Greene County Journal, Volume 78, Numbers 3-10

Greene Journal VOL. 78. NO, g THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1955 TEN CEN '-iS PE R C O P Y Greene CountyGirlSelected In Girl Scout Exchange Program CEDARVILLE GIRL RILLED IN !HIGHWAY CRASH Evelyn June Williams, 21-year-old dietary assistant at 1Greene Memorial Hospital, was kiied instanty enroute to her home in Cedarvillc alter work at 6:15 p. m. yesterday on Us Route 42 two miles northease of Xenia. Miss Williams died of a fractured right leg and crush­ ed skull when her car collided headon with a aemi-traier outfit while she was passing another northeast-bound auto. Miss Louise Rothemund, daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rothemund, 604 Phillips St., Yellow Springs, is one of .12 Senior Girl Scouts of the U. S. A. who have been selected by thenationalorganization to take part in the oxchange-of-persons program o f the Girl Scouts this sum­ mer. Girl Guide Associations in Aust­ ralia, Canada, Prance, Germany, Suomi-Flnland, Sweden, and New Zealand will cooperate in this year’s program. Miss Rothemund is one of the two Senior Scouts who wiil go to Sweden. Each pair of girls will be accompanied by two adult camp counselors. Those going to Europe veil sail from New York on June 24 and return to this port on August 30. Tiie teams for Australia and New Zealand will leave by air in April sind return in May, since, the wea­ ther in those latitudes in Judy and August would not be suitable for camping, Although the girls and adults will travel together, they will sperale upon reaching their destinations and follow programs planned by their h o : , G u j c l c Associations. Senior Girl Guides (Rangers) nnd exchange ra .in counselors from the countries visited meanwhile will be guests of .vioebd Girl Scout councils throuh- nut the United Stales, This rxehangc-of-pcrsons pro­ gram is one of several major in­ ternational projects sponsored tills year by the Girl Scouts to promote friendship between girls of many i outlines through Scouting. Funds Mrs. Albert Stormont Funeral Services were held Fri day Jnn. 4 at 2: P. M. at the Mc­ Millan Funeral Home In Cedarvillc for Mrs. Mary Eunice Stormont, 85, of Indianapolis, widow of Albert Stormont and former Greene Coun- tian, who died in an Indianapolis hospital. Bom in Princeton, Ind., July 5, 1883, Mrs, Stormont resided In Ce- datvllle a number of years, mov­ ing to Indianapolis In 1947, She was a member of Cedarvllle Unit­ ed Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Stormont, the last member of her immediate family, Is sur­ vived by a son, Dr, Marion Stor­ mont of Chicago; a sister-in-law, Miss Ada Stormont of Cedarvillc, and a number of nieces nnd neph­ ews, Rev. J. H, Patterson of Cedarvillc UP Church officiated, with burial In Massles Creek Cemetery for these projects arc provided by the Juliette .Low World Friendship Find which is supported by con­ tributions from Girl Scouts of ail ages in the United States. This suihmer approximately 109 Girl Scouts and Guidts will expand their knowledge nnd understanding of other countries through the ex­ change program, and about half of them members of the Girl Scouts of the U. S. A. Miss Rothemund, currently n freshman at Ohio State University. Is nmember of a Yellow Springs sen­ ior troop and .served on the Senior Area Planning Board In Columbus and Dayton for three years. Some of her Day Camping nnd Troop Camping experience was acquired at Camp Greene, where also for two summers she was a Program Aide at Day Camp. Most of her established camping has been at Whip-Poor- Will in Dayton, Last August she had the honor of being selected by the national organization to attend All States Encampment at Cody, Wyoming, Mrs. Joe C, Jones Public Relations Girl Scouts Phone 2 4183 State Patrolmen of the Xenia post, who Investigated, said the Wil­ liams auto was passing a car driven by Burr E, Reed, 47, Columbus, at a U. S. Route 42 bridge near Stevenson Rd. Shelby B. McGregor, 32, Clinton Route 2, driver of the Dlxle-Ohlo Express semi-trailer outfit, said he flashed his lighto at the oncoming car to warn the car to move back In­ to the proper lane. Miss Williams apparently applied the brakes sharply and her car skid­ ded sideways. She was thrown from the car when the truck crashed in­ to the car’s right side. Her body landed on the west side of the high­ way. Patrolmen said the semi-outfit pushed the car another 175 feet down the highway before both land­ ed in a ditch with the semi on top of the Williams car. The 1949 car was completely demolished. McGregor escaped injury al­ though his head slammed against the windshield, patrolmen said. car which trad just passed him. He hit the brakes and skidded into a guard rail on the .east aide of the road escaping Injury. Greene County ; Coroner H. C. Shlck returned a 'verdict of acci­ dental death. Miss Williams .lied been em­ ployed more than* two years at Greene Memorial Hospital. She was bom Jan. 25, 1934, in Cedarvllle, the daughter of Ernest Edmund and Joanne Loper Wil­ liams. Survivors Include her par­ ents, with whom she lived at 92 Bridge St,; three brothers, Tom­ my, Ellis and Wayne and a sister, Louisa Mae, all at home; and two sons, Guy Craig and William Vaughn. Funeral services will be held at 2 p, m. Friday at McMillan Fu­ neral Home at Cedarvllle with ReV. Raymond vStrickland of Springfield officiating. Burial will be in Massle’s Creek Cemetry at Cdarville. friends may call at the funeral Reed's car narrowly was missed j home Thursday from 2 to ,4 and 7 by the oncoming wreckage of the <to 9 p. m. • CEDARVILLE HOUSING SITE TO BE DEVELOPED Mr. E. R. Rockhold of the Rockhold Reality Co. Xenia and Cedarville and C. C. Brewer of Cedarville, have announced the purchase of seven acres o f land fo r the de­ velopment of new home sites at Cedarville. The land known as the Wells Property, Is located back of Wal­ nut St. a portion of which is with­ in the Cedarvile corporation limits, Mr. Sosa Zohrunz, planning Engineer of Dayton, has been en­ gaged to plot the land and lay out plans for the developing of the acreage. The couple behind the proposed development said they expect to build 25 to 30 two and three bed­ room, ranch type homes, basements will be optional. All streets will be blacktoppcd, I. andFHA financing expected to be available. In « meeting with the Cedarville village Council, Monday night, Brewer and w?quahiv»<l them with the proposed plans, and stated the council showed enthusi­ astic interest, and will study the proposal to annex the remainder of the tract to the village. In incorporating the entire tract, all village facilities could then be extended to the home site. It was pointed out that no expense would be added to the taxpayers, as all The home alto Is located 1 square utilities going to the plot would bo from the grade and .high school,' paid for by Brewer and Rockhold. approximately 2 from Cedarvllle j The expansion, will bring added College, and only 5 squares from the revenue to the village, and could shopping district. |attract new business to Cedarville Rockhold said "we plan moderate- In the future, said Mr. Rockhold, ly priced homes, however there will citing the existing potentialities of bo restrictions. Our plans call for { the community, homes for average people, with G. * Adrain C. Garrison Adraln C Garrison, 47, former Xcinnn, died Jnn 8, In an Army hospital at Ft. Ord, Calif., Accord­ ing to word received this week by his brother, Kenneth E, Garrison of Xenia. Mr, Garrison was retired recent­ ly after serving in the Army 30 years. At the time of his retire­ ment he held th rank of master sergeant. Bom in Xenia, he was the son of the late Calvin L. and Josie Marie Jenkins Garrison. His last visit here was 26 years ago. Besides Ills brother, he Is sur­ vived by his widow, Mrs. Helen Garrison, and two sisters, Mrs. Paul Hodson of Bowersvllle and Mrs. Evelyn Hnysllp of Port Wil­ liam, Burial was made in Golden Gate Cemetery in San Francisco, Margaret Swaby Funeral services were held last Sunday afternoon at the Boyd Funeral Home in Yellow Springs for Mrs. Margaret Swaby, Clifton Rd. Mrs. Sway was killed Instantly when the car In which she was riding skidded on the Icy road. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hnlnes nnd a native of West Virginia, a member of the Baptist Church In Romney, W. Va, She Is survived by her husband, Chester Swaby; two step daughters, Mrs, Martha Vest and Miss Con­ nie Swaby, near Yellow Springs; her mother, Mrs, Sally Haines of Romney and two sisters and a bro­ ther, ail of West Virginia. Rev. Richard D. Smiile, pastor of Clifton Presbyterian Church, officiated for the services. Burial was made In Romney W, Va, in Indian Mound Cemetery. Women drivers arc finding that the new pofor steering takes all the work out of parking three feet from the curb CHANGING TIMES, GirlScoutsToStart CookieSale Saturday Girl Scouts from each of t.he Troops in Cedarville will be at your door beginning this Saturday, Feb. 12 until Feb. 22 selling their cook­ ies Each Troop is allowed a 5c refund on the sale of each box of cookies to carry on their work. Please be generous in your pur­ chases. Sales will be made from door to door only or on the street comer. No orders are to be placed In ndvance with the scouts. HeartSundaySet For February20 Organization of the 1955 Heart Fund campaign in Greene County is progressing rapidly. Jack Elliott, Chair­ man of the campaign, today made public the names of committee chairman and members in the local drive to raise $5,600.00 in support of the Greene County Heart Association's program to combat diseases o f the heart and circulation. Ohio, Howard Pencwlt, Main St„ Bcllbrpok, Ohio, and G, W, Devoe, Spring Valley and Palntersvllle Rd., Xelna, Ohio. The Drive will continue through February, Mr. Elliott pointed out that 70% of the funds subscribed will go for the support rof heart projects in Greene County. The money raised, he said, will be de­ voted to research, education and community program activities. The 1955 drive will be the second Heart Fund campaign undertaken In Greene County, Ohio.? Heart diseases are the foremost national health problem, so give generously to the Heart Fund Vol­ unteer on Heart Sunday which Is February 20, 1955, HEART FUND CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN ARE: Mrs. John McMlllinn, Xelna Avc., Cedarville, Ohio, Charles Smith, West Washington, James­ town, Ohio, Omar Sparrow, Main Street, Clifton, Mr. L. A, Mason, Main Street, Bowersvllle, Ohio, Melvin storer, New Jasper, Ohio, Mrs, Harry Berley, Livermore Rd., Yellow Springs, Ohio, Mrs. G. T. Menshall, Meadow Lane, Yellow Springs, Ohio, M. L. (Bud) War­ ner, 24 Rowland Drive, Fairborn, Ohio, Mrs. R. J. Doran, 318 Lever St., Xenia, Ohio. Mrs. F. A. Matson, Columbus Pk„ Xelna, Ohio, Mrs. Elsworth Stewart, 7721 Xelna Pk., Dayton 3, Ohio, Mr. Ivin Harper, Ah-way Road, Fairbodn, Ohio, Fred Fugate, Pike Street, spring Valley, Stage SetFor PT0 Program At Greeneview North Monday night Feb. 14, will be a big night for North Greeneview School. All children in both 1st and 2nd grades at both North and South wil put on a Valentine program. Many o f them will make their first public appearance that night and it is hoped their parents will be right along with them to see the show. A brass quartette from the school, a Barber Shop quartette dressed in style, plus the Two for the Money Show will add additional spice to the program. Patrons In the community will give local touch to the following notable parts. Wayne Marshall plays Herb Shriner; Clayton Wiseman Is Dr. Groat; Carl Pickering acts ns Dennis James, Advertising Milk; Hall Hill keeps score; Howard Swalm, principal at North sees that those 15 seconds goes straight. parents. I Those who are most familiar with major baseball leagues and their managers who are best informed about who’s who among the teach­ ers or who knows the most coun­ ties In the state may go horn* $10 richer. Remember last weeks hints? The couple having the highest score re­ ceives $20, O. T. Marshall has con­ tributed $5 to’ be added to the origi­ nal $40 so $45 in all can be given away. A vote of thanks Is extended The contestants arc comprised of |to ? arcnts likc htal) Show your appreciation by sup- Another Series Of Children’s Pictures THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT THERE IS NO OBLIGATION THERE IS NO PRESSURE Feb, 17 at Jamestown and Feb, 18 at Cedarvllle are the big days for i tho picture taking of your young-j store! The Journal Is having pie-1 tures taken of all children who arc ' brought by their parents or other guardian to the Journal Office be­ tween 10:00 a. m. and 5:00 p, m. j absolutely free of charge. The Woltz Studios of Dcs Moines, Iowa, nation­ ally known children’s photographers will be In charge of the photography. Tho Journal wants a picture of your child to use in Its forthcoming a d -, vertlslng campaign series of photo-; graphic studies of local children.) Tho more wo get the better the fea­ ture will be. so the cooperation of the mothers and fathers arc urged. It often seems to parents that children arc little one minute and ') are grown up the next, so fast docs j a child’s growing state pass. Here j Is a splendid opportunity to catch | [ a llkness of your child or children at j the present stage for the pleasure j you will get out of It in future years ! Harry Wallace, Greeneview Supt.,| .. ______ and Mrs. Howard Swalrii from the i « ‘T ? ° * * P™*™* faculty: Jovce Corbett and Kent. Monday^ght. pefreshmenis of milk and cookies will be - served. Dick Thompson Is supplying the faculty; Joyce orbett and ent Gibbs, students; Paullln Harper, Mrs, Arlo Cummings, John Turn- x . . . . . bull, Mrs. Robert Johnston. Charles t Independent; dia- Ford, Mrs, Howard Turner, Jakle Sutton, nnd Mrs, Emerson Ward and for the pleasure you will enjoy in seeing it In print. You will want, to clip It from this, your home town newspaper, and preserve It for the youngster when he or she grows up, ! Pictures wil be printed the exact size as above sample, no appoint­ ment necessary, Just bring your child or children In to the Journal Office at Jamestown or Cedarvllle on the respective dates. • tributor for Bordens he Is doing this on his own, Thanks to you Dick. Local Stockman to Speak A t Nashville Tenn* Mr, A, B, "Doc/' Evans will be a guest speaker at the Annual meeting of the Tennessee Live­ stock Association on Feb, 18, The banquet meeting will be held In the Maxwell Hotel at Nashville, Tcnn. LAST ESCAPEE ROUNDEUP The last of the 5 member gang who escaped from the Greene County Jail Dec. 26, was taken into custody Tues­ day evening according to an announcement by Sheriff Stewart, C ED AR V IL LE C A LEN D A R O F EV EN TS Feb Feb. 12—Bake Sale, Golden Rule Claw, Leola Corn’s, 10:00 a, m. 14.— Friendship Home Demonstration Club, at the home of Jiffs, Robert Dobbins, 7:30 p, m. Mrs. Lee White, assistant hostess, 14—Legion Auxiliary, at Legion HAIL 15—Rebekah’s, at IOOF Hall. 15—Lion’s Club, at The XML 16 — Nazarene Missionary, at the home of Mrs. Wilbur Weakly, Church Street, 2 p. m. 17— Masonic Lodge No. 822, at Lodge Hall. 17—Kensington Club, at the home of Mrs. Fred Olemans, 7:30 p. m. Husbands of members are guests, Mrs. Howard Turnbull, assist­ ant heetem. Feb.19— Junior Auxiliary, at Legion Hall. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb, Feb, Feb. Earl L, Dean, described as tough­ est of the lot, by Greene County authorities, was nabbed by F. B. I. agents, about 5:30 Tuesday evening in a Columbus rooming house. The agents awaited outside the door of his room until he emerged, nattily attired, to leave the house, Dean was unarmed, and offered no resistance said the officers, al­ though he did protest vlgrously as to his identity, saying he was not Earl Dean. He carried identification bearing the name of Dale Wyckoff, Sheriff Stewart said he first heard the news via Associated Press, and Immediately contacted Columbus authorities to verify the story. A lter Interrogating Dean for several hours the F, B. I notified Stewart they were ready to release Dean to the custody of the Greene County law officer. Sheriff Stewart motored to Col­ umbus Wednesday afternoon to re­ turn the fugitive to the Jail in xenia. Dean will nowhave the Jail break­ ing charge to face as well as the breaking and entering of Erbaugh and Johnson Drug Store charge. He Is also charged as being an escapee from a prlslon in West Virginia. Dean has been described by auth­ orities as being a dangerous man. FARM IS WET . . . Parisian* «a Alma brldga Zonave statue. Barge* eannet pane nader bridges Seine river check height of good waters on thenaanda have fled hemes around Faria. JAM ES TOW N C A L EN D A R O F EV EN TS Feb, 11—Loyal Sons and Daughters Sunday school class of the Mt. Tabor Methodist Church to meet at the community hall. Bach family to bring covered dish and sandwiches, Feb. 12—Church supper at Friends Church, serving starts at 5 p. m. Public invited, Feb.13—Loyal Couples Sunday school class of Palntersvllle Methodist Church to meet at church for covered dish supper. Feb. 13—Senior High Youth Fellowship of Jamestown Methodist Church to entertain members of the YouthFellowship of Cedarvllle from 5 to 7 p. m. Feb, 14—Primary class of Palntersvllle Methodist Church to have a Valentine party at the church; Feb. 15— Regular American Legion meeting at their hall at 8 p, m. Feb. 17—Regular meeting of Jamestown Grange at 8 p, m. Feb. i8—Keystone class of the Friends Church to meet at the church at 7:30 p. m. Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Faulkner in charge. Feb. 21—Advance Club to meet at the home of Mrs, Roy Powers, Feb. 28— Evening Circle of the Methodist Church at the church at 8p.m.