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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
EXPANDED STREET
REPAIR PROGRAM
is PLANNED HERE
Councilmen Plan to Divert
Every Cent Possible to Repair
of Towns Thorofares
Adequate Repairs Have Been
Handicapped by Lack of
Funds, Other Conditions

Bluffton's street repair projects,
hampered during the war by short
ages of materials and further re-
stricted during the last four years
by lack of funds, will be financed
on an expanded program by every
cent that can be diverted for that
purpose during the coming summer.
With the condition of streets,
alleys and curbs posing a major
problem, municipal councilmen Mon
day night decided to use all reve-
nues possible on street maintenance
and improvements during the COM
| ing summer, after a discussion of
the situation at Mondays meeting.
Entire blocks of street re-surfac-
ing, wholesale patching and extens-
i've curb repair work will be requir-
ed TO put the village thorofares in
first-class condition, and where te
lget the money required for the pro
gram remains headache of the
first magnitude SO far as council.
linen are concerned.
Existing unsatisfactory condition
of streets has resulted from an
eight-year cycle of curtailed work
dictated by lack of funds and other
conditions, Mayor Arden r. Baker
pointed out this week.
WAR SHORTAGES
| During the war, materials for re-
surfacing and repair were hard to
get, and with prices rising steadily
and village income remaining sub
stantially unchanged the money was
not there to do the work anyway.
Since the close of the war funds
for street repairs also have suffered
two major setbacks, further restrict
ing the program.
Necessity of retiring a $4,000 debt
incurred in resurfacing of Cherry
street FIVE years ago restricted last
summers repair program to a bare
minimum, the mayor said.
| Money borrowed to resurface
Cherry street from Main street tt
the Nickel Plate railroad has
plagued village officials over ths
Ifive-year period, until the present
administration took the bull by thu
|horns and retired the debt last sum
liner, but pressing street needs suf
Ifered as a result.
FURTHER COMPLICATIONS
Another blow TO street repai
work was the necessity of purchas
ling a grader at the close of Worl,
WAR II, a move which substantial
affected the extent of street repai
work which could be financed a
, that time.
Il Costs of materials and labor, soar
| ing higher every year, also hav
proved a substantial barrier to ads
uuate street work each summer, fo
the villages restricted income ma
failed to keep pace with the need
Il Another major factor in the lac
of adequate village funds for nj
cessary village work is the fact tha
Bluffton gets smaller share of til
tax rate for village operating FUND
than any other town in Allen cour
ty. the mayor pointed out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
TtUO Persons Hurt In
BedUerddn, Mishdp

Two persons were injured and a
third escaped unhurt in headon
collision at the intersection of the
Dixie and Lincoln highways in Beav-
erdam at 80 p. m. last Friday.
Most serious injuries were suffered
by Mrs. Emma Burkholder, 73, OF
Lima, who suffered a fractured left
hip and right ankle and multiple
abrasions of arms and legs. Sht
is patient i'm Lima Memorial hos
pital.
Also injured was Mrs. Mabe
Burkholder, 46, also of Lima, who
had cuts on the nose and bruises te
the head and body.
State highway patrolmen reported
that the cars driven by Mrs. Mabe
Burkholder and Ray Fulwider, driv
er for the Continental Baking Co.
crashed headon at the intersection
Both cars were badly damaged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
TOWNS OFFICES
Will BE I'm new
HANDS next YEAR
Only Three of Present Office
Holders Are Seeking
Reelection
At Least 8 of IL Municipal Of.
fees Will be Filled by
Newcomers

Bluffton's greatest municipal office
holder turnover in history will come
next January J., it was disclosed last
Wednesday when the primary filing
deadline found only three incumbents
emerging as candidates for re-
election.
Those three also are the only
candidates in field of % who have
previous experience in municipal
government posts here; and even if
they emerge successful in their
campaigns for reelection nine of the
Il town offices still must be filled
by newcomers to the political scene.
The trio of experienced office hold
ers filing for nomination and re-
election are Forrest Steinman, Demo-
cratic member of the board of public
affairs; Harvey Beidler, Republican
incumbent on the same board, and
Frank Todd, Democratic councilman.
Steinman and Beidler now are
serving their irst term on the board
directing operation of the municipal
ligh plant and water works; and
Todd is completing his second term
as a municipal councilman.
Veteran Officials Retire
In the turnover in municipal
government affairs, none of Buttons
veteran office holders who have
served the town continuously or in
termittently during the past 20 years
will be in the running.
Among those retiring from the
political scene, made turbulent by
write-in campaigns in the last two
town elections will be:
Councilman Chester Stauffer
who has served for 20 years in
various municipal capacities.
Councilman Armin Hauenstein,
three-term veteran on the council
and who also has served as
mayor.
DtH uttIIouN dHu
Charles Alderman, both of whom
are completing their fourth terms
on the council.
Councilman Wilford Geiger,
who has served for eight years
as town clerk and councilman.
| Administrative Turnover
The turnover also is extending into
the administrative branch of loca
government, for incumbents who are
not candidates for reelection include
Mayor Arden R. Baker, Village CLERK
Charles Emans, and Village Treasur
er Sidney C. Stettler.
Ed Conaway, president of tht
board of public affairs, also ha.
declined to be a candidate; but con
ceivably turnover on the three-mar
board could be less general than il
other branches of municipal govern
Continued on page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
This Time The School
Bus DriUer Was Fined

Glen Zimmerly, Sd, Ada school
bus driver was fined Tuesday for
traffic violation following a COLI
sion of his school bus loaded with
80 passengers and car driven by
j. A. Binkley, So, Ada rural mail
carrier.
The accident occurred near Ada
at the intersection of Route 81 and
Klingler road Tuesday afternoon at
4 o'clock. No one was injured but
both the car and bus were damaged.
State highway patrol investigated
the accident and Zimmerly was fined
S5 and costs in the court of justice
of the peace c. j. Graham for fail
ing to observe stop as he entered
route 81.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
Survey To Determine Species OF
Birds Wintering In Bluffton Area

With Buttons song bird feeding
campaign more popular than ever
this winter, survey will be made
to determine the different kinds of
birds seen at residential feeding sta
tions.
More than 100 persons who have
registered as participants in the
feeding program will be canvassed
in the survey, and others are urged
to take part in order that a COM
plete picture of the Local bird popu-
lation may be obtained.
Those sponsoring the program
pointed out this week that 300 five-
pound sacks of bird feed have been
prepared, and may be obtained from
the window at The Bluffton News
Approximately one-third of the feed
has been distributed SO far.
Feeding is especially essential now
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
New Scout Leaders Sought In
Observance of Boy Scout
Week Here
Scouting Activities Have De-
clined Because of Lack
Of Leadership

Additional adult leadership would
permit immediate expansion of Bluff
tons Boy Scout program, it was
pointed out this week as the towns
scouting organization joined in a
nationwide observance of Boy Scout
Week.
Only one troop is active in Bluff
ton at present, in comparison with
the busy program conducted by two
troops and one Cub scout pack about
three years ago, with the decline in
activity attributed to a lack of
qualified adult leaders.
Hope to revive a broader scale of
scouting activity was revealed this
week with announcement by Ralph
I. Steans, Bluffton scout commits
sioner, that efforts are being made
to obtain scoutmasters for the
present inactive Troop SO and the
Cub Scout pack.
Troop 10 Years Old
At present the active organization
is Troop No. 56, sponsored by the
First Mennonite church, which was
organized by Karl Gable 10 years
ago. Gable now serves as committee
chairman for the troop and Herman
Hilty is acting scoutmaster.
The troop is completely uniformed
and scouts will be in uniform during
the observance of national scout
Continued on page p
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
BLUFFTON TO PLAY
FIRST TOURNAMENT
GAME FEBRUARY 10
Pirates Get Opening Round Bye;
VIII Meet Ada~Lima st.
Gerard Winner
Exempted Village And Parochial
Tournament Pairings Made
Last Saturday

Bluffton High cagers will play
their first game in 1949 tournament
competition at 7:30 p. m. Saturday,
Feb. 10, with winner of the Ada
Lima st. Gerard tilt providing op-
position for the Pirates.
In the tournament for parochial
and exempted village teams opening
at Celina on Monday, Feb. Il, Bluff
ton drew frst-round bye and will
not get into competition until the
Feb. 10 date.
Victor of the Ada-Lima st. Gerard
contest will provide the opposition
for Bluffton in their first tournament
start, with Ada favored to emerge as
the second-round foe the Pirates will
face.
Riding the crest of winning
streak, Ada scored two victories over
Bluffton during regular season play.
Should the Pirates be successful in
their initial tournament tilt, they will
meet victor of the Delphos st. Johns
Lima st. Johns on Tuesday, Feb. %.
The championship game will be at
8 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 26. Both the
winner and runnerup will go to the
district event.
Pairings for the tournament were
as follows:
Monday, Feb. IL
Ada VS. st. Gerard's
DeIphos jefferson VS. Paulding
Tuesday, Feb. Is
.Delphos st. Johns VS. Lima st.
Johns
Lima st. Rose VS. Wapakoneta St.
Joseph.
| Saturday, Feb. 10
] Bluffton ys Ada-St. Gerard's win
ner.
Hicksville VS. Paulding jefferson
| Delphoss st. Johns and Lima st.
Rose as top-seeded teams in the
meet play automatic quarter-final
games in their initial start, and will
not play again until the semi-finals
on Tuesday, Feb. %.
Gates will open at 6 p. m. each
night for tournament play, and
tickets will cost rs cents for adults
and 40 cents for students, on advance
sale. Tickets at the door will be rs
cents for all.
Seeding was done on the basis of
season records. Delphos' 1872 mark
put it as the top-rated team, with
st. Roses 15-2 record earning second
rating.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
BeaUerdani Institute
Officers Are Elected

Beaverdam Community institute
elected the following officers at its
annual session last Wednesday,:
Pres, Lewis Van Meter; sec.-
treas, Mrs. Rachel Stirn. More
than 1000 attended the sessions.
Miss Bernice Althaus of Blufton,
spoke in the morning and music was
provided by school pupils. Rev. Wal
ter White of Cairo was the after
noon speaker and DR.. Floyd Foust,
Columbus, spoke in the evening
Other numbers on the evening pro-
gram were music by the Richland
Grange quartet and skit by q
Richland grange cast.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
Allen County, Also, Has Birthday
Friday; It's 129 Years Old
County Was Established Febru-
airy II, 1920, Old Records
Disclose
Fort Amanda, Near Lima, Was
Highly Strategic Spot i'm
War of 1872

Among the distinguished company
| which celebrates birthdays in Febru-
airy, you can include Allen county
still going strong at the venerable
age of 129 years.
Fact is, Allen county was estab-
lished February II, 1920, according
to old records yellowed with age in
the court house at Lima. All the
| adjoining counties except Auglaize
were established at the same time.
Lands from which Allen county
| and Is other northwestern Ohio
counties were formed were ceded to
the U. S. by the Wyandot and af-
filiated tribes by treaty in Septem-
Der of 1917. Population of Allen
county initially was too small TO
justify organization of a govern
ment, and for Ii years Allen county
was attached to Mercer county for
judicial purposes.
A portion of the county on the
south was taken away when Aug.
laize county was established in 194e
and at the same time certain add
tions were made to Allen from Mer
Ger, Van Vert and Putnam counties
Due to adjustments here and there
the boundaries of Allen county pre-
sent many irregularities and ther
are IA corners. The county govern
ment was organized in June of 1881
Initial point in history of the set
tlement of the county was the build
ing at Fort Amanda on the ives
bank of the Auglaize river durin,
, the march of the left wing of Har
rison's army toward the Maume
Rapids. This was in October, dur
ing the War of 1872. 1t was sup
ply fort in the chain that reached
across the western part of the state
The Auglaize then was a navi
gable river and in 1915 numbe
of boats were built at Fort Amand;
to carry troops and supplies dowl
the river to posts along the Maumee
THE Mcclure and Wood families set
tied on Hog creek, about five mile
northeast of Lima, about 1925, ant
a trading post was established Oh
the site of Lima in 1928.
First public sale of lots took plac
in 1881. Allentown was an earl.
rival of Lima as a location for tn
county seat. Allentown is in Amer
lean township, which until 1918 wa
called German township, a larg
part of the early settlers being Ger
man.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
ReU. Lahr Hit By
Auto In DenUer

Rev. w. Fl. Lahr, of Harmon road,
former pastor of st. Johns and
Emmanuel's Reformed churches here,
suffered broken ribs, bruised hip
and head injuries last week when he
was struck by an automobile in
Denver, Colo., where he is spending
the winter.
The injuries were received on Jan.
uary 81 when Rev. Lahr was walk.
ing across busy Denver street. He
is recovering rapidly.
Rev. and Mrs. Lahr are in Denve,
with their daughter, Mrs. Marie
S.uckey.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
Meeting To ReUielU
Scout Setup Here

A committee meeting to review
Buttons local scouting program
will be held at the office of DR..
Gordon Bixel, Thursday night at
7:30 o'clock, it is announced by
Scoutmaster Karl Gable.
Problems of reorganizing the
scouting program will be discussed
and plans made for expansion of
the local programs.
All leaders of Bluffton Cub Pack,
Troop 81 and Troop 56 are request
ed to be present and civic and in
dustrial groups interested in pro-
noting Boy Scout week are urged
to have representatives present.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Knepper,
Benton Ridge, a boy, Steven Eu-
gene, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Basinger,
Bluffton, a boy, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Suter, Fos-
toria, boy, Thomas Charles, Sum
day. Mrs. Suter is the former
Magdalene Oyer of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert kempf.
Bluffton, boy, Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
Youth Fellowship
Program, On Sunday

A youth fellowship program for
Bluffton young people of high school
and college ages is being held from
8 to 10 p. m. each Sunday in the
basement of the First Methodist
church.
Games, ping pong, shuttle board
and a piano are available, and re-
freshments are provided by various
church groups. The two-year-old
winter project is sponsored by the
Bluffton Ministerial association and
Rluffton college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
COLLEGE DEANS
TRIAL In DRAFT
CASE. MARCH MA 8
Larry Cara to Stand Trial on
Two Counts in Federal Court
In Toledo
Rickert, Sentenced i'm Draft
Case, i'm Federal Prison at
Milan, Michigan

Larry Cara, rs year old Bluffton
college history instructor and dean
of men will go on trial in the
Federal court in Toledo, March 9 on
charge of violation of the Selective
Service law.
Date for the trial was set Monday
by U. S. District Judge Frank L.
Kloeb. The date had been previously
reported as February %.
Cara, Quaker, whose home is in
Reading, Pa, has been indicted by
federal grand jury on two counts
of advising youths to refuse to
register for Selective Service. He
has pleaded not guilty to the charges
Attorney Protests
Gara's attorney, Gustavus Ohling-
er. protested in federal court Mon.
day that the first of two counts was
not sufficiently specific, in that il
charges him with counselling indivi'
duals not to register, but does not
specify names and dates.
When Ohlinger asked for bill oi
particulars, Gerald P. Openlander
assistant u. S. district attorney salt
he was unable to provide more de
tails.
The second count accuses Cara O.
counselling Charles Ray Rickert, z.
year old Bluffton college senior no
to register.
Rickert pleaded guilty last montl
and was sentenced by Judge kioel
to Is months in the federal peniten
tiary. Rickert is now in the fedora
| prison at Milan, Mich, from wher
he is expected TO be brought t
Toledo in connection with Cara
trial.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10

Mangled tips on the four fingers
of his left hand were suffered SAT-
urday afternoon by Gene Bish, 30,
OF S. Jackson street, in corn
shredder mishap at the farm of his
father, Evered Bish, east of Bluffton
on State Route 103.
Bish's hand was caught in the
shredder while he was attempting to
make adjustments to the mechan-
ism with the machinery in motion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
No Heat This Week In
Library Or Gymnasium

Bluffton High schools gymnasium,
library and library study hall are
without heat this week, because of
repairs being made in heating lines
to that wing of the building.
It has been possible to keep the
library in operation by the use of
gas heaters, school officials said.
Need for repairs was occasioned
by break in the heating line last
week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
Additional Adult Leadership Would
Permit Expansion OF Scouting Here
Gangway For Spring

SPRING'S just around the
- corner-here's the evidence:
William Badertscher north of
Bluffton reports a flock of robins
around his barnyard.
Mrs. Howard Lands found two
dandelion blossoms i'm the yard
at her home on Grove street,
Wednesday morning.
Pussywillows are reported out
along the banks of Little Riley
creek.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
Gene Bish Loses Tips OF Four Fingers
I'm Corn Shredder Accident Saturday

Although he was fortunate in get
ting free before the hand was man
gled, Bish lost the tips of the four
left hand fingers.
He is a patient at Bluffton Com
munity hospital where he was
brought by others who were work
ing with him when the accident oc-
CURED.
Bish is order department manager
at The Triplett Electrical Instru-
ment Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
Benefit Basketball
Game, February Is

A benefit basketball game between
teams of Bluffton business men and
high school faculty will be staged
in the high school gymnasium, Fri
day night, February 18. Proceeds
will be turned over to the Band
Mothers club. Business men desir-
ing to get on the team see Harlan
Swank.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10

COLLEGE FACULTY AT FINDLAY
Bluffton college faculty members
were among those attending four
school inter-faculty meeting held
Monday night at Findlay college.
Represented at the session were
faculty members from Bluffton,
Findlay, Ohio Northern and Heidel-
berg.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
RLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel prices) - Wheat
s1.96; corn $1.04; oats 60c; soys
$1.99.
Poultry-Heavy hens SIC; leghorn
hens 29c.
Eggs-Large white 38c; large
brown 37c; medium white 35c;
ynedium brown 34c.
Butterfat-62c.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-02-10
SHARP SLUMP IN
| MARKETS HITS
farm PRODUCTS
Grain Prices Drop Average of
Ten Percent Here During
Past Week
Unconfirmed Reports Current of
Cut in Retail Price of Milk
Here

Grain prices on Button markets
took one of the sharpest declines in
recent years during the past week
when quotations slumped an average
of ten percent.
The grain prices moved in sympa-
thy with livestock prices during that
period when cattle and hogs suffered
drastic market declines.
In the dairy field, butterfat, quoted
at So cents here Wednesday morning
showed no change from the quotation
week ago. However, wholesale
butter has declined during the past
week and the government announced
Tuesday support price of SO cents
pound to bolster the sagging mar
ket.
Milk Price Cut Looms
Reports were current here that
retail milk prices would be cut one
cent a quart during the next week.
The report, however, could not be
confirmed from any authoritative
sources.
In the grain market, wheat drop
ped from $2.11 a bushel last week
to S1.96, Wednesday morning. Other
drops were: corn from s1.25 to $1.04;
oats from Csc to 60c and soys from
1920 to $1.99.
Poultry prices were down from one
to two cents under last weeks quo
tations and the egg market was off
approximately one cent a dozen.
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-29

Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Huber
of Ada and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie
Brookhart of Cairo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hamilton, of
Santa Barbara, Calf, and Mrs.
Corda Oehrli, Bluffton, called on
Miss Claribel Owens and Mrs. Sarah
Oates Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Mamie Binkley and son
Charles called on Mr.. and Mrs. w.
S. Jennings and son Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs. Lille Fett and Miss Nellie
Huber were Saturday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Robert Hess and
family of Findlay.
Several families from Pleasant
Hill Methodist church attended the
115th anniversary of the M. E.
church at Bluffton, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hilty spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Stratton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Reichenbach
and son Roger were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Diller.
Mrs. Marguerite Sheets and son
Jimmy called on Mrs. Lille Fett
and Nellie Huber Friday afternoon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-29
Former Blufton Man
Weds M Los Angeles

Miss Mira Kruger, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Cezary Kruger, Los
Angeles, became the bride of Ned +.
Schultz, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
]. Schultz, Blutfton, on Saturday,
September 10 in the Advent Luth-
eran church in Los Angeles.
Pastor Henry Scherer performed
the double ring eandlelight ceremony
at 800 p. m.
Miss Deloras Aim sang Because"
"Oh Perfect Love" and 1.-The Lords
Prayer"
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore gown
of white faille with white lace
yoke beaded with seed pearls.
Her shoulder length veil was also
of beaded lace. She carried white
roses and stephontis as her bridal
bouquet. Her only jewelry was a