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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1953
Page
1
An Ohio county editor argues drought highlights farm water needs. He cites rising hauling costs, unreliable underground protections, and advocates building large ponds for livestock and family use, noting soil makes pond storage practical and costs range 300 to 350 dollars per sizable pond.
The Withamsville Tobasco PTA hosted a bond issue panel led by Paul Dunn with Earl Sims Mildred Calhoun Ray Allough Walter Brenner and C C Ratcliff. They discussed a proposed 110000 bond to add seven classrooms a garage for buses arts and crafts shop and reconversion of temporary rooms with 26 percent tax impact and voting eligibility for district residents.
AMELIA Ohio reports one death and six injuries from weekend crashes. Kendrick R Watters 33 of Mt Holly Road Amelia died from a neck injury after a vehicle overturned near Bethel Saturday. Helen Burnett 35 of Batavia was in critical condition. Jean McDonald 16 of Bethel and Cora Watters 28 of Amelia were treated and released. Surviving Watters include parents four brothers and four sisters. Three Amelia youths fled from New Richmond Police Chief Spaulding and were injured. Hale the driver lacked a license.
Dr Homer Watson 36 of Cincinnati is held to the Warren County grand jury after a Sunday hearing before Mayor William Fraser on charges of passing fraudulent checks. Bond set at 10000. Watson is wanted in Clermont and Brown counties for five phony checks totaling 349 dollars. A Highland County feed mill cashed a 169 dollar check. He was arrested Friday night in a cafe by Elmwood police and turned over to Warren County authorities. Sheriff Dericks traced him after obtaining his photo and learning of prior time at the Kentucky State Reformatory.
Goshen firemen reported a blaze started by fireplace embers that fell between floor and joists causing $1,200 damage to the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Wait on Woodville Road. The family woke to smoke.
Clermont County Board of Education chose a site between Pringle's Corner and Route 131 in Wayne township and Weaver's Road and Route 133 in Stonelick township for a consolidated high school cost about 500000. The district links Perintown Owensville Wayne No 8 Edenton Marathon and New Tongville in a countywide plan. A district school board will be appointed in November with building plans to follow. Edenton votes October 27 on remaining in consolidation possibly joining Blanchester.
Sheriff Clyde B Dericks was asked to investigate five brush fires on Homer Johnson farm and near Wade Hutchingin farm in Owensville and Williamsburg. Oil soaked rags were found at the scenes and investigators may push state aid to raise Batavia dam two to three feet and build east fork dams to prevent future water shortages. William Owen with John Hayden met Williamsburg officials to seek emergency aid as village water use drops and local departments supply hose and pumps from upstream pools.
Mt Carmel Glen Este school hosts regular first aid classes every Wednesday at 8 p m. The unit led by Yvonne Burker was organized at a community meeting with Col Harry J Patterson and Eleventh Mobile Support Group staff present. Mrs Barbara Henke appointed team leader with Rebecca Reeve as assistant. medical technicians, nurses, drivers, and litter bearers named. uniforms and gear to be issued after qualification.
At the request of Cincinnati's Presbytery Ministerial Relations Committee, Presbyterian Men of Greater Cincinnati sponsor Sunday worship at Pleasant Plain and Monterey churches. Hillary W. Poe chairs the committee. Pleasant Plain service is at 9 o'clock, Monterey at 12. The effort, led by Poe and the Presbyterian Men, is featured in Presbyterian Life Magazine’s October 17 issue under the title The Monterey Story.
The Batavia Business Men's Association will conduct weekly dinners every Monday at noon at the Green Shutters Restaurant on Main Street.
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