The Lima Citizen from Lima, Ohio • 5

i i i i I 4 ff a r-n fMMr COLUMBUS GROVE Eight sets of twins in one school may be a Putnam County record at least no others have reported more These eight identical sets at left fraternal at right attend Colum-bus Grove School In picture at left are from left Anita and Annette Fruchey Paula and Paul Everitt Sue and Tom Jones Larry and Jerry Doty In picture at right are Charol and Carol Fortman Larry and Garry Tabler Joan and Jane Ann Ktukenberg and Randy and Ronnie Waggoner Leipsic School Officials Announce Honor Roll Wapakoneta Churches Plan Special Programs WAPAKONETA Members ofi and First English Lutheran and at nie Rader Jane Verhoff and PhyJ lis Zeisloft Twelfth grade Philip Brooks Susan Cain Judy Dewar Larry Dildine Eileen Dillon Carol Dun-stan Audrey Ellerbrock Jerry The honor roll for the second six-weeks of the Leipsic High School has been announced by Supt Lester Latta Jr The honor roll includes: Seventh Candace Baker Sheriff-Elect In Putnam Co 7:45 by St Lutheran The first of a series of special services commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ will be held Christ mas Eve Saturday Dec 24 with candlelight Holy Communion serv ices in First Methodist and St United Church of Christ A special Christmas Eve Mass will be sung in St Joseph Catholic Church Other churches in the city planning Holy Communion services are First English Lutheran and St Lutheran The former will hold their service at A am Sunday and again at 10:30 am with the latter having theirs at 10:15 am Grand Petit Jurors Paulding Named In Van Wert CoJSlaying Still Without Clues Roy Baxter Lavern Bon- Mrs John Falter Sunday School departments and Youth Fellowship or Luther League groups of locfil Protestant Churches wiU usher in the Christmas season Sunday with presentation of special programs The Sunday School department of First Methodist Church will be the first to hold their Christmas program at 4 Sunday followed at 7:30 by departments and groups in Salem EUB St United Church of Christ Indian Lake District School Board To Convene VAN Venires have been IlMlIiWj SWUUHGJjdrawn for the January term of the jVan Wert Court of Common Pleas Putnam County sher- The venires follow iff-elect James Ruhe announced to- Grand jury Mary Klein Gale Christmas Day Dec 25 I day that he is retaining one deputy AH Protestant and Catholiclfrom the staff of 'Sheriff Arnold Churches in the city will Christmas services on Christmas Day Some will continue their The Indian Lake'ies of special services through week closing with will meet tonight with Christmas hold Potts and named two new deputies! will serve with him when assumes office Jan 2 Ruhe and his wife and four sons wiU move into the sheriff Kay Bingaman Robert NBron Haughn Pam Nolte' Linda Peter-Linda Engard Linda George Dorothy Rieman and Jans da Hancock Daa Haughn Connie 'Siebeneck Hock Richard Howard David Kel-ey Adma Kennedy Diane Meyer John Myers Jed Osborn Kathleen I Overmier David Plassman Vicki Jo Rader Maxine Ranes Susan Tice and Paula Ward Eighth grade Sherry Burns Julie Foley Mark Hill George Moorhead Judy Parker Linda Pfister Dorothy Schey and Barbara Seitz Ninth grade Mary Lou Todd Karen Bell Mary Jo Buckland Carol Eicher Kathleen Ellerbrock Janet Fackler Terry Kaufman Barbara Klausing Tom Klausing Neil Montooth Joyce Mullett Paula Place Steven Rieman Dean Schroeder Tom Schroeder Janet Siebeneck Joanie Siebeneck Sharon Ward and James Wilhelm-'Tenth Betty Allen Kenneth Alt Donna Duncan Jenny Frey Vincent Lammers Linda Tice Donetta Ward and Dan Wilhelm Eleventh Nanc Heg Virginia Keeran Suzanne Klausing Patti Moorman Linda Place Con The second" six-week honor roll has been released this week by Bluffton High School Principal Roy Schmunk 1 Seniors Charles Neuenschwan-der John Travis' Charles Jordan Jerry Mericle Mary Smuck-er Linda Sommers Anita Huber David Blank Juniors David Barnett Sandra Edie Karen Gilbert Rachel Hilty Darlene Hall Nancy Swank Elizabeth Raid Jean Stauffer Sophomores Dan Lnginbuhl Gerald Weaver Marcia Travis Diana Hilty Carol Pimlptt Thomas Criblez Connie Habegger' Elaine Long Edna Hines Morris Gor-who hejmaa Everett Morris Earl Storie land Martha Showalter all of Van Wert -resi-j Ray Tomkins Grant Adams PAULDING Ohio (AP)-After a month-long investigation authorities admit that no new information has been turned up in the assault slaying of 14-year-old Nancy Lee Eagleson a Paulding High School freshman know only two things for sure It was a man and he drove an Paulding County Sheriff Keller said also know 30 men who do Keeler added referring to the numerous persons questioned during the lengthy investigation The body was found Nov 14 in woods along county road 176 She had been assaulted and shot in the throat man A man had pulled her into a watch services or masses on New Eve Van Wert School Officials Set Bond Sale Date dence the latter part of this month 'Mildred Ferris Middle Point Mel-The deputy who will stay in the ba Larej Dorothy Campton Myr- department is George Klausing a member of the department far the past 5V4 years Born in Ottawa Klausing was an employe of Syl-vania Electric Products Inc Ottawa operated a shoe repair shop prior to joining the department He is married and has two children Delphos Man Sent To State Hospital VAN Walter Grunden School board its ehiitf concern what activities can be curtailed to assure future fulfillment of its schedule Tha special election held Tuesday resulted in passage of a renewal of a 21 mills levy for five years which was deemed necessary to keep the school open for the remainder of the present term The electorate turned down an additional two-mill levy for next year which the board sought to offset loss of $61000 from a change in the system of state foundation fund Baker Linda Baber Thomas Brau-en Carol Basinger Brice Balmer Freshmen Thomas Edwards Gayle Gerber Sally Emmert Ellen Johnson Jane Herr Beth Warren Jean Purves Karen chmidt Diane Luginbuhl Bonnie DeVier Beth Balmer Larry Crow Eighth Grade Kathy Osborne Philip Pannabecker Mary Zimmerman Ruth Ann Henry Seventh Grade Anita Augsburg- er Vicki Harris Patricia Klmgler Janet Martz Kathryn Myers Yvonne Niswander John9 Pannabecker Geraldine Tschantz George Traucht Gregcy Triplett Hurless Arthur Longsworth Har old Clifton Alice Young Zola sion after Grunden pleaded guilty ji st af was maf atfpa t0 be a psychopathlC offen' The charge was filed by Earl Shafer Van Wert County juvenile officer after a report of the inci and subseAent investigation by Delphos police Gruden has served time in the Toledo workhouse and Ohio State VAN WERT Van city ituyuus was wmiuiucu uma board of education has started the Schimmoller 31 native of Gian- State Hospital Tuesday by Van wheels turning on the $1900000 1 dorf who is presently living in Ot-Wert County Juvenile Court Judge distribution The levy would have school construction prograra aujtawa with his wife and child He Cathryn Harrington provided thorized by the voters at the gen- has been with the state highway The sentence was for an indefi- eral election patrol as a examiner for nRe perjoi and' was passed by the The firm of Strong Strong past 4 years and served in the1 C0Uft aa a result of of Lima was authorized to 'army during the Korean Conflict proper toward a 15-begin a preliminary study on thetfaMne year as a military police-year0j(j jeiphos girl Oct 2 addition and renovation of the Lin- man warrinetnn made the deci- Edward Bracy 41 native of Gil- Judge Harnngton maae tne flecl Defeat of that levy by 25 votes will mean reduction of some services for next year the board indicated coin Junior High building New deputies will be Gene Delphos was committed to Lima January I was me uaie sei loruua uuw a icswcui ui uiiana I the sale of $1900000 in bonds and a member of the Ottawa Police Elmer Hisey of Van Wert was Force for two years and is named as building inspector dur-rently with the Ohio Power ing the construction program jpany A veteran of World War II Lyman Strong spokesman for he served as a for year the architect firm told school offi- He is married and has two chil- cials that construction work on the dren Junior High building should begin1 Ruhe will succeed Arnold Potts in April 'sheriff for 24 years who will be The program includes the sworn in as county representative! vation of the high school building to the 'Ohio General Assembly the and the construction of a new ele- first of the year The car while she walked along a street in this community of 2500 with her 5-year-old sister The sister fled to a nearby house Commented the sheriff: fellow was fantastically lucky He grabbed the girl on a well-lighted street within the view of seven houses at 7:30 in the evening hut nobody saw him except the little girl almost believe The little girl could describe the assailant only as fa big man in a big car The lack of information may result from the nature of the incident Keeler said adding: is such a nasty case people want to be connected with it You would be surprised how we have to dig for 'information from people who should have come and told us what they also the problem of misinformation Society To Meet I DELPHOS-Members of 'the Altar-Rosary Society meet tonight fter the Holy Hour at the church at which a film on the Mass will be' shown Co-chairmen are Mrs Emmet Bockey and Mrs Arnold Bockey Members with the letter starting their last name will also be on the committee which will( receive infant clothing donations for the yea Delphos Petit jury Jerry Spoon Dorothy Stirn Dale Wortman Frank Reed Forest Boroff Virgil Saylor El-diva Medford Marguerite Rison Lucille Marquis Chri Wollen-haupt Otto' Gilpin Raymond Evans Lloyd Green Fred Ackom Howard Kemler Ray Arnold Betty Foust Lawrence Niniser Carl Schultz William Frey Vachel Edwards Howard Foltz Joan Showalter all of Van Wert Roy Edwards Ruby Dauler Paul Redlinger George Week Luey Adams Donald Hiidbold Lois Koch Cqpvoy Christy Ba-shore ail Rockford Scbumm Wiilshire Clifford Pont Route 1 Wiilshire Donald Sutton Harold Ash Charles Wade Richard Gehres Blossom A City Helen Wise all of Ohio Grewe Ivan Fair Harvey Rice Ladema Wert Ida Doepker Albert Hempfling Pauline Kill all of Delphos Ivan Sim-indinger Route 1 Spencerville and Ruth Zirkle Venedocia Buckland School BoardSuspends Music Instructor cM Board of Education in session Wednesday -night suspended and asked for the resignaUon of Virgil 'Fhemister a music instructor in Puhic scnoois Eldon Bowsher president of the board said the action was taken because Phemister allegedly statements contrary to religious Pupils in the school reported to their parents the music instructor was telling them that there is no JeSus Christ and other old Biblical characters according to reports made to the board He reportedly told them they were mythical characters also returned parents that told them there is reports at Wednesday disclosed employed by the last September Indianapolis executive head today said he had Phemister Wednesday him to resign but to 'do so 10 days in which with the board action OWENSBORO Ky (AP) -George Fuqua 73 vice president of the Owensboro Publishing Co died Wednesday after a long illness i if i HIHj mentary building in the southeast! has been in the depart- Penitentiary for larceny and break-section of Vata Wert ment over 13 years ling and entry 72 Maintain High Academic 4 i Averages At Harrod School Middle Point Council Debates Water Program MIDDLE Discussion of alternative solutions to the water works problem highlighted the December meeting of the Middle Point village council The council is considering leasing water rights from the France Stone Co and pumping the water to the treatment plant Presently water wells are used as mam source of water and the alternative solution is improvement of the wells No action is expected on the matter until the return to Middle Point of the France Stone Co president according to Paul Scott mayor who said the company official is expected in January No parking signs will be placed on Railroad Street in Middle Point on either side of Adams Street Council had received complaints from the Pennsylvania Railroad of excessive parking near the mail catcher obstructing the view of railroad postal clerks miller junior auxiliary leader BIG GEORGE! Board Employs Temporary Driver A temporary bus driver was appointed and tax rates set by the county budget commission accepted at meeting of the Lafayette-Jackson Board of Education Buddy Leeser vocational agriculture instructor at the high school was named to take over the bus driver position until a fulltime man is hired The vacancy occurred when driver Rosa Anspach resigned Reorganization moating of the board will be at pm Jan 2 in the high school building Serving on the committee for the potluck dinner and Christmas gift exchange which preceded the meeting were Mrs Robert Weis Mrs Donald Kqrsh Mrs Gale Bennett and Mrs Rieman by Virgil Parfch Nine students at Harrod Junior and Senior High School maintained a straight average during the second six-week period Ivan Beard executive head announces Sixty-three others maintained sufficient high academic averages to be named to the honor roll The straight students are: juniors Gloria Bjllings and Sherry Sobosly sophomore Susan Hover freshmen Teresa Harrod and Nat-! alie Saunders eighth graders Dianna Amweg and Danny Semer and seventh graders Kathy Harrod and Linda Saunders The and roll: Seniors Edward Become Cheryl Barrett Carol Bechdolt Sally Bradley Barry Creps Wendla Dil-bone Catherine Lawrence Jackie Lincoln Wilma Searfoss Sharon Stump Carolyn Whitaker and Sharon Zeller Juniors Russell Casper Jacklyn Putnam Districts Share jn Sales Tax Distribution OTTAWA The second half of I960 distribution sales tax to the various villages and townships in Putnam County was distributed this week by county auditor Harold Hoffman The total distributed was $14 1 45913 with $989211 to villages and $456702 to townships The distribution was as follows: corporations Gilboa $31397 FL Jennings $30984 West Leipsic $30777 Continental $117532 Otto-ville $30571 Glandorf $43791 Ottawa $198297 Miller City $37181 Cloverdale 30777 Dupont $36354 Columbus Grove $129719 Pandora $66099 Kalida 41105 Belmore $34908 and Leipsic $129719 30984 Jennings JS03 S4 Liberty 92 Monroe 30364 Monterey 309-84 Ottawa $27679 Palmer $33049 Perry $33050 Pleasant $28711 Riley $28918 Sugar Creek $26853 Union $30984 and Van Buren $30984 Keith Sandra Lincoln and Barbara Thompson sophomores Sandra Crow Carol Hall Ernie Hughes Jerry McCluer Barbara Moss Evelyn Moss-Joanne Richardson and Dennis Rumsey Freshmen Robert Anspach Kathleen Barrett Janet DeLong Joyce Gossard Constance Harvey Collette Knotts Marilyn Lewis Ralph1 Rex Sandra Spencer Linda Steiner Marilyn Strahm Janet Stump and Richard Styer Eighth graders Larry Agler Dick Casper Olivia Clouse Donel-da Conrad Linda Drury Karen Duer Gary Gossard Charlotte Keil Gene McCluer Nancy Miller Publisher Dies 1 First grade pupils home telling their Phemister had no Santa Claus hearing Phemister was Buckland board His home is in Robert Crites of local schools conferred with and asked that he had refused Phemister has to file an appeal to rescind their Ottawa Legion Auxiliary To Aid Needy At Christmas FINDLAY Army Pvt John Beam son of Mr and Mrs Evarett Beam 1116 Main Cross Findlay recently completed eight weeks of military police training at Fort Gordon Ga Beam fs a 1960 graduate of Findley High School and was employed by Dietsch Brothers Findlay before entering the Army Sixteen Lima residents have narrowly escaped death by asphyxiation during the 'past 10 days Fire Chief Walter Hydaker reported Wednesday) In the wake of several cases of people being overcome by fumes Hydaker warned Lima residents to check their furnaces and chimneys particularly those residents living in older homes been lucky so far There is a narrow margin between being overcome by carbon monoxide and dying of carbon monoxide the chief remarked-Hydaker blamed faulty furnaces and chimney flues and the heavy atmosphere for the near asphyxiation cases may seem funny but I believe that jet planes may have something to Uo with chimneys being defective particularly in older homes When those jets break-the sound barrier they set ip a terrific ho added Harry Barnes Junior Achieve- The American Legion I Reports were given by the re-Auxiiiary of Ottawa plans to give habilitation chairman Mrs Ed-assistance to needy veterans and ward A Rieman who also served cooperate with the legion for its Us program chairman for the eve-annual Christmas party ning and by Mrs Francis Her- TOWN TOPICS and Sharon Tickner and seventh graders Bonnie Collins Bill Harmon Jackie Jones Jerry Myers Karen Sanders Carol Sobosly and Linda Swaney 4 as part of the projects for December During the December meeting In the legion home Monday evening members voted to purchase some clothing for needy veterans of Ottawa for Christmas The unit also agreed to give the legion whatever assistance will be needed for the annual Christmas party for children to be held at Legion Hall at 2 Sunday Santa Claus will be present td listen to Christmas Tequests of all the children and pass out candy and treats In other business the unit voted to donate to the boy scout fund The members also decided to make seepage pads for the Sandusky Home at the next meeting on Monday Jan 9 All members were urged to bring old sheets and newspapers for the project i To Present Concert I ment executive director says he will take the blame for but he would like it known that the Christmas tree pictured in article on JA- Christmas sales sells for $250 The caption of the photo said the tree sold for $225 Barnes said he has been getting calls from residents who are afraid they pay enough for their trees The period from 6 pm to midnight' Christmas Eve is the most dangerous period during the Yule holiday weekend These six hours claim an average of 12 deaths per hour compared to an average of less than five deaths per hour during the next 24 hours hfc'SS 55 the chances of driver having an accident are three to 10 times as great after he had had more than one cocktail or beer The effect is there whether the 'driver feels It' or not Edited By Bob Spellman TRANSACTION Salt of tho Vifa-Nu Foods building near Ottawa on Routt 65 currently occupied by tho Nelson Manufacturing Co to Victor Underbrink Ottawa is being announced The Nelson company toon expects to occupy its own plant also near Ottawa Underbrink i expected to announce hit futuro plant for tho structure within tho next several waaks The above building and Gene Wollenhaupt The covars 18000 squart feet and Is loeatad on a nine aero tract of land program is open to the public with-Tha Sprout Realty Co handled the transaction 'out charge An instrumertal and vocal Christmas concert will be presented at 7:30 Tuesday in Elida School under the direction of Mrs Pearl Cohee Mrs Betty Gil "One of the early Filstrups baggad that ene I i.