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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-05
Pandora

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hostettler of
Mansfield and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Blunk of Forrest, spent the Decora-
ton Holiday week end in the Christ
Basinger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Krohn and
sons James and Robert Of Chicago
spent the week end in the home of
his mother, Mrs. R. A. Krohn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Schumacher
attended a wedding in Henderson,
Neb., on Sunday and are sight seeing
in the west for two weeks.
Miss Arvilla Geiger, who gradual
ed from Omaha Bible Institute,
Omaha, Neb., last week has returned
to her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Wineman of
Toledo, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Refese and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Bushong OF
Swanton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood
Day and daughters of Lima were
among those who spent Memorial
Day in Pandora.
Levi Hager and Aurora Bracy
who were recent patients at Bluffton
hospital have returned to their
homes.
Mrs. John Culp is a. surgical
patient at Bluffton Hospital.
Mrs. Edith Core who recently
underwent an operation in Lima
Memorial Hospital has been removed
to the home of her sister, Mrs. En-.
NETT Burkhart.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. u. Snavely of
Bellevue spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dale Snavely and Mr.. and Mrs
Hiram Krohn and families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Sheidler spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Buelrer and Roger Dean at Ottawa
Lake, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Day of
Lima spent one day last week in the
Stanley Burkhart home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-05

In the local situation anglers are
plenty disgusted with fishing at the
Water Works quarry. Blue gill fish
erman complain hooks and bait are
fouled by presence of an undue a.
mount of water weeds.
Specialists say that a weedless
pond permits fishing anywhere-and
yields more fish!
Weeds are Unnecessary. Both bass
and blue gills reproduce satisfactorily
without any weed protection. 1t is be-
ing done in hundreds of ponds owned
by progressive farmers and sports
men. Many a pond has provided good
fishing when new and weedless, but
became poorer as weeds became a.
bundant.
1t is true that fish depend on a
proper aquatic growth for food, but
the proper growth is not a water
weed. Microscopic, single celled
plants known as Algae do the job.
Scores of kinds are naturally pres
ent in all ponds. If the mineral fer
tility is low, the plants win total no
more than one part of plant matter
to a million parts of water. In such
cases the water is so clear you can
see several feet into its depth. This
condition was prevalent in the local
Buckeye quarry two weeks ago. Com
mercial fertilizer has been spread
over the quarry waters since to build
up the algae supply. In such circum-
stances less than 100 pounds OF fish
per acre are supported in such clear
water and the poundage of insect lar
vac upon which fish feed is also low.
In the opinion of Resting and
others, weeds, brush and every tree
should be kept out of the pond and
controlled around the edges. Fishing
will be more pleasant and the pond
will be easier TO maintain. Snakes
will not be attracted. At the Water
Works quarry last Sunday afternoon
two garter snakes and a large black
snake were observed summing at the
waters edge.
Resting says a pond should be
cleared next to the waters edge, rec
ommends strip at least Is feet wide.
Double this width is even better. The
space should be moved to maintain a
low grass like cover. Too much shrub
berry, for instance at the Water
Works quarry edge, not only impedes
fishing but makes it difficult to keep
the quarry site clean. Raking out the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-05
BLuftOn Boy Scouts
Will Be In CanapOree

Bluffton Boy Scouts will be repre-
sented in the Allen county camporee
to be held this coming Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday at Faurot City
park in Lima
The three-day program will open
at 3 p. m. Friday when scouts es-
tablish camp site in the bivouac
area. Purpose of the camporee is to
provide fun, good fellowship and an
opportunity for scouts to learn more
about camping.
Scoutcraft activities featuring an
obstacle course, stalking, wood chop
ping, signaling course, blackout first
aid, ETC., will be featured in the
camporee program.
Parents of boys participating are
invited for the Saturday night sup
per.
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Water Weeds Are Not Fish Aid, Say
Specialists

An answer to the perplexing prob
lem locally in regards to planting a
growth Of water weeds in our quar-
ries as an aid to fishing is given by
Ted Resting, feature writer for
Sports Afield magazine.
Resting says that recent studies
prove fish ponds don't need weeds.
Ponds produce better without them.
False notions about water weeds
and fish can be abandoned If the
truth is known.
What's wrong with weeds? Here's
what is wrong in the opinion of Kes-
ting and other authorities.
Weeds protect mosquito and other
larvae from little fish, and weeds
protect too many little fish from the
bass, thus an over supply of small
fish is created.
Weeds interfere with casting.
Stems and leaves catch on the hooks,
Boating and swimming are hindered
by too many weeds.
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Lafayette

Mrs. Florence Ridenour of Indiana,
Pa, called on friends in Lafayette,
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. BracEney spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs. May
nard Brackney and family of Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Pat Cheney and Hattie Downing of
Lima were Thursday guests of Mrs.
Louise Cloore.
Mrs. Marcile Coon and Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Smith of Lima, Mrs. Edith
Staley, Mr.. Lester Hall, Mrs. Josie
Hall and Mrs. Louise Cloore were
Friday callers of Mrs. Bertha Desen-
berg and Miss Lillian Desenberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Brackney at
tended the graduation recital of Miss
Marian Pugh at Heidelberg College,
Tiffin, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hall and
daughter were week end guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Koedun of Terre
Haute, Ind.
Mrs. Loretta Clum was Sunday
dinner guest of Mrs. Bertha Desen-
berg.
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Neil Schmidt Gains Membership In
National Star Athletes Society

Neil Schmidt, star of last years
Bluffton High schools undefeated
football and basketball teams, has
been elected member of the Ma
tionar Star Athletes Society, it was
learned this week.
The Society, which has its head
quarters in Berkeley, Calf, selects
only high school athletes from a
few schools each year, and never
more than one representative is tax
en- from any one school in a season.
Selection for the honor is based
ON outstanding athletic ability, ex-
cellence of character, leadership and
industry.
Schmidt was the star of Bluffton
High football and basketball teams
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of the last year, both of which went
through regular seasons undefeated,
thereby establishing unique record
in Northwest Ohio sports circles.
On the basis of his superlative
performance in football, Schmidt has
been named as one of Northwest
Ohio's representatives to play in the
annual all-star football game in Can
ton next fall. Only the states best
are selected for the all-star classic
in which the northern half of the
state opposes schools from the south
ern part.
Schmidt is the son of Mrs. Anna
Klapp, of Cherry street. He was a
member of this years Bluffton grad
uating class.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all our relatives
and friends who were so kind and
sympathtie, the flower donors, the
Diller Funeral home, Rev. L. ID. Eau
yer, singer Doyt Yoakam and all
others who helped in any way to
tighten our sorrow in the death of our
wife and mother, Cora c. Obenour.
Archie d. Obenour & Family
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WING TIPS
From
Blufton Airport

Wanna buy a duck mister? Sum
day and Monday brought much more
of the stuff which is not now needed
for the promotion of the corn crop as
well as the flying activities at the
airport, namely water.
From an aeroplane it is a sight to
behold, to see a lake on every farm
with few duck ponds thrown in.
Amy farmer interested in a study of
the drainage on his farm would do
well to take ride over the farm now
and get a birds eye view of the low
places that should have additional
drainage.
Most of the flying students from
the college have gone home for the
summer vacation. A group of college
visitors, who flew in from Peoria, ILL.,,
parked their new North American
Navion at the airport over the week
end.
All CTS who wish to take flight
training and have not yet registered
at the airport are requested to do SO
without delay according to Harold
Carey the airport manager. 1t takes
some time TO obtain the approval for
training and good flying weather is
predicted shortly.
Attention all students who have
missed out on their flying lately on
account of the weather. The instruc-
tors have decided to drop an extra
coin in the collection plate next Sun
day and we can be assured of much
better flying weather from now on
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I'm MenOriam

In memory of our dear mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Marquart who passed
away one year ago June 10.
Mother dear, how we miss you,
All through this lonesome life.
You were our dear sweet, mother,
And Dads true loving wife.
Now our hearts are sad and lonely,
Since our mother went away;
But we know we'll meet her yonder,
On the resurrection day.
Sadly missed by the Children.
News Want dc Bring RnsultS
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BLuftOn College
Senior Gets AUard

Paolo Comba, Italian student who
will be graduated from Bluffton col
lege Monday has been awarded a
scholarship at the California Insti-
tute of Technology, Pasadena, Calf,
where he will study mathematics and
serve as assistant instructor.
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CARD 0E THANKS

We wish to thank all the friends
and neighbors for their aid and sym
pathy extended in the illness and
death Of our mother, Mrs. Anna
Bame; the minister, Rev. Paul Cram
er who officiated at the funeral and
all others who assisted and all those
sending flowers.
1aa I7n,,.s1-
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Grain bought for export from July
/, 1916 to April Is, 1947, included
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-05

A day to come seems longer than
a year that's gene.
Scottish Proverb
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-06-05

water weeds at the Water Works is
difficult because of the shrubbery
growth.
It is easier to keep new ponds free
from water weeds than it is to kill
them after they get started,
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More Weed Pulling Planned At
Water Works Quarry

Water Works Quarry
This Thursday night members of
the Sportsmen's Club are asked a.
gain to eongregate at the Water
Works quarry for weed pulling
party. Another water area viii be
raked free of weeds. Fishing has been
much improved by the weed raking
program underway at this favorite
fishing spot.
Numerous piles of water weeds are
lined up along the bank and with a
little more exertion the quarry can be
made weed free.
Bring rake and rope and boots too
if you have them. The program starts
at 500 p. m.
Among those raking at the last
weed pulling session were Denver
Augsburger, Floyd Hardwick, Ed
Root, John Garlinger, Kenny Dearth
and son, and friend from Ada, Ray
Mumma and Harry Tripplehorn.
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News Want-Ads Bring Results.
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News want ads bring results.
Smyrna times., 1947-04-10
BOWLING NEWS
JBM League

The John Bassett Moore League
finished their last night on the
Recreation Center alleys last Fri
day. Smithers Snow, President of
the League is attempting to find
space elsewhere so that bowling
activities may continue. To date,
nothing definite has ben decided.
The Smyrna Fireballs retain first
place with 14-2, Dover Bombers
follow with 1873, Wolf Pack, third,
ST; Holy Rollers and Pinboys De-
light tied for fourth with BILL
each. The Holy Rollers, however
have a % pin margin on averages.
The Alley Angels, still unable to
pull out of last place with 214.
The three girls teams, The Holy
Rollers, the Pinboy's Delight, and
the Alley Angels dropped four
each to the Dover Bombers, Wolf
Pack and Smyrna Fireballs, re-
pectively. Joe Erase recorded one
OF the best averages Of the League
season with 1913. High team aver
ages in boys and girls divisions
Dover Bombers, 1853; Holy Rollers,
SIG. High Team Single Game,
Bombers, 865; Holy Rollers, 622;
High Individual Game, Joe Erase,
251; Ruth Handy, 165. Second
High Individual Game, Bill Minner,
217; Sally Bodley, 14S. High In
dividual Average, Joe Erase, 1873;
Ruth Handy, 143.
Smyrna-Dover League
Scores for this week were not
available. Tuesday, April l, found
the standings as follows: Southern
States, 9-3; Atlantic White Flash
8-4; Hold Tite Clothes Pins, 7-5i
American Legion, ST; Five Aces
48; Gold busters, SO. High Team
averages was copped by Atlantic
White Flash, 2252-150; Secone
High team average, Southern Stat
es, 2250-150; High Team single
game, Five Aces, SIG; Second higf
team single game, Legion ant
Southern States tied with 793
High individual single game, Hor
sey, PIG; Second high individual
game, Biclxling, 214; high individ
ual average, Bickling, 562-1S7; sec
ond high individual average, Pleas
anton, 538-179.
Smyrna times., 1947-04-10
LIONS S
TALES

DR.. George R. Miller, State Su-
perintendent of Schools and former
superintendent of the John Bassett
Moore School, gave one of the
most interesting and enlightening
talks of the year at the Smyrna
Lions Club Monday evening meet
ing at the Wayside Inn. Stating
that science and technology are
useless without education, Dr.Mill-
er proclaimed education a mighty
good investment. He said this is
reflected in higher retail sales,
greater newspaper circulation, ETC.,
in communities where there are a
greater percentage of educated
people. The present and lowering
pleas that more money will have to
be spent to get better education
was also pointed out by Mr.. Miller.
The Education Committee, Glenn
King, Dick Price, Bob Dunning,
Bud Wilson, and Ed Williams, an
nounced that the Club essay con-
test open to all Smyrna High
School students is now in progress.
my Suggestions For Improving
The Community In Which I Live"
has been selected as the theme for
the essays and SIS will be awarded
in prizes.
AL Green and his orchestra will
provide music for the informal
Spring Frolic slated for May 16,
according to the Dance Committee.
Dancing will be from $50 p. m. to
1.30 a. m. at the Century Club.
President Gebby has been ap-
pointed town assessor by Mayor c..
J. Prickett. = Lion Directors will
meet on April II. = Cub Scouting
will be the theme of the next meet
ing, April 21, to which ladies are
| invited.
Smyrna times., 1947-04-10
TOMATO BLIGHT
IS DISCUSSED
Growers and Gamers of Kent
County Attend Meet
ing at Dover
FUNGICIDES STRESSED

A meeting of growers and can
ners of Kent County, sponsored by
willard D. Boyce and the extension
service of the University of Della
ware, was held last week in Dover
to discuss problems relating to the
production and marketing of toma-
toes. Scientists from the Univer-
sity explained to the large group
present the proper preparation of
the soil, proper spacing of the
plants, ways of combating blight,
busting and spray methods and
advised them about varieties of to-
matoes and the economic outlook
for this years crop.
County Agent William E. Tarbell
announced that plant PSYCHOLOGISTS
throughout the country have found
that the late blight which caused
such tremendous losses of toma-
toes in this area last year can
definitely be controlled by spraying
and busting and good cultural pre-
tees. If growers do not own
equipment they should consider
custom spray or dusting service.
1t was reported that ordinary
flngicides used to kill plant fungi
were effective to a degree, but
powerless to stop the rapid spread
of late blight, and in general less
effective than the new fungicide
"dithane", and that spraying is
more effective than dusting.
The speakers at the meeting in.
cluded DR.. ]. w. Heuberger, Exten'
sion Plant Pathologist; Mr.. Eugene
P. Brasher, Extension Vegetable
Specialist; Mr.. Donald MacCreary
Associate Entomogolst; Mr.. Viii
liam E. Tarbell, Kent County Elk
tension Agent and Willard d
Boyce.
Smyrna times., 1947-04-10

arts that does not corrupt the
mind.
Were it not for music, we might,
in these days, say the beautiful is
dead.
We cannot imagine a complete
education of man without music.
In suitable connection with exer-
cises, it is necessary to keep body
and soul in health.
I think, sometimes, could only
have music on my own terms;
could I live in a great city and
know where could go whenever I
wished the abultion and inundation
of musical waves, that it would be
a bath and a medicine.
That which music expresses, is
eternal and ideal.
Smyrna times., 1947-04-10
Definition of Music
And What Various Great Men
Thought About 1t
BY Harry P. Shapley
Smyrna, Del.

AASttJ a ~~fNNJ
Smyrna, Del.
1t is in music, perhaps, that the
soul most nearly attains the great
end, for which, when inspired by
the poetic sentiment, it struggles,
the creation of supernal beauty. 1t
may be, indeed, that here this sub
lime end is now and then attained,
in fact. We are often made to
feel, with a shivering delight, that
from an earthly harp, are stricken
notes, which could not have been
unfamiliar to angels.
Music is the language spoken by
angels.
Music is the child of prayer; the
companion of religion.
Music loosens the heart that
care has bound.
Music is love in search of word.
Music is the only sensual pleas
ure without vice.
Music is a shower-bath of the
soul, washing away all that is i'm
pure.
In music, all hearts are revealed
to us.
My language is understood all
over the world.
Music is a thing of the soul; a
roselipped shell that murmurs of
the enternal sea; a strange bird
singing the songs Of another shore.
What love is to man, music is to
the arts and to mankind.
Smyrna times., 1947-04-10

After brooding chicks for 8 or 10
weeks, you can look at them and
say what you are, speaks louder
than all the words of advertising I
read about you previously"
Judge Pratt's Hatchery Chicks
on the basis of their performance
under your own conditions-how
many extra eggs they lay-how1
fast they mature into broilers.
Make out your order now for
your choice of New Hampshires,
Barred or White Rocks, Rock x
Hamp cross. You'll get healthy,
livable, productive pullets or cock
erels.
Smyrna times., 1947-04-10

cation. which man may indulge in
to excess without injury to his
moral or religious feelings.
Music is to the mind, as is air to
the body.
Music is a higher manifestation
than all wisdom and philosophy.
Music is the only one of all the
Smyrna times., 1947-04-10
Wesleyan Methodist Church

Rev. Joseph Kephart, pastor OF
the Wesleyan Methodist Church
announces services for the follow
ing week: Wednesday night, pray
er meeting at 7.30 o'clock. Sunday
School on Sunday at 10 AM; morn
ing worship at II PM; song and
evangelistic service at 7.3O.
Smyrna times., 1947-04-10

Music is the first, the simplest,
the most effective of all instru-
ments of moral instructions.
1t is music's lofty mission to
shed light on human soul.
Music washes away from the
soul, the dust of every day life.
Music is the only sensual qualifi-
Smyrna times., 1947-04-10
SMYRNA CLAYTON
V-LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR 1947

HOME AWAY
May 4-Kenton May 11-at Ceciton
May Is Mddletown May 25- st. Georges
June chesapeake City May 30-at Delaware City
June 8-Glasgow 15-at Warwick
June 22-Delaware City June 29-at Chesapeake City
July 4-Cecilton July Cat Middletown
July 13-Odessa July 20 at Glasgow
July 27-Warwick August Sat Kenton
August 10-St. Georges August 17-at Odessa
All Sunday afternoon and holiday gamesMay 30 and July A.
will start at Daylight Saving Time The SmyrnaClay
ton home games will be played the Smyrna High School
diamond Frazier Street.
Evening star., 1947-04-24

Illustrative story. Hero of this one
is Orson Welles, a good and ever
lasting friend Of Gotten. Unlike
Jefferson, however, Welles only
thought he had privacy In the in
stance Gotten recalled.
'T don't know whether you know
It," he began, "but Orson is afraid
of cats. We have one, and it is al
ways rather dramatic when Orson
comes to visit. We've overheard a
number of incidents involving Orson
and the cat. One of the funniest of
these goes back to a day when he
and the cat were in the garden alone,
and getting along badly.
at was wonderful to listen-in on
the feud, with Orson speaking to
the cat in his most Olympian voice:
Look, kitty. why don't you 90 out
into the street and play. Out with
the automobiles, with the nice warm
asphalt under your soft little paws.
THAT failing, Orson tried to take
our setter dog into partnership with
him against the cat. This CONVEX
sation, with Orson doing the talk
ing and the dog listening, went like
this: Jack (the settlers name) that
cat is usurping your place in the
affections of this house. I warn
you, Jack, that unless you do some
thing, you soon will be homeless.
Don't say I did not tell you"
In time, the Cottens think, Welles
will learn that no matter how much
he may move audiences with his
voice, he has no effect whatever
upon cats.
In the meantime, as his happy
host and hostess on numerous oc-
casions, they find the duel greatly
amusing.
\ X
AS for themselves, the Cottens did
not come here in connection with
any promotion for "Duel In the
Sun" They came, instead, to visit
Evening star., 1947-04-24
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National-"Dear Ruth; $3.50 pm
Screen.
Ambassador-"Lov and Learn,
1:2o, 1925, $50. 1880 and $40 pm
Capitol-''Ramrod";; II am, las
4:30, tbs and 10 pm. Stage shows
l, 3:45, $50 and 9:15 pm.
Columbia -" "The Red House.:
11:10 am, lis, 800, 5:25, 7:35 and
9:45 pm.
Earle-"Love and Learn; 11:2O
am, 1:25, $3.50, $40, 7:45 and s:55
pm.
Hippodrome THE Ghost Goes
West; 2:25, 4:2o, 6:10, 8 and $50
pm.
Keith's-"The Best Years of Our
Lives; 11:15 am, 2:40, sos and
$3.50 pm.
Little-"Henry the Fifth; 2..3o
and $3.50 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Locket";; 11:2o
am, 1:25, $3.50, 5:35, TAO and 9:45
pm.
Palace 1.-THE Yearling":: 11:o5
am, lao, Ais, 6:55 and $50 pm
Pix-"Bridge of San Luis Rey";;
$3.50, 6:35 and $40 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts
Continuous from 10:15 am.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
A-24 THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c.
~.
Gotten Repertory of Lore
Covers Even Washington
By Joy cormody

wealth of material in luncheon session with the Joseph
Cotters probably should be
lsed only poshumous Perhaps until extinct
Actually there nothing Coens say that six
year-od gay~nnocence
about them that
Evening star., 1947-04-24

their friends the Clark Cliffords
through whom Gotten learned the
Jefferson mound story.
They are In the East for his work
in Portrait Of Jenny" being shot
In New York. When there is an
interruption, they go dashing off
for few days vacation. So far,
they have had days in New Eng
land, Virginia and Washington.
They drive on these trips, travelling
only by secondary, or tertiary, roads.
Mrs. Gotten admits she is a congen-
ital enemy of main highways.
On the subject of themselves, the
Cottens find a kind of footloose Joy
in getting about because they never
have personal housing problem.
They are always falling into" COM
Portable, If not lavish, places to live.
For their six months in New York
they have the apartment of John
Houseman on West Ninth street. He
was about to surrender the lease
when the Cottens told him they
were coming East.
"And you know" Mrs. Gotten
says, that's our old neighborhood
in New York, In Joe's beginning days
with the Mercury theater.
The old butcher remembered us,
as if it were yesterday, instead OF
10 years since we went to Holly
wood"