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VOL. 99 NUMBER 38 ESTABLISHED IN 1359
Pictured above are members of the panel,
answered questions directed to them on
the proposed school consolidation. They are,
left to right: Gordon Secrest, Belle Valley Don
Leonard, Brookfield R. N. Eyman (standing),
assistant superintendent of public instruction
H. C. Secrest, superintendent of county schools
A'\ a V. \-.h He­ ld CharV
bn. w: aiM. is a ral 11j
crowd attending the pubhc meeting held iast
week in the K. of C. hall at which time the
A statement by H. C. Secrest#
superintendent of county schools,
at the public meeting held last
week in the Knights of Colum
bus hall, on the question of con
solidation, clearly identified the
course of action that will be
taken by schools over which he
directs policies and procedures.
Supt. Secrest, when comment
ing on a question directed to him
for answering said, in part.
"... believe it best for all tc
get together and build one large
high school. However, the county
board is going ahead with plans
formulated during the past sev
eral years plan to go ahead
and try to solve their problems
by combining seven districts,
giving them an opportunity to
vote on consolidation ill toe next
general election."
With this now a known fact,
it becomes apparent that regard
less of the position the Caldwell
school board takes on consolida
tion, the county schools are
definitely moving to effect some
major change from their present
Btatus.
The seven districts considered
in the county consolidation are
Recalls Lincoln's Assassination
Silas Thorla, Famed
Renrock Scribe, Dies
Silas Thorla, 98, Noble county native and a nationally recognized
historian, passed away at 12:45 o clock Tuesday afternoon, March 18,
at the Kuhn nursing home in Zanesville wheee he had been a patient
for the past two weeks.
.Mr. Thorla, ol'ten referred to as the grand rT man of Noble
county, had been in ill health
for about six months, but until
that time he was active.
He was born at Renrock in
Noble county on August 1, 1859.
and resided there until 21 year
ago when he moved to Zanes
ville. He was a son of the lat
Frank and Sarah Stephen
Thorla.
Mr. Thorla served as post
master and operated a genera!
store at Renrock for many years
He also owned a sugar camp
near Renrock.
During his latter years, Mi.
Thorla was often called upon t«
supply data for local histories
items, since he retained a vivii
memory of the early days in
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SEE US FOR your Bottle Gas
need. D. D. Nichols, Caldwell.
QtoifHb tL
p.u,
Sarahsville.
Other panel members,not pictured above
were: R. C. Blake, county board member
Thomas Harmon, Sharon Fred Powell, Seneca
and Raphael Gerst, Fulda. Morris Alton, di
rector of public affairs, Ohio Farm Bureau,
Columbus, served as panel moderator.
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County Schools Propose Consolidation
ville, Belle Valley, Fulda,
Brourfiield, Sharoil, Buffalo, and
Seneca.
During the past several weeks
a petition has been circulating
within the Caldwell school dis
trict in an effort to secure
km' consolidation was d,:\ v-ed.
A» estimated 29U persons attended.
V Journal-Leader Photo
sufficient signatures to justify
action by the Caldwell school
board or for presentation to the
state department of education to
have the issue placed on the
ballot, to be decided by the
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Caldwell Band To Head
Youth Day Procession
"Again, the Caldwell high school marching band will head the
procession!
This time, the occasion will be do\$n High street in Columbus,
May T, leading the six divisions which make up the geographical
districts in Ohio Elkdom. To give additional prominence to the event,
SCIENCE DAY
Science students at the Belle
Valley high school will partici
pate in science day which will
be held Saturday, March 22 at
the Muskingum college, New
Concord. The event is being
sponsored by the Ohio Academy
of Science. John Wargo, instruc
tor of the Belle Valley students,
also plans to attend.
Gov. William O'Neill has pro
claimed May 1 as Youth Day in
Ohio.
Band Director Marvin P.
Wood stated today that permis
sion has been granted by school
officials for the band to take
part in the State-wide National
Youth Day. The event is under
the sponsorship of the Bene
volent and Protective Order of
Elks in Ohio and is designed to
offset the Russian May Day
activity.
The request which made it
possible for the Caldwell high
school band to become an in
tegral part of this national event
was submitted by Fred L. Bohm,
past grand exalted ruler, of
Zanesville.
Information received by "Di
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Hiss Marianne Ridwsek
Now Airline Hostess
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Richcreek,
Mrs. Clyde Harris and Mrs. Ward
Murrey, all of Caldwell, visited
with Miss Marianne Richcreek ih
Columbus where she had a half
hour lay-over enroute from New
York City to Kansas City. Miss
Richcreek graduated Thursday
night and became an airline
hostess on the TWA airlines.
Immediately after graduating
she returned to LaGuardia air
port in New York City where
she will make her headquarters.
She is a graduate of Caldwell
high school, class of 1955.
A MEETING OF ALL persons in
the Caldwell School District
who are interested in consolida
tion. will be held at S. & H. Lab
oratories, Inc., Thursday, March
20, 8:00. p. m. Meeting is import
ant and all persons interested in
consolidation a'.c requested to at
tend.
Consolidation Committer
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CODERS NOBLE. £OUNry
County Fair To
Receive $4,300.00
From Fair Fund
Ninety-two county and In
dependent fairs and the Ohio
State fair are sharing in the first
distribution of the $453,530.13
Ohio fairs
fund.
is slated
Noble county
to
receive $4,300.76 for
general operations, racing
track maintenance
The Ohio fairs fund
and
at the
annual
county fair.
The Ohio State fair is receiv
ing $46,914.55. County and in
dependent fairs are getting a
minimum of $1,954.85 and a
maximum of $5,864.66.
Muskingum county received
the maximum distribution to
county fairs, $5,864.66 Guernsey,
Monroe, Morgan and Washington
were listed in the same bracket
with Noble county and they re
ceived -$4,300.76. Perry county
was classed with the group in
the minimum distribution and
they received $1,954.85 for oper
ating expenses only.
was creat­
ed by the last legislature by im
posing an additional tax of one
half of one percent on pari
mutuel betting at Ohio race
tracks. Between June 11, when
the new law went into effect,
and the end of the 1957 racing
season, the additional tax for
the Ohio
fairs
fund
$453,530.13.
produced
High School Band
To Present Annual
'Spring Concert'
The annual spring concert of
the Caldwell high school band
will be presented on Friday
evening, March 28, beginning at
8:00 o'clock, according to an an
nouncement by Marvin P. Wood,
instructor.
The performance will be given
in the local high school gymnas
ium and an excellent program
has been planned, which features
several vocal numbers by mem
bers of the band. An afternoon
presentation will be held on
Thyrsday, March 27 for the
gra^le school and high School
students.
Seven senior girls will be play
ing for their last time at the
concert, Friday evening. They
include: Janice Scherr, Karen
Buckey, June Shamhart, Pauline
Reed, Sandra Parrish, Doris
Estadt, and Joan Safigan.
The complete program for the
concert will be as follows:
Emblem of Freedom March, by
K. L. King Helena Polka, by
Leonard Around the World, by
Davis Thunder and Blazes
March, by Seredy Bye, Bye,
Love, by Bryant, featuring Miss
Sally Hill and Miss Nancy Pitts
(Contmuea on Page Two)
Pastor Appointed
For FM Churches
Services at the Pcrryopolis and
S a a s v i e e e e o i s
churches will resume on a reg
ularly scheduled plan, Sunday,
March 23 with supply pastor,
Ronald Wells, in charge of
services.
Rev. Wells has taken over
these duties at the request of
Rev. Glen Hall, district super
intendent, and will fill this
charge until the regular annual
conference meets in July. At the
annual conference another min
ister will be appointed to fill
the vacancy created by the illness
of Rev. Jacobs, who has resigned
and moved to New Albany.
Rev. Wells is well known in
this county, having served as
local preacher and Sunday school
superintendent at Ava for the
past ten years.
Ramsey Resigns From Board
At the meeting the resignation
of Gerald Ramsey was officially
accepted. He has served on the
board since 1956, and his re
placement has not been made,
according to Supt. Davis. It is
reported that the board is con
sidering several applicants before
filling the vacancy.
Mr. Ramsey's resignation was
expected when it was announced
several weeks ago that he plan
ned to move to Marietta at the
close of the present school term.
He has established a flying ser
vice business, serving both the
Parkersburg and Marietta areas.
The board also appointed Mrs.
N. S. Reed to serve as a member
of the Caldwell public library,
replacing Lawrence Nichols,
elementary school executive,
who resigned last week. Other
member of the library board are
Walter Quick, Enid Okey, D. H.
Harkins, Mrs. Willis Hupp, Mrs.
W. B. Marshall and Miss Mary
Radcliff, who is also serving as
clerk.
Present at the board meeting
were:^ Hillis Keeton, president,
Cha. Vs Dyer, Gerald Ramsey,
and Bill Semon. Robert Loirenz
was unable to attend.
Wards Really
Have Troubles!
A very unusuai incident oc
curred last week to Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Ward, of Quaker
City route 1, local division of
the aid for the aged adminis
trator, when three of their
daughters were patients in
three hospitals in three differ
ent towns.
One of the daughters, Miss
Marilyn Ward, was injured in
an automobile wreck along
with four other students at the
Columbus Business University.
The accident occurred Satur
day evening near Dover, their
car being demolished as the
result of striking a steel sign.
They were admitted to a Dover
hospital from where on Tues
day, Miss Ward was transfer
red to the Guernsey Me
morial hospital.. Cambridge.
She is suffering from cuts and
a possible concussion.
The other two daughters,
Mrs. Robert Gardine and Mrs.
Scott Roe, gave birth tc sons
during the past week. Mr. and
Mrs. Gardine, of Columbus are
the parents of a seven pound,
three ounce son, Monday,
March 10, in a Columbus hos
pital. The other birth was to
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Roe, of
Salesville route 1, a seven
pou»:d, four ounce son at St.
I rancis hospital, Cambridge,
on Sunday, March 9.
UNDERGOES SURGERY
Mrs. Francis Smith, of Belle
Valley, underwent major sur
gery last Friday in the Good
Samaritan hospital in Zanesville.
Caldwell High School F.H.A.
Club To Receive Merit Award
Tut. .-.late award of merit committee oi tue F. II. A. dub notified
the vocational home economics department of Caldwell high school,
last weejt, that the local club will receive the award of merit at the
state convention to be held in Columbus, April 25 and 26.
According to the class advisor, Mrs. Rama Steen, the club must
meet standards set up by the
up
state and national organization
in order to receive this coveted
award. A workable program of
work must be compiled and
placed in a neat, attractive year
book and sent to the state depart
ment of vocational education.
The program must be based on
four national goals which are:
to promote better family living
to help members understand the
opportunities open to them in
the field of home economics to
understand our neighbors, both
at home and abroad, and to
provide for each chapter mem
ber for part in home, school and
community activities.
The local Future Homemakers
of America club is in its se.cond
year at the Caldwell high school
and at the present time, Beulah
Garvin is serving as president.
Mrs. Mary Scherr and Mrs. Alta
Archer are club mothers.
CALDWELL, OHIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1958 FOURTEEN PAGES THIS WEEK 'SINGLE COPY 6c
Caldwell Board Renews
Nine Teaching Contracts
Acting upon the recommendation of Supt. of Schools Charles E.
Davis, the Caldwell board of education recently renewed the con
tracts for nine teachers, all of which expire June 30.
Teachers given a five-year contract include: Mrs. Lulu McDon
ald, Byron Steen, Miss Ruth Addis, Subray Dahood, Mrs. Helen
Douglass, Mrs. Dorothy Dyer,
and Mrs. Rama Steen.
Two-year contracts were given
to Mrs. Ruth Marquis and Glenn
Scott.
Board Member Resigns
370 Applications Filed For
ASC Cost-Sharing Practices
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'tVlli'ftf'rfli
GERALD RAMSEY
Driving Wi:rtoaf Brakes
Brings Fine 01 $19,70
A minor accident on SR 670
involving Bearl Harding, of Nor
wich, resulted in a fine totaling
$19.70. Harding was charged by
the highway patrol with driving
withou* brakes. He appeared
before Mayor Edward Bailey, of
Belle Valley.
Donald Combs, of Barberton,
Paul Jones, of Cambridge, and
Cecil White, of Akron, were
charged with traffic violations
by Belle Valley Marshal Law
rence Macenko. Appearing be
fore Mayor Edward Bailey, of
Belle Valley, the trio received
fines and costs each totaling
$9.70.
The iLu.Ln for the superior rating -jivi r. ti
local ambulance company by the inspecting of
ficer is well established by the neat appearance
of the local pictured guardsmen. Showing the
equipment to the ONG inspecting officer are
two enlisted men, Pvt. Nicodemus A. Mascia
relli of Lewisville, second from left, holding the
shirt, and Pvt. Thomas Clark of Middleburg,
Caldwell Girl Selecfed
To Sing In Slate Chorus
Miss Norma Jean Doudna, a
member of the Caldwell Future
Homemakers of America, has
been selected to sing in the
chorus at the state convention
of the club on April 25 and 26,
in Columbus.
Miss Doudna is the daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. S. J. Doudna, of
Cliff road. She is a sophomore
at the Caldwell high school
Mrs. Rama Steen, class advisor,'
and Miss Beulah Garvin, club
president, will also make the trip
to Columbus for the annual con
vention. The chorus in which
Miss Doudna will sing, will first
appear at the state' banquet,
using as their selections, "I
Believe", and "Perfect Day."
Thre* hundred and seventy applications' have been filed to date
requesting cost-sharing in performing agricultural conservation
practices under the 1958 program as reported by ASC chairman, R.
W. Dennis. Dennis also announced
for Noble county hurley tobacco
$6,200.
All producers who had in
dicated, as of March 7, 19.V1.
their request to Soil Bank the
1958 farm allotment were noti
fied on March 17 that funds are
now available to allow them to
enter into binding agreements.
Dennis again urged farmers,
who expect to perform an ACP
practice requiring lime, to h^tve
their soil tested so that test
results may be in the hands of
the committee at least 30 days
before starting the practice. Ap
proximately 90 samples have
been taken to date by Howard
Smith, ASC performance super
visor, while many other samples
have been submitted through the
local extension and SCS offices
The cost of having each soil
sample tested is $1.25 regardless
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Accident Victim
Renins Critical
According to attendants at St.
Anthony's hospital, Columbus,
the condition of Miss Elizabeth
Ann Wuletich, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. George Wuletich, Cald
well route 6, remains critical,
but improved, following an air
plane crash on Saturday, Feb. 22
six fniles east of Columbus.
Miss Wuletich has been in an
unconscious state of mind since
the crash. She has completely
recovered from the cuts, bruises
and excessive swollen condition
which she suffered when the
plane in whicfc* she and a jelose
girl companion and two other
Ohio State University male stu
dents crash landed.
Miss Janice Susan Chicwak, a
niece of Miss Wuletich, and
Albert Butts, of Loudonville,
were fatally injured. Norman
Thomas, of Lexington, survived
the crash and has recuperated
sufficiently that he is expected
to be released from the hospital
in a few days.
Maintaining Good Equipment Is Essential
that the acreage reserve allocation
allotments had been increased to
Revision Of Dues
Proposed Namr
Committee Heads
Directors of the Noble County
Chamber of Commerce, Holding
their first meeting last week
since the election of new officers,
proposed a study be made
for
revising the membership dues,
approved the various committee
appointments, and heard a re
port from the President for a
work program to be applied in
promotions undertaken by
the
organization.
Joe Yontz, newly-elected
tor
direc­
and past president, was
named to head the membership
committee. He will be assisted
by Robert Ralston. It is expected
the membership drive will get
underway
during tile first week
in
April.
Directors adopted a proposal
whereby a study will be made
prior to the membership drive,
to revise the dues structure of
the organization. The revision
(Continued on Paige Two)
County Group To Attend
Siefe Advisors' Luncheon
Paul jonard, a^sbeiate agent
for Noble county, and a number
of 4-H club advisors plan to
attend the state advisors' recogni
tion banquet luncheon on Wed
uesdav, M^rchv at the Ohio
State University, Columbus.
The "advisors from Noble
county to receive 4-H pins are:
15-vear pins: Winfred Rich and
Wava Oliver 10-year pi$: Vina
Hedge five-year pins Opal
Brumbach, Virginia Frew, Char
les Ramsey and Gerald Davis.
These advisors will receive the
"Award of the Clover" for their
services as 4-H advisors in Noble
county.
V V .^ VU Hi '-h i ^Sed the
inspection with "shining colors".
Second from right is Capt. Walter W. Chap
man, pointing out to the guardsmen the ad
vantages of having their equipment always in
first-class condition.
Looking on are Sgt. Lee Truex, extreme
left, and Capt. Charles Coyle, extreme right.
Superior Rating is Given
ONG Ambulance Company
N«-b!e county's ambulance company, 112th medical battalion, re
ceived a superior rating on the annual audit which was completed
Friday, March 14. The audit extended over a period of four days,
March 11, 12, 13, and 14. Capt. Walter W. Chapman, auditor-inspector
for the Ohio National Guards, Ft. Hayes, Columbus, conducted the
audit.
Capt. Chapman stated the
local company received one of
the two superior ratings given
ONG units where audits have
been completed this year.
The inspection was primarily
directed at the unit's clothing
and equipment records, and
according to the report, all items
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NOTICE We have a complete
line of farm field seeds, certi
fied seed oats, various grades of
Agrico fertilizer and lime for
your Spring needs. Priced right,
so see us for your planting needs.
Caldwell Implement and Supply
Co. 35 to 43
WINDOW GLASS cut to accu
rate size. See us for your needs.
O. D. Nichols, Caldwell. tf.