The Yellow Springs American, Volume 1, Numbers 1-22

THE GREENE COUNTY PRINTING CO. Jamestown Journal — 4-0031 Cetlarviilo Herald — 6-1711 Yellow Springs American — 7-7740 GERALD H. COY ............................ .......... Publisher Subscription rates $2.80 per year in Greene, Clark, Montgomery, Fayette and Clinton Counties; elsewhere #W0 per year. Advertis­ ing rates upon request, - E D I T O R I A L MR. REPUBLICAN Ohio and the Nation mourned the recent death of the man known both here and internationally as “Mr. Republican,” U. S. Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio. The Republican Senate leader Will long be re­ membered as the foremost exponent of conservative republicanism during this century. Three times a ser­ ious candidate for the Presidency of the United States Taft Was more a statesman than a politician. His in* tegrity, ability and honesty provide all present and future public servants with a goal hard to attain. He will be sorely missed by all. • *' * Money Maker For Government By anybody’s yardstick, General Motors is big bus­ iness with a capital B, Its 1952 sales amounted to $7,547,154,419, The story of what happened to this money gives a cross section view of America’s social and economic life. It demonstrates the malicious in­ accuracy of the common charge that big business is necessarily bad. In the first place, the company provided jobs for 458,680 Workers to whom it paid $2,020,536,713 in salaries and wages. Government took a huge chunk of GM income-—a total of $1,107,000,000 in taxes, which was over half the amount paid to employes. Thousands of large and small companies supply­ ing materials of all kinds received 48 H cents of each GM dollar. With 487,624 stockholder-owners General Motors is in the truest sense a publicly owned enter­ prise. In return for the use of their savings, which made the business possible, these stockholders receiv­ ed 4 * i. cents of each income dollar, or a total of $361,969,352 ; one third of the government’s tax pro­ fit, It would be a sad day for the American people and the United States treasury‘If such companies as this were ever forced from the roles of free competi­ tive enterprise. ♦ * # Are You Getting Yours? Are you wondering why, in spite of staggering taxes, the deficit and the national debt keep going up and up? If so, you might Consider a book which is being advertised by a leading publisher. It Is entitled “How to Get It From The Government/' According to the advertisements, it “tells all about the hundreds of benefits and services provided by your government. You never dreamed you could get so much help from your government in so many ways, All kinds of bene­ fits and services are yours for the asking,” A subhead reads! “Are you getting your share of these billions of dollars?” No criticism Ss implied of the publisher and author of this book, who have a perfect right to sell as many copies .as they can. But the fact that such a work is possible shows how sickeningly far we have strayed from the ideals which built America and Which made America's independence and freedom possible, * # * "CrefcpiDg SodaIi$ffi,<Gets Jolf All who believe in private enterprise/ all who ab­ hor socialism and the menace of evermore-aUthorita* tive government, will approve of the action taken by the House of Represenatives on a bill authorizing a $400,000,000 hydroelectric development on the Ni- - a*ra River by five taxpaying, publicly-regulated elec­ tric companies. The House voted approval of the bill, by 262 to 120. It rejected various qalifying amendments, and a proposal providing for New York State development as a substitute for private enterprise development, If the Senate follows the Wise action of the House, it will mean that needed new power will be produced quickly and economically; that it will be sold to con­ sumers at publicly-regulated rates, and that heavy ' taxes will be paid. And, most important of all, it will , mean that the “creeping socialism” of Which Presi- * dept Eisenhower recently spoke, will buffer a major ••rftmsdV •■* *« • - 'nC'iv, m r u m »r v Four Street Repair Ordinances Are Passed By Village Council YELLOW SPRINGS Four* street-repair ordinances were pas­ sed at Monday's Village Council meeting. The ordinance for each street reads as follows; "To levy special assessments for the improv­ ement of (X) President St, 12), Kurt St, (3) Rebecca Rice St. (i), Shaw­ nee dr., by grading and paving said street(s) with a bituminous penetra lion Macadam surface." Bids on cab and chassis for the village garbage truck were awarded to Bales Chevrolet Co,, it was an­ nounced. Present at the meeting were four Council members, Mrs. Hilda ftahn, village clerk, and Howard KahQo, village manager. The next meeting will be held at 7;30 p.m., Aug, 17, Special Session Convenes In Y. S. YELLOW SPRINGS — At a spe­ cial meeting of the Miami Town­ ship Board of Education Thursday, various problems pertaining to the new school building were discussed. The next regular school board session will be held Aug, 13. YELLOW SPRINGS LIBRARY NOTES Mrs. May Fredrick, Y e l l o w Springs librarian announces that tlic following books have been ad­ ded to the Yellow Springs Public Library. Fiction For Teen-Agers The Calico Year," by Dorothy Gil­ man Butter; "The Rebel Siege," the story of a frontier riflemaker’a son, by Jim Kyelgaard; McGonnegiess' Lake," by Rutherford Montgomery; "Spring In The Air," by Nancy Pas­ chal; 'Hollywood Star," a romance for young moderns, by Gladys Mal­ vern. Non-Fiction "Jean Baptiste Polntc Desable" founder of Chicago, by Shirley Gra­ ham. For Younger Readers non- Fiction "A Garden We Planted Togeth­ er,'1' prepared by the United Na­ tions Dept, of Public Information. ■The First Book of Japan," by Hel­ en Meats; "Robins in the Garden,” by olive L, Earle; "Little Dermal and the Thirty Stones and other Irish Folk Tales," by Richard Ben­ nett. Fiction for young readers "Doctor Dollttle's Puddlcby Ad­ ventures," by Hugh Lofting; "A Dance for Susie" by Lee Wyndhant; "A Bear named Grumms," by Bes­ sie F. White. For very young children "The Carolyn Wells* edition of Mother GOdsc" Birches Enjoy Extensive Trip Through West Yellow Springs— Mr, and Mrs. Eugene Birch and son Bobby, 401 Winter St,? .return­ ed home late S a t u r d a y evening from a trip through the west. They left on July 7 and according to Mrs, Birch traveled until Saturday evening to Salt Lake City where they visited with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. E. H, Birch. During their visit in Salt Lake City they saw Mormon Tem­ ple Square, the famous Brigham Youngs Place, Bingham's Copper Mines, the Timtanogos Caves, and other points of interest. They traveled on through Utah where they viewed the National Monument, one of the worlds fa­ mous caves. From Utah they con­ tinued their travels to Spokane, Washington where they Visited with Mr. Birch's other brother, M-Sgt. Alton O, Birch who is stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base. During their stay in Spokane they viewed Grand Coulee Dam. On their return trip they stopped aa Yellow Stone National Park and saw geysers and the bears, moose and other interesting sights, The Birchs' found the country very in­ teresting and quite different from around here. Grinneli Farm Equipment Firm Enjoys Yellow Springs— A very enjoyable day was spent by members of G r i n n e l i Farm Equipment, Inc., and their families ttt the Highland Heights, Kentucky home Of Mr. William Rinschler, sec­ retary of the organisation. Dinner cooked on the grill of an outdoor fireplace the host acting as chef — cropuct, and cool breez­ es were enjoyed by Mr, and Mrs. Cornelius Grinneli, their son David and his grandmother, Mrs. John Cameron; Mr, and Mrs, Lester Sid- enstick and d a u g h te r Esther Louise Mr. and Mrs, John Sidcnstick; and Miss Mayrne Oster, all of Yellow Springs. Mr, Paul Herd of Lima, Ohio; Mr, and Mrs, Paul Bottorff and daugh­ ter Shelia of Xenia; and the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs, William R. Rinschler. Wet sand in livestock trucks keeps hogs cooler than straw. Pyrethrum compounds used a t harvest prevent weevil damage. Hogs need plenty of water all year — but especially in hot weath­ er. VOS LETTER TO THE EDITOR Mixed Economy? August 3853 In your editorial, "Strange Attitude," you Spy, "Nb bOMfltfy tan tong exist half socialist and half free . . . One must be victorious; One must be defeated and destroyed," Permit me to point out that every healthy society is A mixture Of social and private enterprise. In the case of America we have the public Schools, public roads and streets, the Post Office, the Polite And Fire Departments, the stale and national parks, and the state Universities, to mention only a few. Every one of these Institutions and many more which Wc take for granted, are socialist from the ground up. Yet they are essential to our freedom and Well-being. Nor do they Cramp free enterprise. Priyate schools and colleges flourish by the hundreds. Private autos, trucks and buses swarm on our socialized highways, and our social­ ized parks give to our people the freedom to enjoy the forests, lakes and mountains. As Conditions change, new problems arise and nCWWays must be found to solve them. The early pioneers needed no state parks. A rural "horse-drawn" people needed no super highways or traffic lights. Human freedom and well-being Is not served by denouncing blindly everything that Is socialist and by treating private enterprise as a sacred cow. Likewise it is foolish to suggest that everything be socialized. Freedom and well-being lie in the middle way. Is it not wiser and more realistic to recognize that we' arc liv­ ing In a mixed economy and to face frankly the values and dangers Inherent In BOTH socialism and private enterprise? Let's not "creep" into socialism or anything else but stand on our hind legs and face Issues open-mindedly, and discuss without prejudice the best way of handling the problems of our times. ?r«oj '-f v‘i (i #3 'ri*‘ ;r/ i> 'f fw j/’i'isw ii.......... *.....v "...... «T* t *.v«t<T ji ■ ELMER J0HR TAYLOR FORMER RESIDENT DIES YELLOW SPRINGS — Funeral services and burial for Elmer John Taylor, 38, of HigginsvOle, Mo„ for­ merly of Yellow Springs, were held Wednesday in Higglnsvilie, Mr. Taylor, a son of Dr. and Mrs, L, L. Taylor of Yellow S p r i n g s , died Tuesday In his residence. He had been in falling health for several years. Bom in Columbus, Dec, 30, 3895, Mr, Taylor came to Yellow Springs with his family in 1005, when his father began to practice medicine here. He graduated from Antioch College in 1917, Soon after graduating from col­ lege, Mr, Taylor became employed by the Firestone Rubber Co., and was district manager of the Chi­ cago office when he retired because of his health. In addition to his parents, Mr, Taylor is survived by his widow, Maxine; one son, John, a Parks Col­ lege junior; one daughter, Johanna, a t home; four sisters, Mrs. Bernice Ross and Miss Jean Taylor of Yellow Springs, Mrs. A. Gordon MacLcnnan of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. Norman Crock of Phlidclphia, Pa., and one brother, the Rev, Rod­ ney Taylor of Chambcrsburg, Pa. Robert Phillips To Attend Hardware Management School YELLOW SPRINGS — R o b q r t Phillips of the Deaton Hardware Company is to attend a Hardware Management School a t Ohio State University in Columbus from Aug. 9-14. This school Is being held under the sponsorship of the Ohio Hard­ ware Association in cooperation with Ohio State University, All pha­ ses of retail store operation arc In­ cluded in the school which Is de- algned for study of the latest and best methods of serving customers. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Anethir town Caroproduct by Mi o motors of Stel/s StwJ 5CUTL has met and de­ feated Crabgrass on thou­ sands of fawns in past four years, . *1ft ready now to save yours. i r cudMoUr with d few spr^jdif wJiikl over the fawn. Box $ .79 » tdfgdBoX 2.75 Jumbo Bag, 9.95 J&Z tSL s mt ADi n s Easy running card for quick, occur, at* SCUTl application*, all feid- in(t* and tasdingi. Junior—-$7.33. D E A T O N ’ S HARDWARE Y E L L O W SPRINGS •<* ithstbK-s'D *«* i