The Cedarville Herald, Volume 69, Numbers 1-26

m fiio HtMi HEHE mYOtf! Americans For America — America For Americans m i r u m m i Bl)yMOKfc m BiiNFiS SIXTY-NINTH YEAR No. 5 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28,1945 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR CONCESSIONAL HAPENINGSIN WASHINGTON By CLARENCE J. BROWN Member o f Congress The first session o f the 79th Con­ gress has adjourned sine die. Pur­ suant to a joint resolution adopted prior to adjournment, the second ses­ sion o f the 79th Congres wil not con­ vene until Monday, January 14th. Four leading members o f the Bouse o f Representatives will voluntarily end their Congressional service on De­ cember 81st, all of them having re­ signed to accept more remunerative positions elsewhere. C o n g r e s s man Woodrum of Virginia and Congress­ man Rarhsp'eck of Georgia are taking positions with private industry, while Representatives Weiss of Pennsylvan­ ia and Dickstein o f New York will assume judgeships in their respective States. - Effective ' December 31st, point quotas required for discharge from the Army will be reduced from 55 to 60 for enlisted men, from.-73 to 70 fo r male officers, and from 70 to 05 fo r medical, dental and veterinary of­ ficers. Enlisted men with three years and six months of service, and o ffi­ cers with four years o f service will be entitled to automatic discharge. Enlisted WACS with two years and six months and WAC officers with ■three years and three months o f serv­ ice will be discharged' upon applica­ tion, A ll points are figured as of Sep­ tember 2nd, 1945. As o f January 1st the point score fo r discharge from the Navy w ill drop to 36 for enlisted men, 43 fo r officers 23 for enlisted WAVES and 29 fo r WAVE officers. Addition­ al point reductions will go into effect : January 15th and February 2nd for enlisted men, with a one point reduc­ tion fo r WAVE personnel scheduled fo r February 2nd. It is estimated that six hundred thousand in the Army and .two hundred and thirty-seven thour sand in the Navy will be discharged under the new point schedules. their ancient homeland. The Pearl Harbor inquiry will con­ tinue until at least February 15th, as a result of adoption o f a Joint reso­ lution by Congress before adjpurn- ment. Practically all testimony taken up to date has been from rather re­ luctant witnesses from the Army, Navy and State Department, who were more or less in the position o f defending their own past actions. Admiral ICimmel and General Short, Commanders in Hawaii at the time of Pearl Harbor, as well as many, other important witnesses, are yet to be heard. E v id en t stibfnltted to date certainly indicated the High. Com­ mands o f both the Army and Navy here in Washington, were neither e f­ ficient, intelligent not effective, in the days and weeks before the Pearl Harbor tragedy. Secretary of Navy Forestal and Secretary of the Interior Ickes, are expected to resign their cabinet posit­ ions the first o f the year The Wash­ ington rumor factory also has it that Secretary o f Commerce Wallace Will resign within the next ninety days, ind that Secretary of State Byrnes’ vill give up his cabin,et portfolio if .he Moscow Conference does not turn iut satisfactorily Old Fashioned Winter For Christmas Day ■ Snow, ice, sleet and rain was the outdoor menu on Tuesday when the public was anxious to go here and there for the annual reunion with home folks and tjm big feast. Travel was not only light during the early part o f the day but exceed­ ingly dangerous fo r automobiles as well as on foot. A ll train service was late and bus service wus cancelled for the day. .This le ft hundreds stranded whereever they might be. .. IIIIIIM IIIIIU IIM IM U IIIIIIIM H IH M N IIIlU flllim illllU IIIIIIIM illim JCOLLEGE NEWS I I I Vacation is on in fu ll swing. One week from this Writing studies will be resumed and we will be supposed to write it MCMXLVI. itiiiiiiirmitiiiiiMiiiiiitfiiiiMiiitnimiiMMMiiitiiiiitiiiiiiiiim COURT NEWS DIVORCES FILED On grounds o f neglect and cruelty, linos.' F. Sidenstick is seeking his 'reedom from Margaret’S, Sidenstick, Osborn, R.R. 1. ' They were married in Springfield,' March 17, 1943. .Custody of two ehiWren is asked 5y Dorothy Lewis, who charges Wil* :ard J.Lewis , Skyway Park, Osborn, •vith neglect ahd cruelty. Their mar­ riage, took, place in Vicco, Ky., Jsa­ lary 3, 1936. Mrs. Lewis asks that ler husband's interest in two lots in (Vright ’View Heights be awarded .er as a portion of the alimony. A re­ straining order was issued by , the •ourt preventing the defendant from I nolesting his w ife or children. J Charging cruelty and neglect, L a ! v'erne C. Lampman asks a divorce rom Irene Lampman, Newark, Ohio They were, married May 25, 1942. When little Johnnie throws a snow ball and it lights where it should not he gets panned, but when the ‘first gentleman of the land’ hurls a snow that presumably hit a. mail carrier on the head he gets his picture in the papers and three turkey dinners. Ver­ ily consistency, thou art a jewel. JURORS FOR JAHO'Y TERM Word from North Apollo, Pennsyl­ vania, says that Layden ‘Buck’ Wilson has been discharged from the army, is home from Europe, is with his family, is working as an accountant lor a manufacturing concern. He .sends greetings to his many friends. New Selective Service orders, ef­ fective December 21st, has stopped the drafting of- all fathers into the armed forces. Under these orders children are covered from the date of their conception and legally adopted child­ ren, step-children and foster children are also included. The Army and Navy haye issued orders to refuse Volutary enlistments o f fathers of three or more children. These latest orders have undoubtedly resulted from Congressional pressure and the likelihood o f the early passage o f the Revercomb Bill, which Would have outlawed the drafting o f fathers. Congress lias passed and sent to the White House legislation author­ izing and providing fo r United States participation in the United Nations Organization. While there was con­ siderable Congressional criticism of some sections o f the bill, it received almost unanimous support because participation in the new World or­ ganization seemingly presents the only possibility now open fo r prevent­ ing fqture wars.. Permanent world peace is such an important and de­ sirable goal that every effort to at­ tain it must be made. President Truman sent a message to Congress last week, just before adjournment, calling tor the enactment j o f legislation fo r the merging o f the Arm y and Navy, and to combine the War and Navy Departments into a single department of. National De­ fense under a civilian head with cab­ inet status The President’ s plan further calls for creating the A ir Corps as a separate branch to be headed by an assistant secretary on an equal basis With the Army and Navy, under the Department o f Na­ tional Defen e A single Chief of S ta ff would head the unified depart­ ment with the commander o f each of the three component branches— the Army, Navy and A ir Corps—serving under him. The President's message was a complete victory for the War Department and Army officials who have been urging the merger for some time. There is considerable op­ position to the plan in Congress and it appeal's likely a real legislative battle will develop over It. The Congress has passed one o f the 'ftiost peculiar legislative measures in its entire history—a resolution call­ ing upon the President to use his good offices irt attempting to have Great Britain open Palestine for unlimited immigration o f Jews. The resolution, which was not even sent to the White House, has no legal force or effect but is simply an expression of hope that the President may get Great Britain to permit Jewish refugees from Europe, the victima o f Nazi Vpptowiou, to take up life in John N. Murray, ’34, principal of the Graniteville High School, Ver­ mont, recently received his Master of Ed. degree in Boston. Congratula­ tions, ‘Jock’. He reports that his brother, Angus, also a CC alumnus, recently completed his seventh round trip over the ‘Hump’ (Himalaya Mountains.) ‘Doc’ Keener, who is social •science teacher in the Barnesville, ’Ohio,■H.S. comes up with the assertion that the only way to escape World War II I is for men to accept the teachings of Holy Writ. Right you are, E.E., but will they ? ' Names o f forty jurors to serve dur­ ing the January term o f common pleas court were drawn Saturday by the jury commisiion. The grand jury will meet January 7 and the petit jury will be on call. Names fo r the grand jury were; Alva Smith, New Jasper, Twp.; Foy M. Gerard, Bowersville; Dewey Rob­ inson, Osborn; Howard. Fairley, Jamestown; C. W. Steele, Cedarville; William Smith, Bath Twp,; Herman Cordell, Yellow Springs; Gilbert Ream Jefferson Twp.; F, G. Hubble, Sugar- creek -Twp.; James Hawkins, Xenia Twp.; Herman Rogers, Xenia City; precinct one; Ralph Fulton, Osborn; Samuel Bousman, Fairfield; Lawrence Jones, Xenia City, precinct' thirteen; Bertha Robinson; Xenia .Twp. The petit venire is composed of Joe Hutchison, Beavercreek Twp.; Mrs, Amos Frame, Cedarville; Lou Smith, Cedarville; Rcfllie Shavers, Wright View; Bertha C. Hull, Yellow Springs; Garetta Evans, Xenia City, precinct thirteen; Lawrence Beam, Spring Valley Twp.; Athony Sipe, Os­ born; Charles Layton, Fairfield; James Jones, Spring Valley Twp.; Frank Buckwalter, Caesarcreek Twp.; Horace Johnson, Jefferson, Twp.; Blanche Cornelius, Osborn; Marcellus Townsley, Cedarville; Rankin McMil­ lan; Cedarville Twp.; Ed Ballinger, Xenia City, precinct one; Frank Hub- bell, Beavercreek Twp.; Mrs. James Laurens, Spring Valley Twp.;'Orville Ellis, Xenia City, precinct five; Her­ bert Hobson, Xenia City, precinct three; M. M., Holton, Spring Valley; Mary Hurst, Xenia City, precinct twelve; Sam Harshman, Beavercreek Twp.; Henry Federiglii, Yellow Spring and Alfred Foy, Osborn. MONEY SUIT FILED • Seeking to collect $249.35 alleged Joe on an account opened in October, I Olem Beals, doing business, as the I Springfield Cement Products. Co.,! 1899 N. Limestone St., Springfield, j has filed suit against Leroy Bates i Sand and Gravel Co., Fairfield. An- j Jerson, McKee and Schwer, Spring- ield, are attorneys fo r the plaintiff. J AWARD FOUR DIVORCES J Divorces were granted the following I Mabel Saunders from 1Alphonse J Saunders; Ruth Allen from Leonard 2. Allen, with plaintiff awarded cus­ tody of their two children; Madge; Toy from Catlett Toy ahd Caroline Bell from Wayne R. Bell, with the mother given custody of their three children. The Reverend Robert B. Harriman, who resigned his pastorate at Rock­ ford, Ohio to accept a chapliuncy in the U.Si Army, in May 1943, has been recalled to the same congregation. He will resume his former charge when he is discharged. The congregation has been without a -regular pastor sinejj Rev. Harriman’s resignation. Miss Jeanne Wright, a WAVE in service located at Washington, D.C., spent the week-end at the home o f her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wright. Her fiance,' Sgt. Harold Gutherie, now located at Wright Field, was a guest at the Wright home. It is superfluous to remark that vacation went all too fast. : Harry Swigart To Resign As Bailiff Harry Swigart, Xenia, who has been bailiff in the common pleas court under Judge Frank L. Johnson for a number of years, has offered- his res­ ignation, effective. December 31. Mr. Swigart has been named sec­ retary o f the newly appointed Sol­ dier’s Relief Commission in Greene county. The commission headquarters will be located in the courthouse. Tho following were named by Judge Johnson some /time ago as members o f the commission, all being residents o f Xenia: Forrest Hurley, Francis Leahey, Leroy Everett, Leroy Knisley; and Byford Botoroff i ' ■ Ohio Pheasants Show Decline GRANT RIGHT-OF-WAY A right-of-way over property of the defendant in Sugarcreek Twp., was allowed the plaintiff in the suit j o f .Homer Mount and others against!. Emil A, Feltz and others. The right- J of-way conformed to an agreement' entered into by both parties. ! SU IT DISMISSED The suit o f Edmund Carbatk a- gainst Mary I. CarbaeJ was dismissed. APPRA ISALS Two estates were appraised as fo l­ lows in probate court: Carrie E. Jones: gross, $10,113.79; deductions, $3,249.01; net, $6,864.78, Mary B. Eyler: gross, $4,707.95; deductions $1,703.04; net, $3,004.91. APPO INTMENTS Appointments were made as follows Ethel V. Heeg, administratrix o f es­ tate of Laurence llccg, late o f Xenia, under $2,000 bond; Earl L. Whitting- ion, administrator of estate o: Mar­ garet E. Whittington, late ’ of NeW Jasper Twp., under $9,625 bond, and Amy Stowe, executrix o f estate of Lorena E. Wcekcs, late of Xenia, with out bond. APPROVE SALE Sale of real estate by Bertha Shank, administratrix of the estate of Harry M Shank, to llower I and Pearl A , Cosier for $21,435.35 was confirmed. ORDER APPRA ISALS The county auditor was directed to appraise the estates o f Mary E. Miles and Margaret E. Whittington. TRANSFERS ORDERED Grace T, Creswell, administratrix of the estate o f Frank M. Thomas, and Imobol Fogarty, executrix of estate o f Robert E. Fogarty, were authorized to transfer real estate. Miss Lois Brown, former GC stu­ dent, and art director in the Piqua schools was. married last eve at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ,H. H. Brown, to Mr. Charles A. Bald­ win,' Springfield, veteran of War I I , 1 who recently returned from Europe after three years of service. Bon voy-' age, Lois and Charles, The happy couple will reside in Columbus. A t summer school convocation, 1943, the speaker, Supt. RJ . Warner, quer­ ied in Compulsory Military Training tor our boys, "Why nbundon our sys­ tem that has enabled us to defeat the nations which have such a system” ? I he argument still holds, The National Education Association is very strongly opposed to such a plan. Dr. Rulph McDonald, Executive Secretary Department of Higher Ed­ ucation, N, E. A., cites the following arguments against compulsory train­ ing, adding that not a single civic or­ ganization of national repute is for the system. (1 ) Such a plan would weaken us fo r war because of reduced preparation along lines we should fo l­ low; (2 ) it would do great injury to our youth at their most impressionable age; (3 ) it would kill democracy hnd make us militaristic; (4 ) it would lead straight to World War III, Dr. McDonald supports each o f his prop­ ositions with convincing arguments. He speaks strongly as ohe who knows the cost o f war in blood as three of his close relatives paid the supreme price. Let us work fo r Peace instead of war and thus honor the Prince of Peace whose name we honor at Yule- tide, Ohio's pheasant population has un­ dergone a 25 per cent decline, wild life researchers announced today. The state division o f conservation and the wild life research unit at Ohio State University listed the following causes for the reduction in birds: Unfavorable weather during the 1943 and 1945 nesting season, a drouth in 1944, combined with the severe 1944-45 winter; changesjn land use during wartime with reduction of meadow ocerage; soybeans supplanted corn; fewer fence corners, and.road­ sides sharply with reduction in normal sources of cover and foods. Scarcity o f ammunition and less control of the pheasants’ natural en­ emies; lack o f labor und food avail­ able at state game farms and night mowing of alfalfa fields, causing loss­ es in birds and nests. END THE YE AR RIGHT . . BUY A W AR BOND Farm Business To Be Taught Young farmers of Gveene county have been invited to enroll in a short course in farm business, to be held each Tuesday afternoon in Xenia dur­ ing January and Februaray, starting January 9. Members o f the Ohio State Univer­ sity extension specialist staff will ser­ ve as discussion leaders. Subjects will include farm manage­ ment, soils and crops, farm machinery, livestock, land values, lease agree­ ments and volume o f business. FIRST SNOW SINCE 1916 Word has come o f the marriage o f Miss Vergie Gossftrd and.the Reverend James E. ‘‘Bob'’ Stewart, at Zapata, Texas. Again cupid wins, the newly* weds and Miss Bertha Mercer are all alumni •o f CC, and all teach in a mission school at the above named place. To Rev. and Mrs, Stewart We extend hearty congratulations and bon voyage on the sea o f matrimony. Sgt, Carl Richards, brother o f A.E. Richards, this place, is here on a visit before he returns to military service, having re-enlisted, He served in the First World War, in the regular army and the Second. World War and will return to complete his time fo r re tirement. This is the first snow he has seen since 1916, having been atat lotted In the warm climates, ALONG FARM FRONT E. A . Drake, Co. Agricultural Agent iiio io iiiu iiitiiiiio u ra iiio iiiiiiiiiu o iiiiiu a M iiiim M iu iiiiiiiiiiiir FARM AND HOME WEEK FEBRUARY 5-7 A fter the 33 annual Farmer’s Week, Ohio will observe its first Farm and Home Week, February 5-7, 1946, at the Ohio State University, Columbus. The Farm and Home Week program will include departmental meetings, where groups get detailed information about different phases of farming and homemaking. There will be general sessions when national authorities dis­ cuss topics of interest to all rural people, and there will be intervals planned for enjoyment. Anyone interested in attending the meetings, are urged to get their hotel reservations made as fa r in advance as possible. WIRE INSECT SCREEN AVA ILABLE SOON ' ) Wire'insect screend o t h is in the making now and should be back'on the market soon. A new bronze wire mesh, 18 x 14 wires to the ihch, has just been ceiling pric.ed, to sell for nine cents per square' foot, in o it lengths. This new 18 x 14 mesh Was developed fo r the Armed Services, and is the type most in demand. PRICE CONTROL OFF DDT DDT is suspended from price con­ trol as of December 15. This 'is be­ cause of the , considerable difficulty in' establishing equitable prices-also'', because prices are expected to decline. CHRISTMAS TREES Th decorated Christmas tree is an integral part o f holiday celebrations • in most homes, and producers are do­ ing all they can to meet the demand this season despite the labor and tran­ sportation difficulties. The love of trees and the custom of bringing green boughs into the house played a role in ancient pagan lites. Although early Christian Churches frowned upon such pagan fancies, the ceremonial .use of trees did not die. Since the era o f Christ-' anity, the Christmas tree has.become a symbol o,f hope, life and merriment, rhe re’s even a legend that explains why the balsam fir might be so pop­ ular at Christmas. Tradition has it that the Lord sent his three mes­ sengers . . . Fuith, Hope and Love. . . to seek a tree-as high as faith, as eternal as hope, and as •widespread as lovs, and which bore the Sigh of the Cross on every bough. They chose the balsam fir. It's pretty; hard to give a definite figure on the amount of Christmas trees used annually in this country because so many trees come from privately owned forest land or farm wooillots. But somewhere between 10 and 15 million Is, the estimated num­ ber. About half of these come'from ihe Pacific Northwest . . . Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The Lake States, New England States and Canada account fo r a good part of the balance.* As fo r preserving tiie Christmas tree,'keep it in a cool, damp storage place until it is to be decorated. Trees that have lost a great amount o f their moisture will rapidly shed their need­ les when taken into dry heated rooms. Moisture loss can be retarded by Wax­ ing the cut end, or more simply by placing the tree in water. MISTLETOE, PRIZE OR PEST There has always been an oversup­ ply of mistletoe, according to the For­ est Service of the United States De­ partment of Agi-icuture, If this spur to holiday mirth and merriment is scarce and expensive, it is purely a matter of difficulty in harvesting and transportation. The Forest Serv­ ice would very much prefer to have mistletoe less ubundanl in the forests and more plentiful for holiday shop­ pers. American mistletoe is of two so.rts, both parasite shrubs. The mistletoe used for Yuletide decoration has thick green leaves and grows abundantly, particularly on oaks, cottonwoods and hackberries, especially in the South, The other type has small scales rather than broad leaves and is found large­ ly on conifer in the Far West, From the forest standpoint, all mistletoe is a pest. ■As it grows, it extends its feeding roots into the sap stream of the tree and steals the plant food the tvee has manufactured. This stunts the tree, or may even kill it, if the mistletoe girdles the trunk. SHORT COURSE FOR YOUNG FARMERS A farm tiusinss short course for young farmers of Greene County will bo held in Xenia during January and February. Subjects which will be studied include Farm Management, Soils and Crops, Farm Machinery, Livestock, Land Values, Lease Agree­ ments, and Volume of Business. The meetings wil be held each Tues­ day afternoon beginning January 9, Members.of the' extension specialist staff of Ohio State University will serve as. discussion lenders. Young men interested in farming are invited to enroll in the course, POTATO SUPPORT PRICES The government has -announced IVontsnnad on pag* thraai College Head Opposes Compulsory Military Training ‘‘I join with the majority <f other universities und colleges in question­ ing the proposed method o f peace­ time compulsory military training” , President Ira ,D. Vayhinger o f Cedar­ ville college, has declnred. “ The military forces have done a splendid job in winning the war. But tho building ‘and maintenance o f the peace must’ he done by men who had an opportunity to learn the arts and sciences. The ability to think will provide the leadership when needed in tho various branches of service and in the technical fields that have prov­ en successful both in war and peace. “ The atomic bomb is the latest word in warfare. Its development depended upon h igh ly. trained scientific men. Colleges and. universities have furn­ ished these men. From the standpoint of prepardness, therefore, it would be wiser to sub­ sidize these-institutions and keep our men in training from four -to six years. Thus’*wc would have an in­ creasing , number of scholars who would, have kept abreast of the de­ velopments in modern warfare as well as. in the art of making peace. “ High school graduates are too im- nature fo r this highly trained need., rt will require men who have been thoroughly trained, 'a job which only ..he colleges and universities can do.” HOME BURNS SUNDAY P .M . HEAVY 10SS A Sunday afternoon fire destroyed the home of Ernest Leath, N. Walnut St., owned by G. H. Hartman. ‘ Fire was discovered by' the parents when children reported “ cracking sounds” . The roof was afire near the flue and and with an east wind the flameB were swept through the building. A ll the furniture on the first ilo o r was cleared from' the home. The con­ tents o f one room on the second floor were lost. On the first floor was a lighted Christmas tree which was re­ moved to safety to lend cheer Tuesday regardless of^the ravages of the fire. The extreme cold weather and low water pressure made the. task o f the local firemen h hard one. The loss on-,the building is partially covered' by insurance. M r.,Leath is employed at Patter­ son Field. The household goods were . stored for the higlit in the “ ag” build­ ing on the school grounds nearby. Canton Lady Suffers Fractured Skull Sheep Claims Drop In Greene County Eighteen claims totaling' $669 have been allowed by Greene county com­ missioners for sheep killed by dogs during the fourth quarter of 1945. This amount is considerably lower than claims paid for the same quarter in 1944, which totaled $1,456.50. A campaign on stray dogs sponsored by commissioners this year is* respons­ ible for the decrease. ' i One lady suffered a fractured skull and the other cuts and bruises when the auto driven by Mrs Nora L. Yohe,' Canton, Ohio, left the icy road near the Clayton McMillan home Monday evening The car crashed into a'near­ by tree • > Mrs. Yohe, 75, mother-in-law o f the driver1 of the car suffered a fractured skull and cuts on the .head and cheek. Both were cared for in the McMillan I home by Dr. Donald Kyle and later taken in. the McMillan ambulance to the Sringfield City Hosital. The elder Mrs. Yohe ' is said to be. recovering." i CHURCH NOTES ! i in ,■ M iiiitfitltM lin m .iiiliiiiiilliiu i, in iiiiitll, m il,, iliiliiim it METHODIST CHURCH Rev. H. H. Abels, D. D., Minister , .Sunday School 10 A. M. Supt. Miss' Bette Nelson. - Morning Worship 11 A.M., Sermon, ‘The New Year” . ■Selma Church Service 9:45 . Union Sunday School following, Superin- .endend, Elbci't Schickendantz. Regular meeting of the Minister’s Foundation Group Monday evening, January 7, at 8 P.M. in the church. Regular meeting o f the 'Wesleyan Service Guild Tuesday evening Jan. 8. Regular meeting of the W S C S January 2. . Dates Are Announced For 1946 County Fair PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Paul H. Elliott, Pastor • Sunday School 10 A. M. John Pow- •fs, Supt. ■ ' Morning Worship 11 A. M., Sermon, ‘Facing the Portals o f Tomorrow.” 7 P.M. Young Peoples meeting. All our service men and ex-service men, their friends and families are special guests of this meeting. January 1, 1946— On New Years afternoon and evening, following the custom of previous years, the' Rev, and Mrs, Elliott invite all members of the congregation and friends to “ Open House” at the Manse. Greene County’s 107tb annual fair will be held July 30,31 and August 1 -and 2, according to dates set by di­ rectors of the Greene County Agri- ciilural Society at the annual reorgani- zational meeting at the Court House' Saturday afternoon. Present officers o f the organization were re-elected as follows: N. N. Hunter, Jamestown, president; R. K. Haines, Caesarcreek Twp., vice pres­ ident; Mrs, Mary Fay Bryson, near Xenia, secretary, and B. U. Bell, of Xenia, treasurer. Ralph Townsley, Cedarville Twp.,- eleetcd a t .the 1945, fair, succeeding Wilbur Conley, Springfield, formerly of Cedarville, attended his first of- fical board meeting. The annual report o f the 106th an­ nual fair -was presented by B. U. Bell, . treasurer. The board started with a cash balance o f $7,214.81, and closed the present year with $14,224.27. The association also owns $5,000 in. war bohds. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ralph A. Jamieson, Minister. Sunday School 10 A. M. Supt. Artfiur B. Evans. Morning Worship 11 A. M., Sermon, “ Christ Knocking at the Door” . Y P C U 6:30 P. M. Subject, “ We Finish to Begin.” No midweek service next week, but the Week of Prayer will be observed as usual beginning Sabbath January with Union Services ,each evening of that week. Program will be an­ nounced later. Please keep this week free for this most important obser­ vance, that we may start the New Year right. The Christmas Program o f the Sab­ bath School, which was planned for Wednesday evening was postponed, and will be presented at the Sabbath School hour on Sabbath morning. It is hoped the weather and road con­ ditions will be materially improved by Sabbath. The regular church ser­ vice will be held nt eleven o’clock as usual. Choir rehearsal Saturday, a t 7:45. 1435 Soldiers Have Returned To County Of the nearly 5,000 men and women who entered military service from Xenia and Greene County, at least, 1,435 have received discharges, accord­ ing to records kept by the two local selective service boards. The total includes 638 listed with board No. 1 fo r Xenia city and town­ ship and. 797 registered with Board No, 2 fo r the remainder o f the county. Veterans returning home from the armed forces are being extended holi­ day greetings and the public’s thanks for “ a job well done" on a large bulletin board on the Courthouse lawn. - A "Welcome Home” sign to local veterans has replaced the usual post­ ers which in recent years have adver­ tized war bondi drives conducted by the county war finance committee, Group Elects * Grover Wolf CLIFTON UNITED PRESBYTER IAN CHURCH Dr. John \V. Bickett, Minister, Mrs. Elwood Shaw, Pianist. Sabbath School 10 A, M« Wm. Fer­ guson, Supt, Topic--World Wide Christian Fel­ lowship. Morning Worship 11 A. M., Sermon, "A Look at the Future” . The Yo.ung People will meet at 7:30. On Monday evening the young peo­ ple will hold a “ Watch Party” ht the home o f Mrs. W . B. Ferguson, Grover Wolf, Beavercreek Twp., was elected president of the Greene County Assn, o f Township Trustees and Clerks at their annual reorgani­ zation meeting in the Xenia Twp. trustees office, Allen Bldg., Thursday afternoon. He succeeds J* Weil?' Cooper, Xenia. Ollier officers named were G. Devoe, Caesarcreek Twp., vice presi* dent and L. S. Barnes, Xenia as sec­ retary and treasurer, Meryl Stor­ mont, Cedarville Twp., was elected representative from the Ideal organ­ ization to serve on the executive com­ mittee o f the Ohio Assn, o f Township Trustees and Clerks. ( Joe R. Thomas, HaycsvlUe, presi­ dent o f the state association, address* ed tho group* £ C ■ /