The Cedarville Herald, Volume 55, Numbers 27-52

<3 The new things are advertised by merchants first. Advertisementskeep you abreast of the times. Bead them! ikdaivilk Merald. Advertising is news, as much as the headlines on the front page. Often it is of more significance to yon* FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR NO. 34, sr CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY JULY 29,1932. PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR NEWSLETER FROM STATE DEPARTMENTS COURT NEWS The Open Forum COLUMBUS—Ohio National Guards­ man on duty at Camp Perry have cer­ tainly had some trying, ordeals during the heated period o f the past two weeks, fo r the hot rays of the sun do not exempt the soldier boys from duty. A t present there are approxi­ mately 5,500 in camp including the Headquarters and Headquarters de­ tachment o f the 37th Division, o f Co­ lumbus, 37th Division Special. Troops, M- P., Signal, Medical detachment, Ordinance - Co., Tank’ Co., Headquar­ ters Company Special Troops, 37th Division Train, Motor Transport, Wagon Co., Motor •Repairs section, ' Medical detachment and Headquarters detatchmCnt, 112th Engineers o f Clove land, Aviators and the 112th Medi­ cal Regiment from various sectors o f the state. The total amount o f revenue turned into the State Treasury by Secretary o f State Clarence J. Brown, from the sale o f automobile license plates for the first six months o f 1932, totaled $17,375,503.48, as compared with $11,- 821,070.95 .for the first six months of 1931. It is estimated that the total revenue for this year will reach $19,^ 000,000. When the new license tax law was introduced into the last Gen­ eral Assembly it was estimated that $24,000,000 in revenue would. result. Later the one-fourth reduction in fees, was placed in the bill which has de­ creased the revenue considerable. Mor tor vehicle owners must pay the full' petition has been sustained in the suit . FORECLOSURE SUIT Suit fo r $2,338.44 and foreclosure I and sale o f mortgaged Bath Twp. 'property under a mechanic's Jein has j been filed in Common Pleas Court by i W. O. Jeffryes and H. M, Fudge, part- j nera, doing business as Jeffryes and Fudge, Xenia,.against Stuard S, An-, lies, Earl M, Mumma, Ivojue Andes,; Delia M. Mumma and The Union Cen-1 tral L ife Insurance Co., Cincinnati.'! The amount is balance due on a con­ tract fo r labor performed and hnater- ial"furnished, except lumber for" the erection of a barn in 1926. The wives f claim a dower interest and the insur once company has a lien. W IFE WANTS DIVORCE Anita Edwards, Cedarville, has in­ stituted a suit in Common Pleas Court asking for a divorce from Fred Ed-; wards, whom she married in 1922. The j plaintiff asks custody of their-, four minor children, Wilbur, Donald, Glad' ys and Edith.' SUIT ON FORECLOSURE Suit fo r $10,109.39 and seeking to foreeclose on the defendant’s mort­ gaged ong-half interest in.224.43 acres of.rear.estate in Cedarville Twp. has keen filed in Common Pleas Co.urt a- gainst O. T. Wolford by the Home Building and Savings Co., through At torney .Harry D. Smith. The court ap pointed the sheriff as receiver to col- M r s . Robe Brings Suit lect rents from the farm which will - not satisfy the claim in full. y j F O R M JJ5» (Copyright, SUSTAIN DEMURRER Demurrer o f defense counsel to the fee in either January, February or March. During April, May and June they pay three-fourths of the fee for license plates and in .July, August and September they will only pay one-half the fees while in October, November “ and December .'They w ill- pay ^bne- fourth. ■ i 'jyjf State Highway Director O. W. Mer- rell announces proposed highway im­ provements for contract letting on Friday, July 29, which will total over a million and one half dollars. The work will consist o f new roads and re-’ surfacing covering 85 wdles. There tiaed letting but these will be embod­ ied in the next letting whicn v.TlI take place on Friday( August 19. Final plans have been completed for^ the annual picnic o f state employees iat Buckeye. Lake on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Governor White has declared a half holiday for the occasion and will be present with other heads o f depart­ ments to enjoy the gala occasion. A •golf tournament is scheduled with handsome trophies fo r tile winners, swimming contests, dancing events, surf riding and individual attendance prizes. There will be free acts and fireworks but no speeches. Chairman Harry D. Hale o f the picnic committee is arranging to take care o f 10,000 people. • Against Prominent Columbus Autoist Mrs. Adila B. Robe, wife of Wash­ ington E. Robe, well known stock buy­ er in South Charleston, has brought suit against J. Walter Jeffrey, Colum- o f Enoch Nooks against the Ohio In­ dustrial . Commission, in Common,, ,, „ , ., . Pleas Court, and the plaintiff is allow- ! bus’ as a result o f an auto accldent ed ten days in which to plead further.! abaat ayear ag0‘ ... . . ... _ The demurrer alleged failure o f the'/ Mrs' ^ ° be says that she< Wlth her petition to state a cause o f action and husband> her parf nts and two hetr claimed th e court istvithoTIt- jurisdm- ^**dren—Were“ Juding“eaat tion in the case: Charleston’ towards London on the ‘ / ■ Columbus pike on the evening o f June 28, 1931, when their auto was crashed ISSUE ALIAiijFWR IT into from the- rear by a machine driv- Upon application of interested par- en in the same direction by Jeffrey, ties to the action,, a writ of partition She charged the accident was due to issued last April 12 has’ been ordered negligence o f Jeffrey, who was driv- set aside, because Of an excessive ap- ing at 60 miles an hour, and crashed pf^Ual, and an alias writ has been is-' into the Robe car. As a result she Sued, to % i ^aaeyo f^ rth u r A . Iwas $p severely jtojared tha| her fesihy K. McFarland against Letha J. Pack-*son, bom October 27,1931, died four man;.and ether* in ' Common Pleas*hours after birth, that she suffered Court. Ed, Hastings,.Cal Ewry and serious illness and nervous breakdown Charles Dean were appointed, npprais- and was confined to her home for four era. . ‘ months. As a result she asks dama­ ges to the extent o f $25,000 and $350 for medical attention.' Mrs. Robe’s . . , . i husband was also injured and has not A recent jury verdict for $1,074 was fuUy recovercd. Mrs. Robe is a sis. ter o f Rev. Vinton E. Buslar, formerly pastor of the local M. E. church, now located at Grace M. E. church, Nor­ wood. DENY NEW TR IAL sustained when a defense motion for a new trial was overruled in the case o f Howard C. Glass and A. C. 'Glass against Arthur B&hns in Common Pleas Court. JUDGMENT GRANTED The American Loan and Realty Co. has been awarded a note judgment for $355.50 in a suit against Espey Bramble and Ancil V« Wright in Com­ mon Pleas Court. ■ during the latter part o f last mjnth measles declined 63.63 per cent sb DIVORCE GRANTED John B. Taylor Will Set Aside By Court The will o f the late John B. Tay­ lor was set aside in Common, Pleas Court following the taking o f testi- money from a number of witnesses Tuesday. A number o f distant rela­ tives, with a son-in-law, Charles E. compared with the first ha lf while j vid^and w flfu r a te fc e ^ r irh om e ^ o r ^ f niith’ ™e r a to sha™ ia, tbe farm a' typhoid fever was the only infectioua ^ than three T t „ ^ dom TayI^ - disease that mode a sharp increase. . . ____-j;.’ „ i .The suit to contest the will was H. G. Southard, M. D., Director o f the! pnr,iom pommon Plons Coiirt «nrl:brought by the son, Morris, through State Department o f Health states has ^ ordered restored to ,her taaid. Miller and Finney, attorneys A. H. ------- ------ „ _ _ . Cresweli is executor of the estate un- en name. that the general decline o f 48.7 per cent in infectious diseases for the lat­ ter part o f last month means more vacation money through less cost of sickness, 1 der the Will. The farm comprises a- bout 110 acres, about half of which is tillable, 'the other half being the gorge Creek runs. The total population at the Ohio Penitentiary at present is 3,800 and daily sick call averages 125 inmates. Each man entering the prison hospital is' given thorough physical examina­ tion after which he is vaccinated. The prison physician is Dr. George W. Keil and Dr. E. J. Stedem is the chief of surgery and they are ably assisted by competent nursing staff. There are X-ray, and pathological laborator­ ies and the hospital is said to he one o f the beBt equippeed in the country. MOST SCHOOLS W ILL OPEN ON SEPTEMBER 5 THIS YEAR According to County Supt. H. C. Aultman most o f the schools in the county Will open on September 5th, State aid districts will operate on a eight and one half month basis, while other schools will run from eight to nine months. LIEUT- GOV- M A Y RESIGN Lieut, Governor William G. Pickrcl . may resign as a candidate for a sec­ ond term on the Democratic ticket, ae- • cording to reports in his home city, Dayton. He gives business reasons as making it necessary to drop out o f the race. Pickrel is one o f the loading at­ torneys in Dayton. The v a c « J the Democratic ticket would be f ed by the State Democratic Executive FORECLOSURE SUIT The Peoples Building and Savings through which Massies Co. is plaintiff in a suit for $3,987.69,; it is said, the late John B. Taylor pur- seeking to foreclose on mortgaged Xenia property , filed in Common Pleas Court. The action is against Harry Greene, Clarence Greene, Mil­ dred Greene,'Helen Greene, Rosetta Green, and Shirley Greene, deceased, with John F. Shroyer, William Shroy- er, Arthur Shroyer, partners, doing business as William A, Shroyer and Sons, named co-defendants. A tem­ porary injunction preventing threat­ ened removal by Harry Greene of a building from the property was grant­ ed by the court, C, W. Whitmer at­ torney for plaintiff. Mexican Beetle Does Great Damage To Local Bean Crop County Commissioners Have Three Claims On Road Change Has your bean patch been riddled by the Mexican beetle? I f not you are very fortunatefor the peskey Ijt- The county commissioners have three claims for- compensation amount ing to more than $10,250. This alio tie hug has done great damage to includes damages arising from the most all bean crops in this section. proposed abandonment of the .old The little fellow1- is o f a yellowish Sulphur Grove road in Bath township, to orange color and much smaller in Bach claim will be investigated and size than the ordinary potato bug. The will be allowed, amended or rejected wingsJhave blackspots. The eggs are at_sLhearing.scheduled foiLlO A. M.,_ laid on the under side o f the leaf and Monday, August 8. it is here the adult larvae feeds leav- Those filing claims are: Mrs. Selma ing only a network o f veins and tis- c. Gorsuch, Montgomery county, $5,- sues. The later She bean crop the 000. Walter and Jennie E. Michael, more apt the bcetlee is to do harm. Clark county fo r $4,250; and E. Fleet- I f on the first pl*nti«g the bushes wood Applegate and Daisy Applegate, Ninety-Third Greene CountyFair Opens TuesdayNext The Greens County ’Fair opens on Tpesday,, this being the 9Srd annual event since the organization o f the Greene County Agricultural Society, The Board has mad* provision for a fair above the usual standard and this should instill confidence o f the public in the county exposition. The different departments will have the newest and latest on exhibit and the Grange, School and 4-H Club exhibits will continue to attract interest as in the past. . ' Elsewhere in this issue will be found jthe program o f speed* events which will furnish good sport to racing fans. Some fast horses are now entered and judging from the way the speed ring has been partonized where spring rac­ ing has been put on, a large crowd can be expected. One of the interesting features is the parade o f winners in live stock on Friday morning. This gives the pub­ lic first hand view o f what kind df live stock is produced in dhis and all neighboring counties. Different bands from over the coun­ ty have been engaged to entertain the crowds each day. The board has reduced the price o f admission this year from- 60c to 25c. should be puUedgup and burned to keep the eggs Ocffn hatching. Then the cider bug* Kj&rnate in the leaves m gw»«haaid#*jfl|iwdy, fey > * «r k .hi the spring;. F ifty or more, eggs can be found to a single leaf and they hatch in about six days and mature in 14 to 19 days. The best known method of control is by spraying the underside o f the leaves, where tjiey are-always found. Use' magnesium arsenate at the rate of 1 1-2 level tablespoons in one gal­ lon o f water or two level tablespoons of calcium araeqate in one gallon of S t r a w S t a c k O n B a i l e y lime water. The lime water may be * made by mixing one pint of hydrated Montgomery county, $1,000. Seventeen Bath Twp. residents, in­ cluding the totvnship trustees, acting a * individuals, bar* petfttaMii W hav* the road vacated. The commissioners say the cost of upkeep on the road and that o f a 300- foot span covered bridge, which is in dangerous condition, is more than-the benefits to the limited number that have use for the road. During high water much of the road is flooded and requires extra expense for upkeep, County InvitedTo Have Float At State Fair Greene County has'bean invited to particiuate in the "Washington Lives’’ pageant, to be presented oh the open­ ing day o f the Ohio State Fair, Each county in the State has been asked to send a float to be entered in the huge parade which will take place at 11 A . M. on August 29. The parade will be a prelude to the staging o f a patriotic play under the joint auspices o f the Washington Bi- Centennial Commission, farm organ­ izations, public ^school officials and community groups helping to promote interest in honor o f the~20Oth~birthday anniversary o f George Washington Business and professional women jmd man> other organizations are discuss­ ing the possibility o f .producing a float from Greene County.. lime with eight gallons o f water. 'I t is of little use to spray on top of the leaves. -Repeat in ten days and it will take-four applications to get good re­ sults. You can dust the underside of the leaves with calcium arsenate, one Farm Burns When Tractor Back-fires London Shrme Club T o H o u im m im m ■ ' • - -j—— ■. The Seventeenth Annual Ottting o f the London Shrine Club in London, will be held at "Morsecraft” near that city, Thursday; August 4th. Lunch will be served at noon,' followed by athletic events and a genuine chicken dinner, will be served at 6:00 P. M. The outing is always a big attraction among Shriners in this section o f the state and several hundred will be in attendance. W. H. Culpepper ia presi­ dent, Amold H. Prine, vice prestuenc; Reed Christman, secretary-treasurer. Anpil V. Wright o f this place has been honored with a place on the reception committee. . „ REDUCTIONOF GRENECOUNTY SCHOLBUDGET The Greene County Board o f Edu­ cation in special meeting Friday, afternoon July 22, called for the pur­ pose o f devising ways pad mesas whereby the County Board, o f Educa­ tion budget might be reduced. A fter careful deliberation, passed the fo l­ lowing resolution; Whereas: we feel it a duty incum­ bent on all to use every measure Of economy end to scrutinize every item o f expense possible in all public af­ fairs as well as private, and, Whereas: after careful considera­ tion we find that although the budget was cut more than thirty per cent last year, this consuming the accumulated balance, it is still poasiblesto cut it ten per cent o f the original amount this year. Whereas: after investigation o f bud­ gets o f 25 counties far submitted this year to the state, show' Greene C.ounty to be the lowest o f all except two and, Whereas: the average o f all counties' so fa r submitted is still $4,000, above the amount to be levied when the 10, per cent cut has been made, Therefore, be it resolved that the budget for 1932-1933 fo r which taxe* must be -levied on the county he cut • exactly 10 per cent, and that the a- mount to be levied for all purposes in- - eluding county’s part o f county su­ perintendent’s salary, printing and supplies, stenographer, expenses o f the county board, attendance officer; etc., be $3114.00. The State pays $1,000 da the salary1 o f the County Superintendent. The following is a list o f counties- in the state and the budget fo r the County Board o f Education in each: Belmont' $8,160; Carroll, $5,090{ Fairfield, $6,180; Gallia, $3,960; Ge- auga,-$4,500; Hamilton, $21,644?Heu- ^ ry, $6,800; Brown, $5,200; Clermont, $5,875; Jackson, $4,500; Jeffer§on, 8,000; Licking, $7,629; Lorain; $29,- 000; Mercer, $7,500; Monroe, $6,650; Morgan, $4,7.32; Perry, $4,635; Rich­ land, $6,000; Ross, $6,725; Tuscarawas. $6,720; Vinton, $3,770; Washington, ' $10,260; Wayne, $9,80Q; GREENE, 9,114; W iU t o s * fc ; '- !^ r ; Pi n ■ 's * 1Vinners Will Go To Ohio State Fair part and hydrated lime seven parts. Back-firing from a tractor burned about fifty tons o f straw* on the Her- , __ __ . vey S. Bailey farm on the Columbus C a n d i d a t e s F o r F a i T Board Announced pike Monday afternoon. Fred Acton was in charge o f the bailing and be- n J * »l i t -ixr* * — 1^ore the fire could be extinguished, CedarvilleHas Winning: there was some damage to the baler. Soft Bali Team In Field With a fire extinguisher Mr. Bailey . - j saved the tractor and a five gallon Much interest has been developed,Can gasoline* t *- here in soft ball and the local team * The Straw being dry the fire spread is playing a good game and has a over the rick in just a few seconds, number of victories to its credit, The being fanned by a slight breeze. It is team defeated tiie Xenia Shoe Factory estimated that two tons o f baled boys Wednesday in a close game by a straw burnt. There were no buildings score o f 7 to 6. The same team was, " ear to be in danger, defeated several days ago by a scorp ( — ;— ~ Qf 9 to 7. The next , game is with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kuehrmann of Painterville, here, Monday evening. Indianapolis are here on a visit with chasedthe farm in 1875 and paid $100 A good crowd of fans is out each time their son and daughter-in-law, Prof, for it at that time. a local game is scheduled. O. W. Kuehrmann and wife. A t a meeting of the Greene County Agricultural Society, Saturday,' the following six candidates were chosen from which three will be elected for membership o f the board. C. M . Aus­ tin,: Sugarcreek Twp., W. C. Smith, Spring Valley Twp.; Ralph K. Haines, Caesarcreek Twp.; Walter Chandler, Sugarcreek Twp.; Harry Cook, Spring Valley Twp.; Jamea Beam, Caesar­ creek Twp. Austin, Smith mid Haines are up for re-election, the other can­ didates being new men in the field. The 4-H ' Club girlg of Bellbrook and Spring Valley had their exhibits ;udged at their local club groups on Tuesday, Mrs. Wilma B. Baker, who had charge o f the clothing, chose Irma Zttroweste, winter clothing, o f Sunny Summer Girls’ Group qf Bellbrook and Margaret Moore’ o f the summer cloth­ ing project o f the same group to rep­ resent the club group in the style re­ vue contest at the Greene County Fair'- Thursday, August 4. Miriam Ander­ son was the representative o f the Spring Valley Happy Go Lucky group chosen to appear in this Btyle revue contest. Each clothing club in the county may send a representative fo r this contest, the winner o f which will rep­ resent GrOene County at the.. Ohio State Fair in a style revue contest. Each member w ill exhibit her work at the local club group and it is then to be displayed at the county fa ir next Week.' PRESIDENCY OFFERED TO PHILADELPH IA BANKER •I-I-I-l-H-H -I 1M I'M H U I'-i-l-H -H -l'-l-H-l-H -T-H -H -H -H -l-H-H -T-H -H -H -H-F-H-H-UH -I-H -H -t-H -I-i-i-l-H -H - Lee’s Underground Munition Plant Is Found : -H-t-H-H-H I 'l -H -H - t-H 11t l-F-Ut-H -H-I-H -H -l-I-I-H -H -H -H -F- XSMHBwaK1M i A m FARLEY TO GET PAROLE Gharlees Fraley, 47, former resi­ dent o f Ross Twp., will be released from London .prison farm on parole, Sept. 1. He was sentenced from Fay­ ette county on a charge of breaking and entering. A charge of shooting with intent to kill on an indictment two years old was nulled by Prosecu­ tor Marcus McCalliatei* some months ago. O NE inlle^from the entrance of a huge cave near White Sulphur Springs, W. Vn., and 400, feet under­ ground 1ms been found a big ammuni­ tion plant used by Gen. Robert E. Lee when he was fighting the- northern armies In that region In 1864-05. The saltpeter hoppers which the two men In this picture are Inspecting Are In perfect condition. It Is believed tlie federal authorities never learned of the existence of this subterranean munitions factory, !»’ ■* -1 ALPHA PROPERTY SOLD Two residence properties on one lot in Alpha, involved in a partition suit filed by George A. Huston a- gainst Benjamin F. Huston and others in Common Pleas Court, were sold to George W. Greonwell, Dayton, on Sat­ urday, io t $1,450.'ThO properties were appraised jointly at $2,000 and separ­ ately at $600 and $1,400, Rev, R. R, Wright, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., editor of the Christian Reorder, official organ of the A. M, E. church, has been offered the presidency o f Wilberforce University, which has been vacant since the resignation of Dr. Charles H. Wesley, who resigned one month after his election. Dr. Wright is a hanker and head o f an .insurance company in his city. BERRIES 15c A GALLON Those who have been in southern Ohio state that blackberries can be had in great quantities as low as 15c gallon, The crop o f wild benies is reported to be one o f the largest in the history o f the state. Young SonDied Sunday In Xenia Hospital William Isaac Lewis, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis, who re­ side on the Columbus pike« west of town, died at a Xenia hospital Sunday morning at 9 o’clock. The child had teen ill only a few days with intesti­ nal grip and was taken to the hospi­ tal Saturday. The boy was two and one-half years old .and was the only child. The funeral was held Tues­ day from the Nagley funeral home, the services being in charge o f Rev. C, A . Hutchison, pastor «of the M. E. Church. Burial took place in MaBsies Greek Cemetery. » MOTHER OF COUNTY AUDITOR CURLETT DIED WEDNESDAY OHIO WILL GET TO SEE ECLIPSE Ohio will have a chance te view1the' total eclipse,of th « sun August 3i. It j is estimated that eighty per cent,of he sun’s surface will be obscured fo r this section o f the country. It Trill be ;due about 3:30 P. M. Mrs, Mary Harbison, who*has" been visiting in Cleveland has returner home. Only 18 taxing districts out o f 42 in the county have filed budgets With sCounty Auditor Curlett at this time. Mrs. Rachel Curlett, 67; wife o f James J. Curlett, Sr,, and mother o f James J. Curlett, Jr., died Wednesday at her home in Xenia following an 111^ ness of several months. She was a native o f Maryland and earn# to Ohte following her marriage. She Was a member o f the First M, E. church in iXenia, She is survived by four sons, Laurence o f Alhambra, Calif,, Eugene, o f Dayton; John of Cambridge City, Ind.; and County Auditor Curlett; al­ so by a daughter, Mrs. Charles Weiss o f near Bellbrook. Seven grand-child­ ren also survive besides a, sister and three brothers. The funeral service was conducted from the home Satur­ day afternoon and burial took place in Woodland Cemetery, Xenia. i