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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12

ing classes in the mornings of all
three days. All 4-H boys and
girls with exhibits to take care
of will be excused from their
school classes when necessary.
Marysville's school vacation
dates are as follows:
Sept. 7-Opening of School
Sept. Is, 16, 17-Afternoon
only, for fair
Oct. 29-Central Ohio Teach
ers Asso. meeting
Nov. Is, 26-Thanksgiving va
cation.
Dec. 81 Jan. 3-Christmas
holidays.
Feb. 22-Washington's birthday
April 15-Good Friday
May 27-Closing of school
Marysville schools will begin
Is minutes later each day because
of the addition of high school
students from New Dover and
Allen Center. In the morning
classes will begin at 8:45 and dis
miss at 11:45. In the afternoon
classes will begin at 12:45 and
dismiss at 3:45.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12
No Buyer Strike
In Marysville,
Markets Report
Housewives Protests
To High Meat Prices
Not Felt Here-Yet

The buyers strike" which
housewives are reported to be
starting in various sections of the
nation does not seem to have
found its way to Marysville, so
far.
A check of four local meat re-
tailers by The Journal this morn
ing revealed that none of them
hase felt the effect of any kind OF
boycott against the high prices of
meat.
In fact, both the Kroger and
A. & P. meat departments re-
ported that their business last
week was the greatest they have
ever enjoyed.
At Springs meat market, it was
reported that customers are talk
ing of cutting down on their meat
buying if prices continue. They
have not put their talk into ac-
ton as yet, Mr.. Spring said, since
the store has felt no particular
lull in sales.
See Little Good
Asman's Meat Market also re-
ports sales continue about the
same as they have been, with no
particular refusal on the part of
housewives to buy meat.
All local retailers seem unani-
nous in the opinion that a gener-
al strike" against high meat
prices on the part of the public
would bring about a temporary
lower in prices, but it would not
last long.
All expressed the opinion that
the small amount of meat on the
open market will prevent the
price of meat from staying down.
They also pointed out that, if
prices do go down appreciably,
people will Immediately start
buying again and prices will go
right back up.
Cities Feel Effect
Started by Texas grand
mother who urged housewives to
quit buying meat as long as
prices remain high, movement
has spread rapidly from city to
city throughout the country, ac-
cording to press reports.
In some places, housewives
have started telephone campaigns
urging others to refrain from
buying meat until the prices
come down. Many cities report
noticeable drops in meat buying,
and in some places, meat sales
have almost stopped.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12
Train Kills Youth
In Plain City

William Gibson, 81, of Plain
City, was instantly killed when
his automobile was struck by an
east-bound Pennsylvania freight
train on the grade crossing on U.
S. Rouste az in Plain City, about
IL a. m. today.
The young man, alone in his
1895 Ford coupe, had waited for
a west-bound freight train to
clear the crossing. Then, evident
ly not seing the other train, he
started across the tracks and
drove directly in its path. Gibson
was headed south at the time.
The locomotive of the east
bound train hit the car in the
rear end and threw it clear of the
tracks, about Is feet away. Mr..
Gibson, himself, was thrown out
of the car and apparently struck
his head on the rail of a siding.
His skull was crushed and he
was bleeding from his mouth,
apparently indicating internal in
juries, too, according to R. E.
Herbert, passenger agent in Plain
City.
w. F. Bowes, engineer of the
train, saw the crash coming and
had already applied the air
brakes before he hit the car. The
train came to stop about 25
feet from the crossing,
Sheriff H. S. Roosa and Deputy
Alva Moore investigated the
tragedy, since the crossing is just
over the line in Union County.
Mr.. Gibson was the son of Ed
ward and Augusta Gibson, both of
Plain City. He was employed at
the lunch stand at Halls Corners.
Besides his parents, he leaves his
wife, a 5-month-old son, eight
brothers and a sister.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12
PENNSyL vANIA CO. BUYS SALTERS
It's Interesting History Now
Spanish War Soldiers Letter in Journal
SO Years Ago Described Army Life Then

retired, he was for many years
an air brake inspector for the Co
lumbus and Southern Ohio Elec-
trio Co. and the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Many cousins and other
kin-folk still reside here.
26 In Cavalry
Mr.. Amrine was one of 26
Union County boys who volun-
teered to fight the Spanish as
members of Troop G, 1st Ohio
Cavalry, under Col w. L. Curry.
That was around May l, 1898.
''We went from here to Camp
Bushnell in Columbus" he re-
calls. There but a short time,
we were the first Ohio outfit to
leave the state. Our unit was sent
to Chickamauga Park, and we
trained there and in Lakeland,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12

There will be no changes in op-
Grafton or personnel, at least in
the immediate future, he said
today.
A great many details in the
way of operating policies remain
to be worked out In general,
however, it seems to be indicated
there will be as little disruption
in past procedure and local policy
as possible.
Eljer Cos. Statement
Concerning the transaction, r.
E. Crane, president of The Elier
Co., has released the following
information:
The Elier Co. announces
that thsY have acquired the
manufacturing facilities of the
H. 3. Salter Mfg. Co. of Me
rYsville, Ohio including it.
subsidiaries. This adds to the
present facilities of the Eljer
Co.. a first class modern brass
foundry together with COM
plete machining equipment for
castings. machine screw parts.
diecastinq, tube bending and
plating.
THE main plant and equip.
ment at MarYsville has just
been completed and we believe
provides facilities that are equal
in efficiency to the best in our
industry.
ut is believed by the officials
of both the Eljer Co. and the H.
B. Salter organization that we
have ample facilities to give
improved service to the re-
quirements of the Eljer Co. for
their customers as well as to
Continued on Page 2, Col. d
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12
So Cars, Trucks
Sold During July

Fifty-nine new cars and trucks
were purchased from the Union
County dealers during July,
Clerk of Courts Helen Louise
Sullivan reported. Of this num-
Der, As were passenger automo-
biles and IA were trucks.
There were also 1853 mortgages
filed during the month and 1877
mortgage cancellations.
The SO motor vehicles pur-
chased, were divided among the
different makes as follows:
Chevrolet, IA; Ford, 10; Ply.
mouth, 7; Pontiac, 5; Studebak-
er, 5; Dodge, 4; Kaiser, 8; Hud-
son, 2; Chrysler, l; Mercury, l.;
De Sofa, l; Oldsmoblie, l; Fraz-
er, /; Williys, /; Buick, /; Inter
national, l and General Motors,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12

Schedule for the completion of
judging on projects for Union
County's All cooking clubs has
been completed. Projects of three
clubs, Jackson Stitch and Stir,
Redwood Cooking club and Mer-
ry Munchers were judged on
July 81 so the winners could dis
play at the Redwood Fair.
The remaining cooking clubs
will be judged Aug. "a through
Aug. %, on the following sched-
ule:
Aug. 24-10 a. m, Black Hawk
Sunny Sisters, at the home of
Mrs. Dallas Black; p. m, Dover
F. w. A., Mrs. Walter Lows
home; 2:30 p. m, Allen Merry
Cooks, Mrs. Wendell Smiths
home; 8 p. m. Freedoms Founda-
ton, Mrs. Perry Snider's home.
Aug. 25-10 a. m, Cally Clever
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12

Fifty years ago, come the latter
part of this month, Lutrelle Am
rine, who once resided north of
Marysville in Leesburg Township,
was reported dead of typhoid
fever in an Army cavalry camp
in Florida.
Saturday morning, Mr.. Amrine,
one of the healthiest ghosts" one
might imagine, was in The Journ-
al office calling attention to the
fact that it has been a half CEN
tury since the youth of the nation
marched off to war against the
Spaniards.
A son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Josiah Amrine, Mr.. Amrine now
resides in Bexley. He left Union
County in 1900 and has lived in
Columbus or Bexley since. Now
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12
All Subsidiaries Are Included
In Transaction Revealed TODAY

Sale of the H. B. Salter Manufacturing Co. and its
six subsidiary plants to The Eer Co., of Ford City, Pa
announced here today by Harlow B. Salter, pres
dent of the organization. The transaction completed
last week, but announcement withheld until today
pending last-minute arrangements.
The Eljer Co. is one of the worlds largest manu-
facturers of bathtubs, sinks, lavatores and other
plumbing and bathroom fixtures The Salter Co. and its
subsidiaries purchased to provide source of
valves, faucets and fittings.
Mr. Salter will continue head of the Salter
organization in charge of production at the local plant
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12

Tractor and plow will be theirs
absolutely free and to top it all
off they will be taken on a five
day trip to Niagara Falls and New
York iCty as guests of The Co
lumbus Dispatch.
The most typical farm family
from each county will come in
for their share of awards too. A
one-day trip to the Ohio State
Fair will be theirs. Transportation
will be in a brand new Ford auto
mobile through the courtesy Of
the Local Ford dealer. In addition
to this the top family in each
county will receive a beautiful 80
piece set of Home Laughlin china
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12

one year contract.
The board also accepted the
resignation of Mrs. Robert Lewis
who was hired earlier this year
as secretary to Supt. H. w. Carr.
Mrs. Hal Warrington was en-
ployed for this position. Mrs
Warrington has had six years ex,
perience in this work.
Several school teachers were
present at the meeting to ask
the board about the possibility
of cost of living" increase in
salary. Present were Robert Wag-
ner, Cecil Riser, Warren Widner,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12
Typical Farm Family Contest Closes;
Winners May be Named this Sunday

The contest to select "Ohio's
Most Typical Farm Family" to
reign over the Ohio State Fair
has come to a close and it is
hoped that officials will be able
to announce the winner Sunday,
August Is.
Balloting is by petition. Union
County's entrant, the Sam West
lake family, reported more than
2700 signers to their petition.
Many honors and prizes will be
heaped upon the winning family
including weeks free vacation
at the Ohio State Fair, where
they will be hosts at the Model
Farmstead; q brand new Ford
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12

Fla"
"Incidently," he added, the
Spanish War is the
only one in all our history fought
entirely with volunteers"
A few months later, Mr.. Am
rine became ill with typhoid fever
and the Sept. /, 1898 issue of The
Journal reported:
Arthur Amrine left here last
Friday morning for Lakeland,
Fla, to visit his brother, Lutrelle,
who is a member of Troop G, 1st
Owe, and in the hospital with
typhoid fever. 1t was reported
here Saturday and Sunday that
he had died Friday, but the re-
port was false. Monday, his faith
Continued on Page 2. Col. -
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12
Teacher Hired by Board Monday
To Complete MarysviI|e Faculty for '4S

One teacher was hired by the
Marysville Board of Education
during its regular meeting, Mon
day night, completing Marys-
ville's faculty for the coming
year. Mrs. Ralph Beck, of S.
Maple ST., was employed to fill
the vacancy of Mrs. Curtis Nc
Cracken, whose resignation as
third grade. teacher in the West
building was accepted earlier in
the meeting.
Mrs. Beck has had two years of
training and four years of teach
ing experience. She was given a
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12
Boys Molest Picnickers

Three young boys have had
their swimming privileges taken
away for the rest of this summer
and until July 1, 1949 as a result
of molesting food baskets of a
group of picnickers in Legion
Park, last week. Pool Manager
Frank w. Galloway said the boys
will also have to pay for the food
they did to the contents of the
they di dto the contents of the
baskets.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12
Placed on Probation

Ernest Daum was placed on a
2-year probation Wednesday and
fined costs of proceedings by Pro-
bate Court Judge John Daley.
He was arrested at 7 p. m. Mon
day by Arthur Middleton, on
charge of assault and battery
on a minor.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12
Weiss on Buying Trip

Nelson Weiss, of Weiss Bros.
Dept. store, is in New York this
week purchasing new Fall and
Winter merchandise.
He will stress buying of ladies
ready to wear, new Fall styles
and colors of coats, suits and
dresses.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12

and an embossed certificate pro-
claiming them the most typical
farm family in their county.
While farm families and their
friends have been busy through
out the state collecting votes
another group of people have
been equally busy on the Ohio
State Fairgrounds. These work
men are laboring furiously to
complete the Pollman modular
design home manufactured by the
Thyer Manufacturing Corpora
ton. The day the gates of the
Ohio State Fair swing open thi'
model farm home will be con-
pleted and fully furnished
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-08-12
Dutro to Camp

1t Col. John T. Dutro, officer
in the dental corps of the Ohio
National Guard, has been detailed
to duty at Camp Atterbury, Ind,
Aug. 1929. His dental office in
the Union Block will be closed
Aug. Is to Sept. /.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01
Song Of the Lazy Farmer

raises hob, I double up with
suffering and grit my teeth like
everything. Then 1 head for the
bathroom shelf for medicine to
cure myself, and with a bottle
and a spoon I act like I'm about
to swoon; 1 gasp and take a dose
or two and like as not before I'm
thru Mirandy has forgot that she
had tried to get some work from
me.
This is an old trick, I admit,
but 1 get lots of good from it;
Mirandy's wifely sympathy keeps
her from gettin' wise to me. She
may suspect that it's a fake, and
yet she never dares to take a
chance for fear I'm really sick;
so her tune always changes quick,
she fuses round just like a nurse
until 1 almost think I'm worse.
And when I say that I'm all right,
Mirandy has had such a fright
that she gives me a new COM
mand and tells me not to raise
a hand. There's just one catch,
which is that I won't get a piece
of dinner pie.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01

stuffed davenport is in darker blue
and the occasional chairs have a thin
maroon stripe in satin-like uphol-
stery. To the right of the open hall
is the dining room, painted with a
cream-brown color which is just an
other of Helen's unmatchab1e shades.
All colors in the house were blended
and shaded to her taste.
The bathrooms have recessed tubs
with showers and curtains. Dial type
faucets are on all fixtures, and a
linen closet is built into each bath
room A fully modern kitchen with
refrigerator, mixers and other con
v%eniences, adjoins the dining room.
Off the kitchen is a back entry wash
room. Then to the left and down
the hall in the back part of the main
floor is the nursery. Next to the
nursery is the bathroom and next to
this is a bedroom.
Office for Him
At the head of the stairs on the
second floor is a small office and
next to that a sewing room. The
three bedrooms upstairs are large
and equally as beautiful as the
downstairs. A mysterious door that
looks like one you would fall out
of leads to the sun deck, which ex-
tends v the kitchen and dining
room to the east of the second floor
proper. All floors in the house are
hardwood, with maple downstairs
and two of the bedrooms upstairs in
birch.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01

few days with no previous expert
ence).
Its not hard" says he, anyone
can do it."
Take the plumbing for example.
For the two baths, kitchen, wash
room and basement laundry-utility
room, Fred bought the fixtures for
about $500 and did the job himself
in six days, from the bathroom to
the basement. The cistern and drain
plumbing were extra.
ii Rooms Plus
The house has IL rooms plus two
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01

cause a disastrous IRE a almost
wiped out the farm buildings a few
years earlier.
$4,000. Inclusive
"Where did you get all this brick?"
was my first question. And Fred
explained that it and the tile used
in the basic construction came from
Lewistown by rail to Ledger about
II miles away. And my next ques-
ton was, How many thousands did
the building cost?-to which Fred
answered, $4,000, including the fin
ishing touches and front yard terrac-
ing yet to come.
Further explanation here was GER
tainly necessary because by any or
binary city standards, this house was
worth at least $4,000. The explana-
ton ran like this-not over $4,000
had gone into labor costs and this
was for electrical wiring, p~lastering
and painting. A brick mason had
been hired at the outset but 500
left the job, so Fred went ahead and
did the job from what he had
learned by watching the mason a
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01

bathrooms and a full basement with
utility room. The large hall in the
front of the house is painted a deep
maroon with white woodwork. The
square carpeted staircase to up
stairs has two landings. From the
open hall you can walk into the large
living room with fireplace and book
shelves across one wall and a large
picture window opposite it. The
walls in the living room are a pale
pastel blue. Maroon Grapes with
a thin horizontal stripe make a per-
feet contrast and the large over
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01
This Is the House
That Fred and Helen Nickel Built
By JERRY LESTER

THIS IS the story of the house that
\ Fred and Helen built-Fred and
Helen Nickel, that is, who live on
a dryland grain farm in Pondera
county-so far into Pondera county,
in fact, that 1 began to imagine my
self in Indian territory.
"The winters get long out in this
country" and Anna Nickel, sister of
main character (and author of
the Montana historical sketches
found elsewhere in this book, $50
l began a correspondence with an
eastern girl to pass the time. The
girl became interested in Montana,
came out for a visit and stayed as
my sister-in-law."-But this is an
other story.
AS Anna said, the winters are long,
and Helen, the eastern girl who came
to live on a Montana dryland wheat
farm, through her exquisite tastes
in interior decorating and furnish
ing, and through the ingenuity and
natural constructive ability of her
husband, Fred-well, anyway they
now have a beautiful home. And it's
not just an ordinary house-it's a
modern, two-story, tile and brick
structure that can sheer at the long
winters and the winds that some
times howl over the grain fields.
Just Over a Hill
The house sets just far enough
over a low hill to be a little out of
the wind but not far enough to hide
a view of the distant mountains to
the west and the long stretches of
rolling grain in every direction. At
first sight, my reaction was that
this large, blocky, brick building
must be some lost factory or a power
or gas s~ubstation, perhaps, but a fur
Their look showed Grapes in the large
picture, window at the front of the
house and also that the place wasn't
yet finished -. which accounted in
full for the factory-like appearance
it made. When the sun-deck and
m~odernistic extension over the front
are finished and the l~andscaping is
carried out, this will be as beautiful
as any home in the cities.
The house was designed by Helen
with Fred's help and built by Fred
with Helen's help. 1t was begun in
1916 and the family moved into it
last January. If it hadn't been for
set-backs caused by difficulties in
obtaining materials and labor it
would have been finished long be-
fore that, said Fred.
An early consideration in the de-
sign of the house was that it should
be as fire resistant as possible be-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01

IT'S FUNNY how my stomach
works, it has the most peculiar
quirks; it never gives me any
pain until my wife starts to COM
plain. When she gives me some
nasty job, sometimes my tummy
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01

cause a disastrous fire had almost
wiped out the farm buildings a few
years earlier.
Evening star., 1948-11-03

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Evening star., 1948-11-03
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~

A sturdy toble with we'll
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Evening star., 1948-11-03

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Evening star., 1948-11-03

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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-01-30
Rabbi J. 10th Lehman in HOLLYWOOD

American Hebrew Congregations,
ne was scheduled to speak on his
No. L national best selling non
fiction book, "Peace of Mind"
Apparently everyone in Holly
wood was seeking peace of mind,
for DR.. Liebman's lecture, accord
ing to box office reports, turned
out to be the fastest sellout in
the history of the famous concert
hall. Hundreds were turned away
with regret. The audience that
came to hear him was composed
in addition to the general public
Of the best known names from
the worlds of screen, stage and
radio, names who, for some reason
or another, don't ordinarily attend
lectures.
Following his talk, Rabbi Lieb-
man received the most thunderous
ovation this cOIumnist has ever
heard given to a single individual
on the platform. And every
tickethOlder went home feeling
that he had heard one of the great
men of our time-a brilliant
scholar. a fine writer, a wise
rabbi, a profound teacher.
Here was the most unique phe-
nomenon to come to Hollywood
in years, and the citizens of Film
land reveled in his wisdom and
eloquence.
1 must admit that 1 was as much
impressed with DIR. Lehman as
they were, perhaps even more. 1
decided to find out more about
this cOlOrful personality. Hearing