The Cedarville Herald, Volume 70, Numbers 27-52

/ I RVII-<J*fi’:S ©LDEST 1NSTJU^^T % • !< " • • 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 Y i l l e a n d S u r r o u n d i n g C ^ i d i h u n i t y PER Y E A R .............. $1.50 PER COPY .....................5c ‘Vblumn LXX Cedarville, Ohio, Friday, November 14,1947 Number 49 BigReds Are Handed34- 27 Loss inOpener The Big Reds: of Cedarville high school dropped their opening basketball game o f the 1947-48 season last Friday night at Jamestown to Silvercreek’s Vi­ kings by a 34-27 count. The Vikings jumped into a early lead and were never headed by the Crimson. The locals were somewhat vic­ tims o f the first game jitters while the home team was play­ ing its second contest o f the season. A t the end of the opening stan­ za the Vikings were out in front by 5-5 and each team duplicated its. first period score, in thjfc .sac - „ ond and the Big Reds trailed at the halftime intermission 18-10. The locals poured in four quick points at the start of the second half but at the end of the quarter trailed 25-16. In the final canto the Big Reds found their range and shaved two points o ff that margin. On Friday night the locals will open their home schedule when they meet Ross at the Alford Memorial gym at 7:30. Cedarville (27) G. F. P. Beattie, f ---- ------------ O i l Charles, f ___________ 2 1 5 Vest, c _______ 4 2 10 Gultice, g _____________ 2 0 4 Fife, g _______________ 2 1 5 Tackett, g _____________ 1 P 2 GriddersWind UpSeason a| AshlandSaturday On the School Scene P rog ressive Clllk By Dave Spencer -V 7 ! - O ^ U;- m ■% - ~ r s* .€ D.iSjP* 1 • 11 5 27 Jamestqwn Silyer (£14) G. F. P. Bril}, f -1 _____________ 4 1 9 Trpcey, f ______________ 3 3 9 Carter, c ----------------------- 1 2 4 Knecht, c —...— ----- -— ft 0 0 Burr, g ---------------- 4 3 11 Stafford, g ------O i l 12 10 34 Score by quarters: Cedarville_______ 5 5 6 11—27 Silvercreek-------- 9 9 7 9—34 Officials: Griest and Campbell, Wittenberg. Mrs.NellieRoss DiesSunday InWyoming Nellip Boss, 49, wife of Williapi Rqss, l>pvell, Wyo., and former- Greene eountian, died in a PQwell, Wyo. hospital Sunday, according to word received by relatives, She submitted to a major operation Nov, 6 , The daughter of Thomas and Augusta Rhodes, she was horn pear Alpha, April 30,1898, moved to North Dakota at the age of 2 but returned to Greene county on a visit four years ago. Besides her husband, she is survived by four sons, Laverne, Curtis, Kenneth and Ray, all of Lovell; two grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. Augusta Rhodes, and a sister, Mrs. Flossie Sipe, both o f Cedarville, and a brother, Roseoe Rhodes, Minot, N. D. Her father and a brother, Elmer Rhodes, preceded her~fn death. Fnneral services will be held in Lovell with burial there. With t h e Churches FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Faul II. Elliott, minister, 10:00 a. m. Sabbath School, Rankin McMillan, supt. 11:00 a. m. Morning Worship, Sermon, “ God's Plans.” 2:30 p, m. Church Session, “New Life Movement.” 4:00 p. m. Junior Group. 7:00 p. m. Westminister Fel­ lowship: Group, U«jon Prayer Meeting will he in this Church Wednesday even­ ing, Nov. 19, at 7:30. Choir Rehearsal Saturday even­ ing at 7:30. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ralph A. Jamiesoh, minister,' Sabbath School 10 a. m. Supt. Arthur B. Evans. Preaching 11 a. m. Theme, “ Am I My Brother's K eeper?" Y. P. C. U. 6:30 p. m. Subject, “ Having Clean Fun.” Leader, Mary Louise Stormont. Union Prayer Meeting Wed­ nesday 7:30 p. m. in the First Presbyterian Church. Choir Rehearsal Saturday 8 p. m. in the church. It is time to subscribe for the 1948 church periodicals. Club rate fox* “ The United Presbyter­ ian” is $2.5,0. Club fate for “ T}ie Christian Herald” monthly mag­ azine is $2.00. I f you wish tp send the latter to friends for Christ­ mas, they allpw a discount for additional subscriptions, Two by one party, $3.5Q. 3 by one $4.50. 4 by ope $5,50, The Women’s Missionary So­ ciety will meet Thursday, Nov­ ember 20 , at 2 p. m, in the church. Leader, Mrs, J, Mac Bull, Pro­ gram Committee, Mrs, Adda Mit­ chell, Mrs. H. S, Bailey, Mrs, Fred Tawnsley, Hostesses, Mrs. Lucy Turer, Mrs. Lewis Lillick, Mrs. Donald Engle. METHODIST CHURCH William B.-Collier, minister. Sunday School at 10:00 a, m. Walter Boyer, supt. Morning Service at 11:00, The, sermon theme will be “ The Home and the Church.” The Booth Fes­ tival o f the Youth Fellowship will be Nov. 28th in Xenia, Members arc asked to bring donations of canned goods to the church for this event the next two Sundays. These canned gopds will go to the Orphans Hqrpe Jn Worthing­ ton, Senior Youth „ Fellowship at 7:00 p, m, Union Midweek Service Wed­ nesday night at 7:30 in the Pres­ byterian Church. 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. Topic, The Building o f Chris­ tian Character. Preaching Service 11:00 a. m. The sermon will be given by President Vayhinger, o f Cedar­ ville College. The Young People will meet at seven-thirty. ' - ' With Thanksgiving just around the corner, and with our annual “ Red and White Minstrel" and The Yellow Jackets gridders of j - 0lF first basketball game now Cedarville college will wind u p : ‘ 'past” events, werealize that their 1947 football season on Sat-;’ *lle school year has really gotten urday afternoon when they travel: i 11*0 full-vswing. to Ashland to meet tffe Golden; Jack Frost reminds us, too, Eagles of Ashland college.^ i , his first frosty days, that The game is rated a toss-up';,, outdoor winter sports will be between the two schools as they . coming up soon, have met °n!y one common foe, PUPILS ATTEND-C0NPER. Bluffton, which fell easily be-^ ENCE fore both. * - 4 Records of tlie‘ two teams how-, ever, might give the Jackets a , slight edge as the northern Ohio- , ans are fa r below the locals 3-2 - 1 2 record. \ The Jackets up to last Satur- - day afternoon were sporting a j 3-2-1 season wlienNthey met Rose Poly from Terre Haute, Ind., .on the gridiron at Cox field in Xenia, . got a severe case of fumblitis, blew several good chances and wound up with a 0-0 tie after . figuring to win handily. ■?' Rose Poly threw a scam into * the Jackets during the final per­ iod when they recovered a fum -‘ Members o f the Cedarville High Journalism class attended the Annual Fall Clinic o f the Miami Valley High School Journalism Association, at the OSSO Home, last Thursday afternoon. Two hundred pupils partici­ pated in the conference. Schools in the Miami Valley represented were: .Urbana, Piqua, Troy, Greenville, Fairmont, Osborn, Xenia Central, Miamisburg, and Cedarville. Registration o f ‘ the visitors, and tours o f the Home grounds, preceded the general assembly in the auditorium. Mrs,Stewart to HeadSeal Sale InCounty Mrs. Russell B. Stewart of Yellow Springs will head the committee which will direct the 1947 Christmas Seal sale in Greene county to raise funds fo r the tuberculosis control work of the Greene County Public Health league, Mrs. Paul Haider, presi­ dent o f the league announced to­ day. The county campaign is part of the nation-wide 41st annual Christmas Seal sale which will open Monday November 24, and last until Christmas, “ With Mrs. Stewart as chair- map, I am sure we can count on. a successful campaign,” Mrs. Hal- ble on the local’s 25 and moved-" TOUR OF THE HOME to the 5 before Ben McNulty in- • GROUNDS tercepteda pass to end the threap A. spedai feature of the «MV„ but the Engineers came m llm g , CHnic wag the two_llour tour of right back after the Jackets y the Home campus. Pupils of the booted out and Clark’s r e c o i ^ e r y r j - . r L __, , , ‘ , „ , , , .. . ' " , Home conducted small groups of o f a fumble pulled them out o f . the vigitors Qn this trip> calling nn. 6 T f ° ° j . , attention to outstanding facts in The Janets deepest penctra- connection with ]aces Qf tion into the Engineer’s territory J? special interest, on the tour was came in the -third period when/: . __ _ , . . ,. . .. , , .. „ r ^ , , . ,*■ the new, modern Vocational they got to the 35 as fumbles kept them in the hole all afternoon. : Building. Here, we visited the large library, the art rooms,— ^ where beautiful panels, painted ; by Home pupils, enhanced the beauty of the department— ; ? :modern laboratories for Cnemis- :X try and other sciences; music rooms with sound-proof individual / practice rooms for students; the • Well-equipped Commerical rooms; 4 the Beauty Salon and beautiful Because o f the splendid co- l .Home-Ec. Department for. the operation o f Ohio’s chiefs o f girls, and the vocational shops _______ ________ police, mayors and city and coun-, »for •boys, where^the trades of r)Pr said__ - during the Ohio, ^IS^ -^ iyintjng, idactriciiy, -■Lin,.. '■* ’ ..wav oatrol’s motor vehicle state- PatrolWarns Motorists of Winterdriving ability and the high regard in which she is "held make her an ideal person to direct the cam­ paign fo r funds to continue our fight against tuberculosis. Armed with the knowledge that tubercu­ losis can be controlled and pre­ vented by intelligent and sus­ tained effort, we must give our tuberculosis dissociation .every support in its campaign against this disease. “ The Greene County Public Health league operates solely on funds derived from the sale o f Christmas Seals. Of the total amount raised last year 87 per­ cent remained here to carry an the local fight against tubercu­ losis, the remainder wont to the state anjl national associations. There the. money is used to carry on research and grants for study in tuberculosis work. PairDraw$200 FinesFollowing ‘Stag’Party Fines of $200 and costs were meted out to two men and the case of a third was continued in­ definitely by Common Pleas Judge Frank L. Johnson Monday morn­ ing when they were arraigned on charges arising from a “ stag” party at- Kil Kare park, near Trebein, last Tuesday night. A. Deitz, Dayton, and Leslie Pointer, Xenia, charged with dis­ play o f gambling devices fqr * gain apd permitting a “ lqsciYiqqs and indecent exhibition by female entertainers,” pleaded guilty to both counts and were fined $100 and costs on each. Thirty-day jail sentences given the pair were suspended, Howard Gastiger, Trebein, the park’s owner, entered an inno­ cent plea to a charge o f permitt­ ing the premises to be employed for such purposes and Judge Johnson continued his case pend­ ing action by Presecutor Marcus Shoup. Before sentenced, both Deitz and Pointer told the court they considered the “ entertainment” provided at the “ stag” party “ much tamer than that performed every day at the Mayfair theater in Dayton.” Both said the exhibi­ tion was no bolder than provided at that theater and there were “ none o f the jokes.” The prosecutor, in his affida­ vits, charged the mem had -dis- way pa rol's motor vehicle state­ wide safety check during July, Gov. Thomas J. Herbert is again seeking their assistance in curb­ ing mounting traffic accidents on the state’s highways. After reading an accident re­ port* o f the first ten months o f 1947 submitted to him by High­ way Director Murray D. Shaffer from Col. George Mingle, super­ intendent o f the Ohio highway patrol, Gov. HerbeVt tc\.ay re­ quested Col. Mingle to contact the state’s enforcement officials 4and ask their help in cutting highway traffic accidents and fa ­ talities. “With the winter months ap­ proaching don’t let .the snow and icy weather catch you with your auto in faulty condition, espec­ ially your brakes, windshield w i­ pers and defrosters, electrical systems, headlights and tires,” the governor warned motorists. Plans to combat accidents con­ sist chiefly o f an intensification o f past and proven methods rath­ er than a new untried system. The most successful plan o f pre­ venting accidents by enforcement auto repairing arp taught. Other buildings visited were the hospital, the Peter Pan Cot­ tages, where’ pre-school children live and are cared for; the spec­ ial dormitories for senior girls and senior boys; the large dining room, laundry, and greenhouse. A t the “Hang-Out,” recreation room for teen-agers, we took some time out for refreshments, before going to the Auditorium fo r the' program. ASSOCIATION MEETINGS Mr. F. R. Halfpence, Superin­ tendent at, the Home, opened up the general assembly with greet­ ings, and the Home Girls* Choir sang two vocal numbers. Mr. R. L. May, President o f the “ MV” Association, spoke briefly. Following the assembly, two special sectional meetings were held. During the first hour, class­ es in Sports Writing, Duplicated Newspapers, and- a Forum ‘ for Yearbook Business ‘ Managers, were conducted by specialists in these fields. Feature Writing’, 'Yearbook Editing Forum, Gener­ al Reporting and Duplicated in the past has been to apply the .^Newspapers were the topics of major enforcement to the high frequency accident stretches of the highway, at the time of day and day o f week the accidents were found to be happening. “ This hiejlhod,” Col. Mingle told Goy. Herbert, is known as “ s e l e c t i v e enforcement” and makes it possible to get the max* imum value from, the manpower and motor equipment available. Help from other stato enforce­ ment agencies would be greatly appreciated,” the colonel said. “ Motorists can c o n t r i b u t e greatly toward the reduction of traffic accidents by convincing • themselves that they as individ­ uals are not infallible and that likewise their fellow motorists are not infallible—that the slightest error while driving on the part o f either may snuff out the life o f some fellow man, or result in injury and property loss,” Col. Mingle reported. played slot machines and a dice table. Nude dances by women en­ tertainers allegedly were> on the “ program,” too. Reports said 500 to 600 men attended the party. Mr. Shoup took advantage of the case to Issue a warning to other “ stag” operators, threaten­ ing to padlock any park or prop­ erly used fo r such activities -in the future, * the meetings held the second hour. In the evening a banquet in the main dining room was pro­ vided fo r the guesvts, with Glen Massman Executive Secretary o f Foreman’s Club, Dayton Ohio, as banquet speaker. Pupils attending the confer­ ence from the local school were: Rita Corrigan, Beth Turnbull, Carolyn Anderson, Janet Hall, and Clara Mossman. Miss Mal­ low, Journalism teacher, accqni- panied the group. Next year's Clinic will meet at Greenville. “ BIG REPS” LOSE OPENER .. The Cedarville Big Reds bowed to the Jamestown Vikings last Friday night in their opening game, played on. the Jamestown court. The final score was 34 to 27. But all were not unhappy, as. the Cedarville second squad came through* with a win o f 26 to 316 in a preliminary game o f reserve teams. Don’t forget to come to our game Friday night when the Big Reds play the Panthers on the college' court. The- basketball schedule o f the “.Big Reds” for the remainder o f the season is: Bryan There • Nov. 21 Spring Valley Here * ,Ndv. 25 London: Here Dec. 5 Pug* & HearAultmanon a ^. ■ Philippines Philip Aultman, Xenia attor­ ney, spoke on the Philippines Monday evening at the regular monthly meeting of the Progres­ sive club which was held at the Old Mill Camp. Mr. Aultman told o f his ex­ periences and observations while stationed in the islands as a criminal investigator with the army. Treasurer Edwin Bull report­ ed to the cluN that the Labor-day field day which was sponsored by the organization at the park had netted $136.82 aside from the . donations w|ich were turned di­ rectly over to the park board for projects there. He also reported the club had $54. 21 in its gen­ eral fund for a total of $191.02. Roland Cahill, who served as general chairman for the club’s Halloween festival on Oct. 25,' announced that the program from that evening had made a net of $154 which had been turhed over to the park board for use in completing the shelter house. Arthur Cultice, superintendent o f the community park board, - announced that the shelter house is nearing completion and that the roof is on the structure. He stated all that remained to be* done was for the flooijr to be laid, the windows p.ut in and the fire­ place built. President C, C. •Brewer an- ’ jiounced that the December meet­ ing, which will be held on Dec. 8 at 7:30 p. m, at the Old Mill Camp, would be the annual elec­ tion o f - officers. He appointed •Rev. William Waide, Charles Towjnsley and M. C. Charles to serve as a nominating committee. YellowJackets SeasonNov. 24 Mendell E. Beattie, Cedarville college director o f physical edu­ cation and athletics, has announc­ ed that the Yellow Jackets will open their 1947-48 basketball season on Monday, Nov. 24, at Alford Memorial gym with Wil- berforce university (church) as the opposition. Following the opener with Wil- berforce they will meet Morehead at Morehead on Thanksgiving day Nov. 27, play host to Findlay on Dec. 2 and then meet the Univer­ sity o f Toledo in the “ Glass Bowl" at Toledo on Dec, 3. The complete schedule is as follows: November — 24 Wilberforce (church) here; 27 Morehead away. December —2 Findlay here; 3 University of Toledo away; 10 Marshal away; 12 Morris Har­ vey here; 17 Marietta away; 18 Georgetown here; 20 University of Dayton at Xenia. January—1-3 Midwest basket­ ball tournament at Terre Haute; 9 Tiffin away; 10 College of Steu­ benville, here; 12 Transylvania, ------— 17 Huntington away; 24 Taylor away; 28 Bluffton here; 31 Morehead here. February-^ Detroit Tech here 9 Wilberforce (state) away; 11 Trasylvania ---------- ; 14 College o f Steubenville away; 19 Wilber­ force (state) here; 24 Bluffton away; 28 Taylor here. March—3 Findlay; 6 Hunting- ton here; 7 Wilberforce (church) away. Game with Tiffin at Tiffin to be arranged. •» -tatitH v* .............. ■Twwri jtftGvs ♦J Safety Signs Are Being Erected Safety slogans signs, in series o f-tw o as shown in the accom­ panying illustration,- are "being• erected by the Ohio department of highways approximately every 10 miles on principal state high­ ways., outside municipalities to bring'home to the motoring pub­ lic the lessons of safe driving. Spaced about 150 feet apart, the two signs are read by motor­ ists in the following sequence: WHY TAKE A CHANCE and PLAY IT SAFE. In this way the safety messages are brought to the attention of- the motorists at the most propitious time—while they are actually driving on the highway. The safety ‘ slogan signs were designed by the division o f traffic and safety of. the state highway department in furtherance o f the state-wide program being de­ veloped by the traffic safety co­ ordinating committee of state of­ ficials recently created by Gov. Thomas J. Herbert and the Ohio Traffic Safety council. The signs are 24 x U 0 inches, with yellow letters on a red back­ ground. The yellow letters are reflectorized so as to be legible to drivers at night. A trial ’of the safety slogan signs has been made for some months past at locations' just outside the limits o f ’ selected '"municipalities, Thd favorable -re­ ception to these trial signs on the part of-the motoring public prompted the decision to adopt their general use. FiveDamage Barn Dance Set For Nov. 22 It has been announced by the Progressive club that aii old fashioned barn dance will be spon­ sored at the opera house on Sat­ urday, Nov. 22 at 8 p. m. with the proceeds to go to the park. Jim Eichelberger and his gang from Springfield will present the program ’which -includes the fo l­ lowing; Blue Sisters (cowgirl quarter), Doris Schafer (cowgirl ),7 Shorty Vanscoy (novelty act), Rosemary,. Powell (novelty act), Barbara ,snyder (tap dancer). Faye Oli­ ver (WIZE western and ’hillbilly^* songs),* Jim Eichelberger (cow­ boy songs), Ray Knapp and hill- hilly band, and many others. ” Five damage suits filed in com­ mon pleas court against Huey H. Murphy, 21, of Dayton, now con­ fined in the state reformatory at Mansfield, were ordered dismiss­ ed following settlement in ‘ pro­ bate court. Murphy was the driver o f an automobile which crashed into one driven by the late Herbert O. Rife, of Beavercreek township, causing the death o f Mr. Rife and his wife, Mrs. Mary Moore Rife; and injuring their two daughters. The accident occurred Nov ._2 last year on Lucas hill, Dayton-Xenia pike. Mrs. Ocie Gasho, sister o f Mrs. Rife and administratrix o f the estate o f the Rifes, was author­ ized to accept a total of $7,000 as settlement o f claims against Mur­ phy. Three thousand dollars was awarded in the death of Mr. Rife, $ 1,000 in his wife’s death, and $1,475 each for the injuries of their daughters, Virginia, 16, and Delores, 15. Damage to personal property o f Mr. Rife was set at $150. Murphy was charged with sec­ ond degree manslaughter after be made a wide turn on Lucas ,hill Jand his car collided head-on with, the Rife auto, traveling to- ""Ward Xenia. Twelve teen-agers in all were injured, eight o f them passengers in Murphy’s car, Mr. Rife was killed instantly and Mrs. Rife died enroute to a hospital. Murphy pleaded guilty to man­ slaughter and was sentenced Dec. 3 by Common Pleas Judge Frank L. Johnson to one to twenty years in the Mansfield reforma­ tory. Baileys Buy Bratton House A seven-room coitage on West Xenia Avenue, was purchased for $ 5,200 by. Mr. and . Mrs. H. S. Bailey, Cedarville, at a . public sale at the court house Saturday. The property, residence o f the late Miss Jcnhie Bratton, was Appraised at $ 2 , 600 , RedandWhite Big Success The Red and White minstrel, presented by the mixed chorus of Cedarville high school, was given before a full house Wednesday evening at the opera house. Mrs. Mildred C. Foster, head o f the music department of the high school was in charge o f the pro­ duction. The end men Bill Fife, Doug Cultice, Cletus Frederick, Jack Irvine, Henry Beattie and Bob Longabaugh with the assistance of interlocutor Roger Charles kept the audience in stiches throughout the performance. Highlights of the evening came when Bob Coleman, a member of the chorus, presented his original composition Wait a While as a trumpet solo while the words were sung by the entire cast. The musical numbers given were as follows: Overture, Mardi Gras, Oh Su­ sanna, piano duet by the accom­ panists Mrs. Greer McCailister and Mrs. Foster; opening chorus; Goo Goo Eyes, Cletus Frederick and chorus; Waitin’ at the Gate for Katy, circle men; Little Cot­ ton Dolly, Ann Duvall; Sioux City Sue, Bob Longabaugh; Feu­ din’ ’ and Fightin’, Don Chestnut, Bob Williamson, Bill Heidom; Wait a While, Bob Coleman and chorus; Git Away, Bill Fife and chorus; I Wonder, Clara Mossman Kay Adams; Aint Dat a Shame, Jack Irvine and chorus; I Believe, entire chorus; On the Avenue, Doug Cultice and Henry Beattie; Summertime, cornet solo, Roger Charles; Bend Dcfcvn Sister, Janet Crumrine; Linda, Mary Louise Stormont, Beverly Carzoo, Mar­ gie Bradfute; closing chorus. Publicity was in eharg'e o f Margie Bradfute and Rita Corri­ gan. The stage committee was Beverly Car zoo, Janet Hull, Ann Duvall, Carolyn'Anderson, Kay .Adams, Bob Williamson, Bill Heidorn, Roger Charles. The tic­ ket committee was composed o f Viola Ferguson and Margaret Swaney. BibleReading ContestSet ForNov.23 C e d a r v i l l e college's annual men’s Bible reading contest will take place Nov. 23 at 8:00 p. m. in the First Presbyterian church. One of the oldest traditions of the college, this contest is accom­ panied by a program by the music department. Rev. Frederick Carlsen is in charge o f the event fo r bis sec­ ond year. He also announces that while eight men have expressed their desire to be eligible for the contest, more are Invited and ex­ pected to enter. The awards fo r the winners are supplied by an anonymous sponsor. These prizes are con­ stituted by $5, $4, $3, $2, and $1 awards for the top five contest­ ants. Last year's winner and runner-up were Clarence Beard and Connor Merritt, respectively. Knechts to China A fter First of Year Bernard and Bernice Knecht, students at Cedarville college plan to join, their father Maj* B. G. Knecht who is with the army air force attached to the second army at Nanking, China, some­ tim e after the first o f the year. Freddy, Betty, Charles, and Mrs. Knecht also .plan to make the trip. Maj. Knecht has been in China since July 8 , 1947. He and his family expect to remain ip China from one and a half to two years. A-* X