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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
Harold Klingler
New President Of
BlufftOn Lions

Harold Klingler, Bluffton insur-
ance man who has long been an &C
tive worker in the Lions club, was
elected Tuesday, evening as the new
club president. He will assume his
duties at the first meeting in July,
succeeding Ed Waltermire.
Other officers who will assume
their duties with Klingler include
f. James Szabo, first vice-president;
Carl Lehman, second vice president;
Richard Cookson, third vice presi-
dent; and Sidney Stettler, secretary
treasurer.
New directors of the club elected
Tuesday are Clarence Diller and the
Rev. Robert King.
Russell Lantz viii be the new song
leader; Ed Badertscher, Lion tail
twister; and Lamont Diller, Lion
tanner.
The club heard reports of the
years activities from the chairmen
of Is various committees under
whose jurisdiction the clubs commu-
nifty service work falls.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
BlufftOn WOman's
Poem Is Winner

Mrs. Wilhelm Amstutz's poem,
"The Clouds, has been awarded first
place in national contest sponsored
by the Federated Women's clubs, it
was announced this week.
AS chairman of the Northwest
Ohio District of the Federation's
division of literature, poetry and
drama, Mrs. Amstutz was asked to
contribute several pieces Of her work
in. the competition.
Il personally thought one of the
other poems would have a better
chance" she confided when advised
THE Clouds" had won.
The award will be presented to the
Bluffton woman at the spring meet
ing of the Federation in Columbus on
April 2S.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08

serving as law director of the city of
Cleveland. He was appointed to that
post last November by Mayor An
thony ]. Celebreeze, and in that po-
sition is generally considered the
heir-apparent to the mayor.
As law director, Locher would sue
coed the mayor upon his death or
resignation, under provisions of the
Cleveland city charter.
The speaking engagement will be
of the nature of a homecoming for
Mr.. Locher, since he was graduated
from Bluffton high school in 1882,
and from Bluffton college in 1886
He studied law later at Western Re-
serve university and after graduation
practiced in Cleveland and Columbus
Born in Roumania on July "a, 1915
of American parents, Locher lived
there until he was 13, when his fam.
lily moved to Bluffton. In Roumania
his father, Ephraim (now dead)
worked as an oil field driller. His
mother, Natalie, was a native of Rou
mania, although of German ancestry
a. Coach Kenneth Mast will serve a:
the banquet toastmaster Friday eve
ningfwith DIR. Lloyd L. Ramseyer
president Of the college, giving the
welcome. The inpocation will b
given by the Rev. Alvin ]. Beachy.
Proceeds of the fve-dollar-per
plate Booster dinnsr will be used fo
blacktop paving of a sidewalk an,
roadways about Founders Hall. Ap
proximately $50 - 300 are expecte,
| to attend
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
Hi School Music
Groups Compete In
State Finals Sat.
SOlOists, Ensemble Groups
Headed For Contests At
Bowling Green u.

As a result of receiving superior"
ratings in district music additions
Bluffton high school will send solo
and ensemble groups to Bowling
Green State university this Saturday
to compete in the state finals. The
orchestra, mixed chorus, girls chorus
and boys chorus will go to Capital
university, Columbus, April "a for
state finals in those divisions.
Some 1000 boys and girls from
Allen and six other counties compet-
ed Saturday in the additions of the
Ohio Music Education Association at
Bluffton high school and college aud
itoriums in the Ohio District III
competition.
Solo ensemble groups received
superior" rating at the district
competition held March 20 at Lima
Central high school qualifying them
for the state finals.
Buttons instrumental and choral
groups competed in class B2 in the
additions with schools of enrolment
from Isl to $50 students.
Three ratings were made in each
classification superior, excellent
and good. Only groups getting
superior ratings are eligible for state
competition.
Youths attending represented Al
len, Auglaize, Hancock, Mercer
Paulding, Putnam and Van Wer
counties.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
COttontGI Party For BIuffton Small Fru
Planned This Saturday At Legion Hall

1t could be that the Easter
bunny has had a change of heart,
or it may be a case of being
weary after these many years OF
running around and hiding eggs
i'm Harmon Field for the kiddies.
Whatever the case, the tots of
Button will not have to go out
side and hunt the eggs this year
during the American Legion
AuxiIiary's annual Easter festiy-
ity for pre-school children and
children up to and including the
fourth grade. The event will be
in the form of a Cottontail party
to be held Saturday, April IL, at
2:30 p. III. in the Legion rooms of
the Town Hall.
Mrs. Monroe Amstutz. chair
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08

Mayor Crew said that he was in
receipt of an anonymous letter which
declared that Fink is serving on
council illegally. The letter enclosed
Bluffton News clipping on the Buh-
Ter decision.
The mayor said that Village Solici-
tor Fred Eberhart has been asked for
a written opinion on the matter.
Mr.. Fink said that he had written
the attorney GENERALS office follow
ing the Bluffton and Lafayette Incl
dents. He added that he could not
serve even to make up quorum un-
til he is shown by apthority that. it is
legal and proper. u
Because the lack ofsa quorum made
it impossible to conduct ! blsiness
Monday evening, Mayor Gssw haa
called a special meeting ofAcouncil
for tonight, Thursday, at s p. m. He
will seek legal advise as to what pro-
cedure will be necessary for the leg
islative body to continue to function
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
BlufftOn Prery
Elected Head Of
Ohio College Assn.

DR.. Lloyd L. Ramseyer, presi-
dent of Bluffton college, was
honOred last week end by election
as president of the Ohio College
Association and Allied Societies
at the S3rd annual meeting of
the venerable organization held
at st. Marys of the Springs col
lege in Columbus.
DIR. Ramseyer, who served last
year as vice president of the
group, succeeds DIR. John c.
Baker of Ohio university, Athens.
The Ohio College association
numbers 80 of Ohio colleges
and universities among its mem
bers, and includes some "a allied
societies.
Another Bluffton College man
hOnOred at the meeting was A. c.
Burcky, athletic director here.
He was elected president of the
physical education section of the
association of which he was Sec
retary last year.
DR.. Ralph Bunche, Nobel peace
prize winner and director of
trusteeship for the United Ma
tiOns, spoke at the second general
session of the group.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08

Named in commemOration of the
Triplett Electrical Instrument COM
pany's golden anniversary which is
being celebrated this year, big
Goldie" is expected to be worth as
much as $1,000 by the time Derby
Day arrives. The jackpot prize in
creases in size daily.
The big cash award, however, is
promised only if the pickerel
is brought ashore between the open
ing Derby bomb and 4:3O p. m. open
ing day.
The prize money is guaranteed by
the Bluffton Business Mems associa-
tion and the Community Sportsmen's
club, co-sponsors of the derby. More
than so firms and individuals have
already offered to make up the purse
by contributions of $40 each.
The Triplett Company will figure
prominently in this years fishing
derby, having offered prizes of 90
gold-colored glass casting rods on
so tagged rainbow trout, num-
bered from / to so. The rods, valued
at $3.50, were designated specially for
the anniversary occasion. They have
chrome plated steel guides and tips,
locking reel seat, Offset reel seat, and
are guaranteed by national manu-
facturer.
Dave Riser, derby supervisor, has
announced that the official listing OF
all prizes and derby rules is now
ready for mailing to nearly 4,OOC
former members Of the association
They will go in the mail this weeh
end. Others wishing to receive ont
of the free listings can have one By
dropping a postal card to TROUT
DERBY, Bluffton, Ohio, and request
ing same.
The first stocking of fish at tht
Buckeye occurred on March 20, an'
fishing is open to members unit
April II, at which time the QUAR-.
1 will be closed until Derby Day fo
tagging purposes and stocking ad
ditional walleyes, pickerel and perch
Rainbow trout costing $1,000 vii
be stocked in the quarry two days be
fore the derby opens. A total of tw
and halftons of fish viii go into tn
quarry for the opening day, accordin
to John Gilbert, supervisor of re
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sure Of other affairs was given as the
reason for the first two designations,
and Mr.. Fink, coach and teacher at
the Cory-Rawson high school, sub
mitted his resignation after receiving
a letter from the attorney generals
office stating that as a teacher he
could not legally serve on legisla-
tive body of government.
Fink's status is similar to that of
Gerhard Buhler, Bluffton high school
principal, who resigned from office as
a village councilman after learning
that member of legislative body
cannot hold any other public office or
employment. Two Lafayette school
teachers also recently resigned posts
on the council of that village.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
BPA Will Propose Electric Rate Cuts
Hinged On Decision To Purchase Power

The prospect of early substantial
reductions in electric rates was dang
led in front of Bluffton citizens this
week by the board of public affairs
as clincher to its argument in favor
of buying power wholesale and dis
tributing it over the municipal sys-
tenn. @"s@" s~s.*I. @@t@aata@ a@e...
At the boards regular meeting
Monday night it considered new cleo
trio rates proposed by plant superin-
tendent James f. Draper. Mr.. Drap-
aer had been authorized to make such
a study in February.
A statement issued by the board
said that no final action was taken
Monday on the matter of lowering
rates, but it was indicated that def
mite action will follow soon.
Vyrl Neeper, president of the
board, said that action would probab-
ly be taken to affect the rate reduc-
ton pending action to go on the pur-
chased power plant.
The boards statement was as fol-
lows:
"The board of public affairs pro-
posed last July that we discontinue
generating and that we purchase
power wholesale. The reason for this
proposal was the savings that could
be made in production costs of $27,-
600 or more per year. 1t is the opin-
ion of the board that a part of this
savings should be passed on to the
consumers in the form of a rate re-
duction.
Actually only a small part of
these savings will be required to give
the people of Bluffton a better cleo
trio rate than is being offered by any
private utility in the area.
''The major part of the savings
would still be available for expansion
of the distribution system and mod
ernizing our street lighting system
and other departmental improve
ments."
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08

man, and Mrs. Francis Basinger,
co-chairman of the Auxiliary
event, have announced that i'm
place of the annual Easter egg
hunt, games and contests will be
held for the kiddies. The win
ners of each of these will receive
a prize.
Legion and Auxiliary members
have been asked to donate one
dozen colored eggs for the event
and other interested citizens are
welcome to aid in making the
party success for the kiddies.
All persons donating coioresi
eggs are asked to turn these in
at the Community Market no
later than 1880 p. m. Saturday,
April II.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
Referendum Petitions Signed By T3
Filed Tuesday With Clerk LOngsdOrf

Both members of council and the
board of public affairs, who have
held opposite viewpoints on the ques-
tion of selling out or buying power
wholesale for distribution over mum
icipal lines, agree that the referen-
dum is the best solution. By this
means voters will settle the long
aggument.
Although twas originally thought
that 1T signatures would be requifed
for the referendum petition, the Int
est legal advice has been that only
II are required. In either event, the
petitioners would have more than a
sufficient number of signers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
DR.. G. A. Lehman
To Retire From
Colgate Rochester
Former BlufftOn College
Professor To Direct
Church Music

Dr. Gustav A. Lehman, director of
music at Colgate Rochester Divinity
School, Rochester, New York, for
nearly quarter of a century, will re-
tire from the school, it was learned
here this week from an article ap-
pearing in a Rochester newspaper.
Better known here as DR.. G. A.
dad" Lehman, he is a former head
of the Bluffton college department of
music. On numerous occasions he
has returned here in connection with
the presentation of the Messiah,
both as a vocalist and later as guest
director.
According to the newspaper article
DR.. Lehman will take the post of
minister of music at First Baptist
church, Morgantown, w. Va, in Sep
tember. He will also be associated
with the Baptist Student Christian
Center at the University of West
Virginia.
DR.. Lehman was scheduled to retire
from the divinity school three years
ago under the schools age limitation
rules but his tenure was extended by
the Board of Trustees.
He gained wide personal renown
and built the Colgate Rochester choir
to prominence during his years as di-
rector. Last June he received the
honorary degree of doctor of music
by Keuka college.
DR.. Lehman will make a final fly-
ing tour Immediately after Easter
with a group of his chorus classes to
sing more than dozen programs i'm
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and New York.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08

Petitions signed by 173 Bluffton
citizens were filed Tuesday evening
with Village Clerk A. J. B. Longs
dorf demanding that councils legisla-,
ton adopted several weeks ago to
sell out the municipal power plant
be submitted at an election for the
voters approval or rejection.
It was anticipated that Che town
council would receiye=the petitions at
the regular meeting Tuesday evening
of next week, and that Solicitor
John Romey would have legislation
prepared for placing the controver-
sial issue on the ballots at the earl
lest possible moment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
Swiss Background
Is Natural For
Museum, Expert Says
Local Group Meets With
Research Man For American
Assn Of Museums

DR.. Carl Guthe, research associate
for the American Association of
Museums, advised the Bluffton Swiss
Museum committee to set the objec-
tive of the proposed museum at tell
ing the story of Bluffton, rather than
to direct it as a collecting agency"
for, antiques.
The nationally known authority on
museums, who has his office in the
Smithsonian Institute, echoed earlier
words of state psychologists, in say
ing that Bluffton's Swiss Mennonite
background is a natural" for COM
munity museum.
"Your Swiss background is distinc-
tive even if some of your tools do not
appear to be. The story that you tell
with your Swiss background will thus
be different" DR.. Guthe said.
Representatives of the Bluffton
committee conferred with DR.. Guthe
last Friday at a meeting in the Ohio
State Museum in Columbus. Edwin
Zepp, director of the museum, who
recently visited here to discuss the
proposed museum, presided at the
Columbus meeting.
Attending from Bluffton were DR.
Delbert Gratz, Bluffton college libra
rian; Ezra Moser, president of the
Swiss Museum committee; and Dr.
Howard Raid, secretary of the muse,
um committee.
The local group also talked at the
meeting with Richard Lawwill, di'
rector of the Anthony Wayne Park
way Board, interested in establish
ment of museums in Northwestern
Ohio. and with eminent museum peo
pie of the state.
DR.. Guthe noted that the benefits
of a museum such as one planned
here are far-reaching. History stu
dents, he said, are taught to use doc
uments or books to get ideas. OBJ
iects also tell stories and give valu
able information to the historian, h
said: Children will have better un
derstanding of history through mu
seums.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
Mems Garden Club
TO ShOU Color MOUies

Two films of interest to gardeners
will be shown as part of the program
for an open meeting of the Bluff
ton Mems Garden club in the high
school study hall Wednesday, April
Ia, at 8 pm. Wives and friends of
the members as well as anyone inter-
ested in the films are invited to
attend.
Topics of the sound-color movies
are "All American Roses" and "Bet-
ter Gardens for Better Living"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08

operator.
A model of efficiency, the main
building of the plant makes a trim
and pleasing appearance from the
road. At its entrance behind the
glass doors stands an indicator board
with signal lights on its panel to en-
able the operator to check all of the
controls at a glance without even
entering the building.
"A small laboratory, ! ell equipped
for all the various tests required by
state reports, is housed in the main
building. Equipment, in addition to
the usual glass tubes and beakers of
the chemical lab, includes small heat
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Etter, Pandora,
boy, Steven Don, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Dodge, Ada, a
girl, Cynthia Louise, born Saturday.
Mr.and Mrs. Robert ID. Lee miriam
Basinger1. Lima, a boy, David Edgar,
born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. MAIDEN Basinger, Pan
dora, boy, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Reichley, Find,
lay, boy, born Wednesday
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
Explorer Scouts
Receive Awards

Six boys of Explorer Post DO re-
ceived Apprenticeship awards We'd
nesday night when they were pre-
santed before the adult committee of
the Post at a meeting held at the
bome of Norman Triplett, chairman
of the committee.
Receiving the awards were Jan
Conrad, Richard Basinger, Bruce
Triplett, Bret Triplett, Dean Bad
ertscher and Joe Urich.
Members of the committee are
Norman Triplett, Joe Urich, Charles
Alderman, Morris Triplett and By,
ron Fritchie.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
All, Sweet Riley! Waste Treatment Plant
Solves Stream Pollution Problem Here

ing furnaces and an electric refriger-
ator set to maintain the steady
temperatures required in the tests.
The glazed tile brick construction
of the interior walls and painted
floors makes the building easy to
keep spotless. Aluminium window
sash and aluminium screens keep
maintenance cost to a minimum.
Only little more grading remains
to be finished and then the grounds
are to be seeded and planted. This
should give the grounds a park-like
appearance and add the finishing
touch to half-million dollar i'm
provement.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
Cleveland LdU Director,
Ralph LOcher, To Speak
At Booster Dinner FRIDAY

Ralph Locher who brought his former boss Gov. Frank
Buton College Booster Banquet its principal
speaker years ago. viii return his Alma Mater Friday
evening the principal address himself another Booster
affair
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08

stocking.
Membership cards in the club are
available at area sporting goods
stores or by mailing So to Trout
Derby, Bluffton, Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
$500 Cash Award Offered For Prize
Pickerel If Caught On Derby Day

Biggest of all the tace busters to be planted this spring
Buon Buckeye Quarry for the opening of the annual Trout
Derby April 25 will be Bg Gode large Lake Erie pickerel
who will bear the tagged number 1000 and already worth
than $500 to the anger who pull him Derby Day
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-08
Half Of RaUsOn COunciLmen
designations; Lack
Of Quorum Stalls Govt

Half of the Village of Rawsons sxman council have sub
mted resignation but action for the acceptance of the
designations hamrung Monday evening for lack of
at the regular meeting
Mayor Oen Crew said that he had received letters of rsna
Miller
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
SALVO PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy w. Gray
and daughter, Lee, have returned
to New London, Conn, after
visiting Mrs. Kitty Gray.
Lafayette Douglas was here
unday. Accompanying him
were Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Robin
son and Sandy of Manteo.
Rev. Raymond Hyatts if More
head City spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Hooper.
He also preached at the Glad
Tidings Tabernacle Church,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Coy L. Anderson
and children of Shiloh spent Sat-
urday night with Mrs. William
E. Whidbee.
Melvin Midgette of Whining
ton recently visited with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Graves
Midyette, ST..
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie M. Hooper
and children of Manteo, are
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anywhere else. Southport's mo-
tells are back in business and
busy caring for hunters and
fishermen.
Across the Cape Fear, New
Hanover County beaches suffer-
ed the heaviest damage, because
they had more to be damaged.
Here are Carolina and Wrights-
vile Beaches, largest in the
State. Here were nine of the
States Is ocean fishing piers.
Here was the largest ocean front
boardwalk. All along water
hotel and the most elaborate
fronts, from Fort Fisher, through
Kure, Wilmington, Carolina and
Wrightsville Beaches, the dam
age was enormous, but all these
beaches had substantial building
back from the beach front itself,
and that is the reason that hotels,
motels, tourist homes and res
taurants are in operation at all
of them today-more t h suf-
ficient to take care of November
beach goers and sports fisher
men.
Accommodations for Crowds
The big Breakers Hotel at
Carolina Beach is a shambles
and the Ocean Terrace, the
States largest beach convention
hotel at Wrightsville, took buff
feting, but plans are already
made for restoring it. Even if
these beaches do not attain COM
plete recovery in time for the
back from the ocean front, COM
opening of the spring beach sea-
son, there are enough places
bined with the large number of
new motor courts in h e Will
mington area, to make it certain
that large beach crowds can be
accommodated again, and that
conventions can be scheduled for
Wrightsville and Carolina beach
es with assurance that facilities
will be available.
The Carolina Beach boardwalk
is a problem calling for concert
ed action in that municipality,
but the Municipal Yacht Basin
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lodge and charter boats until
Thanksgiving.
Clayton Fulcher of Atlantic,
whose Pamlico Sound fishing
pier at Cedar Island eastern ter
minus of U. S. Highway 10Y was
damaged by Hurricane Carol, re-
ported no further damage from
Hazel and plans not only to re-
build the pier by next spring but
to add a motor court. He al
ready has a cafe and tackle shop.
Commercial fishing got swift
ly back into operation. Typical of
this is the case of the United
States Shrimp Company in
Southport, whose big trawlers
were washed high and dry and
its processing plans destroyed by
the storm. Owner Dallas Pigott
began rebuilding even before
the water receded. Cranes from
Sunny Point Army base lifted
his boats back into the water, a
call to the Small Business Ad-
ministration brought promise of
a rebuilding loan, carpenters and
materials were assembled and
within less than 100 hours after
the storm, the U. S. Shrimp Co.
was back in operation-afford-
ing employment to % trawler
crews and giving jobs to about
so other people in processing an
average of $500 pounds Of
shrimp a day.