The Cedarville Herald, Volume 70, Numbers 27-52

i . v C E D A E + ^ V OLDEST INS* *s P u b l i s h e d i n t h e I n t e r e s t o f C e d n r . y i l l e * a n d S u r r o u n d i n g C o m m u n i t y PER YEAR; .. . .. ..... $1.50 PER COPY . .............. 5c Yolumn LXX Cedarville, Ohio, > Friday, July 18, 1947 Number 32 Id DurocGronpto PayTributeto CedarvileMan Tribute to pioneer work done by Ohio livestockmen in the de­ velopment o f Duroc hogs will be - paid by breeders who come from all parts of the U. S. to attend the national Duroc congress, Aug. X and 2, at Ohio State university. Men familiar with, Duroc his­ tory say some o f the best early herd? were developed in Ohio. Breeding stock distributed by. S. E. Morton, Camden; C. E. Mahan, Lebanon; Ira Jackson, Tippecanoe City; Orrie Walker, Lebanon; S., E. Purkett, Lynchburg; Robert and Hugh Stewart, CarruVvi; R. C. Watt, Cedarville; Ed Foust, Xenia, and others put Durocs in the national spotlight. HerliiTT’<M. Barnes, animal hus­ bandly specialist, Ohio State university, reports that the Duroc congress will include a show, a type-study clinic, a carcass ex­ hibit to illustrate the kind of cuts consumers want to buy, judging contests, and sale. Prizes will be awarded to winners in senior, junior, and womens' di­ visions o f the judging contest. Officers of the Ohio Duroc- Jersey Swine Breeders’ associ­ ation are Martin Katter, Wapok- eneta; R. K. Davis, Richwood; Robert 0 w e n s, Jeffersonville; Wesley Miller, Montpelier; C. W. Swain, McComb; Carl Kline, Cam­ den, and C. I . Glessner, Urbana. The United Duroc Record associ­ ation will spuervise the show and sale. Mr. Barnes says the congress will be at the artillery barracks at the* intersection of Olentangy River road and Lane avenue. Top Duroc herds in the country have selected bred gilts, junior gilts, and junior boars to be sent to the show and sale. This congress will be the first national meeting fo r Duroc breeders since prewar years. VeteransShould Renew Insurance BeforeTooLate Frank E. August, manager of the veterans administration re­ gional office serving southern and central Ohio, repeated his re­ minder to all veterans in this ter­ ritory that the time for easy and simple reinstatement .o f their national insurance is rapidly slip­ ping away. Mr. August pointed out that the regulations which permit World War II veterans to pick up lapsed GI insurance without a physical examination, and by paying only two monthly pre­ miums, expire on Aug. 1, 1947. “ This means,” he noted, “ that only a few weeks remain prior to the deadline fo r simplified rein­ statement.” V A permits any World War II veteran to reinstate lapsed term N SU without a physical exam­ ination if the veteran can state that he is in as good health now as be was at the time his insur­ ance lapsed. Further, it is not necessary for the veteran to pay for each month he has missed. He pays only one premium for the month o f lapse, and one premium for the month o f reinstatement. A ll intervening months do not have to be made up. ® Manager August counselled all veterans who have thrown away this valuable veterans’ benefit to investigate the advantages of NSU . He urged all veterans who have permitted their GI insurance to lapse to visit the nearest VA office and discuss their insurance rights with a qualified VA repre­ sentative. John Frey on Rotary Program John Frey, who will be a senior in Cedarville high school next year, together with John Baldner and Tommy Thomas, Xenia boys, gave a report on their activities at Buckeye Boys’ state at the regular meeting o f the Xenia Ro­ tary club on Tuesday at noon. The trio wer sent to the Ameri­ can Legion directed Boys state by the American Legion, 40 and 8 and the Rotary club. TO INSTALL OFFICERS The attention o f all members o f the IOOF lodge is called to the annual installation o f officers on July 23 at 8:00 p . m . LEGION TO MEET The Wallace C. Anderson post No. 544 o f the American Legion will meet in the mayor's office on July 24 aft 8 p. m. ReelCross Gives ReportonMay, June Activities Activities o f the Greene county Red Cross chapter fo r May and June were reviewed at the regular meeting of^the board o f directors Friday evening at the Chapter House in Xenia. In her report, Miss Catherine Smith, executive director, reveal­ ed that five first aid instructor mobile units have been added to the three which have been in oper- tion since December, 1944, mak­ ing 8 in all. These instructors are equipped and authorize}! to give emergency first aid care to the victims of highway accidents as they come upon them in the course of their travels. The as­ sistance givenJs purely voluntary, and the first aid training received prepares the unit personel to give intelligent help until medical as­ sistance can be obtained. Those now serving in: this capacity are S bp^ en Gardner; E, D. Stroup, and Norman Luce, and newly au­ thorized to serv/ are Merlin Eide- miller, Walter Petters, Mrs. Gwil­ ym Owen, Mrs. James Corwin and Miss Nina Carroll. Under community service to camps and hospitals, in addition to various entertainments, parties and flowers furnished to veteran’s hospitals, eighty articles for use as birthday gifts fo r hospitalized veterans were supplied, including 20 each ball point pens, billfolds, cigarette cases and lighters, as well as napkins, plates and cups fo r birthday parties, and mater­ ials for craft work. Nine canteen corps members gave 37 hours service at ward parties for 800 veterans in Brown hospital, and served refreshments at 4 parties during May and June. 160 dozen homemade cookies and 200 cakes were given by individ­ uals and organizations. Five new gray ladies were re­ cruited and trained for service in the V. A. T. B. hospital, and are giving one day a week to the work, and eleven gray ladies gave 188 hours there and at the Wright field service station. A large group is being organized for training by the V. A. in the fall. Other voluntary service con­ tributed, included home service, 27 hrs.* administration 37 hours, staff assistants 180 hrs, motor corps 21 hrs. with a milage of 280. The production corps completed and shipped 136 sewed and knitted garments for members of the armed forces and veterans, and altered 22 pairs of drapes fo r the post chapel at Patterson field. A new surgical dressing) class is now being recruited among those who worked thru the war years, to meet one or two days a week at the Chapter House, on supplies for the veterans admin­ istration, in Dayton. Eighty-seven active service men and their dependents were given assistance and advice, including health-welfare reports to families, psychiatric social histories ob­ tained fo r medical officers, ill­ nesses and deaths verified for both service-men and families, family allowance and allottment problems, and many more. Veterans helped by home ser­ vice were 84 in number, and 56 o f these were assisted in filing claims for disability pensions, three widows aided in claiming death pensions and government insurance due, some assisted in obtaining dental and m e d i c a l treatment at the V. A., and a variety o f other services. t. Material relief in the form of financial assistance was given 24 persons, one eye examination, 3 layettes, 1 X-ray and one ambu­ lance service, in addition to 38 different articles loaned from the home convalescent service, in­ cluding wheel chairs, hospital beds, crutches, etc. Future board: meetings will be held the second Thursday evening o f every month. PAPE REUNION The Pape family reunion was held Sunday a t the home of* Mr. and Mrs. Alva Chaplin. Twenty- six guests enjoyed a pinnic din­ ner* To Judge Texas Dog Trials John Davis breeder and trainer o f registered Border Collies has been invited to judge the south western Sheep dog trials to be held Aug, 1-2 at Kerrville, Texas. The trials are sponsored by the Kerrville Chamber o f Commerce and last year was witnessed by over 10,000 people. Last week Mr. Davis was judge at the South­ eastern dog trials held at the Southeastern Experiment farm at Carpenter Ohio and sponsored by the North American Sheep dog Society and Meigs Chapter, Izaak Walton League. Mr. Davis also acted as judge at McLeankbora, 111. at trials held there last of May. Professorfrom IndiaSpeaks AtMethodist Dr. Eddy Asirvatham spoke at the Methodist church Sunday morning. Dr. Asirvatham is a professor in Boston university school o f theology. He comes here as an exchange professor from the University o f Madras, India. He was born in India of Christian parents and received part o f his e d u c a t i o n in the U. S. and England. In India he became a teacher in LucknonClfristian col­ lege, Lucknou, India, before he went to teach in Madras. He has been a speaker at the interna­ tional relations institute held at Antioch college the past 10 days. He spent Sunday and Monday at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Collier. Sunday evening Dr. Asirvatham held an informal meeting and discussion with the young people o f the church an affairs o f India. Sunday afternoon Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Savage o f Xenia visited at the Collier home. Dr. Savage, Rev. Collier and Dr. Asirvatham were class mates at the Theolo­ gical Seminary at Hartford Conn. He goes from 'Eere to attend a conference in Chicago. MasonsSet CountyPicnic ForAug. 20 The masons o f Xenia are to be the hosts on Aug. 20 at-a .picnic fo r all Masons and their families. The gathering will be held at, the Greene county fair grounds, beginning at *A:00 p. m. Each family will bring basket dinner and table service and soft drinks and ice cream will be furnished. The affair is sponsored jointly by Xenia lodge, No. 49, F. and A. M., Xerja Chapter, No. 36, R. A. M., Wright Council, No.96, R. and S. M., and Nathaniel Greene Com­ mandery, No. 81, K. T. They wish to make this an all-county gather­ ing, and are inviting the various lodges o f the county, together with masons p f the county whose membership is elsewhere. Games and contests will be en­ joyed: by young and old. Music and movies will be furnished. Louis F . Clark, high priest of Xenia Chapter, has been made the general chairman, Eugene W . Marshal master o f both Wright Council and Xenia Lodge, is the* chairman o f printing and pub­ licity. Herman E. Swadener will have charge o f contests and games, assisted by the boys of the Ored o f DeMolay. William R. Rickels will head the committee to look .after the dinner. Lester S. Barnes is the chairman o f the committee to see that cars are properly parked. James J. Hall, Commander o f Nathaniel Greene Commandery, assisted by Janies Sidders, and his committee will arrange the evening’s entertain­ ment, The lighting o f the grounds is in charge o f Leonard V. Nilson. Registration will be. under the direction o f Harold Ledbetter and Carroll W. Brakefield. Held to Grand Jury On Non Support Homer L. Reiter, Cleveland, was bound over to the grand jury Fri­ day byi Xenia Municipal Judge D. M. Aultman after pleading not guilty to a charge o f non-support. He waived examination and was released without bond. The af­ fidavit was filed by his wife, Ruth Cedarville. The Reiters have two minor children. CommitteesAre Namedfor Committees for the annual^ La­ bor day celebration and field day sponsored by the Progressive club were named at the regular month­ ly meeting or the organization Monday evening at the Old' Mill Camp. C. C. Brewer, president- o f the club announced the following ap­ pointments: Entertainment com­ mittee—Arthur Cultice, chairman; Roland Cahill and Charles Towns- ley. Publicity committee—Thvirman Miller, Jr., chairman;" Frank Bull and Robert Nelson. D o n a t i o n s—Rev. William Waide, chairman; Earl Chaplin and P. J. McCorkell. Properties—Charles Rheubert, chairman; William Lister and Wil­ liam Lemon. Decoratings—Joe F e r r y m a n , chairman; Hal Eeardeait and "Wil­ bur Wisecup. Plans fo r the park were dis­ cussed by the group and it was voted to turn the building o f the shelter house over to the park board and hope was expressed that the American Legion, the other organization which is spon­ soring the community park, would make a similar move. CollegeGets SecondSurplus President Ira D. Vayhinger of Cedarville college has announced that the government has granted the local institution a second sur­ plus building. The newly granted building is a two story barracks and will be used to house approximately 50 students. ' Details ns to where the- builds - ‘ing is to be erected on the cam­ pus, etc., will be decided .at a meeting o f the board o f trustees in the near future, Pitesident Vayhinger stated. Just how soon the*new building will be erected on the campus is still undetermined. The first government surplus building granted the school was erected on the campus to the east of the ball diamond and will be used for study rooms and a student union. “With this new building, which will house about 50, or maybe a few more, men students, we Will be able to accomodate a larger number of students during the coming school year,” President Vayhinger said. RefileAction OnTuesday The Fairfield-Osbom merger dispute was back op the common pleas court docket again Tuesday with refiling o f a mandamus’ pe­ tition by Daniel Hoak o f Fairfield against six Fairfield council mem­ bers. The new suit, filed through Merritt E. Schlafman, Osborn at­ torney, seeks to force>the council to .pass an ordinance to ‘study a plan fo r annexation by Osborn. Named as defendants are Council- men Theodore K. King, Francis D. McDonough, William E. Sipe, Austin H. Lipp, Hillary Carpen­ ter and Charles Lowe. This is the third suit brought by Hoak, reportedly on behalf of the Osborn-Fairfield citizens commit­ tee, to compel the Fairfield coun­ cil to study the annexation plan after the group deadlocked at 3-3 in a previous motion to consider it. The first petition was declared faulty by Jud^3 Frank L ..John­ son and the second dismissed June 19 by agreement o f both par­ ties when it was revealed that Hoak must first legally attempt solicitor, J. A. Finney, Xenia, at- such action through- the village Mr. Finney turned down the request to handle the- ease and the way was paved fo r Hoak’s latest action. On Wednesday the court issued a writ o f mandamus ordering the Fairfield council to act on an or­ dinance authorizing- study, o f - a proposal fo r -.annexation .of the village, toTOsborn. Shinkle’s Picture In LA Paper Ffc. Ralph F . Shinkle, son o f Mr. and- Mrs. Otis Shinkle, was pictured in a recent edition of the Los Angeles Examiner as he was selling tickets to the “Music fo r Wounded” concert which was held in Hollywood bowl. Pfc. Shinkle Was injured the lat­ ter part o f April in a motorcycle accident and was taken to Mc- Gornack General hospital in Pasa­ dena, Calif. > The picture of Pfc. Shinkle was taken while he was selling tickets at the Columbia studio and shown with him are three of that studio’s glamorous actresses who took part in the concert, Janis Carter, "Adele Jergens and Janet Blair. Pfc.* Shinkle is now home on 30 day furlough. I, HerberttoBe LaborDay SpeakerHere Gov. Thomas J. Herbert of Ohio has accepted the invitation of Cedarville college to be the speak­ er o f the day on Labor day, Sept. 1, 11:00 a. m. on the college cam­ pus, honoring the memory of the late United States Senator James ■H. Kyle, Cedarville native, found­ er o f the national holiday, it was disclosed here today. Gov. Her­ bert will be the third governor to appear here commemorating Kyle Who wrote the national legisla­ tion whichh established- Labor day on the national calendar in 1894/ Two years ago former Gov. Frank J. Lausche was the speaker and planted a tree on the campus in his memory. -Last year Gov. M. Q. Sharpe made a trek from South Dakota to be the speaker and before the event engineered special research ori the life of Kyle in t >2 state archives of South Dakota whence Kyle was elected to the senate. The Cedar­ ville appearance o f Gov. Herbert is believed to be the first official appearance as state 'head that he has made in Greene county. The Labor day celebration opens with a pai’ade to the college cam­ pus in the morning with Gov. Herbert giving his address as in­ dicated. The event will mark also the sixth annual field day held by the Progressive club. Presi­ dent C. C. Brewer of the club and President Ira D. Vayhinger of the college and their committees are working out the details of the day and evening event which has drawn thousands from the sur­ rounding area. The late Senator Kyle was born near Cedarville Feb. 24 1854, the home in which he first saw the light o f day is now on South Main Street. Kyle was a congre­ gational minister serving a pas­ torate at Aberdeen, South Dakota, when he gave a pinch hit in- promptu speech at a Fourth of -war ;departmeuiuand-,var'loufciat»^ ..July-,:.,celebration - which aroused:, torney-geiieral’s Offices. - such comment that it lifted him He .and his wife have. m'aSJj to a unique political career* event- their home in Osborn since mov- ually to write the Labor day bill Legion to Publish Memorial Book The Wallace- C. Anderson post is now gathering information and pictures of veterans for a book which they will publish in the near future, it has been announced by Edwin Bull, commander of the local post. Committees in charge are as follows: Pictures of ; general interest: P. J. McCorkell, John Bull, Earl Chaplin, Arthur Evans and W. J. Barber. Information: World War I—H. X . Stormont, Joe Bratton, Walter Boase. World II—Lawrence "Wad­ dle, Ralph Shaw, Bryon Stewart. Sales: .Harvey Auld, James Bailey, William Nagley, Frank Greswell, Oscar Lee. a AsDeputyto Deputy Sheriff James R. Ram­ sey, on the staff o f the sheriff’s department since 1944, has re­ signed effective July 26, it was announced, t In a letter to Sheriff Walton Spahr, the officer signified his intention o f rejoining the Ring- ling Brothers-Bamum and. Bailey circus with which he was associ­ ated on several previous occa­ sions. Mr. -Ramsey became a regular depujty in the sheriff’s depart­ ment during May following the resignation of Robert Wood. He had previously been detailed to Skyway Park since becoming a special officer there three years ago. < Mr. Ramsey was born in Win- •Chester, Va., fifty-seven years ago and was associated with sev­ eral circuses in the capacities of performer and publicity man for many years before getting into law enforcement work- with .the ing to Greene county. in 1894. HospitalBond VotePlans CountyFair AreMapped Exhibited at Arrangements have been made for the use o f an X-ray unit and the operating technicians to be used in the public health depart­ ment’s exhibit at the Gree/e county fair, Lewis E. Bales,, ex­ ecutive secretary of the Greene county Public Health league,: an­ nounced this week. The djsplay is sponsored joint­ ly by the health department and the Greene County Public Health league. The display will center around the finding, the care and treatment o f tuberculosis, A chest X-Ray service to patrons of the fair will highlight the exhibit. This service will be extended to residents of the county above the ages o f 18. The X-ray unit and technicians have been commissioned from National X-ray Surveys, Inc., of Orange, N. J., a concern that specialize in this type of service and providing complete X-ray service. X-ray pictures taken in the past showing tuberculosis in the different stages, will be 6n display, and interpertation of thes pictures will be explained to those interested. Dr. Gordon E. Savage, health commissioner, and the public health nurses will be on hand to assist with X-raying add to answer questions. Suit"for $7,625 Filed in Court A suit for $7,625 has been filed in common pleas court against the Miami Valley Co-operative Milk Producers association, Dayton, by Harry S. Sanford, 521 E. Second St., onbe half of his daughter, Eleanor, 14. * The petition, prepared by Sam- vuel A.. McCray; Dayton attorney, ■Claims the sum for damages and hospital expenses incurred as a .restdfc of a* traffic acedient last 'December, in Which Eleanor suf­ fered-severe injuries. The father chargesrth&'.acddent, involving a Co-op- tjrtick .and a car in which his. daughter’was: riding* was.oc­ casioned* by- negligent operation thetruekdiiver* Donald Kirk. A campaign to bring the ques­ tion of a hospital bond issue be­ fore voters at the November election was mapped partially Tuesday night at a meeting of the Greene memorial hospital committee at Xenia city hall. From Tuesday night's meeting the committee moves to: 1. Have prepared a perspective drawing to indicate what the pro­ posed building will look like; 2. Definite decision and an­ nouncement on an accepted -site for the structure; 3. Determination of construc­ tion costs so that a definite fig ­ ure for tfie amount of the bond issue can be decided upon in time to get the figures on the ballot; 4. Start o f a publicity and edu­ cation 'campaign which will carry •the hospital appeal to citizens in all parts of the country. . The last-named program em­ braces an intensive drive to ob­ tain signatures for petitions which have been in circulation for some time. These signatures will be presented to county commis­ sioners to indicate community .support for placing the issue on the ballot. In recent weeks petitioners have implemented their support by contributions to finance the cost of the vote campaign. More than $2,000 is now in the treasury for this purpose and the sum is believed nearly adequate. In the future only signatures will be re­ quired -although contributions still will be accepted. Dr. W. A, Hammond, treasurer who heads a sub-committee in­ vestigating architects and build­ ing costs, was instructed to obtain an exterior perspective for use in *the prefcnotion. This task will be speeded by efforts to take advan­ tage of the county fair in promot­ ing the issue through the media of a.booth on the grounds and public appeals to fair-goers. Pub­ lic speakers will appear before clubs 'and organizations. ■* Committee members reported - heartened by a broad evidence, o f public acceptance, as indicated by ’ the response to the .-petitions. by Mary Fay Bryson For several years, various slo­ gans have been tried for the Greene County Fair.-. / “ the far­ mer’s show-window,” “ our fair is your fair” . . . and the ones occasioned by the increased ef­ forts fo r production for war needs. Yet only one has remained longer than a season and that one is “ the best yet!” This has become rather like a nickname, it creates a smile but it is cher­ ished just the same. But there is a reason for sug­ gesting- the “ best yet.” It indi­ cates that na, .matter what has been gelid in the past, there is a definite effort to improve it each yeaT, a little here, a bit there until the combined effect really does produce, “ the best yet.” One of the improvements on the fairgrounds in the last few months was the sale5and renwrgul o f the two, long, harrow, >windowless, implement-buildings. Sometime a spacious, new rs£ructure -will be erected but this, year, this space will be utilized for concessions. Just across the drive- from, the newer parking lot will be the new location for the display of farm machinery. This is under the di­ rection of Harold Van Pelt, fair board member-in-charge. If you are interested in showing your machinery at the fair, get in touch with Mr. Van Pelt, proprie­ tor o f Spring Valley Hardware company. The m£st noticable addition to the fairgrounds is the concrete- block building, the new rest room of the sanitary system, nearly completion, The construction of this system necessitated tearing up o f roadways and streets quite torney. a bit but it is expected that all such places will be properly cared for before the annual fair days, not far o ff now. You see. . . there are many ways in which each year, things •are accomplished for the benefit of fair patrons which in all truth do help to make each year’s ex­ hibition and events, “ the best yet.” Star Route Contracts Are Awarded Ralph W. Hill, New-Burling­ ton, R. R. 1, has taken over.one of the two star mail xoutes main­ tained by the Xenia Postoffice, ,H. A. Higgins, postmaster, an­ nounced. Hill, who succeeds Everett Bai­ ley, Yellow Springs, R. R. 1, will service a circuit which includes Xenia,. Bfellbrook, Spring Valley, New Burlington, Waynesville and Harveysburg. Alvin Rockhold, Jamestown will retain a star route which covers Xenia, Wilberforce, Cedarville and Jamestown. The positions are awarded on a low-bid contract basis every four years. AT CONFERENCE A group of young people from the U. P. church will attend synod­ ical conference at Hanoyer, .Ind., this week. They are Jdisses Bev­ erly Carzoo, Kay Adams, Claire Stormont, Caroline Galloway and Based on this: public-expression they expressed optimism1at Tues­ day night’s meeting but will not permit th is, feelirtg to interfere with an- all-out'-educational effort toi convince, voters-of •the public necessity fo r a hospital. Nets ParkPool The boxing show Tuesday night at the opera house netted the com­ munity park swimming pool fund approximately $140, it was an­ nounced following the fights by Vincfent Rigio, head of the drive to raise the funds, and P. J. Mc­ Corkell who is acting as treasurer. In the first bout of the card, fighting in the 105 pound class, Dave Moore, Springfield, and Da­ vie Barton, Dayton, finished in a. draw after three rounds in which both boys threw plenty o f leather. Cedarville’s own Bob Peterson dropped a three round decision to Jimmy Borton, Dayton, in the 112 pound class. The only knockout on the card came in the first round o f the scheduled three rounder as Mar­ tin Harris, Springfield, let go with a hard right to the jaw o f Dayton’s Charlie Sampson. The KO blow was practically the only one thrown by either fighter in the bout, with Harris taking ad­ vantage of the first opening he saw. Sampson had to be revived after taking the full count, hut showed no after effects. They fought in the 145 pound class. In the 129 class Young Dilling- er, Cincinnati, took a three round decision over Nat Higgins of Springfield. Jimmy Lyons, Springfield pro­ fessional, easily took the exhibi­ tion from Herbert Wilson of Sel­ ma, who dropped from exhauston in the third round of the three rounder. Eldon Fletcher, formerly o f Springfield, now o f Toledo, was originally slated for the ex­ hibition with Lyons, but due to the fact that the fights in Colum­ bus on Monday night, in which he was to fight in the main event, were rained out and postponed until Tuesday night, he was un­ able to be on hand. In the final go of the evening’ s card Eddie Vancil, Dayton, took a three round decision from Dar­ rel Ladd, Miamisburg, in the 134 pound class. The committee in charge of the boxing show was composed of Lee Lynch, Charles Duvall and Mrs. William Nagley. in Sunday Crash An auto accident Sunday after­ noon in Fairfield brought death to one person and injury to three others, increasing the 1947 traffic toll in Greene county to six. Rudolph Slonaker, 73, Cam­ bridge City, R. R. 1, Ind., was killed when the car in which he was riding struck another at Cen­ tral avenue and route 4. Witnesses told highway patrol- mai) C. L. Kirchberg that the car, driven by Slonaker’ s son, Ora, 35, also p f Cambridge City, failed to halt at the intersection while go­ ing east. It was struck, according to Kirchberg, by a southbound auto driven by Carl D. Tackett, 54, Dayton. The impact forced the ” cars into the auto o f Edwin Jack- son, 39, o f 431 West Market street, Xenia, which was halted at the west intersection. Jackson, his wife and two children were not injured, Fairfield Police Chief Elias Quinn said. Ambulances took Mrs. Mae Slonaker, 50, wife of the victim, and Mrs. Virginia L. Slonaker, 30, wife of the driver, to Miami Val­ ley hospital, Dayton. They were treated for cuts and bruises and released. Mrs. Grace Tackett, wife o f the Dayton driver, was treated for cuts by an Osborn physician. The Indiana couples were visit- * ing relatives in Osborn, according to officers. Face Y F W 1031 In First Playoff C e d a , r v i l l e ’s entry in the Springfield district amateur base­ ball league will face the strong VF.W 1031 outfit Sunday after­ noon at 2 o’clock at the Cedarville community park. This will be the first game of the playoffs to determine the league championship. During the regular schedule' o f play the lo­ cals finished in a three way tie for second place. «... d.' .-11