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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Aldine Weiss Jr.
Gets Grant for
Biology Study

.Aldine Weiss, Jr., former Bluff
ton man now executive head OF
the Ridgeway school, Hardin
county, is among As junior and
senior high school teachers from
u states selected to attend eKnt
State university's summer inst-
tute in biology. The eight-week
institute will begin June u.
More than 1000 teachers ap-
piled for grants to attend the i'm
:stitute.
The university has been award
ed $133, TOO from the National
Science Foundation for the inst-
tutes in biology and mathematics.
They are designed to increase the
nations technical potential by
helping teachers maintain and
improve their competence in
those subjects.
The successful candidates Will
receive a 5000 stipend, plus $l2O
Sor dependents. DR.. Kenneth L;
Kelly, professor of biology at
Kent State, is in charge of the
biology institute.
Mr.. Weiss is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Aldine Weiss of Riley
street, Bluffton. He received his
bachelors degree from Bluffton
college and his masters from
Ohio State university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Volunteer Workers Mobilize
For BIOOdmobile Arrival Apr.7

A large platoon of 55 volunteer
workers is being organized this
week in preparation for the Wis
it of the Red Cross Bloodmobile
Tuesday, April Z, at the First
Methodist church.
Spurred by the success of last
years campaign, the first con-
Quoted locally in five years, Mrs.
Watson Steiner, general chair
man, is hopeful that the 124-pint
Bluffton contribution of last year
will be exceeded.
Each of the 55 volunteer work
ers is asked to secure at least
two donors, and if everyone is
successful, this should assure the
minimum requirement of 120
pints she said.
The Bloodmobile, operating out
of Fort Wayne, Ind, must OBJ
tain at least 120 pints each day
it is on the road to meet Red
Cross needs.
Mrs. Steiner explained that Red
Cross blood is often used by the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Students Conduct Honor Study Hall
At BI1S, Earn Praise From Teachers

gestion made earlier this year in
Student Senate by Gordon Math-
ewson. Joining Gordon in operat-
ing the study hall are Pamela
Berry, Ruth Frankhauser and
Dave Little.
Rules are set up and enforced
by the students, with disobedi-
ence referred to a student COM
mittee. Only two minor cases
have come up in the first two
weeks of operation.
At first the teachers who were
regularly assigned to the room
sat in the study hall while the
students were supervising it, but
the teachers have now retired
completely from the room, plac-
ing operation squarely in the
hands of the student committee.
Frank Mayer, high school prin-
cipal, said the honor study hall
teaches the students responsible
ity and gives them study exper-
ience in the teaching area for
guidance purposes. 1t gives the
student leaders their first teach
ing chores, which might help
them later on in guidance. Stu
dents in the study hall learn self
discipline, Mr.. Mayer said.
Teachers have reacted favor
ably to the new study hall and
Mr.. Mayer said he plans to have
it continue during the rest of the
year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19

Over six miles of Richland
township road will be sealed and
four miles will be matted this
summer. Robert Neiswander,
chairman of the township board
of trustees announced this week.
Road funds are slightly depict
ed this year, Mr.. Neiswander
said. Only $2a, 500 viii be srail-
able this year, compared to $22,-
500 available for road work in
1858. Township funds will pro-
vide $12, $50 for this years road
program and the balance will
come from county funds.
Roads which were matted last
year and will receive a sealer
coat this year are: Grismore
road, two miles; Shifferly road,
one mile; Pandora road, one
mile: Putnam-Allen County Line,
one mile; Swaney road, one mile
and a. quarter-mile of the Fett
road.
Roads to be matted include:
Lugabill road, two miles; Huber
road, one mile; Shifferly road,
half-mile and Yant road, half
mile.
Some of the road funds will be
withheld until the damage done
by spring thaws can be assessed,
Mr.. Neiswander said. He pointed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
90 Applicants
Already For
BCFrOsh Glass

Sixty applications have already
been received for the incoming
freshman class at Bluffton coli
lege, admissions director John
Purves has announced. Twenty
three students have already been
accepted for next falls freshman
class, he said.
Mr.. Purves said he hopes to
have 70 or more applications by
April 1. In April, 1858 only So
applications had been received
and in the same month of 1857
only % applications had been re-
sceived.
Prospects for the class of 1863
will receive a new publication of
). the admissions office called the
'Bluffton Bound Paper" Deans
sof the college write articles for
the paper, with the aim of pre-
pairing the students for their
college career. Orientation ar
ticles dealing with college life,
classes and preparations to make
for college are the major fea-
lures of the paper.
Mr.. Purves has instituted new
application forms, which provide
more information about the i'm
coming students. This informa-
ton will be of value to Carl
Smucker, dean of students, in
preparing roommate assignments
and organizing counseling pur-
poses.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19

The above "want-ad" describes,
in part, some of the items DR..
Howard Raids Bluffton college
business administration clasges
are seeking for their forthcoming
exhibit of Bluffton Industry OF The
Past.
The exhibit set for May 8 at
Founders hall will also include
many of the modern products
manufactured in this community
as well as souvenirs of a by
gone industrial period.
The class has already 'un-
earthed" a wash tub made by
Women's Friend which was being
used as trash container at the
Carl Lehman home. Ezra Moser
has come forward with an offer
of a cream separator for the
show, and the students have a
lead on the whereabouts OF
swiss" cowbells manufactured
here years ago.
Old photographs of early man.
ufacturing concerns and person
mel in Bluffton history are also
being sought by the students,
who plan to publish a series of
items on the towns industrial
past.
Among early firms they are IN
vestigating are the old Pretzel
Factory which once operated in
the alley at the rear of what is
now Gerber's Studio; the old
brewery founded by K. N. Kraft;
the Arras Cream Separator Co.,
and the Clinton and Woodrow
Sawmill which made tool handles.
Then there was the Bluffton
Hardwood company which made a
specially of cutting out rough
blocks from which baseball bats
were made. -
Also on the students list Of
former Bluffton industries are
several old stone quarries and
grain mills. Information isl
sought on the st. John Sucker
Rod and Handle factory, reported
to have made 10000 pump sucker
rods back in 1884.
Shoes were once custom-made
at the rear of Kibler's Clothing |
and Shoe store and building /!
brick was made by firms headed
by Uncle Billy Lewis and John
Won Gunten, the students have |
been told.
Among other early enterprises
listed by the college class are the
old Carding Mill of the 1SSOs,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Methodists Slate
Easter Cantata
Sunday Evening

"Eastertide," an Easter season
cantata, will be presented Sum
day at 7:30 p. m. in the First
Methodist church, Bluffton, by
the choir of the church.
Featured as soloists in the can
tata will be Mrs. Charles Stein
er, Mrs. James Heininger, Rich
ard Davies, Warren Eastman and
Nelson Steiner.
The choir of the church is I'M
der the direction of Mrs. James
West. The organ accompaniment
will be given by Mrs. James
Szabo.
Included in the program will be
a special organ-piano duo by Mrs.
Pearl Mann and Mrs. Jean Ann
Szabo.
The presentation of the cantata
is open to the public.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19

born Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Montague,
McComb, girl, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bailey
Judith Lora), Dayton. a boy,
Mark Wesley, born March Ia in
Lima Memorial hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burkhold-
er, New Concord, a boy, Scott,
born March 6. Mrs. Burkholder
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Burcky, and Mr.. Burk-
holder the son of Mrs. Harvey
Burkholder of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Benin,
girl, Debra Sue, born March at
Alexander, Va. Mrs. Benin is the
former Betty Motter of Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Committee Prepares To House 1,5OO
Guests at Summer Church Conference

lies in the Bluffton-P Pandora-Lima
area. The dormitories at Bluff
ton college, Ohio Northern uni
versity at Ada, and Findlay col
lege will also be used. Area mo-
tells and hotels viii also be used
as they become necessary.
A fee of two dollars will be
charged per person each night in
the private homes and dormitory
facilities. Breakfast and linens
will be provided in dormitories.
Transportation to Ada and
Findlay will be provided for those
who do not have their own. Lodg-
(See $500 Guests p. g.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19

Most of the available housing
accommodations within a radius
of several miles of Bluffton will
be required to handle the 1000
to 1,500 guests who are expected
to attend the General Conference
of Mennonite churches in Bluff
ton from August II to 20.
Arrangements are being made
by the Reception and Lodging
committee, headed by the Rev.
C. T. Soldner, to accommodate
the host of visitors.
Many of the guests will be
housed in private homes of Men
nonite families and other fami-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Births

The following births were re-
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nussbaum,
Ft. Jennings, a girl, born last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Rayle, La
fayette, boy, born last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Melting
er, Findlay, a girl, Vicky Sue,
born Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Welch, Raw
son, a boy, Kavin Leroy, born
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Fields,
Bluffton, a boy, Bruce Allen,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19

Bluffton high school students
are answering the critics of teen
ayers by operating their own
study hall, under their own dis
cipline.
One of the days eight study
halls is now being run entirely
by the students, with complete
approval from high school teach
ers who tried the experiment and
found it highly successful.
Started on March 9, the student
operated hall grew from a sug-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19

fixtures.
Carleton Steiner, student in
charge of the display, asks that
persons having items which can
be loaned for the exhibit contact
him at the Lehman house, 221 S.
Spring street, or call 430-W.
Persons having photos or infor-
nation about early manufactur-
ing firms are asked to contact
Marlin Gerber at the college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19

Muskrat pelts climbed from
65 cents at the opener to 81 as
the season closed.
Mink pelts were bringing as
high as 50 in good condition.
Judson K1iEgler and Clair Mont
gomery, who trap in Orange
township area, bagged five mink
during the season, including one
for which they were offered SIS.
They also bagged nine fox dur
ing the year. They recently sold
80 coon pelts and ITO muslrat
pelts and still have 40 musrat
pelts to be sold.
The trapping season closed
March Is.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Twp. Trustees Map lO-Mile
Road Improvement Program

out that the floods which swept
the township twice in three weeks
have seriously undermined the
beds of some roads, and some
damage will not be apparent un-
til the ground thaws and under
mined roads begin to crumble.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Seek Products of TO,Un s Early
Industrial Firms for Exhibit

the Asheries where farmers
brought ashes for lye to be made
into soap; the Fisher Bros. Car
riage and Wagon Works of 1879:
the Andrew Klay foundry; the
Cherry Street Foundry where
Ferdinand Benroth is reported to
have had small gun shop and
brass foundry; and the Sherwood
and Diller Light Fixture plant
which once made florescent light
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
BlufftOn Students
Named to Council

Ron Lora and Mary Jo Diller,
both Bluffton high school grad
yates, have been named to the
1959-60 student council at Bluff
ton college.
Miss Diller will be one of three
junior class delegates and Lora
will be one. of three senior class
representatives.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leland Diller, he is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Lora, route
2, Columbus Grove.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19

will include products formerly
made in Bluffton as well as those
being produced here now.
The class is gathering interest
ing bits of information on the
very earliest days of industrial
enterprise here, and plans to pro-
vide material for a series of ar
ticles in The Bluffton News.
The exhibit win be held on the
college campus May 8 in Found
ers hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Local Fur Market UD
As Season Closes

The area fur trade, which had
faded away to a whisper as pric-
es fell over the past few years,
revived somewhat as prices
showed a substantial increase
near the end of the season.
Area fur buyers were paying
SITS each for raccoon pelts as
the season closed. This marked
a big change from the start of
the season when they were not
even buying the peltS, which were
a glut on the market. When the
first purchases were finally made
they were being sold at mere
so cents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

DR.. L. L. Ramseyer, president
of Bluffton college, has an
nounced that this years COM
mencement speaker will be DR..
Thomas E. Jones, retired presi-
dent of Earlham college at Rich
mond, Ind. Commencement will
be held on Monday, June 8, in
Founders hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19

WANTED "WomenS
Friend" wash machine, good
Star Thresher, and several
Scott and Ewing gear pull
lers; could also use a Diller
fireless cooker and corn pop
per, a Bluffton cream separ-
ator; several bricks would
come in handy of Uncle Billy
Lewis manufacture, and a
Fisher Bros. carriage would
be priceless. See or call c.
K. Steiner at 430-W
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Greyhound Bus
Has New Station

The Greyhound bus station
which has been located at A.
Hauenstein & Son Corner Drug
store has been moved to a new
location at the Niswander News
stand it. was announced this
week by the bus company.
Tickets may be obtained at the
new station and buses will stop
there to pick up and discharge
passengers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-12
SHELDON
2-TROUSER
WASH N WEAR
SUITS $40

Doesn't Dad rote an important gift like this9-you
bet! Sheldon 2-trouser suits ore exclusive at The
Hecht Co.'S mems stores men know and trust
this label for quality moderately priced Cool. crisp
blends of 55/45 Doeron and royon that may be
washed by hand or in the mochne drip dred
worn with minimum or "touch-up" ironing at the
most And there's extra dividend in that extra pair
Of trousers thot ore important than during
warm weather. All the top coIors and patterns to
Tro suits plus contrasting sIoeks at this price.
Mems CIothine-2nd Floor, Washington; Street Floor,
Georges PIozo.
The Arizona post., 1959-03-20

what is a balabatishe
skier?"
Didn't you hear Chaplain
Blaine, yesterday? A balaba-
tishe skier is one who goes
to the ski lodge, rents all the
equipment from the parka to
the ski poles. He puts on
everything to look like an ex-
pert, or a native. Then he
asks a friend to take a few
pictures of him. This accomp-
lished, he goes back and takes
off his rented outfit"
well, nobody has ever
broken a leg that way"
The Arizona post., 1959-03-20

which has a ceiling of $1.75
per $1OO assessed valuation.
Explore all possibilities for
getting a public auditorium
to attract conventions which
will bring millions of dollars
to the community.
Expansion of the city's
master plan to avoid mis-
takes of the past which have
resulted in economic losses.
Work to improve the public
transportation problem since
the welfare of the community
requires such service.
Put greater emphasis on
flood control to end damage
caused by torrential runoff
and to conserve water by u.s.
ing runoff to recharge under
ground supplies.
Follow a financial program
to provide physical needs and
the means to pay for them.
Submit to the voters a
charter revision proposal to
provide for four-year terms
of office to stabilize the city
government and reduce cleo
ton expenses.
Protect the best interests
of Tucson by continuing to
put the city's interests above
any personal considerations
or desires of special groups.
The Arizona post., 1959-03-20

Il want to go to the lowe
lounge. God and Man in
Judaism sounds very inter
esting."
Where is that class on the
Sabbath Table,"
why? Are you interested
in recipes of Jewish dishes?"
yeah! If I can't get a
kugel like my mother makes
it, at least 1 want to talk
about it."
"Are you going on the ski
slope this afternoon?"
"Me? 1 am strictly a 'bala-
batiShe' skier"
The Arizona post., 1959-03-20
Correspondent Dies

JERUSALEM, g T Al -
President ItZhak Ben wi
every member of the Jewish
Agency executive here, mem
bers of Parliament and the
Acting Mayor of Jerusalem
attended the funeral service
March 6 for Berl Coralnik,
for a quarter of a century
chief correspondent in this
country for the Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency.
The Arizona post., 1959-03-20

EDITORS NOTE: The
following story is a report
of a TOrah COnvOcatiOn
sponsored by the National
Jewish Welfare Board i'm
Berchtesgaden, Germany re-
Gently. Military personnel
are invited to attend the
annual gatherings which
stress religious emphasis.)
BY Chaplain George Vida
The date: January 8. 1859.
The place: The General
Walker Hotel in Berchtes.
gaden, Germany.
We left Munich early that
morning. An old fashioned
little train took us slowly,
laboriously, high up into the
Bavarian Alps. Then an Army
bus wound its way on narrow,
breathtaking roads q was
really scared) three thousand
The Arizona post., 1959-03-20

ness of God in the midst of
the majestic mountains. Thus,
as a part of the religious pro-
gram of the u. S. Army,
Europe { (USAREUR }, spon-
sored by the USAREUR
Chaplain, Protestants, Cath
olics and Jews use the Gen.
eral Walker for the larger
religious retreats. They come
here to mediate on certain
religious truths and to de-
velop those qualities which
strengthen the moral charac-
ter of men.
In this framework, about
three hundred young Jews
gathered here from Jan. 8 to
II, and another three hundred
again from Jan. Is to 19 for
two Torah Convocations.
They came from the Army,
Navy and Air Force; from
Germany, France, Italy, Eng
land, Turkey and the North
African countries. They came
from Orthodox, Conservative
or Reform Jewish homes to
pray and study together, to
observe a traditional Jewish
Sabbath together. They were
enriched by an unforgettable
experience, enlightened by
new knowledge, and above
all, spiritually uplifted by
old, but often forgotten, Jew
ish values.
AN IMPROMPTU choir
was organized by Chaplain
Henry F. Skirball, to enhance
the services. The Skyline
Room was completely filled
with WorshipperS. tt e i r
strong, young voices were
echoed by the snow covered
hills, their praise of God was
never more genuine. Several
study groups met on Friday
and Sunday after breakfast.
Wherever we went, at the
snack bar, the lounge, the Ba-
varian room, the theater,
everywhere we found stand
ing room only.
1 sat in the lobby, listening
to the conversations, a n d
"shepping naches."
Jewish Education in the
Armed Forces, that's in the
BaVarian room. Where is that
Bavarian room anyhow? This
place is so big, you can get
lost"
The Arizona post., 1959-03-20
Where Jewish Soldiers Study Religion

feet up to the General Walker
Hotel. Having checked into
our rooms, we went down to
the snack bar. We were Starv-
ed. Somebody put in an order:
"One hamburger, please. "
The waiter looked at him
disapprovingly.
Meal time will begin at
three pm. 1 am sorry, but
you will have to wait a few
minutes.
"How about a cup of coffee
til them"
II can only serve you black
coffee. We are not allowed
to serve milk, or any dairy
products after 2::30. This en-
tire hotel has been converted
to kosher operation"
HAD TO PINCH myself.
Where am I? Is this the Gen
The Arizona post., 1959-03-20

are F. T. Gibbings, William
Wisdom, both also seeking
third terms; and Warren
Walker, who was elected two
years ago.
HUMMEL, who has lived in
Arizona since infancy is a
graduate of Tucson schools
and also the University of
Arizona. He won his law de-
gree at the University of
Michigan in 1888 and started
practice the same year.
Gibbings is a professor of
physical education at the Uni
versity of Arizona, having
entered that department after
graduation from the univer-
sity.
Wisdom, also a VA grad
uate, is district manager for
Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Co. In addition to holding
office in the city he has also
served in the Arizona legisla-
ture.
Walker, an engineer in pri-
vate life, is a former chief
inspector in the city building
department and also worked
in the city planning depart
ment.
The four have been on the
city council in the period of
Tucson's biggest growth and
have proposed a program in
The Arizona post., 1959-03-20
Plush Nuzi Resort Is Now A Kosher Hotel

eral Walker Hotel in Berch-
tesgaden, Germany, or one of
the famous Catskill resorts?
Twas in the Walker all right.
I could look out of the win
dow and see the Eagles
Nest, that extravagant little
teahouse which Hitler built
long, long ago for his super
secret conferences. AS a mat
ter of fact this large, modern,
luxury hotel was also built
by Hitler for the use of NaZi
VIPs and personal guests.
The homes of a dozen NaZi
big-wigs used to be within
walking distance.
How times have changed!
Those private homes have dis
appeared. They were destroy
ed by bombs, and what was
left was obliterated by SOU
venir seekers. This hotel,
which was also damaged by
bombs, was subsequently re-
built for the use of American
military personnel seeking
recreation.
Some found more than
that: The feeling of the near
The Arizona post., 1959-03-20
Democrats Outline
12-Point Platform

2pon program for Tucsons future has been adopted
by Mayor Hummel and three city counclmen seeking
reelection on April Z.
Humme 52year-od Tucson attorney, is seeking third
mayor His running the Democratic ticket
The Arizona post., 1959-03-20

tended to increase the city's
size.
INDUSTRIAL development
is the first item in their plat
form with its emphasis being
on bringing to this COM
munity industries that will be
suitable to a health and win
ter resort which will provide
jobs for permanent residents.
"a continued and aggres-
sive annexation program" is
the second plank. This is
aimed at getting the city its
full share of state taxes
which are distributed on a
population basis. Increased
population will also obtain a
greater share of national ad-
vertising and will better Tue
sons standing with investors
and other national interests,
the Democrats feel.
Protection of the water
sources in the community to
assure there viii be an ade-
quate supply for the future
is the third plank.
The fourth is the carrying
out of an urban renewal pro
already initiated = to
wipe out blighted areas which
are centers of disease and
crime.
OTHER PLANKS are:
Capital improvement pro-
gram to provide needed i'm
provements as rapidly as pos
Sible within the confines of
the present city tax rate,