The Cedarville Herald, Volume 54, Numbers 1-26
4 The new things are advertised by merchants first Advertisements keep you abreast of the times. Read them! Advertising is news, as much as the headlines on the front page. Offem it is of more significance to you. FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR No. 20. CEDARVILLE, Offlfy FRIDAY, APRIL 24..M81 DEWSLETTER ! FROM STATE ! K r ” ' m | • SCHOOLNEWS { i f S(nrii^/jf^xvities J|] | COURT NEWS RMIIIIMHIimmiHMmiHIIUMIHIIIItHIt.’MIUMuUIIMRHMm/ ".----■........ •...... ...1- - ..... “..... * » WOMAN ASKS DIVORCE DEPMtTMEKTS Cantata To Be Presented May |2 { The pupils of the fifth and sixth [grades under the direction of the _______ | homeroom teachers. Miss McFarland l and Mrs.. Barber, and the music super-* Columbus—Municipal corporations j visor, Mrs. Foster, will present a can- Of Ohio are receiving an increased; tata entitled "Hiawatha” a t Hie school; revenue from their portion of the gas oline excise tax, according to figures compiled by Secretary of State Clar ence J , Brown. The state retains0236 house, May 12, This entertainment! will take the place of. the program usually given on the last day of school by the grades. This has been made per cent of the amount collected and to relieve the heavy work a t the close divides the remainder between the po litical subdivisions of the state in the follownig manner;. Municipal corpor ations, 17% per cent; 88 counties in equal parts, 15 per cent; 1338 town ship, 21,873,200.00. In the case of mu nicipal corporations this represents an increase of slightly over 50 per cent in the last four years. of school. Due to the last minute re ports and records which must be made at the end of the school year, it is im possible to have adequate time to pre pare a worthwhile program for the last day. The competing schools included Xenia s Wilmington,' Miamisburg, Eaton, Os-i born and Cedarville. In spite o f'th e ' Boy Scout Safety Patrol The school wishes to express its ap preciation to the Greene County Au- Governor George White has been in- tomobile club and the local Boy Scouts vited and will possibly acecpt an invi- j anc^ their leaders for the safety patrol tation to deliver the address a t the j planned for the protection of the annual memorial services of Mary school children. It is hoped every Ann township, 'Licking county, to be j one cooperate with this effort in held a t Pleasant View Chapel, Wil- j every possible way. kins Corners, on .Sunday afternoon,] . ~ ^ June 14th, a t 2:30 p. m. There is no [-Commercial Students Win In doubt th a t the chapel will be crowded] . Sectional Contest Saturday to capacity on this occasion. Other J The Sectional Commercial Contest speakers in former years have been! was held in Xenia, Saturday.April 18, Hon. A. P. Sandies, former Director of Agriculture, Governor Myers Y. Cooper, former Director of Agricul- . . ture Charles V. Truax, former Con-!competition from larger schools, Ce-j gressman James T. Begg. jdarville has two students who quali- field for the state contest to be held a t Bowling Green, May 9. . The names of the winners and the schools represented are given below. Some of the scores are included in or der that the close competition may be noted. ' Shorthand I: Ada Stroup, Xenia, 100; Edith Hickman, Miamisburg, 99.6 Wilma Coffman, Cedarville, 98.5; Mar garet Custer, Xenia, 98; Goldie Meth od, Miamisburg, 97.8; Marie Lewis, Miamisburg, 97.7; Gladys Pullin, Ce darville, 96.9; Mildred Merker, Wil mington,-95. (A score of 95 qualified Gridin, the other Cedarville contest- a student for state contest. Leolia ant, made a high score, but 'did not quite qualify.) ■ Shorthand II: June Stephehs.Xenia, Avis Oler, Eaton; Helen Bagley, - Typing I: Ruth Ashworth, Eaton; Edith Heckman, Miamisburg; Marie Owen; O s b o r n . f Typing II: Alma Stump, Miamis burg; Leona Conover, Miami?burg. ; - ■; Boobkeeping I: ■'■Betty Etcher, Mi- amisburg. Bookkeeping II: John Custer, Xenia. Dr. J. L. Clifton, Dartctor of the State Department of Education, an nounces that the third Ohio school or chestra and ensemble! contest will be held a t Oberlin college on April 30th and May 1st. A preliminary contest for schools in Southern Ohio, will be held in Chillicothe, April 24 and 25. On Sunday afternoon April 26th for directors .who are to take part in the contest, for purposes of drawing places on contest program. The present term of the Ohio School of the Air will close Tuesday, April 28th. Many distinguished men and women have broadcast for the boys , and girls of Ohio and other states dur .ing the present term. Various state -officials and others connected with the governing and law-making bodies of the state appeared before the raichro- phomt of the Night School of the Ain and B. H. Harrow in charge promises th a t next year’s program will present many more distinguished men and wo men. . Friday, May 1st, will be celebrated as May Day, when all will engage in song, verse or outdoor exercise, the spirit which extols national life, lib e rty and happiness. President Hoov er under an act of Congress has also proclaimed i t National Child Health D ay Director- H. G. Southerd,M. D., of the State Department of Health, states that it is not too late for every one to determine that he will do his part in making the celebration what it should be. Each should bear his share of responsibility for the .health and! protection of the children, and consider various ways and means to promote activities conductive to phy sical health, sound mental develop ment and strong character, Daisy Talbott, Jamestown, whose husband, George Talbott, was convic ted of assaulting her and was fined, has brought suit in Comon Pleas court seeking a divorce on the grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. They were married Nov, 16, 1929, no children being’ born, The plaintiff asks for temporary and per manent alimony, attorney fees, restor ation of her maiden name of Daisy Cox, a share of their personal prop erty and requests that her husband be enjoined from removing any house hold goods and from molesting her. GRAND-PETIT JURORSDRAWN ! FORMAYTERM William G* Died M M i n e s y Morning William -Gl Haines, 7l, died Monday morning a t his home on the Upper Bellbrook pike following an illness of! five weeks due to heart trouble. He -------- | was a direct descendant from one of! Grand and petit jurors for the May the 'signers of theJDeclaration of In term of court have been drawn,' the A new name has been adopted for tha t of The Ohio State Archaeoligical and; History Society, the word "ar chaeoligical” having been dropped for simplifying reasons thelonger name being a constant handicap and its use- ltd significance also having become generally ^known. Reams of paper, bottles of ink and much valuable time have been used in writing "aifehaeolo- gical”. The Museum hours on the campus of Giiio State University rc= main the same, daily from 8 a. m. to 5 p, m., holidays included. Sundays from 1 p. m. to {? p m. JIGGS, MAGGIE AND DINTY COMING TO OPERA HOUSE Friday night the Mary Rose Stock Co; will offer for the approval of the folks of Cedarville, the greatest laugh show ever produced, Jfiggs, Magie and Diaty. These famous characters are so well known, that it seems useless to tell you of them, other than that yon will be offorded the opportunity of seeing them ail in the funniest play of the season, when the Mary Rose Cm presents them tomorrow night, A m usual, four acts o f high class vaudeville features .will be Introduced between the- acts- of the play. Prices will remain the same, adults 26c, chil dren 10c. Show will s ta rt promptly a t 8:16, CONTRACT AWARDED FOR NEW FAIR GROUND PADDOCKS Contract for the erection of 72 horse Stull, a t the Greene County fairground to replace those burned last fall, has beefe awarded to Herbert Conklin on MU bid of $774. The Greene County Lumber Co. was awarded the contract ta t lumber a t its bid of $2,087.78. The Work will be completed by July 1st. Sophomores Entertain With Music The Sophomore Class, with John Richards presiding, entertained the High Sc 100 I, Monday with the follow ing program: Scripture Reading, ..lary Helen CrejBwell; Violin .Music,] Junior Luse. accompanied by Gene Corry; Mandolin solo, Gene Corry, ac companied by Ruth Kimble. , "College Cut-ups” by the Senior Class, Cedarville High School, May 6. 8:15 p. m. “Yes,” Cohen says, “Vat iss the date.” Commencement Activities Baccaluerate Service, Sunday even ing, May'10, at the United Presbyter ian church, will open the Commence ment Activities for 1931. The itfdress will be given by Rev. R. A. Jamieson of that church. Music will be furnish ed by the High School orchestra and Glee Clubs. May 14, Commencement exercises will be held in the opera house. Fur ther announcements concerning the speaker will be made later. The Annual High School Alumni Banquet will close the activities, Fri day evening. Further plans will be announced iater. The Seniors are working hard now, so they can "Cup-up”, Wednesday evening, May 6, 1931, , Scholarship Contest Ties Not Allowed Contrary to the announcement in the paper last week, concerning those who would compete a t Columbus, May 2, in the Scholarship Contests, Dr. Wood, who is in charge of these con tests, has informed the county author ities that'Only two persons may con test in ,eaeh subject, This means that only one of-those students who tied for second place may enter. No defi nite plan for reaching a decision con cerning the one to be allowed to en ter has been made, This ruling by the State Department affects six of our students, since in two subjects, Chetnistry and Ameri can History, two of our students tied with each other for second place, and in two other subjects, General Science and French I, our representative tied with’a student of another school. former to convene May 4 and the lat ter May 5. \ Grand Jurors:— MoBes Moxley, Xenia. Helen Douglass, Xenia twp. Ella Bryson, Xenia Twp. Thomas Boyd, Spring Valley twp. Jennie Peterson, Spring Valley, twp. * Paul Turnbull, Xenia. _= George Beal; Silvercreek twp. Joseph Sutton, Xenia' twp. . -Marry Toms, Bath4wp. ^^ ■E^gar 'Smith, SugarcTeektwp. R. J. McClelland, Xenia. Guy Leach, Xenia. Frank Compton, Spring Valley. . J. L. Myers, Sugarcreek twp. Roy Hook, New Jasper twp. Petit jurors: Lulu Hurst, Xenia. Emma Goldatone, Xbnia. C. C. Kelso, Jefferson twp, Ralph Moon, Beavercreek twp. Verone Zeller, Miami twp. Sebastine Gearhardt, Miami twp. Opal Padget,. Xenia township. T, W. Van Pelt, Spring Valley. Verna Confer, Cedarville E. A. Hamma, Miami twp. Ellen St. John, Caeaarcreek twp. Allen Turner, Xenia. Lawrence Coy, Beavercreek twp. Mattie Lane, Xenia. Stella Barnett, Silvercreek twp, J. B. Michaels, Xenia. Ida Mallow, Xenia twp. J. B. Tibbs, Miami twp. Mina St. John, Xenia. Clyde Smith, Xenia. dependence, a decegjijkmt of John Hare,, 1one of the stgners^of' the Declaration) born of Independence. Philippi, W. Va has resided in years. The deceased i» ow, who before Ida Wolford; two Xonia; and Dr. R. Coroner,, who resi The following Daw Stuckey of Cleveland; Miss Hatti* Stuckey, Cleveland; ' Mrs. Vina Hill; Philadelphia; Mrs. .Bessie Williamson; Oakland; Calif.; and Bits. Doltie Pep; j pie, Richmond, Va. A step-brother, (X • N. Stuckey, Cedarville. ! The funeral waa held Wednesday afi- j ternoon with burial a t Woodland Cemi- etery. { , , ivMf.,,-. ........... . was in! 11, 1860 and! county for fifty iVed by hiswid- was Miss I Fred. Haines] Haines, County , in Jamestown, others and half 3lareace and County Auditor James J. Curlett, has announced the forty-two apprai sers for the various townships in the county, three from each other than in Xenia township which is divided. One other township, Beavercreek is divid ed, The followingthe the appointees who. have started their work Cedarville TWp.—J. C. Townsley, field agent; Raymond Ritenour and William B. Ferguson. Bath Twp-—C. R. Titlaw, field, agent; F, D. Pitstick and Ralph Esterline as members of the advisory board. •north— Grant SPRING VALLEY IS FIRST TO REPORT ON APPRAISAL* Cedarville High School Team Defeats Selma The C. H. S. baseball team opened the season last Friday by defeating ’Selma 9-4. Selma was ahead 4-2 until ] the seventh inning; when Cedarville ! rallied to net seven runs and win the ‘game. . . Peterson, pitcher for the local team, succeeded in blanking Selma from the start, but severe) errors allowed them to score. Peterson retired fourteen by strike-outs. The following games remain to be played: Bowersville, April 24—There. Spring Valley, April 27—There. . Osborn, April 80—There. 'Spring Valley, May 6—Here. Bowersville, May 8—Here. .Harry Ttesdman; south: D. 01 Jones, field agent; S. H. Hartman and D, R. Shoup. * Caeaarcreek Twp—J .R . Middleton, field agent;, C. W. Lewis and F. M. Buckwalter. Jefferson Twp.—Ray Garringer, field agent; John H. Chitty and Simon De- voe, Miami Twp.—Sebastine Gerhardt, field agent; J . B. Rife and A. L. Flat ter. New Jasper Twp.—A. Hollingsworth field, agent; A. D. Thomas and James R. Fudge. Ross Twp.—C. R. Reed, field agent; Orlando Turnbull and Herman Brickel Spring Valley Twp.—Raymond H ip ping,’ field agent; Harry Cook and J. A. Hamer. Sugarcreek Twp.—F. A. Wright, field agent; K. J. Sunderland and C. C. Graf. Xenia Twp—north: Ernest Hutchi son/field agent; J. H, Hawkins and William Preist; south: James Hamer, field agent; W. A, Bickett and Ernest Ireland. SUIT ON COAL BILL * The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias of Ohio is named defendant in a suit field in Common Pleas Court by George Stiles, doing business as the George M. Stiles Co$i Co,, who seeks a judgment amounting to $157.27 al leged due for coal furnished The Home fo r Aged Pythians, owned by the defendant lodge. Harry D. Smith, attorney for plaintiff. SUIT BROT ON NOTE Suit to recover $300 alleged due on a note, has been filed by the First Na tional Bank of Osborn against Le Roy and Hazel Bates, Jacob and Cassie Bates, all of Fairfield, and E. L. Stor mont, Cedarville, as administrator of the estate of H. H, Stormont, deceased The bank claims the administrator re jected the claim. Morris D. Rice is the plaintiff’s attorney. HUSBAND WANTS DIVORCE Bueary Scrivens charges cruelty in his suit for divorce in Common Pleas Court from Mattie Scrivens, to whom he Was married a t Warren, O., Feb. 28 1925. The plaintiff asks the custody of the two children, who have been with the husband’s mother for six months. During this period .the de fendant has been a t Warren, O. . FORECLOSURE ASKED Suit for $1,456.20 and foreclosure and sale of mortgaged property- has been filed in Common Pleas Court *by The Home Building and Savings Co against Clarence A, .Dudley and Vesta Dudley. Harry -D. Smithy attorney. SEEKS INJUNCTION Mearl Koogler, Beavercreek twp., Common Pleas Court agal Bigler, a neighbor, Marcus Shoup is attorney. . . .. SUIT ON CLAIM Suit for $224.36 alleged due on mer chandise has been filed in Common Pleas Court by the Gulf Crushing Co. Inc., New Orleans, La., against Rus sell Steele and Leland Cramer. Miller and Finney, attorneys for plaintiff. JUDGMENTS GIVEN E. A. Oster has been awarded a cognovit note judgment .. for $286.92 against Patrick Finn in Common Pleas Court. The Wickersham Hardware Co. has recovered a note judgment for $298.- 07 in a suit against Morgan Johnson. ORDER FORECLOSURE Judgment for $8,222.60 was awarded the plaintiff and foreclosure and sale of mortgaged property was authoriz ed in the case of The Virginia Joint Stock Land Bank, Charleston, W. Va. against C. S. and Elva Cummings in Common Pleas Court. PRICE, $1,50 A YEAR W.B.BRYSONDIED SUDDENLYFRUAY INSPRINOFIELD Greene county lost one of outstand ing citizens in the sudden death of W. B, Bryson, last Friday morning jui an office in Springfield where he had gone on a business trip. Heart trouble 'is given as the cause of his death. The deceased was a lifelong resident of this county end was 76 years of age, He has resided on the farm on which he wsb born, a son of James and Nancy A. (Bradfute) Bryson. In early life he attended, the dis trict school and iater entered the old Xenia College, and later entered Mon mouth College where he graduated. Completing his college course he r e turned to the home farm and on Nov. 10,,,1880 married Miss Mary Louise Graham, Monmonth. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last November 10. He was elected to the Ohio legisla ture in 1914 and re-elected in 1916. His ability as a legislator was recog nized and through his efforts he se* • cured the. passage of many important bills, out numbering any of his Re publican collegues. He was always greqtly interested in school affairs and for forty years served as a mem ber of the Xenia twp. board and the Greene Cmjtaty Board of Education, Few men in the couiity were ever better qualified fo r organization work) and it was due to much of his efforts, that the Greene County Farm Bureau,, was organized, serving as its presi dent for many years. He was also a director of the Ohio Farm Bureau, fo r this, district. He was a member o f the Second U. & church serving. aB an. el der a t the time of his death. He had previously been a member of the old Third U* P. congregation serving 'in the same capacity when the. two con gregations were merged.' • . He was recognized as $ breeder of fine horses and for many years had one of the best breeding stables In this section of the state,' featuring harness horses. He has served as judge a t the Ohio State Fair raced-as Well as judge of horses jn show rings. Surviving are his widow, and three sons, William Graham,, James Robert secretary of the Greene CoUnty Fa ir Heard, and. D*Vid BroWn Ttifytm The funeral was held from tijui Second U, P, church, Xenia, Monday afternoon, with burial a t Woodiaii4 Cemetery; County Auditor James J. Curlett announces that Spring Valley is the first municipality in the county to re port on thp re-appraisal of real estate F a r m BUTCMU H e a T S as required in the state. Antioch Tennis Team To Meet Cedarville COUNTY HOME CHICKENS ARE NOW MISSING; REPORT A. E. Kildow, superintendent of the County Infirmary reports that 165 chickens were stolen from the county home some time Sunday night. Once in a while thieves steal chickens from ministers but times must be hard with thieves when they stoat from the home for the poor. There’ll be music ‘n’ everything at the opera house, Wednesday, May 6, a t 8:15 p. m. when the Senior Class "Cut-up.” Elementary Chapel The Elementary Chapel was in charge of the Fourth *rade, April 2th, The program was as follows: Scripture Reading, Beatrice O’Bryant; Lord’s Prayer—All; Song, "The Robin’s Se cret”; Violin Solo, Martha Jane Turn- bull; Recitation, "The Top of the Morning to You”, Eleanor Packman; Exercise, "Earth’s Awakening”, Mar guerite Harper, Virginia Ferryman, Miron Williamson, and Charles Grah am; Violin solo, Marcella Martindale; Tax Discussion A meeting to discuss the workiiig of the proposed tax law was called by President David Bradfute of the County Farm Bureau fo r last Friday night in the Assembly Room of the courthouse. L. B. Palmer, president of the Ohio Farm Bureau, was the speaker and went over the proposed bill to get the individual idea of far mers. Such meetings are being held in twenty-five counties In, the state. Community Club Elects Officers Wednesday The annual meeting of The Cedar- vine Community Club was held Wed nesday evening in the mayor’s office nt which time fiew officers were chosen for the coming year. The following Ctdarvill* College tennis team opens its season, a t home in a match with Antioch, May 1 st This is the first of eight matches that have been sched uled. Tennis is a new sport a t Ce darville College and anyone attending ihe-matchea next Friday will see good tennis. Antioch has the best tennis team in this section ef Ohio and the Cedarville boys are anticipating in teresting matches. The tennis sched u le for the season is: Mayl—Antioch a t Cedarville. May 6—Wilberforce a t Wilberforce May 12—Wilmington a t Wilmington May 15—Wilberforce a t Cedarville, May 19—Dayton a t Cedarville. May 21—Wilmington a t Cedarville, May 25—Dayton a t Dayton. June 3—Antioch a t Yellow Springs. DEFENDANT ENJOINED Temporary injunction, restraining the defendant from interfering with occupancy of certain property by the plaintiffs, hafi been allowed in the suit of Warren Roberts and others a- gainst William H. Shields in Common Pleas Court. , ESTATES VALUED Gross value of $38,377 is placed on the estate of J, M. Hawker, deceased in an estimate filed in Probate Court. The estate includes personal property worth $23,699 and real estate valued a t $14,678. Debts total $1,260.92 and the cost of administration Is $834.22, leaving a net value of $36,282. Estate of Mary J. Wallace, deceas ed, has an estimated value of $9,181.- 01. Deducting debts and the cost of administration amounting to $560.50, the net value is $8,620.51, Boy Scout Safely Patrol Organized At the Boy Scout meeting, Tuesday' night, Peter Shagin and "Happy” Davis presented the equipment for a Safety Patrol to be used a t school. Mayor Richards was also present and swore inthe whole troop. This givi es the boys the right to ask the motor ist to obey him so no accidents will occur. < The four boys on the patrol are: Pierre McCorkell, 'captain; Lawrence Williamson, Lieutenant; Clark Post and Wendell Murphey, Patrolman. These boys were picked because of -their achievement in scout work and will probably be changed from time to time. The patrol was made possible by the Greene County Automobile Club who furnished the belts and badges. Although it is only a few weeks until school is out, it is felt that the. system may be tried out and arrang ed to give the best service. Dialogue, "Mrs. Robin Saves Rer If ere ®lec^ ! l L Briown’ Eggs”, Elton Frame, Ralph Tobin and ' Vice President, Karih Bull; Secretary, Howard Hanna; Song, “Little Maid - 1 Davis; Treasurer, P. M. Gillilsn. ens from Japan” Girls; Recitation, IVarious matters w ye discussed in re- "The Yellow Grqcns”, Jennie Johnson, lation to bUBin*** men *nd thelr prob‘ "A Spring Bouquet”, Dorothea Bob*jlem8* bitt, Rachael Finney, Dasmia Detty, | Doris Hart, Martha Jane Turnbull,! NAMED EXECUTRIXES Dorothy Taylor; Recitation, "Dad’s . Schoolmate”, Arnold Thordson; Vio- Dorothy LeVault and Sarah Fudge fin Solo, Beatrice O’Bryant; Folk have been named joint executrixes of Dance, "Wooden Shoes”; Recitation; the estate of Sarah J . Conklin, de- "The Good Fairy”, Betty Irvine; Play chased, without bond In Probate Ceurt "The good American”, Song* "Foreign * H. Conklin, J , A. Bales and Chalk Children”^—All, Taylor, appraisers, WOULD LEASE LAND TO DRILL FOR OIL IN CLARK Two men said to be from the west were in this section this week for the purpose, they claimed, of leasing land to drill for oil. The men expressed themselves as anxious to r e t leases on farms north of town. They said they own drilling equipment and would start operations a t once if the leases could be obtained, Efforts’which have been made in the past to locate oil in this section were known to the men Seuth Charleston Sentinel. NAMED ADMINISTRATOR Harry'D, Smith has been appointed administrator of the estate of Eliza beth Simms, Xenia, with bond of $2,- 0C0 in Probate Court, W. S. Rogers, George W, Miles and Howard Peters were named appraisers. For Bent:-' Good House. Garden, Ga rage and riatera. Prise $10 per month, G .H , Hartman SUES POLICE CHIEF John C. Green,. Xenia, poultry deal er, has brought suit against Chief of Police, O, H, Cornwell, and his bond ing Co. for $10,000 damages for alleg ed false arrest on a charge of teceiv< ing stolen chickens, said to have been stolen from Magie Storer. After be ing arrested and held for several hours, he claims he was dismissed a t a hearing, jthus injuring his business, credit and reputation. Cedarville College Defeats Dayton U. Cedarville College base ball team defeated the fast Dayton University team last Wednesday a t Dayton by a score of 4 to 3. The game was one ef the best the local team ever figured in and the pitching credit went to Albert Turner, a south paw that held Dayton to eight hits. As for strikeouts he had no trouble in sending fifteh batters to the bench, His one weakness was in the seventh inning when Dayton took their three runs. The local team touched Fitzsimmons for five hits but received three of them in the fifth inning that brought in four ru n s,. The team did itself proud throughout the game, 1',I in.Him.■ Ifcrifai'wlift CEDARVILLE LOST BASEBALL GAME TO MIAMI UNIVERSITY Miami University, co-champion with Cincinnati of the Buckeye Conference in baseball last year,, defeated Cedar ville College’s team Saturday on the former’s diamond. While Miami has a much'stronger team yet the Cedar ville boys put up a fair 10 to 8 game. FOUR LAMBS—ONE MOTHER Harold Brock reports the birth last week of four Iambs to a Shrop sheep on his farm. All the lambs afe living. “ South Charleston
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