The Cedarville Herald, Volume 73, Numbers 27-50

PJyGS % THffi CEDARVILLE HERALD TheCedarvilleHerald A Republican newspaper published every 'Thursday at Cedarville* Ohio E uobkb J. M xixer — Publisher * T.ga W . T ayiob . — Editor & Manager o f the National Association, Ohio Newspaper Association and Miami Valley Valley Press Association Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post O ffice at Cedarville, * Ohio, under the A ct o f March 3, 1879 Subscription Hate; By Mail, $1.50 per year in Ohio Elsewhere $2.00 per year eT T H U R S D A Y , NOV. 16, 1950 “Ho Action Taken** is Not the Answer A t Monday night’s meeting of the Cedarville Pro­ gressive Club there was much discussion, some argument and no action on a pending proposal to do something about! the village park, which is owned jointly by the Progres- j give Cljtb and the local American Legion post, j The gist of the matter, so far as we could determine, i is that the Progressive Club owns part of the land, th e ! Legion owns part and another and larger parcel is owned jointly. According to one Progressive Club member, “ the 1 Legion has put about $1,800 into the project, the Pro-1 gressive Club around $8,000 and tho. community has in- „v g j^ A ^pine $5,000 or $6,000.” A proposal been made whereby the property! would be turned over to the village and would thus be; eligible for maintenance from tax revenues. This proposal j has not been acted upon, nor apparently received with [ too much enthusiasm, even though it is evident that neither* organization is financially able to support the project in a ipanner which would fully benefit the community. And this is, without a doubt, the ambition of both organiza­ tions. . Bickering, however, will not produce any benefit to the public. And, if we accept the proffered figures,! the community has by far the greater interest in the pro-; jeet by direct subscription and the total interest by in­ direct support of the two organizations’ activities which furnished revenue for their original,purchase. It would seem, then, that both organizations could best fu lfill their community service aims by forgetting their various points of contention and start making some real efforts to get together on some basis whereby the property could be most effectively improved for the pub­ lic welfare. I f the Legion wants a small plot for a future home, well and good. They have worked hard and have earned a consideration. If the Progressive Club wishes to retain a small p lot.for some future project, that too has been fully earned by their time and effort. But after all, tire community has the most at stake in this endeavor and it is the community which is suffering most by the present stalemate. * * * W e do not believe in criticising the efforts of any group or organization unless there is the possibility of finding a solution to the problem. In this case we believe there 'is a fair and relatively easy solution. I f the organizations will request the village clerk to write the Ohio Muncipal League for information on the formation of a Community Recreation Board we be­ lieve a ready-made solution to the situation will be found. And if the property, or at least the major portion- of it, is turned over to a recreation hoard comprised of one representative from each civic ' organization, the school board, the township trustees and the village council, the park project will he enabled to benefit from what­ ever aid the civic groups can furnish and aid from the local governmental agencies as well. It could in this fashion become a truly community recreation project and its administration would still be handled by representatives from all interested ^groups. A t any rate, the people of the community deserve something more than a “no action taken” entry in the club minutes. Let’s bury that bone of contention and enter in the minutes of the next meeting “many sleeves rolled up in readiness for work ahead.” IREGRETTO I HAVE BUT ONE LIFE TO GIVE TO MY COUMITiSY’* u n a f i m i t - ' - - * * * T - " ' a ^ m W i.i...ill* i .i !M. u i .in , ■ .i iji . i . ..i, ,r , , , ,kf.s. ('• Personal Taxes Must Be Paid by Dec, 1 County Treasurer Harold J. Fawcett said Friday that person­ al tax collections are running far behind the expected rate and re­ minded taxpayers there can he no time extension beydnd the Dec. 1 deadline granted recently by the state tax commission. .. The original deadline was Oct. 1 , but county commission author­ ized an extension to Nov. 1 andi then the tax commission approved: a further extension to Dec. 1 j since duplicates were not ready j in time. No more extensions of the deadline are allowed. "HOW TO WIN FRIENDS and . Strange Sense of Honest/ Author of rINFLUENCE PBQPW*? Driving’s a Pleasure Now W ith curves graceful as the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi, and grades as gentle as a breeze from a sequestered wood­ land on a sultry evening, the all-new State Route 72 in­ vites home folk and the motoring world to take a spin from Cedarville northward. Gone are .the square turns, gone the knife-blade­ wide bridges, g°ne the knobs, and the lane-like path with its lumpiness. Like a Mistress of the Dough scrapes a pie smooth in the pan, the builder ironed the. wrinkles from the old thoroughfare over which the«multitudes plodded for a century— in vehicles of all kinds from carts and carriages to coupes and Cadillacs. Starting at the top of the grade overlooking Clifton from the south, the new highway swings gracefully north­ ward in a most inviting forgetfulness of the one-time hindering square turns and narrow bridges. No longer must the driver wait his turn to use the fqotlogs over the millrace and the torrent the upper reaches of the river makes through the village. Width, pase and safety are all his now. Up past the U. P. Church, the new road swings soft­ ly to the right and again to the left, eliminating the dan­ gerous twist that spelled fatality too often at the leveling- o ff spot north of town. It’s a fine road— this brand-new, black-topped SR­ I'S of ours. Greene County Ranks Fourth, in Hog Sales According to the Department o f Agriculture Economics at Ohio Ex­ periment Station, Wooster, Greene •County ranks fourth in total gross income from the sale o f hogs in the state o f Ohio. Neighboring Clinton County stood first on the list, "with Madi­ son and Preble in the places ahead o f Greene. Pickaway, Fayette, Butler, Drake, Hancock and High­ land were the other top-ranking counties. It is significant that with the exception o f Hancock County, all the counties are in the Southwest­ ern section o f the state. The total gross income from hog sales in Ohio was $12,876,500. r The OLD MUX RESTAURANT w ill h e * CLOSED all day Tbanks^ving Day W-8 will be happy to serve you from 6 a. in. to mid- the rest of the time — but we’re going to give * help a holiday for Thadk»giv*shg, We Wish You AH a Very Rappy Thanksgiving: Methodist Brother and Wives are Entertained Members o f the Clinton County Methodist Brotherhood and their wives enjoyed a program at tho Port William Church Monday eve­ ning. W . G. Stephens presided. Dr. George Parkin, D istrict Super­ intendent, made announcements of interest to the group with L. J. Bergman .leading singing. W il­ bur Fish ©nteretained with a pro­ gram o f hells. Special numbers were given by a trio composed o f Miss Beverly Lancaster, Miss Ann Wilson and Miss Rosemary Storer. Members o f the Port William Methodist Bible Class served re­ freshments. J5 FRIEND OF MINE NAMED GEORGE, w h o doesn’t want his nam e used, hut w ho lives in Hackensack, N.J.,' w orks fo r the telephone company. It is his business to see that peop le who damage the company’s property pay fo r it, as they should. But it is^ amazing says George, how many peop le w h o w ill be honest otherw ise, w ill try to squirm out o f a b ill due a b ig compa­ ny, though they w ou ldn ’t think o f trying to cheat an individual. R ecen tly he had a case in which a doctor’s w ife was learning to drive and . h it a telephone pole, causing considerable damage. G eorge fo llow ed the usual p ro ­ cedure in making collections. He called the husband o f the woman, a doctor in Carnegie ( good standing, and got all the inform ation ■ required by the lega l department o f the company, A few days la ter his telephone, rang. It was the doctor, much w rought up. He had learned that someone else had h it that same pole some w eeks dfefore so he didrx'L feel he should stand fo ? ail rlie damage fh a rh a d been done. H e was v ery in ­ dignant about it all. There was ju st one thing to do, stave o ff the doctor until he cooled down, and in the meantime get inform ation on what h e claim ed. He checked th e police department, made, a thorough ' inspection o f the pole. Everything indicated that the doctor's w ife had done the damage. The doctor’s claim seemed so un­ ju st that George’s own indignation was aroused. He fe lt like cailm g up the doctor and expressing that indignation to a man trying to get out o f a ju st b ill. Then he stopped to think what Would happen i f he did. A figh t, o f course. • H e thought it over’ and this is what he actually did: He called the doctor on the telephone and said, D octor, you have a good argument. Here’s what I sug­ gest that you do: get all the inform ation about that other accident you have heard about, and when oiir lega l department comes to collect, give the inform ation to them . I f someone else should pay fo r that -damage, thev w ill see it a t once.” To George’s surprise this was the response the doctor to his suggestion: are ndne*” reaUy’ 1 don ,t w ant to shirk any responsibilities that Farm and Home Conference to be Held Next Week - Five counties w ill send repre­ sentatives to a Farm juid Home Conference to he held in Xertia Nov. 21. This is to he- one o f 17- meetings to be held in this section o f the state. Counties participating besides Greene are Clark, Fayette, Clinton and Montgomery. Mervin C .Smith and Miss Marie Walters, representing the exten­ sion service sta ff o f the state, will be present to speak on recent surveys made by the department. The local area -meetings are her ing held because no facilities .ate ahailahle fo r a single meeting o f that size in Ohio. r r r \ 1 Uv- - . s. R 't-i ^ K - ■ *. * . . ■ OURNEW1951 CHRISTMAS: SAVINGS CLUB Is How Open Join One Of The Below Glasses 25e each week for 50 weeks . $ 12.50 50c each week fo r 50 weeks ^ 25»00 $ 1.00 each week fo r 50 weeks. 50,00 2.00 each week fo r 50 weeks 100.00 5.00 each week for 50 weeks 250AO 10.00 each week for 50 weeks 500,00 -N. Your Savings Now Insured For $10,0Gd.QG SERVING THRIFTY SAVERS SINCE 1892 By -Congressmen daatence Brown president Truman let ,.it he known last week that, - General Dwight Eisenhower would §om be chosen to head the joint defense operations o f the Atlantic Fact nations? and General Eisenhower announced his willingness to. ac­ cept the assignment. This column advised its readers nearly two months ago that .the Eisenhower appointment was “ in the works.” Government economists and Department o f Agriculture mar­ keting specialists -have joined in predicting that, both food and farm prices will he higher in 1951. Farm prices are expected to at least equal World War Two top figures, and perhaps rise above them. * $ * The growing shortage o f work­ ers is expected to lim it civilian production during the coming year more than material shortages and government priorities. Some in­ dustrials leaders have suggested the normal work-week be in­ creased from forty to forty-five hours, with regular pay fo r the extra hours, in order that defense needs may he met and sufficient production o f civilian goods to supply the domestic market ob­ tained. However, the heads o f or­ ganized labor are opposing the idea and are expected to hay® sufficient influence with the Tru­ man Administration to block it. I f so, production in many civilian lines will he cut back. The Govern­ ment may deprive certain indus­ tries o f needed -materials, not to save the materials, hut in order to make the workers in such in­ dustries available fo r other jobs. Many phases o f the national economy are being brought under Government, control , step by step and week by week. Last week the Government barred eonstructian o f forty -five different kinds o f re­ creation and amusement buildings. Lneludedi n the list are dance halls, race- .tracks, ..amusement parks, baseball and o t h e r stadiums, bowling alleys, night clubs, .coun­ try clubs, lodge halls, skating rinks and gambling establish- rants. * * * Many motor-car manufacturers are rush ing,their new models to market in an effort to offset the decline o f sales resulting from re­ cent governmental orders tighten­ ing credits on automobile pur­ chases. It is “Estimated that 6.7 million passenger cars will be manufacturered in 1950. The' in­ dustry plans on producing 5 to 5.5 million passenger cars during 1951, providing the manpower and needed materials can he obtained. * .+ # Now that the election is over,, a more rapid induction o f men under Selectme Service -can be ex­ pected. General Hershey, head o f the Selective Service System, has been kept -relatively quiet during the past, few weeks fo r political reasons—-but in -the coming months he w ill be making headlines again. * * * The^-national 'debt is now* oyer $257 billion, or about $17 20.00 far each man, woman and child in the country. :Government estimates g3?o.w that the Federal debt per county in the 7-th Congressional District is as follow s: Champaign County—$49,880,080; ..Clark Coun­ ty—'$211,216,00,0; Clinton Coun­ ty—j$50,224jQOQ; Fayette County— $88,700,000; .Greene G o-un -ty— $86,000,030; Logan -County—$55,- 384,000; Madison -County—$40,- 986,000; Union County—$38,808,- 0 |) 0 , and -Warren County—-62,608.- ooo. • W eather Bureau officia ls are State Safety Connell lists DoP Tips The Ohio State Safety Connell warns that the nest three months hard put -to explain the unusually; ?re prone to the year’s heaviest Warm weather which has p e r v a il-la accidents. Based on much fix­ ed in most' sections o f the country f Penence in such matters, the during October. All-time heat r e -1co™ „ says: cords have been broken day after] H ai5£.^ive day, November was ushered in ]*0 366 Christmas put fou r things with temperatures in the SO’s ■°n your must do list: throughout Ohio. Students o f w ee-1 . 1. Walk carefully and alertly, ther trends say the climate is ! indoors and outdoors.. - changing, but i f it is a climate ! 2- B® the*es, ? leoty o f ■change.we .have enjoyed this Falli yontilation where fuel is burned, it has been a rapid one. Farmers are especially grateful fo r the us- usual October weather which has permitted the saving o f many late crops, and has furnished exceed­ ingly good Fail pasturage. * in a stove or in your car. 3. "Keep your driving speed be­ low legal limits in bad weather, on dark nights. 4. Remember “ Anytime may be train time.” Approach highway railroad crossings at a speed that When the Communist party all°}Y Tou y °ar car took over Russia one out o f every { 5^eaF ^10 trachs* 1770 Russians were Communists . ] 13 c ear before crossing. J. Edgar Hoover, head o f the Fed-] * eral Bureau o f Investigation,* C o m L o a n R a te 1$| .49 j warns us that today here in t h e ] ^ C en ts O v e r 1 9 4 9 United States one out o f every:! . . . . , 1700 Americans are either C om -;, According to an announcement munists or Communist sympathiz- ^ ^ .^ ason’ 1 ■ee.ne era. He has asked all Americans Conn|Y chairman, the price to he on guard against Commu- ssaK )?rfc Joaa ,0n C01‘n Jn. *bis nist activities. 1 c™nl? 13 S1X fients higher # m m ; than fo r 1949 corn. The hike is _ „ , . „ f-due to increased cost o f farm s«P- College and univem ty enroll- p jjeg an(j machinery, the chairman ment in -the United States th is, explains, raising the parity rate. Fall is from eight to ten per cent. T ie support price o f soybeans under last year, and is expected ; is ?2.06 a bushel. Beans has he- ito decline more next year, perhaps 5come a big item in Greene County by as much as twenty per cent. ^ farmers’ general crops growth* .The drafting o f many young men- Available time fo r farmers tak- into the Armed Services, and the j i^g advantage o f the loans will drop in the number o f veterans re- f continue Jan. 31, 1951, Mason cem ng college training, are the;states, causes. j .* _________ ■a « . +* \u- * t 1B e e r H u n tin g L ic e n s e s By the time this column ap -j , .. , * . v . pears in print we w ill know] A v a ila b le m X e n ia whether President Truman has i You may not know it, but a called Congress back into session j license fo r hunting deer in Ohio prior to the November 27th m eet-; may he obtained in Xenia. Only ing date, originally fixed b y Con-1 a few places will sell licenses to gressional leaders after consulta-j hunt deer in the 19 counties in tion with, and the approval o f the (which there are preserves, date by President Truman. The* The open season fo r shooting President wants the “ lame duck” Ideer in Ohio is from Jan. 2 session o f the 81st Congress to {through Jan 5—four days, continue the rent control law and] Scioto and Adams Counties are vote another tax increase o f ap -fth e nearest preserves to Greene proximately $10 billion. Modified ] County. Other ranges -are in rent control legislation may b e ; Northeastern Ohio fo r the most approved, but it is doubtful Cop- spart. Wayne and Medina Counties, gress will give the $10 billion tax ’ in mid ‘Ohio are among the 19 hike requested. Any tax increase, however. may be limited to around $5 bil- ______________ lion. 1 * * ♦ ]4-H Club Members The official populationof theHonored in Program United States, according to the 1950 census announced late last week, was 150,697,361 as o f last April 1st—an increase o f 19,028,- 086 residents in ten years, or 14.5 per cen t..Under the new census figures California, which is now the second largest state in the Union, w ill gain -seven seats In the U. S. House o f Representa­ tives, Florida two, and Maryland, Michigan, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, one each. Pennsylvan­ ia w ill lose three members o f the House, Missouri, New York and Oklahoma, two each, and Arkan­ sas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee, one each. 0 iir Readers Write W'e take this means o f personal­ ly thanking all Civic Clubs, Lod­ ges, and other organizations and individuals who supported and worked fo r the bond issue fo r the Children’s Home and *we do fur­ ther express our thanks and ap­ preciation to the Cedarville Her­ ald fo r its wholehearted support. > Ross M. Matthews, Superintendent o f Children’s Home William B , McCailister Probate Judge Something to sell? Try a Herald -Classified ad. Last week 2,000,000 boys and girls of the 4-H Clubs o f Ameri­ ca—the largest youth training organization in the country— observed National Achievement Week. As a part o f that program Greene County honored 88 mem­ bers o f the county’s numerous 4-H Clubs. . , ^ — Roger Homey and Joanne Sheeley were named “ junior lead­ ers o f "the year." They with Robert Fudge, Faye Huston and Donald Welch, made reports on the state and national 4-H meetings. Mrs. Fred Richards and Donald Wie- chers outlined programs fo r the year. Miss Sheeley played a marimba solo. Clara Sexton led group sing­ ing. With Delores Strome at the piano Miss Linda Haines and Miss Marsha Strome sang a duet. A candlelight ceremony closed the evening’s program. NEW TRUSTEE NAMED Governor Lausche has named James B. Simmons, Jr., o f Toledo a member o f the Board o f Trus­ tees o f State College o f Education at W ilberforce. Pigs can become infected with the vims that causes human in* fluenza. a - SHOP AND SAVE AT THR 1 FT-E Malaa Sa lopjestose Sts* y , „ I , . . ^ 0 ~ :G)Old £5ed*l ;W e s t B a y -P itted iMerrit Brand 'Mich ;C b u p i a t e P r o p s ...... Coffee...._jaepak. ;Pnr®.e$im _ __ 89c E avey*s • MinceMeat. n ...........pkg. 18c 25e * C ou n try C o lo n e l Pumpkin Ho. 2% can 15c ... * 25c A rm o u r ’ s Treet _____ ..... ............can 47c .. 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