The Cedarville Herald, Volume 69, Numbers 1-26

Q vp H id Um YOtff ffhe American* For America — America For Americano wmmrni B u r MuRf- m < b u n d s SIXTY-NINTH YEAR No. 24 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY 10,1946 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR =?=r Dean Given 1 to 20 Years In Pen For Manslaughter Judge Frank L, Johnson having de­ nied George Dean; 45, a new trial last Friday, ruled Tuesday on the request fo r probation by denying same. Dean Was ordered committed without appeal bond. Sam Kelly, Diiyton attorney fo r Dean,' had urged probation. ' De­ fense counsel at this time ■ has not , signified intention o f carryihg the case to the Court, o f Appeals. Springfield Voters Kill Six Bond Issiies Springfield electors’ played hovic Tuesday with six bond issues for var­ ious municipal and school purposes Only two received majority votes and the other four were decisively defeat- civic organizations approved the is­ sues. ■*The city last fall passed sever­ al bond issues which o f course was additional taxes,. The present issues would add more' regardless of the ne­ cessity. .The opposition pointed out the issues last fall with the proposed would add about $500 to each proper­ ty in the city with a tax valuation of $5,000. This was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Some times muni­ cipal as well a.s other authorities ask a bit" more than the taxpayer will ap­ prove. Measures for* health protec­ tion and fire protection are necessary improvements and as a rule the pub­ lic will always approve them but the public.nowadays is able to render its own decision when the proper infor­ mation is available. ' Dean had been found guilty, on two { ed. A 65 ,,er cent favorable vote was counts o f first degree manslaughter,required. The defeat was attributed and was sentenced by the court to to an advertisement in the city papers one to twenty years in the Ohio peni- over the signature o f three citizens in tentiary, the terms to run concurrent- opposition to the issues. The various ly. He, has beep out on $5,000 cash bond, Dean was indicted for the shooting o f H. L. (Jack) Thornton, 36; and Mrs. Gladys M. Reynolds, 18, in his beer parlor oh Xenia ave., on March 1st. ,The indictment was for first de­ gree murder but the jury reduced the charge to first-degree manslaughter on each count. An effort was made last Friday by the defendant through an investigator fo r Kelly to gather signatures on a petition to be presented to the Court. It was proposed to have the defend­ ant, Dean, support the widow of Thornton and her six children for a period o f five years, the maximum length o f time for probation. This method is said to have failed'as not enough signatures could be secured. It is reported the widow is now re­ ceiving $50 a month support for the six children. The burial expense of Thornton was paid by Cedarville Township Trustees. Dean will be taken to the pen this week to start on his sentence. Mrs; Thornton, widow of ' the slain mUn, when interviewed Wednesday by the Herald stated, that an offer had . been made her by a representative of Dean offering-her $30 a month for five years fo r support of Her six children. She said she declined the offer. Then last Friday the same representative called and offered her $50 a month for five years but she declined this as not satisfactory. She suggested she would consult her attorney but was informed that such was not necessary as she .only had to sign the agreement and get her first monthly allotment. She says she did offer to consider any offer that would give her a home with financial, support in addition for th< children but the agent said, such couli. not be considered. She said there was nothing that would guarantee monthly payments, especially if Dean left the state. A t that the matter was drop­ ped and she was made no other offer. More Accidents On Farms During April Records show that spring months take the greatest toll o f lives through accidents, Harry ,L. Pontious, safety director o f the Ohio Farm Bureau pointed out Monday in a new warning to farmers “ to be careful.” The greatest-number o f fatal acci- ' dents occirred in April last year, but t)ie other spring months were high. Nearly hall o f these rucidental deaths took place on the farm and about 25 per cent o f these cases were caused* by tractor mishaps, Falla from wag. ons, loads o f hay and buildings caus- ed many deaths. R. E. Frame Promoted To Warrant Machinist R. E, Frame, son o f Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Frame, was promoted to Warrant Machinist, May 1st* 1946, and it is dated back to Dec. .1, 1945. Mr. Frame has been in the .Navy six years and seven months and is now stationed. In Tacoma, Washington. Births Reported For April In Oreene County ..The following births were recorded in Greene county fo r the month of April, 1946, . Turvey, Raul Bryant, Y. Springs. • Scheft, Cecilia Sherly, Fairfield ’ Sewell, Kathleen Susan, Xenia Osborn, Margaret Lynn, Osborn f , Lightner, Stephen Minis, Osborn Ferris, William Guy, Osborn Boetticher, Connie Siie, Cedarville Fair; Sherolyn Kay, Xenia Ashbaugh, Jack Lee, Xenia Welsh,-Linda Lou, Jamestown Webb, Jaquelyn Cheryl, Xenia Stephens, Barbara Ann, Xenia Sanders, Kenneth Ehvood, Jamest’n Patterson,"Catherine .Louise, James­ town Conkel, Shirley Ann, Jamestown Burnham, Delvcrt Leon, Jnmestown Baldwin, Robert Eugene, South ,'harleston. Stewart, James Franklin, Cedarville Ison, Nancy Katherine, Cedarville Semlor, Marilyn Kay, Fairfield MbColaugh, Ronald Allen .Xenia Brackett, Erie Felix, Jr., Xenia Burnett Dianne Rose, Xenia DeVilbliss, Judith Bessie, Xenia Lane, Lloyd Nicholas, Xenia Storer, Lois Lorain, Xenia Gotmant, James Frederick, Xenia Yerian, Dennis Lavern, Xenia Monahan, Judith Lynn, Pt. William Monahan, James Michael, Port William Coy, John Howard, Xenia Ferguson, John Douglas, Springfield McCoy, Gary LeRoy, Spring Valley Baker, Bonnie Louise, Xenia Hook, Roger Lee, Waynesville Jameson, Harvenia Louise, Xenia TEAM MEMBERS INJURED The local school baseball team Ik ' having its share o f bad luck the past? >veek. Marcus Townsley broke a right thumb and this checks his pitching ca­ reer after winning the county honors. John Robert Townsley injured his thumb and on Wednesday Billy Pur dom fell while chasing a fly and land­ ed on a spike that penetrated his hip. This was a bad week fo r the county -’hamps. Sewerage Disposal Plant Now Possible Village council had numerous sub­ jects for consideration at the month, ly meeting, Monday evening. The subject o f a sewerage disposal plant •e xported byTHembcr Ferguson took up most o f the evening session, From the report the sewerage committee and Mr. H. A. Tyspn, London, qwner o f the former paper mill property are in near accord and citizens can eppect some activity soon fo r the disposal plant and extending the sewerage sys­ tem in. the village, 5 ' The committee and Mr. Tyson, with the aid o f Engineer Parrish, Dayton, have worked out a plan that will give the village a plant at less cost., than the one formerly bid upon by-con­ tractors a year ago, At that time the bids exceeded the estimate.- Mr. Ty­ son has offered to deed the village the land free and the plant under consid­ eration can be brought closer to tawn on the Tyson property, However the proposed site must be ' approved by the State Board o f Health. The monthly bills were allowed and ordered paid. Now that the community is to have a local park, council having an in­ direct interest a committee composed o f Members Ferguson and Powers will be in charge. Charles Rtyubert was present and asked about' Sunday baseball games now that a local team has been organized. There is no or­ dinance against Sunday games. A representative o f an engineering, firm was present seeking a contract to make a .survey o f the town on the electric light situation. ‘The firm asks $800 to make the survey. No action was taken by council. A Mr. Barnes from Columbus was present to discuss a'sewerage system and disposal plant for the village. In as much as the matter is now under way under another engineer* the Col­ umbus representative was a bit late, however he described his system to the committee after adjoournment. The mayor reported $5 collected as fines for the previous month. Council instructed the sewerage committee to proceed with the neces­ sary legislation and have same drawn by Miller & Finney solicitors, Council passed an ordinance provid­ ing for a deputy policeman, a place now filled by Fred Ewry. Bond o f $1,000 is required and the pay $1 an hour for the time needed. Morris Peterson is now the owner, o f land where the village dump is lo­ cated and he complains q£ the condi­ tion o f the road where the public has dumped rubbish. Council apd the new owner will agree later on 'control o f the dump. I'.'HHI1'!Umllfl, IJ Ijl iJM'.j. ,1 'I,., CONGRESSIONAL mmm® in WASHINGTON By CLARENCE J. BROWN Member of Congress Miss Mabel Kiser Died In Springfield Hospital Miss Mabel Marie Kiser, 22, who has resided with Mr. Eugene Flaxx and mother on the Federal pike, died in Springfield City Hospital Sunday at 7 P. M. She h?d been ill for two weeks following a fall which caused internal injury. She was the daughter o f John and Flossie Kiser, and was born near Jamestown, June 22, 1923. She is survived by her father; two brothers, Robert and Claude, neap Jamestown} four Bisters, Mrs. Hernia Eacera and Mrs. Betty Stewart, Jamestown] Mrs, Betty Stewart, Jamestown; Mrs, Ber- neda Fought, Columbus, and Miss Vir­ ginia Kiser, at home; a niece and four nephews. Her mother died four years ago, The funeral was held from the Pow­ ers Funeral Home, Jamestown, Wed­ nesday afternoon'in charge o f Rev. Paul Norton pastor o f the Baptist church in Jamestown. OSBORN ISSUE LOSES Osborn village asked for $15,000 in londs to improve the municipal build­ ing but the voters for the third time have turned down the request by de­ feating a bond issue. College Campaign Is Progressing Nicely The Cedarville Campaign for money for the rehabilitation and'repair fund is progressing nicply. The Board qf trustees are backing the fupd prjth their subscriptions. Some wopk or the building has already begun, Letters have been sent out this we& to the alumni. The progress pf the campaign will be given at the Alumni Banquet on tbc evening o f May 18fch« The House, reconvened Tuesday - o f last week, following the Easter recess to take-up and dispose o f the State, Commerce, and Justice Appropriation bill. By the narz^V margin o f eight votes the Administration was ab le to force thru » special rule waiving points o f order so controversial ap­ propriations, such, as the one carrying on the “ cultural, and information” program o f the State Department, had not boon authorized by Congress cpuld. qot be atruck out by objection. After the special rwe was adopted an attempt to strike out th^'controversial item by amendment, was defeated by the same’ eight votes margin. Anoth­ er amendment, to-save, fifteen million dollars by eliminating a special bus iness census, was (defeated by three votes, while an amendment to strike out an increase for Henry Wallace's Department of* Commerce lost by a tie vote, after Speaker Rayburn had followed: the unusufl procedure of vot­ ing to bring about the tie. Over on the north sidq o f the Capi­ tol, the Senate, which did not take an Easter recess because o f being behind with its legislative work, spent all o f last week as well as. most qf the week before, in debating the sjritish loan. It is ‘questionable what action the Senate may take on this import­ ant matter, altho most observers, be­ lieve it will probably approve the, Loan by a margin o f a very few votes. It is-.probable—if the. British Loan is- not voted on in the Senate early this week the issue will he Jaid. over until af­ ter the'Senatepagges.on.pending bills to extend the Selective Servic Act and the Price Control Act., Two of the measures on President Truman’s legislative program; sub­ mitted'to Congress last September, were a bill to authorize the President to reorganise the government so as- to bring shout economy and a reduction in the numher o f civilian, employees, and a bill to provide for full employ­ ment. jThe Administration and its supporters beat the propaganda drums loudly in support o f the measures, in­ sisting their passage was, necessary in order to. meet reconversion problems and to. block dire consequences to the nation. In other words, they were "must" bills. The radical groups and other pressure organizations bombard­ ed Congress with all sorts o f mail and telegrams in face o f this* legisla­ tion. The Reorganization Bill was en­ acted into law more than four months ago, and the Full Employment Bill nearly three months ago. Yet, up to this moment, neither the President or any one in his Administration has tak­ en one single step toward reorganiz­ ing the government or establishing the new governmental agency to study employment problems and assist in guaranteeing fall employment to the workers o f the nation, Representative EUis o f West Vir­ ginia said a mouthful the other day when he made the following statement in referring, to current stories o f lob­ by activities in Washington; “ Speak­ ing o f lobbying—one o f the things that has impressed me most since I hAve been in Washington is the use and power qf propaganda. It is in­ deed becoming a science. No doubt you will be surprised to learn that the various agencies o f the Government spend a total o f $300,090,000 qnually on propaganda in making good .things look bad apd b id things look good as it suits their fancy, all intending to advance a political philosophy and to perpetuate themselves fn office-” When the matter was before the House three weeks ago, Economic Stabilizer Cheater Bowles, 0 P A Director Paul Dorter, and all tl radical and pressure group supporters insisted that if controls were taken o ff o f meats the country would be ruined end .inflation would wreck our entire economy} all despite the fact official testimony indicated 78 to 90 through black markets, Last week Rev, Boyer To Preach C. C. Baccalaureate JAME3 j , cuB tarr JUDGE ROSCOE HORNBECK THOMAS J, BtjRBBfflj (G ontin H kd O i « P ag * F obs ) r-% REV. RONALD E. BOYER The Reverend Ronaid *E. Boyer, Middletown, Ohio, Superintendent o f the Second Synod o f the United Pres­ byterian Church which embraces west, ern Ohio and Indiana is to .b e the speaker for the baccalaureate service o f Cedarville College on Sunday morn­ ing, May .19 at 11 a.m., at the local United Presbyterian Church. Presi­ dent Ira D. Vayhinger announced the other day. ■The' Presbyterian Church will also join in this service. Rev. Boyer is a Cedarville College graduate o f 1935 and is the former pastor o f the First United Presbyter­ ian Church o f Dayton, Ohio. High Man The primary election Tuesday was one o f the lightest votes for many years, probably due to absence o f con­ tests between numerous candidates. Locally the vote was about one third, the usual vote while in the county the vote cast by both political parties was about 3,000. For comparison there are 8,80Q registered looters alone in Xenia, Osborn, Fairfield and Yellow Springs. Out o f the 3000 votes only 800 were- cast by Democrats., Locally less than 5Q votes were cast by Democrats. ’ The only contest on the Republican side in the county was for state legis­ lature between Lowell Fess, seeking a second term, and Dr. H. H. Abels, lo- Fire Threatens Creswell Elevator . The fire department was called out about 6;00 o ’clock Monday evening to an alarm at the Creswell elevator, a- longside the railroad o ff Main st. The alarm was turned in by Nelson Cres­ well, who noticed smoko emitting from the building." The fire was discovered about the drying plant used to take the moisture out of -corn.' The fire reached the framework o f the building on the low­ er floor but was discovered in. time to save the building from loss. The department poured water on the corn that had become ignited. The accumulated dust- only aided in mak- ihg possible a disastorous fire. The loss is fully covered by insur­ ance. Must Have Wheat For His Ducks David C. Bradfuto, one o f the trio operating the AAA in the county, had a part with Roy Battle in a farm pro­ gram over WLW Sunday morning. The use o f wheat for livestock and poultry was- discussed and the trend was opposite to that qf the United Relief Director, LaGuardia, one time Italian Mayor o f New York City, who issued a public statement recently that it was criminal for farmers to feed wheat to livestock during the e- mergency. Of conrsc the mayor never probably even owned a duck, so he knows little or nothing about what it takes to keep livestock on a profitable basis. Mr. Bradfute has been engaged in tho duck business and stated he had to have wheat or feed with wheat for his ducks and that he traded wheat for tl: duck feed. He gave a reason, able answer that feed with wheat was necessary to keep the ducks from moulting for continued moulting soon would leave the ducks in the position of at least needing diapers. AAs Hen Wallace shipped all the diapers in this country to Africa to keep the natives from becoming “ isolationists” , the na­ tives never before knew what a dia­ per was for, soon placed the babies of this country on a ration basis and the’ mothers have had to tear up old cot­ ton dresses to keep babies from get­ ting sunburned. Rather than have the ducks in need o f diapers, they of course should have wheat in their diet whether they get vitatims or not. ALONG FARM FRONT E. A. Drake, Co. Agricultural Agent ............................................................................... ARTIFICIAL BREEDING SERVICE Artificial breeding o f dairy cows in Greene County will get under way Monday, May 6, with Milo Cooper of Jefferson twp. as county technician. One hundred sixty-four herds, have signed ixp for the service which for the present, will be secured from the Western Ohio Breeders Association at Celina. ■ ■ ■ ■ • , The breeding service is sponsored by the extensions service and local dairy committee of- which Earl Rit- enour, Ross Twp., is chairman; Fred Williamson, New Jasper Twp., vice- chairman, and John Stover, Cedarville Twp., secretary-treasurer. WESTERN OHICTBREED — ASSOCIATION MEETING The annual meeting o f the members of the Western' Ohio Breeders . As­ sociation Will he held at the court house in Celina, Monday evening, May 13, at 8 pan ,. Purpose o f the meeting is to consider the merger o f the West, ern Ohio and Northeast Ohio Breed­ ers Association into one organization with headquarters in ColumbUB. , The new association as -proposed will be known as the Central Ohio Breeders Association. The proposed merger will have .many advantages. One bull stud .will be cheaper to oper­ ate than twb; better bulls will be a-a vailable and the location more de­ sirable. Greene County is expected to affiliate with the. new organization. DAIRY TESTERS SHORT COURSE A special course for Dairy Herd Improvement, Official, and Dairy Ser­ vice Unit testers will be held at the Ohio State University from May 20 to June 8. There is a.need fo r test­ ers, jobs are waiting those who com­ plete the short course. -■ , The only expense connected with, the course is board and room while in Columbus plus a $6.00 laboratory fee, part o f which may be refunded. Herd Improvement- testers receive from $6.00 to $8.50, per day and Of­ ficial testers $8;25>per day, GOOD HAY WILL SAVE GRAIN FEEDS cal Methodist minister. The unoffi­ cial vote was 1170 fo r Fess- and 900 for Abels. Hon. John W. Bricker led the tick­ et in the county and state fo r United States Senator, Sen. James Wl Huf- man, was.an easy winner for the Democratic nomination fo r ' Senator over three other’ Democratic candi, dates, Marvin Harrison, Cleveland-be. ing third in the list and had the en­ dorsement o f tho CIO. He made his - bid for the labor vote and lost. ' Even strong Democrat labor precincts fail­ ed to support Harrison with a big vote which was disappointing-to CIO state leaders. * ' / Thomas Herbert was nominated fo r governor by the Republicans and Paul Herbert for lieutenant governor, the latter being no relation to the former. Edward Hummel was renominated for secretary o f state. . Don. Ebright. fo r state treasurer, Hugh Jenkins for attorney general, all serving at pres­ ent. Congressman Clarence J; Brown for Congress on the,Republican ticket had no opposition. Herbert Mills, Dayton was nominated for Circuit Judge, for the short - term and Judge. Roscoe Hornbeck, London fo r the regular term. ■ Albert Daniels received the nomina­ tion without opposition for state sen­ ator in the Fifth-Sixth District. R. B .Howard and Margaret Baker for State Central Committeeman and Committeewoman, Hugh Turnbull for County Commis- sioner and James J. Curlett were nom­ inated without opposition. The Dem­ ocrats nominated Ralph D, Nelson to oppose Fess fo r the legislature and commissioner, Thurman Tidd, The Democrats have no taste for county auditor with Mr, Curlett as a candi. date. The following totals o f tho faur lo. cal precincts are: Thomas Herbert, 160; Paul Herbert, 100; Milligan 61; Hummell, 77. John W, .Bricker, 210, Clarence J,' Brown 203, George Bender, fo r con- ressman-at-large 189. . - ■ Herbert D. Mills, 96; John R. Jones 51; on the circuit judge race. Fess, 61 a«d Abels, 141; R. B. How­ ard 154 and Margaret Baker, 164. Hugh Turnbull, 198; James .J. Cur­ lett, 194. Central Committee: Township John - W. Collins, 70. Cedarville, Karih Bull, 124. State PatrolLands Auto Thief Sunday The state highway patrol made an usual find Sunday in the arrest o f a Xenia youth fo r auto theft. The of­ ficer was in Xenia police headquar­ ters, Xenia, when a call came in that an auto belonging to Mrs. Clarence Hamer, Xenia had been stolen. It was reported as a 1940-Chevrolet. The of­ ficer recalled that he met such a car between Cedarville and Xenia, Taking fast leave oat the Columbus pike the officers found the car along the road- D. A. R, MEETING The D, A, R. will hold their regu. lar May meeting in the Eastern Star Rooms, Saturday, May 18th. Mrs. W. P. Chase, Mrs. H. H» Cherry and Mrs, W. A. Condon will be hostesses, There will be an election o f officers in con­ nection with the business meeting, Production of high quality hay i s ' side near Cedarville. There they dis- going to be more important than u s -: covered Harry Edward Farr, 17, dis- ual this year because feed grain sup- j charged soldier, Xenia, in the act o f plies are short and the available a- transferring another license plate to mount o f protein concentrates is even; the rear o f the stolen car. An hour scarcer, so farmers are urged to cut j after the car was stolen the evdprit 4 was in jail, is highest and the .protein content' is still high. Early cutting improves hay quality because the chemical changes in grass and legumes are rapid as the plant nears maturity and the leaves shatter much more readily from mature plants than from those less ripe. A large percentage 6f the feed value of the hay is in the leaves and the finer stems. The best time fo r cutting the first (C ontinued O n P age T hree ) ' # 5 v .J.'JW .:.* . y:.-* * V' 5 '* ><* .. t y ' ■ .-V ' GORDON CHARGE George Gordon has taken over the Sun-o-Co Oil Station on Main st. from Frank O^rens, who has operated the business for several years. Mr. Owens is taking a much needed vaca­ tion for the present. \i 51 B E R d lR T D. **«•*■» HUGH TURUNBULL