davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Junior Grid Team
Opens Sked Monday

Bluffton's junior high school foot
ball squad opened practice sessions
a week ago Monday with % candi-
dates reporting to Coach Joe Harris
who is prepping the boys for a
four-game schedule.
Practices to date have been given
over to fundamentals for the most
part with blocking and tackling re-
ceiving their share of attention as
the squad composed of six freshmen,
II eighth graders and the remainder
seventh graders, go through their
PAGES.
Coach Joe Harris has announced a
four-game slate for the youngsters.
The opening game viii be played at
Harmon Field next Monday afternoon
with the Pirates meeting Mt. Blanch-
ard. The remainder of the schedule
has Bluffton at Pandora, Thursday,
October 7, Leipsic there, October ID,
and Columbus Grove at Bluffton,
October 81. Home games will start
at Ais p. m.
Parents and friends of the players
are urged to attend the contests
which are free to the public. Coach
Joe Harris has asked that any of
the parents who are interested in
driving players to the out-of-town
games may contact him since several
cars will be needed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Early Frost Nips
GrOUing Season,
Shortest In go Yrs.

The Bluffton area has just ex-
perienced the shortest growing
season recorded in the past so
years, it was learned this week
from Ray Burkholder, Pandora,
area weather observer.
When the temperature dipped
to a near unprecedented low of
81 degrees Thursday of last week,
it cut the growing season for
area crops to 125 days, shortest
since recording of weather data
was started back in 1894 in this
area.
With the last freezing temper
ature in the spring occurring on
May 81, this growing season was
shorter by three days than the
former record of 128 days way
back in 1907.
The longest growing season on
record was in 1898 when the sea-
son was 200 days in length. There
were no killing frosts that year
from April TO October 27.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
ReU. E. N. BigeloU
To Speak Here At
Union Service

The Rev. Ernest N. BigeIow,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Findlay, viii be the
guest speaker at union church
services Sunday evening in St.
Johns Evangelical and Reformed
church under sponsorship of the
Bluffton Ministerial association.
The service will begain at 7:30
p. m.
Rev. Mr.. Bigelow attended the
sessions of the World Council
of Churches in Evanston, ILL.,,
this summer, and his theme will
be in keeping with World Wide
Communion being observed Sun
day. He is well known in Bluff
ton having served as pastor of
the local Presbyterian church for
some years.
Members and friends of the
churches in the community are
invited to the service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Alspach Cleaners
Building Addition
To Vine St. Plant

Alspach Dry Cleaners, who
have been keeping a neat crease in
the trousers of Bluffton men since
the day of peg-leg pants, have
opened an expansion program which
will more than double the size of
the present building on Vine street.
Dan Alspach, present proprietor of
the Vine street shop which has been
operated by two generations of the
family, said Monday that the pro-
posed addition will be of concrete
block construction with a cement
floor. 1t viii house a second press
ing machine and new drycleaning
equipment. The old frame section
will be remodeled to provide more
adequate storage room for finished
work and more ample customer
Accommodations.
The Dry Cleaning firm was estab-
lished in 1919 in the same building
it now occupies by 0. o. Alspach,
father of the present owner. Dan
acquired the business seven years
ago after the death of his father.
He and Mrs. Alspach operated the
business for the elder Alspach two
years prior to that.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Community Calendar Ready For Release
To Bluffton Homes By End Of This Week

appearing a month later than usual,
the first sheet on the new issue is
October, and coming events are
scheduled on its pages through Sep
tember of next year.
The calendar indicates that Tues
days will again be the busiest day of
the week with the space under the
Tuesday dates being jammed full of
important meetings and events. We'd
nesday seems to be the second most
popular meeting day while Thursdays
are reserved mainly for church func-
tions.
Meeting dates of practically all of
the community's major club groups
are carried on the monthly sheets to-
gether with school and college sports
schedules, plays and other important
events. If it is an important event
for Bluffton, you'll almost always
find it on the calendar.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Baldridge, OF
tawa, a, girl, Debra Mae, born Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Herr Julia
Burns), Bluffton, girl, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Ferrali, Lima,
boy, Michael William, born Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merlin Conrad, Nc
Comb, boy, Eric William, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Butler, Find
lay, boy, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Latta, Nc
Comb, boy, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilson, Col
umbus Grove, girl, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Lugibihl,
Hawthorne, Calf, a boy, Richard
Wayne, born September %. Mr. Lug
ibihl is the son of Mrs. VIM. Lugibihl
of m. Lawn avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell X. An1stutz,
Sumter, S. c., girl, Diana Gail. Mr..
Amstutz is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. E. Amstutz and Mrs. Amstutz is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Cummins.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Air Photos Of Area Farms
To PrOUide Feature Series


knowledge publication mystery
farm feature starting
Blufon
by the
altitude photography will
throughout the coming
Since the
the Bluon News
photographed and identification will
Press
Names correctly identifying
published
cation the Office will enlargement
of the original photo, with compliments OF
In addition each Identification
subject o a News farm featu story
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30

the high school study hall.
A communication calling for long
overdue annual meeting" at which
every community minded" organ
ization will be represented, was IS
sued by the Rev. L. w. McIntire and
Mrs. Stanley Basinger, who have
served as president and secretary Of
the executive committee since August,
1852.
The leter noted that the associa-
.ticff Constitution calls for an annual
meeting, but thaS none was held last
year. 1t furthet noted that on the
average, meetings of the executive
committee have not been attended by
more than the necessary quorum Of
six persons.
"The officers of the executive COM
mittee feel that it is unfair to allow
the support of such an important is
sue (as the school bonds) to rest in
the hands Of so few" the letter
stated.
In addition to re-organizing, Rev.
Mr.. McIntire, notes that other action
which might be taken would be to
pass resolution calling for enthus-
iastic support of the bond-issue for
the new grade school; make pro-
visions for supporting an advertising
campaign; and amend the articles of
the association establishing a definite
date or month for the annual meet
ing of the association.
The most recent projects of the
Progress Association were supporting
the extra tax levy for school purpos-
es at the last general election and
conducting a public meeting for the
of the electric system is
sue just prior to the referendum cleo
tion of action of the town council TO
sell the plant.
Earlier, in 1852, when the associa-
ton was re-activated study was
made of the community swimming
pool proposal. General plans were
formulated for such a pool and
council was asked to organize vii
lage recreation commission to push
the plans to completion. The COM
was appointed, but no fur
ther action has been taken.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30

in an advertisement in this weeks
issue of The Bluffton News.
Bluffton residents are asked to
check these lists indicating the man
ner in which they are cooperating
with the drive for a safer community.
They should be returned to the school
by the children. Glasses are to
receive awards for returning the
greatest number of signed check
lists.
In cooperating with the campaign,
Supt Aaron B. Murray told the Jay
Gees that the high school and grade
school will hold fire drills during the
week, and a special assembly pro-
gram will stress fire safety.
Films and film strips on the subject
will be shown in classes and two
regular chapter meetings of the FLA
will be devoted to discussing fire
prevention particularly as it applies
to the farm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30

Bluffton's Community Calendar, a
month, late this year, will make its
appearance for distribution in the
stores of the business district at the
end of this week. Published annual
ly as a service project of the Lions
club, the handy calendars are avail
able without cost and are hung in
practically every home in Bluffton.
Costs of producing the calendar
are covered by advertisements on the
pad holder, and profits from the pro-
ject are earmarked for the Commu-
nifty Swimming Pool Fund. The pic
ture on this years edition shows a
perspiring man dreaming of boyhood
plunges in the old swimmin' hole. 1t
carries the caption: "Wishful Think
ing -. takes more than that, refer
ring to the towns swim pool project.
Because the 1e54-55 calendars are
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Operation Apple Butter
Helps Build NeU Church

1t is going to take a lot of apple
butter to build a new church, but
every little bit counts, ladies of the
West Point Methodist church believe
as they gather today on the Harold
Schick farm to boil down two big
kettles of apple butter as another Of
a series of fun-raising events.
The spicy brown product will be
put up in jars and labeled for sale to
friends of the church and anyone
who enjoys good home made apple
butter.
Approximately Is members of the
Women's Society of Christian Service
will gather for the project in Mrs.
Schick's kitchen. She is a member
of the three-woman committee now
in charge of fund raising. Mrs. Earl
Younkman is chairman and Mrs.
Carleton limerick is the third MEM
Der. They serve for three months,
and then another committee is named
to replace them.
Through series of projects which
started with a community auction,
members of the church have raised
nearly $4,000 in the last three years.
Part of this has been used to pur-
chase a tract of timber, and with
volunteer labor, the trees are to be
cut and much of the lumber thus
provided for the building. Arrange
ments have been made to dry the
lumber and store it in the Carl Win
gate barn.
When the new West Point church is
erected it will be on the site of the
present building at the intersection
of Center and Sugar Greek roads
seven miles southeast of Bluffton.
The new building, however, will be
set back further from the road thus
improving vision at the dangerous
intersection and making auto travel
more safe at this. point.
The intersection has been listed as
one of the most dangerous in the
county due to the fact that the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Fire In College
Hall Narrowly
Ayerted Tuesday
0verheated Light Fixture
Smokes, Chars Ceiling
In Ramseyer Chapel

College Hall, Bluffton Colleges
oldest building was briefly threaten.
ed by fire Tuesday morning when two
oversize light bulbs placed in cell
ing receptical of Ramseyer Chapel
heated the celotex ceiling material
causing it to smolder and smoke and
creating fire scare for time in the
schools administrative offices.
Employees of the business office
and students were first to smell the
smoke. Alarmed, a search of the
second floor faculty offices was made.
Miss Naomi Brenneman, professor of
English, called DR.. L. L. Ramseyer
when she noted smoke coming from
the floor of her office located above
the chapel.
A search of the chapel revealed the
overheated light fixture just above
the balcony. Two hundred watt
lamps had overheated the fixture
charring the ceiling material. :.
College officials expressed them
selves as being thankful that the
incident occurred after the morning
chapel period and not at night when
it may have caused considerable
damage. -...
The college fire scare came just as
the entire Bluffton community was
preparing to observe Fire Prevention
Week. DR.. Ramseyer said that the
100 watt bulbs had been placed in the
fixture whereas they should have
been no more than 90 watts. To
prevent reoccurrence, he said that
some type of asbestos material would
be placed against the ceiling in back
of the light bulbs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Training Program
Opens For Parents
OF Cub Scouts
Move Underway To ReOrgan-
ize Cub Packs For
Blufft0n Boys

A Cub Pack training program for
parents of boys interested in becom-
ing members of the newly reorganiz-
ed Bluffton Pack was initiated last
night, Wednesday, in the social rooms
of the Methodist church. The pro-
gram will continue with meetings
October 8 and Is at the church.
Purpose of the program is to show
parents, with boys between the ages
of s and IL who are interested in Cub
scouting, what is expected of them
so that their children can join the
organization. The meetings are open
to all parents with boys in this age
group.
At the first meeting last night
various committees were appointed
to carry on the program in the Bluff
ton community. A Cub master, a
pack committee and den mothers
were chosen from the group in at
tendance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
40 Stop Signs
Ordered For Twp.
Road intersections

Approximately 40 stop signs will
be erected at various Richland town
ship road intersections in an effort to
reduce driving hazards and the exces-
sive accident rate at certain danger
Gus intersections" il recommenda-
tions of the township trustees are ap-
proved by the Allen County Commits
sioners.
The stop signs will be placed at
random wherever the intersection is
considered particularly dangerous. No
effort will be made to mark any of
the roads as arterial highways. The
only through road will be the Allen
Putnam County Line, which has been
approved as a through road by the
commissioners of both counties.
At recent meeting of the
trustees, Paul Stauffer, president of
the Bluffton board of education, ask
ed that they join the school board in
urging prompt action of the county
in marking the rural roads. Stauffer
declared that many of the dangerous
unmarked intersections constituted
hazards to the school bus system.
The trustees explained they had
requested the stop signs and recon-
mended positions for them prior to
the recent accident which claimed the
lives of two Bluffton men. They said
they were pushing for action
from the commissioners on their
recommendations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Jaycees Spearhedd Fire
Prevention Campaign Here

Bluffton viii observe Fire Preven-
tion Week October 1-9 with the Bluff
ton Junior Chamber of Commerce
leading the campaign to fight the
hazards of fire in the community.
Richard Smith, Bluffton barber,
chairman of the Jaycee fire preven-
tion week committee, and Harold
Nonnamakerr president of the organ
ization said that a vigorous publicity
campaign stressing various fire pre-
vention suggestions will be launched
during the week.
Signs and posters are to be dis
tributed for display in retail store
windows, in the schools and other
public buildings.
Importance of fire safety in the
home will be stressed in the cam
paign, Smith said. Printed check
lists of residential danger spots will
be distributed to the homes by school
children and a special list is printed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Riser Restaurant
Is Acquired By
Lafayette Couple

Risser's Restaurant, wAeh has
come to be regarded as Blalfton in
stikution in its SI6 years of peratioa
unaer khe owndkship1 of DaW Risser
land Harvld Bainer, was dispensing
NpfFee md donuts early Wednesday
|Fnofning under new colors. The busi-
ness has been acquired by Mr. and
Mrs. K. L. McElderry of Lafayette.
Riser acquired the business I6
years ago from Perry Bailey, and
was joined in partnership by Har-
old Balmer in 1915 when the latter
returned from service in the Army.
Balmer had previously worked for
Riser during his student days at
Bluffton college. Neither of the men
were ready to announce plans for the
future.
Everything has been sold to the
new owners" Dave said Wednesday,
except my scooter and my tray"
He referred to the scooter he has
used for hauling sandwiches and re-
freshments to the Triplett plant each
day. The tray, the gift of a custom
er, carries the printed legend, off
you're so damned smart, why aren't
you rich?" All the other words of
wisdom" that have long decorated
the restaurant walls will stay.
The new owners formerly operated
the Midway Inn on Route 30S until
it was destroyed by fire last Febru-
ary Prior to that they were in the
restaurant business in Lima for IA
years.
They have two children, married
daughter, Mrs. Martha Conley of Lii
ma, and younger daughter, Erma
Lee, Junior in Harrod high school.
For the present the McElderrys will
commute from their home between
Lafayette and Harrod.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30

a method of raising funds to help
finance the project, it was announced
this week by Co-Chairmen A. B.
Murray and Don Kinimet.
In lieu of an entry fee this year,
exhibitors agree to permit the sale
of their entry items at the shows
close at $50 o'clock. Clyde Warren,
well known auctioneer, will cry the
sale in the high school gym.
Sponsored by the Bluffton Mems
Garden club and the Future Farmers
of America, total of 1T classes in
the grain, fruit and vegetables divi-
sions are open to anyone in the COM
munity. Only restriction is that the
exhibits must be grown locally. Ex-
hibits must be in place at the high
school cafeteria by 10 a. m. Saturday
morning and will be open for public
inspection from / to 9 p. m.
A number of prizes will be award
ed to the winners in the three divi-
sions of the show and ribbons or
awards will be given to the first,
second and third place winners in
each class. A trophy will be awarded
by the vocational agriculture depart
ment to the boy or girl of the elemen-
7tary or high school age who enters
the most exhibits.
Don Kimmet, president of the
Bluffton Chapter FLA, announced
other members of his committee as.
:sisting the Mems Garden club with,
the show are Paul Jorg, David King
and Jake Basinger. Practically every
member of the FLA will have entries
in the show, he said.
Last year Ronald Chidester walked
off with the Sweepstakes award, win
ming 20 first place blue ribbons, 16I
second place prizes and eight third
place awards for total of 100 points
on his awards. Chidester, a high
school junior this year, is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Chidester.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Robert Green Wins
Trip To Kansas City

Robert Green, Bluffton high
school senior and son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Green of Route
2, Biuffton, was named winner
of the trip to the national FLA.
convention in Kansas City Octo-
Der Ii to Is.
\ The trip award offered an
nuaIly by the Citizens National
Bank went to Bob on the basis
of the showing made by him at
the Allen County Fair.
As has been the custom for
several years, the chapter win
ners from Allen county travel
together to the convention ac-
companied by one of the vo-ag
teachers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
School Accident
Insurance Offered
In Beayerdam
School Board Ok's Plan
To Protect Parents
Against Accident Expense

A new program of accident insur-
anee offering parents protection from
the expense of accidents to their
children while attending school or
participating in school functions Will
be offered parents of Beaverdam
school children, Superintendent John
F. Cindric announced this week.
"In spite Of intensive efforts by our
faculty to promote safety on the
playground, while participating in
athletic contests, going to or return
ing from school, accidents will hap
pen," Mr.. Cindric said.
Recently a plan of accident pro-
lection at a very low cost of $1.25
per pupil per year was presented to
the Beaverdam school authorities by
the World Insurance Co. of Omaha,
Neb. The plan provides benefits for
all accidents to children injured at
school, while going to or coming
from school, while engaged in speci-
fled school activities and athletics as
well as on field trips, participating
in plays, play practices, etc. Only
athletic activity not covered by the
policy is football" he explained.
The insurance pays up to $2,500I
for medical expense and other bene-
fits for loss of life, limb or sight.
Mr.. Cindric said that copies of the
policy would be sent to the home of
every Beaverdam school parent. The
insurance will be offered through the
Board of Education purely as a
public service, he added.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Village Receives
Auto Tag Revenues

In the final automobile license fee
distribution for the 1854 year, Bluff
ton village received a payment of
$82.62 from the Allen county audi
tors office last week, according to
report made at a meeting of mum
icipal council Tuesday night by City
Clerk A. j. B. Longsdorf.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
80 ENTER KINDERGARTEN

Bluffton kindergarten classes have
enrolled SO children of pre-school age
for the morning and afternoon ses-
.sions which are held in the elemen-
tary school building. Instructors are
Mrs. w. A. Howe and Mrs. Walter
tGratZ.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Community Progress Assn
Girds For Bond Campaign
About Effort Planned TO Support
NelU Elementary School Bond Issue

With the of revitang its executive organization
and to lay ground work for intensive campaign
approval OF the school bond ISSUE 90 organizations making
up the Buon Community Progress association called upon
this week send representatives meeting Monday evening in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30

church obstructs vision in one direc-
ton, a cornfeld is located on another
corner, and an orchard on another.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Auction Sale New Feature
OF Fall Harvest Show Here
ShoU Visitors Nay Bid On Prize Fruit
And Vegetables As Exhibit Closes

For the first time since pzewnning fruit and vegetables
exhibited fall harvest show part of the
annual flower show spectators viii have opportunity to taste
well as look at the colorfu specimens.
The displays Saturdays Grain, Fruit and Vegetable show
be of the show
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24

GIRL. colored, wants g,h.w. or child
care; recent ref Ii. $3.50.
GIRL desires Job care Of children. Of
working parents; Ii: 3.s290.
PASTRY COOK OR HELPER-Womar
e eesrs. position L. e essslen local ref
1 WISH 70 PLACE ACE my arst-rate
maid. for Thursday work. ia. g.
MAID wishes Job cleaning bachelor
apt in evenings. Ii. 3-46.3 after
wASTED-House cleaning and bah,
COLoRED GIRL desires s.h.w.; refs
COIoRED GIRL wants lob as do.
mestic or caring for child, In. II
C toisff, LADY desires esnsi housework o,
CoLORED WOMAN wants work a.
cook or maid, 5-day week or res
taurant work; ref. no. 2-74s7; da,
n. S. G., colored. desires lob as child
per week ia. a-4ol5. 4 to s ., m
CoLORED GIRL wants child care OIL
CIV IL I-nnl4.
'COLORED GIRL wishes lob as
waitress or maid; experienced. Ii
CoIoRED GIRL wishes nart-tim,
worn or day work, or baby sitter;
sypery. refs. HU. 3-7al6,
WOMAN, colored. wants days work
eexperienseeed; with references Cal
CoIoRED WOMAN desires g.h.w., BY
day or week; good refs. HO. 2-S224
.CoLoRED WOMAN wants day work
days wk.; good refs. NE. S-4953