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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15

busy search for possible candi-
dates.
Petitions Due Feb.
Nominating petitions for all
local offices must be filed with
the county board of elections by
4 p. m, Wednesday, February 4.
Neither party has set a caucus
date to choose their candidates
and the Republicans are some
what hampered in their organiz-
ing by the lack of a central COM
mitteeman. Armin Hauenstein,
long the local Republican organ
izer, died last fall and success
sor has not been appointed by
the county executive committee.
To be elected in November are
a mayor, clerk, treasurer, six
village councilmen, three mem.
bers of the board of public af-
fairs, one township trustee and
two local school board members.
Capital NO." Says Mayor
Asked Tuesday whether he in
tended to seek third term
Mayor Riser replied; mo, end
you can put that in capital let
ters." Democratic committeeman
are expected to push him to re-
verse his stand and run again
despite his positive announce
ment of intentions to retire.
In 1857 the mayor said he
would not be a candidate again,
but yielded to Democratic pres
sures to take the nomination. The
mayor is a proven vote getter on
the local scene and the Demo
Gratis would be eager to have him
head their ticket. In 1857 he was
the only Democratic nominee to
survive the Republican sweep
which carried the local COP to
every other office on the local
ticket.
Ten Years of Service
Mr.. Longsdorf, a Republican,
was first elected in November,
1949 and viii complete 10 years
as village clerk when his term
(See Mayor p. 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
Beayerdam
Scouts, Cubs
Get Charters

Charters were presented to
Beaverdam's new Boy Scout
Troop and Cub Scout Pack We'd
nesday evening of last week at
the regular January meeting of
the Beaverdam PTA, sponsoring
organization of the scouting
movement there.
Bruce Miller, Boy Scout exec
utive of the Put-Han-Sen Coun-
Cd, presented the charter In an
impressive ceremony. 1t was re
ceived by Lloyd Smith, repre-
senting the PTA.
Donald Brown, Beaverdam,
has been named Cubmaster of
Pack 228, and Harley Burkhold-
er, Route 5, Lima, is the Scout
master of the new Scout Troop
228. He will be assisted by John
H. Marshall, Route 2, Columbus
Grove.
Den Mothers in the Beaverdam
Pack are Mrs. Jack Stafford,
Mrs. Vernon Shellenbert, Mrs.
Clarence Boop and Mrs. Donald
Brown. A total of 20 boys have
enrolled.
Wayne Downey will serve as
Pack committee chairman with
the following, Hugh Hilty, Rev.
Oscar Burdette and Dale Huber.
Maurice Burkholder is recording
secretary and Bruno Maroscher,
financial secretary. Den meet
ings will be held Tuesdays from
a to 5 and the Pack will meet
the last Wednesday of each
month at z p. m. in the high
school.
Cubs enrolled are James Hilty,
Donald Stafford, Mark Lutter-
bein, Randy Downey, Steven
Tripplehorn, Gary McDugule,
John Heron, Greg Smith, Mike
Angire, Bob Shellenberg, Thom-
as Green, Roger Downey, Den
mis- Leiber, Greg Burdette, Rich
ard Brown, Richard Boop, Philip
Parkins, Marty White, Michael
Herr and Steven Andrews.
The Boy Scout Troop Commit
tee will be headed by Lyle Nc
Carly with Robert Wheeler and
Walter Beck serving with him.
Troop meetings will be Wednes-
day evenings at 7 p. m. in the
town hall.
The 10 boys enrolled in the
troop are Dick McCarty, Steven
Smith, James Burkholder, Den
mis- Neuenschwander, Terry
Beck, Robert Boop, Michael An
drews, Donald Brown, Jr., James
Wheeler and Michael Downey.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15

General Fund appropriations
for operating the village services
during 1859 totaled $55, ,111.61,
nearly $1,000 more than during
the past year, in the annual or
dinance adopted by council Tues
day evening.
Part of the increase in appro-
priations was possible because
the village opened the year with
a balance of $9,937, more than
1900 over the balance carried
over last year. Additional funds
win be forthcoming from real es-
tate taxes because of increased
valuations and from other tax
sources.
Principal items in the appro-
priations include $12, 400 for viii
lage safety - fire and police pro-
lection, $4,000 for street repairs,
$4,000 for street lighting, $500
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
Council Opens
Neu, Year in
A NelU Setting

A completely redecorated
council chamber greeted
Buttons city fathers when
they held their first meeting
of the new year Tuesday eve.
ming at the town hall.
During the past two weeks,
the village crew painted the
wall a light shade of blue and
the ceiling, rose. New "cott.
age curtains" made by
Mrs. Clay Henderson were
hung at the windows and new
window shades were i'm place.
The mayors office ON the
first floor has also been re-
painted, and the hallway go.
ing upstairs is in the process
of receiving a fresh coat of
tan paint.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
Village Debt
Reduced NOuU
To $326,OOO

The village of BIuffton viii
open 1859 with a total bonded
Indebtedness of S32e, 900 re-
manning to be paid on its
sewage disposal system and
municipal swimming pool,
Village Clerk A. j. b. Longs
dOrf told council this week.
OF the $4,000 general rev.
enue bonds issued to build the
sewage disposal system,
$l52, 600 remain to be paid.
$4,000 still remains unpaid
of the original s155, 600 mort
gage revenue bonds issued for
the same project.
Ten thousand dollars has
been paid off on the $50, 900
swimming pool debt.
During the present year an
additional $23, ,264 is scheduled
to be paid off on principal
and interest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15

outstanding bill owed the Green
& Sawyer Construction company
for work done two years ago at
the municipal pool.
The Rev James Heininger re-
ported for the Jaycecs Tuesday
that a total of $2,400 has been
collected and pledged for pay
ment on the bill by June /. At
the same time council approved
a recommendation of the recrea-
ton commission for use of $1,000
of the commissions unused last
year appropriation toward pay
ment of the bill. This will leave
only about $1,000 unpaid June 1.
Rev. MIR. Heininger said that
he felt sure that the community
will produce the remainder with
in the year and settle the debt.
Contributions may be left at the
Citizens National Bank, he said.
Checks should be made out to
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
School Board
Record


The Bluffton board of education
adopted record appropriations of
1898, ,702.52 for operation of the
school system during 1859 in a
resolution at the Tuesday eve
ming meeting.
General Fund appropriations
set up for this year total $3.50, ,292,
approximately $69, 900 more than
last year. The difference is made
available by increased revenue
voted in a three-mill extra levy
last November, a slight increase
in the tax duplicate, and by the
availability of S39, ,421 in Schoon-
over bequest money.
Superintendent A. B. Murray
reported Wednesday morning
that application of the Bluffton
schools for its share of the money
under the Thomas r. Schoon-
over viii had been approved by
the executors.
In other action the board auth
orized final payment of $1,279 to
the Knowlton company on the
elementary building, re-appointed
Mrs. Clair B. Fett for another Z
year term on the Bluffton-Rich-
land Library board, and ok'd en-
gagement of DR.. Fred E. Luchs
of Ann Arbor, Mich. as the COM
mencement speaker next May.
The board was also advised by
Harry Weibel, art teacher, that
he would leave the school EN-.
ploy about February 1 to be in
Quoted into the Army. He will
complete his college work at the
end of the present semester.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
Births

The following births were re-
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Early,
Ada, girl, Betty Jean, born
Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Kenneth Ohm,
Pandora, a boy, Steven Kenneth,
born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Runser,
Lima, a boy, Roger Lyle, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lauck,
McComb, a girl, Sheryl Gladys,
born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David King,
Bluffton, a girl, born Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
P. 0. Receipts
Jump 81 Pct
Here In 1858

Receipts at the Bluffton post
office jumped an astonishing 81
per cent during the past calen-
dar year and set an alltime rec
ord of SIG, ,312.17, Postmaster
Ralph Stearns has announced.
The increase indicated a heavy
increase in volume of mail be-
ing dispatched by the local of
flee in addition to increased rev.
enues as a result of recent rate
increases.
Post office officials estimate
that about a 10 per cent increase
in receipts should be attributed
to added postage rates. The other
Il per cent is due to an increase
in business.
Receipts at Bluffton had re-
mained about static for the pre-
vious three years. In 1855 re-
ceipts totaled $50, ,300.70, in 1856,
$50, 0,090.22, and in 1857, $58, 1852.
The jump to $76,312.17 during
the past year is an increase of
$18,117.
During the past year there
have been numerous rural route
extensions put into effect in or
der to give local patrons better
postal service.
Effective January 1, second
class and third class bulk mail
ing rates were increased as ap-
proved by Congress last year.
This increase affects all news
papers, magazines, bulk mail
ings of circulars, books, catalogs
and other permit mailings.
The annual bulk mailing fee
was increased from $40 to $40.
Due to this increase of rates, a
large volume of mail was ham
died locally during the last week
of December.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
Beaverdam Alumni
Information Sought

Information on the membership
of four classes which were grad
uated from Beaverdam high
school is still being sought by the
committee in charge of reorgan-
izing the association.
Mrs. Fred Andrews, chairman
of the PTA committee on alumni
reorganization, said that the ros-
ter is missing the classes of 1919,
1921, % and '23.
Persons able to furnish infor-
nation on these classes are asked
to call her at Mi-3-3461.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15

/ Robert Bertoli, manager of the
Lima office of Dun & Bradstreet,
will be the speaker at a meeting
of the Bluffton Businessmen S
association Wednesday evening,
January %.
He viii show an educational
film on Small Business U.S.A.-
The Story of Main Street." and
explain the function of the credit
reporting service of his COM
pany. Richard Jordan Bluffton,
a Dun &, Rradstreet reporter, win
accompany the manager.
The meeting will include the in
stallation of new officers with
Maurice Fett succeeding Milton
Edwards as president of the
association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
Pandora Bank
Reflects Officers

All officers and directors of
the First National Bank of Pan
dora were reelected at the an
nual meeting Tuesday evening
with F. c. Marshall continuing
as president.
w. D. Niswander is vice presi-
dent; John H. Styer, cashier and
Grover ]. Geiger, Jr., assistant
cashier.
Directors of the bank, who
were reelected by the stockhold-
ers are Randall Etling, Lowell
Hatfield, Irwin Hilty, F. J..
Kempf, Marshall, Niswander and
Styer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
Village Appropriations Up
$1,000 Higher Than 1858

for garbage removal, $1,000 for
buildings maintenance, and S.
5S8 for parks and swimming pool
operation.
An additional SIG, ,401 will be
available for street repair from
gasoline and auto vehicle taxes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
Local Library Circulation
Climbs SO Report Indicates

During the year the library
added a new filmstrip cabinet
and an outdoors book return box.
The first National Library
Week was observed last March
and Book Week in November.
Reading clubs were also or
ganized during the summer and
the Bluffton Library Club was
organized in September. The club
held its first Book Fair in De-
cember.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
New Western Dance
Group Forming

A new class for beginners in
Western Style Square Dancing
will be opened Friday evening at
Richland Grange hall, it has
been announced by Bus Gratz,
caller and instructor. The class
begins at 8 o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15

locked on the question of local
VS. national agreement.
In a letter to employees of the
Bluffton plant Monday, Joe
Browne, local manager, said:
1--WE are still unable to get your
committee to explore our posi-
ton"
He said that the committee
has advised management: "a)
There is no point in exploring
the company position since they
(the committee) have made up
their minds. b. That you, the
people they represent, won't re-
turn to work unless your contract
is tied in with four other plants. "
ITO end this strike you must
convince your bargaining COM
.mittee that a complete Bluffton
agreement is what you want.
Don't let these decisions be taken
sout of your hands," the letter con-
scluded.
With 13 weeks already lost in
the strike, it appeared there will
be at least another five or six
weeks before any possible relief
could be expected from the
National Labor Relations Board.
The board has set February II
;as the date for its hearing on
complaint that the union is en-
.gaging in an unfair labor prac-
1tice in refusing to negotiate ex-
.cept on a multi-plant basis.
The NLRB earlier dismissed
charges of the United Auto
Workers Union that the Excel,
% Corp. was engaging in unfair
labor practice in holding out for
separate plant contracts.
The complaint issued against
the Bluffton bargaining unit,
U.A.W. by Regional Director
Philip Fusco of the NLRB
charges, in part, that since July |
%, 1858, the Bluffton bargaining |
anit has refused and continues |
to refuse to bargain with the
company as the exclusive rep
resentatives of all the employees
in the Bluffton unit:
"a) Insisting that the company
meet and negotiate with them
only on the basis of a multi
plant unit of the company for a
national agreement.
''b) Refusing to meet and ne
gotiate with the company with
respect to wages, hours and other
conditions of employment con-
corning only the employees in the
unit at the Bluffton, Ohio Plant.
"c) Insisting that any agree
.ment reached with respect to
wages, hours and conditions of
employment should include en-
ployees in a unit other than the
Bluffton unit, and refusing to en-
ter into a written agreement
covering rates of pay, hours and
conditions of employment for the
unit alone"
BY these acts, Mr.. Fusco says,
the Bluffton unit did engage IN,
and are engaging in an unfair
labor practice.
The unit was ordered to file an
answer within 10 days and appear
for a hearing in the Council
Chambers of the City Building at
Lima on February IL at 10 a. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
Music Dept. Recital
Set for January Il

A general student recital will
be conducted by the Bluffton col
lege music department Wednes-
day evening, Jan. u, at 8:15 in
Ramseyer chapel. Students of
Prof. Otto Holtkamp, Mrs. Pearl
Bogart Mann and Prof. Russell
A. Lantz will participate. The
public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
Evangelistic Assn
To ReOrganize

The Tri-County Evangehsnc
association will hold its annual
reorganization meeting Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the
Missionary church, Pandora, it
was announced this week by the
association president, the Rev.
Harlan Wright.
Word has been received that
DR.. Armin GesSwein, Pasadena.
Calf, has accepted an invita-
ton to conduct the annual evan
gehstic campaign here in June.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following real estate trans
fers were reported this week by
the office of Allen County Re-
corder Morgan Davis:
Bluffton = Burl Deifendeifer to
Dyle and Treva Foltz, Lots 459,
46O Ewing's addition, tax $7.15.
Bluffton East Land, Inc. to
Lowell and Lucille Habegger, lot
874, Highland addition, $1.65.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
Mayor, Clerk, Treas.
DO Not Choose ToRun
Parties ScuTry for Municipal
Candidates as DeGdIine Looms

Mayor David l. Rsser village clerk A. J. B Longs
do and treasurer Harold Balmer announced this week
that they would not seek reelection in November
With the deadne for filing nominations for munich
pal offices less than three weeks away the announcement
by the three ncumbents started local party leaders on
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
X-L-O Negotiations
Make Little Progress
Local US National Agreement
Still Bone of Contention

Bluffton Ex-Cell-O plant management and members
of the plants United Auto Workers bargaining committee
to meet today for the fourth time since last Friday
apparently closer solution of their difficulties than
they were last July.
The strike, quarter of year old is still dead
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-15
Hope To PayOverdue
Pool Bill This Year
Jaycees, Village Combine To
WhittLe Bath House Debt to $1,000

Buffton may get its long overdue 4439 bill for the
swimming pool bath house foundation slab paid before the
end of 1859, it seemed very likely this week.
Hard work the part of the Junior Chamber of Com
and cooperation of the recreation commission and
village council seemed likely to solve the problem of the
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-26
BOOKS

DEANUTS and Hazel are with us-tis the sea-
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Voice of authority on any subject from kite
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PEANUTS REVISITED old and new favo-
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PREPoSTER0US PAPA An affectionate
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farmer in Oklahoma" tried to raise onions,
run chicken farm, and start a nursery-all
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Papa's fruitful life. (Worid, $3.50
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-26
RECORDS

MERRY CHRISTMAS 70 YOU-An all
around Christmas record of a dozen vocals
by leading pop artists: Frank Sinatra, Nat
King" Cole, Dean Martin. Les Baxter, and
others. Potpourri of Yuletide spirit with
something for everyone. (Capitol)
BuRI -cHEERs-An new group of songs
by one of our greatest folk singers. Besides
some of the old favorites, Ives turns his
talents TO madcap numbers such as Lydia,
The Tattooed Lady" "The King King Bird"
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Hilariously funny record. (Dccca)
CHRISTMAS SING AloNo WIN MITCH
You just cant help adding your own voice
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THE BANJO KINGS GO WEsT-The Kings,
Roberts and Roundtree. have pushed for the
revival Of the banjo. On this platter they
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Bilir TArloR-A piano and four flutes!
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Lady Be Good The Day Is Ended"
How About Your" and some Of TayIor's
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-26
Nezu In
MOVIES

LII ABNER-Al Capp's whole menaeerie
of wacky comic-strip characters is brought
almost intact from Broadway to the screen.
A colorful, carefree musical with lots of
laughs, good production numbers, curva-
ceous girls, and hillbiIly charm.
THE LAST ANGRY MAN-Taken from
Gerald Green's novel about a doctor in
Brooklyn, outraged by TV program which
attempts to exploit his lifetime of selfiess
service for a sponsors benefit The doctor
magnifcently played by Paul NUM-, gets
strong support from David Wayne as the
TV producer.
ON TINE BEAcH-DealS with the last sur
vivors of an atomic war that has wiped out
all civilization except in southern Australia.
The cast IS headed by Gregory Peck as an
American submarine commander and Ava
Gardner as the Australian girl in love with
him. Others are Fred AStaire in his first
dramatic role, as an atomic scientist, and
Anthony Perkins and Donna Anderson as an
Australian couple.
BElovED lNHDEl-Based on Sheila Ora
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F. Scott Fitzgerald, with Deborah Kerr and
Gregory Peck in the leading roles The film
is built primarily on their romance rather
than on any Characterization of its famous
hero. but il has its own appeal
OPERATION PETncoAT-A nonsensicaI
farce about patched-up submarine trying
to get back from Manila to Hawaii at the
outbreak of World War II. Skipper Cary
Grants efforts are hampered by the admiraI's
aide, Tony Curtis, and five NAVY nurses.
After dozens of hair-raising experiences. the
submarine is finally saved by the resource
fitness of the nurses. Funny from beginning
to end.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-26

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