The Yellow Springs American, Volume 2, Numbers 1-14

' The Yellow Springs American VOL, 2, NO. 11 YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO, THURS d | y >MARCH 18, 1954 SEVEN CENTS PER COPY Yellow Springs Delegation *>»,y •••«>,*-* MB* ^ m l-k w - t A r u > 2j| t*?. - ■ j. i ' i f f h s i ' L WM STARS IN LEGION FASHION SHOW — Stellar performers in last week's big American Legion Ancillary Fashion Show Included, l. to r, Mrs, Richard BOLwhor, Jean DcWIne, Betty Davis, Polly McNuttfc, Nancy Dihikop, Judy llenncfay. Joan Henderson and Hilda Rlccardl. (Ladlcy Harris Photo). I Legion Auxiliary Show Heap 5 Big Success Tile American Legion Auxiliary dinner and fashion show at thr* new Grade School last Saturday night was a big success. Over two hundred people were wived during tin dinner hour. Twenty-seven prizes were awarded, and music was furnished by an ac­ cordion band u 'd*r the dir.'ctl n of Mrs. William Haiiij, of Xenia, and Susan Bet.cher and Mrs, Mary Doris Nosker, The Yellow Spiincs. were modeled by ComriuinityCouncilAdopts Recreation Committee Policy __ The March meeting of the camp for young people. Approxi- Coimmilihy Council was held Wed- mate cast for the summer for one naday night at the home of Mrs. would lx: $300. No action was token. John Blfeli There were approx).' The budget for the Youth Coun- mntely 30 poosont, of whom 17 ell, which had been tabled at the were voting members, Mr, Nchcz read a. letter from the Ohio Public Utilities Commission in which it was stated that a bus for the use Of the Council would hot fail within i existing rules of the Commission, . ' since it would not follow any set latest fashions, available in Some discussion was had on costs byt insufficient informa­ tion wac ti.i'sentdd to form a clear last meeting was brought up. Dur­ ing the discussion a complete break­ down cf the expenditures for the past year was introduced. Included In this was a complete breakdown of the Day Camp with a resume of the expenses and income for the past 4 years. A statement or policy few the Youth Council or Recreation Committee was introduced., This Mra. Judy Hcnneoscy, Joan An O r* n .IM tc Davis* J o ju v T V F ^ , * to ^V .V t f f e in Elizabeth Botseher, Nancy Dihikop. C o ,n n iiM jo n ln Columbus and also covisw^aji-pijrrious year* WoulJ %, Polly MOUll and Hilda Riccardl, t0 f,fCchire in Springfield in an' the Teen-Canteen ln with this com- Mrs. Louise Spltlcr arranged a attempt to get a clearer pic.urc' mittee. It War, brought out thatjhe beautiful garden scene on the stage, 0f ju, t Wliat Is involved, Teen-Canteen is being used only on l ink flowers and paper bonnets and The question of a scholarship fund Saturday Night, It is patronized by hftts "grew" on the trees and the ua? brought up again for discussion. Junior High students and the at- pmk cart. A huge pink bird rnge Mrs, Carlson, chairman of the tendance has been running between housed two pink doves. Live flowers committee gave a report on the past 20 and 00. were in bloom and added much to activities ()f the committee, It was* Mr. Barr moved, seconded by Mr, the colorful fashions. Story book finally decided that the committee Nchcz, that the Policy be adopted doll: and candles were arranged on should have a meeting and explore by Uio Council as a charter for the the possibilities of what could be Youth and Recreation Committee, done in the way of cmmciling and It was carried unanimously. It was guidance without funds, A report then moved by Mr. Nehcz and on this is to be rendered at the next seconded by Mr, Kohler, that the meeting. j budget item of 11020 dollars be ftp* Mrs, Mary Kadln spoke briefly of proved for this Committee. The the Incampmcnt for Citizenship In, iecn-Caiitcen fund is to come Out Mio, Nnncv Dlhrknp, waitresses;' N, Y. It Is an interracial summer of tilts Item Mrs Council Worries the dining tables, Mis, Ruth Carlisle war, general ehalnnan of the event; Mrs, Ann Cirote v.r, in charge of table de­ corations, MrJ. Agnes Alexander, door prizes; Mrs Agnes Amon and Mrs, Elizabeth ttetscher, tables; a y l tc c . Phyllis Nlckoson and Mrs, *~ Ruth Carlisle, kitchen; Mrs, Jean DcV/lne, decorations; Mrs, Vera Johnson, ticket sales. The Auxiliary extends Its thanks to all who helped in the program and the community for its generous support Proceed.) arc Id be used to equip the kitchen in the Legion Homo. All-American Speaker For Baskcleers Dinner Tho annual appreciation dinner for tho Bryan High School basket­ ball team, cheerleaders, and coach­ ing staff, given by the local Lions Club, will be held at tho new Grade School at 6:30 on Tuesday, March, 30, Dr. James Hall, former All-Am-' criom basketball player from Ohio will be open to the public. Tickets are 1.76 and will be available nt; Deaton's Hardware, Reservations. State will be guest speaker. j Presbyterian church women will «tjrPl|p R a g n iio servo the dinner, and the affair, ” must be made by Sunday, March 28, j Tho Lions Club sponsors this ■ event each year In appreciation of Bryan High athletes and their j achievements. Are Traffic & Money Last Monday’s meeting of the Village Council was again quiet, The meeting was short with only to;:!Inc business being discussed, 1 BuMnetr, opened with the rend- lu,: cf the minutes of the last meeting, and wax followed by a leading of the Treasurer's report ’ ter the period ending February 28, 1954, This report showed a total , of 187,774.34 In various funds. The ; breakdown Is as follows; General Fund $0,869,35 Motor Vehicles |i,6JU2 Sewer Fund $15,881,39 Water Fund WJmM Light Fund $26,988.03 Guarantee' Deposit $2,204.73 Police Pension $6,089,47 Gas Fund $4,718.38 Bond Retirement $584,82 Widows Fund 94.75 TOTAL $67,774.34 y li*" . ■'■ * * £ ^ V i\< 1 -i % i; i . iv J *.*? f f 'h im •M i H t ^ M M l Women’s Meeting Invad ing Group Included Women Who W ere “Absolute S trangers” to Demo Leaders A Greene County Federation of Democratic Women wm» to have been organized Thursday evening at the Jaycee Clubroom in Xenia. The busineM meeting never got started. A delegation of Yellow Springs women broke up the meeting and refused to allow the transaction of the sche­ duled business which included the election of officers and the adoption of a Constitution and by-laws. In an effort to limit affiliation with the Federation to bona fide | MRS, ROBERT W. FINK The recent wedding of the former Miss Norma Camel to Mr. Robert W, Fink, soriWMr. & Mrs. Wilbur Fink, was one of the highlights of the current socltftcalendar, (adlcy Harris Photo) LAL'SCHE PROCLAIMS EASTER SEAL MONTH — Governor Frank J. Lausche is pictured signing a proclamation setting aside the month pt March It to April 18 for the Easter Seal Drive, a campaign sponsored annually by The Ohio Society for Crippled Children. Two of the young­ sters who have received help from the medical program of the Society are pictured with him — Sandra Spellerbcrg of Columbus, and Michael Iiighman of Zanesville, Michael was selected ns tho 1954 Ohio Easter Seal Child. Other business was a discussion of the school traffic and parking problems. While the village lias no jurisdiction regarding parking on school property, the Village Mana­ ger, Mr, Knhoc was authorized to serve in an advisory capacity, Mr, McPhaden of the School Board raid that he would be willing to ac­ rept aid in working out this prob- pericnee in parish work, teaching km. ' Mr, Halme was also authorized to .'end out invitations for bids on the drdnnpe and sewage draining proj­ ect in the Elm and Walnut Streets a: on, In winding up business for the evening, a recommendation from tho Planning Board was submitted approving the Pennsylvania Rail­ road property adjacent to the sta­ tion house a,i an off-the-street parking area, lid s property can be leased by the Village for $100,60 Iter year, It was (Minted out that u«e of the College lot wilt not be necessary if the railroad land is used. Mr, Ira Barr, Xenia Ave„ last Saturday attended a dinner meeting held at Trebeln Hanor for the pur­ pose of reactivating a Greene coun­ ty Chapter of the Ohio Society of Sons of the American Revolution. Country” Topic a t A .A .U .W . M eeting "The Basque Country" Will be the subject of a talk by Esther A. Oldt which will follow a dinner meeting of the Yellow Springs chapter of the American Association of Univer­ sity Women on Thursday, March 25, at 6:30 p,m, in, the Antioch tea FATHERJOHNANTONY TRANSFERS TOGREENFIELD Succeeded by Rev, James Byrne The transfer of the Rev, John H. Antony, pastor of S t Paul's Church* Phillips Street, since 1047, becomes effective March 23, when he will go to SL Benignus, Parish, Greenfield, O., as pastor. He will be tiUccccdcd by the Rev, James O. Byrne, who has been procurator at Purcell High School, Cincinnati, for 12 years, Father Antony brought to the j cinnall, as assistant pastor for five Yellow Springs Church a wide ex- years, l c a ! In addition to his duties as pro- and chaplaincy. In 1948 he celcbfat* curator at Purcell, Father Byrne was cd tlm silver Jubilee cf hi* ordind- j assistant pastor at the Church of lion to the priesthood. Members of the Nativity from 1942*51 and at Democratic women, .membership -s. cards had been issued. The right to vote was to have been limited to actual dues-paying members. When an effort was made to call the meeting to order, the Yellow Springs group demanded that mem­ bership cards be issued to them. The Democratic women refused to com­ ply with the Yellow Springs demand, The “Antioch Community" delega­ tion then harangued the meeUng until about 11 p. m., when the organizers dlsbarUfcd, gave up their plans for the organization of a Greene County Federation of Demo­ cratic Women and announced that dues payments will be refunded to all paid-up members. Women who have been active in local Democratic circles for years told the “American” that the Yellow Springs “bUtzkriecers" included women who were absolute strangers to them. Leaders of Uie Yellow Springs crowd included Mrs. Joint Spa7ks, wife of a member of the Greene County Board of Elections; Mrs. Herman Schnurer, wife of an An­ tioch professor who wss active in the CIO-PAC during the era when Ls« Freeman, an admitted Com­ munist, was a dominant figure in that organization; Mrs, Elizabeth Kleeman, Martha Duncan and Mary Radte. As we go to press, time has not jparwgttad campleta identification of 'titeiroup of the Yeltew Rprhi^dis- rupters. However, a check thru the 'Am. erlcan" files disclosed that a Mary 8, Radin was among those who Joined with Edith Steinberg in the circulation of nominating petitions for tho pro-Communixt (.Wallace) Progressive Party In 1948. Edith Steinberg was the wife of Dr, Arthur Steinberg, former Antioch faculty member, Steinberg was turned in the Gouzenko Communist spy esse before he came to Antioch, Also listed ‘amongj. the signers of the 1948 Progressive Party petition was a Martha Hogue Duncan. In the verbal melee which took place at the meeUng of local De­ mocratic women, John Neatherton, Chairman of the Greene County Executive Committee, attempted to restore order but was shouted down by the “invaders" from Yellow Springs. „ Approximately twenty-five paid- up members of the proposed Federa­ tion of Democratic .women were confronted by an estimated group of twenty-live from the Yellow Springs "community,' Section II of the proposed Con­ stitution and by-laws of the Feder­ ation which died before it could get started read, in part, as folows: "No woman shall be permitted to obtain or retain membership ln this club who does not swear allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, or who participates in or Js a member of any subversive or un-American organization or acti­ vities.” Observers had Interpreted this provision as one clearly designed to protect the now-disbanded Demo­ cratic women's organization from Infiltration and ultimate control by the pinkos and fellow-travelers lit the Antioch College-Yellow Springs orbit. Mrs Mildred Pruitt, who was re­ cently appointed. County Organizer by the Greene County Democratic Central Oeaunttue^hail'linriounced: ^‘Uberc is no,rabm in our club lor subversives or for persons associat­ ing with subversives." Members of the Advisory Com­ mittee which made preliminary ar­ rangements for the forming of the wrecked Federation of Democratic Women were Mrs. Mildred R. Pruitt, Mrs. Agnes Amon, Mrs, Jeaiinu Neatherton, Mrs, Naomi Kooglcr, Mrs, Ocrtrudc Holland, Mrs. Helen Nagley, Mrs. Rcva Hussey, Mrs, Erma Henry, Mrs. Nellie Hinkle, a Mrs, Meredith and Mrs. Paulino DeWinc. Kettering Principal Speaker AntiochCommencement June 19 St, Paul’s parish will honor Father Antony next Sundty evenlnfc at « dinner in the Church basement. Father Byrne w u bom InGleynn- wood, O., on August 28, 1911, Re­ ceiving his elementary and eeo- ondary education in Wftpokoneta schools, he went oh to St. Greg* St. Francis dc Sales Church for the past three years, A member of the Arohdloesan School Board, he has also been in charge of Welfare (Purcell's parent-teacher organisa­ tion) and alumni activities. Two members of Father Byrne's immediate family arc also in the Charles T. Kettering, General Motors Corporation research con­ sultant, will be principal speaker at the Antioch College Commencement on June 19th, President Douglis McGregor announced, Tlte invitation to apeak at the event which will climax Antioch's Centennial celebration was extend­ ed to MT. Kettering by the Senior Class Committee because of his tong-time ssoclatkm with the college Me has keen a member of Antioch's Board of Trustees during most of ths three decades since his original appointment en dnni il, IM0, Rent on n farm nearrLoudonvllle, Ohm, dn p m . a t - ' l i i , MF. Ket­ tering taught In imafl Ohio schools ; before reeetytng Me degree In elec ory's Seminary, Cincinnati, where' Religious life; A brother, Rev. Johnj trfct, >Wgtoi»rtng from Ohio (Mate lie received Mis A. »• degree, and.'I'. Byrne, is pastor of St. Michael's U||iw Mount St, Mary Seminary, Ordained; Church, Worthington, and a sister, May 21, 1937, his first assignment) ,Sr, Mnry Alice, R.8.M., leaches In was to 8k, Patrick's Church, Cin- tlte Parochial school in Urbans, Date tor a future meeting has not. room, bekn set yet, interested eligible Miss Oldt’s talk will be'kjMed on inen in this locality are asked to contact Victor Anderson, Rryan Rd„ or Mr, Barr, her experiences during AVMft to the touth of France for several months taken during her stay in the Basque country. Miss Oldt is associate per­ sonnel director of Antioch college, Members who wish to make din­ ner reservations are asked to tele­ phone Mrs. II, A, Frederick, 7*7214, on or befdro Mbnday, March 23, P E R S O N A * ! ® ^ 7 1 Mr, and Mrs. 3. it. Wolford, Wal* ( nut St., had as their guest Wednes­ day, their daughter, Mrs, ft. ft. Adams of CoiutnkUa. ■a♦ t Mrs. Jack Drake and Mrs, W, B. Alexander entertained at the Alex­ ander residence, Jacoby Rd», Thurs*. ' Walnut St. R««lly Only 40 Feet Wide During the course of spirited dis­ cussion concerning thC building 1 Mr, Earl Hamilton, Limestone St., was taken to Springfield City Hos­ pital, Sunday, due to a stroke, at#-* W . and Mrs, Cornelius Grinned and son David, Orinneli ltd., left' permit for Uie proposed mortuary March 11 for a motor i§fp to FSori«| at Walnut Street and Xenia Ave., da. Mr. Orlhneil is taking a years the ^ width of Walnut 8R. at leave of ataton# f|pm. t * OfktotU *^ ^ WM ^ om M tortr^ighi ' day afternoon with a desert bridge in 1953. site will also ahow pictures party for tlm benefit of the Library. t Farm EqulpntohV irk* due to’ his health, They pUm to/stopfat-it*'’ burg to w $ k ' mdtfierjMff': further m * V 'i-'V*. feet, Wisldng to give its readers only factual information, the AMiRI* N, se^^lic proof of thto amert* has Recovered that village aid to show the togai width ijieOhtofotty ftot. i'.hOjpe that this will clear up 'iibmideretondlng that M l iva^irleeh in thto regard. nlvenKy In liM Throughout hia school year he waa troubtd by eye atraln which twice necewRalod hto dropping out of achool. Daring one of them in­ tervals he installed a central bat- ignition nyetems, Man y credit these inventions with being the most im­ portant developments leading to­ ward mass aceptancc of the auto­ mobile as a means of, transporta­ tion. To manufacture the auto motive systems, Mr, Kcterlng organized the Dayton Engineering Laboratori­ es, which later became Delco pro­ ducts Division, General Motors Corporation, He also organized Dayton Metal Products Company and the Dayton-Wrlght Airplane Company, He currently is a direc­ tor of the Winters National Bank and Trust Company, Research in fever therapy, work on the dtoaei engine, and tile In­ vention, perfection and marketing of the Delco*Light for farmhouses also have brought international re­ cognition to the Ohio Inventor, and Order of the Crown of Bel- Among the innumerable honorary degrees which Mr, Kettering has re. delved from colleges and universities tory Utopfwne etohange In Ashland J J * “ ^ trjr which was the fleet to its kind in An*,00*J was bestowed rthi* in 1944, He also has been decorated . .. . with tl» rFench Legion of Honor He destined an effer to remain on order of the Crown of Mel* the OHO faculty Is order to Join g|Um< the Netienal CMh inogietcr staff on [ Mr, Kettering was a member of July 1, UK, where mm of his first projects was deysMpixnt M an electric cash mgieiif. At that time it waa batten* auefi a regieter could not h i pertMtui ystibw R would re* guilo tool o p i • Ittier, Mr, Kiiter- in« that a «uai Motor,which m m U m U m iil.b e ­ tween tMiteie iiep t-iWouid w tili ft 4HA * * ’ ■ ML Kettering poeelbiy te beet known fer his invetriion of the euto- Motm e t o r t ^ ^ JgM ing Mid the Board of Trustoea which elect­ ed Arthur E, Morgan president of Antioch July 6, 1920, The staff of the Anthropometric Survey had a party Friday night at the apartment of staff member Mtsa Shelly Ehrich, Livermore St, Mr, and Mrs, Rdipund Churchill, Center College St., entertained the co-op students working this division at the Anthropometric Survey, Bun- day morning at a waffle breakfast. .answer a e*e I e e • & -