The Cedarville Herald, Volume 68, Numbers 1-26

Americans For America — America For Americans SIXTY-EIGHTH YEAR No. 3 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15,1944 PRICE, ?1.50 A YEAR HAPENINGSIN By CLARENCE J. BROWN Member o f Congress A preliminary examination will be Id at Wilmington, Ohio, on Saturday j^uary (5th, 1945,' to select a Princi- [.and- Alternates to represent the ., , Congressional District in the reg­ ular U. S. Naval Academy Entrance Examination to be held, late nekt spring, fo r the appointment effective July 1st, 1945. The preliminary com­ petitive examination will be open.for. any young man who is a legal resident o f the District, is between the Ages o f seventeen and twenty-one on April 1 1945, and can mental and physical requirements Those, desiring to take this examine^ tion Bhould immediately ’ write Clar­ ence J, Brown, Member o f Congress; 1406 House Office Building, Washing­ ton, D. C. DIVORCE SUITS FILED Alberta W, Harrison, has filed suit for divorce from Leonard W. Harrison Boston, Mass., on grounds o f neglect. She asks to be restored to her maiden name o f Wright. They were married in Cedarville, October 16,. 1942. Anna L. Bidder asks alimony in her suit for divorce against Francis J. Bidder, Xenia, charging cruelty. They were married June 26, 1943 and have ope child whose custody is sought by the mother, A temporary restraining order was issued by the court prevent­ ing the defendant from molesting the plaintiff. SUIT FILED FOR $415.20 Action to collect $415.20 has been ^ r filed by Hans K, Hoepfner against meet the Academy's. Hayden Truck Lines, Inc., Chicago, for damages following an auto accident on Route 4, near Osborn, December 2, 1942. Hoepfner charges his auto was damaged dug to the accident, - Last*Thursday marked the third an­ niversary o f Pearl Harbor. In the three years America has been at war the United States Army has grown from one and one-half million to more than eight million, o f which approxiT mately fiye million are overseas. Navy personnel has ; extended from 430,000 to 3,800,000 with the number of ships increased from 1,067 to 56,2.70. Amer­ ica has produced 2,400,000-planes, 7.0,- 000 tanks; 2,800,000 medium and large guns,, and 4,3.08 merchant ships in the . past three years; while 2,300 enemy ships have- been sunk, including at least 360 Japanese warships, and per­ haps 75 more; 37,000 enemy planes have .been destroyed ; 8,170,000 square miles o f the Pacific area have been freed from Japanese control; 750,000 enemy'prisoners have been captured.; 277.000 Japanese killed and 250,(100 • more encircled or cut o ff from sup­ plies. The cost to America has been 65Q;OQO combat casualties, including 125.000 dead, up to approximately November 15th; 229 war ships lost, in- . eluding two battleships and nine car­ riers; 42,000 planes lost, of which 14;- 600 were .destroyed in combat; 753'U. S, merchant ships sunk; and a public debt, o f 285 billion dollars, DIVORCES GRANTED Divorces were granted William K. Hull from Ruth AlouiseHull;; Erma D. Custer from Corwin E. Custer; Helen L. Goodin from Jesse Pi Goodin, Martha Grimes from John Grimes, the mother being granted custody o f four minor children; and Shirley Atley from Allen D. Atley, with plaintiff re­ stored to her former name of Allen. WILL CONSTRUED One-half interest in sixty-seven seres o f land in Silvercreek Twp., was erderel conveyed to .Elbert L. Baker in m action brought by Baker against himself and others to construe the will of John I. Baker, father o f the peti­ tioner. DISMISS CASES The following suits have been order­ ed dismissed: Geneva Mae Hayes a- jainst Ernest Edward .Hayes; Janies turner against Evelyn Turner and .Jessje Alice Fugate Icon Fugate. against Albert The Congress and. the American people have ndt accepted, with good grace the latest Administration aW tempt'to “cover up” on the tragedy of Pearl Harbor through' the announce­ ments o f the Secretary o f War and . Secretary o f .the. Navy that their in­ quiries into the disaster, conducted by order 4>f Congress, revealed no .justi­ fication for.the.court martial of either Admiral; Kimmel or General Shorty who .Were in command in Hawaii on December.7th, 1941. The announce­ ment suggests there were others at least partially responsible for the na­ tion’s greatest military and naval die-, astern Thqpeople o f America want to know just exactly where such respon­ sibility actually rests. Sooner or later they-will find out. High Administration leaders are making all sorts o f statements in an attempt to evade responsibility fo r the shortage, o f munitions- and supplies Which has recently developed on the war fronts. Some attempt to place ppon the Congress; others inpi#t A- jniri&an industry has failed to produce thp needed war supplies; while still others place responsibility either on organised labor or •upon the lack of man power, The facts are, as every cjtisen knpW^ i f he stqps'"and thinks a moment, many o f the monition plant# o f the’ sopntry (such, a* the one at Kings Mills, Warren county, and the one at Marlon, Ohio) were Ordered closed down, nearly a year ago by the selfsame publi® official# who are how endeavoring to shift responsibility to the shoulder# o f other#, New Plants are now-being ordered constructed to meet the emergency, despite the fact that many existing plants are either '(« or not producing at full capacity, /Senate committee, which has re- Atntly completed an investigation of War production, insist# that neither Industry nor labor Is responsible for the present situation, but that it all stems and results from the .failure o f hjgh government administrative off! rials, who were in the best possible position to know the needs o f our arm ed forces, to properly schedule produc tfon and distribution o f thesis critical war supplies, Thp Senate last week finally corn; plated legislative action oft a bjll, paS; sod by |fm House mere than a y e * 1 ago, granting pensions ftp |o $74 each t«» forties, of deceased Worn yft# veteran#. Tl}®measure, which is row before the President, provides a pension o f $.8* 4 mpnth foy ft childless widow, $45 for a uHdowwith one ehlM; ftnd a m onthfop each additional fihl|d< On# ofphifted motherless child APPOINTMENTS MADE The following appointments* were .nade in Probate Court; Herman Ea- vey .and Helen Davidson, co-executors of the estate o f Etta W. Eavey, late of Xenia, without bond; William Cul­ ver Dawson, executor o f the estate of Walter N. Dawson, late o f Xenia, no bond; Neal W. Hunter, executor o f the estate o f Nancy M. Stryker, James­ town, Without bond. Neal W. Hunter was appointed trustee o f a trust creat­ ed in the will o f Samuel Alberto# Limes, under $50,000 bond. APPRAISE ESTATE The estate o f Mary Null was ap­ praised as follows: gross, $2,800, de­ ductions/ $2,528.73; net nothing. ORDER APPRAISALS The county auditor was directed to appraise the estate# of Walter . Daw­ son, Charles T. Furay and Warren Hoverstick. ORDER TRANSFERS Paul C. Furay, administrator of the estate o f .Charles- T, Furay, and L. T. Marshall, executor o f the estate of Sarah E..‘ Watson, were authorized to transfer real estate. MARRIAGEE LICENSES ISSUED Robert Glen Mishawaka, Wis., sol­ dier stationed at Patterson Field, apd Jeannie Marie Foy, Cleveland. Major Francis Frachette, Patterson Field, chaplain. George Everett Keaton, Lcaksville, N. C. soldier, and Clara Caudil], Fajr- field. Edgar Turner Griggs, Alpha, trol­ ley bus, operator, and Mrs. Pauline Howell Freeman, Alpha. Rev, Thomas L. Wooten, Xenia, Harrison Paul McGraw, Peebles, sailor, and Margaret Belle Ellison, Os­ born, Churches Are Planning. Christmas Music Cedatvllie Churches" again plan to celebrate the Christmas season. Two special .musical programs ate in pre­ paration, The flratwill be oft Wednes­ day evening, December 20, when the ch,ciir o f the First Presbyterian church will present an evening o f Christmas music, consisting o f carols, choruses, and solos, and instrumental numbers by the Church School Orchestra. The choir o f the United Presbyter­ ian Church is presenting a special Christmas program Sabbath Evening, December 24. ROSS TWP- PUPILS WILL Em$BN!F UHRfSTMAS PROGRAM fhe Jfthftftl fittpilft w}tt present a Chj-jstma# . f f f t g f i l l at 8:00 ft, m. in the school buildingi . The committee In chargeiseompos? pMffl, o y aapM na i a « mu ibd of D. A. Rogers, Mrfc, Sep# Wi11M e e f e f e M i s s Evelyn Chamberlain. l)r. Homer McMillan Resigned As Secretary We find an interesting article in a Southern paper concerning the retire­ ment o f Dr. Homer McMillan, who has been’ executive secretary o f the Pres­ byterian Home Mission (Southern) work since 190®, He having reach­ ed 70 years o f age, his retirement was accepted effective Sept, 1,1944. Dr, McMillan now is general secretary of the committee in order that his exper­ ience and information may continue to guide the work of the committee. “ The McMillan clan was one o f the many clans of Scotsmen who left Scot­ land to evade the tyranny o f the En­ glish sovereigns and find in the broad expanse o f the new continent a place where they could serve God according to the dictates o f their own conscien­ ces. This clan settled in the Chester dis­ trict in South Carolina. Shortly be-, fore the Civil War, Homer McMillan’s family moved to Ohio, Dr. McMillan was born and reared on a farm in Ohio near Cedarville, on December 20,1873. His father was the late James McMil­ lan and his mother the late -Martha Elizabeth Murdock McMillan. He has three brothers. ’ One o f them, Dr. J. L. McMillan, has been pastor o f Nor­ folk* Va., many years. Two other brothers are elders, one in the United Presbyterian and one in the Northern Presbyterian church. ’ , All o f these sturdy sons grew up In the country, and their home was one c f the old Scotch Covenanter type,- that believed in the Sabbath day, the Bible, the Shorter Catechism, family prayers and education, and Presbyter­ ian traditions were their heritage from- their youth. And it is no wonder that two o f their sons should feel the call to preach the doctrines o f John Calvin and John Knox, which made Scotland great, the gospel of God’s grace and providential love. It was this early training that prepared-our friend for the onerous and self-sacri­ ficing task whose yoke he .accepted when he entered, the office of assem- Uy's home missions. Homer McMillan, after receiving a public school education, entered Ce- darville College, a small co-education- al institution that emphasized schol­ arship, and he received his bachelor o f arts degree there in 1897. He then spent a year at' Columbia university in New York. The Reformed’ church in America was strong in this section, and having chosen the ministry, im­ mediately after his year at Columbia Homer entered New Brunswick, N,"J. Theological seminary, where he spent three years and received the degree o f bachelor o f divinity, ' The young minister was licensed and ordained by two classes o f the Re­ formed church, the latter being Ber­ gen Classis, and he was stationed at Bogart Memorial church, Bogota, N. J., in the Reformed church, as pastor and was there fop two years, 19QQ«02. By this time the health o f the young minister was* imparted and, after spending a year in supply work in Los Angeles, his doctors recommended the salubrious climate o f Georgia, and he found work at Buford and Norcross churches <in Atlanta presbytery, and thus he learned at first hand some­ thing o f the work o f home missions. The proximity of these churches to Atlanta permitted his local reputation to reach to the office o f Dr. S. L. Mor­ ris, the executive secretary of assem­ bly’s home missions, and the energy, friendly manner, and the unmistaka­ ble gifts of the preacher, together with the .unerring providence that overrules our lives, brought Homer McMillan into his life work. Homer McMillan soon after his graduation from the seminary married Mary Hannah Kitchen o f Columbus, Ohio, a member o f the Broad Street Presbyterian church, and they have four children, two sons and two daughters. The sons are graduates o f Davidson college and the daughters o f Agnes Scott college. One son is a lieutenant In the Navy and the hus­ bands of,the two daughters are in the service, one lieutenant commander and 'the other a lieutenant colonel. All are married and members o f the Presby­ terian Church, Mrs. McMillan takes a deep Interest In her husband’s work, although she prefers to stay in the ranks rather than act as leader. Dr, McMillan has received the de­ gree o f doctor o f divinity and the de­ gree o f doctor o f laws, both from Westminister College,.Fulton, Mo„ one in 1911 and the other in 1936, It is a distinct tribute to the gilts o f the subject o f oftr sketch that after he had been-south for only two year# he was invited* to become associate secretary to* Dr, Morris in 1906. His title was field secretary and it was hi# work to visit intensively all sections o f the 17 synods of the Southern Presby* terian eburch. .He then entered that long line o f Godly' Servants o f the church who served as secretaries o f home missions, , As we all Jcnow, 1629, marked the beginning o f crucial times, and from 1629 through 1934"there was a tragic area. The committee lost s5 d percent o f it# income because o f declining gift® to benevolences in the Church. A ALONG FARM FRONT E, A. Drake, Co. Agricultural Agent SAUER TO ADDRESS FORUM— Max Sauer o f Leesburg, Ohio, will be(guest speaker at »the Christmas party o f the Farm Forum at Geyer’s, Monday evening, Dec. 18th at 6:45. Ladies o f Forum members will the guests at this party, The Miami Twp. committee compos­ ed o f Archie Peterson, A* L. Flatter, Clyde Beatty, Elder Welch- and Frank Gurry are arranging the program. A musical program consisting pf vocal and instrumental numbers and the singing of Christmas carols will be under the direction Of Mrs. Clark Meredith, Reservations will he lim­ ited to 200. ED MARSHALL HEADS FARM BUREAU— Ed Marshall o f Xenia was elected president of the Greene County Farm Bureau at a meeting o f the board of directors Saturday afternoon; Mr. Marshall succeeds Arthur Bahns o f New Jasper Twp. Other officers elect­ ed Were Raymond Cherry, Cedarville Twp. vice president; Mrs. Leroy Ja­ cobs, Miami,Twp., secretary; and. Ben Beard, Jefferson Twp. treasurer. Members o f the board o f directors are Mrs. Jacobs, Mr. Marshall, Wm. Wilkerson from. District'! comprising Miami, Bath, and Xenia; Twps. For District II comprising Beavercreek, Spring Valley and Sugarcreek Twps, the board members are Mrs John. Hunger Mrs, Roy Stonebumer and Joe White, Jr. *■ ,*.■■ District n i'in c lu d e s Cedarville, Ross and New JasperTwps; and is represented by Raymond Cherry, Mrs. Herman Brickel and Roscoe Turner. For District IV with Caesarcreek, Jef­ ferson and Silvercreek Twps. the di­ rectors are T. H. Middleton, Ben Beard and Bernard Franklin, EGG MARKETING COM- MAY CALL MEN OF 26-37 GROUP IN . MILITARY SERVICE A dispatch from Washington says Draft Director Maj. Gen. Lewis B, Hershey has sent orders to all draft boards calling for review o f defer­ ments in the upper age brackets aftd possibly outlining a stricter interpre­ tation o f what constitutes a deferable contribution to war or essential civil­ ian activity. The draft has exhausted the list of boys *18 to 16 inclusive. Those not in active war work in the 26-37 brocket must go into war jobs or be subject to immediate draft. The fatilities among those in com­ bat in the'European* theatre haB been enormous and replacements are need­ ed immediately according to Washing­ ton dispatches. MITTEE TO MEET— County Poultry committee delegates and extension workers from fifteen southwest Ohio counties, will meet at Owensville High School in Clermont County, Wednesday, Ddc. 27 at 1:30 to make plans-for establishing an egg auction in this area. Nelson Moore o f Beavercreek Twp; is tHe Greene Co. representative on the/area committee. During the past twft^eeks county poultry committees in the area have sponsored county meetings on produc­ ing and marketing quality eggs. At the Owensville meeting the area will determine the next steps to be taken, en. FARM POPULATION DECREASES In four years the farm population in the. United States decreased by 4,- 748,000 persons according to the Bu­ reau o f Agricultural Economics. In January. 1940 there were "30,269,000 persons living on farms while in Jan­ uary 1944 there were only 25,521,000, a decrease'of 15,7 percent. ‘ In the four years since 1940 it is es­ timated that 1,650,000 men left the farms to enter the armed forces and 4,660,090 persons o f both Bexes and o f all ages moved away from farms for other farm#, offsetting these losses is the net gain of 1,562,000 through the excess of births over deaths leaving a net loss of 4,748,000 in the farm popu­ lation. MORE PORK AHEAD-^- War Food Administration official# state that farmers have reduced the number of hogs on farms more than had been anticipated and that it seems now a moderate increase is needed to insure an adequate supply o f pork for armed services and civilians in 1946, They, recommend that some of this pork be produced by feeding protein supplements more effectively if fed a protein suppliment and the alfalfa hay produce healthier spring litters. MS h n m i ■ # ’ SEED DEALERS TO MEET DEC 19 Seed dealers o f Ohio will meet at Ohio State University December 19-20 for their third annual conference. The meeting is one o f the regular short courses held by the University for all wholesale and retailer seed dealers and their employees. Officers Installed For Methodist Wi S. C. S. Installation services for the officers af the Cedarville. Wopian’s Society o f Christian Service were conducted by Mrs.. H, ,H. Abels at the December meeting held in the Methodist Church, Wednesday last. The .ritual used was written by Mrs. Abels. The officers for the new year are: President, Mrs. David Reynolds; V. President, Mrs. W. A. Boyce; Secre­ tary, Mrs. B; H. Little; Sec’y o f Organ ization, Mrs, Robert Nelson; Treasur­ er; Mrs. Pearl Huffman; Sec’y, Mis­ sionary Education, Mrs. Amos Frame; Sec’y, Local Church Activities, Mrs. Joe Gordon; Sec'y, Student Work Mrs. Paul Cummings;; Sec’y Youth Work, Mr,s. Paul Smith; Sec’y, Children’s Work, Miss Frances Kimble; Presi­ dent Wesleyan Service Guild; Mrs. John Cecil; Spiritual-Life Sec’y, Mrs. Carl Ritenour; Literature Secfy, Mrs. Charles Rheubert; Sec’y o f Supplies, Mrs. Jack Shirley; Sec’y Status of Women, Mrs. Earl Richards; Financial Chairman, Mrs. Frank Creswell. Carols were sung and the Christmas; Story was read, followed by a paper on “ Christmas in Mexico, Previews of ‘Crusade for Christ” were given by Mrs, John W. Johnson and Mrs. Earl Richards. Mrs. Frank Creswell, the retiring president was presented with the W. S. C. S. p in .. Mrs. Creswell was re­ cently elected as president o f the Wil­ mington District W. S. C. S. and was presented a Life Membership by the local Society. Luncheon • hostesses were, Mrs. Charles Rheubert, Mrs* Pearl Huff­ man, Mrs, Carl Ritenour, •Mrs. Carl Pfiaummer and Mrs Robert Townsley. College Trustees Plan New Course At the semi annual meeting o f the board o f trustees o f Cedarville Col­ lege, Friday, it was agreed -that the board would endorse the proposal o f President Ira D. Vayhinger to sponsor a conference training school fo r the ministers o f all denominations in this part o f the state. » The school is to be held a week dur­ ing the latter part o f May, no definite |date being set as yet.. Outstanding clerics o f the nation will compose the faculty. The maximum- number o f ftaators to be admitted will be around fifty, the .same limits will be adopted by many o f the large universities. * The resignation o f Dr. R. Dale Le- Count, former pastor o f 'a Presbyter­ ian church in Cincinnati;* now located in Birmingham; Ala., was accepted by the board. He felt tha t. due to the distance from here would make it im­ possible to travel for board meetings; His successor, will be named in May. The board is considering the estab­ lishment o f a secretarial business de- partment to ■he added to the. present college course. The project Is under committee study. • Two honorary degrees were voted* pn by the board, the recipients not to be announced until they are awarded at the commencement next May. - The following members o f the board attended the semi-annual meeting: J. A. Finney, Xenia, chairman of the board; Dr. Leo Anderson, vice chair­ man of the board; Rankin McMillan, secretary ; G, ,H. Hartman, treat *irer; Dr- D. R. Guthrie, Oil City, Pa.',.John •L. Dorst, Dr. R, W. Ustick, -Spring- field; President Vayhinger, W. C. Uiff, Frank Creswell and Karlh Bull. Tax Declarations Are Due January I f Income taxpayers -have been warned that congress has . changed from De­ cember 15, 1944, to January 15, 1945, as the final date for filing declarations o f estimated income tax, either orig- •inal, as in’ the case o f farmers, or a- mended, and paying o f installments o f estimated tax for the calendar year 1944. Among the taxpayers affect"d by this change in dates are; farmers who ^xercised,their .right- -to .defer, .filing declarations, last April 15; Others who have already filed 1944 declarations; but desire to change their estimates by fifing amended declarations;’ -all persons who owe the fihal installment of 1944 estimated taxes. REAL BLIZZARD CHECKS TRAFFIC CLOSES SCHOOLS The wprst bluezard' that ha/, hit the central state# in December is now in full force in this section. Snow fell Tuesday to the depth o f eight in ch ed by Wednesday morning, * Highways were blocked by two foot snow dril on most all roads. Travel ing by truck or auto was.danjgerouh and several minor accidents wore in- ported. G, H. Hartman escaped in-> jury when his car left the seed oft the , Federal pike ,near the Elbert AndreW* farm. The top was badly damaged. * Wednesday morning all bus, ’ school \ and public utility traffic, was halted until near the noon hour, A large truck skidded across the road, at the ; East point.bridge., Schools fo r Tues- , day and Wednesday were cancelled. ■The State Highway Department d id " its best to keep the mein road# open, but the snow would drift a# fast as it was removed from the highway. War workers and those employed a t Wright and Patterson Fields were held up most o f the day due to the’ " tie up o f bus transportation. 1 Bryan Reported Dead But Much Alive Reports here Saturday were that Harvey J. Bryan, had met death iiLan accident in Washington, D. C, Jbatefc* it was discovered he had only, met with an accident. His sister, Mrs. Glenna Hatrow, * Xenia, .had received^Telegram that the body was being"s.hipped to Day- ton and she was present to meet * the . train. Much to her sprprise she saw him walk from the train, bruised and a bit limp, but- alive. There was no need for the Pa* .erspn Field M.* P’s or the. funeral coach at the station, Bryan has been, 'a driver for the- Patterson Field transportation, divi­ sion driving government^ war trucks'* to an .Eastern port. He, was injured when struck by a propellar while load­ ing a truck, in Washington. In the meantime word o f the “ trag -. edy” had spread and Mrs. Harrow was' eceiving telegrams and messages o f condolence and even one offering of. flowers. Bryan is recuperating atthe home of his sister. Both are former resident# o f this place. Grange Master Calls For Cut In Working Hours For Farmers OPA ADVISORY COMMITTEE— Greene County has been asked tq se­ lect two agricultural representatives to serve with similar representative# from 16 other southwest Ohio counties bn an,avea OPA advisory committee, Recommendations o f the area comiftH tee will be represented to the Dirtetor o f OPA for their consideration. Joseph W. Fiehter, master of the, Ohio State Grange stated at the’'an­ nual convention in Columbus a word of advise: “ In the post war peroid, farmers should not have to work 12 to 15 hours a day; and. the women and children should not have to work without pay.* While agreeing that full employ­ ment at good wages in the cities was necessary to provide a market for farm products, Fiehter remarked that "likewise a high level o f income for fanners will contribute to full employ­ ment in the cities.” He asserted that in 1940 the 30,000, 000 persons living on farms and rep­ resenting 23 percent of the national population only received eight per cent of the national Income. He said manufactured articles were to be increased In price from 20 to 35 percent after the war, if so agricul­ tural will be at a disadvantage with other occupations. He continued that if it was proper tor -industry to set the price of its products, it also should be proper for agriculture to do likewise. But, he sa(d, agriculture will not be in a posi­ tion to set its prices in the very near future. Therefore, it appears that the only alternative is a continuation o f price controls on manufactured article tor some time to come. Unless we retain some regulation of prices, there Is no way o f escaping a depression for Ag­ riculture, which in turn will mean ft depression for the whole nation,*’ ARMERS WEEK SET LOR FORJAN, 30.31, FKB. 1 Ohio State University announce# that the 33rd annual farmer#’ week will be held on the Campus Jait, IKMtt and Feb. 1, ending radio presentation of the’ program, drhlcb vtas tried iftr the first time last season because o f tbHWUf* OHIO GRANGE w a n t s 65 % VOTE CONTINUED Several hundred delegates of the, Ohio State Grange are holding the an­ nual convention in Columbus this week. One important topic was given unanimous endorsement that the en­ tire membership would make every ef­ fort possible to defeat any plan that was used to repeal the 65 percent vote now required on all tax and bond is­ sues. , The cities will endeavor to re­ peal this law. The cities also want a larger share o f the sales tax than now received, hoping to have much of the rural county share turned over to the cities, In as much as the legisla­ ture is Republican it is not thought the new Democratic governor can ex­ ercise enough influence to get a bill passed to rob the rural counties of their present share o f that tax, NEW PUMP ORDERED FOR MUNICIPAL PLANT Patrons of the municipal water sys­ tem fteed not become alarmed ever the milky appearance of the water. This is due to one pump lifting less water than aif which only add# to the color and 4adn disappears. A new pump ho# been ordered and Wiil be placed in few days* ■ —BUYWARBONDSTODAY GTeene Courity Scout Executives Are Named Charles Carroll, Xenia, was elected r chairman of Simon Kenton district, Boy Scouts, for 1945 succeeding Carl Benner, Xenia, at a rally attended by more than 500 Scouts, parents and the troop committee members a t Central high school, Xenia, last Thursday.' ** Henry Federighi, Y. Springs, was elected vice chairman and the follow- ' ing were named district raembers-at- large: „W. R. Hamer, R , J. Warner, Carl H» Renner, G. D. Ackerman, Charles I'Trimble, S. N, McClellan, William A, Neeld, and Robert S. Crane, Xenia. James C. McMjllan, Osborn; Gebrge Robe, Cedarville, William C. Parker, Springfield, scout executive, addressed the group and the rank o f Eaglo’Scout the highest award in . scouting, wa# conferred on Edward Bridgman, son o f Mr. and Mrs. Chalmera Bridgman, Xenia, XENIA VETERANS BACK SOLDIERS’ GIFTS PLAN Xenia Foody post,, American Le­ gion, is cooperating ih a project pro­ moted by Eddie Canter to “ Give Gifts to Yanks Who Gave” by sta'ging'a campaign to collect Christmas gifts suitable for distribution to veterans hospitals in Ohio. A depository tor the gifts is being provided ih the office of the county commissioners in the coiirt house in charge o f County Engineer Robert Grane and County Commis­ sioner Hugh Turnbull and James Paullin, deputy county treasurer. Joseph M. Collins Dies At Age o f 6& Joseph M. Collins, 68, a native of Cftirk County, died at his home Sunday morning at fi:3Q following an illness o f several months. He was bom in log cabin near Tremofit City, July 23, 1876, the Son o f Joseph H, ami Maty Rockel Collins. ’ The deceased was county superintend­ ent.Of the Clark County .Rural schools in Claris, county following passage o f the law creating the present system He wa# appointed Postmaster o f his home city of Springfield by the late Senator 8: D. Fes# on December 18, 1922, and served until January 13, 1985; He woe well known hr this part o f Oreemt eouftty OneKilled and Two Are Wounded In the Saturday list o f casualties two Greene county boy# are reported as injured and ohe killed. Cpl, Harold Owen Matthews, 29, son o f Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Matthews, Cincinnati pike, and husband o f Mrs. Eleanor Matthew#, Spring Valley, was killed November 19,1944, in France. He en­ tered the service Feb, 7,1944. Beside# Ins parents and widow he leaves a 7- year-old Son, Neil, and a sister, Mrs. Frederick Freyer o f Dayton, v Robert Roseoe Fudge, Xenia, has re­ ceived word that her husband, Pvt, Fudge, had been wounded seriously on November 27 in France. He landed in France in September, , Jvt. Luther B. Fife o f Cedarville, is also reported as wounded ’but’nft definite word has been, received* . q u i t s T E A C H IN G f o r MISSIONARY WORK Gene Stewart ha# resigned bis posi­ tion a# teacher In the Yellow spring# schools, effective « t the end of the present semester. He experts to en­ ter missionary work for the Chatcfc tit the Naxarene and will he iooatod en the Rio Grande river, 50 mfiea bvtew Lardo, Yexas. Ho ls * grAdudtoe*’ CMbfriia Collet*. r i