The Cedarville Herald, Volume 65, Numbers 1-26

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And win we must. » First, the President must be utterly frank and honest with the people as to his foreign policies and commitr ments, In words that all can. under stand he should tell us just what com­ mitments or agreements he may have made in behalf o f this nation, and, ju st what ,he proposes J;o do; about them. He must .not resort to evasion or subterfuge. He must say what, he means and mean .what he says. We must have open covenants openly ar­ rived at. The Congress and the people must be takea into his full and com­ plete confidence. Any war we are called upon to fight must be fought in the American and constitutional way-—the only method that can bring about national unity and ‘final victory. . Second, Mr. Roosevelt, the?Congress, and- the people,..must realize that we cannot have government as usual when our country is at war. The Roosevelt Administration must put its own house in order. Non-defense ex­ penditures can and must be cut to the very bone. The useless, the un­ necessary and ’ the frothy things of government must be eliminated. Many o f the New Deal’s so-called social re­ forms must be forgotten. War calls for. sacrifice and cold, hard-headed economy. Third, the present labor situation must be cleaned up. There is no use endeavoring to control the rest o f the world if we cannot run our own coun­ try. It is impossible-; to-fight a war without having an uninterrupted flow o f munitions armament and war materiel as may be heeded. The Presi­ dent must realize what the country knows-—that present industrial unrest and labor troubles, are greatly due to the iinwise policies and actions o f his administration, and to his refusal to Sanction or support past Congression­ a l attempts to deal with the situation. H e has been greatly responsible for creating the very Frankenstein mon­ ster that now endangers the American defense effort. Fourth, -if we are to engage in war our own' soldiers, now in training, must immediately be given the planes, thes tanks, the guns, and all other equipment they so badly need to make thorn- an effective fighting force. We -must be sufficiently selfish pot to give all such” war supplies away to other nations, but to keep enough with which to properly-train and outfit.our own armies, We must realize, that- thirty-three divisions o f partially trained and only half equipped Ameri­ can soldiers cannot be. a match for- the three hundred mechanized divi­ sions of the Axis Powers. Capable o f almost unlimited in­ dustrial production, and unequaled for inventive genius and mechanical- tal­ ent this nation should create and. have ready for action the most thoroughly equipped and .highly mechanized sol­ diers in all the world. I f w e are to send our American- boys into- battle, whether it be on land or on sear they, must he given every mean*, with which to quickly, accomplish-their task: With as .little loss o f American lives as possible. ' Fifth, .if our -country is to go, into war we musti quickly strengthen our financial and economic systems, We must realize that to do this, tax in­ creases must heavier than those-al­ ready voted are to come. Such new taxes mast be fa ir and equitable, and borne by all. With a fifty-seven bil­ lion dollar debt already saddled Upon the American people and with a war and defense program fo r which be­ tween sixty And seventy billion dollars have already been appropriated and authorized, but. not yet expended, ahd with more .billions to ha. appropriated as time; goes on*,it should be evident to all that both,our financial and our economic resources are to be strained to the limit. The American, citizen ship should not be deluded. Fighting? a war while serving as the arsenal and treasury for half the world is an expensive business. There is nothing free about spreading the Four Free­ doms. It is a costly job. Every man. Woman and ‘ child Will lift called upon, to make great sacrifices to meet the terrible cost o f war and all that comes therewith. To prevent a collapse o f our econo­ mic system as we have knowh it, we must entirely revamp or discard the present priority system under which Small business is now being ruined. DIVORCE SUITS Charging neglect, Felicite Lock- wood filed a divorce suit in commofi pleas court against Dale Lockwood Xenia, whom she married April 12: 1938, at Decatur, Ind. Clara Butts, charging neglect filet suit against Roscoe Butts, Xenia, R. R. 2, whom she married September 8, 1934, at Newport, Ky. They are the parents o f two children. PARTITION SOUGHT Margaret Crowl Hiles asks parti­ tion o f property in a suit against Dor- othy L. Hook, 0 . W. Hook and J. L, Myers. ASK JUDGMENT A judgment for $784.53 and fore­ closure o f Osborn property are re­ quested in a suit filed by Anna Kauff­ man against W. C. DeHaven and Mar: guerite DeHaven. The Laving Build­ ers, Inc,, Columbus, is named co-de­ fendant, ■• i " .. DIVORCES AWARDED These divorces were granted: Cora Hill from Charles -Hill, wilful absence charge; Jane Neatherton from Grant Neatherton, cruelty grounds* plain­ tiff restored to 'her maiden name o f /ane Confer; and Hazel Mae Linda- nood, by Ada M. Devoe, her next friend, from Paul E. Lindamood, charging neglect. DISMISS CASE The case o f George Valerio against Mary A . Valerio was ordered dismiss- id without record. - JUDGMENT GIVEN General Mills, -Inc., won a $101.52 judgment against M. V. Corwin. ESTATE APPRAISALS The -foliowing, estates were apprais’d in probate court: William C. Lacey; gross' value, $11,- 159.21; obligations, $5,825,57; net vaL ue, $5,333.64. Ralph' S. Bartley, gross value, $1*- 150; obligations, $1,190; net value, 3260. Florella Crumley: gross value, $5,- J71.74; debts, $1,409.90; costs o f ad­ ministration* $628; .net-value, $4,033.- H ; . ’ ■ Ray Hagler: gross ..value* $750; ob­ ligations, hone; net value* $760. A . D. Walker: gross value* $5,575.- 51; obligations, $4,773.06; net value, 3802.45. Steve George: gross value, $400; obligations, none; net value, $400: John W.,Binegar: gross value, $100; obligations* none; net value, $100. PENALTY APPOINTMENTS MADE ' Helen E. Evans was named-execu­ trix of the estate o f W. J. Evans* late of Cedarville,* without bond; and J. Blaine Ankcncy was appointed execu­ tor o f the estate o f Clara J. .Ankeney, late of Beavercreek Twp.,. also with­ out bond. The county auditor was' directed to appraise the estates of. John A. Tibbs and Ray Hagler. MARRIAGE LICENSES (Granted) Raymond Frank Crago, 3408 Spring- field St.* Dayton, ceirfent*worker, and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Owens, 340 E. Church St. Forest Pershing Grimshaw* 119 N. ColIcge> St., Yellow Springs, foundry worker, and Mary Kathryn Figgins, Yellow Springs, Harry Elmer Garringcr, Jamestown R. R. 2* farmer* and Doris Elizabeth Bumgarner, Cedarville, R. R. 1. ClSstoh Dee Monson* Jr., Camp Shel­ by, Miss., chef, and Juanita Mary Bowermeister* Jamestown, R. R. 2. Rev. Robert S. Lawrence. Jamas Richard Snyder, 307 Hill St., Chauffeur, and Bertha Ilo Stephenson, 21 E. Third St.’ Rev. R. B. Wilson, Xenia. MARYSVILLE—Testing the va­ lidity o f AAA imposition o f 49-Cent- per-bushel penalties on farmers?, ex- fiesa Wheat, a trial, will be conducted in the Union County Common Fleas Court Dec, 8, with former Congress­ man William. Lemke .of North Dakota serving as co-counsel in the case and Judge Marion B. Owen o f Urbana presiding by assignment o f Chief Justice Carl V.Weygandt of the Ohio Supreme Court Seven Union County wheat growers are plaintiffs in the- suit against mem­ bers o f the county and state agricul­ tural conservation committees. The petition hits been prepared by Lemke, co-author o f the Frazjer-Lemke bill fo r the refinancing o f farm debts. Working with Lemke' in the Union County suit is Attorney Louis M. Day of Chillicothe. * Judge, Owen's assignment to hear the trial was made during the past week by the chief justice o f the Ohio Supreme Cpurt while the Champaign County jurist was sitting in another cage in the Clark County Common Pleas Court in Springfield,, also by special assignment. ' « Plaintiffs in the Union County suit are seeking to have the defendants restrained from collecting the penal­ ties o f 49 cents per bushel on their excess wheat are asking that pay­ ments of the penalties be restored to those who have already paid the amounts, and are asking further that the court declare unconstitutional the resolution under which the penalties were levied. Similar suits testing the validity of the AAA program have been brought in other courts o f the nation-—one in the United States District Court in Dayton.. Plaintiffs in.the Union- County suit are: Paul J, Ryan* member o f the executive committee o f -the Union County Farmers Protective Associa? tion; Edgar F. Adelsberger, president o f this association; Edgar C. Rausch; Edward Schwartzkopf; C. Charles Rausch;, J. E - Rinehart* J ., P. and Pauline Renner. The defendants: Watt H, Tpeese, chairman .of Union County Agricultural Conservation Committee of Ohio; Thomas B. Roah- vice president o f this committee; dr ; M m to mm » n p^arville College Accepted a posi- |e Iron Co„ Day- connected with Department o f President Walter SI Kilpatrick* Sat­ urday announced th$ resignation o f Ernest R, Gibson* professor o f chemis­ try and biology at since 1937, He has tiop with the Malleal ton. He formerly w: the Ceremic Resear Libby-Owens Ford GJass Co. in To­ ledo, Dr* John Woodwatrd o f New Car­ lisle, O., will succeed Prof. Gibson Ho "has had eight years experience on soil Surveys in B|inois, Ohio and Ontario, He has had nine years of teaching experience iri, colleges and in universities includingtwo years at the University o f Illinois,; and two years at Wittenberg College, Jiis last teach- position. Dr. Woodward, holds a B. S and A. in Agriculture from the University o f Missouri,-and a Ph. D. from the University-pf Chicago. He Assumed his new duties Monday morn­ ing.. . '!■; .. en Robert M. Coleman* member -Of the committee; Lee W* Elsom and Willy Cochcnour, alternate members; and members o f the Ohio Agricultural Conservation Committee, including Chairman Elmer FI Kruse, Dale G. Williams, Dean Deeds, Crist Kainrod and Guy Dowdy. Twenty-two other suits are to fol­ low in as many Ohio counties against AAA committees. W . C. Cleayinger Died In St. Petersburg W. C. Cleavinger, father o f Mrs. Dwight R / Guthrie, Springfield, for­ merly of this place, died at" his home in St. Petersburg* Fla.* last Tuesday. Mrs. Guthrie had gone to Florida the week previous. Rev. Guthrie left Springfield by plane, to attend the funeral.. The deceased was formerly superintendent o f schools in Pitts­ burgh, Pa. Burial took place in that city. Rev. Guthrie was formerly the pastor of the local Presbyterian Church before going to the North- minster congregation in. Springfield. New Carlisle Farmer Won Com Prize Arthur Steels of New Carlisle, O., has produced 126.66 .bushels'of De- Kalb hybrid seed corn per acre and won the grand championship In the national contest o f that Variety. Some 10,000 farmers from 13 pricipal com producing states were entered in the Contest. Two -other Clark county farm­ ers wop lesser prizes and were: El­ mer Group, New Carlisle, and IL J. Baker* o f Springfieldj O. GAME HARD TO GET .v (Continued on last page) Hunters report plenty o f game, rabbits and pheasants, but the latter seem to be more cunning this year than ever before. The.State’ Medical ‘Association warns all hqnters about the menace o f rabbit disease, Tulare­ mia, When dressing rabbits use rub­ ber gloves and always cook wild game thoroughly so that there will be no red juices, A number o f victims of this disease have been repotted so fa r this season* Rabies Cause Jump In Dog Tag Prices Greene county dog owners will be assessed higher license fees in 1942 due to the extra expenditures entail­ ed in rabies quarantines in this area recently, county commissioners have decided. Male dogs will cost their owners $1,25 instead o f the usual $1 fee; spayed females licenses are the same price; tags for female dogs will be $3.75-instead o f the former price of $3 Snd kennel licenses will be $12.60, instead o f $10 which was the fee charged this year. The state law requires an increase in licenses fees when dog and kennel funds are inadequate. Dog tags will go on sale the first of December and locally can be had at the James Bailey filling station. -------------- - j .... Secretary Kn^x Says Draft Possible For Navy { Positions Secretary Frank Ki§>x o f the Navy issued a statement th’Ut if there were not more voluntary enlistments in the Navy it would be necessary to draft men. He says there has been a drop -of 15 per cent in enlistments since the bombing, of American ships, Those o f draft age should (jjonsider service in the Navy for there are many de­ sirable positions o f different kinds. The chances of danger are not as great in the Navy asVthere would be in land forces before';, the motorized tanks traveling" 40 miles an hour with one or more machine guns in opera­ tion. The loss o f life in the present Russian-German land combat is much greater than ever known on the sea. ASKS y*niiiH*»minmmminnmu*imnmmmnnm SCHOOL NEWS FORFARMERS John W . Swain Dead; Ross T i ^ . Farmer John W. Swainr* died Monday mid­ night on his farm in Ross Twp. after an illness of two years from complica­ tions.vHe was born in Pinkerman, O., and moved „to this county twenty years ago from Scioto county. He was married to Miss Etna McComas in Lincoln county, W. Va., in 1903. Besides his widow he is survived by four sons, Leroy, o f the Phil.lippine Islands; Henry E., Fond du lac, Wig,; Howard E., Brookville, O., and Mar­ ion Home/, Xenia, and three daugh­ ters, Mrs. Lulu Fredman and Mrs. Opal Downey, Jacksbn, O., and Miss Mary Martha, at home. The funeral was held from the Mc­ Millan Funeral Home, Wednesday morning, with burial in Jenkins Ceme­ tery, near Jackson, O. Miss Margaret McNeill Died Sunday Morn. Miss Margaret Jane McNeill, 85, died unexpectedly following a short illness at her home Sunday morning about 1:50. Death was due to heart attack following acute indigestion from which she had suffered but a few hours. She was the daughter of Daniel and Jane Laughridge McNeill and was bom on the 23rd day o f December, 1856 in Cedarville Twp, She resided in this place fifty years. She was a retired dressmaker. Miss McNeill was a member o f the Reformed Presby­ terian Church, Belle Center, O. A sister, Miss Fannie, with whom she madi her home, survives with five nephews and four nieces. Three broth­ ers and fourvjisters preceded her in death. Funeral services were conducted at the McMillan Funeral Home, Tuesday afternoon in charge o f Rev. W. J. Sanderson, Utica, O, Burial took place in Northwood Cemetery, near Belle Center, DEER FOUNrf ON DEER CREEK December 1 Is Final Tax Payment Date —■- a y Monday, December 1* is the final date for the payment o f the last half of personal and classified taxes to avoid the penalty. The treasurer's 6f- fice Will be open Saturday afternoon until 3\o’clock for the convenience of taxpayers* The Madison Press, London, gives an account o f a deer being sighted on Dr. H, P. Starling’s far mon Deer creek. Franklin county farmers have reported one or more deer being seen the past two Weeks. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT , Edwin Davis, 12, South Charleston, was* accidentally shot last1Thursday when a gun in the hands o f a brother was dischatged unintentionally. The bullet entered the boy's stomach and ho has since been in a serious cofidi tion in a Columbus hospital* The National Grange announced following the national convention in Worcester, Mass., that the organiza- tion, -representing-the largest mem bership of farmer*) in the nation, be given a new price parity for farm products that would place the farm­ e r on parity with labor and industry; something not now enjoyed under the 1909-14 depression formula for. price fixing. Albert S, Goss, o f Washington, Di , newly elected national master o f the Grange, said the platform was compiled by the executive committee after a study of all legislative action by delegates at. the 75th annual con­ vention, concluded last week. Among other things, the platform placed the Grange on record as stand­ ing for “ all-out defense,'with adequate steps taken to assure no stoppage in maximum production o f supplies for Ihe democracies,” and added: Agriculture should be given full recognition as an essential defense in­ dustry and be given the same treat- ment, as other branches of industry md labor in price guarantees; prior­ ities for farm equipment and supplies, and in deferment o f manpower under .the- selective service act.” Congress was urged to act im­ mediately! “ to prohibit and prevent strikes which reel'd the progress of national defense. Both sides in labor disputes should accept the recom­ mendations o f fact-finding boards.” The platform opposed arbitrary price fixing, “ unless use of economic devices fails to check inflation. In that event all groups should be treated alike and the power to control should be retained by Congress.” . A new formula of price parity for farmers was imperative, the platform stated, adding that agriculture should be “ assured an equitable shark o f the national income, by either raising the level of prices farmers received to the level of prices they pay for non­ farm goods qnd services, or by reduc­ ing those items to the level o f farm prices.” Note-c-The position taken by the Grange is identical with the policy ad­ vocated by-the HerMdincdndCAhing the method o f fixing a price ceiling on farm products by 'loans on crops to farmers. .We have condemned the false 1909-14 parity price base as an injustice to all farmers who are f>>rc- ed to sell everything in a fixed market of low prices against everything to be purchased in a high uncontrolled price market. , Under the New Deal AAA program, the farmer has no chance to get his share o f war profits being taken by labor-and industry. In the first World War hogs sold for $23 against the present $10 price, Wheat sold from $2.50 to $3<a bushel. Corn at $1.50 a bushel against 75c today. It is this situation the National Grange con­ demns in the intdrest o f h->her prices for farm products that will never be possible under the AAA price fixed under crop loans, the greatest menace possible to higher prices for farm products. It is certain that uncontroll­ ed prices will be better for all busi­ ness and give the farmer profits en­ joyed during the World War. Ij- SimiwuwHimnwwtwwHHiiMHiinmHMiniHiwiwwtumM Paper Collection The local school and the Boy Scouts are cooperating in the collecting o f magazines, newspapers, catalogues, pld books, auto tires, inner tubes, rub­ ber boots and overshoes; rags am ■ scrap iron All.patrons who are interested in giving any o f the above items to the school and the scouts are requested to notify the school and a school bus or truck will call. In order to facilitate handling, the magazines and newspapers should be tied in separate bundles. This project will continue throughout the school year, however .the present drive will be’ only this week and next The school buses wjll collect, on the routes on Thursday and Friday of this, a cek. AH collections in the village will be made this Saturday forenoon. Please have your paper or other material mentioned above ready for the boys when they call Saturday morning. By cooperating in this project, you will not only be having a part in the National Defense Program but also you will be helping the Boy Scouts and the school financially. All. money raised in this way will be used for some worth-while project. ‘ Save your old magazines, news­ papers, etc. as collections will be made from time to time throughout the year. .Just let us know when you have supply on hand and we will have some one call, if possible the same day. . ' •' ray.m a 1 E M S E I FOR REELECTION Safety Patrol The School Safety Patrol boys un­ der the direction of our local.officer, Mi*. William Marshall, are doing plendid work in directing- traffic and assisting pupils in crossing.the street during the morning, nooii and evening. Mr. Marshall has made sit possible for the boys to be provided- with rain­ coats for use on rainy days. Pupils are requested not to cross the street except through the safety zone in front o f the school or at the traffic lights. We have had almost per feet response on the part o f the pupils in complying with this request* The school bus drivers use every precaution in safeguarding the pupils not .only on the buses hut also to see that the pupils are protected where it {Continued on page three) Clayton Wiseman Won “Who’s Who COMPENSATION ASKED Attorney General Thomas J. Her­ bert has filed suit in Common Pleas Court on behalf of Belfer Harrah, 133 Willis av., Springfield, against M. Augustus Wenger, Yellow Springs, seeking collection of $466.51 compen­ sation for injuries, awarded Harrah by the state industrial commission. Harrah, according to the petition, was injured N ov/ l l , 1938, while in the employ o f Wenger, and the state commission made a .finding fo r' $466.- 61 in favor of the Springfield man on Nov. 25, 1940. The suit was filed through the office of Attorney Mar­ cus Shoup representing Mr. Herbert. WOMAN'S CLUB MEETS Last Friday, the Woman’s Club met at the home of Miss Ina Murdock. As .president of the club, she acted as hostess for Mrs. Adams, who had been ill at the-regular meeting time. Sever­ al items o f .business were attended to; Mrs. J* R. Bryson spoke o f the need for food conservation; and'as A token o f appreciation and good will a gift was presented to Mrs. B. N. Adams whowill leave soon with her family for a new field o f labor in Cincinnati. DR. N. E. STEEL HEADS ASSOC. Word comes that Dr.'N . E Steele, president o f Northern State Teachers College, Aberdeen, South Dakota, has been elected president o f” the South Dakota Education, Association for the coming year. Dr, Steele is a formtsr5 student o f Cedarville College1and brother of Dean O. W. Steele* Prior to his election to iiis present position in 1939 lie was for fifteen years Executive Secretary of the S. |.D. E, A. Republican officials o f the various* county committees o f the* Seventh Congressional district met In Spring- field Wednesday h igh f at the call o f the State Central Committeemans Charles J. Waggoner o f Lebanon, and Miss Margaret Baker* Committeewo-r man* for the purpose o f endorsing' candidates for various state and- con* - gressional offices for re-election. Governor John W, Bricker was giv­ en a unanimous endorsement for re- election and mentioned- as- a possible« candidate for the Republican p re s i» dential nomination in 1944; and a a. ‘favorite son” candidate. The-Seventh- District is the first to endorse- thef.- Governor fo r another term: The * Greene county committee* had endorse* ed the Governor for the' same honor- ’ the week previous.. Other candidates endorsed were: Clamce J, Brown; for re-election -to cpngrebs; Lieut. Gov. Paul M. Her*** bert, State Treasurer; Don H, Eb4-. right, Attorney General, Thomas; J - Herbert, State central Committoemdn ! and Committeewoman,; Charles-Wag­ goner and Margaret Baker. Logan and Champaign counties were - the only counties in the district*^ th a t,. disapproved of any endorsements-*' other than fo r governor. Earlier-in-* the discussions both counties‘ opposed* even endorsement of Goy. Bricker at*. this tmie wanting to wait .until some; - time in March/CIark, Madison,.Union,s Greene, Fayette, Clinton and-Warren favored immediate endorsement, o f / state and ' congressional candidates*-. Late:* Logan and Champaign agreed only to- the endorsement- o f Gov:- Bricker.. The vote was usually- 28 to each county having four* votes* -on- endorsements for *congresjs|- and-- state offices under' the governor*.ex*, eept for the two committee places* where Madison passed its vot&at this, 'time. - ' t It was intimated by some-observers present that the hand o f a ;wealthy- . munition manufacturer in the districts was against any endorsement fo r any . - candidate that .did -not approve of* a shooting war in Europe, even to send? s- mg American boys to fa c e the bul* letfl.-of Geiman machine guns in' Rusr - sia.’ The munition manufacturer has no'son for the .draft. The Republicans o f the district are ready to face any . such- contest on the war issue, - all E. Qlayton Wiseman, Cedarville Col­ lege Senior, has won recognition with the announcement -that he will appear in the 1941-42 issue of. “ Who's Who” Among Students'in American Univer­ sities and Colleges," edited by H. Pet- tus Randall of University of Alabama. Mr. Wiseman’s biography, along with those of other outstanding American students, will* be listed in this publi­ cation. ' The purpose o f “ Who's Who” is to serve as an incentive for students to get the most they can from their col­ lege careers; as a means o f recogni­ tion for what the students have al­ ready done; as a recommendation to the business world; and as a standard of measurement for qtudents. “ Clay, the son o f Mr. and Mrs. Ross E. Wiseman, Cedarville, R. R* 2, will receive his bachelor of arts degree from Cedarville College in June, He attenu d Selma High School and grad­ uated from there in the'class o f 1937. He starred in basketball during his entire high school career as well as being an honor student* In his senior year; he was accorded the honor of being president o f his class. At Cedarville College, he became a stellar basketball guard in his fresh­ man year, He played the following year also, but then, because o f ill health, he was unable to participate in strenuous sports any more; Clay­ ton was editor of the “ Whispering Cedars,” a weekly publication o f Ce* darville College news* He has served as assistant editor o f the college year book, The Cedrus, officer o f the Dra­ matics Club; member of the student ouncil, president of Delta Kappa Sig­ ma fraternity, and this year has as­ sumed very capably the presidency of the college Y, M. C. A. organization. One o f his most recent accomplish­ ments was to win the annuaf Men's Bible Memory Contest o f Cedarville College. At college dances and other social functions, the popular Clayton is also very much in prominence. His ideas and .initiative have been responsible for a great many succesful college af­ fairs. > Besides all these collegiate respon­ sibilities; Ciaytoh has been superin­ tendent o f the local Methodist Sunday School for the past three years. Durf ing the summer vacation, he acted « f a counsellor in a Y. M* C. A. canijl at Lake Genoa, Wisconsin. After graduation, he plans tq teach or enter the’service field of work. Fire Damages Xenia: Gazette Building Fire early Tuesday morning broke out in the second floor o f the Xenia"** Gazette, finally eating its way. to the ,oof and the adjoining hotel building * owned by the Schmidt Estate: Mdst of the damage was, to office fixtures'1 and furnishings in the business offices-: and editorial rooms. The composing^ sterotype. and press room being at-the rear o f the building escaped- The Western- Union and Anderson* Insurance Agency in the ’ Gazette-* building were water soaked* as w ell as the office of the Xebta Herald:on'the third floor. Seven rooms o f hotel fix­ tures were water soaked as part o f the hotel loss other than by smoke' datoage. The loss is all said to be covered by insurance* Borden Milk Truck Crashed Farm Wagon W. C. Stover, 51, who resides near East Point School HoUse on Route 42 west o f town, escaped with a teg* injury and cuts when his farm wagon loaded with com was crashed by a* Borden Milk Co. truck in a rear-end , collision, Stover was treated in the office of Dr* Donald Kyle. The truck was driven by Leroy Hamilton, 39, Springfield, The farta. wagon was a total wreck and with much o f the com was forced Off the ■ road into a field* * U. S. NAVY MAKES DRIVE FOR RECRUITS The U. S. Navy is making a drive for recruits for the Nayy and fo r the Naval Reserve* Men between the egos ’ of 17 and 50 who flow have a trade or desire one, have a choioe pf some' 50 different ones. Mr* Claude Finney o f this office has been named Navy Edi­ tor and will explain in detail or assist anyone wishing .to enlist or will ex­ plain the many opportunities to all who are interested. , tERECTING NEW BARN A new barn is being erected-on the farm of Mrs. Ida Stormont,to replace one which was destroyed by fire tome' few weeks ago. The first story is «p hut.at present, work is delayed tor lack of,material that has hot arrived* \ \