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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
Business Mems
Group To Discuss
Industry Expansion

E. E. Fournace, head of the in
dustrial development department of
the Ohio Power Co., will be the
principal speaker at the next meet
ing of the Bluffton Business Mems
association at the Elk restaurant
Wednesday evening, October 27, at
6:30 p. m.
The Ohio Power man will discuss
how his company attempts to induce
industrial consumers of electricity
to locate plants and develop present
holdings in the communities it serves
with electric power.
The program was arranged also to
further acquaint members of the local
association with the work of its
Industrial Expansion committee and
the Bluffton Industrial Expansion
Company. Edward Waltermire, chair
man of the associations expansion
committee, and 81 Diller, president of
the expansion company, are in charge
OF arrangements for the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
Replacement Of $4,000 School Building
Long Overdue, Blufton Lions Are Told

hardship on the community" He
said that for the average home owner
the cost will be less than that of a
pair of shoes or new hat per year.
Earlier in the meeting Superintend-
ent of Schools Aaron b. Murray trac-
ed the history of Bluffton schools
from as far back as when the build
ing was located near where the Clair
Fett home now stands at College road
and Grove street. About 1880 a
building was erected on the present
jackson street location. This was
moved in 1875, and the building now
stands north of the Rexall Drug
store and is occupied by K. & N.
Plumbing and Heating shop.
In 1875 the first part of the pres
ent building was erected on jackson
street at cost of $4,000. The ad-
dition was erected in 1900 for an ad-
ditional cost of $4,000. MIR. Murray
pointed out that the school district
had received its $4,000 worth many
times over in the 79-year history of
the building.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21

linking the North Main street area
across the bridge into the sewer net
work, and also providing an outlet
for jefferson street and part OF
Mound street, east of the Nickel
Plate railroad.
With preliminary planning com
pleted, council then will be in posi-
ton to determine whether funds car
be obtained to complete either OF
both projects.
Final report on the sewer construc-
ton program, made at a meeting
TuesdaSs Confirmed the engineering
sG<sffs analysis of year ago In Nov
ember that work should be halted be-
cause the fund was exhausted.
Following the payment of $4,000
interest on the two councilmanic
notes held by Ryan, Sutherland and
Co. of Toledo, one maturing in
September when the S180,000 sewer
bond issue was sold and the other due
on Nov. /, there actually will be a
deficit in the sewage construction
fund, the report shows.
Total construction expenses re-
naming, including the interest and a
S400 allowance for grading and seed
ing the disposal plant grounds,
amount to $4,000, and the balance in
the construction fund is only S11,937.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
College Work Day
Postponed Because
OF Heavy Rains

Last weeks incessant rains re-
duced the number of work calls
from the community and caused
postponement of the semi-annuaI
Bluffton College Work Day until
Wednesday, October q, il was
announced BY Chairman Sam
DiIler.
The heavy rains made it i'm
possible for students to do many
of the outside jobs customarily
required at this time of year,
and it was deemed advisable to
delay the event, Diller said.
Students ''hire out for the
day and turn over all earnings
for a college project. This fall
they have their sights set on
$1,000 to be used to rebuild the
college cabin.
Information on prospective
jobs for the students may be
phoned to either Diller or John
Rogers, assistant chairman. Both
can be reached by calling Ropp
Hall, 1s3-W.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21

When the most recent addition to
the Bluffton grade school building
was completed back in 1900, there
were only one or two autos in town.
They have long since been replaced
many times by new models, but the
town continues to use its long out
moded school building, Paul Stauffer,
president of the board of education,
told the Lions club Tuesday evening.
He pointed out the numerous COM
munity facilities which Bluffton has
to be, proud of, but added that the
elementary school building is not one
of them, and urged support of the
$395,000 bond issue to erect new
one.
illustrating his talk with charts,
Mr.. Stauffer pointed out that College
Hall, Bluffton college, was erected in
1900 about the same time as the adj
dition 10 the grade school building.
Since then, he pointed out that Ropp
hall was built in. about 1914 and
Science hall erected a year later.
Lincoln hall went up in 1923 and the
.Musselman Library was built in 1880.
Founders hall is the latest addition
to college facilities completed two
years ago. na! 4 rx
Mr.. Stauffer pointed out that most
of the educational facilities Of which
the community is proud were actual
ly brought here by money from out
side the community. The high school
building erected in 1912 and the adj
dition to it about 1880, we're excep-
tions. 4 ~
At the same time WPA provided
Bluffton with a new stadium at Har-
mon field in 1886. The hospital was
built with PWA funds in 1887. In
40 Bluffton got new post office and
in '35 Triplett erected its new plant
All of these improvements came
about without the community reach
ing far into its own pocket, Lions
were reminded.
"And now, said the speaker, 1--WE
can have a modern new grade school,
and the expenditure viii not work a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
Electric Meter
Refunds On Way,
|BPA Announces
Customers OF Former Munic-
ipal System To Share
S2,7O0 Distribution

Refunds of electric meter deposits
to customers of the former municipal
system were authorized by the Board
of Public Affairs at its recent meet
ing, and office employees have al
ready started issuing checks to cover
the refunds, according to Harvey
Bauman, president of the BPA.
Bauman said that deposits on COM
mercial meters amounting to from
SIS to $40 will be repaid first. This
will be followed by refunds to resi-
Dental users amounting to S5. A
total of $2,7O0 will be refunded.
In regard to water bills issued
later than usual this month, Mr. Bau-
man explained that there would be
no penalties charged if bills are paid
by November 10. These bills were
for the August reading, and are a
part of an extended period allowed
by the board to bring water bills up
to a more current basis rather than
being in arrears full month.
The next bills will be issued Nov
ember / and will cover the month of
September. Bills to be issued Dec
ember 1 will cover all of October and
the first half of November.
Although the December / billing
will be a little larger than normal
since it will cover month and a
half, the consumer will gain slightly
because of taking advantage Of lower
rates due on larger quantities in any
one billing period.
The BPA has moved to its new
quarters in the council room of the
Town Hall. This was in keeping with
an economy plan adopted by the new
board. The change was made earlier
this month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight RickIe, Mt.
Blanchard, girl, Rebecca Eileen,
born last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Soash (verena
Balmer), st. Clair Shores, Mich,
boy, DQn Eugene, born last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mccullough,
Gilboa, girl, Debra Jean, born Fril
day. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Donivan Augsburger
Peggy Eckenwiler), Bluffton, boy,
Michael Kent, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Peterson,
Mt. Cory, twin girls, Lou Ann and
Sue Ann, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Montgomery
(Janet Steiner). Bluffton, girl,
Cynthia Jane, born Sunday. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Dari Williams, Find
lay, girl, Barla Amanda, born Sun
day. e
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Null, Hoyt-
vile, girl, Anna Elizabeth, born
Sunday. ss4s
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Schick, Rt.
5, Lima, boy, Wendell Alan, born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Moser,
Bluffton, a girl, Canda 10, born Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dible, Upper
Sandusky, girl, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. William Heilman
(Malbea Ann Lauriat), Spenard,
Alaska, hoy. Donald Tracy, born
October IL. Mrs. Heilman Is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Laur-
lat Of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
Nov. Draft To Take
Is From Allen Co.


Fourteen Allen county men will
leave November / for induction into
the armed forces as part of the
county's November draft quota it was
announced by Mrs. Donna Ohler,
clerk of the county selectiye service
board. They will be inducted at Ft.
Hayes, Columbus.
This group viii be among the 1924
Ohioans to receive induction calls in
November. The youngest registrant
who may be inducted on this call
must be 20 years and one month of
age on the day of induction unless ne
is a volunteer or delinquent.
No Button men were included in
the Allen county draft quota for
October.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
Power Company To Make Gift To Town
|N 7h-Acre Buckeye Lake Property
Directors Taking
Final Action At
Meeting November 9
Municipal Ownership Of
Park viii Open Way For
Swim Pool Project

The Buckeye Quarry Lake prop
erty, home of Bluffton's famed Trout
Derby and proposed site of the long
discussed community swimming pool,
will soon be turned over to the Village
of Bluffton as an outright gift" by
the Central Ohio Light & Power Co.
In letter to Paul Diller, chairman
of the village park and recreation
board, Emory d. Erwin, president
and general manager of the power
company, said that he believed the
deed to the property would be in vii
lage hands by the middle of Novem-
Der.
Final action to make gift of the
property to Bluffton is expected at
the November 9 meeting of the board
of directors of Central Ohio, Mr.. Err
win said.
Transfer Of the property to the
village, which has held it for many
years under lease, will open the way
for location there of the proposed
swimming pool and other recreation
facilities of a more permanent ma
ture. Previously there has been some
objection to spending money to i'm
prove property not owned by the
community.
The quarry property includes
lake of seven and a half acres which
is springfield and Of such purity that
county health officials more than
year ago said that the water would
be suitable for swimming pool pur-
poses without the need of alteration.
1t has been planned to circulate the
water from the quarry into the swim
ming pool which would be built in
the rock on the lake banks.
In addition to the lake itself, the
property includes the grounds around
it, including fair sized park area on
the north side and frontage on Main
street amounting to approximately
100 feet.
The lake can be approached either
from Main street or from Spring
street.
Mr.. Diller, who has been working
for more than year with the utility
company officials to obtain title to
the Buckeye for the village, was en-
thusiastic with prospects for park
development there in the future.
Receipt of deed for the swim
ming pool site will unite the hands
of the park and recreation commits
sion,' Diller said. "We were hesitant
about proceeding with the plans on
someone else's property. Matter of
fact, we were not sure it would be
legally possible to spend public money
on leased property"
At the same time the Bluffton
Community Sportsmen's club, which
has long considered erection of a
public shelter house and club meet
ing place, has hesitated to proceed
with plans on property owned by the
electric utility company.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
College Concert Series
Featuring Great Artists

Bluffton concert goers will be
treated to FIVE outstanding passical
attractions in the star-s1sT6ded 1854
SIS Bluffton Collegs~C Concert Series on
the campus beginning November 2.
First in the series of headline at
fractions will be the Trapp Family
Singers who will appear in Founders
Hall Tuesday evening, November z.
One of the outstanding vocal ensem-
bles of its kind in the country today,
the group consists of Mrs. Maria
Augusta Trapp, her five daughters,
two sons, and their priest-conductor,
Father Frans Wasner.
The group will appear in colorful
Tyrolean peasant costumes and VIII
present a program of Bach, Mozart
and Purcell, vocally and with Six
teenth Century instruments. Also on
the program will be folk songs, class
ical airs, lusty yodels, lifting madri-
gals and rarely heard instrumental
music on gambia, spinet and recorder.
Boris Maximovich, pianist, will ap-
pear in the second concert of the ser
les in Ramseyer Chapel December 6.
Born in Kiev in the Ukraine, Mr..
Maximovich graduated from con-
there and later became
professor. He served in forced labor
for the Nazis and after being freed
by the. Americans began concert tours
playing for American and French ar
mics. He has played major Euro
pean cities and is now on the staff OF
the Art Center Music School, Detroit.
On January Ii the Davies of Can
ada, vocal group, will appear in
Ramseyer Chapel. The family is led
by their mother, Vera Henderson
Davies, and will feature a recital of
opera, oratorio, traditional ballads,
spiritual, art, popular and buffa
songs in solo, duet and trio arrange
ment This group is highly recon-
mended by American and Canadian
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
West Ohio Gas
To Up Rates

A rate increase of cent per
4 900 cubic feet of gas will be
assessed Button consumers effec-
tive November L according to an
announcement made recently by
George S. Vail, president of the West
Ohio Gas Co. which supplies local
users.
The increase is the result Of the
fuel cost ordinance which ties con-
surner rates to prices charged West
Ohio by its supplier, Ohio Fuel
Gas Co.
The cost to West Ohio has in
creased cents per 1000 feet over
the base price established by ordin-
ance. An increase of 3 cents per
1000 cubic feet was made effective
August /.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
YOdeIers Scarce
"SlUiss Holiday"
Producers Learn

The Bluffton College Boosters
variety show, "Swiss Holiday" now
entering final rehearsals, was report
ed this week to be shaping into a
highly entertaining show despite what
appears to be dearth of yodelers
in this traditionally Swiss community.
Apparently the art of yodeling was
left behind in the Alps by the Swiss
people who settled in this area, or
at least it was not passed down to
the present generation. The pro-
ducers of "Swiss Holiday, however,
were securing the Sugar Greek dis
trict of Ohio this week hopeful of
producing a genuine Alpine yodel.
Although some numbers are being
kept as a surprise in the variety
program the Boosters announced that
Dale Dickey and Luther Shelter will
provide the comedy acts for the
show. Coach Ken Mast and his
sister are cast, of course, in dane
ing numbers, and Gene Wollenhaupt
and his popular accordion will be in
the show.
A number of the community's best
square dancers are practicing Swiss
folk dancing under direction of Mrs.
B. w. Travis.
The setting for Swiss Holiday is
an Inn Yard with Paul W. Stauffer
in the role of the innkeeper and
Ropp .Triplett as an American
traveller.
The show will be presented in the
high school auditorium on October
Z 20 and 80 as part of the Bluffton
& College Homecoming program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
HOuSe-TO-HOuSe
Calls Start Today
Urging New School
Volunteers To Ask Support
OF Every Family On
School Bond Issue

House-to-house visitations publiciz-
ing the need for a new Bluffton COM
munity elementary school will begin
Thursday evening of this week in an
intensive campaign scheduled to con-
tinue until about the mid-part of next
week.
Inaugurating the drive to carry the
story of the community's pressing
needs for a new school into every
home, meeting of volunteer solicit
ors was held Wednesday night in the
library study room.
Briefing solicitors at the session on
the major points to be stressed in
conducting their campaign, Paul w.
'Stauffer, president of the board of
education, pointed to the following
basic needs for a new elementary
building:
THE present elementary school
is inadequate, too small, unsafe
in many ways and too old.
2-0ur elementary school facilities
are out-of-step with community
progress. We have modern fac
ilities for virtually every pur-
pose other than our grammer
school.
Cost of the new building win
represent about what the aver
age taxpayer would pay for
only one ice cream sundae
week.
Modern classrooms will give our
teachers an opportunity to best
utilize their training and exper-
ience
Mrs. F. I. Lauriat, chairman of the
house -to-house canvass committee,
presided at the solicitation kickoff
meeting.
Community clubs and organiza-
tons participating in the house-to-
house calls include Poinsettia, Telesis,
Alpha Gamma, Century Circle, Alice
Freeman, Travel Glass, Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts, P. T. A., Jaycees, Lions,
Business Mems Association, Business
and Professional Women's club,
Mothers Night Out, Progressive
Mothers, American Legion, Legion
Auxiliary, Richland Grange, and
other groups.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
October In Anchorage Not Unlike October
In Bluffton, Returning Visitors Report

! October in Anchorage, Alaska, is
not unlike an Ohio October, and as
a matter of fact the mercury only
felllto freezing once during the week
that Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Marquart
were visiting there with their daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Sgt. and Mrs.
Paul King, and their new grandson,
Bruce, born just few weeks ago.
The Bluffton grandparents re-
turned home Wednesday of last week
. after their Alaskan air trip. Said
Mr.. Marquart: "If had known that
the rains would not permit me to
get any work done on the farm, we
would have stayed another week.
When they arrived in Alaska they
found all of Anchorage excited over
the earthquake which occurred there
just a couple days earlier. II was
the worst ever witnessed there, but
little damage to buildings was
evident.
Impressions received by Mr.. Mar
vquart during his short visit was that
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21

dance in the high school gym.
The queen will receive her crown
from the hands of Football Captain
Rex Alderman, who will also present
her with miniature gold football in
honor of the occasion. The football
jewelry is being provided by the
Varsity B club.
Attending the queen will be Miss
Karin Hauenstep and Miss Sue
Montgomery. ThAy viii receive mln-
iature silver footballs Iduring BE
ceremony.
Miss Triplehorn, the Edasghtef on
Mrs. June Rockey ana RSsseN Triple
horn, is active in the FSturS HI fme-
makers of America, tho Girls Ashletic
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
Renew Efforts To
Retain Alternate
State Route Is
Business Mems Association
Also Campaigns For Exten-
tionDf State Route 103

Spurrea by recent expressions of
both GRernor Frank j. Lausche and
his Rep blican opponent James A..
Rhodes, that Lima may need a
through lay as well as a bypass for
u. Is. Holte 25 traffic, the highway
copafnktee of the Bluffton Business
.Merss association went -isses action
last week to reneHs4ts appeal to the
state highass department to retain
press@e Route rs through Bluffton as
&n alternate after the bypass is COM
pleted here next September.
Headed by Chairman Paul Diller,
the committee met Wednesday after
noon of last week with representa-
tives of the Allen, Hancock and Put
nam county commissioners, and of
Bluffton village council to get their
endorsements Of the request as well
as on another request TO extend State
Route la3 through Button to Col
umbus Qrov@and kalida.
By SAny this ~rses chairman
Diller had *he names of he three
boards of eAunty commissioaers and
BIufnon, Ccsambus Grove an& Kalida
village councils on a joint r@Splution
asking the midway department to
grant the RouA 25 and 1os r%pestss
Copies of the RESOLUTIONS aSs6 be
sent to Walter NeidhaSs diNsion
engineer for the biess@ay department
at Lima; to<skfghway Director Lin
zell, alas<6 Governor Lauscche.
skf the same time action was taken
(Continued ON nage ~
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21

Alaska is hunting and fishing
paradise; while many things are
much higher Csc for bottle of
pop) other things, overalls for ex-
ample, are priced just about the
same as here; there are some good
roads, but there are many rough
ones including a stretch of the
Alcan, which they Travelled on;
Anchorage offers some very modern
Continued on page IL
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21

association and the Tri-Hi-Y.
Miss Hauenstein, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Kent Hauenstein, is mem
Der of FHA, GAA and Tri-Hi-Y, and
on the staff of The Buccaneer. Miss
Montgomery, editor of The Buccaneer
and member of FHA, GAA and Tri-
Hi-Y, is the daughter of Mrs. Char
les Montgomery. Bdth of the girls
are also active in scHopl musical af-
fairs. u
Miss Loretta NonnamAker is chair
man of the Homecomihs celebration
and her cpmmittee exte is sa. inSfeau
tion to all Hufftbn hishsehool stu
Aents and Aaluiani to attend the dance
following Aheg game.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
Four From Here Play
In AH-OhiO Orchestra

Four Bluffton high school musicians
have been honored by being selected
to play in the All-Ohio String Orch
estra Festival Saturday at Ohio State
university. Those from Bluffton who
viii go to Columbus are Wilma Jorg,
1st violin; Irlene Gierman, End violin,
Miriam Giernan, viola and Paul
Glaze, bass.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21


Next on the series is Robert Nc
Ferrin, baritone, who was the win
ner of the Metropolitan Opera Audi
tions of the Air in 1861 Acclaimed
as one of the outstanding baritones
of the day, McFerrin has AadS many
appearances in concert, opefs<and on,
the stage. He is convincing singgf
of German lieder, italian opera ShdI
folk songs and spiritAals of hiSface.'
Concluding the concef~~eefies viii
be Morris Hochberg, violinist, and
assistant, concert master of the De-
troit Symphony. An outstanding mu-
sician and instrumentalist, Mr.. Hoch-
berg's art embraces the master works
from Baroque to contemporary style
periods.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
Council Authorizes Engineering Surveys
To Complete Interceptor Sewer Project

preparing for the completion of the towns inercepng
construction halted nearly when the $580000
bond issue exhausted municipal council last week authorized
Toledo engineering firm of Fnkbener Pes and Strout to
make preliminary survey for two additional projects.
Additional nterceptors involved in the study will be those
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21

The Bluffton Saddle Horse club
joined other community organizations
in endorsing the proposed $3s5,000
bond issue for a new school build
ing at its meeting last week and
contributed $40 to the campaign fund
of the Community Progress associa-
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
CONCERT CANCELLED

Because one of the members of
The Arlingtons, Metropolitan Music
Group, slated TO appear Sunday eve-
ming in concert at the First Metho-
dist church, had heart attack, the
concert has been cancelled
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-21
DalUn TripIehorn TO Reign
At High School Homecoming

With traditional and ceremony Buffton high school
will Homecoming between halves of the Spencer
vile football game Friday night Harmon Field and Miss Dawn
Trpehorn elected will reign the half
time ceremonies later the evening at the Homecoming