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Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06
y. s. c. A. Flotilla Is
Postpones Meetings
VIII Be Cancelled Until After
The Holidays

MiIford-Harrington Flotilla No.
16 of the U.S.C.A. announces that
due to public demand the Public
instruction Courses originally
scheduled for this fall have been
postponed till after the Thanks
giving, Christmas Holidays.
The January date for starting
will be announced in all the local
newspapers and by radio stations
in this area.
Be sure to tell your friends and
watch for this opening date.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06
Athletic Association
Sponsoring Dinner
Family Style Affair In Cafeteria
Tomorrow Evening, Nov.

The Milford Special School Dis
trict Athletic Association is spon-
soring a Family Style Dinner on
Saturday, November z, 1859 in the
Lakeview Avenue School cafeteria.
All money received from this pro-
ject will be used to reduce the
bills owed for football equipment
being used by the boys who make
up the Buccaneer Team.
The menu will be chicken and
dumplings, peas and potatoes,
applesauce and cole slaw, bread,
butter, beverage and ice cream for
dessert.
Serving will begin at 4:30 p. m.
and continue through 1880 p. m.
Adult tickets are $125 and stu
dents below grade seven = 75c.
continued on page siD
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06
State Retail Sales Total
$568, IO8, 900 During 1869

Retail establishments Delaware
$709000
business n
in
United
In per
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06
Cor. Boggs UrgesAHendance
AT Veterans Day Exercises

Attendance of Deawaeans
Delaware
Governor proclamng
Veterans
also urged schools churches and civic
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06
ASC Community Election
Boards Haze Been Named


v Hail.
office
election which
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
Free Wash Days
Feature Opening
OF EcOn-O-Wash

Bluffton area housewives have
been invited to make free use o.
the new Econ-o-Wash laundry
facilities for two days of the
Grand Opening today, Thursday
and Friday, at 139 North Mair
street, Bluffton.
Women are invited to make
trial use of the self-serve laun.
dry facilities, and wash as many
loads as they wish. However only
three washers may be used al
one time by one person during
opening days.
Everyone is invited to inspect
the facilities and register for
door prizes. Two transistor radios
and two steam irons will be
given away. There will be bal
looms for the children and ball
point pens for adults.
The coin-operated laundry will
be open "a hours a day, and
study space is provided for stu
dents wishing to make use of
their time while waiting for the
machines to do their washing
and drying.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17

and six are from neighborine
Pandora. The Pandora students
are Fred Burkhart, Suzanne Dill.
Ter, Margie Eek, Janice Kempf
Jolene Reichenbach and Ted
Schumacher.
Six other new students from
the community transferring to
Bluffton from other colleges are
Irlene Gierman, Harriet Bixel
and Robert Wells, all of Bluffton;
Dorothy Ream, Jenera; Gary
Lora and Gordon Meyer, Column
bus Grove.
Two new foreign students this
year are Umeno Nishimura,
Tokyo, Japan, and Jantine
Reisma, Eindhoven, The Neither
lands. Also returning to classes
are Selamawit Emmanuel, Ethi-
opia; Lu Kan-Yaw, Formosa; !;
Michael Badu, Ghana; John
Hung, Japan, and Jcng 500 Kim,
Korea.
One or two additional foreign
students may yet appear. They
have been admitted, but no def
mite word has been received as
to when they were to arrive.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17

quarterback slot is letterman
Keith Hall. Only non-letterman
expected to be in the starting
back field is Doug Hefner, one of
last years most promising play
ers until sidelineG with a broken
leg.
d Development of an offensive
line should be the turning point
for Lafayette. Their linemen
have some size, but lack expert
ence. Seven linemen own letters,
but only three of the seven have
regular offensive experience.
The beef is supplied by 215
pound senior center Bill Andrews
and ITS pound tackle Gene King,
with strong 185 pound fresh
man Lowell Hoy pushing for a
starting spot.
Lafayette has not beaten Bluff
ton since the Pirates entered the
Northwest conference although
they have entered each game
with high hopes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
Pirate Lafayette Battle Friday Evening.
Rated Tossup but Wolves are Win-Hungry

Encouraged by their preview
performance, the Bluffton Pirates
open defense of their Northwest
conference crown Friday eve
ming at Lafayette.
Most pleasant surprise was the
hard running of halfback Terry
Marshall, who carried the burden
for the Pirates and scored their
only touchdown.
Problems for this week in
clude welding some holes in the
defensive line but it appears
that, for the first time in several
years, Bluffton may actually
have some material to use for
substitutes.
Many of the spares will be
sophomores as will some of
the starters but this years
sophomore class appears to have
both size and talent.
Success for this years team
can come if these men are ready
for useful action early in the sea-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17

Mrs. John Purves has been
appointed to teach speech, direct
the dramatics program and SUI
pervise the radio station at Bluff
ton college during the coming
school year. She succeeds Rev.
Dale Dickey who resigned earli-
er this summer to take a pas
torate at Peru, Indiana.
During the past year Mrs.
Purves directed the Choraliers,
a musical group, and assisted in
dramatics. She will continue to
direct the Choraliers.
Mrs. Purves received a bach
elor's degree in school music
from Oberlin in 1910 and did
graduate work at Northwestern
university in 1942-43. She taught
in secondary schools and super
vised the elementary music pro-
gram in the Blue Creek local
school system near Van Vert for
two years and for one year at
Napoleon. Since that time she
has been engaged in directing
many music and dramatic pro-
grams in community and church
work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17

A special Rally Day program
on Sunday, September II, will
mark the 125th anniversary OF
the Bluffton Methodist congrega-
ton, which has grown from a
tiny group meeting in private
home to a solid congregation
with one of Buttons largest
churches.
The first church home for the
Methodist Society" in Bluffton
was the Budd Gaskill home.
Around 1850 the first church
building was built, tiny frame
structure still standing at 146
Thurman street.
BY 1855 the trustees had built
a new parsonage and this build
ing, now 142 Thurman stree,
is also standing. First. occupant
of the parsonage was the Rev.
John Brice.
Post-Civil War prosperity came
to Bluffton and with it the Meth
odists made their first move, oc-
cupying the site which they pres
emily hold at the corner of jack
son and Church streets.
BY the mid-1870s they had built
a new brick church and a brick
parsonage which lasted until the
early years of the 10th century.
The present parsonage was con-
structed in 1907 and the large
church building was completed
in 1856.
The local church has been in
several conferences including
the Michigan conference Y and
numerous districts. For many
years Bluffton was part of sew
eral circuits but in 1911 it be-
came a station with pastor
completely to itself when the
Rev. John H. Butler was assign
ed here.
In 1859, for instance, nine
churches were listed in the
minutes of the Ohio Central con-
fere ice as forming the Shannon
charge. In later years Pandora
became part of the Bluffton
circuit. Oth.r churches attached
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
Births

The following births were re.
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. John Oberholtzer
Benton Ridge, a girl, born last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwain Augsbur.
ger, Pandora, a boy, Dwair
Richard, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Laun.
der, Dunkirk, a girl, Rebecca
Sue, born Sunday. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Musser,
Lima, a boy, Michael Eugene,
born Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. William B. Mill
berg, a daughter, Cynthia Kay,
born Sunday in Ashtabula Gen
eral hospital, Ashtabula, Ohio.
Maternal grandparents are Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Spiess oi
New York City announce the birth
of a daughter, Daryl Ann, Wed.
nesday the 9Th. Mrs. Spiess is
the daughter of Mrs. Haze
Blome.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
Weather and Woods FAVOR Squirrels
But Several NinrOds Report Success

Clair Montgomery, who checked
in at Charlie's and Demp's at the
early hour of 8 a.. m. with his
limit of fox squirrels.
Rod Stratton had bagged his
four by 10 a. M, shooting three
of them without moving off his
seat on log. All of his bag was
taken in beech trees.
Another successful family team
was father and son Ralph and
Tommy Augsburger, with Ralph
getting the limit of four and Tom
adding three more.
Other hunters to report their
limit of four fox squirrels were
Charlie Swank and Sam Baber.
Reporting at least three fox
squirrels for the day were: Jim
Cartright, Kenny Moser, James
Amstutz, Edgar Montgomery,
Jess Manges and Bert Swank.
Bagging at least two were Har-
old Crawfis, Carl Krichbaum,
John Amstutz and Dave Riser.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17

Everything favored the squir-
rels on opening day Tuesday but
several local hunters still report
ed getting their limits. Fewer
hunters than usual were report
ed in the woods although the
hunting pressure is expected to
pick up this week end unless foul
weather clamps down hard.
The day was windy after 8 a.
m, trees were heavy with leaves,
mosquitoes were thick and friend
1y and the ground was tinder-
dry. Few shots were heard af-
ter 8 a. m.
On the lucky side were the
Herrs - Forrest, Millard and
Millard's son Steve - who bag
ged almost a perfect score for
the opener, getting IL fox squir-
rels, just one under the limit.
rels on opening day Tuesday but
Only Millard failed to get the
limit and he bagged three.
Another successful hunter was
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
COry-Rawson Hi
School Classes
Select Officers

Class officers for the present
school year were chosen in re-
cent elections at Cory Rawson
high school.
Senior class president is Lynn
Young; vice president, Dwight
Orr; secretary, Norma Jean
Weihrauch; treasurer, Gary
Spaeth; annual editor, Louis
Rossman.
Junior class: president, Rich
ard Biery; vice president, John
Harris; secretary, Leslie Crew;
treasurer, Philip Rettig and re-
porter, Sharon Powell.
Sophomores: Tom Sullivan,
president; Tom Dorman, vice
president; Kay Searfoss, secre-
tary and Jean Schaller, treasur-
er.
Freshmen: Lynn Falk, presi-
dent; Gary Crawford, vice pres
ident; Sharon Spaeth, secretary
and James Smith, treasurer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
MennOnites To Mark Pioneer Farm
That Opened SUiss Settlement Here

How Michael Neuenschwander,
after a journey of more than a
year by land and sea, brought
his family from Switzerland to
establish the first farm in what
later became known as the
Swiss Settlement" just north of
Bluffton will be recalled locally
Sunday, September 27.
With appropriate services at
2:15 p. m, the four Swiss Men
nonite churches of this area will
dedicate a marker on the site of
this first Swiss settlers home in
northwestern Ohio.
Here to participate in the ded-
ication service as principal
speaker of the afternoon, win be
DR.. Harry Neiswander, Pandora
physician and a great grandson
of the settlements founder.
The Neuenschwander home
stead has since changed owners
several times until it is now
known as the Harley Marquart
farm. Originally it was in Put
nam county, but in 1848 the ter
ritory- included in Putnam and
Allen counties was reorganized.
Richland township as well as the
most southern one-mile row of
sections in Riley township was
transferred to Allen county.
This, then, was the location of
the first Swiss settlement, which
was called the Putnam settle
ment in those early days.
The Neuenschwander family
left their homeland on May Is,
1923, but it was not until Sep
tember 10, 1888, that Michael
made the entry in his diary: "On
May 6 we entered two quarters
in Putnam county This is
the land where we now live. On
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
Tiny Group Meeting in Private Home Grows
To Become Local Methodist Congregation

DR.. Carl c. Bracy, president
of Mt. Union college, will speak
at the morning worship service.
The redecorated sanctuary will
be rededicated at 2:30 p. m. with
DR.. John Dickhaut, president OF
the Methodist Theological school
in Ohio, as guest speaker.
Youth groups will meet at $50
for a panel discussion on the
topic Church, Youth and Time. "
A choral festival of sacred mu-
sic will be held at 8 p. m. with
choir members drawn from sew
eral surrounding churches as
well as the choirs of the First
Methodist church in Bluffton,
Ronald Richards, Lima, win di-
rect the combined anniversary
choir.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
Triplett
Story On
National TV

Triplett products - their place
in modern electronicS and in
dustry will be dramatized on a
filmed nationwide television pro-
gram, New Horizons on the
Pearson show.
The program featuring Drew
Pearson, world renowned report
er, is devoted to a presentation
of American progress and its
contribution toward giving this
country the highest standard of
living in the world.
Invitation to appear on the pro-
gram was received here recently
from Mr.. Pearson's office and
the showing is planned for Octo-
ber at a date to be announced
later.
IL Will De presented IlrSL IN
New York City, Station WNTA
and shortly thereafter on 80
other stations, including Lima
WILMA which carries New Hor-
lions" as a regular Sunday after
noon attraction. The show, a 80
minute presentation, will devote
half of that time to the Triplett
feature.
Pres. w. r. Triplett has al
ready completed the filmed in
terview portion of the program
with Mr.. Pearson in New York
city and tecnicians will be here
soon to film a movie of the plant
in operation.
Television audience viewing
the program is conservatively
estimated at 100000.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17

to Bluffton at one time or an
other were Beaverdam Rockport
and West Point.
Elimination of the debt on the
1873 church and parsonage con-
struction was finally realized in
1888 and the presiding elder of
the district noted that Bluffton
had made "a final finish of the
long and embarrassing debt rest
ing upon ii"
The member of the church
with the longest continuous mem
bership is Mrs. Bertha Hahn,
who joined the church in August
1895.
The all-day anniversary pro-
gram will feature several. speak
ers, music presentations and a
covered dish meal at 1890.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
Early Harvest
Indicated For
Beans, Corn

The long heat wave of late
August had the effect of pushing
the soybean crop to maturity ap-
proximately two weeks ahead of
schedule and some corn will be
harvested nearly a month early,
local farm observers said this
week.
The first soybeans were arriv-
ing at local elevators last week
end, and a steady stream Of
farm carts is expected from now
until the harvest is in. 1t will
give farmers an opportunity to
get ground ready early for fall
wheat planting.
At the Coop Elevator in Mt.
Cory, L. w. Dukes and Sons
brought in the first load of beans
this season on Thursday of last
week. They tested II per cent
moisture content. The Dukes
wagons have been bringing in
added quantities almost every
day since then. The beans are
not of the ordinary early"
variety.
The first load to arrive at the
Farmers Grain Co. elevator was
brought in last Saturday by Ken
meth Steiner. Manager Eldon
Tschiegg said that they tested
12.5 per cent moisture content.
THE beans appear to have ex-
cellent oil content and are not as
hard as usual, although they are
sufficiently dry" Mr.. Tschiegg
said.
The yield appears likely to be
heavier than normal. Tie Steiner
yield was 80 bushels to the acre.
At the Farmers Elevator in
Beaverdam, Joe Follas arrived
with the first load Tuesday.
Maurice Bell at the elevator said
it tested lis per cent. These
were the early Monroe beans he
said.
There has been several in
stances reported where local far
mers have picked their corn
crop nearly a month ahead of
normal harvest time.
Mr.. Tschiegg at Farmers Grain
Co. said that he had tested corn
samples submitted by Elmer
Lauby showing a moisture con-
tent of 1875.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17

at press time showed the enroll
ment to be 800 full and part-tirne
students as compared with 354
reported at a comparable time
last year.
OF the total enrolment, 135 are
freshmen. The new students hail
ed from nine different states and
three foreign countries. They
represented Is different religious
denominations, and about 10 per
cent were valedictorians or salut-
atorians of their high school
graduating classes.
The increased enrollments of
the past two years, which have
set new records, have filled all
the dormitories on the campus,
except for vacancies created by
last minute cancellations. The
women have moved into the Leh-
man house, former mems
dorm, despite the fact that a
new wing to Ropp Hall, the
women's dorm, was opened last
September. Some men students
IUara aOaip nlaced in off payonuS
housing, after a one-year period
when all could be housed on the
campus.
1t is expected that late regis
trations will add another 10 to
Is students, bringing the total
close to 375 within the week.
Seventeen members of the
freshman class are from BIuffton
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
COry-RawsOn PTA
Unit Officers
Are Named

Parent Teaher association
officers in the three units oper-
ating in the Cory Rawson
schools have been announced for
the coming year.
The CIR high school unit of
the PTA is headed by Glover
Webb as president; Wilbur RAM
sey. vice president; Mrs. Albert
Bauman, secretary, and Mrs.
Harold Young, treasurer. The as
sociation meets on the first Tues
day of the month.
The unit which meets at the
Rawson grade building the third
Tuesday of each month is head
ed by Marshall Beagle as presi-
dent; Elmer Thomas, vice presi-
dent; and Mrs. Franklin Deeds,
Secretary-treasurer.
The Mt. Cory grade school unit
meets on the second Tuesday of
each month. John Warren is pres
ident; Robert Bowersox, vice
president; Mrs. Eldon Schaffer,
secretary treasurer; and Mrs.
Anthony Hauter, chaplain.
Officers of the Music Mothers
organization are Mrs. Glover
Webb, president; Mrs. Wilbur
Eek, vice president; Mrs. Oren
Doty, secretary; Mrs. Guy
Scoles, treasurer; Mrs. Lance
Powell, reporter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
Here's O. Short
School Day, Kids

That dream of all students
- a short school day - will
be realized Thursday at Bluff
ton high school through the
plans of the Student Senate.
' 1t won't be the hours that
are shorter, though, it will
just be the students cos
tunes. Thursday will be
Bermuda shorts day, that
one day in the year when the
pupils will be privileged to
wear that comfortable cos
tune to the classroom.
Going to the other end of
the scale they set up October
16 as Dress-Up Day when the
boys will be asked to wear
coats and ties to school and
the girls will wear at least
their Saturday evening best.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17

son. If they don't develop until
later the chances for a winning
season will have faded to a
glimmer. ...
Despite Marshall's running in
the preview the Pirates offense is
still questionable. One of their
most severe defects is the ap-
parent lack of a passer although
Mike Diller did connect for a
critical first down on the only
pass he tried during the preview.
Both coaches view Fridays
game as toSSup with the
Wolves having perhaps their
strongest chance to score VIC
tory over Bluffton.
Strongest points in the pre-sea-
son assessment of the Lafayette
team are some strong and
speedy backs.
Leading the parade are Keith
Hoy and Bob Tuttle, who were
second and third in scoring for
the Wolves last year. At the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
New Chance
To Register


Unregistered voters and
transfers In BIuffton and
Richland township precincts
may register for the Novem-
Der elections at the branch
registration to be held in the
Bluffton town hall Saturday.
The registration booths will
be open from ii a. m. to
p. m. and from p. m. to 8
p. m.
Persons who registered
when voter registration was
introduced i'm 1857 are not
required to re-register, Allen
county Board of Elections Of
ficiaIs have stated.
Transfers of registration
records from anywhere I'm
Allen county may also be
made at the branch office to
be set up here by the Board.
Registrars at the Bluffton
session will be Mrs. Freda
Bucher and Mrs. Geneva
Rammel.
Registration for the No.
vember 8 general election
closes at 8 p. m. Wednes-
day, September %. All per-
sons who have not registered
by then will not be eligible
to vote in November.
The Boards office In the
Allen county courthouse will
also be open daily, except
Saturdays, from s a. m. to
4 p. m. for voters who choose
to register there.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17

August % we left Green town.
ship and arrived safely Septem-
Der 10, 1888, with our family and
goods.
The nearest neighbor of the
Neuensc!1wanders was the Thom-
as Grey family, two miles away.
They had moved in the previous
year.
However, it was not long be-
fore there were more Swiss in
the area. Michael was not at all
quiet about the merit of the fer
tile land on which he had set
tied.
His letters to his relatives and
friends were so persuasive that
several of the brothers and sis
ters of Ulricf Steiner, who haG
already settled in Waterloo Coun-
ty, Ontario, migrated to the Put
nam settlement. In 1896 Chris
tan Bosiger (Basinger) moved
from Waterloo county, Ontario, to
Putnam county.
About a year later, Christian
Bucher, John Moser and Ursus
Amstutz arrived here from
Wayne county. More settlers
came, and by the end of 1897
there were about Is families of
some 24O persons numbered in
the "SwiSs Settlement.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
Child Run Over
By Farm Wagon

Cindy Habegger. three-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Habegger, suffered a
fractured right leg when the
wheel of a wagon loaded with
corn passed over her leg while
she was playing in, the barn yard
last week.
The child is still in Bluffton
hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-17
College Enrolment Up Slightly to 800
AS Students Return to Glasses Wednesday

A slight increase in enrolment
over last year was indicated
Wednesday morning as Bluffton
college students appeared in
their first classes $50 strong.
Incomplete registration figures
Arkansas State press., 1959-05-08
Pine Bluff Negro Students Attack
Arkansas Pupil Placement Law

The school board filed a mo-
ton recently to dismiss the de-
segregation suit on the ground
that the Negro students and their
parents had failed to exhaust
the administrative remedies avail
able to them under the 1859
Pupil Placement Act. The Ne
gro students asked Friday that the
motion for dismissal be denied.
The children are Earnestlne
Dove, Is, James Edwards War
field, 13, and Corliss Smith, IL,
and their parents charged
through their attorney, George
Howard jr., that the Pupil Place
ment Act is part of an Arkansas
legislative plan to circumvent the
Supreme Courts desegregatlon
decision.
They contended that the Act
lis invalid on its face inasmuch
as the board of directors of each
school district is permitted under
the measure, to consider the fac
tor of race in determining the
particular public school that
pupil shall be assigned. ="
The parents said that as
practical matter they have
exhausted their administrative
remedies.
plaintiffs have petitioned the
board to desegrgate the public