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PAGE EIGHT
Scoring their third successive
shutout victory of the season, Bluff
ton High's alert eleven overpowered
an outclassed Pandora outfit, 41 to
0, in the traditional battle between
the two schools, last ednesday
afternoon at Pandora.
To continue their unbroken string
of victories, the Dillermen drove over
for two touchdowns in the first
quarter, added another in the second
period, and counted three more in
the closing stanza.
For their first score the Pirates
marched 57 yards in three breath
taking plays, giving the Pandora
team a sample of what the after
noon had in store.
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week.
Bluffton High Overpowers Pandora,
41 To 0, For Third Shutout Victory
Taking possession of the ball on
their own 43, the Bluffton eleven
moved 19 yards on a reverse play
that found Klassen carrying the
ball. Cooney then took a pass from
F. Herrmann and was not downed
until he reached the 28. On the
next play, Herrmann spiraled a pass
to Howe across the goal line for the
first touchdown of the game. Coon
ey’s placement kick split the up
rights for the extra point.
Stratton set up the second Bluff
ton scoring chance when he recov
ered a Pandora fumble on the Pan
dora 36. A pass, Herrmann to
Klassen, moved the ball to the 20,
and from there Klassen drove to the
one-yard stripe on a reverse. Herr
mann plunged over for the touch
down. Cooney’s kick again was good
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and Bluffton led, 14 to 0.
In scoring their second quarter
touchdown, Bluffton moved 78 yards
on a sustained march that started
on their own 22. Schmidt hammered
off tackle for 21 yards, and Cooney
then took a pass from Herrmann
and went to the Pandora five-yard
stripe where he was run out of
bounds. On the third play from
that point, Herrmann passed to
Howe for the score. Cooney’s kick
was wide.
Altho Bluffton failed to score in
the third quarter, the Pirates
launched a 45-yard drive that ended
with a touchdown on the first play
in the fourth period.
The scoring march started with
Schmidt returning a punt to the
Pandora 43. On the first play he
went 30 yards on a half-spinner thru
center. Pandora then was penalized
to the 10 on a pass interference rul
ing, and Schmidt and Herrmann car
ried the ball to the one-yard stripe
on two plays as the quarter ended.
On the first play in the fourth
quarter, Schmidt slashed over tackle
for a touchdown and Cooney con
verted.
A 60-yard march culminated in the
Bluffton team’s fourth touchdown.
Klassen raced 19 yards on a reverse,
then caught a pass from Herrmann
good for a gain to the Pandora five.
Herrmann passed to Cooney for the
score, and Cooney’s kick was good
for the extra point.
Only’ 30 seconds remained in the
ball game when Bluffton scored the
fifth touchdown. In a desperate at
tempt to score, Pandora passed from
its 25, but Schmidt intercepted the
ball and raced 30 yards to cross the
goal line. Cooney’s kick was good.
In scoring their third victory of
the season the Pirates piled up 209
yards by rushing and made 151
yards on passes.
Birthday Gathering
In honor of the birthday anniver
saries of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beals,
the following guests were entertained
by Mr. and Mrs. John Watkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gotshall, Mrs.
Kate Beals and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Beals and daughter Peggy Joyce.
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COMFORT
At
ihe end of a hard day a!
work, come home and relax in
front of the modern Humphrey
fireplace.” It's a real tonic to
low spirits. There is no muss or
bother or waiting. You simply
strike a match, light the Ra
diantfire, and within a few sec
onds you feel the soothing,
cozy warmth of radiant sunlike
heat.
Right now we're having a spe
cial Radianttire sale. Smart new
designs that will enhance the
beauty of any room. Come in
and see them.
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For the first time in many years,
years, the district Class basketball
tournament will not be held on the
Shawnee High court .near Lima. Nxt
winter’s sectional basketball play w ill
be in Celina’s fine new field house...
Bluffton has played in the Shawnee
district every yehr but 1939 when the
team was sent to Carey... .Other
Class meets in Northwestern Ohio
will be at Leipsic, Fremont and Bas-
comb....
Opening defense of the Western
Buckeye league title they won last
year, Bluffton High Pirates will face
a formidable foe when they clash
with a strong Van Wert High team
this Friday night at the Harmon
field stadium.
The game will be the only one of
the week for Bluffton football fol
lowers, with the college eleven hav
ing an open date on their schedule.
Bluffton and Van Wert each have
impressive records so far this sea
son, and it will be no surprise if the
winner of Friday’s assignment goes
on to capture the 1941 league title,
despite the fact that Wapakoneta
SHORT SPOI£TS
GRID STANDINGS Defiance, scorir 65 points to 12 by
Team 1 Pts. Opts. the opposition..
Bluffton High ....3 0 0 105 0
Bluffton College.. 0 2 1 6 90 Wapakoneta a
If you want a seat for this Friday’s contenders for ie championship, bat
decisive contest between Bluffton and tied to a scoreless tie last week.. Raw
Van Wert High teams you'll have to son, altho defer (J ones, won its sec
be* in the stdium early.... Van Wert ond game, a de sion over Liberty by
always brings a large following with a 22 to 0 count .Coach Jim Miller’s
its team, and with both aggregations
looming as favorites in this year’s two victories be!rind it, lost to Forest
Western Buckeye league race, interest
at Forest last •eek, 14 to 8, as the
will be especially keen in the Friday home town crew came from behind in
night contest under the lights at Har- the last quarter ....... Fremont edged
mon field stadium....... Findlay, 14 to 1 and Kent State uni
versity was vic torious over Findlay
Both teams have excellent records college, 25 to ...Toledo Scott and
so far this fall, and will be on edge Lima C&ntral ttled to a 6-6 tie....
for their first start in league compe- Ada lost to Upper Sandusky, 26 to 6.
tition........Bluffton, defending circuit Bluffton High ridders and juniors
champion, has scored 105 points in and seniors intorested in making the
three decisive victories over Columbus trip are going to Columbus a week
Grove, Ada and Pandora.. .Van Wert from Saturday to see the Ohio State
has victories over Bryan, Kenton and Purdue contest.
Opening Defense Title, Bluffton
High Plays Van Wert Here Friday
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
id Bellefontaine con-
jk tinned on the ctory trail that also
brands them contenders for this
year’s league
week.......Wapa
the season was
Celina, its sect
tie in victories last
meta’s third win of
14 to 0 decision over
id in league compe-
tition, and 1: lefontaine trounced
Kenton, 37 to
SIDE
GLANCES
ird week of play in
End of the tl
the Hancock -ountv Little Nine
league found n a single team with
a record unmar ed by defeat or a tie
Arlington and A It. Cory, two leading
Mechanicsburg football team, with
and Beliefontai:
tenders for the
Van Wert so
three Class A s
Bryan, 7 to 6
Defiance, 19 to
Both teams i
play, and crov
for the contest
well-drilled eh
running and
single-wing for
also loom as con
lonor.
far has conquered
lools, winning over
enton, 39 to 0, and
Bluffton also
and in addition
kept their goa
they downed Co
0 Ada, 26 to 0,
to 0.
s three successes,
ie Dillermen have
ine uncrossed as
nbus Grove, 38 to
and Pandora, 41
the same style of
.1 stands expected
ill see a battle of
ns starting their
ssing plays from
With his team coming out of last
Wednesday’s contest with Pandora in
good physical condition, Coach
Dwight Diller expects to have his
Bluffton outfit at full strength for
the decisive game with the Cougars.
Paraguay Lacking In
Improvements Lions
Club Told
(Continued from page 1)
ly with kn ves until they captured
arms and ammunition from the
Bolivian ar ny in night raids.
Anti-Nazi
Most of the newspapers in
Paraguay are strongly anti-German
in their ed it rial policies reflecting
the feelint of the common people.
The army .*roup, however, seems to
have more sympathy with the Ger
man cause than is the case of the
common p- )ple.
The nati Paraguayan is part
Indian and part Spanish. Most of
them spea the Indian language
although panish is the official
language the country. The na
tives are ierally a very friendly
and hospita ale people.
The suits worn by the men are
about the satne quality and consist
ency of aterial as American
pajamas, irder stated. The houses
are dirty ar poorly kept. When the
women tak» their wares to market
they invaricibly wear silk.
Crops
Because of the alternate rainy
and dry s■asons it is difficult to
raise vegetables in any quantity.
The principal crops raised by the
Mennonite colony are cotton, pea
nuts, melons and beans. Since the
government has set the price for
which the crops are bought, the
colony has been having some dif
ficulty in making an adequate
profit, Harder pointed out.
Much of the country is thick
jungle land with many wild animals
and poisonous snakes. Insects, too,
abound in the area.
Harder has found the standard of
living in this .country to be unbe
lievably high. He is preparing to
teach in one of the Paraguayan
colonies and is studying mainly
Bible, history and German in addi
tion to the usual required subjects.
Trap Shooting For
Beginners Sunday
A practice trap shoot for begin
ners will be held under auspices of
the Bluffton Community Sportsmen’s
club starting Sunday afternoon at
1 o’clock at the Gaiffe’s Grove firing
range.
Old-timers will be on hand to in
struct beginners in trap shooting, it
was announced by Silas Diller, presi
dent of the club. Traps at the
range will be open every Sunday
from now on until the hunting sea
son, Diller said.
Missionary Home From
China Tells Of Jap
Iron Rule
(Continued from page 1)
have been imposed by the Japanese in
the occupied regions of China, •effect
ing both Chinese nationals and for
eigners, most of the latter now leav
ing the country.
Travel Difficult
One of the chief difficulties occa
sioned by the Japanese occupation is
in the matter of travel even for small
distances from city to city. It is ne
cessary to secure military permits for
all types of travel and the red tape
involved often proves to be irksome.
In personal relationships he has had
with the Japanese, both civilian and
military, Pannabecker has generally
found them to be a polite and friendly
people.
A definite change in attitude was
noted, however, when President
Roosevelt issued the order to freeze
Japanese assets in this country. All
foreigners, even the Germans, are
watched much more carefully than
was the case previously, Pannabeck
er stated.
U. S. Warships
While Japan is rushing military
preparedness thruout its recently con
quered territory and the British rein
forcing their Far Eastern outpost at
Singapore the United States is con
centrating a vast naval squadron at
Hawaii. Both surface craft and sub
maries operating out of the great
American naval base at Pearl Harbor
were seen in large numbers as the
liner President Cleveland approached
Honolulu. Pearl Harbor, naturally
adapted to defense, is now considered
impregnable and one of the most
strongly fortified places in the world.
That preparations were made for
all eventualities was brought home to
passengers on the President Clevland
when blackout drills were ordered.
Otherwise the crossing was unevent
ful and the ocean was unusually calm.
500 Passengers
The S. S. President Cleveland is
part freighter and part passenger
ship. About 500 passengers were
aboard the vessel at the time of the
crossing. There were about 15 mis
sionaries and quite a few members of
the army and navy personnel from
various stations of .the Far East.
Back to Normal
Since the Japanese have occupied
the region in which Kai Chow is lo
cated activities have returned to a
fairly normal routine. The farming
activity appears to be entirely normal
and business almost so. Many of the
merchants do not like to appear to be
too prosperous because they fear their
enterprises might be too tempting to
Japanese nationals occupying the ter
ritory.
Native Workers
Anticipating the eventuality of be
ing requested to leave the country the
staff of American missionary workers
at the Kai Chow station has been
training native Chinese workers to
continue the missionary activity. One
of the very efficient workers is James
Liu, who attended Bluffton college
about 10 years ago. At the present
time Liu is administrative head
of one of the high schools of the
area.
It can be assumed generally that
even though American nationals have
been forced to evacuate the country
of China that the work is being ctr
i ried on by native workers trained to
do a specific task, Mr. Pannabecker
stated.
MISSION FEEDS 789
Free meals were provided at the
Lima Rescue Mission for 789 tran
sients during the month of Septem
ber, Adam D. Welty, superintendent
of the institution, announced this
week. Overnight lodging for 219
was furnished during the same
period.
On Slippery Roads
Best traction is obtained in snow
or mud by allowing the car’s wheels
to revolve slowly, according to the
National Automobile club.
Perfect Seal With Paraffin
To insure a perfect seal with par
affin for jams and jellies, run a
knife blade, which has just been
dipped in scorching hot paraffin,
around the edge of the container to
a depth of one-quarter inch. Tip the
glass so that the paraffin flows into
this spa^c.
Fertilizer Use
Only one out of every six acres
planted to farm crops in the United
States annually is fertilized in any
one year, yet the increased produc
tion from fertilized lands amounts
to about 15 per cent of the nation’s
total crop output, according to fig
ures compiled by the Middle West
Soil Improvement Committee.
WHAT’S DOING IN
S O RTS
FORTBALL
Friday Night—Bluffton High School Pirates play
Van Wert at Harmon Field, 8 P. M.
Bluffton College Beavers Have Open Date.
Playing headsup ball all the way,
a plucky Bluffton college gridiron
team outmaneuvered and outfought
a favored Capital university team
altho held to a 6 to 6 tie score last
Saturday afternoon at Columbus.
Bluffton’s attack gained momen
tum at the game progressed in a
drizzle of rain, enabling the Beav
ers to overcome a first-quarter Cap
ital lead, and twice in the last half
the Burckymen threatened to score
touchdowns that would have given
them victory.
At the opening of the game the
outlook was dark for the Bluffton
crew, as Capital took the ball from
the opening kickoff and marched 80
yards to score.
The touchdown was made on a
surprise pass from Keltner to Kalish,
good for a 10-yard advance. Altho
attempted with a wet, muddy ball in
a driving rain, the pass was com
pleted and Capital led, 6 to 0.
Aleit ball hawking gave Bluffton
its touchdown early in the second
period, as Capital was threatening
for the second time.
Bluffton College Outplays Favored
Capital Eleven In 6-6 Tie Game
Deep in Bluffton territory, Kelt
ner tried an end run, and just be
fore he was tackled the slippery ball
slithered from his grasp and went
sailing through the air.
Dick Wenger, Bluffton fullback,
caught the oval on the fly, and as
interference formed rapidly ahead of
him, he raced 80 yards for a touch
down that tied the score.
The place kick attempt for what
would have been the extra point was
blocked by Captial linemen.
A penalty for backfield in motion
nullified a second Bluffton touch
down in the third quarter. Graham
broke loose for a 65-yard jaunt ac
ross the goal, but the officials called
the play back because of the back
field being in motion.
On two other occasions the Beav
ers drove deep into Capital territory
as they dominated second half play,
but the home team strengthened each
time in the shadow of their goal to
beat back the threat.
Although outweighed and the un
dei'dogs in pre-game predictions,
Bluffton’s improving team demon
strated that promise shown in two
prevous starts is beginning to bear
fruit.
Bluffton will have an open date
this week, and will not see action
again until Saturday, October 18,
when the Beavers entertain Otter
bein here in their annual Homecom
ing assignment.
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COFFEE 3 53c
CHOCOLATE COOKIES....................................................lb. 19c
OYSTER CRACKERS.........................................................lb. 19c
JELLO OR ROYAL GELATIN.......................................Pkg. 5c
THURSDAY, OCT. 9, 1941
Downtown Coaches
To Meet Thursday
“Downtown Coaches’’ will hold
their third meeting from 8 to 9
p. m. this Thursday in Room 208 at
the Bluffton High school building.
The meeting comes on the night
before Bluffton High’s crucial con
test with .Van Wert High school on
the local gridiron, in which the Pi
rates will make their first appear
ance of the year in Western Buck-4
eye league play.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs. Oswin Luginbuhl,
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Luginbuhl and
Amos Luginbuhl of this place at
tended funeral services held in Nor
wood for Mrs. Eli Luginbuhl, 61, of
that city last Wednesday* afternoon.
Her husband, who survives, is a
brother of Oswin, Cal and Amos
Luginbuhl and a former resident of
this place. Also surviving are two
daughters and one son. Burial was
in a Norwood cemetery.
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and
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Sidney’s Drug Shop
Phone 170-W
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CAKE FLOUR, Tea Hour............................................... Box 17c
PEAS—CORN, Good Quality....................................Doz. $1.00
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DREFT ..................................................................Giant Pkg. 61c
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PORK & BEANS 19c
SUNBRITE CLEANSER...................................................Can 5c
DOG FOOD AND CAT FOOD......................................... Can 5c
PEPPER, Pure Black....................................................... ‘.lb. 18c
PICKLES Itll' 16c
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2 ibs 15c