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Evening star., 1941-02-27
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

When things go wrong, Just patient be
Until the end you plainly see;
Things that go wrong, please bear in mind
May end quite well, you'll often find.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

May end quite well. you'll often find.
Reddy Fox, trotting homeward,
had nothing but bitterness in his
heart and nothing in his stomach.
He was tired and hungry and bit
terly disappointed. He was in
country with which he was not
familiar, and so he did not know
where to hunt, and he felt that
he just must get something to eat
Do what he could he couldn't help
thinking about that fat hen he had
hidden and which had so mysteri-
ously disappeared. The more he
thought of it, the worse he felt.
1t was bad enough to be hungry
and have no idea where the next
meal was coming from, but it was
many times worse to have that meal
and then lose it. To Reddy every
thing was all wrong.
Now, on his way home Reddy
had to pass several farms. Hunger
made him bold, and at each farm
he stole softly as near as possible
to the farmyard, hoping that he
might find more fat hens unguard-
ed Now it happened that that
afternoon a farmer at one of these
farms was preparing some chickens
to be taken to market early the
next morning. He was picking these
chickens In shed attached to the
barn. He had several all picked
when he was called to the house
on an errand. 1t happened that
just after he had disappeared Reddy
Fox came stealing around from
behind the barn, and at once he
smelled those chickens. Just imag-
inc how Reddy felt when he peeped
in that shed and saw those fine
chickens just waiting for him. Two
minutes later Reddy was racing
back to the woods with two of them.
This time their was no dog behind
him. And in a little hollow Reddy
ate the finest dinner he ever had
had. You see there were no
feathers to bother him on these
chickens, for they had been picked.
When the last bit had disappeared
Reddy once more started for home,
and this time he was very happy,
for his stomach was full.
Long before Reddy got back to
the Old Pasture, Farmer Browns
Boy and BowSer the Hound had
reached home, and such a fuss as
everybody did make over Bowser!
1t seemed as if each one at Farmer
Browns was trying to spoil Bowser,
AS for Bowser himself, he was the
happiest dog in the world.
Blacky the Grow got back to the
Green Forest near Farmer Browns
just before jolly, round Mr.. Sun
went to bed. Blacky had found
plenty to eat and he had seen no
more of fierce Mr.. GoshaWk. AS
Blacky settled himself on his rooSt
he heard from the direction of
Farmer Browns a great voice. 1t
was the voice of Bowser the Hound
trying to express his joy in being
home. Blacky chuckled contented-
ly. He, too. was happy, for it
always makes one happy to have
ones plans succeed.
"All's we'll that ends we'll" he
chufkled, and closed his eyes
sleepily.
Evening star., 1941-02-27
THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS.

WJSV 7:30-Vox Pop: Parks Johnson anc
WaIIy Butterworih quiz dignitaries from tht
Hotel National, Havana, Cuba.
WMAL, 8:00-Pot o Gold: Horace Heidi and
his Musical Knights will have given away
$4,000 if tonighfs lucky phone subscriber is
at home.
WRC, 9:O0-Musio Hall: Fay BANTER, veteran
address, and the Ink Spots. Negro harmOnizers,
join Bing Crosby and company in full hour Of
variety
WISV, o:00-Amaieur Hour: Maj Bowes and
his original Amateur Hour dedicate a program
10 atlanta, Ga.
VOL, e:30- National Brotherhood Week
program: Brief talks by Father Flanagan Of
BOYS Town and Gov. StaSen Of Minnesota
WINK, 9:20-Baskef ball: WINK broadtasis
q pIaybY-pIay description Of the basket ball
game between University Of Mexico and Ameri'
can u.
WNAL, o:35-Town Meeting: Forum orig.
mates from Los Angeles with the topic: How
Should the Movies Aid National Defense"
Speakers; Walter Wanger, producer; Rosalind
Russell, actress; Donald Ogden Stewart, writer,
Evening star., 1941-02-27
SH0RI.WAYE PROGRAM.

LONDON, 9:i5-Band OF H. NJ Royal Marine,
Chatham DiVsion); CSC, 9.58 megy 3t.3 m.;
6SD, Ills meg, 25.5 m.
BERLIN, 10:00-0perettd melodies; DID,
I'LL meg Is m.; DXB. 9.6i meg. 81 m.;
DC, 6.02 meg, 4q m.
GUATEMALA, 1O:00-Chamber music: IOWA,
o.68 meg, 81 m.
LONDON, 1000" Democracy Marches" talk;
CSC, 9.58 megr 31.t m; GSD. Ills meg,
25.5 m.; GSL, 6.ii megy 4e.t m.
ROME, i0:0O-News in English; 2R03, o.63
meg, 3t.t m.; 2R04, tt.81 meg, 25.4 m;
2R06, 1880 meg, 1916 m.
BERLIN I0:30-News in English; DID, I'LL
meg IS m.; DXD, 9.6t megY 81 ma Die,
6.02 meg, 49 m.
LONDON, tt:t5-"B Britain Speaks" talk by
William Holt CSC, 9.58 meg, 3t.3 m.; GSD,
It's meg, 25.5 m.; GSL, 6. II mee., 49.t m.
Evening star., 1941-02-27
Don't Take Ny
Word for 1t!
BY FRANK COLBY.
Moy-Miqht

This weeks slip O. the tongue:
"I might be able to-" No. This is
one of the most common errors In
American speech. 1t will shock many
reader to learn that might is in
correct in any but the past tense.
Better say: may be able to.
Wrong: TT might be that -
Might, as all authorities show, is
the past tense of may. Do not use
it otherwise Right: 1t may be
that :.
Wrong: Might I suggest?"
Right May I suggest?
Wrong: eff you send for him, he
might come" Right: If (this is a
future probability you send for him,
he may come.
Wrong: 81 might could go tomor-
row." Never be guilty of this un-
lovely and erroneous folk-gabble, if
I may coin a phrase. Say: I may
go tomorrow. Or, I may be able to
go tomorrow.
How to use MIGHT correctly
(remember, it is the past tense of
MAY): I told him that I might
have come yesterday. In those days
might have thought so. That is
decision which I might have made
yesterday. If asked if I might help
her. She thought that she might
be detained.
For of all sad words of tongue or
pen,
The saddest are these: Tt might
+ have. been '"-Whittier.
Send for free Flower Pamphlet
which gives the correct pronun-
citation of names of flowers,
shrubs, etc. Send a stamped
(3-cent), self-addressed envelope
to Frank Colby, in care of The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

and Manchester Boldly, publisher Of the Los
Angeles Morning and Evening News.
WRc, i0:00-Rudy Vaee; More fun with
Rudy and John Barrymore, with The snee1ing
comedian, Billy Gilbert. as guest.
VOL, t0:00-WiIIiam {. BulItf, guest speak.
er before The second annual banquet Of the
Overseas Club.
WJSV, WRC, VOL, 1i:45-Motion Picture
awards dinner: President Roosevelt speaks
briefly.
Evening star., 1941-02-27
Not This

Son: Mother, where are those
pictures 1 was saving for my scrap
book?"
Mother: II very likely threw them
away. When you leave things lying
about, you can expect that to hap
pen"
Evening star., 1941-02-27
EVENING STAR FEAIUREs Today.

Star Flashes Latest news with Bill Coyle,
WMAL, 4:30 pm.
Star Sports: Late sports with Burt Hawkins,
WhAl, 600 pm.
Evening star., 1941-02-27
POINTS FOR PARENTS
Nv EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.

Collecting may deDelop habits
OF order or OF disorder, depending
upon the help child has in
learning holU to classify and keep
bis collections.
Evening star., 1941-02-27
LETTER-OUT


called the letter opposite
which
correctly will have poisonous business.
Answe to Yesterdays
FORCEPS-CORPSE business
CA BERMUDA-DUMBER they
(B) BADGER-RAGED ranted).
CIO INCLUDE-INDUCE (persuade).
CE) SOFTER-FROST watch for plants).
Evening star., 1941-02-27
This i

Bill: Mother and dad helped me
plan these shelves. See, I have
boxes for all the things collect,
and this is my card index so I can
find what I want"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

Bluffton High schools sixth victory
of the season, 26 to % decision
over Columbus Grove, was doubt
full matter until the closing gun cut
short an evenly matched contest at
that place, Tuesday night.
Resuming play after a two-weeks'
holiday layoff, the Bluffton team had
difficulty in getting its point-a-min-
ute attack into high gear and the
Grove team threatened all the way.
At the outset of the tilt, Bluffton's
undefeated outfit was unable to score
until Columbus Grove held a four
point lead. The Pirates managed to
rally toward the close of the period,
however, to lead at the quarter, 10
to 6.
In the second stanza, Columbus
Grove pulled up to within one point
of typing the score and the count at
halftime was Ia to 13. The close of
the third quarter found the score
tied, 19-all.
Russ Gratz tailed from the field
at the opening of the last stanza to
give the Pirates a momentary ad-
vantage, 21 to 10, but Grove knot
ted the count again on field goal.
Beidler then racked up a free
throw and Bluffton led % to Il, but
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contrast to the totalitarian regimes.
This address was followed with
review of the history of the Bluffton
post office by Noah Basinger, Bluff
ton business man, who traced the de-
velopment of postal services in Bluff
ton from their beginning in 1897 to
the present time. Yearly receipts now
are more than 1000 times greater
than they were in the earlier days in
Bluffton, the speaker said.
Key Presentation
Presentation of the keys were made
by Mayor w. A. Howe to Postmaster
Ed. R. Reichenbach who spoke in be-
hall of the post office personnel and
thanked every one who assisted In
making not only the dedication a sue
cess but also those who in any way
were instrumental in making the
dream of splendid structure like the
new postoffice come true.
Musical selections were interspersed
throughout the program by band
composed of Bluffton select musicians
rsost of them recent graduates OF
Bluffton High school, under the di-
rection of Prof Sidney Hauenstein.
Public inspection of the building
was held during the entire afternoon
with members of the Lions club serv-
ing as ushers. Members of the Lions
club also served as the reception COM
niStee.
The building was erected under an
allotment of $4,000 made under the
Federal Public Buildings Appropria-
ton Act of 1888 to include the pur-
chase of the site, construction costs
and administrative expenses.
Arrangements for the dedication
were made under the direction of the
Bluffton Lions club. The committee
appointed by P. w. Stauffer, president
of the club consisted of Fred Gettles,
Chairman; Gerhard Buhler and A. K.
Lichtenwalter.
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Impressive Rites Mark
Post Office Dedication
Continued from page u

Continued from page u
committees from the Lions club and
post office which have been at work
making arrangements for the event.
American Legion
The outside program started at
2:30 o'clock with a flag raising cere-
mony under the direction of the local
post of the American Legion. Ralph
Stearns, Bluffton post commander, Of
ficiated in this part of the services
and was assisted by Quinten Burk-
holder, adjutant and Millen Geiger
and Irwin Woods, color guards, Amos
Tscheigg and Harry Trpplehorn, col
or pearers. Harvey Sparks of the
Lima post of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars spoke briefly in which he urged
continued devotion to the American
patriotic ideal.
After the flag reached the top of
the 80 foot pole, the crowd moved
to the inside of the building for the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
ReserUe Cdgers
Win 9Th Straight

Bluffton High reserve cagers won
their sixth straight victory OF the
season by a score of q to 10 over
Columbus Grove seconds as pre-
liminary to the varsity game at the
Grove, Tuesday night.
After leading 8 to 2 at the quar-
ter and 10 to a at halftime, the Fl
rate understudies were in danger
when the third stanza ended with
the score II to Is, Bluffton.
They rallied in the closing period,
however, to score 10 points while
holding their foes to three.
Rich Gratz tailed IA points to lead
the Bluffton attack. Others break
ing into the lineup were Fritchie,
Klassen, J. Schmidt, ]. Gratz, Burk-
holder, Grouse, P. Schmidt and Dep
pier.
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College Will Play 'Wilberforce Here
Friday; High School At Home Saturday

Home appearances will be made
this week by Bluffton High and
Bluffton college basketball teams,
with the Pirate cagers also playing
contest on a foreign court.
The weeks schedule finds Bluffton
High appearing Friday night at Ce-
lima, with the college cagers oppos-
ing Wherefore on the same night
in the high school gymnasium. On
Saturday, the Pirates will tangle
with Wiltshire at home.
Bluffton High assignment against
Celina at that place Friday may be
one of the critical tits of the sea-
son for the Dillermen. 1t will be
the Pirates first Western Buckeye
league contest, and their foes appear
to be one of the strongest teams in
the circuit.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
Pleasant Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Huber and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Huber and son were Sunday visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Brooks Huber of
Mansfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Younkman
and family were Friday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hess and
family, Mrs. Lily Fett and Nellie
| Huber were Christmas day dinner
| guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nolan Smith
of Shelby, Ohio.
Mrs. Howard Smith called Friday
on Mrs. Lily Fett and Nellie Huber,
the Robert Hess family spent Sun
day evening with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Huber and
family were Wednesday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Huber
and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Zimmerman
are the parents of baby girl born
| Sunday at the Community hospital.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Watt and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Jennings and family were Sunday
evening dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Stratton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Barnes and
jeanne Seigg spent Christmas in
Cleveland with relatives.
The Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid So
ciety will meet this Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Margaret
Brauen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joy Huber and Dean
Holman called Wednesday evening
on Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jennings
and family.
| Donna and Esther Hartman spent
Sunday with jeanne Seigg.
Mrs. Cora Huber and grand
daughter Sondra spent New Years
with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Winegardner
and family of Harrod.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Joy Huber spent
New Years with Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Holman and family.
| Mrs. Cora Huber spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Arthur Yoakum.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Joy Huber called Fri
day afternoon on Mr.. and Mrs.
Dennis Brauen.
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In MemOriam

In memory of Hiram Burkholder
who passed away January IA, 1910:
The call was sudden, the shock severe,
We little thought such grief was
near,
Only those who have lost can tell
The pain of parting without fare
well.
A Silent prayer and many a tear,
Beautiful memories of you, daddy
dear,
We miss your smiling face,
And things you used to do,
But we are hoping to see you, dear
daddy,
When life's duties here are thru.
Not now, but in the coming years,
1t may be in the Better Land,
Well read the meaning of our tears,
And there, sometime, We'll under
stand.
Well catch the broken thread again,
And finish what we here began;
Heaven will the mysteries explain,
And then, ah then, We'll understand
Well know why clouds instead of sun
Were over many cherished plan;
Why song has ceased, when scarce
begun;
'Tis there, sometime, we'll under
stand.
"God knows the way, He holds the
key,
He guides us with unerring hand;
Sometime with fearless eyes we'll see;
Yes, there, up there, we'll under
| stand.
Then trust in God through all the
| days;
Fear not, for He doth hold thy
/ hand;
Though dark the way, still sing anc
| praise:-
Sometime, sometime, We'll under,
stand"
james McGranhahar
Mrs. Hiram Burkholder
and Children.
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remainder of the program where they
practically filled the big workroom
with an overflow in the lobby.
Inside Ceremonies
Inside ceremonies were opened with
the invocation by Rev.sH. T. Unruh,
pastor of the First Mennonite church.
Dr.. C. Henry Smith, of Blufftul col
lege, was master of ceremonies and
presided at the services, introduced
Francis w. Durbin, Bluffton City So
licitor.
Durbin outlined the work of local
committees and individuals in obtain
mig the post office in Bluffton. The
volume of mail in Bluffton, the record
air mail week and the efforts of the
Lions club also were factors weighing
in the choice of Bluffton as site for
the one new post office allotted to this
congressional district, the speaker de-
clared.
American Freedom
The speaker commented on the lack
of censorship in American mailing,
that being another indication of the
freedom enjoyed in this country in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
East Orange

Rev. Harsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stag
er were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.,
and Mrs. Ralph Stager.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boutwell, spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Abigail
Boutwell, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Boutwell, of Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell, were
Friday dinner guests in the Will
Boutwell, home in Ada.
Mrs. Coats and son Donald of Dola
were supper guests Wednesday of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Stager.
The Woman's Missionary society
of the Riley Greek Baptist church
met in the home of Mrs. Virgil Crib
ley on Wednesday afternoon, January
9Th.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Ludwig enter
tanned the Tried and True class OF
the Riley Creek Baptist church, Sun
school in their home Thursday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Boutwell, and
son Byron Leo spent Friday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Baker ano
son Sammy Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orren Inbody and sor
returned to their home in Remeo
Mich, Sunday, after spending several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bout.
well and other relatives.
Birthday Celebration
Four Birthdays were celebrated al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymor
Boutwell,, Thursday evening. The oc
casion was for Miss Mary Louise
Balmer and Lois Long, Mrs. Harry
Amstutz and Mr.. Melvin Long. The
evening was spent in games and con
tests and each honored guest received
a prize. A lunch was served late il
the evening. Guests were: The hon
ored guests, Mrs. Melvin Long, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Balmer, Dorothy
Long, Ralph Balmer, Harold Balmer
James Amstutz and Mr.. and Mrs
Rayon Boutwell, and son Lynn Ray
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Amstutz wer,
unable to attend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09

Celina already has scored one vic
tory in loop play, a 80 to 25 decision
over Bellefontaine, 1910 champions.
at Bellefontaine.
In the contest with Wiltshire here
Saturday, the Pirates will be playing
one of northwestern Ohio's out
standing teams. Twice in the last
four years Wiltshire teams have gone
to the state tournament at Columbus.
Bluffton college will play Wilber-
forces colored aggregation Friday
night on the local court, with a
large turnout expected for the tilt.
Contests between the two crews all
ways are among the best of the sea-
son, and advance dope indicated an
evenly matched game.
The collegians' next start will be
against Findlay at Findlay on We'd
nesday, January Is.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
Bluffton High Cagers Hard Pressed
To Win From Columbus Grove, 1913

Columbus Grove turned the tables
and was out in front % to 22 on
another fielder. Cooney put Bluff
ton into the lead again, "a to -,
when he tipped in a shot from under
the basket, his first score of the
evening, and Beidler clinched the de-
cision with another field goal.
1t was the third time this year that
the Bluffton team has had to turn
on the heat" in the closing minutes
to clinch victory, and despite rag
ged play at times the crew had the
courage Tuesday to beat back the
Grove threat.
Bluffton outscored the home team
in field goals, IL to 8, but the Pi-
rates made only two of IA free
throw chances. Columbus Grove tai
lied five free throws.
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SHORT SPORTS

year. =. .Bluffton colleges practice
floor in the college gymnasium has
been refnished, welcome improve
ment. .... Toledo university cagers
have game average of SO points,
and Bob Gerber, the Rockets ace for
ward, is averaging Is points. Ger
Der played all but three minutes in
the game against Bluffton and tailed
only IL points. :. Vaughnsville scor-
ed two victories last week, topping
Columbus Grove, 40 to 81, and beating
Pandora, 48 to 38. -. Mt. Cory top
ped Vanlue last week, 45 to 13. -.
The preceding week Forest won over
the Cory outfit, 80 to 81, in an over
time tilt.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-09
Team Standing

Team w l. Pts. Opts
Bluffton High 6 0 25. ITO
Bluffton Colleg l a 172 228
Altho beaten in four of their first
five starts, Bluffton colleges record
is anything but dismal when it is
taken into consideration that three of
the defeats were handed out by Ohio's
trio of outstanding collegiate outfits.
Mt. Union, Toledo university and Ohio
Northern, three of the crews to beat
the Beavers, are at the top of the
Ohio college cage standing. :. Each
crew is undefeated and the teams
have been taking on all comers to
add to their impressive records. -.
That Bluffton Highs undefeated
cagers will face severe test at Celina
this Friday night was foregone con-
clusion after it was learned that the
Bull Dogs last week beat Bellefon-
taine, 20 to 25, in game at Bellefon-
taine. -. The Chieftans were league
champions last year and had an en-
viable record up until the time Celina
scored the victory,
w.
Celina's teams appears to be a we'll
balanced outfit, much the same as that
which represents Bluffton this year.
Against Bellefontaine there were no
high individual scores, but six men
contributed to the victory. :. Three
of them made six points each; one
contributed five and the other two
scored three points apiece. .....
Bluffton colleges home opponent
this week is Wilberforce, negro
teams that has plenty of color in more
ways than one. !. Games between the
Beavers and the downstaters never
fail to be among the most exciting of
the season and local sports followers
are looking forward to the tilt with
eager anticipation. $3.50.
SIDE CHANCES
Bluffton High cagers are appearing
in sparkling new red jersies with
black numerals since the first of the