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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-15

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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21
Local Boy Racks Up Seven Of
Is First Downs Made By
North Eleven
Schmidt Justifies Selection As
Only Class 3 Player In
Select Group

Neil Schmidt specifically, and
Bluffton High schools rugged brand
of football which carried the 1916
team on which he was a star thru
an undefeated season, came off the
field at Canton last Friday night
with the lions share of the honors
IN the annual all-star Ohio high
school football game.
Although he was the first Glass B
player ever to break into the select
circle of players chosen for the all
star game, Schmidt covered himself
with glory to emerge as the star of
the North team which was held to
GO tie by the Southerners.
Probably because he came from
Glass B competition, Schmidt was
not in the starting lineup, and he
did not get a chance to break into
action until an injury was suffered
by the starting tailback late in the
first quarter.
From that point, however, Bluff
toms Schmidt was the only man on
the field who was not relieved, and
he more or less bore the entire brunt
Of the North teams offensive attack,
in addition to doing the punting for
the eleven and capably handling the
safety man assiunYaeuf
The Pirates 1916 ace, who had
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21
HARMON FIELD NOTES

Junior league softball ended last
week with the Giants walking off
with the pennant. After dropping the
first two games of the season, the
Giants then picked up Is wins with
only four additional losses along the
route.
Next in line were the Cardinals,
sporting a 14-win, 10-loss record. The
Red Birds and the Giants had neck
to-neck battle all through the season,
and the pennant winner was not de-
cided until the last two weeks.
Third place was taken by the Pi-
rates, who began their winning ways
too late in the season to be a serious
contender. Their nine wins and 15
losses were followed closely by the
Yankees with a seven won and II
lost record.
Jim Howe won the batting crown
being the only regular to hit over
900 per cent. His sos record topped
Bob Which, who was runnerup with
a good .553 per cent.
Lyman Hofstetter topped the
league in home runs with IL to his
credit. Following close behind was
Kent Stonehill with 10.
Roger Linden topped the league in
triples, pounding out five for the
season. Bob Which and Charles
Stonehilr each had four for second
spot.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21

Fisher, Kenneth Dearth, Jess and
Charley Manges, Carl Young, Martin
Schmidt, Dallas Yoakam, Lendon
Basinger and Roy Clements.
Heading the project are Ed Root
and Ural Ellenberger.
Circulate Petitions For Watershed
Conservacy District
Persons circulating petitions on the
proposed Maumee Watershed Con-
sevacy District are being urged to
complete their work and return peti-
tions by August %.
Silas Diller and Raymond Stratton
are handling the petitions locally and
persons not yet having an oppor-
tunity to sign up are urged to see
either Of these two men at once.
Defiance county commissioners,
who are sponsoring the campaign
throughout Northwestern Ohio say
the first 1S petitions have been re-
turned bearing 610 signatures. This
is 10 more than the 500 required to
secure a court hearing. A goal of
5000 signatures has been set for the
area.
Last Saturday local petitions con-
tanned approximately 40 signers. The
program locally has been endorsed
by the town council.
While the necessary petitions have
been circulated and the required
number of signatures have been OBJ
tanned, the matter will be left to the
Is common pleas judges of the
counties involved, who will appoint
three-nan board to manage the
conservancy district if it is approved
by them.
In discussing the proposed district,
the commissioners pointed out a
statement by Dana Porter, minister
of planning and development of the
province of Ontario, Canada.
Each furrow, each small pond,
each resting place for water, each
patch of grass is a minute storage
basin and a sort of SPONGE" accord
ing to Porter.
"When taken all together, they
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21
Richland Center

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Basinger
and family and Amos Basinger at
tended a funeral of relative in
Berne, Ind. last Thursday.
Miss Joice Courtney of Lima is
spending this week with her grand
mother, Mrs. ]. l. Luginbuhl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Chidester
and family spent Friday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wingate
and daughter of Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam, Boegli, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Core and family
and Miss Mary Gratz spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Gratz.
Mrs. Mary Matter spent last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Follas and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fridley and
Mrs. Rhuel Kohler were Sunday
dinner guests of Mrs. Sam Kohler
and daughter,
Mrs. Sam Daley of Findlay spent
Sunday night and Monday at the
Dwight Daley home.
Gene Kohler is spending a couple
of weeks visiting relatives in Ur-
bana, Ohio and will also attend the
State Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Basinger and
daughters and Mrs. Martha Basinger
called Sunday afternoon on Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Basinger of Col.
Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Luginbuhl
spent the week end with Mrs. ]. |.
! Luginbuhl. Other Sunday dinner
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Grant and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Russell and
son Larry of Lebanon, Ohio, were
Thursday night guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Myers and son.
Mrs. Leonard Gratz and Mrs.
Minnie Moser spent Thursday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. David
Moser.
MIR. and Mrs. Kenneth Chidester
asd family, Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
Chidester and family were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Chidester.
Mrs. Sam Kohler and daughter
were last Tuesday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Menno Geiger and
daughter.
Mrs. Ella DilIman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Don Dillman and family and Mrs.
Martha Rasinger spent Sunday even
ing at the Amos and Weldon Lugin-
buhl home.
mr.. and Mrs. Reno Gratz and mr..
and Mrs. Wilford Gratz and daugh-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21
BluftOn High Grid Ace Stars As North South Tie &C

earned his all-star berth on the
basis of stellar play last fall, proved
his selection was not a mistake IS he
reeled off exactly seven of the Is
first downs made by the North team
during the course of the game, and
in Is ball-carrying attempts had a
net gain of some Is yards
AS safety man, he intercepted a
South pass late in the third quarter
to spike an attempted scoring
threat, and on one punt return
romped % yards UPHELD from his
own eight before being forced out
of bounds.
Newspaper articles from cities in
all parts of the state were loud in
his praise, and one large metropoli-
tan daily summed up his perform
ance as follows:
Real discovery of the game was
Neil Schmidt, of Bluffton, only
player on either squad from a Glass
B school. Schmidt went into the
North backfield when Lou SeQuella
of Youngstown, was injured early
in the game. He and Pucci did
most of the running with Schmidt
looking wonderful"
The North team almost missed
Schmidt's services for the big show,
because of his Glass B rating, for
the all-star team ordinarily is Sc
lected only from All-Ohio post-sea-
son squads made up of Class A
players. Selections are made by
newspaper syndicates.
In checking with the all-star COM
mittee, a Canton nwspaper learned
Schmidt was chosen because wide
spread reports showed him the finest
Class B football player in the state
His emergence as star of the all
star tilt brought to Bluffton addi-
tional prominence as a standout
school in the production of unusual
SPORTS records.
At the same time it was the sec
ond year in a row that a Western
Buckeye league player, who got his
chance only because of injury to a
starter, turned out to be the star
of the contest.
Last year at Toledo, st. Mary's
Huwer was North's best ground
gamer, after he, like Schmidt, broke
into the lineup because of injury to
a more-favored back. From that
point, Huwer took over, and this
year Schmidt provided a repetition
of the same procedure.
Successive-year performances of
that nature have branded the West
ern Buckeye league as one of the
toughest conferences lin the state
Bluffton, defending champion of the
loop, is the only Class B member
competing entirely against Class A
teams
As for the game, North scored
first after four minutes of play
taking advantage of South tumble
to set up the scoring opportunity
South's tally, later in the period
also came as the result of a tumble
Of five Allen county players or
the North squad, Schmidt and Ed
Basinger, Lima South end, were the
only two who were used as work,
horses. Bill Sharp, Lima Central
back, broke into the game on a few
occasions, and two other Lima Cen,
tral linemen saw action briefly.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21

Bob Which with 13 and c. Stone
hill with 10 were tops in banging
out doubles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21

Donald Range of Hardin county
is the new Allen county game pro-
tector it was announced the first of
the week. Range succeeds A. ]. Lut-
terbein, of Beayerdam, former game
protector. The change was made fol-
lowing a civil service examination.
a*a
Area coon hunters are assured
good sport this fall with a sizeable
ringtail restocking program nearing
completion. State reared raccoon
from the Milan coon farm are being
distributed in the area by protectors.
This release along with the 40 coon
purchased and released by the
Sportsmen's club last spring follow
ing the close of hunting season
should make plenty of action for fol-
lowers of the hound.
A. J. Lutterbein brought over four
coon from the Allen County allot-
ment Friday. .-.z
Four more coon, portion of the
Hancock county quota, were con-
signed to Bluffton for release by
game protectors Curly Oil and Gene
Copeland last Friday. The coon were
turned loose by Jess Manages and Al
bert Garmatter.
Pheasant Restocking Program Starts
Wing shooters, like coon hunters,
can look forward to improved hunt
ing conditions. Members of the club
raising pheasant chicks report ex-
cellent success this year. OF the 300
chicks consigned to the club only a
very few birds were lost during the
rearing program.
First birds to be released this
season were those raised on the Ray
Lora farm. Under Lora's supervision
3S chicks out of 40 in his custody
reached maturity and were released
last week. This is fine report and
from all indications others rearing
chicks will meet with similar success.
Other club members engaged in
the chick rearing program are Roy
Rogers, Shorty Anderson, Howard
Edinger, Thomas Koontz, Charles
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21

Combines should be checked and
adjusted after small grain is cut
and before soybean harvest is start
ed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21

ter Sharon called Friday evening on
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz.
Mrs. Ben Schiffke and family call
ed Friday afternoon on Mrs. Rhuel
Kohler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Reynold and
son David of New Mexico, Mrs.
Mary Matter, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Craig and daughter Joan and son
Russell and Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Gratz were Monday evening visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Amstutz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21

Careless handling in hot weather
may change $50 worth of market
hog into a worthless carcass. Fat
hogs quickly become overheated.
Patience and water are cheap.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21
CONSERVATION AFFAIRS

Happenings Affecting Woods, Waters and Wildlife
By THE BLuFFToN COMMUNITY sPoRTsMEN's cLuB INC
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21

have the effect of millions Of tiny
dams. Moreover, methods that check
the run-off of water and absorb the
water in the soil, at the same time
check the loss of topsoil.
"The greatest ravage of floods, is
not the flooded cellars, the broken
bridges, the submerged roads and
the extinguished furnaces. The great
est and most permanent damage is
from the loss of topsoil."
Jim Hugus Pulls In 5Ii LIB. Bass
Jim Hugus of Rawson came up
with a fine catch at Shank's quarry
Sunday, pulling in a five and one
half pound bass that measured p
inches in length.
What's more, Hugus has plenty
of witnesses and pictures to show
for his efforts. r. K. Derrickson,
superintendent of the Rawson school,
was on hand to snap photographs.
Hugus said he used jitterbug as
bait
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-08-21
LEGAL, NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE
In the Court of Common Pleas of Alien
County, Ohio. Case No. 1856. Ola Bishop.
Plaintiff We Jefferson Monroe Bishop, Defend
ant The defendant who resides at p. o.
Box If70. Stockton. California. will take
notice thai on The End day of July. fe47, the
plaintiff filed her action in the above en-
titled case for divorce. The defendant is re-
quired to answer on or before September /.
l947. after which said action viii be for
hearing.
OLA BISHOP
IS BY Light & Siferd Her Attorneys
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-16
Kew Construction
 In Airports May
 Prove Big Boon

HAGERSTOWN, Md, April b. -iR-Millions of dollars may event. ually be saved in airport con- struction through development of a new roller-caster landing gear for light airplanes, Fairchild Avia- ton Company engineers said to- day.
 Planes equipped with the new gear can land in strong cross winds and thus would eliminate the need for, secondary or cross wind runways on small airports said Charles Planck, of the Civil Aeronautics Administration which asked Fairchild to build the ap- paratus.
 Company engineers pointed to a Fairchild primary trainer, one of the two planes employing the new swivel wheels, capable of landing in cross gusts which would flip an ordinary plane on it's back.
 The gear, they explained, per mits the pilot to crab into the wind, and when his plane hits the runway, the wheels swivel in the line of least resistance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-16
SHATTERED NAVY OF JAPAN NOW READY 70 BE DISTRIBUTED

WASHINGTON, April 15 -tR- Nearly 20 months after V-J day the remnants of Japan's shattered navy are ready for equal division among four allied war victors.
 The United States has informed Britain, Russia and China that 239 destroyers and smaller ships a.c in sound enough condition to war rant distribution, the State De partment announces.
 Gen Douglas MacArthur re- ported that l40 are ready for i'm mediate delivery. Tfey will be distributed by lot at drawing 70 be held in Tokyo at some fu- ture date, and delivered to desig- mated Pacific ports by Japanese crews. The other craft are being used for the time being at various occupation tasks.
 Those of Japans battleships, cruisers and other larger craft which remained seaworthy after their wartime pounding already have Eeen scrapped or are in the process of destruction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-16

constructive tax program Now that another Leg isatve Session has and gone without the enact men of such law, the question again comes to mind Who is responsible for this faure?"
 Some would answer, 'the fish interests That certainly is not true for it stands every time there is deficiency, tax is slapped on the fish ing industry. Naturally, they would welcome Terri tory-wide tax program that would lift some of the pressure and burden from the salmon industry.
 Some would answer, "our Legislators" Again we feel that the correct Four years ago. the majority of Legislators went to Juneau reaz- ing that tax program must be worked out Tor the Territory. Some favored property tax others a sales tax with probably the majority favoring the less painless but more equitable income tax But when the Legislators reached Juneau they found that the Governor had tax program of his own and that they must pass his program or else.
 And If you think he didn't mean "or else wit his of the Consolidated School District Bill two years ago. after it had passed by overwhelming jority both Houses and all because the tax pro- vision in the bill wasn't written exactly the way the Governor wanted it.
 During the last session, net gold tax law was passed to replace the gross gold tax. The new law designed to help the small miner to encourage new mining development and to increase the overall revenue to the Territory. But the Governor vetoed it with very fancy ninepage brief Evidently how ever, the Legislature thought that the refusal of the Senate to pass the Governors Income Tax Bill was underlying for the veto and for the first time in Territorial history they overrode the veto, thereby taking of of the Governors Tor elses
 Alaskans rugged individualists and over a period of years have done credable job of running the Territory and they won't be pushed around or told they must do thus and And this brings us, in the opinion of people who have watched the Juneau leg slatve game for many years, to the answer of why Alaska today hasn't adequate and equitable 1a:: system:
 Because Governor Gruenng has tried to dictate and control the Legislative branch of our Territorial i Government well the Administrative branch.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-16

Deal Congress ls 1932. COP lead CTS counter that it isn't the first 100 days that count, but the last 100. Governor M. E. Thompson of Georgia pulled another last one on Herman Talmadge, also on ex- Democratic treasurer Chip Robert. Chip had unanswered Edgar Dun lap, one of Talmadges cronies, into the chairmanship of the Georgia Jefferson Day dinner, but Governor Thompson demanded that he be removed He was. unpopular Russian Ambassador Gromyko will be recalled to Moscow for consul tation. Congressional leaders are already talking about special session of Congress this fall to wind up what they couldn't accom- plish this spring. former As sistant Attorney General Dan Duke, who prosecuted the Ku KluX Klan, will be candidate for governor of Georgia.
 (coPYRIGHT, 1947, BELL SYNDICATE. INc)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-16
Health and Efficiency
Cincinnati EnQuirerl

The efficiency of power in industry is one of the pertinent problems of the day. Thinking along this line almost invariably concerns itself with unionsm and kindred matters Yet the field of em- poyee health offers tremendous and usually ignored possibilities for improving manpower efficiency.
 This isn't matter of mere conjecture. It can be proved by actual experience of induStriaists who have adopted effective factory health programs. Just before the reports in survey made by the Ma tiona Association of Manufacturers showed that health programs had reduced accident frequency by 449 per cent; cccLpatona diseases by 62S per cent labor turnover by 273 cent; absenteeism by 297 per cent and compensation insurance premiums by 238 per cent It hardly need be pointed outs that those percentages meant dollars-and many of them saved in manufacturing labor costs.
 The typical undertakings in occupational disease prevention program include control of toxic and irritant materials plant housekeeping and San- taticn programs maintenance of locker and rest rooms and periodic checkup of illumination.
 Manufacturers and ndustrialists obtain free advice and assistance in such work from the Division of Industrial Hygiene of the Ohio Department Of Health, according to announcement by H. Gardner Bourne Jr., District Industrial Hygiene Engineer A district office has been established in Middletown to serve industry in Cincinnati and Southwestern Ohio Inquiries, MT Bourne said solicited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-16
REPUBLICANS WORK
 SECRETLY

Plenty of fireworks exploded ln- side the House Labor Committee before it approved the tough labor control bill last weekend. Husky, redheaded Ray Madden of Indiana, Democrat, set off most Of the fire works with a protest against being excluded from secret meetings while Republican colleagues whipped the labor bill into shape.
 The Indiana Congressman charg- ed that he hadn't been shown a copy of the labor bill until two hours" before chairman Fred Hart ley of New Jersey called the clcsed- door meeting to vote on it.
 Are we operating under the two- party system or aren't we?" eX- ploded Madden. This is the first time in my experience that a con- mittee chairman has held meetings On legislation without both sides being present.
 Hearings were completed two weeks ago. but not until now when he wants to get vote-has the chairman condescended to call in Democrats. We had no hand in writing this bill. All we knew was what we read in the newspapers. And you expect us to vote-and vote intelligently before we've hardly had a chance to read the bill!"
 Glaring at Chairman Hartley the Indiana Democrat continued:
 T don't know whether the chair man deliberately wanted to be un- fair but I don't like these tactics. Here's a bill that affects the lives of 30 million wage earners ana their families, and you want us to vote on it on two hours notice. Maybe you gentlemen can vote in- telligently. can't.
 Hartley flushed during the scold- ing, but made no reply Finally COP Representative Ralph w. Gwinn Of New York supported Madden. The gentleman is right, he said, in wanting more time to study the bill
 Despite this, the COP majority decided to push the bill through immediately.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-16
20 YEARS AGO FIT fHE EMPIRE
APRIL 16, 1927

16,
 first the decamatory contest Juneau other Southeast Alaska towns Petersburg
 office the preceding night exceed $3OOO Getchel Police succeeding McCoskey J. M Davis Wharg and Sem Jackson assist Driver of the Fire Department in that position the weather the proposed trip of the Territorial Legislature the Taku cannery postponed
 w. and other firms and
  preceding night the Alameda from Ketchkan Special Sunday announced by all churches
 Admiral o'clock with 70 of freight and four days mail from the south
 Weather Highest 34; lowest 32; partly cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-16
LOOK and LEARN SSl B.. GORDON

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