The Cedarville Herald, Volume 69, Numbers 1-26

V to im ftM i i w m W tf! I I t man u u n u s American* For America — America For A b .»H a . » t mmmwi B lii MORI' ( < " ' I ' M ' ; S J O T T - K I H T H Y E A R N o . 7 C E D A E V I L E E , " O H I O , F R I D A Y , J A N U A R Y X L 1 9 4 6 / CONCESSIONAL tummies in WASHINCTOH By CLARENCE J. BROWN Mjember o f Congresa A c might have been expected, the President’* radio address to the na tipn last Thursday night, wherein he asked that pressure be put on Mem­ bers o f Congress to support his Ad­ ministration’s legislative program, has ' been received on Capitol Hill with but little commendation and much criti cism. In most quarters o f the na­ tion’s capital the President’ s address has been accepted as a criticism o f his 1own party and: its leadership in Con­ gress, inasmuch as there have been heavy Democratic majorities in both the House and the Senate, as Well as in all the legislative committees at­ tacked by the President, fo r the past sixteen years. Observers point out there must be substantial and in­ herent weaknesses in the President’s legislative program if he is unable to g e t the members/of his own party in the Congress to support it. Here is a. little story that would be funny if it were not so tragic. Sec retary o f War Patterson, who is on a world-wide inspection tour o f Army installations* made a speech to a gfoup o f Ct.I/a in the Philippines last week in which hfe stated many o f his listeners would soon have enough points for discharge as a result o f be­ ing credited with two points for each month for overseas service. His listen­ ers all laughed, and a reporter for one o f the service publications pointed out to the Secretary that under War De­ partment Regulations point quotas were computed as o f V-J Day, Sep­ tember 2nd, 1945/ and that no addi­ tional points torfard discharge are being granted for -Army services after that time- The Secretary o f War seemed amazed at. receiving this in­ formation, but Anally admitted it was correct; all o f which may partially explain why the' demobilization pro­ gram o f the Army has been subject to so much criticism. I L TBRSB ILL IS RENAMED In commenting on the President’ s radio appeal to the public for help in getting the Congress to "approve the Administration’s legislative pro­ gram, one Democratic Member o f the Senate made this remark: “ Seeming­ ly.,the Majority Members o f Congress, are always wrong. Back in the Roose- { S' ' ' ! Y Well Known Xenian Died In Dayton Emmett Earl Boxweli, Xenia,- form­ er business man, died suddenly of a heart attack in the office o f a Dayton specialist, last Friday afternoon, where he hatbgone for an examination., Few qf his friends knew that he had~ 4‘ « jA t -V !> ■ t ■ - / i i ' HUGH TURNBULL Hugh Turnbull, Cedarville Twp., ! Monday was” re-elected chairman of | See. Anderson Asks , Increase On Butter| The question facing the nation at present is whether the public would want to-pay a higher price fo r butter or keep the price where it is and get no butter. ' Butter' has disappeared from the tables in most home*, even in the country,, unless thp mistress that pre­ sided over the kitchen can make butter from 'their ^wn cream. Town folks are not so fortunate. While there is a great shortage, butter will lively be scarce fo r months to come freeau&e many dairy herds have been sold and more are on ' the auction block at public sales this month. The OPA held butter at a low price, considering the cost o f pro­ ducing feed The New Deal would not reckon the family labor cost at all and for this reason many fanners have discontinued milk and cream pro­ duction. ; I Sec. Anderson h i the Ag. Depart­ ment suggests an[ 18c per pound in­ crease, spread ov$r three months, to .encourage more production o f dairy products, The OPA says it will not permit any .increase. As long -nthe nation is willing to a■ .7 IJ s« mm¥ FARMERS AR E LOSERS RYSTRIKES! Mrs, Dorothy Wright Died; Heart Attack P R IC E , f U S A Y 1 A R BRAND 4 RRY Whether the CIO- meat packers strike or not it cost the farmers who liad hogs on the market last week J$1,500,000 by a drop in the price o f 1hogs-over the week previous. The loss to cattle feeders last week was placed at ¥515,000 in the Chicago market alone by the drop in price. The loss in the nation to feeders fo r the week' is estimated by market specialists at 52 million dollar*: The market glut was made worse due to the slowing up process o f the | meat packers. For instance in one o f the big packing houses that had a base o f 450 hogs an hour, the kill averaged ,on ly 375 a day the past week. Some idea o f what has happened to the packers can be gained from the report, o f Swift and Armour at their St: Paul plants. The two firms had a MBS, DOROTHY WEIGHT Mrs Dorothy Thomas Wright, 47, who owned, and operated the Cedar­ ville Lumber Co., .was found dead at her home on Xenia.ave.,? Friday morn­ ing: Death was.due from heart at­ tack. • - velt days, when we went along with parents, and a number of brother and sisters. the President, we were accused o f be­ ing rubber stamps. Now, under Tru­ man, when w e use our own judgment in passing on legislation, we are ac­ cused o f being controlled by pressure More Funds For groups.and o f doing nothing.’ been ill. The funeral whs held Tues-' the board o f county commissioners ■ *■ ' * ‘ ‘ " when the board reorganized for 1946. Ralph O. Spahr Of near Xenia and ;Charles F. Greer o f Beavercreek twp., are the other commissioners. - The commissioner* made the follow­ ing reappointments: Raymond G. ’Spahr, clerk; William Short, house custodian, and Arthur Holbert, aS- day afternoon from the Neeld Funeral Home with burial in Middletown The deceased bad a wide acquaint­ ance over the county. He is sur­ vived by his widow, Mrs, Gertrude torni\Boxweli, two sobs, Paul H., Xenia, d o c t o r o f athletics in the pub­ lic schools, Arnold in Middletown; his ! sistant; JohpjTameaon, fireman; Fred Undoubtedly the President’ s jappeal J Lewis, assistant; Alvin*' Sbadley, Jamestown, dog warden; David H. Fittz, relief director; Dr. R. L. Haines, O A A ' Physician, and O. K. Simison, I? O X Llnve; IpolfU . spring Valley Twp., bee inspector. - . carryover Sunday o f 50,000 bogs at * While Mrs* Wr,« ht had suffered put up with .. silk hat Easterner th a t' the S t Paul plant9> ^ strike aitua- - rom a 86vere cold» her general health never pailed a ca lf fixing the price>*6f jtion-forced farmers with hogs ready was regarded good. She suffered heart butter, just so long will the nation be *■ ’ I",~ D. A. R. To Meet Saturday Afternoon ........ The county commissioner* have re­ fe r legislation to meet the present j newe<j the apropriation o f $300 for strike situation and to help, in iron -, bounty to those who kill foxes in the j ing out, Labor-Management disputes couaty. A like amount was set aside ; last November. A bounty o f $3 will be paid for each, fox killed. Hunters j must present the four paws Sheriff IWalton. Spahr and sign a sworn state- |ment as to the township in which the Ifox was taken. will meet with general approval for the public is getting "fed up” with the present situation. However, the truth is that for the past thirteen years the policies of- President Roose- velt and Truman have been such as to encourage and bring about the very industrial strife and misunderstand- ings which exist today. During that time the Adrainistration'in power con­ sistently used its influence to block or kill any and all corrective or rem-1 An important meeting o f the AAA edial labor legislation which came be- ' *s called for Saturday night at 8 AAA MEETING CALLED . FOR SATURDAY NIGHT Dr. Lawrence Shields Taken By Death At His Home Dr. Lawrence Shields, 73, prominent physician, ear, nose and throat spec­ ialist, Xenia, died o f a heart attack at his home Tuesday noon, after suf­ fering a alight attack Saturday night. His death was unexpected and came as a shock to his wide circle .of friends and the hundreds that have received treatment over a period o f years. lie was a native o f Cincninati and ...... . 081to market to unload as soon as pos without butter. The farmer can make 8ibie. Last Friday the line o f trucks his own. The „city consumer that loaded with hogs at St, Paul extended shouts the New Deal cause will du ’ fop foa r mileSt Union yard men in without butter, tod probably beef jsympathy-with the union packers steak later, .unless, he aids in shelving (a]owed up unloading: the OPA crackpotb. I It certainly is time farm organi­ zations were exerting their influence with the administration or adopting -the same methods o f'th e strikers use to get higher wages For more than four years the farmer has had to take Cedar C liff Chapter o f the Daugh - 1 wha* tfafi New Deal offered him while te n o f the A m e r e n Revolution will »»d labor waxed fat on war meet Saturday affemooh at 2 PM. at <*»**"** * “ d both are demanding a the borne o f Miss Wilmah Spencer, |continuance o f higher wages ahd The program will be on "Ellis I s - ; Price8' The.ro dof a not “ ee“ to aay land,” in charge o f Miss Eleanor Kyle. one ap«akmg for^the farmer who The speaker will b« Mrs. Guy Wells mU8t P“ «b a s e at higher prices what o f Dayton, a Gray Lady in occupation- indu8try with organised la al therapy at the Veterans Hospital, ^°r*. . ' in.Dayton, _ ... Ferndale Farm To Hold ebruary 22 • — n— Vmn nnw Vmai. IP- M., Jan. 12 in the Township Clerk’s fore the Congress. Even no . P si , cheeks for those who co-oDerate4 c*me to Xenia ih and became as- dent Truman is demanding the C on -,OU|Ce- ^ CC8S those who co-operate^ . , ...... utnA o f la- ar® ,n Xenia but cannot be given out |. oc***'ca w,in lBle wr* ,ea ~ aa grass pa»B only the exact Kina oi Ja- tl>._ ____ i;__ . , , , - I den. -- **— bor legislation he requests, although ( totii this meeting is held, most leaders o f both Labor and In -' ............... — dustry insist that much o f the »ug- B i r t h s l f t G r e e i t e C o i l l l t v gested legislation would not be help -1 ■ " ful, but instead would give the Gov­ ernment dictatorial power to control both wages-' and profits, and thereby lead-to-the ultimate destruction o f the free enterprise system. In his radio talk the President em­ phasized the neqessity-of holding down [ prices and preventing inflation, and ' then proceeded to promise all o f 'liis listeners, in every group and faction of* the nation, that hi* Administration i Would give them more from the Fed­ eral Treasury then ever before i f they the listening public—would just com­ pel the Congjress to enact his legis­ lative proposals into law, Of course, Mr. Trgmah failed to point put, how­ ever, that if all the Administration ..spending proposals now pending be­ fore Cpngress aye enacted into law a normal peace-time budget o f be tween fifty and sixty billion- dollars per year would be necessary and would require the increasing o f Fed­ eral taxes to double present amounts. In requesting that Congress im mediately pass legislation, to extend the Price Control Act for another six months or a year beyond the present expiration, date o f June 30t , the President accented the necessity o f controlling prices in order to prevent inflation, but he failed to say, any thing about correcting abuses and uneconomic conditions which now ex­ ist as the result o f the Administra­ tion’s present price control policies, or the 'failure o f OPA to promptly fix price ceilings on new products in many instances. Numerous ifianufac- turers and .producers are simply r e ­ fusing, fo r most obvious reasons, to mdhnfaetttfet or sell goods at a loss . in order to meet OPA “ below ,cost” ceiling prices. As a result many need­ e d commodities have disappeared from the markets and cheap, shoddy goods have taken their place, While new pM t-** r products are being kept off the market iHroause o f the failure o f * OPA to fix prices at which they may he sold. The continuation o f price con­ trols on some scarce commodities may become necessary , but, i f such author­ ity -is granted, present unsound pric­ ing psacHees e f OPA should be pro- Idhltsd, • ; For December 1945 The following births were recorded j in Greene County fo r the month of December, 1945.- Larry B. Bell, Xenia Fricd.nan, Philip B. Xenia Weber, Roberta Ann; Bellbrook RJatthew, Carolyn Rose Xenia Weiss, Mary Jane, Xenia. Randall, Bonnie Kay, Xenia Starbuck, Sylvia Elsie, Port William Jordan, Connie Lee, Xenia Jordan, Bonnie Lou, Xenia Hughes, Douglas William, Cedar­ ville. Haller, Diane Lynn, Xenia Stonner, Sondra Kay, Wilmington Smalley, Ruth Ann, Xenia Workman, Roger Charles, Xenia Perdue, Joseph Nicholas, Xenia Steel,' James Alan, Wilmington Miller, Douglas Edwin, Xenia Hartsock, Dale Lee, lyayneaville Brown, Bonnie Jean, Wilmjngtdn Cummings, Janet Noel, Cedarville r Jackson, Brenda Louise, Xenia Lee, Carolyn Sue, Xenia Clair, Shirley May, Xenia Willett, Richard Keith, Xenia Volkenand, Charles Philip, Xenia Scott, Ethel Jane, Xenia Henry, Dale Montague, Xenia * Snider, Harvey Clayton, Spring /alley Myers, Ronald James, Jamestown Bales, Patricia Kay, Waynesville Smart, Linda Lou, Jamestown Smart, Connie Sue, Jamestown ; Weaver, Frances Lucile, Jamestown Fenner, Richard Kent, Jamestown Haines, Carole Ann, Xenia Fox, Janice Frances, South Charles­ ton. Tidd, James Allen, Jamestown Liming, Peggy Lou, Sabinq Hayslip, Joyco Anne, Dayton Capllnger, Lewis'Eugene, Sabina Gutherie, Russell Dale, Jamestown Harness, Trudjr Kay, Jariiestown. Clemons, Joyce Irene, Cedarville Leeth, Douglas Leon, Cedarville Rittenhouse, Mary Louise, James­ town. Schomer, Anna Sue, Osborn Walker, AlonSo Richard, Cedarville Ferguson, Robert Jerome, Bowers- vllle. - * ' Wallis, Mggy Eliep, Xenia ^ He has been-prominent in the Greene County Medical Society and both state and national organizations. He is. survived by his widow, Clara Alien McKinney Shields, daughter of the late Col. Coates McKinney, ^jiyil War Veteran, poet and state senator. He leaves a brother, William, Red­ lands, Calif,, and two sisters, Misses Mary and Lea Shields, Los Angeles. A SILLY IDEA COMES OUT OF WASHINGTON Generous and appreciative Uncle Sara. He now proposes to pay a mite o f his indebtedness to Some lucky members o f the draft boards, Your Uncle plans to select one member of the Selective Service Board from each o f the 48 stafes— ’comae one who had served the full time o f a little over five years—and give him a 4-day trip to the greet city of Washington,1D.C., expenses paid! Ain’t he the philan­ thropist) Henry county, by the way, has three members who coUid qualify: Ray Bargmann, Henry F, Meyers and Earl Farlson, Each has given thou­ sands o f dollars o f his time and I’m sure non* Of them would be unduiy dazzled by the city’s bright lights or the antics o f the New Dealers, This “ reward” is the silliest thing I ever heard of. —Henry County Signal DORIS HARTMAN, ASST. PASTOR LEAVES WATBRVILLE, VT. Doris Hartman, daughter o f Mr-and Mrs. C, H. Hartman o f this plaOe, who* has been Director o f Religious Education in Waterville, Vt., haa re­ signed. She taught Religious Educa­ tion in two churches vand also in the County schools. Mias Hartman has accepted a posi­ tion in the Lake Region, a larger par­ ish, at Barton, V t„ where she \ylR teach Religions Education. She was tendered a farewell party at Water­ ville at the Town Hal) and was pre­ sented a handsome gift. Greene County Purchased 47 Million In Bond Campaigns Ferndale Farms announces its'35th I A. 'J • ' J , „ , bred Hampshire sow sale on Friday,! According to .reports from the Fed- February* 22; on the farm south o f i e n d ' S^t em, Cleveland, as re­ town. The offerings this year will b e [ vea,ed by J“ d* e Frank L’ Jahn80n’ on par in every respect with aaies in i <?oun‘ y w#r chairman, Greene the past. The last sale in August J " unty « ceeded ,t8 qU^ ,a8‘ was one o f the most successful the dhve Thc quota wa> ’ 2’430’M° and farm has ever -enjoyed. COLLEGE NEWS HMWIWIIIMIHHBtSimBHIHHWIIIH Miss Florence.Bowers returned to college Wednesday after being detain­ ed at home due to the fact that both her parents were in bed over the week-end with ah attack o f the 'flu’. .That situation left Florence as chief cook and bottle washer and stock hand as well. President Vayhinger was the guest- speaker at South Charleston last Bab- bath, for the Presbyterian Congrega­ tion/ Their pastor recently accepted i*& call t o a church in Atlanta, Ga. « * ■ « w s Did you imagine that the little arch­ er was idle just before and during the holiday season? Both a college and a former college lassie are flashing a gem in the sunlight these days. De­ tails later, Miss Santamyer’s speech class gave extracts from Romeo and Juliet and from the Merchant o f Venice yester­ day for chapel exercises. Parts of Henry IV and o f Jfaliiis Caesar will be given next Tuesday at l i . o ’clock. Visitors welcome. Capt. J. H, 'Hank’ Campbell, who arrived home two days before Christ­ mas from the Pacific area was a caller last week and again Wednesday at the college. Hank Is on terminal leave which ends March 25th. He plans to .complete his education under‘the G.I. bill o f rights, 1drive j the purchases amounted to $ 4 , 499 , 154 . 50. The quota for E bonds was $1,842,- 000 and the sales amounted to $1,- 962,529.50. There .were 67,438 bonds sold in the Victory drive. • Greene county citizens and corpor­ ations have purchased a total o f $47,- 000,000 during^, and between all war bond campaigns. More than 500,000 separate bonds were purchased. Judge Johnson will attend a dinner meeting in Cleveland, January 15 when Ohio War, Savings Committee and tha Federal Reserve Bank will bo hosts honoring all county war finance committee chairman. trouble two years ago at San Fran cisco, Calif., while on a western trip and was confined in a hospital for several -weeks. A fter her return home she Boon was. able to resume her place at her business establishment where she had built up a large business in lumber, farm- implements and farm equipment. She was regarded, an ex­ cellent business executive and was highly regarded in lumber' organiza­ tion circles. She was the widow o f Ancil'V . Wright who previously had conducted the business. The deceased was/ the daughter o f Harry P. and Elizabeth Seifert Thom as and was bom in South Charleston April 18, 1898. She came to Cedar- rille with her late husband twenty- two years ago, Being oqp o f few women who op­ erated lumber yards Mrs. Wright fo r some time, had been chairman o f .dis­ trict number nine o f the Ohio Associa­ tion o f Retail Lumber Dealers, Com­ prised o f Greene, Champaign and Madison counties hnd utas also a di­ rector o f the state association. She was. the first woman to serve as a di­ rector and received recognition re­ cently in a special articles, in the “Country Gentleman” magazine. ^Mrs. Wright was a member o f the local United'Presbyterian Church; Ce­ dar Cliff Chapter, Daughters o f the American Revolution and the Cedar­ ville Chapter o f the Eastern Star. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, who is spending the winter in Palm Beach, Fla., a sister, Mrs. James M. Harsha, Palm Beach; a brother, Max Thomas, Jef­ fersonville; an aunt, Miss Edna Sei- fOrt, Springfield, an uncle, Harry Sei­ fert, Cincinnati and three nieces. The funeral was conducted from the McMillan Funeral Home, her pastor, Dr. R. A. Jamieson having charge of the 'service. Burial took place in the family lot at Jeffersonville. President Vayhinger will return from Cleveland this evening where he has been since Wednesday attend­ ing the annual -meeting o f college heads and other administrators. These are trying days fo r educators as well as statesmen as We stand at the divid­ ing line between epochs, . 4ft DID NOT QUALIFY W. H. McGervey, clerk o f the Board o f Elections in this county, says that 40 e£kethold«f« could net qualify be­ cause certificates o f election could not be issued. Candidates failed to file expense accounts. > Finals end next Thursday, regis­ trations for the second semester will be held Friday or before and classes will get. underway Monday morning at *& A.M, This arrangement is in keeping with our accelerated program, A fter.the coming semester,a return to former practice o f full 36 weeks w ill be made. Cedarville High - Defeats Bryan, 41-19 • • Cedarville Hi Big Reds defeated Yellow Springs Bryan to the tune o f 41-19 last Friday night 6n the local floor, Harold Swaney and Marcus Townsley were the local boys credited throughout the game, Bryan won with expert passing and guarding both preliminaries with identical scores Of 20-17, the reserves and jun­ iors each getting a workout, ' The Greene County Grand Jury re­ ported indictments against nine ac­ cused men. -Two cases were ignored -and one continued, until next term. Those indicted were: Earl Keaton, 20, Wright View Heights, and Tom Keaton,. Kentucky, cousins, and a brother, Randolf Keatoq,” 19, break­ ing and entering. Pearl Lloyd Cline, 23, Albany, O., auto larceny; Edward Bynum,- 52, Dayton, cutting with intent, to wound, Ralph Tate; Xenia, forgery. Ray Caldwell, 17, Jordan -R. Say­ lor, 25, and Worth Russel), 29, Dayton, assault with intent to rob. • w Herbert Campbell,' 35, Osborn, is charged with breaking and entering, his case wife continued v According to prosecutor Marcus . Shoup, Tom Keaton -is the only one v indicted 'Whose whereabouts / is un­ known. Thirty-two witnesses were examined at the one-day' session. Tribute To Dr. James L. Chestnut - (By Rev. Paul Duncan) In loving memory o f one wfeo wps kind, gentle,. thoughtful, sympjiHmtk, and helpful to all, we desire to offer >t Wallace Bradfute Declared Dead COLUMBUS PUBLISHER DIED THURSDAY A. M, Harry .Praston Wolfe, 73, died Thursday morning at his home in Col­ umbus after an illness o f a few days, He arose from a newsboy to publisher o f the Dispatch, banker, manufacturer aod extensive land owner, having 5,- 600 acres o f.O h io farm land. His brother Robert, died In’ 1927, being publisher o f the Ohio State Journal at the time. In 1907 when bank* were hard hit during the panic Mr, Wolfe came to its rescue and eventually took control. From that he Organized a string o f Ohio banks undeh the Banc- -Ohio corporation, The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon from the Broad Street Presbyterian Churcht XENIA NATIONAL BANK RENAMES DIRECTORS The war department announces that 2nd Lt. Wallace Bradfute, 22, reported missing last February 16, was killed in action near Gelsenkirchen, Germany when his plane was hit by anti-air­ craft fire , Lt. Bradfute enlisted in November 1942 and was commissioned July 1944, He left the states ih Oct­ ober 1944 assigned to the. 8 th 'A ir Force. Young Bradfute was a graduate of Cedarville High School and attended Cincinnati University, Besides his parents he is survived by a brother, John O, Bradfute, an OSU studept and was formerly in the air force, and two sisters, Jean, a student at OSU, and Margie at home, TREASURER MAILS OUT 160ft TAX BILLS County Treasurer Harold J. Faw­ cett has mailed 16,000 tax notices to taxpayer* in this county for real estate and special assessments. H ie bills -call fo r $638,129,84 in real es­ tate taxes; delinquent, $20,652.94 and special assessments o f $20,828.48, The deadline for payment is February, 11, At the annual meeting o f the stock­ holders o f the Xenia Nations! Bank, Tuesday, all directors ware re-elected. They are: ,H, J6» Eavey, Mrs. Mary ---------- ---------------------- - ------------ littia Dice, R. O. Wead, J. A. FtiitteyjA deg running at Lug* at night is COUNCIL MEETING Village Council met Tuesday even­ ing and passed the semi-annual appro- priatien ordinance. Complaints about dogs running at large were reported Ond that children on bicycles had been bitten on the legs, Dog owners can expect strict enforcement o f the law. 'ia d F . L ttytobi ) legally these following words o f respect, Rev. James Lyons Chestnut, D:D., in the good providence o f God lids finished his life work. “In his span o f years o f less-than a half century he has done a ’ grand and- noble -service for his Master. His achievements-and ac­ complishments have been remarkable They stand as a beautiful monument to him because o f his faithful, effic-. ient and untiring efforts for . his Heavenly Father and Godji( children, in the churches he served thru the; years. * ; James w as1the son o f Dr. James Lyons Chesmlt, his illustrious father who served fo r 22 years as-pastor o f the Reformed Presbyteriap Church o f Cculterville, 111., and 3 years in Ce­ darville, Ohio. t - r , As the father whs jovial, friendly,-, a good mixer and a fine speaker, a great preacher and a good pastor, so was the son. Dr. Chestnut and his good wife and James- and Mary as they were all known to the people o f this community will long be remem­ bered by their loved ones not only here but everywhere. James was reared at Coulterville and attended the public schools here. Oft times his playmates tell o f play­ ing with him. When his parents mov& ed to Ohio he attended Cedarville Col­ lege and graduated from the Reform­ ed Presbyterian Seminary/ He.had his own father fo r a teacher as he was Dean o f the Seminary, also Dr, F. A: Jurkat and Dr. W. R. McChesney were his teachers. He also togk a year - in Princeton Theological Seminary. His ministry was in several cities. He served nobly and well in churches in Philadelphia, Pa.; Covington, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Richmond,. Ind.; Fairmont, West Va.; and Bellvue, Pa. He was a capable and .faithful ser­ vant-of God laboring whole heartedly in the Presbyterian Denomination. During the last few years James was not a strong heaTtby man and he died as a brave stldier using the strength God gave him to fight well the battles o f life for the Captain o f his Salvation ^About 1920 he was united in mar­ riage to Miss Irene Wright o f Cedar­ ville, Ohio and they have two fine young sons, James Lyons Jr., and Donald Blair. Mrs. Robert Conley, his sister, o f Crystal City Mo.,'and the two boys and their mother all , greatly miss this one who was so near to them, and truly aU o f us'look tiiru a glass darkly that such a good use­ ful life should close so early. - Never­ theless we put our hands in Cods' hand by Faith ahd say, “ Thy Will be done”. Miss McDougall, a member o f the Bellevue Church, his last'pastorate says this o f Dr, Chestnut, “ Many times we shall pause to think o f the ministry o f one who such a short time ago walked among Us in qiiiet dignity and devotion as he sought to etch deeply upon t>vfc hearts tW Christ Whom he loved and preached.” There are special things whioh we shall recall, his very gehtle touch upofi the heads o f the little children, the charming stories he told boye amf girls in the church school; hie apprec* istlon o f the “Heart o f Love” Valen­ tine these children sent to him and ♦ .(Contkued ea Three) *