The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-20


of the Triplett Elestfical Instrument
Company was/a/big event for the
company and B/6ig event for Bluffton
last week en- As Ted Biery, former
News editef said, it gave everyone
an opporthnity'~te"~saE things that
have been on their minds to
parcel out compliments md express
sions of appreciation that would
have been embarrassing except on
such a special occasionJ
Anyone who ATTENDED any Of the
various functions last week the
merchants dinner on Wednesday, the
plant tour on Thursday or the pro-
gram at Founders hblb Friday even
ing-must have conf4 away with a
better appreciation oflwhat Bluffton's
principal industry mans to the COM
munity. N
1t seems that Triplett people from
r. L. on down the ranks should also
have been impressed BY the general
public interest in the birthday cele-
bration and the welfare of the in
dustry.
THE PUBLIC INSPECTION was
done up in real style wit a big Grey
hound bus shutting visik kors from the
main plant over to Plant No. 2. A
surprising feature of phe inspection
tour~far many was hS fact that so
many parts for the 9rblett products
are made right inside he local plant.
This brought few ahs and obs from
plant personnel also, nany of whom
made their first trip Though the en-
tire plant.
We were particularly Intrigued by
the fine copper wire, two and half
times finer than human hap, fused in
coil windings . and the kpfice tag,
$500 per pound! Another Interesting
figure was carried on a bittle sign
stating that a third of a million
meter dials had been tuh he'd out at
the plant in 1868. II
On the assembly ling Where oscil-
lators were being put Together, one
man remarked that hefddn't see how
the complicated equip1ent could be
made to sell for $199 apparently
Triplett competitors re wondering
about the same thingA We under
stand there are cheap Pr ones on the
market and the most Expensive oscil-
lators can set you back D cold one
thousand dollars, but that Triplett's
$199 job is considered the best value
for the money on the market.
When the school Children went
through the plant on bright-eyed
youngster inquired of Lillian Mis-
wander if the equipn5 5ent they were
assembling weren't lie ddetectors. Who
knows, with the busi1 ess changing as
rapidly as it does n this field, lie
detectors may be neN pn the Triplett
product list.
WE'VE HEARD G special obser-
vation platforms baiAg erected for
the so-called sidewalk superintend-
ents at large build dings projects, but
DR.. Howard Raids guest register at
his partially complete9 new home on
Spring street is asneW one to US.
Realizing that Seyeryone likes to
inspect new homssF under construc-
ton, the Raids not only invite their
friends to do so, but have provided
an improvised gueB II register for their
convenience. AS n further accommo-
dation small peHciled signs tell the
visitor that this will be the living
room, this the kltchen or bedroom. A
sign carrying the legend, "You guess
ed it'', labels the 'tiaF~goom with all
the plumbing.
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MRS. J. S. STEINER, home from
a visit in the southv8 8st, brings along
a newspaper clipping noting that on
Mothers Day thqK Penn Sherwood
hotel of PHILADELPHIA resurrected a
120-year-old rest Alhant menu and
promised motherB Ehat as a special
treat papa would d8has se to pay only the
listed prices.
The menu listed ] Sunday dinner
for just II cents. Beef steak was
Es+ad a+ cen4e. Id;++o for ,,o,L