The Greene County Guardian, December 6, 1956

THE GREENE COUNTY GUARDIAN" MANY MERCHANTS FEEL Saturday Business Boom Bursts J meters during the Christmas all-day parkers clogged the should stay hi foi The day of th e Saturday night b u s i ness boom in the small town is gone, many Jam estown merchants have decided. And today a five-man com­ mittee is looking into means of attracting more p e o p l e into the v i l l a g e , thus in­ creasing t r a f f i c into local stores. The move arose at Thurs­ day's meeting of the James­ town Merchants Association when C h a r l e s Rutter said that he had detected a defi­ nite shift in buyers' habits. Other retailers agreed that the Saturday evening rush of yore has gone by the way and laid the cause to a number of things: t e l e v i s i o n , the Friday evening pay c h e c k , metropolitan shopping cen­ ters, and the five-day work week. Rutter urged that the busi­ nessmen combine, possibly, in a village-wide sale to lure consumbers into Jamestown This or o t h e r remedies are b e i n g investigated by th e c o m m i t t e e appointed by President R. C. Moorman. Members of the committee are Hall J. Hill, O. S. Flesch- man, E a r l G i b b s , C. W. McMurray, and Rutter. In other action, the b us i - nessmen v o t e d to refer all outside solicitations to the Me r c h a n t s Association for group action. This was suggested by Moor - man who said that he, and other businessmen, are con­ stantly being h a r a s s e d by solicitations from outside of Jamestown. He s u g g e s t e d having the body act on con­ tributions as a group. Moorman also s u g g e s t e d that the v i l l a g e declare a 10-day vacation on parking meters during the Christmas shopping days. President Hersel Long of the village council said that the council wou l d cooperate if that is what, the businessmen wanted but pointed out that a previous attempt at putting the m e t e r s on the free list was unsatisfactory b e c a u s e all-day parkers clogged the should stay hi force to insure streets. *he parking t u r n o v e r that After discussion, the mem- would let s h o p p e r s find a bers agreed that the meters space easily. ■ Sidewalks , House Numbers Hah Jamestown Mail Home Delivery Two o b s t a c l e s stand be- tweenjamestown and house- to'-house mail carrier deliv­ ery service - - sidewalks and house numbers. Postmaster Ralph Stitsworth said that the village fulfills all of the qualifications for carrier d e l i v e r y with the p r i nc i pal exception of in­ complete sidewalks. According to postal regula­ tions, continuous sidewalks must cover the town so that mail carriers do not have to Request for the carrier ser- slosh through mud and snow : vjce was turned down by the ' . r e g i o n a l postal o f f i c e in ! Cincinnati b e c a u s e of the to deliver to the front door. They must be of all-weath­ er construction and to meet these specifications me a n s c o n c r e t e c on s t r uc t i on , Stitsworth said. The other stumbling block, house numbering, is counted as a minor p r o b l e m com­ pared to the sidewalking. absence of sidewalks. If the sidewalking is laid, approval of the service will be routine. Investigation into the initi­ ation of carrier service here was spurred by a suggestion by the Jamestown Merchants association. Many Helped Froduee first Guardian Issue Several persons have con­ t r i but ed immeasureably to getting out the first editions o f th e G r e e n e Coun t y Guardian. Mr s . J . (Bonnie) Jenkins, Jamestown, has done an ex- c e l l e n t job at typing an-1 composing c opy . She a l s o fills in as a society writer, subscription seller and vari­ ous odd jobs connected with putting out a weekly news­ paper. Robert Hoey, a Greeneview School pupil, also has put in long hours on jobs about the Gua r d i an--mixing chemi­ cals for the photographic pro­ cessing, helping "shoot" page negatives, f o l d i ng and in­ serting newspapers and gen­ eral odd jobs. Excellent news coverage of the social happenings about Cedarville was done by Mrs. Wilbur Wisecup. Assists in advertising 1a y - out for the first edition came f r om Mr s . J a m e s (Jody) Gattenand her father, Ches­ ter R. Hooley, Urbana sign- in an ! Mr s . Ga t t e n also handled the s o c i a l news in the Guardian's first edition. Student Party Set Annu a l faculty Christmas p a r t y for the s t ud e n t s of Greeneview North and South will beheld Dec. 18 at the South school auditorium. An orchestra will be on hand . DOG TAGS ON SALE HERE; COSTS YOU $2 A POOCH FARMS FOR SALE ONE 382 acres. Semi-Modern Home with excellent land and Fences. All other good necessary Buildings. ONE 302 acres. Modern Home with e x c e l l e n t land and fences and all other good necessary buildings. ONE 82 acres. Modern Home, good f ences and buildings. ONE 188 acres. Semi-Modern Home with excellent land and fences. All other good necessary buildings. ONE 50 acres. Semi-Modern Home with excellent land and fences and all ither good necessary buildings. ■THESE are some of the bet­ ter farms and will bear the closest inspection of any good buyer. Fo r f urther information on the above Farms, see or call C.E. LONG Realtor Jamestown, Ohio Phone Office 4-7811 Residence 4-7801 D R f iW lM ! 2 , , 1 K i LIONEL ELECTRIC TRAIN SET c T « 7 « ! v m if/- to be Given Away Before CHRISTMAS JUST REG ISTER ... That’ s All. No Purchase Needed Sign Up At HEIFNERS PHARMACY PHONE 4-4371 JAMESTOWN Dog tags went on sale Mon­ day in Jamestown, C e d a r ­ ville and t h r o u g h o u t the county. Tags may be bought from John Collett at G i b b s Hardware in Jamestown and from Ma r y P i c k e r i n g at Pickering Electric in Cedar­ ville. C l a u d e Chitty is the tag salesman from Bowersville. Dog licenses are h a n d1e d through the office of Greene County Aud i t o r J a m e s J. C u r l e t t . Tags cost $2 for males, f e m a l e s or spayed females. Kennel licenses are $ 10 . Tags must be purchased by Dec. 20, the count y-wi de deadline. Last year Collett sold 412 licenses at Jamestown and Mrs. Pickering sold 275 dog tags at Cedarville. ocket-Sized Item Pocketed It was truly a pocket-sized portable, some s t i c k y fin­ gered customer found out at Duke's Ha r dwa r e store in Jamestown last week. Mrs. D.F. Duke found that the tiny radio was m i s s i n g just m i n u t e s after she had placed it in the window dis­ play. She was going to show it to a c u s t o m e r when she found the radio gone. Jamestown p o l i c e are on the lookout for the radio. o GiveHer (yourself too) 4 Men jf Christmas The Year Around with Soft LINDSAY Water from BUYorRENT $2.95 mo. LINDSAY Automatic .W^ter Softeners •Fiberglass tanks Only LINDSAY has it •Lifetime Mineral •Lifetime Brass Valve -6 models- -12 sizes- •Buy from $7. 67 Month TRADES-TERMS LINDSAY-AERO SOFTWATER SERV. 5. 4-5911 or W. Wash. St. 4-5241 Jamestown __t_______ The Christmas Trees fo r 1957 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 $25 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $ 2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $ 2 $ $ 2 $ 2 $ 2 $ 2 $ 2 $ 2 $ 2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $ 2 $ 2 $2 $ $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 Buy y o u r next year’ s tree nowthrough a Christmas Club. It needs only a small amount of regular care each week to be at its prime when needed. $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $ 1 $ 1 $1 $1 $ 1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $ 1 $ 1 $ 1 $ 1 $ 1 $ 1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $50 $2 2 $2 $100 One d e c o ration at a time is easy and you’ ll be amazed at how nice a tree this d eve lop s . The use of a M i am i Deposit Bank Ch r ist­ mas Club is the sensi­ ble way to plan your 1957 Christmas. Miami Deposit Bank CEDARVILLE Dial 6-2311