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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
'SeUen Last Words
On We'd. Program,
OF Vesper Choir

In a musical feature of the Len
ten season, the Bluffton college ves-
per choir will present Dubois famous
"The Seven Last Words of Christ"
at 7:30 p. m. this Wednesday in the
First Mennonite church.
Prof. Russell A. Lantz, head of
the college department of music, will
conduct the choir in it's rendition of
the musical feature. George Eicher
will be the assistant conductor, and
the pianist accompanist is Eleanor
Wismef.
Soloists for the rendition will be
Ada May Oyer, soprano; Betsy Kohl,
soprano; Carlisle Groves, tenor; and
John Bauman, baritone.
Following the musical phase of the
Wednesday night program, movie,
II Beheld His Glory" will be shown
under sponsorship of the Gospel
teams of the college. The film covers
the last week of the life of Jesus,
depicting the response of a Roman
soldier to Christ as he saw him suf-
fer.
The picture was produced by New
Cathedral Films and has been very
popular in showings through the
country. The entire community is
invited to attend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26

men in the Sandusky Bay grounds.
John Eilbert, president of the local
sportsmen's club said that State
Senator Ross Pepple of Lima and
Rep. FLOYD Griffin, of Allen county,
had agreea to attend a meeting of
the embattled group Friday, April 3,
at s p. Nd. in the Legion room of
Bluffton Town Hall. The legislature
will hear tae local groups arguments
against the bill.
The meeting has been called as a
joint session of the sportsmen's club
and the Bluffton Business Mems as
sociation, co-sponors of the 10-year-
old derby. Also invited to the pro-
test meeting are members of other
sportsmen's clubs in the area who
stock live fish purchased from COM
mercial fishermen in the bay area.
Stih Time To Act
Representatives of the local club
have been advised, said Gilbert, that
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Expect To Raise
$4,7OO For Tank
Truck By April

More than $400 has already been
collected from farmers of Richland
and Orange township toward the
purchase of auxiliary water tank
truck equipment for fighting rural
fires, and Bluffton Fire Chief Guy
Corson expressed the belief this week
that the required s4,700 will be on
hand by April /.
Chief Corson said that the neces-
sary amount has already been pledg-
ed for the water tank truck pur-
chase, and volunteer workers in the
townships are now making return
calls to pick up the SO fee from
each of the farmers who have sig
nified their willingness to contribute.
Persons who have agreed to make
their contribution and who might be
missed by the volunteer solicitors
may make their payments at either
the Greding Hardware store or
Swank's Barber shop in Bluffton.
Arrangements have been made,
Chief Corson said, for housing the
auxiliary equipment in the Bluffton
Town Hall. The tank truck will be
used, according to an agreement
with the trustees of Orange and
Richland townships, for calls in the
rural areas where the water supply
is always problem.
Chief Corson said also that the
trustees have agreed to raise the
annual rate paid for fire protection
by the local department. At present
the rate is $3.50 per year in each
township. Last year this was not
sufficient to cover the villages cost
of sending the department to rural
blazes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Businessmen, Firemen To SUab Main ST..
As Part Of Annual CIean-Up Canpaiqn

Sweeping and washing downtown
Main street as one of the features
of this years Paint-up, Cleanup,
Fix-up, Plant-up and Light-up cam
paign will leave the towns principal
thorofare sparkling with brightness,
it was promised this week by Ed
Chamberlain, chairman of the clean
up division of the late April event.
In the downtown clean-up phase
OF the ~town-wfde program, operators
of each business place will be respon-
sible for seeing that walks and the
streets are swept in front of their
establishments.
On the same day of the sweeping
program, the fire department will
wash the street with fire hose, prob
ably early in the evening. To in
sure success of the downtown clean
up Bluffton police will have all cars
removed from the street for sweep
ing and washing activities.
Date of the Main street cleanup is
set for April 80, at IL a. m. Fire
men are scheduled to wash the street
at $50 p. m.
Bluffton schools also will cooperate
in the cleanup drive, Supt. Aaron B.
Murray pledged this week. Grade
and high school grounds and build
ings will be cleaned thoroughly dur
ing the campaign, and the school also
is making arrangements to direct a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Bluffton Engineer
Passes State Board

Walter D. Green of Route 1, Bluff
ton, an efficiency engineer with the
Woodcock plant of Central Ohio
Light and Power Co., was notified
this week that he had successfully
passed all requirements for registra-
tion as a professional engineer.
The announcement was made by
the State Board of Registration for
Professional Engineers and Survey
ors. Mr.. Green took the state exam
ination in January.
A native of Nelsonville, Ohio, Mr..
Green came to Bluffton to work at
the Woodcock plant shortly after
graduating in June of 1948 from
Ohio State university. Married, he
and Mrs. Green have two children,
David, age four, and Donald, age 2
years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Food Handlers
To Be X-Rayed
Here On Monday

All food. handlers in the Bluffton
area will be, X-rayed, Monday,
March 30, under joint program of
the Allen County tuberculosis and
Health association and the Allen
County Health department, it was an
nounced this week. 70
The mobile X-ray unit of the
tuberculosis. and Health association
will be stationed in front of the
Bluffton News and will be in opera
tion from 9-12 and 1-5 on the above
date. a.-. =
The full cooperation of all person
mel concerned was requested by Gill
bert C. Lear, executive secretary OF
the TB & Health association. He said
that from a public health standpoint,
"the X-raying of foodhandlers is one
of the most vital programs done dur
ing the year." He pointed out that
X-raying not only finds tuberculosis
early when it is easiest to cure, but
it also serves to protect the public
from having their food served by
persons who are infected with tuber-
culosis.
Personnel operating the X-ray unit
include MISS Joan Young and Miss
Dorothy Duehlbohn, Public Health
Nurses. Lawrence Staub, of the
tuberculosis and Health association
will be the X-ray technician in
charge.
All X-rays are free, the service
being paid for through the annual
sale of tuberculosis Christmas Seals.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Auto Tag Sales
Reach 1,5OO Here
Ahead OF Schedule
Motorists Eager To Rid
Cars Of Rusty Two ear
Old License Plates

Perhaps it's all the result of an
urge to get those battered, rusty,
two-year-old tags off the family bus,
but whatever the cause Bluffton area
motorists this year are buying their
auto license plates much earlier than
usual.
In the buying rush, approximately
1,500 passenger car tags already
have been sold, at a pace which is at
least a week to 10 days ahead of
sales in normal years, according to
Miss Betty Reichenbach, assistant to
Dave Reichenbach, the, Bluffton regis
trar. ~ -, p
All tags in the W series were sold
more than a week ago, and sales for
quite a few days have been in the
ZB series, now near the 500-mark.
An Indication that motorists have
tired of the rusty 1851 tags they
have been compelled to use for two
years is seen in the fact that for
several days most of the cars seen
on Bluffton streets are sporting the
green and yellow tags issued for
1853.
Motorists not only are buying their
license plates early but also have
been putting them on their cars
equally early in the season.
All Ohio motor vehicles operated
after midnight Tuesday of pext
week must have the new single auto
tag displayed in the rear. Motorists
also have been warned that although
only one plate is being issued this
year it is necessary to remove the
old tag from the front of the car
when putting the new one on the
rear of the vehicle.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Game Law Enforcement
Man To Attend Meeting

BULLETIN-William r. Farley,
law enforcement supervisor for
the department of natural re-
sources in Sandusky area, has ac-
cepted an invitation to attend the
Bluffton Sportsmen's club meet
ing Friday evening of next week
at the Town Hall, where the con-
troyersial bill to ban commercial
fishing in Sandusky Bay will be
discussed. u
Farley wrote the zeal commit
tee that his department was
neutral on the matter, but be-
lieved that the more people know
the truth about the bay, the
better it will be for all.
An invitation to E. c. Berie,
Clyde, Ohio, publicity chairman
for the United Conservation
Clubs Of Northern Ohio, srsSnsor-
ers of the bill, has as yet been
unanswered.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Rate Boost Imminent?
Financial Dilemma At Water Works
Creates Headaches For BLufftOn RPA

be necessary, the Friday report in
dicated it is under consideration. The
report showed that Buttons mini
mum date is so per cent lower than
Lima's, rs per cent lower than in
Leipsic and go per cent lower than
in Ada.
''The Board of Public Affairs feels
that weh-planned and well-executed
program, on pay-as-you-go basis
from revenues, without going into
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Bussa, Pan
dora, a girl, Geneva Mae, born Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Long, Lafay-
cite, boy, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Green, Nc
Comb, boy, born Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood Burkhold-
er, of Findlay, a daughter, Joann
Elaine, born March 23. Mrs. Burk-
holder is the former Janet Bigler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Home Garden Clinic
First OF Kind, Set
For Next Wednesday
PB bile Invited To Attend
ique Meeting Arranged
R Mems Garden Club

pme gardeners of the town and
col munity will have chance to get
inf fmation on the newest introduc-
tid s. in vegetables, flowers, garden
81 plies and equipment, plus many
OF Astures, at a garden clinic
oHn to eSefsse interested at Sis
p. IN. Wednesday 6ARext week in the
high school agricultufesrpom.
Sponsored by the BlufTton Mems
Garden club as community service,
the clinic will follow the regular
meeting of the Mems Garden club
which will be held at 1880. The
clinic will be the first of its kind
in this area to provide a central
source of all information in which
gardeners are interested.
Among other features color slides
will be shown on the latest introduc-
tions in flowers from the Burpee
Fordhook test farms. Actual demon
strations will be made on how to
prune and plant rose bushes, and how
to separate chrysanthemum clumps.
Assorted literature from more than
so gardening concerns, covering their
will be available for those
interested, and door prizes have been
donated by the companies.
In addition to literature, it is plan
ned to have on display garden
tractors, roto-iliers, power lawn
mowers, garden products and equip
ment, etc. Representatives will be on
hand to answer questions about the
products.
"All interested home gardeners who
desire to learn more about better
things for better living are invited to
it was announced by Kermit
Herr, who has been in charge of max
ing arrangements for the meeting.
He also will preside at the session.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26

ing, district officials suggested that
a tournament be held for district
teams this year but no action has
been taken on the matter as yet.
To assist in financing the junior
baseball program, Bluffton Legion
aires held one stag party during the
last month and another is planned for
early in May.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Grace Church Choir
Plans Special Program,

"The Seven Last Words of Christ"
by Dubois will be sung by the Grace
Choir in Pandora Sunday evening at
8 o'clock. -...--... .-..
Earl Lehman will direct the choir's
presentation with Eulalie Steiner at
the organ and Mrs. Clarence Cooker
playing the piano accompaniment.
Soloists to appear on the program
are Mrs. Laverne Augsburger, So
prano, Dean Niswander, tenor, and
Laurence Burkhalter, baritone.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26

debt, should be seriously considered,
Lehman's report stated.
1t added "The Electric Department
should not support the Water Denart.
ment. There are 325 more eEectric
customers than water customers, who
would be paying for a service they
would not receive"
In the past water plant klkfcits
have been paid out of electric depart-
ment surplus. " -
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
GRADUATES AT OSU

James H. Lewis, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Olin Lewis of Bluffton, received
his degree, bachelor of science in
agriculture, at the winter quarter
commencement exercises last Friday
at Ohio State university. Four
hundred and twenty four students
received diplomas in the ceremony.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Library To Close
April ;, 4 And 6

Buttons public library viii be
closed on Friday, Saturday and Mon
day, April 8, and 6, because of the
public school holiday in observance
of the Easter season, it was an
nounced this week by Miss Ocie And
erson, librarian.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26

cleanup program at Harmon field.
Dates of the towns Cleanup,
Paint-up, Fix-up, Plant-up and Light
up campaign have been set from
April "a through May 2. Maynard
Geiger is general chairman of the
committee in charge of arrange
ments.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
BuhIer At Meeting OF
North Central Assn.

Principal Gerhard Buhler, of Bluff
ton High school, left Wednesday to
attend a meeting of the North Cen
tral Association of College and Sec
ondary Schools in Chicago. The local
school official will be at the confer
ence through Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
BLUFFTON MARKETS
"wednesday Morning)

Grain (bushel prices) - Wheat,
S2.08; corn, S1.50; oats, 74c; soy
beans, $2.81.
Eggs-Large white, Acc; large
brown, 44c; medium white or brown,
40c.
Poultry-Heavy hens, 25c; leghorn
hens, 21c; heavy white fryers, 25c;
leghorn stays, light and heavy, 15c.
Butterfat-No. /, 64c; No. 2, soc.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26

Orchestra, 81 members. Suite of
Classic Dances" and "Attilla Over
ture."
Mixed chornSzxadi1da1b da1bamsax u
sNebsa rom Me" and 20 Peaceful
Night"
Girls chorus, 81 members, "Music
That Brings Sweet Sleep" and
Wishes"
Boys chorus, q members, might
Shades Are Gently Falling" and "The
Roamer."
In Glass CT in which Bluffton
musicians won top honors they were
in competition with Blue Creek,
Arlington, Pandora-Gilboa, Vanlue
and others.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Legislators To Hear
SpOrtsmen's Club Protest
Meeting To Air Local Grievances
Against Proposed Conservation Bill

although assured of good supply of waeye pckerel and
trout for restocking the Buckeye and Watewoks quaes for
the annual Trout derby which opens here April 49, the Buon
Community Sportsmens club continued to grid itself for battle
the state legislature against bill which they believe would
cut off their of supply next from commercial fisher
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Mayors Notice

The regular monthly rubbish col
lection will begin Tuesday, March 81.
Bluffton residents are requested to
place their cans and containers at
the curb for pickup in the morn
ing.
w. A. Howe, Mayor
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26
Old Town Hall Clock
Declared Public Hazard
Fear Frdyed Cable Nay Drop I,5OO-Lb.
Weights From TOUer Through StGirlDaU

The hands of Buttons tower clock will come to
halt this weekend after marking the passing for succeeding
generations of local residents since the early 1905
Danger that the huge weights which provide the motive force
Tor the penduumpe city clock break loose from their
asenng and go crashing from the tower into the city buildings
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26

sig SO by school enrollment) Bluffton
will BE represented at the state con-
test by the local schools orchestra,
band, boys chorus, girls chorus and
mixed chorus.
This years success bettered Rameaz
toms performance in sy51 dis
trict meet whss-ssdf first places were
taken iassfe five events, it was point
sesdt by Earl Lehman, high school
music instructor.
In winning the No. | ratings, the
Bluffton musical organizations pre-
sented the following numbers:
~ Band, so members, Little Nor
wegian Suite",. prairie Prince" and
Bach Chorale."
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26


there is no danger of the weights
falling for they will then be at
rest on the floor of the tower room
in which the clock mechanism is
hung, councilmen were told by r. G..
Jackson, a representative of the Tow
er Clock Service Co., of Springfield,
Ohio.
Jackson proposed that because of
existing hazards councilmen consider
electrifying the clock, a procedure
which would eliminate the pendulum
weights and at the same time pro-
vide a more modern timepiece.
Completely overhauling the clock,
replacing worn parts and electrifica-
ton of the unit would cost about
1886, Jackson reported. For an adj
ditional $100, the service company
would refnish the four dials. Alum
inum hands could be added for about
800 more.
Discovery of the existing hazards
was made by Jackson during an in
spection of the clock, requested by
the town because it has been losing
from four to five minutes every
week. He found that the one-quar-
ter-inch stranded wire cables sup
porting the heavy pendulum weights
are badly frayed, and that there is
danger of the entire weight crash
ing down into the stairwell as long
as the clock is kept in operation.
Jackson also told the council that
Bluffton's clock, estimated from go
to SIS years old, is one of the few in
this entire area which have not been
remodelled for electrifcation and the
removal of pendulum weights. The
only others, he said, are at Van
Vert and Greenfield.
With the completion of repairs to
the clock, it will be "good for at
least another so years." Jackson told
councilmen. 61 ''
To replace the tower clock with a
similar one would cost about $4,000,
he said. He estimated that its orig
inal purchase price back in the nine
ties would have been about 81 500.
Councilmen probably will make a
decision as to whether the clock will
be overhauled and electrified at it's
next meeting, set for Monday, April
6.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26

Confronted with the need of many
improvements in the municipal water
plant and distribution system esti-
mated to require about $4,000 over
the next 10 years, and begged down
by an annual red-ink operation that
indicates the system viii lose another
$55,000 over the same 10-year period,
members of the Bluffton Board of
Public Affairs are doing some serious
head-scratching these DAYS.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26

per cent since 10 Increased labo,
costs have been rtly responsible,
and some materials have gone up al
most 200 per cent since 1945.
Expansion of the plant in recent
years has also been costly and re-
placement of inferior material pur-
chased of necessity during war short
ages have added to the burden. Since
1916 $4,000 was spent by the Jasast-
ment to extend and iass~sVe the
system. Operatingssess for the same
years amouutsSso $117,000, making
a total~SSst of $167,000. Revenue
fthe same seven years was only
$4,000 or $4,000 less than ex-
penses.
Mr.. Lehman pointed to a danger
sign which became evident during the
past year. He said that capital inn
provements had to be curtailed to
less than $4,000 in 1852 due to lack
of funds. The average annual cost of
improvements since 1916 has been
$4,000.
The Board has considered financing
capital improvements with revenue
bonds. But, said Lehman, no one
would buy bonds of a water works
already operating in the red. Then
too, the needed improvements would
cost $95,O00 instead of S75,0e0 since
interest charges would accumulate
another $4,000.
Although the Board has hesitated
to announce that a rate increase will
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-26

w. A. Howe, Mayor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Group Questions Chest Aid
For Housing Association

The HillcreSt Citizens Associa-
ton does not think the Wash
ington Housing Association
should receive Community Chest
funds.
It named James H. Reed last
night to present its reasons to
the Federation of Citizens AS
sociationS.
The federation'S Public We'll
fare Committee will meet on
March q to consider move at
lacking the housing associations
Chest status. DR.. C. E. Cleeton,
committee chairman, told the
Hilcrest group his committee has
received letters both for and
against the action.
The housing association was
included in the Community
Chest last year, but it's status is
due for review this year.
The meeting was conducted by
Eugene A. Ramskill, president, in
the Holy Comforter Lutheran
Church, Branch and Alabama
avenues Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Civil Case Jury Trials Amaze
Visiting Japanese Jurists

Two Japanese judges and a
public prosecutor from the
Ryukyu Islands, including Oki-
nawa, studying the American
judicial system here, expressed
amazement yesterday at both
the completely and the leniency
Of the Districts legal system.
Here on a 90-day legal mis-
sion under an exchange program
are Chief Justice Jugo Toma of
the islands Court of Appeals,
Judge Hidenobu Seki of their
Circuit Court and Seiri va
mahiso of the Public Pro-
secutor's, Office in the islands
capital city of Naha.
Top on their list of impress
sions in the American judicial
system is the trial of civil cases
by jury. Judge Toma said all
civil trials are conducted only
by a judge on the islands, in &C
cordance with japanese prece-
dent.
AS a matter of fact the trial
of criminal cases by jury is just
about to be introduced.
The three legal authorities
also were impressed by the fact
that courts here often refer con-
victed prisoners to probationary
authorities, whereas when q
japanese is convicted at home,
he either pays a fine or is held
in Jail.
A visit yesterday to the Dis
trict Jail opened their eyes fur
Their when they were amazed to
see prisoners occasionally TAX
ing time out from work assign
ments to smoke cigarettes or buy
items from the snack bar.
why. that is unheard of at
home" said Judge Toma.
The much-publicized problems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
New Funeieide

PROVIDENCE, r. lon the
market soon will be a new fungi
eide that is highly effective
against a wide variety of fungus
plants yet is no more harmful
to man than table salt. It is
called 406 because it was the
406th in a series of 1000 chem
ical compounds tested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11

here of major crime, such as
serious assaults, murders and
dope peddling and others, also
took the three Japanese by sur
prise. They said the major
crime problems of the Ryukyu
Islands consist primarily of traf-
fic violations and petty thievery.
The trio will spend the rest Of
the week looking over the Mu-
nicipal Court here. Next week
they will visit the U. S. District
Court for the District of Colum-
bia and the Supreme Court.