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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-31
Win Over Bellefontaine Thursday
Will Give Pirates Perfect Season

A victory for Bluffton Thursday
night not only would give the school
undisputed championship of the
Western Buckeye, but also would
mark the first season the Pirates
have been unbeaten since 1880.
The 1880 team, undefeated in nine
games, has the best all-time record
of any school in the district, by scor-
ing 382 points, while allowing their
opponents only eight.
This years Bluffton eleven, how
ever, has played more grueling
schedule, tangling with six Class A
teams in eight games.
Bluffton is the only Class B outfit
in the ever-tough Buckeye league,
composed otherwise of Glass A
schools.
All-time attendance records al
ready have been broken at two
games played here this fall, and an
other record turnout is expected
| this week, weather permitting.
Bluffton can win undisputed cham
pionship of the league by turning
back Bellefontaine this week, and
the Chieftans will be in a position
to tie for the crown providing they
can cop the decision this week and
then defeat Kenton week from
Friday.
Bellefontaine last week drubbed
st. Marys, 81 to 7, a team that
Bluffton topped, 80 to 0. At the
same time, Celina beat Kenton to
spoil the Hardin county crews hopes
of overtaking Bluffton, and the Pi-
rates knocked Wapakoneta out of
championship consideration with
their 32 to 10 victory.
WESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-31

following the next kickoff, Bluffton
broke a Go deadlock as the result of
capitalizing on a Wapakoneta tumble
in midfield.
The Pirates recovered, moved 20
yards on four plays, and Schmidt then
shot a pass to Which who made a cir
Gus catch on the goal line for the
touchdown.
Bluffton got another touchdown in
the second quarter, after the two
teams had taken turns pushing each
other around the field, when Bracy
took short pass from Schmidt and
plowed Is yards to score. John Klay,
in the game with broken arm, add
ed the extra point from placement.
In the last half the two teams
matched each other in scoring PROV
ess, each getting 13 points. Third
quarter touchdowns were made by
McKeever, of Wapakoneta, who ran
48 yards on fake pass, and Newlan,
who plunged over to climax a long
Bluffton march down the field.
Bluffton's fourth quarter touch
down was on one of the prettiest
plays of the game when Schmidt cut
back thru the entire Wapakoneta
secondary to score on a 40-yard run,
Klay added his second conversion.
Meter got the third Wapakoneta
score in the same period, plunging
over from the six-yard stripe.
WanaLopata RIufffou
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-31

Bluffton college gridders viii face
another tough assignment this Fri
day night in a tilt with Findlay
college in the Findlay stadium.
Findlay's Oilers have dropped only
one decision so far this fall, and the
schools three victories include a win
over Ohio Northern, conqueror of
Bluffton last Saturday.
Bluffton has one win in four
starts, but Coach A. c. Burcky is
hopeful that his outfit, injury-ridden
from the Northern tilt last week,
will be in better condition this Fri
day. With the Beavers at full
strength, they can be expected to
put up real battle, altho they
likely will be outmanned by the
larger Findlay squad.
Ohio Northern had little difficulty
in romping to 48 to victory over
Bluffton in an off night for the
Beavers last Saturday in Lima
stadium.
The Bears got three touchdowns
in the first half, the first of which
came when the game was only two
minutes old. Smyth took latera
from Teammate Edinger to speed
81 yards for the tally that marked
the start of the scoring parade.
A 68-yard march set up the mex
touchdown, with Lauless plungins
over from the seven. In the sec
ond period, a 75-yard march was
eliminated when Lauless skirtec
end from the nine.
In the third quarter, the Beaver!
held the rampaging Bears to onl!
one tally, touchdown by Edingel
after Bluffton tumble had beer
recovered on the 80.
With Northern's first team still
in action, three more scores came il
the final period, one of which wal
set up when Bluffton fumbled ON it!
own six-yard stripe.
Bluffton pushed as far as North
ern's 25 in the second period, anc
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-31

Playing their best game of the
season against an inspired Wapak-
oneta eleven, Bluffton Highs unde-
feated Pirates turned back the In
dians, 32 to 10, last Thursday night
at Wapakoneta, to clinch their hold
on first place in the Western Buckeye
league grid race.
The contest was thriller all the
way, and record crowd of 1000 had
an intimation of what was in store
for them when Wapakoneta took the
opening kickoff and moved SO yards
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-31
Bluffton Gridders Regain Unbeaten
By Topping Wapakoneta, 32-19 Score

for touchdown in five plays. Nc
Keever lugged the ball over from the
eight-yard stripe for the score.
This left the Pirates trailing for
the first time this season, and they
showed their mettle by striking right
back for two touchdowns of their own
in the next four and one-half minutes.
Bluffton received Wapakoneta's
kickoff on their own 81, and it took
just eight plays for the first Pirate
touchdown on long pass from Which
to Newlan. In the first series of plays
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-31
Bluffton College Eleven Will Play
Findlay There Friday Night

failed to make a first down there
by inches, for their only threat of
the game.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-31

Greater Growth
The earlier tulip bulbs are planted
In the fall, the greater the growth
during the season following.
Nice Doilies
Scraps of old tablecloths make In
teresting doilies.
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Mrs. Kathleen HiLsOn
Is College Instructor

Mrs. Kathleen Murray-H Hilson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F.
Murray, of Hastings, Mich, has ac-
cepted a new post as instructor of
mathematics at Mohawk college,
Utica, N. Y.
Mohawk has taken over many of
the buildings formerly used by
Rhoads General hospital, and has an
enrolment of 1000. Mrs. Hilson is.
one of 10 members on the schools
mathematics staff, and also serves.
as staff secretary.
Prior to this fall she had been an
instructor in Hastings High school.
Her father is related to the Muir
ray families here.
LEGAL NOTICE
In the Court of Common Pleas of Allen
County, Ohio. &C.,
George Frank and Ethel Frank Plaintiffs.
VS. r. III. Nesbitt, ct al, Defendants.
The Defendant. Agnes Nyef the heirs at
law, devisees, legatees, TRUSTEES. assignees.
! the surviving divorced spouse. children. de-
scendants. creditors, successors in interest.
executors. administrators ahd legal repre-
sentatives of Agnes Nye, deceased. will take
notice that on the 24th day. of October, 1916,
George Frank and Ethel Frank filed their
Petition in the Common Pleas Court of Al
len County, Ohio, in casf number 3725l. a.
gainst them and others praying for a decree
quieting title or fin theI alternative for an
order marshallina Iets as against inst ss1d De
real estate. /desgrfbed in said Petition to-
wit -"LotsI yhnfhberedI 1896. 1887. 1862
and 16603 in the West End Realty Company's 8
Westwood Addition inf American Township to
| the City of Lima, Allen County, Ohio
! The prayer of said Petition ia for decree
quieting Plaintiffs title as against all the
/ Defendants or in the alternative, marshallng
| liens, sale of property and equitable relief
Said Defendants are required to answer said
/ Petition on or before the 21st day of Decem-
ber. 1916. or judgment and decree will be
| taken against them in accordance with the
prayer of the Petition.
George Frank and Ethel Frank
Miner A. Atmur and Oren e. Dickson,
| their Attorneys,
sol National Bank Building, Lima. Ohio.
/ BY John III. Romey 33
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-14
OPA's Future

Office Of Price Administration,
for which the current appropriation
expires on June 30 next, may be con-
tinued for an additional period of time,
but with it's powers further restricted
and features Of it's operation turned
over to other agencies, particularly the
Department of Agriculture, which has
constitutional rating. This is the view
of the key men in congress and is OPP
emily acknowledged despite the fact
that President Truman has called for
OPA extension without change.
Pressure within congress and on the
outside has grown so great that even
Senator Bankhead one of the agency's
staunchest past supporters, says ut
must be changed in some respects"
In the House from 100 to $50 men,
bers forming a coalition of Republicans
and Democrats have lined up to pro-
hibit the OPA requiring sellers to alb
sorb increases in cost of production,
processing and distribution, which has
been applied in the cases of automo-
biles and most other scarce goods just
returning or to return if reconversion
can ever be carried out and industry
resume normal operations.
Legislation on OPA is expected tt
reach the House in April It is liable
to form one of the hottest contests Of
the present session.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-14
Mckinney On
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

You will notice there is no bid
ding given with today's hand, and
it is difficult even to suggest how
it should be bid. It is just one of
those problems. None of the play
ers in a duplicate game reached a
slam on the hand; in fact, several
pairs failed to get to game. How
ever, one pair made six no trump.
Would you open the South hand
with a spade or club? Many of
the experts prefer a club opening
with this type Of hand. North will
bid a heart then South bids a
spade. Now when North bids three
hearts, probably the only thing
South can do is to bid three no
trump, which might prove dis
astrous.
However, if West opens a small
heart, declarer will make five no
trump, because the queen and nine
OF hearts fall, and the queen Of
clubs doubleton.
The most peculiar result was OBJ
tanned when West elected to open
the deuce of spades, and declarer
made six-odd.
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savings to tide over any improbable
depression that might have come.
Because labor followed Mr.. Iru-
mans suggestion and forthwith start
ed strikes that made reconversion all
but impossible, with consequent reduc-
ton in production, we are now face
to face with runaway initiation which
the wage-price policy is incapable Of
hating.
Once more It is evident that Presi-
dent Truman had costly council. If he
does not make some quick changes in
the little cabinet or however else his
group of intimate advisers is designa-
ted, the depression he expected i'm
mediately after the guns stopped fir
ing is bound to follow collapse of this
inflationary trend.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-14
Unmatched Roof

A Dragging, loud-mouthed iadivi-
dual, the manager of a small non
descript travelling tent-show. called
at the newspaper office where
Eugene Field worked, and tried
to wangle some free publicity for
his aggregation from the poet-re-
porter.
Praising his own great enterprise
and shrewd showmanship, the man
proclaimed, I'll tell you, sir, I have
made real success of my splendid
show, and all by my own efforts
I, sir, am se1f-rade mani"
"a self-made man, eh?' said
Field, watching the man as, with
a large bandanna handkerchief, he
mopped the perspiration from his
nearly bald head.
''Yes," rejoined the other.
"Then, tell me-" inquired Field.
Why didn't you put little more
hair on the top of your head?'-
Wall Street Journal.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-14

West Palm, waiting for Chappie
to report.
Didn't you make a grab for
then?" asked Mr.. Shannon.
"Oh, for pity sake alive" Mr..
Shannon said. "Of course not. We
didn't want the distasteful publici-
ty that would have. ensued and
to Mr.. Baker, the good name of
our fine community was not to be
sacrificed for a paltry 100000 in
rewards We might even have had
shooting. No, we just watched
them carefully and next morning
they drove of toward Jacksonville
and we all were greatly relieved"
SO, later on Dutch Anderson was
Killed by policeman in Michigan
ana Chapman shot policeman in
a cheap burglary in Waterbury and
was hanged by a unique device
winch whipped him off the floor
instead of dropping him through
q match and the guests of old
colonel Bradley's austere Beach
Cluo never knew that on that night
Iney had the honor to rub elbows
with the heaviest clot of the cream
OF the criminal scum.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-14
A Sorry Outlook

While military and naval authori-
ties necessarily are silent on the tense
situation among the United States,
Great Britain and Russia, civilian OBJ
servers generally agree that despite
the attitude of all three powers war
is not likely to come. If their view is
correct, avoidance of war will be due
to the inability of all to start or prose-
cute a new war. Even so, there is no
probability that a peace treaty can be
negotiated for long time.
Walter Lippmann, writing in yes
terday's Star, shows how this will be.
1--WE are at the line in our negotiations
with Soviet Russia where, though
there is as yet no formal diplomatic
rupture, the process of diplomatic ne
gotiation is believed in less and less
seriously" And he adds, once it Chat
line) is crossed, IF once the convic-
ton becomes fixed that no vital is
sue can be settled by negotiation, d.
plomacy after that consists in pre-
pairing for war;"
The war may not come tomorrow,
next year or ever, but the threat Of it
leaves the powers concerned in a per-
petual state Of preparation, with real
peace impossible, and because the
three powers are leaders in great af-
fairs the world must remain in a state
of disturbance, descriptive of normal
relations.
In these circumstances, prolonged
for war, even though it
should not develop, can become as
unsettling as if it actually arrived.
The hope had been that the United
Nations Organization, in which Russia
holds membership, would be strong
enough to cope with postwar prob
lens and differences, but as matters
now stand there is strong probability
that Russia will withdraw from it and
by so doing add to the general and
increasing confusion.
There is little reason now to feel
even the smallest vibrations of joy
that characterized VI Day.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-14
Religion
Day By Day
QUEER RELIGIONS
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS

Because I write a weekly article
for a large number of daily news
papers, as we'll as these Medita-
tons, I get a varied assortment of
mail. Advocates Of curious cults
and new theories of religion count
me fair game. Recently was IN
vited to become disciple of new
Messiah who has appeared in Cali
fornia. Often am circularized by
adherents of an Oriental religion
whose Messiah I once interviewed
in Palestine. Strange alterations
of historic Christianity also endeav-
or to convert me to their fan
tastes. Many readers, in sincere
friendliness, seek to enlighten me
concerning new truth"
Not all the minds are unbalanc-
ed which go wandering after these
fanciful varieties If religion. Over
speculative in thought, uncertain
in faith, hungry Of heart; they
wander from one strange field to
another, while all the time the
green pastures and still waters of
the Word are at hand, alone suffi-
cient to satisfy hunger and thirst.
We should be glad and grateful
for the simple faith which finds
the souls sufficiency in Christ,
Give us, Our Father, the single
eye that follows Thee, and finds
Thee sufficient for all of our
spirits needs. And lead all wand
ering feet Home. Amen.
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Nothing In The Days To Come Will
Be As Exciting As First Steamer

a desperate ore; for she painted
fearfully, as though wind blown
and exhausted; she could be seen
in the distance, enveloped in
smoke, and the scream of her high
pres sure engine reverberated
through the woods, while she slow
ly but surely crept along.
GAS she neared Market Dock,
the old Captain, gorgeously array
ed in brilliant uniform, with cooked
hat and epaulettes, made his ap-
pearance near the engine room
in full view OF the excited crowd,
and applying his speaking-trllmpet,
his symbol of authority, to his
lips, beloved to his engineer be-
low in a voice that sounded like
some hoarse monster of the deep:
"'Give it to her, Synder!'
''And while Snyder gave her all
the steam she would bear, the
laboring "Prometheus" snorted by
amid the cheers of the excited
multitude.
"In those days the river traffic
was sustained by sailing sloops
and small schooners, with limited
passenger Accommodations and less
comfort.
"The scheduled time to Smith
vile was four hours, wind and
weather permitting, and the fare
was one dollar each way"
AS I say, these must have been
the grand days. in these parts.
l never look at the murals in the
Postoffice without getting sort of
Juggling hankering for Time to do
a flip-flop in its mad rush toward
Eternity and take us back for a
while. Back to the days when
gentlemen, and ladies, of the Old
South, sauntered down to the water
front of a late afternoon and watch
ed the strange ships come in.
There is, of course, something
about the waterfront that gets
next to you. Maybe it's the thought
of the many places the river and
ocean touch. Maybe it's just the
plain mystery Of the deep.
Anyway, hope that in the post
postwar days I'm still looking for
there may be many a pleasant
afternoon when you may saunter
down to the docks and strike up
conversation with some salt
who's just made port from Bonn.
bay. And sit there and talk with
him about the mystic East.
But I'm willing to squander a
small wager that whatever adven.
turesome encounter that is to come
will never be half so exciting as
these early days on the river. when
the coming in of the "Prometheus''
brought the whole town out, to lis
ten to those fierce whistles and
the fierce bellows of the Captain.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-14
Airport Manager

One Of the next steps in developing
Bluethenthal airfield is the employ
ment of a manager. Necessarily the
man selected must be familiar with the
orderly business Of airfields, til cir
lighting and all other facilities, have
wide acquaintance among pilots and
contacts with the operators of other
fields, and possess vision and enter
mise to increase use of the field not
only by commercial lines but private
aviators.
Surely a man possessing all the need
ed qualifications, who is also an ex-
perienced and capable fier, could be
found among the veterans Of the Army
Air Forces who have returned to their
Wilmington homes. Wilmington made
a notable contribution to the nations
air force. There must be one or even
several among them who could give
the required service with credit.
Certainly they should be contacted
and their attributes fully explored be-
fore seeking a manager elsewhere
Despite the general practice of bring
ing in outsiders for positions calling
for special skill, it would be to the ad-
vantage of the city and county to give
this job to a Wilmingtonian fitted by
war training and experience for the
exacting task.
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ton, and indeed! much Of South.
eastern North Carolina.
It would have been nice to've
been here when the first steamboat
came up the Cape Fear.
"a joint stock company had been
formed for the purpose OF having
one (steamboat) built to ply be-
tween Wilmington and Smithville
or Wilmington and Fayetteville, ="
you read in Mr.. Sprunt's book.
Smithville, you know, was South
port.
Captain Otway Burns, of Priva-
teer 'Snapdragon" fame during
the War of 1872. was the contractor.
The boat was built at Beaufort.
When the company was informed
that the steamer was finished and
ready for delivery, they dispatched
Capt. Thomas N. Gautier, an old
sea captain, to take command and
bring her to her destined port.
Expectations were on tiptoe
after the departure OF the Captain;
a feverish excitement existed in the
community, which daily increased,
as nothing was heard from him
from time to time, owing to the
irregularity of the mails. But early
one morning this anxiety broke in
to the widest enthusiasm when it
was announced that the prone
theus' was in the river and had
turned the Dram Tree.
BELLS were rung, cannon fired,
and the entire population, without
regard to age, sex or color, throng-
ed the wharves to welcome her
arrival. The tide was at ebb, and
the struggle between the advancing
steamer and the fierce current was
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Doctor Says
AIR WITHIN CITY
LADEN With dust
By WILLIAM A. o,pp,,.

~ Outdoor lto{t air in cities is no w. D.
by smoke, dust and pa as polluted
OF dust and dirt are de e5osi Ioa
eaeh square mile in the doaSt il
districts. In the winter 0u ui1
originates mainly from j,c gunuaoa
combustion OF coal: in - tba
mer' dust is blown from s s+, sum-
Fairgrounds, op en- fields S"ssN
nearby farms. S' md
Outdoor city air also co,...
large amounts Of gases (sm rgn.sli
chlorine, sulphur dioxide ''l n.91
monoxide and others. '''''a
AS one approaches No.,
American city by air on I "ts,
day when there is little wind YEA e
maze Of dust and smoke csr ne a
spotted at a distance. Thj' sI sI o.
blanket filters cut mos. Of IN 1s 4
tra-violet rays in sunlight, 81 c'I NJ u
essary for growing children NJ ''''
Smoke mixed with fog m,,..
matters worse, as it contsin ''ASS
the Irritating elements of smS u
IN concentrated form and i al, f,'
hinders the escape of carbon r wv
nox1de gas from below '''
Dust is found everywhere IN
atmosphere. 1t serves man Nv -, .'
vldlng the means for the preo S,S
tatlon of moisture and the Comfy,
of temperature. Dust also fIt.,.
brilliant sunlight so that it i MA.
irritating to the eyes; the b-fgn
sunshine which follows a rain y,
suits from temporary clearips \
dust in the atmosphere.
Normal atmospheric dust +,
practically free of germs. Fv.,
during dust storms few bacfar,
are found in outdoor air. m,
respiratory illnesses which IN.
crease IN a community follov,,
excessive exposure to dust are NJ
result of lowered resistance q bs
respiratory passages, which favor,
the entrance Of germs.
House dust is more harmAl
than outdoor dust, as it harbog
many bacteria. 1t also contains all
the air-borne substances to which
allergic individuals are suscept.
BILE.
housekeeping methods should
raise as little dust as possible and
dry busting and sweeping should
be avoided. Vacuum cleaners are
recommended, especially if sIe-.
gic individuals live in the home
and housekeeping should be
avoided when they are around,
Street dust contains coal dust,
metallic particles, ashes, bacteria,
and other materials. Coughing and
splitting in public by tuberculoH
individuals may deposit tubegcle
bacilli (cause of tuberculosis on
the sidewalk or ground 10 be
picked up later on the shoes Of a
passerby.
More than three-fourths Of all
diseases in temperate climates en-
ter the body through the nose and
mouth. Germs Of these diseases
are spread by infected persons
through careless coughing sneez
ing and splitting in indoor ar
occasionally in outdoor air.