The Cedarville Herald, Volume 71, Numbers 27-52

4. % C E D A R v% \ L E 5 S & OLDEST INST TTION The 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 COPY ......... ........... 5e Voluran LXXII Cedarville, Ohio, Friday, July 16, 1948 Pictured above is a fire in a stubble field on the faun of II. D. Straley. The fire bioke out as a o f sparte from the equip- r.-om h.-hq? used to combine the uh at. Nearly all of the wheat had been finished and the w h- inery was removed from the 1' hi without bein<? damaged by ' e fire. ArmyReturns Bodies of Two FallenSoldiers Bodies o f two Greene countin'' * were abroad the army transput. Oglethorpe Victory, which bn.-- re­ turned to the ITnited States with remains of 4.383 American war dead from military cemeteries in France and Belgium, They are Staff Sgt. Franklin Mason Humphrey, son o f Mr, and Mrs. Taylor Humphrey, New Jasper, and Technician, fourth, grade Arthur G, I.eath, son *.-£ Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lcath, Jamestown, R. R. 1. The bodies will be sent from New- York to the regional dis­ tribution center at Coltimha.. Sgt. Humphrey, killed in action in Germany March in, 1015. was inducted into the army April 27. 1944. He 1vent overseas with an infantry division .Oct. 22, *1944.- Born at New Jasper, June 11, 1918, he attended Central High School Xenia, and was employed at a service station in Oakwood prior to his induction. Technician Leath died in Ger­ many June 11, 1945. He mder-d service Jan. 8, 1942 and wa* sta­ tioned at Fort Bliss. Te>:., Fort Sill, Olda., and Fort Bragg, N. before going overseas in January, 1945. Immediately prior to going- overseas he was an instructor in mechanics at Fort Brag!?. ElmerE.Purdom CalledbyDeath SundayP, M. Elmer E. Purdom. SO, former Greene Countian, died at the home o f his daughter. Mr- . Ida M. Kenzig, 327 N. Robert Bird., Dayton, Sunday at 8:55 p. rn. He had been seriously ill fire months. A retired farmer and contrac­ tor, he was the son o f Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Purdom and was born at Spring Valley Sept. 15. 1851, He formerly resided north of Xe­ nia but moved to Dayton fifteen years ago. Besides Mrs. Kenzig, he leaves another daughter, Mrs. Ethel Pearson, Troy two sons, Benjam­ in J., Dayton, and Roy W., near Xenia; five grandchildren and a greatgrandchild. His wife, Mrs. Mary Frances Purdom, died Feb. July 4,1939. mjr i*ri Services was held at the Neeld Funeral Home, Xenia, Wednesday T:» c- at 1:30 p. m. Burial was in Me- I morial Park, Dayton. v,o!g:x Several from Local Area at Ohio State _ vN enrolled in Ohio S l ue I :.iver*ity this summer iivl.ido tie following from this meat Paul R. Dennis, Delbert M. Delphi:; and Max L. Heifner from Jann.-town and Doris G. Raa’s . y front Cedarville. ‘/-/I Chib Ne-zvs A. Ik Eva::-, gave a talk on getting pigs ready for show and when the Cednr- vil’ e ib-t Shots l-II Club met I'jaM" ov*v:i:g at the home of Re::a! ; Slot?. Refreshments were .-t:vcd ti'.e group by Mrs. Mott. The next meeting will be July 23 at tit" n*»;:e of Allen Sexton. Local Girl Is Honored by Group Miss Junia (’reswell of the Business Girls club of the YWCA ,was elected chairman of the Buni- r.e.'s and Professional Girls 1949 summer conference for east-con- t al region. The i,:or! ors bared their choice on qualifications as ability f.=.' I«ract !rip education, age and ti.e •o f service given to local Du* tug the past year Miss C„o-wtI! served as chairman of ft.,- fir.r.rye committee and will b<< Ui.etdeJ by Miss Claudia Prntur o f Dayton, The confer- o::e- u-.t only honoied Miss Crcs- v.e!! with the chairmanship of ike 19*9 siisnmer conference, but obis elec.cd her official delegate of the 63rd national triennial to he held t;<xt Match in San Fran- ci. co. $150 Burgulary Being Investigated A Coda'",:I!o billiard parlor was robbed of 81.59 In cash and an un- detovreira.i amount of merehan- dte* in a burglary sometime after 11:80 Saturday night. Police Chief Fr» J Ewty reported Mon­ day. Operated by Elmer Burba, the pool room was entered from a rear window. Chief Every said. The burglary was discovered by Burba about 7 p. m. Sunday. Duvall Store Offers Prizes for Bass Chari-. s Duval!, proprietor of the Duvall baudwas e store, has annoaried t!:ai the store is offer- uvA nuasim d. ListRequirementsforEntries AtAnnualGreeneCountvFair Want to show your home arts products or your animals and other produce, at the Fair? This way in, please. First secure a premium list and blanks from the secretary, Mrs. J. Robert Bryson, Xenia, O. ' When you send a postal for you wish to enter as there are sev­ eral kinds of blanks in use, now. Read the rules in the front of the book and for your special departments. Be sure to give your name and fo r your special repayments. Be sure to give your anme and postoffic address. The rural route number is as important if you live in the country, as the street address if you li*. e in town. Use separate blank* f c each department. You may base as many blanks as you wish. You may show in as many depart­ ments as you have exhibits that seem to apply, and still use the same exhibitor's ticket. UNLESS you hold a membership ticket, then one member oL your family may make exhibits with using it. Please state the number o f this ticket when you make out your entry Haste, IF do rot have a member­ ship t:,k f: the;; you will require as; exhibitors ticket. This costs $1.50 and permits you to exhibit ard also gives you your car, en­ trance* <ad: day o f the fair. You are to bring your displays as indicated in each department and r.b-i* call for same on Friday after imon. o f the fail*. The office o f the secretary will be open in the court house from July 20 through Jply 27, from 8:80 to 5:00. You may make your entries during this period. The sooner you do this, the soon­ er your tags will be made for you. I f you-wish, you may mail your entries (PLEASE DO NOT ASK TO MAKE THEM BY PHONE) and tags will be mail­ ed to you. If you do this, be very SURE you have remembered to include any fees, the price of the Exhibitor’s ticket and the post­ age required for your tags. This year, the netrirs .close on TUESDAY, July 27 at 5:00. NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED AFTER THAT TIME. W. D. DeHaven Strickenat XeniaSunday William D. DeHaven, 75, re­ tired farmer, died at his home, in Xenia, Sunday at 5:10 p. m. lie had been' in failing health several years. Born in Virginia Oct. 23, 1872, he had passed the greater part o f his life in this community. He was the son o f Galusha and Vir­ ginia I,amp DeHaven. He is sur­ vived- by his widow. Mrs. Lenna Ellen Hendershot DeHaven; nine children; Homer, Elmer ami How­ ard DeHaven, Xenia; Harry, Port William; Donald, Spring Valley; Mrs. Alice Beering Cleve­ land; Mrs. Virginia Matthews, New Burlington; Mrs. Marjorie Reese. Cedarville, and Mrs. Wil­ ma Matthews, Springfield, and twenty-o h e grandchildren. H c also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Zenia Stanley and Mrs. Octavia Fussell, Lake­ land, Fla.; Teresa DeHaven, of West Virginia; Cecil DeHaven, .Tones Springs, W. Va.; Amos De­ Haven, Cumberland, Md.; Ernest DeHaven, Dayton; Denver De­ Haven, Belle Glade, Fla.; Clemon DeHaven, of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Verna Comhee, Wintevhav- cn, Fla. Two sisters, Mrs. Melis­ sa Mason and Mrs. Etta Barney, preceded him in death. Services were held at the Neeld Funeral Home Thursday at 1:30 p. m. Burial will be at New Bur­ lington. Wins New Car In Radio Contest Robert Glass, Alburquerqne, N. M., formerly o f Jamestown, will receive a new automobile as a prize in a radio contest he won recently in Albuquerque. Mr. Glass' fifty-word statement on a public issue was responsible for him receiving the prize, for which he had his choice between $2,000 in cash or the auto. The son o f Mi*, and Mrs. Roy V. Glass near Yellow Springs, he is studying at the University of New Mexico for a doctor of phil­ osophy degree in history. Mrs, EllaSheley Passes Away SaturdayEvening Mrs. Ella Sheley* 88, widow of T. B. Sheley, died Saturday at 6:- 10 p. m. at the home- of her daughter, Mrs. Josephine Sheri­ dan. Bowersville, with whom she: resided. She had been in failing; health several years. The daughter of Thomas and Rachel Hargrave Harper, she was' horn in Fayette County Dec. $2, 1859. She was a member of - the Bowersville Main St. Methodist Church. Survivors include three daugh­ ters, Mrs. Harriet Staudt, Colum­ bus, Mrs. Ruth Conklin, Xenia, and Mrs. Sheridan; three sisters, Mrs. Etta Ford and Mrs. J. C. West, Jeffersonville, and Mts. Sfella Fudge, Jamestown; Dyo grandchildren. Her husband died two years ago. Services was held at the Pow­ ers Funeral Home Jamestown, Tuesday at 2:30 p. ni. in charge of Rev. L. R. Wilkin, pastor of iT • Main St. Church of Bowers- .11’ *. Thirial was in Milledgeville Cemetery. Drivers’ Manual Is Issued by State The state department of high­ ways has issued a drivers’ man­ ual, a very valuable booklet. -It contains about 50 pages of in­ structions in driving that every motorist should follow carefully. Like golf, too. many folks start right into the game without knowing the rules. A strict obed­ ience to the suggestions in the new manual would reduce traffic' hazards 50Te, and serve every resident of the state and the pub­ lic generally. Be sure to see, and if possible, study the manual. Ashland Firm Is Low Bidder Fenton Construction company Ashland, was low bidder on a project to improve 5.645 miles of U. S. _ Route 42 in Cedarville township. Green county, and Madison township, Clark county, the state highway department announced. Its bid was $91,744., Estimated cost o f the pvjojja^v-. had been set at $86,400. The roa(k will be resurfaced with asphal­ tic concrete. JamesA. Leslie DiesThursday InSpringfield James A. Leslie, 86, of James­ town, died at 9 p. m. Thursday in the Springfield City hospital following an illness of eight weeks. Mr. Leslie was horn, March 1, 1862, and was a member o f the Church of Christ. He had lived in Greene county 35 years and had retired from farming 11 years ago. Survivors include his widow, Maud of Cedarville; four sons, Henry and Melvin of Springfield, and John of Columbus, and Eu­ gene o f London; two daughters, Mrs. Bertha Green of Cedarville, and Mrs. Ethel hong of Cedar­ ville; 25 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Littleton funeral home Springfield with burial in Glen Haven Memorial park. | y ____ ^ ■■■.■„ a . . ^ > v . . Pn M i l iMiiiiiiii s< ^ Number 32 FROM ALP TO ALF WITH NO PARACHUTE . . • Carrying a 60-pound balancing pole, Siegward Bach, intrepid member of the famous Camilla Mayer rope-dancing troupe, walks the “ death run” between two bleak mountain peaks in the Bavarian Alps at Zugspitze, Germany, as a mile-deep gorge yawns below him. The walk—if you care to call it that—actually is between the summit of the Zugspitze and the termiuus of the funicular railway, a distance of about 500 feet. This proves that if you give a person enough rope he doesn’t have to hang himself to wind up dead. However, Bach, who Is only 19 years old, is rated one of Europe’s leading equilibrists and probably knows what he’s doing. Anyway, it’s a faster way of getting from peak to peak than bv climbing down one side and up the other. WarCasualty ToBeBuried HereFriday Military services for Pvt. Max R. Notz, 34, who died Nov, 18, 1944 as the result o f being wound­ ed in action, will be held at the McMillan funeral home, Cedar­ ville, Friday at 3 p. in. Rev. W o o d b r i d g e Ustiek, Springfield, will officiate and burial will he in North cemetery. The soil of Mr, and Sirs. Rich­ ard Notz, he was born Sept. 16, 1910 in Geimany and later came to this country where he resided in Dayton. He was a member of St. Marks Lutheran church, Day- ton. He was married in Springfield Feb. 14, 1937 to the former Miss Isadore Owens of Cedarville. Besides his widow, he is sur­ vived by his father, now in Ger­ many, and two sisters, Mrs. Louise Schwaiger, Dayton, and Mrs. Clara Heim, Germany, ProgressiveClub Votes to Hold COMICS TO SAVE LIVES Members, o f the Ohio Automobile Sealers Assn, soon will distribute an unusual traffic safety comic book which Includes drawings by famous . newspaper comic artists: Pat O'Brien and: his youngsters, Mavoureen, [/Terence (burled in book) and Patrick are seen looking at the comic-book. iPat has Just completed work on RKO Radio’s picture, “Fighting Father MQHybrid Raises 115Bu. InArgentina While farmers in this area were preparing their fields to plant corn this spring, a record— 115 bushels to the acre—was be­ ing harvested at Urquiza, in Ar­ gentina, South America. This record crop was produced from the same MQ variety of hy­ brid seed used in this area, and perfected by Dr. M. T. Meyers, nationally known hybrid seed corn breeder. The new MQ seed was planted in South America by Senor Jose T. Luna, a large corn grower in Argentina. The following ex­ cerpts from Senor Luna’s letter to Dr. Meyers are self explana- •.torw:.—... _ “ After a very dry spring we had a fine summer. It rained as frequently as it was necessary. The corn crop in this locality is very good and it yields about 58 to 60 bushels per acre, with seed varieties of the flint t^pe. “ The hybrids that you sent me made a very impressive crop. I had a great deal of trouble tassel- ing time because it occurred dur­ ing six rainy and stormy days. The single cross yielded 115 bu­ shels per acre and the other-hy­ brids a little less. “We are planning now to pro­ duce a greater bulk of corn from your new hybrids next season, on a field up to 100 acres.” Senor Luna has notified Dr. Meyers that he will keep him fully informed on the yield tests he plans to make with several other varieties of MQ hybrid seed as grown on the Argentina pampas. Dr. M. T. Meyers produces most of the foundation seed used by Harold C. Mark and Son, Washington C. IL, Ohio., He also develops new and exclusive var­ ieties specially suited to local growing conditions. Infant Daughter Dies Sunday AtBowersville Graveside services for Gail Wi- lene Williamson, 8 day*; old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Williamson, Bowersville, were held Monday at 2 p. m. at Wood­ land Cemetery, Bowersville. The infant died at her parent’s home Sunday at 1:15 p. m. Born July 3 at Jamestown, she had been ill since birth. Besides her parents, she is sur­ vived by a brother, Janies Mi­ chael. Rev. Marshall Robbins, pas­ tor of the Bowersville Pilgrim Holiness Church, officiated at the services. J> COUNCIL MEETS The Farm Bureau Council number one met at 1lie home of Mrs. Ida Clemmer and TVTr-i Mo- belle Hurley, Friday o ve":” *“ July 9. The' tonic for discussion was “ Touring The State To See Our Own Co-op in Operation.” A tour of the state w as planned for councils one and thirteen for August 17. The group will Dave _ from Grain Terminal at Colum-' bus, at 9:30 a. m. The week of August 16 is to be Greene County week on Station WRFD Worthington. For the entertainment the men brought their baby pictures for the women to identify and the women gave a household hint. The hostesses served .an ice course. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Garrmger, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heath and family, Mr. and Mrs. I-Ieber Keach, Mr. and Mrs. Harry -Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Spracklcn, and Mr. and Mrs, Ben Beard. Church Services FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Paul H. Elliott, minister. 10 a. m. Sabbath school, Rankin MacMillan, supt. 11 a. m. Morning worship, Ser­ mon, “At The Shore, with Jesus.” Union Prayer meeting will be at the Methodist Church, Wed­ nesday at 8:00 p. m. Choir Rehearsal is Friday even­ ing at 7:30. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ralph A. Jamieson, minister. Sabbath school 10 a. m. Supt. Arthur B. Evans. Preaching 11 a. m. Theme, “ Christ Among the Common Things of Life.” Y. P. C. U. 7 p. m. Subject: “ As We Forgive.” Leader, Wen­ dell Cultiee! ' Union Prayer meeting Wed- ■ nesday 8 p. m. in the Methodist Church. ■ Those attending the Synodical Young People’s Spiritual Life Conference this week in Hanover, Indiana are the Misses Lena Hastings and Claire Stormont, and Mickey Carzoo. Miss Hast­ ings is Dean of Women, and Miss Stormont is one of the- Couns- lors. Children’s service 7:45. CHURCH OF GOD Elwood ’ C. Palmer, pastor. Sunday school 10:00 a. m. Mrs. David Strobridge, Supt. A wel­ come awaits you in,the class of your age. Can we expect to see you Sunday ? Morning worship 11:00. Children’s service at 6:30. Evening service 7:45. Midweek prayer service, Wed­ nesday evening at 7:45 o’clock. METHODIST CHURCH William B. Collier, minister. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Wal­ ter Boyer, supt. Morning service at 11. The sermon subject will be “ The Val­ ue of Silence.” We will have some boys and girls as1representatives who will attend the District Intermediate Camp beginning Sunday after­ noon at Sabina Campgrounds. The duration of the camp is five days. GRAPE GROVE CHURCH OF CHRIST All services held at the Ross Township Sshoolhouse until fur­ ther notice. Kenneth T. Norris, minister. Sunday services: 10:00 a. m. Bible study with classes for all ages. 11:00 a. in. Lord’s Supper and Preaching from God’s Word. July 18, Dr. Ira M. Boswell will preach. 1:00 p. m. Xenia area churches of Christ Fellowship Picnic and Rally. Dr. Boswell will speak at three in the a^lfernoon also. Wednesday S:00 p. m . .Choir practice. Issue Warning About Firearms Numerous complaints h a v e beep received in the mayor’s of­ fice coinplaiing of people dis­ charging firearms within the corporation limits of the village This- is in violation of villag ordinance No. 62 and is 'very dangerous to the citizens of the village. Wc are i. suing a warn*- ing by this notica that any per son caught in the act of violatin this ordinance without permissic* of the mayor will be pioneer.- " upon conviction. Signed William .W. i*'r«? :so Vice Mayor of the Village of Cedarville ATTENDS OPEN HOUSE Sunday Mrs. Maxine Gordon. attended open house at the home i of Mr, and Mrs. Fred Ohmer, Jr.,! Talbot Road in Dayton, ComicBookIs IssuedbyOhio AutoDealers Some of America’s most fam­ ous comic page characters, in co­ operation with Ohio’s automobile dealers, will help save lives in a unique comic book devoted en­ tirely to traffic safety. Ray Brandenburg, Washington C. H., president of the Ohio Auto­ mobile Dealers association, an­ nounced today that the comic book will bear the title, “ It’s Fun To Stay Alive.” It will lie distri­ buted to children and adults at automobile show rooms, county fairs, through schools and school­ boy safety patrols. Although the comic book was originated aa ’eduottAioiw*-: 'l promotion of the Ohio associa­ tion, it will, "be. distributed .by 'automobile dealers throughout the ration as a public service projp ; of the National Auto- mobil * Dealers association, Bran- denbi.'? said. Several million copie:' will be given away. Special drawings for the book, featuring such familiar comic charae '*vs as Henry, Bugs Bunny Dixie Dugan and Joe Jinks, were contributed by the artists and their syndicates. “ Newspapers have established the comic strip as such a power­ ful educational medium that we concluded a comic book would he one of the best possible tech­ niques for traffic safety educa­ tion,” the OADA president de­ clared. Gov. Thomas J. Herbert, hon- MANTZ TRIPLE THREAT MAN Officials o f National Air Races ' have announced the receipt of three entries in the Bendix Trophy Race, Long Beach, Calif., to Cleveland, from Paul Mantz* Hol­ lywood stunt flier and Bendix winner in both 1946 and 1947. The Bendix event opens the -hree day racing schedule to be held at Cleveland Municipal Airport, Sep­ tember 4, 5 and 6. The Mantz team o f three is sponsored this year by Glenn Mc­ Carthy, multi-millionaire Houston, Texas, oil operator and hotel own­ er. Mantz will be the guiding genius behind the three plane en­ try, and will fly one plane himself, turning the destinies of the other two over to Tommy Mayson of Burbank, Calif., and Linton Car­ ney of Houston, Texas. Number three comes up again in Mantz’s plans when he at­ tempts to run his Bendix victory string to three in a row, a feat never accomplished in National Air Race history. The job will take plenty o f doing* as Joe De- Bona, who finished one minute eighteen seconds behind Mantz last year, will be back with a new and faster ship and several more west coast contestants are grboming their entries for the “ Stop Mantz” campaign. . A record-breaking field is shap­ ing up for the $25,000 Goodyear Trophy Race, established in 1947. Over 70 o f these fast tiny racing ships o f the Goodyear class are being designed and built in twenty states from Connecticut to Cali­ fornia. Steve "Wittman o f Oshkosh, Wis., owner o f the 1947 winner, is building an additional midget for a two. ship entry this year. n At the regular monthly meet­ ing of the Cedarville Progressive club held Monday evening at the shelter house in Community park it was decided to hold a special a special meeting of the organ­ ization on Monday, July 26 at 8 p. m. at the same place. .. The meeting will be held to make definite plans for the club’s annual Labor day field day pro­ gram at the park. Following Monday’s meeting at the park refreshments were serv­ ed with Charles Townsley acting as chairman of the committee. At the special meeting, Vincent Rigio and 'William Lister, co- chairmen, o f the field day cele­ bration together with the execu­ tive committee of the club, will present their plans for Labor day to the organization for approval. BandCessert jP o fta iseF ilild s ForUniforms A band concert and ice cream festival will be held at Communi­ ty park Saturday to raise money to purchase uniforms fo r the Ce­ darville high school band. In addition to the band con­ cert which will begin at 8:30, the appreciation day sponsored by the Business Men’s association will be held at 9 o’clock. The committee in charge of the arrangements for the benefit ice cream festival and band concert have announced that it will get underway at approximately 7 o’ clock. This will be the second such event to raise the necessary funds to outfit the high school band in uniforms. orary chairman of the Ohio traf­ fic safety council, stated that the comic book “ is really an amazing publication.” “ Ohio’s automobile and truck dealers, and the artists who con­ tributed are to be commended for developing this refreshing and common sense approach to traf­ fic safety,” the governor said. “ Ohio has for some time been endeavoring to develop traffic safety consciousness among its citizens. The fact that distribu­ tion of the comic book has been adopted as a safety project by automobile dealers throughout the nation is a fine tribute to members of the Ohio Automobile Dealers association.” Dr. Clyde II. Hissong, state education' director declared that “ It’s Fun To Stay Alive” should be “ tremendously effective in de­ veloping safety precautions on the part of boys and girls.” Contributing artists a i m e d their drawings not only at the hazards of street playing and bi­ cycle riding by small children, but also the civic responsibility and need for driving skills on. the part of adults. Comis characters and _ artists represented in the book include: “Henry,” Carl Anderson; “ The Tootles,” the Baers; “ Bruce Gen­ try,” Ray Bailey; “ Cokey,” Du­ ane Bryers; “ Joe Jinks,” Henry Formhals; “ The Berrys,” Carl Grubeit; “Dixie Dugan,” John H. Striebel; “ Abide An’ Slats,” Raeburn Van Buren; “ Bugs Bunnv,” Warner Bros. Cartoons, I* e.; -'‘Elmer,” C. H. (Doc) Win­ ner and “ Tim Tyler’s Luck,” Ly­ man Young. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. Leonard Glass, near Cedar­ ville, is announcing the engage­ ment of his daughter, Miss Erma Jean, to Mr. Orville Tobias. No date has been set for the wed­ ding. The bridegroom-elect is the son o f Mr. and Mrs. Elmer To­ bias, near Bellbrook. DANCE AT CLIFTON The Fire Fighters association of Clifton will hold a 50-50 dance Saturday evening at 8:30 in the Clifton opera house.