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VOLUME 97
Four Drivers Pass
State Patrol Exam
Under the jurisdiction of the
state patrol, there were four
persons who passed their driver's
examinations here Monday. They
were Herman M. Ritterbeck of
Caldwell route 1 Clarence
Junior Lowman, Caldwell route
6 Sandra Sue Richcreek of
Caldwell, and Kenneth Dale
Jackson of Caldwell. There were
three persons who failed to pass
their test because of various
driving mistakes.
Drivers tests are given each
Monday in Caldwell and ap
plicants must make appointments
to take their tests in advance so
that waiting time can be cut to
a minimum. Driver's Examiner
Don Lowe stated that he is in
Caldwell on Mondays from 9:00
a. m. to 4:00 p. m. and appoint
ments may be made as far as 30
days in advance.
NOTHT— All prisons having
made reservations for special
license plate numbers must bring
title and tnonc.v in by February
29 and have applications made
out Will not make out any ap
plications for special numbers
after March 1 as it will cause too
much confliction. Frank Estadt,
Register. 34
School Administrators
Al National Conference
Supt. H. C. Secrest of the
Noble county schools and George
Webb of the Caldwell school
system will return to their homes
this Thursday, Feb. 23, from At
lantic City, N. J., where they at
tended the American Associa
tion of School Administrators
meeting.
The local educators left last
Friday for this meeting which
concerned all the complex school
problems on a national level.
FARMERS: Now make use of
drinking water: to build low
cost gains, healthier birds, reduc
ed mortality, increase egg produc
tion. Use Myzon Poultry Builder.
Get yours today at Donald D.
Nichols Store, Caldwell, Ohio
Ffcone 6W.
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Top Seniors In The County Are From Batesville
-Indents in the Senior scho­
larship tests given recently at Caldwell high
school and scored by the state department of
education were from Beaver local school ac
cording to Supt. H. C. Secrest. There were 37
seniors in the county taking the test on Jan. 27
but only those who ranked in the upper 25 per
cent will be given recognition by the state
department. The students from Batesville are:
back row, Robert Gallagher, son of Mr. and
James Hunter Returned From California
James Edgar Hunter, 39, of Burbank, Calif., was returned to
Caldwell, Monday night by Sheriff and Mrs. Donald Conaway,
where he will be arraigned this Thursdayj&r Friday on a non-support
charge. •_
Hufitcr uTkr Snd'fctr fliy 'the JanuaiV crm of the grand jui\\*«»u
the non-support charge, .involving three minor children, and he
was later picked up in Eurbank,
Calif.
Hunter was then turned over
to the sheriff of Los Angeles,
Culif., where he waived formal
arraignment and agreed to re
turn to Ohio.
Since this was a state of Ohio
case, Hunter also waived extra
dition and was ordered returned
to this county by Gov. Frank J.
Lausche. Extradition papers were
approved by the governor of Cal
ifornia.
In an extradition case such as
this, the state of Ohio meets the
expense of the local sheriff in
going after his prisoner and they
re imburse the general fund' of
Noble County in the amount of
his expenses.
Although it was necessary for
Sheriff Conaway to go to Cali
fornia after Hunter, the trip ac
tually didn't cost the county a
penny but will be met by the
state.
James Hunter was formerly of
the Ava and Cumberland com
munities. The charge against him
was filed by his former wife,
Marcella Stevens of Belle Valley.
He will appear before Judge W.
V. Archer for the formal arraign
ment on the non-support in
dictment.
SEE US FOR your Bottle GaA
needs. D. D. Nichols, Caldwell,
Ohio 47tf.
Will Organize
Noble County
Governor's Traffic Committee
Plans for the formation of the Noble County Governor's Traffic
and Safety committee will be discussed at the first meeting of a
steering committee to be held in the courtroom of the Noble county
courthouse, Monday evering, Feb. 27, beginning at 7:30 o'clock.
Thirty interested men representing all areas of the county have
been invited to attend this initial meeting. John F. Greenan, traffic
-afet.v supervisor for the state
of Ohio, will be present to assist
in the planning.
Robert Whitcomb of Caldwell
Lions club is temporary chair
man of the steering committee,
which will hold two meetings in
the formation of the traffic and
safety committee.
This work is being promoted
thruout the state by individual
committees in each county.
Its purpose will be directed at
controlling the ever increasing
amount of facilities, physical in
jury and property damage that
results from use of our streets
and highways.
Each of the area men has been
contacted by Chairman Whit
comb and al! urged to make every
effort to attend this initial meet
ing next Monday.
BOTTLED GAS—Sales and Ser
vice. Patten's Appliance Cen
ter, Pbone M* Calftwdl* Ohio, tt
Mrs. Ulroa Gallagher of Quaker City route 1
who scored 184 Miss Rita McGee, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac McGee, who scored 179
Neal Stotts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stotts,
Quaker City route, who scored 207 and seated
is Monte Neuhart, son of Ray Neuhart, Bates
ville, who attained the highest score in the
county of 208 points, out of a possible 300. Neu
hart has been a constant winner in these tests
sinw 1951.
Personal Tax Forms
Are Being Mailed Out
are being njailed this week in
Noble county, according to
Auditor C. R. Atkinson, who said
the collection would continue
until March 31.
Taxpayers are again being
urged to return the forms with
them when they come to the
auditor's office to compile the
necessary data. There is only a
limited number of these forms
and each recipient must have his
own when he comes to the
auditor's office for help in filling
them out.
Announcement was also made
today by Treasurer A. R. Hicks
that the tax books in this county
for the first half of the 1955 real
(•state tax would close as
Feb. 29.
His records on Monday, Fe
20, revealed that $93,653.13 had
been collected as of that date.
This would indicate that many
more have yet to pay their taxes
for the total collection usually
amounts to approximately $160,
000 for the first half.
Bricker And Henderson
Support Fulbrigh! Bill
Which President Vetoes
President Pwight D. Eisen
bower vetoed the controversial
Fulbright-Harris natural gas bill
Friday.
The bill, which would exempt
natural gas producers from
direct federal controls, ha
been a hot issue for the past
several weeks during the Senate
debate. A full scale investigation
is now being waged to determine
how much graft or bribery was
used in forcing the passage of
this bill.
In the Senate, John W. Brick
er voted for the Fulbright-Harris
bill but Senator George Bender
voted against it.
Last July 28, 1955, the Hotu
of Representatives passed thi
same bill, 209 to 203.
It was supported at that time
bv Rep. John E. Henderson of the
15th district who voted yes on
this controversial bill.
It also marks the first time
that Henderson and the Eisen
hower program have not been
in accord.
ATTENDS CONFERENCE
Mrs. Hazel Howiler. owner and
operator of the Kut and Kur
Beauty Shop, West street, at
tended the 28th annual Hair
dressers Convention Sunday and
Monday of this week, held at the
Neil House, Columbus.
PROTANE BOTTLED gas. Fer
Kuson tractors and implements.
Long's Tractor Sales & Service,
Miller Street, Caldwell, Ohio.
22U
3 Noble.
ESTABLISHED IN 1859 CALDWELL, OHIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1956
£ounty
High School Seniors
Rank High In General
Scholarship Tests
Supt. II. C. Scoest ol the Noble
County school system has re
ceived a list of the ten top rank
ing Seniors in this county, who
participated in the annual Sen
ior scholarship tests at the Cald
well high school on Jan. 27.
The papers of the 37 partici
pating students were sent direct
ly to Columbus and scored by the
state department of education.
Monte Lee Neuhart, son of Ray
Neuhart of Batesville, was the
top student with a score of 208
out of a possible 300. Neuhart
has ranked high in these tests
every year since 1951, when he
was the top ranking eighth grad
er in the county.
The ten students who placed
in the high upper 25 percent of
the state from this county are as
follows:
Monte Lee Neuhart. Beaver,
score of 208 Neal Stotts. Beaver,
score of 207 Robert William Gal
lagher, Beaver, score of 184.
William Waldo Hill, Caldwell,
score of 180 Rita Ann McGee,
Beaver, score of 179 Helen Cyn
thia Nichelson, Center, score of
176 Helen P. Sarisky, Caldwell,
score of 168 Sam Neil Bates,
Caldwell, score of 164 Ronald
D. Ross, Caldwell, score of 162
and Arlene Mae Henderson,
Caldwell, score of 159.
All the above Seniors will re
ceive certificates of merit from
the state department of educa
tion.
Members of the committee ad
minstering the tests were II.
Secrest, Geoiige Webb, Edwin
Starcher and Ward Bishop.
Pollution Bill Aired
At Council Meeting
The merit of the state water
pollution control system was
argued at great length Monday
evening when a special meeting
of the Caldwell council was held
in City Hall with Mayor Donald
Nichols presiding.
E. "S. Hoyt, Columbtrs, sanitary,
engineer for the *t«te water pof
lution control board from Colum
bus and Rep. Edmund G. James
chairman of the citizens advis
ory committee and very well
versed in the pros and cons of
the pollution bill held the spot
light at this meeting.
It was pointed out that Cald
well as a corporation was not
polluting Duck Creek and Mr
Hoyt agreed to make a more
thorough investigation of this
alleged pollution.
Ci1y Solicitor L. C. Young also
represented the village in the
airing of the sewage problem
with the state asking that the
village construct a new sewage
disposal which would cost
excess of $250,000.
Accident Victim Remains
Unconscious In Hospital
Mrs. Eileen Littleton Franklin
ct the Mt. Ephraim community
remains unconscious in the
Woostcr hospital following an
accident at a railroad crossing
near Apple Creek on Feb. 7.
Donald Gene Franklin, 21
Mrs. Franklin's husband, was
killed instantly in the accident
He was the son of Donald and
Jeanette Bates Franklin, of Mt
Ephraim. The accident occurred
when their car was struck by
train at a railroad crossing in
Apple Creek.
North Carolina Youth
Lodged In Local Jail
Earl Taylor, 25, of Jefferson,
North Carolina, was lodged in
the Noble county jail, Monday
night, by the sheriff and prosecu
tor from that state who were
accompaning the youth to At
water to investigate a robbery.
The North Carolina sheriff
said that Taylor was accused of
stealing 35 hams in that state
and selling them in Ohio in the
At water community.
The two officials were taking
the young man back to Atwater
in an attempt to find out where
and to whom the hams were
sold.
They also indicated that Taylor
would be lodged in the Caldwell
jail on their return trip to the
eoutb.
Lik£
Toun. r, nt manager Harry E. Fast is
looking over the impressive array of trophies
which will be presented Saturday night, fol
lowing the championship game of the Noble
County tournament. The trophies include the
tournament championship cup and the runner
up, in addition to the consolation. The next
two are the county league cups. These trophies
Nelsonville police returned the
suspect to Nelsonville Friday
morning where he w^s to face
charges of auto larceny and
armed robbery.
Child Hospitalized After
Drinking Bleaching Fluid
Terry, two-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Everett West of
Caldwell route was rushed to
the Good Samaritan hospital
Saturday in the family car, after
swallowing a quantity of bleach
ing fluid at her home.
After she was given emergency
treatment at the hospital, the
child •was dismissed to her home.
County Receives $1,793.73
For Local Tubercular Care
Of $2,809,662.50 contributed to county treasuries of Ohio
to help pay the cost of hospitalization for 1,196,158 patient
days of tuberculosis patients during the year ending last
June 30, Noble county received $1,793.73 for 1.435 patient
days according to State Auditor James Rhodes.
The tabulation covered the entire state. Other south
allocations
eastern Ohio allocations in
cluded: Muskingum county,
$16,036.25 for- 8,703 patient
days Guernsey, $3,618.75 for
2.468 days Monroe, $2,545.00 for
1.018 days Morgan, $1395.00 for
716 days and Perry, $2,108,75
for 1,324 days.
Patient days for the entire
state were 4.61 per cent more
than the same period in 1950-51
but were 3.4 per cent less than
1953-54. Rhodes said the recent
decline in hospitalization might
be attributed to the efforts of
local health officials and TB
societies toward early discovery
of the disease.
(Continued on Page Four)
NOTICE—Assessment of Personal Prop
erty Tax started in Noble County,
Feb. 15 and will continue throuch
.March 31. We vill be clad li. assist
taxpayers in making out their returns
this office, c. E. AliilNbON
SUNF+
t-u-e.
liarry C. SchwarU, Lebanon, ol the Monument Builders
ol' Ohio is now in the process of designing the John Gray
memorial which will be erected at the roadside park on
USR 2J., between Caldwell and Belle Valley, in recognition
of John Gray, the last survivor in Ohio of the Revolutionary
soldiers. John Gray died in 1868 at the age of 104 years
and was buried near Hirams
burg in Noble county.
Stolen Cab Wrecked
On Hiramsburg Road
A V..
ujeen charged with auto larceny
and armed robbery, surrendered
himself to Noble county auth
orities Thursday evening after
being involved in an accident
near Hiramsburg.
The suspect, identified as
Cecil Searles, 31, of Nelsonville,
reported that he was involved in
the accident in the Hiramsburg
community after stealing the cab
he was driving, from the North
way Cab Co., in Nelsonville.
Byron Hall, of Cumberland
route, had stopped because ot
the accident when Searles decid
ed to give himself up to auth
orities. Hall then drove Searles
to Caldwell where he was taken
into custody by deputy sheriff
Art Taylor.
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Tournament Firing Opens
In County, Tuesday Night
An Array Of Trophies To Be Presented Saturday
wmmtm
John Gray Memorial Being Designed
As head of the historic mon
uments conynittee, Schwartz
will be,la charge of designing an
appropriate memorial. It will
then be stent to members of the
local committee for their final
approval. This committee is
composed of Rep. Edmund G.
James, and Clarence J. Estadt of
The Journal at Caldwell.
The local committee will also
prepare letters to be mailed out
to all veterans organizations in
Noble county and industrial
leaders, asking their financial
support in meeting part of the
construction cost for this me
morial.
The local committee has set
a goal of $500 to meet the ad
ditional expense of erecting the
John Gray Memorial at the State
Roadside Park, two miles north
of Caldwell on USR 21.
Practically all the expense of
constructing and designing the
memorial will be met by the
Monument Builders of Ohio, who
have approved this as one of
their projects for 195(j.
It will be recalled that initial
approval was given last fall at
their annual convention in Cin
cinnati, where Rep. James was
one of the principal speakers.
The graveplot of John Gray at
McEIroy cemetery near Hirams
burg will also be beautified and
restored as much as possible, if
there is sufficient money remain
ing from the solicited funds.
Caldwell Host Club
For Lions Meeting
The Caiawell club will be host
Wednesday evening, Feb. 29.
when the annual district meeting
of the 13 Lions clubs in this area
is held at the Cambridge Coun
try club.
This will also be observed as
Ladies Night and each club will
have a part in the program being
prepared, according to Gordon
Wood, of Caldwell, program
chairman.
The meeting will open with a
dinner which will be held
promptly at 7 00 o'clock.
Since Caldwell is the host club
for this meeting, a good turn out
of the members is expected with
approximately 20 couples from
this community planning to
attend.
Regular meeting of the local
club was held Wednesday even
ing, Feb. 22 at the Virginia
restaurant.
REMOVED HOME
Wilbur Walters was removed
from the Guernsey Memorial
hospital to his home on Belford
Street, Tuesday afternoon in the
McVay ambulance. He was ad
mitted to the hospital last week
for observation and treatment
INCOME TAX—I will be at my
home, 102 South Cumberland
street, Caldwell, to assist in niak-
County Auditor. 34 tt ClrarlffB I* &?«*• 8SI
out income tax returns.
SIXTEEN PAGES THIS WEEK NUMBER 34
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mrawajf
were duplicated since Sarahsville and Harrietts
ville wound up with an identical league record.
The two smaller trophies are for the Junior
grade school tournament winner and runner
up. They will be presented following the final
game on Saturday evening, Mar. 3. Supt. H.
C. Secrest will make the presentation.
Fishing Permits For
1956 Received By
Clerk Y. Morgareidge
The new 1956 fishing license
were received in Caldwell last
week according to Violet Morgar
eidge, fishing license dealer in
this community. They will be
ready to go on sale by March 1
the deadline for the new license
to become effective.
Liberalized fishing will still be
in effect during 1956 which
means there is no closed season
no legal length and no bag or
possession limit on any species
This ruling, however, does not
apply to Pvmatuning Lake in the
northern part of the state.
Both license dealers and fish
erman will notice a radical
change in the form of the new
license. The Ohio Wildlife Coun
cil ordered the changc in the
form, which will eliminate con
^iderable writing, on the part of
the dealer and, it is hoped will
prove more satisfactory in other
operations.
The resident license will cost
$2.00 plus the 25 cents writing
fee which is the same as last
year the annual non-resident
license will be $5.00 plus 25 cent
writing fee, an increase of $2.00
over that of last year, and the
temporary ten-day non-resident
license will cost $3.00 plus 25
cents fee, an increase of $2.00
over that of the previous year
1956 ACTO TAGS
The 1956 auto tags for Beaver
township, Batesville and the
eastern section of Noble county
will be sold from the Atkinson
Chevrolet garage in Batesville
Mrs. Margaret Atkinson will
again serve as the deputy regis
trar for that area. The tags will
be put on sale March 1 and must
be displayed by April 1.
Summerfield,
Batesville Win
Opening Games
Play Resumes Thursday
Nigh) With lop Seeded
Teams Seeing Action
Batesville and Sunjmerfielti
survived the first round of
play in the Noble county tour
nament Tuesday night with
the Beavers topping Belle
Valley 55-40 and the GophetS
downing Dexter City 68-5L
Summerfield will now tangle
with Sarahsville in the first
semi-final game Thursday even
ing while Batesville will take on
Harriettsville in the other.
The Beavers presented a well
balanced scoring punch in the
tourney opener as they led Belle
Valley 14-10 at the first quarter
and 27-20 at halftime. But the
Riders cut the lead to 27-24 ear^jp
in the third quarter before fall
ing behind 40-28 at the three-
quarter mark.
To start the final period, Belle
Valley spurted again to narrow
the margin to six points 40-34,
but the rally died out.
Jim Devolld, with 10 of his
team s 12 points in the fourth
quarter, tallied 20 for the losers*
while Joe Hughes notched 11
for the victorious Beavers.
In the second game, Dextar
City put up a game fight for the
first two quarters before Sum
merfield pulled away to a If*
point win.
(Continued on Page Three)
Counly Are a Receives
Three Inches Of Rain
cUwiii} i.ici6 i ttci v
more than three inches of rain
fall so far during the month
of February, according to Rich
ard Burlingame, official weather
man for the area.
During the past week from
Sunday, Feb. 12 to Saturday,
Feb. 18, the county received two
inches of rain. The greatest
amount was recorded on Satur
day, Feb. 18, when .80 indies
fell.
The high temperature was
listed at 58 degrees on Feb. 8
and 57 degree on Feb. 17. The
lowest was on the opening day
of the month when a chilly 18
degrees was registered.
The Caldwell reservoir is fill
ed to overflowing and there
should be no danger of a water
shortage in this community dup
ing the .summer months.
ACCEPTS POSITION
Ralph Seffens. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Seffens, of Caldwell,
has accepted a position as a
claims adjust or for the Bcacon.
Mutual omnity Insurance
Company i Columbus. Mr. and
Mrs. Seffens moved this past
week to Columbus from Lan
caster. Mr. Seffens is married to
the former Norma Shamhart of
Caldwell.
Caldwell B.P.W. To Collect
Sunday In Annual Heart Drive
Enthusiasm and hope run high three days before Heart
Sunday, according to Mrs. Clair Murphy, Heart Sunday chair
man for Noble county.
Promptly at 2:00 p. m. Sunday, Feb. 26, which has been
designated as "H-Hour", some 35 heart fund volunteers will
start visiting between 15 and 25 neighbors each in behalf of
the heart fund.
"Our Heart Sunday group,
members of the Caldwell
BPW, has a single major ob
jective namely, support for the
crusade against diseases of the
heart and blood vessels," said
Mrs. Murphy. "These diseases
constitute our leading health
problem, both nationally and
locally. They are responsible for
more than half of all deaths."
"Your Heart Fund contribu
tions will support a three-way
attack against the heart diseases
—through research, public and
professional education, and
through community heart pro
grams," Mrs. Murphy continued.
"It is our hope that every citizen
of this community will give
generously."
'We also bopefiil that all
homes will extend a warm and
hearty wclcomc to the public
spirited men and women who
are volunteering their services
Sunday afternoon," she added.
"They are displaying a profound
sense of community respon
sibility. They should be received
as honored guests."
Sunday's house-to-house col
lection is the climax and wind
up of the month-long 1956 Heart
Fund drive which began Feb. I.
It will be this city's second
Heart Sunday collection.
NOTICE—We have our complete
line of Farm Field Seeds, Cer
tified Clintland and Clinton Seed
Oats. Also Spring Fertilizer of all
prades. The Caldwell Implement
& Supply Co., Caldwell, Ohio.