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VOL. 97 NUMBER 52
Planning the next meeting of the Four
County Development Council, set for July 24
at Woodsfield, are these men who make up the
council's executive committee. Left to right
A home sewing contest for 4-H
club girls will be held in Noble
county on Tuesday, Aug. 14, ac
cording to a report released
today from the county extension
office.
The garment is required to be
made of 100% wool and the fol
lowing: Alpaca, Camel's Hair,
Cashmer, Guanaco, Llama, Mo
hair and Vicuna.
The 4-H members will be
divided into three classes Junior
class, Senior class and Sub-Deb
jplass, »ui prize?,- are .«
lenglii of wool to a trip to P. i„.
There will be District, State
and National prizes. The district
contest, which is held on Aug. 14,
will be held at the Old Washing
ton high school in connection
with the District Recreation &
Rural Arts meeting.
Any 4-H girls interested in en
tering the contest may get their
entry blanks and learn more
about the contest by stopping at
the county extension office be
fore July 14, according to Mabel
Sarbaugh who is in charge of
the contest for Noble county.
Church Liquidates
Furnace Indebtedness
Tin eongrv-..\'tti.n .•! the First
Church of Christ finally did it.
They liquidated their debt on
the new furnace which they in
stalled three years ago last
October.
Every fourth Sunday of the
month has been designated as
furnace Sunday and the collec
tion last Sunday morning at
Bible school put them out of
debt. The original cost of the
furnace was $4,725.00, according
to the pastor, Ira J. Brandon.
It was necessary for the church
to borrow $3300 to complete the
transaction.
Elk local Principal
Hired At Ml, Gilead
Edwin L. Starcher, principal
of the Elk local schools for the
past four years, has been hired
as superintendent of the Edison
schools near Mt. Gilead, replac
ing H. H. Giegor who had resign
ed to teach in the Marengo
schools.
Mr. Starcher resigned from the
Elk local schools last spring,
shortly before the term ended
and there has been no replace
ment for him as yet, according
to Supt. H. C. Secrest of the
county schools.
This is the only vacancy that
the Noble county schools will
have on the principal level,
Secrest said.
NOTICE TO OUR PATRONS! In
order to get your 5 percent dis
count on Spring fertilizers, ac
counts must be settled for by
July 15. Caldwell Implement &
Supply Oft, Caldwell, Oliio.
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ESTABLISHED IN 1859
Industrial Leaders Plan July 24 Meeting
are James Gahris. third vice president, of Mc- Penrose, secretary-treasurer, of Marietta.
Area Industrial Leaders Hold Meeting
Preparations for the July 24 meeting at Woodsfield of the Four
County Development Council, were made Friday night at the Hotel
Lafayette in Marietta during a meeting of the council's executive
committee.
Promotion of the council's work and possible methods of fi
nancing its activities were among the principal topics discussed.
Chairmen of the publicity and finance committees were asked by
Home Sewing Contest
To Be Held By
4-H
Clubs In The County
President Harold L. McMillen to
prepare recommendations for
the July 24 meeting.
C. J. Estadt, of Caldwell,
chairman of the Noble county
industrial development commit
tee, and James Diehl, of Woods
field, newly appointed executive
vice president, were named coun
cil's delegates to a meeting of
the Upper Ohio Valley Develop
ment Council Thursday after
noon, June 28, at Seneca Lake
Sportsmen club lodge.
Purpose of the Seneca Lake
meeting is to determine if mutual
problems exist among the val
ley's development groups.
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Caldwell Firemen
jei resiivdl Daef
Definite dates for the Cald
well Volunteer Firemen's Fes
tival were set at a department
meeting, Tuesday evening, June
26.
According to Robert (Bud)
Ralston, publicity chairman, the
festival will begin Wednesday,
July 25 and will climax with a
huge parade Saturday evening.
He stated that the Briggs Rides
would return this year and that
the carnival would probably
embody two sides of the square.
Although arrangements are not
entirely complete, the Cambridge
Municipal band will perform
Thursday, July 26. Tentative
plans call for an antique auto
show or parade one evening with
other festivities scheduled for
the remaining nights.
Proceeds from this year's fes
tival will be u^ed to purchase
and build an emergency utility
vehicle. The new truck has been
described as a van type vehicle
equipped with booster pumps,
fire extinguishers, water tank
and other fire fighting equip
ment.
JUST ARRIVED White taffeta
shadow-proof slips, sizes 32 to
40. $2.95 each. Madge's Specialty
Shop. 52
A NEW SUPPLY OF summer
white hats just received at
Nola's Hat and Gift Shoppe. 52
Three Accidents Investigated
With Minor Injuries Resulting
According to Noble County Sheriff Don Conaway, three acci
dents have occurred in this area since Thursday, June 21.
Clair Eugene Hayes, West street, and Eldon Dan Clark, route 1
Dexter City, were involved in a minor accident Thursday at 4:30
p. m. The incident occurred at the Soakum bridge on old USR 21,
i south of Caldwell.
The first vehicle, a 1949 Ply
mouth owned by Chester Hayes,
was damaged on the left rear
fender and bumper. The second
car, a 1951 Kaiser owned by
Clifton C. Jones, Beverly, receiv
ed damage to the left front
fender and side of door.
No injuries were reported as
a result of the accident, and no
charges were filed.
The second mishap occurred on
SR 78 at the Olive Green Hill,
Friday afternoon at 12:40. A
truck owned by James Merry
and driven by Robert F. Urdak,
30, route 6, Caldwell, received
damage to the right side, bed,
and front end.
The second vehicle, driven by
Solomon S. Stark, 49, route 2,
Lowell, and owned by the Union
Furniture Company, 313 2nd
Street, Marietta, was damaged
on the left side.
Both vehicles were traveling
east on the state route when
Urdak passed the furniture van.
Stark stated that when he heard
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Connelsville Robert Whitcomb, second vice
president, of Caldwell Harold L. McMillen,
president, of Marietta: James Diehl, executive
vice president, of Woodsfield. and John M.
•S
Ava Youth Critically
Hurt When He Walks
Into Path Of Vehicle
Willis Brown, 19, a pedestrian
along USR 21 in the Ava com
munity, is in a critical condition
at St. Francis hospital, Cam
bridge suffering from injuries
sustained when he was struck
by a car Friday at 11:20 a.
The young man is the son of Mrs
Elva Brown of the Ava com
munity.
Hospital attendants said the
youth is suffering from a brain
concussion, acute shock and mul
tiple lacerations and abrasions of
the body. His condition was re
ported as somewhat improved on
Monday of this week.
Brown was in an unconscious
state when he was admitted to
the hospital but he later regained
consciousness.
The state patrol said the ac
occurred when Buown
apparently ran into the path of
a northbound car operated by
Benjamin Nichols, 2b, Ravenna
Nichols said Brown was walk
ing northward along the high
way as he approached and ap
parently did not see his car when
he started to cross the road.
Brown was rushed to the hos
pital -n the McVay ambulance
immediately following tne ac
cident. Nichols was no*, held by
the state patrol.
Five Excellents Given
Noble County ONG Unit
Til-. Noble to an ..on Usance
unit of the Ohio National Guards
received five excellent ratings
and one very satisfactory when
they fired on the range recently
at Blue Rock in Morgan county
Walter O. Keinsley, Army cap
tain, was the advisor and inspect
ing officer for the local ONG
group.
They received excellent ratings
in administration, clothing and
equipment, arms room, includ
ing the condition of the weapons
security and unit training. Their
very satisfactory rating was in
motor maintenance.
They were not rated on their
supply room, since they don'
have any or their unit mess, as
the 52 enlisted men and one
officer ate at a restaurant in
Malta.
The unit Is already making
plans for their two weeks basic
training at Camp Breckenridge
Ky., beginning July 28. Ther
will be no meeting Monday, July
2, but regular meetings will be
held July 9, 16 and 23.
Richard Wehr's Car
Stolen In Cleveland
Kiehurd Well', owner of
Weill's clothing store in Cald
well and Mr. Foster, owner of a
clothing store in Barnesville
stepped into unusual difficulties
Sunday while they were attend
ing a clothing show in Cleveland
Upon returning from the show
they discovered that Wehr's 1956
Plymouth had been stolen. Auth
orities were summoned but they
were unable to locate the
vehicle.
Investigation continues on the
robbery. Wehr and Foster re
turned to their homes by plane
FOUR PASS TEST
There were four successful
applicants who took their driver
examinations in Caldwell, Mon
day, according to the state patrol
in charge of the tests. They were
as follows: Joseph Edgar Low
ers, Caldwell route 6 Betty May
Smith, Lore City route 1 Bruce
Rochus, Pleasant City route 1
and Bernadine Clara Ritterbeck
Caldwell route 4. All the appli
cants obtained operator's license.
Belle Valley Legion
Auxiliary Gives To
Gray Memorial Fund
The^ Belle Valley American
Legion Auxiliary, No. 641, has
contributed $5.00 to the John
Gray Memorial fund and the
check in this amount has been
received by the John Gray Me
morial committee at The Journal
Leader office.
Although the fund is growing
very slowly, it got off to a good
start last week when the Cald
well Building & Loan company
contributed $25.00 for this cause.
Harry Schwartz, memorial
committeee chairman of the
Ohio Monument Builders, Inc.,
was in Caldwell, Sunday, and
it is expected that the Memorial
•will be dedicated the latter part
of September.
An invitation will be extended
to Gov. Frank J. Lausche and
other notables to participate in
this ceremony which will honor
the last surviving veteran of the
Revolutionary war in Ohio and
the next to last in the nation.
It is necessary for the com
mittee to raise at least $350.00
and organizations who wish to do
so are urged to mail their con
tributions as soon as possible to
The Journal-Leader office in
Caldwell.
A complete list of all these
donations will be published as
they are received here at The
Journal-Leader office. Private
citizens, who so desire, may dls
contribute to this fund.
Floyd R. Gaugler
Returned As Local
Methodist Pastor
All Methodist ministers in
Noble county were returned to
their respective charges foi
another year by the Northeast
Ohio Conference of the churches
which was held last week at
Lakeside, except for three in the
outlying communities.
Rev. Floyd Gaugler was re
turned to the Caldwell church
for his sixth consecutive year.
Rev. Lowell Kiger was return
ed to the Summerfield Methodist
church for his third consecutive
year and Rev. Walter H. Brown
to the Macksburg-Dexter Citj
charge.
Rev. William Foster returns to
the Belle Valley Methodist
church and Rev. Francis Shina
berry to the Reinersville charge
Rev. John Sutton was returned
to the Renrock charge Rev. For
rest Willis to the Lower Salem
charge and Rev. Paul Brown to
the Stafford charge.
Dr. Lee Myers vacated the Mt
Ephraim-Senecaville charge and
this has not yet been filled by
the conference. Dr. Myers went
to Florida for his health and is
retiring from the ministry.
Rev. Page Pannell, a student
from West Liberty (W. Va.) col
lege, was assigned to the Cum
berland pulpit Rev. W. H. Ayers
was transferred from Bucyrus to
Buffalo Beckett and Rev. Robert
Farley of Wooster parish
named pastor at the Quaker City
charge.
Dr. Thurman F. Alexander was
also returned as superintendent
of the Cambridge district.
AMBULANCE TRIP
John Christopher was return
ed to his home on West street
Monday from the Good Samari
tan hospital, Zanesville. The trip
was made in the McVay ambul
ance.
NoBL(L£oUNTy LlK£ TU£ SuNf-N IN-E
.ii i (.h ignition of their sale driving record
for the past 25 years, Wilfred C. Garrett, left,
and Ross W. Watson, were presented the 25
year National Safety Council Driving award
Monday by Summerfield Postmaster Albert F.
Randolph. Mr. Garrett drives an average of
42 miles per day and Mr. Watson will average
45 miles.
Also shown in the picture is Everett T.
Buddy Poppy Sales
Realize $217.05
The V. F. W. Auxiliary Unit
No. 4721, Caldwell, realized
$217.05 from the sale of the
Buddy Poppies last Saturday, ac
cording to Mrs. Aileen Tilton,
who served as chairman for the
annual sale.
Mrs. Tilton was assisted by
members of the auxiliary unit
and the Girl Scout troops in
Caldwell.
A certain percentage of this
money raised will be sent to the
V. F. W. national home for
orphans at Eaton Rapids, Mich.
Cloudburst Again Hits
Noble County Sector
With 2.8 Inches Of Rain
Mrs. Carol McAuley, president
of the auxiliary, expressed her
appreciation today to all those
who made the Buddy Poppy day
a financial success.
IN MASSACHUSETTS
William E. Baker, of Colum
bus, formerly of Caldwell, has
returned to his home after rep
resenting Ohio State University
at a Cryogenic conference for
Collins Crystat technicians at
Arthur D. Little, Inc. at Cam
bridge, Mass., and the Massachu
setts Institute of- Technology at
Boston. Baker is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Baker of Main
street.
Practically every section of Noble county received another
downpour of rain, which reached cloudburst proportions in the
Seneca Lake region last Saturday night and again Sunday evening.
A check at the state highway garage revealed that 2.8 inches
of rain fell from 3:30 o'clock, Saturday afternoon to Monday morning
at 8:00 o'clock.
The state garage measured 2.2
inches of this total rainfall from
6:30 to 8:00 p. m., Saturday.
Up in Noble township, Richard
Burlingame, who is the official
weather man for the county, said
that he measured 1.18 inches of
rain Saturday night and .82
inches on Sunday, which made
a total of 2.00 inches over the
weekend for this territory.
The high temperature of 88
degrees was registered Sunday
with an 85 degree reading on
Saturday.
The cloudburst at Seneca Lake
washed out culverts on SR 566
and SR 574 or the Skyline drive
in Noble county, caused several
small landslides, knocked over a
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$17,550.90 Tax Bill
Of Ohio Power Company
H. 1 km.-. ,iMi i man­
ager of the Ohio Power company,
was in Caldwell this week and
left behind him a check in the
amount of $17,550.90 at the office
of Treasurer A. Ralph Hicks.
This represented the payment
of taxes for the last half year of
1955. Treasurer Hicks said that
as of Monday, June 25, the tax
collection had totaled $69,383.59
on real estate for the last half.
NOTICE The First National
Bank will close at noon on
Saturdays during the months of
July, August and
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CALDWELL, OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1956 SIXTEEN PAGES THIS WEEK SINGLE COPY 6c
State Department of Education
Favors Enlarged Local District
Summerfield Rural Mail Carriers Honored
Work Renewed On SR 564 Bridge
Actual construction is now underway on the new bridge
which will replace the old-style steel beamed one-lane
bridge leading directly to SR 564 from SR 78, east of Olive.
Contractor John G. Witten, of Sardis, is pushing all
phases of its construction toward the date ,set for completion,
July 31, 1956. Because of unsettled weather conditions, the
rains have greatly hampered
continuous construction ef
forts, but in the event the
deadline is not met, it is be
lieved that an extension will be
granted.
The bridge, leading from SR 78
to SR 564, more commonly re
ferred to as the Caldwell-Middle
burg Harriettsville road, was
awarded to Witten at a contract
price of $39,292.45.
What will greatly enhance the
appearance and present approach
to SR 564, will be the tremendous
land fill required for free ac
cessibility to SR 78, leading to
Caldwell or the direction toward
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Caldwell School Band
Goes To Quaker City
Caldwell's high school march
ing band will participate in the
Quaker City homecoming par
ade, Saturday afternoon at 1:00
o'clock, according to an an
nouncement made today by the
director, Marvin P. Wood.
Director Wood said, however,
that since the members are
being transported there in
private cars several more
vehicles are needed for this pur
pose. If you are willing to take
some band members, contact
Marvin Wood as soon as possible.
Following the homecoming at
Quaker City, the Caldwell band
will return here in time for
their usual Saturday evening
concert.
Members of the Caldwell fire
department and the Caldwell
band also participated in the
firemen's festival at Crooksville,
last Saturday night.
H. 0. Buckey Heads
local Rifle Club
H. O. Buckey w=t.« named presi
dent of the Noble county Rifle
club, Sunday, when their annual
dinner was held at the Home
restaurant on West street. Leland
Hesson is the retiring president.
Other officers named includ
ed: Walter Hutchins, vice presi
dent Leland Hesson, treasurer,
and Donald Conaway, secretary.
The first rifle shoot of the club
will be held Sunday, July 8,
probably at the Noble county
fairground.
WINS CONTEST PRIZE
Carl Saliba, of Carl's Shoe
store in Caldwell, has been noti
fied by the Robin Hood shoes
division, St. Louis, Mo., that Miss
Janette Waller of Caldwell route
3 had won a pair of roller skates
in the recent Robin Hood Easter
contest "Name Buffalo Bill, Jr.'s
New Horse". The winning coup
on came from Carl's Shoe store.
4
Burner, clerk at thM Surr.merl'ield office. Mr.
a^uii loceived tills, ^ai.oty traflic award ciui
ing the year that he is serving as president of
the newly organized Noble County Safety and
Traffic committee.
Postmaster Randolph said today that
Helen Watson had resigned as temporary sub
stitute clerk and Andrew R. Fogle has been
appointed to fill the vacancv.
Syesville Girls Lane'
in Seneca Lake And
Then Lose Money
An auto accident, which could
have been tragic, occurred at
11:15 p. m., Tuesday on SR 670
just west of Batesville in Noble
county when Miss Maryanne For
aker, 20, of Byesviile, lost con
trol of her car and it landed in
Seneca Lake.
Miss Foraker was accompanied
by Miss Dianne Howell, 20, also
of Byesviile. The 1955 Oldsmobile
landed in three feet of water but
the two girls quickly escaped
from the vehicle.
Their plight was discovered
shortly after the accident by
Batesville farmer. They were
later taken to St. Francis hospi
tal, Cambridge, by other friends
with whom they had been fish
ing.
The state patrol said Miss
Foraker was driving west and
failed to make a sharp right
curve, leaving the left side of
the road and landing in Seneca
Lake.
In the excitement, the girls
left their purse in the car, con
taining about $40.00 and the
patrol said that one of the fisher
man took the money after they
had been taken to the hospital
However this investigation
continues and there have been
no charges filed on this angle
of the wreck.
Completes Red Cross
Drive With
Of this amount, only $27.13 has
been raised to date although it
is hoped that other contributions
will be received from time to
time to meet this extra quota.
A. L. Schafer, president of the
First National bank, served as
fund chairman for the 1956 drive,
assisted by E. E. Cunningham,
executive secretary and a num
ber of volunteer workers in the
various townships.
The amounts raised by the
townships and the chairmen wrho
served in this capacity are as
follows:
Beaver Earl House, $84.25
Brookfield Vina Hedge, $61.30
Buffalo Mrs. H. Bond, $36.15
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SEE US FOR your Bottle Gas
needs. D* D. Nichols, Caldwell,
Ohio. 47tL
School Official
talks To Joint
Board Meeting
uUwe!!, Es!!e Valley,
Foreii
Grove, Sharon,
Fulda,
Are Considered
The fact was well estab
lished in the remarks made
by Mr. Dwight Darling, assis
tant director of education,
Columbus, that consolidation
if school districts in areas
where the "best of education
ll facilities for students"
ould be determined is the
prime concern of the state de
partment of education.
Meeting Monday evening in the
jffice of the County Superinten
lent H. C. Secrest, members of
he county board of education,
Jaldwell exempted village, Belle
'alley local, Fulda local. Sharon
jcal, and Brookfield local, were
^iven an opportunity to hear Mr.
Darling dwell upon the school
problem, particularly the pro
posal being viewed by the partic
ipating school boards, the possi
bility of a five-district merger.
The meeting Monday was the
first attended by the area boards.
According to standards set up
by the new state board of edu
cation, Mr. Darling stated that
the best educational facilities
could be obtained in high schools
with minimum enrollment of 240
pupils. This broken down, would
establish classrooms with 30 pu
pils per teacher.
Mr. Darling spoke rather frank
ly upon the issue of consolidation,
noting the advantages and pit
falls encountered where the mat
ter is not given thorough study.
Action such as Monday's meet
ing was imperative, according to
Supt. Secrest, who inferred that
increased enrollment at Belle
Valley would necessitate addi
tional classroom facilities. Se
crest also noted that since the pro
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Commissioners Buy
Crushed Limesione
At taeir regular Monday meet
ing, the Noble county commis
sioners authorized the purchase
of 500 tons of crushed limestone
No. 46 at $1.60 per ton from the
James Merry quarry. All voted
"yes" on this purchase.
They also agreed to transfer
$20,000 from the auto license
to the road and bridge fund.
They agreed that all the bills
should be paid and then adjourn
ed until Monday morning, July
2.
UNDERGOES SURGERY
Edgar Love, well known resi
dent of the Caldwell community,
is slightly improved from a
major operation which he under
went last Friday at Mt. Carmel
hospital, Columbus.
$2367.13
Kiiiiiv Havener oi ijuinmerfitid, cwuptcr chairman for the
Noble county Red Cross, said today that the goal of $2367.13 had been
reached by the chapter in their drive which has now been concluded,
with all the townships having reported.
The original goal for this county was $2350.00, which means that
the organization again went over the top. However, Red Cross head
quarters later assigned this _________________
county an additional disaster
goal of $322.00, due to the heavy
flood disasters on the eastern
and Pacific coasts.
Ralph Christman
Injured In Wreck
Ralph Christman, 18, of Quak
er City route 4, suffered lacera
tions of the forehead and bruises
and abrasions of the left leg on
Wednesday when the car he was
driving left the highway and
rolled over on State Route 513
near Summerfield.
The state patrol said the ac
cident occurred at 6:30 p. m. on
Wednesday when Christman's
car was forced off the highway
by another vehicle which failed
to stop.
Moderate property damage
resulted to his car according to
the state patrol.
DI E TO THE JULY 4th holiday,
The Journal and Noble County
Leader will be printed next week
on Thursday, July 5. Corres
ondents will send in their news
ponder
letters as ft"1*1 on
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