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Evening star., 1950-02-25
Ottenbergs Mark
Golden Wedding
And d Birthday

Joseph Gutenberg. proprietor of
Ottenberg's Bakery, which has
been operating here for SO years,
today is having a double celebra-
tion-his golden wedding and his
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gutenberg are
celebrating at their home, 1921
Sixteenth street NV. They were
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Group to Plan Convention

The National Council Of the
American Federation of the
Physically Handicapped was hold
ing a closed report meeting today
at the Washington Hotel. The
sessions will end tomorrow. Plans
also will be formulated for the
fifth biennial convention Of the
federation to be held at the Hotel
Statler in August.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Oregon Society Picks
Princess for Festival

Diana Powers of Coos Bay, Ore.
will be Oregon's princess in the
Cherry Blossom Festival here.
The Oregon State Society an
nounced her selection yesterday
The queen of the festival will
be chosen by lottery from among
the SO princess representing all
States and Territories.
Miss Power, a graduate of STAN
ford University, is employed in
the Office of Representative Ellis
worth, Republican, of Oregon.
Evening star., 1950-02-25

married here so years ago today
Mr.. Gutenberg is 70 today.
The couple have two sons, Gill
bert of 1415 Holly street NV.
and Melvin, who lives with his
parents. and five grandchildren.
Joseph Gutenberg is the brother
of Louis Gutenberg.
Ottenberg's Bakers, Inc. now
located at 1891 Morse street NE,
was founded by Mr.. Ottenberg's
father in 1867. He has operated
it since 1901. Until 1916 it stood
at 1243 Seventh street NV.
Mrs. Gutenberg, who Is 68. was
born in Baltimore, but came to
Washington when she was 10
years old. She was Miss Fannie
Melnicnve.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Dry Cleaners Elect Jerniqun

H. M. Jernigan. owner OF the
Jernigan Dry Cleaners, has been
elected president of the Retail
Dry Cleaners Association OF
Greater Washington, it was an
nounced today. Thomas P. Kill
roy was elected vice president.
Martin T. Mathwig. William /
Peeler, Mack Futrowsky, Abraham
A. Povich and Karl N. Dickey
were named directors. E. R. Bo-
hannon remains as secretary.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Gaming Retria|
AwaitsActionby BY
PrinceGeorges
Maryland OfficioIs
To Ask Extrodition
Of Lewis and l3

Retrial of William (Snags)
Lewis and 13 other accused gam
blers will be deferred by the Dis
trict while Prince Georges County
takes over the role of prosecutor,
it was indicated today.
Maryland officials will ask ex-
tradition Monday of these IA and
others indicted as a result of
raid on Bladensburg (MdD gam
ing house last March. u
Assistant United States Attor-
ney William Hitz said all except
Lewis will be turned over to Mary
i land. Lewis is free on $25,000
bond pending outcome of an ap-
peal in another case in which he
was sentenced to from 10 to 80
months.
A hung jury resulted in the first
trial of Lewis and the 13 others
last November.
Bernice Franklin to Testify
Prince Georges officials have not
decided whether they will try the
other defendants without Lewis.
Should they decide to await Grim
inal Court of Appeals action on
Lewis. not expected before May,
the District retrial might be
thrown back as late as next fall.
On the other hand, Mr.. Hitz
said it was possible that the Dis
trict trial could be held before the
Maryland case, once Lewis status
is determined by the Court of
Appeals.
Mr.. Hitz also revealed that Miss
Bernice Franklin, the Govern
ment's key witness who "disap-
peared" two weeks ago, will be
available March 81 when other
cases are tried here. The red
haired former waitress was in
touch with his Office during the
past week, he said.
Miss Franklin is scheduled to
testify in three trials originally
scheduled to start Monday, and
now postponed at least a month.
Acalotti Figures in Two Gases
Attilio Acalotti, former Thomas
Circle news dealer, and onetime
intimate of Miss Franklin, figures
in two of the cases. He already
has been convicted twice, once for
threatening Miss Franklin in con-
nection with her testimony before
the grand jury.
BY agreement between opposing
counsel, March q was set for Aca-
lotti and Umberto d'Ambrosio in
one gambling case. The same date
was set for Acalctti, Frederick
Whiteoak and Ralph Caparotti in
another gambling case.
These defendants are scheduled
to come to trial on April 10: John
L. Quinn and his brother, William,
with Thomas B. White, all arrest
ed at Barber's News Stand in the
400 block of Tenth street NV;
Murray OFF. William S. Doyle,
Sidney Fisher. William Cohen and
Lee T. Lewis, arrested at the
Statewide News Co., Bladensburg.
Charged in Betting.
All the latter eight men are
charged on the same indictment
with accepting horse bets, setting
up gaming table and conspiracy
to violate District gambling laws.
Acalotti and his co-defendants
are charged with accepting horse
bets in the District.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney John Conliff asked the delay
in his prosecution so as to pre-
pare motions. He wants to ask
Judge Edward A. Tamm to recon-
slider his decision to suppress the
search warrant used at Barber's
Newsstand.
In the light of Supreme Court
ruling last Monday, Mr.. Conliff
plans to ask the court to declare
legal the evidence seized under an
arrest warrant which was used in
the raid.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
'NeUlaI,d Is Appointed
SteUens College Dean

Kenneth E. Newland, Bluffton col
lege graduate and former Lima resi-
dent has been appointed dean of in
struction of Stevens college of CO.
lumbia, Mo-, one of the leading jun
ior women's colleges of the Middle
West.
Announcement of Newland's ap-
pointment as made the first of the
week. He previously had been for
several years division chief of the
institution.
Besides his college connection New
land is also educational director for
American Airlines with offices in
New York City where he spends sew
eral days each month and next week
will be the guest of the Secretary of
the Navy for weeks cruise on a
naval aircraft carrier.
His wife is the former Virginia
Tripplehorn, eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. d. r. Tripplehorn of South
Main street. Dean and Mrs. New
land and their two daughters live in
Columbia.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
One Mail Delivery Daily to Homes Here
Firemen Make Four Runs
In Less Than "a Hours

firemen said the blazes were started
by sparks from passing locomotives.
Three of the calls were to the
Howard Stager tract at the southern
corporation line and the other was
at the rear of the Lester Young resi-
dence east of town.
A busy Monday afternoon for fire.
men was started at p. m. when the
fire was reported on the Young
property. The first Stager fire alarm
was sounded at 5 p. m. 1t was
followed by another fire outbreak at
"a p. m.
After extinguishing the second
Stager blaze, firemen started a. back
fire and burned a considerable area
of dry grass aiming to reduce the
fire hazard. Despite their efforts,
however, another grass fire broke out
at the same location at noon Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Schroeder
Ottawa, a boy, Timothy Francis, Jr
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Phillips
Rawson, girl, BETTY Lee, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Martin, Raw,
son, a girl, Brenda Lee, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Brewster
Rawson, boy, Carl Werden, Satur,
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Mericle, Bluff.
ton, boy, Thomas Lynn, Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Schumacher
Pandora, a boy, Thomas Edward
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Reichenbach,
Columbus Grove, a girl, Trina Kay,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rodabaugh,
Ottawa, a girl, Linda Kay, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Coon, North
Robinson, boy in Bucyrus hospital,
April 8. Mr.. Coon is the son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Lee Coon of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne B. Topham
Newton, Kansas, a boy, Roger Keith,
at that place, April II. Mrs. Top
ham is the former Helen Soldner,
daughter of G.. T. Soldner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
Don COssack Chorus
To Sing Here Tuesday

A concert by the world-famous
Gen. Platoff Don Cossack chorus will
be presented in the Bluffton High
school auditorium at 5 p. m. next
Tuesday under auspices of the col
lege music department.
The chorus is led by Nicholas
Kostrukoff, himself a veteran Don
Cossack officer of World War /.
Featured in the programs of the
27-voice chorus are traditional Cos
sack songs, hallowed anthems of the
Green orthodox church, haunting
Russian folksongs, boistrous regi-
mental songs, gay peasant dances,
war songs, gypsy songs and special
selections from the classics.
An outstanding event of every
concert is the series of authentic
Cossack regimental dances, including
military and national dances and
the picturesque Cossack sword
dances.
The Cossacks sung their first con-
cert together % years ago in Czecho-
slovakia, where they were exiles
from the Community regime in Rus
sia.
Their first concert appearance in
this country was at the San Fran
cisco Worlds fair in 1889. More
than 5000 concerts have been given
by them in America since that time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
|Richland Township Ranks Fourth
I'm County Property Valuation

Richland township is the fourth
wealthiest in real estate valuation
among Allen county's IL townships,
according to report made this
week by County Auditor Russell L.
Hire.
With an aggregate valuation of
$4,312,110, Richland is topped only
by Shawnee, American and Marion
townships in the county.
Shawnee, which borders on Lima,
has the county's highest valuation,
$5,633 ,240, the report shows.
In the township valuation report
nearby Jackson township showed a
value of s1,712,240, and Monroe
township valuation was s2,056,730.
Township valuation figures include
real property of municipalities with
in the townships, the county auditor
said. Figures, however, do not in
clude tax values listed for personal
and public utilities property.
In connection with the township
valuation report, County Auditor
Hire also announced that the coun-
tvs frst-half 1850 personal and clas-
sifed tax collection has reached a
total of 1851 ,01022.
Classified taxes represent S104,-
955.84 of this amount, and personal
taxes account for S246,054.38.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
SWIMMING BANNED
AT BUCKEYE LAKE
FOR THIS SUMMER
Council Continues Lease of
Property for Park Picnic
Grounds
Utility Company, Owners OF
Property Require High
Water Level

Continuation of a higher water
level in Buckeye lake, required by
demands of the Central Ohio Light
and Power Co., will make it impos-
sible to operate the municipal swim
ming pool in the lake for the second
successive summer, municipal council.
men were told at meeting Monday
night in the town hall.
Altho council renewed the one-yeal
lease on the Buckeye premises fol-
park facilities, it appeared evident
that swimming facilities again woulc
be out of the question because of the
utility's needs to keep quarry water
at the highest level in history.
Last year, when the level of the
Buckeye was raised for the first
time, all the ground up to land on
which the bath house rests was
under water until late summer, and
thick growths of algae in the shall
lower depths were quite noticeable.
Lease Renewed
Walks were submerged under
several feet of water, the floating
beach was cooked in the air, and all
from land were cut off.
Fences and a concrete walk which
formerly bordered the water edge
were under approximately three feet
Continued on page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
FOUNDATIONS Are
STARTED FOR TWO
new RESIDENCES
Farmers Grain Company Con-
sidering New Construction
This Summer
Building Activity Adds to That
Started Earlier This
Month

Buttons spring building upsurge
reached expanded proportions this
week, with excavations for two more
residences and announcement of a
proposed expansion program of the
Farmers Grain Co. on its property
adjoining the Nickel Plate railroad.
Projects launched earlier this
month, despite unfavorable weather,
had seen the start of work on two
additional houses and business
building expansion in the downtown
district.
Disclosure of Farmers Grain Co.
construction plans came at meet
ing of the municipal council Monday
night, when it was revealed that the
firm which operates two grain
elevators and coal yard is consider
ing additional building this spring.
Grain Storage
A series of large grain storage
silos is planned at the rear of the
former Bluffton Milling Co. elevator
on the west side of the railroad,
councilmen were told. Location of
the buildings would be at the rear of
the coal storage space back of the
elevator.
Silos to be constructed would be of
metal, but no estimate was made of
the expanded storage capacity which
would be provided in the expansion
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
Displaced Hungarian Family
Will Arrive Here Next Week

A displaced Hungarian family of
four being brought to this COM
munity under the sponsorship of
the Bluffton Presbyterian church,
will arrive in New York city Sunday
and are expected to come here next
week.
Head of the family, Forenc Fulop,
so, an electrical engineer, will be
employed by The Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co., and he together with
his wife and two children will live
in the Mrs. Zoe Hauenstein home OH
Campus drive.
In addition to Fulop, the family
group includes his wife, Anna, AZ; a
daughter, Marianne, IT, and a son,
Gabor, s.
A graduate electrical engineer,
Fulop was employed for 16 years
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Real Estate Deals

Mr. and Mrs. Abe Baumgartner,
formerly of this place, who recently
moved here from Mountainair, New
Mexico, have purchased the 72 acre
farm northwest of Button known
as the John Augsburger place and
later occupied by sylvanus Welty.
The Baumgartners who previously
lived in Orange township left last
fall for Mountainair, about 85 miles
east of Albuquerque.
Fred Martin has sold his property
on West Ell mstreet to Rev. j. N.
Smucker in a deal completed during
the past week. Martin and his fam
lily will leave Monday for Indian
River in Northern Michigan where
they have purchased the Dutch Mill
restaurant on Route 27 which caters
to a large clientele of summer vaca-
tion trade. They will go in house
trailer which will provide temporary
living quarters in their new location
Rev. Smucker resigned as pastor
Of the First Mennonite church here
to accept the editorship of The Men
MONTE, leading denominational pub.
lication. His resignation becomes eff
fective June at which time he anc
his family will vacate the parsonage
on North Jackson street. The con-
gregation last month extended call
to Rev. Alvin Beechy of Manchester,
Conn.,, to fill the vacancy and is
awaiting his reply.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
Blufft0n Postoffice Awaits
Orders Coming from
Washington
Other SlaShes are Ordered by
Head of Postoffice
Department

Mail service in Bluffton residential
areas will be cut to one delivery
daily, instead of two as has been the
custom ever since city delivery was
inaugurated here years ago.
Announcement to this effect was
made Tuesday by Postmaster General
Jesse Nj. Donaldson according to
press dispatches and postmasters are
instructed to put the order into effect
as soon as officially notified.
Donaldson's order was issued thru
the departments postal bulletin
which will reach most postmasters
by Thursday.
Await Official Order
Postmaster Ed Reichenbach said
Wednesday morning that no official
notice had been received here. De-
tails of putting the order into effect
will be worked out following its ar
rival, he indicated.
1iioAlSld1 iGpUIlS lIlulCdleu WGu-
nesday that the order will continue
two deliveries daily, except Saturday,
in Bluffton's business section.
However, just what will be des-
ignated as the business section was
not clear as Donaldson's order report
edly specified that mixed areas of
neighborhood shops, professional of
fees and residences shall not be
classed as business districts for more
frequent service.
Seek Increased Appropriation
The postmaster generals order
comes at a time when he is seeking
increased postal rates and appropria-
tions from Congress.
The order also specifies a general
reduction in postoffice window serv-
ice, providing for closing of all
windows at 6 p. m. or p. m. where
possible, also curtailment of Satur-
day postoffice hours and closure
where possible.
The Association of Letter Carriers
issued statement protesting the
cuts and said that representations
would be made to Congress.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
TOWNWIDE SPRING
CLEANUP Drive TO
START APRIL II
Project Seen as Aid in Fight
Against Spread of Summer
Polio
Boy Scouts to Distribute Blanks
to Every Householder
i'm Town

Mobilization of Bluffton residents,
business places, industries and organ
izations in a concentrated municipal
CleanupP Paintup-Fixup campaigr
from Thursday, April 27, thru Sat
urday, May 6, was nearing compile
ton this week.
In the drive aimed at making
Bluffton cleaner, more kealthful
community sponsors are mapping
intensified efforts to guard against
summer polio outbreaks and mosquito
infestation.
Community organizations, business
men, industries and private individ-
uals are joining forces to cooperate
in the Today campaign.
Rubbish Pickup
Regular April rubbish collection
will be delayed until the end of the
first week in May to give patrons
of the municipal service an oppor-
tunity to participate in the cleanup
drive before the village truck begins
its usual rounds of the town.
Rubbish will be hauled by the
town only for those who subscribe
for the municipal collection service
Cleaning of premises and homes
removal of papers and debris from
cutters, ETC., will give town employees
an opportunity to keep catch basins
clean and aid the flow of surface
water in hard rains.
Pupils Cooperate
Grade school pupils will join the
drive by cleaning up the school
premises during the week, and
special high school participation also
is being planned. A town-wide scrap
paper drive has been set for the
last day of the campaign by the
high school F. F. A.
Bluffton college students will
establish a work bureau thru which
help may be obtained by local resi-
dents or businessmen who have odd
jobs for extra help.
Community Sportsmen's club mem
bers have been invited to conduct
their annual spring cleanup at Buck
eye Lake park during the cleanup
week, and study is being made to
determine if a Harmon field cleanup
can be included on the program.
Sponsored by the Bluffton business
mems association, the cleanup drive
is headed by committee consisting
of Ed Chamberlain, chairman; Paul
Greding and Paul Emmert.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
LITTLE INTEREST
LOCALLY in May z
PRIMARY ELECTION
National, State and County
Tickets on Ballot For
Approaching Primary
Only Local Offices Affected
Will Be Election of Pre-
cinct Committeeman

With political campaigning missing
Bluffton for the most part in the
race for nominations, little local in
terest has developed so far in the
May 2 primary election, now only II
days away.
Absence of local candidates from
the ballot, with the exception of party
precinct committeeman, also has add
ed to the general apathy toward the
approaching primary, in which
candidates will be named for the fall
election.
In the May 2 primary, local cleo
tors will vote on a ticket including
one nomination for U. S. senator and
another for congressman-at-large; a
state ticket carrying candidates for
all state officials including governor,
and county ticket for all Allen
county offices.
Bluffton party-precinct committee
men will be the only local candidates
on the ballot, and there is no inter-
est in the race because all nominees
are unopposed.
Precinct candidates include: Demo
crats-Lloyd Brauen, A. Fred Get
ties, B; John Garlinger, c.; and Clay
Henderson, D.
Republican nominees are John
Thompson, A; Armin Hauenstein, B;
William Amstutz, C; and Forres,
Mumma, D.
Precinct candidates on both tickets
are running for reelection.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20

with the largest electrical company
in Berlin, prior to World War II.
Arrive Next Sunday
Enroute to this country by ship,
the family will land in New York
city, Sunday. They will come to
Lima a few days later via the Pen
nsylvania railroad, and will be met
at the Lima station by delegation
from the local Presbyterian church.
Selection of the Fulop family for
the Bluffton assignment was made
by the Joint Committee on Resettle-
ment of Displaced Persons which an
nounced that Fulop and the son are
members of the Reformed church and
Mrs. Fulop and daughter are Roman
Catholics.
The Fulops will be the first dis
placed persons brought to this area
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
Cut i'm Service Goes
Into Effect at Once
Lester NislCdlider To
Play TUO In Checkers

Lester Niswander, Bluffton check
ers champion, will play Gene Zuber,
former state champion, and DR.. We'll
don Diller, of Rawson, in a dual
match in the council room Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock.
Zuber, a former Bluffton resident,
who now lives at Wharton, was state
champion for eight years.
Carl Burkhart will be time keep
er and Former Mayor Homer Dor
sey, of Findlay, will be Judge.
Niswander, who recently won the
Bluffton championship, will play Zu-
Der and Diller at the same time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
B1uffton's Building Boom Expands
to Include Homes and Industries

program. Final decision in the
matter will await approval of the
board of directors it was stated by
Eldon Tschiegg, manager.
New Houses
Excavations started this week for
two more new houses were on the
Dell McGinnis property in the Gar
matter addition, and on lot owned
by John Hermann next to the Preto
property on Cherry street. Excava-
tion for new residence on West
Kibler street will be started by DR..
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
To Operate Summer
Camp In Michigan

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Mullenhour OF
South Main street will leave Friday
for Cheboygan in northern Michigan
where they will make preparations
to open Norwood Resort, the summer
camp which they operate at nearby
Black lake.
Accompanying them will be Rich
ard Fields who will assist in opera.
ton of the resort which will be oper
from June l to December |.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
College Students To Make Soap
For Relief Project In Europe

Practical experience in soap-mak-
ing is in store for group of Bluff
ton college students who will send
the product to Europe to be distrib-
uted in relief areas.
Announcement to this effect came
with a call to Bluffton housewives
to donate waste fats for that pur-
pose. Collection of fats will be made
by the College Relief committee af-
filiated with the Student Christian
association.
Fats should be in containers on
porches by Saturday noon. Con-
tainers will be returned when empty
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20

B. w. Travis next month.
Earlier this month, foundations
were started for residences to be
erected this spring by Everett Suter-
meister, Harmon road, and Ivan d.
Johnson, on the Allen-Hancock county
line road in the city limits.
In the downtown area, a new
cement block warehouse is being con-
structed for the C. F. Niswander
farm implement and home appliance
store on an alley site at the rear of
the establishment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-04-20
Junior Recital At
College On Sunday

Two juniors in the Bluffton college
school of music will be presented in
recital at Ramseyer chapel, Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. They are
Onnolee McClintock, soprano, stu
dent of Prof. R. A. Lantz, and Jo-
anna Bowen, organist, student of
Prof. Otto Holtkamp. Mary K. Bau-
man will accompany.