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Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-08
Here, There and Everywhere
 By SIG DECREE Love-Making Ends ln Tragedy

Some high-voltage love-making went on the other day, and of all places, atop a power pole and power line.
 The billing and cooing ended in tragedy, however, without bene- fit of caterwauling on the part of the participants. There was no evil dence of an eternal triangle trag- edy for there was no third party. It reSembled more of a suicide pact, in that it brought instant death to the loye-sick two-some.
 Not to keep you in suspense any longer, we will relate the events as they were given us by IKEA Man ager Ole Johnson, from facts given him by an eyewitness. Two sea- gulls, one sitting atop a pole and the other on the attached 12,0O0 voltage line, in the Aleutian Homes area, were exchanging tid-bits from the garbage dump, endear- meants, or whatever it is that sea- gulls do to show affection, which brought their beaks together, this giving them the full 12,OOO voltage charge.
 Result: Two dead seagulls and disruption of power recorded at KEA, about 9:30 Monday morning.
 THINGS WE'D NEVER KNOW IF WE DIDN'T READ OUR MAIL: The number of women 65 years of age or older is growing far more rapidly than the male portion of this age bracket. By 1875 women senior citizens will total112.6 mil lion, outnumbering men by an es- timated 3.3 million.
 Some new words that have come into use in 1858: "Traxle- auto mobile design in which the trans mission is in the rear instead of against the engine; "Hoopster" is a person, usually a child or his weight-worried mother, who uses a hula hoop; "bottoming out" is a term used by economists for de- scribing the lowest point in a re-
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-08

ard Byrd and James Beukers. Pat Poland was presented the Wolf Award, while the. Wolf Gold Ar row went to Billie Bacus.
 An estimated fifty persons, in- cluding several guests from out of town, were present at the pic nic, which offered games and egg throwing contests ana races. Prizes of books and plastic models were given to the winners.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-08
Clothing Drive
 Launched By VIEW

A pre-School clothes drive was launched this week by the Veter- ans of Foreign Wars Katrnai. Post TO56. is was announced by w. P. Co5iey, who is in charge of the drive.
 Anyone wishing to donate cloth ing to the drive is asked to con- tact Cogiey at phone 271 during working. hours, or call him at 4094 evenings and weekends. Pickups can be arranged at any time.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-08
Fletcher Family
 Arrive Home Tues.

Mrs. Ina Fletcher, wife of Or pheum Theatre manager John Fletcher, and sons Rusty and Ray aaond returned to Kodiak Tuesday morning after a two-month ab- sence.
 They spent part of the time in California, and a few weeks in Seward at the home of son Skip and his family. While in Seward, Mrs. Fletcher managed the thea Ire while Skip and his wife. Marie, and their son vacationed.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-08
Texans Visit
 Fields Family

A resident of Brownwood, Texas. Mrs. s. c. Lefner, arrived in town July 28 to spend three weeks with the De Witt Fields family. Mrs. Iefner is Mrs. Fields mother.
 Yesterday, Mrs. Fields brother, Dwight Lefner, and his family ar rived to visit the Fields for the next ten days.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-08
Plane Added By Kodiak AirWays

Kodiak Airways owner Bob Hall went to Anchorage Thursday morn ing to take delivery on Gruman Goose.
 Hall flew the new addition to the Airways fleet of planes to Kodiak Thursday afternoon.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-08
Present Awards To Cub Scouts

ln an outdoor ceremony, awards were presented to four cub scouts whose parents were present 1t tte cub scout picnich held at Cliff Point Sunday afternoon.
 Bear awards were given to Rich
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-08
ELKS PICNIC AUGUST 3

ELKS PICNIC AUGUST 5
 The annual ElkS picnic will be held at Cliff Point, Sunday, August 16.
 Bus leaves from Kraft's Super market at l pm. Watch for further announcements next week.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-08

Doctor Visits Hall Family
 pr. J. S. Lingenfelter, physician ard surgeon from Seattle, spent a few days visiting the Bob Hall family this week.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-08
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Published every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
 Yearly Subscription Rate $7OO Second Class mail privileges Kodiak Alaska Send notices of unbelievable copies to: THE ISLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY
 Box 1907, Kodiak Alaska
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Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-08
ANNUAL VOYAGE Seward to ketchikar1 (via the inside Passage)

ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, THK ALEUTIAN MAILBOAT ExPAN SION WILL DEPART FROM SEWARD, ALASKA ON THREE DAY VOYAGE TO KETCHIKAN, ALASKA VIA THE INLAND PASSAGE. THIS IS AN ANNUAL TRIP FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENTERING THE DRYDOCK IN KETCHIKAN THE YES SEL WILL REMAIN IN KETCHIKAN FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK BEFORE RETURNING TO SEWARD
 COST OF THE TRIP IS S1oOOo EACH WAY ACCOMMODA TIONS FOR SIXTEEN PASSENGERS.
 Captain N- D. Thomsen, USCG (ret.), Ateutian Marine Transport Co.,, Inc.
 20. Box 537, Seward, Alaska
 or Phone Castle 4-5474 Seward
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Boosters Featuring
Capital GIee Club

From a list of three eligible can
didates he was selected by a vote
of the Glee club as its student
director. The choice was made
after the candidates actually
handled the men during one oi
their practice periods.
"Thorny" also sings baritone
with the Varsity quartet which
includes Frank Cleveland. Colum-
bus, first tenor; Glenn Kappel-
mann, Lohman, Mo-, second ten
or and Gene Barban, Reading,
Pa, bass. H. -..... ....
The former Bluffton youth is a
popular boy around campus hold
ing the office of vice president
of Phi Mu Alpha and has ap-
peared in the last two perform
ances of the opera given annual
ly on the university campus.
Tickets for the annual banquet
at Founders hall will go or sale
next week at S. per plate,
with a new arrangement whereby
a family plan is offered at $40
for the first two tickets and $1.50
for each additional one for chill
dren. Student tickets will also be
provided at $3.50.
(See BOOSTERS" p. A
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Cancel ROdeO,
Plan Another
Event for 4th

For the second time in the past
Is years there will be no rodeo
in Bluffton on the Fourth of July.
Official action was taken by the
Bluffton Rodeo committee last
Saturday evening to cancel the
colorful event this summer,
Chairman Harry Anderson of the
Bluffton Saddle Horse committee
announced.
The committee action followed
a meeting with the board of edu-
cation earlier in the week. At
that time it was indicated that
Harmon Field, home of the rodeo,
will be torn up in the process of
regarding and improvement.
Members of the rodeo commit
Tee felt that there was not suf-
ficient space off the football
gridiron at the rear of Harmon
Field to conduct the annual show.
Present plans call for reviving
the annual event again the fol-
lowing year. Only one other time
in the past Is years was the
event cancelled. This was dur
ing World War II when there was
insufficient manpower to conduct
the show.
The three sponsoring groups,
the Bluffton Saddle Horse club,
the Bluffton Business Mems
association, and the Bluffton
SportSmen'S club hope TO sub
stitute some other type of pro-
gram in celebration of Independ-
ence Day here.
Spokesman for the committees
representing the three groups in
dicated they would be willing to
assist in promoting another at
traction this year.
A letter will be mailed by the
Saddle club to horsemen of the
area advising of the action and
urging horsemen to continue to
reserve the date the following
year for a bigger and better
rodeo than ever.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19

Appropriately enough, Bluff
ton student at Capital university
will have an important role with
the university's famed Glee club
when it makes a special appear
ance March 13 as the feature at
traction of this years Bluffton
College Booster banquet.
Thornton Lauriat, Capital
university senior from Bluffton,
serves as student director of the
Glee club from Columbus, and
also sings with the Varsity quar-
tet, a popular feature of the
clubs concert. .s.
This years Booster banquet
will feature the Capital Glee club
instead of placing a speaker of
outstanding note as the program
highlight. The banquet will also
be the Boosters only enterprise
this year in contrast to previous
years when some form of enter
tainment was usually presented
at the annual Homecoming.
Lauriat, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred T. Lauriat, who moved
recently from Bluffton to West
Virginia, is a clarinet major in
the college of music at Capital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Elementary School French
Popular With Young Students

are completely flexible and none
of the worlds thousands Of Ian
guageS are really difficult.
Bluffton teachers. who are try
ing to keep up with their young
pupils, will verify the belief that
they best learn a language young.
Very often the youngsters feel
called upon to correct their reg
ular teachers pronunciation of
French words.
Mrs. Luginbuhl doesn't say it
like that" they declare.
For this reason arrangements
are being made for the French
teacher to make tape recordings
of some of her regular lessons,
French songs and games they
play, so that the pronunciation
will not suffer during extra in
struction periods.
The tape recorder will also be
used SO that the children can
hear their own pronunciation.
(See FRENCH" p. 1O)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Businessmen To
Map Plans Aiding
Conference Hosts

How the Bluffton business com.
munity can assist with hospital
ity for approximately 1,500 per.
sons who will visit here next Au-
gust at the Triennial General
Conference of the Mennonite
church will be discussed at the
next meeting of the Blufftor
Business mems association.
The meeting will be held We'd
nesday evening, February Is. al
8 p. m. in the Geiger & Diller
store, and business people in the
restaurant, auto service stations
and motel or tourist home busi-
ness are especially urged to at
tend, according to President
Maurice Felt.
DIR. Robert Kreider, dean of
Bluffton college, and general
chairman of arrangements for
the summer conference, will be
the meeting speaker. He will out
line plans of his committee for
housing and feeding the large
crowd of visitors for the best part
of a week. How business firms
in Bluffton may assist will be
discussed. ..
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19

World War / brought a day
when it seemed unpatriotic to
speak a foreign tongue in the
U. S.; now we may be moving
Ito a day when it will be un-
patriotic not to speak second
language.
Evidence of the new emphasis
being placed by educators on
language studies is seen every
where, and Bluffton schools, right
in step, are now offering French
to pupils in the lower grades.
Miss Meredith Stepleton, ele-
mentary school principal, is en-
thuSiaStic with the progress be-
ing made with the new expert
ment.
I'VE hardly expect to make
fluent linguists of children in the
grades, but we believe they will
be ready by the time they reach
high school to make real progress
IN speaking and writing a second
tongue, the principal said.
"Bluffton is fortunate in having
an unusually capable French
teacher available for its language
experiment." Miss Stepleton be-
lieves.
Mrs. Kenneth Luginbuhl,
French instructor at Bluffton col
lege, and wife of a Bluff
ton school board member, has
made her part-time services
available.
Under a program modelled af-
ter the widely-known cleveland
language plan" the French
teacher gives Is minutes a day
to two third grade classes and
a fourth grade group. Other clas-
ses receive only one period per
week.
1t is hoped that the lower
grades can continue on with reg
ular daily sessions until they
reach high school. Comparisons
will be made in achievements of
the various groups.
The ideal period, the experts
say, for learning a new language
is between the ages of five and
ten. At this time speech organs
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Farmers BaIk,
Halt Milk
Going to Page

Bluffton area farmers belong
ing to the Northwestern Coopera-
tive association halted all deliv-
cries of raw milk to the Page
Dairy company's Bluffton plant
Wednesday morning as result
of disagreement over the price
to be paid by the. dairy.
The action was taken, accord
ing to Northwestern Cooperative
association manager Glen Wag-
ner, because the Page company
would be paying less for milk in
this area than other area buyers.
An agreement was reached
Monday with Is dairy represen-
tatives, and a sixteenth dairy
reached an agreement Tuesday.
Speaking for the Page COM
pany, Fred Anspach, in charge
of procuring raw milk supplies,
said:
I'VE agreed to raise our price
in the Bluffton area to what the
Cleveland blend price may be.
But the producers association re-
fused to settle for this.
I'VE paid 25 cents higher than
the Cleveland price in January
around that area. The coopera-
tive wanted us to raise our price
in the Bluffton area to the same
level. This would have made our
price 26 cents higher than a
large professor in that area. And
so we refused because the pro-
ducers were going TO accept the
January price paid by the other
professor" +"
He added that Page Dairy Gus
toners here will not be affected
since there 'is a lot of surplus
milk available"
The farm route pickup trucks,
which are independently owned,
were to make their regular stops
for milk at the outlying farms
Wednesday morning, but instead
of hauling it to the Bluffton dairy,
they had orders from the pro-
ducers' association to take it to
Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Survey of Local
Industry Planned
By BIC Students

A survey of Bluffton industry
past and present, will soon be
launched by students of DR.. How,
ard Raids class in marketing
and management of small bust.
ness at Bluffton college.
1--WE feel that by compiling in
formation on past and present
industries, we can give Bluffton
business people and potential
new industrial concerns a fairly
accurate answer to Bluffton's pos
sibilities for further expansion, F"
said Marlin Gerber, student
chairman of the survey.
The survey will open by in
terviewing employers and en-
ployes to obtain information on
present production. Additional
sources of information will be the
courthouse IN Lima, the office OF
secretary of state at Columbus,
old files of The Bluffton News,
and personal interviews with old
residents.
An exhibit displaying the prod
ucts manufac tured here will be
a concluding feature of the class
program the early part of May.
More complete information on
the exhibit will be announced lat
er.
Persons having information
about former industrial concerns
are asked to contact Gerber at
Room 2, Lincoln hall or by calling
249-W.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
New Highland
Subdivision
Near SeII-Out

Eight of nine lots in the new
Highland subdivision at the end
of Garmatter street have either
been sold or are under option, it
was learned this week with the
announcement that a new home
and another lot have been sold
there.
The subdivision developed in
the past year by Bluffton East
land, Inc. will be completed as
soon as weather permits laying
, the long-planned hard-surface
street. Water, gas and sewer
lines are already in.
Prof. and Mrs. Arden Slotter
have purchased the newest home
being completed in the subdivi-
sion by Maurice Strahm. The
home is a three-bedroom ranch
style residence with garage and
breezeway planned for compile
ton as the weather permits. The
Slotters will occupy their home
by April 1.
Prof. Slotter teaches chemistry
at Bluffton college. His wife is
the former Joan Gratz, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Gratz of
South Lawn avenue.
The second to last lot in the
subdivision was purchased this
week by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
E. Cremean- Mr.. Cremean
teaches sixth grade in Bluffton
elementary school and Mrs. Gre
mean, the former Diane Lora, is
religious education teacher at
the Pandora-Gilboa schools.
Other lots in the new subdivi-
sion are owned by Steiner Build
ing & Lumber Co., Maurice
Strahm and Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell
Habegger. Three others are
under option. .. .
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Community Hospital Closes Year
In Sound Financial Condition

Bluffton Community hospital
completed last years operation
in sound financial condition with
receipts totaling $124, ,322.53 and
expenses amounting to $12O, AL
16, leaving a balance at the close
sof 1858 of $3,880.92.
The financial report was made
at the annual meeting of share
holders this week at the hospital.
Mrs. Reese Huber, acting hos
pital superintendent. reported
that there were 1,118 admissions
and LIS patients discharged
from the hospital during 1858.
There were 284 births and %
/, deaths. A total of 453 surgical
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19

cases were listed with $50 X-rayS
and laboratory tests. The hospi-
tai handled 395 emergency cases.
Trustees elected to new three
year terms at the annual meet
ing were Mrs. Sidney Steiner,
Mrs. Leland Diller and Forrest
Steinman. Harry Turner was
elected to fill the unexpired term
of Armin Hauenstein, who died
during the past year. The term
continues until the close of 1859.
The other trustees serving on
the board are Mrs. Reese HUI
Der, Mrs. Charles Hankish. Ropp
Triplett, E. r. Moser and Har-
old Klingler.
Two trustees, who have render
ed long service to the hospital.
retired at the end of the year.
They are D. w. Bixler and Hi
ram Wenger.
Mr.. Triplett was reelected
president; Mr.. Klingler, vice
president; Mr.. Moser, secretary;
and Mr.. Turner, treasurer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Nickel Plate
Cuts Off Part
OF Passenger Run

The Nickel Plate railroad
this week announced that it
is disseminating Trains No. 8
and 10 between Cayuga, Ind.
and st. Louis effective,
March I5.
No announcement has been
made concerning the aban-
donment of the passenger
runs between the Indiana
town, BIuffton, and Cleve-
land, but local employees of
the company said that they
expected it would be forth
coming soon.
Loss of the two daily pas
senger trains, one east
bound and the other west
bound, will leave BIufftOn
without passenger train serv-
ice of any kind.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19

Victor Knueve, 38, Bluffton Ex-
Cello employe, who was injured
Tuesday at IL :55 a. m. in an
auto-train crash at the County
Line road crossing of the Nickel
Plate railroad, was still in criti-
cal condition at Bluffton Com
munity hospital Wednesday at
press time.
Mr.. Knueve had just finished
eating lunch at the Buckeye res
taurant on North Main street and
was returning to work over Lake
street and the County Line road.
Turning off Lake street, he ap-
parently did not see the triple
sengined Nickel Plate freight ap-
preaching from the west.
The first diesel engine caught
the rear of Knueve's '56 Ply
mouth hardtop sedan and burst
it like a nutshell. Part of the
trunk of the car was hurled so
yards into a field on the east
side of the County Line road. Mr..
Knueve was hurled from the car
onto a siding 20 feet from the
,wreckage.
The crash was heard by Paul
'ShulaW, operator of an auto
wrecking business and scrap
metal yard nearby. Mr.. Shulaw
called the Paul Diller ambulance
without looking to see what had
happened.
Mr.. Knueve was taken to Bluff
ton Community hospital by the
ambulance. He was given emer-
gency treatment by DR.. B. w.
Travis. Severe head injuries and
numerous body bruises were
found upon first examination.
X-rays were to be made later.
A machine assembler at the
Ex-Cell-O plant, Mr.. Knueve was
one of the company's first en-
ployes when it opened the Lima
plant seven years ago. He trans
ferred to the Bluffton plant when
it opened here.
A resident of Kalida, he is mar
ried and has three young daugh-
tiers. The family is preparing to
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Ex-Cen-O EmpIoye Critically
Injured In Auto-Train Crash

move into a new home which is
being completed for them.
Orlie Palmer, Bellevue, Ohio,
was the engineer of the fast
freight train, and Merle J. Arm
strong, 760 S. Metcalf, Lima, was
the conductor. The train was held
up more than an hour while the
accident was being investigated
by the Allen County sheriff and
the State Highway patrol.
The last accident at the County
Line crossing occurred on
Thanksgiving day, 1857, when
Harry Burkholder's car was hit
by the same freight train. His
auto was a complete wreck, but
Burkholder walked away from
the scene with only minor in
juries.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Births

The following births were re-
. corded at Bluffton Community
hospital during the past week:
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Auker.
man, McComb, a boy, Richard
Allen, born Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Schaller,
Jenera, a boy, Joel Austin, born
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hart
man, Bluffton,l a boy, Fred
Wayne, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Walters,
Beaverdam, a boy, Keith Alan
born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Dray, Bluff.
ton, a boy, Richard Dean, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Wenger, Pan.
dora, girl, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Finton
a boy, Daniel Wade, born Feb.
ruary ii at Hammonton, New
Jersey. The paternal grandpar-
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. Wade ],
Finton, Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Add Night Shift
At EX-Cell-O

The addition of night shift al
the Bluffton Ex-Cell-O plant
day has stepped up employment
at the plant to about 70 men, il
was announced this week by
Plant Manager Joe Browne.
This is within approximately
10 of the number of employees on
duty at the plant at the time the
lengthy strike opened last Octo-
Der.
Mr.. Browne said that the men
are working on a backlog of or
ders for Pure-Pak milk packag-
ing machines and other items
manufactured at the plant. He
said that he is hopeful that new
business will materialize from a
number of bids which the COM
pany has submitted on large
contracts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Four BlufftOn
Seniors High
In State Tests

One Bluffton high school senior
received statewide honorable
mention in the General Scholar
ship Test for High School Seniors
and three others ranked in the
upper 25 per cent taking the test
in Allen county.
Joenita Rae Shelter placed ir
the upper five per cent of 22,717
Ohio seniors who took the test.
She scored 209 points in the ex-
animation compared with the top
score of ZIG turned in by Eric T.
Carson, Shaker Heights school
near Cleveland. Top score
among Allen county students was
254 scored by James R. Krendl of
Spencerville.
Miss Shelter placed 18th in the
county examinations, and Larry
Smucker was close behind with a
score of 203 for 18th place in the
county.
Other Bluffton students who
rated honorable mention in Allen
county were David Little, with a
score of 1876 and Sallie Jordan
with a score of 181.
Smucker just missed rating
honorable mention in the state,
being only six points under the
honorable mention rating state
wide.
The test was taken by nearly
$500 more students this year
than last year. School officials
cited it as an indication of the
growing recognition by high
school students of the importance
of scholastic achievement.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-02-19
Beck To Open Own
TV-RadiO Service

. Walter Beck, television and
radio serviceman, who has been
associated with Waltermire's and
more recently Bea Bundle Appli-
ances, announced this week that
he is opening his own service
shop this week in a part of the
Vance Paint and Awning store
room on Vine street.
Mr.. Beck is a resident of Bea-
verdam where he serves as chief
of the volunteer fire department,
and is presently chairman of the
retail division of the Bluffton
Business Mems association.