The Cedarville Herald, Volume 66, Numbers 1-26

* NO. 82 , ^ W i 1, i:i ii'V..<'> J ’ I fW r alpPHHrtrmE® * iT l W'lnllftlPTrOtl n n u n i u F l l ^ By CLARENCE J, BROWN ' .Member of Congreas, Seventh Ohio District Foy * month pr more it grapevine rumor has been circulating .about > Congressional cloak room* to the ef- • feet that some of the American aviator* TMu-tictpating in the Doolittle raid on Tokyo had boon executed by their Japanese captors* However, hUt little credence was placed in the reportr as it was not believed any nation Would-so violate- international law or the. direct .provisional, of the <Jeheva_Treaty. When the President's official announcement confirmed the truth o f the rumor nil official Wash­ ington . became bitterly indignant- ‘ Manymembers pf-Goffgrtss have long been dissatisfied•with the national policy *6fdevoting our main attention to the European situation and fight­ ing- only u holding action in the pacific. The inhuman hnd uncivil­ ized action o f the Japanese govern DIVORCES SOUGHT James Estridge, seeking a divorce from Thelma Eetridge, Detroit, Mich*, charges neglect and wilful absence for three years. The couplewas mar­ ried in Xenia December^24,. 1929. Harry Hayden charges neglect ‘in his suit against Helen Hayden, wham he married in Xenia December 29» 1942. Clara Z, Buerkle, asking a divorce from ' Alfred E, i Buerkle, Yellow] Springs, bases her suit on neglect and cruelty and asks to be restored to hejr maiden name, A restraining order, enjoining the defendant from harming the plaintiff or damaging her property, was issued by .the court. RESTRAINING ORDER A temporary, restraihing order was granted in Common.pleas court this week against Leonard C. Ayleshtre and. -Die Erie Railroad Co., enjoining them- from constructing an embank­ ment across land o f the ‘Wabash Portland Cement Co, ip Bath Twp. The order was issued *s the resdlt of a suit filed by the cement firm a- For American* iwwmuimwni eesM ■jl*|WWISS Lain* Brooifield . PinchHit*For Fulton Lewis, Jr. Y, APRIL 80,1943 HWasifH' PEIC1,8LS0.ATEAR Louis Brumfield, noted writer, author, prominent Democrat formerly j London andCi with the Roosevelt Administration,1*ent®d the took the air Monday evening to pinfh}fi°n Award for hit for Pulton Lewis Jr, Bromfield I>n£e 0I» war co: has for months been critical o f most IPre8S dial echos from New Deal policies especially farm IMonday, controlled. prices, and all kinds it. regimentation. ^ .-He opened fire on Man Power Co?*' missioner Paul McNutt, who7issued orders one day and changed them the next, picturing the official M offe without a policy; the food adminis­ tration came in for a scorching as unAmerican, and the wild purchasingIC itixeU S -JH aV e O t of .food and army-supplies far beyodd the needs o f the army, navy or leni- lease. He-pointed out there was no way the nation could get war equip­ ment or feed to the different fronts for our armed forces if the army was to Go. of be pro Produc- pefcform- if to hington, The war department IUndersecretary o f War IUndersecretary of the ; W,' Forrestral had ap. tof the award. No date has! been so | tion of the' award. ■*. MetTheirQ Subscri ounccd that nand James for presents.. The war "bond driv- to be .enlarged more than at present, county has- been -only Meantime he pointed out civilians jeessful,to rthis date, ‘ Were denied the necessities whRe food was ip Storage;in ehbrmows quantities. ‘Btomfield)prtdleted that Con: men .home bn Easter vaCation- gresp- would qnipst the raijroad company and Ale- Z Z .’T T ishirb,’ seeking an injunction and <to a*asrer vacatio - l ^ nt ^eCutmg the; Army airmen , ent the ‘ defendants from oc-. ,nd P^kc sentiment was behind Wj» undoubtedly result in important j0„ nv!T10, n nni.Kon nf 9 Rfl in!1„0,i them arid not the administration add changes - 1Americans * « ■ ' ^ - * « " * • «“ • **•— * » » * » people -want they usually get. building and loans h scribed■*their quota, public has four for fo i quota and a last min' Judge Prank rt. Jon o f the .county comirii Today Greene ly sue? banks and oversub- general toErnest its- -appeal by , chairman \ is made in FormerCedarvilliait HasThreeSons In Armed Service ■ w A former Cedarvillian, Clark Nigiey, and wife have three sons hi the armed service, two of which en Hated and the youngest answering the call of the draff for eighteen-year, olds. - Lt. John E. Nagley, 29, enlisted after Pearl Harbor, and is a radio msterplbgist and.on mipeuvers hi Louisianna. Phillip Lee Nagley, 22,-was a sen- lor in Wilmington College and en­ listed as an aviation cadet. ?vt, KennethNagley, 18, graduated last June from Wilmington high; school and is now- located at Camp Robinson, Ark. Clark Nagley,. the father, has been engaged in conducting a photographic studio, iu ' Wijmington for a .number of year? and has built up profitable business.. The parents have an ad- ditinoal -reason for beipg proud of their three sods, all three' are Eagle Scouts. ' .. ' ' BORLAND TRAIL B , Frri.F. MnrisaS iwinini>iMimMi»|HwiiintiiiHiM>iin>«M»Mi)mnnininmi, Neat door north from the bankwas foe Blue Goose Salpon with a Mr, D «n as proprietor. Henry Bharon was bartender here prior to his starting his own saloon mentioned earlier In this record. The Blue Goose made a big play on its free lunch. According to Newt Porter andHaverStout, proprietor Dean once became overly incensed at .the habit of some of his guests in making too iteral an interpretation- of the mo­ tives attending the offering of “ free" viands. * ’ The President has" .returned' from, a • ten,'day tour-of Army encampments, which took 'him oh a visit to- Mexico. Vice president Wallace has been hb- , Sent for' some time! on a Gohd Will - mission to- SOuth America; AH 'of which caused'a Republican Congress* __ _ ipbal wag to- remark: “ The-mantier | t o b e r " m a i d e n name ’ in which the nation is. going alohg, iof 'vandtfce war is progrtssing-with bbth ( -. the' Preridenfc and Vice President but -mbankment of dirt, day and other , . , , ^ , materials. The petition says the New Dealers. He istfor the Rudil same time backing some JSAW home ‘premises constitute a right-of-way to said the public wants thfct (boys now.in service, and from the cement, plant and ki^ of a tax paying law and will be diaims the embankment would result • s^isried with nothing less. in damage to the Wabash- company.! , DIVORCES AWARDED Divorces were granted to^ Robert G, Crum from Clara L. Crum, and (Ruby-'Mayo from Earl Mayo, with l Victory Gardenand F J o w ^ S h o w : luntyFair rof 'the country -proves that there are ' no indispensible men". „ ! National- Selective -Service Officials - advise that the reduced-draft quotas for April and'1May are simply tem- ; porary, with the quotas in succeeding months being atqpped-, up-so as‘ to reach'the eiCyen million goal by the end of '■ the -year. However) from other informed sources cornea infor­ mation that indicated-draft induction has been slowed up because of lpck of transportation to carry fighting men to battle fronts and facilities? to . hbuse, maintain and train an ever- increUsing number o f men in thiB country. Approximately - seventy- eight thousand boys, physically and -otherwise qualified for military ser- yice/are becoming eighteen years of age bach-month; a sufficient number ‘ to provide replacements at the present -rate o f demand. As a result *of the present Situation it may not become necessary to draft fathers-of depen­ dentTehildreir-astsoon*as originally ex­ pected* Elmer Davis of the Office of War Information is “on the spot'1. Fifteen top-flight executives of that agency have resigned because they “were riot permitted to tell the truth." dori- gress has become quite critical of the propaganda activities o f O^I, Charges have been made that the Davis'ofganiXation is playing the pol­ itical game and is Interested in pro* motingta fourth term. A searching investigation into the whole OWI sit­ uation has been started by the Sen­ ate* Davis' early resignation would UUt tattle any great surprise here. The mystery, o f Ration Book No* 3 hasbeen solved. Late last week OPA Administrator Prentiss Brown an­ nounced that Ration Book No* 3 would be issued by mail during the middle Of the summer to replace Ration Book No. 1 and 2, and Would not be used ■for a»y other purpose. In the mean­ time the printing of Ration Book No. 4 -SrilI -soon be started. Incfdently, there is a minor floating about Washington ihsit Brown may soon resign his position is Price Admin­ istrator. Two weeks ago the- House passed a resolution providing for a commit­ tee to investigate proposed govern­ ment agency plans for Federal label­ ing of articles or commodifies, and fo r fiie discontinuance of the*:use of private brand names. The resolution- also calls for the discontinuance of the tuto of private brand names* The xesriutkm alec calls for the (nvesti- <gittkn *of 'btfrea-urirafic plans for cur­ tailing production and use of news­ print and ether paper for the pub­ lishing of newspapers and magarines. Under authority panted it, the com- SUIT DISMISSED The case of the Peoples Building end Savings Co., agaihst Mary Maher Was dismissed by the plaintiff. , APPRAISALS Two estates were appraised in pro­ bate court as follows: Martin Levi Bowles: gross, £1,618,. 49;/deductions, not listed; net-$l,6lB.> 49. C. A, Cultice: gross, $3,700; de­ ductions, $1,208; net, $2,492. ORDER SALE Agnes Taggart, as admihistriltrix of the estate -of William C. Taggart, was authorized to sell real estate at private sale. T" '" TRANSFER AUTHORIZED Pearl K. Alexander as executrix’of the estate of Mary Kynq, was or­ dered to transfer real estate. . APPRAISAL ORDERED The county auditor was directed to appraise the- estate of William Rife, REELIEVE ESTATE « w-. The estate of H. A. -Bcemiller was relieved from administration. MARRIAGE LICENSES (Issued) George Alexander, Jamestown, R. R. 2, soldier, and Virginia Hcnsort, Jamestown, R* R. 2. Revr F. D. Walker, JamestoWn. • Kenneth William Hastings, Pat­ terson Field, soldier, .and Mrs, Miry Agnus Allred, Xenia, R. E. 4. Dr. R, B. Wilson, Xenia. John William Lowery, Circleville, O., truck driver, and Glayds Opal Wsldrdn, Xenia, R. R* 1. Robert Talmadgc sPeary, Camp Atterbury, Ind., soldier, and Ger­ aldine McDonald, 209 S. Columbus St. Rev. Robinson, Columbus.-' (Applied For) Earl Winters Witey, 208 Jackson st, Dayton, Patterson Field, Employe, and Pearl Fay White, Osborn. Emmons Blake, Yellow Springs, student, and Barbara Kate Ghisholm, Yellow Springs,. Rev. W» Howard Lee, Yellow Spriugs, Robert Eugene McGuhdy, Osborn, R. R. 1., and Catherine Ann Schulte, 66 S., Wright Ave., Osborn. Leroy Junior Collins, Marysville, O., artist,‘apd Martha Jane Gertaugh, Xenia, R, R. 1. Rev. A, C. Renpll, Alpha* NOTICE'TO PUBLIC ■' Notice is hereby given that the ownership of what was the Ced&tville Doiomite Products Plant will not be respensible for any accident due to m- -trespaaring on the property.; Swim*. -jm whether suchiwing h positively forbidden in fii« plans n-a necessary to the war *f« ^ , -1. ^ il. 1*1.—u*. iiiM- •The' county (financial Institutions 1have- subscribed $1,600,000 Which Is 'more than-100,,percent | a *excess of the original quota of $73|,006. . Citizens have only, subscribed $887^. 827,87,if the goal ol$l,l^r,00O. This leaves about $300,000 to Be raised bp Saturday night. f , *. ^ ^ t t .. ^T.* i. FarmWomen AreProfiteering:; ; * PHcesMii|t Olop The premium, -list' -for the Greene County Fair is in the hands-Of the printer and since> some of the pre­ miums offered are. of sueh,special in­ terest to gardeners, we are anndunc- ing-Bamerat once, - , . Exhibits are limited to amateur! Real ha? struck the farm growers of Victory vegetable wife, and,her chicken industry In the flower gardens of Greene County. h°P«. ^afdlng c ff inflatbp. Order* There shall be bnt one arrangte-1fr“m ° Pf pnees and one farmenA^tUnot^-orit' Reported Shooting1 . FarlyMonday Chief *1Wm.t Marshall, reports Ad­ dison- Baber fired. at an intruder prowling abdut hiiuhome about 2*A* IU*Monday morning. Mrs.’ Baber re­ ported somOone’ attempted entrance about 10:30 while the husband,was at -work “at 'Wilberforce., Baber was notified^and returned home and h|d Awaiting a return., Seeing a man at- tempting to make entrance*at-a rear dpor he fired his .gun.- ’According to ChiefMarshall; WilliamJefferies, 39, was the suspect. No charges' have been filed by Baber. ment in each class from' each dhb or individual Victory gardener. Eafch] arrangement shall be labeled with ah entry tag. An arrangement for the speaker's table at a Civilian Defense rally. (May consist of flowers, fruit, vege­ table or any combination of these three.) Prizes $2.--$1. A dinner table arrangement in red, white, and blue. (U bo flOwcrs, vege­ tables, fruits or* combinations.) Prizes $2.—$1, An. arrangement of salad greens from vegetable garden."* (Leaves and stalks.) Prizes .75-.-.50. An arrangement o f vegetables, grown by a first year gardener. Prizes $1—.60. An exhibit of home grown garden seed (flowers and vegetables) labeled and prepared for winter Prizes $l.-.56. Photographs of Victory Garden. Before planting, and when in pro­ duction. Prizes $50--.26. , Exhibits of fresh* products from women's VictoryHardens. (Includes flowers and vegetables. Feature variety and quality.) Prizes $3.00- $1.60. Best display of canned vegetables from 1943 Victory Garden. Prizes $3.00—$i.60. A flower arrangememnt for a! morning church service. Prizes $1.-- ,60. ? . A flower arrangement for a living, room. Prizes $1.—.60, A miniature arrangement for the table at a child's party, Prizes .76—* $.60. My idea Of an artistic bouqutet. Prizes $1*—JO* All exhibits to be in place by 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, August 4th and left until 4 o'clock Friday August 6th, to another or .to some city resident other than the-fixed price fpr,poultry- men* ' ; Poultry dealers cannot-pay more than 22c for chickens for retail that mast ■ sell ‘for 24.6 cents - a pound. Navy Deserters " Discard Unifonrts Broilers art cut to 28.1c; roasting;Pejfs found the boys are from CaiUp -hens 28.1c; capons, 28.1c; hens 6. lb and’over 31c; -common fowls,- mixed 24;6. How- poultry feeders are to figure a profit when first-grade chiclis ebst lGc each can be fed fend aoldfor 28.lc a pound has farm and poultry in­ terests . guessing. Press reportsWednesday were that no meat or poultrycould be.purchased in New.York City And other eastern points1while Washington, D, C. had no potatoes. A®few mort fixed prices such as storage, jpr0]jaWy result in lets and less poul* has been placed on farm poultry wilj try going* to any city market, ' Wives .of farmers that have been singing the praises o f the AAA can hardly have much ground for com­ plaint-charging their non-profit la­ bor to the cause of checking infla- tin while organized labor gets $12 a day, which is not inflation Under the New Deal yardstick. Davisville, R. I* and should have beCn in camp by April 21. The papers in­ dicate their names were E. Stinglq and A. McCorry. Sheriff Walt SpahrWas nofiiied and the FBI in' Cincinnati.as well as-’a broadcast' announcement. The hoys left here for Xenia and probably pick­ ed an automobile cide to get Out of the community as quickly as possible. Herefords Bring TopPrices Highest prices ever realized at the annual Ohio Hereford Association sale, -was the record at the Columbus sale* A total of 76 hS*d o f registered stock brought, an average of $464. F</riy»iive cows and 81 bulls were sold. The top price Was $1676-fdr a cow and $1260 for a ball, Mora than 606 people attended the sale* fort, and file motives back of the at- ten^ts to change our domestic econ­ omy ahmg- not authorised by ((^mtiftuedonpiigitwo). to permit trespassing other than the owner of the property or his legal agent. RALPH CUMMMG8 Agent !Thiree More Local Menln Service Raymond W. Kehnon, Wilbur 0. Howell and Carl H- Tipton have been iniurted .into fit* armed fumes from Draft Board No. 2 and ar« at preeeht at Ft, Thomat, Ky, Cigarettes Stolen FromPool Room Thieves broke into the Joseph Parker pool room, early Friday morn­ ing and stole 168 packages of cigar­ ettes and $4.85 in cash, The front door Was pried Open.' -An effort w4s made earlier in the weak to enter by a rear door and also the Nagldy grocery , Deputies Cotiferr and O’ Brlen investigated hut no-clue his been uncovered, "ITS TEN MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT” The ectmpaigirfor the second war bopd issue closes in this county SatuTday midnight. Have you made your sub­ scription? If not ghtoyourbank, build­ ing And loan, post office, or call any solicitor, and make vour subscription. It is your duty to aid in this cause and in -addition it? is an invest­ ment you Will never regret," The county is proud of the -record of its financial insti tutiorts in Oversubscribing for the War bonds. Let it nbt be said you and I as individuals, probably as parents of boys at the front, have hot shared in this great cause. Because you own one or more bonds purchased previously Certainly should be no excuse you have not subscribed in the second war bend drive. An important message ap­ pears in this issue over the signature of the Cedarviila Lumber Co. Bead it! Reflect! Subscribe! I f s Ten Minutes tln tii Mid night. Waistlines of several regulars Were noticed to be approaching the stage o f,otit-and-out corpulence, and which could not, from the bartender's mental audit, be contributed to over-indul­ gence-in mglt or*hops beverages. , So as it came the Thanksgiving Season and the period of feasting, barkeeper Dean thought to treat his star-boarders to a -special dish Carefully laying the trap for the toore flagrant flsurpers of<bis gen* fcrous bent, he had the-word broad­ cast that there wduld be roast, pos­ sum done-to a turn, -and-with all'fiie fancy trimmings. •Needless to spy, there was a big turri-out with'some of toe regulars actuary: foregobjg for a day or two the usual offerihg of- baloney, c(heese,_ kraut £md .pig knuckles, to leave more room for this savory tidbit. All went well and fop once proprietor Dean was -effusive in bis display of unstinted hospitalify. All'should,-eat heartily- and. mayhap should a bit -of convivial stimulant he required to make, the feast com­ plete, there was the -ready tap,and well-filled Shelves. Several days later rumors persisted that B^n ' Ridge-, way’s pug dog had shown up on, the AWOL calendar. Then, reports got about that “Pompy" Smith,, dark hued “chores" man at fhe BluerGodse, had. been -observed sneaking -Up the alley toward the rear, entrance to the Blue Goose- with Ben's pug dog tucked,under his 'atm. To this day no one has ever cleared- up, satis­ factorily this strange -disappearance of Ben Ridgeway's ;pug dog. ^Suffice to- say “Free' Lunch" Dean, remained non-csmmittal on, the subject* 'i t is noteworthy , to mention tliat aver Afterwards,=Dean's,free lunch hab T R 8 H B 8 " i t . Local, county and federal offimials are looking for two-'-boys who are*be- lieved to have 'abandoned their navy uniforms in-the stone,(marry, and doh- nedcivilian clothes. -.Theywege notfc-________ ? , BD, tosy-entored.^- Itu^.’ hTM th^irdirt-sTricri^to tea quarry with amt caseshut whert thdy - ■” “ '■ came out.wore civilian clothes and did not carry, suit cases. ‘Chief Marshall investigated add found the clothes in the water,with the suit cases. According to 'the- pa- SCOUT EAGLE RANK- ON JOHN BRADFUHE John Bradfute, son o f andMm. Dacid C. Bradfute,'was awarded the Eagle' rank, the highest award in Scouting, Thursday evening, at 'a Court of Honor that was held in Com­ mon Fleas Court room, Xenia. The honor was conferred by SimonKenton District, W. A, penman, presenting the Eagle badge, A number o f othtr Greene County Scouts received merit badges. F. G. Hurley, C. W. Adair mid Judge William B, McCallister pre sided at the Scout Court. Harry Swigart was bailiff and Mr. Penman Vaa clerk. NOW SECOND LIEUTENANT 2d Lieut. Pierre J. WcCdrkell, who has been In -officer’s training school at Ft. Sill, Okla,rIs expected hoiks this evening on a furlough, havidg graduated Thursday. Following -en- llstmeUt he was first stationed■ at Patterson Field and later at Lock bourn,- near Columbus. It is not known where- he will he assigned. it!...............nfij.i.ilnimtom.cit DRAFT HEARINGS' Clarence Hardy, 28, Jamestown and Robert Lee Skinner, Wilberforfct kr* being held for violations ttuder $1,606 bond for May 21. room helpings -of .“fat-trap""cheese and crackers, ' ■So.as we proceed northward on the west side of Mai-1Strtet, we come to the present site « George Hartman's Home Store., -.The edifice which once1 stood- there did .not lend iriuch either to the architectural ,or ^cultural; ele­ gance of the nietropolitian area. It was a frame structure badly lacking a coat of paint, and general repair. The Colored gentleman, who once held forth, there .was one —- Tom' Mitchell, barber, restauraiiter, server of beverages, mild and strong, con­ noisseur of fancy driving horses, and man -of many "nieces." The later usually bailed from vague and dis­ tant places- and their family Uheage was obscure. Tom. Often found him­ self at variance with the lawful dictates of society, but he had a way of. keeping* his fines in the lower ^rackets, or of haying them "sus­ pended?. It was generally conceded that Tom was not basically a bad sort, save fox his weakness in gross indiscretions. We arrive next -at Cal Barber’s store in the S, K.‘ Mitchell block,- Cal was.* veteran Main Street merchant and“altogether * Cedarville ‘.boy. To the last he was faithful to his bus­ iness to the point of seldom employ* Ing a clerk to~ assist in his work. Year in and year out you could find Cal on the job, It*was said that Cal in his youth could out-run any-boy iff the village. Foot races wpre often held ,bn Main Street with the track reaching from the hilltop to the rail­ road. AteX Rice’ was the only other boy who could offer Cal real com­ petition over this stretch o f several hundred yards. Cal, along-with Joe and Toni Gwens, formed a trio of in* Separable pals. They dubbed them­ selves “Satin, Siff and Death’’) al­ though history does not record that they ever -did anything'to warrant such -terrifying monickers. On the corner of Main and Xeffla Avenue was Bob Gray’s store about which there clung Ml the accepted “props" of the corner grocery of the period'"prim? to the period of the combustion, engines, (n the tear Was Its pot-belliad clove, Its bespat* teted sawdust box, its grouping of chairs and boxes for loafers, its cracker barrel, and its coffee grinder With twin fly wheels trimmed iff bright red. I remember specifically a large hornet’s neat suspended from the ceil­ ing, and which swung to and fro through the tyoars ,'fn the rising drafts. Bill Blair, the clerk, and Bob Gray often joined in the yarn Swap­ ping during the lulls in trade. A- moffg the regulars could be found Lou Gilbert, Jim Shull, Charles Mhwer, Sam Kildow, George Shroedee, Fed Cline and Jim Jones, all veterans of Final plans wars being completed today by the «ongi»g*t}«m of the Ce- dsrvilje Methodist Church to obseva the ,90th anniversary of the erection pf the present brick structure,' May . 9, it was announced today. The erection of the present strue- tore began in 1862. The stone for the foundation came from the Bull fawn, and was nearly all hauled by Ale* McLean, George Townsley laid the foundation. *■The brick was burned by Wesley Hiff, Joseph.Osborno ffb e a t ing all the brick, The Ume was also jumt at the Hiffkilns, A. W, Osborn, Henry Owens, Alfred Booth and Was-, ley Iliff, furnished, the brick' and it was laid by the “Randall hoys" to a neigbt.abpye -the. windows, Nyhan the ' work was,held up because' of lack.-of . funds;- Early in 1858,’ it was com- * pleted, the stone with file marking-of 1 Mays1853. The timber was fumishbd by James Beemer who then had dskw . mill. John W, McLean did his first - work as carpenter off.this structure. R -was dedicated by-the* Rev. Gran­ ville Moody. An _ additional section ' was added in 1910* - ‘ ; - , 1 The,Rev, Justin Hartman, gon o f' Mr,-and Mrs.' G, H. Hartman, local residents and present pastor at Betts- vi}le, Ohio, is-to preach the 9dth an« : niversary Sermon at, 11:00 A m. set- ‘ ^ vice. The preceding Sunday -School hour - 10:00 a. m, is giving special recognition to Mother’s Day. A Con­ gregational dinner is set atnoonwith Mrs^Pearl Huffman in.charge rof*ar- - - rangements. A, colorful pageant de­ picting the history, of Methodism in Gedarville and the township with be^ ginnings as early as 1884 is to -be presented at 2UHTp; m. The pageant will feature * meeting ' of. an official board meeting of early days, dressed in .the clothing, o f that- ^ era. The organiation o f "the Lsdies Aid ag they dresged in 1890 is also to be depicted. Mrs, .Frank Creswell is ‘ in charge of'costumes. Miss Mildred Trumbo, instrumental and Miss Mir- iatn-EUsworth, vocal music*Mrs. Johu hmis is rtg i^m .“ ; religious relics, w»H .be-dispEyed in charge of William Marhall.. A large crowd is anticipated for , this.Jhome- - coming event. j < . < - - , American Legion To Meet In Troy (The membero of the American Legion and their Auxiliaries of the 3rd District, Department of Ohio,-will meet at Troy,. Ohio May 2nd for the annual spring ‘ District - conference. Representatives from Champaign, Clark, Greetie, Darke, Miami, -Moftt- gomeiy( and Preble Counties, as well as Commanders from other*Districts,, are expected to be present. -The”Post officers and members will meet for a brief business, ses&ion at 1:30 .’at the Edwardg School and then-will-join with the Auxiliary -at 2:80 to hear C. U. Gramelspacher, Department Commander of Indiana, who Will' be the principal Speaker.' The members of the Clifford Thompson Post No* 43, of Troy, will he in charge o f the program.for the afternoon. , Nursery Proposal Reing Cosidered Establishment of dSy xsre 'nurs­ eries at a number o f Greene CoUnty schools was takeii under advisement following a meeting of supervising principals Tuesday afternoon at the office of county Supt. S. O. Liming. Mrs. Hazel B. Weeks, Cincinnati, of * the defense public works division of the FtoeraJ'WOj^tS Agency, and Miss Verna Waiters, supervisor of extern tion school service of the -State edu­ cation department, met with the -school heads to discuss the project Under the plan, the nursery schools would be open to children two years of age and older, whose fathers and mothers art engaged in war or allied industries. One-half the'cost would be met by the' federal government and the’ other half assessed against the parents of the children cared for iff the schools. AFTER; N umbers .uAAix Attorney Gsneral Thomee Herbert has written and totodueed'iato -foe. legislature a bill to make mort cer­ tain conviction Iff policy gfome and the numbers racket. The bill paled the House Wednesday by foe veto ml 78 to 81, The MR'would rtqu ii courts'to’ eetoss a mMzimu* ifow of . 1*00 on second' tonviefieit wbfie-'#f> etatort would fo o t » towm nqm tonne In'the pen for a seseni-e f- s t i l t s . . . . . .