The Tri-County Herald, Volume 75, Numbers 1-5

V i a DRY BOOK DRIVE ON A national U,S.O. drive is un­ der way to collect books lor sol­ diers’ reading rooms at posts and .camps, Fairfield and Osborn have made a splendid start toward pro­ viding suitable recreation and en­ tertainment lor service men, Our local people realize the importance of keeping up the morale of the boys in the armed forces, many of v^pom are away from home for the first time. All of us realize that these men are making great sacrifices and th a t. their pay will not stretch to-expensive diversions. Everyone of us, If he thought about It, would be more than willing to contribute something for their enjoyment. Nearly everyone hgs a book he .can spare, and camp librarians tell us that the hoys will1read books of almost every type. It .!s amazing, and very gratifying to -he told that the books most in demand are textbooks and: books of travel, art, sports, hobbies, and Other non-fiction which will build toward a better future when the war is over. And "of course every .library needs good clean fiction, better class "crime novels,” humor, short stories, and Westerns. In fact any book you will give'will serve its purpose. None Is too old nor too' dull. ~ v - The national drive will end soon. Bdn’t delay! Look through your books and see if there isn’t some­ thing you can spare for a good cause. Plans are being made for •collection of these books by the students of our local school,1Watch , for- a future announcement of the date fob the collection. ,■— Committee G r e e n e C o u n t # L i o r a r y ' B a s t Chureh St-» Xenia PUBLISHER* IN THE INTERESTS OF OSBORN-FAIRF1ELD AND SERVING GREENE# CLARK, AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR N«?; 4. FRIDAY, JAN. 23 ,1942 EAST XENIA DRIVE, OSBORN, OHIO Drive To Continue The paper drive sponsored by the Parent-Teachers Association which Was started last Saturday •was not completed due to the many homes to collect from and the amount of paper being given. The Boy Scouts assisted in this drive and plan to help again Saturday. All of Fairfield and part of Osborn were covered and boys with the aid of the truck will collect from the rest of Osborn ibis Saturday, January 24. If persons wishing to give papers would have them gathered, tied, and piled on the porch or at the curb, it would save a great deal of time, allow­ ing the rest of the town to be canvassed. The proceeds of this drive will go to the benefit of the three'rooms of tlie first grade and* therefore a special appeal is made to the mothers with children in the first grade to make this drive a success. The hoys will atari earlier this week —■about eight o’clock a* planned— so have your papers and magazines ready. IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOUI A Want Ad was phoned*in to the Tri-County Herald Ad Taker. It was insetted in the Want Ad section in the January StU issue. It read: #r*I housework etf cxre of hildres. Stay nights. Call S3SW. Phone No, 322W rang at (i:30 m. the morning of January . It continued ringing until 14 inquiries had been made.; We’re just hying to show you Jr,w the Want Adi: get recults. It rem happen to you if you’ll just phone your soliablca or rental-s or what have you to #3 nr 33$, Th# TRMJOtnratt HSKA tD Tuberculosis Seal Drive Shows Good Collection I wish to thank all who helped to make the 1041 Tuberculosis seal drjve a success, the ladies who sold, all organizations for purchasing bopds, the school for its fine cooperation, Warranty Officer Smith for his help on the Field, the officers for their gen­ erous response, and all who pur­ chased reals making .this report possible. Bonds were bought by the fol­ lowing organizations: . . Parent-Teachers Ass’n . .$10.00 Botary ............................ 5.00 Ladies'.Aux iliary ......... . 5.00 American Legion . . . . . . . . 5.00 Masons . . . . . . . . . . . « . . .,.. 5.00 Juniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « 5.00 D. of A.’s .’....................... 5.00 B .& F . W. C lu b ......... . 5.00 Total Bonds Sold 45.00 Business District (48 letters mailed) , ....- 41.00 Industrial Concerns . . . . . . 25,00 Mrs. R. W. McCarty’s group 35.00 Mrs. Rob’t Greeney’s group 31.33 Mrs, W. C. Poole’s group . .. ' 29.30 Mrs. Gilbert Young’s and’ M rs. Charles Pfister’s group . •......... .. Betty Mayenschein . . . . . The P. Y.' C. Club . ........ Field , , : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School 1 «| * r* e/trl «>•»;*«••’‘I 31.21 ■ ' Total Sold . . . . . . . . . Paid out for postage . , 8.77 Balance ,.$475.75 Signed: Mrs. Jack Velzy To Widen Route 4, To Wright Two Additional Lanes From Fairfield Line "To >Wright 1 Field Expected To Alleviate ‘ Traffic Projble/rf Between ' " FteidA'-.., * 'sttgu .. 38. &: ;Yi9b*r, -p km im engineer for the local highway, di­ vision, announced on Wednesday of this week that; Route 4, between the corporation limits of Fairfield and Wright Field, will be-widened by' th? addition of two lanes to the present three lane route, as soon as bids can be received and work started.' The additional lanes will be separated by a fifty-foot parkway and will join up with the four lane division which bottle­ necks into three at Huffman Dam. The additions will each be twelve feet hi width. At the entrance of the officers’ quarters on Patterson, where the traffic island was installed this winter id an effort to solve .the left turn problem of east bound traffic, the new lanes will be placed on the south side and the present three lanes will continue as now located. At this point, con­ tinuing into Fairfield, the north side of the highway will be 30 feet ivido, and the couth side 24, with the "breaker strip” between. Escapes Serious injury L, H. Casebolt, local merchant, escaped serious injury on Sunday, January 18, when his car went out of control and crashed into a tree, The accident occurred on West Third St., Dayton, near the Soldiers' Home, and resulted from a skid, when the tires caught in the street ear rails. Mr, Casebolt received a number of cracked rite, minor cuts and bruised. The car was badly damaged. Mrs. O. S. Wiliams, of Rush- vino, Ind.» is visiting hoi* £hp4ii« law and daughter, Mr, and Mrs. Albftt t Updike, of South Second S t, Fairfield. MORE STAMPS SOUGHT Additional tax lamps', are being sought by Earl Wright, 3£eniaDrive, Osborn, in-hift ef­ fort to * total sufficient otesfrie w&fflS; +» :?$udr for tlanfrihu*- ttoris already exceed 800,000 " but slightly over” 1,000,009 penny stamp* or theh*' «S8iiv- alent will be needed in order to provide sufficient funds to * secure the chair and the neces-* sary equipment. Stamps may be left a t the Wright home, the Rotary Club, or the many bus­ iness bouses in the two town* cooperating with Earl. ■■ ■ ■ . - ■ --- KNITTING CLASSES TO , START Two classes in instruction for. Red' Cross knitting will begin next Thursday, January 20, under the .leadership of Mrs. Waldo Zeller, for all women of the community in­ terested in learning to knit,. The first class will be held at the Bath' Township Re­ creation Center, starting a t 2 p.m„ and the second class will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Methodist Church, Fairfield. Persons interested in learning to knit are urged to attend, and to provide a pair of size 0, knitting needles. Yarn will be available. Sunday School Class Meets Mr. and Mrs, Fred Ebetino en­ tertained the .members of the Kum-Join-Us Class of the Metho­ dist Church .at their home on Hebble Ave., Wednesday evening. The committee in charge of. re­ freshments far the evening w$r«t ''Mri.Uttd'MrR, FhR Qchf and-Mr,- and Mrs, Richard Oxley., After the regular burfnes® session, H r. and Mrs, Ebetino furnished the enter- Idlnment after which refreshment* were Served to Mr, and Mr*. Guy Cullumher, :Mr. and Mr*. Phil Ochs, Mr. and Mr*. K. K-. Baker, Mr, and Mrs. Biddeson, Mr. and Mr*.vQllver Price; Mrs, Richard Oxley, Mrs. Herman Betz, and Mr. and Mrs. Ebetino, the host an$ hostess. Symbols O f Preparedness -■I iiunnw^m*1"1**’ School Receives Federal Aid Allocation Made By* Govern-, merit As Result Of Defense Boom Increasing Enrollment At Bath School. Information received this week by H. K. Baker, superintendent of the local school, indicated that fed­ eral approval .had been granted, and allocation of funds to the ex­ tent of $6575 ordered for the school. Representing but a pari of the fund sought by the local school board due to increased operating costs of the school as a result of the defense boom in this area, it is understood that *the money will be .available withili the near future. Application for federal aid as a result of the defense boom was made early in the fall by the local school hoard, and a schedule of expenses resulting from the boom' established. The above sum'rep?, resents only actual expenditures made so far as a result of the in­ creased enrollment. Covered in the. $6575 is the addition of two teachers to the staff; purchase and equipment of one additional bus; equipping of one school room not formerly.-aiwAj^d ^#cdl»n«ou* f- ' Seek $2,000 Contribution Locally U* f. * | | a . The Red Cross Drive in Bath Township, with Mra. Caroline Mc­ Cormick serving as chairman, was officially opened this week with the Osborn-Fairfleld Business and Professional Women’s Club con­ tributing $25.00. As this drive closes January 31, it is urged that other organizations and individ­ uals follow this example and give generously and give soon. Mrs, McCormick has chosen nS her assistant chairman, Mrs. Frank Ifendig, and Miss Vera Schneider as sub-chairman, to canvass the business district of Osborn, and Mrs. Homer Morgan, of Fairfield, will be In charge of all work to be done in that town with the hid of her own workers who as yet have not bcctV Selected. This Red Cross drive is not th« usual membership drive but is A special drive being conducted all over the country to raise fund* to be used for any emergency that may arise in the present crisis. The goal for Bath Township ha* been set for $2,000 and it Is hoped that more can be raised before thif drive doses. A more complete report of iha progress being made !u tills com­ munity will b6 published in the paper next week. .Silhouetted between the nose and wing tip of another airplane, a training formation mvoopnlow over the landing field at Kandolph Field, Texas, The "West Point of the' Ah•,, graduated its firafcwartime clays in the famed achooPa e h * h i s t o r y on January 0 , a new daas of future pilots fffcdofenso, Student pilota have completed Ihe. flmt two pilgNBS- ready IS that will make tary pilot*. Church Supper A supper will hegivenWMnr-i# day evening, Jatiuovy 28 J ;f thf public* by th# Wesfeyterian Churdtf on .south Grand Arcs, Gsbor% ;»<nring will b# from 5 to 7 O’cbciil In the church