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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
TURBINE READY
FOR OPERATION
EARLY IN JULY
Final Pipe Connections Remain
To Be Completed Super
intendent Reports
1850 XIV Unit Will More Than
Double Present Plant
Power Output

With the main installation opera
tions completed and final pipe connec-
tions being made, it is expected that
the recently purchased 1850 XIV ca
pacity turbo- generator will be in op-
Grafton at the Bluffton municipal cleo
tric light and water works plant early
next month, it was announced this
week by John Swisher, plant superin-
tendent.
The turbine and the condenser were
installed and all operations completed
except pipe connections last Satur-
day under the direction of the West
inghouse installation engineer of
Pittsburgh. He will return when
the pipe connections are made to
supervise the placing of the machine
into active operation.
Keauy in July
Most of the materials for complet-
ing the job are here now and bar
ring unforeseen developments, there is
reasonable expectation that the tur-
bine will be delivering power for
the community about July l, Swish
er said.
General supervision of the installa-
ton has been under the direction of
w. T. Barrows, consulting engineer
who prepared the drawings for set
ting up the equipment.
Excavation for the turbine was
completed in the first week of May
and after the concrete properly hard
ened the installation of the turbine
was started during the second week
of May.
Purchased in Colorado
The generator unit was purchased
from a mining concern in Alamo, Cox
orado and was dismantled and loaded
at that place under the direction OF
Swisher and Walter Stratton, an EN-.
ploye. The unit arrived here during
the first week of March.
A condenser for use with the tur-
bine was purchased from an engineer
ing firm in Philadelphia after the
turbine had been loaded.
Cost of the equipment was estimat-
ed at $4,000 and operation of the new
unit next month will more than double
the present output of the plant which
is 750 XIV, the capacity of the tur-
bine installed in the fall of 1910.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Coach DiILer Named
Field Supervisor

Dwight Diller, athletic coach at
Bluffton High school, has been APP
pointed supervisor of the Harmon
Field recreation program for the
summer.
The facilities of the field are open
to all youngsters in the community
for six hours every week day from
9:30 to 1880 in the morning and
from / to o'clock in the afternoon
Diller will be at the field at all
times to supervise the recreational
activities. For the present tennis
paddle tennis, track activities, soft
bali games, badminton, darts and
several other games are available
Diller said.
Tournament play and competitive
games are being planned for the
summer program. If enough interest
is shown in soft ball Diller will
supervise two evenings a week o1
this activity.
Expenses in connection with tht
recreation program will be shared
equally by the town council and tn,
school board. David Tosh was ap
pointed by the school board to be
caretaker of the field for the sum
mer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Fred Fritchie, J. At
Naval Training Sta.

Fred H. Fritchie, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Fritchie, of Riley
street, enlisted in U. S. Naval serv-
ice at the Cincinnati recruiting of
fee, last week, and has been assigned
to the naval training station at
Great Lakes, Illinois.
After a training period of three
weeks at Great Lakes, Fritchie will
be transferred to duty with the U.
S. fleet, or assigned to one of the
various navy trade schools main
tanned for the training of recruits.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Receives Degree
At Miami MOnduu

Ethel Jean Marshall, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall was
graduated at commencement exer-
cises of Miami university, Monday
morning with the degree of Bache-
lor of Science in Education.
She majored in violin and was
president of Delta Omicron, national
music honorary sorority the past
year and also member of Kappa
Delta Pi, education honorary and
Alpha Omicron Pi, social sororities.
She played for two years with the
University trio, was also a member
of the University orchestra and song
in Madrigal, girls glee club.
She will be instructor in vocal
and instrumental music in the schools
at Continental for the coming year.
Her parents attended commencement
events at Oxford, Sunday and Mon
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Autos Demolished
In Crash Near Here

Serious injuries were received by
Henry Suter, residing two miles
south of Pandora, in an automobile
collision with a car driven by Yer
non Burkholder, living west of Bluff
ton.
Suter was driving south on the
road that crosses the Columbus Grove
road and Burkholder was driving
towards Bluffton when the collision
occurred.
Burkholder was uninjured in the
collision but Suter received severe
facial decorations and cracked and
broken ribs. He was treated at the
office of local physician and is
convalescing at his home.
Each driver saw each other before
the crash but were unable to stop.
Both of the automobiles were dam
aged beyond repair.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Fire Protection for Past Month
Costs Municipality Total
Of Sis
Town Had Not Single Fire Call
In Eight Months Several
Years Ago

May proved to be the busiest
month in more than twenty years
for the Bluffton fire department, il
was disclosed by Chief Guy Corson
in presenting his report at the town
council meeting, Monday night.
Six fire calls in thirty days was
the highest number in any one
month since he assumed the post as
head of the fire department more
than twenty years ago, Corson
stated.
Cost to the town, $118 also estab-
lished new monthly high mark fol-
fire protection, it was announced by
Corporation Clerk, w. o. Geiger
Bluffton's fire department operates
on a volunteer basis and firemen re.
ceive no fixed salary, being only as
called upon for their services.
Of the six fire calls two, the Cal
win Kempf dwelling in Union town
ship on May 15 and that of tn,
Albert Reichenbach residence Sun
day night were the most serious.
Other calls were: Allen Thompson
Orange township, May /; Mrs. Ger
trude Gage, West College avenue
May z; Welty auto on North Jack
son street, May %; Mrs. Mary Mo
ser, Richland township, May Is.
In contrast to the record higl
number of fire calls the past month
Chief Corson pointed out that tn
record low for fire calls occurre,
when several years ago there wa
not a single fire call for eigh
months.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
With The Sick

Mrs. Fred Fritchie has been re-
moved from the Bluffton hospital to
her home on Riley street where she
is convalescing from major opera
tion.
Brice Watkins is a patient at the
Bluffton hospital.
Condition of Mrs. Anna Henry
who underwent an operation, is re-
ported at the Blufftoh hospital as
good.
Mrs. Anna Deerhake is at the
Bluffton hospital where she is re-
covering from an operation.
Condition of Louis Gaiffe. a ma
tient at the Bluffton hospital, is re-
ported as good.
Mrs. Catherine Welsh of Ada i:
patient at the Foltz convalescen,
home on South Main street.
DIR. E. L. Harshbarger. forme,
bluffton High school instructor, con
tlnues about the same at the Nortl
Newton hospital where he has beer
patient for more than a year.
Mrs. Bertha Bridenbaugh of Pan
dora is patient at the Bluffto,
hospital where she is recovering from
an operation.
Miss Susan Lehman, west of Bluff
ton, is patient at the Bluffton hos
! pital.
Condition of Mrs. Jean Murra,
former Bluffton resident, continue
! serious at her home in Findlay.
Miss Alice Ludwig is confined |
her home on Poplar street with kne
injuries as the result of a fall, SUI
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
BROTHER OF TWO
women HERE BACK
FROM NAzI CAMP
Clinton Schlaak Docks i'm Jersey
Monday, After Narrowing
Experience
Arrives in United States on
Board Swedish Diplomatic
Exchange Liner

Clinton Schlaak, brother of two
Bluffton women who has been in
Europe since 1922 and more recently
in Nazi concentration camp, has
arrived in this country on the Swed-
ish diplomatic exchange liner Drot-
tningholm which docked at Jersey
City, N. ]. Monday.
Schlaak, the brother of Mrs. Ray
Patterson and Mrs. Cloyce Bame
both of this place, before the war
broke out was a representative of
the Ford Motor company in War
saw, Poland.
Receive Card
His sisters here received a card
10 days ago from their brother, a
former Findlay resident, stating that
he was being interned with several
other Americans in an old Bavariar
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
EUan SOash Training
At Great Lakes, I'LL

Evan Soash, %, son of DR.. and
Mrs. NJ. D. Soash, of South Main
street, who enlisted recently in the
u. s. Naval Reserve has been as
signed to the Naval Training Sta
tion at Great Lakes, Ill, according
to an announcement received this
week from the training center.
Soash has a rating of hospital ap-
prentice, second class. Following
his training period he will be as
signed to active duty, either at sea
or at a shore station.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Colombia Is Land OF Extreme Poverty
And Contrasts, Lions Speaker States
Thursday Afternoon
Closing This Week

Bluffton retail stores will remain
open on Wednesday nights starting
this week and continuing thru the
summer months until October |, it
is announced by the Business Mems
Association.
Business places will be closed on
Thursday afternoons during the
months of June, July and August, it
was stated.
The Citizens National Bank will
also close Thursday afternoons for
the summer months, it was an
nounced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
EARLY CANNING
SUGAR PERMITS
NOW AVAILABLE
Authorization to be Issued
Only at Coordinators Office
In Courthouse
Housewives are Allowed One
Pound of Sugar for Four
Quarts of Fruit

With the first cherries of the seas
on being picked this week, Bluffton
housewives are making applications
to obtain additional sugar supplies
for fruit canning purposes at the Al
len county rationing board at the
Lima courthouse.
Under revised governmental regu-
lations for allotment of sugar it will
be possible to can practically as much
as was the case previously but the
canned fruit will not be as sweet.
Housewives are being allowed one
pound of sugar for every four quarts
of fruit canned In keeping with the
instructions issued by the government,
canning of jams, preserves, jellies and
other items requiring large amounts
of sugar is being discouraged.
New Basis
Harry Fox Allen county coordinat-
or received authority during the past
week to change the basis for ration
ing of canning sugar from five pounds
per person per year to the new basis
recently set up in Washington.
1t is necessary for Bluffton house.
wives as we'll as all resident of the
county, to go to Lima to receive their
authorization for the canning sugar.
All applications must be presented in
room 207 at the courthouse.
Applicants must come prepared to
tell the number of quarts canned last
season and the quantity they intend
to can this season.
Centralized Office
There have been some complaints
from residents in outlying towns con-
cerning the necessity of going to Lima
to receive canning sugar permits,
Replying to this complaint, the county
coordinator said centralized head
quarters offer better facilities than
district rationing offices.
He pointed out that the Lima office
is full time office, open daily, ex-
cept Saturdays and Sundays from 8
a. m. to 4:30 p. m. The office also
is open Saturday mornings until noon
Applicants for canning sugar per-
mits are notified to bring their war
rationing books for the family unit
in addition to having ready the other
information on the estimate OF the
amount of fruit is expected to be can
ned.
Applications are being received now
only for early canning. Additional
sugar for late canning season Will be
authorized later, it was stated.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
WILL RE-SURFACE
MAIN ST. SOUTH
OF BENTLEY ROAD
Work to be Done by State
Highway Department This
Summer
Asphaltic Concrete Top to be
Added, Council is Inform
ed by State

Re-surfacing one-quarter mile of
South Main street from the corpora
tion line to the Bentley road will be
completed this summer by the state
highway department.
Municipal officials Were notified of
the project Monday night when E.
H. Forney assistant right of way
engineer for the state highway
department, appeared at meeting
of the council in the town hall.
In the program nearly one-fourth
mile of roadway will be improved
by adding a two-inch asphaltic con-
crete top. Bids for the contract
will be opened in Columbus June 9
and work must be completed before
Sept. 10.
Nothing for Remainder of Street
No provision has been made for
re-surfacing the remainder of Main
street, an improvement requested by
local officials for the last two years.
Forney told Bluffton councilmen
that base of a stretch of 1S0 feet
from the south corporation line will
be renewed because brick on the
sand base have shifted. On the re-
naming portion the asphaltic top
will be applied without changing the
brick or base.
This summers work in Bluffton
will be done in connection with other
improvements in this area, embrac-
ing re-surfacing of state highways
in Beaverdam, Richland and Bath
townships.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Six Fire Alarms In May Set
Twenty Year Record In Bluffton
Lightning Damages
BlUftOn Residences

Two Bluffton residences wer,
damaged when they were struck by
bolt of lightning during an elec
trical storm Sunday night abou
IL o'clock.
Serious damage was caused at tn,
Albert Reichenbach home on Nortl
Main street and minor damage al
the Gerhard Buhler residence OF
South Lawn avenue.
At the Reichenbach home the mos,
serious damage was caused by ar
explosion occurring about 20 minutes
after a bolt of lightning set small
fire in the attic.
The blaze in the attic was. not
noticed Immediately by Mrs. Reich
enbach who was alone in the house
at the time. Several minutes later
when she saw smoke coming from
upstairs she Immediately informed
her husband, Bluffton night police
at the mayors office.
While Mrs. Reichenbach was tele
phoning for the fire department tn,
explosion occurred. Her HUSBAND
was already on the way to his resi-
dence and was about to enter tn,
house when the blast occurred.
The explosion occurred in the atti
and is believed to have been causes
by an accumulation of gas generate
| by the fire together with dust &
the attic.
The house Immediately broke ou
in flames after the explosion but th
fire department soon had the blaz
under control and the residence an
contents were saved.
The explosion knocked most of tn
plaster off of the walls of the resi-
dence and a large portion of tn
slate roofing was also blown off.
Damage to the structure was un
| OFFICIALLY eStlmated at $4,000, Gov
cred by insurance.
Lightning, which struck the Buh
Ter home, blew some of the slate OF
the roof and started a small fir
which was soon extinguished b
members of the family, causing onl
slight damage.
During the storm, lightning struc
the lead in wire at the Triplet
Electrical Instrument Co. and burne
out the transformer of the con
pany's public address system.
Several residents of the commur
ity reported burned out radio sci
as the result of the Sunday storm
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
NislUar,der-Suter
Nuptidis Sunday

In lovely garden wedding at the
home of the bride, Miss Elvira Mis-
wander, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. F. Niswander of South Main
street, became the bride of James
Suter, son of Gilbert Suter of Pan
dora, Sunday night at 7 o'clock.
Rev. H. 7. Unruh, pastor of the
First Mennonite church, officiated at
the ceremony.
Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Will
liam Cox of Ashtabula played "Leib-
straum". This was followed by "Ich
Liebe Dich" and Because" sung by
Miss Carolyn Romey. Dean CLAN
Niswander and Dwight Suter, broth
ers of the bride and groom respect
lively, played the following cornet
duets: Drink to Me Only with
Thine Eyes" and "At Dawning".
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore white
satin gown and carried a shower
bouquet of white daisies.
The couple was unattended. Tht
ushers were Richard Bixel of Find
lay, cousin of the bride, and Charlie.
Suter of Pandora, cousin of th'
groom.
The brides mother chose for tn,
ceremony a two piece suit of mos
green floral crepe with corsage o.
yellow roses.
For travelling the bride wore ;
beige costume suit with accessorie
of saddle tan.
Out of town guests included:
Miss Eleanor E. Oder of Syca
more; Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Palmer
Jr., Vandalia; Miss Vera Reichen
bach, Marvin Hilty, Cleveland; Nh
and Mrs. Reed Hilty, Rex Bel
Piqua; Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bike
Findlay; Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Suter
Goshen, Ind; Mr.. and Mrs. Richar
Strahm, Lima; Lawrence Evans, Ce
lima, and Rev. and Mrs. Forest Mus
ser, Pandora.
Both the bride and groom attend
ed Bluffton college and Ohio Stat
university. After a short weddinl
trip they will reside at Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Miss Higley Resigns
Teaching Post Here

Resignation of Miss Elizabeth
Higley. vocal music instructor in the
Bluffton public schools, was accepted
at a meeting of the Bluffton board
of education Monday night.
Miss Higley has accepted a posi-
ton as instructor in voice and choral
work at Muskingum college, Pres
byterian institution located at New
Concord. She has been instructor
in the high school in public school
music for the past three years and
also in the music department of
Bluffton college. No steps have been
taken as yet to fill the vacancy
/, caused by her resignation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
To LiUe Temporarily
In Little Rock, Ark.

Sgt. and Mrs. Charles Patterson
left Bluffton Saturday to live tenn
porarily at Little Rock, Arkansas,
where Sgt. Patterson is stationed
at an army camp.
Mrs. Patterson is the former Miss
Carol Cookson, daughter of Mrs.
Mabel Cookson of South Jackson
street. She is home economies in
structor at Burbank High school.
Sgt. Patterson is stationed at the
postal unit of the army camp in
Little Rock and the couple will re-
main there for the duration of his
assignment at that location.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Dedicate Flag Poles At Triplett
Plant With Impressive Exercises

With hundreds of employees and
interested residents of the town
standing at attention, flags rose to
the top of large new DO foot flag
poles in dedication rituals at the two
Bluffton plants of The Triplett Elec-
trical Instrument Co., last Friday
noon. The flags will be displayed
every day, weather permitting.
Simultaneous ceremonies were con-
Quoted at the College Avenue and
Harmon Road plants of the concern
to mark the Inauguration of use of
the new flag poles.
Color guards from the Bluffton
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Moody Bible Trio
To Sing At Church

A ladies trio from the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago, H., will
present a program of varied musical
numbers at the Bluffton Missionary
church this Wednesday night at 8
o'clock. it was announced by Rev.
A. F. Albro, pastor.
Among the numbers will be selec-
tions on the vibra-harp. Chalk draw
ing will also be presented at the
meeting. The public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04

American Legion post took part in
an impressive ritual at the start of
the ceremony.
Following raising of the flag, r. L.
Triplett, president of the company
made short address over the firms
portable public address system tc
crowds assembled at each plant.
Patriotic recorded music was
played for the occasion over the
sound system.
In the Legion color guard units
were Post Commander Millen Geiger
Herman Schmidt, Lloyd McCarty
Leonard Green, Harry Tripplehorn
and Irwin Woods.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Births

The following birth at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Kimmel Marshall,
boy, Tuesday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Robinson, of North Baltimore, a
boy, David James, at the Findlay
hospital last Tuesday. Mrs. Robin
son was the former Miss Ruth Berry
of this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Robert Oberly Viii
Attend Legion Can,p

Robert Oberly, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Millard Oberly of Cherry
street, will attend the Buckeye Boys
State camp, sponsored by the Ameri-
can Legion, to be held at Delaware
June 13 to 20.
Oberly was selected by the Bluff
ton post of the American Legion to
attend the annual encampment for
select boys in the state of Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Ward Johnson Gets
Air Force Promotion

Ward B. Johnson, formerly of
Bluffton, has been promoted to a
rank of Private First Class at the
Lubbock Army Flying School, Lub-
book, Texas.
Pfc. Johnson is with the 499th
school squadron in the advanced
twin-engine flying school. A me-
chanic, he has been in the air corps
since Feb. 81, 1912.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Marshall have
moved on the Amos Heldman farm
in Orange township which they pur-
chased last fall. They previously
made their home with Mrs. Marsh
all's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. D
Williamson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Mrs. Stearlls Named
On Library Board

Mrs. Ralph Stearns was reap
pointed to the Bluffton public library
board at meeting of the board of
education Monday night. The ap-
pointment was for a seven year
term.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
In Australia

Sgt. A. R. Holden, Jr., former
Bluffton youth, is now in Australia,
it was stated by his father A. R.
Holden, Sr., of Toledo, who visited
here over the week end.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-04
Accepts Pulpit

Alvin Beachy, member of this
years graduating class at Bluffton
college, has accepted a call to be-
come the minister of the Mennonite
church at Normal, Illinois.
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Novy's Judge Advocate
Beoins Second Term

Rear Admiral Walter Browne
Woodson was sworn in for second
term as Judge advocate general OF
the Navy yesterday. Vice Admiral
Russell Wilson administered the
oath in Secretary Knox's private
Office, with members of Admiral
Woodson's family and bureau heads
attending the ceremony
Rear Admiral Woodson, native
Of Lynchburg, Va, was graduated
from the Naval Academy in 1905.
He passed through the various ranks
and was first appointed judge ad-
vocate general June 20. 1888.
He is a graduate of George Wash
ington University Law School and
has been admitted to practice in Dis
trict of Columbia courts and the
United States Supreme Court.
Admiral and Mrs. Woodson have
o daughter, Miss Ruth Halford
Woodson, and two sons, Ensigns
Walter Browne Woodson, jr., and
Halford Woodson, who was gradu-
sted from the Naval Academy Fri
day The Woodson home is at 1922
Woodley road NV.