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Santa Arrives At ill View Studio
Waynesville Retail Merchants , Finalize Christmas Decoration Plans In the re'gular bu s in ~ss me eting Tuesday night , Dece mber 5th , the Waynesville Reta il Mer chant s discussed their plans for ma kin g the holid ay season mor e fe st ive, The ac tivities wi ll cu lmin ate on Saturday , December 23, at 2:00 P.M, when Santa Claus wi ll co me to town to give out the customary treats to the children of the co mmunity, Santa's visit will be pre ceded by Chr ist Ill <l S music led by the Waynesville band and choirs of s eve r~ 1 churches of the cu mmuJ1lt y, Sa nta will stay ill town unti l 5: 00 P,M,
Mary Beth Lander was on hand to greet Santa Claus at the Mill View Ceramic Studio on Sunday, but she wasn't too impress~d with him. She fmally threw him a kiss when this photo was taken. Mary Beth is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lander of \\!aYl\esv,ille. Pictured are Santa Claus, Mary Beth, and mother
DP&L Board Chairman Retires
Pi ctured is Kenneth G. Oxley . Rllbert B. Kill en is the suc<.:esslH who will retire on January I as Chairman of the Board 01 Directurs to Mr. Oxley as Chairman of the Board or Directors at DP&L. of DP&L Kenneth G. Oxley , Chairman Associa te General Manager ; Exeof the Board of Direc tors of the cutive Vice President , and PreDayton Power and Light compa- sid!!n! & Chief Exe cutive Office r. ny , will retire on January I , His numerous civic activities 1973. lIe will also retire as a include work with the NeWC01T\e" member of the Board , Society of North America, the Mr. Oxley be succeeded Dayton Area Chamber of Comby Robert B. Killen, now presi- merce, the United Appeal of dent of DP&L. The Board of Di- Montgomery & Greene Counties, rectors accepted Mr. Oxley's re- the Engineer's Club, the Dayton signation and elected Mr. Killen, Boys' Club, Aulwood Farm. the Chairman and President at to- Ohio Foundation of Independent day 's meeting. Colleges and the Dayton NaMr. Oxley concludes a 42-year tional Alliance of Businessmen. career in the utility business. He Mr. Oxley has also served as joined DP&L on September I, President of the Ohio Electric 1940 as a Project Engineer. His Utilities Institute, as a member path to the top position at DP&L of the Institute of Electric and included assignments as Assis- Electronics Engineers, Inc., and tant Supervisor, Overhead Line serves on the Board of the Third Dept. ; Assistan t to Manager, E- National Bank of Dayton. lectric Division; Manager, DayMr. Oxley and his wife , Opal, ton Electric Operations Division ; reside at 263 Schenck Ave" Oak Vice President & manager, Elec- wood, tric Operations; Vice President &
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'sbme of also took th~ir turn CJaJl~ when he arrived at the on 'lUs lap., ,Refreshments were Mill VieW": Ceramic Studio on served' 't o the guests attending Sunday Afternoon. The occasion the open house. The refreshment waS 'an qpen house for the stu- table was beautifully decorated in keeping with the holiday seadents; families, and friends. The party was hosted by King son. After a 2 hour visit Santa , and Rose Poppaw, owners of the studio. The kids were really I Claus waved Goodbye to the thrilled with their favorite friend excited youngsters, who will be of the Christmas season, Santa awaiting his arrival on Christmas Claus. They took turns sitting eve. ..."thAro
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'Wallace He-elected .To Sheriffs Assoc.
Sheriff Roy Wallace of Warren County was re-elected a member of the Board of Directors for the Buckeye Sheriffs Association during the 42nd annual meeting of the group held at Scot's Inn in Lima Declember 4, 5 and 6.
Sheriff Wallace and Sheriff Roger Stillings of Clhampaign County will represent the Southwest District. Officers elected included : Sheriff George Papadopulos of Stark Counlty,- president: Sheriff John Borgia of Huron County, first vice president ; Sheriff Dwight Radcliff of Pickaway County, second vice · president; Sheriff Douglas Zieg· ler of Defiance Coun ty, third vice president; Sheriff James Baldridge of Hardin County, executive secretary; and Sheriff James Knoch of Auglaize County treasurer. New officers were administered the oath of office by Governor John j. Gilligan during a banquet held Wednesdlay evening. Governor Gilligan and Joe · Higgin:;, "the Safety Sheriff',
were the main speakers. In addition to seminars and special meetings for the Sheriffs there were also activities for the wifes attending, including a style show and a program on decorating, which Mrs. Wallace attended. Sheriff Ed Fair of Allen County was host for the meeting.
NOTICE Because of lack of funds no more ambulance service by Wayne Twp. Emergency Life Squad for Massie Twp. until further notice. By order of Massie Twp. Trustees. NOTICE The Waynesville United Methodist Church will meet on Sunday, December 14th, at 9:00 'A.M . for church school and at 9:30 A.M. for church worship. There will be a Christmas Eve service at 11 :90 P.M. Everyone Welcome.
KATHLEEN BREWER THANKS COUNTY RESIDENTS "
Mrs, Kathleen Brewer , 197 3 Cancer Crusade Chairman for Warren County, wishes to thank all who responded to the Thanksgiving Appeal. Thanksgiving Day is National Research Day. "We are especially thank ful at this time ," she commented, "to the thousands who support our research efforts during the April Cancer Crusade and because of this, we want people to know about the American Cancer Society financed research being conducted in Ohio right now" , "Ohio scien tists are present Iy working on 24 grants from the National Society valued at $831,606. Added to this amount are 16 Ohio Division Pilot Research Grants valued at $71 ,421 ," Mrs. Brewer said. These grants arc probing the research frontier for answers to the cancer riddle. Our Local unit contributed 85,000.00 to research last year.