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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Scouts Win Promotions
At Tuesday Court Of Honor

Cookson, Dennis Gable, Kipton
Stratton, Don Patterson, Charles
Baker, Tom Benroth, Tom Ed
wards, Glenn Toews, Norman
Reichenbach and David Burk-
holder.
Gerald Huber, who is retiring
from the troop committee to-
gether with William Edwards
after many years of service, pre-
sented the Star Scout Award to
Greg Emans and merit badges
to both Greg and his brother,
Mike.
DR.. Richard Weaver, chairman
of district leadership training and
former cubmaster, presented the
troop charter to Rev. Mr.. Friesen
representing the First Mennonite
church, sponsors of the troop.
James Benroth, ScoutnaSter,
is now assisted by Robert Hover
and Paul Wingate.
Camping awards for participa-
ton in the Winter Camporee at
Camp Berry, and Polar awards
for cold-weather camping were
also presented.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Ingalls, Buys
MartZ Interest
In Restaurant

After operating the Pine res
taurant for the last six and a
half years in partnership with
Don Martz, Al Ingalls, is now the
sole proprietor.
The Martz-Ingalls partnership,
which began December 8, 1852
with the purchase of the restau-
rant from James Sechler, was
dissolved last week. Al will con-
tinue operation of the restaurant
with the assistance of Mrs. In
gals.
Mr.. MartZ said that he was not
certain this week what his fu-
ture plans would be. Before go
ing into the restaurant business,
he was in the building business.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Style Show Is
Feature of PTA
Meeting Monday

A style show of dresses and
other items of clothing made by
members of the high school home
economics classes will be a fea-
ture of the next meeting of the
Parent-Teacher association Mon
day evening in the high school
gymnasium at s o'clock.
Mrs. A. c. Burcky, member of
the program committee, is chair
man of the evenings program.
Mrs. Phyllis Pitcock, home &c
teacher, will be in charge of the
style show.
The meeting will open with de-
votions by the Rev. Leonard
Shepler and music will be by the
high school mixed chorus direct
ed by Miss 10 Souder.
Included in the evenings busi-
ness will be a final decision as
to the expenditure of proceeds
from the Spring Festival amount
ing to $773.83. Suggestions will be
presented by the executive COM
mittee. ~3 -a
The installation of new officers
for the coming year will be an
event of the May meeting. This
is an extra meeting at which an
swers will be given to the re-
manning questions concerning the
school, which were asked at the
first meeting of the year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Annual Fly-In
May Expand Into
Air Fair Here

Buttons annual Fly-In Break
fast which annually attracts
larger crowds of flyers, may be
expanded into an all-day Flying
Fair bringing out large crowds OF
spectators for aerial rides and
entertainment it was announced
this week.
The Bluffton Flying club has
invited the Businessmen's asso-
citation to co-sponsor the event
which is growing too large for
the Flying club alone. A joint
meeting of the two clubs has been
set for Wednesday night, April
%, at the airport.
The invitation was extended by
Dutch" Bradford, president of
the Flying club, through Eugene
Benroth, executive secretary, and
Klingler, of the Business
mems association. The men at
tended a meeting of the club at
the airport Tuesday evening.
The event will be held on Sum-
day, June 28.
The Flying clubs invitation for
a joint meeting was accepted by
Beck, chairman of the
businessmen's retail division, and
all members will be urged to be
present.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
BluftOn Science Students Enter
IA Diverse Items at Exhibition

Wind tunnels, a lie detector and
a semi-automatic brain were
among the IA widely varied ex-
hibits Bluffton high school stu
dents entered in the district Sci
ence Day at Bowling Green Sat
urday.
Two of the local exhibits won
ratings, which may
qualify them for display at the
state Science Day at Capital un-
iversity on April II. ! 9
Charles Jordan, one of the four
of the talented Jordan
family to prepare an exhibit,
took a superior rating for his
study of nlioro-organisms of the
soil. He collected many of these
himself and grew them in nu-
trientS.
Steve SutermeiSter won a SUI
perior in the junior high science
division with his static machine.
The wind tunnels, both of which
won excellent ratings, were con-
structed by Walter Jordan and
David Blank. The lie detector, al
so rated excellent, was a junior
high project of Dan Luginbuhl.
The semi-automatic brain -
not yet perfected for full-time use
in the classroom = was built by
Terry Shelter. 1t was also rated
excellent. .....
Charles Baber received excel
lent for his chemical analysis
display on the Identification of
elements; Keith Baker, excellent,
history of the movements in, cleo
tric meters; Carol Jordan, salts
factory, a chart of the human
skeleton.
Sallie Jordan, good, a geologi-
cal study of the earth, coupled
with a fossil collection; Jerry
Mericle, experiment on the use of
hormones in hamsters, good.
Charles Neuenschwander, an
electric lock, good; Tony Travis,
use of relays, illustrated through
electric trains, excellent; Tom
Criblez, a ramjet demonstration,
excellent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
.RubinOff
And Violin
Here Tuesday

Rubinoff and his violin, dubbed
by critics as "the peoples choice"
and lone of the handful of au-
thentically great showmen on
EARTH" will present his popular
concert in the Bluffton high school
auditorium Tuesday evening
April Ia, at 8 p. m. under aus
pices of the Bluffton Lion club.
The evening appearance of the
maestro and his 100000 Rom
anoff-Stradivarius violin will be
preceded here by a morning per-
formance at the Bluffton college
chapel and an afternoon matinee
for school children.
The evening concert will in
clude the full scores of Chopin's
Polonaise, the Warsaw Concerto
and Rhapsody in Blue, all of
which have won top places in the
affections of the American public.
The concert opens with Vincent
Youman's Tea for Two" follow
ed by his own composition, Dance
of the Peasant, written especially
for the motion picture, "You Can't
Have Everything" in which he
appeared.
Other selections on the program
include the popular, II Could
Have Danced All Night" from
MY Fair Lady," "Jalousie" and
selections demonstrating Is char
acteristic styles.
The program covering, the
entire gamut of violin music, even
includes square dance music from
Americas early pioneer days.
Mr.. Rubinoff's violin, famous
for its tone, was made in 1871 by
the master of all violin makers.
This particular "Strad" eventual
ly found its way into the hands
of the Romanoffs, one time rulers
of Russia, and still bears the
bejeweled crest of that family.
During the revolution it was
smuggled out of Russia and
eventually was purchased by Mr..
Rubinoff.
Tickets for. the concert are
available from any member of
the Lions club and are also OBJ
tainable in advance at the RexaIl
Drug Store and Brooke Motor
Sales. Seats will also probably
be available at the last minute
at the door, Ticket Chairman
Russell Brooke has announced.
Proceeds of the concert will be
used in the Lions club community
projects, according to Earl Leh-
man, president.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
years of age

"You have demonstrated your
ability to meet the goal you set
for yourself, and you will find
this a helpful habit in meeting
detectives of success for your
self and your family" William
Lever, area Boy Scout EX-
ecutive told Bluffton's three new
Eagle Scouts, who received their
coveted awards at Tuesday eve
ing's Court of Honor
Fathers of the boys pinned
their awards on their shirts, and
mothers were presented with
necklaces carrying an Eagle
pendant. The three new Eagles
are Dan Luginbuhl, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Luginbuhl;
Steve Sutermeister, son of E. A.
Sutermeister; and Th o m a S
Brauen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Brauen.
The Rev. Jacob Friesen pre-
sented the second class awards
to James Stewart, Harry Greding,
Tom Bogart, David Travis and
Fred Rodabaugh. First class
awards were presented by Scout
Executive Don Augsburger, for
mer scoutmaster of the local
troop. They went to 10 boys, Lee
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
ONE OF THE LAST sugar

ONE OF THE LAST sugar
camps in the BIuffton area
is also one of the most
modern at the farm of Peter
Lehman northwest of town.
The photo above shows Evan
Lehman, who operates the
sugar business with his
brother, Wilmer, boiling down
the sap in a specially con-
structed building in the farm
yard. The evaporatOr Is
heated with bottled gas I'm
contrast to the old open.air
furnaces fired by stove wood
in the bygone days of sugar
ing.
There is little foreign sub
stance to skim off the syrup
since the sap is collected in
heavy plastic bags into which
leaves and dust cannot fall.
The photo on the right shows
the sap bags on the naples
in the Lehman woods. Some
trees fill as many as three
bags, and when the sap
flows freely the bags must be
+, emptied every day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Town Cleanup
Drive Slated
Apr. .24-May2

Bluffton's annual Cleanup,
Paint-Up, Fix-Up week will be
held April "a through May 2.
Harland Swank and William Mer-
lcle viii be co-chairmen of the
event this year. The campaign is
being sponsored by the village
council and the Bluffton Business
Mems association.
The annual event is planned to
include the Bluffton college Work
Day, which will be held Wednes-
day, April 29. Carleton Steiner is
the Bluffton college student in
charge of the program.
Other businessmen assisting in
the cleanup campaign are: chief
of police William Gaiffe, clean
up chairman; Harold Vance,
paint-up chairman; Raymond
Koontz, fiX-up chairman; Ronald
Anderson, wire-up chairman and
Kermit Herr, plant-up chairman.
Special emphasis is being made
to clean up the community in
preparation for the big Memo
mite church conference to be held
in Bluffton during August.
The annual Main street sweep
down has been set for $50 a. m.
Friday, April "a. Businessmen on
Main street will sweep sidewalk,
street and gutter and place
sweepings in cardboard boxes
for pickup by the village crew
at 9 a. m.
The regular monthly trash pick
up will be on Monday, May 4.
The committee chairmen urge
the community to get behind the
campaign this year and start
making plans now for projects to
be done during the nine day
campaign.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Pageant To Depict
History
At Aug. Conference

Mennonite leaders from a wide
area in the midwest are collab-
Grating in preparing original
script and music for a pageant
to be presented at the General
Conference of Mennonite church
es in Bluffton August II through
10th. The pageant will celebrate
the Tooth anniversary of the con-
ference.
The script has been written by
the Rev. Maynard Shelly of New
ton, Kansas. DR.. Harold Meyer
of Goshen college, Goshen, Ind.
is preparing the musical score
for the production.
The pageant will depict the
history of the General Confer
ence Mennonites from the time
of Memo Simon through the ex-
pansion and work of the church
today.
Rev. Mr.. Shelly. author of the
script, is the associate secretary
of the board of education and
publication of the conference.
DR.. Meyer reports that his
plans for music will utilize Ana
baptist melodies with Ausbund
texts and chorales for preludes
and interludes. Other musical
sources include Gregorian
chants, excerpts from a Flemish
mass, a hymn by Christopher
Dock and a Pennsylvania folk
song.
Music will be produced for the
pageant by organ, a small or
chestra, a small choral group
and large chorus.
Miss Katherine Kaufman of
Freeman Junior college, Free
man, S. D., is in charge of cast
ing and directing the pageant. |
She will be assisted by Darwin |
art instructor, and
Dale Dickey, instructor in speech |
and dramatics. Both Mr.. Lugin-
buhl and Mr.. Dickey are MEM
bers of the Bluffton college fac
ulty. Luginbuhl will be respon-
sible for the scenery and stage |
setting, and Dickey will take care
of the sound and lighting for the
production.
Miss kaufman plans to divide |
the speaking roles among stu
dents from five different Menno-
mite educational institutions. Ac-
cording to the present plans there
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09

Thirteen Bluffton high school
seniors took over the administra-
tive and teaching reins for a
single day of responsibility today,
Thursday, which is being OBJ
served as the Second Annual
Senior Control Day.
Student teachers took over
classes for the day under the ad-
ministration of Owen Ziessler as
superintendent of schools" and
Ramon Lewis as high school
principal. The two top officers
were elected by the student body
earlier in the week, and the re-
suit of the election was an
nounced on Wednesday.
The seniors made application
to teach classes, and the teachers
chose the student best suited for
each class. The student teachers
then met with the teachers to
plan material to be taught on
Senior Control Day.
The teaching staff today in
cludes Larry Smucker, American
history and English "; Mary
Steiner, American history and
English II; Darrell Huber, chem
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09

will be three students from Bluff
ton college taking part, three
from Bethel college in Kansas,
three from the Mennonite Semi
nary in Elkhart, Ind, two from
Freeman Junior college in South
Dakota, and three from Canada.
Non-speaking roles will be given
to persons registering for the
conference.
Mrs. Eva Harshberger of North
Newton, Kansas has been re-
quested to take charge of the
coStuming. Approximately rs
people in the pageant will require
special costumes; the remaining
members of the cast will wear
modern dress.
The cast of the pageant will
include approximately 25 chill
(See Pageant" p. ~
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Auto Tag Sales
Hit New Local
High of 2,259

Sales of automobile license
tags in Bluffton reached 2,259
during March, deputy registrar
Gerald Swank announced this
week.
This surpassed the old record
of 1850 sales in March, set in
1858. This marks the second con-
secutive year in which the local
sale set a new record.
Both the w and ZB series
were exhausted and 361 numbers
were sold in the YY series, Mr..
Swank said. He said the Bluffton
sale moved steadily all during
the month, without the late rush
which was characteristic of
many agencies.
The temporary office location
in the Vance Paint and Awning
store on Vine street has been
closed and the sale of automobile
plates and drivers licenses will
now be conducted in the Swank
Barber Shop.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Blood Donor
Day Yields
lO3 Pts. Here

Contributions to the Red Cross
Bloodmobile Tuesday fell short q
pints of last years record LA
pints, but the total of 1O3 pints
still made a satisfactory showing,
Mrs. Watson Steiner, chairman of
the campaign, announced at the
close of the day when the FIT.
Wayne unit returned to its base.
A total of 113 persons register
ed, but only 103 were accepted.
The registration included % col
lege students and faculty men,
berS.
Five Bluffton area contributors
are members of the Gallon club,
and several are well along on
their second gallon of blood con-
tributions. They include Walter
Stratton, II pints; Edith Burk-
holder, IA pints; Rev. James
Heininger, IL pints; Dale D.
Reichenbach, Ia pints; and Eu-
gene Donaldson, eight pints.
Nurses regularly attached to
the Bloodmobile were assisted by
staff members of Bluffton Com
munity hospital and other regis
tered nurses from this vicinity.
Bluffton physicians also assisted
in examining donors.
Mrs. Steiner said that her COM
mittee extended it's thanks to all
who made the day successful.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Cherry Street
Bridge Repair
Work Completed

The Cherry street bridge over
Big Riley creek appeared in sill
vered splendor this week when
finishing touches were applied to
the major repair job which start
ed last fall.
Weather permitting the work
last week, Charles Duvall, paint
ing contractor of Route /, Spring
field, sand-blasted the entire
bridge and applied a primer coat
and then a finish coat of alumni
mum paint.
The painting was the final step
in the project which cost the vii
lage total of $4,460. 1t involved
replacing all of the steel girders
and the creosoted wooden floor
of the bridge, and sandblasting
and painting.
Street Commissioner William
Gaiffe said that he felt the bridge
would be safe for a good many
years to come.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Swiss Museum
Committee
.ReOrganizes

Ezra MoSer was reelected
president of the Bluffton Swiss
Museum committee and DR.. How
ard Raid was elected secretary
treasurer at meeting of the
committee established several
years ago to develop a museum
in the Bluffton-Pandora area.
Wilhelm Amstutz, Delbert
Gratz and Harry Bogart are 9TH
er members of the committee to
further study the idea of mu-
scum.
Main effort of the group will
be to attempt to save and re-
store important tools and ar
tifacts that were used by the
Swiss emigrant settlers of this
community.
1t is hoped that a large build
ing can be constructed or that
a suitable home can be found in
which items could be stored and
displayed. The displays would
cover the life of the early set
tiers, schools, churches, indus
tries and home life.
1t is hoped that several old
Swiss homes in the area might
be restored or reconstructed. 1t
was felt by several who attend
ed the meeting that most of the
valuable items needed for D1u-
scum could still be found on the
farms of the area.
A fund of $500 collected during
Swiss Day programs is available.
1t is hoped that an extensive
drive for the museum might be
made in the near future. All i'm
terested persons are invited TO
attend future meetings.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Births

The following births were re-
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Dearth,
Ada, a girl, Teresa Charlene,
born Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lugin-
buhl, Bluffton, a boy, born We'd
nesday. .....
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Brauen,
Bluffton, a girl, Betty Sue, born
Friday. ., a..
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Sommers,
Beavefdam, a boy, Roger Wayne,
born Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Donald Miller,
Elda, a girl, Cathy Darlene,
born Saturday. r@
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jones,
Jr., Findlay, a boy, Timothy
Alan, born Sunday. . .'-s
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Stratton,
Alger, boy, Robert Eugene,
born Sunday. 80
Mr.. and Mrs. James Montgom-
cry, Bluffton, a boy, born Mon
day.
Mr., and Mrs. B. A. Benham'
Ventura, Calf, a girl, Canda
Rae, born April a. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Marquart, Beaverdam and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Benham,
Ada are the grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwaine Amstutz
ruth Jones), Elyria, a girl,
born April 6, Mrs. Amstutz is a
daughter of Clarence Jones.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
TRASH COLLECTION

The regular monthly village
trash collection has been set for
Monday beginning at noon, ac-
cording to William Gaiffe, street
commissioner. Trash is to be
placed in covered containers at
the curb or regular place of
pickup by noon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Citizen Manager
Addresses Lions

Wayne G. Current, manager Of
The Lima Citizen, addressed the
Bluffton Lions club Tuesday eve
ming at its meeting in the Horse
shoe Grill.
The Lima newspaperman, WHO
has a background of Is years
with the old Lima News and the
Lima Citizen since its birth in
1857, explained to the club events
leading up to the organization of
the second newspaper in that
city.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09

The exhibits were prepared I'm
der the direction of W. o. Geig-
er, Button high school science
instructor. Mr.. Geiger also
served as a judge at Bowling
Green last week end.
Mr.. Geiger said he is planning
to take all the students who par
ticipated in the Bowling Green
exhibition to the state Science
Day at Capital, as part of the
departments program to stimu-
late interest in science.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
SEEK RESEARCH GRANT

DIR. Richard Weaver and Prof.
Arden Slotter Travelled to the Un-
iversity of Michigan Friday in
order to take final steps in apply
ing for a National Science Foun-
dation Research Grant for the
coming wear.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
Two Grass Fires
Quenched Monday

Two grass fires were extin-
guished quickly Monday by the
Bluffton volunteer fire depart
ment.
The first fire, reported at 11:25
a. M, was in a field on the Har-
ley Marquart farm northwest of
Bluffton. The second alarm,
turned in at 1:30 p. m. was at
Bluffton college.
No damage was reported after
either fire.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
MONUMENT FOUNDATIONS

Deadline for placing orders for
monument foundations in Maple
Grove cemetery has been set for
April 25, William Gaiffe, sexton,
has announced. The next oppor-
tunity to have monument foun-
dations poured will not come n-
till in the fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-04-09
REELECTED TO OFFICE

DR.. Robert Kreider was re-
elected secretary of the board of
directors of the Mennonite Mental
Health Services, Inc, at their
semi-annual meeting in Reedley,
Calf, April 3-4. =
, 1959-08-01
VIRGIN Islunds May
Bid for Site
Of Caribbean Body

The Virgin Islands delegation
was considering making a firm
proposal to the West Indian
Conference for making the
Virgin Islands the headquart-
ers for the Caribbean Organi-
cation which will succeed the
Caribbean Commission.
Only Puerto Rico thus far
has submitted a bid for being
headquarters Of the Caribbean
Organization. It was estimated
that Puerto Rico's bid amount
to $4,000 II services and faci-
Titles,
MEA.MMN
, 1959-08-01
,Konsos Firm Outline
Plan for Improving
Telephone System

The firm Of Gault, Moore
and Stevens Of Gardner, Kan
sas has submitted a compre-
hensive and detailed proposal
to purchase the Virgin Islands
Telephone System. It is one
Of the many proposals now be-
ing considered by officials in
Washington for recommends
ton to the Governor a n d
Legislature.
The firm indicated it would
form 4 local corporation, @Tro-
pical Playground Telephone
Company, to operate the
telephone system, if it becomes
the successful bidder.
@The new company will have
a minimum capitalization Of
$4,000. # the purchase price
exceeds REA's appraisal value,
the amount Of the excess
would have to be furnished BY
the company and is called de
felt financing. If the excess ex
ceeds the $4,000 capitalization.
then additional capital would
be necessary. Because Of the
basis il which the purchase
price is being developed. II is
, 1959-08-01

NM&H NTM A@#@W
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
At the workshop Mr.. David
was the only representative of
an institution serving Negro
children. Following the ses-
sion, he stopped at Atlanta
University where he received
his training in social work in
1924 He N : Professor
frankie Williams and was a
luncheon guest Of his Alma
Mata.
He spoke about the Virgin
Islands and work being done
for the youth Of the Islands.
He discussed at length with
Dean Whitney Young, head Of
the Social Work School, who
is interested in the social prob
lens Of the Virgin Islands, and
hopes that more promising
students can be sent to Attain
ts University for social work
training.
Mr.. David is enjoying q few
days vacation before returning
to his duty at Annals Hope.
, 1959-08-01

felt deficit financing will not
exist.
The new company will ex-
pect, At dial conversion, i rate
Of return with a minimum Of
8 per cent and ! maximum Of
s per cent based upon the
capitalization plus an amount
necessary to meet REA debt
service which is about Al per
cent. This would mean ! COM
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