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Caidweii Native
Honored By Ohio
Slate Students
^rogrsm Completed for
Decoration Day, f»by 30
Selected by student balloting
for
the designation were Profes
sor Fanchon Warfield, of the
School Home Economics Pro
fessor Lawrence A. Kauffman,
department of animal science
and Roderick D. Barden, of the
agricultural engineering depart
ment.
Announcement of the honors
came at the All-Ag Review and
barbecue at the Plumb Hall
Arena, on the campus, under the
sponsorship of the All Agricul
tural Council, student governing
body in the college of agricul
ture.
Miss Warfield has been a
member of the resident home
economics faculty since 1952.
For two years before that, she
served as assistant state leader
in home demonstration work
and for 14 years she was home
demonstration agent in Guern
sey county.
Miss Warfield is the daughter
of Mrs. Hattie Waffield, of the
Caldwell community and the late
Charles O. Warfield, who served
as commissioner of this county.
Miss Donna Warfield. and Mrs.
Freda Tilton, both of Caldwell,
are sisters of the honored pro
fessor.
Schools Receive
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State Foundation
The fourth and final quarterly
distribution of foundation pro
gram funds for the 1954-55 school
year was made to the school
districts this week in Noble
county, according to Supt. H. C.
Secrest.
The final distribution for the
current school year in the entire
ttate amounted to $31,227,475.
In Noble county, the school
districts received the following
amounts:
Beaver, $7,482.20 Belle Val
ley, $9,027.42 Buffalo, $2,956.28
Brookfield, $197.77 Center,
$6,858.36 Dexter City, $7,990.95
Elk, $905.77 Fulda, $2,435.78
Jackson, $1,431.01 Middleburg,
$1,533.99 Seneca, $1,093.36 Shar
on, $3,850.59 Stock, $2,094.04,
and Summerfield, $5,942.94.
The above payments represent
a total of $57,800.46.
Tax Collection
Totals $2,055.83
A reeding to Treasurer A. R.
Hicks, $2,055.83 has been col
lected in the current real estate
collection which opened in this
county last Friday, May 20.
The tax books were opened
Friday for collection of the last
half of the' 1954 tax.
On Friday or the opening day,
$1,448.60 was collected with
$445.55 on Saturday morning.
For the early part of Monday,
$161.88 has been taken in by the
treasurer.
The tax books will remain
open until June 20.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Homer Barnes, 39, of Summer
field, was arrested, Tuesday by
Sheriff Donald Conaway for dis
orderly conduct and disturbing
the peace in Summerfield. He
was brought to the Noble county
jail where he is awaiting
trial before Mayor Dean Oliver,
of Summerfield.
NIGHT OF ENTERTAINMENT,
rriday, May 27, Caldwell Fire
Department, 8:P0 to 11:00. 47
IN OBSERVANCE of Decoration
Day, The Journal-Leader office
will be closed all day, Monday,
May 30. The Journal will be pub
lished Thursday morning and
The Leader, Thursday afternoon.
lep. Edmund G. James Will Deliver Principal
Address At Ceremonies In Olive Cemetery
Annual Decoration Day services for Caldwell and com
munity will be held Monday morning, May 30, beginning as
10:00 o'clock in Olive cemetery with Rep. Edmund G. James
as the principal speaker.
All veterans' organizations
and
qneet at the V.F.W. hall on West street at 9:30 a. m., Monday
to form the line of march
Olive cemetery.
Special Recognition,
Professor of the Year,
Given Miss Warfield
Thrfee QJiio State University
faculty members, including
Miss Fanchon Warfield, of Cald
well, were honored Wednesday
night as "professors of the year"
in agriculture and home- econo
mics.
their auxiKaries
Rep. Edmund James will speak
briefly, after which there will
be a salute to the deceased vet
erans by the firing squad and
then the 'benediction by Ira J.
Brandon of the First Church of
Christ.
On the return from Olive
cemetery, ine parade will pause
at the Olive bridge which spans
Duck Creek and salute the Navy
veterans.
The annual Memorial Sunday
services for the patriotic organ
izations will be held May 29 at
the First Baptist church in Cald
well.
Rev. Roy Wikander, pastor,
will deliver the annual Memorial
Day sermon.
All patriotic organizations will
meet at the courthouse at 10:00
o'clock Sunday morning and
march to the church in a body.
Commissioners Aid
In Economy Program
Opposition Developes
To Seneca Rd. Closing
The economy streak is being
absorbed by the Noble county
commissioners according to a
check of the business transacted
by this group for the last two
weeks.
On Monday, May 23, the com
missioners met in regular ses
sion but didn't transact a single
item of business.
Monday of this week they
agreed to purchase a used long
wheel base 1949 Ford truck,
chassis and cab, at a price of
$575.00. The purchase will be
made from G. T. Jennings, Cald
well.
Monday afternoon, the com
missioners viewed a section of
road 157 in Wayne township,
near Seneca Lake, relative to the
closing of at least 1500 feet of
the highway.
Hearing on this proposed peti
tion will be held on Tuesday,
May 31. It is understood that
some opposition has been voiced
to the proposed closing.
The commissioners also agreed
to transfer $20,058.50 from the
gasoline tax and auto license
fund to the road and bridge fund
for the purpose of paying some
delinquent bills.
The commissioners are co
operating in the movement to
put Noble county on a pay-as
you-go basis and so far Auditor
C. R. Atkinson has received the
support of every other coutity
official.
Band Concerlj To
Begin On June 4
The Saturday night band con
certs, presented by the Caldwell
high school band, will begin this
year on June 4.
Marvin Wood, director of the
band, again has renewed the
agreement with the Noble Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce for
the weekly musical presentation
which will be offered to the peo
ple of the county for the next 13
Saturdays.
The time this year has been
changed from 7:00 to 8:00 p. m.
o'clock, according to Director
Wood.
New students in the band will
be Grace Brumbach on cymbals,
Fairy Lee Morgan, saxophone
player, and Judy Henry, Jackie
Davis, Steve Johnson, all play
ing trumpets.
THE BELLE VALLEY American
Legion Club Rooms are open
each day from 4:00 p. m. to 1:00
a. m. and on Saturdays and Sun
days from 1:00 p. m. to 1:00 a. m.
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See us for your needs. Donald
D. Nichols, Caldwell, Ohio.
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They will be headed by th»
Caldwell high school banc
under the direction of Marvin 1
Wood, in addition to the coloi
of the organizations.
•At the cemetery, the invoci
tion will be given by Rev. Pa
mer Manson, pastor of the Fir
Presbyterian church, 'lhe salul
to the flag will be led by Jac
Barnhart, commander of tt
V.F.W. post.
The band will then play
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which the various organization
will present their floral tribute
to those who lost their lives i
the different wars.
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Slate Department Scores Announced
For Various Schools By Supt. Secrest
Evan Brill, Summerfield high
school, fifth in
district
by
division.
General Science
Mary Jo Martin, Dexter City
high school, ranked 15th in the
district by division.
Algebra
Larry Atkinson, Batesville
high school, second in the dis
trict, second in the state by
division, and fourth in the dis
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Local Community Park
Is In Need Of Money
The M'.munity P*rk com
mittee needs approximately
$200.00 and they are making a
public appeal for this money
from the people of Caldwell and
area.
In order to solve the drain
age problem at the park, it is
necessary to lay 400 feet of 12
inch pipe, which is being pur
chased from R. C. Moore Lum
ber company at cost and being
hauled free to the park.
The committee already has
$200 and they need the balance
to pay for the project, which is
so badly needed.
If you can spare $5.00 or even
$1.00, just call or contact Merle
Barnhart of Barnhart's Ap
pliance Store or Clifton Elliott
of the Standard Oil Service sta
tion and they will gladly receive
your contribution for this pro
ject.
Two New Homes Now
Under Construction
Two new honv"- in the Cald
well area will be under con
struction this week, including
that of Mr. and Mrs. Myron
Merry and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Smith, North street.
Silas Boyd and William Lahue
will begin construction on the
Smith home, which is located
directly opposite that of Robert
(Jum) Clark on Park Heights,
north of Caldwell.'
Albert G. Schoeppner is the
contractor for the Merry home,
which will be located at the rear
of the Howard B. Young prop
erty on North street.
BUYS INTEREST
Announcement was made
today that Chester Hayes has
purchased the one-half interest
from his brother, Richard Hayes,
in the Sunoco Service station on
the corner of West and Bridge
streets. Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Hayes and family are now en
joying a trip to Florida and
other points of interest.
BEGINNING the first Saturday
in June and continuing during
June, July, August and Septem
ber, the Farmers & Merchants
bank will close at noon each
Saturday. Edward L. Merry,
president. 47-48
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Noble county school students again grabbed off top
scholastic honors in the final state scholarship tests, accord
ing to the results released today by H. C. Secrest, superin
tendent of county schools.
As a team from any individual school, top honors again
went to Batesville, whose eight students captured 20 cer
tificates or places in the dis
trict, division or state.
Students who placed in the
county, according
to
classifications
state are
various
determined by
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Biology
Dwain Gerald Gregg, Bates
ville, first'in the district by div
ision, third in the state by div
ision, and first in the district
regardless of classification.
On Sunday, May 29, services
will be held at the Mt. Zion
church, beginning at 10:15 a.
Rev. A. G. Riggle will be in
charge. Members of Jane Bell
tent will attend in a body.
On Monday afternoon, May 30,
at 1:30 o'clock, services will be
held at Village View cemetery
The address will be made by
Rev. Floyd Gaugler. pastor of
the Caldwell Methodist church
Music will be furnished by the
Old Washington band, directed
by Jack Beatty. Children of the
community will march to the
cemetery with the band and Jane
Bell tent members.
The D.U.V. members will then
go to Mt. Zion church where
.special services will be held at
2:30 p. m. Rev. Leo Myers, pastor
of the Senecaville Methodist
church will deliver the message.
Music will also be furnished
by the Old Washington band.
MOVING TO COLUMBUS
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee
Hazard and sons are moving to
Columbus where he has secured
employment at the Grant hos
pital. He had been employed on
the county highways.
To Receive
This Thursday night, May 26,
1955, means much to John Bill
Brister, 17.
Some three years following
a near fatal accident which
has resulted in approximately
75 visits to various hospitals
and almost constant treatment
for the same length of time,
he will proudly receive his
diploma tonight from Harry
G. Richcreek, president of the
Caldwell board of education.
To John Bill Brister, the
diploma will mean that he is
graduating from Caldwell high
school, despite almost unbe
lievable odds and obstacles
that have arisen since June 4,
1952 when he sustained a
severe spinal injury in an auto
accident.
Although each of the other
47 Seniors have worked hard
during the past 12 years for
their diplomas, it is doubtful
if any other in this class
Thursday night have had the
hard road to travel that be
fell John Bill Brister.
At 4:30 p. rn. in the late
afternoon of June 4, 1952,
the young freshman, who less
than 30 days previous had
passed-to the Sophomore class,
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Pictured above is the ranking Noble county by division. Left to right they are: Harold
scholarship team in the recent state scholarship Mann, Larry Atkinson, Monte Neuhart, Eugene
tests. The eight students won a total of 20 Hannahs, Dwain Gregg, and Ruth Mallett.
certificates, including three firsts in the dis- Seated are: AnnabeDe Betts and Rita McGee.
trict by division and one second in the state J. Lewis Stevens is principal at Batesvillc.
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Plans Memorial Day
Programs Schcduied iut
Sunday and Monday
Final plans have been com
pleted by Jane Bell tent, No. Ill
for the observance of Memorial
Sunday and Decoration day in
the Sarahsville and Mt. Zion
communities.
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The local street cleaners start
to work at 7.30 a. m. and it will
be impossible for them to make
two trips on the same street.
For this reason, property own
ers should be ready for them by
this time on Tuesday, May 31.
Caldwell has always been
noted for being an exceptionally
clean looking community but it
takes the efforts of all and not
just a few to accomplish this.
All citizens are urged to co
operate with village officials
next Tuesday and do their bit
in making Caldwell a nice and
especially, a clean looking town.
SEEKS DIVORCE
Sula Fox, Of Caldwell, has
filed action for a divorce in Com
mon Pleas court from her hus
band, Berman Fox, of Canton.
The plaintiff is charging him
with gross neglect of duty and
failure to maintain and support
her since their marriage. Her
attorney is L. C. Young.
ATTEND INSPECTION
Mrs. H. C. Secrest, of Walnut
street, attended the O.E.S. Grand
Inspection of the Home City
Chapter *in Springfield, Monday.
Mrs. Secrest is a member of the
Grand chorus of Ohio which par
ticipated in the ceremony.
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Tuesday,May 31, Set
As Annual Clean-up
Special Day Designated
For Citizens To Help
Mayor Homer Johnson an
nounced today that Tuesday,
May 31, has been designed as
clean-up day in Caldwell and he
is asking the cooperation of all
citizens in making this a success
ful project.
Msyor Johnson said that all
Citizens who have articles to be
hauled away or other debris that
has accumulated during the win
ter months, should have them in
boxes or sacks and that they be
placed along each street.
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Affiliated
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Four Big Nighis, Ending On Saiurday
The third annual Summerfield homecoming will open
on Wednesday evening. June 1, and continue for four nights,
ending on June 4, according to an announcement made today
by Mi&s Helen Meek, president of the American Legion
auxiliary.
Government Spends
$18,809.05 During
1954, Report Shows
There were 273 farms in Noble
ounty that participated in the
1954 farm program according
to William H. Archer, chairman
of the ASC committee here.
The amount of money earned
on these farms for conservation
practices was $18,809.05. The list
of practices carried out included:
There were 48 farms that had
the initial establishment of per
manent pasture, involving 221
acres 200 farms that had the
initial application of lime on
cropland, involving 1400 acres.
There were 10 farms that
established contour stripcropping
on 74 acres 500 trees were set
out on one farm and 27 farms
had the initial improvement of
permanent grass on 117 acres.
There were 30 farms with a
development of 31 springs 14
farms where 15 ponds were con
structed for livestock water one
farm with a construction of
14,000 square feet of sod water
ways.
Two farms with construction
of 1900 linear feet of diversions
and one farm where eight acres
were affected by the installation
of a tile drainage system.
The conservation committee
made three wheat loans of 845
bushels amounting to $1,888.00
and 18 corn loans of 11,094
bushels, amounting to $14,201.00.
Polio Victim Will
Receive More (are
Dana Morrison. 14 year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mor
rison, of the Harriettsville com
munity, was admitted to the
Children's hospital, Columbus,
Monday, for professional atten
tion and help in ambulation and
physical rehabilitation.
It is expected that the young
man will be in the hospital for
a period of six xto 12 weeks.
Young Morrison was stricken
two years ago* with polio and
has since been in a wheel chair
He is continuing his education
at home with private tutoring.
The Noble county Chapter for
Infantile Paralysis is paying for
this treatment at a rate of $18.94
per day.
TRIAL DATE CHANGED
The trial by jury for Rufus B.
Wiley, indicted for grand lar
ceny in the alleged theft of
several sheep, has been post
poned to Friday, June 10. It was
originally scheduled for Friday,
May 27. Sheriff Donald Conaway
is notifying the petit jurors of
the change this week.
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was severely injured in an
&uto accident at Seneca Lake.
He sustained a severe spinal
injury and since that day,
most of his time has been spent
in hospital beds or a wheel
chair.
He has been a patient in the
Mt. Carmel and University
hospitals, Columbus, the Good
Samaritan hospital, Zanosville
and clinics in Caldwell and
Martins Ferry.
From a physical standpoint,
Brister can now walk with the
aid of two crutches and braces
on each leg.
At the baccalaureate cere
monies, Sunday evening,
Brister took part in the pro
cessional and recessional but
in a wheel chair.
During the past three years,
since his accident, Brister has
received private tutoring from
Mrs. Lawrence Nichols, who
laught general subjects and
Byron Steen, the past year,
who has been teaching him
various commercial subjects.
He is the son of Mrs. Donald
West, the former Emma Fore
man, of the Olive community.
He has one brother. Charles
Brister, who is now with the
U. S. Armed Forces in Ger
many.
What. the future holds for
the valiant graduate, only time
can tell, but he will pass his
biggest hurdle tonight when
he receives that coveted dip
loma and 'becomes a graduate
of
Caldwell high
The entire homecoming will be built around the themp
and observance of the 35th
anniversary of the American
school with
the class of 1955.
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Legion post, No. 415.
Opening' the homecomin
will be the big parade which i
scheduled to begin promptly a
7:00 p. m., Wednesday night. 1
will be headed by the Caldwel
high school band. Also feature
on this program will be the wel
known Cunningham Sisters fror
Summerfield, who will favo
with vocal selections and ta
dancing routines.
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On Thursday evening, June 2
the highlight of the night wiU
be a concert by the Byesville
band.
Friday evening, June 3, the
Dixie Harmonaires from WTNS,
Coshocton, will present two
evening shows and then play
for a mixed dance which will
be held in the Legion hall.
The homecoming will close.
Miss Meek said, on Saturday
night with a concert by the
Woodsfield band.
The F. R. Briggs rides and
concessions from Coshocton will
add a carnival air to the homo
coming and the entire com
munity is being decorated for the
big occasion by Scott of New
comerstown.
The homecoming queens for
the affair will be announced
next week by the chairman.
Men's Retreat Is
Planned By Baptists
Pine Lake Camp To
Be Pat In Readiness
A men's retreat will be held at
the Ohio Conservative Pine Lake
camp, south of Caldwel), Me
morial Day weekend, which will
officially open the summer sea
son at this young people's camp
Rev. David Doan, of Amelia
camp director, will be in charge
of the retreat, which actually
will assume the proportions of a
work retreat to get the camp in
readiness.
The retreat opens Saturday
morning with recreation, devo
tions and fellowship planned for
Sunday, May 29.
The actual influx of young
people from Ohio, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia will not get
under way until July. There will
be four weeks of camp, governed
for all young people from eight
years to 14 years and up.
A women's retreat is also
being planned at Pine Lake on
June 28, 29 and 30.
On Labor Day weekend, a
young adult's retreat will be
held, according to Rev. Roy Wik
ander, of Caldwell, secretary for
the organization.
Pastoral Team Accepts
(all lo Lancaster, Pa.
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Funk
houser, of Washington, D. C.,
who have been pastoring the
Cameron Valley Community
church in Alexandria, Va., for
the past four and one-half years,
have accepted a call to Faith
Calvary church (inter-denomina
tional) in Lancaster, Pa.
Rev. Funkhouser will assumt
his pastoral duties on Sunday.
May 29th.
Mrs. Funkhouser, the former
Carmen Long, of Caldwell, who
have been active in a teaching
and speaking ministry in Wash
ington, D. C., has received an
invitation to address the women
of the National Presbyterian
church, where President Dwight
D. Eisenhower is a member.
The Funkhouser's spent the
weekend in the home of Mrs.
FunTihouser's iparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Edmund Long, of Caldwell
route.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Edgar R. Moore, of Caldwell,
was arrested over the weekend
on an assault and battery charge
filed by his wife, Ruth Moore.
He appeared Sunday before
Mayor Homer Johnson and re
ceived a fine of $5 and costs.
SEE IS FOR your Bottle Gas
needs. D. D. Nichols, Caldwell,
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Notice To Our Patrons and Far
mer Customers: We have a
complete line of DeKalb and
Ohio Certified Seed Corn. Cheek
your needs now. We also have
our line of Agrico Fertilizers
available. Caldwell Implement
Company, Caldwell, Ohio.
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Honored By Parishes
At Several Functions
Sunday, May 29, on the Feast
of .Pentecost, Rev. Stephen J.
Pekalla, pastor of St. Philomena
church, will celebrate his silver
jubilee of his ordination to the
priesthood. The jubilarian will
observe the occasion by celebrat
ing a high mass in thanksgiving
next Sunday at 9:00 o'clock a. m,
in the local church.
The occasion will mark the
first time in the history of the
Caldwell church that an assigned
pastor ever celebrated his 25th
anniversary in the priesthood.
Fr. Pekalla is the fifth pastor to
serve the Caldwell church.
Fr. Pekalla, who has served tfi§
pastor of St. Philomena church
for the past 10 years, is the son
of the late Joseph and Mary
Pekalla. He was born in Mingo
Junction and is one of a family
of five children. He has a sister
who is a nun, Sister Augustine,
now stationed at West Point,
Neb., and teaching in the Guard
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Secresl Finds Speech
Sel For One Day laler
Federal Trade Commissioner
Robert T. Secrest, former
Ohio Congressman from Noble
county, got up bright and early
Monday, dashed out to Na
tional Airport in Washington
and roared off in a big airplane
bound for Chicago and a noon
day speech.
Secrest discovered when he
got to Chicago the truth of the
adage that "haste makes
waste"—(he speech he rushed
off to make was scheduled for
noon Tuesday.
The commissioner telephon
ed his office to advise aides at
the mistake—but confessed he
didn't mind too much. It
would, he explained, give him
a whole day in which to rest
up for the scheduled addreai
before a chemical industry con
vention and one on Friday at a
refrigeration industry parley.
Vacation Bible School
Opens Tuesday, Hay 31
Vacation Bible school will be
gin next Tuesday, May 31 at 9:00
o'clock at the First Church of
Christ. All young people of the
community are invited to attend.
A unified course entitled "Heroes
of the Cross" will be used in all
departments.
Dianne Gillespie will fill the
vacancy created by Mrs. Harry
E. Hazard leaving and Shirley
Rayner will teach for Mrs. Paul
McVay while she is attending a
convention. Linda McVay and
others will also assist.
RECEIVES TREATMENT
Brenda Pryor, of East street,
received treatment at Dr. D. E.
Imhoff's office, Tuesday when
a screen door fell and hit her
on the head. She was treated
and dismissed.
DANCE TO Roily Hall, Saturday,
May 28, VFW Club RoonwL
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TAX NOTICE: All Real Estate
Taxes up to and including the
last half of 1954 or June tax are
now due and payable. Tax Col
lection begins Friday, May 20th
and continues to June 20, 1955.
A. R. HICKS,
Treasurer el Noble County
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