The Cedarville Herald, Volume 62, Numbers 27-52

4 ■A * 3 m m AEJ6 AUVERTISKD m MRRCHAKT^ FIRST. ADVER­ TISEMENTS KEEP YOU ABREAST OF THE TIMES. READ THEMl T T y * ADTOSBWKB a m m SB W X * AS IBS HKADUNH ON TM FRONT PAGE. OFTEN tT IS OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE TO YOU. SIXTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 49 CEDARVILLE, OHIO< FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3,1939 FMSHTE An all ‘ time record for the poli­ tical footballing o f a legislative ref­ erendum proposal was set Saturday, October 21, when H. T. Chapman of the State Provisional Employees: j COURT NEWS INJUNCTION SUIT An injunction to prevent Marion Fauber from holding a public sale o f personal property Nov. 1 is sought in a petition filed in common pleas court by the Spring Valley National Bank, which separately has recovered a default $50,7.50 note judgment ‘ [against Fauber. The bank, declaring it advanced a Association, representing the D e m o - j ^ ,flan to Faober Qn the basla of cratic State Committee, appeared m person and with one hand tendered additional signatures demanding the submissal o f a refendum vote on the new Civil Sendee Law and with the other hand presented the Secretary o f State with a court injunction restrain­ ing him from taking any official action in the matter, both tenders being made by the same individual at the same time. A fter filing a referendum petition containing some 152,000 signatures, on September 5th, a court mandate was secured ordering the ■Secretary of State to “ forthwith” rush the petitions to the county Boards o f Elections for verification. No sooner were the peti­ tions in the hands o f the -Boards of Elections, than court actions were be­ gun in 10 countie s by Democratic County Committees questioning the count o f local Boards. All legal bar­ riers were finally removed and after issuing an order to place the proposal on the ballot, ^Secretary Griffith charged the Democratic organization with empolying “ phony court actions" to prevent- a vote and added: “ It is unbeiievablc that in Ohio the courts can be used to obstruct the proper administration o f the election laws, or that any official can be pre­ vented from expediting matters of public interest by a so-called “ in­ junction” issued without a hearing and upon allegations which are both false and malicious.” Four intiative. proposals will be voted upon at the general election to be held Tuesday, November 7, as fol­ lows: ' - , ■1. Creating a State Board of Edu­ cation. 2. Shall the state levy additional tuxes to pay a monthly pension o f $50 to all residents, o f the state .ovpr 60 years o f "age—$80 a month for l.usband and wife? . 3. Reducing the number of sig- a property statement showing he own­ ed a 104-acre Spring Valley Twp. farm and had valuable personal prop­ erty that established adequate credit, charges the defendant transferred the real estate to his wife’s' name, plans to dispose of his personal -property and move out o f .the state -ijo place himself beyond the reach of creditors. Judge George H. Smith is attorney for the bank. M U M DIVORCE ACTIONS’' Glenzie Koontz, in- a suit for di­ vorce from Alta Koontz, on grounds p f gross neglect of duty, charges his wife left home for hours at a time, leaving their two younger children, aged 2 and 5, tied out in the yard. They were married March 15, 1927 in Kansas. The plaintiff requests cus­ tody o f -three, minor children and anf injunction against his wife to prevent removable pf the children from their home in Fairfield. . .( •Gross neglect of duty is charged in a divorce suit filed by Taft Bollmani against Vesta Boolman, Everett, Pa.,! R, R. l. They we.ro married Oct.] TO/ 1937, at Berkley Springs, W. Vu„ according to the petition. Asserting the defendant left him two years ago, Wilfred Harris has- brought suit for divorce from Aliena! Marie Harris, 433 E.-Church St., 9 h| grounds ot gross neglevt. They were l married August 29, 1936. j Charging gross neglect for the last} year, Goldie Hutsell has filed suit tot divorce Gordon Hutsell, 609 W. Main; St., Springfield, whom she married; Oct. 23, 1937 at Richmond, Ind. j The voters will be handed a small ballot next Tuesday that cqlls fo r a renewal o f the extra three mill tax * for five years. While there will be a tendency to vote “ No” on certain state issues, voters should, not overlook the am- •^ * portahee o f this*'school levy. Such a levy is necessary to keep the schpols up to standards set by the l^orth- Central Association. The three mil! levy was passed by a good majority five years ago and there werp periods during that time when the finances o f the board by careful management were sufficient that the full three mills were not levied. This year it is more important than ever that the schools be guaranteed .sufficient funds. Should the old age pension plan bo adopted the schools will be cut short on finances as a good part of school funds would go into the pension fund. The school levy should not be con­ nected with the campaign to defeat the pension fund, yet the danger should be pointed out so that school patrons will know just what might be in the future that would be a handicap fo r the schools. Vote “ YES” for the three mill levy for five years. PRICE, $1,50 A YEAR Moderators Day ♦November 8th Dayton Presbytery's annual observ. apee o f Moderator’s Day will be held in the Westminster Church, Dayton, Dr. Hugh Ivan Evans, pastor, on Wednesday, November 8, when Dr. Sam Higginbottom, Moderator o f the Presbyterian General Assembly, will be the guest speaker at an evening dinner arranged in his honor. Delega- lions from the’local church, headed by the Rev, Benjamin N. Adams, and similar delegations from Piqua, Springfield, Hamilton, Greenville, Dayton, Troy, -Eaton, Xenia and the other Presbyterian centers throughout the eight coun|ies of the district, The dinner % under the auspices of Presbytery’s committee on United ALIMONY AWARD ASKED . • i Permanent alimony, and an injunc­ tion are requested in* a suit instituted’ by. Glenna Jiickliter against James! M. Lickiiter, Xenia, ft, B» 4, - They; were married ' Nov. 15/ 1926 at; Springfield, but have been separated, natures required to initiate consti-! !'since Oct. 21 last/according to the taion and referendum proposals. Legislative Referendum Shall House Bill 14, amending the Civil Service Law and approved by the Governor, stand approved? petition, which charges, the defendant with non-support for more than four* years past. Miss Etta Owens Died Monday Miss Etta Owens, 79, died at her home on Xenia Ave., Monday at 4 p. ity, an the result o f a strofke o f paralysis suffered September 28. She was bor.n near Cedarville, July 6, I860, the daughter o f Henry and Eleanor Crawford Qwens, she had spent her entire life in this commun­ ity and was a member o f the Cedar? ville Methodist Church. She is the last member, o f her im­ mediate family bpt leaves a number of nieces and nephews. • . Funeral services were .conducted, ffom the home Wednesday afternoon, in charge of -Rev: David H. Markle/ of the Methodist Church, Burial took place in North Cemetery. T M WITH BRIDGEFALLS INTORIVER The Ohio National Guard has stepped up its actitvitios—a general .test mobilization to keep pace with a Rational program o f armed defense reoi ganization and. strengthening. This is the first extratraining for the guardsmen since the World War and each uni. will get seven days field training. Beginning in November the men will get practice in drill legutations and later plans’ may call for the men to mobolize by battalions. The federal debt jumped $58,000,- 000 in one day on October 20th to a record high o f $40,963,392,881, as the L. S. Treasury resumed borrowing to pay fo r its deficit. The debt now is $523,860,470 higher than it was when the. fiscal year began July 1, and about $2,600,000,000 higher than it was a year ago. Since July, the ' treasury has spent $2,921,100,497 and taken in $1,629,591,090, causing a de­ ficit in this period o f $1,291509,406, For the same period last year the deficit was $997,039,696. “ We will not permit,the appoint­ ment o f any person as a local elec­ tion official, who, as- shown by the evidence on file in this office, has beeft guilty o f ejection law violations jn the past,” so said Secretary o f State Earl Griffith to the now Pike County Board of Elections. The new Board succeeds the one removed last sqm;, mcr by the Secretary following »n Investigation o f election irregularities in that county. Attorney General Herbert has filed Court informations accusing 15 persons including 3 county officials, o f misdemeanors in the con­ duct o f elections. Tj)e .State Liquor Department ex­ penses for the first nine months this year were $680,000 below what they were for the same period of 1938, the savings being $530,000 in personal service and $176,000 in maintenance, Thq state funds* formerly ear* marked ter public school foundation purposes* sHuW ft collection of $55,- 300 , 000 , or aw excess In amount of $2,170,000, for the first nine months of this year, sajfs a recent, report filed' by State ^Finance Director R. 'll.; Bangham. “ There is -no question hut1 that the $2,000,000 which the admin­ istration planned to pay bit the public school deficit at the end of the year will be available,” said Mr, Bangham, DIVORCES GRANTED Three divorce decrees have been awarded by the court as follows:! G fcigia H. Church from Marvin R,! Church,, on grounds o f gross neglect! and cruelty, with the plaintiff givenl custody of two minor children; Alice) Evans from" Sanford Evans, on- grounds Of gross neglect and wilful) .absence, with custody o f a minor; ■hiid granted the plaintiff; Lucy jline from Jessie Cline, grounds for the decree not listed. Feeding Lambs, Cattle Received For Farmers CASES DISMISSED Four cases have been dismissed by tho court as follows: Evelyn Nicley vs. Stanley J. Nicley, for lack of pro­ secution; LeVem COoke vs. Donald f Cooks, for lack o f prosecution;* Peoples Building and Savings Go, vs/. Raymond Lyle and others, at request o f plaintiff; Thomas. F. Irish vs. Mary B. Irish, plaintiff having left Xenia and not desiring to prosecute, A number of farmers in this.vicinity have received feeding lambs and cattle this w‘eek, most from the west and southwest. Howard Smith, Selma, one of the larges lamb feeders in this section has received 653 lambs nnd 650 more are expected this week, Those receiving Herefords are: Harry Wilson, 12; John Collins, 10; Edward Keil, 20; Roger Collins, 10; Frank Croswell, 40. Clifford Glass, 31 head; Fred Dem­ ent, South Solon, cat lot. R. A. Mur­ dock, car heifers and a car o f steers are uxpected this week. Ralph Towns- ley, 35; J. E. Kyle, 25. “Stolen” Lambs Round Not Far From Home I ESTATES-VALUED For inheritance t«v purposes, five estates have been appraised under probate court direction as follows! Estate of Cora Rhoades: gross value, $1,951.05; obligations, $372.12; net value, $1,578:07, Estate o f Atthp M^TOwnslOy: gross value, $13,254.80; obligations, $1,614; net value, $11,640,80, Estate o f Rosa Kepiinger: gross value, $500; obligation, $652) net value, nothing, Estate of Elip&h S: Finney: gross value, $3,610; obligation, not listed. Estate o f T. Jefferson Scott: gross value, $190; ' obligations, paid; net value, $180. APPOINTMENTS MADE W. M. McCallidtOr, Jr., has been named administrator o f the estate o f L. D. Barley, late o f Xenia, under $1,000 bond. Raymond and Albert Borden as co executors o f the estate o f Beqellfi Borden, latp of Xertia, under $10,000 bond. * Stanley ,H. Chitty as administrator o f the estate o f Hattje W, Whjtnter, late o f Xenia, under $4,000 bond, M. K. Ritenour as administrator o f the estate o f Charles R, Ritenour, late o f Ross Twp„ under $2,000 bond* LEGALLY DEAD ; No evidence to the contrary having been submitted legal presumption of the death o f Carl E. Johnson has been confirmed by order o f the court, % Harold Wood, who resides on the Frank Croswell farm, reported to tho sheriff’s office Monday the theft of 38 close wool Corriedale lambs, weigh­ ing 75 pounds each, and a total value of $226# It was thought the lambs were hauled away in trucks, The next day the lambs turned up on tho farm o f Herman Straley, a neighbor farmer a mile or so away, It is supposed they escaped through a>fence. PHONE COMPANY TO SELL Promotion o f which the ReV. John Stanley Harker, Hamilton, is chair­ man. Dr. Eliot Porter, Oxford, Moderator o f Duyton Presbytery, will be the toastmaster. Only twice before since 1870 has the Presbyterian Church elected a lay­ man to its highest office o f Moderator. This honor was conferred on Sam Higginbottom by the General As­ sembly at its meeting In Cleveland last May, Dr. Higginbottom has se­ cured a year’s leave o f absence from his responsibilities as President of the Allahabad Christian College in Indian that he might he .free to visit the United States while, he serves as the official head of the denomination, Bom in Manchester, England, with a Welch ancestry, Sam Higginbottom came to. America to attend Mount Herman School where he was greatly influenced by Dwight L. Moody. Con­ tinuing his education at Amherst and graduating from Princton University in 19Q3, Dr. Higginbottom went to India to teaoh economics in the Ewing Christian College. Bpt the recurring famines o f India and the need o f im­ proved .farming methods made such an impression on Dr. Higginbottom that he returned to Ohio State Uni­ versity for a course in Agriculture that he migh tench the people of India how to better their crops and increase their food supply. He found-1 ed the Agricultural Institute, ndw a part of tho college which he heads, and has been sending out trained farmers to change local conditions, So great have been his achievements that the government of India, Prince­ ton and Western Reserve Universities, and now the Presbyterian Chbrch have conferred upon him their great­ est honors. Birthday Luncheon At U. P. Church The iron bridge across the Little Miami River on Route 68 between Xenia and Yellow Springs is a twist­ ed mass o f ruin with the truck crush­ ed under the twisted framework o f the bridge. Michael Canacri, 4-7, Detroit, Mich­ aud his pet dog escaped unhurt, he being the only person on the truck, which was loaded with two tons o f vegetables bound for the south. The accident happened about 7:20 p. m„ Monday, Canacri stated -he was blinded by an approaching auto when his truck hit the abutment which sent the bridge to the bed o f the river in two feet of water. According to highway officials the bridge is a total wreck ana beyond repair so that Route 68 at that point will be closed for the winter. Traffic is: being detoured over 235 to get around the wrecked river bridge. This is the second bridge in the county to collapse under truck weight in l-ecent weeks. The other was over Massies Creek, south fork, on the Jamestown and Selma pike. Supt. Ritenour .informs the Herald at press time that a temporary bridge will be erected at once and the detour used until that time. Bridge Crash Brings County Damage Suit The Union National Milling Co.,; Springfield, has filed suit against the: Greene County Commissioners seek­ ing damages o f $4,500 due to the] collapse o f a bridge over the south fork of Massies Creek on the James­ town and Selma pike in September. Edward, Layne, driving a tractor] trailer loaded .with flour enroute to Chillicothe, started to cross the bridge when it collapsed to the bed o f the creek. The truck burned as did the] wooden floor o f the steel structure, The commissioners rejected the claim and the suit followed. The claim was made Hiai; Uie'county had not kepFthe bridge in good repair, • SCHOOL NEWS . Seniors Visit Photographer Members o f the Senior Class accom­ panied by Miss Rife motored to Day. to, Monday, to have their pictures taken at Knoll’s Studio. • Results: F in ? ? ? November 10, 1939 Reserve Friday evening, November 10, for the Great Miami Valley Hay­ loft Jamboree entertainers, under the sponsorship o f our school, who are coming to the Cedarville Opera House. The two-hour ahefw, presented by a cast o f twenty “ Hill Billies*” promises an evening o f lively entertainment. -The admission is-ten-and tweny-five cents. Principal Is Honored On Saturday, October 28, Miss Carrie Rife and Miss Josephine Ran dall, Principal o f Jamestown High School were received into active membership of The Delta Kappa Gamma fraternity— - The National Society o f Education—at a delightful meeting and luncheon in the Nether- land Plaza Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio. High School Dance About ninety students attended the high school dance held in the audi­ torium last Thursday evening. Every­ one had a good time. C. O. T. A. Members o f the faculty were r in Dayton last Friday and Saturday for the Central Ohio Teacher’s Meeting- Miss Luella Robe was elected secre­ tary fo r the English departmental meeting for next year. Music Teacher Honored Our music supervisor, Mr. Edward! Bass, played several violin selections! for the Ohio State Mothers' Club at| a luncheon in Xenia on Wednesday: NEW INDUSTRY PAmume F0RPRESNT The Home Mutual Telephone Co., o f Plattsburg, Clark county, has ask­ ed the public utility commission for authority to sell its lines «hd property to the Bell Company for $5,460. The pldnt needs rebuilding and the com­ pany could not finance it with so many different kinds of -state and federal taxes. It is said the wage and hour law alone would if observed eat up most all o f the phone rental revenue, ECLIPSE DID NOT SHOW UP The esclipse of - the moon set for 11:30 last Saturday night did not be­ come visible in tiffs section due to cloudy weather. It was supposed to be visible for all o f North America. The annual Birthday Luncheon given by the Ladies’ Aid of the U, P. Church will be held in the church parlors at 1:00 p. m., Saturday, Nov, 4th. Guests arc welcome. Price 35c. Reservations must be made by Fri­ day with Mrs. W. W« Galloway or Mrs. Lucy Turner, TRIBUTE TO MRS. WM, MARSHALL Beef Calf Club Members To Be Feted, Nov. 6th Former 4-H beef calf club members, new members and their dads are to be honored at the first Beef Calf Club Round-up Banquet to be held on No­ vember 6, 1939, at 7:00 p. m,, in Geyer’s Restaurant. This banquet is being sponsored by the 4-H beef calf club committee composed o f James Hawkins, chairman; A. B. Evans, R. K. Haines, A. S. Baylor, Kenneth Hutchison, Cloisley Anderson and Robert. Barnard, Asjstant county agent. The hosts for the banquet are the following feed dealers:, Frank Creswcll, C. L. McGuinn, Linkhart’s Elevator, DeWine and Hamma, Os­ born Co-operative Graih Co., Xenia Farmer’s Exchange, Beam’s Farm Supply Co. and D. A. DeWine. A very interesting program has been planned including songs by Ly- ston Fultz; Binging and tap dancing numbers by Earl and Violetta Faulk­ ner; readings by Richard Patterson and accordian solos by Helen Rose, Mr, J. B. McCorkle, Beef Cattle Hardsman at, Ohio State University, will tell o f some o f his experiences and how he feeds and cares, f o r his calves, Mr, McCorkle is a practical beef cattle feeder who started out as a 4-H club boy showing the Grand Champion steer at the American Royal. He showed with Elliot Brown, one of the leading Angus herds in the country, and has fitted and show­ ed grand champions at the Chicago nltemational. SALE CONFIRMED Administrator's sale o f Yellow Springs property, belonging to the Susie Stull estate, to Antioch College for $2,000, has been approved. Once more our Circle has been called upon to give up one o f oUr be­ loved members, when M tb . Witt Marshall went to her Heavenly Home, Sunday morning, October 15th , at 6:20 o ’clock, as a beautiful day was breaking. She had been in failing health for four or five years and could not regularly attend any o f our meetings, but came when she could and helped us in many ways, Me have never ceased to miss her helpfulness and her pleasing person­ ality arid have fe lt our loss Very keenly. Despite her suffering, she was al ways cheerful and happy and her smile radiated as she greeted hen friends, A shadow has been cast on otir circle at her going and We sorrow with her loved ones and extend to them our heart felt sympathy. Mrs. George Hamman, * Mrs. J. W, Johnson, MEN’S BIBLE MEMORY READING CONTEST The annual Bible Memory Reading contest o f Cedarville College will be held Sabbath evening, November 5, at 8:00 o’clock, This year marks a re­ turn to the plan Of the earlier years, the readings are from memory. The entrants are: Willard Bennington, Henry Foster, Nell .Hartman, Ted •Tames, Royden Johnson, Justin North up and Montgomery West, Four o f the readings are from the Old’ Testa­ ment and three from the new .' Believers in the Open Book will keep the cause by supporting the readers with their presence. In the Reich, in the land o f the Bear, and in the Land o f the Rising Sun, dictators dome first, so they think (Psal m2:4), and God second. The main purpose o { ^ Memory Reading, h Help America to give first place to the Ruler o f the Universe,. Assembly Speaker Mr. George Young Hammond of Hollywood, California spoke before the assembly, Wednesday,' on the scienti­ fic aspect o f the liquor question. Mr. Hammond, formerly a special prosecutor in Des ’ Moines, Iowa, is the .author o f the^well-known drama “ Prisoner a t the Bar” in which he made a personal appearance at the First Methodist Church in Xenia, Wednesday evening., We are indebted to Dr. D. H. Markle for brining him to the local school. Delegates Chosen for Meeting Marjorie Finney and Wanda Hughes are official delegates to the state F. H. A. meeting in Columbus, Saturday. They will be accompanied by Miss Brown, their advisor. The meeting will incuude a business meeting and luncheon at the “ Y,” with a woman who has just returned from Mexico as luncheon speaker. These girls were chosen as dele gates because their home projects o f last year were the best out o f a group of seventy-three home economics girls. Vocational Agriculture News Night School The Young Men’s Farming Group held the first meeting o f their group Tuesday evening with an attendance o f 11. The Class' decided to meet each Monday and Thursday evening at 7:30 sharp until March. On Monday evening the group will take up a discussion o f Livestock and Crop Management problems. On Thursday they will work in the farm shop. The group plans to play basket­ ball after the Class meeting on Thurs­ day evening. Any out-of*school farm boys are .welcome to join our class. There will be social activities planned from time to time, also Educational Agricultural sound films, Monday evening, 17 attended the meeting, Mr. Walter Rogers, herds­ man at O .S . S. O, Home assisted in leading a discussion o f Dairy Fled ing problems. Mr. Rogers, told how the recently discovered drug, sol- fanllimide has cured Mastitis in the state herd. " * Some months ago owners o f a small manufacturing concern in- the Chi­ cago area were interested in Cedar­ ville as a location for their plant, having in mind the closed paper pull plant, The company has Considered moving to a new location next year when their present lease expired, due to labor trouble at times. When the Editor o f the Herald learned through one o f the directors o f -the company, that sUch a move wSs contemplated, We" gathered stich in­ formation as the company might be interested in from county records and with pictures prepared a brochure giving in detail the advantages offer­ ed here. • , Two o f the directors o f the com­ pany, which is controlled by only five stockholders, a $100,000 corporation, had visited the local mill some years ago in company with the late George Little, however, no thought o f Ideat­ ing here was then contemplated. The Herald has followed up the lead in the hope o f keeping interest in the local plant alive and at one time took tip the matter with coun-. cil that probably some method could be found to give th e . company - free taxes for a few years as an induce­ ment, knowing that many towns ahd cities could offer more advantage than Cedarville. Legal advice was . that Ohio laws would-not permit sfiiy municipality to give free taxes,- Such, as is done,, by many states in the south. . On Sept. 28th we received a ; letter informing us that consideration o f Cedarville was impossible, as well as any other town or. city in Ohio,' in as much as the Bigelow petitions had been filed fo r a- vote jthis- fall. The letter stated: that two concerns' in Cincinnati, patrons o f the Chicago; company, would leave the state i f the Bigelow .constitutional amendments were adopted, one having,made partial arrangements t o .move to Covington, Ky., mid the other to Louisville, Ky. - From what w e can' learn .the Ch i-. ca g o ' company will locate in one o f the southern Btates where there is more labor and where taxes are much ) loweF. ■ ■ ■ -V'' Location o f the compahy here would have meant much to the town 'as it Would have brought fifteen families here and the pay roll now- numbers 70 people. Up to this time the com­ pany had not asked for Bite, building or the sale, o f stoclc, as it has ample cash reserves fo r its capital. The following is a copy o f the letter from Robert R. Rankin, one o f the . directors o f the company. VO-Ag News—WLW Broadcast Paul Dobbins, Wallace Bradfute end Kent CletneriB will .represent the Ce darville F, F. A, Chapter in a farm Quiz broadcast over WLW at 12:36 p. m., Saturday, November i l . They compete against New Paris F. F. A. This is '‘Everybody's Farm H our” HEADS W. C. T. U. Miss Mary Ervin, Xenia, formerly o f this place, a'graduate the’ )o School and Cedarville College, 1 been elected recently as president o f the Ohio W, c. T. U.( to succeed Mb. Viola Romans, who has been ill for some time. Miss Ervirt was formerly vice president o f the organization. She has devoted a number o f years-to,] the eauae o f temjperanee. . Cincinnati, O. September 27, 1939 Mr. Karlh Bull, Cedarville Herald, Cedarville, Ohio* My Dear Friend:— Having learned what is ' to ta k e . place hi Ohio this fail through con­ stitutional amendments that i f adopt­ ed will /greatly increase all taxes* I must inform you that further con­ sideration o f your little,city as a site for our plant when our lease expires next year is definitely out o f the ques­ tion, as no location in Ohio 'under such circumstances will be considered. I know you have gone tai some ex­ pense and much effort to prepare the brochure giving in detail the informa­ tion we would need, and you are to be congratulated f o r your effort. I have always had a warm spot in my heart fOr your town as you know I frequently Btopped there during the days our late mutual friend was head- o f The Hagar Straw Board & Paper Co., Mr. George Little. Business is business and should we move next year, which is probable, we no doubt will look for a southern location, yet we have had no publicity given otit as to our intentions, and you have been kind enough to protect be in not using our firm name. You know how towns hid, fo r new indus­ tries apd what it might mean in the loss o f some business in certaih local­ ities should we move. Again let me thank you fo r your efforts, which I know have been given in the interest o f your homo com­ munity. Very sincerely yours, > ROBERT R. RANKIN. Gibson House. • ’ FIRST SNOW ON THE 28TR The first snow of the eeasen that was noticable for a few minutee felt in Springfield and Columbus, Satur­ day, with plenty Of places in the northern part of. the state. I f the otfi saying o f the date reprtetetiii* the number of thews for the whiter we are due fer 28 snow falls before v.Jr . .a* 4 *? ff