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

the high school auditorium,
A decision to offer facilities for the
debate and also to provide informa-
tional arguments on the pros and
cons Of the issue in space offered by
the Bluffton News was made at a
meeting of the committee Wednesday
evening of last week. The associa-
tion had been asked by the Publicity
Committee for Retaining the Bluffton
Electric System to undertake the
project of getting information before
the citizens relative to retaining the
electric system"
1t was decided that the Community
Progress association should take a
neutral position as a clearing house
for information on both sides of the
controversial problem, the Rev. L. w.
MeIntire, chairman of the executive
committee said.
The proposed debate has been sug-
gested to leaders of both sides of the
issue, and it is expected that they will
name those who will participate in
presenting the arguments.
A rules committee for setting up
procedure for the debate will be NAM
ed. Paul Stauffer and DR.. Irwin w.
Bauman were to be asked to serve on
this committee.
Rev. Mr.. McIntire also said that
the association proposes to have the
arguments of the debaters boiled
down for publication in space offered
for that purpose in The Bluffton
News.
At the special election June Is
voters will decide whether to approve
action of municipal council in offering
the entire electric system for sale to
a private utility, or whether to reject
the action of council. In the latter
event, members of council have said
that they would take it as an indica-
tion that the majority of Buttons
citizens prefer the Board of Public
Affairs plan to buy power wholesale
from the utility company and distri-
butte it over the present municipal
distribution system.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13

A shortage of volunteer blood
donor registrants late last week
caused the cancellation of the visit
here of the Red Cross Bloodmobile
scheduled originally for Tuesday of
this week.
Mrs. George Linden, Bluffton chair
man of the Red Cross blood program,
said that only 46 donors had register
ed up until Thursday, the smallest
number ever to volunteer for one Of
the mobile units visits here.
Operators of the Bloodmobile do
not consider the aall-day stop worth
while unless at least 120 donors have
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
Hundreds Expected To Attend Triplett
Open House, Golden Jubilee Program
Three-Day Gala Event Marks
High Spot In History OF
Bluffton Company

There was more than the usual
hustle and hustle about the plant and
offices of The Triplett Electrical In
strument company the forepart of
this week as preparations were COM
pleted for the gala three-day cele-
bration of the firms golden an
niversary.
Beginning Thursday with plant
visitations at Open House, the pro-
gram is to reach high point Friday
evening with a stage program in
Founders hall on the college campus,
and reception and dance afterward.
On Saturday the company will hold
its first national sales conference
here since 1896.
Invitations were in the mail early
this week asking residents of the
community to attend the Thursday
Friday events commemorating the
important event. With expectations
of several hundreds visiting the
plant during the afternoon from l to
a p. m., special arrangements for
parking autos and handling traffic
have been made.
School children will visit the plant
with their teachers earlier on Thurs
day morning.
They will visit every part of the
sprawling plants several buildings,
see the assembly lines in operation
i'm their air-conditioned buildings,
watch the tiny watch-like parts
manufactured in the machine shop,
visit the engineering departments
and the general offices.
Numerous displays have been ar
ranged along the tour route explain
ing the various operations in an in
teresting manner.
Secrecy shrouds the Friday even
ing program in Founders hall, but
those attending are promised an in
teresting evening.
A reception in honor of r. L. Trip
lett, founder and president of the
instrument company which has won
world renown, will be held in the
student lounge room after the pro-
gram.
At 9:30 p. m. program of round
and square dancing, with Leonard
Klausing's nine-piece orchestra of
Ottawa furnishing the music, is open
to the public.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13

having the opening prayer and bene-
diction respectively.
Members of the Cory-Rawson Class
of sd are as follows: Carl NJ. Am
stutz, Grace Evelyn Augsburger,
Charlotte Lou Badertscher, Carolyn
Faye Bame, Mary 10 Basinger,
Imelda Wilma Bracy, Ronald ID.
Cramer, Eldon L. Crawfis, Donald ID.
Crawford, Marshall D. Creighton,
Ronnie Z. Deifendeifer, Marie May
Eek, Robert H. Edinger.
Carol Jean Ernest, Barbara J oanne
Grose, Betty Jean Hamilton, Mildred
jeanette Hanna, Robert ID. Hartman,
Norman c. Hassan, Carol Miriam
Hause, Alfred P. Heldman, John j..
Heldman, Frederick L. Henry, Iva
Continued on Page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
Beayerdam Fire
Dept. Faces Loss
OF Twp. Contract
Chief Beck Advised New
Equipment Must Be Added
In Fire Department

Unless the Beaverdam Volunteer
Fire Department adds additional
equipment recommended by the Ohio.
Fire Inspection Bureau, the village
may lose its fire protection contract
with Monroe township, Fire Chief
Walter Beck told Beaverdam village
council at its meeting Thursday
evening of last week.
Chief Beck said that he had been
advised that if Beaverdam is to get
renewal of its Monroe township
contract it must acquire a 100 gallon
per minute booster pump, a five
gallon hand pump, and additional
small pieces of equipment such as
buckets, rope, etc. Addition of this
equipment will place the fire-fghting
unit in the Glass "Bn group.
The fire chief added that Beaver
dam could raise it's fire department
rating another notch by having its
fire fighters take a 30-hour course of
instruction from a professional in
structor. Such a school viii be or
ganized soon, he said, in the area.
Training in the fire fighters school
will include operation of trucks and
equipment and methods of extinguish-
ing different types of fires. Labora-
tory. experience will tnclude actually
fighting fires where they have been
set to old buildings under department
supervision. "
An attempt will be made, Chief
Beck said, to recruit at least 80
Beaverdam men to take the course,
cost of which will be slightly more
than 500 for the group. All men
interested in the training course are
urged to contact the chief or Mayor
Wayne Tripplehorn.
In other matters before Council, ii
was decided to advertise for bids on
two six-ply tires for the municipal
Dodge pickup truck.
Mayor Tripplehorn reported that
the villages share of fines and costs
during April in his court amounted
to 1852.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
Rauenbuhler Sells
Plumbing Business
Operated Since '16
Richard Hauenstein Is New
Owner Of Bluffton Plumb
ing Company

George Rauenbuhler, who operated
the Bluffton Plumbing Company since
1916 and who last year completed
half century in the plumbing trade,
has sold his business and plans to re-
tire and move with Mrs. Rauenbuhler
to California.
The business has been acquired by
Richard Hauenstein, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Hauenstein, who has been
in plumbing work associated with an
Ada firm. His wife is the former
Joyce Young, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Young.
Mr.. Rauenbuhler, native of South
Bend, Ind, came to Bluffton in 1914.
He worked here for ]. L. Doty & Son
upon coming here and later acquired
the business in 1916. Prior to coming
to Bluffton, George followed the
plumbing trade in several western
cities.
During his years in business, the
Bluffton plumber has worked on a
number of large contracts including
the McGuffey grade school and
schools in Kalida and Bath township.
After selling their home at 213
North Main street, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rauenbuhler will mova in the fall to
Riverside, Calf. There Mrs. Rauen-
buhlers daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Ferguson reside.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13

deliver the commencement address,
and School Board President Marshall
Beagle will present the diplomas to
the graduates.
The exercises will begin at 8 p. m.
with the opening prayer by the Rev.
H. C. Angerer, pastor of the Rawson
Methodist church. Music will be pro-
vided by Miss Denise Scoles at the
piano and by the girls ensemble.
Glass salutatorian is Mildred Han.
ma, and Margaret Spaeth viii make
the valedictory speech. The Rev.
Earl w. Leist, EUB church pastor,
win give the benediction.
The Rev. ID. 4. Pummell, pastor of
Riley Creek Baptist church, viii give
the baccalaureate sermon in the
afternoon, with the Rev. Paul Stuckey
and the Rev. Rutherford Shumaker
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
Scarcity OF Donors Causes Cancellation
OF BIoodmobile Visit Slated This Week

volunteered. From this number they
can usually depend upon taking about
100 pints of whole blood.
Contributing to the shortage of
volunteers was the fact that there is
special Work Shop program which
required the attention and time of
many of the Bluffton College stu
dents. Also boys scheduled to partic-
ipate in a track meet would not have
been able 10 part with their blood.
There was also a dearth of volun-
teers among the townfolk and resi-
dents Of the surrounding country
area, Mrs. Linden said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
Contract Awarded
On State Route 25
BluftOn Bypass

Seven bids on the building of the
newest link in the Z. S. superhigh-
way Route 25 past Bluffton were op-
ened Tuesday morning in Columbus,
with the contract being awarded to
the Heffner Construction company of
Celina on low bid Of S1,903, ,833.s1.
Official estimate of the Department
Of Highways for the new limited-ac-
cess concrete highway was S1,995, 900.
Highest bid was S2,215, ,758.48.
The new concrete road will be COM
pleted in 1855 under terms of the
project. IL begins half a mile north
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
Eugene Basinger In
Columbus Hospital

Eugene Basinger, s. Main street,
superintendent of the meter assembly
department of the Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co., has been transferred
from Lima Memorial hospital to
Columbus st. Francis hospital under
observation and care of University
hospital physicians.
He was transferred to Columbus
Monday by Stanley Basinger and is
reported to be seriously ILL.,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
Present Route Is
To ReUert To COuntu

A report this week in one of
the areas daily newspapers that
the present Route 25 through
Bluffton would be retained by the
state as an alternate route after
the new bypass is completed is
unfounded, state highway de-
partment officials said.
Walter Neidhard. division en-
gineer at Lima, queried the Col
umbus office on the matter at
the request of The Bluffton News
early this week. He received n
reply from L. F. Schaeublin, as
sistant highway. director, that
plans are to turn the present
route over to the county after
the new route is completed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
POPPY DAY SET MAY 90

Bluffton Unit, 3S2, American Le-
gion Auxiliary, are busy making
preparations for the annual Poppy
Day sale May % with the arrival of
the flowers of memory this week
from the Sandusky Soldiers and Sail
ors Home where they were made by
disabled veterans. Mrs. Margaret
Turner and Mrs. Golda Weiss are
Poppy Day chairmen.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
Lima Symphony To
Play Here Tuesday

Lima's newly-formed 54-piece Sym
phony Orchestra under the direction
of Prof. Laurence Burkhalter, as
sistant professor of orchestral instru-
ments at Bluffton college, will appear
next Tuesday at 8 p. m. in the Bluff
ton high school auditorium.
BIuffton musicians appearing with
the Lima Symophony are Ada May
Oyer, Betty Diller, Marilyn Stedcke,
John Basinger and E. James Szabo.
The program will include Hadyn's
Symphony in d, Beethoven's Egmont
Overture, Adagio Pathetique, Three
Dances by German, In Persian
Market and selections by Rogers and
Hammerstein.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton hospital during the past
week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Martin, MeComb,
a girl, Robin Lee, born last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Bell (Marilyn
Holtkamp), Bluffton, a girl, Debra
Lynn, born Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Miller, Elida,
boy, born Monday.
Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin j. Yoder, Jr.,
Michigan City, Michigan, a son,
Melvin J. III, born Tuesday, in
Michigan City. Mrs. Yoder is the
former Betty Amstutz, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelm Amstutz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
ReU. X. X. WeIch Heads
Religious Ed Council

The Rev. Robert r. Welch was
elected president of the Bluffton
Religious Education Council at the
annual Reorganization meeting May
). Othdf officers of the council are
the Rev. Leonard w. McIntire, vice
president and Paul Steiner, secretary
and treasurer.
Mrs. Edna Lauby was employed
as the religious educationF teacher
for the forthcoming year
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
BurkhOlder Places 3rd
In County Tourney

George Burkholder, Bluffton mar
BILE champion, was third in the Allen
County tournament held last Satur-
day in Lima. The winner, Bill Nc
Daries. of Perry Township school,
will go to Akron to represent Allen
county. George received a trophy
for participation and flashlight as
third prize. He will be defending
his Bluffton title next spring.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
Wade Ldpe Promoted
TO Commanders Rank

Announcement was made this week
that Wade W. Lape, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Lape of Bluffton, has
been promoted from the rank of 1t.
Commander to that of full Com
mander in the U. S. Navy.
Commander Lape, now stationed
at Wright Patterson Field, Dayton,
is doing liaison work between the Air
Force and the Bureau of Aeronautics
in exchange of information on re-
search and development between the
Navy and Air Force.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
Steinman Acquires
Third Lumber Yard,
King Co., In Ada
Enlarged Office Planned
Here To CentraliZe
Record Keeping

Steinman Bros. Lumber company,
operators of yards in Bluffton and
Jenera, announced this week that it
had acquired its third yard and mill
operation in nearby Ada.
Forrest L. Steinrnan, vice president
and general manager of the lumber
firm, said that negotiations were
completed late last week for purchas-
ing the King Lumber company of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
BRIGHTEN WASTE CANS

Vandals have not done away with
the waste receptacles on the towns
Main street. They were picked up
Monday evening by the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce who is applying a
new coat of paint to the drums.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
$25OOOO Worth OF New Construction
Work Underway On Two Local Projects

Two major construction projects destined to become Buton
landmarks of the future and involving expenditures of
$25OOOO rising well above ground spring weather
mts full speed ahead on outdoor building projects.
At the Farmers Grain Company just north of Cherry street
grain storage sos rising than 40 feet
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
so Seniors Are Candidates For Diplomas
At COry-Rawson Commencement May q

Fifty seniors candidates for graduation from the Cory
high school exercises to be held Sunday
evening" May g. announced this week by Superintendent
Baccalaureae will be held for the
the day at o'clock
Lloyd Dull traveller lecturer educator of Fndlay will
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13
Progress Assn Proposes
TolUn Meeting And Debate
On Electric Arguments

Agreeing to act clearing house for information and
opinions both sides the municipal issue before the
special election 5 the executive committee of the Com
muny Progress association suggested public debate the
question meeting tentative for Monday June at
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-13

From an unheralded, backstairs
beginning away back in 1904, the
TripIett firm has grown into
Buttons major industry, and
one of the leading electrical in
strument manufacturing concerns
in the entire world.
In this view of company prin-
cipals are: Standing-ROpp Trip
Evening star., 1954-08-12

though I understand you must
keep certain standards Of con-
Servative TASTE"
Because of our similarity in
heighth and age I realize how
you must feel. / hope you are
as excited at the prospect of
visiting our country as we are
at the prospect of finally meeting
a member of royalty our own
age. OF course your wardrobe is
the most important thing and
suppose you are having lots Of
fun selecting all the things you
will be wearing. Since the sum-
mer is almost over, every girl
here is busy talking about and
planning her new fall wardrobe.
You might like to see these
sketches which I think would
flatter tall girls like you and
me. I hope / have been able to
be of some help. Mary Poms."
A wistful P.S. was added:
II would like very much to
hear from you If you could and
time to write and If your trip
includes a visit to Washington,
D. c.. I would be thrilled to death
to meet you and perhaps we
could get together for lunch"
Evening star., 1954-08-12
Balance Summer Stock

ITEMS BELOW ST. STORE ONLY
95 COTTON MIDRIFFs EYELEr TRIM 3-2 Reg 90 44e
IS coTToh SWIM SUITS. 2-es. Reg. 1913 7se
" COTTON SKIRTS. sizes As Reg. soc
80 ASST. SHORTS. sizes 4-s Reg. 90 soc
"a CAB. SHORTS. sizes 2-6x. Reg. 50 7ee
Il PLAID DENIM SHORTS 2-3-5 Reg l7o------ soc
II PllSSE SHIRTS. sizes 3-6 Reg l.7o soc
20 PLissE DIAPER SETS. size Reg
z3 PLISsE SHIRTS. sizes "a Reg 59----------7se
rs DENIM STACKS sizes IA. Reg s9e
zs PEDAL PUSHERS. sizes 7-l2. Reg. 3es--------lse
81 INFANTS PRAM OR SNOW SUITS size Reg 7.osso8 2ss
BUcHER LINEN s-Pc. BOYS SETS "A Reg $685. 2ss
WOOL KNIT LOGGING SETS. Reg. eeS-------- 3ss
10 CORDUROY EToN BLAZER JACKETS. sizes 3 Reg 4eS so
23 BOYS FLANNEL SHIRTS. sizes IA. Reg 1893 --l2e
- COTTON KNIT PoLoS. l-3 Reg l.9s ------ 7ee
81 CORDUROY PLAID ovERALLs sizes IA. Reg 2.ss---Iss
IS PoPLN SNOW ovERALLs. "a Reg 5e8 6o8 500
kYLoN sNoWovERALLs. sizes IA. Reg 1928 ses
. soPe; PoFLIA snow SUITS. sizes 2-s-4. Reg less-
- WOOL LEGGINGS. size T. Reg 7.98-------------l0o
ToDDLERS COAT SETS. size z. Reg
INFANTS COAT SETS. sizes B. Reg. $3.50
WINTER COATS, sizes 345. Reg. 24.9a-2e.o8 --1o.ss
MELTON SKI SLAcKs, only sizes AS. Reg 3.o8---24s
WHITE KNIT LEGGlNGs. sizes 4-5-6 Reg. 298-----ls9
81 CORDUROY STACKS. sizes ga. Reg 2.es--------lzs
80 CORDUROY Upper JACKETS, sizes 23 Reg 4es-
II WOOL SWEATERS sizes "a. Reg. 2e8 -----------loo
n FLANNEL LINED JEANS. sizes 35. Reg lze
81 GIRLS FLANNEL SHIRTS. Box Reg l6ol o8 sse
se WOOL OR NYLoN SLIPPER SOCKS So Reg es 100
~ ORION SKIRTS. sizes Box Reg ---------lss
- NYLoN OR COTTON BLoUSES. sizes Box Reg 298
47 GIRLS WINTER HATS. Reg. 1884
90 WOOL CLIP HATS. fur trim Reg
20 PLAID RAlNcAPES sizes BOX. Reg
INVERNESS RANcoATS sizes 3-6. Reg 3.e8-------l.sS
" COTTON TWILL RAINcoATs. sizes 545 Reg 1893 $50
II RAYoN SATIN ROBES 49, Reg. -1-------is9
COTTON QUILTED ROBES, 49, Reg. 4es z4s
PoPLIh SNOW SUITS 6-7 Reg. l4os- eos----7.ss
"a PoPLlN SNOW SUITS. sizes 5-s--------------e.so
- NYLoN GOWNS, sizes 6-6x Reg. 4o8-----------i.ss
lse GIRLS COTTON KNIT PANTIEs, sizes 4-6-6x. Reg.
59c fof i.OU
MELTON SKI STACKS sizes ITO Reg. 4es---------z4s
So NYLoN SLIPS, 4-8-lo. Reg
Evening star., 1954-08-12
Our Children
Give Sweets in Moderation

Aunt Molly whose namesake the
child was. The youngster was
refusing the candy she longed
for. "Any reason why she can
not have candy?" "The dental
hygienist said candy would make
cavities in her teeth unless she
was very, very careful to wash
them each time after eating any.
so the best thing to do is not
to allow her to have candy" !"
Aunt Molly sighed, covered the
box and put it in the closet,
Little Molly's eyes filled with
tears. ....,,o.
"I've eaten candy all my life.
I have a few filled teeth. Most
people of my age have" said
Aunt Molly, Nobody can per-
suade me that candy in modera-
ton is bad for anybody, either
their teeth or their stomachs. !"
New days, new ways" said
/ Mother. II don't want Molly to
have any cavities"
Neither does anybody else.
This is an imperfect world full
/ of imperfect people with inper-
feet teeth, poor vision, bad hear
ing, lame feet and whatever ails
you," That's the way we are. And
we like pleasant things to look
at, to feel, and to taste. I have
the odd belief that our senses
were given to us to enjoy as
well as to use in the dull rou-
tines of daily living. Children
enjoy a piece of candy, and I
vote to let them have it.
| But I do not want to see chill
dren sucking lollypops all day
long, ! want children to have a
piece Of candy either in middle
morning or in d-afternoon.
They are likely to be a bit weary
about those times and a bit Of
good candy peps them up. The
good taste makes them happy
and the sugar Il hope there Is
good sugar in it, will give them
the little lift they need. It is no
lsin to enjoy taste, smell. touch
Evening star., 1954-08-12
Modern Marriage
MAKE Harmony Early Goal

q quiet and pleasant place some
where and settle down there.
Then study these suggestions and
use any Of them that sound
reasonable to you.
l. The wedding was your
affair. You Cor your mother
and all the female relatives who
could get there) planned it. man
aged 1t, carried it out according
to your own ideas. AS usual,
the man in the case had very
little to say about it. Now it's
time for you to relax and give
him a chance. Let the honey
moon be his affair. OF course
you'll talk over together the
question of where to go and
so, on, but when you start. leave
the details to him.
2. Do your best. unobtrusively.
to keep expenses at q practical
level. Don't expect to keep up
the pace that you have probably
been maintaining for the pre-
vious few months. On the other
hand. don't start in to reform
him Immediately. If he tries
to make a show by tipping liber-
ally, or by going to an expen-
Sive restaurant. don't begin to
argue. Simply make 1t clear
that you'll be perfectly happy
| with modest circumstances-and
him!
8. Both of you are encounter
ing new situations and new ex-
periences. Remember that he
will be a bit nervous and unsure
of himself, so do all you can
to reassure him and give him
moral support. OF course you're
nervous too; and girls sometimes
try to cover UP their own nerv-
BUSINESS by more or less uncon-
sclously ridiculing their partners.
Watch your step.
4. Spend a good deal Of time
studying NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and learning how to please
him. This doesn't mean that
you are going to have to do it
for all the rest of your life.
It means that you have possibly
been receiving most Of the at
tention lately. and that it's time
to trim the sails. If you please
him he'll want to please you.
That makes 1t unanimous.