The Cedarville Herald, Volume 62, Numbers 27-52

\ NEW THINGS ARE ADVERTISED BY MERCHANTS FIRST. ADVER­ TISEMENTS KEEP YOU ABREAST OF THE TIMES. READ THEM! ADVERTISING IS NEWS, AS MUCH AS THE HEADLINES ON THE FRONT PAGE. OFTEN IT IS OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE TO YOU, SIXTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 34 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, JULY 21,1939 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR CONGRESSIONAL HAPPENINGSIN WASHINGTON By teLARENCE J. BROWN Member o f Congress, Seventh Ohio District Unless all signs fail Congress will soon adjourn. Old timers about the legislative halls are about equally divided as to the date o f adjournment. The more optomistic fix July 29th as the day upon which Congress will quit it3 labors. Others voice the opinion that the national law making bodies will not be able complete their work for the first session o f the 76th Congress before August 5th. However, that adjournment is not off can be testified to by the number o f congressional- trunks and shipping boxes that are beginning to appear in the offices of the various law makers, and by the travel reserva­ tions that are being made by those who are anxious to get back home once fo r or start on much needed vacations. LMHIIIIIIIIiMMtlMHtlllllilllllllllllllllliiiiiiiititiuiiiiiitiiitiiiiitl J COURT NEWS ! DIVORCE SUITS Susan M. Wheeleri, seeking a decree from Earl Wlieelen, Xenia, R. R. 1, on grounds of cruelty and gross neglect, requests restoration to her former name and asks that her husband be barred o f interest in certain property. They were married March 3, 1937, at Newport, Ky., and have lived apart ] since March 20, 1939, according to the petition. Restoration to her maiden name is requested in a divorce petition filed by Mabel Jane Kennon against Fred W, Kennon, Xenia, whom she mar­ ried Dec. 27, 1910. She charges gross neglect and cruelty and declared the defendant left her in' October, 1938. Alberta Mussetter, in a suit against Lawrence Mussetter, Cedarville, R. R. 1, whom she married Dec. 22, 1927, charges cruelty and requests custody of three minor children and an ali­ mony award. The couple separated in June, 1939. Gross neglect is charged by Pauline; Tolle in a suit against Ollie Tollc, Xenia. The plaintiff requests an ali­ mony award and custody of a minor child. The action of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in refusing to report the Neutrality Bill desired by the President makes early adjourn­ ment certain. In spite of all the pres­ sure the White House could exert, the Senate Committee voted twelve to eleven to take no action at this session on neutrality legislation. The Presi­ dent’s defeat came as a result of what some might call “ poetic ’justice,” , forj it was by the votes of two of the; Senators whom he attempted to purge J from ’ his party and from public lifei last year, and failed,'that the Admin­ istration neutrality battle was lost. The vote in the Senate means that neutrality legislation will not be given further consideration before the coming session next January un­ less the President calls a special ses­ sion of Congress for that specific purpose. As a result the present neu­ trality law will remain in effect and the provision thereof against the sell­ ing o f arms, munitions, and imple­ ments o f war to any warring nation, will remain in full force. 1INJUNCTION SOUGHT A temporary restraining order pre­ venting a Sugarcreek Twp. justice of the peace artd constable from enforc­ ing a writ of restitut on against the plaintiff was allowed by the court, following, an injunction suit filed by Florence M. Barton against Herbert T. Barton. Justice of the Peace O. W. Hook and Constable Charles Peterson- Prosocutor Marchs Shoqp represents the plaintiff. Former Ross Twp. Woman Died Friday Mrs. Beatrice Johnson, 34, wife of Dr. Ivan Johnson , 1139 Cheyenne Drive, Bond Hill, Cincinnati, formerly of Ross Twp., died at a Cincinnati hospital Friday morning after an ill­ ness o f four days from pneumonia. Born near Leesburg, December 19, 1904, she was the daughter of Walter and Etta Flaugher Shepley, She was graduated from Ross Twp. High School, Greene County, and attended nurses’ training school at General Hospital, Cincinnati, She was a mem­ ber o f the Jamestown Methodist Church and Norwood Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. Besides her husband. whom she married in Cincinnati, January 31, 1925, she leaves a daughter, Patricia Jane, 9; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shepley, of near Leesburg; a sister, Mrs. Rollo'Chitty, of Sabina; a brother, William Shepley, of Dayton; a nephew, Lewis Thane Cliitty, of Sabina; an uncle, Hayden Flaughter, o’f near Cornelius; two aunts, Mrs. J. E. Cornelias, of Lebanon, and Mrs. Alva Wheeler, of near Xenia, and her grandfather, P. Flaugher, of Win­ chester, O. Funeral service was cpnductcd at the Hodapp Funeral Home, 7401 Vine St.’, Carthage, Monday at 1:30 p. m., with burial in Rest Haven Memorial Park, Cincinnati. AULTMANTO , RETIREATEND PRESENTTERM School circles in this county will be interested in the announcement of Prof. II. C. Aultman, county superin­ tendent that he will retire at the end of his present term of office. The an. nouncment was in the form of a letter to Mr. J. F. Gordon, president of the County Board o f Education. Prof. Aultman came to this county in 1905 and served six years as super intendent of the Clifton Public Schools, at that- time a first grade high school. Being a native of Clermont county he was then called back to the super- intcndency of the Batavia schools Members o f Congress are often called selfish, .and at times it has been charged that they have legislated for „ their own interests. However, that the 76th Congress can vote against the interest and Welfare of its own Members was proven last Friday when by an overwhelming majority the House eliminated from . the annual Civil Service Bill a provision for re­ tirement pay, or pension, for Members Conjgress. Every. Republican Member of the Ohio delegation in Congress voted against the congres­ sional pensions, as did ipost o f the other Republicans of the House. Prac­ tically all of the Votes in active sup­ port o f the proposed pensions came from the Democratic side of the aisle, FORECLOSURE ACTION The Peoples Building and Savings Co., is plaintiff in a mortgage fore­ closure suit, requesting judgment for 52,988.93, filed against Elaine Beck­ man, Newton Beekman, Ada M. and Arthur C. Burke. Xenia property is involved in the case. Attorney J. Carl Marshall represents the Peoples Com­ pany. Officials Check Up In Gambling Place Prosecutor Marcus Shoup and Sheriff Henkle visited the Druid Park on Route 69, near Fairfield, Tuesday that several well known gamblers were operating a game at the park, Dayton police raided a hotel in that city and placed the supposed operators from Illinois and Texas under arrest and they were given six hours to leave Dayton. When the Greene county officials visited the Park everything was dark, the grounds being in Greene county. '. Former Cedarviilian . Died In Springfield . Frank Chrissinger, 84, former Greene countain, died at his home, 512 E. Euclid Ave., Springfield, Tuesday morning. In failing health a year he had been critically ill live weeks. Born in Cedarville, July 26, 1854, he had resided in Springfield and Clark county sixty years and was employed by the Buffalo-SpringAeld Roller Co., many years. He was a member Of the Second Lutheran Church, Springfield, and the I. O. O. F, Lodge. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Ella Chrissinger; three sons,. Harry and Ralph, o f Springfield, end Elden, of Columbus; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Bowman, Toledo; Mrs. Sarah Bow­ man and Mrs. Belle Singer, Spring- field, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at the Jackson Funeral Home, Spring- field, Thursday at 2 p. m., with burial in Ferncliff Cemetery- H. C. AULTMAN One o f the important measures re- laining to be acted upon by Con­ fe s s is the now National Trans- ortation Act. The Lea Bill was re- orted to the full House last Friday y the Committee on Interstate and foreign Commerce, with provisions or supervision and regulation of all ailroad, water, and motor Vehicle ransportation by the Interstate Com- lerce Commission. The bill carries mny improvements over the old laws eating with transportation matters nd it is believed thnt both the House nd the Senate will give quick ap- roval to the measure. Designed to leet modern transportation prob- »ms, the functions and operations of 11 modes o f traffic have been coordi- ated and “ streamlined" so as to give he American public better and more omiilete freight and passenger serv- :e than ever before. a . A real fight may be expected on the ’resident’s "Spend-Lcnd” program, ’he measures, to carry out the Presi- ent’s desires, will in all probability ome to a vote In Congress before ad- ournment. Strong opposition in the ommittees holding hearings on such ills fneans that the Administration aces a real battle before passage can e assured. Already Administration ?aders have given up the idea of ringing before Congress that portion f the Presidential program providing or loans from the United States ‘reasury to South American countries, •hat the final results will hinge upon few votes now seems certain, and at resent no ono can predict what the utcome will be, DIVORCES GRANTED On her cross-petition charging cruelty and habitual intoxication. Lu­ cille Everhart has been awarded- a divorce from Lee G. Everhart, who withdrew his original petition.- The defendant was restored to her former name of Aumann. ■ Albert Whitelow was granted a di­ vorce from - Beatrice Whitelow on grounds' o f wilful absence from home for more than three years. Divorce Business Grows Along With FDR Recession PETITION ’DISMISSED The case of Ella Bowermaster a- gainst Clarence Bowermaster was dis­ missed by the court. . ’ ESTATES VALUED For inheritance tax purposes three estates have been 1appraised by pro­ bate court direction as follows: Estate of Celia Turner: gross value, $5,020; obligations, $2,298.72; net value, $3,721.28. Estate of W J. Tarbox: gross value, $3,783; obligation, $1,1$3; net value value, $2,600, Estate of Melissa Darlington: gross value, $12,373.33; debts, $1,398.61; ad­ ministrative cost, $25; net value, $10,- 949.72. APPOINTMENTS MADE Inez E. Butdorf has been named executrix o f the estate o f Howard L. Bntdorf, Bath Twp., late Greene County commissioner, without bond. Ella G. Currie was appointed ex­ ecutrix of the estate of Walter E. Currie, late o f Xenia, without bond. Mary Royer was named adminis­ tratrix o f the estate of E. J. Royer, Iate|0of Spring Valley Twp., under $500 bond. •TON PRESBYTERIAN HIIJUCH CLOSED, VACATION e Clifton Presbyterian Church ba closed for the vacation period August 18th. MARRIAGE LICENSES Clyde A. Mosier, R. R, 2, Xenia, farmer, and Olive Lurena Rider, Old Town. ' Darrell M. Martin, Jamestown, R. R. 2, farmer, and Laura Marie Middleton, Jamestown, R. R. 2. Clarence II, Sanborn, 205 Hill St., truck driver, and Mabel Isabelle Har­ low, 221 S. Detroit St. Charles E. Huston, Jr., 312 N. Miami Ave., shoemaker, and Mary Alice’ Klontz, Xenia, R. R, 4. Dismissal o f a non-support charge against Horace Turner, Caesarcreek township, was authorized Tuesday by Common Plena Judge F, L. Johnson after Turner remitted in full the sum o f money transferred to him Aug. 16, 1938 by his now destitute mother, Mrs. Mary L. Turner, 82, Xenia, Similar proceedings against Mrs. Alma Peterson, Waynesville, a daugh­ ter o f Mrs.' Turner, were continued by the court, pending compliance with her agreement to contribute $12 a month toward her aged mother’s sup­ port. According to the annual report of L. N. Shepherd, chief deputy county clerk-of court, the divorce business in I >- the county by the past year continues to grow. Added to 56 petitions already pend­ ing, 104 divorce suits were instituted during the 12-month period, a total of 111 filed by wives and 50 by hus­ bands* Of the 161 combined total, 112 were .decided, leaving 49 pending June 30. .Judgments aggregating $135,704.09, and average, of $2;261.73 each, were allowed litigants in 60 of the 304 civil suits filed during the year, ,No money consideration was involved in 244 cases. During the survey period, 259 civil actions were filed, exclusive of 257 pending when the year began, and 304 were disposed of, leaving 212 pending. Cleveland Is Site Of Poultry Congress ____L_. - • Ohio, as host to the Seventh World Poultry Congress to be held at Cleve­ land, July 28 to Aug. 7, will have a lion's share of the exhibits in the mammoth Hall of Nations and States, according to Delmer E. Grove, student at Ohio State University, writing in the July issue of the Farm Bureau News. Six booths will house the Ohio dis­ play and the stage at the end of the 60-foot aisle between Ohio’s booths has been converted into a puppet stage. Chroe and leather furniture makes the aisle or auditorium be­ tween Ohio's booths “ an ideal spot to sit aind rest while viewing Ohio’s show.” Such is the opinion obtained by Grove' from Hoyt L. Sherman, Ohio State University, who planned the exhibit. A half-hour puppet show, to be given at the Ohio exhibit twice each morning and afternoon, has. been created by Miss Margery Batchelder, professor o f fine arts at Ohio State, Grove explained. PENNSYLVANIA PUBLISHER HEADED FOR CALIFORNIA W, A, Evans and family of Hazel- ton, Pa,, publisher o f the Vigilant, stopped here Wednesday enroute to California to visit the San Francis­ co Fair and take in historic points going and coming. Mr. Evans says he first saw New York and he la anxious to see the west coast and what it offers. where he served three years. Later he became county superintendent of his county -and held that position six years. ’ : Prof. Aultman was chosen by the Greeqe County Board o f Education as county superintendent in 1920 and has served continuously in that capacity, expecting to retire Ut the end of his term in 10^0. During his school career Mr. Ault­ man is rounding out 40 years in this work. Twenty-five years as -county superintendent, and'' fifteen years as superintendent o f consolidated schools and teacher in one room schools. He has also served five years as State School. Examiner following his return to this county. He holds two college degrees and had about completed, the work for a third, his education having been re­ ceived at Lebanon, Miami, Antioch and Columbia. Prof. Aultman feels'proud* of his school record and recently was honor­ ed by a special medal as being one of few that have served as county super­ intendent in the state continously since the law wont into effect. For a number o f years'he has been president o f a six-county organization of the Methodist Men and is now Vice President of the Ohio Conference Brotherhood, and has been serving continually as a church official since he was nineteen. A Mason since he was 21—a thirty-second Mason a few years later. His school room record is unique in that there are better ways of en­ forcing discipline than by the rod. The Aultman record for whipping was four pupils, and he admits now that probably two of them were mistakes. There’s always a better way he thinks and usually boys and girls are always as good as their teacher and some­ times better. As to future .plans the professor says: “ they are indefinite; except to rend, travel and catch up on his fish­ ing, My major interest is watching the growth, development and struggle for success (among younger people whom I have known,” Greene Co. Farm Average Was $62172 Greene County farm lands sold at sheriff’s sales or administrator’s or executor’s sales last year brought an average price of $60.72 per acre, rep- presenting a decrease o f $17.64 per acre over the preceding year, accord­ ing to the annual report o f County Recorder E. D. Beatty as of June 30. Deeds filed during the year totaled 1,424 as compared to 1,405 for the preceding year. . Leases filed during the year numbered 131, involving 14,- 560.11 acres, as compared to 296 leases, involving 31,988.61 acres, last year. A total of 904 mortgages, with considerations listed at $1,796,314.30 was filed, last year, as compared to 773 mortgages wits considerations of $1,619,761.57 for the preceeding year. 100-Year.Old Books In Stewarf; Collection John Orr Stewart this week brought to this office the first and probably the only medical book published in the village’ or the county. It was pub­ lished and printed by ,H. D. Mason and is dated Sept, 7, 1843 and en­ titled "Symptoms and Treatment of all Diseases.’ ’ It is a small book o f 100 pages and give ir detail treat­ ment for most o f the common diseases under the same names as we know them today. We were unable to find any .treatment fo r appendicitis but it told just what to do with peritonitis. Another book that was published in Wilmington, Del., in 1801 and is 138 years old is entitled “ Narative Pieces from Ancient and Modern His­ tory with a Short Introduction to Geography.’’ The book is by P. Brym- berg, A notation on the cover says “ A premium awarded to James M. Stewart for diligence, industry and good behavior In Harmoney School House, May 29, 1829.” The James M. Stewart was the grandfather o f John Orr Stewart, who received his early schooling in South Carolina. Later he settled here and was a general prac- tioner in medicine for many years. Both of these books are well pre served for their age and the one dealing with medicine has much value according to a Cincinnati antique book, dealer who has made an attractive offer for it. JOHNCOLLINS : PRESIDENTOF SCHOOLBOARD New Oil Leases Filed In County Thirty-four oil and gas leases, cov­ ering 4,359.67 acres o f Greene county farm lands, negotiated by the South Penn -Oil company, Pittsburgh, Pa., have been filed at the Greene county recorder's bfficc. ■ * Leases o f the Pittsburgh company, the sixth promoting group to disclose interest in the possibility o f discover­ ing oil in commercial quantities, range from five to 20 years and are prin­ cipally located in Beavercreek, Xenia and New Jasper townships. The newest lenses»increase to 372 the number o f farms and to 46,629 the total acreage in the county placed under leases by oil development groups. • L. C. Earley Gets First Wheat Loan L. C. Earley, Jamestown, is the re­ cipient o f the first government wheat loan in Greene County under the 1939 program. In return for 404 bushels of wheat which tested No. 4 grade, Earley obtained a loan o f $251.93, equivalent to 64 cents a bushel. The loan .rate for Greene County is 72 cents a bushel for No. 2 wheat with moisture content not to exceed 14 per cent. The following is Prof. Aultman’s letter to President Gordon: . July 21st, 1939 Greene County Board o f Education, Mr. J. F. Gordon, President, Jamestown, Ohio. Dear Sirs: I shall soon be entering upon the last year o f my term as superintend­ ent of Greene County Schools, and since I have decided that at will mark the last year of my service in public schpol work, I feel that it is not too early or out o f place to give notice o f my retirement at the close o f the year. I wish to thank you and all other officials for. the courtesies and co­ operation accorded me in the past nineteen years of service and to ex­ press too most sincere appreciation of the support of my many friends during these years. If I have succeeded in some small measure in benefiting our boards o f education and accomodating Greene County Schools to the needs o f our (Contimod on p*g» thro*), ROAD EQUIPMENT FOR PIKE IMPROVEMENT HERE The first o f the equipment for widening and resurfacing the Colum­ bus pike ’west of town arrived this week and it is expected work will start within the next week or ten days. The State Highway Department this week let a contract for resurfacing State Route 72 from Clifton south. • Xenia Church Takes Stock, $1 As Legacy Transfer o f 132 shares of 7 per cent guaranteed common stock o f the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad company to the southern Ohio dio­ cese of the Protestant Episcopal church to pay a $10,000 legacy to Christ Episcopal church, Xenia, Tinder the will o f the late Miss Sarah B. Hagar, Xenia, has been *approved by probate court. The board o f trustees o f the diocese agreed to accept the stock at the current market price of 75.75 a share, or a total value, o f $9,- 999, plus $1 cash, to pay the bequests. County Fair Will Have Premiums That Total $8,711 The Greene County Fair this year will set a new record for the centen­ nial celebration. Premiums valued at $8,711 will be awarded during the centennial Greene County fair the, first week in August. The 'premium list includes guar­ anteed purse money o f $3,600 for the four-day program of harness racing, and estimated $1,300 in the junior fair and the demainder for exhibits, in various other departments-of the ex­ position. The appropriation made for the junior fair embraces a wide variety o f “ youth” activities,, including voca­ tion-agriculture and home economics; the junior Grange and boys’ and girls’ club work. Fred M, Clemans, who has been a member of the Cedarvile Twp. Board o f Education for a number o f Years, and. also president of the board, .of­ fered his resignation to take effect at once at a meeting o f the board Tuesday evening. The resignation was accepted. His successor as president is John Collins, who had-been vice president. Paul Ramsey was chosen vice presi­ dent. The board vacancy was not filled Tuesday but will be taken up at a later meeting. s Last week the-board had the resig­ nation of Mrs. Hazel EdwardB as .in­ structor in English and at the Tues­ day meeting the resignation o f Miss Wilma Chenoweth, South Charleston, fourth grade teacher was received. Neither o f the teacher vacancies have been filled. The board .has under consideration repairs or probably a n ew roof fo r , the school building. Leaks have been doing much damage to ceiling plaster­ ing and this week considerable plaster­ ing fell following the rains. The roof has been repaired numerous times but not with much success. The board will also receive bids at a later meeting for a new school bus. Democrats Still Hope To Get Jobs Twenty former Greene County pro­ visional employees in various-state de­ partments, ousted with the change in Ohio political administrations, want their jobs back. Their hope based upon a state supreme court’s decision invalidating the dismissal o f such employes by the Bricker regime, the discharged Dem­ ocrats have obtained from Attorney George H. Smith, chairman o f the- party’s executive committee, proper forms on which to apply for rein­ statement. The blanks were obtained principally by ex-Workers. in the state highway, *%uor and-old age pension' departments. Will Exhibit Ohio First At Fair An unusual exhibit, including an aquarium stocked with live fish of different species found in Ohio and a collection o f mounted specimens of game typical to this locality will be displayed at ’ Greene Cjbunty’b cen tennial fair in August by the Greene County Fish and Game Association. XENIA WOMAN APPEALS PRESBYTERIANS WON The Presbyterian League baseball team defeated the Mills Methodist team Monday evening by a score o f 5 to 1 on the College grounds. The game was called after six inning on account o f rain. Batteries: Presby­ terian, Arthur Judy and James Bailey; Methodist, Vincent Rigio and Keith Rigio. ANNUAL CHURCH PICNIC AT BRYAN STATE FARM The annual United Presbyterian Church and Sabbath School picnic will be held Friday, July 28th at noon, at the Bryan State Park. Comp and bring the family with well filled bnskets. The Ohio Apple Institute, W. ft. Baughman, New Concord, secretary; is leading a campaign to assist Ohio growers in disposing profitably o f this year's apple crop. "'Notice o f appeal from a decision by Common Pleas Judge F. L. Johnson, setting aside a $1,000 damage verdict in favor o f Mrs. Lcontine Nickell, Xenia, as administratrix o f the estate o f Dorsey Nickell, and granting her motion for a new trial, has been filed tyy counsel for Braden Smith, Federal pike, defendant-in the case. Based upon the fatal injury o f her husband in a collision with Smith’s auto, Mrs. Nickell sued for 15,000 damages. A jury awarded her $1,000 last May 26, following trial o f the case, ‘ Counsel for Mrs. Nickell moved June 24 to have the case reassigned for a second trial; but defense at­ torneys gave notice o f appeal oft ques tions of law to the second district court o f appeals; which sits here next October. PICNIC SUPPER HELD AT LEONARD FLATTER HOME Mrs. Julia Elder Died Last Friday m Services will be held Friday at 3 in the Sprague funeral home, South Charleston, for Mrs. Julia A. Elder, 92, mother o f W, N. Elder, chairman o f the 'Clark County Com­ mission. Burial will be made in Clif­ ton Cemetery. Mrs. Elder, widow o f Robert N. Elder, a former county commissioner, died last Friday in her home in Santa Ana, Calif, after an extended illness. Mrs. Elder had lived in California since leaving Clark County in 1909, The body will arrive in South Charleston Friday morning and will be removed to the funeral home. Judge Orders Jury To Fix Land Value Judge Frank L. Johnson has ordered a jury impanneled on Sept. 11th to fix the value as compensaton to be paid the Brewer heirs for 69.77 acres of- land near Clifton that the state would like to have fo r a state park. Attorney General T. J. Herbert filed a court application June 20, for the action to get the land for 4-H Club Camp, the land having been under lease for some time, The state offer­ ed $4,690.60 as a fair price but it was rejected. There are thirteen heirs in­ terested in the farm. VOLKERT SLATED FOR PEN JOB ACCORDING TO REPORT A news story out o f Columbus some days ago Btntcd that Dr. Paul J. Vol- kert^of this place had been named from the classified list as dentist at the'Ohio pen at a salary o f $191 monthly. He wilt continue to reside here and commute daily. DR. McCHESNEY WILL PREACH SABBATH FOR U. P. CHtJRCH Dr, W. ft. McChesney will preach Sabbath morning for the United Pres­ byterian congregation at the usual hour owing to the absence o f the pastor, Dr, ft, A. Jamieson, who Is on vacation, Sabbath School as usual.. VIRGINIA CLUB PICNIC The Emanon Circle held lie annlial picnic supper at the home o f Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Flatter near Clifton last Thursday evening fo r members and friends, * The .annual picnic for natives o f Virginia and ancestors will he held at the Greene County Fair Grounds, Sun­ day, Ail those interested are urged to attend the reunion.