The Cedarville Herald, Volume 68, Numbers 27-52

IS ItEQ ftm . fte rd d , ttffmmrm Americans For America — America For Americans SIXTY-EIGHTH YEAR No, 29 aur CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 15,1945 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR CONGRESSIONAL HAPPENINGS IN WASHINGTON By CLARENCE J, BROWN Member o f Congress The House Select Committee on •Post-War Military Policy last week \arted public hearings on the issue ^4 compulsory universal peace-time ' military training. Officials from the Navy, War and State Departments appeared before the Committee and strongly urged that all physically qualified young men be required to take one year o f active military train­ ing, in either the Army or the Navy, beginning on or after their.eighteenth ' birthdays. Representatives o f various religious church and educational or­ ganisations, including the Parent Teachers’ Association, have advised the Committee o f their strong opposi­ tion to- peacetime conscription and military training. Other witnesses object to any consideration o f .such a proposal at this time, pointing out that America has {more than twelve million men in (the armed forces at the. present, thus making immediate consideration of the universal train­ ing plan unnecessary, as well as un­ fair to the men now in the armed service inasmuch as they have no op­ portunity to take part in the discus- sionfi or decision on, the matter. The Select Committee has no legislative authority, but can only study, the problem and report its recommenda­ tions to the House for that, body’s consideration. Any bill to establish compulsory peacetime military train­ ing would have to be considered by either the Military Affairs Commit­ tee o f the Naval Affairs Committees o f - the .House and Senate and then passed by the entire membership thereof. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, th, Supreme Commander in Europe, will ■be officially received by the Congress o f the United States in joint session on June 8th. President Truman is expected to take part in the pro­ gram honoring General Eisenhower, who is to arrive from Europe by plane earlier that day. The event will un­ doubtedly be one of the most histor ic the nation’s Capitol has ever ex­ perienced, for the' brilliant leadership of: General Eisenhower entitles him to all the honor—official or unofficial— the American Goverment or our people can bestow upon him. Mary Jane Gebert, Dayton, R 8, is asking divorce from Raymond F. Ge-: hart who is in the Ol io pen. She asks custody o f the only child; Jarrell Fyke has brought suit for divorce from Mary Papline Fyke, whose address is unknown, They have three children. Arma Caskey has filed suit for di­ vorce from Roy Caskey Fairfield, She charges neglect and was granted a temporary injunction from disposing o f personal property by the husband, She charges neglect. They were mar­ ried in Wrigley, Ky, Irene M. Boggs says here husband has been gone since March and his address is unknown. She charges neg­ lect and asks custody o f three child­ ren, They were married in Ken­ tucky. Betty Bv Rice-asks that her mar­ riage to John McCutcheon Rice, Fair- field. be annulled on .grounds of neg­ lect. They were married in Chicago in 1941. The mother ,asks custody of the only child. Edmund Carbaqk asks divorce from .Mary S. Carback, charging neglect and cruelty. They were married Apr. i, 1942, Mary D, Sheldon.has filed suit for iivorce against Charles H. Sheldon, ,'ellow Springs where they were married'October 19, 1984. She char­ ges neglect and cruelty. GIVEN JUDGMENT A note judgment for $146.51 was a- /arded the plaintiff in a suit brought jy the Welfare Finance Corp, against jelwin T. and Haword May. Greene County Goes Over Top In 7th War Bond Drive The campaign in Greene county on the 7th War Bond drive has resulted in the county going over the quota of $3,000,000 by $30,771.50,, aB reported Tuesday. The campaign has not en­ ded for the county is asked to reach $700,000 more to aid in making up a shortage in the state that appears on the surface at present. Reports indicate that many coun­ ties are lagging back in “ E” bond purchases, notably Mongomery coun­ ty, where, the Dayton papers have slurred citizens o f other counties if they did not carry the New Deal ban­ ner. Counties strongly Republican, like Greene were termed “ isolationist’ The shoe is on the other foot now. Senate Votes Profit On Price Control The senate on Monday voted for another year o f rice control under the OPA and at the /same time put in a proviso guaranteeing profits to farmers above all production, costs. The farm profit section was offered by Senate Leader Barkley, R. Neb., and was approved by a 37-30 vote a- gainst the wishes of the administra­ tion. Senator Robert A. Taft, Ohio, Rep., offered an amendment to guarantee proffc margains for manufactured, products; but this was defeated. The bill now goes to the house. Taft says the Wherry amendment provides: the OPA must fix a miximum price for all farm products to cover costs, such as overhead expenses, a return on capital and an allowance for the labor of the producer, and his family incur­ red in the production of such com- ALONG FARM FRONT E. A. Drake, Co. Agricultural Agent JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH— June has been proclaimed Dairy Month in Ohio by Governor Lausche. This is the Beason o f the year when milk production is at its peak and during this month, emphasis will be placed upon the essential nature of dairy products and thejmrt they can play in insuring an adequate diet. The food situation is now the most critical since the beginning o f the war, and dairy products form the bfcst foundation for adequate diets, help­ ing to fill the gaps caused by short­ ages of other foods. DAIRY SECOND IN IMPORTANCE Dairy cattle ranks second as a source o f agricultural income in Greene County contributing approximately 30 percent o f the gross income. More than 1850 farm families in the county milk 11,600 cows which produce ap­ proximately fiVe million gallons of milk annually. Xenia Twp. leads in the number of dairy cows with Beavercreek twp. second. Other town­ ships in order are Spring Valley, Su- garcreek, Cedarville and Miami, DISMISS SUITS Ti e following suits were ordered dis­ missed: W. L. Marshall against Lee .-ihoffner; Mabel Rohrbaek against Nathan Rohrbaek; and Lloyd M. Hall <modity, ptys a reasonable profit there gainst Thomas B. Birdwell. on." *' Sen; Barkley had;.- adopted an. a- mendment' that forbids a ceiling on cattle, hogs or -sheep products which prevents a margin o f profit “ to the processing industry as a group on each of such species. - ap- WHEAT LOAN PROGRAM— The government loan 1program on the 1945 wheat crop includes a loan rate of $1.59 a bushel, Chicago basis, in grain grading No. 3 or better and also on No, 4 or No. 5 wheat if the lower grade is due only to light test weight. The loan rate will be adjust­ ed upward if the market price of wheat advances more than one cent a bushel before July 1. Payment will be made for farm storage but no stor­ age fee will be paid until April 30, 1946, when the fee o f 7 cents a bushel becomes available. Loans will be a- vailable until December 31, and will mature April 30, 1946, or earlier on demand. APPRAISALS The following estates were naised on Probate Court order: Mary G. Rcissenzehn: gross,' $1,- 364.45; deductions, $350; net,. $714,45 < John C. Grant, gross, $7,751.89: de­ motions, $1,460.18; net,. $6,291.71. John G. Turner, gross}' $36,529.66; leductions, $3,091.24; net, -$33,438.42. ’ Amos Stauffer, gross, $14,253.95 leductions, $5,213.14 net,; $9,040>81. ORDER TRANSFER Julia M. llVolf, as executrix of the estate o f James C. Wolf, has been vuthorized to transfer real estate. Another hero o f World War Two, General Omar N. Bradley, who was in direct command o f the American Ground Forces in Europe, has been named as the new head o f the Veter­ ans Administration to succeed Gencr- aTFrank T. Hines, who has resigned. The Veterans Administration has been under fire and Congressional in- vestigatiim recently. General Brad­ ley, who. will take over his new duties within the next sixty days, has a splendid record as an administrator and has earned a reputation for being deeply interested in, and most con­ siderate of, the fighting men who ser­ ved under him.- He is believed to be especially well equipped for ljis new responsibilities—the care of tens of thousands o f veterans o f the Spanish- American War; and of World War I, as well as hundreds o f thousands 6i those who have fought and sacrificed for their country in World War II. Ohio’s own gallant 37th division has been spearheading the hard fought campaign to clear the Japan­ ese out o f northern Luzon in the Phil ippines, Tl^e Division, which has had more than three years o f combat duty in the Pacific and has suffered heavy casualties, is now adding fresh laurels to its remarkable fighting record It is hoped, when the Luzon campaign is over, most o f the voter ans o f the 37th will be sent home. In the last few weeks numerous torn' plaints have been received, some from soldiers, and others from their fami lies, that our forces serving in the Philippines are not receiving proper * adequate food supplies—especially „|$h meat. As a result o f these com­ plaints we have formerly requester General Marshall, Chief o f Staff of the United States A m y , to .make an official investigation o f the situation. It is hopgd an early betterment o f the food supply will result therefrom; It has not been so long ago that some o f those on the Democratic side o f the Isle in Congress were stil blaming Hoover fo r all the ills o f tho nation. However, now that President Truman has sent for Mr. Hoover, to visit him at the White House and has asked fo r his advice and help In straightening out the nation** food mess, many o f his former Congres sional critics are beginning to praise him. Former President Hoover, who was Food Administrator in Work War I, is credited with being one of the world’s greatest executives, anc (Continued on Page Three) SALE ORDERED Charles Carroll, executor o f the es- ate o f Joseph J: Nash, has been di­ rected, to sell real estate at. public- ale. , APPOINTMENTS Appointments were made as fol­ lows: R. O. Wead, executor of the es- ate o f Hattie. Steinfels, late o f Xenia under $76,000 bond; Hilda Knapp, exteutrix of the estate of May B. Eyler, late of Xenia without bond; Marie Spohn, administratrix o f the estate of Carl Spohn, Beavercreek L'wp. under $2,200 bond. RELIEVE ESTATE The estate of Dr. Christian . Zel­ ler has been relieved from adminis­ tration. Heavy Rain Storm Floods Many Crops Reports are that two inches of rain fell in this section about four o’clock Tuesday morning. While no great damage was done water, laid for a day on young corn. There are some who have not finished planting corn and it will be several days before the fields can be entered for planting or cultivating. It was fortunate there was no wind to lodge the wheat, Ukrainian Russian To Speak Here Wednesday Mr. Mchiel H. Lowchanin, a Ukrain­ ian Russian, will deliver an address at the Union Prayer Service in the Pres­ byterian Church, next Wednesday at 8 P. M. This guest speaker is a Bap­ tist Evangelist. He was converted on the Battlefield during the Russian Revolutionary War. He will relate the story o f his life, haying served under four different governments. He is an American citizen, being educat­ ed in European and American schools, and is preparing to return to the Rus­ sian Ukraine as an International Bible Teacher. The public is cordi- iliy invited. INOCULATE SOYBEANS— Soybean planting will get under way this week and all soybean seed should be inoculated especially on land that has not repeatedly grown the crop. The largest possible p duction o f soybeans is vitally import­ ant with the worst shortage of fats and oils since the start of. the war. Inoculation is tf cheap insurance of top soybean production. Tests indi­ cate yields on the average will be in­ creased by 10 to 15 percent, some­ times much more. Inoculation also plays an important part in maintain­ ing soil nitrogen, so important when the fertility o f the soils is under heavy drain due to the overcropping demand by the war/ Neal Barber Heads Y. P. Presbyterial Neal Barber Xenia, was installed as the new president of the Yourig Peo­ ples’ Presbyterial of the Xenia Pres­ bytery at a rally at the Clifton U. P. church, Sabbath. He succeeds Miss Ferguson, Clifton. About 150 young people from the U. P. congregations in Columbus, Reynoldsburg, Springfield, New Cal­ ifornia, Cedarville, Jamestown, Su- garcreek and Clifton attended the af­ ternoon and evening sessions. Other officers named were Miss Margaret Stormont, Cedarville, vice president, and Harold Tate, Sugar' creek, treasurer. TAKE YOUR NICKLES WITH YOU WHEN DRIVING TO XENIA Xenia has become cityfied to the ex­ tent that motorists must have a bit of small change in the pockets to feed the new parking meters. 125 have been put in place on Main st. and the motorist that wants to do business in the center of town must cough one or more nickles, according to the time the machine is parked. Or you can put a few pennies in the slot and stay a certain number of minutes. All down town streets are to be “ metered” , A total o f 800 will be installed, OPA ISSUES RULES ON SELLING POULTRY BY THE HEAD The OPA lias issued rules against the sale of poultry by the head other than f o r ‘ breeding purposes, AH sold for food must be under the price con* trol, More than'five chickens are to be sold on th e 'ba sis o f wholesale prices, If sold to one purchaser. Mrs. H. H. Abels Is In Critical Condition Mrs. H. II. Abels, who has been patient in White Cross Hospital in Columbus for the past week, under­ went a major operation Tuesday morning, the surgery being by b r. P. Bauman, assisted by Dr. M. E, Mill- hon. Her condition is reported cri­ tical, ROBERT McCAULEY GETS MEDICAL DISCHARGE Elliott Roosevelt Takes A & P Grocery Head On $200,000 Loan The big topic Tuesday was the Westbrook Pegler narrative o f some o f the supposed financial dealings of Elliott Roosevelt, whom, papa made brigadier-general over night over sev­ eral hundred other men o f longtime service in, the army. Pegler uncovers a loan made Elliott Roosevelt by the head of A & P Grocery concern a- mounting to $200,000, taking stock in another company as security. Before the loan was made according to Peg­ ler he called FDR at Warm Springs as to the request o f the son and the President approved the loan and ask­ ed Hartford to call on him some time, although the two had never met. Hartford later discovered he was hooked after finding out about the stock accepted as collateral. His only recourse was to take the loss and also get credit and a deduction that, would lower his income tax, which is per- missable. Elliott was ahead the $200,- 000 and Uncle Sam lost by the unpaid debt. Anyone needing a loan of the above amount should apply to Mr. Hartford. You might accidently find him iti an open-hearted mood most any day fpr it was on March 31, 1939; that Elliott tried his luck with suc­ cess. Truman For Boost In Congressional Pay WASHINGTON — President Tru­ man formerly recommended today (Tuesday) an immediate ihcrease of 15 percent in congressional salaries and an ultimate boost to a minimum of $15,000 anually when wage con-, tools are removed. 1 The president wrote Senator. Me Keller (Dem. Tenn.), president pro tempore of the senate, and Speaker Rayburn o f the house sug'gesting that salaries o f both senators and repre­ sentatives be brought “ to a level more in line with the job” they are called upon to perforin. Progressive Club To Stage Three Day Event Over Labor Day The Progressive^ Club at a meeting held at the Methodist Church, Mon­ day evening, decided to eliminate the usual Field Day celebration on Labor day and put on a three-day program on September 1, 2, and 3, the latter date being Labor Day. Appropriate ' programs are to be worked out for each day. Heretofore the Field Day was held on the school grounds but this year all programs are to be held down town. No details have been worked out at this time but will be made public at a later date.. All merchants and citizens axe ask­ ed to co-operate. Gov. Lausehe’s Veto Is Turned Down Governor LauBche placed his veto on the Daniels-Cramer bill which would give the schools o f the state additional funds under the foundation law passed some years ago. The veto was placed by the Gover­ nor in that the amount o f funds pro­ vided would be excessive fo r many school districts and more than needed in some. The Governor claimed that the basis should be figured on the school year but the legislature based the plan on the calendar year, as all teachers are paid on that basis now. The Senate by an overwhelming vote passed the bill again over the veto and sent it to the House where it is expected to be passed Friday If so the bill becomes the law. PLENTY OF TIME TO PLANT GARDEN— Severe shortages o f processed veg­ etables will occur next winter unless gardens are planted by everyone who still can find a place to plant a garden and large amounts o f food are preser­ ved at home. Delayed planting and labor' shortages have reduced pros­ pect o f commercial production and likewise gardens have bene delayed.. If planted promptly, good crops of linm beans, snap beans, cucumbers, summer squash and tomatoes can be expected. June.plantings o f snap beans, beets, culiflower, late cabbage, sweet corn, carrots, collards, kale and winter squash will be very much in season. Lt.H .E. Schmidt Is . Reported Safe Gong. Clarence J. Brown reports to Mr, E. H. Schmidt, Xenia, that his son Lt. H. E. Schmidt, is reported, safe following .a report that the med­ ium landing vessel he was command­ ing, the LSM 135, along .with three other vessels had been lost in the bat­ tle around Okinawa. The report was that 495 men were dead or missing. Cong. Brown had the Nevy Depart­ ment check the list o f those on the boat and Lt. Schmidt’s name was not­ on the list o f missing. Pfc. Robert J. McCauley, Spring- field, O., has been honorably discharg­ ed from the Army fo^ reasons o f physical disability, at the AAF Re­ gional and Convalescent Hospital at Miami, Florida. He was a member o f an Engineer Battalion fo r thirty- three months in the China-India-Bur- ma theatre o f operations. The veter­ an wears the Asiatic-jPadfic service ribbon with one bronze battle star and the American Defense ribbon. He is a graduate o f Springfield H. S. and entered the service in Nov. 1841, His wife was the former Miss Helen Er­ vin, who resides iti this place. PUT CHICKS ON CLEAN RANGE- Growing chicks, should be placed on range as soon as they are well feath­ ered. Good bluegrass or legume pas­ ture will reduce coBts o f raising the poultry and also will afford protec tion from diseases and paratites. The growing birds will need mash while on range but the mash can be less costly than one required to keep birds indoors. Some feed companies now prepare a special mash, or one can be mixed at home from 45 pounds c f yellow corn, 20 middlings or coarsely ground wheat, 10 wheat bran 8 meat scrap or fish meal, 14 soybean 011 meal, 1 salt, and 2 pounds of oys­ ter shell or ground limestone. ELECTRIC FENCES PROTECT RANGE POULTRY— Farmers have discovered that elec­ tric fences can be constructed to pro­ tect poultry on range from foxes and prowling dogs. The fence is built with the lower wire six or seven in­ ches above the ground surface and the second wire the same distance a- bove the first. To prevent grass or Weeds from short circuting the the fence it may be necessary to spray 12 to 14 inch strip under the fence with a weed killer such as crankcase oil or with a mixture o f carbolineum and kerosene. GUBST DAY MEETING AT HOME OF MRS. W, W. GALLOWAY The annual guest day o f the Ken­ sington Club will be held Thursday lube 21st at 2 P. M, at the home o f Mrs. W. W. Galloway with Mr*, Har­ ry Ramatand as assistant hastes*. The Home Culture Club will meet with Mrs. A. E. Richards next Tues­ day afternoon at 2 oclock. This will be a business and social meeting com­ bined. NO NEED TO BOIL WATER The new chlorinator has been in­ stalled at the municipal water plant and: is in use but the chlorine has not yet passed through all the lines. Seventy-five percent o f the water consumers have not boiled water at any time. Public eating glaces used the water and the public drinking fountain was never turned o ff. There has been no sickness reported sinco test showed-a slight trace o f for­ eign matter due to surface water get­ ting into one o f the wells. EBER STRALEY BURIED LAST THURSDAY Eber Straley, 86, who died on the 4th of June was buried last Thursday in the Jeffersonville Cemetery. He had resided in that vicinity his entire life. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Manna Shockley, at home; Mrs. Beulah McKinnon, Springfield, and Mrs. Vivian Christy, Springfield; al­ so three grandchildren; two brothers, L. M. Straley o f Paulding; one sister, Mrs. Esta Williams, Cedarville; two half brothers, Warner, o f Jefferson­ ville and Herman Straley, Cedarville. and a half sister, Mrs. Lula Crisp of Jeffersonville. COLLEGE NEWS liittMiHMiiiiaaiiiiNaiiiaMMiiMMiHiiiHiMimiaiiiaaiiiiiaitiiiaiM? President Vayhinger was the guest minister at the local United Presby­ terian church last Sabbath in the ab­ sence o f Dr. R. A , Jamieson, who was in Columbus in connection with the business o f the King. HERBERT F. SMITH BUYS ORR FARM OF 321 ACRES Herbert F. Smith, extensive land owner and successful fanner, has pur­ chased the Levi Orr farm o f 321 acre* located four mlles'cast of Jamestown on the North Jeffersonville pike. Mr. Smith gets all the livestock and the equipment. Mr. Orr lives at Rush- ville, Ind. The sale was made by the Taylor, Bailey, Murphy Co., James­ town and Wilmington. COLLEGE TRUSTEES WILL MEET FRIDAY, JUNE 15 (TODAY) The annual mooting o f the Board o :' Trustees o f Cedarville College wll be held today, Friday, at the College, A .number o f important topics will be up for consideration along with the election o f three trustees and o ff! cers. MANY THANKS TO FRIENDS Walter Finney wishes to extend his'thanks to his neighbors Who gave o f their time in aiding him by plant­ ing his corn and seybeans last Thurs­ day and Friday. He greatly apprec­ iates this fu ll co-operation. His father, John C. Finney, who suf­ fered a paralytic stroke two years ago, is yet bedfast and helpless. HOME CULTURE MEETING PLENTYFOOD SAYSAM-N0 SAYS TEXAN N. E. Dodd, head o f the AA A in Washington, D. C., Is one o f the world dreamers in that agency that has been feeding the public figures and promises by millions o f heads o f cat­ tle, hogs, sheep, chickenB, and as you would expect crops. . Each monthly report is most encouraging and has been fo r months back but the trouble is Mr. Dodds-is “always going to have things better” but all the public gets is a bigger and better promise the following month. . This month Mr. Dodd is ’’thinking” we will set an all time high on cattle slaughtering this coming fall,” That may be encouraging to the ur­ banite who has failed ,to get meat or sugar for weeks. If he can wait un­ til next month Mr.. Dodd may have a “ new think coming.” Following the Dodd report from Washington we get this statement:: Current government (Regulations do not “ give-us the slightest ray o f hope fo r relief,, in the present meat situa­ tion” , said Joe Gt Montague, attorney fo r the Texas and Southwestern Cat­ tle Raisers Association. He blames Fred M. Vinson, War Mobilization Di­ rector for the bungle and conditions will grow worse.” Montague suggnted an amendment to the OPA extension bill to provide that, whenever the- subsidy payment affecting meat and livestock was re­ duced, an increase in the ceiling price by a similar amount be permitted- The amendment would also direct that for two years after the end o f the war the government pay prices on its own meat purchases that will reflect to the livestock producers a price not less than the October 2,1942 market prices There you have two conflicting statements on the meat situation. I f you can get a truthfal statement out o f the AAA, Sec. o f Agriculture or OPA, that will at least be similar, the public could take heart for an im­ provement. . Cpl. Robert K, Allen and‘Mrs. Al­ len, the former May Collier, and lit­ tle son, were calling on friends in Cedarville last Thursday. The little Allen is 16 months old and his Daddy has seen him twice in that time, at six months and now; due to the fact he has been overseas in the service o f his country. Cpl. Allen returned to foreign parts last Saturday after a-21 day furlough. Manager 'Bill’ Boyce gave the cam­ pus a hair dressing Tuesday with his power mower from the farm. The grass had .gotten the jump on the Janitor because o f the delay in get­ ting parts to repair the college mow­ er. This scribe’s father was an ex­ pert with the scythe. Only an expert could lay down three acres in a day. Manager 'Bill’ can lay down 40 acres in a day with the power mower. The regular annual meeting o f the College Board o f Trustees is being held today. The date was removed from commencement week activities that better attention could be given to the affairs in hand. Atty. J. A Finney is president and Rankin Mac Mac Millan, secretary. Summer School opened with regis­ tration Monday, Classes began Tues­ day. The enrollment approximates that o f last year. A large percent oi' the students are taking advantage o f the acccelerated program which will enable them to enter the teaching field in September; 1046, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Corry are spend­ ing a short vacation under the paren­ tal roofs. Gene is employed in a War plant at Lansing, Mich. He is class­ ed as 1A by his heard and is likely to be called to the oolors anyday. Com­ mando tactics are the order o f the day when the children, three and half year old Kenneth Robert, and the nineteen months oh) twins, Martha Jane and Mary Jane, join Up in an «6* tack on G flidfi, W. Coray, Plenty O f Cherries Bat No Sugar As we drive around the county we find hundreds o f cherry trees loaded with the delicious frpit. Some have been picked but owners do hot know what to. do with them. Probably the., birds will get most o f them. Only a few people have secured their canning sugar and late reports indicate ..the limit will be nine pounds per person. The first canning sugar issued wub for 20 pounds. Later this-was reduc­ ed to 16 pounds and now reduced a- gain to nine pounds. Rather out­ standing proof the OPA- is manned by people that do not know, never have had experience in producing, retailing dr . wholesaling everyday commodities. A week ago Chester ' Bowles publically stated the sugar shortage waB due to too much going into illegal or bootiiquor. Manager Miller of the Nagley Fruit Orchard states the peaches are so thick on the trees that he has started to pick them so when they are matur­ ed they will not touch one another. How the public will get sugar to Can peaches will be the next big headache for the New Dealers. Bank Barn Bums; Loss Is $8,000 Fire destroy a large bank bam On the Clifton-Yellow Springs road Fri­ day night with a loss o f $8,000. The fire was discovered by a passing truck driver about midnight, Ha entered the bam and liberated some live stock. The bam was oh a farm originally owned by the late David Hilt and was modem, The farm is now owned by Mrs, Harry Sutton o f Xenia and man­ aged by her son, Bernard Sutton o f Springfield. The home was not dam­ aged. The Yellow Springs fire depart­ ment was called but could offer no as­ sistance fo r lack o f water. N. W. PROWANT HERE ON A VISIT WITH SON-IN-LAW Mr, N . W. Prowant o f Continental, O. , is hem oh a visit with his son-lit- law and daughter, Mr, and Mrs, H. H. B tbim . Mr, Prowant has been in the drug business many years in Conti­ nental and just recently sold out hi* business. He is here on a vacation. RUSSELL WELLSSALE SATURDAY, JUNE 16 Mr. Russell Wells will' hold a pab- lie sale on the Barber road one mile east of town-on' Saturday, June 16 at I f , It, Themwill be 6 head of o*t- chickens, Mm. '$# 6 * -