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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
80 Loss In 18th
Gusts Tripletts
From Dist. Tourney

The Triplett softball nine, AL
len county champs, were elimin-
ated in the quarterfinals, consol-
alton bracket of the district
tournament Tuesday evening at
the hands of New Hampshire.
The local lads were ousted
from the tournament in 3-2
decision in the 18th inning. 1t
was the second time in the tour
nament that they were defeated
i'm extra innings. The Triplett
boys lost their first game in the
double elimination series to Ken
ton City Cabs, 4-3 in the 18th
inning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
Coop Declared sUnqualified'
Bid Invalid In BPA
Resolution

Acting on the legal advice of VIII
lage Solicitor John Romey, the Bluff
ton Board of Public Affairs at a brief
meeting Thursday evening of last
week accepted the bid of the Ohio
Power company for buying the
towns municipal electric system for
S466,500.
The action to accept the utility's
bid despite the fact that Hancock
Wood Electric Cooperative, Inc. bid
$5e1 900 in cash and other rate con-
siderations was explained in the
boards resolution, declaring the CO.
op unqualified" to bid and the bid
itself invalid"
The resolution noted that ''the bid
of said Hancock-Wood Electric Co
operative, Inc, contains substantial
terms and conditions not included in
said legal notice, particularly those
dealing with proposed rates and is
therefore not responsive to said no
tice, and is considered by the Board
to be invalid under the laws of the
State of Ohio and to be beyond the
authority of this Board to accept"
In another paragraph of the reso-
luton, the BPA states that it exam
ined the Articles Of Incorporation
and Code of Regulations of the Co
operative and considered that, "by
reason of various provisions therein,
which are irreconcilably in conflict
with the provisidns of The constitu-
ton and statutes d the State of Ohio,
relating to contracts by municipal
CORPORATIONS for public utility serv-
ices, the control Of public utilities by
municipal eorpofations or by the
Public Utilities Commission of the
State Of Ohio, said Hancock Wood
Cooperative, Inc., is not qualified to
bid for the purchase of said property
or to receive a franchise to furnish
electric service in the Village of
Bluffton."
Solicitor Romey said, that unless
the timetable were upset by some un-
foreseen obstacle, it was expected
that the transaction could be COM
pleted early in September.
After the Security Exchange Com
mission approves action of the Ohio
Power company, the next step, Rom
ey said, will be for Council to convey
the property by passage of a resolu-
tion.
Action to award the bid to Ohio
Power was taken within a couple
minutes of opening the meeting.
Members of the board of public Of
fairs said that they felt the resolu-
ton explained their action COM
pletely.
Officials of both the Ohio Power
Company and Hancock Wood were
advised of the meeting, but few
Biuffton citizens had learned that the
board had arrived at a decision on
the bids which had been opened at
noon on Monday of last week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
Bigger N Better Fair
Opens Saturday At Lima

A star-studded program of nightly
attractions including wrestling mat
ches next Wednesday evening will be
offered visitors at the 1854 Allen
County Fair which gets underway at
p. m. Saturday and continues thru
six days at the Fairgrounds located
east of Lima between Route 30S and
1T.
Bluffton area farmers, Al and
FLA club members and others exhib-
iting at the fair are advised that all
entries, displays and exhibits must be
in place by 6 p. m. the opening day,
and the All Senior Style Show is
slated for s p. m. in the Youth
Building.
The Saturday evening grandstand
attraction will be the Horse Show.
On Sunday the gates will not open
until noon SO that the fair will not
interfere with church attendance.
There will also be special evening
NeSpSI sclNlSS III lllS SIdiuSlaiu a.
s p. m. DR.. Harry Denman of Nash
vile, Tenn, secretary of the Board
of the Methodist church, will be the
speaker. Music will be, furnished by
choir and community singing will
be led by Harold Beckett.
Earlier in the afternoon there viii
be a special program of children's
contests with so cash prizes offered.
Through the remainder of the
week, the fair gates open at Z a. m.
Monday will be "Children's Day.
with reduced prices on the rides and
a free aerial act ON the midway. The
Junior Fair Judging of sheep, crops,
dairy, and open class Judging of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
$466 500 Bid OF Ohio Power Co. Accepted By Board;
Injunction Suit Threatened To Halt Sale OF Plant
Biuffton Citizens Confer
With Directors Of Hancock
Wood Coop

The sale of the Button municipal
electric system, which has kept this
town in an uproar for more than a
year, now appears veering toward
court battle in test case" of major
state and national import to private
power companies and cooperatiyes
established under the REA.
Both the private companies and the
co-ops appeared ready to bring mat
ters to a head as to whether the CO.
ops can legally buy municipal sys-
TENS and operate them competitively
with the private producers. They
have locked horns in previous sell-out
deals, and dozen others are now
pending in Ohio.
The important suit may grow out
of citizen opposition here to the ac-
tion of the Board of Public Affairs
last Thursday in rejecting the high
bid of Hancock Wood Electric Coop
eratiye, Inc. An injunction suit by
taxpayer to halt the sale of the plant
to The Ohio Power company was be-
ing seriously discussed this week.
Monday evening group of 26
Bluffton citizens attended a meeting
with the board of directors of Han
Lockwood called at the request of
the citizen group.
A spokesman for the group said:
"We felt, in sense, our meeting
would constitute an apology due the
cooperative officials for the cold re-
ception they received at the hands of
our board of public affairs"
Complete operations of the coop
erative organization and details of
their recent bid for purchase of the
Bluffton plant were discussed, and
the Bluffton group was favorably i'm
pressed" the spokesman said. "The
coop offer, we believe, represents q
gain of some S28O,000 to Bluffton, in
10-year period
During the meeting the possibili-
ties of injunction proceedings were
discussed. Officials of the coopera-
tive were asked if the organization
would be willing to support taxpay-
er's suit to enioin the BPA. Coop
erative officials appeared to be in ac-
cord with the suggestion, members of
the Bluffton group told the News, but
withheld an answer pending further
investigation.
Prior to the Monday evening meet
ing on Friday, H. Lee Seiple, presi-
dent of the Hancock-Wood coopera-
tive, issued statement saying that
his board did not propose "to subject
the people of Blutfton to the results
of long and probably expensive court
costs although our attorneys tell US
that our case could be won by going
to court"
The statement was as follows:
''The Bluffton Electrical Distribu-
tion System was we'll worth the
s501, 900 we offered. We were, and
Continued on page a.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
BluftOn Band Plays
At Fair Wednesday

The Bluffton high school band will
play at the ALLEN County Fair on
Wednesday evening as one Of the
eight high school bands participating
on the fair program, it was announc-
ed this week by Harold Polling, secre-
tary of the Allen County Agricultural
society.
Each of the bands will receive SAC
for appearing at the fair. They will
assist in any parades staged during
the fair in addition to playing con-
certs on the midway.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
Expansion Group
Seeks To Bring
Tool Company Here
Business Mems Committee
Confers With Officials
Of Lima Firm

Efforts to bring to Bluffton the ex-
panding Gasdorf Tool G. Machine
company moved step further last
Friday evening when representatives
of the Lima concern met here with
members of the Bluffton Business
Mems association industrial expan-
sion committee and the Bluffton Ex-
-pansion company.
ROLAND Stratton, member of the
tool company, again expressed inter-
est in moving his firms operation in
to the municipal electric plant when
it becomes available.
1t was explained that the Lima
concern now employs Is men with a
payroll which last week totaled ST.
500. During the last four months
the payroll has totaled $4,000. The
operation was described as being a
stool job shop" manufacturing Gus
tom tools and machinery. Eventual
Iy, officials of the company said, they
hope to stabilize their operation by
the introduction of some type of
mass production manufacturing or
metal stamping.
Mr.. Stratton explained that the
municipal light plant, which is. to be
abandoned soon for generating pow
er, would make an ideal location for
his firm which has outgrown its Ii
ma quarters.
Members of the industrial expan-
sion committee expressed themselves
as being keenly interested in helping
the firm to locate here, but explained
that the future of the light plant
building Isl still indefinite.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
Bret TripIett Wins
Turis Medal At CuLUer

Bret Triplett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. A. Triplett, was awarded his
bronze Tuxis medal for outstanding
work in horsemanship, sports and
academic subjects as a trooper in
Troop B, Cavalry, at the Culver Mill
itary Academy summer school in Gull
yer, Ind, last week.
The announcement was made by
young Triplett's squadron Tuxis Off
Ger, Jon Well
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19

rates chances for a winning season.
He pointed out that with a squad
composed of so many young members
anything might happen but if the
boys get off to a good start they
should have their best season for sew
eral years.
Lettermen returning to the for
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
Harry Minck Earns
OSU Scholarship

Harry R. Minck, Bluffton student
at the Ohio State university college
of pharmacy, has been awarded g
scholarship for the academic year,
1954-55, it was announced this week.
The scholarship is sponsored by the
American Foundation for Pharma-
ceutical Education at 0SU.
To earn the scholarship, the stu
dent must have maintained high
scholastic record in addition to meet
ing other standards and qualifca-
tions.
Minck, a senior in pharmacy, Is the
son of Mrs. Mabel Minck Of Lawn
avenue, Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
Five Lions Clubs
Plan Annual Picnic

Members of the recently organized
Ada Lions club will join four other
area clubs including Bluffton in a
joint picnic Tuesday, August 81, at
Memorial Park in Ada.
In addition TO Ada and Bluffton
clubs from Beayerdam, Columbus
Grove and Cairo viii participate in
the program which will begin at 3 p.
m. A pot luck supper will be enjoyed
by the group at $50 p. IN.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19

sheep. domestic and fine arts win also
take place.
Monday evening grandstand at
fractions will include the Champion
ship Horse Pulling contest.
Continued on page d
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
BLuftOn Sailor
ASSIGNED To Sub

Robert v. Althauser, Jr., hospital
corpsman first class, USN, of Route
/, Bluffton, has been graduated from
the Naval Submarine Medicine School,
Groton, Conn.,, and assigned to the
submarine USS Queenfsh, as the
medical department representative.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
Lucille BGlInaGn Is
Graduate Nurse

Miss Lucille Bauman, daughter OF
Mrs. Ollia Bauman, las Riley street,
was member of the graduating
class of the Ft. Wayne Parkview
Methodist School of Nursing, which
received diplomas recently. Miss Bau-
man is now employed at the Park.
view Methodist hospital in that city
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
Pirate Grid Fortunes On Upgrade?
II Lettermen Reporting For Practice

ward wall include: Richard Basinger,
Robert Green, Rex Aakernnan, Ray
Cummings, Bret Tripletts Dean Bad
ertscher, Junior ZimrneSly, NBarry
Corson and Ronald Lora. q
Of this group only Alderman, a
doubtful starter for the first couple
Continued on page ~
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
WASTE COLLECTION

The regularly monthly trash col
lection will start at noon Thursday,
August %. it was announced this
week by Street Commissioner Lee
Coon. Residents are asked to have
containers at the curb by noon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
College Officials Expect
Slight Drop In Enrolment
SeUenty-Nine Are Registered In FrOsh
Class Compared With IS Last Year

slight drop in enrolment this fall is expected at Buton
college with indications that the freshman class will be smaller
approximately four Students and dropouts the upper
would further the of the student body
The Rev. Dale Dcey who has been working in the field this
to register prospective freshman said Tuesday that thus
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19

company, said this would give resi-
derits of Pandora long distance serv-
ice as good as any in the country.
Dial systems are already operating
in Rawson and Jenera.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-19
REUNION NOTICE

The Swank family reunion will be
held Sunday, August %, at Harmon
Field; basket dinner at noon. Gerald
Swank, president.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-07

and Russia can ''help avert war
between the United States and Rus.
sia."
Hatoyama, former education
minister who sat out World War
II in disfavor with the militarists.
will be assuming the job about
nine years behind schedule.
He is the original organizer Of
Yoshida's Liberal party. He won
the first postwar elections on 4
slogan of Defend the Emperor
defeat the Communists" As he
was about to assume the post Of
prime minister, the occupation
purged him from public life.
Yoshida took over for d short
term, stepped aside for o while,
and then was named again In
October '48. The diminutive, Gig
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-07
Old Yolih Steps Down

signed just hours before the Diet
almost certainly would have ton.
pied his government with "a.
confidence vote. Hatoyama led the
conservative Socialist coalition
that introduced the iio.confidence
motion Sunday. The coalition con.
trolls about 25s votes in the Dower.
ful lower house. Yoshida co,la
muster but 1e5.
Until the revolt against him. Yo-
shida ruled the Diet with a, iron
hand, backed by 4 working ma
jority in the lower house. Hats
yama may find the road more dif.
ficult. He must depend "a some
extent on the Socialists, who said
again today they would support
him at least temporarily.
If the Socialists withdraw their
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-07
Accident Victims Sue Each Other

Los ANGELES B-There is now
an exchange of damage suits based
on a traffic accident in which Sam
my Davis Jr., %, night club en-
tertainer. lost his left eye.
Mrs. Helen $. Boss, u. of nearby
Van Nuys, asked sl2s,ooo damages
in a suit filed yesterday against
Davis. She claimed Davis was st
fault when their automobiles col
lided Nov. 19 near San Bernardino.
Calf. She said she suffered severe
shock and injuries.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-07

Such an election probably would
have hurt both conservative fac
tons and aided only the Social
lists.
The businessmen who bankroH
Yoshida's Liberal party, as wen
as many Liberal party leaders,
have been urging Yoshida to re-
sign. He held on through four
hours of heated debate this morn
ing, but finally threw in the towel.
Hatoyama has said there win be
no change in Japan's relations
with the United States If he is
tapped for the Prime Minister'S
job.
He says he has fundamental
conviction that Russia is never to
be trusted" but he feels full dip
lomatic relations between Japan
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-07

support, the japanese political ket-
tie win probably boil over again.
The resignation may mean the
end of the political trail for the
76-year-old Yoshida, who signed
the San Francisco peace treaty
for Japan and maintained close
liaison with the Western nations.
He win remain a member Of the
Diet, but beyond that his future
is cloudy.
The stock market shot UP inn
mediately after the announcement
that Yoshida was stepping aside.
The action reflected the relief Of
business leaders who had feared
that Yoshida would carry out his
threat to dissolve the Diet and call
an expensive national election in
a fight to retain power.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-07
~ JIM Seeker

TOKYO R-Prime Minister Shi-
geru Yoshida, the sly old fox who
guided Japan's destinies through
seven troubled postwar years,
Stepped down today In the face Of
overwhelming opposition from both
the right and left.
HIS likely successor is 1ehiro
sHatoyan1a, q conservative pro-
American, as Is Yoshida. Unlike
Yoshida, however, Hatoyama IA.
vors diplomatic relations and in
creased trade with Russia and Red
China within q framework Of
friendship with the West.
The Diet (Parliament) will vote
tomorrow Or Thursday on q new
leader.
Yoshida and his Cabinet re-
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-07
ACTRESS TO PROFIT
FROM HOSTESS JOB

HOLLYWOOD R-Actress Joan
Crawford win say ''he1lo" to guests
at q cocktail party and get paid a
reported $4,000 for doing it.
She'll act as hostess at the open
|ing Of the Hotel Riviera in Las
Vegas April 9. Her agent con-
firmed the engagement today and
said the stars sole duties viii be
10 appear and greet guests at the
party.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-07

Birds are believed BY scientists
to be descended from reptiles.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-07

The Key Vest Citisen IL
A FAMILY Newspaper
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-07

Tuesday. December !. 1854
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-07

ar-smoking leader has run japan
ever since. But he made many
enemies. His fellow conservatives
call him q dictator who refuses to
consult them on his policies. The
Socialists call him reactionary.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-07

Her passenger Mrs. Bessie Roth.
50, Akron. Ohio, fled federal
court suit against Davis, asking
$4,000 damages.
Last week Davis. now recuperat
ing, sued Mrs. Boss, asking $l5os-
900 damages.
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Court Upholds Women 5 Right
1 Select Her Best Nude Photo

Z Municipal Court Judge Frank
II. Myers yesterday upheld the
right of "a beautiful woman with
q beautiful body" to be photo
graphed in the nude "for pos
terity" if she wished to.
The opinion was sidelight
In the acquittal of Murry Levy.
al. charged with keeping lewd
and indecent pictures with the
intent to exhibit them.
Mr.. Levy was arrested last
July 9.
During the trial, Defense At
torney Harry w. Goldberg told
Judge Myers that the 80 nudes
seized from the studio were mere
~ proofs, yet to be retouched or
placed against proper back
ground. for commercial use and
use in Photographic magazines.
The judge agreed with Mr..
Goldberg that the nudes were
not obscene or suggestive. He
also said that it is not against
the law for a photographer to
send one of his models proofs of
nude pictures taken of herself.
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Candidate Supported
By Anii-Rackef Unit
Elected in phenix City
" Tho Associated Pres. !

'
PHENIx CITY. Ala. Sept. 81.
"A young physician rode into
Office here yesterday in a city
commission election hailed by
anti-vice crusaders as a protest
from the people against rack
eteer rule in Phenix City.
DR.. Clyde M. Knowles. jr.,
who had the support of the
racket busting Russell Better
ment Association. was elected to
the three-man commission with
a majority of almost 2.to / over
the combined vote Of four OPP
ponentS.
Armed National Guard troops
stood watch at each voting place
throughout the day and escorted
election officials to the City Hall,
where the ballot boxes were
turned in after the polls closed.
Gets 1000 Votes.
Gov. Gordon Persons ordered
the guardsmen to police the vot-
ing places to prevent a recur.-
renee of past elections which re-
peatedly brought complaints OF
wholesale ballot frauds.
Complete but unofficial returns
gave DR.. Knowles 1000 votes
against a total of 1850 for the
other candidates.
Runnerup was Judge John
Freeman of the Russell County
Inferior Court, who pollcd "a.
Evening star., 1954-09-21

several OF, the schools teachers.
The teachers entered the build
ing. while the policemen spread
around the building to keep
watch.
Tension Increases.
DR.. Cobbs declined to elabo-
rate on his statement as tension
mounted in this quiet South
eastern Delaware community.
The situation developed yes
terday when the Milford School
Board closed the schools after
learning Of plans for a protest
march by anti-integrationists.
Although the school board,
composed OF three businessmen
and a housewife, had called for
resumption of classes today, they
left unanswered the question Of
whether II Negro pupils would
be allowed to take up their high
school studies.
Board President Dean Kim
nell said that in addition TO the
telephone calls, a delegation of
citizens opposed to integration
came to his home at about mid
night last night and told him
that some of their number had
gotten out Of hand and there
might be violence"
Mr.. Kimmel said the School
Board members were not threat
ened at any time. but that the
delegation indicated violence
might take place If Negro pupils
tried to enter the school.
An indication that the schools
may remain closed for the re-
fnaindeI of this week came from
William v. Sipple. ir., board
member. who said he doubted If
anything would be done until
the board meets on Thursday,
September 49, with the State
Board of Education.
Evening star., 1954-09-21

votes. Grover r. Harden was
third with 153. followed b.. Tont
Corley with 123 and w. n. Mar
lowe with 33.
The winner succeeds veteran
Commissioner A. L. Gullatt, who
declined to seek reelection after
% years in Office. The other two
commissioners. Mayor Elmer
Reese and DR.. Seth Floyd, were
not UP for election this year.
Korean War Veteran.
DR.. Knowles is chief Of staff at
the city-owned Cobb Memorial
Hospital, named for Judge Free
mans brother-in law, the late
Mayor Homer d. Cobb. The
newly elected commissioners
father once was Mayor of lid
Girard. Ala. now part of Phenix
city.
The 32-year-old physician is a
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Dogs Truck Fugitive
BUCHANAN, Ca, Sept. q

BUCHANAN, Ca. Sept. 81 up.
-Bloodhounds yesterday tracked
down George Ellis. 2s-year-old
Chicago bank robber and the
Vast of four fugitives from the
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. He
was captured within half a mile
from the spot where a COM
panion, Charles Edward Stegall,
was caught Sunday night.
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Delaware Community
Closes Schools Again
In Face Of Threats
BY the Associated Press

MILFORD. Del. Sept. 21.-
This conmunity's two public
schools were closed again today
in the face of telephoned threats
of violence if Negro children
were allowed to attend classes in
the previously all-white high
school.
DR.. Raymond C. Cobbs, super
intendent Of the Milford schools,
had announced earlier that the
schools would open as usual at
8 am. today after being closed
yesterday.
However, DR.. Cobbs issued q
statement shortly after 8 o'clock
this morning in which he said
the schools will be closed until
further notice lin the interest
of the safety of all the chill
dren-"
Superintendent's Statement.
The statement said:
Members of the Board OF
Education. since making an ear
lier announcement, have received
numerous calls threatening 'vio-
lence in case any Negro children
attend school. In the interest
of the safety of all the children
the board hereby serves notice
that the schools are closed until
further notice"
A detail Of five policemen ar
rived at the school, along with
Evening star., 1954-09-21

Korean war veteran. Is married
and the father of one SON. He
was the first doctor to examine
the body Of slain vice foe A. L.
Patterson, whose assassination
June 10 brought on the cleanup
in Phenix City that led to the
young physicians election.