The Cedarville Herald, Volume 64, Numbers 1-26

wtWwtwwmwjiMiMiiiriiffluwwimmMniiiHMwiiMmiwiiiMBiiEiwiiigi M m i& tm Is n « « a » M -n s a e fe f t tfe* beMImes on tbs fMoat p**e* Q£t9» it is o f mors sig&ifteanee to y o n , Newthings are *dvertf*a4 fey mm* cbwats find. Advertisements bs#m you abreast of the times. Bead themI 1•* ' SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR No, 10 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, . JAN. 31, 1941 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR S r CLARENCE.^. ■BROWN Member o f Congress, Seventh Ohio District That the Congress believes in a strong national defense for the United States has again bebn proven by the prompt method in which the House has passed two important bills for the enlargement and betterment o f the Navy. The Naval Affairs Committee met in extraordinary and lengthy ses- sions to hear naval experts explain the need o f armor plate protection against aerial bombs fo r the decks And Upper parts o f thd present batfclefleet; and also the need for approximately four hundred new ships o f various types, the construction o f new navy yards, etc., to bring the American naval forces yp. to a high-state of efficiency. Last week, the naval bills were report- >ed' to;the House. One, authorizing ap­ propriations o f three hundred million dollars fo r modernizing the present fleet, Was- quickly passed without * dissenting vote. Tliqjither, carrying nine hundred and nine million dollars for new ship construction and other extensions o f naval facilities, had b two votes, cast in opposition to it i the House,' Another bill, authorizing the expenditure o f three hundred am fifty million dollars by the United States Maritime Commission for tv. construction of "some three"hundred emergency cargo' ships, also received the approval o f the "House., . -DIVORCE SUITS Raymond R . Fischer, charges his wife, Ruby M. Fischer, Springfield, with gross neglect o f duty. They were married at Osborn June 1,-1940, - Ina L&Verne Cook, seeking a decree from Donald L. Cook, sergeant in Company L, stationed with the U. S. Army at Camp Shelby, Miss.-, charges cruelty. . Married - if Covington, Ky., June 20,1932, they are the parents of two children. • •\ PARTITION SOUGHT Harry Fisher seeks partition o f property in his suit' against Nellie Fisher and Peoples Building and Sav­ ings Co. . For the past two weeks standi, room has been at a high premium Ji : the Ways and Means Committee room, where the House Committee oi Foreign Affairs has been conducting hearings on the Lease-Lend Bill. Last week such national figures as Charles Lindberg, General HughJohnson, Nor­ man Thomas, Hanford McNider, Am­ bassador to Great B ritain ’Kennedy; and others appeared before the Com­ mittee. Early^this week the Commit­ tee began executive sessions to dis­ cuss within the Committee many of the , numerous proposed amendments to the measure, I f is belieyed that the -BiJl-,wiJl be brought out on the-Floor o f the .House for debate late this week With the final vote coming some time pgxt week, •Healings on the Bill be­ fore the Foreign Relations Committee o f the Senate opened Tuesday, Individual members o f Congress are beginning to breathe naturally again as they gradually recover from the Shock and surprise of the contents of the Lease-Lend Bill. When the legisla­ tion for aid to Britain was first dis­ cussed it was assumed by\ those in Congressional circles that some simpl and direct method fo r granting such aid ^rould be presented. It was the general consensus o f 'opinion that the British aid proposal would provide for jhe extension o f ‘ credits qr direct loans fo the British goyernpient when gnd as |l»e need therefor was demon­ strated, and that such credits or loans would be so plated at the disposal o f the British government PS to permit that government to continue its pre­ sent purchasing program o f war sup­ plies under its own control and in direct Contact with American manu­ facturers. Most Congressmen could not believe their eyes when they read tho new proposed legislation,' which in no way provides direct aid to Great Britain, but instead gives the Presi­ dent* power to extend or withhold aid from any country as he may decide. I f the proposed, bill becomes a law and the British Empire is given aid by the UnltedrStates, the President will have full control over the fixing o f what *uch aid shall be and the ! 'lurchesjng and supplying thereof. % onger wjli the British government be jihle tq make its own contracts direct With American manufacturers, based ppon its own specifications. Members pf Congress are also pointing out that gven if the Lease-Lend Bill is passed it would bq impossible to furnish Britain With any more goods orNWar Supplies than that government Is re­ ceiving from America at -the present time unless the United States is to atrip Its own-Army and Navy o f sup- pllegand armament, in which both are now fatally deficient, Secretary Knox gnd others in their testimony before the° Foreign Affairs Committee in­ sisted .that it was absurd to eyen hint that the broad powers contained In the hill Would be Used by the President to transfer a part o f the United States Navy to Britain. However, it can­ n o t be forgotton that less than a week before -the official announcement was made o f the recent transfer o f the fifty destroyers to Britain Mr. Roose? Veit Had denied emphatically that any siich mqv^ was evert being considered. iSV I* *-•- r[. *• 4 Latest indications are that the Lensq- J^nd Bill Will face a stiff fight fn the (GRANT DIVORCES s Thelma Lanier was given a divorce from John Thomas Lanier, on a charge o f cruelty; Nancy ,F„ Tidball was granted her freedom from John ‘ L. ridball, on a.gross negk -t charge, and restored to’ her maiden name o f Foos; md Nora M, Snider was given a di­ vorce from Harvey R. Snider, on a toss neglect charge; was restored to ut maiden name'of Sturgeon. APPOINTMENTS . Appointments were made in probate ourt as follows: - * , lobart M.'Reese as executor o f the state Of Franklin W. Reese, late of > avercreek Twp., without bond. I Hickman D, Corbin as administrator (' tho estate o f Martha Ann Corbin, ate of Xenia city, under $1,000 bond. Pearl Alexander as administratrix of the estate of Ralph W„ Alexxander, ate of Spring Valley Twp., under $6,- 30Q bond. ESTATE APPRAISALS Che following estates were apprais­ al: - Edwin Warren Richards; gross val­ ue, $6,499; debts, $670.70; cost o f ad­ ministration, $374.98; met value, $4,- 153:32. Edward F. Johnson: gross, value, ,>4,543; obligations, $3,133.60; net val- le, $1,409.40. PERMISSION GIVEN Ella Nora Johnson, as executrix o f the estate o f Edward F . Johnson, was tuthorized to transfer real estate, APPRAISALS ORDERED T' •county auditor was directed to appi ise the estates o f Franklin W. Reese andAgneaM. Hurley. . MARRIAGE LICENSES . (Granted) Woody Lee Saunders, 540 E. Main St., bartender, and Mafian Grace Dick­ erson, 712~E, Church St. Arthur Ray Renfro, 21 Olive St., Dayton, barber and Gwendolyn Lucille Raymond, 299 S. Coiumbus. St- Warren Richard Long, Cedarville, R. R.,2, farmer, and Gladys M, Cor­ nett, Cedarville, R. R. -2, Father o f Mrs, Lovett Died In Sabina Following an illness o f two weeks from complications, William Tillman Rittenhouse, 72, died at the home o f his son, Pearl, Sabina, Friday at 6:30 p. m. He leaves seven other children: Tony, Wilmington; Mrs. Nettle Lovett, Cedarville; Robert, Dayton^ Oren and Harold, Mrs. Mary Driscoll and Mrs. Maebelle., Muterspaw, all o f Xenia, and three sisters, Mrs. Ann Ary, Pe­ oria, 111.; Mrs, Maude Benson and Mrs. Ella Getz, Springfield. His wife, Mrs. Josie Rittenhouse, died ' twenty-one years ago. Funeral services wore conducted at the Grassy Run Friends Church, near Sabina, Sunday at 2 p. m„ jn charge o f Mrs, H. L. Measure.' Burial in Gras­ sy Run Cemetery. FRUIT FARM OWNER DEAD Bruce B, Vandervoort, 85, who has been an invalid for a number o f years, died at the Hart Rest Home, Xenia, Thursday, He was the owner o f a famous fniit farm which he operated until his health broke. He leaves threo children: Mrs, Orma J, Smith, Hud- well, Ida., Miss Clhra, Clear Spring, Md,, and Louis G„ Columbus. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from the farm home southwest- of Jamestown, Burial took place in the Jamestown Cemetery, MORE SNOW, SLEET, RAIN “Be A GoodRoy For j Five Years” , Says Judge To Hit-Skipper « Pleading guilty to a second degree manslaughter charge in connection with the hit-skip death o f William An- keney, 59, Of Beavercreek township, on sNew Year’s eve,. Howard D. Evans, ’39, o f Osborn Route 1, was placed on probation fo r five years and his driv­ ing privileges suspended for a similar period by Judge Frank L, Johnson in Xenia Common Pleas Court" Fri­ day. * • Evans was ordered to refrain from intoxicants and misconduct and was (ordered to report once a month for five years to the probation office in Xenia, He previously had' pleaded not guilty when arraigned on a similar charge on Jan. .8, The guilty plea was entered Friday by his counsel. Dr. I t L. Haines , Is Jail Physician Dr. R . L. Haines, local physician, has. been named Greene County Jail physician, for the coming year: on his low bid o f $300 by the Greene County Board o f Commissioners. Dr. Haines succeeds Dr; W. T. Ungard o f Xenia. Commissioners reappointed Rev. L. L. Gray, pastor o f the Jamestown Pres­ byterian Church, to a second term on the county library board, a non-sal- aried position, his term expiring Pot. 27, 1947. County Officials To Getj Increased Pay Increased population for the.county brought increased pay1for a number of county officials, those who have en­ tered upon terms. County Commis­ sioner W, W. Barnett, County Audi­ tor James J. Curlett and Judge Frank L. Johnson will only* benefit1upon re- election. Two county commissioners, Ralph O. Spahr and Charles F. Greer will re­ ceive $1,850 each, an increase Over former salaries o f $80 a year. Prosecutor Marcus ShOup will draw flj9_50__an increase, o f $120 juinually. County Treasurer Harold J. Fawcett, an increase o f $110, ' Cleric'of Court Earl Short will get $2,425, an increase o f $100 yearly, Sheriff Walton Spahr draws $2,025, an increase o f $90, County Recorder Ernest D. Beatty, $1,850, an increase of $80. County Engineer George D. Ackerman, $2,738, an increase o f $50 a year. The members >f the Board o f Elec­ tions will get an increase of $24 each, or $420 annually. W. B. McCallister, Jr., $630, an increase o f $36 yearly; Mr. Barnett draws $1,77Q; Mr. Cur- lett, $2,640; and Judge Johnson, $907,- 77 as his share from the County, the balance from the state treasurer, NEW JASPER MINISTER i s OPPOSED TO LEASE-LEND (Oqntinttfff qn ha t This section was coated with a skim of ice on snow Friday night anc] Sat­ urday. Rain softened tfie snoyr On roads Sunday bqt- travel was danger- ops j;he ffrst' o f the week. Regardless o f the road conditions only eight per­ sons lost their ftVfs in ^hp state over tpe weqfc-end, which is far below the usuid average. Rev, Samuel J. Williams, pastor of the New Jasper Methodist Church, in his sermon Sunday morning took a strong stand against the Roosevelt bill which he contended would involve us still more in a war not of our own making. INCOME TAX MAN COMING T. J. O’Conner, Internal Revenue Collector, states a deputy collector will be sent to Greece county and will he stationed in .the Federal building, Xenia, March J2, 13, 14 and 15th. .CEDARVILLE HIGH Tl?AM£ WIN Tjie loca) high school basket ball tegm defeated Jefferson team, Bowers- viile, here last' Friday evening by a score o f .47 to 16, the Becond win in the loop list. The local reserves and jupior high teams won both of their contests by a score of 17-4 and 14-3, STEWART PROPERTY SOLD The J, O, Stewart property oh E. Chlllicothe St,, has been sold by the heirs, Dr. George C, and John,, O, Stevrart, to, Mrs. .Anna H. McGuinn, The McGuinn family has resided in the property for a year* APPLE WEEK PROCLAMATION Gov. John W« Brisker has issued a proclamation making the week o f Jan. 27 to Feb, 1st "Apple Week” for Ohio apple growers. Ohio Citizens have been asked to use apples In various ways on the menu. Ohio stands sev­ enth in production o f apples in the nation. Budget Fixed For County V■ ^ * By Commission ■ * The appropriation budget fixed by the -county commissioners for 1941 has been, adopted ibid exceeds that o f last year slightly but will be well .within the income p f the county, .The general operating fund appro priation amounts -te $204,614.14, ^ The budget adopted fo r 1941 was for $198,615, hut i % tax revenue ex­ pected this year, is « 0 8 ,568.28 and the 1941 appropriation Is well under this total. The general fund.appropriation for 1940 was 201,90)5.07, In 1940, the roa4 and bridge fund was allotted a partial appropriation o f $126,808 and this year a partial ap­ propriation o f $llfffi40 has been ear­ marked for that usl^The dog and ken-; nel fund last ye*i$ w a s ' for $4,650 while the 1941 appropriation is for $4,400, An additienSl appropriation was ordered last ypap by the" court when $1,246.03 waaket aside for con­ struction o f a dog pound. ' The three main funds totaled $332,- 698.07 in 1940 .and for 1941 they amounted to $319,65|.14, a general de­ crease o f $13,043,981 Xenia Boy lias High West Point Average Cong. Clarence J.jlrown in his radio talk over W1ZE, Springfield, Monday night, reported on tile result o f recent preliminary examiimtions for West Point by applicants |rom this district. There were a nurabep o f young men. in the district who tObk the examina­ tions. ■■■■'. ■ . 1 .: X Two Xenia boys', lire among those who will be recommended^ Frederick William Gearhart rcieivedToO in Geo­ metry; 98 in Algebip; 63 in English; 66 in history and I,! q ,, 135. He has been given first recommendation by CongressmanBrown^ Lawrence Shawhan, Xenia, received 89 in English; 73 in Algebra; 71 in History; and 87 in geometry; and L Q., 125. .He has been named third al­ ternate. Low grade in Geometry cut his average. The other places were given / to Springfield and South*Charleston boys on their grades. It lpftsid all such ex­ aminations ^ovmd fiP^them atics in West Point examinations are difficult, especially geometry. The. Gearhart grade o f 100 is outstanding. MOVE TO. ANDERSON PROPERTY Mf. and Mrs. Leon KJing have nioV: ed to the property on E. Chlllicothe St'., owned by Hr. Leo Anderson. The property was recently modernised, re; decorated fend one room added. Cane Presented To W. K. Watt By - Puroc Breeders The Ohio Swine Breeders Association in session in Columbus, Tuesday, dur­ ing Farmers’ Week, took' recognition o f the fact that. William R, (Billy) Watt, o f Triangle Farms, had been a continuous member o f the associa­ tion for twenty-one years arid through Frank Smith, Groveport, O., associa­ tion secretary, Was presented a fine canc, Mr. Watt Is a son of the late Robert C. Watt, who established Ce­ dar Vale Farm and was one o f the early Duroc breeders in the state. Ce­ dar ValeFarlH- JsTlOWconducted With Triangle Farms. Draftees Pass Exam. . At Ft. Thomas In the list of draftees from the coun­ ty that left Xenia last week for Ft. Thomas, Ky,, none have yet returned according to Fqstcr Clemmer, clerk of the county draft board. It is presum­ ed that each boy passed the physical examination. Training Plane Lands On -MacGregor Farm A pursuit plane from Patterson Field landed on the R. W. MacGregor farm south o f town along the Wil­ mington Road late. Tuesday after­ noon, The pilot, Lieut, B. E, Hansen, lost his way and attempted to land to get his bearings..He landed on the ice crusted snow breaking his propeller: The pilot was uninjured. BISHOP PAUL JONES AGAINST LEND-LEASE BILL IN DEBATE Roosevelt To Open “Game Preserve” Says Local Farmer 'ap iH ^B sasB sresBBB esB a^ ra^E The legislature now has a bill be­ fore it for open season on quail in this state, Some twenty years ago quail were added to the list o f song-birds and shooting or-killing them in any manner became a violation o f the state law, . During recent years several at­ tempts have been made tp repeal the pld law, but public sentiment seemed to overwhelm support o f sportsmen. Farm organizations went on record against the proposal. Civic organiza­ tions have never sympathized with the idea. The reason farm organisations protest mainly is the damage that is done each year to livestock and fences under the limited hunting se&Bon that prevails now. One o f our farmer friends calls us by phone upon learning o f the pro­ posed change favoring open season for quail to urge opposition to the suggestion. When asked what his public view, might he he stated: "Sportsmen in the county and state should not overlook the fact that Franklin Roosevelt. is preparing to open the largest “ preserve" that will permit open season the Fourth o f July or Christmas. Moreover he will pro­ vide a fine rifle, plenty o f ammunition, a warm suit and a tent for shelter at night. Both single and married men will be given their chance. After op­ ening o f the “ preserve,” .there will be no discrimination. Age only will be a barrier and within the next year probably all those up to. 60 would get the necessary Roosevelt permit, gun’ and suit.” Continuing said the farmer, “ Lovers o f gun sport will hear all the boom­ ing they are looking for in any one year and smell •more burnt powder than will ever be possible hunting quail.” Hugh Turnbull Named Member of. State Resolutions Committee Ohio Publishers Entertain Governor And State Officials The Ohio Newspaper Association was host last Friday evening ip Gov­ ernor Bricker; members o f the legiS' lature, Supreme ‘Court and state offi cials at a -banquet^dinner in the Desk ler Hotel, Columbus, Dr. W. R. Mc- Chesney, Greene county representa­ tive, was among the members o f the Assembly present, The banquet concluded a two-day convention session o f three groups o f newsmen, the Select List, Associated Buckeye and the- Ohio Newspaper association, the executive organization for all newspaper interests in the state. Governor John W» Bricker spoke on state issues and his promise to co­ operate with taxing districts as far as possible but that state obligations must be met also. . Albert H, Morrill, president‘ o f the Kroger Grocery and Baking Co., Cin­ cinnati, spoke on freedom o f the presB and its relati&n to all citizens, it not being o f interest only tt> publishers. Freedom o f the press,was freedom for individulas > and organizations and their right 'to express their opinions unmolested. 1 Louis F.. Wiley of the Cincinnati Enquirer was toastmaster and Roy D. Moore of the Brusli-Moore newspapers presided. , The association re-elected three trus­ tees for three-year terms. They were B. Howard of the Madison Press, London; J. A. Van Buren o f the Plain Dealer in Cleveland and E. C. Dix of the Wooster Record. The Bupkeye Press group, the week­ lies, elected the following officers: E. W. Lampson, Jefferson Gazette, presi­ dent; C. W. Griswold; Columbiana Ledger, vice president; Eugene M. Miller, Loudenville Times, executive secretary; Harold K, Schellinger, Ohio State University, recording secretary, and . Leonard Insley, Worthington News, treasurer. O. A. Dobbins Chosen y . P. O. H. Breeders - .The ..annual- meeting u f the Ohio Hampshire Breeders Association was held in Columbus, Tuesday, in connec- Hugh Turnbull president -of the Greene- county association o f township Trustoeraria'CTefks; has teeT ap pS tS ^ ion w ith? Farmers, ‘ Week. Robert Lewis, Wilmington, was chosen presi­ dent' and O. A. Dobbins o f this place vice president. ed a member o f the Resolutions Com­ mittee o f the State Association by State President Joe R. Thomas, Hay- esville. The Resolutions Committee will meet during the Thirteenth An­ nual Convention o f the State Associa­ tion to be held in jColumbus, Ohio, January 30, 31 and February 1st. The part that the township can play in the National Defense program is one o f the principal matters to be discussed at the convention, according to State. Secretary. Charles P. Baker, Jr., Painesville. Association leaders believe that the townships can best help by handling matters Which arc essentially local in character, such as administering em­ ergency poor relief outside of cities, maintaining the 40,000 miles o f town­ ship roads, increasing fire protection in the rural areas, etc. Township of­ ficials say they can carry on these governmental functions more cheaply than the centralized units, thus con­ forming to Governor Bricker’s plea to keep state and local expenditures at a minimum and allow all tax funds pos­ sible to be used for national defense. if ♦ “Industry and National Defense” .will be the subject ofyPaul S. Clapp, Vice President of the Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation, who will ad­ dress the convention Friday morning at Memorial Hall, Others on the three, day program' are Governor John W. Bricker, Oscar G. Dunn, president of the County Commissioners, Jacob D. Spiegel, president of the N< J. Association and H. A. Thomson, chairman of the Na­ tional Association o f Township Offi­ cials. The annual banquet and floor show1 was held in the main ball room o f the Deshelr-Wallick Hotel, Thursday ev .ening, The'Old Timers held a luncheon Thursday noort at the Hotel Seneca and the county association officers will have a dinner meeting Friday ev­ ening at the Deahler. * Dog* Owners Warned About Quarantine County Dog Warden John-W. Coates, Jr., Warned dog-owners throughout the county Wednesday to keep canines confined to their own premises since strict enforcement of the-'dog quaran­ tine now in. effect is necessary to stamp out rabies. . The quarantine, placed in effect, Jan. 3, was termed fairly effective:but dog owners in the Jamestown and Cedar­ ville areas have been careless in per­ mitting their pets to run at large,, he 'said. Xenia city has not been placed under quarantine. Although few cases of rabies have been irepoyted, the malady is still prevalent here and elimination of the disease is sought by the dog warden. Tax Collector Will Visit Towns Bishop Paul Jones, Antioch College, in debate with former Congressman- at-Largo John McSweency, at the Columbus Y* M< C. A., Monday even­ ing, opposed tl\e enactment ‘o f the lend-iease bijl demanded by Rqosevelt. Mc&wecney supported tfie bill be­ cause he said we'hqvq no internation­ al to$ay, One strong argument agpinst the bill is that it would make the United States the policeman o f the entire world end. opr sqldferS would have to. he #en| on call o f *the first outbreak whether in Europe or Ohio*, County Treasurer Harold J. Faw cett, announces he or a deputy will visit the various towns ip the county for tax collection on the following, dates: Spring Valley, Monday, Feb. 3rd, Spring Valley National Bahk, Yellow Springs, Tuesday, Feb. 4th, Miami Deposit Bank, Jamestown, Thursday, Feb, 6th, Farmers & Traders Bank, . Osborn, Friday, Feb, 7th, First. Na tional Bank, . Cedarville, Monday, Feb. 10th, Ce darville Building A Loan. FARMERS FEAR DANGERON Wright Field .Union Labor On Strike Leaders in-the American Federation o f Labor have called out between 400 and 500 employees comprising electri­ cians, carpenters, plumbers, etc., who are employed on the $1,500,000 expan­ sion program. Monday, William Green, president o f the Federation o f Labor in Washington, D< C., stated in a public address that his organization Was cooperating 100 per cent on the defense program. The strike is called on the claim that the contractors have been employing non-union labor. NEW XENIA PLANT STARTED OPERATION WEDNESDAY The William Brenner Furniture Co., a newly chartered company, has start­ ed the manufacture o f overstuffed furniture in what was onco the old cordage factory building, W. Second St., Ip Xenia, Snow and ice cqvered roads over moat all o f Ohio had much to do wRii holding down attendance at the twenty-ninth annual Farmers* Week at the Ohio State University, Colum­ bus. Addressing the association Monday, V, R, Wertz, extension specialist in ruarf economics, said that turkey * prices this year w.ill remain about the • same ns in 1940. He cited figures which show that ■ Ohio in 1940 raised eight times as' many turkeys as'it did in 1929,1,421,- 000 compared to 177,000. Meanwhile, in the 11-year period, turkdy produc­ tion in the .United States has -only doubled, now reaching the figure o f ’ 33,000,000. * ' ■ Mrs, John Maddy, Perrysburg, was re-elected chairman o f the Ohio Home Demonstration Council. Other officers include Mrs. Charles Bell, Holmes County,. viceTchairman, and Mrs. E, Kuster, o f Darke County, secretary- • treasurer. Experiments at Beltsville, Md., to develop strains o f cattle that approach genetic purity for factors controlling' high production were explain e/d by A.~ B. Mystrom, senior extension dairy-1 man fo r the United States Department’ of Agriculture, in an address in Plumb Hall. Wheat, Corn Winners Winners in three divisions in wheat and .corn were: Frank E. Coe, Jeffer­ sonville, Fayette County, g r a n d champion in the 10-ear open pollinated) competition; Robert-^Hannon, Millidge-' ville, reserve champion; John C. Can- non & Jjlon, Washington, C. H., grand champion for the 30-ear hybrid; Gene McLain, Millidgeville, reserve champ-' ion. ■ Grand champion in wheat is. Homer* Smith, .Bloomingsburg, with t h e .re­ serve championship going to Walter Pierstorff, Rockford. R. T. Blauser. o f the OSU Depart­ ment of Agricultural Engineering, told farmers that 145,000 Ohio farpi' homes had_ high line electric service in 1940, as compared with-17,000 i n 1923, . . . AVmron^Tilesdiiy five t^ ltsS iam '^V* Ohio farmers gathered at-the univer- ,’ sity to receive the degree o f Master Farmer in one o f the highlights o f the Farmers’ Week program* Master Farmers ‘ - The men honored with the degree given each year by the Ohio Farmer, in recognition, o f outstanding accomp­ lishments, are: Otto G. Haubeil, Chilli- cothe/who specializes in livestock and poultry; W. G. Weigle, Van WWt, who manages a Marsh Foundation farm, at Van Wert; I. M. Cavanaugh, Geauga County dairyman; Willis Rupert, New Waterford, Jersey breeder, and George W. Hill, Broadacre, Jefferson County, who specializes in the sale o f poultry; eggs and fruit at retail. Truck aiid Cars Skid On Ice Ice covered roads caused a two car and truck accident west o f town over the week-end. Mrs. Lewis Miko, Put­ in-Bay, O., westward hound with her husband and daughter, suddenly found her car had skidded from the road. A truck driven by Hyman Barnett, 27,*Columbus, stopped tot avoid hitting the Miko car and was struck from the rear by another machine driven by Charles -Williams, 25, Cincinnati, who could not stop in time. The Miko family was bound for Florida. Osborn Strike Haa Been Settled WITTENBERG GETS $50,000 President Tulloss, Wittenberg Col­ lege, Springfield, announces a gift o f $50,000 from Mrs. Nathaniel Brophy, St. Petersburg, Florida. NOTICE The annua) meeting e f all the mem­ bers o f the local Miami Valley Milk Producers Association will he held in' tho Agriculture Buildihg at the High School, Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 7:80 P> M. The strike among employees o f the Wabash Portland Cement plant at Os­ born, after being in effect fo r 15 weeks, was ended Wednesday accord­ ing to reports. The men get a 7 cent an hour increase in Wages, Vacation pay, seniority rights and semi-open shop rules. The Unioh had demanded a closed shop. The.increase in wages will require 35 weeks "pay to equal what has been lost in wages during the strike. Meant !me it cost Greene county several hundred dollars for guardsmen to preserve order and pro­ tect property. ■ —*• 0 FLORENCE NAMED Walter B. Florence o f east of-South Charleston, haa Been appointed, to membership oh the d a r k County Board o f Education. He wil) fill the post left vacant by the death o f A . E. Wildman, o f Selma* COMING SOON Watch fo r further announcement about the movie show "W ith My Ban­ jo On My Knee” , to be given to mak* money to buy chairs fo r the boy and. girl scout room. Coming soon. /