The Journal Herald from Dayton, Ohio • 3

16 JOURNAL HERALD, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 196,0 $10,000 Bequest In Exhausted Newcom Tavern Needs Aid As Funds Dwindle Atvay continued log cabin repairs. A a reult, the historical society making it firt public appeal for help. They are asking additional membership of a year (present membership 75), are rlling lot cqbin plates for and are seeking any other assistance available. Society members claim Montgomery county is store, hotel and school. It was also a stopover along the Pioneer Trail and a center for town meetings.

During the War of 1812, the tavern was Army headquarters of Col. Robert Patterson. It was moved in 1896 to its present site in Van Cleve park, where it has become an historic shrine. Now New com Tavern is a storehouse of pioneer relics, from candle mold to bed warmers. It! State Opens Bids On Three Valley Road Projects Highway Department Also Holds Hearings In Sidney, Wilmington, By Martha EdmNton Journal Hrral Blair Writrr Ohio Highway Department projects were in the spotlight in Clinton, Auglaize, Shelby and Greene counties yesterday.

The department opened bids on'73 highway projects throughout the state three of the projects are located in Clinton and Auglaize counties. eligible for up to $23,000 in state funds for pre- serving the tavern but that county officials have even has a picture of the first Bicycle club with we have never had enough money to run it," society spokesmen explain. As a result of standing empty most of the year, Newcom Tavern is damp and smells of the past. The logs are in good condition due to a wood-preserving chemical given by Monsanto Chemical company. BUT THE $10 000 left by the late Fred P.

Beaver of the Beaver Power company has been exhausted. Beaver, a Civil War veteran, left the $10,000 in trust certificates far the purpose of enclosing the cabin in glass or some other manner which would insure its permanence. This was found impractical, so the historical society has used from $1,000 to annually to patch between the logs. Now the $10,000 ha dwindled away, and there is no money left for By Ellen Wolfe Journal Hrrai Maf' Wntrr Newcom Tavern Dayton's first house, first store, first hotel, first post office, and first courthouse may be on its last legs. The Dayton and Montgomery County Historical society disclosed yesterday that a bequest for maintaining the historic landmark has been exhausted and there is no money for badly needed repairs.

During the past month, the society took in $63 In admission charges at the tavern, which is used as a museum. But the log cabin for many years the show-place between Cincinnati and Dayton 1 operated only during summer months and thus even this source of revenue is limited. "There is a furnace in Newcom Tavern, but not taken necessary steps to get the money and bicycles. have rejected requests for assistance. Roy G.

Fitzgerald, president of the Dayton and Newcom Tavern was built in 17P6 at Main and Montgomery County Historical society, says. Monument for Col. George Newcom. Dayton's "The log cabin is our only link with the pioneers first sherif, clerk of courts, bank president and of Dayton, It is sad to realize how few people state senator. give it a thought." Other historical society officers include Atty.

IN ITS BOOM DAYS it served a variety of pur- Miles S. Kuhns, vice president, and Mrs. Doris poses as the town's first courthouse, church. White of 329 Monteray, membership chairman. In addition, highway depart-' mem omciais neia puoiic hearings in Sidney and Wilmington with the Wilmington hearing involving work in Greene as well Waste Disposal Study Consultant Is Hired Help Asked In Search For Grave 1.

mm a sV a Si a By Robert Dalejr Journal Herald staff Writrr as Clinton county. One Clinton county project on which bids were opened deals with the widening and reconstructing of one-half mile of State Route 73 at the west edge of Wilmington. The Clinton Asphalt Paving company of Wilmington submitted an apparent low bid of $134,814. The state estimate was $153,600. Montgomery county commissioners yesterday hired Detroit XENIA Sheriff Russell A.

Consultant Robert H. Stellwagen for a joint city-county waste col- Bradley yesterday asked any ak irtt auv i 1 TV.s A 1 i 5 lection and disposal study. relatives or friends of Mrs. Mary vvn.iney ananzer. cny sen ice mrector.

toia commissioners EUzabetn Crimea Wallace who Shellwagen firm "is the most qualified to conduct the study which iintlv au uic r.snwi iwoumi vi iCS. Route 6 I The Clinton Asphalt Paving County Approves 'om Names Drawn 'We will not resume exhuma company also submitted an ap Annexation Bid Bv Versailles from a field of 17 interviewed by Shartzer and L. C. Huffman, county sanitary engineer. It will cost $19,000.

However, if an incinerator is proposed and the Stellwagen firm is contracted tion activity until we have definitely pinpointed the grave," said. parent low bid of $198,439 on a project calling for the widening and resurfacing of 6.8 miles of U.S. Route 68 north of Wilmington. The state's estimate was to handle construction. $10,000 of the figure vill be applied toward the overall consulting fee.

$201,000. Bids were also opened in Columbus for resurfacing a total of five miles on U.S. Route 33 and State Routes 67 and 197 in Auglaize county. The Churchill Coverage. Of Report Ask I JP, Vi Stellwagen's eventual report, to be submitted within four months, i will cover: i ERSAII.ES Dark county Monday two graves we romniissionrrs have approved opened at Silver Creek town- a village round! petition tor 'ship cemetery near Jamestown annexation of a smalt tract to in an unsuccessful attempt to eraillea.

the grave of Mrs. Wallace The area, which totals ..19 of an acre. Include. lots wha was over sw earJ 08. and 709 In Subler'a aildi- tional area, which I owned hy Mrs.

Wallace's. body was found George L. and Audrey Weaver, decapitated Jan. 10, 1954 on the of the site f. aouth Pennsvvania railroad cta at of the New lork Central rail.

road tracks on the north side Now Jasper crossing east of here. of Kant Main street. The exhumation has been ord- Construction company of Lima submitted an apparent low bid of 1 Jir 1 -a $.9,984. The state's estimate was 1. Source, type and amounts of residential, commercial and in-, dustrial waste, both present and! projected into the future.

$73,010. In Wilmington a solitary Greene county property owner 2. Study of various landfill sites in the city and county with rec yesterday was the only "public" rurpo.e of the annexation i ered in an effort to determin in attendance at a state highway department public hearing on two From Hal 2 Resign DEGRAFF As a result of a drawing of names from a hat, Fred Houchins, president, and Donald Strayer, members of the DeGraff Local school district board of education have resigned. It was part of the agreement between DaGraff and Quincy Local school boards that two of the DeGraff board members would resign to be succeeded by two from, the Quincy board when the two school districts The Quincy board has recommended that Foster Evans and Floyd Furrow be its representatives on the new board, the name of which has not, yet been selected. Everett Madden, vice presi-dent; Huber Rohrer and Robert Armstrong are the other members of the DaGraff board.

Oxford Holds Hearing On definitely if the person buried sitf was to even up the existing cor years ago was actually Mrs. new bridges on State Route 380. poration line of th village, rounril members said. ommendations regarding interim or long-term operation. 3.

Outline of various types of refuse disposal methods. Recommendations concerning the future of Dayton's incinerator whether to abandon, re Ralph Donses, a Xenia drug store owner entered no objections to plans outlined by officials from Division 8 at Middletown. His property is at the aproach of the Greene county bridge. model or continue operation as is. 5.

Recommendation for method 4 City Comnussionersr -Prober, Meet Secretly (Continued front Page 1) 'was said about any meetini', v.a Somers declared. Two Bridges of waste disposal. 6. If incineration is recom- Josepii M. Unger, Division 8 1 mended, a comparison of type, 'deputy director, explained the hearing is required by It I size, location and cost leading to a recommendation for local dis It's Snack Time For Ginger included, as in any hearing of nut nuru it i ltr imv in ii because of his opposition to se- Mauch said tonight he had no cret meetincs previous knowledge of the meet- posal plan.

Salvage Operation Studied U1.C ClIRISTIAXSllL'RGCome here corn! Ginger, the farm riding hone, over the pasture 'fence for fin ear of earn offered hv eight-year-old Max Dickey. Max is the on of Mr. and Mr. Warren Dickey of RR 1, two milet trett of here. (Staff photo by Marion Etterline) 7.

If incineration is recom "This investigation has cost the jlarge attendance, a complete de-iscription of the projects involved and recording of proceedings. The two bridges, one in Clinton and one in Greene, are replacements of now inadequate struc mended, proposals for market taxpayers about $5,000 to When the mayor emerged fiojit the motel room, he said: for waste and possibilities of sal-; Somers asserted. "The people pav the bill and are surely en-! conference wtih Mr. vage operations. Chart cr tures.

Their estimated costs are $159,000 for the Clinton structure, titled to see the report and be ana nis assistant, out we fully advised of its contents." didn't hear the complete report." Somers asked: Asked why the meeting was ma ofJ Private, Patterson said he had OXFORD Twelve interested $44,000 for the one in Greene citizens plus the 10 members of Racial Cases Headed For New Court? The Clinton county bridge and Mercer Fire Loss Is Set At $50,000 VT. REVOVERY-Loss jester- approach improvement measur terson, Malone, Schell and Buss- dicker travel all the way to Co 8. Ananlysis of traffic conditions and expressway locations in relation to plant and hauling distances. 9. Incinerator design factors.

Stellwagen has been a consulting engineer since 1946. Before that, he served 20 years as an engineer for the city of Detroit during a period when the city was engaged in an incinerator construction program. ing .65 mile, will replace a bridge over Buck Run noted by Engineer Larry Gamble as "weak and nar the harter commission were present here last night for a public hearing on the proposed home rule charter. After discussion, the commission" to change the proposed charter to require full publication of village or city ordinances rather than publication by summary only. The summary lumbus to seek a private audience with Investigator Hughes before his report was submitted to the public?" Somers said he had no indica row" and eliminate two hazardous humps.

It also calls for road jday was estimated at $50,000 in YELLOW SPRINGS It appeared last night IhaV two cases Schell indicated there was a flurry of excitement when commissioners learned reporters were at the door. "After I came out from under the rug, I wondered how you found out where we were." "See where the seat hit Malone quipped, pointing to tli ithe blaze which Saturday de way relocation which will ease a curve at Inwood road. of racial discrimination pending tion a meeting was scheduled. in mayor's court here were A narrow bridge over a branch headed for Greene county com He is one of a few engineers toj'i was in the commission office be admitted to the Michigan Aca- jthis morning and talked with both only provision had. been in the; mon pleas court.

i of Gladys Run in Greene county will be replaced with a large- stroyed the St. Clair Flour and Feed Mill here. The fire-gutted mill still smoldered yesterday as workmen began clean-up operations in a drizzling rain. A decision on possible rebuild previous proposed charter. A hearing last night on a com demy of Sciences, Arts and Let- the mayor and (commission ters.

'clerk( Oscar Mauch, but nothing Acting chairman, Mark Sheard, diameter culvert Road grades plaint against a local barber, Lewis uegner filed by Philip called a meeting of the be raised on approaches to sion for next Tuesday, At that the present sharp dips, time the commission is expected Although the Clinton hrldee i back of his head. Schell said he had not decided to attend the meeting until 12:39 p.m. yesterday. Schell and Patterson drove to the large motel in the city com. mission car.

while Malone rod with Bussdicker in the latter's own car. Malone said the mayor railed to approve a final draft of the the larger structure it will be 20 Adams, of West North College street, was continued. The other complaint pending in mayor's court was filed by Of fie Wor-tham, a Negro college student, Oxford Resident To Aid Philippines With Census iimiw. wide in-contrast to the 24- The final draft will be pre- foot width of the Greene county aented to the village council on structure. Unger explained a traf-July 12, copies will be distributed fic colint ,,,,,,1 ing of the mill is expected to be made in the next few days, according to Werner (Dick) Stau-gler, manager and principal stockholder.

The building was the largest in this Mercer county village. Esti- mated to be about 100 years old, the structure was a landmark in on April 21. Village solicitor, Phillip Ault-man, said recently passed stale him yesterday morning to invite to the voters in September, and the Grep it will be voted on in a special bridge and more width was1 at 1 O.K0RDDr. Warren S. Thompson, retired Oxford population him to the meeting.

piccuon lemauveiy set 4 needed there. Takes A etc Job miC.TO A. O. CroH, head of the C.oiinglon Ex-emplrd ichool lynlrm in Miami rounty, been named uper- research authority, at age 73 is heading for a year's work in Manila Hughes told reporters he urged as consultant to the Republic of the Philippines on population topics. the commissioners during the Thompson was director of Miami university's Sciipps Founda-i meeting to turn his report over the area.

from presiding over a jury trial. He said he would forward the Objection Voiced The Saturday fire for a time' seriously threatened the village tton for Research in Population Problems Irom its organization in to the Montgomery county grand Donses questions at the hear-' 10881 for tne cases ,0 1he ins centered around the possible county of comon Pas as effect the new erade micht "3 COUia wem Two other discrim i a 1 1 on the entrance to his 75-acre Celina Fire Loss Set At Car Destroyed fFI rancor an i feet from thff jjj Foundation, he has continued research and writing in his The investigator, who heads ichool. Ih-turreedt D. T. from Celina.

Portland, I field- i Columbus Research bureau, said Mill uho it retiring. Cron St. Henry and Burkettsville be' a consultant to the Pniippine and is be- he is concerned with protecting lakes over the SlOJOO-a-year were called to help the local government's National Ponulation 'the his informants. Aug. 1.

'partmeht. Science Development board, help- ImancM by PoPulat" Hughes said the informants are farm. He showed officials photo-slides of unusual evergreen plant ing and fence, but was told the grade would taper to have no ef- iing to worn out studies ana re- willing to make statements be. charges, both filed against Geg-ner, are scheduled for a Greene county court hearing at 10 a.m. Saturday.

(The Greene county court was recently set up to supercede the county's justice of the peace courts. It differs from the county mated $2,500 damage Monday to'fect on a entrance, Neu- Post Office Plans Unveiled searcn projects in tne social sci- agency supponea oy lounaations rcn-e the grand jury where they ences to make more complete use and other private funds. jare guaranteed protection, of information obtained in that' Phlli the garage at the Henry Stelzer In Sidney, residents living at SPRINGBORO A new post poration of Glendale will erect republic's recent census. line a hav hart hv! home, 308 West Anthony street, It was reported yesterday. The loss included the family's office will be constructed here at! the" building and lease it to the! Mrs.

Thompson will accom- 'censuses," Thompson MY 4 ACllVlllCS tbe intersection of St. avenue, Pike and Park streets voiced objections to the proposed improvement of State Route 29 court of common pleas.) the intersection of State Routes for five They plan to leave Ox-f 'but the 1948 census came in All four auto, a power mower, pony cart ioiu rnuay. ii win oe ut. sucn an unsettled time that IfltOil 4t I wi sum an uusuiiifu lime mat 11 of the discrimination 73 and 741,. the regional head-p03t offlce dePartlTent stem from Gegner's quarters of the U.

S. Post Office 11 wil1 nave 91 lllf tha VtaiM vf K'i. qjn ,1 complaints and a large amount of workshoD a public hearing here vester- (Thompson's first visit to the hardly could be considered com- i iiuiiijisuu jusi iu me iiaraiy couia oe considered i-afncinf. i com-l equipment on the second noonday. of the converted bam.

I State highway department plans movies, boat platform and off-street parking Dr. Thompson said his assign-more complete interpretation rides, a water show and a fir: ber shop. The Springdale Investment cor-ilot. iment had been requested by the from this one. Stetzer's son, Larry, found for Improving the highway fire and sent in an alarm.

"It is from that intersection north and belieyed an exploding can of gas woi-ks display are planned nere for tiie Fouith of July. Cartoons will be shown at the Mayflower theater at 1:13 and northwesterly to the U. S. Route 25 interchange. A 4S-foot thoroughfare 1 oline in the garage started the blaze.

3 p.m. planned between Pike street and Loss of the building, and auto Devflopnirnt. Swallow Up Deiralile Sites Ohio Cities Face Expanding Needs For Parks From 1 to 3:43 p.m. and (mm Is covered by insurance, Stelzer aid. i to 6 p.m., the Troy Boat club will offer free boat rides on the Miami river.

From 3:45 to 5:33 the Boat and Skt I club will present a water skiiiu sliovv. The evening procram. i-hirH Russell road and a 24-foot roadway from that point to tile expressway. Sidewalks will be constructed along with the new high-way. Changes at the Pike-Park-St.

Marys intersection would result in the removal of the C. S. Christian home. 651 St. Marys avenue.

I fa arWklr-aft A IT i vt 1 Stale To Review Greene County Aid Request district, the probate Judge would appoint three, commissioners. They would take office immediately for one, two and three year terms sening without pay. Under Ohio law. the board of park commis tan park levy would produce a year based on Montgomery county's $1,433,438,900 tax duplicate, certainly enough to spare hundreds of acres i early from the bulldozers. Cleveland leaders feel that metropolitan parks best serve XLMA The reviewing com-.

did hia By Him O'Connor Journal HfraK Mali 1lrMr Akron. Cinainnali. CTeveland and Toledo leaders have all recognized the need for metropolitan or county-wide parks to serve their exploding populations. Columbus, while still far behind the others in the amount of green space saved from the bulldozers, is making a real effort to fill its citizens' needs. If Montgomery county residents ever have 'anywhere nearly the recommended recre- mittee from i the Ohio Department 1 to ive Jt of Natural Resources will review; sioners could ask the eountv- a community when each is 500 will begin at 8 in Troy Memorial stadium, will include a fireworks display and an acrobatic team performance by Hamilton higlj school students.

The holiday program is planned by the Chamber of Commerce. Committee chairmen are John' Manner. Fred Stand, W. W. Ward John, Manner, Max Myera and Andy Zink.

iWa nnnli'nftf irn rt a ce i ct itta fxnm budget commission for up, to acres or more in size and scat- the Beaver Creek Watershed at Invitation half a mill in tax revenues. tercd to provide access to the thousands of dollars to site costs or. worse still, make purchase altogether impossible. ''Land la disappearing a iich a high rate, there is a definite emergency as fat as parka are concerned," Har old tiroih, director of the Cleveland Metropolitan Park District, told The Journal Herald lait week. What can Montgomery residents do to protect green space for the future? How could they take the necessary legal steps? CREATION OF a Dayton Metropolitan Park District ap--pears the logical means of tackling the problem.

Such a district, would be a count ywide agency and not' a city of Dayton Next, suggests Cleveland's Groth. might be a preliminary survey of available area land meeting here July 7 in the Soil Conservation Service office. Francis J. Baker, supervisor of the Water Resources Inven- Frank Craw son. 645 St.

Marys avenue, said the intersection changes would be an open invitation to hot-rodders and anee.1. On the bai of such survey, the park district would be in poNitlon to prevent a plan to the voter. A Dayton 1 1 1 a Park District would be organized through the county probate court. The board of trustees of any township or' municipal corporation could serve as the springboard for probate court action by filing an application asking creation of a district. The application would include the proposed name, a description of the territory, and a map or plat thereof.

The probate judge would fix a hearing on the application within 20 to 40 days after public notice of the date. From evidence presented 'at the public hearing, the probate judge could find district would serve the general welfare. He would then enter an order creating a district and the name it would bear. AFTER CREATION 'of the tory, Ohio Division of Lands andjers. He said restrictions would Soil, told Greene County commis- prevent him from parking in lioners the committee will review) front of his own home, the proposed project Ironfall Comments in favor, of rh lm.

Hospital Damage Set At $8,000 most people, "But." Groth warned, "we are not paying at least twice as much as In the late 1930 s. Park funds are always on the short end. If there is any hope at all, you have to get the land before it is dev eloped or it will be beyond the reach of any park district." "Every fast-growing community that hopes to be worth living in half a century from now needs adequate planning national park executives agree. provement. were civen hv Citv He said the committee is inter-: Manager William.

G. Fultf Ren (Latt of Thre Article.) ation area of one acre per 100 persons, two facts dictate early planning: 1. The rapid rate at which the Dayton metropolitan area is growing and the "20 per Such fund requests would, be subject to the combined tax income for, all purposes. In shoi-t, the park board would probably get nowhere nearly the amount.it-asked. As a second source of income, a metropolitan district could ask voters to approve up to .3 mill for purchase and Improvement of park lands.

Cleveland's outstanding acre Emerald Necklace ha been developed principally through voted levlm They have never exceeded .19 mill olnre firt approved by the voter In 19.n. A .3 null Dayton Metropoli- ested in such factors as duration. Hoyer, secretary of the Shelby county safety council; Robert Stump, secretary of the motor club, and Norbert Poinmer. rep. frequency and intensity of flooding and extent of property damage.

Baker's letter is in answer lo a MIDDLETOWN Damage Middletown hopsital in last week's storm has been estimated at" $3,000, Ralph Grimes, chairman of the insurance com mittee, said yesterday. The rl.m,1Pf rr.titfiio.-l In resenting Holy Angels parish. cent increase forecast by 1975 which would lend itself, to petition from the Beaver creek yiez M. state high- Whether the Dayton metro- electrical system, occurred when mean that developments are swallowing desirable sites at. a frightening pace.

2. 'Ijind costs have metropolitan park useage. Such a study could be carried out in 60 to f)0 for S.V00O t. $10,000, Groth area for assistance from the; way Division 7 director, said the Ohio Department of Natural Re-; department hones to have the lources in the cleaning out of project ready for bidding in late politan area fills citizen needs fir recreation will clearly be one measure of the community. a lightning bolt struck the Institii-) tion, causing a four-hour black-: lout.

Beaver creek. August. rapidly that delay may add i 1 k-sw, 0m. twnjm tr. 4m-mm 4 0 jm.