The Cedarville Herald, Volume 70, Numbers 1-26

*;>„ J**©T ' l - |pK :*8£5#*"**"*/ ->**■ ■%s is r C E B X R Y I L L*ssi^ OLDEST INSTITL^* l i Nfc- » P u b l i s h e d i n t h e I n t e r e s t o f C e d a r v i M e a n d S u r r o u n d i n g C o m m u n i t y PM E*BA lt______$1.50 J BER COPY................. 5c Volunm LXX Cedarville, Ohio.i Frjj^y, May 30, .1947 Number 25 JmiiorsShowainFinal Picture of CedarvileSchool Series 50thAnniversary Commencement HeldThursday 1st row—Bob Longabaugh, Don Rheubert, Don Hubbard, Ralph Spracklen. 2nd row—Dc/othy Hopkins, Betty Spence, Erma Glass, Phyl­ lis Baldwin, Marie Carroll, Anna GrandJuryIs Gambling Common Pleas Judge Frank L. Johnson Friday summoned a special session of the Slay grand jury for Tuesday which is now in session investigating reports of gambling operations in the coun­ ty. The jury was summoned after a conference with Prosecutor Marcus Shoup. The prosecutor is preparing to subpoena a num­ ber of witnesses who may have information th a t “big-time” gam­ bling' has been started a t the Oak Grove country club, Bath township. The names of witnesses; were not revealed. I t was indicated however that newspaper report­ ers amt photographers who in­ vestigated the elub on assignment and revisited it with a raiding party led by Sheriff Walton Spahr would be asked to testify. The gambling probe originated with reports that professional gamblers driven out of northern Kentucky cities by a current anti­ gambling drive, had moved north and settled in this area. The Oak Grove country club, located on a site once used by the Druids as a park, is said to have opened May 8. It is successor to a place called the Hilltop club which closed late in 1945 following a Clark County grand jury probe of a nearby gambling spot known as the Silver Dollar. Prosecutor Shoup ordered in­ vestigation of the Oak Grove club May 10. In a letter to Sheriff i Spahr he ordered th \ t gambling paraphernalia be seized and pro­ moters arrested. In visits to the club, however, the sheriff was un­ able to expose any gambling con­ ditions or obtain evidence on which to base prosecution. A raid last week failed to un­ cover gambling equipment hut resulted in the arrest of Vernon Locke, 43, said to be assistant manager of the food concession. Locke was released under $500 cash hail and the sheriff has been debating what charge, to place against him. His case now will he referred to the grand jury, it is said. Clifton Twenty-one members, three leaders and two guests answered roll call a t a meeting of the Happy Workers a t the home of their leader, Mrs. Mary Mott, recently. Guests were Mrs. Ches­ te r Swaby :/nd Mrs. George Bra- ley. The girls began their baking project by preparing cheese bis­ cuits which were served, with salad for refreshments. The dem­ onstration team consisted of Em­ ily Swanton, Martha Swaby, Mar­ gie Cronwell, Eleanor Sparrow, Velma Shope and Edwina Suiters. The sewing group presented a demonstration on sewing in zip­ pers. Mr. and Mrs. Millard Dement entertained with a dinner Sunday in iranor of Mrs. Dement’s sister, Mae Hopkins, Flora Howell. 3rd row—Gene Ritenour, Bev­ erly Carzoo, Mary Louise Stor­ mont, Norma Wells, Roger Char­ les, Clara Mossman, Dale Smith- son. Girl, 10, Shot Near Xenia Ten-year-old Mildred Spinlock, Xenia R. R. 5, was wounded in the left leg and taken to McClellan hospital after being shot under unexplained circumstances last Wednesday a t “Frog Hollow” east of Xenia. Sheriff’s deputies questioned a suspect in connection with the in­ cident and said the man offered to pay the medical bill of the girl, although refusing to admit he did the shooting. U.S.42Made 42ndDivision Memorial U. S. highway 42 from Cleve­ land to Cincinnati today bore the name of the famous 42nd (Rain­ bow) division. Ceremonies officially bestow­ ing the name of the highway were attended in Delaware Sun­ day by more than 400 members of the division from the first and second world wars. State Highway Director Mur­ ray Shaffer presented the road to Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler, member of the division in World War I an commander o f the 37th Division in World War II. Gov. Thomas J. Herbert represented the people of the state a t the dedication which was authorized by the Ohio legislature. A; model marker was unveiled a t the ceremonies. Markers are to be placed along the highway later. The veterans pilgrimaged to the grave of Maj. Gen. Benson Hough in Barksire Cemetery eight miles east of Delaware. He was commanding officer of the 106th infantry regiment of the Rainbow division in World War I. Rev. Marion Hostetler of Salt Lake City, Utah who is in at­ tendance a t the Presbyterian Gen­ eral Assembly meetings in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plans to spend the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hostetler. Miss Helen Stout of Springfield, who was married Saturday to Mr. Charles Criswell of Springfield, and also in honor of Mrs. Millard; Dement's birthday. Those who at­ tended were: Mr. and Mrs. James Stout. Sr„ of North Hampton; Mrs. Lida Schildt, Toledo; Sam Stover, Xenia; Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ bur Stout, Mr. and Mrs. James Stout, Jr., and sons, Roger and P a t; Mr. and Mrs. Orville Stout and Elmer Stout of Springfield. The eighth grade commence­ ment -was held Tuesday evening a t the Opera Houste. Those who graduated were Sally West, Mar­ tha Swaby, Nancy Harris, *Mary Hopkins, Nanette West, Clara Sexton, Velma Shope, William Shope, Lawrence Finney, and Le­ on Ellcessor, Sally West was sa- lutatorian and Velma Shope vale­ dictorian. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eckman attended the funeral of their nephew, Mr. Herman Drexler of ' Dayton Jtbiidaj' morning.’ *' 4th row—John Frey, Boh Cole­ man, Stanley Bailey, Bill Harris, Henry Beattie, Nolan Butts. —Photo by Ramme With t h e Churches FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Paul II. Elliott, minister. 10:00 a. m. Sabbath School, John Powers, supt. 11:00 a. m. Morning Worship. Sermon, “The Thing Needful,” 7:00 p. m. Young People’s Tuxis Meeting. Wednesday June 4th, Union Prayer Meeting a t the United Presbyterian Church. Choir Rehearsaal Saturday at 8:00 p. m. METHODIST CHURCH W. \ \ Collier, minister. Sunday School 10:00 a. m. Bette Nelson, supt. Morning ■Service 11 :QQ ,a. m. Intermediate Youth Fellowship 7:00 p. m. Senior Youth Fellowship 7:00 p. m. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ralph A. Jamieson, minister. Y. P. C. U. 7 p. m. Subject, “Habits, Good and Bad.” Leader, Kay Adams. Prayer Meeting Wednesday, June 4, 1947 in our chuvch, at 8 p. m. No choir rehearsal this week end. Children’s Day is Sabbath, June 8. As usual there is only one ser­ vice in this- Special Day, which begins at 10:30 a, m. There will be the program by the Junior and Primary Department, Bap­ tisms of Children, and ap address by a guest speaker, to be an­ nounced next week. The Com­ municants Class will report on some things learned in their course, preparatory to uniting with the church. Summer Communion will be observed June 15th, CLIFTON UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dr. John W. Bickett, minister. Mrs. Ehvood Shaw, organist. Sabbath school 10:00 a. m, John Skillings, supt. Miss Jean­ ette SpoJ.r pianist. Sermon 11:00 a. m. by Rev. Paul Duncan of Coulterville, 111. The Young People will meet a t 7:30 p. m. with Miss Jessie Dailey as leader. Mi\s Claudia Dorn is visiting this week with her cousin Linda Gordon. Mrs. Harry Waddle of Wil­ mington, visited her mother, Mrs. J, W. Tarbox, last week. The Golden Rule Class of the Methodist Church have postponed their meeting until Tuesday even­ ing, June 6th. The celebration of the 50th an­ niversary of the first commehce- ment of Cedarville college began on Sunday evening a t the local F irst Presbyterian church as Dr. John W. Bickett delivered the annual baccalaureate sermon. Dr. Bickett, one o f the five members of the first graduating class of 1897, used as his topic, “A Worthy Walk with Christ.” Speaking from the same text used by Dr. David McKinley, first president of the college, • a t the first baccalaureate sermon 50 years ago. The climax of the 50th anniver­ sary commencement will . be Thursday morning a t 10 o’clock when the 12 members of the class of 1947 will receive their diplomas, with the address being delivered by Dr. John Alvin Orr, head of Bible department, Erskine Col­ lege, Due West, S. C., who like - Dr. Bickett,^was a member of the first graduating class of the college. The third living member of the original class, Rev. Homer Mc­ Millan of Atlanta, Ga., will not he present for the ceremonies. The program for the anniver­ sary commencement which will be held in the United Presbyterian churoh will be as follows: Organ prelude; processional, Mendelssohn; invocation, Rev. Herbert LeRoy Main, '30; duet, Morning, Speaks, Miss Kathleen Evans, Max Sisson; address, Dr. John Alvin Orr, ’97; hymn 300, Now Thank We Our God; con­ ferring of degrees and honors, President Ira D, Vayhinger; an­ nouncements, college hymn; bene­ diction; recessional, Pomp and Circumstance, Elgar. Candidates fo r various degrees and honors are as follows: For bachelor of arts and the Ohio State four year provisional high school certificate—Robert Kay Allen, Raphael Hofman^. Florence Osalene Bowers, Edna' Clqire Stormont. For bachelor of arts—Helen Gloria Abels, Theodore Frank Harsh. For bachelor of science in science in education and. the Ohio state four year provisional high school certificate—William Gay- ha rt Ball, Jesse Virgil McNulty, Marshall William Green, Ida Mar­ garet Stormont, John Charles Weichsel. For cadet elementary teachers certificate—Bonnie Jean Dillon, Betty Jean Sickles. For honorary degree of doctor of divinity—Herbert LeRoy Main. For honorary degree of doctor of laws—Charles Willard Steele. Cunt laude honors go to Helen Gloria Abels, Robert Kay Allen and Theodore Frank Harsh. Mag­ na cum laude honors to Flor­ ence Osalene Bowers, Edna Claire Stormont and Ida Margaret Stor­ mont. Crown club honors will be given to Ida Margaret Stormont, Flor­ ence Osalene Bowers and Edna Claire Stormont. Jackets Drop to State JVs, 9-3 The Yellow Jackets of Cedar­ ville dropped their third game in a row last Friday afternoon in Columbus to Ohio State’s JV nine by a score of 9-3. The Jackets out hit the junior Bucks 11-9 with Judy doing the chucking for the locals, but 9 Cedarville errors, four of them extremely costly, let the Scarlet run off witV- the game. The Jackets will meet the same team here in the final game of the season on Thursday after­ noon. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mathews of Poynette, Wis. are spending a a few days with Mrs. Mathews cousin Mrs. J. E. Kyle. The Math­ ews are returning from a winter a t Winter Park, Florida. M&yor Warns of •earm Use hyor A. Ward Creswell Bag Bled a warning against the use ^firearms in the corporation liftuts of the village. I5ie mayor calls attention to an ordinance which forbids their use without special permit. He states that there have been a number of complaints aand that violators will be prosecuted to the furtherest extent of the law. NewAttractions ForFairAre Announced ■Negf shows and awards have been included on the program of th§ 108th annual Greene county fair, at was announced last week bjLMrs. J. Robert Bryson, secre­ tary o ftthe county Agricultural Society. The annual event is scheduled, fo r July 29. through A tei 1. added feature "this year;of particular. interest .to junior ex­ hibitors is a department formed to promote wildlife conservation. The "new, department will include displays1by 4-H club£, Future Farmers ox America, Boy and Girl Scout organizations, the Ju­ venile Grange and other organ­ ized junior groups. NeW. awards will include a tro­ phy ±p he given by the Ohio Brown Swiss Breeders association to the hoy or girl exhibiting the Winning animal in Hie Brown Swiss show at the junior fair. Special prizes will also be given by the Ohio Duroc Breeders and the Ohio Spotted Poland Ghina associations to winners in their respective shows. A highlight in the swine de­ partment this year is a new coun­ ty barrow show. Open classes in the department are Berkshire, Chester White, Hampshire, Duroc, Hereford, Poland China, and Spot- t<#Pp!and China. liases of dairy cattle are Ayr- Brown Swiss, Guernsey. ^ Holstein, Jersey aand Polled Jer- ,sey. Beef classes include Aber- deen-Angus and Galloway, Short­ horn and Polled Durham, and Hereford. Eleven classes are listed in the sheep department i n c l u d i n g American Merino, Cheviot, Cor- riedale, Delaine Merino, Dorset, Hampshire, L i n c o l n , Oxford, Rambouillet, Southdown a n d Shropshire. Classes in these and other de­ partments are expected to be well filled. R. K. Haines, fair hoard president, said that indi­ cations point to a record fair this year. Popular support of the annual Greene county event has Bdett increasing each year, he de­ clared. A Varied entertainment pro­ gram for each day of the fair will he provided by the Gus Sun shows. College Alumni Set for May 29 The Cedarville College Alumni association will hold its annual banquet and business meeting Thursday, May 29 in the college gymnasium a t 7:00 p. m. Greetings from various classes, .Which. are planning reunions, will be a part of the program. Also musical numbers from members of former classes will be pre­ sented. Tickets for the banquet will he $1.25 each and reservations should he made by May 27th if possible. Send reservations to Miss Mabel Stormont R. R. 5. Xenia, Ohio, or to Cedarville Col­ lege, Cedarville, Ohio. REV. COLLIER RETURNED Rev. W. B. Collier, pastor of the local Methodist church, was returned to that charge for an­ other year by the district con­ ference of the church which was held in Cincinnati during the past week. Rev. Collier attended the sessions of the conference. CedarvileCollegeBaseballersEndSuccessfulSeason <L6t \ V % -V --------^ , . 1 V, . jsik& t * ? - <. * 4. ^ < . a ' , , v {rf£. %v* * „ *: r ?s * ' v f/v a ' j .r m v.. :: \\ L - • c Coach Mendell E. Beattie’s Cedarville college YelloW Jackets, pictured above, will wind up their season today (Thursday) on,the local diamond as they will a t­ tempt to avenge a 9-3 defeat of RyderUrges OKof Fess The house Republican conser­ vation committee considered a jijll co-sponsored by Rep. Lowell Fgss (R), Greene county, to take quail off the “song bird” list after being urged by State’Con­ servation Commissioner H. A. Rider to approve the measure. Purpose of the bill is to permit the state conservation commis­ sion to declare limited open sea­ sons for shooting quail in the bfate and to fix hag limits. ' • Supporters of the hill, hepded’ by Rider, told the committee'-last Wednesday night that an open ' season on quail would permit the conservation department to pro­ tect and propagate the bird, with the eventual result that their number in Ohio would he tremen­ dously increased. The present law, according to supporters of the open season, has actually reduced the quail population in Ohio^ The house committee set Wed­ nesday >£or a further hearing, when opponents of the bill will he heard. Homer G. Bowser, Xenia, chair­ man of the board of directors of the Greene*County Fish and Game association Was spokesman for a local group of conservationists at the hearing. Others present were Springs, and J. M. Coffman, near Xenia, president and secretary, respectively, of the fish and game group, and Lewis McCoy, county game warden. Stolen Car Found On Dobbins Farm A Mercury coupe, owned by the Ripley Motor company, Inc., Springfield, reported stolen from the company yard shortly before midnight last Tuesday, was found abandoned and returned to a com­ pany representative, the sheriff’s office said last Thursday. The auto \ a s located on a farm belonging to'Harold Dobbins, Mr. Dobbins told deputies the car had plowed through a fence and wrecked several posts. Mr. and Mrs. William Nagley entertained a group of children at their home, (Sunday afternoon, honoring their daughter Judy on her 9th birthday. Those present were Sue Ann McCoy, Mary Louise and Ronnie Spitler, Linda Gordon, Claudia Dorn, Rex Stro- bridge, Judy and Mike Nagley. The children were served ice cream and. cake and enjoyed games for the afternoon. With over 2 inches of rain falling over the last week end to add to the already water- soaked land in the Cedarville area, corn planting received a further delay. Local reports . indicate th a t com planting in the local area as well as the rest of Greene and surrounding counties is fa r be­ hind the usual schedule. ' onRampage last Friday at the hands of the JVs of Ohio State university. Marcus Townsley, freshman hurler and former Cedarville high school mound ace, will go to the hill for the locals with Rollie J Hold Athletic Banquet at College Coach Mendell E. Beattie awarded basketball and’baseball letters to the members of those squads Tuesday evening" a t the athletic banquet of Cedarville col­ lege which was held in the college dining room. He also presented the Adam Hat trophjy to Jesse Virgil Mc­ Nulty who had been voted by the student body as the school’s out­ standing athlete. Bill Ball, Guy Potts and Mc­ Nulty, the three seniors on the two squads, were ,given sweaters. Short talks wer&made by Lewis McCoy, president of the Xenia Cooperative club, and J. G.'Finney Xenia attorney, president of the board of trustees of the college Carl Watkins gave C^sey at t*he Bat and President Ira D. Vay­ hinger acted as toastmaster. TwoGreene CountiansKilled InPlaneCrash Investigation into the cause of the crash of a huge C-97 plane near Wright field Thursday, was to be started Friday by field officials. The five dead are Lt„ Col. W. E. Kinney, 28 Springfield, pilot; Maj. Edward T. Dunn, 25, Osborn, co-pilot; Technical Sgt, Zane Smith, 25, of 633 Lucas drive, Shawnee Village, Xenia; Enoch Lawson, 49, and Isaac N. Widdle, 33, both of Dayton and civilian employes. Two other members of the crew, 1st Lt. D. J. Mimeau aand Fran­ cis Shirden, 36, civilian, both of Dayton, were reported in fair condition Thursday night at Pat­ terson field hospital. The crash which occurred near Harshmanville road, destroyed all but a small portion of the big four-motored ship, valued a t $1,- 000,000. The plane was described as one of the AAF’s costliest and was a cargo ship larger than the famed B-29. , Sgt. Smith had resided in Xenia since April 1. Born in Dayton June 12, 1921, he had served in the army air forces four and a half years and was stationed in the China - Burma - India area eighteen months. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Dorothy Smith formerly of Fort. Wayne, Ind.; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ liam Rsilph Smith, and a brother, Ralph Edgar, all of 2926 W. Hill- crest avenue, Dayton. ' Maj. Dunn who resided in Mis­ sissippi before moving to Osborn, was among the first American soldiers to go overseas in World War II, He was sent to the Middle Barton doing the receiving, Coach Beattie has ^announced. The battery for the Bucks has not been announced, W.E.Harbison CaledbyDeath OnSaturday William Everett Harbison, Si*,, 70, retired farmer, died a t his home on Xenia, R. R. 5. at 2:30 p. m. Saturday. He had been ill one year. The son of William M. and Caroline Reed Harbison, he was horn in Cedarville June 2*7, 1876. He is survived by three daugh­ ters, Mrs. Warren Keiter, Xenia, R. R. 4; Miss Una Harbison, at home, and Mrs. Paul Harner, Xenia, R. R. 3; a son, William E., Jr., Xenia, R. R. 5; a sister, Miss Elsie Harhisog, figdaryiRe; two brothres, Frank 6.,. Cedarville, and Robert, Columbus; seven grandchildren,. one great-grand­ daughter and a niece and a nep­ hew. His wife died in October, 1946. Services were held at the Mc­ Millan funeral home, Cedarville, Tuesday a t 2 p. m. in charge of Rev. A. L. ScheiTy of Xenia. Bur­ ial. was in Massie’s Greek Cefne- tery. MemorialDay ServicesSet ByLegionPost The annual Memorial day ser­ vices at North cemetery which are conducted by the local post of the American Legion will get under way next Friday morning a t 9 with a parade led by the Cedarville high school band. The line of march will sta rt at the opera house and will proceed to the cemetery. Forming the parade behind the hand will he the Hoy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the members of the local Legion post. Rev. W. B. Collier, pastor of the local Methodist church, will deliver the address at the cqme-^" tery. MEET NEW CARLISLE Cedarville will meet New Car­ lisle on the park diamond on Memorial day. The Clifton combined 4H club is sponsoring a Lawn Party at Clifton opera house Saturday May 31, from 6 to 9 p. m .. Benefits are to be divided be­ tween the clubs and finance mem­ bers attending junior camp.- Ice cream will all be homemade and all types of refreshments will he available. Don’t forgpt the date May 31. Lawn party at Clifton. Do attend. Mrs. Robert McGregor and Miss Helen Santmyer attended the 80th birthday celebration of the Xenia , - Womans-:Cliib, Saturday after-,, •; 1 W toijourrAmencaiix: the hom6:6f Mfo- W.'JL County Agent E . A. Dra%"*‘ pradtifially nil thiS SeasbnWohiy"1 in'th'e majority of field's as technical forces jn Egypt and .................... ” ’ • • ■ m served there during the organ- states that only a small percent­ age of the corn acreage in ttie county has been planted and with the added rains of the past week end that the most of the planting will not he done until early June if the constant rainfall stops now. He also reported tha t the oats about 10 percent of the usual late as Tuesday, acreage was sewn this spring Xenia reported flash floods on due to the heavy rainfall. Sunday detouring traffic at some The- 2.28 inches of ra in -tha t . points in the city while the high- fell Saturday evening and Sun­ day sent the streams in the local area an a rampage. Massie creek swelled out of its banks west of ;town. sndscreeks, runs and ditches crop in Greene <*c«unty.will ..beis wereifilfed toroverflowing. Water ization of the 9th Air Force tuider Lt. Gen. Lewis Breton. He was assigned to the- Air Material Command in 1943. He became a reserve officer in 1945 Gut a year ago returncti to active duty and was, assigned t a Wright .Field. He over the Federal ;pike . and /state ,is s^rvivqd,,hy . id?. VPdosv,,- Mrs* route 72. ml.' i,JlUJanet V/iic^illjQi|nn,i.ija?i,d;: .phildrenV way department reported that the waters had weakened a bridge on US 35 between Jamestown and Xenia and traffic was rerouted Kenyon, and Mrs. ' Lawrence Shields in Xenia. The young people of the Meth­ odist church will serve the com­ mencement day dinner in the church, Thursday noon. It will be a chicken dinner. $1.00 a plate or may be bought cafeteria style. Everyone -is welcome.»