The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-08-07

SCARCELY A SUNDAY PASSES
during a Bluffton summertime that
there is not a large family reunion
in progress in one of the local parks. |
This is an area noted for its family |
reunions and of all of them, the Schu- |
macher reunion is probably the larg-
est.
Last Sunday more than $50 de-
scendants of Christian and Barbara
Schumacher gathered at Founders
hall on the college campus, consumed
huge hampers of food, sang songs
and enjoyed chatting with relatives,
some of whom are seldom seen ex-
cept at the tri-annual event.
Oldest Schumacher in attendance
was 86-year-old Samuel Schumacher
who travelled from Phoenix, Arizona.
He represented the fourth generation
removed from the couple who came
to America in 1884 or 35 and settled
on the original Schumacher home
stead three-quarters of mile west
of the Reformed Mennonite church
near Bluffton.
Since Christian and Barbara Schu-
macher came to this country with
their two sons, John and Peter, and
daughter, Barbara, there have been
seven generations of Schumachers,
now scattered from one end of the
country to the other.
According to Hiram Kohl, family
historian, there are now defendants OF
the Schumachers in 40 of the 49 states
and Canada. Eight states were rep
resented at the gathering Sunday
Members of the family have also
served as missionaries in such fara
way places as South America, AT
= rica and China.
: A highlight of the reunion was tn,
showing of motion pictures taken a
reunions as far back as 20 years ago
THINK FLYING SAUCERS ARR
! SOMETHING NEW? Geneva Ram
mel reminds us that men from Mar
= have been signalling us earthmen TO
a good many years. She cites al
] article appearing in the Detroit Time
4 of Sunday, January u, 1929. At tha
/. time a French astronomer, M. Henr
z Pensa, reported on the phenomen;
witnessed in the Rhodez mountains il
[ Auvergne. Meteorite-like trails wer
n seen in the sky which he said Nigh
be Martian signals.
d On three successive nights a
d the same hour each time" "meteors'
J. were seen in the Rhodez region. The,
y left a trail of fire in their wake
r When they suddenly fell, fragment
: were picked up.
The French scientist suggested tha
e the Martians, having unsuccessful
> tried previously to signal the cart
, by light waves, have adopted a NOR
! ! violent form of signaling in the forr
4 of "inter-planetary bombardment.
Hence the ''meteors."
The old copy of the Detroit papt
was unearthed recently when Genev
- was cleaning up at the home of HI
=, father, Roscoe Blakesly.
II EARLY VISITORS to the Atom
for Peace" bus on Bluffton's Mai
street last Thursday might have tai
en- their chances to eavesdrop on tn
conversation of two retired farmer
| who stopped in to investigate tn
marvels of the coming world.
Il They spent many minutes studyin
the model of an atom powered ele'
tr..al generating station before Il
suring their proclamation: 1t mgr
be modern but it just ain
| like steam" They went on TO reca
the glories of the steam engine -
| the locomotive and the threshing ma
| chine - and every little boy VIII
ever grew up will be forced TO at
| nit there are very few things whlc
| can replace the sight and sound
! an old steam locomotive for an ou