The Cedarville Herald, Volume 59, Numbers 27-52

a ■i TH IN G S A B B AD V E R T ISED m M ERCH AN TS F IR ST . A D V E R ­ T ISEM EN TS K EE P YO U A B R E A ST O F TH E T IM ES . R E A D TH EM l ffh e Mm dd. AD VERT IS IN G IS N EW S , A S MUCH A S TH E HEADL INES O N T H E FRO N T PA G E , O FTEN IT IS O F M ORE S IGN IF ICAN CE T O Y O U - FIFTY -N INTH YEAR NO. 50 mim/ssBm 'A m11.1v r i rjii;mm..‘ "w w iw '".t "."m w y s c i■)— - .■-»-------,,i..'..agaiBMHwa*»... ,u1 1 ..... GEDARVILLE, OHIO, FR tpA Y , NOVEMBER 13, 1936 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR mm i i E i M t i r r r P B I fC w o L t l I t K m i STATE M P iRTM FM Tg K r n l l HVVEIl 10 CX)LUMBUS.—Too few Ohioans, even those in Columbus and the im­ mediate vicinity, are acquainted with the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Museum, 'which houses an ‘important collection that is growing rapidly. This was the assertion o f Director Henry G, Shet- rone in announcing four new contri­ butions to the institution, The gifts were a cannon ball o f the period _of the Battle o f Lake Brie, which was found while dredging on Gibraltar Island; a glass inkwell in the shape o f a log cabin, which was a souvenir o f the Harrison-Tyler .. presidential campaign .o f 11842; a 100-year-old buck-saw; and a century-old wooden door lock. Director Shetrone pointed out that recently, due largely to loan collections sent to schools throughout the state, the museum is creating in­ creased interest but even now the out- of-state tourists who are in Colum- ■btts visit the museum more, in prof portion, than Ohioans, ■ COURT NEWS \ SCHOOL NEWS SPECIAL RELIGIOUS SERVICES DIVORCE SUITS * Declaring the defendant neglected her home, ran around at night and often failed to .prepare meals for her husband and their three minor chil­ dren, Everett Burnette has filed suit in common pleas court seeking a di- vorce fromE tha Burnette, on grounds o f gross'neglect o f duty. Thfey were married April IS, 1024, and have been separated since last April,- according; to the petition. The husbands re­ quests custody o f the youngest o f the minor children. Mary G. Emley, in a suit for divorce from Emerson J. Emley, to whom she was married August 19,1980, charges the defendant left her ..October 23 and that she is informed He intends to abandon her and go to California. She requests an award o f alimony and attorney fees and seeks an in­ junction to prevent the defendant from withdrawing money she says he has on deposit in Xenia and Lebanon banks. ,l Prince o f Peace Contest Sabbath •^evening, November 8, the Prince o f Peace Declamation Contest was held in the local United Presby­ terian Church. The participants who had been trained by Miss Rife, were given the following places by the judges: David Ramsey-, first; Neil Hartman, second;' Wayne Andrew, third. The-nther participants who did not win honors were: Jeanette Neal, Beatrice O’Bryant, and - Mary Jean TOwnsley. Special music was- furnished by the high school girls' sexette, consisting o f ; Helen Ford, Alma Brewer, Junia Creswell, Martha Jan e ' Turnbull, Jeanette Neal, and Helen Andrew; and by the boys' -quartette, including Wayne Andrew, -Billy Aiken, Laurence Fulkerson, and Justin Northnp. Each oration was: well delivered and each contained much valauble in­ formation. From far and near, by train and motor car, .camie thousands o f Grang­ ers this week to attend the seventieth annual convention o f the National Grange, mighty pioneer farm organ­ ization whose membership o f more - than 800,000 virtually blankets the nation.: And with the arrival o f the j Grangers, Columbus became figur- j atiyely the ‘'agricultural capital" o f j the United -States—which was termed fitting by the visitors since Ohio CANNING FIRM SUED Suit to collect a judgment fo r $1,- 600 alleged balance due under a con­ tract whereby the defendant agreed last August 5 to purchase a field of corn from the plaintiff for ?5,000, has been instituted by J. W. Fulkerson against the Roxanna Canning Co., Roxanna, O. Fulkerson declares that be delivered the corn but has not been fully paid under the contract, G. H. Smith is attorney for the plaintiff. DIVORCES GRANTED Four divorces have .been granted as follows; Homer, L. Ballard from G. Ballard, on grounds o f a sep- P«>P is fLeetha recognized as one o f the foremosti . . . . . . . . . .. . . , m . i cruelty, the court approving states m agriculture. The sixty- - ; . . , : . , .. ^ ni_. arate agreement determining o r annua m.ee mg o e io ^ rjghts, alimoney and custody of Grange was staged— m o fT Patriotic Assembly The singing o f the first -verse o f the ‘‘Star-Spangled Banner" opened the patriotic assembly Monday morn­ ing. The speaker o f the morning was Rev. W. E. Ewing, pastor o f the First Christian Church, Mt: Sterling, Ohio and father-in-law o f the local super­ intendent o f schools. Rev. Mr.. Ew­ ing, led the devotions. In his liminary remarks, he stressed true meaning o f Armistice Day. speaker gave a ninteresting scholarly address based on the text: "And whosoever shall compel thee to go -a mile, go w ith him twain." Rev. Ewing stressed the fact that happi­ ness comes not L oin doing what is expected o f us.but from x doing more than that which duty, requires. pre- the The and DR. A. W. JAMIESON Evangelistic meetings will be held the Evangelistic Services will give in the United Presbyterian Church, way to the Foreign Mission Team, beginning . Sabbath, November 15th, who are visiting the congregations o f and continuing througlf November. our synod.. The team is composed of Dr. A. W- Jamieson o f Rushville, Rev. Dalton Galloway o f Egypt, and Indiana, a brother o f fijte local pastor, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Porter o f India, will preach during these special serv- Dr. Porter will show pictures o f In­ ices, and will present the pure Gospel dia to illustrate his lecture, and they with the initial program o f the na­ tional event, -which will continue through November 19. The national organization was the dream o f Oliver Kelley o f Minnesota, who was com- m t»ion .r at W uh iw !- tm M» Civil W « The ^ chJ . plo„ Ohio Grange, was started sunder the % n _ J V ti w„ {. ^ _____- ,G. Burr from Clifford H. Burr, on minor children; Malvina Wheatley from William Wheatley, on grounds o f neglect, the .plaintiff being award­ ed custody o f a minor child; Goldie Marie Oran from Clarence' Oran, on iie ,d Attention -direction o f S.' H. Ellis o f Lebanon in < 1873. ground ;o f - cruelty, the. ; custody o f ______ /minor children confided to the pUin- . . . *. i-. -tiff and an a g re em eh tfo r division o f Although fifteen new cases o f in /'j^operty approved by the court, fantile paralysis were reported to the | State Department o f Health there is I no reason to believe that the malady j is Teachingthe epidemic stage, even in Lucas and Montgomery counties, which reported five cases each, accord­ ing to Dr. Finley Van Orsdall, chief o f the division o f communicable i diseases. One new case was reported from Troy township and another from 1 Auburn township, GIVEN NOTE JUDGMENT Dan Dawson has recovered a $311.- 87 note judgment in a suit directed against Moses Dawson, according to an approved journal entry. Keep the, ate December 117 . open, for on that date the children o f grades one to six will present a Christmas operetta at. the Cedarville Opera House. CASES DISMISSED A will contest suit brought by both ~ in~ Geauga Lcwis Dines against Estclla Dines county; one from Bloomviile, Seneca flnd othcis bas been di?miased h* county; one from Benton township in .^ e em e n t o f parties to the action. Ottawa county; and one from Smith-1 °,n mo« on ®f the Plajntiff, a petition field township, Jefferson county, Dr. d le d ^ ***?& R- Timbcrman against Van Oradall said that a decline in t he' ■ Wnght and others, and an disease may be expected as a result o f anawer and/ross-petition filed by the colder Weather. (defendant, have been .dismissed; Apparatus designed and construct­ ed iby the traffic bureau o f the State Department o f Highways, and dis­ played as a .feature attraction in the highway exhibit at the Ohio State fair, gained attention as far away as, , „ „„ , „ , Nova Scotia. The apparatus,, termed .vaue‘ j g “ J 8S obligations the"'reaction meter," was used to testsva^ e' * 735" 3; , motorists fo r the time elapsed while! Estate, o f ' A ‘ Whdtington: the thought o f stopping a motor v e -|^ “ s ™lue’ f 880! obligations, $1,063; h ide was transmitted into the actual |neb v.alufe’ nothing. r operation o f putting on the breaks.' Estate o f Frank A ‘ Rob,nson: ^ osa The Highway Department o f Nova ESTATE VALUED In order to determine whether in­ heritance taxes are due, six estates have . been appraised under probate !court orders as follows: Estate of James Whitacre: gross $85; net Scotia requested the device to display at the Provincial Exhibition at Hali­ fax , The request was granted when .the Nova Scotia department agreed to pay transportation charges from and to Columbus. The. actual value'of the reaction meter lies in the hope that it will help to persuade motorists whose reaction stime is higher than Die aver­ age: to refrain from driving fast, ex­ perts said. Through the offices of the Ohio State Employment Service a total o f 181,856 jobs, which represented an increase o f fifty-two per cent, were obtained,i last year, according to are- port, compiled by Director James Wit- terrbrook. O f the total,.59,667 were with private ' employers. Placements made in government service or on public projects other than work re­ lief totaled 16,326. $300; net value, $2,600; obligations, value, $2,200. Estate o f Hattie Harner: gross value, $750; obligation, $563; net. value, $187. Estate o f Lulie H. Strohm: gross value, $336.98-; obligations, $76; net value, $261.98. Estate o f Leola Tarbox: gross value, $1,762.86; obligations, $77.97; net value, $1,684.89. Seventh Degree Conferred L. J. George, Vocational Agriculture teacher, in the CedarviUe High School, and three o f his pupils, Carl CuIUce, Ervin- CuHice; n d C B am e -F o ig e left November 12 for Columbus to attend the National Grange meeting and take the Seventh Degree. A feature o f the convention was the conferring o f the highest degree pos­ sible in the Grange, the Seventh, to ten thousand candidates. The class was so large that rthe degree had to be given at four different times. Over threo .hundred Vocational Agriculture students from Ohio and their teachers had the Seventh Degree conferred upon them at the same time. The National Grange opened at eleven o'clock Wednesday, November Eleventh. ^National Master Taber de­ livered his annual address at two p. m. The Nationnl Grange Youth Luncheon was held Thursday at twelve o'clock noon in honor o f' the National President o f the Future Farmers o f America, National Lead­ ers o f 4-H .Club Work and the winner o f the National -Grange Highway Es­ say Contest. The purpose o f this luncheon was to encourage Sural Youth who are gtdag forward along the pathway o f Rural -Organization. As an added attraction, a-chorus of 300 F. F .'A . members selected from the Vocational Agriculture classes in Ohio entertained with Grange and F. F. A , songs. Robert Beatty, and Harold Cooley represented the Cedar- ville F. F. A. Chapter: o f the Son o f God as mhn’s .only-hope, are said to be unusually fine pictures. Dr. Jamieson.was for iqany years Sy- This week's services are being held nodical Superintendent q f Missions.for fo r the good of-our entire community. this synod, and has had a great deal The membership o f our churches need o f experience in such campaigns. Mr. a Revival, and Christ will be presented Arthur G. Duffey o f South Charleston, as the Saviour o f mankind, and the will have charge o f the music, and w i ll— , „• , . . , . . . ’ . . only One who can save our souls, as conduct a praise seiwice at the begin- ning o f each meeting, ! The services wel1 as save our count*y and the will begin promptly at 7|30 p. m. world. The public are cordially invit- Monday evening, November 16th, ed to all o f these services. Dr. and Mrs, F, A. Jurkat spent j the week eiid with Mr, and Mrs, James Lemon a t Eaton, Ohio. Mr. Lemon is employed as a teacher in the city school o f Eaton and Mrs. Lemon is teaching in GratiB, , The Dramatics Club presented the play "A Well Remembered Voice" by Jam eB M. Barrie, under the direction o f Dorothy Anderson, . The play was given in the Y. W. Room o f the Main College building, Monday evening, The Y. W. Girls chose their Secret Pals, Monday marking and already mysterious packages have .started to appear in the Girls* Room. Tuesday, Pauline Long taught as substitute in Ross Township school. Tuesday evening the Monks’ Club met in their room in the Carnegie Library. Devotions were led by Eury- dice Collins. A business meeting was held and plans were discussed. The Cedrus staff has chosen as its play for the year "Speeding Along" by Katherine Kavanaugh. The date has been set fo r December 10. Every­ one keep this date open! ^ Professors A . J. Hosteteler, -Dr. W. R. McChesney and Miss Helen Sant- myer are going to attend a meeting in Columbus, Friday and Saturday, that has been called by Franklin H. McNutt, College Examiner o f the State Department o f Education. Coach Ault has arranged a basket­ ball game .between the Springfield Y. M. C. A. and CedarviUe College for December 4. This wUl be the first game o f the season;for CedarviUe. The faculty and student body extend their heartfelt sympathy to Elinor Hughes upon the death-of .her brother. Chaplain LaClede Marklp was the speaker at the joint meeting/of the Y. M. and Y, W.» on Wednesday morning. Selma High . Opere ool Tonight An operetta, a t .Hol­ land,” will be presented by Selma High School students Friday night in the school, auditorium,. The cast in­ cludes Chester Hohenstein, Rose Draper, Mildred Mauer, Mertie Myers, Rodney Maurer, Clayton Wiseman, Russell Johnson and Opal Burris. A chorus o f ‘‘farmer's daughters," will be included in the cast, State Contest Winner Named Foster Snyder, of Madison County, near London, was the winner o f the Ohio shock corn husking contest held on the Oyler, farm near here Wed­ nesday. The state contest was a pre­ liminary to the national championship. After deductions for marketable corn left unhusked and other pen­ alties,' Champion Snyder had husked 961 and one-fourth pounds net in the 80 minutes o f the contest. Other finishers in the state contest Battery Charger Takes Fire Sunday Afternoon Aii electric b ftrtW charger at the Ohio Independent Oil Co. filling sta­ tion, West Xenia ave., took fire Sun­ day afternoon that caused ,some dam­ age to a lot o f new tires over head. The; battery equipment was a com­ p lete'loss, The fire department was called but the' fire was extinguished I vith chemicals before the department irrived. Farm Youth Congress Planned For Chicago Farm boys ad girls of the United States -will stage their 15th annual conclave, the National 4-H Club Con­ gress, in connection with the Inter­ national p ve Stock Exposition, which will be bold at. the Chicago Stock Yards, November 28 to December 5, It is reported that approximately 1400 boys and^.giris will attend the 1936 Congress. ^They will come from 44 states. All o f the participants will be given free trips to Chicago because o f winnings in state wide contests SALE APPROVED Administrator's sale o f property be­ longing to the Thomas Adams estate, to Philip and Christel Sheridan for $1,062, has been approved. The ourt also confirmed adminis­ trator's sale o f property belonging to the Riley Braham estate, to Roscoe Brnham for $700. AUTHORITY GIVEN V three PdrmisSion to mortgage tracts ofiBeavercreek Twp, real estate estate, without bond. APPOINTMENTS MADE C. A. Funkhouser >has been appoint­ ed/ executor o f .the John Moler estate,, under bond o f $2,000: Priscilla Bruce has been named executrix o f the Sqphie' A . Brace containing 116.60 -acres, to refinance indebtedness, has been granted by the cour% on application o f the Univers­ ity o f Dayton, Society o f Mary, Prov­ ince o f Cincinnati. Th* real estate involved is located near .the Grecne-Mohtgomery County line and Is used to t religious and edu­ cational purposes tinder the name o f Mount Et. John's Normal School. A new mortgage is to fee issued to con­ summate a proposed new refunding mortgage loan, David Ct Bradfute has been desig­ nated executor Of the Elinor Agnes Collins estate, without bond. J. J, Curlett, Albert Bickett and Thur­ man Middleton were named ap­ praisers. James P. Kyle has been named ad­ ministrator o f the Leola Tnrbox e s ­ tate under $2,000 bond. T. D. K yk , C. W. Breakfield and J. J. Curlett were appointed appraisers. stiboortbo m i m i r f f l M w -Cheerleaders Chosen A t a special high school assembly, Thursday morning, those wishing to be cheer leaders during the coming basketball season were privileged to show their ability. There proved to be no competition as the only stu­ dents trying out were Bflly Aiken and Earl Bartley. After a demonstration showing acrobatic as well as cheer leading ability, the candidates re­ ceived a favorable vote from the stu- jdent body. Dane Tonight The first dance o f the '36-’37 school year will be held tonight irf the school auditorium. The following rules will govern this occasion: 1. The xlance will be .ln the High Sohaol /Auditorium. 2 . Grade*/£-12 are eligible for the dance. 3. .Hours a m 8-11 p. m. All are re­ quested,-te bo-present not /earlier than 7:80 or later than 8:00 p, m. 4 I f a student goes outside the bttUdkg-for any reason*, between tlio hears * f 8:00 and 1 1 :0 0 ^ m,„ he can nei WMhter. Doors will be locked after 8:30- - * 5. Please report to your, own class president not^Jatw iha» . Thursday* mwi MBt:Jj^,tbldllbirMir.fmot you ex­ pect to be present at the dance. 6. All students are quested to fay ' vere Fau' ^ Inn’ of Pickaway County; earjjej. jn the season. Those winning Wayne Doriot, o f Fulton County, and in tbc 4.H CongrcB8 are named the Lester Bennett, o f Henry-County. jveart nationa, champiohg. Champions from many, counties inj • the state, participated in the p r e l i m - n * _ _ t f . , ^ 1,00 inary event of the national contest, In- j U C H IH i v i r S . n U J $ U c s eluding those from Greene and Logan [ Jj|i X g IIIH H O S p it f ll l Counties. ' ______ Miss Julia Hopping Died Wednesday Miss Julia Hopping, 82, who has made her home with her niece,. Mrs, Minnie McMillan, ^ died Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, death being due to arterio sclerosis from which she has suffered for two years. The deceased was bom on the Hoop Road, south-east o f Xenia, the daugh- jtc>' o f James and. Margaret Bull Hupping, She was a lifelong resident o f the county except for fifteen years during which time she resided in Iowa With a sister now deceased. The de­ ceased was a member of the Second U. P. Church in Xenia. The following nephew and nieces survive: J. B. Hopping, of Loveland, P .; G, S. Hopping, o f Peebles, O.; Mrs. Julia Lackey, of Jamestown; J, C, McMillan, o f Columbus; Raymond Hopping, o f Spring Valley; Mrs. Wilbur Kliian, o f Dayton; Mrs. Mary Copeland, o f Los Angeles, and Mrs. Minnie McMillan. Funeral services will be conducted At the Nagley Funeral Home, Xenia, Saturday at 2 p. m., In charge o f Dr, H. B. McElree, o f the Second U. P. Church. Burial will be in Dean Cem­ etery. Eriends may call at the funeral home Friday afternoon or evening. j Mrs. Rose Hughes, 62, wife o f Marion Hughes, Miller st., died at the 'McClellan Hospital, Xenia, Tuesday night at 11:25, following an attack with cerebral hemorrhage twelve weeks age. The deceased was bom in Clifton, December 10, 1883, and has been a resident of this place for sixteen years, moving ‘ here from Yellow Springs, Besides her husband, four children survive: Mrs, Paul Orr, o f this place, and Curtis, Elinor and Wanda, at home. The funeral will be held this Fri­ day afternoon from the M. E. Church, o f which she was a member, at two o'clock, with burial in North Cem­ etery. (C on titw od m i - For Sale—Few regular medium tdse pie pumpkins, Mrs, Ida Storm- |*nt. Pohfi 161-F-3, BOOKIE GAMBLER FINED George Kormos, 60, Osborn, arrest­ ed by deputy sheriffs on a charge o f Selling race horse tickets and "books,", pleaded guilty before Judge Gowdy, Wednesday. A fine o f $50 and costa was levied. A sixty-day jail Sentence was suspended on condition that the defendant refrain from gamblihg. RUMMAGE SALE, SATURDAY A Rummage Sole, under the direc­ tion o f the LadieB 'Aid o f the U. P. Church, wilj be held in the Township Clerk's Office, Saturday, Nov, 14, sta ring at 10:80 A. M. Attended Otis sale.for bargains on children's dresses, sweaters, underwear and coats. / Springfield Scouts Accept Camp Site SPRINGFIELD. — Acceptance by the executive board ’ of. Tecumseh Council, Boy Scouts o f America, o f a deed to 26 acres o f land, donated by Hugh Taylor Birch, o f Yellow Springs insures the Boy Scouts o f this area of. a permanent camp site. ‘The l&rid is located adjacent to .the John Bryan State Park, near Yellow Springs, and will be known hereafter as “ Thc Hugh Taylor Birch Boy Scout Camp." A comprehensive plan for development o f the camp has been prepared by camp engineers o f the national council o f Boy Scouts. The Tecumseh Council area in­ cludes all Boy Scout troops in Clark, Greene, Champaign, Logan, Clinton and Highland Counties. LOUIS TABER GRANGE HEAD SPEAKS OUT Louis J, Taber, head o f the national grange, spoke before the 70th annual Grange session in Columbus, Wednes­ day, in which he stated the position o f the farm organization he heads with, the national administration. He took the New Deal to task for its tariff, debt and money policies and urged repeal o f "most favored nation clause" from treaties that permitted the agriculture department to permit Imports o f live stock and dressed meat as well as all kinds o f grain that hold down the price o f American crops pro­ duced by the American farmer. He criticised the debt burden o f the gov­ ernment under Roosevelt and praised the “ honest dollar," as. the only basis for prosperity and demanded im­ mediate' and thorough re-organiza­ tion o f our Federal government. Taber continued: “ Rural life must not only be organized but must de­ velop farm-owned and'farm-controlled : marketing agencies. The fanners dare not lean too heavily upon government, He praised New Deal'farm credit'and rural electrification but lie character­ ized recent crop control methods a crazy quilt that does not make sense." , - A four-point American farm pro­ gram Mr. Taber put to the conven­ tion was this:. A permanent policy for rural life; organization, co-operation to defend farm interests; -stable in­ come sufficient for satisfactory rural living standards!; educational, social, spiritual opportunities. More than 10,000 delegates from 36 states are attending the Grange con -' vention, which will cover nine days. Grand Jury Called For Nov. 20th Prosecutor Marcus McCaliister has called the grand jury fo r a special one day session fo r November 20 to dis­ pose o f cases that may be on the docket up until that date. Prosecutor McCaliister completes his term of office with the year and will leave as few cases as possible unfinished for his successor, Marcus Shoup, wbq takes his office January 4th. Home Demonstration On “Canned Meat” "The Use o f Home Canned Meats" has proven to be a popular subject'for discussions to be held in the various townships of Greene County in the Home Demonstration Program this year. - A Leaders -Training meeting will he held on; Thursday. December 3 to train helpers to assist Ruth Radford, Home Demonstration Agent in giving the project in the various communities. The majority o f rural women can their own meat and this lesson will be in relation to types o f menus in which this kind of food will be appropriate­ ly used. Recipes and various food, value will be discussed in relation to this work. Leaders are being selected from the various communities and the dates of j the .local.meetings are as follows: Bath Twp.—Jan. 12; Caesarcreek— Jan. 16; CedarviUe—Feb. 24; Jeffer­ son—Dec, 8; Clifton—Jan. 14; New Jasper—Jan. 19; Ross—Dec, 11; Sugarcreek—Jan. 21; Silvercreek— Dec. 9; Spring Valley—Jan. 20; Lau- man-Old Town Run—-Jan. 13; Collins- Oak Grove—Dec. 4; Lower Bellbrook Pike—Upper Bellbrook Pike—Feb, 5. H . G. Funsett Returns To Hagar Paper Co. K _______ Mr. H. G. Funsett, Indianapolis, Ind., will return to his former posi­ tion, as superintendent o f The Hagar Straw Board A Paper Co., on De­ cember 1st. Mr, Funsett left here itine years ago to accept, a position with Ball Bros, paper mill in Nobles- ville, Ind. Later* he engaged in the funeral motor livery business in In­ dianapolis, which he has jnst disposed o f recently. Mr, Funsett takes the position recently vacated by Mr. Fred Shew, who has joined the Weston Paper Co., as production manager. Jos. E. Mason Heads County Farm Bureau Joseph B; Mason has been elected president o f the Greene County Farm Bureau, succeeding Harper Bickett, who becomes vice president. Mr, Mason is also president o f the Greene County Soil Conservation Association. Mrs. Mildred Watkins was chosen secretary and Myron Fudge, Silver- creek Twp., treasurer. C l a im s in t e r e s t in e s t a t e Mrs. Edward Shultz, Xenia, has filed suit in the Council Bluffs, Iowa, courts, claiming an interest. in the Mrs. Al Clark estate o f $366,000. At­ torney George Smith has filed the suit, NQ TAX—NO LIGHT London voters failed to pass the special tax levy fo r street lighting and the authorities not having funds to continue ail night lighting have order* ed all street lights to be darkened at 9 p .m . It seems local taxpayers resent boondoggling. The answer to this is: “ What doeth it profit a man to gain a federal dollar i f he looses his own pocketbook?" ARMISTICE DAY ADDRESS Mr. W, W. Galloway was the prin­ cipal speaker before the Kiwanis Club, Xenia, Tuesday evening in ob­ servance o f Armistice Day, Past presidents uf the club were honored at the Tuesday evening session, Mr. Galloway being one o f them. W. D. WRIGHT CAST HIS FIRST BALLOT FOR LINCOLN W. D. Wright, 04, Xenia, who cast his first ballot fo r Abraham Lincoln, still found it judicious to follow pre cedent and Vote this year fo r Gov. Landoti. Mr. Wright Served Us a di­ rector o f the Xenfa National Bank for 28 years, CHARGE AGAINST ATTORNEY F. W. Dunkle, Xenia attorney, faces a charge o f obtaining money under false pretense before Judge Gowdy, Saturday. The affidavit was filed by Mrs. Martha Brownlde, who claims that Dunkle defrauded her at $10. The fees were paid in connection With « divorce case, which she later dis­ covered never were filed, TAX REVENUE REDUCED Now that the sales tax has been dropped from food all the taxing dis­ tricts, schools, municipalities and counties can expect a reduction in tax revenue. A report in Columbus Tues­ day Was that the administrationvwas considering increase of the present tax to three cents an all that is now taxable, The loss on food is placed at twelve million dollars. i