The Cedarville Herald, Volume 54, Numbers 1-26

Ttfc twrw tfefiigs are advertised by miftalMUtaJ ir& Adveiftiserments keep ym abreact o f the times. Bead them! Steroid. Advertising is news, as raueh as’^tha' headlines on the front page. Often it is o f more significance to you. FIRTY-FOURTH YEAR No. 3 . CEDARVILLE, i tY, D e c e m b e r 28,1930 u r a STATE BEPAAMItTS COLUMBUS, 0 . — Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown t iu issued «n water directing the board* o f election* Of the various countie* o f the state to rocheck tbeir record*,. showing the vote cast f o r the candidates fro Lieu­ tenant Governor, John T. Brown and Wm. G, Piokrel, The boards are .in ­ structed to carefully cheek the record o f the. vote cast in every precinct, as shown by the precinct poll book. Their reports will "be.-forwarded to the Fresi* dent o f the Senate and will be can. didate declared elected. Copies o f such Iitteresthtg Letter From China C, p; 0 , B or No, 1284, Shanghai, China, November 6 , 193(1. B est Editor, • Y ou doubtless have many renders among farmers whom the Chinese class a* jAeopd only to the officials. They may be interested in the god I enclose, Be is ^San-da-lob-te" the on* Chinese farmers worship to get good harvests, * Tho ’’highly civilised'- China is country o f idol# and idol-worship. The people h*ve gods fo r every purpose and need .and fo r each and every class and occupation.. I sometimes > think China has as Many god# as people! This farmers' god i s really named “Koh-zen," meaning t‘grain»god,w « « ■ * * „ • * * « . « . j s e s a s t * - - * * “n m ~ cially known, are ,to be prepared >n ^ »URT NEWS triplicate,' one to be retained by the board o f elections,, one copy forwarded to the Secretary o f State, and the other as stated to the President o f the Senate. The recheck, called fo r does _ n o t mean a . recount- and the work should he. completed within a very few days and w ill no doubt he ready for final consideration when the General Assembly convenes on Monday, Janu­ ary 5th. Thus Work will be done with­ out additional expense to'the state. I , ■ > ,■# ♦ * On next Monday evening, December 29th,'aprogram o f unusual merit will be given at Memorial Ball in East Broad Street, by the-All-State High ‘ School Chorus and Orchestra, from 90 different High Schools o f the various counties o f the state. The chorus will consist o f 350 singers and the orches­ tra, o f 125 players. The program will - be varied consisting o f orchestral numbers, selections fo r boys* and girls* glee dubs, mixed choruses and combined choral and orchestra num­ bers. The program has been arranged by Miss Edith M. Keller, Supervisor o f 'Music o f the State Department o f Education. The concert is being held during^ the holiday meeting o f Ohio teachers. i u _ --SR' ■ . * m * ,♦ v There will be no Christmas enter­ tainment by inmates o f the Ohio Pen­ itentiary this year. The prisoners will b e :g iv en a special dinner, that is nothing elaborate, but something .bet­ ter than the every day or Sunday „ menu.. The num will them hear snort religious service ana musu program in the chapel and spend the afternoon in the cell blocks, examining the presents and. good things to eat which, they received .in Christmas , boxes- sent by friends and relatives. This total population o f the prison' is within a few o f 4,500. • Christmas trees and holiday decora­ tion#, adorn'the offices o f several de­ partments: in the Capitol building and preceding the day when Santa Glaus is expected to make his annual ,visita^ ... tion there was an exchange o f gifts among employes. Arrangements have bean made to divide the working force ^so that a part.at least mav snerid their Christmas at home with their families and friends. Others will be given the aam eprivilegeon New Years. The receipts o f the State Treasury fo r the first 17 days in December ------ amounted - to—$10,300,000- while the disbursements amounted to $4,700,000, still, leaving a balance in outstanding checks t obe paid o f $3,300,000. The collection on excise tax was the larg- eatvitem in the receipts—$6,400,000 having been collected, leaving a balance o f $431,000 still due. O f the "collected amount, the Railroads paid the largest amount—$2,676,000; Elec­ tric Light Companies— $1',886,000; Telephone . Companies —> $840,000; Street Railway*—$510,000; Gas Com­ panies—$210,000. The disbursements were extra heavy because the gasoline tax was distributed to the various tax­ ing districtsa # Well as heavy expendi­ ture*: in the highway and general, revenue funds. god, The Chinese often call meir and gods this way, as Mr. One-eyed or Mr. Pot-mark, or Mr, Crooked-foot,; or Mr.-Iron-crutch, You will- notice that the god I send has six hands. In the upper two hands he^axjies the sun red) and the. moon (green), I f he turns the sun and moon properly the seasons come to the advantage o f the farmers. I f not, then Spring, Summer, Autumn and. Winter are bad. • In the second pair o f hands are the “ rain-bell" and the “ wind-charm” (7 stars o f Great Bear.) With these he governs the winds, and the .rain so as to give the farmers (if, he is pleased with them) sufficient wind and rain to make crops grow quickly and a l, v dantly. Kon-zen’V third two hands grip two swords. With these he slashes all the devils who would destroy or harm the crops or farms. Koh-zen has two eyes fo r each o f his three heads and an extra one for good meas­ ure. 4 **wt*». ■ ESTATES VALUED Estate o f Elisabeth V . Hartsock, deceased, h*s a gross value o f $ 22 ,- 715,88,. including personal property worth $18,264.08 and real estate valued at $4,481.30, according to 'a n estimate on ffie in Probate Court. Debts amount to $1,575, this amount including the cost o f administration, and' the estate’s net value is $ 21 ,- 140,38. , , Gres* value o f $8,295.88, all person­ al property, is placed on the estate o f Mary Hornick, deceased. Debts total $1,003.39- and the cost o f administra­ tion is $347.52, leaving a net value-of $1,944.50. An estimate on file also places the grots value o f the estate o f Conrad Keller, deceased, at $732.22. •Deduct­ ing debt* and the coBt o f administra­ tion amounting to $509.39, the net value is $222.83. - PRICER$1.50A YEAR cownnunrn P.H.OESREIL U o uiMau i M i m r u T w i l l u Dairy Profits May Draw Competition Dairymen Are Told CoiuitySeh< Drive School' bus'driv formed a ' per Jus ’ Local High School rganize Teams Are Winners With dairy products selling for h- . „ .relative higher price than most other Monday, with Cofint! Seven is a ‘perfect number."; agricultural commodities the dairy Quitman, With his seveh eyes he can see every­ thing perfectly. He can so see the needs and supply them. He can see the danger and devils and repel them. Is he not a useful sort o f fellow? But they must worship him faithfully to keep him pleased. He is worshipped farmer may expect some pretty stiff 0 rir*ni**tion. - ' - - - brook, vice chair competition in the near future, accord | ,-thiii? cottntyi The local High School basket ball Organization teams faced Jamestown last Thursday Uperibtendent, evening on the. local court, the boys ^tive -head o f winning by a Icore o f 36 to 14 and the Graf, Bell-'girls 23 to 17. ing to J. C. Neff, farm economist who ,Tngs*w®r^|*- C| spoke to a group o f sixty-five Greene ** A ’ {K°** r*‘ County dairymen at Xenia, Thursday “ f 11 night. Mr. Neff pointed out that but- ° U W*“ on . . „ . e . . , , . ter fat is selling 45 per cent higher chiefly m the Spring enough to last than pre war pricest. miIk 552 ^ cimt the whole year. t They set a fine feast before him and burn candles and in­ cense, themselves eating what ha leaves! - higher; veal calves 29 per cent higher; hogs 21 per cent higher; steers, 20 per cent higher and eggs 20 per cent higher. The present prices thus makes The eight red characters express !dairying reUtively~ more profitable fheir prayers, "Skyi bmg-an, Zan-hwn th<m 6tber types o f farming. mo-xwen"—May the four seasons be y aiwM rthe atlkand :pvedi»*e!.lwneli danfc The figure above is the “ Pa- pointed out thsfc only 48 per cent o f kua,” a highly valued and much ««< ijth e m ilki# marketed in the fluid state charm. The four gods attending Koh- and that the ,ar^ surpjus is demor- zen are powerful assistants. Koh-zen auzing the milk market. This surplus is very busy and needs ,these fellows ;a due to an jncreage jn production and to run his errands and carry out his la decrease in-consumption. He point- commands o f mercy. You will thus;ed out that aa thc price o f butter |n. see how the Chinese needs and desires creases the con8umptlon o f 0 iC0Inar. are like those o f Westerners, and how !gatim) in crea8es and that if dairymen Chinese, to meet the needs, work out ^ iQ market their products they m their gods the attributes suited to |must expect to nleet lhe competition supply their needs; How we wish they 0f ay ,er f oodg knew our one true God and realized j c w Laweftce> manager 0f the. how He is really living and able an4 ;Miami Valley Co-operative Milk Pro- willing to supply all these pictured:ducers Association statcd that they needs and all other needs as well. were n0w in a buyera market and that I f IS out joy to hvf ° m° ngtthis >n* the potential milk supply in the Day. W sttfirTH sop iir am t loviuglr-poinf e market la atmoat Urtliis ite d r -It 4hem to our wonderful Lord, not fore-1 was pointcd ont that the average miIk mg our religion upon them but reveal -1 production per cow in Grcene County ing “ a more excellent way," fo r them jwaa_3,835„pound^whichJs-about- half ’' J T r ; _ L . Iwas fB _ ii a-WhiclLJs- out- lt to adopt or reject according to their tbo production aecurcd by members '9 * year; a foW flUffa‘'ed tot<,H own sweet will. Pray fo r this great Qf j.be Greene County Dairy Improve- peop l^ May y o u ^ ^ fn en d s _h a v e a ment„ -Association. Dairymen- were- urged to dispose o f their low produc­ ing animals to relieve the surplus and increase their profit. cry Merry Christmas and a Prosper­ ous New Year. <• Yours in Christ's glad service, (Rev.) H. G. C. HALLOCK Paul Brown Coaching —— Bucksport Team Friends beret will be pleased to know that Paul; Brfiwn, former gradu­ ate o f Cedarville College, is athletic director in Bucksport Seminary, Main, A copy o f the Bangor Daily News give a glowing account o f the success o f Paul’s- football team. Thc paper also states that he will have a prom­ ising basket ball team. SQTINGBACKWATCHING THEWORLDGOBY The farmer and the business man No season passes that every weed is have their problems and each must cut ev6n fllonS the roSd that passes settkf them in their own way. Today 175 Farmers Active In OfficiatiTesting Permanent Butterfat «Produc< Record*^ Being Obhained F o r 1 3 3 7 Cewa their farm, „ . a ^ They are two farmers that believe W* bear much from the farm side that jn preparedness and never enter the dosa not reflect prosperity. Any winter.season with a worry, InD e* story to the contrary will be read with cember they always pay their tele- interest. i phone and electric light bills s ix ’ a year, E rf points out. Ba tty E stle.and Sol Wilson are months and a year in advance. Thejdairymen are looking toward the time farther# operating a farm on the license tag fo r the automobile as well when each cow in their herds will Testing their herds fo r rbutterfat production under: the advanced regis­ try and herd improvement plans, 175 Ohio breeders.'are securing authenti- catcd aq 0 permanent production rec­ ords on a total o f 1337 cows, accord­ ing to Oscar Erf, in charge o f ad­ vanced registry at the Ohio State University. The herd test, he believes, enables the breeder to obtain a production rec­ ord on each o f his cows, to booBt the average production o f his herd, and to cut costs. Such records show that >r cows producing about 150 pounds buttorfat a year, the cost o f one: pound o f 'f a t will be between, B and $1.20, but for cows producing 400 pounds o f butterfat the cost is from ,48 to 54 cents a pound,. A coW in its natural state produces from 40 to 60 pounds o f butterfat in A t present Clifton pika north, e f town. They have as the tag fo r the dog are always farming a success both in good secured long in advance o f the closing and b id tim'es, allowing a Margin o f time. For years they have been the attention has been devoted to means produce from 400 to 600 pounds. With increases in production more and more sonea extent of today with the past first in this county to get their hunt- feW yean. ing .and fishing license, for they both 7b4y are known to be about the find time during the year for this fine to have their ground ready and pleasure, but never when there is isn- frtiti*nr completed in the spring. Their portent work to be dope on the farm. cnge> *r# always well tended and of With their newspaper subscriptions *m rn ate about the first harvested, paid in advance these two enterpris- Tbty have long held the reputation of ing and successful farmer* sit back oh bartMff all their crops gathered in the the bleak winter day* and watch the fall and the feed handy at the bam. world go by. 1 . , \ of producing a wholesome milk supply at low cost. THE SHORTEST DAY We notice quite a difference of opinion In the daily press as to the shortest day of the year. One paper *ay* December 21, another the ,22nd and the third ha* the 24th as the shortest day. . ’ Ahum Hull, .CIS JaMestown; -Isaac, Valley; Earl HesM Hurley, Jamestown;'; dame# Cbrback, Reese, BeaVeteterir.: ItepreaimteBvjr was an cussion arfey Hbll- ";|ecretary; ibf;?tbe eh' Is 1 com- Cedarville; "y/ Gerard? and girls will have the opportunity o f .Spring Mabel ;R f^X icn ia ; iiid CM imson Tuesday evening the first and sec­ ond teanu went.to London where they met defeat, the first team loosing 20 to 16. Coach Paul Orr’s teams, the boys APPOINT ADMINISTRATORS Mary E. Moore ,has been appointed administratrix o f the estate o f James N. Moore, deceased, with $200 bond in Probate Court. I. O, Peterson, Ray Eagle and J. W. Fulkerson .were nanied appraisers, Bfenella Borden has beerj^iamed ad. ministratrix.of the estate o f Edward Hurist, deceased, and has filed $16,000 bond, John N. North, Jordan Robb and; M. L. W olf were appointed ap-. praibers. ■ The court has appointed Morris D Rice as administrator o f the estate o f George Carver, late o f Bath: Twp,* with $1,000 bond. H. R. Kendig, W. T. Naragon and George W. Troutman were appointed appraisers. William ■ S. Howard has: been named administrator ■o f the estate o f Mary Belle . Gatch, late o f Xenia and has filed bond o f $5,000. J. D, Adair, J. J« Curlett and I. S. Dines were named appraisers. districts, Cedarvill* being one, own their own trucks.iimt’ in most-ease#, school boards have diffetent working arrangements with'drivers, A few boards own thc bodies and the drivers the trucks. The drivers want the .right' to use “ County License" tags, as the trucks are used for . public; purpose. The group asked fo r an extension o f tir... for purchasing licenses, naming .Feb­ ruary' 1 st; ,• •; W. B. Bryson talked' oil the school contract while J. E. Hastings' dis­ cussed blanket insurance. B E. Bales and A. L. -Fisher where the other members o f the..board present. . meeting teams from different schools at the College gym on Friday, Janu­ ary 2. On this' date London boys play a return game here while the Fair­ mont, Dkyton, girls' w ill1' represent that schoo| against the team from the local school. ‘ " t h ^ s c o o t s gre o<mstei*r* 1 ’ iteteMiaAl tcrestlng contests coin be expected. ' Out o f ,800 ..farmers who kepfc roc- ords o f their farming, operations in 1929 l 4 hnd income* o f over $5,000 f 01 ing almost $ 14 ) 00 . CEDARVILUANS. I TO THE FRONT I We are inforffled that Rev! W. A. Condon, who"has been*paster o f the j Presbyterian chutch-in-UrichsvllleH Ohio, for. several years, has re­ signed to accept a call to the Pres­ byterian church in Ada,’ at a sub­ stantial increase in salary. Rev. Condon is a graduate o f the local public schools atad alio front Ce- darville College in the class o f 1900. | In the Ministerial field there are few communitias that can .boast Of Mora men in prominent pulpits than Cedarville.. One w h o stands probably i t ih# top o f the' list is Dr, John Alvin Orr, pastof o f thC First United Presbyterian church in "Pittsburgh. Dr. Orr is high in the councils Of the church and is a graduate o f Cedarville College, also being a member o f the Bolted o f Trustees.' Rev. Horner McMillan, who grad­ uated from Cedarville College in the clgss of 1827; was a classmate of- Dr; Orr. It waa the first, class to graduate from the institution. Dr. McMillan la Secretary of the Home Mission Board of the Pres­ byterian Board in United States. He resides with his family in At­ lanta, Ga, The list is farther augmented at thii time by mentioning the name of anothar CedarriUe boy* Dr. Wil­ liam Wallace SUE, pastor of the St, Paul Union Chuteh in Chicago, Dr. 1111? has bald impertant pastorate* in, BteeUyn/ M**** and Erie, Pa. He is also a graduate of Oedarville College j|nd a efeiMtate 'Of Rev. Condon. Mrs. Mildred Foster Injured In Wreck Mrs. Mildred Foster, Yellow Springs, who is instructor o f music in the public schools, was badly in­ jured last Thursday evening when her auto was hit by a Pennsylvania train at. the Overlook avenue crossing in Dayton. Mrs: Foster was driving alone and was on her way to visit friends in that city. At the time her injuries were not thought to be serious and she Was able to return home with the friends she had expected to visit. The follow­ ing day it was discovered she had susiained-_jubroken_riluwith_a- num?. her o f serious bruises. The automo­ bile was almost a total wreck, EXECUTORS NAMED Carrie Wolfe has been appointed executrix o f the estate o f pinion H. Wolfe, deceased, without bond. C. R. Titlow, Ollie Zink and Michael Klump were appointed appraisers. HEARINGS SET Applications seeking to admit to Pr9b$te the last wjll of Elisabeth* T. . im assigned to x a hearing at 0 a. m, December 30 in Probate Court. - The court set December 20 a t 10 a. m. Us the/late fo r hearing o f an appli­ cation seeking to have the lqst will of Elizabeth Mangan, late o f Xenia Twp., admitted.to probate. - PETITION FILED Petition seeking authority to adopt Donald Ray Hunter, aged 2 , child of Ray and Ruth Hunter, filed in Probate Court by Cletus C. Freeze and Clara L. Freeze, has been fixed tor a hearing at 10 a. m. December 29. r e a l e s t a t e t r a N s f e r s Mrs. Stormont Gets P. M. Appointment - Mrs. Gertrude Stormont, who has served as ^postmaster for two' terniB, has again been re-appointed tor a tbird term, the Senate making the confirmation last week, Mrs, Stor­ mont was first appointed by the lat* President Harding, and tor her second term by President Coolidge and the third term by President Hoover. Looks Now Like A White Christmas * With- the ground covered by'snow that fell Monday and Tuesday there are indications that we will have a drhite Christmas) which always adds ibuch to the enjoyment of* the day. The snow is here now despite the fact the weather forecasters have had rain in store tor the day, Miss Helen Bryant Seriously 111 ' Miss Helen Bryant, daughter o f Mr, and Mrs.' Fred Bryant, Springfield pike* a member o f the Cedarville.High School, was taken critically ill a few days, ago with m*iteid trouble. Her Illness came on so sudden and' her Condition so serious it has been quite a shock to her many friends. CAUTION AGAINST FIRE Those who umfcsndles about Christ­ mas decorations are urged to use care and always have someone about owing to the hazard of fire, All electrical decoration* should be in the beat of condition. WANfEDs Sour Cream, Wolf’s m-[n,ftrfr)J >Patey. For' price, 'phone 194, Xenia. William S ' Rogers, administrator, to Raymond Borden* lot in Xenia, $1,- 676.— --------— ------------------------— Stella Bishop Alden, Fred N. Alden, Paul S. Bishop and Sara M. Bishop to MyFarA. Bishop)Two tfacteln~XenIm William Downey, trustee, to Ralph Fulton and J. A. Alexander, 3.84 acres in Bath township. Rosa N. Smith; executrix, to J. E. Watts, two tracts in Cedarville, $L- 858.50. > Metropolitan Estates . company in Senator S. D. Fe*s; wired County Auditor P, H, Cre*well, Saturday, that hi* nomination fo r U. S, Marshall, Southern Ohio 'District, with head­ quarters in Cincinnati, had been con­ firmed by the Senate that afternoon previous to adjournment to r the holi­ days. It is expected that-his commission will be here so that he qan assume duties in Cincinnati with the begin­ ning o f the year. He will offer his resignation as county auditor effective the 8 lBfc o f December' and his suc­ cessor will be named by the County- Commissioners. He was elected coun­ ty auditor fo r the short term, ending March 1st, 1930 and the regular ternj * o f four years a t the. last general elee- - tion in November. He had been serv- : ing the unexpired term o f R, O. Wead,* having previously beep deputy county auditor to r eight years. ‘ . Mr. Creswell will have sixteen deputies under his supervision fcut ex -' pects to make no changes in the' force at present. Ch ief. Deputy Reeves, who has-been connected with the office * for some years, and-holds a good red- ord with the department in Washing- < ton, will be retained according "to Mr. Creswell. It is expected that he will take-the' ’ oath o f office before Federal Judge!/* Hough 'in Dayton Court, Wednesday, i December 31. Arrangements are being' made fo r a delegation’ o f his' friehds - to be present at that time. I t is- ex- ^ pected that Senator 8 . D. Fess and ' Col.' Thad'Brown, former SecWstary’' 6 f State and counsel to r -th e ' Federal radio commission, will also be p res-' ent. A dihner will be tendered Mr/ Creswell, Senator Fess and Cot Brown on the return of-the delegatjon - to Xenia. I ------- *— --------- , ‘ t , . . _ ’ ‘ ^ *; County Ministers Organizer Select Officeraat Meet Realixi mi ng ft more S S > l i formed' a, county 'organization-of the? - County Fellowship Forum-on Evangel lism at the United Brethren Ghurcb, Xenia, Tuesday. The Rev, C. L. Buehler, Jamestown, pastor o f the Methodist chureh,i was elected president. The Rev. R. W. Knoop). Spring Valley, vice* president, while the Rev, Adrian G, Lebold, pastor o f the First Lutheran Church,' Xenia was elected secretary-treasurer; Attempts have .been made in past years to form a county ministerial assocation, unsuccessful until now. t Rev. Mr. Buehler was formerly presi­ dent o f the Preble County Ministerial- Association; ~ T T— ‘~ Henry A. and Mary A. Gnau, lot in Bath township. William H. and Emma Stephensoi. to Howard S. Smith, 78.58 acres in Ce­ darville township. Helen Goldberg to Martin Dowling, three tracts in Xenia. William A. Shroyer to Starling L. Good, 3.43 acres in Bath township. Mary E.,* J. H. and Naola Banks to Tillie Ferguson, lot in Xenia. International Development company to Albert J. and Dora Eastman, lot in Bath township. FOR SALE—Jersey and Guernsey Cow ready to freshen, sound and gen­ tle, Call 2 on 181. A* ............ ....... .. 1 f — «»— The executive committee composra- o f officers o f the County Association together with the‘ Rev. W. N. Shank, ” president o f the Xenia Ministerial As- sociation, decided that the first 811 ,- county meeting -will be held in the . First M. E. Church, Xenia, January 12, at 10 a.'m. It is proposed to hold meetings monthly on the second Mon­ day morning.*A special program other, than business will be presented at eacb meeting. . ■ \ fii iH L lit i t Elevator Managers Form Organization Elevator managers and directors of Miami Valley, counties who attended a meeting in Xenia, Thursday, voted to form a district organization, and appointed the following committee to formulate plans tor that purpose: Harry Lewis, Xenia; L. D. Walsh, Yel­ low Springs; E, C. Michenor, Wkynes* vilte and L. W. Nesbitt, Loveland. Speakers at the meeting were J. W. Wuichet, swirie specialist at Ohio State university; B. A. Wallace, mar­ keting specialist, and A. E. Drake, Greene county agricultural agent. / SSXSf- v IN THE TOWN OP SANTA CLAUS H ere 's a little story o f a little town in which business depression is ju st a word in the dictionaries. It's in Indiana, has one street, only forty inhabitants and y e t gives employment to five o f them in handling the holiday , mails, W h en the town w a s founded , thetfe was ta lk o f calling i tS & it a F e , but since there was a lready one such post-office in the State, the droll suggestion w a s adopted that it be-named Santa Claus. Abou t five years ago the custom arose o f sending letters from other parts o f the country through this post-office, so tha t they would bear a San ta Claus postmark— and convince doubting chil­ dren. Th is year the letters began drifting in on Novem ­ ber 1 0 . Now they are being sent ou t a t the ra te o f a thousand a day . A t the peak o f the season 's rush A daily mail o f 3 ,0 0 0 letters is predicted, - A trifling item o f news, to be sure, and y e t worth pondering as an Incident o f whimsical sentiment, a m a r ­ ginal note on revived business activity, and an illustration o f the value o f an idea , the persuasive power o f a g ood name. , . 1 ■ — T im es Star. V