The Cedarville Herald, Volume 62, Numbers 27-52

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Amendments to the Act, passed by the last Con­ gress, advanced the time for begin­ ning payments and provided a more liberal allowance for person's qualify­ ing fo r benefits. First recipients will have reached the age o f 65, or will reach it during 1940, and they must have been employed one-half o f the time since 1936. The checks wfill average about $39 for married men with wives over 65 and al> 9 Ut $26, for singe men or men"'whose wives are under 65. UM ItlltM M UjlllllHJfllllltM UM IIIUIM IIM tM IlUillllUIUIlllllllMM jl | COURT NEWS | 5 S M M niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim iiiiiiiiiiiM iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim iiiiiiiiiiitn Herbert S. Hodson, Xenia, has filed suit in common pleas court, for a di­ vorce from Glenpa May Hodson, Xenia, charging cruelty and gross neglect o f duty. They were earned Sept. 18, 1926, and have been separ­ ated since last Aug. 30, according to the petition. Charging gross neglect o f duty, Clarence Hull, filed suit for a divorce from Ross Hull, of Columbus. They NAMES DRAWN JURY SERVICE JULY TERM were married lumbus. N.ov, 13, 1936 at Co- JUDGMENT SOUGHT Judgment for $400 is requested in a petition filed by Nelle S. McPherson,! 220 Dayton Ave., against Marcus T.j , Johnson, as executor o f the Charlotte- th% pvt* ?ury ven,re> “ Thirty-six names were drawn from the jury wheel in the Greene. County clerk of courts office Tuesday to com­ pose grand and petit jury venires for the October term o f common pleas court.. The grand jury will convene Monday, Oct. 2, to investigate cases pending on the criminal docket. The petit jury is scheduled to report Wed­ nesday, Oct. 4, for trial o f . a civil case. Names o f 15 persons were drawn for grand jury service and 21 for Ann Clark Johnson estate, who had Grand jury venire—Tom Donley, , Sr., Miami township; S. F. Peterson, g Valley township; Minnie Comp­ ton, Spring. Valley township; Delmer rejected her claim. i„ . The plaintiff, an aunt of the de..S Pnng alley to s i ; m .e o - cedent, seeks compensation for cer- Methodists Hit ;tj. U. S. War Fever At Conferance Delaware, O., Sept. 12—The Metho­ dist church, closing its Ohio annual conference to day, was on record as unalterably opposed to war, and, particularly, to United States’ en trance into the present European con­ flict. The church's condemnation o f war was contained in the report of its social service commission. It was adopted unanimously by the confer­ ence without debate. ■ The report specified that President Roosevelt he’ asked to call a world economic conference. ■ "Even now, in the midst of war, we respectfully urge the president to seek an armistic with the proposal of such an economic conference,” it stated. Delegates pledge support to Meth- *•! s <1 « a t ; rs.Oa M E CO, Sealed war department orders for airplanes, amunition and other arti­ cles of war are now locked in the safes o f manufacturinig plants throughout the United States, includ­ ing 846 plants in Ohio. Objective in] lining up the nation's industries for product! ' jf war materials and sup­ plies is to provide “ an adequate co­ ordinated and integrated program of wartime procurement adaptable to the American system of government and industry, which will function ef­ fectively in case o f war,” according to a statement, issued by the Secre­ tary of War. . . . . . , . . ! Bull, 'Xenia township; C. S. Van odist y0l*th who are conscientious tam personal services she claims to Xenia Second Ward. j 0Beph objcct®A to miIitary service’ favored have performed for Mrs Johnson dur- z .mm Beav4rcwck towTlship. E1,a proposed war referendum bills, and mg her liftime over a thirteen-month' ’ — j --------- :----------------------- - - - - APPEAL TAKEN declared the neutrality law must hot be changed to encourage traffic in arms. “ Christianity dares to assert there are no good wars,” the report said. “ This is not a good war. Back of this war stand injustice and the evil will. Everything that Jesus stood for is denied by war. | t , . , , „ rno . - - - - - jury venire—Will Ellis, Xenial “ Therefore, we declare that so long fault judgment for $65.08 m a note; Fourth Ward; E. M. Snediker,' Bath I88 this* or any other war la^ts» .the period in 1937-1938 and 1939. Smith,‘ Xema Third Ward; A. E. McCallister and Gibney are attorneys. Beanl' SPrl^ Valley township;Her- for the petitioner. j Bnckel Ross township; J. C. .___ '-{Whittington,.Xenia'Second. Ward; L. J. McCormick, Xenia First Ward; ! Merle Drake,.Xenia township; Forest Appeal from a decision by The®-' Fields, Jefferson township; Joe Myers, dore K Longenecker, Bath Twp. Sug!u-Creek township. j . B. Baird( justice of the peace, who awarded the S reek township.' Central Finance Co., Dayton, a de-> j venire_ i -suit'against Ralph Fulton, Osborn, township; A. ,T. 1. , , . C1 , . , - ........., ............ - Saunders, Xenia] Methodist church will oppose it. We has been filed m common pleas court. Third War'd- Lewis E Frye Xenia wll! not bless’ 8UPP°rt or participate „ . 1township; m e Lula Varner,’ Xenia!in war, not permit the agencies of our PARTITION.SLITS ; Fourth Ward; Seb Gerhardt, Miami fbuvch to be used m preparation for Partition of real estate is'the object township; Estel Johnson, Spring V a l-j11'" Mink farming, the new fur-ranch-j of two petitions filed this week, a s . iey township; Ralph Devoe, Silver- — --------— ing industry gaining favor in Canada-follows: creek township; C. A. Jacobs, Beaver- and northern United States, apparent- Florence St. John against Elmer St.' ereek'"township; Granville Ford, New! ly is becoming firmly established in] John, Wilbur Deck, and Florence L.j j asper township; Susie Washington,! Ashtabula county, where 110 mink are 'St. John, as administrators o f the Xenia Fourth Ward;.. Leroy Wolf ' Thomas W. St. John estate. Xenia Third Ward; Elisabeth Ester- j „ • . . , George Wheeler against Wilfred 1jnc> Bath township; Ray John, Xenia H? s*;sses may c*a,m; du® credlt Wheeler, Davis Elam, as guardian of First Ward; T. L. Ralls,Xenia Second .M f* fr a n g e for invited guests Warren Elam and William Elam, Ward; Russell Stewart, Miami town- ] enterta*n them successfully, but minora. The law firm of Marshall; Mn* a innnn M iW . 18 a genius 'who, can calmly Local Extension Meetings Arranged being primed for the winter market. Recent surveys have shown that raw furs worth $120,000,000 are being im­ ported into the United States each year. It is believed that within eight Marshall ship; Glenna Fink, Miami township;; . . . . . . years this country will be meeting,1and Marshall represents the plaintiffs Roscoe Lynch, New Jasper township;! ®nter*a,n 8U^8ts • am ve most o f its own demands. in both cases. „ „ . ,,, , ’ peetedly says Ruth Radford Bloom, i Edith Curtis, Xenia Second Ward, a n d l . .. . , ' Home Demonstration Agent. Followings the escape o f 16 prison­ ers from the London Prison Farm, Warden Thomas C. Jenkins has been given a three month leave o f absence and W. F. Amrine, State . Superin­ tendent o f Correction, has been placed in-charge o f the institution: The London Prison Farm has been under investigation by the State 'Welfare Department officials for the past month. Warden Jenkins is expected to resign when his leave of absence hus expired. , . - DIVORCE DECREES i Roscoe Turner, New Jasper township. hold goods in his possession. plaintiff last June 17 remains unpaid, the court was informed. Bowles against George W. Wills and others. CASES SETTLED Having been settled out of court, the following petitions have been dis­ missed: Regina Wilson against Stanley B. Wilson; Emil Eichman a- gainst R. L. Haines. Under a new state law which be­ came effective on September 6, liens against old, age pensioners’ real estate which the state has had power, to take under the pension law since it went into effect nearly six years ago, arc abolished. Under the old law, the state could take a lien oh real estate as a means o f reimbursement for pension grants. Pensioners protest­ ed on the ground that thrifty persons, who had saved enough to buy their own homes, were penalized by being forced to give the state a lien when accepting pensions. The operation o f the hew civil service bill scheduled to become effect­ ive September 6 was suspended when referenduih petitions were filed on September 5 with Secretary of State Earl Griffith. The petitions contained approximately' 149,000 signatures, a- bout 5,000 more than required to place the proposal on the ballot at the regular election, November 7. The petitions will be sent to the vari­ ous counties for verification before being accepted as valid and sufficient to warrant the proposal being sub­ mitted this fall. The Bigelow constitutional amend­ ment petitons, seeking to materially reduce the number of signatures re­ quired on initiative <t and referendum proposals, have now been returned to the Secretary of State by the county ■ election boards and a tabulation o f their reports reveals that abou t 75 - per cent o f the signatures have been verified. Final actions by the Secre­ tary o f State has been delayed by protests filed in two or three coun­ ties, a proceeding which may be legal­ ly instituted by either the pros or cons when such proposals are sub­ mitted; Acting on orders from Washington, heads o f 19. different federal agri­ cultural agojnciofl in tthe Coftimbus area on September 6 organized a U .( __. ^ .. S. Department of Agriculture Club FORMER SHRltlFF FILES for the purpose of effecting closer co­ operation and co-ordination o f activ­ ities o f the department, Four divorce decrees have been a- • . warded by the court as follows: Law- 1 'oO llCgpB u F d d l l i l t f f VrOCS rence Mussettcr from Alberta Mus-i n setter, on his cross-petition charging] .1 0 l iU l I H I O U lU V C r S l t y cruelty and neglect, with custody of! -----— three minor children given the father; ’ Buffalo, N. Y.—Dr. Clyde A. Pauline Tolle from Ollie Tolle, on Hutchison, research assistant at Co­ grounds o f neglect, the plaintiff re-; lumbia university professor of chem- taining custody o f two minor children; istry at the University of. Buffalo, Sue Estelle Kathe from Lawrence C. ( Chancellor Samuel P., Capen has an- Kaths, _on charges of gross . neglect nounced. and cruelty, the plaintiff being given . native o f Alliance, O., Dr. Hutchi- custody of two minor children; Robert son received 'his bachelor o f arts de- S. Maerum from Kathleen M. Ma- gree from Cedarville college at Ce- crum, on grounds.of cruelty a.nd gross, darville, O., in 1933 and his degree of neglect, the plaintiff to retain house-, doctor of philosophy from Ohio State j university in 1937. He is a member i o f Sigma Xi, honorary scientific so- |ciety. During the last two years at Co- SALE AUTHORIZED Sale of .real estate has been ordered; and priority .of liens and claims de-| lumbia university, Dr. Hutchison has termined in the case o f The Lawyers] been research assistant to Dr. Harold Cooperative Publishing Co., against! C. Urey, who was awarded the Nobel Ernest II. Huston and others. A $2,- prize for the discovery o f heavy hy- 805.78 judgment recovered by theidrogen in 1934. He has been working NEW TRIAL DENIED A defense motion for a new trial and a rehearing of the litigation has been overruled, in the case of Levi Hutchison will continue his work on with Dr. Urey on ,the separation of isotopes. This type of work has re­ cently become extremerly important trace the chemical reactions going on in the body. At the University of Buffalo Dr. Because planning an emergency shelf and looking ahead to the day when such a problem may. confront any Greene County homemaker the home extengjoft. council have arranged-« for a lesson to be given in each community throughout the county on the subject “ Sunday Night Suppers.” These lessons will be given by local leaders selected in various commun­ ities. The leaders training meeting will be held on October 5 and October 6, at 10:30—3:30, at.the Rotary Club. Miss Christine Carlson of Ohio .State University will be in charge o f the instruction for lenders. Miss Carlson has recently been employed as Nutri­ tion Specialist in Ohio, having had considerable experience in Nebraska Extension Department and other western states. Dates of local meetings will be an nounced later. Robert Lee Armstrong, R. R. Xenia; Wilbert Curtis Arnold-, Taylor St., Xenia; Martha Louise Breakfield, R. R, 1, Jamestown; Jane Bruce Bobbitt, 23 Glady Ave., Xenia. Edith Ann Bruce, 658 E. 2nd St., Xenia; Deanna Marie Denehy, 416 J0T. Locust St„ Wilmington; Mary Jane Ewry, Cedarville; Richard Vernon Fisher, Yellow Springs; James Charles Faulkner, R, R. 6, Xenia. Elwood Carson Fawcett, 112 Fay­ ette St., Xenia; William Thomas Gentner, Alpha, Ohio;.Patricia Lucille Gordin, R. R. 2, Cedarville; Carol Ann Hawkins, R, R. 2, Waynesville; La- verta Louise Heck, Clifton. William David .Hodson, Cedarville; Lawrence Wayne Holley, Summitt St, Xenia; Larry David Hilderbrandt, 205 Bellbrook Ave,, Xenia; William Edwin Haines, 45 Clover St., Fairfield; Carol Ann Holt, 62 Trumbull St.« Xenia. Robert Edwin Henderson, 415 W. Main Sft, Xenia; Joann Irwin, 322 E. Market St., Xenia; Robert- Joseph Johnson, Trebines; Richard Ells­ worth Kinzer, 100 Trumbull, Xenia; Alicia Ann Lickliter, 115 Fairground Rd., Xenia. Nancy....Fay Mundaiy, Yellow; Springs; Edna Louise Miller, Cedar­ ville; Norma Jane Morgan, R. R. 2, Dayton; Martha Lee Moore, Fairfield Pike, Xenia; Diana Lee Maynard, Fairfield. Lawrence Richard McCatherine, Washington, C. H., Ohio; Mildred Catherine McCallister, R. R. 2, Ce- darvil .e; James Michael . Paterson, Cedarville; Ronald Paul,Riley, Fair- field; Jean Lou Revoir, Yellow Springs. Sherri Wynne Robinette, 323 W. Main, Xenia; Barbra Jean Strickle, R. R. 4, Xenia; Robert Walter Stills, 1143 E. Main' St., Xenia; Vivian May Sut­ ton, 65 South St., Fairfield; Margaret Ellen Shanks, R. R. 4, Wilmington. Charles Leroy Smart, R. R. 8, Day- ton; William Edward Spencer,' 32 W. 2nd St., Xenia; Roland Lee Thornton, 18 S. Columbia, Xenia; Audrey Caro­ line Terrell; 45 Trumbull St,, Xenia; Kay Lavonne Wilburn', R. R. 1, Ce­ darville; William Lee Wildman, R. R. 1, Cedarville. Greene Countians Arrive Home After European Trip A number o f Greene countians who have been abroad during the summer and were caught there while war was declared. Mrs. Reed Madden wqs in Italy and arrived home last week after much difficulty. Dr. George Geiger and wife. Antioch College, came home on the Ille de France, Sat­ urday. President Henderson, Antioch, and wife, have been in England most of the summer but have not been heard from for some time. It is not known at this time whether they have even left that countrjr. Unusual Storm Hits West Montgomery Co. Farmers in the vicinity of German­ town, Montgomery Co., suffered heavy damage to com and tobacco crops last Saturday evening when a twister accompanied by hail and rain ruined crops over considerable acerage. Trees were uprooted and public utility companies suffered heavy loss. Much has always been contended in favor of hybred com standing heavy wind .storms but we_are told the open-pollinated varieties that were greener-stood up best. Where com was shocked whole fields were twist­ ed and over turned, not a shock left standing on many farms. Numerous barns were unroofed and the damage to fruit trees, especially apples, could not be estimated. The storm came up quick and did not last long but covered most of the western part o f the county. Judge S. C. Wright Withdraws His Name Judge S. C. W right. on Tuesday filed his withdrawal as a candidate for village mayor ' with the ' Greene County Board o f Elections. When his friends first) approached him on this subject he refused and later ' gave consent if there was'no opposition, as he would not contest for a place he did not want. Tuesday he made good his> promise and this for the present leaves.the field to Arthur Evans, un­ less the ’nominating^ committee sees fit to fill the vacancy with another name. 1 . „> Court o f Appeals Sits Here Oct. 1 Dr. David H. Markle Assistant Treasurer Methodist Conference istotope exchange reactions. ESTATES VALUED Three estates have been appraised under probate court direction as fol­ lows: Estate of Mary V. Henderson: gross value, $2,754.59; debts, $1,600- .49; administrative cost, $374.68; net value, after deducting $500 exemp­ tion, $379.42. Estate o f Nora Bane: gross value* $800; obligations, $12.50; net value, $787:50. . Estate o f George O. Bane: gross value, $800; obligations* $295.79; net value, $504,21. MARRIAGE LICENSES . (Granted) > Asa D. Palmer* 1039 W. Second St., PWA Worker* and Elsie Mae Bowermaster* W. Second St. Willis T. Goodbar, Jamestown, R. R. 1* fanner, and Lillian Ruth Leach, Jamestown, R. R. 1. New Burlington Has Big Fire Loss Fire destroyed a grocery, and meat market, a two story dwelling, a garage and one auto and damaged the Friend’s Church Monday night, Fire-* men from, Xenia, Wilmington and Spring Valley checked the flames and saved adjoining property. The loss will be several thousand dollars, This is the second fire the town has had the past year. FOR JAMESTOWN MAYOR State Examiner Rules On Relief Division J. T.| Hogsett, state relief examin­ er, has ruled on the division o f county relief funds amounting to $1,563.42, \vith Xenia city. He gave the city $622.71, or 39.83 per cent, The county and city being unable to agree will abide on the above decision. W. C. Iliff Low Bidder On Matthews Ditch Silt hundred and fifty summer grad­ uates were in the class given diplomas . * t Ohio State University on Septem­ ber 1. Former Sheriff John Bauglin, Jamestown, has filed his petition for mayor o f that village at the Novem­ ber election. Charles N. Fudge and Robert C. Hopkins are also candidates for that honor, Dr. David H. Markle, local Meth odist pastor, who has been returned to his Charge here, has been assistant conference treasurer and served dur­ ing the last session. In addition he has been named on several important committees, including one to survey the camp grounds and organization at Sabina, formerly operated by the Methodist Protestant denomination that united with the M. E. conference. The session at Delaware this year was unusual due to much new business as a result of the combining o f the three branches of the denomination. A new step taken for next year is meeting in June instead o f September and the conference will be at Lake­ side. It has been proposed to meet there one year and Delaware the next, The size o f the conference makes it impossible to get suitable quarters even in most cities. UNDERGOES OPERATION IN CINCINNATI HOSPITAL Miss Annabelle Murdock underwent an operation for removal o f cataract from one o f h6r eyes at the Holmes Hospital, Tuesday, by Dr. Vail. Dur­ ing her absence A. E. Richards filling the vacancy as bookkeeper the Creswell elevator, The Court' of Appeals of the Second District o f Ohio has convened for the fall term with. Roscoe G. Hornbeck, London, presiding judge, and Frank W, Geiger,. Springfield, Joseph D. Barnes, o f Sidney, associate judges. . There are more than 100 cases on the Franklin coufity docket at Colum­ bus. Some 40 o f them will be heard before October 9, when the court sets in London, Madison county. Cases will be heard in Washington C. H., Fayette county) October 10; Xenia Greene county, October 11; Urbana, C ampdigh' county; October 16; Sid­ ney, Shelby couhty, October 17; TYoy, Miami county, October 18; Spring- field, Clark county, October 23; Day- ton, Montgomery county, Nov. 13; Eaton, Preble county, November 14; Greenville, Darke county, November 15. The court will be in Dayton from November 20 nntil the first o f the year, when it convenes in Franklin county on January 2, 1940. This court o f appeals haB the record o f keeping its .docket well cleared of cases. In the judicial year ending July 1, 1939, the court dis­ posed of 154 cases, which was ten more than were filed during the year, Ross Twp. Board Is Over-ruled By Court A jury verdict last July 10 award­ ing $550 to Carrol Roberts, former school bus driver in the Ross town­ ship rural school' district, in his $1,- 000 suit against the Ross school board, charging breach o f contract, was up­ held Thursday by Common Pleas Court Judge F. L. Johnson, who over­ ruled a defense motion for a new trial o f the litigation, > Jrbana Native For Hall Of Fame Honors Frank -M. Hubbard, creator o f Abe Martin,” 4and Frank G. Car penter, traveler and writer, both na­ tives of Mansfield, O., were two o f four persons nominated for places in Ohio State university’s journalism hall o f fame. Others nominated were Brand Whit­ lock, bom in Urbana, O., and, War­ time minister to Belgium and poli­ tical author, and Miss Ellen B. Scripps, newspaperwoman and founder of the Newspaper Enterprise Asso­ ciation syndicate. W. B. McCallister To Join Xenia Law Firm PHONE RENTAL - INCREASES EOR CEDARVILLE According to advices from Colum­ bus the Ohio Bell Telephone Com­ pany, has asked the public utilities commission fo r revision o f phone rates during the coming year for five exchanges in this county. They are Bellbrook, Spring Valley, Bowers- ville, Jamestown and Cedarville. Recording to company officials all rural residential rates reduced in April 1938 from $2.50 to $2.00 will re­ main unchanged. The company pro­ poses to change the entire system in the county, where changes have not been made, from battery to dial sys­ tem. Such changes have- been made for Clark county exchanges this year. The changes for rates in the Ce­ darville Exchange are: Business, individual, $3 to 4; two- party, $3.50 (new); rural, $2 to $3. . Resident,.individual, $2 to $2.75; two-party, $1.75 (discontinued); four- party, $1.75 to $2; rural, $2 (no change). For Jamestown: Business, individual, $3.50 to $4; two-party, $3 to $3.60; rural, $3 (no change). Residence, individual, $2.25 to $2.75; two-party, $2 (no change); four- party, $2 (new ); rural, $2 - (no , change.) Revised monthly rate for Bellbrook: Business, individual, $3.60 to $4; two-party, $3 to $3.50; rural $3 (no change). Residence, individual, $2.25 to $2.75; two-party, $2 (discontinued); four- party $2 (new), rural, $2 (no-change.) For Bowersville: Business, individual, $3.50 to $4; . two-party; $3 to $3.50; rural, $3 no change.) Residence, individual, $2.25 to $2.76; two-party, $2 (discontinued); four- party $4 (new ); rural $2, (n* change. Jury Sets Value Of Real Estate W. B. McCallister, Jr., who has been practicing law in Cincinnati since be­ ing admitted to the bar in 1988, has joined the law firm of Smith, McCal- listor and Gibney, Xenia. He is a broth er of Marcus McCallister, former pros­ ecutor and member o f the law firm. W. B. is a graduate o f Xenia high school, attended Cedarville College and graduated from the law school o f Cincinnati University in 1937. A fair and reasonable’ market value for 69.77-acre tract o f lantf which the stlite of Ohio desires to pur­ chase to expand its Miami township real estate holdings fo r park and forestry purposes would be $10,465.50, equivalent to $149 an acre, a common pleas court, jury decided Tuesday afternoon. The jury, impaneled Monday to as­ sess the compensation which the state should pay for the acreage forming part o f the 131.57-acre Brewer farm, along the Clifton-Xenia pk., required less than an hour to reach its verdict, signed by 11 to the 12 jurors. Previously, the state had deemed $4,690i60, or about $67 an acre, as jiist compensation for the tract, and it remained a question Wednesday whether the Brewer land, on which a 4-H Club camp-is located, -would be accepted at the higher valuation fixed by the jury. Testimony was introduced in be­ half of 11 Brewer heirs, named de­ fendants in a land appropriation suit filed through ,Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert, that other land purchased for state park and forestry purposes in the-. Clifton locality, had brought prices ranging upward from $150 an acre. PLANNING CONFERENCE OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES NOTICE O. E. S. MEMBERS ■ W. C. Iliff, local contractor, was low bidder on the joint county Mat­ thews ditch'on the Greene and Clin­ ton county line, according to County Engineer II. W. Walsh. Of five bids the Iliff bid was lowest at $890.50 for 1,11 miles o f open ditch denning and 0.30 miles o f tile ditch cleaning. Madison Tile Co., London, was low at $201,44 for materials, The Stated Meeting of Cedarville Chapter No. 418, O, E. S., will be held at the Masonic Temple, Monday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p. m. Officers and members arc urged to be present. Dues for 1939 are past due, MRS. ADA STORMONT, Sec, S u b sc r ib e T o T ub H e r a l d All the Presbyterian Ohurches of Greene county are sending repre sentatives o f their various organiza­ tions to a planning conference at Xenia, which will be conducted from 3:30 p. m., to 8 or 9 o’clock, Sunday evenihg. The host church will he the Xenia First Presbyterian Church Speakers will be Dr. North o f Cincin nati; Dr. Plymate o f Dayton; Rev Stanley Weems, Moderator o f Dayton Presbytery, And the Rev, Mr, Hart man o f Bellbrook, Dry Vote Set For Spring Valley Twp. Petitions have been filed with the board of elections asking fo r a local option vote in Spring Valley village and township, banning the sale o f beer and all forms o f intoxcating liquor. The vote will take place at the regular election in November, ENLARGING CORN CRIBS , FOR MILLING PURPOSES R. W. McGregor is having his crib and grainery«.storage enlarged 750 bushels fo r the. former and 1,0Q0 bushels fo r the latter. Space is also provided for grinding and mixing, new machinery to be installed for this purpose. Senator Robt. Taft Warns Against War Seattle, Sept. 12—Participation by the United States in the European war would be the greatest threat to world democracy, Senator Robert A. Taft o f Ohio believes. Speaking here last night on his 'Western trip, Taft said; “ The people who advance the idea wo can not keep out o f war are those who really want us to get into war. These people represent the class o f citizens/ who desire that the entire industrial, political and economic life o f the nation be managed and con­ trolled by the Government. “ I hope England and France will wipe Hitler off the map, but if Ger­ many should he victorious it would have its hands full in Europe for many,-many years or even centuries to come.” Virgil Clemans Met Death In Fall LOCAL COMPANY GETS XENIA STONE CONTRACT The Cedarville Dolomite Co., has been awarded a contract by the cit;r o f Xenia for 500 tons o f crushec stone fo r street improvement. Word was received1 here thie morning o f the death o f Virgil Cte- mans, Soil o f Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cle­ mans, S. Main st., while engaged in roofing a house in Dayton, where he resided. He is survived by his wife and two children. A t this holir no particulars have been received or ar­ rangements made fo r burial. ■MX "— ' i