The Cedarville Herald, Volume 55, Numbers 27-52

: 5 {i j « JptP new things are advertised by 4jberchants first. Advertisements keep you abreast o f the times. Head them! "Cedarville Jtcrald. Advertising is news, as much as the headlines on the front page, Often it is o f more^significance to you. FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR NO. 38. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY AUGUST 26,1932. PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR SCHOOLBOARD ORDERSTWO NEW SCHOOLCOSES (Clifton School Dist. W ill Be Changed The last village school district in i the county w ill become a rural district provided the Greene County Board of Education takes favorable action in; Connection with a petition filed with it by the Clifton village school board. It is expected the county board will act favorable on the petition. The Clifton district in seeking the change from village to rural will be' known as the Clifton Uniori Rural School district, The change is desir-1 ed so that school will be on equal foot­ ing with other divisions, and because] under the law, a rural district has better opportunities, it is said. ’j In making the change the present1 members o f the Clifton board would the equipment will be ready fo r use have to be appointed members of the when school opens on the 12th of next new board. They are Earl Dunevant, month. The old buses have been in’ president; William C. Rife, clerk; UL A t the Fair The local board o f education let the contract Wednesday fo r two new school buses to the Cummings Chev­ rolet Co., this place, at $1,172 each. The contract is let conditional that the state finances the expendiure. Each chassie will have a Superior body that will seat 45 to 50 pupils. The style of the new buses is much different and the seating arrangement different. There were a number of bidders and several agencies bid their chassie with the Superior body. I t is expected Phillip Gerhardt, Kenneth Luce Oral Benedict. Springfield Man As- use 12 years and are worn out. One will be reconditioned with repairs from the other to be wrecked, and the remodeled one used for an emergency bus. The only other business of import- s a u l t e d L o c a l W o l f t a n ance was the board voted to discon- • tinue the sight-saving school until the Harry Hopkins, Springfield, faces a state education department provided -charge of assault and threatening to finances covering the expenditure last filed by Mabel James, Cedarville, year for this department. According to the state department the local school buses have the lowest operating cost of any district in the state,' $54 a month each, including sal­ ary o f driver, gasoline, oil and upkeep.. In most districts the state recom­ mends ^hauling school children by con­ tract, the contractor furnishing his own bus. The cost here has given the department a new view of bus mana­ gement. Eclip se W ill Be T ota l Wednesday N ex t The eclipse of the sun will be vis- able next Wednesday, August 31 for a distance o f 100 miles in the East­ ern part of the United States and in Canada. During the late afternoon that day the passing o f the moon be­ tween the earth and'sunw ill cause a total eclipse in that section. It will be only a partial eclipse in this section and can be seen only on condition the sun is shining and no clouds. Scientists Claim the qclipse will only be total About 100 seconds. Uriiver- in Municipal/CoUrt, Xenia. Trouble a -’ mong the colored folks is said to have! started Saturday night here and end-i ed Monday when Hopkins forcede anj auto load of colored people going to! Clifton, from the road into a ditch on j the Cliftonpike. The partywas go-j^oad Con tract, T o Mrs. D oroth y W right mg to Clifton to witness a soft bair ■ - • ■■ • ■■■ * n_if* , ; game, w ■ j ■ ■ Hopkins forced Mrs. James to get ; into his .car and the two had troublp; Immediate again when Hopkins is said to ^avei unemployed A id Unemployed Candidate For C lerk relief for a number of men in Fayette and beat up on the woman. She managed ;Qrgene county was assured this week to get free from him at Durbi and when Director O. W. Merrell of the telephoned home for some one to come- highway department awarded a and get her. The affidavit was filed ,contract f or improvement of a section Wednesday. i of the Dayton-Chillicothe road in Sil- i vercreek and Jefferson Twps. The pro­ ject will be financed from the $4,490,- 000.00 loan made available for high­ way purposes in Ohio by recent fed­ eral relief legislation. No workman Loss estimated at several thousand Iwill be permitted to work more than dollars was caused by fire when the 30 hours in one week and hand labor large frame bank bam and contents, [will .be used where practical to in* Large Barn Burns W ith H eavy Loss Mrs. Dorothy T. Wright, wife of Mr. Ancil V. Wright, of * the Cedar­ ville Lumber Co., was endorsed by the Democratic executive coihmittee for Clerk of Court on that ticket at the garage, chicken house and woodshed on the Barnhart farm, owned by Mrs, Sarah Goe, Yellow Springs, The bam was located on a farm oil the. Clifton crease employment. The minimum for wages is 35c per hour unskilled labor and skilled labor 52 I-2c per hour. The Lewis&Copeland Construction Co., of Lima, Ol,has the'contract at $69,506.- May H ave 5 M ill Rate For School T ax Soon For several months an investiga­ tion and survey has been "made with a View o f adopting a five mill limitation tax rate on real estate for school pur poses. From reports we get it looks November election, Wednesday night, j like this limited rate may have a very The Executive Committee made the endorsement to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation o f Wilbur Pitzer, World War Veteran, who had been nominated at the primary in May, Mrs, Wright announces that she will make an active canvass for the; office she seeks and will visit the en­ tire county before: election.. She has as her opponent, Harvey Elam, the present clerk o f court and the Repub­ lican nominee, * <, FLEMING CHARGED W ITH LIBEL Two affidavits have been filed a- gainst' Grover Fleming, editor . and publisher of the Ohio Examiner, Co­ lumbus, in Xenia Municipal Court, by W, B, McCallister and John P, Bocklett, Xenia, charging criminal libel, The affidavits are based on a recent story published that McCallis­ ter and Bocklet, along with H» W- Cleaver, manager o f the Ohio Bell Telephone Co., had been fined in a squire's court in Lebanon, on a charge of catching bass under size. Prosecuting Attorney Marcus Me Callister filed the affidavits for his father and Bocklet. The later was said not to have been in the party. McCallister and Cleaver with two oth­ er persons are said to have been on the trip but neither McCallister nor Weaver faced charges or were even fined. One member of the party did have a few fish under size and paid a fine it is said. Fleming is serving a sentence in the Hamilton/ county jail for nonpayment o f a $500 fine. 82. The distance to bo improved is 8.- 339 miles and construction of a con- and Old Town road. Leroy Jacobs is sities and colleges w ill have their as-; the tenant. The contents consisted of trominers in the East to viqw; the farm machinery, 200 bushels o f wheat, eclipse and to take pictures o f it. ten tons of hay, a calf and some farm Crete bridge oyer Rattlesnake creek. The next eclipse of any consequence equipment.! The loss is only partiallyThe work must be completed by June will not be until August 21; 2017 for covered by insurance. •15, 1933. America. Tourists are traveling East a bucket .brigade formed by the! —---- --------- in great numbers to be present next neighbors, and a chemical truck s e n t , w / W D « Wednesday. r by the Yellow Springe fire department j w a s h l l l g t O n I a g e a n t •-------------- :------- , prevented spread of the flames to the j L ive .Stock Sale >fam dweIling- Sparks set fire t0 the| D u rin g State Fair D rew 5000 People roof several times but were quickly extinguished. J A cast of twelve hundred persons _____ ___ _:. i jwill be necessary to stage the great i GREENE COUNTY TO HAVE A outdoor massdrama-pageant “ Wash- On. o f th. large# 't h a t ™ , WASHINGTON FLOAT AT FA IR i„gton L I . . . ! ” , tho „£ h t attraction attended a live stoc«c sale in this sec- , r •' « . , tion was present Wednesday when the I -------- ,at the Ohio State Fair, August 29 to I. It has been determined that Greene j Sept. 3rd. Leading roles will be imper- “ V * 7 ” " ’"”"'"7* “ 7*v“ ■ ! county will have a float at the Ohio sonated by prominent citizens of Ohio. ... D . . . . . . „ ,, ___ . , . State Fair next week. It Will depict. The entire pageant is written around a •„ c 1 .J (General Nathaniel Greene delivering the life of Washington as a soldier, i It is estimated that more than 5,000 > Springfield. supplies to General George Washing- farmer, and statesman. Not only are people attTndedUt h r s a r i e c r e t o i T o f tan. at.'Vall<?y f * * * CPU” ty historical episodes, themselves, in- Agriculture, Mr. Hannifeld, cilumbus ° hio 13 f pected to hSve a float ,n heren^ thr,lhn« bat,each and avery gave an address at the opening. .'the,parade. one has an especiaL appeal to an .. . , -------------- - i •American audience. The dialogue will M f l l Z i Z l A TTENt> COLUMBUS MEETING be£0ncue and .harp, and th. stor, „ f those from here that had a serving Mr. and Mrs. Ancil V, Wright at- the action Will be completed within an report it was a real treat. tended the opening o f the Democratic hour and one half. There was There will be nc considerable live stock campaign in Columbus last.Saturday, waits betweens scenes, and no slow consigned for the day’s sale and con­ sidering market prices, the sales were above the average. Gov. Franklin Roosevelt, New York, moving or tedious pantomine Democratic candidate for president, Was the head-line speaker. The meet was in the new baseball stadium and some twenty-five thousand persons DEPUTY SHERIFF WALTON . were preaent. In addition the Roose* SPAHR SERIOUSLY ILL Veit speech was broadcast over the —------ National Broadcasting chain of sta- Hom e Com ing A t Selma Labor D ay Walton Spalir, chief deputy under ions. Sheriff John Bnughn, has been in a serious condition following an opera- Miss Fannie McNeill, who has been being' made*for a large crowd and a Selma will hold a homecoming and fish fr y on Labor Day, September 5th in the Odle Grove on the Springfield and Selma pike. Arrangements are tion last Saturday fo r acute appendi- spending some weeks at Belle Center, prograni 0f events is being • planned citis. The appendix had ruptured. Mr. owing to illness of her sister, has r e - : a speaker of prominence. Spalir, although ill, worked all day turned home to remain until Monday,' „__ . __ Friday, not calling a ^physician until when she will return to Bell Center he returned home that evening. for an indefinite time, Rev. and Mrs. Dwight R. Guthrie returned home Wednesday after a pleasant month's vacation with rela­ tives in Pennsylvania, GREENE COUNTY HORSE SETS A NEW TRACK RECORD Mrs. Walter St. John, near James _ ■ _ . , . tnow, was given a surprise by fifty o f Hen ey Greene county fast her friends last Tuesday in honor o f 3tappar’„ hro? l 2 ! , ^ . . ^ ° ? JJ* her birthday. NOT ICE TO W ATER CONSUMERS N o tice is hereby given that sprinkling must be discontinued fo r the present to conserve the w a ter supply fo r domestic use and fire protection . The reserve sup­ p ly has reached the poin t where this o r ­ der must be observed. BOARD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS Miami County Fair grounds last Fri- ' day and may have set a new world’s 1record for a half-mile track in win ■ning the free-for-all pace for a $400 ' purse. The time was 2:03; half 39 1-2 ,seconds. Descendant o f Washington at Ohio State Fair favorable reception and thus give the taxpayers more relief. It is argued that in as much as all the_schftoIS-of Qhio_should be operated to a certain extent as one unit for tax purposes, instead of hundreds of districts as we have them now, the load would come from some other form of taxation than real estate, possibly a sales tax or a special tax on some commodity. It has been sug­ gested that part of the gasoline >tax be sued fo r school purposes but the 'road building interests alre strongly opposed to this move. The question may come before the extra session of rhe legislature month, i f not at the session in ary next year; Xenia C lo th in g Store Looted B^Othieves Thieves looted the Criterion Clothing Store, Xenia, some time Saturday night taking 82 men’s suits, five top­ coats and three pairs of shoes, and $10 . that had been left in the cash regis­ ter. No effort was madq to open the ‘ safe. • The value of the goods stolen 'is placed at $1,600. The loss was not discovered until Sunday afternoon. Entrance was gained by removing a i window in the skylight. It is* suppos- ; ed the loot was taken away In an Au- tomobile from an alley in the rear. ASKS FOR FORECLOSURE The Home Building and Savings Co. has brought suit for $1,268.15 against Rufus and Aulta Jenks, Xenia. H. D. Smith, attorney for plaintiff." EPLEVIN ACTION 7 *'' Inc., Xenia, in a re- evin suit filed against Russell Yeaz- in Common Pleas Court, desires to obtain possession o f a 1927 model auto on which a chattel, mortgage was as- sertedly .given by the defendant to secure payment o f a $50 loan. The note remains unpaid, it is claimed. F. L. Johnson, attorney for the plaintiff. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PRACTICE LABOR DAY ! Coach Paul Orr, High School Ath­ letic Director, has issued a call for Iall high school football players to be ! on the campus Labor Day at 2 P. M. This is to be the first practice. While school does not open until Monday the 12th the team will get to work early with training. Mrs. John Doyle of Wilmington visited the past week with her aunt, Mrs. David Johnson. Miss Thelma Blosser o f Springfield visited the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bios- scr. .XJUSS ANNE MADISON WASH- INGTON, who will take a prominent part in the mammoth pageant d r a m a “ Washington Lives 1” at the Ohio State Fair is being sent to Columbus by Presi­ dent Hoover. She is a great great grand-daughter of John Augustine Washington, brother o f George Washington. Born in Virginia, Miss .Washington was educated there by private teachers ahd in private schools. Miss Washington's first appear­ ance in public life was during the Colonial and Over-seas Exposition in Paris in 1930, where she offici­ ated as hostess at the duplicate of Mt. Vernon directed by United States Government. She repre­ sented the Washington family at Sulgrave Manor, an early seat of the Washingtons in England at a ceremony to cement the friendship between the English speaking na­ tions in 1931. Miss Washington is now engaged in assisting in the Bi­ centennial Celebration nation-wide. A short time ago she made a dawn-to-dusk flight with Major Doolittle, famous War Ace in ob­ servance of National Fostoffice Day. This flight was made to show . the progress in the United States; mail service since its inauguration in 1775. Miss Washington and Major Doolittle in 17 hours, cover­ ing 2000 miles, passed over all points visited by George Washing­ ton who was an outstanding trav­ eler of his day. Every phase o f Washington’s life will be‘portrayed in the gigan­ tic outdoor mass drama “Washing­ ton Lives 1’’ each night in front of the Grandstand from August 29 to September 3, it is stated by Fair, Manager Chas. Beer* This pro­ gram is in conjunction with the Washington Bi-Centennial Commis­ sion, the Columbus ^Chamber of Commerce and Agricultural and Educational organizations in every county in the State and will he one o f the leading attractions at the Ohio State Fair this year, 1 j . Church Notes fiuno^ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN XHURCH Dwight R. Guthrie, pastor. Sabbath School, 10 A , M, Prof. A. J. Hostetler, Supt Subject: “ Gifts for building the tabernacle.’’ Lesson Text: Ex. 34:4 to 36:7. Morning service 11 A. M. Children's talk: “ A good start.” ; Sermon text: “Am I not a Benja- mite, of the smallest o f the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families o f the tribe of Benja min? Mid-Week prayer service on Wed­ nesday evening at 8 P. M. The pas­ tor’s sbject will be: “ Philip, the Evan­ gelist.” ] UNITED PRESBYTERIAN ; It. A. Jamieson, Pastor. I Sabbath School at 10:00 A. M. J. E. Kyle, Supt. j Preacing at 11 A. M. by Dr. C. M. Ritchie. Y. ,P. C. U. 7:30 P. M. Leader: Mabel Stormont. Topic: “Why Do , Some Approve o f Christ, but Reject Christianity?” . Prayer meeting Wednesday 8 P. M ' INHERITANCE TAX FIXED : Net value of the "estate o f E- A. Sanz, Xenia merchant, has been fixed at $14,041.81 by the probate court in determining. thCrinheritance tax, The tax due is $677.09. EXECUTORS F ILE CLAIM Executors claim for'allowance a- mounting to $1,386.65 in the estate of Milo Anderson, has been filed in Pro­ bate Court and Sept. 13 fixed as' date for hearing. . TO SELL PERSONAL PROPERTY R. O. Wead as administrator o f the estate of Albert R. Wead, was author­ ized"' to sell personal property for $693.29. HEARING SET The Probate Court hag set Septem­ ber 14 at 9 a. m. as time for hearing on therinventories and appraisements in estates o f Calvin Owens and Sarah J. Kyle. COURTDECISION SAYSNEWTAX LAWISINVALID Judge Chester Shook o f Cincinnati, in a Common Pleas Court decision, on Monday, held part o f the Ohio classi­ fication tax law unconstitutional, re- fering to the distribution feature. The suit was brought by the Pros­ ecuting Attorney o f Hamilton county, seeking an injunction against the county auditor and treasurer turning over about $1,000,000 to the state as collected on intangible property in Hamilton county.. The suit is o f state wide importance and the action was defended by the Attorney General’s office. Only fifteen counties in Ohio collected their quota and 73 counties would share in the extra from the f i f ­ teen counties. As the law stands Greene county would get $18,405 but this will be im­ possible until the courts finally decide. Cincinnati business interests are back of the suit as it will mean an increas- ' ed tax rate in Hamilton county should.. the law be sustained. It is likely the /ase will go not only to the Ohio Su­ preme Court but the United States Supreme Court. - To get aid at once municipal and library officials are urging Gov. White to include legislative action in his call fo r the extra session next month. The Ohio Supreme Court will not meet • until October and it iB not likely a decision would be forthcoming before, the November!/election as two mem- ' bers are seeking, re-election. Mean-, time several million dollars already collected in the state is tied up and cannot be distributed by county audi­ tors. . TWO SUITS FILED The Peoples Building and Savings Co. has sued Mary Mosby Smith, ,et al., for $94.84 and foreclosure and sale of Xenia- property. Another suit is against Marvin and Ethel Rin­ ger, London, with the American Loan ahd Realty Co., named co-defendants, involving' city property. C. W. Whit- mer. attorney for plaintiff. Consumers Asked To —Conserve-On Water The hot dry spell o f several weeks has put the municipal water depart- ment~to a real test, one o f the hardest since the plant was put in operation three years ago. More water has been pumped and more consumed than any month yet. However Thursday morning , the supply began to" get down to the dan­ ger point for fire protection and the Board of Public Affairs asks that all sprinkling he discontinued-for a few days to make it possible to fill the tank; Should this section be fortunate to get a good rain in a few days the demand will not be so great for water. You owe it to yourself to conserve tiie water supply for domestic use only and yet have sufficient in case of fire. ' TO ARGUE MOTION Motion has been filed by City So­ licitor W. A. Miller to dismiss a $10;- 000 damage suit recently filed by For­ est W. Dunkle, Xenia lawyer, a- gainst Edgar Carder, -Xenia police­ man, charging false attest and im­ prisonment, will be argued before Judge R. L. Gowdy, Monday. SAYS CONTRACT VIOLATED Suit to compel performance o f con­ tract involving purchase ’ of three acres of land in Sugarcreek Twp. oh which a cottage is "located along the Stutsman Road, has been filed in Com mon Pleas Court by Millard Walton against Alice M. Tobey, Richmond, Ind. It is claimed the defendant re­ fused to deliver a deed to the property after Walton paid all but $40 o f the $900 purchase price, and was ready to pay the balance. F. L. Johnson, attor­ ney. ~ Sportsmen Have Real Holiday Wednesday Sportsmen and their families had a wonderful day at Keiter’s Grove on Wednesday for the annual outing of the Greene County Fish and Game Protective Association. A large crowd was present and the entry lists Were full for the program o f shoots and other contests for men and women throughout the day. Trap shootingf began at noon in charge o f W. B. McCallister, chair­ man. Running deer shoots, rifle and pistol shoots, horseshoe pitching and other contests were on the program. BUDGET HEARING NEXT MONTH The /Greene County Budget Com­ mission will hold hearings on the dif­ ferent budgets from the various tax­ ing districts some time next month, according to County Auditor James J. Curlett. A t present the auditor’s of­ fice is busy making the august settle­ ment. Tax collections were held open longer than usual this year which has delayed the semi annual distribution by the County Auditor. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH C. A. Hutchison, pastor. P. M. Giliilan, Supt. Sunday School at 10 A. M. Preaching at 11 A. M. “ Maintaining the Spiritual Glow.” Last church ser­ vice o f Conference Year. Epworth league at 7 P. M. I do finger-waving ahd shampoo work. Finger Wave, 25c, Your pat­ ronage is solicited. Marguerite Barnhart, Xenia Ave, NEW ROAD WANTED Establishment o f the Hanes public road in Beavercreek Twp., with the primary purpose o f providing a short cut for buses transporting pupils re siding in the northern part o f the township to and from the new school building on the Dayton pike, has been filea vvith the County Commissioners. The petition was filed by L. W. An koney and twenty-four other residents The proposed road is seven-tenth o f a mile long. The road will be viewed on September 12 at 10 A . M. and final consideration at a hearing Sept. 19. W ILL ENTER IOWA U. Prof. Cameron Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ross, who has been super­ intendent o f the public schools in For­ est City, Iowa schools for several, years, has given up school supervis­ ion for the present and entered Iowa University at Iowa City, where he will prepare for the degree o f Doctor of Philosophy. TWO CARS OF SHOW HOGS GO TO STATE FA IR The Ferndale show herd of Hamp­ shire hogs and the Cedar Vale herd of Duroc hogs were shipped to Colum­ bus, Thursday for entry at the Ohio State‘Fair. A fter the State Fair the two herds, owned by O. A. Dobbins and W. R. Watt, will make the rounds of state fairs in ,the east to be gone several weeks. Mr. \Vatt has another herd that is showing at the county fairs'. PROPOSE RADIO EQUIPPED CRUISING CARS FOR COUNTY Xeninns have started a movement among the banks and business men in Xenia and the county to finance a plan for operation o f radio equipped, police cars for use o f the Xenia po­ lice and the sheriff’s office, A meeting was held last Friday night at the office o f Dr. Reed Mad­ den when a committee talked over plans. viaaEiflnfcfcga- 0