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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
BOARD OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS TO LOSE
CLERK THRU DRAFT
Donavin Augsburger Will Leave
With Sept. p Draft
Contingent
Clerk Of Board Will Be Fifth
BlufftOn Area Man Called
In Draft This Month

One additional Bluffton young
man, the fifth from this area to be
drafted this month, will be inducteo
into the armed forces in the Sept
% draft call, it was announced this
week by the Allen county selective
service board.
Leaving with the Sept. % in.
ductees will be Donavin Augsburger
clerk of the board of public affairs
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Harley Augsburger.
Augsburger has leave of alb.
sence from his board of public af.
fairs position, and an applicant is
being sought for temporary appoint
ment as clerk during the time he is
in military service.
Four Drafted Earlier
Two Bluffton community men left
with the first September group Of
inductees last Friday, and two
others from this area will go with
another contingent leaving Friday OF
this week.
Leaving with the Sept. s inductees
were Robert J. Stratton, Route l
Bluffton, and Sylvan Burkholder
Route 2, Columbus Grove.
Leaving with this Fridays grouI
will be Charles E. Stonehill, Elm
street, and Herbert w. Yant, Beaver.
dam.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14

Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Rev. and Mrs. Thos. Friskney,
Pandora, girl, Mary Elizabeth,
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Steiner, Leip-
sic, a girl, Rebecca Jean. last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noel Steinman, Ar
lington, a girl, Barbara Ann, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rodabaugh'
Williamstown, a girl, Christine Lee
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Cramer
Benton Ridge, a boy, Terry Gene
Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
JOINT SESSION
OF TWO GROUPS
MONDAY NIGHT
Council and Board of Public
Affairs Confer i'm Council
Chamber
Board Indicates Willingness tO
Participate in Three-Way
Meeting

A three-way meeting of Buttons
town council and board of public af-
fairs and the Central Ohio Light &
Power company appeared as a defn-
lite prospect when the board OF
public affairs conditionally expressed
its willingness to participate.
Such a meeting was proposed last
month by the Central Ohio utility
to discuss the possibility of supply
ing electric current to the town and
also farm areas now serviced by the
municipal plant; also to bring to a
head protracted negotiations over q
plot near Buckeye lake which the
village has wanted to purchase as a
site for the towns proposed sewage
disposal plant.
Attitude of the board was express
ed in a joint conference with the
town council and Mayor w. A
Howe in the council chamber Mon
day night. The board, however, said
that it would hold a special meeting
of its own prior to definite commit
ment for any three-way conference.
No Meeting Scheduled
When such a special meeting will
be held has not been decided, it was
stated the first of the week by For
rest Steinman, board chairman
However, it is understood that such
a meeting will be held before the
next regular session of the board or
October 8.
Councilmen previously indicated
unofficially that they would partici-
pate in such a conference on con-
dition that the board of public affairs
would do likewise. Attitude of the
board at Monday nights conference
apparently will open the way fol-
such meeting.
Monday nights session in the
council chambers involved full
dress review of policies, rate struc-
ture and practices at the light plant
here with councilmen and number
of citizens participating.
Farmers Attend
Also attending were Guy Anderson
and Clarence Jones, Union township
farmers who are supplied with cur
rent from the local plant. Anderson
said that because of difficulties in
providing satisfactory service nego-
tiations had been under way to dis
continue their connection with the
Bluffton plant with view of obtain
ing service from the Central Ohio
company, but that such negotiations
had later broken down.
An emplQye of the Central Ohio's
Woodcock generating plant located
in Bluffton who attended the meet
ing did not officially represent the
utility, it was stated by spokesman
from the company's headquarters in
Findlay, Tuesday. He added that
the company had no knowledge OF
Monday nights conference.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
Bluffton Sergeant Is Awarded High Army
Decoration For Bravery On Korean Front

Extraordinary heroism under fire
in Korea has earned the Distinguish
ed Service Cross for Sgt. Elmer E.
Burkholder, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer Burkholder, Sr., of West
Elm street.
In the citation made on August
30, the Bluffton sergeant was
praised for his heroism at Taejon
Korea, on July 20 when Burkhold-
er's unit attempted to run road
block set up by the North Koreans
"When the driver for the COM
pany commander was killed." the
citation reads, "Sgt. Burkholder vol.
unteered to drive his commanding
officer, first sergeant and a regi.
mental chaplain through the block.
ade.
"Almost Immediately after start
ing the run, Sgt. Burkholder was
wounded in the face and chest by
shrapnel from a hand grenade. He
continued to drive until his vehicle
was knocked out by enemy fire and
he was forced to take cover. A
prime mover stopped nearby to re-
move some vehicles which .were
blocking the way.
s'Upon seeing this, Sgt. Burkhold-
er carried his first sergeant, who
had a broken leg, approximately 40
yards through intense small arms
and automatic fire to the prime
mover, which then moved to safe
position.
His display of gallantry while un-
der fire, his utter disregard for per-
sonal safety while attempting to
save the lives of others is in keep
ing with the traditions of the armed
forces and reflects great credit on
himself and the Armed Forces OF
the United States.
Burkholder is recovering in a
Tokyo hospital from wounds in
both legs, stomach, shoulder, neck
and hands. His wife, Elsea Burk-
holder, has been in Japan with him,
where Burkholder was stationed with
the army of occupation.
A letter from Burkholder was re-
ceived this week by the Bluffton
American Legion post, which had
written to the sergeant.
Sgt. Burkholder also holds the
Silver Star, Branze Star, Combat
Infantry badge, Purple Heart with
cluster, European Theatre OF Oper-
ations ribbon with three battle
stars, Good Conduct ribbon with
clasp, American Defence ribbon,
Japanese Occupation ribbon and the
Victory ribbon.
He is q member of Headquarters
company, 34th Infantry regiment
gath Infantry division.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
ENTRIES CROWD
FLOWER SHOW
EXHIBITS HERE
Fourteen Northwestern Ohio
Towns Show Flowers Here
Saturday
Project Sponsored by Two Gar
den Clubs is Outstanding
Success

Attracting entries from IA North
western Ohio communities, Bluffton's
enlarged flower show last Saturday
in the Bluffton High school building
was one of the finest exhibits of its
kind ever put on in this part of the
state.
In addition to local entries, ex-
hibitors were here from Lima, Del
phos, Harrod, Lafayette, Pandora,
Wapakoneta, Leipsic, Mt. Cory, Tif-
fin, Rudolph, Waterville, Berea,
Brecksville and other communities.
Sponsored by the Bluffton Mems
and Women's Garden clubs the show
was further made a success thru ex-
cellent displays arranged by the high
school home economics and agri-
culture departments.
Section champions named by
judges were as follows:
Section A-Specimen Class. ANA
teur only. 81 entries. Section Cham
pion, Mrs. C. F. Niswander, Bluffton,
Section B-Arrangement Class
Amateur only. 125 entries. Section
Champion, Mrs. Lysle Campbell
Lima; Reserve Champion, Mrs. Fran
els Lehman, Pandora.
Section C-House Plants. Amateur
only. IL entries. Section Champion
Mrs. u. S. Amstutz, Bluffton.
Section D-Collection of Vege-
tables and Fruits. 3 entries. Section
Champion, Mrs. D. Holman, Lafay.
cite.
Section E-Junior Class. Under
IA years of age. 9 entries. Section
Champion, Ray Gene Zimmerly
Bluffton.
Section F-Dahlias, open class. sc
entries. Section Champion, G. T
Soldner, Bluffton.
Section G-Gladiolus. Open Glass
173 entries. Section Champion, Mill!
& Fox, Wapakoneta.
Section H-Delphiniums. entrie,
in Amateur only. entries in oper
class. Section Champion, Mrs. Pau
Studler, Bluffton.
Section Vegetables. 81 entries
Open class. Section Champion, Mis-
Annabelle Amstutz, Bluffton.
Section Fruits. 35 entries. Opel
class. Section Champion, Leland Gar
Der, Bluffton.
Section K-Comical Arrangements
Open Glass. 6 entries. Section Cham
pion, Mrs. David Risser.
FHA-Home Economics-56 en-
tries, open to members only.
FFA-Future Farmers of Americ,
Sc entries, open to members only
Grand Champion of the show wa
dahlia, Five Star General exhibite,
by G. 7. Soldner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14

Persons planning to erect monu-
ments in Maple Grove cemetery this
fall must notify Lee Coon, custod-
ian, not later than September 25 in
order that concrete for foundations
can be poured. No pourings will be
made after this date until next
spring.
% Maple Grove Cemetery Board
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
BluftOn Man Attends
Fire Fighting School

Lester Niswander, member of the
Bluffton fire department and day
fire chief of the Lima Westinghouse
plant was in Columbus the first of
the week attending a three day fire
fighting school for chiefs and fire.
men. He attended the school as
representative of the Lima plant.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
Candidates To
Speak At DelphOs

Atty. General Herbert Duffy and
Secretary of State Chas. Sweeney,
incumbents, seeking reelection in
November will address the Tri-Coun-
ty Democratic club at Delphos,
Thursday night at s o'clock. Also
speaking will be Dan Bait, candi-
date from the Fifth Ohio district
and Carlton Reiser, aspirant to the
Fourth District congressional seat.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
Accordion Band To
Pandora Wednesday

Zuercher's Accordion band Of
Berne, Ind, will appear in a con-
cert at Pandora high school gym
nasium, Wednesday night, September
20 at 8:15 o'clock.
The band, consisting of 35 per-
formers, directed by Walter Zuer-
cher, appeared in Bluffton last De
cember playing to q large audience.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
Huqh Eaton With
Army In Germany

Hugh Eaton, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Eaton of Lima has been
transferred to the Army of Occupa-
tion in German. Eaton, former sta
toned in the recruiting office at
Portsmouth, was flown to Germany
together with his wife and three
children.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
To Be Accountant
With Indiana Firm

Melvin Yoder, Jr., of Goshen, Ind,
has accepted a position with the
Weil-McClain Mfg. Co., of Michi-
gan City, Ind, as accountant. He
will begin his new duties on Septem-
ber 18. Mrs. Yoder is the former
Mary Elizabeth Amstutz, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelm Amstutz
northwest of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
Presbyterian District
Meeting Here Sunday

Delegates from fifteen churches of
the east half of Lima Presbytery
will convene here in the annual fall
conference Sunday afternoon and
evening.
An attendance of SO is expected
here, consisting of pastors and
church officers to discuss mutual
problems and plan for the future.
Supper will be served at the Elk
restaurant.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
Daniel Nusbdlln, In
Hospital After Fall

Daniel Nusbaum, 83, is seriously
i'll following a fall at his home on
College road, Friday. He was re,
moved to Bluffton hospital in the
moved to Bluffton Community hos
pital in the Basinger ambulance
Wednesday morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
To Teach In North
Manchester College

Emerson Niswander, formerly of
Bluffton who recently received the
Ph. D. degree at Ohio State univers-
|ity has accepted a position as as
sociate professor of zoology at Man.
chester college, North Manchester,
Ind, for the coming school year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
Real Estate Deal

Kenneth Winkler has purchased
the residence property of the late
w. w. Huber on Washington street.
He and his family will move from
the Fred Badertscher apartments on
South Main street to their newly
purchased home, September Is.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-14
John Brdcy Is In
Air Corps Training

John Bracy, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Bracy of North Main street
has enlisted in the air corps and is
now in training at San Antonio,
Texas.
Evening star., 1950-01-15
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Leon
Hart, Notre Danes huge ALL
America end, today was named
male athlete-of -the-year for 1949
by an overwhelming margin in the
Associated Press year-end poll.
OF SO sports writer's and sports
casters who cast ballots in the
10Th annual competition, 81 chose
the great co-captain of the unde-
feated Irish as the years out
standing figure in the entire field
of sport, amateur or professional.
Far behind Hart, Jackie Robin
son, famed Negro second -baseman
of the Brooklyn Dodgers, placed
second by narrow margin over
Sammy Snead, the years out
standing golfer. Ted Williams of
the Boston Red Sox was fourth
and Joe Page, star relief pitcher
OF the New York Yankees, fifth.
On a point basis-three- for a
flrst-place vote, two for second
and one for third-Hart piled up
a landslide margin of 1O4 to SIS
over Robinson. The runnerup,
who previously was voted the Ma
tional Leagues most valuable
player, received only eight first
place votes.
The result was far different
from a year ago, when Lou Bou-
dreau OF the Cleveland Indians
squeaked through to top honors
by only seven points over Bob
Matthias, the Olympic decathlon
champion - 156-149. Boudreau
did not receive a vote in the
present poll.
Snead, who won far more money
than any other golfer and was
awarded the Vardon Trophy as
the years top linksman, received
10 flrst-place votes to Robinson's
eight, but wound up with three
fewer points-52 to Jackies SIS.
Williams, the American Leagues
most valuable" was solid fourth
choice with three first-place ad-
mlrers and 40 points. Page, the
lefty whose relief exploits helped
carry the Yanks to a pennant and
world series victory over Brook
lyn, scored six firsts and IS points.
Then came George Mikan,
towering star of the Minneapolis
Lakers of the National Basketball
Association. sixth with "a points
and Jack Kramer, giant of the
professional tennis game, seventh
with l6. Matthias, who gave Boud-
reau such grapple for the '48
Evening star., 1950-01-15

member whose contracting firm is
building the golf course. This is
Murray's first venture in golf
course construction and he is
putting everything into it.
The clubhouse has every mod
ern convenience for the golfers.
A golf shop in the corner will
house the new pro staff, with
Gene Larkin, the present pro,
planning to devote his entire time
to teaching. The new profess
sional will be named before the
opening date. The upper floor
will have a balcony looking out
on the entire q holes. Radiant
heat will be one of the features.
Pool Completed.
A swimming pool has been COM
pleted and eight fast-drying ten
mis- courts are being placed near
the clubhouse. Orfe of the old
barns on the property will be a
natural for an equipment shed,
and the farmhouse will be con-
verted into a nursery for the chill
dren.
The only setback to date has
been the summer-like winter tenn
perature. Freudberg, Greenkeeper
Will and Murray's workmen are
hoping for a long freeze to en-
able them to rid the property of
rocks and stones. A year ago,
December, ground was broken.
The fairways and greens were
planted in late summer and fall.
Woodmont members will learn in
four and a half months that being
forced to move was blessing in
disguise. -WHITTLESEY,
Evening star., 1950-01-15
Hart Top Male Athlete of '49,
Jackie Robinson Next in Poll

crown, was next with 13 points
In all, 40 athletes representing
almost every sport, got their names
somewhere in the balloting.
TWenty-seven of them were, in at
least one voters opinion, worthy
of the highest accolade.
The dearth of amateurs among
the. top glamor boys of sport was
reflected in the fact that all of
the first seven vote-getters with
the exception of Hart exert their
talents for cash.
Dick Button. the world figure
skating champion who recently
received the Sullivan Memorial
Award as the athlete who carried
the amateur torch highest during
1949, was granted only one third
place vote by the Associated Press
panel.
Leaders in the male athlete-of-
the-year poll, with first place votes
in parentheses points on 3-2-l
baSiS):
Evening star., 1950-01-15
Clarendon BVL Event Attracts
BowIers in Star 7ourney LuN

Only scattered shots along
the wide front will be fired to-
day in The Stars 22nd annual
bowling tournament, dedicated
to the Bowlers Victory Legion,
but a resounding blast in the
cause of the BVL will be de-
livered at Clarendon.
Bowlers from throughout the
Metropolitan area are slated to
compete in a full l-handicap BVL
event at Clarendon starting at
2 pm. and continuing until
closing time. Entry fee for the
f1ve-game tournament is $3.50,
with a top prize of $50 for men
and the women's to be deter
mined by the number of entries.
Filling out today's bowling
card are a one-ball handicap
tournament at Petworth and
the Wind-up of a regular week.
Evening star., 1950-01-15

second division clubs to have two
choices to one for the first division
teams.
In the past, the team with the
lowest percentage received first
crack at the college senior talent
and on up the ladder to the team
with the highest percentage. Then
the process was repeated until all
the teams had selected the play
ers they wanted.
But, Of all the problems, the
matter of franchise applications
probably will bring on the most
heated floor fights. At any rate,
Buffalo will make a spirited bid.
So, too, will Houston. And there
may be others.
Evening star., 1950-01-15
Many Headaches Due
Before Merger Kinks
Can Be Ironed Out
By Herb AItschuII
Associated Press Sports Writer

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IA
Professional footballs costly four
year rivalry officially ends next
week when representatives of the
two major leagues complete the
merger into one big circuit.
About 40. of the nations most
prominent figures in the world
of professional football will at
tempt to set up in three days big
league circuit composed of teams
from the old National Football
League and the All-America Con-
ference.
Those three days, however, may
well become a week before the
kinks are ironed out of the struc-
ture to be known as the National
American Football League.
Plenty of Headaches.
Bert Bell, commissioner of the
new league, is resting up for the
anticipated battle of the blue
prints. But he can't help thinking
about these snarls that must be
Strengthened out:
l. Amendments to the constitu-
ton and bylaws of the old National
Football League.
2. A schedule for 13, IA, Is or
is teams.
3. The college draft.
4. Disposition of the 122 players
tossed into common pool through
the merger last month of the NFL
and the All-America.
S. The application of cities for
franchises in the NATL, which now
numbers 13 operating franchises.
6. The organization of two divi-
sions, the National and American.
7. A decision on what records
will be retained from standards
set by NFL and A-AC clubs.
Bell is offering no answers to
any of these problems. Un-
doubtedly he has worked out his
Evening star., 1950-01-15
New Woodmont Layout to Have 9 Hole Course
All Par IS, In Addition to Regulation 78

A dignified modern Colonial
clubhouse and a pliable 27-hole
golf course-a $1,250,0O0 produc-
tion-is scheduled to open May 80
at the new Woodmont Country
Club.
Located half mile off the
Rockville pike, on the Rockville
side of the Congressional Airport,
the new home of the 500 golf
playing Woodmont members will
present something new to Wash
ington area golf.
The innovation to golf in this
section will be a nine-hole course
of all par 8 holes, with a total dis
tance of 1900 yards and with the
distances ranging from a short
one-shot hole of 100 yards to a
man-sized par 3 of 230 yards.
The compact little course will
be in addition to a regulation 49,
hole layout. designed by Alfred
Tull, which has progressed to
point at which the fairways al
ready have been cut four times
and some of the greens, planted
in stolens, heve the finished look.
Three Sets of Tees.
Woodmont's new course, made
necessary when the United States
Public Health Service purchased
the preesnt layout in Bethesda,
was planned for the ladies, the
average players and the occa-
sional visits by tournament stars.
Three sets of tees already have
been placed, one for a short
course of 6,100 yards for the
women golfers, another of $500
Evening star., 1950-01-15

that will be in play for the men,
bers. and back-breaking set that
stretches the course to 1880 yards,
longest in this section and a real
test for the heavy hitters.
The 18-hole course will be
fairly open and have not more
than so traps. 1t is on gently
rolling terrain and has enough
natural hazards, including two
water holes. to make it interest
ing. It will have what the archi-
tect terms semiwatering system,
fed from $4,000 feet of pipe that
dip into springs on the club prop
erty.
Freudberg's Baby.
Leopold V. Freudberg, for many
years the dominating figure of
Woodmont golf and an executive
in all sectional golf associations,
is working without fanfare to
make the new Club one of the
East's outstanding layouts. He
purchased the 530-acre Rosemont
Farms on the Bradley Estates in
a quiet deal that assured Wood
mont of new home. The par 8
nine is his baby, and if it doesn't
become the pet course of the Dis
trict area it is going to break his
heart.
Freudberg, a member of the ex-
elusive Million Dollar Club" of
insurance executives, steals away
from his office daily for confer
ences with Arthur F.. Sundlun,
the Woodmont president, Gus
Ring, fellow club member, whose
firm is building the clubhouse, or
Frank Murray, a Congressional
Evening star., 1950-01-15
Army Trims Rutgers
To Remain Unbeaten
BY the Associated Press

WEST POINT, N. Y, Jan. IA
Tom Boydston, rangy forward
from Mcpherson, Kans., netted
Is points in leading Army to a
58-to-54 basketball victory over
Rutgers today. It was Army's fifth
straight victory in an undefeated
campaign thus far.
The Cadets were out in front all
the way but were forced to staye
of a brilliant last half bid by
Rutgers.
Moving out in front, 81 to 7.
after eight minutes of play, pri-
marily on an individual scoring
spree by Ed Tixier, Army encoun-
tered little difficulty from the
Scarlet and held a 36-to-22 cush-
ion at the half.
However. the Cadet attack sput-
tered in the last 10 minutes. In
fact, Arnold Galiffa, Arny's ALL
America quarterback, was credited
with the Cadets only three baskets
from the floor in that time.
Evening star., 1950-01-15

end handicap affair at Takoma,
both starting at pm. Entry
fee in each is $3.50.
A sharp uptrend in entries in
The Star tournament was noted
during the last week when all
leagues were in action following
the holidays. One of the most
ambitious among bowling man.
ayers who are serving as sub
chairmen of the tournament
Is Ira (Cappy) Schantz, TO
year-old boss of the six-alley
plant at Government Printing
Office.
In last years event, GPO led
all of the three dozen establish
ments involved in number of
entries per lane with sos. This
time Schantz is shooting to top
600 and thus far has main
tanned sufficient pace to reach
his goal. The tournament runs
through January 81.