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

i ’AKn J * Th«r«liOy June 11 ■•&n#tnm'Ww*fnin< '***wjreW*nw (Jii’mnKixrii journal ‘ * ' ('<K|»rvl|lf llrmltl m m m n AM T v s p o t l ig h t . ief Sees DepartmentGrowin Servicein Sevenfears t.VulmTrwo.te* bww .enforcement i.i .csftvnfcial to the IA> of iuiy»ooimiJunKy .And no­ where irf i.hrre*.iny ,belter jprmlp'of ) hw enforcement officials :thnn in ■Widow Si>i'iup.. Residents of the village' can indeed be j » i nnd of the of their police department ami of toe imur who* provide the mjuitnnvor to .protect w i lives Arid —xir .property A fmiiiilnr ftouru •ndrgmml tfoi- 4«w %irii«irMin neuijd teohce Chief atiipwjll A t Bradley, ' ltrud" as A * «* kTM>»'(itio utofttv touring the mltort- woven year* since Chief Sltnulley tltuftbeOn with the. depart* J -Vnmil. inj|ir«veme«4n ftnd forward* MieppiiiK «lr>ve|o|»i!oiilw ill the pro- ‘‘tentioji of tlie imv:i have lieen *r:ay»»d»ly -hMdireomiftR. *And n»o >mthtU part in due (« the drvo- ■tion io*«lntymnd -Mtoiifthpire:! tead- •eniWtr<<if <Wft4tey r^But (lie modest, young (he's 33) buHinoHH, hut devoted •full-time to his police:-duties. From lftoffiuntH he hold-the bwd- ■ vum H ,tojddia*Wiciio»ott BrotJiers in iwn, Chief -Bradley’s -wife,’ Roby •helped hi the ojjemUon of the cab, which included driving duties. The couple reside: aMOfeLivcrmore with their tiirec children, OUio Jay, IS, Barlmrn,* 14-nnd Ronnie, 10. Much of -Mlrs Bradley's time at present i is taken up with a telephone an- Iswerlng service in their home. She j also answers calls to the police de- jpartnienfc when no one is in the d'rpartnumt office through an ex­ tension fit their home. At the present time .tlie depart­ ment I hi asto of one radio-equipped cruiser owned by the town and two privately-owned ears which are also rtuho-wjuipiied and hence, can be used In emergencies. The r a d i o equipment in these cars also he­ rein C.F 'HHAULISX IS pictured here instructing safe -y puwrof hoy* in their duties. It is this sart of pore sons! contact with the youth of the community by which he hopes to install in them regard for Ui» safety of others and respect for law enforcement agencies. ■jartMaboro, Kentucky native is the i to the town. first to Wnpluwiso that ft ehit>£-Of .police hi no better than tlm men under him. He. citesalio ability of iiis-twi assist situ,. ILtel Boggs and AJHurles Gmlwoll, *« .being »w Jess instrumental m Jli * improved pro* tectiow of Mie vlliagi* Utah himself. Mitt -rdnee Uib. wrUcle in alKiut tlie nwhihei one man In the depart- »B 0 rtS,ilel'in»r*kn* abort'lookKttJie ymui, '•d*l«ikd” *h»s a a*rifed badtgrbuhtl Behind thy purchase of the mo- Idle radio seta lies a story typical of the spirit and determination of tlui man. Ip -((Mil dhe only way to contact a police official was to c iu *ameo«c at too power plant, who in torn would see that the emergeiicy Right on the Xenia, street downtown was lighted. A patrolman seeing this light would UKTikrtow (list he tyas wantod. itrwi, realizing that this was whloit im'ludca vriikmgmt Wright-1 wliolely inadeqnatoiycrtee^oator JhaitesMiH Air For wtlimo ftmtetof? ••Mtmtitig Of A tuxI kOMhicSS m ’/cl-1 low .fipriuipi Paradoxical as It] Aet*un.*tlmt>Uml ohualhMa-. j»«what brought him to town in the first place. He founded wiou, we have been told, was l b - first successful fulltime taxi eomiwny hr Yellow -Aipiihig.'i in tJH 6 and shortly toefa- ,r»ftor was ujipobitoil air a deputy‘ in f the dcpartmmit while still running i a Auwa of nearly 3804 residents went hefonre council with toe SMPipMlion tliat two ntohili seta* bre purehastvi. Xfeo village mayor luui previously discussed the need ■ for mobile seta with flrwllely and* 'vrttlfwwwHr evwry'W'B In-wuthor- ity in«Uie towmragreeU tos,t -tor sefei ■weewneeded, money was not available, It was tb or that Chief Bradh-y theAasl husiitats 4Vhe»j nppolntisl j ashed reirmtotoii tif goBadl If ho Oder i f #difo«4ir iota, Mrarlley-atiUi could get up* money by private retain."si maJiagefiieiit of Uie taxi f sbilcltaa<m. This was olreycd. a U f,*» , 4 , ltt'A^ t,av IH Itftl&a; pHtmeJ with a grea* ef safety boy* in <i out of Die Xculii co.irt house h* itrtfl wis; > the I m :> s were e:i • routo to fbiicimiaW |» sec. a big league b.ywjhs/1 game. The other adul. plctprivi is \VemW„> (5rimes from tn.« As ter'cmt to * 0.'. three-man committee was formed consisting of Bradley. Russ Stewart and Paul Foray, Through the ef­ forts of these men and the eon- tribti'mns of many, m&iy Yellow Springs citlzi-ns. Uie Si3.yj was rais­ ed to buy the first two mobie ra­ dio sets An additionai set was pur­ chased for the department later through a used gfoods aacf .«* sale, Sradtey .also being highly instrw* I m-ntal in th<« ■ formatias of thin j idea for added funds. Although each member of the department is theoretically act up on a AMsour week, the chH Is on call at all times and does a douhte shift on Saturdays tfai works front 8 until 4 Saturday* afternoon and then back again at 10:30 until dawn ns does the * to 12 patrolman, Thip added protection on S a t u r d a y nights and "arly Sundays is needed according to Bradley, because of tlie number of people who are In the town during thoa* hours. An­ other little known fact about the department hi that toe town is afforded cruiser protection on a 24* hour basis. The work of the local department is closely co-ordinated with th e Sheriffs office In Xenia and the Xenia 'Post 59 o f the State High­ way Patrol, just five mules north of Yellow Springs. The cruiser radio la monitored, with the Sheriff’s office and the Wilmington post of the Paten?, rails then being relayed to toe Xenia Patrol Post Another f.iret oof the work Of toe department cunrerm the sum* meritme swimming project which Was tnUinted three Jears ago and which is open to all boys in toe town under competent polhe su* penislcfi. The department fur* nXfir# traesportotion to and from the fwt jh pool a t Jehu Hcy.LV ; State Park and provides swam- i i ming lessons by ft piitToimftn. I ! Funds ard provided to the boys *. | unable to pay by excess funds j ! from the local goods exchange urt- i | d-r the supervision of Mrs. Clyde | | Adams, } j Supervision - and Instruction In - j proper traffic control and courtesy j j of the IS boy# in the achoot safety * 1patrol is still unotlmr activity -that] Iwarrants a policeman's time. The |hoyg, ranging In age from 8-13 are ; elected from tiicir class rooms and j choose their own Lieutenant and ! Captain ‘These bays «re an integral part of the law enforeement o f th« com­ munity and the good that they do can n e v e r he “overemphasised,** Chief Bradley declared. Through excess funds from the goods exchange run by Mrs, Clyde |Adams the boys have been able Ito enjoy summer outings per year, |whlsh Include trips to see the Cin- i, clnnatl Reds play, trips to London ’ Pr.son Farm and airplane rides, i They are also to receive certificates |at to** end o f •cnch year denoting j th •r service to Uie cause of traffic ?safety. I This safety patrol activity hy Jmsmbers of the department Is one rtype of personal contact with ih* j I children and young people of Yet-1 rlow Springs by which Bradley hop-1 -es to install in them the .respect I Jtor toe a w and the pollen It’s also I I’gcdd assyriinee that In the future » | Yellow Sprmgs wdi hold on to its;: ! tow etitm rate, an honor any town * has a right to be proud of, f ' A mist recent innovation to thei; past ten days. This type of control device has been used with marked success in other towns, Bradley de­ clared, but added that it was no speed trap, but just un .attempt on the part of tlie focal department to allay complaints oof speeding on Xer. ft and ether avenues "through town. All in all, a policeman's life is not an easy life and especially a police chief's life, hut personal sat­ isfaction in a job well dono-oan be a great compensation In p o l i c e work, i, a d iK 8 *Ato"Attiifrni Mrs. Warner Cummings -eniere ta!m*d too Ladies Aid of toe Brape Grove tlHirch of Christ at -her h o m e T h u r s d a y afternoon, Mrs. Oscar Smith conducted toe busi­ ness meeting, appbintlng» a nomi­ nating committee to select officers for next year and mine amommitteo to plan the annual picnic to be held in August Mrs, Cummings served wdeligbt- fut refreshments during toe social •hour, non;*i! c£ traffic throt,girr-t Yel»|; tor is the poita&f ' sf-T-d .control unit, w.ttls was?. “*i*iy pufchsatid- by r.t cctl put in use too tb-iort*- j 1 a\ ir, the; MARK'M-itfiAW4W' A *'&■**■■*'**+ i VTEl.CO.MK!: TO THE Ore sre40«»■*•«*»«<*- m Rw <m cm **^ Safwrdiay, time t3 Hit No. 1 MACAO Jane RuH‘H>.h Kalmrt M.tehiiiii nlao JtTti Ho, t * MONTANO BELLE with ■lane Xasorll & tieorge Sire.it Hit Na, 3 MIDNIGHT SHOW •‘THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN" i* l a Saturday June FBW4T TIM?) tig XENIA t S w S'.|«(rmih,iinl *'A DAY IN THE COUNTRY"