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THURSDAY, OCT. 30, 1941 Gone are the days when bicycles are built exclusively for speed and transportation. It seems that youngs ters today prefer to have countless gadgets attached to their bikes. Take Evan Neiswander’s iron steed for example. A listing of gadgets shows the following: 21 red and green head light reflectors, two fox tails, two steering knobs a thermometer mounted on the handle bars a headlight operated by batteries, two leather mud guards, tool case, a billy goat decoration on the front fender, a kick up stand, a pants guard and two red tail lights operat ed by batteries with specially in stalled switches on one of the bars. His real pride and joy are the two tail lights. Either or both of the tail lights may be turned on by separate switches. The lights are really side truck lights but Evan soldered them to his bike. It was a lot of extra work but it makes night riding much safer. Formerly one could lift a bicycle with one finger and now it takes both hands and a strong back. A streak of hard luck seems to be hounding the pet dogs belonging to Ray Follas, living one and one-half miles south of town. Several weeks ago an automobile ran over and killed his pet dog and then last week another dog belonging to Ray was badly injured when it was run over by a wagon. A surprised girl was Joan Clark when she received a packet contain ing 30 letters from Japanese, Ha waiian, Philippine, Chinese, Portu geuse and Spanish students attend ing the junior high school of Aiea, Oahu in the Hawaiian islands. In a social science letter writing project at the high school Joan addressed a letter to the 7th grade class at Aiea and received the packet. In addition to the letters the packet contained art work of the students and a drawing of the school building from which the letters came. Names of the students who wrote letters are as follows: Masayuki Kayo, Ramond Raposa, Takeo Yam anoto, Kunio Sumida, Bernabe Cenal, Harry Kaneshige, Edna Lakahski, Melville D. Soash, M. D. The Commercial Bank Bldg. Bluffton, Ohio X-RAY FLUOROSCOPE Telephone 254-W D. C. BIXEL, O.D. GORDON BIXEL, O.D. Citizens Bank Bldg., Bluffton EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS Eyes Exmined Without Drops Office Hours: 8:30 A. M.—5:30 P. M. 7:30 P. M.—8:30 P. M. 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 P. It’s the FAST AND ECONOMICAL, TOO! Lock at the features you get in this beau tiful Model B-&0. Ektiueive Radianfvbe Units 18% faster, 15% more effi cient, much more econom ical. Each unit ha* 5 prac tical cooking speed*. Prima Mandae, Disa Sardofal, Tak shi Okaga, Richard Igarashi, Tru tommee Kawada, Yoshiahi Tashima, Edith Hurosawa, Irene Salri, Abi linee Oguin, Chiyoka Kaneshiro, Katherine Nakame, Dorothy Pimen to, Julita Yorong, Marylane Lista, Evelyn Lair, Leonora Remigo, Bertha Misaki, Nastuko Yamamto, Marion Nishimura, Dorothy Mast sudo, Juanita Alter, Chieno Minami, Mitsuo Oba. The word choice, sentence struc ture and writing of the letters were excellent and Joan is proudly dis playing the letters to her friends. Several of the letters and drawings of the students are in the display window of the Bluffton News. Bluffton High school has several athletes whose versatility in sev eral lines of endeavor is quite mark ed. Roger Howe, ace performer on the gridiron, basketball court or tennis court is also a star performer when it comes to singing. Bob Cooney also sings in a very credit able manner. He presented a rather difficult number before the Bluffton Teachers association Monday with the confidence of an old time troop er. Then there’s Norman Beidler who goes places on the athletic field as well as in music. Versatility is a much admired quality and we take our hats off to these boys. You should have seen the teachers and coaches dunk cider and dough nuts at an athletic supply store in Toledo during the teachers’ meeting Friday. Sid Stettler and Wilford Geiger are veteran attendants at the dunking society and report that the annual affair is marked by convi viality back slapping and comparison of notes by the athletic fraternity of this section of the state. So many inquiries were made con cerning the front page picture of Richard Geiger appearing in the Minneapolis Star Journal that we decided to place the news item in the display window at the Bluffton News. Comment on this was made in Mainly Personal last week. Richard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Geiger, both former Bluffton residents. Dr. Geiger, now a mem ber of the faculty of the University of Minnesota, formerly was principal at Bluffton High school. Several people were heard to remark that it would take no miracle man to figure that Richard was the son of Isaac. Rain and cold weather has some what dampened the enthusiasm of Bluffton Halloween pranksters. Most of last week the youngsters were out every night engaging in the usual round of harmless pranks. The first of this week, however, found very few engaged in the “scare ’em and run” activities. Unseasonably warm weather of the past month didn’t fool those wild geese at all. Light sleepers Monday night were awakened by loud honking aftout midnight by flocks winging their way over town on their annual hegira southward. Old timers insist that this is a sure sign of approaching winter—and sure enough the thermometer stood at the freezing point Tuesday morn ing—the first time this fall. And speaking of the weather— can you remember another fall when killing frosts held off as long as they have this year? Gardens have suffered little frost damage and some patches of late corn are reported as Ultra-Modem Fluo rescent Lighting Big, Thrifty, Even Heat Oven Thcmiizer Cooker High-Speed Broiler Cook-Master Oven Control Lifetime Porcelain, inside and out —And Many Others! Coolest, Cleanest, Easiest Meal-&etter I’ve Ever Seen!" frigidaire Electric Range Buy Now Easy Terms Cwiie in, see a demonstration of the many beautiful Frigidaire Electric Ranges C. F. NISWANDER Authorized Frigidaire Dealer Bluffton, Ohio green as might be expected in mid summer. Woodrow Little, rural mail carrier on route two took a day off last Thursday and let substitute Mel Long worry about Uncle Sam’s busi ness. But Woody was back on the job Friday morning smiling—yes, it’s a boy—at the hospital. Folks asked a lot of questions when the big steam shovel of the Bluffton Stone company rumbled down Main street, Tuesday after noon. Just in case you failed to learn the details, it was enroute to the plant of the Central Ohio Light & Power company to do excavating for a coal pit in connection with the new addition now being built to the plant. And speaking of curiosity—have you heard those new train whistles on the Nickel Plate? They have a weird sound, especially at night and ideally suited for Halloween—en tirely different from the ordinary Nickel Plate locomotive. Inquiring we found out that they are not NKP engines but some from the & O and Lackawana roads doing tempor ary duty on the Nickel Plate line. Maybe you didn’t know it—but the Van Wert high school football team thought they got a big eyeful just before the game here three weeks ago when they ran onto diagrams of the Pirates trick plays left inad vertently exposed at the high school building. But it wasn’t so bad after all—Coach Diller’s men had some other tricks up their sleeves and the Van Wert crew were rewarded for all their pains when only one of the plays which they saw diagram med was called during the game. Believe it or not—but some of the fans are grousing now because they say admission prices are too low at high school football games—no that’s not a typographical error. That comes from Sid Stettler, faculty manager of athletics who says you just can’t suit some people. The trouble started after the game at Celina Friday night. Admission prices at Celina are materially high er than at Bluffton and the fans here say the Bluffton Pirates are every bit as good a team as Celina ever was, and it’s worth just as much to see them play. And while we’re on the subject of admission prices to football games, some of the Bluffton fans who went to Columbus last Saturday to see the Ohio State-Northwestern game learned that it’s the part of wisdom —as well as economy to get your tickets early and avoid the scalpers. The stadium was sold out and one Bluffton business man paid $7 for a seat, according to the story that went the rounds over the week end. Those drum majorettes with the St. Marys band at the football game last Friday night strutting their stuff on Harmon field were about the snappiest high school talent we’ve seen for many a moon. If you’ve ever tried to do drum major ing you’ll know that twirling those sticks isn’t nearly as easy as it looks—in fact that exhibition which they put on between halves repre sented more hours of painstaking practice than you have any idea— unless you have tried it. And what we’ve said for the drum majorettes also goes for the band which did a mighty good job. Speaking of the band, those formations took plenty THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO-------------- T^HEN join hand A in hand, brave Americans all-by uniting we stand, by dividing we fall John Dickinson These familiar lines are contained in *he Liberty song written by Dickinson jn the Boston Osset te July it, 17M.' Dickinson, who later was a member of .the Continental Congress, was known •as the “penman of the Revolution” foe 'his forceful writings. of practice and the uniforms for that group of about sixty cost in the neighborhood of $1,500—we happen to know. That band and those drum majorettes are like anything else that’s good—it usually takes a lot of both time and money. Whiskers which blossomed luxur iantly, at Bluffton college last week disappeared as if by magic Saturday after Coach Burcky’s battling Beav ers soundly trounced Ashland college. Following defeat at the hands of Ot terbein a week previous, The Bluff ton college football squad agreed not to shave until they had won a game and last week barber business was flat at the institution as other male members of the student body joined in the movement. Now, however, the ban’s off—thanks to Bluffton’s topside score. East Orange Mrs. Frances Bamugartner and daughter Janice of Oakwood were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charely Agin and son Evan, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Dillinger and Mary Clark of r, McComb were Sunday dinner guests in the B. J. Boutwell home. Mr. and Mrs. John Nonnamaker and son Jimmie of Bluffton, Mr. and Mrs. John Caris and Miss Arlene Car is were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Nonnamaker and family. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell and son Byron Leo and grandson, Lyman Ray spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Agin and son, Evan. First Public High School A. Frank Page, father of the late Walter Hines Page, who was this country’s war-time ambassador to England, started North Carolina’s first public high school in the little town of Cary. fkiu iuorning oiory The proper mixture to kill morn ing glory is one pound of lead ar senate (dry powder) to 30 gallons of water. This same solution can be used against trumpet vine. Be care ful not to contact other plants as it w’ill kill them too. Mild October weather with little trace as yet of the approaching winter season has brought to the fore a perennial argument often heard this time of the year—When is Indian Summer? This fall the question is whether the Indian summer season already has been here, or if it is due to come in November. According to early American In dian folklore, from which the story of Indian summer has been handed down to present-day inhabitants of the North American continent, In dian summer comes about the time of the full moon in November, after the first hard frosts. The reason can be found in the legend of the Great Spirit who gave the lazy Indian farmer a “second chance”. In the primeval setting of the early American wilderness, the ap proach of winter was heralded by the departure of bluebirds and rob ins for the land of the south wind. In the smoky haze of the evening the honk of the wild geese could be heard. Gathering of the ripened corn in the cleared land beyond the Indian village has been completed by most of the villagers, and squirrels have laid in their customary winter store of nuts. C. Floyd Pannabecker addressed a meeting of the Bluffton public teachers on “The Educational Sys tem of China” at the high school Monday night. Speaking on his travel experiences in Europe and South America, Ernst Harder, 19, of Frenheim, Paraguay, will address members of the Bluffton Hi-Y club at the regular meeting of the group Wednesday night. A Halloween party will be en joyed by members of the Blue Triangle club Thursday night. Alice Jean Bixel is president of the or ganization. In anticipation of the football game with Wapakoneta Friday night, a pep meeting will be held Friday morning. Prior to the game with St. Mary’s last Thursday a pep meeting was held by the student Auto Anplane W®eS- ,rdV 10 5ro«h«a SlfUCt^ rushed its eng»ne asfordrusbe etio0. tOh^0hOtSe‘ Now mighty ^bitney __ Pratt ana a ever power Pt® uiog o» engines & Red Man’s Legend Places Time Of Indian Summr Early In November Bluffton High Dr. John Brown, well known health authority, addressed the students on the subject “Being Your Best” at an assembly meeting held at the audi torium Wednesday morning. His appearance here was sponsored by the Hi-Y club. All members of the senior class were privileged to be present at a discussion on boy-girl relationships by Dr. Garry Myers in the school cafeteria Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Myers will address a public meeting this Wednesday night. A pot luck supper will be enjoyed by the Girl Reserves organization at the Buckeye picnic grounds Wednes day night. Arrangements for the affair are being made under the di rection of Carol Baine, president. BIXEL MOTOR SALES, Bluffton, Ohio Most of the leaves have fallen from the giant trees of the virgin forests, and on every hand there are signs that winter cannot be far away. A few lazy folk in the Indian com munity, however, have wilfully closed their eyes to the advance of the season and are leaving for the ’morrow work that should have long been completed. Then some night sudden gusts of cold wind go storming thru the village, and in the early morning sunrise the frost maidens brightly glisten from the roofs of the wig wams. As another warning the Great Bear of the sky opens his mouth and the first flakes of snow drift earth ward. In desperation the lazy farmers appeal for another chance, and the kindness of the Great Spirit is man ifested in a short season of warm suns in early November. For the Indians the season was known as “lazy-farmer moon”, for it was the last chance of the tardy caretaker of crops to complete his harvest. Indian summer, as judged by In dian legend, therefore falls during the time of the full moon in No vember. This year the moon will enter its full phase on Monday, November 3. School Notes body in the morning during which a marching and stunt demonstration was held by girls of the 7th grade class. Joan Clark and Helen Burk holder gave a demonstration of twirling the drum major baton. Several students in the high school home economics course are planning to attend the home economics con vention to be held at Arlington, Sun day. Arrangements are in charge of Miss Edythe Cupp, instructor. Plans are already being made by various departments in the school for the students to participate in ex hibitions at the Mid-Winter fair to be held December 3 to 5. Mt Cory School News On Tuesday evening, Nov. 4, the Public Speaking class will present the play “Two Minutes to Go” by Charles Quimby Burdette. The play will be directed by Miss Olive Obee. The senior class held a skating party at the Green Mill rink in Findlay on Wednesday evening. All the seniors are anxiously awaiting the proofs of their pictures which were taken when they made their annual trip to Tiffin, Monday. During the afternoon the group en joyed a theater party. According to the recent plans all juniors and seniors desiring to see an Ohio State game, will do so Sat urday, Nov. 8. Mt. Cory’s colors are still flying high as far as football goes. They kept up their record by taking Lib erty 39-7 Friday. Forty-nine pupils in the Mt. Cory School District were listed on the ££WHAT FORD IS DOING... I® SSw k Jkfe I Rm PAGE THREE first six weeks honor roll. They were as follows: First grade—Shirley Battles, Judith Benroth, Kay Eileen Nonnamaker, Ruth Eileen Nonnamaker, Janet Sites, Billie Steinman, David Stuber. Second grade—Doris Battles, Mar ilyn Oberly, Kenneth Hamilton, Dale Hector, Billy Morrison, Mary Alice Waltz. Third grade—Joan Green, Nora Powell, John Rogers, Patsy Steiner, Beverly Watkins. Fourth grade—Vera Kempf, James Pendell, Dorna Watkins. Fifth grade—Howard Von Stein, Dorothy Welty, Donna Hartman, Richard Marquart, Carroll Neff. Sixth grade—Bonnie Flora, Eleanor Steiner, Suzanne Wooley. The High School honor roll is as follows: Sventh grade—Elizabeth Cook, Wil ma Hamilton, Rolland King, Paul Stuckey. Eigthth Grade—Carol Henry, Irene Marquart, Judith Montgomery, Ruth Von Stein, Tom Woolley, Lois Albro, Alice Carton. Ninth grade—Robert Bowersox, and Thelma Welty. Tenth grade—Jean Dukes, Norma Montgomery, Pauline Simkins. Eleventh grade—Carol Montgom ery. Twelfth grade—Wanda Montgom ery, Myrtle Steinman, Edith Stuber. Monks Pray and Steal The 400 monks who live in the Konkaling monastery in the Konka Risumgongba mountains of Tibet frequently replenish their larders and relieve their monotonous peri ods of prayer by holding up cara vans and looting peaceful villages. 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