The Cedarville Herald, Volume 67, Numbers 27-52

S****M* * * S E f i B B I W M 5 2 3 **********7**^WAR BONDS £ B L » tm e X m M Americans For America —America For Americans mpmm BU f m m vV-''i f u N SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR No, 40 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY; SEPTEMBER 1,1944 PRICE, ?O>0 A YEAR eONGRESSIONAL HAPPENINGS IN WASHINGTON By CLARENCE J. BROWN Member o f Congress * , The House a n d , Senate Surplus Property Disposal hills differ^ so greatly that .it may take some time fpr the Conference Committee to “work out a final, draft of a compromise measure that wiii be acceptable to the Congress. Latest estimates furnish­ ed by government departments •indi­ cate we will have approximately 103 billion dollars worth of surplus war goods and commodities, in addition" to war factories and industrial plants o- riginally costing 15 billion dollars, to be disposed o f in one way or another after the war ends. Of necessity, broad discretionary powers must be that will dispose of this huge volume vested in the administrator or board o f surplus government property. All the Congress can do is to fix general policies and provide proper restric­ tions under which the greatest o f co- modities and property in all human history will be conducted. There, are bound to be many unsatisfactory situ­ ations develop in such a gigantic un­ dertaking, despite all the efforts that are being made to writ<j?into law proper safe guards against unwise or fraudulent practices. . Redden tal Death . Verdict For Baby Boy Dr. .Harold E. Ray, acting county coroner in the absence of Dr. H. C. Schick, who was out o f the county, returned a verdict o f accidental death Iin the fatal injury o f oUe-year-old |John Downey, son pf Mr, and Mrs. R j If. Downey, tKnollwood, who died of a skull fracture "soon after an . auto driven by his mother struck a tree on Dayton av., Xenia, Monday afternoon I Mrs. Downey and 3-year old daugh­ ter, Carolyn Jean, were released from the McClellan Hospital after treat­ ment o f injuries which were not ser­ ious. The mother said Bhe lost con­ trol of the car while enroute home af­ ter visiting relatives in this city. _ | *0 i■■■1 » 'Methodists To Meet j Sept. 14th lit Felicity On Tuesday of this week the House began debate on the amended -Recon­ version Bill, better ' known as the George Bill.’ The Ways and Means Committee of the House changed the Senate version of the measure com­ pletely, and it is doubtful i f its outhor, Sen. George of Georgia, would now recognize it.. Full control of unem­ ployment compensation to be paid dis­ charged war workers, and others will rest with the individual states, with the Federal governmet making a con­ densation, under the House version. A determined fight will be made by labor organizations, and others, to liberalize the amount of compensation and the length of time payments would be made. Undoubtedly the final draft o f the legislation will be writteh by the conference committee appoint-' ed by the House and Senate. The final draft o f the <Bill will probably be. mure—liberal than .the .House version, but less liberal than the George Bill passed by the Senate, and very,.very much more conservative than the o- riginal CIO sponsored measure by Senator Kilgore, supported by New Deal leaders in the Senate, which would have given unemployed war workers, regardless of need, compen­ s a t i o n of $35.00 a week for as long as two years. , The Conference for the Wilmington Methodist District lias been schedul­ er at the Felicity Methodist Church on Sept. 14, D jc. E. F. Andree, super­ intendent, Wilmingtcfn, announced on Tuesday. There will be morning and afternoon sessions', with a luncheon at noon. A youth fellowship rally has alsn been announced for the Methodist Church in Wilmington Sunday, Sept. 10th at 8 P. M. The district embraces all hut two Methodist churches in this county. Watson Farm Sold For $100 Per Acre The W. A. Watson farm on the Cin­ cinnati pike below Xenia, was sold on Saturday at the Court House to Ray­ mond Wolf. The 168 acres brought .>100 an acre. L- T, Marshall was. executor of the estate. The George W. Kihg property o f 20 acres located at Maple Corner on the Winchester Rd..was sold to M M. Holton-for $2,400. Robert W. Wead is the administrator of the sale. Montgomery Co. Fair Opens September 4 With racing every afternoon and evening o f its 4-day sessions and /with 'entries flawing in for every depart­ ment, the annual Montgomery County Fair, scheduled to open Labor Day, Sept, 4th ,and continue through Sept. 7th, gives every, indication of being bigger and better than for many years past, R. C. .Haines, Fair Board Secre­ tary announces, ' The speed program, because o f the many races carded and the heavy pur­ ses offered, will attract the best hor­ ses in the state and give Fair attend­ ants many Unusual thrills. Purses total $6,760,00 but it is estimated that with the entrance fees which will be added to the purses that there will be $9,000,00 paid out in race purses. There will.be a large display in all the halls o f most everything to be on a' good fair program. There will be plenty o f entertainment also. Auother feature is the largest horse in the world, named Brooklyn Supreme. He is a- 12-year-old Belgian stallion, wt. 3200 pounds, stands 19 and a half hand high and measures 10ft. and 2 inches around th body and wearing a 40-inch collar. PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OPEN TUESDAY Red Cross Centers Send 87,000 Dressings The Xenia, Cedarville, Jamestown and Skyway Park centers for prepar­ ing Red Cross surgical dressings have shipped 87,000 pieces for use in hos­ pitals on foreign shores.- The four have made 186,840 dressings this year and a total of 468,100 since the work was first organized. A new unit is to be opened at Fairfield-Osborn in Sept. LOCAL SCRAP PAPER D r IV& BROUGHT IN 4,500 POUNDS' Mary Pickering Named Local Registrar The State Highway Department! division of motor vehicles, by Ceylon- Wallace, registrar, has announced the names'of the persons who will sell ! drivers’ ' licenses and auto licenses in the county for the coming year: They are, Edna Tate, Bpllbrook;' Claude Chitty, Bowersville; Mary Pickering, Cedarville; Mabel Schiercnbeck, Fair- field; John Collette, Jamestown; Har- ry B. Armstrong, Osborn; Harold Van Pelt, Spring Valley; Roy Hull, Xenia; j Glenn .Deaton, Yellow Springs. The result o f the recent scrap paper drive brought in 4,500 pounds that has Been sold.and the proceeds turned over to the Boy and Girl scout organ­ izations here. There was not a very heavy response from the rural sec­ tions due to the fact that heretofore school trucks .were used for that pur­ pose, Under a postal order from now <-n rural mail men can pickup bundled scrap paper and magazines. The next campaign will include the rural sections. We arc interested in a notice from FASC, Fairfield, that a scrap paper drivy is being staged there this week when it is hoped to gather 50,000 pounds. . hy members of Congress are hop- that the present legislative sched- :an be completed by September , and that, a Congressional recess begin soon t'ifrafter. However, e is a strong belief here that th<j in Europe may come to an end uickly as to bring a flood of new dative problems which will re-' GORDON.—LITTLE REUNION TO BE HELD, SUNDAY. SEPT 3 C ontinued O n P age F our ) . The annual Gordon-Little family reunion will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Conner, Columbus pike, Route 42 east of town, Sunday, Sept. 3. Those atending are asked to bring well filled baskets and table service. TURNER SALE WAS “ TOPS” The public sale o f livestock farm equipment and feed belonging to John Turner, and son, Albert, drew one of the largest crowds in recent years, on Tuesday afternoon. The day was ideal, the sale well planned and the auctioneers, Weikert & Gordon, push­ ed through a lot o f property in a few hours that total over $11,000 we are informed. Mr. Turner will continue to reside on-the farm while Albert and family will locate in Springfield, where he will teach in the public schools, FEED SUBSIDY PAYMENTS TO DAIRY FARMERS TO BE INCREASED SEPT 1 Dairy feeders in 'the Dayton area have asked for an increase in the the price o f milk from $3,40 to $3,75 a hunderd to the producers. The in­ crease is due owing to the high price o f all kinds o f dairy feed. Feed subsidies will be increased from 60 to 70 cents a hundredweight for mil, according to the WFA. This payment comes out of. ncome taxes, The cheapest thing the consumer can do for himself is to pay. more for milk rather than a higher rate for, income taxes. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 4tli ■lv 110 years ago Ben Franklin snapped sparkii from a key attached nr which Anchored a kite flying high in an electrical storm. Many not knowing better called him a magician, Now Benjamin Frartp as a car load o f tricks more mystifying than those o f his great fofe- i which he has befuddled more than a millioh persons in t h eU , » , can learn more o f thjft wonder o f the age simply by attending the y and Ox Boast Labor Day oh the school grounds. Franklin can be , evening in the Alford Gym, L. L , .HURLEY The public schools-will open Tues­ day morning, Sept. 5 at 8:45 for a half day and pupils do not have to bring lunch. The building has been given a renovation, from top to bot­ tom and seVeral rooms redecorated. Supt. L. L. Hurley, newly elected superintendent will be in charge, hav­ ing outlined the work for the year with his teaching staff ..The faculty vacancies have: been filled where res­ ignations existed. Mrs, Kenneth Little will take the primary, work, the board having disbanded the special grade for slow students until more teachers can be secured. There is a request that all pupils start with the opening of- school and not wait until later in the week or month. • During these very strenuous war times it is being requested over the United States that pupils of school age be in school. This applies locally and parents should cooperate with the school authorities. Th$re is nothing more patriotic than for young folks o f school age to be in school Those who will be students in high school and have not registered may do so at the school building Friday from 9:30 to 12 o’clock. . The faculty staff is composed of the following: First Grade-—Lois Little. Second Grade—Mary McChesncy. Third Grad^—Mildred Trumbo. Fourth Grade—Donna Taylor: Fifth Grade—Frances Kimble. Sixth Grade, Ruth Lewis. Elementary and High Music, Mil­ dred Foster. ' HIGH SCHOOL— Social Science—Ora Hanna. Mathematics—Mrs. Anna O. Wilson Commercial—Mrs. Hurley Phy Ed and English, Luella Hilt. , Science and Coach—Harry Wallace. Vocational Ag<—Mrs, Harner. Home Economics—Elizabeth Paul. Latin, English, Principal— Carrie M. Rife. Chemistry—Superintendent Hurley SCHOOLS GET $58,000 FROM STATE Greene county schools have receiv­ ed more than $58,000 as tho quarterly Settlement o f the state 1944 school foundation program,' according to re­ ports o f County Supt. S. O Liming, Xenia schools get $21,160.57 and the county schools $37,593,76 The following amounts Went to the different county schools: Beavercreek, $6,977.45. Caesarcreek, $1,11790, Cedarville, $5,607.09. Clifton, $1,107.37. Jefferson, $3,555.08. Miami, $3,518.33, Ross, $1,966,48. Silvercreek, $4,867.49. Spring Valley, $3,093.54. Sugarcreek, $3,149.65; and Xenia Twp., $1,733,38, XENIA FARMERS’ EXCHANGE DECLARES S % DIVIDEND The Xenia Farmers* Exchange Co,, reported a year o f prosperous busi- to the stockholders Tuesday bight. A 5 per cent dividend was declared oh an outstanding company stock and an additional patronage dividend of 8 percent was declared, • Three directors o f the company fe- elected fo r another term were W. A, Bickett, C. P. Beal and Ed Foust. Mr Foust is chairman of* the board and presided at the meeting. A POUND POTATO V We arei|n receipt of a. sample o f potatoes produced by Howard Ctes* well,‘ one that, tips the scales at one pound. It is o f the Cobler variety, is Smooth and pure White and Unequal ity. ALONG FARM FRONT E, A. Drake, Co. Agricultural Agent LINCOLN SOYBEANS GROWN LOCALLY Lincoln soybeans are being grown in Greene County for the first time this year by .Harper Bickett, who se­ cured a small supply of this new va­ riety last spring. Mr. Bickett is .pro­ ducing the beans under the supervis­ ion o f the state seed improvement as­ sociation The Lincoln soybean has been undeq test, for yields for five years in Ohio and have been consistently better than any other variety. The beans are bright yellow and are high in oil content. The variety ripens a little Tatev than Richland and matures in about the same length o f time as Dun- field and Iilini. •* DROUGHT CORN— State Stops Payment on Phone for Democrat==Board Boosts Pay In Return Greeny County Taxpayers Asked to Pay For Phone in Private Office erf Democratic Election Board Deputy Clerk; Board Increases Her .Salary from $50 Monthly to $155, “Bob” Mooremaft, Jametown Banker, Joins Democrat* In Salary Raid on Taxpayer - Board Wants Deputy To Assist Deputy Election Board Clerk ’ FLOWER EXHIBIT— AND FIELD DAY AI new department of exhibits is being arranged for this year in con­ nection with Field Day, Sept. 4 —a flower exhibit. • , Although flowers are more scarce than usual we believe that i f anyone having flowers suitable, wquld make a special effort to have them on dis­ play •at the school . building next Monday,, an interesting and worth­ while display would result. ■ Each exhibitor is asked to have fbur boUquets in his exhibit. These may be made up o f different varieties of flowers, or Of only one variety, in each container, * 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes will be a warded to tho exhibitors having tire best exhibits judged as a whole. Flowers should bo in place by 9:80, Monday morning, FLOWER COMMITTEE W, P. Chase, Chairman; Mrs, Leo Anderson, Mrs, Meryl Stormont, Mrs, Ira Vayhingor, Mis* Ajtablfe Stormont. In an effort to realize the maximum feeding value from drought-damaged corn, many farmers are feeding the crop to dairy cattle or putting it in the silos. With pasture burned out supplemental feeding is necessary and the corn stalks are easily consum­ ed by livestock without speical grind­ ing or shredding. The entire piant is utilized to stock. : . ' HOG RAISERS IN DILEMA— , r i Farmers are, doipg a balancing act these days in an attempt to adjust their hog .enterprise to home farm conditions, and in so doing they must balance the known against the un­ known factors and then guess, at the answer to the question. The known factors are a big reduc­ tion in Ohio and U. S, spring, pigs! and declared intention of reducing fall litters much below the 1943 levels, a forewarning that the support price drops. $1.25 a hundred on October 2, and, only hogs weighing 200 to 240 pounds then will be protected, and the certainty ., that some areas will be, short o f corn without any assurance' o f the possibility of importing feed grains.' The unknowns on the other side of the equation are the number o f hogs which will be pushed on the Septem­ ber market, the amount o f pasture a- vailabie for hogs in 1945, the amount o f feed supplies which will be avail­ able, and the extent o f future gov­ ernment regulations on hog market­ ing. POTATO CEILINGS RAISED— Because of crop damage to potatoes hy heat and lack o f rainfall, the ceil­ ing price, has been raised to $3.60 per hundred on Ohio U. S. number one table stock. Prices for other grades o f potatoes amouht to $3.00 for num­ ber two stock, $3.50 for commercial, and $3.30 for potatoes classed as grower’s grades. SEED TREATMENT ; INCREASES YIELD— Seed treatment o f wheat and bar­ ley will result in sizable grain-yield increases. Seed treatment will pre­ vent decay, seedling blight and certain smuts. New Improved Cersean is recommended qnd is applied at the rate o f a half ounce to each bushel of sped, if the seed is to be planted within two weeks. If the seed is to be held longer than two weeks, the treat­ ment may be reduced to' a quarter of an ounce per bushel o f seed. The chemical can be applied by rotating it with the seed in a barrel. Or the treatment can be accomplish­ ed by mixing the chemical and seed with a shovel on a clean floor. Leave the treated seed in a pile.for 12 hours before use or place it in sacks after treatment. , The Democratic members o f the Greene,,County.,..Board.,,of Elections, aided by the vote o f Robert C. Moore- man, Republican, Jamestown banker, went New Dealish and ordered a tele­ phone in the office o f Lois Purdom, in the' Kingsbury Bldg., Main st., Xenia. Miss Purdom is Democratic deputy clerk in the office o f the Board o f Elections. The phone was listed as: “ Board o f Elections, Kingsbury Bldg,, 1942”. That is the same number of phone in the board office in the court house. The phone directory does not list-the. Purdom insurance agency in the same location on Main street. The underhanded method o f mak­ ing the county pay for a private phone was upset when the State Bu­ reau of Accounting ordered the Coun­ ty Commissioriers yto refuse to pay the bill. 1 It is interesting to note how'the election board voted on authorizing a phone in the. Purdom, private office. For the phone was E. L r Ritenour; Democrat,.Ross Twp. -Herbert Mere­ dith, Democrat, address Waynesville; Robert C. Mooreman, Jamestown, Re­ publican, a banker.. Against ordering the phone was E. J, Long, Republican, Ross Twp. farmer, who cast the only vote against the illegal act. At the time Mr Long protested the1act was illegal but was outvoted by the New Deal combination. It was only a few weeks ago that prominent farmers as A. B. Evans, Herman Eavey, Chester. Jacobs, ‘John Munger,, W. C. Beard, j . W. White- side, with representatives o f the Ohio Chamber o f Commerce met with the County Commissioners at the annual budget hearing to held dowii useless expenditures. The additional cost of the phone and the increase in salary would upset the. budget. The Board now wants another deputy to help the first deputy, because the clerk of the board cannot always be on duty. The board is to ask for $150 a month more for the deputy to tho deputy. The Board'met Monday evening' to ■ consider increasing the salary of Miss Purdom .who, now receives $50 a month the same as when she asked for the job. The Republican clerk, Jane Rockhold draws $55 a month and cannot draw anymore under the election law. Should the deputy to the deputy be named he or she'must be u Republican. , While other offices of election boards have been open regularly for soldier voting applications, the office in this county has been closed most all thfe time, especially during the usual business hours. It has been a daily “ blackout” .with soldiers and parents traveling from door to door in the court house seeking information as to how and where they can get an application for a soldier vote. If it has not been a “ black out” it was a minature sit-down strike, The situation was embarrasing to all county officials. It soon was the talk around Xenia and people came to town-to get an application and had to return without even information. The situation was called to our at­ tention and after making an investi­ gation on two different days, and not PEARS FEED SHORTAGE— Severe drough in the midwest, coupled with the need for feeding •an above-normal number o f livestock, may bring on another feed shortage during the coming winter and spring has been forecast by L, A. Taylor, as­ sistant general manager o f the Ohio Farm Bureau Cooperative. Estimates indicate that the corn crop is cut 50 per cent and oats and soybeans are short. In spite « o f the good wheat crop it appears that feed grains will be the No. 1 problem, with proteins somewhat less scarce than last year. Farmers are advised to build up a backlog o f feed to protect them against possible shortage. The maximum price .schedule for loose hay offered by producers is: M- through October $20.60 per ton No­ vember $21,00 December $21,50; and, January through April $22.00. The regulations include specific markups for dealers ahd retailors and the max­ imum prices on bailed hay is $600 per ton more thart for loose hay. Produc­ ers may classify as retailers. finding the office open, we called the' ! Secretary o f State’s office for infor- mation, that being the head o f the Ohio election machinery. We were in­ formed the office should be kept open during regular business hours under the soldier’s vote law for the conven­ ience 6f thesoldiers and*public. Realizing the county was getting a bad name by the situation, we direc­ ted a letter to Mr. E. L Ritenour, chief o f the County Election Board, calling his attention to what we had learned. The letter speaks for itself. Mr. E. L. Ritenour, Rfd. , Cedarville, Ohib Dear Mr. Ritenour:- '-j.- I am writing you as Chief o f the Greene County Hoard of 'Ejections, concerning complaints that have reached me this week from various sources, in regard to the inability of war workers and especially soldiers on furlough not being able to contact your board office or any o f the emj ployees even in midday, when all pub­ lic offices are supposed to be open, I have the name of three soldiers and. addresses that they were unable to contact anyone in regard to elec­ tion matters this week, at least at the time they made complaint. There has been general complaint from reports I get around the court house that this situation is .true for county officials "have been questioned' as to how and where they, soldier* on furlough, could meet, the proper auth­ orities. It seems to me that Greene county cannot afford to have such a situation. Upgn making, an investi­ gation I find the board evidently has two offices and those seeking infor­ mation must go from one to the other and in some cases find no one at eith­ er place. I discover when I went to use the telephone there are two dif­ ferent, offices and I could not get. an. answer during businesT*Wlours from either place. ■ Finding the situation as it is I have called the Secretary o f State and been informed that your board or some one is without authority o f law to have two offices, two telephones, and that certain election business must be transacted1"from the Court House of­ fice and that the hours of business must be.such as is the custom fo r the convenience of the public. With a ■ clerk and a deputy certain it is not ask ing Unreasonable hours for onrf or the other to be present at least four hours each morning and the fame in the af­ ternoons. After all t|ie office is fo r the benefit and accomodation o f the public and' it should be so regulated by your board. It is absolutely necessary that your office have such hours as will accom­ odate soldier voting as well as all other citizens who may have business there. I am sure you will correct the present situation. Sincerely, . • KARLH .BULL, Chairman of the Greene County Re­ publican Committee. The Board of Elections met Mon- ( C ontinued O n P age T wo ) W in . DEMONSTRAT RATE “CURLEY” ( M M M M t /M r ) . R, E. Koontz, wife and their famous Border Collie, “ Curley” , will give a Sheep Dog demonstration here Field Day. Curley is a nine-year-old fe­ male that has acquired almost stopfer- intelligence, at least in the dog world. She will be worked here for the en­ lightenment o f not only sheep men but lovers o f a good dog. “ Curley” ' has been worked at nu* meroua county faris , and stockmen's meetings in Indiana and Ohio, She was also an entry in the Sheep Dog' Trials held at Stanton, Vir., Wilder the direction o f the North American Sheep Dog Society, "Wooster, O, She holds a Certificate o f recogitlon from the above Society o f Proven Working Ability, being one o f 76 dogs in Unit­ ed Slates at the present time certified,. Mr, Koortts is a breeder id Bolder Celtics at West Alexadri*, O * ' ^