The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-17
PREBLE COUNTY TO
HOLD INTERCHURCH
MEETING THURSDAY

EATON, o., March 17.-As unit
of the Interchurch and Worldwide
Interden ominational movement, the
Protestant churches of Preble county
will be organized In a meeting mere
Thursday at 1:36 p. m, in the Metho-
dist church. Rev. A. j. Bussard, pas
tor of the church, will preside at the
meeting.
The basis Of representation in the
organization meeting will be the pas
tor, one layman and one woman dele
gate from the congregation or each
thurch in the county.
The state interchurch director has
named DR. H. Riley Splitter, of Eaton,
as interchurch campaign director for
Preble county. State denominations
directors have named the following
campaign directors in this county:
Cnr1st church, Rev. Paul Wight; Pres
byterian church, Rev. w. S. Fogarty;
United Brethren church, Rev. u. "A
Wahl, Lewisburg.
Deem Funeral Held.
Remains OF Miss Minnie A. Deem,
33, who ended her life with poison in
Far Oaks, Dayton, the estate of John
H Patterson, were brought here Tues
day afternoon and buried in Mound
Hill cemetery, brief services being
conducted at the grave. number OF
friends and acquaintance accompan-
led the remains here from Dayton.
Miss Deem, with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Deem, came to Eaton
a number Of years ago from New
Paris, where she was born, to reside.
After few years residence here they
removed to Dayton. Later, Mr.. and
Mrs. Deem returned to New Paris
where they now live.
Miss Deem was well known in Eaton
where she had many friends and
number of relatives, all of whom held
her in the highest esteem. She had
lived in Dayton the last twelve or fiji
teen years.
Pool Tobacco Crop.
Plans for pooling the 1919 tobacco
crop in the county will be discussed
in a meeting here this evening of the
members Of Preble County Tobacco
Growers association. Prices for the
crop also will be discussed. The meet
ing will be held in the county agr1-
cultural agents office in the court
house.
Teacher Need Felt.
Preble county, along with other To-
calities Throughout the country, has
keenly felt the shortage of school
teachers. Underpay is assigned as
the chief reason for assertions from
he local county teaching ranks. More
attractive salaries in other lines OF
endeavor have drawn the teachers
from the schoolroom, is the belief OF
County School Superintendent w. S
FORarty.
In speaking of the local county sit
ri n rfv
that Preble county has $50 teachers
in the county school district. or the
total number of teachers, 101 are
teaching in their present positions fol
the first time. he says. Thirty emery
ency certificates to persons not quail
fed to teach, in order that no school
should be closed.
Superintendent Fogarty's concluding
remark was: What would become OF
a business changing two-thirds of its
employees and having 20 per cent Of
it's force not qualified by law for the
position?"
Joins Fraternity.
Clayton Pryor, Dayton newspaper
man. and Ralph McFail, local man
have just been admitted to member
ship in the local Phi Delta Kappa
chapter.
To Build Town Hall.
II the proposition is adopted at ;
special election, the village of Yves
Alexandria will build town hall ant
community building combined ant
equip itself with modern fire fighting
apparatus. The total cost would b.
$50, 900.
The special election to determine
the will of the electors will be hell
April 81, the date of the regula
nominating primaries, for which tn
county election board will arrange.
or the proposed $4,000 bond issue
$275O0 would be expended for tn
town-hall community building an
$500 for fire fighting equipment.
Seeks Salary Raise.
REQUESTS have been filed with tn
city council by Night Patrolma
Charles +. Clear and Brice Webt
motor fire truck driver, for increase i
salary.
Council has awarded a contract t
the Bond Oil company, Cincinnati, t
furnish oil for the city streets in sue
quantity as may be required, at 81
cents a gallon.
Returns From Hospital.
Roddie j. Plummer, manager Of tn
local offices of the Jantha Light
Fuel company. has been removed
his home here from hospital in Da,
ton, where he had been a patier
several weeks. following an operation
His condition continues satisfactor,
1t may be necessary later on for hil
TO return to the hospital for sligl
operation to fully correct his al
ment.