The Cedarville Herald, Volume 56, Numbers 1-26

& 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. Often it is of more significance to yon. =3*es FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR NO. 26. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY JUNE 2, 1933 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR NEWS LETTER FROMSTATE DEPARTMENTS COURT NEWS ADMITS THEFT I Sherman Scurry, 45, colored, plead* fed guilty to grand larceny and was held to the grand jury under $500 . „ bond j j on(jay by Municipal Judge E. COLUMBUS. Many circulators of Dawson Smith> Xenia. Police said petitions fo r state referendums,.Scurry admitted locking himself in especially those on the Mosier a c t'a lavatory and inventing a hold-up and the two bills referring to the state story to account foj, ^ theft o( ?53 motor vehicle registration department, which he a d m i t t e d l y t o o k from an m . are sending signed petitions to the locked safe the p E . Anderson in. office of the Secretary of State a t surance agency where he was a Columbus when they should be sent janitor A portion of the loot wa8 to the headquarters of the committees recoveredi that have charge of the campaigns.; ‘ _____ The circulation of all referendum ! CLAIM IS SETTLED c' petitions is not an official enterprise,; .but is carried on by private in, A ^ ffied by Attorney George H. dividuals and organizations having ISmith to recover a judgment for $225 headquarters as designated on the Ip r e s e n tin g eg a l^ e rv ice^ against petitions. It is to these h e a d q u a rte rs /3/ 01™ * S"y^ ’ that petitions should be sent after 0/ 0™’ wbo / ll/ e ^ e d July 18 on being signed. The committee sponsor- cbar6e3 violating the Ohio seeur- the referendum on the motor lties act’ has dismissed in Com- a Reprieved! ]D mg t l a vehicle bureau transfer and the high­ way police proposal, with head­ quarters a t 40 South Third street, has advised all circulators to complete and file their petitions not later than June 10 for a preliminary check up. Many petitions have been received daily in recent weeks. mon Pleas Court, according to a court entry which disclosed the attorney's claim had been settled to his satis­ faction. Few if any individuals have been in the service of the State of Ohio long­ er than E. E. Booton, engineer and agent of canal lands in the Depart- HEARING JUNE 16 Common Pleas Judge R. L. Gowdy has fixed June 16 as the time for al­ lowance of the bill of exceptions pro­ viding attorneys for McClain Catter- lin, Brazil, Ind., carry out their an­ nounced intention of filing a petition in error in the Court of Appeals, AUDITORWILL MAKEMAY TAX SETTLEMENT ! SCHOOL NEWS s j Public Schools Close Friday | After a nine-months' term, the pub- jlie school closed Friday, May 26, forj •the summer vacation. The students i _____ Ireturned to the building Friday morn-' . May settlement on tangible and in- ing to get their report cards for th e .tangible personal property taxes for last time this school year. jthe first half of 1933 will be made The high school met in the aud-ion the basis of a tax collection a- itorium for a closing assembly. After imounting. to $36,953.74, according to igroup singing led by Miss Rife, Supt. [an announcement Saturday by J. J. 'Furst read the Scripture, which was Curlett, Greene County auditor. ment of- Public Works. ■Mr. Booton seeking review of the “ancient was Appointed in the Public Works;estates” promoter's conviction on a Department from ■Gallia county in (charge of violating the Ohio secur- June, 1892, forty-one years ago. The jities act. A further extension will appointment was made by R. M.jbe authorized in the event the court, Round, -president of the State Canal jstenographer is unable to complete- Commission, at the request of Gov- jvoluminous transcript by June 16. 1 ernor William McKinley, Mr. Booton! ' ■ ■ has continued in office ever since under i JUDGMENT GRANTED Democratic and Republican governors .alike, and has witnessed many changes in the names -and titles of his im­ mediate superiors. In 1906, under the brief administration of Governor John M. Pattison, the activities of the department were transferred to the Department of Public Works. In 1913 another change in the setup of the de­ partment took place; when John I. Miller became superintendent of pub­ lic works. The head of the depart­ ment now is T. S, Brindle, director; of public works. Mr. Booton is un­ doubtedly the best informed man on state canal' lands and public parks in. Ohio. The next oldest employe in the Department of Public Works H. E. Whitlock, an engineer, who was appointed in August, 1915, from Miami county: He is a cousin of Brand Whitlock, famous author. The third oldest attache of the department is Donald C. Booth, secretary of pub­ lic works, who entered the department in 1923, being appointed from Frank­ lin county. 1 J. H. Clarke of Springfield and Co­ lumbus, who has succeeded John Henry Neiyman as state librarian, spent -all of his life as an educator until coming to the state library five years ago. His school positions have been in Clark and Miami counties and at Fremont, Ohio. Prior to go­ ing to Fremont he Was a supervisor in the state department of education for eight years. He holds life certi­ ficates to teach in the state schools and an A. M. degree, from Witten­ berg college. All his life he has been in direct library activities in connec­ tion with his schools and- local libraries in the selection, purchasing and circulation of the stores of books, magazines, newspapers, etc. . Mr. Clarke has the view point of the library patrons, The state library has rare and valuable books on its shelves. Mr. Clarke states th a t any patron in the state may obtain any book by writing for it. A Common Please Court jury, de­ liberating thirty minutes before reaching a unanimous verdict Satur­ day / awarded Mrs. Mary J. Bales a judgment for $240.35, almost the full amount sought in her suit against LaUra E. Wilkins, sole heir and ad­ ministratrix of the estate of Edward J. Wilkins, late of Xenia. The trial lasted a day and a half. Mrs. Bales Isued for $247.50, claimed to be due her fo r nursing, boarding and other serv­ ices performer for the decedent, a t his request. The administratrix had .re­ jected the claim. ALIMONY AWARDED Alimony and certain other proper­ ties have been awarded to Mrs. Sue H.. Brownwell, Beavercreek Twp, by Common Pleas Judge R. L. Gowdy as alimony in her suit against John R. Brownwell, former Dayton manu­ facturer. Dr. Melvin G. Kyle Died In Pittsburgh Dr. Melvin G. Kyle, 75, teacher of Bible theology and archaeology, in Pittsburgh-Xenia seminary, , died Thursday .last in that city, illness starting from an infected tooth. Dr. Kyle was long connected with the former Xenia Seminary and he made trips to the Holy land where he made exploration. Dr. Kyle ,was born near New Con­ cord, O., and is survived by his widow, a daughter, Miss Anna Kyle, Brook­ lyn, N, Y., and a sister, Miss Ella Kyle, New Concord, O. . Cedarville Held Bluffton Down The Cedarville • College baseball team failed to win a close game with Bluffton College, Tuesday, on the la t­ ter’s diamond, but by excellent pitch­ ing and fielding held the score '5 to 4 Boards and Patrons v, Oppose Centralized New School Code not inclined to favor the expenditure The new school- code being fostered of $300 for a preliminary survey of by the White administration will com- the Little Miami River. Five counties pletely upset all ^existing school laws are asked to consider the plan includ- if it should pas* the present legis- ing Clinton, Hamilton. Clermont, War- lature. . Ten and Greene. The survey would -Representative-;' W. R. McChesney cost each county about $300. received the first copy of the school Flood control is the object and these code last Saturday and that school counties can share in the three billion board members. might have some dollar program of the federal govern- knowledge of it*'contents a number , ment. followed by the Lord's Prayer, Ap­ propriate remarks were made by each member of the class of 1933 and the faculty. In the afternoon, many of the class groups enjoyed picnics a t Clifton and Bryan Farm. Honor Roll GRADE I ; Martha J. Creswell, Charlene Elgin, Martha Foster, Jane E. Gillilan, Grace Luttrell, Marjorie Martindale, Betty Sharp, Phyllis Shingle, Elizabeth Thomas, Doris Vest, Richard Conley, William Ferguson, Floyd Harper Neil Kennon, Gerald Bradford. GRADE II Joyce Clemans, Betty Jane Cotton, Norma- Dean, Marjorie Everhart, Janet Jones, Martha. KennOn, Betty Nance, Ruth Ramsey, Elaine Sharp, Claire Stormont, Kenneth .Coffman, Phil Tindall, Paul Watkins, Paul Whittington, Donald Williamson, Keith Wisecup, Richard Wright,. GRADE III Margaret Anderson, Louise Bobbitt, Doris Jean Conley, Flora Creswell, Marceil Detty, Susanne Elgin, Lillian Glass, Mary McCampbell, Virginia 'Pemberton, Margaret Stormont, Doris Greene County commissioners are Towrisley, Jennne Wright, Lois Brown, Commissioners Not Favorable To Plan of board, members, members of the county board and superintendents in the county gathered in the mayor's office Saturday itight to hear it read. It took one hour and a half to read the proposed law; . , Those present, soon were convinced that the adopting!,of the code would not please either^## boardmembers, superintendents or school patrons. It is proposed as an economy measure but the power placed in the hands of the state director of education, who can authorize county boards and in a 14 inning game. In the game here Saturday against county superintendents to do his will Bluffton Cedarville won 10 to 4. Gar- t *ie impression that no economy She sued for alimony for •support!iougbj Cedarville pitcher, struckout was ..possible. In fact school patrons of herself and the couple’s youngest 18even[een batters. Bluffton secured would be placed farther from the con- daughter, Betty Ann, 15. At the time ’an four runs in one inning due to an’ tro1 of the schools than they are at error, otherwise Garlough would have Present- Board members would only had a shutout victory. 4-H Club Leaders To Meet June 9 of the suit they lived in the residence on the 224-acre Brownell farm on the Indian Riffle road. Judge Gowdy ruled that she is en­ titled to all the furniture in the resi­ dence, which is now owned by William Brod, Montgomery county, and all the personal property including other _____ household goods owned jointly by the? The annutd meeting for 4.H Club couple. Additional property now in j Leaders and Officers will be held Fri- storage in the warehouse of Harry |day> June 9> infltead of June 2, as Ford, 23 Linden ave., Dayton, was;previousiy announced. awarded Mrs. Brownell and property r , _ _ , , . . . . t> j » This program is arranged for the now on the farm in-Brod's name " « (intere8tV these Special offices and awarded the defendant. _ discussion of particular Interest to BOY GETS FREEDOM Donivan Henry, 20-year-old James each group Will be held. The 4-H Club Executive Committee With the opening of the Century of Progress International Exposition a t Chicago, June 1, the Ohio exhibit will be a center of interest for all Ohioians. The next day of special interest of the people of this state a t the exposi­ tion will be July 15, which will be “Ohio Day.’’ This date was selected because of its historical significance. Special trains and excursion fares will offer inducements to visit the Ex­ position a t that time. The Ohio space, as well as that Of other states, is located in the “Court of States" build­ ing, which is situated on “Northerly Island." The space occupies 5,000 qqaare feet, and depicts fiy means of beautiful mural paintings and other ornaments and displays a “Century of Progress'^ in Ohio. A wood mosaic of the state seal Of Ohio, located in the middle of the foyer; a gigantic mechanical map of Ohio, and a large tablet which tells in brief form of the development of the state in many lines, are outstanding features. Di­ rector d iaries F. Henry of the Ohio Exhibit slates that fully 75 per cent of the murals, furniture, floor cover­ ing and other decorations and equip­ ment will be returned to Ohio and put on display again, so that the state will got back all of the money it is expending for the exhibit. A unique eartograph map showing out­ standing historical, geographical and industrial facts of the state has been published fo r distribution. FOUR YOUTHS FLEE FROM COUNTY HOME - jia very anxioUs t0 have all advisers town youth, won freedom from the | J d this meeting Greene County Jail on Friday when > _ ., T _ , n “ the Court of Appeals, following a , on 9, a t the Greene special hearing in the forenoon here,) oun y our use m e 1 granted a writ of habeas corpus sought by the boy’s mother, Mrs. Eloise Henry. The habeas corpus action was filed M „ , , ,, directly in the appellate court after * our / uth/ ‘ „from th* the youth had been re-arrested a n d !f r.eene County Children's Home are re-committed to jail Sunday by Mayor;beinf “ u*h<L y police and juvenile W. E. Reid, Jamestown, for asserted | co“rut “ toonfaes. violation of conditions under which h e ', Tbc wbo ^appea red from the , , , , . , , . . . institution Monday night, were: had suspended a sixty-day jail sent- , * . , „ n .. . , XT„.__ . _ 1(, : noo _ Stanley Leonard, 14 Russell Miller, efice imposed November 10, 1932 on s . . , _ ’ ’ _ . / ’ 15; Melvin Tomlinson, 15 and Clifford tneie cnarge. !Tomlinson, 14. The Tomlinson boys The father of the youth, a James->are brothers. Persons with any town veterinarian, has caused h is ' knowledge of the whereabouts of the son’s arrest on a charge that he took miM.ng ^ are reque8ted to cai| eggs from him without his consent,«poHce headqU8rters or Chief Proba- sold them and kept the money, it is ;tion 0fflcer j E Watts. alleged. The boy pleaded guilty and ! . _______ ■ Mayor Reid suspended the sentence | HOLBROOK COLLEGE TO BE he had imposed and placed him on probation for one year. i OPENED IN LEBANON be “dummies" to carry out orders of the county board or that of the state director. The local boards could elect only such teachers as would be recommended by the county superin­ tendent. Scores of new appointees would be necessary under the law and their salaries Would be fixed by the county board to be paid out of the county treasurer. All school tax funds rais­ ed in the county would go into a com­ mon fund to be distributed according to the average daily attendance of the schools, Monday evening another meeting was held in the Assembly Room in the Court House, Xenia, when board mem­ bers and citizens heard further dis­ cussion. Albert Ankeney, Beaver­ creek Twp., presided. Sentimpnt was unanimous against the proposed law and a resolution was passed implor­ ing Representative McChesney to op­ pose i t Copies were also placed in the hands of the clerks of the House and Senate. Retired Farmer Dies In Clifton Addison Storrs’Lewis, 87, a retired farmer, died a t his home near Clifton, Tuesday, a t 1:10 p. m., following a short illness. Mr. Lewis had lived in this . vicinity all of his life and was a member of the Clifton Presbyterian Church. Besides his widow, Mr. Lewis leaves daughter, Mrs. Nelle Clarke, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a sister, Harriet Lewis, of California. Funeral services were held Thurs­ day a t 10:30 a', m.y at Littleton Yellow Clifton XENIA MERCHANTS OPPOSE ANY SALES TAX PLAN • Older citizens will remember Hol- ;brook College, Lebanon, later known jas the National Normal University. . . n | The institution is to be opened by Dr. Motor vifif ivaces JL E< Cunningham, formerly of the Crowd Thrilled In -— —- IWest Virginia University, and will be One hundred thousand people eager'known as Alfred Holbrook College, for thrills and excitement gathered a t The . National Norihal University the paved motor track in Indianapolis suspended about twenty years ago. Decoration Day and from reports th e , ————— big crowd was not disappointed. Louie DEPRIVED OF BEQUEST Meyer turned the 500 miles in four, hours, 48 minutes, fifty-five hundred Wllberforce University was depriv* seconds, winning the classic prize of ed 0f a bequest of $2,000 through $12,750. depreciation of the estate of the late Two drivers and a riding mechanic Cyrus Huling, Columbus lawyer, who rode to their deaths in accidents when died recently in California, cars skidded. This was the twenty-! .— first racing event on the two and one- Moth Balls, lb.—9c half mile track. ‘Week End Special at Brown’s Drugs I Xenia merchants went on record at a meeting Monday opposing the sales tax bill suggested by Gov. White and urged that Representative W. R. McChesney vote against it when it comes up for passage. The Ohio Council of Retail Merchants is waging a fight against any kind of a sales tax in the interests of merchants, who will be forced to collect same from their customers. Under the bill introduced a heavy penalty is provided for the firm, cor­ poration or individual, that advertises or sells or barters, that does not col­ lect the tax direct at the time the sale or trade is made. This must be remitted the first of each month be­ fore the merchant can pay any of his usual bills. BAPTIST WILL HOLD EMERSION EXERCISES SUNDAY The local Baptist, colored, congrega­ tion will hold special services Sunday after which five converts will be given the emersion baptism in Massies Creek east of town. For Sale (—-Sweet Potatoe Plants. John Gillaugh Greene county commissioners say we have no serious floods in this county and think the survey is not justified. home in the m Brothers funeral Springs. Burial cemetery. The deceased was the youngest son of Bennett and Eliza Baughton Lewis, who came to Greene county in 1828. The elder Lewis laid out the village of Clifton in 1833. Mr. Lewis was bom in Clifton and Eugene Kennon, George Martindale, Carl Marshall, William Stormont, Eugene Stanforth. GRADE IV Alice Hanna, Almeda Harper, Wayne Corry,’Wilma Jean Ferguson, Bobby Nance, Martha Kreitzer, Jack Huffman, Wanda Hughes, Keith Wright, Junior Judy, Louise Miller, Carl Watkins. ■ iGRADE V Frances DeHaven, Bernice Frame, Vera Mae Fields, Frances Patton, Betty Truesdale, Helen Mitchell, Bob Murphy, Paul Dobbins, Marjorie Mae Vest. GRADE VI Helen Andrew, Dorothea Bobbit, Ruth Copeland, Betty Irvine, Helen Lovett, Marcella Martindale, Beatrice O’Bryant, Bertha Powers, Maude Turner, Kathleen Elgin, Ann Smith, Harold Cooley, Howard H;anna David Ramsey, Vincent Rigio, Leland Mitchell. ■ GRADE VII Catherine Ferguson, Donald Fields, Nancy Finney, Dorothy Galloway, Neil Hartman, Janette Neal, Mary Alice Whittington. GRADE VIII Elizabeth Anderson, Robert. Beatty, Ned Brown, Marie Collins, Junia Creswell, Opal Foster, Louise Jacobs, Dorothy Kennon, Doris Ramsey, Rita Struewing, Virginia Swaney, Mary Jean Townsley, Charlotte Turner, Frances Williamson. . I FRESHMEN Mildrew Andrew, Harold Benedict, Geneva Clemans, Marvine Carroll, Daniel Denneky, Pauline Ferguson, Florence Ferguson, Eloise Ferryman, Dwight Hutchison, Feme Rose, graduated from Miami University in 1869. He later took a civil engineer- Dorothy Sparrow, Charles Whitting- ng course in Pennsylvania in 1870. ;ton. ■ . SOPHOMORES Martha Bryant, Mary Coulter, PARENTS PROTECT Helen Erwin, Jane Frame, Justin YOUR CHILDREN Hartman, Elinor Hughes, Frances Kimble, Paul Stickel, Betty Tobias. JUNIORS • James Anderson, Kenneth Barber, Rachel Creswell, Janice Dunevant, Marian Ferryman, Christina Jones, Eloise Randall, Edna Sipe, Reva Smith, Frances' Taylor, Eloise White, SENIORS Dorothy Louise Anderson, Mary Helen Creswell, Julia French, Frances Hutchison, Ruth Kimble, Margaret Little, Mary Margaret MaeMillan, Hildred Myers, Dora O’Bryant, Har­ riett Ritenour. SIGHT-SAVING ROOM Billy Waite, Grace Deck, Rosalie Riley. Diphtheria formerly was the most fatal disease of childhood. Unless recognized early ' and promptly and properly treated yitli an adequate in­ jection of anti-toxin, diphtheria, as shown by a recent case in an adjoin­ ing country, is a deadly menace to the unprotected child. Small-pox unchecked by vaccination, as proved by recent experience, still retains it's old time virulence and disfigures mains, or destroys its victims. Both diphtheria and small-pox are preventable. Immunizations arc safe and positive. All children older than six months should be rendered Im­ mune. Protection from small-pox develops soon after vaccination, but complete immunity to diphthearia de­ velops in front three to eight weeks after treatment. Senate Confirms Dr. Arthur Morgan Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, president of Now is the time to refer all un- Anti0ch College appointed by protected children, who may center school this fall, to their family phy­ sicians for immunizations. Umemployed parents, or those who for any reason are unable to pay for such treatment, are urged to call the County Health office, Main 327-W for information and appointments. Signed, Greene County Health Commissioner. Distribution of tangible property tax money will total $17,388.03 and the intangible property amount dis­ tributed will be $19,620,71. As compared with the correspond­ ing settlement in 1932, which amount­ ed to $36,601,85, the prospective dis­ tribution represents a slight increase. Actually, however, the total col­ lection represented a decrease from last year because many owners of in­ tangible property paid their taxes in full for the entire year instead of the usual 50 per cent installment, officials explained. The decrease will be re­ flected in the settlement for the last half of 1933. The tangible property collection amounting to $17,338.03, was less than for the first half of 1932 when $18,- 178.61 was collected. The intangible tax payments increased from $18,- 423.24 in 1932 to $19,620.71 for the first half this year. Share of Xenia city schools in the tangible and intangible distribution will be $9,461.12 while Xenia city will receive a total of $3,947.84 from the two sources. • Distribution of tangible tax money . will be made as follows: state’s share, $4.61; county's share, $3,679.41; town­ ship’s share, $1,122.25; schools’ share, $10,323.98; share of city and villages, $2,207.78. . Intangible tax money will be ap­ portioned, as follows; state tax com­ mission, $198.21; schools, $13,061.98; city and villages, $4,082.03. Greene Greene County District Library and libraries of Cedarville and Sugar- creek, $2,280.49, Small Crowd Out Decoration Day Favored with bright pleasant weather Decoration Day- was observed Tuesday, in the usual manner. The local band headed the' -procession which was formed in the center of town where the parade proceeded to North Cemetery. Dr, W. R. Mc­ Chesney delivered the patriotic ad­ dress. Graves were decorated under ,the direction of the Wallace C. A n -' derson Post of the American Legion, Which had charge of the program for the day. Veteran’s graves in the other ' Cemeteries were decorated. The D. A. R. had charge of the exercises a t the old Massies Creek cemetery following the event in North cemetery. The a t­ tendance during the day was much smaller than Usual, this being, due to the fact that farmers were all busy getting their com planted. Year by year we have noticed the declining attendance of Decoration Day exercises by Civil War veterans. We understand there are but fourteen survivors in the county, and only one in this community, Mr. S. T. Baker. Only five veterans of the Civil War were able to be in the parade in Xenia, D. R. Brewer, W. I. Smith, C. W. Wilson, William Logan, Xenia, and I. T. Cummins, Jamestown. Cleveland Gets Church Meeting COLUMBUS—Next year’s meeting of the Presbyterian church in the United States of America will be held at Cleveland. The site was chosen a t the closing session of the 145th general assembly here Monday, the Ohio metropolis winning over Atlantic City and Columbus. Cleveland was selected after an in­ vitation had been presented by Rev. A. P. Higley, pastor of Calvary Presbyterian church, who recalled that the General assembly had not been held in the Lakeshore city since 1865. President Roosevelt, director of the Muscle Shoals-Tennesaee Valley im provement, was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday. Dr. Morgan will continue as president of Antioch Col­ lege, He had charge of the flood pre­ vention work in the Miami Valley following the disasterous flood in Day- ton in 1913. I t is said it will require fifteen years to complete the work the government is undertaking in the FLOYD POLLY KILLED !Tennessee Valley. The cost will be IN MOTOR ACCIDENT j returned to the government by the -— — ' sale of water power from storage Floyd Polly, London, formerly a resident of this place was killed Sun­ day when a truck on which lie was riding was hit by a train near London. He leaves a wife and several children. dams that will be used to hold tho water back in flood stage. Household Rubber Gloves—25c Week End Special a t .Borwn’s Drugs County Job Army Goes To Dayton Sixty-two young men. left this county for Dayton on Wednesday for examination before going to Camp Knox in Kentucky, All were from 18 to 25 years of age and will join the federal “forestry army.” Former Sheriff Ohmar Tate accompanied the delegation to Dayton on a special traction car. Of the sixty-two who departed, Uirty-eif-ht were from Xenia afid the remainder from the county. Each en­ listed for six months and will be paid $30 a month, with the stipulation that $25 of this sum must be sent back to dependents. The government is using these young men in forestry work. .rss 1