The Cedarville Herald, Volume 56, Numbers 27-51

CEpARVILI.E HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1933 T H E C E D A R V 1 L L E H E R A L D ffARI.IT BULL — — MaKBU-KkUoMl saitwUl A»»oc. — EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Ohio Nvw*i>*pcr Ansae.; Miami Valley Tress Aaaae. Entered at the Poet Office, CedarvIUe, Ohio, October 31, 1887, i a* second class matter. _ , _ _ ____ F r T d X y T j ULY 28, 1933 ^ : - ____ OPPOSITION TO TEN MILL TAX RATE With the average citizen we find the proposed ten mill maximum tax rate for real estate is popular. There is another reason other than popularity and that is real estate should be relieved of part of the tax burden in as much as about seventy- five per cent of the tax load now comeg from that source due ta the utter failure of the classification tax law. The present limitation is fifteen mills and petitions are now in circulation to initiate a ten mill limitation. With farm land selling from $25 to $35 an acre that only a few years back sold from $150 to $225 an acre, there is just reason why we must have the proposed limitation. The aver­ age value of farm land in Greene county for taxable purposes is between $60 and $65 an acre, nearly double what the aver­ age farm sells for today. The sale price on land is not likely to increase much as long as it is to be taxed on a basis of twice the selling price. Residence and business property are selling near the same ratio. The Cleveland Plain Dealer comes out editorially against the proposed ten mill limitation on the ground that it is un­ sound and should not be made a part of the basic law of the state. That such matters are legislative and not constitutional and further that it is not a tax-reduction plan but merely a tax shifting plan. We agree with gome of the claims of the Plain Dealer but when we are faced with the experience of the present state administration, there is no other course open to real estate owners to get relief and needed protection from being the goat to continue to pile up more government cost. Gov. White no doubt was given his great majority at the polls on the plea of “ no more new taxes," yet we doubt if any governor in the history of Ohio has urged the passage of as many new taxes laws. He ignored the opportunity of grant­ ing aid to. rezd estate on more than one occasion during the last legislative session and now promises to call that body in session again sometime next month to raise more money. There is no other course open for property, owners than support this movement for the ten mill, limitation. It is certain they have no friend in court with the Governor trying to outdo the Cooper administration in raising tax money. Moreover it is certain that members oL the legislature are going to use even more caution when called back than in the first session. They will hestitate to saddle new taxes in the face of public sentiment at present. The tax spenders are centered around the Capitol in Columbus but the taxpayers constitute the back­ bone, of the state and they are in no frame of mind to dig deeper into their pockets for the tax dollar regardless of whal the administration wants. For this reason property owners will stand or fall by the proposed ten mill limitation. Sign the petitions. Talk for it and work for it. Neither the Governor nor the legislature can stop it if the public will support it. THE STOCK MARKET Washington watches Wail street with fold and. suspicious eye. It- is Wall street’s business to cut melons selling stocks to Main street. When Wall street has its unlimited way, its mer- rygoround with stocks puffs up their prices till the country's credit is pretty much employed in the puffing process. Stocks then lose contact with economic facts. There is a puncture. The credit stretched over stocks collapses. Main street and .Wall street together collapse. Down with them go back street and country lane. We are plunged into depression. Washington watches Wall street to see that nothing of the kind imperils the present young and struggling new deal, What Washington aims at is a country engrossed in producing and consuming, not gambling. It sees with a suspicious eye the pools forming to load stocks onto the public at high prices when the country's credit were better going into goods at fair, prices. Sharp warning have been transmitted by Washington to Wall street that a resumption of sharp practices by stock market speculators will be sharply resisted. The stock level has more than doubled since the new deal began. It was .absurdly low before. It is probably as high, now, as it ought to be. A steady stock market is a good sign, meaning steady industry. A bal­ looning stock market would be,a danger signal, meaning that gambling is once more walking tight, ropes with industry and business on its back. . When the new deal gels around to it, will the stock ex­ change be left as they were when, with such disastrous effect, they ballooned the new era? John T. Fyhm, one of the coun­ try's ablest and keenest critics of our financial methods and institutions, writes in Harper’s that a new deal is needed in the stock exchanges as badly as anywhere in the world. Not that they should be abolished; the country’s business requires a stock market. But he doesn’t think it requires a stock gamb­ ling den such as the stock market, in his eyes, has been. He would help the exchange lead a respectable life by pre­ venting the marketing of securities not representing an invest­ ment in money. The marketing of mere water would be out. Bonus stock, stock split-ups and stock dividends would be ban­ ned. After that the market would be limited to the functions of a market—a place to buy and sell, not gamble in stocks. To that effect he would put an end to margin trading and utterly exclude the people’s money in bank from us in the stock market. All of which has been talked about for years and nothing done. So also has much else in the new deal been talked about for years and now much is done, —Springfield News. WHO HAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY? Many automobile drivers who think they know all about the right-of-way law understand only the half of it. In answer to the question, “ Who has the right-of-way?" the average driver would quickly reply, “ The man on the, right." The ans­ wer is partially correct but isn’t complete. The best statutes on the subject say: “ The car on the right has the right-of-way provided if enters the intersection first, but if the car on the left happens to be first into the inter­ section, the car on the right must yield.” Maxwell Halsey, Traffic Engineer of the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters, sayp the best way to eli­ minate confusion on this point is for all cars to slow down when approaching intersections. “ In this way drivers will be able to gauge each other's distance and obey the law with greater convenience. “ The driver of a car approaching from the right has no justification to suppose that all traffic must stop to permit him to cross. This attitude has produced a high toll of accidents, More than twice as many accidents occur at intersections as between intersections. Last year, 2,430 persons were killed and 184,750 injured in 146,500 accidents resulting from mis­ understandings over the right-of-way." State laws should be clarified in order to coincide with common sense and the free flow of traffic. If this is done, another bad hazard will be elimated. Meanwhile motorists, slow down at intersections. . . The dry forces might change leadership—there’s Hoover without a job. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson (By RKV. P. B. FITZWATBR, D. D., Vein, her of Faculty. Moody lilbl* Institute of Chlcaco.) g), 1033, Western Ncwnt'apcr Bulan. Lesson for July 30 GIDEON LESSON TEXT—Judge* Tit-SS, GOLDEN TEXT—-The Lord I* my light and my salvation; whom shall 1 fear? the Lord 1* tho strength of my life; o f ' whom shall 1 he afraid? Psalm 27:1. PRIMAnr TOPIC — God Helping Gideon. JUNIOR ■TOPIC—Winning Without Swords. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP- IC—Gideon and the Three Hundred. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP­ IC—Winning With a Pew. After forty years of freedom, Israel again passes under the cruel yoke of bondage at the hand of the Mldlanltes., So grievous was thalr affliction thnt they hid In dens, caves, and strong­ holds (Judges 6:2). In their distress they cried unto the Lord and He sent deliverance. This deliverance was cf fected through Gideon. The angel of the lxird appeared to him while at the post of duty. Gideon’s hesitancy, when called, was due to modesty and caution, and not to unbelief. Before going forward he wished to be doubly sure (Judges 0:36-40). When once he was convinced of duty he was not only courageous, but enthusiastic, 1. The Opposing Army of the Mldl­ anltes (v. 1). On thnt eventful day, Gideon nnd his nrmy arose early and encamped by the spring of Harod. Over against them was the Midinnlte host' In bat­ tle array. Gideon’s army was insig­ nificant by comparison with the Mldl­ anltes, • ’ . II, The Sifting of Gideon’s Army (vv. 2-8). At Gideon’s call, 32,000 men re­ sponded ready for the struggle. This seemed a small army to go against the Midinnlte army o f 135,000 strong (Judges 8:10). but God said this was too many lest they be led to self-con­ fidence and boasting. All that were faint-hearted were allowed to go back leaving only 10,000, There were 22.000 cowards in that group of men and. worst of all, they were not ashamed to confess It. This was still too many When God was through with his sift­ ing process only 300 remained. The 10.(100 were brave men but not of the proper quality and fitness. Those who ‘‘lapped" vtlie water showed alertness ami caution. If a similar: test were made today In our churches and Sun day Schools, would the percentage stand, any .higher? . III. Encouragements Given to Gideon (vv. 0-15). . ' God hade Gideon go down to the MIdianild camp Where he would hear something that wouid cheer his. henrt and strengthen his hands. When Gid­ eon, came near he heard a man tell­ ing a dream which was that of a bar­ ley. cake tumbling Into the camp and Smiting It He also heard the Inter­ pretation given. to the dream which made Gideon to be the cake. This .greatly cheered his heart and strength- lened' him for, his ’work, and caused his heart to burst forth In worshipful praise to God.- • A barley cake Is a very insignificant thing, a very cheap affair in itself, but with the hnnd of God upon It, it would be successful to spread .consternation among the Mldlanltes and even bring destruction upon their armies. IV. Gideon's Victory (vv. 16-23). His army'wns very Insignificant and Ids weapons worthless. His attack was most unique. The whole matter was of faith (Heb. 11:32). The ground of his faith was God's Word and t|ie token which he had given. God does not ask his servants to go forward without good ground upon which to rest their faith. Gideon formed his 300 inen into three companies and provided each man with a trumpet and with a lamp concealed In a pitcher. Thus armed, they surrounded the camp of the Mldlanltes. They were all In­ structed to keep their eyes on Gideon, their leader, and Imitate him. Believers today are to keep their eyes on Christ, their Leader, and ever to do as he does. At the proper momeht they blew their trumpets and broke their pitchers, giving an opportunity for tlielr lights to shine out. This awful crash of breaking pitchers, following the sound of the trumpets accompa­ nied by the shout, “The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon," threw the Midi* nnites into a panic, causing them to fight among themselves. Thus 120,000 were slain, leaving but 15,000 of that mighty nrmy (Judges 8:10). In applying the teaching of this les­ son to our age, we can think of the sounding of the trumpets at represent­ ing prayer or calling upon God; the torches ns the light of the gospel; the pitchers, our human nature. Only ns the pitchers were broken to al­ low the light to shine forth nnd ns the trumpet o f prayer sounds loud and long, can victory be expected. Mutt Have Bird Place God will put up with a great many things in the human henrt, but there Is one thing thnt he will not put up with In• It—a second place. He who offers God a second place, offers him no place.---Ituskln. 5 prices” ? Will paper mills under con- [ tract to the government meet the new requirements, or will they be exempt? Will the company in Hillsboro that • is supplying part of the equipment '■ to the boys and young men in the oc­ cupational army in the woods increase 'the wages o f itr employees? We and most of the guilty go free but let of State George S. Myers, suppliment- a farmer protect his live stock ending 100,000 signatures filed last winter he must pay a fine. for old age pensions. The legislature .1 , . ... ... refused to enact the bill into lew and Petitions with 130,000 Ohio signs-the old age pension plan will now tures have been filed with Secretary be submitted directly to electors. yew, supplimea1 *“ b filed last winti In the gambling market* we hear of the bulls and the bears but neither would exist if it were nut. for the suckers. j The blanket code is the order for the day. No doubt some 1 Will sleep under it and others on it. Energising Power The world’s advance Is due only to the hopes, the plans, the progress, nnd the work of living men and women who -have tasted of the waters of' life .'or themselves. $2.00 will start you out for fire and theft, wind storm and hail, and then a little over a penny per day will carry 100 per cent protection on your cat. Let us take the chance. Motor­ ists Mutual Insurance Co. G. H. Hartman, Local Representative. For Sale:—-Three door refrigerator in good condition. Plenty of storage room. Priced reasonable. Inquire As H r T t L Z J r**<tl0,n y0U understand most o f the female help S i / T * ° ^ aZ aMu in «•** Pl*nt *re P»*d only five or six. tho f t n,i* *!! dollars for a full week’s work. In as [ the states south o f the Mason and TOUch a8 tWa company WM Jow bid. ■ ix ? l placed Tennessee der on these supplies on account of ,, „ e ^ co 'Jmn* specially the low wages, is the government go- the fiasco a number o f years ago when ing to inBi8t on the ten and tweIve that state aroused the whole country,dollar gcale and reimburEe the con. in the discussion of evolution and ex- .tractor, The government certainly pulsion.of a public school teacher who ;wiu not ignore wkat it is asking had taken up the “ modernistic” idea.!0thers to d0t i After a whole lot o f bluster, threats that the Ohio Senate taxation pro- Almost every day there is an odd­ ity in the news of the world and some- gram would be vetoed, Gov White titnes we t provoked at our selves must at the last minute have changed his mind for the whole list of tax bills, including the two cent beer cap tax, became laws Friday without the Governor’s signature. He sayB the legislature will be called soon to pass more tax laws, As a suggestion it might be well to let the legislature alone for the members no doubt have been hearing from the home folks. And then the initiated ten mill limit and especially to law enforcement officers that are sticklers for the letter of the law. Foster Lewis, Evans­ ville, Ind., recently found a red bird in his yard with a broken wing. He mended the wing and cared for the bird until the member became normal. Like most any citizen Lewis then set the bird free but it liked its quarters so well, with plenty of food, that it , . . . . . . , .stayed. Some “ snitch” hearing of for real estate is going to be approy- what Lewfa had done reported -t a ed by the electors. This may agam warden and charges were placed upset the Governor’s plan and let a - u for harb« ing a * igra. Pnlumnila lmnm that Teduction HI Co bus know taxation is to be the more new tax laws. new deal, not Ai' report from the State Conserva­ tion Department will be disappointing to sportsmen. The hot weather is said to be responsible- for the death of hundreds of pheasant chicks that have been hatched by the state. The report says 11,526 chicks have been placed on the Wellington Game Farm and 26,412 on the Urbana Game Farm. The excessive heat has killed out tory bird, This story brings to mind what happened to one of our citizens within the past year. A den of foxes had been ocated and there was proof that missing young pigs had been earned there. The farmer did what most any person would do, clean out the den by any method. Here is where the “ snitch” got in his work. The event was reported to a game warden and the farmer was hauled into court to be taxed more than $25 for violation of a game law. If bears happened to be on the protected list land would carry away the farmers much of the coverage leaving the young chicks without protection and; “ T trreen foraee !baby boy’ u" der the law the bear . ^_____ • ' could -not be killed without being sub- tt „ r> , jjected to a fine. We draw some fine How many Greene countions know ,.__. ... ■ ■ , , t h a t the highest inland l a k e ^ ! “ *1,18 co™ try » ^ enforce- between the Rockies and the Alle- ment Men and bab,es are kldnapp6d ghenies is located but a comparative few miles from here? It is known as Mountain Lake and is higher above sea level than any other known body in mid-country. It is located north­ east of Bellefontaine on State Route 47. It is full of bass, bluegill and crappies. The lake and ten acres of land was recently purchased by .Dr. W. M. Runyan o f Springfield for park purposes, REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The FARMERS and TRADERS BANK At Jamestown in the State of Ohio, at the close o f business June 30, 1933 .RESOURCES , ’ Loans on Real Estate__________________ — --------- $ 35,754.31 Loans on Collateral___ 1________ ____ 6,425.00 Other Loans and Discounts _____ ——- 112,906,56 Overdrafts _________________ ...________., —— ..— 89.36 U. S. Bonds and Securities___..._______500,00 Other Bonds, Stocks and Securities ------------------— 36,577,50 Banking House and Lot _________ _3,500.00, Furniture and Fixtures________'__________—----------- 6,500-00 Cash items ____ . . . . . . . . __________ __________ _ 10.00 Due from Reserve Bank and cash in vault . . . . 7 8 , 5 6 9 . 1 8 Exchanges for clearing______________ —- 478.42 79,047,60 TO TAL _________________________ . . . ________ $301,410,33 LIABILITIES Capital Stock paid i n ___________________- _____ ____ , $ 50,000,00 Surplus Fund _____ ;________ ____________________ _ 25,000.00 Undivided Profits less expenses, interest and taxes p a id____ _______________ _________ -13,335.73 Individual Deposits subject to ch eck___ ;___ ____ ___$159,225.71 Demand Certificates of Deposit___. .. _______. . . . . . . . 8,274.30 Time Certificates of Deposit____ _____________...— — 28,349.24 Savings Deposits_____ ± ________ _______ ____ - _________ 17,189.05 213,038.30 Other Liabilities ...___ L ------------------------------------------ 36.30 TOTAL _______...................... 1 ________________ $301,410.33 I, R. J, MOOREMAN, Cashier of the above named Farmers and Traders Bank do solemnly swear that the above statement -is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. • R. J. MOORMAN, STATE OF OHIO, COUNTY OF GREENE: Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day o f July 1933.- R. G. GEORGE, (Seal) Notary "Public My commission Expires July 26, 1933 Correct-^Attest: A. P. GORDON ! R. W. ZIMMERMAN J. H. IRWIN Directors. Week-End Specials BROWN’S DRUG STORE Mrs. Jtilia Foraker, widow of the late Joseph Benson FoTaker, died-re­ cently at her home in Cincinnati. Even in her advanced years Mrs. Foraker was greatly interested in Re­ publican politics. tvShe had a wide in­ fluence net only among Republican women but men as well, The mention of the name o f Foraker no doubt re­ vives many a historial event in the life o f the Republican party in the state ahd nation for “J. B.” served as governor and United States Senator. There are few o f the old time Repub­ licans left. The Senator was a power­ ful campaigner and served in the time when party leaders were regard­ ed as essential to party success. In recent years Mrs. Foraker has had a prominent part in different Republi­ can campaigns. 60c Household Fly Spray - - 39c 50c Narcissus Face Powder - 29c Buy before the State Tax takes effect 50c Georgia Rose Face Powder - > 29c Buy before the State Tax takes effect Any 50c Face Cream - - - — 39c Buy before the State Tax takes effect Farmers in thiB section that sold their wheat ranging from 90 cents to $1.08 a bushel have been feeling rather lucky when they compare with the wheat market break and see the price drop to 75- cents in the local market. The Chicago Board of Trade was closed Friday And Saturday in an effort to check the fall in wheat price. There are indication that wheat will eventaully settle around the 90 cent price, unless speculators are per­ mitted to boost the price and then force it down again. Brown’s-Drugs We read an unusual report the other day of the payment of the final dividend of a bank in West Alexan­ dria, Preble county. The last divi­ dend amounted to 6.31 per cent, mak­ ing the total payment to depositors 96.31. The bank was closed back in 1929. It would appear that any .bank that could pay out 96.31 per cent should not have to be closed. The fault evidently was with the directors and officers in not using stern methods towards collections on loans. ROOF and BARN PAINT! THESE PAINTS ARE ABSOLUTELY PURE MATERIALS AND THE BEST YOU CAN BUY. IN LINE WITH OTHER MATERIALS PAINT PRICES WILL SURELY ADVANCE, SO IF YOU NEED PAINT YOU WILL NOT GO WRONG BY BUYING NOW* Cedarville is not the only town that is pestered with black birds. Mt. Sterling citizens are about outraged and no doubt feel as do most Xenia avenue residents that must put up each evening with the chatter and then remove the litter the next morn­ ing from the pavement, A gun club has been organized by Mayor Neff in' Mt. Sterling and Six marksmen pro­ vided with'ammunition at the expense of the village in a drive to rid that town o f the pest. G ray 5 G a l. Cans-— P e r Gal* 8 Gal* Cans— Per Gal. (Pure LINSEED OIL) 5 Gal* Cans——Per Gal* 5 Gal. Cans— Per Gal (Pure LINSEED Oil) The “ forgotten man o f the South” must have been Bishop whcro ifc can bc 8eert nrtd pric<! &t this Cannon, judging from the repeal election results. oir,cc* While the government is urging the adoption o f codes to increase wages to employed*, shorten working hours, and more employment, we wonder if the government is to in­ sist on the same standards with com­ panies that furnish supplies of all kinds for department use. For in­ stance will the firm furnishing the printed stamped envelope for the post- office department spread its labor among more unemployed at increas­ ed wages? Will the government con­ tinue to invade the field of private industry by furnishing these printed stamped envelopes at the present “cut PAINT-WALL PAPER-GLASS GRAHAM’ S 17 -19 So. Whiteman St. ------ - ESTABLISHED-------- WHOLESALE and RETAIL Xenia, Ohio JU Tho 'legislator tfelil into law an plan will no The- ta t'lcctors- odist r festival. on the* b a n k ‘ business The J - nual pi Park, membojj A bri| lUmbut, j Mrs. Aij ■eat Gibs ton, wh Sweet, .August j n « 'C9-18 Dr. Hr, first o f latter’s gan. , Mr-. A spent th who huv o f Mr, a m * i,25-71 • “ “ 34.30 and MiR!4,r ,4 joined a ^ week ant o f Progr $ 55,754.1 6.425. 112,906. 89 500. 3G.Q77 3,500.0 0,500.0 10.0 '78.42 79,047.6 $301,410.3 $ 50.000.0i 25,000.0i 13,335.7! The Hi 213,038.31 36.31 $301,410.31 this weel and fami .1 Farmers anc t is true to thi ORMAN, attending They -wil, Mildred As a res closed f r , of j „ i y 1933 evening. GEORGE, utary Public ; The 4-1 ! meeting ■ ■ ! ished thei hibit Weo bers plan Greene Ci ! ing will b j home o f — ... - --------- members the Fair. Mr. Wi week at f, position, from Colu Miss I.)< . N. J., is : and Mrs. - is an alun JAMESTt WATE We uni waterworks the incuba The plan < o f 70 per pet cent l Yellow Spi era under All stocl Buildings -i quested to> the office' 1 before Aug RAJ* This sect* rain Mondu extended H crops and y rain welco that* follow in giving vj life. MISS 3IOJ1 Announce and approa Jean Murtoi Townsley 3 Norman Sw vealed to friends whe tertained at home in Ce.: ~ Six table: ES At the begi llS ST Paul Orr, ( a package reading, “ ‘Jt 3liss Martin prize and ti awarded Mr Wayne, Ind. Refreshmc Wright lati fusion of ai in decoratim Guests at Jean Morto? Murdock, \V shall, Winif* well, Ghri: Mrs. Paul Mrs. Fred Townsley, 31 Hugh Turnb Mrs. Clara Nedra Wils' est Gibson, Townsley, B Purdom, F< Creighton L; William Nai Creawell Xenia. Mias Mort a prominent graduated School and t taught in th ford for thr a funeral <!ix ai 20 Ohio at