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Evening star., 1940-09-24
Reynolds Gives Address
In Colombian Senate
BY the Associated Press.

oy tHS AsSOClAtSC fTeSS
BOGOTA, Colombia. Sept "a
Senator Robert R. Reynolds, Demo-
crat, of North Carolina received a
roar of applause in the Colombian
Senate yesterday afternoon when he
made short address in the Federal
Hall on Pan-American fraternity.
The Senate session was suspended
when it learned the Senator was in
the hall. the Colombian legislators
giving him cordial welcome to this
country and asking him to carry
the greetings of the Colombian Sem
ate to his colleagues in Washington.
Senator Reynolds responded with
brief address stressing Pan-Ameri-
can friendships, and the galleries
applauded.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Debates motion to consider
Ramspeck civil service bill.
Judiciary Subcommittee continues
hearings on constitutional amend.
ment to provide single. six-year
term for presidency.
Joint Conference Committee seeks
compromise on excess profits tax bill
House:
Debates bill to increase penalties
for peacetime sabotage.
Banking Committee considers
amendments to deposit insurance
law.
Evening star., 1940-09-24

that many younger men are going
to be called to service very shortly
through conScription, it would be
important for all people in such a
position as I occupy to offer their
services if they can be of value"
Mr.. Roosevelt celebrated his 30th
birthday yesterday. He would have
been subject to draft registration
October l6
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Wild Life Aide Named

RICHMOND. Va. Sept q Up
Chairman Carl N. Noting an
nounced yesterday the appointment
of Cecil F. Delabarre, associate pro-
feSsor of wild life conservation at
Virginia Tech. as director of educa-
ton of the Virginia Commission of
game and Inland Fisheries James
F. McInteer. jr, of Quantico will
serve as educational assistant.
Evening star., 1940-09-24

left the scene without making his
identity known. The investigative
unit filed a report on the case, and
three hours later interviewed the
driver Of the car when he sur
rendered. The driver was charged
with leaving after colliding and
driving on a suspended permit.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
River Report.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month. to dsteD:
Morth 1Q10 Average Record
Evening star., 1940-09-24

FOREIGN STATIONS.
Noon. Greenwich time. today)
Temperature. Weather.
Horta lFayap, Azores SO Rain
tCurrent observations)
San Juan. Puerto Rico - Rain
Havana, cuba IS Cloudy
Colon, Canal Zone 70 Cloudy
Evening star., 1940-09-24

The Increased enlistment and IN
terest-there have been almost 400
inquiries at the station this month
Evening star., 1940-09-24

The Sun and Moon.
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21
Resolutions OF Respect

Whereas it has pleased our Heaven
ly Father in his infinite wisdom to
remove by death our sister and CO.
worker, Mrs. Julia Huber member
of the Richland Community Circle.
Therefore be it
Resolved that we bow in humble
submission to His Divine Will as we
recognize the voice of the Master
calling her to rest from her labors
here; so we as club hear the call
to renewed diligence to the work.
Resolved that we cherish the men,
ory of her virtues and we shall miss
her presence in our club. Her CHRIS
tian faith, patience and courage thru
her long illness shall ever be an
example to us to press onward and
forward to the higher goal which is
Jesus Christ.
Be it further resolved that we
extend our sympathy to the husband,
daughter, and family.
Also that copy of these resolu-
tions be given to the husband and
that they be placed upon the minutes
of our club.
Mrs. Addie Graber
Mrs. Pauline Zimmerman
Mrs. Edith Badertscher
Committee
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21
High School Cagers Successfully
Close Season That Started Badly

A surprising team that rallied
from a disastrous start to win sec
tional Class B basketball honors and
qualify for state tournament play at
Columbus brought additional cage
honors to Bluffton High school dur
ing the 1939-40 season.
1t was an inexperienced team made
up principally of sophomores that
struggled thru opening assignments
too difficult for them, losing four
of five games.
Almost overnight, however, they
struck their stride, and under the
careful tutelage of Coach Dwight
Diller won six of their next sever
games to surprise even their most
optimistic followers.
In the last five games of the reg
ular season, the Pirates tangled witt
four strong Class A team, and th'
outcome was not so good, with th'
result that Bluffton lost four of five
There was some doubt in tn,
minds of local followers as to jus
what form Bluffton would display il
the Carey sectional tournament, bu
the team soon put them all to res
as they turned in four spectacula
victories to cop the tourney cham
pionship.
The season was brought to a clos
last week when Midvale bested tn
Dillermen in the opening round Q
the state tournament by score O
| 43 to 33.
During the year, including tourr
nament assignments ,Bluffton wo
IL games and lost 10, scoring 76
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21

Buttons appearance in the Ohio
Glass B cage tourney last week
brought back memories of the four
preceding championship teams which
represented the town at the state
tournament in Columbus.
This years Bluffton team was
the fifth to carry local colors into
state tourney competition, other
squads having played at Columbus
in 1923, 1929, 1881 and 1887.
BY qualifying for the fifth trip
Bluffton steps out in front as the
only Class B team in the state that
has turned the trick more than four
times.
FIRST TITLE IN 1923
In 1923, the first year of state
tournament competition under aus
pices of the Ohio High School Ath-
letic Association Bluffton won the
sectional tournament, played at Bluff
ton.
To qualify for the trip to Colum.
bus, the locals defeated Conner, IL
to 8; Dunkirk, 80 to 6; Lafayette
Ia to IL; and Harrod, 46 to 9. Al
Columbus the team lost its opening
round assignment to Wellsville, Il
to II.
Members of the team were Pau
Crosser, Robert Pogue, Eli Garmat
ter, Ebert Kibele, Roland Kibele
Walter Stratton, Robert Wise ant
Kent Hauenstein. Glen Johnson wa
coach.
! To FINALS IN 1929
Bluffton's most impressive shown,
in the state tournament was mad
in 1929 when the Pirates fought thei
way to the final round before SUI
fering defeat, at the hands of Akro
st. Marys by two-point margin
1t was their first setback of tn
season.
i To qualify that year Bluffton ha
to advance thru both sectional an
regional tournaments. In the ses
tional the Pirates scored victorie
over Convoy, Al to 27; Kenton S
Anthony's, 36 to 10; Delphos S
Johns, 40 to %; and Spencervill,
33 to q.
: In the regional tournament Bluff
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21

The Trumbull county experimental
farm obtained average production
records from its herd in 1929 of
11,348 pounds of milk with 391
pounds of fat by feeding 2,860
pounds of clover timothy and soy
bean hay, 9,065 pounds of silage,
3,944 pounds of grain, and las days
pasture. The 1886 figures were
11,700 pounds milk with 403 pounds
of butterfat by feeding $500 pounds
of alfalfa timothy hay, 4,800 pounds
of silage, 1925 pounds of grain, and
165 days pasture. 1t appears that
the change in the amount and kind
of hay and 20 more days pasture
permitted reduction of 4,265
pounds of siIagea and 1,019 pounds
of grain per COW without reducing
milk or butterfat production.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21
-Four Cagers Top 100
Mark During Season

Four Bluffton High cagers scored
more than 100 points each during
the successful 1939-40 basketball sea-
son that saw the locals qualify for
competition in the state tournament
at Columbus for the fifth time.
Clyde Fisher, sharp shooting
guard, topped the Pirate scorers
with a total of 1877 points.
Second high was Russ Gratz, an
eagle-eyed forward, who racked up
1913 tallies. His running mate, Nor
man Beidler, scored 153 points, and
Bob Cooney. rangy center, tailed
101 points in his first year as
regular.
The eleven varsity players scored
grand total of 766 points during
the season, an average of 34.8 per
game. Opponents made $40 points,
an average of 30.5.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21

season made the All-Tournament
team in Class B. Dellinger, Will
shire's great star, earned a forward
berth, with r. Shrider, of Glenford.
E. Morris, of New Carlisle, was the
tourney center, and R. McPhee,
Garfield, and Hiatt, Amanda, were
named guards on the all-star outfit.
Wiltshire was eliminated in the
semi-finals by New Carlisle, the
Class B champion, 36 to 80. DELL
niger tailed 16 points in the contest
on eight field goals.
Just before Bluffton High cagers
left for the state tournament last
week they received two letters of
well wishes from teams against
whom they played during the sea-
son. Coach Shipe, of Ada, compli-
mented the locals on their fine show
ing in the Carey tournament and
wished them success at Columbus.
In his letter, addressed to Coach
Dwight Diller, Shipe stated that the
Bluffton team of this year developed
more rapidly than any outfit he has
ever seen. The other letter of well
wishes was from Coach Gar Griffith
of Gallipolis, who took a Blufftor
team to the state tournament in
1887, and played on the local high
school championship teams of 1925
and 1881.
| Paul Hoernemann, coach of the
New Philadelphia team that wor
Class A honors, finishing the season
undefeated, lived in Lima for sew.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21
Preceding Bluffton Championship
Fives At Columbus In %, '29, 81, 81

ton defeated Tiffin Junior Home, 80
to 22; Liberty, 20 to 15; and Stryk-
er, 35 to 25.
In the state tournament the To-
calls won over West Chester, 80 to
16; Youngstown Boardman, 25 to
"a, and then lost in the finals to
Akron St. Marys, 2s to rs.
Members Of the squad included
John Hartz'l<, Howard Tripplehorn,
Norman T4plett, Garfield Griffith,
Robert Schaeublin, Ross Irwin, Gerald
Berry, O'Dell Alspach, Manley
Thompson and Wade Basinger
Dwain Murray was the coach.
VICTORIOUS AGAIN IN 1881
Bluffton advanced thru sectional
and regional tournaments again II
1881, winning in the sectional ovei
Lima st. Johns, 33 to 13; Celina /
c. H., 48 to 81; and Rockford, 5;
to 35.
In the regional the Pirates defeat
ed York, 81 to 90; Rockford, 22 tx
Is; Norwalk st. Paul's, "a to 22
and Whitmer, 42 to 13. In the stat'
tournament the team lost in th'
opening round to McConnelsville, q
to "a.
On the roster of the squad wer
Howard Tripplehorn, Manley Thomp
son, Dwight Diller, Garfield Griffith
J O'Dell Alspach, Ross Irwin, Emer
son Niswander, Robert Balmer, Rich
ard Ludwig and Nelson Basingel
Andrew J. Robeson was coach.
FOURTH TRIP IN 1887
Bluffton's last previous trip to CO
lumbus was in 1887 when team Q
six-footers qualified in the Lin
Shawnee tournament by defeatin
Hoaglin-Jackson, 4S to "a; Harrot
81 to 81; Dola, AZ to 20; and Fol
Recovery, AZ to 20.
At Columbus the team won in tn
opening round over Lucasville, 80
30, and lost to Midvale, 80 to SO.
Members of the squad were Her
Kindle, Evan Soash, Dale Reichei
bach, Robert Murray, Marion Fisl
er, David Kliewer, John Stonehil
/, Dick Wenger, Dale Good and Be
Smucker. Coach of the team ws
: Gar Griffith.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21

A touch of stage-fright and bad
breaks knocked Bluffton Highs gal
lant cagers out of the running IN
state Glass B tournament play at
Columbus Thursday afternoon when
the locals dropped an opening round
decision to Midvale, an eastern Ohio
aggregation, by score of 43 to 80.
History repeated itself in the con-
test, for on Buttons last trip to
Columbus in 1887 it was Midvale
which eliminated the Crimson and
White crew, 80 to 33.
Bluffton was not playing the same
brand of ball against Midvale as
demonstrated in the four tourney
contests at Carey, and the team lost
further confidence when an ankle
injury forced Gratz, star forward,
out of the lineup in the first quarter.
The slow start made Midvale's VIC
tory possible, and the eastern outfit
led at the quarters, IL to s.; Il to
Ia; and "a to q.
Bluffton pulled up in the closing
stanza scoring II points to Midvale's
nine, but the early lead built up by
the big eastern team enabled them
to coast thru to victory.
Clyde Fisher was the spark plus
of Buttons attack, with IL points
Morrison got Is for Midvale anc
Young, his mate at forward, talliec
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21

eral years. He attended Lima
Central Junior high, but moved
away before entering high school.
He is well remembered in this area
as a former star at Heidelberg col
lege. Only % years old, he has
been at New Philadelphia two years.
Joe E. Brown, wide -mouthed movie
clown, was roofing for Holgate, win
ner of the Class B tournament at
Leipsic by defeating Vaughnsville in
the finals. Just before the Holgate
team took the floor at Columbus
last week a letter from Brown was
read to the team. The comedian is
native of Holgate.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21

points to a total of 670 made by
opponents.
Of the IL men from which Coach
Diller chose his tournament squads,
only three will be lost by gradua-
ton. They are George Burkholder,
Romanus Zuercher and Ralph Short.
Of these Burkholder was the only
regular, and Buttons chances look
good for next year, with the follow
ing returning: Clyde Fisher and
Don Clark, juniors; Norman Beidler,
Russell Gratz, Robert Cooney, Roger
Howe, John Hermann and Peter
Schmidt, sophomores.
The seasons record is as follows
Bluffton 26; Vaughnsville DO
Bluffton SO; Lima South 43
Bluffton 26; Rawson %
Bluffton 27; Salem 80
Bluffton &c; Ada 3S
Bluffton Al; Wapakoneta 81
Bluffton 46; Shawnee %
Bluffton &c; Celina 25
Bluffton 21; Wiltshire 25
Bluffton 80; North Baltimore 25
Bluffton as; Columbus Grove 18
Bluffton 35; st. Marys Is
Bluffton %; Bellefontaine 80
Bluffton al; Ada 43
Bluffton "a; Van Vert 81
Bluffton 35; Wapakoneta 19
Bluffton %; Gallipolis 80
i SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Bluffton Sd; Chatfeld 46
Bluffton 47; st. Wendelin 33
Bluffton 81; Bettsville 26
Bluffton 81; Tiffin Calvert %
il STATE TOURNAMENT
Bluffton 33; Midvale 43.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21
Pirates, Winner Of Sectional
Crown, Lose In State Tourney

the first half, with Bluffton ahead
10 to 6 at the quarter, and 16 to 10
at the half.
In the last two stanZas the Pi-
rates turned the game into a rout,
with Gratz and Fisher leading a
devastating attack. At the close of
the third quarter the Crimson and
White outfit was out in front 81 to
15, and the whirlwind attack con-
tinued into the next period when
Bluffton tailed 20 more points.
Gratz sparked the attack with 10
points, and Fisher Tailed 13.
BLUFFToN 81; CALVERT 28
Two foes opposed the Pirates in
the final round of championship
play.
Tiffin Calvert, one of the finest
teams in this area, was the more
tangible opponent of the two. The
other was fatigue, and it was evil
dent in the showing of the locals
that three strenuous games in row
had taken some of the punch from
Buttons fast-breaking style of play.
Tiffin started strong and led, 3
to before Bluffton broke into the
scoring. Toward the close of the
/, period the Pirates pulled up to tie
the count, sail, then went ahead
to 5, but Calvert rallied to lead
to z as the stanza ended.
1t was a nip and tuck game AGAR
; in the second quarter, but when the
, teams left the floor at the halftim'
} intermission Bluffton was out IL
} front 13 to II.
) At the outset of the third quartz,
3 Calvert pulled up to knot the coun
. at 15-all, but Gratz, Cooney an
0 Fisher contributed to the scoring +
0 put Bluffton out in front % to l
o when the fourth stanza opened.
r Tiffin then went to work, and i
. five minutes of fast play held tn
< 4 1IdtcS W 1OliN dho Ae VA
n same time racked up eight tallies
n 90 out in front rs to "a with thre
G minutes to play.
n The strain of three successive har
games was showing up, but game
4 ness was not to be denied, and til
n Dillermen bounced back with a VIII
: ming rally that had the audience
. an uproar for those last three mil
- utes.
u Fisher Gagged two almost unb
lievable shots from midfoor to p,
u Bluffton out in front, 28 to rs, ar
- Burkholder garnered another field'
le to run the count to 80 to 25. In Il
: waning seconds Tiffin got field'
II and free throw, but Howe partia
ly offset the Calvert crews bid |
cody sinking a free throw.
u Gratz was the pace-setter wit
ie IL points, and Fisher stood ne
p high in the rating with 10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21

They all deserve a big hand and
they're getting it everywhere they
go this week. Russ GratZ, fire.
brand sophomore forward, was high
scorer of the sectional tournament
with SO points, an average of 15 per
game. A tireless ballhawk,
Gratz was in the thick of play all
the time in addition to coping
scoring honors in three of Bluffton's
four games. At Columbus he
turned his ankle in the~first quarter
and his services were badly missed.
Another scoring ace feared by the
opposition was Clyde Fisher, junior,
whose accuracy from the center of the
court gave him a total of 49 points,
an average of II per game in the
Carey tournament. 1t was
toms rally against Tiffin Calvert
and he was the best Bluffton scorer
against Midvale at Columbus, rack
ing up II points. -.
The lone senior regular, George
| Burkholder, played the best ball of his
career in the Carey tournament. :. "A
bearcat on defense, he was a steady
ing influence all the way and broke
into the scoring regularly from his
guard position. He will be
missed next year. :.
Norman Beidler, another sopho-
more, played scintillating ball at his
forward position in harrassing the de-
fense of the opponents He was al
his peak against Fostoria st. Wendell.
in when he broke loose for Is points
the top honors of the evening :. al
Columbus he was second high scorer
getting z points. -.
1t was under the back boards thai
big Bob Cooney, sophomore, did his
most effective work, and his stellar
work earned him recognition as ont
of the outstanding centers in tn,
tournament. ;. From an unknown a
the opening of the season, Cooney ha'
developed into an important cog il
the teams attack.
| Bluffton's sixth regular is Roge
Howe, another sophomore, who ha
come along rapidly since the opening
of the season. "A cool defensive
player and crack shot, Howe cal
step into the lineup at any time ant
carry his share of the assignment
$50
| Bluffton reserve players who con
tributed their bit during the regula
season and who made up the remain
der of the seasoned tournament squa
include Romanus Zuercher and Ralpl
Short, seniors; Don Clark, junior
and Peter Schmidt and John Herr
man, sophomores.
An old tournament feud was re
newed at Carey when Blufftol
trounced Bettsville, 81 to 26.
Coach of the Bettsville outfit wa
Joe Ayres, who was a center on Yor
townships great team of 1881, de
feated by Bluffton in the regiona
tournament, 27 to %. :. Dwight Dill
ler, Bluffton coach, was center on tn
Bluffton High team that year an
played against Ayers in the tourne
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-21

Despite the loss at Columbus,
Bluffton has a fine tournament record
for 1910.
Four consecutive tilts were won in
sectional tourney play at Carey, in
which the Pirates tourned back the
threats of some of the most power
full aggregations in Northwestern
Ohio.
BLUFFToN 81; CHATFIELD 46
In their opening sectional assign
ment the Dillermen disposed of one
of the tourney favorites by wallop-
ing Chatfeld, 81 to 46.
After starting slowly, the Bluffton
crew put on the pressure in the
second and third quarters to build
up commanding lead.
Chatfeld had the advantage Is, to
IL, at the first quarter, but Bluffton
was out in front at halftime, "a to
20. The third quarter score was
Bluffton 40, Chatfeld 27.
Gratz, of Bluffton, tailed Is
points, and Fisher had IA to set the
Dillermens pace.
BLUFFToN Al; ST. WENDELIN 33
Altho ST. Wendelin carried a
marked advantage in size, Bluffton's
whirlwind attack was too much fol
the Fostoria crew.
With Beidler, Fisher and Grat,
pacing the attack, Bluffton held al
II to 5 lead at the quarter, and wa
out in front 27 to Ia at halftime
The third quarter score was 81 to 27
marking the only period in which tn
Saints outscored the Pirates.
Beidler rang up Is points to pac
Buttons winning spree; Fisher con
nected for II and Gratz had 10.
BLUFFToN 81; BETTsvIILE 26
1t was a wearing down 'proces
on Friday night when the Dillerme
beat down the stubborn resistance O
a cool Bettsville team to eventual
go on to a one-sided victory.
Play was hotly contested thruou
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Gossip Heard Dressing Floor

contest that eliminated the Van Vert
crew from the running and eventual
ly meant that Bluffton would go on to
This years championship team, de-
pending on speed, has been the high
est scoring outfit ever to represent
Bluffton in tournament play. :. ;. In
four flames at Carey B. H. S. scored
an impressive total of 1873 points, an
average of 46 a game. Buttons
championship crew of 1887 tailed 174
points in four sectional tourney starts,
a game average of 431a Twice this
year the locals tailed more than so
points, a rare happening in tourna-
ment assignments.
Coincidence is seen in state tourna-
ment pairings which called for Bluff
ton to tangle with Midvale in the
opening round at Columbus. In
1887 Midvale eliminated the Pirates
in the quarter-finals by score of 80
to 80. :. frankie Baumholtz, who has
been Ohio's leading collegiate scorer
| for the past two seasons, was a men,
Der of the Midvale outfit that year,
and turned back Bluffton almost single
handed by scoring 27 of his teams's
SO points.
The Pirates had an enthusiastic fol-
lowing roofing for them in every game
at Carey, Buttons cheering section
surprising even that of Carey, home
town crew. 1t was the same
story again Thursday, for two bus
loads of pupils, more than 70, made
the trip to Columbus.
First person across the floor to con.
gratulate Coach Dwight Diller at the
conclusion of the tournament fina
against Tiffin Calvert at Carey
was his father, Elmer Diller.
One of Bluffton's No. l sports rooter;
is Diller, who followed the fortune!
of his son while he played here as /;
high school star, and now boosts fol
him as the coach. .....
Three of Bluffton's opponents dur
ing the regular season earned addi
tional honors in tournament play.
Bellefontaine won sectional honors
at Dayton and competed in the
State Class A tournament for tn,
second successive year. Will
shire topped Fort Recovery a
Lima Shawnee and represented tina
area in Glass B. Vaughnsville
coached by Gale Williams, forme
Bluffton college cage star, was defeat
ed in the finals at Ottawa by Holgate
Warren Bell, Findlay's great for
ward, won a berth on the All-Oh:,
Class A Tournament team at Colum
bus last week. Others on the team
were Barker, New Philadelphia, tn
other forward: Dugger, Canton Nc
Kinley, center; Carnes, Canton Nc
Kinley, and Castignola, New Phila
delphia, guards. Findlay was
semi-finalist, losing out to Cantor
Mckinley, 80 to 80, in the fna
minutes after leading all the way.
One player who performed agains
; Bluffton High during the regula