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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Past Masters
HonOred At Local
Masonic Meeting

Past Masters Night was observed
at meeting of the Bluffton Masonic
lodge, last Monday, with 10 former
masters of the organization taking
part in the event.
For work in the M. M. degree,
past masters filling stations were DR..
Evan Basinger, master; Armin Hau-
enstein, senior warden; DR.. B. r.
Herring, junior warden; Bert Swank,
senior deacon; ROLAND Stratton, jun
ior deacon; Robert Neiswander, SEN
ior steward; Leo Nelson, junior
steward; Alfred Mueller, treasurer;
Ralph T. Stearns, secretary, Richard
Lewis, chaplain.
Past masters on the fellowcraft
team included Robert Ewing, Edgar
Cook, Wilbur Amstutz, Kent Am
stutz, Stanley Basinger and Harold
Beals. The degree lecturer was Will
bur Amstutz.
Eleven past masters received past
masters pins presented by the lodge:
Wilbur Amstutz, Kent Amstutz, Rob
ert Ewing, Edgar Cook, Leo Nelson,
ROLAND Stratton. Arden Baker, Rob
ert Heiswander, Bert Swank, Harold
Bogart and Floyd Z. Wenger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
big Bertha OF
Ditch Diggers To
Begin Operation

Harmon road at College avenue
was blocked Wednesday morning as
a crew of workmen for the F. E.
Pfaff Co. resumed digging on the
towns interceptor sewer project
after lay-off since the latter part
of December.
Blocking Harmon road was neces-
sary in order to complete a diagonal
ditch across the road from where
the course of the sewer will then
proceed parallel with the road and
creek.
Workmen said that the "Big
Bertha" of ditch diggers will be put
into operation the latter part of the
week on the straightway course of
the sewer along the creek. One of
the largest pieces of equipment of it's
kind, the big digger is expected to
attract the attention of Bluffton res
idents when it goes into operation.
Six or seven men are presently
working on the project. Meanwhile
satisfactory progress has been re-
ported at the disposal plant which is
being erected by another contractor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Red Cross Workers
Open Home Canvass
Next Monday Night
Chairman Rice Hopeful
Bluffton Will Meet $3.50
Quota This Year

With the aim of carrying the 1858
Red Cross fund appeal to every door
in Bluffton, a volunteer crew of so
members of the American Legion
Auxiliary We're preparing this week
to launch their house-to toulouse can
vass on Monday evening.
Each worker has been assigned
from 10 to Is calls, and campaign or
ganizers were hopeful that the major
part of the solicitation could be COM
pleted on the first night of the drive.
A few call-backs will be necessary on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
when Chairman Edwin Rice expects
to be able to close the campaign.
"Bluffton has not quite reached its
campaign quota in any of the Red
Cross drives in the past three years."
Mr.. Rice said. 1--WE are hopeful that
the urgency of the need this year will
induce citizens of Bluffton to lend
their support to the fullest"
The community's goal this year is
1850, approximately $3.50 more than
the total of contributions in last
years campaign. The national goal
likewise has been increased to meet
the enlarged program of collecting
and processing additional blood for
conversion into gamma globulin in
the nations fight against polio. De-
mands for Red Cross services in the
armed forces also continue heavy, it
has been pointed out.
Part of the local quota will be So
licited. through special gifts and in
dusfral contributions. This work
will be handled by additional solici-
tod Mr.. Rice said. Assisting him
WI organization of volunteers and
a Ggnment of districts are Mrs. Don
Qrson, Mrs. Clarence Stonehill, Paul
Hichenbach, Harry Bogart an d
Charles Main.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Library Book
Circulation Shows
275 Pct. Increase

Circulation of the Bluffton public
library during February of this year
was 275 per cent greater than during
the same month in 1884, the year
before Miss Ocie Anderson came here
as librarian, according to an an
nouncement made this week by the
library board.
Last month, the local library had
total circulation of 3,444 books, as
compared with circulation of 1,249
valumes in 1884. The report was
made at the February meeting of
the library board.
The board feels this is a splendid
record for Bluffton, inasmuch as sur
veys show that during years of pros
perity such as now people have a
tendency to read fewer books than
during depression years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
.BlufftOn Barber
To Purchase Farm
Of Geo. NisWander

Although negotiations had not been
completed Tuesday, deal was near
ing completion for the purchase of
the 16O-acre George Niswander farm
by Ray Johnson, Bluffton barber.
The farm is located about 21a miles
south of town.
Mr.. johnson plans to continue his
barbering business in Bluffton and
his residence on jefferson street, and
have someone else farm the property
for him. The tenant has not been
selected.
Arrangements have also been made
for Mr.. Niswander to continue his
residence on the farm in a small
dwelling separate from the main
residence.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12

radius about 10 men-Some part time
work frantically to keep up with them.
Despite the fact that production
methods are constantly improving
there seems to be more demand for
the silver towers than they can fill.
1t all started about three years ago
when the late Gerald "Spike" Berry
and Lloyd Braun asked Dana Mat
-hewson to build towers for them. 1t
was Berry's idea to-swing half of the
tower on pivot for easier erection
and maintenance, and it is this
feature that distinguished Bluffton-
made equipment from most of the
others on the market now.
Mathewson, who has followed
customer demand for custom fabricat-
ing, turned from manure leaders and
buck rakes, which had been keeping
him busy, to this new wave of demand
in the young television industry.
Shortly thereafter Loren Steinman
entered the field, made certain chang
es in design, and has been busy ever
since. Steinman estimates his shop
has turned out nearly 500 towers
since starting in the business. He
has delivered 208 to one dealer in
Toledo alone Strangely enough, even
with a transmitting station right in
town, Toledoans buy towers in order
to bring in the Detroit station and
their own station more clearly.
Produe&ouGn the two fabricating
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Bluffton Sewage
Permit Renewed

The Village of Bluffton was in re-
ceipt this week of another temporary
permit from the Ohio Pollution con-
troll board to continue discharge of
sewage in the Big and Little Riley
creeks. -, .H "
Bluffton was one of IL other Ohio
municipalities granted the permits
including Columbus, Fostoria, Belle
fontaine, GAINESVILLE, Shreve, Kent,
Lodi, Fairport, Jefferson, Brewster
and Chagrin Falls.
The board noted Bluffton and the
other communities are taking steps
to eliminate pollution. The Bluffton
permit was extended to November 2.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
SnOUfaU TOtdLed
81 Inches Last Week

With local farmers restless to get
into spring plowing, and some having
already started in the latter mild
days of February, the Bluffton area
had another touch of real winter
during the past week when snowfall
totaled 81 inches.
Cold weather accompanied the snow
with the mercury falling to, low of
z degrees above zero on Sunday and
a low of Monday morning, accord
ing to records of Ray Burkholder, To-
cal weather observer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Niswander, Swank
Head 4th OF July
|ROdeO Committee

Preliminary plans for Buttons
annual Fourth of July rodeo cele-
bration were drafted at a meeting of
representatives of the three sponsor
ing organizations Monday night in
the town hall.
Represented at the session were
the Bluffton Saddle Horse club, the
Bluffton Community Sportsmen's
club and the Bluffton Business Mems
association who will cooperate in
staging the gala celebration here on
Independence Day.
In organizing for this years rodeo,
Lester Niswander and Harland Swank
were elected co-chairman of the ro-
deo committee. Gerald Huber will
be secretary, and Dale Reichenbach
will be treasurer.
Decision was made by the group
to have a giant booster parade pre-
cede the rodeo on the evening of the
holiday. Starting time of the pa
.rade will be 6 p. M, with the rodeo
following as nighttime presenta-
pn.
II Theme for this years rodeo has
bt been decided, and residents of
he community have been invited to
bake suggestions, which will be con-
Adered at the next rodeo meeting
scheduled for April 8 in the town
hall.
Last years Golden Trophy cham
pionship rodeo attracted one of the
largest crowds ever to assemble at
Harmon field.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Young Basso Third
To Appear Here
On Concert Series
Stanley Kimes Showed
Early Promise AS Vocalist
In Hi School Days

Stanley Kimes, basso, will present
a concert Monday evening, March %,
in Ramseyer Chapel, Bluffton Col
lege. This third number in the Bluff
ton College Concert Series will fea-
ture a young man who has won four
music scholarships.
One of his first honors was the
Cape Neal Kinley Fellowship of
$1,000, which was open to everyone
in the field of fine arts, and at the
same time Serge Koussevitzky grant
ed him the John Hancock Fellowship
which included a season under the
professional tutelage of Boris Col
dovsky.
Even when he was in high school,
Kimes proved his ability when he
won first place in the National High
School Vocal Contest, which thus
judged him to be the best young sing
er in the nation.
While enrolled on a scholarship in
James Miliken University in Decatur,
Illinois, his education was interrupted
by a three-year tour of duty in the
Army Air Force. After his discharge
he continued his studies and gradu-
ated in 1947. 1t was then that he re-
ceived the two fine scholarships that
he could carry on his voice training.
His first experience in opera was in
the Julliard Opera Theatre where he
completed his degree of Master OF
Arts in opera and voice in 1850. His
work was then again rewarded with
the Fullbright Scholarship which
enabled him to study at the Giuseppe
Verdi Conservatory in Milan, Italy
While there he sang with the Rome
Philharmonic.
Other engagements were with thu
Florence Opera Company, the Pome
riggi Musicali, of Milan, and the Ma
tional Italian Radio. While in Eu
rope, Kimes also went to France
Switzerland, Germany, Vienna, AM
England.
In his homeland he has been fea
Continued on Page 81
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Armin Hauenstein, Ray Staater,
Joseph Ralph Henry, A. d. Amstutz,
John w. Spangler, Wilbur Potee,
Marion A. Koch, Earl Good, Millard
E. Oberly, Homer Zimmerly, Monroe
Amstutz, Irwin Hermann, Fam We'll
ty, Ruel Niswander, G. A. Lehman
and ]. S. Steiner.
Officers elected on April Is, 1920,
to serve for the first year included
j. S. Steiner, commander; Vance
Schrider, vice-commander; Donavin
Baumgartner, adjutant; Armin Hau-
enstein, finance officer; Frenas Herr
mann, sergeant-at-arms; H. w. Berky,
chaplain; Ray Staater, historian; R.
E. Hughson, surgeon; Gilbert Fett,
William Griffith, Joseph Ralph Henry
and Arthur Amstutz, color sergeants; /;
and Clair Fett, musician.
On March IL, 1888, the Legion
Auxiliary was organized here with the
following charter members: Grace
Amstutz, Estella Core, Grace Cox,
Bertha Fett, Nina Fritchie, Verne
Gazette, Corinn King, Kathleen King,
Ida L. Grouse, Gaynell Rockey, Ger
trude Ryan, Ruth Steinman, Augusta
Steiner, Sylvia Tripplehorn, Alice
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12

Triplehorn, Elizabeth Tschiegg, Ber-
tha Weaver, Elva Zimmerly and Rose
Zweibel. Grace Amstutz served as
the first Auxiliary president.
Legion post commander this year
is Paul Geiser, and Mrs. Carl Burk-
hart is president of the Auxiliary.
Following the banquet, Rodney
Burke, Dunkirk magician, will pro-
vide the entertainment.
Banquet tickets may be purchased
at the Swank Barber shop, the Art
Amstutz grocery, or by telephoning
Garnette Foltz, 458-Y. All reserva-
tions must be made by Monday,
March 16, it was announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12

up 9f,oUU from the previous year, the
report shows. Cost of producing and
supplying the electricity was $98,847-
%; administrative and selling ex-
pense amounted to $7,657.66 and
other expenses were $S,474.17. Net
profit on the operations for the year
was $11,399.10.
In the water department sales were
$21, ,987.33, or $745.S9 less than in
1851. Cost of water sales was $780,
292.81; administrative and selling ex-
pense, $3,225.47; and other expenses,
$227.86. The net loss on water serv-
ice for the year amounted to ST.
1881.
During 1852, payroll of the muni-
cipal plant reached a figure of S48,-
600. Liabilities were reduced by $20,-
900 during the 12-months period, and
net worth of the plant increased $10,-
400.
Net worth of the plant and equip
ment, according to the report, is
$3.50, O,340.91. Outstanding bonded in
debtedness amounts to $4,000, but
the board has $1O,677.74 in the sink
ing fund for retirement of bonds.
In connection with the report, it
was pointed out by the board that the
cost of electric service provided the
town without charge for street light
ing, the town hall, traffic lights,
parks and Christmas decorations
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Legion Offers
Scholarship Medals
For High Students
Annual Awards To Be Made
On Basis OF Scholastic
Work And Leadership

Medals emblematic OF scholarship
and leadership will be presented to
one Bluffton High school senior boy
and one girl at the close of the school
year by the Bluffton Post American
Legion.
In honoring the two class members,
the Legion will revive an annual
award custom which was discontinued
about three years ago. Future
awards will be made every year, it
was decided, in cooperation with a
nationwide program of the Legion.
AS Candidates for the awards,
members of the class will select a
group of 10 senior boys and like
number of girls. From this panel,
the faculty will name the boy and girl
winners, basing their decision on
leadership in scholarship and extra
curricular activities.
Harry Bogart, former commander
of the Bluffton Legion post, is in
charge of the presentation committee.
In furthering interest of the Legion
in the welfare of Bluffton's younger
generation, the organization has vot-
ed to turn over the hall to youth of
the town every Friday night, as a
young peoples canteen. Two adult
couples will be provided by the
Legion as chaperones, and phono-
graph will be available to provide
music for dancing.
Bogart also is in charge of setting
up arrangements for the program of
youth recreation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12

Committee chairmen for the various
phases of the spring campaign were
announced by Geiger as follows:
Cleanup-Edgar Chamberlain
Fixup-Paul Reichenbach
Paintup- Paul Greding
Plantup-Kermit Herr
Lightup-James Draper
In adding plantup division to the
campaign this year, the sponsoring
groups are tying in the usual spring
gardening activities, and also taking
into consideration the gardening con-
vention to be held here next summer,
plus the junior gardening program.
The expansion in the lightup divi-
sion will have some interesting dis
closures with respect to the effects of
certain types of electric lighting on
television reception.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12

shops varies from day to day depend
ing upon the help situation, but Stein
man says he is holding pretty close
now to three towers per day. Rang
ing from 48 to 70 feet in height, the
towers retail for up to 5000. Dealers
like the Bluffton-made jobs because
they can be installed in as little time
as an hour.
Transportation is one of the buga-
bears Of the business. Because of the
long length, cost of shipment in small
number is prohibitive for any long
distance. One answer would be con-
struction in smaller lengths to be
bolted together at the destination.
The fabricators are working on the
possibilities of this type of design.
Mr.. Steinman has also found a
partial answer in making his own
deliveries on homemade trailer
Within 100 mile radius, three tow
ers can be shipped in load at saw
ing under regular shipping costs.
How long will the demand continue,
and how competitive will the business
become? These are the. questions
that must be decided befo either of
the local men decide to nvest in
heavier equipment for fast produc-
zion. Mr.. Mathewson is in@ned to
think of the furry in teri 9s&of the
emand for other produce Ne has
ade; II The xsahe apa8o; Mrstein-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Three From Near
Here In Draft Call

Three Bluffton area residents were
among 16 Hancock county registrants
drafted into the army last Tuesday
at the Toledo induction center, ac-
cording to a report from the county
selective service headquarters.
In the Hancock county contingent
were James Charles Anderson, of
Route /, Bluffton; John Richard Bow
er, Route /, Rawson, and Robert
Leroy Gossman, Route 8, Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Ralph Patterson
Takes NelU Position

Ralph Patterson, who has managed
the Ruff sc to 81 Stose in Bluffton
for the past 13 years, has assumed
new duties as bookkeeper for C. F.
Niswander & Son.
Mr.. Patterson succeeds Richard
Neff at the farm implement store.
The latter resigned his Bluffton posi-
tion to become herdsman for the
Plainview Farms, a dairy concern
operated by Luther Grieser at Jenera.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Abbot, Nc
Comb, boy, Anthony Wayne, born
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Clymer, Ben
ton Ridge, girl, Connie Eileen, born
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ropp Triplett, Bluff
ton, boy, William James, born last
Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12

amounted to $3,980.34. Cost of water
service provided for the village
amounted to $766.22, of which a sum
of $607.52 was for maintenance of
fire hydrants.
During 1862, the electric depart
ment is reported to have added s8,-
750.40 in improvements to lines and
equipment. The water department
added $1,979.O5 in capital improve
ments.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
bTnVgatg PNant ssss Year In Red,
BA Electric Dept. Show Nice Profit

Buttons electric and waterworks plant showed net
profit of $ 990 in the electric department during 1862 and
loss of 1881 sales of during the period accord
the annual report released this week by the board of public
affairs.
Aggregate electric sales of the plant 1852 S126378
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
DR.. ROddbdugh Named
To Health Board AQdin

DIR. Franklin d. Rodabaugh, Bluff
ton physician, was reelected to a
five-year term on the Allen county
board of health at meeting of the
advisory council, last week in Lima.
1t will be DR.. Rodabaugh's third
term on the board.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
G.. A. Lehman To
Come Home For
SUiss Song Fest

A Swiss songfest led by G. A.
(Dad) Lehman, former director
of music at Bluffton college, will
be one of the features of this
years Swiss Day observance dur
ing the Bluffton college COM
mencement season, it was decid-
ed last Wednesday at a meeting
of the committee laying plans
for the event.
Singing the songs of their
homeland, the descendants of the
hardy Swiss who several genera
tions ago settled around Bluffton
and Pandora and in several
Eastern Ohio counties will bring
new touch of color to the an
nual commencement festivities.
"Dad2l ehman, familiar nation
al fk6re Yin music circles, now
dinktor of the Colgate Rochester
Sc binary chqjs was announced
b{ the conn sszss he ideal
CT Pice as sol fSt led Ter. =
She boatEo2 wh sws
for <assmusicar featurd W be
selected is "Gesongbaue mich
Noten."
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
BLUFFTON MARKETS
"wednesday M0rninp1

Grain (bushel prices) - Wheat,
$2.10; corn, .$1.48; oats, 75c; soy
beans, 1888.
Eggs-Large white, 47c; large
brown, 46c; medium white or brown,
40c.
Poultry-Heavy hens, 25c; leghorn
hens, zoe; heavy white fryers, 25c;
leghorn stays, light and heavy, 14c.
Butterfat-No. /, 66c; No. 2, Gle.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12

man IS HOI SO SUf1 lHdW VpdHsIUH
would not pay. He was Youngs-
town this week investigating the
antenna needs there where UHF
transmissions are already a going
business. |
Whether or not the infant grows
depends upon many circumstances.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
UNION LENTEN SERVICE

The third in a series of Union
Lenten services will be conducted
Sunday evening at the First Men
MONTE church, 7:30. The Rev. Robert
l.. King will conduct the service con-
tinuing the theme of Personalities
of the Passion" His subject will be
"Caiphas."
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Expand Cleanup, Paint-Up Campaign
To Include Planting, Lighting Program

Expansion of Buttons 1858 Cleanup PantupFxu cam
pagn to include Pantp and Lghtup divisions announced
Tuesday by Maynard Geger chairman of the drive which is
sponsored by the Buffton Business Mems Association.
Dates for the campaign have been set for the period from
April "a through Geger This weekends
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Legionnaires To Honor Charter Members
At 33rd Anniversary Banquet Next Wed.

Charter members of the Buton American Legion post
the Legion Auxiliary will be honoed at banquet of both
zons marking the 33d anniversary of founding of the Legion
in Blufton at $50 next Wednesday in the Legion hall
Charter of the Bton post received March 1920
the signatures of the following charter
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12

Boom I'm BlufftOn
~ ro,oer Men on Bull \ :Ef Hstl
Etgg@a e.. 60 ::s, kssnk E;t14ns Rs@,e

suftA tN %e ali AaceaeAs tshes efseke day and night
puddH usT Pnead now with the perplexng problem
etheN expd the present scale in the
Ire of teevision antenna towers.
While orders stack from TV dealers within 100 mile
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Due, to unexpected opening we have
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