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

Wm. Hupman On Tire Committee William Hupman, of the South­ western Portland Cement Com­ pany, Osborn, was named to the advisory board to assist Ralph O. Spahr, county commissioner, who was named tire coordinator for the county, exclusive of Xenia City, Mr. Hupman will serve, in •an advisory capacity with John Scott, Dayton, R. R. 8, .and N. N. Hunter of Jamestown, also mem­ bers of the committee working with Spahr. The meeting -resulting in the appointment of the above men was held on Saturday of last week, at which time mayors of the county and township trustee chairmen met in Xenia to make such an appointment ahead of the deadline established by state defense of­ ficials. No information is as yet available on the exact functions of Mr. Spahr or the committee, but it is expected that the group will pass on the issuance of tires to civilians who need their cars for the specified “public health and safety.” Raymond G. Spahr, clerk of the county commissioners, was named; secretary of the tire rationing board and Greene Coun­ ty Defense Council, COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS TUESDAY -The Osborn-Fairfield Com- mercial , Club will hold its first meeting of the new year, and the first "Under the new officers, on Tuesday, January 13, a t the Palm Restaurant, Osborn, with dinner served at <:45 pun. It is expected that a number of matters of para­ mount interest to 'th e two towns will be discussed, in­ cluding the question of gov­ ernment aid for both villages in expanding water and sewer facilities. Newly elected officers who will take over at this meeting are: Dave Mayer, president; Jack Koontz, vice-president; Walter M. Moore, secretary- treasurer; and Carl Finke, Joseph L. Yost, Harold Wine- miller and J, L. Hilgeford, Board of Control. Dues for the year 1042 will be payable at the next meet­ ing. Injured In Accident Arthur Combs, Xenia Drive, Osborn, lost the middle finger of hirj left hand in a freak accident occurring at the intersection of Xenia Drive and the Yellow Springs Road on Wednesday night of this week, when the door of his ear was struck by an automo­ bile driven by Raymond Varvel, Of Xenia. Combs’ ear had stalled, and aft­ er re-pairing a battery connection he was standing inside the open door, with Ills hand on the door edge, when the Varvel ear struck bun. Varvel was driving west on Xenia Drive and stated that he did not see the Combs’ ear in time to ayoid hitting the open door on which Combs’ hand was resting. The impact severed the middle finger and slipped the fingers from the glove Combs was weaving. He was taken to the of­ fice of Dr, C, K, Sehloss and given emergency treatment. The acci­ dent wbB investigated by Police Chief Pete Finlays©**. G r e c n o C o u n t y L i b r a t - f Tfost CIiUT’Ch S t . 6 PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS 6F OSBORN-FAIRFIELD AND SERVING GREENE, CLARK, AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES . ■ • 0.- ---------------------------------------------------------- r r — SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR N o . 2-. FR IDAY , JA N . 9 , 1 9 4 2 EAST XENIA DRIVE, OSBORN, 5 ? / I 0 Osborn Council Organizes SEEK DISASTER INFORMATION Increase In Koontz Nam ed President Of Council A t Organization Meeting; Committees Are Appointed. The Osborn council met for Its organization meeting on January 3, naming committees, and trans­ acting such business as necessary to place the 'new group in pre­ paredness for regular duties. The new council is composed of Ira Kneisly, John Merrill, J a c k Koontz, Nels Coughenour, B. B. Fleming, and George Troutman. Koontz and Troutman are the only members carrying over from the old council. Mayor R. E. Crone, former councilman elected to the mayorship in November, presided. In the absence of Sumner Sehauer, village clerk, Jack Koontz was named as clerk pro-tem. On motion by Coughenour, sec­ onded by Fleming, Koontz was named as president of council, following which committees were appointed, and an ordinance in­ troduced hiring M, D. Rice as village solicitor was passed. Pete Finlayson was .appointed Chief of Police for the village, and a petition presented, by the mem­ bers th t. Vi-lunteer F*u> De­ partment to continue Finlayson in his capacity as Fire Chief was tabled until the next meeting. Bonds for the mayor and chief of police Were presented and ap­ proved, and the regular date of council meeting set for 7:30 p.m., on the second Wednesday of the month. On a motion by Koontz, Tom Watson was hired for the months of January and February to serve as janitor at the city building at a salary of $25 per month. The advisability of naming Watson as a special deputy was referred to (Continued on Page 8) Paper Drive January 17 A paper drive sponsored by tile Parent-Teacher Association will be held Saturday, January 17, in the local community. The Boy Scouts will assist in gathering together the papers and magazines for this drive. The boys will go from house to house and collect the papers and magazines to .be picked lip by Mr, LeRoy Bates’ truck. The people of the community are asked to cooperate in this drive by hav­ ing all papers and magazines they wish to give ready for the boys When they call. All loose paper and waste paper should be put in a box or bag and all papers and magazines tied in separate bundles. Esterline B. of E. Head At a reorganization meeting of the Bath Township Board of Education, Mr. Frank Esterline was elected president. H r. Jacob Barr, vice-president, and Mr. Roy Bassett, clem. Other members of the Board are Mr, Merrill Tritt and Mr, Fred Kauffman. * . h The Fairfield post office recorded a banner yjgar in 1941, it was revealed this week in figures .released by , Postmaster Marion Freeders, with receipts from stamp sales leading the procession with an increase of over 400- pef cent ,<rom the previous year. All brackets of postal service through the local office showed a sharp rise, and the number of patrons have increased to the point where total box installations have reached five hundred and four, including the recent installation of 135 additional lock boxes. Postmaster Freeders pointed out that many of the calls for boxes which had to be refused before Christmas, inasmuch as all available space was taken, can now be satisfied. It is desired that all persons of this community who \yjgh to aid the Disaster Prepared­ ness end Relief set-up, of the American National Red Cross, as outlined at the meeting in Junior Hall, Monday evening, January 5th, 1942, and have not previously listed the be­ low items, list any and all cots, blankets and necessary bedding for temporary use in first aid Stations for sick and injured h r case of an emer­ gency: Call or send a list of all such items available to Mr. Robert Rue, 64 Wright Ave., Osborn, Phone 169J. It is further desirable all auto­ mobiles, trucks and motor­ cycles be likewise listed with Mr. Tritt at the Lang Chevro­ let Sales Co,, Phone 84. These items are very necessary and important to safeguard the people of this community in case of a disaster. Your co­ operation is your answer to a very vital and a very worthy cause. Ray McKinnon, Chairman, , Disaster Committee, Card Party The Bath Parents’ Music Club is sponsoring an annual card party consisting of euchre and bridge to be held Monday, January 12, at 8:30 p,m., in the Junior Hall, on South Central Ave. There will be door prizes, euchre prizes, and bridge table prizes to be given during the evening. Lunch will be served to all those present. Enforcing Regulations , Care in driving, particularly with the advent of.icy weather, is urged by Chief of Police, Pete Finlayson, who assumed his duties January 1 for the village of Os­ born.- At the instruction of village officials, a drive to reduce speed is in progress in the village, and. numerous violators of speed regu-s lations, stop signs, and safety zone, areas have been warned. The cooperation of the driving public Is sought to reduce the traf­ fic hazard in the village and to avoid the necessity of fines which Will be imposed if traffic regula­ tions are not adhered to. Strict observation of the school zone regulations, as well as ob­ servance of laws pertaining to passing school buses will be re­ quired, village authorities warned, and failure to comply with these regulations will result in the ar­ rest of violators, A recapitulation of figures in-, dicates that stamp sales for the year just completed totaled $34,- 359.70, as, against sales in 1940 of $8,177.93. 11,147 money orders were issued in the year just closed With a value totaling $132,352.37 and carrying fees of $1,191.33, as against 6,704 in the previous year, of a value of $60,840.86, with fees of $653,85. Total money orders paid this year were $21,590.46 as against $10,137/47 for 1940. Special delivery letters received i& 1943. totaled 3717*.-with no figure avail-; able for the preceding ye«W Representing the sharp upswing experienced throughout tha coun­ try, the Fairfield office during tee last six months of 1941 gold a. total of 128 U. S. Savings Bonds totaling $4,218.75, with over a fourth of these being sold In the month of December alone during which time fourty-three bonds were sold with a value of $1,275. Savings Stamps sold in the six month’s period just closed totaled $474.50. The savings bonds can be purchased in varying denomi­ nations, starting with the $28 bond, purchase price of which is £18.75, (Continued on Page Diversified Program* Planned A t Defense Recreation Center The New Year’s Eve party held DEFENSE MEETING at the Bath Township Recreation Center attracted more persons than any special event held since the opening of the center. Beginning with a party for children of the community which lasted from seven until ten, and ending at three the following morning, it is estimated that between seven and eight hundred people enjoyed the various phases of the program offered. For tile children's party there was singing, a Punch and Judy Show, a ventriloquist, a juggler, whip cracker, magiciagi, and a five- piece colored band for dancing. The adult’s party, which began at ten p.m., saw a large crowd awaiting admission. The program consisted of the above-mentioned acts adapted and routined to moot the approval of a more mature audience. At 1:30 a tcn-piecc colored or­ chestra joined the original swing quintet, and the combined fifteen musicians furnished e x c e l l e n t music for ins dancing which lasted until the three o’clock curfew, Many now faces were seen at this event, and Quite a number of persons signified their intentions of returning to futfflfefonctions held in the center J S ffiS sjf On the evening of January 5th the Civilian Defense Committees of Bath Township, headed by Chairman R. E. Crone, and the American Red Cross, represented by Mr. McKinnon, held a joint meeting at the Bath Township Recreation Center. The meeting opened with the singing of Amer­ ica. Mr. Crone cheeked the attend­ ance of committees and outlined their various duties. Mr. McKin­ non explained the objectives Of the American Red Cross in the present national emergency, At the conclusion of the meeting. Mayor Crone urged the group to make further use of the Recreation Center and called upon Don Mc­ Cullough, Director of Defense Rec­ reation in this' area, wno briefly explained the program to be of­ fered, FIRST AID A First Aid class is being offered at the Bath Township Recreation Center every Wednesday at 7 p.m., instructed by Mr. Norman Luce and Mr. Waldo Zeller, represent­ ing the American Red Cross, The class is for adults only and only persons who are genuinely inter­ ested are asked to attend as the enrollment is large, 1 (Continued on Siage 9 ) Many Attend Preparedness Meeting Approximately 120 residents of this community attended the joint meeting of the local Defense Council and the Red Cross Pre­ paredness Committee, held at the Junior Hall on Monday night of this week. H. E. Crone, chairman of the Defense Council explained the purpose of the organization and, the duties of the various commit­ tees which were appointed at a previous meeting, Ray McKinnon, chairman of the Red Cross Pre­ paredness Committee then tool- over the meeting, explaining the instructions from national Red Crocs headquarters, "the duties of county chairmen and local Chair­ men, and the function of com­ mittees cel up under lied Cross sponsorship. Classes under the direction of Norm Luce, Southwestern Fort- land Cement Red Cross instructor, started on Wednesday night of this week at the Junior Hall. All men and women in the community interested in the Red Cross life saving course are urged to attend. There1is no charge for the course.