The Cedarville Herald, Volume 70, Numbers 1-26

C E D A R V I L L E ’ S , OLDEST IN S T IT U T IO N * ^ . 6 v G Wi shed 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 Herald PER YEAR $1.50 PER COPY 5c Yoluran LXX Cedarville, Ohio, Friday, May 2, 1947 Number 21 Eighth Grade of Cedarvile Schools Is Pictured V? ^ ^ A 1st row—Don Shinkle, Boa Heidorn, Don Pollock, Donald Baldwin, Hoy Pence, Bon Reed, Jimmy Turnbull. 2nd row—Martha Richards, Jo- Ann Sheeley, Shirley Powers, Minnie Coates, Patricia Howell, NewXeniaBus Terminal Is OpenedTuesday The Dhyton-Xenia Motor Bus company’s new terminal a t 118 West Main street Xenia opened formally Tuesday morning when the seven bus lines which have been operating out of the Norths Betroit station moved to their new quarters. Construction of the one-story building? has been completed ex­ cept for minor details, including? the erection of a neon sign. I* . . . With ic'ine.'ai of the terminal to the new site, bus line operators will comply with an order issued some time ago by Xenia City Manager G. D. Ackerman and city commission, ordering the buses off the streets. This order was given because of traffic haz­ ards created by buses parking on the street in front of the North; Detroit street station. The new building, erected at a cost of about $25,000 is of glazed brick construction with the lower half in green and the upper half in cream color. There are three entrances for patrons, two leading off Main street and one on the east side of the station. Buses will enter the terminal in a driveway on the West side, circle the building and discharge and admit passengers on the east side. In the rear of the .terminal is a parking lot, for use of buses only during their lay-over hotirs in Xenia. Lines operating from the ter­ minal are the Dayton and Xenia and Springfield and Xenia Motor Bus companys, Cincinnati and Lake Erie, King Bros., Dayton and Southeastern, Xenia-Hills- tooro, and Homer Johnson, «who operates busses to Wilberforce. With t h e Churches METHODIST CHURCH William B. Collier, minister. Sunday School a t 10:00 a. m. Bette Nelson, sunt. Morning Service a t 11:00. “Our Strength” will be ifie sermon subject. Intermediate Fell:».vship a t 7:00 p. m. Senior Youth Fellow­ ship a t 7:00 p, m. The Woman’s Society will meet next Wednesday noon in the church. Senior Choir . practice Thurs­ day night a t 8:00 p. m. Junior Choir practice Friday afternoon after school. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Paul H. Elliott, minister. 10:00 a. m. Sabbath School, John Powers, supt. 11:00 a. m. Morning Worship. Sermon, “Reality in The Chris­ tian Life.” 7:00 p. m. Young people of the Tuxis group. 8:00 p. m. Boy Scouts Award Service in this church. The first part of this program will con­ sist of a splendid movie, “The < Blind. Beggar of Jerusalem.” This; is , a Union Service., All .scouts, their' parents ‘and friends are especially invited.' Carole Huffman, Norma Coates, Jenny Truman, Janet Gordon. 3rd row—James Parker, Glen- na Nance, Joan Frame, Dianne Brightman, Jane MacGregor, Cor- ena Wiseman, Mary Jo Duvall, Arthur Andews. Rain Washes Out College Games Rain washed out Cedarville college’s two ball games over the week end. On Friday they were scheduled to have traveled to Col­ umbus to tangle with the JVs of Ohio State and Tuesday they were to have entertained Wilber­ force. The game posponed with Wilberforce will be played today (Friday). Weather permitting they have three games scheduled for this week end and up to next Friday. They will traAel to Bluffton on Saturday and on Tuesday to Wilberforce. On next Thursday they will meet S t, on the local diamond. To date the Yellow Jackets have played one game, beating Findlay on the local diamond, 4-1, behind the one hit pitching of Marcus Townslay. The wet weather had also ham­ pered the practice of the Jackets, according ta Coach Mendell E. Beattie. AprilRainsCut OatsCrop;Fruit, Wheat AreGood April rains and cool weather have darkened the oats crop pros­ pects and have delayed vegetable planting to such an, extent that the situation may become serious within a short time. Dr. R. E. Yoder, specialist a t the Wooster experiment station, said a survey of the state in­ dicated only 5 per cent of the state’s normal 1,000,000 acres of oats has been planter to date be­ cause of wet soil conditions. He said that oats planted after May 1 do not yield as well as those planted early in the spring. “Even with perfect growing conditions from now until harvest time, I doubt whether we wil get 50 per cent of a normal crop,” he said. Rain-soaked land has prevented farmers from sowing their oats And oats are Ohio’s second most important feed crop. The cool, wet weather is not all bad news for Ohio farmers. Fruit growers are satisfied with conditions. Lack of sunshine has kept back the bloom on trees, which reduces the prospect of a killing frost damaging their crop. The rains have helped pastures, and hay plantings are doing ex­ tremely well. Conditions still point to a bumper wheat crop. REAL ESTATE TRANFERS John Froug, Trustee, to Omer C. and Freda M. Isenhouer, lot in Osborn, $1. Nelle Lewis Clark to William A. and Viola Harphant, 1.42. acres in Clifton, $1. Home Federal Savings and Loan association to Leroy and Ruby Terrell, part-lot in Xenia, $ 1 . The KiSppendoff-Dittman com­ pany too Charles M. and Evelyn V. Thomas, two lots in Xenia, $1. t. . James H. and Rosella L. Farns­ worth to ‘Jack and Martha King Sides, lot in Osbotn, $1.’ 4th row—Kent Williamson, Janet Crumrine, Dorothy Cres­ well, Juanita Peterson, Aileen Williamson, Betty Melton, Norma Smith, Pat Collier, Marion Smith, Donald Stradley. (Photo by Ramme.) RossMatthews NamedHeadof _ Children’s Home Appointment *of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Matthews, 831 South Mon­ roe street, Xenia as superintend­ ent and chief matron of the Greene county children’s home, Dayton pike, effective May 15, was announced Saturday by the home board of trustees of which Cecil M. Baxter, Xenia, is presi­ dent. Mr. Matthews succeeds R. M. Bartlett as superintendent, Mr. Bartlett resigned early this year, effective in March, but has con-, tinned on until his successor was named. He plans to return to his home on the Cincinnati pike. The new superintendent has been plant manager of Borden’s Dairy and Ice Cream company, Xenia, the last thx-ee years and prior to tha t was head of the maintenance department of the Xenia public schools eight years. He is a member of Xenia Lodge, No. 49, F. and A. M., Xenia Chap­ ter, No. 36, R. A. M., and Wright Council, R. and S. M*. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews are members of the Xenia First Uni­ ted Presbyterian church. They have two daughters, Mrs. Ray Snyder, Somerset, O., and Miss Frances Matthews, sophomore at Xenia Central high school. OnlySevenFile Claims for Winter Wheat Damage In contrast to conditions in sev­ eral other Ohio counties, wheat crop losses in Greene county, owing to the severe winter weath­ er, have been unusually slight, Joseph B. Mason, county AAA chairman, said. Of the 459 Greene county farm­ ers carrying policies on 1947 crops, only seven have filed claims to cover wheat losses, Mr. MIson saick Six of these were late sowers who must wait until July before damage can be determined. In Sandusky county, AAA offi­ cials said they were confronted with the largest number of claims in the nine-year history of crop insurance as the result of “winter- kill.” Mr. Mason suggested the topo­ graphy and type of soil found in Greene county are largely respon­ sible for the superior wheat crops grown locally. Most of the losses, he said, were found in the east­ ern area of the county where the land is level, causing greater damage from freeznig. Streets Repaired By Highway Dept Xenia avenue and South Main street were repaired Monday afternoon by the highway depart­ ment. Both streets had (iipnerous holes following the recent rainy weather. US 42 and SR 72 were also given ‘the patching treatment Monday. • ' CollegeChorus WillPresent The Cedarville College mixed.*' chorus under the direction of Mrs. Mildred B. Creswell will- present “The H^iy City” by A. R. Gaul several times during the month of May a t Cedarville, Clif­ ton and Xenia churches. This oratorio is based on verses, of scripture, suck as, “Here wes have no continuing city,” “Thy Kingdom Come,” “My Soul is Athirst for God;” and on the sec-, ond part “I saw a new Heaven and a new earth” “Then shall The King say, “Come Ye blessed of my Father inherit the king­ dom prepared for you.” Thus i t t is recognized as one o f the most - inspiring . and spiritual of all oratorios. A guest soloist will render the Saprano Solo—others from the.t college chorus who "will present solos are: Conner Merritt, Fred Huish; / Ted Harsh; Harold Stormont; Kathleen Evans; Beatrice Ervin and Bdryl Dolphin. The public is cordially invitee! to listen to these musical set- vices: (1) At Clifton United Presby­ terian Church May 4th 8 p. m. Dr. John W. Bickett, pastor. (2) And a t Cedarville U. P. Church May 11th 8 p. m. Dr. R. A. Jamieson, pastor. Morris Bean & Co. Elects Officers At their annual meeting la s t week in Yellow Springs, stock­ holders of the Morris Bean and company of Yellow Springs and Cedarville, elected the following to directorships: Morris Bean, Xarif/a Bean, William Beatty, Ce­ cil Cook, A. D. Henderson, Rus­ sell Hollister, Bruce McPhaden, Rrthur E. Morgan, Robert SpLUgfry and Russell jStewart, Morris Bean was^electecl pres? dent a t a directors’ meeting im-$? mediately following the direc­ tors election. The company declared a semi­ annual dividend of $3 per share on common stock of record as of May 1, 1947, XeniaClubGives. CountySchools EyeTester Presentation of an eye-testing device, for use in Xenia and Greene county schools, was made by the Xenia Lions club a t a din­ ner meeting last Thursday even­ ing a t the Fireside lunch. The equipment, purchased by Lions as a practical step in keep­ ing with the organization’s inter­ national goal of better vision, was presented by C. E. Davis, presi­ dent. < S. O. Liming, county superin­ tendent of schools, R. J. Warner, Xenia school superintendent, Dr. Gordon E. Savage, public health commissioner, Rev. Kenneth Se- berger, assistant pastor of St. Brigid Catholic church, and repre­ sentatives of the various PTA groups were present to accept the gift. ‘Assisting in the presentation was A- B. Dredge, Springfield, district governor of Lions Inter­ national, who spoke of the work and general objectives in regard to conservation "of vision, R. C. Hamilton, a representa­ tive of the Keystone VieW com­ pany, Meadville, Pa., from whicj> the equipment was purchased, gave a demonstration of its use. Although the instrument is in­ tended primarily for school child­ ren. Dr. Savage, in accepting the presentation, stressed that the eqiupment would be used in con­ nection with various aspects of the county health program and would be available to adults as well as to children. The Lions club will back the work of the health department in locating chiidren's eye defects to the extent of providing glasses in cases where parents are un­ able or unwilling to, see that they are furnished, club officials said. — « - ~> $ Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hall of Cambridge are spending:® a few days visiting their son-inrlaw and daughter Mr. and Mrs. C. F . Barber and their son Desmond.. Hall. Local Soldier Has Leg Amputated Word’ has been received here by Mr. and Mrs. Otis Shinkle that their son, Pfc. Ralph F. Shinkle, had his leg amputated early this week a t McCormick General hospital, Pasadena, Calif. Pfc. Shinkle had his knee in­ jured in a motorcycle accident recently when he was returning to March field, where he is sta­ tioned with the military police unit, from Santa Anna. He wag taken from the acci­ dent to the hospital. His address is Pfc. Ralph F. Shinkle 15204595, Room 612, Ward 6, McCormick General Hospital, Pasadena, Calif. Local Ball Club JoinLeague InSpringfield The local baseball team which is being sponsored by a number of Cedarville •organizations to play on Sunday afternoons has joined the Springfield District league under the direction of the Springfield Recreation associ­ ation. The local entry in the league will be directed by Roy Hampton and will begin their play in the circuit on Sunday, May 12, by meeting Catawaha on the dia­ mond a't the new park. The Cedarville team began practice this week in an effort to round into shape by the open­ ing of the league schedule. The personnel of the team is not complete as yet, but it is hoped to have a good lineup. BigRedsto FaceBeaver InFinals The Big Reds of Cedarville thigh, school -will face Beavercreek -flie-finals of the* country bash- ball tournament with the game to be played, probably on Monday, a t the Dayton pike school. The game was orginally slated to have been played the early part of this week, but rain forced postponement and the county track meet a t the host school today will prevent it being playel until Monday. Play in the district tournament will begin on Wednesday with both the Big Reds and Beaver participating regardless of the outcome of the county finals. “The way the weather has been acting lately, it is possible that the finals for the county will not be played until after the district play at Dayton,” Coach Clyde Walker stated. “We’d just have to flip a coin to see who takes the number one spot from Greene county.” ForgeryCaseIs Transferred to Boston Court Uuder new federal regulations which permit a man who has pleaded guilty to have his case disposed of in the district in .which he was arrested, John Costa Pina, 23, of New Bedford, Mass., who admitted forging and passing a government check in Osborn July 31,1946, will be sentenced in Bos­ ton upon the arrival of informa­ tion there from Dayton, according to James Rowe, of the U. S. dis­ trict attorney’s office in Dayton Friday. Costa, while visiting in the home of T. L. Plummer of Osborn, alledgely stole a government check from a table and, after forging the signature, cashed i t at the F irst National bank there. On April 15, a t which time he was serving a term in the New Bedford house of correction, he was taken to Boston in federal custody. After pleading guilty of the forgery he requested that his case be consummated in Boston, a privilege the new federal regu­ lations allow him. ■ Mr. Rowe addeil that he is pre­ paring the necessary information pertinent to •the case which will provide the basis for the sentence to be handed down. The Past Matrass Circle of th e Q. E . Si. will. meet Monday evening' May 5th at. the home- of: Mrs, Robert Nelson.: BigRedsPut Full TrackTeam InCountyMeet The Big Reds of Cedarville high school will field a full track team in the annual Greene county track meet which will be held this afternoon (Friday) a t the Beavercreek school, according to Coach Clyde Walker. The trials in the 100, 220, 440, 880, high and low hurdles and the 880 relay were held Thursday afternoon, but were not complete a t Herald press time. , Also on Thursday were the finals in the shot and discus. Entered from the local school in the annual track meet, which will start at 2:30 are the follow­ ing: 100 yard dash—Wisecup, Boy­ er; 220—Wisecup, Boyer; 440— Wiseman, Charles; 880—Koppe; mile—Fife, Koppe; high hurdles' —Williamson; lo w hurdles.— Wells, Williamson; ?ngh jump— Wells, Vest; broad jump— Wise­ man; pole vault— Wiseman, Wells; shot put—Vest, Dailey; discus—Wiseman, Vest; 880 re­ lay—Wisecup, Fife, Boyer, Wise­ man; mile relay—Charles, Wells, Stevens, Cherry. Beaver is the defending county champions. Softball to Start About June 1 The softball season will open in Cedarville about June 1, it was announced following a meet­ ing this week of the local soft- ball association. Plans, as laid at the meeting, call for remodeling the old soft- ball park at the school which includes remodeling the bleachers, backstop and fences and putting the lighting facilities into work­ ing condition. The association plans on play­ ing under the arcs on two nights a week, Tuesday and Thursday, . with two local.teams taking on out of town opposition for two' • games each evening. XeiianIsin Hospital AfterBeating C. A. Sorrell, 45, Xenia, was reported in serious condition Mon­ day at Springfield City Hospital following a rifle beating allegedly administered by Lee Taylor, 48, Negro, Cedarville, in tRe latter’s home at 8 p. ^n. Saturday. Taylor, who was arrested im­ mediately afterward toy Cedarville police, was turned over to Greene County officials and is being held in county jail on a charge of as­ sault with intent to kill. Hearing for Taylor at munici­ pal court in Xenia scheduled early in the week has been post­ poned until Sorrelf has been re­ leased from the hospital and is able to be present. Taylor is now free on his own recognizance. Defense, Victory MedalsReady Soon The American defense medal and the World War. II victory medal soon will be ready for dis­ tribution to eligible army vet­ erans and military personnel, it has been announced by the war department. The World War II occupation medal is in process of procurement and general distri­ bution will also he made as soon as adequate supply is available. Those eligible for medals are requested not to write or apply to the war department for the medals or information on obtain­ ing them. Public announcement. will be made when sufficient medals are on hand for general distribution. Service with the European oc­ cupation armies between May 9 1945 and Nov. ”'8, 1945 will be counted only if the European African middle eastern campaign medal was awarded for service prior to May 9, 1945. With the far eastern occupation armies ser­ vice between Sept, 3, 1945 and March 2, 1946 will toe counted . only if the applicant for the oc­ cupation medal wears the Asiatic . Pacific; .campaign •niechij^for .0}'^ vice prior t;o Sept., 3, ,1^45. Escape Injury as Train Hits Auto Occupants of an auto which was struck by a westbound Pennsylvania railroad train a t Trebein early Saturday abandoned their stalled vehicle in time to escape injury, it was reported. The. car, carried a distance down the tracks from the Dayton pike crossing, was demolished. Names of the driver and passen­ gers were not learned. The train was delayed some time because of the crash. TwoSuitsFiled Against Railroad InDistrict Court The Pennsylvania railroad was named defendant in two suits filed in U. S. district court a t Dayton Friday by the heirs of two per­ sons killed in a crossing accident at Eoxanna Sept. 25, 1946. The suits ask total damages of $45,- 000. Cordelia Carter, Greene county, as administratrix of the estate of Margie Carter, filed a $25,000 suit. Leona Graham, administra­ trix of the estate of Charles Gra­ ham, asks $20,000. The accident occurred when the car, in which Miss Carter and Graham were driving was struck by a train a t the Roxanna cross­ ing. Both suits claim negligence on the part of the railroad in that there we're visnal obstructions to the track approach. They main­ tain, in addition; th a t the train failed to sound its whistle a t the crossing and was traveling a t an approximate speed qjf seventy miles per hour. Boy Scouts Will BePresented WithCharter . ,WilHam,9rRickels,. area Boy Scout executive, will present the year’s charter to the local troop of the Boy Scouts a t the union services at the First Presbyterian church Sunday evening at 8, it has been announced by Rev. Wil­ liam Waide, local scoutmaster. Membership cards will be pre­ sented to the scouts, scoutmaster, troop committee and the assis­ tant scoutmasters, Ted Harsh, Wendell Cultice, and William Ir­ vine, Donald Turner, Donald Chest­ nut, Max Ritenour, Dean Car- zoo, Bobby Boase and Walker Williamson have passed their tenderfoot tests and will be pre­ sented scout badges and cards. Preceding the scout presenta­ tion a moving picture will be shown that will be of interest to all present. Ex-GreeneCounty SchoolMan Retires AnnualMusic ForMay22 The annual spring music fes­ tival will be presented Thursday- evening May 22 in the Methodist church by the four womens clubs of Cedarville. The clubs are the Women’s club, the Research club, Home Culture club and the Ken­ sington club. The performance will be a dra­ matized biography in one act based on the life of the Ameri­ can genius “Stephen Foster” and his immortal songs with the dia­ logue and arrangement by Kath­ ryn Daniel. The costumes and setting will he the same as the costumes worn by the people in the year 1860. Montgomery West will be the leading character, Stephen Fos­ ter. Mrs. A. E. Richards will be e* 0 the reader and Mrs. Greer Mae- Gallister will be the accompanist. The cast of characters will be announced a t a later date. The chorus will include the following: soprano; Mrs, Fred Clemans, Mrs. Ralph Townsley, Mrs. Rankin McMillan, Mrs. Nel­ son Creswell, Mrs. Walter Corry and Mrs. Della Johnson. Second sopranos; Mrs. Meryl Stormont, Mrs. Raymond Williamson and Mrs. Ward Creswell. Alto; Miss Irma Creswell, Mrs. Hugh Turn­ bull, Mrs. W. B. Collier and Mrs. John Powers. Tenors; James Chestnut, Harold Guthrie, Har­ old Stormont, Ward Creswell, Kenneth Huffman and Martin Weimer. bass; Pierre McCorkel, Charles Collier^ Harold Cooley, Harry Hammond and Hugh Turn­ bull. The chairman of committees working on the musical are; date and place, Mrs. J. W. Johnson; program, Mrs. Ward Creswell; receiving and ushering, Mrs. Leon Kling; receptioif and sociability, Mrs. Walter Cummings; publicity, Mrs. Donald Kyle; decorating,. Mrs. Fred Clemans. R. E, Corrill, former super­ vising principal of the James­ town and Yellow Springs schools, has resigned as superintendent of the Mt. Oyab, O., schools, termi­ nating a teaching career of forty years. Mr. Corrill, who served the •Yellow Springs schools from 1931 to 1936 and was a t Jamestown prior to that, has taken a position with the Grosier Society, Inc., of New York, as that firm’s sales representative in southern Ohio and northern Kentucky. His de­ cision to retire from teaching pro­ fession came almost a t the end of a four year contract as head of the Mt. Orab schools. . Beginning his teaching career at Fincastle, Brown County, he served the Mt Orab schools on four occasions. He was principal in 1911-12; superintendent from 1915 to 1918, from 1922 to 1926 and the last time from 1943 to 1947. He was principal a t Ripley, 0., two years and also was asso­ ciated with North College schools •ten years. " Mr. and Mrs. Herscliei Wat­ kins had' as their guests over the week end relatives from Belle- fountain. REAL ESTATE TRANFERS Homo Federal Savings and Loan association, to Oliver T. anti j.^^Ja^B ./b jem ens, 105.15 acres 'to ^ b ip ^ $1. ProgressiveClub Members Guests AtXeniaMeet Approximately 20 members of the Progressive club were enter­ tained Tuesday evening by the Xenia Kiwanis club a t tha t organ­ ization’s regular weekly meet­ ing a t Geyer’s resaurant. J. A. Finney, member of the host club and formerly of Gedar- ville, made the talk welcoming the members of the local club to the meeting. Rev. R. A. Jamieson responded for the Progressive club. The group was entertained by members of the Hangout club of Xenia Central high school. Their program consisted of a salon orchestra, a group tha t called themselves the philharmonic corn orchestra, two vocal solos and a duet and a talk by Tommy Thomas, C. C. Brewer won the door prize for the guest club. FormerCounty SchoolBoard HeadisDead "«s. Services for J. Frank Gordon, 87, formerly of Jamestown, were held Monday a t 2 p. m. a t the Stewart, Burr and Powers fun­ eral home, Jamestown, with Rev. F. D. Walker officiating. Burial was in Jamestown cemetery, Mr. Gordon died a t 4 p. m. Sat­ urday at the Evans rest home, Washington C. H . where he had been in failing health three years. The retired farmer and min­ ister was born Sept. 3, 1859 near Jamestown where he resided practically his entire life. He was the son of G. W. and Catherine Evans Gordon. A member of the Jamestown Church of Christ, he was also a former president of the Greene eounty school hoard. His wife died several years ago. One son, Guy Gordon, James­ town, survives. Carlisle Store Moves to Y S The Carlisle market is in pro­ cess of moving from Cedarville to Yellow Springs, it has been announced toy E . S. Carlisle. J T ' i&A