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PAGE EIGHT
Scholastic basketball will be a for
gotten sport in Bluffton until after
the close of the Christmas holidays,
there being no games scheduled for
either the high school or the college
until the latter part of the first week
of January.... Bluff ton High’s next
start will be on Friday, Jan. 5, when
the Pirates tangle with Wapakoneta
on the Indians’ court....The College
will not swing into action again until
Thursday, January 11, when Findlay
will be played at Findlay.
Mr. and Mrs. John Althaus are hap
py over the arrival of a son, since
Tuesday.
D. A. Hemley, of Toledo, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. C. Herrmann. Mrs.
R. R. Detweiler, of Indiana, one of
the new instructors in Bluffton college
has rented the Betzner home.
Henry Reiter and family, who have
a winter home in Upland, Calif., are
home for the summer at Mt. Cory.
Mr. Reiter likes the winter climate
in California very well.
Mrs. Philip Hincky, formerly known
in this community as Rhoda Lugi
bihl, and for some years a missionary’
in China, will speak in the First
Mennonite church next Sunday at the
evening service.
.E. Lugibill, who was in a hospital
in Toledo for several month:
ed Thursday in
bile and stood
well.
SHORT SPORTS
In four of five games Bluffton
High’s scores have been almost iden
tical.... Against Vaughnsville, Ada
and Rawson the Pirates made 26
points (in each game), and when the
Dillerman tangled with Salem they
got 27....In the other game, Bluff
ton’s score against Lima South was
36.
Wilmington, which dropped out of
the fading Northwest Ohio conference
William D. Turner, one of the well
known and influential citizens of Mt.
Cory, died at his late home at that
place last Saturday night, after a
brief illness, aged 74 years, one month
and 25 days.
Misses Ila Grindell, Florence Wil
son, Ora Kimmel, Pearl Bogart and
Lillian Zehrbach were entertained at
the home of Zoe Lugibill on the eighth
of November, in honor of Loa Same’s
twentieth birthday anniversary.
H. L. Romey drew up the necessary
papers Saturday transferring the 40
acres of land recently purchased of
Eli Motter, from John S. Amstutz,
south of towm. The consideration was
$3,400
At the recent election J. P. Bailey
was elected common pleas judge of
Putnam county over Julius Ogan. Mr.
Mailey is an Allen county boy, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bailey,
near Beaverdam.
Dr .and Mrs. H. O. Frederick wel
comed a new son into their home on
Main street, Saturday morning.
Mrs. James T. Begg and daughter,
Miss Eleanor, of Columbus Grove,
spent Sunday with T. H. Mohler and
family.
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF JULY 3, 1913
return-
the Benroth automo
the trip
remarkably
Mr. and
Mrs. J. P.
his grand­
Dale, son of
Besire, who often visits
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alcid Bessire,
here, and who has a number of friends
here, was married Monday evening to
Miss Ruth Sayer, at Indianapolis, Ind.
GERMAN SETTLEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Augsburger wel
comed a little baby girl into their
home, Sunday.
Jacob Witmer, wife and daughter,
Katie, and son, Aaron, of Denair, Cal
ifornia, were visitors at Menno Zim
merman’s, Saturday.
Emma L. Eby, who has been nurs
ing in the Sanatorium in LaJunta,
Walking Stick Is Made
Of Hippopotamus Hide
An unusual walking stick exhibit
ed in the
News this
popotamus
of Cherry
window of The Bluffton
week was made
hide by John
street.
from hip
D. Welty,
of Welty,
Henry Senff, son-in-law
who was here with Mrs. Senff on a
furlough from their mission post in
the heart of Africa last summer,
brought the hide to Welty. It was
taken from a hippopotamus killed in
Africa and the hide is about one
inch thick.
Welty reported that the hide was
very difficult to work, and presented
much the same problems as found
in cross-grained wood. The handle
of the cane is of native walnut.
Welty received word last week
from Rev. and Mrs. Senff that they
had landed on the coast of Africa,
and are now enroute inland to their
mission station. They are making
this part of the trip in a new
which they took with them,
are located about 3000 miles
the seacoast.
York city last
Portugal, and
Africa.
truck
They
from
New
Sailing from
fall, they landed in
went from there to
this year, is one of the pace-setters
in Ohio collegiate circles... .In six
games ,the Quakers have lost one
start and that was in an overtime tilt
at Cincinnati Bluffton does not
play Wilmington this season for the
first time in more than a decade.
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of November 15, 1906
Glenn Nisw’ander, Ada crack for
ward, was “hot” last week against
Bluffton and piled up the most impres
sive individual scoring total made
against the Pirates this winter... .He
got 32 points during the evening, 16
of which came via the field goal
route.
Beaverdam lost to Alger at Alger
last week by a score of 31 to 27....
Findlay whipped both Lima South and
Lima Central, the former by a mar
gin of four points, but Central proved
easier pickings... .Ottawa public best
ed Columbus Grove, 29 to 26....The
Vaughnsville five beat Shawnee, 38 to
14.
Herrman, who has been seriolsly ill
for several weeks ,is not improving.
GERMAN SETTLEMENT
There are now four young men from
this settlement, attending the Lima
Business college, namely Gottlieb
Schnegg, Lloyd Basinger, Carey Neu
enschwander and Menno Augsburger.
G. A. Schwab and family, who mov
ed to Olson, Mich., last spring a year
ago, had a sale last Thursday at
which time he also offered his farm
for sale. We understand that he will
move back again, whether he can sell
his land or not.
An unusual occurrence will, if God
spares the couple another week, take
place next Tuesday, Nov. 20, namely
the golden wedding of John S. and
Mrs. Amstutz, at their beautiful home
two miles southwest of Bluffton, it be
ing the third one this year that we
can count among the people from
whom we pricipally write. The read
ers will remember the other two, those
of Peter and Mrs. Bixel, and Fred and
Mrs. Welty. These three weddings|
were solemnized in 1856, all within a
mile from the place where we are sit
ting to chronicle these happenings.
This next week will be in all proba
bility the equal to the previous ones,
as they expect guests from Olson,
Mich., Canton, Ohio, and other places.
The number may reach over 75 guests.
Colorado, the past few years, attend
ed the examination for trained nurses
held at Pueblo by the state board of
nurse examiners recently, and passed
with good records and is recognized
as a registered nurse.
Miss Caroline Rupp, of Toledo, and
Miss Lizzie Mellinger, of Buck Creek,
Ind., were here to attend the wedding
of Amanda Diller and Levi Mellinger.
Rev. E. Bauman, who 10 years ago
taught the Hilty school, but who is
now a missionary to South America,
addressed the young peoples meeting
at the Ebenezer church last Sunday
evening.
S. L. Eby, who spent a week with
his parents, left on the fifteenth to at
tend the commencement at Yale uni
versity. Mr. Eby was one of the 780
graduates and received his Ph. D. de
gree.
A very pleasant June wedding oc
curred at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Hilty, when their daughter,
Miss Olivia, was given in marriage to
Mr. Cyrus Schumacher, last Sunday
afternoon.
A very beautiful home wedding took
place last Sunay, June 29, at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Basinger, when
their daughter, Elizabeth, was mar
ried to Philemon Huser of near Pan
dora.
Pirate Reserves
Beat Ada, 18-16
Bluffton High reserve eagers won
a real thriller from Ada seconds at
Ada last Wednesday night when they
captured an 18 to 16 decision in an
overtime contest.
It was the fourth victory in five
starts for the Pirate understudies.
At the close of regular playing
time, the count was knotted at 16-all,
but Schmidt looped one of his two
free throws in the extra period to
give Bluffton the decision via the
“sudden death” route.
Rich Gratz topped Bluffton scorers
w’ith seven points Hermann had five
and Schmidt got four.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Trustees of Orange town
ship, Hancock county, Ohio, will
meet on Friday, December 29, 1939
at 7 o’clock p. m. at the township
house, for the purpose of making
their annual settlement.
Any outstanding bills against the
Township should be presented to the
clerk or any board member before
that time.
Mell Long, Clerk
High School Notes Rockport
“Footloose,” a three-act comedy by
Charles Burdette, will be presented
Feb. 1 and 2 by the junior class as
the group’s annual dramatic offering
of the year. In the cast are Arthur
Thiessen, Helen Soldner Marjorie
Stratton, Doris Garmotter, John Stett
lerr, Harriet Biome, George Myers,
Beetye Murray, Ray Niswander, Bet
ty Steinman, Dale Grismore, Billie
Bechtel, Harlan Swank, Harold San
tschi and Madlyn Isham.
First semester examinations will be
given at the high school from Jan. 10
thru Jan. 12. New’ subjects to be of
fered during the second semester in
clude commercial law, replacing eco
nomics sociology, replacing govern
ment solid geometry, replacing ad
vanced algebra.
School was dismissed last Friday
for a Christmas holiday recess that
will continue until Tuesday of next
week.
Members of the A Capella choir and
the dramatics class presented an un
usual Christmas chapel program last
Friday. Three Yuletide poems were
read by Carolyn Stonehill, Betty
Steinman and Louise Dunifon. Scrip
tures were presented by Jeanne Baum
gartner, Herbert Klassen and Ralph
Short. Christmas carols sung by the
A Capella choir were presented in
correlation with reading of poems by
Alberta Sumney, Mary Alice Geiger,
Doris Garmatter, Doris Jean White
and Carolyn Stonehill.
Girl Reserves and Hi-Y organiza
tions held a joint Christmas meeting
Thursday evening of last week. Ap
pearing on the program were Betty
Steinman, Fred Fritchie, Wanda Dil
ler, Arthur and Eleanor Thiesssen.
Nightly reditions of Christmas
music last week were broadcast from
three giant loud speakers erected on
the Main, College and Jackson street
towers of the high school building. P.
W. Stauffer and Bill Holtkamp set up
the apparatus and operated it.
Pandora
A very happy new year.
Richard Lehman, son of Alvin Leh
man, is now employed in the Chris
Craft Corporation in Algonas, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hilty left on
Tuesday afternoon for the West coast.
They will visit with Mrs. Hilty’s sis
ter, Mrs. Liviana Fleck of Los An
gels, California and other relatives
on the coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald McDowell and
daughter, Rosemary, left Monday on
a three weeks’ trip to Florida.
Mrs. Jacob Lehman had an heart
attack on Sunday and now is quite
ill.
The Young People’s choir of the St.
John Mennonite church gave a Christ
mas cantata Christmas night. It was
directed by Miss Henrietta Schneck
and Miss Lucille Geiger was the pian
ist
Noah Bixel left Monday for Smith
cille, where he went after his daught
er, Mrs. Raymond Smith and sons.
They will stay for a short visit.
Miss Lois Steiner who is taking
music training at Columbus, spent the
week end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lennis Steiner and family.
Dr. and Mrs. M. R. Bixel and fam
ily of Bluffton Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Marshall and son of Beaverdam spent
Christmas at the home of the Bixel
heirs. Miss Magdeline Bixel of Ritt
man was also present.
Dr. Waldo Sutter and family of
Waterville, spent Sunday and Monday
in Pandora with relatives.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Amstutz,
teacher in the Ashland, school is
spending her Christmas vacation with
her mother.
Clair Basinger of Oberlin college is
spending the holiday season with his
folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Iner Basinger are vis
iting in Parkersburg, W. Va. with
Mrs. Basinger’s folks.
Walter Hart will open in the near
1 future an auto supply store in Ottawa.
It is being put in through the Fire
stone people. We all wish him a suc
cess in his new business.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Hatfield and
family spent the week end near Day
ton with relatives.
Miss Mary Ellen Hews who has
been working in Hammond, Ind., is
now at home for a few days.
Homer Wenger has opened up a
plumbing shop in Ottawa. Mr. Wen
ger and family expect to move in the
spring.
Noah Bixel will leave next Tues
day for California where he expects
to make an extended visit this
winter. He will accompany George
Southwick of Hollywood, Calif., who
is driving thru, a new car from
Detroit. The car is to be delivered
to Wm. Rediger of Hollywood. Mrs.
Rediger is the daughter of Mrs.
Jacob Sumney of Ft. Wayne and
well known in this vicinity.
Blind Man Builds I
Chicken Coop
Samuel Timmons, who is blind,
has nearly completed construction on
an eighteen-foot square poultry house
at the rear of his home in Dupont
without assistance. Sam lost his
eye-sight about thirty years ago.
Two years ago he built one un
aided.
Howard Winchester of Memphis,
Tenn., spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cupp
and family.
Mrs. Margaret Huber and daughters
of Elgin, Ill., are spending the week
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Huber.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Marshall and
children, Rebecca and John left Sun
day to spend Christmas in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Finley in Jef
ferson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Cupp and dau
ghter entertained Mr. and Mrs. Ed
win Cupp and daughter, Nancy Jane
of Findlay and Mr. and Mrs. Delmar
Smith and son Kent of Tontogany on
Christmas day.
Miss Beatrice Cupp and Miss Cecile
Morril, student nurses at State Hos
pital, Toledo, were Sunday and Mon
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Cupp and family.
The A .H. Marshall family held
their annual Christmas dinner in the
home of A. H. Marshall and Mr. and
Mrs. F. C. Marshall and son Robert.
Other guests included Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Marshall and daughter Mary,
Miss Madiline Bixel of Pandora, and
Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall and dau
ghter Jean. Mrs. Lillian Rust and
children, Ethel Jean, Mary Lou and
Robert of Chicago arrived in the af
ternoon and will spend the week with
Miss Madeline Bixel in Pandora.
Mr. and Mrs. William Reichenbach
family were Christmas day dinner
guests in the home of the former’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Reich
enbach of near Pandora.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Begg and sons
John and William and Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Begg and sons Jimmie and
Dean Paul spent Sunday in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Begg.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Huber and fam
ily had as their Sunday dinner guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Huber of Mans
field Mrs. Perry Huber and daughter
Frances and Alice of Elgin, Ill. Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Sylvester and family
of Ft. Wayne, Ind., and Mrs. Mary
Sylvester.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall and
sons, Herbert, Ralph, Kenneth and
Don took dinner Christmas day with
Mr. and Mrs. William Augsburger in
Bluffton.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marshall and son
Robert of this place and Dr. and Mrs.
M. R. Bixel and family of Bluffton
spent Christmas day with Miss Mad
eline Bixel of Pandora and her guests,
Mrs. Lillian Rust and children of
Chicago.
Mrs. Nancy Sylvester returned last
week from an extended visit with her
son, John in Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Van Meter of
Jefferson, Mr. and Mrs. Loren Van
Meter and daughter Ann of Lima, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter of Pan
dora, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Begg and
sons John and William spent Christ
mas day with Harley Van Meter and
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Van Meter.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Bassett and
son Bobby of near Lima took dinner
Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. W.
E. Marshall and daughter Mary.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Haas entertained
members of their family at a Christ
mas dinner, Sunday with the follow
ing present: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wel
ty and son James and Mr. and Mrs.
E. J. Oswald and son Jack all of To
ledo Mr. and Mrs. Coral Donaldson
and daughter Janet, Mr. and Mrs.
Noel Fruchey and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Cook, Jr., of Pandora Mr.
and Mrs. Adrian Haas of Cairo Mr.
and Mrs. Laverne Badertscher and
daughter Beth Ann and Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Haas. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mc
Sray of Lafayette were Sunday even
ing callers.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cupp and fam
iy and Miss Cecile Morril of Benton
Harbor, Mich., attended the William
Risser family dinner in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hilty near Pan
dora, Christmas day.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Huber had as
their Christmas day guests, Mr. and
Mrs. George Huber of near Lafayette,
also Mrs. Perry Huber and daughters
Frances and Alice of Elgin, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Cloice Kidd and fam
ily and Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Fruchey
and family spent Christmas day in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Freet and
daughter, Ruth.
A. D. Freet, son Charles and dau
ghter Grace and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Badertscher were entertained in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jagger
in Columbus Grove for Christmas din
ner.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Badertscher had
as their Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Badertscher of Crawfordsville,
Ind., and the latter’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Filter of Blissfield, Mich.
A. H. Marshall was a Christmas
dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Orlo
Marshall and daughter Jean.
A family dinner was heeld in the
home of Mrs. Eugene Tscheigg Christ
mas, with the following guests, Mr.
and Mrs. Willis Weaver and son and
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Tscheigg and fam
ily of Orrville Mr. and Mrs. Eli Gar
motter and family of Rawson Mr.
and Mrs. Amos Tscheigg and son Car
ol, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Tscheigg and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Badertsch
er and daughter Doris Jean, Mr. and
Mrs. Aaron Messinger and son James,
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Williams,
and Mrs. Laverne Badertscher
daughter Beth Ann, and Dorothy
Eugene Augsburger.
Mr.
and
and
Man's Frozen Body
Found By Hunter
Covered with snow, the frozen body
of Carl Crider, 4f, of Beaverdam,
was found at 9 a. m. last Friday
along the abandoned right-of-way of
the Western Ohio traction company,
one-half mile southwest
dam.
of Beaver-
Beaverdam,
while hunt-
Joe McHenry, 36, of
found the frozen victim
ing near the Madison Edgecomb
farm, and reported his discovery to
the sheriff. It was estimated
the body had been lying in the
for one or two days.
There were no marks on the
to indicate violence, authorities
and Dr. Burt Hibbard, Allen
coroner, planned an autopsy
termine the cause of death.
tiff
that
open
body
said,
county
to de-
to the
Crider is related distantly
Stettler families of this district.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. J.
Banning Smith, and a brother, Rus
sell Crider, both of Lima.
Funeral services were held Satur
day afternoon in Lima, and burial
was in Beaverdam.
Johnson’s Car-nu cleans and pol
ishes your car in one easy applica
tion. You’ll like it, 58c per pint at
Basinger’s furniture store. tf
Don't forget Your
Mt Cory School News
BLUITTON NEWS
SUBSCRIPTION
The new flag pole for the Mt. Cory
school was dedicated before the stu
dent body at eleven o’clock last
Thursday morning,
Wendell Wagner was in charge of
the program. Richard Bowersox,
home from Asbury College, Ken
tucky, was in charge of devotions.
The Boys’ Glee Club sang the “Star
Spangled Banner.” Lyle Harvitt,
Sheriff of Hancock County, gave an
address concerning the American
flag. Following the address Mr.
Harvitt presented the flag pole to
Ralph Steiner, President of the
Board of Education, who accepted it.
Pauline Simkins gave a history of
the American flag, which was follow
ed by the “Pledge of Allegiance” by
the 4th and 5th grades. The 7th and
8th grades then sang “America the
Beautiful.”
The date for the Farmers’ Institute
has been set for January 22 and 23,
and a poster contest is now’ in full
swing in the Mt. Cory school. The
school has been divided into three
groups group one is the grades 4,
5 and 6 group two is the grades 7,
8 and 9 group three is the grades
10, 11 and 12. Each group gets a
set of local prizes. First prize is
$1, second prize is 75c, and third
prize is 50c. The best posters taken
from all groups will be taken to the
state contest w’here they will be en
tered and prizes totaling up to $228
will be given. Already 41 students
have entered in group one, 21 in
group tw’o and 6 in group three.
An amateur photography contest
has been carried on in the school this
week. In group one Richard Werner
won the first prize of $5 with his
picture of rolling plains of central
Ohio. Wayne Shafer took second
prize of $1.50, and Richard Werner
w’on third prize. In group two Al
bert McMann wron first prize of $1.50
w’ith an unusual picture of a tree,
and Lawrence Werner took both
second and third prize of 75c and 50c
respectively with his local scenes
around Mt. Cory. The contest was
under the supervision and direction
of D. C. Simkins, school superintend
ent.
A Christmas Cantata, “The Babe of
Bethlehem” was sung by the Mt.
Cory Girls Glee Club, in the audi
torium which was filled to capacity.
This program was under the aus
pices of the Parent Teachers’ As
sociation. Two candelabra flanked
the stage and a large blue star hung
overhead,
robes,
which
taken
Wise,
chorus of thirty-eight voices, under
the direction of Miss Isabelle Stew
art, achieved a richness of tone and
harmonious blending of voices, which
was outstanding.
your YELLOW LABEL on this Issue Beads
JANUARY 1940
The girls wore white
The solo parts in the Cantata,
is written in three parts, were
by Jeannette and Virginia
and Jo Ann Battles. The
During the business meeting, Mrs.
Floyd Moyer, president of the P. T.
A., appointed a committee for ar
rangements for the Farmers Institute
to be held
Crawford
with her
and Mrs.
January 22-23. Mrs. Dale
is chairman and serving
will be Mrs. Harold
Alvin E. King.
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FHURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1939
High School Cagers
Lose To Ada, 38-26
Bringing to a close Bluffton scho
lastic basketball play until after the
holiday season, Bluffton High eagers
dropped a 38 to 26 decision to Ada
last Wednesday night on the Hardin
county court.
inability to hit from
Pirates were in the
the second half, when
Despite an
the floor, the
running until
Ada gradually pulled away to a
commanding advantage.
Halftime score in the contest was
11 to 9, with Ada out in front, but
Bluffton had been keeping close on
the heels of the Bull Dogs and local
backers had hopes of victory.
Ada’s 27-point splurge in the sec
ond half provided too much
hurdle for the Dillermen to
come, however, and the home
romped on to victory.
of a
over
team
prin
when
Glenn Niswander was the
cipal point-getter for Ada, and
the final gun had sounded he had 22
of his team’s 38 points. He rolled
eight field goals thru the hoop and
added all of his team’s six free
throws to capture top honors.
Paugh, Ada center, racked up 10
pointers, Beidler, of Bluffton, had
eight, and Gratz, another Pirate, got
seven.
Bluffton reserves captured their
fourth victory in the preliminary,
emerging victorious in an overtime
period by a score of 18 to 16.
the extra session, “Duke”
sank a field goal to provide
ning margin.
Bluffton
Beidler, f.
Gratz, f.
Fisher, c.
Howe, g.
Schmidt, g.
Burkholder, g.
Totals
Ada
In
Schmidt
the
win-
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
8
7
3
0
2
6
2
6
26
38
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Coon Season Can't
Be Closed Early
Hunters cannot legally be barred
from taking coon until Jan. 15, the
date originally set for closing of the
season, but state conservation offi
cials this week broadcast a plea for
hunters to refrain from further de
pleting the stock of coon after Jan
uary 1.
Because reports indicated the take
of coon had been unusually heavy
during the early part of the season,
conservation officials last week at
tempted to change the closing date
from Jan. 15 to Jan. 1.
Attorney General Thomas J. Her
bert ruled, however, that the change
would be contrary to law, which re
quires that public hearings be held
before fishing and hunting regula
tions can be changed.
As a consequence, the closing date
will remain as Jan. 15, but conserva
tion officials are asking hunters to
cooperate by ceasing their hunting
expeditions after the first of the
year.
Rabbit season will close on Jan. 1,
and quite a few hunters are expect
ed in the field thruout this week to
get their last chance at the cotton
tails for another year.
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