The Cedarville Herald, Volume 62, Numbers 1-26

,«fcs m m W /THINGS ARE APVERTJSED BY MERCHANT^ FIRST. ADVER­ TISEMENTS KEEP YOU ABREAST OF TIIE TIMES. READ THEM! f The ADVERTISING IS NEWS, AS MUCH AS THE HEADLINES ON THE FRONT PAGE. OFTEN IT IS OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE TO YOU, SIXTYrSECOND YEAR NO. 4 GEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23,1938 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR NEWS LETTER FROMSTATE DEPARTMENTS 14 - COURT NEWS l4» . DIVORCE SUITS Restoration-to her maiden name, an i alimony award, attorney fees and an' injunction to restrain her husband ~ ' from disposing of his interest in an 83- COLUMBUS. - Announcement; of ’ fflrn) on fte Tarbox ,.oad( Br0 the publication of the appropriation| ht „ guit brought by Goldie: acts of the 92nd General Assembly; ^ Kaan(^ Xcni R> R. 5f against! was made by Secretary of State Wil-I. - — _ . , , . .lames R. Kennedy, Gedarville, R. R. liam J. Kennedy. Copies w.l be sent , wofe mariiod Sept' 27> 193fl to state, county and municipalI officials,, nt rovin(rtnn Kv Tho nl!l!ntitT public libraries, colleges, universities and other interested individuals and institutions, Mr. Kennetfy said.. The at .Covington, Ky, The plaintiff, charges cruelty and gross neglect, Dena Darner, in 3 suit chargii.ig I!. . . iErvin Hamer with ei-ueltv and neglect, volume contains all appropriation acts; , e()Uestf5 nn uward of peraonal prop.; passed by the legislature in i-egulavi wtv jn whk.h John H< ;ind. j . Jim-old ■ and three special sessions during 1937; panu;d ,.co.(k>fcwbnts in th(J and 1938, and is-issued as a supple-1 petitiftni claim nn interest. The couple I ment to Volume 117, Laws of O h . o j ^ ma,,,i0(i Nov 10 1919 ,l( NVw_ which will be published early next 1 Yon.support since their inavriago August 12, 1934, and wilful absence year. . The State Department1 of Health and the state division of conservation since May, 1935, are charged by Nancy E. McCullaugh in her suit against C. She i'e-. maiden t joined in a warning against tularemia, ! Ai;coHnuBh " jamc.8toWm. commonly referred .to as “rabbitj qucgts Testoration t0 hcr fever,” during: the remainder of 'the'* name ’ current hunting season as the result; ' Slc'lltt' Den.ick hnst fU(1(1 suit fp'r! a of increased prevalence of the malady, rtivorcc from wil]jam. Herrick, 14 in several sections of the state. More - cases of tularemia have been report­ ed in north and northeastern Ohio , California St., whom she charged with gross neglect and habitual intoxica­ tion. She sejeks custody of three minor than in other sections, but within the! children and alimony, last few days several cases have de- ••• • : veloped in additional districts, partic- • FORECLOSURE ACTION ularly in the east central portion-of- .Tho Peoples’ Building and -Savings the state, it was disclosed. The health. C(1j has instituted a mortgage’fore­ department has repeatedly urged per-, dfi;,ur{. suU against B. F. Thomas and, _rr=r sons who dress wild game to woiii-, othei's. - requesting judgment for rubber gloves and has cautioned j ^20.2:4.. ,1. CnYl Marshall is attornev against inadequate cooking. It is said that although rabbits which contract ■ the disease usually die within a short time, it is difficult for the ■average hunter to determine whether a rabbit: is infected. * ] ifor the company. London Contractor jCommunity Christmas Gets Ditch Contract Program Saturday SCHOOL NEWS ' ‘White Gift” Pupils and teachers of the high school, sponsored the "White Gift Christmas”■’■again this year. Pack­ ages containing articles of food were wrapped in Christmas paper and col­ lected in the home rooms. This food will be placed in the eafeteria.in pre­ paration of free lunches for the. under­ nourished children. Christmas Assembly ‘ Wednesday afternoon,, before the Christmas holidays, was devoted to p special assembly centered around the Christmas theme. The following pro- program was announced by Mr. Reed, chairman of the program committee. Carols, school. ' Presentation of White Gifts. j Scripture Reading, Alice Hannn and) Choral Respone. Dialogue, “The Gift o.f the Stars,” by Seventh Grade. “Adcste Fideles,” Freshmen, Latin Class. Reading, Carl Watkins. Guitar Solo, Roy Boles. • “Scenes from" Dickens Christmas Carol,” by Eighth Grade English Class. • ' . Brass Sextette Silent Night Pantomime. DIVORCES GRANTED Three .divorce decrees have been a- warded by the court, as follows: Howard Iv .Ramsey ffroni. Sadie Ram. Twenty-four million . dollars less ■state ■ revenue during the first eleven months of 1938 wheri compared with the same period in 1937 was reported by State Treasurer Clarence H. Knisley. He revealed that the state j liquor monopoly declined more than j $5,000,000, and the-motor vehicle reg­ istration fees more than $1,000,000. The greatest, loss was a ’decrease of more than $11,000,000 in sales tax revgnue. , •. On his. low bid of $735.73 for 6,844 cubic yards,;of excavation at a unit price of ten. and. three-fourths cents per cubic yard, O. E. Liller, London, sey,. on. grounds of neglect and wilful. was announced Monday bv-the Greene absence; Florence Corbett from Na-. r ounty engineer’s office as the success- grounds of w.il- .fu] bidder for a contract to clean out /the.. I.ackey-Sterritt single eoupty ditch; extending. 1.23 miles in Ross and. Gedarville townships. The pre- dminary dost estimate was $1,026.60. FORECLOSURE JUDGMENTS .............cont,ucU>I h Three thaniel Corbett, on fu! absence; Della from Virgil Allison, on grounds gross neglect, with the plaintiff re stored- to her maiden name.1 • I. o f A new course offered in the college of engineering, Ohio State university, has become highly popular and its suc­ cess is virtually assured, according to j Dean Charles E. MaoQuigg. He re-! ferred to the- welding engineering! course which was inaugurated at tlie sta rt of the fall quarter in the depart­ ment of industrial engineering, He said that there is a “healthy demand”, for' men trained in'- the welding engineering field and that students arc . availing themselves of the opportunity of the specialized training now being offered. •; The London contractor’s Winning i bid* was submitted an an alternate mortgage foreclosure ’ pl.0j)osfll; involving cooperation of the ments have been awarded as follows: j c (,(; nt London. The contract The Home Federal Savings ,and Loan i caHlt fol. completion of the improvo- Association, against Daisy Bolt and' b 'peb ir> others for $1,250, and-against Ju lia;' \ v c njff / 0f this place, lost the A.. Savage and others for .?1,800.«9; | (;oTltrilct i)y about 9S0 an(] another the Home Owners’ Loan Corp. against' (li((.h „ >nlract on thc. (Jrcene-Faycttc Jessie McKinney and others, for *1-- 'lino- l>v ;1l,out $65. • - NOTE JUDGMENT The Miami Deposit Bank, Yellow | Springs, has been awarded a $104,20’ note judgment in a' suit against H. T.' Carlisle.' . i jReduced Toll Rates ! Christmas Time Bargain *hunters for holiday long Idistance telephone rates .will have the (advantage of reduced rates for two Idays instead’of one at-Christmas and he New Year it was announced here The quarterly bulletin of the Mana- aging Officers' association of the State Department of Public Welfare listed the total population of the . twenty- three. state institutions at $37,792 which 24,244 were men and 13,548 were women. Ohio penitentiary was credited with having the largest population, 4169 inmates; the Mas­ sillon' Staite hospital was second, with 3172 inmates; and the Ohio State reT formatory at Mansfield was third with a population totaling 3058 inmates. Dr. C. H. Galhoon, executive .psychologist in charge off the state bureau of juvenile research and secretary of the association, said that the total popula­ tion Of the institutions has remained practically stationary throughout the current year. Christmas festivities will be observ­ ed Saturday evening about eight o'clock around the Community Christ­ mas tree in the public square. There will be. a program , of speaking, Christmas songs arid music by the High School Band. In addition Santa Claus will be present arid have gifts for children under 12 years of age. The public is invited and the street will be roped off for a short time to. accomodate the crowd. The program is sponsored by a Civic Committee composed of representatives of the various clubs and organizations .'in town. The Christmas tree was supplied by M. W. Collins who was. assisted in its erection by Morris Peterson. The electrical .decoration for the tree and the square was under the direction of Herbert Pickering, local electric deal­ er.- The Dayton Power and Light Co., generously supplied the power for tho lights. PROPERTY PURCHASED James E. Turner, one nf the de-; fendants in a partition suit filed bvi , Paul Turner, a* guardian of.Marjorie; t«day,-by W.-M. Fryman commere.al Johns, against Marjorie Johns and', m«nakcr.for The Ohio Bell Telephone others, elected ■ to purchase property 1' oml’un.\ • involved in the case for $2,500, the ap-i I)uc to Uu’ fact that b^ h bo,,dn>'® praised value, and pai.l tlie plaintiff, l'«1 0,1 SumUiy an,cl 1t.h“t M“n<ifty, W'' and oilier defendants their respective ! lw observed as a hoi,day, the reduced - l _ - • i rates for long distance calls will sturt I j - , ’ ! at 7 p. m. the preceding Saturdays and POINTMENTS MADE j continue until .4:30 a. m. the follow- Minnie M. Peterson has been namedi'nR Tuesdays.- administrix of the estate of Charles Tht' holiday ratcs W,H bt‘ thc saraC W. Arnold, late of Xenia, under $ l,-‘?as those normally charf?ud n,Bbt 000 bond in probate court. - ■' - ' iinri on >Sunday and 'Vl11 laclu<le calls Neal W. Hunter was appointed ad -iu> pomts a,lywhorc ,n the }.JmtC( mih^trator of the estate of Frank. Stat^> AIaska' Canada, Hawaii, and King late of Silvercrcek Twp,, under I'U(M^° ^ 'co $500 bond. Bankers Of,County '> Elect Williamson Jean Patton Is Released On Bond The state supreme court, by a vote of four to three, held that a civil serv­ ice employee may be suspended by an . appointing officer for a reasonable period, not to exceed thirty days, for purposes of, discipline and the official • is nrit required to furnish a copy of the order of suspension and the reason for / the action, The high .court reversed ’ the decision of the .appellate court ini ■the case of Howard G. Robinson, J superintendent of- the state bureau of criminal identification and investiga­ tion, who a year ago was Suspended by Welfare • Director Margaret All* man for “a period of thirty days for disciplinary purposes.” Mrs. Charles Cultice Died Tuesday Mrs. Edna Dailey Cultice, 51, wife of Charles Cultice, who is well known in this county, died at her home on tho sold Clifton road, north of Clifton, Tuesday at 5:20 u. m. She had suf­ fered for more than two years from a paralytic stroke and had been con­ fined to her bed the past six weeks. The deceased was the daughter of James and Mattie Dailey, both de­ ceased. Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter, Mildred, at home; a son, Delrriar, near Springfield; four sisters, Mrs. Blaneh Bowman, Mrs. Mario Sparrow and Mrs. Mabel Hopping, Clifton, and Mrs. Bessie Stretcher, Xenia, The funeral was held from the home Thursday after­ noon with burial in Clifton Cemetery. Re-election of H, G. Williamson, ^ ‘-—v-- - (.cashier of the Spring Valley National Jean Pattorl, formerly in the auto*| Bank, os president of the' Greene mobile business here, who was wanted i County Bankers Association for nn a had chock charge, was returned )'another year took place Friday, fol- by Sheriff Henkel, and Prosecutor! lowing the association’s quarterly Shoup from Los Angles,-Calif. Pat-; meeting at. the Spring Valley bank, ton pleaded not guilty to the charge- Foster Clemmcr, assistant cashier and is out on $1,000 bond. ' of the Xenia National Bank, was clect- ...... . ............. *... . - • . cd scci-ctary*treasurer, succeeding Fred Kershner, of thc Miami Deposit FIRST DAY OF. WINTER [!{(nk ■yelIow s pn-„ga. ' . , The Farmers and Traders Bunk in Wednesday ushered in the first day, Jumestmvii will be host to the nssocin* of -winter according to the weather j turn's next quarterly session, department and the weather man did . ' — -—------ a poor job of sending us snow for the Christmas .season, At intervals during the day'snow flakes ,could h(- CHRISTMAS CAROLLING | noticed in the air. Thursday was the Co-Op Members Host On Christmas Party Members of the Co-Op Club cele­ brated their Christmas party Monday night nt the Sears Hotel when twenty boys, each a guest of some member, enjoyed a fine dinner and the .hos pitality of their elders. Each boy was given a Christmas present aud it was .an, enjoyable time distributing and opening tho packages that each might see what the other received Games wore enjoyed during the eve­ ning, Boys Outnumbered Girls In November Birth Records Say Boys outnumbered girls nearly, two to one in Gi^ene County births in November according to certificates, registered. Of forty-two babies, twenty-seven were boys, and fifteen girls. Births registered follow: James Edward Workman, Lincoln St.; -Wilma Juan-Tahoe,., 30 Churles St.; (Thomas Edgar Winaven,. 321 W. Church Sc.;, Robert Warren Harvey, 235-Chestnut St.; Thomas Melvin Marshall, 839 S. Monroe St.; John Downing Curry, 135 Union St.; Jacqueline Adele Uhl, 135 E. Main St.; James Richard-Miller, 223 N, Galloway 'St.; Jerry Donald Smith, 538 S. Monroe.St.; Julia Frances West, 525 E. Church St.; Everett Burnette, 223 Detroit St.; Charles Harrison Bur­ nett, 498 S. Detroit St.; Francis Joseph Touhey, 3 Xenia Ave.; Joseph Alien Jr., 4 Columbus. Ave.;. Edna Irene Lane, 936 13. Church St.; Marcia Loo Nelson, 114 Cincinnati Ave.; Bar­ bara Joyce Turley, 602 N. Detroit St.; Larry Edward Thompson, 141 Home Ave., and Raymond Lacey Mas- trie, 121 Fayette St., all of Xenia,. Claude Leo Pennington, . Annetta Catherine Sesslar and Louis Arthur Green, Jamestown;, Barbara Ellen Heinz and Betty • Loreno Stewart, Jamestown, R, R. 2; Jerry-Leroy Pem­ berton and Robert Eugene McGorkle, Gedarville; Jerry Dean Ellis, Jeffer­ sonville, R., R. 1; Jerry Martin Cnld- well arid . Laura Joyce Beaver, Fair- field; Eugene Grrint Engle, Spring Valley; Alfred Lee Hubbard, Waynes* ville, R; R. 1; Alice Charlene Sanders, Osbbrn, R. R, 1; Donna Lee Howard, 16 Elm St., Osborn; Mary Anri Shaw, Yellow Springs; Roger Dale.Holmes, Sabina, R. R, 2; David,McFadden Orr, Washington C. H,, R, R, 6; Daniel Million Blackburn, 224 Columbus S tf Wilmington; Larry Neal Whittington, Xenia, R, R. 2; Ralph Eugene Dum bough, Xenia, R. R. 3; Maria Lee Ash* baugh, Xenia R, R. 4; Richard L. Leslie, Xenia, R. R, 5, and Janice Lee Durnbaugh, Xenia, R. R, Acknowledgment We wish- to take'this'opportunity to express our appreciation to Mr. M. W. Collins for the Christmas trees- which .he kindly donated to the high school for Wednesday afternoon. WIFESHOT BYHUSBAND TUESDAY P. M. David Hilderbran, 49, farmer near Jamestown, is held in the county jail following a domestic quarrel when he shot his wife Tuesday afternoon at their farm home. On the farm a t the time, but not in the house, was a niece, Miss Lena Riley, near Wilming­ ton, who' called the police. It is said the farmer and wife disagreed over having their daughter,' Mrs, Ruth Alexander, Springfield, spend the holi­ days with them. Following the shoot­ ing Hilderbran left by automobile with .a threat of going to Springfield to shoot his son-in-law, Robert Alexander, Highway patrolmen, Sheriff Henkel and his deputies as well as other officers started in pursuit of Hilder­ bran and found him some hours later in tile, middle of a corn field-about two miles from his home. Tie was acting in a strange manner and to some it is thought he was demented. - H is now in the county jail, awaiting de- vclopments. Tlis wife was taken t o , the Dr. Haines’ hospital in Jamestown where a chest wound from the shot gun was treated. Her condition was regarded as critical. S’. TE- VETERINARY MEETING Bowersville Farmer Kills Bald Eagle . E. D. Stroup, County Game Pro­ tector reports that Clarence Woods, farmer/ near Bowersville, killed a male bald eagle that was making away with The choir arid young people of the Methodist Church will slug enrols in shortest day of tlie year and from town on Saturday evening, following' The Ohio State Veterinary Medical now-on the days will'lengthen and so! the program at the Christmas tree, j Association will hold its annual meet will the whiter strengthen, accord*] Jf you would like them to stop and ing nt the Deahler-Wallick Hotel, Go ing to the old adage. -'sing a carol outside your home, {vill| lumbus, January 5 and 6. The vet- * - --------- -— j you place a lighted wax candle in the crimy-lnns of this state guard' the Mrs. George W. Confer, who has! window. health-of livestock valued a t more than been visiting some, lime in New York i City, returned home this week, Mrs.1 IT WAR NOT ELZA HARNESS u * ‘ Tlu> bird's mate! Confer attended the wedding and re- a hen some days ago, The. buds mate .... then attacked the farmer, who shot!cQPH'on off Mr. Robert H. Chilly., Hinton county and crimried it The eagles had b c e n l^ m f ly of Xenia, and Miss Helen An-.; (he body of a sir, “ ' S L . i l chick'.,» « * » » * ' ; « I I * . “ K The dead male''!')f)k place at the First Presbyterian murdered. Greene counl ar,m” 1t* d " I had a wing (y|nu<'’1 nnd *-fio wedding breakfast at; thought nt first it might ”- t t ™ l c h 5 U » . n * l Kocacvdl. Mr. ami M , a , . , ! X authorities f ound ange man in n well the man had been two hundred million dollars. CEDARVILLE WINS 29-18 Cedarville defeated Plattsburg 1the local floor Tuesday night by Travel Pictures Shown'-... Friday morning, during .the high school assembly, Mrs. Reed Madden, of Xenia, showed motion pictures, taken during her recent' travels in Hawaii, Fiji- Islands, and. Australia. The. pictures presented the modes of living and natural beauty of places visited by Mrs; Madden. • . The pupils and' teachers appreciate the opportunity of sharing the pleasure of the. speaker •and wish to thank.her for her trouble and time. Christmas Holidays The Christmas holidays for the pub­ lic school will extend from December 222. 1938 to January 3, 1939. Council Rejects Bid On Village Bonds Village council in session last Fri­ day afternoon met to consider bids for bonds a s :authorized for purchase •of fire equipment. There, was but one bid from a Cleveland firm and it was rejected due to a clause .in the bid .that the bonds were not to be callable with­ in the- ten year period only as due on designated dates.. The interest rate bid was three and .one-half per cent. After consideration council declin­ ed the bid as stated abov.e and author­ ized receipt of new bids and these must be-callable. It is hofied to 'ge t a still lower hid on interest rate. ' \ Night School Ihirteen dairymen . met .Tuesday evening to discuss the practice of raising a dairy heifer. There will not be any night courses during vacation week. The next meeting of the dairy course will be January third -at the O.. S. S. O. Dairy Barn at Xenia at 8:15 p. m. Anyone leaving from Cc- .darville may meet at the school at 7:45. The .class fill study the characteristics of a good arid poor dairy cow. ’ The Y. M. F. Club met Wednesday evening. They held a brief business meeting . after class and elected officers for next year. • C. H. S. vs. Ross Cedarville Red and White basket­ ball squads, crippled by illness of some members, lost both games to Ross Inst F’ridriy night. Thc- “Red and White” girls’ team came out on the short end of a 25 to 11 score. The boys’ team also lost 30 to 17. The reserves won 12 to 9. O, E, S. INSTALLATION C. H. S. vs. Plattsburg Our Red and White teams broke even with Plattsburg, Tuesday eve­ ning. Tlie girls’ team lost 29 to 15. The Red and White boys showed im* proved form to defeat Plattsburg 29 to 18. FREE PICTURE SHOW on Cedarville Chapter No, 418, Order of Eastern Star, held installation of new officers, Monday night, Dec, 19, in Mrisonic Temple. The hall was beautifully decorated in Xmas greens, and poinsettas, At the close of the meeting refreshments were served in the dining room, which was also decorated with evergreens and candles. - About 60 guests and members were present. Hazel Edwards, retiring matron opened the meeting, and Mrs. Ruth Preston, of Cliftort, served ns instal­ ling officer, with Mrs. Nettie Cliitty as installing marshal; Ora Hanna, conductress; Kathryn Masters, ward­ en; Herman Stormont; sentinel. The new officers installed are; Mrs Alberta Frame, worthy matron; Amos Frame, worthy patron; Ora Hannn, asst, riiatron; Robert Fitzwnter, asst, patron; Ada Stormont, secretary; Margaret Nelson, treasurer Eloise Kiing, chaplain; Hazel Edwards, marshall; Jane Frame, Ada; Elsie The Co-Op Club in co-operation with Mr, Nelson Cvcswell of the Cozy Theatre, sponsor a free picture show to children of this community under twelve years of age-on Monday after­ noon. Parents will not be admitted as the house is reserved for children alone. Thc program is comedy and cartoon reels and will be about one hour in length. C H R I S T M A S S E A L S spread of 87 inches. The female had a wing spread of 83 inches and weigh­ ed nine pounds, county officials scftWf nf. 29 to 18. ’The aeore a t the ^post, flatlij. Naomi Little, Jgsthefj- it have been ha1*’ was i l - i l , Hetty for the Margurite Ault, Mavthai M a r i Me- Xeriian Who locals landed seven boskets and a ’Callistor, electa; Lois Dukes, warder; Chitty left on the “Quci|n of Bermuda" disappeared some months ago and has tne® throw*. The local girls suffered Chester Murphy, sentinel; Elsie for Warwick, East Bermuda. not been heard of since. defeat by Plattsburg girls 26 to 16. Brown, organist. H e l p I d P r o t e c t Y o w l H o m e f r o m T u b t r t u l o s h Highlights In Life O f . Agriculture Director John T. - Brown, Mechinicsburg, a: master farmer who.served for e igh t' years in thei General Assembly be­ fore becoming lieutenantrgovemor in 1929, named Director of Agriculture by Governor-elect John W. Bricker, will succeed Earl H. Ifanefeld, who has held the position for. eight years,- ■Brown -will be the first master farmer to hold the agricultural post in Ohio. He received the gold badge award in the first, class, of master/ farmers recognized in Ohio, in 1926. Farm management is Brown’s pre­ sent-occupation. He is vice -president . of Farm Management, Infc., a company which handles 50,000 acres of Ohio • land for owners who, for various reasons, find such an arrangement^ad- vantageous. Director-designate Brown long has been an active Republican. During the recent campaign he was president of the Ohio Brickcr-for-Governor Clubs which built up an enrollment of more than 70,000 members. From 1921'to 1929 he was a member of the Ohio Legislature. The follow­ ing two years he served as lieutenant- governor. While a member of the House of Representatives Brown was author of the original gasoline tax law under which hundreds of millions of dollars have been raised for improvement and maintenance of Ohio roads and streets. For 20 years he was an Ohio State University agricultural extension lec­ turer at farmers' institutes, In addition to service in other fields, Brown is president of a farmers mutual insurance company covering properties valued in excess of , $2,- 000 , 000 . Born on a far in near Plain City, Madison County, John T. Brown was one of 12 brothers and sisters, 10 of whom were students at National -Nor­ mal University at Lebanon, O, • Mr. Brown taught country school for five year, in Madison and Champaign counties, after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree nt Lebanon, Tlie Brown family lives in Cham­ paign County, on Route 187, two and a half miles south of Mcchanicsburg, Mrs, Brown formerly was Mary Fran- • cis Myers of Findlay. ’ The Browns have tWo daughters—Margaret Lois, 13, and Sara Jean, 11, The designated Director of Agri­ culture is hetive in church and fra­ ternal organizations. For the last 20 years lie has been superintendent off tho Mclhodist-EpiscOpal Sunday school in Mcchanicsburg, Ho is a member of Franklin chapter, Sons of the Ameri­ can Revolution, and also tho Masonic order, Knights of Pythias, Grange arid Farm Bureau, $