital official will
assume her post about the middle
Of August. She viii come here
with a wide experience in nurs-
ing, and known to many residents
of Blufton, being the wife of one
Bluffton college graduate and the
stepmother of another.
Mrs. Stuckey received her early
education at West Liberty and
was graduated from Lima Central
high school. She received her
A. B. degree from Goshen COL
lege, Goshen, Ind, and after
teaching for several years in
Mogadore Village, Ohio, Carlock,
H., and West Liberty, she enter
ed the field of nursing.
She took her nurses training
at Lima City hospital, where she
received her R. n. degree, later
serving in private and general
nursing at Memorial and st.
Rita's hospitals, Lima.
Later Mrs. Stuckey was called
to serve as teacher and superin-
tendent of nurses in the Mennon-
ite hospital, Bloomington, Ill.
After six months, she was named
full-time instructor of the
Nurses Training School and
served there for three years.
She also served as full time in
structor of the basic sciences in
the Bethesda Hospital School of
Nursing, Cincinnati, for three
years, and then returned to West
Liberty to care for an invalid
sister and widowed mother.
In later years, Mrs. Stuckey
returned to the nursing field as
staff nurse at the Mary Rutan
hospital at Bellefontaine and at
the County Home and hospital at
Urbana. She is presently serving
as staff nurse in the hospital
division of the Ohio Women's
Reformatory at Marysville.
Mrs. Stuckey is the wife of
Carl H. Stuckey, a graduate of
Bluffton college, high school
teacher and insurance agent in
West Liberty. A stepson, James
H. Stuckey, is also a graduate of
Bluffton college and is now teach
ing in Fuclid schools.