The Cedarville Herald, Volume 62, Numbers 1-26

NBW THINGS AHE ADVERTI8ID BY MERCHANTS FIRST. ADVER­ TISEMENTS KEEP YOU ABREAST OF THE TIMES, READ THEMJ «*£• ADVERTISING IS NE'fr8,„^jp l^JGH AS‘THE HEADLINES ON THE FltflfT PAGE. OFTEN IT1 IS OF HtMUk SIGNIFICANCE TO YOU. ■ . SIXTY-SECOND Y E A R 1 NO. 7 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1939 DEMOCRATRIPS WILBERFORCEU. PRESIDENT ■h............. - - . C O U R T NEW S ■■-■ .-— ------- - ■» Sen. Taft Says . JOHNWRRIfiKFR Headquaters T q Republicans Will -Writa Farm Hill UIIIl Ivy UIllUllLlt n m s p a t i s Be Opened Here Rep. Chester K.. Gillespie, Demo­ crat, colored, Cleveland, demanded of the Ohio legislature Tuesday, that tiie House finance committee,, reduce the, ' six months/ appropriation of $30,000 to. $10,000 and that the student fee estimated-‘be raised from $7,000 to: $10,000., Gillespie charged that the institu­ tion was steeped -with politics and, that D iv D. O. Walker, Davoy appointSi*, should be retired. For months colored ministers and ■ educators have protest­ ed the Walker'management of the in­ stitution, Last fa ir threats were* made against those who would sup- .port- Republican nominees at the elec­ tion. ’ - ~ The leaders in colored circles have been critical of all that has been go­ ing, on foi; months. In fact we learn that on. the University side the A. M. E. Church gives little financial, sup­ port, due to the unpopularity of both Walker and Bishop Ransom, the lat- T , , . i , , , . , , r, , Lebanon and requested her to obtain ter a Davey appointee also. . . ■,. , ' * • ; T .- . , . ', ■, a divorce, seeks an alinionv award Leading colored educators are ad- , - : , ■ and custody of a. minor. child:, •vocatmg that it will .be necessary to return to the bid system in vogue for •many years and that would be the ap­ pointment of, at least.two white mcm- :bers on the ‘Normal and Industrial . • ■■.. , • ‘ t J Sim, Robert Taft stated in Colum­ bus Monday ,that the Republicans will accept ijie challenge of Sec. Wallace on what, they have to offer' on a farm hill.-' ' Tuft staled that -the Republican bill will have no restricting and that a subsidy will" .be paid farmers. Foreign importations will be chucked and a foreign market .developed in countries’ that must purchase farm products beyond what they can pro­ duces V .,■■■■■ ' ... :side. Carl Jenkins, ’.who represents the State Board of Control, has been (the subject of fire the past two years when members' of the. bfoard and Injured in a accident more than two years ago, Sam Christy, Xenia, R. R. 4, has filed in common pleas court an appeal from an adverse decision of the industrial commission, which disallow­ ed his compensation claim, Christy, who-seeks to participate in benefits of the state insurance fund, declares he was disabled ., for,, more than seven days by reason of an ac­ cident, Sept. T2,ol936, -at the Miami Fertilizer Co. plant, where he was em­ ployed, He was pushing a two-wheel­ ed truck, loaded with four 125-pound sacks o f fertilizer^ up a ’ platform when he slipped and-fell backward,) > -.- the truck-handle . striking his P c i l I l S y R t l i l r O l l d C o . groin,'according to-the petition. War -1 _ f ' .. ren A-.- Smith, -Columbus, i's attorney] S l § I l c l l S a t C /FOSS ingS for the plaintiff. j ' ;---------- _ _ — | A.. W. Duko'aml G. H. Lefold; rep- DIVORCE SUITS F ILE !) ! resenting the Pennsylvania Railroad Charging gross neglect, of duty and JGo., Cincinnati,, were, before village extreme cruelty, in the. form .ill-treat-1.cpunciL.-Monday- evening to ask .per* mentj Miriam B. Parsons has brought [ mission of-, council;to establish flasher suit for’ divorce from William B, Par-j. signals’ .at Main street and Miller sons, -whose business address is the Istreet crossings. Cincinnati Times-Star Bldg. . Theyj Under an-.ordinance covering an a- were married October’ 31, 1931 ' at)groement between 1the village 'and railroad -company, the • latter must provide if watchman .at. the Main OHIOGOVERNOR Bathed in bright sunshine with a Florida temperature the inaugural ceremonies for John W. Brieker as governor of Ohio took place on the west approach o f the' state capital, Monday afternoon. Thd event was ob ■ Reports are in circulation that the head of-the “ Numbers Racket” in this section of the'state has been casting about; for local headquarters, think­ ing this would be a safe place‘to eon- duet operations.. The head' has been in court in Xenia an'd Springfield of late, the , Clark county plant being raided by tlie Prosecuting Attorney last week.' He is now out on bail. Xenia recently served by the largest crowd ever known for a similar eventin the his- , , , .. . . . tory-of the state. Polices) estimatedlchftng0,i 41,0 0,ty onhmmcC on ggjnb’ ilii. n-nwrl on n'ftn' i - nn„ l ling so that It Would not be neccssuigr .Hazel Cfo\vl, in a- suit fou divorce stalled at (ho Miller street crossing. • Council took no1action on t,lu> re- through leaders, o f the church factions from Creamer Growl, whonv/she mar-j-quest- and an- inquiry and- investiga- •ried Juno 5, 1931; at Centerville, Ind., j Hon will .be'.ainde as to the desire of charges gross neglect of duty and re-j citizens on this matter.. G. H. Hart- quests custody of two minord children.1man and II. Crouse were appointed Walker Austin, filing suit against) a ebminittoo to investigate and report Alta Austin for divorce, charges gross) later. * ' , ! neglect and' cruelty, ■They couple was I' Under the-ordinance, the company. icanie near;haying, him removed. A yeair ago a strike of numerous! !|married March- 5, 1918. the crowd from. 20,000 . to 25,000 people, that were mass-url' from the northwest-gate entrance to the south­ west gate entrance. ' . , The,oath wats administered by Chief Justice Carl. V. Weygundt of the state suprieme court. | Gov. Brieker has a wonderful voice* for ; the .loud speaker and his speech was heard as easily 1 onthe westside of High street opposite, the capital as by those within-fifty feet of the speaker’s stand. j ■ As all the elected (officials sworn into office Monday- are. Republicans, only State Auditor Joseph Ferguson,’, D., remains as a representative ’• of that political party.. Earl Griffith, Mt. Gilead., newspaper publisher -was inducted as secretary of state. | Thomas J./Herbert, ^’Cleveland, 'At­ torney General. , Paul. M. Herbert, 'Columbus, Lieu­ tenant Governor.- Don irII; Ebright, tAkron/ State Treasurer. ' | - to have ju ry . trials w’ith- a limit f>f $50 fines. - - , ,It is not likely that this community will-tolerate long; -what -has been driven out of Xenia and Springfield I X S I I R A W F PlIfM KI5K.S j .must provide a watchman'during the'1 following the programs Gov. Brieker ‘ day and until about ten. o’clock at I andSenator Robert Taft stood in' line : night. ’ 1 - -■ ! 1,1 Last year the trouble reached the ■courts when a number were expelled. In as-much as the students were help­ less, the Democratic -"-machine-, rode over both students and ^.parents to back Walker and Ransom. We hear that an attack on Repub­ lic domed capital <|orridor where- they shook hands andgreeted more than 10,000 people, vk '' ' surance Co., Cincinnati. ring accidents, rather than slow, down j The plaintiff requests specific jjer-* trains, there has been but one accident' formanee of a life insurance contract j and .numerous accidents have been*’’ whereby the defendant assertedly a-] averted by watchmen, greed to pay $180 at the expiration'. The one accident was no fault of of -twenty-year period. - Declaring] the watchman who did his best to lican, management took place at -Wil- berforce before the student body this week. Dr. Walker is credited .with' making the statement that Wilber- force could get ah-ng without Repub­ lican support.' • ■How Republican leaders will-handle the situation this year may be Dr. she paid all the weekly, premiums•wave down-the driver of a e'ur, who was confused by a switch engine near-: byi-and driving, on the main track was hit by a fast train. The last ac and the policy full due Sept. 30, 1938, the petitioner said the company ,ail- :d- her a,- clerk '. had •erroneously typed the. rface value of the policy at; cident at Miller slrevi with the-Wanir 180, ' whereas $80 was the correct! ing bolls ringing was last year when sum fer wh.icli it should have been! a local citizen ■\va* killed outright issued, She was never informed of j when hit by a fast train. ... „ , , i any such mistake over- the twenty- if von have usbfor either crossing Walker’s problem a s . the only way!- ‘ . ; , ,i . .. . . . „ , / , ; i year period, the plaintiff asserted. the eonimitiee desires an expression .the schbol will be .able to get funds . . . - ,, i- . - . . . . , ” • I*, I’oints, .Jr., is .attorney -for . the j eilher for .or against the diange. plantff.'- . - Missouri Landowners Fire Share-Croppers Injured Girl Died As Result of Fall Loretta Louise Vorvel, 35, died at Die home of her parents, Mr.'and Mrs. Vernon E. Varvel, last Thursday- eve- |mipg. • The girl and rtwo companions 'were sitting am a porch rail last sum­ mer when, it broke throwing the girl to the ground. {She suffered injury to her spine, and a neck fracture .which resulted in paralysis. -Miss Varvel was born in. Clinton county. March, 3(5, 1923 and attended the* Cedarville' schools. Besides her parents she leaves the following brothers and sisters, all at home. Vir­ gil Edward, Raymond Leroy," Ralph Richard, Hazel Lucille, Nowton Everett, .Harry, Juanita Marie, Betty Grace, Riith. Evelyin, Barbara Jean -ami I ’attie Eilerin. Thro©- brother and sisters’ preceded iier in death.. ; ^ The funeral was conducted from |the.borne ^Monday afternoon,.' with •burial .taking place in Clinton county. |county. , ' • With (some 500 family share-crop­ pers evicted from farms in Missouri, the New Deal has a Pew. problem. Down south few- lamjj; invitees over 'divide, crop” benefits wijth! the tenants, Old time rcvsidonls of this eonimun- Demoeratic as the south' might beJit-y were saddened to hear' of the John W. Walker . Died Friday SCHOOL NEWS Assembly Points of interest visited and im­ pressions o f Southern life gained dur­ ing the. Christmas holidays was the subject of the three talks given at the regular assembly, Friday piorning. . Miss Hanna and Mrs, Edwards, high school teachers, related many experiences they enjoyed on.an auto­ mobile trip through the South, during the Christmas vacation'. Miss Grace Byrd, a member of the Junior .class, gave some impressions of Southern life which she observed cm a visit in Tallahassee, Florida. ' The preliminary devotional pro­ gram -was' announced by Ruth Irvine and .included Scripture reading by Floyd Harper, Lord’s Prayer and Salute 2M the Flag. A chorus of .the . seventh grade pupils delighted the audience with a number of jsongs. 1 Miss 'Harden to Return Although definite word has not been received,- it is'hoped that Miss Harden, commercial teacher, who- has been ill -for several weeks, ->yfU return to her duties at the b e g in n in g ,th e second semester. y v ’ - ’ l ’’ •- ; ■ • -Wv ' ; ' Students 111 ‘ Several pupils in the high. schobl have been confined to their home due to illness1 w .injury. Faculty and' friends extlenid 'best wishes for .speedy and complete recovery to • Mary Struewin g, Junior Boase, Jack .Pres­ ton, Marceil Dotty ;and; Jeeiior- Judy. The last three named-were members &f the basketball teams whose service will be misse<V during .the remainder of the season. f will be at the hands of a Republican legislature. NO funds- and the school would close. Faculty members, would be •left helpless. • Democrats no Iong- ,.er rule in Columbus. . With the- institution not receiving '■financial support from the -A.- M.. E. Church, and none 'front Ohio, it looks like it is. either the, exit for the Walker and Ramson- element, or . a iclosed school. / ■. ‘ i ■ d iv o r c e s g r a n t e d j Cincinnati Car Plunges Off Highway Three divorce.decrees have been a*' •warded - by the court nk follows: ! Howard Ilackett from Irene Ilackett, on. grounds of gross neglect: Eliza­ beth Frailer, from Clarence: Frailer, c ^Greene Sales Tax Receipts Decrease ’Altlmugh an upturn in December •sales reflected a better Christmas buy--! ing season than a year ago* purchases .of prepaid sales -Greene, county 1938 showed a from 1937, Treasurer H. J! Fawcett reported the sales tax stamp business last year amounted to $122,914.99, com­ pared with' $159,909.83 in 1937, a shrinkage attributed tci exemptions on food and other articles previously taxable. Sales totaled $1.74,788.97 ig 1936 and $152,138.03 in 1935. The total stamp sales for last December was $17,538.3b, compared with $14,- 037 for the same month in 1937, A. W. Dukc,.' Cincinnati, division' _ engineer for'the Pennsylvania Ruil- n grounds-of cruelty, will1] custody ’ loml. and <.i, 117 Lefdld, also of Cin- o f a 1minor child-, confined exclusively , eiiinati, oenped serious injuries when t!o the plaintiff: Madeline Terrell from .-thc;ir coupe .skidded from - Route 42, G. W,--'.TerrbU, on grounds of-wilful 'War, the East Pointl School, and absence, with the plaintiff awarded! plunged- into' the* bed of ' a shallow custody of a minor child and the de*!creek Monday night. Duke the driver, fendant"divested of. all rights in his! J'ad a cut. on the nose. ■ •: .* wife's •'i-eal' estate, household goods! -"I he Cincinnati'men were returning and furniture. , ' j/rom a meetiffg' pf the Cedarville *------L •• , Jcouncil called to discuss installation . ESTATES VALUED ; of flasher, signals at village railroad] The land owners organized- and in.con certed action evicted the tenants.': Sec. Wallace issued an order Wed­ nesday that land owners ,must divide with tenants ;on crop payments and that farm ■o\vnt,rs,ct>ukl not evict ten­ ants or- rental's’ find resort to day labor to get full benefit of crop-paV- ments,; If so nil crop- benefit pay" merits would be cut off. A hat about- the .Chid farmer that collects; crop benefits and then pays his hired help $28 a. month and house rent ? ; - ’ - ■ • First Beer Parlor Opened Saturday ; ( , --------- *. • ■ ’ v The first beer parlor following the result of the, election was opened under the name .of the • “ Bridle and Bit" Inn. The" Democrats pushed everything to the limit ’to get by the |wire, before John Brieker got'in offise: The license is held by a man named death of John -W. Walker, of South Charleston, O., -fan. 6. Mr. Walker •was a member of. inii* of the prom­ inent pioneer'families of this comity.' He was educated in the Lebanon school, having taught.-- for. a number of years. ■ He married MisS Sarah ■Heath, of South' Charleston,. O., who died, in 192(5. Four sons, were horn to.this ■union, -William-at Pild.iin; Robert, at home: John and Earl of Cedarville and thiee. grandchildren survive. Mr. Walker was- 87 years of age and .was a member of the ' South Chiirleston Presbyterian Churcii. Funeral services were held from the Sprague ■ Funeral Home u in So. Charleston last /Sunday* afternoon with burial in Greonlawn cemetery- ' ------—--^-7-7---— ' j Dr. Warren Moorehead ‘ , * '. ' i Scientist, Dead? tlr, .Warren ' King Moorehead, 72,1 will be devoted to examinaitiwis over the first semester’s work. Stadents, not: having an unexeiised abaenoe and having satisfactory attitude grades, enjoyed a two-day vacation i f :,their grades averaged B inItheir class work;1 . C. II. S. vs. Silvcrcreck In' the ojiening contest <of 1939 ! basketba>I campaign for the Greene County rural scholastic league, the C. •Hr- S: quintet- ,w;us dcfeatedl by Silver creel; at .lamestovn by a 27-1.41- mar- tgiu- t- ’ . , ■. ■ The local reserves won 13 to 8 and tin- •Cedar-vilie girls .trounced- Silver- eivek’s sextet 24-39. PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR SUNDAYA.M. POKERGAME ! HARDLYADRAW The early hours of the last Sunday, around four M. to be more exact, . ,found the night life bf the peaceful vilinge unveiled to a populace sound in slumber and unmindful o f what can happen after nightfall.. , , A little poker game among friends with, a good stake leads to a record that calls for hot only a written Ins­ tory but the stories of what took place. ’ .7--.:'/■■■='*'-V:./ /:V]/V/v/ .Two different stories are afloat as to what happened; who the partici­ pants -were, where everything hap­ pened, and a dozen and one -p|Ker: little, things has caused the commun­ ity much annoyance, unless it was Sheriff Henkel,’ who floes pojt care to. do .publie work here, and .KaB Beryed notice to ’ that affect. rFouv .o’clock even on Sunday morning is a bad titqe to. arouse the Sheriff. The part a local physician had in all this unusuaj dis­ turbance as U> how and when injury. was inflicted and how much damatge^ was done the automobile is all a P?®t of a story that must be untangled by each citizen arid draw his own conclusions. -.The Herald has not interviewed any- participant and ■we give ;,the. stories just as we get them, but each may or -way not be authentic. It would hardly he-fair, to interview one direct­ ly ' interested fa r fear of self in­ crimination. Story No. 1 Saturday down in Washington <Npw Deal Democrats were celebrating!thb annual birthday custom honoring Semester Examinations “ Old Hickory” Andrew Jackson. There (Thursday and ‘Friday of this week' ,a lavish democratic dinner with the j competition with imported $5,400; obligations, $504.99; net vnlue, nosed into the embankment on' the $4,895.01. - ' ; opposite side. The machine did not] f(); eV^ncr] Estate of Frank-King: gross valiic,j»pset. - ) All will face new reguhitions when $450; obligations,' $1,371.90, . , > ..... ...— ■' 1 . ... Estate'of C. R. Baldwin: gross! « * . . i M i s s o u r i R u d d i I s value, $47(i; obligations, $L2-5(i.50, Estate of -E. \V. Hughes: gross value, $358; obligations, $1,683. the present legislature gets through making changes, . Are Distributed Grand Jury Delayed Until January 23 Council Gives Strict Orders For Order APPOINTMENTS MADE j T,i1PPed in Missouri's mountain- j Maud and William A, Miller have ous rc*ri.on!<- 1’G8t) fu,!K f,Ym’n r« h- i been named co-executors of the estate| ]),ts s,llPper by tram were mi- i»i-,Wi-culoi‘ Marcus'Shoup has d< .... .................. - 1 ....... **---- ---- 1 niid dis-1 Spring Valley-Here Tonight , In the second league game o f the senson, Spring Valley, will strive with the G. H. S.--basketeer’s for hoiior in the local gym, Friday, January 13. First- game will begin at 7:15. ■ Next week^s game will be played-at Beaver. t L 1 Vo-Ag News - - / Special Course. s "Seventeen farmers attended the, evening course Tuesday 8:00 p. m, to examine pedigree records and ex­ change' viewpoints on other breeding problems. Next,-Tuesday the discus­ sion will continue with special emphasis on the anatomy and (func­ tion of reproductive organs in the dairy animal. Any farmer interested is welcome to attend. gup tfeait .cheers cost the diners $100 a plate/ G.var ;in (Columbus Ohio New Dealers Were iimibibing' that which^ would tlrowu defeat and Lsoi,;row * t $25 a plate. AH .is part .pf _^e New Deal program. ) Postmaster R. C. Ritenottr is said to have given out the report that foe snftered a imotor accident, on -his re­ turn front tlie famous Columbus Democvjfgtic dinner Saturday night, resulting vi*j a lot o f repair work .at the hands local physician, ft would be natural. for a New Deal postmaster to -foe present at' such .ail event but did |/d<He Harper, who has never been known to lean New Deal way figure in crowd as a New- Dealer? -’ N6 ,,one seems to cjeny the two were not .together. Everyone is interested in ;knowing how much damage was’,done ..to the ’Ritenour auto, if any-? . -At a meeting of council -Monday evening there was some, pointed dis*) pointed^ executor without bond, of the ciission as to -enforcement of .ordi- estate of Attorney hi.-A. Broadsf.one, 'nances dealing with drunks, boot-! liite of Xenia. M, L. Wolf, Leon of Attorney W. L. Miller, late of e‘ ove'' tho J,nq "is*|](|ml (ju> opening; of the January Xenia," without bond. . J. J. CuYlett.j ^’'M ed to .P'^tocfors -of* k,rni (,f t|u, Krftfu| jury,until January dwiwif': to the .sinnil -'tfrrekeL The f . jdelay will ulso permit the 'tipped??' Lawrence E Lnyhourne has b.ecn ap-- *)- otrogp,..county game \W -• nllC(> pN. Kmma Hildeliran, 45, to den, said the bunnies came in 140,- appear for investigaLing of tlie charge <*rnii\v 12 to ff urntCf ami the- /listv.i-*' ’ ivuuiti|- n uimtv ui/ u< *i# m > w i f IL'I'lll 1 J, A. Finney and 'R. O. Wend wort*! n *'«'no, Clark, Clinton and .Warreu j appo'nted appraisers, , t counties. Iiulion was made as follows: Warren letrtrinjr etc • ' • j Spallr and .-’Oscar IticDormnn were!I,n<^ Clintmi Counties, eitc-li .18 crates; i M ... -n-imorl noni-jilcei-rf '! Greene iuid Chirk, each 32 crates. Council ordered Marshal McLean to. ‘ 11 ' ‘ . . i Sportsmen volunteered their services executor of the-estate of Walter’ N,| -the roUonlmla ami liber- Ripe, late of -Bath Twp,, without bond. i a !eni .\,,utn!a 80<4!°,n8’ Anthony Pidtick, William William- 1 , ’ 1K,-V. ' mb'ML 'b,00,! . son and Thomas Theen were named /,. ./ /wkw - « ’ C: - / is .; F^tinite-tp-V1938!M o jHe/iffibWtriCMpplt, ! Warden slvoup said, has given the was appointed Ifnip n ,ifl administrator of the estate of Robert! _____________ ■ Murray, Into of. Xenia, under $1,500 i . bond. ] MRS. BRANDON DEAD keep the streets clear of drunks and keep a closer, watch on bootleggers. We also learn that Sheriff Henkel, has refused to give aid here until.local officers got busy. -It seems the sheriff ,'doOfi not relish private calls after the midnight, hour dn ' complaints here when local officials are hot on the job. A- Sunday morning scrap in a gam­ bling joint brought about the sheriff's .edict,. of shooting with .intent to kill against her husband, Koss-TWp, farmer, who is out on bond; The -.wife is recovering from gun­ shot wounds suffered three weeks Jago.' The husband-claims it was ae- i cidental hut .'.admitted '.lie had boon .celebrating some. ' ' . appraisers. ; Davtd R. Webster FATAIdTIEB DECREASE one years, died Thursday night, He had retired from-teaching and. lectui> ing last June and with his wife spent two months abroad, being first stricken While, abroad. Ife was one of the important; scientists of the-coun­ try ami an authority in his line. He was the- k - oit of Dr. William G. Moorclicad; for many ycites connected with Xenia Seminary, He was born in Sienna, Italy, March 10/ -1866, He was educated -in the Xt-ssin . schools, Denison University, and spent three Jours under Dr.. Thonxiis WilsOn, Srfhsonjnn Institute, 'Washington. He inspected a number «rf Ohio, mounds, the nearest at Fort Ancient, and he Was instrumental in'the staid taking over Hint park. He was a, me.inher of the U-. ff. Board o f Indian Commissioners for twenty-si* years. The deceased Was married lu> Miss' Evelyin Litdwig, Cireleville, O., Noy. 10, (892, Resides his widow he is survived, by two sons,- Ludwig’ King Mbrrcliond, Mew- Canaan., Connl, afid Singleton ‘Peabody Moorehead, Wil- lianisfuirgh. Va,, two sisters, Mrs, PUBLIC SALE Mrs. Bertha F. Ross Will hold a public sale of livestock, feed and farm implements on Tuesday, Jan. 31. , Forndalc Farms announces a bred sow sale Of Hampshirea on the farm February 7th, Forty head of the now typo o f Hampshirea "will he placed ifi the sole, . ROBINS READY l-Oll SPRING* Miss Fannie McNeill reports that if numbers of robins :means anything, spring must be close at hand. Tues- Greene county, who died at the home Services were conducted at the Msgley funeral homo Saturday last, for Mrs. Gertrude 'Brandon, widow of Steven Brandon, formerly of day-Jan,-3 a flock of ton robins slopped for a short lin'ic on-the Mc­ Neill lawn. One .or more robins hnvc been reported' by vnrious pevsons. Florida has nothing on Ohio this winter, ' of her sister, Mrs, Henry Molding, Boll Flower, 111. Two other- sisters, Mrs'. Dovcnla Grubbs,- Guilford, Ml., and Mrs. Lodise Ewhnnks, near Xenia, are sur­ vivors, ' Burial in Woodland, Xenia. Van dec Veer Taylor, Miss' Margaret-' IN COUNTY FOU 1938 Moorehead, and a- firolhoV, Williaifl Moorehead, Xenia, The funeral was held in Andover, Saturday, and burial .in- afternoon. .' ; A decline in automobile nccidents, both fatal and non-fatal,.in Greene County during 39.W, was reported Tuesday- by the sheriff’s office. The' department investigated 150 vehicu­ lar mishaps'last year, a decrease- of 83 from 1937, and the number of motor fatalities dropped from 18 in 1937 to 12 in 1938. Money to loan on Real Estate. Assn, 41 . it \ All women of Ibe community who fire interested hi “ Floors and Floor j Finishes" are invited to the Library at. 1:30 on Monday, January My to |hear-Mrs. Ruth Rnrfnrd ■Bloom, For Rent—Furnished apartment. Part-Time Class • This group has-now completed -26 meetings in 'all with an average-at­ tendance of 10.5 and’ a total enroll­ ment of 24"boys. The following officers were elected for 1939 at the Jan. 6 meeting. President—-Robert Hartman, Vice-president—Donald Engle. Secretary!—Haroid Hanna. Treasurer—Donald Sipe'. The- hoys decided to continue the course on* Monday . and Wednesday evenings Until .March 8. • ' Monday- evening, David Bradfute will explain how the government photographed Greene county in-con­ junction with the farm program. Wednesday evening, Arthur' Evans will lead a discussion on hog diseases and measure, of control. Visitors arc welcome at both meetings. Last week, John T. Brown, farm editor of the Springfield Sun, tdok representative pictures of the boys projects which were) published in the January 9 Sun, • t Mr. F. B, Fiddler of O. S. U., Co Himhu's, State-supervisor, of evening courses in Ohio, Visited our depart­ ment Thursday, January 5, \ Carl Watkins has been selected to give a talk at O. S. U. during Farm or’s Week at the State F. F, A. Lend­ er’s Conference. Carl will tell about planning our summer tour and the annuaj F. F. A, program of our local.chapter. ■ WLW has invited our department to partiei'imtc in a farm quiz over the air on their Saturday 8:30 a, m. Farm Hour Program, Cedarville Federal Savings & Loan.!' Two rooms and hath. Ben's Beauty Shop. i t : , j {Continued on page.font), ■it •.To sum uTc. the auto accident story wo are' reminded of the radio come­ dian in the Fibbei'.McGee skit-—“ Well, It nm’y be so but thet ain’t the way I he.ercd it." .- / ■' *■*: j *3 Story No. 2 ^ In a room over the Rigio pot)l room is-Thu headquarters of those who like to indulge in a -quiet game of stud poker, Many were often a bit-puzzled why so many cars were parked in that section with -no places o f business open. .' ; . - - • With day break near the four o’clock hour confusion aroused* those slumbering in the. neighborhood, so much so that someone called the Sheriff’s qffiee. There. was a rush herb and there and soon- a nearby doctor's office was in full operation. There were some present * at the poker game that made a hasty re­ treat, We learn that two local citizens, must have jumped the rail­ ing around steps from the second floor. The sigh,t of blood sent the boys home in a hurry. The victim. What about him? When the local physician completed his work it was found that Uncle Sam’s Postmaster had been the victim, badly cut and bruised over one eye. The mystery is what part did Eddie Harper have in an.affair with the P. M , r . . , . - ■ Stoi-y No. 2 ends when we learn that trouble started in the poker game between players and that Harper wrapped a bottle, no one has yet said it whs a milk bottle, around ■ the Postmaster’s head with the usual result of the innocent, bystander. The pntient was taken home after repairs-. The Sheriff . had returned to his slumbers. Marshal -McLean, failed to find a damaged automobile. Dr, Donald Kyle cleaned up' his in­ struments and blew out the light. The Postmaster is still wearing the decorations and stands crowned ns a knight of old. Did* Harper get the jackpot on his last six dollar hot? But- the lights burned in two Main street homes long after all was quite, until the sun awoke, a -populace that has since debated in stores, society quarters and homes ns to what hap* (Continued on page four)]