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THURSDAY, OCT. 7, 1943 The October meeting of the Sports man’s Club will be held in the town hall club rooms next Tuesday night at 8:00P. M. Plans to install squir rel dens in the Rogers game reserve the same evening prior to the meet ing will have to be discontinued until an afternoon of a later date. The change of time has made it necessary for us to alter our plans in this mat ter, for darkness settles too early to accomplish the job. A good program is being planned for the meeting and motion pictures will be shown. The archery club will give a demonstra tion of the American Round following the business meeting of the sports men’s club. The archery club mem bers have been hard at work setting up their indoor range and archers from neighboring towns will be in vited to attend the meeting Tuesday and demonstrate their prowess with the bow and arrow. C. V. Stonehill, field capitan of the club, is in charge of the shoot. The public is invited to attend the meeting. It is of interest to the archers of the community to know that three world distance records in archery were set at Cincinnati last Sunday. The meet sponsored by the National Archery was held at the Lunken airport. In the 65 pound bow event, Bud Pearson of Cincinnati, shot 498 yards, 8% in ches, to better the old mark of 483 yards. In the 80 pound bow event, Pearson fired an arrow 522 yards, 5 hi inches to best the world mark of 517 yards. Paul Berry of Middletown, Ohio, set a new’ w’orld record in the 50 pound bow competition by shooting an arrow 455 yards, 17*2 inches. The mark was 455 yards and 5 inches. You will remember at the archery demonstration held last spring in the town hall the power of a bow’ was demonstrated by Mayor Duttweiler of Findlay when he shot an arrow thru an iron skillet. The bow he used was of 40 to 50 pound strength. The 80 pound bow’ used at Cincinnati would take a mighty muscled man to draw it back, and such poundage could read ily send an arrow over a of a mile to shatter the world record. The Ada Herald and the Toledo Blade both carried an item on the rar ity of rarities—the shooting of grey squirrels by some fortunate nimrods from Ada. One fellow bagged two and the other hunter shot one of these frisky creatures. We sportsmen here at Bluffton nod wisely when we read such news for all in our community know that with out a doubt the ani mals bagged by the two hunters were some of the greys released by our club the past year. Grey squirrels were released on two different occasions, and early last spring a shipment from Wisconsin to the club containing near ly forty of the animals were released in the woods around Bluffton. We heard before that grey squirrels travel considerably and will not stay “put”, but who would ever think that they would travel a distance of 12 miles from Bluffton. John A. Diller from Bluffton can claim some honor also for he was able to bag two grey squir rels this year. Charley Manges, veteran squirrel hunter, bagged ten fox squirrels this season. Charley, handicapped by the use of cane, and unable to get around as w’ell as his squirrel huntin’ son Jess, did a good job and deserves a lot of credit for following his favorite sport. Charley is looking ahead for the opener of pheasant season and Jess will have to be “on his toes” to WITH THE WANTED WHOLE MILK keep from being outclassed by his father. How about it you sportsmen—don’t you think that dollar invested in the club is a good proposition. It was just a few years ago that squirrel hunting was practically nil in these parts. Now look at the excellent results ob tained by evey hunter who had a chance to take to the woods. Our membership is now better than 400. That means $400 are earmarked for game and fish propogation. Your dues are spent for no other purpose— so let’s all pull together in our con servation progam. Turn in your dues at once. The coon hunters were pleased o ver the work of Albert Garmotter and his committee in the release of nine additional raccoon on Sept. 15. The coon purchased from a dealer in Han cock County cost the club $45.00 for the nine animals. This makes a total of 22 coons released this year by your organization. Three employees of the Lima Loco took a well earned vacation last week to Colon, Michigan for a fishing trip. The party consisting of Thomas White of Rockport, Ralph Williams and Fred Hooverman spent four days at Stur geon Lake. Fishing was excellent for the trio and some excellent catches were made. Although many grass pike, blue gills, and catfish were caught the bass were not hitting on the lake and no catches of this game fish were reported by any of the ang lers at the lake during the stay of the three men. Minnows and worms were taken readily by the pike and pan fish. The men utilized a row boat with an outboard, but did no trolling as it was not necessary. White came home mighty well pleased for he was extremely fortunate in landing a grass pike weighing 7 pounds and measuring 311-2 inches. The men all enjoyed good luck and other pike measuring 20 inches and better were landed by the party. There stay at the cottage on the lake was brief, but luck was with them and they had a real vacation with plenty of sport for all. The group brought home around 35 pounds of dressed fish with then} and the head of the big pike has been placed in the hands of a taxidermist for mounting. White says the big fish was taken on a cane pole with a minnow for bait. The group was “still fishing” from the boat at a point where the St. Joseph river emp ties into the lake when the big fish hit the minnow. Fall mushrooms are to be found in the fields now and a giant puffball on display in a Pandora window indicates that all we need is a warm shower and a few warm days to make the field mushroom pop up all over the terri tory. for the manufacture of Spray Powder Hunting season is still on even though squirrel law is out. The open season on wood cock is scheduled from Oct. 10 to Oct. 24 and the rail and AND SOUR CREAM for the manufacture of Butter Highest Prices Paid for All Dairy Products THE PAGE DAIRY CO. BLUFFTON, OHIO PHONE 489-W Bluffton has a record of two vic tories and one loss, but so far the two teams have played only one com mon foe. Both of the outfits which will com pete here Friday night have defeated Kenton, altho Van Wert’s success was the more decisive of the two. In their opening game, the Pirates bested Kenton, 14 to 7. Van Wert Touchdowns by Halfback Robert Burkholder in the first and third periods gave Bluffton Pirates a 14 to 6 victory over Pandora in a bit terly contested game last Friday night at the Harmon field stadium. Both teams show-ed plenty of strength in the annual renewal of traditional rivalry’ going back over a stretch of many years. The stadium was jammed and an overflow crowd was massed along the sidelines to witness the game played in good football weather. Burkholder electrified the crowd at the start of the contest when he nearly broke loose for a touchdown in returning the opening kickoff, but he was pulled down from behind after it once appeared that he was on his way to score. OnlN ONE INOOO PUCK ALLONtO IN POSSESSION AT ANY TIME heads. Reports from Ohio’s state owned Indian Lake resorts indicate that hunters are enjoying good duck hunting this year. The season is the best in years as far as the number of ducks is concerned. The only draw back to hunters’ enjoyment is the scarcity’ of shells. The open season on ducks closes on Dec. 3rd. Be sure and buy- a duck stamp from your postmaster before you shoot. Federal regulation requires the purchase of this dollar permit in addition to your regular hunting license. Those men that work hard for the club and receive not tco niu'h credit for their efforts are the treasurer Jack Berry and the secretary- Gerald Huber. These men spend hours at their jobs which demand accuracy to the smallest detail. Their good work is a credit to our organization. Many thanks are extended to those men that rave their time in auditing the club 1. ks. Elmer Romey, E. S. Lape, and Carl Mumma checked over the books in a report for the bonding Under Ohl® Slues Tp told by a SOME OF THE BEST BASS F|SHINO*_ -COOLER WEATHER FEWER INSECTS ~GENERALLY CLEARING STREAMS SET THE STAGE “—FOR OUR SPORTIEST FISHING IF YOU CATCH A FISH WITH A TAG ON ITS GUL’ REPORT fT TO THE NEAREST Resuming Western Buckeye league play after playing non-loop foes for two weeks, Bluffton High gridders will face a severe test in a night game with Van Wert this Friday at Harmon field. Long a football power in the league, Van Wert has one of- its best teams in many seasons. So far the Cougars have romped to three impressive wins, trouncing Bryan, Defiance and Kenton on consecutive Saturdays. During Conservation OFFICER Burkholder Scores Twice As Pirates Beat Pandora Eleven By 14-6 Score Bluffton never eased up from the gallinule season which opened Sept. 1, will continue thru November 30th. Duck season is in and the daily bag limit is ten of all kinds, including in the aggregate not more than one wood duck, and three red heads and buffle THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON OHIO Conservation Division 'Bass Month" CASS FISHING /. ON THE LAKE ERIE REEFS /S USUALLY EXCELLENT IN LATE SEPTEMBER’ Sob Hints- floods^ FI5H ARE NOT' WASHED OUT* BY THE STRONG CURRENTS BUT TAKE SHELTER IN THE GRASS AND BRUSH IN THE OVER FLOW ^RETURN TO THE STREAM WHEN IT IS NORMAL* Bluffton And Van Wert Gridders Will Clash Here On Friday Night beat the Hardin county crew last Friday, 20 to 0, at Kenton, in a daz zling display of power that saw the Cougars score three touchdowns in the opening quarter of play. The visiting Van Wert team has a well balanced offensive punch, and three top-flight ball carriers must be stopped by the Pirates if they want to remain undefeated in league play. At Kenton last week. Showalter, Coon and Metzger each scored for Van Wert in a demonstration of their ball carrying prowess. Bluffton and Van Wert each have played only one league game so far this season, and at present are tied with St. Marys and Celina for first place in the standing. St. Marys and Celina each have beaten Wapak oneta, and Bluffton and Van Wert successes were scored at the expense of Kenton. psychological advantage of that first thrilling play, however, until Burk holder rammed across the team’s initial touchdown on a four yard plunge near the close of the period. Fred Herrmann then powered his way across the goal for the extra point. Second-quarter play was pretty much a see-saw variety, but Bluff ton show-ed its offensive power again in the third stanza, with Burkholder providing the firew-orks. His second touchdow-n was the highlight of the evening when he intercepted a Pan dora pass and raced 40 yards to score. Fred Herrmann’s line plunge again was good for the conversion. Pandora struck pay dirt in the fourth quarter when Charles Boehr, 170-pound fullback, smashed thru from the one yard line to climax a scoring march from mid-field. company and found them in good or der. Club Buys Walnuts To offset the inroads the squirrels are making in the ear com supply at the Campus Game Reserve, C. V. Stonehill has announced the club will purchase walnuts, shelled or unshell ed. The club will pay 25 cents per bushel. The walnuts can be taken to Nisw-ander and Herring Veterinarian office where a deposit of money will be on hand to pay for the nuts as they are delivered. The walnuts will be tak en from this place by Stonehill to the campus. The club will also exchange a mem bership for a bushel of ear com. The exchange can be made at the veter inarian office. This grain is urgently needed for nearly 100 bushels of corn w-ill be fed at the campus this coming year to the w-ild life there under the club’s protection. Those two young grey squirrels found on the grade school grounds are sure friendly little fellows. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Niswander and son liv ing nearby found the pair of squirrels under a tree on the school grounds Tuesday afternoon. The two animals are not the least afraid of people and can be handled readily. At the pres ent they’ are contained in a cage at Nisw-ander and Herring’s office. Af ter a few weeks the club will release them on the campus game reserve. Roman Women’s Costumes The number of colors a woman might wear indicated her social sta tion in the Rome of Caesar’s day. A peasant woman could wear but one color, and the empress might wear as many as seven. Abolishing Utensils Didn’t Work In 1870 Cornelius B. Paulding, a New Yorker, led a movement to eat without knives, forks and spoons, claiming that by dining with one’s fingers the pioneer spirir could be recaptured. Very few people were interested. It’s a bitter battle so far in West ern Buckeye grid league play, with four teams, including Bluffton, tied for the lead. .Kenton and Wapakon eta are the only- outfits failing to rack up a league win so far, and ironically enough they- are the only- ones to suf fer defeat Bluffton and Van Wert each have beaten Kenton, while St. Marys and Celina have counted victor ies over the Indians of Wapakoneta... an W ert and Bluffton will meet in a thriller here this Friday night, and the Pirates will face a severe test in attempting to remain undefeated in the league ... So far the two teams have played only one common foe, each scoring victories over Kenton ... Bluffton topped the Hardin county crew, 14 to i, and an Wert’s victory last week-end was by a 20 to 0 score Van Wert is undefeated so far this year, winning over Bryan Defi ance and Kenton .Bluffton beat Kenton and Pandora, losing only to Ada Rockport Mrs. Francis C. Marshall was brought to her home here Friday evening after being a patient in the Lima Memorial hospital for more than a week Her condition remains about the same. Mrs. Mary Sylvester returned home last Thursday, after spending several weeks in the home of her son John in Marion. Mrs. Fred Grismore of Gainesville, Fla., Mrs. Nellie Kidd McCrate of Grove City and Mr and Mrs. L. O. Sager of Lima, spent Tuesday- even ing with Mr. and F. C. Marshal. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richardson and two children of Rudolph spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cupp and family. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cook, Mrs. Clifford Fru chey. Mrs. E. E. Freet, Mr. F. C. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs W E. Mar shall and Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall attended funeral services for an aunt Mrs. Mary Cook held at the home in Columbus Grove. Saturday afternoon. Burial was in Campbell cemetery. SPORTS IN SHORTS Rev. and Mrs. Daley of Ada at- W. F. lutzi Insurance Bonds Celina served notice of its strength as a league contender by drubbing Wapakoneta last week, 48 to 6 Ada. beat the same Wapakoneta team 25 to 2(1, so Celina appears to have plenty of power ... St. Marys, in a non-league contest lost last Friday to Coldwater, 19 to 0 Bellefontaine, also playing outside the league, beat Mary sville, 14 to 7 In the Hancock county league Mt. Cory drubbed Lilierty’, 31 to 0, while Rawson was losing to McComb, 53 to 19 Arlington continued to set the pace in the loop with a 19 to 7 victory over Van Buren Findlay High scored its second win in the Buckeye league, 12 to 6, over Fremont Lima Central beat Dayton Kiser, 13 to (I South topped Cincinnati Nor wood, by the same score, and Shaw nee, coached by Jim Vogelgesang, a Bluffton college graduate, defeated Delphos Jefferson, 38 to 0 Ada High gridders suffered their first loss in two seasons with Upper Sandusky spilling the Bulldogs, 18 to 12 tended the services at the Methodist church Sunday morning. Rev. Daley was the pastor at the local church some years ago and since his retire metn, he and his wife have annually made a special visit to the church at this time of the year. Mrs. Nelson Wells will op?n her home to members of the Presbyter ian missionary- society, Wednesday af ternoon of next week for the October meeting. Following program will be heard: Worship service, Mrs. J. O. Cupp Review of Study Book, “For All of Life,” Mrs. Glen Huber mu sic Year Book of Prayer, Mrs. Ed gar Begg. Miss Madeline Bixel of Rittman spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. F. C. Marshall. Miss Barbara Steiner of Pandora is stay-ing at the Marshall home assisting in the care of her niece. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Ackerman of Leipsic were among those who cal'ed at the F. C. Marshall home. Sunday From Dead Sea Valuable salts have been extract ed from the Dead sea. Commer cial exploitation of these minerals has begun. You, too can help guard against sabotage Remember—every fire today sabotages America’s war effort to the extent that it requires manpower and materials to replace the loss. That is why nationwide attention is called to the importance of safeguarding against fire in the ob servance of National Fire Prevention Week October 3 to 9 Resolve to do your part in taking extra precau tions against fire and in so doing promote America’s war effort and bring the day of victory and peace nearer. Remember—every fire is direct aid and comfort to our enemies in proportion to the loss of life or property which it causes. Most fires are preventable and the time to stop them is before they start. F. S. Herr Agency General Insurance Notary Public PAGE THREE Richland Center Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stevens of Sandusky spent Thursday and Friday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Amstutz. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Bowers and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hatner of Dayton spent Sunday- afternoon at the Ed Marquart home. Mr. and Mrs. Ruhel Kohler and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fried ley of Lima were Sunday dinner guests Mrs. Sam Kohler and daught er Madoline. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Ewing and and son spent Sunday evening at the Francis and Amos Basinger home. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Lieber, Will Leiber and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mar quart called on Mrs. Mary Eickholt at Cloverdale last Tuesday- evening. Miss Iren Brinkman of Lima was a week end guest of Miss Rachel Schaublin. Karen Zimmerman, Dennis and Richard Badertscher were Sunday dinner guests at the Dwight Frantz home. Mrs. Wm. Clauser of Toledo spent the week end with Mr and Mrs. Dwight Frantz. Gene Hochstettler of Allen Park, Mich., spent the week end at the Andy- Hochstettler home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin and daughter Rachel and Irene Brink man spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Schaublin of Lima. Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Luginbuhl, Glenna Swick, and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Moser and son Donavin were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Moser of Columbus Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Badertscher and son, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Badertscher and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Badertscher and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Niswander and family. Mrs. Mary Ann Zimmerman and daughter Bernice were Sunday’ din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hochstettler and family. Mr. and Mrs. Brice Main, Mrs. Ar chie Hartman and son Morris, Wm. Marquart and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mar quart spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Philip Marquart, Sr. Mrs. Sam Kohler and daughter spent Sunday evening and Monday with Mrs. Charles Friedley. A. D. Gratz Insurance of All Kinds Notary Public