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Evening star., 1949-05-23
Here Come the Brides

Wealthy indeed was the man
who had handsome dAugh,srs oi
marriagahls ass for they we're
usually sold 10 the highest bidders.
The early Christian Church made
OF marriage . sacrament but when
the Romans extended their con.
quests 10 Britain. thsY found
Anglo saxons stiil purchasing
their wives so universal @aa this
custom. that every unmarried Elrl
vas under the protection Of her
nearest male relative 10 whom The
purchase price VAS paid In The
event that there was no such kin.
the maid became q ward Of the
king. who collected the money its
amount sarying Aceordins 10 her
rank nf life Before thia. however.
some money changed hands. for
the suitor had 10 pay the fnund-
horn" or guardian for the privI-
lese OF meeting hiA bride before
thf wedding took place
II was no. until the ninth cen
tury AID that women had any say
as 10 their groom. for duTing the
hrst years after q purchase price
ceased 10 be paid. marriages we're
arranged by q girls family In
frinsement Of this rule constitutes
the theme OF Romeo and juliet.
After marriage became q naera-
ment OF the church. many cen
turtles passed during which ths
wedding couple sought only the
sanction and blessing OF the priest,
no other ceremony taking place.
except feastins and dFtnktns. for
food has always p~sn much In
evidence nj all weddings. Our very
word bridal has i,A source IN the
age-oid custom Of drinking the
health Of the rewlyweds In bride
ale
Among people Of thu lowsr
classes no rings were exchanged
but a bit OF gold was broken. one
half Kept by The woman. the other
by the man 10 khow tfsstY Sdeltty
and sincerity. Prior 10 that ths
vord wedding came into use when
the bride vas purchased T1ns
WED" vas The price paid in
money. horses or eattls 10 the Etri's
guardian. literally meaning pleds-
tnR the bride 10 her parehAser.
Among many peoples . rsns vas
given nj the time Of b~iTothaI a.
binding ~ tfs marriage ltawH No
fittings took place IN thoa~ IoDE
ago days. and the woven grass
ring used among ttas peasants wss
As binding as the golden band
given 20 the hAncss of q marital
Roman. tire frst bit OF t*wslry airy
maid ever woTt. Anons nosslity
and royalty Il became The custom
70 give heaYy bands Of gnld. sst
wish precious stones. os unusual
gold orea such as tao etrehess of
gold teTuninAtlnE In . par 81
elasped hands Hundreds ~ yeafs
ago diamond rings wsTe high tn
favog a. srwaKeners rings because
al old sssp~Sst3tson. Iis origin un-
known. claimed sfss aparkss 0f sia4s
l~wsi originated In TIE hres ~
love. ard its wearing ensured hap
pineas and ndeiity throagfos4s Ii.s
The rinx beliTYsd hy tlas Asscssnts
To syzcoaazs eternity has become
an accepted part Of usoas aapsaaas-
for il means 6eathaeaS icvs.
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Evening star., 1949-05-23
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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
Two Divorces
Granted Here

Two divorces were granted
Saturday morning in common
pleas court by Judge L. B. Fra
Zier.
In one action filed several
months ago by her attorney, w.
V. Archer, Fonda Glidden was
granted a divorce from Leonard
Glidden on a charge Of gross
neglect of duty. The defendant
was ordered to pay $4,000 per
month for the support of six mi
nor children. The couple was
married November g, 1888.
Marie Richards, Summerfield,
was granted a divorce from
Henry Richards, address un-
known, on grounds of willful alb
sence. According to the affidavit
filed by the plaintiffs attorney,
E. P. McGinnis, the couple was
married in March, 1887, and
there are no children.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
State Will Reduce
All ADO Payments

Ohio division of social admin
istration in the state welfare de-
partment has informed Noble
county probate court, Director
Alden Tilton and Auditor Jack
Wilson that state funds for aid
to dependent children benefits
is going to have to be reduced
considerably.
A state participation formula
which has been in use has pro-
vided somewhat greater pay
mentS.
A letter from Robert B. Can
ary, chief of the division of Soc
ial assistance to the county Of
ficials stated increased ADO cost
brought on by rising caseloads
and higher grants makes it i'm
possible for the state depart
ment of public welfare to con-
tinue reimbursements on the bas-
is of the present formula.
Local officials did not state
what this would mean in dollars
and cents in Noble county'S ADO
program but it would probably
mean quite reduction in funds
available and in many cases
would necessitate added care
from county funds.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
AAA Program
Expanding In
Noble County
Over S72 Farms
Signed Up For
Local Practices

A total of 872 farms, repre-
senting approximately "a per
cent of Noble county's farms,
have signed up for one or more
Of the improved farm practices
listed by the local AAA office.
There are about 2600 farms
listed in Noble county but this is
a rather distorted figure as some
of them are now inundated by
Seneca Lake. Others have been
abandoned altogether due to strip
mining operations, while some
are being used for grazing, ex-
clusively. 1t it were possible to
check off farms and small plots
which are no longer tenable, the
percentage would be more than
double the present figure.
Major Practices
The local AAA office lists
seven major farm practices that
farm owners can sign for. Others
are listed but only a few persons
can sign for them and payment
hinges on several unpredictable
factors.
Following is a list of the seven
practices and the payments made
for same: establishing strip crop
ping, $3.50 per acre; lining ma
terials for pastures or other uses,
$2.40 per ton for grade one or
$500 per ton for grade two; COM
mercial lime; fertilizers on pas
lures and meadows, 18 percent
70 cents, 20 percent-80 cents, As
percent-$1.60; seeding of pas
lures and moving of treated pas
lures, so cents per acre for each
operation: moving of earth for
construction of farm reservoirs of
farm ponds for livestock water
ing, 10 cents per cubic yard; tree
planting, $l.00 per hundred for
all trees, except those furnished
by the government through the
conservation department.
Wheat Acreage
w. A. Archer, local AAA chair
man, again reminds farmers that
they should get all their wheat
acreage for the past four years
figured out so that the local COM
mitteeman will be able to gather
the data with greater ease.
information in regards to acre
age grown since l945 will be
needed as well as the seeded
acreage for 1949.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
Main Street
Project Under
Construction
Several Bridges
Will Also Be
Built In County

Work on the $4,000 street
widening project on State Route
78 through Caldwell, was start
ed last week by the Keystone
Bituminous Corp, Of Wheel
ing, w. Va.
The West Virginia company be-
gan work last Monday and is
now engaged in widening opera
tions and installing side drive
culverts and other drainage.
The project calls for the resur-
facing of route 78 from the fair
grounds, west to Caldwell, over
Young, Main East and Olive
streets to the corporation limits.
The length of the proposed i'm
provement is 2.183 miles.
Contract in October
The firm was awarded the con-
tract last October when they
submitted a low bid of $83, 900.
The highway department had ad-
vertised the letting of the con-
tract late last summer but failed
to get a single bid at that time.
The project was later readver-
tised with three firms submitting
bids.
The new street will cost the
village of Caldwell $6,112. Be-
fore the contract was advertised
state highway official met with
the village council and secured
an appropriation for the city's
amount of the contract. At that
time, it was estimated that the
improvement would cost $50, 1000.
Main Street from the Methodist
church to the corner of Main and
West streets will be Widened
four feet.
Other Contracts
Other contracts are busy in the
county on various projects. The
w. J. Seindensticker Construc-
tion company has already pour
ed two concrete piers for the
Lovett bridge on State Route 145
north of Harriettsville. High
water has hampered work but
the company is now ready to
pour the abutements. AS soon as
these are poured, work on the
actual bridge construction is ex-
pected.
Continued on Page TWo)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21

on the petit jury could very
we'll fail to get call to serve
should the grand jury not re-
turn any true bills. This has hap
pened several times in the past.
Last fall the jurors were called,
however, when several true bills
were returned by the grand jury.
Few Cases
Prosecuting Attorney u H.
Buckley stated that at the present
time there arc very few cases to
be heard by the jurors next
month. At the present time there
are only two or possibly three
cases to be reviewed during the
May term of court.
Grand Jurors
Jurors names and their respec-
tive townships, to serve on the
grand jury the first week of May
are as follows: John Flanagan,
Jr., Buffalo; Emmett Way, Jack
son; Eli Rogers, Center; Jesse
Mcdonald, Olive; Raymond Craft,
Enoch; Samuel Curtis, Noble;
Clarence Hutchins, Olive; Forest
Archer, Marion; Kenneth Cutler,
Marion; Charles Beymer, Center;
Forrest Danford, Marion; Ray
mond Arnold, Enoch; Harry
Thompson, Jefferson; Ralph Dan
ford, Stock, and ]. A. Hively,
Buffalo.
Petit Jurors
Petit jurors subject to call by
the judge of the common pleas
court included Ray Bettinger,
Center; Earl Leasure, Noble;
Wade Van Fossen, Elk; J. o. Glib
son, Beaver; Fred Deal, Beaver;
Ora Bond, Noble; R. w. Hazard,
Olive; w. E, Stringer,. Jackson;
Orbert Davis, N % b le Alfred
Brown, Jackson; A. G. Parks,
Brookfield; Benny J. Fowler,
Olive; Roy Johnson, Buffalo; Jay
Wiley, S aron; Earl Pierce,
Beaver; William James, Wayne;
Earl Huffman, Jefferson; Fred
Sewers, Buffalo; Charles Stotts-
berry, Olive, and Carlos Bryan
Noble.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
PTA Will Hold
Annual Meeting

The Caldwell Parent Teachers
association will hold their annual
meeting, Monday evening April
Is, at the high school auditorium,
according to an announcement
made today by President Fred
Legraen.
The meeting will be featured
by the election of officers for
the coming year. President Le-
graen said that all members
should attend this meeting since
it is necessary to have a full
quota for an election of officers.
The meeting, which begins at
8 o'clock, will be followed by a
social hour and serving of re-
freShments.
New officers will be installed
at the May 23rd meeting.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21

county. The spread will be-
gin actual construction at At
kinson run in Monroe coun-
ty and work west, following the
Big Inch and Little Inch through
Summerfield and Belle Valley to
the Perry county line.
Foreign Contracts
The Williams Construction
Corp. has been awarded similar
projects in Canada, Mexico, Pa
mama, Venezuela, Bolivia and
will also work in Saudi, Arabia.
They were recently featured in
the Saturday Evening Post, as
we'll as Fortune magazine.
About 30 out-of-town person
mel will work in the line with Of
fices in Woodsfield. This spread
is known as the family spread
since most of the men have their
families with them.
T. E. Davis is superintendent
of the work for the corporation
and Jack Mackie will be the Of
flee manager.
Hiring Labor
The project in this particular
section will require a little over
three months and employ about
200 persons. Hiring of labor has
already gotten underway in
Woodsfield.
Texas Eastern will lay ITS
miles of 26-inch diameter pipe
line looping the two existing
Inch" lines from the company's
station No. 16, near Lebanon, tc
a point approximately 20 miles
east of station No. 19, which is
near Summerfield in this county
Other Construction
President HargroVe also had
pointed out that 69.5 miles of 20
inch pipe will be built looping
two sections of the Little Big
Inch in Texas and Louisiana and
100 miles of 16-inch line will be
laid from the Provident City
field in Lavaca county, Texas, to
the Baytown, Texas, terminal OF
the Little Big Inch.
The new expansion program is
designed to increase the capacity
of its natural gas pipe line sys-
tenn, President Hargrove said
His announcement followed re-
ceipt of the federal power COM
missions order granting a certi-
ficate of public convenience and
necessity for the new project.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
Easter Egg Hunt
Attracts Riddles

approximately 1000 kiddies
descended on Caldwell, Satur-
day afternoon for the annual
Easter egg hunt, sponsored by
the Noble county Chamber of
Commerce and held this year
amid snow flurries.
Without single hitch in the
plans, the Easter egg hunt went
on as scheduled at 2 o'clock and
only few seconds later, every
colored egg was gone.
Officials in charge of the
event agreed that next year, To-
cal business men would be asked
to give more eggs, since it was
generally agreed that 2400 eggs
were not sufficient.
Merchants cooperated this
year by giving more prizes and
less expensive than in years past.
The number of participating
tots was cut down due to the ad-
verse weather conditions.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
sCouniY Fair Plans
Are Announced By
Board Secretary
Event Will Close On
Saturday, Sept. 3, At
Local Fairgrounds

For the first time in over ten
years, Noble county is to have a
Saturday fair day. The fair board
today announced that the ninety
seventh annual Noble county fair
would open on Thursday, Sep
tember l and close on Saturday,
September 3.
Entries will be accepted until
noon, Sept. lon the basis of
last years record entry list, the
fair officials feel that it will be
another banner year. The new
poultry building, opened last
fall, is expected to be crammed
again, come fair time.
r. An ufusual program of enter
Ntainment has been lined up by
Fair " Secretary J. K. Walken-
shaw. On Thursday evening, the
popular horse pulling contest
will be held on the race track in
front of the grandstand.
WIS Barn Dance
A troupe of we'll known en-
tertainers from the WIS Barn
dance gang, Chicago, ILL.,, has
been booked to appear on Friday
evening for one show. The group
, we'll known to many local radio
listeners, features Mac and Bob
popular comedians and ballac
tlngers.
He'll Drivers
Something new in the way o1
entertainment for Noble county
fair visitors has been secured fol
Saturday eevning, when Lucky
Lott and his group of He'll Driv,
ers, put on their hair raising
show.
i Lott is ranked as one of the
nations greatest living daredev
q lis and performs exciting anc
sometimes foolhardy tricks, by
driving through brick walls, etc
New Record
The troupe was booked by Mr.
WalkenshaW after it was learn
that the groupe was to play an
other fair in southern Ohio OF
Friday. Lott stated that he woulc
attempt to set a new record O.
jumping his car off a huge trail
er. His old record is l69 feet
I Among other things he said
We'll deliver show that the
people of Noble county will
talk about for years..
Raise Purses
At their last regular meeting
fair board officials agreed tt
raise the purse for the harness
races from $400 to $500, making
$500 available for the two day
=, speed program.
Y Three races, a 2:26 pace, fre'
for all trot and a 2:18 pace will
feature Fridays speed program
Two races are scheduled fo
Saturday afternoon, a 2:24 tro
and a free for all pace. In rails
ing the purses for the sulk,
drivers, the local fair shoult
draw more and better horses TO
the two days of racing.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
Virginia Gillespie To
Head SeneCavine DA

Mrs. Virginia Gillespie, wife of
DR.. Benjamin Gillespie, is the
head counselor of the newly or
ganized Daughters of America at
Senecaville, Elite council No. 544
The charter was recently insti-
tuted in that community by the
Byesville organization.
Regular meeting of the Seneca
vile unit will be held this Thurs
day night at 7:30 o'clock. Various
committees will be appointed for
the coming year.
The meeting will be held in the
American Legion hall.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
IN FRATERNITY

Four senior students in the col
lege of dentistry at Ohio State
University. Columbus, have been
elected members of Omicron
Kappa Upsilon, honor dental fra
ternity. One of the seniors is Earl
Schoeppner, Harriettsville. Can
didates for membership in the
fraternity must be in the top IL
percent of the senior class.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
State Lecturer At
Grange Meeting

Ross Lawrence, state lecturer
for Ohio oranges, will be the
principle speaker, Monday, April
25, when all the oranges in the
county meet at the First Metho-
dist church in Caldwell.
State Lecturer Lawrence will
speak in the evening at 7:30
o'clock, Immediately following
the potluck dinner. The pro-
gram will be in charge of Mrs.
Mildred Day of the Kennonsburg
grange.
Different members of the var
ious oranges will also have part
in the program.
1t is expected that large num-
ber will attend this meeting.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
ERP Is Playing
Into Red Hands
Secrest Insists
Local Congressman
Recalls Disastrous
u. S. Aid To Japan

Rep. Robert T. Secrest of the
18th Congressional district, only
Ohio Democrat to vote against
the appropriation of more than
five billion dollars for the Eur
opean Recovery Program, ex-
planned his vote today by lash
ing out against ERP in a five
point statement, which was car
ried out of Washington by all
the major press services.
The congressman recalled his
pre-war battle against the sale
of scrap iron to Japan and said:
I'm afraid we're going down
the same road again"
Five Points
His statement, point by point,
follows:
Il. The same money, spent at
home for the atom bombs and
planes, would be a far better
security plan for the United
States.
20. We sent scrap iron to ia
pan and built a war machine in
Europe after the first World
War. I'm afraid we're going
down the same road again.
France and Italy are full of
Communists and should they
win an election, all we've sent
will fall into Russia's lap just
as it did in China.
81 want big air bases in Eng
land Newfoundland and Alas
ka but anything placed on the
continent of Europe is deadly
risk.
''3. I don't see how the budget
can be balanced under this plan.
and if we wreck our resources
we play right into the hands OF
Russia. Their aim is to weaken
us by any means possible.
Il. Our own war veterans and
many other worthy matters at
home are being neglected to get
billions to send to Europe. !
can't see it.
"5. The United States is stick
ing it's neck out when it acts
alone instead of through the
United Nations. The only hope
for peace in the world is through
the United Nations and were
bv-passing it every day. We
can't govern the world and we
can't feed the world.
Secrest Explains
Rep. Secrest said today that
his stand with the minority
against bill which passed by
7to-l margin clearly called
for an explanation on his part.
He said he felt as strongly on
the issue as he did in the thlr-
ties with reference to scrap iron
for Japan. He spoke many times
in congress, without avail, on
this subject.
He pointed out that events
had proved him correct. He cit
ed the situation in China today
as proof that the things he
warns of not only can happen
but are happening.
To Russia
He called attention to the
fact that U. S. equipment sent
to Chiang's government In
China is daily falling into the
hands of the Communists.
Secrest pointed out that Rus
sia is in a position to take over
all of Europe in two weeks II
she wishes to make a military
move. Politically, he said, 1t is
also possible for Russia to con-
quer Europe, although the pro-
cess may be slower.
Only three Ohio congressman
voted against the ERP appro-
priation yesterday. Aside from
Secrest, they were Rep. NC
Gregor and Rep. Clevenger,
both Republicans. Seven OHIO
Republicans joined the eleven
Democrats who voted for the
bill
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL

Clarence j. Estadt, the Jour
nails publisher, was admitted to
Bethesda hospital, GAINESVILLE, on
Tuesday afternoon, for observa-
ton. He has been i'll at his home
on Cumberland street since last
Sunday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
TO Hold DANCE

Sponsored by the Summer
field American Legion Auxiliary
a mixed dance will be held in the
Legion hall of that community,
Wednesday evening, April q.
The Village Serenaders from
Caldwell will furnish the music.
There will be refreshments.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
LOCAL SPEAKER

Rev. Paul Okken, a missionary
to Belgian Congo under the Con-
servative Baptist Foreign Mis-
sion society, will speak at the
First Baptist church in Caldwell
Sunday evening, April "a, at 7:30
o'clock, it was announced today
by the pastor, Rev. David Doan.
Rev. Okken will be assisted in
the services by his wife, Nellie
Okken.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
SPONSOR SOCIAL

The April group of the St.
Mary's church, Fulda, is spon-
soring a social this Saturday
evening, April % at the parish
hall. There will be dancing,
games and lunch. Smithberger's
orchestra will provide the music.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
Wheat Acreage
RECREATIONAL MEETING

A county wide Farm Bureau
recreational meeting will be held
at the V. F. w. hall on Thursday
evening, April %. Music for the
evenings entertainment will be
furnished by the Shenandoah
Valley Gang.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
DANCE AT LEGION

There will be another mixed
dance Saturday evening, April
80, at the American Legion hall
in Caldwell. Burns orchestra
from Senecaville will furnish the
music and the public is invited.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
Work Getting Underway
On big Inch'' Project
Williams Construction Corp. Will
Have Charge OF Laying Pipeline

line construction companies the world has been awarded
project of laying the pipeline for Texas Eastern
Corp owners the Big and Little Inch pipelines according
to an announcement made by R. H. Hargrove president
The Williams company will begin work on the new pipe
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21

NOTICE - Our office will be
closed Saturday, April %, to
allow attendance at the tWO-day
educational sessions of the Ohio
State ChirOpractic SOciety's an
nual convention. S. J. Doudna,
ID. C. PHI. G. Al
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-21
Grand And Petit Jurors
Drawn For Court Term
Judge L. B Frazier Calls Grand
Jury For Duty, Monday, May 2

The of grand and petit jurors who will serve dur
ing the spring of the pleas court drawn
Friday morning by j. K Walkenshaw and E. O. Bond, at
the office of Clerk of Courts Walton Starr
The grand jurors will be called to Monday,
May 2 when the spring of court opens, according
Common Pleas Judge L. B. Frazier Those drawn