The Cedarville Herald, Volume 52, Numbers 1-26

Advertising sells three articles where you had only sold one before-* He who advertises—realizes, FIFTY-SECOND YEAR No, 15, SCHOLCONTEST OPENSSATURDAY INXENIA County, city, ami exempted village, high schools o f the state -will all join in a scholarship "Tournament" Sat­ urday, March 23, beginning at 10;00 A. M. Greene County*# Contest "will ba held In Central High School Building where provision is being made fo r stu­ dents ranging in numbers from 150. to 250, County Superintendent H, C. Ault- man has been appointed to have general charge, The winners o f the several events Will go to a District Contest held at Miami University, March 30, Ohio State University offers twenty-four one year Scholarships to g o to Seniors who win in the District Contests, The value o f each scholar­ ship is understood to be $60.00, Ce- darville College is donating two schol­ arships to be awarded to the Seniors making the highest grade in English and in Latin in the Greene County Contest. The following are the rules under which the contestants must enter: 1, Contestants must be under 21 years o f age and must have been regularly enrolled in the school repre­ sented fo r at least 30 days. % Contestants must' be regularly enrolled for at least four fu ll high school subjects and passing in all of •them. ' ’ 3. Contestants must’ be regularly enrolled in the subject which they are contesting, except in Civics or Ameri­ can History where enrollment for the •first semester pf the,year 1928-1929 will be satisfactory. 4. Only ninth grade students' are eligible for English, I and only tenth grade- students fo r English 11- Eleventh or twelfth grade •students are eligible fo r English and American, Literature, whichever they may he studying' for the current year, , Only ninth grade pupils'ate eligible f o r Algebra 1, Only, tenth grade pupils are eligible fo r Blade Geometry, •Only tenth grade or eleventh grade Xupils, are e d ib le fpr Biology: Tax Valuations Will Not Be Cut! Auditor R. O. Wead announces that j no reduction in the valuation o f prop­ erty in Greene county can be expected. ,The announcement follows “ a cut in other counties that were higher than. Greene, the order being given by the State Tax Commission. A 10 per cent slice in the. valuation o f both farm and municipal lands and lots was allowed b y the state tax commission in this county in 1927 following the county-wide re-apprals»l o f property, . Nine 'other counties have sent dele- i gations to the tax commission to learn what reaction that body would have towards a cut o f taxes on farm land but no formal requests fo r reductions have been made. Many counties are expected to take steps in reducing the tax valuations after* the 1931 appraisal ljns been made. While in other counties farms ,are selling fo r as much as 30 per cent Jess than the. value listed on the tax dupli­ cate, this situation does not apply to Greerie County, Auditor Wead said. With few exceptions farms sold on foreclosure a t sheriff's sales in this county in the last tw o ' years have brought their appraised value and while this condition prevails, no re­ duction in land values will be Con­ sidered, at least this year, it is an­ nounced: Only tenth grade pupil# are eligible fo r Latin II. Only eleventh or twelfth grade pupil? are eligible fo r Civics, , Only eleventh or twelfth grade pupils are eligible fo r American His­ tory, Only ninth,* tenth, or eleventh grade pupils are eligible' fo r French. I. 5. A school may enter two con­ testants in any one event only. 6- The test materials will be fur­ nished free. 7. The contestants expenses must be met locally, 8, The test? will he printed and of the abjective type. . 1 9, The tests will cover the y/otk generally completed by about March 15. 10, A pupil may contest in one event only. 11. Papers will b e graded by Super­ intendents and Teachers, but no one Will grade papers o f pupils from .his (o r her) own school 12. The following are asked to take responsibility for grading and mark­ ing results o f the contest: R, S, Black­ burn, Zelda Clark, A. F. Roush, H» D, Furst, Kate Schweibold, G> A. Pevoe, Carl Bepner, Josephine Randall, A, C. Eubank, Fannie D, Haynes, Letitia Dillencpurt, Carrie Rife, J. W. White- lids, Olive E , Nybladh, Frances Morris, H. L. Sams, W. C. Boyce, Lelia Fudge, N, S. Wilder, Carl E. Smith, Margaret B&llantyne, Ruth Chitty, Susan Emmick, Rlicia Monroe, Emily Tresise, R, Ggrrill. NOTE; Superintendents submit at meeting March 19, 3;Q0 P> M, names, grade and subject o f each contestant from his school. H, C. AULTMAN, County Supt. Maroon And White For 1930 Tags Columbus, Ohio.—The 1930 license tags for Ohio will be a maroon back­ ground with white lettering according to Clarence J. Brown, Secretary of State. Twelve hundred tons o f special steel, 8,000 gallons o f enamel, 32,400 cartons and more than 2,000,000 envelops' o f special size will he neces­ sary to make the 1930 tags ready for distribution. The -Ohio automobile plates are manufactured in the Ohio penitentiary where more than 150 inmates are em­ ployed. The machinery used in this work ha? been constructed by'prison labor with the thought^of keeping as 'many pa possible in active useful work. The bike OVons, said to “be the finest o f The State pays the Fenitentiery’ ten cents for each set o f tags manufac­ tured. " The steel is o f a special type, free from oil and extra soft fo r embossing. It is coated with a grey paint to pre­ vent corrosion and then enameled and. baked: The .embossing is done on the enameled blanks, the dies being changed with each operation. The blanks are then hand rolled to paint the raised lettering. Three thousand gallons o f grey paint, 3,500 gallons o f maroon enamel and 1,600 gallons o f white enamel will he necessary for the 1930 tags. No Business Is Too Big to Use Ad­ vertising and None Too Poor to Af- 0 ford using it PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR COURT NEWS ESTATE VAI.UED Gross value o f the estate o f Anna M. MacCrackon, late o f the city o f Xenia, is estimated at $5,692.50 fja Probate Court, The estate consists o f personal property valued at $1,192.- 50 and real estate worth $4,500, Debts total $700.41 and the cost o f admin­ istration is placed at $200, leaving a net, market value o f $4,726,09. CLAIM SETTLED Harvey C. Kittridge, as executor of the estate o f Caleb S. Broadwell, who filed an application in Probate Court seeking-authority to-adjust a claim of Kathryn Stockstill filed with him against the estate, has been author­ ized by the court to settle the claim in full for $500, NAMED ADMINISTRATOR . A. C. Hawkins has been appointed administrator o f the estate <f£ Z, W. Lett, late o f the city o f Xenia, and has filed bond o f $500 in Probate Court. ■„ . WILLS PROBATED Wills 'o f Elia3 Harness, late of Caesarcreek Twp., and Anna M. Mac- Cracken, late of Xenia City, have been admitted to probate in Probate Court. ROADPROGRAM ANOUNCEDBY COMISSIONERS BOYSADMIT CHEN THEFT LASTSATURDAY Two Fayette county boys adven­ tured into a new field last Saturday and early in the morning helped them­ selves to chickens on the farms o f Curtsy .McEIroy and Glen Cline on the Columbus pike oast o f town. The boys, Emerson Tipton, 16, and Andrew Fleming, 18, both o f Wash­ ington C. H., .arrived i n .Springfield early Saturday morning to sell their chickens to a poultry dealer wfio had T h ir ty -f Thirty-four aggregating Shane Farm Sold To Creswell Brothers The John Shane farm o f about 70 acres on the Federal pike was sold by Sheriff Ohmer Tate, Saturday at public sale to Messrs, Frank and P, II, Creswell fo r $87 an acre. The farm adjoins land frned by the Creswell farm. It has excellent improvements. The Mary Henxel McGinnis land north o f town, on the Yellow Springs pike was sold Saturday at public sale on order o f the Probate Court, / , E, Hastings, administrator, to Samuel Pemberton, fo r a consideration o f $1, 400, not y e f arrived at his place o f .busi-jlces filed d s bad I7J&U1S in thelr1have * The authorities were notified and claims, a- eep :s ABowed 4 animal claims In animals and three months >,Urtty Corn- While the chickens were being weighed!year instead of annually as in pre- be so .desires WilliamAlexander, 51, ' Called Saturday William A . Alexander, 51, one of Yellow Springs’ .prominent business men, died at his home at 5:20 P. M. Saturday following a lone illness. He was bom near,Clifton apd was the son o f the late Addison Alexander and has been a lifelong resident of this county. He has been a resident o f Yellow Springs fo r many years and owned and operated a dry goods and grocery store. He is survived by his wife, three Sisters, Mrs. S. A . Rabm o f Yellow Springs, Mrs, Minnie MoMillen o f this place, and Miss Anna Alexander at home, and three brothers, Arthur of Chicago, John o f Topeka, Kan., and Jacob o f Oklahoma. ■ Funeral service/; were held at 2 P. M. Tuesday at the residence. Burial was made in the Yellow Springs cemetery. in walked Sheriff George Benham, who questioned the lads. Believing- that they Were suspicious the boys were taken in charge and a signed con­ fession was later secured, The boys were brought over the route to identify the places where the chickens wore stolen according- to Sheriff Bdnham. He then notified Sheriff Ohmer Tate, who took them in charge and placed them in the county Jail. Tipton is a minor and will appear before the probate court while Flem­ ing will go before the grand jury on a. charge o f burglary or grand larceny, or both. . Sometime Sunday night or early Monday morning • thieves entered the chicken house belonging to James. Studeveht and took the entire fiock' o f sixteen buff Wyondotts. There was no clue to be found. Mr. Studevent lives but a short distance from the M.cElroy farm on the same road, vious years. 0 . E. BRADFUTE SUBMITS ; TO AN OPERATION - Hon. Q. E, Bradfute, past president o f the American Farm Bureau, who has heeh, quite ill fo r several months, underwent an operation Several days ago at the McClellan Hospital in Xenia. Reports as to his condition are regarded as favorable.' Cemetery Board ,Is Organized The annual meeting o f the Massies Creek Cemetery lot owners was held Wednesday afternoon in the mayor's Office, The three retiring trustees were re-elected and as follows; R, S, Town- sley, J, E. Kyle and John Kyle, TJriy are elected for a term o f three years, In the organization the former officers were re-elected; Wm. Conley, presi­ dent; Merle Stormont, Secretary; Karih Bull, Treasurer and Superin tendent. SOMETHING T 0 WORRY QVEft HERMAN EAVY NAMED CHAIRMAN FINANCE com County ComiqUsioner Herman ty, fiavy has been named chairman of the finance committee o f the County Commissioners’ Association ip t this a iyear. Other members o f the faience Stivers High Is State Champion When Stivers High School basket ball team defeated Dover, Ohio, High, last Saturday night for honors in the state tournament, the Dayton team became state champions in the high school class o f teams. The Dayton team is said d o be the greatest basket ball machine that has graced the courts in many years. The boys have wonderful team work and win the honors without arty question o f dispute. The basket ball season has ended in Ohio and Stivers will not be permitted to enter the National Tourney. It is said that many western states refuse to adopt the rules o f eastern ^schools and for this reason Ohio has barred playing In the National meet in the hope that the West will meet the Eastern; teams on equal terms. In many Western schools there are men past Noting age playing" on what Is termed high school teams. There tire others that are playing this year that have now played basket ball in nation­ al meets more years than required to go through high school, , MEMPHIS, T e rm .-A cavity in .......................... ^ tooth may be as small as one-fifth the!committee are; Cbri* W*av#r, com size of the tooth brush bristle and *UI1 mlwioner of Summit County; D, O. hold 8,400,090,069 germs, dentist? At;Norton, commissioner of Wtag# a recant, clink*! meeting her* were;County; Andrew Ports, commissioner told, Clean surfaces of teeth n *n t of Put«*m County, and J* R*Atidr#w», decay, the dentist »p**kiftg Mid. j commissioner of Bsfcwaw County. Court House Will Be Redecorated The interior of the GrCene county courthouse will be redecorated, ac­ re ’ *ng to a derision reached by a committee composed o f the county commissioners, Probate Judge S. C. Wright, clerk o f the Courts Harvey Elam and Mrs. F. H, Flynn, as presi­ dent o f the county library board. The work will be done in oils and the mural paintings in the corridors and courtroom touched up, STAKERACES FAIREVENT NEWSLETER FROMSTATE . DEPARTMENTS Columbus, Ohio—Members o f the State legislature, state employes and politicians compelled to remain over the week end in the Capital City, can spend’ their Sundays*profitably i f they so desire or can seek Various forms of diversion, recreation and relaxation. There are 262 churches in the rity of aii denominations, seven-theatres and 44 motion picture houses, as well as two amusement parks' and a paved street mileage o f 451: The" scenic drives adjacent to the city arc. Also iln , day visitor can ba well entertains The Greene County Fair Board has arranged fo r stake races again this summer at the annual time for hold­ ing the fair. The decision was made following a- report on a questionnaire taken among about 100 horsemen that proved favorable to stake racing. The recing event for the fa ir this past summer Was the best in years and surpassed the program fo r racing at most rural county fairs. The fair this year will beheld August G, 7, 8 and 9, The entry lists for stake races will close'April 15. Class entry lists will be open until August 3rd. following speed program.- ‘ Secretary Bryson’ announced the Wednesday, August 7.—2:18 pace (stake), purse $600; 2;22 trot, purse $300; three-year-old pace (stake), purse $500. Thursday, August 8.—2:14 trot/ 'three-year-old trot (Stake), purse purse $400; 2:14 pace, purse $400; $500; green pace, purse $200. Friday, Augyst 9,—2:22 pace, purse- $300; 2:18 trot' (stake), purse $600; free-for-all pace, purse $400; green trot, purse $200, - In alt class rates, the entrance money will be added to the purse, and the entrance fee will he on the one payment plan, Secretary Bryl sn said. For the 2:18 trot, and the 2:18 pace stakes, the entrance fee wil. be $15 with $5 fo r all additional entries from the same stable or ownership. In the three-year-old trot and pace, the en­ trance fee will be $10 with $5 for addi­ tional entries from the same owner-' sentative Lloyd Weaver o f Akron. APPRAISERS APPOINTED In view of an application on file seeking authority for sale o f real es­ tate in the case ,o f Harry Hess, as executrix of the estate o f Mandinia Hess, deceased, against Glenn Hess, arid others in Probate Court, the court appointed Henry Welled, Roy Rohf- baugli and ..Wilbur Berryhill as ap­ praisers of the property. CONVICTIONS UPHELD Gonvictions o f Wade Allen and Richard Guenther in Probate Court have been affirmed by Common Pleas Court in decisions announced Monday. NAMED ADMINISTRATRIX Laura B. MacCracken has been ap­ pointed administratrix o f the estate of Anna’ M. MacCracken, deceased, with bond o f $1,000 in Probate Court. State Welfare Director Hal II. Gris­ wold states that the criminal popula­ tion o f Ohio penal institutions is now 8.000 and that on the base o f increase during the last two years it will reach 26.000 in- tlie next ten years. He also stated that, unless some sort o f relief is given, the present legislature will have to authorize, a drastic enlarge­ ment o f prison facilities. He also ad­ vocates that a wrill he built around London Prison -Farm, which project would also furnish work for a large number o f idle men both there and at the Oltip Penitentiary. The papula­ tion o f the latter place is now within a few o f 4,500 inmates. * * * A number of important measures have passed both branches o f the General Assembly and are now rwait ittg the signature o f Governor Cooper, Included are the state office building bill; the Miller bill, authorizing state universities to issue and sell bonds fo r erection o f dormitories; the “ habitual criminal” bill, and the Pence law re­ pealer. When the “ habitual criminal” measure w as'up for debate in the Senate the arguments were broadcast and moving pictures were also taken o f proceedings in the chamber. It was the first radio broadcasting ever attempted in the Ohio Senate and several hundred thousand people pos­ sibly listened in on the program o f the “ Ohio School o f the Air,” * . # Hr In accordance with suggestions ad­ vanced by Republican party leaders early in the year an honest effort is being made by Ohio Solons'to so ar­ range the business o f the present General Assembly that adjournment may be made the first week in April, With that ehd in view the ealander committees o f both Senate and House are selecting the more important measures for early action, * * A second public hearing will take place Thursday evening of this week in the House on the Bible bill which provoked a great deal o f discussion pro and eon on a hearing held several days pare a manual of scripture selec­ tions -for each day, of ten versos each to be read in every public school in the state. It was introduced by Hcpre- GUARDIAN APPOINTED Mary E. Xnick has been appointed guardian o f Paul- Goodbar, 20, child of Harvey Goodbar, deceased, arid has filed $1,000 bond in-Probate Court. , Sale o f property to Perry Han and Mary Nogle has been approved by' the court in the Case o f Laura- B. Mar­ shall and others against Perry Hanes and others in Common Pleas Court, GIVEN DIVORCE On grounds o f gross neglect o f duty, Irma Adams has been granted a di­ vorce from LeRoy Adams- in Co,m irion Pleas Court. The plaintiff was award­ ed household goods and furniture as alimony and the court also granted her exclusive custody of their chil­ dren* enjoining the defendant from interference. . , PRIVATE SALE ORDERED Private sale o f real estate' has beeri authorized by the court in the case of Mary J. Gordon against James Thompson, Gordon and Glen Gene Gor­ don in Common Pleas Court. The court appointed J. F. Gordon, Bert Limes and Wilmuth Bryan as appraisers of the‘property. ESTATES VALUED Gross* value of the estate o f Eliza betli R. Stevenson) deceased, is esti­ mated at $7,895 •in Probate Court, composed as follows: personalty, $700 and ‘real estate, $7,195. Debts total $776 and the cost o f administration is $100, leaving a net value o f $6,302 after deducting certain dower interest. Estate o f Olive E. Kyle, deceased, fins an estimated gross value o f $5,299 consisting o f personal property worth $3,299 and rtal estate valued at $2,000 Debts' amount to $1,084 and the cost of administration is placed at $525, leaving a net, market value o f $3,690, GRANT ADOPTION Adoption o f George Calvin Link- hart, child o f Charles and Gladys Linkhart, by William Frank Pope and Mary Elizabeth Pope, has been authorized in Probate Court. The court also directed that the child’s name be changed to George- Calvin Pope. An elaborate road repair program ,under which all o f the pricipal county roads in each o f the twelve townships o f Greene County will be taken over this year by the county for mainten­ ance, preparatory to re-surfacing por­ tions o f them with tar treatment, is being announced by County Commis­ sioners. The maintenance work will be start­ ed this year but it may take two years before the entire project is completed. In some instances rOads will be'widen­ ed before being re-surfaced. In the interest of economy, only native material will bo used in the re­ pair work. The county has three stone crushers available for use and all the work will be done by force account. Following ore the roads to be taken care o f by the county, beginning -this year: Ross Twp.' . * • Charleston.Road tp be tarred-up to Ross Twp. school house. Federal -Road, Diffendall Road and Levi Smith Road to be maintained. ■ Silver Creek Twp. Midfiie Jeffersonville Road and Charleston Road to he tarred. Way-V nesville Road, North Jeffersonville Road and Jasper Road to he main­ tained. - - Jefferson Twp. Hussey Road to he tarred from Bowersville to Gunnersville. * The Jefferson Twp, trustees will turn their money over to commissioners and commissioners are to take care o f sill the' road needs o f the township. Caesarcreek Twp. Hussey Pike to be tarred for tw o ; mile*-, beginning at' Wilmington Pike if possible, Waynesville Road, Spring Valley and Painiersville Roads to be maintained.- Caesarcreek Twp. to pay in $400 assist the county in build* ?ng Ballard Road. ‘ ** Sugarcreek Twp. , Spring Valley and Bellbrook Roads to be tarred, Waynesville Road from Warren .County line through Bellbrook to-Beavercreek Twp, line/ Upper Bell- brook, Lower Bellbrook and White Spring VaUey-Bmibfriok Roads’ i o ” he tarred, tar past school house. Bur­ lington, Spring Valley, Paintersyjlle, Union Road and Lower Bellbrook to he maintained. Miami T\yp. , Yellow Springs-Clifton Road to ho tarred. Byron Road out o f Yellow Springs, Fairfield Road out o f Yellow Springs; Bryson Road into’ Clifton, to ■ be maintained. ' Cedarville Twp. Wilmington Road to be tarred. Turnbull Road to be maintained with view o f tarring it. Federal, Bryson and Conley Roads to Clifton-Wilber- force to be maintained. 4 Bath Twp. Road from Fairfield to Valley Pike ' through Wright Field to be prepared for . tar. Yellow Springs-Fairfield Road into'Fairfield, and.Bryan Road over to No. 60 to be maintained. Beavercreek Twp. New Germany Road, beginning at Montgomery County line, through New Germany on to Blacks Corner to be tarred. Road from Blacks Corner south through Zimmerman to Sugar- creek Twp. line, and road beginning at- Trebelns and running north to New Germany Road through West to New Germany to be maintained; also road from Byron south to New Germany to be maintained* New Jasper Twp. Rorid through New Jasper crossing toward Xenia to be tarred as far as practical, ' Waynesville Road, road from Lydia Smith Comer through New Jasper on to Jamestown Pike (known as Clemans Road) and Hoop Road to be maintained. Xenia Twp, Upper Bellbrook Pike to be tarred to Beavercreek Twp, line; Jasper Pike to be tarred as far as practical. IIoop, Burlington. Pike, Lower Bellbrook, Fairground, Rrysno Road, and Federal Pike to be maintained, Wilberforce- Olifton Road to he maintained, Wilm­ ington Pike to be maintained. ship or stable. The flag wifi be down on the thrw-year-old trot and pace. Members o f the fair speed commit- Secretary o f -State Clarence J. Brown is receiving numerous request*? B. U. Bell, Xenia and Grant Miller, Trebeiri*. tee are: C, M, Austin, of Bellbrook;,for federal, state and county rosters .. ~ . . . . ...... compilation o f ‘the new roster is nbqut completed but due to the fact that a numbef o f appointments in Mr, C. N, Stuckey and wife, who various departments o f government, Havt bawl aptndtaf wvaral weeks in ! both Mate and national, are yet to he McKeesport, Pa,, being called there comfirmed, the publication o f the by the death * f Die former'* brother-‘ roster will he somewhat delayed, but in-law, Mr. IStary Pitzar, returned in all probability it will be available home Tuesday evening. about the middle o f June. 1 - \ HEARING SET Application seeking to admit to pro bate the last will o f Sarah Phillips, late o f Miami Twp., has been fixed for a bearing March 20 in Probate Court: ORDER SALE Apprasial o f real estate has been confirmed and its sale ordered in the case o f II. S, Stevenson, as adminis­ trator . o f the estate o f James D. Stevenson, deceased, against J. L, Stevenson, and others in Probate Court. GIVEN JUDGMENT Currie McEIroy has recovered a ,promissory note judgment fo r $42418 |Against Lawrence Barber, Haael Bar- 'ber and Kat* Barber in Common Plan* iCewrt* „ ... o s b o r n 4N d F a i r f i e l d * CONSIDER MERGER PLAN A movement has been started fo r the merger o f two Bath Township towns, Osborn and Fairfield, both o f which adjoin each other. A t a recent meeting to discuss the proposition J, C. McMillan o f the Bath Township Herald presided and named a com­ mittee that will investigate and re­ port. Each town has Its own officers and each lias a waterworks plant, The population o f Osbotti is placed at 1,» 200 and Fairfield at 1,500. Both towns have grown as the result o f the. two Mg cement plants and the b r ig h t airport. Bee what trouble a, set o f false teeth can give you. Bee “Billy” tfc* Collage Junior* Claw Play,