The Cedarville Herald, Volume 68, Numbers 1-26

# 1 \ V ■!» '»» rasp'''' nflpn m t f i A -Sr** *> .-a w*r* T H E C 1 D A R . V I L L E H E R A I D jUfclWK BULL ------- EDITOR AND PUBLISHER mmSb^aUmtl wtirtri *m * i DM* »WIWW » « t ▼*»* Fn*. Entered at tha Po«t Office, Cedarville, Ohio, October SJ, 1887, aa second claw matter. FRIRAY, MAY 11 ,1945 . 7th WAR BOND DRIVE OPENS MONDAY Greene county enters the 7th War Bond drive Monday with a record o f past performance that sets a standard for the pres­ ent campaign. In the six campaigns the county has purchasec 10.5 million worth of bonds, four million over the combine! quotas. Although we did not meet our quota in the first bond drive we have more than made up for it in the other five. The 7th war bond quota for the county is $3,000,000. In the names of the 74 men thus far reported having died in World War H, Greene county enters the campaign Monday with a determina­ tion to again exceed our quota. MORE GAS IN SIGHT, BUT — Congressman Clarence J. Brown, who is in a position to know, is of the opinion that American motorists can look for a hike in gasoline rations within two or three weeks after V-E Day. The Ohioan is a member of the House petroleum commit­ tee. He thinks that when the time cobles the “ A” ration may be in creased to five or six gallons and that ration boards can be more generous with holders of “ B" cards. In support of his statement, the congressman points out that oil shipments to Europe have ceased and that the eastern gas and oil stocks are accumulating so'rapidly the storage prob lem is becoming a headache. The diminishing demands of the European war also point to more high octaine gas before long for civilian drivers. But there are two jarring notes to this happy symphony Ralph K. Davis, deputy petroleum administrator, takes a less optimistic view of the situation. ’ In his opinion from one to three months will be needed after V-E Day to make the neces­ sary shift. It is also pointed out that even though the gasoline outlook is hopeful, that for badly needed civilian tires is not The dreams may be getting better all the time, but the motorist who takes them too literally is likely to have a rude awakening —Oiho State Journal A prominent official of one of the large oil companies credited with making a statement this week in Springfield tha; evidently confirms Cong. Brown’s prediction. He says the oi' companies in the East coast states are now overloaded With oi and gasoline and that Ohio companies will soon be in the same position. The turmoil raised over sending out the news o f Germany’s surrender by acts o f the censors in Europe, Bhould be a lesson to the public as to the ne­ cessity o f a free press. War corres­ pondent Kennedy for the Associated Press telephoned the news to the Lon­ don bureau from Paris and it was af­ terwards sent on to this country but not until after one half o f the world knew It before our own people. - The military powers vexed at the Kenne­ dy act in ignoring the orders, then held up all Associated reports from the European front as a penalty. This hit several hundred daily newspapers in the country that carried AP re­ ports. Telegrams began to burn up Washington and ip a few hours all AP messages were accepted except those from Kennedy. This, .was the biggest Bcqop ever known in liewspa- perdom and there was nothing the government or the military could do about it. The public in a ’democracy' was even entitled to the news that af­ fected millions o f homes. The United Press that failed to get the story to its subscribers, has even protested the highhanded censorship act. The UP was first with the armistice story 25 years ago. 'While the San Fran­ cisco Conference considers most every ease, tha culprit before the OPAjury- judge court wap ordarad executed In Hitler fashion, I f we read tha pres­ ent political complexion o f the OPA in this district, it is not and has not been for the Congressman who is not in the best o f favor with tha Demo­ cratic powers-that-be in the Third District, isSt a s GREEN LIGHTS thing but “ a program for peace” not is THE “HOUSES” WILL GO NOW WITH GREEN LIGHT With V-E Day now a matter o f his­ tory, there was little to record’ local­ ly as most people remained at their jobs. Local business houses closed part of the day and during' the even­ ing a Community prayer meeting was' held in the U. P.'Church. Instead of a day o f levity most citizens, had. in mind the loss o f loved ones or the ab­ sence o f members of the family in the line o f duty. Following V-E Day came the news that the “ brown-out” had been lifted and store windows and out door elec­ tric lights could go on. War Mobilizer Fred Vinson lifted the ban on “ hoss” racing and lifted the ban on night clubs after midnight,- A t the same time he stated it would bo necessary to limit travel for indi­ viduals. Those tending church confer- eces must have “ permission” to ride to annual church denominational ses­ sions. Yet, running horses can be shipped by fast trains in car lots and not check travel o f , military forces. When Jimmy Bums placed the mid- night curfew and racing ban he used the argument there was too much gambling abput racing. Vinson gives no reason for lifting the ban but it is necessary to restrict travel to a re­ ligious gathering. Same old New Deal propaganda. He also says we' must have rationing and price control with continuance o f high taxes The same day Senator Walter George o f Georgia, Dem., chairman o f the Sen­ ate finance committee, says he will start at. once to prepare legislation for deducing war taxes, which will be .necessary to make possible the lower­ ing o f cost o f everyday commodities to.the public. Sen. George does not claim to be a New Dealer, just a plain old-fashioned Southern Democrat. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO ~T01SDA? WEDNESDAY THURSDAY May 15 - 16-17 lV ( / ____________ , A _______ ARTISTS 1945 44 ACTS SPARKLING MUSIC— LAVISH COSTUMES 50 PEOPLE — 2 HOUR SHOW MAIL ORDER BLANK HOLLYWOOD ICETIM I OF 1945 RICO STORE, 113 CAST HIGH ST., SPRINGFIELD DsntlsntM—CneloMtf It $ ................. f o r .............. tickets (Number) prbtd «t .......... F«r the performance on (Maoh) (Date) CHy .... School Children Matinee Evening performances WEDNESDAY, Tax 6l.W, |2, *2.60, tax Ino. ^ » W Pelrf *How ADULT* *1.26 Evenings 0:30 Au*j»I«tii * f Springfield Co-dperetfve Ctofc a word is to be found that the world must have a free press. More atten­ tion is being paid as to what Russia wants or does not want and will not have than to our own rights. Russia has none o f the “ famous four free­ doms” , has never said she would en­ act them, yet we find world leaders on their knees before Stalin. There eyidently is much behind the Stalin attitude. He has taken and is holding part o f Poland against the wishes of the Polish people and this has raised the religious issue. Many think he will hold part o f Germany or take so heavy a tribute that no other nation can hope for reparations . If Stalin has been made promises fo r his patt of the war, there is nothing.on record in. Washington . Moreover no one is bold.enough to challange either word or act o f Stalin for fear of his unfold­ ing promises made behind a closed door by one ’that is no more. In all fairness w.e must admit Stalin has done as much in a military way to win the war in Europe as any other na­ tion. (C ontinued F eom F irst P age ) sows were active and husky looking. Of course, the college owns the c- quipment and livestock,. except the faithful, small collie with golden eyes the Herefords thrive, Mr.*Boyce is tractor, a planter, mower, cultipacker, etc with reasonable expectation fgr a corn picker and other machinery, as needed. The farm produces fine com too. A- bout 80 acres last at 64.2 per acre.. It has 40 acres o f red and sweet clover for hay and pasture. This is where the Herefords thrive. Mr. Boyce is gradually getting 40 acre fields Into 3 year rotation and one very large field is to be changed into four, so that 4 year rotation can be followed in these. Naturally this means much fencing is to be done. There are .120 posts set this spring which is a good start. ' Along the road, south o f the house, is a 3 1-2 acre orchard of young ap­ ple, pear, peach and cherry trees. Waving green wheat serves now as a cover crop. These trees were present­ ed to the farm by Mr, William Con­ ley, a most foresighted and generous kind o f gift that will produce years of - food flavored with thoughtful kindness. This interesting farm, is very like other good farms in Greene County. But this one, besides, providing the usual foods in the usual ways for us­ ual purposes is the means of teaching boys how to work ’ for their daily bread, how this bread is grown and the girls of the college, how to' use the grains of the fields and other pro­ ducts. in their home economics kitch­ ens. President Truman has accepted the resignation o f Frank Walker as post­ master General and - named Robert Hannagan, chairman o f the Demo­ cratic committee. The appointment is political in character and the new official will continue his party status on the same lines as had been the cus­ tom with the dominant parties. The next change in the cabinet is to be a successor to Frances Perkins for the Secretary o f Labor post. There will be a new head for the Agricultural -department and remove the window dressing which has been hiding a long list o f Communists that have dicta­ torial powers. The nation will wel- com this change which will mean lit­ tle unless the President calls fo r a house-cleaning o f Reds that now have the farmer hog-tied., If a new Attor­ ney General is named- out will go a millionaire-socialite that has been the mouth-piece of the New Deal RedB and one that has not added to the prestige o f the legal -profession. Tho kind o f new appointments to fill these places will mark the Truman path for the completion of his term. Henry Wallace is the “ joker" in the administration set up. He holds a necessary meal-ticket in the Commer­ ce Department with little to do but make speeches, when approved by the White House, and there are signs the Secretary has ideas- fa r from what js to be the future program. Henry is looked upon by the Reds in- this coun­ try as their idol and the CIO prob­ ably cannot get into a cabinet meet­ ing other than under Henry’s coat tail. By keeping Henry on the pay­ roll Mr, Truman will know just what is Uppermost in Henry’s mind at all time on things political. It takes Cong. Edward J. Gardner, Hamilton, 3rd District, to lay out the OPA in the Cincinnati district which rules 1C south-western counties.. The Congressman has been on the New Deal outfit with both feet on the open charge that the law is being violated when the OPAers make their own, laws, do their own prosecuting and try their own cases. Gardner says he has evidence that the OPA in this district works hard on the little fel­ lows but lets the big shots o ff with out even forcing payment o f judg­ ments. He cites a Columbus hotel, the Dayton banana king who was held foi* $23,000 and a list o f other big guns that formerly paraded a Roose­ velt campaign picture,. Gardner says the Cleveland OPA regional office is mixed up in the muddle and he has presented his.complaints to congress. ConH. Gardner might investigate and j see how the coal dealers in this part o f the state have fared under the OPA lash. ’There have been hints that if a socalled violator o f OPA Hitler dictation would hire a Demo­ cratic lawyer to represent him, the violator might escape -with a very light payment pr none at all white if a Republican attorney appeared in a Much o f this foo'd is used to supply the tables o f the student clubs and the remainder is marketed , . another an­ gle o f the farm “ business” . . . a bus­ iness that in these days is recognized as possessing the attributes of science and art, and professional slants, too. ''The students are taught with all these purposes in mind, that from seeking from the farm, a means of living they also find that farming is a way of life. Cedarville College is a small school, its enrollment about fifty including summer sessions. It owns six build­ ings, the well known main building, the science hall, gymnasium, library and two dormitories. In the town, 15 acres are recorded as its holdings with prdspects o f obtaining more. But it is not a small school meas­ ured by the value placed upon its meaning to its students. Each indi­ vidual enrolled in a small school haB a far better chance fo r the personal training and human touch from the faculty, than he ever would find in a large university. There is still, in Cedarville, the intimacy of teacher and pupil, sitting on the same log.. The. farm Committee o f the faculty is full of good ideas for the growth o f the working students, by the expan­ sion o f the farm’s activities as the need requires or. opportunity sug­ gests. The plans just now must con­ form to the small amount o f avail­ able ldbor but when the war is over and the -young people are sept to learn how to farm and not to fight, the quantity of work o f the college- farm will be increased and adjusted to meet the requirements o f many students. Truck gardens, small fruits bees, more poultry, sheep and other livestock can be included in the pro­ duce. In fact, there is a tremendous list o f possibilities that can be cared for on 205 acres. Perhaps even other acres may in time be added It is in­ teresting to note that even as a new project, this farm is paying its opera­ ting expenses. Cedarville College is planning a- head to meet its needs—and that is always a good “farmer" trait. Pres­ ident Vayhinger and his Farm Com­ mittee qre so interested in farming they will some how increase the num­ ber o f students to do the work and when more students come, they will find the Committee and faculty so in­ terested in educational matters that tho farm , will grow to meet their needs. There it is . . . a happy circle and a fine example o f the Christian plan o f helping qthers to help them­ selves. Berea College started from an idea, at scratch, perhaps Cedar- ville’s furrow is already widening for future progress, This little college has plenty o f ad­ mirers ahd grateful graduates to of­ fer encouraging words and helpful hands whenever needed. It is an in­ teresting texperiment to watch and Greene Ci unty surely wishes it may; have every success necessary to achieve its goal. « (The End) With Ernie Pyle in the Pacific: Use Indians for Sending Secret Orders on Okinawa Stage Colorful Ceremonial to Ash Protection of Gods in Fighting By Ernie Pyle Editor’* Note: Ernie Pyle we* several dispatches ahead when he met death from a Jap machine gun on Je island. This newspaper tall continue to print these for e few week*. OKINAWA,—Back nearly two years ago when I was with Oklahoma's 45th division in Sicily and later in Italy, I learned they had a number of Navajo Indians in communications. When secret orders had to be given over the phone these boys gave them to one another in Navajo. Practically nobody in the world understands Navajo except another Navajo. Well, my regiment of First divi­ sion marines has the same, thing. 'There are about eight Indians who do this special work. They are good marines and very proud o f being so. There are two brothers among . them, both named Joe. Their last names are the ones that are differ­ ent, I guess that’s a Navajo cus­ tom, though I never knew o f it be­ fore. One brother, Pfc. Joe Gatewood, went to the Indian school in Albu- , querque. In fact our house is on the Very same street, and Joe said it .sure was good to see somebody from home. Joe has been out here three years. He is 34 and has five children back . home whom he would like to see. He was wounded several .months ago and got the Purple Heart. ' Joe’s brother is Joe Kellwood who has also been out here three years. A couple of the others are Pfc. Alex Williams of Winslow, Ariz., and Pvt. ; Oscar Carroll of Fort Defiance, Ariz., which is the capital of the ' Navajo reservation. Most of the boys ..are from around Fort Defiance and fused'to work for the Indian bureau. ; Rainbow Good .Sign to Brave* i The Indian boys knew before we { got to Okinawa that the invasion ; landing wasn't going to be very i tough. They were the only ones in 1the convoy who did know it: For one thing they saw signs and for another *they used their own influence. Before the convoy left the far south tropical island where the Navajos had been training since the last campaign, the boys put on a ceremonial dance. The Red Cross furnished some col­ ored cloth and paint to stain their faces. They made up the rest o f their Indian costumes from chicken feathers, sea shells, cocoanuts, empty ration cans- and rifle car­ tridges. Then they did their own native ceremonial chants and dances out there under the tropical palm trees with several thousand marines as a grave audience. In their chant they asked the great gods in the sky to sap the Japanese o f their strength for this blitz. They put the finger of weakness on the Japs. And -then they ended1their ceremonial chant by singing the ' marine corps song in Navajo. .1 a*ked Joe Gatewood if they really felt their dance had some­ thing to do with the ease of our landing and he said the boys did believe so and were very serious about it, himself included. “ I knew nothing was going to hap­ pen to us,” Joe said, “ for on the way up here there was a rainbow over the convoy and-1 knew then everything would be all right.” There is one very small marine who is as nice as he can be, always smiling and rqaking some crack. But the boys say that in battle he doesn’t give, a damn for anything. The first afternoon I joined his company he didn’t know who I was and as we passed, he said very re­ spectfully, “ Good evening,1Colonel.” I had to chuckle to myself. Later he mentioned it and we laughed about it and then he started calling me Ernie. He was Corp. Charles Bradshaw of Indianapolis. He is only 19 but on his third campaign in the Pacific. He’s had-three pieces of shrapnel in him at various times and months later they would work out through the skin. Another one is just about to coma out of his finger now, In the marines Corporal Brad­ shaw is called “ Brady” for short. Before joining the marines he worked on a section gang for the Pennsylvania railroad, He usually wears one of those wide-brimmed green cloth hats instead of the regu­ lation marine cap. He always carries a .45 ahd it has a slightly, curved 25-cent piece im­ bedded in the handle, As he says, “ to make it worth something,” Brady found two huge photograph albums in a cave. The albums are full o f snapshots of Japanese girls and Chinese girls and young Japs in uniform and of family poses. He treasured it as though it were full of people he knew, He studied it for hours and hopes to take it home with.him , “ Anything for a souve­ nir,” ,could be the motto o f the ma­ rines. ' ' Marine* Human Under Hard Crutt Marines may be killers, but they’re also just as sentimental as anybody else. There is one pleasant boy in our company that I had talked with but didn’t have any little incident to write about him, so didn’t put his name down. The morning I left the company and was saying goodby all around, I could sense that he wanted to tell me. something, so I hung around until it came out. It was about his daughter. This marine was Corp. Robert Kingan of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He has been a marine for 13 months and over here 11 months. His daugh­ ter was born about six weeks ago. Naturally he has never seen her, but he’s had a letter from her ! It was a V letter written in a-child- ish scrawl and said: “ Hello, Daddy, I am Karen-Louise. I was bom Feb­ ruary 25 at four minutes after nine. I weigh five pounds and eight ounces. Your daughter, Karen." And then there was a P.S. on the bottom which said: “ Postmaster — Please rush. My: daddy doesn’t know I .am here.” . Bob didn’t know whether it was actually his wife or his mother-in- law who wrote the letter. He thinks maybe it was his mother-in-law— Mrs! A, H. 'Morgan—since it had her return address on it. So I put that.'down and then asked Bob what his mother-in-law’s first name was. He looked off into space for a moment, and then started laughing. ; ■ “ I don’t know what her first name is,” he said, “ I always just called her -Mrs. Morgan!” A good many of the Okinawan civilians, while wandering along the roadside, bow low to every Amer­ ican they meet. Whether this is from fear or native courtesy I do not know, but anyhow they do it. And the Americans being Americans usu­ ally bow right back. , One of the marine? I know got mixed up in one of these little bow­ ing incidents the other day. He is Pfc. Roy Sellers, a machine gunner from Amelia, Ohio. Roy is married and has a little girl two years old. He used to be a machinist at the Cincinnati Mill­ ing Machine company. He played semipro ball too. When Roy has a beard he looks just like a tramp in a stage play. He is only 27, but looks much older. In fact he goes by the nickname “ Old Man.” Well, one day Old Man was trying to ride a Japanese bicycle along the bank of a little river where we camped. The ground was rough and the bicycle had only one pedal and Roy was having a struggle to keep his bike upright. Just then an old Okinawan, bareheaded and dressed in a black kimona and carrying a dirty sack, walked through our little camp. He wasn’t supposed to be at large but it was nohe of our busi­ ness and we didn’t molest him. He was bowing to everyone,, right and left, as he passed. Then he met Machine Gunner Sellers on his one- pedajed bicycle, Roy Was already having his troubles. As he came abreast of the Oki­ nawan, Roy bowed deeply over the handle bars, hit a rut, lost his bal­ ance and over he went. The Okina­ wan, with Oriental inscrutability, re­ turned the bow and never looked back, ‘ We all laughed our heads off. “ Who’s bowing to whom around here?” we asked, Roy denied he had bowed first. But w* knew bet- - ter, After that he decided to give his old bicycle away to somebody less polite than himself. Jap Prisoners Quake With Terror Now I’ve seen my first Jap sol­ diers In their native state—that is, before capture. But not for long, because the boys of my company captured them quicker than a wink. One Jap was small, and about 30 years old. The other was just a kid of 16 or 17, but good-sized and well built. The kid had the rank of superior private and the other was a corporal. They were real Japa- NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT nese from their homeland of Japan. They were both trembling all over. The kid’s face turned a sickly white. Their hands shook. The mus­ cles in the corporal’s jaw were twitching. The kid was so para­ lyzed he couldn’t even understand sign language, We don’t know why those two Japs didn't fight. They had good rifles and potato-masher hand grenades. Estate o f George Powers, Deceased Notice is hereby given that Paul­ ine Powers, ha*, been duly appointed as Executrix o f the estate o f George Powers, deceased, late o f Cedarville Township/Greene County, Ohio. Dated this 21st day o f April, 194$. i WILLIAM R. M c OALLISTER, Judge o f the Probate Court, Greene County, Ohio, Lost—Ohio truck license 7G612. on the Clifton pike , Tuesday evening Finder plase phone 5894 Clifton. Vernon Dinner FOR SALE!— 7 room house located in Cedarville. Has gas, electricity and water,' Fine location. Priced to fell. We have all sized farms for sale. 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