The Cedarville Herald, Volume 71, Numbers 27-52

Friday, November 19, 1948 The Cedarvile Herald A Republican Newspaper Published Every Friday by THURMAN MILLER. JR. 41 Entered as second class matter October 31, 1887 at the Postof- fice; at Cedarville, Ohio, under Act o f Congress o f March 1879, Member—National Editorial As­ sociation; Ohio Newspaper Asso­ ciation; Miami Valley Press As­ sociation. Industries are moving to small­ er towns and cities to avoid big- city congestion and labor troubles. . Fayette county's popcorn crop ‘ has an estimated value o f $100,000 .this year. Virginia was the first o f the 13 original colonies. Editorial LOSS BY FIRE Fire, man’s best friend and po­ tential worst enemy, is no respect­ er o f persons or places. Very re- - cently Frank Creswell’s farm barn on Route 72, between James­ town and Cedarville, burned with a loss estimated at $20,000. Es­ timating loss these days is next to impossible. Building materials are expensive, and labor high. Some items o f loss in such a; fire can not be replaced. Constant at­ tention is given to fire prevention, and fire-fighting devices and ma­ chinery are being 'constantly im­ proved, but the loss from fires grows as time passes. Preven­ tion o f a fire in a rural area, and handling a fire once under way are both difficult, though both have been given much attention in recent years. IT’S ALL OVER NOW As usual a fortnight brings to us all so much that has to be done and thought about that what hap­ pened two weeks ago; is much the same as what happened two years ago. Think hard and you can re­ member that there was an elec­ tion! But we all had to go back to work, and frankly, nobody has noticed much difference in things. The sun has been coming up, at least some mornings, the stars shine at night, there’s been a beautiful moon, and the frost is on the punkin’ and the fodder’s in the shock. Mighty nice world, and a mighty fine spot on it where we live! INCORRECT VOTING It is hard to believe, but about 100.000 voters in Ohio didn’t know how to mark their ballots without invalidating them. In­ structions were carefully given. Precinct workers tried to tell vot­ ers how to vote. But in “ scratch­ ing” tickets—skipping from one column to another—-thousands didn’t get it done right. Time was when Hamilton county was considered the only section of Ohio where a mixed ticket could be voted. This year there were 5.000 votes in that county that had to be thrown out. But Cuya­ hoga county had 30,000, and even neighboring Montgomery 2,000. It looks like we need some voting schools. FARM PROGRESS Records show that over 66 per­ cent o f the nation’s farms now have electric power. . . About 96 percent o f all corn raised this year was from hybrid seed. . . Iowa, a corn-belt leader, reports close to 100 percent hybrid in 1948. , . .Farm prices this year are 37 percent above 1935. . . Farm production has risen SOper­ cent in late years. . . Meat prices netted the farmers 9 percent less in September than in the previous three-month period. . . It is esti­ mated that the corn crop increase in 1948 directly attributed to the use o f hybrids was 750,000,000 bushels.. . The wages bug-a-book remains, as d.oes the cost o f feed. EXPENSIVE PROGRESS Hank- Wallace’s so-called pro­ gressive party spent over $73,000 in Ohio. A ll the party, has-to show fo r it is as low a vote as a party can have and be called a party. The people of Ohio show­ ed by their votes that they do not consider everybody wrong but: Wallace and his followers. As presidential campaigns have come and gone in a century and a half, and as they very likely will come and go (we hope nothing ever stops them) there will be upstarts with radical ideas, hut as in the past, thinking Americans o f the future will defeat t£e men and . their platforms, we hope. WARRIORS PUNISHED A group o f Japanese war lords, after a tedious trial, were convict­ ed of atrocities. They were guilty. Of course. And this ought to be a lesson to them! Next time; as war lords, maybe they’ll make sure they are on the win­ ning side. XT’S IN THE AIR Though Thanksgiving Day is _still ahead o f us and fattening ’ turkeys gobble food and tunes un­ aware o f the fate that awaits them, Christmas is already in the air. The football season will soon close; The basketball epi­ demic has already broken out to our delight. Christmas shopping has begun. Buy early. Mail „ early. ABUNDANCE The administration’s program fo r farming is to he one o f abun­ dance. The secretary o f agricul­ ture, speaking fo r the president, says the farmers and the govern­ ment will have to live successfu; / ydth, abundance. To do this, the S 'ram outlined is three-fold: employment, adequate mar­ kets and a floor under food con­ sumption in times o f low purehas- power. It all sounds beauti- We’ve heard such rosy-tint­ ed schemes before. To bring about abundance, let us suggest two things, neither o f which re­ quires big words or meaningless sentences: Hard work aqd a, se-and-take attitude between and capital. Nothing else SCRIPTURE: I Samuel 2: M 0; II Sam- uel 1:19-27; Psalms 23—24: 103; 130:1-3; Lamentations 3:19-39; Habakkuk 3:17-19: Luke 1:4055. „ , DEVOTIONAL R E A D IN G ; Psalm 147:1-12. TruthSettoMusic Lesson for November 21,1943 <« Dr, Foreman T HE opposite of poetry is not prose; it is science.” There were poets in the world long before there were scientists, but that does not: prove that poets are out of date. Many people in our modern world think we could not get along without sci­ ence but could well burn all the books of poetry. If we did, it would be a dreadful mistake. Poet and scientist each has his truth to see and to speak. We need them both. Certainly if we tried to burn all the poems we should have to destroy some of the best-loved parts of the Bible. * * * Not AH Poets Have LongHair S OME •‘practical” people sniff at poets for being peculiar. “Long- hairs” is a- slang name for them as for other people who know some­ thing besides arithmetic. As a matter of fact; many poets are very practical people them­ selves; engineers, farmers and sol­ diers all have written poetry. The poets of the Bible are of many sorts. If you will look into an edition of the Bible in which the poetic sec­ tions are printed as poetry is print­ ed in other books, you will he im­ pressed by.the very large propor­ tion of poetry, especially in the Old Testaments The new Study Bible or the American: Revised Version or Moffatt’s translation will show this at a glance. These Bible poems are of va­ rious kinds. Some are war- songs (Judges 5),some are prov­ erbs (the book of Proverbs}, drama (Job), love-songs (the Song of Songs), odes (Isaiah 40), prayers (Psalm 16), hymns for public worship (the Psalms). The writers were never profes­ sional poets, so far as we know. Of the poems which are this week’ s lesson Scripture,, two were written by housewives, one by a sheep-herd­ er, one or more by a soldier-king, one by a preacher (Habakkuk), and only one (Lamentations) possibly by a professional: poet. The original Hebrew book of Lamentations does not claim Jeremiah for its author; but if he was the writer, then it was written by the most practical man o f his time. * • *. World’s GreatestHymnBook f *T ET me write a nation's songs, -*-/ and I care not who writes their laws,” said a famous man. The same thing can be said about re­ ligion. “Let me write a church's hymnbook, and I care not who. writes their theologies." The hymns our mothers loved, the hymns we heard before we heard any other kind of poetry, the hymns that we have learned by heart and that become a part of our minds— these mean far more to most peo­ ple than all the printed creeds. Now the Christian religion is a singing religion. Our very first hymnbook was the Book of Psalms, and all the bymnals since, down to the present day, grew out of this; one book in the Bible. It is the greatest hymn­ book in the world; not the long- ' est nor the oldest, hut the great­ est in its influence for good upon mankind. A t theCourthoUse A Divorce Suits Filed Edna Ruth. Harder against Homer E „ o f Stone Road, near Xenia; neglect and cruelty charg­ ed; married Nov. 28,1947, at Cov­ ington. Ky,; plaintiff asks restor­ ation of former name, Munch. Mary E. Wallace, against Book­ er T . , o f 829 1-2 East Church Xenia; neglect and cruelty charg- ried Nov. "26, 1944; wife seeks custody o f their only child, a 16- month-old son. Marsha Floyd Osman against Wilma Edith, of 2618 East Third Street, Dayton; neglect; married Jan. 7, 1929; parents of five chil­ dren, one o f whom, a boy, 13, is a minor. Judgment Asked Vern Chatterton names Elmer J. and La trains Williams defend­ ants, along with the Gem City Building and Loan association, of Dayton, and Weeks Ashley Mo­ tors, Inc., Osborn, in a suit fo r judgments of $1,806.79 and $1,- 594.95 and foreclosure o f Oshorn property. Awarded Divorce On grounds of cruelty and neg­ lect, Madge Williams was award­ ed a divorce from Albert in com­ mon pleas court. Custody o f the couple’s child was given to the plaintiff. William Hodge, charging neg­ lect and cruelty, was given a di­ vorce fuun Christina, who was restored, by court order, to her maiden name of Barker. Suits Dismissed Four suits were ordered dis­ missed in common pleas court, jojurnai entries show. Two of the eases, against Mary F. Gibson, Xenia, were brought by Harvey E. Kipp and by Clarence Atkinson, administrator of the es­ tate of Claicnce Robert Kipp; and Vernon Stafford was defendant in the remaining two suits, one filed by Cecil E. Sprinkle and the other by Oreanna Sprinkle. Wills Admitted Two wills have been admitted to probate. They are those of i Bernard Klein, late of Xenia, with £ Emilie Klein appointed executrix without bond; and William Smith, also late o f Xenia, with Minnie Smith as executrix under no bond. The will of Blanche W. Downs, late of Cedarville, has Been ad­ mitted to probate court and Laura Downs Millis named executrix without bond. County Auditor James J. CmTett has been direct- . ed to appraise the^estate. Tranfers Authorized Transfer of property has been authorized in the estates o f Gil­ bert H. Young, late o f Osborn, and Ed S. Foust, late of Xenia town­ ship. Transfer of property has been authorized in the estate o f Sam­ uel T. Carpenter, late o f Jeffer­ son township. Approve Appraisal Inventory and appraisal of the estate o f Killa J. Drake, late o f Miami township, has been ap­ proved by probate court. Estate Appraised An appraisal o f the estate of Blanche VV. Downs, late o f Cedar­ ville, shows a net Value of $1,221— 65 with deductions of $1,376.70 from a gross o f $2,598.35. An appraisal o f the estate o f Coates McClure, late o f Xenia, filed in probate court, shows a net value of $4,592.98 after deduc­ tions of $862.99 from a gross of $5,455.97. An appraisal of the estate o f Katherine Ambuhl, Ihte o f Xenia, shows a net value of $20,523.47. There were deductions of $1,954.- 75 from a gross of $22,478.22. Marriage Licenses Albert Smith, Xenia, shipping clerk? and Alice Carol Shoemaker, Xenia, R. R. 5. Rev. S. E. Durbin. Cecil Harold Dennison, 120 East Dayton Drive, Osborn, laborer and Margaret Gibson, 56 Greene street, Fairfield. Charles Eugene Buclcio, 4 Greene Street, Fairfield, supply With a Buckeye 'In Congress Post-Mortem On The Post-Mortem In retrospect, it all seems so clear. The election results which confounded victor .and vanquished alike, have been analyzed and re­ analyzed by voters', professional prognosticators, and all the rest of the world without shaking our American faith in this great i’e- publie. From all the studies, one major conclusion emerges to explain the voters’ verdict. The great farm­ er-labor coalition devised by the clerk, and Martha Ellen Prince, 5 Court Street, Fairfield. Rev. E. S. Wones. Marcus G. Page, 230 North South Street, Wilmington, stu­ dent, and Dona Gean ITarger, Spring Valley. Leroy Denifis Haley, Yellow Springs, student, and Nelda'Mar­ garet' Smith, Yellow Springs. John Weller Jobe, Spring Val­ ley, R. R. 1, farmer, and Phyllis Irene Shoup, Dayton, R. R. 2. Dr. A. P. Schnatz, Alpha, — Robert Eugene Smith, 42 South Grand Street. Osborn, engineer draftsman, and Edith Isabel Dav­ is, 50 North Wright Street, Os­ born, Rev, P. H. Weihl. Fred L. Blair, 517 South Mon­ roe Street, Xenia, communications clerk, and Joyce Ann Collins, 307 South Central Avenue, Dayton. Col. Taylor. William Arthur*Reynolds, 221 East Church Street, student and Patsy Ann Wallace, Xenia, R. R. 3. Rev. Hugh Ash, Xenia. Donald Lawrence Cline, 20 Charles Street, Xenia, truck driv­ er, and Lois Bernice, Shaw, 208 Cincinnati Avenue, Xenia. Rev. Leroy R. Wilkin. late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt still stands. In every sector o f the land, the working men and- women of our country joined hands with the farming backbone of America to keep in office the Democratic heirs of FDR.' The Republican leader­ ship must not ignore this cardinal fact in formulating its plans fo r the future of the party. One of the principal factors contributing to .the GOP defeat was the extent to .which Republi­ can spokesmen ignored the natur­ al desire o f our workers and our farmers for a constantly rising standard of living. It is apparent that the time-worn belief that Re­ publicans 'contribute to stable business conditions, which are the foundation fo r national prosperity is not adequate to the majority of our people. We must demon­ strate that we are genuinely con­ cerned for the wage-earner whose savings are being consumed and fo r the farmer who is seeking to build a sounder future than he has ever known before. Troubles in China Plague U. S. Our preoccupation over .the elections just concluded has not blinded our state department, to the serious turn of events over­ seas in recent weeks. In Ger­ many, in France, in the Balkans, problems of economics, politics, and military aid have mounted. But in China, .the huge area to which the administration has turned an increasingly deafened ear, a combination of difficulties unprecedented even for that trohl/^d part o f the world has reached the disaster stage. Those who make it their busi­ ness to know the intricacies of far eastern diplomacy lay most of •the problems to the character of the Chiang Kai-Shek administra­ tion. By and large, observers have brought back* to our shores a vote of no confidence in this Chinese government. By the same token, they are fearful of the vic­ tory of the Communists. Our own government has not dared to take the step so often taken by Great Britain in its long history as a world power. We have hesitated to intervene completely in the in­ ternal affairs of the Chinese Re­ public by urging the replacement o f the Chiang Kai-Shek adminis­ tration with another more demo­ cratically constituted.' As a result, we have simultan­ eously* given and withheld aid. We have provided the Nanking regi­ me with too little assistance to win its battle and too much assist­ ance to collapse outright. No% that the Commufiist guerilla forc­ es have seized Mukden and are , endangering the capital of Nan­ king itself, the crisis is full upon us. History will record the an­ swer, and what our government does between now *and the spring of 1949, may determine whether or not a new Communist state is to shatter the dream of Sun Yat Sen for a true Chineses Republic. How Much More Time For Atoms? The Unreality of our govern­ ment’s policies in world affairs is underlined by recent publications dealing with the war and atomic science. We are tuning up while the faggots of war are being pre- The Cedarville, O- Herald pared in’ the laboratories. Almost* nowhere is there any , evidence that we .are seeking to come to grips with the realities o f our sit­ uation. The conflict between west and east grows daily more acute, but there is-no indication that our top leadership i.s taking aggress­ ive steps to. end.it.. Certainly there, are timds which " call for the face to face conversa­ tions of the political leaders o f * our day. We cannot permit sub­ ordinate military or consular of­ ficials to thrust us into an atomic war.' Neither our own standards of Christian morality nor our de­ sire to Temain alive will permit us to drift in idleness into such a holocaust. The scientists tell us that within a few years, the So­ viet Union will be able to manu­ facture the atomic bomb. They say that only a comparatively small •number o f these weapons will suffice to destroy any great nation. Is this to he the climax o f man's upward ascent—self destruction? Or are we going to compel our leaders to recognize the facts of life and agree upon some formula .which.. will establish enduring 'peace*/' ^I£ our statesmanship is ’ unequal' to this major task, our minor victories on-any one front o f the world diplomatic battlefield will be irrfevelant, immaterial and meaningless, fo r these will be none left to appreciate them. The year 1948 will go on record as the second worst in polio his­ tory. A je t plane is being designed capable o f 2,100 mph, at an alti­ tude o f 20 miles. I will sell at public auction on farm known as Sarah May Bryan farm, located 2 miles north of Jamestown on the Brickel Road on Friday,Nov.26th Beginning at 11:00 A. M., the following described per­ sonalty: 5—CATTLE— 5 Holstein cow, 10 years old with calf by side. Guernsey cow, 6 years old, giving- good, flow milk* bred ; Guernsey cow, 7 years 6ld, giving good flow milk, hred ; Guernsey heifer, bred.- 83—HOG S -83 Eight brood sows due to farrow in- December; 74 feeding hogs, average weight 120 lbs.; Hampshire male hog, 2 years old, eligible to register. All hogs immunized against cholera. 17—SHEEP—17 Sixteen open wool ewes; ram, 2 years old. Farm Implements, Etc. John Deere model A tractor on rubber with starter, lights, power lift and cultivators; 2-bottom 14-inch tractor break­ ing p low ; Massey-Harris, 2-bottom, 14-inch tractor break­ ing plow; A. C. 7-ft. cultipacker; rotary hoe; John Deere 4-row corn planter; A. C. combine, o-ft. cut; drag harrow; 4-row weeder, two rubber tired farm wagons with flat top beds; 2 farm wagons; 2 drags; com pick up attachment ta fit A. C. model W. G. tractor; buzz saw; fodder cutter; Smidley bog feeder; 3 self feeders; 3 new double bog box­ es; single hog box; 2 shelter hog boxes; 6 wooden floors for hog boxes; 2 winter hog fountains; hog panels; hog pans; 7x10 brooder house; coal brooder stove; wood brood­ er stove; 7 galvanized chicken coops; 2 sides harness; lines; bridles; collars; small hand-tools and many other items too numerous to mention. FEEDS-—450 bales mixed hay; some shredded fodder. HOUSEHOLD GOODS INCLUDING—Antique sideboard; organ; Estate Heatrola; chest drawers; dresser; bed with springs; wash stand; rocking chairs ; 6 dining room chairs ; glass door cupboard; and many other items. Lunch will be served. - Terms—Cash! DORA C. BRADDS * Sale conducted by The Bailey-Murphy Co., Wilmington, Ohio. A NAME THAT STANDS FOR GOOD BUDGET PLAN AVAILABLE 9 ■DEAD STOCK HORSES . .. ................... .. .:......... : $6.00 COWS ........... ......... . - -$ 7 .5 0 . HOGS .... ............ — $2.00 art. According to Size and Condition CALL m s s & Reverse X e “ a 4 5 4 Charges XENIA FERTILIZER EBE0SBI E. G . Buchsieb, Inc. Poetry Was in Jesus Blood O F OUR Lord Jesus himself, it truly can be said, poetry was in his veins.. He came of a poetic family. His most famous ancestor. David, was a poet; another royal ancestor, Hezekiah, wrote poetry. { The book he knew best, the Old i Testament, was full of poetry. Hist own mother Mary, before he was f born, sang a song of her own mak-1 ing, so beautiful that it is still sung ) in Christian churches and loved the i world around. When Jesus died on the cross, two of the last seven sentences that came from his lips were quotations from the Psalms. The poetry of his people: was in his blood, for in his last agony the words that came from his break­ ing heart were words first spok­ en by the poets of the Bible long ago. So it is always. “Truth in song will tarry long.” Today and al­ ways, the parts of the Bible which are most cherished, the parts most! often learned by heart, the parts j which we carry with us to the val- j ley of the shadow of death, are the 1 truths set to music, long centuries ‘ ago, by inspired men who knew f how to clothe truth with garments of shining and immortal loveliness. (Copyright br tb . International Council el Raligiooa Education on babalt ot 40 Protaxtant danominationx. Reiaaxed br WNU roatunoj # & SO/SandGIRLS mealetterand i will sendyou mypicture HEAR > tw ize AFTERNOON at 4 : 3 0 pama thanksgiving Day until Christmas Help Santa by writing to him right now! He wants to read your name e’ll ! ‘ on the radio. . . and h send you his picture in color to hang on your wall. Have daddy or mother “print your name and address real plain. comingfora THE O H I O ) W r it in g that bis news can never TequaL the )oy 6i 'tellmg it. 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