The Cedarville Herald, Volume 72, Numbers 1-26

C E B A R V I L L E ’ S OLDEST INSTITUTION The PER Y E A R ________$1,50 PER C O P Y ______5c 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 V o lu m n L X X I I Cedarville, Ohio, Friday, December 17, 1948 N um b e r 2 SANTA GETS ADVICE. To be sure that the toy trains he leaves under the Christmas tree for good little boys are exactly right, Santa Claus takes one o f them to the private car of It. C. Vaughan, C.MAi., chairman and president c.f the Grand Trunk Western Canadian Na­ tional Railways, for the railroad chief's stamp of approval. On the School Scene BY A N N E HUFFMAN This week has been a busy one for the Journalism class. Members of the class are pre­ paring their booklet ‘Greetings’ fo r the High School pupils. It w ill be a mimeographed issue in colors and will comprise work of pupils in the upper six grades. This w ill be our last column: until after Christmas vacation. The journalism class takes this opportunity to wish its readers a ‘Merry ChristnJTs and Happy New Year’. CHRISTMAS DANCE The Junior Class is sponsoring a Christmas Da i e and party combined, to he held on Tuesday evening, December 21, from 7:30 till 11:00 o’clock. Entertainment w ill include the grand, march, ping pong, check­ er, and Christmas caroling. Refreshments aie free, and ad­ mission charge is 20c fo r individ­ uals or 35c per couple. We hope everyone will be able to come and join the fun. HOME EC PARTY Twenty-two girls attended the F. II. A . Christmas party at the high school Home Ec room F ri­ day night. To start the evening, the girls enjoyed a basketball game on the gym floor. A fte r the game, re ­ freshments were served by the luncheon committee, and gifts were exchanged by the girls. Decorations were in the nature o f a lighted tree, which formed the centerpiece fo r the table. Later in the evening the group attended a movie at the Cozy Theater-. SLIDES SHOWN GOVERN­ M ENT CLASS The Senior Government class was given a treat Thursday, December 9, when they were shown special slides in Current Events,-on themes being discuss­ ed currently in the class. One film, pictured President­ ia l Elections, past and present. The second film concerned the Palestine Question. The New York Times news­ paper has instituted a new ser­ vice by which schools and col­ leges may purchase these films. (A series o f eight are to be re­ ceived by the school. IND IAN S TO P L A Y PANTHERS The Indians w ill take to the floo r fo r their seventh game o f the season when they invite the Panthers out o f their den Thurs­ day night. This will be the sec­ ond game o f the season with the Ross cagers, the Indians having been defeated by them in their fir s t game early in the season. Ross, along: with Beaver and Spring Valley, is being favored to rate one o f the Big Three as the season progresses. IND IAN S LOSE GAME RESERVES W IN Last Friday night the Indians were forced to accept defeat from: Spring Valley in a game which resulted in a lop-sided score o f 63 to 40. In this match, which was played on the Spar­ tan floor, the Indians failed to connect with the old hoop accur­ ately, although they made re­ peated efforts to do so. The Valley boys started scor­ ing early in the firs t session, while the Indians held their own favorably till the half, which end­ ed with a score o f 23 to 21. fn the second half thS Valley boys pull- . ed ahead and started scoring from almost any spot on the floor. The little Indians walked away w ith their fifth victory o f the season. The final score o f their game was 35 to 28. The Reserve hoys have suffered only one loss in the season to date. W e hope Santa w ill be very good to our two high-point men men o f the Spring Valley-Cedar- v iile Reserye game, as they are a very deserving duo. In the recent conquest James Herbert Luttrell had seven tall­ ies to his credit. James asks fo r only one g ift from Santa— a g irl friend. Now Santa, that’s going to take some guessingl You will recognize Jim when you get to Cedarville—blond hair, blue eyes, and always a happy smile. He is S* 8 inches tall, and weighs 145 pounds W e also salute James Oliver ManInjured InU. S. 35 Accident One man was injured severly when three cars and a truck were involved in a collision on U. S. 85, three miles east o f Xenia, Saturday evening, sheriff’s dep­ uties reported. The injured man was Raymond McCav, CO, Stevenson road, driv­ er o f the truck. Deputy Robert MeCafferty said he was treat­ ed fo r a broken jaw and fractur­ ed nose by Dr. R. L . Haines, of Jamestown. The deputy said the McCoy truck, which was going west, col­ lided with an auto traveling east being driven by Carl Lynch, 52, Jasper road. He said it appeared that the can an truck side swiped, swipeed. Shortly after the truck and car collided, the latter vehicle was struck from the rear by a car driven by John Allen, Xenia. Hardly had Allen and his w ife and three children alighted from their auto when an auto operated by Robert Luttrell, Jr., 17, James­ town, R. R. 1 hit the front end o f the truck. Mr. Allen was going east and Mr. Luttrell was traveling west. Mr. McCoy, driver o f the truck and Mr. Luttrell, driver o f one o f the autos, were unaccompanied. Mrs. Carl Lynch, riding with her husband, suffered minor cuts and bruises. Restrainer Is Disolvedin MergerCase The on-again-off-again status of the Osborn-Fairficld merger injunction case got another shot in the arm from Common Pleas Jurge George W . McDowell o f Hillsboro while he was in Xenia last Friday. The judge, who disolved a temporary restrainer in the case to allow the Nov. 2: vote which resulted in approval o f the con- • solidation, had announced then that he was holding in abeyance other matters heard. Then, ten days ago, he dis- closd that another hearing would be required on the merits of the case before any complete ruling could he handed down. His visit last week changed the story again. A ft e r conferring with J, A . Finney, solicitor for Fairficld, who called to his atten­ tion a motion to dismiss the suit in addition to the temporary in­ junction, Judge McDowell said he would reconsider the * testimony at hand. Miss Vera Schneider, Osborn realtor who opposed the merger plan as illegal under Osborn’s , charter and took issue with the name Fairborn as a common one fo r consolidation o f the tAvo towns, is plainiff in the case. Defendants are the two villages and the election board, which could be restrained from certify­ ing the results o f the Nov. 2 e- lection, although the plan passed in both towns. Legion Names Judy to Board Mr. Arthur Judy, Sr„ Avas elect­ ed to the Community Park Board. He was elected to lik e the place o f Mr. Hugh Turnbull, Avhose term expires, the end o f ‘this year. The Legion wishes to thank .Mr- Turnbull fo r his efforts and cooperation in making this park a success. The next regular, meeting o f the legion w ill be Thursday the 23rd. Meeting Avill be -held at the Shelter House. to our score in the recent game. SteAvart, who added-nine points ‘Bo’ gets around on the floor with an ease and speed which makes good entertainment fo r the fans. From Santa he asks fo r ‘a baby doll and doll buggy’. (There must he some, mistake!) ElectionCase TakenUnder Advisement Robert E. Crone of Osborn, Democratic candidate fo r county commission Avho was high man in the Nov. 2 ballottinor, w ill take his seat Jan. 3, subject to ' any later adverse decision Avhich might come from Common Pleas Judge George W . MeDoivell of Hillsboro. Asked hoAV soon a decision might be forthcoming in the Sky­ way Park voting precinct test suit Avhich is heard all day F ri­ day, Judge M c D oavc U ansAveml, Not until after the first o f the- year. He said his interpretation of the law in the matter found Mr. Crone, at present mayor o f Os­ born, the duly-qualitied county commissioner for the term be­ ginning Jan. 8 and Ralph O. Spahr, Republican inciimbent Avho is pressing the suit, is dis­ puting it. IIoAvever, Mr. Spahr is challenging an eleetiun board tabulation and is not now quali­ fied to continue in office after expiration o f his term, the judge ruled. This means that Mr. Ctono Avould continue Avith his term if Judge McDowell ruled Skyway Park ballotts Avere valid in last month’s general election. I f the jurists upholds Mr. Spahr’s con­ tention that SkyAvay is an illegal Greene county precinct because it is a federal reservation, then the Republican contestor Avould replace Mr. Crone on commission, subject to further appeals. Reams o f documents Avere in Judge MeDoAvell’s custody Avhen he left, hut because of delay in obtaining copies o f some federal records, his decision will be Slow­ er in coming. The non-resident judge, Avho sat here at the request o f Republi­ can Frank L. Johnson, local jur­ ist, announced he Avould take the case under advisement and in­ structed attorneys to submit briefs. This, too, Avill take ad­ ditional time. Friday’s hearing Avas dull for the mere dozen sDectators Avho lasted through >several hours of over technicalities. The matter is stristly a technical > suit, with hoth sides providing conflicting interpretations of a multitude of laAvs involved. E. G. Schuessler, Columbus, a member o f the attorney gener­ al’s sta ff Avho is representing Mr. Spahr in his election contest, called Milford E. Buob, chief of the administrative and real estate section in the office o f the dep-* uty fo r air 'installations at W right - Patterson A ir Force Base, to the Avitness stand sev­ eral times. Mr. Buob, a civil engineer, Avas asked to identify as gen­ uine a number o f documents Avith Avhich Mr. Schessler hoped to prove that Skyway Park is a mil­ itary reservation and therefore its residents had lost their vot­ ing rights in this county. On the other hand, George H. Smith, Xenia, IaAvyer fo r Mi*. Crone, called R. J. O’Donnell, fed­ eral attorney fo r the southern Ohio district, in an attempt to prove that the_ federal govern­ ment through his office, does not handle criminal cases in the area since state M av violations are re­ ferred to the civil authorities in the county in Avhich the area is located. It Avas on apparent effort to show civil rights o f Skyway residents are not abridged. Mr. O’Donnell also introduced some documents as evidence, including a federal attorney general's rul­ ing which ceded jurisdiction to county authorities. Prosecutor Marcus Shoup, Avho assisted Mr. Smith since the prosecutor’s ruling Avas the basis fo r the setting up by the election board o f the SkyAvay precinct, of­ fered a motion *to dismiss .the case, calling Mr. Spahr's evidence insufficient. The move Avas over­ ruled by Judge McDowell. The prosecutor summoned Miss Ida Boyd, a deputy clerk in the U. S. district court at Dayton, to the stand and she identified court records in condemnation proceedings. I t Avas believed Mr. Shoup was seeking to shoAV that the federal government specified in each instance Avhether such land would be used fo r military purposes or housing. Jurge McDoAvell previously had overruled motions bv Mr. Smith to dismiss the case because it Avas a federal matter, and to make the election board a party defendant. Mr. Smith shaped his client’s defense about the Lanhan act and its suffrage provisions, that there had been no change o f res­ idents’ status and that the federal government disclaims it has tak­ en exclusive jurisdiction o f the area. On the other hand, Mr. Schues­ sler, in arguing fo r Mr, Spahr, contends that Skyway residents are not legal Greene .county elec­ tors and the more than 700 votes cast in the commission race should be validated. I f Skyway would be knocked o ff election totals, Mr. Spahr would, be re-elected in place o f Mr. Crone. Second commissioner elected was Arthur Brahns, New Jasper toAvnship Republican. The The Skyway contraversy Avould not alter his election. DEER HUNT ING Mr. Harry Hammon, Harold Reinhard and Paul Cummings spent four days this past week hunting deer in. N . East Ohio, t* /* - s '1 f <r SOVIET RECEPTION , . . Russian Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin Is all smiles as he greets U. S, Attorney General Tom Clark and Mrs. Clark on tlieir arrival at the Sovifct embassy for the reception commemorating the 31st anniversary of the Russian revolution. It was a brilliant affair, featured by the most unproletarlah chow.' Other important' U. S. figures who attended included Henry Wallace, the na­ tion's leading disciple of a*soft policy towards Russia, and Dr. Edward U.'Condon, director ofthe.Amer­ ican bureau of standards. ~ JacketsTake , VillaMadonna, DroptoFlyers A fte r vanquishing Rose Poly at Terre ‘Haute, Indiana Wed­ nesday, Dec. 8, Cedarville re­ turned home and met Villa Ma­ donna College o f Kentucky on their oAvn floor. The Jackets were hard pressed to hold the lead hut Avith the sharpshooting o f John ToAvnsley and B ill Dun­ lap Avere able to leave the floor at the half Avith a 19 to 15 advan­ tage. The boys from Kentucky came hack in the second half hut Don Barger Cedarville’s captain connected fo r three consecutive buckets to build a lead_ that Avas never relinquished. Villa Ma- dona’s center, Ed W o lf proved himself a decided threat as he hit the net fo r 19 points to be top scorer fo r the night, Barger .led Cedarville squdd AVith 12 points, At Cedarville College The annual Christmas recess at Cedaiwille College w ill begin at noon on December 23, and Avill end at 8:20 a. m. Monday morning, January 3. Absences from classes immediately before and immediately after the holi­ days Avill count as double absen­ ces. • The Christmas formal scheduled fo r 8:30 Wednesday night is the first Christmas formal dance in the history of Cedarville Col­ lege. Music Avill he furnished by the Djiyton Campus Flyers. The affair is scheduled fo r the audi­ torium, and is sponsored by Kappa Sigma Kappa, local -frat­ ernity. Admission is one * dollar, per person, or $1.50 per couple. Chapel s e r v i c e s Wednesday featured an illustrated lecture on the Holy Land by Prof. Frd- rick Hiiish. Pupils .of Prof. Margart Huish, department o f music, will pre­ sent a recital Monday at the Ced­ arville United Presbyterian at 8 p. m. TKe~'pfbgram is open to .the public. Monday, Dec. 13 Avas the d a te ^ v -T h e most popular speaker of o f one o f the best ball games to' be had in the area in many re­ cent years. Dayton University’s Flyers Avere visitors and Cedar­ ville College Avas the host. Cedar­ ville Avas very impolite though be­ cause after allowing the Flyers to jump to a 13 to 2 lead, the Jackets proceeded to cut down their overconfident foes. Using tAvo ‘machine - guns’ in the per­ son o f Bucky Shumate and Gene Blosser Avho connected from all angles. Cedarville crept up and a t the buzzer fo r the half, Day- ton’s margin Avas trimmed to 36- 29. Coming back fo r the final 20 minutes the Jackets proved their ability and Avith Stanley, Huston, and Blaterie outreboUnding the taller Dayton hoys a t‘ both ends o f the court and they had, Coach Tom Blackburn o f the Flyers screaming fo r help. The final score read Dayton 70 Cedarville 64 and Dayton Avas happy to have Avon out on /the long end. There Avas a marked difference in plav from theprevious Dayton game and Coach Beattie o f the Jackets'says it Ayill continue. The Jackets next home game is Friday night, Dec- 17 at 8:15 in the Cedarville gym. . They w ill meet a very formid­ able opponent in Kentucky Wes­ leyan Avho last year held "Louis­ ville, National Champions, to a 62-58 decision. The Wesleyan Panthers have on their roster one Fairce Woods Avho is known as the P h a n t o m Bantam in basketball circles. Woods is only five fee t four hut he held the highest point average fo r Ken­ tucky colleges fo r 2 o f the last 3 years and placed second the third year. Along Avith Woods, Wesleyan w ill have eight letter* men returning from the team that went to the finals in the K. I. A . C. tournament last year. Cedarville G F P -B a r g e r ,______________ ___4‘ 4 12 Shumate_________________1 0 2 Dun lap___________ i ____4 1 9 B losse r___________ i ____2 1 5 ToAvnsley------ ------ 4 3 11 E v a n s ______________ :___1 0 2 Blaterie _______________ . 3 2 8 S tan ley___:____________ . 1 0 2 Huston . ..... ..... . 3 0 6 T o t a ls ____________‘__ 23 11 57 V illa Madonna 'G F P Heilman - ______________. 2 4 8 Perisutti _ ____ __ _ 4 0 8 W o l f __________________ . 8 3 19 D e v ic e _________________ _ 6 0 12 K o lleh e r________ ______ . 1 0 2 T o ta ls _____________ 21 7 49 Cedarville G F P B a r g e r ______ _________ ..2 3 7 Shumate_______________ f. 2 14 B loss e r________________. 8 2 18 Townsley ______________. 3.. 3' 9 Evans ........ _ 1 0 2 B la te rie ___________________2 2 6 S tan ley___________________4 0 8 T o t a ls ______________ 26 12 64 Dayton G F P Ginn ____________________ 7 3 17 Joseph _________________ ‘4 2 10 M cC a ll_________________ 3 1 7 Campbell - __________ .__5 3 13 Flynn - ____________ :____ 2 0 4 W e s t _______________ 6113 Zimmerman ___________1 4 6 T o tq ls ______________ 28 14 70 the current semester addressed the student body . and faculty during the ass'eipbly ' .Monday morning. Sid Garris, announcer and disc jockey fo r Springfield v radio station WJEL, related to the group his experiences as, a disc jockey in Springfield, and a few o f his previous experiences in Hollywood and New York. He emphasized that regardless of the size o f the city or town, peo­ ple are fundamentally the same. Mr. Garris •was sponsored by Kappa /igma Kappa. Members o f the Caravaners and their guests held tlieir an­ nual Christmas party in the re­ creation hall Tuesday evening. An evening o f fun and refresh­ ments Avas enjoyed by all pre­ sent. AppealsCourt UpholdJurist InForceCase A ffirm ing a common pleas court judgment, the second dis­ trict court o f appeals Saturday ruled that O'Neill Hall, 58-year- old Avomen’s dormitory at Wilber­ force, is state property. \ With Presiding Judge William C. Wiseman .'of Dayton Avriting the opinion in which both Judges Rostoe G. Hornheck o f London and Fred G. Miller of Columbus concurred, the appeals tribunal declared the- . State College of Wilberforce could claim the dorm ■by adverse possession. The appeal had been made last Oct, 14 by the AME church’s W il­ berforce university after Judge Frank L. ’Johnson, Xenia, had de­ cided an eviction suit against the state in, favor o£ the defendant. The court heard four appeals when it1sat here two months ago and in,each instance has now up­ held rulings by Judge Johnson. In the decision, the appelate • court said the two institutions have always been and are noAV separate entities, the Wilberforce university being supported, con­ trolled and managed by the AME church and the College o f Educa­ tion and Industrial Arts by the state o f Ohio. . . I t Avent on to recognize that Wilberforce universty had gained Wilberforce university had gain­ ed title to the land on which O'Neill hall stands in 1856 hut in 1891, Avhen the dorm Avas built, funds for construction and equip­ ment came from the staterin the sums o f $10,000 in 189Tand £16,- 000 in 1892. Although Wilberforce U. did contribute to the building, this fact alone, the decision read, would not prevent the state of Ohio from acquiring title by pre­ scription'. The appeals court said records do not show that any funds raised by Wilberforce U. fo r con­ struction of O’Neill . hall ever were used fo r that purpose. , The state, the decision contin­ ued, had maintained, controlled and housed students there free o f charge. , LeaguePlay Begins in County Circuit Greene County basketb a l l starts in earnest Friday night Dec. 17, as official league play starts then fo r the whole county. The 8 team league opens on a grand scale as we find Cedarville hosts to Ross, to he played Thurs­ day. 16th. Bryan at Silvercreek, Beavercreek at Bowersville, and Bellbrook versus Spring Valley.' Games between our county teams earlier this year gave evi­ dence of a close race with Spring Valley and Beavercreek being the two strongest contenders fo r the league title. There, are no easy pickins this year and there w ill he many so- called upsets which in reality are only on nights fo r a good team. • Spring Valley and Ross re g is --1 tered triumphs over Greene county' league Opponents F ri­ day night in the loop’s final pre­ view program before the first round of league competition gets under way Dec. 17. Bill Troute’s Valley quintet was the winner by the .w idest margin, smothering Ceda/rville, 63-38, at Spring V a lley .. Ross handed Bellbrook a 48-41 set­ back. ' Cedarville’s Indians trailed the Valley Spartans all the way, hut it was the third period Avhich spelled defeat fo r Clyde Walker’s Indians. In that period the Spar­ tans sahk 21 point to swell a 23- 21 halftime lead, then connected fo r 19 in the final canto, Avhich the Indians tallied only 8 and 9 respectively in the third and •fourth stanzas. L ittle Carl H o ffer paced the winners with 19 points for the Spartan’s sixth Aictory in seven starts. The Panthers from Ross added another victory to their record, edging Bellbrook’s Golden Eag­ les. The Ross fiv e built up an im- but saw it whittled to a 33-29 pressive 28-18 lead at halftime, margin in the third canto. Hitting fo r 15 points in final period, the Eagles Avho tallied only 11. Forward Boh Luttrell v/as high fo r Ross with 17 points. The vvin leaves Ed Irvine’s Panthers with a 500 record fo r four victories and four defeats Bellbrook has three triumphs and three defeats. Spring Valley G F P Jordon, f -------------- — 0 . 2 2 Noggle, f ----- .----------- 4 1 9 Harvey, c -------------------5 6 16 Roach, c ----- ---- 2 0 4 Pickering, g ____________ 5 2 12 Carter, g ----------------- 0 1 1 Foffer, g _____________ 7 5 19^ T o ta ls _-r_— , _______ 23 17 63 Cedarville G F P F ife, f _____________ ___ 2 3 7 D. Heidorn, f ________ 0 3 3 V e s t / c ___________ - ____ 1 2 4 Cultice, g _____ -------- — 4 2 10 P. Heidorn, g ____________ 1 C 8 Parker, g _______________2 2 6 T o t a ls ________ - ______ 10 18 38 By quarters: Spi’ing V a lle y __12 11 21 19—63 Cedarville — — 7 14 8 9—38 Ross (48) G F P Luttrell,. f —---------------- 6 5 17 Steen, f ___________ - — 2 0 4 B. Depp, f ----------- 1 — 0 Church Services F IRST PRESBYTER IAN CHURCH Paul H. Elliott, Minister 10 a. m. Sabbath School, Rank- MacMillan, Supt. 11 a. m. Morning worship Special music, sermon. Avho is THis? 7:30 Christmas concert by the choir. See program elseAA’here. CHURCH OF GOD Elwood G. Palmer, Minister. Sunday school 10 a. m. Mrs. Ervin Cultice Supt. We would like to see 100 present this Sun­ day, Can We Count On You? Morning worship 11 a. m. Ser- * mon topic, Hear Y e Him. Children’s service at 6:30. The Young people and child­ ren Avill have charge of the even­ ing service at 7:45 and Avill pre­ sent the Christmas program. Midweek prayer service Wed­ nesday evening at 7:45. UNITED PRESBYTER IAN CHURCH Ralph A. Jamieson, Minister Sabbath School 10 a. m. Supt. Arthur B. Evans. Preaching 11 a. rn. Theme, ‘ Christmas pongs’. 1 There Avil be a special Christ­ mas Vesper Service this afternoon a t 3:30, presented by Miss Lena Hastings at the organ and Mrs. Greer McCallister at the piano. , The Christmas story w ill be read: This is an additional featufe or service with the desire to keep ‘ Christ’ in Christmas. Y . P. C. U. at 6:30 p. m. Sub­ ject: ‘Keeping Christmas'. The choir o f the F irst Pres­ byterian Church will present a Christmas pz-ogram at 7:30. p. m. ■ No Wednesday evening service next week. Plans have heen made fo r the usual observance of the Week o f Prayer beginning Sabbath, January 2, 1949. CLIFTON UNITED PRESBYTER IAN CHURCH Dr.-John W . Bickett. minister. Sabbath school 10 a. m. Lesson Subject: The good news o f the Bible. Preaching * service 11 a. m. Topic fo r discusson: What is re­ quired o f the professed folloAver of Christ, Dr. Bickett. A t eight o’clock there w ill he a Christmas program arranged by a committee with Mrs, Harlan Butts chairman. The primary de­ partment will give Bible verses and songs, The young people w ill give a Pageant entitled the Birth o f Jesus, The characters w ill de­ pict Mary, -the -Shepherds, the Wise men and worshippers. The Pageant will include Christmas Carols sung by the choir led by Mrs. Earnest Collins. This part of the progarm w ill be followed byPictme slides on the Birth o f Jesus. The Avhole service will he wor­ shipful thru out. TO HOLD WEEK OF PRAYER Plans are being made fo r the usual observance of the Week o f Preyer beginning Sabbath, Jan­ uary 2, 1949. Further announce­ ments concerning this meeting w ill he published in next, weeks issue o f the H era l'i VESPER SERVICE There w ill be a special Christ­ mas Vesper Service Sunday after noon ,at 3:30, presented by Miss Lena Hastings at the organ and Mrs. Greer McCallister at the piano. The Christmas story Avill be read. November Births Are Listed Sarah Ellen Koziol, Linda Dar- leen Shanks, Marsha Joan Smith, James Ralph Randolph, Jr., A r­ nold Royce LeAvis. Wilma Jean Lovett, Infant Heifner, Dale Lee Eddy, Robert Louis Shaffer, Louella Jane Da- be. Louise Lynn Baughn, Mary Beth Blocker, Emma Annetl Baise, Larry Gene Blankenship, Wava Jean Morris. Ronda Lee Oney, Calvin Pene- wit, Joseph Michael Jett, Paul Dennis Calloway, Constance Dian Kennedy. Becky Anne Johnson, Mark Edwin Luttrell, Sandra Jane Moorman, Jeffrey Christopher Seiter, David Ray Armstrong, Dorothy Marie Smith. Bobbitt, c _________ jl _ 7 0 14 Massie, g --------------- 1 0 2 2 Andrews, g ______________ 4 2 10 T o t a ls _______________ 19 10 48 Bellbrook (41) G F P Gibbons, f 1______________ 7 0.14 Englehard, f _____________ 0 1 1 Barnett, c _______________4 3 11 Bartley, g _____ ________ ' 0 2 2 Eckley, g _____________ 0 4 4 McMichael, g ___________ *4 1 9 Totals — ____________ 1$ 11 41 By quarters: Ross ______ ____ 16 12 . 5 15— 48 Bellbrook ---- .9 9 11 11—41 T o ' acquire title by adverse possession Inust bo actual, open and notorious, hostile and under claim o f right, continuous and exclusive, it said. The evidence * presented meets the test. Award $800 in Damage Suit Deliberation fo r less than an hour resulted in a $800 jury ver- - diet fo r the plaintiff in a damage suit fo r $2,062 in common pleas court Monday. Receiving the case shortly be­ fore 4 p. m. the jury favored Robert E. Anders, Dayton, in his suit against George E. Sieber, • Bellbrook. The case ,was filed Dec. 20, 1945. The suit involved a contract calling fo r Anders, who resided in Dayton property owned by Sieber, .to make certain improvements Avith the stipulation he could buy it fo r $5,000 unless a better price could be obtained. Sieber disposed of the property fo r $8,500 and Anders sued fo r $2,062 worth of improvements. 50-50 DANCE The Clifton Fire Fighters as­ sociation will sponsor a 50-50 dance at the Clifton opera house Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Greer McCallis­ ter and family and Mr. and Mrs. Karlh -Bull spent past weekend ' in .Marietta guests o f Mr. and Mrs. George Siegler. Choirto'Give AnimalConcert OnSunday The Choir o f The F irst Pres­ byterian Church, Cedarville,-will present its annual concert o f Ghristmas music, on Sunday eve­ ning, December the 19th, at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. Paul Elliott is di­ rector o f the choir, Mrs. Rankin MacMillan, organist. A cordial invitation is extended to all. The program is as follows: Sing Alleluiah Forth-Thiman, O H o ; Night-Adam, arr. The Choir. The Little Jesus Came to Town -James; Miss Phyllis Bryant, Miss Vivian Ramsey, Mrs. A l­ bert Mott. Christmas E v e-Leeds, M r. James Steel. The Birthday o f A King—Neid- linger, Miss Vivian Ramsey, and Ghoir. The Sheep Lay White Around- Deane Shure, Miss Phyllis Bry­ ant, Mrs. Albert Mott, and the Choir. Mary’s L ittle Son—Demurest, Mrs. Albert Mott. Noel or the Bells-Shelley, Miss Janet Crumrine, Miss Diana Brirfitman. And There Were Sliepherds-La Forge, Miss Phyllis Bryant. Song of The Angels—Rubin­ stein, A rr. Praise to The Lord- Christiansen ‘ The Choir. Gesu Bambino-Yon, Mr. James Steel, and Choir. Hallelujah (from The Messiah) -Handel, The Choir. HigherSalaries Slatedfor County Officers Jan. 3 Avill mark the beginning o f four-year terms fo r eight Greene county officials. Another begins a six-year term Feb. 19, one starts a four-year term next Sept. 5 and one embarks on a two-year stay Avhen the state legislature is seated early in January. But most important, to the officials themselves, is the fact that higher salary scales, Avhich the 1948 general assembly ap­ proved, go into effect with t' beginning of each term. The new legislation w ill give County Engineer Frederick R. Lemcke (R ) the distinction o f being the highest paid county official—at least until 1951. Presently receiving $3,250 a year, his pay after Jan. 3 will he $4,- 225. Mr. Lemcke was appointed last January Avhen Robert Crane quit. That eclipses the $4,075 now being paid Commoh Pleas Judge^ Frank L. Johnson, still Avith* tAvo years to go no his current six- year term. The common pleas post, however, w ill pay $5,075, after Feb. 9, 1951, when another six-year term is begun. Besides the engineer, Avho al­ ready has heen sworn in by Clerk o f Courts, L. N . Shepherd since he Avas also Avritten in as the short term engineer from elec­ tion day to Jan. 3, these office­ holders Avill start neAV four-year terms Jan. 3; County Commission ers-elect Robert E. Crone (D ), Osborn, and Arthur Bahns (R ), New Jasper; Recorded Ernest D. Beatty (R ),, Xenia; Sheriff George P. Henkel (D ), Xenia; Clerk o f Courts Shepherd (R ), Xenia; Prosecutor George R. Smith (D ), JamestoAvn; and Cor­ oner Hugh C. Schick (R ), Xenia. Probate Judge William B. Mc­ Callister, Jr., (R ), Xenia, takes office Feb. 9 fo r the newly- created six-year term at $4,075 a year as compared Avith the $3,- 725 he noAV draws. County Treasurer Harold J. Fawcett, (R ) Xenia, is paid $2,- 750 annually now bul since he does not begin a neAV term until the firs t Monday in September (because o f tax settlement'dates) he w ill not qualify fori the higher wage scale until the last four months to amount to $3,025 in 1949 but $3,575 annually after- Avard. Representative Lowell Fess (R ), Yellow Springs, begins a 'new tAvo-year term Avith the seat­ ing o f the new legislature in Columbus. His pay comes from the state. The new salary scale, which repealed a 15 per cent hike -al­ lowed by the legislature in 1944, was based on a 30 per cent in­ crease over the original scale, that is, the one before the 1944 legislation. Unaffected yet besides Judge Johnson, because they Avere,not candidates at this year’s election, are Auditor James J. Curlett (R ), Xenia, and Commissioner Hugh Turnbull (R ), Cedamlle. Mr. Curlett is paid $2,750 a year as auditor and Mr. Turnbull gets $1,850. The terms o f auditor and Commissioner expire in 1950, . after which they will be hiked to $3,575 and $2,405, respectively. Although Mr. Gurlett receives another $650 a year from the state tax commission as its rep­ resentative in Greene County in­ heritance tax determinations, this . post is not necessarily part o f the auditor’s job: Election o f Mr. Crone has been contested by Ralph O. Spahr, Xenia township Republican in­ cumbent who was beaten in the: , voting on the ground that the: Skyway Park precinct in Bath township is illegally constituted because it is on a federal reserva- - tion. >