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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
Hopeless Situation of Refugees
Is Told By BlufftOn Man
Overseas Three Years
Delvin Kirchhofer, Who Re-
turned Home This Week, Saw
Sorry Plight First Hand

Homeless, destitute, jobless and
all but hopeless, living on inter-
national charity, unwanted where
they are and with doors of other
countries closed against them the
problem of Europe's displaced popu-
lations poses the gravest unsolved
problem growing out of the second
World War, says Delvin Kirchhofer,
Bluffton relief worker who returned
this week after three years in
refugee camps in Africa and Europe.
Kirchhofer is a brother of the
Misses Stella and Dora Kirchhofer
of South Jackson street and a Bluff
ton college graduate in the class of
1881.
He left in May 1943 for two years
overseas service with the Mennonite
central committee in the Near East
and Egypt and after that time
continued for a year with UNRRA,
being stationed for the latter period
in a camp of Jewish refugees in
southern Italy in the Brindisi area
Continued on page p
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
Bluffton Families Lacking Bread
Can Usually Find Plenty OF Cake

Many Bluffton housewives are
serving cake and other sweet pas
tries to their families, because they
have found it virtually impossible to
buy bread regularly for their daily
menus.
While the mounting bread shortage
grows progressively worse, plenti-
full supply of cakes, cookies, rolls,
donuts and other pastries continues
available in plentiful quantities in
most food stores.
When bread cannot be found at
the grocer's, the only recourse is
for housewives to stock up on pas
tries, and altho the practice may not
be exactly to adult liking, Junior is
having a field day every time he sits
down to the family table.
From some quarters charges have
been made that price ceilings have
diverted scarce flour into pastries,
and OPA has moved to counter the
trend by approving a price hike of
one cent per loaf of bread.
In the meantime those who are
not fortunate enough to find bread in
their daily shopping tours must con-
tinue eating, pastries until some
form of more equitable balance can
he worked ont nationally
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
Basinger
Goes To Boys State

Malcolm Basinger, Bluffton High
school student, will leave this week
as the Bluffton American Legion
post representative at Boys State,
a summer camp and conference at
Miami university, Oxford, from June
Is to %.
Boys State, sponsored and oper-
ated by the State Legion organiza-
ton, is attended by youths specially
selected on the basis of scholastic
standing, character, leadership and
interest in citizenship.
During the Today camping ses-
sion, the representatives of various
high schools will get actual exper-
ience in governmental affairs by or
ganizing state, county and municipal
governments, with elected officers.
Lectures will be given to the group
by governmental, state and munich
pal officers.
Basinger is the son of DR.. and
Mrs. E. w. Basinger, of Spring
street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
Mennonite Conference
Held at Ndppdnee, Ind.

A number from Mennonite congre-
cations in the Bluffton area attend
ed sessions of the Middle District
conference held at Nappanee, Ind,
over the week end from Saturday
until Tuesday.
Among those present were:
Rev. and Mrs. j. n. Smucker,
DR.. C. H. Smith, Gerhard Buhler,
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Gratz, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boehr and children DR..
and Mrs j. S, Schultz, DR.. and Mrs.
L. L. Ramseyer and family, d. w.
Bixler, DR.. and Mrs. |. w. Bauman,
Mary K. Bauman, Rev. P. E. Whit
mer, Dean N. E. Byers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Moser, Mrs.
Marie Brand, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S.
Lape, Mrs. S. F. Pannabecker, Bert
ran Smucker, Mrs. Edwin Amstutz,
Harriet Amstutz, Peggy Diller, Alice
Ruth Pannabecker, Jeanne Burk-
holder. jeanne Buhler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
Mennonite Youths
Spend Week In Camp

A number of young people will
leave next Monday morning for
Camp Mack, Indiana, to attend the
All Mennonite Youth difference Re-
treat, June II to %.
Among those who will attend the
conference are:
Louise Soldner, Mary Lou Dean,
jeanne Buhler, Alice Ruth Panna-
becker, Harriet Amstutz, Mary K.
Bauman, Betty Bixel, Mary Ann
Smucker, Jean Burkholder, Lucille
Bauman, Harold Hartman.
Paul Don Bixel, Addison Myers,
Ted Bauman, Joe Smucker, David
Bixel, Mary Jean Ramseyer, Joann
Gratz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
Hold Reception And
Recognition Service

A reception for their new pastor,
Rev. Paul Cramer former Army
chaplain and recognition service for
returned veterans will be held b.
the congregation Of the Methodist
church, Sunday morning after the
worship services.
A basket dinner will be held in
connection with the reception fol-
lowed by short program with
Charles Alderman presiding as
toastmaster.
Rev. Cramer, former assistant pas
tor at Grace Methodist church of
Lima served for four years as an
Army chaplain. He has been as
signed to the pastorate of the church
here for the coming year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
BUILDING PROGRAM
EXPANDS DESPITE.
MATERIAL DELAYS.
Two New Residential Construc-
ton Projects Added To
Work Under Way
Building Resumed At New
Theatre With All Necessary
Materials On Hand

Building activity continued at an
increased tempo here this week. with
two new residential construction pro-
jects added to the long list of those
already under way.
Clair Leiber has announced plans
to build a house and garage on the
lot he purchased recently In the Mrs.
Caroline Matter addition. Construc-
tion of the garage already has been
started, and the family expects to
live in it until the house is ready
for occupancy.
Leiber's lot faces on Harmon road
and is next to the private drive
leading to the Bluffton Stone quarry
plant.
Another new project is the re-
modelling of a barn at the rear of
the Cyrus Schumacher residence ON
North College road into an apart
ment building. Work is under way
on the project and it is expected
that apartments will be available
for rental by fall.
Construction of Bluffton new thea
tire building was resumed this week,
after progress of work had been de-
layed several weeks because of a
shortage of steel beams. All the
steel and other materials needed to
finish the building now are on hand,
however, and George Carmack, the
owner, says he expects to have the
theatre ready for opening before the
end of July.
Work on the superstructure of the
]. A. Leatherman residence on Cher
ry street has been started, and the
owner expects to push the work
despite building delays that result
from restrictions on building ma.
terials.
Foundation for the Ben r. Shafel
residence on State Route 103 near
the county line has been completed
but Shafer has encountered some
delay in completing arrangements tc
have house he purchased in Ben.
ton Ridge moved here to be placed
on the foundation. Shafer last
spring bought two lots in the FREQ
Mueller addition, fronting on Route
103 and adjoining the Levi Frank
hauser property.
Lots in the Mrs. Caroline Matter
addition also have been bought b!
Harry Turner, Sr. and Harry Turn
er, Jr., but they do not expect tt
build Immediately.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
new ORDER WILL
CUT MEAT SUPPLY.
HERE DEALERS SAY.
Beef and Veal Fifteen Per Cent
Less; Pork is Raised 10
Per Cent
Livestock Reported Held Off
Market Anticipating High
er Prices

New government regulations which
they say will further reduce Bluff
tons already meager meat supply
were announced here the first of the
week by meat operators.
Beef and veal slaughtering which
was restricted to the volume of the
corresponding month in 1914 was re-
duced 15 per cent, making 85 per
cent of the total of two years ago.
Pork which previously was fixed
at 80 per cent of the 1914 volume
was raised 10 per cent, making 80
per cent of the slaughterings of two
years ago.
Since the order became effective
June l, necessary adjustments to the
new monthly schedule originally de-
signed to be made over a months
period will have to be made during
the remaining three weeks, meat
market operators said.
WITHHOLD LIVESTOCK FROM MARKET
To further aggravate the situa-
tion, livestock offerings on the local
markets have declined sharply as
farmers, anticipating removal of
OPA price controls are reported
withholding hogs and cattle from the
market in hope of higher prices.
With local meat markets operat-
ing only about half the time and
no prospects of improvement in
sight, Bluffton's meat supply situa-
tion is worse than at any time dur
ing the strictest rationing of war
days.
The markets were closed nearly
all day Thursday and Friday of
last week, and before midafternoon
Saturday all fresh meats had been
sold. BY nightfall even the supply
of luncheon meats was running short
and the doors were closed again.
Local market operators say there
is no prospect of an immediate
change in the situation, and until
federal orders limiting slaughtering
are eased meat shortages undoubted-
ly will continue.
Providing meat for Bluffton area
residents is further complicated by
an influx of out-of-town buyers who
come here because beef and pork
virtually are unobtainable in larger
cities.
MARKETS LIMIT SALES
Bluffton markets are limiting the
amount of meat that can be pur-
chased, but the total number of buy
ers has increased so tremendously
that the supply just will not reach.
Plenty of livestock is available on
area farms for slaughtering, but
government quotas will not permit
killing.
Bluffton meat market operators
announced Monday their shops will
be open as meat supplies are avail
able, but they have no way of set
ting up definite schedule of opera
tions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
VISITS HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Geiger and
family are spending several days at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Thompson of Spring
street. Mr.. Geiger, an instructor in
the Coast Guard academy at New
London, Conn.,, will spend some time
in summer school at Ohio State uni.
versity, Columbus. He and his fam
lily will return to New London this
fall where he will resume his teach
ing duties in the academy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
LIGHTNING HITS
CHURCH STEEPLE
In HEAVY STORM
Bolt Damages st. Mary's Catho-
lie Church Here Tuesday
Evening
Violent Thunder Storm and
Heavy Downpour Sweeps
BlufftOn Area

Breaking day of oppressive
heat, the warmest of the season
which saw the mercury mount to 80
degrees, two violent electrical storms
swept the Bluffton area Tuesday
night.
From 1880 until 10 p. m, light
ming blazed across the skies in a
brilliant display. Only property
damage reported was from st. Marys
Catholic church at North Lawn ave-
nue. and West Elm streets, where the
steeple was struck by lightning. A
portion of the steeple was shattered.
The loss is covered by insurance.
Whipped by strong winds from the
west, the storm drenched the area
in the first downpour at 7:30 and
lashed out again shortly before 10
p. m. with another heavy rainfall
that flooded downtown pavements
and tore off limbs of trees.
More than an inch of rain fell dur
ing the evening, which was more
than rainfall for the entire month
of April, when a record spring
drought prevailed.
AIDS CORN CROP
Coming as it did in the midst of
the haying season, the downpour
damaged some hay which had been
cut and lying in the fields. How
ever, this was more than offset by
its benefit to corn and garden crops.
Corn planting was completed a week
ago in the Bluffton district where
fields and gardens were beginning to
show effects of lack of moisture.
Wednesday brought scattered show
ers and cooler weather with little
change predicted for Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
Birthday Supper

In honor of the birthday annivers-
airy of Clinton Morehead, a birthday
supper was enjoyed at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Badertscher
and sons, Saturday evening.
Present were: Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Keller and daughter of Dayton, Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Badertscher and
daughter of Cincinnati, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Badertscher of Norwood and
Mary Louise Badertscher and Mrs
Clinton Morehead.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. Harland Moser and
family are occupying their newly
built home on West Elm street. The
Mound street property which they
vacated is occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Conrad who recently pur-
chased the place.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Amstutz have
moved from the former Fred Muel-
Ter property on North Main street
near the A. c. & Y. grade crossing
to residence property owned by the
Central Ohio Light & Power COM
pany on the county line.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
Full-Scale Program of Recrea-
ton To Be Financed Thru
Canvass
New Playground Equipment
Here; Field Facilities Added
In Summer Program

With Buttons recreational pro-
gram back on a par with that which
was the pride of the community over
a decade ago, house-to-house cam
vass of homes will be started this
week to raise $1,000 needed to
finance year-around youth and
adult program for the town ai's
Organized activity under way at
Harmon field for more than a week
has features of interest to kiddies,
boys and girls of grade and high
school age, and for adults, as the
starting point of an overall program
to provide both summer and winter
recreation for all ages.
Harmon field has a full-time re-
creational director, new playground
equipment is in place and additional
play items are on the way, the long
neglected tennis courts are being put
into shape, picnic tables have been
added to the recreational center fa-
cilities, and a number of interesting
games are available at the field for
young and old alike.
COACH CoTTERMAN, DIRECTOR
A town league has been organized
for adults, with softball play started
Tuesday night. Several boys leagues
have been under way for more than
week under the direction of Kent
Cotterman, new Bluffton High coach,
who has accepted the recreational
director position.
Continuation of andfu rther ex-
pansion of the recreational program
depends on Buttons response in the
drive to raise funds needed to finance
expenditures, regarded by the spon-
sors as an investment in health
happiness and better community
Revived activity at Harmon field
tieing in with the summer water re-
creation program at Buckeye lake
was certified last spring by the Com
munity Progress association as the
most needed project in the commun-
ity.
The year-around recreation pro-
gram is supervised by a Bluffton re-
creation committee representing the
Bluffton Business Mems association
Norman Triplett is chairman of the
group.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
On Staff OF Boy
Scout Summer Camp

Three Bluffton boys, Robert STRAIT
ton, Charles Triplehorn and Robert
Neiswander have been named on the
staff of Camp Shawnee near Def
ance, the summer outing spot for
Boy Scout troops of this area.
They will leave for that place the
first of next week to be there for
two months this summer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
Bible School Closes
With Picnic Friday

Buttons vacation Bible school
which has been held in the fore
Moons for the past two weeks in the
Grade school building will close a
two weeks session on Friday.
Parents and other adults inter
ested are invited to attend the clos
ing hours session Friday morning
at 8 o'clock after which there will
be a program of games at Harmon
field followed by a picnic dinner.
Enrolment of the school has in
creased to 180 pupils, it was stated
by Rev. E. N. Bigelow, dean. He
also stated that Mrs. Oliver Zimmer.
man has been added to the staff OF
instructors.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
VISITS IN IOWA

Mrs. NJ. M. Kibler had as her
guest the first of the week Mrs.
Randall Tuttle of Spencer, Iowa,
who stopped here after attending
commencement exercises at Wooster
college last week where her niece,
Miss Patricia Ewing of Wooster was
member of the graduating class.
Mrs. Tuttle left Wednesday for her
home in Iowa, accompanied by Mrs
Kibler who will spend ten days
there.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
Sunday School Picnic
On College Campus

Annual Sunday school picnic of
the First Mennonite church will be
held on the Bluffton college campus
Sunday evening at o'clock. Fol-
lowing the picnic a program will be
given in the church at o'clock by
young people who are leaving the
following day for weeks confer
ence at Camp Mack, Indiana.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
TripIett Loses In
League, 1915 Score

With their foes piling up win
ming margin in the first three in
nings of Major league game at
Lima Monday night, Triplett soft
ball team dropped a 10 to decision
to U. E. Local players for their sec
ond setback in the loop.
The Lima team romped away to a
10 to lead before the Bluffton
crew ever got started in the scoring
department. Geiger and Spaeth
worked on the mound for the locals
in the tilt.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
u. b. Young PEOPLES
Conference Next Week

Young people of the United
Brethren church will meet here in a
summer conference at Bluffton col
lege opening next Monday. The
camp will continue for two weeks,
the first week being for Intermediates
and the second for older groups of
young people.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-06-13
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Kidd of
Bluffton, a girl, Carolyn Joyce, Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Manages of
Findlay, boy, James Carey, Fri
day.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-12-21
OUR SIDE OF THE FENCE THE CRUISERS"

ACoNC us LdCC IG. NC uI here again and you just can I do anything about it, so sit back and relax while the Cruisers bring you tales you think aren T known.
 They say there is an answer for every question and a Jack for every Jill. Frankly the question before us is worth more than the traditional sixty-fou1 dollar prize the radio quiz pro- gram offers a good many Jacks, who await an honest answer. The question before the house is quote "Why do so many fellows who are really alright Joes suffer half-flled date books when they are good company, good dancers, and are eager to have good clean fun with the ladies of their choice?''- quote. The answer is-Jack get car!!!!
 That is the lick. If you don t
 believe us, ask NICK.
 With his new car, he will get
 far.
 But that is okay, because that
 is the play.
 All kidding aside though girls, isn't worth while to be with the right guy even if he can't pull up in front of your door with a new car?
 To all those interested in out of town activities we have head line news for you. Our great trio, led by Gene Nelson, has taken Waterbury by storm, and music lovers are hoping to hear them every Saturday night at Club 99. Incidentally we have heard that the public likes the old tunes, as rendered by Gene.
 Yes sir, old tunes are the sweet ones. Take the one Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes, (and I will not ask for wine). The wine has the effect most people want when they become bored. at parties, etc., but we know that a few under standing glances exchanged at the right moments, can be just as intoxicating. But-don t let those glances become too in toxicating because you might find yourself ''I doing" it. Right Smith???
 What fools we mortals be. As hard as musicians are to find barbers don't seem to think so. Or maybe musicians like coke bottles instead of wind in their hair.
 Overheard. Santa Claus need not try filling my stockings. If he doesn't like what is i'll them now, he can just go-trim a Christmas tree Girls will he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-22

ford already are preparing for schools of six-weeks duration dur ing July and August.
 Growth will be increasingly rap. i'd in regional high schools for vet erans, Mir. Bassett predicted. With the continued separations from the armed forces" he said, "the demand will continue to grow, and, as has been indicated already, this is a need that Connecticut is determin- ed to meet"
 All mammals have hair. The whale is a mammal, therefore, whales have hair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-22
Sacred Heart High School Wins Honors
 School Magazine, "ThG
 Forum" Rates Tops"
 Af Columbia

The Forun,t monthly school periodical written and edited by the students of the Sacred Heart High School won first honors in the field of interscholastic news magazines at the Columbia University Press As- Sociation symposium, New York, yesterday. After knocking at the door of national supreme honors for three years, the local institutions colorful publication was acclaimed by expert judges as "tops"
 Crosby High Schools "Argus", al- ways one of the outstanding con- tenders for honors, ranked second in its classification.
 First awards were also given La. Page ouverte, Crosby French paper, and La Prensita, Crosby Spanish paper.
 The contest was the 22d conduct ed by the association. Ratings were based on points for makeup, news coverage, story content, editorial policy, typography, advertisements, features, sports, and creative liter- ary work.
 About 5000 students, including 100 from Waterbury, are registered at the three-day convention which opened yesterday at Columbia Uni- verSlty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-22
WATERFOWL Correspondent stephen 20 Scott Ave Phone OOe
Correspondent stephen Scott Ave Phone lSOs Paper Collection To Start Saturday Noon
 Main Streets Will Be Covered,
 Weather Permitting; Rings
 Garage Is Headquarters

Watertown Council of Girl Scouts announces that a collection of salv- age paper will be taken Up Saturday starting at noon, weather conditions permitting. The following streets will be covered: Merriman Lane, Bowers Street, Porter Street, Knowl- ton Street, Heminway Park Road, Echo Lake Road, Gas far as Tyko's house), Burton Street, (off Echo Lake Road), Westbury Park Road, Greenwood Street, French Street, Gas fra as McGough's house), Wood- ruff Avenue and Academy Hill.
 Persons living in parts of town other than those listed above, may call Mrs. Herbert S. DaytonOor Mrs. Dudley Atwood, if they wish to have paper collected Saturday. The paper collection station at Rings garage, Main Street, will be opened Satur" day from 12 noon to 4 D, m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-22
Visiting Parents

VLSlIlnk FaFentS
 Lieut. Comdr. Philip A. Cline, Mrs. Cline and their daughter, Lois Margaret, who have been vacation ing in Florida have arrived in Watertown to spend few days with Lieut., Comdr. Cline's parents, the Rev. Thomas s. Cline, D. D. and Mrs Cline of the Green"
 Lieut. Comdr. Cline, who has been in the Navy for two and one-half years and has been serving in Washington, D. C., will return to that city where he will be placed on inactive duty. He and his fam fly plan to take up their residence in Jackson Heights, L. I.
 Personals
 MT. and Mrs. Herbert Sears and family, former local residents have returned to town, and have taken the second floor apartment in the Morris Goldberg house on lower Main Street. MT. Sears, recently received his discharge from the U. s. Naval Reserve.
 Mrs. E. J. Barlow of Litchfield Road and Mrs. Fl. A. Hutchinson of Roberts Street, members of the Watertown Girl Scout Council are attending the National Girl Scout Convention in Atlantic City, N. J.
 Robert J. Hallock, FIG. 3/c, U. s, N. R, who recently returned to Mare Island, Calf, after a leave spent with his mother, Mrs. c. J. Hallock of Waterbury, formerly of Watertown, is again enjoying a leave at his home. He will report at Boston for reassignment, April 5,
 Mrs. George Cook of Woodbridge, formerly of Scott Avenue, was the guest of Mrs. John Scott, Scott Avenue, Thursday.
 Due to the sudden death last night of Miss Coletta Barrett of the Watertown High School faculty the senior class play scheduled for tonight will be postponed until Fri day, March 29-r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-22
Senior Glass Play

Beloved Brat" by Howard; Ann Starr, Staff Nurse,' by Humphries.