The Cedarville Herald, Volume 70, Numbers 27-52

CE D A It V I L L E ’ S OLDEST I N S T V ^ - s 'V ' V Published in the Interest of Cedaryille and Sisrroundiag Community PEEYEAR $1.50 PERCOPY________ 5c Volunm LXX Cedarville, Ohio, .^F r id a y , June 27, 19,47 Number 29 Giant Dock Travels By Halves SO BIG was the 50,000 tons, iVs tnillien-dollars, floating dock built by the British in Bombay, India, that they cut it in half to get It through the Scez. Canal to Malta, British Navy island-base in the Mediterranean. The dock, Britain’s largest and recently completed, took about two years to build. Here, beneath the wings of an escorting R.A.F. spotter ’plane, the two halves are towed along the Sues Canal, link between the Bed Sea and the Mediterranean. One half is in the foreground; the other (arrowed) is on the skyline. 885 i t long, 172 ft. wide, 75 ft. high, the dock will accommodate ships up to 50,098 tons. Activities to raise the necessary funds for the swimming pool at the community park got under way on Tuesday night and num­ erous events are scheduled for the next several weeks. The group in charge of th'e money raising activities fired the opening gun Tuesday night whe® one committee sponsored a bene­ fit skating party at Hodge Bros, rink in Springfield. The skating committee is composed o f Mrs. Keith Rigio, Mrs. Lawrence Wil­ liamson and Mrs. Wade Charles. The next event on the calendar will be an ice cream social which is scheduled for Saturday night and will be held on the lawn at the rear o f the opera house. The committee in charge of this event will be Mrs. Inez Rigio and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Walker. Other activities will get under- , Way in the next few* days, but > according to the present schedule the next big event in the fund . raising campaign will be the box- , ing show which will be held at . the opera house on Tuesday even­ ing, July 15. The committee in charge o f the arrangements for vthis show—Lee Lynch, Charles Duvall a ^ l’ Mrs. William Nagley -—have already strated the sale ,, o f tickets and hope to fill the house to overflowing for the evening’s performance. The boxing show- committee state that the show will be an all amateur affair with the boyl using big gloves while fighting in a regulation ring. As for the pool itself at the park, Vincent Rigio, who is spon­ soring the construction, stated early in dlje week that the bull­ dozer was to be at the site some­ time during the week to. get the ground ready for constructions work. Mr. Rigio had originally hoped to have the pool ready for use by July 4, but with the heavy Tains this spring it was impossible to work with the bulldozer on the site. It was here -at one time and bogged down in the soft earth and since that time they had been unable to work her due to pre­ vious committments. Mr. Rigio has stated that it will require approximately 30 days to complete the construc­ tion work after the site is pre­ pared by the bulldozer. Mr* Rigio has announced that all money received from the bene­ fits scheduled will be turned over to P. J. McCorkell who has agreed to a c t as treasurer. ThreeInjured InWeekend AutoAccidents Two traffic accidents on county roads marred the weekend, the sheriff's office reported Monday. Three persons were injured and three cars damaged in a three-way collision early Sunday on Eyute 35, two mile 3 west o f Jamestown, deputies said. Carl H. Phillips, 37, Jamestown, driver of a panel­ ed truck, was bruised and cut about the head and right eye; Melvin Davis, 30, Jamestown, driver of a second car, was bruis­ ed on_the right thigh and Willard L. Phillips, 23, Dayton, an occu­ pant of the car, was bruised on the right knee; Boyce I. Moore, 28, Jamestown, R. R. 1, operator o f the third car, injured his breast-bone and left shoulder. Quillise Ray, 32, Springfield, an occupant of the Davis car, was uninjured. Lloyd Cousins, Jamestown, a passer-by, took the injured to a Jamestown physician’s office for treatment. Deputies said the three vehicles were going in Die same direction and that apparently the two cars, trailing the jauck, each piled into the rear o f the vehicle. They are still investigating the case of the collision. The other accident took place about 4 a. m. Monday on Route 35, four miles east of Xenia, when an auto driven by William E. Rollins, Jr., 20 , New Albany, Ind., nipped the side of a tractor- trailer owned by The Eavey Co., Xenia* and swerved, smashing through a fence, with resultant damage to two posts. No arrests were made, although the sheriff is holding the car, pending pay­ ment for damages to the fence. Paul R. Hutchinson, 26, Washing­ ton C. II., was driving the truck. 4-H Camp Clifton Opens This Week One hundred and twenty-five 4-H club boys and girls from seven counties are enrolled this week at Camp Clifton. The senior camp fo r members, 15 years o f age and older, will be in session until Saturday morning. Counties represented include Greene, Fayette, Clinton, Madi­ son, Union, Champaign and Lo­ gan, Clarence Barker, athletic coach at Spring Valley high school, is camp manager and with Mrs. Barker will be at the camp site ail summer. John Mount, o f Ohio State university, assistant state 4 -H club leader, is program di­ rector there this week. PLAYERS TO REPORT A lt IOOF softball players are to report at the hall Friday night, Just* 27. .V- - -ftOvv , " •* '!g s . •„.* ^ ■ 1 * * ^ . i ■ . - . ^ I ^ \ . ..... ■ . t ' ’* ’•*'■ Accepts Post A t Wittenberg Elmer Jurkat, son o f Dr. and Mrs* F. A. Jurkat, has accepted a position as instructor in art at Wittenberg college. He will begin his duties at the Springfield school ire September. ToCheekCars ForDefects StartingMy 1 Checking of cars for mechan­ ical defects will get underway on July 1 , it has been announced by Chief of Police Fred Ewry. Both local authorities and the state patrol will check cars o f defects. If a car is found to be in need of certain repairs, the driver will be given a white ticket which must be turned in as soon as the defect is corrleted. Ci)rs not hav­ ing defects will be given a wind­ shield sticker. Points to be checked on the automobiles will be as follows; driver's license, vehicle registry number brakes, horn, windshield wipers, headlights, tail lights, stop lights, tires steering, rear view mirror and others whnfch include windshield and other glass and muffler. Restaurants Inspectedby HealthDept. A sanitation survey o f Greene county restaurants is now under way and will be completed soon, Dr. Gordon E. Savage, public health commissioner, said Satur­ day. Begun last Wednesday, the in­ spection was completed Friday with exception o f Xenia and Yel­ low Springs where surveys will be made in about two. weeks. Ini­ tiated by the public health de­ partment, the inspection is being undertaken by Dr. Russell Hal­ stead, county sanitarian, together with a sanitation engineer o f the state health department. Reports on each restaurant will be turned over to the local health department and “ A ” ratings will be given to restaurants conform­ ing to the standards of the U. S. public health service, Dr. Savage said. Proprietors will also be in­ formed o f what sanitation mea­ sures must be taken to improve their ratings. Sanitary conditions in Greene county restaurants are decidedly superior to what they were sev- eray years ago, .according to the health commissioner. The results o f the survey showed a large number o f restaurants would make the “ A ” grade with few changes, he said. with the churches FormerResident FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Paul H. Elliott, minister. 10:00 a. m. Sabbath School. John Powers, supt. 11:00 a. m. Morning Worship. Sermon. “ The Gospel o f Victory” 7:00 p. m. Young Peoples “ Tuxis” meeting. On Sabbath June 29 beginning at noon the Westminister Class will hold a fellowship dinner meeting at the home o f Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mott. Union Prayer Meeting will be at First Presbyterian Church Wednesday evening, July 2, at 8:00 o’clock. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ralph A. Jamieson, minister. Sabbath School 10 a. m. Supt. Arthur B. Ijfvans. Preaching 11 a. m. Theme: “ This\is ‘Fourth of July’ Sabbath, so we will consider the theme; “ Beyond th(j Old Frontiers.” Y . P. C. U. 7 p. m. Subject, “ Seeing Things FOR Keeps” Leader, Nathan Elder. Union Prayer Service Wednes­ day 8 p. m. in the Presbyterian Church. The Women’s Missionary Soc­ iety will meet Monday, June 30th, at 2 p. m. in the church. This meeting is in charge of the Junior Missionary Society, *with Mrs. Donaid F . Kyle,, arid Mrs. Arnett Gordin, lenders^ Hostesses are Miss Carrie Rife, Mrs. Leo An­ derson, and Mrs. Roy M. Waddle. Choir Rehearsal Saturday 8 p. m. in the church. The Daily V a c a t i o n Bible School will complete its course today, Friday, June 27th, and they will present a public pro­ gram, showing some o f their work, Friday evening in the Methodist Church. METHODIST CHURCH William B. Collier, minister. Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Bette Nelson, supt. Morning Service at 11:00. The pastor will preach, on the theme, “ The Faith o f a Nation.” There will be special services at Sabina Campgrounds in the afternoon and evening. Dr. Char­ les E. Turley will speak at 3:30. The Youth meeting at 4:30 will have as leaders Rev. E. R. Rec­ tor and Rev. J. W. Wedgewood. Dr. E, F. Andree will be the speaker at 8:00 o’clocjc. Both Dr. Turley and Dr. Andree are for­ mer superintendents. The closing program o f the Community Vacation Bible School will be held in this church Fri­ day June 27th at 8:00 p. m. Every one is invited. Union Midweek Service next Wednesday at 8:00 p. m. in the Presbyterian Church. CLIFTON UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dr. John W. Bickett, minister. Mrs. Elwood Shaw, organist. Sabbath School 10:00 a. jn. John W . Skillings, supt. Miss Jeanette Spahr, pianist. Sermon topic—“ A Nation’s Contribution” Preaching Service 11:00 a. m. The Communion o f the Lord's Supper to his diciples—Dr. Bick­ ett. Miss Jeanette Spahr will sing “ Communion Meditation by Opie. The Young People will meet at 7:30 with Miss Martha Tannehill as leader o f the meeting. Protest Losing Game at Enon The Cedarville entry in the Springfield district league lost at Enon 12-7 last Sunday, but Mana­ ger Roy Hampton filed a pro­ test in the second inning due to the umpires and the condition of the diamond. The locals will play at Catawba on Sunday and then (will play a single game at the park on July 4 followed by a double header here on Sunday, July 6 . InjuriesTuesday James T. Leininger, 74, o f 119% West locu st street Wilmington, former Greene contian, died in Miami Valley hospital, Dayton, Tuesday at 8:30 a. m., the result o f injuries suffered in a fall in his home Monday morning. Mr. Leininger suffered a dislo­ cated vertebra in his neck when he fell down a flight o f stairs and submitted to surgery Mon­ day night at the hospital. The accident occurred as he was carrying buckets of ashes down a flight o f stairs. He was walking in his stocking feet, it was re­ ported, and his sock caught on a nail, causing him to trip. ’The son o f Jacob ,and Julia Fouch Leininger, he was born at Hillsboro- March 1 , 1873. He for­ merly resided south o f Xenia and then moved to the Cedarville community before going to Wil­ mington eighteen months ago. He was a member o f the Xenia Church o f Christ. Mr. Lieninger was married April 28, 1897 to Miss Lorena Gibler and they observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary re­ cently. Besides his widow, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. Noridas Medsker, Hillsboro; a son, 'wood G„ Xenia; five grandchil­ dren and a sister, Mrs. Dora Warrick, o f California. A daugh­ ter, Mrs. Lorraine McPherson, preceded him in death’. Funeral services Will be held Friday at 1:30 p. m. at the Neeld funeral home, Xenia, with Rev. Joseph Randell, former pastor o f the Xenia Church o f Christ officiating while burial will be in Woodland cemetery, Xenia. MergerCase IsDismissed On Thursday Invalidated on another legal technicality after being amended last March, a petition seeking to force Fairfield council to pass an ordinance requesting a study of the proposed Osborn-Fairfidld merger has been dismissed; a com­ mon pleas court journal entry re­ vealed Friday, But the dismissal was ordered last Thursday afternoon without prejudice to a new action by Dan­ iel W. Hoak, who filed the orig­ inal petition as a member o f a citizens committee sponsoring the annexation movement. Attorneys representing the citi­ zens group and rival factions on Fairfield council, which split 3-3 on passage o f the merger study measure, agreed the litigation has still not reached the court in proper folm. The correct procedure was said to be fo r Hoak, as a taxpayer, to first ask the Fairfield solicitor, J. A* Finney, lawyer, to file the petition in his behalf. I f the soli­ citor declined, then Hoak could obtain private counsel and go a- bead with the mandamus action. After dismissing the case at his own request, Hoak submitted the required application to the soli­ citor, who has it under advise­ ment. Finney has been involved in the case only to the extent that he filed an answer to the Hoak petition at the request o f one faction on the deadlocked village counsel. Paper to Be. Out Early Next Week Due to the fact that July 4 falls on Friday this year, next week’s edition of the Cedarville Herald will be printed one day ■earlier than usual next week in .order that it may reach the sub­ scribers prior to the holiday. *,A 11 correspondents and adver­ tisers are requested^ to- have their copy in the office by 5 p. m, on Tuesday, which is 24 hours in advance of the usual deadline. JudgeTakes VillageCase UnderAdvisem’t Judge F. L. Johnson, at a hear­ ing in common pleas court Tues* day morning, heard opposing ar- . guments in the latest develop­ ment o f the Wright View charter dispute and then took the matter under advisement. The hearing was on a demurrer to a suit filed by Mayor Harry Hodge and the village council charging that names on a petition presented recently by a group seeking surrender of the charter, Had been obtained fraudulently. . The demurrer attacked the Hodge suit on foud counts. It charged the court has no juris- Etion in the matter^- plaift- tiifS.has-mo. lfegal' the plaintiffs and defendants in the •petitidn are riot ‘legally correct, and that the petition does n o t ' . state the facts showing cause for action. In a verbal statement to the .opposing attorneys—Morris D. Rice, for Rev. H. P, Morgan and group which seek reversion of the village to Bath township, and Jack Patricoff and Herbert Eiken- ‘ barry, representing the council— Judge Johnson gav'e the council’s lawyers one week in which to file a brief substantiating the Hodge suit and its . charges. The dispute started June 14 when Rev. Morgan, pastor of the Ark o f Faith Tabernacle, and his associates presented a petition with 191 names to the council asking that the three-year-old warborn community give up its charter. Later, twenty of the signers asked that- their names be with­ drawn from the petition When the council led by Mayor Hodge, filed , suit against Rev. Mr. Morgan’s group charging that many o f the names were obtained under doubt­ ful conditions. Appointment o f a master com­ missioner to determine the valid­ ity of the names on the petition was sought. Hearing on the ap­ pointment of a referee was sUper- •ceded by the filing o f the demur­ rer. Jamestown Club To Hold Rodeo The Jamestown Lions club will sponsor a rodeo and horse show on Friday, July 4, it has been announced, It will be held at Evans field. A street parade and band con­ cert will feature a part o f the program. Rigio to Open' Photo Studio Vincent Rigio ha announced that he will open a photographic studio in the Rigio building on Xenia avenue. CedarvilleCommunityBibleSchool ToBeHeldFromJune16toJune27 What! When! Where! The Cedarville community Bible school will be§ia.Jnoe 16 and will continue through June’ 27. Time; 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Ages: 4 to 14. The Bible school ,will be held at the Cedarville public schools, ToHearW.U. InjunctionCase OnMonday Hearing on a motion request­ ing that a restrainer against Dr. Wesley, be vacated and on a de­ murrer to the injunction suit filed by the church hoard has been scheduled in common pleas court for Monday morning by Judge F< L, Johnson. The motion and demurrer y/ere filed Wednesday morning with Clerk o f Courts L. N. Sheppard by Hugh S. Jenkins, attorney gen­ eral of Ohio, and Joseph S. Gill, assistant. The motion, asking tha£ £|ie re­ straining order be set asi{f$, was on the grounds the petition did A memorandum attached to the demurrer claimed Dr. Wesley is not threatening to act as presi­ dent of the university but only as head of the college of education and industrial arts, controlled by the state and created by thp legis­ lature. It further noted the govern­ ment of the s t a t e-cojitrojled branch of the school is vested in trustees of that school qpd that board,, whose members Recently were named party defendants with Dr. Wesley to tJlS'piginal .action, wishes^ -rCthirifWesley. The .injunction action'seeks to prevent Dr. Wesley, from making any use of university property, supplies or land following His dismissal as president by church trustees. In the meantime Dr. Wesley set up a summer school under- the state branch while at the same time, a summer school was set up in the university branch, where Dr. Charles Le- ander Hill was named president by the church board. A suggestion that a motion be filed immediately by the attorney general’s office to have % res­ trainer against Dr. Charles H. Wesley and state-appointedufcrus- tees of. Wilberforce university set aside was made earlier by CommonPleas Judge F. L. John­ son. Judge Johnson, in a letter sent to the attorney general Tuesday, acknowledged the inclusion of the nine members of the state trus­ tee board as party defendants with Dr. Wesley in an injunction suit filed June 14 by the twenty- two member AME church board. The attorney general’s office, representing the state board, has five weeks in which to file an answer to the petition before .a date for the hearing would be set. The court's suggestion that the state should move at. once to dissolve the restrainer was made so the case could have a hearing before the expiration of that period. - • Dr. Wesley was ousted as Wil­ berforce president June 12 by the church board. State trustees, meeting at the university latt week, said they considered the dismissal “ a breach o f agreement” between the two boards which hiid established a joint executive com­ mittee as the official governing body o f the university’s Unified program. Three Damage Suits Are Filed Three damage suits, Charging a Yellow Springs restaurant pro­ prietor with racial discrimination, in refusing service April 29, have been filed in common pleas court. The complainants, Dr. Maceo Clarke; Thelma Clarke and Miley O. Williamson, all of Dayton, brought separate actions for $500 each against Frank DeWine, own­ er of the Glen Cafe. Attorneys for the trio are George W, Daniels, Springfield, and:Morris H. Simmons,- Dayton.: Williamson to Report July 2 Capt. Lawrence Williamson, who was recently commissioned in the regular army, has been ordered to report fo r duty on July 2. Capt. Williamson’s permanent commission is first lieutenant, but will hold the rank o f captain until the official end of the war. He will be stationed with the air corps in Washington and will be in personnel work. CollegeSplits PairofGaines OverWeekend The Yellow Jackets of Cedar­ ville college split a pair o f games over the past week end, winning from Hamilton on ’Saturday after­ noon by a count of 9-7 and then dropped to Catawba on Tuesday by 11 - 1 . In winning the game from Hamilton, Judy was on the mound fo r the locals and Watkins did the chucking for the Jackets in the losing game. In the pair o f games the Jack­ ets committed numerous errors. ' On Saturday they will travel to .Hamilton for a return game. Coach Beattie states that he wiQ start Marcus Townsley in iha't game on the hill. Coach Beattie also reports that he is considering -entering the Jackets in the state amateur base­ ball tournament which is spon­ sored by the Ohio Amateur Base­ ball association. MasonicHome HeadNamed AsPresident Burleigh Cartmell, superin­ tendent o f the Ohio Masonic Home Springfield, was elected president of the association of superintend­ ents and matrons o f homes fo r the aged and children’s homes in West central Ohio at a meeting at the Greene County Home for the Aged, Friday, He succeeds War­ ren K. Chambers, superintendent of the Miami County Children’ s Home, Troy. Other officers named were Roy Durr, superintendent o f the Ohio IOOF Home, Springfield, vice president, and Mrs. Chester Krei­ der, chief matron o f the Miami County Home for the Aged, Troy, secretary-treasurer. , Twenty-six members attended the meeting. Counties represented were Champaign, Clark, Darke, Logan, Madison, Miami, Shelby and Greene. Members were entertained at luncheon by Supt. and Mrs. Char­ les McFarland at the county home. Guests were County Com­ missioners Ralph O. Spahr.. C. F. Greer and Hugh Turnbull. Talks were given at the after­ noon session by Howard Burt, Cincinnati, supervisor o f rest homes fo r the Ohio division of aid for the aged, who disucssed legislation enacted recently af­ fecting homes for the aged, and Rev, Theodore W. Shoemaker, pas.tor o f the -Yellow Springs Methodist Church. Rev. Shoe­ maker presented a forty-five minute program o f magic and concluded with an inspirational talk on “What We See and the Requirements.” A t the close o f the meeting the visitors were taken on a tour o f the infjrnjary and grounds. ENTERTAIN DEALERS Frank Creswell entertained 20 .grain dealers from Greene and surrounding counties with a steak roast at their shelter house Friday night. FinneyAgain Named-toHead CollegeBoard Only one change in officers resulted when Cedarville college trustees reorganized at their an­ nual meeting at the College Fri­ day. Harvey Auld, Cedarville, was named secretary, succeeding Ran­ kin McMillan, Cedarville, who declined re-election. Officers re-elected were J. A* Finney Xenia lawyer, president; Dr. Leo Anderson, Cedarville, vice president, and George H. Hartman, Cedarville, treasurer. Trustees, whose terms expired this year and were re-elected fo r three years, were Mr. Hartman, W. C. Iliff, Cedarville; Dr. W. R. Graham, Lafayette, Ind., and H. L. Dorst, Springfield. Plans fo r the erection of a for­ mer army barracks on the cam­ pus to serve as a mens dormitory in 1947-48 were approved by col­ lege trosteefr. at the afternoon session o f their annual meeting Friday. The board will meet in special session July 11 to further discuss plans fo r housing students the coming term and to work out a * financial expansion program for the college, according to Ira D. Vayhfnger, president. Applications fo r the frame bar­ racks from Patterson field has been filed with the federal public fifty men will be accommodated in those quarters, it is announced, This will be the second barracks obtained by the school from Pat­ terson Held.'The first has been set up on the campus and is now used fo r study rooms and recrea­ tional facilities. Plans to accommodate 250 stu­ dents next term are being formu­ lated by the board. This repre­ sents an increase of 100 over the 1946-47 enrollment. In addition to the barracks, students will be housed in Harriman Hall, a girls’ dormitory; the R ife House, a men’s ’dormitory; Reid Manor, former home o f the late White- law Reid, in which quarters are arranged for married students, and in private homes in the Ce- darvflle and Xenia communities. Expansion of the college curri­ culum also was discussed at the meeting at which J. A . Finney, Xenia, board president, presided. Courses in journalism and radio scriptwriting and acting are con­ templated for tbe coming term. Courses in debate and dramatics, formerly extra-curricular subjects will now be a part o f the Tegular curriculum in the speech depart­ ment. EatonFined, Jailedon TwoCounts John Eaton, 32, Xenia, R. R. 5, ■pleaded guilty to two counts of petty larceny before Municipal Judge D. M. Aultman, last Thurs­ day morning, was fined $20 and costs and sentenced do ten days in jail on each count. Eaton’s sentencing apparently closed the investigation o f two sets o f tool thefts reported to the sheriff's office. The charges were filed by Harold Dobbins, Xenia, R. R. 5, who reported a number o f tools stolen during the first fifteen days o f May, and by the Creswell Products company, Cedarville where foefts occur­ red during the period o f June 9 to 12 , according to deputies. Extenuating circumstances in the case were brought out wAen Eaton told the court he is the father and support o f two small children.