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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
Approval of Seals
GiUen to SkyLdrk

Nearly anyone can get a seal
of approval these days - but it
takes a high powered, magma
tive businessman to get the ap-
proval of seals.
Skylark Trailers, Buttons
newest industry, recently GUS
tom built house trailer for a
pair of seals. Although these are
trained and intelligent seals the
order was placed for them by
their owner, Make Morris, who
operates a trained seal act.
Instead of a bedroom the trail
er contains a water tank for the
stars of the Morris troupe. The
30 inch deep tank measures AXIS
feet and the entire tank room
is lined to make it splash re-
Sistant.
The trailer also has sink and
refrigerator, for the convenience
of the Morrises and their stars.
The refrigerator is usually filled
to the brim with fish, one of the
staples in a seals diet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
Three Scouts
Qualify for
Eagle Badge

Three Bluffton Boy Scouts, all
eighth graders, will receive the
coveted Eagle Scout badge, high
est honor in scouting, when the
next Court of Honor is held Tues
day, April z, at 8 p. m. in the
First Mennonite church.
The young scouts, who have
completed their work on q merit
badges to qualify, are Dan Lug
inbuhl, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Luginbuhl; Steve Sutermeis-
ter, son of E. A. SutermeiSter,
and Thomas Brauen, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Brauen. The boys
were passed for the honor by a
board of review Tuesday evening
Greg EmanS, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Emans, will also
receive the rank of Star Scout
Nine boys will attain the first
class rank. They are: Lee Cook
son, Dennis Gable, Kipton STRAIT
ton, Don Patterson, Charles Bak-
er, Tom Benroth, Tom Edwards,
Glenn Toews and Norman Reich
enbach.
Attaining the second class rank
are James Stewart, Harry Cred
ing, Tom Bogart, David Travis,
Roger Benroth and Fred Roda-
baugh.
Greg Emans will receive four
merit badges and Mike Emans,
three.
Two new tenderfeet who will
receive their badges are Greg
Triplett and Mark Amstutz.
The promotions were announc-
ed Tuesday evening by Scout
master Jim Benroth.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
Night Truck Fire
Nearly Becomes
Catastrophe

Fast work by a truck driver
and Bluffton firemen, as well as
a little bit of luck, averted a ca
tastrophe Saturday night when
a truck caught fire on the Lin
coin highway south of town.
Heading east near the County
Line road, the trucker discovered
that the two right rear tires on
his tractor were burning.
Pulling to the side of the road,
he emptied his fire extinguisher
but with little success. The Bluff
ton fire department was sum-
moned, making the run in near
record time.
Meanwhile as flames Tapped at
the gasoline tanks on his trailer,
the trucker calmly backed his
outfit off the main highway onto
the County Line, lessening the
danger to passing traffic If the
saddle tanks should explode.
Bluffton volunteer firemen
quickly extinguished the flame
with chemicals.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
SkyIark Trailer Company Acquires
Farm Bureau Property South Of Town
TO MoUe In April
From BeGUerdGnl

The two-year-old Skylark Trail
er company of Beaverdam is
moving its plant into new lo-
cation close to Bluffton next
month with plans for expanding
and increasing production of its
popular house and sports trailers.
Negotiations were completed
Monday for purchase of the AL
len Farm Bureau property south
of Bluffton. The steel building
will provide $500 square feet of
plant space on .seven-acre plot
of ground a little over a mile
south of Bluffton on the old Dixie.
Kenneth E. Jackson, 103
Vine street, Bluffton, sole owner
of the trailer firm, said that he
hoped to be able soon to add a
1900 square foot building of ce-
ment block to his new property.
The expansion program would
enable Skylark to have seven
large trailers under construction
at all times whereas, the present
space will permit only four. At
Beaverdam in more limited facil-
tiles, three trailers are built at
a time.
The Beaverdam building oc-
cupied by Mr.. Jackson's firm
has been sold by its owner, Gil
bert Arnold to the Steed Welding
shop of Beaverdam.
Mr.. Jackson said that his new
house trailers, two bedroom type,
measuring 35 and 40 feet long,
have met with a ready reception
especially on the Florida market
and in southeastern Ohio and
Pennsylvania. He said the COM
pany has back orders now for
Is trailers.
Skylark and its 10 employees
will move into its new Bluffton
quarters between April 10 and
Is. Robert Lusk of Beaverdam
is the plant supervisor.
The house trailers built by the
firm this winter measure 35 and
40 feet long by eight feet wide.
Plans are on the drawing board
for larger vehicles measuring 10
feet wide by the same lengths.
Last summer Skylark's small
traveller style trailers rode the
tide of rising interest in camp
ing luxury style. More than 100
of the 15-foot trailers were man.
ufactured and sold. It was one
of the few on the market of this
small size with complete bath
room facilities including toilet
and shower.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
Rash Of Grass Fires Sends
Dept. on Z Calls In 4 Days

Early spring brought remind
er of fall this week as a sudden
rash of grass fires kept Bluffton
volunteer firemen on the run.
The local department answered
seven fire calls in less than four
days, including three in an hour
and a half Tuesday afternoon.
The series began Friday after
noon with a call to the S. Main
street home of Miss Ocie Ander-
son to battle a grass fire there.
Saturday night took them to the
County Line-Route BON intersec-
ton to extinguish a truck fire.
Late Monday afternoon the
alarm sounded again, this time
for a grass fire which flared up
beside the James T. Jordan
home on Riley street.
Tuesdays first alarm came
shortly after IL a. m, when the
firefighters were summoned to
the Jefferson street home of
Henry Schifferly to tackle anoth-
er grass blaze.
Business really picked up Tues
day afternoon as the fire de-
partment almost literally passed
themselves as they were coming
and going from fires.
The first afternoon blaze was
at the home of Lynn Carmack,
just south of town on the Old
Dixie highway. This alarm was
turned in at 3:16 p. m. At p. m.
an alarm was turned in from the
Wilford Gratz residence in Rich
land township and the volunteers
went screaming out Main street,
past the scene of the Carmack
fire, to stop this fire just short
of a barn.
No sooner had they returned
to town than the alarm blasted
again, this time at 4:51 p. m.
On this trip they scuttled out the
other end of town, passing the
scene of the Tuesday morning
Schifferly blaze, on their way to
the farm of Mrs. Bert BoWyer
in Orange township. A brooder
house was slightly damaged be-
fore firemen brought this grass
fire under control.
Firemen attributed the spate of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26

Mayor David Riser told coun-
Gil he understands the BPA will
seek: new pump building; an
auxiliary pump; small garage
and office building. These prob
ably would be erected near the
aereator on Harmon road near
the Waterworks quarry.
Details of the proposed plan
for water softening were not re-
vealed at this weeks council
meeting, when the mayor an
nonced next weeks special
meeting.
After explaining their plans
the BPA trustees are expected
to join the council in a discussion
of methods of financing the pro-
posed improvement program.
Two possible sources of rev.
enue are:
l. The permanent improvement
fund of the village, which has a
balance of approximately $4,000.
2. A revenue bond issue, which
must be approved at the polls.
The mayor did not have any
cost estimates available when he
sketched the proposals for the
council Tuesday evening. He did
say he expected an increase in
water rates if either section of
the program is adopted.
A consulting engineer from the
firm of Finkbeiner, Pettis and
Strout is expected to attend the
special meeting. The engineering
firm prepared a study of the
needs of the local Water Depart
ment several years ago. They al
so prepared cost estimates on the
additions which the BPA is con-
sidering.
Final decision on whether to go
ahead with any or all of the con-
struction plans rests with the
councill.
Councilmen also saw a soft
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
Zehrbach Block
Acquired by
William Cattle

The Zehrbach business block
at the corner of Main and Vine
streets was acquired this week
by a former tenant.
William Gaiffe, former owner
of the Clover Farm store, a gro
Gerry which occupied one of the
storerooms in the block, pur-
chased the building from the
Zehrbach estate. Gaiffe is now
Bluffton chief of police and street
commissioner.
The building was acquired for
investment purposes, Mr.. Gaiffe
said. He plans to make repairs
this summer to the brick veneer
wall in the front of the building
where bricks have started to
bulge, and also to the heating
system.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
DIR. Herbert Coon
On Mission To
Island of Guam

DR.. Herbert L. Coon and fam
lily, former Bluffton residents.
are enroute this week to the is
land of Guam, where they viii
spend the next three months.
DR.. Coon will serve as an ed
ucational consultant to the Ter
ritorial College of the govern
ment of Guam. His work will
consist primarily oflplanning for
an anticipated expansion of the
teacher education program of the
college.
The former Bluffton man has
been on the faculty of the Ohio
State university for Is years.
Currently he is serving as prin-
cipal of the University school,
which has recently been desig-
mated by the trustees of the uni
versity as a center for school
experimentation.
DR.. Coon is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Coon and Mrs. Coon is
the daughter of Mrs. Ida Lugin-
buhl of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26

Bluffton high school musicians
swept triumphantly through the
district music contests last Sat-
urday in Lima, qualifying three
groups for the state music finals
in April.
Winning the superior" ratings
necessary to qualify them for the
state finals were the girls glee,
the boys glee and the band.
A fourth group, the mixed
chorus, received II rating, or
excellent" Only a I qualities
for the state competition. Only
one other school, Arlington, was
able to qualify three of their four
entries for the state music con-
test. H. e.... .........s,
The state contest for bands and
choruses will be held at Denison
university, Granville, April 70.
Bluffton will also have three en-
tries in the state solo and ensem-
BILE contest to be held at Bowling
Green, April IL.
The girls chorus qualified for
the state after singing two num-
bers. The required song, done by
every girls chorus entered in
the district contest, was "Cheru-
bic Hymn. Their selected num-
Der was Little David, Play on
Your Harp" There are As sing
ers in the group.
Required number for the boys
chorus was "All Blessing, Honor,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
TOUn Plans Early
For Bug Control

Mosquito control in the village
may get an early start this year,
Mayor David Riser indicated at
council Tuesday evening, as he
said he plans to ask W, A. Howe
to renew his annual insect con-
troll program.
The matter was brought up
after a letter from Bluffton coll
lege authorities questioned who
was responsible for insect con-
troll on the college campus.
Mayor Riser said the village
was responsible for controlling
breeding places along the creeks
but he felt the college should
battle the menace on the rest of
the campus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
License Sale
Ahead
OF Schedule

The local sale of automobile
licenses is moving ahead of the
general rate throughout the state,
deputy automobile registrar Ger
aid Swank said this week.
Mr.. Swank said that 1,675 auto
mobile licenses had been sold In
Bluffton by Tuesday. This rep
resents 81 percent of the total
plates sold by the Bluffton regis
rar in March 1858. Only about 40
percent of the license plates
throughout the states had been
sold by that date, he said.
AS the Bluffton sale climbed
steadily it began to appear that
the local record for license tag
sales might be broken for the
second straight year. Last years
sale of 1850 auto tags represents
the highest total ever sold in
Bluffton.
License plates and drivers Ii
censes will be sold at the branch
Office in the Vance Paint and
Awning store until April 1, Mr..
Swank said. The office will re-
main open until 9 pm. on Satur-
day and Monday nights to ac-
comodate late purchasers. After
April l, the licenses will be sold
at Swank's Barbershop.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26

MRS. FRED HAHN of West
Elm street decorates her
Easter Egg tree for the 3Oth
year. Decorated with hand
enameled, blown eggs, the
thorn tree symbolizes the
triumph of the Easter. fesh-
val.
Mrs. Hahn's eggs carry in
tricate designs of flowers and
birds as well as the names
of friends she gives them to,
and Bible verse references.
Many of the gay eggs are pre-
sented to friends and rela.
tives as wen as finding their
place on the tree.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26

fires to the extreme growth of
weeds caused by last summers S
rainy weather. The weeds dried
out during the fall dry spell and
the first cleanup activities of
the spring saw things getting out
of hand as the flames whipped
rapidly, through the tinder-dry
underbrush.
Beaverdam firemen have an
swered three calls in the past
week, Lafayette has been called
out twice and the Mt. Cory fire
men have had two runs, Bluffton
firemen said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26

water survey taken in several
sections of Bluffton on March IA
by students in the department of
business administration at Bluff
ton college.
The report revealed that nearly
all homes in the areas sampled
have soft water systems. Some Of
these are rented, others were
purchased and installed by the
the owners.
1t also showed that 43 of 65
homeowners contacted are in
favor of a soft water plant
owned by the village
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26

DON ZIMMERMAN, Bluff
ton high school junior, has
been named a delegate to
Buckeye Boys State to be
held at Camp Perry June
1921. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Zimmerman,
S. Main street.
He was chosen as delegate
by Bluffton post 3S2 of the
American Legion. The choice
was made from among the
boys in the upper third of
this years junior class. The
choice was based on leader
ship, scholarship, citizenship
and athletic participation.
Mike Diller, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lamont DiIler, has
been chosen alternate.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
High School Choruses, Band
Qualify For State Finals

Thanks and Praise" " The option
al number for the % voice Choir
us was Let There Be Music" +"
The only Bluffton singing group
which did not qualify for the
state contest was the 81 voice
mixed chorus. They earned an
excellent" rating with their rem
ditions of Save Us, o Our God"
and ITO Thee We Sing"
Selections played by the "A
piece band, which also advances
CTurn to Band p. 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26

An eighth fire alarm, this
time a grass fire at John
Warren's in Orange town
ship, was turned i'm at 12:4O
p. m. Wednesday. Bluffton
firemen quickly brought it
under control.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
Schools Close For
Easter Vacations

Bluffton college was all but
deserted by noon Wednesday
when students left for their
homes on the spring vacation,
and Bluffton public schools will
be closed Friday to give stu
dents a three-day Easter week
end.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
Births

The following births were re-
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Badert-
scher, Jr., Rawson, q boy, NAL
colin Ray, born last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Christ
man, Deshler, a boy, Timothy
Alan, born Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hainley,
Findlay, a boy, Norman Dorel.
born Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
Council, BPA Call Special Meeting
To Discuss Water Softening System

Possibilities of community soft water system will be
one of two major items to be discussed special meeting
of village council next Tuesday evening
The other proposal involves facilities for the
village Water Department Both proposals will be ex-
planned by members of the Board of Public Affairs
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
TRACE GROWTH OF LOCAL INDUSTRY

X. l.. Triplett, chairman of
the board and founder of The
Triplett Electrical Instrument
company, compares one of
the. firms first radio tube
testers to the latest model,
the 3441, on the table. The
instruments will be among
products on display at the
BlufftOn Industrial Exhibit
May s at Bluffton college. C.
X. Steiner (seated right Is
chairman of the exhibit plan
ned by business classes of
DIR. Howard Raid, standing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26

lSuISu Ny IOOu TTludy SEW
ices.
The traditional community
Good Friday services will be held
in the First Mennonite church,
beginning at II noon and con-
tinuing until p. m. Theme of
this years observance is Christ
Speaks from the Cross
Good Friday Program
The Rev. James Heininger will
be the opening speaker at u
noon. The program then will be
divided into seven Is minute seq
ments, starting at 12:05 p. m.
when the Rev. Paul McComber
speaks on Father, Forgive
Them"
The Rev. William Won Brauch-
itsch will speak at 12::30 on To
day Shalt Thou Be With Me in
Paradise" At 1855 the Rev. w.
]. Hammum will discuss "Wom-
an, Behold Thy Son! Son, Behold
Thy Mother"
Speaking at 1:20 will be the
Rev. Leonard Shepler, on My
God, My God, Why Hast Thou
Forsaken Me?". The Rev. Jacob
Friesen will speak at Las, on
the words II Thirst"
1T Is Finished" will be pre-
sented at 2:10 p. M, with the
Rev. Waldo Flickinger as the
speaker. The final segment, at
2:35 p. M, will be Father, Into
Thy hands l Commend My
Spirit" The Rev. Robert Dye Sr.
will be the speaker for the final
segment.
Special music at the Good Fri
day services will be provided by
vocal trio, duet and Soloist.
The trio will be Mrs. Morris
Triplett, Mrs. Ray Niswander
and Mrs. Maurice Bell. The duet
will be Mrs. Morris Groman and
Mrs. Paul Greding and the soloist
will be Warren Eastman.
The annual Good Friday serv-
ices are conducted by the Bluff
ton Ministerial association.
Easter Programs
Easter Sunrise services will be
held Sunday at $50 a. m. in the
First Mennonite church. The
Bluffton Youth Federation spon-
sors this program. Music will be
provided by the high school
choir.
Easter communion will be held
Sunday at the Evangelical Luth-
eran church. ...
The Bluffton EUB charge will
hold their communion at BetheS-
da church, four miles east of
Bluffton on route 103, at 7:45 p.
m. Thursday. Other churches
holding Thursday communion in
clude: st. Johns United Church
of Christ, First Methodist and
First Mennonite.
Good Friday services for the
EUB charge will be held at 7:45
Friday in Bethesda church and
their Easter Sunrise service will
be. held at $50 a. m. Sunday in
the same church. The EUB Youth
Fellowship will conduct the early
morning service on Easter.
Communion will be held Friday
evening at Emmanuel's United
Church of Christ.
An Easter play with music and
worship, '"The Chancel Lily,
will be held Sunday at 8 p. m.
in EmmanuePs church. The play
will feature 10 shadow tableau
scenes from the life of Christ and
will be backed by an adult and
children's choir. Co-directors of
the pageant are Carolyn Oberly
and Magdalene Bowers. In fea-
tured roles are Larry Creeger,
Mrs. Carolyn Shaw, Cheryl Mat
ter, Carol Steiner, Michael
Andrews and Darrell Hochstett-
Ter.
1.-The First Easter" a sacred
cantata, will be presented Sum
(u1,,s... A. grr~zA~..y 1nN
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-26
Community Easter
ObseTUnnces Slated

Bluffton will begin to slow down Friday as the COM
munty pauses to remember the ageold lessons of the
Easter season.
The traditional local observances were begun Monday
in the local schools Community observances will be high
lighted by Good Friday services and Easter Sunrise Serv-
, 1959-05-25
First Busebull Come
For F~rederiksted
League Cdlled Off

The opening game Of the
baseball season for the Fred
eriksted League was called
off on account Of the heavy
rainfall on Sunday morning
and late in the afternoon. The
playing field was watersoaked.
Hope is expressed that on
Saturday, May 80, Memorial
Day, the League will open and
the game between the Giants
md Athletics will be played.
, 1959-05-25

Lit were: in close association with
foreign policy. His grandfather
was Secretary Of State, and since
1920, when he took part IN an in
lternational conference, has been
associated with foreign policy. He
attended the London conferences
in 1915 and 1947, and the Moscow
conference in 1947 and 1949.
Negotiated Japanese Peace Treaty
During the Truman administra-
ton, Dulles negotiated the Japan
ese Peace Treaty in 1851, at which
he was the Speeial Representative
of the PreLident. While Secretary
Of State he also engineered the
Austrian Peace Treaty.
In 1919 he was appointed in
U. S. Senator from New
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York.
Dulles was educated at Prince
ton, where he was elected to Phi
Beta Kappa; the Sarbonne; and
The George Washington Univer-
sity Law School. He practiced law
in New York, and developed one
Of the largest law firms on Wall
Street.
At least 20 American colleges
and universities conferred honor
airy degrees upon him, including
Harvard, Columbia, Pennsylvania,
and Princeton.
Surviving are his widow, two
sons and a daughter. One of his
sons, Robert, is a Jesuit priest
stationed in Rome.
, 1959-05-25

"a period OF national mourning.
Victim Of Cancer
The former Secretary of State
underwent surgery for cancer
about two years ago. AT that time
be responded favorable, and re-
turned to active duty, keeping on
the 60. He visited many world
capitals, but had to return to the
hospital, where more exploratory
operations were performed.
Special treatment, a rest in
Florida, then return to Walter
Reed all followed in rapid success
SION. The news that Mr.. Dulles
was not responding as had been
anticipated left the nations capi-
tai, and the capitals Of the free
world in doubt as to recovery.
President Heslfates 10 Name
Successor
Through it all President Eisen-
hover stuck by his old friend and
cabinet officer, refusing to name
a successor until the very last. Mr.
Dulles retained his post even
@&2
while in the Hospital, and even
when it became apparent that he
could carry on no longer at full
speed, the President named him a
special adviser on foreign affairs.
Then Mr.. Dulles resigned, and
Christian Herter, Under Secretary
of State, was named to the post.
Senate confirmation was swift and
unanimous.
Long In Foreign Service
John Foster Dulles grew up, as
, 1959-05-25
Mrs. E. l. WiIl;urns.
Repub.C Comm. Arrives
For QuurterlY Meetg

Mrs. E. I. Williams, Republican
National committeewoman for the
Virgin Islands arrived in Chris
tiansted this morning from the
mainland.
Mrs. Williams is here for the
quarterly meeting Of the st. Croix
Chamber Of Commerce which will
be held tomorrow night at the
Buccaneer Hotel. She will make a
report along with Robert Selwyn
Fleming, President of the Cham
Der, as delegates to the y. S.
Chamber Of Commerce which met
several weeks ago in Washington,
D, G.
All members of the Chamber
are invited to attend this meeting
after the dinner, which will be at
$50.
, 1959-05-25
Two Schools Conduct
Experiment With
Growing Chicken

Baby chicks participated in
Chick : Growth Experiments
conducted with classes In two
schools--James Madison School
and Claude o. Markoe School.
In each school, the chicks were
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