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Evening star., 1941-07-06

just a matter of keeping
the White Elephant
rented.
1t was true that. in
the split second before
she passed out. she had
been startled and
warmed by the grim.
determined face and
outthrust jaw of the tap.
She had thought. even
as her senses swan away
from her. that a young
man might lack enter
prise and then get it,
one way or another. and
become a success in life
-. especially if he had
courage. People just
didn't pick up what it
takes. They were born
with it in their hearts.
Captain Halloran
said you called him -"
the reporter prodded her
gently.
Brenda made an effec-
tive little smile for him.
I'm sorry.' she whis-
pered huskiiy. 1T - it
wasn't me. 1t was Mr..
West. | only made the
call to Captain Halloran
because he asked me to.
Mr.. West had-had been
working on this case for
Evening star., 1941-07-06
II CAN'T ACT"
Continued from pogs seven

opposite the screen-filling Miss Dietrich
is no romp in anybody's language.
Wayne's casual, non-acting perform
ance in this case was a standout. And
he took - believe it or not - the part
of a United States Navy lieuten-
ant.
Even before this picture was fin
ished, he started work in 1.-The Shep-
herd of the Hills with Betty Field.
And playing opposite the young but
intensely competent Miss Field is no
vacation, either.
No more Westerns for Honest John
Wayne He's right up there among
them now.
Il just can't act, that's all" he had
told me in the lunchroom at Big Bear
Lake. Then. after motioning to the
waitress for another cup of coffee, he
had asked me, DO you think I'll ever
get the hang of it?"
mo-" | said.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

based on some plays by Eugene
O'Neill. and the leading character is
Swedish sailor They picked Wayne
for it.
81 can't do it." he said.
''Of course you can do it," Ford
said.
Well, as you probably know, THE
Long Voyage Home" was recognized
as one of the few great pictures of
1910.
Did Wayne turn in great per-
formance? No. He did well, against
the toughest acting competition. But
that's all. Why. then, did our old sad
die pal find himself in the middle of
such noisy bidding that he felt like
bundle of tobacco? Don't ask me.
Maybe Joe Pasternak, top notion
picture producer. knows. Anyway,
Mr.. Pasternak nipped him for the
lead opposite Marlene Dietrich in
Seven Sinners" and certainly to play
Evening star., 1941-07-06

CONSTIPATION is not created over
9ight =. certainly il should not be
purged overnight by violent meth
ods that high-pressure you and
leave you "woozy." A tablespoonful
of odoriess, tasteless Nujol each
night and morning establishes ef-
fective intestinal fabrication, gives
continuing relief from ordinary
constipation. Not lust another"
mineral oil - Nujois visCosity is
scientifically controlled to give best
results. Get a bottle at the druggists.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20
Bluffton High Cagers Score 912 Points
In Winning Eighteen Games, Losing Three

Winning IS games and losing only
three during 1940-41 play, Bluffton
High cagers completed a successful
season which included tying for the
championship of the Western Buck
eye league and capturing runnerup
honors in the Class B sectional tour
nament.
Fifteen of the victories were re-
corded in regular scheduled play for
the year and two of the. setbacks
were suffered during the season.
In the sectional tournament, the
Pirates won three decisions before
losing in the finals to an aggressive
Cridersville team.
An impressive season total of 912
points were scored by Bluffton, as
compared with 693 made by oppon-
ents. During the regular season
the Dillermen Tailed 700 points tc
519 for the opposition. In tourna-
ment play the score was ZIP for
Bluffton and 174 for the opponents
Only one regular will be lost from
the Crimson team by graduation
Clyde Fisher, who has played on the
Varsity four years.
Beidler, Cooney, Russ and Rich
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20

Bluffton Highs successful 1940-41
cage season in which the Pirates won
the Western Buckeye league cham
pionship and finished as runnerup in
the Sectional Class B tournament
was the fourth best in the history
of the school.
Only in 1929, 1881 and 1887 was
this years record of Is victories and
three defeats surpassed.
Buttons 1929 team has the best
all-time standing, an impressive list
of % wins and only one defeat.
That lone setback was administer
ed in the finals of the state Class B
tournament play, after the Pirates
had won all season games and titles
in county, sectional and regional
tourney competition.
In 1881, an almost equally good
record was compiled when Bluffton
won % and lost only two. In that
year, the locals won county, sectional
and regional championships, and ad-
vanced to the second round in the
state tournament.
A record of 90 victories and two
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20
Recognition Fete
For College Teams

Honoring members of Bluffton col
lege's 1910 and 1941 football and
basketball squads, recognition ban
quet was held Monday night in the
Walnut Grill.
r. H. Fletcher, attorney for the
Ohio Oil Co., Findlay, was the speak
er, using as his subject, "My Obser-
vations of the Varsity Athlete and
His Later Areas of Usefulness"
Fletcher illustrated his talk with
actual life history recitals of Uni
versity of Illinois athletes with whom
he played.
Others appearing on the program
included DR.. C. Henry Smith and
George Radulovich, an undergraduate
athlete. Dean-Emeritus N, E. Byers
was postmaster. Music was pro-
vided by the Three Trumpeteers.
A total of IA attended the ban
quet including business men who as
sisted in sponsoring the affair, mem
bers of football and basketball prac-
tice squads, cheer leaders and stu
dent managers.
Guests included Players Fink and
Zuercher and Coach Kissel, of Find
lay college, and Player Widener and
DR.. Thomas Smull, of Ohio North
ern university.
Certificates of award were present
ed to II Beaver athletes by Presi-
dent Ramseyer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20
TlUO Pirates On
AH-TOurney Team

Two Bluffton cagers were named
to the All-Star Sectional Tourna-
ment team following the close of
play at Shawnee last week, the local
outfit being the only crew to place
more than one man among the first
five.
Russ Gratz and Clyde Fisher re-
ceived the honorary ranking, the
former as a forward and the latter
as guard.
Sharing the first team with them
were P. Reichert, of Coldwater; Rog-
er Phillips, of Cridersville, and
Bourne, of Conner.
On the second teams were Fuller,
Delphos Jefferson; Clark, Alger; A.
Reichert, Coldwater; Meeker, Grid
ersville, and Miller, Delphos Jeffer-
son.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20
BIuffton High School Notes

Because of the funeral of Mrs. A.
J. B. Longsdorf, wife of Supt. of
schools Longsdorf, all of the extra
curricular activities of the fore part
of the week were postponed and most
of them during the latter part of the
week were postponed to later date.
1t was too late, however, to cancel
an address which was by Roy Breg,
executive secretary of the Allied
Youth organization of Washington,
ID. c., who addressed the students at
the regular assembly session Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. Breg made new approach to
the matter of alcohol education, COM
bining science, youth organization and
community participation in the mat
ter of making alcohol education real
istic and effective.
The student senate issued an ex-
preston of sympathy to Supt. Longs
dorf during his bereavement. The
senate made arrangements for the
student body to pay their respects
and view the body of Mrs. Longsdorf
at the Basinger Funeral home, Tues
day morning.
School was dismissed for the funer-
al, all day Wednesday. The faculty
attended the services, as group at
both the funeral home and Methodist
church, Wednesday morning. Sever
al members of the faculty went TO
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Pirates, COntenders I'm Sectional
Finals, Lose To Cridersville

Failing by only one game in win.
ming their sixth Section Class baslS.
etball championship, Bluffton High
cagers lost a heart-breaker to Grid.
ersville, SO to 45, in the final round
of the Shawnee tournament last Sat.
urday.
Bluffton had advanced to the cham.
pionship tilt by conquering Delphos
Jefferson in the semi-finals, 55 to 46;
after winning over Shawnee, 62 to 27
and Minister, so to 49, in the precedi
ing week.
Cridersville had the best record OF
any team competing in the tourney
but it took rally during which the
Rams played their best ball of the
season to turn back Bluffton's deter
mined championship bid.
For the first two quarters, the Dill
ermen battled the much larger Grid
! ersville outfit on more than even
terms holding an IL to 9 lead at the
the quarter and % to II lead at
halftime.
Bluffton's downfall was in the third
quarter when Center Bob Cooney was
lost on personal fouls shortly after
the period opened.
His loss coupled with an unusually
shot streak" taken by Cridersville
ball hawks momentarily demoralizec
Bluffton on offense and defense.
AS a result, Cridersville netted 2.
points in the stanza, and at one tim,
in the fourth quarter the Rams led b!
Is points.
/ Bluffton finally pulled its attack to
gether again, and closed with a belat
ed rush which started too late, how.
ever, to hope to gain victory.
1t was the first time in the tourna-
ment that the Dillermen had been
held to less than 80 points. In their
four tournament starts, the locals
had an average per game of 5S
points.
| Both fnalists showed uncanny ac-
curacy from the free throw mark
| Bluffton tailed IL of IA tries and
Cridersville got 10 out of 13.
Roger Phillips, Cridersville's great
center, paced his teams attack with
total of 20 points and Beidler was
high for Bluffton with 13.
In the semi-fnal round, Bluffton
started slowly but closed with a rush
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Gratz, Howe and Schnitt, who with
Fisher carried the main burden of
Buttons play during the season,
all will be back in uniform again
next season.
Complete summary of Buttons
season is as follows:
Bluffton 35, Vaughnsville 80
Bluffton AT, Lima South 40
Bluffton SO, North Baltimore 10
Bluffton SO, Harpster 20
Bluffton 40, Ada 27
Bluffton 26, Columbus Grove %
Bluffton SO, Celina AZ
Bluffton 81, Wiltshire 36
Bluffton A, Carey 27
Bluffton 46, Wapakoneta 81
Bluffton 20, st. Marys 26
Bluffton 81, Bellefontaine 26
Bluffton 40, Ada 80
Bluffton 43, Van Vert %
Bluffton 20, Wapakoneta %
Bluffton 81, Gallipolis 36
Bluffton "A, Upper Sandusky "a
TOURNAMENT
Bluffton so, Minister 40
Bluffton 62, Shawnee 27
Bluffton 55, Delphos Jefferson 46
Bluffton As, Cridersville So
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points, an average of 9.5 per game.
Fisher played in Fl games.
Norman Beidler and Russ Gratz,
star forwards of the team, were
next high in the scoring records.
In 20 contests, Beidler racked up
174 points, game average of 81;
and Gratz got I'll points in the
same number of tits for an average
of 8.6.
Bob Cooney, center, tailed 116
points in 16 games, an average of
6.8, and Roger Howe, the other reg
ular guard, got SO points in Il
games, an average of 4.6.
Others who contributed to Bluff
tons 912 points during the season
included: Richard Gratz, forward,
10 games, II points; Pete Schmidt,
center, IT games, 10 points; John
Hermann, guard, IT games, II
points,and Don Clark, forward, 16
games, II points.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20

Wooster for the funeral Wednesday
afternoon.
A joint banquet for members of the
T. +. A. and the F. Fl. A. will be
held at the cafeteria, Thursday night
at $50 o'cock. The following COM
mittees have been appointed by Doris
Garmotter president of F. H. A. and
Chas. Lora, president of F. H. A..
Program-Veldean Moser and James
Stratton; Decorations-Mae Huber
and Richard Gratz; Menu-Ellen Ba-
singer and Weldon Deppler; Clean
up-Dorothy Burkholder and Wesley
Sommer.
The boys and girls glee clubs have
been rehearsing all week in prepara-
ton for the Northwest Ohio Choral
Music contest at Bowling Green, Fri
day.
Films scheduled for use in classes
this week include: Recreation and
A Trip to Africa.
Two hondsome additions were ad-
ded to the Bluffton Trophy collection
this week-one for being runner-up
at the district tourney in Shawnee
and the other was won by the F. F.
A. boys in judging contest at Way
nesfeld, Saturday. The latter, how
ever, is a travelling trophy and can
be held only until the Bluffton team
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20

| thing but conscientious obiectors
The aim, they declare, seems. to be
that of keeping the number of C.
0.'s at a minimum.
George Radulovich, senior, will
preside at meeting of the Interna.
tional Relations club next Tuesday
evening. He will present the topic
Problems to be Faced after This
Current Conflict, for group discus.
sion.
DR.. Robbins w. Barstow, President
of the Hartford Seminary Founda.
tion at Hartford, Connecticut, will
+; address the student body and faculty
at their Chapel exercises, Friday
morning. DR.. Barstow will also be
available for student conferences
during the afternoon.
Bluffton college students met in
the Ropp hall lobby for their week.
ly social gathering Saturday even.
ing. Parlor games and ping pong
made up the program; refreshments
in keeping with Saint Patrick's day
were served. Frances Ramseyer
Chairman of the social committee
was in charge.
DR.. Arthur E. Holt, Phi. D., Ii. D..
of the Department of Social Ethics
at the Chicago Theological seminary
will address the forty-frst annual
commencement exercises of Blufftor
college, in the First Mennonite
church, June 10.
Members of the Y. w. c. A. and
Y. M. c. A. will be guests of the
Findlay "Y's" Thursday evening, al
Findlay. The local organizations
will furnish the program and Find
lay will furnish the entertainment
At special request from the hosts
Laurence Burkhalter, violinist, and
Robert Zigler, Richard Howestine
and Keith Plank, members of the
trumpet trio, will be presented on
the program.
Ray Holcomb, Bluffton college jun.
ior, was elected to the position OF
May Day chairman, at an all-college
election held Tuesday morning in
the chapel. Holcomb was chosen from
group of five junior men, including
George Swank, Charles Lemley, Bert.
ram Smucker, and Russell Oyer
Charles Lemley, receiving the sec.
ond largest vote, will act as Clean,
up Day chairman.
Mrs. Paul Stauffer will be pre-.
sented at the Bluffton college Y. w
c. A. meeting this Wednesday night
in devotional meeting of poetry.
Miss Holly Mosiman, freshman
will be in charge of the scriptur,
reading, and Arthur Thiessen, also
freshman, will play a cello solo.
The meeting will be held in th
College chapel,and all lighting viii
be done with candles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20
Bluffton High Cagers End Season
With Game Average Of 1874 Points

In winning Is of 21 games dur
ing their successful 1940-41 season,
Bluffton High cagers rolled up an
impressive average game total of
,43.4 points.
Clyde Fisher, the only senior reg
ular lost by graduation, made
the second All-Ohio Class B team in
a guard position, paced Bluffton's
scoring attack with a total of 200
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20

Average season records were made
in five of the seven remaining years.
In one of these, 1939-40, Bluffton
started slowly but finished in blaze
of honor to capture the sectional
basketball title in play at Carey.
In those years, records were: 1880,
won z, lost s.; 1882, won IL, lost 4;
1884, won s, lost s; 1886, won IL,
lost z; 1910, won IL, lost 10.
Only two poor seasons are record
ed. In 1885, Bluffton won only four
and lost nine, and the 1888 record
was three victories and Is reversals.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20
BlUffton College Notes

Two Bluffton college debate teams
entered intercollegiate competition
at the annual Bowling Green Debate
tournament, Saturday. The tourna-
ment was held at Bowling Green
State university. Teams from To-
ledo, Bowling Green, De Sales.
Heidelberg, Findlay, and Blufton
were represented.
The question, Resolved: The
Western Hemisphere adopt a per-
manent union, was debated affirma-
lively and negatively by the Bluff
ton teams. The teams consisted of
Mark Houshower and Leland Leh-
man; Alvin Beachy and Herbert
Fretz accompanied by Coach P. w.
Stauffer.
A Rutgers university debate team
from New Brunswick, N. ]. met a
local college team in the college
Chapel, Wednesday evening, March
IL. The Bluffton debaters parti-
cipating in the non-decision bout
were Mark Houshower and Alvin
Beachy, upholding the negative side.
The question debated was the adop-
tion of a Western Hemisphere union.
Nominees for Bluffton college Y.
w. c. A. officers for 1941-42 have
been announced on the "Y" bulletin
in college hall. Lucille Tschantz.
Frances Ramseyer, and Esther Mis-
wander are running for the presi-
dency; Lora Schultz, Magdaline
Oyer, and Margaret Shelley will be
considered for the vice presidency:
Evelyn Hilty, Marcille Steiner, and
Thelma Daley, for treasurer; and
Helen Habegger, Holly Mosiman,
and Mary Alice Howe, for secretary.
Mrs. A. C. Burcky, present advisor
of the group, Miss Naomi Brenne-
man, Professor of English, and Miss
Edna Ramseyer, Dean of women,
have been nominated as advisor. The
annual election will be held Wednes-
day, March 26.
A one-fourth horsepower electric
mixer was recently purchased for
the kitchen in Ropp hall. Mrs.
Meta Dean, dietition, and students
who work in the kitchen are rejoic-
ing over the ease and thoroughness
with which they are now able to
mix cakes, icings, and pancake bat
ter; mash potatoes; stir gravy; and
whip cream.
The Bluffton. college Vesper choir
presented program of sacred music
in the Saint John church, Pandora,
Sunday evening. This was the
second in series of March concerts
scheduled for the choir. They will
give Dubois cantata, "The Seven
Last Words of Christ, in Vaughns.
vile and Lima on the afternoon anc
evening of March %; and in the
college chapel on the afternoon OF
March 30. Professor Russell A.
Lantz directs the choir.
Rev. Chas. <. Zunckel, pastor of
the Brethren church in Lima, ad-
dressed the Peace Action club at
their regular meeting last Wednes-
day evening.
Methods of dealing with conscien-
tious objectors were also brought
out. Rev. Zunckel mentioned that
some boards do not handle C. O.'s as
is outlined in the draft bill, but are
turning them over to F.B.I. agents
instead to determine their sincerity
In discussion following the talk
several members of the club brought
out the fact that some draft boards
are taking every possible opportun-
ity to classify young men as any.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20

to defeat Delphos Jefferson, 55 to 46.
Trailing at the quarter, to Is, the
Pirates came from behind for the first
time just before halftime to lead 20
to 10.
In the third stanza, however, the
Dillemen began pulling away from
their foes to set the pace at the close
of the period, al to 81. At one time
in the fourth quarter Bluffton had
14-point lead, which was shaved by
jefferson in the final minutes.
Fisher tailed Is points for Bluff
ton and Russ Gratz garnered IL.
Rlufffon FC r ME- pr TIP
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20
Bowling League

Central Ohio and North Enders
teams made a clean sweep of last
weeks assignments, the former win
ming three games from Triplett and
the latter taking three from the
Radio Club. Stone Co. bowlers cap
tured two of three games from the
Old Dutch outfit, and South Enders
rolled solo match, with the Post
Office to bowl next week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20
Recreation Center

Bluffton recreation center in the
grade school basement will be closed
for the season on April l, Dale
Davidson, supervisor, announced this
week.
No activities will be conducted in
the center Wednesday night of this
week, because of funeral services on
that day for Mrs. A. j. B. Longsdorf,
wife of the superintendent of Bluff
ton public schools.
Lighting facilities in the center
have been greatly improved as a
result of work completed in the
basement of the school by the Bluff
ton High school vocational electrical
class.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20

And with its room and ride and
view, you get Ford extra power
with extra thrift, the biggest hy-
draulic brakes near its price, and
a lot of fine-car mechanical Sea
lures" found only in a Ford at
low price.
If you are choosing a new car
thisyear, you'll dowell not to miss
this Ford. And not just because
Wesayso, butbecauset the factsdo!
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20

We'd like you to see and drive
the finest Ford we've ever built.
You'll find its big bodies longer
inside, greater in total seating
width, and larger in windshield,
than anything else in the Ford
price field right now.
You'll find a great new Ford
ride, too. A soft and quiet new
ride that has surprised lot of
people and may surprise you.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20
1940-41 Record OF Is And Fourth
Best In Bluffton High Cage Annals

defeats was made in 1887, when
Bluffton again went to the state
tournament, after winning sectional
honors.
Since 1929, Bluffton has had six
unusually good seasons. In chrono-
logical order they are as follows:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20
As Many EMPLOYED

California's private industries are
now employing as many persons as
in 1929, according to Gov Culbert
L. Olson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20

Iron from the white and sulphur
from the yolk combine to form iron
sulphinde and to produce the dark
ring in boiled eggs. A short cooking
period and quick cooling under water
decreases or eliminates the undesir-
able color.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20
F. F. A. Broadcast

"Baby Chicks" will be discussed by
the Future Farmers of America of
Bluffton High School in a broadcast
to be held over station WLOK of
Lima Saturday morning from 1880
to HAS o'clock.
Names of the boys participating in
the broadcast will not be announced
until the latter part of the week, ac-
cording to Harry Barnes, instructor.
Flour Into Bread
One barrel of -four is considered
sufficient for an average of 27O one
pound loaves of bread.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-03-20
Totals

Totals 2268
Post Office to bowl next week.
On February l, 1912, the Surplus
Marketing Administration owned g.
$4,000 pound of lard, 24,714 cases of
eggs, and $1,000 pounds of butter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-19
II ERE'S MORE ABOUT
Nazis Pursue Sovieis
: TARTS ON PAGE ON r

along the Dnieper river bend would
be within easy reach of the big
war industries centered around
the Donetz basin.)
German sources. expressing con-
fidence that all the Ukraine west
Of the Dnieper soon would be &C.
cupied. said they did not yet know
how much industrial destruction
the Russians had been able TO
carry out before falling back from
such areas as the Krivoi Rog iron
ore center and the Nikolaev naval
base.
The greater part OF the mine
shafts in the kriovoi Rog area,
however. were not damaged be-
fore the Germans arrived. ii was
stated.
Mondays official communique
said that pursuit of the Russians
continued with the Luftwaffe
hammering constantly at the
enemy.
The official news agency said
that a German bomber formation
Sunday attacked Russian air
field at Saporoscho. 40 miles south
OF Dnepropetrovsk. and within a
few seconds destroyed IS Martin
bombers on the ground as well as
a large hangar. The Germans
suffered no losses.