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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
PAROLED INMATE STEALS$7l in HOME
OF PENSIONER WHERE She WORKED
Out of Reformatory Only Four Days Canton Woman
Now Faces Larceny Charges Besides Parole Violation

violator, the woman will also an
swer to Union county authorities
on a grand larceny charge. Mrs.
Reilley indicated
The case is the first of its kind
among paroled inmates since Mrs.
Reilley assumed control at the in
stitution 10 years ago, she said to-
day. Many inmates have been par
oled into homes in Marysville and
central Ohio, but the Myers wo-
man is the first to steal anything
from an employer. Reformatorr
and State Welfare Department Of
fciials keep in close contact with
such PAROLES, to help them be-
come rehabilitated after their re-
lease.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
RAYMOND MAN 81,
KILLED AT WORK
Funeral Services Set
For Kenneth Lee Roberts

Kenneth Lee Roberts, aged 81,
carpenter and contractor of Ray
mond and father of four children
was almost instantly killed when
he was struck with a heavy timber
about 1910 pm. Friday while
working on a barn on the Ray
Parrott farm, 21a miles east of
Radnor.
Working with him at the time
were Carl Shirk, Fred Glendenning
and Martin Shirk. They said a
heavy beam which they were pre-
pairing to put in place slipped and
struck board, of which the other
end flew up and struck Mr.. Rob-
ertS beneath the chin, breaking his
neck. His felloW-workerS brought
medical aid. but the physician said
he had died almost instantly.
Carl Shirk, his brother-in-law,
was standing only about three
feet from Mr.. Roberts when the
tragic accident happened.
Mr.. Roberts was born near West
Mansfield June 3, 1908, and was
the son of Harry and Mary (FiSh)
Roberts, who still reside near West
Mansfield. He was married March
81, 1929, near Redwood, TO Ber-
nice Laughery. He was member
of the Lunda Church of Christ.
When he was youngster his
family went to North Dakota
where they resided about eight
years before returning to Union
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts had
lived in Raymond for the past nine
years.
Surviving besides his widow and
parents are four children, Dorothy,
James, Gary Lee and Robert Hugh,
all at home; and five sisters, Mrs.
Ruth Smith, Columbus; Mrs. Fern
Shirk, Broadway; Miss Joy Rob-
erts, Columbus; Mrs. Florence
Crum, California; and Mrs. Emo
gene Alexander, Arkansas.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 pm. today in the Raymond
Methodist church. conducted by
the Rev. Grover White, of Chester.
Interment was made in Ray
mond cemetery in charge of Will
lard Winter, funeral director of
Raymond
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
LONG TAXI RIDE ENDS AT COUNTY JAIL
FOR VET WHO FAILED TOPAY HIS FARE

Dublin Night club. Here, Mr.. Davis
said, Wilson spent considerable
money.
Wilson then said he wanted to
ride around, and assured Mr.. Davis
he had plenty of money when the
latter informed him the bill was
already running quite high. Fin
ally they returned to Marysville
about / am. Thursday and Wilson
wanted to be taken to Magnetic
Springs. After getting to the re-
sort, the man decided to return to
MarySville and insisted he be
brought back here.
When they got back to Marys-
vile once more, Davis demanded
payment and Wilson failed to reim-
burse him, the taxi owner said. Mr..
Davis then got Night Officer Dale
Crum and the two of them took
Wilson for one more short taxi
ride-to the Union county Jail.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
METER CONTRACT
COMPLETED, LIGHT
PLANT IS DISCUSSED
Council Has Long Session
Thursday; Municipal Electric
Company Issue Revived

Completion of contract for the
purchase of 40 parking meters
more or less" for the Village of
Marysville, and discussion Of a
muncipally-owned electric light
plant high-lighted the regular
meeting of Council last Thursday
night. 1t was one of the longest
meetings the SolonS have had in
several years.
The parking meter contract was
completed with the Magee Hale
Park-O-Meter company, of Okla
homa City. The meters will cost
$3.50 each, and are to be rented
to the village at the rate of SO per
meter, per month, for nine months
If at the end of the nine months,
the Village does not wish to con-
tinue having them, the company is
to remove the meters at its own
expense.
Company Starting Production
The meters are to be delivered
within 60 days, or the contract be-
comes null and void This clause
was inserted at the inSistance of
Mayor ASman, who cited an eX
perience another Ohio town has
had in purchasing meters from
Magee-Hale. This town completed
a contract several months ago, and
has not yet received any meters.
The parking meter company's
representative assured Council
that his company was starting pro-
duction Monday and that the met
erS would be delivered within the
| required time. He admitted that
the company had been unable to
make deliveries to date because it
had not been able to get castings
of the outside cases until the pres
ent
The meters are to be installed in
the business district, one block
each way from the Public Square.
l Light Plant Received ss
i Question OF a municipality owned
light plant for MarySville, one OF
the principal topics of discussion
at practically every Council meet
ing prior to the war, but a dor
mant issue during the war years,
was revived by Councilman Walter
ASman.
A consulting engineer was pres
Continued on page 3
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Divorces Asked

Marion Lester Mosely from
Mary Mosely, on grounds of gross
neglect of duty. They were mar
ried Oct. 15, 1888, in Greenup, Ky,
and have four children, of whom
plaintiff asks custody. Plaintiff
served in the Army from Dec. 13,
1943 to Oct. 20, 1915, and was
overseas several months. Plaintiff
alleges defendant also failed to
provide their children with home,
and that while he was in the army,
she "clandestinely did associate
with other men," Milo L. Myers is
attorney for the plaintiff.
James F. Wright from Mabel /.
Wright, on grounds of gross neg
lect of duty and extreme cruelty.
They were married July &c, 1941
and have one child of whom plain
tiff asks custoody. He also asks for
their household furniture so that
he can establish a home for him.
self and the child. Plaintiff was in
the Army, having been inducted
Dec. 2, 1912, and was overseas
from July l, 1914 to Sept. 10, 1945.
He was discharged Dec. 5, 1945.
Upon his first return home, defend
ant refused to have anything to do
with the plaintiff, and all efforts
at reconciliation were to no avail.
Gwynn Sanders is attorney for the
plaintiff.
Asks Foreclosure
The Union County Federal Saw
ingS & Loan association has
brought action against Essie and
Cloice E. Moore for judgment for
$651.S5 with interest and forcloS-
ure of a mortgage on a lot in Mag
| netic Springs. Gwynn Sanders is
attorney for the plaintiff.
Damage Suit Filed
Granvill o. Stanley has brought
suit against Lewis Phipps and
Mary Esther Frazier for S546. AZ
as the result of an automobile
collision on Route 739, north OF
York Center, at 8 pm July as
Plaintiff says defendant, Mary
Esther Frazier, driving the car ir
which PhippS was a passenger, at
temped to make a left hand turn
but pulled too far to the left and
and drove directly into Stanley'S
car. Clifton L. Caryl is attorney
for the plaintiff.
Divorces Granted
Fern Bennefield from Casey
Bennefield, on grounds of wilful
absence for more than three years.
They were married May l, 1885,
and have no children.
Ernest E. Tropp from Eva
Louise Tropp, on grounds of gross
neglect of duty. Defendant is re-
stored to her maiden name of Eva
Louise Dever.
Arthur E. Lyone from Marie H
Lyons, on grounds of adultry. They
were married March %, 1888, and
have two children, o. whom plain
tiff was awarded custody. Defend
ant shall have right to visit the
children, once each month.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
PROBATE COURT
Licensed to wed

Arthur Eugene Kranmick, %,
laborer, of Bucyrus, son of Arnold
Krannick, and Irene Jones, 21, of
Marysville, daughter of Allie
Jones. The Rev. Elisha Kneisley
was expected to solemnize the
marriage.
Melvin E. Courier, 25, of Ray
mond, son of Dwight Courier, and
Alice Stierhoff, %, of Marysville
Rt. A, daughter of Alfred B. Stier-
hoff. The Rev. E. j. Goedeking was
expected to solemnize the mar
riage.
Named Administrator
A. d. Parish has been named ad'
ministrator of the estate of Eliza
beth Parish, late of Redwood, un-
der bond of $2100. The estate is
valued at $1,000 and Gwynn Sand
ers is attorney. D. E. Ogan, Edgar
Hastings and T p. Sieg are ap-
praiserS.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
REDWOOD FAIR
OFFICERS NAMED

The reorganization meeting of
the Directors of the Redwood In
dependent Agricultural Society
was held Tuesday evening. The e.
lection of officers was held with
the results as follows:
r. B .Dildine, president; George
Battles, Redwood, vice-president;
and Dana d. Lowe, MarySville Rt
3, Secretary-treaSurer.
The directors decided to hold
the Redwood Fair for the next
year on July 23,24,25, and 26. They
are asking the Ohio Department
of Agriculture for the approval of
the above date.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
EX-MARYSVILLE MERCHANT
DIES IN COLUMBUS

Edison C. Lott, aged 81, former
business man of MarySville, died in
a Columbus Home Thursday. He
had once operated a furniture store
and been a funeral director in Ma
rysville for many years, his store
being located where the City Loan
co. office is now situated.
He is survived by a son, Dwight
w. Lott, Cleveland; a brother, Will
liam Lott, Junction City; and d
sister, Miss Martha f. Lott, Lam
caster. Services were held at 100
pm. with itnermcnt in Union Gem
etery.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
WELCOME HOME PROGRAM
POSTPONED DUE TO FLU

The community welcome
hCmc" party which had been
planned here Wednesday night
for Mai. Gen. Robert $. Beight-
Ter and eX-service men and wO-
men of the county, has been post
pOned until some time i'm Jan
uary, Mayor Asman announced
today.
The pOStpOnement was caused
by the influenza epidemic, which
has also closed schools of TIN,
county until Jan. 2. Although the
Board of Health said this morn
ing that adult meetings could be
held, il was felt that many high
school children might wish to at
tend and so il was decided to
temporarily cancel the whole
affair.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
NAME NEW SECRETARY
FOR COUNTY SCHOOL HEAD

Miss Mary PenhorWood, of York
Center, has been employed by the
County Board of Education as sec
retary to County Supt. Gale w.
Baldwin. She will succeed Miss
Mildred Starr, of Darby township,
who has been Mr.. BaldWin's secre-
tary since March, 1943.
Miss Starr has resigned to be-
come married. Miss Penhorwood
was graduated from York Local
highe school this past June. She
will begin her duties Monday.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
LEGION TO SPONSER
NEW YEARS DANCE

Plans are being completed for a
New Years eve dance to be held
in Company E Armory, sponsored
by Union Post No. 79 of The A
merican Legion. Dancing will be
from $50 pm. until the crowo
breaks up. Music will be by
Charles Sens and his orchestra. OF
Marion, and admission will be s.
per person.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
LEGION AUXILIARY

The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Thursday evening with
Mrs. Glendora and Mrs. Lavina
Carr, N. Court st. There will be
25-cent gift exchange. Members are
asked to bring small gifts for the
Girls Industrial school.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
Schools Are Shut
Until Jan. 2; Flu
Situation Same

All schools of the county will closed untel due
continued prevalence Of influenza throughout Union county
The Board of Health after checking attendance when the
schools opened this morning instructed them close again 1t
found that absences from 20 percent than 50
in the county schools and 81 percent in Marysvll
In addition closing the schools, children through high
school age banned from motion pictures and public gather
Of kind The theaerS Health
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17

County Supt. Gale w. Baldwin
said he had been able to contact
all schools i'm the county by tele-
phone except Redwood and Essex.
Most of them had 80 percent or
more absent Best situation was at
Byhalia. with only 20 percent out,
and Union, with % percent alb
sent These two schools, however.
were hit much harder earlier and
have begun to recover from the E.
pidemic.
Broadway Hit Worst
Highest absence was at Broad
way, where more than so percent
of the pupils were absent, Mr..
Baldwin said
In starting the Marysville
schools Jan. 2, three extra days
of the Christmas holiday have been
Topped off the end, Supt. Carr said
1t had originally been planned to
give Marysville pupils two full
weeks of vacation, or until Jan. z.
The Union county schools would
have reopened following customary
Christmas vacation on Jan. 2, re-
gardlesS of the epidemic.
The Board of Health has re-
quested children of school age who
arenot i'll to refrain from lettering
in places of business as well as
banning their attendance at public
gatherings.
1t is hoped that, by following pre-
cautions this week, the epidemic
may be cleared up by next week
and some of the stringent regula-
tionS relaxed. Indications are that
the situation is about at its peak,
but the general quarantine in eff
feet is expected to halt much
spread of the malady.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
NOLEGION MEETING

No meeting of Union post No
70, American Legion will be held
until January, Post Commander
Scott Creviston said today. The
meeting for next Monday was can
celled due to Christmas eve.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17

said, but only adults may attend,
Adult meetings may also continue.
248 Out In MaTysville
In the Marysville schools, 24S
pupils were absent this morning,
Supt. II. w. Carr reported. This is
81 percent of the total enrolment.
Last Monday, there were 235 alb
sent, or 30 percent.
By schools IN Marysville, alb
sences and percentages today, and
number of absences last Monday.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
YOUTH COUNCIL MEETING

The Farm Bureau Youth Coun-
ell meeting has been postponed in
definately, due TO the health board
ban.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17
NAVY DISCHARGES

The following persons were dis
enlarged from the u. S. Naval
separation center at Great Lakes,
ILL.,:
William E. Reams, S &c, Marys-
vile Rt. /; Richard E. Ruth, S 1/c.
Redwood Rt. /; and Chester w.
Parrott, S 1/c, 147 S. Franklin ST.,
Redwood.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17

Captain Dwight Herd has been
transferred from Camp Bucken-
ridge, KY, to the Quartermaster
Depot, Chicago.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17

Mrs. Carl Barnett, E. Fifth ST.,
received a telephone call, Friday,
evening, from her husband. He has
arrived at Camp Kilmer, N. J. Sgt.
Barnett was on the disabled Henry
Ward Beecher transport, which
lost a propeller near Bermuda. The
boys were transferred to the u.
S. S. Saturnia, which brought them
to New York. Sgt, Barnett was a
machinist in an ordnance company
and served two years overseas.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17

Change of address: Pvt. Hubert
H. Fry, 35985665, Co. c, 130th Inf.
Regt., 33rd Div, APO. 33, co P.
M, San Francisco, Calf.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17

New address: Lloyd Edwin
Moore Ph.M.3/c US. Naval Hospi-
tai (Staff) Astoria, Oregon.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-17

News items about UnlOD
OOunty's boys in the armed SER
vices OF the United States, for
publication In this column, are
nnvited by the JOurnal. COntri-
buttons should be mailed to the
Service Editor Of the Journal,
or telephone to Mrs. w E
Behrens. Phone 4-2671.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Liggett, S.
Maple ST., received a Cablegram
that their daughter, 1t. Betty
Cuthbert sailed Friday from Le-
Harve, France. 1t. Cuthbert has
been overseas a year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-18
EX-SERVICE COUPLE PARENTS
OF SON BORN SUNDAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Becker are
parents Of an eight-pound boy born
Sunday a. m. at the st. Johns
Lutheran Hospital. Mother and son
are doing fine. He is to be called
David Robert The grandparents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Mac Petrusha and
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Becker.
David's mama and daddy are both
ex-service people. Rob spent three
years in the South Pacific with the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-18

sentiment developing in the Con-
gress. 1t is said anti-strike legisla-
ton is apt to follow. The prevalence
of strikes at the very time the ma
ton is trying TO reorganize after
the stress of war is exasperating
the people Opposition to the strikes
is being voiced in many letters
ito congressman. 1t is also said that
returned soldiers are provoked by
the strikes because they mean
delay in the soldiers getting back
to work.
This hostility to organize labor is
the very thing against which real
friends of labor have been warning
them Now they may face anti
strike legislation that may be Sc
rious.
Labor's right to bargain collec-
lively must be preserved And la
boris right to strike in time of peace
must also be preserved-but only
until such time as a method can be
devised that will make strikes I'M
necessary.
Some students of the problem are
advocating a labor court similar to
court of law Both parties to a
labor dispute would be required to
take their case into this court for
trial and settlement. After both par
ties to the dispute had been given
opportunity to present their sides
of the argument, the court would
render its decision and thereafter
the parties to the dispute would be
required to abide by the courts
ruling.
Some arrangement such as this
must be worked out. Organized la
Dor has become SO powerful that
it can seriously affect the welfare
of the entire nation by what it does
It therefore must assume proper
tionate responsibilities. 1t should be
willing to do So And it is inevitable
that it must undergo regulation by
national law, just the same as in
dustry has had to face regulation
to correct abuses and for the protec
ton of the general public.
pQl SdtiVN5 dlatioil PosNo g Ill
ficult problem Every precautlpn
must be taken to protect labor's
every right If our nation is to re-
main prosperous and our people
happy, the laboring man and his
family must enjoy rising stand
ard of living Safeguards must be
erected to protect him in his rights.
At the same time, labor must be re-
quired to assume responsibilities
and duties touching on the welfare
Of the nation as whole.
1t requires high craftsmanship to
write legislation that will solve this
problem But the time has arrived
when that problem must be solved.
Strikes must eventually fade out Of
the picture because then they will
have become no longer necessary.
- -
Again we voice our conviction
that it would be utter folly to dis
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-18

Judging from the differences and
disagreements that are even now
rearing their ugly heads, it is wis
dom for the u. S. to retain every
factor that gives it strength. BY
holding within our grasp the secret
of the awful atomic power, the u.
s., Great Britain and Canada may
be able to maintain world peace.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-18

close 'to a quarrelsome world the
secrets of atomic power. Those Sc
crets may eventually become uni
verSal knowledge but until a world
wide peace program becomes much
more of a reality than it is today,
it would only be wisdom TO. retain
the stupendous advantage that
the atomic bomb gives us.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-18

The U. S. has always been in
clined to be idealistic. But the mil
lenium is still just around a very.
very far distant corner. Mankind is
still inclined TO fight Let's face
reality and use the atomic power
secret as bargaining factor to force
world peace-just as long as we can.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-18
Looks Like q Repeat
Program of the Some
Old Mistakes
BY Charles ID. Rowe

Many indications are that the
United States has learned little
from this war. Apparently we are
going to make the same mistakes
we have following all other wars.
Now that the fighting is over. many
want to forget all about it and to
drop back into the same old state
of unpreparedness. Congress is be-
ing swamped with thousands of let
tiers demanding that soldiers be re-
turned home Immediately. The
writer's of these letters would lead
one to believe they know more
about present day needs than do
the military men whom we have
trained and made experts for the
purpose OF defending the nation.
Instead of leaving those decisions
to Ire judgment of our trained ex-
pertS. the armchair strategists in
sist that what they want shall pre-
vail They set their judgment up
against that of our generals and
admirals.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-18

Although there are many Ian
guages spoken throughout the
world, there is considerable sim
llarity between the fundamental
speech sounds.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-18

The same condition exists in re-
spect to the policy of training the
nations young men for defense of
their country 1t is said there is lit
tie probability that legislation re-
quiring universal military training
will get through congress. This is
due to objections to it voiced by
parents and relatives. Again the
unframed civilian is putting his
judgment up against that of our
expert military men. Most of them
strongly advocate universal train
ing, as do also the American Legion
and many present-day soldiers. In
stead of requiring every young man
to be trained for defense of the ma
ton, the substitute Of a volunteer
army is first to be tried Army and
navy men say the volunteer system
will fail utterly to produce the re-
qulred number of trained men. Yet
that is apparently what will be
tried
Free men should be ready and
willing to defend their country
against attack. They live under the
blessings of freedom. In return for
those priceless privileges. their du
ty is to defend and preserve those
privileges for themselves and for
those who come after them.
-
II Is we'll to read carefully what
General Marshall, army chief of
staff, said in his recent report to
the Secretary Of War
Discovery of the secret Of atomic
power, Marshall said can be mans
greatest benefit or it can destroy
him.
1T is against the latter terrible
possibility that this nation must pre-
( pare or perish.
Atomic power will affect the
peaceful life Of every individual on
earth And it will at the same time
affect every instrument and tech
nique of destruction
In regard to universal training.
General Marshall had this to say:
we have tried since the birth of
our nation to promote our love of
peace by a display of weakness.
This course has failed us utterly,
cost us millions Of lives and bill
lions Of treasure. The reasons are
quite understandable. The world
does not seriously regard the de-
sire of the weak. Weakness pre-
sents too great temptation to the
strong, particularly to the bully
who schemes for wealth and power
we have ignored the hard reali-
ties Of world affairs We have been
purely idealistic
We must start, | think. with a
correction of the tragic misunder-
standing that a security policy is a
war policy"
Ponder this one sentence we'll.
THE world does not seriously re-
gard the desire Of the weak
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-18

4lst Division and Jeana was Spar
for liz years stationed at Port
Angeles. They were discharged in
March this year.