The Cedarville Herald, Volume 60, Numbers 1-26

m m - w m m * m A w m m m FUST. ADVW - T u p p p n w a rn n m a s m b a s t &BADTHSH ! 9ke 'Cedarville Xerdd. ADVERTISING 'S HEWS, AS tttKJH AS THE HEADLINES ON TH» FRONT PAGE. OFTEN IT I » OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE TO YOV* HMl sm M rs SIXTIETH YEAR NO, 5 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1,1937 PRICE, $1,50 A YEAR ssxst Y oimw Men Hott WlIrHfiftSM Special M e e t i n g p * " ' " IW* ™ * 5 H!E | Tlte Cedtrrilk Young Mont' Rural S P R l l H I I M N A ^ held & special meeting Monday I I * ||1 y | j f P l H ™ ;evening, at the school house, Mr. w k l ^ I l f f lF N L V l 'f |F Buaeell timber, of the Cincinnati ILivestock Producers’ Association, was COLUMBUS, - A nation-wide principal speaker.^ broadetafc tottteg of the important part Ofcte State University played in helping Ohioan meet the changing caaditi*** o f the thnee since the in­ situation wee founded In 1878 will be made over a network of fifty-five sta- tiona Ja&aary *6, it was announced by Mr. Kimber conducted a round table discussion upon the Liveeteck situation. Thirty farmers of this com­ munity were guests of the hoys at this very interesting meeting. The boys appreciated the response MHTIOW KHMOIMED of the farmers of the community in i«g. (j, Wright, Personnel of the-new four-member Greene Comity Board- o f Public As­ sistance, formed to assist-. in ' admin, istertng tbccoottliftatod serial security program* affeteteg, child dependents, the blind and aged person*, was an­ nounced Saturday by Probate Judge originate on the university campu<*!iust off *h« pre*s. The new volume and wifl he under the direction of jof 1050 P*S*» has many of the new special NBC engineers and annotmc-' experiments and up to date data on era. The program was decided upon?^*vestoc:^£ feeding. following an invitation by C. W. War- burton, director o f extension service for the United States Department of Agriculture, for the university to take over the “Pam* and Home** hour. The broadcast will he one o f a series on the general subject, “How the Land Grant CollegeAids in Meeting Chang­ ing Conditions.” Dean John F. Cun­ ningham o f the university's college o f agriculture was named by President Rightmlre as chairman of •a special committee in charge of the event. Other members are Dr. H. C. Ram sower, director o f the agricultural extensive service for the unive’ rity; A C. Higgy, director of the univers­ ity radio station; and C. G. Williams director of the Ohio Agricultural Ex­ periment Station at Wooster. The program. President Rigbtmire said, Will be both informative and educa­ tional. Anyone interested in the, book should get in touch with Mr. George. President George W,' Rightmire. The discussion. Mr- George, the local Appointment of David C. Bradfute, entire program, which will he heard j inductor, wishes to enounce that Xenia, and Mts.Jataee H. Hawkins, from 12.-30 to 1:30 p. m., F.S.T-, v i!l]‘ h« e ia * new Feed and Feeder's book Fairground Robd* wife of a county ■ ‘ “ J’ "" • commissioner-elect, both Democrats, sis-the two lay members of the bbard, was. disclosed in 'a ccmmuniaation re­ ceived by'-Judge Wright from) Judge Henry J. RoWason, chief o f thc state :division,' .of public assistance. They |will.servo 'with Judge- Wright and ■ C. ENTERTAIN RELATIVES ■, ■ |A. Jacobs, countycommiastoiief, who on C hristmas two ........ . ■Republican members. Judge Wright Mr. and Mrs, John Kendig, of nearp # t" an organization meeting of the Cedarville, entertained a group of rel-lboard will be arranged next week, atives at their home Christmas Day|; L®6*1 public assMtsace boards act and evening. Gifts were- exchanged .to an advisory capacity to the various: and games were enjoyed. {local administrators charged With Those present were Mr. and Mrs.jcarrytogoutptograms designed to aid Forest Batdorf and daughter, MaryP® himdiCapped groups cbordftiated Elizabeth, and son, Wflson, Mr. andjunder the SOciaI secuurity legislation. Mrs.- Maywoo&JTurner and sons, Boh5 artd John, Mr. and Mrs. John Kendig j and Miss Gladys^Beatty. Mr. John Turner, seaman in the U.! BOOfeS O p d l J a i l . 1 5 The four-year period of legalized pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing in Ohio has resulted in the date Securing nearly half a million dollars ht extra revenue, Secretary Thomas ' J. Ryan of the state racing commis­ sion reported. Gross revenue for 1936 was $11,499, which was $4,188 more than the 1935 total although therewas a-shorter season in 1935. This year's revenue was based on wagers o f $6,- 792,751 placed during a total o f 216 days of raring at all Ohio tracks which operated. iTax Collection S. Navy, left Sunday for Norfolk, Va., after spending eighteen days ! with his parents. He enlisted March Books for the collection of the first 5 and spent the time*atlNorf^,”grad - 1 h®^ o£ “ “ rwl “” d uating from the-clerical school there*1“ £ ? "?* “ * ***« * SH ™th e December 5. On January 4 he w iir i^ ’’ J*nUf ^ ^ * 1 ' " * * , o ST join the Pacific fleet. nouncement Tuesday by H. M. Smith, Greene County treasurer. Until re- !fb*maHyAtabt# around December 1. cent years, the taxpaying period According to tentative plans, the n«i* t^idion periodwiBextond from January 15 to March 1, which will al­ low about six weeks for payments FORD GETS PATENT Higry Ford has been granted a pat«4'^>y .the government to build aufoatobite* by placing the motor on the rear axle, rather than the front at present. No announcement is given as to .the iBtg#ws of the company building antuiMbilA .under the new potent gtprsiagt.. ■’ ' * A s * o f activity at WPA sew- ing rooms and carpenter shops Santa Claus procured approximately 65,090 toys, made principally of scrap ma­ terials, to All the stockings of children in. relief families, according to Dr, Carl Watson, WPA administrator in Prot-C, D. laylin SS' mi IiiYiagbiAw^iNbsNWekapgn^hkarnriPi.i^^y>aiu.a*j.A'W» Resigns Position Prof. Clarence D. Laylin, has re­ signed as a professor of law at Ohio State University, effective March 20, a place he has held for twenty-two FIRST PRESBYTERIAN f CRUSH . Dwight M* Owffffm, Minister | Sabbath School, u 10 a. m. Paul1 Ramsey, Supt. Iagpn: "The Son of God Becomes Mam" Golden text; “The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us,” JohnlrlA Worship Service, %l a. m. Sermon theme: **’he Harmony of the Spheres,” Folio ring the worship service there wilt h t an adjourned congregtional meetin r for the election of a Pulpit Commit m and whatever other business there nay'be at hand. The Junior Endeavor Society will meet at 5:45 p, m. The Query Club will not meefcuntil next week. The union’ evening service will be held in this church at 7;30 j The Rev- Clair McNeei of CISfton will preach. This is the first 'sendee of the Week o f Prayer. The Monday service will be held in this -chfirch also. The Tuesday and Womsday evening services will he hell in the U. P. church, A Thursdayj afternoon serv- vice and a Friday ivening services will be held in the R. P. church. A Thursday afternoon Service and a Friday evening serviA will ’be held in the M. E. Church. Details of these services will be announced from our pupits on Sabbath miming. The Mizpah Bible jClass will meet on Tuesday at the' {home . of Mrs. Clayton MacMillan ofl' Tuesday after­ noon at 2 o’clock. Mfss Anabel Mur­ dock and Mfs. Jurkit are assistant hostesses. Mrs, Guthrie will lead de­ votions, Mrs. McChegney is in charge of the program- ’’ FMiraUV OFICERSME ULLREElfOTEB Present oflksrs of th» Greene County Agricultaral Sariaty, sponsor of the county fair, were re-elected for 1937 at the anaual re-organixatioo meeting o f the board of directors Sat­ urday afternoon at the Court House. N. N. Hunter, Jamestown, was named to servo hi* Ueeoud term as president. R. K. Hatoee, Gaasarcreek Twp.; was again elected rice presi dent, J. Robert Bryson, near Xenia, secretary, and B. U, Bell, Xenia, treasurer, * The directors tentatively decided to expand the 1937 county exposition in to a four-day fair, and Set the date* of August 3, 4, 5 and 6. The'fair would, under the proposed plan, formally open -on Tuesday instead of Wednesday, and extend through Fri­ day. Night sessions, which have proved financially and artistically satisfact­ ory, will again feature the exposition for the third straight year, the board announced. smm u,'-aiatju Collece Beard WiH Meet Feb. 5th The mid-year meeting of Cedarville College board of trustee* will be held Feb- 5 in the college offices, President W- R. McChesuey announces. The college’s yearly home-coming banquet will take place the following Satur day night in Alford gymnasium, fol lowed by a basketball contest between Cedarville and Rio Grande quintets His Conscience Must Have Hricked Him MARION.—-A Marion farmer who has been following the federal soil conservation program today refused to all soil conservation investigators to'check his farm, He thereby lost a checkfor $150 to which he is entitled. He refused the money,, saying he had done “nothing out of the ordinary” to cam the check. ■ i i n j u a a FORMILTB 1 GomncomT Supt. HiD.Furst On Advisory Board Ohio. In the nation, some 750,00“ f a?*‘ Objection to Laylin was filed YOUTH BANQUET PLANS PROGRESSING Plans are progressing for the third annual Young Pc -pie’s Banquet to be held January 7 in the M. E. Church. The committees are working hard to make this year’s affair one of the best ever held. Mr. Richard Bauer from Cincinnati is to be the speaker of the evening, All young people of the church are invited. toys were made by WPA workers. The distribution of the toys did not compete with private industry since they were given only to children Whose parents could not afford to pur­ chase any, Dr. Watson said. The most unusual ,toy project in Ohio is the “ lending library” at Cincinnati, There children may borrow toys for a Week just as they might go to a li­ brary and borrow books. There is ft movement of 5,000 toys recorded every seven days. On the basis of present birth regis­ trations in Ohio, 1936 gives every in- dtoation of being a banner birth year, It,was asserted by t. C. Plummer, chief of the division Of vital sta­ tistics of the State: Department of Piblic Health for twenty-six years, He.saM that it is not a fact that modem young persons shirk the re­ sponsibilities o f parenthood, and pointed out that records show that there are more mothers under nine­ teen years Of. age at the present time than during any year since 1910. He chad better social and financial con ­ ditions as wtil as improved health ss principal reasons for the birth in­ creases in 1936. A sharp decline in the birth rate in Ohio started in 1926 anil reached a low ebb in 1933 when only 95,962 birth were recorded. The 19M total is expected to he about ioMco>» Sixteen Women . Keep Home Records Sixteen Greene County women have beea sufficiently interested in budget­ ing and keeping a record of their thrir hmwehoH expenses that they have enrolled with the home Demon­ stration Program and kept records O h Wednesday, January 6, this for the past year. grewpwill meet at the Cen Sen Room at fhe Xenia Central High School to Hissues the findings as related to this I f nay other women in Greene Cenatir are interested in enrolling in eueh a class they are asked to call the H oms Demonstration Agents’ Office, jjjCr ]08S( its Charter in mourn ROBfitin'TURNBULL G*JII -fog f or thirty days, and that we tend- STATR B, A ht POSITION ^ the families of our deceased by the Tax Limit League because he defended members of the Ohio Legis­ lature in a suit for mileage. Work Will Start On Jamestown Project —m m *dr tR i^^ iiiiifefe'SaaR ^ sewage system, will he resumed Jan. 9, officials have announced- One work of laying laterals into the mains, undred and eleven men will start the whicfr.already hava brim laid. Word to resume the project, halted some time ago, has been received by the Jamestown Board of Public Af­ fairs. The ftmds for this portion of the work will’ be obtained through an added WPA grant with the exception of $760 for trucking and’ jute com­ pound to be paid by the corporation. Men for this work will be selected from relief rolls. BOY SCOUT NEWS The Cedarville Boy Scouts under the leadership of Prof. Kuehrman are planning to pass as many of their tests as possible during the Christ­ mas vacation. The boys are moving their Scout headquarters from over the Hartman Store to Mrs. Karlli Bull’s property, formerly the Siegler Bakery. The troop plan a swim at the 0. S. & S. 0. Home indoor pool Monday, Jauary 4. On the following Thurs- H. G. Funsett Returns To Hagar Paper Co< Mr. H. G. Funsett, Indianapolis, Ind., who left the Hagar Straw Board A Paper Co., nine yeara ago to accept a position at the Ball Brothers’ Paper Mill, Noblesville, Ind., return­ ed here this week to become super­ intendent of the Hagar mill. Mr. Funsett’s family will follow later, as soon as a suitable house can be found. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Charles Everett ftffl, Minister Ghurch School, 10 fi„ m. Worship Service, H a. m. Sub­ ject: “This Year Also?’ Epworth League, 6:^0 p. m. Uni on Meeting,; Presbyterian Church, 7:30 p. m.. The Rev. C. V. McNeel, of Clifton, will bring the message. This is the opening of our “Week of Prayer,” Monday evening, ?:$0 service in the ministers. The meetings of Tuesday and Wed­ nesday evening will be held in the U. P. Church, Members of the College Faculty will have charge Tuesday evening, and our Public School 1 Faculty will be in charge Wednes­ day evening. Thursday afternoon, 2 p. m., and '"riday evenig, 7 p. m., services will be in the 31. E. Church. Women rep­ resenting the Churches will have charge of the afternoon service, and the Young People’s Groups will be in charge Friday evening. This is being held early, and the game at the Gym will not be called until 8:15, so as to avoid conflict. The Gospel Team of the College will conduct the service Sunday evening, Jan, 10, in the U. P. Church. The Youth Banquet will be held in the M. E. Church, Thursday evening. Supt. H. D. Furst of Cedarville schools was recently selected to serve on the advisory hoard* for the Ohio School of the Air according to an* nouncement- made by B, H. Darrow, director. - Supt. Furst appointed two of his teachers to serve with , him, Mrs, Vesta Halstead representing tile primary grades tfod Miss Louise Haworth representing the interme­ diate grades- These teachers were chosen for the reason that the School of the Air program are bettor adapted to the subjects taught in these grades. ■ The board wilt meet for the first time in Columbus December 28 and there will be four meetings through­ out the year. . The object- of the board Is to serve to an advisory opacity under the di­ rection of Mr. Darrow'in anil effort to improve thaw radio programs for schools and also to make this new type of education morepractical and adapt able to school use. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ralph A. Jamieson, Minister Sabbath School, 10 a. m. Meryl Stormont, Supt. Preaching, u a. m. “A Message for the New Year.” Y. P. C. U„ 0:30 p. m. Subject, ARTHUR J. HAVKR8TICK WILL Whither bound, 'Youth?” Leader, BE COMMISSIONERS’ CLERK' Emile Finney. Union Service Presbyterian Church, be the new clerk of the county com sioners when the hoard reorganizes, . ......... , . The new clerk will be the choice of day the Home Will brmg a troop of thft new member8 of the bowd> Jame# Arthur J.Haverstick, 28, Xenia, will j7:30 p, m. Week of Prayer will be observed as usual next week, the Opening week o f the New Year, See program else- Boy Scouts to give a demonstration for the local Boy Scouts. RESOLUTION OF RESPECT Brother William J. Frame, who died December 9th, 1936, and Brother W, W. Tfoute, who died December 17, 1936, Once again Brother Masons, having completed the designs written for them on life’s trestle board, have passed through the portals of Eternity and entered the Grand Lodge of the New Jerusalem and hath received as their reward, the white stone with the new name written thereon, And Whereas, the all-wise and merciful Master of the Universe has called from labor to refreshment our beloved and respected Brothers, they having been true and faithful mem­ bers of our beloved Order, therefore be it RESOLVED — That Cedarville Masonic Lodge, No. 622, F. it A. M. of Cedarville, Ohio, in testimony of Balteft Turnbull, who has been do- jtig field work for Hu AM for Aged CouiRp Board, ha* roalcMd tWa pal- piMHBfi HNHIwWI yjilKMPf in tii* State HrikHn* and jjcmhk jvi LuiwpmuR Brothers sincere condolence in their affeetlen and that a copy o f these resolutions he sent to the families.' 8. C. WRIGHT J. W. ROBB H.W. DEEM, Committei H. Hawkins, Xenia, and Howard L. Batdorf, Osborn, Democratic mem­ bers, and Chester Jacobs, Republican hold-over member. The retiring clerk is Raymond Spahr, New Jasper Twp. PATTON GARAGE MOVED * TO NEW LOCATION Jean Patton, local Ford dealer, who recently leased the Wolford garage building on Xenia avenue, moved this week from his location on the Colum­ bus pike, east of town, A sales room has-been provided for as well as stock room. HOME FROM CALIFORNIA Warren Barber, who made a motor trip to California, being absent two weeks, has returned home. Warren landed in California about the time the weather was just a bit different than the traditional winter variety that is so often boasted about. PUBLIC SALE MONDAY Ed Dean and Arthur Hanna an­ nounce a puttie sale of 36 head of horses and 10 bead of dairy cattle on Monday, Jan. 4 at 11:36 oVledfi where in this paper, t '"11,1T Merchants Consider Local Minstrel Show At a meeting of the Cedarville Mer­ chant’s Association, Monday evening, among other business transacted, it Was suggested that the organization sponsor a minstrel to get funds for the summer season entertainment fund. Plans are under consideration for open and free entertainment this coming summer. Harry Hamman has been named as chairman of a com­ mittee to be selected by himself to make the canvass and report at the next meeting in two weeks. Leroy Neff Died Tuesday Morning Leroy Neff,. 53, tenant o nthe J. A, Leroy Neff, 53, tenant on the J. A. died at a Xenia ' hospital Tuesday morning at 6 o’clock. He had been seriously ill a week suffering’ from double pneumonia and pleurisy, Air. Neff was bom at Chiilicothe and resided there until thirteen yeara ago when he moved to Greene County. He lived in Jamestown for. nine years before moving to the Finney farm four pears ago. Ho was a member of the M. E. Church at Chillicothe. He is survived by his widow*, Mrs. Cora Neff; throe daughters, Mrs. Sylivia Driscoll, of Xenia; Marguerite add Nora, at home; a step-daughter, Mrs. Mabel Hems, of Cedarville; a sister, Mrs. John-Want, Of Chillicothe, and a brother, Finley Naff, of Babina. The body was removed to the Nagley Funeral Home, Xenia, and later taken Wednesday afternoon to the Nagley Funeral Home, Cedarville, where friends called Wednesday eve­ ning. Funeral‘services were conduct- at the M. E, Church, Chillicothe, Thursday afternoon, with burial at Chillicothe, Classified Tuxes Are Distributed XENIA—Distribution of $44,130.29 has been announced by the Greene County auditor’s office;in the semi­ annual settlement'of proceeds from genceral property taxes collected for the last half of 1936. The settlement was made on the following bass: School districts, $26,480.99; municipal­ ities, $8,019.05; Greene County Dis­ trict Library, $6,447.78; townships. $1,342,30; county share, $7,690.10, including $1,620.3? as auditor and treasurer fees. RESEARCH CLUB MEETING The Rescrch Club will meet Thurs­ day, January 7, at two o’clock at the home of Mrs. Karlh Bull. Members please note the change in place of holding the meeting this month. NOTICE Please return all Paso Books of Cedarville Federal Savings and Loan Association to their office, at one*, for dividend credit and haUmehtg. I. C. DAVIS, See’/ . XENIA BARBERS WANT SHOPS PUT UNDER tr r it ORDINANCE Xenia barbers are sponsoring an ordinance introduced before the city commission that would regulate all barber shops, as to hours of opening and closing. All shops will be licensed by the city under the ordinance. Tte cently the Ohio Supreme Court held that barbershops wotid not- bo oaA* itary if open after the dead lino on Saturdaynight* and night* precoodtng holidays. H. & A. Stoek Has Called'For Exchange The Hooven & Allispn Co., cordage manufacturers, has issued -a call for the preferred Stock .issue of the com­ pany that bears 7 per cent interest. The issue will be callable at the stated price of $105 a share. The callable i}sue of the new stock will be $103 a share apd the rate will be fiv£ per c&nt. Present owners have first chance at the new’issue before it will be offered to the public at $160 a share. GOLDEN RULE CIRCLE-1 CHRISTMAS PARTY The Golden Rule Circle of M. E. Church held its annual- Christmas Party at the home of Mrs. Aden Barlow, Tuesday evening, December 22. •Mrs. TrUmbo as devotional lead er conducted a beautiful Christmas service in which Miss Winifred Stuckey, Mrs. Frank. Creswell and Mrs: Herbert Deem sang Christmas songs while PhylisB Frame and Theodora DonaRer acted out a- pan- tomine secene at , the side of a mangwr., Mn.JKroat logd in m-aarar-lT^p.y. Fnvya According, to the loll call o f mem­ bers,' Mrs, ’ Hamilton’s ‘membership team;had 23 members present and Mrs; C, E. Johnson 24 present. Ten visitors were also present. Mrs Gfertrude Stormont Was asked to Con­ duct deVOtionals for January meeting. Mrs. Hill reported 17 calls made and Mrs. C. E. Masters and Mrs. Arthur Cummings were named for next month’s visiting committee. Minutes of last meeting were read and ap­ proved and secretary's report made and collection received. It was moved and seconded that the men of the church entertained at the January meeting. Mrs. Herbert Deem was drawn as chairman of January com­ mittee. The meeting was closed by the group singing, “It,Came Upon the Midnight Clear.” A short Christmas musical program gitjgn by Janet Neal and Louise Gra­ ham was enjoyed. A huge basket of gifts were exchanged. Lovely refreshments in keeping with the Christmas season were served by the assistant hostesses. The Barlow home was beautifully decorat­ ed. Names of fifty-one Greene County residents were drawn from the jury wheel in the county clerk o f court* office Monday morning for jury **rr- ice during the January term* of com- mon pleas and probate courts. The grand jury venire is cwupesed of fifteen names, the petit jury retire of twenty and the probate octet venire of aixteen. Common Plee* Judge R. It, Gowdy did not immediate­ ly indicate when the grand and petit jurors would be notified to report for service. The three jury venires fol- * low: Grand jury-r-Cheator Mallow, Xeate Twp.; Lpuise Reynolds, Xenia titkd v ward; Mary Me Knight, Xenia.fourth 1 ward; R. M. Morton, Xenia seemte ■ ward; Eunice Bailey Fiteeimnwn*/ Xenia first ward; Ralph Moon, Beavercreek Twp,; Otis Framer, Xenia Twp.; John Dunlap* Gaesa- rcreek Twp.; Herman Ankeney, Beav­ ercreek Twp.; Mrs. Foy Gerard, Jef- , ferson Twp,; Lucy Stewart, Xante second ward; Rilye Jones, New;Jasper . Twp.; George L. Bradiey. Xenia first ward; Lester Btieil, Xenia third W*rd. Petit jury—Velma Watkins, Xenia Twp.;1Gladys SteWart; Beavercreek Twp.; M. If. StewXrt, Bath Twp.; Arthur D. Hanna, Cedarville TWp.; Lawrence Jobes, Xenia'fourth ward; William Weiss; Xenia Twp.; Dorothy Fawcett, Xenia second ward; W< A.' Cummings, Rom Twp.; ChStiOa * Creighton, Beavercreek Twp.; Mary Ellen CresWell, Cedarville Trip.; Gert­ rude Thompson, Xenia seoend ward; • Cloisey Anderson, Xenia first ward; - Horace M. Ankeney,' , Beavercreek Twp.; Joseph Wood, Jefferson Twp.;. S. J, Watkins, Xente fourth ward; Alex Scrivens, Xenia fourth ward; Joseph Curl,-Miami Twp.; Mrs. Fran- - cis Clark, Silvercreek Trip.; William Mathews, Beavercreek Twp.; William M. Ferguson, Cedarville Twp: Probate jury—Irvin F. Huffman, Xenia Twp.; Clyde Bullock, Silver- creek Twp.; *01a Woolary, Xenia first ward; Hattie Wilson, New Jasper PROSECUTOR-ELECT ANNOUNCES stenographer Prosecutor-elect Marcus Shoup an- nounuces the appointment of Mrs. Laura Pumphrey, Xenia, as official stcegrapher, when he assumes his offite January 4. According to Judge Gowdy the January grand jury will not likely*be called as the November jury cleaned up the docket at that time. TRUCK LANDED IN DITCH A Lexington, Ky., poultry track, enroufe bock from Cleveland, was forced into a ditch last Thursday eve­ ning near the Clayton McMillan home on the Columbus pike. The driver and a companion suffered bruises and cut* but the truck was a total Wreck, The offending truck driver escaped with­ out stopping. SUFFERED PARALYTIC STROKE LAST WEDNESDAY EVENING Marion ' Hughes, Cedarville Twp.; ■- Jesse Hamer, Spring Valley Twp.; Archie Newsom, Xenia, fourth' Ward; Todd Walton, Spring Valley Twp.; Oscar Jones, Caesarcreek Twp,; Cath­ erine McCalittpnt, Beavercreek Trip,; Rollin Varner, Beavercreek Twp;; Emmett McCurdy, Miami Twp.; J. C« McMillan, Bath Twp,; Susie Washing­ ton, Xenia fourth ward; Ralph Hut­ chison, Xenia second ward. County Fair Shows Treasury Balance In Annual Deport The Greene County Agricultural Society, is not only entirely fro*, o f debt, but a healthy balance of $1,< 587.35 remained in .the treasury *pn December 16, accordingto the annual report by B. U. Bell, Xenia, treasurer. Financially the 1936 thrm-day county exposition last August was one of the most successful in the ne*r- century history of the fair. Rev- venue from all sources during the year amounted to $17,564.89, inchte- ing $5,278.91 derived from gate re­ ceipts, $1,511.07 from grandstand receipts and $1,929.74 from sale o f privileges during the fair itself. Expenditures of the fair board to­ talled $15,977.54, including' $2,549.16 in premiums paid in class dopart- mentsment* and $4,200.38 in the speed department. TKe greater revenue enabled the hoard to make now and permanent improvement* at the X*r.te fairgrounds at a cost of $1,040 and to liquidate a $2,600 note, thereby retiring the last indebtedness on the grounds. Mr. G. ll. Creswell, Jamestown pike, suffered a paralytic stroke test Wednesday evening. He has since im­ proved and is reported much better. ANOTHER DAILY QUITS The Greenfield Republican, dally, has discontinued and will continue a* a weekly paper. Increase labor costa with higher cost* of newspaper pro­ duction and overhead dae to social security legislation will hit all publi­ cation, Hlger advwrtlstng and sub ­ scription grates will,fallow. Infant Bon Died Boon After Birth Ralph £., infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde finydsr (Naomi Wateon), died at his parents' home on til* <V darvill. -Clifton Dike, two mile* wtet at Cedarville, Thursday evening at 7 o’clock, two hours after birth. Beside* his parents ha Maws* two sisters, Mildred ahd Lav***, te homo. Burial was mad* ia tha CM» m Cemetery Sunday after*** feitew- ing brief Harriet* roftdteted at the grave. WESTERN STAR SUMURNfi m w n k l y rm u » Th*Westernfitef, Itimasn, wMfit pawedthahuttitedywsr m «* ** * Wtefciytutor*•nteteUnglateHw fitite field, will rate**** wtetiy fiS titersixteenmonth*asadutypigor. TheWaste**. Ster i* ew m i Brow*Pufetishhif ^