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for 1958
Here is the famous Laile award which was won for 1958 by
members of the Noble County Ambulance unit of the Ohio Na
tional Guards. It will be presented to the unit in full dress revue
on Wednesday evening, Aug. 27, as an opening feature of the
Noble county fair.
e Award Won
y Local O.N.G.
Lt. Col. Howard H. Laile, commander of the 112th Medical Bat
talion, O. N. G., has announced that the local Ambulance Unit has
been named recipient of the Laile Award for 1958.
Presentation of this trophy will be made on Wednesday evening,
August 27, at 7:30, in front of the Grandstand, prior to the horse
pulling contest. The unit will
appear in full dress uniform to
receive the award, and will pre
view a large amount of the com
pany equipmcri r.t that jmt.
The local ambulance unit is
the first company to receive this
award, which has been establish
ed as an annual prize to some
unit of the 112th Medical Bat
talion.
The purpose of the award is
to stimulate, on a competitive
basis, a spirit of rivalry and
esprit-de-corps between individ
uals and units of the command,
in order to attain a high degree
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Former Summerfield
Resident Is Honored
Lawrence B. McGurk, a native
of Summerfield, but now of
Cambridge, was honored the past
week by the Davey Tree Expert
Company of Kent. His picture
and an article about him ap
peared in the August issue of
the company magazine, "The
Bulletin."
Mr. McGurk completed high
school at Summerfield', and
attended the Davey Institutes in
1920-30, and a general foreman's
short course at the Institute in
1952 at Kent. He completed
training in the field with the
company in the spring of 1928,
and was promoted to foreman in
1934 and made assistant super
visor of the Columbus, Dayton
and Cincinnati territories in
October of 1951. He has served
on a number of special assign
ments across the country.
The McGurks are the parents
of a son, Terrence J. McGurk.
who is attending the University
of Idaho, School of Mines, Mos
cow, Idaho.
Mr. McGurk was presented a
30-year company pin with two
rubies designating his years of
service with the company.
NEW CLAIMS FILED
New claims filed by Noble
county unemployed residents
totaled 18 for the week ending
Aug. 16, according to Director
Don Robertson. Continued claims
for this county totaled 233, who
are drawing benefits.
FRACTURES ARM
Kevin, five-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Seamster, of Belle
Valley, fractured his right arm,
Sunday, when he fell from a
sliding board at City Park, Cam
bridge. He received treatment at
Guernsey Memorial hospital.
DR. JOHN B. JENKINS and Dr.
Stewart A. Ricard announce
new office hours. Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday, Friday and Sat
urday, 9:00 to 12:00 a. m. 1:00 to
:00 and 6:30 to 9:00 p. m. Thurs
day, 9:00 to 12:00, noon. Other
hours by appointment. 7 8
WINDOW GLASS cut to accu
rate size. See us for your needs.
II. D. Nichols, CaldwelL tf.
Democrats Organize
Nov. Campaign
Wt
Tin1 Men and W i. Demo
cratic club of Noble county met
Monday evening at 8:00 o'clock
in the V.F.W. hall on West street.
Officers were named by the
club. They are Brady Archer, of
Summerfield, president Mrs.
Nellie Parks, Caldwell, vice
president Mrs. Dorothy E. Fow
ler, Caldwell, secretary and
Mrs. Valera Hutc'heson, Dextt i
City, treasurer.
There were 25 members pre
sent for this meeting. Meeting
dates were set for the third
Monday of the month, with the
next meeting to be Sept. 15.
Trustees for the political club
were also appointed. They are
Ed Schell, Perley Dudley, Emma
Sklenar, and Bernice Webber.
FINED IN COURT
Kenneth Jackson, of Caldwell,
was fined $15.10 and cost, Satur
day in municipal court in Cam
bridge. He was charged with
unsafe operation resulting from
an auto accident last week.
FORFEITS BOND
Harley N.''Chandler, of Cald
well route 3, forfeited his bond
of $30 and cost, Tuesday in muni
cipal court, Marietta. He was
arrested by authorities for driv
ing 70 miles an hour.
Caldwell Schools Will
Open Tuesday, Sept. 2
Transformer Installed
At Electric Light Plant
Electric service was disrupted
for approximately two hours in
part of the Caldwell area last
Friday while a new transformer
was installed at the local plant.
Supt. Merlie Ball, of the light
and waterworks maintenance
crew, reported that the change
was necessitated when the old
transformer was burned out
during an electrical storm.
Starting at 8:00 a. m., Friday,
electricity was off in the Bronze
Heights area, Fairground road,
parts of Chautauqua court and
Main street as far as the grade
school, while the change was
made.
SPECIAL SALE on carload order
of refrigerators and freezers
continues until Saturday, Aug.
23. Take advantage of these low,
low prices. & N Farm Bureau,
Caldwell. Phone 95. 8
Covers
The Noble County Fair
Board opened its offices this
Wednesday, August 20, in t'he
room formerly occupied by
Irwin's Food Center, I.O.O.F.
building to make final prepara
tions for the fair which opens
Wednesday night, Aug. 27.
A complete roster of fair
activities has been planned by
the fair board, including live
stock and general exhibitions,
4-H displays, two afternoons of
The young man is survived by
his mother, Mrs. Anna Sholtis of
the home on Caldwell route 6
two brothers, John of Athens and
Joseph R. of Alexandria, Va. two
sisters, Mrs. Kathryn Gregory of
Jamestown, N. Y.. and Mrs. Mary
Miller of Marianna, Pa. The late
John Sh^i'iis was his father.
There are two sisters deceased.
The body was removed to the
McVay funeral home where ser
vices were held Monday morning
at 9 o'clock from the chapel with
Rev. Fr. S. J. Pekalla officiating.
Interment was made in Olive
cemetery.
Jerry Hupp Rehired
By Commissioners
The Noble county commission
ers employed Jerry Hupp as
custodian of the cqurthouse for
a period of two years, Monday,
during their regular meeting.
Hupp will serve as custodian
of the courthouse and grounds
pertaining to the same for a
period of two years from Oct.
1, 1958. The custodian was also
given the authority to hire his
own help not to exceed one
employee, with approval of the
county commissioners.
The salary will be set at the
time of the appropriation in 1959.
All the commissioners voted yes
on this motion.
The decision was made on the
basis df Hupp's previous record
and service as custodian and the
satisfactory job he has already
accomplished.
School bells will soon be ringing in Caldwell as final prepar
ations are completed for classroom doors to swing open on Sept. 2.
Extensive repairs and redecorations have been made in both the
grade and high school. These improvements should add to the op
erating efficiency and the attractiveness of the buildings.
All teaching positions in the
local schools have been filled,
with the hiring of Murl Thomas
as elementary school principal
and Mrs. Wesley Cunningham as
special education instructor at
the high school.
A special students' and par
ents' handbook has been sent
to all incoming freshmen as a
course of study and registration
guide. The handbook outlines
the six, four-year courses of
study offered by the high school:
college preparatory, vocational
home-making, business educa
tion, vocational agriculture, gen
eral, and shop.
The handbook will be an excel
lent guide in helping students
to choose their four-year courses,
listing requirements for gradua
tion, electives, and recommended
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NOW IN NEW location on Cum
berland Street, on the public
square. All types of baking or
ders being accepted. Landaker's
Bakery. Phone 103-M. 8
NOBL-E.
Noble County Farmer
Killed By Hay Baler
Andrew S. Sholtis, 43, prominent Noble county farmer, di£*3
Friday night at 9:15 o'clock in St. Francis hospital, Cambridge, from
injuries received Thursday when his arms were caught and mangled
in a hay baler at the farm of a neighbor, Raymond Wheeler, three
miles north of Caldwell.
Attending physicians said that death was apparently due to
internal injuries. His right arm
was nearly torn off and he was
crushed about the chest.
Albert Wheeler and Earl Ralph
were gathering up bales of hay
back of the baler, when the acci
dent occurred.
The tragic mishap occurred at
2:30 p. m. on the Wheeler farm.
It was reported that the victim
was caught in the baler for ap
proximately 45 minutes and res
cuers finally resorted to disman
tlement of the baler to free the
injured man.
It is said that Sholtis pleaded
with his rescuers to cut off the
trapped arm but he was removed
from the baler without amputa
tion.
He was rushed in the McVay
ambulance to St. Francis hospital,
where his death occurred on Fri
day evening.
VOL. 100 NUMBER 8 ESTABLISHED IN 1859 CALDWELL, CHIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1958 SIXTEEN PAGES THIS WEEK SINGLE COPY 6b
racing, and evenings full of
grandstand entertainment.
Wednesday evening the
grandstand feature will be the
annual horse pulling contest,
pitting horsepower against
block-weighted sleds. Thursday
evening's event will be the
Tournament of Thrills and
Motor Olympics, with two
hours of power driven enter
tainment staged by auto dare
devils and stuntmen.
v
ANDREW S. SHOLTIS
Owen Pickenpaugh Named
Director Of Civil Defense
At the official organizational meeting of the Noble County
Civil Defense unit, Tuesday evening, O. H. Pickenpaugh, of Cald
well, was named as the new county director for CD operations.
This appointment is the first step in the actual organization
of a CD program for Noble county, the beginning of which was
made in an initial meeting
earlier this month.
In assuming his position a:
county director, Pickenpaugh
stressed that he would do all in
his power to make the local unit
one of the most workable and
efficient in the state. He added
that he expects complete co
operation from all surrounding
villages, as well as the local
sheriff's department, fire de
partment, Red Cross and in
dividual citizens in perfecting
the county organization.
Leo F. McCarthy, area director
for Civil Defense from Youngs
town, was present at the meet
ing to outline procedures used in
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Nine Drivers Pass
Slate Patrol Test
Nine persons were successful
in passing their driver's exami
nations, Monday, with the state
highway patrolman in charge.
Seven persons passed examina
tions and received operator's
licenses. They were Herbert
Franklin Durham, Summerfield
Larry Joseph Young, Sarahsville
Edward Michael Kovalchik, of
Pleasant City route 2 Francis
Lee Norman, Pleasant City
Victor A. Saling, Caldwell Betty
Lee Love, Caldwell, and John
David Green, Summerfield route
2.
Charles Shwin Barnett, Sum
merfield route 1, received a per
mit to operate a school bus and
Gary William Davis, of Sarahs
ville, received a motor bike
operator's permit.
IN NEW LOCATION
Landaker's Bakery is now
located in the Ehlermann build
ing on Cumberland street in the
room formerly occupied by the
City restaurant. The bakery
opened for business Monday
morning of this week after being
closed for several days when
they moved to their new loca
tion. It is owned and operated by
James Landaker.
DEPARTMENT CALLED
The Caldwell fire department
was called to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Saliba early Fri
day morning when their tele
vision set is said to have caught
on fire. There was no damage
reported except to the set.
BUY YOUR children's school
shoes at CARL'S while the
stock is complete. Any small de
posit will hold your purchase.
CARL S SHOES. 8
jgouNry Li-£ TU-E. SuNf-uIN-E'
County Fair Will Open Wednesday Night, August 27
On Friday evening beginning
at 8:00, the WLW Midwestern
Hayride Gang, seen on NBC
TV, will be on hand to enter
tain fair goers wit'n music and
other types of entertainment.
Booked for Saturday night's
attraction is the Cherokee
Rodeo, with cowboys and cow
girls going through their rou
tines in true western style.
Several local business organ
izations are expected to have
New Priest Named
A) Harrieflsville
Rev. Fr. Ashley Pettis has been
named as the new administrator
and pastor of St. Henry's Church
Harriettsville, replacing Rev.
Fr. Donald O'Carroll who has
been assigned a new pastorate.
Rev. Pettis began his service in
Harriettsville on August 11. For
mer pastor of St. Peter's Church,
Steubenville, he served with the
Marines in World War I, and :.s
been prominent in the world of
music.
A former conoernt pianist and
composer, Rev. Pettis has served
as guest music critic of the New
York Herald Tribune, as music
editor of the San Francisco Argo
naut and is the founder and di
rector of Composers' Forums of
New York and San Francisco.
In addition, he is the author of
several musical compositions and
has been a music educator in such
schools as Eastman School of Mu
sic, Sarah Lawrence College and
Columbia University.
ENJOY VACATION
Mrs. Irene Uhl and daughters,
Carol and Patty, have returned
home after spending their vaca
tion at Mackinac Island, Lansing
and Detroit, Michigan.
Reinersville Native
Fataily Injured In
Fall From Building
Chester D. Smith, 63, formerly
of Reinersville, and the brother
of Mrs. John Maxwell, of Cum
berland, was fatally injured
Wednesday morning when he
fell about 12 feet while painting
at a campus building at Dennison
University, Granville. He lost his
footing descending a ladder.
He and his wife, the former
Rosa Lee Wilson, resided for 20
years at Granville.
The accident occurred at 8:45
a. m., and he died at 11:05 a. m.
at Newark City hospital.
The son of Adam and Tillie
Hastings Smith, he was born
near McConnelsville and was a
member of the Masonic Lodge at
Reinersville.
He leaves in addition to his
widow and sister, two brothers,
William of McCutcheonville and
M. Dana Smith, of Marion.
Funeral services were held at
the Miller funeral home in Mc
Connelsville Saturday at 10:30
a. m. Burial was made in Mc
Connelsville cemetery.
Rep. John E. Henderson
In Noble County Sepl. 11
R' p. John E. Henderson has
announced his schedule of meet
ing the people of the 15th district
during the month of September.
He will be at the Noble county
courthouse on Thursday. Sept. 11,
from 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. and
everyone in the county is invited
to see Rep. Henderson at this
time.
He will be in ttie other coun
ties of the district on the follow
ing dates: Perry, Sept. 8 Mus
kingum, Sept. 9 Monroe, Sept.
10 Washington, Sept. 12 Mor
gan, Sept. 13 and Guernsey, Sept.
15.
NOTICE My office will be
closed Monday thru Thursday,
Aug. 25 to Aug. 28. I)r. S. J.
Doudna, I.O.O.F. building, Cald
well. 8
GET OUR HOME grown, tree
ripe, canning peaches start
ing Monday, Aug. 25. Bring your
own baskets. J. D. Laws and
Son, Mt. Ephraim, Ohio. 8
PRICE CORRECTION in last
week's & N Farm Bureau ad
vertisement: it should have read
—22 cu. ft. Unico Upright Freez
er,
$375.00
30 cu. ft. Unico Up­
right Freezer, $445.00. 8
displays on the fairgrounds,
including farming machinery
and equipment and household
goods.
The floral hall will be the
scene of many varied displays,
ranging from baked goods
and flower arrangements, to
Grange and 4-H booths. The
deadline for livestock entries
is Saturday, August 23 at 4:00
p. m., and all other entries will
close on Tuesday, August 26
are the speakers who appeared at the annual
beef barbecue of the Guernsey-Noble Feeder
New School
Head Named
At Cumberland
Forrest E. Howell, a native of
Sardis, has been employed as
principal of Cumberland schools.
Mr. Howell will succeed Clyde
Larrick, who has accepted the
position as principal of Old
Washington schools.
Mr. Howell received his B.A.
degree from Marietta college. He
and his family are now living
in Athens, where he is working
toward his Master's Degree at
Ohio University. He is married
to the former Annabel Lyons, of
Chandlersville, and they have
two sons.
For the past five years, Mr.
Howell has been teacher and
coach at Dexter City. He will
assume his new duties at Cum
berland as soon as he is released
from his contract at Dexter City.
At a special meeting of the
Southern Noble school board.
Monday evening, Mr. and Mrs.
Howell were released by the
board in order that he ?ould
accept his new position. Mrs.
Howell will be teaching part
time in the Cumberland-Spence
schools. There are now two
vacancies existing in the school
at Dexter City.
RECKLESS OPERATION
William Roberts, of Coal
Ridge, was picked^up Sunday for
intoxication and reckless opera
tion of a motor vehicle, following
an accident on USR 21, south of
Belle Valley. He was fined $15
and costs when he appeared be
fore Mavor Chester J. Howiler.
at 4:00 p. m.
Harness racing will be seen
on the local track on Friday
and Saturday afternoons, be
ginning at 1:00 p. m., with the
2:26 pace, the 2:14 trot and the
2:20 pace being featured. Two
one-mile heats will be run for
each race, with the prize
money set at $600.00 for the
first time this year.
Part of the junior fair pro
gram includes several special
375 Feeder Calf Producers
Attend Barbecue At Fairgound
The county 4-H Demonstration
Contest was held Thursday
evening, August 14, at the Meth
odist church.
The winners of this contest are
now eligible and will present
their demonstrations at the Ohio
State Fair on Monday, August
25. Winning demonstrations were
as follows:
Individual demonstra i o n s:
Susan Wiley, preparing lunch for
a sick person Faye Wiley, flow
er garden planting Mary Jane
Slay, rope halter.
Team demonstrations: Barbara
Pickenpaugh, Karen Long. Faye
Wiley, artificial respiration
Dianne Ogle and Joy Willey,
magic of line and design.
Local Lung Cancer Figures
Given For County In Survey
How serious a problem is lung cancer in Noble county? How
many local residents die annually because of it? How does the local
rate compare with that in other sections?
New facts and figures, throwing some light on the subject, have
just been issued by the U. S. Public Health Service. The report
comes closely on the heels of
the agency's announcement that
a study of 200,000 veterans in
dicates that the death rate for
smokers is 32 percent higher
than for non-smokers.
Among residents of Noble
county, according to the new
vital statistics breakdown, the
number of deaths from cancer
and other malignant growths
came to 17 in the year ending
January, 1957.
Of this total, the number
attributed to lung cancer was
only 1, or 5.8 percent.
Throughout the country, 13.0
percent of all cancer mortality
was due to lung cancer. In the
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able. In Stardust and Celest
patterns. Also other patterns. See
us before you buy elsewhere.
Lewis E. Henery, Jeweler, Cum
berland Street, CaldwelL 8
Caldwell Girl Involved
In Accident On USR 21
Mis? Jaequline Davis, 17, of
East street, was involved in an
auto accident, Friday at 8:45
p. m., 5.7 miles north of Belle
Valley on USR 21.
State patrol said the Davis
auto was sideswiped by another
vehicle driven by Wheatley B.
Fraziur, 61, of Belpre.
The Fraziur vehicle was re
ported left of center on a curve
when the accident occurred.
Fraziur was fined $10 and costs
in the mayor's court in Belle
Valley following the accident.
SPECIAL SALE on carload order
of refrigerators and freezers
continues until Saturday. Aug.
23. Take advantage of these low,
low prices. & N Farm Bureau.
CaldwelL Phone 95. 8
awards including the follow
ing: beef classes, dairy classes,
artificial insemination calves,
showmanship contest, electric
projects and the Lions club
award for individual and team
foods demonstration and good
grooming.
Secretary Walkenshaw «d
vises that season tickets may
still be purchased at Lorenz
Hardware or the Fair Board
office.
A i e to right, they are, Alva
Watson, A. W. Marion, Charles Ingraham, and
William Wharton.
An: .tr!y 75 n.'-mU-rs of the Guer:.scy-.\ !.!• Ft ».lder Calf
Association were in attendance for their annual beef barbecue at the
Fairgrounds last Saturday.
Henderson reports that
In charge of the barbecue were Ronald Luyster, senior agricul
ture major at Ohio State University Bob Havener, extension meat
specialist from Ohio State, and
Floyd Henderson, Noble count}
extension agent.
26ti
pounds of boneless round beef
were prepared in the pit, and t'n
menu was completed with slaw
baked beans, potatoe chips and
coffee. Additional refreshments
were available at the Junior
Leader's club concession stand.
where milk, ice cream and soft
drinks could be obtained.
Speakers for the afternoon
were introduced by the local
u e n s e y- N o e A s s o i a i o n
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4-H Winners
To Slate Fair
To Consfrui
Bridge On SR146
On VanDyne Farm
Local state highway depart
ment officials report several
routine projects underway this
week in addition to plans for the
construction of a new bridge on
SR 146 near Pleasant City.
Located at the Roy VanDyne
farm, the bridge will be of
creosote timber piling with steel
eye beams and creosote strip
flooring. Plans call for construc
tion to get underway this week.
The Shelly Company has com
pleted resurfacing SR 146, the
Sarahsville to Pleasant City road,
and was scheduled to move on
this week to SR 574 near the
Skyline drive where another
resurfacing project will get
underway.
The division crew has been
engaged in patching operations
on SR 513 near Summerfield in
preparation for the contractor,
the Shelly Company, to move in
there also.
A new corrugated metal cul
vert will be installed on SR 285
near the Mannie Miller farm. It
will replace an old culvert and
work is expected to be com
pleted in the near future.
In addition, only routine weed
mowing and repair work is
being carried on by the local
highway crews.
Clefus Miller Will
Gel Special Training
Cletus Miller, formerly of
Fulda, spent the weekend visit
ing relatives and friends in
Noble county.
Mr. Miller leaves this week for
Encino, California, for three
months specialized schooling in
Advance Price Analysis and
Negotiation Techniques, sponsor
ed by Harbridge House, Howard
Business School.
Mr. Miller is under Civil Ser
vice at Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base in Dayton and has
the responsibility of processing
airplane tires, tubes, wheels,
brakes and propellers for the
Air Forces' Air Material Com
mand.
ACCEPTS POSITION
Donald Bates, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Aaron Bates, of Caldwell
route 1, has accepted a teaching
position in the high school at
Louisville, Ky., according to
word received by his parents.
SEE US FOR your Bottle Gas
need. D. D. Nichols, Caldwell,
Ohio. tL