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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
Local Tax
Rate Climbs
On New Bill

Three out of four tax rates in
the immediate area will fall
when December tax bills come
out, but residents of Bluffton will
feel the bite of a boost of $3.50
per thousand dollars of valuation,
county auditor Russell Hire has
announced.
While Bluffton corporation
rates jump, taxes will decline in
Beaverdam and all of Richland
township.
Reflecting the two mill increase
for street Improvements, the new
Bluffton rate will be $27.10 per
thousand. This is a boost from
the present rate of $3.50 and a
four dollar jump from the $23.1O
paid as recently as 1868.
A 10 cent decrease in state tax
es and a 80 cent decrease in the
school levy for debt retirement
will be felt in Bluffton and the
part of Richland township which
is in the Bluffton school district.
This 40 cent drop will ease tax
rates for rural residents, who will
pay only $21.80 per thousand dol
lars.
Beaverdam corporation and
Beaverdam school district resi-
dents in Richland township will
both enjoy a relief of one dollar
per thousand, a result of a de-
crease in Beaverdam school tax
es for debt retirement, and the
small state tax cut.
The new rate for the Beaver
dam corporation will be $28.10,
while the rural residents of that
school district will now be pay
ing $3.50.
Each subdivision pays identi-
cal state taxes of 40 cents and
county taxes of $2.4O. The town
pays 20 cents to the township and
the rural areas pay $1.40 to the
township.
School district rates are $17.60
for the Bluffton district and 500
80 for the Beaverdam district.
Bluffton corporation rate is &c.
so and Beaverdam rate is $4.20.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26

General Purpose room.
Total of all bids on the new
building amounts to STA 1866, ap.
proximately $4,000 in excess OF
the architects estimate.
In addition to the general con-
tract which went to Dingledine,
the heating contract was awarded
to Boughan Brothers of Lima;
the electrical contract to Subur-
ban Electric, Lafayette.
The college has approximately
$145, 900 on hand for construction
of its latest building, leaving
$4,000 to be raised for compile.
ton of the building without furn.
ishings and equipment.
(See floor plan drawing on
page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
OhiO;s Women Flyers
Honor Local AUiatrir

Women flyers of the All Ohio
Chapter of Ninety-Nines honored
Bluffton aviatrix Dorothy Ander-
son last Sunday in Columbus in
presenting her with the annual
Achievement Award Trophy Civ
en- each year to the Ohio woman
who has been foremost in flying
activities.
Miss Anderson qualified for the
travelling award with more than
800 hours of time in the air dur
ing the past year, participation
in two air races, passing of tests
and other aviation activities. The
trophy, which was held during
the past year by Edy Maxim,
Cleveland flyer, was transferred
to the Bluffton woman for pos
session during the coming year.
The presentation was made at
the All Ohio Chapter meeting
held in the Ohio Aviation Board
building at the University airport.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
St. Nick Sets
Saturday For
Annual Visit

Cay, happy, white-whiskered,
old Santa Claus is coming to
Bluffton Saturday afternoon - a
pretty miraculous feat, consider
Ing that everyone's friend is
booked for Christmas season ap-
pearances in about 5000 other
fully-believing American com
munities on the same afternoon.
While the Bluffton Business
Mems association isn't quite
smart enough to figure out how
Santa Claus does it, they do have
his assurance that he'll be here.
And an assurance from Santa
Claus should be good enough for
anyone - boy, girl, or business
man.
i His arrival is timed for a free
theatre party to be held in the
Carma theatre at 2 p. m. The
doors open at 1870 to reveal
Santa in all his glory. At 2 p. m.
an afternoon of free cartoons and
a feature will be presented to
entertain area youngsters. Pre-
school Children and school pupils
through the eighth grade will be
admitted free, while the older
children will pay 25c for the
privilege.
The pictures, Mother Goose"
and Ben and Me" have been
scheduled along with group of
Walt Disney cartoons for the
Saturday matinee program.
Santa himself will be in the
lobby to greet the children and
the businessmen are urging
mothers to bring their children
to town for a visit with Mr.. Claus.
AS a sidelight to Santa's ap-
pearance, Saturday is also view
ed as a more-or-less official
kickoff for the Christmas shop
ping season in Bluffton stores.
The best of the seasons merchan-
disc will be ready, the stores
will be fully stocked and Christ
mas promotions will be started
in earnest.
Extra shopping hours for the
Christmas season will also begin
next week. All businesses will be
open every Thursday afternoon
Is December before Christmas.
They will also open for extra
hours on Wednesday, December
8 and Wednesday, December 16.
Stores will stay open on Monday,
and Wednesday nights
of Christmas week, as well as
the customary Saturday night
hours.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
Jaycees Announce
Another Outdoor
Lighting Contest

Plans for the annual residential
Christmas lighting contest were
being studied this week by the
Bluffton Junior Chamber of Com
merce, it has been announced.
Officials of the organization
said details of the 1859 contest
will be announced next week.
The outdoor lighting contest
has been conducted for 10 years
by the Jaycees.
Winners in last years contest
were the Winfield Ziesslers,
who live south of Bluffton on old
route 25. Second place went to
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldine Weiss and
third place went to Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Reichenbach.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
Former BluftOn
Man Killed In
California

Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon in San Gabriel,
California for Samuel C. Buhler,,
28, of San Gabriel, who was
killed Thursday morning of last
week in a motorcycle truck
accident while at work.
Buhler, a native of Bluffton and
! graduate of Bluffton high school,
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerhard Buhler of Freeman, S.
D. His father was formerly prin-
cipal of the high school here for
many years.
Buhler had reported for work
Monday morning and was riding
motorcycle to take a can of
gasoline to a fellow truck driv-
er, who had run oHt of gas. The
accident occurred when a pick
up truck made an illegal left
turn into the fast lane of traf-
fic in which Sam was travelling.
The truck was also hit by anoth-
er car at the same time.
Buhler died three hours after
the accident of conclusions and
internal bleeding.
The former Bluffton youth was
employed by the Citizens Trans
portation company delivering
food to the various wholesale
houses in Los Angeles and San
Diego.
He was a graduate of Bluffton
high school, Class of '49. He was
married to Inez Riser of Los
Angeles in 1850, and they have
two children, Douglas, Z and
Debra, 4. The Buhler residence
is at 1859 North Muscatel ave-
nue., San Gabriel.
Besides his family, he leaves
his parents and sister, Ruth, of
Freeman, S. D., and sisters, Mrs.
Peter Fast of Fresno, Calf, and
Mrs. Leland Voth of Laegu, Ko-
rea.
He was a member of the West
Hollywood Baptist church, active
in its youth program and music
of the church.
Funeral services were held in
the Church of the Hills at For
est Lawn in the Hollywood sec
ton, and burial was in Forest
Lawn cmetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
Work Begins
On Ex-Cell-O
Nuclear Job

Assembly of large banks of
control rods for nuclear reactors
began this week at Ex-Cell-O' S
second plant now located in the
old municipal power plant build
ing on Harmon road.
For the widely diversified Ex-
Cello corporation, the Bluffton
project is its initial entree into
the nuclear field, and local Plant
Manager Joe Browne has hopes
that it may be a beginning of
larger things to come.
Actual assembly work started
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
Business Group
To VielU Plant

Members of the BlufftOn
Business Mems association
win probably have an Op-
portunity to view Ex-CelI.O's
new nuclear equipment oper-
alton when they hold their
first meeting of the new year
at the plant on Wednesday,
January 6.
The group will not meet dur.
ing December because of
shortage of time during the
pre- Christmas shopping rush.
New officers will be elected
at the January meeting,
President Maurice Fett, has
announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
Willing Hands, Machinery
Harvest Sick Neighbor's Corn

Giving time and effort to help a
sick neighbor, 10 Richland town.
ship farmers gathered on the
Ralph Sousley farm southwest of
Bluffton last Saturday to bring
in 18 acres of corn.
Two sieges of illness have kept
Mr.. Sousley at home and in Lima
Memorial hospital for a total of
II weeks and away from his job
at the Farmers Grain company.
He expects to return to work by
January 1.
Neighboring farmers and CO.
workers from the elevator de-
cided to take things in their own
hands Saturday and they turned
out in full force, completing in
less than a day what would prob
ably have taken two days of
good weather to complete normal
ly.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26

Mrs. James ]. Foley, Worthing-
ton, sister of Mrs. Milton Ed
wards of this place, made the
presentation. A special cake
carrying a frosting replica of
Dottie's well-known blue Conan
che plane was baked for the oc-
casion.
During the past year Miss An
derson participated in the Michi-
gan Small Race and the Cincin-
natl Trophy Race for women
flyers. She also passed her in
strument rating tests signifying
her qualifications for instrument
navigation.
The Ohio Chapter of Ninety
Mines meets monthly at various
airports through the state. They
are scheduled to meet in Bluff
ton next June. More than so wom-
en- flyers are members of the or
ganization, the largest member
ship in the groups history.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26

Two trucks and an elevator
were contributed from the Far
mers Grain company and at
various times eight tractor-pulled
corn pickers, II wagons and four
other tractors were in action in
the Sousley fields.
Planned four times, the neigh
borhood good deed had to be
postponed each time because of
bad weather.
Lending a helping hand were
Merle Arnold, Fred Arnold, NAL
colin Ewing, Burke Moser, Joe
Follas, John Follas, F. L. Hoch-
stettler, Walter Hochstettler,
Jesse Augsburger, Francis Ba-
singer, Homer Miller, Evan
Steiner, Clair Moser, Harry Nc
Cullough, Emerson Neff, Bob
Fruchey, Bob Matter, Doyt Han
thorn, Jack Reigle, Oliver Stein
er and Mel AmStutz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
Deer Hunters
Report Poor Luck

Bitter cold weather that mark
ed the opening of the Michigan
deer season last week found
the game under cover and local
hunters who journeyed north re-
turned home empty handed. Rol-
land Koontz, who hunted near
Harrison, reported having sight
ed one buck out of range.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
Pool Earnings Pay $1,000
On Old Construction Bill
Improvements
Eyed in Future

A major step towards paying
an old bill and plans for improv-
ing the municipal swimming pool
were brought out By the village
recreation committee at Tuesday
evenings council meeting.
A surplus of more than $1,000
from this years pool operation
enabled the committee to turn
over 81 900 to the Jaycee fund to
pay the long overdue bill on the
bathhouse slab.
Jaycee officials attending the
meeting said the bill is still
S1,618. The $1,000 payment to
their bathhouse fund was auth
orized by the council on the rec
ommendation of Ben Schiffke,
chairman of the recreation COM
mittee.
This is the second straight year
the recreation committee has
been able to turn over $1,000 for
payment on the slab bill. Orig
inally $,439, the bill is owed TO
Green and Sawyer for work done
while they were building the
swimming pool in 1856.
Mayor David Riser comment
ed, Its about time we get this
paid off and start working for a
bathhouse. Later in the meeting
his suggestion of financing bath
house through interest payments
made on the swimming pool
bonds was rejected by the com-
cilmen, who said they preferred
to have a major expenditure like
this begun by the new council,
which takes office January 1.
Underwater Lights
Addition of underwater lights
and installation of a new life
guard station are proposed inn
provement projects for 1860, Mr..
Schiffke told the council as he
presented a tentative budget of
$500.
Underwater lights may be In
stalled in the quarry, giving far
more protection for the deep
water swimmers and eliminating
some of the lifeguards' blind
spots.
Installation of lifeguard
station along the outer limits of
the quarry swimming area is
also being considered. The new
chair would be mounted on a
raft and installed along the outer
buoys, giving ifeguards clear
views of the pool from two sides.
The recreation committee also
plans to cement the small sand
area near the lower walkway, a
5000 project. Mr.. Schiffke said
this follows a recommendation of
the state board of health.
(See POOL on P. A.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
VOn Brduchitsch
Speaks at Chapel

The Rev. William Won Brauch-
itsch was the speaker at the
Thanksgiving chapel service at
Bluffton high school Wednesday
morning.
Special music for the program
was furnished by the high school
Girls Glee club. Gale Benroth
led the group in the pledge of
allegiance to the flag and Terry
Marshall presented scripture and
prayer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
Town May Acquire
Street Sweeper

Chances of buying a used street
sweeper will be studied by Viii
lage council during the next two
weeks.
Churchill Construction COM
pany, Lima, has the sweeper and
is willing to sell it. Councilmen
will inspect the equipment and,
if the price is right, may ask
for a demonstration on Bluffton
streets.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
Corn CObs Plague
TOlUn Street CreU

Corn cobs, the annual fall
plague, have turned up again
to create a problem for
harrased street commissioner
william Gaiffe.
CObs, falling off farm wag-
ODs have plugged sewers and
catch basins, adding several
new jobs for the local street
crew. The street commits
siOner has asked that farmers
cooperate whenever possible
by covering their load to pre-
vent the loose cObs from fall
ing i'm the streets.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26
Births

The following births were re,
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Dearthy
Pandora, a girl, Dawn RoSann,
born Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trina Flores,
Col. Grove, a girl, Cynthia Sue,
born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Lugibihl,
Bluffton, a girl, Beverly Sue,
born Sunday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-11-26

HAS ALWAYS BEEN a womans world and weekend
Bluton college merely lent little
support occasion and
could actually their instead of
regular feminine dropping subtle hints
tall hat the Mennonite version of
Margin Sam, is Jim Weaver who is handing marriage
Jim Bury of Buon Jim is the captive of Eileen
Schultz Bend, willing captive the
Springer Ohio been snapped
by Ellen HOstettIer Smithvile
second head start the men started running for
their hiding places but the girls quickly turned loose and
managed o out So of the towards.
reward: date for the evening The costs only the
required for the license proceeds going the college
Recreation club.
Evening star., 1959-11-16
By DIR. PAUL POPENOE
National Newspaper Syndicate

Mothers-in-law aren't so
bad. That's Mrs. VS. belief
and she ought to know; she's
one of them.
"I get sick and tired ot ell
these snide jokes and petty
complaints about mothers-in-
law" she writes. You'd think
they weren't human! Now
just look around you. DR..
Popenoe! See how many
mothers-in-law you know
who are fine, intelligent, un-
selfish women helping their
young people to make a sue
cess in life and tell me If you
don't think the whole tribe
Of us has been done a great
injustice"
I'd be glad to have any of
my readers make a list of all
the mothers-in-law they
know and rate them as to
whether their influence is
helpful or not. Certainly,
we're likely to hear only OF
Evening star., 1959-11-16
YOUR FAMILY AND YOU
Here's a Mother-in-LaW
Who's on the Warpath

the bad ones. If there are a
usand mothers-in-law
such as you describe, Mrs. ",
people don't take the trouble
to tell about them.
Sociologist Evelyn NJ. Du-
vail. who made a survey of
the subject, found that three
fourths of the people she
questioned had some difficul-
ties with their in-laws. She
gives, in her book "In-Laws,
Pro and Con-" this tabulation
Of the criticisms made by a
total of 491 persons the per-
centage in each case repre-
sents the number out Of the
total who made the specific
criticism.
/. M e d dies, interferes,
dominates, lntrudeS on our
privacy, etc. 28.0 per cent.
2. Is posSesSive, demand
ing, over-protective, forces
attention, etc. 14.1 per cent.
3. Nags, criticizes, COM
plains, finds fault, ridicules,
etc. 10.9 per cent.
4. Ignores US, is Indifferent,
uninterested, not helpful,
aloof, does not accept me/us.
not close, unSociable, etc. 7.2
per cent.
IS. Clings, is irresponsible,
immature, childish. depend
ent, has no life Of her own,
no interests beyond us, un-
dependable, etc. 6.8 per cent.
6. Disagrees on traditions,
has different standards, is
old-fashioned, resists change,
is intolerant of our ways, has
nothing in common with us,
etc. So per cent.
7. Is thoughtless, selfish,
inconsiderate,' una p precia-
tive, etc. 6.6 per cent.
8. Takes sides, plays fa-
vorites, show partiality. spoils
children, pampers my hus-
band, plays one family
against the other, etc 5.3
per cent.
9. Abuses hospitality,
comes without invitation,
overstays visits, lives with us
more than necessary, does
not reciprocate, etc. 4. 2 per
cent.
10. Is self-righteouS. super
ior, always right, egotistical,
SNUG, boastful, lords it over
me /uS, brags, knows all the
answers, etc. 80 per cent.
II. Talks too much, asks
useless questions, doesn't
listen, is full of idle chatter,
gushes, doesn't try to under
stand, etc. 2.8 per cent.
IL. Tattles, gossips, mis-
represents facts, exaggerateS.
lies, is dishonest, deceitful,
etc. 2.5 per cent.
13. Is jealous, rivalrous,
enviouS, covets what we have.
etc "a per cent.
IA. Does not do own job
we'll, is not a good mother,
neglects her family, is ex-
travagant, doesn't take care
of her home, etc. 0.9 per cent.
Is. Drinks, CANDLES. 0.1 per
cent.
Really, Mrs. ", we ought
to do a little better than that,
shouldn't we?
Evening star., 1959-11-16

have ideas about giving an
Eggnog Sip? I would like to
have such an affair during
the holidays, but I have no
idea as to what to serve and
whether or not a variety of
beverages should be available
as well as the eggnog. l
would appreciate any sug-
gestions along these lines.
Evening star., 1959-11-16
BirthdGY Porty

Mrs. G. H. L., Annanddle, Va
I would like some help in
planning a birthday party
for our son who will be seven.
Although his birthday comes
just two days before Christ
mas, I would like to avoid
using the Christmas theme
as much as possible.
He and his friends are
quite fond of playing Army,
Navy and Air Force games
and I wonder If anyone in
this area has ever planned a
party using these interests as
a theme for favors, prizes
and games. This party would
include only boys and we do
have a recreation room.
Evening star., 1959-11-16
Re: San Diego
To Mrs. NJ. H., Washington
H. B. B.. Keusiuotou

To Mrs. NJ. H., Washington
H. B. B., KenSinoton
I happen to have noticed
your letter about going to
San Diego. As a native Of
California I am sorry to dis
illusion you, but the tenn
perature in the San Diego
area does not stay around 70
degrees. There are many
days when the temperature
does not get as high as so or
even so degrees. When there
is snow on the mountains to
the east, it is not warm. True,
there is not snow on that
range every winter, but only
a few years ago, after a visit,
we left San Diego one Janu-
airy morning and in about an
hour were driving through
Evening star., 1959-11-16
Cotton Rugs

Mrs. W. A. B., Washington
Please let me know if any
of you readers have cotton
rugs I have them wall to
wall. I sent one of them to
the laundry to be cleaned
and while it came back clean
the edges were all ravelled
and had to be repaired. I
have used a liquid cleaner
but it is both a hard job by
hand and using the attach
ment on my floor waxer
creates dust throughout the
house,
Evening star., 1959-11-16

spade or shovel and knock
off the jackets. After the
jackets have been removed,
again lay them out to dry
close to your furnace. Keep
each nut firm on the cellar
floor, not on top of each
other.
Second, when the walnuts
are dried, use a four inch
vice (steeD and place the
nut in it and squeeze it
until the nut cracks open in
four parts. Then take each
fourth part and place it back
Evening star., 1959-11-16
Christmas Toke-off
Mrs. J. H. D., Arlington

/ would like to know If
any reader has a copy of the
old take-off of THE Night
Before Christmas" s"-the one
which parallels the original
most closely. only having the
doctor come to treat the
children on Christmas night.
This vas printed several
years ago. Other versions
will be welcome, but I par
ticularly want this one.
Evening star., 1959-11-16
Diet Recipe

Mrs. E. N. S., Bluemont, Va.
Take l package of diet
cherry Jello, l can diet pine
apple q slices), and use the
juice in place of half of your
liquid in the Jello. Add /
grated carrot, / red apple
Qeave the skin on), u cup of
celery, u cup of broken wal
nuts and l piece of candied
ginger if you like it.
This, served with cottage
Evening star., 1959-11-16

New York, N. Y. (SpeciaD-Skin scientists
have now developed an invisible pharmaceutical
ice-Ice -O-Derm-th promises miraculous
new-looking complexions Ice-O -O-Derm actually
gives timetable results of changes you can see.
Evening star., 1959-11-16
Low-Colorie Recipe
Mrs. r. N. L., Alexandria

MIS-. n. ". L.S ALeJunuTlu
/ am interested in ex-
changing low-calorie "ecipes.
Here is a family favorite salad
to start off the idea.
Take l package of lime
Jello and dissolve n ] cup
OF boiling water. Acd l can
crushed pineapple, i'lice and
all, and / carton cottage
cheese and / or 2 tablespoons
horseradish (this gives an
Unexpectedly pleasant tang).
Evening star., 1959-11-16

cheese, is q fine lunch and
needs no dressing. The salad
may be poured into small
cups or one large glass dish.
Evening star., 1959-11-16

in the vice and crack it. Tht
meat will fall out or be easy
to pick out.
A note of caution: See that
the cellar doors are closed
and any and all windows are
covered so that no light
seeps through, or the squir-
rels will discover the walnutS
and carry them away.
4 4
Eqqnoq Sip
Mrs. D. P. L.. Washington
Do any of your readers
Evening star., 1959-11-16
READERS CLEARING
HOUSE
How TO Prepare Wolnuts

To Mrs. J. T. NJ. Falls Church. Mrs. T. B. Washington
The process will state below has been followed by me
for good many when get the walnuts to
process.
First gather walnuts off the ground with the green
jackets Bring them into your cellar and place them along
your furnace to dry for week more. Then
Evening star., 1959-11-16
WEE WOMEN

snow. So I suggest you take
your winter clothes along.