The Cedarville Herald, Volume 53, Numbers 1-26

<3. The new things are advertised by merchants drat. Advertisements keep you abreast o f the times. Bead them! Advertising is news, as much as the headlines on the front page. Often it is o f more significance to you. n c e s l O f $ 3,096.47 7,023,83 40,120.30 10,120.30 3,147.17 Extras ordinary ant. ....# 1, 023.83 .... 13,000.00 4 U M M . 2,000.00 „ n m o o FIFTY-THIRD YEAR No. 13. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 7,1930 PRICE, 51.50 A YEAR ROSSBOYS WMI UAUflOC ntn ntlWUtlO Hi T9URNY | SCHOOL NEWS } . No School News ; Dae to an error, the school news ,was not sent to the printer last wash. |On account of this delay , there is Imore than usual to he published this {week.- ... ........ j Chapel Exercises The Greene County Class B. basket-] On Friday, February 21, a special, ball tournament in Xenia Friday and exercise was held. The program con -' sisted o f a piano trio by Mary Mar­ garet McMillan, Carina Hostetler and ; Ruth Kimble. Superintendent Furst' gave a talk on the home o f Washing -\ j ton, Rev. Fox, pastor o f the Clifton Lots of Sap Saturday resulted in Ross township hoys Winning the honor and Bellbrook girls the same. Large crowds o f fans from all sections o f the county attend­ ed the games. The following is the list o f teams ‘ Presbyterian Church gave a very in- and the result o f each game up to theiteresting and helpful talk appropriate m finals fo r both boys and girls: Game No. 1— Bellbrook Girls _________ !_______ 34 Jamestown G i r l s ____________ g Game No. 2— Ross Township Boys __________,35 Jamestown B o y s _____ __________„i20 Game No. 3— Yellow Springs Girls Bowersville Girls _______________.7 Game No. 4— Bowersville B o y s ___, ____ „2G Yellow Springs B o y s ________ 25 Game No. 5— . Beavercreek Girls ______ '________ 32 •Spring Valley Girls Game No. 6— ' Spring Valley B o y s --------------------44 , Caesarcreek B o y s _______________29 Game No. 7— Ross Township Girls ________ 24 Caesarcrr k G ir ls ____ Game No. 8— . to the day. D. A. R. Contest The D, A. R. offered $10.00 in prizes for the four best essays on “ National Defense.’ " One hundred and fifteen High School students wrote essays and are now anxiously ' waiting to learn the results o f the contest. We appro; elate the interest the D. A. R, has shown in the school. Chapel Tuesday, the assembly enjoyed spe­ cial music by Wanda Turnbull and Eleanor Coulter who played violin ______ 211sol®8* The numbers were well re­ ceived. End o f Six Weeks Last week was the la. t week o f the six weeks period. Tests were given in most o f the classes: The grade 21 {cards were given out on Thursday, - ^ r ] W ill Drill W e ll Three Hundred Feet WILL TEST STATE GASOLINE TAX & ■'^VsHjss, A . K. Shipe; the Washington attor­ ney, appeared before the State Sun-' from 'the" O W o "'^ ^ and In dry Clam. Board and demanded a re-| tion Bumm re,ativ<) to coaDcil fund from the State o f $11 000 m g a s ,fld { ^ national standard threa(J CT Pany, ^ sand fittings for fire hydrants and hose pa:d. That sum, he said, represented, ,. The couplings on the fire the amount o f tax on gas consumed m < . * . , , . . . . . . , , . , , . .T «. i u> faro not standard thread but adapters ■ interstate commerce. He based his . * i, ., A A ei, ^ 'v j V ■ <«> e s r 6S>- due to the one day o f vacation last Cedarville Boys — ____i33; Friday, for the tournament. This Beavercreek Boys ____ •—*____22 makes it impossible to publish the •Game No. 9— Bellbrook G ir ls ____________,,____20 ,15i Honor Roll until next week. Athletic Banquet The annual athletic banquet is to _ _ , . _ ,be held Monday, March 10 at 6:30 P. Ross Township Boys .....................23 iM. at the Cedarville United Presby­ terian Dining Hall. Cedarville Girls „ ______________ Game No. 10— 1 ___________ 20 Bellbrook Boys _ ,i Game No. 11— Yellow Springs G ir ls ____________25 Beavercreek G i r l s ______________ 25 Game No, 12— Spring Valley Boys i ______._____ 18 Bowersville B o y s _______________ 16 Game No. 13— .. Bellbiook G ir ls _____ _____ 15 Ross Township G ir ls ______ , ____9 Game No, 14— Ross Township B o y s ____________ 30 Cedarville B o y s _________________18 Game No. 15— Bellbrook G ir ls _____ 1___________28 Yellow Springs G ir ls ____________ 13 Game. No, 16— • Rosa Township Boys — — , 20 , Spring Valley Boys ,1— T--------LJ17 FOR SALE: No. 1 Sappling Clover Seed. Recleaned. First Class. Arthur Hanna. Cedarville Lost To Wilberforce Cedarville College “ Yellow Jackets” lost to Wilberforce University Satur­ day night at A lford Gym by a score o f 25-18. LUcus was high fo r Wilber­ force and Gordon fo r Cedarville. The lineups* Wilberforce G F P Lucas, f ------------- ___________4 0 8 Gibbs, f ------------- ______ ____3 0 6 Crisp, c _ 0 0 Ashe, c — -------- 0 2 Clark,- g — ------- ______ ____3 1 7 Jackson, g -------- ______ __^_0 0 0 C. Luca's, g ------ ___________0 2 2 Totals .................11 3 25 Cedarville G F P Turner, f --------- __________ 0 2 2 Rite, f ____ ______ ____0 0 0 Baker, f ----------- _____ _____ 0 1 1 Townsley, c ___________ 2 1 5 Garlow, g ---------___ 0 2 Gordon, g -------- ___________ 3 2 8 Totals — — .................... 6 6 18 Referee—Warner. Suit For Damages t Against Village R. M. Herriott, Plain City, has brought suit in Common Pleas Court asking $850 fo r damages to his auto­ mobile which went Over an embank- me ntnear the bridge in “ Pittsburgh” last September, Robert Herriman, his employee, was driving and the claim is made that the street was so rough and dangerous that he lost control. The village is charged with negligence in not having a guard rail along the edge o f the quarry. CHANCE FOR OHIO SONG WRITERS—PRIZES The State Department o f Education will announce soon a contest for an official song fo r the state o f Ohio, it was announced today. The word* Should be at least three stentes, the rules will stipulate and substantial prizes will be offered. CEDARVILLE LOST TO FINDLAY All High School students (Grades 7-12), members o f the Board of Edu­ cation, Faculty (Elementary and.High School), Parents, brothers and sisters o f High School students and Alumni are cordially invited to attend. ' Athletics ■ Caesarcreek Cedarville Boys and Girls basketball teams wound up the season with vic­ tories when they triumphed over Caesarcreek High School teams, Mon­ day, February 24. These games were comparatively easy victories for. us, However the boys were not in .tip-top shape. The girls won their, game by 24-11 score, while the boys defeated Caesar­ creek boys 30-16. To Our Helpers The basketball season fo r this year has reached its terminus. We wish to thank those who have aided in making this Season a success, by their, helpful assistance. To Mr. Baker for his Untiring ser­ vice and patience toward the players. To Miss Rife for her assistance and kindness as faculty advisor o f the girls. To the Student Council fo r selling candy and other things at the gameB. To the cheer leaders, Nina Steven­ son and Robert Spracklen, who, by tlieir “ pep” have inspired enthusiasm on the part of the spectators, as well as the team ,. . To Donald Engle, boy’s manager, and to Nina Stevenson, girls manager. To Eleanor Bull and Helen Baker for their efficient work in making the gate receipts a success, To William Beatty and Harold Dob­ bins fo r decorating and assisting with arrangements fo r the games, To the students .and other patrons o f the games, all df whom have help­ ed in various ways. Season’s Basketball Review We opened Our court season when both out boys and girls met two teams from'Pitchin High, In these encount­ ers Cedarville was twice successful, OUr boys next took on the Springfield Hi Cagers and lost. Our girls met the McCrory girls, an independent Springfield team. They Were more successful than the boys and won by a large score. Our last games before Christmas vacation were with Yellow Springs, Our girls were unable to putscore the fast Bryan outfit and lost by a large score. Cedarville hoys'avenged the girls defeat by defeating Bryan boys by an over-whelmirig score. Immediately after Christmas, while holiday sweets still lingered we lost twogames to Bellbrook, Our next apponents were Bath (Os­ born) and they were successful in handing ua two defeats* The following week we defeated the Beavercreek teams after a hard fought battle* •And who should come next hut Ross, Ross came in all her glory determined not to break their winning streak, <Copjri*h*,W.N.lM BOUND OVER TO GRAND JURY Ella Chaney, 26-year-old unwed mother, who confessed that she aban­ doned her newiy born infant to die o f exposure in a lonely spot not: far from her home between Clifton and Cedar­ ville, was boumjl over to the grand jui'y on a charge ,of second degree murder, by Municipal Judge E. D? Smith. Xenia, Tuesday. She wa3 re­ manded to jail in default of $5,000 bond, to await action by the grand jury, which will convene next Monday Lowly Corn Stalk May YefR ival The: Giant Oak We have had oiuchiexperimentation in this country on1white products and •.science has be.en trying out the corn stalk for paper.. On*- or more plants are in operation but $,0 great headway has been made due to certain imper­ fections in the product. Now comes Jamejgv. J, Hinde, San­ dusky, who says lunrnpr can be made out of com stalks aivji lie has started to experiment along that line. Thomas SeS9,0n\ 'Edison is trying to find a substitute Eight persons testified at the pre- - rubber and Hhy t . ig seekinfr one hminary hearmg in mumc pal c o u r t‘ s lumber< More6v^ he s8ys that if Miss Chaney had previously pleaded rid ^ fi I c o r n Btalks you not guilty. She is represented by At­ torney F,' L, Johnson. / .. COURTNJSWS..,. . Walker Zimmerman, Clinton.Coun­ ty, lost in the Second District .Court o f Appeals in his injunction suit seeking to prevent Ohmer Tate, as sheriff of Greene County from executing an order o f Pi ->at§ Judge S. C. Wright who held that two slot machines con­ fiscated by authorities at Rest'Haven Park, Dayton Pike, last December 12, are gambling devices and directed that they be destroyed. have conquered the i ■' Hinde is an inve having made the He Was lOnfi TMffiasrssfla borer. W. R. Torrence Retires As Freight Agent in . W. R. Torrence, freight agent Xenia, formerly a resident o f Cedar? ville and for some years connected with the Pennsylvania lines here as agent, has been retired on pension by the company after a continuous ser­ vice o f forty-six years and five months, Mr. Torrence was granted a leave o f absence last year owing to. his health and went to Europe fo r a vacation, At present-he is in St. Petersburg!), Florida, ■■ ■ •> ■;■■ Mr. Torrence was born on a farm near Xenia January ■2, 1864 and in March, o f that year his parents moved to a farm near Cedarville. He attend- o f soma note *d the public schools there and in 1881 .per container, was graduated from high schooL ‘ with J. J, 5 Following>his,graduation he work- mings, W. Hi Cherry, Clayton; M.c- .C&rter Con- PLEADS NOT GUILTY Arraigned before Juvenile Judge S. C. Wright Thursday morning on an affidavit charging him with contribut­ ing to the delinquency o f a sixteen- year-old Bellbrook girl, Clifford Bor­ ing, 26, Springfield, entered a not guilty plea. He was remanded to the County Jail in default o f $600 bond to await a hearing assigned for March 4. o f paper products and invented a cor­ rugated paper bqttle Wrapper by the “ plaiter”* such as women used to “ plait" their ' dresses - when “ plaits" were' the rage, Hinde says he can pay $8 a ton fo r corn stalks and must have 100 tons a day to keep his plant in operation. He‘ has seventeen patents and applications fo r many more cover­ ing the manufacture o f corn stalks in lummber. When Henry Ford was struggling to get his automobile perfected, he heard that Hinde and associates were building an automobile in Sandusky that would run and he paid Hinde a visit. Ford invited Hinde to join him but friends advised against it as the ahd in the post .office* In 1883 he commenced working as clerk at the Pennsylvania Railroad station at Ce- darville during, the absence o f the regular clerk, who was a telegraph; operator on the extra, list. The clerk obtained-a permanent position on Oct­ ober 1 and Mr. Torrence was given the regular job of clerk. On the death o f the agent in Decem­ ber, 1888, he was given the agency. In 1896 he was transferred to the agency at Loveland, Ohio, in 1898 to the agency at South Charleston and in April, 1906, to Xenia as freight agent. He is a member of the First United Presbyterian Church in Xenia and is l, The first serious attack on the con­ stitutionality o f Ohio’s gas tax law as it relates to interstate commerce, was threatened, Tuesday by Washing­ ton counsel fo r the Cincinnati Motor Terminals Corporation. Council met in regular session Mon­ day evening when matters o f import­ ance were under discussion. A com­ munication from the State Board of Health approved the plans fo r the water system and the sewerage sys­ tem with some conditions on the dis­ posal plant. Council was asked to J accept the approval with the condi­ tions named by the State Board, which was. done. Another communication was re- , . ,r . , , , , . .must be provided to fit the standard claim on a Kentucky case, upheld in , d 'j. the United States Supreme Court, in i g^ bdard which it was contended that tax levied by a company in interstate business was a burden upon interstate com­ merce and that only Congress had the power to impose such a tax. The board decided that it was a legal question and referred it to At­ torney General Gilbert Bettman for an opinion. Shipe declared that if the claim were finally rejected, he would mandamus the State Tax Commission to make the refund. In :such a suit, he said, the constitutionality o f the gas tax act would be attacked. Grain Company Holds Annual Meeting The annual meeting o f the stock­ holders o f The Cedarville Farmer’s Grain Company was held in Commun­ ity Hall, Monday afternoon, there be­ ing a good representation for the meeting. Reports o f the business of the Com­ pany the past year were read which showed the company ha'd* a fair year Council voted to go on the basis the same as used in neighboring towns and cities. In this way fire hose can be exchange on ur­ gent call for fire purposes. Messrs. Wolford and Townsley were present as members o f the Board o f Public Service and gave a report on the water well. The first test was about 25 gallons a minute at 107 feet deep fo r a ten inch hole. The second test Monday morning was 30 gallons at 218 feet. The board has decided to go to 300 feet *as Engineer Collins Wight says no great flow of water in limestone can be secured under 300 feet. i• The question o f a suit against the village by. R, M. Herriott, Plain City, for damages to an automobile that went over the embankment near th e a bridge in “ Pittsburgh”, was turned over to Solicitor Harry D. Smith. It was alleged the street was in bad con­ dition but the village will answer to the contrary and produce a different line o f evidence in defense. Harriott at one time produced an itimizmed bill for $238,75 fo r repairs but council, turned it down. Suit was brought for and according to the auditor the com -. , . pany had made progress and a better |a &Eeater amoUTlt>*350'0Q* showing than in some former years. In the election o f officers R. C. Watt was re-elected president, he having the company was first served since organized, vThe directors elected, were; Wm. Conley, A. H. Creswell, A. W. Cum- Exchange Bank Gets County Money New Stock Yards Under Construction The bounty commissioners' have designated.:’.the * following hanks #aS’: depositories fo r a term o f three years, The three. XenifC hah&s^ tho ley was 1National, Citizens National and Com- H. S. Bailey, secretary and treasurer. merc1?1 and Savih, ^ Will pay 1 per cent_ interest on deposits which will not exceed $150,000 active funds each. Six other banks will pay 2 per cent on inactive funds, as follows: spring Valley National, $10,000; First Na- The Pennsylvania Railroad Com-ltional, Osborn, $12,000; Exchange pany has a force of carpenters here (bank, Cedarville, $20,000; Miami De- and the frame work fo r the new cover- j posit, at Yellow Springs, $12,000; ed stock yards is up. The yards will Farmers and Tiaders’, Jamestown, be under roof and the floors will be |?15,000; Bowersville, $15,000, concrete. Two loading shoots will be provided, one from the sheds and one! A p i V i n i 'v P l a n e from the yards at the rear. Unload-1 ^ 1UU1 ^ 1 a ing platforms and sorting pens will be located in front with the scales and office in the front o f the sheds. SUES ON CONTRACT Suit for $2,209.90, alleged balance due on a contract assumed by the de­ fendant, and seeking foreclosure of mortgaged property, has been filed in Common Pleas Court by the Home Building and Saving^ Co., against Verrton F. Coss and Louise Coss with William Ernest Watson, claiming an interest in the mortgaged property, named co-defendant. It is claimed Vernon Coss has defaulted in pay­ ments on hte contract. Harry D. Smith is attorney for the plaintiff. Are Approved auto would only prove a fed and h e ion thc board of elders! a member of had better stay with the paper busi-!the Kiwanis Club and on the board of ness. The manufacture o f the San- i d e t e r s ; a member o f the board of dusky automobile Was stopped as it directors o f Woodland Cemetery and looked like a loosing venture. Later bel° n« s t0 .va« 0U8 Pennsylvania Rail- Ford took over several ofH inde’s ideas road °rganizations. and incorporated them in his car which' Mr*Vance Buf ba- of th,s Placf ’ SUP‘ *ere used for many years. a* ent' has been ac*J” S ap frc,Bbt Hinde some time later visited Epg- af nt m Xen,a dur,nS Mr* Terrences land and saw a tractor fo r the first absence' time. He was so impressed With it that he purchased one and had it COLLEGE BOARD MEETING shipped to Sandusky* Ford upon hear- --------- - ng that Hinde had a tractor in use on An informal meeting of the Board farm went to Sandusky to inspect o f Trustees of Cedarville College was He told Hinde he had been work- held Saturday afternoon to consider ng on a plan to apply power for larm business in connection with the insti- use and soon announced his first tution, Dr, J. Alvin Orr o f Pitts- traetor. burgh was present for the meeting. Attorney General Gilbert Bettman, today approved the contract fo r build­ ing the $50,000 state armory in Xenia, m i t i J A l wb*cb was awarded recently to Samuel ia k e it F o rd Agency|p jat0, Louisville, xy. it is expected Jean Patton Has that construction will start as soon as the weather permits. Plato was award­ ed the contract on his bid o f $45,500. The $500 remaniing in the appropria­ tion will be used on the walks and grounds. The armory will be completed in time fo r the next basketball tourna­ ment. Larger crowds of fans can then be accommodated. NAMED EXECUTRIX Mary Bond Bell has been appointed executrix o f the estate o f Martha R. Hutchison, late o f Xenia, without bond in Probate Court. C. H. Ervin, J. A. Nfesbifc and H. W. Eavey were named appraisers. LOCALDAIRYFEEDERFIRST INCOUNTYONBUTTERTEST Announcement is made this week o f the appointment of Jean Patton as local Ford dealer. He will have Ce­ darville, Jamestown and Bowersville territory. Mr; Patton has long been engaged in the automobile sales business and was fo r a number of years salesman for R, A. Murdock, He received his first consignment of cars Tuesday and is now ready i ^ t t __ , \ t a business. He will have liis headquar-1 A <CQ cirV lHG U d S 1 , O ters and garage in his present location j Tax Delinquents on the Columbus pike. In a long list o f property owners in New Race Course ■ I. the.county not a name is listed frdm M n / l i c ! n « f V i i n f i r 1Cedarville village. But one small tract miviaaisoncounty . , . .. *,* •„ Work has started on the new La­ fayette race course in Madison county This will be the first course in the is listed from the township. This is one o f the best recommendations that a community can have and one that should ESTATES v a l u e l e s s Gross value of the estate o f Charles T. Moore, deceased, is placed at $278,27 in an -estimate on file in Probate Court fhe estate has no net value because debts and the cost o f administration tlso amount to $278,27. Work Starts Monday On Waterworks Paul Ramsey, Cedarville, leads .average of 11,164 pounds per cow ft ;ounty in herd test on butter fa t with I &e year. / Frank W olf was second iwith 10,552 pounds and W. N. An- ‘ I* n ® ■j ,<ency’s herd ranked third with 10,469 pounds. cause .every property owner , . „ |and citizen to be proud of. In this ,________________ j t ____ 1 1period o f economic depression that We are passing through many cities and counties have several pages in the newspapers devoted to delinquent tax sales. Engineer Collins Wight stated Wed­ nesday that the Pittsburgh-DesMoines Company, would have a force o f wen here Monday to start the first actua but they were Sadly disappointed when •work on the waterworks and sewerage Cedarville College lost the basket ball contest to Findlay ^ Friday night *t Alford by a score o f 86 to 88. jCftrltiif1 in £h$ C&dfttfvHle WUH abfe to dofeat Findlay, bht «»U w a r towns, before ftwith and Alien were ant “ (he game* • we won both games. A little overconfident, perhaps, our teams went to Mt. Sterling and lost two games. • On February 13 We went hack to Ross and divided hohors with them. We defeated the St. Joseph's quintet after a long uncertain struggle. We easily defeated the Jamestown And to dose the season system. The steel for the water tower has arrived and is on the ground Representatives o f the company wil also be here to open headquarters, (t'{«tinned to peg* I) RECONSTRUCTING LINES The Dayton Power St Light Com' pany had nine crews o f men number ing sixty-five at work here Sunday doing re-construction work while the poWer was off during the afternoon The Greene County Dairy Improve ,nent Association, with five gold medal lords, ranks as the leading associa- ion in the state in this respect, and ;icil with the Ottawa-Sandusky Asso- •iation with an association average of 131.4 pounds butterfat production for he year 1929, according to E. A. Drake, County agent* The gold medal herds are those iveteging 400 or more pounds o f but- erfat per cow for the year with all cows on test. They include the herds i f Paul Ramsey with a 433 pound average, F, E. Wilson, 428,9 pounds, L, H. Hartley, 407.6 pounds, J. O. St. iohn, 401.1 pounds and Venis Ary 400 pounds, Mr, Wilson, Mr. Ary and Mr. Ramsey will be eligible to mem­ bership in Ohio’s honor club at its an­ nual banquet next January. Mt, St. John and Mr. Hartley are already members o f this dub. The value o f milk and cream, pro­ duced per cow per year was $203.20 as an average for the association. The herd o f Guernseys belonging to L. H. Hartley averaged $320.06 per cow. Van Tress Bros, was second with $309.37 and H, R. Armstrong third with $231.08. The profit above feed cost per cow averaged $114.23 for the association. The Hartley herd averaged $241.05, Van Tress herd'$244.82 and F, E, Wil­ son $139,05. The feed cost represents 455 fU o f the total cost o f producing milk. The average cost o f roughage per cow in the association Was $37.3? with an average grain cost o f $51.60 making a Total feed cost o f $88.97. The association Was composed o f twenty-six herds with Walter Rogers as tester, who weighs and tests the milk o f each cow once a month, Rec- harness races and steeple-chase races will be run at intervals during the year. The new plant will have stables for ohe thousand horses, a breeding barn, polo field, bridle paths and a large arena- fo r horse shows, A mod* era club house will also be erected for LO CH I S tO F G G 0 6 S members o f the club and guests, the! T n f w H a n l r n i n t e i : membership being limited to three! i n i 0 " * * n K r u p t C y hundred. , According to press reports WARNING TO MOTORISTS from |Dayton the Cedarville Bargain Store operated by O. L. Myers has gone Mayor Richards has sent a n o t i c e h * ba!lk<5 « ^ y* 1Ubil!tie* to the public schools and the college k van a t *3’00? with no assets listed, warning against disregarding > e ™ e store has been dosed the pastten traffic light -.fc Main afid Chillicothel*1^ and bas not in t<wn streets. Students have beeft careless |sd *ar as we ean earru of late and many complaints have been sent in. Marshal McLean will start on Monday, March 10, to check up on all traffic light violations and also parking in the wrong direction LAST B. B, GAME The herd o f Raymond W olf led the'ords-of this together with the feed ate association in milk production with an kept on each cow. Cedarville College basketball team The Icompleted its schedule fo r the basket- lights were placed as a protection to ball*season Tuesday evening by de- our citizens as well as motorists and fenting Urbana University by a score no restriction will be enforced here! o f 32 to 26. The heme team was lead- that must not be observed in other ing at the end o f the first half by a places. This should be a warning not! score o f 21 to 17. This will be the only to students but to all motorists Hast game fo r George Gordon and tn Well* I Dallas Marshall, as they are senior*. iii Hi I! !: n **(%«■