The Cedarville Herald, Volume 72, Numbers 27-52

C E £ A t t y i L L E ’ S O U ION The Herald 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 a r v 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 Volumn LXXIII Cedarville, Ohio, Friday, July 1, 1949 PER Y E A R ________$1.50 PER COPY ______ ____ 5c Number 30 'Boy King of Slack Wire' Visits Helper of Yesteryear at Burlington An eight-year-old boy's inter­ est in a trapeze artist of 45 years ago and mutual interest in each other since that time has led to a reunion here this week for the first time o f the star and his chief and only Burlington helper. The star, who thrilled crowds even at his youthful 1G years of age during one of Burlington's famed thr^e-day fairs, is Henry Hornbergcr o f Jamestown, Ohio, while his principal helper in Burlington during that time, the boy who handed him supplies with which to perform his act, is Staley A. Cook, managing ed­ itor of Hie Daily Times-News. FrankCreswel SellsBusiness InCedarvile Frank Creswell, Cedarville merchant the last twenty-eight years, lias sold his business here and will devote his time to oper­ ation of his two farms. Sale of the grain elevator, aial feed and building supplies busi­ ness; to H. E. Ullery, Trotwood, was announced by Mr. Creswell. The new owner will take charge July 15. Mr. Ullery formerly operated a similar business in Trotwood but sold it a year ago. Recently he had been employed by the Brookville, Lumber Company. Mr. and Mrs. Ullery and two chil­ dren plan to move from Trotwood to Cedarville in a few months. H. K. Randall, employed by Mr. Creswell fourteen years and man­ ager of the business the last few years, will continue with the firm under the new owner. All other personnel of the firm will he re­ tained by the now owner. Mr. Creswell entered the live­ stock business in Cedarville twen­ ty-eight years ago but sold it three years ago to the Cedarville Livestock Company. He has op­ erated a grain elevator and build­ ing supply business since 1932, Mr. Creswell's farm interests In­ clude. raising purebred Duroc hogs and registered Hereford cattle, One of his farms, located at the junction of Route 72 and the Fed­ eral pike has been in the Cres­ well family 146 yeavs, The other the former R, C, Watt farm, is on Route 72, a half-mile south of Cedarville. The business in its present lo­ cation was started by Andrew Jackson in 1890 as a lumber yard. The Andrew Brothers started an elevator in 1887 and operated it for approximately 20 years and sold it to Kerr and Hastings who also had it fo r 20 years. Yoder Brothers purchased the elevator and two years later sold it to the Cedarville Farmers Ex­ change which operated it for 10 years. It was then sold to Ed Al­ len, the Cedarville Grain com­ pany and Laughlin & McDaniels and finally Cummings and Cres­ well with Mr. Creswell buying the entire business. Bill Dunlap’s 2 HomersBeat Enon5-0 Bi!J Dunlap, second baseman fop Cedarville’s M e r c h a n t s , singlehandedly accounted; fop all five o f his team's runs as ft de­ feated Ridenour Poultry of Enon, 5-0, in a Springfield NABF base­ ball game played on the Law- penceville diamond Sunday after­ noon. Dunlap paired his bat with the effectiveness of Marcus Town- sley/s mound slants to increase Cedarville’s supremacy in the league. In the second, with the bases loaded, Dunlap teed o ff for a grand slam four-bagger, and then hit another to start the fifth, Meanwhile, Enon could hit but three balls out of the infield against Townsley who yielded a stingy pair of singles, two bases on balls and whiffed ten foes. - _ It was the third straight shut­ out pitched by local moundsmen who gave up hut five hits in-the trio o f contests. Church Services CHURCH OF GOD Eiwood C, Palmer, Pastor Sunday school 10:00 A. M. Mrs. David Strobridge, supt. Morning Worsliip 11:00 A. M. Sermon Tflpie, “ Is This The Christ?" Children’s service 6:30 Evening service at 7:45. Ser­ mon subject, “ Looking for Jesus in the Wrong Place.” Midweek prayer service Wed­ nesday evening at 7:45. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ralph A , Jamieson, Minister Sabbath School 10 A . M. Supt. Arthur B. Evans. Preaching 11 A . M. “ America at the Cross-Roads.” Y. P. C. U. 7 P. M. Subject, “ The True Patriot.” (The 1949 Model). Leader Carolyn Stewart. As this Sabbath precedes by one day the National Holiday^ The Fourth of July, it should present a call to every patriotic citizen of our great country to go to church to worship the God of oup Nation. Patriotism arid Religion are the two greatest forces known to man. A man cannot be the best type of pa­ triot in this land of ours unless he is religious, for our country was founded on Christian prin­ ciples. METHODIST CHURCH William B. Collier, Minister Sunday School at 10 A , M. Walter Boyer, supt. Morning Service at 11 A . M. “ The Desire for Liberty” will he the sermon subject. The Youth Fellowship will meot at 7 P, M. The Woman’s Society will meet Wednesday at noon at the home of Mrs. Roy Jacobs. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Paul H. Elliott, Minister 10 A. M. Sabbath School, James Steel, Supt. 11 A. M. Morning Worship: “ The Sacrament o f the Lords Supper." “Preparatory” is Friday even­ ing July 1 at 8 o’clock. CLIFTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Friday, July 1 Preparatory Services. Sunday July 2: Bible school at 10 A. M. Holy Communion at 11 A. M. Westminister Fellowship at 7 P. M. Martha Swaby,” leader. Wed July q, at 2 P. M. the Lad­ ies Aid wi]l meet pt the home of Mrs. Leonard Flatter with Mrs. Mildred Foster as cg-hostess. Mrs. Harris Lane will be devo­ tional leader- CLIFTON UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dr. John W. Bickett, Minister .Miss Charlotte Collins, organist Sabbath School at IQ A. M. William Ferguson, Supt. Les­ son topic: The Song-hook of the Hebrews, Morning Worship at 11 A, M. “ The Importance of Christian Character” , Dr, Bickett. This is a time when the worth of a Christian character is being questioned. Paul’s teaching should guide us to an understanding 1 the sermon topic. Some old familiar’ songs will be sung. Come, and worship in this home-like church, The young people will meet at 7:30. A spqgial invitation is be­ ing made to have present a num­ ber o f the younger young people, ZION BAPTIST CHURCH G„ A, Adams, minister 10:15 Sunday school 11:00 j. m. Morning Worship Tuesday 7:30 Choir rehearsal . Wednesday 7:00 p. m. prayer aervics. To Hold Volunteer Auto Checkup Chief of Police, Fred Ewry has announced that those wishing to voluntarily have their cars check­ ed should do so on Saturday aft­ ernoons from 1 to 4 and Tuesday and Thursday evenings from G to 9 on Main Street north of Ghillieothe street. FormerFreight AgentDies in HospitalMonday W. R. Torrence, 85, Xenia, a re­ tired Pennsylvania Railroad Freight agent, died in McClellan Hospital Tuesday at 5:45. Mr. Torrence’s death followed on Illness of only a few hours. He was taken to the hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home early Tuesday. The sun of David B. and Nan­ cy McMillan Torrence, he was born in the McClellan neighbor­ hood in Sugarcreek township, Jan. 2, 1864 anti had passed the greater part of his life in Greene County. He was retired by the railroad company in 1980 after serving as freight agent in Xenia. Prior to that he lipd been freight and pass­ enger agent in Cedarville, freight and passenger agent in Loveland and passenger agent in South Charleston, Following his retire­ ment lie traveled extensively and had passed eleven winters in Cal­ ifornia. A sister, Mrs. D. R. Brewer, with whom he made his home is the only immediate survivor. Mr. Torrence was married twice. His first wife, Mrs.. Mary Grey Mc­ Intyre Torrence, died in 1915 and his second wife, Mrs. Elsie Jobe Torrence, died in 1922. Services will he held at .the Neeld funeral home Friday at 1:30 p. m. Rev. J. Russell Dugan, pastor- of the First United Pres­ byterian Church will be in charge assisted by Dr. J. Reed, Knox­ ville, Tenn., former pastor o f that church. Burial will be in Wood­ land Cemetery. Mrs.FloraHarper CaledbyDeath At Son’sHome Mrs. Flora Paullin Harper, 75, widow of Frank Harper, died at the home o f her son and daugh­ ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Paullin Harper, on the Charleston pike in Ross township, four miles North of Jamestown, Tuesday at 3 a. m. She suffered a heart attack last Friday, The daughter o f Enos and Ma- linda Moorman Paullin, she was born Feb. 21, 1874 on the farm where she died. Her marriage to Mr. Harper took place Oct. 31, 1899 and he diqd Dec. 16, 1927. She was a member of the James- *town United Presbyterian church. Besides her son, she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Edgar Little, Ce­ darville: three grandchildren, Mr9, William Ferguson, near Springfield; Miss Madeline Har­ der and David Harper, and a great-grandson, Douglas Fergu­ son. Two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. Services, will be held at the Harper home Thursday at 2 p. m. in charge of Rev. A . L. Huish, RushVjlle, Ind., f</raWr pastor of the Jamestown U. P. church. Burial will be in Silvercreek cem­ etery., The Fourth o f July celebration being 'sponsored by the Amer­ ican Legion officially opens at 1 P. M., with days events sched­ uled as follows; 1:30, Donkey Baseball game 3:00, Baseball game, Cedarville Merchants: vs. South Vienna 5:00 Contests 7:30 Band Concert . ; 8:30 Award o f Grand Prizes 9:00 Fireworks Display The Donkey baseball game is being sponsored by the Cedar­ ville . Chamber o f Commerce, teams will be composed of var­ ious merchants and members of the Cedarville Merchants and members o f the Cedarville base­ ball team. Music fo r the band concert will be furnished by the Cedar­ ville high school band. The ladies o f the Eastern Star will operate a lunch tent. Grand prizes being awarded by the American Legion are now on display at the Evans grocery, Information on how to be eligible to win any o f these prizes may Ball Game be obtained' at Evans grocery or by contacting any member of the American Legion. A midway, with many enter- \ taining concessions will operate the entire day, by the Legion, with prizes for all. Committee chairmen fo r the day’s activities are as follows: G. G. MeCallister, Grand Prize Paul Dobbins, Midway; Wilbur Wisecup, Grounds and Buildings; Harold Strobridge, fireworks; Edward Ervine, Contests. Prizes being awarded for the various contests, having been do­ nated by the local merchants. The donkey ball game spon­ sored by the Cedarville Chamber of Commerce .and which will play one day only, July 4, at 1:30 p. m., at the Community Park is billed as the sensation of the n a -' tion. It promises to be a day packed with plenty of laughs. All of the players except the pit­ chers and catcher are mounted on donkeys and they must ride from base to base. The donkeys used are Santa Fe bred burros which have been specially train­ ed at the famous Green Valley Farms. Each donkey has a mind of its own and all of them have been ^named for famous person­ alities. According to Miss Velva Bry- don, the counselor, who is here working with the Chamber of Commerce the string of donkeys will arrive on theJay of the. game by truck with their trainer. You can distinguish the donkey named Dick Tracey by his jetting jaw, Mae West is the gal with a mind of her own, Superman is a Tit­ le mighty,.'Gypsy Rose Lee is the gal who won’t keep anything on, not even good hall players, Frank Sinatra is the name given the biggest, hee-hawer in the lot. Mr. Milqutoast is not as gentle as his name would indicate, Miss America is the one with the ihil- lion foliar legs and tapering ears, Betty Grahle is fa t in the right places, Gravel Gertie has B. O. plenty. The game will be played as a hometown world series. Announcer will use a public address system Ao give a play by play account o f the event so .can be heard in all parts o f the park. The game will be played be­ tween the Chamber of.Commerce- and the Cedarville Athletic Club. Playing fo r the Chamber of Commerce .will he 1st hasp, Bill Dunlap; 2nd. base, Froggy Fred- ericksx_short stop, George Step­ hens; 3rd base, Doug Cultice; right field, Bill Hiedorn; center field, Bobby Williamson; left field, Bruce Connor; catcher, Don Heidorn and pitcher, Jim Luttrell. The line up fo r the Cedarville Athletie Club. \Vas not available at press time. The entertainment begins with a blindfolded hoxing match be­ tween George Stephens as Jo» Louis and Bruce Gonnor as Jack Dempsey. Mounted on donkeys and blindfolded they will slug it out .to determine who is cham­ pion o f Cedaryille. High point of the day promises to he the Gypsy Rose Lee Relay race between Sally Rand, Pretty Peaches, Bubbles Bigelow and Gypsy Rose Lee. The ilhject o f the race will he to see who takes the suitcase and puts on the clothes, get hack on the donkey and ride to home base, take o ff the clothes again and put them in the suit­ case, hand, this to their teammate who repeats the same perform­ ance. The first man who gets hack to homo platenwins. This wilL he followed by a baseball game between Cedarville Merchants Baseball Club and South VicJina. A ticket to the donkey ballgame entitles spec­ tators to remain fo r the regular ball game. The fun starts at 1:30. Judg­ ing by the large advance ticket sale" there will be a big crowd attending.'Tickets may he pur­ chased at all stores in Cedarville. Childran twelve years and under are admitted for 35c. Tickets for adults are 50c i f purchased in ad­ vance. Tickets fo r adults pur­ chased at the gate will be 75c. JudyIsPuton Probationfor ThreeYears Arthur F. Judy, Jr., of Cedar­ ville was given probation and. sentence was deferred for three years by Miami County Judge Paul T. Klapp in common pleas court-Saturday when he pleaded guilty to kidnaping. He was indicted by the May grand jury for kidnaping, carry­ ing off, detaining, and decoying- Edwin R. Powell, 30 o f 13112 Car-' olina avenue, Cincinnati, south­ western Ohio representative o f the American, Chaim and C«$Je-v Company Iasi March 28. .* J.' Powell was driving th r o u g h , the northern part o f Piqua on Route 25 when he stopped at a stoplight, Judy opened the door on the right side o f the car and pointed a cap gun .at Powell, or­ dered him to proceed north. In tho vicinity of Lima, Judy took Powell out o f his car, tied him up and proceeded to take his personal property from him. Pow­ ell tried to get away but his hands were still tied. Judy again brand­ ished the gun and made powell drive cor.Vuderdble disfcaifce in Mercer and Auglaize county, then south to the vicinity of the Taylorville dam, east o f Vanda- lia. Powell was tied to a tree and Judy drove off. He was ap­ prehended the next dav in Ft. Loraime by Sergt. B. P. Hushes o f state highway patrol, .Wil­ mington, who chased him on foot. Judy was then turned over to Piaua police. Prosecutor James H. DeWeese said that when arrested Judy had in his possession Powell's brief case, and other personal possessions. The grand jury ig­ nored the 1‘Qhbery charge origin­ ally preferred but indicted him on kidnapping since lie took his victim in Piqua and transported Powell through Miami county. 4-H CLUB NEWS Martha Richards held the reg­ ular meeting o f the Nifty Cedar Gals at her home on June 24.. Martha and her assistant hostess, Jo Duvall gave a demonstration on table setting for an informal luncheon and also a demonstra­ tion on cake baking. The cake was later served with home-made ice cream and iced tea. The meeting was opened _ by saying the 4-H pledge and sing­ ing the 4-H song. We discussed Junior 4-H campjuid a ballgawe with Xenia 4-H club. We alsb dis­ cussed our next meeting which . is to be held at Mrs. Norman Houston’s on June 30, 1949 at 2 P, M, Mrs. Stanback and Miss Lane are to be there and give a talk on health. Jo Duvall, News reporter 0SUProfessor Talks onHealth AtFarmForum “ Many of our leaders are seek­ ing more medical care for more sickness," declared Dr. Jonathan Forman, Columbus, in a talk be­ fore the Greene County Farm Forum, Monday night. “ These plans may be good vote getters but they never will con­ tribute to the health o f the peo­ ple” complained Dr. Forman, president of the American Col­ lege of Allergists .and professor o f medical history at Ohio State university. “Health comes from the care­ ful use of our bodies and- the greatest contributing factor is "food must he served, pfopprly, Williamson at Robins Air Base . Second Lieutenant Donald S. Williamson, Cedarville, has arriv­ ed at Robins Ah' Force Base, near Macon, Georgia, for a two week tour of active duty training dur­ ing which he will study up-to- date developments by actually performing normal duties in his own occupational specialty. Lt. Williamson is one of the Reserve Officers holding special assignments in the Air Material Command. A Maintenance expert, he will work with the Mainte­ nance Division of the Warner Robins Air Material Area, the A ir Force Command charged with the supply and maintenance of all units ■ in . Hie . Southeastern, United States, He Is. one of thirty- five Reservists taking special training -at. the huge Georgia installation! ToHoldHearing OnCliftonRoad Re-Location Persons interested in the pro­ posed relocation of part o f Route 72, immediately south of Clifton and in that village, may voice their support or objection, which­ ever is the case, when the high­ way department holds a public hearing on the matter at 10:30 a. m. July 20 in Clifton’s Town Hall, The state department plans to eliminate the “ dpg leg” curve in the highway by ‘ building a new Tosid for a short distance in that area. Under the proposal, the part of present Route 72 abandoned south from South River road would revert to the Greene county highway system. The new roa'd would pass through the lands of C. E. Spen­ cer, Chester M. Preston, A. Staf­ ford McCullough, Walter Corry, Russell B. Stewart, Charles Grube and others. Peterson, Dobbins NamedbySoil GroupMonday Archie E, Peterson, Miami township and Harold Dobbins, Ce­ darville township were elected to the five member board of su­ pervisors of the Greene county soil conr^rvation district Monday. Mi^ Peterson was returned to the board for a third three-year term and Mr. Dobbins was eleet- - ed to a three-year term- succeed­ ing A. E. Beam, Spring Valley township, who is retiring-July 1 after serving three years. Voting was conducted at a meeting o f the Greene County Farm Forum Monday night and, 100 ballots were cast by land owners and farm operators in the district. The hoard will meet July 27 to reorganize for the coming ’ year. Present officers are Ben Beard, Jefferson township, pres­ ident; Mr, Beahi, vice president; James B. Lane, Xenia township, secretary; and Mr. Peterson, treasurer. The fifth member is Raymond H. Cherry, Cedarville township. '• - good food," h# said. “ To.be good, cooked" right and not spoiled in harvesting, processing or d istri­ bution.-Before that, good food must have’ been grown in soil rich in all of the essential ele­ ments'necessary to the growth and repair o f our bodies.- Mrs. AdaRife DiesWednesday InKansas Mrs. Ada Stormont Rife, 88, widow o f Stephen K. Rife, na­ tive Greene Countian. died at her home in Anthony, Kansas, last Wednesday, after a three weeks illness. Mrs. Rife and her husband went to Kansas in 1885. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ri­ ley Stormont, Cedarville. Mrs. Rife was born July 4, 1860, near Cedarville. in her early life she wag a -member o f the Cedarville Re­ formed Presbyterian Church. For three years, following her mar­ riage she resided on a farm near Clifton. At the time of her death she was a member pf the Metho­ dist Church in Anthony. For many years she had been a Sun­ day school teacher. Her husband died in 1930. Mrs. Rife was the -'mother of eleven children, four of whom preceded her in death. Surviving are five sons, Cash, Wichita, Kan.; George Emerson, Kansas City, Mo.; Clark, Omaha, Neb.; Casper Lee, Anthony and John Riley at home; two daugh­ ters, Mrs. Beatrice Frazier, An- -thony, and Miss Audris Rife, Hut- ehinspa,, Kas.; seven grandchild­ ren and two great grandchildren. Preceding her in death were two brothers, Harve and Hugh and two sisters, Mrs. Emma Mc- Garey and Miss Rosa Stormont. Burial was in Kansas, Saturday. Employerand EmployeePay ForSocialSecurity “ Who Payg For It” Old-age and survivors insur­ ance is social insurance. This means, for one thing, that the worker does npt carry the whole burden of paying for the pro­ tection ,he gets. He pays a part o f the premium and his employer pays an equal part. This makes it possible for the average work­ er ho have more protection than he could buy anywhere else for what he pays under this plan. The worker's contribution at present is 1 percent of the first $3,000 annual wages he receives in covered employment. The em­ ployer matches his employees contributions. The worker’s contribution is deducted from his wages every pay day by his employer. Every 3 months the employer sends the worker's contribution, and his own, to the Collector of Internal Revenue. The money goes into a- special fund in the United States Treasury—The Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund. Benefits are paid out of this trust fund. Next Week: “ Who May Receive Benefits.” Hot Weather Damaging Crops While this section of Ohio had a break in the heat wave, follow­ ing about a week’s rain, most o f the country is suffering from the effects o f the continued drought and hot sun. Wooded areas in New England and in other east-, ern states face fire hazards, and crops are being cut noticeably by the drought. ' * The east produces.much of the milk consumed in the large cities of that section and farmers fear a milk famine if conditions do not .change. Prexy’s Son Takes Job at Wooster Richard Allan Vayhinger, son o f president o f Cedarville, O., College, Dr. Ira D. Vayhinger, will be a new instructor in_ Ger­ man at the College of Wooster beginning September 1, according to an announcement today from President Howard Lowry. Vayhinger, who spent three years in army slrvice during the war, has his bachelor or arts degree from Carelton College and has done graduate work at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Chicago. He served as a teaching assistant in Ger­ man at Chicago where he Was also president of the undergrad­ uate German Club. - ' • LittleAsks $5000 Damages InAccidentSuit Charging the defendant with negligence in operation o f his automobile, B. H. Little, Cedar­ ville, has filed suit in common pleas court fo£ $5,350 against Paul White, Cedarville. The plaintiff, represented by Robert B. Brewer and D. M. Ault- man, Xenia lawyers, claims he was struck by a car driven by Mr. White last March 4 at Chilli- eothe and Walnut streets in Ce­ darville. A t that time, he claims, his right leg was fractured and he suffered pain, shock and agony resulting in his being bedfast two months. In that time, Mr. Little says his lost income amounted to $250, his medical expenses $100 and his personal injuries were such that he is asking $5,000 dam­ ages. Gil Convicted ByJuryin ‘Termite’ Case After admitting, “I’m not per­ fect,” a 32-year-old termite in­ spector Tuesday was found guil­ ty on a charge o f larceny by trick and sentenced to one to seven years. seven-man, five-woman jury, Raymond Gill of Wabash, Ind., guilty of swindling Mrs. Mary O. Binegar, Jamestown widow, out of $850 for termite extermina­ tion and tree treatment services. Mrs. BinegaSr Contended the services were not given properly and were not effective. Gill said, “ I’m not perfect, nor do I feel any termite-control men are (perfect) in this work.” After George R. Smith, Greene county prosecutor, brought out that Gill has a police record in Indiana, the jury agreed with Gill’s estimate o f himself and found .him guilty. The verdict wound up two days of court testimony against Gill, “some of it offered by J. L. Purdy (rf- Hamilton, secretary of the Ohio Pest Control Operators’, association, qnd Arthur L. Davis of Day&on, chairman o f the asso-- ciation’s board of directors. . At the session Monday a 70- . year-old Hillsbofo woman drop­ ped dead of a heart attack out­ side the courtroom. She- was Mrs. Ora L . Ferguson, who had. come to the trial’because she, too, allegedly had been vic­ timized by Gill for $1,000 for ter­ mite pantrol services. Gill had been free on $2,20(X bond since pleading innocent to the charge last month. HoldBucknerin ShotgunDeathof MaryHarding Greene county authorities are holding a 28-year-old foundry worker on open charges following a shooting near Cedarville which claimed the life of the man’s 24- year-old housekeeper. The man’s name was given as John W. Buckner, with the shoot­ ing victim’s name listed as Mary Bell Harding. Clark county Coroner Austin Richards, who was called to the Springfield City hospital to in­ vestigate after the woman was pronounced dead on arrival there at 6:25 p. m, Wednesday., heard this version of the incident: Buckner, in a statement to the coroner, claimed the shooting fol­ lowed an argument between him and his housekeeper in his home about three miles northeast of Cedarville on the Gravel Pit road. The argument, according fo Buckner, was over money loaned him by the woman’s mother. Buckner’s statement continued that the argument broke out as the two prepared to attend the harness races in Troy where they had been the night previously. During the course o f the argu­ ment, Buckner asserted, the housekeeper struck him with a stove poker- At the same time, he told the coroner, he noticed in the yard a stray dog which he had _been wanting to kill fo r several days. He then went to the bedroom and got his 12-gauge shotgun and was on his way through the kitchen to the yard when Miss Harding grabbed the gun by the barrel and attempted to wrest it away from him, he related. The gun then was discharged, according to Buckner, the shot striking the woman in the abdo­ men. Coroner Richards ruled the woman’s death was due to a pri­ mary hemorrage and shock caused by the gunshot wound. In his statement Buckner con­ tinued that he called his parents immediately, then telephoned the McMillen funeral home in Cedar­ ville fo r ambulance service. The ambulance stopped o ff in Cedarville,and Dr. Donald F. Kyle was summoned to give the vic­ tim medical cai-e. Seeing the ser­ iousness of the wound, the doctor •instructed the ambulance driver to take Miss Harding to Spring- field City hospital, where she was pronounced dead upon arrival. Buckner Tode with the ambulance. Coroner Richards reported the incident to local police authori­ ties who picked up Buckner and charged'him with being a fugi­ tive. A short time later he was turned over to attaches from the Greene county sheriff’s office. He was being held there fo r in­ vestigation and questioning. Coroner H. C. Schick of Greene county ..and Prosecutor George Smith were to confer with sher­ iff’s office attaches regarding the case Thursday morning. Sheriff George Henkel and deputies quizzed Buckner late Wednesday night and reported that his accident version o f the affair seemed to hold water. Buckner told his questioners that the slain woman was angry at him'although he was not angry at her, Chief Deputy L. C. McCoy reported. This, Buckner said, led her to seize the gun from him. Deputy McCoy took photo graphs at the shooting scene Wed­ nesday night as pfiotbgraphic evidence. - Oak trees were revered by. the ancients as the only trees that could resist the thunderbolts of