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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
Classic Car
Planned
For BlufftOn

Some Of the most expensive
and beautiful automobiles built
anywhere in the world win be
displayed in Bluffton in an an
tque and classic automobile
show to be held here August 1.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted with the Buckeye Region
of the Classic Car Club of Amer
lea to hold the exhibit here. The
unique program, first ever held
in the community, is being plan
ned by the retail division of the
Bluffton Business Mems associa-
ton.
Classics to be exhibited are
drawn from the 1925-42 period,
with antiques listed as cars pre-
dating this. A typical classic car
show will have such famous old
names as Packard, Deusenberg,
Stutz, Marmon, Auburn, Cord,
Cadillac and Lincoln, with even
an occasional Pierce-Arrow max
ing its appearance.
The Buckeye Region of the
Classic Car Club of America
draws automobiles from so
mile radius of Defiance. James
B. Steiner, a Lima attorney, is
the director of the association
and DR.. Byron Mundhenk, a
Lima optometrist, is secretary.
MIR. Steiner and DIR. Mundhenk
indicated that cars can be ex-
pected from Michigan, Indiana
and Ohio. Further plans will be
made next Monday evening when
Business Mems association repre-
sentatives meet DR.. Mundhenk at
his home in Lima.
An exhibition and a parade are
being planned for Saturday eve
ming. All exhibitors in the classic
show will be guests of the Busi-
ness Mems group for dinner on
that day.
Nolan Benroth and Gene
Schmidt are co-chairmen of
arrangements. Dale Clark, Dean
Niswander, John T. Warren,
Russell Brooke and Gene Ben
roth are also on the committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
Wins HOnOrs At
Ohio Northern

A Bluffton student in the col
lege of engineering at Ohio
Northern university was listed
this week as having ranked in
second place scholastically
among members of the junior
class in his college.
Robert Blank, majoring in
civil engineering, achieved an ac-
cumulative average grade of
3.53. In first place was Larry
Wykel of Lima, with a 3.56
average.
Blank has been initiated into
Nu Theta Kappa, honorary en-
gineering fraternity at the col
lege.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
Swimming Pool
Ready To Open
Decoration DGy

Freshly cleaned and painted,
Bluffton's municipal swimming
pool opens at l p. m. Saturday
afternoon with the same admis-
sion charges and same operating
regulations as last year, Bern
ard Schiffke, chairman of the
recreation commission announced
this week.
Mr.. Schiffke said that Donald
Darbyshire, a Columbus Grove
sophomore at Bluffton college
and former Columbus Grove
swimming pool life guard, has
been appointed manager of the
pool. Full time lifeguards will be
Terry Marshall and Dale Schiff-
ke, and James Jordan will be a
part-time guard.
The season tickets are now on
sale at the Basinger Furniture
store, and may be purchased
there until the pool opens, when
tickets will be sold there.
The family season pass will
continue to be sold for $18;
child's season ticket, $5; youth
ticket. $3.50; and an adult ticket
$8.
Individual admissions will be
25 cents for. children, 35 cents
for youth tickets, and 50 cents
for adult tickets.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
Dinner Planned
For Bible Students

DR.. Paul Shelly, head of he
Bible department at Bluffton col
lege, has invited the senior Bible
majors and their wives to dinner
at the Clemens Restaurant in
Lima on Monday evening, June
l. Those invited are Dale Parl-
cite and his wife, Kenneth Cave
and his wife, and Benjamin
Rosa. DR.. William Keeney, of the
Bible department, and Mrs.
keeney, have also been invited.
Following the dinner will be a
short program. Benjamin Rosa
will summarize the events of the
year. DR.. Keeney will discuss the
process of obtaining a doctors
degree, and DR.. Shelly will also
have a few remarks. s-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
Town HOnOrs War Dead
In Parade, Services Sat.

Paying tribute to the soldier
dead of five wars, Memorial Day
services conducted by Bluffton
Post American Legion will be
held in Maple Grove cemetery
at the conclusion of the tradi-
tional parade scheduled at $50
a. m. Saturday.
The procession from the town
hall will be headed by the Legion
color guard and the nattily uni
formed Bluffton high school band.
Paraders will include Legion
naireS and their Women's Auxil-
iary organization, Cub Scouts.
Boy Scouts and Explorers, Girl
Scouts and Brownies, decorated
bicycles and all other individuals
or groups who wish to march to
the cemetery for the memorial
services.
Commander William Mericle of
the American Legion will be pre-
siding officer at the cemetery
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
Commencement Exercises
Fri. Mite for 81 Seniors

Home from their class trip to
Washington and New York, 81
Bluffton high school seniors, will
formally conclude their public
school education Friday evening
when they are presented diplo-
mas at commencement exercises
in the high school gymnasium at
8 o'clock.
Highlight of the annual pro-
gram will be the address to the
graduating class by DR.. Fred E.
Luchs, pastor of the First Con-
gregational church of Ann Arbor,
Michigan. His topic will be
"And Now What?"
Educated in Ridgway, Pa, he
was graduated from Franklin
and Marshall college and the
Chicago Theological Seminary.
In 1889 he was chosen one of
10 ministers to exchange pull
pits with English ministers,
preaching in cities of England,
Scotland and American churches
of Berlin and Paris. More re-
Gently he was elected as one of
Americas 100 outs Id in G
preachers by readers of Chris
tan Century Pulpit in 1858.
The Rev. Robert Dye Sr. will
give the invocation after the
class professional. The Mixed
Chorus will sing two numbers,
This is My Country" and
You'll Never Walk Alone" and
following the address Mary Mar
garet Steiner will play a piano
solo, 'Nocturne Opus 72, No. T.
by Chopin.
Maurice Bell, president of the
board of education will present
the. diplomas and the Rev. Robert
Dye Sr. will give the benediction.
The occasional and professional
will be played by the high school
band.
Listed for special mention as
Scholarship Honor Students" on
the commencement program are
Joenita Shelter, Judith Frank
hauser, Ruth Anne F'rankhauser
and David Little.
Members of the class are Jane
Alspach, Ronald r. Badertscher,
Donna Lee Basinger, Pamela
Joyce Berry, Sue Ellen Crawfis,
Vicki Anne Davidson, Laura
Jane Diller, Judith Lynne Frank
hauser, Ruth Anne Frankhauser,
Helen Kae Geiger, Ronald Lynn
Habegger, David L. Hauenstein,
Carole Jeanne Herr, Norman l..
Hochstettler, Darrell L. Huber,
Sharon Kay johnson.
Sallie Annette Jordan, Mary
Louise Kaufman, Eugenia Kay
Kibele, Edwin d. Kohl, Ramon
C. Lewis, David A. Little, Do
nita L. Luginbill, Gordon L. Math-
ewson, Sherlyn Raeleen Moser,
Larry G.. Mumma, Edward A:
Niswander, Joenita Rae Shelter,
Dennis S. Smith, Larry F.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
Girl Scout
Day Camp Set
For June l-6

Approximately 100 Bluffton Girl
Scouts are expected to attend the
community's annual Girl Scout
Day Camp June 1-6 in the Rol-
land Stratton woods, named
"Rollicking Woods" by the girls
at last summers camp.
Mrs. Robert Stratton will head
up the camp as Site Director with
Mrs. Kenneth Henry as business
manager, and a large staff of
adult helpers who will be at the
camp all six days or part time.
The camping program will
open each day at 9:15 a. m. and
continue until 2:30 p. m. Two of
the older troops will camp out
for the entire week. Troop 189 is
under the leadership of Mrs.
Clayton Harkness with Mrs. Ger
aid Crawfis and Mrs. Fred Reich
enbach as assistants. Troop 127
is under the leadership of Mrs.
Harold Klingler with Mrs. Den
yer Augsburger and Mrs. Frank
Steiner as assistants.
Members of the camping staff
and assistants underwent an in
tensive training course for the
event Monday at the woods.
Individual troops are arranging
transportation for the girls with
daily pickup points at the ele-
mentary school grounds and at
the corner of Grove and Kbler
streets.
The camping program includes
campcraft, nature lore and rec
reation.
On Thursday evening families
of the campers will assemble for
a pot-luck supper and inspection
of the camp.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
Seek Old Copies
Of BIuftOn NelUs
Prior TO 1896

Old copies of The Bluffton
News between 1875 and July OF
1896 are needed to complete the
micro-film files of the News now
safely preserved for posterity in
the Musselman Library at Bluff
ton college.
DR.. Delbert Gratz, college libra
rian, said that the micro-film
files were used extensively by
students gathering materials for
the recent Bluffton Industrial Ex-
hibit. Undoubtedly they will be-
come more valuable as time
passes.
The old newspapers will be
photographically copied and the
original copies returned to the
owners. Newspapers loaned for
this purpose may be left at Mus
selman Library or at the News
Office.
1t is hoped that as many copies
as possible prior to 1896 can be
gathered for processing some
time in June.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
Births

The following births were re-
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Neff,
Bluffton, boy, Kevin Wayne,
born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Boehm,
Bluffton, a boy, Jonathan Mark,
born Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Clifton Orr, Jr.,
Findlay, a boy, Terry Lee, born
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale E. Reich
enbach, Elyria, Ohio, a boy, Tim
othy Lee, born May 19 at Elyria
Memorial hospital. Mr.. Reichen-
bach is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Reichenbach of Bluffton.
MIR. and Mrs. (Sharon Conrad
Terry Miller, Col. Grove, twin
boys, Timothy Gary and Thomas
Jan, born May 19 at Lima Me
mortal hospital. Mrs. Ruth L.
Conrad is the mother of Mrs.
Miller and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Miller are Mr.. Miller's parents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28

rites which will be held over the
grave of the late Arnin Hauen-
stein, who was long active in
the traditional Memorial Day
services himself.
The Rev. William Won Brauch-
itsch will conduct services and
address the crowd at the ceme-
terry. The traditional sounding
of taps and salute of the rifle
squad will conclude the cere-
mony.
In the event of inclement
weather, the service will be held
in the high school auditorium at
1000 a. m. Saturday.
Sunday, Legionnaires, headed
by Wilbur Potee, World War I
veteran, decorated nearly 180
graves of veterans in nine GEM
eteries of the community. Small
American flags were placed on
the graves in two Bluffton ceme-
teries, two cemeteries in Beaver
dam, Gratz, Ebenezer, Zion, De-
fenseless and Pleasant Hill GEM
eteries.
The graves of two revolution
ary war veterans were among
those decorated - the Hezakiah
B. Hubbel grave is located on a
farm south of town, and the 9TH
er revolutionary war veterans
grave is that of Joseph Deford,
founder of Bluffton, located in
the Jefferson street cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
Chicken Barbecue
To Benefit Hospital

Tickets for the Community
Hospital Chicken Barbecue slated
for Saturday, June 20, at the
elementary school grounds will
go on sale June 1, it was an
nounced by Mrs. Harley Augs-
burger, chairman of ticket sales.
Women of the Hospital Auxiliary
will have the tickets.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
Stores Open Fri.
Mite; Closed Sat.

With Memorial Day fall
ing on Saturday this year,
BlufftOn retail merchants
will remain open Friday eve-
ming for the convenience of
their customers, it was an
nOunced this week by Walter
Beck, chairman of the retail
division of the Business
Mems association.
Most stores which are
ordinarily open on Sundays
and holidays viii also be
open as usual Saturday, but
other retail stores will close
for the holiday to permit
owners and employees 10 en-
joy the long week end.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
Bluffton Woman TO Head
Countrywide TB Seal Sale

A Bluffton woman has been
named the first woman ever to
serve as Christmas Seal chair
man for the annual mail cam
paign of the Allen County TIL
berculosis and Health associa-
ton.
Mrs. Wilford Steiner, who has
been affiliated with the aSSocia-
ton. for the past five years, and
active in other county civic af-
fairs, will direct the 1859 cam
paign. The announcement was
made by Dr.. A. A. Dalton, pres
ident of the TB association.
Affiliated with the Allen coun-
ty TB and Health association
since 1854, Mrs. Steiner has been
a member OF the associations
executive committee since 1857.
In tn same year she was ap-
pointed representative director
for the local TB association to
represent the group in the Ohio
association. She is also the asso-
citation delegate to the Commun-
ity Welfare Council of Lima and
Alien county.
The Bluffton woman has been
prominent in other countrywide
groups. She is past president of
the Allen County PTA, past pres
ident of the Bluffton PTA, a
board member of the Allen
County Polio Foundation and has
served the last two years as
chairman of the March of Dimes
campaign for Bluffton and six
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
ON INSPECTION COMMITTEE

DR.. L. L. Ramseyer, president
of Bluffton college, has been ap-
pointed as a member of the COM
mittee on membership and in
spection of the Ohio College
Association, by President Bow
man of Kent State university,
president of the association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
|BPA To Take Bids On Sale Or
Lease Of Light Plant Building

Should the board of public af-
fairs sell the old municipal
power plant building aud erect a
smaller structure TO house its
pumps and service vehicles, or
should it lease parts of the big
building and remodel part for its
own use?
Facing these questions, as well
as whether it should install and
operate water softening equip
ment, the board asked Councils
approval Tuesday evening to adj
Verdse for bids on both the sale
and lease of the old plant.
I'VE can scarcely determine
the best course of action until
we know the value of the old
building both from a sales and
lease arrangement" Harvey
Bauman, BPA member told
council.
He suggested tiiat the board
ask for four different types of
bids: 1. For lease of the turbine
room alone. 2. For the lease of
the remainder of the building. 3.
For lease of the entire building.
A. For sale of building.
Mr.. Bauman explained that the
Ex-Cell-O corporation is pressing
for a renewal of its lease which
is IN effect until next March on
the turbine room alone. The
lease is in its third and last year.
At the same time Mr.. Bauman
said the Triplett Electrical In
strument company has made
overtures toward the purchase
of the building.
The bids could be received
with the stipulation that any or
all bids could be rejected.
Mayor David Riser agreed
with Mr.. Bauman that it would
be a good idea to explore all
possibilities.
Il feel the people of the town
will be better satiffied if study
of every alternative is made"
the mayor said. "The question
is, To whom is it worth the
most " Mayor Riser said.
Council gave a unanimous vote
passage of an emergency ordi-
nance authorizing the board of
public affairs to advertise for
bids. Before this can be done,
! however, the plant and grounds
viii be surveyed to determine
exactly what part will be sold,
if the bid is sufficient, and all
conditions of either sale or lease.
In other action by Council a
letter was authorized upon
motion by Francis Reichenbach
seconded by Wilbur Amstutz
asking the board of public af-
fairs to repair broken places in
the Main street pavement where
the concrete has been removed
at various times to repair water
lines. Condition of the sidewalk
was cited as hazardous and the
BPA was asked to reply if it
considered the repairs its re-
sponsibility.
Councilmen Charles Alderman
and Edward Chamberlain pushed
for enforcement of the three
hour parking limit in the busi-
ness section and urged that the
parking limit signs be erected
on Main street. Council discus
sed the matter but took no &C
ton on it.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28

A. G. BURCKY, Bluffton
college athletic director and
longtime member of the
BlufftOn Lions club, will head
the Lions club as president
in its l959-'6O year, it was
announced recently following
the club election.
Also taking office with him
will be Russell Lantz, first
vice president; Robert Grow,
second vice president; Paul
King, third vice president;
Oliver Beach Jr., secretary
treasurer; Gordon Bixel, tail
twister; Russell Brooke, Lion
tanner. Two new directors
elected were Forest Steiraan
and Carl Lehman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28
OFFICIATE AT SERVICE

The Rev. Harry Yoder and the
Rev. r. L. Hartzler, represent
ing the Central District Minister
ial committee, will be in charge
of the ordination service for
Ernest Porzelius in Fortuna,
Missouri, on Sunday, May 81.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28

townships in Allen county. She
was recently appointed as pre-
cinct committee woman for AL
len county and is a past member
of the Bluffton Citizenship COM
mittee.
Mrs. Steiner attended Bluffton
college and Ohio university
where she majored in music. She
is married to a Richland town.
ship farmer and is the mother
of two sons.
In announcing Mrs. Steiner as
(See 'Blufftonite', p. 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-05-28

Smucker, Mary Margaret Stein
er, Conner G. Stewart, Rodney
L. Stratton, Owen D. Ziessler,
Ann Elizabeth Zimmerly and
Marcene j. Zimmerman.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
DEAR ABBY
Cool Down, LQdy!
BY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

the more it sounds like the
real thing.
How quiet do you think a
l00-piece symphony would
sound in your living room?
Anything less than this would
be a plain phonograph. And
who wants that?
HI-FI EXPERT
l (and according to my
mail, several thousand other
people, want 1t. A IOO-pieee
symphony in my living room
would shatter the chandelier
and burst my ear drums. If
THAT is true HI-FI, l am
going to shop for the lowest
of LOW-FI.
=
Whot's your problem? For O per-
sonoI reply, write to Abby, core Of
The Stor. lnelose o stamped, self
addressed envelope.
distributed by McNausht
syndicate, Inc.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
ITSADATE
TOMORROW

All this week Hal Rollins,
Antoine's personal ambassa-
dor" will be available for
consultation on the Beehive"
and other gay. new holiday
coiffures at Julius Gar
flnckel & Co.'S Seven Corners
store from $50 am. to 5:45
pm.
TUESDAY
Informal modelling will be
featured in the Garden Res
taurant Of the Shoreham
Hotel at luncheon time with
fashions by the Hecht Co.
Christmas party fashions
will be Informally presented
at 2 pm. at Julius Gar
flnckel & Co. F street store in
the china and glass depart
mentS.
A reception fashion show
for girls of Scout Troop No.
806 will be presented at 7:30
pm. at Katherine Mizell's
Keye Modelling & Finishing
School. This will climax the
completion of their require
ments for the Good Groom
ing Badge.
Evening star., 1959-12-13

feature fashions from Toni
Lee, modelled by the Models
Guild, Inc.
Hawaiian Holiday fashions
from Ruth Williamson'S
Hawaiian Island Shop, 49o1
Hampden lane. Bethesda,
will be presented by Phillis
Bodies Bethesda Modelling
Agency from noon to 2 p m.
at FranciSco's Restaurant,
All Montgomery lane, Be-
thesda.
FRIDAY
Emphasis on MinkS to fit
her figure and your budget
will be the subject of infor-
Evening star., 1959-12-13

modelling by the Models
Guild, Inc.
Once a Month fashions
will be inaugurated at Arva
Motel. L. Frank will present
a holiday wardrobe at 1890
pm. with modelling by the
Models Guild. Inc.
Sparkling Fashions and
gifts ideas from Rose VIII
liams of Bethesda will sp-
pear on the runway in the
showroom of Chevy Chase
Chevrolet in a Fashion &
Car Show, presenting the
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Tuesday Hostess

Mrs. E. j. Edgar Robinson
will be hostess Tuesday eve
ming for the Christmas meet
ing of Capitol Chapter, D. C.
OAR. Mrs. Evelyn B. Bell,
chapter regent, will preside
at the 8 pm. event, to be
held at 6805 Laurel street
NV.
Evening star., 1959-12-13

DEAR ABBY: My husband
stays home night, but I'm
sure he runs around in the
daytime. I have been mar
ried to this chiseler for 80
years and I can tell.
He is almost so and I am
SO. When I want a little af-
lection, he tells me he's tired.
OF course he's tired. He gets
tired from chasing women
all day. He sells real estate
so you know he can get
around plenty and make it
look all right. He tells me
I am imagining things.
Our children are married
and we could settle down to
a happy old age together if
only he would behave him.
self. He is a good provider
and he doesn't smoke, drink
or gamble. Can you help me?
SUSPICIOUS
What makes you think a
man of so can't be tired lust
doing a days work? Unless
you have more than just your
lunches" to go on, you'd
be wise to give your husband
a warm welcome when he
comes home instead of a lot
of heat.
DEAR ABBY: I am a IA
year-old boy who wishes he
were dead. feel so left out
of things. I am a big failure.
My teachers say II don't
apply myself" whatever that
means). My father says I
think only about myself. He
is probably right. too. Look
at all the sentences with "I"
in them.
Everything I do is wrong.
Is there any hope for me?
HATE MYSELF
Everyone on this earth has
a duty to live. You aren't a
failure" because a real "fail-
ure" is satisfied with himself.
You recognize your weak
nesseS and want to improve.
You need a mature,
straight-thinking adult to
talk things over with. Your
father should be that person.
But if you have a father you
can't talk to land unfOrtu-
nately there are many, l
suggest that you go to your
coach, a favOrite teacher, or
to your clergyman. You've
won the first round. You've
admitted you need help. Now,
go get it. Good luck.
y y
DEAR ABBY: 1t is obvious
that neither you nor the per-
son who complained that her
hi-fl was too loud, knows any,
thing about hi-fi. Hi-fidelity
means TRUE reproduction
and the closer you are to it.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
WEDNESDAY

The latest fashions will be
informally modelled in the
Colonial Dining Room Of the
Sheraton-Park Hotel from
noon to 2 pm. with fashions
by the Hecht Co. For reserva-
tions, call the Colonial Dining
Room. Hairstyles by Verne
Myren Of Beauty Bazaar.
A dinner fashion show to
Evening star., 1959-12-13

the theme Of This Is Your
Wife" will be presented at 9
pm. for the Junior Chamber
Of Commerce of Silver Spring
and wheaton and their
spouses. the Jayncees, by the
Models Guild, Inc. Fashions
from Casual Corner, David's
Mems Wear, William Hahn
shoes and Vincent and Vim
cent hairstyles. Jackie Mar
ley will commentate.
THURSDAY
Luncheon Fashion Show at
Evans Coffee House in Ar
lington at 1890 pm. will
Evening star., 1959-12-13
MeetinQ Tomorrow

The Motion Picture and
TeleviSion Council of the Dis
trict Of Columbia will meet to-
morrow at 2 pm. at the Cleve-
land Park Library, 1910 Con-
necticut avenue NV. Mr..
Stanley Field, producer Of tel
evision programs. Department
Of the Army. will speak on
Producing Television Dramas"
illustrated with motion pictures.
Evening star., 1959-12-13

new Chevrolet Corvair, at
8 pm. by the Keye Teen
Model Club.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
SATURDAY

New Fashions will be mod
eled informally from II am.
to 5 pm. on the third floor
of Woodward and Lothrop
in the main store.
Many SplendOred fashions
from Rose Robinson Cowan
featuring lounging wear.
negligees and hostess outfits
with the oriental theme will
be presented at the Sky Din
ing Room Of the Washington
Hotel at 1890 pm. Vincent
and Vincent hairstyles with
Evening star., 1959-12-13

NAL modelling at Hayman's
from / to 4 pm. by The
Models Guild, Inc.