The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-06-27
Along West Frontier
Heavy ByerS Shovel
Hops Off Trailer

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Along West Frontier, June 26 -
A shovel-bearing trailer enroute tn
Lawrence King coal-stripping mine
Wednesday, 18th, jack-knifed with
its tractor on the Reinersville hill
near school-building, when axle of
tractor snapped and control was
lost in reversed course down the
hill, of tractor, trailer and heavy
Byers shovel. In the jack-knifed
position of tractor and trailer, the
wheels of former cramped against
the bank of highway 78, the heavy
shovel, setting horizontally with
trailer floor, broke its iron shack
les, "catted" off trailer, making a
perfect landing on road-bed.
One of the men accompanying
shovel had just recently been COM
fortably poised on the beam. The
driver of the John Erskine tractor
trailer, also made successful
land from cab of tractor. The
shovel then plodded its own way
to the min, its aspect Stimulating
the appearance of a man who has
had a blowout" and has to walk
two miles.
The tractor and trailer were
towed up the hill by heavy army
truck, one of the regular fleet
transporting coal to Caldwell.
A line of intercepted traffic was
formed, but in 80 mintes, roadway
was clear and coal trucks began
to ply as we'll as routine traffic.
Then the crowd of eye-witnesSes
were excused from further duty.
Victim Has Local Relatives
Floyd A. Buddy" Eschman, %,
of Hiramsburg, who was fatally
injured while unloading electric
poles at New Concord last Thurs
day, was a nephew of Mrs. Elmer
Conger, Martin pete" Davis, and
Burt Davis, of near Reinersville.
House Guests
Guests of the Roy Swank home
near Reinersville, are and were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schuster
mildred Swank) and children,
Marvin and Linda, of Belvidere,
Illinois. who arrived the 18th and
will leave for western home next
Saturday, and Mr.. and Mrs. john
Whitmer, (Sara Swank) and chill
dren, David, Karon, Charles, and
Madeline Irene, who arrived the
18th and returned to their home
at Canton, last Saturday. Mr..
Schuster supervises a garage at
Belvidere, devoted exclusively to
repair of arm-tractors. His par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Noel r. Schus-
ter. of Belvidere, and formerly OF
near Reinersville, are expected TO
arrive in Ohio for visit, the latter
mart of June or early in July.
The Swanks are originally OF
Olive Green, Noble county, Roy
being a son of Fult Swank, OllVe
Green miller, in yesteryears, ana
Row also owned farm at OllVe
Green before coming to Morgan
county.
Young Farmer In Bad Accident
James Zimmerman, son-n-laW
of Ova o. Welch, and owner OF a
Center township farm, Morgan
county, not far from ReinersVllle'
was badly injured last Saturday
afternoon while assisting in storing
hay in a barn on Welch farm. he
was in the barn loft and had
climbed up the mow-hole to watch
the rising fork and its heavy load
of hay as it left the wagon. He
jumped back onto NOW and
alighted on the handle of hand
fork, causing serious injury to
largest intestine. Mr.. Zimmerman,
an ex-soldier of the late war, was
Immediately taken to Memorial
hospital, Marietta, where his con-
dition was thought favorable, Mon
day morning.
. o. 0. Welsh, mention above, IS
a brother of Mrs. Floyd Boyd OF
Sharon township.
Aged Lady Falls
Mrs. Martha E. Phillis, 85, widow
of the late Francis Phillis, fell Sun
day afternoon at her farm home
on Centerville road, about four
miles from Reinersville, and re-
ceived a bad cut on forehead which
required medical attention. The
accident occurred out in the yard.
William Leonard In Accident
William Leonard, in his "sixtys",
is reported as not in very good
condition, following an accident to