The Jamestown Journal, Volume 77, Numbers 17-52

Letter Antioch Official Revealed Your Home Newspaper JAMESTOWN k ' - VOL. 77 NO. 39 JAMESTOWN, OHIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 , 1954 TEN CENTS PER COPY i m SOS. In the forefront of the campaign of Congressman George H. Bender, Republican nominee for United States Senator, is his wife, Mrs. Edna Bander (right). Her goal in the campaign is a visit to each of Ohio's 23 congres­ sional districts and most of the f,'ale’s 88 counties. Accom­ panying her on the whirlwind tour of the state is one of her two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Bartlett (left). TornadoInflicts Heavy Damage InThis Area Last Thursday, Sept. 30, a cyclone ripped through parts of Jamestown leaving a mass of ruin on the south side of town. Damages amounted into several thousands of dollars from a small but fierce cyclone that slashed o nnrrow path of destruction. High winds lasted only a few seconds and hundreds of residents were not nwnre the cyclone had hit until report* «f damages began trickling Into town this morning. One of the hardest hit spot? was the barn on the farm adjoining the store of Hall J. Hill estimated damages nt $4,000, hatf of it covered by insurance. Barn roofs appeared the parti­ cular target of the storm. When the cyclone whipped In from the southwest and tore through the edge of town In a norlhensterly direction it bulled over a huge bill­ board on Houle 72 south of the town and slammM It across the road and ngninsii a house owned by Herman Kcp'er, The force split the weatherboard on the house and knocked plaster from the inside walls. At the Robert G’Brynnl farm, a new cattle shed was damaged ox- work out detailed Allans about the float. The third Wednesday evening of each month was set nside for the monthly meeting. The F, F. A, attended a district officers training meeting, Monday, Sept. 27. at Northeastern Sr. Hi School. The meeting consisted of 150 F. F. A. boys and their advisors. The counties in district 0, that at­ tended the meeting were ns follows: Madison, Franklin, Pickaway, Orcene, Fayette, Clark. Dinner was served by the mothers of Northeastern F. F. A. The menu Was: Meat loaf, mashed pot­ atoes, green beans, salad, pic and tee. cream. The speaker was B. P. Snndcls and he spoke on Fair activities. Tire object of the meeting was In build better officers in the F. F. A. The boys attending from Greenc- view were: Dick Hughes, Leroy Al­ len, Lowell Carter, Philip Ireland, Philip Pierson, Bob Parslnger, Mei- vin Miller and Mr, Conover, ad­ visor. Six Year Old Suit Dismissed With Record All injuction suit filed lit Com­ mon Pleas Court six years ago by So latidowtters in Siivcrcfeek ahd jSfOw Jasper Twps., against the village tjl Jamestown has been dis- „ , ... missed with record according to a tenslvcly when a sted corn crib court JoUrnftl cnlry< Harris Barn Destroyed By Bolt ofpMUhtning. A barn on the Springfield Pk. f a r ^ q f J. Mac Har­ ris was fired by lightning and almost cfegtroyed Sunday afternoon. Loss was estimated at more titan,825,000. also shuttiet(^iiiEp|'to' the Little A running brook, heavy rain and an extraordinary number of pieces of fire equipment were combined to make efforts to save an adjoin­ ing milking shed successful. This feat, said rural firemen, is virtual­ ly unprccendcnted when bam fires arc started by lightning bolts. The barn, old and heavy-tim­ bered, was irreplaceable Mr. Har­ ris said, To construct a building over the same space would cost between $25,000 and $30,000. he said, Two thousand bushels of oats, 5,000 bales of hay, two rub­ ber tired wagons and other ma­ chinery stored inside also was destroyed. About 100 firemen from six de­ partments fought the fire with 13 pieces of equipment. They were aided by men and a tanker from the turkey farm of Gene Miller. S. River Rd., jnaklng 14 pieces of equipment in all. They were helped by a heavy rainstorm, which was what bred the bolt of lightning. Firemen pumped water from a gushing brook that ordinarily Is dry and Miami R tv e r fT This combination of circumstance and fire-fighting power saved from destruction the 16 -stanchion milk­ ing shed attached .to the bam. Mr. Harris said lie and his wife and daughter beard, a loud clap of thunder and believed Immediately that lightning-bad stung the earth close by. Thejf saw a flash on their television set, which was not on, he said, and so, went outside and looked first at the TV antenna. Then they went around the house and saw smoke coming from the barn. In the five minutes before Clifton firemen arrived the barn became enveloped with flames. Walter Margin, who lives several miles away, operates the farm for Mr. Harris. Clifton Fire Chief Omir Spar­ row directed the fire fighters. Clif­ ton sent three trucks, and Ccdar- ville Township, Pitchln. Hustead. Yellow Springs and Beatty Station each sent two trucks. The Clifton auxiliary served cof­ fee to about lop men from the Harris kitchen. Surplus Electronics Equipment ForJ^le Gontile Air Force Depot is conducting another Invitation to Bid Sale in conjunction with the Air Force program of clearing out all surplus and obsolete equipment from its supply system, it was announced today by Major James L. Hall, Depot Disposal Officer n ils sale will be comprised of 110 lots of electronics equipment that will go to the highest bidder. The material consists of electronics Items such as gaskets, terminal boards, posts, covers, collars, re­ sistors, brush sets, insulators, filters, sockets, arystal units, mountings, transformers, dynamotors, safety switches, connector-plugs, couplings, vibrators, electron tubes—JAN type 1622, receiving pentode general pur­ pose metal envelope 1.630 in In dia­ meter, 4,320 inches long, service­ able; lots of misscellaneous elec­ tronics consisting of handwheels, dials. Insulators, switches, knobs and several lot* of shop machinery, con­ sisting of hydraulic H. pressure testers, portable, and several motor driven, gas powered fork lifts 6,000 pounds cacpacity. Interested Individuals may In spect the material by visiting the Depot Disposal Monday through Friday between the hours of 8;00 a. m. and 3:00 p. m. starting Sept. 20 and continuing through October 13, 1954, Bids must be submitted so as to reach the Procurement Of­ fice, Gentile Air Force Depot Wil- mnigton Pike, Dayton 10, Ohio on or before October 13, 1054, when they will be opened at 8:30 a. m. GreneviewNorth To Have HalloweenCirnivil Plans are being made and carried out very rapaidly for the annual Halloween Carnival to be held at Greeneview North, on Friday even­ ing, Oct, 22, 1954. Committees have been chosen for (the different projects that are under way now. Ways and Means committee are as follows: Mrs. Lewis Zambon, chairman; Mrs. Max Powers, co-chairman; Mrs. Robert Johnston, Mrs. Donald Btngamon, Kenneth Gordon, Ivan Tidd, Mrs. Floyd Liming, Mrs. Marlin Cum­ mings, Mrs. Howard Turner, Mrs. Frank Weller, Mrs. Lawson Reid, Mrs. Clarence Bowcrsmaster, and Mrs. Charles Arrasmith. Food committee is Mrs, Harold Breakflcld, chairman; Mrs. Lamar Long, co-chairman; Mrs. Ralph Lovett, Mrs. Harold Bradds, Mrs. Robert Luttrcll, Mrs U.arold But­ ler, Mrs, Roland Leach, Mrs. Neil Talbott, Mrs. Willis Goodbar, Mrs. George Shinklc, Mrs, Cyril Moor­ man and Mrs. Bernice Shaw. Members o f the sixth grade are making the poolers for the carni­ val and prises will be given for these posters. Their will be door prizes, a short, program by the first five grades and the crowning of the queen which will be chosen from the Junior High. A very delicious supper will be served that .night with serving starting at 5:30, they will serve sandwiches, soup, pic, Ice cream, coffee and cider. There will be an admission of 10 cents por person attending the carnival unless the people come | fully masked, and then they get in free. Watch your Jamestown Journal j for more about the carnival, as their will be more to read about it each week, Letter Written By AntiochOfficial In 1950 Tells Of Communistic Activities President Gould’s Letter Of This Week Sent To Alumni Contradictory (Refer To Page Two For Hia Letter) (Reprint from The Cincinnati Enquirer) Unsuccessful effort* were made in ‘1950 by an official of Antioch College to haTe an investigation made of security risks that "have flourished ‘at Antioch” in the 15 years prior to that time. The Enquirer learned ‘recently that the offical set out a series of warnings against conditions at Antioch College, fellow Springs, Ohio, in a detailed letter to trustees. The letter ‘was dated December 26, 1950. Only last week, Rep. Harold Velde (R., 111.), chair­ man of the House Un-American Activities Committee, mot in Cincinnati with Rep. Gordon Scherer (R., Ohio) to consider the possibility of reopening hearings on Yellow Springs. A recent House committee hearing was conducted in Dayton by Mr. Scherer and several aspects of the testi­ mony were related to the Yellow Springs area. RISKS ARE DEFINED The 1950 letter, uncovered recently by The Enquirer, indicated the danger which an official of the college saw in condition there. The letter, in part, follows: “There are five major groups of security risks at Antioch as follows: Editorially Speaking . . . . ARE WE WORTH TALKING ABOUT? was picked up by the wind and hurled against the shed, knocking It off it3 foundation. This morning, the crib had not been located. The nnrrow swath of the cyclone caught and demolished a barn The action, Styled O. C. Spahr end other* ftgulnsfc the village and filed Oct. 4f l&IS, sought to erijoln the village from polluting the South fork of Caesar's Creek which flows „ , , , .. through the two townships with owned by Floyd Steiner at Mei , d f Uic vl„ nge dis_ corner of V e rttyS L in the own, t After clipping the O'Bryant farm. I _________ m _________ the storm tore half the roof off barns owned by many local resi­ dents, Some witnesses said roofs were twirled 200 feet Into the air, Greehview F. F. A, To Enter Float in Parade T h e Greeneview future Farmers held their first regular meeting, Tuesday, Sept, 28. It vjas decided by ths boys that the chapter would enter a float In the Halloween Pa­ rade, A committee was appointed to MEN IN SERVICE Lyn.' Pickering, son of Mr, and and Mr* Donald Pickering, arrived homo Mot'day afternoon, for two wsoks 16avc, Lynn graduated from Bslnbridgc, Md., training camp, last week, and will be stationed when ho returns. , The state' o f Iowa, called "the largest cornfield on earth,” growl better than half a billibn bushels In an average year, one-sixth of the entire United States crop, This week, (Oct. 1-8) we in the news­ paper business are celebrating National Newspaper Week, and we feel this offers a splendid opportunity to bring forth the relationship between this newspaper, its advertisers, and both of our “ employers,” the general public. Since we are a weekly, we feel that we can offer better results to our adver­ tisers, because we are more thoroughly read. Ask any of our readers and they will tell you they read us from front to back. Why? Because we tell them all the 'happenings here in our fair community, We try our best to put out the kind of paper that we feel they would enjoy, being always open to criticism. Because of this, we are mighty proud of our Journal. We wonder what would happen if we were forced to shut down and stop print­ ing your newspaper? We like to think that it would make a lot of difference, and I doubt if wer’e wrong. Well, this could hap­ pen, and you, yes you our readers can pre­ vent this. How? Just by speaking out a little, and telling your merchant about us. If he already advertises with us, tell him you saw his ad and if needed, buy the product advertised. Most important, speak out! If he doesn’t advertise with us, ask him WHY? If enough of you readers mention our name . , , and keep mentioning it, he’ll realize that he owes you something more than a cheerful “May I help you?” For he is the one that will keep this news­ paper coming to you every week, and it takes his advertising dollars to keep us in business, So, speak out, if you want us continued, tell your friends and neighbors to do the same, and we’ ll be with you for another 76 years. Follow the advice given by the “filler” distributed throughout the paper — “Patronize Your Advertisers, Friends Of The Community!” <9 While on this subject of speaking out, Why not tell US' what you think about our present paper. Do you like it? Why not drop us a line and tell us about it, as we’ll never know unless you tell us. We are just like merchants, having to be told just how valuable we are, or things will continue the same, and under the present conditions, not for long! Recently many changes have taken place here, and we’re "pleased as punch” with the results, A fine staff working to give you a bigger and better newspaper. So, let us know the good and’the bad, and we’ll do our best to keep improving. Remember, this is your newspaper, we are here to serve you, although in the end, it is YOU who shall either make or break it! “ (1) — Communists present In student body. "(2) — Communists or left wing labor crusaders or fellow travelers on the faculty who give aid and assistance in any way to Communists policies or who direct­ ly or indirectly by their examples and Ideas expressed aggressively on and off the campus, particularly by taking advantage of tho campus surroundings such as use of the tearoom and bulletin boards to announce meetings, may cause non- Communtst students to follow their example. •" ,y(i) — Conscientious objectors and-1 pacifists among the student* and” faculty, “ (4) — Race relations groups in the Antioch community and parti­ cularly those who arc active In pro­ moting raca relations activities In Yellow Springs ♦ • • SEES REDS GATHER "(5) — Commabuts and COs and others who might fit Into -any of the above groups but who are not connected with Antioch and who have -either settled hi Yellow Springs because of the concentra­ tion of these activities on the An­ tioch campus facilities at our ex­ pense -to further their alms ahd ideas, "In the last 15 years the abovo groups now described as security risks have flourished at Antioch to such an extreme degree that our previous good reputation as a truly liberal Institution has suffered tremendously, and we have had a great increase in applications of faculty and students of a type we should not have here and a cor­ responding decrease in the types wo should have * * *" "* • • While I think reasons given above are sufficient to war­ rant action by- the trustees, the ad- GREENEVIEW SCHOOLS CAFETERIA MONDAY, October 11-—barbecue sandwich, buttered lima beans, grapefruit sections, milk, TUESDAY, October 12—sausage, browned potatoes, lettuce salad* bread and butter, chocolate or white milk. WEDNESDAY, October 13—beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, orange (fresh), bread and butter, milk, THURSDAY, October 14—vege­ table soup, peanut butter or pi­ mento cheese sandwiches, peaches, milk, FRIDAY, October 15—fried fish, buttered com, apple sauce and cookie, bread and butter, milk. dltional fact of the announcement by the President of the United States of a National Emergency makes it imparative that action be taken at once. "I therefore am asking the executive committee to accomplish tills end. I think this policy should be a hard one to the extent that It can be expressed in writing in simple English as there will be no doubt as to where we stand and what we Intend to do. I think policy should be made public If at all possible and certainly should be made available to military and other government sources" -ASKS FOR ACTION “Simultaneously and Immediately I M b n n i I mw M take action $• autbsriM^Cr. ------ the necessary contact* with high l_. wffkdala. h k h r . the Initiative to ask for a confidential or public Investigation to clear our skirts of our present bed'repotation with the-military so that we can of­ fer fall cooperation and participate In any military program affecting the colleger "I believe we should have our policy pretty well shaped up before such negotiations are far along, I am asking for Immediate dfee melon and action -on these matters. . . . . “'I should like to also present for such discussion my own ideas of how such a policy should be set up and what it should contain.” And then a footnote was added. It read; “We are going to be smoked out sooner or later.” Air Force Recruiting Office Open Thursdays T/Sgt, Thomas R, Blckel, Air Force Recruiting Officer, has been assigned to represent the Dayton Recruiting area in Xenia, Ohio. Residents of Jamestown, Ohio, who are desirous of obtaining In­ formation pertaining to enlistment In the regular Air Force, can con­ tact Sgt. Bickel between the hours of 10-3, Thursday, In the Post Office Building, Xenia, Ohio, Room 108. High School graduates, single, be­ tween the age of 19-28*4 are eligible to apply for Pilot or Alrcraft-Obeer- ver Training. Sgt, Bickel Is autho­ rized to process young men for this training. - 4 More beef Is being produced and consumed in 1954 than ever be, fore in history. Last year we averaged 77 pounds of beef to e$t—this year we’ll average abouf ;79 pounds. Arrests And Fines Arrests made by Jamestown Police In the last week, William Jenks, near New Jasper, $25 and costs for speeding; Thomas Allen, Jamestown, reckless opera­ tion, $15 and costs; Dean Foxf, Xenia, $20 and costsy- Intoxication; John Sears, Xenia, $40 and costs, intoxication and resisting an of­ ficer both men committed tor* County Jail; James White, James­ town, $20 and costs, Intoxication; Frank Gultlcc, Rt. 2, Jamestown, operating motor vehicle Intoxicated,- $75 and costs, committed to County Jail,