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Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
Milford High School
Library News

Wake Up and Read-At Least
One Book a Week"
For a better read, better inform
ed America, it is imperative that we
all brush up on our reading!
In continuing our comments on
the science books which have been
added to our collection, we will
begin at the beginning" and con-
slider two books which deal with
the science of paleontology or life
during those millions of years be-
fore recorded history which has
left its own history in the rock
strata of earth. Fossils now trans
formed into stone, skeletons, foot
prints, fantastic shells, and impress
sions of leaves and twigs enable
us to see those forms of life which
have long since passed out of ex-
istence. The chief contribution of
the science of paleontology has
been to the knowledge of the race
history of animals and plants and
plants and their relationships to
modern animals and plants, and
to the establishment of a chron-
ology in the history of the earth
itself.
LIFE LONG AGO-THE STORY
OF FOSSILS by Carroll Lane
Fenton.
The vast, dramatic story of ami
NAL and plant life, as it has been
preserved in the form of fossils
through millions of years of time,
is told in this book for young peo-
pie of the inquisitive age. The book,
in sense, gives the autobiogra-
phies which living things wrote
imperishably in the prehistoric
rocks. Chapter by chapter, the
record has been deciphered and
presented by scientist in a style
which young minds can follow and
comprehend.
The book is divided into four
main sections, the first of which
tells what fossils are, where to find
them, and what they mean. Part
III contains the stories of plants
and animals that lived in ancient
seas-the plants that made rocks,
the first animals, family trees,
coral horns, and honeycornbs, the
wing-clam, and all the myriad
forms of life when the world was
young. In Part III, the story is
continued with fishes, plants, rep
tiles, and birds that lived on land
while the continents were rising
and changing. The story concludes
with the beasts of more recent
times and a picture of lakes and
trees in. the Era of Mammals.
Young readers are given a list
of books for further investigation,
a guide to the best museums and
exhibits in America, and advice on
finding good spots for their own
collection of fossils.
Noteworthy are the one hundred
and fifty illustrations especially
drawn and selected to give a full
panoramic view of the world of
fossils. There are also included a
series of seven full-color plates
which depict the dinosaur and other
prehistoric animals in their natural
habitats.
MAN, TIME. and FOSSILS
THE STORY OF EVOLUTION" by
Ruth Moore.
The story of evolution of life on
this globe is perhaps the most en-
thralling in all science.
cat a few rare moments in the
history of a scientific problem,
understanding takes long leap
forward, and SO it is at this mo-
ment in that most basic of all the |
the evolution of man. I'm !
suddenly has been in
creased.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
MONKEYS IN JAIL

LA CROSSE, Wis. P)-There's a
lot of monkeying around at the old
North Side Jail here. The Jail is
used as winter quarters for monk
eys while new quarters are, being
prepared at the local zoo.
City police haven't used the Jail
for about 20 years.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
HONESTY COSTS

DIXON. Ill. tP)-A young man
appeared at police headquarters
and said he was drunk and should
be locked up. The officers Obliged.
and the next morning he was fined
$5 and costs by Police Magistrate
Lawrence E. Boos.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
SLAUGHTER NECK
MRS. E1w God ArgO
Phone GA-2-4242

Mrs. Max Harrington and son,
Max, Jr., and Miss Mary Boyeld,
of Washington, ID. c., were week
end guests of Mrs. Thomas r. Will
son and Miss Jennie OFT at Fair
field Farms.
Miss Harriet Wilson accompanied
her sister home on Sunday. On
Monday morning, Miss Wilson left
National Airport, in Washington
for Providence, r. l., where she re-
sumed her duties as a teacher in
Moses Brown School.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
REDDEN
McColley's Methodist Church
Rev. ElwOOd B. Eckhart, Pastor

Preaching service, Sunday, April
IL, at $3.50 a. m.
Sunday School, 10:30 a. m.
Turkey, Chicken and Dumping
Supper at McColley's Community
House, Saturday, April 18th.
Serving time, 4::3O to 8 p. m.
Adults, SIPS; children, IS.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10

Harry Pidhirny of the Spring
field Indians of the American
Hockey League has scored 20 or
more goals for the last nine sea-
sons.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10

When you get the exact octane your engine needs
then and only then will your deliver its best
power without wasting your money In fact, when
fuel is custom-tted your engine by Sunoco.
save as much as 40 gallon premiumsl
And because each of Sunocos great Custom-Blended
fuels is the finest quality gasoline your money can buy
you'll enjoy surgng power instant acceeraton and free
dom from harmful deposits and spark plug fouling.
And Blending is easyl Just start with the
blend recommended for your by Sunoco dealer
Next tankfu drop down to the next lower blend at the
lower price, and on until you find the blend that
performs the best yet costs the leastl
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
Federal Government May Bid Beayerdam
Water Bonds il Private Firms Do Not

Councilmen and members of
the Beaverdam Lions club will
investigate possible locations for
the well. A report may be ready
by the next council meeting,
next Tuesday evening.
Steps To Follow
In summarizing his report Mr..
Connors recommended five steps /:
1. Locate available sites for
the well.
2. Complete the report on the
system.
8. Organize compaign to sign
up $50 guaranteed residential
users of municipal water.
4. Check bonding firms to see
if the bond issue can be floated
through private finance.
S. If unsuccessful here turn to
federal government for aid in
selling bonds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03

The following births were re-
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Burgess,
Lima, girl, born Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Jenni-
son, Lima, a boy, David Albert,
born Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Sigler,
Continental, a boy, Terry Lee,
born Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Davies,
Findlay, girl, Shirley 10, born
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Clark,
Col. Grove, a boy, Joseph Steph-
an, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Amstutz,
Bluffton, a boy, Mark Alan, born
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Pitney,
McComb, a girl Joyce Annette,
born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwaine Oren,
Gilboa, a girl Sally Ann, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Neufeldt,
Coaldale, Alberta, Canada, a boy,
Kelvin John, August IA. Mrs. Neu-
feldt is the former Eleanor Weav-
er of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Farl-
ing, Findlay, a girl, Mary Jane,
born August q at Findlay hos
ital. Mrs. Farling is the former
Louise Soldner, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. T. Soldner Of Bluff.
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
Ha,Uaii UntrOubIed by Race
Integration Complete, Local Teacher Says

the islanders, she said. One
wears almost anything any place
at any time.
AS to statistics on the new
state. She reports that the islands
have a total land area about the
size of the state of New Jersey.
About 600, 900 people inhabit them
plus a shifting 10000 or so mill
tary personnel.
The eight main islands are
connected by frequent plane and
boat service. Mrs. Bonnet said
that her nephew, who is en-
ployed as an agronomist for a
sugar company, has experiments
going on several islands and
commutes daily between them.
The plane fare amounts to about
Sl2 one way.
Mrs. Bonnet was impressed
with the large number of is
landers who visited or came on
business and just stayed, or re-
turned to make it home.
God was good to me this
summer. He placed me in Ha-
waii where the healing of my
spirit could take place. / fell in
love with Hawaii and through
this love regained my love OF
living.
II tossed my leis into the
water as we passed Diamond
Head. know that they reached
shore and that they will pull me
back again." she said in closing
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
CIR Schools
Enroll 829

A total of 829 pupils returned
to their classes in the three
schools of the Cory-Rawson dis
trict Tuesday and settled down
to another year of study
Superintendent r. K. Derrick
son reported that the opening day
enrolment was just nine under
last years.
At the Mt. Cory elementary
school $50 registered compared
with 276 last year; at Rawson
elementary there were 294 pupils
compared with 305 last year. and
the CIR high school registered
255 as compared with 257 last
year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
Hancock County Fair Opens
At Findlay Grounds Labor Day

With the Allen County Fair now
history, Bluffton area fairgoers
are now looking forward to the
Hancock County four-day event
opening Labor Day and contin-
uing through next Thursday.
The Cory-Rawson high school
band is on the schedule to play
at Z p. m. Tuesday and again
in the massed band concert We'd
nesday evening.
The fair opens Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock with the Junior
Fair Board officiating. There will
be a pet parade at $50 and DINA
Baton Twirling contest at 10 a. m.
and through the afternoon. In the
afternoon there will be racing at
80 and a horse show at 4,p. m.
followed by a balloon ascension
by the Flying Aliens at 6 and a
thrill show at 8 p. m.
Tuesday will be "Kiddies Day"
with all rides reduced and chill
dren admitted free at the gate.
there will be contests in the
morning for the children. Rae
ing in the evening, and the after
noon program includes pulling
contests and another balloon as
cension.
Pony and Horse Show judging
win take place Wednesday morn
ing with a tractor contest in the
afternoon and Junior Fair pro-
gram in the evening.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
Bixels Begin Construction Of Building
10 House New Supermarket on Vance St.

Rumors that one of Buttons
food dealers is expanding into a
modern new super-market head
quarters were confirmed this
week with the announcement by
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Bixel that
they are erecting a modern new
building on Vance street to house
a new /. G. A. Foodliner, to be
operated by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Urich.
Following a nationwide trend
to locate food markets in uncon-
gested areas where plenty of off
street parking is available. the
new Foodliner will be off Main
street, where Urich's have sue
cessfully operated for the past
nine and a half years.
The large 5Ox12O-ft. building
will have parking space for 40
automobiles off the street and
ample room for future expansion,
if needed.
Work was to start this week in
excavating for the concrete foot
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03

at think the thing which most
impressed me about the Hawai-
ian islands was the friendliness
Of the people and the truly
Christian way in which the
races live together" Mrs. Theola
Ronnet Bluffton high school
teacher, home from a summer IN
the islands, told the Bluttton
Lions club Monday evening.
She explained that on the street
in Kailua Heights, a suburb OF
Honolulu, where she spent the
summer with relatives, there
lived native born Hawaiians' q
family of mixed marriage
white man and japanese giri'
two Japanese families and a
Negro family.
In Honolulu they do not tax
or think segregation, desegrega-
ton or integration. They are in
tegrated, she said.
The opportunity to visit the
Pacific islands, 2,4OO miles west
of California, came when Mrs.
.A3 s,o%ar NHrc n n Ralt-
zell of Decatur, Ind. asked her
to accompany her on a visit
with her daughter and son-in-iaw'
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Robinson.
The Bluffton physical educa-
ton teacher and her sister made
the trip to Honolulu by air and
returned board the Matsonian.
luxury style.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
Registration Set
In BIuftOn for
September 10

Voters in the BIuffton area
may register here on Sep
tember IS, sparing them
selves a trip to Lima, 1t was
announced this week.
The registration program,
conducted by trained board
clerks will be held here one
day only, probably in the
town hall. Registration will
be conducted from Ill a. m.
to L p. m. and from 4 p. m.
to Q p. m.
All voters In BIuffton and
RichIand township must be
registered to cast their bal
lots In November. Registra-
tion closes September %.
Voters may register at the
Board of Elections office In
the county courthouse at any
time before the deadline.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03

Beaverdam might be forced to
turn to the federal government
for aid in selling bonds to finance
their proposed water system, en-
gineer Francis Connors told the
village council Monday evening.
One broker said his company
considered the Beaverdam pro-
posal a "borderline case and
might not be interested in bid
ding on the bonds, Mr.. Connors
said.
The small number of customers
involved and the high rates
which must be charged may
cause some bidders to be reluc-
tant to buy the Beaverdam
bonds.
Federal funds may be avail
able if three banks or brokers
cannot supply funds, the en-
gineer' explained. If plans for
the proposed system are ap-
proved by federal authorities
the government will bid for the
bonds when they are advertised
for sale.
The government would be
treated like any other bidder and
if another firm beats their bid
council could sell the bonds to
the lowest bidder. They would
not be obligated to sell to the
government.
No federal funds would be ad-
vanced under this system. The
government merely guarantees
that it will bid for purchase of
the bonds if they approve the
plans for the water SYSTEM, Mr..
Connors told the council.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
Mayor Riser
Wins Top Award
In Flower Show

An old work shoe cleverly ar
ranged with gourds, vegetables
and flowers from his garden and
labeled Green Thumb Arrange
ment' won top honors in the
Bluffton Flower Festival for May
or David L. Risser last week end.
The class was open to men
only, but judges awarded the ar
rangement the grand prize.
Tri-color ribbons were awarded
to 13 other Bluffton gardeners
who entered arrangements and
specimens in the II sections OF
the show.
The tri-color winners and their
sections were: Mrs. Francis
Reichenbach, artistic arrange
ments; Mrs. David Riser, min
iatures; Edith Amstutz, featured
accessories; Barbara Basinger,
junior arrangement of roadside
flowers; Mrs. Jerome Herr and
Mrs. Kenneth Winkler, summer
table.
William McKibben, junior gar
deners, choice from garden plot;
Sam Reichenbach, junior garden
er; Mrs. Calvin Garmatter, cox
comb specimen; G. T. Soldner,
dahlia specimen; Mrs. BRUCE
Reed, Ottawa, rose specimen;
Howard Beery, Columbus Grove
gladiolus specimen; and Linda
Crawfis, coxcomb, junior speci-
men.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
Medical Student
To "ShGdOU''
Local Physician

DR.. F. D. Rodabaugh, Bluffton
physician, has been assigned as
preceptor to a medical college
senior from Ohio State univer-
sity, who will spend two weeks
in Bluffton looking over rural
communities as a possible future
field of practice.
Robert Martin, Portsmouth,
will live at the Rodabaugh home,
work with the doctor at his office
and make calls with him in local
homes and at Button Cornnsss
nifty hospital. \
The preceptor system is spon-
sored by the Ohio State Medical
association as a means of ac-
quainting medical students with
the field of general practice
medicine, and its opportunities
for service. 1t is hoped to coun-
teract a tendency for young
doctors to seek locations in urban
areas where they can specialize.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03

10, 1850, when they purchased
the business operated by Joel and
Ezra Basinger in the present
Main street location.
"Our business has grown
steadily during the past nine
years to a point where we cannot
satisfactorily serve our custom
ers in the limited space we have" I"
Mr.. Urich said.
"We will be happy to be in a
position to give Bluffton a truly
modern food center which will
make shopping a pleasant adven-
ture," he added.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03

Experiences of living in a re-
mote village of Ecuador while
engaged in a church work camp
this summer are being told by
Darrell Huber, who returned to
Bluffton this week.
Darrell, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerald Huber of Garmatter
street, describes life in the work
camp as interesting but primi-
tive. His companion workers were
IL young people from the United
States, two from Guatemala and
one from Costa Rica.
Located 112 miles north of
Quito, the trip inland required
six hours over some of the poor
est leads in the country. Even
mail service was unpredictable
and letters were carried to Quito
by a banana truck driver, who
made the trip several times a
week.
The campers lived in a thatch-
ed hut, boiled their drinking wa
ter, and did their own cooking.
Their laundry was done on stones
in nearby stream.
The projects, which were SUI
pervised by the Bluffton youth,
included deepening a public well,
building two public rest rooms,
landscaping a hillside and setting
up swings and other equipment
for the school playground.
The well, which was 65 feet
deep, was to be deepened to 81
feet. 1t was necessary to lower
the digger to the bottom of the
well in an empty steel drum. The
drum was then filled with dirt
and hauled topside.
Darrell reported that there was
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03

ers. The block building will be
erected by local builders, Paul
Geiser, Jim Moser and associates.
Mr.. Bixel said that the front will
be of brick or stone. A large IL
foot marquee viii extend across
the entire front and PARKWAY
around the side of the building.
The building will be air-condi-
toned throughout and provides
5000 square feet of sales dis
play area and 349 feet of shelv-
ing. Three check-out counters
will be provided.
The Urich's started in the re-
tail food business on February
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
New Councilman
Will Be Chosen
At Beaverdam

The Beaverdam council will be
reshuffled next Tuesday evening
when a new council president is
elected and a new member is
added.
They will replace Robert Snod-
grass, previous council presi-
dent, who has automatically
moved up to serve as mayor. He
succeeds Donald Barber who was
killed in an airplane accident
two weeks ago.
The five remaining council
members will elect a sixth man
to fill the slot vacated by Mr..
Snodgrass. After the new mem
Der is chosen the council will
elect a new president to succeed
Mr.. SnodgTass.
The new village officials will
be sworn in by Willis Siferd,
village solicitor, who will attend
the meeting.
Mr.. Snodgrass has filed a petit
ton of candidacy for mayor.
Nominations for the fall election
were closed August A but the
emergency caused by Mr.. Bar
ber's death made it possible for
a replacement candidate to be
filed.
The new candidate is also in
the race for council this fall. A
ruling is being sought from
Secretary of State Ted Brown on
whether Snodgrass' name can
appear on the ballot twice.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
Lightning Hits
Large Elm On
Campus Drive

Lightning struck a large elm
on the front lawn of the resi-
dence of Mrs. c. Henry Smith,
303 Campus drive, Tuesday eve-
ming, stripping the bark from the
tree in several places from top
to bottom. =
The storm brought 3.25 inches
of rain, according to the record
of Ray Burkholder, official
weather observer of near Pan
dora. One farmer closer to Bluff
(See Lightning" p. g.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03

Although she had not planned
it that way, Mrs. Bonnet visited
the University of Hawaii and en-
rolled in two classes there during
the summer term. There, and
aboard the returning ship, she
learned the interpretive Hula
dancing and its. history, as well
as the use of the bamboo puillis
and the rocks called illiilis.
Use of the Hawaiian instru-
ments of rhythm were demon
strated for the Lions by Mrs.
Bonnet.
1t was during the Bluffton
woman's visit that the islanders
held their historic election on
accepting statehood as the 5Oth
state. Mrs. Bonnet confided that
she had a feeling of participation
in the occasion since she remind
ed her nephew of his duty to vote
after he had forgotten it was
election day.
She related how newspapers
had carried the story of one
woman who had gone to the poles
in a mumu printed with the
name of her choice of candidates.
When she was told that it is
illegal to electioneer in the poll
ing place, she stepped outside.
removed the mumu and cast her
ballot in her bathing suit.
Informality of dress marks the
completely informal manner OF
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
BluftOn Youth Describes Summer
Work Camp Experience in Ecuador

no electricity in the small town,
and candles were used for illumi-
nation. Bats flew in and out of
the matched houses during the
night.
There was no church in the viii
lage so IL of the workers con-
Quoted their own worship servic-
es, and attendance of the villag-
ers brought the total to los per-
sons. The village is starting to
build its own church.
Even in the city of Quito. the
people seem to be very poor. The
average workman earns around
IS cents per day, Darrell was
told. In the rural areas a man
earns from three to six cents on
each stalk of bananas, he sells,
and on an average, he will bring
out of the banana field from one
to two stalks day.
Bananas are cut very green
and stored on the porch of the
mans home until he has a truck
load.
On one occasion the young
people at the workcamp were
guests of honor at a three-day
fiesta. When they left, about $50
residents of the village came to
give them a send-off.
Enroute home by plane, the
Blufftcn youth, experienced a
narrow escape when the four
engined plane on which he was
a passenger lost one of its mo-
tors over the Caribbean sea. 1t
landed in Panama and passeng-
ers were transferred to another
plane before continuing to Miami
Beach, Florida, "a hours late.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
Schools To Operate
Two Cafeterias

Bluffton schools will operate
the cafeteria this year in the ele-
mentary school as well as in the
high school, Superintendent A. B.
Murray has announced.
Both cafeterias will open We'd
nesday, the first full day OF
school. Mrs. Byron Anderson is
in charge of the high school
kitchen with Mrs. Harlan Moser
as assistant, and Mrs. Leroy
Traucht Is in charge of the ele-
mentary school kitchen with Mrs.
Lorena Leedy as assistant.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03

Thursday will bring another
balloon ascension, tractor pulling
contest and more racing in the
evening.
Livestock judging is scheduled
as follows: Monday morning,
Junior Fair sheep; afternoon
open class sheep, junior swine,
special barrow and carcass
show; Tuesday morning-steers,
junior dairy; afternoon = open
class beef cattle; sheep shearing
contest; Wednesday - open class
dairy, open class swine; Thurs
day - steer feeders sale.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-09-03
Subscribers Sought

A minimum of $50 subscribers
for the water system would be
needed to insure success, the
engineers report stated.
A proposed flat monthly rate OF
$3.50 per residential user, plus
fees paid by Beaverdam schools
and businesses would mean ap-
proximately $4,000 income from
the water system each year.
Operating expenses were es-
timated at $1,000. The remainder
would be about 173 percent of
annual payments on the debt and
interest if a $95,OOO bond issue
for 40 years is used to finance
the system. Bondholders require
the extra money to be raised for
a reserve.
A guaranteed list of Subscrib-
ers would be needed before sell
ing the bonds or seeking federal
oid