European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Store shelves in by Ingen Are full of goods that Are difficult if not in ,. Possible to obtain in Germany proper. _a11 stocks come from Switzerland German land of milk Anft. Hone ii 4continued from Page 5"" _ the French soldiers two occupation Marks were equal to one swigs franc., in the Post office Businger s postal system is part of that of Germany one of the few ties with the rest of that country it took 67 centimes Swiss to Purchase a one Mark Post age  we paid our taxes which Golo the German Baden government we had to to Shell out one franc 73 centimes for r each Mark of our tax Bill. The pastor  the e schoolmaster who Are paid by i the Baden government had still an other rate of Exchange when their salaries were changed from Marks to Swiss francs."," i i i v. If this is confusing to the Reader it was even More confusing to local shop _ " keepers who had to keep separate Cash drawers separate account san were hard put to figure out a Way Toby their merchandise in Switzerland for francs and sell it in Businger for Marks. One of them recalling those Days said it was bad very bad. Every one who had. Francs was buying every. Thing in Schaffhausen. If it had kept up there soon would t have been any businesses left Here in  _ it was t kept up however and a series of arrangements were made which culminated on january first of this year in the placing of the entire Businger Economy on the Swiss  and postal services Are Stilt charged on a Mark basis but the by Singer must pay. In Swiss  the number of Exchange rates has been re induced to three. One for postage one for taxes and a third Foj the salaries of the schoolmaster and the pastor. Businger Are. Quick to claim that the three rates of Exchange Are the be sult of the Baden government s desire to make a " Good thing out of the town s geographic and economic position. When we Exchange francs for. Marks one of them complained they  pay a stiff  when they must pay something in Swiss francs it s a horse of a different " " this reference. To the rest of Germanas they just about slims up the Brisinger s attitude toward and in Terest in the Mother country. Most of the citizens Hope for and speak wistfully of annexation to Switzerland. The Swiss Are extremely Cool toward this proposal even assuming the Baden government would agree to it. They have shown no interest in annexing busing since the j6th" Century when the Burgo master of Schaffhausen demanded that his neighbors join in an Effort to erase x the insult of austrian government in  his neighbors weren t interested and they Haven t been inter ested since. Before the War the Swiss i Schaffhausen Rattler liked having by Singen on their Doorstep. Demilitarized it offered no threat to their jealously guarded pacifism and More important prices in Businger were far lower than Swiss prices always very High. They used to visit Businger to fill their Stom Achs Gas tanks and Market baskets and often have then automobiles re paired at what. Were to them bargain prices. Businger s Economy then As it far now was based on the industrialization of Schaffhausen. Today some Hundred Odd Businger work in Schaff Hausen mostly in a Large Cord factory. The rest of the citizens of the enclave farm run stores or provide services except for some locally grown farm. Produce everything sold in Businger comes from Switzerland. Businger grocery stores sell Staples freely subject Oaly to very Liberal Swiss rationing of flour and fats. Town also has Well stocked bakery Butcher shop Gas station. Local school except for a few sons daughters of bids ingest s affluent i who " attend schools working1 in Schaffhausen receive per to mits Good for three months to Cross the line into Switzerland. The Border Cross ing is guarded by two German guard whose Job is pretty simple because they know most All the inhabitants of the1,area. At the other end of the enclave there is a Swiss guard who checks things a Little More closely. It is possible to enter and leave the enclave by any of several Back roads but there would belittle or to Point to travelling Over them. They Are rather primitive Road sin the first place and the relatively free Access to the enclave maces Circum venting the Border Check hardly Worth the Effort Why asks one Businger would anyone from Switzerland  to sneak into i Businger also/., Why would any German Here want to sneak out where would he go where it would be better a x " a 1 v ii a s for smuggling there in t any. Businger is within the Swiss customs arid economic Urivon. Prices Are. Substantially the same As in Schaff Hausen. There s nothing in Businger to Muggle out Andl since things can be brought in freely there s not much sense to smuggling Tjem  is unique among German cities in another respect too. There s no Black Market there. The. Only rationing is " the rather Liberal Swiss rationing of flour and fats. Nor has Businger Ever bothered about Denali fiction. A Spruch Kammer representative came and stayed for week or so and presumably prepared a report for Baden  one in Businger has Ever heard of or Foo Rev him since. Perhaps the Baden officials1,",decided it would be too much trouble or that Businger s nazis were or minor variety. V those Businger who do not have autos travel to and from Schaffhausen Bya bi4s.or,.o� they have the patience by a Rhine Steamer that puts in at a Small Dock to the town. The children go to a i Zens Hausen. Other than the two Border guards the enclave has no pol Protection. There Hasti t been a Robbi within the memory of anyone in town. The local Volunteer fire d ment has one rather antiquated engine and although they Drill Severa of sundays a month they Haven t had real work to do since before the War  water Gas electric Light and Powe " All come from Schaffhausen and Al though in the Days before the Complete of the customs and economic Union the problem of paying Bills rendered  francs with German Marks in r video a problem the Union has Don " away with this difficulty.%. Strangely -. Enough nearby Schaff Hausen bombed by mistake Suffi More actual physical damage in the a than did Basing in which was. I touched. However Businger men we drafted into the wehrmacht and give transit across the strip of Switzer during the War. Many of j return. \ j the retired schoo Knaster  form burgomaster Haerdle showing s visitor a View of the town and its end a Irons from the Church Hiu behind 1"r"-town, probably summed up the Avera Brisinger s attitude. Pointing out ther circling Swiss Countryside he said v around has been peace for Over a hired years. Their villages Are Beautiful they work to be Happy and  he paused and then indicating Businger at the foot of the Hill,.safj-"Here we have had wars Here in to last War 40 were  Pat again and then nodding toward Swift land added if we cannot become Bis with them we must learn to Bec Flike them. In they Way of life is the Only Hope for us and probably for to whole  cigars Cigar ets tobacco Getiman Black Market Staples sell Over the counter in b0singen 22 answer to last week crossword Puzzle  Esi feg Pip Liq sri bsjb3s Fol -.qhhc3fsiilp 3533 Buck  of up u  Kiwy  of Smigie Oil weekend May. 15, pm