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THURSDAY. SEPT. 4, 1941 MainLf, Pe/iAa+tcd Erin, the energetic hunting dog belonging to Arden Baker of Kibler road, frustrated in normal instinct for sleuthing game, has taken to the neighbor’s utensils. Mrs. Harry Bogart, living across the street, turned her back just long enough to see Erin grab her paring knife and scoot off towards home. After a bit of cajoling on the part of Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Bogart the knife was retrieved. Some of the town boys have been biking out to Davis corners, located on the corner of route 69 and the Lincoln highway, to see the free movies given there every Monday night. Enjoying the show most recently, via the bike route, were Neil Schmidt, Elmer Stonehill, Robt. Phillips, Dick Rockey and Robert Beemer. Monday surely was a hot day to go through football calisthenics, so opined several dozen Bluffton High school stalwarts, all hopeful of be ing Pirate gridders during the com ing football season. Shade was re garded as a most blessed thing. Bob Watkins, star halfback and captain of last year’s championship Pirate eleven, stopped in to see us Monday morning. Bob is working in Chicago and while home on his va cation said that he just couldn’t re sist the temptation to go down Mon day morning for a workout with the boys. And incidentally, he gave us a subscription for the Bluffton News, saying that he by all means wants to keep up on Pirate football and basketball during the coming school year. Bob’s sensational broken field running will long be remembered by Bluffton football fans. Expecting to find a wild west novel, we were overwhelmed when we saw Jim Patterson, spending part of his Labor day vacation in a car parked in front of the News office reading the classical literature of Shakespearean dramatic produc tions. Jim says that the cold logic of the great dramatist helps him to keep cool on humid days. Which brings to our mind the thought that a new field in mental therapy might be the prescription of reading mat ter in accordance with the mood or feeling of the patient. There’s a gold mine, my friends, for some one with a little promotional ability. One of the pet turtles belonging to Charles Trippiehorn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Trippiehorn of South Main street, ran (or should we say crawled) away and was found several days later in the back yard of Dr. M. D. Soash, a neighbor living across the street. Despite the most urgent and in sistent instructions on the part of Eugene Benroth, workmen who de livered dirt needed for fill at his residence, dumped all three loads (five tons each) on the front yard. Gene specifically ordered that two of the loads be taken to the back yard. While Gene was on his vaca tion the workmen did not follow the orders and dumped all of the dirt in one heap. Now the young man is busily engaged in carting wheel barrow after wheelbarrow to the back of his house. And in addition the dirt filled up a drain ditch that had to be dug out again by Benroth in order to place the tile. Labor day meant just that and no more, he said. Bluffton mushroom hunters stood outside the News window and mar veled at the giant puffball exhibited over the week end. The fungus was found by Joseph Thompson on the Mrs. Mary Luginbill farm west of Bluffton and weighed six pounds and two ounces. Farmers near Bluffton are getting plenty mad about the practice of dumping garbage along the high ways. Some of the farmers turned detective and on opening one pack- MUNSON R. BIXEL, M. D. Office Hours: 8:30-10 A. M. 1-3 P. M. 7-8 P. M. Office, 118 Cherry St. Phone 120-F Bluffton. O. Francis Basinger, D. D. S. Evan Basinger, D. D. S. Telephone 271-W Bluffton, Ohio D. C. BIXEL, 0. D. GORDON BIXEL, O. D. Citizen* Bank Bldg.. Bluffton EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS Eye* Exmined Without Drops T"-e»l Thursday Afternoon & Evening Office Hours: 8:30 A. M.—5:30 P, M. 7:30 P. M.—8:30 P. M. Melville D. Soash, M. D. The Commercial Bank Bldg. Bluffton, Ohio X-RAY FLUOROSCOPE Telephone 254-W BATTLE OF 1 BUFFINGTON ISLANDS ROLANDUS .OHIO WEST THE BATTLE OF BUFFINGTON ISLAND—1863 After 1813 there was half a cen tury—nearly to the month—dur ing which Ohio was free from military invasion. Then in July of 1863 Morgan and his 2000 raiders swept across the state from west to east. Of little military significance in the whole story of the Civil War, Morgan’s Raid was one of the great cavalry exploits of history. For more than two years Ohio had anxiously watched the march and counter-march, the battles and campaigns of the Civil War from the protection of the Ohio River. No army could hope to force its way across this wide, 1000-mile-long barrier. Then in July of 1863 Morgan’s Raiders, 2000 strong, crossed the Ohio into Indiana and turned swiftly eastward toward Ohio. Telegraph instruments madly clitked the message of his coming. Confusion and fear mounted as age tossed into a roadside ditch the first of the week found therein pos tal cards, an envelope and sales slip bearing the name of a Bluffton resi dent. The evidence was exhibited at the council meeting Monday night. Mayor Howe says that the practice must stop or there will be some crackdowns soon. Bluffton’s muni cipal garbage collection system is available to every householder for $2 a year—less than 17 cents a month which is less costly than fines. Three cheers for the Orange town ship trustees who are youthful in spirit—so much so that they can’t miss the Hancock county fair at Findlay. So in order to be there Friday night they have arranged to hold their regular meeting this month on Friday afternoon. Looks like a peachy season—with orchards thruout the Bluffton dis trict heavily laden with peaches of extra fine quality. Farms thruout the countryside are unusually pro ductive this year. Unless all signs fail and something unforeseen in tervenes the corn crop will be some thing to write home about—as good as that bumper crop of wheat this year. And while we’re on the subject let it be set down here that the dairy farmers are pretty well satisfied with things in general—milk is now quoted at $2.23 per hundred—less a quarter to the hauler—which leayes the producer almost $2. This i^^bout one-third above the average price of $1.50 for raw milk. We were treated to a brand new one at a roadside barbecue near Bluffton on Labor day—chicken in the rough. Perhaps you know what that is—but in event you are as ignorant as we were you may be in terested to know that it’s pieces of chicken eaten with the fingers—no forks, knives or plates—and after you have finished there’s a paper napkin to remove all traces. Mighty good—we always did like to handle drumsticks that way. Here’s one for the old timers—a stranger in town the other day en deavoring to look up some records to obtain a birth certificate. Said he was the son of Glover Smith, one of Bluffton’s old time postmasters. Takes all kinds of people to make the world—heard of one the other day who doesn’t like to go swimming at the Buckeye until the weather gets cool. He says that on a hot day the water is too warm—no in vigorating kick to a plunge as there is on brisk fall days. Word from two Cincinnati readers of the News—former Bluffton people—that it’s just like a letter from home every week. First came in a letter from Bert Schifferly who renewed his subscription for another year and shortly after that Mrs. Louisa Yoder, now visiting here, stopped in to renew the News for the coming twelve months. Haven’t had anything in the way of exhibits for a long time that has attracted the attention like the real istic plat of Bluffton college made by Prof. John Klassen. It’s 3 feet by 8 feet shows all college buildings and nearby residences—all made to scale and it’s worth seeing. Even The Buffington Island monument is on Route 124 east of Pomeroy FAMOUS OHIO BATTLEFIELDS Gen. Morgan Invades Southern Ohio Morgan's men tapped the wires and sent messages of their own designed to delay and misguide their pursuers. Madly the 2000 galloped. As horses dropped from exhaustion, fresh ones were seized from the barnyards. Bridges were burned, small towns looted, orchards and gardens raided. Tied to the sad dles were bolts of colorful calico. Reaching the Ohio border, Mor gan swmng sharply northward. He was not going to be trapped in the confusion of Cincinnati streets. Judah’s cavalry had crossed the Oh io at Portsmouth to intercept the 2000 galloping men. Behind Mor gan’s army, General Hobson’s Michigan troops were in mad pur suit. At least 50,000 men were converging to stop the raiders, now less than 2000 strong. But Morgan eluded trap after trap and fled steadily eastward toward Buffington Island where, he had been told, the water was low and he could recross the Ohio After attracting considerable at tention at sessions of the General Conference of Mennonites held at Souderton, Pa., the miniature model of the Bluffton college campus, con structed by Prof. John Klassen of the college art department, is being shown at the Bluffton News display window. The model, measuring eight feet in length by three feet in width, is placed with the Grove street side in the window, and the rest of the model extending into the office of the News. Prof. Klassen, with the assistance of Miss Mamie Stearns, of Upper Sandusky, constructed the model dur ing the past summer. It contains all of the buildings of the college and all of the residences with garages, barns, chicken houses, etc., in the area bounded by Grove street, Kibler road, Elm street and cutting Karl V. Schultz, son of Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Schultz, of Lawn avenue, was one of 60 American students who returned last week from Mexico where they worked during the sum mer on volunteer projects sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. Schultz was stationed in the La guna rehabilitation area near Tor reon where student volunteers from the United States assisted in the construction of a new cotton gin for use in the district. Before leaving for home, the group spent several days in Mexico City Football workouts in preparation for a rigorous eight-game schedule will be started next Monday on the Bluffton college gridiron, Coach A. C. Burcky announced this week. Bluffton’s 1941 season will be opened on Saturday, Sept. 20, in a contest here with Grand Rapids uni versity, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Only two home games are carded this year, Coach Burcky said. The season’s opener with Grand Rapids and a contest with Otterbein on October 18 will be the only games offered for Bluffton fans. Karl Schultz Returns From Summer Rehabilitation Work In Old Mexico Bluffton College Gridders To Open Eight-Game Schedule On Sept. 2( Uncertainty covers the entire Bluffton picture, so far as prospects has a couple of cows to add a touch of realism and to make it all the more realistic, some of the students slip in occasionally and see to it that the cows move around to dif ferent spots on the campus. Robert Oyer, student at Hahne mann Medical college, Philadelphia, who spends his summers here fight ing mosquitoes did a fine job of first aid the other day when Edgar Hau enstein, Bluffton pharmacist ac cidentally cut his right hand on a broken glass and severed an artery. Unable to find any physician avail able at the time, Robert happened THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON. OHIO in. 0/ Morgan’s Raiders Ohio from “History Ohio'* (1888) to join Lee in Virginia. It was July 18th, in the after noon, that he approached Chester, Ohio. There he wasted precious minutes finding a native, who was forced to guide the raiders. By late evening he reached Portland, Ohio, and found earthworks con fronting him. “Rest and attack in the morn ing,” were the orders. More delay. At daybreak the action started. The earthworks were deserted. Preparations, were made to cross the Ohio when Judah’s men struck. Temporarily, Morgan was victorious. Then Hobson with other thousands joined in the bat tle. The retreat began. A charge by Michigan cavalry transformed the retreat to a rout. Some few crossed the river, some were captured, but Morgan and 1200 men broke through the cordon of troops and swept north ward seeking a new means ot escape. He was captured, a week later, near Lisbon, Ohio. Miniature Model 01 Bluffton College Campus On Display At Bluffton News across Lawn avenue and College ave nue to make a rectangle. The topography of the land is ar ranged in accurate detail and trees and shrubs are placed in their prop er locations. Little Riley creek, run ning through the campus, together with the two athlet e fields are giv en their proper setting. All of the buildings are made of pottery and the trees, bushes and shrubs from rubber sponge cut to shape and painted in realistic hues. The terrain and rolling land are made of sawdust held into shape by shellac and painted the proper colors. In preparing the model Prof. Klas sen used the blue print of the town and followed the outlines of the town surveyor. The model is at tracting considerable attention at the News and many people have stopped to examine the details since it was placed in the window the first of the week. studying local and international problems under the guidance of Mexican government leaders. Work completed in Mexico by the group is a part of the summer pro gram sponsored by the American Friends. The student volunteers live in camps and work eight hours each day on some needed project hearing relation to industrial, social tension, international or interracial problems. Schultz is a graduate of Bluffton college and has done graduate work at Haverford college and Pend’e Hill. Both of the latter institutions are in Pennsylvania. are concerned, the Beaver mentor re ported. Several of the veterans who were expected to form a nucleus for this year’s team are not returning to school because of employment or the draft, and the losses will be felt materially, Burcky said. The complete schedule for the fall season is as follows: Sept. 20—Grand Rapids, at home. Sept. 27—Kent State at Kent. Oct. 4—Capital at Columbus. Oct. 11—Open. Oct. 18—Otterbein, at home. Oct. 25—Ashland, at Ashland. Oct. 31—Findlay, at Findlay. Nov. 8—Defiance, at Defiance. along at the opportune moment and dressed the wound with all profes sional skill. Times change—if you don’t think so, ask Hod Murray. Hod and his wife accompanied their son Aaron and family on a trip to Buffalo and Niagara Fails a week ago. Hod worked in Buffalo fifty years ago long before the days of filling sta tions and roadside barbecues—but he says the Falls are still the favorite spot for honeymooning couples—just like it used to be in the days of handlebar moustaches and stiff katy hats. If a man on a horse or a horse drawn vehicle signals you to slow down or stop as your car rolls along the highway it will be best for you to heed that signal for that man has the law back of him even though he is not in uniform. In drafting the new Uniform Traffic Act that becomes effective Saturday the state legislature had intended to repeal Section 12605 of the Ohio General Code which pro vides protection to horses on high ways but after legislators heard op position to this plan the section was allowed to remain unchanged altho the state’s traffic laws have been streamlined. That section provides that “who ever, operating a motor vehicle fails School opened again Tuesday morning with the familiar resound ing of voices and bustling of activity in the halls. Many of the students were overheard to say that they were really glad to get back into the harness again. The various classes and organiza tions have started their semester’s activities with plans under way for the year’s work. Officers elected so far are as follows: Senior—Pres.., James Reichen bach Vice-Pres., Ruth Hankish Sec’y., Harriet Burkholder Treas., Ned Schultz Ass’t, Treas., Neil Neuenschwander. Junior—Pres., James Gratz Vice Pres., Ralph Althaus Sec’y-Treas., Robert Young. Sophomore—Pres., Roger Klay Vice-Pres., Janice Hankish Sec’y Treas., Bill Mericle. Freshman—Pres., Juanita Bame Vice Pres., James Daily Sec’y Treas., Evan Herr. 8th Grade—Pres., Elmer Stonehill Vice-Pres., Hubert Basinger. Don’t Ignore Horse On Highways He Has Ohio’s Law Back Of Him Bluffton High Girl Reserves—Pres., Carol Bame WEST OHIO to slow down and stop it when sig nalled so to do upon meeting or overtaking a horse-drawn vehicle or person on horseback and to remain stationary until such vehicle or per son has passed, provided such signal to stop is given in good faith, under circumstances of necessity, and only as often and for such length of time as required for such vehicles or per sons to pass, whether approaching from the front or rear, shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars, and for a second offense shall be fined not less than twenty-five dol lars nor more than fifty dollars.” Thus in this fast-moving automo tive era Ohio’s legislators have giv en protection to one of nature’s re liable but slower forms of trans portation. School Notes Vice-Pres., Doris Dunifon Sec’y., Ruth Hankish Treas., Mary Ellen Luginbuhl. Hi-Y—Pres., Norman Beidler Vice-Pres., James Gratz Sec’y Treas., Ned Schultz Program Chair man, Roger Howe. F.F.A.—Pres., Richard Gratz Vice-Pres., John Dunbar Sec’y., James Reichenbach Treas., Weldon Deppler Reporter, Clyde Sommer Watch Dog, Kenneth Reichenbach. F.H.A.—Pres., Ellen Basinger Vice-Pres., Eileen Moser Sec’y., Edna Huber Treas., Marjorie Mos er Reporter, Levon Wilch. A Capella—Pres., Betty Holtkamp Vice-Pres., David Tosh Sec’y-Treas., James Gratz. Band—Pres., James Stratton Vice-Pres., Raymond Schumacher Sec’y-Treas., Margery Niswander. Orchestra—Pres., Mary Elizabeth Stearns Vice-Pres., Neil Neuensch wander Sec’y-Treas., Mary Mar garet Basinger. Blue Triangle—Pres., Alice Jean Bixel Vice-Pres., Louise Soldner Sec’y-Treas., Genevieve Buhler Now! 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Heretofore each organization kept its own separate account and much confusion resulted. Armorsville Mr. and Mrs. W. I. oore spent over the week end with relatives in Indiana and also attended the Pat terson reunion. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mertz of Ada spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Montgomery and daugh ter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guider of Michigan visited relatives over La bor Day. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Matter and Miss Marjorie Ream spent La bor Day with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Montgomery and family. Mr. and Mrs. Olaz Allen and son of Bay Village spent the week end at the Owens home. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Klingler at tended the Cornwell-Coulter reunion Sunday afternoon. Leaking Gasket Air bubbles or a heavy oil scum on top of the water in the radiator may indicate a leaky cylinder head gasket. Cylinder head bolts should be tightened with the motor warm. Swim Against Current Adult salmon on their way to the spawning grounds always swim against the current. 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