The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31
TOBACCO men to-
HOLD FOR HIGHER
PRICE ON LEAF
Offer of W. Cents Refused
by Preble Growers - Out
look Poor for 1919 Crop.

EATON. O., July 31-Members OF
the Preble County Tobacco Growers
association who find themselves IN
able financially to hold their present
marketable tobacco until such time as
the association as a whole sells, will
be taken care Of through bank loans.
Negotiations for the loans, II neces-
sary, have been successfully carried
out. This Information was obtained
today from officers of the growers
association.
Members Of the growers associa-
ton declare that the growing tobacco
crop in the county at this time, due to
adverse growing conditions, indicates
very inferior crop, coupled with the
fact that approximately 5000 acres of
a normal 5000 acreage is under tobac-
co cultiva ton.
The members say conditions pre-
vailing in Preble county as regards the
indicated poor quality Of tobacco main
tatns for the most part throughout the
Miami valley. This. they say. was
learned after personal inspection in
various sections of the valley.
Officers Of the Preble county asso-
citation say the organization recently
refused 10 cents a pound for any part
of its present holdings and very re-
Gently refused an offer Of 1912 cents,
the present price offered by buyers
operating in the county.
TWO crops Of tobacco were sold and
delivered Tuesday in Eaton at 1912
cents a pound. The sellers are non
members Of the county association
and the crops sold were not large
opes. say members of the associa ton.
Roscoe Shields Dead.
Roscoe Shields, 10, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Shields, died Wednesday
morning at the Montgomery-P reble
County. tuberculosis hospital near
Dayton. He was taken to the hospital
early Tuesday evening.
The body was returned here Wed
nesday afternoon to the homo Of his
parents, Walnut and Somers street.
The funeral probably will be held Fri
day afternoon, the arrangements at
this time not being completed. One
brother. two sisters and the parents
survive.
Chautauqua Profit.
Profit of $1,000 will accrue to the
local chautauqua association from the
present chautauqua course which clos
es this evening, according to L. L.
Brown, secretary Of the association.
Secretary Brown reports the sale
OF 7S3 adult tickets and lis children's
tickets. The guarantee to the chau-
tauqua bureau was $500. Secretary
Brown says the profit this season is
the largest realized by the associa-
ton within the last few years.
To Collect for Church
For restoration of two Catholic uni
versfties at Lille and Louvain, which
were destroyed by the Huns during
the late war, collection will be TAX
en- Sunday morning at the Church OF
the Visitation, Eaton, and at st. John
church, New Paris, announces Father
Joseph NJ. Hyland, pastor Of both
churches. A general fund for restor
alton OF the universities will be ere
ated through collections to be taken
IN all Catholic churches.
To Entertain Regiment.
West Manchester will entertain the
twenty-first annual reunion of the
One Hundred and Fifty-sixth regi-
ment, O. V. l., August g. Judge Elan
Fiser, of Eaton, is president of the
association and NJ n. Surface, of New
Paris, is secretary.
Electors to Vote.
To determine whether an addition
al tax OF two mills. outside of all lin
ttations, shall be levied for school
purposes for the year, electors O
Gratis village school district will vot,
at special election August r. Thi!
will be the first election held in Pre-
BILE county under the new tax law.