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Evening star., 1949-12-19
Former Janitor Wins
$1,000 Heidi Contest
lin U|ine Broadcast

A 26-year -old former high
school janitor last night put his
heart and all 800 pounds of his
body into a song, and walked off
with the chance he always has
wanted for a concert career.
The singer was Ralph Sigwaad
Of Charleston, S. c., who won
$4,000 and the annual grand finals
of Bandleader Horace Heidt's ra-
dio youth opportunity program" "
broadcast before an enthusiastic
crowd of more than 1000 which
packed the Uline Arena.
Included were several hundred
Charlestonians, who cut loose with
rebel yells and waved Confed-
crate flags when their home town
hero was announced the winner.
Then they swamped the stage
to wiring his hand and collect
autographs.
An orphan who lives with an
aunt and helps support eight
brothers and sisters in Charles
ton, Mr.. Sigwald turned his rich,
powerful baritone voice to "The
Lords Prayer" for his winning
song.
Once Took Lessons.
Well-known for his singing In
Charleston, Mr.. sSigwald once be-
gan to take lessons, but stopped,
he said. when his teacher wanted
Ito change my voice to tenor"
After a brief tour with the
Heidi show, Mr.. Sigwald will 60
to New York for training before
a concert at Carnegie Hall or
Town Hall. arranged by the band
leader. Then I want to stay
in concert work." he said. Its
what I've always wanted to do
John Clark, principal Of the
Murray Vocational School at
Charleston, who was on hand last
night with about go students. said
Mr.. Sigwald has been with the
school for several years, listed as
"janitor.
"But he was much more than
that" Mr.. Clark said. He was
assistant principal and in charge
of nearly every other job that
had to be DONE"
Winner of 13 weekly broad
casts on the Heidi show, Mr.. Sig
wald's story has been used by the
State Department on "Voice of
America" broadcasts to Europe.
Appearing as a guest on other
Evening star., 1949-12-19

fight fashion, as If they were en-
tering the boxing ring.
When Mr.. Sigwald was named
winner, he tearfully threw an arm
around the shoulders Of 9-year-
old Tommy Check, 95-pounder
who nearly stopped the show with
his work on a set of drums.
Tommy. who had his own root
ing section from Allentown, Pa.
won $1,000, as did the other con-
testants, AL Hirt, %, a New Or
leans trumpet player, and Wayne
and Gilbert Shepard, Is and IT.
year-old brothers from Pasadena
Calf, a bell-ringing team.
In q recorded message Vice
President Barkley called for sup
port for the fight against polio
and urged contributions be made
to a special fund set up by spon-
sors of the Heidi show to raise
money in the name Of polio
victim who is the shows pianist.
arranger.
Mr.. Barkley, who addressed the
finals last year, noted that many
important events have trans
pired since then. Some of them
have been political and eco
nomic," he said, "and in my case
some of them have been per-
sonal."'
Evening star., 1949-12-19
Canal From Orinoco
Planned in Venezuela

A navigable canal to connect
the Orinoco River with the Carib-
bean Sea may be an early prof.
ect undertaken in Venezuela,
Caracas reports.
The waterway would be 165
miles long and vary in depth from
IL to 80 feet. Estimated costs
are between $4,000 900 and $270,-
10000, and the job would take
about seven years.
Evening star., 1949-12-19

All species Of pumpkin and
squash originated in the Western
Hemisphere.
Evening star., 1949-12-19

Postmaster General Donaldson
and Interior Secretary Chapman,
reading their decision from an
applause meter on the stage, were
judges Jimmy Lake introduced
the contestants in rapid-f1re prize
Evening star., 1949-12-19

TO WINNERRalph sgwald cener) 800 pound baritone
from Charleston around the shoulders OF
Tommy Check Bandleader Horace Heidi ight
announced baritone winner of the youth opportunity
radio contest Tommy runnerup contestant
at last nights Une contest nasStar Staff Photo
Evening star., 1949-12-19
Applause Meter Used.

radio shows, he also has made a
number of records.
Evening star., 1949-10-03

PEOPLE SAY Fabric Buyers Human Dynamo! They
say they've never her like for tracking down prize
values. For long months she tudged from snooty coat
manufacturer to smoother manufacturer. She snoched up
this bolt Of precious gobordne from that bolt Of
fabulous English tweed from another She talked and
all into giving her the materials left from their o4o lines
They're all full boIts mostly sample and oneofoknd Plain
fabrics! Textured fabrics! Bold brozen high shades!
Deep jewel tones Plenty blacks, browns Many already
sponeed and shrunk We've listed just some Of the famous
name fabrics included See your dream fabrics for dreamy
coats suits, toppers robes even dresses. Remember
all are priced way below their regular voue Remember
. no more when these are gone! Remember the
early shopper gets the choicest fabrics!
Fabric Center Street
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
More than Is File Their Petitions
For Village Offices; Primary Seen

Nominating petitions for village
offices were filed by more than
Is Marysville citizens Wednes-
day, according to Arthur w.
Galloway, clerk of the Union
County Board of Elections.
Wednesday was deadline for
filing for Marysville offices.
Exact number who will qualify
for nomination could not be inn
mediately determined, Mr.. Gal
loway said. Several petitions were
filed with Eugene Rausch, chair
man of the Board, who is out of
town and will not be home until
Saturday.
How many petitions Mr.. Rausch
has; Mr.. Galloway does not know.
Moreover, there appear to be
some discrepancies in some of the
petitions filed with Mr.. Galloway,
but these must be determined by
the entire Board, after examining
the petitions, he added,
However, the wey il appears
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
MarYsville Debate
Tenn Ties for Win
In SYlvoniu Meet

Two Marysville High School de-
bate teams, accompanied by Ro-
bert Wagner, public speaking in
structor, and Robert Lewis, at
tended an invitational meet at
Sylvania Burman High School
Saturday.
The varsity team won five out
out of six and tied with AmSden
High School for the champion
ship of the meet. This team, COM
posed of Jon Greeneisen, affirma-
tive, and Gayle Williams and
Anne Kingsmore, negative, de-
feated Bettsville twice, Old Fort,
twice, and Napoleon.
The "B" team, composed of
John Fox and Bill Boyd, affirma-
tive, and Janet Hardman and
Elizabeth Weidman, negative, de-
feated Fremont twice and Old
Fort.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
Senior High List
by smitty's Studio

SiXty-four boys and girls are
included on the Marysville Senior
High School honor roll for the
third six-weeks period, just an
nounced by Miss Fern Mills, prin-
cipal. Names of pupils followed
by a K are Kiwanis honor stu
dents for the period, while those
marked with an asterick (D have
the highest grades in each home
room. The list follows:
18th girls-Sally Asman, Dor
othy Coleman *K, Jeanne Daley,
Nancy Elbin, Mary Jewel, Anne
Kingsmore*, Susan Knoderer,
and Gayle Williams, all superior,
and Rosemary Avery, Jeanene
Blue, Marjorie Brown, Mary
Burns, Pat Hutson, Betty Kauf-
man, Beth LinZinmeir, Clara Nc
Cracken, Ruth Nicol, Marjorie
Rausch, Margaret Reams, Evelyn
Woodburn, and Wanda Tillman
18th girls-May Ballard Mary
Ellen Haggard K, and Elizabeth
Weidman, all superior, and Jean
Conrad, Mary Belle Hamilton,
Janet Hardman, Verla Hartshorn,
Nancy Hudson, Wilma Jewell,
Alma Smith, Constance Wall, 10
Ann Woerlein, and Nancy Yarr-
ingtOn.
10th girls-Laura Lee KimminsF
and Virginia Weaver K, superior
and Sheila Cloyd, Janice Emmert
Anne Hayworth, Nancy McLaugh-
lin, Marilyn Reed, Shirley Ryan
Shirley Sewell, Marilyn Thomp,
son, and Mary Beth Turner.
18th boys-John Daley and
John Dayton superior, and Rich,
ard Bigler K, Robert Conrad, ano
Charles Geer.
llth boyS-Howard Hill% Neo
Rausch K, James Gibson, Eugene
Cook, and Dick Streng.
10th boys-Robert Marten" Ed
ward Low, and Jon GreeneiSen
superior, and Robert Carson K
Bill Porter, Bill Rogers, Johr
Burns, and James Gray.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
Friday Nights
Basketball Menu

Four county games and a Mid
State League game between
Marysville and Marion st. Marys
highlight the cage scene in Union
County this Friday.
The Marysville-St. MaryS tilt
should not be too close as the
MonarchS already hold a convinc-
ing 36-l4 win over the Irish. 1t
should be Marysville's seventh
league win in as many starts.
Redwood travels to Mt. Gilead
in another league game. The Tig-
ers will be definite underdogs TO
the Indians which have lost only
to Marysville in league play.
Delaware st. Marys plays
Broadway, Union County champs
on the Red Devils floor.
Raymond meets Magnetic on
the Resorter's floor in the final
game of the year for both teams
on the regular schedule.
York meets Byhalia in the
fourth county game. Coach Diley'S
team gave the Byhalia outfit a
sound beating in their first meet
ing but it could be much closer
this time on the Byhalia floor.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03

now, there will have TO be q Pri-
mary election because seven men
have filed for Council on the Re
publican ticket. Only six are to
be nominated. Those who have
filed are:
Republicans
Mayor-G. l.. KingSmore ID.
Clerk-George w. Scheiderer
Cd.
Treasured. r. Griffith Cd.
Council-C. P. Wagner Cd, Dale
Overly Cd, William R. Huffman
Cd, Richard Hervey Cd, Fred
Easton O, John w. Spain and
Clarence d. Beightler.
Board of Public Affiars-Cecil
Riser Cd.
Democrats
Mayor-Robert E. Pfarr.
Council-William S. Mccarthy
O, Gene d. Smith, Dwight w.
Shuler.
Board of Public Affairs-E. ].
Morris %.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
Beightler's Group
In Much Demand for
Union County Dances

IL you're a square dance en-
thusiaSt and go to very many of
them in these parts, chances are
you're dancing to the music of
Walter Beighler and his Blue Bird
orchestra, the oldest and one of
thesmost popular dance orchest-
ras in the county.
The orchestra is the outgrowth
of an idea Mr.. Beightler had IL
years ago when, as an employee
of the Union County Farm Bur-
eau, he got up" a group of musi-
clans to play for Farm Bureau
functions.
Primarily, he organized the
then little orchestra among other
Farm Bureau employees to pro-
vide music for the recreational
periods during meetings of the
co-op's youth council, which was
organized in February, 1888. Feat
ure of the recreational periods
was square dancing and folk
games which required music.
In May, 1898 the Youth Coun-
Gil began holding barn dances
once a month in the National
Guard Armory. These were open
to the public and were immediate
successes. Because Beightler's or
chestra had played for their reg
ular meetings, he was asked to
play for the young peoples pub
lie dances, too.
Those who attended the barn
dances and heard the music liked
it and it wasn't long before Mr..
Beightler was being asked to play
for other dances.
Today, Mr.. Beightler gets calls
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
Services Sunday
For Redwood 6 |

Remains of Staff Sergeant
Fields, who was killed in action
in the Philippine Islands on
March 19, 1945, have arrived
home for re-burial. He was rs at
the time of his death.
Services will be held in the
Redwood Baptist Church at 2:3O
p. m. Sunday.
Sgt. Fields was born in Rich
wood on March 20, 1919 and was
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
Fields. He was married Sept. 4,
l943 to the former Virginia Harri-
man. He served in the Army with
the l63rd Infantry.
Surviving are ms parents, his
widow; three sisters, Mrs. Ernest
Tripp and Mrs. Ruby Griffith,
both of Redwood, and Mr.. Joe
Kirsling, La Rue; and brother,
Wilford Fields, Redwood.
Services will be conducted by
the Rev. Robert Turner, assisted
by Capt. Mowery and the Rev.
Wallace Ellis. Interment will be in
charge of Marion Winter, funeral
director of Redwood.
Friends may call at the Winter
Funeral chapel until time for the
services.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
School of Religion to Begin
In Milford Center Church Monday

class to be taught by Rev. Hiram
B. Holdrige, of Magnetic Springs;
class covering a study of the
faith which will be taught by
Rev. Cloyce D. Copley, of Ray
mond; and an Introductory Bible
study class, to be taught by Rev
B. Franklin Crawford, of North
Lewisburg.
The school of religion and the
lecture period will be held every
Monday evening from Feb. Z
through March IA. Such quail
fled men as Rev. Glenn E. Cope
land, pastor of the Grace Church
in Springfield and attendant at
the World Council of Churches at
Amsterdam; Rev. Frederick
Brown, of the Mel Avenue Meth
odist Church in Newark; and
Rev. Ross Hurley, of St. Paris,
will be the speakers at future
meetings.
These classes and lectures of
unusual merit and offer an excel
lent opportunity for anyone who
wishes to take advantage of
them.
The committee in charge of
this program consists of c. E.
Dutton: Harley Huffman, Mrs.
George Coe, w. w. Violet, Walter
Jenny, Millard Stillings, and Le-
Roy Wood.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
Library Gains
45O Books in '48

Marysville Public Library gain
ed total of $50 books in 1948
according to the annual report
of Miss Florence Lentz, librarian
A total of 433 new cards were
issued. This includes both renew
ais and new registrants. This is
considerable gain over l947 when
only 262 new cards were issued.
The library was open a total of
3l5 days throughout the year as
compared with 305 last year.
The total circulation for last
year was 25,32l. This does not in
clude the 58l books that were
loaned to schools throughout the
county.
Fines collected on overdue
books and requirements for lost
and damaged books totaled S3l3.
SO. In 1947 $256.54 was collected
in this fund.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
Fairgrounds Site
Leased to State
For Tank Garage
Work to Start Soon
On Two-Acre Tract
For National Guard

Two acres Of land on the Union
County Fairgrounds has been
leased to the State for the con-
struction of a huge garage build
ing to house equipment used by
the local Tank Company of the
Ohio National Guard. Already
approved by the Fairs Board of
Directors, final approval was
given by the County Commits
sioners during their regular meet
ing, Monday.
The lease was granted on a go
year basis, renewable forever.
Land covered by the transaction
is located in the extreme north
east corner of the Fairgrounds.
1t includes a small plot formerly
used by the county highway de-
partment to store surplus road
material, which plot is now under
Short-term lease to private inter
ests. When this lease expires in
three years, that area will also
go to the state.
Plans call for construction of a
cement block building which will
be large enough to house between
rs and 80 pieces of mechanized
equipment which will be assigned
to the Marysville Company. This
will include several heavy tanks
of the largest type made for the
Army, trucks, jeeps and other
vehicles.
Construction Of such building
has been contemplated here by
the State for several months, but
all previous efforts to find a site
large enough have proven fruit
less. With that problem now tax
en- care of, work is expected to
start in the near future.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
Miss Cornwell In
Speech Finals

Miss Marybelle Cornwell, pupil
in York Local High School, was
one of six Ohio boys and girls
who competed in the state finals
of the Prince of Peace contest,
held Wednesday morning before
the Ohio Pastors Convention, in
Columbus.
The state contest, which car
ried with it a S400 first prize and
a four-year college scholarship,
was won by Arthur Buell., of
Bartlett, Washington County. Ro-
bert Mayor, Toledo, was second,
and Marvin Cain, Bradford, fin
ished third.
Miss Cornwell and the other
two finalists, Virginia McCon-
naughy, Wyoming, and Eddi
Whitmore, Greenville, received
S25 cash apiece.
Although she did not win the
state title, Miss CornWell was the
first from Union County ever to
advance to the state finals in a
Prince of Peace contest, which
has been sponsored annually for
several years by the Ohio Council
of Churches.
Miss CornWell started by win
ming the York Township contest
last December, then took the
county championship, dis tric
title, and was one of six to sur
vive state semi-finals held in Co
lumbus week ago. The young
lady, a junior at York, is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Cornwell. She was a county win
ner last year and Supt. James
Diley of York said she is an out
standing student.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
WeHDeserved Tribute
Frank Galloway Honored on Plaque

not have the swimming pool to-
day. When all others despaired
of ever getting the project put
through, it was Mr.. Galloway
who continued to drive for it, un-
til Council accepted the project
and applied for the Federal funds
which helped build it.
After the pool was approved,
it was Mr.. Galloway who made
the architect change the plans to
call fora bigger pool than the one
he had originally designed.
you can't use a pool that big
in this town." the architect ar
gued. "You don't have the popu-
lation here for it and it will be-
come a white elephant on your
hands"
But Mr.. Galloway prevailed,
and his far-Sightnedness in the
matter was vindicated the first
year the pool was opened. That
was in 1886, the hottest summer
on record, and it was jammed al
Continued on Page 2. Col. -
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
Boy Scouts Plan
For Anniversary

Several activities have been ar
ranged by members of Troop l0l
as their participation in national
Boy Scout week, next week.
This Sunday, the Troop MEM
bers will attend services in the
Methodist Church in body, and
members of the Troop will serve
as ushers for that day.
Also this Sunday, several mem
bers of the Troop will go to Co.
lumbus to witness one of their
members receive the Eagle Scout
award, highest of, all awards OBJ
tainable in the Boy Scout organi-
zation. He is Bob Dutro, son of
DR.. and Mrs. ]. T. Dutro, w. Fifth
st.
At the same time, former
Marysville Scout, David Forty,
will also receive the Eagle award.
Young Forty, son of Carlton
Forty, now resides in Columbus.
All week long, the Scouts will
have an exhibit depicting their
activities in the window of the
Sawyer Insurance Agency.
On Feb. ID, the Scouts will hold
a Board of Review, in preparation
for the Court of Honor program
to be held in Milford Center Feb.
%. This will be followed by in
vestiture rites for IL new Scouts,
and the public will be invited.
Last Sunday, the Boy Scouts
conducted a house toulouse can
vass in Marysville to solicit con-
tributions for the March of Dimes
infantile paralysis campaign, and
on Monday, the Kiwanis Club
program was centered around
Scouting.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
Ga Pupils on Senior High Honor List,
IA Included on Junior High Roll
Junior High List

Seventy-four boys and girls
are one the Junior High
honor roll for the third six weeks
period, announced today by c.. l..
Kingsmore, principal. Names fol-
lowed by figures are those of
pupils having the highest grades
in each home room, the figures
being their point averages for the
period. The list follows:
7th boys-William Sanders 60,
Larry Stump so, Robert Clegg,
Richard Orahood, Richard Shear
er, Robert Baldridge, Richard Mil
Ter, John DeGood, John Fox, and
Jack O'Keeffe.
9th boys-CharleS Williams 60,
Jim DeGood, Elmer Drum, Ker-
NIT Greeneisen, James Kleiber,
and John Gibson.
9th boys - Gary Blue SIS,
James Dayton SIS, Frederick
Grubb SIS, Don Carr, Carl Kan
del, Kenneth Rausch, Don Max
Continued on Page 2. Col. 80
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
VOLUME LxxvIII. NO. ls

4 A plaque in testimony of the
service he has performed for the
community in pushing through
to completion the Municipal
Swimming Pool, has been OBJ
tanned for Frank w. Galloway
by a group of Marysville buSi-
ness and professional men.
Mounted on walnut, the plaque
consists of two bronze pieces. The
one at the top shows a boy about
to dive into the water. Below it,
the other part carries the follow
ing inscription:
To Frank w. Galloway in ap-
probation of his outstanding SER
vice to the children of Marys-
vile"
For the next several days, the
plaque will be on display in the
window of the Union County
Federal Savings & Loan Associa-
ton on the Public Square. When
the Pool is opened again next
Decoration Day, the plaque will
be hung in the bathhouse.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
Plans Already Taking Shape
For 1919 Union County Fair
Racing Program
Set, Department
Heads Appointed
10 Harness Events
Scheduled; WLW Show
To Be Here One Night

Plans for the 1949 Union
County Fair were started by the
Board of Directors as they held
their first meeting of the new
year Monday evening in the
County Extension Office. Speed
program for the Fair was drawn
up, department heads appointed
and other events tentatively were
drawn up.
The fair will be held Sept. ii,
Is and 16, according 10 Otto
Rausch, Darby Township, secre-
tary of the Board.
The speed program will be as
follows:
Wednesday-2:24 pace, 2:24
trot and 2:18 pace.
Thursday-2-year- trot, g.
year-old pace, 2:l8 trot.
Friday-2-year-old pace. g.
year-old trot, free-for-an pace,
free-for-all riot.
Purse for each OF the lO races
will be $3.50, Mr.. Rausch said.
Department Heads
Department heads were ap-
pointed as follows:
Speed(racing), Albert Haines,
assisted by Tom Navil and
Exerett Bump; implements and
merchants, Leroy Vollrath; pom
les, Mr.. Bump, cattle, Frank
Kahler; sheep, Sam Westlake;
swine, Will Hall; goats, Albert
Saygrover mot a member of the
Board) poultry, c. w. Polling;
horticulture, S. w. Hill and Fred
Bevis; junior fair, Rowland
Bishop.
I'VE expect to put more stress
on the Junior Fair than we have
ever had" Mr.. Rausch said. "Our
Junior Fair is already one of the
largest in the state and the boys
and girls have gone from here to
Continued on Page 2. Col. %
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
Crack in Voter Main
Floods w. Eight st.

W. Eighth st. between Ash and
Maple st. was flooded for while
Tuesday because of crack in the
water main that supplies the Re-
formatory for Women.
The Ohio Water Service Co.
was called at about 6 a. m. Tues
day and the cutters were full
when they arrived. They shut off
that section of the main and stop
ped the escaping water. Repairs
were being made Wednesday.
The water supply at the Re-
formatory was not curtailed by
the leak,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03
Milford Center Vet
Being Returned

Word has been received that
the body of Robert Coe, killed In
action in Italy on October 10,
1943, is being returned to this
county for reburial.
Pvt. Coe was in the paratroop-
ers and had been overseas for
about six months prior to his
death. He had his training at Fort
Benning, Georgia.
On April is, l943 he was mar
ried to JEANNE Converse, of
Marysville. He was the only son
of DIR. and Mrs. George Coe, of
Milford Center.
No details on the date Of arrival
of his remains here has been re-
ceived.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-03

U. S. colleges and universities
have a big job ahead in improv-
ing and extending their vocation
al, professional, and educational
guidance to students, President
Edward F. Memmott, of Urbana
Junior College, said here Tues
day night in an address before
the Marysville Lions Club.
Memmott heads Ohio's smallest
college-40 students with a facul-
ty of I0-which for 98 years has
emphasized small classes and in
dividual attention to students.
Asserting that the time IS past