The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-03-12
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the 18th comes this week.
And Kermit Kibele is not in the
least superstitious. He is moving
his news stand into the room for
merly occupied by Shalley's and
opening on Friday the 18th. He
says it hadn't occurred to hinl-but
since his attention was called to it,
he is sure it will be lucky day.
| Not one robin-but eight were
counted in the orchard by Mrs. C.
E. Thompson at her home in Orange
township, Sunday. Looks as if
spring was really on the way, de-
spite Mondays stormy weather.
We're not revealing any secrets
when we say that the double barrell-
ed victory of the Bluffton high team
at the basketball tournament at
Celina was a real surprise to the
fans. Middlepoint and st. Rose were
rated as tough opponents and most
of the fans had the crepe all ready
for hanging. Now sentiment has
veered to the other extreme and the
wise guys who dish out the dope say
New Knoxville should not offer any
serious opposition on Friday night
nor the winner of the Jackson
Hoagland and Coldwater fracas be
tough going for the Bluffton boys
Saturday night. Right now there is
plenty of money backing the Pirates
as entering the state tournament.
The hardboiled traffic cop is on
the way out, Sheriff VIM. Daley said
in addressing group of civilian de-
fense auxiliary policemen at the
mayors office Monday night. The
modern policeman must be courteous
but firm in directing traffic. Do not
argue with motorists and give direc-
tions in an ineligible manner, the
sheriff said.
Dairying is fast becoming a major
farm activity in the Bluffton area.
The Page milk plant processed
10000 pounds of milk, Monday,
which is about the average daily
intake for this time of year. The
volume of milk now is about double
what it was last fall. Prices are
still strong-$2.25 per hundred
pounds, which represents a drop of
25c from the peak figure.
Was that Lima restaurateur aston
ished when Dick Augsburger, Bluff
ton high school senior, walked into
the establishment after the tourna-
ment Saturday night and ordered
"a hamburgers. They filled to over.
flowing two IL pound sacks and on
the way home were devoured by
Augsburger, Herbert Conrad, Clay
ton Weiss, James Gratz and James
Steiner.
| Francis Basinger, driver of one
of the tournament buses, had some
of the high school students guessing
on the way home from Celina late
Saturday night when he told them
he would pick them up in the bus
tomorrow. Margaret Burkholdel
answered that she was going tc
church and that the buses didn't rur
on Sunday. Francis, however, hao
his eye on his watch and noted that
it was 1915 a. m. and that tomor.
row meant Monday instead of Sun
day.
Some of the junior high student:
were overheard discussing what they
did on rainy days such as we hat
last Sunday. Here are some typica
activities which may prove sugges
tive for the rest Of us: Mary Louise
Dean, practiced the Morse code
Elmer StonehiIl, goes out of doors
to enjoy a walk in the rain; Johr
Bracy, looked at some movies of ;
Canadian trip; Paul Steiner, playeC
the game of America; Don Augs
burger, played with his dog; Ra!
Follas, practiced his trumpet; Rober
Ramseyer, played carrom; Fero
Althaus, played murder in darl
room; Kenneth Moser, played bas
ketball in the garage; Phyllis Mar
quart, played with toys in the attic
John Lugibill, worked on model shil
building; Mary Jane Garnlatter
played the game of authors.
1t seems that a rumor has beer
circulating about one of the Blufftol
boys having his tongue cut off b.
the Japs. He is supposed to hav'
written his parents and told then
to save the stamp. Upon looking
under the stamp they are supposed
to have seen the message-"The.
have cut my tongue off," An iden
tical story has been circulating il
Toledo which caused one of th'
writer's on the Toledo Blade to poin
out the absurdities of such a tale