The journal., October 15, 1959, Image 9

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THE
&IUDWJSI JAJCUI
The following is the ffrst in
a series of stories on the Buck-'
eye Trail which will be inter
est to many Noble countians.
The forming of the Buckeye
Trail has added importance to
this area since the merging of
two proposed trails will be in
the Seneca lake area.
With all its «natural 'beauty,
Ohio should have its own Buck
eye Trail. Why go out of the
state to take a hike? Here is the
idea of a picturesque route.
Imagine a trail extending from
Cincinnati on the Ohio River to
Conneaut on Lake Erie. Encom
passing much of the state's finest
scenery, such a "Buckeye Trail"
would penetrate some of the
most rewarding and historic
land in his section of America—
the foothills of the Appalachian
highlands.
The trail would, at the start,
border the great Ohio River,
pathway of red and white adven
turers for centuries. But almost
at the beginning, alternate routes
would seem to be desirable, so
promising is the hinterland.
I would suggest one branch
cutting up past Hillsboro, Chilli
cothe and Logan to rejoin the
river loop in the Senecaville
Reservoir area in Noble county.
The trail then would head north
past Alliance to the park areas
of Northeastern Ohio and end
at Lake Erie.
Before going into detail about
the proposed route, let me ex
plain some of the reasoning
behind such an idea.
There is need for such a public
facility where Ohio youth may
have an opportunity to find
inspiring recreation. It can be
met without too much difficulty.
First of all, there is need for a
marked trail with right-of-way
access through necessary private
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lands. It woufid ideally be located
on public lands, as much as pos
sible where shelters and other
permanent structures could be
located.
The trail should be as remote
as possible to provide the op
portunity for a different out-door
experience. It should be inexpen
sive to use if it is to benefit the
youth who will make use of it.
The Appalachian Trail has set
an admirable precedent in this
respect.
Here is a suggested program
for getting the Buckeye Trail
started:
Acquire the land and right-of
way with public funds. Right
now, extensive recreational plan
ning is being done by public
agencies, and budgets are being
set up.
The actual marking of the
trail and the erection of shelters
and other necessary facilities can
be done by hikers and hiking
clubs as it was done on the Ap
palachian Trail. This would serve
to keep expenses low and retain
the amateur touch which has
added so much to the Appala
chian Trail appeal. Too much of
ficial guidance is detrimental and
detracts from the charm of such
a venture.
Supervision for the sake of
uniformity of the Appalachian
developments is done by the
Appalachian Trail Conference, a
volunteer amateur recreational
group made up of hikers who
have the welfare of the trail and
of hiking at heart.
The history of the Appalachian
Trail reveals that the trail came
first. Individuals and clubs fol
lowed, and the developmental
work on the trail was done by
volunteer groups along the way.
With a hiking trail available,
interest in hiking increased. This
lesson indicates the value of such
a facility and the power of an
ideal in gaining followers. It
also justifies the need for such
a development.
If a Buckcye Trail is to be
come a reality, it should be
started now. It is time to make
a plan and acquire the land
Even now land in the hill coun
try is becoming more valuable
with the invasion of industry
into this once-remote region. The
time may come when land for
such a purpose will be hard to
get. It will be wise to act while
the opportunity still exists.
Most of the trail could be
located on existing public lands.
They are well scattered and con
tain many of the outstanding
natural attractions to be found
in Ohio. Competition for the use
of these lands for recreational
purposes incompatible with the
goal of a hiking trail emphasizes
the need for early action.
IN MEMORY
THOMAS ROBERT MILLER
In loving memory of our dear
son and brother, Thomas Robert
Miller, who went to be with
Jesus, one year ago, October 11,
1958.
Sadly missed by family:
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Miller
and Russell and Charlotte.
IHpd.
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BARNHARTS
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Mr. Boyd spent most of his
life in the Elba community,
where he was a farmer and oil
pumper. He was a member of
the Elba Methodist church.
Surviving are two daughters,
Sara McAtee, of Macksburg, Mrs.
Francis Schilling of Marietta, and
one sister, Mrs. Eva Stewart, of
Casey, Illinois. His wife, Blanche
Marsh Boyd, nassed away in
1917.
The body was removed to'tne
McVay funeral home, Dexter
City, where it remained until
services Sunday, Oct. 11, at 2:00
p. m. in the Elba Methodist
church. Rev. Walter H. Brawn
officiated with burial being
made in the Smith Ridge ceme
tery.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express my sincere
thanks to my friends and neigh
bors for the cards and letters
that I received during my recent
stay in the Good Samaritan hos
pital, Zanesville, and since my
return home.
E. H. Crock
lfipd. CaUwo'l, Ol.in
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Mercury for 1960 is both distinctive and
functionally clean in design. The car's soft,
smooth ride is the result of the blending of
body, frame, suspension, engine and transmis
sion into a completely road-tuned car. Two
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friction V-8 engines. Two of the engines offer
Commissioners Approve Payment Of
$3,040 For A New Steel Beam Bridge
The Noblp county board of commissioners approved and passed
the payment of $3,040.00 to the Ohio Bridge Corporation for the
construction of a new steel beam bridge on SR 566. Also $2,628.40
was approved for payment to the American Culvert and Fabricating
company for culverts.
The following bills were also
paid:
The East Ohio Gas Company,
undivided general fund, refund
on taxes, $520.75 Belmont Elec
tric Co-op., Inc., undivided gen
eral fund, refund cm taxes, $19.52
Ewell Smith, relief, mileage for
caseworker, $31.76 Henry Schott,
road and bridge, plank, $425.50.
Caldwell Motors, Inc., road and
bridge, supplies, $13.76 James
Prominent Elba Resident
Dies At Daughter's Home
Joseph S. Boyd. 85, of Elba,
passed away Thursday morning
at 6:00 o'clock at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Clyde McAtee,
of Macksburg. He was born Oct.
28, 1873, at Olive Green, a son
of Elza and. Lydia Parks Boyd.
3/5
THE JOURNAL", CALDWELL", OHIO
Manly, road and bridge, supplies,
$3.95 Noble Tractor Sales, road
and bridge, supplies, $92.35 Mor
rison Motor Company, road and
bridge, recapping and vulcaniz
ing, $420.95 Carter's Shell Ser
vice, road and bridge, tire and
tube, $33.20 Hall and Barber,
road and bridge, $671.10 Sinclair
Refining Company, road and
bridge, diesel fuel oil, $228.90.
Stowe Truck and Equipment
Company, road and bridge, to
correct error see voucher No.
8514, $.20 Caldwell Auto Parts,
Inc., road and bridge, supplies,
$120.45 Caldwell Ready-Mix
Concrete, road and bridge, con
crete, $126.00 Barnhouse Chev
rolet Company, road and bridge,
supplies, $71.46 Standard Oil
Company, road and bridge, gas
oline, $805.80 King's Quarries,
road and bridge, crushed stone,
$850.85 Ohio Bridge Corp., road
and bridge,- steel beam bridge,
$3,040.00 American Culvert and
Fabricating Company, road and
bridge, culberts, $2,638.40.
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An Ohioan Wins
Again In Regional
4-H Tractor Contest
For the second time in as many
years an Ohio boy has won the
Central States Regional 4-H
Tractor Operators contest.
Jack Tarbill, route 1, New
Holland, won this year's regional
event held October 3 in Colum
bia, Mo.
Youths from 19 states compet
ed. Contestants took a written
examination on tractor operation
and safety and drove a tractor
over an obstacle course. All con
testants were state winners.
Young Tarbill, 18, is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Wendall Tarbill,
who operates a 310-acre farm in
Pickaway county He has been in
4-H work for eight years, with
projects in tractor maintenance,
swine, sheep and dairy. He is
president of the Pickway county
Junior Leaders club and a mem
ber of the Scioto Valley Machin
ery club. His trip to the regional
contest was sponsored by the
Standard Oil Company of Ohio.
Last year's winner in the reg
ional event, held in Springfield,
111., was Ralph Alexander, route
2, Batavia.
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New Way Of
Planting Corn
Raises Yield
A revolutionary system of
planting corn to get bigger har
vests has been devised by agron
omists at the Ohio Agricultural
Experiment Station in Wooster.
For years corn has been plant
ed by most farmers in rows
spaced 40 or 42 inches apart. This
distance originated because it
was considered to be the space
needed to drive an ox through.
The new method consists of
planting corn to stand 18^
inches either way. The equi
distance planting has increased
yield by eight bushels per acre,
says D. J. Hoff and H. J. Meder
ski.
Standing in the way of early
adoption of this idea is the prob
lem of harvesting. Modern corn
harvesters are built to take care
of the present spacing, but the
narrow spacing would create a
challenge to agricultural engi
neers. Hoff and Mederski in
dicate that 24-inch rows may be
just as good as 18-inch rows and
would simplify harvesting.
With the normal spacing,
plants are too crowded in 'the
row. The equidistance spacing
gives the individual plant more
elbow room, so it gets a fairer
share of light, air, moisture and
nutrients.
Equidistant spacing has pro
duced 133 bushels per acre com
pared to 125 for 42-inch row
corn. Also the number of ears
per 100 plants was increased
from 75 to 85, the number of
nubbins was cut in half and
fodder production rose from 2.1
to 2.5 tons.
The Ohio tests were conducted
in 1957 and 1958, years when
rainfall was adequate. High rain
fall also has fallen on this year's
test plots. In drier years the
equidistant spacing would be
expected to have even more ad
vantage over the conventional
spacing.
Research underway on weed
control and tillage is being con
ducted before equidistant plant
ing can be recommended. It may
be that on some soils minimurp
tillage can be combined with
equidistant planting and then
weeds could be controlled with
herbicides.
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ON DISPLAY TOMORROW
Court House Happenings
Probate Court
Application for letters of ad
ministration filed in the estate of
Sarah Jane Walters.
First and final account and
schedule of claims filed in the
estate of E. F. Shackle.
Application for payment of
funds to guardian Andy Tar
chick.
Application for letters of ad
ministration and bond of admin
istrator filed in the estate of
Minnie Larrick.
Waiver of summons on peti
tion to sell real estate filed in the
estate of John W. Hare.
Petition for sale of personal
property filed in the estate of
Margaret Bowron.
Application fsr nunc vro tunc
order filed in the estate of G. and
H. Zimmerman.
Petition ior authority to trans
fer certificate of title to motor
vehicle filed in the estate of
Marion Khune.
Inventory and appraisement
filed in the estate of Minnie
Larrick.
Reol Estate Transfers
Robert and Lelia Roe to Law
rence and Emma Parker, Way
township, (corrective deed),
acre.
Freddie and Joann Powell
Turil L. and Anna B. Rich, fti:
Ephraim, lot No. 23.
Caldwell Building and Lo i
to Riley and Evelyr. Mays, Car
lisle McBride Add., loi No. 5.
David Friend Rohrer (d*
ceased) to Inez Rohrer (et. al
Elk township, 142.53 acres.
Ila Ell (et. al.) to Inez Rohrer.
Elk towftship, 142.53 acres.
Ernest M. An till to Ernest
Wilson, Enoch and Jefferson
township, 6.10 acres.
Mary Jennings to Th$ Frank}
Real Estate, Brookfield township.
60.61 acres.
R. G. and Laura Shafer u
409 West Street
Phone 125 Caldwell, Ohio
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Wayne D. Stock, Noble township,
85.75 acres.
Ernest and Ersie Hannum to
Arthur R. Hannum, Buffalo
township, 1.13 acres.
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Thomas and Dorothy Zimmer
man to Gladys Maier, Caldwell,
(quit-claim), lot No. 23.
Gladys Maier (et. al.) to S.
Christine McKeever, Caldwell,
lot No. 23.
CARD OF THANHS
I wish in this way to express
my sincere thanks to my many
friends, relatives and neighbors
for their acts of kindness during
my stay at the Guernsey Me
morial hospital, Cambridge and
since returning home. A special
thanks to the doctors, nurses,
aides, the ministers who visited
me and for their prayers, those
who sent cards and other gifts.
Also thanks to those who fur
nished transportation for my
family the past three weeks. It
was deeply appreciated and will
never be forgotten.
Mack Johnson
Route 4
16pd. Caldwell, Ohio
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