The Greene County Guardian, January 17, 1957

Cedar Sets Lighting-Up Ceremony Cedarville L i on s Tuesday night named a committee of GuyLaForge, Harold Spit- ler and Fred Lutenberger Sr. to represent the organization in wo r k i n g with v i l l a g e c o u n c i l toward a light-up celebration. Lions will cooperate with councilmen to plan an event for the early June switch-on of the village's new 10, 700- l ume n fluorescent lighting fixtures. The lighting pro­ gram was made p o s s i b l e through a levy okayed by voters at the Nov. 6 general election. There were 23 members a t. Tuesday's meeting. Stanley Abels, going int6 the army, was voted an honorary mem­ ber for the duration of his service.. A steak dinner was served by, losers to the winners of last year's attendance con­ test. The losers ate weiners. The club voted to buy a pair of glasses for a 5-year- old Cedarville township girl. The move is in line with the club's sight c o n s e r v a t i o n program. Members of the Cedarville High School faculty basket-^ bal^ team will be guests of the Lions at their next meet­ ing Feb. 4. .Smith Draws Prison Term ACedarville man last week was handed a one-to-twenty year s e n t e n c e in the state pe n i t e n t i ary by Common Pleas Judge Huber A. Beery in Springfield. Chester H. Smith last year pleaded guilty to a second degree manslaughter charge in connection with the June 25, 1955 t r a f f i c death of Ralph Tooker and was placed on probation by the conrt. Smi t h was ordered to pay $20 weekly to Tooker's wi­ dow for the five-year period of his probation but County Prosecutor Stanley M. Husted told the court that Smith had not made a payment to the widow since last July. We're talking, of course, about Mrs. Virgil Sticka and Mrs. Robert Marshall, the two distaff members of the village council--Candy and Mary to most folks. These girls, rank newcom­ ers by some local standards, started our four years ago annoying--they admit today that they must have been a nui s anc e - - t he councilmen with questions of "why." "Why can't this be done?" And, "Why don't you do this? " Today t h e y ' v e foundout that the business of govern­ ing a municipality is not as simple as it may have ap­ peared from the sidelines. And they've also found out a lot a b o u t how it's done since their election to the council in the 1955 election. In the p r o c e s s , the girls have contributed largely to the big strides forward that Cedarville has made in the past year and have won the unsolicited and ungrudging a d m i r a t i o n of their male counterparts on the govern­ ing body. C o u n c i l President Harold Spitler admitted in a street- corner conversation the other day that he was s k e p t i c a l when the l a d i e s first took their seats on the c o u n c i l >ut that's all changed now. "If you want s o m e t h i n g done, I'd suggest you get a co uple of women on the city council like these, "he said. Candy and Mary have been a two - member committee handling the bulk of the light levy b u~si n e s s that saw the s u c c e s s f u l passage of the additional tax in November and will soon culminate in Cedarville bathing in a host of increased lighting. They did most of the drum beating and publicity that assured voters knewwhat was on the ballot, why, and what they were voting for. And,, in cooperation with a DP&L lighting engineer, a 1 a r g e part of the planning--started from a tour of the village iff a top-down convertible one summer night. t h e g r e e n e c o u n t y GUARDIAN VOL II NO 3 JAMESTOWN, O. JANUARY- 17, 1957 10 CENTS IT’LL COST MORE Lake Financing First Step Taken MRS. MARSHALL AND MRS. STICKA . . . never underestimate the power o f . , HOUSEWIFE LEADERS Women Win Praise THAT BIT a b o u t not underestimating the p owe r o f the lady types is not being taken l i g h t l y in Cedarville these days, largely because of two animated and a t t r a c t i v e housewives who have become a guiding force in village planning Mrs. Sticka is also chair-, man of the dump, a position she laughs at, but one that entails more details and su­ pervision than most people realize. Their work on the council has been t i me - c on s umi ng and has--meant sacrificing a number of their other addi­ tional activities. Both have a young child, Mary a son and Candy, a daughter. Their c a n d i d a c y for the council was not a foreplanned thing. P. J. McCorkell, long­ time village clerk, suggested it one night when the gnis were on a "why can ’t you do this?" jag and M c C o r k e l l passed the petition that en­ abled their n a me s to be placed on the ballot. Public suspicion of female council members was evi­ d e n c e d in the fact that a n umb e r of voters flat re­ frained from voting for the two lady candidates. That would probably change to­ day, not much more than a year later. Introduction of a b ill.fo r some $500, 000 for the Cae­ sars Creek lake project in New Jasper twonship proba­ bly is only the first step in Sheep, Wool Growers Set Banquet The annual me mb e r s h i p meeting and banquet of the G r e e n e County Sheep and Wool Growers Association is scheduled for Monday eve­ ning, Feb. 11. John Bradfute, president of the board, announced that the banquet will be at Gey- e r’s with l a d i e s as guests. Do n a l d Da l l a s , Kenneth Sparr and Gordon Wolfangel are members of the program committee. Fred Williamson, veteran sheep b r e e d e r of Greene C o u n t y , and Ralph Grim- shaw, E x t e n s i o n animal s c i e n c e specialist at Ohio State Un i v e r s i t y , will be guest speakers. Directors from six townships will be elected for two-year terms. A nominating com­ mittee of Harold Tate and Harold Wallen will submit a s l a t e of delegates of Bath, Beavercreek, Caesarcreek, C e d a r v i l l e , Jefferson and Miami Townships. Banquet tickets may be se­ cured from members of the following board of directors J o h n Bradfute, Cedarville Wilfred McDonald, Jefferson Clarence Williamson, New Jasper; L a w r e n c e Shafer, Ross; and Carl P i c k e r i n g , Silvercreek. ultimate development of the r e c r e a t i o n a l area, it was confirmed this week. Both State Sen. Lowell Fess of Yellow Springs and Rep. Herman K. Ankeney of Bea­ vercreek Twp. are introduc­ ing the bill Thursday in the General Assembly. But, as reported in the first edition of The Guardian, the project eventually will run into something n ea r$ l-m il- lion. The $500, 000 bill will pro­ vide for the construction of a dam on the middle branch of Caesars Creek and reloca­ tion over that dam of the Jasper p i k e . Development of the lake area, however, would take c o n s i d e r a b l e more money. The state Bureau ofNatural Resources is planning to buy some 200 acres in New Jasper and Silvercreek t owns h i p s for the lake. No homes would have to be moved, state of­ ficials report. Planning calls for a 200- acre lake, nearly two miles long, wh i c h would drain some 7, 700 acres. The lake, i t s e l f , would extend from the J a s p e r pike to Quarry road. Money to finance develop­ ment of the project would come from the sale of fish­ ing and h u n t i n g licenses, boat licenses, tax money on s p o r t i n g goods and allied taxes, according to the bill being s u bm i t t e d by the Greene County Legislator. Lions to Meet The next regular meeting * of the Jamestown Lions Club will be he l d next Tuesday evening. ANOTHER HURDLE FRIDAY. CRUISER IS FAST, LOUD Cedarville’s p o 1 ic e de­ partment this week became speedy and siren-y. The new p o l i c e cruiser, a 1957 Powerglide Chevro­ let, was delivered this week by C umm i n g s Chevrolet company. > Police c h i e f C a r r o l l Vaughan pointed out that the new cruiser has a flash­ ing red light and siren at­ tached--an addition the old cruiser did not have. EARL GUMM MAPPING THEIR STRATEGY—Greeneview High School's first-string basketballer* are shown here jelling plans for their Friday with Xenia St.Brigid at James­ town. The Rams are three games along toward the crown and now are riding the crest of a seven-game win streak. Other league games Friday night include Yellow Springs Bryan at Bowe r svi l l e- J e f f er s on, Xenia East at Spring Valley and Bellbrook at Cedarville. (Guardian Photo). . . . firefighter president Firemen Add Five, Elect Earl Gumm Jamestown firemen t o d a y have a new president and five additional members. The five new men of the fire f i g h t i n g force means that unit strength is up to 20 volunteer firemen and is in line with fire insurance rec­ ommendations. This is the first time the force has been at 20. Now heading the organiza­ tion is Earl Gumm, a partner in the Sinclair Service Sta­ tion here, Iwho has been a firemen for the past seven years. A i d i n g him are M e l v i n S t e i n e r as vice-president; R i c h a r d Lovett, secretary; and Harry Rockhold, treas­ urer. G i*m m succeeds outgoing president Charles James. New additions to the unit are Melvin S t e i n e r , Earl Ho u s e r , Kenneth Stafford, R i c h a r d Hoey and Simpson Reed. Appointed as day chief is John Reese while K e n n e t h F i e l d s will serve as night chief of the group. Most of the v i l l a g e fire­ fighters turned out for a par­ ty Sunday afternoon at the fire h o u s e but not enough s howed up for a r e g u l a r meeting Tuesday evening to c o m p l e t e the slate of Ap­ pointments, Gumm reported. Tractor Club Set The first meeting this year ofthe4-H Tractor Mainten­ ance Club will be held Jan. 21 at Evans Farm Supply.