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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Employees Honor
"BOss" At Boss On
18th Anniversary

Employees of the Boss Manu-
featuring Company prised
their manager, c. A. Lloyd, Mon
day morning when they presented
him with a giant birthday cake in
honor of his 46th anniversary
with the firm, and his 35th
year at the helm of the Bluffton
operation.
The big birthday cake was
topped with a miniature "BOss"
glove, product of the local firm,
and a picture of Mr.. Lloyd en-
cased in a border of icing. In
scribed in the icing was the
number, 46.
Mr.. Lloyd, a native of Findlay,
joined the Boss organization as
lad of 16. Two years later he was
a shop foreman at Findlay. He
came to BlufftOn when he was q
years of age. Prior to MIR. LlOyd's
arrival in Bluffton, managerial
chores were handled by w. e.
Houck who also managed the
Findlay plant.
The birthday cake was shared
by Mr.. Lloyd with his employees
who rounded up coffee to go with
the dessert.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05

Route 2, Columbus Grove, is the win
ner of the Fat Steer Championship
at the Allen County Fair two years
in row. He was also president of
the Junior Fair Board. He took two
years of agriculture training in Bluff
ton while attending Beaverdam high
school and was graduated in 1854.
Kimmet, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
airy Kimmet, Route 2, Blutfton, has
been president of the Bluffton FLA
chapter for the last two years. He
has won the gold rating in public
speaking in the district and was pres
ident of the Allen County Council,
FLA. He played varsity football,
and has been active in high school
dramatics and music, was president OF
the high school student senate last
year.
Jim Matter, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Matter, Route 2, has been
vice president of the Ohio Chapter,
and was a leader at Ohio FLA camp
last year. He was the Chapters Star
Farmer this year for outstanding
leadership qualities and his excellent
farming program. He was also win
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05

With only 105 Democrats turning
out for Tuesdays primary election,
David Riser was given to vote
over Jackson Koontz as the party's
nominee for mayor of Bluffton. He
will oppose Joseph Urich, Republican
candidate for the office, in Novem-
ber's election.
Riser received 80 votes to his op-
ponent's 20, making a total of 102
ballots cast for mayor. Apparently
three persons in Precinct A who
voted in the election, did not cast
ballots for the only contested office,
or their ballots for that office were
invalidated. There were 32 votes
cast in that precinct, but only 30
counted in the mayoralty. The total
vote was los.
Harry Bogart, A. j. B. Longsdorf
and H. P. Mann each received a
single write-in vote for the office of
village clerk, an office for which the
Democratic ballot listed no candi-
date. Two other names were written
on the ballots, Woodrow Little and
Arthur Lewis, as the third nominees
for the board of public affairs. Only
two candidates were listed with three
to be nominated
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Jaycees To Stage
Third Annual
Teen-Age ROad-e-O

Saturday, May 21, has been set as
the date for the Bluffton Teen-Age
Road-e-o to be held on College avenue
at Harmon Field, Wayne Amstutz,
chairman of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce Road-e-o committee, an
nounced this week.
All teen-agers, boys and girls, who
hold driving permit or license are
eligible to enter this safe driving
event. The local winner will go on
to the state contest in Barberton on
June IL to compete for place in the
national contest.
One youngster from each state will
take part in the National Road-e-o
July 25-29 in Washington, d. c., to
compete for $4,000 in scholarships.
The national contest is sponsored by
the u. S. Jaycees, Liberty Mutual In
surance companies and the American
Trucking associations, Inc.
Entry blanks are available now at
the Jack Koontz Filling Station,
Bluffton Cement Block Co., or from
Joe Harris, high school driving in
structor. Entry blanks should be
filled out and turned in at any of the
above places as soon as possible.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Award DIR. Bauman
Fellowship At
Case Institute

DR.. /. w. Bauman, professor of
sociology at Bluffton college, has
been granted an all expense paid Eel
lowship for a six-week Economics in
Action Program at Case Institute OF
Technology, Cleveland, from June 10
to July %.
The program consists of lectures,
visits to industrial plants, discussions
with industrialists, management, and
labor leaders. This program IS de-
signed to give practical experience and
observation as well as opportunity for
discussion of economic, industrial and
social problems.
Each year fifty professors of social
science, economics, sociology, etc., are
chosen from approximately 200 appli-
cants.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Francis Marquart
Takes New Post
Van Vert Store

Francis Marquart, for more than
two years manager of The Charles
Company store in Bluffton, has taken
a new position as buyer for the floor
covering and drapefy department of
the John Earl Co., large Van Vert
department store.
Mr.. Marquart will assume his new
duties in Van Vert Monday, and will
move his family to their new home
town next Tuesday. Arrangements
have been made for an apartment at
121 East Cherry street, Van Vert.
Their daughter, Barbara, will con-
tinue to make her home with her
grandparents, the Ed Marquarts to
complete the school year here.
Francis is well. experienced in the
floor covering business, having been
employed in that work previously with
the Basinger Furniture company, as
well as making it an important part
of the local Charles Co. stores busi-
ness.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Mrs. Eva Cunningham, Long Prominent
In Church, Community, Dies At 81

Mrs. Eva A. Cunningham, at "a,
one of Bluffton's oldest citizens and
long prominent here in the Presby-
terian church and the community's
women's clubs, died at 1880 a. m. Fri
day in the Kollmeier Rest Home,
Findlay. She had been i'll and con-
fined to her bed for several years.
Born in Bristolville, Ohio, Novem-
Der 80, 1860, she came to Allen county
as baby with her parents. After
living for few years in Bluffton,
they moved to Lima where she at
tended school and was graduated
from Lima high school in 1879.
AS a young lady, Mrs. Cunningham
taught in the school of Hancock coun-
ty, later in Bluffton, and one term in
Durango, Colorado.
On November 80, 1882, she was
married to N. w. Cunningham in
Durango. Returning with him to
Bluffton, she lived with him until his
death, September II, 1889. Mr.. Cum
ningham was at one time editor and
publisher of the Bluffton News and
president of the old Commercial Bank
of Bluffton.
Active in the Presbyterian church,
she taught a Women's Bible Class, and
was Sunday School superintendent for
five years. She organized the local
church's missionary society in 1904
and was active in the social club and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05

zone good term deserves another"
the Allen County tuberculosis and
Health association decided at its an
Inual meeting Thursday evening, and
unanimously reelected M. NJ. Trip
lett, Bluffton, for his second term as
president.
Other officers serving with Triplett
during the coming year viii be DIR.
Harold E. Lauer, vice president; Mrs.
Fred H. Slower, secretary; and Henry
j. Conley, treasurer.
Directors elected Thursday include
DR.. Earl Crafts, George Cox, Mrs. r.
P. Epstein, Thomas J. Hunter, Will
liam Lore, Rabbi Myron Movsky, DR..
NJ. A. Mulvania, G. A. Scrafford,
Charles Siferd and Furl Williams.
Mr.. Triplett's report of the past
years activities included a thank
you" for the highest Christmas Seal
Sale in history-S22, PIT.
His fve-point recommendation for
the 1856 goals included: 1. Co
operation with the District TB hospi-
tai in setting up patient-services
program with financial assistance
directly to the patient; 2. Additional
support of the boards of health on in
formation programs; 3. Unified city
county board of health; A. Review the
TB X-ray case finding program to
reduce operational costs; 5. Proper
of home treatment pa
tients.
Duncan Thorp, public relations
director of the state association, was
principal speaker of the evening. He
said that virtual eradication of tuber-
culosis is eventually assured. but the
process is only well begun.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05

1902 Glenwood avenue, Fort Wayne,
who caught the big 30-inch muskie at
the quarry's shallow west end. A
minute after he landed the prize fish,
Moore was standing before a cheer
ing crowd, flash bulbs popping.
A check for $3.50 on the Bluffton
Business Mems association was pre-
sented by Lester Niswander, president
of the sportsmen's group and Dwain
F. Amstutz, president of the Business
Mems Association. The prize was of
fered by so individuals who promised
to pay to the Sportsmen's club SIS
each if the 4-pound 4-ounce lunker
was captured on Derby Day.
The muskie was named "Big
Stoney" in honor of the Bluffton
Stone company's 25th anniversary
being celebrated this year.
More than 25OO spectators and
anglers were on hand for the opening
bomb Sunday at p. m. and so boats
were on the lake.
Rainbow trout made their custom
ary show of hitting hard and fire.
quently, and other fish took the lures.
Pickerel and walleyes as well as perch
and blue gills were biting despite the
confusion of boats and anglers.
Twenty tagged fish were checked in
during the first two and half hours of
the derby which continues until Labor
Day. Tags from now on are to be
checked in at Niswander's News
Stand, official derby headquarters.
First trout of the afternoon was
hooked by 10-year-old Walter Dowiak,
1410 Macomber, Toledo. The rainbow
weighed in at IL pounds and earned
Walter the prize of an air rife.
Eddie Diamond, 1912 Fox avenue,
Findlay, hooked the second trout of
Continued on page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Blue Daisy Day
Saturday To Aid
Vet Hospital

Mayor w. A. Howe this week
issued proclamation declaring
Saturday, May as Blue Daisy
Tag Day in Bluffton. Members
of the Wayne Daley Chapter
Blue Star Mothers will sell the
little daisy on Bluffton's down.
town streets.
Daisies are made by hospital
lied veterans with funds to be
used for rest rooms and ramps at
the new stadium recently dedicat-
ed at the Chillicothe Veterans
hospital.
Persons who may be missed on
Tag Day may make their cOntri-
buttons to Mrs. Clara BurkhOlder,
hospital chairman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05

ceptlng sewer work in the North Main
street, Jefferson and Huber street
areas was the Richland Construction
Co., of Mansfield.
That firms bid of $32,622.30 sub
mitted for the project, however, was
an exceptionally good one for the
town, it was pointed out by Harold
Strout, of the city's consulting engin-
eering firm of Finkbeiner, Pettis and
Strout, of Toledo. The engineering
estimates of cost of the work had
been in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Although 10 different contracting
firms requested data on the intercept
ing sewer project, the Mansfield firm
was the only .one which submitted
bid prior to the Tuesday noon dead
line. Many larger sewer projects
available in Ohio this summer are
blamed for the lack of interest in bid
ding on the smaller Bluffton program.
The interceptors involved in the bid
are those needed to complete the
towns network of interceptors. Sew
ers to be laid will be of 12-inch and
15-inch concrete pipe, similar to those
installed in the S58O,O00 project COM
pleted about 18 months ago.
Because of being delayed on other
projects as the result of the vitrifed
tile strike, the Richland contracting
firm expects to have work under way
here within the next month, municipal
councilmen were told in special
meeting Tuesday afternoon to accept
the bid.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05

every store they enter during the test
period which extends until May 81.
At the close of the survey, all the
Individual store maps will be col
lected, and information will be plotted
on one master map. The study will
show graphically where the Bluffton
trade area has been best developed,
and where it is the weakest.
The trade area survey is project
of DR.. Howard D. Raids business and
marketing class at Bluffton college.
Students of the class will assist in the
compilation of the master map and
analyzing the study at its completion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Williams county
Churches Call
Rev. L. W. McIntire
BlufftOn Pastor Indicates
Desire To Accept New
Rural Church Post

AT joint meeting of the Bluffton
and Rockport Presbyterian churches
board of Elders Tuesday evening, the
Rev. Leonard w. McIntire, pastor, in
dicated his desire to accept call to
serve combined rural church pastor
ate in Williams county near Mont
pelier.
Rev. Mr. McIntire told his boards
that he had decided in favor of ac-
cepting the call since it would be fol-
lowing long-felt desire to help make
the small rural church more effective.
He has had the matter under consid-
Grafton for the past six months at the
request of the General Presbyter, the
Rev. j. Miller Gold.
The Williams county churches he
would serve are the West Eagle Creek
Presbyterian church with congrega-
tion of 81 and the West Bethesda
Presbyterian church with a congrega-
tion of 141.
He has asked that his services here
at Bluffton and Rockport terminate
on August Is after a months vaca-
tion. The request will be considered
at congregational meetings of the
churches here on May Is.
Rev. Mr.. McIntire came to serve
the local churches on August 16, 1949.
He succeeded the Rev. E. N. Bigelow,
and came here from Olena, Ohio, his
first pastorate. He is graduate of
Heidelberg college and Oberlin Grad
uate School of Theology.
During his pastorate here, Rev. Mr..
McIntire has been active in commun-
ity affairs, serving as president of
the Community Progress association,
and president of the Ministerial as
sociation and Council of Religious
Education. He was also stated clerk
of the Lima Presbytery for three
years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Put Yourself On This Map,
Local Merchants Request l

Interested in knowing more about
their customers, Bluffton's retail bust
ness places begin Friday to survey
their trade area, and are asking all
customers to locate their homes on
new map designed for that purpose.
Persons living in the Village of
Bluffton or surrounding villages will
be asked to sign the register in the
various stores, and rural customers
will be asked to mark their registra-
ton numbers at the map location of
their homes.
Customers are asked to register in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05

Local merchants report that, little
by little, shopping habits have been
chahging. The Saturday night shop
ping excursion is not a. important As,
il once was. Farm people are shop
ping more frequently during the
weekday hours, and many of them
have joined their town friends in tax
ing weekend trips that keep them
away frdp town on Saturday nights.
Few Industrial people work all day
Saturday. @They therefore do their
shopping early in the day, and stay
at home or go visiting Saturday
evenings.
The question is a i've one in towns.
throughout Northwestern Ohio at the
moment. Delta recently went to ri
day night openings. Swahton is opsn
Friday night; Wsuseon is open sat
urday nights and Napoleon voted re-
Gently to keep its customary Saturday
night hours. Some towns have made
the change and regretted it. Others
believe the change to Friday night
hours has been good one.
AS Bluffton shoppers enter the
stores they will be asked to indicate
their preference on the matter of Fri
day or Saturday store openings. It
is necessary to "vote" in only one
store. Because signatures will be re-
quired, the survey will be able to de-
lete double votes in order to get
fair picture of shopping preferences.
At the same time a study viii be
made to determine the extent of the
Bluffton trade area and illustrate on
a map where the customers come
from.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
NeIU p. O. Closing
Schedule Announced

Bluffton Post Office patrons were
requested this week to make their
mailings on weekdays no later than
6 p. m. in order to catch the final
mail dispatch, and notice was given
that the lobby doors will be locked at
$50 p. m.
Postmaster Edward r. Reichenbach
announced the new closing schedule to
become effective Immediately.
The $50 p. m. closing hour will be
effective Monday through Saturday.
Windows will continue to be open until
$50 p. m. as usual. On Saturday
windows will close at noon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05

ner of the Ohio Bankers Award for
best farm record books this year.
L. A. Basinger, Bluffton yo-ag in
structor, said that all of the boys
have exhibited successfully at the
county and state fair, and have ex-
cellent records as members of the
various livestock judging teams.
Of 10000 members in $40 FLA
chapters in Ohio, the honor goes to
only two per cent of the membership.
The Bluffton chapter numbers 80
boys. They may retain membership
for three years after graduation from
high school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Democrats GiUe Riser 4 To I Victory
OUer KOOntz As Candidate For MayOr

None of the write-ins were nomi-
mated to office, however, since vote
of at least Is per cent of the total
vote cast, is required for nomina-
ton where no candidate is listed.
Although light voting has always
marked primary elections, the los
ballots cast exceeded. last years
Democratic primary vote by Is when
only county and state offices were
at stake.
The Democratic slate next Novem-
Der will include, in addition to Ris-
ser for mayor, Frank Todd for
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Zimmerly
Norma Klapp), Pandora, boy, Kel-
ly Gene, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Altman (La-
Vaun Augsburger), Findlay, a girl,
Barbara Jean, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kain, Airing
ton, boy, Peter Bradford, born Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Weber, Ar
lington, a girl, Nancy Jean, born
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Andrews,
Arlington, boy, Eric Wyatt, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Coon, Gallon,
Ohio, girl, born Tuesday at the
Gallon hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05

Light Bearers. The church organ was
a gift of her and Mr.. Cunningham.
For four years she served as Pres
byterial president and foreign treas
urer for two years. She also served
for many years on the Synodical
Board of Missions, holding office as
vice president, the synodical overseas
Continued on page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
SPEAKS IN sPENCERvILLE

Miss .Elfreda Landes, Bluffton col
lege student, was one of the speakers
at the Allen County Home Demon
stration Councils Achievement Day
program held recently in Spencerville.
She told of her experiences working
in Bible schools in several southern
states last summer,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
OWENS SCHOOL REUNION

Former pupils of the old Owens
School, now no longer in operation,
will hold their annual reunion Sunday,
May Is, at the Richland Grange hall,
it was announced this week. Andy
Stauffer is president of the associa-
tion of former pupils, and Mae Hutch
inson is secretary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Fishing Derby Only Hour And A Half Old
When Big StOney, $3.50 Prize Are Caught

Buttons 1866 Trout Derby was
only an hour and half old last Sun
day when "Big Stoney', worth cash
prize of $3.50 jumped at spinner
belonging to a Fort Wayne, Indiana,
man.
1t was big day for Roy Moore,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05

treasurer; Ed Badertscher, Garnette
Foltz, William Gaiffe, John Herr
mann, Francis Reichenbach and Ger
aid Swank for council; and Herbert
Conrad and Frank Marquart for
board of public affairs.
The unofficial vote for nomination
as mayor follows by precinct:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
NEW COLLEGE CATALoG

The new and improved Bluffton
College catalog came off the press on
April %. This attractive as page
bulletin with modern cover design is
completely revised and rewritten.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Three BIuftOn FLA Youths Nominated
For Coveted State Farmer Degree

Three members of Buton chapter, Future Farmers OF
America nominated by the state association for the
degree State Farmer announced this week
Those who receive Marlin Buhoder Don
Kimmet and James Matter.
Young Burkhoder Mr. and Mrs Vernon Burkhoder,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Lone Bid Received On Sewer Project
Is S7,4OO Below Town Engineers Estimate
Contract Awarded Mansfield Firm;
Work To Be Started Within Month

only one bid submitted for work in completing Bluftons
system OF nterceptng and except for strike in vtrfed
tile plants that contractor likely would bid
project municipal officials learned the bidding deadne
day noon
Consequently the successful only bidder for the inter
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Merchants Survey Wishes
Of Customers On Friday Or
Saturday Night Shopping
Is Blufton Still Saturday Mite TolUn,
Or Are Friday Niqht Store Hours Desired

Is Buton still strictly Saturday night shopping town or
should its retail stores follow the wng trend toward staying
open for Friday night shopping instead?
Retail asked their preference in survey
be conducted by the Buton association Begin
ming Friday and continuing through Nay 21
Evening star., 1955-11-23

GREEK YOUTH NAMED HARVARD CAPTAIN
CAMBRIDGE Nicholas Metropoulas ghD
Evening star., 1955-11-23
Pockers Meet Lions
In Holiday Contest

DETROIT. Nov. Is tR.-The
Green Bay Packers come to town
tomorrow to help the Detroit
Lions stage their annual Thanks.
giving Day game at Briggs Sta
dunn. and the visitors have hopes
OF making 1t two In O row over
the former Western division
champions.
fThe game will be televised
In Washington by WMAL-Tv,
Channel 7. starting at noon.l
The Packers still have q
mathematical chance Of CATCH
ing the Chicago Bears, a stu
alton the Lions could alter,
Buddy Parker's men put q crimr
In the title aspirations Of both
the rampaging Baltimore Colts
and Pittsburgh Steelers In their
last two games. and could do the
same to the Packers.
On paper it figures to be q
battle between Detroit's passing
attack. which has accounted fol
almost 1000 yards this season
with Bobby Layne at the con-
trolls. and the Packers hard
hitting ground game. Green Bay
has picked up 1879 yards run.
ming with Tobin Rote directing
the offense.
The game kicks OF q Ions
week end of pro football which
win find the leaders struggling
to strengthen their champion
ship claims. and there is ample
room for upsets.