The Cedarville Herald, Volume 59, Numbers 1-26

c * D A * \m * w m x w t v m & v , may a , i * u mhi N wimm wgjrwwi T H E C E D A R V I L L E H E R A L D KARLH BU LL --------- — EDITOR AND PUBLISHER 30SUKSS—Nsttoatl JWitocUI JkMOi.; Okie Nsw* mhw A****.; m m YsUsy l*r*ss iNM. » t the Po«t Office, Cedarville, Ohio, October SI, 1887, u iecond c ! m * matter. FRIDAY, MAY'29,1936 CQURT SAYS WO BANKRUPTCY FOR MUNICIPALITIES , The United States Supreme Court continues to upset New Deal legislation. This time it is the law th a t made it possible for municipalities to take bankruptcy and wipe out its debt, leaving those who have loaned it money by the purchase of bonds to take the loss and forget. The law was just another one of the Roosevelt ideas of taking from those who have for the benefit of those who have not. I t was confiscation cf per­ sonal property and in just the same line tha t any subdivision might be granted authority to take your home without payment for same, just because some municipality might have use for it. Of all the branches of government, nothing more damaging to the nation, nothing that would tend to weaken the confidence of people in any branch of government, the most dangerous was the law permitting municipalities to repudiate its debts. Nothing would blacken the reputation of a city or town, nor show u p the true character of its people, than for a town or city to take such a step. The Supreme Court has made it mandatory that some municipality must maintain its self-re­ spect and pay its bills. For instance under the law now outlawed’ all Cedarville would have had to do would be to ask for bankruptcy and re­ fuse to meet.payment of the sewer and waterworks bonds. The Ohio Teachers* pension and Workman’s Compensation funds would suffer. We could walk backwards down the street and say we were out of debt but we never would he able to face the world and have a clear conscience by taking this step to, de­ fraud these two agencies, We would wipe out a reputation of never having defaulted a bond in more than 100 years. ‘ A moral or legal obligation, character or reputation have no place in the Roosevelt New Deal category. MORMON CHURCH POINTS THE WAY What ever the views of the average reader on the Mormon Church, it wusl be admitted that the church leadership has taken a step tha t points in the direction that will do much to breakdown the avenue tha t leads to corruption of the public moral, eliminate the graft, reduce the present excessive cost of the federal government. An order has just gone out from the head of the church that by October 1, the 88,000 members of the Church now drawing public relief must betaken from the government rolls, To this end the Church pledges to accumulate enough food shelter and clothing to care for those who will not be able to care for themselves. The church membership is placed at 750,- GOOin the United States and each member is expected to do his .part in perfecting the plan that will provide for all those tha Wight be drawing government aid on October 1. The President of the Church, 3. Reuben Clark, has this to say: “Man may have no compunction in taking aid from the government, but if he has to take it from his brother or neigh­ bor it probably/v/ill be a very different picture. What a lesson the Mormon Church lays before more than one hundred and twenty million people in this country. How the New Dealers will view the situation is best left for time to record. The Mormons are but going back to the Biblical teach ing tha t it,is the duty ,of the church to care for the unfortunate augmented of.coarse 'by a branch of the state or political sub­ division, where the situation is best known. The Mormons have discovered what others observe tha t remote Control .from Washington is for no other purpose than vote control. THIS IS TO BE LOCUST YEAR Those who keep records on bugs and insects tell us tha t .we are now* in the year when the 17-year locust, or Cicada, is due. A s f a r as is known the 1.7-year locust has been with us a t different periods since the Plymouth colonists discoveret them back in 1634* About fhe only nuisance cioated by the Cicada is the sing­ ing, which is always done by the male species. Contrary, to opinion it is seldom the locust does damage to crops or even trees. They are only with us a few days, 17 according td reports, and .about the same number of years underground After the mating period, accompanied by the male singing, the latter dies. The female lays the eggs which hatch in July and August, The grubs soon burrow into the ground to await the next cycle of seventeen years to complete one of the most unusual rounds nature lias provided, for man, bug or beast While we may hear much of the 17-year locust it seems each je a r nature is putting us on the defense more and more if we want trees, fruits, flowers or shrubs, not to mention garden and farm crops. At present shade and wood trees, especially maple and elms, are infested with a mite that is destroying the foliage. It has only been in recent years that shade and wood, trees have become infested with insects. The scientist must next find a variety of bug tha t will feed on the different species that are now damaging trees. Nature certainly works in ways tha t marvel our best trained minds. HOOVER RAPS PRISON PAROLE METHODS J. Edgar Hoover, chief G-man, tha t has been responsible for breaking organized crime, properly hits a t our system of prison parole in both the state and federal governments. He is just as critical of the use of “probation,” a plan th a t has been used by courts under political control to keep the gangland vote in line, . • ' Of course both parole and probation have their places and some Worthy cases are passed upon but the wholesale manner in which criminals are released from prisons must be condemned. Mr. Hoover stated tha t nearly every one of the G-men that have been shot down while in the line of duty were Victims from the hands of criminals on parole. This is a terrible indictment and should be remedied. Both the government and states must raise the standard of citizenship for membership on such boards if we are to get any place ?ii controlling the gangsters, . . W an t a fa rm le a n t —See W lnw eeS l !ftf trill pnjr ymm to m « nm, became ear fN fN H lM WILL SAVJB YOU , It w 0tiT *• M« ml - fe e ae fN fM U w ii * iv v MOJVBYt Law li t a M rate, meall eaaff, eaay tenant Ja«< the plan v « i have. Over Seventeen Mllllea JDallara lame#, There maat be r :*e*S reaeea. ■ !W 1 NWOOD & GO. jssr *im' Phone: 16t—Cedarville Exchange MARION HUGHE& & SON Well Drilling CEDARVILLE, OHIO MAST-POOS POMPS ABRMOTOR WIND MILLS * l‘UMP AND WIND MILL REPAIRING Mach is being said about congress rushing legislation for- adjournment owing to Jftve political conventions next month. Roosevelt has a number of -vvild-edred bills all marked for slaughter as soon as they reach the Supreme Court, as unconstitutional. Democratic leaders realise most of the hills (ire not constitutional but they carry the “Roosevelt must” label and of course will go through under threat of no federal money for congressmen and senators that do not take orders. There has been a demand for years for federal legislation to check lynch­ ing and congress would pass such a bill now if Roosevelt put his “must stamp” on it. To do so would be like waving the red flag in the face of Southern Democracy. Down south even the best of 'em rejoice when a negro is left hanging from a tree or shot down to satisfy the blood thirsty mob. • The question of constitutional­ ity arises with such a law and under present circumstances it 'may be just that, all of which Sen. Borah contends, But from Roosevelt's angle,, it should pass, constitutional or not. y We often wonder if the •general public will not in .the end be greatly disappointed in turning over mile after mile of county.roads to the state highway department for upkeep. With the state having as much or more mileage now than it can finance for repair, liow will these roads now be­ ing taken over be cared for later on. There is' no denial that the county has been and could continue to keep roads better repair for less money than m the state highway, department. Yet: it sounds good to/have it said it will not cost the county anything. Few evidently stop to think that it is the 88 counties that comprise Ohio. The state gets its money from about the same source each county does. Letting the federal government and the states do things is. like the street slang expression, “Let George Do It.” It the automobile gasoline consumers is and other taxpayers that foot the bill no matter who has control of the roads Every mile of road the state takes over just so many more men go on the state payroll. The men" that do the actual work are not overpaid in any respect. Where increased costs enter is in overhead with political in­ spectors. The politicians smile every time they hear of >a county road being taken over by the state. Several days later we glanced over our daily paper to read a long list of counties th a t have government loans amounting to $13,000,000 to be invest­ ed in Rural Electrification under local management. Several hundred miles of wire and pole lines will be erected. Power stations erected with costly electrical machinery. If history re­ peats itself the only short-circuit pos­ sible will hit Uncle Sam. The private owned companies will still he doing business, ready to take over the used equipment a t bankrupt prices. ’ We have to live and learn. Here is^where you get the low down on what you would have had to pay for coal .had not the United States Supreme Court upset the Guffey act as unconstitutional. A fen weeks ago the government asked for bids on coal to heat the federal building in Co­ lumbus. The purchasing department has thrown out ail bids on the ground they were excessive. The bidders ans­ wer that coal wsb priced on the be lief that the Guffey (Roosevelt) coal law would be approved by the highest court, thus forcing up costs on all kinds of coal. What situation could be more of a joke than having a gov­ ernment department throw out high coal bids while the New Dealers were fixing to open the American pocket- book for a raid by coal operators or­ ganized under the Guffey law. There is about as much sense to the situation as if uneducated boys were a t the helm of the government. Remember Roosevelt’s off repeated statement, “Just as we planned it.” I The name of McGuffey, loved and revered by millions Uvea on regard­ less of the fact that the "McGuffey Renders” are out of tune with modern day education. We doubt if any of the modem text books ever reach a point in fame a* has the McGuffey reader. Down in Oxford there will be a cen- tenial celebration of the 100th. birth­ day of William Holmes McGuffey on July 24 and 25. Edgar A. Guest has written a poem, “Centennial Ode to McGuffey" for the event. Hugh Ful­ lerton, Sports writer, former Ohio newspaper man, author of “That Guy McGuffey,” will be present and pre­ sent features of McGuffey’s life. More than 1,000 delegates from 20 Mc­ Guffey societies will attend the cele­ bration; ' ism, the earnestness of all, is proof! that the underlying philosophy of life, maimers and morals upon which this country has risen exist in the hearts of the people and are being passed on to the rising generation; all the radicalisms, and distorted per­ spectives we hear so much about, to the contrary notwithstanding.” REPORT OF SALE Governor Davey boasted before the primary that he would be nominated over Gong. Young by a five to one vote, The chickens were counted a little bit soon for the vote was near the dangerous stage for the Governor. Now he is busy dropping Democrats on the payroll that did not deliver their precincts his way. Highway and state liquor store employees are pay­ ing the price, I t the Gov. meets de­ feat this fall, it might be credited to the hundreds marked for slaughter. We were discussing rural electric power with a farmer in the eastern part of the county that is served by the Payton Power & ; Light Co. several days ago from which we pick­ ed up a few pointers- When, our frlendi stated that he was more than satisfied with the service we incidently asked what he thought of rural electrifica­ tion under the government plan. His answer was that he had had all the experience he wanted trying out new business ventures when, he invested in a farmer’s grain elevator in South Solon. Continuing he said, “Just take a lock over this section of Ohio and look at the wrecked elevators that in most cases represented farm money.” The only .reaction of the county pri­ mary on the Republican side of the fence come ffom tj*e Young Republi­ cans Club’s demand for the appoint­ ment of "Happy” Davis, as a deputy under the newly nominated sheriff, J« William ' Fudge, in case of election. Threats have been made that Davis will run as an independent candidate. If so, this leaves the Republican Club ‘out on the end of a limb,” Few there are that believe Fudge will not be the next Sheriff, Greene county hns never yet elected an independent candidate. Congressional investigators are hav­ ing a time trying to break down Dr, Townsend of the $200-a-month*pen* sion fame. The Dr, walked out on the committee some days ago regardless of the contempt powers that lie with tiie committee. He has issued chal­ lenges that almost defy court powers. The New Dealers are on the spot. To ail the Dr. menu-.; more public, ly for the pension plan, . f>> let him go on means more paid ip the aide of the Democratic donkey. The donkey L- jealous of anybody that tries to give away more money than Roosevelt.' It a question which of the two are the most dangerous to the future of the nation on present day policies. We notice in a Warren county paper that no bids were received for a high­ way improvement a t Fosters op the CCC route that would post several hundred thousand dollars, Bidders on this class of work are forced to use relief labor, much of which is not suitable for contracting purposes. But that is not all. We also understand most all highway contracts now call for a thirty-hour week. In other words it is to take twice as many men to do the same job as formerly in the same length'of time. It will also add to the cost of the job but this Is not to be considered for the taxpayer pays the bill. The New Deal program a t no point gives consideration to a property owner or a taxpayer. Its Roosevelt doctrine brought right to your door. COMMENCEMENT If the writer of an editorial in the Columbus Dispatch on “Commence­ ments,” could have attended the local high school commencement, Tuesday evening, he could have realized just what he had written many days pre vious. First, it has been some years since we have seen as large a crowd present for such an occasion. Second, it was a delight to see the. happy smiling faces as the big crowd passed out at the conclusion of the program Third, it was a representative gather­ ing of all classes, color and creeds, each one knowing and respecting the other. All this is just what the above writer had to say in a city paper. But you rend the editorial for yourself: “One of the pleasurable experiences of life is to attend commencement exercises in a rural community or small city. Not that comparable cere­ monies in metropolitan centers do not have like purpose but there is an in­ timacy in these smaller affairs which we do not find in the large centers. “Every one attends because he has a genuine interest in the event and there are few in the audience who do not know every graduate on ihe plat­ form, their parents and the circum­ stances under which they were born and reared. This knits the gathering into one without boredom. A whole­ some seriousness pervades the cere­ monies as parents and patrons sit in the audience and proudly watch the young men and women n varded for their efforts in the field of formal education. The adults remember that this great momunl is made possible by their sacrifices in maintaining the public school system, and the parents especially must feel that the labor and attention which was necessary to keep their children in school through the long years has been little enough to pay for the joys of the occasion. “Commencement is a symbol of the American scheme of thing's, a scheme which is not duplicated anywhere else in the world. No other system of pub­ lic instruction provides for a climax of the school year where graduates, school authorities, teachers, parents and patrons gather for the final rites marking the opening of another period in the lives Of their youth. “During the next two wedks there will be thousands of such affairs throughout the nation. For the mo ment, politics, economics and other controversial matters Will be for­ gotten in {the district. Interest will center around the activities during the closing week of school, climaxed as it were by Hie final exercises which we know as commencement, “Attendance is a tonic and an in­ spiration for one apprehensive for the future of this country, The whole- someness, the fundamental American- Monday, May 25,1936 Springfield Live Stock Sales Co. HOG—Receipts 465. 160-225 lbs.......... .........10.16 to 10.20 225-250 lbs............- ___ 10.00 to 10.10 250-275 lbs. __________ 9.75 to 9.90 275-300/ lbs.................. 9.50 to 9.76 800 Ibsi up __________,..9 .25 to 9,65 140-160 l b s ,_:_______ 10.0U to 11.50 120-140 l b s . __ : ___ ...10.00 to 12.00 100-120 l b s . _________ 10.00 to 12.00 Sows — . . . ____ . . . ___ 7.60 to 8.50 Stags ,-------- 8.00t down SHEEP A LAMBS—62 head. Yearling lambs . — __.~6.00 to 10.00 Spring lambs ,__ ,__ __ .8.00 to 11.00 Fat ew es_. . . . . . . . . ___ 2.00 to 3,75 Old ewes -__— _____ —2.00 down CATTLE—53 head. Dry fed steers . . . . . . . . . 7 . 0 0 to. 8.00 Medium steers <— _____5.00 to 7.00 Dry •fed -heifers j l ---- ---- 7.00 to 7,75 Medium steers — -__.___4.60 to 7.00 Fat cows__ _______ ,....4 .50 to 0-25 Canners and c u tte rs___ 2.50 to 4.50 Milk cows . . . . . . . . . . —25,00 to 65.00 Bulls ............................ —5.00 to 7.00 VEAL CALVES—Receipts 78 head. Good and Choice____—7,50,10 9,75 Top medium ____ ,8.00 to 9.00 Low medium ------- ,—__ 7.00 to 8.00 Thin andrough —— ___ 5,00 to 7.00 Culls — _________ 5.00down Prices on all kinds 'of live stock on todays market were • mostly higher than a week ago, hogs leading in the Increase with a top of 10,20 or 55 cents higher than last Monday’s ses­ sion. Sheep and lambs were about steady for a light run, and cattle mostly 25 cents to fifty cents higher, and vealers mostly steady to 25 cents higher. Medium kinds fed steers found a strong demand'ut very satisfactory prices, topping a t 8.00, but receipts were not heavy enough to satisfy buy­ ers demands. THE T 0 HG FOR TODAY IS BINDER TWINE pn!y#L few weeks, for with* Binder twine, * t the most, i* used only- so little argument can be made about standing weather and lasting. It must, however, be long fibered and free from loose fibres which w ill clog up in th e hinder. Most pf the standard Lwlne makers in th is country turn out such twine. Price, delivery when needed and “Buy America” w ill govern where you pick up your hinder tw ine. We handle the well-known RAKCO brand and solicit your early orders. Price w ill be protected. CEDARVILLE GRAIN CO. 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