The Cedarville Herald, Volume 62, Numbers 27-52

CEDARVILLE HERAI.D, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1939, T H E C E D A R V I L L E H E R A L D ic^TH.W B U L L — — ------ - ED ITO R AND PU B L ISH ER X d ltorliU A jm oc , ; OJito NawmPRpar a m o c . ; M ia m i Y alU 'y I A » m c . Entered at the Post Office,’ Cedarville, Ohio, October 31,1887, as second class matter. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1939 HtiiiiHWMmimitiiiiimimiMiiimimiiiimiMMimiUHMiiiiiiiimiMiUiMMWH**” Wants No Change With Our Thanksgiving Custom The proposal on the part of the New Deal leadership to change Thanksgiving date this year and another date next year has disturbed many people and caused many organizations to take definite action to appeal to Con­ gress to put a stop to the fanatical idea that our national holidays can be shifted about as if they were the common washday known tp many homes. Congress will meet in January, probably sooner, and it is certain that bills will be offered to fix the Thanksgiv­ ing date in accordance with custom of years past. While various excuses have been offered why the date, of Thanksgiving should be changed and many protests have been made the one with the most appeal reaches our desk this week and comes from the pen of Dr. Reyburn McClellan, M. D., Xenia, O. It needs no preface and is the one best answer to all claims yet for the change. Bigelow Socialistic proposal. Tha so- called amendment was not what was represented and thousands signed un­ der this misrepresentation. Taxing $20,000 an acre land sounded like only a few would be hit hut when the plan was uncovered every property holder ....... ........... . ;^ th(J 8tato wouM have &part }n tbe Twenty-five years ago you would two peree ljt; tax on such valuation or have •said this could not happen—a some -fraction 0f the $20,000.-.. This Republican newspaper and one o f th e ' tax would have been added to what Democratic faith, both being publish- j ^ every pr0perty owner in Ohio is ] now paying. We hear that Springfield I ABOUT THANKSG IVING AND “ THANKSG IVING” “ When trouble comes, we remember God’s power and ask His help. When He has helped us, we shojLtld al­ so remember to thank Him. '3 . s *- * ' sa 5 “ On several such occasions,. our People thru their 1 civil authorities, have devoted a day to Thanksgiving. I This has become a custom, a “ holiday” of recreation, | somewhat forgetting its original meaning, a Holy Day of | thanks. We have forgotten that we have something to be | thankful for, some' One to thank and that we should thank I ■Him. ' / ■' < , ' | “ If there is nothing to be thankful for there is no ex- § cuse for “ Thanksgiving”. It is said that many merchants | want a longer time in which to sell holiday goods than is | allowed between the usual dates of “ Thanksgiving” and 1 Christmas. They are not thankful for what they have re- | ceived, but are dissatisfied and want more. Their pur- | pose could be served either by advancing “ Thanksgiving” f or by postponing Christmas one or several weeks. They | consider their income as superior to the time-honored f commemorization of God’s blessings on two great days, f “ The people have elected a President to execute their f will in both written law and unwritten custom. Their will | is his only warrant. They have' approved the appoint- | ment of the last Thursday in November as “ Thanksgiv- | ing”made by many Presidents for many consecutive | years. The people have not demanded a change. f , “ The date partakes of the purpose of the day, which | has always had a religious signification,' and hence de- | -mands the same recognition by civil authority as the ob- | servance of Sabbath, Easter and Christmas. The religious I intent o f Sabbath, has been clouded by a trend to make it f a day of recreation, and of profit to the merchants of rec- | reation,. Easter has become very much a date for dis- § playing new fashions in clothes, whose purchase is to the | profit of those merchants. And Christmas has become the § veritable “ Feast of the Merchants” tho now avowdly not | rich enough. That does not justify, the violation of the § one distinctively American religious date. f‘ “ There is no “ sense’’ or “ reason” in any of these *! dates. Sabbath has been celebrated on other days of the | week, but it has been observed on Sunday since the time I of Christ. It need not be every seventh day, tho the tenth | day Was tried in the French Revolution and abandoned. § Easter is set by an ecclesiastical rule with ultimate origins I as old as Moses. Christmas day was set by a,council of | -the early Christian church. All these dates have a reli- | gious and not a civil basis.- I “ No one, not even the President of the United States, | has the right to alter such a custom by mere proclama- J ion. Even the submission of. the majority of the people, 1 either out of respect for the dignity of a great office or | from cowardice, does not affect me except to make me | mourn one further insidious loss of their Liberty. | “ Therefore, I shall celebrate the last Thursday of I November by giving thanks to God for his goodness to | me and to my people in times past and present, and by I praying for a return to America of the sense of a .man’s | duty to God and to his Fellow Man. i REYBURN McCLELLAN, M. D. j 1 ....................................................................................... ................................ IM,^, ed from the same office. The an nouncement last week that the Record- Herald, Republican, and' the Press, Democratic, would he published from the same office in the future, gave Hillsboro citizens something new as compared* with the history o f partisan newspapers in that county. . The News-Herald is owned by Granville Barriere while the Press is owned by the Galvin newspaper interests and under the management o f Editor Barnes. Continued increased costs of operation with New Deal taxes in various forms even sends Democratic newspapers to seek some haven of rest. There are many combinations in the country. The political com­ plexion o f each newspaper will remain the same for not even a Democratic could tempt the. Barriere pen to be­ come a defender of the New Deal in any form. Mr. H. G. Funsett of Coshocton, O., was in town Tuesday and stated that the paper mill company with which he is connected is enjoying nice busi­ ness. During the year much new ma­ chinery has been added and a new type of straw paper is being turned out to meet the competition o f southern kraft. Mr. Funsett was formerly con­ nected with the Hagar Straw Board & Paper Co. has lost a proposed "industry in as much as the Bigelow tax might be added to present taxes.. Bigelow has filed with the Secretary of State an expense account showing that it cost more than $6,000 to obtain Dayton Presbytery Meets Here, Tuesday The Presbytery o f Dayton will hold its regular fall meeting in the First Presbyterian Church •o f Cedarville, Tuesday at 10:00 a. m., opening with! a sermon by the moderator ,Rev. j Stanley L. Weems, pastor o f .the Gen­ eral Presbyterian Church, Dayton. The Rev. Banjamin N. Adams is the host pastor and will report for the com­ mittee on hospitality. Temperance Notes Sponsored by Ce4s«rville W. C. T. U. iiuruMatMitUMM ! know In clear term* that publishing ' advertisements o f this kind lowers the whole standard o f advertising and of journalism T For Sale—Cane back Phone 184, Cedarville. davenport. The Philadelphia Beer Brewers’ A s - : sociation in their full-page advertise-; ment point with pride to the magnifi-1 cent past of their industry, and yet they devote almost all their space to trying to prove that beer is a socially helpful business product. Their master stroke in attempting to dignify beer-making it left to the end DEMOCRATS WORRY ABOUT CIVIL SERVICE L AW The state Democratic organization that is working aJt fever heat to keep the Bricker Civil Service law from going into effect and forcing some 3,600 discharged Democratic em­ ployees off the pay roll, resulting in a saving of three-quarters of a million dollars thus far this year, need not get excited dver the result of the referendum, whether dt is approved or dis­ approved. If Governor Bricker is determined to keep his promise to the people he has another avenue and that would be the one used by both the White and Davey administrations, calling the legislature and repealing the present law now being ques­ tioned, passing a similar law with the emergency clause, and the Democrats are helpless. There would not even be a court house door, in the stq,te open for attack on the second law. Democratic politicians are speculat­ ing, just what Sen. Vic Donahey will do should Roosevelt call an extra ses­ sion of congress to repeal the neu­ trality law so that this country could join England and France in the war against Germany, Donahey left Washington before the last session adjourned and it is said he was ■not in very good humor and did not favor a lot of legislation his. party was sponsoring. He is said to be against this country entering the. Eui;opesy^ conflict but whether he will return to Washington is the question being de­ bated. Donahey has been in ■th Senate five. years and has not yet made a single speech-on the floor yei his advice is often sought and follow ed except on radical New Deal measures. In these he is usually opponent. A new moderator, and a temporary _ __ clerk are to be elected to serve for 0f° th e V b n g ’ hyn^ o f praise tob e e r the next six months. The Rev. Johnjfpr ita TOany b’ -ssings to mankind. G, Inglis is to be received from the ]*«xhia beverage (.they say in bold the names on his referendum petitions Presbytery o f Wheeling and present-; type) promotes digestion and brings ihat were circulated in many counties ed a ca^ to the pastorate o f the rep08e 0f mind.” o f the state. It would be interesting J^rst Presbyterian Church o f Piqua, If thefe fa any semblance o f truth to know just how much o f that sum, He Wl11 success the late Dr. George . . . . statement then whv first does if any, was paid to'petition peddlers Brewer who died suddenly .last Feb- every appi;cant f or iife insurance have in Greene county. It has been pro- rua,Y- > ’ t0 answer the queationf Do you use posed by certain farm leaders that a The guest speaker at the morning alcoholic b6verageB o f any kind? Show law be passed making it a felony for session will be the Rev. Emeto G. me any ,.eader wh6 cail| a li£e in. any persons receiving an old age pen- Merlanti of Cincinnati who will dis- surance examination blank that make sion to circulate any proposal that hus cuss “ National Missions in the Life an exception beer in its inquiry as, to do with increasing pr decreasing of a Modern City.’ 1 The Rev. C. to liquor-drinking, his or any other person’s pension and Eugene Conover, Oxford University in addition if such pensioner peddles Pastor for Presbyterian Students at . gain, w y are aw o cers increas^ a petition he automatically must be Miami University, will represent the *nf’ ^ 'ca c, * *■ vrrtf8,' cut off from receiving a pension and Board of Christian Education in a dis- *** ,n °°5 8 1-B ° ? . 1 never caii be restored by any state eussion o f the work being done at have taken even one g ass o f eer e- state authority. university centers a t the afternoon fore startin^ out *? drive? ™ ere ______ . session. Arrangements are to be c om -'sf ems to be * sharP a« ntrad,c(; The past few days there have been' plcted for the visit o f the Dr. Sam tion between this reppse ■o min some wild rumors floating about con- Bigginbottom, Moderator o f the Gen- a u . in ,s eer a v® ,semea a cerning Sunday softball. That tha eral Assembly, wfio will be the guest the increased dangers the ^ea ter use ] public may get the correct picture of the Presbytery on November 8. o f beer by the American pe p we believe this column should give Plans for theministers’ retreat on recently brought to very hig way, a all .the facts.' There is no law pro- October 2 and the program o f work by way, too, % that matter, hibiting baseball on Sunday in Ohio, for the winter will be presented, this law being repealed under the i Forty two Presbyterian .churches George White administration. The are included in the Presbytery which law even goes so far as to set the covers eight countb ^ of the Miami hours. Council has no jurisdiction ' Valley. More than 100 ministers and a g [Dr. George A. Smii [ DENTIST | 27'/i S. LIMESTONE ST. | SPRINGFIELD, OHIO I Over Woolworth 5 and 10 | Phone, Office or Home | 4061 Formerly on High St, iiiiiitiiniiffliiiiiil Senators Borah and Nye, R., have come out strong against repeal as has Sen. Thomas, D., Okla. A ll these hold repeal is the first step to enter­ ing the war and would leave Roose­ velt a free hand to jump in head and foot, which, he is itching to do regard less of his pleas for peace. There will be peace at home by standing for neutrality and let the Europeans, ex- pecially England, settle their own poli­ tical troubles. Demand payment of World War debts and you will soon see the end o f the present war. Many months ago when the New- Deal was in high gear with Commun­ ists in full control, it was a holiday for Roosevelt to pot shot the heads o f big corporations. The/names of Morgan, Ford, Du Pont, Schwab, etc., were frequently given a panning. Some time later a son of the Roose­ velt family marries into the Du Pont millions and as time went on this name was no longer on the purge list. The Du Fonts are the largest muni­ tion manufacturers in the world. War calls for their products in many forms. Being of French origin it is natural the family is interested in the present War. The Roosevelt family being in­ terested in the Du Pont millions as heir-apparent, brings the family down to a closer relationship than in the months when men of wealth were branded malefactors and such terms that incited class strife. The Roose­ velts arc against neutrality just as are the Du Ponts. You cannot blame the latter for that is their business. You should not have to guess long why the Roosevelt connection is for cash and carry’’ and repeal irre­ spective of the famous outbursts at times for peace. T h perfect keertta* gtvee y»e teatfparto»fCi» TWHeajey Cricketfmr% • A m wetoeront, eeffee A i# RATES Gov. John W. Bricker made no mis­ take when he named Rep. R. R. Bang- ham, Rep., Wilmington furniture dealer, former chairman of the Ilopse finance committee, as state finance di­ rector, His salary will be $6,500. Mr. Bangham probably knows more about the financial condition of the state than any other officer having inside knowlege o f conditions during the formation of tho finance bills in the last session o f the legislature. lie is a good business executive in any financial capacity and his appoint­ ment merits congratulation first to the Governor and to the appointee, who has accepted the offer. His posi­ tion is one of tho most responsible in the state. under the circumstances and reports ( lay delegates are expected- at the that council did this and that are in- Jmeeting. Luncheon will he served by correct At the meeting referred to thewomen of the host church and the there was no motions and no vote. In* fact no one asked for the discontin­ uance of the game but one citizen ask for protection to his property which he was entitled to and which council will grant any citizen. So much from that side.. The games have been play-' ed on village property and any citizen’ and taxpayer has a perfect right t o ( appeal to council, which if npt granted ( can be had in some court. The issue j was grabbed by certain persons and( misrepresented for political purposes to the public,. It should be made plain that the game can be played in any | village, city or township without violation of any law and there is* nothing village or county authorities can do about it, providing there art grounds available. G. F, Siegler, Marietta, formerly o f this place, had an unusual experience last Thursday, when a: Columbus paper reported his “ death,” in a dis­ patch from Marietta. The newspaper headline writer in reading the. copy hastily for a head evidently mistook “ retired” for “expired” •and implied in the head the death o f the veteran music supervisor in the public schools, when the intent was to report on his retirement. The story appeared in the first issue and it circulated all j over southern Ohio. Mrs. Ednaj Dodds of. this place was the first to call the ..Herald' for further informa­ tion being impressed with the, head­ ing more than the meat o f the story. One lady in Marietta, a friend o f the 'family, upon hearing of the news report and not knowing different, sent a bouquet o f flowers to the home. The Dispatch corrected the report the fol lowing day with the explanation. program concluded at 4:00 p. m. Subscribe To THE HERALD A business that has to publish un­ truth about itself should not be al­ lowed to rise to a place o f dignity such I as the makers o f products that are so­ cially useful occupy in our industrial | society. .1-Iow long, then, will we citizens who I have the interest of true human prog­ ress to go on flaunting itself every­ where now as a noble and beneficial part of industry ? When are we going to let our newspapers and magazines Congress has been called in extra session for- Sept. 21 by Roosevelt to repeal the neutrality act passed by the last session. Cong. Vorys, CO' lumbus, attacks the purpose for which the call was issued and stands ■for strict neutrality. It is Roosevelt's purpose to plunge the nation into the war, whether the people want it or not, and enough Democratic congress­ men probably can be lined up with more WPA free money in their dis­ tricts to repeal the neutrality act. County Agent Drake and wife leave Friday on their way to Ithaca, N. Y., where Mr. Drake will enter Cornell University for a course in agricultural economics. He has been’ granted a leave of absence and his place will be filled by Robert Bernard o f Clinton county. FORD V S Keep your car serviced by good inspection, lubrication and properly adjusted. All work done on the Ford Plan, Material - , . ' • : ■ g ,,) ' -{ ■ . Time and Charges We will call and get your car and promptly do a first class job. C. H. GEM FORD SERVICE Phone 8 Subscribe To TTIE HERALD 13 I WANT A MAN ThePMACE HOTEL The Bigelow Old Age Pension peti­ tions arc short about 67,000 names according to Secretary of State Earl Griffith, Unless such a number o f valid names arc supplied within ten days from Tuesday last, the whole is- | SIXTH AT VINE STREETS ANTHONYELSASStR, MANAGER | —with car; full time calling qn | I farm homes in Greene County, ito | | experience required, Must be satis-1 i fled with $30 a week to start, but | | excellent chance to double earnings f |with company helps—sales, special | | leals, attractive premiums (silver-1 | ware, coffee percolators, sauce | | pans, etc.) Wo supply complete! | stock of products—you pay when g | sold. Immediate earnings. No dull | | Reasons—big business all year with 1' | wellknown line 260 daily necessities | 5 —coffee, flavoring extracts, home | | medicines, etc. Details mailed free i Give your age, f -no obligation. sue goes to .the ash heap. 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Clevelain will spend t Mr. Allen T Turnbull tea< that city. Miss Lena Mrs. J. .E. E end in Kent, .Hastings, s Kent, 0 „ w ings teaches that city. Julius, Ga firm owning Metal Co., di day morning nesday even! brother, Sidrn ness, Joseph, ‘Dayton, besit Dayton. He community. The meml Circle o f Coi O. E. S., m< Arthur Cum Sept, 12th. conducted by Masters was fo r the com after which delicious refi the hostess, and cake. 7 at the home Ei tii * 2 " T h e I kf It inecono andc. Ita and It FR toor — Wt ■vrint trou Subsfirib* To T H E H E R A L D z