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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12

General business conditions
in Mississippi though not as
good as during the preceding
month, continued at high levels
according to the Mississippi
Business Review, published
monthly by the Business Re
search Station at Mississippi
State College.
Business during July was 263
percent of the l939-40 average.
A year ago the index was $50,
so the increase for the year was
l3 percentage points. In June,
however, the index was slightly
higher, 275 per cent.
Much of this general slowing
down in trend from the previous
months level was due to a
smaller volume of bank debts,
less life insurance sales and a
decreasing volume Of money
order and postal note sales in
many cities. The utility indi-
Gators, telephones. gas connec-
tons, and electric connections
acted as a buffer and tended to
offset some of the weaknesses
exhibited elsewhere.
The dollar column of bank
debts continued to run slightly
above last year. The report
on u. S. Savings Bonds sales
for July was not available.
Spending continued at a high
level though there was some
indication that it was lessening.
Retail sales held up well as was
indicated by increased sales tax
collections,
The employment picture was
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
FILA To Guarantee 80 Per Cent of
OF Appraised Value Of Local Units

Latest eason was a directive
by Rep. Wolcott, (R-Mich.), chair
man of the House banking and
finance committee, restricting the
PHA to selling government hous-
ing units for cash only. Under
this defective most of the federal
housing in the nation would have
gone into the hands of invest
ment syndicates.
However, the Congressional bill
circumvented the Wolcott direc-
tive, but authorizing FILA guar
antee of the purchases.
To Take PHA Appraisal
Mr.. Pate said Wednesday that
it was his belief that the Mia
would take the PHA appraisal of
local units in the majority of in
stances, although there may be
some variations because of need
ed repairs to some units or other
circumstances.
Any variation would mean that
the purchaser would have to
make a larger down payment.
For instance, if PHA appraised a
ed unit at $4,000, but i'm FILA APP
praised the same unit at only
$500 then the guarantee would
be made on the basis of the $500
appraisal and the purchaser, in
addition to his 10 percent down
payment of $3.50, would have to
also pay down the $500 differ
ence between the appraised valu-
atoms.
Mr.. Bates said that a sales
force will be set up in Pasca-
goula, probably in the present
PHA offices, to handle the trans
actions.
Approximately LOO units are
involved in the government hous-
ing here, but a number of these
units will be torn down or sold
on an off-site basis because of
poor state of repair.
Duplexes in Navy housing units
will be sold as one unit, it was
said.
Some confusion seems to exist
as to priority in purchase of the
units. However. it was believed
by officials that the priority
would be veteran-occupants, first
choice; occupant, second choice;
veterans of World War II, third
choice and non-veterans fourth
choice.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
Sole MoY Stdrt
Within 10 Days
To Two Weeks

Federal housing units in Pas
cagoula will probably be offered
for sale within 10 days or two
weeks on a go percent FILA guar
antee of approved appraisal, ac-
cording to information received
by the Chronicle-Star Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week
from the Atlanta office of the
Public Housing Authority and the
Jackson office of the Federal
Housing Authority.
r. E. Bates, new regional d.
rector of the Mississippi
District of PHA, told the Chron-
icle-Star over the long distance
telephone that a bill passed by
Congress in the closing days of its
last session, authorized the FILA
to guarantee 80 percent of the
approved appraised valuation OF
Public Housing units.
Appraisal of housing units in
Pascagoula has been completed
and we are ready to go ahead
just as soon as the FILA is ready
to guarantee loans for the pun
chase of the units" Mr.. Bates
said.
FILA Ready
Later Wednesday w. T. Pate,
head of the FILA in Mississippi,
told the Chronicle-Sta from
Jackson that the FILA has re-
eeived the necessary directives
and authority to proceed with
the financing and would be ready
to cooperate with the PHA at
any time they wished to place
the government houses on the
market.
Thursday Mr.. Bates, reached by
telephone at Mobile, said the
PHA sales force is ready to start
fonctioning and under the cir
cumstances should be ready to
begin the sales within 10 days
to two weeks.
Appraised valuation of the gov
eminent housing units here range
from $4,000 to $4,000, according
to the type, size of lot and To-
cation of the house, Mr.. Bates
said.
The FILA guarantee of the APP
praised valuation would mean
this:
If an occupant or veteran
wished to purchase a house with
an appraised valuation of $4,000,
he would have to pay 10 per cent
or $500, down. The FILA would
guarantee the other 80 percent
which would be financed by a
local bank and the payment
spread over a period ranging up
to 20 to rs years, according to
the age and circumstances of
the purchaser.
Proposed sale of the units here
has been delayed for some time
due to a number of cireum-
stances.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
PURPLE PASSAGE

San Jose, Calif.-AP - A San
Jose woman emerged from a den
tai office completely toothless and
with the inside of her mouth
painted with a violently purple
substance, the San Jose Mercury
Herald reports.
Spotting a male friend looking
into a shew window, she sidled up
close, opened her colorful jaws
to the full, and said "Yaanh!"
right into his ear, just for the
heck of it.
But the fellow turned out to
be a stranger.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
FPHA HOUSES GO ON SALE SOON
Eornest L. Wages
Former Resident.
Killed In Mobile

Earnest L. Wages, 80, native of
Lawrenceville, Ga, and former
resident of Pascagoula, was in
stantly killed in an automobile
accident Saturday morning in
Mobile, where he was employed
in steel construction.
He is survived by a brother,
Floyd A. Wages of 100 Columbus
Drive, with whom he resided in
Pascagoula.
The body was hhipped direct
ly from Mobile to Lawrenceville
for interment.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
N FOR FIGHTING

Four men, Mack Clark. Horace
Clark, w. H. Clark and G., ID.
Guthrie, were arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Carl Wilson about IL p.
m. Friday on Bayou Casotte Road
and charged with fighting after
Mack Clark and Guthrie had re-
ceived minor cuts, according to
Officer Wilson. At a hearing be-
fore Justice of the peace Kate
Denny Mack and Horace Clark
and Guthrie we're fined SIS each
and costs and w. II. Clark was
found not guilty.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
RESISTING ARREST

o. w. MeSween, Negro. was ar
rested on Krebs street and charg-
ed with drunkenness and resist
ing arrest, according to Deputy
Sheriff. Carl Wilson. McSween
was fined Monday before Justice
of the Peace Kate Denny SIS for
being drunk and SIS for resisting
arrest.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
SKIDDING FUN"

New York = AP - Children
won't like this, but skidding dogs
and adults, who slide on rugs ac-
cidentally, can obtain a firm tread
by a plastic applied to the bot
tom of the textile.
The National Safety Council
estimates that SO percent of home
accidents come from falls. and
that sliding rugs account for
many of these.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
CUB SCOUT PACK MEETS

Cub Scout Pack No. 2 met
Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 10 at
the home of Mrs. H. B. Celle on
Jackson avenue.
Several games were played and
each Scout was served ice cream.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12

One verb in the Eskimo Ian
guage a be used in ten thou
sand different ways.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
Property Values Will
Be ReappraiSed Here
Teters Studio

County auditors and other public
officials attending a district meet
ing in New Philadelphia the past
week were told the state will 'stake
more of a hand in the reappraisal
of property for taxation purposes
and that it is particularly anxious
that counties secure competent help
to do this job.
Under House Bill 317, which re-
Gently was passed by the state legis-
lature, it is mandatory that a re-
appraisal of real estate be made
every six years and this of course
applies to Noble county according
to Auditor Ray McVay.
Under the existing law the county
auditor is empowered with the
authority to revise the valuation of
any property, group of properties or
even all the properties within his
county. And, too, there is a provi-
sion that reappraisal of property
must be made by the time the 1949
tax duplicates are filled out.
Ferd Becker, of Columbus, head
OF county affairs, state department
of taxation, was in charge of the
meeting. He stated that prepara-
tions are now being made in several
counties for the reappraisal of prop
critics but so far no definite action
has been taken in Noble county.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
State Grand Master Will
Deliver Main Address

The grand master of the state of
Ohio will deliver the main address
Saturday evening, September Is,
when dedication of the new Masonic
Temple at Summerfield is held. It
will be remembered that the old
Temple was destroyed by Summer
fields diSasterous fire in 1916.
The banquet and program will be
open to the public and it is expected
that a number of visiting dignitar-
les will attend the dedication SER
vices. Banquet hours are from to
2 o'clock and the dedication pro-
gram will begin at p. m.
The new Masonic Temple, better
known as the old Cleveland hotel,
was purchased by Summerfield
Lodge No. 425, F. & A. M, shortly
after the fire for $3,000.00
An additional $3,000.00 has al
ready been spent in preparing this
building for occupancy. Considered
mostly a labor of love-, the lodge
is still in debt but it is hoped that
the deficit can be wiped out with
contributions.
The new Temple has a large re-
ception room, club rooms, dining
room and kitchen with the Temple
proper occupying the entire second
floor.
Several Masonic lodges have con-
Continued on page four)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31

When Gen. Benjamin A. Butler
came to Washington to urge sum-
mary execution of "a deserters
whose sentence the President had
commuted, Lincoln told him:
"Mr. General, there are already
too many weeping widows in the
United States. For Gods sake, don't
ask me to add to that number, for
/ won't do it."
The collection disclosed that Lin
coin received many threats to take
his life and he kept them all in a
special pigeon-hole in his White
House desk.
One document showed that he re-
fused to fret over them. He said:
''Why does anybody want to assas-
sinate me for? If anyone, wants to
do so, he can do it any day or night
if he is ready to give up his life
for mine. It is nonsense"
History shows that it was far from
nonsense but that Lincoln was a
prophet.
John Wilkes Booth gave his life
in exchange for assassinating the
Great Emancipator.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
"HoWdy" Hull Loses
Right Leg In Accident

Harold "Howdy" Hull, 36, native
of Salesville, had his right leg am
putated below the knee Saturday
at ST. Francis hospital, Cambridge,
following a threshing machine acci-
dent on his brothers farm, located
about two miles southeast of Sales
vile in Noble county.
Hull, well known musician and
former orchestra leader, who is well
known in Caldwell, was helping his
brother, Fred Hull, Saturday about
800 p. m, on the farm when a belt
on the threshing machine came
loose. In an attempt to replace the
belt, Hull's foot slipped and his leg
was caught in the machinery. His
leg was badly mutilated and crush
ed between the knee and ankle.
Hull is now residing in Columbus
where he is associated with the Col
umbus office of the USES.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
Fifty County
Changers Take
Sixth Degree
State Officers
Give Work At
McCOnnelsviIle

A large number from various
Noble county oranges took the sixth
degree at the McConnellsville high
school, Monday evening, during the
current tour of the officers of the
Ohio State Grange.
This degree is being conferred
during the tour of the state in anti
cipation of the national Grange
convention in Columbus in Noyem-
Der when the coveted seventh de-
gree will be conferred.
On November Is. these Ohio
Grange members will join President
Truman in making the farm frater-
nal orders highest degree. Nearly
10000 Ohioans are expected to take
the advanced degree this year when
for the first time in / years the ma
tional convention viii be held in
their own state capital.
Conferring the degree were State
Master and Mrs. Joseph w. FIGHTER,
of Oxford; Overseer John P. Kel-
ser, of Medina; Steward Gus Um-
bach, of Sandusky; Assistant Stew
ard Guy E. johnson, of Springfield:
Chaplain Rev. Russell Hoy, of Cos
hocton; Secretary Loren D. Hynes,
of Washington c. H.; Ceres, Mrs.
Grace Hutchinson, of Xenia; Pom
ona, Mrs. Pauline Hughes, of Zanes-
vile; Flora, Mrs. Harmon Wright,
of Spencerville and Mr.. and Mrs.
True Watson, of Columbus.
Several from Noble county also
took this degree at a similar meet
ing held Tuesday evening in st.
Clairsville.
The group going to McConnells-
vile included: Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Mendenhall, Mr.. and Mrs. Glade
Manifold, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Thor
la, Mrs. Grace Dickinson, Mrs. Ere
Continued on page four)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
Mobile Crime Detection Laboratory
Will Be Used In Solving Major Crimes

Columbus, July 30-(OP)-Noble
county agencies faced with solving
major crimes will be reinforced in
the future by a laboratory on
wheels.
A mobile crime detection labora-
tory costing $4,000 viii be pur-
chased by the Buckeye State Sher-
ifs Association for state wide use,
according to William McElroy, ex-
ecutive secretary of the organiza-
ton.
This mobile unit, Mr.. McElroy ex-
planned, will be able to roll right up
to the scene of the crime IN Noble
county and start immediate detec-
ton steps.
1t viii place scientific detection
methods at the disposal of all local
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
McvaY Resigns
Auditor Post In
Surprise Move
Center Township
Veteran Named
To Fill Vacancy

After serving only three months
of his appointment as auditor of
Noble county to succeed Harley E.
Wheeler, resigned, Ray McVay, ten
dered his resignation in this capa-
city to the Noble county commits
sioners, Monday, July 28, effective
August /.
At the session and Immediately
after accepting the resignation,
George E. Bates, of Center town.
ship, was named as the new audi
tor to serve until the general cleo
tion in 1948.
A son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. R.
Bates, of Mt. Ephraim, the new
auditor is newcomer to the politi-
cal field of Noble county and has
not previously held a public office
He is veteran of World War III,
serving with the Third Infantry
Division in the ETO. He attended
the Mt. Ephaim schools.
Although Auditor Ray McVay had
no comment to make on his resign
alton, his close friends said today
that he had been in i'll health for
some time and this was the primary
reason for his action.
McVay has served long and faith
fully over period of IL years and
once more steps down to the role
of private citizen.
Bates was in Columbus, Tuesday,
with the Noble county commits
SionerS where he obtained his cert
ificate of appointment from the state
and is now qualified to take over
fha T-oinc FrilnU
There will be no evident change
In the administration of this office,
said the new auditor, who will con-
tinue with the old deputies.
Noble county political circles were
all agog with the news this week,
relative to the change in personnel.
1t will be remembered that this
office has an increase salary of
$2400.00 year, effective in Noble
county, Immediately following the
general election in November, 1948.
In other counties throughout the
state, this increase in salary will not
be in effect until 1851.
1t is expected and contemplated
that not only several Republicans
but Democrats as well will next year
attempt to pluck this political plum,
for the auditors office is now one
of the best paying jobs, if not the
best, in the county.
In Noble county, 5000 a month
job, should attract many and the
competition is expected to be keen.
Bates did not indicate today that
he would seek election to this office
but it is expected that he will be on
the ticket
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
Whigville Naive
n alned Chairman

Columbus, July 30-Prof. George
E. Large, 48, will succeed Prof.
Clyde T. Morris as chairman of Ohio
State University's civil engineering
department on October I, President
Howard L. Bevis announced today.
Prof Morris retires this summer
after Al years as staff member at
Ohio State.
A native of Whigville in Noble
county, Professor Large attended
high school at Caldwell, then stud
led two years at Ohio State Univer-
sity before enrolling at the Univer-
sity of Washington, where he re-
ceived his degree of bachelor of
science in civil engineering in 1922
He held the Arthur D. Denny
graduate fellowship the same year
at the University of Washington,
and received the professional de-
gree of civil engineering there in
1929.
Professor Large first joined the
Ohio State staff in 1923 as an in
structor in engineering drawing but
left the faculty the. following year
to become assistant engineer for the
Buckeye Steel Castings Co., Colum-
bus. He returned to Ohio State as a
civil engineering staff member in
1929.
The new department chairman at
present is also consultant structural
engineer to the university architect
and president of the Central Ohio
Section, American Society of Civil
Engineers.
His publications include technical
articles in his field and text on re-
inforced concrete design. He holds
two u. S. patents for railway cars.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
Good Samaritan Act
Back Fires On Driver

An Akron man and his small boy,
whose name was not learned by To-
cal officials, has carried back to his
home in that city pretty poor opin-
ion of Noble county in general, fol-
lowing an auto accident on route 81,
near Dudley.
The drivers lights went out early
Saturday morning, which resulted
in his leaving the highway and
turning over once in the adjacent
field, near the home of Mrs. Madge
KeySer.
Occupants of the car in the rear,
said to have been two young fell
lows from this community, brought
the father and son to Caldwell and
left them at the office of Sheriff
Clayton Mckee.
But investigation disclosed they
are alleged to have returned to the
scene of the accident and removed
all his tools, ETC., from the car.
The Akron owner did not wish
any charges pressed and left for
that city as soon as minor damages
were repaired on the car.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31

pardon, "Presuming upon his good
ness of heart"
Lincoln noted unequivocally on
the file papers, Don't pardon
Racy."
One of the documents in the long
secret collection called Abraham
Lincoln the "only child" of his
fathers "own flesh and blood" and
cleared for time the virtue of the
Great Emancipator's mother, Nancy
Hanks.
A letter written by Lincoln's step
brother, John d. Johnston, blasted
the suspicion of illegitimacy.
Johnston wrote Lincoln that their
father was dying and wanted to see
him. The letter said:
For you are his only child
that is of his own flesh and blood.
1t is nothing more than natere for
him to crave to see you
The letter revealed Lincoln's
magnamimous nobility of character,
shown in his exercise of power to
pardon those convicted of capital
offenses.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
Cleveland Firm Buys
Lawrence King Tipple

E. N. Snead, of Cleveland, owner
of the Dizzy Belle mine and tipple
located at Dexter City, has pur-
chased the Lawrence King tipple
south of Caldwell and possession
has already been given Operations
include loading from the Boyd and
Dimmerling mines in western Noble
county.
The new owner has several hun
dred acres under lease in Noble and
Washington counties.
E. E. Ullman, former superinten-
dent of the Dizzy Mine has been
named general manager for the
new company. Elmer Gill, of Davis
Ridge, has been employed as super
intendent of the Lawrence tipple.
The Snead company plans to open
offices in Caldwell when a busi-
ness room is vacated.
Lawrence King is now operating
in the Crooked Tree community.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31

law inforcement agencies now with
out such services" MIR. McElroy
said.
The sheriff's executive committee
recently voted to purchase the mo-
bile laboratory when the state leg
islature turned down an appropria-
ton for similar vehicle, according
to Mr.. McElroy.
Included in the equipment will be
lie detector, chemical laboratory,
cameras, a film developing room,
microscopes, ultraviolet lamps, a
sound detector and police recorder.
The mobile unit will be turned
over to the state welfare department
and it will be stated by experts
from the Bureau of Criminal Iden-
tification and Investigation.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
Terminal Leave Bonds
Are CaShable Sept. |

President Truman has signed into
law the bill permitting Noble county
veterans to cash their terminal
leave pay bonds any time after
September /.
About 100000 veterans hold
around $1,800,000,000 of the bonds.
The president strongly urged the
veterans to keep their bonds if they
do not absolutely need to cash them
now.
There are 1852 veterans in Noble
county and large percentage of
this number has received their
bonds.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
Petitions Must Be
Filed By Wednesday

Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock
August s, the Noble county board of
elections will accept the last of the
petitions of various candidates, who
seek election next November.
Regular meeting of the board will
be held Saturday, August 2, and a
special meeting will be held after
August 6 to determine the vadility
of the filed petitions.
]. Kyle Walkenshaw, clerk of the
board, said there would be a local
option election in Beaver township.
The petitions to permit the sale of
liquor and wine has already been
filed but not for the c. and D. per-
nlitS.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
ATTEND INSTITUTE

There were $50 young people in
attendance at the high school insti-
tute of the MYF held at Bethesda,
last week. Representing the First
Methodist church here were Nancy
Secrest, Charlene Harris, Jean Ack-
ley, Joy Michael and Bonnie Tilton.
Among the outstanding speakers
during this week of service were Dr.
Vernon Mumbulo, of the Church of
the Savior of Cleveland and Bishop
Subhan, of India. At the close of the
institute, which lasted from Sunday
through Saturday, twenty-six made
decisions for full time Christian
service.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
Legion To Hold Annual
Picnic At Seneca Lake

The annual picnic, sponsored by
the American Legion auxiliary, for
the American Legion post, their
families and friends will be held
Thursday, July 81, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben w. Parks, OF
Seneca Lake.
The annual affair always draws
many from Caldwell and the picnic
will begin this year at $50 o'clock.
Auxiliary members are asked to
bring sandwiches, a covered dish
and their own table service.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-31
ATTENDING INSTITUTE

The summer Institute of Missions
and Christian service of the Wo-
mems Society of Christian Service
of the Methodist churches is being
held this week at Bethesda. This is
a school of instruction with some
national, state and district officers
participating.
Those attending from Caldwell
are Mrs. Bolon Farmhouse, district
secretary of Christian Society rela-
tions and local church activities,
Mrs. Herschel Jordan, Mrs. Sophia
Gray, Mrs. James Steiner, Mrs. H.
C. Secrest and Mrs. Glen M. War
ner.