The Cedarville Herald, Volume 61, Numbers 27-52

NEW THINGS AHP> ADVERTISED UY‘ MERCHANTS FIRST. ADVER­ TISEMENTS, KEEP YOU ABREAST OF THE TIMES. READ THEM! ADVERTISING IS NEWS, AS MUCH AS THE HEADLINES ON THE FRONT PAGE. OFTEN IT IS OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE TO YOU. SIXTY FIRST YEAR. NO. 52 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25,19.38 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR WINDSTORM WRECKSNEW BARN FRIDAY A windstorm of cyclone proportions swept across farms near Selma last Friday that did considerable damage. The greatest loss was to buildings on the Lloyd Wildman farm, Kyle road, that wrecked a new sheep barn under construction. Other damage on the farm was a cattle shed being unroofed, agarage and silo partly .unroofed with trees turned over in-various place as the storm headed for Selma. , • . The Selma Methodist'Church was in the path’ of the storm and" a large tree was blown against it damaging a brick wall and the belfry. \yindows in the home of Lester M. Huston were crushed by the force of the wind, shock corn destroyed and everything loose carried by the storm. t COURT NEWS Greene Co. Livestock Committee Meets* December 15 PARTITION SUITS Nicholas A. Pluck, claiming owner- j ■|Anglo-American } i- ■ - — .......... ■ ——■-■■.■ The Old Fire Engine By F. M. FOSTER - ■ ......... » Ohio Pensions j j Trade Pact Blow | **1 To Wool Industry ■< Paid In Full; No Federal Aid j SCHOOL NEWS -— ! ------- J The' National Association of Wool! Dear Editor Bull: The picture in the “Herald” brings back the years of long ago. Every body in Cedarville had a hearty word ship of one-half interest in three JManufacturers, Boston, declare that tracts of Xenia real estate, has filed!the Anglo-American trade pact suit in common pleas court, seeking’ (Roosevelt-Hu)l free trade plan) was j for that' old engine. In tolirnaments partition of the property and appoint-ja severe blow to the domestic wool in-1it. was hard to beat, if not unbeatable, ment of a receiver. fdustry and castigated . the state de- Ilf' ■was-the occasion when the trophy Frederick E. Snell, 6053'Clay Ave„ j partment for the fictious report that: was not brought back, The engine College Hill, Cincinnati, and eleven jAmerican woolens- are- inferior .to those;was not the whole'matter, of course, other "persons are'named defendants . jrf England. It was manned by young men swift as in the petition, Marcus Shoup and J. ; Under- one- of these famous free Ihorses and strong as bulls. When V. Will are attorneys for the plain-;’-trade -trade agreements this country j sweeping into positions, the other con- tiff. j sells fresh hides to the Czechs and in ;testants had something like heart-sore. Ireturn the foreigners ship back -to.this IThe fire company was trained with the | country several million pairs of shoes, clock-work of a top-notch football which deprives 11bam. Probably forty would haul the Divorces Grande 1 Four divorce decrees have been a-land gloves warded by. tho court as follows; Lil- j American labor .of what is due it.-j engine with two stalwarts at the Ran Spencer from George W. Spencer j,These- shoes and gloves are of good Itongue. Half as many pulled the hose on grounds of cruelty and defendant’s j quality and are produced by low priced! ivel, with one behind. When at the confinement in prison, with the plain-1 European labor. tiff restored to her maiden name; Alice j. —---------------- Johnson from Albert Johnson, on- grounds of cruelty and gross neglect, I Skeleton Staff with the wife restored to her maiden | name; Bertha Hodson from Willard! Hodson; on grounds of cruelty and i neglect with the plaintiff given custody j, Will Be Retained (place, he would stop and hold the end , of the hose, probably 200 feet. long, j When the end, fiercely unwinding, was reached it'would fly up in the air per­ haps 15 feet. The picked men laid hold- of the handles, probably eight on each side, and working faster and faster how’they made those' handles' CCC ,Cahip Greene, west of Xenia, of a minor child; Roy Smith from ■established in 1935,--will boabandoned j,;^, a quick command by the captain Florence Smith on grounds'df cruelty j this week as a soil conservation .camp i-^,ould soem to have them do the im- und neglect with the defendant barred and 175 cnroUees w illbe transferred | p0SSjb)Ci ■ And the water , reached of.dower in plaintiff’s property, {to a new CCC center being establish-! f th ;. an(, farther untii the other, . l i T ' ........t 1 . . . . . .. X T’............’ led at Las Vegas* Nevada. NOTE JUDGMENT ompan.ies—rwell,.they just couldn’t.do C. W. Hammans of Ohio State Uni­ versity and R. Q. Smith, manager of the Cincinnati Producers will be the guest' speakers "at the annual meet­ ing of the Greene County Livestock committeemen at Xenia, Thursday, December 15. The county committee, is composed of 36 representative live­ stock men from each township with! Wilbur Beard, Jefferson Township, i President; Cecil Conklin, Xenia Town-! ship, Vice'President; and Earl Me-1 Cudgel is placed at $500 in an esti .... ......, , - . . ...-............ - , . Clellan, Beavercreek Township, Sec-j mat© oh file in probate court.' Debts ; ground along the Upper Bellbrodk- tournaments, it had many.a serious job retary. The organization is interested in promoting improved methods in. the Lieut. (’. ,S. Tyszkiewicz, who linsj;,, T hm , something in the skill Samule. Engilmau- has recovered• a. 'been -in command at tluvXenia. camp ‘■^ ^ *nozz]e;.ii0idorsi' as well as the *1,713,40 not judgment in a. suit J*j since Oct. 28 and will he the command.; vJUrnpter^f as }l0se-men today will tell gainst Glaudia and Kemper .Harreld. Iing officer at the .new Nevada camp.i ft A note ’judgment for $537.22 was# j said the Camp Greene enrol Ices* will ’ v, ■ awarded, in -favor of, Fred •M. Ervin, leave by tram at 4 p, nv Fr.ulay. The .- • • .. ■ . . /. i S i ' * <• *. *n ■ i , i oa 1on the bottom of the creek and would doing-business as the Ervin Milling: department -contingent will include -20 . . ■ ■ ■ ' Co., in a petition against Bert Coons. . other CCC boys from: the . London,, 1 1 1 1 tnuc * ne 0 V JumP _____ ' Yellow Springs and Eaton' camps and ' ( an(1 UP tho em!' * ere ESTATE APPRAISED' a staff of about 15 officers. • -there to win, and win they- did. How Gross value of the estate of Jaiues , •Twelve portable wooden buildings a t . ’■', , sbpdy checied. But wi: l . t i a t the camp, occurring a leased tract ^oM-m tir.ecoveredJtself-with glorj-.n production and marketing stock. of live- PROF. R. E. GRAY WILL ADDRESS POULTRYMEN and the-cost of administration were tPikc, will not be dismantled until next •to l*0, ••.Along, in.the later 6Qs, some- sirring,-according‘to present plans. . body began-setting flies; first barns, With a skeleton staff in charge, the *^<‘0 a house or two. It began to be not listed. serious for no one knew' whose barn house would he next., ed cessing center for CCC replacements or s l t., ^ lie ’and an'estimated 2,500 new enrollees, Mie dang of the fire bell brought R. E. Gray of the" Department.of Poultry Husbandry of Ohio State Uni­ versity will meet with. Greene County poultrymen, •feed dealers, hatchery- men, and all others interested in poul­ try at the Court House Assembly, Room, Friday .evening, December 9, At this meeting a county organization APPOINTMENTS MADE i.Xenia campsite will be used as a pro- . Mary E, Vanniman has been nam administratrix of the'estate of; Jennie , __ , . , Gumley, late of Jefferson Twp.,■ under•!•Will be. “conditioned” there next Jan.-,'IM'9R*-e' swarming 0ut of their houses. $1,000 bond.. Benjamin Beard, Roilo uary. In charge of the center will be 'AH were listening and slept with.ears Davids'and'John Zimmerman was ap -!-.-Lieut.'L...C. Leever, the Lebanon CCC °l)eR-. .D'e writer sat onq night in pointed appraisers. | sector commandor, and 10 assistants. •:i. Mi.ed by -the stable a t h;s fathers Dorothy Lloyd -has. been appointed ' Operations on seven soil conserva-,lime-kiln. Nothing happened. But a administratrix of the estate, of Gil-. tion work projects in Greene County, week or two after, the barn wna bum- bert .Lloyd, late of Xenia, under bond! carried Out under cooperative agree-1c<’- .Governor Orris house was,burned, of $1,000.. Intents with farmers, ceased Monday ! Probably there were a dozen fires. The .' J. 'A. Finney was named, admin- night:. man who started them , was finally istrator of. t)ie estate of Clarence L.' . ------ — ---------- . caught setting fire to a wood-house, Finney, late of' Miami Twp., under' /^v*i 'a "• and .he was the school janitor, J. R, Rife, Claude Balefi' -MOrCf •O i l .S IK I u 3 S That good old engine was well test­ ed in those, fires, and the fire company to promote the poultry industry will be formed according to county agent,,i $2,000 bond , E. A. Drake. ■The program o f . the ]an(( j. c. Townsley were appointed np-, World’s Poultry Congress which will be held in Cleveland next fall will also be discussed. praisers. Leases Are Filed MADISON COUNTY HAS TWO SONS GOVERNORS Madison ‘county has two. native sons that aVe governors or will be . shortly. Governor-elect John . W. . Bricker, R., was born near Mt. Sterling and takes his seat in January. Gov. Clyde Tingley, D., New Mexico is com­ pleting Ids second term of two years each. Both are the same age and re­ ceived-their public school -education in Madison county. which was helped by everyone who —------ 1 - —7—, ••:could get hold of the handles. The SALE AUTHORIZED - . Covering 877 acres of Xenia Twp. engine 'never failed. . It is worthy of 1Willis' R, Glass, as guardian of i.Ignd, five more.oil and gas leases have the place of honor in the engine house Joseph P. Glass, has been authorized-, been filed at the Greene County re- and in parades. 1 Let- it go down to by the court to offer at private sa le !carder’s office, increasing to 801 the •succeeding generations. The writer real estate appraised at. $1,500, and I number of farms and to 35,D10■■the,’know!? that engine could throw water, which cannot be sold,for less than that! total acreage now under lease to vnri-{f01. vvhen a small'.boy, he was given amount: j ous -promoting*, groups in the search Ia jrnod wetting when the company • . ', -,—-i— ' , j fit- ‘‘black gold" in paying quantities,! practicing. Boys thought it fun GIVEN, VERDICT. I The newest lease, for , 1 0 - y e a r j . Un through and wondered how Trial of a $10,000 personal injury i periods, were executed to A. C. Phil- -they COuld get so wet so" quickly, suit filed by'Miss Martha Collins, 20, Cincinnati, against Everett McClure, lips who, with Wade Smith, both of The State Division of Aid for the Aged today announced-that in Greene County, 989 persons 05 years of age or over, received $22,429 'in old age •assistance awards during October. * Based upon the individual need of each recipient, the average .-award in Greene County for the month, was $22.68. ’ „ While the Federal Social Security laws require the Federal Government to contribute 50 per cent of tho old age- assistance funds,. October payj ments were paid entirely by tho State of Ohio. The Federal Government’s share .of tho program has been withheld because of a disagreement between-the Social Security Board and the State Division of Aid for the Aged, "The"additional 60 per cent usually Contributed by the Federal Government was paid out of Ohio General Revenue fund. Dining October of 1937, the Di­ vision paid $20,139 to 966 recipients in this county. In the state, 112,285 re­ cipients .‘received $2,584,297 during the .month. •' The Federal Government now owes Ohio over a million dollars. Just where December pension funds will 'come from is the-question. Friday afternoon, tho student body chose Ann Smith and Jane Jolley cheer leaders for the yeur. Balloting fol­ lowed tryouts in the auditorium. Other groups who entered the com­ pel ition were Genevieve Turner and Mary Lot’t, and Elizabeth Thomas and Cldoerita Hertenstein. Candidates List Campaign Expenses In the list of candidates that filed election expense as required by law Clarence J. Brown, for congress, re­ ceived $1,720 and spent $1,733, accord- WR-to-H report filed with the secretary of .state, • \ ’ The Greene County Republican com­ mittee has a deficit of $520.78, accord­ ing to the report of Treasurer. James J. Curlelt.- Contributions were $ 2 ,- 247 and expense, $2,461.81, ■George Smith for Common Pleas Judge spent $301.22. Walker Austin, for Democratic auditor. Expenditures $109 qnd unpaid obligation of $200.56. Frank Wolf, defeated for state rep­ resentative, $95.89. W. W. Barnett, Republican for commissioner* $82.89. John Groves, D., for treasurer, $59.78. •I- A. Harner, commissioner, $79.30. llomor ’Henrie, D., probate judge,' $1.45.07. Harold Fawcett','' R,, .treas­ urer, $213.22. James J. Curlelt, R., county auditor, $214.88. Dqi] M. Ault- man, R„ probate judge, $124.54., ' Senior Assembly The weekly assembly held Friday, November 18, was planned by the senior class. Jack Pr’eston presided during the following program;, Devo­ tions—Jane Jolley; selections'—Boys' Quartette. Special features •of the program-wore reports of summer ex­ periences of Montgomery., West', and Mary. Geis. Montgomery West, a senior, told of his attending last, summer the Buck­ eye Boys’ State, conducted each year' at Columbus by the American Legion to teach young men to understand and. better, appreciate the American form, of government. Mary Geis, who graduated in ,the class of 1938, ajid who received as a graduation gift from her parents, a trip to Germany in a very interesting and pleasing manner; related many in­ cidents of her trip. Her description of the storm at- sea was 'very graphic­ ally described, i • . 1 , . Wo hope Mary will come again and tell us many, more things. . YOUTHSHOT BYACCIDENT; DEATHRESULTS Max Garber, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Garber, ,L. R. 4, Xenia, died at the McClellan Hospital, Saturday, at 3:30 p. nr., from a gunshot wound which .'resulted in liis death; The shooting was accidental and was from a 22 caliber- rifle, fired Jby his cousin, Charles Ellis, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Ellis, Dayton. The bullet entered the lad’s head and hap­ pened when the boys were hunting ■ rabbits with Wendall' Garber, .15, on the Garber farm west of Xenia, Coroner H. C.' Shiek after invest­ igation rendered', a verdict of “oc­ cidental death.” The boy was born near Jamestown. a> 1 leaves his parents and brother, Wendall. ' Funeral services were con­ ducted from the First M. E. Church, Xenia, Tuesday afternoon, with burial in Woodland Cemetery. Grade Operettas . The pupils of grades one to six pre-i sented the operettas “Belling the Cat” and Cinderella in Flowerland” before an '.appreciative audience in the Ce­ darville Opera House,-Friday evening, November 18. Mr. Reed, assisted by the grade teachers, directed the performance! which was much enjoyed by the audi­ ence. The children and their directors j-are-to-be commended for their- fine work. • -'Thaii'-sgiving Vacation The public schools recessed Wednes­ day evening for the annual Thanks­ giving vacation.-' Classes .will resume work Monday morning, Nov-ember 28. New Books Added At Cedarville Library Washington, Pa., are reportedly in- PUBLIC SALE day, Dec. 2nd at noon, The magnificent machines. vvater- ■{towers, etc.,'of today are 'vonderful. 25, New Burlington, ended Thursday j terested in drilling a test well within j But the difficulties are proportionally when a Clinton County common pleas?the next six months. (great. The writer cannot recall that court jury awarded her a $1,000 dam- Only one test well have been drilled j a j j. a n c w a s |,urno(j to death in a Ce- age verdict. | in Greene County—-that on the Archie; ‘j!U.vi])0 But every day \ve read The suit was based .on an accident t Peterson farm, just south of Yellow i j . jle lo8*|ng their lives in fires. . , j March 13, 1937 in Kenton County, Ky.,j Springs, by the Midwest Development] {,oU| oUs firc'men- do wonders in J. A, Finney, administrator of the in whjdh jftes- CoIlh$a nnirrowly, Co., Cleveland, Gil pumped from tho; The old time engines have estate of Clarence u. Finney, wr . escapod -death in a fire which destroy-!veil lias averaged only one -bnm>!-rj jw^ n put as'jje an(j the-new Ones, live stock and farm implements, 'r i -1 0() McClure’s‘(auto after it struck a (daily. ' .expertly equipped.with .every^ aid td-' concrete abutment. i --------------;-------- j .,v!m! rescue work are taking their; places. Gone are the racing engines with the horses tearing through the With the black smoke pour­ ing through the pipe from the coal- ' . . . ■ q. . I burning engine, but the excitement The annual electron of officers for! ,, . * I COLLEGE NEWS 1 The Y. W. C, A. Committal Service was held on Tuesday evening in the First Presbyterian Church. This im­ pressive candlelight service is present­ ed each year • in memory, of Miss Frances McChesncy, the author of the service* a p po in tm e n t s made jMasonic Lodge Elects Hazel Meriweath'or has'been named] , y W r v trects. administratrix of the estate of Wil- ” • L fCcIH ) i v l U a i e r j ^ liam J, Baker, late of Bowersville, «t>U reigns when the big red monster wuh siren screaming zooms through under $200 bond, Alvira. Baldwin has been-appointed administratrix of the estate of C. R. Baldwin, late of Silvercrcjik Twp,, under $500 bond. '. Edna C. Britton has been named executrix of the estate of R. C. Brit­ ton, late of Xenia, without bond. '. Mi*. Cecil Thomas spoke at a joint meeting of tho Y. M, C. A, and Y. W. C. A.. Wednesday morning Mr, Thomas spent his summer vacation in social service work in Los Angeles,. California and |£ave a very interesting talk upon his experiences, Mr. Neil Hartman conducted the devotional pro- ■gram. Heathman Says Licenses Are Here Cedarville Masonic Lodge 022, was held last Thursday evening when H. W» Deem was elected Master, Other officer; chosen were Greer . • , , , - , McGatlisted, senior warden; Robert *,icres to ■ c l('ew' ‘ ^ ,, „ c*s 'a s Worth while as the old. Hercs Fitzwatcr, junior warden; S,' C, Wright) treasurer; A. S'. Creswell, secretary;". Wnrd Creswell, senior deacon; Robert McGregor, junior (deacon; Frank Bird, tyler, and Howard Hnrbison, trustee for three years. President W. R. McChesney deliver­ ed the address at the J40th Anniver­ sary program at the First Presby­ terian Church in Hamilton, Sabbath morning, Mr. John L. Dorst spent Tuesday of this week in Piqua where he was making calls in the interest of the college. ' The college closed at four o’clock on Wednesday afternoon for the Thanksgiving vacation. E. II. Heathman, treasurer of the Greene County Fish and Game Com­ mission, announces that" plenty of li­ censes have -arrived and all hunters can be supplied. The supply not only ran short in this county but over the state. Republican Committee ‘Funds Distributed I Shows A. Deficit I The College Boarding Club enjoyed a rabbit supper last Friday evening, because they were fortunate to number among, their members some good sportsmen* Good pasture is more, like a, con­ centrate than a roughage for dairy cattle. The water content of grass is large but the dry matter in the grass is high in food value. Dairy cattle can make more milk on pasture, with less grain than they can on’any other roughage. • A deficit of $528,78 was reported to the board .of elections in the expense statement of tho Greene county Re­ publican executive committee, party’s Successful election campaign, The statement, filed by J. J. Cur- lett, treasurer, revealed contributions of $2247, expenditures amounting to $2461.81 and unpaid obligations out­ standing of $311197. ' , COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY New meadows usually make suffi­ cient growth to justify some grazing in August and early' September, hut a closely grazed new meadow may winterkill badly. The plants ‘ need good top growth to withstand winter conditions) Village Council met Monday eve­ ning, legislation was passed to pro­ vide for the. snlc of bonds to purchase new file equipment. Bonds to the a- -mount of $3,500 will bo issued, Subscribe to “THE HERALD’* ’/The following books have been placed on the shelves of the Cedarville Library. . • - , , . FICTION The Handsome Road--~Briston. . . Lisa Vale-—0 Higgins Prouty. A. Hall and Co.—.Joseph. Lincoln. Promenade—C. B. Lancaster. My.Son, M.y Son—-Howard Spring. - Rebecca—Daphne du Maurier. „ BOYS AND GIRLS Sue Barton, Senior- Nurse—Moyston. Heidi' Grosvs XIp—Spyei. ft‘s More Fun When You Know the Buies (etquiette)—B, Pierce. A Lad of Old Williams'burg—Orton. “Cricket”—Under. '‘Couriers of the Clouds—Shenton. Our Little Friends of Eskimo Land, Papik and Narek^-Carpehtcr. In Town and Country—Buckley and others. Peter arid Nqncy in Australia—M. H. Comfort. Little Tod—Fox. Little John of New, England—M. Brandis. Three Tales from Grimmo—Grimm Grim Our Little Friends of Arabian Desert, Adi and Hnnda—Carpenter. Fifty Famous Stone -s Retold Baldwin. Stories of Great Musicians—Scoby and Horne. Shinning Star the Indian Boy-—H A. Walker. Everyday Manner for American Boy and Girls. Story Pictures of Fnrm Work- i./obn Beaty. Cinder the Cat—Huber, Dancing Tom—Coatsworfch. Yip and Yap—Dixon. Patrick Was His Name—Brawn. John and Jean—Bichard and Simp f , son. ’ ■ cent of the September 1 “paper” certi- To)llg Doy nn(, C a t-N ila B. Smith, flcations under the Ohio school founds- tion fund program and are to be np* n(,t plied upon liquidation of holes in cases Nancy’s whore money was borrowed by school Town, districts. Individual shares of the eleven districts follow: Beavercreek, $3,457.81; Caesarcrcek, ■Coming Basketball Games Friday,. December 2, the ■local lmsketbull squad will travel to Spring Valley to cornpete against the Spring Valley High ' School hasketeers. ' Saturday night, O. S. & S'. O. Ilomei teams will play in .the local gym­ nasium. Cedarville High Wins ' Oednrville’s. Red and White teams started their season wtih three vic­ tories Tuesday evening over James­ town. .• ' ■ 1 A bright sensop seems to be prospect, for the local squads. The Reserve team won 11 to 9 in an overtime fray. The Cedarville gilds then turned in a 15 to 12 victory fol­ lowed by a close contest which lire Red. • i ■ Campaign Starts Christmas Seals The annual sale of Christmas Seals starts .this week on all fronts with considerable activity in Cedarville. Ammunition for the fight against tuberculosis, in the- form of the familiar ,. red double-barred cross Christmas Seals is being distributed throughout the city. -The following appeal to all to join this army is made by the local committee: , “.The well' known writer Alexander.' Woollcott truly, said, IThe only kind of war there is any sense to is the blood­ less war- on tuberculosis.. So silly of human being to fight edch other when the.ir real enemies are stronger, more numerous nnd- still unconquered’.” Mi's. Greer McGallister,. local chair­ man., said that there must be no. arm­ istice in the fight against tuberculosis until-this disease has been completely conquered. Tuberculosis takes the life of. one person every, seven and on- thir: minutes. If no one asks you' to buy Christ­ mas, Seals, ask someone on the com­ mittee- to sell you some. Show your life of one person every seven and one- ‘ third minutes, “ L. H. Barnes Will Address Farm Forum Dr. Galloway Will Give Arti'c Lecture, Friday the city'to'save a burning building. Air. Editor: Here’s to the old—and my hand to everyone in Cedarville— ,1111 jny home, even though I have wandered far afield. T<\ M, FOSTER . New York City. To County Schools Distribution of state warrants valued at $23,063.02 to the eleven rural school districts in Greene County was announced Saturday by II< C. Auitman, county school superintendent. Tire cash allocations cover 50 pel* ml White hoys came through with a 5 to 10 triumph.. Dr, Charles Galloway, Hubbard Woods, III,, will give, an illustrated lecture on the Artie at the First United Presbyterian Church, Xenia, Friday evening "at 8 o’clock. Prccceding the pictures the Dr, will give a history and description of the radium mine discovered in 19-n2 by Gil­ bert LeBine, whom the Dr. accom­ panied on his first visit along with Dr. Parmelee, editor of Engineering and Mining magazine. The pictures to be shown were taken last February. Dr, Galloway and family are. spending Thanksgiving in Xenia with his father, Mr, Edwin S. Galloway and wife, He is a brother of Mr. W, W. Galloway of this place. L. H. Barnes will discuss the 1939 Agricultural Outlook the regular meeting of tho Farm Forum, Monday [evening, November 28; at thc Rotary - in 1Club Rooms. Recently, Mr. Barnes re­ turned .from thc^^ annual Outlook Con­ ference a t Washington D, C.- Although no boom is in prospect, . the outlook for agriculture is much brighter in many spots than a year ■ ago. Mr, Barnes will discuss the general economic situnl ion as it is re­ lated to agriculture, which will be followed by a discussion of the outlook for certain.commodities. Supper will lie served promptly "at 7 o’clock. All farmers are invited and' reservations should be sent to the county agents office. SPU1NG.F1ELDER WAS TOUCHED TIRE TRUCK OVERTURNS James Claufield, 39, tinner, Springs field, passed out Sunday noon on East Chillicothe st., his final resting place before the arrival of Marshal McLean being the gutter. ’Intoxication was the charge and the stranger drew a fine and costs of $8.00, Claufield had lost his hat and coat as well as ten dollars as a result of a visit among friends in "Pittsburgh," according to his claims. A heavy truck loaded with seven tons, of tires overturned on the curve west of East Point schopl house, Mon­ day afternoon. The truck was almost a complete wreck. The unusual fea­ ture is that the tires were made in Alabama in a plant owned by the largest Akron tire company. The CIO has not. only closed several of the Akron companies hut the city,as well by strikes, The tire eornpanics are establishing factories iii different parts of the country. Miss Nadine •Stewart of Beaver- crock1township, Ohio’s healthiest 4-H club girls will represent members a t the National Club Congress in Chi­ cago, November 27 to December 2. Miss Stewart, representing Greene County won ‘ t h e s t a t e honors as healthiest girl and will compete in the national health contest a t Chicago. I CHRISTMAS SEALS Long’s Garden—Smith &.Ben- Apple Tree—Smith A $004.80; Cedarville, $4,640.29; Clifton $438.10; Jefferson, $2,278.03;' Miami, $2,(25.74; Ross, $1,230.08; Silvereroek, $2,042,09; Spring Vnllcy, $1,927.85; Sugnrerook, $2,431.21; Xenia Twp., $1,520.90. LEWIS KENDIG DIED SUNDAY The market for apples is improving although consumer buying power still is not strong. Ohio has only about n .third ns many apples produced in com­ mercial orchards this year as in 1037. Some sections of the country have apple crops nearly up to their average production. Lewis Kondig, 74, retired farmer, died at his home near Spiingfield,! Sunday morning. He formerly resided between Yellow Spr ings nnd Cliflon. Besides his widow he is survived by a daughter,. Mrs. Mabel Welch, Yellow? Springs; and three brothers, Albert, Dayton; William and Harry near Os­ born, The funeral wns held Wednes­ day with burial in Bryan Cemetery, Help to Protect You§ Home from Tubtrrufash