The Cedarville Herald, Volume 62, Numbers 1-26

NEW THINGS ARE ADVERTISED BY MERCHANTS FIRST, ADVER­ TISEMENTS KEEP YOU ABREAST OF THE TIMES. READ THEM! 9 hc "Cedarmlk Merald, ADVERTISING W NKW 1 , A § MUCH AS THE HEADLINES ON THE FRONT PAGE. OFTEN IT IS O f MORE SIGNIFICANCE TO YOU* SIXTY-SECOND YE A R NO, 23 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FR IDAY , M A Y 5,1939 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR MIESSIOIML HAPENINGSIN WASHINGTON By CLARENCE J. BROWN Member o f Congress, Seventh Ohio District The reply o f Adolph Hitler last Friday morning to the message Presi­ dent Roosevelt sent him two weeks be­ fore was about that which was expect­ ed by Washington observers. The In­ ternational situation has become more tense as a result o f the Hitler speech before the Reichstag and it is now be­ lieved that the die will be cast for war or for peace within the next two weeks. Members of Congress arc. a- bout equally divided in their opinion as to which will be the answer of the present European dilema. Various governmental agencies are becoming increasingly active in preparation for any eventuality; .for the general out­ look in Europe is more gloomy today than at any time since the Munieli crisis. •A hundred and fifty years ago last Sunday, in the city o f New York, George Washington took the- oath as the first President o f the United States under the Constitution. Last Sunday, April 30tb» President Roose­ velt and most of the Members of the House and Senate participated in a ceremony at New York commemorat­ ing that historic event o f a century and a half1ago, and officially operiiing the New York World’ s Fair as the closing triumph of the Sesqui-Cen- tennial celebration which began nearly three years ago. A million American citizens participated in the New York celebration Sunday, according to esti­ mates made by these in charge o f the affair. It was perhaps the largest single gathering ever held in America INJUNCTION SOUGHT A fence controversy, between Her­ man E. Sellars and Lewis W . Wat­ son, land owners along the New Bur­ lington Pike, exisits, according to an injunction suit filed in common pleas court. Sellars, owner o f a 95-acre farm, seeks to enjoin vWatson, who owns fifty acres, o f land adjoining on the north side, from erecting a fence be­ tween the farms at a point allegedly eighteen feet beyond a dividing line established twenty-one years ago. Sel­ lars charged .the defendant is ap­ propriating a strip of land eighteen feet wide and forty rods long and is tearing up part o f his pasture land. Smith, McCallister and Gibney are the plaintiff's attorneys. DIVORCES REQUESTED Declaring she feat's f o r her life and property, Bonnie Henry has filed suit to divorce Donivon Henry, 219 S. Whiteman St?, on grounds o f crulety and gross neglect of duty. They were married April 30, 1934, at Richmond, Ind. The plaintiff requests an injunc­ tion, custody of two minor children, alimony and asks that the defendant be deprived of interest in her Xenia property. Norma Donley, in a suit for divorce from Thomas E. ' Donley, Yellow Springs, charges gross neglect, re- E.N.DIETRICH TALKON BUS OPERATION E. N. Dietrich, state director o f edu­ cation, gave an interesting talk, Tues­ day night, before the group, meeting o f members o f the various school board members, in Xenia, at the As­ sembly Room in the Court House. He says some 1,275,000 pupils in Ohio travel 280,000 miles daily, yet only one child was injured fatally last year and twenty-three slightly hurt. Mr. Dietrich in discussion o f trans­ portation o f pupils says the cost must be reduced in the state and this can be done by elimination of overiaping of bus routes. He says all one room schools in the state with an average of less than 15 pupils daily, must close, and will close due to the fact that they cannot be operated efficiently and meet require­ ments of today. Two-thirds o f the school population is now being edu­ cated in the city to meet city needs. The per capita cost for high schools averages $90 in the state and $60 for grade students. Endorsement was given the con­ stitutional amendment for the crea­ tion of a state board . o f education which would elect a director and that quests custody of five minor children ! school work could be planned years and award o f alimony. They virerej ahead, such was the opinion of B. A. married Oct. 11, 1923. Stevens, research director, who fol lowed Mr. Dietrich. Women’s Chorus To Observe National Music Week From all over the United States business and industrial leaders have gathered in Washington this week to attend the annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce. The multitude of problems that con­ front the heads of business today are, being discussed by outstanding leaders in the various fields of hu­ man endeavor. - Group meetings are being held for those interested in special subjects. One o f the high lights of, the week was the series of < PARTITION SUITS Partition of four tracts of Beaver­ creek Twp., real estate, containing f 73.34 . acres is the object of a suitj filed by William D. Neatherton, nsj executor of the IvyE. Neatherton j estate and as an individual, against j Arthur Neatherton and others. Judge; ------— George H. Smith represents the plain-1 The Greene County Women’s Chorus tiff. . i are participating in the National Selena Van Sickles, in a suit against,. Music- Week/ by presenting a public Ethel M. Anderson and .Floyd Van [ performance at 8:00 o’clock, May 11, Sickles, requests partition of 43.54 ; at the Second United Presbyterian acres of Xenia Twp. real estate and] Church, Xenia. This chorus is com­ an accounting of personal property* j posed of women throughout all of prior to dissolution o f partnership, Greene County and is sponsored by operation of the farm- Smith, McCal-j the' Home Demonstration Progress, lister and Gibney ni ‘0 the plaintiff’ s ; There will be no admission charge for attorneys. j this performance but a silver offering |will be taken and the public is urged ATTACHMENT ACTION Judgment for $124.08, for mainte­ nance o f a minor child now in her cus­ tody, is requested by" Garretta Sal- iunre, Yellow Springs, in an attach- dinners given ^by the various sur against her jformcr bjaband. Chambers o f Commerce for their state groups on Wednesday evening. Quite a large number of Ohio executives at­ tended the Annual meeting and enjoy­ ed the Ohio Dinner at the Hotel Carl­ ton on Wednesday night., Harris R. S. Peckham, Providence, to attend, ■Mr, J; Harley Waldron is the di­ rector and Mrs. Marcus Shoup acts as accompanist. Mrs. James ■ II. .Haw­ kins is President and Mrs. Paul Mc­ Farland is secretary for the group. The membership- includes the follow' f BerniniThoseStamps,’ GovernorSays GOVERNOR JOHN W. BRICKER Governor John W. Bricker smiles as he contemplates the effect that She sales tax stamp redemption law, signed by him February 28, will have in retail stores all over Ohio. The new law, effective Monday, May I, which puts a redemptive value of three per c^nt on sales tax stomps, is expected to bring a state­ wide demand for the stamps. Hundreds, o f civic agencies which may qualify for the redemption cash have already made plans for extensive stamp-collecting campaigns. “ Demand Sales Tax Stamps—They Now Have Cash Value” is the slogan supporting their effort^. The Governor is shown holding a replica o f the new stamp t o be issued starting May 1, different in color and Resign frourthe old type and which will be exclusively redeemable. Soloists Rate High Two o f the four soloists represent­ ing Cedarville High School’s music department in the state music contest held at Oberlin, Saturday, April 29, were declared eligible to compete in the national contest. Helen Andrew, cornet soloist, and Wilma Jean Ferguson, string bass soloist, received a second rating, or "execellent.” By this splendid show­ ing, both won the privilege to enter the national contest to be held in Indianapolis, May 18-20. Jack Huffman, trombone soloist, and Paul Watkins, tuba soloist, were rated in the third group as “ good." Al­ though they have every reason to be proud o f their fine work, only contest­ ants receiving first or second rating enter the national competition. M - Reed was accompanist for the contest­ ants. . All the soloists, with the exception of Jack Huffman, have received all of their instruction under the direction of Mr. Robert Reed, public school di­ rector o f music. Jack had a f®w nri- vate lessons from another instructor but is now a student under Mr. Reed. We extend our congratulations to all o f the soloists and their instructor. . Eighth Grade Test The local eighth grade paticipated in the annual test, sponsored by the Ohio State Department o f Education, last Friday, April 28. The test book- in The Federal Bureau of Investiga­ tion in the Department o f Jusice is fast ’ becoming one of the centers. of attraction in Washington for the thou­ sands o f tourists who regularly visit their capital city. As a part of the program in their fight against crime, department officials regularly conduct large groups of visitors through the new quarters of the G-Men Where the finger print indentificatiop system, various crime laboratories, and ex­ hibits o f famous criminal cases, draw exclamations o f awe and surprise from the visitors. Don’t miss seeing the Federal Bureau, o f Investigation the next time you come to Wash­ ington, It. I., whom she divorced in 1932.) jng: Mrs. Arthur Bahns, Mrs. Alva Judge D. M. Aultmnn is her attorney.) Beam, Rcva Beam, Mrs. Leigh Bickett, -----— - IMrs. Harold Bryson, Mrs. A. W , De- SEEK FUND TRANSFER j Haven, Miss Louis Elam, Mrs. Orville Permission’to transfer $1,000 from; Ellis, Mrs. Amos Frame, Miss Jane a road and bridge fund balance to re­ plenish u depleted general ' fund is sought in an application filed by the SilvCrcreek Twp.. trustee board, through Prosecutor Marcus Shoup. One bit of good news for the busi­ ness interests o f the country has just come from the Ways and Means Com­ mittee o f the House, wherein all tax measures originate, to the effect that that important committee has just voted to recommend to the Congress an amendment to the Social Security laws suspending for three years the increase o f one-half of one percent tax oh payrolls against both employers and workers originally scheduled to take effect the first o f next January. The committee action means that the Social Security tax for old ago bene­ fits, when approved by Congress, will remain at the present rate of one per­ cent on both thfe employer and the employee and will, temporarily at least •prevent the placing o f an additional burden o f nearly three hundred mil­ lion dollars in annual taxes on the business add Industry of the country. ESTATES VALUED To determine whether inheritance taxes should be levied, four /estates J have been -appraised under probate court direction as follows: Estate o f J. W. Huston: gross value, 120,99^.61; obligations, $2,668.12; net value, $15,828.79. . Estate o f John W. Ross: gross value, $3,328.54? obligations, $591.45; net value, $2,737.09. Estate o f Rose Ann Schnug: gross value, $3,622.25; obligations, $1,375.25; net value, $2,247. Estate o f Luke Uverholser: gross value, $1,640.62; obligations, $1,386.86; net value, $253.76. Frame,.Mrs. Ray Fudge, Mrs. Elton Haines, Mrs. Lawrence Hamer, Mrs. James Hawkins, Mrs. Aurelia Hess, Jjilrs. Cora Johnson, Mrs. Estel John­ son, Mrs. Mildred Laurens, Mrs. Vaughn Lewis, Mrs. Paul McFarland, Mrs David Markle, Mrs. Ralph Mid­ dleton, Mrs. Chas. Loe, Mrs. Wra, 'neks, Mrs. Emaline Powell, . Mrs. Catherine Roiiler, Mrs. William Spit- ler, Mrs. Hugh Turnbull, Martha Jane Turnbull, Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Mildred Watkins, Mrs, Raymond Weller, Mrs, Maude Wheeler, Mrs. Margaret Young,* Mrs. Raleigh Bogan and Mrs. Mildred Foster. j 4-H CLUB NEWS APPOINTMENTS MADE Paul W. Nosker, has been named administrator of the estate of Charles A. Nosker, late of Yellow Springs, professor at Antiach College, under $3,000 bond. M. L. Dawson, F. L. Cur- rcy and H. C, Thompson were desig nated appraisers. Lavertm M. Wolf has been appoint­ ed executrix o f the estate of Etta G McElwain, late of Xenia, without bond. Valentine Winters and Henry Geb. hart were named co-executors of the estate of Clara Winters, late of Bell brook, Without bond. Mary A. Tarbox was appointed ad- ministrix of the estate o f W. J. Tar box, late o f Cedarville, under $500 bond, , The Blue Ribbon Club met Friday, April 28, at the home of otir leader’s home, Junla Creswell. The following Officers Were elected fo r the year: President, Margaret Stormont; vice- president, Flora Creswell; Secretary- treasurer, Claire Stormont, rec. lead­ er, Alice Tweay; news reporter, Lil­ lian Glass, Games were enjoyed after which refreshments were served. The next meeting o f the Blue Rib bon Club will be held Thursday, May 11 at the home o f Helen and Ethel Belle Williamson. Bubm ib i to U T B E H E R A L D ” COUNCIL ASKS REPAIRCURBS ANDWALKS Council in monthly session Monday evening transacted considerable busi­ ness, chief o f which was payment o f a number o f bills that had been held up due to lateness o f tax collection and distribution.' A^topip-of -tp&raat. was thejjiscws* sion o f street repairs, a number of streets being in bad condition, Prop­ erty owners along some alleys also want repairs. Council took notice also of the con­ dition o f curbs and cement walks par­ ticularly in the center o f town. In places the curb has disappeared and the walks are bad as a result. Prop­ erty owners are expected to make improvements in reasonable time. If not council can order the improve­ ment and have the cost assessed a- gainst the, property. Council also will change the rate of pay. for firemen at fires the clerk being instructed to- consult Solicitor Harry D. Smith,* as to the necessary amendment. A resolution was authorized to ask the county auditor to release water assessments on what was formerly the W. H. Barber property, which the Vil­ lage purchased in 1934 to' widen Chil- licothe street at the turn into the Co­ lumbus pike. GRANDJURY FINDTHREE INDICTMENTS After investigating 11 cases and examining 15 witnesses, the May grand jury returned three indictments, ignored seven cases and continued one at an abbreviated session Monday. The jury was in actual session only three and one-half hours. True bills were found against Mil- ton Parks, on a charge o f attempted burglary; Thurman Hudson, burglary and larceny, and John Medkiff, break­ ing and entering. They will be ar­ raigned Wednesday. The case of Carson Harris, accused of fraund, was continued, and the fol­ lowing cases were ignored: Lydia Cunningham, cutting to wound; Bruce Bullion, auto theft; John Shcrrick forgery; Robert Jones, breaking and entering; William Grigsby, Edward Leonard and Charles Stapleton grnnd larceny After inspecting the Greene County : ail, the jurors ' urgently requested that the iron tence in front of the building be removed. They also'sug­ gested that the prisoners’ quarters and cell block be painted, that the down­ stairs living rooms and hall in the sheriff’s residence be repapered, the hall floor resurfaced and a ncW and larger gas range installed. Mrs. Emmazetta Eley Died Wednesday * Mrs. Emmazetta Eley, 83, widow of John W. Eley, died at Rickley Memor­ ial Hospital, Masonic Home, Spring- Held, Wednesday. She had been resident o f the home five years. The deceased was born in Cedar­ ville, May 5, 1855, the daughter of James and Nancy Wooten Jeffreys. She had lived most o f her life in Xenia and .was a member o f the First M. E. Church in that city. Her husband died in 1926. She leaves a foster daughter, Mrs. Edward' Meal, Xenia; a brother, Henry Jeffreys, Hamilton. The funeral will be' held Friday from the Whit- mer and Chitty Funeral Home, Xenia, at 2 p. m. Burial in Woodland Cem. etery. Ml , COLLEGE N EW S The Semi-formal Dance sponsored by the Chi Sigma Phi sorority for all college students will be held tonight, Bud May’ s orchestra from Waynes- vilie will furnish the music, Plans for the Cedar Day festivities are. being started. This year the main part o f the program will he the Pageant o f the Months to be present ed for the Cedar Queen’s revue. The annual Y. W. C. A. Mother’s and Daughter's Banquet will be next Friday, May* 12. Ml'S, Frank Slutz o f Dayton will be the speaker, LIVESTOCK DEALERS MUST BE LICENSED BY STATE John Tl Brown, state director o f agriculture, states that some 3,000 live stock dealers In Ohio will be re­ quired to obtain licenses and give bonds in. a move to prevent spread of diseases. NOTICE I have accepted the insurance a* gcncics for the Glen Falls, Pennsyl­ vania and National Mutual Insurance Companies, formerly represented by W, L. Clcmnns. FRED L. CLEMAHS, CORN PLANTERS ARE CLICKING HERE AND THERE With the advent o f May farmers that have their' ground in order are planting their corn. We notice plant ers going in Montgomery'and Warren counties while F. O. HarbiBon heads the list on the Xenia pike. Mr, Harbl son has planted frost proof corn for the first time. The Music Department under the direction o f Mrs. Mary Markle will present the annual spring Sing Fest next Tuesday evening at .,7:30 p. All branches o f the Music Department will participate in the program. The College Choir will sell home-made candy. FREEZE MONDAY MORNING DID LITTLE DAMAGE A heavy frost with ice Monday morning was unexpected but so far as we can hear there was little dam­ age to, fruit. So far there Is good prospect for a* fruit crop in this sec Ron. HEARTDISEASE CAUSEDDEATH DR. D. M.LITTLE Dr. Riley McMillan Little, 76, a son o f Robert and Mary Little, pioneer residents o f this place, died at hie home in Albany, N. Y., o f heart disease, Wednesday,. April 27th. He was the last member o f the Little family, s6 well known to this com­ munity over a long period o f years. A fter securing his early education in the public schools, Dr. Little attend­ ed Monmouth College, Monmouth, 111., and at one time served as trustee. He graduated from Pittsburgh Theo­ logical seminary and was ordained into the ministry in 1893; He served in pastorates in Albany, N. Y,, Chicago and Pittsburgh. During his late years Dr. Little devoted most o f his time to welfare work. He was a t one time a mem­ ber and chairman o f the United States employee compensation commission. In 1912 Dr, Little located in Wash­ ington, D. C., and served with Franklin D. Roosevelt, then assistant secre­ tary o f the navy, and Newton D. Baker, secretary o f war in sponsoring; social legislation. From 1918 to 1921 he was director o f the Safety In­ stitute o f America. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nannie M, Chamberlain Little three daughters, Mrs. Wallace Ashby o f Washington, Mrs. Anthony Hoadley let provided examinations four Io f Schenectady, N. Y., and Miss fields o f study; namely, arithmetic, Dorothy J. Little o f Albany, and a son English, science, and history. W, Clark Little, o f Rockhill, S. C. The highest possible score was 200 The funeral was held in Albany, N . points. Claire Stormont, highest |Y., after which the body was cremat. ranking pupil o f the local school, ed and the ashes brought to Cedarville scored 158. Other high scores were where they were placed on the family as follows; Elaine Sharpe, 155; Ruth lot, Tuesday. The committal service Ramsey, 154; Phyllis Adams, 152;! was in charge of'D r. F. A. Jurkat, Jean Sampson, 143; John Bradfute, 143; David Wiseman, 142; Joyce Cle-I ■ mans, 140; Donald WiUiamson, 1 3 9 ;jO U P J !6M 6 L O U T t Paul Whittington, 136; Phil Tindall, I . . , i 35 . I Decision Upsets Concert—Monday Evening 1 Highway W ages In order to raise funds to pay ex­ penses o f the two soloists who will| The Ohio Supreme Court o n ’Wed- enter the national contest, members Inesday rendered^ decision that upset of the music department are planning th e . schedule o f wages for highway a concert, for Monday evening, May 8, j workmen. ;The increase was granted in the school auditorium. by legislative enactment under Goy. Both the band and orchestra will Davey but the court holds this was play selections. AIL o f the soloists in passed in special session and was not the recent, contests will appear on the included in the call as required by, program .” . . the constitution. : - Ten cents*admission will be charged! Scores o f other laws passed at fo r everyone. Don’t forget the hour special sessions and never included in ■and place—8:00 o ’ clock in the school 'the Davey calls 'are. now on the ques­ tionable list and must face-court tests. Ladies Flan For Fair Exhibit W . H . Rockhold Died In Jamestown Home W. H. Rockhold, 68, retired James­ town grocer, died at his home Satur­ day morning o f heart ailment follow­ ing a six months’ illness. He was the father o f Deputy County Auditor Ernest Rockhold. The deceased came to Jamestown thirty-two years ago from McArthur, 0 . , ’and engaged in the grocery busi­ ness. He Was a ^member o f tfie United Presbyterian CMrch. Survivors are his widow,- Pearl; five children, Ernest, Everett and Mrs. Eunice Lambert of Miamishurg; Mrs Wilda Courts, Mt. Orab, O.; and John E. of Zanesville; one sister , Mrs. M, 1. Hilton, Jamestown, at present dangerously ill in Springfield City Hospital; and his mother, Mrs. Martha Rockhold, who makes her home with Mrs, Hilton. The funeral was held Monday with burial in Jamestown Cemetery. auditorium. Greene County Track Meet The eight rural* high schools of! Greene County will compete in the! annual track and field meet be I staged, Friday afternoon, at Cox Athletic Field, Xenia. r The Greene County Home Extension: The local school will dismiss classes [council-is formulating plans to enter for the afternoon in order that stu- an exhibit in the Ohio state; fair, dents may have an opportunity to at- August 26-September 1. A committee tend the meet. |composed o f Mrs. Ralph Geis, Silver- creek township, chairman; Mrs. R. K. Cedarville Leads iit League IHaines, CueBarcreek township, and With three victories to their credit Mrs. Bertha Ferguson, Cedarville in the lost week, C. H. S., stands at] township, has been named to draw up the top o f the Greene County rural] plans for the exhibit, baseball league, with; one more games de * b v w i l l 0 shut-out victory over Beavercreek; ATTRACT THOUSANDS SAT. a 10-1 triumph over BowersviUe; and 9 to 4 victory over Spring Valley.! ■ The famous Kentucky Derby will Wednesday afternoon, May "3, the staged at Churchill. Downs, Louis- ocal nine play Beaver on the yille, Ky., Saturday, making the sixtyi Beaver diamond. If the C. H, S. hoys! fifth time this event has’been staged, win this game .they will clinch the! it is one of the outstanding races in :.939 championship. |the horse world. It is & dress affair for society. Money will be won and Headed For Eden Ilost. And what a day for Henry Wat- The senior class pliy, Headed for terson’ s famous Mint Julips. Eden, directed by Miss Carie M. Rife,! was given Thursday evening, May 4, in [ the Cedarville Opera House. The cast o f characters and financial] statement will be published later. Tlic Cedarville College baseball team, lost the third game of this sea­ son last Wednesday afternoon at Wil­ mington. This makes a total of two wins against three losses. Thomas started on the mound for Cedarville, but was replaced by Reed In the fourth. The final score was 9-7. The next game will he with Bonebrake Seminary of Dayton this Saturday afteriioQtfe This will be the second contest with Bonebrake, Cedarville being the victors in the first. Next Tuesday afternoon, Urbana College will plair beta. Second Run For New Pumper, Monday The new fire pumper was called out Monday due to a fire at the home oil Mrs. Bell Robinson, colored, S. Miller st. The fire originated around a flue and burned up to the roof but was heU in check by a metal roof. The emer­ gency water supply was all that was needed to put out the fire. ' Mrs. Anna Miller Townsley, Main st., is reported in a Very critical con dRion, death being expected, any time, GIRL SCOUTS TO PRESENT PUPPET SHOW nfant Daughter Died Thursday Enroute to Doctor Girl Scouts will present the regular story hopr and puppet Show to young­ er children in the basement o f the li­ brary on Saturday, May 6 at 4:00 p. m. This week the girls will have surprises for all the children. Mothers Muriel Virginia, thirteen months |wishing to leave their small children old daughter o f Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Iat show may^do so and the Girl Wheelan, who resides on the Lloyd] gc0Uts will see that they reach home Wildman farm as tenants, died sud-j 8afeiy, denly Thursday at 2:46 p. m., while the parents were enroute to town to! consult Dr. Donald Kyle. I SUSTAINS BROKEN LIMB A postmortum was conducted by Dr. Kyle. The* child had been in frail Miss Mary Knott, who has been health for several mpntl» Buffering! visiting with her brother-in-laW and from acrodynia, a Condition due to the] sister, Dr. and Mrs. Leo Anderson, diet. At the age o f six / months the fell Saturday evening breaking a hone child was treated, for a fractured) in her right limb just above the ankle, pelvis. Besides the parents, three brothers,] r e s id e n c e STARTED Charles', Howard and Less®, survive. . . . The funeral Was held from the Nag- Work started this Week On the h ew . ley Funeral Home, Xehia, Sunday residence fo r Mrs. Clara Morton, on afternoon, with burial in Masstee Cedar st., which is to be erected fey, Creek Cemetery, fl. the Cedarville Lumber Co, Dr, J CLDD » » CANCELED daughter, Mrs. Gray, are leaving this! The meeting o f the Women’s Club week for MariBsa, 111., where they will which was scheduled for May 11th, spend three weeks visiting among rel-jhas been canceled, as announced by etives Aiui ' |the preaMtht, Mr*. O a t* i