The Cedarville Herald, Volume 72, Numbers 1-26

jfEe 'CeSarvjlle, .'0« Heraltl -Friday,-Xpri! %l T92$ 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 Valley Press As­ sociation. Editorial UNAMERICAN The headlines shouted, “ Lewis Orders Men back to Work.” Or­ dering men back to work, or ordering them 'to do or not to do anything is exactly what we mean by “ un-American.” Have we come to the place where one man does the ordering! It cost millions o f lives, blood, sweat, and tears, and uncountable dollars to do away with that sort of thing. Are we going to let it start up again ? TOOTS TOO LATE A New England grocer request­ ed that a brass band play at his funeral. The town band obliged— 22 men tooting for his last toot. Do you suspose he heard? UNDER A CLOUD The moon went o ff the job the night o f April 12, right when we needed it most, from 1G:3Q p. m. to midnight, approximately. Does John L. Lewis order the man in the moon around too! WRONG GUESSES When if the record is written it will show that President Tru­ man has guessed wrong on more matters than anybody that ever did any guessing. He was as wrong as “ Hank” Wallace on the guess about unemployment to follow the war—instead of his prediction the country saw its greatest employment in the very years he predicted the bottom would drop out of industry. He was wrong about inflation, wrong about food prices, wrong about steel, wrong about textiles, wrong about’ the 81st congress. “ To err is human,” the philoso­ pher said. We have a very human president! PITY THE RICH! Viceroy of India’s wife inher­ ited nearly six million dollars from her banker father. By the terms o f papa’s will the daugh­ ter gets only the income from the money. But this year the taxes ran 5120,000 more than the in­ come. She can’t touch a penny of the principal, according to the will. Pity the po‘ lil’ rich girl! AN EARLY START Philosopher Ben Franklin said, “ there’s no substitute for an early start.” The newspaper story o f a woman who is a grandmother at 28 will stand, probably, as a record until that gal who became a mother at 10 gets a little more time in the con­ test. She ought to make it at 22. IRON CURTAIN Remember, the iron curtain is used not so much to keep ideas out as to keep ideas and those who have ideas in. Behind the iron curtain is the same longing fo r freedom as the colonists had; the same urge for liberty that everything and everybody that breathes has. NEW STATES The public lands committee of congress has approved the ad­ mission o f Hawaii and Alaska as states. Both territories have been developed splendidly in re­ cent years. The two areas are unlike in climate, products and people. Their union with the oth­ er states would add to our re­ sources and to the wealth of our nation. Opportunities in both new states would be limitless. And 50 states would be easy to count! SOBERING INFLUENCE Danish scientists have perfect­ ed a cure for intoxication. A con­ coction that has 26 letters and 7 syllables is the dope. It deintox- icates a souse. But just going in­ to a drug store and asking for. the stuff by name ought to sober up a fellow, without even taking any of it. SUN WORSHIPERS In olden times tribesmen wor­ shiped the sun. It is easy to un­ derstand why they did. The most modern thinkers among scient­ ists are sun worshipers. They see that all we know as power comes from the sun, immediately or remotely. Oil, coal, trees, into power—exist only because of the sun. Just as scientists have reversed nature’s /process o f the powers that hold the uni­ verse together by splitting the atom, so they see in reversing the plant power to set free the se­ crets o f power. It is not so mist- ifying as it would have sounded a few years ago. Greenfield has a new city bus service. An estimated 90,000 acres will be cut from Ohio's crop acreage in 1949. There are 121 more life insur­ ance companies than at the end o f the war. The payooll at the government aire base at Wilmington is over a million dollars. A plan to remodel the city hall in Wilmington includes removal o f the town: clock. Washington C. H. plans to es­ tablish a municipal court. There are close to 35,000 per­ mits to sell liquor in Ohio, Bell telephone rates have gone up 9%. Glenn Kelly, Clark county Hampshire breeder, had a sow give birth to a litter o f 18 pigs. The Bible is printed in 182 lan­ guages. SCRIPTURE: Mark 10. . _ * DEVOTIONAL READING: Mark 8:33* 37. Range of Religion Lesson for April 10, 1949 O NCE THERE WAS a farmer who owned a large farm. Its wide acreage was divided into pas­ tures and fields and a garden and orchards and hog- lots and chicken- yards and so on. But whenever any one would ask the farmer about some particular part of the farm, he would answer, “ That’s not my* business— that's only the or­ chard, it isn’t: the Dr. Foreman farm;’ * or “—That’s not the farm, that's a flock of sheep,” or a rye field or whatever it might be. Of course such a farmer never lived, or if he did, he should have his head examined. What Does Religion Cover? Y ET THAT FARMER is not a bit more idiotic than a Christian who, when asked about this or that activity or aspect of life, answers, “ That’s not religion. I have no in­ terest in it.” Religion isn’t a little fenced-off pasture for lambs, a tiny garden plot behind thick hedges. Religion covers the whole farm, every bit of life from end to end. Jesus knew tills very well. He never once refused to discuss anything on the ground that it was not religious. He cast light on everything that touched him. He called his followers the “ light of the world.” Not flash­ lights, shining in one narrow beam! Not flashlights, but lamps, set on a lampstand and “ giving light to all who are in the house.” The Light O f God A GOOD cross-section of Jesus’ methods and ideas can be seen in Mark 10, into which one chapter !Mark packs his whole account of a number of weeks which Jesus spent in the region called Perea. Observe the variety of situations which con­ fronted Jesus. First there was a question about divorce. When they brought that question up to Jesus, he did not dodge it. He did not call it a personal matter in which he, as a teacher of religion, had no in­ terest. He did not say it was strict­ ly a matter for the civil courts. You may read what he did say in Mark 10. You will note that first of all he brings God into his answer. Religion And Little Children T HIS CHAPTER includes .the fa­ mous story of the little children who were brought to Jesus—evident­ ly quite small children, for Jesus lifted them into his arms. We do not hear Jesus saying. “ Children are too small for me to take any interest in them. Wait till they are older. What good can religion do these tiny tots?" On the contrary, Jesus not only blessed them, but held them up*as models for older people. Is your church following Jesus here? Is your church interested In the little children as much as it is In the “ paying** members? Or are the little ones shoved off into some damp corner of the church basement? In your state or province, do the Christian people take an interest in the children? Do children in your section get as good attention as pure-bred cattle do?. A s W ide A s L ife T HEN THERE WAS a question about eternal life. Of course Jesus answered that one, it was obviously a religious question. (Ex­ cept that he gave it what some people even today would consider a not very religious answer!) Jesus went on to talk about money and the effect it has on a man’ s prospect of eternal life. Jesus would be the very last person to imagine that a man’s bank account has nothing to do with religion. Some people to this day don’t like to hear a preach­ er mention money in his sermons; .WeB, such people might have been offended by Jesus, for^ he often preached about money and prop­ erty. Then there was the question el ambition, the audacious re­ quest that James and John made him. He had some strong re­ marks to make about that. And finally at Jericho, not long before Palm Sunday, there was the blind beggar Bartimaeus. Jesus did not say to him, “ Health is no affair o f mine. I cure souls, not bodies.’* (Couyrix&t Us the International Coun­ cil of SdtsJotts Education car behalf of S '5ES££rt2.at .*w»ialuatloua. Releaerc by WJTG FeattiM*. CLARENCE J. BROWN Writes W ith a Buckeye In Congress A compromise bill to continue rent control was enacted by the Congress ajid signed by the Pres­ ident last week, twenty-four hours ahead of the time the old law would have expired on March 31, The new law extends Federal rent control on a national basis for fifteen months, with the right o f any city government to de­ control rents if approved by the State Governor. Another section o f the new rent control low car­ ries a hazy provision,for proper­ ty owners to receive a “ fair re­ turn on rentals operations.” However, the new rent control law, as finally passed by the Congress, is nothing like the one demands^ by the Truman Admin­ istration and reflects growing congressional opposition to the continuation o f rental property controls. The Rules Committee o f the House spent most o f last week hearing testimony from Members as to, the rule, or tyne o f proced­ ure, under which the Lesinski Bill, to repeal the Taft-Hartley Act and reestablish the Wagner Act as the law o f the land, is to be sent to the House Floor for consideration. The House Com­ mittee on Labor and Education, which drafted the Lesinski bill, is divided as to what sort of lab­ or legislation should be consid­ ered. The Chairman wanted the outright repeal of the Taft-Har­ tley Act as recommended by the. Joint Congressional Committee authorized to studv labor-mana­ gement problems, so as to cor­ rect any inequities which exper­ ience with the operation o f the law has proved advisable. Late last week the Congress completed action on legislation, which was later signed by the President, for the*construction of a radar screen, or network, to protect the United States. The different radar installations will be made not only in the continen­ tal United States, but also in Canada and Alaska, as well as on various islands in the Atlantic and Pacific. Through this latest development o f science, approa­ ching planes and surface vessels can be detected in sufficient time to prevent any successful sneak attack aginst this country by any foreign enemy. As this is written, the Senate Is preparing to vote on a bill to authorize appropriations of ap­ proximately five and one-half bil­ lion dollars fo r the continuation o f the European Recovery Pro­ gram during the next fifteen months. Two amendments offer­ ed oh the Senate floor, one to re­ duce the aporopriations fo r this foreign spending program by ten per cent, and another by fif­ teen per cent, were defeated. The argument that during the past year commodity prices have de­ clined by an average o f more than ten percent had no affect. It is also being pointed out that a number o f the European coun­ tries .which have been receiving aid. have reached such a point o f recovery that their industrial production is now actually higher than at any time before the war, all which brings un the question as to just how far European nat­ ions must recover before a halt is called on the granting o f as­ sistance to them at the expense of the taxpayers o f the United States. However, it seems ap­ parent a continuation o f the ERP spending, at the full amount, .will be approved by the Congress and the President. The House will, be called upon this week to vote on legislation to make available fo r distribution in Chinese areas not yet control­ led by the Communists some fif- ty-foug-million dojlaif, remain­ ing of the appropriation origin­ ally authorized under the China Aid Program o f last year; In its report on the bill, the Foreign Affairs Committee o f the House described American policy in As­ ia as “ undefinable.” In testimony before the Rules Committee, Members o f the Foreign Affairs Committee pointed out the pres­ ent-day plight o f the Chinese Re­ publican can be directly traced to the secret agreement made by the Roosevelt Administration near the end o f the war to give Manchoukuo to Russia, and to the vacilating Asiatic policies of the Roosevelt and Truman Ad­ ministrations. The annual battle between the cottinseed oil producers o f the South and the dairy farmers qf the North over Federal taxes and regulations on oleomargarine was fought out again in the House last week. The two;day struggle end­ ed in a victory fo r the Southern “ oleomargarine,bloc.” While the dairy state Representatives were willing to take all Federal tajees o ff oieo, they fought fo r elgis- lation which would prohibit the use of yellow coloring ip oleo­ margarine, to orotect against its sale to consumers as butter, Thi3 amendment was defeated, but another amendment to require oieo served in public eating places to be in triangular shape, so it may be identified, was adopted. The attempt to remove the im­ port duty on foreign palm oil, from which the best and cheap­ est oleomargarine can be made, was defeated by the Southern bloc, indicating they were not as mqch interested in low marg­ arine costs to consumers as in a readv market for the cottonseed oil produced in their area. The bill now goes to the Senate, where the battle will fce fought all over again. As this is being written (Mon­ day, April 4), a historical event is, taking place in Washington. The Foreigo Ministers o f twelve of the nations of Western Europe are meeting around the council table with Secretary o f State Acheson to discuss and sign, the North Atlantic Defense Pact. The United States will also, o f course, be a signorty tft-the pact, but capnot be bound by it until and unless the Senate ratifies it as a treaty "by vote o f the neces­ sary constitutional two-thirds of itB Members. Senate ratification seems probable, to he followed by a battle over the consequences o f America’s entry into’ the Pact­ arming o f Western Europe at our expense. Improvement of Land Cuts Production Cost Margin Between Return, Expenses Is Narrowing Higher production costs noW bit­ ing deeper into farm profits em­ phasize the need for farmers to get their land in shape to produce more bushels at lower unit costs per acre, the Middle West Soil Improvement Committee points out. The margin between what a. far­ mer gets for his crops and what it costs him to produce them is nar­ rowing steadily. Commodities used in farm production have more than doubled in price since 1939. Prices of '.grain and field crops have de­ clined steadily since early 1948. The committee declared that “ greater crop producing efficiency Is the answer to lower farm prices and higher production costs.” Crop production can be increased by “ put back” soil management methods and “holding” operations. “ Put back” methods include re­ building the soil’s organic matter supply by growing deep-rooted leg­ umes in the rotation. They include replacing phosphate and potash drained off by constant row crop­ ping. They also include putting all barnyard manure back on the soil mid plowing under com stalks, straw and other left-overs. “ Holding” operations can include contouring, grass waterways and terracing where necessary. Wire Ricerdtr Ohtek When a pure-bred white leghorn climbs into a nest on the Heisdorf and Nelson breeding farm at Kirk­ land, Wash., it is, in its own way, making poultry history. Unknown to the approximately 10,000 fowls on the farm, the most modem wire recorders candidly keep track of their every deed. As far; as the four partners in the business know, it is the first time so many chickens have become subjects of a wire recorder. Use of the recorder has resulted In huge saving of time and money, and records have never been so Bert Nelson, partner in Kirk­ land, Washington’s famous Heis­ dorf and Nelson chicken breeding farm, " reads the number on the leg band on a chicken and speaks It Into the microphone of a wire recorder. accurate, according to Art Heisdorf, who with his wife, Mary, and the Nelson brothers, Bert and Clifford, "operate the farm. It was Art’ s brainchild to use the recorder in “ running traps” •— checking up on the hens to find but Which ones are laying and which ones are “ lying." It’ s done this way: Four days a week the trap is set. When the hen crawls in a nest a trap door closes behind her. She can’t get out until one of the partners lets her out. Each hen then is given a number which is on a metal tab placed around her leg. When anyone “ runs the traps", he wears a small micro­ phone, presses the small mike but- ton, and states the number of the bird’s tag, and then gives the num­ ber of eggs laid and any other pertinent information about the bird. Many Conditions Hffect Poultry Flock Breeding There are several conditions which can affect the fertility of a breeding poultry flock. Experts say It is a good plan to wait for a week or 10 days after males have been put with the flock before starting to save eggs that are to be used for hatching. Weather conditions, vigor of males, size of flock, condition of layers, and number of males are some of .the important factors. Lowell Fress Writes from the This has been a comparably quiet week. Some eighteen pro­ posals were acted upon in the House, the majority of which af­ fect the lives of Ohio’s citizens very little, if any. The one bill which was defeated would have been very difficult to enforce. It provided for the “picking up of all dogs, cats or other animals that have bitten or injured peo­ ple” as a protection against the menace of rabies. I voted for the bill but realized the task in the enforcement of such a law. The strongest debate arose over the consideration of House' .. Bill No. 211, which exempts municipalities from paying for the registration of vehicles used in transportation or other mun­ icipal needs. If all cities or mu­ nicipalities had the same number of vehicles, it would V : fair to so exempt them. However, the fact that Cuyahoga county would profit to the amount of esveral hundred thousand , dollars, while the other 87 Counties would be penalized, decided 54 o f us to vote no. However, 70 voted yes, sq the bill passed by a margin of three votes. The really important work is now going on in committees. »House Bill No, 40, which has to do with better telephone Service, was passed out by the committee after a substitute bill was accept­ ed. The important change from the original bill-provides that a line may serve not over eight ’phones, and the effective date is put at January 1, 1952. Another important matter is the proposal relative to convey­ or transportation. This bill has not yet reached the -House but has had extended hearings in the Senate. I have received num­ erous letters from Greene county citizens regarding this proposal, most o f whom are. employes of the, railroads. Since this Is one of the-most far-reaching ideas in years and is vital to the continu­ ed successful operation of rail­ roads, I am going to try and ' •reach a just'decision. I realize the large number of employes whose livelihood is .jeopardized, and also the large taxes paid by the railroads for the support of government, paWiculajrly local. A bill that would require op- . erators of proposed horse race meets at tracks that have not previously had racing permits, to get more than half of'the elec­ tors of the township to sign pe­ titions favoring the meet, was passed by the House by a vote of 99 to 19. A switch from the prepaid sales tax to a three per cent gross sales tax in Ohio, netting the state about $50,000,000 more, was proposed this week in the Senate., with an aim to re-vamp the terms of the proposed legis­ lation, it would not tax sales un­ tile present sales tax law. Under der 17 cents, but would, levy 1 cent on sales between 17 and 50, 2 cents on 50 to 84, and 3 cents on 84 to $1.16, and on up. The present tax is 2 cents on 41 to 70 cents, inclusive, 3cents on 71 cents to $1.08, inclusive, and so on. Retailers would pay 3 per­ cent on their gross sales, elimin­ ating tax stamps, retailers’ dis­ counts, commissions to agents and county treasurers and stamp redemption. Most of the exemp­ tions under the present tax would be continued. We expect the Budget to be presented some time within the next week to the Finance Com­ mittee, of which I am a member, and this will mean plenty o f long days and hard work trying- to keep outgo within income. Two persons were killed in a hotel fire at Waverly. A NAME THAT STANDS FOR GOOD FURNITURE BUDGET p l a n AVAILABLE ADAIR’S DEAD STOCK Horses $3.00 Cows $3.00 According to Size and Condition CALL Xenia 454 Reverse Charges XENIA FERTILIZER E. G. Buchsieb, Inc. 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Johnson, wealthy manu­ facturer, e Wilmington Colleg was bequeathed $125,000. This is in addition to treble that sum willed the college by Mr. John­ son at the time o f his death. By the terms of the bequest the mon­ ey goes to the permanent endow­ ment fund o f the institution. Clark county plans a memorial fo r the five famous Shull broth­ ers. For another year the Bible has passed* all other books about 20 to 1 in sales.” Single homes are being built in New York for the first time. BetterUsed Cars LowestPrices 1946 Chevrolet Fleetmastei* Town Sedan, Radio & Heater, B e a n t i f u 1 Black Finish 1946 Chevrolet Town Sedan Stylemaster Low Mile* age Excellent Condit’n 1941 Pontiac ..Torpedo ..Se­ dan ..2 ..Door ..Priced right 1947 Pontiac 4 Door Radio & Heater 1948 Pontiac 4 Door 5,000 Actual Miles, Radio & Heater 1946 Buick 56S Sedanet 5u« per, Radio & Heater 1947 Buick 71 Roadmaste*1 4 Door-One (1 ) OwneV 1946 Plymouth Convertible . 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