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NUMBER 52 VOL. 98 ESTABLISHED IN 1859 The machinery to set up new county courts replacing Ohio's 170-year-old justice of the peace system is beginning to function. Secretary of State Ted W. Brown has sent a directive to the Noble county Election Board advising them to prepare for a special election November 5 to elect a county court judge. This term of office will be for one Ronald Bates, of Summerfield, was sentenced to 10 days in the Washington county jail at Mari etta, fined $100 and costs and his driving license suspended for one year, when he entered a plea of guilty to driving while in toxicated before Judge Leonard Ogle, Tuesday. All of the above resulted when the Summerfield man went on a rampage at the Washington Bob Secrest To Speak At Dedication Robert T. Secrest, member of the Federal Trade Commission and a former congressman from the 15th district, will be one of the speakers at the dedication of Caldwell's new municipal build ing, Saturday afternoon, July 13. Secrest accepted the invitation extended by the program com mittee and said "I will'be very happy to return to Caldwell and play a small part in the dedica tion of your new building. I am always eager to return to my native Noble county and i«new the many friendships which I have made through the years". Chairman Robert Whitcomb said today that Gov. C. William O'Neill, Chief Justice WeyganCt, Ju^e Garfield Stewart and Senator Frank J. Lausche had declined invitations, due to pre vious committments. Solicitation from the mer chants for the fireworks dis play has been completed and it will be one of the features Sat urday evening following the dedication program and parade. This is sponsored by the Noble County Chamber of Commerce. A complete program for the dedication on July 13 will be announced at a later date. Malcolm Parks Takes Over Permian Duties Malcolm Parks, well-known resident of Caldwell, has taken over his new duties as office manager at the Caldwell office of The Permian Oil & Gas Com pany. Mr. Parks replaced Everett Brown, who resigned to accept other employment in Cambridge. One of the phases of his job will be to further the attention given to the public relations depart ment and to increase the roll of customers. The announcement of Mr Parks' appointment was made during the middle part of April, and it was also announced then that Carlos Connell would con tinue to serve as vice president in charge of operations. Mrs. Leland Truex is the local office secretary. The Parks Memorial firm, own ed and formerly operated by Parks, will continue its service under the management of his wife. Mrs. Patricia Parks. Forfeited Land Sale Completed Wednesday The forfeited l^nd sale was •held on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week for the purpose of re-imbursement of delinquent taxes. The sale began Tuesday morn ing and did not close until almost noon of the following day, with a fairly large crowd in attend ance on the courthouse esplan ade. The lands for sale were gen erally oil and coal parcels and other real estate, for which the taxes were delinquent. THE HOME RESTAURANT will be closed from July 4th to Monday, July 8. 52 1 WINDOW GLASS cut to accu rate size. See us for your needs. D. D. Nichols, Caldwell. tf New County Court Judge To Be Elected On November 5 year starting on January 1, 1958. At present, JP Leo Carter has announced he plans to circulate a petition for the office. H. C. Danford, of Dexter City, is the other justice of peace in the county and he will also run. Any resident of the county may file for the first term of one year and he need not be an attorney. If elected then he can Summerfield Man On Rampage With Truck At Infirmary county infirmary near Marietta, Saturday. According to Washington county authorities, Bates came to the door of the infirmary at about 7:30 p. m., Saturday. Mrs. Haas, wife of Supt. Donald Haas, said she called her husband to talk to him because "he was incoherent and seemed to be intoxicated.'' After "mumbling" something to Supt. Haas, Bates got in his delivery truck and drove it up on the porch of the infirmary. He then backed the truck down and drove up three or four times, smashing a porch pillar, damaging the door and when backing the truck, he snapped a utility pole. After driving on the porch, Bates got out of the truck and ran into the infirmary and up the stairs. On the stairway he was said to have allegedly thrown an aged woman inmate down the stairway. The aged resident suffered bruises but no serious injuries. Bates was seized by two men and held until the sheriffs de partment arrived. He is lodged in the Washington county jail. Other charges may be brought against Bates, according to Wash ington county ru'horitie*. Grover C. Smith Retires Friday Grover C. Smith, resident engineer for division ten for the past eight years and his assistant, Bob Spriggs, clerk typist, are retiring -from their positions effective this week. Mr. Spriggs has also served eight years in this capacity. Engineer Smith and Mr. Spriggs will clean out their desks Friday of this week, June 28, in order that their Republican successors might take over as quickly as possible. This change is customary under a new administration and it is believed that Engineer Smith will be succeeded by Don ald D. (Dinty) Moore, who is well qualified for the job. It is understood that Charles Laughlin will be given the nod for the position vacated by Mr. Spriggs. Smith and Spriggs were both appointed under the Democratic administration of Gov. Frank J. Lausche. Their offices are located in the new state highway department building, just south of Caldwell. Barberton Driver Cited For D. W. I. Raymond C. Webb, 28, of Bar berton, was arrested Saturday morning by the sheriffs depart ment and charged with driving while intoxicated. His compan ion, Raymond Perry, 44, of Can ton, was charged with intoxica tion. Sheriff Donald Conaway said they were taken into custody on USR 21, south of Caldwell, after the driver narrowly missed having a collision with at least four other automobiles. Webb appeared before JP Leo Carter where he was fined $150 and three days in the Noble county jail. Webb served a sen tence in the local jail last Decem ber on a reckless operation charge. Perry was fined $20 and costs when he appeared before JP Carter. He paid his fine and was released. INCREASE CHARGES According to Postmaster W. E. Cecil, all special services at the Caldwell and other postoffices in the nation will increase in price following July 1st. This will include all money orders, certified mail, registered mail and the many other special ser vices of the local postoffice. continue to seek re-election when the first term is up. The petition for county judge must contain at least 61 signa tures and cannot exceed 120, ac cording to Clerk Harry G. Rich creek of the local election board In some areas where municipal courts are operating, these courts will be given county-wide juris diction to avoid the necessity of adding an additional court, the county court, to the district However, in the case of Noble county, with a population of lest than 30,000 inhabitants, only one court and one judge will be in stalled. This court will have jurisdiction over the whole county. Qualifications for a county court judge call for a qualified (Continued on Page Two) Murder Charge Is Filed Against Byesviile Man A first degree murder tlicuge was filed in Cambridge munici pal court, Tuesday against Doran "Dopey" Gibbs, 28, Byesviile, confessed slayer of Byesviile restaurant owner, Alvin "Mic key" Poland. Gibbs allegedly triggered the 16-gauge shotgun blast which snuffed out Poland's life about 10:30 p*. m. Sunday night on the front porch of the Poland home, 247 S. Seventh Street. Poland and his wife had just returned to their home after closing the restaurant they operated in Byesviile. Gibbs was sitting on the front porch of the Poland home when the couple returned. It is said that he had been drinking most of that day. The fatal shot was fired when Poland approached him on the front porch and the latter died instantly when the charge- struck him squarely .between the eyes. A former newspaperman Pol and had been employed on the Byesviile Enterprise before it ceased operation. He was also well known in Caldwell by a number of friends. Funeral services for the victim were held Wednesday from the Herlan-McGaugv funeral home in Byesviile with* Rev. Daniel Carmany officiating. Interment was made in the Greenwood cemetery. The American Legion post was in charge of the mili tary rites. Caldwell Alumni Plans '58 Reunion The Caldwell High School Alujjnni Association, which is in the process of being organized, has already made steps in the direction of its organization. The association has a list of about 2000 graduates to contact and this work will get, under way very soon. Any alumni who would be interested in helping with this work should contact Bill Semon, who has been acting as organization chairman. Alumni may join by paying their dues to Bud Ralston at Ralston's Rexall Store cr Bill Semon at Semon's Shell Service. These dues will be $1.00 and will put members in good stand ing until June 1, 1958, at which time the association hopes to have its first annual banquet. The association hopes to havt its first general meeting some time in August., when they will organize officially and elect officers. Edmund G. James Named On All-Star Legislative Team By Correspondents Edmund G. James, (R-Noble county), was named to the all star legislative team of the 102nd General Assembly selected by news correspondents covering the legislature. Harold W. Oyster for the neighboring county of Washing ton, was also included on the list. The correspondents, who cover the legislature while it is in session, always select the all-star group when the session closes, naming these men as the most outstanding. Since these newspapermen have no axe to grind, their selec tions are always considered especially noteworthy, LARKY EOSSITKR Larry Rossiter, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Addison Rossiter, of near Sarahsville, is slightly im proved at the St. Francis hos pital, Cambridge, from injuries received last Wednesday after noon in a swimming accident. The young man who makes his home with his grandmother, Mrs. Charles Rayner, of Ava, dived from a railroad trestle into Duck Creek and struck some piling or rock. The accident left him'paralyz ed from the waist down and his condition had been serious until Monday when he showed a slight improvement. Rossiter, student at the Belle Valley high school, was pulled from the water by his cousin and swimming companion, James Rayner, aged 10, who then sum moned help. Trustees Filing Election Petitions There will be a last minute rush before the August deadline for the filing of petitions, accord ing to Harry G. Richcreek, clerk of the Noble county election board, who said that all the peti tions filed to date are those for trustees in various townships. It is expected that school board petitions and those for the vil lage offices will be filed later as the deadline approaches. Those who have filed so far and the townships they represent are as follows: Frank Woodford, Olive Arthur L. Davis, Olive: Glenn King, Olive Andrew Hor nick, Buffalo William Wickham, Marion ^Sebastian Crock, Olive Charles Barnett, Marion J. E. Stottsberry, Center Virgil Poul ton, Seneca Guy Oliver, Seneca Homer Jerles, Center Robert G. Wells, Jackson. Walter Davis, Center Loren L. Carrell, Jackson Edward F. Leasure, Stock L. E. Mallett, Stock James M. Hill, Olive Ward McVicker, Marion Clyde E. Willey, Sharon Stephen W. Clark, Center Guy Gi/bson, Cen ter Paul Brownrigg, Sharon Arthur Taylor, Noble Victor Thompson, Elk Lawrence E. Brown, Olive Herman E. Pabst, Elk William Gregg, Wayne. FINED AFTER FIGHT Noble Farmer, 33, of Kentucky, who is employed with the Hoosier construction company here, was arrested Saturday night at Belle Valley following a fight and charged with intoxica tion. He paid a fine of $15.00 and costs when he appeared before JP Leo Carter. The sheriffs depatment investigated. RETURNED HOME Mabel Gordon, of West street, has returned to her home after a week's visit with "her brother in Lincoln, Nebraska. Covers NOBLE. gouNry UNf-H IN-E Injured At Play Noble County Will Select Local "Queen of the Furrow" In Contest The "Queen of the Furrow" contest is on and some Noble county girl could be chosen as the reigning monarch at the World's Conservation Exposition and Plowing contest. This world's plowing match will be held this year on Septem ber 17-20 at Peebles, Ohio, in Adams county, and the contest for its queen is sponsored by the American Fence Dealers and the Soil Conservation Districts of Ohix The contest is open to all single girls between the ages of 16 and 21 inclusive who live in rural Ohio. She must register on an official entry card which can be obtained at the local extension office, the Soil Conser vation Office, or the local American Fence Dealer at the Caldwell Implement and Supply Company. Noble Group At Four-County Council Meeting A dinner-meeting, attended by officers and directors of the K'our-County Development Coun il, was held Wednesday even ing at the Malta hotel in Malta. Present were council representa tives from Stockport, Bealls ville, Caldwell, Marietta, Woods field, and McConnelsville. President James Gahris, of McConnelsville, presided over the meeting. Reports were heard from various members of the group regarding roads and zon ing within the four-county area. Harold McMillan, chairman of the board of directors, spoke briefly on the accomplishments of the council since its forming only one year ago. Wayne Foster, of Gallipolis, who heads the Southeastern Ohio Regional Council, spoke of the many problems facing that organization. Foster commented that after eight years as an or ganization, his group has played a tremendous role in bringing that section of the state to the interest of industrial firms. According to Foster, a factor that the organization has given a great deal of thought to, was the prevention of the continuance of "human erosion of our youth" from the area. Realizing that loss of the young people from the area because their was nothing to hold them, the organization felt keenly on this particular situation and has resolved itself to promote and create the things to make the area attractive to industry, agri culture and tourists. Attending from Caldwell were Walter Quick, C. J. .Estadt, and Robert Whitcomb. The four counties comprising the council are Monroe, Morgan, Washington, and Noble. Dean Reed Buys Travis Property Dean A. Reed of the Reed Motor Sales completed the trans action this week for the Clyde Travis property, located on south West street. An alley separates the Travis property from the Reed Motor Sales building. Reed stated that he plans to tear down the old residence and utilize the lot to expand his used car display. According to plans being pro posed for the future, the prop erty or lot now being used to display Reed's used cars, corner of West street and USR 21, will be the site of his new garage. No definite plans have been established when construction will start. A major landfill will be required in the area in advance of the contemplated! improvement. LACERATES HAND Bert Miracle, who is employed with the state highway depart ment, injured one of the mem bers on his left hand when he caught it between two steel beams while working Thursday, June 20. He received treatment at the office of a local physician. A local contest will be held in the Noble county area with two winners being announced at the Firemen's Festival, to be held the last week in July. These winners will receive as prizes especially made rings and go to the regional contest in Zanes ville to be held at the Muskin gum county fair. The winners at this contest will receive watches and become eligible for the final state-wide contest for the title of 1957 "Queen of the Furrow". The queen, chosen at the Queen's dinner dance on the weekend of September 6, will receive an all-expense-paid trip for herself and her parents to New York City, where she will get a complete new wardrobe, appear on the U. S. Steel hour and see the town. She will then reign at the World's plowing match in September with all the pageantry due a queen. CALDWELL, OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1957 SIXTEEN PAGES THIS WEEK SINGLE COPY 6c Special Sewage Bond Issue Will Be Submitted To Voters Sent To Hospital Following Fight Caldwell Council Takes Action At Special Meeting, Monday The Caldwell village council at a special meeting Monday night, passed a resolution to submit to the voters of this community a bond issue in the amount of $71,000 for the purpose of constructing a sewage disposal works for the village of Caldwell. It will be recalled that the council submitted a similar proposal to the voters two years ago but it was voted down by a very small majority. The bond issue of $71,000 would be about one-eighth of what the disposal- plant would actually cost as City Solicitor C. Young pointed out to council that the total overall cost would probably amount to at least $550,000 and possibly more. At the time of the original survey back in July of 1954, it was suggested that part of the cost would be met by issuing mortgage revenue bonds to finance sewage treatment plant and interceptor sewers. These bonds are retired by income realized from sewer rental and are secured by a mortgage on the utility property concerned. (Continued on Page Two) Harold Mor^areidge, cashier of the Farmers & Merchants bank, was sent to the Good Samaritan hospital, Zanesville, in the Mc Vav ambulance, Saturday after noon and Harry Clark, Jr., of near Caldwell, was given 30 days in the Noble county jail, follow ing an unprovoked altercation on the public square. The sheriffs department sari that dark accosted Morgareid^' over a money matter while lie was enroute to the bank and knocked him down. His head hit the cement walk, resulting in a basal fracture. He received first aid treatinei.t from Dr. E. G. Ditch and was then removed to Good Samaritan hospital, Zanesville, for ad ditional treatment. Sheriff Conaway took Clark before JP Leo Carter where he was fined $200 and costs and sen tenced to 30 days in jail on an assault and battery charge. The altercation occurred at 2:20 p. m. Saturday. Guardsmen Slated For Active Duty Sgt. L. J. Truex, of the Noble County Unit of the Ohio Na tional Guards announced today that two additional members of the local unit have completed arrangements for six months of advanced training at Ft. Knox, Ky. Tommy Clark and Roy Addis of Middleburg, will leave on July 7. No drill was scheduled for this past Monday evening and the next regular drill will be held Monday evening, July 1 at 8:00 o'clock. According to Capt. Charles J. Coyle, commanding officer, a letter has been received from Major General Kenneth Cooper, Ft. Hayes, Columbus, who is commanding general of the 37th Infantry Division in regard to the June 3, 1957 inspection. The Unit received five excellent and two very satisfactory ratings. Marietta Police Arrest (ounlian On Local Charge Fioyd Walters, of Marietta, was arrested by the Marietta police Tuesday night and return ed to the Noble county jail Wed nesday morning, charged with malicious entry without consent of the owner. The young man is alleged to have entered a barn, owned by Herman Pabst of the Harrietts ville community, and took a mowing machine which he is said to have destroyed with a sledge hammer and then sold it for junk. He was to have been arraigned Wednesday night before Mayor Dwight F. Wiley and he will probably be bound to the grand jury. LEFT LEG INJURED Brady Archer, of the Summer field community, burned his left leg Monday when he caught this member in a tractor. He received medical attention at the office of a local physician. Dissenting Vote Cast On Culvert Order For County When the Noble eojnty com missioners placed an order for culvert from a Cambridge con cern, Commissioner Ernest Sec rest registered a "no" vote on the order at their regular meeting, Monday. But Bert VanFossen and Franz McNutt both voted "yes" for the $6,462.00 order of culvert pipe from the American Culvert Fabricating company of Cam bridge, delivered to the county garage at Caldwell. The group also voted to trans fer $20,000 from the auto license to the road and bridge fund. All three members of the board voted favorably to approve the admittance of Howard G. Tim berlake, of Dexter City route 1, to Rocky Glen sanatorium at Mc Connelsville for treatment until Sept. 4. 1957. Rev. West will come to Cald well this week and fill the pulpit at the local church next Sunday morning. Rev. Gaugler has served six years as pastor of the local ehurch but was assigned to Cam bridge Sunday following the Northeast Ohio conference of the Methodist churches held last week at Lakeside. Rev. Lowell Kiger was re assigned to the Summerfield Methodist church for his fourth year. Other assignments in this area for the Cambridge district in cluded Dr. Thurman F. Alex ander as district superintendent with headquarters in Cambridge. Francis Shinaberry from Rein ersville to the Trinity Methodist church in Byesviile. East Union and Berne charge 14 Dogs Victim Of Village Law Caldwell's recently passed "dog ordinance" has received good cooperation from local citizens, according to Marshal Jack Oliver. County dog warden Ernest Thompson has removed 14 can ines from the village limits. Oliver stated that two more dogs are to be captured in the near future. The Caldwell marshal ex plained that only one person has •been charged with violation of the ordinance. Oliver did not release the name of the in dividual, but explained that he would be taken before Mayor Wiley for arraignment. The ordinance provides a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00. The order declares that it is unlawful to permit any dog to run at large or be off the limits of the owner's property. GUEST SOLOIST James Carter, of South Olive, was guest soloist Monday, June 24 on the "Light and Life" radio program over WILE in Cam bridge. Rev. Leslie Koskovics, pastor of the New Harmony Baptist church at South Olive, was also a guest. NOTICE—In order to get your 5c'c discount on Spring Ferti lizer, your account must be paid for by July 1. Caldwell Imple ment & Supply Co. 50 51 52 O'Neill Signs Driver Point System Bill Toledo Pastor Assigned To Caldwell Methodist Church Rev. E. Walker West, pastor of the Asbury Methodist church in Toledo, will be the new min ister at the Caldwell Methodist church, filling the vacancy creat ed when Rev. Floyd R. Gaugler was transferred to the Ninth Street Methodist church in Cam bridge. Safety-conscious Ohio anf Noble county got a new yard stick today to measure danger ous driving. Gov. C. William O'Neill signed an emergency law creating a penalty point system for traffic violators. Any Noble county driver who gets 12 points within two years under the system will lose his or her driving license for up to a year. Maximum penalty for driving while under suspension is six months in jail and a $500 fine. Rep. Edmund G. James auth ored a similar bill in the legis lature but it had more stringent penalties than the one finally enacted by the legislature. Here is how the new law will work in Noble county: The state bureau of motor vehicles will keep track of points assessed for traffic convictions or bond forfeitures in all courts over the state. Six points will be assessed for driving while drunk or drugged, failing to stop after an accident or driving while a license is .sus pended or revoked. Three points will be assessed for reckless operation and two for speeding and other moving traffic viola tors. will be appointed at a later date. Rev. Emil Hairing will go from Bloomingdale to Lewisville James McConnell from Winter set to Lower Salem Doren Garey, student from Drew Sem inary to Powhatan Point, form erly of Mt. Ephraim. Harvey McPherron from Kim bolton to the Reinersville charge W. Paul Brown from the Staf ford change to Sonora in Guern sey county with his successor at Stafford to be appointed later. The new Caldwell minister will move his family here the first week in July. He has served as pastor of the Asbury church for the past three years. He is a graduate of Boston Theological seminary and Ohio State university. He is the father of four children. Red Cross Holds Directors Meeting A total of $2,166.15 was raised at the recent Red Cross drive in Noble county, according to a report heard Wednesday after noon at regular meeting of the board of directors, Noble county Red Cross chapter. Mrs. Edna Blake Davis, chap ter chairman, presided for the executive meeting. The directors also voted to let the S.O.S. Four-H club in Cald well use their war time sewing machines and they will be moved to the third floor of the court house in the meeting room of the extension office. Any other 4-H club in the county may also use these machines. Members of the nominating committee for the annual meet ing to be held Sept. 17 include: E. H. House, Beaver township Mrs. W. C. Reed, Noble town ship and Josephine Blake, Olive township. Members of the plan ning committee will include: Mary lams, chairman, Ellen Douglass, Sarah Young and Gladys Seffens. Directors who attended the meeting Wednesday were Lorene Moseley, Mary Quick, Sarah Young, Valeria Hutcheson, Jose phine Blake, Gladys Seffens, Rolland Elliott, Howard Gill, Emalinfe Schramm, Mary lams, I la Clym-er, E. E. Cunningham and Eclna Davis, officers. Notice to Journal Correspondents —The Journal will be published early next week in observance of July 4th and all correspondents are urged to send their newslet ters in order that they will be received here in the Monday morning mails. SEE US FOR your Bottle Gas need. D. D. Nichols, Caldwell, Ohio. tf