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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1954-03-11

Elm wenig EUR Settle, und mach
Atem ringend sab ich aus der
klaffenden Wunde meines armen
Koffers einen mir nur zu gut
bekannten, grau-rot gestreiften
Drellzipfel quellen. An linn zie-
hen und zerren war ems. Der
Boden schwebte und schwankte
bel jeder Bewegung, neue Mortel-
massen prasselten Won oben her
unter, aber die CUTE alte Bett-
zuche war in meinen Handen.
Wahllos warf ich hinein, was ich
fand und ergreifen konnte, Kopf-
kissen, Decke, Hut und Schuhe,
Elm Buch, elm silbernes Messer,
elm halbes Brot ...e
Won der Strasse REF man i'm
mer lauter meinen Namen. Ich
music hinab Taumelnd floh
uber z]erborstene Stufen, kletterte
uber quer liegende Balken. TIL
rem, Fensterrahmen. Irgendwo
klopfte etWas. War es mein
Blut, mein Herr? Irgendwo tropf-
te etwas. Rauschte da Wasser
oder war es der Sturm, den die
Flammen der brennenden Mach
barhauser entfachte? Nur
fort, aber krampfhaft hielten
meme Hande die yum Sack ge-
baltic Bettzuche, schleiften sic
hinter SIGH her.
Man durfte NIGHT weinen, Ira
men gefroren in dieskr Nacht,
aber sic kamen nur aus Dank-
barkeit, der Hole entronnen I'll
sein. Gutige Eltern elmer jun
gen Mitbewohnerin in der YER
nichteten Dresdener Wohnung
nahmen mich und mein seltsa-
mes Gepackstuck in ihrem alien
Landhaus auf. Wenn auch bort
die Flieger oft uber uns tobten.
so CAB es doch Wochen des Aus
ruhens, DIES Erholens, des Ord
mems fur mich. ia, auch des
Ordnens, dem meme treue Rot
graugestreifte wurde ordentlicher
gepackt und erhielt noch einige
geschenkte Sachen dazu. Aber
der Heimatlosen und F1uchten-
den wurden es INNER mehr, die
Aufnahme i'm alien Gutshaus
forderten.
Vielleicht hattie Dresden NIGHT
bloss mein Gehor v%ernichtet, well
leicht auch elm wenig die klaren
Slime betaubt. Dass ich sic VIE
derfand, was das Werk der Bett-
zlche.
Der Jagdwagen stand vor der
des Gutshauses. Ich SOIL
te EUR Balm gefahren werden, da
mein Platz fir nahe Verwandte
gebraucht wurde und ich Elm an
deres Unterkommen gefunden
hattie. Viel Danken md Win
ken ging hin und her. Elm
Strauss Fruhlingsbluten lag i'm
Wagon. Sem Spender wolfe
mich EUR Balm b~egleiten. und da
er ebenso einsam vie ich gewor-
den war, NIGHT nur EUR Balm,
sondern ms neue Leben. Wiz
fuhren durch Valid und uber
glatte Causseen, es rollte SIGH
leicht und schon. Neben dem
Kutscher turmte SIGH in rot
grauer. man kann ruhig sagen
Unschonheit, meme Bettzuche.
- Wo hattie man zu jener Zeit
mitten i'm Lande auch Koffer
herbekommen sollen?
Verachtlich ruhte der Blick
meines Begleiters auf dem self
samen Gepackstiick. ,,Kutscher,
wem gehort dem desc grassliche.
alte Bettziche da eigentlich?" -
Der Kutscher schwieg eisern. -
Um so heller und lauter antwor-
tete ich. Mir"
Els ging uber seine Kraft, mich
init einem derartigen Gepack auf
den Bahnsteig zu b~egleiten. H
hattie wohl noch NIGHT genug YER
loren. Ich brauchte seine Be-
gleitung NIGHT, NIGHT jetzt. NIGHT
ferner. In mir war allies leicht
und froh. Spislend hob ich das
schwere Bundel in mein Abteil
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1954-03-11
BrennesSeleien

Is ist traurig, aber wahr: 'Wenn
cine Frau Won einem Mann Treue
verlangt, wird err fast ME treu
sein. Wenn sic keinen Vert dar-
auf legt, fast INNER.
Kluge Manner tun gut daran,
hire Klugheit dafur aufzuwenden.
den Frauen Ratsel aufzugeben.
Kluge Frauen aber tun gut daran,
die Manner NIGHT merken I'll las
sen, dass sic klug sind.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Couple Flies To Alaska
To Visit NeUest Grandson

Without the knowledge that on the
day before, a severe earthquake had
rocked the city of their destination,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Marquart of
Route 2, Bluffton, departed early
Monday morning for Anchorage,
Alaska, to visit their daughter, Lois,
and their new grandson born Septem-
Der Ia in that city of the far north.
The Marquarts drove to Chicago
where they were to board an airliner
for the trip. to Alaska, and undoubt-
edly learned of the quake before they
left the airport.
The tremor recorded at 1:18 a. m.
Sunday, shook a 1,000-mile area of
the Alaska mainland and cracked
building walls and shattered windows
in Anchorage. Some residents of the
city's two History apartment build
ings fled to the street in their night
clothes.
Seismologists estimated the quake
just short of disaster intensity, and
said that the consequences would
have been more serious in more
heavily populated area.
The Bluffton couple expected to
leave Chicago Monday evening at IL
o'clock and be in Seattle Tuesday
morning and in Anchorage late Tues
day night. They expected to return
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Sluiss Holiday Is
Theme OF Booster
Stage Production

All. Rluffton viii be invited on a
Swiss Holiday-and at only the price
of an admission ticket to one of the
liveliest variety shows planned for a
local stage-when the College Boost
err Club presents the musical show,
a Swiss Holiday" Friday and Sat
urday evenings, October 29-30, in the
high school gym.
The Saturday performance will be
the closing event of College Home
coming Day. The variety show was
selected this year as the Boosters
principal Embarrassing event instead
of an operetta.
Capitalizing on the popularity OF
things Swiss in this community, the
forthcoming show win offer every
thing Alpine from accordion music tc
yodeling and folk dancing in the
bright costumes of the Swiss.
Members of the shows planning
committee are Mrs. Dean Niswander
chairman; Kenneth Mast, Earl Leh.
man, Luther Shelter, Mrs. Laurence
Burkhalter, Mrs. Oliver Schultz anc
Mrs. Marvin Lehman.
This years Booster Committee in.
cludes Herman Schumacher of Pan.
dora, chairman; Joseph Urich anC
Mrs. David Smucker.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Be Host TO OIiUet Sat-;
Pirates Play At Pandora

the Alma college Scots which handed
the Beavers a 27-6 defeat on the
home field last week. Olivet beat
Hope 1910 and lost to Albion 7-6.
Coach Ken Mast's Beavers played
a better ball game than the score
would indicate and the nine Bluffton
fumbles during the contest stopped
several goalward drives, once on the
1-yard line.
The Beavers are currently in a tie
for the lead in the Mid Ohio League
with Ashland which last week hand
ed Ohio Northern its second straight
defeat 1910. The Beavers defeated
Findlay 1876 in their only league con-
test two weeks ago.
Defiance, which has not played a
league contest to date, was stopped
by highly rated Kalamazoo, Mich,
team TO, for its first loss in ten
games. The Yellowjackets were the
only undefeated team in the state
last season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Schools Observe Fire Prevention Week
In Assembly Program And Fire Drill

signed at preventing fire. AT 10
mass fire drill is planned in the coun-
ty schools at which an estimated 2o,-
900 students will take part.
The program, sponsored by station
WLOK as public service, in coop
Grafton with the Lima Telephone and
Telegraph Co. which viii handle COM
munication and tabulation details,
will feature various Lima civic lead
ers, the mayor, and fire and police
chiefs as masters of ceremonies dur
ing the half hour program to be
heard from Lima Central high school
auditorium.
The Jaycees have undertaken q
vigorous program in the community
this week aimed at preventing fire
hazards. Signs and posters are be-
ing displayed in retail store windows,
Continued on Page y
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Medical Group Elects Travis President;
Arrange To Meet In BlufftOn Next Year

DR.. B. w. Travis, Bluffton physi-
clan and surgeon, was elected presi-
dent of the Northwestern Ohio Med
ical association at the groups annual
meeting Wednesday in Tiffin, and
arrangements were completed for
bringing the 1866 convention of the
association to Bluffton.
DIR. Travis has served as vice
president of the professional group
this year. He succeeds DR.. Henry
L. Abbott of Tiffin as president.
The Northwestern Ohio Medical
association, the oldest Of its type in
the state, was organized in 1869.
1t includes members of all branches
of the medical profession from 25
counties in this part Of Ohio.a~~
Although arrangements had mot
been cleared with Bluffton college
officials, DR.. Travis was hopeful
that next year1H meeting can bs held
in Founders hal Many Of the visit
ing physicians Ind surgeons will be
interested in VISITING the BIuffton
-cofnmunity hospital and the facilities
offered in community of this size.
Wednesdays meeting was held in
,Tiffin's Shawhan hotel with regis
tration in the morning and sessions
continuing through the day until
late in the afternoon. Principal
speaker of the day was DR.. D. Frank
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
|Ducats Go On Sale
Today For Pro Cage
Game Here Oct. 10
New Throw-In Timer To
Be Used AT Founders
Hall For First Time

Tickets for the TT. Wayne Zollner
Pistons-Philadelphia Warriors pro-
fessional basketball game to be play
ed at $3.50 p. m. Tuesday, October 19,
at the Bluffton college Founders Hall
gymnasium will go on sale today,
Thursday, at Hauenstein's Drug Store
and the college athletic office it has
been announced by A. C. Burcky,
athletic director at the college.
Tickets will be 81 for the bleacher
type seats and s1.5O for the theatre
type seats.
The Pistons have started regular
practice sessions under new coach,
Charley Eckman who will bring 13-
man squad to Bluffton for the con-
test.
The game will be played under
National Basketball Association rules
with professional referees appointed
by the NBA. An added feature foi
the contest will be the use of the out.
of-bounds throw-in timer. This meter
checks the amount of time q player
has the ball out-of-bounds before put.
ting the ball in play When the al
lotted time has elapsed without the
ball being put into play, the ball goes
to the opposing team at that spot.
It will be the first time the timel
has been used in this area.
The game is scheduled so as not t
interfere with other college Junction.
on the same evening.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
10 Contestants
Enter Prince Of
Peace Contest
Two Local Contests Re-
quired TO Handle Large
Field OF Entries

The irfueraee Of Bluffton hish
&hoofs reinstased speech department
vas ndtaa this week with the an
that the school viii be
represented in the annual Prince of
Peace Defamation Contest by at
least 10 contestants, the largest field
of entries from the local school in
recent years.
Darwin Luginbuhl, high school
speech instructor and chairman Of
the contest, said that two local con-
tests will be necessary and that two
churches will be used for the contest
speeches.
The Prince of Peace contest is
sponsored annually BY the Ohio
Council of Churches in conjunction
with the local Ministerial association.
Any student ID years of age or older
is eligible to participate. Students
may write their own defamation or
choose one from list offered by the
Council of Churches.
Because no more than seven con-
testants may be in any one contest
according TO the rules, two events will
be held in Bluffton.
In each contest, the winner and
runner-up will be eligible for the
county contest. This means that
Bluffton is assured of two contestants
in the Allen county event.
Two Sunday School classes in the
local host churches have agreed to
provide prize money as incentives for
the participants. Local winners will
receive bronze pin and four dollars.
Runners-up will receive three dollars
and a certificate. The remaining
contestants will receive one dollar
and certificate.
Continued on Page 12)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Commerce Students
Tour Clair Fett's
SlaW Cutter Plant

Bluffton College Commerce club,
under the direction of Professor
Howard d. Raid, will tour the Bluff
ton Slaw Cutter Plant, owned and
operated by Clair Fett, next Tuesday.
The club is interested in studying
this plant because it presents the
challenge of what an individual can
do in his own community.
Mr.. Fett developed much of the
machinery that is used in the pro-
duction of their product which is
shipped all over the US.
Officers of the Bluffton Commerce
club this year are: William Stucky
president; Bernell Slabaugh, vice
president; Richard Cripe, secretary
treasurer; Ted Stepleton, program
chairman; and Reldon Schirch, pro.
gram committee member.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Driver Ed Course
Offered Adults.

Bluffton schools will offer their
first adult education course of the
year-driver education instructions
for adults wishing to learn to drive
from scratch, or brush up on the
technique in order to take the state
drive examinations-Superintendent
A. B, Murray announced this week.
Persons wishing to take the in
structions may arrange to do so on a
schedule convenient to themselves and
the instructor, Joe Harris, who teach
es the high school driver education
course. The adult classes are offered
on a fee basis of $50 for the course.
Mr.. Harris is teaching the course
for his second year in the high school,
and prepared for the work by taking
the driver education course at Indi-
ana university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bargelt, Nc
Comb, girl, Carol Marie, born last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schmidt, Ada
girl, Wendy Susan, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Fields, Airing
ton, girl, Della Sue, born last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Klay (Lois
Harris), Bluffton, twin girls, Tina
Joe and Marie Gay, born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trim Flores, Colum
bus Grove, a boy, Ismael, borr
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dingledine
Arlington, girl, Dorothy Ann, borl
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Krout
Arlington, a girl, Peggy Joe, borl
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Badertscher
Rawson, a girl, Rosemary Jane, bcrl
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Helme, Rawsor
a girl, Teresa Lou, born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Benroth, Jr
MeConb, a girl, Brenda Kay, bor
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Burkholdel
Rt. No. 5, Lima, boy, Gary Lee
born Monday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lehman, Bluff
ton, girl, Barbara Louise, Dor
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Horton, Jer
era, boy, Thomas Daniel, Dor
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Seitz, Ottawi
a girl, Martha Ellen, born Wedne:
| day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07

Buttons public schools were to
hold two special programs Wednes-
day and today in conjunction with
the local Junior Chamber of Com
merce Fire Prevention week cam
paign and a countrywide observance.
Wednesdays session at the local
schools was given over to a general
assembly at Ii a. m. under the direc-
ton of the Bluffton chapter of the
Future Farmers of America. Lester
Niswander, a member of the local
volunteer fire department, was to
show pictures and talk on What to
Do in Case of Fire" and fire preven-
tion measures.
At today's session all teachers may
bring a radio into their class rooms
from $50 to 10 q. m. TO permit stu
dents to listen to a program Fire in
Your School" to be broadcast over
WLOK Lima, 1240 on the dial, de
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07

Recognizing the important place
agriculture plays in Buttons COM
munity life, and the big business OPP
eration of each farm unit with its
investment in land, machinery, live
stock and buildings, The Bluffton
News begins this week a contest
which will be tribute to agriculture
in this area.
The News has arranged to have
photos taken from the air of the neat
well-kept farmyards nearby. A pilot
few about 800 miles back and forth
across the area taking photographs
for this feature, and farm ponds
barns. homes and other farm build
ings show remarkably clear
The photographer, who was from
Iowa. did not know whose farm nc
was shooting. The Bluffton News
doesn't know either.
Do you know who owns or operates
the farm pictured above?
If YOU do, you might win a free
ticket to the Carma theatre by calling
ing the Bluffton News office and tell
ing them whose farm you think 1t Is
Four free tickets will be given each
week: one to person living within
the village of Bluffton; one to per-
son living on Bluffton rural route;
and two to persons living elsewhere
within the Bluffton trading area such
as in Mt. Cory, Lafayette, Beaver
dam. Rawson, Rockport, Pleasant
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Cub Scout Parent
Training Program
Opens October Il
Methodist Church Agrees
To Sponsor Activity
In Community

The first meeting of Bluffton
narents of boys eight to IL years OF
ape who are interested in having
their sons participate in the CUB
Scout program, has been set Tor
Wednesday evening October IL, u
was announced this week by the Rev
Robert King.
The official board of the First
Methodist church has agreed to DC
the sponsoring institution for Cun
Scout activities in Bluffton and to
provide the place for Pack meetings
Because the program is closely re,
lated to the home, parents VII
receive the training necessary to take
mart in the program. The parents
will also select a Cub Master, Der
Mothers and Pack Committee.
The Pack will be open to all boys
in the community between the age
of eight and IL, but it is essential To-
the parents to attend the three train
ing sessions on October Ii, 20 and z
before the pack is organized.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
School Bond Issue
To Be Discussed
At PTA Meeting

The proposed bond issue to finance
the construction of a new elementary
school building in Bluffton will be
discussed by Superintendent of
Schools A. B. Murray and P. w.
Staaffer, president of the board of
education at the next meeting of the
Bluffton Parent Teachers association
Monday evening at 8 pm. in the
grade school building.
The spesakers will outline the
needs for the building program to
replace the present building erected
about 1875 and enlarged in 1900. The
bond issue will be voted upon in
the November election. A tour of the
old building will be part of the
program, and all parents are urged
to attend.
Music will be provided on the pro-
gram by the elementary teachers
under the direction of Miss Minerva
Hilty. Devotions will be led by the
Rev. Howard Landes.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07

Both Bluffton high school and
Bluffton college will attempt to bet
ter their 1-2 season marks this week
with the Pirates taking to the road
to meet Pandora -Gilboa and the Bea-
vers entertaining Olivet, Mich, at
home Saturday afternoon.
The Pirates with a IL record in
Northwest Conference play will be
out to better their 800 mark in the
league Friday night when they meet
the Rockets at Pandora park.
Coach Pete Schmidt, expressing
some concern over the 14-6 loss to
Elida last week, said he was going to
put the squad through extensive Of
fensive drills in an effort to add more
power to the running game and put
more interference ahead of the backs.
Schmidt said the Pirates offense
really had let down in the first half
of the Elida contest and felt the game
might have been reversed if the of
fensive unit had shown as much in
the first half as it did in the late
stages of the contest.
One defensive move will find Rom
ME Chidester moving into defen-
sive guard post to add more speed in
that department. With no major in
juries suffered in last weeks contest,
the Pirates will be in top shape for
the Pandora-Gilboa contest.
Bluffton college will entertain their
second straight Wolverine state foe
this week meeting Olivet college at
2:15. p. m. Saturday at Harmon
Field.
While not much is known as to the
strength of the Olivet squad, it is not
expected to field as strong team as
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07

in about 10 days after assisting their
daughter and son-in-law, Sgt. and
Mrs, Paul M. King with the new baby
boy, Bruce Marquart King. The
Kings have been in Alaska since No
vember of last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Balmer OF
Lawn avenue are staying on the Mar
quart farm while the owners are
away.
Another Bluffton family living
now in Anchorage is that of Captain
William and Mrs. Lucas and their
children, Julia and Joe. Mrs. Lucas
is the former Mary Margaret Basin
ger, daughter of Dir. and Mrs. Evan
Basinger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07

identifying the farm. He will also
receive free years subscription to
The Bluffton News.
The farm owner or operator is
urged to come in at once as we cam
not give away the tickets until we
know for sure whose farm is shown.
Readers who do not recognize the
first Mystery Farm" may want to
drive through the countryside and
look again at the outstanding farm
homes in the district so they will be
better able to recognize others in the
series which The News will run each
week for year.
Additional copies of the photo ip
black and white and in colors and ii
popular sizes from post card to 11x
14-inch enlargements may be had, if
desired.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Rev. Howard Landes
Resigns AS Pastor
OF Ebenezer Church

The Rev. Howard Landes, pastor
of the Ebenezer Mennonite church
for the last eight years, rendered
his resignation to the congregation
during services last Sunday morning
at the church located three miles
west of here.
Rev. Mr.. Landes said early this
week that he had no immediate plans
after his work here is terminated,
but that he rould probably have an
announcement at a later date. He
did not stake his reason for the
He anne kersk from Germantown,
Pa..<a suburb Il fdfadeIphia, where
he had been pastor of the Mennonite
church, The pulpit of thu local
church had been vacant fof some
time and was filled tempoIArily by
the Rev. Charles Warren dhtil the
new pastor became availalAe. He
assumed the pastorate on Seetember
10, 1916.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Paul DilIer To Head
HighlUay Committee

Continuing it's effort to have Route
20 remain as an alternate route
through Bluffton after the new by
pass is completed, the Bluffton Busi-
ness Mems association named Paul
Diller as chairman of its Highway
Committee.
Under Mr.. OILERS leadership, the
alternate route will be sought and al
the same time efforts will be made
to have State Route 103 extended
through Bluffton to Kalida-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Robert Warren Home
From Army On Leave

Pvt. Robert Warren who recently
completed basic training at Ft. Knox,
KY, has been spending a 14-day
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Warren of Orange town
ship. He will leave Friday by plane
for TT. Devon near Boston where he
has been assigned to the Army
Security Agency. Friends and rela-
tives attended party in his honor
Sunday evening at the home of his
parents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Campaign Opens To Replace Buttons
Victorian Elementary School Building
ARTIST Is SPEAKER

Howard M. Duff, artist for the Find
lay Republicans Courier spoke on the
subject, Human Faces" at the Tues
day evening dinner meeting of the
Bluffton Lions club. He illustrated
his talk with caricatures of American
types. The speaker was introduced
by Gerhard Buhler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-10-07
Ministers Support
School Bond Issue

Members of the Bluffton Minister
ial association meeting Tuesday, en-
.dorsed the proposed bond issue for
replacing the elementary school build
mo and pledged their efforts TO
support the issue in whatever way
they can.
The Rev. Robert King, pastor OF
the Methodist church, is the new
president Of the association, and the
Rev. ". c. Oppermann is secretary
treasurer.