Gazette News-Current from Xenia, Ohio • Page 9

THE XENIA DAILY GAZETTE Area News ia, Saturday, March 1969 Page 9 OBITUARIES Miss Edith Curtis, 67, Sister Of 2 Countians Edith Curtis, 67, of Miamisburg, sister ot two Greene County residents, died at 1'30 a.m. today at Miami Valley Hospital. She was born March 3, 1903. Survivors include two sisters, Dennis Chenoweih of Xenia Route 6 and Mrs. Howard Winsett with whom she made her home and two brothers, Ernest L'.

Curtis of Xenia Route 6 and George R. Curtis of Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the McColaugh Funeral Home, 826 N. Detroit where friends may call 2-4, 7-9 p.m.

Monday. Burial will be in Valley View Memorial Gardens. Alva LEES CREEK Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Littleton Funeral Home, for Alva C. Henry, 83, of'Lees Creek, brother of Dr.

William Henry of Jamestown. Mr. Henry died Thursday of injuries, received in an 'automobile accident at their winter Two Injured In Accident At Fairborn FAIRBORN Two persons were injured and three a home in Bradenton, Fla. He was backing the car from the driveway when he struck an obstacle. A retired farmer, he also is survived by his widow, Jenny; a son, Willard Henry of Lees eek and two grandchildren.

Friends may call at the funeral home 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today, iurial will be in Lees Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Gus F. Susong DAYTO'.

Services for Mrs. Wary Elizabeth Susong, 59, of 723 Earl mother of James Susong of Beavercreek, will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m the Maryland Ave. Church of the Nazarene, with interment in Forest Hill Cemetery, Mrs. Susong, i Wednesday in Grandview Hospital, is survived by her husband, Gus three daughters, one other son, eight grandchildren and her mother. Friends may call at the Hoyne Funeral Home, 1817 E.

Third Sunday, 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. DAYTON DEATHS ALSTON, Mrs. Hester, 77, of 1439 W. Riverview Thursday; funeral 11:30 a.m. Monday at Ethan Temple (Jones).

damaged in an accident at BROWN, Mrs. Nora, 92, of 52 a.m. today in front of 6 148 Lorimer Thursday; fu- nearal 1 p.m. Monday (Ullmer). BURNS1DE, John 58, of 414 S.

Euclid Monday; funeral 9:30 a.m. Monday at VA Catholic Chapel (Jones). DADISMAN, Howard 89, of 261 Jmogene Thiirsday; funeral 2 p.m. Monday (Mor- N. Central Ave, Taken to Wright Patterson AF Base Hospital by firemen were: Diana Etgen, 20, of 1159 Burket Medway, driver of the auto; and Robtrt L.

Bazzel, '36, of 106 E. Main Medway, her 'police said. itiouth jury, abrasions and 'a possible, broken arm and he FIRST IN LINE Darrell Hohn, 333 Stelton was first in line as 1969 bicycle licenses went on sale in the Police Traffic Section in City Hall Basement this morning. Darrell receives his bike $250 Taken From Home In Xenia Burglary of the Phillip Randall residence, 128 S. West in a 45 minute period Friday night netted $264, The loot comprised $250 tak- from a metal box in a bed- oom closet and two billfolds ontaining $14, police said.

Randall police he re- urned home at 8:50 p.m., at- er 45 minute absence, to nd a glass broken in the front loor and the door lock broken. 'olice theorized that the push in the door broke the lock. Yellow Springs police advised Xenia police at 6 a.m. today hat the stolen car of Mrs. Lynn 88 Pocahontas lad been recovered in the vil- age.

Mrs. Dane reported to local olice at 6:40 p.m. Friday that ler car was stolen on S. De- ioto by Bob Burns tag from Det. Eldon K.

Sodders. In line to buy the 50-cent licenses are from left: Thomas Ballweg, 1415 Peacepipe Philip Brickner, 836 Boy Ian and David Wise, 896 Boylan Dr. New Burlington Man Is Injured iris). passenger, DAV i 7, Tuesday; tu- heral'2 jp.m. today (Rogers Gilbert rbok'viiie).

DORSEY, Hubert 58, had facial lacerations and pos- 11 W. Riverview yes- terdav: funeral Tuesdav in Car- sible rib and other, injuries. Police report she was driving south on N. Central went left of Vcenter- and struck a parked car, knocking it into another parked 'auto. Her a received $300 damage, lie was $100 damage, to the auto she hit land $500 to the other car, the report said.

This accident is still under investigation a no charges have been made yet. Runaway Held In Burglary FAIRBORN Police a holding a 17 a runaway from Fairfield Boys School after he was apprehended at 1:42 a.m. today with a stolen car at a break-in at Adkins Market, 1702 Superior Ave. Police said they received a report of the break in in progress and caught the boy. He allegedly had broken into the store and filled the trunk of the car with several items totaling $77.25 The youth tody on charges of auto theft, terday; Tiiesday in Car Ga.

(Bowman); Cordelia, ,85, of 4012 St.y yesterday; funeral Bar- iou.rville, Ky. (Bowman). Herman formerly of Dayton, Thursday in Miami, Fla. HOHLER, Mrs. Lova of 3791 Keswick yesterday (Schlientz Moore).

HORNSBY, Clay, 36, of 4fi73 Wolf Creek yesterday (Tobias). SEESING, Clifford 79 of 4738 Ozark Thursday; funeral 10 a.m. Monday (Mor ris). SULTZBACH, Paul 64, 01 431 Truman yesterday (whit mer). WILSON, Donald 18, of 1538 Shaftesbury yesterday; funeral 1p.m.

a (Marker Si Heller). remains in cus- A New Burlington man a njured about 9:50 p.m. Friday is his car rammed into iuto of Durward Corn, parked front of his home, 231 S. Allison Ave. Firemen took Ralph E.

Hum- 40, to Greene Memorial lospital where he was treated or a puncture injury of right jaw. Police then arrested him for reckless driving. He posted '50 bond and forfeited it by allure to appear in Municipal Jourt to answer the charge. Police said that Humphrey's car, northbound on S. Allison Ave.

at a high rate of speed, skidded 42 feet before it struck he rear of Corn's car, but the impact was so great the parked car was knocked forward 75 feet. troit St. near Home 15 minutes after she parked it She left the keys in it, police said. John Foody, 383 S. i a reported to police late Friday afternoon that the rear i at truck was smashed, since 7 while parked in front of his home.

Six Injured In Mishaps Six persons were injured in wo accidents and traffic on State Route 725 was tied up for hours after a truck loaded with overturned in a accident Friday. The injured were William Lewis Warner, 20, of 1099 Circle John Allen, 21, of 249 Detroit Joseph Patrick McHale, 21, Dayton; and three Antioch College students, Chris- the base ambulance. speed 4.4 miles south of Fair born at 1:05 a.m., went off he right side of the road on a eft curve, slid back across the road into a' divider, hit five wooden posts, flipped end over end and stopped facing traffic in Ihe opposite lanes. Warner and his passengers, Allen and McHale, were taken to Wright- Patterson AF Base Hospital by Schwartz, 19, Falls Church, Lucy Kniseley, 18, Oak Ridge. and Melvin Canacho, 23, New York City.

The Warner car, driving on Slate Route 444 at what the in- Warner was cited for reckless operation. The Schwartz car went ofl both sides of State Route 72 am into a ditch as Schwartz attempted to round a curve four Contracts For Road Jobs Awarded Contracts for the Xenia bypass and two bridge replace- nent jobs on S. Detroit have been awarded to low bidders, according to the contract office of Ohio State Highway Columbus. B. G.

Danis Co. of Dayton was successful bidder on the project with a bid of .6,456,667.69. Contract for the Jridge projects went to salt Horvath Construction Co. of Dayon on a bid of vestigating Xenia Post, Slate tenths of a mile south of tit Highway Patrol, called high The police report said a damage to the front of Hum- Arey's car was "total" and isted damage to Corn's car as "very heavy." THREE OTHER traffic acci- Jents were investigated by police Friday. Their location, time and drivers involved include.

Second St. near S. Detroit 12:55 p.m.; Paul T. Greany, 22, Dayton, and Thelma A. Whitney, 54, of 970 Livingston Orchard Heights.

Church St. near N. Detroit 11:45 a.m.; Mary R. Moore, 64, Xenia Route 6, and Painela L. Fugate, 21, of 32: St.

Front of 119 E. Church 8 a.m.; parked car of Dr. Wade Wampler, 307 Bedford scraped by hit skip car irmed robbery late Friday by a Common Pleas Court jury that eliberated hours. He was charged by Xenia po- ice with participating in the 2,847 holdup last Sept. 17 of the Tenia IGA Foodliner, 1308 N.

Detroit St. Judge Dan M. Aultman i wt impose sentence immediate- y. Doyle was returned to Coun- Jail where Donald Trent, 24, Urbana, convicted Feb. 15 of armed robbery in the same holdup, also is awaiting sen- Suspension Of License Ordered The Ohio Liquor Control Commission has suspended the D-5 license of Del Ray 13 N.

Wright Ave.j Fairborn, effective from March 25 until a delinquent sales tax assessment is paid. The Commission dismissed a similar charge against U.V. and Dorey Mae Lester, successors to Alan Bogard and a Taylor-, doing business as Woodhaven's Piazza Place, 3074 Richfield Center in Beavercreek, because the assessment has been paid in full. Involved were C-l and C-2 permits. Taken To GMH Bruce Wiillis, year old son of Delores Willis, 1227 June was treated at Greene Memorial Hospital Friday for a bump on the head, suffered when he fell from a car at the Post Office.

Firemen removed him to the hospital at 1:58 p.m. At 6:53 p.m. firemen breaking and entering and as answered an unidentified a runaway, police report. lalarm at 304 E. Main St.

Awards Given Posthumously A presentation of awards was to be made this afternoon to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Grooms, Hill for their late son, Pvt. William Grooms, who was killed in action in Vietnam last June.

Ten medals and awards 10 be given posthu- nously at a ceremony at i a Baptist Temple, 78J Bellbrook Ave. Doyle Guilty Of Robbery dismissed. Schwartz was cited scnlativc a i lhe projects Nathaniel Ipringfield, 22, was convicted of darville corporation line a 1:15 a.m. Canacho was thrown rom the car. The Cedarville Imergency Squad took the three the Yellow Springs Clinic vhere they were treated ant spokesman in the liigh- 38.

A way department office said Friday no word had been received from a Bureau ot Pub- i a official threatened to withhold financing of Ohio highway projects until the slate forces contractors too meet equal opportunity employment practices. Dave M. Hall, a BPR repre- or speed. A truck loaded with about 15 ons of limestone turned over in Route 725 as the driver at- emptcd to round a curve at Bellbrook Pk. at 2:55 i.

m. The driver, Jolm Silas sparks, 58, Jeffersonville, was not injured but traffic was re- outed until the truck was re- noved from the ditch. They were the last of 118 accidents investigated by the pa- during February. would not be financed because contractors have not met all the federal requirements for equal opportunity employment. Licenses Can Be Reserved G.t/.UTTB IMioloa by Frunk Clmmln SMASHED front of the car of Ralph E.

Humphrey, New Burlington which slammed into a car Friday night parked in front of 231 S. Allison Ave. Stamp To Honor Legion A postage stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the found- Center for Educational Pro- Ptim Purdoin Is Champ at Xenia Top Scorers Due Monday Names of the three highes scorers in the civil service welfare director examination a to be received Monday by Greene County commissioners, James A. Ford chairman, said today. Commissioner F.

E. Hill Sr. learned in a telephone conversation with a spokesman fcr the Office of State Personnel, Columbus, Friday, that names of lop scorers are being sent and should arrive here Monday. Gas Missing Theft of 200 gallons of gasoline from the farm tank of Austin Johnson, Elam is being investigated by sheriff's deputies. He said he filled it Tuesday, CEDARVILLE Fred Luttenberger, registrar, has announced that motorists can apply for reserve numbers, on 1969 license plafes all next week March 3-8, anr March 10 through 12 at the Ce darville Hardware Store.

Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m. $10, state fee; $5, county and 50 cents, registrar's fee. Hospital Board To Have Two More Members Board trustees of Greene Memorial Hospital is to be en- arged from the present i members to eight. County commissioners met riday afternoon with Common Pleas Judge Dan M.

Aultman and Probate Judge William B. McAllister, as required iy law when new appointments to the board are to be made. Trustees are appointed on a partisan basis and James Ford commission chair- roan, said increasing the board will give it one more Republican and one more Democrat. Names of the new members probably will be announced of James Me- License fee includesjjTM 311 of Fairborn ex ires lhif Kim Monroe Is Top Speller Kim Monroe, a fifth grader, was first place winner in Simon Kenlon Elementary School's spelling bee Thursday, followed by sixth grader Jeff Mallow as runner up. Fifth grade runner up was found it empty Friday, accord-! Susan Ahvell and sixth grade ing to a deputy's report.

Others on the board are Willard Thuma, A. J. Early, Mrs. Harold E. Ray, Dr.

Clement Austria and Sanford Searles. runner up, Mark Wuest. ing of Ihe American Legion will go on sale at the Xenia post office March 17. The six-cent stamp features a portion of the Great Seal of the United Slates in black, red, white and blue with an eagle, the universal sign of peace, clutching the olive branch. grammjng is Pam.

Purdom, Bdg'gs, as second placf ivinner. Bofii are sixth Fifth graders Kim Hazel and Drummond were named first and second place runners- up in competition Thursday. Pam will represent the center in the county' spelling bee. Rope Better Than Salt On Tail Of Raccoon Gets Equipment On Dean's List Miss Debra Ellen daughter of Mr. and W1LBERFORCE The In- Arthur A.

Miller, 192 E. Second lernational Business Machines senior in the school of ed- Corporation has given Central ucation at Bob Jones UniversityIStale University technical at Greenville, S.C., is on the dean's list for the first semes- ter. equipment valued at more than $1,800, according to CSU Presi-: dent Herman R. Branson. Open House To Aid In AC Firemen's Fund Drive YELLOW SPRINGS Ever ing of the hoped-for truck on ride on a fire truck? Children displ and of the village and Miami Twp.

will have a chance to play fire- llses to thelr ests as we as man and ride on a real i demonstrate the equipment they truck when the Anlioch College'have now. student fire department holds' The squad has hatf its open house Sunday 1-5 p.m. ambulance service for more The public will be welcome than a year now and recently at Maples, the college iirehouse'helped Cedarville College on Livermore to gel a close dents set up a fire departmentj look at the equipment, and see similar In theirs, how it is used, meet the Antioch boys who make up the i A80UT 15 OF (he squad live squad and have refreshments, at Maples, with their equipment There will be free rides for chil- kepi in its own building, a CEDARVILLE There is a story that you can catch a rabbit if you put salt on its tail, but Ralph Wall of 391 Miller St. found that the best way to catch a raccoon is to put a rope on its tail. Mr.

and Mrs. Wall were surprised when they returned home Thursday night and found their daughter, Mrs. David (Sandra) Molden of Hawkins i a Route 3, who is staying with her parents while her husband is in the hospital, warning Ihem there was somc- i on the porch that looked like "a big cat." It actually was a raccoon and Wall clamped a bushel basket down over the coon and then tied a rope on its tail that was sticking out from under the basket. Being careful not to be bitten (they were afraid it might be rabid), the Walls got the raccoon into a crate and Kept it on the porch overnight. Friday afternoon turned Mr.

Raccoon over to men from the Division of Wildlife and it was taken back into the woods and released. Wall said this was the first lime they had seen a coon in the vicinity of their home. Firemen Called To Restaurant FAIRBORN There was nc loss in two fire calls received by firemen, one this morning at a local restaurant and the other Friday at the entrance to Wright State University. Firemen were dispatched 3:22 a.m. today to the a Shack, 138 N.

Broad where grease on the grill ignited from lhe burner. This was quickly extinguished. Owner of the building is John Stout. At 2:23 p.m. Friday, a minor fire was extinguished or.

Kauffman Ave. at the new entrance being built into the university. Stolen Car Is Located A car found abandoned on Brush Row Rd. late Friday morning checked as the property of Richard E. Mowcry, Springfield a sheriff's deputy reported.

The car had been stolen from the parking lot of Vernay Labs Inc. in Yellow Springs. The car was found stuck in a ditch with a rear tire flat, the deputy said. READY FOR open house Sunday, of Antioch College's student show two coeds around the fire station. Around the truck are Stew Lauterbach, at the door, left, and clockwise Chief Bruce Rickenbach; Bill Nicholson on the UAZUTTK Pkoto.

Frank Clnifitnn back; Roger Norton, chief engineer, on the driver's running board, and Galen Gilbert, at front fender, showing fresly washed truck to Mrs. Robert Decker, left, and Judy Hummel. Fireman in background is Denwo.od Parrish, dren. The undergraduate eaters are holding the house to begin a drive. Thy want to raise $10,000 this month to help buy a new fire- and-rescue truck.

The college is paying for the rest of the 000 tab for the new truck. The firemen will have a draw- the other 10 firemen live close by. They regularly respond to a 11 properly fire calls here, i along with the Miami Twp. Fire' Department, also a volunteer outfit. On the fund drive committee am Russell Hnllislcr.

and the Anlioch i 'chief, Bruce Rickenbach. MRS. DAVID (Sandra) Molden of Hawkins Xenia Route 3, peeks at "Mr. Raccoon" in a box on the (iAKKTTK PlHilo. hr porch of her parents' home in Cedarville..