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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Hi School Rooms
RedecOrated For
School Re-Opening

With the spotlight of community
attention focused this summer on the
completion of the new elementary
school building. several more routine
improvements at the high school
building have almost slipped by un-
noticed.
Home economics students will find
their classroom has taken on a
brighter aspect in keeping with the
kitchen laboratory which was re-
modelled and redecorated more than
a year ago. The classroom has re-
ceived a new coat of rose-colored
paint with contrasting white trim and
long draperies made last year under
the direction of Miss Margaret Diller,
add a modern, honey touch to the
attractive room.
Mr.. w. A. Howe's classroom and
Miss Theresa Slusser's history class
room have been redecorated in an
attractive French blue color. Floors
have been secured and waxed.
Elsewhere on the second floor of
the high school building the floors
glisten in readiness for the opening
bell of school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Byron Fritchie
Takes New Post
With Ex-Cell-O

Byron Fritchie, who has served as
sports editor of The Bluffton News
for the last years and as associate
editor the past seven months, has
accepted new post as editor of a
new employee publication for the Ex
Cello Corp. He win begin his new
duties August IL.
In his new work Fritchie will be
responsible for establishing a new
publication, sister of The Ex-Cell-O
News now published in Detroit. The
new newspaper is to serve four plants
in Ohio and Indiana, including Bluff
ton, Lima, Fostoria and Elwood, Ind.
1t will be edited from the office of the
Bluffton plant.
While he was writing sports for The
Bluffton News, the paper received
first place among weekly newspapers
in communities this size for sports
coverage.
Prior to becoming associate editor
of The News he was employed by
The Triplett Electrical Instrument
company and edited The Tripletter,
employee newspaper of that firm.
He attended Bluffton college and
was graduated from the Ohio State
school of journalism.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02

The Bluffton plant will be used al
most exclusively for the fabrication
of small metal parts. Pure PAX dairy
packaging equipment will also be
made here. Some of the machinery
from the Lima plant will be trans
ferred to the plant.
AS trucks will be used to transport
most of the materials to the plant no
railroad spur is planned.
For fire protection $4,000 gallon
water tank will be erected on the
outside of the building
Heat in the building will be sup
piled with an oil-fired boiler.
At peak production the Bluffton
plant is expected to employ between
$50 and 300 men with monthly pay
roll approximating some $13O, 900.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
"Dismissed' PatrOIman
Refuses To Quit Post

Buttons new Chief of Police
William Gaiffe, who took office We'd
nesday, found himself with two night
patrolmen on his force and a salary
budget for only one.
Despite Mayor David L. Risser's
notice to Patrolman Albert Reichen-
bach that his services were termi-
mated at midnight Tuesday, Mr..
Reichenbach on tinued on duty
claiming that he had not been prop
erly dismissed. At the same time,
the mayors new appointee, Wade
Bechtol, lat North Jackson street,
appeared on duty at his designated
time, 1901 Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Reichenbach, who told the
mayor and council at their meeting
Tuesday evening of last week that he
would fight the custer, contends that
no charges have been brought
against him, and that this is neces-
sary for dismissal.
Chief Gaiffe, who was appointed to
fill vacancy left by the resignation
of Lee Coon, said that he did not
wish to enter into the dispute be-
tween the dismissed patrolman and
the mayor and council. He said that
he had advised Mr.. Reichenbach he
was no longer on the village payroll.
The new night patrolman, likewise,
said that he would not dispute the
duties with Mr.. Reichenbach. " If
he insists on continuing his patrol
duty in the police cruiser, 1 shall
either patrol in my own auto or on
foot" Mr.. Bechtol said.
At the hour of midnight when the
change in officers was scheduled to
take place, Mr.. Reichenbach con-
tinued patroling in the villages only
cruiser. Earlier he told village Off
cials that Mr. Bechtol could ride in
the cruiser with him if he wished.
He said he bore no i'll feeling toward
Bechtol
The new patrolman, however, de-
clined the invitation and began his
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Additional Buckeye
Park Improvement
Plans Outlined
Will Build Walk Entire
Length of Lake, Shelter
Houses, GrilIs

Plans outlined this week for the
new Bluffton swimming and park
area at Buckeye Lake will give the
C o m m u nifty recreation facilities
second to none in this area.
Although stin in the formulative
stages, the plans of the Recreation
and Parks Commission call for a
widening of the bank between the
Buckeye quarry and Riley creek.
When completed the bank would pro-
vide walk the entire distance from
Main street to Snyder road at the
end of the quarry. The bank could
also be used to move moving equip
ment or spraying equipment along the
quarry.
Suggestions have also been made
to erect shelter houses at the east
end of the park, near the swimming
pool. There is also a possibility that
stationary outdoor grills will be in
stalled for picnics and wiener roasts.
Workmen at the new pool were
almost half completed with the walks
around the pool this week. The
retaining wall at the POOLS edge to-
ward the quarry has been completed
and steps have been completed from
the top of the wall to the quarry's
ledge.
Forms for the childrens wading
pool were being erected Tuesday
and cement for that part of the pool
was to be poured.
A tflirteen-foot promenade walk
running some 180 feet alongside the
quarry, just outside the retaining
wall, will be laid to eliminate the
shabby looking ledge of the quarry.
There will also be three and
nine-meter board and spring board
erected along the quarry's ledge for
persons who prefer deep water
swimming. A gate will be erected
at the wading pool to prevent small
children from entering the deep
water area.
Painters had mot arrived at the
pool early this week A coat of sea
green paint is to cover the inside
of the pool.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Final BIC Summer
Session Scheduled
To Open Tuesday

Final three-week summer session
at Bluffton college will begin Tuesday
and continue through August Is it was
announced this week by DR.. J. S.
Schultz, director of the school,
Classes in sociology, conservation
and taching skills are being offered in
the final session. The classes will be
taught by DR.. 1. w. Bauman, Prof.
M'Della Moon and Mr. Robert Ewing,
respectively.
Some seventy-five students from %
communities in Ohio, four neighpor-
ing states and a province in Canada
registered for courses this summer.
Courses in teacher education, social
studies, literature, history, philosophy
and music have been taught in the
first three sessions, last of which con-
cludes this weekend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Nail Injuries Eye
Of BlufftOn Man

Harry Shrider, Jr., narrowly es-
capped serious injury to his left eye
Sunday morning when a nail he was
attempting to pound into shed roof
at his home on Harmon road bounced
up and lodged in the eye.
.Shrider, parts manager at the c. F.
Niswander & Son implement store,
was repairing the roof on the shed
which had been damaged in Friday
nights storm. He removed the nail
from the eye and repeatedly lost the
sight in it Immediately.
The damaged eye was treated by
DR.. F. D. Rodabaugh at the Blufftoa
Community Hospital. DR.. Rodabaugh
said the injury would impair the sight
only temporarily Shrider returned to
work Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
RaeIeen Bucher
FLA Candidate For
State Fair Queen

Raeleen Bucher selected by the
Bluffton chapter, Future Farmers of
America, as their candidate for Miss
Liberty Belle" in the Fourth of July
parade, will be entered as the local
clubs choice for queen at the Ohio
State Fair this summer.
Miss Bucher, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Bucher, was selected for
the honor at the July meeting of the
FLA last week in the vo-ag at the
high school,.
Several members of the local club
registered entries to be placed in the
Allen County Fair at the recent meet
ing Others who are planning to enter
Fair exhibits are asked to contact
D. L. Over1nyer, vo-ag instructor at
the school. Entry blanks are avail
able from Overmeyer and Fair
passes will be presented upon COM
pletion of the entry form.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Jenera Boy Is First
Hancock Polio Case

First case of polio reported in
Hancock county this year is that OF
Wayne Blackburn, 5, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Blackburn, Jenera.
The attending physician at Lima
Memorial Hospital, where he has
been a patient for the past week,
states his progress has been salts
factory and as yet has shown no
paralysis or muscle weakness.
Wayne had received two shots of
vaccine, the second one week prior
to the illness. There are seven other
children in the family. All have had
two shots of vaccine and there is
no indication of illness among them.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
NeW AU-ELectric
ScOrebOdrd Ordered
For Harmon Field

A new ali-electric scoreb0ard
will be in use at Harmon Field
when eight area schools meet
here September i'm the annual
Football Preview it was learned
this week from Pete Schmidt,
Bluffton high school football
coach.
The lighted board, measuring
IS feet long and IL feet high, is
on order from the American
Scoreboard Co., New York City
and is expected to arrive here
sometime within the next week.
1t will be installed at the same
location as the old hand operated
board at the east end of the play
ing field.
Cost of the new sc0reboard is
being shared by both the high
school and the college. The high
school athletic association has
given $15O, the Varsity "B",
$50, and the student senate at the
college, $500 for the project. The
Longine Watch Co. also donated
$10O for use of their name on the
face of the clock.
The scOreboard to be operated
solely from the stadium press
box, requires 800 feet of cable to
make the connection to the
stadium. The board will show
the time, home and visitors score,
down, yards to go for a first
down and the quarter of play.
There will be a midfield juno
ton box and also a floating con-
troll box for use for cable men
running the sideIines, should the
latter ever be used. Schmidt told
the News present plans call for
complete operation of the score
board from the press box.
Sharing the cost of the board
was agreed to by the high school
and the college as both use Har-
man Field for home football
games.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Windstorm UproOts Trees,
Damages BlufftOn Homes
Friday Gale Worst In Recent Years;
Some Damage Reported To Farm Crops

Wine is approaching hurricane
velocity buffeted Bluffton and vicinity
from the north Friday night ripping
up a number of the villages largest
trees by the roots and causing scores
of reports of minor damage to homes
and other buildings.
In one Of the worst storms in recent
years winds roared into the COM
munity accompanied by heavy rains
at about $40 Friday night. Lightning
also caused some damage to local
residences.
Fury of the wind seemed to center
on the Main street area in Bluffton
where half a dozen trees were up
rooted or broken through the trunk.
Two trees were uprooted from the
front lawn of the DR.. F. D. Roda-
baugh property, occupied by the
Charles Steiner family and two more
were blown over in the yard of the
residence owned by Mrs. John Carder.
One of the trees falling at the Roda-
baugh property broke a window on
the second floor in the crash.
Large trees were also snapped off
at the residences of Mrs. Charles
Hilty, Amos Thut, Murray Triple
horn and the Bernard Schiffke lot
behind the Dari-Delite. Branches and
limbs were strewn along the entire
distance on South Main street.
The Bluffton fire department was
summoned two times during the
height Of the storm when the falling
trees severed electrical power lines,
first at the Charles Steiner home, and
few minutes later on the lane on
which the new M. NJ. Triplett and
Dr. Rodabaugh homes are located.
Here large maple in the cemetery
was blown over, tearing out the
power line and blocking the lane
The terrific winds caused damage
to windows at the William Gaiffe
home on North Lawn avenue, the
Emerson StultZ property and ben
television antennas at the Everett
Sutermeister, Ruth Conrad anC
Gerald Huber residences.
Two windows were blown out a
the Albert Deppler residence ant
damage was done to the MEREDITH
Stepleton residence when a large tree
came down scraping the roof and sid
ing of the house.
Lightning blew out several electrical
appliances at the Stewart Berryhill
home on Cherry street.
AS serious as the storm became, a
number of humorous situations arose
in reports resulting from it. Insur-
ance policy holders reported every
thing from storm doors broken by the
wind to blisters on furniture caused
by rain blown in by the heavy winds.
At one home the wind blew through
the front door and caused the rear
door of the house to slam shut chip
Continued on page a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Wade BeChtOl
Is Named AS New
Night PatrOlman

Wade Bechtol, a special patrolman
on the Bluffton police force for the
past IL years and a former Richland
Township constable, has been ap-
pointed village night patrolman,
Mayor David L. Riser announced
early this week.
The appointment was made after
Mayor Riser served notice on Albert
Reichenbach that his services as
night patrolman were to terminate
on July 81 at midnight.
Mr.. Bechtol has been employed for
the past year at the BIuffton Con-
crete Block company and prior to
that time served as school custodian
for nine years. Earlier, he worked as
trouble shooter and maintenance man
for the old Central Ohio Power
company.
During World War | Mr.. BechtoI
served with the U. S. Marines seeing
duty in China and in Europe with the
Fifth Marine Division.
Always interested in outdoor
sports, the new patroIman has been
active in the Bluffton Community
Sportsmen's club and is an ardent
follower of hunting and fishing.
From Is to 81 Bechtol was a we'll
known ball player. He played practic-
ally every position in the infeld
during his diamond days with such
teams as the Bowling Green Fleet
wings in the Maumee Valley League,
North Baltimore, Hoytville and
Tygnet.
Always interested in horses and
riding, Mr.. Bechtol often served as
l mounted special policeman at
heavily attended community events
uch as the fishing derby and rodeo.
lis present horse, well known in this
lrea, is Black Morgan.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02

time around 1860, members of the
departments legal staff have already
approached landowners to negotiate
right-of-way acquisition.
Approaches to the overhead inter
section and a cloverIeaf to provide a
means of transferring traffic from the
overheads to the Dixie, similar to
the Route BON and Dixie intersection
will require considerable land AT
the County Line road intersection, it
appeared that it may be necessary to
tear down the residence on the
Maurice Fett farm.
Walter Neidhardt, Lima division
engineer, told The News this week
that the Bluffton separation projects
would be a part Of a plan to make
the four-lane super highway safer
for through traffic. The intersection
separations are required by the
federal government in its cooperative
road building program with the
state.
Many smaller side road intersec-
tons may eventually be blocked off
from access to the Dixie Route Is
is regarded as one of the countrys
principal north-south traffic arteries
extending from Florida to Michigan.
Mr.. Neidhardt said that the over
head crossings would probably be
timed to coincide with laying the
other two-lane concrete ribbon around
the Bluffton bypass.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Name Top Entries
In Junior Garden
Judging Tuesday

Four Bluffton All Junior Garden
ers were awarded top prizes by both
the Mems Garden club judges and
Richard Shaeffer, associate county
agent, in garden judging Tuesday af-
ternoon. Cash prizes were awarded
in each class.
Receiving acclaim from loc a
judges were: first, Karen Basinger,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
Basinger; second, AL Traucht son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Traucht;
third, Carol B a singer, another
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Basinger;
and fourth, Reginald Welch, son of
the Rev. and Mrs. r. r. Welch. Lin
da Sommers, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Evan Sommers, Route 2, and
the above named, received top
awards from the county agent.
Other local gardens judged were
those of Beverly Benroth, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Benroth;
Sandra Diller, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Silas Diller; and Rudy Steiner,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Steiner.
Prizes of S., 81, So, and So were
awarded the first four places by the
local judges. These will be given in
September
The junior gardeners are also eli
gible to enter their products in the
open classes for agriculture and hor-
ticulture sections of the Allen Coun-
ty Fair. They also qualify for the
flower exhibit division.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Cool July Strange
Contrast To Same
Month Last Year

July, weatherwise caused the far
mers a great deal of concern but il
was a comfortable "air-conditioned'
month compared with the average
hot, muggy July.
During the month the mercury
rose to 80 degrees on only three
days, July 1, 2 and q. This COM
pares with IL days of 80 degree
weather last July, Ray Burkholder,
official local weather observer, an
nounced.
The average temperature during
the month was Y degrees as com
pared with an average of IT'S de-
grees July of last year.
Rainfall, also above normal,
amounted to total of 4.18 inches as
compared with normal rainfall for
that month of 3.46 inches.
July's rainfall brought the total for
the year thus far to 25.43 inches
3.79 above normal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Births

The following births were re
corded at Bluffton Community hos
pital during the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Geiger
Bluffton. a girl, Cheryl Ann, born
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Soden,
Beaverdan, a girl, Helen Marlene,
born Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Frantz, Ar
lington, a girl, Pamela 10, born
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kindle, Ada,
a girl, Rhonda Kay. born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Shellenbarger,
Pandora, a boy, Perry Oscar II, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schmidt, Ada,
a girl, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Burns, Leip-
sic, a boy, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Cogley, Raw
son. a boy, Richard Allan, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max E. Baney, Find
lay, girl, Jill Louise, born Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Miller, a girl,
Kathy Sue, born July 1s in Berlin,
Ohio. Mrs. Miller is the former Bet
ty Ann Bixel, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Gordon Bixel.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Byron Hill, Pas
adena, California, a girl, Kathryn
Ann, born July 25. Mrs. Hill is the
former Mary Ann Amstutz, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Art Amstutz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Suter, Fos-
toria, boy, David Lynn, born July
10. Mrs. Suter is the former Mag
dalene Oyer, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Oyer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
TRASH COLLECTION

The regular monthly trash collec-
ton has been set to begin Monday at
noon, William Gaiffe, new street
commissioner announced this week.
Residents of the village are asked to
have their trash in containers at the
curb at pickup time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Jack KOOntz Purchases
Former Gulf Building

Jack Koontz, operator of the Koontz
Sinclair Service station, last week
purchased the building at Main and
Washington streets which formerly
housed the Gulf Service station,
which he operated until recently.
The purchase was made from Mrs.
Orphia Kiser, Columbus, owner of the
building.
Koontz said he had no immediate
plans for the building at present. He
said the purchase was business
investment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Retirement Delayed
For Postmaster

Retirement of Edward Reichenbach
from the office of Bluffton postmaster
originally scheduled for July 81 has
been postponed indefinitely, it was
learned Wednesday morning.
Inspectors were at the local office
Tuesday auditing accounts and pre-
pairing to name Assistant Postmaster
Ralph Stearns as acting postmaster.
Word was received from Washington
ordering the change delayed.
Mr.. Reichenbach is a patient at
Memorial hospital, Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02

patrol on foot His first move was to
begin checking doors of business
places. Directly across from the
Town Hall, the side door of Stauf-
fer's Pure Oil Station was found un-
locked. Mr.. Stauffer was notified.
In continuing his duties, Mr..
Reichenbach said that he was acting
upon the advice of his attorney,
Harry Meredith, Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
LUCKY Bucks" NeU
Dollar Day Feature
Set August N-H

Lucky Bucks" will be new
feature of Buttons annual mid
summer Dollar Days set for Fri
day and Saturday, August 10 and
IL.
Shoppers during the twO-day,
COMMUNICATIVE sale will inspect
their change for certain dollar
bills with '9ucky buck" serial
numbers. The numbers will be
posted in the stores, and persons
will receive So in merchandise for
their, lucky buck.
Merchants are busy preparing
for what they hope will be a
record breaking sale event.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-02
Dixie Overpasses Planned At Route 1O3
And County Line Road intersections
Highway Department Negotiating Land
Purchases For Long Range Improvement

Traffic State Route 103 the AenHancock county
line road approaching Bluon from the east and south will
eventually be bdged the top of busy Dixie highway
according future plans of the state highway department it
was learned this week.
Although the two separations scheduled until
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