The Cedarville Herald, Volume 62, Numbers 27-52

, | : h e w t h in g s a b b a d v e r t i s e d BY MERCHANTS FIRST. ADVER­ TISEMENTS KEEP YOU ABREAST OF THE TIMES. READ THEM l f fh e 'G e d a r v ilk ADVERTISING IS H i m A S MUCH AS THE HEADLINES ON THE FRONT PAGE. OFTEN IT IS O P MORE SIGNIFICANCE TO YOU . SIXTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 40 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FR IDAY , SEPTEMBER 1 ,1939 .. PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR LETTER H9M M8HHN8N HHiEienTRIP Statendam August 21, 1939. Dear Mr. Bull:— ‘ . - ■ 'We spent our last two weeks in Europe by taking a rather fast trip over the continent. It's rather difficult to record impressions o f so many things which happened'rather srapidly. Our first week was spent in Paris. Here we had a delightful time see­ ing the magnificent palaces at Ver­ sailles and Fontainblueau. At Ver­ sailles we saw the famous hall of mirrors where the treaty which ended the World War was signed. Paris with its cafes and amusement centers is a gay and attractive city. We took in much o f the night life from the Follies Bergere to the grand opera, "Lohengrin.” • An interesting way to pass the time in Paris is to loaf in the Ameri­ can Express. You feel that here is just a part of America transplanted to Europe^ Everyone is speaking English; on the sidewalks outside newsboys are selling, “ The New York Times,” the Paris edition o f “ The New York Herald-Tribune" the “ Read­ ers Digest” and “ Time” magazine. You see rather flustered Americans on the inside, clamoring for mail, getting shopping advice, smuggling with the European time tables which run to 24 o’clock, and attempting to change money. Travelling seems to have a 1 rather bad effect on many peoples’ nerves and so I fear many Americans abroad spread a bad impression of our national character. After visiting Notre Dame, the Louvre, the parks and monuments we left Paris for Rome. It was on a Friday noon that we headed for Rome npd we felt sure we would make it by Saturday evening, but we hadn’t figured on poor train connections. In our compartment there were .a group o f French people that we carried on a kind o f conversation by means o f our phrase book. They finally got across to us the fact that we had to change trains at Lyon, We were dismayed further .to dissever that we must wait bore from midnight until 5:00 a. m. We crossed the Italian border about 10:00 a. m. The customs officials were very-lenient although they do require you to declare all nioney. After another hectic all night ride we ar­ rived at .Rome at 8:00 a. m. After establishing ourselves at a Pensione, we decided to attend mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral. It’s a huge building rather beautiful in a way al­ though one American cleverly re­ marked that it reminds one o f Grand Central Station. We spent nn intriguing afternoon in the old Roman Forum. We were thrilled to see the spot where Caesar’s body lay when Anthony made his Stir­ ring oration. •While at Rome we took one day for a trip to Naples,, the Isle o f Capri, Vesuvius, and Pompeii. To me it was a great thrill to see old Vesuvius steaming and smoking and to know that it just might erupt.' Pompeii containing really more ruins than we had expected. That afternoon we went on the. winding, “mountainous Amalfi drive along the Mediteranean and the deep blue' Bay of Naples. The next day in Rome we went to the renowned Sistine Chapel which was decorated by Michelangelo. The ceiling portrays the Old Testament story and the wall showB his con­ ception o f heaven and hell as taken from Dantes “ Divine Comedy.” From Rome we journeyed to to Florence and then to Geneva, Swit­ zerland, where we had a lovely trip on Lake Geneva and saw a really breath-taking view o f Mt. Blance. After a day and night in Germany, which is another whole story, wo ar­ rived in Rotterdam and sailed on the Statendam, JUSTIN HARTMAN. | COURT NEWS | uiiiiMiiiiiiiii.MmiiiimmmiimiiiiiniiiHiiiMiiiiHiiiiHinnnp, | | DIVORCE SUITS Declaring his wife went to Cali­ fornia with the announced intention of. living there permanently and has refused to return home, John R. Blue, Xenia, has filed suit in common pleas court, seeking a divorce from Vivian L. Blue on grounds o f gross neglect and cruelty. They were married Oct. 18, 1928 at Covington, Ky. Elizabeth K. Williams, in a divorce suit against .Harold E. Williams, of Skull Valley, Arie., charges gross neglect and cruelty and requests cus­ tody o f a minor child. They were mar­ ried Aug. 21, 1933 at Eureka, Calif. The plaintiff accuses her husband of non-support over a period o f “many months." Adjustment' o f personal , property rights by the court is sought in a divorce suit brought by Joh E. Flom- erfelt against - Dorothea L. Flomer- felt, Grand Rapids, Mich. He charges gross neglect. They were married May 29, 1933 at Germantown, Ky. LIVE STOCK COMPANY TO OPERATE HERE JUDGMENT UNSATISFIED Sale of Xenia real estate to satisfy a $1,125 judgment, assertedly unpaid, is the object of a suit filed by the Ohio Bureau of Credits. Inc., against John P. Krise, Xenia, R. F. D. 4, andi Cora Maxey, Chilicotlie. Claiming aj tax lien on the property, H. J. Faw-I cett, Greene County treasurer, is I named co-defendant. j The unpaid judgment, according toj the petition, was originally recovered' by the state banking department, inj behalf o f the former Commercial andi Savings Bank, and was assigned to! the credit bureau on July 12, 1937.' George' L. Dixon, Columbus, is the! plaintiff’s attorney. The Cedarvilie Live Stock Company, headed by Frank Creswell and J. L. Snypp, has taken over the Pennsyl­ vania stock yards and will handle all kinds o f live stock. They will feature co-operation with producers and there will be no handling charges; no yard­ age charge, no commission and all prices quoted to farmers will be net on weights at the local market. J. L. Srtypp will be in active charge as manager and is to move .here from Columbus. He has been connected with the live stock business for years and for nine years with the Columbus Packing Co., as buyer, and later with Armour & Co. Eastern packers are now looking to this section, for good stock and the local company will fill orders for several big packing companies. The new firm will specialize in cattle, calves and lambs on Tuesday o f each week, while hogs will be re­ ceived during each week except on Sundays and holidays. The Pennsylvania Railroad Co., will make changes and improvements in the local yards to make all shipments easier to handle. It is planned to improve sanitation in the yards by flushing and this will require im- pioved sewerage conditions. The company is now making ship­ ments while these changes are being made. Greene Co. Banks Named Depositories By Commissionrs Accepting all six, bids received re­ cently, county commissioners have executed contracts, designating six banks as depositories for inactive or active public funds o f Greene County for a two-year period, Aug. 23, 1941. Commissioners estimated at $75,- 000. the aggregate maximum amount o f funds which will he held in in­ active deposits duripg the life o f the contract and four batiks bid for a total o f $03,000 at an interest rate o f one- fourth o f 1 per cent.? Bids for inactive deposits were as follows: First Na­ tional Bank of Osborn, for a maximum o f $20,000; Miami Deposit Bank q f Yellow Springs, fdr not to exceed $23,000; Spring .Valley National Bank and the Jamestown Farmers and Traders Bank, each: $10,000. Xenia’s two baijks—the, Citizens National and Xenia National—sub mitted requests for active funds only, eacli to serve as depository for not to exceed $200,000. Under federal banking laws, these* financial institu­ tions were barred from offering inter­ est payments on active funds. - COLLEGE OPENS ONWEDNESDAY) REGISTER NOW Judge Wright Will Run For Mayor ' BAD CHECK CHARGED i Judgment for $152.50 is requested! in a suit filed by-Edwin Galloway and) D. W. Cherry, doing business as Gallo- ' way and Cherry furniture store, in a! suit against C. F. Minser, who as-; sorted!y gave the firm a worthless! $150 check, drawn on a Jamestown i bank. An injunction is asked to pre-1 vent the defendant from mortgaging! or disposing o f Cedarvilie property; to defeat the plaintiff’s^ claim. Miller j and Finney, are attorneys for the • plaintiff. ASK NOTE JUDGMENT E. R. Bryant, doing business as I Bryan£ Motor Sales; has brought suit; against Raymond Ellinger, request-* ing judgment for $110 on a note,1 secured by a chattel mortgage. George II. Smith is attorney for the petition-’ er. ■ ’ DIVORCES GRANTED . Three divorce decrees have been a- warded by the court as follows: Vesta Dudley, from Clarence Dudley, on grounds o f Cruelty and neglect, with the plaintiff given custody pf five minor children; Clara Roderick from Raymond Roderick, on grounds of cruelty and neglect, the' plaintiff re­ ceiving custody o f a minor child; Charles Howard from Ethel Howard, on a charge o f wilful ' absence from home, ORDER PUBLIC SALE Public'sale o f real estate by the sheriff has been authorized in the partition case of Candace Jones against Norris H. Jones. Two tracts o f property involved were appraised as a whole at $75 an acre. S. C. WRIGHT Judge S. C. Wright is announced as a candidate for mayor at the Novem­ ber election. Mayor J^enneth Little declined to' serve longer. The Judge lias had much experience in court pro­ cedure and some years ago served as clerk of the village. CASES DISMISSED The following cases have been dis­ missed by the court: Hazel Crowl against Creamer Crowl, at plaintiff’s request; Roscoe H. Market against Adam J. Cerlaugh, settled by litigants. XENIA WILL START TEN MINUTE PARKING PLAN Xenia will start a new plan of park­ ing Sept. 2 for those who are in a hur­ ry and want parking space but a few minutes. Certain sections o f down town streets will be marked off for ten minute parking, The plan is to be given a trial and if it works other places will be opened for short time parking. PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL OPEN TUESDAY MORNING The public schools will open Tues­ day, September 6th and bo in session for one-half day, regular class work to start on Wednesday. Dr. R. A. Jamieson will deliver the opening ad­ dress ESTATE APPRAISED Appraised for inheritance tax pur­ poses, the estate o f the late Amanda J. Keiter hns a gross value of $19,- 125,25 and a net value o f $9,385.54, according to an estimate filed in pro­ bate court, Obligations amount to $9,739.71. SALE APPROVED Administrator’s sale o f property belonging to the Mary V. Anderson estate to James L. Smith for $2,COO has been confirmed by the court. MARRIAGE LLICEN6ES (Granted) Herman J. Volkenand, Xenia, R. R. 4, carpenter, and Edwina E, Fair, Xenia, R, R. 4. George Pugh, Hamilton, electrician, and Louise Hngenbuch, Xenia, R. R. 4. Clove Icenhour, Fairfield, clerk, and Sarah Jane Clench, Fairfield. Nathaniel H. Wright, Jamestown, laborer and Martha W. Jamison, 158 Lexington Ave. Lawrence T. Fox, Wilmington, book­ keeper and Katherine M, Maxwell, 111 Station Rd. Two Candidates Out For County Board O f Education A petition is in circulation for O. A. Dobbins o f this place, and Paul W. Brown, Sugarcreek TWp., as candi­ dates for the two vacancies on the Greene County school board ticket at the coming November election, Air. Dobbins is completing his first term while Mr. Brown is a new can didate. Both are well known in farm circles. The former as a stock breeder and the latter specializing in fruits and hybrid seed corn. Some years ago Mr. Brown was connected with a Day- ton bank as teller. He also has been active in the Farm Bureau, J. B. Rife, a member o f the board for twenty-five years, declined to permit the use o f his name due to ill health.. BUILDING REDECORATED FOR SCHOOL OPENING The public school building during the summer has been under many re pairs and improvements, mainly decoration of walls and refinishing of scats and desks. It was necessary to reroof the three story section of the building and some plastering re­ pair was necessary as - the result of leaks. On the exterior the window and door frames were painted and the board is having some cement walks laid to the Ag. building. The grounds around this building will be graded and some landscaping done later. The natural wear o f school build­ ing with six hundred pupils calls for much repair each year and the cus todians certainly have done a good job In having everything ready for the opening o f School. — ■-......— — • Drawings Foi* Soft Ball Tournament Drawings for thq Greene' County night softball tournament, to be held at Yellow Springs Bryan High School athletic field, were completed Satur­ day, with thirteen teams entered. Glenn Francis, Coach at Bryan High and. Glenn Deaton, 5Yellow Springs, are conducting the |tournament and believe the best softball teams in the county are represented. • Two games will be'played Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings under the lights and|the final rounds next week, beginning Labor Day. The first round pairings: Tuesday, 7:30 p. m.—P . W. Weiss, Yellow! Springs vs. Jamestown Merchants; 8:30 p. m.—Cedarvilie vs. Idle Hour, Xenia; Wednesday, 7:80 p. m:— Aiken’s Lunch, Xenia vs. Yellow Springs CCC Camp; 8:30 p. m.—Os­ born Wabash Cement:vs. Adams and Thuma, Jamestown; 'Thursday, 7:80 p. m.—White Hall, Yellow Springs vs, High Point, Caesarcreek. The game at 8:80 Thursday will be between the winning o f the Pi W» Wciss-James- towp Merchants contest and Osborn Lock Welders, bye team, Bowcrsville and the Dayton Stock Yards team at Germantown drew byes. Dr. S. A . Cunningham Died In Marietta Word has been received here o f the' death of Dr. S. A. Cunningham, 75, at his home several days ago in Marietta, O. He is survived by his wife and daughter. Dr. Cunningham formerly practiced .in Cedarvilie fo r several years, disposing o f his prac­ tice to the late M. I. Marsh. The de­ ceased practiced medicine in Marietta for many years and then engaged in the commercial fruit business own­ ing one o f the large orchards in n o w PLAN , WILINCREASE PROPERTY TAX Washington county. REV. LINCOLN LONG, D. D. Cedarvilie College will open on Wed­ nesday, Sept. 6th for the 46th year with registration days Monday and Tuesday previous. The speaker on this occasion will be Rev. Lincoln Long, D. D., of the Col- lingwood ^venue Presbyterian Church, Toledo. His topic will be “ Ridiculous Excess” , which is scheduled for 11 .o’clock on Wednesday. The musical program will be Under the direction o f Mrs. Mary Markle, Director o f the Department of Music. The public is cordially invited to at­ tend the opening exercises. SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVES $7,168 Greene County’s eleven rural school districts derived $42,688.92 from the third quartely settlement o f the 1939 school foundation program, currently made by the state department of edu­ cation. 'The latest distribution was op a cash basis for operating, funds, and not to retire previous note issues. Distri­ butive shares o f local districts were announced by H. C. Aultman, county superintendent, as follow^: Beavercreek, $6,700.97; Caesarcreek, $1,18211; Cedarvilie, $7,168,05; Clif­ ton, $1,214.57; Jefferson, $4,769.02; Miami, $3,973.18; Ross, $2,089.06; Sil- vercrcck, $4,600.61; Spring Valley, $3,977.17; Sugarcreek, $4,348.46; Xenia Twp., $2,665.72. Dr. Frank R. Smith Died Thursday Morn Dr. Frank R. Smiih, 65, Wilming­ ton, dentist for 41 years, died of cerebral hemorrhage, last Thursday morning after an illness o f five weeks. He was born near Cuba, Clinton county, attended Wilmington College, and graduated fron^Cjncinnati College of Dental'Surgery. Following*-.grad­ uation in 1896 he located in Cedarvilie where he practiced for two years, then moved to Wilmington. The deceased is survived by his wife. The funeral was ' held Satur­ day with burial in Sugarcreek Cem­ etery. Health Conference In Xenia, Sept. 15th Thirteen southwestern Ohio counties including Montgomery and Clark, and eight municipalities, including Dayton have been invited to send health de­ partment officials to a district confer­ ence in Xenia, Sept 15. The general discussion subject will be “ Health De­ partment Problems, and Their Solu­ tion." Dr. Gordon E. Savage, Greene County Health commissioner, is presi­ dent o f the district organization. Two More London Prisoners Escape Two more London prison inmates ltake French leave Tuesday, making 14 that graduated themselves during the month of August. The. men fled into a corn field and could not be located by guards. It appears the honor roll system with some prisoners is not working well at the institution. Plan Reestablishment O f Clark County Fair Initial steps toward reestablishment of a Clark county fair were taken Thursday, when Earl W. Fulmer, pre­ sident o f the Springfield chamber of commerce announced appointment of a committee by his organization to handle such a program. Fulnier said the duties of the com­ mittee would be to determine “ the possibility and practicability of re­ establishing an annual Clark county fair.” The chamber of commerce president further stated it would be tho addi­ tional function o f tho committee “ to ascertain in what manner the chamber of commerce ind local business inter­ ests can be helpful to agricultural groups in reestablishment of a county jfnir.” Volney F. Trout, sales manager of the Springfield Purity Dairy Co„ w6s named chairman of the fair committee. Piqua Green St. Church W ill Honor Dr. Busier On 20th Anniversary . We have received a letter from a committee of the Piqua Green Street Methodist Church, planning for the twentieth anniversary o f the ordina­ tion o f Dr. V. E. Busier, and the clos­ ing of his seven years pastorate of the church on Sept. 3rd. During his pastorate Dr. Busier has served-Methodist churches in Urbana, Eaton, and Piqua and he has been in­ fluential in adding more than 1,000 members to congregations he has served. In the Piqua congregation he has added 351 names. Dr. Busier is a native of South Charleston and wherever he has serv­ ed as pastor his life has been conse­ crated to community service and Christian benefactions. The Herald extends congratulations to one who yet has many warm friends in Cedarvilie. Massies Creek Dam Is Being Repaired The Greene County Fish and Game Commission lias started work this week repairing leaks in the dam a- cross Massies Greek east o f town. The dry weather has lowered the water in the creek below what it has been for many years. A gate will be constructed to be lowered in high water rather than have the water flow over the dam. WARREN POWERS WILL GET O. W. V . SCHOLARSHIP Mrs. Arthur Townslcy is moving into her home on South Main st. Alva Link and family moved on Saturday to Xenia. Awarded the four-year Perslngcr scholarship, valued at $1,000, because o f his outstanding record at Jefferson Twp. High School, Bowcrsville, from M e re he graduated lait spring, War­ ren Powers will enter the freshman class at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware,* in September. FISHERMEN HAVE BEEN HAVING GOOD LUCK Regardless of the fact that the water in Massies Creek is very low, fishermen have been very successful lately in good catches. Many report the catching otf good sized bass, one or two as much as three pounds. AUTHORIZE SALE Private sale o f personal property of the E. J. Royer estate has been authorized by the court, upon appli­ cation o f the administratrix. The property is to bo sold fo r not less than the appraised value. Death Friday O f Mrs. Fannie Custis Airs, Fannie Custis, 74, Xenia, well- known here, died Friday evening in a Dayton hospital, following an illness o f two weeks. Mrs. Custis was bom in Clinton county and was married to W. O. Custis, Sept. 3, 1889, who died in. 1933. Mrs. Custis was best known for her efforts in W. C. T. U. work in the county. The funeral was held from the late home, Monday.afternoon, with burial in Jamestown Cemetery. Surviving are four children, Robert Douglas Custis, o f Detroit, Dr. Warren Wood Custis, o f Dayton, Artwood Custis, o f Xenia, and Mrs. J. M. Harris, of Clinton; and four grand­ children, John and Wanda Custis, of Detroit, and Nancy and Jan Harris, of Clinton, and a brother, C. ,T. Wood, of Lebanon. F. F. A . Boys Are State Fair Winners Kenneth Benedict received 5th place with his Hampshire gilt project at the State Fair this week. Joe Tucker placed 6th in the same class. There were 35 gilts shown in this class. The premium for each gilt was $7. 351 CEDARVILLE WOMEN ' The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union is supporting a movement to stop Wars by petitioning the World Powers to bring all national problems before, a World Congress rather than go to war. We thank the women of our town for hearty cooperation. Almost every woman in town signed the petition. MRS. JENNIE F.' RITCHIE, Retiring President o f W. C. T. U. J, L. CARR RENAMED AS S. CHARLESTON POSTMASTER J. L. Carr, postmaster in South Charleston, has been reappointed ac­ cording to advice from that place, In his civil service examination Carr had a grade o f 93^ . He had served as postmaster under the Woodrow Wilson administration also. RAINFALL IS LACKING According to the weather bureau, Columbus, the rainfall fo r central Ohio has. been only .39 in. so far this month, against an average many times that. Some farmers state the hot wind has done considerable damage to the late corn. Most garden crops have been cut short, AUTO DRIVER LICENSES Mrs. Mary Pickering will bo local registrar for issuing aUto driver’s li­ censes which will go on sale Sept. 5th. All drivers are required to take out new licenses and you must pre setat your 1939 license before the 1940 card can be issued. Miss Lounette Sterrett leaves this week for Erie, Pa., where She htus been teaching school for several year*. The injustice o f the proposed Bige­ low old age pension plan that was to be financed under a Socialist single tax idea, has done much to enlighten property owners o f what they not only faced today but what they might face in the near future, The idea o f old age pensions o f $50 a month for single unemployed 80 years old or jover, and $80 fo r mar­ ried couples, monthly, naturally ap­ pealed to many. •Just how this pen­ sion fund was to be created was o f no great concern to many people. The idea o f old age pensions,of $50 advocated for fifty years by Socialists, was the basis for this pension fund. It was cunningly devised to catch the uninformed for it looked like there would be no trouble in getting tax funds from land valued at $20,000 an acre. The referendum amendment as drawn is very complex and uncertain as to its intent in many wayB. First the unit fo r taxation is one acre but you were not told that you wouM pay tax o f 2 per cent if you only owned one-tenth o f an acre or less, and the acre did not have to be in one person's name. The unit being fixed the valua­ tion for taxation was on the basis of $20,000. The rate was 2 per cent. This would be written into the constitution if adopted. The only thing the legis­ lature could change would *be tho valuation. If insufficient funds were not in sight the valuation o f all-prop­ erty could be increased and this would bring more land in under the umc-ndment. Land was not necessarily farm land but city and town land as well. , Another interesting feature o f the amendment was that this pension fond was to be supplied by tax money be-' fore any other funds, schools, state or county institutions, county or munici­ pal funds for operation. The amend­ ment would add this 2 per cent $20,- - 000 valuation, to our present ten mill limitation, which in. many cases would leave property owners little or noth­ ing in tho way o f profit-, after estab­ lished charges o f upkeep and 'taxes - Were paid. ’ . ' The amendment is being debated be­ fore all groups o f Ohio citizens by • civic organizations. In most any kind o f tax legislation, church property has been exempt, but under this proposed amendment, if adopted, some author­ ities say all church and educational property would be taxable fo r the pen­ sion fund. I f educational property is to become taxable, most o f the smaller colleges'in the state would be closed* and churches also. The Herald opposes this form o f tax, no matter for what purpose. I f we are to have land taxes they should apply to all land, in proportion to the real valuation, Once Ohio citizens understand' that the pension, plan is the first step in a hundred per cent land tax scheme fostered by the So­ cialist Bigelow, we believe the senti­ ment o f the great' majority o f citizens will bring defeat if if reaches the referendum stage, So far the move­ ment lacks something like 60,000 names to get the proposition on the ballot. To bring the issue*down to the point where local people can picture just what will happen we have examined county records fo r the $20,000 units in Cedarvilie, where this now tax would be added to what already is be­ ing paid. It should be understood under the amendment that a fraction o f an acre, if it reaches the basis o f $20,000 for the unit, will be taxable. So several properties have been com­ bined until the valuation reach that sum. For instance by eliminating the bank building at Main and Xenia avenue, all the property on the north side to Bridge street would be in the $20>000 bracket. A t 2 per cent, this would add $400 tax yearly to what these prop­ erty owners are now being chargOd. From Bridge street to the paper mill is another unit that exceeds the $20,000, and this does not include this paper mill, .which would be more than four units to itself, The additional tax on the paper mill, now dark, would be more than $1,800 yearly. Beginning at the hank building on Main street north to the comer o f Main and Cedar street and We have a unit o f $28,000. This Would add more than $560 taxes to what is now being paid on these properties, Starting at the Dolomite plant, with the mechanical plant only, and run­ ning east to Ervin alley, on the south side o f Xenia avenue, and We find another unit o f $21,000, and this would add more than $400 taxes to what these properly owners arenowpaying. 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