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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
French Pacifst To Discuss Tasks
Of Christianity, Democracy Today

"Colonialism, Com m un S m,
Christianity and the Future oil
Democracy" will be the title oi
his lecture to be given Tuesday
January S, at s p. m. in Ram.
seyer chapel.
Wednesday morning he will
discuss "Nonviolent Action for
Young Nations of Africa" dur.
ing the college chapel hour.
Rev. Trocme is the travelling
secretary of the International
Fellowship of Reconciliation and
is director of its Maison de Ia
Reconciliation.
His travels have taken him to
all the main countries of Europe
to North Africa, the Near East,
Orient and inside the Iron Cur
tain. Among his most recent
visits have been trips to Japan
and Russia. Ne
A leading pacifist, he has
tested non-violence in the Ger.
man occupation of France, the
French occupation of Algeria, in
contacts with Moslems and ir
the cold war between East and
West.
He earned his BID. and S.TH.D
degrees at the University oi
Paris and Union Theological
Seminary in New York.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31

Heating, 81 cash; Fett Hardware,
electric alarm clock; A. Hauen.
stein and Son, Johnson baby gift
box; Rice Dry Goods, SIS in wear
ing apparel.
Hauenstein Bakery, decorated
cake; Niswander Newsstand, tai
cum powder, two plastic nursing
bottles and baby soap; Hilty
Flowers, bouquet for mother and
baby; Stauffer Pure Oil, five gal
Ions of gas; Blanche Roberts
Shop, hand woven throw rug;
Brooke Motor Sales, lube job and
oil change for family car.
Bluffton Farm Equipment COM
pany, hydraulic pump oiler for
the father; IIauenstein Plumbing
and Heating. nursery birds set;
Charles Company, baby bottle
steriiizer; w. II. Gratz, gift GER
tificate for J mother; Bluffton
Stone Company, S. for mother;
Farmers Grain Company, S. to
parents; Geiger and Diller, in
FAINT Weather Bird shoes.
Bob Williams Chevrolet, Inc. +,
S. savings deposit for baby; Dix
lie Marathon Station, rainbow pol
ishing cloth and can of car polish
for family car; Lugibihl's News
stand, box of candy; Herr Gar
dens and Greenhouse, floral ar
rangement; Clark Buick, S. mer-
chandise certificate.
Western Auto Associate store,
baby seat for car; Basinger Flu
neral Home, free ambulance
service for mother and baby; c.
F. Niswander and Son, toy Farm
all tractor; Loofbourrow Drugs,
engraved silver baby spoon; M
and r Plumbing and Heating, set
of Walt Disney pin-ups; Badert-
scher Grocery, box of groceries;
ida-Vidella Shop, box of hosiery;
Community Market, box of baby
food.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
81 Bluffton Merchants Join To Offer
Prizes to First-Born Of the New Decade

winning child will be required tc
contact Maurice Fett, president
of the Business Men, before pick.
ing up the gifts coming to them
This years winner will sue,
ceed little Alan Titus, the son ol
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Titus, La,
fayette, who was born on Janu-
ary 2, 1859.
Prizes donated by Bluffton
merchants include: Basinger
Furniture Store, S. gift certifi-
cate; Plain View Dairy, gallon
of ice cream; Bucher Sohio, So
of Boron gasoline; Waltermire's
baby blanket; Leiber Jewelry
Store, solid gold baby ring; Erns-
berger Jeweler, silver baby feed
ing spoon; Crows scent TO 81,
gift package.
Treva's Beauty Shop, free
shampoo and set to mother; Ger
ber's Studio, mounted nutone por-
trait; Luginbuhl Plumbing and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
Amstutz takes the oath Of Of.

being donated by local residents The new coIn-
ell must put this into effect or find another way
Of financing bathhouse before many more years
pass.
The village trunk sewer system is in good
shape but the feeder system, planned and built
Tor turn-ot-the-century sewage, causes new prob
lens each year. Facing towards the future the
council may be forced to meet immediate repair
needs while still building for the future.
Viewed as a serious problem when the retiring
council took office in 1858 was the acquisition of
more land for Maple Grove cemetery The ceme-
terry is not filling as fast as had been expected
and the problem is not as acute now as it seemed
two years ago. Expansion of the present ceme-
terry or creation of new one must come. with
accompanying money problems, but this problem
may stay out of reach in the next two years.
y The always unpopufcr job of asking for more
money may come up. perhaps within the first
year of the new council When sewer rates were
raised last summer the BPA also dropped
several hints that water rates might be climbing
soon.
When the new route 25 is expanded to a four
lane highway Bluffton will be cut off with only
two access points, one mile east of town, the
other three miles southwest Bentley road access
has been key desire of the Business Mems as
sociation. When this fight is carried to the state
highway department the council will certainly
be asked to carry their share of the burden.
Other problems to be faced by council = some
of them brought out in the election campaign this
fall = are organized recreation for local youth
a police radio system, improved public rest
rooms and better traffic control.
Not all of these problems can be solved in two
years, and some of them may not even develop
but the councilmen will face enough of then. TO
justify their S. meeting
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
Half of BIS Spring Graduates
Continue Formal Schooling

Crawfis, Ohio Oil; Donna Basing-
er, Triplett Co.; Ann Zimmerly.
Ohio Oil; Marcene Zimmerman,
Peerless Glove factory; Conner
Stewart, Page Dairy Co.; David
Hauenstein, Ford Co.; Ronald
Badertscher, Cooper Tire Co.
The four reported to be serv-
ing in the armed forces or re-
Gently completing their service
are: Dennis Smith, Marines;
from Army; Edwin Kohl, Army.
Larry Mumma, Army; Gordon
Mathewson, recently released
In the retail trade are Jane Al
spach, who assists her parents in
the Alspach Dry Cleaning busi-
ness; and Owen Ziessler, Urich's
IGA market.
Assisting at their homes are
Sherlyn Moser and Eugenia Kib-
ele, and the Class of '59'S one and
only farmer is Rodney Stratton,
who is operating his fathers
farm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31

More than half of the members
of the Bluffton high school spring
graduating class are continuing
their education in colleges or
other schools, a survey of the
37-member Class of '59 has re-
vealed.
Bluffton college, by far, has re-
ceived the greatest number of
students seeking to further their
formal schooling. Thirteen men,
bers of the class are reported en-
rolled at B. C. with five in other
colleges, one in nursing and one
in businss training school.
Seven members have thus far
taken positions in industry, four
are in the armed forces, two are
in retail establishments, two are
at home an dthere is but one lone
farmer. . .
Those reported to be enrolled
at Bluffton college include Pa
mela Berry, Darrell Huber, Lau-
ra Diller, Ruth Frankhauser, Ed
ward Niswander, Susan Hauen-
stein, bonita Luginbill, Joenita
Shelter, Carole Herr, Ronald Ha-
begger, Judy Frankhauser, Hell
en- Geiger and Mary Steiner.
Those attending other colleges
included David Little, College of
Wooster; Larry Smucker, Grin
nell college; Sallie Jordan, San
Diego State college, San Diego,
Calf; Norman Hochstettler,
Ohio Northern university; and
Ramon Lewis, Miami university.
Attending other shoots are
Vicki Davidson. st. Rita's school
of nursing; Sharon Johnson,
Northwestern School of Com
merce; and Mary Lou Kaufman
is employed at the same school.
The seven members of the class
now busy in industry are: Sue
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
Weather Tricks, Industrial Fluctuation,
Nv Celebrations Mark SO for Bluffton

for $22, 500. High cost of a new
building fos water department
headquarters swayed the men
who voted against the sale, but
the pros and cons of both sides
were thoroughly discussed for
several weeks.
Keeping Busy
New promotions came on the
scene as the Bluffton Business
Mems association introduced one
innovation after another follow
ing the cancellation of their ro-
deo.
An Industrial Exhibit, and Air
Fair and a Historic Car Festi-
val appeared for the first time
and brought thousands of visi-
tors to the community.
A continued attraction was the
Miss Buckeye bathing beauty
contest held at the annual busi-
nessmen's picnic with attractive
blonde Pam Miller winning this
years title as the fairest of the
local bellies.
Christmas decorating contests,
a community Halloween party,
the Baby Derby, a clean up
campaign and the annual Trout
Derby all were sponsored by the
busy merchants.
1859 saw the completion of a
two year community campaign
to pay for the bathhouSe slab at
the municipal swimming pool.
Heading the effort were the Jay
Gees. Payment of this bill open
ed the way for a new campaign
to build a bathhouse at the pool.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31

Thirty-eight Bluffton merchants
will join together to salute the
first baby of the new decade with
a shower of gifts, ranging from
talcum powder to car polish to
an engraved silver spoon.
The royal welcome for the first
baby of 1860 to be born in Bluff
ton Community hospital has been
planned by the Bluffton Business
Mems association. In charge of
the contest are DR.. B. w. Travis,
DR.. F. D. Rodabaugh and DR..
Howard Shelly.
Rules adopted for this years
Derby provide that the winning
baby's parents must live within
II miles of Bluffton unless the
mother is regular patient of a
local physician and has been pre-
vionsly scheduled to come to the
local hospital for delivery.
Time noted on the baby'S birth
certificate will be used to deter
mine the winner. Parents of the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
.Jaycees Open
For Awards

Plans for the fourth annual
awards honoring two outstanding
young men from the Bluffton
community are being made by
the Bluffton Junior Chamber of
Commerce, it was announced this
week.
Deadline for entries for the
Distinguished Service Award and
the Outstanding Young Farmer
award will be announced next
week, according to the Rev.
James Heininger, president of
the Jaycees.
Nominations for both awards
may be made by anyone. An
anonymous judging committee
will make their selections from
entries submitted by the public.
Distinguished Service Award
candidates are judged on leader
ship ability, personal and busi-
ness progress, and contributions
to community welfare through
church, civic and fraternal or
ganizations.
The young farmer award is
made on the basis of outstanding
accomplishments in agriculture
and community service during
the past year.
Donivan Augsburger, former
Bluffton scoutmaster who has
gone on to make Scouting a
career, received the DSA last
year. Earlier winners were Joe
Harris and Paul Basinger.
Last years outstanding young
farmer was Robert ]. Sratton.
Winning the award in the first
two years of the contest were
John Warren and Walter Badert-
SoIpY
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
New Clerk, Two
COuncilmen Take
Beayerdam Office

Two councilmen and a new
village clerk will move into of
flee when the Beaverdam village
government reorganizes next
week.
Patricia Bushong will be the
clerk-treasurer, replacing Maui
rice BurHnolder, the incumbent
who was defeated in a race for
reelection.
New councilmen taking their
seats will be Allen Hancock and
Robert Wheeler, Sitting with
them will be incumbents William
Parkins, Robert Welch, Harold
Crawfis and Bruno Maroscher
who were all reelected in Novem-
Der.
Robert Snodgrass, the choice
in November, will be starting his
first full term after succeeding
the late Donald Barber.
Biggest problem facing the
council is their proposed munic-
ipal water system. They must
find a means of financing the
system which will be acceptable
TO the village. yet attractive
enough to please prospective bid.
-ders.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
Employment Reaches
Top Point IN Years

Triplett employment has mush.
roomed in 1859. The December
1853 working force is fully 2C
percent larger than the level OF
December, 1858.
We are now employing more
people in Bluffton than at any
time since the height of our war
boom in 1943," Arden Baker,
Triplett personnel manager, said.
While Triplett's growth has
gone relatively unnoticed, the Ex-
Cello picture presents a big con-
trast to the 1858 picture when the
plant was closed by a strike.
Re-opened in February, after
threats of permanent closing
Ex-Cell-O began their work with
a slender working force of 38.
I'VE are now approaching the
highest employment we ever had
at the Bluffton plant, which came
several months before the strike
which began in 1885," personnel
manager Don Lytle said. He
went on to say that local en-
ployment at the company could
set a new record in 1860.
Landing a nuclear equipment
contract, transfer of a new oper.
alton from Minnesota to Bluffton
and the opening of a second op-
GRAFTON in the old municipal light
plant building have been COM
bined to shove Ex-Cell-O back to
its top level.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31

Men were busy in Bluftton dur
ing 1859 but they were forced
to share the news headlines with
several acts of God.
Probably the biggest supply of
important news for the town
came from the Ex7Cell-O corpor-
alton. Closed at the start of the
year while union and manage
ment were deadlccked in strike,
the company dropped a bomb
shell late in January when they
announced plans to close the 10
cal plant.
A sudden break in the strike,
with each union bargaining at
its local plant instead of on a
national level with the company,
led to a new contract for the
Bluffton plant. With this in hand,
the management re-opened the
plant and employment began to
climb rapidly.
Bolstering their employment
picture was a new contract to
manufacture nuclear equipment.
Next came an announcement that
Ex-Cell-O had acquired a Mime
sofa factory specializing in box
ing and packaging equipment,
with plans to tranfer the entire
operation of that company to its
Bluffton plant.
Water Everywhere
Water in such unlikely places
as the highest point in town on
South Main street created sur
prising problems in the village.
Flash floods in the unseason-
able months of January and Feb
ruary pushed Riley creek waters
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
County Museum
TO Host BIuftOn

Blufft0n will be honored
next Monday evening at the
Allen County Historical Mus
cum in Lima with a special
tour arranged by the Swiss
Community Historical so.
ciety.
The tour Is open to the pub
lie. Transportation will be
arranged If necessary. Per-
sons needing transportation
to Lima are asked to con.
tact Silas Diller.
The program will start at
1880 p. m. with a presenta-
ton of slides showing the
early days of Allen county.
Tours will start at 8 p. m.
and be completed by 8 p. m.
No admission will be charged
for the evenings activity.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
Pupils To Share
I'm PTA Program

Bluffton high school students
will join in the program to be
presented at the PTA meeting
next Tuesday evening in the high
school auditorium. The program
begins at 8 p. m.
A student panel will discuss
manners and conduct, with prin-
cipal Roy Schmunk serving as
moderator for the discussion.
Music will be provided by the
junior high school band, under
the direction of Miss Jo Souder.
Co-chairmen are Mr.. and Mrs.
Arden Baker.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
Births

The following births were re-
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Kempf
Bluffton, a boy, born Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Paul Miller,
Pandora, a boy, Dean Alan, born
Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Ernsberg-
er, Bluffton, a girl, Kathy Eliza
beth, born in Blanchard Valley
hospital, Findlay, Saturday, De-
cember 26.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
BPA Purchases
Used Pickup Truck

Purchase of used truck for
the village water department was
approved by the Board of Pub
lie Affairs last week.
They have acquired a 1854 Chew
rolet six cylinder truck. replacing
1916 model which was nearly
on its last legs,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31

to their highest level since 1913.
Not once but twice the officials
of the Bluffton Stone Company
held their heads in horror as the
creek burst far beyond its banks
and flooded the 40 foot deep quar-
ry from bottom to brim.
Holding their heads in Octob-
er were village officials when a
long and cold rain worked under
a newly laid surface on South
Main street, causing it to stick
to the tires of passing traffic.
With a village tax levy for street
improvements less than a week
away, the officials feared disas-
ter, but they were rewarded
when the tax levy passed by a
thin margin.
Visitors
Activities or the churcheS Gre
ated news in 1859, with the tri-
ennial conference of the Gener-
al Conference Mennonite church
bringing 1,500 visitors from all
points in North America.
Conducting the business of the
church in a changing world, they
met many problems during their
nine day session.
Councils Worries
Those harassed people, the viii
lage councilmen, had their share
of problems in addition to the
de-surfaced re-surfaced street.
Faced with a problem of
whether to sell the old light plant
building or lease it to local in
dustry, they voted by a split AZ
margin to reject sale of the plant
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31

Employment in Buttons two
major manufacturing industries
is at one of the highest points in
recent years, representatives of
the Triplett Electrical Instru-
ment company and the Ex-Cell-O
corporation said this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31

Current problems of churches,
countries and continents will be
the theme of two open lectures to
be delivered next week at Bluff
ton college by the Rev. Andre
Trocme.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31
Christmas Prizes
Won by Adults

Christmas prizes donated
by LoofbOurrOw's RexaIl
were won by two adults, but
the grand prize winner quick
Iy solved things by passing
his prize on to some children.
Howard Stager won an
electric train set, then pre-
sented 1t to the three boys
of LysIe Niswander, an en-
ployee Of Mr.. Stager.
Winner Of the large doll
given by the druggist was
Mrs. Marden Basinger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-31

A. O. BADERTSCHER is
shown above with two pine
cones which are among the
decorations on his Christmas
tree. He and Mrs. Badert.
scher brought them home
from their West Coast trip
this summer.
The smaller cone Is from
the famous General Grant
Sequoia, one of the oldest
living things In the world
which reaches ESQ feet high
In Sequoia National Park and
is estimated to be 1900 years
old. Oddly enough the larger
pine cone comes from q
smaller tree In the west.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27
Marines Land;
Well In Hand

CITY, Mo. MC)
The US. Marines didn't
know what they were getting
into.
One of the exhibits at the
National Council of Catholic
Youth convention was a Ma
rine information booth, sup
plying data on requirements
for admission to the corps.
TeenagerS were invited to test
themselves on the physical
requirements, including the
ability to do a minimum of 20
sit-ups.
The first day the booth was
open, one boy did $50 sit-ups.
The next day, a second boy
did 800.
Not to be outdone, the first
boy returned on the third day
and did 400 sit-ups.
Now the Marines are won
dering what you have to do TO
be admitted to the NCCY.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27
Youth Beat:
Youth Beat:
Kids More Capable
Than Adults Think
BY FIR. RICHARD DoDD

The National Council
of Catholic Youth proved
itself to be a powerful
and jealous force in the
United States of America
at its recent convention in
Kansas City.
1t brought together a repre-
sentative group Of young
people from all parts of the
country to state youths solu-
tons for the problems of
youth.
These were the resolutions
OF the Convention:
That Catholic Youth Sup
port the Pope in his desire
for reunifieation of The
Christian World:
That The NecY stress the
great need tor the importance
of sancfiiy and the love OF the
Holy Eucharist in the indivi.
dual.
That Catholic youth eonsid.
er religious vocafions before
anything else:
: That the NccY condemn the
practice of questioning can
didsfes for political office
concerning their religious at
fIiafion;
That fhe NccY pledge IFS
support TO the Legion Of De-
eeney:
That Catholic youth pleds
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

grows on an average of two
and one-half feet every month.
The banana, usually grown
in tropical coutries, is a large
herbaeous plant with under
ground stems or rhizomes.
The stem is surmounted by a
crown of large leaves. The
flowers spring from the center
Of this crown of leaves.
IF THE A SURVIVES
to its full height of twenty
five or thirty feet, this sum-
mer it will be planed on the
school grounds in full view of
aspiring biology students.
The plant is then expected
to bear fifteen Or twenty ba-
nanas. If divided among the
students each student would
sample approximately one
twenty-fifth of a Hartley
grown banana.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

the agenda for Bishop Hart
ley, the three-year-0ld school
which began its first varsity
competition this year.
Tonight the Hartley cagers
will play their opener against
University in Hartiey's gym.
This will be the first varsity
game for krieger's squad of
twelve sop h o mores and
Juniors, and they look for
ward TO II with rising spirits.
Hartley will also be host to
the eight teams which will
compete in the annual Mis-
sion Tournament tomorrow
night.
Also under way at Hartley
Is a wrestling team under the
the direction of assistant
Coach Sandy Simpson a gradu-
ate of Bexley High. The first
meeting of the team was held
on Monday, November %, and
about thirty boys came to trf
out for the team. Coach Simp-
son has already scheruled a
full card of matches for his
new team.
Swimming will start al
Bishop Hartley on Tuesday,
December l. Coach Bruce
Buniss of Ohio State will as
sist kreiger with This latest
addition TO the Hartley sports
program. The team has
secured permission TO prae.
tlcs at the Jewish Center
afefr school.
Although this first year of
varsity competition will prob.
ably not st any records for
the young Hawks, it is certain
to develop in them a sense Of
competition and responsible
lty. which is the ideal of all
athletic competition.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

Paul Coleman, class OF
1861, Bishop Hartley High
school is q member of ST.
Thomas parish. He has
been active as Sports Ed
ifor of the Hawk-Eye,
school paper, d o n I
Council president and a
member of the Speech
Club. Not eonf;ning his
sports activity TO q desk,
ne also was a varsity foot
ball member. photo by
Don Van Horn, Jr., class
of 6l.l
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

each homeroom.
THESE RE RESENTA.
TlVES then elected the first
Student Council officers who
are all Juniors. The officers
are: Paul Coleman, president;
Buddy Thomas, vice presi.
dent; Sue Sharkey, secretary;
and Jeff Keiner, treasurer.
Sister Mary Lucille SIND.
faculty advisor, stated that
the purpose of the Student
Council will be ito assist the
faculty in the administration