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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27

For the second consecutive year
the Bluffton FLA livestock Judging
team copped first place honors in
the Allen County Junior Fair live
stock judging contest, it was an
nounced Monday by fair officials.
The three-man team will receive
the first-place plaque and individuals
will receive cash awards. La Vern
Moser was awarded first place in
individual points with his teammate
David Tschiegg receiving second. A
Shawnee youth received the third
place individual award. Jim Motter,
third member of the Bluffton team,
also piled up good score on behalf
of the team.
In winning the judging event, the
Bluffton team led a field of seven
teams. Shawnee high school placed
second with Harrod, third. Others
in order were Lafayette, Bluffton
Al team, Spencerville and Cairo
FLA teams.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27

that 95 per cent of all cases of We in
az states can be traced to the feed
ing of raw garbage.
1t is believed that arrangements
can be made for Bluffton's garbage
to be cooked and fed at its present
Orange township distribution point.
= Should anything interfere with that
arrangement Before the October 2
deadline, council would be faNed with
the necessity of acting in hurry to
dispose of the villages garbage.
During the summer peak, .hly and
August, Bluffton has approximately
six truck loads of garbage weekly.
This dwindles to q collection of about
one truck of garbage weekly during
the winter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
81 Tagged Fish
Still At Large;
Derby Ends Sept. 7
Labor Day Is Deadline For
Claiming Prizes In Bluff
fton Trout Derby

Fifty-two tagged fish bearing priz;
es on their heads were apparently still
at large this week in Buckeye Quarry
as Bluffton's tenth annual fishing
derby approached its close on Labor
Day.
To date 126 tagged trout and wall
eyes have been checked in at Risser's
Sandwich Shop, official checking
headquarters for the Bluffton Com
munity Sportsmen's club and the
Bluffton Business Mems association,
co-sponsors of the derby. A total of
178 tagged fish had been placed in
the quarry at the opening of the
derby.
After the derby closes on Labor
Day, fishing will still be permitted
until next spring, but all claims for
prizes will end on closing day.
More than so area firms sponsor
ed tagged fish in this years derby.
Of the tags checked in thus far, rs
were on trout and 81 on walleyes.
The club membership suffered a
sharp cut-back from its all-time high
of approximately 2,4OO members last
year to less than 1000 members
checked in to the present time. Carl
Mumma, membership secretary, re-
ported that the club has enrolled ap-
proximately 750 members. Not all
membership tickets are checked in by
the various sporting goods stores in
the area and other membership sales
men, and there are approximately 855
tickets still outstanding.
In spite of the loss of revenue, the
club has stocked six loads of fish since
March 81 at cost of $2,154. This
amounted to 800 pounds of rainbow
trout and 2,470 pounds of pickerel
and walleyes.
Bluffton anglers snagging one or
more tagged fish in the derby thus
far include Robert Althauser, Spec
Basinger, Nelson Boggs, George
Swank, Rex Alderman, Frank Vein
hold, Denver Augsburger, Bill Stone
hill, Robert Kohl, Francis Kohl,
Dewey Miller, George McCune, Lawr-
ence Hossafras Forest Basinger, Rol-
land Dodge, Cleon Steiner, Charles
Hauenstein, Russell Scoles, Lester
Niswander, Roger Edwards, Floyd
Hardwick, Sam Stepleton, Henry
Buesching.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
Community Calendars
Out This Week

The Bluffton Community Cal
endars, published annually as a
service by the Lions club, will be
released for distribution Satur-
day in the various business
houses.
The calendar which starts with
the month of September, opening
of the fall social season and
school activities, lists the meeting
dates and principal events of the
year. During the first month on
the new calendar events are
scheduled every evening of the
80 days with the exception of two
Saturday nights and two Sun
days. -... ..mn ......
So many events are scheduled
on some busy dates that If they
continue to increase, future cal
endars may have to be larger in
size.
The calendars are available for
every home without charge.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
Bluffton FLA Livestock Judging Team
Again Cops Top Apard At County Fair

Other Bluffton youths winning
honors early in the fair included
Ronnie Chidester who received the
Reserve Junior Champion of breed,
second in JUNIOR showmanship, the
second in the senior yearling heifer
show.
Billy Herr was awarded first
premium in the senior yearling Ayr
shire heifer show, junior division
the rosette and trophy for reserve
junior champion, female of breed, in
the junior show; first premium on
the senior yearling in open class
and a trophy for Reserve champion,
female of Ayrshire breed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27


Although Coach Pete Schmidt said
that he expects to eventually have a
squad of about 26 candidates it will
be one of the smallest in nearly 40
years of gridiron history at the local
school.
Every foe on the Pirate schedule
for, the coming season will have a
much larger squad, with the excep-
ton of Pandora, and hard work on
the part of candidates will be the
only answer to hopes for a success
full year, Coach Schmidt said. Ada
and Columbus Grove for example
each have squads of upwards of 50
candidates, giving some indication of
the type Of opposition the Pirates will
face in comparative manpower.
Working IN twice-daily practice
SESSIONS under the direction of Coach
Schmidt and assistant Coach Joe
Harris the Pirates have only two
weeks until theh opening appear
ancei a gridiron preview at Har-
mon held here on @Septenber IL.
Opening game of the regular season
will be a tilt at Lafayette on Sept
ember 1S.
Weakness in upper class can
didates is apparent on this years
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27

Petitions asking that the highway
be re-routed to course just east
of town, as originally planned by
state engineers, have been making
the rounds of Main street property
owners during the last week.
Repeatedly, an impressive list of
signatures has been obtained in the
newest phase of the controversial
question as to whether Bluffton is to
retain the highway on its present
course through the town, or whether
it will follow new route outside
the corporation limits.
Circulation of the petitions was
started following a visit to Bluffton
by highway department officials who
are reported to have made the state
ment that construction can be ex-
pected at an early date if there is
no serious objection to re-routing of
the highway east of town.
Should there be objections of major
consequence,it was reported, the state
will spend in other parts of the
state the money tentatively ear
marked for the local area project,
for the highway department is said
TO have considerably more projects
pending than it has money to do
the work.
Objection of Main street residents
to retaining the highway in Bluff
ton first were voiced about 18
months ago in a controversy STEM
ming from the attempts of some
businessmen to keep Route 25 on its
present course through Bluffton.
This action was to prevent the loss
of income derived by their businesses
from through traffic.
After more than month of dis
cussion, the Bluffton Business Mems
association finally ended by recon-
mending to the highway department
that an alternate Route 25 should
be retained through the town when
the new super-highway is constructed.
In all contacts with the highway
department to date, however, there
has been indication that the alter
nate route idea is regarded as an
impossibility.
Whether the Business Mems as
sociation will take any stand in the
matter now that the highway elimin-
alton drive has been stirred up again
as a result of the visit of state
officials could not be determined
this week, for there has been no
meeting of the group so far to
consider the matter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27

Nearly 80 Bluffton Junior Legion
and Little Lacquer baseball players
will be treated to trip to Cleveland
to witness a major league baseball
game Thursday of next week, under
auspices of the Bluffton post,
American Legion.
All members of both boys. squads
are invited to make the trip, but
those wishing to go must register
at the Swank Barber Shop no later
than Saturday night of this week,
so final arrangements can be made
for the trip.
In the big league game on the pro-
gram for the day the Cleveland
Indians will play the Philadelphia
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27

ertscher and Junior Zimmerly
juniors.
The only other upper classman
Rex Alderman, is junior.
A promising sophomore group in.
cludes 10 boys, Jim Berry, Bret
Triplett, Raymond Cummins, Barry
Corson, Richard Basinger, Jack
Fields, Jim Fisher, Dale Schmutz
Ronald Lora and Jan Conrad.
Freshmen candidates are Bruce
Triplett, Joe Urich, Donald Alspach
David King, David Shumaker and
Ronald Hahn. &.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
School InStallS
800 New Seats
In Auditorium
Home &c. Dept. Moderniza-
tion, Other improvements
To Greet Students

New seats for the lower floor of the
high school auditorium, repainted
walls and ceilings in the auditorium
and gymnasium, an additional grade
building classroom with new equip
ment and many other improvements
to Bluffton school system buildings
will greet pupils with the resump-
ton of classroom work this fall.
Announcement that approximately
800 new seats are to be installed on
the lower floor of the auditorium was
made Tuesday night by Supt. Aaron
b. Murray. He said that installation
of the seats will be completed within
couple of weeks after the school re-
opens on Tuesday, Sept. s.
One shade darker than a natural
finish, the new seats will be of wood.
About 800 seats will be installed at
cost of $10.62 each, the superintend-
ent said. Some of the seats removed
from the lower floor of the auditorium
will be used to replace broken seats
in the balcony.
During the summer the auditorium
also has been re-painted, the walls a
light green and the ceiling white.
Painting work at the school was done
by crew made up of Wade Bechtol,
Millard Herr and Pete Schmidt.
In addition to other improvements
to the auditorium, a new Hunter
green curtain has been purchased and
will be installed by the opening of
school.
Walls and ceiling of the gymnasium
also were re-painted during the sum-
mer in light colors, and the playing
floor received new finish coat. The
floor between the bleacher seats was
painted light gray and the seats have
been vanished.
Work is nearing completion of
completely modernized home econom-
les room, which will have five new
kitchen units, Supt. Murray said.
Four new Youngstown kitchens are
being installed by the Basinger Furni-
ture store; and one birch kitchen was
installed by the Steinman Lumber Co.
Kimmel Marshall, of Marshall and
Bixel, has the plumbing contract.
An additional classroom has been
provided in the Bluffton grade school,
necessitated as the result of adding
one additional teacher. New-type
desks have been installed in the
room, making it the most modernly-
equipped room in the grade building.
The room provided was obtained
by remodeling the former kindergart-
en- room. To provide quarters for the
kindergarten department during the
coming school year, the former crafts
room in the basement of the grade
building has been re-painted and inn
proved.
Girls rest room facilities at the
grade building also have been i'm
proved during the summer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
Legion To Treat Junior Ball Club
To Day At Cleveland Indian Bali Park

Athletics. Tickets for the game and
transportation will be provided by
the Legion. The only cost to the boys
will be expenditures for their meals
An automobile caravan carrying
the youthful ball players to Cleve-
land on the big day will leave from
the town hall at Z am, it was
announced by Gerald Swank, who
is in charge of registering the group
for the tour.
Both Bluffton teams, the Junior
Legion and Little Lacquer mines, are
sponsored by the local Legion post,
which provides uniforms, all equip
ment and also pays for other ex-
penses including transportation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
Flu Free Dates
Announced For State

Allen county farmers were ad-
vised this week that the earliest fly
free date for safe seeding of wheat
will be September 27 in an announce
ment by 7. II. Parks, extension en-
ton,ologist at Ohio State university.
Observance of the fly-free date is
to protect the crop against damage
by the Hessian fly
The earliest approved date in Ohio
is September % for Lake and Ash
tabula counties. For southern coun-
ties the dates range as late as the
sixth of October. The date set for
Hancock county is September 26, one
day earlier than in Allen county.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
% Boy Scouts To Receive Awards
At Board OF Review Session Thursday

Twenty-three members Of Buttons
re-activated Boy Scout Troop Sc will
receive awards for woIk accomplish
cd during the past Summer alta meet
ing Of the Board of Review Thursday
evening at s p. m. in the First Menn-
onite Church.
Presentation of three First-Class
Scout Pins and three Merit Badges
will be among the honors conferred
upon the boys before an audience of
parents and friends. Everyone is
invited to attend.
A feature of the program following
the awards will be the showing of a
film taken at the National Boy Scout
Jamboree in California.
Three boys who have qualified for
their Tenderfoot badge, Keith Baker,
Terry Marshall and James Luginbuhl,
will receive the pins from Ralph
Reichenbach Jr., senior patrol leader.
Scoutmaster George Boehr, Assist
ant Clayton Weiss and Ralph Reich
enbach, council chairman, will present
the second class pins to the follow
ing scouts: Ronnie Habegger, James
Luginbuhl, Douglas Reichenbach,
Richard Reichenbach, Ronnie thinner
ly, Terry Marshall, George Burkhold-
er, Darrell Huber, Larry Smucker,
David Little, James BURY, Morgan
Davies, James Jordan and Michael
Diller.
Those receiving First Class pins
from, Rinhnrd Weaver member. of the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27

AS matters SLan0 now, assessments
against real estate probably will moi
be made until work on the disposal
plant and intercepting sewers is near
completion, it was stated Tuesday BY
Mayor Wilbur A. Howe.
By waiting for the completion OF
work, the municipal administration
will be in position to know whether
the $25O,O0O originally planned in
special assessments will cover the to-
tai expenditures, or whether it will be
too large or too small sum for that
purpose. -. .....
Already Under collection are real
estate levfes to retire a $1S0,000 bond
issue. and sewersrental charges, based
On monthly water bills, to repay a
|$155,000 mortgage revenue bond is
sue.
Collection of special assessments
against real estate Ito cover the re-
naming $25O,O0O required in fnanc-
ing the sewage disposal system, how
ever, must await lot of preliminar-
les, and consequently cannot be as
sessed on the tax duplicate until at
least another year. .=...
Finkbeiner, Pettis and Strout, of
Toledo, the towns consulting engi-
neers, have been retained as the as
sessing medium, and also to set up
the formula which will be used in de-
termining how much each lot will be
charged as it's share of the $250,000.
1t has been estimated there are ap-
proximately 1000 lots within the cor
poration limits, all of which will be
affected by the assessment program.
This. means the average assessment
per lot will break down to about $3.50
but the actual amount to be levied
against each taxpayer will vary, de-
pending on the benefits derived, il
was pointed out
On the basis of preliminary plan
ming, vacant lots may not be assessed
as much as those on which houses are
erected, but if that thinking is fol-
lowed the assessments against i'm
proved lots will be correspondingly
higher, another item to be reflected
in the final amount determined.
After the assessment against each
of the villages properties is announc-
ed, time must be allowed for the dis
cussion of what property owners feel
may be inequities. Time also must
be allowed for court suits in any
cases which cannot be settled other
wise.
After assessment figures are deter
mined each property holder will have
the choice of paying in cash, or hav-
ing the assessment added to his tax
duplicate, then retired by payments
made atgthe same time regular real
estate tax bills are paid.
Paying cash will save the average
property owner good chunk of cash,
for it is estimated that interest other
wise would amount to between 35 to
40 per cent of the amount of the as
sessment,
Special assessments added to the
tax duplicate for those who do not
elect to pay cash will run over 20
year period, and bonds will be issued
to cover that part of the sewage dis
posal project financing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Plotts
Deshler, a girl, Katherine Ann, born
last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Alge, Jenera, a
boy, Michael Dean, born last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norwood Powell
Rawson, a girl, Deborah Lynn, born
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Stevens, Ada,
a boy, David Allen, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Wilson, Will
Jamestown, a girl, born Sunday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
DeIvin KirchhOfer
Appointed To
School Faculty

Delvin Kirchhofer has been employ
ed to teach in the upper elementary
grades of the Bluffton school system
during the coming school term, it
was announced this week by the
board of education.
Employment of Kirchhofer, who will
be superintendent of Bluffton's new
Mennonite Memorial Home when it
is completed, fills the teaching roster
for the local public school system.
The fall school term will open here
at S:45 am. Tuesday, Sept. 8. On
the first day, school will be in
session until noon only.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
Area Women Win
AUards In Contest

Miss Arlene Schick, Lafayette High
school student, last week received an
electric range as first prize in a
contest sponsored by the General
Electric Supply Co., Toledo.
Mrs. Russell Augsburger, route 2,
Bluffton, and Mrs. E. M. Bridges,
Beaverdam, won secondary prizes in
the contest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
No Change In School
Bus Routes, DriUers

No changes will be made In Bluff
ton public school bus routes from the
setup in effect last year Supt.
Aaron B. Murray announced TINS
week. Driver assignments also viii be
the same las for the 1952.b3 school
term, the superintendent declared.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
Patrol Officer From,
BeaUerdana MOUes

Patrolman Henry ID. Schick, 30, of
Beaverdam, has been named second
in command of newly formed high
way patrol post at st. Marys, it
was announced this week.
A veteran of six years in the
state patrol, Schick has been assigned
to the Lima post since February,
1851.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
Ed Root Retires
At Light Plant

Edgar Root has retired this month
as an employe of the municipal light
plant, following 81 years service as
a member of its line crew.
During the time he was associated
with the plant he saw its transition
from an engine-operated generating
plant to a modern turbine-generating
station.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27

squad, for Coach Schmidt has only
six seniors and three juniors on his
roster. Eight of these comprise his
returning lettermen: Ralph Molder,
Eddie Reichenbach, Mari Watkins,
Bill Ramseyer, Wade Lehman, Don
Badertscher seniors; and Dean Bad
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27

advisory council, are Ralph Redeem
bach, John Hauenstein and Jerry
Kohl. ~ T..
Blu Edwards, another member of
the council, will present merit badges
in cookery to jerry Kohl, Ralph
Reichenbaeh. and John Hadenstein.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
KINDERGARTEN TO OPEN

Enrolment for afternoon kinder
garten classes is now closed, it was
announced this week. The class will
open on Monday, September IA.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
RENEW REQUEST TO ROUTE HIGHWAY AROUND TOWN
Schmidt Faces Task Of Filling Shoes
Of IL Letternen On NelU Pirate Grid Team

Lack OF experience and small squad the two obstacles
which spell plenty of hard Buon High grid candidates
this fall If they wish to up with successful
With 13 ettermen lost from years team the Buon
coaching staff had additional piled their shoulders
Thursday when squad only % candidates reported for the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
Petitions Seek Removal
OF Heavy Main St. Traffic
Work Nay Start Soon On NelD Link
OF Super-HighUdy, State Officials Say

Probability that superhighway construction of Route 25
will be extended Beaverdam north Buton within the
year has rended activities of residents
the heavily highway from the
front of their homes
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27
Withhold Assessments Till
Sewage Plant Is Completed
Real Estate Taxes Will Not Reflect
Plant Costs For Another Year

Special assessments Bton real estate covering
OF the cost of the towns S5SO sewage disposal system
will not be levied against local properties during coming
tax year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-27

Those receiving First Glass pins
from Richard Weaver, member of the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-08-15
Negro Citizens.
Continued from Page One)

bolt, and Alderman from the Third
Ward, Mr.. w. p. Evans.
The President, Mr.. p. H. Will
liams, called the meeting to or
der: The Negro National Athemn
was sung, led by Mrs. Monita
Black, and the Invocation was Civ
en- by Rev. V. H. Harris. All regu-
lar business procedures were omit
ted, except the report of the Com
mittee who had been appointed to
conduct general survey on the
Health conditions of the City and
County.
Mrs. P. H. Williams, Chairman
of the Committee, discussed brief
ly a few Of the most important
items as contained in the over all
study of the situations and condi-
tions which now exist in our city"
Realizing" she stated, that
first things should come first, we
are beginning with the health con-
ditions of our city as they relate
to the total citizenery."
Mr.. R. c. Paige, Negro County
Agent, gave the highlights of the
Health Situation of Lincoln Coun-
ty. He said that, Due to the fact
that most of the Negroes own
small acreage, average size 54.8
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-08-15

The bishop recorded many &C
complishments as bishop. Among
them will be Mt. Zion Methodist
Church, New Orleans, $3.50, 900; La
fon Protestant Old Folks Home,
$125,O00; Peoples Community Gen.
ter, $4,000, and about 100000
worth of improvements at Gulf
side, Waveland, Miss.
After the funeral, the College
Of Bishops met to provide for the
carrying on Of the work of the
New Orleans Area, and divided the
Area as follows: The Mississippi
and Upper Mississippi Conferences,
Episcopal Supervision will be pro-
vided by Bishop J. w. E. Bowen;
The Texas and w. Texas Confer
ences will be supervised by Bishop
M. w. Clair, Jr., and the Louisiana
Conference will be looked after by
Bishop Edgar A. Love. This will
be a temporary arrangement until
Oct. l, 1858, when the College of
Bishops will meet to work out the
permanent arrangement. The Area.
Council will go on, and Bishop j..
w. E. Bowen will preside.