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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-11-07
ENAKOPRAVNOST

nejc pod zemljo sezidano skri.
valisce zita. Molce so krenili
proti kozolcu. Menda je bilo to
skrivalisce tam. Pred kozolcem
je matt zares takoj opazila
shojena tia in videla je kako je
Janez potrkal z zelezno palico
in je votlo zadonelo. Kakor da
je spodaj kak partizanski bun
ker. Priceli so iskati in so nasli
who'd. Bill je pokrit travnatimi
rusami in zarascen. V bunker
pa so vodile lesene stopnice.
Ko so prisli dol, je Tona zazi-
jala. Tito, Tito, Tito. Do vrha ma
lozene vrece. In ko so vrece
prieeli odpirati, Sc je il njih
usulo Tito, pokvarjeno, plesni-
vo Koliko pokvarjenega Ii
ia! Matt Tona Sc je zgrozila
in skoraj bi bla ma glas zajo-
kala. &c bi takrat mogla, zada-
villa hi bila tega kmeta Jernej-
ca Toliko zita, VISA leta vol
ne ga je zgrinjal ma kup in ga
nj hotel dati tistim, XII so bill
lacni kruha.
Zdaj je matt Tona doumela,
cemu je potrebna ia borba in
proti komu jo vodijo. Sc kdo maj
rece, da bogat kmet nina zita
=. Sc maj rece zupnik, maj ne
oddajo pridelka To so nasi
sovrazniki, takele moramo ugo-
nobiti, da DO nase zivljenje lep-
Sc in srecnejse ).
Sc dolgo po tenn dogodku To-
ma nj mogla priti k sebi. Nj 81
mogla odpustiti, da je takrat
prav zaradi tegale spekulanta
Jernejca nabila svojega sina Ja-
neza. Sal mi tega ne bo nikoli
odpustil, 81 je mislila.
20, YES, mama, to sc pa mo-
tis. Kako bi ii ne odpustil. Sal
vendar vsega naenkrat ne mo-
res razumeti. Vcasih smo tudi
mi ma prvi pogled malo neraz-
umljivi Pa mi tiste klofute
tudi MISC prav mic skodile
Spomni Sc tistega, kar sem tt
nekoc dejal, da ne gradimo le
tovarne, hise in Sole, ampak
tudi nov odnos med ljudmi. no.
vega cloveka >" S. r.
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ENGLISH SECTION
SNPJ NEWS AND
COMMENTS
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friend who secured the projec.
tor and screen and took care of
the showing. They also brought
along other interesting films
Coffee, donuts and cider were
provided after the meeting. We
wish to express our thanks to
Shorty and his boys for their
fine cooperation.
General
A boy at the Chesniks, who
was enrolled in the lodge. The
Gillies had a recent addition
June Snyder announced her re
cent engagement. Recently mar
ried, Vic Vehar whose bride will
soon join our ranks. A boy at
the Frank Grum residence. A
visit to the Bozeman's home tc
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-11-07

k pobegnila v Milan. Tam pa je
iugotovila, da nj mogoce ziveti
in Sc je z otroki vrnila ma Reko.
Neki dan je prispelo v Koper S
parnikom "Itala" se Is puljskih
beguncev.
Pc izjavi organov oblasti v
Kopru sc dnevno vracajo liz TIA
lije begunci, XII tukaj prejemajo
propustnice "a vrnitev v razne
kraje v Istri, XII so bill priklju-
ceni k Jugoslaviji. -.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-11-07
Istrski begunci Sc vracajo
v Jugoslavijo

Trst.-(Tanjug).- ).-Istrski be-
gunci, XII so nasedli propaganda
reakcionarnih agentov in neo-
fasisticnega tiska ter Sc izselili
Italijo, Sc sedaj vracajo do
NOV. Obcutili so razliko med po-
lozajem v Jugoslaviji in poloza-
jem v Italiji. Nedavno je prispe-
10 v Roper 35 beguncev, XII so
zaprosili Narodno zascito, da bi
Jim izstavila propustnice "a pre-
hod v Jugoslavijo.
Vecinoma so bill to begunci IL
Pulja, Vodnjana, Rovinja in Pa
zina. Vsi so bill brez brez denar-
ia in so prosili ljudske oblasti,
da Jim preskrbijo prevozno sred-
stvo, katerim bi Sc vrnili do
NOV. Oblasti so Jim Sic ma roko
in Jim preskrbele avtobus, ka-
term so sc prihodnji dan odpe-
ljali.
Med mimi je bila tudi neka
Recanka, XII je mozem in otro-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-11-07
Trpezno-trajno
b0zziiccnO darilO
HOOVER
ElEkTRI(NI
(I5TILE(

Narcotic sedaj Hoover eis.
tilec "a bozieno darilo vasi
zeni. To: bo nekaj. kar bo
i1nelo trajno vrednost in il
bo v veselje in poslugo skozi
leta in leta. Samo SO takoj
in SIS ma mese6na odplaeila.
Poklicite in prisli bono,
da vam razkazemo vse poseb-
nosti tega finega cistilnega
stroja.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-11-07

vodovod - no shramba "a
Tito ali MISC dobre stare
kasce? a? pa traktor, kaj je
pri mas treba traktorjev, tistih
brnecih posasti, Sc avtomobil
ropota, da 81 moras z roko ma
siti usesa, &c pelje skozi vas "
Sin pa je videl, da je matt
zelo nesigurna, da ne misli ta-
ko, kakor govori. Objel jo je
in stisnil k sebi, prvikrat v svo-
jem zivljenju. Matt ga je zacu-
demo odrinila cd sebe, ker nj
bila vajena take neznosti, &C.
prav il je postalo nekako to-
plo pri srcu:
"No, mar spada tudi objema
ME v ia vas petletni program?'
sc je lie ma videz hudovala.
"V mas, matt, mas .. . Tudi
ljubezen, tudi nov clovek spada
mas petletni nacrt ="
Matt ie odsla il izbe Ne, no.
benega mira ne dajo. Venomer
nekam rinejo, vse bi radi ma
glavo postavili, to pa nj dobro.
Tudi zupnik pravi, da nj dobro.
Tedaj Sc je matt zasacila, da
vsega tega prav "a prav ne mi
sli ona, da so te misli in te be-
sede zupnikove.
"On 81 je pa med vojno, ko
smo vsi stradali, sezidal novo
zupnisce ali mu stare mar
nj bilo zadosti? Tudi "a novo
kapelico sv. Antonu ma cast je
zbiral denar Sal mic ne re-
Gem toda, kaj potrebuje sv.
Anton kapelico, ali nismo sole
bolj potrebni In vodovoda %
Ozrla sc po vasi. Zares sola je
nizka, omet sc krusi, ma vec me-
stih pa je poskodovana zaradi
borb med vojno, enkrat so jo
Nemci cello hoteli zazgati..
Da, sola je potrebna. Vodo-
voda pa sploh nimajo. &c je
susa, trpe pomanjkanje vode il.
Prav ina sin a zupnik?
Zvecer je molila, vendar ta-
ko, da sin nj vedel in slisal. En-
krat, ko ga nj videla in je stal
pri peel, v izbi pa je bilo ze
precej temno, je stopila v kot,
kjer je ma krizu razpet visel
Bog in je sepetaje povpraseva-
la:
"Sai ne vem vec, ali 81 ali nj
81, ali je greh ali nj :. a oni
govore tako cloveku il duse 6.
"a reveze so, vidis, zupnik pa
nam vedno govori, da so hlapci
in so gospodje in da je hisa
bozja prva on sam pa 81 je
najprej sezidal zupnisee .
ali je to prav? Vidis, JAZZ ne mo-
rem vec govoriti proti sebi .
moi sin Janez ina prav in JAZZ
mu verjamem.'
Tedaj je zagledala Janeza, kl
Sc je skrivaj hotel izmuzniti IL
izbe. Zakricala je:
"Uh, ii, kaj pa stikas "a ma
no, paglavec Pod nosom Sc
raie obrisi, ne pa, da "a mater
10 lazis in prisluskujes, kaj de-
la in govori Uh, kaksni ste
sedaj otroci, kaj DO z vami -
In je nenadoma zajokala.
zetev sc ie blizala koncu. Po-
slednje, zlato in tezko zitno
klasje, je padalo pod srpl "a
Mic. Spet MISC dali miru. Natl
:je citala, sin j je nosil, domov
"slovenskega poroeevalca" in
morala je citati. Slednjic Sc Je
tako privadila, da je sama po-
vprasevala po MEM, kadar ga
jje sin pozabil prinesti. Janez
:je bill zadnje case vec ma kra-
jevnem odboru kakor pa donna.
Pripravlja Sc odkup zita, je 60
voril materi, della imamo cez
glavo. Maj sama pride ma odbor
po casopis. Materi je bilo ne
rodno, nekega vecera pa je sla
tia. Tudi mex tovaris IL mesta
je bill tam in je z materjo zelo
priiazno govoril. "Dober fant
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Poses+nik Jerneic nina zi+o "a oddaio

Tono je bio sram pred ST.
nom, ker cd vsega tega move
ga nj prav nicesar razumela.
Toliko neznanih besed, XII :jih
do tedaj nj Sc nikoli slisala, kdo
lie bi 81 mogel vse zapomniti in
vedeti, kaj maj pomenijo? Po
stirih letih tezav, trpljenja in
preganjanja 81 je Tona oddah-
nila, ko Sc je vrnil domov il
partizanov Janez in je rekel,
da je vojne konec, da so parti-
zani zmagali in da je svoboda.
Sedaj bo mir, 81 je pomislila
matt Tona, zdaj bono lahko
brez skrbi sejai Tito in ne DO
sc nam treba bati, da bi nam
Nemci zazgali ali pa kaj po-
kradli.
Zares, pokati je prenehalo,
miru pa nj bio. Tona samo
zmaje z glavo, kadar ma vse to
pomisli: mic vec je MISC pustili,
da bi ostala donna, kadar nj
bilo della ma polju. Zdaj je mo-
rala ma sestanek, zdaj SO jo vo-
lii v odbor AF'z, zdaj je bilo
kulturno-prosvetno delo, pa ci-
tanje casopisov; kdo je Sc kdaj
videl in dozivel, da bi zeno sill
Ii, maj sc zanima "a zivljenje
okoli sebe, maj pogleda preko
plota svoje bate? Kdo je Sc
kdaj slisal in dozivel, da bi ze-
ma bila V obcinskem odboru in
da bi cello govorila ma sestan-
kin? Tona pa je videla in strme
poslusala mlado Mariana, XII je
prisla iz partizanov in j je je-
xix tekel, kakor namazan, ko je
kmetom razlagala, da so zem-
lilo in agrarno reformo kmetom
priborili partizani. Da borba Sc
nj koncana, da Sc bono Sc mo-
rail- boriti "a obnovo domovine
in "a lepse in boljse zivljenje.
''In kaj je Sc vse natvezla,
avsa avsata Preden je od-
sla v partizane pa Sc ust nj
znala odpreti pred ljudmi in enc
crke ne naskrabati zdaj pa
ii najbolj jerk otresa >" je
nejevoljno pomislila Tona, pa
vendar nj bila JENA ma Maria
no. Cello nekako dobro Sc j je
zdelo, da Sc njenim Janezorn
lepo gledata. Spomnila Sc je
Sc svojega Janeza. "Jezus, sal
res, Sc preden je odsel v hribe,
sem pobicu kriz ma cello napra-
villa, kadar je Sci krave past
ali pa kan z donna Pa maj
mu zdaj poskusim napravitl
kriz >" Tona Sc je nehote
nasmehnila Oh tel misli. In prav
"a prav je ia misel niti nj ta-
ko zabolela, kakor je pricako-
vala.
Takrat oh izvedbi agrarne re-
forme, so dobili komad zemlje
in Tona je videla, da je ia zem-
liza lepa in da bodo zdaj incl
zita in kruha dovolj.
Potem so bile spet volitve.
Ustavodajna skupscina, fedora
tivna ureditev drzave in spet
kopica novih besed. Spet 81
Tona nj upala vprasati sina,
kaj pomenijo, sram jo je bilo.
On pa je vedel toliko tega po-
vedati materi. V mesto je hodll
in vsak dan kaj novega je pri-
nesel domov. Vsaka druga be-
seda pa ga je bila: borba, bor-
ba in spet borba. Pri volitvah
borba, pri obnovi borba, pri IL
gradnji ljudske oblasti borba,
kdaj bo tega konec, je matt z
zalostjo vprasevala sina.
"Nikoli!' Sc je ia zasmejal
in matt je postala huda.
"Seveda, ii Sc ze lahko sme-
ies, pa mic tt nj mar in mic ne
vprasas, ,kako je meni, starr,
hudo to prenasati &c vec
ne polka, miru pa vseeno nj
In potem spet petletka. "Kaj
je lie tega treba? Ne vem, kaks-
oih paSrtOv 10 traha kakOr da
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al iona Je SvOu dVe nJlV Ze
davno pozela, Spocetka nj ka-.
zalo dobro, ma zadnje pa je BIZ
10 Sc kar dosti zitnega pridel-
ka. Ia odkup il MISC dolocili
mic, pa je nekaj zita vendarle
kontrahirala.
Nekega dne je prisel sin ze-
10 pozno zvecer domov.
"Pri kmetu Jernacu bodo ju-
tri napravili preiskavo D. Tito
nj hotel oddati,' je povedal in
Sc pricel slaciti.
"Kdo DO delal preiskavo?" je
komaj zadrzevaje jezo vprasala
matt.
"No, v komisiji sem JAZZ,
Smrekarjev Jon in Vavsnikova
Mariana"
"Taki smrkavci, pa bodo de-
lali preiskavo pri Jernacu =.
Ali " je vzrojila matt in
planila postelje. "Ali ne yes,
kaj jie ia kmet "a meme storil
med vojno. Umrla bi bila cd la
kote, pa mi je dajal zita, krom-
pirja, koline pa kadar koli je
klal >"
"Kaj 81 pa tt prinesel IL par
tizanov. a? &c ne bi bilo njego-
We moke pri hisi, bi ii takrat
Sc kruha ne mogla speci y
Sin je pocakal, da Sc je zne-
sla, potem pa je mirno pripom-
nil:
"Pa ii je vse to zastonj da-
ial Ali mu nisi vse poletje
hodila, ne delat, ampak CARAT?
Zdaj pa Sc Sc potegujes zanj, "a
bogatasa, XII skriva Tito in ga
noce oddati -
Tedaj je matt pograbila pa
lico, XII je stala v kotu in XII Je
bila spomin ma njenega ranjke-
ga moza in z MO zamahnila
proti sinu. Janez tega nj prica-
koval in sc nj umaknil pred
udarcem Udarila je Sc drugic in
tretjic.
"Tako, smrkavec, da ne bos
mislil, da nj nihce pametnejsi
cd tebe -
Janez Sc je zravnal. Pogle-
dal je mater in dejal:
"Pravis, kaj sem JAZZ il par
tizanov prinesel Pa tisto
njivo, XII sva jo dobila Cd agrar-
ne reforme, ali 81 tisto njivo
mar re pozabila? &c ravno no.
ces vedeti, tisto njivo sem tt IL
partizanov prinesel.'
Pocasi sc je Tona umirila in
Sc nikdar, odkar je bila vojna
koncana, il nj bio tako tezko
pri srcu.
lie zakaj sem to storila ~ Sc
je vprasevala venomer.
'No, sal pa tudi res nj prav,
delati preiskavo pri Jernacu,
vso vojno mas je podpiral, pa
ne lie mas tudi partizanom je
dajal, kolikor je mogel -.
Zdaj pa naenkrat, spekulant,
nasprotnik nase oblasti To
nj prav. Ne more biti res, da bi
on zita ne hotel oddati, res ga
nina Ne skriva ga. Sa
sem Sc vceraj govorila z MIN
in mi je potozil, da so ga mno-
20 pozrle misi, nekaj pa hrC s.
Janez je smrkavec, zaleta
va sc in ne We, kje so meje .
Nauciti sc bo Sc moral prav
presojati u. r~c::-- je Sc ~
Drugi dan pa je Janez pri-
nesel domov odlok okrajnega
ljudskega odbora, da je tudi
ona dolocena v komisijo "a pre-
gled kasce spekulanta Jernejca.
Matt je zazijala in Sc je dol
60 upirala. Sin pa je vztraja!
ma svojem in morala Sc je vda-
ii, rada ali nerada.
Ko so stopili Jernejevo ka-
SEQ in je Sci kmet Jernejc ne
koliko upognjen pred mimi, je
matt nehote pomislila: "Skesan
izgleda, morda pa je lie kriv."
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-11-07
Do1naci mali og1asnlk
GOSTILNA
HECKER TAVERN

John SustarSic in Frank Hribar
1884 EAST 7lst ST.
ENdicott 9779
pivo, vino in zganje ter okusen
prigrizek.
Odprto do 2:30 zjutraj
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-11-07

New member added is Marge
Beljan. Recent transfers to the
lodge, Stan and Tony Stare, An
tonia Zadell, Ann Pinesky. Wei
come to our ranks. Leaving us to
join Napredne are, the Chaperlo
boys.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-22
Pirates Haze Eight
Grid Games In 1917

Eight games are on Bluffton High
schools grid card for next fall, with
the opener set for September IL at
Kenton, according to the schedule
announced last week by Faculty
Manager Sidney c. Stettler.
Football practice will be started
August 20, and large turnout is
expected, for eight lettermen will be
lost through graduation, and the
undefeated 1916 team will be almost
entirely rebuilt for defense of the
Western Buckeye league champion
ship held by the school.
The schedule follows:
Sept. 12-Kenton, there.
Sept. 19-Ada, here.
Sept. 26-Pandora, here.
Oct. 3-Van Vert, here.
Oct. 10--Celina, there.
Oct. 24-Wapakoneta, here.
Oct. 31-BeIlefontaine, there.
Nov. columbus Grove, here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-22
Mt. Cory

Mrs. Armetta Pitzene, one Of the
victims of Findlay's tornado gave an
eyewitness account of her expert
ences at the trailer camp there. She
stated that the roof went first and
the wind had such force it sucked
she and her grandson out through
the roof. Later man pulled them
from under the wreckage. Her
daughter, Mrs. Tom Hall, was in
jured slightly when their trailer
turned over with her inside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Huber of
Bluffton attended the last day of
school and the picnic held Friday.
Frank Burns was taken worse, he
was removed to the Lima Memorial
hospital in the Paul Diller ambu.
lance.
Mrs. Larena Guin and Eve Wer-
ner were callers on Mrs. Dan Shehan
recently.
Mrs. Chester Huber called Thurs
day on Mr.. and Mrs. N. v. Turner
and Mrs. Nettie Pitzene.
Commencement was held Monday
evening at the high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hall of Find
lay called Sunday on Mr.. and Mrs.
N. V. Turner and Mrs. Nettie Pit
zene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mullett of Chicago were recent
guests of Mrs. Hazel Wise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Roush and
family of Cleveland were week end
guests of Mrs. Bessie Guin.
Mr., and Mrs. Clair Michael of
Biuffton attended the Commence
ment, Monday evening.
Kenneth Baldwin is clerking at
Waltermire's store in Bluffton.
Willard Kramer was a Sunday din
ner guest of Mrs. Clara Bauman and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-22
Youngsters Catch Tagged Fish At
Buckeye Quarry


Since Bluffton's Fourth Annual
Fishing Derby was launched at the
Buckeye quarry April 10, eight tag
ged fish have been captured. In every
instance the lucky angler was a
youngster who produced the metal
tag and claimed the prize.
Nearly $50 of the many thousands
of fish restocked in the Buckeye
quarry this spring by the Sports
mems Club were banded with small
metal tag attached TO the gill cover
of the fish. These metal tags bear a
number and merchants of Bluffton
area reward anglers who can pro-
duce the tags wide variety of val
liable prizes. Each tag bears a num-
Der and each numbered tag is worth
a prize.
Joey Goodman wins the honors so
far by producing three tags. Fisher
man Joey collected the following
prizes: Crappie, with numbered tag
B-23S43, $3.50 cash, prize furnished
by Don Edie at the Bluffton Body
Shop; Crappie, B-2334O, l gallon mo-
tor oil prize furnished by Murray
Tripplehorn, distributor for Sohio
products; and Pickerel, B-23372, $1.00
in trade, prize given by Walter Gratz
Family Shoe Store.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-22

home, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Fett and
daughters were Sunday dinner
guests Of Mr. ard Mrs. C. II. Ernest
and family of Col. Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Basinger and
daughters spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Garmatter and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Matter
and daughter Betty, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Cantrell Of TT. Wayne and
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Matter and
daughter Carolyn were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Core and
family spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs, Ernest Gratz.
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Richland Center

Miss Betty Matter of Ft. Wayne,
Ind, spent last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Matter and daughter.
Mrs. Frank Burkholder and Mr..
and Mrs. Harley Burkholder and Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Gerber and family
spent Sunday afternoon at the Amos
Gerber home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Chidester
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
Chidester and family were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Chidester. Afternoon callers were
Sam, Luginbuhl and Alice Balmer.
Wayne Matter and Miss Janet
Young, who were married last. week,
are living in the wilford Gratz
apartment.
Miss Patsy Ann Schaublin spent
the week end with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Schaublin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Eikenbary and
son Bobby of Akron spent several
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Eikenbary. Other week end
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. John Elk
enbary of Dunkirk, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Nonnamaker and son Jimmy of
Lima, Mr.. Paul Eikenbary and
daughter and Richard Pratt.
Mrs. Eldon Tschiegg called on Mrs.
Sam Kohler and daughter, Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Amstutz spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Amstutz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Basinger anC
daughters called Thursday evening
at the Mrs. Martha Basinger anc
Don DilIman home. Mr.. and Mrs
Emory Basinger and family called
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Green and
sons spent Friday evening with his
mother, Mrs. c. E. Green of Uniopo.
lis, Ohio.
Mrs. Henry Mccain and son
James of Roxana, ILL.,, is spending
several weeks with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Balmer while her
husband is working in Springfield.
Mrs. Clara Pankhurst of Fostoria
spent the week end at the Dwight
Daley home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolly Moser and
sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Moser
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Moser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Matter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cantrell of Ft.
Wayne, Ind, spent the week end at
the Earl Matter home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz and
daughter Sharon and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. Schaublin were Sunday even
ing supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Schaublin and family. Even
ing callers were Mr.. and Mrs. E.
manuel Boutwell, and daughter Bar
bara. The occasion honored Russell
and his son Rays birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Hochstettler
and daughter were Sunday dinner
guests at the Noah Hochstettler
home.
Leon Boedicker of Ottawa called
at the Amos and Weldon Luginbuhl
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SOftbdU Team To
Start Seasons PIay

Bluffton Independent Softball team
will open the seasons play with a
double-header against the Rawson
city team on Harmon field here Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Bluffton aggregation is look
ing forward to successful season,
having won three ont of four prac-
tice games.
In the Bluffton lineup are:
Kenny Bracy, p; John Klay, C;
Neil Schmidt, cf; Maynard Pogue,
If; Harry Klay, rf; Larry Miller,
3b; Robt. Which, SIS; Keith Kirkland,
2b; Chas. Stonehill, 1b.
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Dwayne Hauenstein collected two
prizes for two tagged fish snagged
by him: Pickerel, B-233e4, $500 in
trade, prize furnished by Greding
Hardware; Grappie, B-23342, $3.50 in
trade, prize by Farmers Grain Co.
Miss Marilyn Oberly caught tag
ged pickerel, number 23398B, worth
$500 in cash at the Elk Restaurant;
Wilbur Bracy collected $3.50 in cash
from Iutzi Insurance Agency for
catching crappie number B-23339;
and frankie Kohl hooked the Sports
mems Club for $500 in cash by land
ing crappie number B-15326.
Sportsmen's Club directors are ex-
pecting delivery on five more loads
of fish for restocking purposes.
Mixed loads of fish expected here
soon will include pickerel, rock bass,
perch, channels, crappies and white
bass.
Fishing derby regulations are not
the least bit complicated. Simply pro
duce the tag and collect the prize.
The manner in which the fish is cap
tured does not enter into the picture.
Dwayne Hauenstein used most
unique method to .snag his tagged
pickerei. Seeing the fish swimming
below the boat, Dwayne reached down
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-22
Gold Output

In the last so years, South kfrica's
gold output totaled several billion
dollars. Before the war this high
ly organized and mechanized indus
try was producing as much as 800
tons of gold a year. The particles of
gold mined are so small as to be
hardly visible, and are distributed
through rock that must be crushed.
1t takes 5000 tons of rock TO yield
ton of gold.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-22
Better Light

Did you know that a 100 watt
electric light bulb will give you SO
per cent more light than four 25
watt bulbs yet uses the same
amount of current? Or that bulbs
will give you better light if you
wash them off with soapy cloth
regularly once a week? Don't fail
also to wash the reflector globes of
your lamps.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-22
WING TIPS
From
Bluffton Airport

The wet spring has greatly de-
layed flying operations at the air
port but the runways are gradually
becoming packed and they expect to
be going great guns in very few
days.
Harold Carey the operations man
ager and Flight instructor Dick Fin
ton have been seen outside the hang
ar quite frequently the last few
days shifting the spring air for signs
of good flying weather.
Eddie Post the A & T mechanic
stationed on the airport has all the
ships in tip top condition for the ex-
pected activity this spring. Eddie al
so does the repair work for neigh
boring airports.
Howard Post from Spencerville has
soloed this week. Howard did swell
job. Within the next two weeks a.
bout ten fellows expect to do the
same.
%&
According to the boys at the air
port you are all invited to come out
and see what's going on at Bluffton
Airport.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all the friends
and neighbors for their aid and SYM
pathy so generously extended in the
death and burial of our beloved hus-
band, father and grandfather, Ar
thur T. Worthington; also to Rev.
Cramer who officiated and all who
assisted in any way at the funeral
services and all those sending
flowers.
Mrs. Helen Worthington
Mr.. & Mrs. Ralph Locher & Virginia
Lynn
News Want Ads get results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-05-22
Removes Grease

Run about one inch OF cool water
into burnt or greasy pans. Add one
teaspoon washing soda, put a cover
on the pan and let it heat to the
boiling point. This method will re-
move the grease.