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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
Supper, Band Concert And MoUie
On Program Of First PTA Meeting

A pot-luck supper and band con-
cert, followed by an Ohio sesquicen-
tennial movie will feature the open
ing fall meeting of the Bluffton
arent-Teacher association at $50
pm. next Monday in the high school
cafeteria.
All former P.T.A. members and
prospective new members are invit-
ed to attend the supper with their
families.
Those attending are asked to
bring sandwiches and one hot and
cold dish. 1t will be necessary for
the families providing food to also
be certain that sufficient additional
is brought to take care of feeding
the Bluffton High school band, which
is scheduled to play during the dinner
hour.
Coffee will be provided by the
hospitality committee. Each family
also. is to bring its own table service.
Following the pot-luck program
will be presented in the gymnasium,
beginning at 8 pm. 1t will feature
a movie produced by the Standard
Oil Co., Freedoms Proving Ground" !"
depicting $50 years of Ohio's state
hood. ~
Mrs. Wilford j. Steiner is presi-
dent of the P.T.A., assisted by Mrs.
Woodrow Little, vice-president; Mrs.
Wilmer Badertscher secretary; and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
Interest BOosted
On Town Sewage
Notes

Councilmanic notes renewed Mon
day night for one-year period in
anticipation of the issuance of bonds
for a $4,000 real estate levy COM
prising part of the finances for the
towns new sewage disposal system
win cost Bluffton village 1,800 more
in interest during the coming year
than for similar notes issued last
October.
When council took action Monday
night to renew bond anticipation
notes for another year it was reveal
ed that interest on the $180,000 issue
will be at three per cent figure in
stead of the two per cent interest of
last fall. ..rs ...~ ar
Higher interest rates generally
were cited as the reason for the
boost in interest charges. Council
men said also that interest of three
per cent on the one-year notes is
lower than the interest rates which
would prevail should bond issue be
sold at this time to provide for long
term financing.
The new one-year note issue was
sold to the Toledo bond firm of Ryan,
Sutherland and Co., which was finan-
cial advisor to the council in COM
pleting details of financing the
$580,000 Bluffton sewage disposal
system program a year ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10

soinfucHGc dHu the green ARnL OF
approval to any influence which can
be brought to bear on the state high
way department to keep Button
on the State highway map"
The highway committees recon-
mendation that efforts be made to
have the state highway department
extend Route 103 from Bluffton to
Columbus Grove was also approved.
Mr.. Hauenstein made an interest
ing report before the association in
which he traced the important trans
portation changes within the COM
munity in the past half century. "The
old time business men of Bluffton
were aware of the Importance of
transportation as the life-blood of
their community, and made every
effort 10 make the town a hub of
activity" Mr.. Hauenstein pointed
out.
He recalled the year 1905 when
Main street was payed and became
part of the imporde erf horth-south
traffic artery. "It WIS fkst known
as Route g." Arsfn sid, fsudI can
still, repembsf the orsngs and black
markepA that designated it as such.
One f theh stood in front of our
'houseg
The'highway, he said, was repaved
IN 1926 with the state, county, WILL
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
School Enrolment
Jumps 81 Pupils
10 Total OF 565
Upward Trend Continues
Into Third Year From
1850 Low OF 4S0 Pupils

Buttons school enrolment con-
tnued its upward swing Of the past
few years on Tuesday when 565
pupils registered for the resumption
OF classes, 90 more than the number
reporting for school on the opening
day last year.
This years enrolment represents
an increase of S6 pupils over the
opening day enrolment in 1850 when
48O pupils registered, but it is still
lO4 under the schools peak enroll
ment of $50 back in 1897.
Practically all of the increase this
year is in the lower grades where
the school population has been boost
ed 33 pupils, from 3OS last year to
BAL this fall. The high school regis
tration is just one higher than in the
previous year, 224 as compared with
223.
Peak enrolment in the IL grades
Is bumper group of first graders
numbering fO-even five more than
last years class of 65.
School enrolment figures for the
opening day as reported by Super
intendent A. B. Murray were as fol-
lows:
Grade one, 20; grade two, Sc;
grade three, So; grade four, 43; grade
five, Sd; grade six, Sc, total of 34I
in the elementary school building.
Grade seven, 38; grade eight, 33;
grade nine, AZ; grade ten, IS; grade
eleven, 35; grade twelve, 81; total
of 224 in the high school.
In the first six grades lit are boys
and 164, girls. Junior and Senior
high school enrolment includes 90
boys and 131 girls.
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Town Collects s95
For Fighting Fire

Bluffton village is going to be
paid for fighting a fire resulting
when a Nickel Plate freight train
struck a cargo truck in fatality
at the North Dixie crossing, two
miles out of town, June 13, 1862,
City Clerk A. J. B. Longsdorf ad-
vised municipal council at meeting
Monday night.
Firemen were needed at the scene
for nearly three hours when the
locomotive was set fire by the gas
oline tank of the truck. Wreckage
on the front of the train burned
that period of time and the truck
driver was cremated in the blaze.
The payment of the fire service
charge was delayed because of a
misunderstanding on the part of the
Nickel Plate railroad as to the locale
of the crash with respect to the
towns normal fire service arrange
ment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
Legion Sponsoring
Local Talent Show
On Stage America

Miss Ethel Eckbreth arrived in
Bluffton this week to start work
on the big musical minstrel revue,
"On Stage America" which will be
presented on September I8 and 10 at
the -Bluffton High School for the
benefit of The Junior League Base
ball sponsored by the American
Legion.
Miss Eckbreth comes to Bluffton,
well recommended She has had
special training on this particular
production and her ability to work
with all types of talent, both musical
and dramatic, will be of great bene-
fit to the local acts who will take
part in the amateur contest which is
to be one feature of the show.
The following members of the
American Legion met Tuesday to
make arrangements for the show and
to choose talent; Charles Main, Don
Corson, Gerald Swank, Don Stewart
and others.
"On Stage America" uses a min
strel setting, featuring ten prom
inent local men who will appear in
black face and in special costumes to
sing old time melodies, and modern
musical numbers as they tell jokes
on one another and to the
Interlocuter.
Teenagers will be selected to ap-
pear as chorus girls and ten to
twelve outstanding acts of amateur
talent will be chosen by the director.
These amateur acts will include
musicians, singers, dancers and i'm
personators and those chosen will
compete for valuable prizes. The
winners will be selected on show
nights by popular audience vote. Amy
one in Bluffton and surrounding COM
munity is eligible to compete, and
there is no age limit. Those who
participate do not have to be men,
bers of the sponsoring organization.
Any one who is interested in TAX
ing part is urged to be at the High
School Auditorium, Friday, Septem-
Der IL at Z o'clock or contact Ethel
Eckbreth by phoning 184-Y.
"0n Stage America" has the un-
qualified recommendation of many
other towns in the nation where it
has played to packed houses.
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struction of intercepters, on which
the Frank Pfaff Construction Co., of
Bryan, has been engaged since last
fall.
Since no provision for the work
was made in the contract, cost of the
new sewers must come from the VIII
lagos general fund and street repair
fund.
Consideration of the additional
sewer projects by council results
from present installations being un-
satisfactory, and in couple of cas-
es in being unable to pick up the ex-
listing sewer outlets with the new
intercepting system, it was pointed
out at the council session.
Replacement of existing sewers
being considered by council include a
half block stretch on Harmon road,
running south from Garau street; a
one-block stretch on College avenue
between Mound and Geiger streets;
and three blocks of sewer on Cherry
street from Mound street to the
County line road.
A new sewer will be required
between the present Marsh Run out
let's to connect with the Big Riley
intercepter for houses inside the
corporation limit on the North Dixie
highway extension of Main street
tthe Mueller Addition).
A new sewer also is proposed to
serve East jefferson street residents,
extending from the Big Riley to an
existing sewer about halfway be-
tween the railroad and the County
Line.
In addition there has been some
consideration of extending the Little
Riley intercepter from its southern
terminal east across the Dixie high
way to near the Nickel Plate railroad
tracks, intercepting sewers along the
southern limits of the town which
now empty into an open ditch flowing
through land owned by Howard
Stager into the Little Riley.
Estimates of cost of the work will
be obtained from ditching contract
ors during the next two weeks, it
was decided at the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
BIufftOn Builds
StOUe To Cook
TOlUn's Garbage

Everything will be in readiness to
begin cooking the towns garbage
prior to feeding it to hogs on the
Arthur Swank farm in Orange town.
ship when the new state law ban
ming feeding raw garbage becomes eff
fective on October 2, Mayor w. A.
Howe reported to municipal council
Monday night.
A portable cooking unit now is
being built by employees of the board
of public affairs, headed by Hiram
Wenger and Superintendent Charles
Draper, the mayor said.
Cooking vat on the new unit win
hold about 700 gallons of garbage.
It will be about 10 by three feet
in size and will easily hold one
truck load. Except for. the heavy
late1sVmmer garbage, each collection
round picks up >ere truck load, the
mayor bald. y
The boxing yatlwill be heated by
a hgh-h hpwer Kerosene unit, and the
entile unit will be on wheels SO it
can Easily be moved from one place
to another.
Under the new Ohio legislation,
becoming effective next month, all
garbage fed to livestock or poultry
must be cooked at least 30 minutes
at 212 regrees f. The cnly exception
is for persons who iced garbage
from their own table to their own
animals. n
The law ALSO provides that the ap-
plication for the feeding permit must
be made by the feeder, and permis-
SION to use the cooked garbage as
feed for the hogs will be granted
only after a state investigation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
Mt. Cory Lions To
Entertain NeighbOrs

Members of the Bluffton Lions
club will join with members of
other Lions clubs in Mt. Cory, Raw
son, Arlington and McComb for a
Friendship Supper at the Cory-Raw-
son high school Tuesday evening
September 20.
District Governor r. c. Parmenter
of Lima will be the principal speak
er and Robert Davenport, Findlay,
will be master of ceremonies for the
program.
Fourteen members of the local
club and their wives are planning
to attend.
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the preview will provide an oppor-
tunity to see how comparatively
green Pirate outfit may be able to
take care of itself in a rigorous
regular schedule of nine games.
Working with squad numbering
in the low twenties, Coach Schmidt
and his assistant, Joe Harris, face
man-sized job in building winning
combination from a squad which lost
13 lettermen last spring.
Eight returning lettermen are
Ralph Molder, Eddie Reichenbach,
Mari Watkins, Bill Ramseyer, Wade
Lehman, Don Badertscher, Dean
Badertscher and Junior zimmerly.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
Board Accepts Late
Teacher Resignation

The Bluffton board of education
held special meeting last Friday
evening, when it was learned that
Miss Janet Bechtel, second grade
teacher, had turned in late resigna-
ton. She will teach this year in
Pennsylvania, closer to her home.
Upon Superintendent A. B. Muir
rays recommendation, Mrs. Levada
Bixel, former second grade teacher,
was named to fill the vacancy for the
opening of school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10

view, Columbus Grove and Pandora
Gilboa, are on the Bluffton schedule
this fall, and local sports followers
will get chance to see how the
fiedgling Pirates will look in COM
parison with some of the opposition
facing them in the coming grid sea-
son.
For Bluffton Coach Pete Schmidt,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10

Mrs. Harold Balmer, treasurer.
Committees for the year include: !:
Program-Mrs. Woodrow Little, Mrs.
Arden Baker, Mrs. Clayton Murray;
Budget and Finance-Mrs. Francis
Reichenbach, Mrs. Don Patterson,
Mrs. Clair Bucher; Health-Mrs. F.
T. Lauriat, Mrs. Kent Hauenstein,
Mrs. John P. Klassen.
Membership-Mrs. Karl Gable,
Mrs. Lowell Habegger, Mrs. Howard
Habegger; Publication-Karl Gier-
man; Publicity, Mrs. Arden Baker |;
Continued on Page 10)
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Columbus Grove, McComb, Pandora
Gilboa and Vanlue.
Leipsic will meet Cory-Rawson in
the first tilt of the evening, scheduled
for 7:45 p. M; Bluffton will meet
North Baltimore at 8:15; Columbus
Grove will tangle with McComb at
8:45 and the Pandora-Gilbo -Vanlue
contest is slated for 9:15.
Two of the other teams in the pre-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
BeaUerdan, Mail
Service Improved

Outgoing mail from Beaverdam is
now being dispatched three times a
day instead of two every day except
Saturdays and Sundays under new
post office arrangement which will
improve service in that community.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10

Fett said, they were told that the
towns were convinced the best thing
to do is to buy power wholesale and
distribute it. On the other hand
Sponcerville and Columbus Grove
officials were "glad" they had gone
out of the business completely.
At Jackson Center the committee
learned that the village had COM
pletely rebuilt its distribution sys-
CONTINUED on Page 10Y
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel prices) - Wheat,
SLIT; corn, $1.58; oats, roc; soy
beans, $2.37.
Eggs-Large white, Sic; large
brown, Soc; medium white or brown,
44c; pullets, 28c.
Poultry-Heavy hens, 21c; leghorn
hens, 18c; heavy white fryers, 26c;
leghorn fryers, 21c; leghorn stays,
light and heavy, 15c.
Butterfat-No. 1, &c; No. 2, SIC.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
TINY TOT CONTEST

A Tiny Tot Contest, open to
all children under six, is being
held in conjunction with the show
"On Stage America" sponsored
by Bluffton Post American Le-
gion Sept. 1919.
Winners will be awarded prizes
and coronation ceremony will
be held during the Legion show.
Parents are urged to contact
Mrs. Don Corson to enter their
children i'm the contest.
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REUNION NOTICE

The 9th annual reunion of the
John p. and Abraham Augsburger
families will be held September 13
at the Richland Grange Hall with a
basket dinner at noon. Russell Augs-
burger, Pres, Mrs. Erma Lamb, Sec.-
Treas.
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the orchestra.
Committees have been appointed
to handle the various phases of the
production such as costumes, scenery,
properties, ticket sales and general
publicity. Object of many of the
College Booster Club activities is
to provide a closer relationship be-
tween the Bluffton College and the
community it serves.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
Business Men To Push For
Alternate Highway Route
Committee Recommends Urging State
To Extend Route IO3 To Col. GrOUe

The Bufton Business Mems association continue efforts
to retain the Route 25 through the business section
alternate route when the superhghway bypass
es Blufton and skirts its eastern edge
Action taken at meeting Wednesday evening of last
week giving Armn Hauenstens highway committee vote of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
Eight High School Grid Teams To Appear
In Harmon Field PreUieW Friday Night

Buttons locaystaged football prevew since 194S
will pit the Pirates against North Baltimore at Harmon field this
Friday night and give local sports followers opportunity to
in action eight the outstanding Class teams in this
addition to Bluton and North Baltimore other teams ap
pearng on the evening will be epsc Rawson
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10
Five Additional Sewer Projects Ahead
Before Disposal System Is Completed
Council Must Dig Into General Fund
TO Finance NeUest Phase OF Project

At least five projects, including extensions OF
existing installations and the construction of
will be required to all residents of Bton village into the
nerceptng system revealed Monday night
a meeting of municipal council.
Work required will be in addition to the contract
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-10

addition to the contract for con-
Evening star., 1953-01-03
FIRST PRESENTATION
5O18 10th St. NV.

ThIs mognIfIclent Tesldence may be puT-
chased at O price, and on terms thot will
omoze you. AFFORDS A RARE OPPORTU-
NIFTY FOR DIPLOMAT. DOCTOR OR LARGE
FAMILY. Handsome EneIish-type home in a
beautiful setting on Upper 9Th Street with
over l00-foot frontoee. Wide center hall,
living room approximately 22x26, dining room
l5xlo, breakfast room 6xl5. kitchen l2xl5,
beon'ed ceiling Iibrory 2Ox2O with fireplace
FOUR bedrooms and TWO boths on second
floor. z bedrooms ond bath on 3rd floor.
Two-cor ottoched eoroee. The mossive
quoty, the richness of detail. the large rooms
with high lO-foot ceilings in this home, inn
port an dir Of reol spIendor ond elegance
Evening star., 1953-01-03
New Tub-Shower Enclosure
Is Made of Plastic Panels

bearings almost to it's full width
for easy entrance or cleaning up
or be closed snugly with warmth
and water kept in and drafts kept
out.
Four colors are available to har-
monize with any decorating plan:
Ivory. sky blue, sea green and
coral.
World Globe.
A new 16-inch deflatable world
globe for teaching children geog-
for children's study
rooms-is made of plastic so dura-
BILE that the sphere can also be
used as a beach ball.
The plastic is tough and resili-
ent enough for the world globe tc
be bounced like a basketball, ano
flexible enough for the Debated
globe to fit in a drawer or pocket
A convenient base for the inflated
globe is made by simply pushing
out a circular section on the front
of the box in which the globe is
packed. The map of the world is
reproduced on the globe in five
colors, with names Of countries
principal cities. oceans, seas, large
rivers and lakes printed in large
type.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
By D. M. Derwin

Hollywood, source Of much
beauty, has produced beauty OF
another nature in the newest ac-
cessory for the bathrooms color
full shower-tub inclosure.
Adjustable to any recessed tub
that goes from wall-to- wall, this
shower-tub inclosure can be in
stalled by the homeowner himself
No special tools are needed and
the walls are not harmed. Where
one doesn't own his own home, he
can still install one, enjoy it daily
and take 1t with him when he
moves.
This adjustable shower in
closure, a product of the worlds
largest manufacturer of shower
doors, is constructed from solid
extruded aluminium framing men,
berS which assure rustfree service
for the life of the unit.
Set in this frame are a series OF
plastic panels which complete the
inclosure. The average recessed
tub requires approximately nine
of these shatter-proo panels and
these are de-fastened at alter
nate points so that the enclosure
will open or shut on rustleSs roller
Evening star., 1953-01-03
By Roger c. Whitman

Question: Recently I acquired
1.-TWO kitchen chairs 106 years old
They have many layers of paint
I'd like to get off so that I can
restore their natural wood. What's
the best approach?
Answer: You can use prepared
paint remover in liquid form that
lis available at any paint or hard
ware store. Label instructions are
explicit. Another method is to use
a solution of trisodiumphosphate
g pounds to the gallon of hot
water) which will also soften
paint so that it can be scraped of
with a putty knife or steel wool
Evening star., 1953-01-03
There Are More Ways Than One to Remove Paint

Ias to treatment of a brick CHM
ney which, in summer, develops
ugly brown damp spots. Chimney
lis plastered over the bricks and
then papered.
Answer: To eliminate this con-
dition, it will be necessary to fur
out the chimney walls in order to
Icreate an air space. A gypsum
Iwallboard (plasterboard) or lath
and plaster are applied over the
furring strips. This treatment will
prevent condensation from FORM
ing on the inside chimney walls.
Attic Wall.
Question: We are building a
house in the mountains and since
the center of our attic will be
about eight feet, we would like to
put plasterboard on the rafters,
but we are afraid of fire. We
wonder if we could cover the raft
ers first with asbestos paper and
then put the plaSterboard in
place? We intend to use this room
for storage.
Answer: do not think the use
OF asbestos sheets on the wood are
Evening star., 1953-01-03

lis galvanized. wash the surfaces
with vinegar and when dry apply
IA coat of red lead or other rust in
hibitive paint. When the paint is
hard and dry finish with any good
grade of enamel.
Tile Counter Top.
Question: Our kitchen work
counter is made of ceramic tile
with white cement joints. We
have been cautioned against using
any harsh cleaning agent or the
joints would turn dark. What
would be safe to use for an ef-
flcient cleaning job?
Answer: Frequent scrubbing
with a scratches securing pow
der should help keep the tile and
the joints clean and light in color
OF course. eventually the cement
joints will become darkened by
usage.
Brown Spots on Wall.
Question: Could you advise me
Evening star., 1953-01-03

In either case, be sure to remove
all traces of the remover. The
paint can also be softened for re-
moval by holding an infra-red
heat lamp about a foot from the
surface.
Painting Air Ducts.
Question: What kind of under
coat and paint should I use on the
hot and cold air pipes marked
I"ingot iron" leading from our fuel
Ioil furnace?
Answer: Air ducts in a heating
system do not need any protective
coating or paint unless they are
exposed to dampnesS. If the metal
Evening star., 1953-01-03

Another brond-new Colonial in Berkeley,
typical of the fine quality homes being built
in this beautiful new development A highly
restricted community in the ety's finest resi-
dentioI oreo neor Wesley Heights, BriorcIiff,
Spring Valley ond Kent THREE, FOUR and
FIVE bedroom homes now reody for occu-
poncy in delightfully."- wooded settings within
z monutes Of downtown. Compare the work.
monship ond materials in these homes with
any you have seen.
DIRECTIONS: Massachusetts, Aue to Nebraska Ave.
ieu 10 ForhdH Rd., left to Garfield ST., right to
4yth ST.. lett to Calrert ST.. LETT into Berkelev.
Evening star., 1953-01-03

Mr.. Whitman offers readers
leaflets on a variety of subjects
concerning home repair work.
If you would like to have his
leaflet. WHO, REFINISHING
PAINTED FURNITURE, send 10
cents in coin to Roger c. Whit
man, P. o. Box SO, Station G,
New York 19, N. Y.