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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-17
1854 Tax Rate
Remains At $17.65
In Blufton Corp.
School District Tax Rate
Also Remains Same AS
1858 At $16.15

Tax rate on real estate in Bluff
ton corporation during 1854 will be
S17.65 per $1,000 of property val
uation, unchanged from the rate in
effect for the last year it was an
nounced last week by Allen County
Auditor Russell L. Hire.
Richland township rate of taxation
in the Bluffton school district also
remains unchanged, $16.15 per
thousand; and Monroe township in
the Bluffton school district will have
the same rate, $16.15.
Breakdown of the Bluffton village
rate of 17.65 mills is as follows:
soldiers bonus, 80; county, 2.45;
township, 20; schools, 1900; and
corporation 2.70.
Monroe township tax rate in the
Bluffton school district is broken
down as follows: Soldiers bonus,
80; county, 2.45; township, lao;
schools, 1900.
Bluffton's real estate tax duplicate
for the coming year has been set
at a figure of $3,031 ,670, according
to an announcement from the county
auditors office.
Last years total tax duplicate for
the town, including public utilities
and personal tax, as well as real
estate, was $5,168,636.
So far this year there has been
no announcement of the total dupli-
cate, including all three sources of
tax levies.
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More VOcdlists
Sought For Booster
Musical ShOU

More singers are needed for the
Bluffton College Booster club pre-
sentation of Gilbert and Sullivan's
"H. M. S. Pinafore", scheduled for a
two-night production on Oct. % and
"a, it was announced this week.
Residents of the community are
urged to help with the production by
attending the next rehearsal at 8 p.
m. next Monday in Founders Hall on
the Bluffton campus. Selection of
the cast of principals has not been
completed, and many are needed for
the chorus.
Vocal talent for the celebrated
operetta is being enlisted from the
community and anyone interested is
urged to be present at, the rehears-
ais set for each Monday evening.
Earl Lehman is directing the mu-
sical production, and E. James Sza-
bo is directing the orchestra.
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David Tschiegg
Wins Bank Award:
Kansas City Trip

David Tschigg, Bluffton FLA
youth who received the most prize
money for his exhibits at the Allen
County Fair recently, has been
named the winner of the trip to
the National FLA Convention spon-
sored annually by the Citizens Ma
tional Bank.
David will attend the convention
in Kansas City on October IL as a
reward for his enterprise in FLA
activities at the Fair. He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Tschiegg.
His exhibits at the fair consisted
of Chester white hogs and soybeans.
All ribbons won by him at the fair
were first-prize blue ones. In the
open class he had the first prize gilt,
first prize boar, first prize young
herd. In the Junior Fair he received
A grades on his individual market
pig, gilt, boar and market pen of
three.
Young Tscheigg was also second
high individual in the Allen County
Livestock judging contest won by the
Bluffton team.
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Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Habegger,
Findlay, a boy, Eric Wayne, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Basinger,
Pandora, a girl, Christine Marie,
born last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Rogers, Jen-
era, a girl, Linda Lou, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Wilson, Find
lay, a girl, born Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Mahlon Wenger
Nadine Allman), Toledo, a boy,
David Joel, born September 6 at
Toledo hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vroman
(Bettye Lewis). Toledo, girl, Carol
Ann, born Saturday, September IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldine Wiess, Jr., a
boy, Kent, born at San Louia hos
pital, Kenton, Ohio. Mr.. Wiess is
formerly of Bluffton and is now
Superintendent of Schools at Ridge
way, Ohio.
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Miss Lois Oyer
Joins Faculty

Miss Lois Oyer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Oyer, North Lawn
avenue, has been employed as new
second grade teacher in the Bluffton
public school system, Supt. Aaron
B. Murray announced Tuesday.
Miss Oyer takes over the grade
which had been assigned to Miss
Janet Bechtol prior to her resigna-
ton two weeks ago and relieves
Mrs. Levada Bixel, a former grade
school instructor, who started the
term with the class as a substitute
until a permanent teacher could be
obtained.
The new second grade teacher is
a graduate of Bluffton High school
and Bluffton college. She has been
teaching music in the Elida school
system.
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Ada Organist To
Play At Mt. Cory

Prof. Alfred Mudrich of Ada, will
present a program of organ music
at the Mt. Cory Methodist church
Sunday evening at 8. o'clock.
Associated with the Ohio Northern
University Conservatory of Music
during the past year, Prof. Mudrieh
is becoming we'll known throughout
the Lima-Ada area for his artistic
ability.
Also appearing on the program
will be Mrs. Olive Tinkcom of Cas-
tro Valley, Calf, who will present
a vocal number. Mrs. Tinkcom is
spending several weeks with rela-
tives in the Mt. Cory community.
The Sunday evening program is
the second of a series of monthly
services held by the Mt. Cory church
through the fall and winter seasons.
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Garden Club, FLA
Announce New Fall
Harvest Show
Grain, Vegetables, Fruit
To Go On Display At
School September 20

Because it was considered better
to restrict Buttons annual Flower
Festival to flowers alone this year,
local gardeners and farmers will have
an opportunity to display art in a
new Fall Grain, Vegetable and Fruit
Show to be held at the high school
on Tuesday, September %.
The newest community show is be-
ing sponsored by the Mems Garden
club and Future Farmers of America.
Entries are open to the public and
exhibits are to be in place in the
school gym by p. m. at which time
the judging will start. Prizes to be
awarded at the show will be an
nounced at later date, according to
L. A. Basinger, general chairman of
the show.
The evening program will include
an achievement meeting for All
clubs and FLA. Light refreshments
will be served by members of the
Future Homemakers of America.
1t is anticipated that the fall
festival will become a regular event
on the community calendar and later
ones will probably include displays of
work by the F. H. A. girls.
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Record Number OF Hunters Find
Good As Season Opens

Ideal hunting weather found hun
dreds of nimrods thronging Bluffton
AareA woodlots Tuesday for opening
N ue squirrel season, with quail
iffed observers estimating that a
greater number of hunters was
afield this year than in any recent
season.
Mondays heavy rainfall soaked
down leaves and ground to the ex-
tent that hunters could move. through
the woofe, without any sound, rated
as e nfst ideal conditions for
squilkss aaating.
The wet wooded areas were in
marked contrast to the conditions as
recently as the last weekend, as
the result of a prolonged drought,
but following Mondays rainfall the
opening day of the squirrel season
hunting could not possibly have been
more favorable.
Local license distributors said that
sales this fall have been much heavier
than in any recent year, an indica-
tion that a near-record crowd of
squirrel hunters have taken to the
field. Game protection officials again
warned that any hunter, or anyone
accompanying a hunter, must have a
license.
Most farm woodlots are reported
to be overpopulated with squirrels,
according to a release from the
extension wildlife conservation de-
partment. 1t is estimated that in
most areas, at least 40 per cent of
the existing squirrel population must
be killed off "for the good of all
squirrels.
This will prevent the surplus from
being wasted to lingering death
by starving when food supplies be-
come scarce this winter. Remaining
squirrels also will be bigger and
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Many Bag Limit
On Opening Day

| Confirming reports of one of thu
best squirrel seasons in years, more
bag limits We're reported on the
morning of opening day than in any
recent year.
Among those who reported bag
ging their limits on the opening day
were Jesse Manages, Ollie Steiner,
Oscar Wenger, Hurry" Hank Tay-
lor, George McCune, John McCune,
Lowell Habegger, Ralph Augsbur-
ger, Russ Downey, Elmer "Whitey"
Woodward, of Mt. Cory, Irwin Ba-
singer, of Pandora, Gene Benroth
and Dave Riser.
Many hunters got three, just one
short of the bag limit, including
Ivan Montgomery, Barry Corson,
Don Corson and Joe Birchnaugh.
Hunting before work Tuesday morn
ing Denver Augsburger and Floyd
Hardwick each bagged two.
Others getting at least two dur
ing the day We're Rollie Moser, Mar
vim Matter, Roy Klingler. Singles
were reported by Jim, Edinger, Billy
Augsburger and Kenneth Bowyer.
The only gray squirrels were re-
ported by Jim Dray, who got two,
and Ray Cummins with one.
George McCune reported seeing
Is squirrels in one woods before he
got his limit.
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Legion All Set To Stage Musical Show
"On Stage America" Friday, Sat. Nights

"On Stage America, one of the
most unusual home talent musical
minstrel revues and amateur con-
tests in Buttons history, will be
staged in the Button High school
auditorium at 8 o'clock Friday and
Saturday nights of this week, under
auspices of the Bluffton post, Ameri-
can Legion.
All proceeds will go for the benefit
of the Junior Legion baseball team.
For the big show Ralph Stearns
will be interlocutor, and John Carder
and Paul Geiser are the end men
principals in a big cast.
Others playing principal roles will
be Lysle Niswander, Dale Reichen-
bach, James Reichenbach, Kenneth
Reichenbach, Sam Diller, Fred Reich
enbach, Paul Reichenbach, Clair Fett
and Harry Burkholder.
Music in the show offers everything
from old-time folk tunes, through
cakewalks, jazz and strut numbers
to popular ballads of today and
yesterday. The accompanist for the
show will be Sally Reichenbach.
In the chorus groups are Betty
Gaiffe, Kay Zimmerly, Betty STRAIT
ton, Cathy Lewis, Nancy Houts, Carol
Triplehorn, Karen Mumma, Terry
Preto, Joyce Schmutz, Beverly Ben
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-17
Officials Uncertain AS To Extent
Of Village Street Repair Program

Extent of Bluffton's 1863 street
repairs remained uncertain following
last weeks meeting of municipal
council, but Mayor w. A. Howe
said that an improvement program
still is contemplated and likely will
get under way yet this month.
No decision has been made so far
as to how much street repair work
will be done because of several fac
tors, including inability to determine
what improvements should be made
this year and what should be car
ried over until next summer.
Most of the towns streets torn
up this spring and summer in sewer,
gas main and waterworks excavat-
ing will not be in condition to be
re-surfaced until next year because
of the necessity to wait until fills
have finished settings, it was point
ed out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-17
Public Apathy Blamed For Defeat
Of Ohio Magazine Censorship Bill

Public apathy in the matter of the
APPALLING amount of obscene literature
appearing on the news stands was
blamed in part for failure of efforts
to pass state law at the last session
of the legislature providing for CEN
sorship of magazines in Ohio, in a
talk by State Rep. Harry Corkwell
of Ottawa before the Bluffton Lions
club Tuesday evening.
Corkwell, who authored the origin
al censorship bill, told the Lions that
he was gratified by the support of
various Catholic organizations, but
said frankly that he had been disap-
pointed by the lack of support among
Protestant denominations.
He reported, however, that during
the session he had received number
of letters from Bluffton residents in
dicating their support.
The State Representative, himself
a retail dealer in magazines at his
Ottawa store, said that the problem
is too big for the individual dealers
to cope with. If they refuse too
many magazines a place on their
stands, the news agencies would re-
fuse to do business with them.
BY the time his censorship bill was
amended by fellow legislators, Cork
well said that it was worthless and
did not have chance to pass.
The Ottawa man took his associat-
es to task stating that many of them
did not take their work seriously, or
were willing to sell their souls for a
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dollar.
He urged his audience to vote
against the constitutional amendment
providing for four year instead of
two year terms for state representa-
tives.
"You'll destroy the close relation
ship between your local representa-
tive and yourself. At least you get
to see him once every two years now.
1t will be only at four year intervals,
if the amendment is passed. 1t will
destroy the last vestige of home rule
at Columbus" he declared.
Four year terms are all right for
State senators, Corkwell said, be-
cause they are elected from a wider
territory and campaigning is more
time consuming and expensive.
On the subject of the sewage dis
posal problem plaguing small COM
munities Corkwell said that he be-
lieved engineers were selling small
communities a larger bill of goods
than is necessary. Engineering pro-
gress, he believes, will make it pos
sible for a town to construct a sew
er plant at much lower cost in the
future. For that reason he sponsored
a bill that would have given the viii
lagos moratorium on sewage plant
construction. 1t was not passed into
law, however.
Speaking on the mounting cost of
state and local government, he clos
ed by reminding his audience that
everytime you ask for something,
you're going to have to nav for it.
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In the meantime, residents of the
village are getting their first taste
of bad streets in town which for
many years has taken pride in the
first-class condition in which its
thorofares have been maintained, and
all through a situation in which no
one is subject to blame.
1t all has comel about through an
unparalleled combination of circum-
stances which has found streets of
the village riddled by excavation
work during the last year.
Not only has the sewer construc-
tion program taken its toll of what
were once first-class streets, but a
major gas main replacement program
in which over 5000 feet of new
lines have been installed also has
contributed to the present dusty,
rutted condition of the towns road
ways, Mayor Howe said.
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School Levies Up
In Grove and PIG

School levies will be voted on in
Columbus Grove and Pandora Gilboa
school districts this fall, and levies
for additional village expenses are
asked in Gilboa, it was disclosed this
week in an announcement by the Put
nam county board of elections.
Columbus Grove will vote on the
renewal of two mills for the tax
years 1868 through 1857, for school
operating expenses.
Pandora Gilboa voters also will de-
eide on two-mill levy 1853 through
1857, for school operating expenses.
In Gilboa seven mills are asked
for village expenses.
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.4-Mill Increase Sought
BY BluftOn Schools In
Vote On Levy Renewals
7-MU Levy On November Ballots
Includes RenelUal Of Sc Mills

A Bluffton school levy of sever
mills per $1,000 of real estate valua,
ton for general operating expenses
Will be on the ballot at the genera
election next November 3, represent.
ing renewal of sc mills and an ad.
dltlonal levy of A mill, it was an
nounced Monday by the board of ed
ucation.
Embodied in the seven mill levy
proposed by the board of education
are two levies now in effect, amount
ing to total of Sc altho originally
voted as s mills.
Reduction in the levies to the sc
ngure resulted from re-appraisal of
Allen county real estate last year,
bringing an increase in Bluffton's
tax duplicate of approximately 25
per cent. After local real property
values had gone up at the beginning
of 1858, the 8 mill school levy was
reduced to the lower figure which
continued to provide the same yield
in dollars.
One of the. levies, expiring this
year, originally was for three mills
(now levied at 2.475 mills since the
real estate revaluation), voted in
1949 for a period of five years. The
second levy, originally mills (now
levied at 4.125 since real estate re-
valuation) was voted in 1850 for five
years.
With the former 3 mill (now 2.475
mil) levy expiring at the close of
this year, the board of education al
so proposes to discontinue the mill
a4.125) levy which has another year
to run, so that single package can
be presented to the voters at the
polls in November.
All funds received from the exist
ing levies and the single one propos-
ed to take their place are used for
general operating expenses at the
school. The A mill additional levy
in the mill proposal would yield
about $4,000 more per year than the
amount which local schools have
been obtaining from the two exist
ing levies. 1t is estimated that pas
sage of the mill levy at the polls
would provide approximately $57,-
900 for the schools general operat-
ing fund annually.
Approval of the levy requires a
majority vote, it was explained by
Supt. of Schools Aaron B. Murray.
Both previous levies, now included
in the new single issue, carried by
large majorities when last approved.
Unanimous endorsement of the z
mill levy proposal was voted last
Monday night at meeting of the
Bluffton Parent-Teacher association,
after explanation of it's need had
been made by Superintendent Aaron
B. Murray.
Measures were taken by the board
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-17
Town Widens Alley At Grade School
For Use AS Berthing Zone For Buses

An alley extending between Jack
son street and Lawn avenue at the
north boundary of the grade school
grounds is being widened and re-
surfaced by the municipal street de-
partment under the direction of
Street Commissioner III. L. Coon,
it was announced this week by
Supt. of Schools Aaron B. Murray.
After completion of improvement
work on the alley, it will be used
by the board of education as new
location for school bus parking while
loading and unloading rural students,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-17
New Teachers Meet
Parents At PTA
Pot Luck Dinner

One of the largest turnouts in
many years marked the opening
Parent Teacher association meeting
of the season at POI luck dinner
and evening program he'd Monday
night in the Bluffton grase- School
At n, program, sspt. Aaron b
Murray Introduced hye new teachers
entehpg the Bl1ffton school system
this fA: Mrs. jeanette Klay, ,see1
ond grade; MISS Lois Oyer, sAcond
grade; Mss. Betty Stratton, Nth
grade; DAvin Kirchhofer, fifkh
grade; and Mrs. Verrice Davies
half-time mathematics jAstfnctor in
the high school buildingAA M
Kirchhofer, it was exnaaaed, has
accepted a one-year teashing con-
tract on the school staff, because his
duties as superintendent of the pro-
jected Mennonite Memorial Home
will not begin until after the school
year ends.
Also on the evening program was
an Ohio sesquicentennial movie, pro-
vided by, the Standard Oil Co.
Mrs. Wilford Steiner, president of
the P.T.A., presided at the meeting.
Mrs. Woodrow Little is program
chairman.
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the superintendent said.

the superintendent said.
Existing traffic congestion at the
front of the building will be consid-
erably relieved by shifting the buses
to the alley location for their load
ing and unloading, it was pointed
out.
In the Improvement program, the
alley is being widened to an 18-foot
roadway, is being regarded and
new stone surface will be applied.
The project was recommended to
the town by the board of education.
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PLAN ONLY TWO-LANE BYPASS
81 Freshmen Begin Life On
BIuftOn College Campus

Eighty-seven Bluffton college fresh
men began their college days last
Friday when they arrived on the
campus to take their entrance exam
nations, arrange for quarters for the
coming school year, and in general
become acquainted with the school
and its facilities.
Although early figures are no as
surance that all of the prospective
new students viii remain when class
es begin on Thursday, there is also
the possibility that late arrivals will
keep the new Glass of '58 near the 80
mark. The frosh group includes SIS
boys and 80 girls.
In addition to the freshman class,
early arrivals this week included six
other students who are transferring
from other colleges.
The freshman class numbers four
foreign students, two from Puerto
Rico, one from Amsterdam, Holland,
and another from Berlin, Germany.
Luis Torres and Gladys Tormes hail
from the Caribbean island. Els Van
Lier is a one-year exchange student
from Amsterdam, and Johannes Hen
sci is an exchange student from
Berlin.
Arriving on the campus last Fri
day, the freshmen were welcomed by
their student counselors and ate their
first meal at noon in the college din
ing room. Entrance examinations
were held Friday afternoon, Saturday
and Monday mornings. DIR. L. L.
addressed the new students
in Ramseyer chapel Friday evening.
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4 Wiue instead OF accommodating four
lanes as it does now south of
Beaverdam, came as q surprise to a
group of Bluffton citizens who
viewed plans of the highway depart
ment at an informal meeting last
Friday at the Paul Diller funeral
home. Mr.. Diller had asked highway
department officials to present the
plans in order to keep the commun-
ity advised as to the departments
intentions.
The highway department was re-
presented at the meeting by Division
Engineer Walter Neidhard and Plan
ming Engineer Scholl.
They explained that a traffic
count of several years ago indicated
that there was a considerably lesser
flow of traffic on Route 25 between
Bluffton and Findlay than in the
southwark direction between Bluff
ton and Lima. This affected decision
to make the bypass only a two-lane
road at present. When traffic con-
ditions warrant it, the second lane
will be added.
Bluffton motorists will be able to
get on the new highway at any of
four approaches, at the Bentley
road intersection, the County Line
road, State Route 103 and County
road 33. Many, however, travelling
south may prefer to enter the new
highway at the intersection near
GRATIS crossing from where the
divided four-lane artery will extend
south to Lima.
One road known as county road
81 will be dead-ended at both sides
of the highway to eliminate one in
tersection in this area.
When the second strip Of the
divided highway is added at
later time, it viii become the south
bound lane. The original strip will
carry north-bound traffic.
From the Bentley road to the
north end of the bypass, farm prop
erty which will be affected by the
route includes the following, accord
ing to the present highway plat:
Farms of C. Matter, j. Tripplehorn,
B. Greding, John Tripplehorn, E. &
III. Bertsche, Ida G. Vermillion, C.
Bracy, A. Hartman, A. & HI. Hart
man, E. & n Bosse, and John A.
Roger ct al. The bypass re-enters
the present Route % roadway at the
Jesse Welty farm.
At GRATIS crossing, plans call for
the purchase of triangular tract
of the w. Schaublin farm east of
the railroad. This, it was explained,
may eventually be developed into a
roadside park since it is a wooded
tract.
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Schools Operating
Fund Benefits

A sum of $1,552 remaining in the
bond retirement fund of the Bluffton
board of education after all bonded
debt had been retired last year has
been transferred to the general fund
of the board.
Approval for the transfer, permit
ting expenditure of the money for
general operating purposes, was CIV
en- by Judge Moran B. Jenkins, of
the Allen county court of common
pleas.