The Cedarville Herald, Volume 68, Numbers 1-26

4 ’ m WEED fftM i HE h e e d s H OU t uuv iiimi bonds Americans For America — America For Americans m p m m m a BUYMOREWARBONDS i * ► -m <* SIXTY -EIGHTH YEAR No. 11 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 9 ,1945 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR CtNCRESSWl HAPPENINGSIN WASHINGTON By CLARENCE J. BROWN Member of Congress Under the spur o f strong Adminis­ tration pressure the House late on Thursday passed the so-eulled May National Service Bill, which authori­ zes the possible conscription of some eighteen million men between the age o f 18 to 45, not in the armed forces, to work when and where ordered by government bureaucrats, An attempt to substitute the Barrett bill as a compromise for the May bill lost by a bare ten votes. If the Senate ap­ proves the May bill it will undoubted­ ly be taken into court for a test of its constitutionality, for it authorizes thB drafting of men to work wheh and where ordered for the benefit and prof i t o f private employers. T.he drafting .of men to fight for their country : is authorized by the Constitution, which requires all citizens to bear arms in defense of the nation. That section o f the Constitution might possibly be . interpreted to authorize the drafting o f men in time of war, to work for the nation, but few lawyers will agree it empowers, by any stretch of thp im­ agination, the conscription of one ci­ tizen to work for private profit and benefit o f another. the May bill agree it will bring a new Ohio Congressman procedure into American life and w ill, 3 „ _ k_ t_ jpermit the regimentation of at least ' Protest Farm Draft TERS —•20.3 BELOW eighteen million American civilians, j Many contend it will be the longest step yet taken toward totatortarian- isin in this country. Some see in the J measure the threat of a military dic­ tatorship. Undoubtedly, if the bill becomes lav/ and the powers there­ under are used to any great extent, Ohio farmers are deluging con­ gressmen over the drafting of essen­ tial farm boys. This week Gen. Her- shey, Selective Service Director, was called before the M ANY COLDER W IN - College Plans A Banquet Honoring JANUARY 0 ,1884 Canadians Repudiate Prime Minister King Dr. Frank A.,Jurkat There has been much discussion a- bout the weather and many opinions Agricultural com -! expressed as to the coldest day and for an explanation of the order that the coldest winter ever known. The violates the wording nnd spirit of the |Columbus Citizen has uncovered some t many Americans, especially those in |j y (i;ngs amendment to thp draft law. j official data that will give the lo ca l• the rural districts and the smaller Hershey plainly stated the Tyding! weather records a probable set-back, j communities, will be required to go amendment did not keep farm boys' One of Ohios greatest blizzards of ] into war plants o f the large cities | o f army bv law. In other all times was on January 12,1818.The i where the communities, will be re- J wcr(]s t]ie |aw does nof mcan what it ‘ official weather bureau thermometer j required to go into war plants of the |8ayg jt .m<,ans. |fell 48 degrees in 11 hours—from 85 i This is notthe first instance of the' above at 9 p. m. to 13 below at 9 a.m. j farmer being the New De^l goat,' The j The record for Jdnuary 12 was com- j New Dealers in Washington point out ■pletely sub-zero. The mercury finally ; that as long as farmers take money j climed to a “ high” o f four below at 11 \ for doing certain tilings and not hav- j o’clock Saturday night. j ing to other tilings, they cannot come j The unofficial temperature at dif- Administration leaders, who seek j.0 table to beg anything. The. j ferent parts of Franklin county ran great and.unusual powerscontained j q p a has adopted the same attitude ! as low as 30 below in different town- in the MayBillwill, o f course, accuse on fixing the price of hogs and cattle ; ships. The wind, snow and sudden as well as butter and eggs. j temperature plunge stunned wartime I f the farmer will take the same activity. Coal was scarce; water pipes attitude the CIO takes, with yRoose-Uvere-frozen everywhere, velt approval, and - go on a sitdown ; • Churches Were Empty strike and reduce production, then Church attendance the next tiny, the farmer can get a hearing. Mean - ) Sunday, was s.lim. Trains ran 11 time he mdst take what the dictators j hours late. The Pennsylvania Not, 20 especially those j due in Columbus from St. Louis at to . continue the I8:05 Sunday night did not arrive at Union Stationa until 7:30 Monday large cities where the greatest labor shortages now exist. This one reason why most o f the Representatives from the rural districts opposed the measure. may be .forced to join a labor union against his will. Slackers, forced in­ to essential work, will be given all of the benefits of the Soldiers’ , and Sailors Relief Act now granted only to those in our fighting forces. They will,also receive •transp .ation ex­ penses and subsistence while travel­ ing to and from their jobs while men already engaged in war work, or who volunteer therefor,"will not receive such benefits. Local draft boards, are to administer the law instead of the War Manpower Commission; which its opponents of being willing to draft men to fight but unwilling to draft them to work. However, the Bill is predicted on the need for increased supplies for use on the battle fronts, Men who have spent their , lives in management, and in getting produc­ tion, insist the cactment of tire May j decree and like it, Bill will actually result in lowering ! f armers that voted production rather than increasing it .! j^ew Deal ^ . creasing, it. They point out no real j '■ ______ ' ______ effort has ever been made to elimi* I , nate wastage of manpower, in iridus- , Schools To Be Open try and government, or even within! the armed forces. Today the- United ! ■States government has three and one- ’ million civilian employees. At -least a few of these might possibly be spared to work in war industries. The |]lav^ no m0re closed schools to save ; Administration has made no attempt l ^uej as-]onjr as au 0f the saloons in opposing it. j to control labor practices, such as Ule city and county remain open and “ featherbedding” , which limit or hold hcated' t0 9ummar temperature. Tim down production.. Government offi- city f lo w e d Gov. Lauseho’s request dais continue^ to place contracts in j j.j,at business be suspended for Mon- stortage areas, while in other (jay ajong with city, county and state offices to save fuel-during the emer­ gency. The saloons failed. to follow While many votes were cast a- gainst the May bill by those who be­ lieved it unconstitutional, there were many.other reasons for For instance, the bill provides for corfscription, for work purposes, of veterans who have been honorably discharged from military service, J labor t t , il i t even because of wounds. Also, a man ■'sections workmen are left idle and drafted under its previsions can and ■ drawing unemployment compensation Mayor Rhoades, Rep., Columbus, is out in a statement that Columbus will Plans, are'being made for a com­ munity banquet in honor of Dr’ F. A. Jurkat, who will soon celebrate his fiftieth anniversary as an instructor in Cedarville College.; ■ Professor Jurkat became a mcm- ber-of .the College Faculty in 1895 and has held no other position since then. During his teaching career more than 4,700 students have been in his clas­ ses. He is also, a professor of Old Testament in the Reformed Presby- j terian Theological Seminary, in con- ! nection with the College. . 1 Among his numerous students have been a number that, have risen to in­ fluential posts of honor. Three have been elected moderator of the United Presbyterian church, Dr. Alvin Orr, Dr. Eward C. MeCown, and the.latee Dr-, Lee Rife o f Philadelphia. One 'I hen- u;..> an important election in Cumida when the Georgian Bay prov­ ince defeated me Mackenzie King candidate, A. G. L. MeNaughfon, a memher of IJn* King cabinet, when Garfield Chase was . elected to the House of Commons. The issue was 'conscription of men for Avar. Canada has hail a voluntary enlistment sys­ tem that was said to he satisfae and also a voluntary system for the home guards. The latte the plea they Dominion. Following a conference between MaeKenzie King, Winston Churchill and “King” Roosevelt, the Canadian Premier had "a change of heart and issued an order sending .10,000 of the home guards to do dutv^ with the British troops in Europe, More loan 8,000 of the guards deserted and re­ fused to go to Europe. Public senti­ ment seemed to ’back-the"“ deserters'’ and the issue has been fought in -all of the provinces. The election of Case by more than a two to one vote over the Mackenzie' candidate means that Premier King must call another elec­ tion that places his seat in the bal­ ance. It is said much bad feeling has developed in parts of Canada since the visit of Churchill and Roosevelt. In addition the Freneh-Canadians have never forgotten “ Dunquirke" in France, when' the British ran home, leaving several, thousand Canadians to be slaughtered by the Germans. Observance Set For International Day A t Wilberforce The 15th annual celebration o f In­ ternational Day will be held at Wil­ berforce University, Feb, 12, with Dr* A, D. Hi-ndei son, president o f Antioch College, as chairman,. Prof. Charles II. Johnson, Wilberforce, has been di­ rector of the conference since its-first meeting. 7 “ subject of International Day, .. 01 c j “ Post-War Problems,’ will be reflect- ,, ‘ ni s e i on !ed in. different’ aspects by various Avouhl not leave thej speakors. The economic, (political,’ social, religious, will have a place in the discussion. Included in the day's program will be addresses by Dr. Viva Booth, Ohio State University, on "Economic Post- War Problems.’’ ; Arnold' Walker, Cin­ cinnati .Social Agencies on “ Polities and Minorities1'; Dr. Samuel S, Cohen'' Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, on “ Religion in Post-War” ; and, Dr. Ed­ ward A. IIutli, University o f Dayton, on "Post-War Housing.” Participants from the various colleges will join in a round-table discussion during the afternoon. the example of other business places. So. there Will be no more fuel saving Leaders cf both industry and .labor resent the implied charge, this legis­ lation carries, that they have failed to daV8 in Cciumbus untii produce the war goods asked for them. |.u,' lo coopm lt(, m refutation they point out that; „chools „ nd open salocnB* that right- now a Surplus Convmod- j •■ . ity Board is beginning -to dispose of ’ » some hundred billion dollars worth of 1 surplus war goods, all. of which have j been produced by American industry j anil labor. Also that production j quotas for many war supplies have : been ,increased since this legislation - came before Congress, and that the I has been handling all war-time em- total figures used as to war needs ! Clne»nnati Presbytery,-the third largM ‘■‘" ‘“ "P * “ »• 1918' m o rn in g . January, 1818, and the preceeding December still stand as the coldest January and.December in Ohio win- I f Saloons Are Open ! ter records. January had 23.4 inches _____— ! of snow, the all-time record monthly snowfall in Ohio. Columbus has had less than eight inches of snow this present winter. The lowest temperature was zero— j on January 2. j All-Time Lows ! The alL-time low for Columbus was , . „ _ (three judges,- J. C. Marshall, S. C. 20.3 degrees below zero on •Jan. 6, * b ’ _ .. ^ ... , 100, ^ . . m - i-„„ W righ t and William B. Me Callister. 1884., Coldest ever in Ohio according ■ t , to an official thermometer, was 39 V n late Perry Hammond was a, noted below zero at Milligan, Perry County ; mmatic cntic. crossroads, Feb. 10, 1899. . Dr. Jurkat and the late^ Dr. W. R. George W. Mindling, Columbus 1McChesney were graduates together the saloons >weatherman, discloses that 1884, 1 8 9 9 Franklin College, Scio, O., now Nu ' closed .’ and 1918’ were cold winters. There j amalgamated with Muskingum Col- t j have, been dozens -of other rugged j Ue has been noted for having a i winters that would make this onei memory for correct events anil dates, 1shrivel like a piece of dry ice. {present and past. He has read more Take the days between Jan. 21 a n d j than. 18,000 hooks and now reads-one Feb. 19 in 1930. ' i new book a w»ek, ■ This' 30-day period made a close ap- j The, testimonial dinner in behalf of ip roach to the coldest of that length I the community is well deserved and Rev. Herbert L. Main, pastor of the’! in 0hio> the Columbus average for ! we are certain the public will give it „ , , - Presbyterian Church in Loveland. O .,' that period being 14.5 degrees by ! th'e support it merits. A year ago the ! - D e l l . M iS iaXC V a lU G has been elected moderator of the comparison with 13.9 for the 30 days j College and Kiwnuis Club of Xenia,! Rev. Herbert L. Main Chosen Moderator Torrence Elected For 27th Time Findley M. Torfence, Xenia, was re-elected secretary of the Ohio As­ sociation -of - Retail Lumber Dealers at the annual meeting in Columbus last week. This was the 27th‘ time he has been so honored. Paul V. DeVille of Canton was named president and Charles E.-Benson, t olumbus, who has headquarters in Xenia, was re-elected field representative. Mrs. Dorothy Wright of the Ce­ darville Lumber Co. attended the con­ vention. John Cecil Phillips Died Suddenly Friday John Cecil Prillips, 55,Xenia barber, former Cedarvillian, died - unexpec­ tedly of an internal hemorrhage at his home in Xenia, Friday evening, just after he had returned home from work at the Coats Barber Shop. The funeral was hold Tuesday from the Neelii Funeral Home, Xenia, Tuesday- afternoon with burial in Woodland Cemetery, Xenia, The deceased was born in Cedai;- ville an'd had been employed at the Coates- Barber Shop for 30 years. He learned his trade under Billy McCoy of this place. ■ He is survived by bis widow, Mrs. Mabel Walker Phillips, and the fol­ lowing children: Pvt. Charles Edward Phillips, stationad in England; Pvt. Robert A. Phillips, stationed in Bel­ gium; Harold Leroy, Dayton; Mrs. Thelma Smith, Mrs. Gertrude Elliott and Mrs. Juanita Burns, Xenia.; and Phyllis Jean at home; eleven grand, children, a sister, Mrs. Cora Hill and a half-brother, James Phillips,’ Xenia, elude huge quantities for which con­ tracts have not yet been let or orders placed. - . i ployment problems heretofore. It' is predicted this change in administra­ tion will seriously interfere with the. production of war goods. In fact, for , ------------ -— :------- many ,reasons, the whole May bill has p e g g P r o p O S e S A d d i t i o n been -opposed by both Management ’ and Labor. War Manpower Commis- sion officials, most o f whom are drawn from industry and serve as volunteers, insist the May bill will do much’ more harm than good. Propo­ nents o f the - bill argued it was re­ quested and endorsed by High mili­ tary officials. Such was actually not the case. Military officials, such as General Marshal! and Admiral King, never asked fo r any specific legisla­ tion, but only advised increased pro­ duction of certain items would be needed. The May bill, as enacted by the House, was not even before the Military Affairs 7 helciwi on so honored Dr. W. R. McChesney with a 'dinner in honor of his fifty years To Bryan State Park Rep. Lowell Fess has introduced a hill in the House asking for an ap­ propriation .of $25,000 for the pur­ chase of 500 acres to enlarge Bryan j State Park in this county'. This is the! third bill introduced by Mr. Fess. j est in the United States. | 'itlc thermometer fell to Tin. Rov Mnin is n nf Co- \ Feb. 18 and there were four inches of , service to the college and the people; darviUcColleEc'nn-l ruarrit-d Miss Lu- si-ow- That night with ,he temper- o f .Ureene County. . cile Johnson, daughter of Mrs. J. VV. i atari1 of 0 below. A few days hitei,/a| : ; . Tnhnsnn Mrs Johnson has iust re- ’ sudden thaw filled both rivers at Col- I Job J umbus With ice that had to be dyna- li............. ................. ..................................1'has mited to save downtown bridges. The first thirty-one days o f turned home after spending several weeks in Loveland with theMains. Day o f Prayer Service Friday, February 16 19401 COLLEGENEWS S were Ohio's second coldest January. - .................................. ............................. . The thiri| coldest January was 1912. The winter of 1903-04 hadthree cold months.. The earth froze as deep as six feet. ■ ‘ So maybe the old timers know what The Silas C.-Bell estate, who died January 21, on his farm on the CHf- |ton and Springfield ' pike, has been ! valued at. $32,000. Mrs. Mary S..BeH been named executrix of her |< husband’s estate and she is the sole s'heir. Real estate, $24,000 and per- *i sonal property, $8,000. Ike deceased Mr. Gordon Taylor, A. B., ’44, a [ was !1K a h'eeder of fine ' draft horse* and a well known cattle Placed A t $32,000 Tobias Dobvick, 86, Died Sunday Eve CPL LESLIE E. STORMANT AIDS -The Day of Prayer services will be held in the United Presbyterian ! they are talking about when they re-.j church, Friday, Feb. 16 at 2:30 R. M. b e r to tj.he old-fashioned winters. For {The Church of God Avith Mrs, Della |instance there was the cold New -BRIG, GEN. PAUL H.PRENTISSi Strowbridge will be in charge and Year’s of 1804. The blizzard that ■— — ! conduct the meeting. All the churches day dropped the thermometer to 23 Cpl. Leslie E. Stormont, son of Mr. i are invited to this Day of Prayer ob- below zero. Cincinnati’s average student in the Reformed ‘ Presbyter- j jrtn Seminary, was the guest preacher j ee< 01 at the First Presbyterian church Inst' Sabbath. Thp pastor and his. wife were on a trip to Georgia and Flori­ da. BUSINESS MEETING RESEARCH CLUB TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 and Mrs. Herman K. Stormont of this ! SCrvanco. Committee at the place, helped Brig. Gen. Paul H. Pren- time the military leaders testified, for tiss’ Troop Carrier Command write K V S tflS S u e & k e r O i l i ‘-■ailed “ Eighteeji Hundred and Froze the Committee was then considering new chapter in transport operations I to Death.” This was the year without a n entirely different measure. by participating in one o f the first , P lllH lW OO d I n s t i t u t e 1a summer. flights by his unit recently captured j ______ • j Alld {ew crops 0f any kind that Farms,' summer. Dr. L. W. Almjr, former pastor of West Cincinnati Presbyterian Church, i who was given the hortary degree of temperature that day was 10 below.' ” . . .. ..... i n .. . id,n i Doctor of Divinity at the 1944 com- And don’t forget 1816, commonly; / . ■ . A Both opponents and supporters Of Phillipine Islands airdomes. SERVING THE RED CROSS IN ENGLAND . A. B. Evans, fe rndale had a part in the Plumwood, Madi­ son County Institute which Was held Thursday, Feb. 8th. Mr. Evans AVas j on the program for two speeches as follows: “ Feed and Care of Brood Sows After Farrowing’, and “ Swine Diseases In Ohio.” i mencement services, is now located |in New York where lie is office ex­ ecutive of the War-Time Service Com I Imission since February 1st. His ad­ dress is 156 Fifth avenue, New York City, 10, New York. The business meeting of the Re­ search Club to have been held at the home of Mrs, Donald Kyle has been transferred to the home of Mrs. J. E. Kyle, Tuesday evening, February 13 at 7:30 P. M. J Scouting Helps Insure Peace The annual International Day i rayer for Colleges was observed '■m w Charles C. Fields Died In Dayton chapel service Tuesday. The devo- Charles C. Fields, 63, Dayton, for­ mer Cedarvillian, died in Miami Val- tionai was given by students, A most j effective and searching address was given by Prof. A. J. Hostetler on the TURNER SALE DREW LARGE CROWD} BIDDNIG SPIRITED ley Hospital, Dayton, Thursday even- Isubject, “ Teach us to Pray” . Only as • . . . . .. . . . 1 , Ithe heart, ir riirlit can effective Drav- ing. He had been a patient at the hospital since last March 27. A large crowd attended the public sale on the farm of Mrs. Lucy Turner, Monday. Tim snow and ice seemed to he no barrier and the day was bright j and the weather temperate for Feb­ ruary. The sale amounted to an esti­ mate of $8,600, MRS. W. M. HARDMAN TO JIOLD SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Mrs. W. M. Hardman, Enon Road 2 1-2 miles N. West of Yellow Springs will hold a public sale of farm imple­ ments nnd household goods -on Friday February 16th. Lunch by thePresby* terian Church of Yellow Springs. The deceased was born in Cedar- ville, but located in Dayton more than thirty years ago. He had been an em­ ployee o f the National Cash Register Co. for hiany years.' He is survived by a son, John Nel son Fields, of Michigan, nnd a sister, Mrs. John Irwin, Jamestown, ■ The funeral was held Monday and M em . Ward and Nelson Creswoll and mother, Mrs. Irwin, attended the t is gh p y­ er be made. Cordon Ramsey Taylor presided. Mrs. Ruby Steele Johnson, daugh­ ter of Prof, and Mrs. Steele, was heard Sabbath evening over station HCB, Quito, Ecuador, in an address to the students o f the missionary high school located there. Rev. H. Russell Caylor, pastor of the Larger Parish, Marystown, Ohio, twill address students and faculty funeral in that city. Burial took place tnext Thursday, Others are invfted. at Dayton, Eighth Air Force Fighter Station, this station, England—Technical Sergeant Alex- The 56th Fighter Group is com- ander J. Rajki o f Bath, Pa. is pictur- mnndcd by Col, David C. Schilling of «d holding a little British boy and a Traverse City, Mich., Vvljich is the girl vfho were among 300 English highest scoring outfit in’ the Eighth children entertained at a holiday Air Force having destroyed 806 Ger party at the 56th Fighter Group Sta- man planes. T|Sgt, Rajki is a-sen of tien, The young lady holding a tray Mrs. Mary Santos, Bath, Pa., and o f sweets is Miss Frances Williamson Miss Williamson ip a daughter o f Mr, o f Cedarville, O., assistant director o f and Mrs. Raymond T« Williamson of tha Red Cross Aero Club located on Cedarville, O., .......................... PVT, “DON” LEAMEN HERE ON 21 DAY FURLOUGH WITH WIFE Boy Scout Troop Formed A t Clifton Pvt. Duronda “Don” Leamen who was wounded in New Guinea last August 3, arrived in the States, Doc." 21. He went to Memphis, Tenn., and had an operation of his left arm, He is now on a 21 day furlough with his wife, Mrs. Eula Leamen. He is a son- in-law of Mrs. Eva Thomas, south of town. The Boy Scout troop sponsored by the Presbyterian Church has been for mally organized at Clifton with C. C. Eckman ns Scoutmaster and .Rev, Malcolm Harris, assistant; Committee troop members are Carl Corry, Carl Diehl, Fred Estle nnd Robert Homey, A candlelight investure service was held Saturday evening in the church a t which the boys repented't he Scout law and oath and received their bad- Rev, Caylor’s hobby is hypnotism. Joy reigns in the Burt Vayhinger home, Madison, Ind., because their son, Charles A., who reported missing in action, is now officially known to be alive and well in a German prison camp in Mechlingburg, Germany. He is a nephew o f Pres, and Mrs. Ira D. Vayhinger. Manager Boyce of the College Farm reports the sale o f 28 head of hogs first of last fall crop o f pigs last week. They were 6 months old, aver­ aged 210 pounds, and cOmmandct ceiling price. Near a hundred re main to be marketed, younger one of the crop. * I-?- M k i *7 m i n 'fie Prepared' BOY SCOUT WEEK FEBRUARY gW -M™ 1945 THE 3 5 ™ ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA ~ Over 1*800,000 Members As theUnited Nations move forward to victory, programs such as Scouting step forward to do their part in insuring the peace, The theme of the 35th anniversary celebration of the Boy Scouts of America from Feb. 8th to I4t)i Is “Scouts of thi World—i Brother* Together." , * Tobias Dolwick, 86, father o f Mrs. Flossie Sites of this place, died Sun­ day at 4:30 in the Springfield City Hospital. He formerly resided in Yel- ■ low Springs before going to Spring- field. Besides <his • widow, ho' leaves seven daughters; Mrs. Rose Luttrell, Winchester, Va., Mrs. Carrie Grindle, Clifton; Mrs. Mary Weaver, Mrs. Ethel Allender,- Mrs. Virginia Leslie,, and Miss Evelyn Dolwick, Springfield, besides Mrs. Sites; also three sons, John of .Yellow Spring; Raymond and George, Springfield. There are forty- two grandchildren and twenty-eight .great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Wednesday morning from St. Rapheal Church in Springfield. Burial in St. Bernard Cemetery, that city. «*• I \