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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
Basketball Barges in on Scholastic
Scene as Teams Start Seasons

Basketball is bargifig in on the
scene as some 25, 0 Ohio School
boy cagers start pounding the
hardwoods for the l950-51 season.
Ivan Davis, assistant to Ohio
high school athletic commits
sioner H. w. Emswiler, reports
that a few scattered Class B fiyes
saw action for the first time two
weeks ago.
And by the last week in Nov
ember and the first week in Dec
ember nearly every on of the
states TIA Class A and B teams
will be hitting the long road
that leads to the state high school
basketball tournaments March 30
81.
Davis said new school CONSOLE
dations have accounted for a de-
crease of IA schools playing bas-
ketball this year. Last year, 25,-
$50 cagers from 1923 schools saw
action in the state.
All eyes will be on defending
Glass A champion Springfield
Public and last years miraculous
mites from Miller City, who took
the Glass B crown, as play gets
under way.
But history proves their
chances of repeating are slim in
this game where any school with
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20

boys can put their town on the
map and give it a place in cage
annals.
Two regional tournaments will
be held in new homes this year.
The southwestern regional has
been shifted from Cincinnati to
Troy's new Hobart Arena, while
the southwestern Class B regional
will be staged in Dayton univer-
sity's new field house.
County Class b playoffs get
underway the last two week-ends
in February. District and section
al Glass A and B play starts on
March 3 and ends the weekend
of March 10. AFTER a Iwo-week
delay because of Easter, regional
play starts March 1917 with the
State Tournament following.
a basketball court and a dozen
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
Hunter Dies OF
Shotgun Wounds
Courtesy Columbus Citizen

Union county's second hunting
fatality in two days occurred
near Redwood Thursday.
Dwight Stemen, AZ, of Sunbury,
who was shot accidentally We'd
nesday while hunting near Rich
wood, died Thursday in Marion
City Hospital.
The shooting occurred as Mr..
Stemen and his brother, James,
were passing through a field of
standing corn on the farm of Don
Neal near Redwood, and his gun
accidentally discharged. He was
hit in the face by the shot.
His death is the third in Cen
trail Ohio hunting in two days.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ell
la Stemen; parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stemen, of Sunbury; two
other brothers, and three sisters,
including Mrs. Billy Southworth,
of Sunbury.
Harry E. Baker, SIS, Worthing-
ton Rt. 2, and William Ward, So,
of Worthington, were injured
yesterday when they were struck
by several pellets from a shotgun
fired by a hunter on a farm near
Linworth where they were repair
ing a cornpicker, sheriff's depu-
ties said. They were treated by q
physician.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
State to Repair
z County Roads

Sealed proposals for improve
ments on two county roads in
Leesburg townships by grading,
draining and paving will be re-
ceived by the office of the State
Highway Director of Ohio at Col
umbuS.
Part of the money for these
improvements will come from the
state and part from county funds,
with the state assuming the re-
Sponsibility of handling the seal
ed bids.
The two roads slated for i'm
provementS are the Taylor and
Claibourne road and the Martin
and Welsh I'd.
Bids will close at 10 a. m. Dec.
IL. Bidders must agree to COM
plete their work not later than
Sept. 20, 1851. Improvements on
these roads will include paving
with a bituminous mix on water
bound macadam.
The roads will be Is feet and
the roadway 80 feet. 2.911 miles
of road Improvement are slated
for the two townships.
The attention of bidders is di-
rected to the special provisions
covering subletting the contract,
the use of domestic materials and
conditions of employment of lab
or.
In addition to the above stipu-
lations, bidders must submit with
his bid a certified check in the
amount of $4,000.
Plans and specifications are on
file in the department of high
ways and the office of the divi-
sion of deputy director, T. ].
Kauer.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
Farm Institute Programs Started;
Five to be Held in County This Year

Institutes officers:
Allen-president, Fred Maier;
vice president, Howard Robinson;
secretary, Edith Stillings; Treas
urer, Earl Blake; hostess, jean
cite Bishop.
&C k S 0 n-president, Ralph
White; vice president, Ben Fry;
secretary, Mrs. Richard Martin.
Raymond-president, Harold
Longbrake; vice president, Earl
Blake; secretary Treasurer, Dor
thea Hamilton.
Leesburg - president, Jerry
Rinehart; vice president, Luther
Clevenger; secretary, Eva Hall
treasurer, Dorothy Parrot.
York-president, David Math-
US; vice president, Walter Staley:
secretary-treasurer Pauline East
man; hostess, Mrs. Dale Shoup.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
Farm Ponds Grow in Popularity;
Six Already Built; Four More Panied

A farm pond, both for recrea-
ton and utility purposes, is the
goal of many farmers in Union
county.
With the technicians from the
soil conservation service to help
them plan their ponds, many
farmers find that such a reser-
voir of water on their farms is a
real advantage, both from the
standpoint of watering stock, and
as a reserve supply of water in
case of emergency.
One neighboring farmer, w. l..
Starrick, of East Liberty Rt. /, is
planning to S his farm pond as
a reservoir in case of a fire break
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
College Association
Picks Miss Grower

Miss Margie Grower, a senior
in Harding college Searcy, Ark,
has been elected secretary-treas-
urer of the Student Association
there. Miss Grower is the daugh-
ter of Nh. and Mrs. w. r. Grower,
of Magnetic Springs.
Miss Grower is a 1947 gradu-
ate of Leesburg- Magnetic high
school, where she was valedictor-
ian. At Harding she is president
of the Tri-Kappa social club, a
member of the Poetry Forum and
writes girls sports for the student
newspaper. She is majoring in
English.
AS secretary she will serve on
the association executive council
which has representation on var
ious committees of the college.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
School Health
Program Started;
Pupils Checked
Referred to Doctor
If Defects Found
During Examination

School health program is well
under way at the present time in
Union county, under the care and
supervision of the Union County
Board of Health.
There + many phases to an
adequate school-health program,
explains Evelyn Braun, senior
nurse at the health department.
"The complete program must
hinge or the cooperation of the
health department working in
close contact with the school
teachers and authorities, and al
SO with such outside agents as
the Kiwanis clubs, Lions, clubs
and Kings Daughters organiza-
tionS.
"By working together, we can
detect defects in children and
see that the needed corrections
are made before they become a
serious handicap to the child.
Start in Health Department
The school-health program be-
gins with the nurses and doctors
of the health department. Each
year, health policies are outlined
and submitted to each superin-
tendent of schools.
This year, the first and fourth
grades will be checked for the
following defects:
Eyes, teeth, glands, biting nails,
dubbed fingers, heart, lungs,
nose, ears, posture, general de-
Velopment and nutrition.
Advise Medical Care
If a child is discovered to have
some defect, a note is sent to the
parent, advising that the parent
seek further medical advice and
treatment for the child.
If the condition is a serious one,
the health nurses call on the par
ents to urge additional treatment.
Later in the spring, the nurses
again call on the parents to see.
if the child has been treated.
If the parents should need fl
nancial aid, the health depart
ment can make arrangements
with their outside agencies to as
sist in the treatment of the child.
The Kiwanis club has done a
great deal of work in dental cor
rection and the Lions club assists
financially in the eye correction
program.
Kings Daughters Aid
The Kings Daughters and the
County Welfare Board are fire.
quently called upon to assist with
such corrective measures as ton
silectomies.
This phase of the county health
program is now complete. County
physicians have examined 671
pupils. Of this number, l8 ex-
Continued OH Page 2, Col. 81
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
Monurchs Stu1t Practice
For Tough Cage Season

Besides them Coach Widner
has at least seven other boys
from whom he must select two
to complete his starting lineup.
These include:
Bill Cooler, 6 #. 212 in. Junior
transfer from Magnetic Springs,
where he played center for two
years and both years was on
the "all-county" team.
Jim Kleiber, 6 #. 2 in, sopho-
more, center on last years
Marysville reserve team.
Jim DeGood, 5 #. 10 in. sopho-
more, guard on the reserve team
last year.
Gene Waters, 6 fit. l in. senior,
transfer from Lakeview. He
played on the Lakeview team
which defeated Zanesfield for the
Logan county championship last
Continued on Page 9, Col. a
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
October Relief
Costs Show Drop

Relief costs in Union county
for October are less than they
were in Septmber and also under
a year ago.
Mrs. Katherine Dennis, direct
or of the Union county depart
ment of welfare, said that relief
costs during October were ST.
377.21.
This downward trend in re-
lief costs reverses the usual
trend wherein relief expenditures
usually increase during the
month of October. In 1949, for
example, September relief costs
were S2,248.69 whereas October
payments totalled S2,453.07, an
increase of $204.38.
This year October is $685. 20
less than September, 1850, when
the costs were S2,880.50. In Oc-
tober, 1949 the total relief ex-
penditures were S2,453.07.
There were SO cases, including
176 persons, on relief in the
county during October, Mrs.
Dennis added.
In September of this year the
relief load was 81 cases and 204
persons, while during the same
month a year ago there were
only 81 cases including 140 per-
sons, costing the county a total
of $2,248.69.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
Middleburg Former
Builds Fire -Fighting
Unit for Own Use

a one-man fire department is
ready for immediate use near
M~iddleburg.
w. L. Starrick, East Liberty
Rt. l., is the inventor, builder and
owner of a portable farm-type
fire apparatus to combat fires in
the event they should break out
on his farm. He built the machine
last winter.
The fire-fighting machine is
constructed on a two w h e e
trailer, equipped with a fire
booster pump that throws 100
gallons of water per minute at
IS pounds of pressure.
The water supply for the ma
chine is right there on Mr.. Star
rick's farm, too. He has a farm
pond that holds approximately
10000 gallons of water when full,
and covers "a of an acre. This
pond is strategically located be-
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
Lions Organize
Club in Milford

Marysville Club of Lions In
ternational is sponsoring a new
club in Milford Center. The es-
adjustments of this branch in
Milford will extend the number
of Lions clubs in Ohio to 283 I'm
its.
The newly formed unit met
Thursday night in Milford Cen
ter, in conjunction with the ex-
tension committee of the Marys-
vile club. Burl Hill Jr. was elect
ed president. Following is the
list of the other elected officers:
John F. While, first vice presi-
dent; w. LaVelle Horn, Secre-
tary; Eldon c. Gregg, treasurer;
J. C. Kinsey, ST., lion tanner; and
William B. RauSch, tail twister.
In addition to the elected Off
GERS, President Hill appointed
Mark E. Vanausdle general chair
man of the charter knight COM
mittee.
After the election, the date for
the next meeting was set for
Tuesday Nov. %, at which time
the charter membership will be
closed. Charter night date will be
announced as soon as Chairman
Vanausdle and his COMMITTEES
have completed their arrange
mentS.
The Marysville Lions Club
sponsor of the Milford Center
unit, has been in existence in Ma
rysville for the past nine years
At the present time there are
1908 Lions Club organizations ir
the United States and 20 foreign
countries, according to George W
Bormuth, secretary of district 13
of the Ohio Lions international
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20

Plans for the annual farmers
institute programs will soon be
in full swing throughout Union
county. Although some of~the
dates are as yet still pending, two
of the groups, Leesburg and Ray
mond, have made definite plans
for their meetings.
Leesburg people will hold their
institute Feb. 6 and z, and are
expecting two speakers, DR..
Jaugg, of Bowling Green Uni
versity, and Mrs. L. A. Younk-
man, Lima.
The Raymond Institute will
meet Jan. 81 and Feb. /, but no
announcements have been made
yet concerning the speakers.
The rest of the institutes will
set THEM meeting dates later. Fol
lowing is a list of the Farmers
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
Kiwanis Kapers
Net Club $500
Money Raised For
Underprivileged Youth

More than $500 will be real
lied for the Marysville Kiwanis
Clubs underprivileged chill
dren's fund as the result of the
clubs show, "Kiwanis Kanip-
shuns'', presented Thursday and
Friday in the High School audi
forum.
The show played to packed
houses both nights, the Friday
performance being a complete
sell-out of even standing room.
AS indicated from its advance
billings, the show was a howl
from start to finish. For an
amateur production, it moved
smoothly from one skit to an
other and the stage-struck XII
wanians went through their
roles with surprising ease.
Had Good Time on Stage
That they were all having a
good time on the stage was in
dictated from the way they went
about things. 1t was strictly fun
for the Kiwanians, fun for the
audience, and corn from start
to finish-even during the in
PERMISSION when members of the
club sold popcorn to the audi
ence.
1t would be difficult to de-
scribe each act.
However, the ones which went
over biggest with the audience
were the ''grudge" wrestling
match between Jed Rardin and
Red Conger for the champion
ship of Grand ave-" and a scene
in Mayors Court.
The latter, with Luther Lig-
gett portraying Mayor Kings
more, presented the trial" of
Col. Dana Morey, in which, as
one might imagine, justice took
a terrific beating, as did the
Marysville police force and other
local establishments.
Minstrel Show Liked
Also well received was a min
strel show as the final number,
presenting a quartet consisting
of Joe Dutton, E. j. Goedeking,
C. B. Mills and H. P. Martin,
vocal solos by Dutton and w,
H. Snodgrass, and a saxaphone
solo by Lloyd Powelson.
And in case you're still wond-
ering who the "lady" was who
climbed a ladder to get a seat
in the balcony, after disturbing
everyone in the audience, who
else could it be but ElWooo
Sawyer.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20

ing out on his farm.
Six Ponds in County
Six ponds have been construct
ed in Union county under the
auspices of the Soil Conservation
department since 1916 and four
more are now awaiting con-
struction. Farmers who have had
ponds built are Ralph Herd, Ern-
est Bumgartner, Everett Detwiler,
and Phillip and Lloyd RauSch.
Two other ponds were con-
structed, one for the Byhalia COM
munity gravel pit and another for
the Union county fair board on
the fair grounds at Marysville.
These ponds range in size from
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20

" to 1 acre in size and some have
already been stocked with fish.
Four More Planned
Persons planning to build the
four ponds scheduled for con
struction in 1851 are Clarence
Rausch, David Mathys, H. Z.
Weiser and John Scott.
After a pond is built, stocking
it with fish is the next step.
Some farmers cannot understand
why they do not receive the sup
ply of fish as soon as there is wat
er in the pond, but there are GER
tain reasons for the delay.
Continued on Page 2. Col. 81
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
Council Changes Date

Marysville Council will meet
Wednesday evening instead of the
customary Thursday evening be-
cause of Thanksgiving Mayor
Kingsmore announced today.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
At Welfare Conference

Mrs. Kathryn Dennis and Hal
lie Laird, both of the Union
county Welfare Board, attended
the Goth annual Welfare Confer
ence in the Deshler Wallick Hotel
in Columbus, Thursday.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
Store Hours This Week

Local stores will remain open
all day Wednesday, Nov. % and
will be closed all day Thursday,
Thanksgiving day, Hubert Miller,
president of the Retail Division
of the Marysville Chamber of
Commerce, has announced.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
York P.-T.A. to Meet

Monthly meeting of the York
PIT. A. was held last Tuesday.
II was voted to buy an eye for
Bobby Hodge who lost one of
his eyes this summer. The PIT.
A. is sponsoring a fall festival
Friday, Nov. "a, at the school
auditorium.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-11-20
Dinner Successful

Successful election dinners,
both noon and evening, were
served by the York w. S. c. S. in
the Dorcas Hall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-27
p(LENDING FIRST HALF;
 STATISTICS
(By the Associated Press)

The Pacific Coast League winds up the first half of it's 200-game production this week with Holly wood and Oakland mixing it up in the center ring.
 Four games off the pace in sec- ond place, the Acorns have been hotter than a mustard bath during the past month, and they display signs of remaining so unless their arteries harden in the clutch.
 Before things become too hotly embroiled, now might be a good time for a statistical checkup in assorted departments.
 Frankie Baumholtz of Los Angeles still leads the hitting parade, but not so decisively. He's now batting 1882. Portland's Joe Brovia is the top home run swatter with Is; San Francisco's Les Fleming leads in RBI's with 80.
 There haven't been as many extra base hits this season as there were at this time last year. Figures to date show 482 homers, 30 lass than 1949. There have ,icen 136 triples, 15 less; 1912 doubies, 142 fewer s-.an last season.
 Last place Sacramento is the No. 1 team in double plays with 96, due largely, perhaps, to some heads up shortstopping by Len Ratio. San Diego has amassed the most home runs, 73 Oakland is next with II.
 But whereas the hitting has fallen off, the pitching has improved.
 Matt Surkont, with 12 victories and ' losses, leads in strikeouts with 109. San Francisco's Al Lien has the best won-lost record, II and 2.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-27
PAN AM FLIGHT 9O6
 BRINGS ,, TAXES 12

Flight 906 of Pan American World Airways brought seven per sons from Fairbanks yesterday ano was boarded here by 12 Seattle bound passengers.
 Arriving from the Interior were Helen Williford, Charles Folwell Frances Alley, Mrs. Charles Clark Mrs. Nellie Vogler, Mrs. Lewis ano IC. c. Cook
 Joining the flight here were MT and Mrs. Joseph Quilico, Pau Thompson, Mrs. Delbert Applegate and Susan, F Chuba, R. Miller, W Belinski, H. V. Aisanen, Lloyd Ded- rick, Lee Cooper and l.. D. Man. tin.
 Walter Bowers and L. F. Johnson went to Ketchikan on Flight 924 which also carried Helen Shook to Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-27
GOLF TOURNEY

COLUMBUS. O., June 27-R- The great Walter Hagen, holding court in the Scioto Country Cut locker room, shook his head so haro it nearly dislodged his glasses-the ones on his nose.
 Never. no never" expounded the magnificent one before a group oi friends, have a couple of guys bolted out of nowhere to be playing for such a big ore.s
 The "Haig," still beloved and vividly remembered as golfs most grandiose performer, was referring to Chandler Harper and Hank Will liams, Jr.
 Those two fellows met today in the 36-hole finale of one Of the games most cherished titles-the PGA. with a $3,5O0 first prize.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-27
COAST GUARD
 TAXES MOOSE IN 10-4 GAME

Tn two big innings last night the Coast Guarders swamped the Moose 10s to 4, four of the co runs re- suling from a bases full homer by pitcher Krause. In both the second and fourth inning the Coast Guard pushed home five runs.
 Krause's homer started the co scoring in the second inning-Dor- ris, Peterson and Wilber occupying the bases. Morrison also scored that inning The fourth inning saw Nor rison, Tibbetts, Doris, Francis and Peterson come home to end the sides scoring for the evening.
 For the Moose, Rolison started the scoring early in the game when he came home on a three bagger by Shepard-the first two batters to face Krause. Rolison again came home in the fifth, along with Ma gorty, on Shepards drive through third. Pinkerton scored the final Moose run in the seventh inning when Shepard hit one to left field
 The Coast Guard used Krause al the way for II strikeouts. Magorty struck out six for the Moose but was relieved in the fourth by Nc Cagg who struck out one before being retired for Shepard. He struck out four in three innings
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-27
S0FTBALL LEAGUE
 SCKEDULEF0R JULY

The Juneau Softball League schedule for the month of July at the Evergreen Bowl is announced All games listed first commence at 6:30 pm, with the second game commencing immediately thereaf- ter:
 Monday, July 3: Dept. of Interior vs Town Criers; Cardinal Club vs Employment Security.
 Thursday, July 6. ACS vs Dept oi Interior; Cardinal Club vs Town Criers.
 Monday, July 10: Cardinal Cluh vs Dept. of Interior; ACS vs Elm ployment Security.
 Thursday, July 13: Town Criers .vs ACS; Employment Security vs Dept. of Interior.
 Monday, July IT: Town Criers vs Employment Security; Cardinal Club vs ACS.
 Thursday. July 20: Dept. of h. terior vs Town Criers; Cardinal Club vs Employment Security.
 Monday, July 24: ACS vs Dept. ol Interior; Cardinal Club vs Town Criers.
 Thursday, July 27: Cardinal Gun vs Dept. of Interior; ACS vs Elm ployment Security.
 Monday, July 31: Town Criers ys ACS; Employment Security vs Dept. oi Interior.
 The game of July 3 between the Dept. of Interior and the Town Criers will be played at later date due to the Town Criers playing the Third and Fourth in Haines The make up date will be decided by the two team captains.