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

Supervised Play Program Voted 0 0 0 MR. AND AIRS. WALTER HUTSON' left Monday for a visit with Mr. Hutson's relatives in Kansas City and Topeka, Kan. They may later .go by train to California for a short visit, but that bad'not^boen decided upon definitely when they left. { * # • Mt. and Mrs, F ljan Bach and family, Rev. and Mrs. E. R. B i t tV i n l Mrs. Nancy Bach visited Fort Ancient, Ohia, Sun­ day. * * • MR. ANTI MRS. WARREN BARBER and daughter Jane Pur- dom, and Alisa Marilyn Kyle returned home last week from a month's vacation in the* West. While on their trip, they visited Grand" Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, Yoscmite National P ark and many other points Of interest. £ • * * Mlt, i,M ) MRS. WnXIAM Brook* of Xenia, O., visited Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Agnor and Mrs. Jenny Agnor, Sunday. * * • • m b . A n d »ms. w ii.m jR C umm ing s of oskooia, Iowa, Mr, and Afrs/Wll liam Brooks of Xenia, and Mrs. Jenny Agnor, visited. Mr, Samuel Cummings, Sunday evening, * ft » Mr, and Mrs, Andrews of near Fairborn, Mr. and Mrs. Call ’Ferguson and family of Pleasant Hill, and Mr, Charles Funk were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hamer. ■at • • RONNIE IIARNEK ANTI NELSON BICKERING are attend­ ing Sabina Church Camp a t Sabina, O, this week off representa­ tives of this Methodist Youth Fellowship, • -* » MR, AND MRS. WILBUR CUMMINGS of Oskooia, Iowa visited recently with their sister, Mrs, Jenny Agnor, and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Agnor. W % •* MR. AND MRS. CIIARI.ES EVANS of Cincinnati, O., and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Felix of Fairborn spent Thursday evening With Mr, and Mrs. William Lister. * * * THE CHOIR OF THE METHODIST CHURClI held a golrtg- away party' Wednesday night June 24 after their regular practice fob Mrs, Roth ftclter Who left recently for New York, Mrs. Reiter, who has been organist a t the church, Was presented with a Jewelry set as a g ift Recordings of the eholr were made and there were games and refreshments, * •# * AHlS. EMILY LONGSIIAW and Mr. and Mrs. Myron Ames spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. William Lister and Hilly. * * * MRS, ROY McMAlION of Cleveland is spending a few days with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, Walter A. Condon. * * * ■MRfi* e . E , FINNEY spent Saturday la GonnersciSie. Lid* with her son and daugbter-m-Iaw, Mr. and Mrs, Howard Finney and 'Barbara 'and James Reed Finney. ♦ * * AIR. AND AIRS* ELMER LtTTRELL had as guests fdf the week end, Mr, and Mrs. Carter Luitreli, Grimes, Va„ Me. and Mrs, Wilson Poffenburger, Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Mr, and Airs, & E. Wright* Steal*, Ohio. * * * ' E* I". N. flub pirnlr Was held Friday evening a t the Shel­ ter Mouse. On ilie committee in charge of the supper were Mr, and Mrs, Robert Rullcn, Mr. and Airs, Carl Reese, and Mr. and Airs. Emile Finney. * * 'AIRS/ADEN BARLOW AND MRS. DELLA JOHNSON re­ cently spent a week in Oiney, 111. visiting Rev. H. L. Nane and family, Mrs. Barlow's son, Mr. Waiter Barloow of Csluiphus, ac­ companied them, I# a *5*nt, STANLEY REED of ffttyteii is Visiting hi« sister, Mr*. Aden Barlow for a week. : * \ * * '*■ Choir young people of the Nasnrene Church met Thursday eveutug f a / their regular practice, after which there was a Hacial hanr on the church lawn. Fauriecn members were present. a a ND MRS. HILMAR GRIMM and sons of Columbus, a t guests of Mrs. F lank S. Bird. * ■ ■* :AND MRS. FRANK COOPER and son Gary spent Su l- lay evening with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eagle, I''& : *■ Deal ' , * ■, " . * *- V V ' ■ ARTHUR KITE J. LLOYD CONFARR f W : A r_ .s* w ' ■ j EARL ANDREWS Cedarville Men For Centennial | Shaving equipment In many Ced- 4arviltc households has taken a holi­ day lately, as a number of local men have imitated their ancestors ,by growing whiskers for the Ses- *qui-Ccntennial. J. Lloyd Confafr, proprietor of The Pantry* is sporting a eldse- V KEITH RIGID Beards jam clipped goatee with matching mus­ tache, as Is painter Earl Andrews, Full beards and mustaches have been grown by Brothers of the Brush Arthur Kite and Keith Rigid. Air. Kite works a t Thompson Grin­ der Co , in Springfield and Atr, Ri­ gid is an employe of WFAFB, fWheel Chair ’ Evangelist Joins Husband In Nasarene Revival The Reverends Ward Cedarville — Nasarerte Revival which will begin June ffi, is featur­ ing Revs, Lio/d and Gertrude Ward who arc nationally known evange­ lists, artists, musicians* And sing­ ers, Airs. Ward is a widely known "wheel chair" evangelist, and while seated In her wheel chair, she ^reaches, sings, and plays the solo- vox, guitar, accordion, and elec­ tronic-organ, Mr. Ward, song evangelist, will be ir. charge of the music. He Is also a chalk artist of outstanding ability. His gospel pictures are uni­ que, realistic, and appealing. The public has been Invited to attend the meeting a t the Church of the Nasarene, 4-H SWIM PARTY Cedarville — A swimming party ’was held recently hy the Senior , Happy W o r k e r s 4-H, at Xenia. |There were 22 members and guests present On Wednesday afternoon the club met a t Clara Sexton's home to hake whole wheat bread. They meet again Thursday, The girls have aim entered a patriotic Boat in the Sesqui-Ccntennial. School System To Direct New Recreation Plan Cedarville — Supervised summer recreational activities for youngs­ ters in the Cedarville area, under direction of the public school sys­ tem in the next calender year, was unanimously approved this weak by members of the Board eC Mu- cation. This action feUewed the fie - seatsHen of a pvappsat made ta members of the heard by the chairman mm I secretary ef tha Community. Park Oemaimiea. The- prepnasi preside* for an eight week program ef eonbred- ed and diversified recreation id OedarviUe’s cerumen!ty park with the cesamisaien providing the ae- eesaary facilities aad any asedsd egaipraeat The measure to provide super- visod recreation fo r the children of the Cedarville area is in keeping with the recommendation of load­ ing sociologists for communities* to direct recreational activities along constructive and healthful lines during the summer months, Suck programs arc pointed, toward the development of training i* human relationship and as a counter meas­ ure to possible Juvenile delinquen­ cy. Acceptance ef the proposed recreational p r o g r a m by the Board of Education meets one of the m ajor objectives of the newly Organised Community park com­ mission In “O p e r a t i o n FIay- ground” designed to encourage more widespread Use Of the elev­ en acre recreation center and pro­ vide for its improvement along well defined lines* Tile commun­ ity park recently came under the sole ownership Of the Cedarville Frogresslve Club which placed Its operation In the hands of a rep­ resentative c o m m i s s i o n with members from the Various civic* fraternal, service and eduCatlort- al organballons in the commun­ ity* The proposal to have the eight week program of supervised recre­ ation placed directly u n d e r the planning d i r e c t i o n and teaching supervision of the public school system was presented by George W. John* present chairman Of the park Commission and its secretary, Charles A. Townsley, "Conduct of the summer recre­ ational activities for our children hy the Schools is considered con­ ductive tO having a well-round­ ed, properly directed program that would have the fuH confi­ dence of parents,” stated the commission chairman. He added: T t is unfortunate that a similar program could not he developed for the present summer months, but this was precluded by the neces­ sity for establishing items in the school budget aand the time fac­ to r of constructing proper facilities for the program in the community park,” Member* of the park commission are scheduled to meet early next week to initiate construction pro- jests for certain facilities that will he required for the recreational program and also to formulate the organisation of a park association comprising of residents in Gw com­ munity interested in the develop­ ment of maintenance of the com­ munity park * ? ■