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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-08
Rates of Taxation
Approved for 49,;
Most Areas Drop
Taylor Township, School
Only Districts Increased; !;
MarysviIle Down 3 Mills

Tax rates for Union CountyS SO taxation districts
were approved this week by Ohio Tax Commission.
They show overall decrease throughout the county,
Auditor Frank T. McCurdy said.
These rates will be used in the December
collection of taxes, Mr.. McCurdy said The reduction
was possible due to the revaluaton of property car
ried on this summer, which will account for about 20
per cent increase in the total county valuation of
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-08
Monarchs Rally
In Last Minute
To Trip Plain City
Final Score 42-4l
In Real Cage Thriller;
Reserves Also Win

Marysville Highs cagers came
from behind to edge a stubborn
Plain City five 42-4l on the
Scotties' floor Tuesday night in
one of the most thrilling games
of the season.
The Monarchs were under pres
sure after their three excellent
games against favored teams and
the ScottieS were "high as a kite"
in readiness, for the Marysville
team. These two factors combined
to spring near-upset.
Marysville was unable to hit
the basket with any regularity in
the first half as they had made
only three field goals by half
time. Two of these were by CEN
ter Charles McCracken. Plain
City held a TO lead at the end
of the first period but the Mon
archs took over the lead and held
a 1914 advantage at halftime.
Plain City Defense Tight
The Plain City defense was
very tight throughout the game
and they made very few mis-
takes. The center was almost en-
tirely closed up by the alert
Scottie defenders who stole pass
after pass as the Monarchs tried
to work the ball in.
1t was Marysville's set shoot
ing that spelled defeat for the
Scotties as the locals began to
hit the basket regularly in the
second half.
Plain City opened up in the
third period and outscored the
Monarchs 20-14, mostly on the
brilliant pivot play of Oscar
Jefferson, six foot center whose
left handed pivot shot is almost
impossible to block. At one time
this boy hit on four consecutive
pivot shots.
Hendricks Wins Game
Jefferson went out on fouls
early in the final period but the
Scotties continued to lead. With
only little more than a minute
left to play the Scotties held the
lead.
1t was pivot shot by Smedley
Hendricks, who relieved Bill
Boyd, that put the Monarchs "a
head 42-41. With only few sec
onds to play Scottie fired long
shot from the center of the floor
that missed only by inches.
Bud Hoffman led the Monarchs
scorers with Is points while Bill
Boyd scored IL. For Plain City
Jefferson scored 18.
The Marysville reserves also
came from behind to win, 34-31,
Continued on page 4, column /
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-08
Peace Contest Set

The Union County Silver Med
al Prince of Peace contest will
be held Sunday evening Dec. IL,
8 p. m. at the Redwood Baptist
church. There will be four con-
testants. Come and back up these
young people.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-08
County Budget
Finally Approved
Photo by Smitty's Studio

1t will cost S2l7,837.66 to op-
crate Union County in 1850 aC-
cording to the annual county bud
get approved by the commission
erS at their regular meeting Mon
day. This was only slightly over
last years expenditures of S2l7,-
381.55.
The road and bridge fund eX-
penditures are up slightly more
than that. The estimated eXpend-
itures are S252,868.86, compared
with actual expenditures of S247,-
1880 in 1948. The Hospital fund
expenditures will be an estimated
S13,710, compared with S600.64
in 1949, as there was no Hospital
fund in l948.
The Union County budget, act
ual expenses for 1948 and es-
timated for 1850, is given below.
Gen. Fund l948 1850
Receipts
Bal Jan. | S1O7 ,OO7.l8S 5O,777.93
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-08
Heads Emergency Squad

Robert Gordon has been re-
elected chief of the American
Legion emergency squadron for
another year. Other officers re-
elected were William Mccarthy,
assistant chief, and Warner John
son, secretary. Duty men for De-
cember are Mccarthy and Floyd
Blue.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-08

erty.
Only tax districts in the coun-
ty to have increased taxes were
those in Taylor Township and
Taylor Local school district. Many
of the rates for school districts
in neighboring counties have not
been received yet, Mr.. McCurdy
said.
MarySville's tax rate dropped
from 23.30 mills to 20.80 and the
Paris Township rate went down
from l6.1 to Is dollars on each
$1,000 property value.
ls4s ls4s
Allen Township Lib
erty school ......."...20.60 1910
Marysville school
district .................... 1920
North Lewisburg
school district ......14.30 not in
Union school dist. .... 1890
Claibourne TIP. .......18.70 1920
Jackson school dist. 1240 l1.90
Leesburg-Magnetie
school dist. ............17.60 1850
Redwood corpor-
alton .......,................26.9O 23.90
Darby Township 1880 1890
Millcreek school
district .......".........14.90 14.10
Plain City school
district ...................18.80 not in
Unionville Center
corporation ............20.6O 1890
Dover Township ....15.10 14.70
Leesburg-Magnetic
school district ......17.80 1910
Millcreek school
district ....................15.l0 14.10
Jackson Township 1850 1910
Claibourne-Richwood
school district ......18.90 17.40
Washington school
district ..............-...16.60 1890
Continued on page 4, Column
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-08

A baseball has cork center
about the size of a marble.
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China Reds Reported
Preparing Big Drive
~ the Associotsd Press

CHUNGKING, Oct. 26. - The
Nationalist capital was disturbed
today by fresh reports of Com
munist preparations for a massive
invasion of Kwangsi Province, key
to Southwest China.
Official sources said Communist
Gen. Lin Piao has assembled seven
armies-175, 900 men if at full
strength - for an attack on
Kwangsi from neighboring Human
on the northeast in an effort to
slice the remnant Of Nationalist
China in two.
-Four Of these armies were re-
ported massed west of the Human
Kwangsi railroad and three to
the east.
Nationalist press dispatches said
part of Lin Piao's 39th Army suf-
fered heavy losses around the
Human town of Hsinning. 80 miles
northeast Of Kweilin, capital of
Kwangsi, $50 miles north of Com
munist-held Canton.
Red troop. movements toward
Kwangsi from Kwangtung on the
east were reported also. Red Gen.
Chen Keng's 18th and 18th Armies
marched westward from the rail
town of Yingtak, IS miles north
of Canton.
Evening star., 1949-10-26
BY the Assoeiofed Press

The State Department, used to
protests from foreign govern
ments, now is getting wave Of
protests from its own anvoys
abroad.
It has just ordered a 80 per
cent slash in the living allowances
paid to American diplomats and
employees in foreign posts. The
cut was ordered because Of the
devaluation of the British pound
and other currencies.
Officials said ''lot" Of protests
already have come in, and others
are looked for. Embassies, lega-
tions and consulates have been
asked for full reports on the ef-
fects of devaluationLon local liv-
ing costs, and have been assured
some of the reduction swill be re-
stored where hardships are shown.
The cut applies only to the
allowances for food and other nv-
ing costs which are paid to defray
the added expense of living abroad.
The reduction averaged 80 per
cent on the principle that devalua-
Evening star., 1949-10-26
Craigavon Asks Probe
Of BBC Communists
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON. Oct. 26. Viscount
Craigavon said today he will ask
a government commission of in
quiry to investigate his charge
that Communists "infest" the
British Broadcasting Corp.
Lord Craigavon is president of
the BIC. The 43-year-old peer
said the associations aim is to
break the acknowledgement
BBC's monopoly on broadcasting
here and substitute sponsored
radio.
He leveled his Communist
charge in a speech last night be-
fore the Radio and Television Re-
tailers' Association.
Today he told newsmen he
would submit his case to Lord
Beveridge, chairman of commit
tee which the government named
last January to investigate BBC
operations and determine whether
its monopoly contract should be
renewed. The contract expires
December 81, 1851. Both the gov
eminent and the BIC refused
formal comment on his allega-
tions. -.----
Evening star., 1949-10-26
.'Get tTough' ECAPo|icy
Reported Is Hoffman
Leaves for Europe
By the kssocioted Press

Paul G. Hoffman heads for
Europe today repeatedly armed
with an ultimatum to Marshall
Plan countries that they speed up
their recovery progress-or else.
Persons who should know said
Mr.. Hoffman, economic co-opera-
ton administrator, has some get
tough" proposals which would tell
Western Europe, in effect:
Show more self-help among
yourselves and more determina-
ton to achieve recovery-or else
risk loss or sharp cutbacks Of
multi-billion dollar aid now how-
ing to Europe under the Marshall
Plan"
Secretary Of State Acheson and
Mr.. Hoffman held a closed con-
ference late yesterday.
Officials said they huddled for
half an hour on recommended tions
Mr.. Hoffman will carry to Paris to
lay before the 10 Marshall Plan
countries when they meet next
week.
Will Speak In Montreal.
The ECA chief is scheduled to
address the Canadian Chamber
of Commerce tomorrow in Mon
treal after which he will fly to
Europe by way of New York.
Mr.. Hoffman's Office and State
Department authorities were
tight-lipped about the approach
the ECA administrator will take
when he sits down with Europe's
Marshall Planners during q three
day session of the Office of Euro
pean Economic Cooperation
ECA's overseas counterpart in ad-
ministering the aid program.
It was reported reliably else
where. however, that Mr.. Hoffman
Evening star., 1949-10-26
Czechs Urged to Intensity
Watch Against Espionage

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Oct.
26 (P.-The Communist press to-
day summoned the Czechoslovak
people to intensified watchfulness
against spies and ''class enemies
who resort to any crime in their
attempt to return to power"
The warning was issued by the
Communist Party organ Rude
Pravo in a commentary on the
recently concluded~T of a band
Of alleged spies and terrorists at
Louny. westsof ague. The
state court there sentenced four
men to death, four to life impris-
onment and an unstated number
of others to Jail terms ranging to
Is years.
Meanwhile, the American EN-
bassy had no comment on the
ForeignM Minispy's s. expulsion order
against John@se efeyn. 43.yrar-
old Assistant Political Attache.
who was charged with engaging
employees of a Czech steel mill to
supply him with industrial and
commercial espionage data. Mr..
Heyn was assistant to Issac Patch,
who was ousted last Friday on
similar charges. which he de-
clared were ridiculous.
Mr.. Heyn, who was out of the
country when the order for his
expulsion came, is a native of
Louisville, KY, and maintains his
legal residence in Springdale,
Conn. He has been employed by
the State Department only since
last April and had been in Prague
since May. He is unmarried.
Evening star., 1949-10-26
Greek Premier Indorses
PROPOSAL to Cut Army

ATHENS, Oct. 26.--(P)-Pre-
mier Alexander Diomedes last
night indorsed an American pro-
posal that the Greek army be
scaled down now that the Com
munist-led revolt appears to have
been crushed.
Opposition leaders in Parlia-
ment. however, attacked the pro-
posal because of continuing ten
sion with Greece's Communist
neighbors, Albania and Bulgaria.
The proposal to reduce the
Greek army. now estimated at
200 900 men, came from American
Ambassador Henry F. Grady with
backing from 1t. Gen. James Van
Fleet, head of the American mil
itary mission here.
Mr.. Grady said granting Of
American aid funds was based on
plans to equip an efficient Greek
army Of reduced size. He con-
ceded there was some risk in re.
ducing the size Of the army be-
cause of the unsettled Balkan
situation. He warned, however,
there was a greater risk in the
economic strain imposed by sup
porting a large army.
Mr.. Diomedes said the reduction
would be talked over at a meet
ing Of Greek and American mill
tary and economic experts.
Evening star., 1949-10-26

plans to place before the Euro
peans an ultimatum keyed to the
Necessity of immediate hard
hitting action on tf1e part of the
beneffciary countries Themselves.
Three Main Proposals Expected.
1t is understood that the pro-
gram will embody at least three
main proposals.
Remove or relax trade barriers
between Western European coun-
tries to permit free flow of COM
merce between the Marshall Plan
nations.
Sharply revise monetary laws to
provide easier exchange of cur
rency, which will pave the way
for an ultimate single currency
for all Marshall Plan countries or
at least single currency for GER
tain groups of nations.
And, third, strive for increased
exports to dollar areas along with
other tangible evidence that the
81 ,000, 900, 900 in American funds
already committed is not going
down the drain,
Evening star., 1949-10-26
U.S.. ENJOYS Abroad Protest Cut
In nAIIowuncesAfter DevuIuution

ton reduced expenses by that pro-
portion, in dollar terms. Salaries,
paid in American dollars, were not
affected.
There are some 5000 foreign
service officers and American staff
employees abroad.
Alien employees number about
the same, and devaluation gave
the State Department a gain on
their salaries. which are paid in
foreign currencies. Devaluation
means it costs fewer dollars to
meet their payrolls.
The overall saving, officials said,
was at the rate of around $500, 900
year, but this amount will be
reduced by upward adjustments if,
foreign costs of living gradually
creep up as expected.
Some of the alien employees al,
ready have asked for pay raises
In Canada. where the Canadian
dollar was reduced 10 per cent
below par with the American dol
lar. Canadian employees asked for
an upward adjustment. The de-
cision Is still pending. ass -
Evening star., 1949-10-26
Air Crash That Killed Strous,
MARYLAND 7urfmon, Probed
Three Others Die With
Developer of Tote
In Private PIune
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

PORT DEPOSIT, Md. Oct. 26.
Henry L. Straus. millionaire
Maryland horseman, and three
companions were killed near here
last night when a private plane
dropped from an overcast sky and
plunged flaming into the side of
a hill.
Others aboard were Arthur ].
Johnston of Baltimore, general
manager of the American Total
isator Co., of which Mr.. Straus
was president; Walter H. Maier,
West Palm Beach. Fla, the pilot,
and Delbert Raymond Osborne,
West Palm Beach, co-pilot.
Civil AeronauticS Administra-
ton investigators were going
through charred wreckage today
searching for some clue to the
cause of the accident which oc-
Cured within a mile of the woods
where a big airliner crashed on
Memorial Day, 1947, killing the
SO persons aboard.
Mr.. Straus, whose interests also
included the presidency Of the
racing plant at Tropical Park,
Fla, made millions out of the to-
talisator-"tote"- which figures
track odds.
In his SOS, he grew up within
walking distance of Pimlico race
track in Baltimore and had been
associated with horsemen since
youth. The Straus Cherry Farm
silks have been known to race
goers for years, and only yester-
day, his 5-year-old distance star,
Plaster, ran second in the Gov.
Bowie Handicap at Pimlico. He
also had owned such good stake
horses as New Moon and Quarter
Moon.
The twin-engined plane which
carried Mr.. Straus and the others
to death was returning the sports
man from New York to his
Worthington Valley Farm.
Owned by the totalisator COM
pany, it left La Guardia Field,
New York City. about S pm. A
watch found in the wreckage
stopped at GIT pm, indicating
the time of the crash.
1t was raining at the time of
the accident and, according to
some witnesses, the plane caught
fire in the air and exploded. 9th
ers said the explosion and fire
came when the craft drove into
the hill. One woman said she
had heard the plane circling for
Is minutes before the sound of
the explosion.
Engine Hurled so Feet.
The burning remnants of the
plane were found on the side of
the heavily wooded hill behind a
'sawmfn.1 A. path about 500 feet
long had been cut .through tree-
tops ana small faeces Of the cFaft
hung from the branches.
One of the engines had been
Evening star., 1949-10-26
Acheson Says Czechs
'1rumped Up Charges
Of Spying by Aides
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of State Acheson said
today spy charges brought by
Czechoslovakia's Communist gov
ernment against American En-
bassy employees in Prague are
obviously trumped up"
He announced, however, that
the United States had "acceded
to the request" to withdraw two
accused American diplomats from
their assignments in Prague. He
said the Embassy is attempting
to see a third American repre-
sentative, who lacked diplomatic
status and who was imprisoned
Friday by the Czech government
on spy charges.
The two regular diplomats
whose recall the Czechs demanded
on 24-hour notice are John G..
Heyn, assistant attache in the po-
litical department, and Isaac
Patch. the political attache. The
man thrown into prison is Sam
uel Meryn, Embassy clerk, who
has been held incommunicado
since Friday.
Prepare Strong Protest.
Mr.. Acheson disclosed that the
State Department is preparing
what he called a communication
evidently a strong note of pro-
test-to be delivered to the Czech
government, but he said no pro-
test had been made yet.
This Governments efforts, he
said, have been directed toward
getting an Embassy representative
into prison to see Mr.. Meryn.
Mr.. Acheson declared that the
Czech governments charges have
been obviously trumped up in Or
der to intimidate further the local
population and lay the grounds
for further trials of the kind
which is now common in the Com
ist-dominated territories of
Eastern Europe"
He added that this Govern
ment has sufficient knowledge Of
the police methods and practices
employed by the present regime
in Czechoslovakia to know how
much credence should be placed
in confessions and 'irrefutable
proof produced in politically in
spired propaganda cases of this
kind" =
Evening star., 1949-10-26
Britain Considering
Withdrawal Of Part
Of Troops in Greece
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. Foreign
Secretary Bevin said today that
Britain now is considering whether
to withdraw some of her 5000
troops stationed in Greece.
He told the House of Commons
he hoped to make statement on
the question of the troops soon.
Ronald Chamberlain. Laborite
M. p. asked if the military mis-
sion to Greece might be lone Of
very many promising starting
points for cutting down military
expenditure.
1--WE are not sacking the SOL
diers." Mr.. Bevin replied. I'VE
need to use them in other places
where they can be better en-
ployed. I think the morale value
of these troops while Greece has
been trying to establish her free
dom has been very great"
Air Attache Withdrawn.
Mr.. Bevin told another ques-
toner. Maj. Tuition Beamish, Con-.
servative. that Britain's air at
tache was withdrawn from Madrid
because of economy reasons.
II have been looking into all
these special attaches and. reduce
ing Them" Mr.. Bevin said. Il
want to put them where they are
absolutely essential
Emrys Hughes, Labor. asked II
Mr.. Bevin in the interests Of
economy would withdraw the air
attache from Moscow.
"He can serve no useful purpose
there" said Mr.. Hughes.
Mr.. Bevin did not reply.
Evening star., 1949-10-26

hurled so feet from the battered
fuselage. The other was about
100 feet away.
Firemen from Perryville Fire
Department, who reached the
scene about 20 minutes after the
plane went down. found the fuse
lage still burning. Chief John c.
Thomas said three of the bodies
were alongside the fuselage. Two
were af1re.
After removing the bodies. fire.
men pumped water on the burn
ing wreckage for As minutes be-
fore extinguishing the flames.
Then the fourth body was found
under the charred metal.
State police put a guard around
the wreckage until the Federal
investigation could be concluded.
When Mr.. Straus set up his
tote" in 1928, it marked the end
of six years work to perfect a
device that would record odds
automatically. 1t was not &C
cepted in this country Immediate
ly. so the Marylander took his
idea to England. where it caught
on Immediately.
Device Gets Foothold.
In the meantime, in 1881, the
late Joseph E. Widener. Phila-
delphia sportsman, introduced
tote" betting in this country,
bringing the Australian calculator
to Hialeah. A year later, how
ever, the Straus machine, an ad-
vanced type. began to get a foot
hold, as Arlington. Pimlico and
other tracks adopted the new
device.
Mr.. Straus also was breeder of
note. He headed the Maryland
Horse Breeders Association and
also went in for cattle raising at
the Worthington Valley showplace
which he acquired about a year
ago from Alfred G. Vanderbilt.
Planning to attend the Pimlico
meeting, he had called from New
York just before the takeof to
ten Mrs. straus he was coming
home. =
Mr.. Straus was an engineering
graduate of Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity and in World War I was q
Navy flyer.