The Cedarville Herald, Volume 58, Numbers 1-26

t t t wm thini* are advertised by a w r d b a a t i t a n k M v e r t i e « m e n t a k e e p yen Rkmat of the times, Read them! Advertising is news, as much* as the headlines on the front page. Often it is of more significance to you, |IH.|.i« 'i.»i— I— .....I III III..',ll>HWiil'11, 11 toliMMlMWtol—|H HFY-HGHTH YEAR NO. 18 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY APRIL 5, 1938 PRICE $1-50A YEAR LETTER FUN STATE BEPARTMENTS s * April Showers F 0 RBCL 06 URE SUITS * Four suite to foreclose real estate! mortgages, requesting judgments; Iwhich total $9,102,26, hove been in- - stituted i » Common Fleas Court. COLUMBUS.—^A large proportion5 The largest judgment amounting to * t the bQk already enacted by the $4,089. 86 i* sought by the Home flab Ohio General Assembly and filed Building and Savings Co., plaintiff in with Secretary o f State George s. en action directed against Charles J. M jW , relate to tax levies and appro- Beaver and others involving Beaver- Pftatijons* rObservers point out that in creek Twp, property. John Baughn, tiWblssame times taxation measures as sheriff, was named receiver by the newally show a marked increase- in court, Attorney H, D. Smith repre- vohims. One o f the Intis recommend- sents the plaintiff, ed within the past few days by the*. The state of Ohio ex rel W. Paul education committee of the House of Wagner, superintendent in charge of Representatives is the $48,000,000^6 liquidation Of the Miami Savings school program, which Would set up a and Loan Co., Payton, is plaintiff in mfniimnn standard o f $46 for elenisn- a $3,316,16 action against Oscar C. tory and 967.60 for high school stu-and Lilia Moon,"of Fairfield, if. p. dents, A measure providing for Mills is the plaintiff's attorney, sweeping changes in the state bank-1 The Peoples Building and Savings f ing laws relative totioans and invest- Co,, through Attorney C. W. Whitmer, meats has been introduced. It is said.has brought the following two forc- to have the . approval of Samuel H,. closure suits: against Anna R. Ring- Squire, now state superintendent o fe r and otiiers, for $1,153.89, involy- banks, and would limit the investment“ing Xenia city property; against Jen- o f anybank in any one venture to not nie Humphrey and others, for $542.85. more than ten per cent of the bank's j P I SCHOOL MEWS i •capital and surplus as well as pro­ hibit a bank from loaning money to its executives. Eighth Gra|e Test f I A ll members of the local eighth ■ .grade participated in the annual «igh- • jih grade test sponsored by the State} jDepartment of Education last Friday,! ‘ The test consisted o f four parts:]. Mrs. Mary Andrew, 77, died at her arithmetic, I&icli*h, science and his-‘home on South Main street about 9*30 HEART ATTACK CAUSES DEATH MRS, ANDREW J j^ l: wracli tory. Papers hi h ranked in the upper twenty-five per cent of the local class will be compared With Others from county schools to determine high ranking students- in Greene County. Lator comparisons will reveal district and state Winners. Harold Cooley led his class with a score of 142 points out of a possible 200, Other local Students ranking among the- first ten are as follows: second, Howard Hanna—140%; third, David Bamsey-r-135; fourth, Helen Andrew—134;-fifth, Ruth Copeland— 133%; sixth, Montgomery West—132; seventh, Beatrice 'O’Bryant—130%; eighth, Bertha Powers—130; ninth, Dorothea Bobbitt—128; tenth, (tie) Marcella Martindale'and Leslie Storm­ ont— 120 % ; ' iv, NOTE SUIT FILED ;■; Suit to recover a judgment for $585, claimed to be due on two promissory -....notes, has been filed by C. H, Jenkins Interesting data on Gibraltar Island against Glen and Sarah Thompson. F. , in Lake Erie, near Put-in-Bay, is be- L. Johnson is,,attorney for the plain- ‘ ing compiled by Professor James E. tiff, ,Pollard, acting director of the school > ■— :— o f journalism at Ohio .State nnivers- ■ S0ES ON LIEN ity. The material will .be published! Casper B, Hamer has filed Buib a- ln a hook entitled* “The Journal o f gainst John Crane and others, request-—^. « c <_ . Jay Cooke." Cooke was an interest-ing judgment for $394.68. on, a me-jo-ciCCI J l l l lC l f i y J t ,V e ilin g ing and colorful financier, who direct- chanic’s lien. Attorney H. D. Smith f — — ^ ed his varied activities from a mansion represents the plaintiff. j Claude Merlin Phillips, 54, traffic Ob Gibraltar. The island was present- j — jmanager of ithe Stanley Manufoct-, - w u » mj uua year nave aecunea ap­ ed to the university several years ago ORDER PARTITION wing Co., Payton,and former The Presbyteryof Dayton will meet proximately23 per cent from last by Julius F. Stone of Columbus, one Partition,of real estate has been au- j Greene Countian, diedsuddenly jfrdta in the FirstPresbyterian church of year’s figuresin Ohio but Claude M* Phillips Dayton Ptesbytety Decline. Shown To Licentiate M. Hostetler {Sophomore Program The sophomore program presented at the Monday moving assembly was announced by Justin Northup. Irma Wakeley read the Scripture and led in the' Lord’s P rayer.. Elisabeth Anderson, Mary Frances Heintz, ainf Ned Brown presented & skit entitled: “His Best Seller.’’ A quartette including Frances Wil- . — _ _ _ liamson, Louise Jacobs, Betty Swango,!dividuals. — -.............- .. r i n r l o g C o n t r a c t s and Mary Jean-^ownsley sang several !«f reducing the cost of government in ___ _ [selections. Lois .Fisher playedtheir<any quarter. Here .are some of his Wednesday fevening, having suffered her first attack Tuesday night. Mrs, Andrew had spent the winter with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr, and Mrs. John S., Harvey, Huntington, W. Va., returning to -their home* here Sunday evening. She had been ill at times during the winter hut w*s not regarded in a serious condition. The deceased was a native of Greene county and spent her entire life here. She wbb married to Thomas Beveridge Andrew, who died in 1924. She is survived by one daughter, Mis. Harvey, ■: ■ . The funeral will be conducted from the home Friday afternoon at . ? o'clock, the services being in charge of her pastor, Rev. R. A. Jamieson of the United Presbyterian ' Chinch. Burial will' take place in Woodland Cemetery, Xenia. Gov. Davey Finds5 Ways For New Tax Gov, Davey in his message to the' legislature on the tax question pre­ sents many ways in which new taxek can be collected from business and in- The Gov- made no mention. Applications fo r corn-hog.contractsaccompaniment, to date this year have decli ed a - thestory. share in, real estate involved. C, Ray. —, - ....... — — — ---------------- ------- Reid, Lester McDorman and Carl Me- Patrick Phillips. Mr, Phillips later Mrs. Alvin Hostetler, who was .ex- An. outbreak « f rabies in southern Dorman" were appointed commission- lived in Cedarville a numberof years amined and licensed by the Presby- . . ... . J ” Ohio counties has caused alarm' at ers to appraise the property. land operated a ^ e r y there. He was “ reported 15,000 fewZ Applications a graduate o f Cedarville College and Tuesdaj morning. The service in- .. „„ was;,a member, of the U, P. Church eludes a sermon Which may be do- _ „ !f.‘ livered by Mr. Hostetler, the .con- , j - . - ,ori,im . w producers who output was-, too small TOnum his stitutional p «»tiow by^ the moderate eQabI them to profit much from voom Was attractively decorated in the or; the solenuj oidinatipn ceremony mWn ,r0m school colors, red and white. Masic for the evening was furnished by the Bryan High School Orchestra, of Yel-- fusing to apply again were mostly suggestions: Double intangible .tax, $14,009,060. Condition Improved lTnder F al?d biU state incom? School mates and Lchers of Re- estimated to bring in $7,000,- becca Galloway, a member of the i . . ,, junior class, are glad to hear that her!, GroSs tax from business an<i condition is much improved. Best|*a™ s ?30*00®»000" . . . • wishes for a speedy and complete re- ,T&X on pro?easions> ^ tis ts . phy- covery are extended to her by her slcians’ a« omey,s» $400,000,- by many C. H. S. friends High School Dance •1 The second high school dance of the year was held in the high school audi- last Friday evening. , The State Department of Health head-1 quarters. Records, show, that since[ ESTATES APPRAISED the first of the year there were 416 ’ Valuation for inheritance tax pur- and J. O. U. A. M. Lodge, positive cases of the disease in Ohio, poses have been placed on four es-j Mr. Phillips is survived vyMdi is an mmeptionally large tatesinProbate Court.asfollows. [widow, Mrs. Gertrude Ardrey Phillips, the contract payments, namber and teay be coasidered as an- Estate o f James E, Grahams gross;to whom he was married at .ML jn* « d,n* tb* 0n of handa and, Mni1(lav. . - . epidemic. Practically all Worin-value, $8,501,71; debts and adminia-jperry, O., November 20, 1902; three ®ettf[,g wi® .P rayer* a charge Monday was the iast day for mak' UaedMt aifiinat^ such as cats ‘ ' ' x‘ mfette, slaimi;' hqffi, r «H W*Mt» *»< foxes, will contact tne m- r,stare o* *,nuna a . atepnens: grosstton, and his mother, Mrs. Z. T. Phil- 006 lwt v«ar .... ' ” .... South American. Speaks faction and are likely to transmit it value, $7,161.43; debts, $2,537.59; ad- lipe, who resides at her son’s home. byterxyr.the ®eT* Cla,r V,.J5cNee ' cl,f‘ , p ,df R ^ w e r reoorted that 1 400 Rev. G. Lincoln Caddeh, of Trini- S’i ’S S i f S t f toDr' F M e y S « t,ti,80”M4“ i * * ' ■— — — - tonA « S Z S V u ' J I S f s - . t Z Z Z Z Z 2 T ! S . * ? E ! W — s V . ^ . 1 T h ,n « A. d ., r tW — I- « W A v „ „ . h.vo n.,d, .ppliction thl, ,e{,r. No th. cl, « Tu,,0.y rftern ,,,. large are responsible for the o«t , p o ,,,» lu e J35Kj d A t , . ^ church. D.yUin. when one » f its > »* « b « » “ -PbteA to break, Dr., Van Orsdall said. The istrative cost, $2,800.20; net value, College. Burial was made in Mas M n Hun* counties In which rabies is moat prev- $721.80. Alent are Athens, Gallia, Jackson,' Estate o f William Fitch; gross Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross and value, $1,000; debts and administra- Scioto. tive cost, nothing;- net value, $1,000. War.department engineers announc­ ed last week that they Have-$37,943,- NAME EXECUTORS Attorney Harry D. Smith^has been 000 id work relief funds which they appointed executor of the estate of will earmark for flood control and Mae P. Smith, late of Xenia, without water conservancy projects in OMo as bond. soon as authorized. As a reatilt of Frank A, Turner and Harriet E. sio’s Creek Cemetery. Greene County hart, will likewise bo ordained. Be­ sides these two, Mr; Paul McLaughlin, a student in Cedarville seminary, was 'also examined and licensed by the Presbytery Tuesday morning. Mr. Sales Tax Cards For Consumers T ia i'm c C ... . ffr t a , Walter Kilpatrick, a graduate of Ce- r a r m s o m a i i e r {larville college and now a student in Operetta Postponed The operetta, “The Gypsy River,” which was to have been presented on May 16 and 17, has been postponed uhtil next fall because of the illness trict, disclosing that a preliminary ^ ‘“^ 2 ^ ^ % r s tu d e n t o 4 for the chandlse and P«y o*1^ 3 cant ***> In ° f Mrs* Jacobs. The State Tax Commission has ap- a , a » a j a . . Western seminary, Pittsburgh, to- Proved a card that merchants can A report of C. G; Crist, Middletown, with Mr Homer G Becker sell to consumers for $1.03 that will deral census supervisor in this dis- S o T f t S » £ Tare V * * m a dollar’s worth of mer- The speaker, u student in Wilberfoirce University told of the life and cus­ toms o f his people: Mr, Gaddell recently took out first papers for naturalization in the United States, Other professional services and oc­ cupational $1,000,000, ' Chain store tax, $600,000. Ten per cent tax on jewelry, cos**- metics, electric refrigerators, amuse- . ments, $^,500,000. * - Check tax $150,000. Safety deposit tax, $50,000, Tourist Homos, $50,000. * Payroll tax, all labor, $16,000,000. t Sporting goods, $1,000,000. •Tires and tubes, $400;000.V, • i ' . Ofte ceirt additional: gwkilfr.wksx 509,000. TelephoheS, ^ ' 5 0 , 0 0 0 . - companies, $200,000, Matches] ‘"$50,- 000. ' ' ' , -'.'Tri * • The Gov. reports with the breaking down of the sales tax the- state- will need to exceed $00,000,000 new taxes. ' •pMUacementr directors o f the Spaht have been named Co-executors , 1W more Sh*n°Si^Aprifl, M for Afferent times^t t ^ M ^ s t o r T a S Scioto-Ssndusky conservancy -district 0f the estate of David B. Turner, bond geVen enumerators were employed P f m. nta?. * f ?”. * d m t f escape the tax on small amounts ifi CMumlms to further befog diapensed with under terns of [ J govern I Z ’n ,entcmg thd mlni8try* S m ercl«t^ J £ ^ ib^ d®3“la?men^ w^ b tbe Wlll‘ , [census of Greene County farms, the . . , , form card that can only be printed volves the construction of -------------------- [survey beginning early in January. F a r m M a t e r i a l dams and.levees. It was decided that _ # p l „ L . The preliminary report indicated that • delegation representing the conserv-JSeei L d U D x X e a r S I «Bcjf district will go to Washington to ! i— - ! confer with government officials in an attempt to speed up action on alloca [during the tremenikius upbeavel in f i r * r < i r l W f l o v realty titles, brought about by the v ^ < tr i w . q jr a y deprei8;on> and fmforefl esriy after the merchant has first made ap « y *wi -n . plication. A .proof must next be am Now Tax [Exempt proved by the commission. ‘— The Herald has received the form Under Senior News Much excitement was aroused Mon­ day among the members of the senior class by the arrival of commencement invitations. Corn-Hog Checks : Being Handed Out Corn and hog checks to the amount of $116,590.58 are being seiit out from headquarters in Xenia to farmers that had signed contracts. The total paid to date is $482,659. The. cost of ad­ ministration was 3.43 per cent on corn contracts and 3.14 on hog con­ tracts, based each on the $100 paid. "Cimarron" “Cimarron,” a talking picture pre­ senting Covered Wagon days in Okla- _____ a new law. passed by the 0f application and sample card and „ - a «. . . . . . , , nr Carl W Gav Head o f the animal ln tb* five-year period, that many legislature many farm items are ex- no other kind CJU1 ^ used' without ihoma. will be shown in the opera tion of t^ w w k r r iie f fimds, accord- department of Ohio State farm* wers divided into smaller tracts «»p t from the sales tax. the merchant being held for all the bouse, April 9. This picture based w « t h in r i« L and that ^ increased accord- They are as follows: tractors and with penalty, tarjr for the Sdote-Sandutky dmtricti-Gw>x^*W^wiun»i«,^ was^a^pr^i- | trailers used on farms, plows, har-J During the same i' Ifori r t ft Mama period, many'^ows, discs, cultivators, tollers and! a f trrfirtna^d eonaerranev districtsitneir "dads" and Club leaders in thei**"^"* **■’ ' “ “v“ partitioned as dra^*> d^.^s' *. . .. ,-----— ----- --— .— -— J ' Z I Z - I M m dab rwm, Th-nri.. .v .n l.. » « » a lt o t t t . J..th r f the ton..., to r to.cA.i... bM er t w p.»Jeto. .tSo'dock. ‘ .n i the tract, AW<lri .nton* «»>•> '«« .praying mitend, F o r T e a c h e r s T8a eraatkw* of «awlakes anddamstCalf Clubmembers of-Greene County,5- u**ring tne sa e penoa, many » » . . [n < ^ . . th ir “ s" cl l r i t ,tract* bave ab» .bee« rtiti ? «* * - rills, planters, d ip rs , husk- p j a n E x a m i n a t i o n part that Water has played in the his tory of Ohio. When .LaSalle explor­ ed this territory in 1682 the Ohio river was his main route of travel from Montreal to the Mississippi. In later years a network of canals served Ohio as the chief arteries of trade. Now onee again Ohio is applying its natural at 8 o’clock. j Special entertainment was provided *be belrs, by Oklahoma Sob Albright of station WLW, Cincinnati, and Bob Kearney and Ted Ringer of station WSAI. Re­ freshments were served. Approximately eighty-five Greene County boys are members of the . , ---- ----------- He*« manure spreadqrs, reapers, mowing „ machines, hay loaders and rakes, wag-1 fltst of A Mries of f 0Ui. ex- ons, harness, grease and oil used in ^minations scheduled by the Greene or in machinery, sleds, tile ditchers,' Cmjnty Board o f School Examiners 0 _ _ - , « la « « * ia drainage, fence and gates, jthig ycar for 8chool teachers will be Supreme Court Judge Pamt U8*d oa machinery and c q u ip - !^ at 8:80 a. m, Saturday at the Attorneys To Hear c. 7 ® ^ ^ _ *U\U A«if MnK 4 % aw »- Mcmwra oi tn© ixreene uounty uar *CAAl«5r*awA * ^ mitte© is lomxtonld of Jam©s Hiiwkinir Association have W fr invited to afc'plmta, ineubatora and heaters, all Th «e l« g e dams in .the con; •™ tend a dinner-meetinr ah 6:39 o’clock tools and implements used in prepar- UQIiS. ____ mw~m~ —— - __ _ Mcvauey diatricte are intended not x « » ia Twp., chairman; County Agent .merit, Cteim Separators add dairy >Coart Hou8e> s o r tin g to H. e be s f he G C B iffiptemente <wd iwpplms, ^ r i^ r a t e r : county BUp«rfot«ndent. The examination is for applicants ^ kciil dinner-meeting ah 6:39 o'clock tools and implements used in prepSr- K^H rines^CaeM r-(Tem pfe^^l^oon^a^W hk '^jS^[ing'o^^psl'truAs'used farnveoal to maintain huge reserve su pp lie so f Xenm Twp., R .K .H a in es, C a e s a r - g Mathias, o f the Ohio'in production of agricultural pro- water in oaso of drouth.^ It Arthur B. Evans, guprfm<; Cfturt> wlll u „pMkfer.'ducts, twine and containers of pro- The affair is being sponsored by [ducts, scales, all tonics and medicines, the Five-County Bar Association, !¥«dltiy and livestock, The only re Hoped that the shorts of tbo lakes Cedarville Twp. formed by damming the streams will Serve as recreational sites. AGE BARS PUBLISHER I)R. M. I. MARSH GETS MAIN STREET PROPERTY Harry Rice, publisher of the Xenia Softtf, Mod 4m application for post­ master in Springfiold. A report Wed­ nesday from Springfield Is that the Dr. Donald F. Kyle and wife will he application has boon returned due te.cupy the Dr, Marsh residence in con- RIOS’S ago. Rice's' home is in nect[On withithe physician's office. fipringfioM. Dr. Marsh will Unfit his practice --------- ^ to consultation and office work. He D. A. R. MERTING will be in the office with Dr. Kyle on A meeting 06 the Cedar Cliff Chap-(Tuesday and Friday afternoons from ter D. A-Ih, Will be held at the home ,8 &P* *» Having purchased the Mary Bridg­ man property, North Main street, Dr. and Mrs. M. 1. Marsh will move next cfotion was dissolved, week and make It their future home. composed of Warren, Clinton, Fay­ ette, Preble, and Madison Counties. This group is an outgrowth o f what was formerly ‘the Four-County Bar County was identified until the aeso- Report 250 Take Eighth Grade Test quirement will be that the purchaser must sign a “Certificate of Use" in duplicate which will be kept in the vendor’s office. for elementary, high schools or special teaching certificates, including those who do not hold state certificates and others who may need extra subjects. Four such examinations are held annually. Others will take place the first Saturdays in May and June and the last Friday in August, oil Edna Ferber’s very popular novel by the same name stars Richard Dix and Irene Dunne, supported by a large cast, of famous actors and act­ resses. The receipts Will be used by the local troop o f boy scouts. The school is cooperating in the presentation of this picture, Admission 10 cents for grade and high school pupils and 15 cents fo r all others. David Copperfield David;Copperfield, based on Dickens’ masterpiece, will be shown at the Ce­ darville' Opera House, April 26 and 87, A special school matinee will be given Friday afternoon. Many Forget To Make Tax Return About 300 personal property -tax­ payers in the county have failed to make return tp the county auditor. The number listed for personal prop-, erty in the county is placed at 3,- 900. The penalty assesment is from 5 to 10 per cent on the full amount of taxes due. DEATH OF D. R. BREWER J. B* Mason Heads Corn-Hog Association J, B. Mason, Csesarcreek township, has been elected president of the David Russell Brewer, 90,Civil War veteran, survived by duly eight other veterans in the county, died at itXenia hospital, Tuesday, from gangrene on the. right foot. A native of the county Mr, Brewer served in Co. A 154th Reg., and Co. K* 184th Reg., having enlisted twice. He served as court bailiff under the late Judge H« L* Smith, also as Rural Teachers 111 Mail Carrier, was a mfember of Xenia Mrs. Vesta Halstead, second grade [Masohic Lodge amd the First U. F, teacher, is unable to be present this Church. week Bince she is suffering from a severe sore throat. Ho was twite married, first to Han* nah Curry, who died 3 i years ago. In Schools In County Receive $18,892 „ . , . , I ing the representatives on the Greene Friday from the Neeld Funeral Home, Students or Wilberforce University, nreeno County Corn-Hog Control as* County team for the district and Xenia, at 2 P. M. Burial in Wfeod« AUtiOCh and Cedarville College, who,sociation to succeed D. C. Bradfute, state scholarship contest will fee held ,loud Cemetery, Mrs, Helen Jacobs, vocal music ;1&53 ho married Miss Elisa Torrence, teacher, is also confined to her home [Cedarville, who survives, besides two this week, where she is recovering sons by the first marriage, Fred W.» from the effects o f her recent illness,,Springfield, and Robert R. at home; land a daughter, Miss Mary L,, at Scholarship Elimination Test jhome, by the second marriage. The elimination test for determlh*! The funeral cervices will he held m H. C. Aultman, Greene County !^Ve deemed worthy of aid by j Cedarville township, who resigned to jhext Thursday morning, April 11, at -'school superintendent, estimated Mon- J S E J l ? ' c .1**0"16 districfc supervisor in south* Jamestown. Local entrants and sub- i «., , . .. ., . . benentteu to the combined extent of *,.—, .—. ___ . ... I****., «.!n $18,892 day that more than 259 pupils, took « f Mr*. Frfoik T f i t tM Toesdsy eve- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shew, who have the annual eighth grade teste for pro* ttudmrt aid^ progrim h « te r/ A p ril 9, at 7:30. Pictures Wigtown occupying the Bridgman prop-tWWtion to the freshman tiaiff of high ? L tTrimwa o f Kountete Schools that ^fty, owned by Mrs, J. A, Finney, , chool, held Friday morning in various 2 S 2 ® ’ " 'tw Sw S rtim i t tite ThttDMiaeee, Winter property on Main street.. Western Ohio counties. Mr. Mason, Who has been ooeretary as follows: and treasurer, has been succeeded in these offices by Grover 0. Tobin. Bil- jjects in which they will compete are t e , Mri ethirt • * * on the Sobeerih* fox THU HERALD school* centers throughou tcounty. kelteff funds tojvercreek township, and Roy Stone ‘ . | ^ T . 7 students of Ohio colleges and Univcre-1 - The papers Wert graded Wedne*. burncr* s^rln<r Vatto^ Wwnship sue* day and the result wilt he announced !< « * » Mr. Tobin as a member of the later. ity, Cedarville College, $ 1 , 809 ; ^tYfiscalcommittee .Antioch College, $ 7 ^ 27 , COUNCIL MEETING Viltago council foces the. ptehlem o f Algebra I—Noil Hartman, Nancy’ making ordinary expenses fit into a Nancy Finney, !greatly reduce? income. (ionsJderifcie Geometry—Warren Elam, Laurenco‘time Was taker. Monday owning in Fulkerson. discussion of where reductions Will be .— ’made. Final determination was d«- (Continued on Page 4) 'fcrred until another meeting.