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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
POIicenGn's Life Is Not Serene
EUen in Small TOlDn, Report ShOlUs

That the life of a policeman
in a small town is not as quiet
and serene as might be expected,
is seen in a report made to Bluff
ton council last week by Police
Chief William Gaiffe.
The report covered the work of
the chief and night patrolman
Wade Bechtel during the past two
and half years. Made up most
ly of statistics, the report is made
interesting by Chief Gaiffe's ac-
companying comments.
For example, the report notes
that the police have talked with
20 drivers of motor cars deemed
to be a menace on the streets
because of old age or physical
handicaps. ALI % have been urg-
ed by the chief to discontinue
driving. The chief notes that of
the %, three have quit driving.
four had serious accidents, four
fatal accidents, seven had minor
accidents and IL are still driving.
The police have arrested 78
adults and 16 juveniles, 81 cour-
tesy traffic citations have been
issued and 43 parking law vio-
lators cited.
Five bad check passers have
been apprehended and four shop
lifters arrested, with restoration
of all merchandise and money.
The local police have recovered
i've stolen cars in Bluffton be-
longing to of-towners, and
three local cars have been re-
covered with the help of state
patrolmen.
Chief Gaiffe told council that
state and county officers have
commented that regular night pa
trolling with attention to suspi-
cious characters has kept down
burglaries here far below many
neighboring communities. Eighty
four instances have been record
ed when drivers of autos have
been ordered out of town in the
early hours of morning, when
they had no apparent reason for
being on the streets.
Twenty-seven cases of Peep
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22

DIR. Herman B. Cent?, a Chris
tan Jew of Winona Lake, Ind,
and Bible teacher of the Ameri-
can Association for Jewish Evan
gelism, will be the speaker at a
Bible Conference to be held Jan.
% Feb. / at the Evangelical
United Brethren church of Mt.
Cory, and will address the Bluff
ton-Pandora Youth for Christ
while here.
DR.. Cent? is descended from
a long line of Hebrew Bible
scholars and mystics, and was
educated at the University Cen
ter of Odessa, his native city on
the Black Sea. For the past rs
years he has been active in the
Christian world as educator, pas
tor and Bible teacher.
Next week he will speak on
Thursday and Friday evenings al
the Mt. Cory church and on Sum
day morning and evening. Satur-
day evening he will address the
Youth for Christ rally in the
Cory-Rawson high school auditor.
ium. He viii show the film,
Three Minutes to Twelve"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Broad Program
Slated for PTA
On February 9

A broad program will mark
1he Founders Day observance Of
the Bluffton PTA on February 8,
program chairman A. c. Burcky
said this week. The meeting
marks the founding of the nation
al organization.
Development of PTA will be
followed in a This is Your Life"
sequence directed by Prof. Dale
Dickey of the college speech de-
partment.
A fair, or hobby display, will
exhibit the interests and handi-
crafts of pupils in both public
schools. Students wishing to en-
ter their products or their hob
.bies in the fair are asked to con-
tact the principal in their school
building.
Local Boy Scout and Girl
Scout troops will also have dis
plays of their activities.
High school principal Frank
Mayer will participate in a ques-
ton and answer exchange with
interested parents in a separate
conference session that same eve
ming.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22

probably be suitable for the
trials.
Board officials said an eight or
ten precinct area with political
unity - that is, a township,
common school district or a mu-
nicipality would probably be
used as the test area.
Bluffton and Ricn1and township,
Delphos and Marion township,
Spencerville and Spencer town.
ship were mentioned as the three
areas which may see the county's
first voting machines.
Board officials and county COM
missioners have conferred
with statesmen from voting
machine manufacturers and are
considering ways to finance in
stallation of machines in some
county precincts.
No voting machines will be
purchased this year, as the 1859
appropriation for the board of
elections has already been made.
The 1860 budget must be COM
pleted by July and there is a pos
sibility that funds may be re-
quested then to purchase voting
machines.
One machine will be installed
for each precinct and once
machine has been installed it will
remain in the same precinct.
Possible means of financing the
purchase of machines are county
bond issues or note issued by the
county commissioners. Installa-
ton throughout the county might
require as much as $3.50, 900.
There are 136 precincts in the
county, 70 of these in Lima.
Lima is not suited to the in
Stallation of the machines on a
trial basis because the ward and
precinct lines in the city are
scheduled to be redrawn as soon
as the 1860 census is completed.
Machines which might be install
ed before that time would have
to be moved and the board hopes
to have a test program underway
before the new precinct lines in
Lima are established.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Fred Tschantz
Takes Helm of
SpOrtsrnen's Club

Frederick Tschantz was elected
president of the Bluffton Com
munity Sportsmen's club at the
clubs annual meeting last Thurs
day night. He will succeed Don
Geiger who has been president
the past two years.
Other officers elected were
Joe Goodman, vice president;
Charles Steiner, reelected as
secretary; and Karl Kirchbaum,
reelected treasurer.
Six directors were elected at
the meeting: Jack Fields, Law
renee HosafroS, Lester Niswand-
er, Gene Muller, Ralph Augs-
burger and Ross Irwin.
A discussion was headed by
President TschantZ concerning
activity of the association for the
coming year. Gene Benroth was
named to head a committee to
explore possibilities of obtaining
the National quarry for boating
and fishing purposes.
The members were enthusiastic
over the proposition and talked
at length about restocking of
fish, the annual trout derby and
boating on the quarry. Several
committees were appointed, in
cluding a July 4th celebration
committee.
Two films were screened by
Don Geiger entitled Trigger
Happy Charlie" and How to
Catch Fish in Ohio" The former
was a new release by the Ohio
Department of Conservation.
Highhght of the evening was a
fish fry with Mayor Dave Riser
as head chef. He was assisted by
John Gilbert, Charles Steiner and
Karl Krichbaum.
The meeting was well attended
by a crowd from Bluffton and
neighboring communities.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Icy Roads
Close Schools
For Two Days
Semester Examinations
Delayed Until Thursday
And Friday

Icy road conditions early We'd
nesday morning forced Bluffton
schools to remain closed for the
second day this week, but only
after an effort made to bring
children in to classes begged
down.
Two of the four school busses
were able to make their schedule
of morning pickup on time. One
bus, however, ran well behind
schedule and a fourth became
stuck on the Peevee road and it
became necessary for school
officials to return the children to
their homes in their private
autos.
The bus, driven by Robert
Snratton, edged off the road in
front of the Maurice Bell home,
and could not get enough traction
to pull back on the road. None OF
the pupil passengers were hurt or
in any danger.
A. B. Murray, superintendent
of schools, said that the second
day of being closed interferred
with semester examinations
scheduled to begin this week. He
said that the exams will probably
be held Thursday and Friday in
stead of Wednesday and Thurs
day. School was to close Friday
to give teachers time to grade
papers and complete records, but
because of the time loss, school
will be open for the examinations
Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Roy Rogers Is
New President
OF Saddle Club

Roy Rogers, Route 1, Bluffton,
was elected president of the
Bluffton Saddle Horse club at the
annual meeting Wednesday eve
ming of last week. He succeeds
Ronald Ketzenbarger, of Pan
dora, who has served the past
two years.
Others elected were: Harry An
derson, vice president: Mrs.
Howard Benroth, reelected Sec
retary; Howard Benroth, re-elect-
ed treasurer.
Raymond Hamilton and Mer-
ritt Reichley were elected to the
board of directors. Reelected
were Arthur Swank, Earl Hamil-
ton, Russell Huber and Dwight
Frantz.
The evenings entertainment
was highlighted with an eastern
style square dance. Rayburn
Rupright's orchestra from Mt.
Cory supplied the music.
In the business meeting recent
sale of a portion of the former
Schmidt's field owned by the
Saddle club to william Mericle,
was discussed. Officers of the as
sociation planned to inspect the
remainder of the field the follow
ing day to see if the ground
could be graded while equipment
was still on hand to do the job.
In other business President
Roy Rogers appointed five man
committee headed by Harry An
derson to represent the club on
the community's annual July
fourth celebration.
Members and guests enjoyed a
homemade cookie snack at the
close of the evenings activities.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Mennonites To Complete
End Floor In New Wing

At the annual congregational
meeting of the First Mennonite
church held Thursday evening,
January Is, a proposal was
passed authorizing $1,000 for the
completion of the unfinished Sec
ond floor of the recently con-
structed educational wing of the
church.
The new addition to the church
was built in 1858, but the second
floor was not completed. The
5000 total will include: plumb
ing and equipment S825; parti-
tons, plaster, finish and doors
$1196; ceiling tiles, S1445; floor
tiles $532; electric lights and fix
lures $1465. The church council
noted that a year ago at this
time estimated costs for the Job
were around $4,000, but at this
time estimates were nearly 4,-
900 less.
A church budget of S44, $40 for
1859 was adopted at the meet
ing. The council listed the church
building debt at S37, 500. The ed
ucational wing cost an estimated
S122, 900, and the entire building
debt will be paid off about Sep
tember 1862.
In other action the congrega-
ton elected a number of church
officers for the coming year.
They include: deacon, Carl
Smucker; deaconess, Mrs. JUS
tin Gratz; trustee. Wesley Som
mer; secretary, Clarence Kook-
er; Christian education commit
tee, Mrs. Dale Reichenbach; au-
ditors, Howard Raid, Dale Reich
enbach and Abram Rickert; Men
monte Memorial home represen-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
4th Of July
Is Appointed

Whether or not the Harmon
Field improvement program viii
permit holding the annual Rodeo
there this year, the central Is
man committee to handle
arrangements for Bluffton's
annual July celebration was
formed last week by the three
sponsoring organizations.
According to custom of the last
Is years, the Bluffton Saddle
Horse club started the ball roll
ing last Wednesday evening when
new President Roy Rogers
appointed five men to represent
that organization on the COM
mittee.
Harry Anderson was named
chairman with Frank Steiner,
Russell Huber, Howard Benroth
and Roy Rogers serving with
him.
Fred Tschantz, newly elected
president Of the Sportsmen's club
followed with appointment of five
men headed by Richard Jordan.
Other members are George Nc
Cune, Wilbur Bracy, John Herr
mann and Lawrence Hosafros.
Morris Fett, president Of the
Business Mems association, has
named Walter Beck, chairman,
with Nolan Benroth, Gene
Schmidt, Silas Diller and Charles
BaIlinger on his committee.
Arrangements were being
made for representatives of the
committee to meet with the
school board to determine
whether Harmon Field win be
available this year for the Rodeo,
feature event of the Independence
Day celebration for the last Il
years
The board plans to regrade the
athletic field sometime this sum-
mer.
Other features of the annual
celebration have been a large
street parade and night fireworks
at the Rodeo.
A community money-ma<ing
event, the celebration has earned
as much as $1,000 profit for each
of the sponsoring groups. On
other occasions it has been as
little as $500 when rain inter-
ferred.
A decision must be made soon
because horsemen from a wide
area reserve the date for their
annual trek to Bluffton. Whether
they will continue to follow this
practice if the site is changed or
the event postponed, is a matter
of concern to the sponsoring
groups.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
BluftOn Woman
To Teach i'm
Pandora Schools

Mrs. Joseph Cremean of Bluff
ton will teach religious educa-
ton in the Pandora-Gilboa
schools during the second semes-
ter, it was announced by the Pan
dora Ministerial association last
week.
The program of instruction will
be for the kindergarten through
the sixth grade. Each class will
meet for one period a week.
Mrs. Cremean, a Bluffton col
lege graduate, is the former
Diane Lora. Her husband is a
sixth grade teacher IN the Bluff
ton schools.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Named Fraternity
President at BG

Charles FIilty, Bluffton, has
been elected president of Kappa
Sigma fraternity at Bowling
+. Green State university, to serve
for the remainder of the year,
He previously served the group
; as pledge master.
He. win enter his senior year
next semester at Bowling Green,
where he is majoring in journal
ism. A Bluffton high school grad
uate, he is the son of Mrs. Della
Hilty, S. jackson street.
One of the oldest and largest
social fraterniies in the nation,
the Bowling Green chapter OF
Kappa Sigma has 10 members.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Masonic Temple
Meeting Monday

The annua Injecting of the
Bluffton Masonic Temple associ-
alton viii be held Monday eve
ming in the lodge hall following
the stated communication of the
lodge, association president Will
bur Amstutz. has announced.
Regular business win be trans
acted and refreshments will be
served by stewards of the lodge.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Births

The following births were re-
corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Suter, Pan
dora, a boy, Joseph Albert, born
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Snyder, La
fayette, a boy, Mark Owen, born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Welch,
Findlay, a girl, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Walter,
Rawson, a girl, born Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Ruhlen,
Lima, a girl, born Wednesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Fox Hunt Set For
Sunday Afternoon

The Bluffton Community
Sportsmen's club has an.
nounced this winters first
fox hunt for Sunday after.
noon at / p. m.
Men wishing to participate
In the drive are to assemble
at ] p. m. at Orange Center.
There they will be assigned
to positions In the drive. Only
shot guns will be permitted.
Fred TschantZ is the newly
elected president Of the club.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
UNDERGOEs SURGERY

Mayor David L. Riser was in
Lima Memorial hospital this
week for surgery on his right
hand which he injured in a power
saw more than a year ago. It
was decided to remove the index
finger which had been injured
originally in the accident.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Bea Bundle To Hold
Formal Opening

A number of valuable door
prizes are offered to persons who
register Friday and Saturday
at the Grand Opening of Bea
Bundle Appliance located next
to the town hall on Main street.
The store is being operated by
Ed Humphrey, successor to Mrs.
Martha Waltermire. A complete
line of RCA whirlpool. RCA
Victor appliances, radio, tele-
vision and records will be carried
by the store.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Cancer Society
Plans Drive

Bluffton area schools will be
collecting places January 1928
in the White Goods Drive" OF
the Allen County Unit, American
Cancer Society.
Boxes will be placed at the
schools for collection of old
sheets, pillow cases and shirts
to be used for wrappings for
bandages made up by volunteers
in the local unit.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Diller Continues
On Welfare Board

Paul Diller, Bluffton funeral
director, has been re-appointed
to the Allen County Child Wei
fare board by the county commits
sioners, it was announced this
week. His term will continue urN.
til January /, 1868, a four-year
period.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22

tative, D. w. Bixler; and congre-
gational chairman, P. w. Stauf-
fer. The Thursday night meeting
was conducted by congregational
chairman P. w. Stauffer, and
Clarence Hooker was secretary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Senior Girls To
Attend B&PW Meet

The annual meeting of the
girls will be guests of the Bluff
ton Business and Professional
Women's club Monday at their
meeting in the Legion Hall at
$50 p. m.
A Career Advancement pro-
gram has been arranged for the
girls with Marion Fletcher of
Lima speaking on the subject,
Myself Today for Tomorrow !"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22

Bluffton scoring.
The Beavers broke 1922
halftime tie with a sudden surge
early in the third period. They
won 70-62 with Carl Liechty hit
ting % and Joe Urich Is.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-22
Voting Machines May
Get Test in Bluffton

ton of voting machines in Allen county, board of elections
officials said Tuesday.
Board officials said they would install machines in an
entire when they using them trial basis and
said this is of three in the county which would
Evening star., 1959-12-06
Charity Collection
Set for Thursday

To help provide a happier
Christmas for the old folks
at D. C. Village, the WBL
Women's Auxiliary once
again joins with the Wash
ington Bridge League in its
annual charity drive. A COL
lection of clothing suitable
for elderly men and women,
tobacco, and other supplies.
as we'll as cash donations,
will be taken up at the mas
ter point game Thursday
night at the Sheraton-Park
Hotel. Mrs. L. D. Whitaker
(OL. 6-5298) is in charge of
the collection and will ar
range to pick up any dona-
tions of players who can't
attend the game.
Last Thursday at the washington
winners competed for the units
double master master point !ts. quota ,oin,o Top
apiece, were Mrs. Margaret L.
Eisher-EdySrd Il Allen R., Snd f,sisi1n MTS
A., and Arthur Fribourg-Jonathan
Rintels and Col. John Geddes-Paul
Neff (section b. Runners UP net
ting one MP each, we're DR.. W. 8.
Benedlct-D. A Williamson and Don
Farwell-Lt. Thomas Throop; and
Douglas Groves-Charles Johnson and
Mrs Alice Cox-Mrs. Rose Robins.
Evening star., 1959-12-06
BY BELMONT FAIRIES
Star Stamp Editor

The new 10-cent air mail
stamp picturing the Liberty
Bell will be released next
June 10 at Miami, Fla. Post
master General Summerfield
announced yesterday.
Similar in basic design to
the l5-cent and 25-cent de-
nominations, it will be
printed in black and green
on the Giori press and issued
in sheets of so.
The Liberty Bell, the word
ing Let Freedom Ring" and
the jet plane silhouette will
be in black, the lettering
~ s AIR MAIL" the de-
nomination and borders in
green.
The design of all three
stamps is the work of Herb
Lubalin Of New York, with
illustrations by Joseph Lom-
berdero and lettering by John
PiStilli.
The 10-cent rate is re-
quired for air mail to Central
and South America and the
West Indies. Much of this
mail moves through the
Miami post office.
Addressed covers for first
day cancellation may be sent
Evening star., 1959-12-06
Woman Photographers Life
To Be Told on TV Program

mission; she was torpedoed
in the Mediterranean while
on assignment; the only
non = Russian photographer
on the Russian front; the
last person to interview
Ghandi, six hours before he
was aSSasSinated; and be-
cause she was a dangerous
woman with a camera, the
Communists in Korea put a
price on her head.
Mr.. EisenStaedt, an equally
famous photographer, in the
past 80 years has led an ex-
traordinary and exciting life
pursuing his vocation
throughout the four corners
of the globe. He probably
has photographed more ia
nous people - actresses,
statesmen, tyrants, kings,
emperors and soldiers-than
any other photographer.
Evening star., 1959-12-06
Purdy to Speak
On Photography

The National Photographic
Society will present as guest
speaker Eldridge c. Purdy
at its monochrome meeting
Wednesday at 8 pm. in the
auditorium of the Natural
History Museum, Tenth
street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV. Eminently quail
if1ed to explore the theme,
THE Judges Viewpoint"
Mr.. Purdy is a master pho
tographer Of the Professional
Photographers of America.
He is chairman of the Pho
tographic Division, United
States Department of Agri-
culture Ora duate School,
where he also teaches por-
traiture. He has been for
some time an honorary mem
Der of NPS.
Visitors are welcome.
Evening star., 1959-12-06

Margaret Bourke White,
famous woman photographer,
will have her exciting story
portrayed on NBC-TV'S Sun
day Showcase, January 3 (8
to 8 PM. The Margaret
Bourke-White Story" will
not only review her photo
graphic career, but will also
tell her seven-year struggle
to conquer Parkinson's dis
ease. Teresa Wright will play
. Miss Bourke- White. and Eli
Wallach will portray her
friend and colleague, Alfred
EiSenStaedt.
Miss Rourke-White has
had many "firsts" during her
long and illustrious career.
She was the first woman
photographer accredited to
the United States Armed
Forces; the first woman au-
thorized to fly on a combat
Evening star., 1959-12-06
Photographic Society
Presents 18th Salon

DR.. Bernard Berman of Chevy
Chase for Boy and His Dog"
to Paul Ehrlich of Arlington
for "Icicles," to Robert La
Toilette of West Hyattsville
for "Potter's Hands," and to
Evans Lantz of Chevy Chase
for two pictures with no
titles.
In the color slides division,
awards were made to: Nor
man T. Anderson of WASH
ington for Artist in Fog"
to Bill L. Ford of WASHINGTON
for Dewey Rose" to George
Frey of Washington for PAN
Drama Glenwood Springs"
to Alan Stone of Westhaven,
Md, for Going Fishing"
and to Emmet Yoder of Ar
lington for Rainbow Sky"
Evening star., 1959-12-06

The Seventeenth Annual
Salon of the National
Photographic Society con-
tinues through December in
the Arts and Industries Build
ing of the Smithsonian In
stitution. On display are
representative prints and
color slides by members of
the National Photographic
Society. Awards have been
made to the five most out
standing pictures in each
division.
A common interest in
Photographic art has brought
together people with widely
divergent vocations and back
grounds. The Smithsonian
Salon reflects this combina-
ton of differences in the
variety of subject matter
chosen for artistic expression.
Awards in the monochrome
print division we're made to:
Evening star., 1959-12-06
CAMERA
CALENDAR

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CAM
ERA CLUB, Tuesday, $3.50 pm, re-
creation room, Department of Labor
Building. Kodak Signature Presenta-
tion Series, Mansions, MagnOlias
and Memories" photographed by
Don Nibbelink, FPSA, music and
sound IN tape.
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC So
GETTY, Wednesday, s pm. National
History Building, Tenth and Con-
stitution avenue NV. Eldridge c.
Purdy, chairman of the Photogra pho
Division, USDA Graduate School.
topic: The judges Viewpoint"
Member prints will be judged.
Visitors welcome.