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Evening star., 1952-08-03
Enddden1ent

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest De Gagne
announce the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Therese Doris
Belanger, to Mr.. John c. Marshall.
jr. He Is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Of Hyattsville. The mar
rage Is planned for August %.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Photo.

MRS. HOWARD w. WARNER
The former
Miss Dolores G. Hoffman.
Miss Dolores Gertrude Hoffman,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Hoffman,. became the bride
2 of 1t. Howard Wayne
Warner. U. s. A. r. He is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard u.
Warner Of Harve de Grace, Md.
Foundry Methodist Church was
the scene Of the ceremony with
the Rev. F. Norman Van Brunt
of1ciating. The reception was held
at the Hotel 2400.
The couple went to the Pocono
Mountains on their wedding trip.
1t. Warner is temporarily as
signed to Kelly Air Force Base.
San Antonio, Tex.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Home From Bermuda

Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Peterson,
Of Lyon Village. have just re-
turned from the Princess Hotel,
| in Hamilton. Bermuda.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Back From Vacation

Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Norris and
family of Rockville returned this
week from q To-day vacation in
the White Mountains in New
Hampshire.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
Visiting Family

Mr.. and Mrs. George Thompson
have been vacationing in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla, with their fam
lily.
Seward seaport record., 1952-07-18

Depart Seward for Anchorage Arrive Anchorage ....--------..-... Depart Anchorage for Seward Arrive Seward .--.-.-.-.....--.......
Seward seaport record., 1952-07-18
NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT EXTENDED TO ALASKA

The National Firearms Act re- gently reenactcd by Congress re- quireS that certain types of fire arms be registered with the Com missioner of Internal Revenue, Washington, DC, before Sep tember 1, 1852. The Act covers gangStcr type weapons such as shotgunS and rifles with barrels less than IS inches in length, eX- ccpt .22 caliber or small bore provided barrels are 16 inches or more in length; machine guns; Sub-machinc guns; SilenCcrS for any type fircarm or any type of gun from which a number of shots or bullets may be dis charged with one continuous pull of the trigger.
 Persons possessing any such type firearm should register same immediately. Registration should be made on Form 1 iFire- armsl which may be obtained by communicating with the Col lcctor of Internal Revenue, Ia coma, Washington, or by con tacling the nearest Revenue Of- flee at II Federal Building, An chorage.
 There is no charge for regis tration, however, the Act pro vides a penalty of a fine not to exceed SZ.00O, or Imprisonment not to exceed five years, or both, for anyone violating any proVi- sioas of the Act which includes Failure 10 register i.rca"m o1 the types a1oNc-doScribcd. and also prohibits the transfer of such firearms to any other per son without payment of th" re- Quired tax.
Seward seaport record., 1952-07-18
TAKES STEPS TO STABILIZE USED CAR PRICES

JUNEAU-The Office of Price Stabilization took steps to sta bilize prices of used cars in Alaska The action was in the form of an amendment to Ccil- ing Price Regulation 94, which heretofore governed the price of used cars only in the States.
 Under the regulation, the OPS will require Alaska used car prices be determined by using the price range fixed for the West Coast and adding a State side-to-AlaSka transportation al loWanCc. This method of deter mining prices is in line with normal trade practices in the Territory
 The allowance which sellers may add to West Coast prices is based on actual transportation charges and is reduced on a per ccntagc b2sis as the age of the vehicle increases. A table of transportation allowances is con taincd in the regulation, q copy of which may be obtained at any Alaska OPS office.
 The OPS called attention to the fact that the used car regu- Iation applies 10 private sellers as well as dealers and advised individuals Wh 0 contemplate selling their car to contact the OPS to find out the ceiling price.
 The regulation goes into effect July 19.
Seward seaport record., 1952-07-18
RADIO STATIONS ISSUED AIR RAID WARNING INSTRUCTIONS" RECORDING

The Federal Civil Defense Administration has issued to all radio stations a recording on Air Raid Warning Instructions, it was announced from the Ter ritorial Civil Defense Headquar- tcrS.
 Divided into five sections, the record describes the action to be taken by the public who may be at work, at home, outdoors, in school, or in an automobile during an enemy attack. The Air Raid Warning Instructions are not meant to cause alarm among Alaskans, but they should be k seriously" Colonel Crockett, Territorial Director of Civil Defense commented
 One of the points made clear by the recording is the signal for an Air Raid, which is q blast, or lluctuating note of a siren, whistle, or horn for three min utos duration. The all-clear sig nal is designated by one min ute blast oi siren, horn, CT whistle followed by a two min ute silence This sequence is re- ylatyd two mor> times These signals should be used by all Civil Defense Directors as they are standard throughout the en- tire United States. By following this pattern. strangers to Alaska would definitely know that an Alert was being sounded and could take cover.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
Soil Here COrrOdes Gas Mains
Sooner Than In Other Towns

Corrosion of the type experienced
here eventually results in pin holes
in the metal lines thru which gas
escapes and bubbles to the surface.
This condition has become increas-
ingly apparent in Bluffton over the
last two or three years, resulting in
the wide-scale main replacement pro-
gram under way here this summer.
A crew of five men are working on
the local repair project, using COM
pressed air hammer, small motor
scoop and welding equipment. Re-
placement lines are welded into
place. ..
In determining where leaks in
present lines are located, the crew
uses special equipment, then opens a
trench to determine how much of the
existing mains must be replaced.
Officials said they are unable to
estimate what percentage of Bluff
toms network of gas mains will have
been rplaced by the time the pro-
gram is ended, but said that enough
work is involved to make it major
project.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07

Buttons soil is much harder on
gas mains than that in any other
area served by the West Ohio Gas
Co. out of Lima, a fact which is
responsible for the extensive work
project under way here in replacing
a great part of the principal street
supply lines of the utility.
Gas company officials believe the
abundance of limestone in Bluffton
is responsible for the corrosion of
mains locally, for the condition is
not apparent in other localities
where there is less limestone is the
soil.
Although the street mains have
been in the ground here for % years,
having been installed in the sum-
mer of 1880, lines laid at the same
time in other towns are not deter
iorating, and the situation is one pc
culiar to this locality, it was pointed
out by the spokesmen for the COM
pany. In most cases, the lines are
said to last twice as long as they
have been in use here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
Two New Public
Drinking Founts

"Off with the old and on with
the new" applied to Buttons
downtown drinking fountains
this week, and local residents
Tuesday evening found they had
the two rev fountains promised
early this summer by the board
of public affairs.
In completing modernization of
the towns public drinking facili-
ties, new fountains were placed
in front of the Basinger Furni-
ture store on the west side of
Main street, and at the Presby-
terian church corner at Main
and Cherry streets.
AS a part of the same pro-
gram, the imperative fountain
in front of the city hall was re-
moved, as also was the Presby-
terian corner fountain which
was replaced by city water works
employees. The work was COM
pleted Tuesday evening.
In contrast to the stainless
steel type bowl on the previous
fountains, the two new ones in
stalled this week are of porce-
lain enamel.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
TOWN COUNCIL TO
DRAFT PLANS FOR
ADDITIONAL FUNDS
Bond Issue of S1S0,000
to Provide for One
third of Cost
Special Assessments and
Revenue Bonds to
Raise Balance

Altho bids now are being received
for construction of Buttons new
sewage disposal system, the ways
and means of raising funds to
finance the $580,000 project still re-
main a problem of major proper
tions so far as municipal councilmen
are concerned.
Altho estimated cost of the system
is only $4,000 shy of the 100000
figure, a bond issue, approved two
years ago by local voters, provides
only s1s0,000, or roughly one-third
of the total amount of money needed.
Two sources-special assessments
and revenue bonds guaranteed by
sewer rental charges-will be used
by the city government in raising
the 100000 for which there so far
are no provisions in the financing
program.
Preliminary municipal planning
has indicated that in raising the
100000, approximately $250,000 will
be levied against property owners in
the form of special assessments;
with another S150,000 coming from
revenue bonds to be retired from
sewer rental charges
Increased Taxes
Both the general obligation bonds
amounting to s1sO,00O and the
special assessments estimated at
S250,000 will be retired thru the
payment of regular real estate taxes,
added to the present duplicate.
Funds to retire the revenue bonds
amounting to s15o,0O0, will come
from sewer rental charges, which
Tentatively have been estimated at
approximately rs per cent of current
water bills paid by consumers.
Il From the water rental charges
Iabout $4,000 net revenue is antici-
lpated, which is believed sufficient to
pay for operating the plant, retiring
the bonds, paying interest, and max
ing some provision for maintenance.
Assessment Problems
1t is in the realm of the special
assessment picture, however, that
municipal officials will face their
biggest problems in coming up with
a fair and equitable system of de-
termining on what formula the as
sessment pattern will follow.
Conjecture about how the assess
ments will be determined have been
rife in the village since the dis
closure last April that cost of the
project will be approximately $780,
900, but so far the council has made
no official move in setting up the
program.
Assessments can be made accord
ing to property valuation, benefits,
foot frontage, number of occupants,
Continued on Page
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
Leaving Soon For
Mission In Africa

Miss Catherine Gratz, missionary
from Africa who has been here on
furlough for the past 18 months will
leave August 18 for New York to
return to her mission station in
French Guinea, West Africa.
She will sail August % on the
S. S. Sekomb of the Elder-Dempsey
line for Dakar and from there will
travel 1000 miles inland to her mis-
sion station.
She has been in Africa for nine
and one-half years and return for
another four year term. The mis-
sion work is under auspices of the
Christian Missionary Alliance.
Her duties at the station consist
principally in teaching in school
which enrolls about 40 girls from
to 16 years of age.
Before leaving, Miss Gratz will
give a farewell address in the Bluff
ton Missionary church next Sunday
night at 7:30 o'clock, it is announced
by the pastor, Rev. Robert Welch.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pifer, Ar
lington, boy, James Lee, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Badertscher,
Rawson, a girl, Donita June, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rider, Nc
Comb, a boy, John William, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Frick, Bluff
ton, girl, Mary Lynn, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Courtaway, Nc
Comb, boy, Jan lie, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Urban Long, Ada, a
boy, Doyle Wayne, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Triplehorn,
Bluffton, girl, Connie Sue, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stoody,
Lima, girl, Lois Mae, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bronson, La
fayette, boy, Steven Darrell, We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mikesell,
Beaverdam, boy, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Fenstermak-
er, Leipsic, boy, Wednesday.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert Major OF
Leesville, Pa, boy, Robert Glenn II
Mrs. Major il the former Mary Jane
Worthington Of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
Big Bargains At Dollar Days
Here On Friday and Saturday

Bluffton merchants were busy at
mid-week, completing preparations
for what they believe will be one of
the biggest buying sprees in Bluff
ton history during the semi-annual
observance of Bluffton Dollar Days,
next Friday and Saturday.
In the twenty-seventh town-wide
sales event, shelves and counters of
Bluffton retail establishments are
groaning under the weight of bar
gains marked at prices appealing to
the customers pocketbook.
Buying opportunities presented
during the two bargain days are
phenomenal, and any alert shopper
can see at a glance the savings Of
fered. One factor contributing to
many outstanding bargains offered
during the sales event is the unus-
ually short season, which finds sum-
mer stocks taking up space badly
needed for fall and winter goods.
Families with children of school
age will find the value-packed sales
event an opportune time to begin
stocking up on the clothing which
will be needed when classes resume
in less than a month now.
Offering spectacular values, Bluff
ton Dollar Days invariably attract
shoppers here from a 30-mile radius
of the town, and the observance al
ways is one of the major merchan-
dising events of the year.
Regular store hours will be OBJ
served during Dollar Days, but there
will be plenty of additional sales help
on hand to handle the upturn in busi
ness which the bargain event will
bring.
Stores participating in the bargain
days are displaying banners and
cards in their windows; and banners
on downtown boulevard light stand
ards proclaim the coming event. A
sales flyer, Incorporating Dollar Day
advertisements of sponsoring mer-
chants, has been mailed to 3700 box
holders within a Ia mile radius of
| the town.
In addition to the attractive mer-
chandise offers for adults, ample
provision also has been made for the
entertainment of children, who will
be admitted free to two afternoon
Continued on Page 8
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07

Mayor Wilbur A. Howe.
In the report, based on an
analysis of water made on June
26, state officials commented
bacterial analysis of samples
collected indicate that the water
was of satisfactory sanitary
quality"
Hardness of local water was
1856 grams per gallon, Fluoride
content of Bluffton water again
was shown as IL ppm, which is
within the range recommended
by the state as being beneficial
in helping prevent tooth decay.
Altho many Ohio cities now
are adding fuoride to drinking
water as a tooth-health measure,
Bluffton is one of the few towns
fortunate enough to have a
natural content of the exact
amount required for that pur-
pose.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
Editor Is Recovering
From Mishdp Injuries

Milton l. Edwards, publisher and
editor of the Bluffton News, who has
been hospitalized from injuries sus-
tanned in an automobile accident near
Dayton IL days ago, is expected in
Bluffton the latter part of this week.
He will come here following his
discharge from Lima Memorial hos
pital where he was taken for surg
cry required on fractured collar
bone.
The Edwards family plans to move
here from Lockand late this week
into the former Biederman apart
ment building at South Main and
Kibler streets.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
To Teach High
School in japan

Miss Marilyn Wollmann, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. M. j. Wollman of
Freeman, South Dakota and grand
daughter of A. E. Lugibill of South
Lawn avenue will sail Thursday from
Seattle for Japan where she has &C
cepted a position for a year as in
structor in a high school for child
rem of U. S. Army and civilian per-
sonnel.
Miss Wollmann is one of a party
of 100 prospective instructors en-
barking from Seattle. She will teach
Latin, social studies and assist in
library duties. Her mother is the
former Estelle Lugibill of this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
n FROM COUNTY
Leave SEPTEMBER
a in DRAFT CALL
Quota is Allen County's
Heaviest to be Furnished
This Summer
Twenty-Five go to Toledo
Tuesday for Physical
Examination

Allen county's draft call for
September 4 will take % men, in
comparison with August's induction
quota of 20, according to an an
nouncement this week from Ohio
selective service headquarters.
In the state as a whole, a total Of
LILO men will be drafted in Septem-
Der, as compared with 1,446 to be
inducted in August and a call of
1916 in July.
Quotas for other counties in this
area in the September draft call
were as follows: Hancock county
seven men; Hardin county, nine men;
and Putnam county, four men.
In August the three counties are
to provide the following number OF
'inductees: Hancock county, six men;
Hardin county, six men; and Putnam
county, four men.
Draft calls in Ohio have beer
running consistently heavy since
early last spring, altho the call fol
% men from Allen county in Septem,
Der will be the heaviest of the sum
mer, local officials explained.
A group of rs men were sent t
Toledo, Tuesday, by the Allen Count
Draft board for physical examina
tions.
In the Bluffton area were Lelan
Garmatter, Bluffton and William Ed
wards and John w. Kline, Lafay
cite.
Thirty additional men will go tt
Toledo, September 3 for physica
examinations preparatory to Undue
ton at later dates
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
Ada Man Is NelU
Telephone Manager

Roland Dodge, of Ada, took over
this week as new manager of the
Bluffton Telephone Co.
Maurice Mahoney, of Grove street,
the previous superintendent here,
has been transferred to Lima where
he will be associated with the Lima
Telephone Co., it was announced.
The Bluffton firm is a subsidiary of
the Lima company.
Mahoney has announced that he
will continue living here for the
present. Dodge plans to move to
Bluffton as soon as he can find To-
cation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
COUNCIL ADDS To
TOWNS SUMMER
STREET PROGRAM
County Road Crews
Doing Some Work In
side Corporation Limits
Work Planned for Cherry,
Vine and Jackson Streets
and Harmon Road

Expansion of Buttons summer
street improvement program to in
clude re-surfacing of one block on
Mound street between Cherry street
and College avenue, in addition to
previously-planned work on 10 blocks
of six other streets, was decided al
meeting of municipal council Mon
day night.
Meanwhile it was pointed out that
the towns traffic conditions are be
ling bettered from an unexpecte
source, as a result of two Ale
county road department project
within the corporation limits.
County work completed this weel
has included re-surfacing of Bentley
road inside the corporation from thf
Nickel Plate railroad crossing to
Main street. The improvement also
extends east Bentley road from the
railroad into the country.
County Projects
College road, one side of which is
bordered by corporate limits of the
town, has been re-surfaced from the
bridge across Little Riley creek west
past the college grounds and the
Garmatter addition, west of Elm
street, and into the rural area
Another county project at the
edge of Bluffton is on the Allen
Hancock county line road, near the
plant of the Central Ohio Light and
Power Co., where a new bridge is
being constructed across Marsh Run.
In adding the Mound street pro-
gram to street improvement plans
for the summer, councilmen expand
ed the local project to include work
on more than IL blocks of seven
streets.
Work Under Way
Work on the program already is
under way, it was reported at the
meeting. High street, regarded
between Main street and Lawn
avenue, has received a preliminary
oil coat. Oil treatment also has been
completed so far as a few minor
projects were concerned where new
cutters were cut on Lawn avenue
between College avenue and Grove
street; Kibler street near Main
street, and in front of the stadium
on College avenue.
Other street work is scheduled on
Cherry street, Vine street, Jackson
street and Harmon road.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07

Before disappearing the plane had
made several previous flights, taking
off and landing perfectly.
The model plane has a 36-inch
wing span and is powered by a
small gasoline motor. The wings
and tail are painted yellow.
Anyone finding the plane, which
should have landed unharmed is re-
quested to return it to Miss Ander-
son at the airport. She plans to
enter the craft in model plane
competition IL it can be located.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
This Pig With
Two Shouts Should
Make A Good Feeder

THEY are driving over to the
Orville Crates farm south of
Jenera, to see that curiO pig
born Tuesday.
1t has two sn0uts and three
eyes, using both snouts in eating
and taking milk. The pig, said
to be normal in other respects is
reported thriving and expected
to live.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
Former Bluffton Merchant Leaves
This Month As Missionary To Israel

Before his marriage, the former
local businessman spent four years
as an undenominational mission
worker among Jews in New York
City, Boston and Providence, r. /.
Following the death of his wife
about two years ago, he decided TO
return to that work, and has been
making a study of the Jewish lang
uage in preparation for leaving for
the Near East.
AS an undenominational missionary
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07

among Jews and Arabs in Israel,
Prosser expects to be in the Near
East at least two years and per-
haps longer. With no board to sup
port him because of his status as
an Independent missionary, the form
er local merchant expects to finance
his operations principally as cor
respondent to periodicals and as a
news reporter.
In Israel, Prosser expects that his
work will consist of evangelism and
aid to anyone in need.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
BIuftOn Army Major
Assigned to Japan

Major Ebert Kibele, Bluffton
native, will leave next month for a
new assignment in japan, he inform
ed friends here while visiting at the
home of his brother, Kermit Kibele
and family, north of town, during
the past week.
Major Kibele has been stationed
for the past years in Dayton on a
ROTC assignment at Dayton univers-
ity. His wife will remain in that
city for the present.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07
No Flying Saucer-It Was Only
A Runaway Model Airplane You Saw

A runaway gasoline-powered model
airplane launched at the Bluffton
airport last Sunday afternoon may
have caused flying saucer" reports
in some areas before it finally came
to some unknown landing.
1t was being flown above the air
port by Dottie Anderson "a capable
pilot and model plane enthusiast,
when it suddenly took off in a north
|easterly direction and flew out of
the sight of watchers on the ground
below.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-07

Thomas F. Prosser, former Bluff
ton businessman who is leaving here
this week to complete arrangements
for his departure as missionary to
the new nation of Israel, expects to
sail about the middle of the month
for the Near East.
In going to Israel as an independ-
ent missionary worker, Prosser will
be resuming a career which he
temporarily abandoned several years
ago.