The Cedarville Herald, Volume 72, Numbers 1-26

... _ . •. ' r •-.« OED A R Y I L L E ’ S OLDEST INSTITUTION PER YEAR........... 1pl,f>0 PER COPY .....__ ...___5c Pub l i shed in the I n t e r e s t o f Cedairvi l le and S u r r o u n d i n g C ommu n i t y Volumn LXXIII Cedarville, Ohio, Friday, May 13, 1949 Number 28 “ ¥ J«£ y 'S :. . 1 ; C v A 1 * - IT ’ * > ] ? > .. . , v 4 *%VM( v4~ O;-'- ■**s: .■^aCo.'.^EfcC BABE RUTH PLAQUE I’ N'VESLED . . . In memory of baseball’s immortal George Herman “ Babe1' Ruth, a bronze plaque was dedicated at baseball season opener at Yankee stadium, scene of the great slugger’s greatest triumphs. Personalities from all walks of life participated in the ceremonies, linked in common tribute to the man whose name is synonymous with the national game. Standing beside the plaque are Mayor O’ Dwyer of New York; Mrs. Ruth, the ‘ T k ile V v.idou. ,.ud Gov Thomas E. Dewey of New York. In left foreground is plaque commemorating tiie late Miller Huggins, mile-si/ed manager of the Yankees in Ruth's glory. On the School Scene by Janet Hull “ Webster has the words and I Pick them up from where they lie; Here a word and there a won! - It’s so easy, ’lit absurd; I merely range tfler.i in n row, Webster’s done the work you know; Word. follows word, fill, inch by inch, I have a column. What a cinch! I take the words that Webster penned And merely lay them end to end.” Surprisingly these thoughts were spoken by Journalist, Don Marquis, when referring1 to the process of writing. For the art o f writing; is not quite so easy as be inydies. AU writers know chat there are many difficulties to be overcome before one can be a succesful writer. The writer can list words in sentences, but the sentences will have no. mean­ ing unless he u.e.-, the right words in the logical though! ^se­ quence. The writer must know many synonyms of words—words of like meaning—in older to avoid unpleasant repetition in convey­ ing his thought to the reader. He must have a, vocabulary large enough to convey hisoyty large enough to express himself clearly to express himself clear­ ly and to convey his meaning ful­ ly to his readoevs. There is usual­ ly one word which will do the job effectively, and a good writer must know the word. Words travel on long and; strange journeys; from the time they are created, they lead very busy lives. Word., have many stories to tell, if we are willing or curious enough to search for them. We all know the ei-re.- try o f some words, others an* not quite so familiar. If you know the background of a word, we can use the word where it per­ forms its best work. I f we are masters of a good vocabulary, we possess the pow­ er to express beautiful ideas. Someone has pointed out this power of words in the following quotation: “ God wove a web of loveliness, f sjouds and stars and birds. But made not anything at all So beautiful as words.” . . . Senior Exercises May 15 and 18 Closing exercises for the Class o f 1949 wil consist o f the Bacca- laurate ervice to be held Sunday, May 15, at 8:00 p. m. in the First Presbyterian Church, followed by Commencement exercises on Wednesday, May 18, at 8:15 at the Cedarville Opera House. The Rev. Paul Elliot of the fir s t Presbyterian Church will Im e the Baecalauraie sermon, ami Iitv. Glenn E. Copeland A mil the Grace Methodist Church ii\ Su;ingfield will addicts the graduates at the Commence merit. . . . Junior-Senior Prom Ih o Junior-Senior Prom will be held rridav. May Id, 1919 at the high . „ i od I in honor o f the grad­ uating cKss of 1 " Id. The theme o ' ’ he- banquet and reception v.ill he a Hawaiian Cruise. l i e E’don Dale Orchestra o f Miami burg - consistin''1 o f 18 pie.g •, including a vocali.-J—will furnish music for the dance. . » F. H. A. Mother-Daughter Banquet Monday evening the F. II. A. gb ls entertained their mothers and honorary members of form­ er years at a banquet held; in the gymnasium. The program was opened with a welcome by the president, Na­ omi Lusc. Mrs. R. B. Ivoppe gave the response for the mothers, and M i;. Margaret Fife spoke for the honorary members. After the nvo^ram a style show furnished entertainment for the gut -tr. Models for the styel re- viev were from Milton’s cloth­ ing store in Xenia. Dresses, suits, rl -v •nits and bathing suits were modeled. Following the .drew, re­ freshments were served in tire Home Ec. room for the guest per­ formers. . . . Last Chapel Held Monday The last cluipel fo r the school year wa- held Monday morning. May 9. The program was opened with the singing of several hymns. Rev. John \V. Biekett. minister o f the Clifton United Presbyter­ ian Church, delivered the mess­ age. relating some of his exper­ iences on his recent trip to San Antonio. The chapel program was clos­ ed by singing “ God Be With You Till We Meet Again.” . . . Senior Class Dav Program Friday, May G, found the Sen­ ior (’ lass members in a dither. It was “ S-Day” ,— Senior Day. When the stage curtains were drawn the school-master, Bill File, stood before his class with an aire o f self-confidence. As­ suming a dignity becoming a pedagogue, he rang the bell and started the class consisting o f the eleven pupils o f the graduat­ ing class who entered the first grade at Cedarville School, in­ cluding: Margie Bradfute, Jane Chaplin, Rita Corrigan, Phvllis Stewart, Vera Thordsen, Beth Frame, Barbara KoDpe, Joan Turnbull, Jerry Wilburn, Bob Williamson, and Betty Wisecup. A panorama of the history of the class followed, showing each new pupil and the grade which he peared, a stunt was performed joined the class. As eaeli ap- bv him. Thioughout the program sev- ei al musical numbers were rend­ ered, including: “ The Alphabet Sone;", Barbara Koppe and the first graders; “ Three Little Irishes” . Naomi, Luse, Dorothy Cooper Charlotte Harpliant, and Alice Spracklin; and “ The Song 1 1 <he Lost Sheep” , vocalized by (L-'rge SJiooler. Vera Thordsen solved as class accompanist. Various reading during the pnviam were: the Class His­ tory—Bob Williamson; Proph­ ecy--Joan Stewart; and the Class \Vill—Margie Bradfute. I he closing number was the class song which had been clever­ ly written for the occasion by a group of the seniors, arranged to the tune o f “ My Darling Clem­ entine.” . . . . Athletic Awards Presented Following the Senior Day pro- giam Friday, Coach Walker pre­ sented the athletic awards to the high school athletes. He awarded letters for baseball, basketball, cheerleaders, and managers. While presenting the letters he had some words o f praise ftp* special achievements. He also attended .to the dis­ play of five trophies won by G. II, S. during the year, which he pic.-cnted to the school. These included tivo trophies for bask­ etball and one each for baseball, track, and volley ball. We had the honor of winning a trophy in ev­ ery sport in which we have par­ ticipated during the past year. The following boys and girls received letters: B. Fife, I). Cul- tice, II. Heidorn. I>. Vest, I). Ileid- oorn, J. Parker, M. Tacket, J. Lut- tveil, J. Turnbull, B. Corregan, I). Chesuut, D. Turner, S. Heath- cook, J. Stewart, J. Irvine, C. Fredericks, G. Pitstick, J. Wil­ burn. B. Walker, G. Ilenthcuok, J. Lister, C. Schwab. . . . Indians Take Surprise Defeat Last Thursday afternoon the Indians participated in the dis­ trict baseball meet which was held at Triangle Park in Day- ton. The Indians were defeated in their first game with Jefferson High., from Montgomery county. Jefferson^ stair pitcher, Bob Becker, staged a qo-hittev game until the last o f the sixth inning, when Melvin Tackett hit a hot one past the pitcher and second base. Jack Irvine, Indian right fielder, hit another ball good for three bases, but to no avail as far as scoring for the Indians. Thursday’s game proved some­ what of a surprise, as well as a o f THIS IS ONE TIME WEIGHT WAS “ WRONG” . . . Taft Wright of the Philadelphia Athletics is tagged out •t home plate by catcher Birdie Tebbetfs of the Boston Red Sox, as umpire “Red” Jones calls the play 3c the third inning o f a game in Philadelphia. The Athletics won the game 3 to 2 after the contest went- into the 10th inning. This photo is interesting for the varied facial expressions the cameraman has caught’ aa the participants la the play and the unidentified player apparently awaiting his torn at - h a t , _____ ______ ; i„.,. C.M.Ritchie TuesdayNight CalledbyDeath Mrs. Jennie Frances Hemphill Ritchie, 83, widow’ of Dr. C. M, Ritchie, died Tuesday night at the home of her sister, Mrs, A. ’ ] E. Huey. She had been ill the last year. The daughter o f Robert John and Mary Stewart Hemphill, she was born in Marissa, 111., Oct. 26, 1865 and her marriage to Dr. Ritchie took olace in that, city on Nov. 26, 1886. Dr. and Mrs. Ritchie formerly resided in Cedarville but moved from there to Oakdale, Pa., where Dr. Ritchie, a retired minister, died Sept. 16, 1944. Mrs. Ritchie came to Mrs. Huey’s home three years ago.. She was. a member of the Oakdale United Presbyterian 1 Church. Surviving are four sens, Rev. W. V, Ritchie, Oakdale, Pa., Dr. Orland M. Ritchie, La Plume, Fa.: Prof* Carey P. Ritchie, Mt. Leb­ anon.- Pa., and Kenneth M., Prin­ ceton, N. J.* two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Irene Gregg, Washington D. G., and Mrs, Ijgigh Alexander, Oberlin, 0 .; a sister, Mrs. Huey, and three brothers, W. J. S. Hemphill, Kirkwood, "Mo.; Robert White Hemphill, Webster Grove, Mo., and James Stewart Hemp­ hill, Raton, N. M. Services will be held at the Mc­ Millan Funeral Home, Friday at 2 p. m. in charge of Dr. R. A. Jamieson. The body will be sent Friday night to Oakdale, Pa. for burial on Saturday. FARM MACHINERY by Edwin L. Kirby It was May 24, 1948. The sun was shining brightly; the birds were singing. Yes, it was a beau­ tiful day. Dad hooked the trac­ tor to the disc and started to the field. After all, it was time to get the corn in the ground. Just as Dad started down the lane, little Gerald, age 5 years, came running through the barnyard, got dad’s attention and asked to ride along. “ Sure you can ride” said Dad, “but you have to be care^aL" As Dad entered the gate to the fiel&i-, 'Gerald fell o ff and Was.under the,1 disc before Dad could ’stop. They* buried Gerald three days later. Well, apparently Gerald didn.^ know how to be gareful* Nor dji many Greene' County v — ' - - - ple, both young workings tvith machinery o f the Farm and Home Safety Council Accident Survey con­ ducted in 1947 under the direc­ tion of J. A. Odegard, show that a major portion of farm ac­ cidents are caused by the misuse of farm machinery. The survey indicated that the busiest months of the year are also the most dan­ gerous months for accidents. Ex­ perience shows that, even though parents are proud o f the abilities of their youngsters in driving tractors and handling machinery tlie young boys and girls do not have the necessary mature judg­ ment to react properly when something unexpected happens. The father loved little Gerald, lie thought he was being nice to him allowing him to r*ide along. Think for a minute, isn’t it bet­ ter to explain the danger and say, “ No” , rather than he sorry the rest o f your life? The B&O’s New Columbians offer Deluxe facilities for coach travel. One of the B&O’s two new Columbians, first trains in the East with the strata-dome, is here shown. Keynote of their de- -sign is roominess, combined with luxurious accomodations usually found only on extra fare trains. The B&O’s new Columbiana will begin service at regular coach fares between Washington and Chicago on Sunday, May 15. ToHoldCoarse ForCubScout Adult Leaders A training course for adult leaders and others interested in 1 Cub Scouting, will be sponsored by the Tecumseh Council of Boy Scouts of America at the Bee and Thistle Restaurant, Sunday, May 22 from 1:30 to 7:30 p. m. Cub masters, Den Motliers,^Den Dads, Committeemen I n s t i t u- tional Representatives, including all members of the Simon Ken­ ton district committee are urged to take advantage of the course which will include the fundamen­ tals of scouting, the Cub in the home, den and pack, advance­ ment, handicraft, program plan­ ning, sound finance, records, forms and summertime cubbing. kFollowing dinner in the private dining room- at 6:00 p. m. there will be an open forum and award o f training certificates to mem­ bers of the course. Specific, concise and interest­ ing presentations of each topic will be given by speakers and in­ structors. Several sound films will be presented to summerize the Cub program. . Th? training course is one of a ' series planned for the Scouters and Gu"bbel*s_ o f Simon Kenton District „ (Greene GoUnty) under the general direction of the Dis- Lovlngton Drive, Fairfield who is chairman o f leadership train­ ing for the District. Those planning to attend are asked to contact Walter Boyer. A registration fee of $ 2.00 will cover the cost of the dinner and the training literature supplied to each member. At Cedarville College William L. Sanders, business editor and feature Writer of the Dayton Daily News, and a news analyst for Radio Station WHIG, , spoke to the student body at Wednesday convocation. Mr. Sanders, as a teacher in both China and the United States, has had a Wide background in education. He drew the line be­ tween training and education, showing that the latter is never completed. Advising tpe future teachers, he urged them to first master the subject matter-, as­ serting “You can’t teach any­ thing if you don’t know any­ thing.” The senior class will present the eonvQeation program next Wednesday. Mrs. Robert Allen (Beatrice Collier) Allen of New Paris, Ohio, will crown the 1949 queen, Miss Naomi Conner at the coronation ceremony Saturday morning. Mrs. Allen was Cedar Day queen in 1942, the last previous year in which the gala affair was held. disappointment, to Ideal jfans, following the two recent Indian victories over Springfield Pub­ lic. . . . Social Functions Planned Two farewell parties are be­ ing arranged for the closing days. The F. H. A. and F. F. A| organ­ izations are planning a combined weiner roast and .hay-ride fo r some time net week. Seniors are making plans for a farewell party before commen­ cement, probably Tuesday, May T7, to consist of a picnic supper at Bryan state park followed by a theatre party at the Drive-In Theatre at Xenia. . , , People We Have Never Seen Imagination plays a great part in our lives. Prosaic* and poetic individuals dffer widely in the degree of maginative powers they possess. Statistics show that ome people’s illnesses are main­ ly caused by. morbid imaginings of the individuals. Playful imaginings, however, sometimes result in fantastic creations wpicli may prove hum­ orous. For instance, in reference to some of our well-known C. H. S. personalities, let us imagine Abie Vest as the shortest boy in school, and Bobby Boase as the tallest one; or Rita Corrigan as a chub- bie girl, and Betty Wisecup as the tall slender type. Could you picture George Stevens as bash­ ful, and Woody Boase as a show- o ff? How do you think' Doug Cul- ticc would look with wavy hair, or Melvin Tackett with straight , hair? Do you think we would be go­ ing beyond the realms of fan- tasir. if we imagined Mrs. Wilson passing out gum in all her classes, and the kid deciding that it did not look nice in class, and refus­ ing to chew it, much to Mrs. Wil­ son’s chagrin! Mr. ..Guthrie was afraid of snakes and the girls in his biology class would =bring snakes to .school just to see the teacher jump! I think at this point my imag­ ination is beginning to run wild but i f you have a well developed imagination, you-can even make a mountain ont of a molehill. 'Fry it sometime!—Mar|fare|;^asey‘ Church Services CHURCH OF GOD Elwood C. Palmer, Pastor Sunday school 10:00 a. m. Mrs. David Strobridge. supt. Morning Worship 11:00 a. m. Sermon subject. “Building For God.” Children’s service 6:30 Evening service 7:45. Sermon topic, “ Salvation.” Midweek prayer service Wed­ nesday evening 7„:45. “ You may depend upen the Lord; May the Lord depend upon You?” “ " FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Paul H. Elliott, minister 10:00 a. m. Sabbath school, James Steel, Supt. 11:00 a. m. Morning Worship; Sermon , “ Molding the Future.” 8 p. m. Cedarville high school baccalaureate. This service is open to the public. On account of the high school commencement there Will be no Union prayer meeting this week. THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ralph A. Jamieson, Minister Sabbath School 10 a. m. Supt. Arthur B. Evans. . Preaching 11 a. m. Theme: Another sermon on, “ The Great­ est Words in the Bible.” ‘The Weakest word.’ YPCU 7 p. m. Subject “Use Your Head.” Leader, Nathan El­ der. Sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. Har­ old Cooley. High School Baccalaureate Ser­ vice in the First Presbyterian Church at 8 p. m. No midweek service on account of the High School Commence­ ment Wednesday, May 18 at 8 p. m. METHODIST CHJJRCH William B. Collier, minister Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Walter Boyer, Supt. Morning worship Service at 11:00 a. m. The sermon subject will be “ Unseen Certainities.” Youth Fellowship at 7:00 p. m. Lowell Abels, will be the leader. CLIFTON UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Di\ John W. Biekett, Minister with Miss Charlotte Collins, Or­ ganist. • Sabbath School 10 a. m. topic, “Jesus Teaching on the Judg­ ment* William Ferguson, supt. Preaching,. Service 11 a. rn. sermon topic, “ Jesus attends a banquet” by Dr. Biekett. Jesus is invited to the home of Levi after his conversion about all we know o f Levi’s conversion is that Jesus asked him to fol­ low Him. A t the Banquet many came to see and hear Jesus. ' The. young people will meet at BUCNames LewistoPost For2Counties A full-time farm placement supervisor has been appointed for Greene and Clinton Counties, . it was announced by the -Xenia office of the Ohio Bureau of Un­ employment Compensation. He is George L. Lewis, Jamestown, former restaurant operator and farmer. Mr. Lewis will work with the Xenia and Wilmington offices in procuring farm help for farmers n the two counties. His head­ quarters will he in Wilmington,, but he will cooperate with both offices. He is the' first full-time farm placement supervisor ever ap­ pointed for Greene County, ac­ cording to Ralph E. Randall, in charge of the Xenia office, who made the announcement. Farmers who wish to hire per­ manent or temporary help of any kind are asked to contact the lo­ cal office, and farm hands who are looking for jobs are asked to register here. A program will be set up to train farm help as well as placing experienced farmers. Mr. Lewis said that by hiring through the employment service farmers can get specialized or general help and can learn a man’s background before hiring him. The -farm hands will also benefit, according to Mr. Lewis by being.placed where they do the most good and in jobs they can best handle. Wm.H. Little Dies Thursday AtMt.Sterling ' William H. Little, 71, former Greene Countian, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Mt. Sterling, O., Thursday. Bom near Cedarville, he resid­ ed in that community until thirty years ago when he moved to Mt. Sterling. Mr. Little is survived by a brother, Cecil II., Ponca City, Okla., and a number of nieces and nephews. Sendees were held Saturday in Mt. Sterling with burial in the Mt. Sterling cemetery. Fire losses rose 7 °(o in March, 1949. Fined the seventh time for feckless driving, a Washington C. H. man lost his license and was fined $500. 7 p. m. with William Ferguson as leader. The topic “We must be the world we want.” Come to our friendly church. CLIFTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sabbath school 10 a. m. Worship service 11 a. m. Westminster fellowship 7 p. m. Eyening service at 8 p. m. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH G. A. Adams, minister 10:15 Sunday school 11:00 j . m, Morning Worship t Tuesday 7:30 Choir rehearsal * Wednesday 7:00 p. m. prayer service. County Farm Front A Ion or the Greene .By E. A. DRAKE County Agricultural Agent Dairymen To Discuss Bangs Problems involved in the con­ trol and eradication of Bang’s disease will be discussed by di­ rectors of the Greene County Dairy Service Unit at their reg­ ular monthly meeting Thursday May 12 at 8:00 p. m. at the Court House Assembly Room. Robert L. Thomas, president of the lpcal organization and a member of the executive com­ mittee of the Ohio Dairymen's Association, will report on the action of the state organization. Questions will be considered by the board include: 1. Milk test for locating in­ fected herds; 2. State-supported vaccination program; 3. elimina­ tion of indemnity; and 4. regu­ lations to control.the movement of cattle in Ohio. Hay and Pasture Tour Greene County farmers will hold their spring Hay and pas­ ture farm tour Wednesday May 25. The all day tour will include for observation and discussion the following: limed,' fertilized and seeded permanent and rotation hay and pastures, hay and small grains; dairy barn and milk handling equipment; and soil con­ servation practices. E. P. Reed, extension agono- mist; J, D. Blickle, farm building specialist; and R. R. Starbuck, extension dairy husbandry, all of Ohio State University will ac­ company the tour. Farm organization o f -the coun­ ty are cooperating in planning and arranging the Jour which will promote better hay and pasture* crops and conservation farming. Heard Over WLW Three Greene Countians can well be classed as regulars on Roy Battles “ Faijm Front” heard over WLW every Sunday morning at 9:00 a. m. Th* three are Dav­ id C. Bradfute, Cedarville town­ ship; Arthur B. Evans, Ross township and Dr. W. A. Ham­ mond, Miami townshin. Current rural problems are discussed each Sunday on this panel. Mr. Battles serves as the moderator and has as guests Earl Neal of Everybody's Farm and three others associated with the farm industry. Dr. Hammond took part in last * Sunday’s discussion and all three men from the county have ap­ peared on the program, on several different occasions. However only once have all three been on the same program. That was last August when the radio panel was part of the program o f the Greene County Farm Men’s Camp and was broadcast from Cedarville College campus. Rural Youth Party Members of the Greene County Rural Youth group will hold their regular monthly meeting at the Armory Saturday May 14 at 8:- 00 p. m. The Bath township committee of Juanita Flatter, Ilena Smith, Perry Koogler, and Joe Flatter, will be in charge of recreational program, which will be centered around the May pole. New Farm Policy Leaflet “ Let’s Discuss” , the first o f information leaflets on current agricultural programs and pol­ icies was mailed to Several hund­ red Greene County farmers this week. The leaflet was prepared and mailed by the Ohio Agricul­ tural extension Service to farm­ ers who are oh the mailing list to receive the timely economic facts publication. Pros and cons relating to fixed and flexible price support was discussed in the first leaflet. The material, prepared by M. C. Smith, extension rural econo­ mist, is aimed to help farmers draw their conclusions on this current controversial problem. No attempt will he made to promote a specific program or policy in any of the leaflets. They will contain information which will assist farmers, to recognize the principles involved in propos­ ed programs and policies relat­ ing to agriculture. Prices Down 15 Percent A slight drop in the level o f farm commodity prices in Ohio during the mid-March to mid- April period resulted in farm product prices being at the low­ ers level since the end o f price controls. Compared with a year ago, prices are down about 15% with hog and dairy products lead­ ing the way according to the *Crop Reporting Service. Dairy prices were 25% less than April 1948; meat animals were down 9% ; while the poultry and egg prices went up 2%. Milk sold at wholesale is ex­ pected to average. $3.55 per 100 pounds as compared to $4.94 a year ago. Other prices this year as compared to a year ago are: Butterfat 58 cents vs 81 cents; hogs 18.70 V3. 21.70; wheat 2.10 vs 2.37; beef cattle 21.70 vs $23.- 50; corn 1.21 vs 2.20. Bon Hubbard Buys Pitzer Market Don Hubbard of Cedarville be­ gan operation Monday o f the grocery that he purchased from Marlin Pitzer. » Mr. Hubbard plans to carry a fu ll line o f meats, vegetables, and groceries. He is a member o f "the local council. He has been asso­ ciated with the meat and grocery business for a number o f years* CountyCourt s An injunction against the vil­ lage of Cedarville in favor o f H. A. Tyson, has been dissolved. Judge Frank L. Johnson, how­ ever g§ve the village 90 days to satisfy the court in which vil­ lage officials said they could make considerable progress in legislation and other phases o f putting a new treatment plant in to operation. A temporary in­ junction was allowed last Feb. 3 with a 60-day waiting limit. Mr. Tysbn, owner of a 83-acre tract at the western edge o f Ce­ darville, accused the village of ignoring his rights to halt the *use of an open sluice running a- cross his. land for disposal o f sewage. His suit also seeks $18,- 435 in damages. The village hopes to complete negotiations for a new right-of- way to its proposed sewage dis­ posal plant in the next SO-day period. RedCrossin Appeal for> GrayLadies An urgent appeal fo r Gray Lady recruits is being made by Veterans Hospital in Dayton through the Greene County Red Cross Chapter. Volunteers fo r this vital service are badly need­ ed and plans are now being made to conduct a training course fo r recruits a t the Veterans Facility on May 17, 18 and 19. The first two days will be de­ voted to an orientation course conducted by Veterans Adminis­ tration officials and the third day will be an orientation on specific dutes of Gray Ladies, conducted by the Red Cross hospital^ staff. Duties of the Gray Ladies in­ clude personal shopping fo r the patients, participation in recre­ ation programs, writing letters for patients and reading to them, taking them out fo r airings when weather permits, etc. Following the training, volun­ teers will be asked to give a reg­ ular amount of time each week or as often as possible to the ser­ vice. Transportation during both the training period and the actual working schedule will be furnish­ ed by the Chapter. All persons wbo are interested in enrolling as Gray Ladies fo r service with our disabled war vet­ erans are urged to contact Mrs. Joseph Kennedy, Volunteer Ser­ vices Chairman of the local Chap­ ter, or Mrs. Arthur Balms chair­ man of the Chapter’s Gray Lady Corps serving Veterans Hospital. Mrs. Balms was recently elected Vice-President of the Gray Lad­ ies from seven Red Cross Chap­ ters in the Miami Valley./ Plans Completed for 4-H Educational Tour 4-H members, parents, advis­ ors- and others interested in 4-H work will participate in the 4-H Educational Tour to the Edison Museum and Greenfield Village at Dearborn, Michigan on June 10, 1949. The Enrollment and Leader­ ship Training Committee of the 4-H Gouncil has chartered Grey­ hound buses for transportation. The schedule calls fo r leaving the parking lot, Xenia at 6:00 a. m. and returning to Xenia at 12:00 p. m. on June 10. The cost of transportation will be $7.00 per person and tickets must he purchased before June 1. This includes all expenses except meals. 4-H advisors are hand­ ling the sale of tickets. Each person attending the tour should bring a box lunch with him to eat on the way A stop will be made fo r a hot dinner, at Bowling Green on the return trip. The Museum is composed of a number of units which include reproductions of Independence Hall, and the Old City Hall of Philadelphia. Entering the main exhibition hall, the vistor surveys an area about eight acres, all un­ der one roof. Exhibits in the Ag­ riculture section are arranged in order o f evolution and trac,e the growth of season’s crop. Adjacent to the Museum is Greenfield Village, a preservation o f the American way of life as lived in the homes, schools shops, and stores found iq villages of this eountry during the mid 1800’s. Admission to the Museum ^and Village is being furnished through the courtesy of the Ellis Motor Sales of Xenia. Tickets for the tour must be secured by June 1 from 4-H dub advisors- or at the Agricul­ tural Extension Office, Post Of­ fice building, Xenia. This is nec­ essary n orfer to barter the pro­ per number of buses fo r trans­ portation. Members o f the 4-H Enroll­ ment and Leadership Training committee in charge o f the tour are Miss Charlotte Collins, Ce­ darville, chairman; Mrs. Albert Mott, CedarvilleJ Frank Smith, Bowersviile; and. John Fudge, Spring Valley, ’ Connie Mack at 86 continues to manage the Philadelphia .Athletics. One mail-order firm has out .rices as. piuch as 69% On some nnt Bert it ms. l i f e i ^’