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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-11

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-11

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-11

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-11

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
EUen GrOundhOq
Undecided On
ShadOU Issue

Whether the Grounding saw
his shadow in Bluffton Monday
on Grounding Day was a contro-
versial issue among those who
depend on the old sign to make
amateur weather predictions for
the coming six weeks.
Although the skies were over
cast throughout the day, those in
the corner of six or more weeks
of winter insisted that a weak
sun broke through long enough
shortly before noon on Monday
to permit the Grounding to see
his shadow, even though family.
On the other hand, there were
plenty of optimists to claim that
the momentary tightening of the
skies didn't represent sunshine
at all, and consequently spring
is just around the corner.
There were other weather OBJ
servers who said the furore
wasn't of Importance anyway,
because six more weeks of the
kind of wintry weather we've
had so far isn't real winter
weather at all. II you get what
we mean.
And whether the Grounding
saw his shadow or not, it vas
cold enough Tuesday with traces
of snow in the air.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05

solicitation campaign.
On the team of solicitors are Ger
hard BUTLER, Ralph T. Stearns, Ralph
B~adertscher, Chas. Alderman, Ralph
R~eichenbach, Karl Gable, Forrest
Steinman, James Szabo, Bill Edwards,
Edgar Chamberlain, w. o. Geiger,
Robert Stratton, Dean Niswander
Rev. Alvin Beachy, Rev. V. C. Opper-
mann and Rev. Leonard McIntire.
Bluffton's Troop Sc is sponsored by
the First Mennonite church and meets
in the church building. In addition
to the regular troop, plans are under
way to launch a Cub Scout Pack
sometime this year, probably sponsor
ed by one of the other churches.
Buttons financial drive is being
staged concurrently with the annual
Shawnee Council drive, which has a
goal of $4,000. In the area cam
paign, solicitations are being made in
more than 60 communities in the 10
county Northwestern Ohio area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Only III Years In So
Had Warmer january

The Bluffton area enjoyed unus-
ually mild January weather this
year, according to records of Ray
Burkholder, official weather observ.
er, who said that in the past 59
years only II times has the month
of January been warmer.
The mean temperature of 32.1 de-
grees was So degrees above that OF
normal. Likewise the six inches of
snow that fell during the month is
two inches below normal. The
ground was covered on IL days.
Deep snow and cold temperatures
go hand in hand, Burkholder pointed
out. January of 1918 was the cold
est month on record and also had the
most snow, 23.2 inches. That month
the mean temperature was 1877 de-
grees. Dog.
January, 1882, was the warmest
month in Bluffton on record. In that
year the mean temperature was 1872
degrees.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Electric Cookery
Demonstration
Planned At School

A watts Cookin'" demonstration
on the Button High School home
economies departments two new cleo
trio ranges has been arranged for
an open-house program Wednesday
of next week in the vocational home
economics rooms from l to S p. m.
Miss Arlene Young, home econom-
list of the Central Ohio Light and
Power company, will demonstrate all
types of electric cookery. with moth
ers of students as well as other wo-
men of the community invited. The
open house program will continue
through the afternoon, and visitors
may stay for all or part of the DEM
onstrations. ,
The new ranges recently purchased
locally, were furnished through cour-
tesy of Central Ohio. Superintendent
A. B. Murray said that acquisition
of the stoves was a first step in
modernization of the home &C de-
partment. The board of education
has authorized further improvements
including cabinets and q r~e-arrange-
ment of the classroom facilities.
Miss Margaret Diller, home econ
omics teacher, will explain the in
structional program to visitors at
the session.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
COUNTY CLASS B
OPENS
HERE FEBRUARY II
Beaverdam, Lafayette Draw
First Round Byes; Play
First Games Feb. Ia

Lafayette and Beaverdam drew
~frst-round byes for the Allen Coun-
ty Class B basketball tournament
which will be played in the Bluffton
college gymnasium for the second
year in a row, beginning Feb. IL
and continuing through Feb. 81.
In the tournament, Bluffton sports
followers, as well as those from the
competing schools, will have a chance
to see cage play on Feb. Il, ID, II,
10 and q in determining the Allen
county leagues two representatives
in the Sectional Class b cage meet.
Beaverdam's first tournament start
scheduled for Feb. ID will pit the
Beavers against winner of the Spen-
cerville- Harrod opening round con-
test. Lafayette, county league cham
pions, will play on the same night
against the winner of the Conner
Elida game.
Losers of the first four games will
go into a consolation bracket for sur
vival tests in games scheduled for
, Feb. IT. Winners of these two
games tangle Feb. 10, and a final
twin bill on Feb. 81 will send the
consolation bracket winner against
the championship game loser to de-
termine the second representative to
the sectional.
Game times of the sessions to be
played on the Bluffton college court
will be 7:30 and 8 p. m.
A. C. Burcky, tournament manag-
er, said that the admission charge
| will be go cents at the door.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Highest AUard In Scouting
Earned By BIufft0n Youth

The Eagle Scout Badge, high
est award in scouting, will be
presented to Don Badertscher, a
junior at Bluffton high school,
February 10 when the Court of
honor for this area assemblies at
Shawnee High school.
Young Badertscher, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph E. Badertscher of
South Jackson street, has been
acting as junior scoutmaster of
Bluffton Troop Sc. He will serve
a assistant scoutmaster in the
future, it was announced recently.
Don qualified for scouting's top
honor on December 10 when he
completed work and passed the
examination for the last of his 81
merit badges, Citizenship. In adj
dition to the required merit
badges, Don also has received the
Boy Scout Life Guard award.
The Bluffton youth has been
active in Boy Scout work for the
past five and a half years. For
two years, he served on the staff
at Camp Lakota, Boy Scout sum-
mel camp near Defiance, Ohio.
His father is a member of the
local Scout advisory board.
In high school, Don is active in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
.Sludge Fertilizer
To Be Available
From Sewage Plant

Sewage sludge (regarded by state
agriculture officials as a low grade
fertilizer) will be available from the
fnew Bluffton sewage disposal plant
after it is in operation, according to
Carlton ~Finkbeiner, head of the
towns consulting engineering firm,
Finkbeiner, Pettis and Strout, of
Toledo.
In his description Of recommended
usage of the sludge, Finkbeiner said
it is beneficial for lawns, and any
type grass. 1t was indicated that
the sludge will be available at the
plant either without cost or for an
extremely low charge.
However, at the same time the
state agriculture department was
publicizing an announcement by Vic
tor H. Ries, extension fioriculturist
at Ohio State university that buying
commercial fertilizer and peat moss
is more economical than paying for
sludge from disposal plants.
Ries called sludge ian extremely
low grade fertilizer. He pointed out
that where the average commercial
fertilizer contains 20 units of nutri-
ent elements, there is in the average
sewage sludge only from one-half to
one unit at the maximum. Even
this is only partially available to
plants as food, he declared.
Ries says there is no danger of
humans contracting disease as a re-
suit of the use of sludge as fertiliz-
err, but that in some cases the sludge
will cause damage to plants.
It was his opinion, however, that
those who obtain sludge free of cost
and pay very little for hauling may
gain slight benefit from using the
material.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Community Institute
At BeaUerdam Feb. II

With sessions planned for morning,
afternoon and evening, the Beaver
dam Community Institute will be
held in the high school gym We'd
nesday, February IL, with an excel
lent program arranged.
At the morning session Miss Bar
bara Cruikshank, an exchange stu
dent from the United States to Scot.
land, will be the speaker. The
afternoon program will include q
panel discussion with the following
participants: Walter l.. White, as
sistant prosecutor of Allen county
Probate Judge Joseph B. Quatman
County Auditor Russell L. Hire, and
County Recorder Morgan Davis.
Mrs. Karl Weick, Findlay, win be
the speaker at the evening session
Special music and other entertain.
ment will be provided through the
day by the Beaverdam students.
Officers of the Institute are Harold
Schick, acting al president in the
absence of Elmer Long, who is win.
tering in Florida; Mrs. Ruby Van
Meter, secretary-treasurer; and Mrs
| Myrtle Lutterbein, hostess.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Primary Election
Unlikely As Peace
|Reigns In Parties
Neither Democrats Nor
Republicans Likely To File
Complete States

Barring unforeseen developments
Button will not have a primary cleo
ton next May, for scant hours before
the filing deadline at $50 p. m. this
Wednesday there were no indications
of contests on either Republican or
Democratic tickets for the municipal
election next fall.
In fact, candidate interest so far
has been tagging to the extent that
there is good reason to believe
neither party will have a full slate of
nominees for city posts and that sev
eral office aspirants may be unop-
posed.
Of course, there always is the pos
sibility that unexpected late filling
may complicate the picture, but on
the basis of indications Wednesday
morning no primary will be necessary
in the town because of the fact that
in no cases have inter-party contests
developed.
Among those who will file before
the Wednesday evening deadline will
be Mayor w. A. Howe, seeking his
seventh term as mayor, after being
drafted as a candidate at his party
caucus last week. So far there has
been no indication of a Democratic
m~ayoralty candidate.
Complete listing of Buttons mu-
nicipal office aspirants will not be
available before next week, due to the
filing deadline falling Wednesday
evening and the fact that both par
ties still were working in the after
noon in efforts to fill their tickets.
In Richland township, there also
has been no indication of inter-party
contests.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
BlufftOn Firemen
Battle Two Blazes
Within Two Days

The Monday fire at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Hauenstein on
the Hancock-Allen county line road,
three miles south of Bluffton in
Richland township, vas believed to
have originated in defective wiring
in the bathroom. (The residence is
located as A-26 on the departments
fire map.y
Damage estimated at $4,000 was
caused to the interior of the large
frame house by flames and water.
Button fremen, assisted by the
Ada department, fought the blaze
with water from their tank supplies.
Additional water was hauled to the
scene from neighboring farms.
The alarm was sounded by u pass
er-by who notice smoke pouring from
the house. The Hauensseins had left
for Columns Grove a short time be-
fore. Most of the furniture was
removed by neighbors.
The Tuesday fire at the home of
Marvin Moser on College road near
the Amstutz Cannery originated
from a chimney spark which set fire
to the single roof. Fire Chief Guy
Corson said that the damage was
small. The flame burned a small
hole in the roof destroying several
shingles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05

days are displaying banners and
cards in their windows, and signs
along downtown Main street proclaim
the event.
The spectacular values offered in
these events invariably attract shop
pers here from a 3O-mile radius of
town, and the observance always is
one of the major merchandising
events of the year.
Regular store hours will be observ-
ed during Dollar Days, but there will
be plenty of additional sales help to
handle the business upturn.
/ BY using a pencil to check News
ads and taking their paper along on
the shopping tour, many thrifty per-
sons will be able to pick up bargains
without delay or oversight
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05

is reported that Tuffy Swank's barber
shop parade of dollars will add nearly
s400 to the total. To this will be
added a few organization contribu-
tons, collections from the Wednes-
day night college basketball game.
Also outstanding and uncounted are
monies placed in the miniature iron
lung coin containers in Button stores.
Last year a total of 1927 was col
lected in the miniature iron lungs. If
the amount should reach this total
in the current drive, it is conceivable
that Button would reach a mark of
somewhere nea $1,000 or more. The
iron lungs will remain in stores until
next Tuesday.
Already counted in receipts thus far
is 1921 collected from patrons of the
Carma Theatre, which cooperated in
the drive by showing a movie appeal
for the battle against polio, and per-
hitting Lions club members to PASS
up and down the aisles taking the
collection.
Mr.. Basinger said that members of
the Lions club who conducted the
porch light drive last Thursday
were royalty welcomed in Button
homes.
at was a pleasure going around
town in the cold night" one of the
volunteer workers remarked, "when
people gave so willingly"
Last years receipts of $1,373 was
more than $500 above the 1850 March
of Dimes total.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
BlufftOn Omitted
To Date In Phone
Rate Hike Request

Whether another boost in tele-
phone rates can be expected in Bluff
ton was conjecture this week follow
ing announcement that the Lima Tel
ephone Co. plans to ask rate in
creases for services provided in Lima,
Beaverdam, Lafayette and 10 other
area towns served by the company.
Managed by the Lima company,
the Bluffton Telephone Co. increased
rates two years ago, at the same
time the rates were boosted by the
Lima company. Consequently a de-
cision to ask the Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio for permission
to increase the rates for a second
time has caused local subscribers tt
wonder if the same procedure ma!
be followed here.
e. ]. Ward, secretary and treasur
err of the Lima company, said Tues
day that the current request to raise
rates did not include those of the
Button exchange. He pointed out
that the Bluffton company is sep
arately owned, although managed by
his company.
Financial conditions of the Lima
company resulted in the decision
to request increased rates from S.3
to rs per, cent. Percentagewise, it
was indicated that requested rural
phone boosts would be 1888 per cent;
business phone, 9.3 per cent; one
party lines, Is per cent; two-party
lines, 17.6 per cent; and five-party
lines, 25 per cent. =.
Application for the rate increases
probably will be filed in Columbus
this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Grand Master OF
Ohio MasOns At
Inspection Here

Thomas A. Reber, of Upper
Sandusky, Grand Master of the
Masonic lodge in Ohio, was an
unexpected visitor at the annual
inspection of Button Masons
Monday night in the local lodge
room.
Inspecting officer was Earl d.
Purdy, of Spencerville, deputy
district grand master. Work was
in the Fellowcraft degree, with
Master Charles Steiner of the
Button lodge in charge.
Announcement was made of
the annual Washington's Birth
day Patterson banquet of the
Button lodge, to be held on
Tuesday, Feb. "a. Junior Grand
Warden Frank Nichols, common
please judge in Montgomery
county, will be the speaker.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Births

The following births have been re-
corded at Button Community hos
pital during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Rogers, Je-
nera, a girl, Pamela Lou, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hilty,
Pandora, a boy, Jonathan Albert,
born last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Steiner,
Pandora, a girl, Jean Eileen, born
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Crow, Pandora,
a boy, Curtis Lee, born last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Musgrave, Ar
lington, q girl, Jill Ann, born last
Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
BrucellOsis Film
To Be Shown Here

All farmers of the Button area
are invited to a special meeting of
the Adult Farmer class at the high
school Monday night, when Herbert
Fl. Hadley, Allen county agricultural
agent, will show a prize-winning film
on "Brucellosis."
The film, which won second award
in the nation for educational films
in 1852, is of particular interest
since the county is starting the
Ring Test" of milk under SUPER
vision of the Allen County Dairy
Service unit. All herds having cat
tie with Bangs Disease may be de-
tected by the test.
Mr.. Hadley viii explain how the
test works, and why it is important.
Farmers need not be enrolled in the
regular course to attend this meet
ing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05

the tournament to the sectional Class
B meet late this month.
Should the Pirates be successful in
their initial tournament start against
Ada next Monday night, they will
next play on Thursday, Feb. IL, meet
ing Paulding, which drew a first
round bye.
Tournament play will be continued
over a two-week period, with the
championship to be decided on Friday
night, Feb. 20. On that night win
ners of upper and lower brackets will
battle it out for the title, with both
going to the sectional. A losers
bracket champion also will be determ-
lined on that night, the winner going
to the sectional with the other two.
In the opening tournament clash
with Ada, the Pirates will be facing
a severe test, for the Hardin county
outfit holds, an e~arly-season SO to 55
decision over Bluffton. Since that
time, however, the relatively inexper-
fenced Pirates have shown a lot of
improvement, and followers hope that
Bluffton not only can gain revenge
for the other setback, but also stay
in the tournament running.
Fates of the pairing seem to have
placed Bluffton in the easier of the
two brackets. In addition to Ada and
Bluffton other lower bracket teams
are Paulding, Hicksville and Cold
water. In the upper bracket are two
strong ~contenders from Delphos-St.
Johns and Jefferson, plus Lima St.
Rose, Lima st. Johns and Wapak st.
Joe,
Hicksville has the best record Of
any of the teams in the Blutfton
bracket, for the school has lost only
one tilt while winning 13.
Game times at all sessions in the
Celina tournament will be 1880, and
9 p. M.
w. O. Cline, of Celina, the tourna-
ment manager, said that each school
will be allotted 500 tickets for each
session in which the school particle
pates.
Mack Schaffer, Rex Burke and John
Miller will be game officials.
Delphos Jefferson defeated Delphos
st. Johns in the finals of last years
tournament.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Page Dairy Co.,
Village Agree On
Sewage Disposal
Contract Provides Minimum
Annual Charge Of $500
To Dairy Firm

One of the big hurdles remaining
in negotiations preliminary to the is.
suance of bonds for Buttons NUM-
cipal sewage disposal system has
been cleared with the completion of a
contract with Page Dairy Co. for its
share of the expense of the project,
Mayor W. A. Howe announced at
council meeting Monday night.
Under terms of the contract sign
ed by the village officials and the
dairy concern, Page will pay a mini
mum treatment charge of $500 per
month, $500 annually. The COM
pleted contract, signed by Page, was
received last week by the mayor.
Provision also is made in the con-
tract for additional charges if wastes
of the dairy plant exceed the present
volume. All wastes discharged by
the plant will be measured by a flow
meter, to be installed and maintained
at Page expense, the contract pro-
vides.
Contract provisions also are sub,
ject to negotiation and adjustment
annually, in case there are change.
in operating conditions at the plant.
Completion of the Page contraci
ends p~rotracted negotions which have
covered more than two years.
Mayor Howe also announced that
most easements have been completed
with property owners through whose
lots the intercepting sewers will pass,
with only three cases to be completed.
One of these, however, is the Ease of
easement through the farm of Myron
Motter, Button farmer, who has a
sewage damage suit pending against
the village.
Completing all easements is anoth-
er requirement in the issuance of
bonds to finance the sewage disposal
system.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Local Lions Club
Host To Zone Meet

The Bluffton Lions club was host
Tuesday evening to a zone meeting
of the service clubs presided over by
Adam Stewart, zone chairman. At
tending the meeting were represen-
tatives of clubs in Columbus Grove,
~Spencerville, Van Vert and Lima.
Senior District Deputy Governor
Neil Parmenter of Lima also was
present for the meeting.
The visitors were guests of the
local club at their regular meeting
after which the zone session was
held in the Walnut Grill. Vice
President Ed Waltermire presided at
the regular meeting in the absence
of DIR. F. D. Rodabaugh, president.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Set Collection Dates
For Real Estate Taxes

Button area residents will be
able to pay their real estate taxes
for the first half of 1862 at the con-
venient office of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank in Bluffton, February II
and Is, it was announced this week
by Ray w. Barnett, Allen county
treasurer.
Representatives of the treasurer's
office will be at the bank On those
days for the collection.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
COry-RaUsOn Schools
Closed Blu Influenza

The influenza epidemic resulted in
the loss of nearly a week of school
in the Cory-Rawson system, with
grade and high school classes shut
down from Tuesday night of last
week until Monday morning.
In addition to shutting down the
school, two basketball games were
postponed. These included a FRI
day night tilt with Arlington on the
CIR court, and a tilt with V~aughns-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05

1.-The Dollar Day events in Button
have always been successful because
they offer mutual satisfaction to both
merchant and customer" Dean Mis-
wander, president of the sponsoring
Blaffton Business Mems Association,
said this week. "The drastic price
cuts are attractive to buyers, and the
heavy volume of purchases enable
local merchants to clear their shelves
of ~seasonable merchandise which they
do not wish TO carry over. 1t opens
space in the stores for the never end
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05

ing variety of items of an approach
ing new season."
All of the merchandise offered in
Button Dollar Days is top quality
regular stock. The Business Mems
Association frowns on the purchase
of special items for sale purposes.
Many items offered in Dollar Day
advertisements appearing in this
paper have been reduced at least 80
per cent.
Stores participating in the bargain