The Cedarville Herald, Volume 70, Numbers 27-52

— » — ' ? £ • OLDEST INSTITUTION, 'v;»#•. 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 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 PER CO PY .......... .......... 5c Vohram IiXX Cedarville, Ohio, Friday, November J, 1947 Number 48 ROCKET LAUNCHING] MARKS' NEW. ERA^TNrNAVAllWEAPONS? ,V r-v Xf-y'-v: Marking “ the beginning of a new era In Nava! weapons,” the United States. Navy fired a captured Ger­ man V-2 rocket from the flight deck of the 45,000 ton aircraft carrier USS Midway on September 6, 1947. This was the first time in history such a bombardment rocket has been launched from ships or a moving- platform. The primary purpose of the experiment, held at sea several hundred miles off the East Coast of the United States, was to ascertain if large bombardment rockets could be fired off modern aircraft carriers without modifications affecting flight operations. The rocket traveled six miles and exploded.' (OtSeial U. S, Navy Photograph) BigRedsOpen CageSeasonat SilverTonight a The Big Reds o f Cedaiville high school will open their 1947-18 basketball season tonight (Fri­ day) as they travel to James­ town to meet Silvercreek. The preliminary game' will begin at 7:30 between the rt serve teams o f the two schools*. Coach Clyde 31. Walker has stated that the starting five fur the Big Reds will be Roger Char­ les and TIank Beattie at*the for­ wards, Paul Vest at center, with Doug Cuttiee and Bill Fife at the two guard spots. Charles, Beattie and Fife saw regular action with last yeas’s edition o f the Big Reds while Csdiice won a letter. Vest, a sophomore, was the main cog in last year’s junior high five which placed second in the county in both league play and comity tournament. Bill Htid- ron, also on the varsity squad, won a letter in the cage spoit last year. The Big Reds will open their season at home on next Friday, Nov. 11, wb.-n Ro'\s will furnhh the opposition. Play in the county league will get underway just before the Christmas holiday. Their first game will bo with Ross, at Ross, on Dec. 19. Coach Wa]ker has announced that there has been one change in the schedule as announced in the Herald two weeks ago. The game at West Jeffer. on has been changed from Feb. 13 to Jan. 27. The change was neressaiy be­ cause the Madison county tourna­ ment will start on Feb. 12. The Greene, county tournament will not get underway until Feb. IS. F.R.Leracke Appointedas Go.Engineer Frederick R. Lemcke, Yellow Springs, a 33-year-old engineer with the state highway depart­ ment, was named Wednesday by tjre three-man Republican board o f Greene county commissioners as the new county engineer, A native o f New York, Mr, Lemcke will take charge o f the engineer’s office in the court house on Nov. 15. He succeeds Robert S. Crane who resigned Sept, \> to accept a post in pri­ vate business in Tampa, Fla. The new appointee will serve until the end o f 1948, the office being subject to next fall’s general elec­ tion. County commissioners said Mr. Lemcke was chosen from three applicants. His engineering back­ ground consists mostly o f work with the state highway depart­ ment. He has been engineer fo r planning and design fo r Division 8 with headquarters, a t sMiddle-i tqwn. Aultman to Talk On Philippines Phillip Aultman, Xenia, will give a talk on the Philippines at the regular monthly dinner meet- ii g o f the Progressive club which will be held Monday evening at '7:80 at the Old JliH Camp. Mr. Aultman, who is a part­ ner in the law firm o f Wead and Aultman in Xenia, graduated from Ohio State university law school in 1940 after which he practiced in Xenia fo r about 2 ycais. Following that he joined the justice department in Wash­ ington, later joining the army as criminal investigator in which capacity he was in the Philippines fo r .on e year. RosePolyIs FinalHomeFray ForJackets Coach Mendell E. Beattie’s Ce- darville college . Yellow* Jackets will make their final home ap­ pearance o f the season Saturday afternoon at 2:15 with Rose Poly of Terre Haute, Ind., as the op­ position. The Jackpts will be gunning for their fourth victory of the season. After last Saturday’s defeat at the hynds o f Ferris Tech the Jacket record reads three wins (Canterbury 13-0, Blqffton 9-0, Detroit Tech 8-6), two losses IFindlay §1-Q, Ferris Tech 12-0) and one tie (Georgetown 13-13). The Rose Poly game, while be­ ing the list home fray fo r the locals, the final game o f the season wall be played the follow- ing Satm$ay, Nov. 15, at Ash­ land, where the Jackets will meet the Golden Eagles .of Ashland college. Last year at Terre Haute, the Ccdarville te r /i enjoyed a field day as they ran rough shod over the Rose Poly boys, 32-14. Cedarvillein NewCollege SportsLeague A new athletic conference that includes Cedarville college may be functioning in time for basket­ ball league play, Mendell E, Beattie, Cpdarvjlje’s athletic di­ rector, announced this week. A committee o f which Beattie is a member met Nov. 3 in lim a to discuss formation o f the small c o l l e g e conference. Ccdarville, Ohio Northern, Bluffton, De­ fiance, and Rio Grande were Ohio colleges * represejjed. Indiana schools interested in the confer­ ence are Taylor university, Up­ land] Huntington college, Hunt­ ington; and Tri-State, Angola. Detroit Tech was not represented at fpma but may join at the next meeting scheduled fo r Nov. 17 in Van Wert. Mr. Beattie expressed ..confi­ dence that the league would be in operation fo r baseball season ‘ i f not fo r basketball thus year.' BigFerris Tech TeamDowns Jackets12-0 A big, fast Ferris Tech team from Grand Rapids, Mich., hand­ ed the Cedarville college Yellow Jackets their second loss in six starts last Saturday night umjer the lights o f Cox field by a score o f 12-0. A short punt gave the Michigan hoys their first break early in the first period as Yco returned . Hildreth’s kick tp the Jacket 23. A' quick opener put th<Tball oh the ' 6 from where Ferris Fullback Kleinian made it in two plunges at the line. Late in the final period the northlanders aadded their second tally when Hildensperger intex­ cepted Bud Shaugnessy's flat pass on the Tech 15 and went 85 yards unniolcsed fo r the other six pointer. Burt had set up the Jacket threat when he intercepted a Ferris pass and returned it to the 25. Cedarville marched sixty-eight yards in the second period hut Ferris tightened when tjie Jackets reached their eighteen and stopp­ ed the drive, the longest o f the game. Starting on their own twenty, the Jackets roared upfield with fullback Ben McNulty and Me- Quillen, converted from fullback to half last week, toting the pig­ skin,over the guard positions. McNulty picked up five, -then 3IcQuillen got a first down, on the thirty-eight with a thirteen-yard ramble. McNulty added eight and MeQuillen followed with five hiore and another first down on the mid-field stripe. McNulty hit left tackle fo r four to go into enemy territory, Don Barger circled the end for eight and Cedaiville’s third first down. Mc- Quillen bulled his way six yards, Shaughnessey slipped through fPV three, jad McNulty made six to the eighteen. Here the Michigan team called a ha}t te the move, stopping Mc- Quillep and forcing. the Jackets to try fthe aerial route, Shaugh- pessey’s three tosses fell incom­ plete. and Cedarville surrendered the ball, It was the deepest pene­ tration the locals made in Ferris’ end o f the field. In the third period Cedarville Captain Clarence “ Chink" Jewell, outstanding in the line, got into Ferris’ backfield and knocked down a handoff to recover it on the Jacket forty-six, A Shaugh­ nessey to Dick Pratt pass made twenty yards but again the Cedar offense bogged down and it had to give up the ball. The visitors staged their long­ est drive in the final period, marching forty yards to Cedar- ville’s twenty-eight, the deepest they were able to go with the ex­ ception o f the two scqring thrusts. Yardage was nearly pven, Ce­ darville coming up with 173 tp Ferris’ 167. The Jackets al§p had a slight margin in first dowps, ten to nine, Score b y periods! On the School Scene By Don Rheubert Activities of a varied nature are on our calendar o f events, past, present, future. Don’t forget our first basket­ ball game on Friday night of this week, when the “ Big Reds” will play Jamestown, on the “ Vi­ kings" Court. In this game the “ Big Reck” will have a chance to test their strength;. and Coach Wallace, former Cedarville coach will have as a rival team the hoys he coached before going to Jamestown. Fans, i f you have “ room for one more,” give someone a lift to this game. A large following will encourage our team to play better. “ Yea, Team!" “ Yea, Big Reds!” Ann Duval, Mary Jo Duval, and Leon Ellcessor will lead our cheer­ ing section in the coming basket­ ball season. Cheer leaders fo r G. H. S. were chosen by the student body dur­ ing a special assembly Tuesday morning. Two teams tried out, both groups showing much zest and enthusiasm, as th£y came out on the floor to demonstrate their yells. Team No. 1, the victorious team, made an attractive appear­ ance, with the girls wearing white skirts, and sweaters with the red “ C”, and Leon in white trousers with red stripes down the legs, and red sweater. Team No. 2 consisted of three boys; Samuel Butts, Donald Bald­ win, and Lawrence Finneys4, accompanied their yells with an athletic display of stunts which was very effective. Red and White Minstrel Folks, you will miss the “ sur­ prise” feature and many enter­ taining acts if you are not present at the local opera house Wednes­ day night November 12, when C. H. S. pupils will present their “RED AND WHITE MIN­ STREL,” Laughs and surprises galore are in store for you throughout the evening, The Hayloft setting furnishes an appropriate back­ ground for the peppy acts of the dancers, and instrumental and vocal entertainers. The performance'/ of the End Men—B o b Longabough, Hank Beattie, Doug Cultice, Bill Fife, Jack Irvine, and Froggy Freder­ icks, and the interlocuter, Roger Charles, are “ out o f this world.” Sixty persons will take part in the . show, which is directed by Mrs. Mildred C. Foster. Curtain time is 8:15. The plat for reserved seats will open at noon Monday at the school building. Tickets are now on sale. . . . . Br-r-r-r-r it’s cold!! Yes, every­ one was echoing this sentiment last Wednesday, one o f the cold­ est days o f thi§ fall, when the furnace had to be repaired. Tliurs- everyone doned sweater, long- sleeved blouses, jackets, et cetera, prepared fo r a cold day o f study? Only to find that the furnace had been repaired. . . . Mrs. J. Ralph Harner is re­ cuperating in the Miami Valley Hospital, following an opiartion October 22. . . . Mr. Guthrie, science instruc­ t o r , was absent from school Tues­ day and Wednesday o f last week, because o f the death o f his grand­ mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Rothmyer who resided in Canton, Ohio. . . . With the coming o f cooler, w e a t h e r, everyone, including grade school pupils, is enjoying the noon movies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This week the Juniors sponsored the movies “ Viva Wil­ lie,” “ Kicking Game,” and “HOW Russians Play,” The Ag. bays really had ft thril­ ler tjiis week, It was the third installment o f the aerial story, “ Mystery Mountain,” The attendance has been very good, with a full auditorium at each showing, and the classes sponsoring these programs are Mrs.AnnaBryan WesFollowing wo YearIllness i rdi’s. Anna Bratton Bryan, 49, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Murray Marshall North Main Street, Cedarville, at 10:30 a. m. Saturday following a two- year illness. She had been at her sister’s home nine months. Previously, she had resided three years in Marysville. The daughter of Milton and Sarah Ellen Miller Bratton, she was born in Cedarville Jan. 19, 1898, and was a member of the Cedarville F i r s t Presbyterian church. Surviving besides her sister, are five brothers, Joseph Brat- tohy near Cedarville; Charles, Ce­ darville; Frank, North Hampton; Harry, Union City, Ind., and Rob­ ert, Cincinnati; and a number of nieces and nephews, Services were conducted by Rev. Paul H. Elliott, pastor of the Cedarville F i r s t Presbyterian chttrch, at 2 p. m. Monday at the McMillan fuiieral home, Cedar­ ville. Burial was in Julifton Ceme­ tery. 4 netting a favorable profit. . . . F. F. A. SCRAP DRIVE I f you have heard the noise of many tractors and wagons on the streets the last few days, you will know that the Cedarville Chapter of Future Farmers of aerica have had tlfcir annual scrap drive. I fy o u answered the door, it was probably the Vo.-Ag. boys collecting your scrap. Per­ haps you no more than got back to work, than you were interrupt­ ed by more students wanting to collect scrap. .We wish to thank all you house­ wives of Cedarville, for your splendid cooperation and your contributions to the drive. The boys collected .4 tons of scrap and received $65.00 to add to their treasury. . . . Pupils in the fifth grade spent a happy afternoon on Friday, enjoying a .Halloween^ party. A v short program by the students in­ cluded a dance by Richard Ben­ nington and Donald Jay Smith; a trumpet and clarinet duet by Carol Sue Duvall and Sally Cres- well; a solo by David Tafferty; a duet by Carolyn Collins and Janice Wilburn; and a piano solo by .Carolyn Collins. All present participated in games; later they* enjoyed refreshments of orange juice, cookies, and candy. The classroom was appropriately dec­ orated for the occasion. The pu­ pils used much of their free time in preparation fo r the party. . . . THE VOICE OF THE STUDENT I think one of the favorite past- times o f the American people is sports. Practically every human being in America is slightly crazy over them, no matter how old or young he or she is. It is one event where anything can happen; for example: Columbia’s, heating Army, and Purdue’s defeating Illinois. The current football season is well along, and basketball in all states is starting soon. Every­ where you hear questions like these: “ Who was the best pitcher in the World Series?” and “Why, oh why, didn’t “ Da Bums” w in?” Everyone has his favorite sport and his star player, in some field of sports. We thought it might prove interesting to question local fans, on their preferences. Out o f twenty-six people inter­ viewed on the subject, thirteen give baseball first choice. De­ votees o f that sport are: Kenny Huffman (J, M.), Jim Wisecup, Bill Fife, Don Reed, Don Heidorn, Mr, Guthrie, Joan Hamman, Jan­ et Gordon, Paul Vest, Dick Wil­ liamson,. Don Rheubert, Mickey Carzoo, and Doug Cultice. Six people liked basketball games best. They were : Jim Turn- bull, “ Bo” Stewart, Dink Linson, Continued on Page Four ./ With t h e Churches METHODISE CHURCH William B. Collier, minister. Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. We will observe Parents' Day in the Sunday School. All the parents of the Sunday School scholars are urged to attend Sun­ day School Sunday, bringing their children. Morning Service at 11:00. “ The Home and Christian Education” will be the subject of the sermon. Intermediate Fellowship at 7:00 p. m. Senior Youth Fellowship at 7:00 p. m. The District Men’s Brotherhood will hold their annual meeting Monday night at 8:00 o’clock in the Methodist Church in Wilming­ ton. Dr. Gaston Foote, pastor of Grace Methodist Church, Dayton will be the speaker. The Brown’s Ferry Four, a group of well known radio station WLW will sinj> in the meeting. Union Midweek Service Wed- * nesday night at 7:30 in this church. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ralph A. Jamieson, minister. • Sabbath School 10 a. m. Supt. Arthur B. Evans. Preaching 11 a. m. Theme: “ The Quest of Happiness.” Y. P. C. U. 6:30 p. m. Subject, “World Peace Possible Through Missions.” Leader, Claire Stor­ mont. Union Service 7:30 i>; m. in the Methodist Church, in charge of the Y. W. C. A. of the College, the Annual Convocation Service. ( Union Service Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. in the Methodist Church'. Choir Rehearsal Saturday 8 p. m. in, the church. . News Item: Rev. Robert A. Foster, mis­ sionary in India for twenty-five years, was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Jamieson for a few days this week. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Paul H. Elliott, minister. 10:00 a. m. Sabbath School, Rankin McMillan, supt. 11:00 a. m. Morning Worship, “ Meeting Our Obligations.” 8:00 p. in. Y. W. C. A. Com­ mittal Service at the Methodist Church. 4:00 p. m. Junior Society. 7:00 p. m. Westminister So­ ciety. On Monday evening, Nov. 10, the Broadcasters’ Class will meet at the Church, with Mr.- and Mrs. Paul Edwards and Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Wright as hosts. Union Prayer Meeting Wed­ nesday eveting is at the Method­ ist Church at 7:30 p. m. CLIFTON UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dr. John W. Bickett, minister. Mrs. Elwood Shaw, organist. Sabbath School, 10:00 a. m. John Skillings, supt. Miss Jean­ ette Spahr, pianist. Lesson Topic, “ A Call To Right Living.” Preaching service 11:00 a. m. This service will be the annual ingathering of the congregational Thank offering under the direc­ tion of the Women’ s Missionary Societies. The speaker will be Mrs. Roudabush of Columbus. Mrs. Roudabust has spent some years in India and is closely related to missionaries in that land. ’ , The young people will meet at 7:00 o’clock instead of seven- thirty. Miss Helen Tannehill will be the leader. At efeht o’clock the Cedarville College Committal and Candle-light will take place in the Methodist Church of Ce­ darville, Several of Clifton United Presbyterian church young people will take part. * Discuss- Flashers at Council Meeting A representative of the Pennsy­ lvania railroad was present at the regular meeting of council Mon- day^evening and discussed instal­ lation of flasher gates at the local crossings. 3he remainder of the. ^session was. devoted to routine ...business, ;3Mill Get OK CreswellWins ' OnlyVilage VoteContest In the only contest on the bal­ lot for either Cedarville village or Cedarville township, Mayor A. Ward Creswell was returned to office by an even 100 majority over his opponent, Vincent A. Rigio. The two village precints gave the incumbent 159 and 114 for a 273 total while Rigio had 86- 87 for 173. In the balloting for the other village offices^ all un­ opposed, P. J. McCorkel polled 359 for clerk, C. W. Stele was given 340 as treasurer while those running for council, Hubbard, blasters, Cultice, Ferguson, Fred­ ericks and Hartman received 283, 291, 290, 292, 282 and 291 re­ spectively. For the board of pub­ lic affairs Pickering had 307, Agnor 273 and Nelson Creswell 327. Numerous write-ins were on the ballots. In the township Meryl Stor­ mont, unopposed for trustee, pol­ led 506 while A. E. Richards for clerk received 531 votes. Although their names did not appear on the ballots, John Davis and Ran­ kin McMillan were returned to their school board posts via the write-in method. The former had 121 votes and the latter 126. The three mill levy fo r the Ce­ darville township schools passed by an overwhelming 552 to 93 count. Voting in Cedarville and the township helped push the Greene Memorial "hospital over the top" by giving it a G 'lo 1 margin, 505 to 81. Other issues on the ballot all carried locally. The veterans bonus 442 to 154, high­ way 309 to 182, sinking^ fund 237 to 179 and the probate court amendment 175 to 152. County The voters of Greene county went to the polls Tuesday and gave the proposed $950,000 Mem­ orial hospital bond issue over­ whelming backing. In local dis­ tricts another bond issue and four taxlevies also carried. Beaten twice in the past, Xenia township school district approved a $250,000 bond issue to consoli­ date eight one and two room schools by an unofficial 70.7 per­ cent, well over the required 65 percent. Aside frpm the three mill levy here in Gedarville, those in Jef­ ferson township school district and Bowersville were given heavy support. Only one of the county’s fifty- three pr e e i n c t s—Beavercreek township northwest—failed to give the required 65 per cent. That particular area, just out­ side the city of Dayton, voted in favor, however, by 58.5 per cent. Members of the Greene Mem­ orial committee, which campaign­ ed in behalf of the hospital, were gratified by unofficial complete returns disclosing 10,750 votes for the public hospital and only I, 757 against. It represented countywide approval by 85.2 per cent. The favorable vote on the hos­ pital issue means this county wilT erect a 100-bed general hospital on a site expected to be north of the Xenia city corporation. A board of four building trustees, to be submitted to Gov. Thomas J. Herbert within ten days along with a certificate o f election pas­ sage,- will be appointed to super­ vise ccnstruction and equipping o f the hospital and later turn it over to county commissioners. It was the fourth election’ in t •this county’s history to build .ipublic hospital." Under terms o f . .the bond issue, it'will be a memo- -rial:, to Greene county veterans of all wars. Seven hundred and six Xenia township school district voters finally swung the $250,000 consol­ idation bond issue, defeating the 292 who opposed it, for 70.7 per cent, safely past the 65 per cent requ irement * ."* ",.o Described-, by, Xenia township .»•*: ul.* Vivo.,.1 ■ school board officials as a “ last chance” to hold the district to­ gether, the issue was given a 69 per cent endorsement in the first three preeincts to report—north, southwest and southeast, The margin once dropped to a fraction above 65 per cent but final re­ turns, including Wilberforce sup­ port, increased the m|irgin. The six grade buildings now in use in Xenia township will he abandoned and replaced by a consolidated school building, re- portedly north of Xenia. Voters had rejected the issue by only five votes last Nevember and by a sliglitly greater®margin in a special. election last March. Municipalities In other municipal election in Greene county, Elwood S. Smith and John P. King were chosen for four year terms on Xenia’ s city commission. The former re­ turning for his fourt{li term and the latter ousting the veteran commissioner Clarence E. Pat­ terson. Osborn elected five' men to its first village commission (all elected were expiring council- men) ; Fi\irfield voters favored an anti-merger bloc; Wright View ousted its government, spurned its severest critics and elected a neutral slate and Yellow Springs backed a veterans’ ticket. Clifton Without announced opposition, Millard Dement won re-election as mayor of Clifton but his thir­ ty-nine votes were barely enough to nose out Carl Wasner’s thirty write-in ballots. Clerk Louise Coleman was re-elected unop­ posed; Julia, Martin will succeed the late Miss Florence K. White as treasurer; and incumbent Councilmen Isaac Swigart, Mau­ rice Coleman and Homer Halter- man will govern the village along with Harold Francis, George B. Hopping and Omer L. Sparrow who filed for the vacated seats of Lebert Prather, Estle Mangus and Carl Wasner. State 7 1 The voters of Ohio approved a $300,000,000 bonus for the state’s World War II veterans, and three other amendments to the consti­ tution and elected p Republican congressman in the fourth con­ gressional district. BossJuniors ToPresent The members of the junior cj|ass of Ross high school are re­ hearsing for their performance of the three-act comedy, “Yours Truly Willie” which will be pre­ sented at the Ross auditorium on Monday evening, Nov. 10. Loren A. Rogers who has been responsible for such previous fine productions as “Glamour Girl,” “Almost Eighteen,” and “ The Sunshine Twins,” is directing the Play. _ Boh Luttrell will he “Yours Truly Willie” whose ambitious, hopes and romance furnishes the , laughs and tears. Pat O’Bryant will* play opposite him as Vir­ ginia Leslie, his ideal. Other members o f the cast are: Ronald Cummings, playing the. part of father, Helen Sites, as the mother Opal Cassel, and Max Boblyt as their older children. Joan Ryan, Max Rogers, Dick Snodgrass, Su­ san Ritenour, and Dick Newell complete the cast. This is a copyrighted pllay dealing with adolescent, and so fresh and clean, we predict a sure-fire success for its presenta­ tion. Music, for the evening will be under the direction o f Miriam E . Wallace. Costuming will be in charge o f Mrs. Maxine Sesslar. Tickets are now on sale by the members of the junior pMss, or you may have ypur seats reserved * by calling tfyp Ross School. TAKES COURSE H. H. Brown has been taking a post .graduate course in fitting surgical appliances and trusses.