The Cedarville Herald, Volume 52, Numbers 1-26

* *> -* ^AdvertmiMf tells three artistes where you had only sold one before— He who advertises—reaMzea, fterald , No Business Is Too Big to1 tea 4 4 - vertising* and None Too Poor to A f­ ford using it. FIFTY-SECONB.YEIAR No. 18. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, NEWS LETTER FROM STATE DEPARTMENTS COLUMBUS, OHIO The legisla ture after adjourning last Saturday will reconvene next Tuesday when all bill* will be signed and final adjourn­ ment will be made not to convene again unless called into special session by the Governor, A record for speed apd results accomplished has been ■made by the member# o f the eighty- eighth General Assembly and all ad­ ministration measures have been pass­ ed. Those bills acted upon favorably will go to the Governor for his signa- ture after which they will be filed with ’^Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown, who ia custodian o f the laws and re­ solutions passed by the General As- ' serably, Laws relating to taxation become effective immediately when filed and all others become effective 90 days, after the filing date. JjB i(t * • • ■->. ■. • T \> • m . •v Hon. D. W. Davis, ex-Governor o f Idaho, was a visitor 'at the State House several days ago and called on Governor Myers Y. Cooper, Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown and other elective state officials. .Governor Davis made fiend s with a number of them while campaigning in Ohio in 1926 and again last fall. He has been a successful banter, farmer pnd breed- ' er of .fancy cattle. He established the first budget system fotr Idaho, built the two wings to the S.tate Capitol and placed-his state government - on a sound financial basis. He expects to return in the near future when he can mate a more extended visit. * # * - Hon. A . P, Saddles of Ottawa, Putnam- county, Democrat has been' darned ,a member of the -civil seryifie •commission to succeed Rollin Swisher of this city. The appointment is more .than pleasing to the legion of “ Put's?* friends all jover the state. Governor Cooper and. the genial Ottawain have been, the warmest o f friends for many years and the latter was one.of the •original , "Cooper for .‘ Governor’* boosters while serving as president of the Ohio Fair Circuit, a position which he held during the life o f that organ- feation, and 1 which he assisited in COURT NEWS DIVORCE ACTION Suit for divorce ha* been filed in Common Plea* Court by Daisy Petti- ford against George Albert Fettiford. The plaintiff seta forth chargee o f gross neglect o f duty and extreme cruelty, asserting her husband mis­ treated her* They were married in Xenia September 29,1917. The plain­ tiff seeks to -be decreed custody _of their two minor children, Quentin, 10, and Birdie Irene, 2 , GIVEN DIVORCE Ethelbelle Colter has been awardee, a divorce, from Charles E. Colter in Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect'of duty. The plaintff was ordered restored to her maiden name of Carlisle and was decreed household goods as alimony. ORDER PRIVATE SALE Private sale o f real estate appraised at $160 has been ordered in .the ease pf Ralph M, Neeld, as administrator oO h e estate o f James W. Woodside, deceased, against 'William H.'Thorn burg and others in Probate Court. APPROVE SALE . Sale of real' estate for $2,500, its appraised, value, to •Katherine M? Kelblo has been confirmed in the case of. Harriet J. Kelble, as administratrix of the estate of William D.rKelble, deceased, against Gerald D. Kelble and others in Froate Court. INVENTORY FILED Coroner F. M. Chambliss has filed in Probate Court ari- inventory con taining a list of articles taken from the body of William B. Edge, deceased. The court ordered the articles turned over to William M.-Edge; administra­ tor of the estate. APPEAL TAKEN Hazel Schwab has filed an appeal in Common Pleas. Court from.a deci­ sion o f J. P. MacEwan, Xenia Twp, justice of the peace, awarding 0 . F. Grooms $75 damages as a result of an auto accident in December, 1928. Grooms set forth that he was driving South on Cihinnati Avenue-and that his sedan, .valued, a t ' $75, was de­ molished when it crashed into the rear of the defendant's aUto, which, be al­ leged, has been parked along,the curb’ and displayed RghcS. Spring Work RIDAY, APRIL 12,1929 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR SCHOOL NEWS - V 5K sn ^ ^ i"i;ni . 1N ni";,iau jsiaft |pi lU l fO M i l T |tsFirst Setback 1 Chapel Talk Monday morning we had the privi- d LANK o §SNT TO TAXPAYERS lege of hearing Dr. McChesney speak K * Z M l Sv ly u f l 25 is placed on the estates of Man- dame Hess, deceased. Debts and the cost of administration -total $891.25, leaving a net value of $3,036. • Estate -o f Mary H. McGinnis de­ ceased has no net value. The gross value is $1,590 hut debts and the cost o f administration aggregates .$1,711. APPOINT.ADMINISTRATRIXES Nellie Carter has beep appointed administratrix o f the estate o f Perry Carter, late of Xenia Twp„ with bond o f $2,000 ip Probate Court. Ollie SpShr, Addie , Smith and Burgess Crinririne were named appraisers- ' " Clara, H. Hirst has been named ad­ ministratrix o f the estate ofTbomas C, -Hirst, d,«Ceased, and has filed $500 bond, . . . Emmons o f New Rochester, Colum­ biana county, has also been appointed as civil service commissioner by Governor Cooper and will succeed him­ self, his- term expiring August 30, 1931. * * * When the new state office building is completed—i f that Is ever brought about—the seventy-five different state offices, departments and divisions of government, now scattered indiscrim­ inately, over* the Capitol City, would' . be all centrally located, with air-under­ going passageway from tbe Capitol. At the present time 33 are located in the State House and Annex, eight in the Wyandotte ■building, six in the Hartman and the remainder scattered over the entire city, from Ohio State University campus, south, east and West, A directory o f the state offices Will be published in the Mew roster to be issued by Secretary o f State Clarence J, Brown Some time in July. * * * * There is an urge for a terminal bus station in this city as present facilities for handling passenger mottor coaches are inadequate. With busses leaving every few minutes from a Central point traffic is congested and passen­ gers are greatly inconvenienced by being compelled to wait in stuffy sta­ tions and sometimes wade through muddy pools In yards where the • busses are stationed. With the num­ erous lines operating in and out of the Capitol City the new terminaf station would, greatly facilitate the handling o f the business, * * * Hotels, restaurants, barber Shops and tradesmen in general will miss the legislative, sessions, Not only the members themselves patronize these these places but there is also the in­ flux o f thousands who ate interested in legislation or who have business with the member# o f the General As­ sembly and the hundreds who" come ♦ from out of town daily to witness the law maker# in action and learn just how the laws are placed Upon the statute books. Present members hold Office until midnight December 31, 1930. • Do# Race Track For Fairfield A company is reported as having purchased a thirty acta tract o f land til the'Village of Fairfield and will start the erection at once o f a dog racing plant. The proposition has the approval of the vftlag* authorities and legislation has been started by tbs ootmril. The venture will bring a revenue o f $999 a day to the village during the racing season. This money trill be used to pay off a $33,009 bond­ ed debt: on the new waterworks gyM—am, against EbCr J, Reynolds In Common Fleas Court, on complaint o f Ralph Alexander, trustee fo r ,Gathering Reynolds, a citation has -been issued against Eber Reynolds to appear in court at 10 A- M., April 8 to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt o f court for refusing to pay alimony allowed by the court for the care o f Catherine Reynolds. DEMURRER SUSTAINED ■-Demurrer to the petition filed by The Farmers and Traders Banking Co., South Solon, a defendant in a suit brought by G. F. Brickel, has been sustained In Common Pleas Court. The* court granted(the plaintiff ten days in which to file an amended peti­ tion. •- . ' SUSTAIN MOTION In the case * of Nathan * Seslar against James Seslar and others in Common Pleas Court, motion of Frank Stewart and Frank Burr, part­ ners doing business as Stewart and Burr, asking to be m-ide parties to the action, has been sustained by the court. They are granted leave to plead, WIFE ASKS DIVORCE Divorce from John Newland is sought in a suit filed in- Common Pleas Court by Laura Newland, who alleges gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. They wore married at Bow- ersviile, December 23, 1907. The couple has seven children, o f whom three are self-supporting. The plain­ tiff asks to be decreed custody of the four ''minor children, Hersel, 12, Catherine, 8 , Robert, 5, and Dorothy 2 . ORDER SALE' Sale of property has been ordered in the case of Artie B, Little against Edgar H. Little and others in Com­ mon Pleas Court, The court appoint­ ed Lester McDorman, J, L. Little and C.,Ray Reid, as appraisers. INDICTMENT NOLLED An indictment against Russell Peterson has been Rolled by Pros­ ecutor J, Carl Marshall in Common Pleas Court, FOUR ESTATES VALUED Estimates of the value o f four es­ tates bare been filed in Probate Court. Gross value o f the estate o f ®. P. Hoovan, deceased, k placed at $19,- 729.24, purposed entirely of personal property. Debts total $917.79 and the cost of administration is $80.10, leav­ ing a net value o f $18,181.89, Estate o f Ida Howland, deceased, has an estimated gross value o f K - 288.77. Debts,, tiududin the cost of Administration, amount to $1,160.88. The net value* is $6,107AO. An M M M I IN * t ffM lb * wMeh*contains a list o f articles token from the .body, o f John Parker, de­ ceased. The Court ordered them turn­ ed over to O, S. Nelson, administrator of the estate. DIVORCE GRANTED HUSBAND Divorce is bought by Edith E. Murphy in a suit filed in Common Pleas..Court against. Edgar Murphy charging gross neglect o f duty. The couple was married.March 24, 1928. No children were horn o f the union. WINS DIVORCE In grounds o f extreme cruelty, Henry Roan has been awarded a di­ vorce, from Dora Roan in Common Pleas- Court. The defendant Is barred of dower interest in real estate owned by the plaintiff. ORDER DISTRIBUTION Sale o f property for $9,850 has been confirmed and distribution ordered in the case o f Mary J. Gordon again James Thompson Gordon and Glen Gordon in Common Pleas Gourt. MADE PARTIES DEFENDANT On their application, The E. T. Sargent Refining Co, and The Alpha Seed and Grain Co, have been made parties defendant with, leave to plead in-the case of Anns Hess against Dal­ las Shipley and others in Common Pleas Court. MODIFY DECREE In the case o f M, W. Mendenhall and other# against Orville J. Menden­ hall in Common Fleas Court, on mo­ tion of the plaintiff, a decree ordering sale o f the premise# described in the petition has been ordered modified by directing- the sale to be for cash, DISMISS CASE The following suits have been settled and ordered dismissed in Com­ mon. Fleas Court: Ollie Judy against George Eibeck, and Joseph Turnbull as executor,, against R. P. Thfiberlake. ESTATE VALUED An estimated gross value Of $1,027 is placed on the estate o f Elizabeth Thompson, deceased, in Probate Court, Debt* and the cost o f administration jointly total $ 797 , leaving a net value of $230, U. P. Congregation Elects Officers The annual meeting of the United Presbyterian congregation was held Wednesday evening. Proceeding the. meeting a covered dish dinner was en­ joyed In the new dining room, The following officers were elected; Chairman, J, E. Kylye. Secretary, Mr#. Lloyd Confarr. Treasurer, W, A, U pm m , .Trustee, Mwri* 'Stormont. LAWMAI GONGLUI AND The state legislg urd'ay Until April Will ■be taken tot but no new bill# cs be that some mes tjy.Governor Coop ed if the.KX ife doubtful. Of the #es dueed only EfS&wi^ the repeal pf is M 9J0URN recessed Sat- hen final'action js ,Adjournm-sit me Up, It may (.subject to Veto be Copsider- hut thia is bill#' irtero- sfed 'indndmg *■9$ ney Eariiart of the League which cost Egrhayt his job,, The latter openly charged the bill was drawn to favor big bootleggers in the cities. The bill was buried by the committee in charge and Earhart.was dropped from the Anti-Saloon League payroll. Several scoie pf minor, bills failed to get out of the various committees and wi'.l be heard of no more until ar other session. , With classification o f property just around the corner and additional tax being levied on property in The state as well as appropriations' for 'twp years amounting to nearly 126 million dollars,’.there is little, hope of seeing the post of state government reduced. Those who have been in touch with the situation see an additional state tax should get from our education. He likened the pupils to three kinds of wires; The cold wires, which’ repre­ sented those who lack mental ability; the hot wirds, those who are too in­ terested in outside activities; and the service wires, those who are the real students. He told us that he considered educa­ tion an art and that each o f the three letters of the word “art" stood fo r something-that we must be able to do in order to take advantage o f our edu­ cational opportunities. “A " was for attention, “ R” was for retention, and “ T” was for telling. In closing he gave us this little maxim, “Think a thought and sow an act. Sow an at* and reap a character, Reap a character and you have destiny.” •Come to the Opera House on April 18 and find out ■how Victor Feex 2Ze nose, feex ze eye, yes, and feex ze leg that wiggles. Scholarship Contest Cedarville -High School was fortun­ ate in having four out of five students who won places at Xenia, win at .Ox­ ford. They in turn went to Columbus to compete in the State-Contest.' A t Miami, Marion Hostetler won first and Ruth West, third in American Literature. Jane West came through first in English II and Carma Hostet­ ler took third in English I, Although none o f our representatives wdn places at Columbus they, made high close scores and we are proud of them, Receives Letter Reuben Walker who was unable to attend the Athletic Banquet was pre­ sented his football letter by Coach Rolfes' in chapel Monday. Reuben was requested to make a speech iso he made some very appropriate remarks. Coach Presented Basketball Coach Rolfes was completely sur­ prized when Regena Smith, in behalf of the teams of *28-’29 presented him a gold watch charm in form o f a bas­ ketball. He was at first speechless but soon fpund wards to express his deep appreciation. Get. your tickets now'for the Junior Play, from any member of the class.' itrtfe Baff.Gawe IN COUNTY by Governor Cooper was passed with­ out any trouble. The Pence law was- repealed as desired b y the-Governor, Another constitutional amendment Will bo submitted the voters in Ohio this fall to pave the. way for classifi­ cation o f property for taxation. Although, the state was to have no additional tax##*, under a campaign promise the legislature approved a new $5,000,000 state office building and' a state tax Will be added to all tax bills -next December to pay for; the new home for 'Ohio’s numerous boards and commissions,' Motorists will .Within three months get tD pay an additional gasoline tax o f .one cent making the -total tax four cento a gallon instead o f three as at present. When thi# tax was proposed it was advocated that such was necessary for improvement of township roads in Ohio, Machinery interests backed the measure as well as certain farm organisations. When the bill was finally passed the township# got recognition and will get but a small fraction of the money and then the township trustees will not have all the say Where it is to go. The state will take 60 per cent o f this extra tax for main highways; (Counties get 20 per cent; municipali­ ties 10 per cent based on the number o f automobiles and trucks and the township what is left, ten per cent. It is estimated that each township will get about enough to build one, mile o f good road. The gasoline tax in the state at four cents a gallon is estimated at $34,000,900 each year artd still the rural sections will get little relief. It is estimated that more than fifty per cent of the gasoline used in the state is used for com­ mercial purposes, stich as trucking and delivery which is added to the cOst o f good# Sold as freight rates, There WSs Once a theory that joy riders would pay the big end o f the gasoline, tax but things have changed and this cost is handed hack to the consumer o f what he- eat# and wears in urban as well as rural center#. Among the bill# that died with the passing o f the legislature Were the old age pension; barber’s license; Kltm Bible bill; automobile driver’s license bill; tax oh chain Stores; hunter’s license tag, The death of two prominent bill# was' tbe sb-esiied rural police law which Governor Cooper opposed and the anti-fiislfc bill backed by the W. G. T. U.’ A peculiar situation developed over this but which was to prohibit' the sale o f malt for home beer mak - 1 trig. The Antj-Satoim League opposed 1 the measure as charged by a member plane for use of the air. CLUB LEADBCS WILL CONVENE The annual conference of loaders of the Greene County Boys* and Girls' 4-H clubs /-will be conducted in the farm bureau headquarters, Xenia,. Fri­ day, the program opening at 10 o'clock, Guy Dodwy> state club leador, will attend the conference and will speak twice during the day, his topics being “What I# Club Work?” and “Demo­ cratic Leadership.” Mrs, R, B, McKay and Mrs, Louise Turner will qpen the discussion on the subject, “What Club Work Has Done for Our Community.” _ Mrs. R. T. Williamson and Mrs, J. I, Patterson will lead the discussion on “ Compensation of a Club Leader,” Mis, A .A. Neff Will talk on enroll­ ment. Miss Thelma Barth oft “Or­ ganization.” Miss Margaret Lackey, “Club Activities.” Harper Bickett and Miss Gladys Glenn, “Exhibits,” and Mrs, -W. D. Printz, “ Achievement Meetings,” „ off. winning her- second game played in’ two years, nor did she. We were defeated iJ-S, a much better score than we expected, Cedarville out-hit Pitchin, having rto -trouble finding the offering of Pitchin’s hurler. > But foolish base­ running and the lack of practice cut our. scores down to 5 runs. Pitchin took advantage o f errors to make their Score, having fanned 13 batters in but'.was ' handicapped by poor pegging and bad judgment by hia fielders team mates. The game for the girls scheduled with Bryan High School Tuesday had to be canceled because of the rain. Class Play By .High School Juniors The Juhior Class o f the High School will Btage the three act comedy “Arnold Goes Into Business' in the Oprea House Thursday, April IS. The story is from a mid-west town, Arnold Miller belonged to the best family in town but he had a Weak heart; His doting aunt and all his friends were waiting for him to quiet­ ly prr-s oh When he surprised them nil by getting married. His wife had her own idea' of ^things and she de­ cided that her husband wasn’t going to die—she would make a man o f him and she did. Her ^method forms a very pleasant comedy of real Ameri­ can life, Get your ticket now front any mem­ ber o f the Junior Class. Xenia Lodge To Put On Third Xeina Lodge I, O. O, F. will exem­ plify work in the Third Degree before the local lodge here Monday evening, April 16, There will be ten candidates and refreshments will be served dar­ ing the evening, Ail members ate urged to attend. of thi togistfttiu* who ii a member of the W. C. T. U. Churches were asked t to opposed the #als of malt for illegal; The Misses Genevera and Genevieve purpose* by the W. C ,T, U, As for Jamieson returned home Wednesday the rural polio# bill ft broach devel- from Muskingum College for the ,op«l betweea-’ISttph M hmi and Atom?- ^spring vacation. .» Blanks for personal property tax returns have been mailed from the county auditor’s office to 9,392 tax- payers .of Greene County. Every tax-paying individual In the County is supposed to receive ft blank. Sunday, April 7 Is tax listing day and tax-payers will be required to list for taxation all personal property in their possession on that date. Returns must be filed not later than May 1 or a $190 penalty will be im­ posed, meaning that property owners will not receive the $100 exemption to1,which they are entitled. Persons who do not receive blank# are advised they may get them from either the county auditor’s .office or the assessor in their district, The auditor’s office-will remain open daily from 8 A. M. until .4:30 P, j f . to assist tax-payers in making out their returns. Assessor# have beep appointed for each of the twenty-five district#.in the county except Osborn village .to assist personal property owner# in submitting their returns. Following are the assessor# for, the various districts; Wm.‘ Sipe, Bath Twp.;”0 , A, Wilson,' Fairfield; George Greene, Beavercreek Twp.; W. E. Mussetter, Caesarcreek Twp.; C, E. Cooley, .Cedarville Twp.; M. W. Collins, Cedarville Village; F, A. Charles, Jefferson Twp.;' H. C. Fisher, Bowersville Village; Milton Shaw,' Miami Twp-; I. B, PreBton, Clifton; •Towne Carlisle, Yellow Springs; Fl M- Thomas,,New Jasper- Twp,; J. A. Mercer, Ross Twp.; J. Q, Ross, Silvercreek Twp.; R. P, Tiin- berlftke, Jamestown; Earl M. Simison, Spring Valley -Twp.; Max Compton, Spring, Valley. Village; Henry B. Wel­ ler, Sugarcreek Twp.; W. W. Tate, Bellbrook Village; Walter Nash, Xenia Twp. afid Xenia City S. Dij P. J. Lane, -Xenia City, "Ward 1; j . M. E&tcher, Xenia City, Ward 2; L.F« Allen; Xenia Gity, Ward 3;’ Frank Robinsoh, Xenia City, Ward 4, 1 ' - m M /Vi Mrs. W .O. Maddux Called By Death Mrs. Mary A. Maddux, 09, wife of W, O. Maddux, died Friday afternoon at 3:l5^o’clock as the? result of a stroke o f paralysis which she suffered last Tuesday. She had been in her usual health up to the time o f the stroke but never regained conscious­ ness following the attack. Mrs. Maddux was born in Selma, O., September 20, i860, and after her marriage, moved to Xenia with her husband where they lived for about thirty-five years, where Mr. Maddux was in the coal business. Since 1913 they have resided on a farm near Ce­ darville, where they lived until a few weeks ago when they held a sale and moved to town. * Mrs. Maddux leaves beside her hus­ band, one daughter Mrs. Orin Atb<> gust of Chicago and one Stepson, Fred W* Maddux of Spokane, Wash, Two sister# also Survive, Mrs, Nettie Myers o f Jamestown and Miss Anna Cramp- ton, Xenia. , The deceased Was a member o f the M. E. Church of Cedarville. Funeral services were held at the residence Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock With burial in North Cemetery, Cedarville. The service was in Charge of Rev. Gunnet, her pastor. Arm Injured Monday At Paper Mill Donald Taylor, employe at the llagar "Straw Board & Paper Com­ pany plant, received a ,crushed left arm while on duty Monday. His arm was drawn between the rolls hut he had presence o f mind and time enough to withdraw it but not until his head had humped into the machine With force enough to break the skin. The accident wa# said to be similar to the one a number o f years ago that cost the life of George Ross, who was superintendent of the mill at the time. Mr. .Taylor’s arm was not broken but was badly bruised and Will likely keep him out of employment for mom# time. Mr#, Mary Henderson, -7J, wife o f Hiram Henderson, Grape Grove, died Wednesday evening at 8:15 o’clock at McClellan Hospital in Xenia, Pneu­ monia was the cause of death. Mrs.%' Henderson was born in Xenia in /lfiB 8 and spent all her life in Greene* County^ She is. survived by her husbanfi and one son; William, at home, two sisters and one brother, Mrs. I. M. Hustler of Springfield and Mrs. Flora Mc- Killip o f Cleveland and J. C, Talbott of Jamestown. - ■' ■ • Mrs. Henderson was a member:of the Church of Christ of Grape Grove,- and funeral services were held there Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock ’'with burial in Grape Grove Cemetery, CHICKEN THIEF - ISCONVICTED Andrew Fleming . of Washington C. H., was convicted twice in Common Pleas Gourt Wednesday for burglary and larceny in connection with the theft Of chickens near here, March 15. Fleming was found guilty this morning of stealing 17 chickens, valued at $26.50 from the farm o f Cutry McEIroy, Columbus pike.’ During the afternoon the same jury convicted him of the theft of chickens worth $12.70 from Glen F» Cline, Col­ umbus pike. Clifford Tipton, Fleming’s brother- in-law, who is charged with implica­ tion in the same thefts, is stiff in jftil. Tipton, who is undersized, said he Was 16 years ojd when he was’ arrested, and was held for examination by juvenile court; where it was learned he was nearer 23, He was sent back to jail Awaiting the next session of the grand jury, ^ PlemiHg, who »aid*he was 18 , has already been indicted, It was learned afterward that he had also misrepre­ sented his age, and is about 26, ! f Former Citizens Here OnA Visit Messrs, Grant Brown of Portland; Oregon, and J, S. Brawn of Fresno, Cal., have been guests of Mr, and Mrs. J. C, Townsley and other friends the past week, Both have been gone from here for more than twenty-five years, While they find many o f their former friends have passed on they (have noted much improvement in Co- idarvffle and vicinity. ? ! Mr. William Cox o f the O. 8 . U* Spent Saturday With 'friend# her*, lit, Oox waa formerly athletic d(t*«te» the public schools. a w * - M m * j p m