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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
SPORTSMEN MAY
LEASE QUARRY
Central Ohio Utility Offers to
Sub-Let National Quarry
For Fishing
Sportsmen's Club May Accept
Three-year Lease Granting
Angling Rights

Fishing privileges in the large Ma
tional quarry now owned by the Cen
trail Ohio Light and Power Co., were
offered to the Bluffton Sportsmen's
club at a meeting in the town hall
Tuesday night.
A three-year lease conveying fish
ing rights to the quarry was present
ed to the club by Don Conrad, repre-
senting the utility. Members of the
club will meet this Friday to consider
the proposal.
Under terms of the lease fishing
would be permitted from three sides
of the quarry, but the bank adjacent
to the power house where are located
the outlet and intake water tunnels
for the generating plant is to be
closed to anglers.
Club Responsible
No boating or swimming is to be
permitted and the grounds are to be
kept clean and in order. Policing of
the grounds and enforcement of pro-
visions of the lease would be the re-
sponsibility of the Sportmen's organ
ization.
Leasing of the quarry is not to be
o ma rental basis, the lease being for
three-year period at a total cost of
81. Privilege to renew the contract
also is provided.
Sportsmen's club members would be
given full right to fish from the three
specified banks, and also have the
privilege of stocking the waters. They
will be required to abide by all state
and federal fishing laws. The club
assumes all liability for any accidents.
Open to Members
To fish in the quarry, anglers must
be a member of the snortsmn's group.
Membership is open = any resident
of the community as-e will agree tc
terms of the lease, it was announced
Entrance to the quarry premises fol
fishing will be permitted ony thru the
gate on the power house side of the
reservoir. 1t was pointed out that the
quarry is an ideal fishing spot, with
30 acres of water, 40 feet deep in
places, and which is well stocked with
fish.
Initial negotiations relative to the
lease were discussed last Saturday
when A. w. Conover, general mana
ger, Francis Goodwin, district mana
ger, and Don Conrad, representing
the utility, met with Mayor w. A
Howe and officers of the Sportsmen'S
club.
Membership Of the club numbers
about 80 at present.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
Redeem Sales Stamps
For Swimming Pool

Used sales tax stamps left in
Bluffton retail stores will be col
lected and redeemed for benefit of
Buckeye swimming pool, it was an
nounced by the Bluffton Business as
sociation officers following meet
ing Tuesday night.
Recepticles for the stamps will be
placed in stores here and proceeds
will be used for necessary improve
ments at the swimming pool Re
demption of the stamps after May
is permitted under the new Ohio
law.
Retail stores here will close every
Thursday afternoon during the sum-
mer beginning May A, it was decided
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
TurIey Rupright NelU
BelnaOre Postmaster

Turley A. Rupright, former Bluff
ton grocer, last week was appointed
postmaster at Belmore, where he is
the proprietor of a general store.
Rupright assumed his new duties
last week after his appointment had
been announced by Postmaster Gen
eral James Farley. h..a -
Mrs. Jemima Besheim, whom he
succeeds, resigned as postmistress re-
Gently because of stroke of para!y-
sis. After taking over his new post,
Rupright moved the post office from
its former location to his general
store.
The former Bluffton man has OPP
Grated the store in Belmore for sew
eral years. He was a grocer here
for nearly decade and is well
known in this vicinity.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
Goats, BucksdUs
On Lions Auction

Bucksaws, goats, bird cages,
crushed stone, pigs, wheat and
hundreds of other items, both COM
monplace and unusual, will make the
white Elephant" sale of the Lions
club Friday, April %, an event
long to be remembered.
Members of the club are sponsor
ing the auction to raise funds for
the improvement of bathing facili-
ties at Buckeye Lake. All proceeds
will be turned over to the town for
expenditure on equipment for the
swimming center.
Response of residents of the town
and community to requests for do
nations has been enthusiastic thus
far, but many more items are needed
if the goal of $1,000 is to be OBJ
tanned, those in charge of the event
announced this week.
Contributions thus far have in
cluded articles widely varied in ma
ture, and the auction is expected to
have plenty of color from the view
point of the spectator.
Anyone desiring to donate items
is requested to contact M. NJ Bogart
or other members of the Lions club.
Trucks will collect articles the day
before the sale.
Three auctioneers have donated
their services for the sale, Clyde
Warren, Isaac Neuenschwander and
William Amstutz.
Location of the auction and other
details will be announced next week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
NO SHORTAGE OF
COAL FELT HERE
Large Local Consumers Have
Sufficient Supplies for All
Immediate Needs
Retail Dealers Stocks Expected
To Last Until Warm
Weather Arrives

Bluffton has not yet been affected
by the growing nationwide shortage
of coal caused by suspension of op-
erations in many soft coal fields on
account of differences between union
miners and operators.
Retail dealers report they have
coal on hand, although the supply
in some instances is small. Current
shipments are coming from non-union
fields, it is reported.
Local consumers of coal in guam
titles are facing no immediate short
age, it was revealed by a survey
the first of the week.
1000 Tons AT UTILITY
The largest consumer, the general
ing plant of the Central Ohio Light
& Power company reported approx
mately 1000 tons on hand. This ii
is estimated, will last for two and
one-half months.
Buttons municipal light plant
with 800 tons in its bunkers has
enough coal for one months opera
tion.
Bluffton college is expecting a
carload of coal this Wednesday
which with the present supply or
hand will be sufficient to operate its
heating plant for the next three
weeks.
SCHOOLS HAVE ENOUGH
Buttons high and grade schools
reported that they expected to have
sufficient supply of coal in the
bins for the remainder of the heat
ing season.
Demands for fuel are not expected
to be heavy insofar as home owners
are concerned, with the normal pros
poets for warm weather in the neal
future, and little concern has beer
evidenced in the possibility of any
coal shortage.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
Dancing May be Included i'm
Program of JuniOr-Sen;or
Banquet May 19
Measure Carries by Three to
Two Vote in Special Ses-
sion Monday Night

Dancing under certain restrictions
may be included in the program of
the Bluffton high school junior
senior banquet on May 19, it was de-
cided by majority of the board of
education at special meeting Mon
day night. The board was sharply
divided on the issue which carried
by a vote of three to two.
Decision of the board came near
the close of a three hour session
which was given over almost entirely
to a consideration of the question
which was held over from the regu-
lar meeting a week previous.
Before making its decision, the
board heard from school patrons and
also members of the junior and
senior classes divergent views in
favor and opposed to dancing in
connection with school functions.
MANY ATTEND MEETING
To accommodate the group of more
than fifty attending the meeting, the
board sat in the high school cafe
terra and held an open hearing for
an hour and a half, after which it
retired to the smaller board room
where sessions are ordinarily held,
to continue its deliberations.
Looming large in the boards final
decision was the influence of a
QUESTIONABLE sent last week to par
ents of lis members of the senior
and junior classes, asking their views
on their children attending a school
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
Eight Bluffton High Winners To
Compete In State Music Contest
With The Sick

DR.. J. S. Steiner has been i'll at
his home on South Main street for
the past week with infection in his
left arm following an attack of
influenza. He is improving and ex-
poets to be in his office the latter
part of this week.
Abr. Sommer is confined to his
home in Beaverdam with injuries
received when he was kicked by a
horse at the John Zimmerly farm
west of Bluffton, Friday. His con-
dition is not serious.
Cliff West who is convaIescing
from an operation for hernia was
on the street the first of the week.
Mrs. Henry Badertscher, Bluffton
nurse, is in Berne, Indiana, caring
for her mother, Mrs. Anna Springer
who is gradually becoming weaker.
H. B. Adams continues critically
i'll at his home on South Lawn
avenue.
David G. Neiswander, residing
northwest of Bluffton who has been
seriously i'll at Bluffton hospital with
infection in his right hand was re-
ported somewhat improved Wednes-
day morning.
Esther Niswander, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. w. M. Niswander is tax
ing treatment at Bluffton hospital
| for injury received above the righ,
ankle received in a fall down q
flight of steps. The injury occurred
at Fairfield, Pa, while on the spring
tour with the College a capella
choir. Her condition is not serious.
Mrs. A. E. Lugibill i'll with heart
trouble, continues in a critical con-
dition at Bluffton hospital.
Raymond Roth, transient from
Jersey City, n. j. who was injured
in an automobile accident near
Bluffton three months ago is still a
pdtiChl III tiC HosplIdi iEIS Will
little change in condition.
Mrs. Goldie West Garner, former
Bluffton resident, is improving after
an illness at her home in Toledo.
Mrs. j. c. Welty, formerly of
Bluffton who suffered a paralytic
stroke in Phoenix, Arizona, last
January and has been seriously i'll
since that time is sufficiently re-
covered to leave Phoenix for her
home in Minneapolis this week
Mrs. Welty became ill while she
, and her husband were on an ex-
tended motor trip thru the south
west. Mr.. and Mrs. Welty will
make the trip in their car by easy
stages from Phoenix to Minneapolis
Mrs. Zoe st. John Williams, for.
mer Bluffton resident, now living al
Sedalia, Mo-, is in a critical con
dition at a hospital in that cit!
according to reports received her,
the first of the week. Mrs. Williams
suffered a paralytic stroke last weel
with Bright's disease complications
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
Fire To Be Started
Under NeLU Boiler

A slow fire will be started this
week in the recently completed new
boiler at the municipal water works
and light plant, Supt. J. w. Swish
er announced Tuesday.
The first will be for drying out
purposes only, Swisher said, and
test runs will not be made until
later. Brick work around the boiler
has been completed and it is believed
the new addition to the plant will be
ready for use soon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
College Vacation
Ends On Tuesday

Glasses were resumed at Bluffton
college Tuesday morning following
an 11-day Easter recess.
Members of the A Capella choir
which made an Eastern concert tour
during the vacation period arrived
home from their trip Monday night.
One of the features of the tour
was a broadcast over the National
Broadcasting Co. from studios in
New York City.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
WATER MAINS
TO Be CLEANED
W0rk on Three-Mile Network
Of Pipes Will Cost Town
About $4,000
Shut Off City Water Thursday
From 800 p. Nj. Until
Midnight

Cleaning of Buttons three-mile
network of water mains will be eff
fected this spring at an estimated
cost of $4,000, according to report
made at council meeting Monday
night by Mayor Wilbur A. Howe.
Il will be the first time mains
have been cleaned since the lines
were laid 40 years ago.
Preliminary to cleaning out the
system of four, six and eight-inch
cast iron pipes, it will be necessary
to repair rusted valves so sections
of the city mains can be shut off
while cleaning is being done.
Repairing of the valves will be
started Immediately, John w. Swish
er, superintendent of the municipal
water works, said Tuesday.
No Water Thursday Night
City water will be shut off this
Thursday from p. m. until mid
night to permit the repair of valves
on South Main street near High
street and another on Grove street
near South Main.
Supt. Swisher said there are
eight or ten valves to be repaired or
replaced and that it is necessary to
shut off the water supply in order
TO effect the work.
Contract to clean out the the large
city water mains has been negotiat-
ed by the Board of Public Affairs
with the National Water Main
Cleaning Co., of New York City.
Members of the council authorized
the work at Monday nights meeting.
Cost 10 Cents Foot
Cost of the work will be 10 cents
per foot of pipe, and total expendi-
ture for cleaning and other services
is expected to be about $4,000,
Mayor Howe said. -n-s .-.--ss--as-----.
Mains are cleaned by forcing
steel cable with stiff springs on it
through the mains, which are cut
in sections of about 1000 feet each.
Cleanup of the lines is part of
program planned by the Board of
Public Affairs to make sure Bluff
tons water supply is the best OBJ
tainable. A screen soon is to be
erected over the aerating deck at
the water works to prevent any
possibility of midges laying eggs in
the water with the result that blood
worms, the larvae of the midge, will
find their WAY into the city water
supply.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
Fire Department To
Get Additional Hose

Buttons fire fighting facilities
were strengthened by purchases au-
thorized Monday night at meeting
of the town council.
Contract was let at the session for
800 feet of IL inch fire hose to
suppement present equipment. The
new line can be used by attaching it
to a 'Y" in series with the $500
feet of 21a inch hose the department
now has.
Purchase of a fog nozzel" also
was authorized. This attachment
spreads the stream of water thrown
from the hose, making it more eff
fective in fighting fires.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
Illustrated Talk sAt,lsni
Radio CiUb Meeting

An illustrated talk on his trip thru
Mexico was given in an address be-
fore the Bluffton Radio club by Nor
man Triplett of the Triplett Elec-
trical Instrument company, Monday
night.
Also shown in connection with the
address was a two reel moving pic
ture feature showing the different
phases of instrument construction at
the Triplett plant here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
Photographs In
Permanent Exhibit

E. H. Neuenschwander, Bluffton
photographer has been invited by the
American School of Portraiture of
Chicago to send number of por-
traits for hanging in their perman-
ent exhibit, it was announced the
first of the week.
Invitation to be represented in the
exhibit is considered an outstanding
mark of merit in Photographic cir
cles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
BlufftOn Is First And Second In
County Senior Scholarship Test

Two Bluffton High students took
top honors in the Allen county
scholarship tests for seniors, con-
Quoted at Lima, April l under aus
pices of the state department of edu-
cation. Five Bluffton contestants
were entered.
Results of the contest were an
nounced this week from the state.
Certificates of recognition will be
awarded to those who ranked high
est.
Richard E. Wenger, Bluffton, with
mark of 219, of a possible 800
points, placed first in the general
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20

scholarship test, with Adelaide Nc
Ginnis, Bluffton, finishing second,
scoring 214.
Wade E. Mumma, Bluffton, was
fifth, with a rating of 108. Rich
ard Mumma ranked twenty second
and Edward Schultz thirty-sixth.
In the first 10, Bluffton had three
places, Lima Central five; Lima
South one and Auglaize rural one.
Seventy-five seniors from all AL
len county high schools of Glass A,
B and c ratings, participated in the
contest. Subjects included English,
social science, mathematics, science,
reading and language.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-20
Sponsor Far East
Student Aid Fund

Bluffton College Y. w. and Y. M.
C. A. are taking over the direction
locally of the nationwide Far East
ern Student Service fund which is
being carried on in colleges and uni
versities throughout the country
this week.
Proceeds of the fund is to be used
for aid of Chinese students who have
suffered because of war conditions
in China.
Contributions should be mailed or
left at Ropp hall in charge of the
Far Eastern Student Service fund.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18
BASEBALL SCHOOL AT
NEW CASTLE AUGUST 22
Jack COOmbS, Ira Thomas To Con.
duet Classes At William Penn School

After two sessions in Wilmington
the Atlantic Baseball School, headed
by Jack Coombs and Ira Thomas,
former big league stars. comes to
Rural Delaware for the first time on
next Tuesday evening when baseball
minded youths from all over the
State are invited to attend the class
to be held ON the William Penn Field,
New Castle.
All boys teams in New Castle coun-
ty, including the suburban and junior
county leagues, who will stage an
"All-Star" game with Thomas and
Coombs halting play at various times
to point out mistakes and show the
boys how" will be represented.
1t is the hope of the committee of
Mayor Walter w. Bacon of Whining
ton. who are arranging for the school
that a large delegation of lower
Delaware future ball players" will
attend. All boys between the ages of
IL and 19 are eligible to enroll in the
Atlantic School for instructions
At the opening sessions held in
Wilmington boys from 100 miles
down the peninsula were in attend
ance. More than 700 boys turned out
According to James J. McDevitt.
president of the Junior County
League, who is heading the commit
tee for this Rural Delaware" school
an even larger number of students"
are expected at New Castle next
Tuesday evening. Instructions will
start at o'clock (DST).
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18
Summing Up

AS Congress prepares to adjourn
its members may look back over the
records Of great extravagances and
shocking spendings. A large number
of lawmakers arrived in the Nation
al Capital last January, boasting that
they would bring about economy in
government, and reduce taxes. Like
our President who promised a rs per
cent reduction of public expenses in
1882. these critical Congressman
went the limit in breaking all records
in peace-time spending.
1t all seems to indicate that an
independent" conservative can
spend the taxpayers money as easy
as reformers and liberals.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18
. NEGRO COLLEGE UNITS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Construction of an athletic field
house and laundry is underway at the
State College for Colored Students,
Dover, which will cost approximately
81, 300.
The project has been arranged thru
the National Youth Administration.
Thirty youths. under the supervision
of skilled mechanics. will be employ
ed about four months on the project.
Lumber from two dismantled CCC
buildings comprises part of the ma
terials used in the construction. The
field house will include showers and
space for storage purposes.
OF the entire estimated cost, the
federal government is supplying $2.-
345 with the sponsor supplying less
than $1,000.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18

Kessell 3, Steinman. Two-base hits:
Heinrich. Orban, Johnstown, Bryan,
McGonigle. Kessell. Three-base hit:
Gruber. Home runs: Kessell, Helm
rich. Stolen base: Savage. Double
plays: Hartman to Hayes to Sou
chock. Harrigan TO Cunning to Jaeg
er. Left on bases: Milford 9, Easton
10. Bases on balls on Bryan 2, JOS
eph 2. Lynch 3. Struck out: By Bry-
an 4, Joseph 3. Hits; on Joseph IL in
1-3. Lynch in /. Carretta in 2-3.
Hit by pitcher: BY Joseph John
ston). Passed ball: Cunning. Losing
pitcher: Joseph. Umpires: Green and
Tattler. Time-2:15.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18
Milford Grange News

No further meetings will be held
ia the hall during August, but the
usual monthly social meeting is still
ahead Of us. II has been voted that
this shall take the form of a doggie
roast at Slaughter Beach, and shall
be held on Friday evening, August 25,
the fourth Friday of the month. An
efficient committee is in charge and
you will hear details next week. Re-
member the date and plan to be
e mong those present
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18
WEDNESDAYS GAME
EaStOn-S
Milford

EaStOn-S MlIfOrd-5
Manager Val Picinich of the Mil
ford Giants was chased from the park
at Easton on Wednesday night for
disputing an umpire's decision in a
ding-dong battle that went to the
Easton Yankees by an to decis-
ion.
The disputed decision involved Or
ban, Milford centerflelder. and Hayes,
Easton second baseman. Orban, 60
ing from first to second on a hit by
Joseph, was tagged but in the con-
fusion the ball popped from Hayes
hand. Umpire Green ruled Orban
knocked the bal lout and retired him,
bringing on the dispute.
Milford came up with a two-run
rally in the ninth. but Bryan held
the side in check without trouble.
The box score:
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18
MILFORD
Score by Innings

oCUTt Dy INNINGS
Centreville 900 40 90 o.
Milford q. .OOO2 5000 %
Error: Jaeger Runs batted in:
Jaeger 2, Walsh 3. Grant. Two-base
hit: Branch. Three-base hit: Grant.
Home runs: Jaeger, Walsh, Grant.
Stolen base: Orban. Left on bases:
Centreville 8, Milford 4. Bases on
balls: on Saulia 2. Tansey l. Struck
out: By Steffens. 8, Saulia 3. Tansey
8. Hits: OF Saulia 8 in 4 2-3, Tansey
3 in 4 1-3. Losing pitcher: Saulia.
Umpires: Greene and George. Time
.l:45.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18

Totals ...........2S 3 % ii
aBatted for Kessell in ninth.
Score by innings
Salisbury % 90 0 0 o l 0 0-l
Milford 5000 0 900 90
Errors: Harrigan. White. Run bat
ted in: COrrado. Two-base hit: Weiss.
Stolen base: Kessell Sacrifice: Or
ban. Double plays: Gruber to Kessel
to Jaeger, Hink to Corrado. Joseph
to Kessell, Orban to Jaeger. Fitzger-
aid to Hink to CarrOda. Left on bases
Salisbury 2, Milford 3. Bases on balls
OF Zukowski 2, Joseph l. Struck out
By Zukowskl s, Joseph 4. Passed ball
Cunning. Umpires: Greene and
Georget Time-1:45.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18
KIWANIs NOTES

The regular weekly meeting of the
Milford Kiwanis Club was held Tues
day evening at the Grange Hall.
Guests of the evening were William
r. Foulk and William c. Pierce, who
were invited by Haswell Pierce.
Plans are going forward for an in
ter-club gathering with the Dover
to be held on August 90
at Dover. President Steiner urges
700 per cent attendance at this meet
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18
SUNDAYS GAME
MilfOrd-6

MilfOrd-6 DOVer-S
Alex Monchak scored all of Do
ver's Iuns at Milford last Sunday af-
ternoon, but his production wasn't
enough and the Orioles dropped a 6
to 3 decision to their Delaware riv-
ais. the Milford Giants.
The Giants tagged Vogel for a
dozen hits and scored three runs in
the fourth CRANE Harrigan led the
attack with two homers and a sin
gle. while Kessell also hOmered for
the winners and Monchak for the
Orioles.
The boX score.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18
IOOF WINS SOFTBALL
CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
tUOntinueo IrOm S1rst Page,

best game of the season. Only two
men on the Palm Beach team reached
third base. and then only after two
were out.
The manager, James A Hall. of
the Odd Fellows team, desires games
with softball teams in Kent or Sus-
sex counties. If any down-State
team desires a series of games with
Milford, write him, care of the Mil
ford Chronicle. Also any girls soft
ball team desiring a game with the
Milford girls, should write him.
The box score:
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18
FRIDAYS GAME
Milford q

Salisbury MllfOrd-O
Alex Zukowski, pint-sized hurler
for the Salisbury Indians. let Mil
ford down with three hits last Fri
day night at Milford to give the In
dians a l TO 0 decision over the
Giants.
Zukowski had to be good, for this
opponent, Joseph. gave up only six
hits and kept the Indian scOreless
until the seventh when Weiss scor-
ed from second on CorradO's one
base clout.
The box score: