The Cedarville Herald, Volume 63, Numbers 27-52

NKW THWn$ ABE ADVERTISED r \ m f » m * hanth iTi>n : m r n - >!J N T S K I I Y V » i r A IM UOM T OF THE TIMES. READ THEM l A D V E R T IS IN G » N 1 W * , A S T H E H E A D L IN E S O N T H E F R O N T P A G E . O F T E N T T .J S O F M O R E S IG N IF IC A N C E T O Y O U . •*5 SIXTY-THIRD YEAR COXCRESSIONAL HAPPENINGS IN WASHINGTON By CLARENCE J. BROWN , Member o f Congress, Seventh Qhfo District No. 33 CEDARVILLK, OHIO, FRIDAY, JULY 12,1940 Wesw PRICE, ¥1,50 A YEAR The internatiofinl situation is tak­ ing second place in Washington dis­ cussion this week. The question that seems to be uppermost in the minds o f national legislators and others is. whether Frarfklin Delano Roosevelt wHl accept a third term nomination from the Democratic National Con­ vention meeting in Chicago next week. There is no question but that the nomination will he proffered Mr. Roosevelt, perhaps by the unanimous vote o f the Convention. The real ques­ tion is whether he wiir accept. During the past few weeks there have been many indications that E. D. R. would not be a candidate for a third term, but would designate Secretary o f State Cordell Hull 'as his successor. New Deal politicos were whjspering such reports to their friends,, stating that, the President was making no public statement at this time* as to his intentions because o f the delicate international • situation. However, since the nomination o f Wendell Will- kie by the Republicas many o f the politically wise are beginning to pre­ dict that Mr. Roosevelt will be forced to accept the nomination and that Secretary o f State Hull will be the Vice Presidential nominee. Congress transacted but little im­ portant business last week. Early in the week the Senate devoted consider­ able time to hearings before the Mili­ tary Affairs and Naval Affairs Com­ mittee as to the qualifications of Henry L. Stimson and Colonel Frank “ Knox, Presidential designates as .Sec­ retary o f War, and Secretary of Navy. Both Committees ■reported favorably on .the nominees and it is predicted ibiffh will be confirmed by the Senate within a short time. ,The Senate also passed the House bill authorizing fu­ ture expenditures o f four billion dol­ lars fo r the expansion o f the “Navy .through the construction o f approxi- mately^ two hundred new warships o f various types. Ip the House only mirier legislation, mostly off the private hill nature, received consideration. Con­ gress will recess over next week while the Democratic Convention is being held in Chicago, , COURT NEWS DIVORCE SUIT Seeking a divorce in common pleas court bn grounds o f extreme cruelty, Ruth Hancock charges she lias been separated from her husband,- Barney Hancock, since May 4,1940. She asks temporary alimony, and custody o f her child when it is born, in. her petition. DIVORCE GRANTED Melvin Filson was granted a di­ vorce from Martha Filson on charges o f gross neglect o f duty and extreme cruelty; Martha Filfon was originally the plaintiff in an alimony suit. She was granted alimony and custody o f a minor child. Mary Snider was given a divorce from Lewis Snider on charges of gross neglect o f duty. Custody o f minor children was awarded the plain­ tiff. Eva Hedges was granted a divorce from. William L. Hedges on a wilful absence esharge. She was also given custody o f a minor child. John H. Clay was granted a di­ vorce from ,-Mildrcd Clay on a charge of wilful absence; » DECREES PARTITION Partition o f property in the case of Minnie McCormick against Jerry And­ erson and others was ordered. APPOITED EXECUTOR " Frank Mr Evans was appointed executor o f the estate o f A, G. Evans, late o f Cedarville! Twp., without bond in probate court. , . New Deal Farm Venture Goes Uj) lit Smoke With Loss ■i ii ■ A government-sponsored coopera­ tive farm enterprise at Jersey Home­ stead, New Jersey came to an end July 2 when 462 acres of* growing crops, six head o f cattle,, several thou­ sand chickens, and a large quantity Of farm equipment were sold at auc­ tion fo r $34,869. The sate was held to satisfy a $123,- 000 mortgage held by the Farm' Se­ curity Administration against the Jer­ sey Homesteads Agricultural Associa­ tion. The FSA itself bought In all hut six cows, two typewriters and an elec­ tric fan, for $34,364. Individuals bought the other items. Walter A. Simon, FSA Administrative officer in charge o f the project, said the land would be leased and the crops and equipment sold on credit to five farm­ ers and three poultrymen* who have been operating the arm fo r the as sociation. . The FSA paid $16,000 fo r 250 acres acres planted in potatoes and $5,654 for 7,151 chickens. When the New Deal experiment be­ gan several years ago; the cooperative community boasted a garment factory in addition to the farm. The factory was sold to satisfy another mortgage last year and is expected to begin operations again soon under the management o f a New York concern. The heavy loss sustained by the gov­ ernment in this Communistic venture is along, the line with like experi­ ments, not one yet having been a fi­ nancial success. . ESTATE APPRAISALS The estate o f Susan Lucas was ap­ praised as follows: gross value $3,- 185; obligations, $520;, net value, $2,- 633. Estate of Lydia A. Faulkner: gross value, $1,256.78; obligations $551.86;' net value, $704.92. The rumor reported last week to the effect that the President would ask Congress for an appropriation of an additional five billion dollars for National Defense purposes has now become a reality. The money, accord­ ing to the President, will be needed fo r the purchase o f planes and mechanized equipment , to bring the Army up to full efficiericy under mod­ em fighting conditions. Incidentally, counting, the expenditures authorized fo r new naval construction, the latest request o f the President will bring the total o f National Defense items VOted this year up to more than four­ teen billion dollars, which is more than was spent f o r military purposes in any year during the World War- Now that the first shock o f the war hysteria, which hit the country and Congress at the time Germnny start­ ed: the drive throhgh the Lowland Countries against France, has worn off, it is predicted that the national legislators will, scan requests for Na­ tional Defense appropriations with a more critical eye than when the first such requests were presented and quickly granted several weeks ago. Members o f Congress are beginning to realize that it is their duty and their responsibility to safeguard and protect the taxpayers against unneces­ sary expenditures, and against waste and extravagance, in connection with the Natioal Defense program, as well as the- making o f appropriations for actual defense heeds. American taxpayers are beginning to feel the additional cost o f the de­ fense program. On July 1st new tax levies became effective on many items connected with everyday life, such as gasoline, motor oil, tires, automobiles, ^radios refrigerators, beer and liquor, club dues and theatre admissions, Heavy increases in income taxes, White applicable to 1940 incomes, will net begin to really impress the Ameri­ can citizenship as to the severity un«‘ til the beginning o f 1941, when such taxes become payable. Both the Presi­ dent and the Congress are determined that there must be no new crop o f War millionaires as a res-nlt o f the deftaw* program and a heavy schedule e o f excess profits taxes will he written into the revenue laws within, the next few months and made retroactive and applicable to this year's incomes, Visitors to UTashSngton always have the Whit* House at the top o f their list o f places they wish to visit while \ £ Q m m tm O n B unk F otm ) MARRIAGE LICENSES (Granted) » Harold David James, 68 Woodruff Ave., Columbus, O., veterinary para- sitoligist, and Nolle Frances McClellan Xenia, R. R. 2. Leroy Sanford, Xenia, R. R. 5, farm­ er and Helen Margaret Robinson, Cedarville. j Joseph Saben, 2537 Bushnell Ave., Dayton, machinist, and Dorothy Frances Frestel, 6 Stelton Rd. Wnrd William Reese, Saginaw, Mich., tree trimmer, and Gladys Marie ! Griffith, Yellow Springs- Rev. C. A. Sandberg. ‘ . Monroe Marshall Byrd, 1130 E, Third St., laborer,, and Jeannette Thompson, 1038, E. Second St, CHANGES PLEA TO GUILTY After a second charge o f grand lar­ ceny was disinisscd-IIhrry Derrick, 49, Xenia, changed his plea to guilty on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen money, and was held to the grand 'jury under $500 bond Saturday by Municipal Judge D. M. Aultman. Derrick, arrested with Leo Foley, 27, Xenia, in connection wi the reported theft of $600 from the Regil Hotel Wcdhosday night, had previously pleaded innocent to both charges. Fo­ ley pleaded guiity to grand larceny Friday and was held to the grand jury under $1,000 bond. LEASES CANCELLED Cancellation'by the Sun Oil Co. of 144 oil and gas leases on Greene Coun­ ty farms, filed over a two'-year period, was revealed Monday by County Re­ corder E. D. Beatty. The surrendered leases involve 6,628 acres o f farm land in Cnesarcreek, Spring Valley, Xenia, Beavercreek Bath and Miami Twps. In the search fo r oil in paying quantities, three tes# wells have been drilled in this county, two by the Sun Oil, but all were failures. Western Star Now On 134th Birthday, With last week's issue o f the West­ ern Star another volume in Us long and notable career is closed, and July 4th its 134th ntiiversary was celebrat­ ed, John McLean brought the first printing press to Lebanon that date. The Western Star is ohc o f several papers in southwestern Ohio that is owned by Congressman Clarence J. Brown. STREET IMPROVED Tpe Village is improving west Cedar street by regrading to a grade for gutters and cement sidewalks. The en­ tire street will be resurfaced later. The work is being done in conjunction with the use o f the county roftd^out­ fit. Some Timothy Hay Down In Highland HILLSBORO, O.,-—Tintothy that is timothy has been grown in this coun­ ty, as witness several stalks o f the plant cut on the farm o f John B. Tolle o f this county. Tolle exhibited the timothy, which is 5 feet 10% inches tall, with the heads measuring, as much as 7% inches in size. Heightening the story, Tolle de­ clared thC stalks he showed were cut nbouLthree inches above the ground. Asks Right To * . Kill Vicious Dog ■ \ Legal permission to destroy a “ vicious” collie dog after the owner refused is sought by Greene County Dog Warden.Clyde Rudduck in a suit filed in common picas court against Stanley Nicely, Upper Bellbrook pk., Xenia. Rudduck charged the Nicely animal recently killed four lambs and maimed two ewes on the Fred Haines farm, Upper Bellbrook pk.. The owner o f the dog refused to let him kill it, the warden claims. V Wheat Crop Not N Up To Standard FEDERAL PIKE RESURFACED The county commissioners have re­ surfaced the Federal Pike from the Jamestown piko east wit ha coat o f tarvla And crushed atone dressing. / We hear various reports as to the condition of the wheat crop and the probable yield. Many farmers report the heads are not well fill ’d while there is plenty o f straw, There is con­ siderable rust and in a few inBtartces we hear o f smut. Most o f /the wheat in this section will be cut or held for the combine this week. Numerous crops o f barley have al­ ready been combined and we hear thb yield is from 25 to 40 bushels per acre and the quality good. Wheat thresh­ ing will be under way next week with continued dry weather. LETTER T O THE EDITOR College Purchases Creswel! Property ' For Dormitory Cedarville College came into pos­ session o f the Nelson Craswell prop­ erty, corner Main and Chillocothe Sts., Monday, which will be used for a girl's dormitory. The residence was erected by the late J. W. Pollock and consists o f eleven rooms and ‘ is so erected and located that an addition can be added. Some improvement will be made to meet Ohio laws for dormitories witli a fire escape, Tiie brdlding as it stands will accommodate' eighteen girls. 'It will bo. ready for occupancy with the opening o f College. Mrs. W. P, Harri- man will be in charge. The purchase was made possible by several special gifts amounting to $2,660, given by friends o f the late Dr. Walter''#. Harriman, former pator at the" local Presbyterian Church arid Memorial Presbyterian Church, Day- ton. . The purchase was authorized some time ago by the beard o f trustees and a committee consisting o f W, C. Iliff, Judge S. C. Wright, Dr, James L« Chesnut, Fairmont, W;. Va., Dr. W, R, Graham, Lafayette, Ind,, and Dr. Dwight R. Guthrie, Springfield, Com­ pleted the purchase o f the property Monday* . U v Before the opening o f the Republi­ can convention at Philadelphia, I went on record as saying that never had a convention the history making that this one had if they were big enough to grasp it. It seemed to me that the signers o f the “ Declaration o f Inde­ pendence", “ The Boston Tea .Party” , “ The Freeing o f the Slaves” , or any other memorable event which had hap­ pened since the founding o f our Re­ public, where the freedom o f its peo­ ple were threatened looks as tame as a hard o f hearing meeting. Here was history in the making for if ever our nation stood at the cross-roads of freedom or slaves o f the government under Dictator Roosevelt, it . was standing there today* so the vital in­ terest ’o f \thc convention was that “ Roosevelt Must Go”. The magic of those words, and what they stood for to a free people and that this chant should increase as it swept over the nation, likened unto a prairie or forest fire gaining in volume all the time un­ til even the jack asses would lift their voices and join in the national song, It is far better then “God Save America” , fo r America through the ballot can still save lifirself. Hoover in lis speech at the convention bore me out in some o f my statements Which was very pleasing to me and shows that “ great” minds run in the same channel. My choice uras Hoover first and Willkie second, so I didn’t do bad picking. It.was evident frojn the.stait that Willkie was the man, it only meant a question o f time but still/1 was surprised to see him win the nomination so soon in ,the balloting. One thing that this convention can always be proud o f was that there waS no effort made to stop him,'no bossing, nor would it have accomplish­ ed anything if they had for Willkie was not only the proper choice, but the choice o f Destiny, a marked man, who all his life, step by step as he climbed t)ie ladder, was to prepare him to lead his country out o f the “ Darkness” into the “Light” , He was dazed at the outcome as were count­ less others, but in the weeks and months to come before the election, the people and he also will realize that his purpose here has been to pre­ pare him asYhe country's leader. What a man,-and in the days to come the people will take him to their hearts end love" hfm as he Ktkinla’ bul m ra typical American, one who believes in doing things and not preaching de­ feat and saying we had reached the end o f our rope like F. D. R, claims when the country hasn’t really started to go places. WillkiC’s word will be sacred, he will not try to destroy the Constitution, pack the Supreme Court, for with men appointed by Roosevelt, o f the caliber o f Murphy and Frank­ furter, two o f“the leading Reds of tin- country and a man like Black, who' wouldn’t he eligible fo r a Justice of tlio Peace, but can nod his head ‘‘ Yes” so that’s good enough for Franklin. T ‘ic Supreme Court, as it stands to­ day, is a joke and at which no Ameri­ can could expect justice. He will not preach Hate, stir up labor against capital employee against employer, poor against the rich, the Union or one can’t work—not Willkie. But his will be an extending of the helping hand to busicSs so it can go ahead ami create jobs for Unemployed. His will be a doctrine at good will and n square deal for all. F. D. R. spoke in Detroit a short time before the last election and he hates Henry Ford, be­ cause Ford wouldn't let 'the N. R. A. under the critic o f that day Hugh Johnson, get near the Ford Motor Co. So F. D. R. come here to sling his mud and he told what he had done to the “ Economic Royalists” meaning Ford and others who defied him and the next four years he was going to be their “Master” and that there was but one key to the White House and he had the key. Does that sound lika the voice o f a man running for Presi­ dent o f a free people, as Hitler nor Stalin could have expressed them­ selves in a more Dictator tone o f voice Willkie is human and will make mis­ takes, but he will be big enough To admit them ami correct them. He will not always try to out-smart the people and lie will not have any fire­ side chats as an honest President who deals fairly with the people doesn’t need those misleading chats in which F. D. R. delights in taking the peo­ ple for a ride. He will not use Our Navy for liis private fishing, for Presidents don’t do such things, but it is a part o f the guise o f a Dictator. If Willkie wants to go fishing, ho will probably do like Grover Cleveland, rent a row boat and row it out some place and fish to his heart's content. One could go on and on for there is no comparison between the two men, Roosevelt had wealthy parents, wjver knew what it Was to earn a dollar and the Roosevelt name was made famous in politics by Teddy Roosevelt and not anything F, D. R, had done to merit it and yet he reaped the reward amt it made him President. Willkie made-himself from an ordinary hoy, who did all kinds o f labor that was honest and built himself up to be ohe 7 ~ n s $ S w m i *$*♦) Hunts FOR JUNE NUKKR ENTT-ONE The births fo r June in Greene coun­ ty number 51, according to reports on file, 22 being in Xenia city. The fol lowing is the list: Donald C. Anderson, 614 N. Gallo-' way St„ Xenia; Judith Ann Brown, 23 California St,, Xenia; Marilyn Jean Bull, R, R, 5, Xenia; John Robert But­ ler, 109 S. Monroe St., Xenia; Clark­ son Ellis Burrell, 1008 W. Second St., Xenia; Clarice Irene Barrell, 1003 W. Second St., Xenja; Dorothy Jean Bitt­ ner, 133 Walnut St., Yellow Spring^;1 James Ivan Barnett, R. R. 1, Spring Valley; Richard Dennis Crockett, 337 E. Church St., Xenia; Joyce Marie Cobb£, 1117 E. Main St., Xenia; Byron -Richard Chaplin, 718 S. De troit St. Xenia; Anna Marie Charles; R, R. 1, Jamestown; Thelma Coleen Clemens, Cedarville; Jane Ellen Dob­ bins, R, R. 2, Cedarville; Jane Burk­ hart Dykstra, 402 Phillips St., Yellow Springs; William Lee Duncan, H. R. 4, Xenia; Mary Duane DeWihe, Spring Valley; Gail Owen Evilsizor, R. R; 4, Springfield; Ernest Edward- Estle, 118 N. Leaclv St., Xenia; Melvin Everett Foster, 29 Ohio St., Fairfieldj Thomas Arthur Funderberg, R. R. 5, Xenia; Judith Alberta Gorman,, TO Lynn St., Xenia; Nicholas Galliger,' 131 W. Second St'., Xenia; Marvin Dale Grooms, E. R. 8, Xenia; Gay Lynne Hilgeman, 697 S, Monroe S t, Xenii; David LeDroit Hudson, R; R. 3, Wash­ ington C. H.; Wayne Alan Harlow, R. R. 3, Xenia; Henry Ellis Harner, R. R. Now Burlington; Donna Lee Hilde­ brand, R. R, Xenia; Carol Lee Holiday, R. R. 1, Xenia; Donald Louis Jordan, R .R . 3, Xenia; Jeanne Rachel Lovejoy, R. R. 1, 04- born; Dorothy Anita Lucas, R. R. 5, Xenia; Ethel Anna Louise Lawson, 1220 E. Church S t, Xenia; Larry FaC- rell Miller, 37 Green St.,' Xenia; Peg­ gy Sue Mercer, R.; R. 2, Jamestown; Sandra Kay Marshall, Alpha; James Edward McWilliams, R. R, 2, Sabina; Thomas Ralph Neeld, 25 W. Church S t, Xenia; Hazel Florence Oakley, R. R. 1, Osborn; Thomas Ervin Peterson, Cedarville; Rhea Ann Robinson; 224 Union Sfi, Xania; Joy Maxine Randolf, JLR . OS- born; Sandra Jean Stoops, Washing­ ton St.» Xenia; Lenora June Smith, 221 N. West S t, Xenia; Walter Thomas Shaw, Cedarville; Daniel Carey Shaf­ fer, 255 S, West S t, Xenia; Charms June Terrell, 1063% W. Second Sti, Xenia; Melvin Eugene Varvel, 837 E , Market S t, Xenia; Mary Elizabeth White, R. R. 5, Xenia; Shirley Ann Wylie, Frugh Ave.< Xenia. !Columbus Citizen Killed Outright In Motor Crash IDECLINES DEBATE COLLEGE DEM *Another accident on Route 42, one mile west o f South.Charleston, Sun­ day was the death" o f Louis Giant Brightman, 66, farmer, who was struck by an automobile while walk­ ing across a bridge on the road near his farm. Church Picnic And Garden Party The annual picnic and garden party of St. Augustine Church'will be held Sunday, July 14, it was announced Saturday by the RCv. F r.. Raymond Brown, pastor, Jamestown. The Jamestown edifice was destroy­ ed by fire in 1933 and rebuilt in 1930, and proceeds o f the picnic will go to­ ward the church fund, Fr. Brown said. The affair will be featured by a chidd­ en dinner, to be served in a large tent from 4 to 8 p.m. In addition to members o f the church, large delegations o f visitors are expected from Springfield, Xenia and other surrounding towns. Final Census Figures Shows County Gaiii The official figures on Greene coun ty census returns shows a population for the county o f 35,866, . The following arc the figures for towns land townships in the county with comparison o f the 1930 returns! Greene County: .Fairfield, 1940— 1,407, 1930—1,240; Patterson Field, 1040—1,025, 1030—no count; Osborn,- 1940—-<690, 1930 — 1,271; Beaver Creek Township, 1940—3,009, 1936— 2,657; Caesar Creek Township, 1940— 851, 1930—838; Cedarville, 1940-1,- 032, 1930—1,028; Cedarville Township (outside Cedarville) 19*40—1,190, 1930! —1,133; Bowcrsville, 1940—310, 1930! —310; Jefferson Township (outside o f Boweravillc) 1940—762, 1930—789;; Yellow Springs, 1940—1,595, 1930— 1,427; Clifton, 1946—152, 1930—153;! Miami Township, 1940—806, 1930—no count; New Jasper Township, 1940— 704, 1930—722; RisS oTwnship, 1,940 •826, 1930—860; Silver Creek Town­ ship, 1940— 1,057 including James­ town), 1930—1,825; Jamestown, 1940 —1,079, 1930—944; Spring Valley Township, 1940—1,305, 1930—1,336; Spring Valley 1940—406, 1980—478; Bellbrook, 1940—410,1930 *889; Sug­ ar Creek Township, 1940—1*348; 1930 1,876; Xenia Township, 1940 13,- 947, 19*0—18,891; Xenia, 1940-10,- 718,1930—10,507, Norman Morgan, 22, Cqlumbus, met Instant death abiut 4:16 Sunday after­ noon when his ear crashed into the abutment at Bloekson’s bridge, west o f Selma on State Route 42. He re cejved a brain concussion, broken neck, fractured right arm and leg and fractured skull. The injured, all o f Columbus were Bruce Elliott Sar|r, driver o f the car: Mary "Jane Moncrief, 17, and Ida May Nicholson, passengers. The three were removed to the Springfield City Hos­ pital. Morgan’s body was brought to the McMillan Funeral Home here. The entireYight side- o f the car was torn off, Morgan being in the rear seat on that side. » Morganla body was later moved to the- Cook Fun«irjdNHome in Columbus The accident was investigated by Patrolinati Whitton, this county, and State Highway Patrolman, W. C Goodhart, Springfield. - American Legion To Meet In Springfield •aWmaMMiva* . •v»r- The American Legion o f OJhio,Third District, will nfeet in Springfield, Sun­ day, July 21st, in the High School Auditorium, S: Limestone St. A. G. Bergman is now state commander. Greetings will be extended by W. J. B. Cline, Commander George Cultice Post No. 6. There will be a business session for the election o f delegates and alternates to Department conven­ tion as well as to the National con­ vention. Local officers fo r the com- ing«year°will also be elected. DR. J. H. DICKASON DIED AT WOOSTER, OHIO .Word has beep received here o f the recent death o f Dr: John Howard Dickason, A. B., M.. vice president o f Cedarville College at his home in Wooster. No particulars have be-.:ii received concerning his death, FARMER KILLED INSTANTLY WITHXENIA Cordage Company. May Have CIO Strike On Hands The Hooven and Allison Co., Xenia’s largest industry employing some 350 men faces certain demands from high- ups o f the Xenia Textile Worker’.1/ Union No, 21, a CIO* union dominated by a Cincinnatian. George E. Holstein o f Xenia is president o f the local. President Charles L. Darlington of the company declines to give out the demands o f the union other than wag. es, hours and working conditions have nothing to do with the trouble. The company is yet willing to meet the union on the same conditions ns in a former agreement made three years ago. The union head has issued no statement. Xenia lost a large shoe industry a few years ago as a result o f union demands and there' is fear the local cordage company might transfer the business to one o f its plants in Cov­ ington, Ky., or Kansas- City, Kan, This would leave the Xcnin mill dark and the employes jobless. No hint has been given out as to how many em­ ployes really belong to the CIO union. Reminder Issued About Fair Entries The Greene County Agricultural Society will open an office in the Court House on Saturday, July 20 and con­ tinue from 8:30 a.tn. to 5 p.m. each day, to receive entries fo r the 101st annual Greene County Fair width will he held July 30, 31, August 1 and 2, Mrs. J. Robert Bryson, secretary o f the fair board, announced Tuesday. However, persons planning to make entries may obtain information from Mrs. Bryson at her home, she reveal^ cd. Any detailed Information desired may be obtained from her prior to the opening o f the Court House office Entries may be Mailed to Mrs. Bryson after Saturday, July 13. Entry blanks may be obtained from the secretary, TRAVELAIRK c l u b m e e t s Common Pleas Judge Frank L, Johnson's challenge to a public de­ bate' on the question o f Antioch Col­ lege’s attitude toward Communism was declined last week by Dr, A, D, Henderson, Antioch president. President Henderson said that in­ asmuch as Antioch is opposed to Com­ munism as much as Judge Johnson, he could see no reason to debate the subject, but indicated he would sug­ gest to the jurist that some ontstand- ing authority on civil liberties be in­ vited here to make a public address on the subject. , " Judge Johnson said- he would agree to this couriter proposal providing tfiC speaker* obtained would also discuss Antioch College’s stand toward Com­ munism. ‘ t V. ‘ The debate challenge climaxed a public exchange of letters between the jurist and educator: • Judge- Johnson issued the fdlloWihg letter Friday to President Henderson’s , press stateirteht: j Dr. A . D. Henderson' President, Antioch College ■ Yellow Springs, Ohio Dear Dr. Henderson: Although I have pot received WCply from you personally to my. letter o f July 1 asking for a debate, I see by ^ the press dispatches that you. have said you would not' debate with roe be­ cause, there was no issue because An­ tioch was as much against Commun­ ism as I am. That is whefe you and differ. It has' been repeadedly held* in law that anyone who gives aid, or assist­ ance' to a person in the commission o f an offense is an aider and abbetor and as, equally guilty as the principal. It seems to me that you aided and assisted theCommunists when -you aigned the petition which you did signi and that you have aided them iq other ways by allowing representa­ tives o f the Communist party, toWit: Earl Browder to speak at Antioch. You may defend all o f this in tbd name- o f free speech, but there are times when- loyal American citizens will forego their right to free speech * in order to uphold -other thing* wMih at the moment may be more important especially i f this free speech’ is' in favor o f alien influence. I f the Com­ munist party was an American poli­ tical party and only sought to betflff* America by social and economic changes, then we would have a dif­ ferent situation, but the Communist party is not an American political party in any sense o f the' word. It >ia the American agency o f the Russian Soviet directed and financed by that country’s Communist leaders, jffo st Communist! in this country diTnot come out in the open and say to the public: “ We are Communists. Come and join us.” But through - means of books in schools,and Col­ leges discredit is thrown upon ottr government, and many text books have been published in Moscow in English and shipped to ^the United States to be used in schools add col­ leges where the lives o f young people are being molded. * » When I was a student in- college, I Was taught that the Constitution o f . the United States was a sacred docu­ ment. Today the text hooks in ydUr own college teach that the constitu­ tional convention which framed the Constitution was composed o f money lenders, property holders, holders o f State and Continental bonds, and speculators, who were gathered to­ gether to buoy up their securities by the new Constitution, Your text books further teach that “ the prhdle people put restraint on themselves by adopt­ ing the Constitution”; when as a mat­ ter o f fact the Bill o f Rights is the greatest document of liberty in all the history o f the world, I, ala o; wJmt to call to your attention the fact that your text books extol o f the work o f the Soviet Union and say, “ Private capital could not have accompltuhod as much as the Soviets” , Add in an­ other place say, “ However, the- ob­ jects o f the Soviets could.not be ob­ tained while the rest o f the World re­ mains capitalistic.” In general deal­ ing with the subject yotar text hooka teach that the capitalistic system i* entirely Wrung, There may be many abuses under 4he Capitalistic system, ' but as a matter o f fart it has worked out better than any other system, add under this system we have built a country that has no equal in tM world’s history. Do you know* that the Communists state in plain language that the first acts o f the Soviet Government when set tip in the United Btates, i f It is ever set up, will be to confiscate all banks, factories, farms, property, sav­ ings and business! And yet in ri«w o f the above fact you and Antioch art willing to permit them to carry on their nefarious work. Do you further realise that moat The F. F, A . boys who are members o f the Travelaire club this year, met at the Agriculture room Tuesday ev ening to dis’euss the 1940 tour in further detail. The tour will start on i 4~ : - ^ Augnst 5 and extend through th e ,0* m xtot* *** dsmmwtrii- Southern state* to SPlorida, Gulf o f "■■> ........... Mexico and New Orleans. I m p»0$ i ,