The Cedarville Herald, Volume 62, Numbers 27-52

NEW THINGS ARE ADVERTISED BY MERCHANTS FIRST. ADVER­ TISEMENTS KEEP YOU ABREAST OF THE TIMES. READ THEM! ADVERTISING IS N SW * AS MUCH AS THE HEADLINES ON TfeB FRONT PAGE. OFTEN. IT IS OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE TO YOU . SIXTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 45 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY,. OCTOBER 6,1939 PRICE, |1.50 A YEAR NEWSLETTER m STATE DEPARTMENTS It was Benjamin Franklin who said: "There.never has been a good war or a bad peace.” * * * A recent report filed by Attorney | General Thomas J. Herbert showtoj that collections from various sources! during the first eight months o f this | year totaled $868,604 as compared with $205,549 fo r the same period last year. Of the total collections, the sum o f $84,651 represents collection o f de- ljnquent premiums due the state under the Workman’s Compensation Act and significance o f this collection figui’e may be noted by comparing it with the $16,525 premium delin­ quencies collected during the same period last year. Seventy-five per cent o f Appellate Court cases have been decided in favor o f the Attorney General and to date this year, 1216 .separate opinions have been made by Attorney General Herbert and hi(s staff, as compared with 1190, the IMIllHtmimilMimilMMIIimillUIMIHIlMMUMIIIlUHIIIIIUIIUIl 1 COURT NEWS ! (m iitiim iiin iitiiiim iiiiim iim m iiiiiiiiin jim iiiiiiiiiiM iiiM if t DIVORCE SUITS Married less than two months ago, William Garrett has brought suit in common pleas court requesting a di­ vorce from E. Lucille Garrett, Colum­ bus, O., on grounds of gross neglect o f duty. 1939 in petition. Wilful absence from home for more than three years is charged in’ a di­ vorce action filed by Luther Bulger, 1040 E. Second St., against Nannie Unusual Fumes In New School Building' The state health department is try- j irig to locate the kind and source of fumes that have affected some o f the pupils in the Stigarcreek schools at Bellbrook. The ffines cause a throat trouble it is said and scHool was dis­ missed last week until the cause is They were married Aug. 12, J determined. Xenia, according to the Dr. Gordon E. Savage, health com­ missioner, with state authorities are having samples o f the air examined in the state department for analysis. Tlie fumes are not noticable only in tho new addition. W. C. liff, local Bulger, 937 E. Second St., whom he j contractor, who had part of the con- married Oct, 16, 1918 in Xenia. j tract says the same .materials were A divorce from Melvin LeRoyj used in mortar, plaster and paint that Borger, Columbus Pike, on grounds of |have been used in other schools erect-1 devices, cruelty and neglect, is sought in a' eel this past year and no complaint divorce suit filed by Roean Margaret j has been made. The plumbing and Borger, a minor, by her mother and! composition flooring were separate next friend, Sarah Smith. The wife, contracts, requesting custody o f a minor child, asserted the defendant has never fur­ nished her a home and that he left her PROS. SHOUP \ ORDERS SLOT MACHINESOUT Prosecutor Marcu3 Shoup on Tues­ day issued an order that must ban all slot machines and illegal vending machines out of the county. Reports indicate that -machines are in use in certain parts o f the county according to the Prosecutor, who has instructed Sheriff Henkel to confiscate all illegal machines and vending ma­ chines within forty-eight hours. If the devices are not removed the owners will be charged With gambling Dec. 28, 1937. Nov. 19, 1937. They were married A. E. Wildman Leaves For Texas Sale TO MARSHAL LIEN Farm Elections Are Scheduled A series of twelve township meet­ ings at which Greene County farmers will elect the men who will .administer their agricultural conservation pro­ gram next year, will begin Tuesday I A. E. Wildman o f S.eima, left Sat- ............ _ __ j ...... ............, | Suit to marshal liens has been filed! unlay for Harfa, Texas, where he will’ night and continue through October 9. record for the same period last year, i by Neal JJunte.r’ Jamestown attorney,! be one o f the jU(]ges at the Seventh! In each township, three Community „ v , .< MUranist Forest Fields and Minnie j Annual Highland Hereford Stockers’ committeemen and two alternates will ! FleWs- with John Deere Plow Co--: Show and Sale to be held there Oct. be elected, County convention dele- I Frank O. Harbison and the Ralston; 7 when 3,000 head o f steers and heif- Purina Co., named co-defendants. Six Are Hurt In Accidents Four persons were hurt in a head- on collision o f two cars on the Urbana pike, near the Clark County line at 6:45 p. m., Saturday. JameB Burba, 75, of Cedarville, Route 1, was ad­ mitted to the. City Hospital with an undetermined back injury. His daugh­ ter-in-law, Mrs. Nora Burba, 33, of the same address, also was admitted, suffering a concussion. They were re­ ported in “.good” condition. Six-year-old Mary Evelyn Burba, daughter of Mrs. Uora Burba, was treated for minor lacerations o f the face and then released. A foprth ac- cupant in the car, Herschel Baldwin, 31, of Cedarville, Route 2, the driver, sustained head lacerations. He also was treated and then released. William E. Burba, 44, the husband, escaped uninjured, as did Fred How­ ard, 32, o f Springfield, the driver of the other car involved. Highway patrol officers who in­ vestigated said the cars collided head' on-in the center of the highway. All of the injured were removed to the Springfield hospital. SCHOOL NEWS llH»HHHHMIHWHItHHMIllHtminHW IHW »WHIHI>l»WHMi 1 Cafeteria Su iter Our annual Cafeteria Supper will be held at the school building, Friday evening, October 20 from 5:30 to 8:30 P m. Ohio ' achieved prominence at the American Legion annual convention held in Chicago Septembei%5-30 when Governor Bricker marched at the head o f the Ohio delegation in the big parade on Tuesday and Lieut. Gov. Paul Herbert made the nominating speech placing Milo J. Warner, of Toledo, before the convention as aj candidate for National Commander on ; Thursday; The Columbus Franklin Post band-won third place in the na­ tional post band contest. • • The organization behind the Bige­ low proposed constitutional amend­ ments initiating old age pensions, etc., on Sept. 22 filed with Sec’y of State Earl Griffith supplemental petitions containing 162,734 signatures to re­ place the- approximately 80,000 sig­ natures on their first petition which county election boards had ruled out on various technicalities, Those ad­ ditional petitions have been sent to the county election boards for verti- fication and a filial decision as tq their validity is expected by October 10. gates will also be named—one in each! ‘ Iera will be sold at public auction in township—and Declaring a judgment for $209.13,! earlots. “ they in turn will This is the third successive; choose a county administrative ,com- which he recovered against Forest and’ yCav that Wildman has assisted in rn itte ea t the annual election Friday Minnie Fields is still unpaid, the plain-, the judging, although he has attended morning, October 13 in Xenia, tiff seeks foreclosure of a chattel the sale as a buyer for more than 20 J. B. Mason, chairman of the county mortgage and appointment o f a re-i years. At the sale, he will buy. association,, announced Saturday that ceiver. Smith,- McCallister and Gib-, ca ttle.for -himself and other Ohio! an association representative will at- .ney are attorneys for the petitioner. ‘ feeders. - j tend each township meeting to give : -------------------------- Jinformation with respect to the 1940 PARTITION ASKED I Partition of real estate is the object Corn Crop Being of a. petition filed by J. R. Huston against Edward Huston, C. M. Hus­ ton,, Minnie Wetzel and Ossie Berry- hill. Marcus Shoup is the plaintiff’s attorney. Picked By Machine i conservation program. Dates for the [ township elections were announced as follows: Cedarville Twp., October’7, S p. in,, Cedarville High School, Science Room. Jefferson Twp., October 6, 8 p, m., The popularity of the mechanical ('corn picker is shown by the general; Jefferson High ‘ School, BowersvHle. 'use of this method this year in har-! Miami Twp., October 6, 8 p. m. Bryan High School, Yellow Springs. Lester Brock Gets Thorpe Farm Mrs. Anna Thorpe, who for 50 years has lived on the Thorpe homestead farm of 103 acres, three miles west of South Charleston, has sold the property to Lester Brock of near Xenia. Brock will move to the farm within the next 30 days. W. R. Hhorpe, Mrs. Thorpe’s husband who was born on the farm in 1865, died in April, 1938. Since that time, Mrs. Thorpe has operated the farm herself. She "Will move to South Charleston where she has purchased a residence. New Jasper Twp., October 4, 8 p; M., .Trustees Office, New Jasper. Ross Twp., October 5, 8 p. m„ LII'E ESTATE ENDED vesting the big com crop. It' is said i Life estate of Cora Queary in cor- t0 be much cheaper method of gather- j tain real estate has been terminated, ;ng. the crop than by hand husking and , by court order, in the case of Earl Haves much time. ■ This has been an Queary and others against Cora unusually favorable year for •me-' Township Home. Queary and others. Partition o f the chanical picking.. It has enabled farm- Silvercreek Twn Octobers 8 u in property by Raymond Hopping, Lee ors to pet their erop under cover b e - ^ ilvfc.rcreek Hjgh "school, Vocational Hutchison and W.*. B. Farnsworth was fore the bad weather sets in and also authorized. j makes possible earlier wheat sowing. Ohio- universities have completed plans for the training o f students to fly as part of the civilian pilot train­ ing program. Active training will begin as soon as the universities have been'' assigned their Quotas and the completion of their-contracts with the government. , * - '«* *’ The Ohio Fix .Hunters Association will hold their annual meeting at Logan during the week of October 29. * . . * . * - When the U. S. Weather Bureau re­ cently checked up the hits and misses scored by the official forecasters throughout the country,1it was found that the six Ohio forecasters have batted .876~so far this year, above tlie average scored by most of the other states. Temperature' forecasts for Ohio this year have been 90.6 per cent correct and the wet and dry pre­ dictions, 84,6 per cent, In the face o f a host o f Uncertain­ ties clouding the fate of the congres- Council Will Grant Street Improvement DIVORCE DECREES Two husbands have been awarded divorces as follows: Warren Benning­ ton from Cora Susie Bennington, on grounds of gross neglect, with the | custody of minor children referred to Council met, in regular session Mon-, juveniel court; Sowell Nevitt f r o i h day evening when the usual monthly! Anna Louise Nevitt, oil a gross neg- bills were approved and ordered paid j lect charge, with the custody o f a and reports received^ | minor child given to the plaintiff and Council, ordered improvement of 1 the defendant barred of interest in his West Cedar Street, a new grade being j chattel property. 'establish! oy Engineer Ritcnour fol-j ____ _ lowing a request ESTATES APPRAISED l e t t e r grades Agricultural room, Jamestown. Spring Valley Twp!, October 7, 8 p. m., Town Hull, Spring Valley. Sugarcreek Twp., October 7, 8 p. m., Town Hall, Bellbrook. Xenia Twp., October 9, 8 p. m., Court House Assembly Room, Xenia. Greene County Veterans Have Not Called For Government Bonus for sidewalk and! j Greene County was revealed Mon Eight estates have been appraised Thc clerk was instructed to .'contact* day to have 35 'World War .veterans under direction o f probate court as! ownerH ° f a site for a neW garbage for eligible dependents who not only follows: j dump; one-that would be. closer to Estate of Robert Zimmerman: gross tr)Wn *-luin the one now in use. value, $28,298.65; debfjs, $7,200.21; ad-! -------------------------- ministrative cost, $1,335; net value,' $14,763.64. have not received their soldiers’ bonus money, but have not even applied for the adjusted service certificates upon which payments are based. Veto of a bill extending the time [ Will M. Hundley | Makes A Visit | H. S. Dance The first high school dance will be in the auditorium, Thursday evening, October 26. Library Books We wish to take this opportunity to thank the ladies o f the W. C. T. U. o f Cedarville fo r tlie lovely library gift o f six new books on Scientific Temperance. We appreciate this' gift and feel sure they will prove valuable to all who read them. Pupils Hear Story Last Friday pupils o f the sixth grade enjoyed hearing Miss Irene Goodin o f the College tell • them the story—“ The Man Without A Coun­ try.” FORMERCLERK HEBMBHMY ATHISHOME Chapel Program The chapel program last Friday-was given by Mr. Baas and Paul Dobbins. Mr. Baas played two violin solos which brought much applause from the. audience. Paul Dobbins gave an interesting account o f the week spent in Columbus at the Buckeye Boys’ State, an organization sponsored by the American Legion for the training of boys for government positions. Paul was the represetative from Ce­ darville Township chosen fo r his scholarship and attitude toward school. Agriculture News The Travelaire Club will the high school Monday October 9. meet at evening, - f * " ! ' iohn,.A-. Co"i“ ; «~U- COLLEGE NEWS value, $740; obligations not listed, i§ Estate of Aletha Allen: gross value,’ fiuum..... $1,017.76; obligations, $225.24; net value, $792.52. Estate of Almira Merchant: gross value, $851.73; obligations, $440.98; sional neutrality act, there has beenj,‘et value, .$410.76. a pronounced pick-up in almost all1 ° £ ; lin es o f Ohio industrial •business.} -800,74^ ob iW .on s , $459.09; net Many Columbus concerns have added) va“ *e' f 5’2; ;83' hundreds of employes and lengthened' Estate of J. W the number o f working hours in an effort to keep pace with the “ war boom.” * * • * The U. S. Civil Service Commission reported September 25 that there were 920,310 employes on -the government payrolls on June 30. Of this number 67.7'per cent were under the classified civil service act. Coach Thompson and Mr. Dorst i spent Tuesday r>orning visiting Wil? mington College. Coach Thompson arranged for athletic contests be­ tween the two colleges in baseball and basketbail. Mr. Dorst talked with the Business Manager of the College and was introduced in chapel. Gen. G. D. Light, Ohio Adjutant General, has been instructed by the federal- war department, to increase Glass: gross value, $14,034.12; obligations, $1,511.91; net! value, $12,522.21. ' Mr. Dorst is to take part in the Estate of Ethel Harris: gross j dedication of the now five hundred and value,' $1,451.88; obligations, $487.71; fifty thousand dollar Y. |! limit for application for such certi- |jficates means these veterans or their dependents have only until Jan. 2, 1940, to file applications or lose their rights to bonus compensation. Value o f the unclaimed bonus certif- cates in this county is about $17,500. It is estimated that 945 certificates have already been issued to the cdunty’s veterans with a total matur­ ity value of $900,000. Against these certificates, an estimated $450,000 in bonus bonds has been issued, of which about $382,600 has been redeemed. net. value, $965.71. Estate of Albert S. Bowen: gross value, $100; obligations, nothing; net value, $100. APPOINTMENTS Joseph and Sidney Gable, have been named co-executors of the estate of Julius M. Gable, latc( df Xenia, under $10,000 bond, with authority to M. C. A. building in Springfield. Mr. Dorst, for twenty-one years secretary of the Springfield branch, had a great part in raising funds for the building. Governor Bricker will give the prin­ ciple address, Sunday)at 3 p. m. $500 bond. ‘ Daniel Heinz, John A; Evans and Dr. J. E. Spherd were named appraisers. A v U C ittl 1 n u t '* * 'P 1*1 i/iM vii f • . | . , the Ohio National Guard in personnel .continue the decedents business, by 1602 enlistments at once, without j Elcie C. Taylor has been appointed the addition of any new units. administratrix of the estate o f James J. Taylor, late o f Ross Twp., under The tJ. S. Travel Bureau recently reported that Ohio ranked fourth among the states in the amount of money spent in it for recreational pur­ poses by toljrists. I t ’ estimated the amount spent in Ohio in 1938 at $295,- 738,644 and only New York, Pennsyl­ vania and California received greater amounts, * - * * The State Conservation Division is Conch Thompson is arranging for a “ Cedarville Night” in the near future, to be held in tho new build­ ing, Republican Women Meet In Springfield The Dramatic Club will meet Tues­ day evening. A one act play entitled “ Honor” will be given. Members of the faculty will be en­ tertained in the home of Mr. and Mrs.; Stbelo on Friday evening. Rain Fell After Long Dry Spell This section enjoyed a rain Satur­ day that measured .97 inches accord­ ing to weather reports. It was wel­ comed for the temperature 'dropped to a point more suitable for the time of year. Farmers welcomed the rain to enable them to get wheat and barley sowed while the moisture would do the most good. The rain did little to replenish streams or even reach the dry wells. The first frost wits found Sunday morning. The Republican women of November 5 has been set as the date for the annual Men’s Bible Rcad- the.ing Contest, Tho procedure will be Seventh District held an all day meet- changed somewhat this year in that ing Thursday in Memorial Hall, The meeting was planned readings will be from memory, now distributing 1368 coon throughout) Springfield . now tnstno g plncc(1 inU s a school o f politics. The meeting, was sponsored by Miss — „ , Baker, who served as hostess at the Farm luncheon. Mrs, John W, Bricker, wife the State. They are raccoon propagation areas and places in the state where they expected to, best thrive. ,n l are; The Sophomore Glass held a steak Margaret' fry on Thursday evening at Bryan • Mr. and Mrs. Lee Masincup (Annis Hfiff) have returned to their home in Waynesboro, Va., after spending two Weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Huff, in Clifton. of Ohio's governor, and Mrs. Robert Taft, wife o f the Republican Senator -from Ohio, each presided at different sessions. There were speakers of prominence on both state and national problems. On Thursday looming the combin­ ed Y. W, and Y. M, enjoyed a musical program given by members selected from the two groups. Steele Codicil Is Declared Invalid Suhsorib* To THE HERALD Common Pleas Judge Frank L. Johnson automatically upheld a jury verdict returned June 28 which de­ clared invalid, the deathbed amend­ ment to the will o f Mrs. Miriam E. Steele, widow of J. D. Steele, cordage manufacturer, when he overruled a defense motion for a new trial. The verdict returned to Miss Flo­ rence Steele, a daughter, equal bene­ fit with her sister, Mrs. Margarpt Barlow, Evanston, 111., under the Will. The Winters National Bank and Trust Co., Dayton, is executor and trustee. Iyears, Will M. Hundley, Norfolk, Va., gave .this office a sudden surprise -visit Monday afternoon, after an absence o f thirty-six years. It was-his first visit over that period and he had a hard time recalling the names o f many that he knew back in those days.' When the present management took charge o f the Herald back in 1899; •with Prof. J. Robb Harper, Wilmette, III., as q partner, the.“ printer” as he was known in those ’ days was Mr, Hundley, who had served under the ownership of the late S. M. Ramsey as publisher. Mr. Hundley broke in the two new owners to the tricks o f the publishing business and how to “stick” type by hand, for in those days there was no other method known outside o f a few cities that were giving the machine composition plan a tryout. After one year. Mr. Harper retired and Mr. Hundley remained here until 1901 when he went to Pool Bros, com­ mercial printing company in Chicago. He returned here in 1903 for one day and loft for Altavista, Va., wihere he purchased the only newspaper in eight counties and it Was there that he laid his foundation for future success that made retirement possible in 1936. Mr! Hundley was always interested in- Cedarville and her people. He tried to keep some connection through per sonal correspondence with the present publisher. His first wife was Miss Jean Irwin, who died some years ago, who will be recalled by older citizens, While on the Herald Mr. Hundley was correspondent for several papers and wrote a number o f historical articles of events in Greene county. He had the ability for writing both prose and poenis and he now returns to his first love, devoting all his time to writing and reading. To those who remember him his dark brown flowing locks are now silver white and he is enjoying the best of health, regardless o f his three score and ten. His short visit was. a delight and our only regret was that J. R. Harper could not have been with us for a brief space o f time. Mr. Hundley, with his brother, Elmer, Cincinnati, stopped here en- route to the latter’s home after a visit with a brother, James, in Monroe, Mich. 'Ibe original Hundley . home was at Plainville, near Cincinnati. Elmer is now the oldest man connect­ ed with the Cincinnati post office in the point of service and he will retire in three years at seventy. He has never had any other job as he express­ ed it/ “ I graduated from high school on Thursday and reported to the Cin­ cinnati postoffice on Monday and have been there ever since.” A* pres­ ent he is postmaster at t 1 sub­ station .in Lockland, and has twenty- one carriers under him for the various suburban towns. His wife was t daughter o f tho late, Rev. A, D. Mad­ dox, formerly pastor of the local Methodist Church. It was a delight to greet these olt friends after an absence o f so many F. F. A- Eleven freshmen -boys initiated as “ green hands” into the F. F. A., Wed­ nesday evening. This is 100 per cent membership o f boys taking Vocational Agriculture. . Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting.. Thirty-one boys were present. ....... Organization o f History Clubs The Junior and Senior History classes have organized current- events clubs under the direction o f Miss Han­ na. . The Senior class elected Dorothy Gerhardt as chairman and Pansy Rose as secretary. No name has yet been chosen for the Senior club. . Keith Wright was elected chairman, and Wanda Hughes secretary o f the Junior Club. The Juniors have chosen as the name for their clu b . “ Nues Revue.” » These1meetings are held on every Friday during the regular history period. John G. McCorkell, 76, former vil­ lage clerk and retired merchant died at 'his home Monday evening at 10:30. He hnd been in failing health for four years suffering from cardiac asthma tat his condition did not become seri­ ous until the night o f hie death. The deceased was born irf Cedarville January 28, 1864, the son o f John B. and Mary Ann Orr McCorkell, he had spent his entire life here. In 1886 he entered business here as a member o f the firm o f Stewart and McCorkell, drygoods store. Later he was in the insurance business but retired in 1936. He served as village clerk from 1896 until 1936 with the exception o f three terms during that period. •■ He formerly attended the Univers­ ity o f Pennsylvania and was, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Ce­ darville, the I. O. O. F. Lodge and was a charter member o f the Cedarville,' ‘Knights of Pythias Lodge, He leaves his widow, Mrs. Mairy Iliff McCorkell, whom life married in Cedarville March 20, 1889; two sons, John Roscoe, of this place, and Pierre J., at home; a half brother, Jay B. McCorkell, o f Paulsboro, N. J., and two half-sisters, Mrs. John, Reed, o f Sea View, Va., and Mrs. Joseph Og­ den, o f Atlantic City, N. J. . A daugh- * ter, Anna Mary, 'died eight months - ago. Funeral services were conducted at the McMillan Funeral Home Wednes­ day at 3 p, m,, in charge o f Rev. Benjamin Adams; o f the Cedarville Presbyterian Church, with burial in Massies’ Creek Cemetery. Field Trip Sophomore girls of the home eco­ nomics class with Miss Brown their instructor, will be taken in the school bus for a field trip to Dayton,’,Friday, to examine and select woolen ma­ terials suitable for their project in dressmaking. This trip gives the girls one op­ portunity to apply class room infor­ mation to a real life setting. . Ross Twp. Com , Husking' Contest . For the second straight year Ross Township will be host to Greene County’s annual com husking contest. The 1939 “battle o f the bangboards”' will be held Thursday, October 19, on the Clifford Glass farm on the Federal Pike, fourteen miles from Xenia and half a mile from the Soiith {Charleston Road, according to Robert Bernard, acting county agent. A twenty-acre field o f hybrid com will be provided for the standing com contestants, and a field o f shock-corn on-the same farm will be \he-scene o f the shock competition. All huskers entering the stalk corn contest must-.submit their entries by p. m., Tuesday, October 17, at the county agents office or with C. E» Pickering, Jamestown, named secre­ tary o f the committee in charge o f the event. Earl Ritcnour was appointed chair- . man for this year’s contest. Other committee members are: gleaners—O. T. Marshall, Albert Wigal; Judges— Lawrence Edgington, Herbert Smith , and Lester McDorntah; Weight masters—D. D, Bushlong, Carl Mc- Dorman, Clarence Mott; timekeeper Arnett Gordon; wagon committee— Ray Reid; Paul Blankenship; refresh­ ment stand—Lewis Lillick; sacks and tags—P. A. Harper; scorekeeper— Donald MoBsman. Lunch will be served by the Parent- Teachers association Of Ross Town­ ship. . Baseball The local boys defeated Bellbrook last Friday with a score o f 11 to 9. The next game will be at Spring Valley this Friday evening. London Newsman Gets Prison Farm Clerkship A. K. Chenoweth, formerly con­ nected with the Madison Press, Lon­ don, has been named parole and record clerk, at the London Prison Farm to succeed W. C. Thomas, who resigned to become a guard at the institution Thomas is a brother o f Preston B, Thomas, formerly warden at the Ohio penitentiary. Prison Farm Turns Out Canned Goods The canning factory at the State Prison Farm, near London, is turning out, great quantities o f canned foods • for use in different institutions. So far there have been turned out 7458 cans of beans; 25,708 o f corn, 21,000 o f peas, 23,286 o f tomatoes and so far 2716 s>t pumpkin with tho crop not all gathered yet. The cans are about of gallon size. The dry wether cut the crop o f corn, peas and tomatoes short as compared with former years. SPR1NGFFIELD ATTORNEY HAS HEART ATTACK IN NEW YORK Mrs. Helen B. Milburn Died lit New York Attorney Paul Martin, Springfield, suffered a heart attack in a New York hotel, Saturday, and has been in a critical condition. He has been active in Y. M. C. A., Masonic and Presby­ terian church work and was known here. » SUFFERS PARALYTIC STROKE Miss Etta Owens, Xenia avenue, suffered a paralytic stroke Thursday evening, and another again on Satur­ day evening, making her condition rather critical at this time. Miss Owens being an aunt o f Mr. and Mrs- 1, C, Davis, caused a sudden chahgd iff the plans o f Mr. hnd Mrs. Davis in giving up their western trip fo r the j present. Mrs. Helen B. Milburn, dean of women of the College of the City of New York, a native of Xenia, died in that city Friday morning. She was the daughter, of Joseph and Martha Rogers Milburn, former postmaster in his city and at one time connected with the “Xenia Torchlight.” No immediate relatives survive, the clos­ est being Mrs, Edith Blair of this place. The funeral was held Moiiday in Xenia with bnrial in Woodland Cemetery, SUFFERING BLOOD POISON Elmer Lutteral, farm hand on the W. S. Hopping; farm, has been Suf­ fering blood poisoning on his left hand that haS given him much worry and pain. It is now considerably im* , -*Ws. JW * * * i