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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
Auto Stolen At
Beaver Grid Game
Wrecked In Wapak

An automobile owned by DIR.
Weldon Diller, of Rawson, stolen
here last Saturday night while DR.
Diller was attending the Bluffton.
Findlay football game, later was
wrecked in Wapakoneta during a
police chase.
An 18-year-old AWOL soldier,
Pvt. Jim Williams, Baltimore, Md,
charged with having taken the car
was held in Auglaize county Jail,
pending investigation of other auto
mobile thefts in which he is be-
lieved to have been involved.
After taking the car here, Will
liams is said to have started south.
Near Wapakoneta two state high
way patrolmen gave chase when
their suspicious were aroused by
the disparity between the drivers
appearance and the medical insigne
on the car.
In the chase through Wapakoneta,
the soldier rammed the patrol car
in an attempt to elude it. Then he
lost control of the auto when he
rounded corner, and crashed into
a truck. The car caught fire and
the patrolmen had to rescue the
youth who was trapped in the seat.
The blaze was extinguished.
Bluffton Police Chief Lee Coon
said Monday that Williams has ap-
peared before Mayor w. A. Howe
and had been bound over to the
grand jury. He was taken to the
county Jail in Lima.
Indications that someone, possibly
the same person, had attempted to
take an auto belonging to Paul Cred
ing were Investigated. Greding's auto
parked at the rear of his hardware
store the same evening had been
tampered with. The ignition switch
was found turned on and rear
wheels had been spun in loose gravel
until they were buried nearly to the
axel. Apparently the theft attempt
failed when it became impossible to
dislodge the car. s
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01

A missionary to India and form
er henchman of the notorious Mickey
Cohn, Los Angeles gambler, will
share the speaking program at the
annual Fall Youth for Christ Rally
Friday, Saturday and Sunday at St.
John Mennonite Church.
James A. (Jim) Vaus, Jr., the
former Cohn henchman, who left the
underworld to follow the sawdust
trail under the influence of Evan
gelist Billy Graham, will speak at
the rally on Friday evening. He will
speak on the same subject as his
recent article in Look magazine,
"Why | Quit Syndicated Crime"
vaus, an efectronics expert, is now
vice president of Houghton college.
Early in his career his knowledge of
electronics was useful to law enforce
ment agencies, including the FBI.
Among devices developed by Vaus
was the wire-tapping gadget which
enabled police to listen in on the
hoodlums' private conversations. In
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
Power Company, Board Of Public Affairs
Air Opposite Views On Power Plant Deal
Cash In Hand Best Deal Co.
Earning Potential Better'-BPA

Conflicting viewpoints aired last
Wednesday night at joint meeting
of the Bluffton municipal council,
board of public affairs, spokesmen
for the Ohio Power Co. and a COM
mittee representing the Bluffton
Business Mems association brought
diametrically opposed claims that:
THE town stands to benefit
to a greater extent financially
by selling out the complete mu-
nicipal power system including
transmission lines;
2-The town stands to benefit
to a greater extent financially
by retaining ownership of the
distribution lines, buying cur
rent and selling it to present pa
irons of the municipal power
system.
Between those two completely
conflicting conclusions, Bluffton city
officials, and perhaps residents of
the town, eventually must make a
choice as to which course is the best
to follow in the highly controversial
situation.
Offer s466,500 For System
Presenting its case for the first
time to councilman, the Ohio Power
Co., through its spokesman, conclud-
ed that Bluffton will gain most by
selling out completely to the utility
at a cash-in-hand price of $466,50O,
with a guarantee of $4,000 to be
spent Immediately in improvements
to the distribution and street light
ing systems, which they believe
necessary.
On the other hand, the board of
public affairs which had been study
ing the proposal for the two pre-
ceding days, hit back hard with the
assertion that retaining the distri-
button system ownership and selling
purchased power can earn for the
town over the next nine years an es-
tlmated total of $504, 400 above the
cost of distribution, the cost of
street lighting, water pumping, and
other village electrical services.
In making their bid for Bluffton's
complete electrical system, exclud-
ing the light plant building and
grounds, the Ohio Power Co. declar-
ed that selling out completely as
compared with purchasing power
and distributing it through a town.
owned system entails consideration
of some $401,974 in addition to the
$466,500 in cash the town would re-
ceive.
If the system is retained and en-
ergy purchased, the power company
said, there is the problem of retiring
$141,000 of existing light plant in
debtedness, plus $21,97O interest on
the debt; $4,000 to erect sub-sta-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01

heating plant and DR.. Ramsey
er's and connect with the pres
ent drive between Science and
Lincoln halls.
The changes are expected to
add beauty to the campus and
provide a smoother and safer
flow of traffic around the area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
'TV Tower Firm
Rebuilding Shop
Damaged By Fire
Steinman Expects To
Resume Operations At
Plant This Week

The bustling television tower fab
rication business of Loren Steinman,
which was interrupted last Thurs
day by one of Bluffton's worst fires
in several years, will be back in
operation by the latter part of this
week, Mr.. Steinman predicted Mon
day.
Workmen have already started re-
pairing the damage to the building
on North Lawn avenue, and by
Thursday, the owner was hopeful
that he would at least be able to
resume some of his operations.
Damage totaling $1,000 was esti-
mated after the fire gutted the
workshop and burned off major
part of the roof. Mr.. Steinman said
that building damage was estimated
at $4,000 and damage to equipment
at $4,000. 1t was partially covered
by insurance.
Marlin Gerber, freshman student
at Bluffton college, and Robert Stein
er were working in the shop when
the fire started. They had just fin
ished dipping one of the long tower
sections in a trough of aluminium
paint. One of the youths noted that
part of the steelwork had been
overlooked in the welding operation,
and set about correcting the oversight
with an electric Welding torch. The
wet paint caught fire and dripped
liquid flame into the paint trough
beneath.
Young Gerber grabbed fire ex-
tinguisher and proceeded to extin-
guish most of the flame in the paint
trough when the contents of the
extinguisher ran out. He suffered
minor burns during his battle with
the flames.
The fire department was sum-
moned on the shop telephone by a
third employe who arrived on the
scene. BY the time he had COM
pleted his call for assistance, flames
had enveloped the entire shop.
Campnell & Co., Lima building
contractors, has been engaged to re-
build the Steinman shop. Several
partitions which were in the old
building will be eliminated in the
reconstruction program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01

ton needed if current is bought;
$96,082 for distribution system inn
provements in the town; S67,652 for
distribution improvements TO the
country; and $35,270 for street light
ing improvements.
Would Boost Village Expense
AS a counter to this, spokesmen
for the board of public affairs de-
clared that selling out the complete
system would load on the town the
following expenses for municipal
services: 1-traffic lights S10O per
year; street lights, $1,000 per year;
Christmas street decoration and
lighting, $500 per year; Buckeye
lake lighting, 500 per year; park
ing lot, 500 per year; village hall,
$500 per year.
All these municipal costs plus re-
Continued from Page u
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
BlufftOn News
Wins State HOnOrs
At Newspaper Show

The Bluffton News earned
place last week among Ohio's
prize-winning weekly news
papers in the annual Osman c.
Hooper Newspaper Show at the
convention of the Ohio News
paper association in Columbus
last week end.
Among newspapers published
in communities of $500 and un-
. der, the Button News was
awarded second place in news
coverage and third place in
makeup.
In the news cOverage classifi-
cation first prize went to the JEFF
ferson Coanty Gazette and third
prize to the Georgetown News
Democrat. In the makeup
classification the Georgetown
News-Democrat received first
and the Greenwich Enterprise
Review, second.
Top award for general excel
lence, without regard to the size
of community in which the
papers are published, was award
ed to the Oxford Press of Ok
ford, Ohio. The Oxford paper
also received the plaque awarded
annually for the outstanding ex-
ample of community service
among Ohio's weeklies. s
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01

eight thirds for total of 100 points
and the Sweepstakes Trophy.
Although the trophy, provided by
Lorain Basinger, vocational agricul-
ture instructor, was offered only in
the junior division, the winner receiv-
ed more awards in the open competi-
ton than any other gardener, junior
or adult. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Chidester.
Runner-up for the sweepstakes
award was Wade Lehman, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Lehman. His exhib-
its copped IL first awards, five sec
onds and seven thirds for total of
81 points. Lehman is a senior at
Bluffton high school.
The school cafeteria used as the
exhibit hall was filled with countless
varieties of grains, fruits and vegeta-
bles including many unusual speci-
mems, and in many classes competi-
tion was keen.
Although arrangements for the
show were made and completed with
in short two-week period, it was
considered a grand success, worthy
of becoming an annual project of the
Bluffton Mems Garden Club and the
schools vocational agriculture de-
partment.
The program was topped off in the
evening with an FLA and All club
achievement recognition ceremony.
Next year it is anticipated that the
schools home economies department
and FHA girls will also have part
in the exhibits.
During the evening program %
fountain pens were presented to all
youngsters participating in this sum-
mer's Junior Garden project. The
pens provided by the Mems Garden
Club were presented by the Rev. G. T.
Soldner, president OF the mems group.
Rev. Mr.. Soldner also presented Mr..
Basinger with bronze medal "for
meritorious service" in his leadership
in the Junior Garden project this
summer and the Fall Festival show.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
Midnight Prank
Backfires Come
Breakfast Time

Bluffton college pranksters
who worked through the long
"wee" hours of the night last
Saturday in carting Ropp Hall
dining room tables, silver and
crockery to the library building
may have worked up an appe-
tite, but had to go hungry Sum
day morning because of the
prank.
No breakfast was served to
anyone on the campus, when
work details reporting to the
barren dining hall found that ta-
bles, silver, ETC., had been moved
out overnight.
1t was not until later that the
errant dining room equipment
was found i'm the Musselman Ii
brary building.
So that the noon meal could
be served, all male students
were pressed into service i'm
transporting the dining hall
equipment back to its original
location, and the joke backfired
for the second time, for un-
doubtedly some of those lending
their muscles to the work pro-
gram had sfso\ been involved in
making the original transfer
during the midnight operations.
So fa{, college autherities
have beeh unable to find, any
clue as % thet perpetrators of
the prank Upper classmen,
naturally, bsme it on the lowly
freshmen.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Cation, Nc
Comb, a girl, Jane Ann, born last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Luna, Leipsic, a
boy, John Luis III, born last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Burkholder,
Col. Grove, a boy,Lyle Weldon, born
Friday.
Mr.and Mrs. Ormel Schaublin, OF
tawa, a boy, Mark Alan, born Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gossard, Find
lay, a girl, Susanne Marie, born San
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mag. Col.
Grove, boy, born Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray E. Grouse, Ellis
worth, Ohio, a girl, Leslie Kay, born
September 21.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
Textiles Laboratory
ACQUIRES NeJD Loom

A four-harness loom for hand
weaving was added to the textiles
laboratory of the Bluffton College
Home Economies department this
week.
Nine members of the textile class
went to Wilmington, Ohio, Monday,
where they visited the Loom Craft
Studio, manufacturer OF the loom.
Instructions were given on tn Q
threading of the machine and sug-
gestions were given on weaving pos
sibilities with this equipment.
The group returned with the loom
which is now in the textiles iaoora-
tory. Each member of the class viii
complete a weaving project during
the semester.
Accompanying the group were
Miss Edna Ramseyer, Mrs. Robert
Kreider, instructor of the textiles
class, and Mrs. Luther Shelter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
Vote Unnecessary
On Plant Deal,
Officials Believe
Decision Should Be Made
BY Council And BPA,
Sentiment Expressed

That there is no reason to present
Bluffton's controversial power plant
question to vote of residents of the
town appeared to be the prevailing
sentiment of municipal council and
the board of public affairs at a spec
ial meeting last week in council
chambers at the town hall.
Trend of official thinking as it re-
lated to vote or not to vote on the
electric current situation apparently
was summed up by ]. s. Sawvel,
consultant working with the board
of public affairs when he declared:
"It is the obligation of the council
and the board of public affairs to
make this decision-after all, that's
what voters of the town elected you
officials to do"
1t was Sawvel's contention, echoed
in discussion by councilmen and
board of public affairs members,
that because of greater familiarity
with all the facts in the case, the
elected officials of the village would
be better able to Judge what course
is best for the town.
At the meeting, not single coun-
Gilman or BPA member expressed
sentiment in favor of conducting
town-wide vote to deterpiine if
Bluffton is to buy its electrical cur
rent and distribute it Through a
town-owned system, orSff everything
is to be sold out, including transmits
sion lines.
At the openingTof short period
of discussion regarding the vote pos
sibilities, Mayor Wilbur A. Howe
had made the statement that talk
about a vYte perhaps was largely a
matter IF newspaper propaganda
and was not matter of prevailing
sentiment in the town.
Whether or not village officials
may eventually present the matter
tg a vote, however, may be deter
mined by the outcome of discussion
between the board of public affairs,
municipal council and a committee
representing the Bluffton Business
Mems association.
Should the three groups be SUBJ
stantially in agreement on what
course should be followed it was in
dicated that officials would feel it
will not be necessary to conduct the
vote.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
Mrs. MOsindn Suffers
Broken Arm, In Fall

Mrs. S. X. Mosiman suffered q
broken arm Sunday evening in q
fall on the front sidewalk of her
home on Grove street. '
Mrs. Mosiman had been entertain
ing friends at her home late in
the afternoon and had accompanied
them to the front walk. In returning
to the house, 3 slight offset in the
walk caused her to stumble. Her left
arm was broken in two places K
rays taken at Bluffton Community
hospital revealed.
The widow of the former Bluff
ton college president remained, early
this week, patient at the hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
OHUe Branch Church
Plans Homecoming

Members of the congregation of
the Olive Branch E. u. B. church will
hold their annual Homecoming and
Rally Day on Sunday, October II, it
was announced this, week. Following
Sunday School and Worship Service
at the church, basket dinner will be
served at the Black School, and a
program has been arranged for the
afternoon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
ynycees Spearhend Fire
Prevention Campaign Here

Fire Prevention Week will be
observed in Bluffton beginning
next Sunday and continuing
through the remainder of the
week, with the Bluffton Junior
Chamber of Commerce spear
heading the local area campaign.
Tying in with the national Fire
Prevention campaign, Button
Jaycees have made elaborate
plans for the week and urge the
general public to cooperate i'm
taking steps which viii prevent
fires and save lives, according to
Jack Koontz, president of the
club.
Importance of fire safety in
the home will be stressed in the
week-long observance. Check
lists of residential danger spots
will be distributed through the
schools and special promotion is
planned in the newspaper.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01

In cooperating with the cam
paign, Supt. Aaron b. Murray
notified the Jaycees that the high
school and grade school will hold
special fire drills during the
week, and a special chapel pro-
gram will stress fire safety.
A movie will be shown at the
meeting through cooperation
with the Clarence Dilier Insur-
ance Agency, and Marlin Gerber,
a Bluffton college student, will
demonstrate FIRE fighting equip
ment.
Colorful posters will be hung
on brackets adorning boulevard
lights in the downtown area, anf
posters will also be placed fn
store windows. A home firssaf
ETY. check list viii be published in
the newspaper, calling Attention
to the everyday hazapds in homes
of the community.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
BLUFFToN MARKETS
"wednesday Morning)

Grain (bushel prices) Wheat,
s1.79; corn, old s1.53; oats, 72c; soy
beans, $2.39.
Eggs-Large white, 63c; large
brown, &c; medium white orbrown,
Acc; pullets, 30c.
Poultry-Heavy hens, 19c; leghorp
hens, tic; heavy white fryers, 26c;
leghorn fryers, 21c; leghorn stays,
light and heavy, 15c.
Butterfat-No. 1, SIC; No. 2, Sic,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
LIBRARY CLOSED OCT. 9

The Bluffton Public Library will be
closed all day Friday, October 9,
when Miss Ocie Anderson and mem
bers of the library board will be at
tending the Ohio State Library meet
ing in Columbus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-01
Sophomore Boy Walks Away
With Garden Show Honors
Teener SholUs Old-Tme Gardeners
Trick Or TUO In Produce Cultivation

Ronald Chdeste sophomore at Bluton high school,
active memberof Future Farmers of America crowned
king of the local gardeners Tuesday evening the communys
first Grain, Fruit and Vegetable Show.
Entering 70 different classes the show, young Chdeser
carried home 20 buebbon awards 6 secondpace prizes
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-10-09
GENOA Girl.
VICTIM OF
AUTO CRASH

Six-year-old Darlene Rollins of
Genoa was killed and her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rollins, were
seriously injured in an auto ac-
cident near Toledo Saturday.
The girl was riding in a car with
her mother, Frances, %, and faith
er, Charles, 33, who was driving,
when the car collided with one
driven by Harry j. Caswell, 36, of
Perrysburg, at Seaman and Coy
Roads, the Lucas County Sheriff's
office reported.
Mr. Rollins suffered a skull frac-
ture and shoulder injury and his
wife, chest, head and knee in
juries. Both were treated in River
side hospital, Toledo, where Dar-
lene died early Sunday.
Mr.. Caswell was treated at the
hospital for cuts and bruises.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-10-09
NOTES FROM OTTAWA
COUNTY AGENT
FRED GRIMp

We had promised to bring you
a report from Michigan State Col
lege on bloat in cattle. However,
l believe we will bring that to
you a bit later.
Meanwhile a word about a COM
mittee of three ladies Mrs. l.. D.
Luchsinger, Mrs. A. w. Kalb and
Mrs. Herbert Schumacher: they are
trying to interest high school girls
in an apple dessert baking contest.
1t will be held Saturday, October
II at Carroll township school. Ap
pie growers have appropriated a
nice piece of prize money. Winner
also gets an all expense trip to
state contest. State winner gets an
all expense trip by air to national
contest in Washington, d. C. Girls
don't pass up this opportunity
It's wonderful!
X \
To those folks who purchased
IVA fertilizer for demonstrations
we are asking you to set aside
October % for a night meeting. At
that time we will have proper
papers for you to sign.
+
Your Extension agents Grimm
and McBeth will be out of town for
several days during the week of
October 10. We will be attending
our annual conference at the Ohio
State University in Columbus
However, the office will be open
and l am sure our secretary will
do all she can to help you.
* 4 4
Our once a month TV program
on WSPD comes up next on Octo-
ber IS. We will have something
special so don't forget to watch on
October Is.
Il Il Il #
Looking ahead there will be a
November 2 meeting at Ottawa,
Ohio on lime and fertilizer. TINS
program was so well attended
last year that many people could
not get in the hall.
X x
Hope you had a good time at
the fair. Our Junior members
worked hard to do their job. Your
presence l know helped encourage
their efforts.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-10-09
Youth Dies In Mishap Near Martin
New EOD System
To Save Dollars

The installation of Operation
Cash Register began this week at
Erie Ordnance Depot with Assist
ant for Supply Operations Col.
John G.. Sanford and Comptroller
Leroy Ansalvish, Port Clinton,
directly responsible.
Designed as part of the Army's
overall economy program, Oper-
alton Cash Register inaugurates a
method of bookkeeping which will
make the Army more dollar con-
scious on procurment, supply and
distribution levels.
The new system, known as Fl
nancial Property Accounting (FPA)
is, very simply, method of keep
ing books on Army supplies in
dollars, SO that the Army will
know more about its own business.
and so that the public will know
more about Army business.
Installing the system at Erie
Ordnance Depot is a four-man
team of the firm of Lybrand Ross
Bros. & Montgomery, certified
public accountants, of New York
City. R. G. Schmuck, of the Cleve-
land Office of the firm, is in
charge, and assisting are Edward
Miduch, G. A. Troup and Mitch
Zunich.
The installation of the system is
expected to take two months.
AS presently anticipated, the
new system will be Incorporated
in the Stock Control and Fiscal
Offices of the depot.
The Army's new system of ac-
counting will apply many of the
current Improvements in book.
keeping used in private enterprise
Civilian business organizations are
primarily interested in profits
and therefore do their bookkeep-
ing in trems of dollars.
The Army, previously, accounted
for its supplies itemwise rather
than dollarwise. In order to convert
item bookkeeping to dollar book.
keeping, the Army must know the
cost of each item. For the present
serviceable, ready-for-use items
viii be priced at catalog price. Re
parable items, not ready for use
but which may be reconditioned
are listed at half the catalog
price. Obsolete items are listed al
a smaller percentage of the cata
log price. Later, the pricing meth
cd may be revised in some parti
culars.