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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert HammaR and
little daughter, who have been serv-
Ing as relief service workers with
the Mennonite Central Committee in
Europe, arrived in New York City
Thursday morning, following a re-
turn trip across the Atlantic on the
Queen Elizabeth.
Mrs. Hamman is the former Doris
Garmatter, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cal Garmatter, of near Bluff
ton. Her husband is a Bluffton
college graduate, The family ex-
poets to arrive here Saturday or
Sunday to visit with her parents.
Engaged in social service work un-
der the Mennonite Central Commit
tee, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamman had been
stationed in Turin, Italy.
Mrs. Hamman had been in Italy
for two and one-half years, and her
husband was assigned there for
nearly two years.
They plan to stay in this country
and will not return to social service
work abroad.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
BUSINESS VOLUME
OF POST OFFICE IS
AT ALL Time HIGH
Bluffton Office Does Over
$4,000 Business i'm Last
Six Months
Continuation of Present Rate
Would Qualify For First
Class Office

During the last six months, COM
prising the final quarter in 1948 and
the first quarter of 1949, the Bluffton
postoffice did is biggest business in
history, exceeding the $4,000 mark
in each quarter, it was announced
this week by Postmaster Ed r.
Reichenbach.
Last quarter of 1948, including a
record Christmas season, was the
highest in the history of the local
postoffice, with receipts of S10,631.79.
Business amounting to S10,2T4.47 for
the first quarter of this year showed
only slight slump from the record
pace.
Continued high receipts in the first
quarter of this year reflects increased
rates on money orders, parcel post,
airmail, insurance, registry fees,
c. o. d. fees, special delivery and
special handling service.
More Parcel Post
In addition, Bluffton hatcheries and
some other local industries have a
greatly increased parcel post bust
ness during the spring season.
The mark of $10,681.79 in the last
quarter of 194s boosted the Button
Offices business for the year in ex-
cess of $4,000 and placed the office
in the highest grade in the second
class office classification.
There are seven grades In second
class ratings, and the Bluffton office
now is in Grade 7, covering offices
with receipts from $4,000 to $4,000
The next higher step would be first
class office with annual receipts run
ming ia excess of $4,000
Bluffton sends out considerably
more mail than it receives, the report
shows. In January 1878 sacks OF
mail were dispatched from the local
office and 1,414 We're received. 1r
February 1872 sacks We're dispatch
ed, 1,340 received, and in March L.
672 sacks were dispatched and 1,a7f
were received.
Calendar year business of the post
office in 1948 was Is per cent greater
than in 1947, postal records show.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28

DR.. J. A. Huffman, president of
Winona Lake School of Theology,
we'll known author ON religious sub
jects and a former member OF the
Bluffton college 1aculty, win be the
speaker at a vesper service in RAM
seyer chapel at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon.
A teacher in Blufton college and
the Witmarsum seminary from 1915
to 1922, Or. Huffman later was dean
of the divinity school at Marion col
lege, Marion, IND, and dean of the
school of religion at Taylor mivers-
ity, Upland, Indiana.
His subject viii be, What 1t
Means to be Christian"
Special music viii be provided by
the BlufHton vesper choir.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
Births

The following births at Button
hospital:
Mr and Mrs, Francis Geiger, Pam
dora, a gin, Phyllis Ann, Thursday.
Mr., and Mrs Montell Bibler, Con-
tinental, a girl. Sandra Sue, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Downey,
Beaverdam, a boy, Roger Pat, Sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs, Robert Beemer.
Blufton, q girl, Roberta Elaine, Sum
day,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Winkler,
Button, a girl, Phyllis Ann, Sun
day
Mr., and Mrs. Howard Traucht,
Jenera, twins, boy and girl, this
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim Weick, Lima, a
girl, Linda Diane, this Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hallett, Elyria.
girl, born Friday at Elyria hos
pital. Mrs. Hallet is the former
Rita Hankish of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
3-MAN GROUP is
NAMED To DIRECT
TOWN RECREATION
Badertscher, Reichenbach and
Chamberlain Appointed To
Controlling Body
Altho Town Sponsors Recreation
Program No Change In
Committee Operation

Transition of the Bluffton Recrea-
ton Committee to village sponsorship
was completed this week with the
mayors Appointment of a municipal
commission to control the committees
program of organized recreation in
the cmmunity.
Named to the commission were
Ed Badertscher, one-year term;
Ralph Reichenbach, two-year,
terra; and Ed Chamberlain, three
year term. Badertscher is presi-
dent of the Recreation committee
and Reichenbach is the groups
yice-president.
No change in the committees
program or its membership is involv-
ed in the groups new status as a
community7sponsored activity.
Recreation Committee Members
Members of the commission all are
members Of the Recreation committee
and viii continue working with the
same group. In the committee
request for municipal sponsorship
spokesmen told councilmen the grouI
will continue raising its own fund
for operation, as in the past.
Inasmuch as the money expended
for recreation purposes does no
come from tax levies, municipal au
thorlties will not exercise any con
troll over the use of the funds.
Principal reason for the change il
sponsorship was to relieve committee
members of liability should damage
suits result from any phase of pro,
grams to which the public is invited
as spectators, it was pointed out The
town will carry insurance to safe
guard against such contingencies.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
new TURBINE AT
MUNICIPAL LIGHT
PLANT NOW IN USE
2,000 XIV Turbo Generator On
Line For Test Run Tues
day Afternoon
New Unit Supplies Need For
Additional Generating
Capacity

Button municipal light plants
new 1000 HIP turbo generator, in
staIlation of which was started about
z months ago, was put on the line
for a trial run Tuesday afternoon,
and unless trouble develops will be
in full-time operation the latter part
of this week.
in the test run Tuesday during
which the new turbine carried the
full load of the plant, study of the
generators performance was made
by Supt. John Swisher and II. Wray
Steiner, installing engineer.
With the new turbo generator in
use, one of the major causes of power
generation shortages at the local
plant will be eliminated, Supt. Swish
er said.
Before installation of the new
generator, the Bluffton plant had a
1850 XIV turbine and a smaller 750
XIV unit. With the towns peak
demand running about 1100KW, only
the larger turbine could carry the
load, and when it was necessary to
pun the smaller unit on the line
service to industrial users sometimes
had to be on a limited basis.
Larger Unit
Now that the 1000 XIV generator
has been added to equipment, the
plant has two turbines either OF
which is sufficiently large to meet
peak demands.
Final phase of the plants expan-
sion program will be ended within
the next 30 days, with completion Of
work on installation of a new $4,000
lbs. of steam per hour boiler, the
plant superintendent said. Present
operating equipment includes only
one boiler large enough to meet peak
demands.
The turbine installed at the plant
was a Navy surplus unit taken from
a destroyer and rebuilt for local use
In connection with its installation, .
water softening system to- provide
soft water for steam generation also
was installed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
Impressive Ground-Breaking Ceremony
Marks Start OF Power Plant Addition
Construction of Third Expan-
sion of Utility Plant to
Begin Shortly
High Officials of Central Ohio
Light & Power Company
Here Monday

Ground-breaking for S2,000,O0O
building and equipment expansion
program of the Central Ohio Light &
Power company's Woodcock general
ing station in Bluffton were carried
out with impressive ceremonies at
the plant, Monday afternoon shortly
after 2 o'clock.
The addition, to be built at the
north side of the plant, is the third
since the original construction in
1897 and the occasion brought here
many figures prominent in the util-
ity field.
Floyd w. Woodcock, of Whining
ton, Del, president of the Central
| Ohio for the last 20 years, broke
the ground for the building addition
which will house new 10000
pounds of steam per hour boiler and
1900 XIV turbo-generator-
In turning the first earth he used
chrome plated spade presented to
him by Emory y. Erwin, executive
vice-president and general manager
of the utility. who has offices in
Findlay.
The new addition to the plant
building, third since original con
struetion in 1887, viii be a 43 by
110-foot extension with exterior walls
Of brick. Maxon Construction Co.
which has contract for the building
will start work this spring.
In addition to Woodcoek and En-
win, other company officials here for
the ground-breaking ceremonies in
cluded Harry Q. Gray, of Findlay
a vice president; Paul Martinka, Of
Findlay, former Bluffton resident
who is president in charge oi
production, and Dan Riedel, a di-
rector.
Assisting in the ground breaking
| ceremonies We're J. FL. Burckross
representative of Sargent and Lundy
| Chicago consulting engineers who
designed the improvement, and w
P. jerks, of the Maxon Construc
ton Co., Dayton.
A large number of spectators, in
cluding many from Bluffton, wit
messed the ceremony. Later, touri
were conducted through the plan
in the open house observance.
| Power and electrical service i
| provided by the local generatin,
plant for a six-county area: Allen
Hancock, Wood, Van Vert, Auglaiz
and Shelby.
| Installation of the new turbo-gen
orator will increase the plants gen
Grating capacity to $4,000 XIV.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
TOWNS CLEANUP
next WEEK WILL
COVER WIDE RANGE
Cleanup Campaign Allied With
Community Drive For More
Healthful Town
Spraying of Creeks For Mosqui-
to and Fly Control To Be
Started Soon

Mobilization Of Bluffton residents,
businesses, industries and organiza-
tons in a concentrated municipal
Cleanup - Paint-up = Fix-up cam
paign from May through IL was
nearing completion this week.
In the drive aimed at making
Blutfton a cleaner, more healthfuI
community, sponsors are mapping
intensified efforts to guard against q
repetition of last summers polio
outbreak.
Community organizations, business
men, industries and private individ-
uals have been urged to cooperate
in the campaign by cleaning up
their premises during the week.
RUBBISH PICKUP DELAYED
Regular April rubbish collection
will he delayed until May IL to give
patrons of the municipal service an
opportunity to participate in Clean
up week before the village truck be-
gins its rounds of the town. Rub
bish will be hauled only for those
who subscribe for the municipal col
lection service, the mayor said this
week.
Cleaning of premises and keeping
sticks, papers and debris from gut
ters also will give town employees an
opportunity to clean out all catch
basins, in connection with the clean
up drive. Accommodations in cutters
also will be cleaned up by town
workmen wherever the flow of sur
face water is affected.
Retail stores here are cooperat-
ing in promoting the cleanup cam
paign, advertising special items aud
emphasizing the advantages of unit
ed COMMUNICATIVE effort to assure
success of the program.
PUPILS COOPERATE
Grade school pupils will assist in
a cleanup of the school grounds dur.
!, ing the week, with students dis
missed at intervals from class to
aid in the program, Supt. Ralph
Lanham said.
The Community Sportsmen's club
has been invited to conduct it's an
! nual spring cleanup of the park it
sponsors at Buckeye Lake during the
cleanup week, and study is being
made to determine if a Harmon
; field cleanup can be included in the
weeks program.
Spraying Of creeks will be another
phase of the program aimed at pro-
viding cleaner, more healthfuI
community. Direction of the mos
quito and fly control program has
been offered again to w. A. Howe
under whom it has been highly sue
cessful, and who inaugurated the
plan during his long tenure as may.
o. of the village.
| Spraying of creeks will be started
with the advent Of warm weather
for many medical authorities hay,
emphasized that both mosquitoes anc
/ flies likely are disease carriers i.
| polio outbreaks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
Magic And Music
Program, Coming

Reeder c. Hutchinson, magician,
viii present a magic program at the
high school auditorium next Tuesday
night at s o'clock. Interspersed will
be numbers by the high school or
chestra and boys glee club.
The orchestra and glee club which
received ratings of superior at the
district contest at Ada early this
month will enter the state finals at
Springfield and Columbus respective
ly and proceeds from next Tuesday
nights entertainment will be used
TO provide funds for entry fees.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28

ELOYD w. Woodcock Oeft) of
Wilmington, Delaware, presi-
dent of the Central Ohio Light &
Power Co., who tsFned the first
spadeful of earth Monday after
noon for the addition to the
company's Bluffton generating
plant. (above.)
Emory ID. Erwin (right) of
Findiay, executive vice president
who presented to the president
chrome-plated spade for the
ground breaking ceremony which
was witnessed by high officials
of the company together with
Blnffton residents and represen-
tatiyes of engineering and CON
struction companies holding con-
tracts in connection with the
new building.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
With The Sick

Mrs. E. c. Ludwig of Poplar
street is in St. Rita's hospital, Lima,
for observation.
Charles Fisher who was in Bluff
ton hospital last week is convalesc-
ing at his home in Orange township
from severe decorations when a mo-
tor driven emery wheel shattered
and pieces struck him in the face.
Mrs. Clayton Murray, first grade
teacher in the public schools is i'll
at her home on West Elm street with
measles. Miss Helen Rickle of Bluff
ton college is substituting during
Mrs. Murray's absence.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
Re-buriaL Services
For Soldier Saturday

Funeral services for Sgt. Frank
Houston, p, who died in New Gui-
nea, September IS, 1914, will be
held at the. Paul Diller funeral home
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Rev. Paul Cramer of the Metho-
dist church will officiate and burial
will be in Maple Grove cemetery.
The Bluffton American Legion post
will conduct military rites at the
grave.
The body arrived here Tuesday
evening and will remain at the fun
eral home until services.
A native of Virginia, Houston was
married to Marjorie Stratton, who
survives. There are no children
Also surviving are his father Ed
ward of Beckley, w. Va, two broth
ers, Jesse and William Houston o.
| Macarthur, w. Va, and sister
Miss Bessie Houston of Leck, Va.
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
Sunday Schools
10th Anniversary

Mt. Cory Methodist Sunday school
will observe the 10th anniversary of
its organization at a special service
to be held following the Sunday
school session next Sunday. The
Sunday school dates from May 4,
1879.
The present Methodist church was
constructed some months following
organization of the Sunday School
and several persons still living in
Mt. Cory and vicinity attended the
early sessions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
Local st. Bernard
Wins -Four Trophies

A st. Bernard dog, "Joann," from
a nine-dog litter raised by Gus Bor-
kosky, Bluffton Route 1, and in
whom Kermit Herr, of Lawn ave-
nue. owns a part interest, this week
won four trophies in the st. Ber-
nafd Club of America Speciality
show, held in Columbus.
Tor a time, Herr was sole owner
of the dog, but she later was con
signed to Clarence H. Huber, Co
lufnbus Grove, who exhibited her at
the show in Columbus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
WennOnites Meet At
WadslUOrth Next Year

The Mennonite Middle District
conference held at Pandora over the
week end adjourned Sunday to meet
next year at Wadsworth, April 27
to 80.
Officers elected for the coming
year are: President, Rev. E. J. Bonn,
Pandora; vice president, Rev. Irwin
Rickert, Dalton; secretary, Carl
! Lehman, Bluffton,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
He Owned the Jail

Deep in thought, young Tom
Morris smiled as he polished the
pewter mugs on his backabar until
they shown as nearly like silver as
pewter can appear. Morris owned
the little log tavern in Williamsburg,
the only inn in town, and business
had been none too good since he had
opened the place.
Now, the young innkeeper believed,
he had stumbled on a way to both
help the town and his own business.
Maybe he could have his town made
the county seat of Clermont County,
just being formed.
That was in 1901, when Williams
burg, then called Lytlestown, was
only six years old. The town, laid
out by Gen. William Lytle, early
surveyor of the Northwest Territory,
in 1895, contained only a few cabins,
all of logs, a frontier store, Morris
tavern an the two small empty log
cabins closely adjoining it. The
vacant cabins belonged to Morris and
were part Of his plan for the future
Of Williamsburg and the Morris log
inn.
Maybe with the offer of one cabin
for a courthouse and the other for
jail, he could lure the county seat
TO Williamsburg. With the constant
comings and goings of persons from
all parts Of the new county and the
residence there Of the new county
officials, it would mean a great
future to the little town. And with
/ the courthouse right next to the
tavern it might mean big things to
| the Morris Inn, too.
Competition for County Seat
Williamsburg had competition In
/ its bid for the Clermont County
courthouse. Bethel, a bit younger
than Williamsburg, being planned ir
1898, also had aspirations to become
the county seat. In its town piar
Obed Denham, its founder, had in.
Guided a public square, donated
especially to hold the Clermon1
County courthouse. And Bethel was
growing faster than Williamsburg
too.
Batavia, present seat of Clermon'
| County, was then wilderness and tht
town not even contemplated. Bethe
appeared to have the edge on vii
liamsburg. 1t was at the intersection
of the blazed road from the Gin
cinnati settlements across Ohio t,
Continued on page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
Hancock Chorus At
Union Church Service

Music by the Hancock County In
terdenominationa Chorus will be
presented here at union church
service Sunday night at 7:30 in the
First Methodist church.
Annual appearance of the chorus
in Bluffton for the last several years
is sponsored by the Bluffton Minis
terial association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
Addresses State
Teachers MeetiHq

Prof. and Mrs. II. D. Raid and
daughter Elizabeth Ann spent Sat-
urday in Columbus where he ad-
dressed a session of the Ohio State
Business Teachers association con-
yention held in Columbus, Friday
and Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28

Louise Reichenbach, Bluffton high
school student was elected vice
president of the Future Home Max
era of Ohio Region West 2 at the
state meeting in Columbus, Satur-
6av.
Genevieve Burkholder will be Bluff
ton delegate to the National conven-
tlon in Columbus, July 1913, and
Joan Gratz is Bluffton FLA repre-
sentative to the Allen County Fair
board.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
Estimate Kohl
Estate At Sc, 500

Estateof the late Aldine Kohl is
estimated at $500 according to
papers filed with the Allen county
probate court Kohl, who died April
18 was Bluffton insurance and real
estate broker and member of the
Allen County Board of Elections.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
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81 HARRY L. AALm
EDITORS NoTE-This ts one
Of series of articles to appear
in the Blufton Ne,0s dealing
with early Ohio history. Others
Dill appear IN forthcoming
issues.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
Starts Construction
OF NeU Residence

Jerome Herr has begun construc-
ton of a new residence in Sunny
acres addition on the Allen Hancock
county line a short distance north
of the Cherry street junction. Herr
recently sold his property at Jack
son and Elm streets.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
Business Mems
Dinner Meeting

Bluffton Business Mems associa-
ton will hold its quarterly dinner
meeting at the Elk restaurant this
Wednesday night at $3.50 o'clock.
Mayor A. r. Baker will lead a dis
cussion on Buttons Cleanup,
Paint-up, Fix-up campaign, May 3
to Il, with which the merchants
group is cooperating.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28
BIG FISH

Francis Kohl reported the catch
of two 18-inch bass weighing 2h
and 312 pounds respectively.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28

For a better tomorrow--Clean Ur
Up-Fix Up May 5-12..
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28

Clean Up here, Paint Up there, Fix
Up, Plant Up, everywhere.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-28

Giraffes grow as tall as Is feet.