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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
Beaver Racket Men
Drop First Match

Bluffton colleges tennis team drop
ped their first match of the season
last Saturday losing all nine matches
to Bethany, w. Va, college on the
college courts.
The only consolation for the local
meters came in forcing the visitors
to go three sets to win four of the
matches. Singles results: Robson
over Stepleton, 60, As, 6-3; Syme
over Bailey, 6-2, 60; Breen over Sic
wart, 6y1, Ga; Davis over Clemens,
ga, 2-6, Ga; Bear over Earle, 6-3,
6-2; and Sermon over Nisley, 6-8,
OIL, ,6-1.
Doubles results: Robeson-Syme ov-
er Bailey-Siewart, 6-1, 81; Breen-
Davis over Stepleton-Clemens, 1-6,
6-3, 6-3; and Bear-Sermon over
Earle Nisley, 6-1, 6-3.
Tomorrow the Beavers travel to
Ada for a match with Ohio North
ern. The Bears, Mid-Ohio champs
for the past three years, downed
Bethany 4-3 last week at Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
.COunty'S mo"
May Mean MAYBE"
On Bridge Matter
Council Urged Again To
Seek Joint Meeting
With Commissioners

The mo" from Allen county's board
of commissioners might mean "may-
be" in regard to village request to
replace the two College avenue
bridges over Riley creek, Bluffton
councilDsen were told this week by
Paul yDiller, chairman of the bridge
and highway committee of the Bluff
ton Business Mems association.
Diller has insisted to council that
he has been advised by at least one
member of the Allen county board
that 'there is 2 possibility we can re-
build one of tue bridges, if Bluffton
council can take care of the other. :"
He referred to q conversation with
Roy L. Roush, president of the county
board.
Council should meet jointly with
the commissioners at their office and
discuss the possibilities, Mr.. Diller
has been advising members of the
Bluffton Legislative body.
To this, councilmeu refer the busi-
ness mems committee to a letter from
the Commissioners office signed by
James M. Jacobs.
"The board of Allen county COM
missioners has conferred with Mr..
Thomas Guernsey, assistant county
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
College Trustees
Adopt Heaviest
Budget In History
Board Increases Tuition
And Room Rental Rates
To Meet Expenses

A S259,525 budget, largest in the
55-year history of Bluffton college,
was adopted sfor the 1856 school
year by the board Of DIRECTORS at its
annual meeting Friday Of last week.
In order ID help meet the increas-
ed budget a boost in tuition and
room rent rates was authorized. This
will amount to SO per semester for
tuition and S. for room rent.
In other action the board approved
a recommendation of the Admins
trative Committee for establishment
of four additional scholarships for
freshmen. These would offer $50
above the present honor scholarships
in special cases of need. Three of
the same type would be provided for
the upper three classes.
All present officers of the board
were reelected for another one-year
term. They are Z. w. Baumgartner.
chairman; w. H. Mohr, vice chair
man; Jerry Sauder, secretary; Carl
Lehman, treasurer. DIR. j. S. Sla-
baugh was reelected for six year
term on the board of trustees as a
member-at-large.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

E. James Szabo, manager of the
Bluffton yards of Steinman Bros.
Lumber Co., was elected president of
the Lions club at the annual election
meeting Tuesday evening in the Wal
nut Grill. He will succeed Harold
Klingler, Bluffton insurance agent.
Mr.. Szabo will become the 21st
president of the local service club
which was established here in 1888.
Other new officers who will as
sumo their duties with Szabo are
Carl M. Lehman, vice president; /;
Richard Cookson, second vice presi-
dent; Earl Lehman, third vice pres
ident; Sidney Stettler, secretary
treasurer; DR.. w. A. Lutz, tail twist
er; and Robert G. Grow, Lion tanner.
Oliver Beach, Jr., and Lamont Dill
Ter were elected to the board of di-
rectors to serve two-year terms and
Russell A. Lantz will be the club
song leader.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week: .s. e
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Warren, Find
lay, a boy, Douglas Ford, born last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guadalupe Mora, Jr.
Gilboa, boy, Paul William, born last
Wednesday. a.es -
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pirgle, .Gilboa,
a boy, Tim Martin, born last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Smith, Will
Jamestown, girl, Diane Kay, born
Saturday. .s
Rev. and Mrs. Leonard w. McIntire
Bluffton, a girl, Elizabeth May, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Mast, Bluff
ton, a girl, Sandra Lynn, born Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hilty, Find
lay Rt. S, girl, Debra Ruth, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Newton
(Janice Henry, Pandora, a girl
Linda Jean, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glare Gratz, Ottawa
a boy, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Benham, Ottawa
a girl, born Wednesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

Murray: "We're going to gwt just
about everything we wanted in our
new building-in some respects more
than what we hoped for"
Knowlton Construction Company,
Bellefontaine, was awarded the gen.
eral contract on the low bid of five
submitted. The contract went for
1856, 200 after alternates were exer-
cised to pare the base bid of $685.
400 submitted by the firm.
From the base bid one item
amounting to $4,000 for extra third
grade toilets and a ianitor's ,1om
was deleted as was a $4,000 item
for a certain type of steel joist roof
construction. 1t was explained that
a more conventional steel construc-
tion would be used. At the same time
a $4,000 alternate optidh was taken
for installation of ceraruie tile vain
scoting in all of the claSsfooms, and
a $4,000 item was approved for in
staIlation of sink counters with run
ming water in each of the IL class
rooms.
r. E. Eversole & Co. of lima re-
eeived the plumbing and heating con-
tfact on its bid OF $76.175 which in
clbded alternates to raise the base
hid of $40, $50.
The Barnes Joy Engineering Co.
of Lima was granted the electrical
contract for $21,732 which included
added to a base bid of
$15,622. Harvey Bauman, Bluffton
resident and member of the village
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
Plan Cancer Day
PrO0rnI11 AtC-R School

A special area Cancer Day program
to acquaint residents of Orange, Van
Buren, Eagle and Union townships
with the program of the American
Cancer Society will be held Wednes-
day, April 81, at the Cory-Rawson
high school building, 8 p. m.
The program will explain how con-
tributions to the Cancer Fund are
used in the educational and service
functions of the society. A film will
be shown and number of exhibits
arranged. There will be no charges
of any kind. Light refreshments will
be served.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
ValedictOrians Named

Margaret Faze, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Faze, and Gloria Rudi-
baugh, daughter of Mrs. Gladys Rudi-
baugh, will be co-valedictorians of the
1855 ,Lafayette-Jackson high school
graduating class, it was announced
this week. Janet Yvonne Wolfe,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Wolfe,
will be salutatorian.
The girls will speak at the COM
mencement exercises to be held Mon
day, May %. The commencement
speaker will be the Rev. Harvey Hahn,
pastor Of the Otterbein Evangelical
United, Brethren church.
The Baccalaureate service will be
held Sunday, May %, with the Rev.
Fred Stolzenbach, pastor of the La
fayette Methodist, church as speaker,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

A new Bluffton trade area map
showing every country road and main
highway within 14-mile radius of
Bluffton in three counties, has been
published by the Business Mems as
sociation, and is off the press this
week.
The map, drawn by William Stucky,
Berne, Ind, and Reldon Schirch,
Chenoa, H., Bluffton college business
students, will be used in trade area
study. Mrs. Ralph Rammel, Bluffton,
also assisted with preparation of the
map.
Students of DR.. Howard Raids
marketing class will conduct a test
survey in local stores Friday and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

NNS'ss EApAiA CDs
Individuals, community organiza-
tions, business firms and industries
have been urged to cooperate in the
city-wide campaign.
Work Day April 2S
Assistance in the numerous chores
Of the annual spring event is offered
by College Work Day next Thursday,
April %, when students help will be
available for every conceivable job
from changing window screens to
changing baby's diapers. George
Bailey, Work Day chairman, urges
all residents to make reservations for
student labor early as possible. Call
193-W to state your needs.
Hopeful that student labor will
yield approximately $1,000 on Work
Day, Bailey said that proceeds will
go for a yet unnamed campus project.
Trash Pickup April %
Street Commissioner Lee Coon has
announced that the monthly pickup
of rubbish has been timed to start on
Thursday morning. Residents are
asked to have rubbish at the curb by
8 a. m.
On the same day Buttons down.
town businessmen will conduct their
annual Main street sweep-down at 9
a. m. while Cleanup Chairman Bill
Edwards plays "I've Been Workin' On
The Railroad" over the Town Hall
amplifer. Arrangements have been
made for Restauranteur Russell
Downey TO supply the street sweepers
with their morning coffee from a
truck which will tour the length of
the street.
Business firms not represented on
the broom crew will be assessed for
the coffee treat" Chairman Edwards
has threatened.
Every resident is urged to CO.
operate. Anyone knowing of insight
ly trash or brush in their neighbor-
hood is asked to call Mr.. Edwards,
who will see that it is taken care of,
if possible.
Scouts To Help
A group of Boy Scouts has volun-
teered to conduct a police call" at
Buckeye quarry and cleanup the
park preliminary to the Trout Derby.
Explorer Scouts have been assigned
to a cleanup job on the grounds Of
the new Mennonite Memorial home.
Even the smaller Cub Scouts will aid
in cleaning up around unoccupied
buildings and vacant lots, Edwards
said.
In the schools free candy bars have
been offered to grade school children
turning in official Report Sheets"
filled out by residents and business
firms showing their cleanup accom-
plishments. The report sheet is found
on page of this paper.
Don Reams is general chairman of
the event with Dewitt Knight as as
sociate chairman. Kermit Herr is
plant-up chairman, Raymond Cred
ing, paint-up; Harvey Bauman, wire
up; Ed Reichenbach, fx-up; and Bill
Edwards, cleanup.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

decided to lose no time IN arranging
to receive double the present enroll
ment.
1t was determined to begin con-
struction of additional dormitory
space just as soon as half of the need
ed funds for the expansion are avail
able.
No specific plans for dormitory
building have been drawn up, but pre-
liminary planning is in the direction
of doubling the present capacity of
Ropp Hall. This would include adj
ditional dining space as well as double
the number of rooms.
Action was taken to set up the eX-
pansion program after DR.. Ramseyer
presented a film strip report of a
special projects committee stressing
the heavy population increase which
will reach college level in the next
decade.
The report prepared under the
direction of Ronald B. Thompson of
Ohio State university shows that
from 1945 to 1868 the number of
people born averaged more than a
million each year above the average
for the period from 1887 to 1945. The
influx has already been felt in the
elementary schools, and is beginning
to become evident at high school
level.
"We know that this increase will
continue for at least six more years
since the children are already born,"
DR.. Ramseyer told his board.
"At the present time one third of
our college-age youth are attending
college. If no larger proportion of
students continue going to college, we
will have an increase of 100000 stu
dents wanting to go to college by
1861. BY 1870 there viii be almost
twice as many students in college as
there are now. Should there be an
increase in interest in going to col
lege, which is most likely, the need
for facilities will be even more acute"
DR.. Ramseyer explained.
DIR. Howard d. Raid, professor OF
economics and business, recently COM
pleted a study of IL Mennonite
churches in the Eastern, Middle and
Central District conferences. His re-
port indicated that the population of
the Mennonite churches is following
very closely the national increase.
1--WE can anticipate an increase OF
Mennonite students attending Bluff
ton similar to that predicted for other
colleges and universities, DR.. Raid
explained in his report.
College officials believe that there
is sufficient classroom and laboratory
space for capacity of 400 students
without extensive building additions.
Greatest need would be for dormitory
space.
All dorm capacity for men students
is filled at present. Some are living in
town housing. The girls dormitory,
Lincoln Hall, is nearly filled.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
Forn,osan Student Arrives Safe And Sound
AtBC FOLLOWING Mysterious Delay Enroute

ney ailment, has enrolled at the col
lege as a special student He plans
to major in economics. At present he
is auditing some courses and is con-
centrating on languages.
Although Shanghai is his home,
Chang's family left for Hong Kong
when the Communists took control.
They later crossed to the Nationalist
stronghold island of Formosa where
the family now lives.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
More Fish Due For Quarry Restocking
As Trout Derby Opening Approaches

Two more loads of fish will arrive
this week end at Buckeye Quarry and
more are scheduled for next week as
the restocking operation moves for
ward to the opening of the fishing
derby here on May l.
No time has been set for arrival of
the fish,, but the perch supplier pro-
viding that specie for the local pro-
gram is waiting for an end of the
spring spawning. The fish have been
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
departnlent.

Desplte lasA WeeK repaFt tnat
big Stpney" the GreaANOrthern
Pike, hAd been tagged and re-
leased il Buckeye waters last
Wednesday, the large fish is still
at large in the holding pens of
Turinsky fisheries on Sandusky
Bay.
Stoney was due to arrive at
Buckeye Quarry last Wednesday
after press time. The News
jumped the gun and printed word
of his arrival. The best laid
plans of fishing clubs are apt to
go awry, however, and the big
pike declined TO make the trip.
1t is hoped that the fish, carry
ing a $3.50 prize hOnOring the
25th anniversary of the Stone Co.
will arrive this week end. Ray
mond Conrad, general manager
of the company, will tag him No.
$500.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

heavy with eggs, making shipment of
live fish hazardous. Most of the
spawning may be over by this week
end, especially among the perch. :
The Sportsmen's club has stocked
one load Sof perch, and another of
waileyes and pickerel already. Rain
bow trout from Castalia will arrive
Thursday night of next week. Tag
ging will get underway this week
when pickerel arrive.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
Expect Dublin
Troupe TO Attract
Large Audience

That the Dublin Players will bring
to Bluffton, theatre goers from a
wide area including Lima, Findlay
and Ada was indicated this week by
large number of phone calls and
personal visits to the Bluffton col
lege office for tickets for the Friday
evening show.
The Irish troupers will stage
Shaw's "Pygmalion" at 8:15 Friday
evening on the Founders Hall stage.
The same troup appeared at Ada's
Ohio Northern university on an ear
lier tour several years ago. The re-
ception was good, and it is expected
many who saw them there, will want
to see them again in Bluffton.
This group has been touring the
United States in an effort to bring
a theatre group that is equal to the
best of Broadway into smaller cities
and communities.
Ronald ibis, founder and main
stay of the Dublin Players, says:
Little theatre groups and your col
leges are reviving great theatre. l
believe American cities will one day
soon again be having great stage
presentations done by both perma-
nent and touring companies. / hope
our Dublin Players are encouraging
audiences to like and want more real
live theatre"
For those concerned about the
ability to hear in building as large
as Founders Hall, the company has
given assurance that they can play
anywhere. Ken Huxham, who plays
Alfred Doolittle in "Pygrnalion",
reports the following from his exper-
fences in Ireland:
"f can remember playing in
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
New Bluffton Trade Area Maps Show
Every Country Road In 14-Mile Radius

Saturday to determine the best way
to determine how to plot where the
towns retail customers come from.
Their findings and suggestions for the
full scale survey will be reported at
a Business Mems meeting Wednesday
evening of next week at the Geiger &
Diller store.
Other reports before the meeting
will be a Rodeo report from Chair
man Don Kagy; plans for recognition
of the Bluffton Stone Co. anniversary
by James West and Arden Baker;
Cleanup program, William Edwards;
credit bureau plans, Ed Waltermire;
Trout Derby, Ed Miller; highway and
bridge committee; Paul Diller.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
Ted StepIetOn, Sr.
Takes NeLU Post {.

Ted Stepleton, Sr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Stepleton of N. Lawn
avenue, has accepted position with
the Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.,
Findlay. He took over his new duties
Wednesday.
Stepleton, who has been employed
the past several years at the Ohio
Arts Co., Bryan, will move with his
wife to Findlay in the near future.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

prosecutor, in regard to requested aid
for the construction of certain bridges
in Bluffton.
"Mr. Guernsey has assured this
board that it has no legal authority
to accede to the request" wrote Mr..
Jacobs,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

Charles Chang, who mysteriously
failed to appear when scheduled to
arrive on the Bluffton college campus
at the beginning of the semester, re-
ported safe and sound last Friday.
The Formosan youth had taken i'll
enroute to the U. S., and befriended
by a Chinese doctor from st. Louis,
had been hospitalized in the latters
city.
Chang, now recovered from a kid
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
NO FISH BONES. PLEASE

Bluffton housewives were reminded
this week not to throw fish bones into
garbage which is picked up by the
village for disposal by feeding to the
hogs. The bones, injurious to the
hogs, should be burned or buried at
home
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

A phone call Wednesday noon
from Turinsky Fisheries on San
dusky Bay advised John Gilbert
a load of pickerel is ready for
shipment. This load will be
stocked this Thursday night at
about 1000 pm. at Buckeye
quarry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
/" "EUerything We Hoped For"
Says Murray Of Contracts
For NeU Elementary School

The Buton board of education bought school building
Friday afternoon for $374823 When it completed still
have AIT left for the purchase of furnishings
equip it.
Board members and Superintendent A. B. Murray pleas
ed with the result OF M Fridays contract Said
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
MASONIC MEETING

The regularly stated meeting of
Bluffton Masonic Lodge will be held
Monday evening, April 25, at 7;3O
o'clock in the lodge hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

This weeks shipments will be
handled by Lester Niswander, presi-
dent of the club, and George McCune,
supervisor of fish management
department.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
MOUe 70 Expand DormitOry Facilities Approved
By BLuftOn College Trustees At Annual Meetinq
Enrolment Of 400 Students FOreseen
Within Next Few Years At Local School

doubebarreed campaign to clear the $4,000 ag-end
Indebtedness Founders Hall and at the time
for additional domo space approved for 1856 meeting
last Friday of Blufton Colleges board of directors.
Recognizing the impending tidal of students who
seeking already crowded colleges
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21

NEWEST EAGLES" of presented highest
rank in the Boy Scouts of America
the boys Mr. and Mrs Carl Smuck Mr.
and Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow received
necklaces and the lapel
Also hOnOed by the
committeeman Ralph Rechenbah Smucker
sponsoring institution head; Lamont Der transportation
Edwards chairman of advancement and Gerald
George BOhrer Clayton
soner - A-PhotOs bg Neu-Ar Studio
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-04-21
College Work Day, Trash Pick Up And
Main st. SWeep-DOwn ALI Set April q

The annual spring cleanup community Identification
program which started unoay when first local housewife
ordered the first local hubby to beat the carpet will take on full
steam here today.
It's the official opening Of Buftons official cleanup paint
up up pantup and wreup week which continues through
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-08-04
| RAWSON
ROUNDUP

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kemling of
Fairview, Pa, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. w. l.. DeLong from Friday
through Sunday of last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Ellison of Ada, were Friday
evening callers.
Miss Judy DeLong went to Oxford
Michigan last Tuesday to visit with
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron (Bud) DeLong.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kimberly and
Mrs. Anna Merritt attended the Par
ker and IEmans reunion at the city
park at Holgate Sunday.
Speaking of old friends-Prof. H
L. Eby, native of Bluffton, has
been connected with the Department
of Education, University of Califor-
MIA, Los Angeles, since 1919. He is
now retired. Reading the Bluffton
News and learning of the Rawson
Centennial, he has sent box of
"Sunkist" oranges for the auction to
be held on this Thursday evening. To
the community he sent his best wish
es for a successful celebration. Prof.
Eby was superintendent of Rawson
schools in the year 1903-1904. Recent
ly he sent transcript of grades and
honor roll for that year which is of
great interest to former pupils. 1t is
pleasant to be remembered by one
who looks back from the top in the
rank of educators.
Mrs. Sam Qulp, Mrs. George Cog
ley and Mrs. Viola Bremen attended
a Stanley party Tuesday evening of
last week in Findlay. Prizes were won
by Mrs. Cogley and Mrs. Culp.
Mrs. Helen Bunk, who is staying
with her daughter and family in
Findlay, is still not feeling well. Her
address is 130 Cherry street. Friends
may write her there and | am sure
she will be most happy to hear from
them.
Don d. Latham, who had surgery
at the Bluffton Community hospital
last week, is doingE fine, and he is at
this time at his parents home.