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Evening star., 1954-04-29
Stock Market Hits
New High; Good Gain
In Most Majors
BY The Asseeiosed Press

NEW YORK. April 29.-The
stock market hit q new high for
the year today with good gains
registered in most major di-
visions.
The market yesterday as
measured by the Associated
Press average of so stocks
reached a level equal to the April
is high of the year. and today
the market stepped on up into
new territory.
At noon, the Associated Press
average was at $1,000, highest
level in the past "a years.
The rise carried prices up be-
tween ! and 2 points in many
instances. Losses were small
and scattered.
Volume stepped up smartly at
a rate around two and a half
million shares for the day. That
compares with 2,120,O00 shares
traded yesterday.
Oils were well ahead with
Standard Oil IN. J.) higher on
an increased dividend.
Also higher were the steels.
motors. aircrafts, chemicals,
electric equipments, railroads,
motion pictures and the utilities.
General Motors was higher on
its good earnings report and
others gaining included U. S.
Steel. American Telephone, New
York Central, Texas Co., Para
mount Pictures, Kennecott Cop
per, Chrysler. Boeing, North
American Aviation, Du Pont
Westinghouse Electric, General
Motors, Billiard Co. (on higher
earnings) and Outboard Marine
(on a proposed three-for-one
split).
The American Stock Exchange
was mostly higher. Trading was
moderate. Ahead were Arkansas
Fuel Oil, Automatic Steel Prod
ucts preferred, Canadian Allan
tic Oil. Electric Bond & Share
Imperial Oil, National Starch.
Pacific Petroleums and Shattuck
Denn Mining.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, April go M1.-Foreien
exchange rates follow tGreat Britain in
dollars, others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York open
market, 1% per cent premium or
101.37i United States cents; UNCHANGED
Europe-Great Britain (p o n d.,
Isl 31/32, ,up 1882 of q cent Great
Britain 30-day futures, 2.S1 25/32, up
.3/32 of a cent; Great Britain 6O-day
futures. 2.sl y /32, up Il Of a cent;
Great Britain 90-day futures, 2.S1 1889,
upi. of q cent; Belgium (franc). 1855
up ooh Of . cent; FRANCE (francl. ,;25ss
ern. Deutsche mark. 90 IS. unchanged;
Holland tsuilder). 26.43, up OF Of q
cs cent; It's Italy Sliral,, .16h 9f cent. un-
changed: Sweden (krona), 1884. un-
changed Switzerland franc, freel.
23.33. UNCHANGED; Denmark (kronel.
14.52, UNCHANGED.
Latin America - Argentina (free),
7.24, unchanged; Brazil (free). 200, OF
10 Of cent; Mexico. S.02. unchanged;
Venezuela tbolivar), 30.03, unbalanced.
Far East-Hong Kong dollar. 1895
unchanRed
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Business Briefs

Heavy construction contract
awards in week ended Monday
totaled $241, 100000, a Slight dip
from $247,952,0O0 in preceding
week and $287. .981, 900 in same
week year ago.
Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey)
directors voted cash dividend of
$1.15 a share on common stock.
payable June II. to stockholders
OF record May 10. The COM
pany had been paying 81 a
quarter.
Pennsylvania Railroad reports
loss of $9,975,0O0 in first quarter
Of 1854, but said indications
were that it would show its first
profit of year in April. Down
ward trend in carloadings is seen
to be leveling off, officials said.
Electric Bond and Share Co.
for IL months ended March 81
reports earnings of $7,085, ,576,
equal to $1.35 a common share.
compared with $5,858,879 or $1.12
a share for the previous IL
months.
Other aor,,;,o. ,.a,>o,4
Evening star., 1954-04-29

Hourly Sales on the Exchange.
l1:OO am. 40 600 IL noon $50 600
100 pm 42o 600 300 pm. 600 600
fUnit Of grading 10 shares or sales IN
full. sIn bankruptcy or receivership or
beinR reorganized under the bankruptcy
Act or securities assumed by such COM
panies Rates Of dividends in the fore.
going table are annual disbursements
based on the last quarterly or semi
noted; special or extra DIVIDENDS are not
included Also extra or extras. b An
nual rate plus stock dividend. q Declared
or paid In 1858 plus stock dividend.
e Declared or paid so far this year.
Payable IN stock. estimated cash value
on ex-dividend or redistribution date.
Paid last year b Declared or paid
ciared or paid this year. an accumula-
tive issue with dividends tn arrears.
. Paid this year. dividend omitted. de.
ferred or no action taken. Ct last diVi-
aend Ssada me meeting: rpeciared Or paid in
dividend: cid Called. Il dividend. x-dis
= distribution. X ~ Iights. Nv without
distributed. vi When issued.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
New York Cotton

futures inchsd upward during the esVn forea
noon today on light trade and local
buying. Dealers said that six Of the
been stopped. with one still circulating.
Most traders remained on the sidelines,
awaiting fresh incentives.
Noon prices were UNCHANGED to 25
cents o bale higher than the previous
close. May, 34.55; July. 34.43. and
October, 1895
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK. April % R.-spot non
ferrous metal prices today: Copper, 80
ii cents pound. New York; zinc. IOI1
cents pound. East St. Louis: tin q5
cents pound. New York At PittsburTh
at 26. 6.00-27 90.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
New York Produce

NEW YORK. April 80 C41 tUsDA).-
ceipts. 19.145.. CWholesale selling prices
based on exchange and other volume
sales.) New York spot quotations fol-
low: Midwestern. mixed colors, extras
(4S-5O pounds, 4Iia-42; extra large
(45.4S pounds. 4O-4I; extras medium,
receipts. rehandled. 37-37Hs; dirties, ~
50 poundsJ. 42n-44; extras large t45-
4S pounds, 41-42; extras medium. 39is-
4$ia-43; extras large i45:4s SOUNDS.
Nearby: Whites, top Quality i4s-5O
pounds. 42Ia-44: mediums, 39Ia-4O;
smalls, .34-35: peewees. 1928; browns,
top quality t4S-50 poundS), 44-45; me-
diums. 3ata -40h; smalls. 34-35: pee
Butter and Cheese.
Butter-About steady; receipts, 642,.
$50; prices UNCHANGED.
Cheese--Steady; receipts. none; prices
Poultry Quota ations.
Live poultry-Receipts light; demand
good for caponettes and hens, moderate
for fryers; market firm. for hens and
express: Hens. blacks, 81 pounds. "a
3l-32: Leghorns. go; broilers or fryers.
crosses. $3.50; caponettes. Rocks. 4z-5
POUNDS. a. pounds. SO; Reds. .4R,5
pounds, 40; crosses. pounds. 32-33;
Rocks. cockerels, pounds and Up. 3S.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Odd-Lot Declines

NEW YORK. April 90 OP.-The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
these odd-lot transactions by principal
dealers on the exchange for April 90:
Purchases OF 200,506 shares; sales of
M iy3' 'o4S shares. including 1.433 shares
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Cars Last 5 Times as Lonq

FLINT, Mich.-Because Of re-
duced engine wear, the service
life of today's automobile is
about five times that of 80 years
ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16
NelO Gear 4ids
'YODn ClOckITo
Regain LostTi,ne

BNfftor's town hall clock was
showing the time correctly again
Tuesday of this week after several
days of erratic behavior due to
worn gears in the electrification
mechanism.
A slight delay during which the
clock lost time at an amazing rate,
was experienced in effecting repairs
until new primary gear assembly
could be obtained from the Manu-
facturer Cost of the Replacement
gear assembly was s6.55.
The repairs were completA by
Vern Walker, who haA been in charge
of the clock since it gas electrified
a little more than q year and one
half ago. ~~~~@
At last Tuesday nights council
meeting, however, Mayor Wilbur A.
Howe announced that Walker has
resigned as custodian of the clock
effective next January j. On that
date the mayor expects to appoint
James Benroth to the post, he told
councilmen at the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16
Phone Entries
Accepted In
Lighting Contest

Because entries have been coming
in slowly in this years Christmas
Lighting contest, the sponsoring
Bluffton Junior Chamber of Com
merce this week announced that tele-
phone registrations would be accepted
at the Koontz Gulf Service, phone
266-W.
eve want everyone to have an OPP
portunity to enter before the deadline
for registrations this Saturday, De-
cember 49," DR.. w. A. Lutz, contest
chairman said. Entry blanks may
also be obtained at Beach Radio and
TV Service.
Judging is to be completed by De
cember %. The judges are Harold
Klingler, Mrs. Geneva Rammel, Eu-
gene Benroth and Darwin Lugibuhl.
Judges will consider the following
points as a basis for awarding the
prizes: artistic merit, 40 per cent;
originality, 20 per cent; ingenuity,
25 per cent, and lighting techniques,
Is per cent.
A total of $33 in cash will be offer
ed in the Bluffton contest with the
winner eligible to compete for nation
al prizes including a top award of
$500. In the local contest SIS is of
fered for first place; $40, seconds s5,
third; an6s3 for fourth place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16
Village Street De-Icer Ui Uiprepared
To Meet First Emergency OF Winter

Except for difficulty in completing
final mechanical adjustments, new
salt7spreader attachment for the
town truck probably would have
quickly eliminated all of the ice
which made automobile travel over
coated streets 80 hazardous last Fri
day and Saturday, it was reported at
meeting Of municipal council Tues
day night. aes@ Z 80
The report came after Councilman
Dave Risser had pointed out two au-
tomobile crackups inside the corpora.
tion which might have been prevented
had salt been applied to all streets OF
the town as originally planned wher
councilmen approved purchase of the
spreader for the street department.
Accidents to which the councilman
referred was one at Grove and Kiblel
streets where a Columbus Grove au.
tomobile slddded into town, shearina
off a telephone pole at the intersec.
tion and badly damaging the car. AL
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16
Name Committee
To Plan RawSOn
Centennial Fete
January | To Mark Begin
ming OF Towns Tooth
Anniversary Year

Five Rawson citizens were named
Monday evening by Mayor Ernest
Zuercher to serve on the Centennial
Committee charged with making
plans for the celebration next sum-
mer of Rawson's Tooth anniversary.
Members of the important commit
tee are DR.. w. E. Diller, Franklin
Deeds, Olen Crew, Paul Latham and
Mrs. Leah Woods Miller. The group
will meet with village councilmer
Tuesday evening, December 21, to
select chairman and organize for
the big job ahead.
The celebration will probably bt
held in connection with the annual
Homecoming Festival.
The mayors announcement was
made at a special meeting of the
Rawson council called because there
were not sufficient members to make
a quorum last week.
Among other matters before com
Gil was decision to again discuss the
matter of smoke and chaff emanating
from the corn cob incinerator of the
Hochstettler elevator. Earlier this
fall letter asking that steps be
taken to eliminate the excessive
smoke and chaff was sent to the firm
Mayor ,Zuercher said that he would
discuss the matter with Arthur Hoch-
stettler, elevator operator.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16
Jaycees Bid For
Statewide Tennis
Tourney Next July
Local Group Offers Towns
Facilities For Import
ant Junior Event

IL their bid is accepted the Bluff
ton Junior Chamber of Commerce will
bring the State Jaycee Junior Tennis
Tournament to Bluffton early in July
officers of the local club announced
this week.
The tournament, for juniors be-
tween the ages of 13 and Is years of
age is an open affair at which Jaycee
organizations from all over the state
send representatives. 1t is authorized
by the United States Lawn Tennis
Association.
Last year. at the tournament held
in Euclid, Ohio, 78 players were on
hand for the event as entries.
Bldg for the tournament must be
turned in at the Columbus head.
quarters of the Junior Chamber OF
Commerce by January 10. Selection
of the site for the tourney is to be
made january is. Local Jaycees
pointed that several alternate dates
have besnl sent 70 Columbus
The Button Tennis Club will as
sist the paycees with the event il
Bluffton i selected as the site for ths
tourney. &
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16

days meeting.
Presentation of the deed for the
Buckeye was made to council by Paul
Daler, chairman of the towns recrea-
ton commission, through whose eff
forts the lake and surrounding real
estate was obtained at no cost to the
village.
The deed had been forwarded to
Diller from Emory d. Erwin, presi-
dent of the utility, with whom the
swimming pool chairman had con-
Quoted most of his negotiations rela-
tive to obtaining the site for the
village.
In the quit-claim deed all of the
Buckeye Lake property was turned
over to the village, including Main
street frontage south of the driveway
which provides an entrance to the
east end of the park.
Only a few restrictions were in
cluded in the deed, one of the prin-
cipal ones being that whereby the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16

Hankish goodies. Former residents
of Bluffton write their orders to
Charlie, and some has been shipped
as far away this season as California.
The Hanlish peppermint sticks
may not be quite as symetrical as the
machine-made variety, but they sell
twice as fast. 1t is a mystery how
they can be pulled and colored in
bright red swirls by hand.
If you ask Charlie why he contin-
ues the laborous job of candy making
when most stores offer only the
machine-made varieties, he'll tell you
he can make it cheaper and give you
more for your money. He'll say the
home made varieties are better tast-
ing. Or he'll declare that his Gus
toners will be satisfied with nothing
less than homemade candies.
His family will tell you it's mainly
because Charlie enjoys his candy
making art. Christmas wouldn't be
Christmas TO him without his hours
in the candy kitchen.
If it costs less to make than mach
inc candy, it is only because Charlie
forgets to count his own hours. He's
been making candy in Bluffton 4s
years, but, as he admits, it's really q
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16
Induction For TlUo
Bluffton Boys
Is POSTPONED

Two BIuffton area youths,
scheduled for induction Tuesday
in the armed forces, were granted
two-week postponement of their
induction in order to remain at
home during the holidays.
The men are William James
Robinson, Rawson, and William
Joe Montgomery, Route l, Bluff
ton.
Montgomery is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ivan Montgomery. He
was graduated from Bluffton
high school in 1852 and attended
Ohio State university last year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16
Rural Delivery
Service Extended
For Nine Families
Will Eliminate Half-Mile
Walk From House To
Mail Boxes

For nine families on Bluffton
Route /, the Post Office this week had
a fine Christmas present.
Postmaster Ed Reichenbach and
Rural Carrier Woodrow Little were
pleased to notify the families in
Orange township that the postal in
spector last week had approved their
petition for extending @elivery to
boxes in front Of their htimes.
For the nine families the approval
meant that for the first time their
mail boxes could be located on the
road in front of their residences rath-
er than as much as half mile away.
The approval was one of the first
service extensions granted on Bluff
ton routes since he has been postmas-
ter, Mr.. Reichenbach said. 1t stems
from new, more lenient post office
ruling which permits extension of
routes where two or more homes are
served within a mile. Carrier Little
will now travel an additional distance
each day of four miles in order to
bring the improved service to the
nine Orange township homes.
Previously the post office authori-
ties could not approve petitions for
extensions unless at least four fam
lilies were served within mile. This
was relaxed to three and now to two
families.
Mr.. Reichenbach pointed out that
the change was not a route extension
in the sense that more patrons would
be- served, but only in the sense that
service to the nine families now on
the route wopld be served better.
Such extensIons may be authorized
only by a post inspector and the To-
cal postal carriEs or postmaster have
no authority thenselves h change the
local routes.
The Orange bwnship Improvement
comes at a time when it viii be espec-
ially appreciated by the families
served. Christmas mails are heavier
and weather conditions make going
for the mail more of chore.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16
MERCHANTS OK
PLANS FOR 1855
BABY DERBY HERE

The Blufffon areas first baby
of the new year born at Bluff
tom Community !. hospital will
again be honored with shower
of gifts from merchants of the,
town. The Business Mems as
seciation decided at its last
meeting to approve the 1855
Baby Derby.
A number of merchants have
already announced the gifts
they are offering to the first
born of 1856, and it is expected
that many others will be added
before the deadline.
The royal potentate of the
Baby Derby is the first infant
born in the local hospital after
the stroke of midnight on New
Years Eve, providing the par
ents live within 10-mile radius
of town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16
REMEMBER 1916!
HI SCHOOL CAGERS
STILL UNDEFEATED

Bluffton Pirates, who Tuesday
night won their fifth basketball
game in as many outings this season,
are off to their finest start in the
court sport since the 1916 season
when the local school finished unde-
feated in 16 games.
The Pirates have compiled q total
of 343 points in winning their first
four encounters for a 68 plus point
average and have shown well bal
anced attack with each of the first
seven varsity players showing the
ability to hit in the double figures.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16

tho thrown from the vehicle in the
crackup, the driver riiraculously es-
capped injury.
The other mishap occurred on
South Main street where another au-
tomobile which skidded out Of control
moved down, boulevard light stand
ard and also clipped off the cover
for a water meter box.
Mayor Wilbur A. Howe told coun-
cilmen he was informed that adjust
ments necessary to prevent feeding
too much salt through the spreader
prevented full-scale use during the
icy spell. As it was, the spreader was
used on few principal street inter
sections and the full length of Elm
street.
The salt spreading attachment
which fits on the rear OF the truel
was purchased from the Jiffy Sail
Spreader Co., of Ada, at cost o.
ss99.55. It is powered by small
motor which easily permits spreadin,
salt the width of city street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16
Births

The following births were recorded
at Button Community hospital dur
ing the past week: isA
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy DeVore, Find
lay, . boy, Roy Allen, born last
Wednesday. "A
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Fenster-
maker, Rawson, a boy, Keith Leslie,
corn Friday. ssis asa N
Mr.. and Mira. John Fame, Mt.
Cory, q boy, Chris Wells, born
Saturday. Il 80 SS 8N
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. D. cornwell III,
Findlay, a boy, William Daniel III.
born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Huber, Bluff
fton, boy, born Tuesday.
Mr. and hirs. Bobby Caraway, Fort
Worth, Texas, a boy, Bobby Ray,
born December 6 at Fort Worth.
Mrs. Caraway is the former Sondra
Sue Huber, daughter of Mrs. Esco
Huber and the late Joy Huber.
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16

stocking top or hanging within
reachin' distance on the tree? Sum
day School candy boxes and school
treats wouldn't be complete without
Charles special peanut brittle and
colored hardtack.
And this Christmas is no different
than AZ others in the Hankish store.
The genial confectioner is presiding
as usual over the big copper pots of
boiling sweets in the rear shop room.
Some of them are the same pots he
started in business with. Certainly
the coal stove with room for one cop
per at q time is the same one he
opened the store with 48 years ago.
Over the red embers of the little
stove Charlie annually turns out
about a ton and half of Christmas
goodies. Some of them are shipped
out of town Eight hundred pounds
recently left for Norwalk and Toledo,
Ohio, where it is to be used for par
ties in the parochial schools there.
Charlie says that his candy has
long been a favorite filler for Christ
mas Sunday School boxes and years
ago, his best customers were the
numerous country schools of the area.
And people come from great dist
ances each year to stock up with the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16
Pandora Minister
Heads Tri-COunty
Evangelistic Assn.

The Rev. John P. Suderman, pastor
ofthe st. John Mennonite church,
Pandora, was elected president of the
TriE County Evangelistic~s association
at a meeting held at the Evangelical
Menndpite church at gBluffton last
Sunday afternoon.
Other officers of the association
are: the Rev. r. R. Welrh, vice pres
ident; Harry ]. Welty secretary
Paul Steiner, assistant secretary; Ir-
win Hilty, treasurer; and Clifton
Diller, assistant treasurer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16
Lions Select ''Tufy" SUank
To Lead '55 March Of Dimes

fluffy swank who has conducted his one ean
pan against polio barbhop chair by annually collect
long strings dollars from customers for the March OF Dimes has
named campaign for 1855
The appointment Kngler president
club charge of the local fund drive
The Lions will open polio campaign meeting early
in January local polio victim, viii be the principal
speaker Lyle fighting regain of his legs parayzed
year will explain how the national
Foundation Infantie Paralysis has helped him.
Last year its March of Dimes
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-12-16

mum OIL $4z,3UO may De asked Tor
permanent improvements this spring,
only about two-thirds of which, how
ever, may be needed from the
S75,613.41 sum the village has re-
naming in the permanent improve
ment fund following sale of the light
system.
The second bite for cash was made
on behalf of the towns projected
swimming pool, the site of which is
planned at Buckeye Lake. This re-
quest came from Paul Diller, pool
committee chairman, who was at the
meeting to present to council the deed
to the Buckeye property at the Tues
day session.
In commenting ON plans for the
pool, Diller pointed out that many
iBluffton residents have suggested to
him that as much as $4,000 be di-
verted from the towns permanent
Improvement fund to help defray the
cost of the swimming pool, and he
requested that the matter should be
taken under advisement by council.
So far the swimming pool commit
tee has on hand less than $1,000 to-
ward new pool, only a fraction of
the total cost, Diller reported.
Presentation of the water depart
ment's financial request was made by
Board of Public Affairs President
Harvey Bauman, whose report includ-
ed an analysis that although approx
mately $4,000 should be spent for
permanent improvements during the
coming year perhaps as much as
$4,000 to $4,000 Of that sum would
first be paid into the towns perman-
.ent improvement fund from the water
and light fund.
This involved financial procedure in
which the board seeks to get back
money which it puts into the fund
comes about as the result of settling
"a joint water and light fund balance
which now totals $29,760.41, Bauman
reported.
Only part of this money can be
transferred to the water fund, since
there no longer is light department,
and state auditors advised that the
remainder must be placed in the vii
lagos permanent improvement fund
improvements tentatively slated by
the board in the waterworks division
include replacement of. worn-out pip
ing at the central pumping station;
installation Of new high service
pumps; standby pump, deisel-
powered, as safeguard for the town
should electric service be disrupted;
new electrical work; new tie-in hne
in the Elm-Spring street sector; an
other new tie-in out Jefferson street
to provide circulating service for all
the area east of the railroad, and new
and replacement shut-off valves.
Bauman pointed out to council that
the board was recommending only
those improvements it felt most ur-