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Smyrna times., 1959-11-12

that there will be an opportun-
ity for Juniors, up to l8 years
of age, to enter the show as
individuals. There will be a.
wards for horticultural exhibits
and for flower arrangements.
This year, for the first time, on
Saturday, June a, there will be
flower Judging, flower arrange
ment and plant Identification
contests with prizes for juniors
only.
The Delaware Flower Show
is one of the first standard
shows to include such an ex-
tensive program for juniors.
Announcement of the plans is
being made very early in the
hope that the boys and girls
will have adequate time to pre-
pare for the show and to obtain
the full benefit from the pro-
gram.
The show is sponsored each
year by the Delaware Fedora
ton of Garden Clubs and the
University of Delaware. Mrs.
Edward Bloom of Wilmington is
general chairman, assisted by
Mrs. Alexander Ulin, also of
Wilmington, as vice-chairman.
Mrs. /. L. Haag, president of
the Delaware Federation of
Garden Clubs and members OF
the Agriculture Department at
the University are among the
advisors to the Flower Show
committee.
Smyrna times., 1959-11-12
Youth Division
Program Okayed
For Flower Show

The Delaware Flower Show,
scheduled for June 4 and 5 at
the University of Delaware Ag-
ricultural Hall, will feature a
unique educational program for
youth groups in Delaware. This
pioneering project, which is be-
ing financed by the Sears Roe
buck Foundation, was described
at a meeting of the Flower
Show committee by Mrs. L. P.
Kelsey, chairman of the Junior
Division of the show.
Youth groups, such as Girl
Scouts, Boy Scouts and All
Clubs all over Delaware, recent
ly received invitations from
Mrs. Kelsey to compete in the
1860 Flower Show. Four cate
gories are available: collection
of seeds; models of a picnic
area as it is sometimes left
and as it should be left; collec-
tion of growing things; and i'll
ustrations depicting birds and
flowers seen during each month
of the year. Any group exhib-
iting in one of these categories
will receive $500 to help de-
fray expenses. Cash prizes will
be given for winning entries.
Mrs. Kelsey has already re-
ceived applications from some
eager groups, and all others
wishing to exhibit should apply,
before December Is, to Mrs. L.
P. Kelsey, los Dallas Ave-, New
ark. They will receive further
details and educational material
to help them prepare their en-
tries and to use in their group
programs.
Mrs. Kelsey also announced
Smyrna times., 1959-11-12
Fire Babysits
Tots Left Alone

We are about to begin an
other fire season. One child
out of every three who dies in
a fire will be alone and help
less when the fire strikes.
At least that is the shocking
history of past fires, according
to the National Fire Protection
Association.
Never leave small children
alone. Even if it's necessary
to leave the house only for a
few minutes, take them with
you unless you can find a neigh
Dor to watch over them, urges
county Extension agent George
K. Vapaa.
If you want to protect your
children from fire at home and
at play, follow these precau-
tions:
l. Make sure baby sitters
have specific instructions in
case of fire. These include or
ders to get the children out OF
the house the instant smoke or
gas is noted and how to do it.
Show them at least two escape
routes from every room, and
tell them how to get in touch
with the fire department, par
ents, doctor and police.
2. Keep young children-two
and under-in constant sight
and mind.
3. Teach older children how
to use and respect fire. They
learn best by your example.
4. Keep your home free OF
fire hazards by regular check
ups. The fire department will
help you in this.
S. Train children of all ages
how to get out of the house
to safety in case of fire. Have
at least two escape routes from
every room, and be sure the
youngsters know these routes
by heart.
Smyrna times., 1959-11-12

season comparable to last year
when 423 deer were killed by
gunners.
The public hunting lands a
long the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal, the Petersburg Wild
life Area, IL miles south of Do
yer, and the Assawoman Wild
life Area in southeastern Sus-
sex County along with all state
forest lands in the State will
furnish good deer hunting for
Sportsmen looking for public
lands on which to hunt.
Hunters are reminded that
they must bring their deer to
a checking station within IL
hours after it is killed. 1t is
permissible and proper to field
dress (gu) the deer as soon as
it is shot. The checking sta
tions are located at the State
Police weighing station at State
Road and the Dover, George
town and Bridgeville State Po-
lice stations. Legal huntin 6
hours are from one hour before
sunrise to one hour after sun
set and shotguns, 20 gauge or
larger, the only legal weapons.
Legal ammunition consists of
buckshot, pumpkinball or rifled
slug. 1t is illegal to possess any
shot smaller than buckshot while
hunting deer. Hunters are re-
minded that it is unlawful to
make use of a dog in the pur-
suit of deer.
Although there have been
some close calls it is a tribute
to Delaware's deer hunters that
there have been no shooting ac-
cidents during any of the open
seasons to date. This is a rec
ord of which we all should be
proud and which we all should
strive to maintain. Look before
you shoot!
Smyrna times., 1959-11-12
Busy Bees Give
State Sweet Tooth

The Delaware State Develop
ment Department, which has
long claimed that The First
State is a sweet" place, finds
some substantiation for this
claim in a recent U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture report to
the effect that Delaware farms
pr due d $4,000 pounds of
sweet" honey, that is-in 1859.
Smyrna times., 1959-11-12
Duck Hunters 'LOOk a Little
Harder and Shoot a Little
Slower"

Harder and Shoot a Little
Slower"
Cripple loss is one of the most
wasteful aspects of waterfowl
shooting. By concentrating on
bagging each bird that is hit by
shot, hunters could make siz-
able contribution to the num-
erical wilfare of the continents
ducks and geese. The implica-
tions of this are revealed in the
following item, prepared by
Philip Barske, Wildlife Man.
agement Institute field repre-
sentative, who has been leading
a campaign to minimize cripple
loss of waterfowl for several
years:
This year, every single duck
is an important duck. BY SIM
ply cutting down on cripple loss
each waterfowler can bag limit
of birds and still save at least
one duck per hunt. Each year
cripple loss runs into the mil.
lions, and it is conservatively
figured that 5 to 7 ducks are
doWned to fill a bag of -four
birds. Multiply this waste by
the army of waterfowl hunters
and we arrive at a crippling loss
of staggering proportions.
1--WE have heard of the prob
lens on the major waterfow
breeding grounds and the 1885
Smyrna times., 1959-11-12

Busy bees in 5000 colonies did
the job, producing an average
of "a pounds per hive. How
ever, some of the Delaware bees
apparently did not work as
hard in 1859 as they did in
1858 for this year honey pro-
duction was 5000 pounds less
than that of the previous year,
notes the Development Depart
ment.
Smyrna times., 1959-11-12

that ever entered hotel through
the front door and he proved it.
The sportsman landed a 325-
pound swordfish in San Diego
waters and at the end of the
cruise rushed back to the hotel
to report his prize catch. Under
Smyrna times., 1959-11-12

stress of heckling from doubt
ing Thomases who confronted
him, he returned to the dock,
hoisted the fish into his car,
drove back to the hotel and
hauled his catch into the lobby.
Smyrna times., 1959-11-12
Proves Fish Story

DR.. Alex R. Anderson, Van
Nuys, Calf, veterinarian, told
the biggest fish story of his life
recently. He claimed sole own
ership rights to the first fish
Smyrna times., 1959-11-12
Delaware Deer Season

The Delaware Deer Season
for this year will be open No
vember l3 and IA, 1859.
Conditions throug hout the
State point to a deer hunting
The Arizona post., 1959-12-25

THE SLAVINS captured
first half honors in the Cen
ter's Bantam Mixed Bowling
League at Copa. Dorson's
were runner-up 11a games be-
hind.
Paul Wa rner' S Ill and
Bruce Amster's ITO were top
singles and Mike Sirota's 2O9
and Amster's 1876 were top
series results for December
II. Mike Sirota's 1926 and
Barry Slavin's 1O9-198 were
best for December 18. Paul
Warmers 145 and Bruce Am
ster's 245 are league single
and double marks to date.
Mike Sirota's 40 and Barry
Slavin's 80 and Paul Warmers
80 top the hi-average depart
ment for the first half.
Final first half standings
are:
The Arizona post., 1959-12-25

JERUSALEM, (JTA)-The
Israel Treasury has decided
to abolish the requirement
that all foreigners must de-
clare their holdings of cur
rency on arrival. The move
was expected to ease a bur-
den for tourists,
The Arizona post., 1959-12-25
FINAL LEAGUE
STANDINGS

All physical education class
es at the Center will 60 on as
usual through the holidays.
Glasses will end the week of
January Is as the winter
spring session begins on JAN
uary 18. The gymnasium will
open at II am. daily through
out the vacation period for
open gym.
BOWLING CORN Err -
HoWard's Salon of Beauty has
opened up a 61a game lead
over Speedway Sporting
Goods with just four weeks
remaining in the Center Wom-
ems Bowling first half of the
season. December 10 results
were: Nancy Sirota and Ar
lene Weinstein's 168 hi-Single,
followed by Hope SilveStri'S
153. Hi-Series Nancy Sirota's
4O6 and Hope Silvestri's 403.
Anita Feldman's 167-410 and
Arlene WeinStein'S 156-418
were top scores for December
II. Arlene Weinstein has TAX
en- over the hi-average depart
ment after IA weeks of bowl
ing from Dee Cohen by one
point 124-123. Nancy Sirota
The Arizona post., 1959-12-25

for Sundays and Tuesdays.
League play will start shortly.
A program of SlimnasticS
for the ladies started recently
on Mondays from $40 pm.
Eileen Hardin instructs the
slimnastics class. Following
the exercise period will be
badminton and volleyball.
Paul Ash, champion United
States weightlifter, will in
-Struct a ten week session of
weightlifting at the Center be-
ginning Monday, January 18
at Z pm. The class will meet
Mondays and Thursdays in
the gymnasium weight room.
All boys Is years of age and
older are eligible to join.
Z.B.T. and Tucson A.Z.A.
captured the recently conclud-
ed Center's Flag F 90 b all
League "a" and "B" Divisions
respectively. Z.B.T. downed
the Oldtimers 1877, Tau Delta
ga" defeated Hillel 70, and
Tau Delta "AA" edged by
-JolSon A.Z.A. "a" 10 in "a"
Division games. Tucson Az.
"A. beat JolSon A.Z.A. 1876,
while Brandeis A.Z.A. nipped
Tau Delta "B" 70.
The Arizona post., 1959-12-25

also has a 1913 average fol-
lowed by Hope Silvestri's 12O.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team Won Lost
HOWard'S Salon of
Beauty ...---..-....... 35h 161a
Speedway Sporting
Goods .... % "a
Levinson's Sport
ing Goods .-...... 251a 261A
Torchy's Drive
In Liquors .--.-... Is 81
The Arizona post., 1959-12-25
The
Sports
Page
BY Woody Cohen

BY Woody Cohen
The mems vOeyball program got under way recently
and looks like we're heading for quite The Sunday
voleyba is from 10 to and the Tuesday
evening group from $40 pm There also Thursday
to 13O pm group Organized leagues being formed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
Beavers Face Albion, Heidelberg,
Tough League Game With Wilmington

contender, has lost most of their
stars and starters but they start
ed out on the right track when
they clipped Denison. (The Quak-
erS were, in fact, one of four
MOL teams to whip clubs from
the bigger Ohio conference last
week. Defiance, Findlay and Ohio
Northern were the others).
Bluffton tries to join this club
next Monday night at Tiffin when
they tackle Heidelberg, rarely a
basketball power. This year
seems to be no exception as they
took a good walloping from Ohio
Northern in their opener. The
Beavers licked the Princes two
out of three last year, including
victory in the Inflated BC
Christmas tournament.
Albion also has never been a
strong basketball power. The
club which they bring to Found
ers hall is the same one which
clipped the Beavers 57-56 last
year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
Lafayette Defense
Dents BeuUer Plans

/ Tight under the basket defense
by Lafayette combined with some
of-key shooting by Beaverdam' S
big men gave the Wolves a 40
35 surprise over the Beavers in
the Northwest conference opener
last Friday.
The Beavers were able to set
up shots but they did very little
with these opportunities. When
the outside men turned cold, the
Lafayette defenders tightened up
on the inside men, keeping them
from getting any under-the-bas-
ket bunnies.
Beaverdam hit only 27 per cent
of their shots (12 of 44) while
Lafayette converted 16 of 80 from
the field, a highly satisfactory 55(
per cent.
Powerful Dick Fleming scored
"a points for the Wolves. He gave
his club a big push in the second
half when he Slipped away from
the Beaverfdam man-for-man de.
fense Sdnd got several of his spe.
ciaaIized layups.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
Merchants Dump
ICridersville 56-38
For Second Win

Holding steady hand on Cri-
dersville Recreation through the
entire game, the Bluffton Mer-
chants boosted their Ma ior league
mark to 2-1 with a 56-38 win last
Thursday.
The Merchants marched to a
41-23 lead at the end of the third
period, then relaxed to hold their
challengers even the rest of the
way.
Jack Callahan punpd in Is
points to lead Bluffton and Wade
Lehman helped out with 10. Don
Oates had nine, Jack Fields, Don
Schmidt and Morris Groman
scored six each and Mac Nc
Dowell had four.
Facing what seems to be a
breather this Thursday, the Mer-
chants tackle the New Hamp.
shire club.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10

Angered by their opening night
throwaway, the Bluffton Beavers
have three chances for redemp-
ton in the next week before they
fold up their tents for Christmas
vacation.
Two of the games will be at
home, one an important Mid
Ohio league match with Whining
ton next Wednesday night. Their
road game sends them to Heidel-
berg next Monday night.
The Beavers must get up OF
get out in the Mid-Ohio league
chase and after Wednesday,
game they should know whether
they will be up or out. Last Sat.
urday's 110-107 whipping from
Ashland clouded their picture
considerably. Another defeat
could have them playing palsy,
walsy with impossibly weak Ce-
darville in the basement of the
league, well out of the first di-
vision which they were fondly
cycling a week ago.
Wilmington, a reEllar 1-2-;
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10

In contrast to Fleming's 10 of
Is from the field, Beaverdam's
Bob Welch and Tom Bassitt, us
ually good scorers, each hit only
two of IL.
Beaverdam won the rebounding
game and the free throw game
but fat series of turrovers and
their own inability to hit the good
shots cost them a chance to step
off on the right foot in the NWC.
Gary Beck led their scorers
with nine points. lWelch and Jim
Lewis had seven, Bassitt and
Dwaine Hok had six each.
Beayefdam reserves sneaked
away with another victory 31-29.
CONFER FRIDAY
Inability to win the opener
could be very costly to the Bea-
vers. They meet Conner and Del
phos Jefferson, two of the three
most powrful clubs in the league
in the next two weeks. They
could find themselves owning a
O-3 league mark before they even
get off their feet "a cruel ending
to preseason hopes which were
the highest they have been in
several seasons.
Conner, their Friday night op-
ponent, feels the pressure equal
1y, however. They faced Delphos
in the opener and came out on
the short end of a 61-57 count.
Another early defeat can also
eliminate them.
Their two big men are rugged
Denny Harrod and Darrell Long.
Making the plays and leading the
defense is Don Bridges, the most
advanced sophomore in the NWC.
Long can be dangerous with a
soft jump shot, equally effective
with ei er hand. Harrod' S
strength is on the backboards
and he also has a good scoring
touch from inside.
Going for the Beavers will be
the home court advantage plus
a certainty that they will be hit
ting more than q per cent OF
their shots.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
Openers in NWC
Shock Several
PseudO-Experts

Opening night upsets and sur
prises ratified the brains of sew
eral self-appointed experts on the
Northwest conference, including
the entire sports staff at The
Bluffton News.
The most surprised ball clubs
were Elida, Beaverdam and
Spencerville.
Bluffton arose from the dust to
smite Elida 51-3S, after being a
As point underdog by the highly
unreliable method of comparative
scores against Shawnee.
Beaverdam could do nothing
with Lafayette's strong Dick
Fleming and had their fine four
game winning streak shattered at
the worst time, in the league
opener.
Spencerville, once counted on
to be a title contender, had ev-
erything they could do to defeat
weak Harrod 54-53 in an over
time.
Most important game was Del
phos Jeff's 61-57 victory over
Conner. The unbeaten Wildcats
are solid favorites to win the
league and their hard-earned win
boosted them ahead of the club
figured to be one of their two
closest rivals.
Things went strictly according
TO form as Bath clipped out
methodical 40-35 win over Ada,
last years champion.
Game of the week on Friday
night has Bluffton taking a shot
at Delphos Jeff. Beaverdam tries
to recapture responsibility when
they meet Conner, one of their
toughest assignments. Other
games are Spencerville at Elida,
Bath at Harrod and Lafayette at
Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
Six Beavers Earn
AU-OhiO Mention

Six BlufftOn Beavers earn.
ed honorable mention on the
All-Ohio college team selected
last week by United Press
International.
End Ron Lora, tackle Jim
Weaver, guard Harold Gar.
verick, center Duke Snyder,
quarterback Joe Urich and
fulIback John Weber were
mentioned for the UPI all.
state squad. All six men
made first team spots on the
all-league club selected last
month by Mid-Ohio coaches.
Findlay tackle Herm Alex
ander and guard Rich LOund-
er both got third team spots,
the highest ratings for any
Mid-Ohio players. Six other
MOL players also earned hon
Orable mention.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
Bowling Ent,
2 al
Come in SlO,an &

Several entries hs = o'tdy
come in for the ham vi
ing tournament to I neId al
South Gate Lanes next month I'm.
der sponsorship of the Beaver.
dam Lions club.
At least 200 teams are expect
ed to roll in the tournament, the
first major affair to be sponsored
at the local alleys since their
opening a year ago.
The tournament carries a first
prize of $3.50, not $50 as The
Bluffton News had it in a mis-
print last week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10

Exploding in the fourth quar-
ter for 10 straight points, the
Bluffton Pirates opened their
Northwest conference year with
a 51-38 win over Elida.
Ragged and careless in the
first half, the Pirates opened up
a little in the third quarter, then
fired all their guns in the last
quarter.
Aggressive defense held the
Bulldogs to only two field goals
in the last Is minutes of
the game. Elida's major threat,
Roger Bowers, was held score
less from the field after the first
quarter.
The rebounding skills of Chuck
Baber and Rudy Steiner had
Bluffton in control of the ball for
most of the game, but the Pi-
rates had only spotty success un-
til the start of the fourth period.
They led 1894, then George
Burkholder got two baskets, Buck
Schiffke, Baber and Steiner got
one apiece and the game was
clinched.
Elida didn't score in the first
five minutes of the last quarter
and their total effort in the fourth
period was a measly four free
throws.
A balanced effort gave the Pi-
rates an even scoring spread.
with one man after another TAX
ing over the load. Ken Logan,
who came off the bench, was the
first to do anything serious, as
he scored six points to keep the
Pirates in the game in the sec
ond period.
When Elida came hustling out
to grab a 1924 lead in the Sec
ond half, Bluffton came back with
eight quick points to take the
lead for the rest of the night.
Burkholder tied the score with
a jump shot, Steiner hit two quick
Dummies and Dave Bash jammed
in a push shot to give Bluffton a
1926 lead.
Burkholder touched off the last
period push, then transferred the
load to Steiner and Schiffke, who
spread their efforts evenly
throughout the game.
Bowers, Elida'S top scorer, was
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
PIG Loses Third
In League PLAY

Pandora-Gilboa lost their third
straight Putnam county league
game Friday night when Ft
Jennings loafed to a 1888 vic.
tory.
Bad as things were, the 81
points marked a scoring peak
for the Rockets this year. Nc.
Daniels scored eight to lead the
losers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
Bluffton's Hustle Amazes Sluggish EIida
And Pays Off With 5l-38 Conference Win

held to II points and scored only
five free throws after the first
quarter. Terry Kundert helped
him out with 10 points.
Peppery Larry Dillman led a
fourth period rally that gave the
Bluffton reserves a 1927 win in
the opener. Bluffton should have
had a 27-25 win. but a mixup on
the clock had the game running
overtime for a full minute.
Dillman scored II TO lead the
reserves, Steve Basinger had
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
GRDDER DRAFTED

Giant Herm Alexander, who
has completed four years as a
powerful tackle for the Findlay
college Oilers has been drafted
by the Dallas Texans of the new
ly organized American Football
league.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
Beaverdam
Cage Schedule

Two Junior High games are
scheduled by Beaverdam cagers
between now and Christmas as
well as three varsity games.
On December 10 the Junior
team entertainS Conner and on
December IL they play at Bath.
The varsity is host to Conner on
December IL, play at Delphos-
Jefferson on December 18 and
meet Pandora-Gilboa on the local
floor December q.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10

THE OHIO DIVISION OF FOR
ESTRY has announced the sale
of 5000 board feet of marked
standing timber, from a 200-acre
area in Shawnee State Forest,
Scioto and Adams counties. Most
of the timber was hardwood.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
This Weeks Slate

Thursday: Bluffton junior
high at SpeHcervilIe junior
high.
Friday: Albion at BC,
Founders hall. BIufftOn high
at Delphos Jefferson.
Saturday: Bluffton at Cory.
Rawson.
Monday: Bluffton college at
Heidelberg.
Wednesday: Wilmington at
BIC, Founders hall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
ELECTED TRUSTEE

John Romey, former Bluffton
village solicitor, has been elected
a trustee of the Allen County Bar
association and a member of the
executive committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10

eight, Larry Marshall six. Ron
Michel three, Ray Ruggley two
and Tony Travis one.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10

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