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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13

course.
Trigonometry, integral and differ
entail calculus are not easy subjects,
as any college student will testify.
However, these obstacles must be
overcome if he was to make better
meters, so the BlufFton youth provid-
ed himself with text books on the
subjects and alone in his room at
night in Chicago succeeded in master
ing the intricate mathematical
formulae,A
Returning to Bluffton in 1904, when
barely. twenty-onee years of <age, he
organized the first local company for
the maipfadt lure Of meters on a COM
merciaI kcale
The passing years have given sub
stance to the vision of the youth So
years ago and today Buttons world
prominence in a highly technical and
specialized field is largely reflected
in the career of r. L. Triplett.
Head and directing executive of
Bluffton's electrical instrument manu-
featuring company Triplett is to be
found daily hard at work in his
private office at the plant on Harmon
road.
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Teen-Ager's Dream Built
An Industry For BIuftOn

When a nineteen-year-old- back
in 1902, dreamed of making better
electrical measuring instrument than
any on the market at that time, he
embarked on career which will lead
on Friday night to the celebration of
the Golden Anniversary of the manu-
facture of electrical meters in Bluff
ton.
Those were the early days of the
electrical instrument industry, when
r. L. Triplett, then barely out of high
school, visioned a meter vastly differ
ent from the large and clumsy devices
then in use by autemobilists for bat
terry testing.
With a working knowledge of
electricity and some experience in
watch repairing ne set out to combine
the tow fields Ito produce small,
compact INSTRUMENT embodying the
functions of an electric meter within
the compass of an ordinary watch
case.
The task to which Triplett, as a
youth, set himself, was far from an
easy one-but undismayed by Difficult
ties he never lost sight of his original
objective-the making of a better
meter.
Two years of valuable manufactur-
ing experience We've gained when at
the age of nineteen he was employed
in the plant of the Jewell Electrical
Instrument company of Chicago, one
of the leaders in the field at that
time, where ne soon advanced to head
of the firms laboratory and produc-
ton work.
Gaining practical experience by
day, young Tr.plett studied the theory
of electricity atnight. 1t was at this
point where he Naecame aware of the
fact that if he expected to make any
material progress in electrical science
it would require more mathematics
than he obtained in his high school
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"R. L." Operated
In Earliest Days
Single-Hdnded

During its first struggling year of
operation, today's giant Triplett
Electrical Instrument Co. had a peak
employment of fewer than 10 persc ms
and for much of the time r. L.
Triplett, the founder, was the sole
person at work on products of the
fledgling firm.
Known in thoseS days as The
Triplett Meter Co., the concern was
headed by Triplett as its sales
manager, supervisor of production,
engineer, office manager, etc. In
short, in his hands rested The entire
responsibility for all activities of the
firm, sales, production and otherwise.
Assisting him on the working force
on an off-and-on fbasis during the
critical first year Tere c. A. Triplett,
Samuel Kimmel, peslie Kimmel, Bert
Watkins, Vera Stbner Klay, Florence
Wilson Hilson and possibly a few
others whose names have been for
gotten with the passing of time.
Near the end of the first year the
office was under the direction of
Flora Plattner Berryhill.
In 1911 an interesting development
was added to the eompany's back
ground when it was merged with the
Diller Manufacturing Co., which had
been one of the major industries of
the town as a cream separator manu-
facturer in 1904 when the Triplett
company was launched.
Following the period of merger, in
addition to met iers and instruments,
the Diller division manufactured
among other items a sheet metal corn
pepper, called the Little Crackerjack;
and later in Building Thermatic Fire
less Cookers, which until as late as
the depression remained a good SELL
ing item.
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Sales Reps. From
"a States 6 Foreign
Countries Meet Here
CONTINUED from Page y

Continued from Page u
BIoncourt, Puerto Rico; and Enrique
de Grand Pre-, Argentina.
Those attending from various cities
in the United States include Jim
Backer, Walter Bieberich, John
Crockett, Lloyd Lund, Bill Drew,
Chuck Mcdonald, Arnold Bookman,
John Fry.
Charles Dolfuss, Al Steinke, Frank
Gates, Jack Heimann, Jim Phelps,
John Moe, Ed Harding, Bert Huevel-
man, Mort Massey.
Jim Redmond, Russ Hit, Jean Nc
Caffry, B. ]. Fitzner, Don Ward, Jack
Rathsburg, Jim Millar, Gene Hawk
ms, Wee Hutto.
Dick Moulthrop, Bud Hunter, Les
Morrow, Gene Root, Herb Roes,
Courtney Roes, Werner Habe, Russ
Sebright, Howard Saul.
Bob Seyd, Bruce Adams, Herb
Kahn, Frank Taylor, Harry Murray,
Dave Tobias and Ezra Kohan.
According to Norman Triplett, vice
president in charge of sales, the
future sales outlook for the company
is a bright one in the fast expanding
electronic market. Some of the more
outstanding markets include color
Television, Atomic Energy, Telemet-
ering, Electric Computers and Auto
nation through which industry will
be largely operated mechanically.
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80 Years Only A
Beginning-Great
Future" Says r. L.
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page u
sonnel today d forward-looking group
with the spirit of youth, rich in back
ground, fully-equipped, daring, and
ready to take asplace in the forefront
of the modern developments to come.
instruments and measurements
will ever continue to pilot the ways
of new things in these fields. More
diversified and constantly improved
instruments will be needed. Many
commercial applications today we
have accepted as commonplace rou-
tine which a few short years ago
were confined to til laboratory.
Practical Applications OF Science
To-day the advanced practices in
every field, including mechanics, cleo
tronics, etc, takS these developments
out of the laboratories and quickly
bring them into practical realities
for mass usage, no matter how deli
cate and exacting the practical appli-
cations may be.
instruments and test equipment
will go along with All these new
things in this field, gauging opera
tions and providing service needs in
the greater demands and uses to
come.
"Trplett instruments and test
equipment have always been tools so
well known in thekrade for their high
quality advanced designs and appli-
cations, backed up by sound engineer
ing and fine wds dskmanship, that the
future is certain to find that Triplett
continues to be leaders and set the
standards
For US Today is the Tomorrow we
planned for Yesterday y-and the To-
morrows to come always will find us
ready to accept the challenges of that
Today and progress still further
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along the road of the electronic
future"
Across his big fiat topped desk is
transacted every day business of vital
Importance to gBluffton's major in
dustry. FROM him comes many of
the final decisions on important mat
ters of marketing, engineering devel-
opment and production together with
the myriad of administrative prob
lens which arise daily-but thru it
all there remains still the vision of
the nineteen-year-old youth who half
a century ago dreamed of building a
better METER
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FIRST HOME Nof the 'smeter
works" was an old 9brick building
which stood on souR Main street on
the site now occupied by the City
Market.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13

THE POCKET METER co. was
the first name Of the company which
now bears the name Triplett Elec-
trical Instrument 60.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Sept 2s P,-(USDA).-
Salable hogs 10000; slow and quite un-
even; butchers steady to fully % lower;
instances 35-40 of; sows mainly steady:
choice 19O-2S0 ID. 19.75-2O.OO with
numerous loads and lots -20.l0-20-15
and few loads 20.25: a few 100000
ID. 1880; 15O-1S5 lb. 1S.O0-19.75;
choice 100000 ID sows 17.75-1S.75:
lighter weight sows l9.00-19.25: 49,
600 lb. 16.0O-17.75.
.,as.a salable cattle 5000; calves 200; 90;
uneven; averaging steady; other ar classes asses
Steady to 50 lower; vealers about
steady; few loads prime 1,O95-1 1857
lb., steers o7.OO-29. 90: a load of high
prime 1866 Id. 900: mixed choice
and prime steers 25:75-26.50: most
good and choice grades. 21.00-25.50;
load 975 ID. commercial steers 1850:
load Of mostly prime 975 ID. mixed
year,ings 1926; several loads choice
and prime heifers 24.25 and "a. so
most good and choice heifers 1880
"a 90: commercial cows 12.50-14. 90:
utility to low commercial cows $50,
1900; Gamers and cutters $500 so;
most utility and commercial bulls 1900
1850: few 1901 $50: good and
choice vealers 17.00-22 90: few light
GullS as low as 800.
spring lambs steady to so higher; year
lings and slaughter sheep steady; choice
and prime native spring lambs 1880.
2O5O; top 2l.0O sparingly; good and
choice 1s.00-19 so: most Gull to low good
1000 80: a small package mostly
choice .sl-lb. yearlings, 1880: Gull to
choice slaughter ewes 4.O0-550.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Sees Coins Abroad

Savings and loan associations
in both England and West Ger
many are playing an important
part in improved general con-
ditions, declared Miss Josephine
Ewalt. assistant vice president
and Washington editor of the
United States Savings and Loan
League today.
Addressing a luncheon of the
District Building and Loan
League at the Mayf1ower Hotel,
Miss Ewalt described her finds
on a two months tour of Europe.
England has removed restric-
tions on private building and
approved system of Govern
ment guarantees similar to the
Federal Housing Administra-
tion," Miss Ewalt said. Savings
and loan leaders are very opti-
mistic and expect 100000 new
homes will be built in the COM
ing year. Conditions in England
are by far the best since before
the war.
German associations enjoy
great prestige with their govern
ment and receive every encour-
agement, she added. "One
association I visited had enter
tained President Heuss and had
signed him as a member"
Evening star., 1954-09-28

and television interests In Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Florida. cate
gorically denies the allegations.
He contends commission lnvesti-
gators tried to induce persons to
testify falsely against him and
offered at least one bribe for
such testimony.
In direct testimony yesterday,
Courey said he went with a
group of Communists to Mr..
Lambs Toledo, Ohio, law Office
once in 1888 and once in 1910.
On both occasions, he testified,
he watched Mr., Lamb give money
to Max Wall, who he said was
then acting chairman of the
Toledo Communists. Courey said
Lamb gave SIS in 1898 and So in
1910.
Evening star., 1954-09-28

est Courey, admitted under their
questioning yesterday that he
was sentenced to life imprison-
ment for second degree murder
in Cleveland during the 1920's.
He said this was commuted after
he had served five years in the
Ohio penitentiary.
Former Attorney General j.
Howard McGrath. Mr.. Lambs
chief counsel. said the Lamb
lawyers today would seek to ver-
ify certain information" about
Courey. who operates a resort
at Mercer Wise.
Courey is testifying at a COM
mission hearing ordered to con.
slider allegations that Mr.. Lamb
in the past knowingly associated
with Communists and donated
money to them. At stake, spe-
ciflcally, is renewal of the op-
Grating license of Mr.. Lambs
television station at Erie, Pa
WICU.
Mr.. Lamb, publisher of the
Erie Dispatch and owner of radio
Evening star., 1954-09-28
No Casualties Reported
In Honduras Hurricane
By the Assoeiofed Press

BELIZE. British Honduras,
Sept. 28.-First reports from the
storm dashed coast of Southern
British Honduras list no casual
ties in the wake of hurricane
Gilda. But communications were
down in most of the area yes
terady.
Evening star., 1954-09-28

National in Cleveland in 1881
and in 1899 became manager of
the company's Office here.
He became West Virginia
Agency Director for the Ameri-
can Home Mutual Life of Wash
ington in 1914 and was elected
vice president and agency direc-
tor of that company in 1949. He
later was vice president in charge
of sales for Educators Mutual of
Lancaster, Pa, and then became
general agent for Union Casualty
and Life in this area.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Sept. % P9.-Foreign
exchange rates follow, Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents (unchanged un-
in New York open market. 3is per cent
premium or 103.3lA.
Europe-Great Britain, pound, 2.79h,
off 1872; 30-day- futures, 2;70ls, off
1889: 6O-day. 2.791s, off 1872; 90-day.
SO 5/32, off 1872; Belgium, franc.
20OIs, up 00ls; France, FRANC, 2SSa;
western Germany. deutsche mark, 23 50;
Ira, ida: Portugal escudo, $50;
sweden, krona, 1894: Switzerland, franc.
free. 90 33I2; Denmark. krone; l4.5o
Brazil, free. / 65: Mexico. s02; Vene-
Zuela; bolivar, 30O3.
Far East-Hong Kong dollar, 17.45.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Lamb 5 Attorneys
Continue Attack on
Prosecution Witness
By the Asseeioisd Press

Attorneys for Edward Lamb,
publisher and broadcaster, read
led more cross-examination to-
day for a Communications Com
mission witness who says he saw
Mr.. Lamb give a total of 81 to a
Communist on two occasions
about Is years ago.
The witness, 54-year-old Ern-
Evening star., 1954-09-28

Mr.. Slater will
be Harry P.
johnson as
b r o k "a G e
manager.
Mr.. Slater is
a veteran of
% years in
the insurance
field, with ex-
perience both
as an eXecu-
tive and out
standing pro-
ducer. H e
started with
KTI IA | - n4nn
Evening star., 1954-09-28

dOOuC e q u a !
to a year ago
and a net in
come for eight
months slight
above 1852 al
though behind
1858.
T h is W a S
disclosed to-
day by Presi-
dent Harry A.
DeButts, who
r e por ted an
August net of
S 2. OF g Z S
n n m n are d
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Curb on Costs BoIsters Southern's Eorninqs

ual convention at the Shoreham
Hotel today.
Warren J.. Moore, vice presi-
dent Of the Old Line Life Insur-
ance Co. of Milwaukee. Wis.
was named first vice president.
J. Howard Ditman, vice presi-
dent and controller of the New
York Life Insurance Co., became
second vice president.
Added to the board were Harry
L. Archey, jr., Fidelity Mutual;
c. A. Coleman, Jefferson Stand
ard; Hess T. Sears, Equitable Of
Iowa.
Regional Director Named
Philadelphia Life Insurance
Co. has appointed A. A. Slater
regional director for the District
OF Columbia. Associated with
Evening star., 1954-09-28
AIIotments Announced

The Treasury announced today
it would give most subscribers
to last weeks issue of 1as per
cent Treasury notes half of what
they offered to buy.
The allotment of the notes,
which pay the lowest interest Of
any similar issue in a decade was
necessary because subscriptions,
the Treasury said, came to So
ESQ, ,0O0, 900.
The Treasury had offered to
sell 81 billion of the notes, to
supply the bulk of its cash needs
not covered by income during the
remainder of this year. The notes
will be dated october 4, 1854, and
will mature May Is, 1857.
The Treasury said most sub
scribers will get so per cent of
their subscription. Exceptions to
this are for small subscribers.
Subscribers for $4,000 or less
will get their subscriptions in
full, and subscribers for over
$4,000 will get not less than
$4,000.
Women Officers to Leove
Six women officers of Wash
ington area banks will attend the
annual convention of the Asso-
Evening star., 1954-09-28
By Donold B. Hodley

Tight control over expenses
while traffic has declined has
enabled the Southern Railway to
report an August net income
Evening star., 1954-09-28
New Officers Elected

Gerald L. Soelter. secretary of
the Southwestern Life Insurance
Co. of Dallas. Tex, was elected
president of the Life Office Man
agement Association at the an
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Association Honors Stott

Charles A. Stott, president of
Chas. G. Stott & Co., was
awarded an honorary lifetime
membership by the National
Stationery and Office Equipment
Association at the annual con-
vention in Chicago yesterday.
The award was made to Mr..
Stott for outstanding service.
He has been president and treas
urer of the National association
and is the 30th leader to receive
the honor.
Evening star., 1954-09-28

citation of Bank Women at Hous-
ton, Tex, September 30-Octo-
ber 8.
They include: Miss S. Winifred
Burwell, assistant trust officer,
National Metropolitan Bank;
Miss Charlotte A. Engel, trust
officer of the National Savings
and Trust Co.; Mrs. Vera w.
Rhine, assistant vice president.
Union Trust Co.: Mrs. Avlynne c.
Helm. assistant secretary. Ma
tional Savings; Mrs. Evelyn
jenkins. assistant vice president
of the Old Dominion Bank, Ar
lington; Mrs. Hazel S. Reiner,
assistant cashier of the Falls
Church Bank.
Mrs. Margaret S. Mcclure, au-
ditor of the City Bank, who is
completing two-year term as
national treasurer, will be unable
to attend. Miss Burwell and Miss
Engel are past chairman of the
associations National Capital
Evening star., 1954-09-28

with $2.02o.322 in August, 1858.
Net for the eight months was
$14.57O,452 or $4.84 a share VS..
$14,408,276 or $4.77 share in
the same 1852 period. A year
ago, the eight months net was
$21, 1851 ,022 or $7.45 a share.
The Southern's gross revenues
in August amounted to $20.974,- :
100 VS.. $22, ,240.145 in August,
1853. Gross revenues for eight
months totaled $162,321,543 VS..
$134 238 ala a wear earlier.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Tryqve Lie to Visit

Trygve Lie, former secretary
general of the United Nations,
will visit the book store of Wood
ward & Lothrop at 2:30 pm.
Thursday to autograph copies
of his new book. I'm the Cause
of Peace"
The Norwegian statesmen has
written of his seven years with
the U. N. and outlined problems
and struggles of that organiza-
ton. His personal recollections.
memoirs and official documents
will attract many readers.
Fovorite Stocks Listed
The 100 favorite big board"
stocks in portfolios of leading
insurance companies last De-
cember 81 are listed in a COM
pilation by Hemphill, Noyes g.
Co. A. T. & T. comes first with
holdings valued at $77.7 million
and General Electric is second
with $70.7 million. Du Pont Is
third with 1864 million.
A current bulletin from Fran
els I du Pont g. Co. lists AZ Sc
lected behind It h = market"
stocks. All are dividend payers
with yields ranging up to 8 per
cent, it reports.
Bache g. Co. has compiled re-
ports on Visking Corp, Joy Man.
ufacturing and Standard Mill
ing.
Evening star., 1954-09-28

For example, entirely horsepower overhead valve V8no
undpowee straight odashoned still offered by
You bont front wheel suspension for handling smoother
driving-excuve with Mercury in its class.
You enjoy Mrcu famous operation and low ukeep Fol-
this S of the efficient Mercury built
You get clean, h Aowtogeher stngnot ungn bumps bug
fancy chrome tricks that tend to "date"
Most important you get proven vua that consistently holds the
according
1t adds this You can't match Mercury And can't DEAL
We invite you o and see for yourself
Evening star., 1954-12-19

saw. It is the first time I have
seen one football player run over
my team. We beat Notre Dame,
27-7, last Saturday. We were
undefeated. But Strong runs,
passes and kicks us into the
ground"
Thorpe Could DO Everything.
The Indian was a great natural
athlete. A pal of mine, Chief
Albert Benderewas a great pitch
er. a fine shot and an able golfer.
He strong EARNED Connie Mack S
pitching stats from 1903-1914.
Mack once told me he was once
undecided whether he should pick
Mathewson or Bender to pitch a
game that meant a million dol
lars to him. kN
I played a lot Of golf with
Bender from 1911 through 1914.
Whatever the game. he was a
great competitor. Nothing ever
bothered him.
Bender brings up another, even
greater Indian. Jim Thorpe. At
football Jim was a brilliant ball
carrier. a fine passer, a good pass
Evening star., 1954-12-19

receiver. Q place kicker. q drop
kicker and a punter-and also a
murderous blocker. Undoubtedly
the games greatest all-around
kicker. he rated Camps 1911 and
1912 teams as a halfback.
Old-timers may tell you Thorpe
couldn't hit q curve but he
was q big league ballplayer. He
was also q fine shot. And in 1912
he was . decathlon and a pen
tathlon winner at the Olympics
In Stockholm. That was long
before the long grind Of training
improved % many others who,
as natural athletes. couldn't fan
Jim's brow.
Trained ON Concentration.
Thorpe did little training. John
]. Hayes. the 1908 Olympic mar
athoner who helped train our
1912 team. reflected that the few
times Thorpe appeared for work
he'd simply study the broad
jump takeoff or the high-jump
pit, place a handkerchief out
well past % feet--or on some
thing higher than 6 feet--and
then sit under a tree and study
his marks. Jim's practice was
90 per cent concentration.
The formula worked. Thorpe
shambled his opposition. the pick
of the worlds best. He won four
of the five firsts in the pentath-
lon and four of the 10 firsts in
the decathlon. These included
winning 4:40.1 in the 1900
meters after he had COM
peted in the dash. hurdle and
other field events.
During his later and bitter
years, Jim used to brood when
ever the subject was broached
concerning the return of his
-Oypmpic trophies. Jim told me,
81 played a little summer base
ball while was at Carlisle, for
eating money. But whatever the
competition. I played with the
heart of an amateur-for the
pure hell of it,"
Dan Ferris sets the record
Evening star., 1954-12-19

nafensherger. Kenneth,
Larry. Alfred A.. Chicago
Zuveftnk, George, Cincinr
4oleer. James, Cincinnati
Gentry, Harvey W., New
Palys. Stanley p, Philad,
Command. James D., Phi
Lindell. John a., Philadel
NiafhoS, Constantine, Ph
Spooner. Karl, BROOKLYN
Jethroe. Samuel, pittsbul
Greason. William. ST. Lou
Hatton, Grady e.. cincin
Lipon. John j., Cincinnati
Pyecha. John n, Chicago
Picone. Mario p, 5N.Y.-4
Monzant. Ramon, New Y
Darnell, Robert. BrookIyr
Queen. William E., Milwi
Scheih. Carl A., 81 Louis
SPENCER. George 81. New
Gorin. Charles p. Milwai
Edwards. Bruce c.. Chics
HoRue. Calvin g., Pittsbu-
Jok. STANLEY e.. Philadell
Lennon Robert A.. New !
Pearce. James NJ, Cincin
Roach, Melvin g.. Miiwal
Lane. Jerald H., Cincinns
Amsintano. Joseph j., NeI
Church. Emory n. Chical
Ecdin. Eric c., New Yorf
Aau william l.. PittshuI
pensoQ. paul u. rhiiadei
&oback. Nicholas u. Pitt
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Orioles Drop Anderson,
Cutting Chain 10 6 Teams
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 18.-The
Orioles were down to six farm
teams today, just half their 1854
total. after dropping Anderson
of the Glass B Tri-State League
from their chain.
Jim Mclaughlin, director of
the clubs farm system, an
nounced the cut as the team
pursued a policy of wedding out
players regarded as dim major
league prospects. York. Pa. Of
the Piedmont League, now Is the
only Glass B affiliate.
Other clubs In the system are
San Antonio, Texas League;
Wichita, Western League; Aber-
deem, S. OAK, Northern League:
Thetford Mines. Quebec, Provin-
cial League, and Cordele, Ca,
Georgia Florida League.