The Cedarville Herald, Volume 54, Numbers 1-26

AY, JANUARY 9, m i COLUMBUS, O. «r—Secretary S tate Clarenc* J . Brown in ' conjunc­ tion: with th« canvassing board com­ posed of representatives of the Gov­ ernor, Auditor of State, Attorney Gen­ eral, the state Republican and Demo­ cratic executive committees, as well as representatives of Boh. John T, Brown and; Hon, William G. Pickrel, can­ vassed the votes cast for the office of Lisutenant Governor as shown by the reeertiiied abstracts just received from the Boards' of Elections of the The final results of this re- DEFENDANT WINS Returning a verdict fo r the defen­ dant, a jury in Common Fleas Court Wednesday afternoon denied '.heart balm to Mrs; Donna M. Harvey ip her 0£!$25,000 alienation .of affections suit1 against Mrs. Clara L. Henrie. Mrs. Harvey had claimed her hus­ band, Weloome Harvey, whom she di­ vorced last July, has transferred hi* love to Mrs. Henrie, by whom he is employed as foreman. RELIEFSOUGHT Equitable relief is sought by plain- tiffs in two suite on file In Common Fleas Court. ‘ 0ne actioh, instituted by The Peo­ ples Building and Savings Company, cheek gave John T. Brown 916,327 ;name* .« ,df end*nt8»?,arry SPen' votaa and William G. Pickrei 916,744,] cef* v «*» Spencer, Billy E. Spencer, a plurality of 417.votes for the latter, I of **»y S*e™6r\ d®«“ edj; The Constitution of the State Hf O h i o i *nd Makom CaldweU, Paul CaldWell o£ th^: and Alma and Deborah L. Dean, At- J3fi1 V t .r provides tha t the President Senate shali eanvass the abstracts of voters e a s t f o r the various state oHHiahu ahalF announce tha result and those candidateawho receive the’high- estr ttumber of Votes shall be declared eleeted. . This is done some time dur- ' ta g th e first,week of the session and in. thepresenc* of a majority of the members o fsach house of the Genera^ Assembly.. e * * Probably the most important- meet­ ing ever held by the Ohio-Fair Man­ agers, Will take place in the Capital City on January 13th, 1,4th and 15th. Important because problems will be discussed of vital importance to every county and independent fair in the state. The meeting will be presided over by Hon. 1. L. Holderman, presi­ dent, also one of the best posted fair inen In fee Country. The annual ban- quet will be hfld o»sW^dne,sday even­ ing1, January! 14th, with .Governor Myers Y» Cooper .and Governor-elect George White on the program. I t is .expected th a t over 1,000 fair men, cosKtesionaires and others aifilliated wRh amusement enterprises will be % pattent. ■ - * .* • e The hunting season is a thing of the and tfie bunnies and foxes will re st until the next open season. tm q tm , skunk, mink tomey C. W. Whitmer represents"the plaintiff. A similar suit was brought by the American Loan an<f Realty Company through Attorneys Miller andFinney, against James C. Smith, Ethel Smith, The American National Fire Insurance Company, Columbus; The Victor Fur­ niture Company, Dayton; E. R. Boggs, as agent for the Columbia firm and Jerry M. Dennis. , JUDGMENTS GIVEN John T. Harbine, Jr., h a s ’ been awarded a cognovit note judgment for $105.30 against Madge Putnam, in Common Pleas Court; L.’ D* Welch has recovered a judg­ ment for $114.57 against Clara K. Confer on a note. Ruth N; Tiffany won a note judg­ ment f o r . $100 .'against Lawtcnce O. Tiffany. - JUDGMENT VACATED ^ Judgment, fo r..$284,65, recovered on a cognovit note by Cordy Williams against. James Lewis last November 13, has been ordered vacated in Com­ mon Pleas Court, Lewis filed a count­ er action, alleging he did pot sign his name to the note and th a t his signa­ ture was a forgery. Williams de­ faulted in answering thesu it. 'e m w ttv itk w w ^ :and areetock- in g o f all preserves is now under way. . -a * " * • Warden Preston E. Thomas of the O ita Penitentiary is rejoicing oyer thmfact that the new industrial build- Inin is nearing final completion. Car. petsttrsT electricians and plumbers are buay and within a short time the shops assigned to the. big three-story Tsfatforced concrete edifice will be mpytag in. The building is fire proof throughout and will replace the gld Tnuilln im rr shops which have_bcen in uSafor half a century. Prison officials hash* reason to feel proud of it. The p rs—ttt population of the big inatitu- tieu. ;i* a little over "4^550 and still ggnWing. ' -* * * • * 'Eke Eighty-ninthGeneral Asiembly *is amw under way and for the next several montljs it will be a busy body. SoiM very important legislation has bsmoyplanued and the law makers pre- ditif oratorical discussions and debates that-will well be worth while. The mtiSbers of both houses will of course’ participate in the inaugural ceremo­ nies which take place Monday, Janu­ ary ,12th. I f . t h e weather permits thaiu w tt h r a parade of the victors wRk t o r taduetios into office of Gov­ ernor Geerge White following shortly after. Should the weather be inde- meat the usnmonial will take place in the rotunda of the Capitol, The LtMtenant Governor, Secretary of 8M » , Attorney General and two -judge* of t h r Bupreme Court will al*6 beatUducted into office. DIVORCE | | won Pleas Court on grounds of ex­ treme cruelty. The plaintiff ems abo granted custody of the minor children. Advertising is news, as mmk as#* headlines on the front page, Oftse it is of more significance to ym PRICE, |X M A YEAR Nineteenth annual Farmers’ Week at Ohio State University, February 2 to 6, is expected to' bring 7600 farmers from all corner* of , the state to the campus ,,0 . S. U., form week o f in­ struction and recreation: 1■' ' 4.mong the speakers they will hear ire -Sam H? Thompson^ president of the National Farm Bureau; Governor- alecfc George White; L. J . 1Taber, master of tlie National Grange; C. J. Williams, director of tlie Ohio agricul­ tural experiment station, a t Wooster; Berry L, Green, state director of agti- culjture; L. L, Rummell, field .editor of pike, beat1the Fhe Ohio Farmer; Ft D. Ferrell, presi—church, .a short * dent of Kansas State Agricultural' home, Allege; Wheeler McMillan, associated Mr. Ankensy xlitor of Country Homo and F* O. hia pastor, Bov. Committee Changes OnV iHageCouncil Are*Announced Mayor Richards a t the meeting of village council Monday evening, the ^firht for the new year; announced changes inf several committees. The stesfct committee Will1,be com- ... . posed of D r. Leo Anderson, J. A. .rending^inj gtormont and C, H. Crouse. ce > committee: J. W. Ross _ . . . . —_ _ . McFarland, both having CoramisBioner.t serve(j 0JI that committee before, mtiy. Wednes- " When b it by an >n and Xenia Reformed from hia own calling on , INDICTMENT NOLLED ' An old grand ju ry indictment against. Meredith Burns has been nolU ed by^Prosecuting Attorney J. Carl Marshall, according to en entry on file in Common Pleas Court. Eaton., Several gpeups will hold their an­ nual meetlhg during the week a t the campus. Amongthem are the-Ohio Breed ^Association, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Grange^ Ohio Feed Im« provement Asssoeiation abd Ohio Herd improvement Association. CASE DISMISSED Suit filed by the Greene County Lumber Company, against J. H^ Jones has been dismissed,at request of the. plaintiff-in-Gommon- Pleas Court-— N ew County Officials Take Their Seats James J. Curlett,-who was re-ap- pointed by the County Commissioners, ss county auditor to succeed P. H. Creswell, has entered upon his duties with the same staff of assistants. Sheriff John Baughn hat succeeded Ohmer Tate, former sheriff, and has as his deputies: Walton Spahr, Forest Shoup, with LaWrance A. Davis, con­ tinuing as road patrolman. Leroy Wolf as recorder succeeds B, H. Thomas, and will have aa bis dep- u t ^ Mr. Shephard. . R. L. Haines, county coroner, began a new two-year term, Monday. C. R. Jacobs, county commissioner, succeeds Herman Esvey. Marcus McCallister, fo r Prosecutor hs* succeeded J. Ckrl Marshall. - Mrs. Mary Bratton Died Thuusday Mrs. Mary Bratton, aged SS; widow >f J.. C. Bratton, Xcnip,:;)Hed a t her home last Thursday moming-at nine o’clock,— ......................................;— The deceased was the daughter of David MI Kyle and was born in Cedar- riHe township, June 4,1847. -Her hus­ band, a daughter and a son have pre­ ceded her in death. The son, Howard BVatton, former' newspaperman, wUS1 publisher of the? Faribault, Minn,, Daily. News. Two brothers and two sisters survive: William J. and Samuel C.- Kyle, and -Mrs, Elizabeth Raney, Phon, Minn.; and Mrs, Lydia Fergu­ son, Springfield. Funeral service was held Saturday with burial in Wood­ land cemetery, Xenia. M arietta C itizens To A ttend Inaugural A special train has been chartered to-Wring Marietta citizens to Colum bmh Monday, to witness the inaugural csossneny o f tbsir fellow citizen, Gstoge White, a t governor. GW. A. 166th Infantry, O. N. G, MWOstta, will act as military guard f a r th i governor-elect. In addition the- Marietta high school band of 60 Sheriff Tate F inds ’ T h ief In Ja il Alfred Clark, coivred, at prisoner in the county jail, complained th a t some­ one among the inmates had lifted his watch. As the sheriff was on his last week as a county official he wanted bo thieves in his boarding hotlM Un­ less properly 'registered. WUKam Byrd, colored youth, was to be given his freedom >a t six o’clock, Wednes' day, being in on a petit larceny charge! Jailer Sm e lt Meriyan ordered Grand J o a y R e im s Bfeht'lfctre B ills The Jenuery grand jary under the direction of the new Prosecutor, Mar­ cus McCallister, returned eight- true bills, Ignored two cases asM continued another Monday, Twenty-seven w it­ nesses were heard. v Norman Jamerson, 63, colored, Xenia, indicted on two accounts of shooting with intent to kill Mrs. Hattie Evans. Albert Clark, 66, colored, Xenia, cutting with intent to kill against h it son, Earl. Willard Williams, indicted on charge of breaking into Stiles Coal Company office, Xenia, with intenj; to steal. G. R. BockleU, Xenia, possession of liquor. ' ' Otis Jackson, obtaining money under false pretense. tfiMts, under the care of George F. ^im to strip for search and as a re gH |lar, Music Supervisor, will have tMHtonor o f leading the contingent in thrtnatogurat parade. BEAM CRfaUNM PRR8ID8NT JL .1 . Beam was chosen member of tin Board of County Commissioners, wfNri the beard organised Monday. C. X. JWccbe, aueceeded Merman Earey, M 0 member of Hit bwrfd, (riarin* on M t first term, i* H. lackey is to* tjMMfmember of the board. TheCem- mM«nera b tm re-appointed Ateaao XftMtds as Deg Warden In the cean- 4** fUagr -ViiHta. suit the watch was fobnfl, Willie next faced Judge Dawson Smith in munici­ pal court and was fined $100Vnd given a thirty day jail sentence and return­ ed & the county jail. ON HONOR ROLL James Richards, Xenia, retired as I carpenter fit* toe; fannsyMaaiktlii** m ad after sirring for thifty-TIve years. He was the firit employee to be named an inspector. He is a broth­ er of idw in Riotuuda e l ttt * Mae*. CLOSING MEETING WEEK OF PRAYER ad gone to rite hi|(hWay to assist a truck'driver, with a load o f horses, th a t had been, having trouble, The truck was off the highway Along the roadway, Mr. Ankeney eras a t the end of4he truck trying to fix the end- gate when an auto driven by Carrolt S t.John , Casa Street, Dayton, headed for Xenia, plunged into Mr, Ankeney, crushing him between the car and the fruck. . ■*’ - . - His back was broken a* well a s both !egs. He was carried -into the Leem- ing home and Dr. A. D. DeHaven sum- noned but he lived fiut a few minutes rafter the accident. Mr. Ankeney Was bom on the farm •yn which he has always lived end was the son” , of Samuel -and Margaret (Gettard) Ankeney. He received his mrly education in the schools in that district and attended Miami Univer­ sity, where he'graduated! In 1872,' "In 1899 he was elected a msmber of the Ohio legislature and ssrved two terms: Following this service he was named State Dairy and Food Commtss^ner ,n 1903. He haa served a s a member of the Board of Education in Beaver­ creek township fo r many years and was always interested in school ad­ vancement, hia district, being one of the first in the eounty to take ad­ vanced steps in high school work. Mr, Ankeney was a prominent mem her of the '’Reformed .church and has 3erved in various capacities a t differ­ ent times. He was a prominent Re publican and active in party affairs. On October 1 4 ,1S79, he rise united in marriage to Miw Lina Gertrude Cline, one of ^ s former pupils; who preceded him in death Surviving Mr. Ankeney are six children, Samuel, of Dayton; Alfred, engaged in missionary service in Japan, who visited his father here oil a short furlough, returning to Japan a month ago; Dr. William M., prac­ ticing physician in Dayton; Herman K., Dayton; Elisabeth T. and Rachel H., both a t Home. Another daughter,4 Florence who lated became the wife of the Rev. W. T. Mahon, died about Four years ago; A brother, Albert; also living in Beavercreek township, also survives, but two sisters preced­ ed him in death. The closing meeting of the Week of Prayin’will be held a t United Presby- torisri efcurth Sabbath evening. Mr. M. la r i* GoUhts will speak on “The Decisions o f Life from an Oriental Viewpoint,” There will be special music by a union men's Chorus and by ttte MMfceiUst «reb*stra. F irst num­ ber bYWfchfistra will be a t 7:16. P ro ­ gram a t 7:80. Come. MEN'S COMMITTEE. tMW1 uf JCn» Gem ra n * * . The fire committee: J. A. Stormont anfi ‘Leo Anderson. This committee will also have charge of public pumps, there being but one left in town. The regular pump committee has been dis­ pensed with. Light committee: L. F, Tindall- sign aa * member o f t1, Poor committee hut council members prevailed on him continuing the work he* haa had in charge for several yeturs. He will have one more mem­ ber to assist him, J. W / Ross. • ’ " • Hi .............................., H iree Proposals On Gas Tax Change ThreedHTerent bills were introduced fnt the legislature Tuesday aeeking chungesfacthe distribution of gasoline takes. AK three'proposed townships be given a greater share. One nro- vifies 75 pay cent fo r the state:xmuni- cipalities none, counties, 5; townships, 201 per cent. Another bill provides 66 per cent for the state municipalities 16 per cent; c o u ^ 8 ^ 6j„townships, 26. -The Ihlrdr-btiL^ould give, the state 3fi per cent; municipalities, 20. Coun- tie s ^ ^ a n d townships 20 per cent. •A t a recent meeting o f Township Trustees in the State, the Rural L e t­ ter Carriers' Association and County Commissioners, recommendation,, for changes were as follows: State 50 per cent; counties and municipalities 20 per cent each; townships, 10 per cent. The present-law passed two years agO which has proven so pnsatisfac tory is as follows: State, 62% per cent; counties, 15 per cent; munid parities, 17% per cent and townships, 5 per cent. Xmas Party Friday evening before Christmas, About one hundred thirty students and members of the faculty assembled a t the Alford Gymnasium i<tc the second 'high school party of this year. The decorations and refreshments .were in keeping with the Yuletide season. The games were under the capable -direction of a group of young ladies from the Springfield Y, W. C, A. Singing Christmas carols conduded the- evening’s entertainment. Elementary Chapel The elementary grhde chapel exer­ cises held Thursday, were in charge of the fifth grade, although each of thes other grades took part. The following program was given; Announcer, Martha Jane. Martindale; Deyotionals, Second -Grade; Christmas Song,- Fifth Grade; Christmas Story, Neil Hartman; Play, Third Grade; Violin Duet, Winifred Powers, Jean- etto Neal; Recitation,-Charles-Hunter; Piano Duet, Dorothy Galloway, Mary Alijbe Whittington; Recitation^ Louise; Graham;- Play, "Fourth Grade;*>So«g, Betty Coulter, Betty'Judy, Jay Petfer- sotr, and Charles Hunter; Song, First Grade; Saxophone Solo, W.arren Pow­ ers; Recitation, Orna Wilson; Song, First Grade; Song, Sixth Grade. The program this week is in charge of the third grade.' All parents are invited to attend those exercises. ‘ * School Board Members ViBifSchool The-members of the local b6ard .of education, with the exception of Mr. West, who was confined to his home because of illness, were visitors a t the school all day Monday. AThorough inspection of the entire system was made and every class room visited, . Chapel 'The Monday* morning chapel exer­ cises were in chtpge of the Instru­ mental Music ..Department. The an­ nouncer was Junior Luse. Dorothea Corry read the Scripture', followed by prqyer by Rev. Jamieson. A violin duet by. Jeanette ^ e a l |and Wihifred Powers; a saxaphone solo by Wattren Powers; a violin solo by Mar­ cella Martindale; a clarinet duet by .Etebecca Galloway and Jane Frame and saxaphone solo by Isadora Owens, composed the program for the morn­ ing. ‘ ’ faiU .of thair vac*- tion trip, the past;summer spent0in Colorado. “Cedarscope” Work Begun A preliminary survey of' advertise­ ments and sales has been prado the past week for the 1931 Annual. The results have heen very favorable, and we are hoping to keep the standard of the publication'as high as possible. Final Examinations Scheduled Thursday and Friday of this week have been set aside for this semester’s final examinations. Thi* week con­ cludes the third six-week's period and the firBt semester of this year. The honor roll will be published next week.' ■ -Mrs. Foster Resumes Path Mrs. Foster, who Has bpen recuper­ ating from shock and injuries received in a wreck, returned to her work Mon­ day. Local Quintet Defeated London High Determined, .to. avenge..the. .defeat suffered during the holidays a t the hands of the London team, our hoys played a good defensive game iimsmi SVENOATH IS (I.s.mm Paul H. Creswell, tom s* eounty auditor, was given the federal oath o f office l is t Wednesday, in United State* Court, Dayton, with Judge* Beacon W, Hough and Robert B, Nevln on tbe beach. Following the oath for Mr, Creswell a number of deputies also were sworn in; The induction to office w*s very , formal as is the usual custom In the United States Courts. The oath was administered by Judge Hough. Sixty friends from Xenia, Cedarvirie and Jamestown were present fo r the • ceremonies. In addition there ,were 'many prominent attorney* from neighboring cities as well as numerous federal officials. Mr. J, H. Creswell, father of the new marshal stood with his-son in the .receiving line fo r con- - ; gratulations. . * Preceeding the ceremony Mr. Cres­ well was guest of honor a t a dinner - a t the Miami hotel 'as given by the Dayton Bar Association, attorneys be­ ing present from the different associa­ tions in this section of the state. At* tOmey Charles Darlington represented . the Greene' County, Bar Association-- - M C re sw e ll waB the recepieUt of , many floral pieces from friends, - federal official, deputies, -artd in addi­ tion was presented a handsome gold - U. S. marshal badge by h is-deputies, There was many a good natured laugh as guests circled the room to view the flowers when someone discovered, the following {“Compliments Charles L, Darlington and Carrie L, Flatter.” Some good natured jSstor evidently found the opportunity and added Mrs; F latter’s name to the Darlington card, The co-incident was that Mrs; Flatter' had stressed -her opposition to M r.' Graswell’s appointment! Mr. Creswell was*1'again the guest o f honor Wednesday bight a t the “Iron Lantern,’’ Xenia; when he was given a-complimentary dinner,-arranged by » numerous frieuds. While the affair was informal Frank L. Smith, Xenia, presided as toastmaster and in a very fitting “Hokesquian” speech presented Mr. Creswell a handsome traveling bag^-’v ’ TWa fo r fheforty^otwT master’s table a being a felt h a l'and .. shears on a cake stand, Mr, Creawell' won the bat from W. B. McCallister on an election contest and the. h at a n d 4 shears were passed that each guest ' present could cut his own souvenir—. ^ as a result there W s little left of the * brown felt when J t had passed the. various tables, Mr. Creswell entered Upon his duties in Cincinnati, Friday. He will con­ tinue to make his home in Xenia.v J - Inaugural Program T oR eB road ca st Report 26 V iolent Deaths in County Violent deaths claimed twenty-six lives- in Greene County during 1930. During the year Cordner R, L. Haines, conducted a total of forty-four nqiiests as compared with thirty-eight nquiries held in 1929, an increase of six. Fatalities due ;to auto and grade crossing accident*"’numbered sixteen, while* six persons committed suicide, two were burned fatally, one was kill ed in an explosion and one murder- that of a new born infant, JAMESTOWN CORN SHOW A Cam Show is announced by the Jamestown Farmers' Institute Com mittee to he held in tha t village a t Grange Hid! on January 10, 12 and 13. Various prisee are offered in »on- noction with the exhibit. Frizes will he affitiad for the h*et ericas also. Among the many avergraen* that i— *S----- P0 v9 m m m 99ttn w x t i {cedar, Auatrtta ph**, H m # Jri*»,4lham lad#*, were able to out victorious 18-16. The score stood 7-7 a t the half and it was necessary to be alert throughout the game*to hold London to sixteen points. This weeks scoring was as follows: Harris, 8; Waddle, 6; Harriman, 3; Peterson, 2. .In ,th e preliminary, our girls lost Ijy the score of 19-12 the first game this season, when they met the fast !Hiirmont sextette. Our girls did not play as well as usual. Perhaps they were a little confused by the three division floor which was used during the first half. * Barnhart was successful in scoring ten points while Sirobridge collected two. * , Lineups Cedarvllle High School Girls Award C on tract. ■ For Work on Roads The State highway department Wed nesday awarded the contract for con tompiated highway construction work Hi Grssne County to Clark Brothers and Company, Maysville, Ky., which submitted a bid of $32,404.27, the low set bid received a t a recent lotting. Ths contract calls for- grading and building aix culvert* and 2.718 miles *f the Dayton-Chillieothe Road in township, the widening' little Beaver Creek H i iswstrueHow of a new concrete G F TP Barnhart, cf 5 9 19 Strobridge, f — --------- 1 9 2 Corry, fg — 0 9 9 Flatter, g 9 0 0 Beck, g ------------------— 0 0 9 Ritenour, g — ------ — 0 9 0 Pullin, f — — - 9 0 9* ' - — Total — 6 9 Fairmont High School‘Girls 12 M. Powell, f — - 2 S 7 Weinner, f «—— 3 4 20 Severs, f -- -----------------9 Ham, g f — . 1 9 9 0 2 9 0 Buohing, g --------- 9 \ 9 0 Kerot, g 9 0 0 BO* *—* Csdarvilla High School 7 Boys 19 r 8 Hsrriman, t ------------ .... 2 i 3, Peterson, c 1 0 " * Waddle, g — 2 i # -S&iitftf-. ■» r». ^ « 0 # turn* awSwi 4 18 (Coathwefi'^eu last yagejr V The inaugural ceremony in connec­ tion with the induction of George White, Marietta, as governor, Mon­ day, January 12, will be no elaborate affair xx fh e newly elected official oh? jected to the expenditure of state money for display. However the Go-* andilumbus Chamber of Commerce will finance the expense. The program will be broadcast over WLW, Cincinnati, between 11 a, m. and 12:45 p. m. The following program has been arranged: . 11 a. m.'—Singing by Democratic' Glee Club. 11:30 a. m.—.Inaugural ceremony. 11:35* a. m.—Presentation of com­ mission to the new governor by Gov­ ernor Myers Y. Cooper. 12:01 p, m.—Administration of the oath of office to the goverrtor-elect by Chief Justice Carrington T« Marshall of the Ohio supreme court. 12:05 p. m<—Inaugural address by the new governor. 1:30 p. m,—-Parade of military units, service men's organizations and Democratic clubs. 3 p. m.—Reception for members of 7:30 p. m.—Reception for members Former Governors James M. Cox, of Dayton, and Vic Donahey, of Co­ lumbus, have been selected aa mem­ bers of the inaugural copimittee by Walter F. Heer, Columbus, general chairman of the inaugural committee of the Columbus Chambet of Com­ merce............................ Ralph W. Hoyer, of Columbus, will be chairman of the committee and Heer will be vice chairman. . MISS RANDALL PRINCIPAL tills Miss Josephine Randall of place, who haa been assistant petariiml been named a* 'principal to succeed * MissLtlia Fudge, who haa resigned to • fteach Spanish in the Ludlow, Ky., schools.. The Cedarvilk Building said Lean Assoctatlen pays 6% en Hepatite*.