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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05
Sranereiet bra,attt
a,,SlGinHiibe 2lrbetter

Oiom. Maimono 8ousalet, Ser
fron5oiiide 9elcgierte s,,r europG-
iihen Mrbeitsmarft-& -&onferen5. iaete
Granfreid) braube 100000 iiber-
idIiIiige elrbeitcr aus Stalien. @elt-
ocutihlanS imo Scitcrrei6. Die iiber-
id,iiiligen Mrbcitstrdfte tuerocn aui
1900, 900 aeidGst. Stalien id)dtt
feline 3abl auf t,95O.00O. sSranfreid)
m0f)te i'm beionoeren itaIieniihe
8rubenarbcitcr mo 6armer. tpie
gousquet mitteilte. Scine Delegation
niiroc elm @obnbauprogramm Dor
ihlagcn. oas pielleid)t gum Cell burf)
Mittel aus bem Mariban- -Ylan finan-
siert tperoen fGnnte, nm oieie Nr-
beitsfrGite unter5l,brinsen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05

@renten. @enn IN ser letter $50
DIE on @or6 bes 9ampfeos .Mofa,
SetA III. 8ren,cn oas 2O,0OO.OOOIte
@ei4entpofet icit Scm gnSe ocs arie,
9es ~ felt @eainn oes 9iebcsaaber.
nertebrs i'm syuIi 1916 - aus ocn
ltSM. eittgetroffcn Mt. bcbcutct oas
nidt nur etne getualtiae 3abl, lonoern
es aeiet. sueld)e perfonlihen V;nsum-
gen aud beute nod puiidpn Geutitl)-
lamb nn6 Sen yerciniafen Staatcll be,
iteben. Ticic 20 Millioncn Yafetc iinS
aber feline Care Pafctr Ser amcrifo.
niiAen ii. BobIfaMtscraa
ionbern Ieoialid, @cidcnfpatctc bon
Gribatperi6ncn 1T Den llSM. sic
bon oieieH oireft au ibrc Ycrapanb.
ten nnb 1greunoe in EeutihIanS auf
Dem gr.p6bnIidjen Yoittpca 9eianht
spMr6en. -. Wenn tpeiter aus Hetp
9orf getneIoet luirS, SoB in Sen Iet.
ten @ofen dbci Sen bortigen Yolt.
dnntern tGalid, nobeji 100, 900 @eif.
hts.Nafete ,mo YGdtben iiir Gu.
ropa a,,fseliefert tul,rocn, oab oic
amerifaner 80 Hro3cnt mcbr Ea.
fete nod Gi,ropa fd)idtcn ais @eib.
nodten 1946 nnb Sehnmal iopiel olS
I'M Sabre. 1898. 10 Ut oas Elm oeut.
lides 8eide, oafiir, oab Sic Men.
ideft icnieits bcs S,eans niht MIR
bic 9ot in G,iropa erfannt babcn
ion6ern aud belfeu tpollen.
Die aus soen llSA fir Dcutihlans
bcftinan,ten Yafete tuerocn MIR in
Bremen. ,selonbet. Gar,tm tuar cS
ietr intereifant, oab Die Sberpoit.
otreftion Nremen ,lns III Sieien Dor.
tueibna6tstoaen Die Moalidfeit 0ab,
eh1en Bid binter oie 0uliiicn ser
Gredntiatio,, 5n tun. Sic crforocrlid)
1T, Inn oieicn ouBeroroentliden Yoit.
ei1tgo,g 3u besudltigen. - 3cbnaaI
70 biel Hafete als I'M Sabre 1898
,tn6 aIIe iiber einen &aien.
!" Gs tpar bur1aus fcin apcihnad)t-
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05
Kotlcnpre~netien In
Gnrepa ,,ieSer eeimnfe,,

2onbon. Sic Gohlenproouftion i'm
bcid)Giti9ten gcrgarbeiter iicl bon
rem bebcutenoen fobleforoerrben Gan.
lern G,iropos NIT 9l,snabme Don
@elgicn, ianf I'M pcr9anecnen Mol.at
untcr oie Notwithstanding s.
5ifIer
Tie 3abl Ser in ben Muhrsehcr
beiddftiaten gebgarbeiter fiel BON
3O2, 900 i'm Topcmbcr auf 2SO,O00
I'M 9c5en1ber. Sic 8eianltfGrocrinG
in Sen @ru6en ser 9tlbr lmb Nader,
itano INN 36% l,nter Sem Wpnats
ourd)Idnitt ser Sorfriegs5eit.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05
Sbtuine.2l b,pert,at,e ais
N1iberfele be3ei4t,et

Wicn. SnS 6lterrcid)iidc &abinctt
ipill morgen 5lliammentreten. tint
Sariiber 81 beraten, Oh es angebraht
lit, sic @irtidmitslage oes 2anoes
felt Scr Mbiuertlmg oes Shillings
su pcr0ffcntlihen. Die 2omm,niiten
babcu oaraui aeor,ngcn bab benz
Golfc auscinanocreeiest iperSc, tuie
iih Ole slbluert,,ng ausseiuirft bat.
9ie &ommuniitcn beba,lpten nGmlid,
bab oic sc Yrosent betrasenoc Mb.
iucrt,na Elm alatter NfiBerfols ge-
meien lit.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05
Gii,e e6,fc
,'aren hSker ais l946

@aibington. gtoh einein 9cridt
bes San0elsamts betrugen bic &lein
banbelsperfGlfc i'm 9e5cmber tt2,
SO. 100000 uno lngen homit 16T
iibcr ser 3iifer bcs alcid)en Wonatcs
i'm oormusgegongencn Sabre. Tic &c
lamtuerfG,lie i'm Gin5elbanoel nab
reno hes Ssabres 1917 ,perhen nit nm
gciibr $4,000, 600, 900 angegcten
Sic hporcn ctlpa $4,000, 100000
h6hc als Die bcs Sabrcs 1916.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05
S4,peSei,s Gat,3
3seiitkeft Of ,anH weit

Stodbolm. /. Nodocm sdipcocn
aspiiden stpei @eltfricaen neutral
bIieb hn6 oamit ,uabridcinlid oas
beiiere Sos ae5ogen bate. lit es MIR
alI3u beereiflih. bob man in Sdue.
ben 6abon trdnnt. aih in einem
1ritten @eItfrtcg neutral bleiben 81,
t6nnen.
a6er man Ml,id)t iih nidt 6ariiber,
6aB cine 9roBe 81,nit oes Seiltan5ens
6o3u geb0ren miro, Inn in einem ct.
apoi9en 2riege 3lpiid,en oen @eit.
n,1dten ,mb Der Soipiellnion Sdiue=
0enS Neutralitdt ipabren 81 founen.
e4on Ser Moribaas s8Ian madt cs
oen SdtpeSen nidt eben leift, ibre
boriidtise s6aufelpoIitif fort3uiet-
SEN. Ser Maribau -Ylan nit ieiner
Tenocns eeeen Mosfaus tpeitere gr.
panIion ndh bem @eiten un6 Der er-
bitterte rniiiide Nioeritano sescn
oieie nene Qiaie Der amerifaniihen
Yolitit MAIDEN bas Sd,al,fcln iebr
ihner, Scnn iie tcnSieren oabin. cine
ptG3ileT Temarfationslinie 3luiid)en Sc:
aben6l1nbiihen uno Der io,uietiitiiden
MeIt au aieben. Sdlieblidb entidieo
iid Sdipeben fir cine 1eilnabme an
Dem MarfbaI. .Vlan, ieooh MIR nit
einem Mininum an oiplomatiId)en
gntblfiasn,l,s.
Sdtpeben entihloB fih on3,. gr0B.
tenteiIs aus ,pirtihaftliden Griinoen.
scine beiten &un6en Dor Dem 3rieee
ti1tD 3,leIeid) ieine beiten Qieferanten
sparem @rof,britamnien uno 6as Oeut.
i9e Meid,. Tim iciu @irtihaftsleben
bon gu entfeiieln ,n,o ein 0ano nit
bobent 2cbemsitanoarb 5m bleiben.
brauht Gdtpeoen bem @ieocraufban
@efte,iropas.
Nidts eefiel ben Sd)tueoen on,
9tarjbaH. .Hlan 10 gut als bic Gatiad)e
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05
haB CT Sic pirti6oftlihc 8cneil,ny
OeutId)lanbs eirbc,ieht.

hab CT sic lpirtidaftlihc 8cneilmg
Oertiblanos eiubc,iebt.
;siir Den yidpueSiid,en -@eicbmatf
fam 0entid,lano garnidt 81 idnea
ipicralligeba,t ipcroen. Mon iiirdtct,
6ob ein Heih. oas inter oen GiniluI,
Mosfaus fommen ipiiroe, iih aud)
tpirtihaftlif na6 tSit- unn Siioolt,
europa orientieren tuiiroc. Gin Griolg
bcs Maribaa.Ylans tpiiroc bingegell
beSeuten, oob sic apirtid)aitlihcS cSriens
tierl.ng Scr Vorfrie9s5eit iib all,
mdblid tuieoer burd)iest. llno oesbaIf
,fpmpdtbiiiSren oie Sdnpeben init
Dem Ylan, oblpobl er feline unmittel-
barren @orteile fir lie bat.
@ber, -,un cs and nit oen 8uiiell
nid)t al peroerben, baben oic Sdlpe.
Sen Sic Mnnabme 6es Maribaa ,Vlan
nit lallten Worten itber tbrc Nitns
ide nad mebr Sonoel uno mebr "3ulr
,,r.Mustauib nit &uBlano" beglei-
tet. S6,peben min Sic 9fuiien ipic
Die Ineritaner ieiner Spmpatbie ber-
iidern, benn es iuill ia nid)t oie Die
Eine @roBnad)t 9eaen sic onoere
ausipielen, ionoern ,nbeidaoet ibrer
3cniliftc ieinc traoitionelle Neutra=
litGt iolanee als irgeno m0alib anf,
rcd)t erbalten.
Malter Z. Nibbcr, Nclp Dorfcr
Staats5eitlng.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05
Gin Gcter, 1O7 perlebte
bci Grplelien

. Berlin. Sn Griurt. Sbiiringcn, in
Scr ruiliid)cn Gone, lrurbcn hci scr
Ghplnlion cincr 9unhnline einc Ser
ion get0tet uno i07 Eerioneu perlebt
9ies paliierte, als slrbeiter i'm Ve.
ariffe itanoen, sic Mmc fiir Metall
abfaaNpede Observation-Disclosures
earh GoliseiidlGtllngen muroen 500
Wobnungen beidGoiat uno auBcrhcm
IN cinem ,nnfangreihen Stabtgebiei
Die ;ScniterlGbcn in Gridiitterlln9 &C.
brad)t.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05
8a,.Giitter IN Nmi3lan>
petit Rat eritiiiert

Mosfau. 9iniiiihe @a,lGmter linz
tuGbreno Ser eeaenpGrtiaen Saguns
oes Mosfauer Hntcs Itarf fritiiiert
tuoroen, Gs ipuroe II. a. baramf bin.
geluieien, bab Elm 8robtpobnhaus, oas
Dor IL Ssabren beaonnen tpuroe, nod,
imlner nid)t fertia iei. Nuh anoere
WobnbG,lier, nit oenen Dor iiber ~
Sabren begonnen iul,roe, iino nod
lidt fertig.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05
Il. :. besakH SttmlHeit
bel Sttpeiser Neeicruita

@ern. 0ic @ereinigten Staaten be-.
ali6en an sic Sd)iuei5 Sen id,uloiacn
8etrag bon $t,O56,O52 fir Sic
2riegsintcrnicrl,ng bon omerifa,
niiden ssliegern Sic innerbal6 ser
Sd,pcijer @ren3cn lonbctcn. Brigade,
general Mar Sdyneioer iiberbrahtc
Den Shed peri0nlih Der 5l,it1noigen
3egierunssiteqe.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05
1,a9eilatpeit permrteilei,
Gmreet,attkGneet
3,111t GcN

Belgra6. Gin Berid)t in Sfolpie
berurteilte bier @itglieber elmer I'M.
geietliden tiirfiiben 9Ninwrheits.
9eieIlidait ipegen be9an9ener ~Sanbs
l,,ngcn gcgen Den Staat unb bas
Bolt" gum Tooe. gieIc anoerc Mit,
angeflaate in oieiem Hsro,e6 iu,roen
3u lebensl6nsliden Jreibeitsitraien
perurteiIt.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05
NSE ,piu beit,t plait
N1arikaus ,,titreHe,,

Wiami, 9sla. Der Grcfltirrdt Ser
MI2 bcriprad,, iih nad &rGiien fir
Den MaribaQ -YIan cinieben 5u iooaen
perlnngt aber, bab Sic Mrbeiterid,ait
IN ser slusfiibrung ncs Hlancs nit
sllreocn babe.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-02-05
Eciit,at,esf6hieteit >eS 4.
=. 0r,1beltarbeitcr< nie0

0aibington. OaS 8ruben-@ureau
tcilte NIT, bnb ser amerifaniihe Cru.
bcnarbeiter ourd)idnittlid) SIS 20.
6rble tdeIid for6ert, 45% mebr als
ser 0ur1idnitt in 1920.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
Reunions

Thirty-ninth annual reunion of the
Black School will be held Thursday,
August IL. Pres, Ruth Steinman;
Sec, Helen Pifer.
The White reunion will be held at
Riverside park, Findlay, Sunday,
Aug. 90. Basket dinner at noon.
Pres, Don White; Sec, Bernice
White.
The 41st annual Huber reunion
will be held at Richland grange hall
south of Bluffton, Sunday, Aug. ID.
Basket dinner at noon. Coffee
furnished. Pres, Sidney Huber; sec,
Mae Huber,
The 7th annual Burkholder reunion
has been cancelled because of the
polio situation. Mrs. Wilford Stein
er, Sec.
The 21st reunion of the Augsbur-
ger family will be held at Riverside
park, Findlay, Sunday, Aug. q.
Pres, Joan Augsburger; Sec, Mrs.
Thelma Schatter.
The Gromann family reunion viii
be held at Jackson Grange near
Arlington, Sunday, Aug. Is.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
new HIGH SCHOOL
COACH TAKES OVER
HERE NEXT WEEK
Richard Lowry, Former Findlay
Assistant, Replaces Coach
Kent Cotterman
Cottermau Leaves Monday For
New Post at Bryan; Lowry
Has Eight Lettermen

Richard o. Lowry, an assistant on
the coaching staff at Findlay High
school last year, will move to Bluff
ton next week to replace Kent Cot
terman, who leaves for Bryan after
two successful years as Bluffton
High school head coach.
Cotterman, who resigned last June
to accept a position as head coach
and athletic director at Bryan, a
Glass A school, plans to move from
here to his new location next Mon
day.
Coach Lowry has issued a call
for all high school football
candidates to report at the
athletic room for issue of equip
ment. Juniors and seniors will
report Wednesday night, Aug.
IS at o'clock and freshmen and
sophomores Thursday night
Aug. 10 at 8 o'clock.
Lowry, married with two children,
will occupy the apartment vacated
by Cotterman in the former Mrs.
Belle Augsburger property at Col
lege and Lawn avenues.
A graduate of Bowling Green
State university, the 27-year-old
Lowry will come here at an annual
salary of $4,000.
Start Grid Workouts
He is expected to Immediately
start organization of plans for OPEN
ing of fall football practice, in order
to take advantage of the first per-
missable date of workouts on August
20.
For his 1948 Bluffton grid squad,
Coach Lowry will have eight letter
men and IS numeralmen.
Lettermen expected back in uni
form this fall include:
Seniors-Norman Marquart,. Dean
Sonmer, Ray Lee Which.
Juniors-John Bauman, Cleo Dill
Ter, Dwayne Hauenstein, Larry
Mathewson.
Sophomore-Leland Garmatter.
| Among the Is numeralmen are:
Seniors-Ralph Dunifon, Joe Good
man, Lee Hursey.
Juniors-David Basinger, Robert
Bixel, Donald Burkholder, Dwight
Hauenstein, Paul Purcell, Donald
Schumacher, George Grismore, Eu-
gene Hankish, Don Schmidt.
Sophomores - Bill Augsburger,
James Badertscher, Lynn Carmack,
Paul Cramer, David Hochstettler,
John Tripplehorn.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12

ture the savages inflicted on all male
captives. The prisoner was forced to
run between two lines of Indians
armed with clubs, whips, stones and
other weapons not designed to kill
and the savages all took whack at
him as the prisoner ran past. The
faster you could run, the better you
could dodge and the more you could
endure, the better off you were. In
large band of braves the gauntlet
was pretty long and the Indians en-
joyed the toruture race immensely.
Kenton had not run far when he
noticed that an Indian up the line
had his knife drawn, ready to plunge
into him. All the other savages had
clubs and the line was a long one.
The Indians were about six feet
apart.
When Kenton reached that part of
the line where the Indian with the
knife stood, he broke through the
line and made, with all his speed
for Old Chillicothe, nearly three
hundred screaming Indians in pur-
suit.
Just as he entered the town and
turned towards the council house,
Kenton met a blanketed Indian
walking leisurely towards the gaunt-
let. He threw off his blanket and
being fresh and Kenton exhausted,
pinned the captive to the ground.
There the Indian pursuers caught
him, kicked and beat him until he
nearly was unconscious, tore off all
his clothing, then walked away leav-
ing Kenton nearly dead.
After kenton had lain until he
had somewhat recovered from his
exhaustion, the Indians returned
bringing him some water and some
thing to eat. As soon as he wa:
able to walk they took the captive
to the council house to determine hi
fate.
Death Sentence
Kenton was sentenced to deaf
and because of his prominence tn
execution was TO be an auspiciou
one. He was to be taken to Wapa
tomika, now Zanesfeld, Loga
| County. On the way he passe
through two Indian towns and wa
Continued on page u
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Cramer,
Findlay, a girl, Sue Ann, last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Cotner,
Findlay, a girl, Waneta Louise, Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lehman,
Pandora, a girl, Rebecca Jane, Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Crawford,
Findlay, a girl, Sharon Lee, Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schmidt, Ada,
a boy, Glen, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Hover, Lima,
a boy, this Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale ID. Suter, Cen
terville, a girl, born at Dayton hos
pital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
BOARD ASKS VOTE
ON ONE Mill TAX
FOR COUNTY FAIR
Want Proposal For Levy to Run
For Five Years on November
Ballot
Measure Will Require Only
Majority Vote to Become
Effective

A resolution requesting the county
commissioners to place a proposal
for a one-mill tax levy for five
years on the November ballot was
approved by the Allen County Agri-
cultural society in Delphos last
Wednesday evening. President Oscar
Renner and secretary Paul Long,
will present the resolution to the
commissioners.
This action is the first in seeking
a vote since the society took an
option on the 109-acre8 Hildreth farm
on the Allentown-road west of Lima.
The complete project will include
a modern Agricultural exhibition
center and feldhouse for winter
stock shows and athletic events. Ap-
proval of the levy needs only a
majority vote, not Sd per cent vote
as in the past.
A publicity committee is headed
by Dale Archer. Assisting him are
Walter Burgett, Delphos, in charge
of Grange publicity; Herbert Hadley,
county extension agent, in charge
of All clubs; DR.. T. A. Young, city
of Delphos; Silas Diiier, Blufftor
corporation; Ted Rupert, Spencerville
corporation, and Arthur Fowler
Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12

Mrs. Selma Suter sommer, So,
Pandora native and graduate of
Bluffton college II the class of 1916,
died unexpectedly or sseart attack
in the University hospital at Iowa
City, Iowa, last Wednesday.
Mrs. Sommer, who lived in Wash
ington, Iowa, was patient in the
hospital undergoing allergy tests
when she was stricken with coronary
occulsion and died almost instantly.
She was born in Pandora, May 27,
1885, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. c. Suter and was a student in
Bluffton college in the early days of
the institution. She was a member
of Grace Mennonite church, Pandora.
She was married September %,
1916 to Chris Sommer of Wayland,
Iowa who died in 1924.
She was an instructor in the Way
land, Iowa, high school from 1926 to
1886 when she retired because of
asthma.
Surviving are two sons Otto of
North Newton, Kansas, and Irwin of
Alameda, Calf, and a daughter Mrs.
Dora Dettweiler of Washington,
Iowa, together with six grandchild-
ren.
Brothers surviving are: Edwin of
Lima; Gilbert of Pandora; Peter,
Arlington and Otto, Charlottesville,
Iowa. Surviving sisters are Miss
Martha sSuter, Mrs. Della Amstutz
and Mrs. HuIda Schumacher, all of
Pandora.
Funeral services were held at
Washington, Iowa, Sunday afternoon
with burial at Wayland, Iowa.
Among those attending the funeral
were Miss Martha Suter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Suter and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Suter all of Pandora and Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Suter of Arlington.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
.BluftOn College
ALun,nus Is Dead

Charles Trachsel, 58, Bluffton
college alumnus, died at his home
in Iowa City, Iowa, according to
word received here the first of the
week.
Since his graduation here in 1917
he has been connected with the
Iowa City schools and was head of
the science department since 1921.
Trachsel came here as a student in
the academy thirty-eight years ago.
He was a native of Pulaski, Iowa.
Surviving are his widow and two
daughters, Patricia, student at
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadel-
phia and Annette, a high school
student.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
Funeral For Father
Of George Cdrn,ack

Funeral services for James Car
cark. Sr., 81-year-old Toledo resident
and father of George Carmack, Bluff
ton motion picture theatre owner,
were held at Gibsonburg last We'd
nesday afternoon in the Neh funeral
home. Burial was in the Gibson
burg cemetery.
He was a retired store manager
for the National Supply company,
dealers in oil field equipment and
exas the inventor of a number IF
appliances in that line of which he
held patents.
Besides his son living here are
three other sons: James, Jr., of To
1edo; Clarence of Columbus; Floyd
Of Niagara Falls and one daughter,
Mrs. Glenna Andrus of Toledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
With The Sick

James Clark is a patient in the
Cleveland clinic hospital.
Charles Bucher, IA, Buttons only
reported case of polio Is improving
at the home of his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Clair Bucher of West Elm
street. The youth who was stricken
with the disease a month ago and
removed to Lima Memorial hospital
July 8, was removed from the hos
pitfalls isolation ward last week and
later returned to his home here.
Mel Long returned Saturday to
his home in Orange township from
Lima Memorial hospital where he
underwent surgery recently.
John Hermann, 25, of North Main
street is convalescing following an
operation for appendicitis at Bluffton
hospital last Thursday. He is EN-
ployed at the Triplett company,
Improvement is reported in the
condition of Harold Amstutz, 81
year-old son of VIM. Amstutz south
west of Bluffton who has been a pa
tient in Bluffton hospital since he
was involved in an automobile ac-
cident, July IL. Amstutz, who until
week ago was unconscious except
for brief intervals, is regaining con-
sciousness, it was reported Tuesday
night
Mrs. Lou Eaton, former BIutfton
resident is reported seriously i'll al
the Kohlmeyer invalid home in
Findlay.
Miss Lorena Young is surgica
patient at st. Rita's hospital, Lima
Dr. n. s, Hilty is patient il
Lima Memorial hospital Following !
heart attack the first of the week
DR.. Hilty, retired Pandora physician
makes his home with his son, Ra!
Hilty of West Kibler street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
M0Uies On Palestine
At st. John Church

Life in war-torn Palestine will be
pictured in sound movies and de-
scribed in a lecture by Walter ].
Field, English educator and mission
AIRY, at 1880 p. m. Sunday in st.
John Mennonite church near Pan
dora.
A missionary in Palestine, Field
is on his first visit to the United
States to appear in a series of lee
ture dates.
In the pictures and lecture, Field
will depict the explosive problem of
Palestine, and speak of his exper-
fences while living and working with
both Jews and Arabs. He also will
show pictures of the work of the
mission which he represents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
CrOWds ThrOng Shops
On Dollar Days Here

Buttons first Dollar Days sale
since the close of World War II at
tracted throngs of shoppers here
Friday and Saturday to take advant-
age of the unusual money-saving op-
portunities offered in diversified lines.
Merchants who cooperated in spon-
soring the Dollar Days were enthusi-
astic regarding success Of the pro-
ject, and similar merchandising
events are being planned for the
future.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-12
Bell Will Be Removed Because
OF Unsafe Conditions In
Belfry
Plans To Remove Bell Bring
Expression of Regrets From
Community Residents

Buttons ancient grade school bell,
which has rolled its sonorous clamor
across the town for three-quarters
of a century, will not be rung to
mark the beginning of morning and
afternoon class sessions this fall,
thereby ending a custom observed
since the school was built in 1876.
At a meeting Friday night, men,
bers of the board of education took
action to have the bell removed from
the belfry, after it had been found
that the installation no longer was
safe.
1t is planned to have the bell re-
moved before the opening of school,
and the board is offering the big
iron bell free to anyone who will take
it down without damage to the build
ing.
INSTALLATION UNSAFE
The bell installation was reported
unsafe last spring by Levi Gable,
ianitor, who said the iron frame
work from which the bell is sus-
pended is coming loose from its
moorings in the belfry.
An inspection by the board con-
frmed the report, and members of
the body said extensive repairs would
have been necessary to shore up the
belfry with necessary supports for the
two-ton bell. Cost of the repairs
they added would have been out of
proportions to any benefits accruing.
AS far as is known, the bell has
hung in the belfry ever since the
school was built in the 1S70's, and
except for routine repairs and main
tenance the bell and belfry have
stood through the years substantially
as originally placed.
SERVED ITS DAY
Announcement that the bell is tx
be removed brought expressions Of
regret from many residents to whom
its ringing had come to be a par
of community life.
Board members pointed out thi!
week that the bell originally served
a purpose when clocks were com
paratively rare, and there was M
method of maintaining correct time
Now with clocks and watches plenti
full and radio giving a constan
check on correct time the need fo]
bell is past, they say.
An electrically operated gong viii
be placed outside the building tt
summon children from the play
ground when school sessions convent
at morning, noon and at the Close
of recess.