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THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1941 Mairtlq. PeManal Of course you don’t believe a dog can read—and Menno Badertscher, Bluffton grocer will agree—but how are you going to explain the fact that Badertscher’s little terrier knows whenever his master brings home a can of dog food? The canine unerringly spots the dog food before being opened, when placed on a table among other cans of peas, beans, tomatoes, etc. Thinking that perhaps the dog had become familiar with the label of one particular brand, Badertscher tried other brands with different labels, but the dog continues to recognize them. Badertscher says that he intends to put a dog food label on a can of peas and see what happens. A large illuminated sign is being erected this week by C. F. Nis wander, at the south end of the business district. Bluffton’s fine system of boulevard lighting the length of Main street together with an ever increasing number of illum innated signs in the business area gives the town a real metropolitan air at night. James West, town clerk, par ex cellance, closed his books for the last time after the council meeting Monday night. Jim is leaving next Tuesday for a year’s army life and the city administration will miss him—as will the bank where his un failing courtesy made him a host of friends. There’s the old song about being al) dressed up and no place to go— well that wasn’t what happened to Jesse Bracy, Triplett plant employe. J^ss was dressed up, had a place to go, but didn’t have anything to do when he got there. It all happened the other day when he was sum moned for jury duty at the federal court in Toledo. Not until after he had arrived at the courtroom in Toledo did he learn that a second notice, which failed to reach him, had excused him from jury duty. It’s a long way home when you happen to get on the wrong road— so thinks Joann Clark, pupil in the sixth grade and youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clark of Grove street. Joann, on a bicycle trip to the home of a classmate, Virginia Klingler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Klingler in Orange township, Sunday afternoon, took the wrong road on her return trip and even tually found herself on the Dixie highway at Swiss Inn, some three miles south of town where she got her bearings and headed in the right direction for home after an hour and a half of pedaling. Evan Soash, one of Coach Burcky’s track luminaries, had some ECONOMY SAVE TIME, MONEY & EFFORT BUY a 10-RIDE FAMILY TICKET (Minimum Cost $1.00) Sidney’s Drug Shop 129 N. Main Phone 170-W Cincinnati & Lake Erie Transportation Company painful body scratches following the track meet with Ohio Northern at Ada, Saturday. Soash running the 440 dash in competition with Shoe maker of Northern came down the home stretch neck and neck. Both dived at the finish line tape hitting the cinder track full length. Judges ruled the race a tie. Comes a copy of The Virginia Gazette from Williamsburg, Va., sent by Forrest Steinman who with Mrs. Steinman spent the past week in Washington and vicinity. The Gazette, one of America’s oldest newspapers was founded in 1736 and still retains in its front page make up some of the quaint colonial air, containing as it says “freshest advices foreign and domestick’’. Two old laws still on the town statute books were unearthed this week by Menno Badertscher, town councilman. Here they are: Horses dare not remain more than half an hour at the Main street watering troughs. Swimming in Riley Creek without swimming suits will not be permitted any more. After a fight with a ground hog Saturday the pet dog belonging to Dick Berky of West College avenue came out of the melee with a badly damaged ear. Following a visit by Ferol Alt haus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Althaus west of town, at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. D. H. Burkholder, the dog belonging at the Burkholder farm ran away and never returned. Faithful always, the pet mongrel dog belonging to Miss Theola Steiner, followed her all the way to Pandora as she rode her bike with the high school Girls Athletic as sociation girls last week. Arriving in Pandora the girls took pity on the dog and bought him some cold milk to drink. Hours and hours of tramping through the woods early Saturday morning in search of mushrooms yielded but a pheasant egg to Arden Baker, personnel manager of the Triplett plant and Jesse Yoakam, shipping clerk. Two large buckets carried- by Baker for the expected harvest of mushrooms collected only water from the heavy rain that was pouring down and had to be emptied frequently when the weight began to bear down too heavily. And then to top it off, the boys were made the object of joking at the plant when they admitted their failure after boasting the day before of the certain harvest of mushrooms avail able to those who really knew the secrets of nature. First lightning bug of the year was seen by Harley Steiner and Robert Stratton Friday night. A nestful of pheasant eggs found by Clayton Bixel, local automobile dealer, near Beaverdam about three weeks ago, were hatched into nice healthy chicks this week by the Bluffton Hatchery Co. on Water street. Bixel says that he plans to raise them to a size sufficient to release them on their own. The pet kitten belonging to Lois Albro, 12 year old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Albro living on the Dixie north of town, fell into the milk pail Saturday morning and but for the vigilance of Lois would have drowned. An English walnut tree planted on the yard at the residence of Edgar Hauenstein is flowering for the first time this year. David Stearns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stearns of Spring street, A LETTER TO THE PUBLIC During the cold winter months your coal dealer was one of your best friends. When you needed coal he was always ready to serve you and regardless of temperature or weather, he delivered coal to keep you and your family warm, comfortable and healthy. Your coal dealer is required to pay for coal he receives from the mines and to pay cash for the freight charges and each week he pays his employees. These expenses constitute most of the price he charges you. He was willing to grant you credit even when it was necessary for him to borrow money to operate. You can be a good friend of his by paying your coal bill now. All delinquent accounts are reported to the Jones Credit Bureau, Lima, 0. “Treat Your Credit as a Sacred Trust” The Bluffton Milling Co. The Farmers Grain Co. The Bluffton Stone Co. Steiner Coal Co. said he never blew up so many bal loons in his life as he did Saturday morning. Assisting his sister Mary Elizabeth who was on the program committee for the junior-senior banquet at the high school, David was given 150 balloons and told to blow them up so in a spirit of ser vice David blew for the juniors and blew for the seniors. The hunting dog belong to Reese Huber south of town had 8 pups this week. All of them are black and white except one which is snow white. The first day school is out will see five enthusiastic baseball fans ranging all the way from a 6th grader to a senior in high school in Cleveland watching the Indians play the New York Yankees. Planning to make the trip in an old Model Ford are: Kenneth and Harold Hartman, sons of Mrs. Mildred Hartman James Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clark Robert Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fisher and Otto Klassen, son of Prof, and Mrs. Jacob Klassen. Not having much luck in their search for mushrooms, Clarence Stonehill and his son Elmer decided to separate for the search. Elmer got by far the best of the bargain, finding a large group of 8-inch fungi. School bus No. 4, driven by Aaron Messinger, cuts across the lane and plowed field of Melvin Hilty in order to get to the Gid Garmatter resi dence in a shorter time. Robert Ramseyer’s pet dog, Bus ter, evidently considers turtle soup a delicacy too, as Robert, son of Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ramseyer, found the dog carrying a big turtle out of the college lagoon. Although bearing the marks of some chewing the turtle was apparently unharmed and placed back in his habitat. There is no chance of boredom at Camp Grant, 111., according to a let ter written to the machine shop “gang” at The Triplett Electrical Instrument Co. by Don Berry, a former employe in that department. Berry was drafted in April and was sent to Camp Grant for training in the army medical corps. He wrote that draftees are kept busy from morning until nightfall with their duties, and have little time for any thing, including the writing of let vers. If you noticed a yellow airplnae circling over Bluffton Sunday after noon, it was Dave Carr, northwest of town, and Jess Yoakam, W. Elm street, trying their hands at aerial photography. The plane is owned by Carr, and Yoakam went along as the photographer. Quarantined in his home for four weeks by whooping cough, Charles Hilty, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hilty, of South Main street, had a chance to get posted on his presidents. The six-year-old not only can recite in order every presi dent of the United States, but he also can name the 12th, 15th or any other you may ask him for, in the wink of an eye. Apologies are offered A. E. Lichtenwalter by this column for missing his trip to Chicago, a week ago Saturday. “Lich” acquired a new daughter-in-law at the marriage of his youngest son, George, on that day. If you want to get that “rusty feeling” out of your system, buy, beg or borrow a set of golf clubs and get ready for the gala official opening of the Bluffton Golf course on Memorial Day. Greens ^nd fair ways at the club are in excellent shape and a fine season of outdoor recreation is available for exercise minded men and women of the dis trict. A rabbit’s nest skillfully conceal ed under a large dandelion stalk at the base of a monument in Maple Grove cemetery was discovered by A. L. Baumgartner, caretaker, last week. Several baby bunnies found in the nest have been attracting much attention. Dallas “Jack” Berry, employe of the local postoffice found the first and only mushroom he ever found in his life with a flashlight last Friday evening. He had hunted them for hours and not wanting to give up when darkness overtook him he continued to hunt them with a flashlight. Service has its rewards, Harold Beals has learned. Beals not only serves as Superintendent and a teacher at the Lutheran Sunday school but for the last couple of Sundays when the Emerson Stultz family was out of town, he took over the janitor duties at the church, and even rang the bell. An unex pected reward, from Mrs. Stultz, was a present of four large boxes of honey. Heat for Biscuits Biscuits need a hot (450 degrees) preheated oven. Baking takes from 10 to 12 minutes. THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO The senior women at Bluffton college will provide the Y.W.C.A. program this Wednesday evening. An informal gathering, planned by Miss Josephine Mohr, will be held in the “Y” room. Musical numbers and college memories will be in cluded. Mrs. A. C. Burcky, Y.W.C.A. advisor, addressed the “Y” installation services held in the Chapel last Wednesday evening. The athletic department recently purchased some archery equipment for use in the freshman women’s physical training class. Two bows, one 514 feet, and the other 5 feet, a supply of arrows, and arm and finger guards arrived at the college, Saturday. They will be put into immediate use by the present fresh man women. Miss Della Krehbeil, instructor, will direct the sport. Ray Holcomb, junior from Wads worth, was recently chosen to act as student council president for the coming year. He will be assisted in his duties by Mark Househower from Bowmansville, Pennsylvania, as vice president, and Miss Marcille Steiner from Bluffton, as secretary. They are also juniors at the present time. Dale Francis, senior, addressed the student body of the Beaverdam High School, Friday afternoon. He China Rendered Un stable by Communists and Japanese (Continued from page 1) country due to mounting tensions and difficulties of the Orient. The Communists are active in the whole China. Even though the north ern part of the country is supposed to be under the control of the Jap anese, the communists dominate life of the rural areas. They are con tinually harrassing both the Japan ese and the peace loving farmers in the vast Chinese countryside. The communistic movement has grown by leaps and bounds in China, due largely to the influence of Rus sian agents. Communists force the people of the villages and the farms to pay exhorbitant taxes, provide food and even make the clothing for the communistic armies. Good Fighters The communists are excellent fighters fanatically devoted to their cause. None of the soldiers receives any salary whatsoever as they force the people of the occupied area to support them. Sometimes the fann ers are forced to pay taxes many years ahead of time. Although the communists and the forces represented by Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek are temporarily united against the common enemy of Japan, many observers in the coun try fear that at the conclusion of the Japanese war there may be in ternal repercussions that may prove bloodier than the present conflict. The Chinese farmer is having an especially difficult time in this period of unrest. In addition to paying taxes in advance to communists and petty officials his land is often taken from him by Japanese officials. In road construction the Japanese con fiscate all the property necessary for the construction and do not pay the farmer for the land taken. With farms averaging only two to five acres such a confiscation is often ruinous. Excellent Farmers The Chinese are excellent farmers and are known to exact every ounce of production possible out of their limited acreage of land. They make the land produce two crops every summer and have profound under standing of fertilizer and crop ro tation. With the advance of the Japanese military forces, the mission com pounds have been faced with a spe cial problem. Often a small com pound would be besieged with as high as 12,000 refugee women and children. The mission in Kai Chow, in which the Pannabeckers are lo cated, had often as many as 3,000 refugees with actual facilities for but a fraction of that amount. The Japanese officials always search the compounds for the men and if any were found they would be removed for military labor. Upon first entrance of the Japan ese, a mass hysteria swept over the country and the paradox was cre ated in which large sections of the northern population fled to the south and large sections of the south fled to the north. This hysteria, how ever, has subsided and the Chinese accept their lot with philosophical calm. Absorb Culture Students of the contemporary scene in the Orient are pointing out that this may be another case of the Chinese absorbing a foreign culture. The Chinese have always absorbed the invader into their own social fabric and history may repeat itself again as was seen in the cases of the invading Manchus and Mongols centuries ago. This together with the ability of the Chinese to absorb punishment will make the task of the Japanese in creating the new order a very difficult one. The capacity to resist in the Chinese is amazing and diffi- was accompanied by Paul Emmert, baritone, and Miss Esther Nis wander, pianist, who provided spec ial music. “Leap Week”, an annual event at Bluffton college, was observed on the campus through May 16, 17, 18 and 19. College women were at the height of their glory during that time, as they made the dates and escorted their men friends around with real pride and enthusiasm. The Bluffton college commence ment season will open Saturday, June 7, and close Tuesday, June 10, with the commencement exercises. Dr. Arthur Holt, Professor of Social Ethics, Chicago Theological Seminary will present the com mencement address. Bluffton college students and faculty members will hold their an nual outing at Indian lake, Satur day. The group will leave Bluffton for Avondale about noon and will return after a day’s activity at 7 p. m. Swimming and boating will be included in the program, as well as such organized activities as badmin ton, softball, volley ball, and various contests. Coach A. C. Burcky will be in charge of the recreation. A picnic lunch will be provided by the college during the late afternoon. cult to understand in the western world. The Chinese masses and theii adored leader Generalissimo Chinag Kai Shek are great admirers of the United States. The ultimate aim of the Generalissimo is to establish a Christian democracy. The leadership of the country is very sympathetic with the political aims and idealism of the United States. Christian Leaders The Generalissimo and his wife Madame Chiang Kai Shek are both baptized Christians as is half the official administrative cabinet. It is said that the Generalissimo spends an hour every morning in prayer and reads his Bible every night. The missionary enterprise in China will carry on regardless of whether the missionaries are excluded or not. There are enough native workers to continue the work, Mrs. Pannabecker pointed out. Contrary to popular impression Bluffton College Notes Bluffton High School Notes hot^ Bluffton High school seniors will conclude all class work this week, Friday being the last day. Seniors, who are required to take their final examinations, will do so on the reg ular examination schedule next week. A teachers’ picnic was held at Roadside Park on U. S. Route 30 near New Stark. Maurice Boyagian, an Armenian attorney from Detroit, adddressed the student body at the chapel exercises Wednesday morning. His subject was “From Cairo to Baghdad.” Installation services will be held at the Blue Triangle meeting Wednes day night. The following officers will be installed: President, Alice Jean Bixel vice-president, Louise Soldner secretary, Genevieve Buh ler program chairman, Jean Ann Steinman. Sixth grade girls will also attend the meeting. The pupils and teachers Ohio read ing circle books for 1941-42 are here, it was announced by Miss Ocie And erson, librarian. The Buccaneer, school annual, will be ready for distribution, Monday, it was announced by Charlotte Sant schi, editor. Dr. Albert H, Crombie, of the state missionary work has gained tre mendously in the last three years. The largest enrollment in the in struction classes in the history of Chinese missions has been flocking to the compounds. Here they are given a survey of the Christian religion and a survey of the Gospel after which time they are left free to de cide whether to continue in the work or not. Use Motor Bikes Some of the missionaries used to drive automobiles but they have been forced to give up this practice be cause of the danger of being attacked by the Chinese who so often mistook the car for a Japanese official mis sion. Now many of the missionaries have gone back to the rickshaw or in some cases have been using the motor bike. The Japanese have forced many of the teachers and native mission workers to attend their special in stitutes of education. This has placed some of the native workers in HOT Continuous HOT Wafer with an AUTOMATIC gas Water Heater PAGE THREE -sg health department, will speak to the boys and girls of the upper four grades in separate groups Thursday afternoon. He will speak to the girls during the fifth period and will ad dress the boys the sixth period. The visual aid program has been discontinued for the year, with the remaining days being devoted entire ly to finishing work and reviewing for the final examinations. Boys of the 4-H livestock club will meet in the agriculture room Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock at which time plans for the summer will be dis cussed. The club now has 14 mem bers. Opportunity for additional membership is still open, it was stated by Harry F. Barnes, adviser. Officers are: President, Ralph Alt haus vice president, Wesley Som mers secretary, Ronald Zimmerly treasurer, Edgar Huber reporter, Lysle Niswander. There is considerable sentiment among the boys of the school to re establish the model air plaine build ers club. James Basinger, now a student at Parks Air college in East St. Louis, Ill., was advisor of the club for several years. When he left for school interest in the club de clined. Reports indicate, however, that there are still about 30 model builders in the high school. a dangerous position as the com munists murder all Chinese suspect ed of pro-Japanese leanings. Jame Liu, former Bluffton college student, is fearing for his life as a result of attending one of the institutes. Supreme confidence in ultimate victory is felt by all of China despite bombings and temporary reversals. notice of public sale of PERSONAL PROPERTY The undersigned will offer for sale at nublie auction at the late residence of Marion rschiejrjr. deceased, which is located about «*o and one-hah’ miles North and one-half nile West of Beaverdam, Richland Township, Mien County. Ohio, on the 7th day of June. 1941. the persnoal property of said Marian fschiegg. deceased, consisting in part of: fanning mill, corn sheller. seed sower, clec ric fence charger, brooder house, copper ket Je. washing machine, player piano and stool, iving room chairs, dining room and other .-hairs, rugs. 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