The Cedarville Herald, Volume 56, Numbers 1-26

The new things are advertised by merchants first, Advertisements keep you abreast o f the times. Read them! steroid, Advertising is news, as much as flie headlines on the front page. Often it is of more significance to you. FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR NO. 8. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY JANUARY 27,1933. PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR ifiWS LETTED FROM STATE DEPARTMENTS COLUMBUS—All acts o f the Gen* eral Assembly, after favorable action by that body are placed in the custody of Secretary of State George S. My­ ers. If the act is an 'emergency” or a tax measure, it becomes a law ef­ fective with the Governor’s signature. If it is an act of a general nature it does not become effective until ninety days after it has been filed. The Acts are edited in the statistical depart­ ment of Secretary Myers and here the “head notes” appearing at the beginning of each section are supplied. numbers. Inquiry developed the plates had been sold to Ingersoll, but the lat­ ter had reported them stolen a few days before the bank was looted. The Motor Vehicle Devision vender Secre­ tary of State Myers is open day and night* Information regarding card and license numbers may be secured by calling Main 3357 Q[ Marking the Social Calendar ID Motor Vehicle legislation is having its inning in the General Assembly. A number of bills have been introduced five of which are being supported by the Ohio State Automobile Associa tiort, they being the Drivers’ License bill, a bill to reduce gasoline tax from four to three cents, one protecting automobile drivers from damage suits by guest riders in case of accident, a bill to reduce auto license fees and one to prevent service of process on non­ residents. i. . Friends and patrons of the Ohio State Museum are invited to attend an entertainment of short talks and . music each Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock during the month of January, at the Auditorium and if the attend­ ance warrants the entertainments will be continued. The Museum is situated on the campus at North High. Street and Fifteenth Avenue. It is open daily • from 8 A, M. to 5 P. M., holidays in­ cluded, and on Sunday from 1 to 5 P. M. The State Building Commission has 1 not as yet announced the date of the dedication of the ne .• •ome. The program will be in dii. charge of Governor ueurge White and will likely take place some time in March. It is probable that a number of the departments will begin moving into their new quarters the latter part o f next month. After the dedication the public will be given a chance to view the beautiful new structure. Secretary o f State George S. MyerS highly commends the action of Virgil Ingersoll of Sabina in reporting the theft of his automobile license plates immediately after he had noted their disappearance. The bank at Sabina was robbed of $3,500 a few days ago ( and as the robbers wheeled out of town a citizen . caught the license ' They are whispering around the leg­ islative halls that members of the General Assembly would like to com­ plete the present sessions in March, so they may return home to their pro­ fessions or vocations With over 200, bills introduced to date and scores to follow, it may be the middle of May, or later, before the statesmen are en­ abled to say adieu to one another And then there is always the probability of being called back in special session. College Trustees To . Meet February 3 Semi-annual meeting of, the Board of Trustees of Cedarville College will be held Friday afternoon, February 3, at which time the college faculty for the 1933-34 school term will be select­ ed, the college budget considered and reports submitted by President W. R. McChesney, the college treasurer, Dr. F. A. Jurkat, and Dean C. W. Steele'. Recipients of honary degrees to be bestowed at commencement exercises n June may also be determined upon at the session. The annual board meeting is held in June, during com- nencement week. Cedarvillian Wins Honors and New York Trip O. O, McIntyre, New York column- list, who has been mentioning former IOhio boys that have made good, can |add one more to his list. The Pitts­ burgh rteas has the following to say Iconcerning Elmer Jurkat, who is a student at Pittsburgh Art Institute |and has won honors for himself. “ It takes landlubber artists to make good ocean steamer posters. In a local contest conducted by the IRoosevelt Steamship Company for posters that would lure tourists into traveling on American ships, none of the prize winners ever had taken an Iocean voyage. “ The winner of the first prize was the pyramid effect o f clouds done in pastel shades. “Mr. Jurkat also won first place in the contest, decided by popular vote. Second place in public balloting went to LeRoy A. Baird for hiB composition showing a ship strikingly banded by circles, with a compass effect pointing to the lettering. Third place was won by Don Harper of Coraopolis, who showed Uncle Sam, dressed in a suit of patriotic stripes, holding a steamer in his arms. “Neither of these latter two prize winners ever has taken an ocean trip. “Mr. Jurkat- won a round trip to New York, while cash prizes went to Elmer Jurkat, o f Cedarville, O. He all three of the winners of the popular Ihas not even been east of Pittsburgh, vote contest. More than 390 ballots [Yet the jury was delighted with the were cast.' The contest was held by grandiose effect o f his steamship and the United States Lines.” More New Taxes Proposed by Governor College Defeats Defiance Team Local Delegation \ To Hear Dr. Speer A delegation of members and friends The college basket ball team wori o f the. First Presbyterian churche is its fir|t game ,against Defiance Col- oeing secured, under the leadership lege, 31 to 30 in a Northwest Confer- of the Rev. Dwight R. Guthrie here ence contest Friday night. Thus far and of Rev. Clair V. McNeei at Clif- this year but one game has been won fc0a» 10 hear Dr, Robert E.. Speer, one against five defeats. Spencer, center, America’s outstanding laymen and and Cappola, forward, were the lead- a . speaker of international repute ing point-getters for the home team, when he comes to Daytofi on Friday. Foul shooting enabled Defiance to stay As secretary of, the Presbyterian out in front most of the time. Cedar­ ville outscored the Defiance boys four­ teen to ten on baskets Tax Payment Time Is Again Extended Board of Foreign Missions he is ex­ pected to answer the caustic criticisms of foreign mission work recently made public through the report of a lawmen’s commission which has made an investigation, in India, China and A ten-day extension o f time for the payment of real estate and special as- essment taxes without delinquency is announced by County Treasurer Mar-1women of the missionary societies and old Van Pelt, who has fixed the new many others to hear Dr. Speer at an also registering from moat of theJPrasbyterian church­ es in eight counties o f the Miami Val­ ley belonging to the Presbytery of Dayton. Ministers, Church officers, deadline date for February 1, inclus­ ive Collection of real estate.taxes afternoon conference in Westminister Church and again at a dinner in the was delayed one month and did not evening. Mrs. O. T. Corson, Oxford, begin until January 2 this year. NEWSMDENSEDv McCHESNEY BILL PASSED BY HOUSE THURSDAY— Columbus— The Lower branch of the Ohio legislature on Thursday passed a bill sponsored by. Rev. W . R. McChesney, of this county, authorizing the Xenia City Commission to>compen­ sate Misses Ruth Galliger and Anna Rachford for injuries re­ ceived in December 1929 when a city fire truck hit their auto. The bill Was introduced at the request of the city and as passed authorizes the City Commission to, pay Miss Galliger $1,100 and Miss Rachford $600. The measure goes next to the Senate. This is one of the bills passed thus far by the House. GREENE COUNTY RELIEF PLAN APPROVED— Columbus— The state relief commission on Thursday ap­ proved the tentative plan of Greene County commissioners for allocating $13,000 of a $20,000 bond issue for poor relief pur­ poses. The fund was obtained through issuance of utility excise tax bonds. In the. allocation Cedarville Township is to get $1,- 000 for poor relief. NORMAN THOMAS— SOCIALIST CANDIDATE COMING— Norman Thomas, recent presidential candidate for the So­ cialist party in the nation, will speak in Xenia, Saturday after­ noon at 2 o’clock on the subject “ America’s Way Out.” A t four o'clock he will speak in Yellow Springs. His trip to this section is being sponsored by’ Ernest Morgan, son of Arthur Morgon, President of Antioch-College. Young Morgan heads the party in Greene county. The meetings are non-partizan. COUNTY OFFICIALS TAKE SALARY CUTS— Two Greene County officials that did not come under the schedule for reduced salaries, being hold over officials, have announced they will take cuts along with those affected by the new salary law. County Auditor Curlett is ilrving an appoint­ ed term and his reduction will be $230, the Urm ending March 1 ,1 9 3 5 . C. A . Jacobs, hold-over County Commissioner and now president of the board, takes a cut of $84.54 to place him on equal footing with the recently elected commissioners, A. E. Beam and W . W . Barnett. WILBERFORCE REQUEST IS FOR $450,000— Wilberforce university's budget request of the legislature amounts to $450,000, an amount necessary the management says to place the institution on equal standing with other state supported schools. It is said the policy of the state for the com­ ing two years will be no more new buildings. The request goes to the finance committee in the House. WILD RIDE IN STOLEN AUTO— Vernon Morgon, 22, Xenia, is alleged to have stolen an auto from Robert E. Bradley, Springfield And drove it to Xenia on Saturday. He drove the auto about Xenia and was recognized hv nolice who gave chase. Morgan lost control of his machine on North Galloway street and it crashed into the parked car of Tohn Purdum, The Morgan car exploded and burst into f lames as it continued down the street, then hitting a car belonging to John Bean, which was jammed into another belonging to Wm. Morgan escaped from the burning car and was captur- edby t h f i S e . The Purdum auto was also destroyed by fire. will preside in the afternoon; Dr. Chas. Ryan Adams, Springfield, will serve .as leader .during the conference hour. Dr. George M. Gordon, Middle­ town, wilj. preside at night. H . E. Bales President County Board of Ed. H. E. Bales, Paintersville, member of the Greene County Board o f Educa­ tion since 1925 was chosen president of the board at re-organization meet­ ing held last Saturday. He succeeds J. B. Rife, who declined re-election. S. H. Shawhan, Beavercreek Twp. was made vice president.' H. C. Aultman is cierk of the board by virtue of his of­ fice as county school superintendent. Dr. Kelsey Preaching In Clifton Church Dr. H; A. Kelsey of Muskingum Col­ lege, New Concord, Ohio, has been preaching each evening of this past week in the Clifton United Presbyter­ ian Church. A good, and constantly growing spirit o f interest and devo- 'tiiiiiiiMiiiiiHivmmiiiiiiMHiiiiiimmitnMii.Himfimiin SCHOOL NEWS Picture Show, Saturday Night Don’t forget to be at the Opera House, Saturday night, Jan. 28. for Ijn manufactured tobacco and cigars. Legislation to place a tax on soft drinks and malt and an amusement cax on theatre tickets and other amusements together with diversion j f part of the state’s share of the gas- igislature by Governor Whiteillber ..ne Lax, has been recommended to viie legislature by Governor'White. The Governor also asks for the crea- on of a special fund for educational qualization to be raised by the pres­ ent tax on cigarets, its re-enactment *or an additional year and a new tax the sound picture, “ The Lady of the Lake”, based on the narrative poem Ij f $12,000,000 be raised and placed in tion has been manifested on the part by Sir Walter Scott. A comedy and L newly created state emergency re­ ef the congregation and the conumin- travel talk will also be included in the Lief fund which with the $12,000,000 ity. The series o f services will be evening’s entertainment which will Iexpected from the federal govern- brought to a close on Sabbath Day begin at 8:15. Admission rate will be ment will meet, it is estimated, the with Dr. Kelsey preaching at both the ten.cents each. relief needs of the state over and a morning and evening services. Dr. Prof ■'«Mw>le Snenka a# qrhmil hove theneeds met by local resources Kelsey bringa his messages straight ^ To get the $12,000,000 the tax is to school students in chapel . Monday c®m? f5om *** drinks, malt, theatre morning concerning alcohol as a poi- admissions and other amusements, son. His well-illustrated lecture was lt 18 e f im a ^ that the tax on to- convincing as to the dangerous ef-|oacc° ^ L * ^ 00’000 and the ci' fccts of drinking. After the talk, Mrs. Ritchie explained and read the WU- ha* total abstinence pledge which the dents will have an opportunity to sign|the tax on ” ** estate, next week. In the preliminary program, Mrs. Foster led the singing of temperance songs; and Miss Wolfe read the Scrip­ ture which was followed by the Lord’s Prayer. Death of Artie Little A t Martindale Home Artie B. Little, 59, retired Ross Twp. farmer, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Martindale, at 11:45 Tuesday night. Death was due to complications following a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Little was the son o f J. H. and Sarah Gordon Little, pioneer residents of Ross Twp., where Mr. Little was a promient farmer for many years. He was married to Miss Esther Heiz- er, Sedalia, on March 4, 1896 and she survives with three, children]: Mrs. Helen Heironimus, Sidney; Edgar Lit­ tle, and Mrs. Martindale, Cedarville. He also recommended that the sum He also leaves eight grandchildren and from the Gospel, and they bring cour age mid conviction to the heart of those who hear him. Twenty-nine Births Reported In County LOCAL VETERANS HEAR W. A, BURLINGAME WEDNESDAY A delegation of eleven members of the Wallace C. Anderson Post of the American Legion attended a ’ meeting at the Home School Auditorium in Xeijia Wednesday evening when W. A. Burlingame, Cincinnati, vice com­ mander of the eleventh Ohio Legion district, addressed the veterans on legislation and contradicted the state­ ments of members of an organization that is attacking the legion. He cited facts and figures to back up his state­ ments. Herbert Michaels, adjutant of Bently Post, Cincinnati, also talked. Music was furnished by the Home Cadet Band and a quartette from the john Rdan Post, colored Legion branch in Xenia. MRS. A, B. CRESWELL CHOSEN DISTRICT TREASURER O. E. S. Mrs. Nolle Creswell of this place was elected treasurer o f the eighteen­ th district of the Order of Eastern Star, when chapters in the district held their tenth annual session in London, Monday. ,Mrs. Lucile Guil- Haumo o f Urbana, was elected presi­ dent. . ‘ PUBLIC SALE DATES Jan, 31—Donna B, Finney. Feb. 1—J. C. Cromwell. Feb. 3—Gordon and Blackburn Feb. 6—Clara Kyle. Feb. 9—Clarence Stuckey.. Feb. 15—A. L. Flatter. Feb. 16—Arthur Cummings. Feb. 17—Everett A. Tippy. Feb. 24—Ferndale Sow Sale. Twenty-nine births were reported in Greene County during December according to the report of county health authorities. The following are the births reported: , Sadie Imogens Bowermaster, Xenia Paul Anderson,. Xenia Donald Francis Hook, Xenia. Paul Lewis Mills, Xenia. Charles Clark Rector, R D, Xenia Barbara June Riley, R D, Xenia. Gerald Dean Stacey, R D, Xenia George Edwin Blake, R D, Xenia Elmer Ray Lewis, R D, Xenia Infant Truman, R D, Xenia. Hettie Luella Coy, R D, Dayton Kenneth H. Dumbaugh, RD, Dayton Esther Janet Brill, Alpha Daniel Arthur Detrick, Fairfield Infant Pitman, Cedarville Marvin Earl Fleenor, Spring Valley Richard Leon Sodders, Jamestown. Grace Lee Cawthon, Jamestown Harley Russell Ross, Jamestown Janice Faye Stethem, Jamestown Sally Lou Franklin, Jamestown. Jane Gregg Thbma, Jamestown , Wanda Wells, Bowersville North June Manker, Bowersville William Ellsworth Hamilton, Yel low, Springs. Cedarville College Team Meets Defeat — i— « Bluffton College’s quintet found an easy victory Wednesday over the lo­ cal college team. The score was 69 to 21. The local team has but one vic­ tory thus far in the Northwest Ohio Conference. Bluffton stands in second place and Cedarville third. Wilming­ ton College is slated for the confer­ ence honors, The next game for the local team is with the Ohio College of Chropody at Cleveland, Saturday night, EXAMINATIONS COME TO A CLOSE AT COLLEGE THIS WEEK The first semester of Cedarville College closed this week with the win­ ter examinations. Many of the stu­ dents returned home Thursday for a short vacation. Registration is set for the Second Semester on Monday, with classes convening on Tuesday. It is expected that several new students will .enroll Monday. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Morris Taylor to Frank O. Harbisofi 11.40 acres in Cedarville Twp. $1. Gerttrude M< Taylor Barnes and Arthur Cummings to William P. Mat­ thews, six tracts in Ross Twp., $1. Springfield National Farm Loan Ass, to Fed. Land Bank, Louisville, 3 tracts, 283,55 acres, in ROss Twp. and { Stokes Twp, Madison Co., $1. IFARMERS TO STUDY MACHINERY EXPENSE Ways of getting the most from farm machinery with the smallest out Red and White Wins Ilay o f cash will be thrown into the The tables were turned and C. H, S. limelight by the department Of agri emerged victorious in two clashes culturai engjneering at the* Ohio State jver the week-end. Friday night, . . .. . . „ , __ , joth the girls' and ‘boys’ teams de-1 Jmverslty dunn* Farmera Week’ *eated Beavercreek on the latter’s ^anuary 30 to February 3. door. The local sextet handed the Visitors at the farm classic will Beaver lassies their first defeat of have an opportunity to learn about the he season with the score of 24-19. In repair o f mowers, economies in farm game featuring long shots the C. rf. S. boys downed Beaver’s quintet JG to 20. LINEUP— Beavercreek G. F: P. Coleman *2 0 4 Palmer 5 1 11 Wheeler 1 0 2 Weyer 1 1 3 Bhiverdecker 0 0 0 Barnet 0 0 0 Cedarville G, F. P. Waddle 8 2 18 Burba 0 0 0 yvisecup 2 1 5 Cotton 0 0 0 Ross 0 0 0 Ferguson 1 1 3. Alontz 0 0 0 11 4 26 Saturday night, the Red and White Doys won in a rough struggle by a Jose margin over the Mt Sterling ..quad, 22-20. Cedarville reserves ouilding, motor care, tfench silos, and the overhead on machinery. There is to be discussions on farm machinery and power units. two sisters, Mrs. George Glass, Glad­ stone, and Mrs. Nellie Bryan, James­ town. He was a member of the Church of Christ at Gladstone. The funeral will be held from the Martindale home Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The service will be in charge of. Rev. L. L. Gray, assisted by Rev. Dwight Guthrie, pastor o f the First Presbyterian church. Burial takes place in the Silvercreek Twp. ceme­ tery. ’ Personal Property. Tax Dwe Feb. 15 Personal property owners will be called upon to pay personal property tax on Februnry 15.with March 31 as the dead line. An installment of one-half the tax found to be due must be paid when the returns are filed. The second installment is collected in August, All personal property owned on January 1, 1933 must be returned. BOWERSVILLE POSTMASTER An examination is to be held soon for applicants of the Bowersville post office, a vacancy existing owing to the resignation of Mrs. Mary Hinkleman. The salary is $1,092 and her husband, Earl Hinkleman iB to be an applicant. Receivership For Estates * Company Is Dismissed RECEIVERSHIP DISMISSED Suits to throw the International Corporation of Bogardus, Cox, Ed­ wards, Baker and Springer Heirs and the International Corporation of Har- por-Mercer Heirs into receivership were dismissed by Judge Gowdy Mon­ day on motion o f the plaintiff, John A. McClain, Xenia. The court appoint- .vere beaten by Mt. Sterling second ! ? f l .stringers, 18-8. In the first preiimi HUSBAND ASKS DIVORCE Frances Leahey has filed suit for a divorce from his wife, Verna, and he asks custody of a minor child, aged 2. He charges gross neglect of duty. The couple were married July 16, 1930 in Newport,. Ky. PARTITION SUIT Partition of Silvercreek Twp prop- tary the Seniors defeated the Second Jnited Presbyterian team from Xenia LINEUP— **it. Sterling G. F. P. Wright 1 a 2 Lloyd 3 0 6 Hill 0 0 0 Alkire 1 0 2 Pollock 3 4 10 8 4 20 Cedarville G. F. P. Waddle 4 1 9 Burba 0 0 0 Wiscup 0 0 0 Cotton 3 2 8 Willis 1 0 2 Klontz 1 1 3 9 Remaining Games 4 22 The Red and White schedule for the poration, and Harry D. Smith, counsel er*'Jr involving 137.52 acres of real es- for McClain, as joint custodians for tate is the object of a suit filed in the documents and heirs will be per- Common Pleas Court by Ida Sheley mitted to examine the records and ®ry®n against Milda Sheley Ireland withdraw them by giving proper re­ ceipts. The assets of the corporation are said to consist of documents con­ cerning the heirs and a bank account for $2,600 in a closed Dayton bank. WIFE WANTS DIVORCE Mrs. Frances Wilson in a suit for divorce against her husband, Ennals Wilson, charges he stnick and other­ wise abused her. They have one child aged 7 years, Failure to provide is al- est of the season is as follows: Thursday, January 26—Ross—there Friday, Feb. 3, Jamestown—there Thursday, Feb. 9—Ross—here Saturday, Feb. II, Bath, Osborn, there Friday, Feb. 17, Spring Valley—hero ’Viday and Saturday, Feb. 24-26 Greene County Tournament, Xenia Central High School. There will be only two more homo WIFE WANTS DIVORCE Dora Stryker in a suit for divorce charges non support against her hus­ band, Frank R. Stryker. She aays she has been compelled to support herself. and others, Neal Hunter attorney. ASKS $5,000 DAMAGES Mrs, Ida May Michael, executrix, of the estate of Joseph B, Michael, 64, has filed a damage suit for $5,000 a- gainst Robert McCalmont, 18, RD 4, Xenia. Michael is said to have been hit by the McCalmon car and died in thirty minutes. Excessive speed was charged why the driver could net stop. FRANK SNYPP SUED Frank E. Snypp, Osborn, who has figured prominently lately in the Cox, Mercer, Harper, etc, heirs controversy and is now under, indictment for vio­ lating the Ohio securities act, has been made defendant in a suit for $225 filed by Attorney George H. Smith, who says Snypp refuses to pay for his Says the husband owns no property, ...____^ ________ „„ „ ii|n does not work and lias no income, She legarserviles renderedT Thrsuit cails also wants to be restored to her maid-;for attachment of Snypp'a 1932 model en name of Mrs, Dora Conklin, She auto bui aatne was released when boiid asks that the husband be barred from yfa* put up for $500 by Mrs. Eliza dower interest in her real estate, in-Mediate, wife o f John A. McClain, as eluding two residence properties and surety, Prosecutor Mafeus McCallis- z:;:iz^r 9' Spring