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Evening star., 1947-07-27

Gracias upper, oaUned and
ridden By Mrs. Stedman TEL
Ter, exhibits the style that 1Oon
the jumper a third-place rib
bon in the jumper stake class
of the Potomac Hunts horse
sho1D at the clubs kennels.
Evening star., 1947-07-27
SPECTATORS ROW

DI y y "A Z O1V D xVO w
This interested fourSome
right picked q good spot
from, 1phich to match the per-
formances of the hunters and
jumpers at the Maryland
sho1u. They are left to right
DR.. John H. Lyons and Mr..
John A. Logan of Washington,
and the Robert C. BaSsetts OF
Chicago. ~
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Nineteen New Cars
Sold In Noble County

Nineteen new cars and trucks
were sold in Noble county during
the month of April, according to the
records at the office of clerk of
courts, George L. Thompson. In
addition, 109 used pleasure cars
changed ownership and II used
trucks.
Those who registered titles for
new cars or trucks included: J. H.
Beckett, Caldwell route two; George
c. Farmhouse, Caldwell; Bert Van
Fossen, Harriettsville; J. c. Tilton,
Caldwell; Martin w. Schafer,
Sarahsville; Erwin Cowgirl, Sarahs-
vile; Carl w. Pakes, Belle Valley;
Richard Douglass, Quaker City
route; Julian Myrick, Belle Valley;
L. G. Thorla, Caldwell route two;
B. B. Wheeler, Caldwell; Bernard
M. Schafer, Summerfield; Ralph H.
Brumbach, Caldwell; Clyde w.
Parks, Caldwell; c. R. Atkinson,
Batesville; Thurston Ralph, Belle
Valley; Noble county commissioners
for the sheriff; Edgar Lowe, Cald-
well route and Charles Wiley, of
Berne
Receipts for this particular office
amounted to $55293 during April Of
this amount, Treasurer Ira Pryor re-
ceived $170.75; division of conserva-
ton, $1,000 and bureau of motor
vehicles, $47.50.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Local SeleCtive Service
Records To Columbus

AT o'clock on the morning of
Tuesday, May 20, a truck will pull
up before the Noble county selective
service board and in a matter Of
only a few hours, all records will
have been shipped from Caldwell to
Columbus, where they will become
permanent.
This announcement was made to-
day, by Richard F. Hanes, clerk
of the Noble county selective service
board, who is still being held over
in this capacity All other members
of the board quit" on midnight,
March 81.
Hanes also pointed out that the
furniture and office fixtures in the
local office would go to the Ohio
national guards. Just what unit will
benefit is not known.
Since its inception, the office has
been located in the Farmers & Mer-
chants bank building on North
street.
Practically every family in the
county was affected by World War
II and there is very little, if any,
regret on the part of the veterans,
at the passing and cold storage of
these records.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Noble County
Teachers Will
Hold Meeting
Rev. J. r. Wynd
Will Be Principal
Speaker, Saturday

For the first time in several years,
a dinner meeting of the Noble coun-
ty teachers association will be held
in Caldwell, Saturday evening, May
10, according to an announcement
made today by H. c. Secrest, super
intendent of the county schools.
Reverend ]. R. Wynd, pastor of
the Forest and Euclid avenue Meth
odist church, GAINESVILLE, as well as
a noted traveller and radio speaker
from station WHIZ, GAINESVILLE, will
be the principal speaker. Rev. Wynd
had also taken an active part in
radio work at Marion.
According to superintendent Sc
crest, the meeting will be held in
the dining room of the Caldwell
Methodist church, beginning prompt
ly at o'clock. Dinner will be served
by ladies of the church, after which
an interesting program has been ar
ranged.
J. Lewis Stevens, superintendent
of the Batesville school, will have
charge of the business meeting.
Stevens is rounding out this year as
president of the teachers association
In the county.
B. l. Griffith, public relations
officer of the Ohio education asso-
citation, will present the school leg
islation picture at the present time.
He is from Columbus.
State Representative George c.
Philpot of Summerfield, will be
present at the meeting and lead the
discussion, following the talk by B.
l. Griffith.
Mrs. Clarence Carter of Sarahs-
vile is secretary of the local organ
iZation.
Superintendent Secrest said that
teachers of the Caldwell exempted
village schools have been invited to
attend and several have indicated
they will be present for this county
dinner meeting.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Former Resident
Takes Own Life,
iii Health Blamed
Act Committed At
Sisters Home In
Caldwell, Monday

Scott Haven Renner, Al, Barber
ton, formerly of Caldwell, died Mon
day afternoon by shooting himself
in the right temple with % cal
iber revolver at the home of his
sister, Miss Opal Renner, Bridge
street, Caldwell.
Renner is said to have suffered
a nervous breakdown some time ago
and had been brought to the home
of his sister here for recuperation
He had been in his usual spirits,
when Miss Renner left the home
to manage her beauty parlor on
Main street.
Miss Renner also stated that she
talked to her brother at l o'clock
Monday afternoon and he said he
was all right and that he thought he
would sleep awhile.
On her return to the home, after
closing the beauty shop, Miss Rem
ner found the body where it had
fallen. She summoned the assistance
of Chester Hayes but Renner was
already dead.
Sheriff Clayton Mckee and cor
oner Jack Berry were summoned
and made an investigation. Berry re-
turned a verdict of suicide and
stated that Renner had died instant
ly. The body was found around
o'clock, Monday afternoon.
A son of the late Lew D. Renner
and Rose Watson Renner, the young
man was born and reared in the
Caldwell community, where he had
lived his entire life, until late years.
He was a member of the First
Church of Christ, Caldwell.
Surviving are his wife, Wanda and
three children, Jerry Scott, Lewis
Allen and Vicki Rose, all of the
home; two sisters, Miss Opal Rem
ner of Caldwell and Mrs. Hazel Rem
ner Thomas, wife of Don Thomas,
GAINESVILLE.
The body was removed to the Nc
Vay-Schilling funeral home in Cald-
well and prepared for burial.
Services will be held Thursday
afternoon at o'clock from the home
of his sister, Miss Opal Renner, on
Bridge street Rev. David A. Doan
pastor of the First Baptist church
will officiate. Interment will be
made in Olive cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Gould Brown Is Named
New Resident Engineer

All political jobs in Noble county
have now been taken over OF. filled
by Republican cohorts, the latest
being that of resident engineer in
Caldwell.
Gould Brown, one of the few Re-
publicans in this county qualified
for the job, was named engineer
last week, replacing Grover c.
Smith, who resigned. Brown will
handle duties in this county, as well
as Morgan and Monroe counties.
The new clerk in the office is
Bernlce Mills, North street. For the
past two years, she has been work
ing in Lazarus at Columbus but re-
signed her job to take the political
appointment.
Harley Wheeler is the new state
highway superintendent and is al
ready carrying on his duties in an
efficient manner, putting to good
use his five years previous exper-
fence as foreman with the highway
department.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Jubilee Year Al Fulda ST. Mary's
Inaugurated With Fitting Ceremony
-Teters Studio

propriate to the one-hundredth an
niversary celebration, used as his
text, "It is the year of Jubilee.
Every man shall return to his pos
session and every one shall 60 back
to his former family: Because it is
the jubilee"
Rev. Crock in the course of his
address, emphasized the purpose
for which so many had assembled
for this occasion, and in part said:
1T is your day of jubilee here at
st. Mary's church in Fulda. Not
jubilee of 25 or so years, but the
glorious jubilee of a century since
a worthy and becoming home was
established here for our Eucharis-
tic Lord"
Continuing Rev. Crock said: 81
must remind you not to forget
those early pioneers of this parish,
those priests and people, who lived
and struggled and made such
heroic sacrifices during these one
hundred years now past. Through
them this centenary jubilee was
made possible for you. You are
now enjoying the fruits of their
laborS, their sacrifices, their pray
ers. You must not now be con-
tent with the victories they have
won with their golden wreath of
accomplishments in your posses
sion. You of the present congrega-
Continued On Page Four)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08

Characterizing the spiritual sig
nificance Of the occasion, the CEN
tenary of st. Mary's church of the
Immaculate Conception, Fulda, the
Most Rev. John King Mussio, D. D.,
]. c. D., bishop of Steubenville
diocese, appropriately opened the
jubilee year by officiating at the
solemn pontifical high mass Tues
day morning, May 6, at 1000
o'clock. The celebration, the first
of the centenary year planned, was
largely attended by members of
the parish as we'll as many others
who at one time claimed member
ship in the Fulda parish. Approx
mately 800 attended, including 40
members of the clergy and Is Wis
iting nuns.
Assisting the Most Rev. Bishop
Music at the mass, were two ma
tive sons of the Fulda parish, Rev.
Andrew Holman, deacon, and Rev.
Herman Crock, sub-deacon. Assist
ing priests included the Very Rev.
B. J. Mates, pastor of st. Mary'S,
Rev. Stephen J. Pekalla, st. Philo-
mena church, Caldwell, and Rev.
J. J. Donaldson, st. Michael church,
Bernc.
The jubilee sermon was de-
livered by Rev. Clement C.. Crock,
Cambridge, a native son of the
Immaculate Conception church.
Rev. Crock, in all eloquence ap-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Held In County Jail
Pending Outcome
OF Trial By Jury

John R. Williams, 68, Bates
vile coal digger, was indicted by
the Noble county grand jury,
Tuesday morning, on a second
degree murder charge, follow
ing the Staying of Hawley
Weber Lahue, %, Summerfield,
at the formers home in Bates
vile, early Friday morning.
Williams had been indicted on
manslaughter charge but the
grand jury ignored this affidavit
and brought an indictment of
second degree murder against
Williams. The grand jury re-
turned two indictments against
Williams but one is secret.
The Staying occurred at ap-
proXimately l o'clock, Friday
morning, when Lahue, said to
have been drinking, attempted 'two
or three times" to get into the
Williams home.
Williams said he told Lahue that
he did not want him to stay the
night, due to illness in the home,
but that the latter persisted.
A veteran of World War II, La
hue was shot twice in the neck and
once in the face on the doorway Of
the Williams home and his death
was instantaneous.
Williams must now face trial on
the above indictment but Judge
Frazier did not indicate when the
petit jurors would be called. It is
expected that the court will appoint
an attorney for the defendant.
A son, Major H. G. Williams, who
has been serving overseas in Ger
many, is now enroute to his home
in Noble county
Williams is lodged in the Noble
county jail and it is not expected
that bond will be furnished.
Lahue was shot by a AS revolver,
a gift to the aged coal digger from
his son, Major Williams. The murder
weapon is now in possession of
Sheriff Clayton Mckee and his
deputy, Harry L. Merritt, who in
vestigated the major crime. Coroner
Jack Berry was also called to the
scene of the shooting.
Report of the grand jury was
made late Monday evening to Judge
L. B. Frazier and turned over to the
Common Pleas court, Tuesday morn
ing, by prosecutor Leo Carter.
E. r. Davis was foreman of the
grand jury which returned the
second degree murder charge.
On Route 7S
Charles Miles, who took Lahue to
the Williams home, said that he
picked him up on state route rs,
near Summerfield, and that Lahue
told him to take him to the Williams
home in Batesville.
Miles did not question the young
man but did as he was asked. He
was returning from a cattle trip and
was driving his truck.
Williams said that he told Lahue
he had illness in the home and
didn't want him to stay the night
But according to Williams story,
Lahue persisted, even after the
former had locked the front door.
Lahue, who is said to have been
drinking, pounded on the front door
for almost half an hour, Williams
told the prosecutor.
Gets As Revolver
The aged man, who raises rabbits
for hobby, then went upstairs and
got a AS revolver "a gift from his
son, Major H. c.. Williams, who has
(Contiuned on Page Four)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Grand Jury Returns
Only 3 Indictments
E. r. Davis Named
Foreman OF Jury

The Noble county grand jury,
convened Monday investigated six
cases, one of which was John r.
Williams, 63, who was later indicted
for second degree murder in the
shooting and Staying of Hawley w.
Lahue. %, investigated five other
cases, returning three true bills and
ignoring three
The grand jury, E. r. Davis, fore
man, returned two true bills against
Williams, one of which was secret.
The other true bill was returned
against George Gombeda of near
Caldwell for libel. This case grew
out of SANDER charge in the court
of Mayor Sam Secrest.
The jurors Investigated or exam
lned II witnesses, making their re-
port late Monday evening to Judge
L. B Frazier.
Six of the original jurors drawn
for duty were excused by the court
including Rev. M. S. Casio, Robert
Daley, Lou Tarleton, Richard Wells,
Clarence Daw and Homer Fowler.
Those selected as talismen, to re-
place them, were o. V. Douglass,
William Ralph, Fred Lagrane, H.
E. Kirkbride, Bessie Christopher
and haywood Love.
Other regularly drawn jurors
who served as drawn, were: E. r
Wilson. E. R. Davis, w. C. Harper
Edwin Snyder, Mary Combs, Walter
Brown, Fern Davis, L. H. Tarletor
and Roy Wentworth.
Those y1ybo XTyara droHXyy, for ,oa+;1
jury duty several weeks ago and
will hear the murder case, include:
Charles Shackles, Charles S. Glib
son, Louis Brown, Frank Boley, Otis
D. Davis. Zern w. Mallett, Ray Til
den, Charles Wilson. James Warner,
Guy Gibson, Warner Miller, Carl
Beattey, Clyde Stowe, Zedrick
Clark, Junior Kuntz, Neva Conn,
Mary Hanes, James Robey and Har-
ley Crum.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Merchants Sponsor
Appreciation Day
Drawing Will Be Held
Wednesday Afternoon

Another in the series of Apprecia-
ton Day will be held by the mer-
chants of Caldwell, beginning We'd
nesday, May 2l, and continuing
throught the summer months.
Appreciation Day is the method
in which the merchants express
their appreciation to the customer
for his business, not only this sum-
mer but in years past, A similar
program was held here in 1943 and
it met with a good response.
The participating merchant will
give tickets each week, represent
ing a certain percent.
Each Wednesday afternoon, a
public drawing will be held and
there is only one winner. In order
to take home a certain amount of
the bank or cash, the winner has to
attend the drawing and claim the
number drawn within a specified
number of minutes. There is always
a winner and the drawing will con-
tinue until he or she has been
named.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
July Fourth Celebration
To Be Held In Caldwell

Plans are moving forward for the
annual observance of the Fourth of
July in Caldwell and Noble county,
sponsored and under the SUPERVISION
of the Caldwell Booster club.
Highlighted by the giving away
of a 1947 Chevrolet, in addition to
more than fifty other prizes from
the merchants, the celebration will
be held on the public square in
Caldwell, rather than on the fair
grounds as has been the custom in
the past.
At least three sides of the square
will be roped off and all celebration
activities will center in downtown
Caldwell.
There will be the usual games of
chance, as we'll as dancing and re-
freShment stands.
Preliminary plans are now being
completed for this celebration and
every indication points to a record
breaking crowd in Caldwell on that
date.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Plans Being Completed For Observance
OF Memorial Day Sunday In Caldwell

The service this year will be de-
parture from that of the past two
years, in that it will be held in the
morning and is not a union service.
For the observance of Memorial
day, Sunday, May Is, services will
be held this year at the First Pres
byterian church, beginning at 1890
o'clock. Members of the Daughters
of Union Veterans, Spanish Amer
lean veterans and veterans of World
War / and ii are asked to meet in
the patriotic rooms of the court
house and attend in a body.
Next year, the patriotic groups
will attend Memorial services in an
other church and so on until they
all have been visited.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Welfare Checks Are
Signed By Auditor

The welfare fight in Noble county
is over. The new auditor, Ray Nc
Way, has signed the vouchers, SUBJ
mitted by the welfare department,
and checks are now being mailed
out to dependent children, depend
ent mothers and blind pensioners.
1t is expected that the welfare de-
partment in this county will oper-
ate now in the future as they have
been in the past.
Signing of the vouchers means
that the local officials have lost their
economy battle, at least for the
time being.
A representative of the state de-
partment, Columbus, was in Cald-
we'll last Thursday, checking on
whether the vouchers would be
signed.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Old Caldwell Mine
Site Again On Fire

Mayor Sam Secrest said today
that the old Caldwell mine site, now
owned by the village and recently
leased to the William F. Beattey
coal company, Pittsburgh, Pa, is
again on fire in one of the pits.
Mayor Secrest said that the fire
started from spontaneous combustion
within the former mine pit.
Roy Smith, Caldwell, chief mine
inspector, was called by local Off
cials to the site. 1t is the opinion
of officials that debris thrown into
the mine pit has been accidentally
set on fire
How to extinguish it, is still an
other matter.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Walter Hutchins Resigns
AS County Registrar

Walter Hutchins is the latest Re
publican to break into the limelight
with the announcement today that
he had rendered his resignation as
registrar for Caldwell and Noble
county.
His resignation in this capacity
has been mailed to Edward T. Fogel,
state registrar, Columbus. Hutchins
said that the job was to confining
and not to his liking.
His successor must have the en-
dorsement of the Noble county Re-
publican executive committee.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08

Plans for Memorial day Sunday
services will be completed at a
meeting of Anne Dalzell, Tent No.
"a, Daughters of Union Veterans, to
be held Friday evening at the pa
triotic rooms in the courthouse.
The president, Mrs. Mary Adds,
will be in charge of the business
meeting.
All other patriotic organizations
are asked to send a committee to
this meeting, for the purpose of
formulating final plans. The meet
ing will being promptly at o'clock,
in order that those who desire, may
attend the senior class play to be
held that evening at the high school
auditorium.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
SENIOR CLASS PLAY

Digging up the Dirt, is the name
of the class play to be presented
by the seniors of the Caldwell high
school, Friday evening, May 9, at
the school auditorium. Curtain time
is 8:l5 o'clock.
Directed by Byron Steen, the
scene of the play is laid in the
southwest with truly novel plot. A
professor of archaeology and two of
his college students are living in an
old adobe shack in New Mexico and
excavating Pueblo ruins. They hope
to find the answer to the great prob
lens of life but all they do find is
well, you can't afford to miss it.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
John r. Williams, 63, Indicted
For Second Degree Murder
Batesville Resident Shoots SummerfieId
Vet After Latter Tries To Enter Home
HOUSE SHORTAGE IN CANTON

The housing shortage in Canton
is very acute but Bill Schoeppner,
formerly of the Caldwell commun-
ity, is attempting to do something
about it.
He is now employed with Otto
Haren, five sons and one son-in-law.
all building contractors.
In one day, they completed con-
struction of house, 20 X 26 feet, in
Guiding the roof, windows and what
have you.
The past three days they COM
pleted another house. with two
store fronts, for Bernard Schoep-
pner, formerly of Noble county, com
pleting the project at 4 o'clock on
the third day. This building was
26 X 80 feet.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
Belle Valley Lad Is
Injured In Accident

Charles Henry Starr, II, son of
Mrs. Hazel Starr of Belle Valley,
was injured Saturday morning at
1870 o'clock, when struck by auto
driven by Ira Clark, on route 81,
near the Starr home.
He is now a patient in the st.
Francis hospital, Cambridge, where
attendants said he had suffered a
head and pelvic injury.
1t is reported that young Starr ran
across route 81, in front of the Clark
car and the latter was unable to
stop. The accident occurred near the
Starr home.
The driver of the car is formerly
from Caldwell.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
ANNUAL ELECTION

The Noble county Youth for
Christ has elected new officers for
the coming year, including: Walter
Colley, president; Lois Dudley, vice
president; Thelma Bonar, secretary
and Irene Marquis, treasurer. Fran
ces Buckley is the assistant treas
urer.
Rev. Walter Brown is the min
isterial advisor for the local organ
ization.
Walter Colley succeeds Charles
Patten of Dexter City in the capa-
CITY of president,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
ALARM SOUNDED

The Caldwell fire truck made a
run to South Cumberland street,
Sunday evening at o'clock, when
an auto owned by Howard Kress
was reported on fire, The fire, which
was quickly extinguished, centered
in the over stuffed upholstery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
INVITED TO MEETING

More than 1000 bankers, including
those from Noble county and Cald-
well are expected to attend the Seth
annual convention of the Ohio bank
ers association to be held at the Neil
house, Columbus, May Il and q.
The program will be given over to
sessions and dinner meeting with
no social events scheduled.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
RETURNS FROM CUBA

1t. Pauline ]. Malissa has returned
to her home near Caldwell after
serving with the 161st general hosp
itaI. For the past several months
she has been stationed in Cuba. She
is the daughter of Mrs. Sophia Ma
liSSa
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08

ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING
RINGS FOR JUNE BRIDES. If we
don't have in stock what you want.
just give us a weeks notice and we
can get anything you want at
real savings. e. e. WALTERS,
Jeweler, Caldwell, Ohio. 42-46
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
AT THE
ST ATE
CAPITOL
With
GEORGE c. PHILPOT
State Representative

H. ]. R. No. 44-Messrs. Can't
well Barrett Ellis Tablack, four
Democratic members caused con-
siderable stir and debate. 1t was
finally sent to Reference committee
by Mccormick, majority floor
leader in spite of the objection of
Cantwell, minority floor leader.
This resolution was a memorial to
congress concerning price control.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
INJURED IN FALL

Davi Bates, 7, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Bates, Summerfield,
was treated Monday at st. Francis
hospital, Cambridge, for fracture
of both bones in the right arm. He
was injured when he fell from hay
NOW of a barn near his home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL

Harry ]. Calian, former Brokfield
township resident, was admitted to
Good Samaritan hospital, Zanes-
vile, Sunday evening, where he un-
derwent an emergency operation
for appendicitis.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
RETURNS FROM TRIP

Mrs. Sophia Gray has returned
to Gray's store on Main street after
spending the past week in various
buying centers, where she pur-
chased new stock for the store.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-05-08
TWO WILLS FILED

Two wills were filed for probate
and record at the office of Probate
Judge Otto Polling during the month
of April. They included those of
Tillie Huffman and Barbara Schott.
Both were admitted to probate.