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page* four CHURCH OF CHRIST L. B. Remaley, Pastor Thursday: Leadership training courses at High school. SUNDAY: 9:15 a. m. Bible school. 10:15 a. m. Communion service. 10:30 a. m. Morning worship. 6:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor. Topic: “What it Means to Trust in Christ for Strength.” Let us start the year 1940 right by attending church. DEFENSELESS MENNONITE E. G. Steiner, Pastor 9:30 Sunday school, C. D. Diller, Supt. 10:30 Preaching. 7:30 Young People’s Service for young and old. You are invited to attend these services held at the College chapel. LUTHERAN CHURCH W. L. Harmony, Pastor 9:00 a. m. Sunday school. 7:30 p. m. Preaching and com munion. MISSIONARY CHURCH A. F. Albro, Pastor SUNDAY: 9:30 Sunday school. 10:30 Morning worship. The revival services under the able leadership of Rev. Denton are prog ressing with increasing spiritual fervor. The interest in the meetings is spreading and great things are being anticipated for the coming days of these services which will con tinue until Jan. 14. These meetings are not only for the Missionary Church, they are for all regardless of creed. Rev. Denton served as a British soldier throughout the European war. He also served thru one and one-half year in India. His message contains many incidents taken from his army life. Come—a welcome awaits you. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES Charles M. Armentrout, Pastor Rockport: 9:30 a. m. Holy Communion ser vice. 10:30 a. m. Sunday school, Mrs. Walter Marshall, Supt. 7:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor. Wednesday 2:00 p. m. The mis sionary society will meet. Bluffton: 9:30 a. m. Sunday School, Mrs. Waldo Diller, Supt. 10:50 a. m. Holy Communion ser vice. 5:00 p. m. Tuxis. 7:30 p. m. Service, Miss Mary Haas, a returned missionary from Africa will give an illustrated lec ture upon her work. The subject of the Communion mediation will be “Sad Hearts and Burning Hearts”. The public is cor dially invited to attend the services of the church. Quiet Observance Of The New Year Here Bluffton’s celebration of New Year’s over the last week-end was a quiet one, and with the resumption of normal business and industrial activities on Tuesday another holi dayseason had passed into history. Monday was generally observed as a legal holiday in the town, giving most of the residents of the village a two and one-half day vacation period. Business and industrial activity re sumed its normal routine on Tues day, marking an official end to the holiday season that was inaugurated with the observance of Christmas. Bulffton public school students re turned to their classes Tuesday morning, and Bluffton college re sumed its scholastic schedules Wed nesday morning. STOCK SALES Service boars—Pure bred Berk shires. Joy Huber, 5 miles south on Bentley road. 37 Service bulls delivered any time. C. N. Long & Son. Phone Ada Red. 1360. For sale—Sorrel gelding coming 3 years old also sorrel gelding coming 7 years old Guernsey bull, years old. R. C. Klingler, Ity miles south and mile east of Beaverdam. For sale—2 cows, Jersey and Guernsey, to be fresh Feb. 1. C. E. Jones, 1% miles north on Dixie. For sale—Spotted Poland China male hog. Lyman Barnes, Bluffton phone. For sale—Fresh Jersey cow with third calf. Sam Badertscher, Bent ley road. For sale—Jersey cow and calf. Wilbur Steiner, phone 174-W. For sale—Cow 4 years old, fresh soon. Hiram Locher. For sale—12 feeding does. Virgil Haas, 2 miles east on 103 and *6 mile north. For sale—Seven shoats. W. H. Kidd, 6 miles south on Bentley road. hurchesR EBENEZER MENNONITE P. A. Kliewer, Pastor THURSDAY: Teachers’ meeting 7:45 p. m. Bible study and prayer service, Mrs. Kliewer, leader, at 7:45 p. m. SUNDAY: Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Sermon 10:30 a. m. text: “The W’hole Creation Groaneth.” Christian Endeavorers 7:30 p. m. Three inspiring programs at 7:30 p. m. Message 8:30 p. m. “To Serve Him.” Installation message. New Year’s Resolution: “This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in I Christ Jesus.” CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY (Above Postoffice) Sunday services at 10:30 a. m., subject: “God.” Testimonial meeting at 7:30 Wed nesday evening. The reading room at the church is open every Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00 p. m. The public is invited to all services and to visit the reading room. This society is a branch of the Mother Church, the First Church of Christ Scientist, Boston, Mass. FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH H. T. Unruh, Pastor FRIDAY: 7:00 p. m. The Christian Education Committee will meet. 8:00 p. m. The church council will meet. SUNDAY 9:00 a. m. Church school 10:00 a. m. Church worship. 6:00 p. m. Intermediate C. E. 7:00 p. m. Junior C. E. and even ing services. The first Sunday of the New Year. Attend church Sunday and every Sunday of the year. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH J. A. Weed, Minister THURSDAY: 3:45 p. m. Junior Choir Rehearsal. 7:30 to 9:30 p. m. Leadership Training school at High school build ing. SUNDAY: 9:00 to 11:00 a. m. Unified service: W’orship, Lesson study, Sermon. Sermon topic, “The Power of Life and Death at Our Command.” 6:30 p. m. Epworth League devo tional service and young people’s choir rehearsal. Monday evening, Wimpy supper, served by Epworth League, begin ning at 5:30 o’clock. Serving and program continuous during evening. 8:00 p. m. Woman’s Missionary society meeting at home of Mrs. J. S. Steiner. Many Highway Improvements Here Highway improvement in the Bluffton area during the past year involved an aggregate expenditure of approximately $18,000 and gave the district better facilities for automo bile travel. Of major importance in the pro gram was hard surfacing of the county line road, beginning at the Dixie highway north of town and continuing to Route 224 in Putnam county. The highway comprises a nine-mile stretch of the Allen-Hancock and Putnam-Hancock county line, and its completion gives a new direct all paved route to Gilboa, Ottawa and other towns in that vicinity. Re-surfacing of the Dixie highway between Bluffton and Five Points, about seven miles north of Lima, was completed late in the summer. Eight and one-half miles of the road were treated. In Richland township, six miles of six township roads were improved. Re-surfacing was effected on the Grismore, Phillips, Bluffton-Columbus Grove, Bentley and Hillville roads, and also on a road running south from Rockport. Notice The annual meeting of the Richland Township Farmers Mutual Insurance Association will be held in the Town ship room in Bluffton, Ohio, on Sat urday, January 13th. 1940 at 1:00 p. m. For the purpose of transacting any business that may properly come before the meeting. All member are earnestly request e dto attend. 37 Earl L. Matter, Secretary. Soviet Radio Programs Preparing radio programs in the Soviet Union is something of an or deal for the government, which does all broadcasting. Scripts must be translated into 62 different lan guages to meet the various dialect demands of 170,000,000 citizens. News for 3,254 daily papers is sent out in this w’ay. ______________ THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Vatican City Is Smallest State But Others Give It Close Race Monaco, San Marino and Liechtenstein Are ‘Also Rans’ Prepared by National Geographic Society. Washington, D. C.—WNU Service. The coronation in Vatican City of a new pope has turned world attention to that tiniest of sovereign states. The im portance of Vatican City in world affairs and how it com pares in size to the other midg et states of the world is the subject of renewed discussion. Vatican City, the newest and smallest sovereign state in the world, is a walled area of less than 109 acres entirely surrounded by Italian territory, the city of Rome. The new state came into being with signing of the Lateran treaty with Italy in 1929. The unification of It aly in 1870 had deprived the Roman pontiffs of a territory stretching from sea to sea, an area of about 16,000 square miles with a popula tion of more than 3,000,000 persons. Envoys From World Powers. Today the population of the little sovereign state that replaces the old papal domain is slightly in excess of 1,000 yet so important is it as the seat of the pope that 37 coun tries, including some of the greatest world powers, send diplomatic rep resentatives there. Under the pope Vatican City has a governor, a secretary-general, a central council, three courts, an “army” of 110 Swiss guards, and a police force numbering 100. It has its coinage and postage stamps, with its own post office, welfare center, railway station, and tele graph office. In striking contrast to Vatican City in many ways is the next small est soverign state, the Principality of Monaco, with an area of 370 acres. It lies near the French-Ital- Slovak Capital Regains Glory Of Past Years Bratislava Once Home Of Hungarian Diet and Royalty Prepared by National Geographic Society. Washington. D. C.—WNU Service. When Slovakia’s “Declara tion of Independence” from Czecho-Slovakia was promul gated in Bratislava, the role of government fountainhead was not a new one to the city. Bratislava, which was Pressburg before Czecho slovakia was born at Ver sailles, at the close of the World war, became the capital of all Hun gary when the Turks, in a mad sweep across southeastern Europe, captured Buda—the prefix to Buda pest—in 1541. The ruins of the old Hungarian royal castle atdp one of the city’s hills, 275 feet above the Danube, recalls Bratislava’s days as Hunga ry’s first city. It continued to be the capital until about the time of the birth of the United States, when Emperor Joseph II restored Buda to its former dignity. Bratislava con tinued to be host to the Hungarian diet, however, until less than a cen tury ago. Important Trade Outlet. The crownings of kings, and the meetings of diets have not, how ever, entirely absorbed the citizens of Bratislava. For about a thou sand years the city has been one of the important trade outlets on the Danube, a sort of commercial fun nel for grains from the fields of the hinterlands, and wines from grapes that cling to the nearby Little Car pathian hillsides. Industrially, Bratislava has held nigh rank among central European cities of its size. A glance through its factory doors reveals in the mak ing textiles, flour, iron products, leather goods nhr- »vnlo- Dog Tags Are On Sale In Bluffton Allen county dog tags went on sale the first of the week, it was an nounced by Floyd B. Griffin, county auditor. Tags will be sold in Bluff ton at the Menno Badertscher gro cery in Beaverdam at the John Lenny residence and in Lafayette at the C. E. Murray store. CATHOLIC HOME—St. Peter's and St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. To the left are shown the Vatican gardens, the Pope's outdoor promenade. ian border on the Mediterranean. It is the only one of the world’s pygmy states that possesses a sea coast. Its “navy” is the yacht of the reigning prince. The revenue of the principality is derived main ly from taxes on the gaming tables of Monte Carlo, a town of less than 10,000 population at the base of the promontory from which the palace overlooks the sea. Mountaintop Statelet is San Marino. Another sovereign state, which like the Vatican is surrounded by Italy, is the republic of San Marino. A Fourteenth century stronghold atop Mount Titanus extended its do main by purchase until now San Marino’s 38 square miles sustain a population of almost 15,000. Less than a score of miles inland from Rimini on the eastern coast, the country is devoted largely to pro ducing wine and raising cattle. Liechtenstein, which seceded from the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, is the fourth smallest independent state, with an area of 65 square miles, less than the area of the Dis trict of Columbia. Situated on the old Swiss-Austrian border, this prin cipality has a reigning family that dates back to the Twelfth century. The people, numbering a little more than 10,000, are engaged largely in agriculture, with some cotton, pot tery and leather goods industries. Fifth place in smallness is as signed to Andorra, with its 191 square miles in the Pyrenees be tween France and Spain. It has owed its independence largely to its mountainous character and its in accessibility, until recently having but mule tracks through narrow mountain passes armies found it easier to pass the Pyrenees near the sea ends. sives, paper, furniture and tobacco. These industries and many small er ones keep the city’s 124,000 peo ple employed. About 40 per cent of the population is made up of Czechs and Slovaks, 28 per cent is German, and 22 per cent Magyar. Palace Offers Excellent View. The site of the old royal palace is a splendid grandstand from which to view Bratislava. Below, the town hall, Gothic cathedral, museum and Franciscan church—all products of the Thirteenth century stand among modern business buildings rising above a touch of Paris: side walk cafes, numerous monuments, ton A SLOVAKIA. GOES NAZI— Armed and proudly wearing the swastika, these, youthful Slovak Nasis stand guard outside the headquarters in Bratislava when the province of Slovakia assert ed its independence from the state of Cxeclio-Slovakia. and fountain-studded public parks. The palace ruins themselves re call interesting tales. The edifice was burned in 1812, and one story has it that workmen caused the de struction because they grew tired of carrying supplies up the hill. Later, smugglers are reported to have used the ruins as a signal tower. Checker Club Meets On Wednesday Night The Bluffton Checker club which has been meeting on Monday night has changed its time to Wednesday night, it is announced by officers of the club. The next meeting will be held this Wednesday night at the club rooms at Albert Steiner’s on East Elm street. In Memoriam Dr. P. D. Bixel Died January 2, 1938 The Family Settlement Mr. and Mrs. Noah Steiner, of Lima, well known in the Settlement are spending the winter at Sarasota, Florida. Mr. Steiner, formerly of this place is a member of the firm of Steiner Bros., of Lima, tool and die manufacturers. Chris Hilty is digging a cellar under his house in Pandora. Mrs. E. E. Miller and her son and daughter and Mrs. Hiram Kohli and sons spent Friday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Schumacher in Findlay. Everyone seems to enjoy winter all the more since a fine blanket of snow is covering the ground. Omer Gratz sold a team of horses at the auction in Bucyrus last week. Since colder weather has come, many farmers are busy doing their butchering. Old fashioned winter weather is holding sway again. Wade Sherman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Amstutz received his A. M. degree at Ohio State univer sity before the holidays. He is again going back to the university where he is doing some tutoring. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Steiner of near Orrville, visited in the home of Mr. Steiner’s brother, Prof, "and C. D. Steiner. They also visited with E. D. Kohli and Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Kohli and family Monday forenoon. At the annual congregational meet ing at the St. John’s church on Mon day, Jan. 1st, the following officers were elected: Deacon, Menno Augs burger Trustee, Ellis Steiner Treas urer, Arthur Schumacher Secretary, Hiram Kohli Chorister, Herbert Hilty Assistant, Mrs. D. J. Unruh Pianist, Susie Welty Assistant, Lu cile Geiger Head usher, Myron Hilty Correspondents to the Men nonite church papers, Mrs. Milford Haas and John Schneck Members of music committee, Henrietta Sch neck. The pastor, Rev. D. J. Unruh, has again been retained to serve the congregation another year. Schools are again resuming class work on Tuesday. The community experienced an exodus of teachers and students to all parts of the country the fore part of the week. A fourteen month old child of Mr. ind Mrs. Albert Tschiegg passed away one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Tschiegg and family are re nding near Orrville, Ohio. The family has the sympathy of their nany relatives and friends of this ■ommunity where they lived until a few years ago. Several groups of serenaders made their usual rounds on New Year’s night. The younger generation is upholding the custom in a fine fash ion. Many of the young people are having some difficulty, since the German language does not roll out as glibly as it might. Nevertheless, the night of serenading proves to be quite an efficient method of instruc tion and before returning to their homes in the early morning hours they feel amply repaid for all efforts put forth. The twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Bucher of California, Mo., spent sev eral days visiting among their rel atives in the locality. They are tal ented musicians and presented sev eral trombone duets in the Sunday morning services at the Ebenezer and St. John’s churches, and were highly appreciated. Mr. Blanchard Amstutz visited with Miss Lucile Geiger during part of his vacation. He is a student at the Ft. Wayne Bible Institute. Mr. Flythe of North Carolina, father of Mrs. Oscar Wenger is spending the winter months in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wenger and family. The Moser Brothers from Switzer land who have appeared in Bluffton and Pandora on several occasions in the past few years, are scheduled to present a program at Pandora on the 17th of January. They have repre sented their native land at the New York World’s Fair and are now’ tour ing some of the states where the Swiss communities are found. Harold Diller has made several trips to Coshocton, Ohio, where he gets truck loads of coal. Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Amstutz and daughter Anita Louise left Tuesday for their home at Wisner, Nebraska after spending the holiday season at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Luginbuhl and Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Amstutz. They were accompanied on their re turn trip by Mr. Amstutz’s two sisters, Misses Mabel and Lillian Amstutz, who will spend some time in Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lora and daughter Eloise of Bluffton spent Tuesday and Wednesday visiting with relatives at Berne, and Ft. Wayne, Ind. Miss Bernice Olsen, of Albion, Okla., spent her holiday vacation with her relatives at this place. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schnegg, who have resided on Mrs. George Non namaker’s farm several years, expect to have a sale soon and move to town. Miss Eloise Lora entertained the Girls’ Missionary Band at their Christmas meeting at her home at Bluffton. A gift exchange was en joyed. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. King will cele brate their fortieth wedding anni versary Sunday. A family dinner will be held at the noon hour and their many friends are invited to call during the afternoon. Family Reunion On December 25, Christmas Day, the family of D. C. Augsburger of near Elida, were reunited, the child ren and grandchildren all being present except John King who is Mr. Augsburger’s oldest grandchild who is working in Michigan. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Christian Augsburger, son David C. and daughter Mary E. of Flora Dale, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Edward King and sons Paul and Robert, daughters Freda, Clara and Betty of Elida Mr. and Mrs. Fred Augs burger, sons Robert and Billy and daughters Ruth, Margaret and Dor othy of Columbus, Ohio Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Lantz and sons Junior and Melvin, daughters Treva, Alice and Opal of Sidney Mr. and Mrs. Homer Augsburger of Dayton Miss Esther Augsburger of Elida. Dinner was served cafeteria style. Afternoon and evening callers were: Daniel Augsburger and Fan nie Hales of Elida, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Augsburger of Lima, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Augsburger and children of Elida, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Augsburger and children, Miss Barbara Lehman of Elida. Mr. and Mrs. John Augsburger, son Norman and daughter Beulah and Mose Augsburger and Katy Augsburger and Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Cox, all from the vicinity of Berne, Indiana. Family Gathering Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cook of East Orwell and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wampler of Kent a family gathering was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Cook, A&P SOFT TWIST BREAD 3 24—OZ. LOAVES XaJC BACON SQUARES 15c JUICY FLORIDA ORANGES Natural Tree Ripened 57c “bag Compare the weight and quality. THURSDAY JAN. 4/ 1940 Saturday evening. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cook, Lafayette, Mrs. Raymond Cook, Lima,.Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Freet, Mr. and Mrs. Cloyce Kidd, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Fruchey, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Van Meter, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Mat ter, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reams, Miss Laura Hek, Toledo, Ruth Freet, Martha Fruchey, Betty Cook, Helen Kidd, Carolyn Matter, Eileen Amstutz, Maxine Cook, and Helen Cook War ren Cook, Gerald Kidd, Lloyd Cook, Wayne Kidd, Emerson, Loren and Dale Fruchey, Harold Cook, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Cook and guests of honor Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wampler. Board Of Public Affairs To Meet Organization of the Board of Pub lic Affairs in charge of Bluffton’s municipal electric light and water works plant will be held during this month. Time for the meeting has not yet been fixed, it was announced the first of the week. Personnel of the new board will consist of Eli Deppler and Wm. Lug inbuhl, former members. A. C. Burcky, Bluffton college athletic mentor, newly elected to membership on the board will replace Cal Balm er. TROUBLE-FREE STARTING-- Drive your car in to our service station today—and we’ll service it so that you can start without trouble these cold winter morn ings. We’ll change the oil, charge the battery and put everything in tip top con dition for winter driving. Ask for an attractive free calendar. Bluffton Tire Shop Elmer Burkholder, Prop. Opposite Town Hall 8 O’CLOCK 3 39 WhltehouM Evaporated MILK 6^$ 35c SPARKLE GELATIN DESSERTS..................... 3 pkgs. 10c PEACHES, Iona................................... 2 No. 2¥2 cans 25c CAMPBELL'S BEANS..........................3—1 -lb. cans 23c CORN or TOMATOES.............................. 4 No. 2 eons 27c RAISINS, Seedless..........................................4-lb. pkg. 27c MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE..........................2-1B tin 49c CAKE FLOUR, Sunnyfield........................... Ige. pkg. 17c OLEOMARGARINE, Sure Good..........................2 lbs. 19c LARD, Sunnyfield.................. 4-lb. pkg. 33e ARGO GLOSS STARCH.............................. 3-1b pkg. 21c MACARONI or SPAGHETTI, Encore..........3-lb. pkg. 21c PEANUT BUTTER, Sultana............................2-lb. jar 23c SALAD DRESSING, Ann Page............................ quart 27c RICE, Blue Rose............................................................. 1b 5c DOG FOOD, Doily........................................3 tall cans 15c CHOCOLATE DROPS.............................................2 lbs. 19e MUSTARD, Harbauer.................................................qt. 1Oc PEAS, Iona...................................................3 No. 2 cans 25c DAILY EGG SCRATCH FEED 100 lbs. $1.77 DAILY EGG LAYING MASH 100 lbs. $2.23 DAILY MILK DAIRY FEED, 16% 100 lbs. $1.38 OYSTER SHELLS..................... 100 lbs. 79c NAVY BEANS........................................................4 lbs. 17c CORN FLAKES, Sunnyfield.....................2 Ige. pkgs. 15c CH IPSO, Flakes or Granules............................Ige. pkg. 19c PILLSBURY PANCAKE FLOUR............................ pkg. 10c SUPER CUDS, Blue...................................2 Ige. pkgs. 37c MATCHES, A&P............................................. 6 boxes 21c PANCAKE FLOUR, Sunnyfield.......................5-lb. bag 15c BUTTER, Silverbrook............................................... IB 34c CRISCO OR SPRY..........................................3-1b can 51c CHEESE, Wisconsin ................................................. lb. 21c BEET SUGAR...................................25-1b paper bag $1.27 CHERRIES, Red Sour Pitted.....................No. 2 con 10c ROMAN CLEANSER, plus dep....................................qt. 10c WALDORF TISSUE PAPER................................ 4 rolls 17c P&G SOAP or KIRK'S FLAKEWHITE..............3 bars 10c ROLLED OATS, Sunnyfield..............................Ige. pkg. 15c dexo, Pure Vegetable Shortening.............. 3-1b can 41c SLAB BACON u19c ICEBERG LETTUCE Large, Firm and Crisp 2 HEADS 13C A&P FOOD stores