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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29
. DEATHS
MRS. MYRTLE A. JoLLIFF

MRS. MYRTLE A. JOLLIFF
Funeral services were held at
2 o. m. Wednesday for Mrs. Myr-
tie A. Jolliff, aged 20, of Byhalia,
who died at the home of Wild
Coons at a. m. Monday. AL
though she had been failing in
health for some time, she was
seriously i'll only two hours.
A native Of Union county, she
was born May 10, 1877 and was
a daughter of ]. F. and Cynthia
Ann (Coons) Middlesworth, both
deceased. Both her parents were
also born in Union county She
was married April Is, 1896 to Per-
ry A. Jolliff, who died some time
ago.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Lloyd Dearth, Lunda; an aunt,
Mrs. Ivan Spring, Cridersville; an
uncle, Jason Coons, East Liberty;
and two neices.
Services were held in the Sher-
man G. Mackey funeral home,
conducted by the Rev. Ivan
Spring. Burial was made in York
cemetery in charge of the Sher-
man & Mackey funeral home, of
Mt. Victory.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29
LUTHERAN PARISH SCHOOLS
COMMENCEMENT TO BE HELD TONIGHT

tificates will be presented 20
boys and girls who have attended
Trinity Lutheran Kindergarten
this year.
Members of the graduating
class are Nancy 10 Coleman, Ann
Irene Hegenderfer, Rette Stier-
hoff and Thomas Heineman.
The Kindergarten pupils are
Robert Baker, David Behrens,
John Bumgarner, Carol Clifford,
Lois Coleman, Margaret Ann
Faulkner, Marjorie Gilbert, Mar
vim Gilbert, Harry Kimmins, Jack
Lomano, Russell Marsh, Eileen
Nicol, Judith Nicol, Phyllis Poop
les, James Rausch, Michael Rup-
rigth, Dwight Schalip, Glen Sch
eiderer, Susan Schwartzkopf and
Barbara Stierhoff.
Graduation sermon will be pre-
sented by the Rev. John Lang,
of Columbus, from the subject,
"The Story of a Boy Who was
Given to the Lord" Class vale
dictory will be given by Nancy
10 Coleman. Other numbers will
be given by members of the kind
ergarten class, and the church
choirs.
Members of the graduating class
will be presented by Ernest Wen
eel, school principal, and diplomas
will be given by w. ]. Dasher.
Faculty of the school includes
Mr.. Wenzel, the Rev. E. j. Goede-
king, Miss Marvine Stuckey, and
Mrs. L. C. Conrad. On the Board
of Education are Mr.. Dasher,
William L. Coleman, Harry Gra-
YES, H. T. Gebhardt and Harry
Stierhoff.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29

Playing 20 opponents at one
time, Willis Ryan, of New York
City, worlds checker champion,
gave a demonstration of his abil-
ity following the regular meet
ing of the Marysville Kiwanis
club in the Dinner Bell restaur-
ant, Monday night.
Guests of the club included
Marysville high school honor
students for the past three per-
iods, and number of checker
players in and near Marysville.
Approximately $50 watched Ry-
ans demonstrations.
Of the 20 games which he play
ed at one time, Ryan won 49,.
Only Tom Collinson, Liberty
township farmer and former men,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29
Courtesy Columbus Citizen

courtesy COLUMBUS Cltizek
These photographs w ere
taken by Gene Smith. of The
Stanton Studio. May 10, when
Phsrisburg L dge No. 664.
IOOF. presented a check for
$500 to the Pharisburg Metho-
dist church. to buy new pews.
They are:
Top-Members of the Lodge
present for the ceremony. Front
row-John eleven ger Joe
CASTOR. Willard Clevenger.
Ivan Miller. Len Thompson.
and z. x. Corey. Middle row.
Jay Greer. Walter Robinson.
Bert Romine. Warren eleven
ger and Seldom Hill. Back row.
Fred Hill. Lutrelle White.
Harry clevenqer. Delmas
Clevenger. James Clevenger
and Bernard Cunningham.
Center-The Pharisburg
Methodist church. well-kept.
inviting country church situated
at the western edge of the Will
age.
Bottom-Presentation of the
check was made by z. X. Corey.
right. oldest living member of
the lodge. to Meredith Hall.
left. president of the church
congregation. Willard eleven
ger. center. noble grand of the
lodge. looks on.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29
Checker Champ Takes on 20 at Once,
Trims IS, Then Plays Six Blindfolded

meeting. Ryan would then tell
Tinsel what moves to make for
him, through use of the numbers
on the boards. In this exhibition,
Roy Robb, another of Liberty
townships checker sharks, bested
Ryan.
In another round of games
against 20 opponents, E. H Hat
ton, Marysville real estate dealer,
was able to hold the champ to a
draw, but none of the 20 defeat
ed him.
Prior to his exhibitions, Ryan
spoke briefly and entertainingly
on the history of checkers, or
"draughts", as the game is call
ed in many other countries.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29

BIBLE SCHOOL

The Daily Vacation Bible
School will be held again this
year at the Glad Tidings Taber-
nacle. The enrolment will be free
for children from 4 to Is years.
An interesting program is plan
ned, both in Bible study and
hand work, which will be under
the supervision of competent tea
chers. The sessions will begin at
9:30 and close at 1l:30 each morn
ing, Monday through Friday be-
ginning June 2. They will con-
tinue to June 13 inclusive, with a
special program by the school at
7:30 pm, June Is.
All children of this age are in
vited to attend. The school will
be directed by Mrs. Violet Van
Meter, wife of the Glad Tidings
pastor.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29
ST. JOHNS PLANS
ITS COMMENCEMENT

Twelve boys and girls will re-
ceive their diplomas when COM
mencement exercises for ST
Johns Parish school Friday night
The exercises will be held in ST
Johns church in the Settlement
and begin at 8 p. m.
Members of the class are:
Ruth Ellinger, Floyd Case, Al
fred Nicol, Loren Nicol, Sherman
Nicol, Christine Schiederer, Doro-
thy Jean Schiederer, Gerald Sch
iederer, Lonnie Schiederer, Mar
ilyn Rose Schiederer, Marilyn
Streng and Walter Wolpert.
Five of this group were among
the upper 25 percent of Union
county's eighth grade students in
the recent State Department OF
Education eighth grade tests.
Speaker for the graduation will
be the Rev. Leonard Rausch, OF
Wapakoneta, himself a graduate
of the school. He will be intro
duced by the Rev. August Gerken,
pastor of the church.
Glass orator will be Christine
Schiederer, who will speak on
"How Lovely are Thy Dwellings,
Lord" Loren Nicol is salutatorian
and Walter Wolpert, valedictorian.
The graduates will be presented
by Werner j. Wulff, principal of
the school, and Edward Gruen-
baum, members of the Board of
Education there, will present the
diplomas.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29
MARYSVILLEHIGH
.CRADUATIONS HELD
HERE WEDNESDAY
Diplomas Are Awarded
To So Boys and Girls;
Excellent Address Heard

In an address to the graduates
of Marysville High School, Glass
of Az, at the annual commence
ment exercises held in the high
school auditorium last night, the
Rev. Donald Cryer, pastor of the
Methodist Chuch, Westerville, O.,
held the attention of the gradu-
ates and audience as no other
speaker at such an affair has done
in many years.
Reverend Cryer chose as his
message theme, Making Our
Lives Count. There were no
high lights in the talk, but at
every phase of it, the speaker
brought in comparisons and true
incidents whereby the new gradu-
ate, in his or her journey through
life could make life count" In
terspersed in the address were
items of wit and humor which
held the listeners on the edge of
their seats until the closing words.
Prelude and professional for
the exercises were played by Miss
Jean Graham. The invocation and
benediction were said by the Rev.
Fr. j. Arnold Favret. Preceding
the speaker of the evening, King
Forty gave a vocal solo. He was
accompanied by his mother, Mrs.
Mignon Forty. Another musical
selectional on the program was
piano solo by Charlets Swink.
Diplomas were presented by
Charles Splitter, president of Mar
Continued on Pae'e z. Col. ~
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29
RECORDERS OFFICE
Real Estate Transfers

T. A. and E. j. Cummins to
Ray O'Dell, 1875 acres in Liberty
township, 81.
John Scott to Andrew and Kate
FarmWald, 33.465 acres in Darby
and Jerome townships, 81.
Jay Holloway, by Sheriff., to
John H. Holloway, 100 acres in
Liberty township, 5000.
Bessie Walk to Harrison Walk,
.94 of an acre in Milford Center,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29

Der of the Union county Board of
Elections, could m a ch the
Champ, and Collinson beat him
in this exhibition.
In a bind-fold exhibition was
later, however, Mr.. Collinson was
one of the five to be defeated by
Ryan. In this demonstration, Ry-
an played six opponents at once
The borads used for this feat had
each square numbered and Ryan
stood several feet away from
them.
Each successive move was call
ed to Ryan by Marion Tinsley,
19-year-old Ohio State university
student who is rated as the No. 2
checker player in this country,
who also attended Mondays
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29
NAVY DUCK TO AID
CARNIVAL JUNE 5

An extra added attraction
when the Marysville Lions club
holds its street carnival here June
5 for benefit of the Union Coun-
ty Memorial Youth Center will be
Navy duck, or amphibious
vehicle, Willis Shearer, president
of the Lions club, has been in
formed.
The Navy Recruiting Station in
Columbus will bring the duck"
here on that day and will provide
free rides for anyone who wishes
to avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity. The ride will include a
short voyage on Mill Creek to
demonstrate the vehicles ma
neuverability on water.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29
REDWOOD PAIR HELD
IN DELCO PLANT THEFT

Edward Stansberry and Gilbert
Douglas, both of Redwood, are
free under bonds of $500 after
pleading guilty to a charge of
stealing two Delco light plants
from Blanche Thompson, of near
Redwood, last November.
The alleged theft took place
Nov. 26, according to the affi-
davit signed by Bernard Rubeck,
tenant on a farm owned by Mrs.
Thompson. Mr.. Rubeck had sub
leased one of the houses on the
farm to Stansberry.
Sheriff H. S. Roosa said the
pair allegedly took two Delco
generators and two sets of batter
les which they subsequently sold
to a junk yard.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29

Three girls and one boy will
receive diplomas from the Trinity
Lutheran Parish school in COM
mencement exercises to be held
in the Church this evening. The
program will begin at 8 p m. At
the same time, kindergarten GER
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29
ADVISORY COUNCIL 8

Farm Bureau Council No. 8,
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Handel, May 2, with IA
members present and five guests.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene McKitrick, June 6.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29
FINAL COLLECTIONS
ASKED IN CANCER DRIVE

The American Cancer society
is asking all solicitors to make
their final collections at once.
Collect all coin cans from the
business places. Count contents
before operator as witness give
him a receipt and forward all col
lections to First National Bank of
Marysville, marked for cancer.
FOR SALE-Corn planter, for
Farmall H and M, check and fer
tilizer equipped. A. c. Lee, route
/, Marysville. Phone 1865. Its
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29

7 HE GUNS OF BATTLE ARE STILLED; "our boys"
have again returned to the ways of peace all
save those whose sacrifice we solemnly honor to-
morrow But throughout the world are rumblings of
dscord disturbing signs of strife are apparent on every
hand Amid the turmoil at home and in foreign lands
the words spoken by Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg
are today as fitting as they in 1863
1T is rather for to be here dedicated to the great
task remaining before u.s. that from these honored dead
take increased devotion to that for which they
gave the last full measure of devotion. That this
nation, under God shall have new birth of freedom
and that government of the people, by the people, for
the people, shall not perish from the earth
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-05-29
@@N<". :: a: Courts

Sl.
Marion and Thelma Ruhl to
John B. Dildine, 10 acres in Tay-
lor township, $1400.
Sarah J. Warrick and Carrie E.
Holloway to John H. and Audrey
L. Holloway, 2512 acres in Lib
erty township, 81.
John Holloway to Audrey L.
Holloway, 212 acres in Liberty
township, 81.
Fred E. and Louise J. Bumgar-
ner to Francis Erwin, one acre
in Marysville, 81,
Tabitha M. (Richards) Lang
staff to William r. and Hazel M.
Bowersmith, lot in Redwood, 81.
William R. and Hazel M. Bow
ersmith to Joseph F. Kramer and
Monroe Miller, lot ~in Redwood,
81.
Service Discharges
From the Army-Thomas P.
Hobart and Richard A. Bolen-
baugh.
PROBATE COURT
Licensed To Wed
Charles Burdette Eddy, %, me-
chanic, of Delaware, son of Jose
phi M. Eddy, and Ruth Rosina
Rausch, %, waitress of Marys-
vile, daughter of Walter G.
Rausch.
Named Administrator
Ray F. Williams has been nam
ed administrator of the estate of
Edith Williams, late of Marys-
vile, under bond of S2l00 Gwynn
Sanders is attorney.
Continued on page 2. col ~
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-29
arish Street
2 nraneh y. NJ. G.. A.
h, Joint Building
eamnsien

For several months plans have
been under way for a Joint build
ing campaign for YMCA's in the
City Of Jackson. In recent meet
ing Of the Board Of Management,
Mr.. Neal G. Barfield, General Sec
Rotary Of Jackson's YMCA's and
Mr.. Charles Whaton of the staff
Of the Southern Area Council of
YMCA's, Atlanta, Georgia, held
at. the Parish Street Branch YMC
A discussed the possibilities OF
such campaign being held in No
vember 1913 at which time final
plans will be made.
Jackson, with a Negro popula-
ton of approximately $4,000 needs
and sready for new building,
adequately furnished and stated.
The Association has outgrown
the present facilities and building,
and with a continued expansion
in it's program and activities, a
larger building and more facilit-
les will be a must item.
It is our belief that the Negro
population vii support suchsa NOV
dormitory, and offices. The build
jackson is definately on the
narch. We salute her men ana
wonsni
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-29
Mississippi Baptist
Seminary Offer
Training For
Ministers and Law
Church Workers

The Mississippi Baptist Semi
nary, with its state office and Cen
trail located at 603 1-2 N. Parish
Street here is seeking to help in
evry possible way the development
of the highest type OF Ministers
and lay workers for the service of
the church, DR.. Herbert L. Lang,
President of the institution said
last week.
With this in mind President
Lang said Christian Workers
Courses is being projected in the
curriculum which will enable the
lay worker, who for various rea-
son cannot pursue the standard
catalogue courses, to graduate in
their specific field of work. This
course covers a period of twenty
weeks. Persons completing the
course will graduate with a di-
ploma.
The Mississippi Baptist Semin-
airy is a state incorporated Instit-
ution approved by the State De-
partment of Education and is being
supported jointly by White and
Negro Baptist Of the state, and
the Southern Baptist Convention.
It's trustee board and faculty are
interracial with DR.. Herbert L.
Lang as its president.
The Seminary offers standard
courses in Theology, Christian
Training and combination courses
with literary subjects.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-29
Melvin Burns Gets
8 Years

Melvin Murns who was charged
with granddaughter in connection
with the killing of Lewis Lindsey
here several months ag was SEN
fenced to eight years in the state
penitentiary here last week in the
first murder case Of the prenet
term of the Criminal Division of
the Kinds County Circuit Court,
with Judge Hugh B. Gillespie, pre-
siding.
Burns entered a plea Of not
guilty to charge of murder(
which was changed to manslaugh-
ter upon the argument of defense
counsel that Lindsey, whose
throat had been cut in q fight
actually bled to death, his throat
being cut only a indirect ~sss q
hin Gsln1Ds.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-29
King hiram GRAM
Lodge Closes
Annual Session

The Most Worshipful King Hi
ram Grand Lodge, Colored A. F..
& A. M. Of the State of Nississ-
ippi, has just closed one of the
biggest sessions ever witnessed by
state. The session convened in Law
rel, Mississippi, November 1919,
1947, as guest Of Pride Lodge No.
46. Hundreds of delegates, mem
bers and visiting friends were pre-
sent from all parts of the state
to witness this Grand Communica-
ton.
The session began with color
full parade from the Sandy Gavin
School, 9Th and Madison Streets
and proceeded to the Saint Elmo
Baptist Church, corner 9Th and
Madison Streets, Rev. E. D. Bar
mes, pastor. Three Of the leading
bands in the State participated in
the parade.
1t was outlined in the Session
the wonderful progress that has
been made by the Most Worshipful
King Hiram Grand Lodge, and
Electa Grand Chapter o. E. S.
since December 10, 1888. date or
gained, up until this time. We
have accumulated thousands of
dollars in the treasury, thousands
of dollars in government bonds,
and have paid our deceased broth
ers beneficiaries in due notice of
death.
The next session will be held for
the purpose of electing delegates
to attend the National Meeting
of the General Grand Masonic
Congress, which will convene in ST.
Louis, Mo-, Oct. SO, 1913 as guest
of the M. w. st. Matthews Grand
Lodge, Ill. T. J. Smith, 33 Grand
Master All members are invited
to attend. Many of the states will
have special trains to bring their
delegation, and members to his
session.
The following officers were ell
ected to serve the M. w. King
Hiram Lodge for next year; Ill.
). C. McClendon, SO Grand Master
ILL.,. Nathaniel Stubs, 33 Deputy
Grand Master, III. N. H. Harness,
80 Grand Senior Warden, Ill. w.
H. Tyus, 80 Grand Junior Warden,
III. Clarence Winters, 50 Grand
Sec., III. Steve Edwards, So Grand
Treas, Ill. Myles, Senior Deacon,
III. Ferett Mccoy, Junior Deacon,
III. John Mitchell, Senior Stew
art, Ill. Henry Mahaffey, ]. S.,
III. S. C. Buckles, 80 Tyler, Ill.
Edd jackson, Chaplin and Ill. I.
L Duckworth, Marshall.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-29
new BASIS FOR SELE Getting STATE JuRR|ES UNDER
ATTACK BEFORE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
veteans Testing
Service Provide
Opportunity

Jackson, Miss. - Thousands OF
Mississippi veterans whose secon'
Diary education was interrupted by
the war, may, in most cases, OBJ
tain high school diplomas by TAX
ing tests given at Veterans Test
ting Service agencies located in
various sections of the state, G..
Camp, Veterans Administrations
Regional Manager, announced to-
day..
These agencies, organized by
the state Department of Educa-
ton in cooperation with the Amer
lean Council Of Education, are
being established in or near every
community that has a VA regional
office or guidance center.
Mr.. Camp stated that seven ed
vocational institutions have been
approved to administer the Gene
raj Educational Development Tests
for veterans. The institutions are
Millsaps College, Jackson; Miss.
State College, Starkville; Univer-
sity of Miss, xford; Delta State
Teachers College, Cleveland; Miss.
Southern College, Hattieburg; JAG
kson College, Jackson; and Al
corn A & M College, Alcorn.
VA vocational advisers can fur
nish veterans information on pro-
cedures for applying for credits
and diplomas. The educational in
situations giving the examination
charge nominal fee for the tests.
Tests for high school diplomas
u. S. Armed Forces Institute
General Educational Development
Tests, popularity known as GED
, tetst - measure a veterans gen.
eral educational development re-
sulting from his experiences and
educational opportunities in the
armed forces. They also take into
account Informal or self-education-
al experiences contributing to his
development.
Emphasis is on general infor-
nation, rather than specific facts.
A GED test battery consists of
five parts: correctness and effec-
tiveness.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-11-29
Forest Jackson
Pleads Lee Case
Before u. S.
Supreme Court

Washington, d. C. (NNPA) -
Forrest B. Jackson, who ran on
platform of white supremacy
for the Senate seat held by the
late Theodore G. Bilbo, last Friday
pleaded in the United States Su-
preme court for the reversal of
a decision affirming the conivic-
ton of II year old colored boy.
Mr.. Jackson cvontended that
the Mississippi high court erred
in admitting into evidence con-
fession allegedly extorted from
Albert Lee by Duress, fear, threat,
and physical violence.
According to the trial record,
Lee was taken to the office o fthe
taller, which Mr.. Jackson describ-
ed as a six by eight foot room,
where two plain clothesmen de-
manded that he confess to a charg
Of attempted rape. The plain
clothesmen allegedly told Lee If
he went downstairs and said he
did not commit the crime, it will
be mighty bad for you.
In opinion in the case the Mis-
sisippi Suprem Court said that il
this testimony were true, it would
reverse the courts condemnation,
adding, that if the accused had
not denied making any confession
at all the court would feel con-
strained to reverse his conviction
because his testimony regarding
threats made by the two officers
was wholly undisputed.
Several members of the Supemr
Court displayed unusual interest
in this language of the Mississippi
Supreme Court and wanted to
know what was meant by it.
Opposing Mr.. jackson in the ar
gument of this case was R. O..
Arlington, assistant Attorney gen.
eral Of Mississippi, who denied
that any violence was used to abb
tain a confession from Lee.
LICKING at the trial record JUS
tice Felix Frankfurter asked Mr..
Arlington what was meant by the
testimaony Of the jailer that no
prisoner had ever been beaten in
hi presencs unmsreifully.