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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07

Inc county CounclIS no"
vote on the proposal that we
prepare to accept Federal aid in
providing a business-type air.
port, leaves me wondering if /
am part Of a very stupid and
egotistical community. The peo-
pie that helped elect to office
have raised the basic real estate
tax 80 cents to underwrite a
1959-60 County budget of $67.5
million and have done absolute
ly nothing to encourage accept
able modern industry to come
into the community and help
carry the tax burden.
Literally thousands of Mont.
gomery County taxpayers are
part owners. through stock pur-
chase, of the nations CONNER
cial, industrial, and service cor.
porations. We mingle our in
vestment resources with that of
others in supporting the nation
wide business organizations so
essential to our way of life and
national defense. AS the stock
owners Of industrial corpora
tons we strive to select a man.
agement team that is conscious
of a public responsibility to co.
operate on the procurement
problems Of our national gov
eminent. But, we live in a
County adjoining the nations
political and economic capital,
where the activities of our
corporations are downright un.
welcome, just because we use
modern means of transporta-
ton.
AS stockholders, we approve
the purchase and use of time
saving airplanes by our corpora.
tons. But, as citizens of Mont
gomery County we permit our
officials to say in effect-"No
corporation that uses airplanes
is wanted on industrial sites in
this community. We do not sup
port the nations airport system
development program" So =
General Electric Company, Gen.
eral Motors, Burlington Mills,
Crane Company, Eastman 10.
OAK Company, Fairbanks Morse
Company. General Mills, Dow
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
Curfew Approved

1 read with great pleasure
that the city of Rockville is con-
sidering an 8 pm. curfew for the
ice cream man. I would be in
complete sympathy for such a
program in Montgomery
County.
Mrs. Robert c. Schulz
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
Carbaqemanship

"A unpleasant situation is developing that could lead
"A to very, very unpleasant situation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
College To Add
II Students AS
Semester Opens

The first semester of the 1858
SO school year at Bluffton col
lege is being concluded this week
with final examinations.
The semester will officially end
at 4 p. m. Friday afternoon, al
which time the majority of the
student body will return to their
homes for a short vacation. Ori-
entation for new students is
scheduled for Monday, February
2. Classes will be resumed Wed
nesday morning, February A.
Twelve students who did not
attend during this past semester
have registered for the second
semester. Four of these students
had previously attended Bluffton
and are being readmitted. These
include Donna Born, Robert Ed
niger, Harold Garverick and San
dra Strotheide.
Others are transfer students
James Kendall, Helen, McClain,
Dorothy Micha, Rodney Mulvan-
ia, Barry Quimper, Dortha Rade-
baugh and Dorla Worvel. Added
to the ranks of international stu
dents will be Bashir Michael
Odeh from Jordan.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
United Fund
To Elect New
Officers Monday

1859 officers of the Bluffton-
Richland Township United Fund
will be elected in public meet
ing in the high school cafeteria at
8 p. m. Monday evening, retiring
UF president Harold Balmer has
announced.
If an overflow crowd attends,
the high school auditorium will
be available for the meeting.
A president, vice-president,
treasurer and five members of
the board of trustees will be re-
elected or replaced.
Mr.. Balmer has appointed a
nominating committee under the
direction of Mrs. F. D. Roda-
baugh. Other members of the
committee are Miss M'Della
Moon and Garnette Foltz..
Nominations may be submitted
by the public. Persons who have
have nominations to make are
asked to contact members of the
committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
Births

The following births were re-
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Walter,
Rawson, a girl, Deborah Jan,
born Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Ruhlen,
Lima, a girl Julie Lynne, born
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Belts, Ar
lington, a girl, Sally June, born
Wednesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Wayne Lutz,
Bluffton, a girl, Cynthia Kay,
born Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bower,
Rawson, a boy, Roger Lee, born
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Moore,
Leipsic, a girl, born Tuesday.
DrS. Royal and Mary Thomas,
Cleveland, a girl, Kay Louise.
born Jan. IA at Huron Road hos
pitaI in Cleveland. Maternal
grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Howe.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
Mennonite Mutual Aid Society
Shows Largest Growth in 90 Years

cost the society only $1,422.3O
whereas one April storm in 1857
hit the surplus for $7,711.04. How
ever, fire losses totaled $13, 3,146
last year in comparison to So, ,733.-
SO a year earlier. The loss of a
large barn accounts for the heavy
fire loss in 1858.
All officers of the society were
reelected except Mrs. Mary H.
Hilty, who asked to be relieved
of her duties as treasurer. Ken
meth Winkler was chosen to sue
ceed her. Other officers are E. E.
Bucher, president; Max ]. Craw-
fis, vice president; Howard Raid,
secretary; Richard Boehr, assist
ant secretary.
The appraisers who were re-
appointed were Mr.. Crawfis,
northeast area; Warren Briden-
baugh, northwest; Calvin Gar
matter, southwest, and Mr..
Boehr, southeast area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
Cer'an,ist To Open Art
Exhibit Series Here

Inaugurating a new series OF
art exhibits at Bluffton college,
Richard Minck of South Lawn
avenue will be the first of num-
ber of guest artists who have
been asked to show their work in
the Founders hall lobby.
Mr.. Minck will display between
Is and 80 pieces of ceramics
made by himself. The exhibit
will be in the lobby the week end
of February 6, Z and 8, the col
lege art department has an
nounced.
After graduating from Bluffton
high school and Bluffton college,
Minck took graduate work in
1855 and 1856 at Ohio State uni
versity. He majored in ceramics
in the fine arts department and
did the majority of his work un-
der the direction of Prof. Little
field. He is currently doing his
thesis in ceramics.
For some time Minck has been
assisting Karl Gable in painting
and interior decorating. During
his spare time he has been car
ryng on many interesting prof.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
Fireman Releases
2-Yedr-OId From,
Bathroom Prison

After locking himself in the
bathroom while his mother and
a neighbor tried for two hours
to tell him how to unlock the
door, two-year-old Tommy Cart
wright was pleased to be freed
Monday at noon by Fireman Les
ter NiSWander.
who did that?" were Tom
my's first words after being re-
leased from his prison. No one
knew whether he meant, who
broke the lock to let him out, or
who locked him in, in the first
place.
Mr.. Niswander responded when
the women decided to get help
from the fire department. He
chose to force the lock rather
than break through a double win
dow from a ladder on the out
side.
Mrs. Thomas Cartwright was
relieved to recover her son, and
Mrs. Blanche Roberts, who owns
the building and lives in one of
the apartments on South Main
street, was just as happy, The
two ladies had tried without sue
cess to Instruct the crying child
through the door.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
Bluffton X-L-O Closing Ends Strife
Over National as Local Agreement

ployes were given an ultimatum
to return to their jobs or face the
loss of them, and at this point
the Union announced a change
of strategy" and willingness to
bargain for local contracts, then
discuss the national agreement
The bargaining did not advance
beyond the deadlock on the
national agreement.
Last Tuesday Mr.. Fulks called
a small group of businessmen to-
gether to advise that it might be
necessary to soon close plants in
Bluffton, Fostoria and Traverse
City.
Loss of business during the re-
cession coupled with loss of
orders due to the prolonged
strike had reduced the need for
all the facilities, Fulks said. If
the company were going to have
to settle for the Undesirable"
national agreement, it would be
confined to Lima and Detroit, he
said.
Costly Delay,
Local union leaders were ad-
vised by men attending the meet
(See 'Ex-Cell-O', p. 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29

Little Riley creek may have
gone higher than the 1913 level.
if mark at the College heating
plant dates back that far. Her
man Hilty, an engineer at the
plant, said the water was about
eight inches higher than the mark
on the outside of the building.
College Crew Battles Flood
A hastily shoveled earth dixie
at the door of the plant and a
barricade of sheet metal enabled
the plant crew to keep the fires
going in the boilers. Four pumps
kept the water level in the en-
gine room to about II inches.
Outside the water was several
feet higher than the floor and
kept seeping through the founda-
ton and brick walls.
But while the fires were main
tanned in the boilers, the cold
waters backing into the pipe tun-
nels condensed the steam. Sew
eral college buildings were with
out heat all Wednesday afternoon
and evening.
(See Flash Flood, p. 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29

J. K. Fulks, executive president
of Ex-Cell-O, announced from De-
troit that the company was clos
ing up at Bluffton.
I'VE are sorry to have to close
our Bluffton plant and we have
delayed this action as long as we
could. The continued strike by
the international UAW-CIO in its
determination to force a national
agreement in this city of. $500
people, has simply resulted in a
loss of customer orders which
had provided work for this plant.
These customers have turned to
other sources for their needs. T"
The Bluffton plant was opened
by Ex-Cell-O in 1856 and en-
ployed 265 people at its peak of
operation. At the time the strike
was voted there were only about
so persons on the plant payroll
The payroll amounted to about a
million dollars in the best year OF
operation.
Repeated Warnings
Indications that it might be
necessary to close the plant were
given repeatedly by the company.
Early in negotiations, Plant
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29

Bluffton's Ex-Cell-O plant this
week had the dubious distinction
of being indirectly responsible
for a general back-to-work move
ment in at least three of the
, company's other strike-bound
plants after the doors had been
. nailed shut here because of
loss of business during the IS
week-Iong strike,
Announcement last Saturday
morning that the Bluffton plant
was being closed has sent UAW
locals into negotiations at Lima,
Fostoria and Traverse City. The
long disputed national" agree
ment has been laid aside by the
union, now apparently satisfied
that economic conditions do not
justify a more prolonged battle.
Bargaining is being carried on
now on local plant level. At
Fostoria, it was reported, that
some personnel including main
tenance people have already re-
ported back to work to prepare
the plant for action.
BLACK Saturday"
1t was BLACK Saturday" last
week for the Bluffton unit when
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29

CaUcuSes Set
Fri. and Sat.
Women Again Expected
To Be Named As
Local Candidates

Candidates for village and
township offices are expected to
be selected by both Republicans
and Democrats within the next
week as caucus dates have been
set.
The Republican executive COM
mlttee has called its caucus for
Friday evening at 7:30 in the
high school study hall next to the
library. The Democrats will use
the same meeting place for arriv-
ing at its slate of candidates on
Tuesday evening at s p. m.
Both paprties will be working
close to the deadline since NOM
mating petitions for the local
offices must be filed with the
county board of elections by A
p. m.
William Edwards, BIuffton pre-
cinct executive said that he,
William Amstutz and Forest
Mumma had called the caucus in
the absence of a central commit
teeman. The post has not been
filled by the Allen county organi-
zation since the death of Arrnin
Hauenstein.
The Tuesday meeting date was
announced by Gerald Swank,
Democratic precinct executive.
He said that Ed Badertscher, re-
Gently appointed Central Commit
teeman to fill a vacancy left by
the resignation of Charles Steiner,
will preside at the meeting.
Other members of the local
committee are Francis Reichen-
bach, and Harry Shrider j.
Indications that there are again
likely to be some women among
the candidates for local offices
were seen in inquiries about the
by members of the
Bluffton Business & Professional
Women's club. MIR. Swank said
that the women who are mem-
bers of the Democratic party
were invited to attend the caucus
and present their candidates. A
similar invitation was issued by
the Republican officials, who
said that the names of any per-
sons willing to be candidates, will
be considered by the Friday eve
ming caucus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
What Is Future
Of Local Plant?

The question now being ask.
ed of the Bluffton Ex-Cell-O
strike situation is: Will the
company ever reopen its
local plant?
In discussing the possible
closing last Tuesday, the
same question was asked by
local businessmen of James
Fulks, executive vice presi-
dent.
Mr.. FuIks said that 1t was
impossible at that time to
give a yes or no answer. 1T
will depend on many things
including economic conditions
and the company's need for
the facilities" he said.
The same question has
been asked of company Off
ciaIs since the closing, with
a similar answer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
Host to I.5OO
BCDedn Has Summer
Work Cut Out for Hin.

DR.. Robert Kreider, dean of
Bluffton college, probably has
the heaviest load ever laid on a
Bluffton hosts shoulders in the
history of the community.
AS conference planning chair
man, DR.. Kreider will have the
responsibility of welcoming and
making comfortable from 1000 to
1,500 guests who will come here
in August for the Tooth anniver-
sary of the General Conference
Mennonite church.
The planning chairman will
have to provide meals and lodg-
ing and keep his guests happy
and contented for the eight-day
period between August II and 20.
Founders hall on the college
campus will be the scene for all
major meetings. Other meetings
will be held at the high school and
in the First Mennonite church,
and other college buildings.
A major emphasis of the pro-
gram will be the Centennial An
niversary. DR.. Eldon Graber,
chairman of the program COM
mittee, said that August 16 has
been designated as Centennial
Sunday" A pageant will high
light historical events of the
church.
Another major emphasis will
be given on the opening day
when DR.. Franklin H. Littell,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29

Reporting the largest increase
in insured risks in the so year
history of the organization, the
Mennonite Mutual Aid society
held its annual meeting last Sat
urday in the Pandora town hall.
DR.. Howard Raid, secretary of
the local insurance group re-
ported a gain of insured risks of
nearly a million dollars last year.
The risks written rose to $10,-
573,345 from SO, ,768, ,820.
Not only was insurance cover
age increased, but the number
of policies climbed from 864 to
1856, the report showed. This is
the largest gain since "a new
policies were added during 1912.
1t is in sharp contrast to, The de-
crease in policies which began in
1948 and continued until the low
of 845 in 1855.
An analysis of last years los
ses showed that wind storms
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29

Water backed up over the
quarry and submerged new
Route Is. Trucks and autos were
able to navigate the roadway in
two feet of water, but some
strayed off the road and were
drowned out on the BERN in
higher water.
New Route 25 Blocked
About midnight Wednesday,
Police Chief William Gaiffe said
the water through town began to
fall, but water on new Route 25
south of the Stone company was
still rising. Traffic at this time
was detoured through Bluffton to
avoid the water.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
ROdeO Group
To Meet With
School Board

The status of Bluffton's Fourth
of July Rodeo will probably be
settled Tuesday evening, Febru-
ary 10, when the 15-man rodeo
committee meets with the board
of education to learn whether
Harmon field will be available
for the event this summer.
Maurice Bell, president of the
school board, has arranged for
the meeting. The rodeo commit
tee has been appointed by the
Bluffton Saddle Horse club, Bluff
ton Businessmen's association
and the Sportsmen's club. They
have been invited to attend the
regular meeting of the school
board when it opens at 8 o'clock.
Whether board plans to re-
grade the field this summer will
interfere with the annual event
viii be determined.
Members of the Fourth of July
committee include Richard Jor-
dan, George McCune, Wilbur
Bracy, John Hermann and Law
renee Hosafros from the Sports-
mems club; Walter Beck, Nolan
Benroth, Gene Schmidt, Silas
Diller and Charles Ballinger from
the Businessmen; and Harry An
derson, Frank Steiner, Russell
Huber, Howard Benroth and Roy
Rogers of the Saddle club.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
.Swank To Be
Auto License
Registrar

Gerald Swank will be deputy
automobile registrar for Bluff
ton, succeeding Don Van Meter.
Official announcement of the
appointment has not been made
but state officials have trans
ferred all the deputy registrars
material to Swank's barber shop
on North Main street.
Swank has been notified that he
has been recommended for the
job by the state Democratic COM
mittee. Their recommendation
marks almost automatic approx
al under the new Ohio Democrat
ic administration.
New Ohio license plates win go
on sale March 2, and no 1859
plates can be issued before that
time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29

ects in his home which include
the construction of several items
of furniture and mosaic tile work.
In February, Minck plans to take
trip to California where he
hopes to visit numerous pottery
shops and the studios of some of
his friends. Eventually the local
ceramacist hopes to start shop
of his own somewhere in his ma
tive state.
The ceramic work of Richard
Minck shows a wide diversity of
material as well as technique of
surface decoration. His work is
contemporary, with fine pieces in
the form of vases, bowls, cookie
jars, and low platters. He has
designed a ceramic lamp which
he uses in his home. Most of the
(See 'Ceramist', p. -
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
Wm.Mckibben
Succeeds klay
On Council

William McKibben, young OPP
orator of a roofing, plumbing and
heating business at 118 Cherry
street, was elected to a seat on
Bluffton Village council to fill the
unexpired term of John Klay,
who resigned recently upon NOV
ing out of town.
McKibben was unanimously
elected by council after being
nominated for the post by his
neighbor, Councilman Ed Cham
berlain. The nomination was sec
onded by Councilman Charles
Alderman.
The new city father, a Repub-
lican, is the youngest member of
council at 80 years of age. A
native of Putnam county, reared
near Continental, he and his FAM
lily moved here last year when
he established his business. He
and his wife, Faye, have three
children, Debra 8, Billie Z, and
Terry /.
This is his first venture in pub
lie office.
The nomination was made by
Chamberlain after Mayor David
L. Riser told council that it was
high time to choose a successor
to Klay. IF you don't, I'm go
ing to name a new councilman, +"
the mayor said.
Actually, according to law, the
mayor is permitted to appoint
successor if council fails to elect
one within 80 days after the va
cancy occurs. In such a case, the
appointment does not need to be
approved by council. K1ay re-
signed December %.
In~other action council gave
second reading to the ordinance
which will grant 10 cents per
hour pay increases to the village
crew and a $25 per month in
crease to the night patrolman.
Upon a motion by Councilman
Chamberlain it was agreed that
the village should make no
charges for pumping out base
ments during the Wednesday
flash flood of last week. Ordi-
narily a $40 charge Is ,ade when
an individual requests this serv-
ice.
IT was called to councils at
&ntion that DR.. B. w. Travis
term on the village recreation |
commission expired December |
81, and a vacancy must be filled.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
PTA To Discuss
Hi School Program

Parents of high schools having
questions concerning the schools
academic program and its social
activities are particularly urged
to attend the next PTA meeting
February 10 in the Elementary
school building.
An informal group discussion
will be conducted by Principal
Frank Mayer.
Preceding this there will be a
program patterned after This is
Your Life" Development of PTA
will be shown, and a hobby dis
play will be of wide interest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-29
Rev. Dye Heads
Area Church Group

The Rev. Robert Dye, pastor
of the Bluffton Missionary church,
has been elected president of the
Lima area Missionary churches,
and Mrs. Roger Ainstutz was
elected secretary-treasurer.
The group met in the home of
the Rev. and Mrs. Persons,
Ottawa for their quarterly din
ner fellowship.