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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
Whigvine Methodist Church

Rev. Lowell r. Kiger
Morning worship service, 9:4E
Sunday school, 10:45 a. ~
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
Pleasant city Lutheran Parish
South olive Free Methodfss

Leroy Hiett, Pastor
Sunday school, 200 p. m.
Preaching each Sunday after
noon.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday
evening. 1880 o. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
Symmetrical Free Methodist

Paul w. Smith. Pastor
Sunday school, $50 a. m.
Class meeting, 1920 a. m.
Worship service, 7:30 p. m.
Prayer service, Wednesday, a
1880 p. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
sarahsvilIe Free Methodist

Paul w. Smith, Pastor
Worship service, $50 a. m.
Sunday school, 1890 a. m.
Mid-week service, Thursday
7:30 p. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
Ava Free Methodist Church

Rev. Leroy Hiett
Sunday school, $50 a. m.
Worship service, 1890 a. m
Evangelistic service every
Sunday at 7:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting, Thursday
evening at 7:30 .. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
st. MichaePs Catholic Church

Rev. Rudolph Wargo
Sunday Mass, $50 a. m.
Daily Mass at 800 a. m.
First Friday Mass and Holy
Day Masses, 7:30 p. m.
Novena Devotions, Saturdays
at 1880 p. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
OgIes Ridge Church

j. |. Barnes, Pastor
Evening worship, 7:30 D. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
Perryopolis Free AfethodIst

Paul W. SMITH, Pastor
Sunday school, 1000 a. m.
Morning worship, ll:00 a. m.
Prayer Service, Tuesday, 1880
p. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
Archer's Ridge Free Methodist
Church

Archer's Ridge Free Methodist
Church
Albert F. Randolph,
Supply Pastor
Sunday school, $50 a. m.
Worship service, 1890 a. m.
Mld-Week prayer meeting,
Wednesday evening, 7:30 p. m.
Summerfield Church of Christ
Mckinley r. Bates, Pastor
Bible study, 1000 a. m.
Worship service, 1890 a. m.
Evening service, 7:3o.
wednesday, 7:30 ?. m, Bible
study.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
sharon PRESBYTERIAN Chnrea

Rev. Palmer Manson
Sunday school, 1890 a. m.
Worship service, l1:30 a. M.
Pleasant City Lutheran Parish
A. G. Riggle, Pastor
Mt. Zion - Sunday school at
$50 a. m.
Church service, 1915 a. m.
st. Pauls, Pleasant City -
Church service, 9:15 a. m.
Sunday school, 1918 a. m.
Harmony Church at Buffalo
Sunday school, 1000 a. m.
Church service, 11:15 a. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22

Caldwell st. PhiIomena Church
Rev. S. J. Pekalla, Pastor
Sunday Masses: ZOO a. m. and
900 a. m.
Confessions: Saturday at 1:30
p. m. and TOO p. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
Caldwell Free Methodist Churc

j. L. Mason, Pastor
Sunday school, $50 a. m.
Morning Worship, 10:45 a. m.
FMY at ZOO p. m.
Children's Meeting, TOO p. m.
Evangelistic Service, 7;30 pm.
Midweeek Service: Wednesday,
Prayer Meeting, 7:30.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
New Harmony Baptist

:. II. Helm, Pastor.
Sunday school, $50 a. m.
Morning Worship, 10:45 a m.
Evening service, 7;30 p. m.
THE Coming World Religion. !"
Thursday, 1880 p. m. Mid-week
meeting.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22
South Olive Methodist

L. D. Adds, Pastor
Sunday school, $50 a, m.
Morning worship. 1000 a. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-09-22

Belle Valley Corpus Christi

71171 ~ II ~ NV o'OV
p. m.
Full Gospel Mission Church
AT Coal Ridge
Rev. E. L. Hoskinson, Pastor
Sunday school, $3.50 a. m.
Evangelistic service, 7:30 pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10

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Handbags-Street Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
500 Attend FOUer ShOU
Despite Whiting Weather

Extremely hot weather combined
with conflict of dates with the Al
len County Fair opening last Satur-
day and Sunday teamed up to thin
somewhat the usual heavy attend
ance at Buttons annual flower fes-
tival. But despite these deterrents, il
was estimated that 500 persons visit
ed the show.
The return to a midsummer date
for the show rather than the spring
time event of last year attracted a
larger field of entries.
The event marked the first time
that the newly organized Garden
Study club shared in the sponsorship
with the older Bluffton Mems Garden
club and Women's Garden club. Mem
bers of the new group, headed by
Esther Emmert, are younger married
women of the community interested
in flowers and their arrangements.
With the theme of the show, "A
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
Studies Need For
Flasher Lights At
Bentley Rd. Crossing

That the Nickel Plate Railroad
company is giving serious considera-
ton to Bluffton councils request for
flasher lights at'the Bentley road
crossing was seen last Friday in an
inspection here by an official of the
company.
Councilman Gerald Swank said that
L. M. Ellis, claim agent for the Nickel
Plate, called upon him last week after
viewing the situation at the Bentley
road crossing. He told Mr.. Swank
that it appeared that the crossing
there would see greatly increased
traffic as a result of the highway
change.
Swank said that while the visitor
would not commit himself as to
whether the railroad will be agreeable
to installing the fashers, his remarks
were encouraging.
He estimated that the installation
of flasher lights at the crossing would
cost the railroad around $4,000.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
Town Begins Work
On improvements
To Water System

Opening a long range program of
planned water main Improvements,
workmen of the municipal water
works department this week have
been laying a new main along West
Kibler street between Main and
Jackson streets.
Purpose of the new line will be to
provide a complete pipeline loop for
the southern part of the system, and
to thus eliminate certain dead-end
mains.
The addition of new valves in other
parts of the system is also planned
to provide greater fexibility of con-
troll in an emergency. When complet-
ed it will be possible to shut off the
water supply to various parts of town
without shutting it off over widely eX-
tended areas. 1t will be recalled that
about year ago, damaged fire plug
on South Main street made it neces-
sary to close down the water system
over most of the village while repairs
were being made.
Another new main is planned along
jefferson avenue from Main street to
an existing main at the Nickel Plate
railroad crossing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25

project to rake out some of the weed
growth in the waterworks quarry be-
fore the fall and winter fishing sea.
son gets underway.
Local anglers among those who
caught tagged trout this summer
were Marty Marshall, George Nc
Cune (2), Craig Edwards, Joe Good
man, Jerry Edinger, Dale Berryhill
Forest Basinger (2), Lawrence Hosa-
fras, Denver Augsburger and Ronnie
Zimmerly.
Checking in tagged pickerel We're
Fred Tschantz (2), Charles Steiner
Mark Donald Roberts, Jess Manages
(2), John Herman, Lawrence Hosa-
fras (3), John Klingler ~, and Joe
Hermann.
ROLAND Dodge checked in one tag
from a pickerel stocked last year
and Douglas Reichenbach checked in
a tag from a trout stocked the pre-
vious year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
Jaycees TO Hear
Report On Natl
Tennis Tournament

Harold Nonnamaker, who has Just
returned from escorting Ohio Jaycee
tennis tournament winners to the ma
tional finals in San Antonio, Texas
will give a short report on his trip
and the national tournament at the
meeting of the Bluffton Jaycees to-
night in the Jaycee Hall over the
Charles Co. store.
The group will also hear a report
from Reldon Schirch on the organiza-
tion's latest undertaking, Cooperation
Life Belt" The Jaycees will offer for
sale safety belts recommended for use
in automobiles
Plans will also be made for the
Jaycee's trek to Cleveland on Sunday,
August %, to take in the Cleveland
Washington double header
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25

Bluffton village council at its meet
ing Tuesday evening was still await
ing reply from the state highway
department to its request that the de-
partment take action to remedy what
it terms "death trap" at the Bent
ley road approach to town from the
new Dixie highway.
The nearest approach to any sort
of a reply to councils recommends
tions that the highway be widened
Immediately to four lanes at the in
tersection was a newspaper statement
by Walter ]. Neidhardt, Division |
State Highway Department engineer
He told The Lima News that any
change in the plan of the intersection
will have to wait until the present
two-lane 24-foot pavement become.
the northbound lane, and the other
southbound lane is completed. ss
This, it was indicated, may be sew
eral years since Neidhardt said the
Bluffton bypass fouf-lane improve
ment must wait until the Button
Findlay section of the highway has
been improved.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
Triplett Cagers
To Organize At
Friday Meeting

Triplett's basketball team will hold
it's first meeting of the year at 7 p. m
Friday in the main office of the Trip
lett company at Plant l on Harmon
road.
Manager Harry Klay has an
nounced that all former players and
any other candidates for the team this
season are invited to the meeting to
discuss plans for the coming court
campaign.
The Triplettmen, winners of both
rounds of play in the Lima National
League last season, will again be a
member of the loop according to
Klay.
Last year the team compiled rec
ord of SO wins and 10 losses. They
had an offensive average of 61.5
points per contest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
Clubhouse Controversy
Just "A Teapot Tempest''

A prolonged three-months rhubart
over the status of a proposed club
house for the Bluffton Community
Sportsmen's club at Buckeye lake
has been even less than the proverb-
ial tempest in tea pot, it was in.
dicated Tuesday night at confer.
ence between Sportsmen's club Of
ficials, Representatives of the towns
recreation commission an dmembers
of municipal council.
AS discussion at the meeting pro.
gressed, councilmen and other par.
ticipants alike appeared slightly be-
wildered by the discovery that not
a single point of controversy arose
in the course of the session.
Among developments at the meet
ing were:
(D-Disclosure that the towns
park and recreation commission has
approved Sportsmen's club plans for
the club house, contrary to on-the-
street reports there was controversy
on that source.
(2)-Approval by Sportsmen's
club representatives of previous
council action in determining that the
club can exercise full control ove1
use of its club house, as long as
activities in it are conducted in keep
ing with what is expected at a public
park.
(3)-Statements that proposed
dissension within the Sportsmen's
club membership over the location OF
the club house at the public park
have been very much overdrawn.
Out of the meeting, however, did
come a recommendation from Paul
Diller that the park and recreation
commission of which he is chairman
feels master planning is necessary
as it applies to future development
of the Buckeye as a park.
1t is his groups recommendation
that park planning architect be
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25

About % per cent of the trout have
not been caught.
at appears that there are a lot
of fish-big ones, too-still waiting
to take a hook, and cooler fall wea-
ther should bring with it some good
post-derby fishing at the Buckeye .
Lester Niswander, president of the
Community Sportsman's Club said
this week.
To date out of lis rainbow trout
tagged by the stocking committee 80
tags have not been turned in. Out
of total of 10 tagged wall-eyes
and pickerel, only "a have been re
ported caught at derby headquarters.
If 65 per cent of these tagged
pickerel have not been caught, it is
reasonable to believe that the per-
centage extends to the hundreds of
others which were not tagged, MIS-
wander explained.
Members of the club believe that
the midsummer let-down in fishing
results at the quarry is due to an
abundance of natural food in the
lake. Myriads of crayfish, fry of
bass, blue gills and other fish can
be seen in the clear waters of the
quarry.
The clearness of the water itself,
all summer long, also makes fishing
more difficult
Earlier in the summer a heavy
population of tadpoles in the quarry
added to the abundance of food for
the fish. The frogs thrived in the
marshy area between the quarry and
the old bath house.
AS the water drained off the rocky
shelf, the tadpoles moved out into
deep water and became easy prey
for the big pickerel and other Lake
Erie fish stocked by the club.
A diminishing food supply in the
quarry will be a factor in improving
fall fishing, club officials believe.
Other members of the club are
looking beyond fall to a program of
winter fishing at the waterworks
quarry, which provided excellent
perch fishing last winter after the
freeze. Last October load of Lake
Erie perch was stocked for the win
ter sport.
Consideration is being given a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
Mrs. Fred BiedernlGn
Buus Home In TOUn

Mrs. Fred Biederman of Route 2,
Bluffton, acquired the Broom resi-
dence property of Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice Umphress at the southwest
corner of Jackson and Vine streets in
a real estate deal during the past
week. The property was at one time
the parsonage of the First Memo
mite church.
Mrs. Biederman and her daughter,
Sylvia, superintendent of Blutfton
Community hospital, are planning to
move their residence from their
farm on the county line road to the
Jackson street address.
Mr.. and Mrs. Umphress will move
north on Jackson street to property
which they acquired from Mrs. John
A. Diller.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
Water plant Project Stalls When Bids
Nearly Double Engineers Estimates

Village plans to build a new
municipal water plant and remove
the system entirely from the aband-
oned electric plant building suffered
a setback when the lowest Of three
bids received by the board of public
affairs was nearly double their
engineers cost estimate.
The announcement was made this
week by Harvey Bauman, president
of the board of public affairs. He
said that the lowest bid submitted on
the project totaled $29,677 whereas
Kohl and Kaliher, Lima consulting
engineers, had estimated the work
should be done for about $15,S00.
Earlier this summer when the
board advertised for bids on the
project not single bid was present
ed. After readvertising and prod
ding contractors to submit bids, they
appeared to be far out of line
Baumap said.
The board has decided to hold the
matter in allegiance pending further
study. New bids may be sought in
the fall or winter when it is felt
that contractors will be more recep-
tive to smaller projects.
The low bidder on the waterworks
project was Butterfield & Madorny,
Lima contractors. They submitted a
price of $19,266.OO for materials,
alone, and $10,411 for labor, total
of $29,677.
The flanagan Construction Co. of
Urbana bid $4,000 on materials and
$1,000, labor, for a total of $4,000,
and the bid of the Richland Con-
struction Co., Mansfield, totaled
$4,000, divided $21 900 for materials
and $4,000, labor.
In setting up the project on the
basis of a $15,800 estimate, Village
Council had appropriated only
$4,000 to cover extra contingencies
for the work, Mr.. Bauman explained.
BPA plans call for the erection of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Parkins, of
Findlay, boy, Bruce Wayne, born
last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Davis, Ada,
a girl, Debra Sue, born last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gallant, of
Arlington, a girl, Jill Ellen, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Schaaf, Airing
ton, a girl, Jonna Lee, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Heldman
Norma Badertscher), Bluffton, a
boy, John Matthew, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Robnolte, of
Beaverdam, a boy, James Allan, born
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jr. Ranes, Bel
more, boy, Steven, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Reams, Ada,
a boy, Norman Harold, Jr., born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Waldo, Bluff
ton, a girl, Sandra Joan, born Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Ludwig, Mt.
Cory, a boy, Rodney Lee, born Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kennedy, of
Lafayette, girl, Renee Lynn, born
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Boehr, of
Bluffton, a boy, Jeffrey Neil, born
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Long, Nc
Comb, a girl, Jane Ann, born Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Neuensch-
wander, (Willa Hilty), Bluffton, a
girl, Cynda Lee, born Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Schultz, of
Whittier, California, boy, John
Wilhelm, born August Is at Whit
tier. Mr.. Schultz is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. T. j. Schultz, Kibler street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Shulaw, Bluff
ton, boy, born August 10 at Lima
Memorial Hospital.
DIR. and Mrs. Otto Klassen, Topeka,
Ka., girl, Anita Beth, born August
Il in Topeka.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25

Symphony of Flowers" large draw
ing of a musical score and decorated
music stands at the high school gym
nasium entrance carried the motif.
Staging won high praise from the
judges.
Highlight of the show was again
the educational exhibit which one
visitor, prominent in state horticul-
tural activities, declared should be a
part of every flower exhibit, and es-
pecially at the local and state fairs.
The exhibit displayed numerous
wild plants native to the area, and
identified them with both common and
scientific name. The exhibit also de-
scribed the characteristics and habi-
tat of the plants.
A display of crepe myrtle, a plant
ordinarily found only south of the
Mason-Dixon line, also proved an cut
Continued on page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
S275 In Prizes
Offered In Legion
Tractor Pull Sat.
Large Field OF Tractor
Jockeys" To Vie For HOnors
At Schmidt Field

Bluffton's second annual tractor
pulling contest sponsored by Ameri
can Legion Post 382 will be helC
Saturday at Schmidt Field. The event
will start at 2 p. m.
Last years event, the first of its
type in Bluffton, was received with
such great success it may become
an annual attraction in the commun-
ity. There were 500 persons on hand
to witness the contest and 45 tractors
and their drivers participated.
Richard Houck, Columbus Grove
walked away with the honors in last
years event. Houck captured both
the light and heavyweight events
and then came back to take third in
the heavy team pull and fourth in
the light team pull.
A total of $275 in cash prizes and
seven large trophies will be awarded
for the event. Standard tractor pull
ing contest rules will be used by
the committee.
Officials of the contest have an
nounced that all tractors must be
weighed on the scales of the Farmers
Grain Co. between 10 a. m. and
p. m. Saturday. There will be an
entry fee of So, payable at the time
of the weigh-in.
Tractors will be classified accord
ing to weight There will be: Class A
up to 4200 pounds; Glass B-4201
to $500 pounds; Class C-5801 to
1900 pounds; Class D-two Class B
tractors pulling on a double-tree as
a team; Class E-two Class G trac-
tors pulling on double-tree as a
team.
Prizes in each class are: 1st, $25
and trophy; End, SIS; 3rd, $40, and
4th, SIS.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
Two More Homes
Get Underway
Here This Summer
Latest Projects Bring
Years Total OF New
Homes To Eleven

Work has started on the tenth
new home to be constructed in or
adjacent to Bluffton this summer.
and plans are underway to start
work on the eleventh, although it will
not be completed until next spring.
The newest residence under con-
struction is a modified ranch-style
home being erected by Mr.. and Mrs.
James Moser just south of the cor
poration line on old Route 25. The
home will be next door to the resi-
dence Of the Raymond Spanglers.
Work on laying the foundation
was well underway this week and the
framework should start to rise with
in the next few days. OF frame con-
struction, it will be a three bedroom
house with a two-car attached gar
age. Its modern hip-roof will be
covered with the new seal-o-matic
asphalt shingle roofing.
The builders are Mr.. Moser, him
self, and his associate in the business,
Wilbur Amstutz.
Bluffton's eleventh new home Will
actually replace a residence now be-
ing torn down at the northwest
corner of College avenue and South
Lawn. The old Augsburger apart
ment house was being razed this
week To make roono for a new home
to be built on the site by Mr., and
Mrs. Herbert Marshall of Harrod.
The old house is the parental
home of Mrs. Marshall, the former
Hazel Augsburger.
Plans are to proceed with the base
ment excavation and foundation this
fall, then wait until spring to go a
head with the building.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
Assign Teachers
For Beaverdam
School Opening
Children To Return To
Classes Tuesday Afternoon,
September 6

All teachers have been assigned to
their duties and preparations com
pleted for the opening of school in
Beayerdam the day after Labor Day,
Tuesday, September 6, Superintend-
ent John F. Cindric announced this
week.
Teachers will meet at 9 a. m. on
the opening day in the school library
and students will not report until in
the afternoon at 1:15. Regular clas-
ses will begin on Wednesday at
9 a. m.
Mr.. Cindric said that the school
buses will begin their rounds to pick
up students at 1890 p. m. Tuesday.
The buses will make the same trips
as the final semester of last year.
Teachers employed on the high
school faculty and their assignments
for the coming year are as follows:
Theda Wollman, commercial, girls
physical education; William Goodish.
science, boys physical education and
junior high coach; Carrie Stratton,
home economics, latin and English;
Norris Ward, mathematics, chemis-
try, high school coach; Paul Stoodt,
social studies,; Charles Reiss, indus
trial arts; Gay Hughes, music; and
John F. Cindric, business law, driv-
ers' education and superintendent.
Elementary school staff-Rachel
Stirn, first grade; 10 Ann Bassitt
second grade; Barbara Reiss, third
grade; Almira Moser, fourth grade
Ennis Myers, fifth grade; and Ruth
Feltz, sixth grade.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-25
Rawson Principal
Getting MA Degree
At Cincinnati i.

Richard F. Meyer, Bluffton college
graduate, now serving as principal of
the Rawson elementary school, will
receive a master of education degree
Saturday in exercises at the Univer-
sity of Cincinnati.
After serving three and one-half
years in the armed forces, Meyer
taught in the Bath township school,
Lima, and served as elementary prin-
cipal at Benton Ridge for eight years.
He is vice president of the Northwest
Ohio Education association.
He is married to the former Done
ia Good of Bluffton.