The Cedarville Herald, Volume 72, Numbers 1-26

S^i'day, A’pril i,- J§T 4 ' 9 ' TEe iGedarville, O'. Herald The Cedarville Herald A Republican Newspaper Published Every Friday by THURMAN MILLER. JR. Entered as second class, matter October 31, 1887 at the Postof­ fice at Cedarville, Ohio, under Act o f Congress o f March 1879. Member—National Editorial As­ sociation; Ohio Newspaper Asso­ ciation; Miami Valles Press As- sociation. Editorial Striping the Fields Greene county’s rich, black soil is being turned by plows m preparation fo r lending a hanu again, as always, in producing food fo r a hungry, and m some cases, a starving world. Lome a- bout you, everybody, and be grateful you live in a land luce ours—rich, prosperous and free l New Grange Home Ohio State Grange has a new home near the governor’s mans­ ion on East Broad street in Col­ umbus. Its purchase was author­ ized at a recent meeting of the state organization in Cleveland. The new home is a beautiful c < k - onial-type house with pillars and a large lawn. Greene Grangers share the pride the organization feels in its new home. New Radio Station The new radio station, WQNE, Dayton, “ comes in fine,’’ as folks use to say when radio was in its infancy. WONE is at 980 on the dial, and seems to have a clear channel. It carries Mutual programs and brings in every­ thing as clear as any local station. A lot o f folks are happy that Fulton Lewis, Jr., can be heard as plainly as he speaks. More School Houses Very seldom does a community build a school house that proves to be large enough. Ours looks plenty big and is serving its pur­ pose splendidly. It is modern and practical and we are all proud of it. But they tell us that within 10 years there will be ten million more children in school than there are at present.. We will have our share of them. Educational plans, like governmental plans and everything, have to be laid for the future expansion. Time marches on. What Else But Chance? The president of the United States, addressing the congress, said that “we must not leave the future to chance.” Which raises the question: To colonists who settled it took a chance. The founders of the government took a chance. The 49-ers took a chance. Everybody who helped make America great took’ J a chance. A hasty glance or a studied view of the country’s history shows that in no instance did the government take the risk. It need not do it fo r two reasons: It is not the function of a. government, and Americans are still willing to take a chance. Aw, Let ’Em Run! It begins to look like the con­ stitutional amendment limiting the term of president o f the US to eight years will die-a-bornin’ Ins and outs, want-ins and wish- I-were’s can continue to make it a free-for-all. Oh, well, that’s another application o f liberty in a free country. Rail Rates Higher and higher go the costs of rail service. Taxes go up and up and wages make the cow that jumped over the moon look like a weary heifer wintered ’round the straw stack. Four times in recent months freight rates have been upped, and another demand is being readied. Passenger fares are higher, and an increase is to he asked soon. Dominating rail- xoad lines insist that there is no prospect of luring people to trav­ el by rail, and accordingingly the only recourse is to get more rev- envue from people who have to travel on the railroad anyhow. Wastebasket Stuff Do you, gentle reader, realize that you are helping to pay for over 80,000 “ official publications” put out by various Federal agen­ cies? And do you see some of these pamphlets.? Some of them are very valuable and serve a helpful purpose. But thousands and thousands of them, issued at heavy cost, are as useless as a cabbage worm. You would laugh at what some of these period­ icals are about, but the mutter­ ing under your breath wouldn’t be laughter after you found out how much it cost to broadcast the idealess and useless publications. Why is this? Ohio spends a lot of money to "de-slick” highways. Could the method be used in politics ? New Small Coins It is proposed to mint two new small coins. One is to be a 2 1-2 cent piece and the other a 7 1-2 piece. The irea came from the jump from 5 cents to 10 cents, a 100% hike, in many commodit­ ies. But won’t they come down a.nickel a jump, too? Why clut­ ter up the change-making system with 1-2 cent pieces ? Chinas head man has named Dr. Fu as a high-up assistant. But “ Dr. Fu” would still look a bit tiny on q N6I 10 envelope. A man named Wiper has been named to a job with the state; We need a lot o f ’em. Congressman - Clarence J. Brown recently wrote a much-dis­ cussed article for the magazine, “ Steelways,” a steel-industry periodical. PLAN VO-AG COURSE Washington C. H. plans a high school vo-ag course if enough pupils want it. SCARLET FEVER Three cases of scarlet fever were reported in Clinton county last week. -J ......... ... ............. s c r ip t u r e : Mark 8:27—8:1. 31-34; Luke 9:28-36, 51. _ ... , DEVOTIONAL R EAD IN G : Philippian* 2:5-11. TrailofTheCross Lesson for April 3, 1949 Dr. Foreman T HE TURNING-POINT In Jesus’ career was dramatic. But tht few friends who were present did not then realize what it meant. On a vacation journey, Jesus put to his most i n t i m a t e friends this ques­ tion: "Who do men say that I am?" Peter's a n s w e r, “ T h o u art t h e Christ," may sound obvious to us, but was not obvious then. It was sensational so much so that Jesus did not want the publicity that would come to him if that name “ Christ" were free­ ly circulated. For the word “ Christ” meant nothing less than “ King.” To the Romans it would sound like trea­ son; but to the Jews it would sound like Judgment Day. When Peter said, “ Yon are the Christ,” he was implying also: “ Yon are immortal. Yon are the coming conqueror of the world. You are not in the same class with any other man. Yon will do for mankind what no other hero has ever done.” * * * God’s View and the Devil’s O N ALL THAT glowing devotion Jesus’ next announcement fell like icy rain. In the ears of those friends of his it sounded like the bell of death. Never before had Jusus told them anything like this, and they must have found it hard to believe. For he had r.ot a word about a throne, nothing about suc­ cess, nothing about mastering the world. Quite the contrary. He must “ suffer many tilings. . . be rejected . . . be killed.” If they heard the words “ rise again" too, the words made no impression. _ For Jesus had announced what to them seemed impossible, absurd: He, the Christ, would be killedi Small wonder that Peter broke out— No,,No! But Jesus would not com­ promise. He even called Peter “ Satan” for thinking as he did. The Christain church agrees with Jesus, not with Peter. We realize today, as Peter himself did afterwards, what the Cross of Christ means. Buddha, founder of a very differ­ ent religion, died in old age of over­ eating. Can you imagine Jesus do­ ing that? Suppose Jesus had taken Peter’ s advice and -made arrange­ ments to retire comfortably where he would never see a cross? Then we never should have heard of him. He would not have been worth hear­ ing from. * * * One Cross is Not Enough Y ES, WE KNOW now that the Cross of Christ is important. But we are a good deal like Peter, after alL For we do not listen to what we do not like to hear. And the next words of Jesus, on that his­ toric occasion, must have sounded then as they do now, most chilling of all. “Whosoever would come after me, let him take his own cross and follow me.” In Jesus’ time no one was ever seep carrying a cross who was not already under sentence of death and on his way to be executed. Translated into modern terms, what Jesus said would sound as horrible as this: Any man who wishes to follow me must take his seat on the electric chair . . . must take his place in the lethal chamber . . « must put his neck in a noose . . . and follow me. One cross is not enough. There must be other crosses. My road is a death-march. I want for my fol­ lowers only those who are willing to take the same trail. *, • • Trail of the Cross S UCH WORDS sounded harsh then; they do still. But in the light of the centuries, we can see what Jesus meant, better than that little band of frightened men around Je­ sus who did not want to hear the words "suffer . . . die." Jesus was not advocating pain for pain’s sake Why did Jesus set his own face toward the cross? The Christian answer is, He did it— for others. Now what is wrong with the world today? It Isn’t that we don’t wish ^onr neigh­ bors well; Sat the trenbe is, we don’ t want to be bothered, oar good-will Is too tender to stand any strain, we will do anything for other people provided It doesn’t hurt. But the world can be saved only as men and women imitate and multiply the spirit of the crucified Christ. (Copyright fay the Iatem atlonai Council o t Religious Education on behalf at 40 Protestant denominations. Released tar WNU Features. CLARENCE J. BROWN Write* With a Buckeye In Congress B y the slim margin o f one Vote, 208 to, 207,'the Jlouse o f Repre­ sentatives defeated the Rankin Bill which wduld have paid a pen­ sion to all veterans o f World Wars One and Two over sixty- five years o f age. The bill had been drastically amended so,-as to limit pensions to only those in need at the rate o f seventy-two dollars per month instead of ninety dollars as provided in the original bill. The opposition to the measure was lead by a young World War Two veteran, Repre­ sentative Teague of Texas. Most World War veteran Members of the House voted against the mea­ sure. After-the defeat o f the bill it’s author. Representative Ran­ kin o f Mississippi, issued a state­ ment saying the pension matter would not he brought up again in this Congress. As this column is being writ­ ten a House-Senate conference committee is in session attempt­ ing to work out the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill to extend rent controls. The present law ex­ pires March 31st. One thing seems certain, and that is the compromise bill will carry a “ home rule” provision to permit states or municipalities to bring an end to rent control in their areas. The compromise bill will probably provide for extending rent control twelve or fifteen months, with possible provisions fo r automatic rent increase o f ps much as ten per cent,, and give a guarantee o f a fair return on the investment to property owners. The Senate Committee on Lab­ or and education has approved^ a bill to extend Federal aid, through the states, to local pub­ lic schools. The bill provides for Federal contributions to state ed­ ucational systems o f three hund­ red million dollars a year." Ohio’s share o f the cost o f this program, via Federal taxes, would be ap­ proximately $17,370,000 per year. The Federal aid" extended Ohio educational institutions under the proposed law would be $7,090,000 a year. The difference o f $10,- 280,000 paid in by Ohioans to support the Federal aid program would go to assist the schools of other states. The bill is expected to come to a vote in the Senate within the next two weeks. Refunds to veterans for over­ payment of their national life insurance premiums, amounting to about two biljion dollars, will not be made this year by the Fed­ eral government as originally contemplated. The Veterans Ad­ ministration last week announced World Two veterans coming under the national insurance plan can- i ot expect to receive refunds to premium payments until some lime in 1950. President Truman,.who threat­ ened to tour the country and .to denounce the Congress if it re­ fused to meet his legislative de­ mands, came back from Florida late last week in a conciliatory mood. Instead of hitting back at the Congress which had last week dealt three body blows to the Ad­ ministration’s legislative program in a single day, Mr. Truman has decided to change his tactics and to follow more peaceful means of obtaining Congressional coopera­ tion. Democratic leaders are be- in " invited to the White House fo r luncheons, dinners and con­ ferences galore these days. * High Army officials testifying before the Armed Services Com­ mittee .last week while insisting their statements did not bind the War Department, predicted no one will be drafted into the army under the Selective Service Act between now and the time the law expires in June, 1950, unless the world situation becomes much more serious than at the present time. John L. Lewis has sent his coal miners back to work, but those opposed to repeal o f the Taft- Hartley Act appreciate his stop­ ping work in the coal mines for two weeks. It is argued his act­ ion guarantees the Taft-Hartley Act wjll not be repealed. Have you purchased a new automobile lately? I f so, and you paid the average delivery price o f two thousand dollars, you may be interested in knowing that four hundred dollars o f this amount represented Federal taxes and has found it’s way into the Uni­ ted States Treasury. As a result o f an increase sup­ ply* of raw tin reaching the Uni­ ted States there will be more tin in tin cans from now on and not so much spoiled food. Other met­ als which have been in short sup­ ply are also now becoming avail­ able in greater quantities. The House has passed and sent to the Senate a bill authorizing the National Defense Establish­ ment to purchase and maintain-a three thousand-mile range fo r Usting guidrd missiles. Just where the range will be located is a military secret, but it will be no where in the continental United Stales. it is porihlo that the United Sint s will not plunge into re­ arming Western Europe, imme- d nteiv following the signing of the North Atlanfic Defense Pact, as many have contemplated. The reason—some o f America's top military leaders are fearful any arms furnished the nations of Western could and would quick­ ly fall into the hands o f Russian troops in case war should develop, FICHTER RECOVEING Joseph W. Fichter, master of Ohio State Grange, has been re­ moved from a Hamilton hospital to his home in Oxford, where he is recovering from a broken hip sustained in an automobile ac­ cident in February. JAILS BREAKERS FINED Two men who tried to break jail in Hillsboro were fined $250 an;* costs for destroying public property. SALES TAX DOWN Sales tax receipts fo r February 1949, were-off about two -quarter million dollars from *1948. Ohio unemplovment benefit payments passed five million dol­ lars in February, a new ,! V.J 2 r* ;v » ..‘ i -kook W ko is Boss! (WeHope) n ■ 'S p iSS J jjjgV Business Principles Required on Farms Operation by Guess or %By Neighbor! Deplored Cash," Credit, equipment, soil fer­ tility and human strength are in­ volved on the ledger of assets con­ trolled by the farmer and rancher — assets that become' ; liabilities when management is lacking. Probably 90 per cent of the differ­ ence between a poor farm or ranch AGRICULTURAL INCOME " M i l l ' 23 .3 1139’« *41 ’42 ’43'44 45 '4 «'41 fOUKk «.*MMtWIM Ot eoMMtiai •II tltl-l.11 and a profitable one is in the man­ agement. Good business principles lead a farmer ahead, whereas one who operates by intuition, by guess or “ by neighbor” never gets ahead. Here are a few points necessary to good farm or ranch manage­ ment: ■I KEEP RECORDS. This as- I • sures factual data to use in de­ termining production possibilities of the farm or ranch. See that yields of crops, production of live­ stock, cash expenses and receipts are recorded properly. ' • 2 WATCH MARKET TRENDS. « By consistently reading market outlooks or discussions on prices, which reflect tho most probable fu­ ture situations, farmers and ranch­ ers will have a guide to use in plaii- nir.g production. Thus they will-he able to have produce ready to Seil at the right time to realize' the‘hi$i- est price and still have livestock and lend more fertile.for the following year. * i 3 PLAN LABOR. Make it tie in * with seasons for care of ma­ chinery and equipment, time for planting, care of crops, harvesting and marketing. 4 PLAN THE FARMSTEAD AND •FIELDS. Make rotations easy, save labor and increase yields by adapting crops to land. Study in Contrasts Long a standby of agriculture in- the South, “ Sally” views with in- * terest the “ new look” in Georgia form ing. Latest figures show a steady decrease In the number of mules used for firm power In this state. Replacing them are jeeps, representing another step forward in farm mechanization. Equipped with hydraulic lifts and numerous other special implements and at­ tachments, jeeps have speeded up farm operations and eased the work burden for both farmer and mule. Mysterious 'X Disease* Termed Serious threat « “ Hyperkeratosis” is the jaw- breaking name of a baffling cattle disease now causing trouble on thousands of forms, particularly in southeastern states. Known also by the simpler terms of “ X disease" and “double X dis­ ease,” the new malady has caused serious loss in at least 28 states and poses a serious threat to output of meat; milk and other animal prod­ ucts. One symptom of the disease is a marked thickening of the skin. So far, efforts to transmit it and to treat it with drugs have been un­ successful Agriculture department scientists are cooperating with specialists of several southeastern states In an intensive study of the. disease. mination is in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement- or other contract. Covered by the proposed provisions would be every employer in Ohio who has more than 12 persons working for him, unless the employees are ‘domestic servants. Adminis­ tration o f the legislation would he in charge o f a five-member, bi­ partisan commission appointed ' by the Governor to- five-year staggered terms, with the con­ sent of the Senate. By a vote of 104 to 11, the House also passed and forwarded to the Senate a hill which would restrict the sale of harbituates (medicine conducive to sleep). This week the Legislature will consider and adminstrations hill designed- to make it more diffi­ cult to start new horse racing tracks in Ohio. House action is also scheduled for a bill giving Township Trustees controlling rights over car parking in unin­ corporated areas. The Senate is expected to be­ gin- setting up the machinery for -rilling Legislature vacancies; The House Industry and Labor Committee will resume hearings on proposed legislation to liberal­ ize state unemployment compen­ sation laws, The House Conserva­ tion Committee will continue hearings on a measure to create a Department of Natural Re­ sources. PRAISE SPEAKER Words of praise are being spok­ en by Grangers over Ohio for an address at a state meeting in Columbus by Elbert Hutchinson, a member o f the Greene County Grange. Lowell'Fress Writes from the Legislature Last Monday night’s session passed several hills, one of which provided Sfor the elimination of the word “ gross” from the exist­ ing law governing action by boards of education on teachers’ continuing contracts. This word “ gross" when applied to ineffici­ ency is very limiting to school .boards and the vote of 90 yeas to 33 nays demonstrated the thinking of the House. Tuesday’s- session considered some minor bills, among them House Bill 107, which provides for the restoration o f quail to the game bird list, but specifically limits all open seasons for a per­ iod of ten years, in order to give the Conservation Department an opportunity to demonstrate the possibility o f propagating quail, and thus increase their numbers. No quail management program by the Department has been possible for the past 34 years, due to the song bird status of quail. This hill should be welcomed by both farmers and bird lovers, as it will .increase their numbers , and jt.has.been proven in other states ;.surrounding; Ohio that' quail,can be propagated. - * 1 In history-making-action Wed­ nesday, the House passed and sent to the Senate a highly con­ troversial bill to prohibit dis- crinminatory employment prac­ tices based upon race, color, re­ ligious creed, national origin or ancestry, and created a five-mem­ ber FEPC. The tally pushed through the first measure of. its type ever formally Considered by a General Assembly in Ohio’s 146 years o f statehood, was 70 to 61. Eight Republicans joined 62 Democrats in responding “ aye” to the question which may make Ohio the sixth state to have an FEPC. Seven Democrats teamed with 54 Republicans in opposi­ tion. Both political parties and candidates for Governor had pledged themselves to the prin­ ciples of FEFC legislation in tlieir last campaign. Climaxing three hours and forty-one minutes of continuous debate and parlimen- * tary maneuvering, which kept hundreds o f spectators who flood­ ed the visitor’s galleries and spilled into the House Chamber, . in a state of tension, the* result came on the sixth roll call of a tumultuous day. - As approved by the House af- • ter four .major amendments had be£in inserted, the FEPC bill was .Portable Elevator Saves Labor and Time Sn Easily constructed; on theu’farni*. and powered with a fractional horse­ power motor, the portable elevator- conveyor saves much back-break­ ing labor as well as time in the handling and storing of grains; -*' Cost of construction is estimated at about $1 per lineal foot, com­ pared with $1.85 per lineal foot for; ready-made equipment. 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The closeness of the result on the substitute edu­ cational plan (67-66) indicated that the bill may be further toned down in the Senate, where a “ coluhtary cooperation” •FEPC is pending. The four amendments adopted would - Remove authority of the state commission to hire agents or investigate through volunteer groups or individuals; knock out the exemption that would have ex­ cluded religious, fraternal or so­ cial organizations from provi­ sions o f the bill; eliminated a section which put heavier re­ strictions on employers than on labor organizations; and wrote in an anti-Communistie section. In addition to these provisions, the FEPC makes it an unlawful practice for an employment a- gency, employer, or labor organ­ ization to discriminate against any applicant for work, or work­ er, with respect to his hire, com­ pensation, tenure, terms, upgrad­ ing conditions or privileges of employees because of his (1) race, color, religious creed, natural origin or ancestry; . 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