The Cedarville Herald, Volume 70, Numbers 27-52
C E B A R V I L L E ’ S OLDEST INSTITUTION . •-" - s^ ,-. ** ■'J ^ , 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 l i e a n d S u r r o u n d i n g C o m m u n i t y ^r* - PERYEAR _____ $1.50 PER COPY_________ 5c Volurrm LXX Cedarville, Ohio, . ‘Friday, *Ju3y 4, 1947 Number 30 Girls Train With Men At National Guard Camp With t h e Churches SoClfity •A*** ** FOR THE FIRST TIME girls are now training with men In Britain's Territorial Army—roughly equivalent to the U. S. National Guard. This new departure follows the grand job British women did in their Auxiliary Territorial Service (A.T.S.) during the war, when they were in most of the Allies’ far-flung battle areas. Pictured here are Private Audrey Smith (left), A.T.S. driver, and Private Connie Persoff, A.T.S. stenographer, as a gunner shows them around is a camp where anti-aircraft training was in progress. No instruction in firing guns is given the girls, but A.T.S. gun-site spotting, plotting and range-finding played no small part in Britain’s victories over German aerial hordes. NeedyChildren ToBenefit FromSADrive The Salvation Army’s Greene county fund-raising drive was launched Monday with an appeal mailed to citizens over the signa ture of Clarence McKeever, Xenia and district chairman. The drive is on a voluntary has, is, wjth no established goal and the mail solicitation is the prin cipal appeal involved, Of the pro ceeds 20 per cent will remain in this county and a sub-committee of Mr. McKeever’s group decided th a t these funds will he earmark ed for dental correction work fo r needy children in the county. Thy other 80 per cent goes to the Army for the support of Its charitable enterprises, including the Catherine Boothe home and hospital. The present solicitation, first undertaken last year, elimi nates the door-to-door solicita tion that the Array formerly practiced, Mr. McKeever’s appeal, in more than 6,000 letters to citizens all over Greene county except Osborn Fairfield, where there is a separ ate committee follows: “I count it a privilege to solicit your support of the Salvation Army—a social institution long known in terms o tolerance and benevolence, In feeling and action, toward those in need. “Whenever there is suffering, the Army Is there, fortified with faith, hope charity in its sundry forms. “Last year the people of Xenia and district responded mo^h gen erously and it Is the earnest hope of the committee that the con tributions this year may he com parably substantial so that the Array’s poble work may go for ward on all levels without inter ruptions, “May I request your early and liberal consideration of this ap peal?’* Mr McKeever is being assisted in the effort by the following committee: George M. Sicking, treasurer; City Manager G. D. Ackerman, Edwin B. Ellis, D. H. Fittz, George C. Gibson, R. A. Higgins, Miss Katherine Lane, R. N.; S. O. Liming, Balias Mar shall, Miss Sarah Stokes, R. N.; and Mrs. Edna Winters. College Drops To Hamilton The Cedarville college Yellow Jackets dropped a 5-4 decision to JJamfltqn ip the. la tter city on last Saturday afternoon. On F ri day they will entertain a team from Columbus on the local dia mond, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller and two children of Columbus spent the week end in the Hostetler home. Miss Ora Hanna has returned home afte r visiting her brother and wife, Rev. and Mrs. M. G. Hanna, o f Oak Hill. Corn Crop to Be 20 Per Cent Short Greene county’s 1947 corn crop will fall short of former years, in the opinion of J . B. Mason county AAA chairman. Only about SOper cent of the expected corn acreage has been planted this spring. Farmers were delayed in their planting program, because of ex cessive spring rains which elimi nated about 20 per cent of the expected acreage. Mr, Mason pre dicted this year’s corn harvest will be the lowest 4n the last eleven years, or since the govern ment’s crop control program was inaugurated in 1936. Harvesting of wheat in this area also has been delayed, according to Mr, Mason. This program is started by farmers about July 1 but will not get under way this year until about July 15 because of recent rains. HighCourt UphildsCounty CourtinCase Fight of a Dayton woman, M b . Olive Lindamcod, to recover money she claimed her husband, George A., lost in gambling a t the former Druids park in Greene county, ended unsuccessfully last Wednesday in the Ohio supreme court. The state’s highest tribunal re fused to review a Greene county common pleas court decision hold ing Mrs. Lindamood could not recover. She charged her husband lost $6,165 gambling from March 16, 1944 to Dec. 7, 1944, but sought judgment for only $4,285 of that sura, plus $300 in ex emplary damages. The court action was directed against Paul Dennis, Wilmington; Franklin Grove Lodge, No, 2, United Ancient Order of Druids, Dayton, former owner of the park and others. The courts held that the one- ye«rt* statute of limitations had ex pired before Mrs. Lindamood started legal action to recover. After being closed several years and then sold, the park lodge was re-opened recently as the pri vately-owned Oak Grove Coun try club, leading to charges in Dayton newspapers tha t it was operated as a big-time gambling casino. A special Greene county gland jury, convened to investi gate the reports, found no evi dence to substantiate the charges. It expressed the belief that any gambling violations; if they ex isted, had been stopped by the time the jury inquiry was launch ed, Mrs. Marjorie Rigio and daugh te r Deslie; Misses Pauline and Betty Nelson and Mrs. Hazel Gaiser and son John spent Thur sday with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Wiseman and daughter in James town. METHODIST CHURCH William B. Collier, minister. Sunday School a t 10:00 a. m. Bette Nelson, supt. Morning Service a t 11:00 a. in. The sermon theme will be “The Challenge of Vision.” Youth Fellowship a t 7:00 p. m. The minister’s family will be “A t Home” Sunday from 2:00 to 9:00 p. m. Members of the church and friends are invited. The Union Midweek Service will be held in this church next Wednesday July 9th. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ralph A. Jamieson, minister. Sabbath School 10 a. m. Supt. Arthur B. Evans. Preaching 11 a. m. Theme, “The Sermon the Farm Preaches,” Y„ P. C. U. 7 p. m. Subject, “Liberty and Justice For All.” Protesfmt Roots of Democracy.” Leader, John Townsley. The Annual Offering for the Y. P. C. U. to assist in the ex penses of the delegates attending the Synodical Conference, to be held at Hanover College,‘Indiana, July 14-19, will be received Sab bath morning. All loose money placed on the Offering plates will go to this worthy purpose. There are ten of our young people plan ning to attend, in addition to Miss Lena Hastings, who is the Dean of Women a t the Conference, and Mrs. Lucy Turner, who is to act as nurse in looking afte r the physical needs of the girls in at- tendence. The Midweek Prayer service will be held in the Methodist Church Wednesday, July 9th a t 8 p. m. Choir Rehearsal Saturday a t 8 p. m. in the church. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Paul II. Elliott, minister, 10:09 a, m, Sabbath School. John Powers, supt, 11:00 a. ro. Morning Worship. Communism Service. Theme, “The Sufficiency of God,” Wednesday; Jtdy'S'Unlon Pray er Service a t the Methodist Church. Choir Rehearsal this week, Thursday July 2, a t 8:00 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Greer MeCal- lister have invited the members of the choir to a party a t their home Thursday evening, July 3, in honor of two members of the choir who—. Better come and fine out JUST THE WHY. CLIFTON UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dr. John W. Bickett, minister. Mrs. Ehvood Shaw, organist. Sabbath School 10:00 a. m. Supt. John W, Skillings. Pianist Miss Jeanette Spahr. Lesson topic “There was a man whose name was Job.” Preaching Service 11:00 a. m. Dr. Bickett will speak on the subject “The teaching of Paul the apostle.” He will review gen erally the books written by Paul in order to discover the apostle’s belief. The choir will lead in the singing of songs appropriate to his teaching of justification by Faith. To appreciate this sermon and the worship with the congre gation attend on time. The ser vice begins a t eleven o’clock and will close a t twelve. The young people will meet a t seven-thirty. The topic is the topic is the first of a series on “Liberty, and Justice for all.” The discussion will be on “Prot estant roots of democracy,” and will be led by Miss Martha Tan- nehill. Prayer meeting will be held on Wednesday evening a t eight o’clock. Clifton The Young Women's Missiion- ary society of the Clifton United Presbyterian church will enter tain the Women’s missionary so ciety on Wednesday of this week at the home of Mrs. Ernest Col lins. The meeting is called for 2 o’clock. A committee to select and ar range for a mission- study for the young people’s group of‘the Clifton United Presbyterian con sists of Miss Charlotte Collins, William Ferguson and Miss Jessie Dailey. The .young people's society through the secretary Miss Mar jorie Bradfutc, secretary has made arrangements with the National young people’s organization whose headquarters are in Pitts burg, Pa. for the coming o f the Mrs. Mary McChesney is visit ing a t the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dean- Hume in West Alexandria She is recuperating from a recent oper ation. Mrs. Marvin Agnor and daugh te r are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Huffman in Mil ford Center. ** Miss Irma Creswell is spend ing several days in Findlay visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Brad- fute. Mrs. Morton CreSweli "'and daughters of Tacoma, Wash, vis ited Mr. and Mrs. George Cres- *well last week, they are enroute to New York. Mrs John Lyle’al so visited a t the Creswell home last week Mrs. Harold Reinhard attended a bridge luncheon given by Mrs, Charles Sayre a t the London Country club Friday. Mrs. Lillie Hite of Jamestown visited her daughter and son-in- law Mr. and Mrs. Earcie Wise- cup and family last week. Mr. Arthur Peterson suffered a fractured ankle when he fell from a load of hay. Miss Eleanor Herkenstein, beauty operator a t Turner's beauty shop in Xenia, suffered a severe cut on her left hand while changing a razor blade. Miss Margaret Bailey is enjoy ing a two weeks vacation from her duties a t Brown’s Drug Store. , She will visit with friends and relatives in Dayton and Col umbus. The Colliers will be “At Home” Sunday, July 6, from 2 in the afternoon until 9 in the evening. Members of the church and friends are invited to call anytime dur ing these hours. Mr. and Mrs. .Herbert Stod dard and son ^f New ijaris, are- visiting Mr. *ahd George" ' Hartman and are attending act ivities a t Antioch College. Miss Loraine Barger, Yellow Springs, graduate of Cedarville High School will enter nurses training a t Miami Valley Hospit al this fall. Dr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Jamie son had a call Monday afternoon from Dr. Jamieson’s brother and wife, Dr. and Mrs. S. R. Jamieson of Oxford, Ohio, and with them a cousin William H. Jamieson of Pittsburgh, Pa. l,he Huish’s, father, mother and son, from Jamestown were also present for the social time. 4-H Club Meets A t Vo-Ag Bldg. The Cedarville P r o g r e s s i v e Farmers 4-H club met a t the Cedarville vo-ag building last Wednesday evening. Ten members answered the roll call and worked on their pro- • ject books. Richard Spracklin gave a re port on the 4-H tour to Cincinnati, The next meeting will he a t the vo-ag building on July 9 a t 8:30. Refreshments will be served. \ Carvaners—a group of four or five young people specially train ed in young people’s work to visit the Clifton United Presby terian church in August. A com mittee appointed to plan for th e ir coming met Tuesday even ing of this week to formulate a schedule of service. This commit tee consists of Helen Tannehill, William Ferguson, Nolan Butts and Marjorie Bradfute with the President of the organization Kenneth Dailey and the pastor, Dr John 1ST. Bickett. Last Sabbath afternoon the Presbyterial executive committee of young people’s work for the Xenia Presbytery met in the Unit ed Presbyterian church in Clifton. General chairman Rev, Glenn Stephens of Ifeynoldsburg, Ohio , and Miss Margaret Stormont o f. Cearville presideefbver the meet ing. About fifteen or sixteen were present from the various congregations of the Presbytery. A luncheon was served by, ’Wil liam Ferguson and Helen Tanne hill assisted by their mothers. The group remained over foe the evening youfig people’s meeting which was led by Miss Joanne • Sanderson. ThextqpicafoiafdMcus--■ Mon-was ^ ' ’ Deny Outbreak: of Rolio in County. Reports have been circulated .inat. several cases of infantile paralysis have appeared in Greene county, Dr. Gordon E. Savage, pnbhc health commissioner, said. Saturday. “The rumors are, to the best of my knowledge, un true,” he said, as no cases of the disease have been called to the attention of the health depart ment since last fall. The health chief cited the fact ihut several cases of rabies had broken out in neighboring coun ties and urged Greene county dojgj owners to have their animals Immunized against this disease. V Husbandof FormerLocal WomanDies Paul Sellards, 25, of Spring- field, Route 3, died in the Spring- field City hospital a t 9:10 a. m. Wednesday of injuries sustained in a swimming accident Sunday a t ^Madison Lake. Mr. Sellards suffered, a fractured neck and paralysis when he dove off the south side of the bridge a t Madi son Lake Dam and' struck a con crete sleeve extending from the dam under the bridge. Mr. Sellards was taken first to the .Holman Hospital in London Springfield City hospital where fo r treatment and then- to the he died. A veteran of World War I I ,M r . Sellards had served 31 months overseas. He was employ ed in the International Harvester company plant. Survivors include his widow, Emma, the former Emma Kennon a native of Cedarville; a daughter Tannis Lee; his parents, Mr. and Mris. Paul Sellards of Springfield; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Sellards of this city; and a maternal grandmother, Mrs. Maude Booker of Newark, Ohio. . ’ FourCounty FHAHead Duties of A. A. Conklin, Xenia, supervisor of the Greene Gounty office of the farm home admin istration, have been expanded and will embrace four counties as a part of the FHA’s economy move, he disclosed. The local office in the Allen building which has been serving Greene an sMontgomery counties will remain open for the present, instead of being discontinued as previously reported a t Columbus, Mr. Conklin said. Mr. Conklin will continue to di rect activities of this office and will assume the responsibility of the Wilmington office which serves Clinton and Warren coun ties, Mrs. Ruth Miller, employe of the Xenia office, will be in charge here and Miss Thelma La- sure will be in charge of the Wil mington office. Mr. Conklin will divide his time between the two offices. Consolidation of offices and in creased dbues of FHA supervi sors resulted from a move by the government last week to cut the agency’s funds by 50 per cent. Cherry Reelected To Sod Board Raymond H. Cherry, Cedar ville township, James B. Lane, Xenia township, and Ben Beard, Jefferson’township were re-elect ed supervisors of the Greene county soil conservation district when votes cast earlier in the week were tabulated, J, A. Ore- gard, county soil conservationist announced last Thursday. These supervisors were elected to> new three-year terms. A. E. Beam, Spring Valley township and Archie Peterson, Miami town ship elected to three-year terms in 1946, are other hoard members. The supervisory board will meet in July to reorganize. Pres ent officers are Cherry, chair- ;man; Beard, vice chairman; Lane,* secretary, and Peterson, trea surer. Mr. Roy Walker of Dayton is spending two weeks with his son and daughter-in-lawMr. and Mrs. Clyde Walker. Mr. and Mrs; JPaul Wisecup •have moved: into, the ir new' home tm Harinne-Avenue in,Xenia. . . CallAttention ToFireworks Law,Ordinance At a meeting of the Cedarvili#. village council Monday night a t tention was called to the state law which forbids the sale and uSe of fireworks with the exception of displays by organizations, and to the village ordinance which prohibits their use within the corporation limits. Mayor A: W. Creswell stated that violations will be prosecuted. The council also authorized the pui'chase of new stop signs and new speed limit signs for the streets o f the village. I t was also • announced that engineers are completing the sur vey for the extension of the sew age system. WesleyHearing IsPostponed Indefinitely Hearing on a motion ttf dissolve a restrainer against Dr. Charles H. Wesley, dismissed recently by the AME Church board as pres ident of Wilberforce liniversity, * and on, a demurrer to ah injunct ion suit filed by the chtirch board, scheduled in common pleas court Monday 'morning, has been post poned indefinitely. Illness of Judge F, L. Johnson' made the delay necessary al though counsel for the church board disclosed it had planned to ask for a continuance anyway. Judge Johnson was stricken ill last Thursday and his physician ordered him to bed for a week or ten days. His condition was re ported improved. Attorneys representing the church group had planned to ask for a postponement because Sully James, Spriqgfield lawyer, would vhave -been unable to go to Xenia Monday. He has another case The motion and1demurrer were filed earlier in the week by Atty. Gen. Hugh S. Jenkins on behalf' of the Wilberforce state trustee board. In a nineteen page pamphlet, “The Truth About Wilberforce”, issued jointly by the state board and the-National Alumni Assn, of Wilberforce university, and dis tributed Friday, it was claimed the conflict is not a fight between the two boards but “is really a fight by one board—the church board—to control both boards of trustees as well as its own.” “This has been the history of the struggle here a t Wilberforce through all the years,” according to the pamphlet, which continued in part: “I t has been an effort on the part of the church group to secure a majority vote, against a minor ity vote for the state represent atives. Politics fade into insig- nifiance when compared with this type of struggle for control. The state representatives on the board have beAi seeking only to pro tect their own interests, against sabotage by those who do not care to see the program of ex pansion and development, for a great university, succeed in which it is now developing.” SanitaryRest RoomProject at FairUnderway For the first time in its 108 history, the Green county fair will provide modern, sanitary rest room facilities foA patrons during the four-day and night exposition opening in five weeks. Long delayed by a shortage of materials and labor, this major 1947 project at the fair grounds will definitely be completed by the time the fair gets under way, B. U. Bell, fair board treasurer, announced. Costing between $12,500 and $15,000, the improvement will be paid for., out. of a.treasury^surplus _ the board was able to accumulate during the war years when a ll. building plans had to be suspend ed. A concrete block building under construction to house the new rest rooms, for men and women, is being rushed to completion. The walls are up *nd the rough plumb ing work finished. It is located in .the rear of the grandstand and Jhasvdiiqensiob^.of 60 by jEeet. Fa ir Catalog Is Being Distributed ' F irst copies of the annual Greene county fair catalog, print ed this year by a London firm, have been received by the fair board and are being mailed to ex hibitors and other patrons. About 2,000 will be distributed in the next few days.' The pamplets contain premitfin lists and regu lation for the 1947 show. MotherofClifton WomanDies OnThursday Mrs. Gertrude Kable Jones, 66, wife of Daniel O. Jones, well- known farmer residing near Tre- bein, died in a Xenia hospital last Thursday a t 7:15 a. m, In failing health two years, she had been seriously ill two weeks and ’ entered the hospital eight days ago. The daughter of John and Jen nie Ferguson Kable, she was born near Bellbrook Aug. 29, 1880. Her marriage to Mr. Jones took-place June 16, 1908 when they moved to the farm which is their present home. She was a members of the Beaver Evangel ical and Reformed church and was active in all women’s organiza tions of that church. Besides her Jiusbaqd, she is sur vived by two daughters, Mrs. B. A. McDermott, a t home, and Mrfe. Leo Reed, Clifton; three grand children; a brother, Charles Kable near Bellbrook and a sister, Mrs. Martin Schmidt Xenia. Services were held a t the Bea ver church Saturday at 1:30 p. m. in charge of Dr. A. P. Sehnatz. Burial was in Beaver Cemetery. GovernorIssues Proclamation ForAutoCheck y Wjth Gov,.- Thomas J,. Herbert- proclaiming July police traffic safety check month, Ohio police chiefs and the state highway patrol have begun a concerted drive to curb traffic accidents in Ohio. The proclamation signed by the governor reads in part: “I do hereby proclaim the per iod between July 1 and July 31, 1947, as a period for the correc tion of mechanically faulty auto mobiles, and a period during which drivers will pledge themselves to learn safe driving practices; and I do urge and advise the citizens of this state, both individually and through their organized groups, to cooperate with the police of the State of Ohio to bring the fullest possible effec tiveness to the Police Traffic Safety Check slogan, “Check your driving—check your car— After signing the proclamation check accidents.” < Gov. H ubert said: “I t is indeed heartening to learn of the full scale attack on traffic accidents now being or ganized by the police officers of port of every individual and every Ohio. I t merits and needs the sup organization interested in traffic safety. This program has my full support and I shall follow its progress with keen interest.” Motorist will be checked on the following items: -Horn, brakes, windshield w i p e r s , headlights, tail lights, stop lights, tires steer ing and rear vision mirror. I t is the plan of the authorities to issue a yellow sticker for each auto that passes inspection so that they may be driven over the state’s highways without being stopped. Those who fail to pass t h e . tests will be given a check sheet showing what needs to be cor rected and asked to have the nec essary repairs made and then re turn for a recheck and receive the yellow O. K. sticker. The checking procedure will be left up to. the various police au thorities throughout the state and published in their local news papers. , \ „ DIES AT MUNCIE Mrs. Walter R. Sterrett passed away at her home in Muneie, Ind., on Tuesday evening a t 7 o’clock. Funeral services will be held in Muneie on Saturday af ternoon. . . Rev., and Mrs. William Waide' were called to Muneie, Ind. by ■'the djeafh,of her sister in law, Mrs, Waiter R. Sterrett. ’ Groundbreaking For PoolSet ForFourth Groundbreaking for the swim ming pool a t Cedarville’s com munity park will take place on the Fourth of July (Friday) it has been announced, Up unit! .Herald press time on Wednesday, efforts to engage a speaker for the ceremony had been unsuccessful, but it was hoped that one would be sec ured. Plans call for the ceremonies to get underway shortly after noon and to be over in time for the ball gai^e which is schedul ed a t the park for 2 p. m. A parade will be formed in front of the opera house and will be headed by the high school band followed by the Boy Scouts, the Girl Sccjuts and the Ameri can Legion. Arthur Cultice, of the park board, Will have the honor of breaking the ground. XeniaYouth IsYear’sFirst Greene county’s 'first drowning this summer was recorded early Sunday evening when Calvin Coolidge Shaw, 21 Prugh avenue, Xenia, R. 1 lost his life in Caesar’s creek, off the New Bur lington pike, four miles south of Xenia. A verdict of accidental death was given by Coroner H. C. Schick after the youth’s body was recov ered by members of Box 21, Day- ton volunteer life-saving squad, at 8:15 p. m., two hours after the youth drowned in seven feet of water. According to Deputy .Sheriff Homer Spahr, who with Deputies J. R. Ramsey and Fred Lewis in vestigated, the, youth ^waa. swim ming with four Xenia companions in the creek, a short distance west of the covered bridge on the New Burlington pike. Other members of the party were"William Green, James F. Gwinn, Mary Litteral and Wanda F. Gwinn, neighbors of the Shaw youth. Billy Gwinn, a small boy, was with the party but was not in the water. Born at Mt. Holly Nov. 4,1925, the youth was the son of Roy and Lessie Lucas Shaw. He had passed the greater part of his life in Xenia. Besides his parents, he is sur- vivied by the following .brothers and sisters, Chester anr Mrs Dor- oothy Nolan, Xenia; Charles, Harry, Clara Mae, Ruth, Betty Jean and Jessie ,at home; his paternal grandfather, Les t e r Shaw, near Spring Valley, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Doya Morgan, Mt. .Holly. An other brother, Harold, was killed in action overseas in World War II. Services were held a t the Neeld funeral home Thursday at 1 p. ni. in charge of Rev, S. Andrew Hutchison. Burial was in Middle Run Cemetery, near Bellbrook. AAFAnnounces NewPlanfor Enlistments High school graduates, (Sr young men with equivalent ed ucation) Who wish to receive specialized training in one of the many courses offered by the army air forces now may know whether or not they are acceptable for this training prior to enlistment in the new regular army, 1st Sgt. Merle Prideaux of the army re cruiting station in Xenia, an nounced todaay. Sgfc. Prideaux pointed out that this new plan which enables a young man to apply for training in certain specialized fields and,, to have his application acted up on without obligation and before ’actual enlistment is’tupa rt of the carefully worked out plan to de velop an BTmy of technicians in this fast Roving age of radar, atom bombs, and rocket propelled aircraft. TERMINAL LEAVE PAY Attention is called to the fact that veterans who have not filed pay must do so before the dead line of Sept. 1.
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