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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Niswander
and two sons have returned from a
vacation touring the west states. The
party enjoyed visit in Louisiana
with relatives and while there partook
of some of that famous Gulf fishing.
Fishing out many miles in the Gulf
of Mexico Bobbie and Lester had an
abundance of luck landing king mac
kerel. Bob landed one fish measuring
35 inches. He also snagged another.
Lester hooked four mackerel and one
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15
BluftOn Tennis Club
Wins Three Matches

Bluffton city tennis team captured
three inter-city matches in play of
the last 10 days, topping Marion at
that place, to O; Ohio Northern at
Bluffton, to 0, and Lima at Bluff
ton, 6 to l.
Results in the match at Marion
were as follows: r. Howe defeated
Ted Cunningham, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1; w.
Little defeated w. Norris, 6-3, 6-3;
Rale Reichenbach defeated Nowton
Cunningham, 8-6, 6-2; Dale Good de-
feated Tom Clark, Norm Triplett
beat ]. Prettyman, 6-1, L.
Against Ohio Northern r. Howe,
w. Little, D. Reichenbach and r.
Simcox all won singles, and Bluffton
teams of Little-Good and Howe Sim
cox took doubles assignments.
Results of the match with Lima
were as follows: r. Howe defeated
Waltermath, 6-1, Ga; w. Little de-
feated Hindman, Ga, 6-1; N. Ganger
lost to Stan Ellis, ST, Ga, rs; N.
Triplett defeated Creviston, 6-3, 6-1;
Dale Good defeated Waltermath, Ga,
6-2; and in doubles, Simcox-Stonehill
defeated Ellis-Hindman, Cd, 4-6, 6-3;
and w. Howe-Little defeated Bill
and John Waltermath, 6-3, 7-5.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15
County Net Tourney
Starts Here SATURDAY.

Championship play in the 1916
Allen County Tennis Tournament
will start on Bluffton City courts
next Saturday afternoon.
Drawings for mems singles match
es will be made this Wednesday
night, and entries for doubles play
must be in the hands of Woodrow
Little, Bluffton, by p. m. Saturday.
Trophies will be awarded in each
event, and entries will include three
former county champions = Roger
Howe and Nate Granger, of the
Bluffton club, and Carl Hatchins, of
Lima.
No tournament was held in 1945,
and Nate Ganger who won in. 1914
has one leg on the Lima News cham
pionship trophy. Woody Little, of
Bluffton, runnerup in 1914 holds the
Lima News travelling trophy.
Others from Bluffton who plan to
enter include Dale Reichenbach, Dale
Good, Norman Triplett, Woody Lit
tie, w. A. Howe, Bob Simcox, John
Stonehill, John and Homer Bracy,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15
Triplett Softball Team Goes To
Semi-Finals In County Tournament

After winning three straight con-
tests, the Triplett softball team fall
tered in the semi-fnal round of the
annual Allen county softball tourna-
ment last Saturday night and lost
to Lima UE Local by score of IA
to 2.
In advancing to the semi-fnals,
the Triplett crew won over High
Street U. B., 8 to 2; trounced Len
nox Furnace, 13 to O.; and bested
Lima Robins, 5 to 4.
Competition in the county tourna-
ment wound up busy season for
the locals in which they played 80
games.
In the first tourney assignment,
Spaeth went all the way on the
mound as Triplett topped High
Street u. B., 9 to 2, with Bob Burk-
holder getting two hits to lead the
Bluffton hitting attack.
Against Lennox, Gene Beach hurled
five-hit 13 to 0 shutout, with Cot
terman and Hermann each getting
two safetieA
Spaeth again worked all the way
against Robins in Buttons to A
victory, with the winning tally COM
ing in the last inning. Cotterman
and Eikenbary each had three. hits.
In the setback administered by UE
Local in the semi-finals, Curly Brat
ton set the Bluffton team down with
only two hits, both of which were
made by Bert Swank.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15

High school bands representing
Lima South and Lima Central will
be on hand to provide music for the
gala affair, which will be the first
of its nature in this part of Ohio.
The Olympia has the approval of the
State High School Athletic associa-
ton.
Three of the eight participating
school are from the highly rated
Western Buckeye league-Bluffton,
Van Vert and Wapakoneta. Elida
last year had perfect record-un-
scored on and unbeaten, and the
three Lima schools always have good
teams.
Participating schools will be paid
% cents a mile per player for trav-
cling expenses and one dollar a head
for food costs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15
CONSERVATION AFFAIRS
Happenings Affecting Woods, Waters and Widlife

| Following Tuesday nights activity
and campfire of large brush piles a
watermelon feed was enjoyed by the
crowd.
After brush pile had been satura-
ted the other evening with gasoline
the heap took off" with a loud
"boom" as the gas ignited. Neighbors
say the windows shook in the houses
on Riley street. Some fun while il
lasted. Sure made a hot fire and a
spectacular one too. Looked like the
brush pile raised off the ground over
foot when i'd exploded.
Gerald Clever learned how to hold
his breath during an escapade with
some humble bees. Seems as Jerry
attempted to move a tree trunk out
swarmed the bees. At least four of
the bees stung him before he could
get away. And he didn't dare run
either for the angry swarm was all
around him and on him. Ray Mumma
was stung by one of the critters, too.
A lot of work has been done and
among the many lending hand on
the project are: Gerald Clever, direc-
tor in charge of the park construc-
ton; A. E. Kohl, 81 Diller, Ray Mum
ma, Russell Montgomery, Wilbur
Fish, Richard Mumma, Sam Steple-
ton, Robert Stepleton, Frank Wine
hold, James Watkins, Aldine Weiss,
George Duffman, Bob Lewis, Jess
Weiss, Boyd Watkins, and Gene Ben
roth.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15
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ROg HOCe TOIUn's
Singles Net Champ

Taking up where he left off three
years ago to enter military service,
Roger Howe regained his ranking
as Bluffton singles champion by
downing Dale Reichenbach' in the
final round of the town tennis tour
nament last Friday.
Reichenbach captured the first two
sets of the match, TO Ga, but Howe
came back to take three straight
and the title, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.
In 1943, Howe was Bluffton sim
giles champ, and then went on to also
capture the Allen county title.
Buttons championship doubles
team will be decided within the next
week, with matches as follows: C.
Fett-Art Amstutz, bye; r. Hover.
Simcox VS. w. Howe-N. Triplett; w.
Little-D. Good VS. ID. Reichenbach-J.
Stonehill; H. Bracy-J. Bracy, bye.
News waht-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15

Tests indicate that applications OF
2, A on plants will not injure live.
stock. Even when fed pure in the
grain ration, the chemical did not
poison COWS.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15
Bluffton High Gridders Will Play
Shawnee In Olympia Friday, Sept. 6

Bluffton High gridders will get an
early taste of competition this fall
by participating in a football Olym-
pia featuring eight district teams,
at Lima Stadium Friday night, Sep
tember 6.
Appearance of the Pirates in the
Olympia will come just three weeks
after practice starts neyt week.
Opening night call for prospective
Bluffton gridders is set for next
Monday.
In the Olympia, Bluffton will be
pitted against Lima Shawnee in a
15-minute contest, with each team
permitted to use only 15 players.
Other games in the eight-team
Olympia, all of 15-minute duration,
include: Lima South VS. Van Vert;
Lima Central VS. Wapakoneta; and
Lima st. Rose VS. Elida.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15
Vacationing in Minnesota

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Root and their
son Ray Root and wife are vacation
ing in Minnesota at Lake of the
Woods. The lake is noted for its fine
fishing and is located near the town
of Benedict. The group will stay for
weeks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15
Lake Erie Cruise Scheduled For This
Coming Sunday

Coming Sunday
A large number of persons from
the community will attend the Sports
men Club excursion on the steamer
Pelee this coming Sunday. The steam
.er will leave Sandusky and the lake
trip will take the crowd to the shores
of Canada.
Nearly 80 automobiles loaded with
club members and friends win drive
to Sandusky to board the steamer for
the trip.
Although club reservations have
been sell-out permission has been
granted by steamer officials to sign
up very few more in order to fill
up all the cars making the drive. Per-
sons not able to get reservation
have chance to go on the excursion
if they will get to Sandusky far e.
nough ahead of the boat departure at
$3.50 A. M. to be included in the regu-
lar passenger list. The boat will hold
300 passengers. Nearly one-half of
the passenger list will be from Bluff
ton and community.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15
Junior League
Schedule Ends

DNiGuuic EIluS
The Junior league schedule will be
completed with play of this week
and next weeks column will carry
the complete summary of all leading
hitters.
All-Star team for the Junior
league has been selected as follows:
Harry Klay, manager of the Yank-
ees; R. Which, Manager of the
Tigers; M. Pogue, manager of the
Reds, and C. Stonehill, manager of
the Buns: Players-K. Stonehill,
Yankees; K. Bracy, Reds; Miller,
Buns; Howe, Yankees; Althaus,
Bunisa K. Moser, Tigers; ]. Klay,
Tigers; Hofstetter, Buns; Kirkland,
Yankees; T. Bauman, Tigers; Reag-
an, Reds; R. L. Which, Buns; H.
Burkholder, Tigers; Clum, Tigers;
and Frick, Yankees.
All-Star Game
The All-Star game between Junior
and Senior league teams will be
played under the lights at the field
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15
Games Next Week
Aug. Is
Cardinals VS. Indians
Yankees VS. All-Stars
Aug. 20
All-Stars vs. Indians
Cardinals VS. Yankees

The senior league race is hotter
than ever, with the Yankees and
Cardinals tied for first place, and
with the Indians only one game out
of top position. With only five
games remaining in the schedule
anything can happen. The Senior
League All-Star team is all set for
the night game with Junior stars
this Friday.
Playground Activities
Softball games have been in pro-
gress all week, and organized play
of all kind has experienced record
participation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15

Art Amstutz, Clair Fett and Jack
Clark. $50 E. .Es-s. a>sssss. .s,r,,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15
SOftbdH Team, Wins
Three Games Sundau

Bluffton junior softball team top
ped New Stark in three games on
the Harmon field diamond last Sun
day afternoon by scores of 7-6, 8-5
and Sc.
Kenny Bracy, who has won nine
games for the locals with no defeats,
was the winning pitcher in all three
contests, altho he was relieved in
the final tilt by Keith Kirkland.
Next Sunday afternoon the Bluff
ton team will play a double-header
with Ada at Harmon field, starting
at 2 p. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15
HARMON FIELD NOTES
Senior League

this Friday night, starting at 8:15
p. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-15

of his catch weighed 10 pounds dress
ed and measured 81 inches.
Nine fishermen were on the boat
and Is fish taken. Of these Bob and
Lester snagged a third. Not bad!
Several &C the ether men hooked
Spanish mackerel and bonitas. The
fish were taken on artificial lures
while trolling.
Riding, Jumping Horses To Compete
at Lima, Sept. Is
Arrangements for competition and
exhibition of riding and jumping
horses are being made by the Lima
Horseman's Association to be staged
at the farm ranch of Joe Morrison,
on State road, Sept. Is. Morrison
is a well known dealer in saddle
horses and ponies.
General plans being made by Nor
rison, host and chairman, and his
committees, provide for events and
prizes for various classes of horses
and riders.
About Is events for gated and
western saddle horses are planned,
with committee members making
arrangements to accommodate 200
horses.
Cups will be awarded in classes of
saddlebred, thorobred, Arabian, Pal
omino, jumpers and western type
horses, to be judged on confirmation,
looks, performances and grooming.
Prizes will be awarded the best
woman rider and best child rider
under 16.
Events will be staged in the arena
and on the track of the Morrison
farm. Bleachers will be erected for
the program.
Bluffton Saddle club members
serving on committees are: Roy
Rogers, program and prizes. Martin
Breda, tents and prizes. Mrs. Martin
Breda, program. Mrs. Joe Morrison,
refreshments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
Wilmington Girls
Selected To Attend
Tar Heel Institute

Two Wilmington girls both
members of next terms senior
class at New Hanover High school
will attend the seven-day Tar
Heel Girls State at Woman5s col
lege, Greensboro, this week.
The Wilmington girls are Miss
Winifred Harriss, representing the
High school legislative body, and
Miss Sara Katherine Jordan, chos-
en- to represent the American
Legion.
Some 200 North Carolina school
girls will attend the institute, dur
ing which time they will study un-
der expert guidance the techniques
of government party, conventions,
elections and coordination of state
and federal legislative procedure.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
Model Air Exhibitors
Will Fly Their Craft
From Sky Park Today

Preliminary to acount-wide model
airplane competition scheduled
June %, members of the Whining
ton Model Aero club will exhibit
and fly their tiny aircraft at 4 o.
clock this afternoon at the Sky
Park on the Wrightsville Beach
highway Immediately south of
Oleander.
Many of the same model exhibit
tors who showed their wares last
Sunday at Bluethenthal airport will
fly their ~delicately built power
planes today, according to Dwight
McEwen, Jr., chairman of the
Wilmington Exchange club, spon-
sors of the model organization.
Officials in charge of today's ev-
ent have asked that motorists
attending the affair refrain from
parking their automobiles on the
neWly-sodded runWays.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
May FOOD TOTALS
TO GERMANY LARGE
AMG Says $4,000 Tons
Shipped To U. S. Zone
During Single Month

BERLIN, June 8 -(P- The
American military government an
nounced tonight that more than
so. 900 tons of food had been pro-
vided during May by America Tor
the civilization population Of the
u S. zone of Germany, making a
grand total of 500, 900 tons provld-
ed by the U. S. to support the Ger
man civilization ration since last
July.
This recapitulation featured a
recently undertaken campaign
through the American press and
radio facilities here to show the
German people what efforts
America is making to feed Ger
many and the world - a fact OF
which German masses, by and
large, are ignorant.
Because the Russians control the
majority of the Berlin press. for
ms anco more publicity is CIV
en- food shipped into Berlin from
tne du.-4dn ZUn, "a GlInlany tnan
TO vaster food imports from the
j. S.
The May tonnage provided by
America included $4,000 tons Of
wheat dried peas and beans i'm
ported directly from the U. S. and
5000 tons of Army and civil af-
fairs stocks released here which
included canned vegetables, can
ned and dried milk and grain pro-
ducts.
In addition, it was disclosed
that ten shiploads of wheat flour
and corn totaling IS, 1000 tons are
being unloaded or r enroute
from the US. to Germany. During
June As, 900 nor tons of canned
potatoes and spinach and miscel-
laneous food products will arrive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09

award presentations after which
officers will be elected. The group
will join the Merchants associa-
ton at the latter's dance in Lumina
tomorrow evening.
Principal speaker at the Tues
day afternoon session in the cot
tage will be Ernest Yarbrough, OF
Winston-Salem. Entertainment for
the session will be offered by Mrs.
ALA May Holland.
Officers will be installed by MISS
Hayye Lee Ashcraft, past presl-
dent, to conclude the afternoon
session.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
TO RESUME MARCH

NANKING, June S.-(P)-Chi-
nese minority parties fought to-
day to prolong the Manchurian
truce bus the government Army
commander in Manchuria said
he expected to resume advance
when the Armistice with the
Communists ends at noon June
%.
The Democratic league, the
youth party and the nompartis-
ans three minority political
groups, prepared to meet with
the U. S. special envoy, Gen
eral Marshall, and urge that
any peace settlement include
political as we'll as military is
sues.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
BREAKFAST WOMEN
CONVENE AT BEACH

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dis cottage with Miss Vivian Goley,
president, presiding.
A reading by Miss Lily Honey.
cult will follow. an introduction of
officers and guests. Miss Ka-
theryne Brown, Kapnapolis, first
vice-president, will introduce Mrs.
H. H. Kesiah, of Charlotte, who
will address the group on Right
Thinking Begets Success"
Mrs. Vallie Henderson will make
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
RUMORS

PARIS, June 8-U.R)-Persist-
ent rumors made the rounds of
Spanish exiled political circles
here today that preparations
were underway to form a
provisional government in
Spain to replace the regime of
G e raj i ssimO Francisco
Franco.
This, it was said, was behind
the delay in the UN Security
Councils decision On the sub
committee report recommend
ing that the 81 members of the
United Nations break d.
plomatic relations with Spain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
Senator's Say Nylon
Production Booming

WASHINGTON, June 8-R -
Production of nylons is soaring,
four senators noted today in a
report expressing their views on
continuation of basic price control.
Since Jan. /, 1916, the total out
put of nylon hosiery is estimated
to average more than three pairs
apiece for the SO, $3.50, 900 women
and girls in America who are IA
years old or older" the senators
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
PREPARE FOR
SOAP BOX DAY
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News received from National
All-American Soap Box Derby
headquarters Saturday was to the
effect that shipment of prizes for
the Wilmington Derby will start
this week. First to be received
will be the pen and pencil set
which the Collins & Altman cor
poration is offering for the best
upholstered car entered in the
races here. In the same ship
ment will come the Soap Box Der
by gold, silver and bronze medals
which will be awarded to the
three first places in the two race
divisions Ebe run off July 81.
The M. coyle trophy, which s
will be presented to winner of the
Wilmington race, will be shipped
to headquarters here direct from
the manufacturers and should
reach Wilmington by June IS.
The handsome Bulova wrist
watch which will also go to the
Wilmington Derby champion, will
be awarded to him at the banquet
of champions at Akron, Ohio, on
August Is.
Shipment of the swell new racing
helmets which every contestant
in the race here will wear, and
which will become his W per-
sonal property after the race is
over, will be mailed from Detroit
this week also.
Advisory committee members
will start work this week on the
task of rounding up a number of
other fine prizes for the races
here, and when the entire col
lection is complete, including those
donated by National headquarters,
they will be placed on display in
a downtown show window so every
boy in New Hanover county may
have a chance to see just what is
offered in the way of prizes for
the big Soap Box Derby here
Good News
Good news for the many boys
who have not yet been able to
secure a set of wheels and axles
was also received Saturday when
the Goodrich Tire company and
Firestone company notified Der
by headquarters that more and
more wheel and axle sets are
coming off assembly lines every
hour and that a good supply will
be available here very shortly
now.
Contestants, however, are not re-
quired to purchase custom-made
wheel and axle sets, but may use
any type wheel permitted under
the rules. To those boys who do
not have a copy of the rules, Derby
headquarters will be glad to furn-
ish them a copy at any time.
Rules and entry blanks r. avail
able at The Star-News, Raney
Chevrolet company, Brigade Boys
club and Y. M. C. A.
G1lOl Us oIC INV OllOC1 way W
publish in The Star-News next
Sunday, June 16, the first run
down of entries for the Soap Box
Derby classic in Wilmington. All
entries received up to noon on
Saturday, June IS, will be publish
ed in The Sunday Star-News the
following day in order that the
public may learn the names of all
boys who have entered the Dig
race as of that date.
So fellows-if you have not
signed an entry blank yet, do so
this week. Signature of parents
or guardian of course, is also re-
quired on the official entry blank,
SO bring Dad or Mother along.
It is going to be great fun and
great racing for some of the finest
prizes eve offered for an amateur
event in Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
LEARNS TO WALK
AGAIN AT IS

LYNCHBURG, Va.-(P)-At 95, a
Bedford woman is learning to walk
for the third time.
Just two years ago, Mrs. Saun-
ders was treated for a break in
her left leg. from which she has
entirely recovered.
Men today are mighty for
Ward,' she remarked when some
of them kissed her on her birth
day. "When I was being courted,
a kiss meant something."
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
World Wide
News
GUERILLAS ACTIVE

MANILA, June 8. - () -
Seizure of Pantabangan only
80 miles north of Manila by
hundreds of armed men who
looted the town and set up their
own government was reported
today by President Roxas.
Roxas told a press conference
that Pantabangan-which is in
the center of the AbalaO-IlOn-
got Headhunter country, deep
in the mountains-fell to intru-
ders variously described as
Hukbalanaps peasant Guer-
rillas) or bandits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
FRAUD CHARGED

ROME, June S.-(P)-A Mon
arci1ist leader charged today
there had been fraud in the
Plebiscite in which Italy chose
to be a Republic, and demand
ed Allied review of balloting
that doomed the reign of King
Humbert II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
ASK MODERATE GOVERNMENT

MODERATE GOVERNMENT
ROME, June g. U.H -
Premier Alcide De Gasperi's
victorious Christian Democrat
party today demanded a mod
crate Republican government
for Italy in a proclamation set
ting forth its stand on the ques-
tions involved in framing a
new constitution.
The proclamation was issued
as quiet returned to the blood
stained streets of Naples and
while government officials, an
xious to avoid further rioting
in southern Italy by bitterly re-
sentful Royalist mobs, rush
ed preparations to send King
Humbert III into Exile.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-09
GREECE DISORDERS

ATHENS, June 8.-(P1-New
disorders were reported in
Greece today in the wake of
the Royalist governments
drastic decree providing death
sentences for action against the
State, and the Communists
charged in a formal statement
that the step could lead "only to
civil war"
The ministry of public order,
asserting that 1913 persons, in
Guiding II gendarmes and three
soldiers, had been slain in arm
ed attacks since April l, said
roaming bands of Communists
had created a "desperate' sit
uation in the Odessa district Of
western Macedonia in new out
breaks.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-01-10

delegation to the United Nations
meeting of the assembly by the state
department to push for an interna-
tional study aimed at promoting
freedom of the press abroad"
"It is to me pity that the efforts
of the two important newsgather-
ing agencies to secure accreditatlon
for their representatives in the Cap
itol Press Galleries have not been
furthered by the member of con-
gress who is at one and the same
time a Negro and an editor of a
newspaper. 1t is additional pity
that the Capitol Press Galleries
should be the one remaining source
of news in the nations capitol
which is still closed to the Negro
press"