The Cedarville Herald, Volume 70, Numbers 1-26

-------- * v ■ C E D A R A E ’ S OLDEST INfcA \ N n ^ ' r p i ^ m e Herald Pub l i shed in the I n t e r e s t o f Ceda r v i l l e and S u r r o u n d i n g Commun i t y PER YEAR......___ $1.50 PER COPY .....................5c Volumn LXX Cedarville, Ohio, Friday, April 4, 1947 Number 17 CourtOrders HeizedItemsto BeReturned Nine electric computing ma­ chines, seized- in a “ numbers” raid here in January, have .be­ come the center o f a legal eontro- versy ■which Prosecutor Marcus Shoup indicated would be carried into the district court o f appeals. Common Pleas Judge Prank L. Johnson, in a written decision, ordered the devices turned over to Norman L . Weisman and Clar­ ence J„ Stewart, Dayton lawyers representing Negroes arrested in raids at Yellow Springs and Ce­ darville. T h e prosecutor, contending that all equipment and records seized were “ contraband” because o f their use in promoting the policy racket, said he would ap­ peal the disposition o f the add­ ing machines. Mr. Shoup had sought the hearing to learn what action to take in relieving him­ self o f the responsibility o f cus­ tody. Judge Johnson, ruling “ there is no evidence to show that there •was any gambling on the adding 'machines themselves,” ordered them returned “ to the persons in whose possession t h e y w e r e found” and that “ receipt o f the attorneys for said articles will be sufficient.” Nine cradle-style telephones will Be returned to the Ohio Bell Telephone Co.; a trunk, with­ holding certificates and other re­ ports were classed in the same category as the adding machines and will be returned to the de­ fendants as will money taken from the arrested persons “ since the fines and costs have been paid.” “ Numbers” slips confis­ cated in the raid were ordered destroyed. A raid at Yellow Springs re­ sulted in the arrests o f Oliver Thomas, Joe Anderson, Lavada Jones and Charles Anderson and a month later, nine more were picked up here. They were Oda B. Artis, William Daniels, Mary Corbett, Martha Bayless, Lavada Jones, Anna Lynn, Emma Smith, Betty Kendall and Mary Liggins. Judge Johnson considered the re­ lease or c o n f i s c a t i o n order against all thirteen cases in a “ blanket” ruling. His full decision follows: For the purpose of the record In this matter the above-num­ bered cases were consolidated. Red Cross Drive Falls Short o f Goal Less than 50 per cent o f the $20,000 quota was obtained when active solicitation in the annual Red Cross fund-raising campaign ended Monday night, officials of • the Greene county Red Cross chapter announced. Contributions received Monday boosted the total to $8,830.25, or 44 per cent o f the local goal. Campaign headquarters at the chapter house 116 west seco.^* street, will be open until Sat­ urday evening to receive reports of solicitors who failed to file returns prior to Monday night's deadline. Campaign officials are hope­ ful that late returns will bring contributions nearer the goal, Services for Mrs, Dean Thursday Mrs, Clara Belle Dean, 78 widow o f Charles W» Dean, died at 2:25 a. ra, Tuesday at the home o f Miss Lula- Henderson, North street, with whom she resided, She had been ill five days. The daughter o f Aaron and; Mary Mendenhall Ellis, she was horn near Clifton April 14, 1868 and passed her entire life in this area. She was a member of the United Presbyterian church. Survivors are a daughter Mrs. Arthur Cultice, Cedarville; a son Fred Dean, also pf Cedarville j two step-daughters, Miss Bertha * Dean Springfield, and Mrs. C. M, ^ Antrim, Dayton; two sisters, Mrs, Ida Goe, Springfield, and Mrs, Lucy Berg, San Diego, Cfclif,; a jv •‘brother, Sain Elk's, Oakland, jgalif.f five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Hep husband died in January, 1938, Services were Thursday at 2 p, m„ a t the McMillan Funeral - Home, Cedarville, in charge o f Bp. I t A , Jamieson,of the United Presbyterian,' church, yfc BuriaK'vras in North cemetery. Sunrise Service A t Methodist It has been customary fo r some time in Cedarville to com­ memorate Easter by holding a sunrise service. This year the service will be held in the Meth­ odist church a t 7:00 a. m., after which breakfast will be served. A free offering will be taken to cover the cost o f the breakfast. The service is a community effort. All are invited. McCorkel Named ExecutiveOficer OfNewUnit Activation of battery A , S06th field artillery battalion, (155- millimeter gun tractor driven) Xenia, in the organized army re­ serve corps was announced through headquarters o f the fifth service command at Fort Hayes, Columbus. The announcement, by secopd army headquarters at Baltimore, Md., said Capt. Louis I. Jordan, Jamestown, R. R . 2 has been named battery commander with First Lt. Elwood R. Shaw, Xenia, R. R. 5, reconnaissance officer, and First Lt. Pierre J. McCorkell, Cedarville, exeutive officer. Of- fical ceremonies activating this battery will be held sometime within a month, it was reported. Strictly “a paper outfit” at this stage, the Xenia battery will be under battalion head­ quarters at Dayton where a fully- manned organization is being established. All meetings at pres­ ent are held in Dayton, officers of the Xenia unit, said. Army reserve officials hope eventually to make the local bat­ tery a training unit with equip­ ment and training periods. Only the three officersy from battery A. Enlisted men will probably be sought at a later date. Fear! Sipe Takes Own Life Wednesday Pearl Sipe, 57, Barber road east o f here, shot and killed him­ self in the garage o f his residence about 9 a. m. on Wednesday. Coroner H. C. Shick returned a verdict o f suicide in the case after investigation. He was re­ ported to have been despondent over ill health. The body was found by a son about 10 a. m. The man had shot himself in the head with a .22 caliber rifle after sending his wife, daughter and son on a trip into town. Survisors are the widow, Mrs. Flossie Mae Sipe; one son Donald of Cedarville and one daughter Mrs. Emil Weber o f Dayton; 3 brothers, A. D. Sipe o f Chris- tainsburg, Ross Sipe o f Spring- field and Ray Sipe Greenfield and 4 grandchildren. Private funeral services will be conducted at the McMillan funeral home at 2 p. m. Saturday with burial in North cemetary. Friends may call at the funeral hame Friday afternoon and even­ ing. Local Seniors Rank 10th5 11th in Test Don Vernon Etz, a senior o f Beljbrook high school placed first in the county general scholarship test fo r high school seniors held March 8, at Xenia Central high school, Ninty nine seniors re­ presenting Xenia Central, Osborn Bath; Xenia East, Wilberforce and the eight county high schools competed fo r first honors in the test, The winning score was 244 points out of a possible 300, Lor­ raine Barger with a score o f 202 and Ruth Anne Carzoo with a score o f 201 representing Cedar­ ville high school ranked eleventh and twelfth among the ninty- nine seniors taking the test. U. P. Congregation Elects Officers The annual dinner meeting o f the United Presbyterian congre­ gation was held Wednesday even­ ing, followed by a business meet­ ing in which reports o f various organizations, boards and officers was made. Reports indicate the church had a prosperous year and was out of debt in addition to having redecorated the inter­ ior and made exterior improve­ ments. The officers elected were; Greer McCallister, chairman; Robert Cotter, vice chairman; Wilmah Spencer, secretary, Har­ vey Auld, treasurer; and Law­ rence Waddle, trustee fo r a term o f five years. Scene at M orris Bean & Company Banquet v* & & Cedarville School Fourth —-Photo by Schwab Pictured jstAnniversary Observedby MorrisBean&Co. Row 1-Tommy Ewry, Donnie Smith, Ruth Davis, Janet Shin- gledecker, Luella Shaw, Nancy Creswell, Dale Reed, Donnie Lee Jordan, Patty Davis, Laura Har­ ris, David Lafferety, Daryl Wells, Bobby Roberts. Mrs.EthelIrwin DiesThursday InJamestown Mrs. Ethel F, Irwin, 68, died at her home in Jamestown at 6 p. m. last Thursday evening fol­ lowing an illness o f six weeks. She was bom in Cedarville on Nov. 28, 1878 and was a mem­ ber o f the local First Presby­ terian church and Women’s club. Survivors are two sons, A. Ward Creswell and J. Nelson Creswell, both o f Cedarville; a nephew Nelson Field, Marshal, Mich.; and six grandchildren. Her husband, John H. Irwin pre­ ceded her in death, Funeral services were con­ ducted from the McMillan fun­ eral home on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 with Rev, Paul Elliott, pastor pf the First Presbyterian church officiating assisted by Dr, John W, Bickett, pastor o f the Clifton U n i t e d Presbyterian churbc. Burial was in Massies Creek cemetery. Bounty Payments Are Stopped Payment o f fox bounties was halted Wednesday by Greene county commissioners because o f a shortage o f funds fo r that pur­ pose. Row 2-Max. Williamson, Wil­ lard Truman, Richard Benning­ ton, Janice Wilburn, Carol Sue Duvall, Carolyn Collins, Cora- jane Corebean, Earl Storey, Patty Willis, Larry Stover, Billy Bar- off, Bobby Klontz, Louisa Ellen Loper Dies Wednesday Louisa Ellen Loper, 73, widow o f Isaac Loper, died at her home near here Wednesday evening at 6:40 p. m. She is survived b y two sons, Thomas. H. Heathcook and Sam­ uel Edwin Heathcook; four daughters, Mrs. .Hazel Burba, Mrs. Linda Lewis, Mrs. Johnne Williams, all near here, and Mrs. Mary Long, Dayton; 10 grand­ children and five greatgrandchild­ ren; and one brother, John Baker, Xenia. Funeral services will be held at the* McMillan funeral home Saturday morning at 10 o’clock with Rev. Raymond Strickland o f the Nazareqe church offici­ ating, Burial will be in Massies Creek cemetery. ROLLER SKATING PARTY The Youth Fellowship o f the Methodist church is sponsoring a skating party in Hodge Bros, ' rink, Springfield next Tuesday night April- 8. Tickets may be secured from Mrs, Jack Huffman and others o f the young people. The proceeds from the sale o f tickets will go toward the youth fund, RETURNS HOME . Lee Lynch,, manager o f the Eagles circus, has -returned to his home here following a 12 week tour with the circus. Row 3-Miss Kimble, Ronald Mott, Evelyn Peterson, Marianna Powers, Lawrence Walker, John MacMillan, Larry Conner, Larry Gillaugh, Barbara Thornton, Donnie Vest, Richard Lowry, James Ison.—.Photo by Ramme. FineCockfight Promoter$100 AndCosts Pleading guilty to a charge af promoting an outlawed cockfight, Charles Vogel, 42, of 2 Nimitz drive, Dayton, was fined $100 and costs, $50 o f which was sus­ pended, by Common Pleas. Judge Frank L. Johnson Monday morn­ ing. .He paid the fine. The alleged operator o f a cock­ fight which was reported held at Kil Kare park, neap Trebein, the night of March 8, Vogel has been free on $150 appearance bond. The maximum fine under the 110 year old statute making cock- fighting illegal is $150. After an eye-witness reported more than 400 persons saw the cockfight program at Kil Kare. Prosecutor Marcus Shoup learned from Frank Armentrout, near Xenia, that Vogel had rented the recreation- park for that night, apparently for what Mr. Armen­ trout understood to be a “ general get together o f a private club.” The fennual banquet and fish fr y o f the Greene County Fish and Game association was at­ tended by approximately 825 persons at the Xenia Field House Wednesday at 6:30 p. m. Several from Cedarville ‘ Were in attendance. The first anniversary of the formation of the Morris Bean & company was observed Saturday evening with a banquet and dance at the company’s local plant on : Xbnia -avenue. • • „ The company, which, m a n u ­ factures aluminum castings and operated in Yellow Springs under the name of the Antioch Foundry, leased the old paper mill on . Xenia avenue a year ago and at that time changed its name to the. Morris Bean & company. William Beatty, vice president o f the company and in charge of the Cedarville plant, acted as toastmaster, introducing the fol­ lowing ~who made brief talks: *Robert Stevenson, John Buckner and Lowell Robinson. Morris Bean, company presi­ dent told the company’s employ­ es, who with wives numbered ap­ proximately 250, that he liked to compare the operations of the campany to a long bus trip. “A t times it has seemed that we have been traveling some pretty rough road, but we seem to have always gotten back to the main highway and things look good for the coming year,” Mr. Bean said. 1st anniversary continued He pointed out that the com­ pany was not organized for the benefit o f the stockholders, the communities in which it operates, the employes or the managers, but it was organized for the bene­ fit o f all concerned. Mr,,-’Bean stated that he could make no promises for the coming year except as a unit and then lauded the cooperation of all in the past. Following 'Mr. Bean’s talk, Robt. Stevenson presented an­ niversary gifts to the six foun­ ders of the company from the employes, . The founders are Mr. and Mrs. Bean, Cecil Cook, William Beatty, -Bruce McPhaden and Russell Hollister. During the meal the crowd was entertained by the Accordionettes who led in the singing of “Happy Birthday” when the cake, holding one candle was lighted. A t the same time the candles on the place cards were also lighted. The banquet was served by the local Methodist' church in the large room on the main floor of the building which was later cleared Of tables fo r danc- 1 ing to Marshal Reed's orchestra, Dayton, and a floor show. The room had been decorated by the employes at the local plant and was festooned with crepe paper streamers hung from the ceiling supports with curtains around the walls, and a large turning crystal ball hung^ in the center o f the room. Good Friday to Be Observed Today Goo.d Friday services will be held in the First Presbyterian church today (Friday) from noon until 3 p. m., according to the Ministerial association. The six ministers will preside at devotions of one half hour each, covering the seven words from the Cross. Special music will be furnished fo r each half hour. The business places have been requested to close during the services in order that all may attend. ProposedStrike WilCutPhone- ServiceHere The proposed strike by the -operators and clerical workers of the Ohio Bell Telephone com­ pany will cut the local phone service to numbers that can be dialed and only emergency calls to Xenia and other points re­ quiring an operator. While the company and the union are still attempting to arbi­ trate the dispute, the Walkout is scheduled to take, place on Mon­ day morning, April 7, at 6 a. m. The union, the Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers, and its affiliates in other states, is ask­ ing for an increase of $12 per week for operators and clerical help, union shop, involuntary check-off, jurisdiction over tele­ phone work, improved vacation treatment, and increased pension plan. The company states t h a t i f the demands are granted it would increase the cost of the phone service by approximately $5 per month per t e l e p ho n e in the system. C. W. Gray, Xenia manager, states that1all calls which can be dialed will not be affected by the strike, but if it goes through all calls to Xenia and long dis­ tance points will be subject to the emergency "ruling. College Fraternity Initiates Eight ; The Chi Mu Delta Fraternity of Cedarville College entertained ■eight new members at an accep­ tance dinner* Tuesday night, 1 April. The event came as a cli­ max to a six weeks pledgesliip period and a week o f formal initiation. The new members are: William Riley, Chillicothe, O.; Delbert “ Smoky” Stover, Dunbar, W. Va.; Earnest “ Shorty” Foster, Dunbar, W. Va.; William Met- terhouse, Summerville, N. J.; Adolph Maslar, Summerville, N. J.; Clarence “ Chink” Jewell, Hamden, O.; James Rowe, Lon­ don, O.; and John Townsley. Cedarville. A business meeting was held before the social evening at the home of Bill Troute, Xenia. An informal college dance will be sponsored by the frat on Thurs­ day night, April 17, at the gym. A Spring Formal dance is also planned for the early part o f May. The fraternity is working in conjunction with the Chi Sigma Phi Sorority on this event. It promises to be a gala evening, the highlight o f the spring ac­ tivities. In the recent intramural tour­ nament, the Chi Mu Delta basket­ ball entry defeated the Puny Five in their only outing, to move into the finals before the tourney was called off. A softball team of frat members this spring and summer is being contemplated. To Erect Bridge On Townsley Road Structural steel for a new bridge over the north branch o f Massie’s Creek on Townsley road, has arrived and work will start soon, County Engineer Robert S. Crane has announced. . Hallowe’en v a n d a l s were blamed in the burning of a sixty- foot wooden covered bridge span­ ning that stream last Oct. 24 and the road has been closed since that time. Mr. Crane said the new bridge would cost approximately $7,000 and would be erected by work­ men from his own department. Rev. R. A. Jamieson, pastor o f the United Presbyterian church, . met with the committee o f mis­ sions o f the Xenia Presbytery in Columbus on Tuesday. The group were looking fo r a location for a new church in that city. Rev. Jamieson is chairman o f the committee, -. • Graduatefrom ColegeMay29 The golden anniversary com­ mencement exercises o f Cedar­ ville college will be held ’on May 29, the baccalaureate on May 25, President Ira D. Vayhinger has announced. The two speakers for " the exercises and the members o f the graduating class are to be announced in the near future he indicated. Dr. Frank Albert JUrkat who has been a member of the faculty fo r more than half a century re­ called the first commencement held in 1897 By the institution 50 years ago. There were five grad­ uates in that first class—all men. Here are the five original grad­ uates 1. Rev. J. Alvin Orr, in­ structor at Winston Salem col­ lege, North Carolina. 2. Rev. Homer McMillan Presbyterian pastor o f Atlanta Ga. 3. Dr. John W. Bickett pastor o f the United Presbyterian church, Clifton O. 4. The late Rev. Raymond O. Gorbold missionary to Japan who died in 1914. 5. The late Calvin Morton a school teacher who died in 1917 and a resident o f Cedar­ ville, Dr. Jurkat pointed out that 80% o f the original class were preachers and the one who was not was the son o f a minister. The late President McKinney of the college delivered the first baccalaureate sermon. The late Rev. Charles Frederick Goss, Presbyterian pastor of Cincinnati gave the commencement address 50 years ago. Rev. Goss was the author o f a daily column in the Cincinnati ‘Tribune’ titled—‘Min­ ister About Town’. The cleric was also a novelist and one o f the novels was titled—‘The Redemp­ tion o f David Corson.’ The en­ rollment of the college was 68. Dr. Jurkat recalled that the opera house where the first ex­ ercises was held was filled to overflowing fo r the first scho­ lastic event o f its kind ever held in the village. The graduates were dressed in their best attire of the gay ninties, replete with button shoes. One o f the gradu­ ating members was adorned with a handle bar mustache. No pic­ ture was taken o f the group, one o f the incidentals that was omitted at the first affair. CancerSociety OpensDrive ForFunds ^ Cancer killed 42 persons in Greene county in 1945, a total of 10,168 in Ohio that year the Greene county division of the American Cancer society has been advised by the state health department. The statistics are important now because the local campaign fo r funds to combat this dread disease started April 1 and will continue through the month. A rising death rate gives impetus to the society’s appeal for money to continue its three-pronged at­ tack on cancer through i*esearch, education and service. Nationally the cancer death Tate continues to show an in­ crease. Estimates say this disease killed approximately 181,00Q per­ sons in the United States last year. In 1947, using a similar estimate, it will take 184,000 Jives. About 1,000 children under the age o f 15 will die of cancer this year. Because cancer in not a re­ portable disease in many states, it is impossible to determine the number o f people suffering from cancer. However, national health authorities are agreed that the figure is roughly four times the number o f deaths. This would mean 656,000 cases in the United States. In this county the figure would be 168. The campaign fo r funds in Greene county is headed by J. D. Adair, Xenia retail merchant who is a member o f the Greene . county board. He and his workers are putting the drive on a purely . voluntary basis. They are asking Greene countians to be generous in sending contributions to George Prugh, treasurer, Xenia, National bank, or to any member o f the board. Sixty per cent o f .th e funds collected here w ill be retained by state organizations and used locally .fo r service and education. Forty per cent w ill go to the n a t i o n a l organization o f the American Cancer society fo r * d - nnnistxation and research;