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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04
Add Advanced
Class To Summer
Bible School

A special advanced Bible study
class for older children will be
introduced this year in the Daily
Vacation Bible School being spon-
sored by the Bluffton Minister.
al association from June 8 to 19,
it was announced this week.
The new class will be conduct
ed in separate quarters from the
smaller children, and will be
taught by the Rev. Jacob T.
Friesen, pastor of the First Men
MONTE church. Youngsters who
completed the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades this year will be
eligible.
The school, which opens Mon
day, will be conducted daily ex-
cept Saturday from 8 a. NJ. un-
til IL a. m. Children from next
falls kindergarten class through
this years fifth graders will meet
in the Bluffton elementary school
building. The older group will
meet in the First Methodist
church. Each child is requested
to bring so cents to pay expense
of materials and books used.
Mrs. Richard Cookson and Mrs,
F. D. Rodabaugh will superin.
tend the school with a large staff
of teachers.
The school will conclude with
a program for parents on the
evening of June 10 at 7:30 p. m,
in the First Mennonite church
Members of the Steering Com.
mittee charged with organization
of the school are Wade Huber
of the United Church of Christ
Mrs. Richard Cookson and Mrs
Joe Cremean of the First Memo
mite church, and Mrs. F. D. Rod
abaugh of the Methodist church
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04

Luginbuhl, Route 2, Bluffton
also presented with God and
Country protestant lapel buttons.
In addition to two years of
catechism instruction, Dan pur-
sued his study of the Bible, Re-
formed church history under the
direction of the late Rev. Opper-
mann, the Rev. Richard Vitz OF
Lima, and his present pastor,
The Rev. Won Brauchitsch. Mrs.
Carl Derringer and Mrs. Vernon
Oppermann were his instructors
in Bible history.
Service projects included tax,
ing weekly bulletins and running
errands for shut-ins; serving as
altar boy, built Sunday School
Worship Center; repaired anc
painted church property; sub
mitted posters in Stewardship
project; studied pipe orgar
under Prof. Otto Holtkampi
piano and trumpet participation
at Mems Brotherhood meeting
cared for church shrubbery; anC
compiled an historical scrapbool
of the Bluffton church.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04

The DR.. Arrnin Gesswein Evan
gelistic Campaign will begin Sum
day evening, at 7:45 in the Bluff
ton high school gymnasium and
viii continue through. June Il.
The campaign is sponsored by
the Tri-County Evangelistic Assn.
and area churches.
DR.. Gesswein, international
evangelist and former faculty
member of Gordon college and
Gordon Divinity school in Bos-
ton, Mass, comes from Pas
adena, Calf. He was trained and
ordained in the Lutheran minis
try and is a graduate of Con-
cordia Theological seminary, st.
Louis, Mo. He served as associ-
ate evangelist on the Billy Gra-
ham team in the New York cru
sade.
Assisting as director of music
is Bernard WindmiIler, 1859
graduate of Bluffton college. He
viii lead congregational singing,
direct the choir, and present vo-
cal and instrumental solos. He is
serving as assistant pastor of the
Ebenezer Mennonite church and
win attend Fuller Theological
seminary, Los Angeles, Calf, in
the fall.
Campaign officers and commit
tee chairmen are the Rev. ].
Harlan Wright, chairman; the
Rev. Waldo Flickinger, vice
chairman and prayer committee;
Elmer Diller, treasurer and fl
nance; Francis Niswander, sec
retary; the Rev. John P. Suder-
man, personal workers; Emer-
son Basinger, ushers; Mr.. and
Mrs. Phares Bixel, entertainment
and Paul A. Steiner, publicity.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04
Carma Theatre
Down Indefinitely

The Carma Theatre showed
film Some Came Running
Tuesday evening, and then
turned off its lights for an in.
definite shutdown.
Theatre owner George Car
mack said that he could not tel
how long the Carma win be
dark. Contracts are up for re
newal with the film distributors
and he said that he has not beer
able to come to terms.
Film rental rates continue to
go up despite the slim theatre
attendance generally, and 1 sim
ply will not run anything but the
best films" Mr.. Carmack said.
Local exhibitors are forced to
buy a certain number of poor
films in order to show the best.
Many times, these are paid for,
and never shown OH the local
screen.
I'VE are sorry that a shut
down is necessary" Mr.. Car
mack said, "but 1 would rather
close up than run trash"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04
Balloon Ascension Features
Air Fair Here on June 28

An old-fashioned hot air balloon
ascension, similar to the ones
that thrilled Bluffton Fourth of =
July crowds so years ago, will
be feature of the gala Air
Fair planned for Sunday, June
% at the BIuffton Airport.
The Bluffton Flying club and
Business Mems association have
teamed up to expand the former
Fly-In Breakfast into an all-day
Air Fair which is expected to re-
place the Fourth-of-July Rodeo in
popular favor.
Features of the Fair, in addi-
ton to the balloon ascension, will
be the Ranch Style breakfast to
which several hundred small
planes are expected to. fly early
in the morning; ground displays
of all type aircraft; twin engine
Apache plane rides; a free Shet-
land pony for some lucky young
ster; and a huge chicken barbe-
cue at noon.
Expecting a large crowd of
spectators as well as fly-in par
ticipants, arrangements are be-
ing made to park one of the larg-
est assemblies of autos in the
community history.
Prof. Claude Shafer, who has
thrilled crowds all over the coun-
try with his daring balloon as
cension and sensational para
chute jump, will stage the big
show of the afternoon. His huge
balloon is inflated to morethan
100 feet high before it leaves the
ground. AS it floats aloft, the
professor sits in his swing sus-
pended beneath the balloon.
When he jumps by parachute, the
balloon debates and comes down.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04
D. Augsburger
New President
BHS Alumni

Donivan Augsburger, class of
'46., was elected president of the
Bluffton High School Alumni as
sociation succeeding Nelson
Steiner, at a banquet attended
by 166 persons last Saturday eve
ming in the First Methodist
Church.
Other new officers are Ray
mond Spangler, vice president;
Julia Burns Herr, corresponding
secretary; Marjorie Hoffer Trip
lett, recording secretary; Doro-
thy Lloyd, treasurer, and Will
helm A. Amstutz, memoriam!
During the program special
recognition was given Edgar S.
Hauenstein of the class of 1896,
the Oldest graduate present, and
also to his family representing
three generations of BFIS grads.
They included Edgar's son, Kent,
class of '23, and granddaughter,
Susan, SO.
Also recognized were Elmer C.
Romey, class of 1900, and Will
helm Amstutz, class of 1902, and
representatives of the classes of
1909, 1919 and 1884, which cele-
brated their 50th, doth and 25th
anniversaries respectively.
Following the invocation by
Superintendent A. B. Murray,
'23, President Nelson F. Steiner,
81, welcomed the incoming class
of graduates. The response was
given by Owen Ziessler, SO.
The memorial tribute to de-
ceased members was given by
Elizabeth Hummon Short, '09 on
behalf of the following, who died
during the year: Alvin Whistler,
1900; Armin Hauenstein, 10;
Ted Schied, II, Carrie Dewitt
Powell, '23, Luisa Reigel Huss,
100, Walter Amstutz, Is, Gerald
Jennings, '23, and Vida Amstutz
Rhoads, ga.
Also appearing on the program
with "reminiscences of school
days were John SpangIer, '09,
Columbus; Byron Spangler, '19,
Celina; Lysle Cahill, "a, Day
ton, and Rev. Earl D. Luginbuhl
: /, Lima.
Members attending the reunion
f om the greatest distance were
\ lncy Frankhauser Stewart,
n: ontgomery, Ala, and Elbert
K.bele, Ft. Bragg, N. Carolina.
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Births

The following births were re-
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Steiner,
Pandora, a boy, Byron Chris
topher, born Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Basing-
er (Jeannine Benroth), Lima, a
boy, Jon Eugene, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Weih-
rauch, Jenera, a girl, Beth Lo-
vaun, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Salzar, Raw
son, a boy, David Lee, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Reichley
Rawson, a boy, Tony Lynn, born
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Burkhold.
er, dorothy Hardwick), Bluff.
ton, twins (boy and girD, borr
Wednesday.
y
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm BaSing
er, Lima, a girl, Martha, borr
last Thursday in Lima Memoria
hospital. DR.. and Mrs. Evan Bas
niger of Bluffton are the grand
parents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04
Page Dairy
Sells Local
Milk Routes

The Page Dairy company,
which has operated retail milk
routes in Bluffton and Findlay
for approximately 25 years, this
week sold its delivery business
to the Sani-Pure Dairy Co. of
Findlay. Bluffton customers were
told last week that the change
over would become effective
June 1.
Sale of the retail business in
this area will in no way effect
the Bluffton wholesale operation
of the Page company, nor will it
affect the processing plant here.
Donald Kagy, manager of
Pages Bluffton plant, said that
the three route men who de-
ivered the company's products
in Bluffton and Findlay, will be
employed by Sani-Pure. Clyde
Beck, Findlay, operated the
Bluffton route, with Arthur Van
Worner serving as relief man on
the local route. The other driver
affected by the change is AL
Heldman. All three are residents
of Findlay.
Mr.. Kagy said that his COM
pany was appreciatve of past
business of the community. He
said that the sale was arranged
because it was no langer econom-
ically sound to operate on the
limited retail basis of the past.
The change does not affect the
Page company's operations III
Toledo and Mansfield, where it
handles large volume of retail
dairy business.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04

Professors Earl Lehman of the
music department and Dale Dick
ey of speech and dramatics have
once more combined their direct
ing talents with an excellent col
lege cast to produce another mu-
sica1 show for the entertainment
of the Bluffton College May Day
activities crowd on Friday and
Saturday.
This year, the pair who COM
bined in producing last June's
memorable musical comedy,
''Brigadoon," will direct the op-
eretta, Song of Norway" The
musical tells the story of the
young Norwegian composer, Ed
ward Grieg, who promises to SET
to music a beautiful poem about
Norway written by his friend, Ri
kard Nordraak.
Edward, Rikard and Nina Hag-
erup, with whom Edward is in
love, take part in the mid-sum-
mer's eve celebration in the vii
lage of Bergen, Norway, Count
ess Louisa Giovanni, a famous
opera star, and her husband.
Count Peppi LeLoup come to
this town for the colorful cele-
bration. The countess is enchant-
ed by the music of Grieg and
offers him an opportunity to ac-
company her on a concert tour
throughout Europe. Nina and Ed
ward announce their betrothal
just before Edward leaves with
the countess and her husband,
One year later Edwards par
ents, with Nina and Rikard, have
come to Copenhagen to attend
Edwards concert. They are
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04
Nay A Sample?
Summer May Be
Real ScOrcher

If May was a fair sample of
the way summer is headed, look
out for a scorcher!
Last month was the warmest
May since 1914, and the fifth
warmest in the 65-year-old rec
ords now kept by local weather
observer Ray Burkholder of Pan
dora.
The average maximum temper
ature for May was 1853 degrees
and the minimum average was
53.9 degrees. The average tenn
perature for the month was 65.1
degrees, and this is a little warm
er than June of last year, Burk-
holder said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04

ceive diplomas until the close of
the summer sessions, but who
will participate in the exercises.
1t exceeds the Class of 1850,
when 70 students received diplo-
mas, many of whom were World
War II veterans completing their
education under the G. l. Bill.
The fifteen Bluffton students
in the class and the degrees
they will receive include; Saun-
dra Jeanne Berry, B.S. in ed,
music; David A. Bixel, B.S. in
mathematics; Marvin j. Dirks
Jr., ALB. in psychology; Ruthann
Cochran Dirks, B.S. in business
administration; Karin Andrea
Hauenstein, B.S. in Ed, elemen-
tary; Richard D. Heckathorn,
BIS. in Ed, comp. science.
Jeanette Burns Klay, B.S. in
Ed; elementary; Kathryn Blau-
welt Little, B.S. in Ed, elemen-
tary; Dale Isaac Parlette, BIS.
Christian education; Martha 10
limerick Ropp, B.S. in Ed, ele-
mentary; Sue Montgomery
Smith, B.S. in Ed, music ed.
Robert E. Steiner, B.S. in
business administration; Robert
L. Steiner, ALB. social service;
Ann Elizabeth Stucky Stacy, BIS.
in Ed, elementary; and Bernard
L. Windmiller, Alb. in history.
Other students receiving the
B.S. in education degree are !:
Jack D. Arters, Mary Martha
Best, Donna Marie Born, John
Wesley Campbell, Althea Wrinkle
Flick, Elnora Bear Heckathorn,
JEANNE Kathleen Hughes, Lor-
raine Ann Kaufman, Violet
Shirley Keiser, Mildred Kelley
Lichty, Sue Lorene Miller, Janet
Elaine Oberman, Calvin Patter-
son, Jr., Phoebe Cookson Plass-
man, Joan Birky Reusser, Mar.
ilyn Griffith Shelly, Lois Ann
Shut, Jeanette Ballinger Slech-
ter, Carolyn LaVerne Snyder,
Gary Gene Stenson, Ethel Rose
Kuba Taylor, Esther Marianne
Tinsler and Rosella Mae Walton.
Those receiving B.S. degrees
are: j. Ogden Augsburger, Bus.
Adm; James E. Buffenbarger,
biology; James Lee Clemens,
Soc. Service; Ebert Dubenion,
(See Graduating p. 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04

Saturday morning at 7:30 the
Mems Varsity "B" will breakfast
at the First Mennonite church.
At 800 a. m. the Women's Var
sity "B" breakfast will be
(See Welcome p. y
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04
800 VISIT NEW HOME

More than 300 persons regis
tered at the new Lu-Re-Co home
opened for inspection by Steiner
Building and Lumber Co. on
Garmatter street in the Highland
subdivision last Friday and Sat-
urday. eve were gratified with
the interest shown by our visi-
tors in building and remodeling, "
said Paul Steiner of the firm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04

The award
was presented
by the Rev.
William Won
BrauchitSch in
Sunday wor-
ship service
this week. In
attend a n C e
were Dams
fellow B o y
Scouts in uni
form.
Dams par
entS, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04
Song ofNor,Uay'May
Day CrOaUd PLe0ser

shocked at the change in the
young composer since he has at
tanned some renown. Nina and
Rikard are quite upset because
Edward has forgotten his prom
ise to Rikard to set to music his
poem about Norway and has
agreed to write the music for a
poetic drama, Peer Gynt" by
Henrik Ibsen.
Members of the. cast in order
of their appearance are as fol-
(See Song .. 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04
Eagle Scout
Earns God And
Country Award

Dan Luginbuhl, who recently
earned his Eagle Scout badge at
the age of IA, last Sunday was
presented with another high
honor in scouting, the coveted
God and Country award for
churchmanShip.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04
Bluffton Girl Will Reign
As May Queen Saturday

One of Buttons daughters will fill the regal
role of queen reignng Buffton college May Day
tivities and the commencement week end.
Queen Saundra Berry is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Dallas Berry and is senior at Bluffton majorng in
music education Next fall she will teach music in the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-06-04
College Graduating Record
Glass Of Is Seniors Monday

Fifteen Bluffton students members of the record
breaking Bluffton college class of 1859 which will be grad
uated Monday morning in exercises at 10
o clock in Founders hall.
The class, largest to graduate in the history of the
college, numbers rs including several who will not re-
Holmes County herald., 1959-07-16
No Changes In
boundaries

MIR. Lynn Jordan, Chairman Oh
me Holmes ASC County Committee
,tates no changes we're made In
community boundaries for l96O
committee elections. Holmes coun-
" is divided into 16 communities
which are: Acona, West, Durant,
Joxburg, Franklin, South Lexington
east Lexington, North Lexington,
west Lexington. Howard. Tchula,
Cruger. and Thornton.
Elections will be held in each
ii the 16 communitie on August
j, 1859, and a Community Com
mittee of three member and
two alternates will be elected.
The Chairman of each Community
committee will convene between
the dates of August "a and August
81, 1859, for the purpose of electing
a County Committee composed OF a
Chairman. Vice-Chairman, mem
Der, 1st alternate and End alterna-
te.
Holmes County herald., 1959-07-16
Al Club
News

By Bill Silar, Asst. County Agent
Ten Holmes County All Club
members will attend the State
All Club Congress at Mississippi
State University on July 1417.
Each member will present a de-
monstration or will judge at the
congress.
Those attending will be Myron
Dillon, Billy Mckay, David Sum-
merlin, Carey Cannon, Mack Kill
Hebrew, Donna Kay Pierce, Mary
Lou Jones, Barbara Branch, Shelah
Abel and Patty Branch.
o. A. Cleveland, Jr., of the
Holmes County team was high
scoring Individual in the contest,
a perfect score of 900 points.
Members of the team were O..
A. Cleveland, Jr., Walter Sullivan
Jr., Julian Watson and Larry Spell
George P. MUllendore, associate
county agent. trained the team.
Holmes County herald., 1959-07-16

lambs with the wool oil, rather
than Shearing them to obtain the
shorn wool payment.
The 1858 wool payment rate is
the highest in the four years the
program has been in operation
Chairman Jordan said. This is the
result of relatively low prices
received for wool in the market
last year. For 1855. the first year
OF the program. the shorn wool
incentive payment rate was a.
pehcent: for 1y56. it was 40 percent
and for 1857. 15.5 percent.
County ASC offices expect to beg
n making the 1858 wool payments
soon to growers who filed applica-
tons by April 80, 1859. The pay
ments are for wool and unshoru
lambs marketed between April /,
1858, and March 81.
Holmes County herald., 1959-07-16
Q WEST NEWS
Sponsored by the West Parent Teacher Association

Mr.. and Mrs. David Robbins
spent the weekend in the Smith
Cade home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vardaman Filing
ton, Mrs. S. c. Mathers. Miss Kate
Cade and Mrs. Laura Cade en-
loyed a steak supper Friday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Cade.
Miss Jean Hand of Memphis an
Miss Betty Fay Hand of Hatties-
burg were weekend guests of the
Jones Hands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vardaman Filing
on, Mrs. Smith Cade and Bill
McCrory enjoyed the Fourth at
Grenada Lake.
We r sorry to hear that Clar-
ence Laughty is hospitalized as
the result of a lawn mower acci-
dent.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hagin trans
acted business in Kosciusk0 re-
Gently.
Mrs. Nellie Rogers Mrs. S. c.
MatherS, Miss Kate Cade, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lamar Bowie and Bill are
among those who have visited our
county site this week.
Miss Mary Browning, Mrs. A. C.
Autry and Mrs. Smith Cade visited
in Walden Wednesday pm.
Mrs. Mildred Randle of Mem
phis visited friends and relatives
in Durant and West over the week
end.
Mrs. M. T. Corder is spending
several days in the Smith Cade
home.
Holmes County herald., 1959-07-16
Polls Set For July 23
On Wheat Quota Vote

Voting places FOR the referendum
to be held July % ON marketing
quotas for the 1860 wheat crop were
announced today Dy Lynn Jordan,
Chairman or the Agricultural
Sterilization and Conservation
County Committee. The locations
are as follows: ASC County Office.
Farmers who are eligible to vote
in the wheat referendum are all
those who in 1860 will have more
than Is acres of wheat for harvest
as grain on a farm, except those
who r participating in the 1859
feed wheat program. Under the
feed wheat program, farmers may
arrange with the county offace
to grow up to 80 acres of wheat for
use only on the farm where grown
without being subject to marketing
quota penalties.
If at least two-third of the grow
erS who vote in the referendum
approve the quotas, they will rem
ain in effect for 1960-crop wheat
and price support will be available
to farmers who comply with their
farm wheat allotments at least
Is percent of parity. Farmers who
exceed the larger of the farm all
otment or Is acres will be subject
to a marketing penalty of As
percent of the wheat parity price
on their excess wheat.
If the quotas are not approved
by at least two-third of the growers
voting, the quotas and penalties
will not be in effect, and price sup
port will be available to farmers
who comply with their farm wheat
allotments at so percent of parity
as directed by law. At current
parity levels, that would be about
S1.18 per bushel.
Holmes County herald., 1959-07-16
Wool Payment For
Is 1913 Per Cent

Wool Payment For SO To Be
will receive a payment of 1913 cent
lor each dollars worth of shorn
wool marketed during the 1858 mar
Keting year, Chairman Lynn Jordan
OF Holmes Agricultural Sterilization
and Conservation County Comm
lttee announced today.
The payment rate represents the
percentage necessary to bring the
national average price wool grower
got for their wool during the yeal
ending last March UP to the estab-
ished national incentive price OF
u cents per pound.
The payment rate on unshorn
lambs with the wool on, rather
on them will be $1.02 per hundred
weight of live animals sold. This
payment is designed to maintain
he normal practnce OF marketing
Holmes County herald., 1959-07-16
BEST

BEST TRADE-IN
Check the figures in any NADIA
Guide Book. Chevrolet used car
prices last year averaged up to
1923 higher than comparable
models of the "other two"
Holmes County herald., 1959-07-16
mt Association

Friends of Mrs. Walter Camp
bell r delighted to hear of her
continued improvement. Mrs.
Campbell is in University Hospital
in Jackson.
Miss Jane Conn, who is a student
nurse at st. Dominic's In Jack.
son, was the weekend guest of MI
and Mrs. Boyd Holmes.
We are SO glad that Mrs. Eula
Lee Stevens is back at home after
several days in a jackson hos
pital.
MI. and Mrs. Lamar Bowie.
Mary Louise and Bill, spent Sun.
day in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Veazey of McCool,
The doy and girl skaters are
enjoying the new finish on the
gym floor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharkey Truitt
and Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Farmer
were visitors in the w. E. Grace
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simmie Burrell and
baby are visiting her mother.
The Mi. vernon Church has just
completed a very successful Bible
School. A number of children from
West enjoyed this school with their
friends. Three of the leaders from
West were Mrs. frankie Cade,
Mrs. r. A. Cade and Mrs. Harvey
Brister.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
w. D.. Reed is in the Lexington
hospital. We wish for her a speedy
recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. John McCreary and
sons were Memphis visitors Friday.