The Cedarville Herald, Volume 69, Numbers 1-26

*!£**■ m HI MEBSJW/ BIIVillHRB 0 I 1 D$ American! For America America For Americans rnm n tm ^ BUY M0Rf WAR tHNr> -NINTH YEAR No. 25 SIXTY' CONGRESSIONAL HAPPENINGS IN WASHINGTON By CLARENCE J. BROWN " Member of 'Congress CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY 24,1946 PRICE, $1,80 A YEAR As this column is being prepared the strike situation — railroads and coal—is the one great subject of dis­ cussion and concern in Washington. President Trfuman is expected to take over the railroads if agreement is not reached and .reports are he is willing to grant increased wages over the re­ port o f his own fact-finding board. As to whether the workers will cooperate and work for the government is an­ other question. Be might operate a few trains by army troops. If the coal situation is not settled by Saturday, the mines will be seized. John L. Lewis insists—“Ybu cannot mine coal with bayonets.” This is undoubtedly true; but the public welfare must be placed ahead of ,any benefits demand­ ed, or even deserved, by any minority group. Already the. American econ­ omy has been seriously injured by strikes and wc/rk stoppages. The President has been se­ verely critized for his failure to dem­ onstrate leadership f,n meeting the situation. Now that conditions have become alarmingly critical, it. may take strong action to correct them. The Congress will give the Prqpident support he may need or request. Plenty Of Rain Yet Below Yearly Average Central Ohio has had plenty of rain, so much so that com planting is now- about one week late. Yet if the weather bureau in Columbus is correct there is yet a shortage of rainfall for Central Ohio. We have had 12.28 in, so far but this is_below normal. So far this month the rainfall has been 3.2 inches, Fayette county reports only 5 per cent of her corn crop is planted. Ross county reports 20 percent. Other Cen­ tral Ohio counties have less than the low five percent and this would in­ clude Greene county. Over on the Senate side of the Cap­ itol prolabor Administration Senators spent ntos.t of-last week participating in what seemed to be a filibuster a- 1gainst enactment of any labor .reform legislation. Nearly three months ago the House passed the Case Bill to bet­ ter control labor dispute practices. When the bill reached the Senate it was referred to the-prolabor Commit­ tee on Labor and Education, headed by Senator Murray of Montana. The Committee proceeded to enact all the teeth from the measure and finally reported an innocuous bill to the Sen­ ate Floor which would mean little or nothing i n .eliminating unsatisfactory labor relations and practices. A bat­ tle is now being, waged in the Senate to reinsert in the bill the provisions of the original House Bill, plus other regulatory amendments to our labor laws. Mrs. E ffie Lackey Died Sunday at Springfield Mrs. Effie Stormont Lackey, 72, widow of Willitfm H. Lackey, died on Sunday afc-2:30 a. m. at the Spring- field City Hospital. She had been in ill health the pa^t six months and was in a serious' condition the past three weeks. The deceased was the daughter of Fohn Calvin and Margaret Ann Mor­ row Stormont, was born July 21,1873 near this-place. She was a member )f the First Presbyterian Church. Surviving is a sister, Miss Ada Bell Stormont, and a sister in-law, Mrs. Minnie Stormont, who made heh nome with Mrs. Lackey; a nephew, Dr. Marion Stormont, Atlanta, Ga., ind a number of cousins. The hus- :>and died in 1928. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the McMillan Funeral '.lome with Rev. Paul .Elliott officiat- ng. Burial-took place in Jamestown Cemetery. County Home Has Radio For Children As time goes on, and the famine in Europe, India and Asia grows, it is becoming more and more apparent that Administration estimates of A- merican food reserves, and pledges of food deliveries for relief purposes, were entirely too high. Seemingly the estimates made by President Hoover as to American food available for famine l’elief grow during the next year. Right now the several hundred million bushels of wheat which the Administration dumped on the market during the past three or four years a t fa r below government prices, with resultant heavy losses thereon, would come in mighty handy. A modern radar- system has been lompleted at the Greene County Chil. Iren’s _Home by McCallister Radio -service. The system is complete in that speakers have been installed in the living room, recreation room and ' dormitory and are controlled from a central unit in the supervisors quar­ ters. Provision is made for the play­ ing of phonograph records over the system. There is a complete unit m each of. the two sides one for the boys and one -for the girls. There- was' also. a single radio installation made ,in the small children's depart­ ment, r ' • This installation was made possible through the trust fund left by the will of Louise Greet and is administer ed by Probate Judge W. B. Me Call- ister, Jr. V Playground equipment and other things have been made possible by .he use of this fund as well as having some of it invested in war bonds. Bodies of American war dead arc to be returned to ’the United States from foreign graves, if relatives re­ quest such return, under plans just completed by the War Department, There are some three hundred twenty eight thousand American war dead j scattered throughout- the world. Of i this number it is estimated the bod­ ies of some seventyfive thousand will never be found including those lost at sea, on beach landings, in plane crashes^ etc. Another thirtyone thous­ and bodies in isolated burial places are yet.to be located, The families of our deceased heroes will have the op­ tion of having the remains of their loved ones returned for final inter­ ment in a national cemetary near their, homes, with the government bearing all expenses; of being sent to their home communuity for burial in a private cemetery, v .th the govern­ ment paying fifty dollars on the cost of local interment; or to have the body buried in a 4permanently main­ tained American military cemetery overseas! The bodies will be returned to'the United States, beginning early' next year, a t a rate of twelve hundred a month a t the start and increasing to about eighteen thousand monthly by the end of 1947, Each will be enclos­ ed in a flag-drapped, seamless steel casket and transported under military escort on special funeral ships and trains. The cost of returning each hero’s Remains is estimated a t about seven hundred dollars, ALONG FARM FRONT E. A. Brake, Co. Agricultural Agent PROF, MILLER TO SPEAK ON MOW HAY,CURING Barn -Hay-Curing will be discussed by R. C. Miller, resident professor of agricultural engineering of the Ohio State University a t Farm Forum Monday evening, May 27, at 7:15 at Geyer’s Banquet Hall, A nunib^ .of county farmers have installed forced ventilation systems, in their barns for mow hay-curing of hay, and others are interested in this; modern hay-making system. A bump. ex hay crop, the present rainy period, and the urgent need for saving all available livestock feed justifies this equipment on many farms. Professor Miller will show pictures and other illystrative'literature on the advantages and methods of installing equipment. The Caesarer-qek commit­ tee .of Elden Heinz and PauftMiddle- ton is arranging the program. All farmers are invited, however reser­ vations should be made at the county agents office by Saturday noon. 4-H CLUB TOUR TO CINCINNATI ZOO AND CONEY ISLAND Greene County 4-H9Clubs are spon­ soring a county tour to Cincinnati Zoo and Coney Island, Wednesday, June 19. The Pennsylvania Railroad will furnish a special train fo r the round trip,, however 300 reservations must be made for the reduced rates. The schedule has not yet been re­ leased, and will be announced later. However the group will make an in­ spection tour'of-Union Terminal, one of the most modem railroad passenger stations in the world; travel by special motor coaches to- the Cincinnati zoo; and then to Coney Island Wharf where they will embark for Coney Island on the Steamer Island Queen. Tickets may. be secured from club leaders. LOCAL BULL MAKES GOOD ^ A polled Shorthorn bull calf, Scot; tish Prince, bred and raised by James H. Hawkins, was purchased last week for a herd .bull by Lewis Hickey of Dallas Texas. -Mr. Hawkins shipped the calf by freight last Thursday and reported that it arrived in Dallas the following Monday in excellent shape. The calf is a son of Scottish Pride, Mr. Hawkin’s ^>erd bull and o u t.of a Max Walton cow. Mr. Hickey, a contractor of Dallas, Texas, has one of_ the fines Polled . Shorthorn herds in the Lone Star state. High Court Rules On Compensation Payment The Ohio Supreme Court on Tues­ day handed down a decision that will not please union labor'as no member of a union can refuse a job in a non union shop and draw unemploy­ ment compensation. The high court reversed a Court of Appeals decision. A union carpenter had been laid off and was offered work in a non union shop, which he refused. He then ask­ ed for unemployment insurance, and was refused hence the suit. Ohio coal miners out on strike can­ not draw unemployment compensation while in Pennsylvania under the law there, miners are drawing benefits and do not have to return to the mines. QOMMITTEE PLANS JUNIOR 4-H CAMP The Greene County 4-H Club camp committee met with the.Clinton county committee at Wilmington Monday evening, May 20, to plan the Greene. Clinton Junion 4-H club camp. This camp will be held at Camp Clifton the Week of August 19-24. Members of the Greene County camp committee are: Doris Hetsel, chr.; Roger Conklin, Roberta Fudge, Paul­ ine Ferguson, Mrs, Pearl Wittenmyer and Sue Williams. Xenia Couple Owe U. S. Only $89,070 In Taxes CINCINNATI—An income tax lein for $89,000 was filed in U. S. Court here today against Melvin R, and Eva L, Deutch, operators of the Regal Hotel in Xenia. Thomas A, Gallagher, internal rev. enue collector, ^ said the. lcih wap for income taxes in 1943, 1944, 1945. The House has passed and sent to the Senate the Interior Department appropriation bill,-but only after cut­ ting the budget request of approxl- matcly 150 million dollars, or almost fifty percent. In its report to the HpUpe the Appropriation Subcommit­ tee condemned the past administration of the Interior 'Department under the then Secretary Harold L. Ickes, as the most wasteful Artd extravagant in all government history, Gther such rev­ elations are expected as the veil of (CONXIKUBD O n P ack F our ), Electric Rate Cut Is Approved By State * The public utilities commission Wed­ nesday authorized the Dayton Power and Light Company, to cut its resi­ dential and commercial electric rates by $352,172 annually in its Dayton, Washington C. IL, Wilmington, Xpnia, Piqua and Preble divisions. The company estimated the new rates would save residential consum­ ers $219,127 a year, commercial con­ sumers $132,508. C. E. MASTERS ILL AGAIN . C. E. Masters, local grocer, who had been ill for a time had returned to his store feeling much improved. He Was taken ill Saturday and has taken his bed again. CONTROL OF GARDEN INSECTS AND DISEASES Extension bulletin No. 76, The Con­ trol of Garden Insects and Diseases, is off the press .with recommendations for use of DDT, one of the most ef­ fective insect killers ever found. This bulletin has run through 13 editions and 206,000 copies. This bulletin contains the latest in­ formation in protecting food crops from insects. Free copies may be se­ cured at the county agricultural a- gent’s office, Control measures for more than 60 species of insects from aphis to Zebra caterpillars are given, SAMPLE SOIL ACCURATELY A soil sample must represent ac­ curately the field or garden from which it was taken otherwise the re­ sulting chemical tests will be of no value or entirely misleading, When the surface of the field appears to be one soil type, the soil from 10 to 12 borings of the plow layer by an auger may be composited in a bucket. These borings should be allowed to dry slow­ ly in air, mixed thoroughly, and a small sample of the soil removed for analysis, Should the field vary in appearance or soil type, a representative sample should be taken from each apea. All samples should be marked to identify it with its respective place in the field. A soil record should be marked for each sample giving the history and previous lime and fertilizer treatment of the field. CANKER WORM ON SHADE TREE Canker Worms or measuring worms have been particulary bad on shade and fru it trees the past 3 to 4 years. Naturally everyone is looking for a satisfactory method of control. Banding trees with tree tanglefoot must be done in October.and again in the spring Since there are both fall and spring canker Worms, Spraying with arsenate of lead as soon as the young' warms appear is the only sat­ isfactory method of control, SWINE ERYSIPELAS A swum Is available yrhkhi reduces (Continuedon t a n s SAYS FARMER ABLI POSITION The Madison Press, London, gives a review of comment of farmers in that county on the new ceilings to re. duce live stock. In general most all farmers feel they are .placed in an un. favorable position. He has fed his corn to live stock for the profit that was in it and that his government was urging more meats of all kinds. Now that hutyun lives are a t stake the farmer isaqked to sacrifice by selling his livestock to save grain and a t a time when he cannot realize much profit due. to light weights. The gov­ ernment wapts morp meat, fata and oils yet we must have fat livestock to get all this. This'means, a shortage qf meats of all kinds this fall and wipter, much more than anytime the present generation has experienced. The Press quotes one farmer: “We, are watchmg the results with interest and we want to go along with the sav­ ing of human lives, but we hope thei “experts don’t get things out of bal-j ance. like they did back in the days ofj plowing little pigs under.” The farmer, with any number of. hogs this fall may take a big loss ifi reports opt of Washington are true. To keep corn from being fed to hogs, for meat, lard, the New Deal planned economists propose to drop the base; price on hogs and abolish the ceiling, The farmer would have his summer and fall labor, his feed, vaccination .costs all fpr naught. That is the first direct objqpt lesspn to the farmer under a political controlled planned e- eonomy and yet the New Dealers have pictured market operators in'grains,; livestock and bonds as robbers in the, past. The farmer operating W b own, farm with little or no debt can face the situation without great alarm oth­ er than loss of reasonable profit, but what abopt the farmer with even a government mortgage? What will be the plight of the tenant? What is his government doing.to make it possible for him to keep his feet on solid groupdt The nation is iq a hysterical stage over famine, conditions abroad and few there are that are worrying about what is a head of us in this nation. Look up your history books as to how. the Communists took control of the Russian government; then all ac­ tivities; how the peasants were com­ pelled to plant government wheat and only get one peck out of each bushel for their labor. Then came the plan, ned revolution. The government had all industry, railroads, utilities and then took title to all home and farm titles. Compare New Deal movements the past ten years with what has happen­ ed in. Russia. A new issue is spewed over the American people each year that will create a great disturbance at home and anger can come from the result of hunger. Then will come the cry —Take oyer the farms and compel the farmers to produce. The law is on the statute boohs now that empowers President Truman to take over every farm in the United States just as he takes oyer the .coal mines and railroads. Hunger droye Russia to wilt under Communism. Hunger drove Germany to seek .succor under Hitler. Hunger made Italy to bow at Mussolini’s feet. Whose feet are you willing to bow.tq in a -world condition that never way by an act of God. Manmade war and man planned economy by illconcelved man can be the price and penalty American citizen must pay in thy years to come. Mrs. M. J. Baltin Regent of Cedar € i if f D. A, R. Mrs. M. J. Bahin was elected regent of Cedar Cliff Chapter, Daughters of the American. Revolution, a t the May meeting in the Eastern Star rooms of the Masonic Hall, Saturday after­ noon with Mrs. W,A. Condon, Mrs Carrie Chase and Mrs. Huston Cherry as hostesses. Mrs. Arina O. Wilson and Mrs. Paul Qrr were elected vice regent and sec, retary,, respectively, with the rest of last years officers being re-elected. The other officers are Miss Wilmah Spencer, treasurer; Mrs. I. C. Davjs, registrar; Mrs. S. V. Onderdonk, li brarian; Mrs. W. A. Cpndon, chaplain, and Miss Carrie Rife, historian. The chaplain, Mrs. Condon, led in the chapter ritual, and a prayer was given by Mrs. Ervin Kyle, Reports for the year were made by the re­ gent Mrs. R. T. Williamson and “the ither officers, Mrs. .Harold Reinherd, secretary; reported the perfect attend­ ance of six members, Mrs. Anna Wil­ son, Mrs. Paul Elliott, Mrs. Fred Dob- oins,. Mrs. Efvin Kyle, Miss Carrie Rife and Mrs. R. T. Williamson. Other business included an anounce. ment that the chapter will sponsor service at the old Massie’s Creek Cemetery on Memorial Day a t 11 a, m. Members of the committee in charge _ of flowers are Mrs. Cora Trumbo, Mrs. John Davis, Mrs. Robert McGregor, Mrs. Paul Townsley, Mrs. Donald Kyle, Miss Wilmah Spencer and Miss Eleanor Kyle. It was also annonuced that the Flag Day luncheon wouldbe held June 14 at “The Manor”,' Springfield. Mrs. Flora R. Alexander Died Sunday Evening 9 '■ - Mrs. Flora R. Alexander, 76, widow of Hugh E. Alexander, died at her home in Xenia, Sunday evening. She had been in failing health and last month fractured a hip in a fall and her condition became serious three yeeks ago. The .deceased was a daughter of Samuel and Jane Turner Raney and was. born near Cedarville, October 7, 1869. She was a resident of the county her entire life other than for -our and one-half years when- she. re­ sided .near Richmond, Va. She was married to Mr. Alexander in February 26, 1896, his death taking place in Yellow Springs, September 17, 1917. She was a member of .the church of the Open Door, Cincinnati. She leaves two daughters, Misses Eleanor and Ruth, Xenia, and three brothers and sisters, John, Walter and Charles' Raney, Mrs. Aletbia Rule and Misses Fannie and May Raney, near Selma, Ala., Miss Fannie has been at the Alexander home the past two weeks. Two daughters and a son prcceeded her in death. The funeral service was held from the Neeld Funeral Home, Wednesday afternoon,- with burial in Woodland afternoon with burial in Clifton Cem­ etery. LITTLE MAIL EXPECTED DURING RAILROAD STRIKE A large percent of our readers arp dependent on the mail to get their is­ sue of the Herald each week. With the rail strike announced before press our press hour, no newspapers can be ter ceived a t post offices that require rail connections. This means many will not get this issue and we cannot say when we can get mail service. Postmaster R. C. Ritenour has re­ ceived postal instructions as a result of the strike and we will be able to distribute the Herald in the county if s ta r routes are established. Only first class mail up to 14 ounces can be ac­ cepted a t post offices under the strike order. Citizens can expect little mail during the strike. Selma P .T . A. Will Fete Returned Veterans The Selma Parent Teachers Assoc­ iation will entertain ell former Selma school studenW who have served in the armed forces with a dinner in the Selma gym Friday evening a t 7 p. m As there will be no alumni banquet this dinner will serve as a home com ing far all former students and the veterans as honored guests. George Weimer Mayor Orange California We are in receipt of the Orange, Calif., Daily News, sent to us by a former Ccdarvillian, Wilfred Weimer, ,who recently located in that state. His Brother, George is advertising mana­ ger on the paper and the associate publisher is Justis F. Craemer, a for- mer president of the National Editor, ial Association and prominent as a Re- publican politician and supporter of former Governor John W. BriCkeY for president, Mr, Craemer is a member of the California Railroad-*- Commis­ sion, with headquarters in San Fran, cisco. Local friends of George Wei­ mer will be glad to know he is mayor of that city also. Dog Owners Without Licenses, Look Out! Dog owners had better be on the lookout if their pets are not licensed. Such was an order issued by the coun­ ty commissioners, Tuesday, Vernie Matthews, Jamestown, who is acting dog warden to serve due to the illness of the regular officer; Alvin Shadley, Jamestown, will soon be touring the county checking up on all present and former holders of dog licenses, If the dog has no license a penalty of one dollar. Where dogs are impounded the cost will be fifty cents a day for ‘board’’, Old Directory Reveals Many Subscribers Have Passed On Asa Jones hands us an old directory of the Cedarville Telephone Company that . wbb printed in this office about 1900, no. date being printed on the di­ rectory. As we glance oyer the list of names of subscriber, we were ,sur­ prised to see how few of that day are living and among us today. We have checked the list that contained 323 subscribers and we find only 25 have survived. The company was owned locally and David Bradfute as president; R. F. Kerr, vice president; O. E. Bradfute, treasurer and F. B.' Turnbull, secre­ tary-and manager. These four with W, B. Stevenson were the directors. The following, persons constitute the twenty-five survivors; Duff Andrew, John A. Burns, D. L. Crawford, Ar­ thur Cummings, Ed Dean, Dr. Dixon, (dentist), Harry Ewry, Robert Elder, George Glass, J. E. Hastings, Walter Iliff, E-. G. Lowry, Nagley Bros. M.C. and Harry Nagley, Charles Raney* O, L. Smith, W. O. Thompson, F. B. Turnbull, Wm, Turnbull, Robt. Towns­ ley, Andrew Winter, W. L. Wilson, Harry Wilson, Raper Wade. Karlb7 Bull. Some of the business firms and in­ dividuals a t that time were -Andrew Bros., Robert Bird, J. R. Cooper, W. L. Clemans, C. W. Crouse, C. M, Crouse, D. S. Ervin, John Fields, Kerr & Hastings Bros., James'Milburn, J. H. McMillan, H. A. Barr, C. M. Ridg- way, G. A. Shroads. W. H. Owens, Dr. 3. C. Oglesbee, Dr. J, 6 . Stewart, Dr. M. I. Marsh, .H. A. McLean, Sam Me Collum, J. W. McLean, L. H. Sullen- berger,.Jacobi Siegler, O. M, Townsley, W. J. Tarbox, Theo. Voglesberg, C. C. Weimer, J. H, Wolford. There was one hotel, five restaur­ ants, two dry goods stores, two hard­ ware stores, one flour mill, two livery bams, four blacksmith shops, one bak­ ery, two.druggists, one lumber com­ pany, five groceries, two meat stores and three livery barns. Not a firm in businss a t that time is in business today—except the Ce­ darville Herald-^? years under the present management. The Cedarville Telephone Company was organized in 1900 and was sold to the Ohio Bell Telephone Company in 1930. Lewell Fess Chosen Committee Chairman Lowell Fess, Yellow Springs, Repub­ lican candidate for reelection as state representative from this county,' was chosen chairman of the Greene County Republican fCentral.Committee at. the organization meeting in the .Common Pleas Court Room* Xenia, last Fri­ day evening. Only one name w»3 pre­ sented, the nomination being made by Member Herman Ankeney of Beaver- reek twp. Mr. Neal W. Hunter, who has serv­ ed for twelve years as chairman, was not a cpjididate a t the primary. He had represented - Jamestown village but a year SKOmoved to his country tome in Ross twp. on the Federal pike. Ira R. Kneisley, Osborn, was re­ elected secretary and Roy Hull, Xenia as treasurer. The reorganization of the Executive committee will take place Friday, May 31. B fc B M H I C. C. ALBUM BOARD CHORE The first Commencement, on .Sabbath in Cedarville College ia now past history. According to the latest .bul­ letin, issued April 2,. 1946, Commence, ment next year will ’be Thursday, May 29, 1947, a t 10 o’clock A. M, This means a return to the ok) time schedule save that commencement week exercises will end. Thursday In­ stead of Saturday as ,of yore. The events of Commencement to t this year were crowded into less than 27 hours by the clock. Aluqmi An, nual meeting began, a t 7: P. M„ Sat­ urday evening, Baccalaureate services were held a t 11 A. M. Sabbath morn­ ing and the Commencement exercises were over before 10 P. M. tbs' same evening. . . The Alumni Banquet, was given .by the Ladies Advisory Board- of .the College, At the business meeting the ladies got a great hand in apprecia­ tion'of the fine meal. The bqs|n«SS meeting was conducted by Mrs, El­ mer C. 'Jurkat. The program, of the evening was interpolated between old and new business. Rev. Boyer spoke on the spiritual; M|sa Martha Dean on .the Academic,' Prof. Bennie Me Neal on Athletics, and Mrs. Ear) Me Clellan on the social. All talks were in the nature of reminiscences* The main item of new business was the presentation of the financial campaign already launched for the rehabilitation of the- college plant. The amount sought is $15,000. Dr, John .W Bickett, chairman of the finance com­ mittee reported - that the memb$rp of the Board had set the example for giving by each contributing to the fund. All friends of the college are asked to help in the project, lire nominating committee, Mra. Rpqkin MacMillan, chairman, reported officers for the coming year—President, Rev. Herbert Main, Vice-president, Prof. Bennie McNeal, Treasurer, Miss Mahel Stormont and alumni secretary, Mrs. Robert Allen. Dr. Charles L. Baskip, Akron Ohio, was elected as alumni member of the Board of Trustees* Lee Lynch To Promote Professional Boxing Lee Lynch, who moved here some time ago from Springfield, having purchased the Robert Bird property on West Xenia ave., was featured by (he News Sun, Sunday as promoting professional boxing in Springfield, on June 14. His opener will be a 34 round event a t Memorial Halk Lynch, who has been associated with boxing, baseball arid hockey for more than 20 years, will act as match maker, and he will be associated with Larry Atkins,. Both were in the box­ ing game in St. Louis in the 20's. The former was at* one time press agent for the New York “Yankee’s .JtSrm” teams. He has worked on the Spring- field Sun, and a t Buffalo, Kansas City Birminghampton, Indianapolis, Read­ ing and many other cities in both hoc­ key and baseball. Lynch says he will bririg the best fighting talerit available to Spring- field. At the'Baccalaureate service Sah- iath morning at. the United- Presby­ terian church special music was rend­ ered by the Girl’s Chorus and by jhe choir, directed by.Miss Josephine Auld with Miss Lena Hastings a t tbo orgap. The sermon was given by Rey. Ronald Edwin Boyer, ’35, who took his scrip -. tu{e from II Timothy. He spoke On the subject, “Launched-but- Whithpr Bound”, It was an excellent apd searching presentation of the neied of all, especially young people to choose carefully the path of life to follow. At the Commencement exercisfe, Dr, Wm. F. Wills, Cedar Falls, .Iowa, spoke on “The Great American. Ex­ periment”. Dr.-Wills made it clear that we as a democracy cannot live, unto ourselves, neither can we haye true democracy without we work a t it. • At the conclusion of the sempn degrees were conferred by Pres, Ira D. Vayhinger. Miss Ida Margaret Stormont received the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude and Mrs. Doris Townsley Sanders the same degree, Cum Laude, Kenneth C. Ferryman and John Lee Sapders each,received the Degree of Baohelor of Science in Education. Each grad­ uate received the Ohio State Four- year Provisional High School Certifi­ cate. The degree of Doctor of Div­ inity was conferred upon Reverend Boyer and Reverend Wills. Mies Florence Osalene Bowers arid Mkm Claire Stormont each Received the Cedarville College Crown Club pin, indicative of high scholastic standing, Special music was rendered by the First Presbyterian Church Choir, Mrs, Anna C, Elliott dictor, Mrs, Mildred Bickett Creswell a t the organ. The first session of summer school begins June 10th. The enrollment is already above any war year and bids fair to equal or pass pre-war enroll­ ment. Parents who desire may send their children the first term, For details call the office or Prof, Host­ etler. No Horse Show This Year For State Fair There can be no horse show this year a t the Ohio State Fair due to the fact the exhibition building was so damaged by the army, repairs coult not be made in time. The army and state fair board are having trouble agreeing on the amount of the dam- age on the grounds and buildings. The state has a claim of more than a mil- lion dollars while the army says li li considerably, under tha t flp^ t* SOME STORES TO CLOSE DAY AND ONE4fALF A notice appears elsewhere in this issue giving notice to patrons that due to Memorial Day next Thursday an< Wednesday being a half holiday, the stores will close Wednesday noon un­ til Friday morning. As bread Is now a limited quantity and mentis scarce the merchants.feel there Is no need of remaining open un. der the circumstances. With the rail strike on and if it should continue a week there would be less groceries of any kind to aril. Truckman Killed As Truck Overt^ras John Wysong, 69, Dayton, was Mil- ed Monday when his truck went into the ditch on the Yellow Spring ***<1 Fairfield pike. ,He was thrown from the truck and dragged a distance a- long a barbed wire fense and the rear wheels passing over his head and bod- ey, According to Sheriff Spahr the driver must haye lost Control of the truck. Wysong suffered a broken neck, jaw internal injuries and Cuts from the wire fence.. He is survived by a wife and t iva daughters. ■ii •49 14 ■ « r