The Cedarville Herald, Volume 72, Numbers 27-52

«- 3 [ C E D A R V I L L E ’ S OLDEST INSTITUTION P i t ^ i tAbr^ .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 PER YEAR ____ ..... $1.50 PER COPY _____;..___ ... 5 q Volumn LXXIII Cedarville, Ohio* Friday, July 22, 1949 Number 33 4 # . ;\Y^ V&'.x. \ ENTER: A DUTCH BAKEL’S DOZEN . . . in this day #f diminishing families it Is something of an oddity to note the arrival in the U.S. of a real, old-fashioned, prolific example of the time-honored social group. This is the Franciscus Van Bakel family, ail 13 of Rhora were among 1,032 recent arrivals on the liner S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam. At left is the head of the family, Franciscus himself, with his wife Hendricka and baby Francesca. The others are Godefrida, 19; Hendriken. 17; Maria, 16; Antonia, 15; Johannes, 13; Marines, 21; Cornelius, 10; Martien, 9; Theodoras, 7, and Hedrika, 4. The family Is en route to Chat­ ham, Ontario, where they plan on operating a beet farm. Cedarville4-HCampers WinHigh HonorsAtClifton Jack Walsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Walsh, one of Cedar- villee’s delegation to the Gveene- Clinton 4-H junior camp held at Camp Clifton last week, was named “boy spirit” of the camp, the highest .honor of all the awards. v Justine Wilson, Sabina, won the honor for the girls. Another special honor was granted a Cedarville boy, Rich­ ard Spracklin, son of Mr. and Sirs. Raymond Spracklin, Rich­ ard was one of three Greene coun­ ty campers to receive the coveted “H” . His was the “ Head” II of the eight “ IFs’’’ awarded during the ceremonies. Winner o f a large emblem was another Cedarville camper, Caro­ lyn Collins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Collins. Small emblems, indicating spec­ ial honors, went to about a doz­ en of Green’e 4-H-ers, L a r r y Storer, John SIcMillan, Fern Cook and,-Jane SIcMillan, all of Cedar­ ville, being among them. The story o f the week’s activi­ ties as officially reported fo l­ lows; Justine Wilson, Sabina, and Jack Walsh, Cedarville, were named girl and bov spirit of the Greene-tClinton 4-H Junior Camp held at Camp Clifton last week. The awards, made at the candle­ light ceremony Friday night, des­ ignated the most outstanding boy and girl camper. Twentjtfive other Greene Coun­ ty campers were given awards at the ceremonies. All were made on the basis o f all-round partici­ pation in the camping program. Co-operation and leadership were also considered. The awards were made on a point system. Eight boys and girls were cho­ sen to represent the different ‘H’s” . Three o f the eight were Greene Countians. They were Richard Spracklin, Cedarville, chosen to represent the head “ II” ; Wayne Lewis, New Burlington, the health “ II” ; and James Eel- ley, Spring Valley, the heart “ II” . Those from Greene County re­ ceiving large emblems were Ford Pickering, Jamestown; Bill Mills, Caesarcreek; Carolyn Collins, Ce- darville; Eileen Mason and Wil­ ma Amole, Xenia, and Jeanne Larch, Beavercreek. Small emblems were awarded to Frank Snively, Xenia; Don Gregg, Bellbrook; Ray Dalham- mer, Beavercreek; Leonard Fan­ ning, Xenia; Larry Storer, Ce­ darville; Neil Bartley. Bellbrook; Jerry Francis. New Jasper; Larry Jones, New Jasper; John Mc­ Millan, Cedarville; Donald Beam, Caesarcreek: Grace Turvey, Xen­ ia; Vgra Bickett, Xenia; Fern Cook, Cedarville; Mary L. Harris, Osborn; Lynn Murphy, Caesar­ creek and Jane McMillan, Cedar­ ville. More than 400 attended visi- BonusClaims Totaling2447 Disallowed The bouns claims of nearly 2,500 Ohio veterans were disal­ lowed by state sinking fund of- ficals. Bonus Director Scrimger said that 1,600 were disallowed be­ cause o f less than 90-day service between Pearl Harbor and V-J day. There ware over 500 dupli­ cate claims and 200 claims from veterans who died after the claims were filed. Nearly 100 were from veterans without honorable dis­ charges. These were the first claims not given an official OK since the bonus machinery went into oper­ ation. 50-50 DANCE The Clifton Firefighters associ­ ation will sponsor a 50-50 dance Saturday night at the opera house in Clifton. tor’s night at the camp Thursday evening. Guests at the camp Thursday were W, II. Palmer, state 4-H Club leader, and John Mount, assistant state 5-H Club leader. Elwood D. Stroup, Xenia, dis­ trict wildlife conservationist, was at thy camp Wednesday to show movies on wildlife conservation and living habits o f reptiles. FairSeason Opens With Fayette’sShow When the gates o f the Fayette county fairgrounds open, July 20, for its five-day carnival o f racing, exhibition of agricultural pro­ ducts and modern machinery shows, the Ohio fair season will be officially on. There are to be 79 county fairs in Ohio in 1949, and nine independent fairs, proving that the state is fair-minded. Incident­ ally, no state has a higher repute for the character o f its fairs than Ohio. The Greene county fair is only 10 ;L.;s away. It is scheduled for August 2-5 at Xenia. The pro­ grams are out and the races and prizes made known. It sounds like a fine fair for home folk, and the fair fans from afar. Neighboring fairs and their dates are: Champaign county, at Urbana, August 7-12. Clinton c o u n t y , Wilmington, August 9-12. Clark county, Springfield, Aug­ ust 16-19. Madison county, London, Au­ gust 21-25. ,Montgomery county, Dayton, Sept. 5-8. Warren county, Lebanon, Sept. 20-23. Highland c o u n t y, Hillsboro, Sept. 7-10. Butler county, Hamilton, Sept, 25-30. An excellent growing season, an early harvest and good crops will make for splendid exhibits at the fairs, fairmen predict. The racing programs, many of which have been announced, show entries that promise the very best o f racing. Prizes are high, and everything adds up to a good fair season in Ohio. Whiskers BedeckMugsof Greenfielders I f your plans call fo r going to Greenfield, don’t go at night and don’t take the wife and kids with you even in the daytime. Greenfield looks Itin V a n Winkle, Weary Willie and Bo Riderods were holding a conven­ tion! Greenfield has wiskers on it! September morn—one o f them —will see the opening o f the ses- qui-centennial, which is a big- word-way o f saying that Green­ field will be 150 years old, come September. And the whole town is going back to ox carts, long-barreled rifles—and Whiskers! The thriving village, which hugs the city mark by a narrow margin, is having an all-out pro­ gram built up. with all the names and brass will attend officially, and probably make speeches! Carl Taylor Joins Bailey-Murphy Carl Taylor, well-known James­ town salesman and auctioneer, has joined the Bailey-Murphy Co., Wilmington, and will represent the company in sales and real* estate in this area. 4 -H Club News t i i e n i f t y c e d a r g a l s The 2nd July meeting of the Nifty Cedar Gals was held at the State Roadside park on July 14. During the meeting we discussed our projects. After the meeting a weiner roast was enjoyed by all. HOT SHOTS The Cedarville Hot Shots met Tuesday evening at the home of their leader Mr. Albert Mott. Proceeding the business meeting the group played ball. Later they worked on their project books. Refreshmnts were served to 11 mmbers. PROGRESSIVE The Progressive farmers met Monday evening at the home of Max, Gerte and Dolly Ritenour. Tweenty-tliree were present. The group held the meeting in the yard, followed by a social hour. John Stover is leader o f the group. Refreshments were served. ■ Alvin Mussetter Hospitalized When his motorcycle collided with an automobile on a road a- bout four miles south of Yellow Springs, Alvin Mussetter 18, of Cedarville, was injured and taken to Springfield City hospital. lie was found to have suffered a possible fracture o f the right leg and multiple laceration of tlie body. Ilis account of the mishap is that the automobile ahead of him stopped suddenly without a warn­ ing signal, causing him to lose control of his motorcycle. Girls in Win Over Lang’ s The rains played havoc with the Cedarville girls softball schedule washing out the game with Love­ land, hut on Monday night they beat Lang’s of Xenia 11-8 in a playoff o f a previous tie. Wednesday night’s game was also rained out but will be play­ ed here Monday evening. On Friday night they will tra­ vel to Washington C. II. to "play night. Springfield here op Wednesday under the lights and will meet EarlySales OfSpringPigs IsAdvised Stockmen and market observers advise early marketing o f spring pigs this year. “ Get them to market i” August and September,” is the advice of QSU experts, who cite as reasons hetter prices and an early clear­ ing o f breeding and feeding pens. It has been an early season generally fo r hogs the country over. Farrowing in Ohio and in the mid-western areas was ahead o f schedule this year. Hence, the advice to get spring pigs on the market by August and Septem­ ber is to avoid the rush that will result from the heavy ship­ ments front the corn belt a bit later on. There was an increase of about 15lo in the number of pigs last spring, and litters averaged close to 7, or about the average. Ohio hogmen kept 22% more sows in 1949, and the farrowing number is a fraction larger than the aver­ age. That means a lot more hogs to sell this fall. Look at the figures—Ohio a- lone had 3,203,000 pigs in the spring o f 1949, and that is 22% more than in 1948. And the expansion of the hog production is not being halted, university men declare. Over the country hog producers will save* fo r 13So more sows this year than last, with an overall plan of maxi­ mum production, looking to an increase o f at least 15%. If all the program works out —the increased breeding and the high percentage o f litters—the fall of 1949 ought to be the hig­ hest hog season for a long time. NewForm of Educationat A 30 by 60 foot tent will house one of the most unusual attrac-. tions at the Greene County fair, Aug. 2 through 5. This will be the scene of the strikingly different educational presentation on venereal disease, staged by the Greene County health department and the Ohio department of health. The exhibit is a complete mov­ ing picture theater in which specially prepared films will be shown continuously. Each will bring a special message on the prevention and cure of venereal discuss The tent will he located near the midway and in the center of fair activities. It will be manned by one of two crews scheduled to visit 19 county fairs and the Ohio State Fair during the cur­ rent season. The moving pictures, and print­ ed information which will he available without charge to visit­ ors, have been carefuly prepared. Even children may attend. Still, no punches are pulled in telling the facts about venereal disease and its inroads on the people of this country. ToBeNamed DuringFair Terms of six directors on the thirtobw-member board o f the Greene County Agriculture soci­ ety, sponsor of thq county fair, expire this year Candidates for these director­ ships will he announced by a nomi­ nating committee tit a meeting of the board at the Fairgrounds Sat­ urday afternoon when plans will be completed for this year’s ex­ position, Aug. 2-5. Members whose three - year terms expire are B. U. Bell, Xen­ ia; Gerald Bock, Jefferson town­ ship; Ernest Jenks, Jamestown, R. R. 1; Mrs. L. H. Jones, Miami township; Earl Ritenour, Rpss township and Elmer W. Wolf, Beavercreek township. other directors are Ralph K. Haines, Caesarcreek township board president, Weller K. Haines Sugarcreek township, and Harold M. Van Pelt, Spring Valley town­ ship, whose terms end in 1950, and J. Weir Cooper, Xenia township, D. G. Harner, Bath township; Franklin Boots, Xenia, R. R. 2, and Ralph Townsley, Cedarville township, who will serve until 1951. Purchasers of membership tick­ ets fo r 1950 are eligi’/ie to 'vote for directors. Ballots will be cast at the secretary’s office at the Fairgrounds tlie last two days of th e fair, Aug. 4 and 5. “Doc”Evans ToSellGilts OnJulv28 “Doc” Evans is having another Hampshire hog sale. This newspaper’s printing of­ fice proudly sent to the hog world that information last week. The day and date—Saturday, July 28, at Ferndale Farms, on SR-72, between Cedarville and Jamestown. “Eats” go with all o f “ Doc’s” sales, and they start at noon, with the selling at 1 o’clock. This time it’s bred gilts— Hampshires from the Dobbins & Evans famous breeding lines. Forty individuals are listed in the catalog, a two-color bit of art (if we do say so) with their ancestry given in names and fig ­ ures, dear to the heart of hog experts. Col. F. H. Hulick, famous auc­ tioneer of Indianapolis, will do the selling, and Hugh Turnbull is to be the clerk. The best-known of fieldmen will be present, includ­ ing Dick Hollstein, Hampshire Herdsmen and Hampshire Regis­ try and Claude Tipton, M. & M, Livestock Products, Plano, 111. Swinemen from many parts of the country always attend the Ferpdale Farms’ sales. And local hog raisers, interested in rais­ ing the standards of their stock, make up a considerable part of the crowd. Legislature Passes300 Laws-Adjourns In session six months, plus a half month, with a sine die gavel- rap a fortnight later, the Ohio general assembly considered 1,» 093 bills and 273 resolutions, en­ acting about 300 laws. Most significant o f its .acts was the budget of over a billion dollars it set up. No part of Ohio has been kept hetter informed on the workings o f the legislature than Greene countians, through the thorough reports of their representative, Lowell Fess, This newspaper is asking Mr. Fess to continue from time to time as matters arise his enlight­ ening comments on the state gov­ erning body. Merchants Win Over Harmony , The Cedarville • M e r c h a n t s . Haonony, 5-4, at Spring- tield Tuesday night behind the rive-hit pitching of. Marc Towns- ley, who was in complete control until the ninth inning. * Tn the final frame, Harmony pushed across three runs but a runner was left on third base as lownsley tightened up and got 9Ut of the jam. He struck out twelve and was in trouble only once until the ninth. The Cedarville team will take on Henkel's Sunday at Cedarville. National FarmSafety WeekObserved This is National Farm Safety JWeek. ’ By proclamation of the Presi­ dent of the United States the week beginning July 24 is set apart for the betterment of America as to their safety.. While there will be little or no flurry about it and no fea­ tured occasions, there will be as much attention as possible call­ ed to what the idea is, with great stress put upon better safety measures in every feature of farming around the barns; in the homes, in the fields, at the stock- pens and everywhere on the place. ^ That there are about 18,000 people killed every year on A- merican farms is in it selfjusti­ fication for the greater thought on the matter of safety. To this must be added a much greater number of people who are in­ jured. Perhaps you didn’t know it, hut the rate of accidents is high­ er in farming than in any other major industry, statistics show. The bureau of agricultural economics has just completed its first major survey of farm acci­ dents costs. Its conclusion: , Non-fatal farm accidents caus­ ed farm people to lose 17,000,000 working days in 1948. The cost for medical care, hut not includ­ ing the lost time, was $36,000,- 000. These, remember, were only the accidents that didn’t cause •ileatli. t The BAE found the most costly kind of accident is an auto acci­ d e n t , The average cost for medi- :cal care for these non-fatal acci­ dents is $64. But falls cause more farm in­ juries than any other accidents. In the sample survey of 2,000 ac­ cidents, 476 involved falling from such things as haystacks and step-ladders. The average cost of each of these accidents was $45 in medical care. Farmers lost an average of 24 days from each accident. Machines are the next great­ est hazard. They caused 248 of ■the 2,000 “ sample” accidents and they cost $61 an accident. Aver­ age time lost was 20 days. In third place among the haz­ ards of farm life come farm ani­ mals—mostly mean ones. Kick­ ing horses, charging bulls, biting pigs and similar animals un­ pleasant dispositions caused in­ juries to 233 farmers. These ac­ cidents cost on the average $36 for medical care. The farmers lost an average of 19 days form work. <The men folks have about three times as many accidents as farm women. Most accidents involve men from 25 to 44 years old. The .south has the lowest acci­ dent rate. The BAE says this probably is because there are fewer farm machines in the south than some other areas. The accident rate is slightly be­ low national level in the northeast and far above the na­ tional average in the north cen­ tral states and west. COURTNEWS On alleged grounds^ o f neglect Glenn Humston has brought suit for divorce from his wife, Ollie, now residing, at Blanchester, The marriage was in June of this year. Paullin A. Harper has been ap­ pointed executor of the estate of Flora P. Harper, late1 of Ross township. Net values of three estates were set as follows by probate apprai­ sals: W. B. Masters, $1,241.40; Walter Clemens, $990.50; Glace Clemens, $515.75; Daisy Clemens,' $706.41. Miller and Finney are attorneys for Clarence Blakeley of Silver- , creel; township, in a suit in court to permit sale of a property in that township and reinvest the money in Xenia real estate. An heir of the late Thaddeus Blake­ ley, the plaintiff came into a life estate of the property after the death of the lyidow of Thaddeus* Blakeley. The children of the plaintiff and his sisters are named in the petition. Jean Hart, Jamestown, a minor,' . is asking a divorce from William Hart Of Fort George Mead, Md. The couple was married in New­ port, Ky., Oct; 4, 1947 and, have a daughter, 16 months old. The suit is brought in the name of the .best friend of >Mrs. Hart, Thelma Berger of Cincinnati. The divorce petition of Martha Bogard vs. Robert Bogard was dismissed as the court ruled the Plaintiff failed to prove the de­ fendant guilty of neglect and cruelty. A petition for a new trial in the case o f •Harold Spencer, Sr., vs. Josie Spencer, was denied. v A divorce has been granted Wil­ liam Paasch from Ernestine. Mis AgnesKyle Church Services m Miss Agnes Kyle, 87, near Xen­ ia, died in Springfield City hos­ pital Tuesday at 1:47 p. m. She had suffered a broken hiD when she fell at the Hurley rest home., near Xenia, Saturday and sub -' mitted to surgery at the hospital Monday. Born May 21, 1862, near Cedar­ ville, she was the daughter of Roland and Anna Dunlap Kyle. She was graduated from Cedar­ ville high school in 1880 and Ohio Normal school, now Ohio North­ ern university, at Ada in 1889, She began teaching in Greene and Clark county rural schools in 1881. After teaching in these schools and doing missionary work in Norfolk, Va., and Knoxville col­ lege, Knoxville, Tenn., a number of years she enrolled in the Springfield City hospital school of nursing in 1905, graduating as .a registered nurse in 1908. At the time of her death she was the oldest living graduate of that school o f nursing. Following an additional year of training at Pittsfield college in Massachusetts, she was ’gradu­ ated from a course in nurses sur­ gical training in 1909. Miss Kyle was a Clark county health nurse for more than 12 years but retired in 1930 because of failing health. She was head nurse at Clark County Tubercu­ losis sanitarium from 1919 to 1921. A member of the Springfield Second U n i t e d Presbyterian church, she was active in church work. She was a former member of Cedar Gliff chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by three broth­ ers, T. D. Kyle. Selma; O. H. Kyle, Altoona, Pa., C. W. Kyle, Springfield; one sister, -Mrs. Ro- lana Grant, Selma, and a num­ ber of nieces and nephews. Services will be held at the Mc­ Millan Funeral Home, Cedarville, Friday at 2 p. m. D.r. John W. Biclcett, pastor of Clifton United Presbyterian church, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Massies Greek cemetery. Institutions FeelPainof EconomyKnife Two state institutions nearby felt the sting of the economy knife when the final 1949-1950 budget was passed by the legis­ lature. Though Governor Lausche had recommended in his budget mes­ sage to the assembly a total of $1,366,620 for the OSSO Home, the appropriation was .cut to $1,- 318,788. State College at Wilbe.vforce suffered similarly, with an ex­ perience of ups and downs as it went in an out of different hands at Columbus. "The institution's re­ quest was $1,349,082. The gover­ nor sliced that down to $1,183,- 265. The reduction of appropriations was general to all state institu­ tions. JOINS MAGAZINE STAFF Henry Toso of Akron has joined the staff of Finley Torrence's Wood Construction, a magazine devoted to the interests of lum­ bermen of Ohio. HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE The above is an old aphorism but it carries as much weight to­ day as ever it did. In last week’s issue of the Herald there ap­ peared an open letter to the'eiti- zens of Cedarville over the signa­ ture of Karlh Bull, a respected citizen of the community. This letter should receive the careful attention of every citizen and voter of the village. Mr. Bull is to he commended, first, for a care­ ful investigation of conditions, and second, thee way he present­ ed these conditions to those who should 'be interested. Now as to those conditions. It is to bg regretted that the exist­ ing conditions, should further 'seek to agrivate those conditions by passing adverse ordinances. With conditions now facing the world'it is high time that the red "light be hung out. That higher and still higher wages and prices can remain indefinitely at flood tide is not bourn out on the pages of history. \Some* of us are old enough to remember experiences that tried men’s souls. Today is the time to- lay plans for the'future. If Cedarvilie is to be a bigger and better Cedarville, if it is to be known as a law abid­ ing community, if it can be made to take up the slack in employ­ ment in coming years, provision must be made to attract capital that will build and employ labor, if Cedarville seeks to attract the better element of .society, then our steps as a village and as a community should he well and wisely , considered. I f Cedarville is to be known far and near as a place where the laws of the land can be flouted with immun­ ity, thqp its citizens should^ and must think through and not jump at conclusions or hasty legisla­ tion. — Better read Karlh Bull’s “ Open Letter’ in the issue of the Herald for July 15th. C. R. Wagner. CHURCH OF GOD Elwood G. Palmer, pastor. Sunday school 10:00 a. m. Mrs. David Strobridge, supt, Our new class rooms will be used this Sunday for the first, we hope to see you present. Following' a brief worship se.v- ice at 11 o’clock we will enjoy a basket dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ora Tingley. , Children’s sexyice 6:30. Evening service 7:45. Midweek prayer service Wed­ nesday’ vening 7:45. The Ladies Missionary Society will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home o f Mrs. Herman Stevenson. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ralph A. Jamieson, minister. Sabbath school 10 a, m. supt. Aruthur B. Evans. Preaching 11 a, m. Theme, “ Consider another o f the Great Words of the Bible. “ The Sweet­ est and Bitterest Word.” Y. P. C. U. 7 p. ,m. Subjec, “ The Best Things in Life.” Leader, Joan Hamihan. The Annual Sabbath School picnic will be held in the Shelter House in our Cedarville Park, on Tuesday, July 26th at 6:30 p. m. (sharp). Further announce­ ment will he made at Sabbath School on Sabbath morning. The Women’s Missionary So­ ciety will meet Thursday July 28th, at 7:30 u m. in the church. The Young Women’s Society and the Junior Missionary Society are invited as guests. Mrs. Her­ man Eavey of Xenia will show pictures taken by her daughter in Egypt as part of the program. Leader of the meeting Miss Lu­ lu Henderson. Program commit­ tee, Mrs. Meryl Stormont. Mrs. Roy WadHle, Mrs. Ida Wright. Hostesses, Mrs. Raymond Sprack­ lin. Mrs. Theo Parker, Mrs. Char­ les Coulter. METHODIST CHURCH William B. Collier, minister. Sunday school at 10:00 a. m. Walter Boyer, supt. Morning service sat 11:00. The sermon subject will be "Barnabas - A Good Man.” The Youth Fellowship will have an outdoor meeting. The subject will be “We Lift Our Thoughts Above.” The Young -people will start from the church at 6:00 p. m., each one bringing a nose bag lunch. The leader will be Anne Huffman. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Paul H. Elliott, minister. 10:00 a. m. Sabbath school, Janies W. Steele, supt, 11:00 a. m. Morning worship.. Sermon, “The Songs of a Heavy Heart.” 2:30 p. m. Session meeting. 7:00 - 9:00 Youth Group Pro­ gram. Wednesday, July 27. The An­ nual Church and Sabbath school Basket picnic will be at the Com­ munity shelter house. Mrs. Harry Wright is chairman of the com­ mittee. There will be games and recreation in the afternoon; sup­ per at 7:00. Thursday, July 28. The Wom­ en’s Missionary Society will meet at the home of Mrs. H, K. Stor­ mont, with Miss Ora Hanna as­ sisting. Mrs. Arthur Hanna will have the devotions. Mrs. Paul Elliott the program. The marriage of Albert Gruhe, of Clifton, and Miss Helen Gres- well, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cres^vell, will take place at the Church this Saturday eve­ ning, July 24, at 7:30 o’clock. The music begins at 7. The public Is invited. CLIFTON UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dr. James W. Bickett, minister. Miss Charlotte Collins, organ­ ist. Sabbath school 10:00 a. m. William Ferguson, supt. P r e a c h i n g at 11, subject, “ Christ’s Work in Salvation.” Young people meet at 7:30, leader^, Eugene and Richard Ben­ nington.’ Meeting of the session o f the church will be held Wednesday evening at 8 at the church. CLIFTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10 a. m. Bible school. 11 a. m. Worship. 2 p. m. Session meeting at the church. 7 p. m. Westminister Fellow­ ship, Janet Hull, leader. - Tuesday 8 p. m. Deacons’ meet­ ing at the home of Robert Shaw on the Old Clifton road. Wednesday, 2 p. m. - W. M. S. at the home o f - Mrs. Walter Corry, with Mrs. Harry Corry, leader. Mrs. Michael Ault, devo­ tional leader. Mrs. Lamborn of Springfield has been invited to report on the Ohio Synodical. Thursday, 5:30 to 7:30 p. m. Fried chicken supper at the Opera house, sponsored by the West­ minister Bible class. Public in­ vited. Tickets must be secured or reservations made by Tuesday, July 19 ZION BAPTIST CHURCH' G. A. Adams, minister 10:15 Sunday school 11:00 j. m. Morning Worship Tuesday 7:30 vChoir rehearsal Wednesday 7:00 p. m. pjrayer service. TO HOLD PICNIC The annual United Presbyter­ ian Sabbath school picnic will he hqld at the shelter house at Com­ munity park on Tuesday, July 26 at 6:30'p. m. August2nd Greene county is preparing-for company. Country folks, town folks, parents, grandparents and all the children are now getting ready for the Greene county Fair, Aug. 2, 3, 4 and 5, 1949. A t the fairgrounds there has been special care given to the fine old trees that supply the cool shade during the fair. Some of these trees had limbs that were damaged by years of weather. So just to make it safe for tlie coming company many of them have been trimmed or removed. You might not notice the differ­ ence just to go to the grounds, for you would he so anxious to see what was doing in the way of exhibits and entertainme nt. The grandstand also lias been given a special overhauling here and there with new timbers where needed. The old horse barn has been raised and placed on a concrete foundation so that now it ap­ pears as well placed as the new horse barn which was put into service last year. A water main lias been extend­ ed so that there will he an abun­ dance of water to use at'tlie cat- tie barn. Here too are new scales, suffi­ ciently sturdy to weigh in the fine livestock that has been grown by the 4-H members and the vo- ag students. New white paint and white­ wash add freshness to most the buildings and help to form a suit­ able background for the fair ex­ hibits. In order to accommodate var­ ious departments of the fair, yet at the same time make it pos­ sible for the office to care for entries and prepare the tags a change in entry-closing has been arranged: Horse Show entries close Thursday, July 28, at 4:00 p. m Speed entries close Friday, July 29, at 11:00 p. m. All other entries close Tuesday, July 26, at 4:00 p. m. All entries must be made on entry blanks. The*fair office at the court house opens on July 18. Please use only one telephone number for any fair business and that number is 249. Mrs. J, Robert Bryson, Xenia, Sec, Benefits Frank Good, Field Representa­ tive of the Dayton, Ohio office states that 17 people in Greene County lost benefits amounting to $5,470.40. The losses varied from $71.73 by a Xenia resident who lost three months benefits because he did not acquaint him­ self -with Social Security to $1,- $15.67 for a Xenia worker who deprived himself of 47 months benefits at $21.61 The 17 cases included nine workers, three wives, four chil­ dren, and one widow. Twelve of the beneficiaries (all of whom are now receiving payments) reside in Xenia, Two live in Fairfield, two in Osborn, and one in Cedar­ ville. Indicative that it doesn’t mat­ ter how big or small the organ­ ization is that employs them is the fact that this group worked for employers having from one to two hundred employees. Mr, Good said they had differ­ ent reasons for losing their bene­ fits: “ I thought I had to he in need.” “ I thought benefits were char­ ity.” “ I didn’t think I had worked long enough.” “ I didn’t know I was allowed to work on jobs not covered by Social Security and still draw pay­ ments.” On the brighter side, Mr. Good stated that as of April 1, 1949, approximately 700 persons were drawing monthly social security payments in Greene County, These payments amount to approxi­ mately. $16,000. Each month and these figures are steadily increas­ ing. Social Security also has made about 320 lump sum payments a- mounting to approximately $38,- 500. The lump sums are paid when no monthly payments are payable, but do not preclude future month­ ly payments. AH persons desiring informa­ tion about Social Security are urged to contact Mr. Good who is at the Xenia Post Office every Monday at 12:30 p, m. Hug( Vote ForTwoYears One day last week the Ohio senate, by a vote of 30 to 1, pass­ ed a biennial appropriation o f $677,122,744. A GOP move to cut it by five million was defeated as was an attempt to lop o ff a slice from the public schools appro­ priation. The house had already approved a biil totaling $646,802,498. Whether the discrepancy of the thirty million will defeat the sen­ ate’s budget remains to be seen, Mrs. Don Leamon o f near Ce- darviile, underwent surgery at Grandview hospital, Friday. She is slowly improving. J