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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Citizens Bank
Assets Increase
S35O,OOO In'52

All directors of the Citizens Banl
of Bluffton were reelected at thu
annual meeting of shareholders Tues
day evening, and at the boards re.
organization all bank officers were
returned to the positions they have
held during the past year.
The directors are E. C. Rooney
Adam Steiner, Henry Huber, c. F,
Niswander, l.. w. Dukes, Melvin
Williamson and Fred Gettles.
Mr.. Rooney was reelected presi.
dent; Adam Steiner, vice presidnt
James West, cashier; E. M. Hostel.
tier and Nelson Herr, assistant
cashiers.
President Rooney, in submitting the
annual statement, pointed out that
the institutions assets had expanded
during 1852 and at the close of the
year had reached a total of $3,947,.
412.07, approximately s350,000 in ex,
cess of last years assets.
Action was taken earlier to declare
a So per share dividend to all stock.
holders of record December 81.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Higher Farm Values Reflected In Report
OF Richland Twp. Mutual Insurance Assn.

at the end of 1862 was the largest in
the history of the company, reaching
a new record total Of s11,193.59.
Ezra Moser was reelected as
director of the organization for a
three-year term at last Saturdays
meeting. Also reelected were Wayne
Zimmerman and Marden Basinger,
appraisers; and Quinten E. Burkhold-
er, treasurer, all for one-year terms.
In organization of the board, Walter
Hochstettler was reelected president;
Ezra Moser, vice-president; and Earl
Matter was appointed secretary for
one year. Alfred Mueller is the third
director.
Organized in 1885 and Incorporated
in 1886, the Richland Township Farm
ers Mutual Insurance Association has
been in continuous existence for near
ly three-quarters of a century.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Ory-RdWsOn Youth
Wins Speech Contest

Ted Morris, a student at the Cory
Rawson high school won top honors
in extemporaneous speaking in the
FLA public speaking contest held
last week at the Cory-Rawson school,
and earned the right to compete in
the district contest to be held later
this month.
In the memorized talk section of
the contest, first prize went to Gerald
Marvin of Arcadia, who will enter
the district contest with Morris.
Judges were Ray Morgan, speech
instructor at Vanlue, and William
McNutt, vo-ag instructor at Vanlue.
Elwood James, of Cory-Rawson,
was runner up in the extemporaneous
contest and Harold Roth, also of
Cory-Rawson, took second in the
memorized talk.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Christmas Seal
Sale Nets SOB
In BIuftOn

Bluffton contributions to the 1867
| Allen County tuberculosis and Health
Association annual Christmas Sea-
Sale, now total S7O3.35, according tc
an announcement of the organization
Tuesday.
A county total of $17,523 has been
collected as of the same date. This
money goes to provide a variety OF
tuberculosis control services through.
out the year. Typical of these serv-
ices was the annual tuberculin patch
testing program in which Is Button
elementary grade children were found
with positive tuberculosis reactions,
and the X-raying of 800 Bluffton high
school students in the same month.
Currently plans r being made to
X-ray all handlers of food in the city
of Button. Gilbert C. Lear, executive
secretary of the tuberculosis and
Health Association said that the
schedule of operation for the mobile
X-ray unit would be released as plans
are completed.
Lear mentioned that it is still not
too late to contribute to the annual
Christmas Seal Sale, which is still
$1,000 short of its $4,000 goal. All
persons who have not yet sent in
their contribution are urged to do so.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Draft FOreSeen
For 9-Year-Old
Youths Of Area
Younger Men May Receive
Notices In Filling
The March Quota

Nineteen-year-old youths in the
Bluffton community probably will be-
gin getting draft induction notices by
early spring if the stepped-up tempo
of selective service calls is continued,
it was pointed out this week.
Although several states already are
inducing those in the age 10 bracket,
Ohio so far has been drafting only
men who are 20 or older.
Whether this program can be con-
tinued through February without
lowering the minimum age level to
include ~19-year-olds now is being
studied by Ohio selective service Off
cials. Should the present formula
continue through that month, how
ever, there are indications that the
induction of those in the 10 bracket
may have to start no later than
March.
Twelve Allen county men were in
Quoted into the army at Toledo last
Thursday, but no Bluffton area reg
istrants rel included in the group.
Seven of the inductees were from
Lima and the other five were from
various rural of the county.
Seven other registrants took pre-
induction physical examinations last
week, none of whom were from this
part of the county.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schafer, Mt.
Cory, a boy, born last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mericle,
Button, a girl, Jill Ann, born last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Steiner,
Bluffton, a boy, Michael Alan, born
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donavin Hartman,
Kenton, a boy, Rocky Lee, born Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Kline, La
fayette, a girl, Judith Ann, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stahl, Van
Buren,, a boy, William Wayne, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Davis, Bluff
ton, a girl, born Tuesday.
A daughter, Tina, born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark HORSEPOWER of Marseilles,
Ohio. Mrs. HORSEPOWER is the former
Margaret Berky, daughter of Mr..
and Fl. w. Berky.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Ancient Bible
Printed In 1856
Goes To ibraru

The recent presentation to the
Mennonite Historical library at Bluff
ton college of an ancient Swiss-lan-
guage Bible printed in Switzerland
in 1856, was announced this week
in the College Bulletin
The old Bible, printed by the Fris-
chauer p~rintery, was presented to
the library by Mrs. Isaac Neuensch-
wander, in behalf of the Jacob Ba-
singer heirs. The Bible contains no
verse divisions and the language
used is similar to the spoken Swiss.
Part of the translation was made
by two Anabaptist leaders of the Re.
formation, Hetzer and Denck.
The Bible was purchased in 1772
by Ulrich Bosiger, great-grandfather
of Jacob Basinger. 1t contains manu-.
script records of ordinations during
the early part of the 10Th century in
the Mennonite church located near
Florimont, France. This church
came en- masse to Ohio in the 1820's
and 1905 founding the Chippewa
Settlement in Wayne county and the
Swiss Settlement between Button
and Pandora.
TIL Bulletin recognizes the gift as
a valuable addition" to the Mennon-
lite Historical Library and states that
it is hoped that other families may
take advantage of the Library's fire
proof facilities to store their old
books and documents here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Breaks Both Arms
In Fall Down Steps

Mrs. Kate Baumgartner, Harmon
road, suffered fractures of both arms
last Friday when she fell from the
front steps of her home.
Walking to the steps to hail a mill
truck driver, Mrs. Baungartner slip
ped ON the ice. She was taken tt
Bluffton Community hospital where
DR.. F. d. Rodabaugh set her broken
arms. The left arm was fractured
at the wrist and the right arm was
broken above the elbow.
After being released from the hos
pital Saturday, Mrs. Baumgartner
was taken to the home of her sister,
Mrs. Monroe Hilty, near Columbus
Grove, where she is being cared for.
Neighbors said that she is ~recuperat-
ing nicely.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Accelerate Job
Of Obtaining
Easements
Details Must BE Cleared
Or Village Faces
Cutoff OF Finances

Spurred by warnings from the
Toledo bonding firm of Ryan, Suther-
land and Co., which is handling fnanc-
ing of Buttons new municipal sew
age disposal system, completion of
easements for intercepting sewers and
other details Incidental to the system
were being speeded up this week.
A faster tempo of activity in COM
plotting easements, title searches and
a contract with the Page Dairy Co.
was reported Monday by Mayor w.
A..Howe, after representatives of the
Toledo bonding firm warned that adj
ditional money needed to finance work
on the project will not be Forthcoming
until those details are out of the way.
Although the original fund of
$4,000 issued through the bond
house in early fall has not been ex-
hausted, it will not be long until adj
ditional money will be needed, and
machinery must soon be set in motion
to provide the other $405, 900 needed
for the $5S5,000 program.
Final plans for the faster pace re-
quired in completing easements, etc.,
were laid Monday at a conference
between Mayor w. A. Howe and City
Solicitor John Rooney.
The $4,000 originally issued for
the sewer fund represents an issue
authorized at the polls two years ago,
and which will be collected in real
estate property tax.
In financing the remaining $405, 900
in project funds, $250,O00 will be re-
tired through special assessments and
the remainder will represent mortgage
revenue bonds issued in anticipation
of collections from sewer rental
charges.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Frank Marquart
Named New Manager
OF Charles Store

Frank Marquart, well known tt
the Bluffton retail business scene,
assumed new duties Tuesday as the
manager of the Charles Company
store on Main street. Until taking
over his new post, he had been as
ISOLATED in sales and service work
at the Basinger Furniture store for
the past six years.
The department store manager, a
lifelong resident of Button, is q
graduate of Bluffton high school.
Married, he lives at 334 South Jack
son street with his wife and daugh-
ter, Barbara Rae.
Mr.. Marquart succeeds Larry
Schuette, who opened the Charles
store for the company last summer.
He has returned to Napoleon, where
he manages the mems department at
the home store of the firm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Anderson Reelected
Head OF Saddle Club

Officers and directors of the
Bluffton Saddle Horse club were
reelected at a dinner meeting of
the organization last Thursday night
in the Walnut Grill.
Among those renamed to office
at the session were Harry Ander-
son, president; Arthur Swank,
vice-president; Mrs. Howard Ben
roth, secretary; and Howard Ben
roth, treasurer.
Directors are Roy Rogers, Forrest
Herr, Earl Hamilton, Carl Marsh
all, Joe Brown, Rawson, and Dwight
Frantz, Mt. Cory.
Colored slides of Switzerland,
France, Holland, Belgium and Eng
land were shown at the meeting by
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Kohl, west of
Bluffton, who made a European tour
last summer. Kohl narrated a COM
mentary on the slides in Swiss, inn
mediately followed by a translation
in English.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Lions Name Stanley Basinger To Head
March OF Dimes Campaign This Year

business places of town, special Of
ferings also will probably be re-
ceived at basketball games and the
Carma theatre.
Already fluffy" Swank has launch
ed his March of Dollars which last
year Melted in excess of $500 for
the fund. Started last Wednesday,
a string of dollar bills tied end to
end, reach from one end of his
barber shop to the other, extended
acros the front wall, and has
started back on the other side of
the room.
Faced with the financial load re
sulting from history's worst polio
epidemic year, the need for funds to
aid the fight against the dread dis
ease is more urgent than ver Co
operation on the part of are resi-
dents is urged by the Lions club.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15

Continued prosperity on the farm
and its resultant effects on the value
of homes, barns and farming equip,
ment is reflected in coverage of the
Richland Township Farmers Mutual
Insurance association, which climbed
to a new record total of $4,069, 1896
during the last year.
In a report at the annual meeting
of the organization last Saturday
afternoon in the council chamber al
the town hall, officers pointed out that
the $4,069,895 figure representing
policies in force at the close of 1852
mirrors a gain of $227,895 over the
previous years coverage.
Greater part of the gain comes from
increased insurance on property prev.
iously insured with the company
These boosts in face value for the
most part reflect higher prices and
the increased cost of replacement.
Four County Coverage
Principal emphasis in the insurance
coverage of the mutual organization
is on farm property in the four
county area served by the company,
These include Allen, Hancock, Putnam
and Hardin counties.
Policies in force at the close of 1862
numbered $50, an increase of five over
the preceding year, the report shows.
Aggregate losses in 1852, although
up from the 1851 low of $524.84, were
in the range normally expected, at
Sc, 027.74. In 1850 the company had
losses amounting to $7,088; and the
1949 loss was $8,987.
Breakdown of 1862 losses is as fol-
lows: Fire, $3,921.6o; wind, $S63.29;
and lightning, $242.85.
Record Balance
Treasury surplus of the company
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15

mainly responsible for the loss, and q
necessity of making capital improve
ments pushed the operation further
into the red. The department spent
$1,883.29 on improvements necessary
to give adequate service to all waite,
users.
1t was necessary to pay $3,358.6f
of the water plant expenditures from
revenue of the Electric department.
Also contributing to the poor show.
ing of the water system was the fact
that Button u used less
water this year than last. During
the 11-month period sales were down
$519.89 under sales for the same
period in 1851, and revenue from other
sources also fell off by $412.09, making
a total decrease in revenue of nearly
$1,000.
Although the cost of sales We're
higher because of increased mainten.
ance costs, the administration and
selling expenses decreased $423.29.
But the picture was different in the
towns electric department. Revenue
from the sale of electricity totaled
STA, 600.10, an increase of $6,227.20
as the plant on at least three &C.
casions broke all former production
records. Meanwhile production, dis
tribution and maintenance costs in
creased only $1,982.13 and administra-
ton costs decreased by nearly $1,000
during the period.
Other expenses such as street light
ing, electricity for municipal building
and parks, interest and etc. climbed
only $675.15 over 1851 costs.
The department also made progress
in improving the distribution system,
and spent a total of $8,196.77 on
capital improvements.
Progress has been such in the
electric department that the Board
Board recently took action to reduce
electric rates in all brackets of con-
sumption. The first bills under the
new lower rates will be delivered the
first of February for consumption dur
ing January.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15

the offing, to date there have been no
declarations of intentions to seek of
flee on the part of either incumbents
or others, a survey showed the early
part of this week.
Consequently there were indications
that normal local procedure will be
followed again this winter, and that
the Republican and Democratic tickets
will not take shape until the custom
airy informal party caucuses are held.
So far no caucus dates have been
definitely established, although party
leaders indicated that the meetings to
draft tickets of candidates for the
fall election probably will not be held
until early in the final week of this
month.
Mayor w. A. Howe, now in the
sixth term as chief executive officer
of the village, is among incumbents
who to date has made no announce
ment of his plans for the coming
election.
Neither have there been candidacy
declarations for any of the other local
offices including six municipal council
posts, city clerk, city treasurer and
the three-man board of public affairs.
In the present town administration,
eight of IL posts are held by Republi-
cans, with Democrats in the other
four.
Republican incumbents include
Mayor w. A. Howe, Clerk A. J. B.
Longsdorf, Councilmen Everett Suffer-
meister, Donald Ream, Delbert Nc
Ginnis, Gerhard Buhler and Richard
Davies; and President Joel Kimmel
of the board of public affairs.
The four Democratic office holders
are Treasurer Eli Hostettler, Council
President Clay Henderson and board
of public affairs members Forrest
Steinman and Carl Lehman.
Candidates for the Button ex-
tempted village board of education,
three members to be elected next fall,
also must file by the February 4 dead
line.
This marks the first time that board
of education filing has conceded with
the municipal schedule, for in the
past those seeking school board posts
have filed at the same time township
candidates are named.
Members of the Bluffton board
whose terms will expire this year in
clude Board President Paul w. Stauf-
er, Rev. v. C. Oppermann and DR.. B.
w. Travis. All are Republicans.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15

The Bluffton Lions club prepared
this week to again assume leader
ship in the community's annual
March of Dimes campaign, when DR..
F. ID. Rodabaugh, president of the
club, announced that the county or
ga~nization Tuesday had requested
the Lions to conduct the drive locally.
DR.. Rodabaugh said that the
clubs health and welfare committee,
under the craftsmanship of Stanley
Basinger, would be in charge of the
solicitation. Basinger's committee
also includes Robert Artman, Rich
ard Cookson and Harold Klingler.
Although the committee has not
had time to prepare plans, it was
believed that the March of Dimes
will be conducted along lines that
have been successful in the past. In
addition to collection containers in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
400 High School Musicians To Present
Music Festival In Founders Hall Jan. "a

Approximately 400 high school mu-
sic students representing 80 schools
in eight counties of Northwestern
Ohio will assemble in Founders hall,
Bluffton college, Saturday, January
"a, for 0hio's District Three High
School Music Festival.
The festival program will include
numbers by a chorus of 200 voices,
a 75-piece string orchestra, and a
large 125-piece band of selected high
school musicians.
Herbert Murphy, instrumental di-
rector of Lima South high school
will direct the string orchestra; Os-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15

car Jones, supervisor of vocal music
at Findlay high school is in charge OF
the chorus and Ralph E. Shell, in
structor of instrumental music at
Findlay high school will direct the
band.
The program on Saturday evening
will be open to the public and pre-
sents an unusual treat to Bluffton
residents. The local school will be
represented by about 80 students.
Others viii participate from schools
in Allen, Hardin, Hancock, Van
Vert, Auglaize, Putnam, Paulding
and Mercer counties.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
BluftOn Leads
Sewage Disposal
Progress Parade
Ada And Ottawa Face Prob
lens Already Surmounted
By Local Officials

With actual construction Of the
towns new municipal sewage dis
posal system well under way, Bluff
toms progress is far ahead of that
in other Northwestern Ohio villages
of about the same size.
For example, Ada's sewage dis
posal facilities still are in the initial
planning stages; and although OF
tawa's plans are complete city Off
Gals are virtually begged down in
determining a suitable means of
financing.
Cost of constructing a new sani-
tary sewer system and treatment
plant in Ottawa would be approx
mately 100000. For the program
voters have approved a $250,000 bond
issue, but additional financing would
be required in the form of special
assessment on real estate and the
sale of mortgage revenue bonds to be
retired through sewer rentals charges,
as in Bluffton.
However, an additional problem is
faced in Ottawa, for unless addi-
tional water is made available before
next summer another water oasis,
similar to that of last year, may be
faced by the municipality. Cost of
feasible projects to correct this sit
uation is estimated at 100000 for
minimum pumping facilities to $780,
600 for construction of a reservoir
and filtration plant.
Finkbeiner, Pettis and Strout, To-
ledo engineering firm, are the con-
sulting engineers for both the Bluff
ton and Ottawa sewage disposal sys-
TENS.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
TUO From Area Going
To Inauguration

Harold J.. Marshall, Columbus
Grove Rural Route, will be among
Allen county residents leaving this
week to witness the Inauguration of
President-Elect Dwight Eisenhower
and participate in the three-day cell
ebration at the nations capital.
Another from this area planning
to attend the Inauguration La Ralph
McElwain, Of Lafayette.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Faculty, Businessmen
Gaze Coaches Named

Pete Schmidt and Dean Niswander
are coaches for the competing teams
in the basketball game to be played
in the January 20 meeting between
Bluffton school faculty and business
men, it was announced this week.
Schmidt will direct the fortunes of
the teachers, with Niswander welding
together an outfit to represent the
businessmen. Bluffton Band Mothers
are sponsoring the event, with pro-
ceeds going to the band fund.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-15
Presbyterians To Hold
Meeting Thurs.

The annual meeting of the con-
gregation of the First Presbyterian
church has been set for Thursday
evening, January Is, beginning with
a Fellowship (potluck) supper. The
business meeting is scheduled to open
at 7:30 and will adjourn at 10 p. m.
All members and friends of the
hurch are urged to attend.