The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-19

were recognized in a photo which
appeared in last Sundays edition of
the Toledo Blade. The orchestra
which appeared here last winter has
become one of the well known en-
sembles in Northwestern Ohio and
will give its spring concert in
Findlay on Thursday night, May 26.
What goes into the making Of
champ-a group of Blutfton Sport
followers got glimpse into some of
the routine at Ada last week when
Harrison billiard, Olympic sprinter
and Baldwin-Wal allace star who runs
the 10O-yard dash regularly under
10 seconds gave an exhibition per-
formance at Ohio Northern.
Starting with native ability-the
remainder of the program may be
summed up largely in careful
painstaking preparation before every
performance and never-ending prac-
tice which includes keeping in train
ing. Although the Ada affair was
nothing more than exhibition, Dill
lard spent half-hour beforehand
in warming-up exercises, going
through the routine as conscientious
Iy as if he were participating in a
major event. After witnessing this
we couldn't help but think of some
smalltime athletes who after achiev-
ing a measure of minor prominence
consider themselves so good that it
isn't necessary to continue or keep
in training.
With summer at hand, prospects
for the usual development and oper-
alton of Buckeye lake as municipal
swimming spot are fast going glim-
mering. Buttons city government
which leased the lake again for the
coming year on the forlorn hope
that something might turn up, has
its hands tied by conditions imposed
by the Central Ohio Light and Pow
er company, owners of the property,
which finds it necessary to maintain
higher water level in the quarry.
The Central Ohio is manifestly
within its rights in exercising prud-
ence and foresight in following
recommendations of engineers that a
higher water level at the Buckeye
is required to maintain a CORES
pondingly higher level at the Ma
tional quarry which latter is used
for cooling purposes in its big Wood
cock plant.
Moreover the utility is investing
an added two million dollars in plant
expansion which will require addi-
tional water for cooling facilities.
However, the fact remains that
Bluffton, summarily deprived of un-
usually good swimming facilities to
which it has become accustomed for
the past twenty-five years, will not
take kindly to the new setup which
in effect closes the Buckeye to sum
mer swimming.
1t is one thing to close the quarry
to swimming-and quite another
| matter to enforce it, short of roune
the clock policing of the place dur
ing the summer months. That al
ready is a situation which the town
authorities are facing at the Buck
| eye-and the Central Ohio unde,
this new setup of no place fol
swimming will now find a similar
| problem on its hands at the Ma
| tional.
Swimming has been reported a
both quarries already this spring
and with the coming of warmer
weather, it may well develop into 1
/ major headache as venturesom'
| youngsters steal off for tip il
waters dangerously deep and unpro
tected by safeguards.
There is an undeniable affinity be
tween a boy and swimming hole
and for the sake of Buttons you'll
we suggest a conference between
representatives Of the city govern
ment and the Central Ohio shoulc
endeavor to work out some pro
gram which will make possible {
continuation of swimming this sum
mer under supervision similar tt
that of previous years-it's not to-
late to do something about it if w
act now.