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VOL. 98 NUMBER 3
Village Starts
Street, Alley
Improvement
If present plans materialize
the street situation in the vil
lage of Caldwell will take on
a "new look" before the sum
mer is over, so says Mayor
Donald D. Nichols, who re
ports that all-out effort will be
made to black-top several of the
unimproved streets.
Streets and alleys scheduled to
get consideration are:
Alleys leading to the rear of
the Caldwell postoffice, from
Spruce and West streets, black
top
Cliff road: section extending
from Fairground street to USR
21, black-top
Young street: extending from
Main to North, spray with top
coat
•Railroad street: extending
from North to Fairground, patch
and spray with top-coat
Bclford street: extending from
Railroad to Walnut, patch and
spray with top-coat
Spruce street: extending from
Railroad to Walnut, patch and
spray with top-coat
Poplar street: extending from
Cumberland to West, patch and
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Caldwell Merchants
To Offer Gala Sales
Event, July 27- 28
Plans are near completion for
the 1956 version of Dollar Days
to be held in Caldwell, Friday
and Saturday, July 27-28.
Merle Barnhart, chairman of
the merchant's division of the
Noble county Chamber of Com
merce, stated that almost all
businesses in Caldwell would
sponsor Dollar Day sales. He
added that participating mer
chants would be open until 9:00
p. m. on both days, Friday and
Saturday for the convenience of
the shoppers.
Barnhart explained that his
committee had planned the
special session to provide out
standing bargains for the con
sumers of this area. Each store
is to offer reduced rates on
specific items or sponsor July
sales.
Final arrangements for the
town-wide sale were formed at
a meeting Monday, July 16.
Other members of the merchant's
division are Carl Saliba, Harry
Semon, Robert Ralston and Ger
ald Stringer.
The Journal-Leader will carry
sales messages for the participat
ing merchants in next week's
issue. Interested shoppers are
encouraged to watch for the out
standing bargains to be found on
the pages of this paper, offered
by the Caldwell merchants.
PARKING METER RECEIPTS
Parking meter receipts for the
village of Caldwell totaled
$917.50 for the month of June
according to a report released
today by Violet Morgareidge,
village clerk. Receipts for the
five-week period, beginning
June 11 and ending July 9, are
as follows: first week, $181.75
second week, $202.50 third
week, $176.00 fourth week,
$173.25 and fifth week, $184.00
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lull,
H. G. Williams made the
motion and it was seconded by
A. E. Secrest. All members voted
affirmatively on the issue.
Thompson replaces Ralph Arch
er, who recently resigned aftei
six years service as county do^
warden.
Dr. N. S. Reed, county health
doctor, stated that Thompson
investigated the rabid dog situa
tion in Mt. Ephraim as one of
the first official acts of his new
office. The warden reported that
the section is still quarantined,
however, everything is under
control.
He reported that a second dog
had died Monday, July 16, and
there was a possibility that he
had been infected. Reed stated
that the dog's head was removed
and sent to the state health
department for analysis.
"Look Sharp' Will Be Marching
Theme For 60 Vieing Students
Plans for the 16th annual Caldwell high school band camp
are nearing completion according to Marvin Wood, director
of the local group.
Wood stated that 60 boys and girls will attend the camp
which will start Tuesday, July 24, and last eight days. As in
the past, beds nnd cots will be set up in the high school gym
\nasium. Unlike earlier years,
Cited For Failure To Slop
Car In Assured Distance
The Cambridge state patrol
investigated an accident Thurs
day involving an auto driven by
Rodney Buckley, 31, of Ava
route 1.
The accident occurred on USR
21, south of Cambridge when the
Buckley car rammed the side of
an auto driven by Samuel Gib
son, 31, of Kimbolton route 1.
Extensive property damage
resulted to the Gibson car and
minor damage to the Buckley
car.
Buckley was cited by the
patrol for failure to stop within
the assured clear distance. He
was cited to appear in Municipal
court on Tuesday.
however, 14 boys will attend
the camp. This figure rep
resents the largest number to
participate in the last ten years.
Mrs. Wood and Linda MeVay
will also attend the session in
the capacity of advisors. Miss
McVay will be in charge of the
younger set of future musicians.
At the present this group would
include two seventh graders, 14
eighth graders and two freshmen,
for a total of 19 students.
Work for the talented march
ers begins at 9:00 o'clock in the
morning and lasts thruout the
day until 3:30 or 4:00 in. the
afternoon. Wood explained that
visitors' hour would be from 6:00
until 9:00 each evening.
Mrs. Harry Richcreek, presi
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THE
View Roadside Park Site
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morial, Caldwell, and Mr. Star Windsor, landscape architect, di
vision 10, Marietta, mapping out the details where the John Gray
memorial will be erected. The memorial will be located at the
roadside park, on USR 21, between Belle Valley and Caldwell.
Site For John Gray
Memorial Selected
Berne Man Named
New Dog Warden
Mr. Harry C. Schwartz., of .Lebanon, chairman of the memorial
committee for the Ohfh Monument Builders, Inc., announced today
fnat the membrial for ,V"Ohirf's last Revolutionary war
soldier, was being proc* si»ed at the Barre, Vermont, quarry, and
that shipment will be made to Caldwell in the near future.
Kraest Thompson, ...f Bcnm,
was appointed as the new dog
warden for Noble county at Mon
day's meeting of the county
commissioners.
Thompson will serve in his
new capacity for a three-month
probation period. He will receive
a salary of $100.00 per month
and 50 cents for each dog that
he disposes displaying no tag.
The memorial win be six feet high and approximately three feet
in width. It will
the Park's Me­
incorporate a
replica of the old headstone now
seen at the grave plot of John
Gray in McElroy cemetery,
Brookfield township.
In addition to the above, ap
propriate words will be inscribed
noting the purpose of the me
morial and those who were
insirumental in its erection.
The services of Park's Me
morials, in Caldwell, a member
of the Ohio Monument Builders
association, has been secured and
will oe in cnargr* of placin* ana
erecting the memorial at the
roadside park, on USR 21, be
tween Belle Valley and Caldwell.
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Four Cases Reported
In Mayor's Court
Mayor Donald I). Nichols sen
tenced a total of four violators
of the law during the past week.
Those who were sentenced in the
mayor's court were as follows:
George Sarisky, of Cleveland,
formerly of Florence, was ar
rested by Sheriff Donald Con
away on a charge of disturbing
the peace. He was given a fine
of $10 and costs when he ap
peared before Mayor Nichols.
Virgil Ted Williams, of Pleas
ant City, was fined $15 and costs
following his arrest which was
made by officer Willis Ralph. He
was arrested on a charge of
reckless operation of a motor
vehicle.
Grant Johnson was arrested
last week by Patrolman Solt on
a charge of speeding. He was
given a fine of $15 and costs
when he appeared before the
mayor.
Lloyd B. Weekley was given
a fine of $15 and costs when he
appeared before Mayor Nichols.
He was arrested by Patrolman
Solt on a charge of speeding.
INJURES FINGER
Gerald Thompson, of Cald
well route, employee of the
Noble county highway depart
ment was treated at Thompson's
hospital on Friday, July 13 for
injuries that he received when
he caught his finger in a mow
ing machine.
INJURES HAND
Elsworth Perkins, of Ava, was
treated at Thompson's hospital
on Friday, July 13 for injuries
on the hand that he received in
a power mower.
NOTICE—Due to scheduled re
pairs on building and redecor
ating, Landaker's Bakery, Main
Street, will be closed the week
of August 6 to Aug. 11, inclusive.
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Attend Firemen's Festival In Caldwell, July 25-28
Village To Seek
Federal Aid On
Sewer Problem
Mayor Donald D. Nichols has
received information from Con
gressman John E. Henderson
stating that there is now avail
able funds to assist municipalities
the size of Caldwell in the con
struction of sewer systems and
sewage treatment plants.
According to Cong. Henderson,
the water pollution control act
became law with President Eisen
hower's signature on July 9.
The law provides that for each
fiscal year the sum of $50,000,000
be appropriated for the purpose
of making grants for the con
struction of treatment works
servicing municipalities.
A total of $500,000,000 has
been allocated by the federal
government to assist municipali
ties for treatment projects.
Another notation within the
law implies that no grant shall
be made for any project in an
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Prominent Business Man
Stricken With Heart Attack
.John Janio.s. prominent Cald
well business man and a partner
in the clothing firm of James &
Quick for the past 32 years, was
admitted to the Guernsey Me
morial hospital, Cambridge, early
Monday morning for what has
been diagnosed by his physician
as a heart attack.
James, 66, was stricken late
Sunday evening at his home on
Spruce street.
Latest reports received from
the hospital are that his con
dition remains serious.
COVERS NOBL-G.£OUNRY LIK£ TUG. £UN£HTNG.
East Liverpool Championship Drill
Team To Appear Wednesday Evening
Final plans have been made for the schedule oX events
to take place during the third annual Caldwell firemen's
festival, July 25-28.
Robert (Bud) Ralston, chairman of parade, stated that
the East Liverpool V. F. W. Post No. 66 diampionship drill
team will be the featured attraction Wednesday evening. The
exhibition drill, lasting approximately one hour, will take
place on the west side of the square.
Music by the Cambridge municipal band under the direc
tion of Peter Sheenan, will
fill the air Thursday evening
from 7:00 to 8:00. The concert
will be held on the esplanade
of the county courthouse. Bill
Archer, a former resident of
Caldwell and member of the
local high school band,-is pres
ently the lead trumpet with the
outstanding organization.
A talent show, featuring eight
to ten variety acts will be staged
Friday evening, July 27. The pre
sentation will feature acts from
this section of Ohio and will also
take place on the esplanade of
the square. The event will start
promptly at 7:00 o'clock with
the winners to be judged by
audience applause.
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Former Sarahsville Teacher Appointed
Principal Of Columbus South High School
Cozier Strikers
Granted Pay
Increase of 10c
An agreement for a new work
ing contract was reached Friday
afternoon, and subsequently
given membership approval, be
tween Cozier Container Corp.
and United Paperworkers of
America union.
Terms of the new contract
call for a 10-cent hourly increase
for all employees, which num
ber approximately 50.
In addition to the above, the
contract calls for six paid holi
days and a modified union shop.
The company was represented
by H. B. Bregenzer, vice presi
dent of Cozier Container Corp.,
and Joe Giallombardo, plant
manager.
Jjtfpresenting tbtf employees in
n -.bating for a new contrac
wfee John Gray, union repr*
sentative, Bud Tilton, Carl aiiJ
Clifford Delancey, Harry Geary,
and Kenneth Perkins.
Operations were reported back
to normal Monday morning, fol
lowing a "walk-out" by the em
ployees a week ago when they
refused to work without a con
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ONG Ambulance Co.
To Hold Special Drill
Member: ui the Isi-.'Lce c.-anty
ambulance unit of the Ohio
National Guard will meet in
special session on Saturday, July
21, at the Noble county fair
grounds, according to Capt. Char
les J. Co.vle, commanding officer.
Captain Coyle said the unit
would practice double drill,
driver selection, practical exer
cises, cook practice and parade
and ceremony practice in pre
paration for their two-week
encampment at Camp Brecken
ridge, Kentucky.
The ambulance unit will also
meet on Monday, July 23, for
their final drill assembly before
departing for their encampment.
At this final meeting, equipment
and supplies will be loaded and
prepared for movement to Camp
Breckenridge.
An advance detail group of
the national guard will leave
Caldwell on Wednesday, July 25
and the main troops will depart
by commercial bus at midnight
on July 28, according to Captain
Coyle.
H. Delbert Swain, a former teacher in the Sarahsviiie school
system, was appointed principal of South high school, Columbus, at
a recent meeting of the Columbus board of education.
Mr. Swain became associated with the Columbus public schools
in 1943. During the last four"
years he has been principal of
Crestview junior high school.
Prior to going to Columbus,
Swain was a teacher in Sarahs
ville school for 11 years. He is
the son of Mrs. Orpha Swain and
a brother of Mrs. Guy Gibson,
Sarahsville.
His wife, the former Lillian
Johnson, is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Irvin Johnson of the
Sarahsville community.
Many will remember that
another Noble county teacher,
Mr. Edgar House, is the principal
of North high school, Columbus.
NOTICE—Deadline for payment of the
Soiond Half for 1955 of Real Estate
laxes in Noble County is Friday, July
20. There will bp no extension of
this date A. KALI'H HICKS, Noble
County Treasurer. 2 3
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CALDWELL, OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1956 FOURTEEN PAGES THIS WEEK SINGLE COPY le
Exciting Events Mark Plans For Each
Day Of Firemen's Annual Festival
Drill Teem To Feature Activities On
By sections, the contract
calls for improvement in
Seneca, Wayne and Beaver town
ships. The highway will receive
a prime coat, mix and seal, items
T-30 and T-32, on a width of 18
to 20 feet.
SR 564 will receive a similar
application for a length of 6.69
miles. Resurfacing treatment
will start at the junction of SR
564 and SR 78 to the junction of
SR 563, near the William J.
Schott farm. This section of im
provement is located in Olive
and Enoch townships.
The lower portion of the high
way was repaired last summer
from the junction of SR 563 to
Middleburg and from the Wilson
property to the junction of SR
564 with SR 145. The Shelley
firm was awarded the contract
and completed the reconstruction
at that time.
Local state highway crews are
presently working on SR 564 in
preparation for the resurfacing.
The Noble county department is
widening and stabilizing the
berms on approximately the
same sections of the route.
Major Dwight Boyd Given
Alignment In Puerto Rico
Major and Mrs. Dwight I. Boyd
and sons, Scott and Grant, of
Baltimore, Md., arrived here last
week where they will spend two
weeks visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Boyd, of Dexter
City, and Mr. and Mrs. ILrry
Weaver, of Summerfield.
At the conclusion of their visit
with their families in Noble
county, Major Boyd, accom
panied by his wife, the former
Betty Jane Weaver and two sons,
will report to his new assignment
in Puerto Rico where he expects
to be stationed for the next four
years.
Boyd, a former reporter for
The Journal prior to his enlist
ment in 1942, is now assigned to
military intelligence.
NOTICE—Belle Valley American
Legion Clubroom will be open
duly from 2:30 p. m. to 1:00 a.
m. Saturday and holidays, 12:(M)
noon to 1:00 a. m.. and on Sun
days, y. m. to 1 W a n.
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Members of the VFW Private Eddy Post,
No. 66, championship drill team pose for a pic
ture in East Liverpool. The Ohio "56" cham
pions will appear in Caldwell, Wednesday,
July 25, to start the third annual firemen's
festival. The crack drill outfit won their
second state championship in Dayton, edging
out the present national champions from Al
liance. They will appear on the west side of
the public square for an hour's exhibition,
Two Resurfacing Jobs
On County Highways
Are Awarded By State
The Sheliey Construction Company of Thornviiie, has
been awarded the contract for the resurfacing of portions
of State Routes 564 and 147 in Noble county.
The Ohio firm submitted the low bid of $69,317.75 for
the application of a bituminous treatment on the state
highways. SR 147 will be repaired in part from the junction
of SR 566 to Batesville for a
total of 8.89 miles.
Slight Damage Occurs
As Vehicles Collide
Noble county Sheriff Donald
Conaway investigated an ac
cident Thursday, July 12, at 7:50
p. m. which occurred on county
road 4, approximately one mile
south of the junction of SR 146.
Paul William Zerger, 23, of 419
Miller street, Caldwell, and Don
avin George King, 26, of 63 Dal
ton Place, Canton, were the driv
ers involved in the accident. The
two vehicles collided on a curve
and only minor damage was
reported.
Zerger was traveling north on
the road at approximately 20
miles per hour in a 1953 Ford,
when the incident occurred. King
was driving a 1951 three-quarter
ton Ford truck, owned by Wil
lard Gardner of Graysville, Ac
cording to Sheriff Conaway, no
one was injured in the collision
and no charges were filed from
that department.
Wednesday
starting at 7:0u p. m.
The group will compete in the national
contest in Dallas, Texas, Aug. 12-17, and will
attempt to better their second place position
of 1955. The team has performed at many
events including baseball games at the Cleve
land municipal stadium. In the latter part of
August, the group will lead a barnstorming
tour of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.
Area Construction Appears
'Only Simmering' On Surface
Ntqht
Nsme Three County
Students Edible For
Scholarship Awards
The State Department of
Education has released informa
tion to the effect that three
Noble county students have been
awarded scholarships for the
Ohio Scholarship fund.
Each scholarship is for $500.00
upon condition that the student
enroll in the elementary cadet
teaching program in some college
and pursue this course for two
years. The student must then
teach in the elementary schoei
in order to cancel the scholar
ship obligation.
Awards were presented to
Jeanann Rucker, daughter of
Mrs. Grace Warren and a grad
uate of Caldwell high school
Doris Marie Way, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Way, and
a graduate of Dexter City high
school Joseph Edward Clark,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Zedrick
Clark, and a graduate of Sarahs
ville high school.
Noble county is entitled to
three scholarships with the
possibility of being assigned an
additional one later. Chief basis
of awarding the scholarships is
that of financial need.
SEPARATIONS FILED
Two separations from the arm
ed forces v ere filed in the re
corder's office last week accord
ing to Benny J. Fowler, recorder.
They were as follows: army of
the United States to Tim Drake
Tarleton, separation 214, and
United States air force to
Lucien Collins Young, Jr.,
separation 214.
Building construction in Noble county is reported light by the
various contractors in the local area.
The Crock & Schafer firm of Caldwell is presently building a
home for Richard Archer in New Concord. The new building is of
wood construction and will be built at an approximate cost of
$11,000. In addition to the Archer home, the contracting firm is work
ing on numerous small remodel
ing jobs in the area.
Leander Crock, co-owner oi
the firm stated that they were
bidding on two schools in Bel
mont county. Glencoe and Ban
nock will be the sites of the two
new buildings. Crock also added
that the firm submitted the low
bid for the construction of the
proposed Knights of Columbus
building to be located on the
corner of Poplar and West
streets.
The proposed hall will be con
structed of concrete block with
a steel roof and gypson deck.
Present specifications call for a
building 100 by 53 feet to be
divided into two sections. One
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Time To Pay Real Estate
Taxes Nearing An End
PajracjiU oi the ciLcund half
of the real estate taxes for 1955
reached a total of $101,295.07 on
Saturday of last week, according
to a check with A. R. Hicks,
county treasurer.
Tax books will close on Friday
afternoon, July 20, at 4:30 o'clock
and according to Treasurer
Hicks, there will be no extension
of time, since the state depart
ment of taxation allowed the
extension at the beginning of the
tax collection.
All tax payments made aftef
the deadline will be assessed thd
usual penalty.