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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
Ice Fishing Is
Anticipated At
Buckeye Quarry
Sportsmen's. Club Orders
700 Perch, Pickerel
Fer Winter Program
1t looks like a hard winter ahead.

1t looks like hard winter ahead.
Anticipating heavy freeze come
winter at the Buckeye Lake Quarry,
the Bluffton Community Sportsmen's
club plans to introduce ice fishing
here for the first time.
John Gilbert, chairman of the
clnks restocking committee, said
Tuesday that a~1oad of from 600 to
700 perch, pfckerel and walleyes have
been ordered from Lake Erie to be
delivered to the local lake within the
next two weeks.
In anticipation of the winter fish
ing season, Gilbert suggests anglers
gather supply of crawlers and keep
them in a protected place so they will
be available as bait.
Directors of the club discussed the
winter program at a meeting Tues
day evening with Lester Niswander
presiding. Members will be permit
ted to build shelters to be placed on
the quarry when the freeze comes.
Additional stocking is planned if in
terest is sufficient.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur.
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Isenbarger
Dola, girl, Debra Lynne, born Sat.
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Van Alta
Jenera, girl, Linda Kay, born Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Price, Wharton
a girl, Iris Ellen, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Victory
dorothy Burkholder), Beaverdam, a
boy, Raymond Lloyd, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Huber, Pandora
a boy, Jerry Gene, born Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Houtz (Helen
Schnegg), Orem, Utah, son, Randy
born September 3.
Sgt. and Mrs. Paul M. King, An
chorage, Alaska, boy, Bruce, born
September IA in Anchorage. Mrs
King is the former Lois Marquart,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Marquart.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23

But it is an Ill wind which blows nj
one good. John Cindric, superintend
ent of schools, says that so far as th,
school situation is concerned, it il
like being in a different community
The constant rumble of passing
trucks no longer makes it difficult fol
teachers to be heard in the class
rooms. Cindric hopes that he has re-
paired the last plaster cracks in his
office caused by the truck vibrations
Greatest advantage, of course, is
the safety factor. The road passing
in front of the school carries little
more than that of a side street where
as when the Dixie traffic passed,
autos and trucks were a constant
hazard.
Grocery businesses, about the only
other type Of retail stores in Beaver
dam, reported that they had noticed
little difference in trade. Art Rocker
reported that the change-over was
scarcely noticeable.
Blufftonites, looking forward to a
similar diversion of Dixie traffic
about this time next year, were keep
ing a sharp lookout on the Beayer-
dam situation. However, few local
businesses depend upon the tourist or
trucker as they do in the neighbor-
ing town to the south.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23

The show will be conducted much
on the same basis as the first event of
its kind which attracted large field
of entries last fall. A. B. Murray,
president of the Bluffton Mems Gar
den club, and Don Kimmet, president
of the local chapter FLA, are serving
as co-chairmen of the event.
This year there viii be no entry
fee nor admission charge for the
show. Costs win be financed partly
by plate for donations at the show
exit and partly by auctioning the ex-
hibits at the close of the show Satur-
day night.
Kermit Herr, chairman of the en-
tries committee, said that exhibit
materials win be accepted for place
ment at 8 a. m. Saturday, the day of
the show, and must be in place by
10 a. m. for the judging.
Entries are open to the general
public, and exhibitors need not be
members of either of the sponsoring
organizations. Rules of the show re-
quire that all exhibits must be grown
in the Bluffton community. Exhibi-
tors are allowed one entry in each
class.
Twelve classes are open in field
corn, four in sweet corn, and one in
which the longest ear of corn is
judged. Three classes are offered
popcorn raisers. Wheat, oats, barley
and soybeans are to be judged along
with other farm crops such as alfal-
fa, clovers, bromegrass, rye, timothy
and buckwheat in the hay show.
Practically every variety of fruit
grown in the Bluffton community and
available for display at this time of
year is open to exhibitors including
II varieties of apples, five varieties
of pears, peaches, grapes, ounces and
plums.
The entire gamut of the vegetable
crop is provided for the remaining
classes (1s9 in all) including decora-
tive plates and best baskets as well
as those open strictly on a quality
count.
Two classes in the exhibit are also
open for eggs, both brown and white.
Although the organization for the
show was not complete early this
week, members of the Garden club
were named on the following commit
tees: Fruit-Grover Soldner, DIR. B.
w. Travis, DR.. w. M. Niswander and
Leland Gerber. Grain-John Boehr,
Willis Amstutz, Homer Gratz and
Herman Hilty.' Wilhelm
Amstutz, Sid Stettler, Karl Gierman,
Oliver Zimmerman.
Publicity-Milton Edwards, Ker-
nit Herr, Arthur Schumacher. Prop
A. Traucht, Wilford Gel
ger, Lester Niswander, Bernard
Ralph Badertscher, Gerhard
Buhler and Charles Alderman. En-
tries-Kermit Herr, Edgar Bixel, Eli
Hochstettler.
Judging-Lorain Basinger Deco
ration--Paul Diller, III. w. Berky and
Dave Risser. Auction and cleanup
Raymond Dirmeyer, Henry Gratz
and Mark Lugibill.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
10 Locate Public
Phone Booth In
Front Town Hall
Location Selected BY
Committee OF Business Men
And CounciImen

Blutfton's long-sought public tele
phone will be installed in booth to b,
erected at the northeast corner ot
the Town Hall in front of the mayor:
office within the near future, it wa,
learned this week.
The location for the public phone
was selected at a meeting Monday
evening of a committee of business
men, members of council and ROLAND
Dodge, Bluffton manager of The Tele-
phone Company.
Paul Diller, chairman of the busi-
ness mems committee, said that the
Town Hall location was chosen be-
cause of the visibility of the booth to
traffic going in either direction on
Main street, and because persons
wishing to make an emergency call
would naturally turn toward the
municipal building. The booth would
not interfere with view of display
windows as it might in other parts
of the business section.
The Monday evening meeting at
the Diller Funeral home was attend
ed by William Gaiffe and Silas Diller,
other members of the business mems
committee; Arden Baker and Gerald
Swank, councilmen; and Mr.. Dodge.
The new booth will be installed just
as soon as one is available, Dodge
told the committee. The estimated
cost of the equipment is $500. 1t will
be up to the town or business mems
association to provide light for the
booth and to maintain it.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
Large Field Local
Tractor Jockeys
Expected At Pull
Erect Flood Lights, Bleachers
For Saturday Event At Saddle
Club Field

Buttons first tractor pulling con-
test which will be held at the Saddle
Club field on Vance street Saturday
night at o'clock has attracted un-
usual interest among local tractor
jockeys and, although the number of
entries cannot be ascertained at this
time, it is expected large field will
be on hand for the event.
Competition in four classes will vie
for the ten trophies and some 5000 in
cash prizes to be awarded winners
and runnerups in the contest being
sponsored by the Bluffton American
Legion Post. Lightweight and heavy
weight tractor pulls and lightweight
and heavyweight team pulling con-
tests viii be featured during the
evening.
Contestants from several adjacent
counties and some from as far away
as Circleville are expected to be on
hand. There is no age limit and
anyone who can handle a tractor may
participate. Only tractors with
pneumatic tires are permitted to be
used in the contest.
Participants must weigh in at the
Farmers Grain Co. by p. m. Satur-
day and the contest will get under
way promptly at p. m. A tempor-
airy flood lighting system will be
erected and bleachers provided for
the tractor pull. The Legion will
serve refreshments on the grounds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
Beaverdam Lions
To Hold Charter Mite

Beaverdam Lions Club will hold
their Charter Night at z p. m. to-
night, Thursday, at the Cock-A-Doo-
dle-Doo restaurant. 1t will be Ladies'
night. Members are asked to bring
a guest.
The Bluffton Lions Club sponsored
the Beaverdam Lions Club at their
initial Charter Night eight years ago,
and will be well represented at the
meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
RichLdnd Grange
Elects Officers

Wayne Matter was elected master
of Richland Grange at the organiza-
tion's recent election. Taking office
with him will be Ralph Woodhead,
overseer; Robert Matter, steward;
Dana Mathewson, gate keeper; Ho-
ward Moser, treasurer, May Huber,
secretary; Daisy Woodhead, chaplain;
Richard Core, assistant stewart;
Vera Cora, lady assistant stewart:
Emma Trout, lecturer; Naomi Mat
ter, Ceres; Sybil Reichenbach,
Pomona; Helen Moser, Flora; VIII
ford Gratz, trustee; Leah Matter,
pianist, and Leonard Gratz, chorister.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
Mrs. Cal Stettler
Suffers Broken Hip

Mrs. Calvin Stettler suffered a
broken hip Monday evening about
$50 when she fell on the pavement
near her home on Mound street while
returning from a visit with her
neighbor, Mrs. ROLAND Koontz.
Mrs. Koontz, assisted by Lee
Skidmore who was passing at the
moment, helped Mrs. Stettler to her
home after the fall. Later in the
evening Mrs. Stettler's daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Cox of Maumee, drove down and ar
ranged for her disqualification at
Bluffton Community hospital, where
she is now a patient
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
Charcoal Barbecued Chicken On Menu Al
Meeting Of Business Mems Association

in the preparation of the barbecue
will be Art Amstutz and Harland
Swank, dealers for Burchett's poul-
try marketed under the trade name
of Triangle Chickens.
The following firms have been
added to Business Mems Assn.
growing roster: Hauenstein's Plumb
ing and Heating, Richard Hauenstein,
prop; Rolly's Fixit Shop, ROLAND
Koontz, prop; Elk Restaurant,
Hiram S.Dutch' Sutter, prop; and
Gold Leaf Mineral Co, Paul Steiner,
prop.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
BeaUerddm Business Feels First
Impact As Dixie Bypass Opens

Restaurants, which likewise cater
almost entirely to transients, report
heavy declines in business. One res
taurant owner doefully estimated it
at 90 per cent.
Another important question aris-
ing with the bypass opening is what
becomes of bus service in Beaver
dam? At present the Greyhound
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
Extend RR Siding
At Farmers Grain

Improvement and extension of the
railroad siding at the Farmers Grain
Co. was started Monday morning by
the Nickel Plate Railroad to realign
the tracks and extend its length to
provide service to the recently erect
ed silos.
Eldon Tschiegg, manager of the
Farmers Grain Co., said that the
tracks were not in line with the silos
and that the tracks and switch were
being relocated. The new extension
will also make room for about IL
cars on the siding where formerly
there was room for about six or sew
en-.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23

Members of the Bluffton Business
Mems Association will be treated
to chicken barbecued over outdoor
charcoal grills at $50 p. m. Wednes-
day, September %, at the Triangle
Poultry Farm operated by Mr.. and
Mrs. Owen Burchett, four miles
north of Bluffton on Route %.
Following the barbecue dinner a
short business meeting will be held
at 8. In the event of rain, the bar
becue win be postponed and the busi-
ness meeting will be held in the
Town Hall.
Assisting Mr.. and Mrs. Burchett
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23

buses are bypassing the town with
the new highway. Postmaster c. L
Rupright points out that this will
cause considerable hardship on old.
er men and women who depend upon
the bus for transportation. Undoubt-
edly, he said, Beaverdam citizens will
make an effort to have the buses GO
through town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
WASTE COLLECTION

The regular monthly waste collec-
ton has been set for Tuesday
September 28, Street Commissioner
Lee Coon announced this week. Resi-
dents of Bluffton are asked to have
their cans on the curb by s a. m.
when the village waste collection
crew begins its rounds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
Lions Hear Talks On
"New In Education"

Miss Meredith Stepleton, principal
of the Bluffton elementary school
and Gerhard Buhler, Bluffton high
school principal, addressed the Bluff
ton Lions Club at their regular
meeting Tuesday night at the Walnut
Grill. Their topic was Whats New
in Education"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
Mt. Cory Youth
Inducted By Army

Donald Kent Meyer, Route 1, Mt.
Cory, was among the IL Hancock
county men who left Monday for
induction into the armed services.
Meyer is the son-in-law of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Reichenbach, w. Elm
street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
BUYS CAREY RESTAURANT

Gene Hall, Findlay, who formerly
operated the Elk Restaurant prior to
its recent acquisition by Hiram
Sutter, has purchased the Carey
Snack Bar. He has assumed man
agement of the business.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23

A POPULAR TRIO was Stan,
the Stoneman. pretty Miss
Ohio, Barbara Quinlan of AL
lance, and Forrest Steinman,s
executive head of Steinman Bros.
Lumber Co. at the big open house
celebration condueted by the
lumber company at its three
yards in Bluffton, Ada and Jen-
era last Saturday. An estimated
5000 persons attended their
party. The photo above wac
taken at the Ada yard. 4
RIGHT--James SzabO, mana
ger of the Bluiften yard, spresents
George Carmack sisft) with q
500 savings bond, the prize, for
naming The Stoneman "Stans in
a recent contest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
Garden Club, FLA Announce
Second Fall Harvest Show
I39 Grain, Fruit, Vegetable Classes
Open In COMMUNICATIVE Competition

Bufons back yard gardeners were beginning this week to
eye their plots with selecting the most perfect sens
Tor the second big Grain Fruit Vegetable Show to be
sored Jointly by the Mems Garden club and Future Farmers
America chapter Saturday afternoon and evening October
in the high school
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
MASONIC MEETING

Bluffton Lodge No. 432, F. &
A. M. will take up work in the F. c.
degree at its Monday evening meet
ing at 7:30 o'clock. Refreshments
will be served after the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23

mate is mild with temperatures
ranging from the 7O's to 100 through
out the year. The annual rainfall is
about 80 inches.
Smyrna times., 1954-03-11

Last Saturday about noon the
farm dwelling of Edward A. Evans,
near Cheswold, was discovered to
be on fire by one Of the farm
hands, who hastened to notify the
family of their danger. The fire,
supposed to have started from a
defective flue, gave the inmates
little time to escape. The loss es-
timated was $1,000.
Quite novel in its preparation
and highly entertained in its rend-
ition, the women of the Twentieth
Century Club of Smyrna gave on
Friday last week an Evening with
Longfellow." There was tribute af-
ter tribute paid to the memory of
the distinguished poet whose life
and works will hold for all time the
interest and attention of the Eng
hsh speaking people.
Mrs. Frank E. Postles, Miss Ella
Smithers, Mrs. John P. Hudson,
Mrs. Benjamin Collins, delegates
of the local society, and Mrs. Vau-
CHAN S. Collins, district secretary,
accompanied by number of
Smyrnians, will attend in Whining
ton tomorrow the annual meeting
of the Woman's Home Missionary
Society, which will convene at Mt.
Salem Church.
Mr.. N. F. Wilds of Washington,
d. c., has been in town the past
week looking after the work of
remodeling the johnson Pro-
perty" on South street, which he
recently purchased, into a comfort
able summer residence.
Presiding Elder Koons last offic-
ial appointment before Conference
will be at Severson's M. E. Church
Sunday afternoon. Rev. Albert
Chandler the pastor of Smyrna
circuit will wind up the conference
year with good report, despite
the winter weather which has
much interfered with his country
work.
MIR. and Mrs. w. Roe and moth
er Mrs. Curry are moving today
from their residence on Union
street to the Taylor Property on
south Main street, which Mr.. Roe
recently purchased.
Mrs. William Ashcraft is visit
ing her son, DR.. Charles M. Whar-
ton at Dover, who was the attend
Smyrna times., 1954-03-11

ing physician of Mr.. Frederick M.
Fox, who died last Wednesday.
Miss Ella Smithers left this
morning for an extended visit to
Wilmington and Philadelphia.
Mr.. Walter Turner, son of Mr..
Daniel Turner, returned to Phila-
delphia Friday to resume his duties
on the Clyde Line of Steamers.
Henry D. Boyer, the real estate
broker, moved this morning into
his new office fitted out in the
Roberts Building" on Commerce
street recently pure h a s I'd by
George H. Dick. The office was for
many years the insurance office of
Walter o. Hoffecker.
James H. Morris, the shoemak-
er, has reopened shop in the
Stockly property (old George w.
Gordon store) on Main street.
Smyrna Club women to the num-
ber of about so left at noon today
for Dover where they viii furnish
the program for the occasion,
which is known as Good Fellow
ship Day."
Smyrna times., 1954-03-11
Townsend

The election districts have been
cut up to make more voting dis
tricts. In Appoquenemink hundred
a third district viii be added and
this will begin on the south side
of Main Street and extend to
Blackbird Creek, and thence to the
Kent County line. The County
Board of Elections have had this
change under consideration for
sometime.
A man is always as young as he
feels but seldom as important.
Experience is knowing a lot of
things that you shouldn't do.
Too many fellows think they
can push themselves forward by
patting themselves on the back.
Self-control is feeling your oats
without sowing them.
What is intended as a little
white lie often ends up as a double
feature in Technicolor.
A traveller, while here on Mon
day, said that while in a rich oil
town in Texas last year, he gave a
waitress a dollar bill and asked
for change. She said she had never
heard of it.
The highway, known as the old
Governors Road, which extends
from Townsend to the former EIar-
mans Pond is withstanding the
tough winter weather with re-
Imarkable strength of resistance.
For fifty years it was a plain and
rough dirt road, but its value as
Smyrna times., 1954-03-11

Price of Smyrna, besides members
of the Smyrna Special District
Schools Building Commission, met
in Dover Monday to open bids for
building the 100000 addition to
the Smyrna High School.
The winter weather of this and
the past month, with its freeze and
thaws, and heavy SHOWS, has been
playing havoc with the macadam
roads about Smyrna. The compar-
atively new road from Smyrna to
Bayview, known as the Lighthouse
road, has been so cut with ruts
that autos have had to be pulled
out.
Mrs. Georgia Carroll, aged 88,
widow of James E. Carroll, known
here and all over the State as a
one time Superintendent of the
Schools of Kent County, died at
her home on Reed Street, Dover,
Wednesday evening.
Interest is being manifested here
in the awarding of the contract for
building II miles of the dual high
way thru Smyrna. Bids will be
opened Wednesday, March 28,
along with two other State pro-
jects. The dual highway will take
up where it leaves off, it is under
stood on the north side of the
Duck Creek bridge and continue
thru Smyrna past the Presbyterian
and Odd Fellows Cemetery, the
State Welfare Home and Belmont
Hall, to the intersection of the
Leipsic Road and then widen out
on its way to Cheswold Corner and
Dover.
Mrs. Henry d. Boyer of this
town and Mrs. Harry Grier of Mil
ford, are on a weeks sojourn at
Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Mrs. Emma Lapham left on
Monday morning with her mother,
Mrs. Powell, on a motor trip to
Smyrna times., 1954-03-11

Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Powell will re-
main in Georgia with her son
where she will make her perman-
ent home. Mrs. Lapham expects to
go to Lakeland, Fla, for a short
stay before returning home.
Mrs. Frank E. Postles who has
been visiting Mrs. Howard R.
Jones returned to Philadelphia on
Sunday.
DR.. Theodore Z. Hynson of Phil
adelphia, spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
w. Hynson.
Miss Mary Denney of Elkins
Park, Pa, was the guest of Miss
Louise Denney on Friday.
Smyrna times., 1954-03-11
SMYRNA DOINGSI
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
SO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
SO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature Of the
Times. viii call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1954-03-11

so many of our chief executives
Travelled on it to their favorite
fishing grounds. Among the Gov
ernors who often went over this
route were Miller, Tunnel, Rey-
nolds, Denney, Buck, Bacon, Car
vel, and Boggs, the newest one to
enjoy the unique highway.
Smyrna times., 1954-03-11

"a highway to good fishing was re-
cognized 8 or years ago, and ac-
cordingly the modern improve
ments were added. Now it stands
as a secondary highway and al
lows good motoring at sensible
rate per hour. 1t has been called
the Governors Highway because
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-14
Services Held For
Mrs. Amos T'hut

Funeral services were held Monday
afteraoon in the First Mennonite
Chyfch for Mrs. Susanna Thut, 80,
wife of Amos Thut, who died in her
Home at 20s S. Main street at 5:45
p. m. Thursday of last week. She
had been bedfast for two weeks.
She was a daughter of John and
Barbara (Niswander) Augsburger,
and was born in Richland township.
She was. married to Mr.. Thut Nov.
is, 1893 and he survives with
daughters Mrs. Halle Althaus at
home and Mrs. William Garmatter,
Route I, and a son, Raymond R.,
of Springfield.
Three sons, Miner, Herbert and
Laverne are dead Mrs. Menno
Burkholder, Route 2, is a sister.
The Rev. Alvin Beachy officiated
at services with burial in the Eb-
eneEer church cemetery. The Diller
funeral home was in charge of
services.