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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-10-15
Oilers Plot Overthrow Of
BE Grid Dynasty Saturday

The Findlay Oilers will attempt
to strip their second Mid Ohio
league crown of the year from
Bluffton college Saturday night
at Harmon field.
Last spring the Oilers defeat
ed BIC in the conference track
meet, upsetting the Beaver string
of eight consecutive MOL cham
pionships.
Findlay is a slight favorite to
reach their second goal of the
year and blast the Beavers out
of the league lead where they
have been entrenched the past
three and half seasons.
None of the Findlay players
have played in a winning foot
ball game against Bluffton, which
probably gives them an even
greater goal, BC coach Ken Mast
points outs. d.
Four deep at many positions,
the Oilers were odds-on summer
favorites to push Bluffton off the
throne. After a disappointing
opener against Otterbein they
have come along to win their
next three games.
Hahbacks Ed Jordan and Ron
ME Rahe are probably the best
duet in the MOL since Bluffton
was springing the Dubenion-Tay-
lor combination all over the land
scape from 1855 to 1857.
Transfers have boosted the Oil
ers considerably since last year,
when they lost only to Bluffton
in the league. Robbie Hayden,
transfer from Duke, is one of
three good quarterbacks. Jim
Lavrich, who tossed for a touch
down in last years Bluffton game
and John Smilo also work cap
ably at the head of the T.
Passing and swift running of
Jordan and Rahe are bolstered
further by power running full
back Bill Good, who transferred
from Heidelberg.
Protection for their flashy
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munity. He also exhibited part of
his collection.
A. ]. B. Longsdorf also spoke
on the early history of the COM
munity and on courthouse re-
search on the early plating of
the town to determine historic
landmarks.
He said that his work deter
mined the location of the first
business place, mill of Joseph
DeFord erected in 1884, and the
first church, which still stands
on Thurman street as the resi-
dence of Grover Boutwell,. The
first parsonage is also located
nearby and is occupied by Rob
ert Murray.
The possibility of marking
these historic buildings will be
considered by the society.
John Keller of the Allen County
Historical society also attended
the meeting and made comments
on the Bluffton effort to preserve
historical items.
Grover Soldner reported there
are now 26 members of the local
society and five student men,
berS.
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GO-Kart Racers
Meeting Tonight

The Bluffton Go-Kart Racing
association will elect officers at
a meeting tonight, Thursday, at
7:30 in the home of Roger Ed
wards at the corner of Spring
and Franklin streets.
Membership cards will also be
distributed in the group recently
incorporated by Attorney John
Harnishfeger.
1t is expected that the O'Neal
Machine and Tool Co., Lima,
will have one of its new racing
karts on exhibition at the meet
ing.
The association is presently
making arrangements to find a
location and build a track. All
persons interested are invited to
attend the meeting.
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WindOwPhOtOs
10 Replace
Treasure Hunt

A photo Identification program
will replace the old Treasure
Hunt as one phase of the Christ
mas promotion program of the,
Bluffton Business Mems associaf
ton.
Pictures will be taken the day
after Thanksgiving With the
photographer swapping crowds of
shoppers at random. At least 100
pictures win be. taken according
to tentative pl@is.
One individsiP in each group
photo viii be picked and his pic
ture encircled and these photos
will appear in merchants Win
dows on Window Shopping Night.
Gifts will be given to the per-
sons whose pictures are encir-
cled.
Window Shopping Night will
probably be held on Friday, De-
cember 4, the merchants decid-
ed.
The merchants also agreed to
sponsor the downtown Christmas
lighting and hold a Christmas
party for area youngsters, as
they have done in recent years.
Store hours for the Christmas
shopping season were also set.
They will be open every Thurs
day in December prior to Christ
mas; Window Shopping Night
when the date is finally set; Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday of
Christmas week; and two earlier
Wednesdays in the month, De
cember 8 and 16. Regular Satur-
day evening store hours will al
SO be observed.
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Village
To Invest
Idle Funds

Investment of up to $32, 900 in
idle village funds was approved
at Tuesday evenings council
meeting.
Six thousand dollars from the
water fund and the same amount
from the sanitary sewer fund
will be invested in five per cent
Treasury notes which were re-
Gently authorized by the federal
government.
Council also authorized invest
ment of as much as $40, 900 from
the permanent improvement
fund, if suitable investments can
be found. State law limits village
investments to purchases OF
federal, state or municipal gov
ernment issues.
The permanent improvement
fund still contains a $55,000
balance from the sale of
the old municipal light and
power plant. $4,000 of this was
invested in the villages own
swimming pool bonds, but SIS, 900
has already been retired, leaving
a total of $4,000 for re-invest-
ment. The money cannot be used
for operating expenses.
The money has been lying idle,
but council voted to invest it and
receive the interest until a use
develops locally.
Mayor Riser, clerk A. j. B.
Longsdorf and solicitor Malcolm
Basinger, according to state law,
form a committee to control the
of the money. They
will check the bond markets to
select issues available for local
government.
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lodge and is a member of the
official board of the Methodist
church.
1.-THE size of the. corporation
makes it necessary for public of
ficials to serve as best they can
for the benefit of the community
and not for any financial re-
turns" he says.
Donald Ream
Mr.. Ream, also completing his
second term as a member of the
board, lives at 123 S. Mound
street with his wife and son. He
is parts manager at Brooke Mo
tor Sales.
In public office he has also
served two terms on city coun-
eli; and served for two years as
Sunday School superintendent of
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Shoe Repair Shop
Changes Owners

Rolly Koontz, who for several
years has operated Koontz's
Fpdt Shop on South Mound
street, this week purchased Rayl's
Shoe Repair shop on North Main
street.
MIR. Koontz said that he plan
ned to operate the shoe shop
during the day and viii continue
work at his Fiit shop in the
evenings If a suitable room
should become available in the
business section. he may COM
oine both businesses, he said.
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term of office as a member of
the board of public affairs; and
has been an advocate of improy-.
ing the system with the installa-
ton of new pumps in a modern
pump house and service building,
In church work, he serves as
head usher at the First Memo
mite church. ~f
Clayton Harkness
Mr.. Harkness, president of the
BPA, is also serving his second
term. He lives with his wife and
two children at 321 South Main
street and operates the Farmers
Produce company. buyers of
cream, eggs and poultry.
He has served as master and
secretary of Buttons Masonic
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Jaycees Announce
Visitors Night

A special Visitors Meeting
will be conducted by the Bluffton
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, October 20, at s o'clock
at the Brooke Motors showroom
on Cherry street.
All young men of the Bluffton
area between the ages of 21 and
35 are invited to attend the meet
ing. A special program is plan
ned by the executive committee.
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gion Post 382. +, -
Keeping up with the expansion
of the village is the most i'm
.portant task before the board, he
believes. .@"'' 60 ~ 49,
.a.ss .r. .~e'a,l r. .l's
Edwin Badertscher
Mr.. Badertscher, who has been
in the milk hauling business as
a hauling contractor for the last
30 years, lives at 315 West Elm
street. He and Mrs. Badertscher
are parents of three children.
He has served two terms on
village council, and was a men,
Der of the building committee for
the new addition to st. Johns
United Church of Christ.
Lack of funds for village
maintenance and building sites
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are major problems before the
community" he says. g..
~,n Homer Gratz
Mr.. Gratz operates a farm
south of the village and is now
making his home at 291 South
Lawn avenue. He and Mrs. Gratz
have four living children.
He has not served before in
public office, but has been pres
ident of the Lions club, served
two terms as president of the
Allen County Farm Bureau fed
Grafton, a term on the Farm
Bureau Coop board. president of
Lima Chapter National Food as
sociates, and vice president of
the Mems Brotherhood, First
(See Three" p. 81
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the Lutheran church and as a
member of the church's official
board. a,s. ~ a..
THE replacement of our worn
out pumps is the most urgent
problem before the board" he
observes. @sa - 9%.~& a''.sl.@'
The three, Democratic candi-
dates are: r.....-5
Charles p. Main
Mr.. Main, stationary engineer
at the Ford Motor Co., Lima,
lives at 118 E! Jefferson street
with his wife and two children.
This would be his first public
office, If elected. In civic af-
fairs ne has served both as
commander and as vice COM
mander of Bluffton American Le-
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Be and FindLay
Share League Lead

BlufftOn college and Find.
Lay college, who meet In the
Mid-OhiO league game of the
year Saturday at 8 p. m. at
Harmon field, share first
place In the league with 20
records.
BIC has defeated Ohio
Northern and Ashland, the
Oilers have marked up wins
over Defiance and ONU.
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Republicans and Democrats
each offer a full slate OF canol-
dates for the three-man board
of public affairs to be elected
november 8. The board is re-
sponsible for the operation OF the
village water system and the
sewage disposal plant.
All three Republican candi-
dates are presently members OF
the board. They are:
Harvey Bauman
Mr.. Bauman resides at his
home at AT South Main street
with his wife and three children.
He is employed as assistant
property supervisor for the City
Loan Co.
He is completing his second
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Communion Service

Bishop Henry Fisher of Lam
caster, Pa, will officiate at the
semi-annual communion service
of the Reformed Mennonite
church Sunday morning at 10
a. m.
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backfield comes from a strong
line headed by Stan Lounder,
Rich Progar, Frank DeFrench
and Herb Alexander, all success
full veterans of MOL battles.
Bluffton as usual, win have a
(See Oilers" p. 81
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PLAT FILED

Plat of a seven lot subdivision
in Richland township to be known
as the Amstutz subdivision has
been filed with Allen county re-
corder Morgan Davis. Emma
Amstutz is owner of the subdiyi-
sion.
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exterior of brick veneer with
white wood trim. The interior
Is in mahogany trim with
mahogany cupbOards in the
kitchen. Aluminium windows
are featured and copper
plumbing is used throughout.
The new home is COM
pleteiy decorated and furnish.
ed for the showing. BIuffton
area residents are urged to
attend the open house to be-
come acquainted with the
latest in modern home con-
structiOn in the moderate
price range.
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UF Campaign Opens Tuesday;
Combines 10 Gifts Into One

Support for 10 community or
ganizations will be sought in the
three day Bluffton-Richland
Township United Fund campaign
opening next Tuesday.
More than 100 volunteer work
ers will meet Monday evening
with campaign chairman Dick
Cookson for the drive Kickoff.
Solicitation in local homes, in
dustries and businesses will be
held from Tuesday, October 80 to
Thursday, October %.
This years goal is 1882, al
though fund requests from the
10 member agencies exceeds this
by $727. They have indicated a
need for $S,119.22 in 1860. United
Fund leaders plan to pay the
difference from nearly $4,000 sur
plus built UP in the first two local
United Fund drives.
Only new member of the United
Fund this year is the Bluffton
Community Hospital Auxiliary.
The United Fund will serve as a
collection agency for member
ship dues and no house-tohouse
canvass for Auxiliary member
ship win be made this year.
United Fund contributors auto
matically become Hospital AuSil-
iary members.
Most agencies made only
slight increases, although the
$1,000 allocated to the Hospital
Auxiliary doubles the amount re-
ceived by the Community Hos
pital itself during the 1858 cam
paign. The Girl Scout fund re-
quest is $142.S1 less than last
years.
Mr.. Cookson said that solicitors
for the campaign would be noti-
fled by their majors. One major
will be in charge of the cam
paign in each precinct. The
majors and the precincts they
viii have charge of are: Gerald
Huber, A; Gene Benroth, B;
Paul King, C; John Gilbert, D;
Wade Huber, Richland Area 1;
Mrs. Nelson Diller, Richland
Area 2.
Arden Baker will be in charge
of employe solicitation at the
Triplett Electrical Instrument
Co., and Don Lytle will conduct
the campaign at the Ex-Cell-O |
Corp. In the business section
William Edwards and Harold |
Balmer, who have conducted the
solicitation the past two years,
will again be in charge.
FUND REQUESTS
Red Cross $1,45O.OO
Heart Fund 10000
Girl Scouts, Brownies 1,245.22
Boy Scouts, Explorers,
Cubs 1,S25.OO
Salvation Army $500
CROP 325.O0
Bluffton Hospital Aux. 100000
YMCA (Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y) $500
USO 84.00
Administration 10000
Medical RoSoorch ON m |
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ROBERT SIMCOX

MIR. Simcox, who is presently
a member of the board filling the
unexpired term of the late Har-
vey Burkholder, resides on old
Route Is just south of Bluffton
with his wife and seven children.
He is employed as branch
manager of the Diamond Ferti-
izer Co. in Ottawa. He has held
no other public office but has
served as president of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, president
of the Bluffton College Alumni
association, and as a Sunday
School teacher in the First Men
MONTE church.
II consider the number one
problem facing Bluffton schools
to be the necessity for reviewing
and expanding the school cur
riculum to keep our schools and
its students competitive" he
said.
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The three-bedrOom home of
contemporary design has an
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WOODROW LITTLE

Mr.. Little, his wife and tow
sons, live at 183 West Kibler
street. He is employed at the
Bluffton Post Office as one of
two rural mail carriers.
He is presently superintendent
of the Presbyterian Church
School and executive secretary
of the Bluffton-Richland Town
(See "B. of E." p. 8 } a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-22
River Lowered
In Girl Search

SPOKANE. Mar. Il (AP).
The grandfather Of Candy
Rogers, S. e. Newton. said to-
day that he viii be on hand TO-
morrow morning when another
effort will be made to find the
missing 9-year-old girl.
The lowering of the water
level in the Spokane river began
today and an all-out search OF
the river is scheduled for to-
morrow. More than 200 law
men will take part in the
search.
No new clues have developed
in the hunt for the child, who
disappeared IS days ago after
leaving her home to sell Camp
Fire Girl minis.
Candy's mother, Mrs. Elaine
Rogers. will remain at her
apartment with friends to
await any word.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-22
Hurmon's Porch
Now Outgrown

MUNCIE, Ind. Mar. 81 (AP) =.
- Republican Randall Har-
mons home office business Is
outgrowing his famous front
porch.
Home for the week end. the
Democratic f1rst-term Con-
gresham spent little time in
the enclosed front porch office
at his home, for which he's col
lecting 500 a month rent from
the Government.
He said he is opening an
other home district Office above
about so miles southeast Of
Muncie.
1--WE been out to Yorktown
he added, land, by golly, 1t
a shoe store in ConnerSville,
looks like I'm going to have
to open an Office there. too"
Yorktown is only 7 miles
from Muncie, where Mr.. Har-
mons wife runs the front porch
office at a salary Of $344 q
month.
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its inception. will emphasize
that young drivers can point
the way to solving America
trafiic accident problem.
Represented at the confer
ence will be 40 public, paro-
chial and private senior high
schools. The delegates will
meet in the board room Of the
District Building and hear top
District officials discuss the
problem.
Commissioners Robert E.
Mclaughlin. David B. Karrick
and Brig. Gen. Alvin C. Well
ing; DR.. Carl F. Hansen. super
intendent of schools; the Very
Rev. John S. Spence. archdioc-
esan director of education. and
George A. England, Director
of Motor Vehicles, viii address
the day-long conference.
The morning session will
center attention on group dis
cussions on youth organiza-
tons. driving attitudes. physi-
cal fitness. traffic laws. driver
education and pedestrian safety
youth Wants to Know
About Traffic Safety" win be
the afternoon keynote. John
N. Marks Of the Automotive
Safety Foundation will bt
moderator. On the panel will
be: Deputy Chief John ]
Agnew of the metropolitan
Police Department; Birch E
Bayh, director of health. physi.
cal education and safety Of thu
public schools; Wallace A
Braun, deputy director fol
traffic engineering and opera.
tions.
Also Deputy Director Her.
man S. Cole. Department o.
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~ TEEN-AGERS
READ TESTAMENT
IN 1914 HOURS

DERRY. N. H. (AP).-
Twenty-Five members of
the Youth Fellowship of
the First Baptist Church
today completed a l9-hour.
40-minute marathon read
ing Of the New Testament.
The boys and girls. aged
Is to 10, began the project
at 3 pm. yesterday and.
taking turns reading an
hour at a time. continued
through the night.
The pulpit Bible from
which they were reading Is
284 pages long.
The Rev. Albert D. Boil
ster said the purpose Of the
project was ito create in
terest in reading the Bible"
He said men and women
from the 240-member con-
gregation visited the
church all during the
reading.
There was a lot Of in
terest." said Mr.. Bolster.
land the young people were
very enthusiastic"
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week to ask the Senate for a
100000 free lunch program,
unsatisfied with the $266,000
granted by the House and APP
parently unafraid that what
already had happened might
happen again on a larger scale.
They further resolved to try
and get the $266,000 back
where they feel 1t belongs. In
short, school board members
want about 5000 more than
the House allowed.
What is worrying some school
officials. however. is that the
lunch program, whatever its
merits, is taking the spotlight
away from plans designed to
produce a better school system.
Somewhat boxed in on the
subject is DR.. Hansen. His po-
sition is made difhcult by his
insistance that a free lunch
program should be admins
tered by school officials. He Is
also convinced that free lunch
es, and the result they would
have on hungry children. should
become as much q part Of the
school day as the Three Rs.
So DR.. Hansen must ask the
Senate for a free lunch pro-
gram. but ask the Senate to
finance 1t apart from or in ad-
dition to. the school budget for
fiscal 1860. He also hopes the
ultimate control Of free lunches
would wind up in the school
system. He is also convinced
such a program could be con-
trolled by principals and teach.
ers who would select which
child gets the free lunch. And
he thinks the estimate that
there are 1000 children in need
Of a free lunch is "conserva-
tive"
Which He'd Select
But asked by The Star last
night which he would select II
offered a choice - the educa-
tional program or free lunches
= he chose the former. He is
ready to drop the lunch pro-
gram, If given the chance. and
II forced to rescue the 20
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Rites to Sturt
Little Falls
Fishwoy Job

Ground will be broken
Wednesday for the Snake
Island fishway through Little
Falls Dam on the Potomac
River.
The long-delayed 10000
project to permit passage Of
ash as far upstream as Great
Falls will be started with cere-
monies In which more than q
score Of Federal, State and con-
servation leaders are expected
TO participate.
Among the speakers will be
Brig. Gen. Alvin C. yelling,
District Engineer Commits
sioner; Senator Butler. Repub-
lican Of Maryland, who has
worked for years for construc-
ton Of the fishway, and Rep
resentative Foley. Democrat
Of Maryland.
Other invited guests include
Gov Tawes Of Maryland, Mai
Gen. Emerson c. Itschner.
Army Chief Of Engineers; Vir-
ginia State Senator John A.
X. Donovan. chairman Of the
Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin; Arnie ].
Suomela. Commissioner Of the
Federal Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice, and District Commission
ers Robert e. Mclaughlin and
David B. Karrick.
Funds for the flshway are be-
ing provided jointly from the
Federal and District treasures.
The Washington Engineer Dis
trict Of the Army Engineer
Corps is supervising construc-
ton. The contractor is Albrecht
Construction Co. of Chicago.
Plans call for completing
the intricate passage through
the new dam, which augments
Washington's raw water supply.
by February. It will be the first
time in more than 100 years
that Potomac River fish such
as shad and herring will have
had access to the 10-mile
stretch Of river heretofore
blocked by q rock dam which
diverts water into the Gao
Canal.
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semi-weekly newspaper in sub
urban Englewood.
No reason was given and no
date was set. The court had
announced after a hearing last
Wednesday II would give its
decision Monday. Notification
Of the indefinite postponement
was sent to Mr.. Jameson. It
was learned today.
The court issued the citation
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charging contempt two weeks
ago. saying an editorial that
Mr.. Jameson had written about
a court decision was false.
defamatory and libelous."
This was denied by Mr..
Jameson both in a letter to the
court and during his appear
ance at last Wednesdays hear
ing.