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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-26
Seek Alumni Help
To Preserve Old
Grade School Bell
Proposal To Be Presented
AT Dinner Program
Friday Evening

The Bluffton High SShoolgAlum
association, holding it's annuk klmeet-
ing Friday evening in the high school
cafeteria, will be asked to lendN its
support to a movement to preserve
the old elementary school bell after
the S0-year-old building is razed this
summer.
Silas Diller, chairman of the pro-
gram committee, said that he had
been asked by group of interested
former pupils to bring the matter up
at the meeting. The suggestion that
the old bell be preserved came last
Saturday at an Open House wher
former pupils took their last look al
the old building.
Just where the cid bell would bC
enshrined has not been determined
but several suggestions have beer
made.
AS final gesture of respect for the
Olu UulfllHS WHICH lido ilOdSSu 1Oul
generations of Bluffton children, the
bell was sounded to open classes Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week.
Carl Smucker will be toastmastel
at the Alul,ni banquet with A. Il
Murray giving the welcome to tn,
Class of 1865. Rex Alderman, presi-
dent of the class, will give the
response.
C. A. Biery will give the memorial
service for members of the association
who have died during the past year
The Rev. Paul M. Niswander, go
and DR.. Dana Wilmer, 80, will share
the speakers program. Rev. Mr.
Niswander holds a pastorate in Gal
lipolis, and DR.. Wilmer is superintend.
ent of schools at Pontiac, Mich.
Special entertainment will be pro
vided by the High School Mixed
Quartet and by students of the speech
class.
Business of the association will in
clude the Annual election of officers
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-26

DIR. Francis Basinger, Bluttton,
was one of three dentists honored by
their colleagues in the Northwestern
Ohio Dental society for having this
year completed half century Of
practice in the profession. A dinner
in their honor was held Wednesday
evening of last week at the Findlay
Country club.
The other dentists are DR.. c. E.
Overhaul of Findlay and DR.. j. w.
Dimond, Lima.
A native of Columbus Grove, DR..
Basinger hung out his professional
shingle in Bluffton after being grad
uated from the Ohio Medical College
at Columbus in 1905. The medical
college later became part of Ohio
State university.
In opening his office here DR.. Bas-
niger succeeded DR.. Rhoades, whose
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$500. His motion approved by the
directors released bonds in the build
ing fund to the building committee,
accepted the tentative plans as pre-
sented, and urged final plans and
estimates be presented to the di-
rectors as soon as possible. The plans
are to be submitted to the village
recreation and park commission for
clearance.
Named by President Lester Mis-
wander to the new building committee
were: Ed Miller, chairman; Gerald
Swank, Dave Riser, Silas Diller and
William Gaiffe.
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outside the town, the $500 tap charge
was tentatively established as being
fairest to both residents who financed
the construction and non-residents
who wish to use it.
The $500 charge represents the IN
vestment each Bluffton property hold
er has in the intercepting sewers and
disposal plant, not counting revenue
bonds being retired by monthly sewer
rental charges amounting to 80 per
cent of each water bill, it was ex-
planned.
This monthly rental also would be
paid by non-residents, in addition to
the $500 tap fee, council decided.
Charges would be on the 800 basis
for those who are patrons of the mu-
nicipal water works. Otherwise a
fiat monthly charge would be es-
tablished.
By tapping into the city system,
non-residents. can eliminate the con-
struction of costly leach beds now re-
quired by the county board of health,
the minimum cost of which is upwards
of $500, council pointed out. In adj
dition there is a leach bed mainten-
ance problem which would not be IN
yolvad if the town system is used.
Not counting the sewer revenue
bond issue of $155,000 being retired
by sewer rental charges, the inter-
cepting sewers and disposal plant
cost each Bluffton property holder ap-
proximately $500.
This figure includes each owners
share of the $180,OOO general obliga-
ton bond issue, being retired by real
estate levies, and a $250,0OO amount
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Births

The following births were record
ed at Bluffton Community hospital
during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Breitigan,
Bluffton, a boy, Dennis Paul, born
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendall Wagner,
Mt. Cory, boy, John George, born
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0rnel Schaublin
ruth L. Schumacher), Ottawa, a
boy, Maurice Eugene, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kiene, Col
umbus Grove, boy, Stephen James,
born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Green,
Findlay, a girl, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods, Raw
son, boy, Steven Robert, born Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Fast, Muncie,
Ind, boy, born Wednesday at the
Muncie hospital. Mrs. Fast is the.
former Genevieve Buhler, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gerhard Ruhler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-26
Allan Tschiegg
Accepts Call To
Chicago Church

Allan r. Tschiegg, who was gradu-
ated last week from the Grace Theo-
logical Seminary at Winona Lake,
Ind, with the degree of bachelor of
divinity, has accepted call to the
Calvary Memorial church in Chicago,
ILL.,, it was learned recently.
Tschiegg, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eldon Tschiegg of Bluffton, is grad
uate of Bluffton high school, Class of
'48, and received his B. A. degree
from Grace Bible Institute in Omaha,
Nebraska in 1852.
With his wife and small daughter,
he will move to Chicago next week to
assume the new pastorate.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-26
Tripletts Re-schedule
City Loan Game TOnite

Bluffton Triplett's softball game
with Lima City Loan scheduled to
be played at Harmon Field Tuesday
night was rained out and will be
played tonight, Thursday.
The City Loan team is currently
atop the standings of the Lima Ma
jor League. Norman Stewart, one OF
the teams pitchers, has thrown three
one-hitters and two no-hitters this
spring.
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Diplomas Go To 81
Seniors Tonight At
74th Commencement
N. G. Fawcett, Superintendent
OF Columbus Schools, To
Make Class Address

Thirty-five seniors will bid farewell
to their high school days with mixed
emotions Of triumph and sadness to-
night, Thursday, when they receive
their diplomas in commencement ex-
ercises to be held in the school audi
torium.
The ceremony tonight will mark the
74th annual Commencement of Bluff
ton high school, and the 2,368th
diploma will have been passed out
when the exercises are completed. DIR.
Boyd w. Travis, vice president Of the
board of education, will make the
presentation.
This years graduating class is
seven larger than last year when only
% seniors received their sheepskins,
and the same size as the Class of
1853.
The ceremony will open with the
traditional procession of the class in
Aapo anu SOHAios Lie new NtInOn
Oppermann will give the invocation
followed by violin solo by one of the
seniors, Wilma Jorg, and a number
by the Girls Ensemble.
n. G. Fawcett, superintendent of
schools in Columbus, Ohio, will deliver
the class address, choosing the topic,
Whats The Use"
The address will be followed by
piano solo by Saundra Berry and a
baritone solo, "Song of the Open
Road" by Thornton Lauriat Both
Saundra and Thornton are seniors.
After presentation of the diplomas,
the benediction will be given by the
Rev. Vernon Oppermann and the
recessional will close the ceremony.
The class colors are red and silver,
the Red Rose its flower, and the motto
is an Ourselves Our Future Lies"
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1t envisioned the building of modern,
earth-hugging lines, making use of
the stone wall standing on the north
bank of the quarry lake, and extend
ing to the waters edge. Stone pill
lars of limestone, representing one of
the community's oldest industries,
would support the roof. One end of
the shelter would be enclosed as a
clubroom.
Motion to proceed with the con-
struction was made by Silas Diller,
one of the clubs earliest presidents,
and seconded by John Gilbert, under
whose leadership the club grew to an
all-time high membership of nearly
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Garbage And Waste
Collections Tuesday

Because of Memorial Day falling
on Monday, the regular village garb-
age collection will be conducted next
Tuesday morning, and the village
crew will make a second round in the
afternoon to pick up rubbish. 1t will
be the regular monthly rubbish collec-
ton, Street Commissioner Lee Coon
said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-26
Library Closes Next
Week For Cleaning

To permit a general "house clean
ing" at the Bluffton- -Richland Public
Library and provide time fo ra book
inventory, the library will be closed
through next week from May 30
through June 4, it was announced
this week by Miss Ocie Anderson,
librarian.
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Legion To Sound Taps For Veterans
OF Six Major Wars On Memorial Day

Deceased veterans of six major will be honored this
weekend when the Buon American Legion Post 382 holds it's
annual decoration of graves nine cemeteries and Memorial
Day services at Maple Grove Cemetery.
In honong veterans from the Revolutionary War to World
War H. the Legonnares under the leadership Wilbur Poee
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-26
Grade Pupils MOUe Into HI School Bldg.
Next September, Except Second Graders

classes as IN the past. Likewise, there
will be no rbom for the Vacation Bible
School which has been sponsored dur
ing the summer by the Ministerial
association.
After the new elementary school
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Sportsmen's Club Approves Sketch Of
Proposed Park Shelter And Club House

Ten OF planning eliminated at the last meeting
of the Buon Community Sportsmens club when its directors
approved tentative plans for construction combination
clubhouse and community shelter at Buckeye Quarry
The design for the building drawn by Walter Stannus
presented by Ed Miller chairman building
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-26
$500 Sewer Tap Fee Likely
For Homes Outside Town
Fringe Area Home OlUners VIII Also Pay
Town's Monthly Sewer Service Charge

Home living outside the Blufton corporation limits
will pay $500 sanitary tapped into the towns
sewage disposal system indicated meeting of municipal
council Tuesday night in the council chamber.
authorizing City Solicitor John Romey to ordn
regulating the disposal system by those who live
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member of the famed Rainbow
Division during World War |, will
decorate the graves of It's veterans
in eleven cemeteries in the Bluffton
area. Included are Maple Grove,
Shannon or Old Bluffton, two at
Beaverdam, Ebenezer, two at Gratz,
Defenseless, New Mennonite, Zion and
Pleasant Hill. They will also decorate
the grave of Hezekiah Hubbell, the
areas only Revolutionary veteran,
who is buried near Gratz crossing.
The annual decoration ceremonies
will be held Sunday morning with
Legionnaires meeting at the Legion
Hall between Z and 7:30 a. m.
Robert Pickering, Lima attorney,
candidate for the General Assembly
of Ohio last November and presently
a graduate student at Ohio Northern
Law school, will be the principal
speaker at services at the Maple
Grove Cemetery Monday, Memorial
Day morning.
A veteran of World War ii, Pick
ering is a member of the William
Paul Gallagher Post Sc, American
Legion, Lima, and the Veteran of
Foreign Wars, Lima.
Services this year will be held over
the grave of Asa Sechler, veteran of
World War 1, one of the last area
veterans to be buried in Maple Grove
Cemetery.
Parade Route
The annual Memorial Day parade
composed of Legionnaires, the Auxil-
iary, Boy and Girl Scouts, Brownies
and Cubs and other civic organiza-
tions will get under way at 10 a. m.
The line of march will form at the
Town Hall, proceed down Main street
to Grove and thence to the cemetery.
The Bluffton high school band, under
the direction of Earl Lehman, will
lead the parade,
Should it rain Monday, the services
will be held in the auditorium of the
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originally intended as a special as
sessment issue, but paid from pro-
ceeds of sale of the municipal electric
light system.
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building is opened for use a year from
September, the board viii again find
space for these extra activities, Mr..
Murray explained.
Mrs. w. #. Gratz told The News
(Conhued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-26

RECEIVE DIPLOMAS TONIGHT - Thirty-five men,
bers of the Bluffton high school senior class will
receive their diplomas tonight Thursday in
mencement exercises in the school gymnasium.
Members of the class shown above left to right,
top = Lillyette Sue Montgomery, Dorothy Faye
StrattOn Frederick Thornton Laurat Jr., Mary Ann
Badertscher David Lee Steiner, Wilma Jean JOrg,
Dean Ray Badertscher, Dawn Elaine Triplehorn Ralf
Edward Steiner, Nancy Ann Joseph, and Nora Ellen
PretO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Lord Foirfox Tract Road
Gets County Green Light

Plans for widening a Prince
Georges County road were given
the go ahead yesterday by the
county commissioners. eve n
though it may mean stepping on
the toes of a titled ,Britisher.
The-county's Public Works De-
partment was told to proceed
with preparations to widen
Lottsford road, a 2-mile stretch
between Enterprise and Landover
roads. The road is to be used by
residents in the Mitchellville area
who otherwise would have to
travel via Largo.
Lottsford road lies adjacent to
the Northampton Farm, a tract
of some 1000 acres owned by Lord
Thomas Fairfax. Plans several
years ago for such an undertake
ing were opposed by the Britishel
when it was announced the roads
widening would require the coun'
tvs taking strips of land on eacf
side of the route.
A delegation from the Nit
yesterday asked the commission
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ers If all the land needed Tor
widening could be taken from
the side of the road opposite the
Fairfax property. Commission
Chairman Jesse S. Baggett had
other ideas:
81 don't see why foreign in
terests should hold up road con-
struction in this county" he
said. I'VE should condemn the
land if we have to-"
Arthur w. Tayman, the coun-
TVS public works director. was
told to include the construction
lin next years budget. The pre-
vious estimate made was about
$50. 900.
In other business, the Com
missioners chopped off a piece
Iof the Chillum Special Improve
ment District to make a new
district to include the neighbor-
hoods of Chillum Heights, Ray
Park, Greenlawn and Hamp-
shire Heights.
Residents of the new special
improvement district had COM
iplained that it was almost i'm
possible before to get anything
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07

done in their neighborhoods
when proposed projects had to
have the approval of 81 per
cent of the 1900 resident prop
|erty owners in the Chillum SID.
School Supt. William S,
Schmidt handed over a check
for $117.74O from the State for
school construction in the coun-
ty. He said the money came as
la result of increased enrolment
and was part Of the States
school aid plan,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Church Secretary
Hos Numerous Jobs

GRAND ISLAND, Nebr. R.-
A church secretary may have a
tough job.
A survey here found them run
ming lost and found services for
their congregations. serving as
bridal consultants and church
bookkeepers, handling church
public relations and looking into
cases of Sunday school absentee
ism, to say nothing of taking
dictation and tipping.
Mrs. Jessie Yost, secretary OF
Trinity Methodist Church, says
she has done nearly everything
but preach, and perform mar
riages.
One of her bosses. DR.. James
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Chubb, says Of the church secre-
tary: she Is a shock absorber
who meets the people on the
phone and as they come through
the office. classifies their needs
and refers them to those who
can help them"
In their off-duty hours many
of the secretaries sing in the
choir, teach Sunday school. call
on shut-ins and help with youth
activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Amen to Tex Records

All the men Of AL Hogeriya,
Yemen. held a thanksgiving serv-
ice in the mosque after fire had
destroyed the local Offices Of the
collector of revenue, and all his
records.
Evening star., 1955-11-06
VIRGINIA FICTION SUMMARY

polls win be open from M pm Tuesday the
gna general election In Fairfax County and Arlington bond
issues well candidates win be voted Opposing cand
for the principal ocs stake In Arlington Fairfax Falls
Church and Alexandria are listed below:
Senate tl-charles r. Fenwick CD. and Warren s. Pars
(Rl.
Delegate t3,-Harrison Mann lD1' Kathryn Stone D).
liam Winston Cd. Charles O. Pratt l, Francis c. Browne
CR) and J. Fuller Groom tR1.
County Judge-Paul D. Brown D1s and DR.. John A. Tfems
(R).
Treasurer-colinc MscPherson cE). j. Maynard Ma
gruder Cd.
commonwealths Attorney william tD)' and c
Wynne Tolbert tRl.
County Board l2,-David L Krupsaw Convention, Ralph
Kaul tconventon1, Aubrey B. Legget AD and Arthur POM
ponio (AHG
school Board (s,--Dr L H Bleyins ATAD Barnard JOY
Convention Willis Kern Aud Mrs. Susan OHara AIAI
Mrs Barbara Riches tConvention Stan Stanton independently
and James @. Stockard lConyention1.
FALLS CHURCH
Senate dlJohn A. K. Donovan CD and Victor Parker
Delegate e2)-omer L. GD). John C. Webb (D)s Ad-
miral John Shultz (Rl and Kendall K Hoyt tR).
Commonwealths Attorney Robert c. Fitzgerald (D)' and
Andrew Giangreco RO.
Supervisor district)-Dranesville. g. Wallace
Carper D)' and A. Claiborne Leigh ): Centreye Stuart r.
DeBen D)' and William c. Crossman E () Mason. Mrs Anne
wilkins D. and James l. Deayer t: Falls Church. Joseph
Freehl D Arthur Beck m and Walter B. Jason ndepend-
en1 Lee Clarence Jett tDl and William Moss 1: Mount
Vernon John p Parrish CD and Brig Richard Ovenshne
ALEXANDRIA
Senate d)--Amistead l. Boothe cd and Charles w Cobb
Delegate do-James NJ Thomson Cd, and comdr stuyye-
SAINT B. Wright tRo.
Incumbent.
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Foirfux Seeks
Own Hospital

Fairfax County, which has to'
send its injured and ailing RES
idents elsewhere for treatment.
viii vote on q $3-million bond
issue for q county hospital in;
Tuesdays general election.
The hospital bond issue ref
erendum has been placed on,
the ballot at the request Of the
Board of County Supervisors. It,
was recommended by the Coun-
tvs Hospital and Health Center
Commission after q study Of
medical facilities available to!
Northern Virginia residents.
Fairfax County has been max
ing annual grants to Arlington
and Alexandria Hospitals for
several years. since county resi-,
dents have had to use those two
hospitals. The hospital COM
mission checked physicians, rec
ords Of hospitals in adjacent ju-
risdictions, and concluded that
Fairfax with population Of
100000 needed q hospital Of its
own.
The county proposes to apply
for So million in matching Hill;
Burton funds to build a 3O0-bed
hospital. If the full amount Of
Hill-Burton funds is not avail
able Immediately, the hospital
can be built in stages.
Evening star., 1955-11-06

member OF the House Of Delegates is competing with
Mr.. Cobb in the race for election Of Alexandrias
first State Senator. MI. Thomson and Ccmdr.
Wright are contesting for Mr.. Boothes seat In the
House Of Delegates g#
Evening star., 1955-11-06
COUNTY or FAIRFAX
sATER BOND ISSUE ELECTION
tuesday. November 8. 1855

Shall the Board OF County Supervisors
OF Fairfax County. Wrginta. contract
debt. borrow money. and issue
negotiable bonds Of the County In
principal AMOUNT not exc es dtng
$40. 900. 900 for the purpose OF finan
cling project to develop an integr ated
County water system. including con
structton or ACQUISITION Of: (a) all
mains. pipes. machinery. eoutpnsnt
structures and plants. and all appur.
tenances thereto. and all other real
and personal property necessary or
convenient for the conpl elton OF sue
system and placing the sane fully In
operation. tb) any existing water sys.
tens in the County OF Fairfax. tnelud.
ing that of Annandale water conp any.
Inc. and any real or personal prop.
erty constituting part OF any such sys.
ten, ny purchase or condenn alton Of
the property constituting said existing
water system. purchase Of the capital
stock of the owner thereof. or any
other appropriate and lawful neana:
said bonds to be payable solely froR
the revenues OF the Project and the in.
teerated County water systeM. without
pledge. OF any kind. OF the credit Of
Fai tax County for the payment thereoff
Evening star., 1955-11-06
One Gloss to Get
Holiday Election

Only one Arlington classroom
win be closed next Tuesday al
though q number Of schools viii
serve as polling places.
The children who win have q
holiday for election are the pupils
in Edward Hennigan's sixth
grade class at Lee Elementary
School, 5T22 Lee highway. They
wiz be dismissed in order that
their classroom may be used as
q polling place. II is the largest
room In the Lee School.
All other schools being used
for voting are large enough to
accommodate the polling booths
In nultipurpose rooms or other
space not ordinarily used for
classroom purposes.
Evening star., 1955-11-06

from tbs Alsxandria end vir-:
|ginia Water Companies. largest:
|of the privats utilities serving:
the county. The two companies:
say that expansion of thsir Oc-:
|coQuan Reservoir. plus further:
extensions Of the Falls Church
municipal system. can meet the:
Icounty's water needs. TWO new:
groups. the Citizens Fact Find:
ing Committee and the Taxpay-:
ers Opposed to the $50 Million:
Water Bond Issue, have Joined:
the fight against the bonds.
Supporters Of the water bond:
program include the Fairfax:
Federation Of Civic Associations:
and the Citizens Committee for:
the Water Bonds.
The county's biggest problem:
has been to convince voters that.
the water bond issue Il Q pure:
revenue issue. with no tax back.
ing. This is the first time q:
strict revenue issue has been.
voted on in Fairfax County. and
1T has been hard to persuade.
people that the bonds will have
no tax backing.
The delegate candidates have
been quizzed about their posi-
tions on supporting legislation
to clarity county condemnation
rights, In case all the water COM
|panies do not wish to sell out.
The delegate candidates are John
Webb and Omer Hirst, Demo-
cratic incumbents. and Kendall
*. Hoyt and John H. Schultz,
Republicans.
Even the race for common
|wealth's attorney has not es-
capped the water argument. The
Republican nominee. A. Andrew
|Giangreco. said the Democratic
incumbent, Robert c. Fitzgerald,
should have challenged the
supervisors decision to buy An
Mandate Water Co. Mr.. Fitzger-
aid said the action taken by
the supervisors technically was
within the law. The sale cur
Irently is tied up in litigation.
In the State Senate race, Mr..
Donovan and Mr.. Parker are in:
general agreement that imposi-
ton of a State sales tax should
be opposed until guarantees are:
provided that Fairfax County:
viii get a fair share Of the tax:
revenue. MIR. Parker has called:
for an entire overhaul Of the:
Virginia tax structure.
Republicans have criticized the
incumbent Democrats for failing
TO get a master plan adopted.
The situation was somewhat
|eased at the last minute when:
Keith Price, planning commits
sion chairman, announced q.
schedule Of presenting master
plan recommendations to the
supervisors.