The Cedarville Herald, Volume 69, Numbers 1-26

HIM} he nm YOM ! SIXTY-NINTH YEAR JAMESTOWN DEMOCRAT DENIEDOFFICE OF MAYOR Judge Fred R. Wickham, Delaware, who heard the action in the Greene County Common Pleas Court brought by Vernon Stafford, Jamestown, who protested the Greene County Board of Election de­ cision to give C. W. Sharp a certificate of election on advice of the Prosecutor, Marcus Shoup. Stafford’ s name was printed on the ballot v. .ale the voters wrote in the name of Sharp The result was in favor of Sharp by a large majority. In the court action Stafford charged that Sharp solicited votes for himself and that he was a precinct official. No evidence was of­ fered by witnesses on either side and the case was presented by at­ torneys to the Court. Sharp took the oath of office Wednesday, succeeding Ed Ballard, who was not a candidate. Judge Wickham, was assigned by Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt, to hear the case. Neal W. Hunter and Smith, McCallister and Gibney represented Sharp, while George II. Smith, represented Stafford. The latter has asked Judge Wickham to re-open the case following the decision if a security bond is posted. Stafford being a Democrat and Smith a Democratic leader in the county, would still challenge the verdict of the Jamestown voters when there was no comparison with Sharp receiving many times more votes than Stafford. There has been no charge by Smith or Stafford that the Jamestown election officials, equally divided politically, had committed any fraud in behalf of Sharp. R. Hayes Hamilton New Court Bailiff Judge Frank L. Johnson, announces the appointment of R. Hayes Hamil­ ton, as bailiff in Common Pleas Court to succeed Harry Swigart who re­ signed last week. The new bailiff is a graduate of George Washington Un­ iversity law school and is a member of Foody Post, American Legion, and Xenia Rotary Club. ••MUaMiiMUitMmaMinamiaiiHiiiHiMMiMM COLLEGE NEWS liiiiiiiiiuiiiiutiiiaiKiiiiiiaiiiiaiuumuuiiiMMiiiiiiitiniuii Water Department Now Has 216 Taps; Record Village Historical Sketch As Taken From Records The water department reports the village now furnishes water to 216 patrons ,a new high, and a number are waiting Until material is available for plumbing. A new water supply is the next important problem. By CLARENCE J. BROWN Member o f Congress, Following oar custom o f past years we are devoting oar first column of 1946 to a discussion of the national issues and matter which may be ex pected to attract attention during the New Year: Xenia National Bank Reaches New Record The out-going treasurer of the Village, Kuril) Bull, lewewcd sonic village history as taken from the treasurer's books, past and present, before council Monday evening. All written record of village muni­ cipal life was destroyed by fire in 1887 when the opera house burned, council chamber being a part of die building. While the village was incorporated in 1816 our data must start with 1887. We find there have been but five treasurers of the village since 1887. The first was Robert Bird, who served but a short time after the fire. He was succeeded by C L. I rain, who disappeared and has never been heard of since. The n xt treasurer was Jacob Sieglei, who served for nineteen years. Mr. Siegler was engaged in the bakery business here for 55 years befoie retiring. J. C. Barber followed as treasurer and served fifteen years, or until his death in May 1920. The retiring treasurer, Karl). Bull, was appointed by the late 1). H. McFarland, who was then may m, and his nomination was confirm­ ed by council- He has served a total of 25 years and six months, the longest term of any former treasurer, and according U> data at hand, only equaled by J. C. Grindle, who served about the same length of time as marshal. The record covering the retiring treasurer’s tenure shows that only four persons have served as <lerk of the village. The late J. W. Johnson was serving as clerk when the retiring treasure) was appoint­ ed. J. G. McCorkell, who had previously b<en clerk, was next in line and served until his health lm>ki . He wa- succeeded by his son, J. Pierre McCorkell. who is now a 2nd Lieutenant m the Army Air Corps. Nelson Creswell, the present clem, was appointed to fill the vacan­ cy caused by the McCorkell resignation and is now the present effi­ cient clerk. When the retiring treasurer wu- “indueted into office he was inform­ ed that up to that time, May 1D2<». the village had nevei defaulted on a dollar of indebtedness, principal or interest. Later it was lent nod through a Toledo bonding firm, that their recoids showed, that al-" though the village was incorporat'd in 1816, it hud ulways'met its obligations and had a perfect record, something that future village officials should keep in mind. During the tenure of the retiring treasurer there hkve been many public improvements made that required the outlay of several hundred thousands of dollars. Bond issues were authm izt-d to finance street paving at two different times. 1 hen came i«>nd issues fur payment of the municipal waterworks and sanitary sewer system. The sewer­ age bonds have been paid and the last v.aterwoiks bonds will be paid during the present year out of .current taxes. The only mdeoted- ness the village has to date is for fire equunent, bonds being issued for that purpose and not yet due, estimated at $2,500. In going over the old records of former treasurers of 'he village we find many naimes as officials that will he read with interest. Back irj March 1887 we find that J. P. Caldwell was mayor, J. C. Grindle, marshal; Robert Bird, treasurer and J. M. Rasor, village Clerk. James Caldwell, who died about a year ago was village lamp­ lighter and was paid ten dollars a month to light the coal oil stieet lamps in the evenings and then march around town early the next morning and turn each out. At the same time he wiped each lamp globe and filled the lamp with coal oil. Besides carrying the ma) • u) he had to carry a short ladder to stand on while he cleaned the lamps. Jumping to October of the same year wr find Luther Townsley as mayor, W. P. Townsley as clerk and C. [,. Crain, treasurer The late W. S. Galvin, was publisher of The Herald, and was paid for a printing job. Leaving here Mr. Galvin purchased the Jamestown Journal and moved to that neighboring village. He was the father of L. S. Galvin of Lima and W. J. Galvin, Wilmington, both prominent Ohio daily publishers. We find a voucher diawn in favor of J. M. Bermer, in connection with the widening of the stone arrh Main st. bridge. During the con­ struction, Daniel Haley, a well known stone mason who was working on the East wing lost his life when the understructine gave way and his body was crushed with the heavy stone masonery. At the time workmen for reconstruction of the opera house were near by. As we read down the list we find the late J. E. l^iwry was mayor In 1892 and that the late W. H. Blair was the owner of The Herald, and was paid for publishing village ordinances A voucher was issued to H. M. Stormont, who was township clerk at the time. Another to th< te C. H, Kyle, Xenia, who was solicitor. The late J. O. Stewart was clerk of the Board of Health. Candidates in those dnys had ‘rome-hacks” as frequently happens in later years. Luther Townsley was mayor again even on Sept. 16, 1896, and served until his death. .He was sue. eeded hy the late Henry M. Barber, member of council, who served for a month in 1896. The Herald must have been on wheels in those days for the management changes again, this time to Dr. D. C. Woolpert, who came here from a distant point in Ohio. J. H. Wolford succeeded H. M. Barber ns mayor with J. G. McCorkell, village clerk. Henry Robinson, colored, was the next lamplighter, electric street lighting not yet in use here. In 1904 the late Judge S. ( ’. Wright was village clerk and an electric light plant was erected by J. E. and F,. G. Lowry for domestic light­ ing. During the time we have covered we find the names of numerous Citizens that served as mayor. However their names are not in-order o f service; J. P. Caldwell, Luther Townsley J H. Andrew, L. G. Bull, J. B. Lowry, B. E. McFnrl.ind, (short term); R. P. Mcl/Cnn; and the late C. H. Crouse. The retiring treasurer has served under the following mayors in order: p . H. McFarland, J. D. Mott, G. H. Funsett, D H. McFarland, On the international front 1946 will see the United Nations Organization get under way, with many important procedural and policy decisions to be made. While some peace treaties will be entered into with minor nations participating in the recent war, the New Year will not bring peace throughout the world, for revolutions and territorial disputes are expected to continue for softie time to come The United Natioii* Relief and Re habilitatjon'- Administration will be back asking Congress for more money early in the last half o f the year, and will find much opposition to its re­ quest. A real legislative battle of major proportion will be fought in Congress over the proposed four bil lion four hundred million dollar loan to Great Britain, lit h e loan is made- which is questionable—Russia, China, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium and a dozen other coui|bries will be after similar loans in sifialler or larger a- mounts. Neither Congress nor the American people^ #111 be pleased if ' any international commission -is given supreme authority over Japan, ana General MacArthur can be expected to resign rather than fo continue to ser­ ve under its ord ers The Congress will insist that any arrangement made for Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cummings i international control of the atomic flre announcing the birth o f a daugh-j bomb and atomic energy properly pro­ to,- at the McClellan Hospital. Satur-1 tects America's n turesl. day. This is the second daughter in , -he family. j The nation will lie faced with many I serious diiinustlu problems during the The condensed financial statement of the Xenia National Bank in th is; issue is interesting. While Greene county has good banks it is the Xenia National that takes honors today due to the fact the surplus, undivided profits and reserves have reached $402,399.22 on a capital of $100,000. The bank reports deposits of more than six million dollars. The insti­ tution owns more than three and one , half million dolluia worth of govern- Iment bonds and has loans of $1,117,- ! 293.92. The resources total six and one-half million against the deposits if six million. Few banks in the larger cities can make as good a showing on the com­ parative capita). ITS A DAUGHTER. ONLY FIVE FATALITIES ; coming year. Il»lh unemployment and DURING PAST YEAR ! lt'e throat will grow during |the next few months. The reconver- sion program will not move »» smooth- i ly as moat expecta^i and many short­ ages Of goods and commodities will continue, with the greatest of these being in housing facilities, building materials, etc. Neither automobiles Only five traffic fatalities were re­ ported in the county the past year, hut six persons were burned to death, three drowned and three committed suicide. Dr. H. C. Schick, coroner, neld cniy one format inquest, but in- , , . . , . , | nor tires will become plentiful, even vestigated circumstances of 32 deaths, . . ., , . , m late 1946. Sugar will continue in 11 of which were accidental. 1 , , “ , , „ . _________________short supply until the late part o f the year. Clothing shortages, however, , will begin to disappear by mid-sum- ! mer. The disposal of Govei nment sur­ plus war property will develop a num- ! ber of scandals. Agriculture, as well ! as business generally, will remain profitable during 1940, with most At the annual meeting of the Fair prices easing off toward the end of the Board on December 22nd, Mr. Robert year- (^•wis c.f Wilmington, President of the; . )hu, Hampshire Breeders’ Association The Congress will be required to came to make a statement and to ask j pagH upon many controversial issues i iluring the coming 1946 session. The proposal for universal compulsory Marshall Resigns; A. Judy, WM. A. BOYCE What we have feared and more or less expected has happened. Our gen­ ial, efficient College Farm Manager, Wm. "Bill” Boyce, has heard the call, Come Hither, Come Higher. The call came from the University o f Tennes­ see, Department o f Agriculture. Man­ ager’s ‘Bill’ s ’’ resignation is in the hands o f -he College authorities, to be effective March l. Our loss is Ten- neesee’s gain. Tl. many friends of the Boyce's, mode during their three year sojourn amongst us, while sorry to iqpe them from our midst, rejoice in the opportunity that is theirs for advancement, and join in wishing them fine success in their new field. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Boyce and sons spent Christmas Day at the home or Mrs. Boyce’s mother and sister Columbus, Mr. and Miss Piper. m Dr. N. E. ‘Ed’ Steele, wife and son Charles, were guests of his brother nnd wife, C. W. and Mrs. Steele, from Thursday to Sunday last. Village council met Monday evening to. dose the business o f the year and adjourn sine-a-die'. All bills'were ordered paid. The resig­ nation o f William Marshall o f Chief o f Police was read and accepted. The successor was left to the new council. Mr. Marshall asked to be relieved on December 31st. The newly elected members o f council were sworn in as were Dr. H. H. Abels as mayor; Nelson Creswell as clerk and Prof. C. W. Steele as treasurer to succeed Karlh Bull, who declined to be a candidate for re-election. In the organization o f council Ward Creswell was chosen vice mayor or president o f council. The members o f the present council are, G. H. Hartman, C. E. Masters, Ward Creswell, Arthur Cultice, John Powers and Wm. Ferguson. The retiring members were, H. H. Brown and Charles Townsley. Ward Creswell had been appointed to succeed the late C. H. Crouse. Mayor Abels announced the following committees o f council: Finance, Creswell and Ferguson; Street, Masters and Creswell; Fire, Powers and Cultice; Sanitary Sewers, Cultice and Masters; Light, Hartman and Ferguson. The resignation of Fred Ewry on the Board of Public Affairs was accepted, he having taken over the supervision o f the municipal plant. Mayor Abels named Marvin Agnor for the post which Was approved by council. There may be another vacancy on the Board o f Public Affairs due to the fact that R. C. Frederick, who was a candidate, did not file an expense account with the Board of Elections and did not receive a certifiest e o f election. Mayor Abels nominated Arthur Judy to succeed Wm. Marshall as Chief and the council confirmed the appointment.- Mayor Abala paid quite a compliment to the retiring Chief for his efficient service and co-operation in local enforcement ■o f the law . Council adjourned to a later date after which the body inspected the fire department equipment. The officials found the fire boae in a heap on the floor just as they had been returned from the last tire. Council ordered the hose drained and placed on the' fire truck ready for immediate use. A brief historical sketch as taken from the treasurer’s hooks from „ 1887 down to date was presented by the retiring treasurer, Karlh Bull, who had completed twenty-five years as village treasurer. The data appears in another column in this issue. This week Bees the end of the fur­ loughs o f the sons of the Vayhinger home. Lt. (jg ) Robert goes to Great Lakes, Illinois, and Lt. Richard to San Antonio, Texas, for re-assign­ ment. Both hope to return to civil life soon but our Uncle Sam will de­ termine that. GREEN LIGHTS By MARY KAY BRYSON •••WMMMNMUir 4HIIK Finding God in 1946” was the theme of the sermon of President Ira D. Vayhinger to the Congregation of the First United Presbyterian Church in. Xenia last Sabbath. The Scripture was Luke 24:13. HAMPSHIRE military training for one year for all i question. H«- stated what has been decided recently, that the Ohio State Fair would again function, this coming tha except thoge unfitl<,d senson o 194 ’* ° rouI^e a 80 as proposed by the War Department reminded the Board that the exhibition , ,, .. , , , , and the President, will likely be de- -f the Ohio Mate Hampshire Show, . . , , , , v feated, although some more moderate would no longer be held on the Xenia, _.L, . Fairgrounds. plan of training which will not inter­ fere with normal life or education may be adopted. A real fight will be waged on Capitol Hill over the ques- --- --------- ‘ j tion af merging the Army and Navy ..hows (other than the State Show) | ___r,_____ ,___ . . . — in tht Of the 15,000 communities in the U.S-A. only 2,208 have availuble air­ ports. Isn't that a lag that will slow advancement in aviation 7 Dr. and Mrs. Robert Collins will go to Cleveland after vacation which was spent at the home of his mother, Mrs. A. G. Collins, Xenia. The doctor will return to the staff of St. Luke’s hos­ pital where he was for four years prior to the war. after he finished his internship. In addition he will pursue his studies in obstetrics, his special field. He and Mrs. are CC grads. Then Mr. Lewis explained some new plans of the organization. It ex­ pects to hold annually, two Hampshire n<- e southern and one in the northern pnrts of the state, which will include much of the same entries as have been shown during their State exhibits. His question was ‘‘ will the Greene County Agricultural Society be will­ ing to have the southern show occur st the Xenia Fair, and under much the <amf arrangement as has occured the past few yenrs?” The Fair Board was glad to welcome this new ar­ rangement. So, Hampshire-hog breeders. . . it i« time to begin to plan to have your exhibits ready, both for the State Show at Columbus in August, and for lhe exhibition at the Greene County Fair which is to be held July 30, 81, and August 1 and 2, 1946. (Continued on Page Three) into one Department o f National De­ fense. Congress, during the first part of 1946, will adopt a resolution declar­ ing an official end to hostilities, thus opening the way for the release of drafted men and the cancellation of many emergency war powers and or­ ders within six months thereafter. The Selective Service Act, which ex­ pires on May 15th, next, will not be extended by Congress unless some un­ foreseen international emergency o- rises; and all men taken into the arm­ ed forces under the Selective Service Act will be discharged not lateT than the end of the year. The Army and Navy will be reduced to peace-time strength by the late summer of 1946, with practically all fathers of minor children and men with 18 months ser­ vice discharged by that time. There will be a grbwlng demand for the pay­ ment o f a cash bonus, in addition to the benefits provided under the G.I. Bill of Rights, to all veterans, but it is not likely such legislation will be enacted in 1946. Little or ho tax re­ lief legislation, other than the re­ duction in some war-time excise taxes and a correction of a few minor in­ equities, can be expected during 1946, The Price-Control Act, under which OPA functions, will not be extended in its entirety past Jupe 30th, al­ though some authority may be given to control prices of specific scarce commodities, such as building mater­ ials, clothing, automobiles, tires, etc. The President’s war time power* will end on June -0th, although rationing . o f a. tew scarce commodities, the ex* He Is a walking historian | ■ ^ 'sa " le event* o f the ast. (UM iilM lII M pOfi* RETURN FROM CALIFORNIA Mr. Marion Hughes and daugh­ ter, Mrs. Paul Orr, have returned home after a short stay in Califor­ nia. The housing situation is as bad in Pasadena as it is in the Fast. They had quarters for a month and not being able to se­ cure anything else, had to return home. NINETIETH BIRTHDAY Mr. A. H. Creswell observed his 90th birthday at his home Wednesday, when relatives and a few friends en­ joyed s dinner honoring the event, Few men show the vitality and have the memory at that age as has Mr, Creswell. on Cedarville 8. Sgt. Howard Swaim, ’38, has re­ ceived his discharge from the services of Uncle Sam and is with his wife and son at Jamestown. A Christmas card from Rev. and Mrs. Ellis Kretschmer, Avon-on-the- Hudson, brings greetings from the Manse apd states their work is pro­ gressing nicely. "Mrs. Kretschmer is the former Doris Gaynell Williams, CC ’43. Week o f Prayer Starts January 6th The Week o f Prayer will be ob­ served by the local churches starting Sabbath, January 6th with the open­ ing service in the United Presbyterian Church at 7:30 P. M. Speaker, Ira D. Vayhinger of Cedarville College. Monday evening the service will be in the First Presbyterian Church and the speaker will be Dr. H.H. Abels. Ail other services will be in the Pres­ byterian Church. Tuesday evening Dr. R.A. Jamieson will be the speak­ er. Wednesday evening. Dr. F.A. Jurkat. Thursday evening, College night. Friday evening, Rev. Paul Elliott. AH meetings start at 7:30 P. M. ______________ e_ Harry Ewry, 83, Falls; Result; Broken Hip Word has been received here that Harry Ewry, 83, brother o f Calvin Ewry, this place, fell Christmas Day, at his home in Xenia, and sustained a broken hip. We are informed that it has been Impossible to set the broken member. —BUY WAR RONDS TODAY Professor Jurkat Selects 10 Qreatest Books o f Man ♦ _ Dr. F. A. Jurkat, who now is rounding out 51 years o f teaching in Cedarville College, and whose hobby has been books all of his life, has listed what he believes are the 10 greatest books o f the human race. Dr. Jurkat, rounding out 51 years of teaching service in Cedar* ville College, has made books and writing his hobby. His leaders are the Bible; Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beech­ er Stowe; Les Miserables by Victor Hugo; Tale o f Two Cities by Charles Dickens; Vanity Fair by W. M. Thackery; Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis; Decline of the West by Oswald Spengier; Crit­ ique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant; Faust by Goethe, ^ id Decline and Fall of the Holy Roman Empire by Edward Gibbons. “ The factor that makes a great book,” Dr. Jurkat said, “ is o f its lasting value because it appeals to nil ages. A work that appeals more to an individual mind is more apt .o be lasting than that which only appeals to the national mind. A nation may disappear from the map but the individual remains. “The prime mistake o f the ordinary writer,’’ Dr. Jurkat continu­ ed, “ is that a man-who writes for the present is more apt to write a, perishable work than the one who has the Tong range view’. For this reason, works that have survived were not appreciated during the lifetime of the author. When an author is appreciated in his life­ time it may be a sign that his work will not endure beyond that life- . time. “ Today there are entirely too many people trying to write; but in a democracy you cannot put an embargo on writing. Too many books are not even marketable. The people’s refusal is the final dis­ position. Very few authors, even the great writers o f the world, sel­ dom write more than one good book. Few authors have sense enough to stop with one great work. "Emerson said that we should not read a book until it is a year old. “ If people are still talking about a book at the end o f a year, then it is ready to read. The American Library Association advises that one should never buy a set of books except on mature consideration. Remember also, get rid of a book when it ceases to be useful. Dr. Jurkat, who is in charge of the seminary library and who is manager of the college book store, has read at least 2,000 books. He averages one book a week in addition to routine preparation he makes for six subjects he teaches in the seminary, and six in the collegf. His hobby is proof reading books, correcting inaccuracies o f varied des­ cription. He has a collection of 500 old magazines, all o f thetq over 26 yearB old and many of them have ceased publication years ago. Dr. Jurkat is able to recall without effort most o f the books that he has read. The above was written by Dr. H. H. Abels for the Springfield News-Sun and published in a recent issue. Dr. N. E. Steele and Family Visit Here President N. E. Steele, Phd., North State T.-nchers College, Aberdeen, S.D. wife and son, Charles, spent several days with Prof. C.W. Steele and fam­ ily. Dr. Steele was formerly a stud­ ent of Cedarville College and has gained quite a fame in educational circles in the north-west. The son Charles, a Combat Pilot, Navy Air Corps, did not get into active service abroad. Dr. Steele has two otheT sons, both of whom are receiving their education and training in the medical profession. INCOME TAX DATE NEAR Tuesday, January 15, is the dead line for filing income taxes, and also the expiration for the last payment of Former Resident Died In Jamestown Thad Miller,“"76, formerly a restau­ rant proprietor o f this place, died on Christmas day at his home in James­ town. He had been in ill health for some time but his death was unex­ pected. He left here in 1925 and opened a restaurant in Jamestown. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Katie Miller, and two daughters, Mrs. Herret Sesslar, Jamestown, and Mrs. C. O. Long, Jeffersonville; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Heironimus, Washington C.H., and Mrs. Ralph Jenks, Jeffer­ sonville The funeral was held Thursday at Jeffersonville, with burial there. FISH AND GAME MEETING The regular monthly meeting at --- — UIWVIMI I the 1945 taxes. This date applies the Greene County Fish and Gams, to farmers and business men. Those Commission will be held at the d u l on salary where deductions have been house Tuesday evening, according be made have until March 16th to file, « ' George W. McCool, secretary. * \ l V