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NUMBER 24 VOL. 99 ESTABLISHED IN 1859
George Tomcho of Ava route
1 in the Hiramsburg com
munity, has been named the
most outstanding farmer in
this district by the Noble Soil
Conservation district super
visors and he was so honored
Thursday night at their annual
meeting held in the Armory
on SR 285.
The local soil district worked
in cooperation with the Good
year Rubber company and
Mr. Tomcho received a certifi
cate of award from M. C.
Gerber, a representative of
this company at their Thurs
day meeting.
The selection is made each
year by the board of super
visors on the basis of what the
farmer has to work with and
how much he has accom
plished from this angle.
During the business meet
ing, Richard Starr and John
Kuntz were re-elected as mem
bers of the board of super
visors. Herbert R. Blackburn
is serving as chairman Virgil
Moore, vice chairman Richard
Starr, treasurer John Kuntz,
secretary and Floyd Miller,
Belle Valley Car
Stolen And Then
Abandoned Here
.Lvxuiiuu,y uiuinmg oi liixs week,
the sheriff's department was
busy with several calls on stolen
automobiles and the investiga
tion is still being continued.
Rodney Buckley of Coal Ridge
notified the sheriffs department
that an attempt was being made
to steal a car which was parked
near his home on USR 21.
The alleged thieves were un
successful but Sheriff Donald
Conaway did find a caV, which
they are believed to have" aban
doned. about a mile north of the
Buckley home. Tl\is car was.
believed to hav% been stolen at
dC,fJveland.
The culprits continued on to
Belle Valley where they did steal
a car owned by Thomas R. Mc
Cune. Although there was no
key in this car, the ignition was
turned on by using a """""ce cf
tin foil from a package of
cigarettes.
But their luck ran out again
near Ziler's garage when the
McCune vehicle stalled on them
and they again abandoned this
car.
It is understood thej( were
picked up by a motorist south
of Caldwell, as they hitchhiked
their way to Marietta, but no
trace of the two subjects has yet
been found.
Everly Gets Term
In State Workhouse
Harry Everly, of the Summer
field community, was arraigned
before Juvenile Judge Earl P.
U cGinnis, Monday afternoon on
& charge of neglect and abandon
ment of six minor children. He
entered a plea of guilty as
charged and was sentenced to
three months in the Columbus
workhouse. The seventh child in
this family is being cared for by
the grandparents.
His wife, Laura Everly, was
also arraigned Monday after
noon in the juvenile court. She
also entered a plea of guilty and
received a sentence of 90 days
in the women's workhouse.
County Receives 1.33
inches Oi Rain Saturday
Noble county received 1.33
inches of rain last Friday night
and Saturday, according to
Richard Buriingame, official
weatherman for the district.
This does not include the five
inches of snow on the ground
and which was melted by the
heavy torrential downpour.
However, the farmers con
sidered themselves lucky in this
respect for in many instances,
their supply of water had been
exhausted.
The heaviest downpour in any
given hour occurred Saturday
afternoon in Caldwell and vic
inity.
ATTENTION! All members of
V.F.W. Post No. 4721 and their
auxiliary members, a Children's
Christmas party will be held at
the V.F.W. Hall, Friday, Dec. 2(1
from 7:00 to 9:00 p. m. Movies
and treats for all. Please attend
Kiddies. 24-25
O E e a v y a i s a
Christmas time, all corres
pondents are urged to get their
news letters in the mail as early
as possible. Mail them Saturday
or not later than Monday morn
big, ite Journal,
George Tomcho Outstanding Farmer
public relation* 81 the present
board.
Chairman John Carter pre
sided for the election of these
two supervisors from the floor.
Interesting remarks wer«
given by C. W. McKnight, of
Cambridge, area conservation­
These are just a few of the kiddies who
came to Caldwell, Saturday afternoon and were
snapped waiting for the official arrival of Santa
Claus. They took refuge in the Noble county
courthouse, due to inclement weather, but the
rain didn't seem to dampen any of their spirits.
He also stated that West Vir
ginia has been ordered to have
all cattle tested for both brucel
losis and tuberculosis not later
than Dec. 16.
A recent report from the state
veterinarian in Ohio states that
if the milk producer has ar
ranged for a veterinarian to do
the testing before Dec. 16, the
actual work of making the test
may be performed by the veter
inarian at a later date.
At the close of the business
meeting, Mrs. Oscar Davis and
Mrs. Ralph Forshey served a
lunch to those present.
Seal Sate Totals
$1,063.18 to Dale
Mrs. Mildred Long, cnairman
of the Christmas Seal sale for
the Noble county Tuberculosis
and Health. Association an
nounced Tuesday that the sale
had reached $1,063.18.
Mrs. Long stated that this
represented the return of 789
letters thus far with the balance
of the 2500 yet to come in.
This year's goal has been set
at $1,850.00 for Noble county.
FALLS FROM TRUCK
Dean Wells, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Wells, of Caldwell
route 1, was treated Monday at
the Caldwell clinic for an in
jured back that he suffered Sun
day, Dec. 8 when he fell from
a pick-up truck. He was treated
and then dismissed.
FORFEITS BOND
Sherman E. Darrah, of Macks
burg, forfeited a bond of $15 last
week in the Marietta police court.
Darrah was arrested by the state
highway patrol on a charge of
driving over the double yellow
lines.
EVENING OF entertainment and
turkey raffle at the Knights of
Columbus Hall, Sunday evening,
Dec. 15 from 7:30 to 10:30. 24
NOTICE We have a complete
line of miniature farm imple
ment toys. Ideal for Christmas
gifts. Caldwell Implement & Sup
ply Co-, Caldwell. Ohio.
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ist Merle Marietta, work unit
conservationist, Roger King,
conservation aid and county
agent Floyd Henderson.
Mr. Gerber also made a few
remarks pertaining to the an
nual outstanding community
farmer contest as sponsored by
Virgil Moore Named To
Milk Producers Council
The quarterly business meeting for district six of the Marietta
Cooperative Milk Producers Association was held Friday evening,
Dec. 6, in the Brookfield township school.
Th'e meeting was in charge pf Ralph P, Forshey, advisory,coun
cilman from Lower Salem. Afi election was held at which Time
Virgil Moore was elected to the
advisory council for a period of
two years.
J. A. Mallett, president of the
Marietta Milk Producers As
sociation, was present and gave
a report of the progress in milk
marketing. Mr. VanDyne gave
a report of the milk marketing
activities in southern Ohio.
Floyd Henderson, county
agent, was present and gave a
brief report on the status of
testing for both brucellosis and
tuberculosis in Noble and nearby
counties.
Just a Few of the Kiddies Waiting For Santa Claus
4
Property Destroyed
By Tuesday'sBlaze
i lie oiliaii Ulie-i ooill IJUIIie of
Raymond "Possum" Smith was
destroyed by fire Tuesday morn
ing at Carlisle on the Elk Fork
road.
The Caldwell fire department
received the call at 9:55 a. m.,
but the small home had already
been leveled to the ground by
the blaze when they arrived.
A bucket brigade saved a
small shed nearby from catching
on fire until ,the department
arrived.
The property is owned by
Mary Crum and the loss was
partially covered by insurance.
It is believed that a defective
electric wire caused the blajfce.
New Mail Box Will Be
Installed On Square
The Noble county commission
ers granted the local postoffice#
department permission to erect
a new mail box on the court
house grounds near the east door
of the courthouse, Monday at
their regular meeting.
They also approved the bills
and payroll for the county and
authorized Clerk C. R. Atkinson
his expenses to the commission
ers meeting in Columbus, Wed
nesday and Thursday of this
week.
NEW STORE HOURS
Robert Harris, agent for the
state liquor store in Belie Val
ley, announced today a new
schedule of hours for the Christ
mas season. The store will open
at 11:00 a. m. and close at 9:00
p. m., Dec. 18 thru Dec. 23. On
Dec. 24 they will close at 6:00
p. m. Dec. 26 thru Dec. 30, the
store will close at 9:00 p. m. and
on Dec. 31 close at 6:00 p. m.
There will be a slight in
crease in every taxing district
of Noble county when the tax
books open here Dec. 20, ac
cording to Treasuior A. R.
Hicks, and the 1957 rates of
taxation which are now being
published.
The increase in every politi
cal sub-division represents .30
mills or a state levy to finance
the Korean bonus which was
voted overwhelmingly by all
the people in the state.
This bonus is now being
received by many veterans in
Ohio but this is the first year
NoaLM. JpOUNTy
his company.
During the social hour, Leo
Clark, of Somerset, entertained
the group with a 15-minute act,
which included mostly comedy.
Refreshments were served to
approximately 50 cooperators
from the district in attendance.
Only a few minutes later, these bright-eyed
youngsters were going thru the line, talked to
Santa Claus and received their candy treat.
Quite obviously the atomic age hasn't real
ly hit the Noble county youngsters for they
still wanted dolls, baby buggies and a bicycle.
Horse Loser In Auto
(oilision On SR 285
The machine age came out
on top Sunday evening when
a car dri%?n by Harry A.
Semon collided with a horse
on SR 285, east o^ Caldwell at
6:21 o'clock, near" the Ronald
Wheeler home.
The horses were owned by
Donald Pitts and at the time
of the accident, they were
being driven by Wheeler to
the pasture gate.
When Semon swerved to
avoid one horse, he hit
another and broke its right
front leg. The animal was
examined by Dr. G. B. Taylor,
of Summerfield, and then
ordered destroyed.
There was only minor dam
age to the car involved.
Trustee And Clerk's
Association To Meet
The Noble county Trustee and
Clerk's association will hold
their annual organizational meet
ing, Tuesday evening, Dec. 17 at
7:30 o'clock in the Caldwell grade
school cafeteria.
Speaker for the evening will
be Edwin Strawser, state as
sociation president, from Cin
cinnati. A very interesting pro
gram is being planned with en
tertainment to be presented by
Bob Donahue, of Cambridge, and
Gary Larrick, of Cumberland.
An oyster supper will be ser
ved immediately following the
business meeting.
All township officials and
their wives, including those
newly elected, county officials
and local suppliers are invited
and urged to attend.
Robert Merry, of Caldwell
route 6, is president of the as
sociation and Lloyd Ullman, of
Elk township, is acting secretary.
INJURED AT WORK
Ted Finley, of Caldwell, was
treated Monday evening at the
office of a local physician for a
severely bruised left hand. The
injury was sustained while
young Finley was working for
the Mullens Plumbing and Heat
ing company in Marietta.
that the property owners will
start paying for it.
Treasurer Hicks said today
that every effort is being made
to have the tax books ready to
open on Friday, Dec. 20 and
they will remain open until
Monday, Jan. 20.
The dubious honor of having
the highest tax rate in the
county again goes to Batesville
corporation with a high of
32.80 mills. Although Bates
ville approved a reduction of
two mills in the corporation at
the last election, the state levy
and an increase in the school
Semi-Tractor Trailer
Disrupts Light Service
A heavily loaded semi-trac
tor trailer from Houston,
Texas, played havoc with the
Christmas lighting in the
business district of Caldwell,
Monday night, as well as all
the street lights.
The truck was so heavily
loaded that it tore out several
electric lines on Main street
and the village was without
street lighting service for the
balance of the evening.
In addition to this difficulty,
one of the engines at the Cald
well light plant wasn't work
ing satisfactorily and the serv
ice was curtailed.
Miss Shamhart
Wins Prince Of
Peace Contest
Miss June Shamhart, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Shamhart,
Cliff road, was the winner of the
Noble County Prince of Peace
contest, Sunday night, at the First
Church of Christ.
The only other contestant was
Miss Beverly Griffin of the Har
riettsville high school.
Miss Shamhart received a silver
medal and will be eligible to com
pete in the district contest, the
date and place to be announced
later, according to Rev. E. Parker
West, county chairman. It will be
held, however, in January.
Miss Shamhart was coached by
Mrs. Rama Steen and Miss Grif
fin by Mrs. Martha Fryfoglc of
Harriettsville.
Judges for the county contest
were Principal Clyde Larrick and
two teachers from the Cumber
land school, including Mrs. Edith
McNutt and Miss Eileen Monroe
Christmas Store
Hours Announced
Beginning next Thursday
evening, Dec. 19, the stores in
Caldwell will remain open each
evening until Christmas eve' for
the convenience of the last
minute shoppers, according to
the merchants division of the
Noble County Chamber of Com
merce.
All stores in Caldwell are open
this Thursday afternoon, Dec. 12
and they will again be open all
day and evening on Thursday,
Dec. 19. They will remain open
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and
Monday evenings until 9:00
o'clock but will close at 6:00
o'clock Tuesday night or Christ
mas eve.
On Thursday, Dec. 26 or the
day after Christmas and again
on Thursday, Jan 2, the general
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THREE PASS TEST
According to the state patrol,
there were three successful ap
plicants who passed their driv
er's examinations Monday under
the jurisdiction of the state
patrol. Francis V. Weisend, of
Summerfield route 1, passed his
test and received chauffeur's lic
ense. Dean Raney, of Dexter City
route 1 and Orma Pickenpaugh,
Cumberland route 2, passed their
tests and received a permit to
operate state-owned equipment.
IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Wire Fowler, of Main
street, was admitted to the
Bethesda hospital, Zanesville on
Monday, Dec. 9 for observation
and treatment.
Batesville Has Highest Tax Rate In Noble County
levy again resulted in the high
rate.
Last year, the school levy for
Batesville was 20.20 and the
corporation leVy, 8.70. For
1957, the school levy is 22.20
and the corporation levy only
6.70. There was also an in
crease of .40 mills on the state
levy for a grand total of 32.80
mills. In 1956. it was 32.40.
The next highest rate is
28.50 for the Senecaville school
district in Guernsey county for
Wayne township and the
Senecaville school district in
Guernsey county for Seneca
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CALDWELL, OHIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1957 TWENTY PAGES THIS WEEK SINGLE COPY 0c
Precinct Changes Planned By Local
Board For Special Election, Feb. 4
Summerfield Parents
Charged With Neglect
Change Made In VFW
Commanders Banquet
Caldwell School Dislrict Seeks
Approval of $350,000 Bond Issue
The Noble county board of elections plan to combine several
of the voting precincts in the Caldwell school district when the
special election for the proposed $350,000 bond issue is held here
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1958.
At this special election, the Caldwell board of education will
submit a bond issue for the purpose of constructing a fire proof
school building, modernizing the
existing school buildings, equip
ping and furnish the same and
acquiring the necessary real
estate.
Clem Dutton, chairman of the
local board of elections, said that
the following changes would be
made for the Feb. 4th election
only.
All Olive precinct voters will
vote at the usual place of voting.
Sharon precinct, Enoch prec
inct and Center West precinct
voters, entitled to vote on said
issue in the Caldwell school dis­
trict, will vote at the Olive prec
inct voting place in the patriotic
room of the courthouse at Cald
well.
All Olive township precinct
(Dudley) voters will vote at the
usual place.
South Olive voters, entitled to
vote on said bond issue will vote
at Olive township precinct voting
place at the church in Dudley.
All Caldwell 1, 2, 3, and 4
precincts will vote at the usual
voting places.
(Continued on Page Two)
And Their Dreams Will Come True
Dreams do come true for children at Christmastime, Santa
Claus told these three youngsters last Saturday afternoon as
they received their candy treat, sponsored by the Noble County
Chamber of Commerce.
From left to right, they are Mike Chandler, son of Mrs.
Betty Nichols, Caldwell Robert Gene Nichols, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Nichols, Columbus, and Kathy Cain, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Cain, Caldwell. Little Mike and Kathy are
three years old and Bobby Gene tops them by one year.
The annual Christmas treat for all kiddies in the county
will be held Saturday, Dec. 21, according to Malcolm Parks,
general chairman.
Oil cUi ajiiuavit fileti by Rome
Thompson, Harry and Laura
Everly, Summerfield, route 1,
were taken into custody Sunday
morning by the sheriff's depart
ment and charged with neglect
and abandoning their seven chil
dren, ranging in age from three
months to 11 years.
The children were taken over
by the county Sunday afternoon
and as wards were placed in
various other homes.
A charge of intoxication was
also lodged against Mr. and Mrs.
Everly. The local probate court
has taken the matter under
advisement.
The annual banquet for past
commanders of V.F.W. Post No.
4721 will be held Saiurday
evening, Dec. 14 in the dining
room of the First Presbyterian
church. This banquet was ori
ginally to have been held in the
grade school cafeteria.
Rep. Edmund G. James will
be the speaker.
township.
This is exactly the same as
for the previous year as a
slight reduction in the school
levy offset the increase on the
state levy for the Korean
bonus.
Another high tax levy in the
county is Belle Valley corpora
tion, where the total tax is
based on 27.80 mills. This in
cludes five mills for the cor
poration as operating expenses.
19.00 mills for the school, .20
mills for township levy, 3.00
mills for county levy and .60
(Continued on Page Two)
Ly%
High Of 52 Degrees
Below At Antarctic
"It's rather cold here but
I don't seem to mind it with
the high for yesterday being
46 degrees below and today
52 below", writes John L.
Morrison from his base at
Byrd's Island in the Antarctic.
Morrison is the son of Mrs.
Carletta Morrison, of Cald
well route. He left for his
Antarctic post in October and
will be gone 18 months.
He also said that "The snow
is easy 20 feet deep here. Had
a nice flight across country
from San Francisco to Hono
lulu and from there we stop
ped a couple of times at the
islands for fuel before hitting
New Zealand. Then on to
McMurdo and from there to
my permanent base here at
Little America."
"The radio room and our
quarters are all under snow
but connected with a tunnel.
Our food is good and I have
no gripes other than its rather
cold."
His permanent address is as
follows: John L. Morrison,
RM 1, Commander Naval
Support 3, Navy 20,
Box 022 (Antarctic), Fleet
Postoffice, San Francisco,
Calif.
Morrison is also a brother
of Mrs. Cecil Wilson, of Cam
bridge, formerly of Caldwell.
XMAS TREES and branches for
trimming, 50c to S1.25. Amos
Franklin, 204 E. Main Street,
Caldwell. Ohio. Phone 207-W.
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SHOP AT KOLA'S HAT SHOPPE
for your Xmas gifts Purses,
billfolds, costume jewelry, head
and neck scarfs, stoles, hose and
miscellaneous items. Sale on all
women's and children's hats. Sale
begins Sat., Dec. 14. '24
WINDOW GLASS cut to accu
rate size. See us for your needs.
D. D. Nichols, Caldwell. tf.
Seven Candidates
Fail To Comply
With Filing Law
The Noble County Board of
Elections has certified over to
Prosecuting Attorney Fred F. Fox
a list of seven candidates who
failed to file an expense account
with the board before the dead
line last Thursday afternoon.
One of the candidates is J. H.
Eagon of Batesville, who was a
successful write-in for the offiee
of mayor. However, according to
law, he cannot serve now in this
capacity and will be unable to
seek office again for a period of
five years.
Other candidates who will be
unable to seek office for this per
iod, since they failed to comply
with the law, include the follow
ing:
David Betts, Batesville, candi
date for trustee, Beaver township
Nathan Lincicome, Dexter City,
route 2, candidate for trustee,
Jefferson township Robert John
son, Caldwell, candidate for mem
ber of the village council.
Thomas R. McCune, Belle Val
ley, defeated candidate for mayor
Earl Delancey, Belle Valley,
candidate for member of council
Robert Crow, Cumberland, route
2, candidate for Buffalo local
school district and Mayor-elect
Eagon of Batesville.
There were 177 candidates in
the Nov. 4 election and all filed
an expense account except for.tfee
above.
Milk Herds Must
Get Blood Tests
For W. Ya. Sales
According to an announcement
from Floyd Henderson, Noble
county agent, milk producers
throughout the county who sell
milk to dealers having markets
in West Virginia are being noti
fied that their herds must be
blood tested for Brucellosis not
later than Monday, Dec. 16 in
order to continue to sell milk to
these dealers.
This ruling also applies to
shippers supplying milk to Mari
etta and Wheeling markets and
is in keeping with orders from
the West Virginia Department of
Health.
Due to the short time and the
limited number of veterinarians
available to do the work, there
is some question whether all
herds can be tested before the
deadline. Arrangements have
been made whereby the produc
ers may qualify to continue to
ship milk, provided he has made
a request from a local veter
inarian to have his herd tested
as soon as possible. This request,
however, will need to be on file
before the deadline, Moniay,
Dec. 16, Henderson stated.
STREET
SCENES
"Sorry, no more cats," Mrs.
Josephine Freestone, of North
street, told over 30 people who
called her last week after the
following classified came out in
The Journal, "Wanted, a good
home for a Persian Cat". Mrs.
Freestone said she was totally
unprepared for such a response
to a classified insertion that only
cost 50 cents.
The board of trustees, Cald
well public library, has pur
chased a new Hi Fi and one
other record player to be loaned
out to the general public, to
gether with Christmas records
and Christmas film strips. They
may be borrowed on a 24-hour
basis. The library also pur
chased a new 16 m.m. projector
and a new 8 m.m., making a total
of two each for use by the gen
eral public.
NOTICE Place your orders
NOW in order that we can fill
them all by Christmas. Our Xmas
special includes Candlelight
Fruit Cakes (all fruit and pecans,
no raisins) and homemade pea
nut brittle. Landaker's Bakery,
Main street. 24
SEE US FOR your Bottle Gas
need. D. D. Nichols, Caldwell,
Ohio. tf.