The Cedarville Herald, Volume 70, Numbers 27-52

■* l 3 ^* C E B A K Y I L L E ’ S OLDEST X N S T IT U T J ^ , H<v P u b l i s h e d i n t h e I n t e r e s t e f C e d a r j f 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 Y E A R _______ $1.50 iRER COPY _______ St Volum n L X X Cedarville, Ohio, \Friday, October 31, 1947 Number 47 W.L.Wilson CalledbyDeath FridayMorning William Linn Wilson, 87'promi­ nent Cedarville res f lent, died Friday at 4 a. m. at a Jamestown rest home following a two weeks’ illness. He had been in failing health the last year. Bom Feb. 1, 1860 in the Clarks Bun neighborhood, near Cedar- ville, he was the son of Jacob and Carolyn Conwell Wilson, He lived in that community until 19- 17 when he moved to Cedarville . where he resided thirty years. A retired farmer, he was active in church and community affairs, having served as director of the Cedarville Federal Savings and Loan association fifteen years, A member of the Clifton Presby­ terian church, which he joined in 1884, he was an elder there thirty-seven years and also taught an adult Bible class. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ella Brewer, Clifton, and Mrs. W. A. Spencer, Cedarville; two brothers, Harry Wilson, near Cedarville, and Dr. J. J. Wilson, Fostoria, 0 .; Six nieces and three nephews. His wife, Emma McHatton Wilson, died in 1916 and a brother, Bov. B. B. Wilson, Jacksonville, 111., died in 1918- Services were conducted by Bcv. Maltplm Harris at the Clif­ ton Presbyterian church Sunday at 2:30 p, m. Burial was in Clif­ ton cemetery in charge of the McMillan funeral home, DaytonFirm BeginCounty V * 'i. *s Clifton real estate was bping given detailed attention this week as the mueh-hcarlded reapprai­ sal of all Greene county propei*- ty began. The county auditor’s office disclosed two field agents o f the Cole-Layer-Trumble Co. of Day- ton contracted to conduct the ap­ praisal o f real estate in Clifton, Cedarville, Jamestown, Bowevs- ville, Spring Valley and Bell- brook had begun the tedious task of listing the properties. The reappraisal, for which county commissioners assigned $25,000 fpom their 1948 hudget, must be completed by Dec, 31, 1948, The Dayton appraisers ex­ pected to finish with the six vil­ lages assigned them by next spring. Several other field men will be sent here later. The Dayton firm appraised real estate in Xnia, Osborn,, Fair- field, Yellow Springs and Knoll- wood during the war and this in­ formation will be brought up to date by its representatives, in conjunction with other apprais­ als. A ll other real estate listings, in the county will he handled lo­ cally, it wps said, An estimate o f the number o f parcels to be checked will he available latep. The appraisal is the most ex-- tensive one ever undertaken here in order to comply with new state regulations. Individual cards on each parcel gQ into great detail on measurements of all buildings, kinds and types of building materials, improve­ ments, amount of land and its de­ sirability of ^cation and num­ erous other items. A rough sketch of each parcel, with all buildings located, is included on the card. Father of Local Man Dies Monday Samuel T. Oney, 67 employe of Patterson field, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Zimmerman Monday at 1 a. m. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ liam Oney, lie was born in Elliott cqunty, Ky. He bad resided in Zimmerman six years and pfier to that lived in the Jamestown community. He is survived by his widow, Mrs, Susie Holhert Oney; six children by a former marriage: Bichard J, and Clyde, o f Zimmer­ man; Charles, Cedarville, John, Jamestown; W i l l i a m , - Elliott county, Ky., and Mrs. William Free, Old Town; a step-son, Hom­ er Ilolbert, Zimmerman, and sev­ eral grandchildren. Services were held at the Neeld Funeral Home Wednesday at 1:30 p. m, in charge o f Bev. Thomas. Wooten, pastor of the First Bap­ tist church. Burial was in Wood­ land cemetery., Bozo Harrell, famous sad-faced clown and master of the melan- cholly mood who will appear with many famous clowns at the Khana Shahar Grotto second, an­ nual indoor circus to be held in Fine Kearns $500 On Liquor Charge Two Ohio state liquor inspect­ ors, accompanied by local of­ ficials, Saturday night made a surprise raid on a Cedarville establishment. Agents James McMatrldge and Abner B. Vance together with Po­ lice Chief Fred Evvry and Deputy David Taylor ariested Arthur Kearns, 48, of south main street at mid-niglit Saturday, and hook­ ed him on charges of keeping and selling illegal liquor, Kearns pleaded guilty on all three counts in the court of May­ or Ward Cresswell and was fined $500 and costs. Kearns also was sentenced to 00 days in the Greene counly jail where he has been remanded. The maximum penalty fo r each count is $500 fine and 6 months in jail. 1948BoyScout BudgetCallsfor $3,009inCounty A budget calling for expondi- tur r, of 38,763.*;* in I '1 IS has been set up by the Simon Kenton district of Boy Scout.*, embrac­ ing Greene county. The council, of which William B. Bickels, Xenia, i ; chairman, will share equally with the Greene county girl Scout coun­ cil in the annual campaign for Scout funds, opening Nov. 3 and continuing through Nov. 8 . At present there are twelve Boy Scout troops in the county and six Cub packs, with 849 boys leaders, assistants and others en­ rolled in the movement, accord­ ing to Mr, Bickels, Thq proposed budget lists the following items: executive and clerical salaries, retirement and auditing, $2,041.80; telephone and telegraph, $59.20* office sup­ plies, $103.60; postage and ex­ press, $88.80; transportation, $273.80; miscellaneous expense, $51.80; rent, $159.81; Insurance, $29.60; national quota fees and chartex*, $51.80; camp mainten­ ance, $118.40; publicity and ed­ ucational piojects, $29.60; ex­ ecutive conferences, $37.00; pro­ motional activities, $51.80; spe­ cial activities, $29.60, and lead­ ership training, $37,00. New Campus Music Group Organized The Cedarville college harmony quartet, new campus music or­ ganization, made its first public appeari^ce Tuesday evening at the annual barn dance sponsor­ ed by Springfield's YWCA and Clark County Older Bural Youth Club. Arthur Harkans, Conner Mer­ ritt, Wendell Gultice and Bob Warner made up the group which is under the direction o f Mrs. Mildred Cresswell. The quartet has been engaged to ap­ pear at Boss high school Thurs­ day evening. ELECTION SUPPER There will be a supper served in the First Presbyterian church, election night, Nov. 4 from 6 - 8 . Memorial; hall, Springfield. for nine gala performances, Novem­ ber 4 thru 8 , with matinees Wed­ nesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, opening performance Tuesday night. FilmManTalks ToStudents AtCollege FerrisTechIs with the churches APairof‘Musts’ forCedarville SemiFinalHome Foe for Jackets Coach Mendell Cedarville college Yellow Jack- j qts will face Ferris Tech on the * gridiron o f Xenia's Cox field Saturday night in their semi­ final home game o f the 1947 season which will be the last con­ test o f the year for the locals under the arcs. Following the Jackets’ three victories on successive weeks Coach Beattie’s charges had an- _open date over the past week end in which to nurse any minor aches and pains in' order to be in top condition fo r the remaining trio of frays on the schedule. On November 8 the Jackets_ will make their final home ap- , pearance in the Xenia grid with F i r s t P r e s b y t e r i a n . aPaul H Elliott, Minister. Sabbath School 10 a. m. Supt. Rankin McMillan. E. BeattieW Morn5rig Worship 11 a. w. Ser­ mon, “ The Most Dangerous Hours” . The time will come when see­ ing a movie may be as conve­ nient as reading a hook, B, A. Aughinbaugh, director o f Ohio’s slide and film exchange told Ced- arville college students Monday Oct. 27. Mr. Aughinbaugh predicted the wide use of a pocket-size in­ strument capable of showing the dramatization o f a novel the length o f David Copper-field. Four millimeter film was used to demonstrate the possibility o f using the midget machine. The advantage o f using visual rather than audio-communicat­ ion was stressed by the state dir* cctor who described the effect­ iveness of wordless films in groups that speak and under­ stand different languages, A' special appeal was made to future teachers to recognize the impor­ tance o f visual impressions. Much o f the difficulty encountered in the elementary field, Mr. Aug- hlnbaaugh said, is caused by the attempt to call up images not in the memory or experience of the pupil. Hollywood’s attention to accu­ racy in details was praised by the guest speaker. Citing an er­ ror in Walt Disney’s Fantasia as an example, Mr Aughinbaugh said that the film was recalled and one sequence changed dug fq a mistake noticed only by an ex­ pert employed by a Pittsburgh museum. He also told o f his work toward making the movie, Since You Went Away, accurate in the scenes concerned with n Cleveland school, Mr, Aughinbaugh concluded with a brief description of the work he supervises in the divis­ ion o f the state department of ed­ ucation concerned with destrib- uting films to Ohio schools. Bike Eiders Are Warned by Mayor Mayor A. W. Cresweli has issued a warning to those riding bicycles in Cedarville to stay o ff the sidewalks. The mayor states that the village has an oi'dinanca which specifically states that bikes are not to be ridden on the sidewalks. Anyone caught riding on the walks of tlxe village will have their bicycle conficated and lk£ld at the mayor’s pffice until the child and parents report to the mayor’s office, Mayor Cresswell states there have been numerous complaints about those riding bicycles on the sidewalks. CLIFTON SOCIETY • Mrs Harlan Butts, Supt. o f the Juniors in the Clifton United Presbyterian entertained the Juniors at her home last Friday evening. The youngsters played games and had contests and then served a Halloween luncheon to the eighteen or twenty present. Dr. and Mrs. John W. Bickett were present to enjoy the fun. At an early hour the guests depart­ ed Voting Mrs. Butts a splen^i^ leader. 2:30 P. M. The Westminister Fellowship Rally for the young people of Dayton Presbytery will be held at the Covenant presby- terian Church of Springfield. - 4 P. M. Regular meeting of the Junior Society. Monday evening the Session meet to study the New Life Movement at 7:30 P. M. Others will be welcome to attend. The Mizpah- class will meet with Mrs. Lina McCullough on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. C. W. Steele will have charge of the Devotional period. Mrs. A . J. Hostetler will have a paper on Bose Poly o f Indiana furnishing * ‘W hy Don’t We.” the opposition and then will write finis to the 1947 wars the follow­ ing Saturday afternoon at Ash­ land where they will be he guests of Coach George Donges’ Golden Eagles in the northeastern Ohio city. Coach Beattie reports the boys from Michigan's Ferris Tech will be big and rugged with a similar lineup that downed last year’s Jackets 19-0 at Grand Rapids. Although they were idle last week, the Jackets moved up to 10- th place in the percentage stand­ ings of all Ohio colleges. Find­ lay, the team that trounced the locals iv the opener 51-0, continu­ ed to lead the pack as they down­ ed Bluffton 25-0. The locals to date are sporting a 3-1-1 record with wins over Canterbury, Bluffton and Detroit Tech on successive week after their opening loss to the Oilers and a surprising 13-13 tie of Georgetown. Gospel Team Is Now Caravaners One o f the best received chapel programs of the semester was presented at Cedarville college Wednesday, Oct. 29, by the Cara­ vaners, campus religious group, Students and faculty were given an example of the type o f pro­ gram now being carried to cen­ tral Ohio churches by the Cara­ vaners. Formerly known as the gospel team, the Carar’aners adopted their new name because of the value of the message they carry, Connor Merritt, president o f the organization, said in introduct­ ion Monday. The spiritual satis­ faction and benefits o f fellowship in the group were stressed by Mr. Merritt. Others takigg part in the serv­ ice were Marie Fisher, Kathleen Evans, Charlotte Collins, Wendell Cultice, Kenneth Dailey, Arthur Harkans, Bob Warner, and Rob­ ert Impson. ShowNets$150 ForShelter HouseSaturday The ^Halloween show at the opera house last Saturday night which was sponsored by the Pro­ gressive club to raise funds to help complete the shelter house at the community park netted ap­ proximately $150, was announc­ ed by Roland Cahill early this week. Mr. Cahill release^ tl^e follow- . ing figures W t^e affair, hut stated they were not final: Cjrqss receipts $208.50; expenses $43,60; amusement fax ?6,25; net receipt $158,75, Approximately 300 persons were in *the opera house to see Conner and Collett put on their fine magic show, which formed the main portion of the entertain­ ment, together with some singing and dancing acts. Preceding the entertainment those who were masked for the parade through the streets o f at the opera house there was a Occasion. Cash prizes were a- warded in several different class­ es,, The parade was led by the Cedarville high school band un­ der the direction o f Mrs. Mildred Foster. BAZAAR AND SUPPER- Friends, don’t forget the cafe­ teria cl/ieken supper apd bazaar at the Methqdjst church, Nov. }9 , 5;3fl - 8:Q0. Many articles suitable fo r Christmas 'gifts. Election night chicken supper from 5:00 p. m. to 9 p. m. Union prayer meeting in the U. P. church. Choir rehearsal Saturday at ■ 7:30. METHODIST - William B. Collier, Minister, Sunday School at 10:00 A. M. Walter Boyer, Supt. Morning Service at 11:00 A M. “ The Christain Teacher” will be the subject of the sermon. Intermediate Fellowship at 7:- ; o o p . M. Senior Youth Fellowship at 7:00 P. M. Union Midweek Service Wed­ nesday at 7:30 P. M. in the U. P. church. ■f Woman’s Society meeting in . the church beginning with the r lunch at boon Wednesday. < UNITED PRESBYTERIAN .* Rsflph A. Jamieson, Minister | Sibbath School 10 A M. Supt. ^ Arthur B. Evans. - caching- 11 A, M . Theme: “ Now is the time for all good men to pome to the aid of their party,” is familiar to all, especially at election time, but fo r the voters o f Cedarville and surrounding community and Greene county it should be changed to read, “ Now is the time for all good citizens to come to the aid o f their schools and people o f the county.” For there are two important things for the local voters to consider aside from the many statewide issued before them: the Greene Memorial hospital and the three mill levy for the Cedarville schools. . The schools need the money from this levy for main­ tenance and repairs and the amount is little enough, even with the new levy added, that goes to the schools when we consider all they do for the community. As for the hospital, _there is no doubt about the need for a hospital in Greene county. Ma;ny a time we have heard about someone in the community who needed hos­ pital care but was unable to get into one for lack o f room due to the overcrowded conditions. The cost o f erecting a modern up to date hospital in Greene county has been carefully studied and based up­ on this cost estimate, the bond issue has been set up to be* put before the voters. While the total cost o f the project seems large to the average citizen, the cost to each prop­ erty owner in Cedarville and Greene county is trivial com­ pared to the benefits gained. It is pointed out that the average estimated life of the bonds will be 18 years and the average levy will be $1.38 per $1,000 o f tax valuation. This will be outside the 10 mill limitation. So.the Herald urges all to go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, and place yoUr “ X ” for the, Greene Memorial hospital and for thp three mill school levy. Three MillLevy PROPOSED BOND ISSUE Shall bonds be issued by the Board of County Commissioners Of Greene County, Ohio, for the purpose of CONSTRUCTING AND FURNISH­ ING AND EQUIPPING. A COUNTY HOSPITAL INCLUDING THE PUR­ CHASE OF A SITE in the sum of Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,000.00), and a levy of taxes be made outside of the ten mill limitation estimated by the county auditor to average, one and thirteen hundredth (1.13) mills annually for each dollar ($ 1 . 00 ) of tax valuation which amounts to eleven and three tenths (11.3) cents ($.113) for each one hundred dol­ lars ($ 100 . 00 ) of tax valuation, fo r a maximum period of twenty ( 20 ) years to pay the principal and interest of such bonds, • . u ■ ^ O u r W i t s ’-.End.”' ' "!. p . o : h . .&;3 o K m , Subject, X i FOR TH E BOND ISSUE theme o f “ Prophets o f the New Day.” Leader, Ralph Spracldin. Choir Rehearsal Saturday 8 p. m, in the church. Union Prayer Service in our Church Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. A t this service we are to have an address, with pictures of India, by a returned missionary from India, the ^tev. ‘Bob’ Foster. Rev. Foster was a boy in our early pastorate in Shushan, N. Y., bis father being an elder and we are very happy to have Bob here to speak to us. Clifton and James­ town congregations unite with us in this service, and we hope to have a full house to welcomj this fine missionary, from this land and so much in the limelight, and where there is such confusion. The YPCU are to enjoy a Hay- Ride and Weiner Roast this (fri- day) evening at the home of Ralph Spracklin. Cars will he at the church at 7 p. m. to take the trip to the Spracklin farm. Our young people are much in­ terested in the great suffering in India, occasioned by the disturb­ ance in dividing the country be­ tween the Mohammedans and the Hindus, and they are taking a special offering Sabbath evening to send to the WWCA for the re­ lief of these suffering people, have been driven from their home and maily dying from illness and starvation. If there are others who wish to have a part in this needy call you can give your of­ fering to any member of the YP­ CU. The treasurer o ff the YPCU is Ralph Spraoklin. CIFTQN UNITED PRESBY­ TERIAN CHURCH Dr. John W. Bickett, Minister. Sabbath School at 10:00 A. M. John Skillings, Supt. Miss Jean­ ette. Spahr, pianist, Lesson topic, “ Christain Standards of Conduct” Preaching service 11:00 A. M. Rev. Russell Dugan of the 1 st United Presbyterian of Xenia and Dr. Bickett will exchange .pulpits. The Young people -will meet at 7:30 and study the general topic of missions. Miss Helen Tannehill will lead the meeting. HIGH SCHOOL* DANCE The junior and senior classes" o f C. H. S. sponsored a dance Thursday at the high scho.ql, Abo.ut 6 Q students- and. teachers enjoyed the evening', A number of the group were masked, ’ |3oft drinks were served during the evening and. the group ,danced to* juke box; music. ISSUE On the School Scene By Janet Hull With the Hallowe’en season here, parties and celebrations are r" * uppermost in our minds. But, nevertheless, we have “ settled down” to discussing a cross-sec­ tion of our school activities with you readers, THE BONEYARD STRUGGLE More than one hundred persons attended the dance given by the Juniors and Seniors last Thurs­ day night. A parade of the guests in cos­ tume was held and the judges selected Geneva Heathcock and Sammy -Heathcock fo r the best couple. Geneva was dressed as a sailor, and Sammy made a striking appearance as a Hawai­ ian girl. I^/eryone thought this a very original costume. Beverly Carzoo, who impersonated Rag­ gedy Ann, was awarded the prize for the most clever get-up. Boxes o f Halloween candy were given to the winning contestants. The judges were; Mr. Boyer, Miss Hanna, and Miss Mallow. For refreshments, various kinds of pop were sold during the even­ ing. Appropriate-decorations Were used in the 'auditorium, including a graveyard, a dummy spook, and overhead crepe paper decorations. Mrs. Bull and Mrs. Chesnut, class advisors, assisted the com­ mittees with the arrangements. . . On .Tuesday, October 21, a group of five Sophomore Home Economics girls entertained the Home Economics class with a Hallowe’en party. Refreshments and favors of Halloween candy were served to the gorup and their teacher, Mrs. Ridgeway, by the hostesses, Joanne Lister, Wanda** Willis, Eleanor Sparrow, Patti Koppe, and Patricia Gil- laugh. . . . . CHAPEL SERVICES “ If we look inward, we will be discouraged; if we look outward, we will be distracted; but if we look upward, wo will be encour­ aged ’ and find lasting satisfac­ tion.” Dr. R. A, Jamieson stressed this thought in‘ his talk in chapel Monday morning. The speaker’s , general theme was .that of the individual acquiring a worth­ while philosophy of life, and he gave us several good suggestions along this line. On Wednesday, October 22, Rev. W. B. Collier, o f the Method­ ist Church, gave Us a very inter­ esting talk on his experiences in India. A former missionary to that country, he related many facts about the life and customs of the people. Throughout the year we will have chapel services every two weeks, with different speakers each morning. . . . . BOND ISSUE This is to remind the voters of the Cedarville school district of the importance of the threcr-mill levy to be submitted on Novem­ ber 4. This three-mill levy will run for a period of five years in­ stead of three years, as was stated in the earlier notice in the paper. The money from this levy is badly needed to pay for equip­ ment and major repairs on the school building. The following conditions show the urgency o f the acceptance of this levy: 1. Of the three new schooljbuses we have, only one is paid for, and there will be a new one to be purchased next year. 2 . Of the nineteen typewriters in the commerical department, two machines are not usable, and at least three more require im­ mediate repair. Several machines are too old to produce good work. This condition is due to the fact that we have not been able to change one-third of the machines every third year, as was the practice formerly. 3. The condition of the audi­ torium roof calls for extensive repairs. There are numerous other needs for the money to be received thi'ough this* levy, and the school officials feel certain that a per­ iod of five years will be suffi­ cient to replace and repair all of the school equipment. . . . Tryouts for cheerleaders are to be held Friday, October 31. This year the teams have been limited to three, and we will have cheerleaders fo r the varsity games only. However, the Junior High students will be eligible to fry out for varsity, cheerleaders. The Cedarville “ Big Reds” r e - ' ceived their pictures of the Base- ' hall team Wednesday morning from Vincent Rigio, who.took the pictures some time after the close of the baseball season. Two sit­ tings were made, one o f the whole Continued on Page Four - The three mill levey asked by the Cedarville board of education fo r repair, maintenance and e- quipment Was erroneously report­ ed in a previous edition o f the paper, to run for three years. The levey as it will appear on the bal­ lot will min fo r five years. The levfey is badly needed to effect repairs and purchase need­ ed equipment. The roof over . the auditorium should be replaced immediately. Three school busses were condemned in the last year and had to be replaced by new. The furnaces are -currently being patched up in order that they may be used temporarily. It will soon he necessary to purchase four new furnaces. The origional elec­ trical wiring in the main build­ ing is too small. The addition of electrical equipment to the al­ ready overloaded lines makes it impossible to use all lights in the building at once. School equip­ ment, typewriters, especially, is in need of replacement. School equipment is just beginning to come back on the market and has not been replaced and bad iittle repair since the war. Three mills for a period o f five years will aequately take care o f the purchase of equipment and the repairs necessary to main­ ta in 'a first class school plant. GivenSeparate Trials for Murder Clifford Gayles, 34, Xenia ne­ gro accused o f two murders, and his 17-year-old girl friend, Ada Davidson, of near Wilberforce, will face,separate trials in Butler County’s common pleas court at Hamilton. This ruling, handed down Mon- ^&ay' by'' Fred' B. Cramer, f h e %,„ judge who will preside at their trials, was a denial o f a state motion to try the defendants to­ gether. They are accused o f first degree murder in the fatal beat­ ing o f Mrs. Edna Adkins, 33, Franklin. Paul A . Baden, Butler County prosecutor, based bis arguments for a joint trial on contentions that state’s qvidence was virtually the same against each. . “ Separate trials would only be largely a duplication of witnesses and testimony,” he said. A hint that Gayles might plead innocent by reason o f insanity was given by Harold Dance, named co-counsel with William Stitsinger in the ex-convict’s de­ fense, at the hearing Monday. A Springfield attorney who re­ presents the Davidson girl in­ dicated he would attempt to prove that she had been forced by Gay­ les to accompany him on his Labor Day eve escapades, there­ by refuting the state’s evidence alleging her complicity. Defense attor n e y s a r g u e d against the joint tripl motion by c i t i n g possible complications should one or the other defend­ ants plead guilty or waive a jury trial and have a three-judge court decide his or her case, The court, although ruling against a joint trial, went on record as inclined not to follow that line of thought. The girl's attorney not identi­ fied in press dispatches, said he wSs concerned about prejudice in the trying of his client. “ This man (Gayles) has admifc- ed killing three persons in his lifetime and of trying to kill others, but this girl is only a mi­ nor and is not a criminal,” he told the court. Gayles charged with kidnaping in Butler county as well as mur­ der is under indictment in Greene county in the death of Mrs. Ollie Davidson Guy, 22, Cleveland, sis­ ter of Gayles’ companion. Mrs. Guy v/as the first victim in Gayles’ reported crime spree which ex­ tended through Dayton, Middle- town, Cincinnati and into the ? south where the FBI nabbed him a month later. Gayles served elev­ en years o f a life term prior to his parole two years ago in the 1934 slaying of a Cincinnati woman. Mrs. J. Ralph Hamer, wife o f the local Vocational-Agriculture instructor, is seriously illj after an operation at the Miami Val­ ley Hospital. Pupils and faculty o f the Cedarville school wish her a speedy recovery. . . » l i