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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Triplett,
Blufton, a girl, Pamela K, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Agner, OF
tawa, a girl, Doris Maxine, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Hefner, Beav-
erdam, boy, James Lee, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Nonnamaker,
Bluffton, girl, Sue Ann, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Shulaw,
Lafayette, a boy, William Phillip,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Moser,
Columbus Grove, a girl Jeray An
nette, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merlin Withrow
Rawson, girl, Judy Lynn, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Weller
Ada, boy, Larry Robert, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Long, Ada
girl, Patricia Lee, Tusday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orland Willke, Ada
girl, Wednesday morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04

cattle, and in some cases farmers
just let land lay idle for the sum-
mer season. .-a....
Plentiful rainfall in August, an
unusual circumstance, has softened
the ground, putting it in excellent
condition for working. With no
crops on them there has been moth
ing to hinder plowing for wheat
seeding in early fall.
Indeterminate factor in the size
of the areas wheat acreage, how
ever, is the question as to how soon
the corn crop can be gotten out of
the way. Altho most corn was
planted quite late last spring, it
now looks as if fields generally are
as far along toward maturity as in
normal seasons, and if so the usual
acreage should be available for
wheat.
Preparation of corn land for the
seeding of wheat is simple matter
once fodder is removed, for discing
soon can complete tillage of a siz-
able acreage.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
Turnout For Games Greater
Than In Pre-War Years;
Interest Expands
Mood Of Relaxation Apparent
In Those Who Follow
Home Teams

Organized recreation activities at
Harmon field were tapering off this
week, after busy summer program
featured by resurgence of inter-
est in night softball play.
With two local teams engaging in
inter-city competition on a three
nights a week schedule, night soft
ball play has attracted the largest
spectator crowds in history.
On many nights, the large sta
dunn was filled to overflowing, with
townspeople lured by the prospects
of good ball, plus the fact that the
verdant greensward glistening under
the brilliant lights provided pleas
ant setting for an evening of relax
alton.
Spectator turnouts for some of the
night softball contests have been
virtually as large as those attracted
by the high school football team, but
the spirit of those in the stands is
marked by an entirely different sort
of attitude.
GO0D RELAXATION
Instead of the tense and belliger-
emily partisan mood that keeps a
football crowd on edge, softball spec
tators are good natured and relaxed
Although there is the natural desire
for the home team to win, no one
gets all "hot and bothered" about
the games outcome, with the result
that good plays can be cheered re.
gardless of who makes them.
Harmon fields physical equipment
for night play is distinctly above
the average, and the equal of any.
thing Lima of Findlay can provide
The lighting system is excellent, and
the spacious stadium provides plenty
of seating space.
Elsewhere at the field, other &C
tivities also were popular through
out the summer. Particularly of in
terest was the new playground es
tablished for kiddies adjacent to Col
lege avenue; the field tennis courts
organized activity for children thru
out the daylight hours, and evening
softball leagues for men.
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EIGHT TEAMS IN
FOOTBALL PREvIEW
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
Biuffton, Pandora, Mt. Cory.
Rawson, Col. Grove, Lafay-
cite, Ada, Forest Here
Proceeds from AIl-Star Presen.
tation for Towns Recrea-
ton Program

An action-studded presentation is
in store for area grid fans Friday
night at Harmon field, when eight
crack Class B elevens tune up for
their fall campaigns with competi-
tion in Bluffton's first football pre-
view.
In the preview schedule there will
be four 16-minute games, as follows:
MT. Cory VS. LAFAYETTE
PANDORA VS. RAWsoN
ADA VS. COLUMBUS GROVE
BLUFFToN vs. FOREST
Stadium seating space is at a pre-
MUM for the all-star classic, with
each of the eight competing schools
allotted 100 reserved seats. There
will be sufficient supply of general
admission tickets, however. All tick
cts sold prior to the game are sub
ject to a 10-cent discount
In Bluffton, tickets are being sold
at the high school Office, and are go
ing rapidly after being put on sale
Tuesday morning.
OF the competing eleyens in Bluff
tons first preview, Forest, Pandora,
Lafayette and Columbus Grove are
members of the Northwest Confer
ence of Class B teams; Rawson and
Mt. Cory play in the Hancock Coun-
ty Little Nine; Bluffton is defend
ing champion of the Western Buck.
eye league, and Ada is an independ-
ent.
Coach Kent Cotterman has only
Continued on page 81
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Coaching Assistant
Hired At College

Walter A. Zimmerman, 20, Akron,
who had three years wartime ex-
perience as a physical education di-
rector in the Navy, has been en-
ployed by Bluffton college as an as
sistant to Coach A. C. Burcky, it
was announced this week by Dean
J. S. Schultz.
An upper class student, thinner
man also will complete his college
work while serving on the coaching
staff. The new coaching assistant
is a graduate of Akron Buchtel High
school, where he captained the bask-
etball team from 1886 through 1887.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
PRICE OF HOUSES
SCARS As COST OF
BUILDING GOES Up
Last Springs Budding Boom
Withered by Higher Costs
This Summer
Older Houses Coming On
Market At More Than Double
Pre-War Price

Altho construction of one more
new house is under way here and an
other residential structure has been
moved into town for remodeling,
Bluffton's summer building boom
has tapered off to a program of little
activity, following a promising start
early last spring.
High cost of building is held re-
sponsible for the drastic curtaiIment
in local construction activity, a de-
velopment that has been particularly
unexpected in view of the fact that
last springs building activity indi-
Gated boom of record proportions
over the summer months.
Instead, soaring costs of materials
and labor have cut into the home
construction program, to the extent
that the start of a new residence last
week marked the first new building
program in nearly two months.
Starts New House
The new house launched last week
will be a one and one-half story
Cape Cod structure, in the King ad-
dition on Harmon road. 1t is being
built for Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Roda-
baugh, who now are living in tenn
porary quarters on the building
site.
Rodabaugh's home will be of con-
crete blocks with a stucco finish. It
is expected that the home will be
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
CHLORINE IS ADDED
TO CITY WATER; NO
CHANGE IN TASTE
No Noticeable Difference Is
Found Since Colonization
Started Week Ago
Equipment Purchased Last Fall
Put Into Operation At
Municipal Waterworks

Chlorination of Bluffton's city
water supply was started last week
at the municipal waterworks plant
and, as indicated previously in board
of public affairs statements, there
has been no noticeable difference in
the taste of the water.
Approximately two pounds of
chlorine gas are being added daily
to the water flowing thru city mains,
a sufficient quantity to assure safety
without any apparent change in
taste.
Bluffton's city water supply always
has rated satisfactory IN tests, but
installation of chlorination equip
ment was the result of orders from
the State Board of Health as safe
guard against possibility of contain
ination.
Ordered Year Ago
Operation of the new chlorinator
was started last week, approximately
year after its purchase from Wal
lace and Tiernan Co., Inc, of
Newark, N. J., at an installed price
of 1851. Contract was let last
October.
Delay in delivery of critical COM
ponents in the equipment, following
which the board of public affairs was
unable to obtain chlorine in quanti-
ties resulted in the overlong period
of time marking the start of opera
ton.
Chlorination equipment is housed
in a separate building erected over
the main lines, near the water works
building.
Ends Controversy
Installation of the chlorinator fol-
lowed long period of controversy
between the board of public affairs
and state board of health.
While it was admitted by state
health authorities that Bluffton's city
water has always been found salts
factory it was pointed out that
water taken from wells in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the plant is near
potential sources of contamination.
Heavy chlorination treatment is
not required, but the amount could
instantly be increased should con.
tamination appear at any future
date.
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Missionaries Coming
Home From Africa

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Seneff, mis-
sionaries who have served for the
past eight years in the African Con-
go region are enroute to this coun-
try on furlough. They are expected
here the latter part of this month
or early in October.
Mrs. Seneff is the former Lillian
Welty of Blufton, daughter of John
Welty of Cherry street. They left
their station in the interior of At
rica on June 20, starting on their
return journey. Mr.. and Mrs. Sem
eff work under direction of the At
RIGA Inland Mission, an interdenom-
national board.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
David Little Struck
By Auto In Toledo

Injuries suffered when he was
struck by an automobile in Toledo,
Sunday afternoon kept David Little,
five-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodrow Little, of South Main
street, from enrolling in the first
grade of school here on Tuesday.
Playing in front of the Toledo
residence of Mrs. Little's sister, the
Bluffton boy was struck as he step
ped into the path of an oncoming
car in an attempt to see past a
parked automobile.
Thrown beneath the parked car
by the impact, David received a
broken collarbone and numerous
bruises.
He was taken to Mercy hospital
where he remained until Tuesday
afternoon when his parents brought
him home, where he is confined to
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
BLUFFTON SCHOOLS
HAVE ENROLMENT
OF 4S5 THIS FALL
Student Registration Off For
Tenth Time i'm Last Eleven
Year Period.
Grade School Total is Up With
25S Mark; High School
Drops to 227 Total

Buttons public school registration
for the opening day of the fall term
Tuesday was 485, one less than in
1916, marking the 10th time in II
years there has been a decrease in
the number of students in local grade
and high schools.
A marked decline was apparent
this year in junior and senior high
school enrolment, while at the same
time there was an increase in pupils
in the first six grades.
From the seventh grade thru the
twelfth there are a total of 227 stu
dents this fall, as compared with 239
last year. In the first six grades,
however, registration increased from
247 to 258.
Another drop in the upper grades
may be expected next fall, for class
of At seniors will be graduated next
spring, and the sixth grade which
viii advance to junior high in an
other year numbers only 40.
Decline STARTED in 1887
Buttons downward trend in en-
rollment started in the fall of 1887
when the public schools here had 669
pupils. This represents a total of
184 more than the schools have this
fall.
Top enrolment in the grade school
this fall is in the third grade, where
there are 40 pupils. In the high
school the sophomores have so stu
Continued on page 81
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Real Estate Deals

Dale Tripplehorn has purchased
the A. R. Scheele property on Spring
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Scheele have
moved to Lima where they have
purchased a home. The deal was
handled by Mrs. Fl. w. Althaus.
Frederic Andrews has purchased
the Clenna Donald property in Beav-
erdam, formerly occupied by VIM.
Lutterbein who purchased the Cora
Weaver property. Mrs. H. w. Alt
haus handled the transactions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
Girl Hurt In Crash
To Be Brought Home

Kathleen Niswander, who has been
in the Findlay hospital for nearly
two weeks following an automobile
accident is expected to be brought
to her home the latter part of this
week.
Miss Niswander, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Niswander, resid-
ing north of town on the county
line was badly injured when the
car which she was driving struck q
bridge abutment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
Masters Degree
dt Ohio State u.

Charles Suter, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elan Suter of Pandora received his
Master of Arts degree from Ohio
State university, Columbus, at the
August convocation, Friday.
His wife, the former Magdalene
Oyer of this place and his parents
attended the exercises.
Mr.. Suter has resumed his duties
as supervisor of art at Fostoria high
school and the couple have moved
into their newly furnished apartment
in that city.
Mrs. Suter has resigned as Latin
and English instructor at Rawson to
accept a similar position in the
Arcadia high school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
Apple Blossoms And
Fruit On Same Tree

Apple blossoms and ripening ap-
Piles on the same tree is an attrac-
tion in the orchard of Memo Schu-
macher northwest of Bluffton. A
branch of the tree was brought to
the Bluffton News office Wednesday
by Noah Diller where it is being
exhibited in the window.
While fruit trees occasionally have
a few blossoms while fruit is ripen-
ing, a large number, such as this
tree bears, is said by orchardists to
be unusual.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
Gets Masters Degree
From Seminary

Karl Schultz, son of DR.. and Mrs.
J. S. Schultz received his Master of
Arts degree from Chicago Theologic-
al seminary, affiliated with the Uni
versity of Chicago, Friday. He will
be here next week for a short visit
after which he expects to leave for
further study in the University Of
Southern California.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
Returns From 1'IC0
Weeks Duty In Navy

Gaylon y. Thomas Of the Stein
man Bros. Lumber company has re-
turned after two weeks active duty
with the Navy. Thomas, q member
of the organized reserves served
four and one-half years during the
war in the submarine service in the
southwest Pacific.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
Wade Munanid On
Scholarship List

Wade E. Mumma, son of Carl
Mumma, of Bluffton, was among
1920 students in the distinguished
scholarship rating list for the sec
ond semester of the 1946-47 school
year at Purdue university. To at
tain this honor a student must have
an average of five points or better
in all subjects carried.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
Nd VOTE ON SEWER
BOND ISSUE HERE
BEFORE next YEAR
Hope Entertained That Con-
gress May Make Federal
Aid Possible
Could Vote on Measure at
Three Regular Elections
Next Year

Altho final plans and specifications
for Bluffton's proposed intercepting
sewerage system and a sewage dis
posal plant will be completed by
early fall, there is little possibility
of bond issue to finance the pro-
ject being presented at the polls
this year.
1t already is too late to hope to
get the issue on the ballot for this
falls general selection, and spokes-
men for the village administration
have pointed out factors favorable
toward delaying a vote at least un-
til some time next year.
Principal advantage of waiting
until later for a vote is the pos
sibility that federal aid for installa-
ton of the sewage disposal system
may be made available in the next
session of Congress.
Federal Aid Possibility
Under legislation proposed in
Congress more than year ago, but
which has not yet come up for vote,
it would be possible for the village
to obtain federal funds to cover ap-
proximately one-third of the cost of
the system.
There are three regular elections
next year, spaced at three-months
intervals, at which the sewage bond
issue could be presented to voters,
thereby eliminating the cost of a
special election for that purpose
only.
The regular elections will fall in
the spring, summer and fall. First
will be the May presidential pre-
ferential balloting; next comes the
state and county primary in August;
and the third will be the November
general election.
Plans Near Completion
In the meantime the completion of
plans and specifications for the oft
deferred sewage disposal system
marks the first step toward COM
pletion of any phase of the work in
nearly two decades.
Proceeding with plans for the
proposed system has been made pos
sible thru an interest-free $4,000
loan from the Federal Works Agen-
cy, which is to be repaid if and
when bond issue for the project is
approved by voters.
Plans and specifications for the
system of intercepting sewers were
completed last week by the Toledo
engineering firm of Finkbeiner
Pettis and Strout, and completion OF
work on the sewage disposal plant
specifications is set for early fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-04
HEADS MINISTERIAL ASSN

Rev. Paul Cramer, pastor of the
Methodist church was elected presi.
dent of the Bluffton Ministerial as.
sociation for the coming year at g
meeting Tuesday morning.
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Kindergarten To Open

Kindergarten classes will open at
the Grade school building, septem-
Der Is. Hours Q to II A. M.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Fifth Charter Hearinq
Set at PooIesviIIe

The fifth of the public hearings
conducted by the Montgomery
County Charter Board will be held
tomorrow night at Poolesville. The
meeting is especially intended to
give members of the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau an opportu-
nifty to express their opinions on
the proposed charter.
The meeting will open at pm.
in Poolesville High School.
Three more public hearings will
be held, one at Rockville on Feb
ruary II to which members of the
fire departments in the county are
invited to give their views on what
aids and safeguards the volunteer
f1remen should have in the charter,
one at Bethesda on February 18 and
one at Chevy Chase on February Is.
At the conclusion OF the series of
public hearings the Charter Board
will begin drafting the tentative
charter, which will be ready for
public suggestions and criticisms
before the submission of the final
charter on May S.
The full Charter Board, as we'll
as many others interested in the
repeal or amendment of the Lind
say Act, will attend a public hear
ing in the House chamber at An
napolis at 8 pm. Thursday. This
law forbids the nonpartisan elec-
ton of members of county coun-
Gil under a charter form of gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1947-02-03

Would you like to buy a bargain
Id q twin engine transport plane
fer $4,000, or perhaps a speedy
two-seater for q mere $3.50?
If SO, you will make some sales
man of the War Assets Administra-
ton very happy man.
According to latest count, WAA
has on it's hands a total Of 3,741
surplus planes in various degrees
of white elephant-like qualities.
Since the Army and Navy COM
menced unloading surplus planes on
the agency, statesmen have disposed
of some 27,000 planes.
But the best ones have been taken
and much of the current stock is not
the answer to any pilots dream.
And 3,741 planes, WAA officials
agree, are lot of planes.
Take the largest single category
of the surplus planes, for example,
the BITS, or basic trainers. Ruggedly
constructed fast ships which origin
ally cost Uncle Sam upwards of $20,-
600 apiece, the WAA price has been
periodically reduced until they are
going now for 5000 and $250-and
still they are about as popular as
snoWShoes in July.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
U. Of Maryland Registers
Junior, Senior Students

The University of Maryland
started preparations today for the
new semester beginning next Mon
day by registering senior and jun
ior year students.
Registrations will continue all
week with sophomores scheduled for
tomorrow and freshmen and new
students Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. The first semester of the
current school year ended Friday.
No classes are being held this week.
Approximately 94 seniors COM
pleted their courses at the univer-
sity last week, but will not receive
their degrees until graduation exer-
cises In June.
University registration officials
said only a small increase was an
ticipated over the present 1900 stu
dents at College Park and 1000 in
Baltimore. The number leaving
school will nearly equal new stu
dents, 1t was added.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Veterans Of 82d Plan
To Help Dutch People
BY the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 3.-Off1-
cials of the 82d Airborne Division
Association soon will meet with
leaders of European war relief ac-
tivities to work out details of asso-
citation plans to aid the Dutch peo-
pie, which the division helped lib
crate.
This was revealed by Maj. Gen.
James A. Gavin, commanding gen.
eral of the famous paratroop divi-
sion, who was here yesterday for an
organization meeting of Virginia
chapter of the association.
Many of us owe our very lives to
the Dutch people and we do not
forget now that they need our help,
the general said.
Gen. Gavin disclosed that the
Dutch, who sheltered and cheered
and buried the men of the 82d, have
not forgotten the Americans. The
first building in the rebuilt Nijmegen
University will be dedicated to the
division.
The 82d veterans voted to set up
local association chapters in Rich
mond, Norfolk, Alexandria and Roa-
noke.
Billy We'll of Norfolk, former
lieutenant, was lected temporary
president of the Virginia chapter.
Elected secretary was William Kidd
of Portsmouth, and Paul w. Ten
mile of Vienna was named financial
secretary.
Arthur Christian of Richmond,
Russell Looney of Roanoke, James
Rodier of Vienna and Joseph Bell of
Norfolk were named to the Board of
Directors.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Two Sites Considered
For CheItenhum School
By the Asseeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 3.-Two very
excellent" sites near Baltimore are
being considered for the proposed
new Cheltenham School for Boys,
President Thomas B. Sprague of the
Cheltenham Board of Managers, an
nounced.
Mr.. Sprague said special COM
mittee of the board is investigating
the tracts and has every reason to
hope for early success" in selecting
the location.
A $1,500,0o0 fund has been set
aside for construction Of the prof.
ected training school for Negro
youths. The present institution Is
located In Prince Georges County.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Two New Posts Planned
by Amyets in Virginia
By the As.ocioted PFess

RICHMOND, Va, FEB. 3.-Plans
for two new posts of the American
Veterans of World War II-one at
Highland Springs and the other at
Staunton-were formulated yester-
day at a meeting of the State Exec
utive Committee of the Virginia De-
partment.
At the same time, State Comdr.
Joseph L. Humphreys of Lynchburg
resigned because of business reasons
and the Executive Committee elect
ed Richard j. Burk of Charlottes-
vile, former first vice commander,
to succeed him.
A further shift in officers came
with the resignation of the second
vice commander, Norman Wells Of
New Gosport, who is to return to
sea duty soon. The committee ele-
vated Jack Dunkley of Lynchburg
from third vice commander to first
vice commander and chose Hubert
Garrett of New Gosport as second
vice commander and Ernest Matacia
of Charlottesville, third vice COM
mander.