The Cedarville Herald, Volume 54, Numbers 1-26

I r f l f c j w N r m n & 9m a ^ h r e r i i a e d b y m Advertising is news, $ ub much as tha headlines on the front page. Often it is o f more significance to you. i— ssasowswr MKry-FOURTH YEAR N o . 16, wm LETTER EM STATE DEPARTMENTS COLUMBUS, O.—Only two, more weoke and the members o f the Eighty- ateth General Assembly will reoeas on April loth , returning on Monday# April 27th, to act 'on taxation, appro­ priation and such other measures aa pro oa the calendar, the date o f final adjournment being being problemati­ cal. The Old Age Pension bill has H mk recommended for passage by the hMuraac* committee o f the House. Under ft* provisions persons over 7Q years o f age with no means of- sup­ port, would Teceiteapension o f 225.00 per month# Claims Would he made to County department* o f welfare where they would be investigated. The hill provide* that pension costs would be horpe ode-half out o f the .state’s gen­ eral revenue fund. The cost of main­ taining the system would .be approxi­ mately $4,000,006 annually and would .provide for four times the number of imma.tes &t present in almshouses in ■Ohio, said to be 5,000. The cost would h*- lest than double the present ex­ penditure for relief o f the aged poor. a * * * ■ ., A t arecent meetipjfof'cottnty clerks o f Ojhio, held intone o f the Capital Ofty hotels, Secretary of State Clar- '*nce J. Brown was an honored guest and the principal speaker following an excellent repast served at 6:30 o'clock in , the evening. Secretary Brown talked on uniformity in filing bills o f sales in the offices o f clerks 'and fnade a number o f helpful and Worthwhile suggestions. He was fol­ lowed. by Hon. Guy F. Chilcote o f Newark, who, made an excellent talk along the same lines. Hon. Charles ,E. King, Clerk o f Courts o f .Franklin .county presided and suggested that a *tate-wide meeting o f all county clerks • In Ohio he held in the near future. , ' a * + 'Columbus hostelries have been en­ joying a lucrative business the past several weeks.due to the fact that numerous conventions and meetings have been held here, There’s been dsitog in.th* way o f entertain- " mailt aba o f .the- .Mage ate m id.city offi cial* participating. Then the Irish had their inning when several thous­ and honored, St. Patrick’s Day with feast and song all over the city.. The Dog Show at the big Auditorium also drew large audiences. O f the half hundred organizations meeting in the city the past week the Ohio G* j and Oil Men’s Association drew the largest attendance, over 600, being registered* * * * The’re biting at the lake, and the old urge comes upon many o f the amateur piscatorial sportsmen in the MrviO# o f the Buckeye State with, the result that they dig out rod and reel and begin overhauling all tackle pre- parity to ,uv onslaught on bass, blue [gill*'and croppies beginning with the half holiday on Saturdays. Fishermen are required to take out a license at the office e f the county clerk, the fee being; flJQP with ten cents additional for the official. The season fer bass close* "April 30th, and none may be taken, until: June 16th. It is unlawful to take more than 12 in any one day, all o f whichmust be l l inches or more in length. * * * Th* new industrial building at the Ohio Penitentiary is nearing comple­ tion and according to present plans a seeend building will be erected on ground occupied by the woolen mill A new hospital building will scon he under way, also a new cell block con­ taining M0 cells, The hospital build ing wilt be a four-story structure, built at the southeast corner o f the grounds, The old hospital building will he uaid as a school. All buildings will be strictly fireproof. The prison population today is 4,761. Spring Plowing: Is Ahead Last Season . #• A* yon drive about the state you camlet help but notice the unusual amount o f spring plowing that has been dene during the winter months, February was the month in which more plowing rtaa done than any other due to the moderate weather. It has Hie# been notlcable the amount o f plowing that has been done by horse power. Pew farmer* are Using the traitor. Mora than fifty per cent o f the spring plowing has been completed aeoenUng to estimate* o f many farm­ er*. SMALL FARM APPRAISED LAST SATURDAY CEDARVILLE, OH IO ,fE IDAY , MARCH 27,1031 ■ . ''A1?. . = PRICE, |1,50 A YEAR SCHOOL NEWS DietrSmtioa e f Relief Fund is Made Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Supt. Furst has been busy distribut­ ing our apportionment o f the State Emergency Relief. Fund for School Children, This fund provides fo r buy­ ing shoes and clothing fo r needy school children. Hr. Furst ha* been assisted in this work by Mr. Bert McFarland, a member o f the Relief Committee .of the •Village Council. Mr. McFarland has had considerable experience with spark, o f this nature. His splendid co# operation is very much appreciated by the school. Play Nets $40.60 for Lanch Fund "The o ty Home Town/’ a comedy, presented Friday evening, by the Mary Rose Stock Company, provided' ente*. tainment fo r a great many people, who practically filled the Opera House. The play was certainly a financial Success as the school's share o f the net proceeds was $40.60; This sum will be used to provide lunches for children who are unable to buy needed unches at the school cafeteria. - Much ^credit is due Mr. Tronte, who originated the idea o f bringing the Stock company here and who aided in making it a financial success. We are grateful to him th e .school children and the entire community for this good work. Also, we wish to thank Mayor A. E- Richards for waiving: the license fee and the Township Trustees for cancelling the rental charge foiPthe Opera House.' V •Grandma says in the Junior Play— “My! My! it takes the young fgjks to get enthusiasm out o f life.” Honorable Mention, is Given Student The Senior Scholarship Contest was held in Xenia, last Saturday, under the direction o f the State Department o f Education. Of the seven who ably represented Cedarville High School, RalphfTindall won a place o f Honor­ able Mention. Science Students Present Program o f ■ Magic ;v Members o f the Chemistry Class, Under the supervision, o f Mr. Furst, entertained the entire school, Friday afternoon^ by presenting a program o f chemical magic. Among some o f the feat* performed were Mental Tele­ pathy, High Explosives, Dazzling ftg Wire in Air, Floating Fire on Ice, Lighting an Alcohol Lamp with a Magic 'Wand and other inter­ esting experiments. This program was very unusual aiid proved very 'interesting' as well as beneficial. Mr. Galloway Speaks to Grade Pupils Thursday, March IP, 1031, the pupils o f the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades were privileged to hear an address by Mr. W .-W . Galloway, His remarks were based upon his ob­ servations o f French life and customs. The talk was very instructive * and worthwhile. Come to the Opera House, Wednes­ day evening, April 1, and see “ Cecil,' all his family and friends, Sewing Work is Exhibited Much interest i* being shown by the girls o f the eighth grade in Home Economics. This course is being offer­ ed to them one day a week this semes­ ter. Tea towels which these girls have just finished are on exhibit in the window*-of Richard's Drug Store. “Soun' to me Iak Sissay said he was goin’ to an amputation school"-— Blossom in the Junior Class Play. Civics Class Visits Columbus Tuesday, the Sinior Civics Class visited points o f interest in-Columbus, including the Juvenile Research Bu­ reau; State Hospital; A. I. U, Tower; State House,' attending sessions o f both Senate and House o f Representa­ tives; the School o f the Deaf; and Ohio State University, visiting espe­ cially the Stadium and the Archaelogi- cal and Geological Buildings. Although the weather was inclement, the class feels that it was both enjoyable and beneficial to all. They visited the WA1U broadcasting station and the fact that they were thero was an­ nounced to. all listeners. Commerial Department Presents Program The Commercial Club presented a short program in Chapel, Monday morning. Margaret Little, who pre­ sided, announced the following pro* gram: Scripture reading by Dora Murphy, violin solo by Loelia Griffin, and several songs by members o f the Commercial Club. After announcements by Supt, Furst, Chapel was concluded for the morning. High School Junior Play at Cedar­ ville Opera House, April 1, 1931. A good night to have a date. Ho Standing o f High JUDGE HARKY GRAM School Contestants DINNERSPEAKER I Central High School Building Sat-J JUd8« Harry G r ip , Probate and urday was the scene o f a lively in- ■ Juvenile Judge inCJark county, will cellectual contest among the upper |he the speaker at ’,t]*e annual dinner 25% o f all seniors, graduating from meeting o f the Gxpts&p County Chap- YELLOW SPRINGS TALKS CHARTER GOVERNMENT Yellow Sprllg* eftltott* are discussing the advisability of Tits farm on ths Federal pike owned changing from it* present form of W-fha Wade sister* wilt be sold soon federal government to the city cent* order of court, It was ep-j mission form.; South Charleston-has prated gwtetday by Frank Townsley, jhad city commission form for a num- W* L. Cftnmsrt and Fred Barrett, The her of yoers, being the smallest town $7 acre* waa appraised at $76. Mnihe county to change# Xenia City, Osborn, Yellow Springs, Cedarville, Ross Township, James­ town, Bowersville, Spring Valley, Bell- brook, and Beavercreek. By 8:15, 59 contestants, had assembled and were started’’on their intellectual race by the stop watch in the hands o f Prin­ cipal Baker o f Osborn. ‘ The commit­ tee in charge was H. C. Aultman, Louis Hamnierle, R. S. Warner; the subjects contested in were: Mathema­ tics, English, History, Science, and Social Science, including the world today. In the afternoon the Commit* *uj city assisted in scoring the papers and ranking the winners. The highest 25% was selected and ranked, the first three are in line for prizes offered by colleges and universities, and the re­ maining 12 receive honor certificates and first consideration from schools which they may choose to attend: On May the 2nd, the winners enter a sec­ ond contest at Oxford, where they will compete with high schools o f 15 coun­ ties in south-western Ohio. The win­ ners according to their rank are as follows: 1st. Robert S. Kinsey, and Lester T. Price, Central Hi. ■ 3rd. Franklin L. Trubee, Beaver­ creek. ' 0 4th. Betty S. Lorimer, Central Hi. 5th. Ruth M. White, Yellow Springs. 6th. Edwin J. Bath, Central’ Hi. 7th. Mary B, Pyles, Ross Township. 8th. Henry S. Bagley, Jr., Osborn- Bath. 9th. Merton C. Leinberger, Central Hi. 10th. Ruth A. King, Spring Valley. 11th. Byron W. Nelson, Jamcstown- Silvercreek. 12th. Sara F. Bryson, Central Hi, and Ralph H. Tindall, Cedarville. 14th. Helen L. Begley, Osbom-Bath. 16th. Helen Fletcher, Ross Twp. ter, American Red. Cross, Monday, March 30, at the F$fst United Pres­ byterian Church in£ Xenia. Dinner will be served at 6:1$ and tickets will be fifty cents State Board; Rei rives [On Water Raihfall Continues But Really How Much? The' drouth that started one year ago this month has not been broken if inches o f rainfall are necessary to do it. We have had- snow and light rain fait, just enough to keep the ground moist on top, but no moisture is going down to provide for dry weather this summer. So far this year we have had but 3.22 inches o f rainfall which is a de­ ficiency o f 4.92 inches. The normal rainfall should be 8,14 inches. W* rto doubt have rainfall to pro­ vide for early crops, grass and early fruit* but not near enough for wheat, com, late pasture and fall fruits. The Board o f Put ceived the a n a ly st water from th* Stitt which give* it a.ver rtport show*:iM Affairs has re the municipal: o f Health! jgh rating. The; or odor. On: .xoffci. water 8. Alkaliraity, raw, 7.4, soften­ ed, 7.2. No phenol,. The taw Water has 317 carbonates with none in the soft- On solids raw water 424 and soft, 396. The soft show* only ,12 on iron with no manganese. The report shows no bacteria or colon bacilli. It is not likely any other town in the state can show a better report. M. J. Hartley Leaving Agricultural Post Retiring from hid post as publicity director o f the state department o f agriculture after a service o f two years, to enter the newspaper business at Pomeroy; Oliver Hartley “ cele­ brates" his joining the "ex" family by* quoting Art Guitfrman, who lists a lot o f meanings o f “X ” , in this wise: X is the Roman notatiori o f ten X is the mark o f illiterate men X means a crossing, as drivers should note X in a circle may count as a vote X is a quantity wholly unknown 4 X is a ruler removed from his throne X may be a xenon, a curious gas X is the ray o f a similar class X-mas is Christmas, a season o f bliss X in a letter is good f6r one kiss X is for Xerxes, that monarch re­ nowned X is the place where the body wan found, Real Estate Assessors Named For Township County Auditor James J. Curlett and Deputy Auditor Brand Bell were in town Tuesday morning where they met the. appraisers for revaluing the real estate, in Cedarville and Cedar­ ville Township, Final instruction were given. W. J. Tathox will have charge of the field work in the village with M. W. Collins and Wm» Conley as ad­ visor*. Mr. Tarbox served ' as field assessor during the appraisal six years ago. In the -township J. C. Townsley has been named.for the.same position he filled six years ago as field assessor, M r. Curlett'* appointments, will merit the approval o f property owners in tba village and township. COU RT NEWS FORECLOSURE SUIT Suit for $793.60 and foreclosure of mortgaged property has been led in Commoh Pleas Court by The Peoples Building and Savings Co, against Lindsay Vance and Elizabeth Vance. The savings company are also plain* tiff in a foreclosure aetion filed against Homer Toner and Fannie Toiier, C. W, Whitmer is attorney for the plain­ tiff in both cases. ORDER REAPPRAISAL ‘ In the case o f Sarah N. Hull against Oscar S. Hull and others in Common Pleas Court, a revaluation will he made o f property situated on the Low­ er Bellbrook Pike, which,was not sold Saturday for want o f bidders. The reappraisal will be conducted by Char­ les R. Bales, William Weiss and Roy A. Webb. * GIVEN JUDGMENT The Peoples Building and Savings Co. has been awarded a judgment for $1,610.86, due; on a contract against Harry E. Spencer and.others in Com­ mon Pleas Court. Foreclosure and sale o f mortgaged property was authorized by the court. WOULD AMEND ACTION Attorneys for Dr. Paul Espey have filed a . motion in Common Pleas Court for an amended petition in the case o f Mrs. Dorothy Tanner, Cincin­ nati, who is suing the Xenia surgeon for $25,000. The woman claims the defendant was negligent in treating her for injuries to her right arm. sus­ tained when her auto waa wrecked on the Springfield Pike, February 11, 1930. Judge W. M. Rockell Died Tuesday Judge William.M. Rockell, promi­ nent Clark county jurist, author, farm- mid stock breeder, known to many people in Greene and adjoining coun­ ties, died early Tuesday morning., He represented Clark county In the Con­ stitutional convention and has served on vari*«* courts. His is the author of a Clark county history and several legal vdumnes that have become standard. County Road Funds W ill Be Short County Engineer W. J. Davis on Tuesday in discussing road improve­ ments informed ns there can be no work in the county this summer Only from gasoline and license funds. There will be some Work by the State Highway Department such as finishing the Fairfield-Xenla pike and straightening the Dayton and Xenia pike at the school house west o f Beaver church. New bridges on that road are also being built. ’'MUSIC HALL" BURNS AT W1LBERFORCE Farm Home Burned Last Thursday! The firm house on the land owned, by Ancil V. Wright and Leonard Wright at the intersection o f the Day­ ton-Yellow Springs and Xenia-Fair* field pike, burned last Thursday after* noon with a loss o f $4,000. It is thought that sparks from a flue set fire to the roof. The home was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. George Bramble who succeeded in saving household gopds on the first floor but lost everything on the sec­ ond. The first was discovered by Leonard Wright as he was entering the driveway to the house. The loss is partially covered by insurance. ESTATES VALUED Estate o f Sarah B. McKnight, de­ ceased, has a gross value o f $61,181.63 .including personal property worth '$56,181.63 and real estate valued at $5,000, according to an estimate on file in Probate Court. Debts amount to $900.23 and the cost o f administra­ tion is $2,738, leaving a- net value o f $57,643.40: Gross value o f $6,775 is placed on the estate o f Mary Noggle, deceased, the property being composed: o f per­ sonal property wqrth $4,153 and real estate valued at $2,622. Debts total ms £«SChMRfhffiffiftriifihn'ii $425., The estate has a net value, o f 15,662. . Estate o f Clarence M. William*, de­ ceased, has an estimated' gross value of $4,599.40, composed entirely o f personal property. There are no debts. Deducting the cost o f admin­ istration amounting to $413.50, the estate has a net value o f $4,186.90. . HEARING BET Application o f Harry Sutton ,to be released as surety - on the bond o f Herman Sellars and Caroline Sellars, as executor* o f the estate o f A. C. Sellars, deceased, has been assigned for a hearing in Probate Court at 9 a. m. March 31. Live Stock Men Visit Cincinnati Forty members o f the Greene Coua- ty Live Stock Shipping Association visited the Products Association Mar­ ket in Cincinnati, Tuesday, The dele­ gation also inspected the Stockyards and the modern plant o f the Kahn A Son Company, meat packers that covers efght and one-half acres. The buildings are from three to five stories high. A visit was also made to the Tenn. Copper Chemical Co., Lackland. The delegation was in charge o f Frank Creswell, and other officials o f the local association, Base Ball Season Next On Program With the sun shinning on both sides o f the street come* the season for baseball, professional, collegiate and local teams. Coach Marvin Borst has started practice for the college team With eighteen prospect* from which to pick his team. The opening engage­ ment will be with Morehead College, Kentucky^ on April 11. WINS DIVORCE Mary Wright has been awarded divorce from Gus Wright in Common Pleas Court on grounds o f gross neg­ lect o f duty. The court decided that FOR SALE—A Fordsan tractor and twalv* inch Oliver Flow. Priced right. •U« m M BneakfitMf idnwatown, Ohto, Fire destroyed a small wooden structure on the Wilbarforce Univer­ sity campus shortly after midnight 11* the couple is unable to agree Within Tuesday, It was one o f the oldest » *B to the respective property buildings on the ground* and w*s used. rights, that both the real estate and by (the department o f music and’.known} household goods to be sold at public among students as “MttriC Hall." Loss |“ to and the proceeds divided equally. $10,000 partitilly covered by insurance. • -----------------— « „ — l PATRONS ENTER PROTEST Mr. Frank Hafsha and wife left' last week for Maryland where they will operate a filling station and bar •Some one hundred patrons of. the Beavercreek township schools have haeue. Mr. Harshawas formerly book -1 protested the re-election of, the pres enl superintendent, Paul G. Meranda on a three year term. He is ehariri keeper for Illff Bros., contractors Inquire at FOR KENT. Garage, this office. with neglecting the scheols and not 1performing his duties, NAMED EXECUTRIX Aletha Harner has been appointed executrix o f the estate o f Jennie Y. Collins,, late o f Xenia, without bond in Probate Court . L. F. Steinfels, O. A. Spahr and T. C. Long were named ap­ praisers. MS, SKEINS WINSFUSTW SONGCONTEST Mrs. Lida Keck Wiggane, formerly o f this place, for m any years a resi­ dent o f Springfield, has been awarded the honor o f $500 prise fo r writing the best poem fo r an Ohio song. About a year ago John L. Clifton, head o f the State Department o f Edu­ cation ,offered a prise o f $600 for the best song poem that Ohio could bays an official song. As a result thirteen hundred poems were submitted among which was the one, from the pen o f Mrs. Wiggans. The judges o f the contest were Mca. Florence Ralston'Werum, Columbus; Hugh Fullerton, a news writer o f the , Columbus Dispatch with a national • fame, and Mrs, B. Y. William*, a. , noted writer, Cincinnati. It has been said neither o f the judges knew each - - other. The decision o f the judges was unanimous in favor o f Mrs: Wiggans and . official announcement o f tiw award is to be made today by the De­ partment o f Education. Mrs. Wiggans spent part o f her early Ifie .in Cedarville aiid is an . alumnus o f Cedarville high school o f the class o f 1890. She has. devoted much o f her time to writing and was for some yeara society editor1o f the* Springfield Sun. Co-incident with the •announcement, o f thea ward for the best poem fo r ‘ the Ohio song, which will soon be:ie& to music, is that a book ^FOces, . Figures and F ortunes/'-from MkU. Wiggan’s pen, is announced’ this1w eek. by the Chicago publishers. It .has 700 - pages and its chapters cover what i* < - revealed in sciences. The book it graced with fine likenesses o f "Presi-. dent Hoover, Edison and other nota­ bles in the scientific world. Mrs. Wiggans has other hondrs thatr are highly appreciated in the enlarge­ ment o f her poem ’’Lindburgh/' which’ now hangs in St. Louis with the thou- ' sand*' o f trophies gathered by the • young, aviator. Another poem on “General. Grant" is. prominently dis­ played in the General Grant ham* a t - Pt. Pleasant, We aw informed that copies o f the '. peem will be available later, Cedar- t o p ic ;..,;-' Wiggans and the fart A ha tah ele-a* alumnus o f the local high school and frequently gives,some o f her reading* before the annual banquet. She has. also appeared before other local or­ ganizations in time* past. Meets Death A t . South Charleston George Sweeney, 65, salesman, South Charleston, was instantly killed Saturday morning when his automo­ bile was hit by a Pennsylvania train at the crossing two miles w cst,of that place. *The impact drove the.antomo^ bile 500 feet down the side o f the track. Every bone in the unfortunate man’s body is said to have been broken. PRIVATE SALE ORDERED Alva H. Smith,' A. D. Smith and Jennie Davis, as administrators o f the estate o f Eliza A. Smith, deceased, have received authority in Probate Court to sell personal property be­ longing to the estate at private sale. LIQUOR FINES HEAVY Probate Judge S. C. Wright, Friday placed heavy fines against two Clark county youths, John Matthews, 19, Springfield, and Theodore Lee, 21, North Hampton, after pleas o f guilty had been entered. Charged with pos­ sessing liquor they were fined $200 and costs each.and for possessing ap­ paratus fo r manufacture o f liquor, $400 and cost each. SUES COUNTY A suit against the county commis­ sioners has been filed by Lewis An- keneyi Elsie M. Tanner and H. E.‘ Schmidt to compel the officials to com­ ply with a Supreme Court decision to always keep. open the channel of Beaver Creek in that township. Harry D. Smith, attorney. COUNTY JAIL CROWDED Sheriff John Baughn reports the county jail now has forty-three pri­ soners, eleven more than the intended capacity o f the institution. Of these eight are federal prisoners which have been turned over by United States Marshal Paul II. Cresw^lt. WANTS RAW MILK The Fairfield village council has de­ feated an ordinance requiring the sale of pasteurised milk in the village, Thus is the second lime such an ordi nance has been turned dawn. Mrs. John Gordon >Died In Cincinnati Mrs. Iris Muriel Gordon, wife o f John Gordon, died Sunday ,at the home o f her mother, Mrs. Edith- M. Collins, in Cincinnati. The funeral was held Wednesday from the Ried- linger Funeral Home, Cincinnati. A small son died about one years ago. Burial took place in Masales Creek Cemetery. Springfield Has , $80,000 Fire Loss Fire originated in a business hous* about the middle o f the east Ulqcfc on Fountain avenue between Main and High streets Tuesday night that brought loss to seven business houses. Most o f the property burned has been erected for years. The loss is placed at $80,000. LEGALIZE SUNDAY OPENING; * WANT RT ltAL POLICE Two extremes are found in legisla­ tive matters this week. The Senate passed a hill legalizing SundAy mo­ tion picture shows, which repeats the law making such illegal. In as much as most cities and numerous smaller towns have paid no attention to the present law it might not be out o f place to make Sunday opening legal. The other extreme is more law en­ forcement by a system o f rural police in another legislative hill that i f pass­ ed by both houses, and approved by the governor, will place from 66 to 300 men on the roads with motorcade* to enforce laws. The cost to the state the first year is placed from $800,000 to $1,000,600, at a time when property owners are demanding lese cost in all government.. ..... . . ........... . i • ........... ...A. The 17-year locust Is due to arrive in Ohio during the latter part of May and early June. .