The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-30
EATON PHONE PATRONS
HOLD FINAL MEETING
TO OPPOSE INCREASE

BATON, o., March 30-Patrons of
the Eaton Telephone company, who
are opposing raise in rentals, an
nounced by the company to go into
effect April /, are to hold their final
meeting here in the courthouse audi
torium Wednesday evening.
1t is expected the total number of
signers to an agreement to "cut OUT
their telephones II the new rates be-
come effective will be divulged in to-
nights meeting
The company in a public statement,
just issued, declares the raise is nee
essary in order to make necessary i'm
provements and place the service on
a first-class basis. The raise to be
made is 25 cents per month for resi-
dence telephones and so cents a month
for business telephones.
The company in its statement aof
reasons for the raise sets forth o fin
ancial statement, the figures of which
show the company had deficit of
s1,543.35 last year, the income from
all sources being shown as $34,767.6S
and expenditures of $35,S11.03. De-
probation is placed at $5,7S6.60. Divi-
dends paid are given as $4,125. Mis-
cellaneous expense is given as $886.49.
ors received s9,074.75 and linemen
s4,021.2 20.
.. Organize Home Service
Fred Stilwell, field representative Of
the Salvation Army, is in Preble
county for the purpose Of organizing
the county as a unit in a national
movement to establish home service
program undertaken by the organiZa-
ton. The plan is to have an advisory
committee for the county. Prelimin-
airy steps looking to this end have
been taken. .. -
Reorganize Club.
Reorganization of the Eaton Country
club company has been effected by re-
election of the following board of
directors: John NJ. Gale, Griffin E..
Rensman, Walter S. Tyrrell, John B.
Parker, and Harvey H. Hawkins.
Annual meeting of the Eaton COun.
try club members will be held next
Monday night, at which time it is ex-
pected officers will be elected. The
club company Is holding company
for the country club.
Erection of a modern club house on
the club grounds by the holding COM
pany is possibility for the coming
summer and fall.
6alIinger Divorce.
Judge A. G. Risinger in common
pleas court granted May Ballinger
divorce from Charles S. Ballinger and
confided in her the care and custody OF
their two children. the father to visit
them at reasonable times and to have
one or both of them during the sum-
mer school vacation, so long as he
remains resident Of the county.
Almony for support OF the children
was adjusted out of court. Ballinger
ouit claims to his former wife all in
terest in 40 acres OF land in Dixon
township The couple married in Feb
rltary 1911, in Temple. Tex.
Harry Brock was granted a divorce
from Ella Brock, upon grounds of will
full absence.
County !. o. o. r. Meeting.
Grand Master Herbert y. Hughes.
of GAINESVILLE, will attend and address
Il meeting of the Odd Fellow lodges of
Preble county, to be held April in
New Paris A banquet and comforting
of the second and third degrees will
be features Of the meeting. along with
a reception for Grand Master Hughes.
Annual election of officers will be
held.
Bentley to Speak Here.
Professor J. II. Bentley, head of the
public schools of Richmond. Ind. will
address meeting Of the Preble Coun-
~ Teachers association here Saturday.
Local speakers will include Represent
alive Fl. D. Silver, Miss Mary Ewalt.
county Red Cross health nurse, and
Dr. James l. Nisebet