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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
Bluffton College Gridders Will
Open Season At Wilmington Saturday

With less than two weeks of prac-
tice behind them, Bluffton college
gridders will swing into action for
the fall season in a tilt with Will
mington at that place this Saturday
night.
In rounding his squad into shape
for the early opener, Coach A. C.
Burcky not only has been plagued
by lack of practice time but also
faces the necessity of building an
almost entirely new eleven for this
falls schedule.
Prospects which looked fairly
promising prior to the opening of
school took turn for the worse
when practice sessions got under
way and it was found that a mum
Der of lettermen would not be can
didates for the team this year, al
though back in school.
Wilmington, on the other hand,
has rugged team of veterans, and
the Beavers will have a difficult as
signment in their first tilt on the
eight-game schedule.
Following this weeks contest al
Wilmington, the Burckymen will make
their first home appearance the fol
lowing week in a night game here
with Findlay College Oilers.
Four of Buttons games this fal
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
FOltz Heads Legion
For Coming Year

Garnet Foltz was elected COM
mander of Bluffton Legion post for
the coming year at the annual cleo
tion of officers for the coming year
held Monday night.
Other officers elected were:
Vice commander, James Stonehill !;
adjutant and treasurer, Denver
Augsburger; service officer, Stanley
Basinger; Sgt. at arms, Ralph Augs-
burger; historian, Mel Long; chap
lain, Rev. Paul Cramer; asst. chap
lain, Quinten Burkholder; color bear
ers, VIM. Stonehill and Gene Mer-
icle.
Newly elected officers will be in
stalled at the post meeting on Mon
day night, October 3. Millen Geiger
will be installing officer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
Gil Dodds, Holder OF Worlds Track
Record To Speak At Youth Rally Friday

Gil Dodds, holder of the world in
door mile record, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at a Youth for Christ
rally at the Pandora stadium, Fri
day night following the Pandora
Forest high school football game.
Dodds, who is track coach at
Wheaton. college, Wheaton, ILL.,, will
be accompanied by James Diller,
Bluffton student at Wheaton and a
member of the track team. They
will give an exhibition run at 8:45
o'clock, preceding the rally. Also
appearing will be members of the
Pandora high school track team.
Dodds with a mile track record
of 4:05.3 minutes won the coveted
Sullivan trophy in 1914 and was un-
defeated in 81 matches before retir-
ing two years ago.
Since that time, in addition to his
coaching duties he has spoken ex-
tensively for the Youth for Christ
international group of Chicago in
rallies throughout the country.
Two weeks ago he returned to this
country after two months speaking
tour in Norway and Sweden with
other Youth for Christ leaders.
Included in Friday nights program
will be selections by the Pandora
and Forest high school bands ane
numbers by a Rluffton high schoo
girls octette.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
COAL STRIKE IS ON
BUT BLUFFTON HAS
NO FUEL SHORTAGE
HousehOlders and Industries
Have Enough Coal For
Immediate Needs
Many Homes Have Entire Win
ter's Supply of Coal
On Hand

Shutdown of the nations coal
mines in the newest walkout of the
United Mine Workers union is not
expected to have any immediate re-
percussions so far as Bluffton users
are concerned, survey of the local
situation showed this week.
Practically all homes heated by
coal have at least partial winters
supply on hand, and all Bluffton
dealers have stocks of fuel in their
yards sufficient to handle any emer-
gencies.
Large stockpiles at the Central
Ohio Light and Power Co. and the
municipal light plant will be suffi-
cient to keep both in operation for
several weeks, the survey showed.
In addition, the municipal plant
received one car of coal Tuesday,
and they have shipping notices show
ing that three others are enroute te
Bluffton. Approximately 25 tons OF
coal are used each day at the muni-
cipal plant.
Bluffton college and Bluffton pub
lie schools also have enough coal or
hand for immediate purposes, and
the mine shutdown will have no eff
feet on their operation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
OTTO BlGLER DIES
HERE WEDNESDAY,;
FUNERAL IS FRIDAY
Associated for Many Years in
Meat Market of Bigler
Brothers
Last Rites to be Held at Metho-
dist Church; Burial at
Maple Grove

Otto Bigler, 73, for many years
a partner in the firm of Bigler
Brothers Meat Market, died at his
home at 551 South Main street We'd
nesday morning at 5:15 o'clock.
Death was due to heart ailment.
He had been seriously i'll for the
past Is months and recently was re-
turned to his home from Bluffton
hospital.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
the Methodist church of which he
was a member. The pastor, Rev.
Paul Cramer will officiate and bur-
ial will be in Maple Grove cemetery.
The body will be at the Paul Diller
funeral home until time for serv-
ices.
He was born in Bluffton, Febru-
airy 21, 1876 the son of Frederick
and Anna (Schaublin) Bigler and
at an early age became associated
with his father in retail meat busi-
ness here. He and his brother
Godfrey continued to operate the
business after the death of their
father until three years ago when
they sold their interests to Swank
Brothers.
In public life he served as Rich
land township treasurer and was a
member of the Masonic and Modern
Woodman fraternal orders. His wife,
the former Elsie Bigler and one
daughter Geraldine, preceded him in
death.
Surviving are two sons, Elmond
Bigler Of Cincinnati and Eugene
Bigler of Kent, and two daughters,
Mrs. Neva Zeller of Cleveland and
Mrs. Janet Burkholder at home
also one brother Godfrey of Bluffton
and two sisters Mrs. Cal Kohl,
Ft. Wayne and Mrs. Minnie Kim
mel of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
Home After Summer
TrdUeL In Europe

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gratz resid-
ing north of Bluffton returned Sun
day night from a 60 days European
trip. They visited England and
countries on the continent besides
spending several weeks with their
son Delbert Gratz, student in the
graduate school of the University of
Bern, Switzerland.
Delbert was formerly engaged in
European relief work under the
Mennonite Central committee. He
and his wife and little son are liv-
ing in Bern while he is in school
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gratz made the trip
to Europe by plane and returned by
boat. During their absence their
farm was occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Yoakam.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
YOUTHS in, STOLEN
CAR ARRESTED ON
MAIN STREET HERE
State Highway Patrol Appre-
hends Pair at Traffic Light
Stop Tuesday
Escaped from Michigan Correc-
tional Institution Monday
Night

Two youths, ages 16 and IT, driv-
ing a stolen car were arrested in
the Blutfton business district by
State Highway Patrolman Dwight
Carey, Tuesday morning at $50
o'clock.
The pair, according to their story,
escaped Monday night from Boys
Republic School, Pennington, Mich,
correctional institution, and stole
the car in Wayne, Michigan.
Patrolman Carey trailed the Mich
igan car from Findlay and appre-
hended the boys on Main street as
they stopped at the Elm street
traffic light.
SELL TIRE, TUBE TO RAISE CASH
Action of the pair aroused sus-
picions when they sold a tire, tube
and wheel for 50 worth of gasoline
at a Findlay service station and the
incident was reported to the high
way patrol.
The youths were apparently en-
route to Dayton to the home of one
of the boys parents, then expected
to proceed to Ft. Worth, Texas, to
see the other boys mother.
The 16-year-old was doing time
for breaking and entering and the
older youth for auto larceny. Both
admitted a series of previous es-
capes.
The Dayton youth was released
from the Hancock county Jail Tues
day night to the custody of his par
ents and the case will be taken to
court there. The older boy was re-
leased to Detroit authorities We'd
nesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
GATES PROPOSED
AT CHERRY STREET
GRADE CROSSING
Nickel Plate Offer to Council
Contingent on Dropping
Watchman
Fisher, Present Watchman.
Would be Eligible for Find
lay Job

Nickel Plate railroad representa-
tives at meeting of the municipal
council Monday night offered to in
stall electrically operated traffic
tiashers at the unprotected College
Avenue crossing and new warn
ing system complete with automatic
ally operated gates at the Cherry
street crossing-if the town will
agree to dispense with watchman
service at the Cherry street crossing.
In addition to College Avenue
warning signals, city demand for
more than a decade, the railroads
proposal also provided what its
spokesmen termed completely new
24-hour protection" for the Cherry
street crossing.
Changes which would be made at
Cherry street would include installa-
tion of automatically operated gates,
plus a new system of warning lights
installed at each side of the street,
eliminating the existing standard in
the center of the street.
The new circuit also would be
actuated so that ears standing on
the track during switching opera
tions would not lower the gate or
cause the lights to flash, and warn
ing precautions would go into oper-
ations only when the locomotive
would approach either crossing,
council was told by Trainmaster
G. A. Hecker, who appeared at the
meeting with Bluffton Stationmaster
Raymond Holden.
Acceptance of the railroad pro-
posal by council would result in
automatic protection devices at all
Nickel Plate crossings inside the
corporation limits, it was pointed
out.
Installation of the gates, however,
would eliminate the need of a cross
ing watchman at Cherry street,
councilmen were told, and the NUM-
cipal government was asked to agree
to the railroad proposal that the
post be abolished.
Discontinuanee of the watchman's
job would not mean that Joe Fisher,
who has served there for 16 years,
would be out of work, the railroad
official said. Fishers seniority is
such that he can take a watchman's
job in Findlay, the council was told.
Councilmen are taking a week to
consider the proposal, and will make
a decision at a special meeting next
Monday night in the council room.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
Files AnsLUer In
Teacher LdUsuit

County Prosecutor Anthony Bow
ers, representing the Bluffton Board
of Education, has filed an answer
in the Allen county common pleas
court to the suit against the board
brought by Mabel Lantz of Campus
drive. Mrs. Lantz, former teach
er in the schools here seeks two
years salary and reinstatement un-
der the teacher tenure act. Date
for the hearing has not yet been
set by the court.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
May ASK SCHOOL
BOARD To review
ETH!E ETIf, POLICY
Buttons Victory Over Kenton,
League Champ, Sparks
Opposition
Faculty Committee Standing
Pat on Original Decision
to Withdraw

Adding fuel to a controversy set
off last week by Bluffton Highs
withdrawal from the Western Buck
eye league, the local high schools
stunning II to victory over Ken
tons defending champions last Fri
day night brought assertions that
protests over the resignation will be
carried to the board of education be-
fore the matter is ended.
Just what may happen if the sub
ject gets to school board level ap-
peared indefinite, however, for ordin-
arily the board does not interfere
with operations of the schools ath-
letic program thru the faculty COM
mittee.
1t was the faculty committee which
last week made the decision to with
draw from the league, move an
nounced last Wednesday after the
resignation had been submitted at a
league meeting the preceding night.
Protests Come
Protests over the withdrawal and
the surprise victory over Kenton Fri
day night have not changed the
faculty committees views, spokes-
men said this week.
1t was pointed out that high school
athletes themselves have argued
against continuing membership in the
league which is made up entirely OF
Glass A schools with the exception
of Bluffton. Several football veterans
have not reported for play this year
to avoid the possibility of injuries
which would keep them from playing
basketball, which they prefer.
On the other hand, objections te
the withdrawal appear headed BY
former Bluffton High athletes whose
contention is that dWindling higf
school enrolment and small football
squads are something encountered il
the normal ups and downs" o.
athletic play. 1t is principally from
this source that protests to the boart
of education are being considered.
Win Over Kenton
Bluffton's victory over Kenton las
Friday marked a conquest over on
of the schools that likely would hav'
been eliminated from the Pirat,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
COLLEGE ENR0LLS
245 STUDENTS AS
FALL Term OPENS
Total is Expected to be Swelled
by Late Arrivals on
Campus
Mark 50th Anniversary of
School at Homecoming Game
October 20

A drop of 80 students from last
years record enrolment marked the
opening of Bluffton colleges 5oth
year of operation when fall term
activities got under way on the cam
pus last week.
Student enrolment reported at the
beginning of this week stood at a
mark of 245 in comparison with
registration of 295 at the same time
last fall.
Further increase in enrolment is
expected this week, however, for
total enrolment in 1948 eventually
reached mark of 344 after opening
at 295, college authorities said.
Enrolment of students attending
college under the G. |. Bill of Rights
also, declined this fall, with this
years coupt showing 40 in compari-
son with the 1948 total of so.
Beaverburg Filled
Beaverburg, the campus trailer
village for married students and their
families, is filled to capacity again
this year. Dormitories also have all
accommodations taken, but fewe,
students are staying in private homes
off the campus this fall, college
authorities said.
Observance of Bluffton colleges
50th anniversary will mark all events
during the coming year.
Homecoming on Oct. 20 will be the
first occasion to officially celebrate
the anniversary. One of the feature:
during the Homecoming football game
will be a parade of floats represent
ing each decade in college history
In the grid tilt the Beavers vii
tangle with Taylor university, of Up
land, Ind.
Another important event this yea
will be construction of the nev
S250,O00 gymnasium auditorium
work on which is now under way a
the buildings location at the rear o
Science hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
Fall Late This
Year; Will Get
Here On Friday

FALL will arrive officially at
4:06 a. M, Friday, being little
late this year, since our calendar
does not exactly agree with the
sun.
Early Friday morning will be
the moment when the sun crosses
the autumnal equinox, an imag-
mary line 23l, degrees north of
the equator.
Thus far the BIuffton area has
experienced no frost, giving a
large corn crop ample time to
mature. Average date for the
first frost here is September "a.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
Harvest Home At
ErartQTifGePs Church

Congregations of EmmanuePs and
st. Johns Evangelical and Reformed
churches will observe their annual
harvest home and Homecoming fes-
tival at the Emmanuel's church in
special services, Sunday morning
and afternoon.
Principal speaker will be Rev.
Elmer Fahringer of st. Peters Re
formed church of New Bremen,
formerly of Pennsylvania. His sub
iect will be Goods Farmhands." A
basket dinner will be held in the
church dining room at noon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
NelU Minister
Addresses Lions

Rev. Leonard McIntire, who re-
Gently assumed the pastorate of
Bluffton and Rockport Presbyterian
churches addressed the Lions club
dinner meeting at the Walnut Grill,
Tuesday night, speaking on the sub
iect Jeremiah"
Supt. of Schools Aaron Murray
also spoke explaining necessity for
support of the proposed three-mill
school levy to be voted on in No
vember. Rev. Paul Cramer, newly
elected president was in charge of
the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22

Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Klingler, Ada,
a girl, Nancy Darlene, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Wilcox, Nc
Comb, boy, Larry Eugene, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mikesell,
Beaverdam, boy, Thomas Gordon.
Sunday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
Real Estate Deal

Supt. of School Aaron 3. Burray
purchased the residence of the late
John Welty on Cherry street at
public sale, Saturday Consideration
$1,000. Mr. and Mrs. Murray will
occupy the property next month,
moving from the Leland Sechler
property on Jackson street adjoining
the high school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22

schedule as a result of resignation
from the league.
Preliminary plans had called for a
continuation of football scheduling
with Wapakoneta, Celina and St.
Marys, the three smaller A schools
in the loop. Chances are that the
teams to be dropped are from the
larger schools of Van Vert, Kenton
and Bellefontaine.
For the present, Bluffton is remain
ing in the league for basketball play,
and the withdrawal will affect only
football scheduling until such a time
that a new loop member is chosen.
However, cage schedules only being
drawn on a one-year basis instead of
the usual two-year card, to prepare
for the ultimate severence of play
on a league basis.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
MOVING TO COLUMBUS

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Diller and
family are vacating the Clyde Reams
property on South Mound street this
week and moving to Columbus where
he will enter the college of agricul-
ture of Ohio State university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
TAKE TEACHING POSITIONS

Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Howe, Bluffton
college graduates are living in
Marseilles where he is high school
coach and instructor in social
sciences. Mrs. Howe is music in
structor in the Marseilles and Harp
ster schools.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22

will be against foes in the newly
organized Mid-Ohio league. In loop
competition, the Beavers will play
Findlay, Defiance, Ashland and Ce-
darville.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22
Union Church Service
Next Sunday Evening

Buttons monthly union church
service will be held Sunday night
at 1880 o'clock at the Methodist
church in connection with its 115th
anniversary program, it was an
nounced this week by the Bluffton
Ministerial association.
Rev. Paul Niswander of Nelson
vile, formerly of Bluffton, will be
the speaker at the service Sunday
evening which will take the place of
the regular October union service.
The next regular evening union
service will be held the first Sunday
in November.
T..
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22

Carelessness is a major factor IN
90 percent of all farm fires.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-22

Six known causes account for
three-fourth of all farm fires.
Evening star., 1949-09-16
PLUS 2.6O
FEDERAL TAX
JUST $40 DOWN DELIVERS TT!
(BoIonce on Convenient Monthly Terms)

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with individual burners chrome top roll
3h-nour " VisoIte with
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cutlery drawer and utility drawer and nnore
rhudyin Main
Evening star., 1949-03-12
Lewis

Continued From Page B-1D
Evening star., 1949-03-12

ponds to the percentage Of guar
anty on the original amount of
the loan.
For example. the law author
ICES VA to guarantee so per cent
of a home loan UP to a maximum
of $4,000. On the original loan
Of $4,000, where VA guaranteed
$4,000 and the veteran had re-
duced the loan to $1,000 at the
time Of foreclosure, VA would pay
the lender 40 per cent of the out
standing balance. or $4,000. This
would be the amount Of the vet
eran's debt to the Government.
The system of checks and fol-
low-ups and mediation on the
part of the Veterans Ad,ninistra-
ton has paid dividends. Since
the start of the CT loan program
here 551 defaults on home loans
have been reported. OF these.
$50 we're cured. while .124 are
currently pending and only At
actually resulted in claims against
VA.
After claims resulted, continued
efforts to bring cures we're respon-
sible for withdrawal Of 33 claims.
One claim is pending now, and 13
have been paid.
Payment of $48,962 was made
initially on these 13 claims. but
lenders returned $24.739 after
disposal of the properties through
foreclosure. Thus. the cost to
VA in the Washington area to
date has been S24,222 out of a
total VA risk Of S54,6l3,384.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
Homes
Continued From Page B-1.,

the veteran talk things over al
the VA Office.
i In most cases, some arrange
ment is worked out. Either the
veteran gets back on a current
basis by paying the cash he owes
or an arrangement is made to pay
back the delinquency in install.
ments. or an extension Of the loan
is permitted.
But If the veteran is repeatedly
delinquent, or II the lender is not
cooperative. the veteran may de-
eide to sell the property himself
or the property may be fore
closed" a spokesman said.
In case veterans ignore VA let
ters repeatedly. a warning of fore
closure is made. and this is usually
followed up by a personal visit
from a VA representative to see il
some arrangement to save the
house from foreclosure can be
worked out.
The VA man is often able to
point out ways to obtain funds or
other needed assistance, and this
sometimes is the answer" the
spokesman said.
If there seems to be no other
way out, many veterans decide to
sell the property at this point to
avoid foreclosure. If this plan is
unsuccessful, the ender normally
starts foreclosure proceedings.
ITO guard against premature
foreclosure, lenders are required to
notify the Veterans Admini5tra =
ton 30 days in advance Of irten-
ton to foreclose, the spokesman
said thus giving the veteran a
last chance to prevent the loss of
the house.
Since 1914. the Washington
Loan Guaranty Office has ap-
proved about $4,000 home loans
representing s131.880,020 loaned
to veterans for the purchase of
houses by lenders. VA has guar
anteed the lenders S54.613,384
against losses on those loans. If
the veteran doesn't repay his loan,
the Government must stand back
of its guarantee.
When foreclosure results, the
lender usually files claim to VA
for the amount Of the guarantee.
VA must pay the lender the per-
centage of the outstanding bal
ance Of the loan Which cores
Evening star., 1949-03-12
Dow Service Reports
Building Cost Drop Here

Home construction costs in the
District have dropped per cent
since last September, the Dow
Service. construction news and
building cost analysis reporters,
announced today, on the basis
of a building cost survey.
Ninety-two cities in Is States
east of the Mississippi River show
an average cost reduction Of 61a
per cent since last September, the
report said.
According to the service, Dis
trict costs are SO per cent of
costs in New York City.
Evening star., 1949-03-12

same chimney and flue and re-
facing with brick the part of the
brick wall they left to serve as
a partial separation between liv-
inc room and dining area.
When the transformation is
complete. the garden. in the
summer. will give the effect of
being an outdoor part Of the liv-
ing room.
The house is go feet long and
18 feet wide. and has three floors.
BY undermining it. the Satterlees
find that their house provides
more elbow room than they know
what to do with in an era when
building costs prohibit acquisition
Of such extensive space in new
construction except by the COM
paratively few families who do
not need to consider where the
money is to come from.
Evening star., 1949-03-12

fridge lane NV; to cost $25,000.
w. c. g. A. N. Miller Develop
ment Co.. owner and builder. 1880
Massachusetts avenue NV; Ed
ward r. Spane. architect: to erect
one 3-story brick and cinder- block
dwelling, 4705 Quebec street NV;
to cost S23.8O0.