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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-17
New Law Means
Revised Pay Plan
In Local Schools

Some revisions in the pay
schedule in Bluffton schools will
come as result of a new state
law increasing the legal mini.
NUNS for teachers salaries, SUI
perintendent A. B. Murray has
announced.
Parts of the Bluffton pay sched.
ule are already above the legal
minimum, but the pay scale for
better trained teachers will show
some increases.
The new law calls for the fol
lowing minimums: for less than
three years of college, $4,000;
three years, $1,000; bachelors de-
gree, $1,000; five years of col,
lege $500, and masters degree
So, 100.
Present Bluffton minimums for
these levels are: less than three
years $3,084; three years, $1,000;
bachelors degree, $685.; five
years of college, 1874; MASTER S
degree, $3,852.
Top pay schedule in the Bluff.
ton system is $5,172 for a mas.
ter's degree and several years oi
teaching experience.
Paul w. Stauffer and Robert
Simcox from the Board of Edu,
cation have been appointed tc
meet with a teachers committee
to work out a new salary scfed
ule.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-17
college Closes
friday, Public
School Wednesday

Christmas vacation, the most
cherished interlude in the entire
school year, comes to students in
all Bluffton schools during the
next week.
Bluffton college closes at noon
on Friday, re-opening after the
holidays on Tuesday, January 5.
The public schools will close at
2:30 p. m. next Wednesday for
their annual vacation. They will
reopen Monday, January 4, af-
ter a 10 day recess.
The late closing date is neces-
sary because this years late La
Dor Day kept the school from
opening until September 8.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-17
ChirOpractOr Home
From Alabama

DR.. Wayne A. Lutz, Bluffton
Chiropractor, returned Sunday
from a four week business trip to
Heflin, Alabama, where he prac.
ticed in the town of $500 and
visited with DR.. P. c. White and
family in Lineville, Ala. DR..
White is past Chief Pilot of the
International On The Beam Club,
affiliated with the Concept
Therapy Institute.
While he was away his practice
here was attended by DR.. John
Homan.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-17

pared to the 1858 average of a
chilly 15.2 degrees.
1859 has continued as one of the
soggier years on record as LA
inches of rain fell last week. This
boosts the years total to 46.48
inches, nearly foot more than
the areas yearly average of 34.-
81 inches.
Only an inch and a half of rain
is needed to boost the mark to
four feet of rain. Coincidentally,
this has fallen almost equally
throughout the year, with roughly
one foot falling every 80 days,
Mr.. Burkholder said.
Date 1858 1859
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-17
Public Library
To Close Briefly

The Bluffton public library will
be closed December 24-26 and
January l during th2 public
school vacation period, librarian
Miss Ocie Anderson has announc-
ed.
The library will be open from
II noon to 5 p. m. on the other
days of the vacation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-17
"A CapeIla Choir Presenting
Christmas Program Tonight

Residents Of the Bluffton COM
munity will have another oppor-
tunity to enjoy a program of
Christmas choral music tonight,
Thursday, when the A Capella
choir of Bluffton college appears
at Founders hall as a part of
the program following the col
lege's formal Christmas banquet.
The program, prepared partic-
ularly for the student body and
faculty attending the banquet at
6:30, will be open to the general
public at 8;15.
Theme of the annual banquet
this year is Christmas Tree. "
Master of ceremonies will be
Sam Dixon Of East Wilmington,
N. c. Lucia Galloway, Normal,
III. will read an original Christ
mas story which she wrote in an
English composition class.
The choir numbers will include
Echo Noel' by Rhea, a process
sional Silent Night" by Gruber,
Fanfare for Christmas Day" by
Shaw, "The Angels Song" by
Tschesnekov, and Lullaby" and
Two Kings" by Clokey. In
Two Kings" the trumpet solo
will be played by Paul Krouskop,
Lima. A brass ensemble will also
play traditional Christmas carols.
For the last half of the pro-
gram the choir will sing "All My
Heart This Night Rejoices' by
Mueller with an echo quartet
composed Of Doris Liechty,
Berne, Ind, soprano; Irlene
Gierman, Bluffton, alto; James
Glenn, PEBBLES, tenor; and John
Miller, Lima, bass. The choir will
continue with Carlton Heigho"
by Perry and THE Holly and the
Ivy by Thiman. The program
will be concluded with 20 Tan
nenbaum," a German Christmas
carol, which will carry out the
theme of the evening. The choir
is directed by Prof. Earl Leh-
man.
Pine branches with candles will
decorate the centers of the Ia
bles in the dining hall and Christ
mas scenes viii decorate the
windows. At Founders hall sever,
al Christmas trees will be placed
in the gymnasium and one out
in the entrance hall. During the
course of the Christmas program
| the choir will form a large Chris
] mas t%ee as a part Of the TrO
gram. g.
| After the program at Found
ers hall the student body will g
caroling through Bluffton. Jarne!
Hahn and Nancy Amstutz of The
SEA music committee are il
charge of the caroling.
The banquet is sponsored by
the Gospel Team with Loretta
Hilty, Versailles, Mo, as pro
gram chairman and Marjorie Ly.
ons, Dayton, as chairman of dec,
orationS.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-17
Honor
Longsdorf's
Public Service

Bluffton Lions honored one Of
their charter members Tuesday
evening for completion of 81
years of outstanding public serv-
ice to the community, but A. J.
B. Longsdorf had to listen to all
the nice things they said about
MIN by telephone.
The former superintendent of
schools, who took up the job of
village clerk after his retirement,
was recuperating from a recent
illness when the Lions held their
annual Christmas party which
was also planned as surprise
testimonial to him.
When his physician advised
against his leaving his sick bed,
Lions induced the local telephone
company to make a direct con-
nection between Mr.. Longsdorf's
bedroom and the American Le-
gion banquet hall.
In his absence, his wife, Grace,
accepted a gold wrist watch for
him. Mr.. Longsdorf listened in
on his private line and expressed
his thanks to Lion President A. c.
Burcky, who made the presenta-
ton.
Mr.. Longsdorf was a charter
member of the Bluffton Lions
club and its second president. He
has missed few meetings of the
service group since it was organ
lied in 1893.
Occasion for the gift and testi-
monial in his honor was the fact
that he will complete his term of
service as village clerk at the
close of this year. He will attend
his last village council meeting
next Tuesday evening.
After serving as superintendent
of Bluffton schools through a pc
riod of growth and development
from 1925 to 1914, Mr.. Longsdorf
retired and then was appointed
deputy collector of Internal Rev.
enue in Lima until in 1949 he
was drafted to run for village
clerk, the Office in which he has
| served until now.
The watch was inscribed For
"a years of public service"
| P. w. Stauffer, director of pur-
chases at The Triplett Electri-
cal Instrument Co., presided at
the Lions meeting as toastmas-
ter. A former school teacher, he
had served in the system while
Mr.. Longsdorf headed it.
Principal speaker of the eve
ming was the Rev. Paul Cramer,
former pastor of the Bluffton
First Methodist church, one-time
president of the local Lions and
close friend of the honored men,
ber. The occasion was also mark
ed by the presence of Stanley
Goodwin, Columbus Grove, zone
chairman of Lions International.
The evenings program includ-
ed a medley of Christmas songs
by the Goldenaires and Prof. Rus
sell Lantz acted as song leader
for the group in singing carols.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-17
REAL ESTATE DEALS

The following real estate trans.
fers were reported this week by
the office of Allen county record.
er Morgan Davis:
Bluffton - Kenneth L. ano
Shirley M. Reichenbach to Mil
dred r. Henry, Lot 1863, Althaus
ct al addition, tax $14.30.
Richland township - Roy Leh,
man to Villas Lehman, 3 acres
Sec. "a, tax $3.85.
Amanda and Susie Welty tc
Kenneth Reichenbach and Shir
ley M, Parcels of Land, Sec. "a
tax $3.50.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-17
PLOT ANNEXED

County commissioners have ap-
proved the annexation of a .622
acre plot along Kibler street to
the village. 1t is owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Hilty, who are
building a new home there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08
STA Million Froud
Starts Munhunt

NEW YORK. July 8 (AP).
An international alarm is out
for a will-o'-the-wisp financial
figure, accused of a multi
million-dollar stock swindle.
The man sought is a 52-year-
old attorney. Lowell M. Birrell.
District Attorney Frank s.
Hogan said yesterday that
Birrell has repeatedly been seen
in Havana. Montreal, Paris.
Caracas. Guatemala City and
other cities abroad since he
disappeared late in 1857.
Just before his disappear
ance, Mr.. Hogan said. a Fed
eral Court bench warrant was
issued for his arrest. Yester-
day he was indicted on SO
counts of grand larceny.
Birrell is a former president
of Swan-Finch Oil Corp, q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08

mother. as they tried to obtain
food and money from her. Mr..
Young said the mother pre-
vented Rector from getting a
dfie-"wrestled with him and
cried" as he tried to take the
weapon.
The third fugitive, the Moore
boy, had left the others TO go
on foot through the woods and
was captured in an adjoining
county.
All three boys were serving
terms for auto theft or breaking
and entering. The Rector and
Moore boys were serving second
sentences.
The girls mother, Mrs. AL
bert McKeen, refused to let
newsmen talk to her daughter
last night. saying she was too
upset.
II can't get too much out Of
her." the mother said, she's
been crying so much. ! Just hear
something now and then. It's
hard to make sense out Of it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08

Westerman thought TO go Ia
young Rector's old neighbor-
hood, where his mother still
lives.
Miss McKeen is a plain-look-
ing girl with straight blond hair
and glasses. Mr.. Young said
the fugitives didn't bother her
any" He and law officers said
she gave this account:
1t was her custom to take a
drive after having lunch in the
reformatory employees cafe
terra. She had just returned
and was parking her car when
the three boys sided UP to the
car. quickly opened the door
and climbed in.
One of them brandished a
knife and another handed heI
a note which said, IF you don't
do what we say or try to get
help we'll kill YOU"
Took of Shirts
"They all laid down on the
seat" Miss McKeen was quoted
as saying. Later they took
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08

of their shirts so they wouldn't
be recognized"
The boys were wearing the
reform schools summer uni
form of khaki pants and blue
tee shirts.
II took them TO Clarksburg, I"
the secretary said. They said
they'd let me off at the out
skirts, but before we got
there, I got too scared to drive
and one of them took my
place"
The boys didn't stop at
Clarksburg, but went on to
New Martinsville on the west
ern border of the State, AS
they drove along, they told
Miss McKeen they had been
casing" her movements for
a week and knew the precise
moment she returned from the
lunch-hour drive.
Captured Near Home
The Rector and farrell boys
we're taken at a shack near
the home of young Rectors
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08
Teen Fugitives Seized,
Girl Hostage Is Safe

NEW MARTINSvILLE, w.
Va, July 8 (AP).-Three teen
age inmates of a reformatory
kidnapped young secretary
yesterday and took her for an
S0-mile ride. threatening to
Kill her If she resisted.
Eighteen year = old Sandra
Lynne McKeen was not harmed
and the youths were captured
less than five hours after their
escape, as they tried to get
food and money for a trip to
Florida.
Larry Anthony Rector and
Roger Lee Moore, both 16, and
P Patrick FARRELL. II. were
charged with kidnapping and
grand larceny. The reforma-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-08

tory superintendent. Richard
l.. Young, came here after the
capture and said the boys
would be given preliminary
hearings before Magistrate w.
c. Lawson. Miss McKeen is
Mr.. Young's secretary.
From Industrial School
The three youths escaped
from the State Industrial
School for Boys at Pruntytown,
near Grafton in North-C Central
West Virginia. They were cap
tured 10 miles south of this
Ohio River town by Sheriff
Shannon w. Westerman and
other officers because Sheriff
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former director Of the Swan
Finch Gas Development Corp
and a former board chairman
of Doeskin Products, Inc.
Mr.. Hogan said the stock
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Corp and Doeskin were de-
frauded of $14 million but that
Birrell got only So million for
himself.
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-30
Johnson Surprised Everyone

It's tell whether the civil rights proposals of
Senator Lyndon johnson sincere and real
the pressing problem of continued nationwide discrimination
against the Negro segment Of the American population
That his proposals caught Senators and the nation
large by SURPRISE is putting mildly is admitted that
asute than southern politicians who
federal legislature but it also known that he has always
it plain that he is against civil rights legislation.
In 1856 he told group of Minnesoans both white and
black who attending the National Democratic convention
in Chicago that he opposed federal intervention in
problems facing the Negro minority the South and the
He frank about the whole thing Only few weeks ago
announcing his for Congress he omitted any
plans to enact any civil rights legislation When asked why
civil rights omitted he stated simply civil rights not
part of his program
Astue and clever he is Johnson might have decided
civil rights action is demanded if his party not
break into pieces He also be trying revive his
program to obtain the Democratic nomination for Presi
dency
There much national criticism from the Negro press
in particular of his opening defeat of Democratic liberals in
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-30

attempt change the rule prevent southern fbuSte
that Johnson political anenna might have picked the
sounds of future political etback The willy Texan then
decided that join the civil rights
at least for the public record.
Our Mmesoans at the Democratic National convention in
Chicago perhaps the first delegation of rank and file cit
of both who venured to approach johnson directly
the civil rights question They the impression that he
surprised their boarding him in his dem We think he
surprised again. when he visited during the opening week
this session. while the debate rules change going
group Negro leaders including of the outstand
bishops and churchmen the national Negro pOpu
ton This urged him drop his sectional preudces and
support program designed end the daily violations of the
Constitutional rights of American Negroes His response
reported be and there indication by the
optimistic that johnson concerned than his de-
meanOr indicated
We do not share this wishful thinking disposition to give
Johnson the benefit of doubt agree that he is sincerely in
eresed congressional action deal with the problem
presents itself in nation.
This newspaper has watched johnson clevery manipulate
his fellow Senators long and him put the maintenance
and vicious racial repression program above that of
the future of country trusted member of the family Of
nations that do his newOund energy for civil
rights matter how nnOccous his proposals may appear be
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-30
SegregatiOnist Got Fooled

At first glance failure of Federal Judge Frank Johnson
find Alabama state Judge George Wallace guilty of criminal
contempt Tuesday for refusing for inspection
registration investigators for the US Civil Rights Commits
sion, disappointing blow the prestige of the federal
judiciary.
However closer scrutiny is found that Judge johnson
finding Wallace who brazeny admitted his technical guilt
guilty, really denied him ready-made political publicity
vehicle.
Wallace segregaonist candidate for the Democratic
gubernaora nomination last year said hoped have used
the issue prope himself into political prominence
staunch defender of race segregation in Alabama.
Judge Frank johnson probably did better job
for the judicial process by refusing allow Waace
be strengthened by Jail sentence for the demogogc urs
The federal jurs took notice of this by stating from the
bench If these devious (by Wallace for political
purposes this court refuses to allow its authority and dignity
to be bent swayed by such politically generated whwnds
Wallace had been sentenced to Jail he would have mmed
atey became martyr in the minds of the racs of Alabama
This what he wanted and despite the feeling got
too in defying the US court may we'll be that failure
punish him the proper blatant attempt to use
defiance of the court political tool
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-30

THE MYSTIFYING BBHAV-
TOR OF GOV. ALMOND-The
spectacle of a tortured man in
public office is never pretty to
behold. When a man of indeci-
sions becomes Governor of a great
state, with a long tradition that
goes back to the American Rev
olution and beyond, as is now the
case with Virginia, the sight is
sometimes absolutely shattering.
]. Lindsay Almond was Attor-
ney General of Virginia before he
became Governor. Compared to
some of the men who occupied the
Executive Chambers at Richmond,
Almond was comparatively indie
pendent of the Byrd machine. He
was not an outspoken independent,
but he did occasionally disassoci-
ate himself from some of the ex-
cesses of that benighted organi-
zation.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-30

After hearing a talk of that
kind, can Almond really be sur
prised if some dynamiter blows
up an integrated public school?
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-30
NEGRO" Business and Support

The Negroes wealth, groups
who because they subject segregation
spend almost all of their within community
upper income Negro making money Negro
community nevertheless its prestige
money is spent outside of that community.
This is shOrtsighted because Negro community
remains the chief market potential Of pro-
fessiOna they themselves they by
the income level of that community.
However neither resentment
And while organized
loyalty undoubtedly
business good
methods and high advertising
promoional technques.
professional
the downtown may telling
However the experiences enterprises
doubt it.
aggressive
enlightenment necessity incentive
with the like product service offered in the
this Is He puts up with
what his offers until
demand he dollar,
extra benefits to be derived from spending
The other is the professionals fault
thinking captive exploit misuse
because it nowhere
More rapidly than most of being deegre-
gated and Negroes who do
to lose that which could
to them without in Angeles
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-30

Lyndon Baines johnson Chus-
band and father, Lady Bird John
son (mother and wife,, Lucy
Baines Johnson daughter, age
IL; Lynda Bird johnson (daugh-
ter, age IA and little Beagle
Johnson (dog).
Certainly a parent has the right
to inflict his initials on any men,
Der of his family, and they have
the right to protest. But what re-
course has the puppy?
CONFLICT OF INTEREST? p
Sen. Thomas ]. Dodd, the newly
elected Democrat from Connect
cut disclosed the other day that
he was attorney for the Guatemal-
an government, after that coun-
try with U. S. add got rid of
it's leftist administration.
Back in June, 1856 Dodd was
sponsor of an amendment to the
Mutual Security Act to increase
Guatemalas portion of foreign aid
from $1O,OOO,OOO to $4,000, 900
That was while he was congress-
man.
Under the contract with the
Guatemalans Dodd was to be paid
100000 for a two-year period
and the money was to be payable
in advance.
Dodd signed the contract with
the Guatemalans four months af-
ter his term as a Connecticut Con-
gresham ended. He terminated
his new agreement on Nov. 5, 1858
the day after his election to the
Senate.
Giving up the contract means
that Dodd will lose $41, $3.50 still
due him.