The Cedarvile Herald, Volume 57, Numbers 1-26

rDft’ new things are advertised by merchants first, Advertisements keep you abreast of the times. Read them! . ,* »' -»0"* Advertising is news, as much as the headlines on the front page. Often it is of more significance to you. FIFTY-SEVENTH YEAR NO. 10 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9,1934 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR NEWS LETTER FROM STATE DEPARTMENTS M u tu a l D irec to rs ! W ill Oppose S ta te O rd e r Ridiculous to the Sublime Dayton was thrown into quite a turmoil Tuesday when the State —,------ Building and Loan Department took COLUMBUS. — A somewhat har- over the Mutual ' ' ‘me and Savings rassed general assembly began Association by act of Paul Warner,' another grind last week with three state superintendent, The institution, major problems and numerous ques- is one of the largest ln \h is part of tions up for solution are how to pro- the state reaching $20,000,000 in re- i vide temporary relief this year and sources, j next for financially embarrassed . The State Department also de-j school districts and municipalities, manded the resignation of the d i-! and how to evolve a permanent tax rectors but this was refused, how-! program after the 100-mill limitation ever the directors personally are will- j becomes effective. Governor George ing to retire but only by the action j White in his messages to the legis- of the stockholders who own the in- lature divided the, revenue-raising stitution, ; problem into these two parts, and The state department holds the in -; added the necessity of providing funds stitution insolvent but the directors j to finance the old-age pension law had completed plans to go \mder th e , adopted by the people last November, federal plan and this is said to have' Several methods for relieving the pre- angered state authorities, who now* sent pressing financial difficulties were will place the wrecking crew in suggested by the governor and the charge, if not stopped by the courts. • special tax commission. Members of Public sentiment in Dayton is critical. the legislature have their ow.n ideas of the state action having already had also, and numerous bills have already some experience in liquidating two been introduced, some in accordance or more other building and loans in with the recommendations submitted that city. j and others differing therefrom. The The Mutual Home could hardly he senate got off to an early s ta rt in considered insolvent when the board legislating by adopting' Senator D. was ready to make the following pay -; J. Gunsett’s bill to appropriate $6,- ments to depositors and stockholders COO,000 from the general revenue under the federal plan: To deposit- 1 fund for weak school districts. There ors, $664,448.15; to preferred claims, .was one negative vote.Representa- $734,423.74. Cash payment of ten ' - tive Horace Kiefer introduced a bill per cent to stockholders amounting to to appropriate $6,000,000 for old age $2,149,881.11. This,'would release pensions. Both housese adjourned more than three and_ one-half million Thursday for the week .end. dollars to patrons o f ' the institution -------- but this will be tied up .now until COURT NEWS JUDGMENT SOUGHT The Galvin Newspaper Co., Inc. has [filed suit in Common Pleas Court to recover judgment of $438,05 claimed to be due on-an account, against Le- :land Cramer. ;W. H. BARBER ! CALLED BY DEATH WEDNESDAY 1 After suffering more than a year jfrom a complication of diseases, Wil- THREE DIVORCES AWARDED Ham H, Barber, 81, a lifelong citizen, Two husbands and one wife have, died a t his home Wednesday morning (been awarded divorces in Common [at 7:30 o'clock. His condition has been Pleas Court. ]serious the past few weeks and little Carl Poundstone woh a decree from hope for recovery was held by family Pearl Poundstone on grounds of cruel- [and friends. jty and neglected of duty. Custody of iminor children was confided exclusive­ l y to the plaintiff. j Ethel Robinette, awarded a divorce .from Albert D. Robinette on grounds •of failure to provide for her support, jwas ordered restred. to her maiden 'name of Thompson. On grounds of wilful absence from! ;home for a period exceeding three1 years, James Burden obtained a di-' fvorce from Thelma Burden. ; Mr. Barber was the son of John and Eliza Galloway Barber, and was born Household Record Keepers Will Meet Efforts of Secretary of State' the courts decide whether/ the st George S. Myers to have honest elec- has the. right to interfere, tiems in this state- bore fruit last The directors asked the state if a week when George Morrisson of R. better plan could be produced but the .home demonstration agent. F. D. No. 3, Chillicothe, was found officers declined to comment. The These accuraterecords of expenditure guilty in common pleas court of Ross state officials claim the association °f family as well as evaluating County for violation of the election has 470 mortgages that should be ^arm products used has enlightened laws. Mr. Morrisson was presiding forclosed during 1934. ;these women on many problems, such judge in West Precinct, Union town- Gov. Whitq' is responsible for the as comparative spending of different ship, and in. the election of members Commerce Department with Theodore members of the family and ways of of the board' of education of Union Tangcman as head, and Paul Warner, developing a budget, township, South School district, at' the a subordinate in charge of building All record keepers of Greene election of Nov. 7, 1933, a number of and loans. It is significant that prom- '.County will meet with Miss Thelma ballots were found to have extra inent Democratic politicians have Beall. Wednesday a t the Federal Bldg, cross—marks dissimilar from others been named to liquidate building and to summarize their accounts of the placed before the names of certain loans, with Republican politician .year 1933. Those' who will attend candidates. Assistant . Secretary of lawyers handling the legal end. !this meeting are: .Mrs. ,E. E. Finney, State M. Ray Allison and Election! — —1— --------- iMrs, John Collins, Mrs. Leroy Jacobs, Keeping of household records for rural women in Greene County has proved valuable, says Miss Ruth Rad- Inspector James-Ar Welker assisted TRv * ” ■ Couhty Prosecutor Lester L. Reid in , *V 1 U e n d A ^ e C i a r e a D y bringing,about the conviction. i Harry ■S i e f - Edith Haines, Mrs. Clarence Baynard, Miss Com-Hog Drive Started Monday Council Meeting W. H. BARBER 1> J * o_ t Nelle Ankeney, Mrs. W. B. Ferguson, D U l i a m g OC L > O a n .,\irs . Harry Hagler. Mrs. John Harner, jed by mail FORECLOSURE SUITS j r THe Peoples Building and Savings Co. plaintiff in an action against] Retta B. Clemans and W. L. Clemans, [asks judgment for $17,321.30 and fore-] closure on Cedarville village and t ftownship real estate. Ira J. Fulton, ] state banking superintendent in] [charge of the Cqdarville Exchange Bank liquidation, is named co-defend­ ant. * . | , The second suit, seeking judgment for $4,531.78 and foreclosure on 65.- , . j _ . 53 acres of Xenia township real Monday LVenmg estate, was filed by the Kentucky July 10, 1853. Following his education . . . . , ., , , - : [Joint Stock Land Bank, Lexington,‘in the township schools he attended An intensive county-wide campaign Village council met Monday eve-^Ky., against Eli W. and Martha B.-Monmouth College, Monmouth, 111., On to sign up all eligible farmers under nmg with all members present and Smith, Paul E. and Ruth I. Smith. Ihis return he engaged in farming un- the corn-hog reduction program was]the usual routine of business was [ . -------- . jtu about thirty years ag0 when launched Monday according to County transacted. SUES FOR ALIMONY ihe moved to town. For a number of gen &. A. make. j Committee reports included, the re- 1 An award of reasonable alimony i s 1 years he was associated with the Tar- Township committees will establish jport of the purchase of the W. H. [sought by Mary Tippy in a suit filed [box Lumber Co. He served as town- headquarters in,1each township and jBarber property at the comer of will assist farmers in making out the ]Chillicothe street and the Columbus proper forms, $Before this can be jroad, Route 42, which is to be used done however, it will be necessary f o r ;by the state and federal government the farmei- to [have the work sheet, j >n widoning the turn. The improve- state of supporting evidence and map ment is in connection with the rebuild- of the farm sheets filled out. ing of Xenia avenue and Chillicothe During the [month ;of January, .street with federal funds under the thirty-two meetings were held d ic tio n of the State Highway De- throughout the «coutity a t which, the partment. corn-hog prografn was discussed and Council also took recognition of the instructions AK&SVjn securing the rec ' nata neces«aiTJCW nf f l i ' f o r m s ^ s ^ S i o Y i a i ^ a n k s from p ^ n g up' which were distributed at the meet: bonds as security for public funds. ___ L . J ___ 1 ____________ J i _ 1 . ‘ . . . . . . . ■' . . I in Common Pleas Court against her ship trustee, and was a member of the husband, Percy Tippy, They were Cedarville Twp. Library Board dt the married April 17, 1907, but have lived apart since August 13, according to the petition. The wife, charging fail­ ure to provide for her support, claims her husband refuses her permission to return to their home. time of his death. He was a member of the board of directors of the Ce­ darville Building & Loan Association;^ for nearly thirty years, and also a , member of the Cedarville United Pres- . byterian Church from early manhood. . : He was married to Miss Lucy J, Tarbox, January 17, 1878, Mr, and Mrs. Barber celebrated their fifty-fifth. a year ago but owing to his health Mrs. Ruth Lawless, Mrs. Herbert Fisher, Miss Fern Gerhardt, Mi's. T. The State Board of Cosmetology, The CedarviUe Building Loan has set Feb. 15 as the deadline for Association has declared a one and w v p If „ . . . „ A . . filing applications for licenses for one4lalf per cent dividend for the J ' A^C rw '' a ' S ” " ’ beadty shops and operators. All sec0IMi Deriod of the vear nlneinn- the JesseH*ll, Mrs. CliffordMiars, persons filing applications prior to atock 0n a three per cent basis This . PhUlipGwhardt and ^ rs' Ada that date will receive their licenses. is nofc far from the average rate over ' After that date exemptions will not the state and much more than the.' be effective a^id applicants will ^e-federal government is paying on new subject to state board examinations. bond issues. The size of a div5dend February 1 was the deadline set by is governed by the amount of inter- the State Board of Barber Examiners est collected during a given period, after four extensions granted since j Judge s . c . Wright and w , L. WiI. last September. -Fifteen thousand son wore re.elected barbers, or half of the number in Dr c<- M< RitChie was the state, had beep licensed without flrst term eXabinations up to last Thursday. [ Notwithstanding repeated notices the WILL (^NSTRWlBD Will of Cornelius Zimmerman, de» lsion handed down :by Common Pleas . Juuge R. L. Gowdy in the case iof (there was no celebration this year. He ings or had previously been distribut- Public as well as private deposits a re !Frank Zimmerman and others, as is survived by his widow and two half Since the general educa-'now secured by Uncle Sam and thejexecutors of the estate, against Cora, sisters, Mrs. Charles Ervin, XCnia and tionai meetings the township commit- recent law may have been .taken into M, Coy and others. Mrs. J. C. Townsley, this place. .Mr. tees have met in Xenia on several consideration by the high court. The ——— ~ Barber was always interested in civic occasions and studied the contract and village depository is with the Third various administrative, rulings. Mem- National Bank in Dayton, which has hers of the township committees are Liberty bonds up to cover village de- as* follows: Bath, Wm. .Wilkerson, posits. Calvin Wolf, Jacob ,Barr and Howard English Spelling WINS JUDGMENT affairs and two of the proud events of The Winters National Bank and his life were trips through Europe and Trust Co., Daytori, has been awarded a few years later a trip to Panama, judgment for $560.32 in a suit against The deceased was the last member of Another matter to come before iMa^ l a J. Newton, executor, and'the older set that canned the Barber Batdorf; Beavercreek, John Munger, ncU was t he time for the exDira-'others» in Common Pleas Court; Fore- name in this community. Dan Wolf, Guy Coy; Caesarscreek, J. tion 6f contracts for domestic and 'closurc of mortgaged property was Tl \Tr,nnn lTtinnb TC' UNlnnM l?L1nM1 ^ i _ 'B. Mason, Frank E. Wilson, E ld o n \t„„n- Short And Sweet Heinzs Cedarville, D. C. Bradfute, H. t |m<J next year and H H Brov some c r . i l n J C l c ♦ n . a * . B r O W I i 0 lU l S, Bailey, Fred Clemans; Spring Vat- G> l : . „ artnian were llamed a8 a com. authorized. ORDER DISTRIBUTION directors, while'™ 0 C! f aB° ™ bT h“ aanoun^ d J. R.' Peterson, Lawrence Alex-jmittee to investigate., and • find o u t . Distribution of $20,163.78, represent- , elected for his J1, ? ,mpl l' t ^ of Stoneburnet; Sugarcreek; ivyhat ratM art, being pald ln oth^ ] in g proceeds arismg from the sale o f , remaining 15,000 barbers have failed S t a t e H i g h w a y D e p t t English language.” to seek licenses. From now on all! t _ 1 The new spelling, with barbers must pass an examination] ASKS F o r S t r e e t B i d s «ccepted forms, follows: who are not already licensed. The. —■—»■ ,^ cw fee for examination is $10 with an The State Highway Department is Advertisment additional charge of $2 for a license asking for bids on the proposed im- Analog when the applicant passes. jprovement of Xenia and Chillicothe Canceled • •■ tstreets. Bids will be received until Catalog Ohio State Library Travels by Air 2 p. m., Friday, February 23rd. The Controled additional words iii its news reports W. K. Haines, Lampton Smith, H a rry1 !“in a manner harmonizing with sane Stephens; Ross, J. E. Lewis, C. Ray; [trends toward simpler spelling of the Reid, Herschel Long; New Jasper, Ray The state library inaugurated serv- estimated cost of the project is $35,- Controler ice by air last week, when a small 719.41. The job must-be completed Cotilion collection of books was forwarded to August 1, 1934, All labor must be Decalog Kelly’s Island, in Lake Erie, for a supplied by the National Reemploy- Dcfinitly new branch there. Through the kind- ment Service, C. K, Horen, manager, Demagog ness of Pilot Hershberger of Port Xenia. '* - Dialog Clinton these books were carried by* The Highway Department is also Drouth airplane from Columbus to the Kelly jasking for bids on .-the construction Extoled Island High school for distribution of a new bridge on Route 68, i n , Fantom there. State Librarian Noon states Xenia City. The cost is estimated at Fulfilment -that this is the first time that state ($11,219.44. library books have been transported by air. With the old year passed into ob­ scurity and the new one well started, TAX PAYING TIME WILL END FEBRUARY 15 Harken fHocky Indefinitly Monolog Patroled Pedagog Prolog Old Advertisement Analogue Cancelled Catalogue Controlled Controller Cotillion Decalogue Definitely Demagogue Dialogue. Drought ' Extolled Phantom Fulfillment Hearken Hockey Indefinitely Monologue Patrofled Pedagogue Prologue . Skillful Tranquillity Fudge, James Bickett, Rosccie Turner; the older Jefferson, Ray Garringer, Harry Mar­ tin, Ben Beard; Miami, L. D. Welch, •Alton Huston, Will Rife; Silvercreek, Fred Lewis, Carrol Clemmer, Harold Lewis, Grover Tobin; Xenia, H. W. Eavey, Harper Bickett, Paul Harner. * Beginning Monday all committees will meet in their respective town­ ships both forenoon and afternoon each day. Sign up will be rushed as fast as possible and all farmers are asked to see their committee as soon as possible. Loans Available On Storage Corn t Tax paying time will not be ex- Director of Finance Clarence H. Burk‘tended beyound February IS. Collec- is pleased with the result of his efforts tion was not started until January 15, Skilful to have all department expenses kept a month late and for that r e a - .Tranquility at a minimum. “The fiscal year clos- son it is not expected tluit an ex- 1 - ed with a balance of $716,000 in the tention will be granted this county XT_____ , general fund and we have been able. this year, XvCCC lVC r IN filllGC l x*Or to meet all payrolls sim,f. The heads1 ----------------------- Of all departments ar to be con-,JAMES FRAME TAKEN TO gratulated for their cooperation in the plan,” Mr. Burk said. i JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL Central Ohio Lines R. J, Moorijman, Jamestown, has Federal government loans with cribbed com as collateral are now available to Greene county farmers, with the appointment of a county supervisory board and an inspector and sealer by Earle Hanefield, stnte agriculture director. The board is composed of William Gowdy, Ray Hite and Ralph Kendig, and Fred Dawson will be inspector and scaler. Loans are available on corn grading not lower than No'. 4 on the basis of 45 cents per bushel on the farm. The last day of ac­ ceptance of applications for loans i s . . , , , „ , t , , 1 March 1. Farmers interested in the .n,! ,' t ^ S a t u r d a y night The funeral service will be conduct­ ed from the United Presbyterian Church, Friday afternoon a t 2 p. m. in charge of his pastor, Rev. R, A. Jamieson. Burial ..will take place in North Cemetery, The family requests properties involved in the suit of W. ‘no flowers. [L. Miller, executor of the Martha! Seiver Oglesbce estate,.against Geo. New Carlisle Officials;D^’ogiesbee8and^oth^has beenDefiance Lost In Inspect Water Plant ’ordered, in Common Pleas Court. A delegation of New Carlisle j citizens were in town Monday to in -! LETTERS TO THE EDITOR There is danger that we will lose Home Coming Game out and must now be replaced with new equipment. The water system has never been a paying venture, not even a surplus was possible for replacement as many well managed plants ate operated. The loss has been met each year from tax funds, The water rates are among the lowest in the state for the size of the town and now the tax­ payers are compelled to pay for a new pumping system. The officials have discovered that such low water rates to consumers has been a mistake. One of the best basketball games off the season was staged for the Home Coming guests of C. C. a t Al­ ford Gym, Saturday night. With three overtime periods Cedarville de­ feated Defiance College boys by a score of '44 to 43. This is the first The government has no permanent vestigate our municipal water system!support except from the earning of and inspect the pumping plant. Car-[the people, lisle has had municipal water forj years and the old plant is now worn]oUr think emergeTlcy measures should be made permanent .conference game Cedarville has won and conclude that the government! season while Defiance has yet to should support us instead of being .register a victory, supported by us. At the end of the regular game the Voltaire, the cynical French philo- score was 3 r to ^31.. In the first sopher and poet (1694-1778) was often I f nod* each added S1X P°,nts>makin£ in trouble for defamatory articles ,tke count 37 to 37‘ The second period and poems about prominent and titled lthe score was. 3? £ -8 0 .. ln the third persons, but he was usually found on '™ * 11*"6 .penod Christian scored a the side of the ill treated and op. ,kaf e t winnmg the game. Waddle pressed. He fought for those who’aad weTe the_ “go-getters” earned little and received much, W points each for the home TT . , , , team. Heiehman scored 13 for the He is quoted as stating: “The pul*- v jaRors pose of government is to take wealth jjeganca from some people and give ’it 1 othersI” Greene Co. Basket Ball Tournament James Frame, who was injured been named receiver by Judge Gowdy |oan arc instructed to communicate The Greene County Basket Ball tournament will be held a t Central Year High Gym, Xenia, February 22, 23 and 24. The schedule this pear provides 1900 for games Thursday night, Friday 11910 11931 The following schools will partici- Increase visitors, Lineup and score; government? Greene County Property Taxes $ 361,261 517,957 1,070,979 197r'i , [Cunningham, jSparks, g Public Debt Smith, g JaeVeral days ago when his automobile for Central Ohio Lines, Inc., operat- wjj.k any member of the supervisory pa^e: Beavercreek ,& Jefferson, Bell- 000 employes, have registered in the skidded from the road, has been taken ors Of-various bus ljncs. The com- board ^ wilh the inflpcctov and 3eaU brook, Ross, Bryan, Silvercreek, $ 48,797,702 Approximately 350 mines, with 25,- recenlly had a judgment or; ANK OWENS INJURED WHEN STEP LADDER BREAKS .fnt* Mina Sifetv contest end* to the Haines Hospital, Jamestqwn, pally _ ■n Match 31 next This is'n larger tor treatment. He suffereda '‘brokqw against it for $1,034.22 on a note with T L L , X t L e T a m i Z n to L •">« will, cut, m i br»l*». *»<*• of the Conmerrinl «n,l Sav- Similar contest, Ihe canp g t ; . _________ lugs Bank, Xenia, now in liquidation duco accidents is being directed by A it vm v Mine Safety Engineers D. M. ttyan CHARLES 1. MARSHALL NOW and L. C. I-ewis. | note, which is held by the bank as when a step ladder broke letting him ss, r , [Spring Valley and Cedarville. The officials will be C. H. Hannahs land Estel Crabtree, The tournament! ' 218,805! Totals .. 597,276 Cedarville 1,771,661 Waddle, f . . 710Vo [Cappola, f , All Counties In Ohio Hardman, f $ 96,193,885 Swaim, c 71,921,650 188,146,146 Harris, g 311,425,868 941,774,841 Murray, g _ |Wallace, g Font claims the, company owes him Frank Owens, janitor at the col- W1TH DAUGHTER IN DAYTON $4,’£18.01 as balance due on a $5,000 lege and gymnasium, fell Saturday, YELLOW SPRINGS MAY SEEK i Charles F. Marshall, who has been collateral, CWA AID FOR EXTENSION a patient in St, Elizabeth Hospital, i,WA a u Dayton, for several weeks, following J. M. Jacobs, representing Motro- 610% 880% committee is composed of C. A. De-i These figures are from the State .Ferguson, g voe, Chairman; R. E. Corrill and H.iAuditor’s report and have nothing to Christian, g I), Furst. 'do with present emergency expend* j ■—— itures for relief and prevention of Totals SIGN NEW CONTRACT suffering, { Referee* —L —• ‘ CHARLES E, HAIGLER, Greene County Commissioners andi President, was engaged in repairing a curtain ;the city of Dayton signed another one- Ohio Tax Limitation League. fall to the floor. The ladder was an unusually high one and Mr. Owens G. F. TP. 2 10 ......................... 6 6 0 ....................... 4 ■ 5 13 , c 1 1 1 9 10 .........................4 2 16 11 43 G. F. TP. —— — .........6 0 12 ................. ....... 0 ..................—.0 ........ ...............3 1 0 0 4 ■ 4 0 6 2 10 & 12 — ____ -.0 1 1 — ——........ o 1 1 _____ ____ -.2 0 4 ..................- . 1 5 14 44 Parker (Wittenberg), | THERE NO SENSE TO IT! May­ be you’ll break a rib, maybe you'll only bust a few buttons loose. But „ . . a/m.!derintf an a paralytic stroke, in greatly improv- Goldwyil-Maycr was in Cedarville to. a t a gym window. He received a year contract Saturday providing fo r. ^ ,, Yellow springs is ed and has been moved to the home day making arrangements with Mr. broken rib and painful injuries across keeping Greene County prisoners in ’ $1.25 Wright's Liquid Smoke—89c -you will have the laugh of your life ------------- 4 in tBe VH “ “ . • ....................................................... ..... [the Dayton workhouse during 1934 j Condensed Smoke of Real ]when you see El Brendel in “Olsen’s extension of water bis daughter, Mrs, Gertrude Lowry, manager of the Opera House the small of the back necessary resolu* Bnughn, Dayton. However he still to show “Dinner a t 8” and “Eskimo,” Council passed the necessary tion Monday night, has no uso of his right arm or leg. in Cedarville very soon, Subscribe for THE HERALD a t an unchanged rate of eighty-five! 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