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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-24


sharpened against the day when
they'll be getting into action :. and
home building in Bluffton isn't wait
ing for spring-it's getting under a
full head of steam right now with
hammers ringing on a dozen building
sites there's no place like home
even il it's only garage =. time
was when the law held that mans
home was his castle-but IN these
days his garage is his castle. the
telephone company is mum as to
what it expects to do with the Staa-
ter real estate it purchased on Church
street across from the central office
-rumor has it that this is the fore
runner of a dial phone system for
Bluffton, but there's no confirmation
of that in official quarters e. death
striking Unexpectedly in the Bluffton
school system for third time since
the first of the year in the passing
of Harry Barnes, veteran agriculture
instructor-two weeks after claiming
Wesley Eversole engineer and main
tenance man and several months af-
ter the death of Don Conrad, member
of the board of education last Janu-
ary
Better tie up Fido if you want to
keep him. Apparently the mayors
notice which appeared in last weeks
Bluffton News went unheeded, so
therell be action now, according to
word from official quarters and there
will be no fooling. Spurred by COM
plants of gardeners and flower
growers that dogs are doing heavy
damage, police have orders to pick
up dogs running at large and i'm
pound them at the town hall. Owners
wishing to redeem their dogs will
first appear in the mayors court
Dogs not claimed will be turned over
to the county dog warden.
***
Mrs. Polly Painter, 88 year ole
Bluffton resident whose funeral ser,
vices were held Wednesday Afternoon
is survived by 1873 descendants
which as far as we know sets a rec
ord in this area. Surviving are foul
daughters, two sons, 33 grand
children, 112 greatgrandchildren anC
80 great, greatgrandchildren, Mrs
Painter was the last of twelve child
rem of Seth and Sarah (Hoy) Bernett
pioneer Orange township family.
&#&
Weiners-the principal ingredien
in hot dog sandwiches are really go
ing high hat. Believe it or not, it,
a fact that they're more expensiv
than turkey which not so many year
ago was considered about the top
in dinner-fare. It's just one of tn
freakish developments of the topsy
turvy conditions of postwar exist
ence, and there is a substantial diff
ference in price of the two items
Bluffton markets the first Of tn
week quoted dressed turkeys at d
cents a pound while weiners were s.
cents.
| 50
Peter Wiebe, Bluffton college grad
uate who lives at Willard, Ohio, an
whose wife is the former Naon
Stettler, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Cal Stettler, has some other accom-
plishments outside his regular fielc
Fact is, he got quite bit of favor
able publicity as director of can
tata given in the Presbyterian churc
| at Willard on FaSfay morning Tor,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-24

Pullets should be kept gaining
rapidly during the summer. Savings
made by stinting high priced feed
will be more than offset by losses
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-24

There were about 4 per cent more
workers on farms March /, 1947,
than on the same date last year. The
total employed at farm work was
8,591 900 persons.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-24
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Allen County, ss.
Estate Of Goftfried Fankhuser for Fank-
hauserl Tor Frlnkhouserl Tor Ffankhauserl
Deceased
Clarence e. Fischer of Citizens Bank Bldg.
Button. Ohio4 has been appointed and
qualified a. Administrator of the aetate of
Csottfried Fran lghaaser late OF Allen County,
Ohio deceased
Dated this 81 day of April f947.
RAYMOND p. SMITH
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-24

caused By delayed maturity of the
puliets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
MCCARTHY REFUSED.
|BR00KLYN'S OFFER
Branch Hickey Says Form
er Yankee Boss Turned
Down His Offer

NEW YORK, April 14-U.D-
Joe Mccarthy, who quit as man
ager of the New York Yankees
last summer because of his health,
turned down a lucrative offer
repeatedly $50, OOo-to manage the
Brooklyn Dodgers this season,
President Branch Hickey disclosed
today.
Joe has his own reasons for not
taking the job and they we're good
ones,' Hickey said, adding that il
would be several more days before
he would have an announcement
on the successor to the suspended
Leo Durocher. Mccarthy had told
the United Press last Friday that
he was through with baseball
and that's final"
Hickey said he had worked on
Mccarthy" for four or five days.
but it was no use."
eff l thought there was any
chance of landing him, I still
would be trying" he added.
Hickey said he was working
fast as I know how" to obtain a
new manager and that until he did,
Clyde Sukeforth would be in charge
of the Dodgers. The Brooklyn
Board of Directors was reported
to have decided upon a name
manager, but agreed to leave the
final decision up to Hickey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Zaharias; Page Tie Up
With 7;s In North South

cone. She stubbed it three times
before getting out.
The Is low finishers begin four
days of match play tomorrow for
the title.
Mrs. Zaharias drew Mrs. William
Hockenjos, Jr., of Lake Hopatcong, N.
j., in the first round pairings for to-
morrow and Mrs. Page will play Mrs.
H. G. Untermeyer of New York.
The qualifiers:.
Colo. 37-39L76.
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page, Chapel Hill,
N. C. 36-38-76.
Louise suggs, Lithia Springs, Ga. a.
37-78.
Laddie Irwin, Glen Ridge, N. j. 42-36-
IS.
Grace Lenczyk, Newington, Conn. 49,
1913.
Mrs. w. R. Kirkland, Jr., Glen Cove
N. Y. 39-40E79.
Sally Sessions, Muskegon. Mich. &c.
40.
Mrs. R. M. Torgeson, Cherry Valley
Club, l.. 1. 38-43-81.'
Peggy Kirk, Findlay, o. 39-43-82.
Mrs. H. G. Untermeyer, New York A.
42-83.
Mrs. T. R.. RuceI, Pinehurst, N. c. Al
42-84.
Mrs. William Hockenjos, Jr., Lake
Hopatcong, N. ]. 42-41-83.
Patricia Harrington, Steubenville, O.
40-4f84.
Helen Sigel, Philadelphia 42-42-84.
Jean Hopkins, Cleveland 42-43-85.
Mrs. W.. H. Bretzlaff, Jr., Detroit 49,
42-85.
First round pairings:
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page VS.. Mrs. H.
G. Untermeyer; Jean Hopkins VS.. Peggy
Kirk, SLY Sessions VS.. Mrs. r. NJ.
Suggs, Ladd:e Irwin VS.. Mrs. W. H.
Torgerson, Mrs. T. R. Rude VS. Louise
Bretzlaff, Jr.: Mrs. W. r. Kirkland, Jr.
VS.. Patricia Harrington, Grace Lenczykr
VS.. Helen Sigel, Mrs. William HockenJos
VI. Mn. Mildred Zaharias.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
TED MAY BEAT MY
HOME RUN RECORD
Babe Ruth Explains That
Boston Beanpcle Has
Good Chance AT Mark

MIAMI, Fla, April IA. -U.R-
Babe Ruth, whose record of &C
home runs in a single season has
stood for 20 years, pointed out Tee
Williams OF the Boston Red Sox
today as the player who has a
chance to better 1t.
HE S a great natural hitter
said the ailing monarch Of the bat.
Somebody will beat my mark one
of these days and / won't be sur
prised if it's Ted"
Ruth said Williams could build
up his batting average if he learn
ed to hit to left field. There's nc
trick to it," he said, {" a batter. OF
Williams ability could be taught
in a week"
Ruth ventured the opinion tina
the Yankees could whip the cham
oions if the two teams met In the
world series next fall because
we've got the power" =,
ut will be a tough race ne AID
1.-THE Yankees could be IN there i
they get some pitchers. Boston Il
no sure thing, either"
Ruth said he would be back II
New York for "Babe Ruth Day,
at Yankee stadium. He feels mucf
better since he came. to FLORIDA
he said, and has gained IL pounos
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
nine TEAMS ENTER
HANDBALL EVENT
Today Is Final Day For En-
tries In YMCA Senior
Double Events

Nine teams have entered the
YMCA Senior Double HandbaL
tournament in Classes A and B,
it was announced yesterday by
Adam Smith, YMCA physical di.
rector. p
Smith said that today is the las
day for entering the league and
that the schedule will be drawn
up Immediately after the "Y''
closes tonight.
The teams entering the tourna.
ment consist of two "Y" handbaI
players who will enter into the
class that he is qualified as play
ing.
The winners of each division
will be awarded YMCA ''T" shirts
with Wilmington ''Y" inscribed or
the front.
Entrants are: Class A: Bunny
Hines and Rev. James McQuere
Harry Dosher and DR.. Edward
Walker, Sam johnson and Car
Mccall, Buddy Davis and Samm,
Williams.
Class B: Homer Council ane
Dick Cromwell, Harold May arc
Amos May, Adam Smith and Rec
Echols, Carol Wallace and A
Wallace, Neworth and Neworth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Pair Split Medal Honors,
Suggs Finishes Hot With
A Is
April IA

PINEHURST, April IA W.R
= B a b Zaharias, National
Women's champion, and the vet
eran Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page
tied with par 76's over a rain
soaked course today to split medal
honors in the qualifying round oil
the North and South Women's
Golf Tournament.
The 102 competitors slogged
around the layout in a steady driz'
zle interspersed with heavy show
ers. Scores were generally high,
The long-driving Babe, aiming
for a victory here to give her a
grand-slam in American women's
competition, finished early and LED
the field until Mrs. Page, playing
steadily despite a bandaged left
ankle, sank her putt for a par 3 or
the last hole to tie par and Mrs.
Zaharias.
Closed behind at 78 were de-
Tending champion Louise Suggs Of
Lithia Springs, Ca; Laddle- If.
win of Glen Ridge, N. j.; and
Grace Lenczyk of Newington, Con-
necticut' state. champion.
Miss Suggs blew her chance for
the medal with a terrific seven
on the p%ar-three 18l-yard eighth.
She hooked her tee shot into the
trees, choked her club to get out
and landed her ball against n rim
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Class A Softball Tussles Rained Out;
Hanover Loop To Lift Curtain Tonight
Blackwood Tangles With
Postmen; Moose Collides
With Fraternity

Although rain robbed him of his
1947 pitching debut in the Senior
Class A Softball League yester-
day Councilman j. E. L. Wade
took it all in stride, but is anxious
to flip out the initial ball tonight
when Sackwood Sport Shops
Braves collide with the Post Office
at Robert Strange park at Z
o'clock in a Hanover Loop con-
test. Immediately following the
Observation-Disclosures tussle the
defending loop champion Loyal
Order of Moose club co1lides with
Senior Fraternity.
The Post Office, winners of the
second half flag in 1916 but los
ers to the Moose, in the playoff
series two games to three, will
have to put everything they've
got into their play tonight if they
expect to beat the youthful, hit
happy Blackwood Braves.
The Braves, piloted by Billy
Smith, have assembled a very
good young team up of high school
players. On the rubber tonight for
Backwood will be Carl Warren,
a .blond-haired fire-baller who
hurled a few games in the Class
A League last season but who has
decided to pitch in the Hanover
League for his high school class
mates. Although extremely wild in
his first hurting performance last
week Warren has steadied down in
recent practices and is expected
to exhibit his old form tonight.
In case Carl falters Tommy Tur-
lington will take his place for
Blackwood.
The remainder of the Braves
lineup finds Mike Michaels at first
base, E. G. Britt at second base,
Homer Brewer at third base. jim
my Stoudenmire at shortstop,
Bobby Hinson in left field, Harry
Mathis in center field, Robert
Brown or burlington in right field,
and Billy Smith behind the bat
Post Office will probably start
Norman Woodcock pitching and
Hubert Council catching. The rest
of the lineup is uncertain but vet
Grams like McInnis, Norman Farm
err, Morris, and Bubba Hall are
sure to be in there somewhere.
The second encounter brings to-
gether the Moose and Senior Frat
ernity, another young outfit. The
champion Moose is favored, but
an upset by the Senior Fraternity
team would come as no surprise
to some observers. Led by Leroy
Towles. who is expected TO pitch,
plus others like Tracy Duval,
Eston Hoffman, Billy Pittman,
Eddie Coley, Louis Clark, Jackie
Lockamy, Brian "Mule" Mullinlx,
and Johnny Crowley the Frats ire
a definits league darkhorse.
The Moose has all of their reg
ulars back from last seasons fine
cluz and will probably send to the
rubber their old reliable, Speed"
Davis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
HugeCrowds
Anticipated
Chickering'S And Fueds OF
Winter Forgotten As
Season Opens

NEW YORK, April 14-U- TIC
the accompaniment of brass bands,
the 16 Major League clubs gel
down to brass tacks tomorrow and
the antics of some of baseball's
leaders will be forgotten with the
real stuff going on at last.
Baseball's Long winter of dis
content" will be a thing of the
past, the chickering's and feuds
that marked the 'o~ff-season will be
forgotten while the players them
selves take owe the spotlight.
The official opening game Of the
season at Washington between the
Senators and the New York Yam.
KEGS was postponed today because
of a steady downpour and unless
the weather behaves there will be
some more delay tomorrow.
However, clearing. skies were
the order of the day in most
points along the baseball map and
if there is fair weather all along
tomorrow, new opening day at
tendance marks probably will be
established.
| AS the teams prepared to swing
into action, the big objective was
to keep the heavily favored St.
Louis Cardinals and Boston Red
ISox from running away with their
respective races.
Just how much of a chance any
of the clubs will have is some
thing that will have to be deter.
mined in the summer-long 154.
game grind. And here is the way
they will start out the April tc
September marathon tomorrow.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia at New York,
Chicago at Cleveland, Washington
at Boston, Detroit at St. Louis.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York at Philadelphia, Bos-
ton at Brooklyn, St. Louis at
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at Chicago.
None of the Is major league
managers was willing to gamble
with a rookie in that all-important
getaway" game.
The two big winners in each
league drew the opening day as
signments. Bob Teller, the Ameri-
can League strikeout king with
the Cleveland Indians, who won
26 games with his sixth place out
fit last season will be out to dupli.
cate his feat of 1910 when he pitch
ed a no-hit, no-run game against
the same old White Sox. And Lefty
Hal Newhouser, also a 26-game
winner with the Tigers, who has
chalked up exactly 80 wins in the
last three seasons will 60 against
the Brownies.
In the National, Eddie Dyer o.
the World Champion Cards vii.
lead his ace, HOWE Pollet, a 81
game winner, against the Reds
Billy Southwirth, boss of the Bos
ton Braves will start his brillian'
sophomore right handler, Johnny
Sain, a 20-game winner at Brook.
Ign.
Approximately $4,000 fans are
expected to see the eight opening
games and the second openers or
Friday most of them in bigger
parks - are expected to swell the
total past the half-million mark
A total of 214, 553 fans saw the
1916 National League openers
while 280, 289 we're or hanc
for the American League games
That made a grand total Of 494,
lS42
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Local Tennis Enthusiasts
Slate Farley Friday Night
Club To Be Officially Or
qanized Al Meet AT Com
munity Center

The Wilmington Tennis club will
meet Friday night at the Com
munity Center, Second and Orange
streets at 8 o'clock to hear a re-
port from the committee appointed
at the last meeting on April 4. II
was announced last night by Leslie
Boney, Jr.
.Boney pointed out that the clut
will be officially organized at the
meeting Friday night and urged
all persons interested in tennis II
this section to attend.
The committee, consisting o.
Boney, Bob Andrews, and Mrs
Jean Tillett, coach of the New
Hanover High chool tennis teams.
have drawn up a constitution ano
bylaws for the approval of the
club. Boney said last night the
committee has written Atlanta,
Richmond, Greensboro, Charlotte,
and other cities seeking information
on the tennis program in those
cities. eve have some very gooo
information to present Friday
night" Boney said.
Included on the agenda Of the
Friday meeting will be the discus
sion of more tennis facilities fol
this city and the plans for the local
net team entering the Eastern
C.ro1;n, Tennis Association.
Boney urged all persons interest
ed in tennis to attend the meeting
s.We want every tennis minded
person in this city to hear our re
mort and we welcome any sug'
eestions that may be made" ne
said last night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Eaton Lewelers To Present
Loving Cup To Flight Champ
Other Prizes Announced
For News Adver-
Users Golf Tourney

Some terror of the fairways will
receive the Observation-Disclosures
First Annual Golf Tournament
trophy will nave his name engrav-
ed on it when he wins the cham
pionship flight Of the tournament
Sunday, April n.
Approximately 10 other prizes,
ranging from wool shirts to table
lamps, will be awarded to runners
up.
The tournament winner will gair
permanent possession of the trophy
if he wins it three years in sue
cession. Otherwise the cup will cir
culate from year to year, grac'
ing, many a golfers den, until
someone does win it three straight
years.
Included in the list of prizes,
which is growing from day to day,
are a SIS Jayson all-wool snlr'
from Efirds department store, q
table lamp from Sutton-Councl
Furniture Co., a Thrif-T-Stores
contribution of a $3.50 electric
alarm clock and a $12 fishing roc
from the Enterprise Sports Shop.
Eaton jewelers. will present
silver loving cup to the winner O.
the second flight.
Other prizes will be announced
daily.
Handicap events planned for the
tournaments will afford duffer:
lust as good a chance at the prize:
as the experts.
Four Wilmington businessmen
are among the first entrants in the
coming matches, which are to be
held at the Municipal golf course
Louis Orrell, of Orrell Bros
Realty company, will be out dig
ging I'D the Municipal gol
courses real estate during thu
tournament. Orrell, who is chair
Imam of the tournament committee
Ifor the event and a former WI
minton city champion, shoots II
the low 80's.
Jimmie Wade, of Wade's Realty
also skins around 10 holes in TIT
low so's, used only his driver tt
Register an "a on the Municipal
course recently.
A.. B. Cheatham, Saunders DruE
lCo., hits close to the 100 mark ane
is a third contestant. A curtin Il
E. Raymor Wilson, OF BecKe'
Building Supply, who often play
with Cheatham and who can sllas
to 1O5 on one of his good Gays
"On a nightmarish round say
Wilson, "I sometimes soar to l2o.
All players in the star-New'
Advertisers tournament will o.
guests of the Star-News Tor n
Weekday qualifying rounds ane
during the Sunday finals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Bucs Battle Albany Club Tonight At 7:45
Major League Tits Scheduled Today
TRUMAN, YANKEES|
A N WASHINGTON
Trained OUT
Southpaw Harry To Hurl
Friday, Weather Per-
hitting AT Washington

WASHINGTON, April 14-(UP)
President Truman, wi O has had
ais share of trouble since entering
T. White House, had another kind
today-he was a rained-out | ;e.
ball pitcher.
Mr.. Truman motored to Grit.
18th stadium all set to throw out
the first ball and officially open
the 1947 Major league baseball
season.
A goodly crowd-some q, O0o-
was there. The army band was
whooping it up. The public ad-
dress system announced that Bobo
Newsom would pitch for the Wash.
lngton Senators and Floyd Bevens
would throw 'em for the New
York Yankees.
Ihen, at precisely the moment
Mr.. Truman was to have taken
MS left-handed wind-up, the game
Wa postponed because of rain.
Ii his schedule-and the wealth
er-permit, MI. Truman will try
again Friday. Washington's open
lng-day ceremonies were put over
until then but they will be on the
antl-climactical side because the
Major league season will be well
under way by then. All clubs are
scheduled to play tomorrow.
The mystery today was why the
postponement came precisely at
scheduled game time. It was OBJ.
vlous an hour before that it would
be impossible to play baseball. The
rain was a deluge.
But Owner Clark Griffith of the
Washington club held out until the
very last.
BY then, the tarpaulin-covered in
field looked like a big fish pond.
The outfield was dotted with pud-
dies. The foul lines were visible
only through periscopes. And the
bleacherites were soaked.
Griffith stood resolutely in the
flag-fringed presidential box, a big
black umbrella Tending off the rain.
Mr.. Truman and his White House
encourage, including Mrs. Truman
and daughter, Margaret, sat in a
limousine beneath the stands wait
ing for the decision.
He had just come from a senate
luncheon-an annual affair on base
ball opening day-where he pre-
dicted that Washington would beat
the Yankees 80 today. Senate Re
publican Leader Wallace H. White,
Jr., of Maine, who o {. baseball
Oscar" for predicting last years
opening-day score, predicted the
Yankees would win, 7-2. Nobody
predicted the game would be call
ed on account of rain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Fair Bluff Defeats
Clarendon, S To 4
Special To The Star

CLARENDON, April IA. The
Fair Bluff Red Caps edged the
Clarendon Indians, 5 to 4 here Sun
day afternoon.
Singley, Clarendon startin
moundsman allowed four hits in the
five innings he toiled. Cole Jacobs
gave up one hit in four innings anc
struck out nine.
Jim Waddell, on the mound fol
the Caps kept eight blows vel
scattered. T. S. Enzor lead the
winners with 3 for 5 while Howard
Atkins set the pace for the losers
with 3 for 4.
The contest was the opening
game in the Columbus county lea
que.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
YMCA S0FTBALL
LEAGUE FORMED
Rules And Regulations
Drawn Up AT Meeting
AT 'Y' Last Night

Rules and regulations for the
1947 YMCA Sunday School Soft
ball Tournament were drawn up
at a meeting of the church league
board Of governors last night in the
YMCA. it was announced by Adam
Smith, physical director.
The league will be divided into
two classes, Junior and senior.
Representatives at the meeting
were: Seagate Baptist, junior and
senior; Temple Baptist, junior and
senoir.
Other churches that are interest
ed in entering the league are ask
ed to contact Adam Smith at the
local "Y'.
Rules and regulations are:
l. Required three Sundays at
tendance out of every month.
Either church service will be
counted as Sunday school.
2. No limit for the number OF
players from each church.
3. Ages for the junior league,
under Is; senior league, no age
limit.
4. League to be ended July 4,
1947.
5. League to be composed of two
halves.
6. Games to start at 5:45 p. M.
At 6 o'clock a forfeit will be de-
clared to the team IN the field. A
team may play with a minimum OF
six players.
Z. Senior games to be played or
Wednesday and Thursday.
8. In case of a shortage of time,
by Gas p. m. the team ahead or
leading at the end of the five in.
nings will be declared the winner.
9. League to be governed by the
National Softball Rules.
10. One ball to be furnished by
each team, and approved by the
captains. The home team will get
the ball and strike umpire. The
visiting team will furnish the
base umpire. The home team will
be designated as the first team
listed on the schedule.
l. II. The league will elect a
president, vice-president, secre-
tary, and treasurer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Nick Etten Purchased
By Philadelphia Club

PHILADELPHIA, April H.. -P)
= Nick Etten, hard hitting first
baseman, has been purchased by
the Philadelphia Phillies from the
New York Yankees, general man
ager Herb Pennock of the Pills an
nounced here today. The purchase
price was not announced but it
was believed to have been the
waiver figure Of $4,000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Dodgers Cut Ed Head
From Pitching Corps

BROOKLYN N, April IA. - up -
Ed Head, righthanded pitcher who
hurled a no-hit, no-run game for
Brooklyn last season, was cut from
the Dodger roster today.
Originally the 26-year-old Louis
ianan was scheduled to join the
Montreal club of the international
League but when he baked at those
plans President Branch Hickey
promised to try and arrange a ma
jor league deal.