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Evening star., 1950-07-14
Is Killed in Explosion
OF B-5O Bomber on
Farm in Ohio
BY the Associated Press

DAYTON, Ohio, July IA
Death toll in an Air Force B-5O
bomber crash near Lebanon, Ohio,
yesterday has been raised to 16.
Wright-Pa Patterson Air Force base
officials reported today.
Earlier. it was reported at least
IL airmen had died in the crash.
The public information Office at
the field said it had been au-
thorized by officers of the 9th Air
Force, Biggs Field, Ell Paso, Tex,
to announce the new death toll.
The Biggs Field officials said
the original estimate of dead was
raised to 16 "after a check of the
planes clearance papers"
Only Hole Is Left.
Only a gaping hole in a field
and shattered pieces of metal to-
day showed where the big bomber
crashed.
DR.. H. M. Williams, Warren
County coroner, who turned the
bodies over to the Air Force Of
ficialS, told reporters the plane
carried 'Iive ammunition"
81 know the ship carried live
ammunition because shells kept
popping off," he said. II doubt If
high octane gasoline could have
caused such a blast alone. The
plane tore a crater in the ground
large enough to place a good
sized house."
At FL Paso, Tex. Biggs Field
officers today announced the
names Of six of those killed in the
crash.
Casualties Listed.
They said the names Of the
others would not be announced
until later in the day.
The dead:
Capt. Paul E. Anderson, jr., 90,
FL Paso; S/Sergt. Ellis E. Smith,
20. Ell Paso; S/Sergt. James A.
Travis, 29, Bertram, Tex: S/Sergt.
Russell e. Moore, %, Salem, w.
Va: Sergt. T. Alcide Danos, %,
Baytown, Tex, and Pfc. George
L. Martin, about 81, Banbury,
Nebr.
Biggs officials said the plane
was on a routine practice mission
and was carrying practice bombs. |
The plane plunged into the |
ground on a farm near Lebanon,
and exploded. The impact and the
blast tore a hole in the ground
that was about Is feet deep and
about rs feet wide.
Evening star., 1950-07-14

a S 5 o c ! atf!S in
honor Of the
2 5 h anniver-
sary Of his serv-
ice with the de-
partment store.
Fellow e M
ployes also pre-
S e n t e d MI.
M oSs with a
silver service in
honor of the
occasion. To-
night he and
Mrs. Moss will
b e g ue S is of
honor at a din
Evening star., 1950-07-14
District Guard Taught
Anti-AircraftW Weapons
In New Training Glass
BY a Shaft Correspondent Of The s.ar

| ~ = ofeAtt SOtNUsFOtt0~ttt " wv StSs
FORT MILES. DEL, July 14.-1n
10 move to strengthen the District
National Guards 260th Anti-Air-
craft Artillery group. a new train
ing course for n-commissioned
officers and top-grade privates was
organized here today.
The men, selected from the
340th and 380th automatic wea-
pons battalions, will be given in
tensified instruction In the
operation and firing Of Comm.
guns.
The guard is here and at nearby
Bethany Beach on its annual two
week training duty.
Maj. Emmitt G. Witt launched
the Comm. course with a lecture
on the methods and theories Of
computing firing data. A series Of
training films will be shown. and
repeated practice in setting up the
U1$ WCdpOklS 10 SCAACAOACAs
Heavy rains made it unlikely
that the COS and MSS machine
guns would be fired today. The
airport from which the target
towing planes take OF is closed in.
On the paper war front. a bri-
|gade headquarters group sat UP all
night to prepare an alphabetical
and classified telephone book.
made necessary by the great VOL
Iume Of communications.
There was q directory at each Of
the field telephone terminals this
morning. The all-night workers,
who even did the printing and
binding, were: Mai. Allan Crist,
plans and training of1icer: Capt.
Jack Vaughn, headquarters COM
munications officer: Capt. Glenn
ems Traber. assistant plans and
training officer; Second 1t. Edwin
u. Eads, aide to Brig. Gen. Abend-
roth, Guard commander: Second
1t. Wilbur c. Burros. selective
service officer; Master Sergt.
Royce A. Nevels, headquarters
operation stan. and Pfc. Donald
D. Wike. Of the plans and training
section.
Evening star., 1950-07-14

ner- dance at the Shoreham Hotel.
Mr.. Moss joined the Hecht Co.,
in 1925 as secretary to the vice
president and general manager.
He was made store manager in
1914. Mr.. and Mrs. Moss and their
three children live at 5501 Utah
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1950-07-14
Crime
CONTINUED From First Page3

with racketeers, that the county
has been "unjustly scandalized
and maliciously slandered" by the
Greater Miami Crime Commission,
and that the 'only real solution"
to the gambling problem is legal
lied off track gambling.
Waiting to testify was Louis E.
Wolfson, Jacksonville millionaire
whose group bought the control
ling interest in the Capital Tran
sit Co. in Washington. Is
Mr.. Wolfson told a reporter he
has made loans over a period of
years to Gov. Fuller Warren of
Florida as well as substantial cam
paign contributions" He termed
his appearance before a crime
committee embarrassing" but ex-
pressed complete willingness to tell
the committee anything he knows.
Chairman Kefauver Of the in
vestigating committee, who is con-
Quoting the hearing here. has said
he wants to ask Mr.. Wolfson why
he contributed a reported 1854, 900
to Gov. Warren's 1948 campaign
and what he expected to get out
of it."
Committee Lays Groundwork.
The committee, through the use
Of surprise witnesses, yesterday
laid this groundwork for what is
to come:
The investigators have heard a
wire recording in which a former
chief Of police revealed that he
was told to lay OF gambling es-
tablishments by the city manager
of Miami Beach. This testimony
also quoted the ex-chief, now a
police lieutenant. as saying the
city manager was honest, but had.
to do what four city councilmen
wanted him to do.
They have been told that the
city attorney of Miami Beach
simultaneously represented in
terests suing the city to enforce
a rezoning of "Millionaires Row."
which the city opposed. The re-
zoning from residential to hotel
use, according to the testimony,
raised the value of many blocks
Of beachfront property from
81 900 to $4,000 per foot of ocean
frontage.
Most Of this property, the COM
mittee was told by two witnesses,
has fallen into the hands of mem
bers of the 8 Il G. Gambling syn
dicate. Several lots. according to
the testimony, are owned by a
corporation in which q Miami
Beach city councilman is an
officer and the city attorney is
the attorney Of record for the
corporation.
Syndicate Is Target.
The s & q gambling syndicate
was today's target. Five Of the
six alleged syndicate members
have disappeared in the face Of
committee subpoenas and the
sixth is unreachable in the hos
pital. The committee, however, ;,
lined UP the syndicate's attor-
ney as a witness.
Besides proving the existence of
organized crime, the committee is
beginning to get at the corrupting
effect of the racketeers on public
officials of every echelon.
One of yesterdays witnesses
furnished a case history drawn
from his own experience.
The witness, Melvin j. Richard,
38-year-old attorney and city
councilman of Miami Beach, testi-
fed he has been fighting s. & G..
since he got out of the Navy. He
uoS the 0na who nr0vided the
Evening star., 1950-07-14
Hecht Co. S Morris Moss
Honored After Is Years

Morris Moss. store manager of
the Hecht Co., today was presented
with a testimonial scroll bearing
the signatures of more than 5000
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03

A substantial sum remains to
be reported from the three
branches set up at Redwood,
Byhalia and Plain City for re-
ceiving personal taxes.
mo report has been received
so far from these places, set up
for the convenience of property
owners in those localities" Mr..
Davis said. Money from the
branches could bring this years
collection up to last years when
it is all in"
Auditor Frank T. McCurdy, in
whose office the reports must be
made out, believes this years re-
turns number about the same as
a year ago, approximately $500.
However, individual chattels
are being valued lower this year
than last" Mr.. McCurdy said
which makes the amount of the
tax slightly lower"
After making out their re-
turns in Mr.. McCurdy's office,
property owners then take them
to the Treasurer's office where
the tax is paid.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03
Irwin Girl Named
To Ohio u. Deans List

Miss Kathleen Elizabeth Daum,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Daum, Irwin, was recently
named to the deans list at Ohio
university. Miss Daum was
graduated from Union Local High
school last June, where she was
a member of chorus, glee club,
newspaper staff, Future Home
makers of America, basketball,
aoftball, and volleyball teams and
the class play cast.
Her campus activities at Ohio
AZ. centered around YWCA, Wes-
Tley Foundation, Wesley Players,
Ohioan Campus m%agazine) staff,
and Women's Independent AS
@ociation. She plans to major in
Journalism. Miss Daum is one
of 100 freshmen at Ohio named
to the deans list for high schol-
2stic standing.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03
Security Of Farm Families Topic
For District Discussion in London

sion of proposed revisions of the
Social Security law to include
farmers. This is one of the meas
ures now being considered by
Congress.
Members of the Agricultural
Council who were present from
Union County we're:
Mrs. Luther Laughrey, Taylor
Township representative; Mrs.
Earl Polling, Home Demonstra-
ton Council; Mrs. Frances Kas-
per, Production and Marketing
Administration; Miss Jean Mon
roe, home economics teacher;
Mrs. Mary Alice Diehl, home de-
m onstration agent; Luther
Laughrey, Agricultural Council;
Andrew Anthony, All Club
Council; James Emmons, voca-
tional agricultural teacher; Chris
Boerger, soil conservation ser-
vice; Paul Ryan, beef committee;
Martin Burns, and Amer Elliott,
both veteran instructors; and F..
r. Greeneisen, county agent,
The people who attended the
meeting expect to conduct dis
c~ussions in their respective or
CARNATIONS. The College of Agri-
culture expects to have other
meetings in the future on prob
lens affecting farmers, and re-
representatives. of all farm organi-
cations will lead discussions in
their own organizations.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03
Coop Elects
Three Directors

Harold Wilson, assistant gem
@eral manager of the Farm Bur-
eau operative Association,
Columbus, outlined the Farm
Bureaus position in wanting
farm prices equal to 100 percent
Warm parity, at the annual meet
ing of the Union County Farm
ABureau Cooperative Association.
Wilson questioned however,
whether the government should
be the one to guarantee such
prices, He expressed his belief
that any farm program should be
developed by the farm people
themselves.
Approximately 100 people pre-
sent at the meeting elected the
following directors to the Coop
erative Board:
Guy Green, Peoria, Rt. /; How
ard Boerger, Marysville, Rt. q;
and Arthur j. Hall, Marysville,
Rt. /.
Rowland Bishop, retiring pre-
: sident of the Coop board was
chairman of the business session.
He introduced t. j. Tobbe, gen.
eral manager, who reported on
Coop affairs of the past year
and discussed the future eXpan-
sion program. A report of the
insurance activities in Union
county was made by Robert Har-
per, district insurance manger.
Entertainment for the meeting
was furnished by Joan Ockley
and Rosemary Hotchkiss who
presented an accordian duet. Re-
freshments were served by a com
mittee consisting of the wives of
the directors and employees.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03
Legion S July Fourth Committee
Meets, Plans Already Taking Shape

First meeting of the general
committee planning the Fourth
of July celebration to be held
again this year by Union Post No.
70, American Legion, was held
Thursday evening.
Although it is too far in ad-
vance to announce any definite
plans, it was revealed that ar
rangements are going ahead
nicely and indications are that
this years celebration will far
surpass any that has been held
on the Fairgrounds by the Leg
ion.
Joe Morse, post commander, is
also serving as general chairman
of the Fourth of July committee.
Working with him are the elected
officers of Union Post, plus Eu-
gene Rausch, William G. Nc
earthly, Gene d. Smith, Floyd
Blue, William D. Lashley and
Charles Eddy.
Officers besides Mr.. Morse,
are Herbert Balliett, first vice
commander; Fred Bosh, immed-
late past commander; John Will
Jams, second vice commander;
Ted Thompson, adjutant; and Bill
Somerlot, assistant adjutant.
Fred Bosh has been appointed
chairman of the grounds COM
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03
Coin Collectors
Plan Observance

Coin collectors throughout the
nation will celebrate National
Coin week April 1921. The theme
of this years observance will be
Omitted States Dollars. 1t was
thought apropos because all
countries of the world are con-
scious of a dollar shortage.
AS in former years, the coin
week program sponsored by the
American Numismatic Associa-
ton is in the hands of the Marys-
vile NumiSmatic Society. The
special committee has Sam Han
by for its chairman. Club mem
bers are completing plans for eX-
hibits which will be on display
all during Coin Week in many
prominent store windows in the
business district.
During the past few years, the
popularity of coin collecting has
greatly increased. 1t is expected
that participation in this years
program will be greater than eV'
er. Although National Coin Weel
observance centerS on United
States money, the displays viii.
feature many foreign and ancient
coins, paper money, medals anc
tokens of various types.
The exhibits will include items
of unusual interest and descrip,
tive placards devoid of technical.
terms will accompany the i'm,
portant coins in each exhibit.
During National Coin Week
April 14-21, The Marysville Nu-
mismatic Society will also an
nounce the winners of its essay
contest. This contest was open to
all high school students in Union
County and their essays were
written on the subject History
of Money.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03
Llewellyn Flags Federal Handling
In Matching Gas Tax for Small Counties

A proposal that the Federal
Government change its system of
matching county funds on a $3.50
basis for the repair and improve
ment of county secondary roads
was made by County Engineer
N. w. Llewellyn last week.
Mr.. Llewllyn voiced his dis
approval of the Federal program
in a letter to J. Harry McGregor,
Congressman from Ohio, who is
a member of the Congressional
committee on the Federal Roads
Administration.
at has been the policy of the
f. r. A. to match county road
improvement funds dollar for
dollar and this program works a
hardship on the counties having
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03
Acclerdtor Sticks.
Milford Mon Hurt
In Accident Saturday

One man was slightly injured
and an automobile badly dam
aged in an accident on Route 4,
south of Marysville, at 4;42 p. m.
Saturday.
Injured was Henry Wilson, SO,
Milford Center, who received
head cuts and bruises.
The accident happened when
the accelerator pedal on his car
stuck while passing another
automobile. He took to the ditch
rather than hit an on-coming car,
and rolled over three times.
The car was completely dam
aged.
Mr.. Wilson was treated by
DR.. Walter Burt, of Milford Cen
ter. The accident was investigated
by Deputy Sheriff Franklin K
Simpson.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03

being done with our own forces
using County Equipment, we
could use these additional funds
without the intricate plans re-
CURED for Federal Aid Contracts,
and our own forces would do the
work better than we have been
able to get by contract.
The Federal Roads Administra-
ton has grown to be just an
other bunch of Bureaucrats, liv-
ing off the Tax Payers.
The Federal Government is
taking a tax of l12 cents per gal
lon on Motor Fuel from the peo-
pie of this state and then hand
ing it out as a gift with bureau
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03
WRFDS Youth Broadcast April IS
In Milford Center Dance to Follow

Knute Roberts; Pat Webb, Rich
wood, vocal solo; Donald Bliss,
vocal solo; German Band from
Marysville High School COM
posed of David Smith, Don Max
well, Jon Greeneisen, Don Carr,
and Eddie Low; Dick Parrot,
Magnetic Springs, saxophone So
10; Claiborne Grange Quartet,
composed of Joan Cramer, Ruth
Roberts, Marvin Perkins, and IT.
vim Durham.
Praises Talent
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Randall, of
Station WRFD, judged the boys
Continued on Page 2, Col. ID
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03

Union County Youth Broad
cast over Station WRFD will be
held in the Union Local High
School Gymnasium in Milford
Center at 7:30 p. m. April Is. The
program will consist of musical
numbers and remarks by All, F.
F. A., and F. H. A. members, and
others.
Try-outs were held in the Ma
rysville High School recreation
room last Wednesday afternoon,
with approximately 80 youth
participating. These included:
Freddy Davis, saxophone solo;
Vernon Cornelius and Leo Bald
win, of Raymond School, vocal
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03

less population Mr.. Llewellyn
explained this week. Mr.. LIewel-
Ign went on to say that he made
clear in the letter how the gov
eminent returns the gasoline tax
to the public as a "gif.H" in this
program.
Wants State to Handle 1t
The County Engineer believ-
ed that, if the State of Ohio
would handle the gasoline tax
and make its own distribution of
the added funds as it now does
with the present ones, it would
be better for all concerned.
In his letter Mr.. Llewellyn eX-
pressed the belief that county
forces could do better work at
less expense than contractors Sc
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03

metal windows. The roof will be
of asphalt single. The interior
will have a wood ceiling and an
asphalt tile floor. Steam heating
will be used.
The present mission-type frame
church, which was erected in
1869, will be torn down upon
completion of the new building,
according to present plans. This
church has 20 pews with a seat
ing capacity of 100.
The fund for the new church
was started IL years ago, when a
former pastor, Monsignor John
F. Hickey of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, willed $1,000 to the
parish. Since that time envelopes
have been distributed to parish
toner's four times a year for the
building fund.
Committee of Is Named
A financial committee of IS
men of the parish was appoint
ed to raise funds for the build
ing. The committee is headed by
Russell Rohr, former president
of the Holy Name society, and
Arthur O'Keefe, present presi-
dent, as co-chairman.
A pledge card was distributed
and envelopes printed for month
ly payments on the pledges. In
addition, each family of the par
ish will be visited by a member
of the committee.
The pledge card drive opened
on the Feast of Our Lady of
Lourdes.
The parish, which has grown
from a few scattered families to
70, vas originally in the Arch
diocese of Cincinnati. 1t became
a part of the Columbus diocese
in 1915, while the Rev. j. Arnold
FaVret, was pastor.
When Father Favret was trans
ferred to Immaculate Conception
church, Dennison, in l948, the
Rev. William Stecker was named
Continued on Page 2. Col. ~
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03

duet; Becky Rhoades, Grace Rus
sell, Juanita Titus, and Barbara
Finlinson, Raymond School, girls
quartet; William Polling, vocal
solo; Ruth Thiergartner and Bar
bara Schmidt, of Darby school,
vocal duet; a girls sextet from
Darby School composed of Ell
frieda Burger, Marilyn Schneider
er, Mary Ann Thiergartner, Mar
ilyn Streng, Phyllis Burns, and
Dorothy Burns; Knute Roberts,
Redwood, baritone instrumental
solo; Redwood brass sextet, COM
posed of Irwin Durham, Eddie
Gulliford, Mary Ann Chapman,
Robert Allen, Dana Shoup, and
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03

cured through F. 3. A. funds. He
added that contractors are in the
business to make a profit and
cannot do the work as cheaply as
could county forces.
RED tape and regulations set
up by the F. r. A. add more diff
ficulties to the small county's
problems in this matter" the
Engineer declared. He also stat
ed that Federal Aid specifica-
tions are often too high for the
small contractor to comply with
and therefore give the advantage
to the larger operator.
Could Cut Costs
M ANY smaller construction
and maintenance projects in this
county could be handled by small
contractors without a complete
line of equipment and that would
cut costs considerably" he added
The text of Mr.. Llewellyn's
well-founded letter to Congress
man McGregor is given below. 1t
contains many ideas that are
worth consideration by county,
state, and federal officials.
Hon. j. Harry McGregor
Congressman from Ohio
Washington D.. c.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed herewith is a clipping
from the Columbus Dispatch in
regard to better Rural Roads.
The present system of the Fed
eral Government matching
| County Funds on Secondary
| Roads on a 500 Basis, has prov
en- very unsatisfactory to us in
! Union County.
Union County needs not less
than Two Million Dollars to put
these secondary roads in the con-
dition to accommodate the traffic
they are now required to carry.
The necessary work required
to meet the requirements of the
Federal and State Highway fol-
! preparing the necessary intricate
plans, could not be done with the
available engineering help we
could ecquire, if this Two Million
Dollars were given to us over {
period of ten years.
Since nearly all of our work is
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03
Redwood Bond Wins
Superior Roting
In District Contest

Redwood High School band
received a superior" rating in
Class &C" competition at the
district band contest held in Of
terbein College gym at Wester-
vile, Friday.
Marysville'S 6O-piece band re-
ceived an excellent" rating in
the contest. They were in the
same class as Redwood.
The high ranking gives Rich
wood the right to compete in the
state contest to be held at Wit
tenberg College, Springfield,
April 90.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03

Security of the Farmers and
Farm Families was the principal
topic of a meeting held in London
last Friday afternoon. attended
roy members or the Union County
Agricultural Council. Similar
farm leaders from seven counties
were in attendance.
DR.. Mervin G.. Smith of the
department of rural economics,
Ohio State University, discussed
She Risk of Farmers and Farm
Families and Means of Protec-
Also featured was a discus
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03
Deodline Lost Friday
But Rush for License
Taos Continues Here

Although Friday was the last
day for the old l949 license
plates, sales continued to be
heavy throughout Saturday
and Monday morning, Deputy
Registrar John McAuliffe re-
ported today.
Sales have totaled about 200
on passenger cars to date while
they ran over 5000 last year.
Truck sales have hit the 1000
mark this year, Mr.. McAuliffe
added.
II expect a good many tags
to be sold yet" he said. 1T
looks as if many people have
just neglected buying them and
the rush is still on"
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03
Gas Pipe Hos Leak
Causes Fire in Street

A leak in a gas line between
Eighth and Ninth SITS. became ig-
nited from a warning lantern
early Monday morning and the
Marysville Fire Department was
called out to eXtinguish it.
A flame about three feet high
was coming from the line and
was easily put out.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-03
Personal Tax
Payments Remain

Although last Friday was sup
posed to be the last day for the
payment of personal property
taxes in Union County, many
persons still have to file their
returns, Treasurer j. H. Davis
said this morning.
Collections in personal taxes
r also running slightly behind
last year, the Treasurer added.
Payments so far amount to $685.
1913 in his Office, compared
with $60,324 a year ago.