The Cedarville Herald, Volume 67, Numbers 27-52

|Local and Personal I, Miss Beatrice Ann Tu«jer is visit* > . ing with her sister, Mrs. Kobert Arm- i strong in Mew Carlisle, O. t Mrs. Bessie Paul of Buffalo, N. Y., has I been the guest this week of her broth- . er and sister-in-law, Mr, and Mrs, YV. S. Hopping. . . Miss Dorcas Aim Jobe, who has been attending Southern Seminary ■Junior ‘College at Buena Vi^ta,.Va., J has returned home fo r the summer j vacation. • Dr.Mereld C. Jobe, Surgeon, of Den­ ver, Colo., js visiting with his moth­ er, Mrs. J. E. Jobe in Yellow Springs, and witli his brother, Mr. Delmer Jobe and family o f this place. «u, ’ Private Walter Boase, Jr., has been cited for good conduct and. given a medal says the War Department but no mention o f his location is given. He is a son of. Mr. and Mrs, Walter Boase of this place. . * It was.our good fortune to hear the early broadcast of the Invasion Tues­ day morning. About 3 A. M. Neigh- • bor Warren Barber, returning fro'm work, heard the broadcast and gave the writer a call. Mr and Mrs. Collins Williamson had as their* dinner . guests Sunday, Lieut, and Mrs. Stephens Bennington, .and Mr. Donald Hagler o f this plaqe. The occasion being Lieut, Pennington. . anti Mr. .Hagler’s birthdays. Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Engle, Miller st., who moved here recently from Wilmington, anil occupy the Hender­ son property, are receiving a visit from their granddaughter. Miss' Alice Mae Bowser of Vermont, 111. '• .Mrs. H. L.- Bonecutter, formerly Miss Mary Gotherman, of Anchorage, Alaska, is visiting with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gotherman, Port William, 0. Mrs. Bonecutter former- • •ly was a teacher in the Jefferson Twp. Schools. — Word has been received here that •Joseph W. Waddle, son of, Mr. and- .Mrs. Roy Waddle, has been.promoted to the rank-of 1st Lieutenant. He is • stationed at Birmingham Air Base. Lt. and . Mrs. Waddle ' are living at: 1609 Mountain Drive, Birmingham, 7, Alabama. . ' Pfc. James Walls, Jr.,' of this place, with the Coast Artillery Command in " Panama Canal, has been awarded a silver loving cup for winning the 220 yard low hurdle at the annual’ track and field meet of the Panama Canal -. Department. Walls headed a field of entries from Army j Navy and Marine forces stationel there. Rev, and Mrs. Clyde A. TTutchi.so;- •of Rossford, O., formerly of this city,- announce the engagement . of th'dr daughter, Frances, •to Chaplain Wil­ liam D. Bray o f th -U. S. Army Air Force. - The marriage service, will -be held Tuesday evening, June 13, in the chapel of. the National Training . School, Kansas- City, Mo., where Mis*. Hutchison is the, librarian. After' a two weeks'trip to Qregon, the home of Chaplain'Bray, tne couple will re- _ .side in__Sa_lina,_ KansaSj__ (Smoky Hill — Army-Air Fields) — . — - — 1- —— ■Mrs. Miron J. Williamson , of -thi“ place was matron-of honor for the wedding of her sister, Miss Jeanne Usher Wollard, Washington, C. II. to- Lt. (j. g.) John L. Chynowetlv, Spring field, last -Wednesday evening at the (First Presbyterian Church, in that icity. Miss Nancy Williamson of this place was vocal soloist for a msuieal program preceding the ceremony. Mr. Miron Williamson was an usher and Miss Frances. Williamson, one of Iho -assisting' hostesses.—-Those present from here were- Mr, and Al mond Williamson, Miss Mary Wil­ liamson, Misses Janet ijnd Mildrptl Williamson o f this place. ~siu~r No Invasion ofPrivacy Full, regard for the rights of those we serve requires that we respect their privacy as to the price paid for the service, -We do not believe funeral expenses should be matters for public specula­ tion or discussion. ft Each family privately chooses, from our wide price range, the price it. wijl pqyj.. M c M illan CEDARVILLE--PHONE 6-1071 •IIIIIIIIIMIIIHHI C O Z Y * THEATRE Vi. and Sat.. June 9-10 Double Feature Program * I Head From Manhattan’ < ■v and ibin Hood of the Range” in. and Mon., June 11-12 litn Hayworth *—■Gene Kelly “ COVER GIRL” In Glorious Technicolor— . ' ALSO FOX. NEWS . and Thurso June 13-1S for Morris — Richard Arlcn AERIAL GUNNER’ junt Nows — Cartoon— Science CE^AIIVILLE HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 9 . m l 109 ANNIVERSARY of: our BANKING SERVICE IN THIS COMMUNITY ' , "*■V,Js s <*w -V' • - ‘TV', •/' \ , ' ‘ - ...... The XENIA Now. Entering ItsllOth Year mmt 1 “ \ m<<>f&i- -J/-J ■ B U Y , WAR BftNDS A B R I E F H I S T O R Y OF TH I S B A N K “ The first "bank o f Greene County was known as the Bank of Xenia, It opened for business on June 1, 1885 with the following officers: president, John H. Hivling; vice president, John Ewing; cashier, Henry dark. Later EL F. Drake became cashier. The bank was started as a private enterprise and soycontinued until 1846, when it was reorganized, under a newly enacted act of the General Assembly with the new name of Xenia Branch of the State Bank o f Ohio. Abraham Hlvling became the first president o f the bank upon its reorganization, while E. F, Drake was continued as cash-, ■ ler. Drake-resigned In 1848 and: his place was filled by J. W. Mer­ rick, who ____ _ death o f ‘Merrick, John B. Allen became cashier. had been connected with the bank as a teller. Upon the W TheJbank continued a successful career until it was reorganr ized under the national banking act of 1863. and became the First National Bank. Upon the expiration of its charter at the end of twenty years, it was reorganized as the Xenia National Bank, the name by which it is still known.* J. J, Janney, in his history'of “The State Bank of Ohio" men-. tion8;the name of A. Hivling of the Xenia Branch, as being one of the Board of Managers of State Bank o f Ohio, and ends the ac­ count by saying, i| **It may be safely assumed that no other organization* ever existed in the State, including such an array o f good men—men remarkable for all that makes good citizens—intelligence-^moral- ity—-and upright business integrity.” > - * ' *Broadfftone, History of G-reone County, BUY: WAR BONDS O 7 fBsr For 109*years this institution has. maintained an enviable re- iBoi’d for dean conseiwatlvie-banking. In years o f War, peace­ time, prosperity, and year#*# depression, the Xenia National has shown evidence o f strength that” has merited the utmost public confidence. When the demand has been for immediate cash, this Institution has shown exceptional liquidity . . . when the demand has been lo r credit, we have had the resources avail- able tomeet its. ©ur policies have always been conservative —- We have neyer given ear to any wildcat schemes — But we have always been_willing to go the limit in backing apy sound Business Ven­ ture or Business Expansion which we have felt would benefit the Community. We do feel that we^have had a definite part in.the growth of this Community,.we, hope we may continue to merit the confidence and patronage of the Residents for Years k *> «• to come. ■ 18. * ■ rONT>FN<gF!]n yrATFTVfRNT OF THE XENIA NATIONAL BANK It . ,r r May 29, 1944 RESOURCES Cash In Vault and Other Banks . UL S. Bonds • « ... Greene County. Ohio Bonds... •t •Federal-Reserve Bank Stock . . . Banking House Furniture and Fixtures Kotos o f Our Customers Other Resources ««««•>«« • ^ Total Resources *0.+WXXt9.* « • eg 891,665.46 8^)26,860.00 6,500.00 <5,000.00 85,000.00 3,488.03 672,871.58 408.87 Deposits . . . . . . Other Liabilities Capital Stock Surplus LIABILITIES. m . I I I ••4 ••• •« •••M 4 1 • • 6 • * < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 106 , 000.06 ^ .......... .....................100,000.00 Undivided Profits ........ « . . . 200,000,00 Reserves 60,724.68 Total Capital Account . . . . • « *»• *•• .$4,681,541.62. . . 472.64 460,724,68 1 Ai. Total Liabilities . . . . . « i 1 • 9 s » i • wm '.$^342,738.94 'jf ^ *l<* .t T R. O. WEAD CASHIER WM. B. FfeAVER ASST. OAlSHTER GEORGE H. PRUGH TELLER J. FRED SCHULTZ TELLER SALLY SMITH TELLER ELOISE COY NOTES, DISCOUNTS, BONItffl HELEN KYLE S.AlfcL PROOF CLERK DIRECTORS H. E. EAVEY, Pres. ‘AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MARY LITTLE DICE VICE PRESIDENT F. LEON SFAHR 3 R. O. WEAD J. A. FINNEY ATTORNEY - - r BETTY ANDERSON BOOKKEEPER REBECCA MIARS BOOKKEEPER JEAN METTEY DEAN COLLECTIONS AND PROOF CLERK JEAN FERGUSON COLLECTIONS AND PROOF CLERK MARTHA STEELE INDIVIDUAL BOOKS MARGARET DAILEY TRANSIT AND FILING CLERK Xenia National Bank 1 8 ^ 5 1944 Assets Over $5,000,000.00 Deposits Insured Up To $5tOOO By F . D. I. C. 4 ?