The Greene County Guardian, April 4, 1957

Library Ced' Cedarville, Ohio 2 / HIGHWAY TRAGEDY AutoWreck Kills Mrs. Alice Worth Mrs. Weldon (Alice) Worth, 49, of Dayton died Tuesday afternoon in Xenia's Greene Memorial HdSpital of injuries suffered in an auto tragedy along Federal pike. She was pinned inside her car, which had p l un g e d into Ceasar's Creek, for more than three hours. Mrs. Worth, the mother of four children, was delivering farm truck l i c e n s e plates from Da y t o n to the Worth fa rm --H o lly L a n e Farm, near South Solon--when she a p p a r e n t l y experienced a mechanical failure with the family's 1953 auto. The car rolled over on its left side in the rain-swollen creek. She was pinned in the wreckage with only her head above water. Nearby farmers and the State Patrol worked nearly three hours after the wreck was found to free her. But she never regained con­ sciousness. D e a t h was c a u s e d by a broken neck and other head injuries, patrolmen said. The Worth family resides at 39 W. Hadley rd., Dayton, and Mr. Worth is employed at Wright-Patterson AF Base in addition to managing the farm operation. Surviving are the widower, the four children ranging in a g e f r om 6 t o 18, and a brother. She was a graduate of Dayton Stivers High School and Denison University. t h e g r e e n e c o u n t y GUARDIAN VOL. n NO. 14 JAMESTOWN, O. April 4, 1957 57 10 CENTS Sewer Plant Opening Planned This Friday Dewey'Duke 'Shawver Snuffs Out Own Life Mayor Floyd E. Smith will s w i t c h on power officially s t a r t i n g the mechanism of J ame s t own ' s new $79, 000 s ewa g e treatment plant at formal ceremonies at 2 p. m. Friday. During a t w o - w e e k trial run, the plant has been func­ tioning satisfactorily, engi­ neers reported to the Village Council Monday night. And, with the formalizing of the sewage plant’s com­ pletion, came an ordinance o f f i c i a l ly placing sewage assessment rates on the tax duplicates of village proper­ ty owners. No action was taken con­ cerning discussion of a new v i l l a g e water well on the Rodney Roberts farm. C o u n c i l Mo n d a y nighi o k a y e d buying a two-way radio o u t f i t for the police cruiser. The unit is to cost $310 and Council approved the bid of Morris Anderson, Plain City, when money is available. The radio would be on the s h e r i f f ' s wave­ length . b l e r k De a n Sesslar was authorized to attend the Ohio State Village Clerks Associa­ tion M e e t i n g April 11 in Columbus. THINGS ARE LOOKING UP Solemn services were held Wednesday for Dewey Frank­ lin (Duke) Shawver, owner of Du k e ' s A p p l i a n c e s , Jamestown. He was 59. The local businessman was found dead by his own hand. He apparently had connected a v a c uum sweeper hose to the e x h a u s t of his car and run it into the vehicle. He was found Sunday about 11:20 a. m. by his son, David. Mr. Sh aw v er - -known to everyone as Duke—had been troubled for some time be­ cause of financial difficul­ ties. He had expressed the feeling just lately, however, thatthesituationwas looking better. The suicide verdict was re­ turned by Dr. H.C. Shick, Greene County coroner. Dr. R.L. Haines, J ame s t own , who also was called, said he had been dead several hours when the body was discov­ ered. Police Chief Howard Wright aided in the coroner's investigation. Mr. Shawverhad owned and operated the local business a t'7 W. Washington st. since buying it four and ahalf years ago from Howa r d Fairley. Prior to that he had worked atGibbs Hardware in James­ town three years. Before then he was.with Mo n t g ome r y Ward in Xenia. Bom in Bellefontaine May 5,1898, he was the son of the late G e o r g e and May Ann Ross Gordon Dies of Burns Worth Shawver. He married the former Miss Cleo Holl­ ingsworth of Xenia on Feb, 5, 1949. Mrs. Shawver and two sons, David and Dannie, the latter of Pomono, C a lif., and one brother, Roy Shawver, Carey, O ., survive. Services were held in the Powers Funeral Home with the Rev. W.R. Golden, pas­ tor of the Jamestown Church of Christ, officiating. Burial was in Jamestown cemetery. Jamestown Promotion Days Okay J a m e s t o wn Bargain Days proved s u c c e s s f u l on all fronts. Ar e a c o n s ume r s we r e tickled with the low prices they paid for merchandise bought and merchants were tickled with the amount of merchandise sold. Response was good enough, in fact, that members of the Jamestown Merchants Asso­ ciation Thurs. night sched­ uled the once-a-month pro­ motion for the next t h r e e months. On chosen Fridays and Sat­ urdays of Ap r i l , May and J un e , our consumers again are p r omi s e d a circus of values in Jamestown. Bus i ne s s was better than usual March 22 and 23, bus­ i n e s s me n agreed, and the promotion proved itself worth 17 in 8^* the time andmoney involved. from rai inrjre Better still, it was pointed out, Jamestown was intro- Funeral services were held duced as a f u l l y - s t o c k e d Sunday from the Powers Fun- shopping center to many new eral Home in Jamestown for persons. Ross Gordon, 76, Cedarville Parking c o n d i t i o n s were Rout e 2, who died at 5:15 made easy on the shoppers, p.m. last Thu r s d a y from s t o r e hours coincided with Opera House May Get Dressing Up Cedarville may be on the verge of an e x t e n s i v e re­ m o d e l l i n g program of its Op e r a Hou s e to serve as combined office quarters for the v i l l a g e and township goverments and as a reacti­ vated community center. Village councilmen are to meet Tuesday with township trustees to discuss the plan. Both governmental groups have expressed interest in a plan wherein the village and townshipwould share the ex­ pense of renovating the pre­ sent structure. Rough plans would include a large recre­ ational center for the youth. Councilmen, meeting Mon­ day night, formalized a vil­ l a g e employes* pay ordin­ ance wh i c h now gives the police chief $1. 50 per hour. Betty Chapman, village typ­ ist, was h i k e d from $1 to $1.40 per hour. C o u n c i l also heard new Dayton Power and Light Co. r a t e s for electrical service quoted by representatives of that utility company. Council okayed "No Dump­ ing" signs to be purchased for installation at the sanitation fill. Details were not available but it was reported that the village purchased liability insurance to cover village- owned property and equip­ ment. Stone Quarry Still Top CedarvilleWater Idea burns suffered March 14 on his South Solon rd. farm. Mr. Gordon was burned in a brush fixe on his farm. He was,.a n a t i v e of G r e e n e County, borq Sept. 9, 1881, and had been a life resident. buying needs and the buying public now looks on James­ town in an even better light. Good will gained through the recent promotion, mer­ chants believe, should make the il He was a bachelor. Surviving * e village continually in- are two nieces, Mrs. Harry viting to shoppers in the area. Fauyer and Mrs.RaySnively, both of Dayton. Bu r i a l was in die Grape Grove Cemetery. The Guardian Phone Will change from 4-5091 to: ORchard 5-5091 Cedarville’s best bet for a s t e a d y wa t e r supply still seems to be the stone quarry along U .S. Route 42 south­ west of town. Six test wells d r i l l e d re­ cently have produced nothing in the way of an adequate supply. T e s t s ma d e a few years ago—during the last active campaign to do something about the water shortage— showed that the quarry supply is unlimited and that pump­ ing, in fact, would increase the flow of fresh water into Loren Rogers Is To Attend 3-Day Educational Event Loren Rogers ofRogers Road, Jamestown, is m a k i n g ar­ rangements to a t t e n d a 3- day educational program in Springfield April 5, 6 and 7. One would think that after 40 years of teaching school Loren would want a rest from such events, but this educa­ tional program is not to learn more about teaching school, for which he has been known for many years, but rather this time Loren is going as a minister of the Watchtower S o c i e t y . He is associated with the Xenia Congregation ofJehovah's Witnesses and is well known around James­ town for his preaching work. the quarry. Us i ng the qua r r y would mean building a treatment plant at a cost of $75, 000. D r i l l i n g wells some three miles or more away from the village, h o w e v e r , would nean a cost of $125, 000 to fl50 , 000. Me mb e r s of the Board of Public A f f a i r s , headed by Jesse Chamberlain, are con­ ferring with O th m a n Pies, near Cincinnati, who owns the quarry. He also is a sup­ plier of skin diving equip­ ment and has spurred con­ struction of a $40, 000 skin divers' c l u b h o u s e at the quarry. Ground work on that already is under way. Servicemen... The a ddr e s s of Elmer E. Carroll has been received by his p a r e n t s , Mr. and Mrs. Mo n f o r d ( T e d ) Carroll, Jamestawi. It is A/B. Elmer E. C a r r o l l , AH 12519821, 3468th Stu. Ron., Box 117, Francis E. Warren AFB, Wy­ oming. William H. Lister. A. A ., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lister, Cedar Street, Cedar­ ville, has been transferred to Me mp h i s , Tenn., for tile next 15 weeks. His address is William H. Lister - A. A ., 572-80-09-NATTC, TD -"A” School, Memphis, Tenn. DAUGHTER—For Mr. an Mrs. Do n a l d J o n e s (Lin Bryan), Jamestown, The bat weighing six pounds and 1 ounces, was born last Wed n e s d a y at Haines Hospiti and has been named Debi Sue. The maternal grand p a r e n t s are Mr. and Mr: Orphal Bryan, J a m e s t o w Route 1. GIRL--Bom to Mr. and Mr Ralph Tolle, J a m e s t o w Route 2. She was born Mon day at Haines Hospital an weighed e i g h t pounds an eight ounces. SON—For Mr. and Mrs. Joh On e y , Jamestown. Hew: bo r n Wednesday at Haim Hospital and w e i g h e d fiv pounds and 15 ounces. Th Oney's have n ame d the: first son Jon Ray. The pater nal grandfather is Ottis Sod ders, Jamestown. BOY—Born to Mr. and Mi Robert Bean, Jamestown, Haines Hospital last Wedne day. The B ean's second s< weighed s e v e n pounds at twelve ounces. The matern grandparents are Mr. andMi R u s s e l l Sutton, Jamestov Route 2. 3 , 0 0 0 May Jam Village Some 3000 or more persons are expected to jam James­ town in late summer when “he Greene County Imple­ ment D e a l e r s ' Association stages its annual "fair" here. Since the organization de­ cided to pull exhibits out of the Greene County Fair, it has planned for annual show­ ings of its own wares at dif­ ferent times and locations. The exact date and the ex­ act spot have not been chosen for die local showing. The choice of location, however, points up the position eastern Greene County now holds in the realm of agriculture. Jamestown's three dealers — H a l l J. Hill Farm Service, Evans F a rm Service and Smith’s Farm ancj Home Cen­ ter—are ranked as the biggest implement dealers in Greene' County. Martha Haines Is On TV Bowling Martha Haines, Jamestown’s best-known kegler, will ap­ pear in a match on television, C h a n n e l 2, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Miss H a i n e s , daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R.L. Haines, will be m a t c h e d in three games against Frieda Barger of Dayton, who was runner- up to Martha in the elimina­ tion bout which sent Martha to Chicago and the national women's tournament. Jefferson OKs Cortract ForTeadiers T e a c h i n g contracts were approved for n i n e teachers of the Bowersville Jefferson School District at a meeting of the Board of E d u c a t i o n last week. They are Mrs. Opal Murray and Mrs. Louise Pauley ele­ mentary grades: Mrs. Kathryn Dean, Roy Pauley, John Reno and Gene P um m e 11, high s c h o o l —all two-year con­ tracts. Five-year c o n tr acts were approved for Mrs. Ruth Low- miller, Kenneth Talbott and Mrs. Lorena Butts. Mrs. Florence Haines and Mrs. Viola Reno, now teach­ ing on temporary certificates, are not eligible for re-em ­ ployment until August. Herbert Purden was named school custodian on a two- year contract starting June 1. Concert Drive... Jamestown and Cedarville r e s i d e n t s are being given un t i l Ap r i l 13 to join the Greene County Community Concert Association. Mis. Roy Heading represents the association in Jamestown. Membership may be obtained in Cedarville from Mrs. Roger Collins, MissWilmah Spencer and Mrs. Robert Turnbull. New members are entitled to attend all concerts of the 1957-'58 season as well as a bonus concert at 8:15 p.m . Tuesday at the OSSO Home