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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-05
63 on Honor Roll
OF Senior High

Sixty-three boys and girls are
included on the Senior High
School honor roll for the second
six-weeks period, annouced today
by Miss Ferne Mills, principal.
On the list, the names of pupils
having highest grades in each
home room are indicated with
asterisks (D, while tx" indi-
Gates Kiwanis honor pupils. The
list follows:
Twelfth girls-Jean Conrad,
Mary Belle Hamilton tx, Mary
Ellen Haggard, Connie Wall "K
and Nancy Warrington, all super
ior, and May Ballard, Madge
Davis, Janet Hardman, Wilma
Jewell, Alma Smith, Leona Wall
ace, 10 Ann Woerlein and Eliza
beth Weidman.
Eleventh girls-Janice EN-
inert K, Nancy Kirby and
Nancy Mclaughlin, all superior,
and Sharon Duncan, Marlene
Juers, Laura Lee Kimmins, Mar
ilyn Reed, Shirley Ryan, Marilyn
Thompson, Mary Beth Turner,
Virginia Weaver and Dorothy
Scheiderer.
Tenth girlS-Betty Bolenbaugh,
Mary Cotton, Betty 10 Crist "K,
Marilyn Geer, Mary Printz, Kay
Staley*K, and Joan Strcker, all
superior, and Nancy Bolen-
baugh, Gloria Burnside, Mary
Carson, Doris Conrad, Jean Du-
tro, Sally Case, Margaret Sharf,
Nadia Shuran, Marilyn Smith,
and Sally Worthington.
Twelfth boys-William Boyd,
Eugene Cook, Howard Hill, Ned
Rausch*K, and Robert Rutan.
Eleventh boys-Ed Low :, Rob-
ert Marten, and Charles Nc
Cracken K, all superior, and Jon
Greeneisen, John Evans, Robert
Carson, and Gerald Scheiderer.
Tenth boys-Don Carr %K,
Fred Grubb *K, Kenneth Rausch
: @K, James Dayton and David
Smith, all superior, and Carl
Handel, Don Maxwell, Lewis
Baker, David Dayton
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-05
Taylor Township 100 Years Old Today School Club
Holds Program, Supper in Commenozotion of Event

On Dec. 5, Taylor Township
was 100 years old and in celebra-
tion, the Broadway Better Schools
Club served a chicken supper
from to Z p. m. in the school.
This was followed by a hobby
show, quilt show, and antique
show. AT 8 p. m. there was a pro-
gram which was open to all.
Taylor Township was the last
County to be formed. 1t was
of the civil townships in Union
formerly parts of Liberty and
Leesburg Townships. 1t was
settled much later than other
sections of the county and there
fore its early pioneers had the
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-05
Farm Bureau Sets
County Council

AT the call of Manager T. j.
Iobbe, of the Union County Farm
Bureau a group of Advisory
Council Officers assembled in
the Farm Bureau Hall, Nov. %.
A committee of five persons was
elected to outline something of a
basis on which a County Ad-
VlSory Council could be organiz-
ed and give more complete uni
ty and greater force to the dis
customs and decisions of the sew
eral local Advisory Councils Of
Union County.
The committee is as follows:
Horace L. Sheldon, Lee Dewitt,
Henry Handel, Roy Ballinger, and
Drew Adams.
This committee met at the
home of Horace Sheldon and
recommended the following for
the consideration of the County
Advisory Council.
Membership in the County
Advisory Council consist of the
Chairman. secretary, discussion
leader, and legislative officers of
each of the local councils in the
county.
The county advisory council
members will carry this report of
the county manager back to the
local advisory councils, thus CIV
ing greater strength and united
action among the councils. Place
of meeting will be the Farm
Bureau Hall.
1t was recommended that the
county advisory council meet
quarterly. 1t was suggested the
first week in January, April, July
and October, with special meet
ings to be called when necessary.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-05
Agent Tells About
All Club Congress
BY F. r. GREENEISEN

After spending a very enjoy
bble week in Chicago visiting the
National All Club Congress and
the International Livestock Show
l will try to give you my impress
SionS.
In the first place / have never
seen a better group of young
girls assembled at Chicago from
people than the 1900 boys and
every state, Alaska, Hawaii,
Canada and a few representa-
Jtives from 10 countries. Every
boy and girl was there because
they were winners in their own
states.
The City of Chicago, from
Mayor Kennedy, hotels and COM
panieS to the people, all showed
their welcome to this delegation
of farm youths. Thomas E. Will
son, of the Wilson Packing Com
pany, 8 years ago gave a banquet
to the first National All Club
Congress, IL boys and girls. Each
year he has carried out this prac-
tice but the number has increased
until this year 1900 were present
as his guests. One of the walters
told me the dinner alone cost Mr..
Wilson C6 S0 n Y,arco,,
Many States delegates wore
emblems to designate which
state they were from. Ohio's dele
gates, for, instance, had a small
shield of the state of Ohio with
two Buckeyes fastened on the
bottom so that anyone seeing
them would realize that they
Continued on page 3, Column
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-05
Liggett Transferred

Rev, Hugh A. Liggett, pastor of
the Arlington Methodist Church
for the past three years, has been
appointed to Clark st. Methodist
Church, Toledo, effective Dec.
first. Mr.. and Mrs. Liggett serv-
ed the Milford Center Charge
for five years before going to
Arlington. They have two child
rem, Rollen, 10 years, and Ken
dra, three years. They will live
at 1927 Clark ST., Toledo 5, o.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-05

advantages of nearer mills and
market towns.
1t was along Mill Creek in the
southern section of the township
that the first band of settlers
clustered. The Cotton Slash" in
this township was so-named due
to the large number of cotton
wood trees found growing there.
Had Beaver Pond
Beaver Pond" was near the
center of the township and in the
early days was inhabited by a
large number of these animals.
They had built a dam across flat
strip of land so that in winter
they would have a good pond of
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-05

water to burrow in. All trace of
this dam had vanished by the
late l800's however. After these
flat lands were ditched they be-
came some of the most fertile
lands in the county.
Adam Shirk is placed as the
earliest settler in the township.
He came from Virginia where he
was born in 1871. He was soldier
in the War of 1912 and later en-
igrated to Fairfield county, Ohio.
in 1922 he moved to Union Coun-
ty, first settling in Liberty Town
ship and later moving to Tay-
lor. He resided there until his
death. in 1876.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-05

then Bud Hoffman tailed his
first of the evening to put the
Monarchs ahead, 7-6. Two more
free throws by Boyd made in
96 for the locals, and that's the
way the first quarter ended.
In the second stanza, Marys-
vile began rolling in high gear
to out-point the Bears 1916 and
leave the floor at half-time en-
joying a 2l-12 lead. Hoffman and
Boyd each netted two buckets for
Marysville in this period, while
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-05
Boy. 6. Injured
When Struck by Cor

Ronald Carr, aged six, of Mul-
berry ST., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Carr, was injured at | p.
m. Friday when he ran in front
of a 194l Ford Station wagon
driven by John Evans, Marysville
High School junior.
The boy was taken to the Of
flee of DR.. James M. Snyder, of
Marysville and was treated for
a fractured jaw and other in
jurieS. The accident happened
near the intersection of w. Sixth
and Court SITS.
Officer Tom He'll Investigated
the accident.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-05
Other Early Settlers

Other Early Settlers
Robert Maskill came in 1882
and James Irwin, who served two
terms as township treasurer NOV
ed in in 1882. Among other ear
lier settlers were John McNeal,
Hugh Meadow, James Siebold,
Samuel Wheeler, and Samuel p.
G.. Brown.
Robert Greene, Vermont YAM
kee, settled here IN 1888 along
the banks of Mill Creek where
he raised a large family who all
settled in that area.
The first attempt at milling in
Continued on Page 2. Col. ~
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-05
Dance Saturday

There will be a $3.50 dance at
the MarySville armory Saturday,
Nov. 10, sponsored by Beightler's
Blue Bird Orchestra. Feature
soloiStS will be Janet Beightler
and Robson Crabbe.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Public Housing Ready
To Sell Indian Head
Unit 10 Cooperative

The Public Housing Admins
tration today indicated that 1t
soon will enter into a contract
with the Potomac Heights. Mutual
Owners Association to permit
that organization to sell (483-unit)
permanent war housing develop
ment at Indian Head. Md. near
the Naval Powder Factory.
A spokesman said that negotia-
tions had just about reached the
stage at which PHA was willing
to reserve the Potomac Heights
housing project for the co-opera-
tive.
In case IS per cent of the units
then are sold within 80 days, a
final contract would be agreed on
the PHA spokesman said.
After discussions with PHA
Allen IL Rocks, a real estate firm
which has a contract with the
housing cooperative. said it would
reduce its sales fee from 500 pei
unit to $25 per unit.
Earlier a group of tenants op.
posed to the cooperative sale
filed a petition with the Senate
and Housing Banking Committees
opposing the transaction.
Under sales plan, the units
would be sold at prices ranging
from 1892 for one-bedroom units
to 1883 for three bedroom units
Total sales price would be $500, 900
The cooperative organization
is supported by Amvets Post No
4 in the project.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
South River Bridge
Contract Awarded
Special Dispateh TO The Stor

BALTIMORE, Aug. 26.-A
$294,754 contract for construction
of a bridge to carry the projected
Washington Annapolis express
way over South River in Anne
Arundel County has been awarded
by the State Roads Commission
to the Vanguard Construction
Corp, New York. -
. The contract was among au-
thorizations totaling $2,400.000
approved by the commission for
work on seven projects covering
highway construction in seven
counties.
Biggest job is a Smile extension
of dual highway west from Ocean
City toward Berlin, at q. cost Of
$1,214,1s4.
Other projects include 3-n1ile
section of State Route 245 be-
tween Leonardtown and Holly
wood in st. Marys County, $243,-
633, and SO miles on State Route
ITS between the Dorsey grade elm
nation and the new Baltimore
Washington highway. $76,s79.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Prince Georges 0K's
LIQUOR License Pleas

One new on-sale liquor permit
and four requests for transfer OF
ownership or location were ap-
proved yesterday by the Prince
Georges County Board of License
Commissioners.
Action on sixth application by
William Cleveland for an off-sale
beer and light wine permit at 905
Eastern avenue, Fairmont Heights,
was postponed to September %.
The new license was granted to
Joseph Breen for sale Of beer.
wine and liquor at 3235 Naylor
road, Silver Hill.
Change of ownership transfers
approved included:
William D. Brooks. from Curfew
Corp. Inc, for an on-sale beer
license at Muirkirk: William A.
Poindexter and John Singleton.
from Mr.. Poindexter, beer, wine
and liquor, of sale, for their place
in Vista; Charles T. DuHadway
and Everette Havrischak, from
Christine Schleehauf, beer, wine
and liquor. on sale, for the State
Restaurant. 1904 Central avenue.
Capitol Heights, and a corporation
including Iolene j. and John c.
Duffy and Hugh j. Crawley, from
Reds Cohan's, Bar and Steak
House, Inc, beer, wine and liquor,
on sale, for Duffy's Tavern. ~3a8
Rhode Island avenue, Brentwood.
Moving Of a tavern owned by
Allen A. Marcus from Ager road
and Hamilton street, West Hyatts-
vile, to new location across the
street also was approved.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Mission in Groveton
To Become Parish

st. Louis Catholic Church at
Groveton, Va, which has been
operated as mission for Is years,
becomes a separate parish Sep
tsmber % when its first perma-
nent pastor will take over.
Bishop Peter L. 1reton OF Rich
mond yesterday announced the
assignment of the Rev. Albert p
Campbell as first pastor at St.
Louis. Priests of st. Mary's
Church, Alexandria, previously
have directed st. Louis as a mis-
sion.
Father Campbell is native OF
Washington. He attended St
Peters Parochial School and Con-
zaga High School, here, and ST.
Mary's Seminary; in Baltimore
He was ordained about is years
ago. and now is assistant pastor
at st. vincent's Church, Newport
News, Va. ,...
+ The Rev. John J. Cilinski, of the
Mission Band, native of Alex
andria, will replace Father Camp
bell as assistant pastor at St
Vincent's.
The assignments also included
that of the Rev. Thomas M. Sum-
mers. now assistant pastor Of St
Charles Church. Arlington, to be-
come assistant pastor OF Blessed
Sacrament Church, Norfolk, be-
ginning September 8.
The Rev. John T. Meehan, as
sistant pastor OF Holy Trinity
Church. Norfolk. has been as
signed to advance study at Cath
olic University with residence At
st. Agnes Church. Arlington, ef-
fective September 49,.
The Rev. j. Louis F1aherty was
named diocesan superintendent OF
schools.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Milk Producers Seek
Virginia sApprovaI on
August | Prices

The Maryland and Virginia Mill
Producers Association today will
seek formal approval by the Vir-
ginia Milk Commission of higher
producer milk prices that went
into effect August l.
AS a result of the producers
price increase of so cents per hun
dredweight. Washington area dis
tributors raised the price of milk
one cent a quart.
The Virginia Milk Commission
hearing, called at the producers
request, is scheduled to begin at
2p.m. at the George Mason Hotel
At least one civic group. the Co.
lumbia Pike Citizens Association
of Arlington. has announced its
opposition to the price increase
Robert w. Cox. president said a
special committee appointed to
look into the matter had found
that the price increase was, not
justified \,
Mr.. Cox said he had written
letters toaheads Of dairies serving
nearby Virginiasurging that they
appear before the milk scommis-
sion to oppose the producers in
crease.
When the milk producers boarc
voted for the price increase, they
said it was necessary because o1
higher seasonal production costs
They declared the, producers ir
April voluntarily reduced prices
so cents per hundredweight be.
cause of good pasture conditions
With the pasture prime ended
they asserted, it was necessary tt
raise the price, bringing the pro.
ducer price back to the April level
The action produced a recore
high retail price. since the com.
mission granted distributors ar
increase of one-half cent pei
quart last spring. The distributor!
added another cent to the retail
price August l to compensate fol
the higher wholesale cost.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Democrats Will Elect
| New Falls Church Unit

Falls Church Democrats will
meet November Is to elect men,
bers and officers Of a new Demo-
cratic Committee for the city.
The States Attorney General has
ruled that the change in status
of Falls Church from a town to
a second-class city requires Or
|ganization of the new committee.
Only 10 out OF. 856 Democrats
who voted in the August primary
were present last night at meet
ing called by w. Franklin Cor
don. Fairfax County Democratic
chairman.
The group accepted a proposal
by John A. K. Donovan, former
chairman of the Fairfax County
Miller for y Governor Committee,
that representation on the new
committee be by wards.
Representation will be four
from the first ward, three from
the second and four from the
third.
Deadline for filing candidates.
for the committee is midnight No
vember 5. The declaration is to
be addressed to Mr.. Gooding at
Fairfax and must be accompa-.
MED by a 50 fee.
Candidates from each ward will
be elected by party members living
in the ward. The November is
convention will be held at the City
Hall.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Buzzard Blamed for Crash
Between Auto and Truck

A buzzard was blamed for q
collision yesterday between a Cal
and truck near Beltsville which
caused an estimated $3.50 DAM
ages and slight injuries to one
driver.
Prince Georges County police
said the buzzard few up from
the middle of Powder Mill road
when a car driven by Donald j.
Christensen. "a, r. F. D. No. /,
Berwyn, came along and struck
the windshield. AS Mr.. Christen-
son tried to avoid hitting the
bird. his car collided with an
approaching dump truck. The
truck driver, Joseph H. Hide. 26,
Of Brandywine. a county employe,
said he too. was trying to avoid
the buzzard.
Mr.. Christensen suffered minor
head bruises in the crash but
did not require disqualification.
Police Corpl. Lee Pumphrey esti-
mated damages to the truck at
5000 and to the automobile, at
$3.50. The policeman said no
charges were placed.
The buZZard got aWay.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Ministers Son, S, Travels Far
on Faith to Visit Grandmother
Squeeze Put on Pluns
When He Lacks Cash
To Buy Orange Juice
BY the Assoeioted Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Aug.
26.-Jimmy Andrews, S.. travelling
on faith alone. was pretty well on
his way to Bridgeport. Conn, when
a glass of orange Juice, put the
squeeze on his plans.
He packed his clothes and Bible
into a paper bag. called taxicab
and left home to visit his grand
mother yesterday.
A taxicab driver with sense Of
humor chuckled and drove away
when Jimmy could not pay his
fare at the railway station.
The railroad ticket agent took a
different view of things. though.
Go home, he told the lad. ..
Jimmy, unheeding. went to an
inter-city bus terminal. A driver
thought the lad climbing aboard
was the child of a passenger.
In Washington. So miles from
home, Jimmy remembered 1t was
time for his orange juice. No
money, no orange Juice, said a soda
clerk.
Jimmy, apparently thinking bet
ter of things, retraced his steps.
Again he went past the driver OF a
bus. but this one was homeward
bound.
His parents, the Rev. and Mrs.
Charles Andrews, called oil the
Evening star., 1949-08-26
1854 Admitted 10 Bar
In Virginia Include
Many From D. {. Area

Washington and the Northern
Virginia area are well represented
among the successful candidates
for the Virginia State Bar. whose
names were made public last night.
Only 56 per cent Of those who
took examinations at Roanoke in
June made passing grades. the
State Board of Law Examiners re-
ported. Board President Stuart
B. Campbell said 1854 of. the 294
aspirants passed.
Among Unsuccessful candidates
are:
From Washington, Ann Went
worth AndefSon. John Condit
Eddy. Franklin Knight Lane III
and Flavell Bryan Melvin, jr.
From Arlington. Alfred John
Anton. 0seph william Creagh.
Lemue ackAon Embrey. Hyman
Carson. Bruce Edward Lambert,
Lucille b. Lambert. Robert Allen
McGinnis. John Thomas MAN
ming, jr:; John Bradley Minnick,
Thomas Gordon Mays. Charles
Baird Norris, John N. Psaki, Ed
ward Everett Rousar. Robert
Claude Wing and Karl Gerry Sorg.
From AlexAndria-Albert WICK
ers Bryan, a. Edward Forman,
Daniel F. O,Flaherty, John Poin-
dexter Parrish. Angelo John
Scariot and Richard Pardee
Williams III.
Others included Lawrence j.
Bennendorf, Falls Church: George
Marion Lhamon, Vienna; Joseph
Benton Hudson, jr., Culpepper;
Julian Adair Moore. Front Royal,
and Jacob Benjamin Berkson,
Hagerstown.
Successful candidates from Char
lottesville and the University of
Virginia included James Franklin
Bishop, Robert Pegram Buford,
jr.: John Robley Campbell. Charles
Ernest Chamberlain. Stanley John
Cherubin. James Smyth Cremins
James Deering Danielson, Paul
Carr James, Robert Paul johnson,
Walter Laughn Lewis. Louis
Harkey Mayo and Frank Leslie
Seymour.
Among those passing who gave
Valley of Virginia residences were
Charles Elmer Earman. jr., and
Ruth Smith Taliaferro, Harrison
burg; Edgar Reid Coiner. Lester
Markham Conway and Wallace
Heatwole, Waynesboro; Frank T.
Holt and Wesley Chandler Marsh,
ir.. ,Staunton.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
kensington View Church
10 Hold Rally Sunday

The Church of Christ. Kensing-
ton View, Md, will hold a special
one-day religious rally Sunday
with special speakers scheduled.
The ii am. service to be held
in the Pleasant View Elementary
School. will be addressed by
Harold Lille, minister Of the
Church of Christ in Whiting, Ind.
An open air luncheon will be
held on the site of a church
building. planned at East avenue
and Wheaton highway, followed
/ by 3 pm. meeting with talks by
Burton Thurston, minister of the
Englewood Christian Church,
{ Chicago, and Robert Greene
minister of the Christian Church
at Fork, Md.
Z A song service will be held at
8 pm. at the home of the minister
, of the Kensington church, G. D.
Lamb, lilo Midvale avenue
{ Kensington.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored
by The Star, the Recreation De-
partment and the Film Center,
which have been postponed be-
cause Of rain, will be held tonight.
Programs of comedy, sports. car
toons and musicians will be shown
at the following Fairgrounds and
recreation centers:
NV.
Edgewood, Third and Evarts streets
Fort Davis, Pennsylvania and Alabama
avenues Sc.
Fort Greble. Nichols and Chesapeake
M; MsFsFland' : M Iowa avenue and Allison
Murch, Thirty-sixth and Ellicott streets
NV.
Sherwood. Tenth and g streets NE
Randall, First and streets S.W.
Shaw, Rhode Island avenue and Seventh
street NV.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Section Of Wafer Pipe
Split in Tests Replaced

Falls Church water line work
men today were replacing a sec
ton of 24-inch pipe which split
when tests were begun on the new
system.
City Manager Roy F. Dunn said
the break occurred yesterday on
Maxwell lane, washing out the road
at that point. The line runs from
Chain Bridge to the city.
Tests were to be resumed this
afternoon, according to the city
manager. He predicted that the
$1,000. 900 system will be In opera
ton sometime next week.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Two Falls Church Events
Melted Total Of $500

The Falls Church birthday party
and festival netted a total Of
approximately $500, 1t was an
nounced yesterday.
The August 13 birthday party
sponsored by the Chamber Of
Commerce netted about 1880,
Frank Malice. president, reported,
Henry j. Krages, co-chairman
OF Falls Church Community Park,
Inc, said the three-day festival,
held August 1s through 20 netted
about $4,000.