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Melvin Yoder, Former Beaver
dam Teacher, Meets Class
mates at Iowa Camp
short
Life In Conscientious Objectors Camps
Strenuous, Writes Bluffton Graduate
Church Provides for Main
tenance Government Fur
nishes Buildings
Life is no bed of roses in Mennonite
and Quaker Civilian Public Sendee
camps, according to Melvin Yoder,
graduate of Bluffton college in the
class of 1941, who started his duties
this week at the camp for conscien
tious objectors located at Denison,
Iowa.
Yoder resigned his teaching and
coaching position at Beaverdam High
school when his draft board at Gosh
en, Indiana refused to grant defer
ment as requested by the Beaverdam
board of
education.
was agreeably surprised
arrived at the camp to find
Yoder
when he
Al Bohrer and Harold Kaufman, als
Bluffton collge graduates, with
Yoder attended classes at the
here, already in sendee at the
The three young men from
ton college are rooming in th
whom
CCC work.
Schedule
rogram runs
The da
as follow
5:80—Rising bell.
6:00—Breakfast.
6:30—Morning meditation.
7:00—Begin work project.
12:00—Dinner.
1:00—Begin afternoon work
4:00 —Return to camp.
4:30—Shower and rest.
6:00—Supper.
6:30—Recreation and duties about
camp.
7:30-9:00—Educational activities.
9:30—Lights out.
The boys are engaed in work pro
jects under the direction of govern
ment technical experts who plan the
program and direct performance of
the service. The government supplies
the buildings, furnishes all of the
cessary tools and machinery for
work program.
Forestry sendee which
preserve and build up th
forest lumber resources.
camp.
brick buildings, eight of which
dormitories. The buildings are i
Land I
Come in and See the NEW
McCORMICK-DEERING
2-Roll Husker-Shredder
The compact No. 2 Husker-Shredder shown in transport position.
Just Right for Individual Farm Use
Now you can shred your
corn fodder whenever you like
with the new small 2-roll No. 2
McCormick-Deering Husker
Shredder. It is just the right
size for individual farm use.
Little or no extra help is
needed, and any small tractor
or
7^2
h.p. electric motor
provides adequate power for
jasy operation.
ne
the
Four Divisions
The work as provided for in
Selective Senice Act is grouped
der the following main headings:
the
un­
Soil Consen-ation Senice which
aims to control erosion and to dis
cover how to put various types of soil
to the best possible use.
seeks to
country’s
ake
preserve
e lands
sustain!
3W
make the
settlemer
These four projects were chosen
This new 2 roll husker
shredder is compact, yet it has
a capacity of 25 to 45 bushels
of corn an hour (stover, IJ£
to 2 tons), depending upon
conditions and amount of
power used.
Come in and get full infor
mation about this new machine.
We think you will agree that
the new No. 2 is a great value.
C. F. Niswander
McCormick-Deering Dealer Bluffton, Ohio
Now available
at our store ...
V
I
America's Quality Shoe in the Popular Price Field
W. H. GRATZ FAMILY SHOE STORE
’’Corrective Fitting a Specialty” Bluffton, Ohio
THE I
service projects because the govern
mnt already has been organized and
equipped to carry on this type of ser
vice. Later other types of service
will be made available to the young
men in such projects as public health,
farm security, low cost housing, etc.
Although the entire cost of admin
istering the work projects is being
paid by the government no appropri
ation has been made by it for the up
keep and maintenance
food or w’ages of the
These latter expenses
church organizations.
The army has assigned without
charge certain items of equipment
such as cots, mattresses and blankets
which constitute a considerable sav
ing to the church agencies involved.
The Civilian Service men receive no
wages, except for a small incidental
monthly allowance given to each man
by the church agency operating the
camp.
Although the Civilian Public Ser
vice camps are supported principally
by the three historic peace churches,
the Mennonite, the Quakers and the
Brethren, conscientious objectors from
practically all of the denominations
are in service at the camps.
New Books Secured
At Public Library
Cronin, A. J.—The Keys of the
ingdom. A character study of
•ancis Chisholm, a lovable Scottish
itholic priest, who was throughout
s whole life a force for good whe-
ther in Scotland,
It begins with his
to earn a living,
career through his
for the priesthood
in Spain and his
getting adjusted I
He was sent to a
terior of China,
fight to help humanity through fam
ine, flood and pestilence, lasted for
over thirty years.
Peattie, Donald C.—Road of a
Naturalist. Autobiographical glean
ings, in which this American author,
botanist, and philosopher discusses
the beauties of nature and the charm
of botanical and zoological life.
Hitler, Adolph—My New Order,
edited with commentary
de Roussey de Sales,
contains such speeches
fragments as will enable
to have a complete picture of Hit
ler’s doctrine and to follow his rise
to power and the expansion of his
domination over Europe. W. de
Sales has preceded each chapter by
an explanatory comment. A run
ning chronology of world events
places each speech against its proper
background. Most speeches are fol
lowed
press,
from
1922,
of the breaking of his treaty with
Russia, delivered on June 22, 1941.
a
of the camp,
boys enlisted,
are met by
Spain, or China.
boyhood attempts
and follows his
years of training
I at Holywell and
early struggles in
to his life work,
mission in the in
where his brave
by Raoul
This book
and such
the reader
by comments from the world
The speeches cover the time
his early Munich speeches of
to his attempted justification
Bemelmans, Ludwig—The Donkey
Inside,
terial
South
them
which
the peculiarities of the continent. A
good travel book that is vivid and
entertaining.
Fitting together the ma
gathered on several trips to
America, the author has fused
into a picture of Ecuador,
he considers representativ’e of
The library will be closed Thurs
day to permit students to attend the
Ottawa fair.
Melville D. Soash, M. D.
The Commercial Bank Bldg.
Bluffton, Ohio
X-RAY FLLOROSCOPE
Telephone 254-W
UFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO
College Homecoming
October 18 And 19
Plans are rapidly taking shape for
two-day Homecoming program to
be held on the Bluffton college cam
pus, Saturday and Sunday, October
18 and 19.
Among the highlights of a busy
weekend will be the Homecoming
football game with Otterbein col
lege a Saturday evening banquet
a dramatic presentation by the Thes
pians Homecoming church and ves
per services and a reception for
returning alumni.
Homecoming activities will be op
ened with a pep meeting and bonfire
cm the campus Friday, October 17.
Saturday’s events include an edu
cation meeting for alumni in the
teaching profession crowning of the
Homecoming Queen the freshman
sophomore tug-of-v. ai the afternoon
football contest a homecoming din
ner and presentation of the Thes
pian play.
Homecoming church sendees will
be held Sunday "ling, and a spe
cial vesper service Sunday after
noon will feature the appearance of
Dr. Maurice E. Troyer, a Bluffton
graduate.
Following the vespers, a reception
for alumni will be held in the Mus
selman library.
Officials Named
For Precinct I)
election officials
n’s recently cre
lal arrangements
1 for the estab
i’s newest voting
With November
appointed for Bluff
ated precinct D, fi
have been complex
lishment of the to*
precinct.
Appointment of
officials was made
committeemen appr
of September by
board of elections.
Republican officia
Mumma include: Da
Mumma, presiding ji
thur Amstutz, jud£
Stough, clerk. Nighi
Davidson, judge Mis
clerk.
election
3 new
y the precinct
■d the forepart
Allen county
A Democrat, Homer Bracy, was
confirmed as committeeman for pre
cinct and Forest Mumma, Repub
lican, was changed from precinct
to precinct in the re-arrangement
of the precinct boundaries.
Democratic election officials named
by Bracy are: Day officials—Frank
Cunningham, presiding judge Mrs.
Joe Herrmann, judge and Mrs. Ralph
Patterson, clerk. N
Richard Stettler, judj
man, clerk.
ht officials—
Donald Dill-
named by
officials—Gail
ige Mrs. Ar-
Miss May
officials—Dale
Zelma Ingalls,
Boundaries of the new precinct
are East of Main street and north
of Cherry street, and west of Main
and north of Washington street.
May Have Increase
Of Farm Accidents
Increased use of power farm ma
chinery and its operation by child
ren, women, and other inexperienced
people during the period of farm
labor shortage is likely to result in
an increase in farm accidents, which
already are more numerous than
those occurring in most other indus
tries.
Eugene L. Sparrow, agricultural
agent in Fulton county, stopped at
the farm of Levi Lukens while a
silo was bein filled. The operator
of the cutter Dean Kennedy, was
standing on ie corn to force it into
the cutter nu re rapidly.
In stepping back, Kennedy slip
ped and, before the machine could
be stopped, both his feet had been
amputated. He still was conscious
when taken
miles away.
into a hospital eight
is familiar with ma
as taking chances to
ion of a job. His
of no help when the
3d. Persons unfamil
machinery do not re
rious momentary care-
This man w
chinery and w
hasten complet
knowledge was
accident occurr
iar with power
alize how
lessness can be.
armers have a vital interest in
reducing the number of farm acci
dents becau
farmers who
to carry con
e Ohio laws require
hire three or more men
pensation insurance or
accept financial responsibility for in
juries to their workmen,
ord of judgments returned
of farm accidents should
cient reason for starting
campaign on every Ohio farm.
The rec
in cases
be suffi
a safety
County A A A Plans
Mapped For Year
illard Jennings, S. E. Steiner and
W alter Schaeublin represented Rich
land township last Thursday after
noon at a meeting in Lima to map
Allen county’s AAA plans for the
coming year.
At the session, Clair A. Patterson
was elected to direct the county
program for the year. He will be
assisted on the county committee by
Marcus E. Emerick and Irvin H.
Mason.
Jennings, Steiner and Schaeublin
will serve as the Richland township
committeemen.
D. C. BIXEL, O.D. I
GORDON BIXEL, O.D.
Citizens Bank Bldsr.. Bluffton i
EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS
Eyes Ek mined Without Drops
losed rhurda.v Afternoon & Evening
Office Hours: S:30 A. M.-—5:10 P. M.
-:30 P. M—3:30 P. M.
After a rather uneventful crossing
of the Pacific ocean in. about three
weeks sailing time, Dr. Lloyd and
Floyd Pannabecker, missionary work
ers in Kai Chow, China, formerly of
Bluffton college, docked at San Fran
cisco harbor Saturday.
From there they left immediately
to join their families, Dr. Lloyd
Pannabecker for Gibson City, Ill.,
and Prof. Floyd Pannabecker enroute
to Bluffton where he is expected to
arrive Friday.
The Pannabecker brothers were
ordered home by the Mennonite
board of foreign missions when war
conditions in the Far East became
so disturbed as to threaten safety
of missionaries located in the Avar
zone.
Responding to the summons the
Pannabecker brothers made arrange
ments to sail home as soon as satis
factory arrangements could be made.
The missionary enterprises were left
largely in the hands of native work
ers.
Transportation arrangements were
made by the United States govern
ment which chartered the S. S.
President Cleveland to bring Ameri
can refugees back to the states. Spe
cial sailings
about once a month for this purpose.
The liner is part freighter and has
?loyd Pannabecker Arrives From
China Will Join Family Friday
are now being made
European ma­
The background of
terialistic paganism can be found in
the writings of Marx who advocated
a communistic revolution and Gob
ineau who was the racial philoso
pher of the fascist movement. Gob
ineau stated that there is only one
superior race, the Arayans, and that
they should dominate the world and
that inferior races be shackled.
Christian democracy was crushed
between these two points of view
and the fascist and communistic
states rose in its stead, the speaker
pointed out.
There are four types of church
movements in Germany today all of
which the speaker was able to per
sonally observe during an extended
trip to Germany several years ago.
First there is the German Christian
movement in which it is claimed that
Christ was not a Jew but of Ger
manic origin. Secondly there is the
German Faith movement in which it
is admitted that Christ was a Jew
and they therefaore will have noth
ing to do with him. A Germanic
God is worshipped by this group.
The speaker pointed out that these
two groups are in the minority in
Keep all electric
wiring and appli
ances in good con
dition.
Don’t throw away
lighted matches.
Don’t throw away
burning cigaret or
cigar stumps.
Don’t use benzine
or gasoline for
cleaning purposes.
Keep flues and
chimneys open.
Don’t leave
smouldering camp
fires.
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facilities for about 150 passengers
although there were many more than
this number in the recent crossing
made by the Pannabeckers.
Christian Democracy Will Return
To Nazi Germany, Speaker States
democracy will
Nazi Germany
of Prof. A. J.
That Christian
finally triumph in
was the conclusion
Miller, of Kent university, who ad
dressed the Bluffton
service at the chapel
noon.
college Vesper
Sunday after­
Mrs. Floyd and Lloyd
to meet their husbands
Kansas, were changed
of Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd
at Gibson City, Ill.,
Plans for
Pannabecker
at Newton,
when a son
Pannabecker
was taken ill recently with an Orien
tal disease. Local physicians were
baffled with the case and Mrs. Pan
nabecker is anxiously awaiting the
arrival of her husband who has had
considerable experience in dealing
with the particular Oriental malady
with which his son is suffering.
Accompanying the Pannabeckers
in the journey across the Pacific
was another Mennonite missionary
from the Kai Chow station, Rev.
August Ewart who will return to
his home at Freeman, South Dakota.
Mrs. Floyd Pannabecker and fam
ily have been living in Bluffton since
May following action of American
diplomatic representatives in China
advising that all women in Chinese
mission stations
try.
evacuate the coun-
allowed to continue
the Kai Chow sta-
The men were
mission work at
tion until the recent action of the
board was precipitated by the ser
ious turn of affairs in the Far East.
movement in Germany
powerful because most
belong to one or the
the religious
but yet very
Nazi leaders
other of them.
The Lutheran church is the most
prevalent religious group in Ger
many. The Confessional Lutheran
church, of which Martin Niemoeller
was the outstanding minister, is op
posed to the Nazi movement and has
held to the fundamentals of the
Christian faith. Niemoeller was
jailed for his utterances and his
case has attracted world wdde at
tention in religious circles.
The Old Lutheran church is also
a very numerous group in Germany
and their position has generally been
one of compromise with
state. There is much
among the leaders of this
speaker pointed out.
the Nazi
confusion
body, the
The speaker concluded
statement of his belief that ulti
mately Christianity in its true form
as well as democracy will return to
the German nation.
with a
Calves always should be fed milk
that is about body temperature. Cold
milk causes scours.
be allowed to
hours before
back the fat
hams hastens
Hog carcasses should
cool out for 16 to 24
being cut up. Cutting
on the inner side of the
their cooling. This fat would re re
moved later anyway.
Calling Every Resident of Bluffton
and Vicinity to Enroll for Defense
Against FIRE
fully restore
keepsakes
he measured
can never be
October 5 to 11 is Fire Prevention Week—an annual
organized effort to make the nation realize that most
fires are preventable.
With manpower and materials urgently needed in
national defense it is doubly important that every safe
guard be taken to prevent waste occasioned by fire.
This is something that vitally concerns every resident
of Bluffton ....
Bluffton citizens, individually, pay for every fire in
Bluffton through increased rates in fire insurance
policies and through the loss in time, investments,
materials and effort caused by fire.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 1941
Town Marshal To Be
Appointed By Mayor
With the term of office for
Marshal Lee Coon expiring January
1, the office of the village marshal
as an elective post will be estab
lished in Ohio also the first day of
the year under a new law which
went into effect this fall.
The fact that Bluffton will not
vote on candidates for marshal this
fall means the marshal as well as
the night policeman will be appoint
ed by the mayor at the first of the
new year.
In the past the office of street
commissioner has been combined with
that of marshal in Bluffton and it
is expected that the same setup will
continue in the future.
In the future the town marshal
will be officially designated as the
chief of police, and the post as a
law enforcement officer -will be filled
by appointment of
Appointment of
however, must be
village council.
the mayor.
the chief police,
ratified by the
conferred upon
new state law
Appointive power
the mayor by the
eliminates the fall election of marsh
al, and no candidates for that post
will appear on the Bluffton munici
pal ballots this November.
After successfully serving a six
months’ probationary period, the po
lice chiefs and other appointed en
forcement officers will remain in of
fice until
removed for cause.
of removals, the law pro
an appeal from the de
the village council to the
In case
vides for
cision of
court of common pleas to determine
the sufficiency of the cause listed.
Appeals, however, must be made
within 10 days of dismissal.
A A A Officers Named
At Township Meets
With quota allotments to be made
this fall instead of spring as under
the previous arrangements, the basic
plan of the AAA will otherwise be
the same, it was announced as new
township committeemen were
last Wednesday night.
Insurance—no matter how complete—can never
the loss caused by fire. Heirlooms
remembrances .... things that cannot
in terms of money .... once destroyed
replaced.
A moment of carelessness .... a cigaret in
wastebasket .... a short circuit .... may imperil
lives of members of your family and sweep away
treasures of a lifetime.
Do your part during Fire Prevention Week
every other week in stopping this needless toll of
and property.
A. D. GRATZ F. S. HERR
named
oppor
federal
in the
Farmers will be given an
tunity to sign up with the
agricultural control program
near future it was announced by
officials
of the AAA program.
committeemen representing
township and elected at the
New
Orange
Orange
were: Russell Elzay, chairman El
mer Fett, vice-chairman and John
Koch.
Center Wednesday night
Representing Richland township
are the following elected at a meet
ing at the Richland Grange hall
Wednesday night: Willard Jennings,
chairman Sol E. Steiner, vice
chairman and Walter Schaeublin.
News Want-Ads Bring Results.
Francis Basinger, D. D. S
Evan Basinger, D. D. S.
Telephone 271-W
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