The Cedarville Herald, Volume 70, Numbers 1-26

C E D A R V I L L E ’ S OLDEST INSTITUTION \ T ^ e Herald m* d i n t h e I n t e r e s t o f C e d a r v i l l e a n d S u r r o u n d i n g C o m m u n i t y PER YEAR.......... . $1.50 PER COPY .............5c Yolumn LXX Cedarville, Ohio, Friday, April 18, 1947 SixthGrade Is Pictured inSixthofSeriesofschoolPhotos DancetoBe HeldatCollege 1st row —Wayne Gorbean, Jim­ my Ewry, Eugene Reese, Mack Weakley, Ted Reiter, Ronald Boase, Richard Spracklen, John Miller, Jack Walsh, Donald Chen- oweth. 2nd row—J o a n Struewing W.E.Sheely Called byDeath InSpringfield William E. Sheely, 68, Spring- field, former Greene countian, died a t Springfield City hospital last Thursday a t 2:20 p. m. fol­ lowing an operation performed that morning. He had been in failing health a year. The son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Sheely, he was born in Adams county Sept. 4, 1878, but resided, most of his life near Cedarville and in Ross township. He was a well known melon grower and gardener throughout this area and for many years operated a greenhouse near Grape Grove. He had recently made his home with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harley E. Donnelly, 320 North Light street, Spring- field. Besides his daughter, he is sur­ vived by a son, George, near Ce­ darville} a brother, Walter, Day- ton; and a granddaughter. His wife, Zella Miller Sheely, died in February, 1937, Services were Sunday at 2 p. m. at the home of George Sheely, near Cedarville. Burial was Grape Grove Cemetery. m OsbornMan Sues for InDamages Carl Schaffer, 3020 W. Third street, Dayton, was named de­ fendant in a suit filed Saturday in common pleas court by Melvin C, Chaney, Osborn, R. R. 1 seek­ ing damages of $383.08. The action is based on an acci­ dent last Dec, 18 on Route 4, neap the Greene-Clark County line In­ volving an auto owned by Chaney, driven by Helen Chaney, and ft tractor-trailer operated by Schaf­ fer, According to the petition the trailer collided with the Chaney auto then swerved into the Cha­ ney yard and struck the plaintiff’s house. The amount sought represents $240.11 for damages to the Cha­ ney auto and $157,96 for damage to the house. Herman O. Abele, Springfield, is counsel for the plaintiff. METHODIST BROTHERHOOD Mrs. Miriam Young, a Method- - is t missionary of China, now on tour of the United States, will be the guest speaker a t the Greene- Fayette Methodist Brotherhood meeting in the F irst Methodist Church a t Jamestown on Monday, April 21, at 8 p. m. The host church is to provide the musical part of the program and refresh­ ments. BASEBALL MEETING I t has been announced that there will be a baseball meeting a t the park Sunday aftemopn at 2:30. AH those interested in play­ ing this summer are asked tQ attend, When, you give for cancer edu­ cation, service, and research, you help your doctor he}p-ybu, Help ^yourself and those ytfn 1 'G1V© *to. conquer cancer! Martha Furdin, Barbara Peter­ son, Janet Williamson, Betty Lemaster, Jane Purdin, Donna Shaw, Shirley Glass, Betty Rob­ inette, Daisy Spencer, Betty Hart. 3rd row—Gladys Howell, Phyl­ lis Shaw, Norma Timberlake, Linder to Be Heard on Air “World Trade Treaties” will be the subject of a round-table dis­ cussion on the Fact Finder's Forum Sunday, April 20, at 3:00 p, m. over WING, Dayton. Torn Linder, commissioner of agriculture for the state of Geor­ gia, and R. J. Nelson, general export manager of the; Master Vibrator Company, Dayton, will be the principal speakers. On Sunday, April 27, topic of the Fact Finder’s Forum will be “County Flanning”. Speakers have not.yet been announced. FHAAdvises Investigation BeforeBuying Families in search of a home of their own were advised today by District Director A. L„ Guck­ ert a t the Columbus, Ohio office of the federal housing adminis­ tration to investigate before they buy, no matter how urgent their need—or let FHA do the investi­ gating by applying for an FHA insured mortage to finance the transaction. “Buying or building a home is perhaps the largest investment a family ever undertakes”, Sir. Guckert said. “The family’s fu­ ture happiness and success de­ pend largely upon the suitability of this investment.” It was pointed out that FHA weighs all known factors of risk in a case before making a com­ mitment to insure the mortage. There are five major aspects which are carefully considered? 1, The structure and lot on the mortage is placed, The house should be well designed, soundly constructed, and located on an adequate lot, 2, The neighborhood in which the property is located. I t should be free from nuisances, provided with adequate utilities and facil­ ities, and accessible to church, school, shopping center, and places of employment. 3, The relation of the property to the neighborhood. I t should be fit into the neighborhood in general design, price range, and other respects. 4, The borrower and his re­ lationship to the transaction. The property should be suitable to the family's need and the monthly payment should not he to large for the family’s budget. 5, The mortgage “pattern,” or the terms of the proposed trans­ action, All major factors in the case should be in reasonable re­ lationship to one another. All real estate loans have a degree of risk, Mr. Guckert said. When this hazard is recognized, prospective home buyers appre­ ciate the value of FHA’s insured mortgage system which provides opportunity for both borrower and lender to ascertain what a" good mortgage must be. The first principle of a good mart* gage, he said, should be that it is drawn in the best interest of both borrower and longer. At least 709,00 persons In th$ U. S. are suffering from cancer, number ntore Than 1$0,» 000' !tvift die this year. Mary Melton, Dora Kearns, Mar­ ilyn Kyle, Dorthe Hubbard, Joan­ ne Heidorn, Deskie Spencer. 4th row—Mrs. Hilt, Dale Sto­ ver, Wayne Fawcett, Bobby Jay Peterson, Golddn Baker, Arthur Moore, Albert Ison, Everotte Pollock. —Photo by Ramme. JacketsFace Findlayin OpenerHere The Yellow Jackets of Cedar­ ville college will open their 1947 baseball season this afternoon (Friday) on the local diamond at 3:30 when they will entertain Findlay college. Although the batting order for the local team is still undecided, the probable starting lineup will be as follows, Coach Beattie has stated: Huffman, lb ; Dunlap, 2b; Tro- ute, ss; Farmer, 3b; V. McNulty, If; Barger, cf; B. McNulty, rf; Barton, c. Coach Beattie also stated that Marcus Townsley. former Cedar­ ville high school mound ace, will in all probability get the pitching assignment. “Defensively we will be pretty good, but so far the boys haven’t shown too much ability with the stick,” the local coach said when asked how the team was shaping up. Aside from Townsley, pitchers on the squad are Judy, Watkins, Weimer, French and Wheaton. Others members of the squad incilde Irvin, Clark, McNeil, Sis­ son, Jewell, Brailey, Brewer, Morrison, Ball and Ulch. On Monday the Jackets will play host to Wittenberg and then next Friday will make their first* appearance on foreign soil when they travel to Columbus to play Ohio State university JVs, Bill by Fess Is Passed A bill to increase compensa­ tion and expense allowances of common pleas judges holding court by assignment in other counties, sponsored by Greene county’s Rep. Lowell Fess of Yellow Springs, has passed the house 107-9 and is now being con­ sidered by the state senate ju­ diciary committee. ,Under present law, common pleas jurists receive $10 daily plus$6 fo r all actual and necessary ex­ penses when presiding as non­ resident judges. The Fess bill would restore the compensation to $20 and expense limit to $10, as allowed in former years. The higher cost of living was given as the basic reason fro the legis­ lation. Final plans have been com­ pleted for a “Spring Formal” dance a t Cedarville college. The affair, sponsored jointly by the Chi Mu Delta fraternity and the Chi Sigma Phi sorority, will be held in the gym Saturday night, May 3, from 8 to 12. The Wilber- force Collegians, a ten piece orchestra, will supply the music. The dance is formal inasmuch as the girls will be attired in evening dresses. Decorations will be in the spring motif, with the fraternity and sorority colors and flowers. Admission is $1.75 a couple and $1.00 stag. Tickets will be available Monday and may be obtained from Bill Troute, Adolph Maslar, or Martha Mc- Guinn. College alumni are invited and encouraged to attend. Re­ member, Saturday, May 3rd. Special Beaver Election Cancelled Beavercreek township school board, meeting recently decided against a special election this summer to provide additional funds for expansion of the over­ crowded Dayton pike school build­ ing. A spokesman, for the board said tha t a $60,000 bond, issue voted fo r the expansion in November, 1945 but found to be less than half the amount needed now for the construction work, would be used for tha t purpose later. Meanwhile, the board discussed temporary measures fo r the in­ adequate classrooms next fall. A special election, scheduled June 6 for $65,000 extra in bonds, will be canceled. 5Injuredin AreaAccidents OverWeekend Three accidents caused five in- ‘ juries in this area over the week­ end. In critical condition a t Spring- field City Hospital was Clayton Walter Cook, 27 of Y e l l o w Springs, who suffered a fractured skull, brain concussion and broken wrist when the new motorcycle he was riding got out of control and overturned just north of Husted on Route 68 about 1:15 p. m. Saturday. Witnesses said the cycle skidded 150 feet on the payment. Henry H. Evans, 61/ also of Yellow Springs, received minor abrasions in a second accident on Route 68, a mile south of Spring- field, a t 3:40 p, m, Saturday. State highway patrol officers said the accident occurred when, the car in which Evans was a passenger with his son, James, 27, driving, rammed into the rear of . a car operated by Louis W. Riffle, 29, of Galllpolis. Three Daytonians were hurt, one seriously, when an auto crashed into the rear of a halted Cincinnati and Lake Erie bus Sunday on Route 4 at the Yellow Springs Rd. intersection, the state patrol said. Luther Johnson, 35, of 2163 E. Third St., Dayton, driver of the car, suffered a fractured knee and ribs, face cuts and possible.inter­ nal injuries. Omra R. Botts, 50, of 2117 Blake Ave., Dayton, had body bruises and Miss Irene Rob­ inette, 26, of 27 Springfield St., Dayton, suffered head cuts. Both were riding the the auto. The in­ jured were taken to Miami Val­ ley Hospital, Dayton. Work on Building At College Begun ..Work on the erection of the government surplus building on the Codarville college campus was scheduled to get under way this week, according to an announce­ ment made by President Ira D. Vayhinger. The building which Was one of the surplus buildings at Patter­ son field, is being erected near the ball diamond on the campus and is to be used for study rooms and student union building. • Jacket Cagers Feted in Xenia The Cedarville college basket­ ball team along with the Xenia. Central cagers were honored at a dinner Wednesday evening by the Cooperative club a t Geyer’s restaurant in Xenia. Paul Huston, twice captain of Ohio State bas­ ketball teams and only four letter winner in the history of the Buckeyes, was the principal speaker. Huston was a member of the 1942 Xenia Central state class A championship team. DraftBoards InCountyto FoldMay31 Greene County’s two selective service borads received notice to Cease operations May 3L Dr. H. C Messenger, Xenia, chairman of* city-township board No.l said his letter, from Col. C. W, Goble, state head of the draft, informed him local records would be picked up on that date and probably transferred to Colum­ bus, expected to be a records depot. The federal selective service act expired March 31 and with it went laws requiring the registra­ tion of all men 18 years of age and older. However, both local boards, the other covering Greene county, have been bringing re­ cords up to date, preliminary to ■closing! ■ /•*—.* — ■■ Clerks of the two boards will also be released from the selec­ tive service payroll May 31, of ficials said. Board No. 1 is located on the second floor of Xenia city hall and City Manager G. D. Acker­ man was informed by Dr. Mes­ senger Friday that its room would be vacated June 1: Board No. 2 occupies a room in the Home Federal Savings and Loan association building. Wishing will not stop cancer! Giving for education, service, and research will. Give to conquer cancer! GreeneCounty InTagMoney The initial distribution of $11/ 425,952 in auto license fees to counties and municipalities in Ohio was started Monday, accord­ ing to an announcement made by Edward T. Fogo, registrar of motor vehicles. The warrant forwarded to the state auditor for issuing of the individual warrants to the county auditors, which.will be accomp­ lished in the next few days was made approximately ten days earlier then in 1946, according to Mr. Fogo. The registrar also pointed out that this year’s initial distribution is the largest in the history of the bureau, exceeding last year's initial distribution by $1,500,000. STATE orOftle f . j t m t i t t t erne* or THt governor ? v p r o c l a m a t i o n CONSERVATION MONTH—CONSERVATION WEEK AND ARBOR DAY 25 APRIL 194? WHEREAS , the S ta te o f Ohio was onos r toh ly endowed w ith the natural heritage o f vast aores o f productive, f e r t i l e .top s o i l , covering un ltm tted deposits o f valuable minerals, huge areas o f green fo r e s ts , an almost inexhaustib le supply o f usable water, and an abundance o f w il d lif e , k, WHEREAS , these v i ta l resources must never f a i l , to serve the necessary demands o f a progressive peopie in industry, business, agricu lture, labor and individual human welfare, WHEREAS, th is annual observance o ffe r s the a opportunity f o r the people o f Ohio to renew th e ir in te r e s t in the v ita l importance o f conserving and restoring , wherever po ssib le , the natural resources o f s o i l , water, fo r e s ts , minerals, and w ild life through the conservation education program in our Schools and community a c t i v i t i e s .throughout Ohio, sponsored J o in tly by the S ta te Department o f . Eduoation and The Ohio D ivision o f Conservation and Natural Resources, WHEREAS, Conservation Month w ill tend to emphasize the need f o r wiser land use and well-planned restora tion measures tha t Ohio may continue to hold an important place in the power and might o f Amorioa in e ith e r war or peaoe, NOW, THEREFORE, I , Thomas J , Herbert, Governor o f the S ta te o f Ohio, do hereby proclaim and designate the week o f April 21 to April 25 as Conservation week in the 30hools o f Ohio, and Friday,- April 25th as Arbor and Bird Day and ask a general observ&noe by a ll the o ittz e n s o f the S ta te o f the e n tir e morith o f April as Conservation Month. IN WITNESS WHEREOFi I have hereunto s e t my hand and cause the Great Seal o f the S ta te o f Ohio to be a ffix e d a t Columbus th is 5th day o f February, in the year o f Our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hunch*. _ __________ ___ ___ Forty-seven. 'the Governor: 4 --------------------- ^ --------------------------- Legion to Sponsor Magic Show * On Tuesday, April 29, at the opera house the local post of the ■American Legion will sponsor a magic show. jjloward, master magician and illusionist, Hillsboro, will give a two hour show beginning a t 8:15. The proceeds will be used on the local park project. RedCrossto HoldFirstAid ClassesinXenia Lee W. Funk, Jr., American Red Cross field representative, will conduct a first aid instruc­ tor training course in the Greene county chapter in Xenia during the week of April 21. Classes will be held in the Chapter House, 116 West Second street, Xenia, Monday through Friday, from 7‘ to 10 p. m. * Candidates for the class must be 20 years of age or over and must have previously completed the s t a n d a r d and advanced courses in first aid, or held in­ structor’s. appointments, , which have expired. Interested persons who are qualified to take the training, are urged to contact the Red Cross Chapter House, 116 West Second stree, Xenia—by letter at phone, 923, Candidates who successfully complete the training will be eligible to teach classes in Junior, standard, and advanced first aid courses. LeagueofOhioSportsmenStartonConservationMotionPictureof Ohio Whole-hearted approval of the League of Ohio Sportsmen’s vi­ sual education program tp cor/ serve and restore Ohio’s natural resources was vqiced today by Governor Thomas J. Herbert, “I t is time that something be done to drive the seriousness of this problem home to the people of the state,” Governor Herbert said, "and i believe the motiori picture project of the League of Ohio Sportsmen Is a start in the right direction. The venture de­ serves the whole-hearted support of every citizen who prides him­ self as being a resident of the state,” The League of Ohio Sportsmen, through its non-profit subsidiary foundation, “Tomorrow, Inc.,” has launched a drive for 'funds which will be tfged to produce and distribute a sound, Oplor mo­ tion picture showing what has been done, and the vast amount of work remaining to be done, to conserve and restore the soil, water, forests, minerals and Wild­ life of the state. The picture will be 12 months in the making, which will enable the producers to depict all seasons of the year. After its completion, the film will, be released to schools, churches, granges, civic clubs and, in fact, any and all groups in the state. I t is esti- to fore all pictures made of the state have been of the ‘impres­ sion’ type, showing what a grand state Ohio is. Our picture is go­ ing , to be different. You’ll see. some things that will fairly make you gasp and you’ll say to, your­ self “That can't happen in Ohio.” ■But it has, and is still happening. On the- other hand some of the nice things will be shown, too. Our real object is to make people stop and think and look into the future, hence our name—Tomor­ row, Inc.” TKea film, will be recorded by mated that the picture will be • one; o f the best .color photogra- seen by more than 3,000,000 per­ sons within a year from the time of its completion. CommentingJin The. picture, R. Hosey Wsck^-rcffcJackaomspreKi- *d«ntr6f<: pfiersriiLthe country and the story wilOnrcolIaborated upon by sev­ eral eop»notch:. men and women. Louis.. Bromfidd^ internationally ‘knastm authors wiK;. "touch, up’.’ -the final: a«b|tob«iM»'pTCidaction starts. League of Ohio Sportsmen of­ ficials and trustees of Tomorrow, Inc., are cognizant of the stu­ pendous task confronting- them but have dedicated themselves to raise, by public subscription, the necessary funds. Realizing that it is impossible .to visit the six million inhabitants of Ohio, they are counting on groups—granges', farm clubs,, conservation organi­ zations, sportsmen's groups and individuals—all serious thinking people—to make their contribu­ tions—large or small—without a direct solicitation. Within a few days, league of­ ficials hope to announce the com­ pletion of its list of official re­ presentatives In each of Ohio's .88 counties. to '.carry' oq.j thftufiami- iwjgmVl 1 lw,h,rfi,r*, .'tjd Number 19 Petitions Being Circulatedfor CountyHospital Petitions asking county com­ missioners to consider favorably the submission of a hospital bond issue to the voters have been placed in the hands of many cit­ izens throughout the county by the Greene Memorial hospital committee. At a committee meeting a t Xenia, Tuesday night further plans for bringing these petitions before the people were discussed. The petitions are designed to in­ fluence the board of commission­ ers to a favorable action and to indicate to them a generally fav­ orable support throughout the county. In addition, signers are asked to make a contribution to a fund to finance preliminary phases of will include the retainer fee for an architect, yet to be determined upon, and the cost of preliminary drawings and an exterior pers­ pective to be used in promoting the actual vote campaign. The petitions are already in the hands of members of the Greene County Medical society and are being channelled also through civic clubs and other organizations in all parts of the county. A particular effort to ob­ tain a strong testimonial of sup­ port in this manner from the Bath township area will be under­ taken under plans decided upon a t Tuesday night's meeting. Chairman Sam Davis announc­ ed a t the meeting th a t Arnold Skelly has been named to direct publicity features of the cam­ paign. Ray Ashbaugh, Miami township member who was on the committee to nominate four trustees to handle the prelimin­ ary funds’ withdrew from the committee because of personal reasons at Tuesday's meeting,and S. O.. Liming, county superin­ tendent of schools, Was named in his place. This committee is to bring in nominations of four possible trus­ tees to be acted upon by the hos­ pital committee. This quartet will serve With Dr. W. A. Ham­ mond, treasurer of the committee, in administering the finances of the campaign preliminary to the bond- vote. If the bonds are acted . upon favorably, trustees named by the county commissioners will take over the actual building work/ .«■£».* ;\'V L' O^tyO^er/r|ipapc.ia!;^ssiptahce Continued--ort.’Pagp Four;;. • ProgressiveClub DiscussesPark The members of the progres­ sive dub heard the report of P. J. McCorkell concerning the park project a t the regular monthly meeting of the organization a t the Old Mill Camp Monday even- ing. Mr McCorkell reported on his trip with Edwin Bull to Columbus to see if any state aid would be available on the park which is being sponsored jointly by the American Legion and the Pro­ gressive club. The two local men visited both the state conservation depart­ ment and the state highway de­ partment and learned tha t little, if any, help would be available from the former, bu t were given some encouragement from the latter department. Mr. McCorkell also reported that the local softball commission had decided to repair the soft- ball park a t the igh school and to use it a t least for this year in ored to raise the necessary money to move it to the new park. He stated th a t while..extensive re­ pairs were needed at the present site the amount would be far short of what would be needed to move it. The money thus raised could be used to hire someone to operate the park program, the junior youth and baseball, and still net some money. Larry Weimer, Dayton, and his nephew, Robert Weimer, met with the club and explained they were considering Cedarville as the location for a sorgum mill which might also be expanded into the making of alfalfa meal, or some similar product. George Gibson, Xenia, also met with the local club extending an invitation for the organization to investigate the possibilities of be­ coming a Kiwanis club. Rev. William Waide reported to the club that letters had been written to the various women’s organizations of- ,the village to appoint a member to -serve on a committee to coordinate the ac­ tivities of the community. The- Other men’s organization are also to be contacted. Treasurer Edwin Bull reported, that after all expenses were paid, the minstrel which was sponsored by the club showed a net profit of $86.08. Harry Hamman, member of the auditing committee, reported a balance on hand a t the beginn­ ing of this year of $75.86. The balance a t the beginning of last year was’ $548.45 and total re­ ceipts and balance for the year $1,504.97. From this money $700 was spent for the purchase of the land a t the park while the re ­ mainder of the money spent Went to various community activities. The club voted t o , meet next Tuesday evening a t the park to discuss plans for the project. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p, m. Charge Reds Flourishat OSU,Antioch Testimony that communistic activities flourish a t both Ohio State university and Antioch college, Yellow Springs, was be­ ing studied by the senate educa­ tion committee. The testimony was presented during a committee hearing on a proposal by Sen. I. E. Baker (R. Phillipsburg) for an investi­ gation of alleged un-American activities in schools and colleges throughout the state. H. W. Binegar, Dayton, well known in Greene county as treas­ urer of the United Farmers of Ohio, said a t the investigation that Antioch college has on its faculty an instructor identified by the Dies committee as an act­ ive Communist and asked th a t the school be included in any in­ vestigation. Mr. Binegar said the professor served as chairman of the Com­ munist Party, of America in 1919 and has been named by the Dies committee as one of the leading Communist in the country. LEGION TO MEET The regular bi-monthly meet­ ing of the local American Legion post will be held ifext Thursday evening at the Masopic .lodge. .Aside from the regular busing# meeting, thorp .wjlfc menfc. V. - , - • £ *