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Evening star., 1948-11-04
Humphrey of Minnesota, Civil Rights Champion
Rising Rapidly as Leader Among Democrats
Senator Elect, 81,
Led Convention
Bottle on Platform
By Froncis P. DouaIos

Some Democrats last July looked
on Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey
Of Minneapolis as a troublesome
fellow who kept antagonisms stirred
up within the party.
Today they are wondering
whether the Senator-elect from Min
nesota, who beat Republican Sena-
tor Ball, isn't coming to Washington
with a stature that will give him
an important voice in party coun-
cils.
From q practical political view
point they are looking at the re-
turns from Illinois, California and
Ohio and thinking that the 7S elec-
toral vote from those States was a
pretty good trade for the 50 votes
Gov. Thurmond won in the South
In that connection they are re-
membering the fight Mayor Hum
phrey made at the Democratic Con-
vention in Philadelphia for civil
rights plank that really spelled out
civil rights.
Mayor Humphreys friends In
Minnesota, according to reports, de-
scribe him joeularly as "a hell of a
liberal"
He is one Of the the
only one, of course, but an impor-
tant one-why the liberals in the
Democratic Party did not stay home
on election day or GO wandering
into the Henry Wallace wilderness.
1t appeared as the Democrats met
in Philadelphia that the Wallace
forces would take away enough votes
in New York, Illinois and California
to give those States to Gov. Dewey.
The wallace vote in New York did
assure the State for the Republic
cans by small majority.
In Illinois, where Mr.. Wallace was
not on the State ticket, the liberals
couldn't vote for him. But they did
not stay at home, as Democrats had
feared. And in California. where he
was on the ticket, his vote fell far
below expectations.
Mayor Humphrey was chairman
of the Minnesota delegation to the
Democratic Convention and a mem
ber of the Resolutions Committee
which was dealing with the plat
form. The platform, with its planks
for labor and the farmer, satisfied
him with the exception of the civil
rights plank.
After an all night meeting, he and
Orville Freeman, vice chairman of
the Minnesota delegation, decided
at o'clock in the morning to make
a fight on the floor for a civil rights
Evening star., 1948-11-04

latest figures to hisswife and da
plank that put the issue on the line
They began buttonholing other dele
CATION leaders. 49,
The Wallace threat in Minnesota
was a. real one. The Minnesota
Democrats felt they needed their
civil rights plank to oppose the
Progressives.
Mayor Humphrey and Mr.. Free
man said later that few hours
before the floor fight they expected
to swing only $50 votes.
The platform plank was a rewrite
of the 1914 civil rights plank and
made a little stronger than the
original. But it did not satisfy the
liberals.
The method Of amending 1t was
a resolution offered by Mayor Hum
phrey, Andrew j. Biemiller of Wis
consin, former Representative, who
was reelected to the House Tuesday,
and Mrs. Esther Murray Of Cali
fornia.
The amendment commended the
President and urged Congress to
support the President in guarantee
ing the rights of full and equal
political participation, equal op-
portunity of employment, security
of the person and equal treatment
in the services of the Nation.
Mayor Humphrey took the rost-
rum to speak for the amendment
He urged the Democrats to come
out of the shadows of States
Evening star., 1948-11-04
Victory Dance
Of Young COP
| Still to Be Held

That victory" dance arranged by
the Young Republican Club of Mont
gomery County is going to be held
anyway.
President William Birely, who an
rounced plans well before election
reports cast gloom over the G. O.. p,
said the dance is still scheduled,
beginning at 10 pm. Friday, at the
Bethesda Country Club.
tits still a victory dance" Mr..
Birely maintained. AFTER all, we
carried Montgomery County over
whelmingly for Gov. Dewey and
Representative Beall. If the rest
Of the Republicans had worked as
hard as we did, maybe the story
wouldn't be 50 sad"
Evening star., 1948-11-04
Argentine Air Cadets
Cominu Here on Tour

The 1s48 graduating class of Ar
gentina's military aviation school
will arrive at Boiling Air Force base
Sunday for an 18-day tour of the
country, the Air Force announced
today.
. The party will include 18 cadets
accompanied by so instructors and
technicians. Air Force officers will
accompany the visiting group.
Evening star., 1948-11-04
Citizens Postpone MEETING

The Brightwood Citizens Associa !
ton. originally scheduled to meet
November u, has moved its meeting
date up one week because of the
Armistice Day holiday, it was an-
nounced today. The meeting Wilt
be held at pm. tomorrow in the
Paul Junior High School, Eighth
street and Missouri avenue NV. 4
Evening star., 1948-11-04

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rights into the sunlight of human
rights They cheered him.
The amendment was adopted by
vote of 651h to 582h. After a
recess, the Mississippi delegation
and part Of the Alabama delega-
ton walked out. They regarded
Mayor Humphrey as the destroyer
of the party.
Mayor Humphrey. 81. was born in
Wallace, S.. Oak. He attended the
Denver College of Pharmacy. and
later ran the business OF his father,
a druggist. But he also went to the
University of Minnesota, where he
received his A. B. and was a political
science instructor at the University
of Louisiana.
It did not take him long to get
into politics and public service. He
was member of the administrative
staff of the Works Progress Admin
istration. During the war he was
assistant regional director Of the
War Manpower Commission. In
1914 he managed the Roosevelt-Tru-
man campaign in Minnesota. He is
a national vice chairman of the
Americans for Democratic Action.
He ran for Mayor in 1943, but lost.
He was successful in 1945 and was
reelected in 1947. He is married
and the father of four children.
Friendly descriptions of him range
from "a plausible fellow" to "a ter
rife guy"
Evening star., 1948-11-04

committeewoman a political un-
known.
He was instrumental in replacing
Mr.. TAFT with State Senator STAN
ford Hoff of Westminster, and Sc
curing the election of Miss Bertha
Adkins of Salisbury, as the commit
teeWoman.
Evening star., 1948-11-04
ZivoIich to Lecture Here

Tony Zivalich, general chairman
of the Young Christian Workers,
with headquarters in Chicago. will
speak at 8 pm. tomorrow in st.
Patrick's Hall, Tenth and G streets
NV. The lecture is sponsored by
the Catholic Inter-racial Council.
Evening star., 1948-11-04
Plans Benefit

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hill
landale Md Volunteer Fire De-
partment will hold a benefit party
at 8 pm. Saturday at the Hillandale
Fire House.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
Press Installed
AT Journal Plant
G0ss Cox-O-Type
Now In Operation

The current issue of The Jour
nal was put to bed", Wednesday,
on the new Cox-O-Type press,
which was recently installed at
the local plant.
An automatic press in every
sense of the word, it is capable of
printing 3400 papers per hour
This week it was clocked at 5000
per hour.
The press is very similar to
that used by the daily papers in
the surrounding cities. 1t will
print eight pages at a clip and
they come from the press already
folded and ready to mail.
The Cox-O-Type replaces the
old Campbell, which has beer
used by The Journal for several
years. This was, hand fed press
and required four hours for e
single operation.
In keeping with its new install.
lation, The Journal has increased
the size of its paper from sever
to eight columns and the type
measure is now IL ems rather
than the 13 EN-.
; The press is new to The Jour.
nal but previously operated by
the Summit County News a
Cuyahoga Falls.
The Journal readers are invit
ed to drop in any Wednesday af
ternoon and watch it in opera
ton.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
Seeking $4,000
For Auto Crash
Noble COuntians
Defendants In Suit

James Stottsberry, of Sarahs-
vile, and Harold Sullivan, of
GAINESVILLE, formerly of Noble
county, were named defendants
in two damage suits totaling
$4,000 filed in common pleas
court at GAINESVILLE last week.
The suits are the outgrowth OF
an automobile accident at Sixth
and Main streets, GAINESVILLE
May 5, 1916.
Jacob Vogel, of New York, is
plaintiff in one suit and is seek
ing judgement for $4,000 fol
personal injuries. Kate Israel
plaintiff in the other action
seeks judgement for $4,000.
The plaintiff alleges he anc
Louis Irael, now deceased, were
passengers in the latter's auto,
mobile at the time of the acci,
| dent.
Kate Israel, administrators fol
the estate of her husband, is
seeking judgement for personal
injuries and damages to her late
husbands automobile.
The plaintiffs claim that the
car driven by Stottsberry wa:
owned by Sullivan.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
Lenieney Shown
I'm Manslaughter
William Floyd, Jr.,
Placed On Probation

William Floyd, Jr., 25, Of CleVe-
land, indicted by the grand jury
on a second degree manslaughter
charge in the highway death of
Pfc. Dale H. Fowler, II, Akron,
Saturday morning, May l, was
shown leniency Friday morning
when he appeared before Judge
L. B. Frazier of the Noble coun-
ty common pleas court.
Floyd, who had a strong Chris
tian background and good recon-
mcndations from all the leading
citizens of Allen county, West
Virginia, his home, was placed on
probation for one year by Judge
Frazier and agreed to pay the
costs of the case.
He was released Immediately
from the county jail and returned
to his work in Cleveland. At the
time of his hearing, Floyd was
! still suffering from the shock of
the accident, which resulted in
the death of the young soldier.
The accident occurred at $3.50
a. M, May /, when Floyd is al
! legged to have fallen asleep at the
wheel of his car. Flower, who
was travelling by motorcycle
crashed head-on with the Floyd
car. His death occurred one hour
later in Marietta Memorial hos
pital. Funeral services and inter
ment were made in his home al
Akron.
A state highway patrolmar
from Marietta and Sheriff Clay
ton Mckee visited Allen county
in West Virginia and returned
with many affidavits attesting tc
the high moral standing of Will
liam Floyd.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
Summerfield Vet
Killed In India.
Will Be Returned
T-5 Richard Gordon
Will Receive Full
Military Funeral

The u. S. Army Transport
Cardinal O'Connell docked Fri
day at the San Francisco port of
embarkation, with 2,024 bodies of
veterans from the South Pacific,
including that of technician fifth
grade Richard A. Gordon, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Gordon of
Summerfield route one.
The McVay-Schilling funeral
home, Caldwell, has been notified
by the Columbus depot that they
will be Immediately informed
when the body arrives in Colum-
bus. 1t is expected now that full
military rites will be held the
middle of next week.
The body of the Noble county
veteran, who was killed in India,
while working on the famous
Burma road, was one of 100 from
the state of Ohio. ,
Richard Gordon was born No
vember l3, 1919, a son of J. J. and
Myrtle c. King Gordon He spent
his early life in the Summerfield
community and graduated from
the high school there.
He enlisted in the U. S. army,
April Is, 194l, and was assigned
to the 330th Engineer Corps, Co.
G. He went overseas to India in
December, 1943. and was killed
in action few weeks later on
January 13, 1914.
BY a strange coincident the
veteran was born on the 18th,
enlisted on the 18th, and killed
on the 18th.
Surviving are his parents OF
Summerfield route one and four
brothers, Willard Gordon of Sum
merfield route, James Gordon OF
GAINESVILLE, Herman Gordon OF
Summerfield and Lloyd Gordon
of the home, There are three sis.
ters, including Mrs. Cleo Hutch,
ins of Caldwell, wife of Elvir
Hutchins, Helen Bates of Zanes
vile and Mary Moore of the Sum
nerfield community. Mrs. Edit
King, also of the Summerfielt
community, is the only living
grandmother.
Full military rites will be helt
for the repatriated veteran witt
the Summerfield American LIE
gion post aided by members O
the Caldwell patriotic organiza
tions.
Services will be held from tn
Summerfield Methodist churc
with Rev. Clair Gray of Chand
lersville officiating. Intermer
will be in charge of the McVay
Schilling funeral home at tn
cemetery in East Union.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
Parole Refused For
John r. Williams

Judge L. B. Frazier said today
that he had learned on good au-
thority that the parole applica-
ton for John r. Williams. Beaver
township, had been refused and
he must serve at least another
two years at the London prison
farm, before he is again eligible
for a hearing.
Williams was sentenced from
Noble county in l947 for the sIay-
ing of HaWley r, Lahue of Sum
merfield, veteran of World War
II. He was given a one to 20 years
sentence, which made him elig-
ible for parole hearing in Apri.
of this year.
Judge Frazier said the parole
commission was governed by the
wishes of the local court anC
others interested in the case
when the hearing was held.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13

Gerald (Jerry) Ramsey,
popular coach at the Cald-
we'll high school for the past
two years, rendered his res
ignation to the local board of
education this week, to be-
come effective at the end of
the current school year, May
10.
Coach Ramsey is leaving
the teaching profession and
will enter the insurance bus
mess. They will maintain
their home in Caldwell this
summer and move to Athens
in the fall.
A graduate of Ohio Uni
versity, Athens, Coach Ram
sey came to Caldwell in 1916.
During the past football sea-
son, he placed one of the
most successful teams on the
field this school has had in
several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsey and
family have made many
warm friends in Caldwell
and they will receive the
best wishes of the commun-
ity for continued success.
Mr.. Ramsey had been re-
hired by the board for the
coming year.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13

DR.. Lionel Crocker, who will
be the principal speaker at the
62nd commencement exercises for
Caldwell high school, Wednes-
day evening, May 10. is professor
and head of the department OF
speach at Denison University at
Granville.
DR.. Crocker holds three aca-
demic degrees from the Univers-
ity of Michigan. He taught one
year at his alma mater and the
next year at the University OF
Minnesota. In 1922, he was on
the faculty of Waseda University,
Tokyo, and four years later was
a member of the faculty Of the
Floating University as professor
of public speaking. In that cap
aCity he made a seven months
cruise around the world, stopping
at 40 different countries and Gov
ering 10000 miles.
He has been a member of Den,
ison faculty since 1923. DIR
Crocker is also the author Of sew
eral textbooks and prominent II
speech organizations.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13

they spent no money in the cam
paign. But this has been changed
and the law now requires every
candidate to file an itemized ac-
count of the money which he
spent during the May 4 primary.
If no money was used, then, this
has to be indicated.
All other candidates must fol-
low suit, said WalkenshaW, and
already many of them have filed
their expense account. The cam
paign was a heated one and ac-
counts now filed reveal that a
greater amount of money than
usual was spent in the campaign,
which closed May 4.
In only a few instances did
candidates for central committee
man spend any money and all
this must be taken into consider
alton. The new ruling will af-
feet at least 120 candidates, most
ly Republicans, who figured ir
the party faction fight through
out the county.
1t is expected that a called
meeting of the Noble county cleo
ton board will be held this week
end for the purpose of winding ul
the primary election details.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
Jerome SchOckling
Injured In Accident

jerome Schockling, 19, Cald-
we'll route four, had the last two
fingers on his left hand badly
mangled, Monday, when his hand
slipped into an electric saw which
he was operating.
First aid was administered at
the office of DR.. N. S. Reed after
which the patient was removed to
the St. Francis ho1pital, Cam
bridge. The little finger of the
left hand was amputated and the
ring finger badly lacerated
Young Schockling was employed
by the Crock and Shafer Co., on
a project near Macksburg when
the accident occurred. Schockling
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schockling of the Fulda commun-
ity.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
Draft Board Will Be
Named For County

Common Pleas Judge l.. B.
Frazier and Probate Judge Otto
Polling have been asked by state
headquarters in Columbus to
recommend five members who
would serve on the new Noble
county draft board.
It is not expected that the
board will be organized in the
immediate future but all is in
readiness should an emergency
arise.
A draft board will also be
needed in this county should leg
islation be passed by congress
and become law.
1t has been recommended that
all new members should be
named to the new draft board,
since it was felt that the others
had served honOrably and we'll
during World War II. 1t will also
be recalled that draft board mem
bers were practically the only
ones who served without pay ano
received the most headaches.
Just how far the draft board
organization will progress anC
how soon remains to be seen.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
Moscrip Employee
Seriously Injured
Robert Black Struck
By Falling Tree

Robert Black of Spruce street,
Caldwell, is in St. Francis hosp
ital, Cambridge, with head in
iuries and a possible fractured
skull after being struck by tree
while at work for the Moscrip
Mining Corp, just north of Belle
Valley, Saturday.
Mr.. Black was struck on the
head by limb from the tree and
knocked unconscious when a
shovel pushed the tree over as 1t
was being moved from one loca-
ton to another. He was given
first aid at the office Of Dr.. E.
C. Ditch and then removed to the
hospital in a car where his condl-
ton is reported to be favorable.
Moscrip officials at the mine
also attributed the high wind Sat
urday as having been a leading
factor in the accident, in that il
caused the tree to fall uneXpect-
edly in Mr.. Blacks direction as
he passed the moving shovel.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
All Sheep Claims
Are Allowed By
Commissioners
$1,S93.25 Paid To
County Farmers
For Damages Done

Sheep claims, totaling $1,89325
were allowed by the Noble coun-
ty commissioners at their May
meeting, Monday. Included in the
claims was compensation for the
loss of cattle and in one instance,
poultry.
The commissioners act on the
claims when they are first filed
and in some cases they are either
-hrown out or the amount of the
.oss cut down.
All claims are paid from the
Dog & Kennel fund, which is
augmented by the sale of dog
tags.
The claims as allowed, to whom
paid and the amount of the pay
ment, are as follows:
E. T. Bircher, $685.; j. F. Reed,
S29.40; Charles Rowland, $4330;
Walter Ullman, $1,000; P. O.
Brown, $11.40; Peter Morgan
edge, $111.50; L. L. Woodford,
$3.50; L. L. Woodford, $3.50;
Ruby Anderson, COW claim,
S5l.10; Joe Hesson, calf claim,
$500.
l. R. Davis, $1O.1O; Carl Beat
~, $26l0; John Shamhart, $71.80;
T. E. Johnson, $31.45; r. c.
Buckley, $4,000; J. o. Gibson
S4050; c. r. Teters, $4,000; Hal
Tilton, calf claim, $42.10; c. R
reters, $2l.70; H. A. Todd, $l440
Harry Merritt, $41.60; Peter Nor,
gareidge, $4365; N. P. Larrick
| S41.45.
c. w. Lafollette, $9.45; Harry
Merritt, $500; l. S. Nicholson
$3.50; Frank Craig, $1160; Johr
D. Smith, cow claim, $77.50; E
A. Danford, $1,000; Oscar King
S44.10; Mary Crum, $38. so; Par
mer E. Rich, $48.50; Farmer !
Rich, $26.50; S. w. Burlingame
$3.50; Norbert Crum, $2l.50.
N. w. Miley, $11.45; l. S. Mich
olson, $3.50; L. R. Basford
S11.55; N. w. Miley, $11.5O; D. G
| Rich, $l660; Blaine Williams
92l.40; Andy Lestock, $3.50
Norman Miley, $3.50; Ival
Groves, $4,000; Ivan Groves
$4,000.
Dean Oliver ,$8.4O; Lawrenc
| Crock, $I6.4O; Joseph Shrivel
$3.50; Elsie Morris, $3.50; Wal
ter Cline, $2O4.90; Edmund c
Warner, $21.5O; A. r. BeyeI
poultry claim, $l01.30, an
George Deal, $1940.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
Properties Change
Ownership In Deals

Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Jacobs have
sold their property on Main street
to Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Moscrip,
Jr., and possession will be given
in the near future. Mr.. Moscrip is
owner and manager of the Mos
Grip strip mining operations at
Belle Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. StellfoX, Sr.
have sold their property on Fair
ground street to Mr.. and Mrs
George E. Mills, also connected
with the strip mining activities
in this county. The Stellfox fam
lily will move to property or
Cumberland street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tucker, the
former Ellen Stellfox, have pur,
chased the William Taylor prop,
erty in Maple Heights and i'm.
mediate possession will be given
Mrs. Helen Harper, widow o1
haywood Harper, has sold hel
home on Bridge street to Mr.. anc
Mrs. Harry Harris of Wheeling
w. Va. Mrs. Harris is the former
Blanche Cunningham of Dudley
1t is expected that Mr.. and Mrs
Austin Cunningham will occupy
this house in the fall.
Fred Yontz has purchased thu
former John Sealock house OF
Playground road. 1t will be oc
cupied in the near future by Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Fowler, Spruce
street.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
Robert Cavanaugh To
Mansfield RefOrmatOry

Robert Cavanaugh, %, Sum
merfield, was given a minimum
sentence of five years at the
Mansfield reformatory by Judge
L. B. Frazier, when he entered a
plea of guilty to indictment by
the grand jury.
Cavanaugh was indicted for
breaking and entering a home in
Summerfield, with the intent to
commit a felony. He had pre-
viously made a complete confes-
sion to the officials, before the
grand jury convened.
Judge Frazier said that Cav
anaugh must serve the entire five
years at the reformatory before
he is eligible for parole hear
ing.
He was removed to that insti-
tuition by Sheriff Clayton Mckee.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
John 7. Watson
Seriously Hurt
I'm Auto Accident
Hospital Attaches
Say Noble Ccuntian
Will Now Recover

John T. Watson, 68, we'll known
resident of the Mt. Ephraim COM
munity, east of Caldwell, is slow
ly improving at Swan hospital,
Cambridge, from injuries re
ceived Thursday morning at 7:15
o'clock in a jeep-auto collision on
u. S. route 2l at the south en-
trance of the Cambridge state
hospital.
Watson, oil driller of renown in
several counties of southeastern
Ohio and better known to his
friends as u. t., was in serious
condition following the accident
Hospital attaches said Monday
that they now had hopes for his
complete recovery.
The Noble countian's automo-
bile, travelling north, collided
with a jeep driven by George
Howard Hovatter, 36, of Cam
bridge route six as it emerged
from the hospital drive, state
highway patrol said, who invest
igated.
Four persons riding with Wat
son, all residents of Mt. Ephraim
escaped injury as the automobile
turned over and skidded some
distance on its top. The other oc-
cupants were: Watt Bates, Jake
Carpenter and his son, Edmund
Carpenter, and Clinton Leach.
Mr.. Watson suffered a concus,
sion of the brain, cuts about the
face and head, chest and back in.
juries and several teeth were
knocked out,
Cited for failure to yield a righ
of way, Hovatter was fined $2'
and costs by Mayor Russell Bean
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-13
FLAGS AVAILABLE

Flags are now available for the
decoration of all graves of vet
Grams in the various cemeteries
throughout Noble county for
Decoration Day.
Purchased by the Noble coun-
ty commissioners from the
Kegerreis store in Caldwell, dis
tribution will be in charge of
Service Officer E. E. Cunningham
and Walter Hutchins from the
formers office at the courthouse.
A limited number of graveyard
markers are also available and
may be secured from Cunning
hams office.