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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10
Road Fork Bridge
Open To Traffic:
Prepare Highway
For Winter
Driving: To
Ere.rt Fence

Officials and Workmen of the
state highway department gar
age, Caldwell, received com
mendation last week from offic-
ials of the state highway direct
ors office, Columbus, following
an inspection of snow fighting
equipment. Inspectors from the
cepital city announced that all
equipment was in excellent con-
ldition and gave the local depart
ment a high efficiency rating.
During the coming weeks,
crews from the local garage will
be engaged in erecting over five
thousand feet of snow fence
along two state routes in oppo-
site ends of the county. Most of
the fence will be used on State
Route 339 between Crooked Tree
and Dungannon and on State
Route 513 near Batesville. A few
rods of the fence will be erect
ed at other scattered points
throughout the county.
This week, the department
moved a shovel from Salt Run
to State Route las below Road
Fork where crews are raising
the highway out of the highwat-
er area. Work has been complet-
ed on the fill at the Anne Walk
er home and plans now call for
a fill to be made just south of
the Silas Rohrer farm. Only one
other section of the highway will
be raised. The right-of-way for
the project has not yet been Sc
cured. When this is done the Elk
township route will be above
flood level from Road Fork to
Lower Salem.
Other work on las includes
the bridge contract job at Road
Fork. The new bridge was open
ed to traffic last week. The old
covered bridge, a landmark for
over half a century, was torn
down and removed early last
week.
Widening of a sharp curve just
north of the Harriettsville high
school is being completed by To-
cal workmen.
This week, division crews, dis
patched from the Marietta of
flee are rushing to complete re-
surfacing of State Route 5l3
through the village of Summer
field. Earlier this fall, local high
way crews widened the road
from the junction of Route 70
through Summerfield north to-
ward Batesville.
Other work being completed
by the department include the
of berms on State Route
$40 and State Route 78. Gravel
being used on 78 is being taken
from Salt Run east of Caldwell.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10

was SdlQ 10 nave been on a
temporary foundation, when
without warning, it toppled
over, falling on Hesson and
crushing him to death. He was
killed instantly.
DR.. C. F. Thompson and Cor
oner Jack Berry were called to
the scene of the accident. The
body was later removed to the
Gardner funeral home in Stat
ford
A well known resident of the
Carlisle community in Stock
township, Mr.. Hesson had been
employed with the company for
27 years as stillman or the OPP
Grafton of gasoline plant.
A son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hesson, he had lived his
entire life in the Carlisle COM
munity.
Surviving are his widow, Min
ME Wilkinson, two daughters
and three sons, Mrs. Glen NAL
lett, of Caldwell route /; Mrs.
John Galayda, of Cleveland;
George Hesson, of Belle Valley;
Denver Hesson, of Akron, and
Harry Hesson, of the home.
There are seven surviving
grandchildren.
Lee Myers, of Caldwell, is a
gauger for the Preston Oil COM
pany and works out of the Elk
Fork pump station. He was not
present at the time of the ac-
cident.
1t was the first major accident
of this nature in the county for
several months.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10
Villages Name
Full Slate In
Tuesday Vote
Orville s. Shafer
Renamed Mayor
At Belle Valley

In the various village S
throughout Noble county, there
was only one contest for mayor
and this in Belle Valley, where
Orville S. Shafer defeated Joe
Macenko, Jr., by vote of 126
to 80.
In all the other villages, ex-
cept Caldwell, it was necessary
for the voters to write-in a COM
plete slate of candidates.
For Belle Valley the results
were as follows: mayor, Joe
Macenko, Jr., SO and Orville S.
Shafer, 126; clerk, Hazel Starr.
19T; treasurer, Cora Farmhouse,
1T; members of the village
council, Richard Barnett, lao;
Carlos Brown, 162; Bernard
Carnes, 142, Leo j. Mazgay, lat,
Sherman Shafer, l55 and John
Sklenar, Sr., 163.
In the village of Sarahsville,
the results were as follows: for
mayor, Ralph Hicks, 33; clerk,
John Grimes, 81; treasurer, Ruth
Swain. Al: members of council,
Oscar Robinson, 13, Clarence
Carter, II, Eli Rogers, IL, P. HI.
Leasure, 10, James Cooper, 10
and Dick Davis, 5.
In Summerfield, the complete
village vote was as follows: for
mayor, Dean Oliver, 161; clerk,
Harold McGinnis, 38; treasurer,
Arthur Batten, %; members of
council, Howard Wharton, 46,
wilbur Oliver, 80, Richard
Smith, 81, Amos Leasure, ~,
Tom Reed, AZ and Kyle Day, As.
In Batesville, the total vote is
as follows: mayor, Ira Wehr, 27;
clerk, Frank Atkinson, At; treas
urer, Bill Deal, 27; council, Ray
Newhart, 25, Leland Deal, 20,
Kenneth Carpenter, 49, Homer
House, IA, Homer Israel, 8 and
ManseI Flood, IL.
At Dexter City, P. r. Blake
received so votes for mayor;
clerk, LA Clymer, 66; treasurer,
Josephine Blake, II; council.
Frank Travis, A, Charles Wick
ems, 81, Guy Young, Sc, Albert
Hayes, So, George L. Moseley,
56, and Carl c. Sullivan, Sc. The
defeated candidates were w. 7.
Warren, 40 and Harry Hutche-
son, 43.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10
Baiesville Steer
Gets Top Honors
At Annual Show
In Pittsburgh

A Hereford steer, owned by
Ronald Wyscarver, of Batesville,
topped all other entries from
Noble county when it sold for
81 cents pound at the annual
Pittsburgh Livestock sale and
show held at Pittsburgh Tues
day and Wednesday of last
week. The animal weighed $50
pounds.
Young Wyscarver is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Wys-
carver, of the Batesville COM
munity. Accompanying the
group was Ellis Long, Beaver
township, grandfather of the
youth showing the top grade
Hereford. Others attending the
show were J. B. Foraker, Shar-
on township, and County Agent
Joe Brooks.
The other entries, owned by
Bernard and Dean Foraker, sold
for 20 cents pound. The two
animals weighed 710 and $40
pounds respectively. Both club
members are sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Foraker.
The grand champion of the
show was purchased by the APP
company at $4.00 a pound. AL
though no lambs from Noble
county were entered in the show,
the top lamb sold for $500. a
pound. The lamb weighed 80
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10

! Lne new IN e m d e I OF the
Board of Public Affairs.
Charles Lorenz and R. D.
Buckley were returned as men,
bers. c. A. Rogers was defeated
for another term.
The two write-in candidates
for members of the Caldwell
exempted village school board,
Mary Upton and William Giles
pie, were elected and Bae Mar
shall was the third member.
Gillespie was high man on the
ticket with 675 votes and Mary
Upton was second with 649
votes. Bae Marshall was third
with 648 votes. Charles L. Dyer
was defeated by the write-in
candidates.
The three mill levy passed in
the Caldwell school district as
did all the other tax levies for
the county schools. Due to the
overlapping school districts, the
county board of elections did
not attempt to obtain an accur-
ate picture of. the special levies
or members of the local school
districts in the county.
In the only wet and dry fight
in the county in Stock township.
the vets were given a majority
of 176 for to 1873 against. This
applied only to the sale of beer
by holders of &C" or ID" per-
mitS.
According to an unofficial
tally by J. Kyle Walkenshaw,
clerk of the board of elections,
approximately 5000 votes were
cast In the overall county con
test. This represents an un-us-
ually large turnout during an
off-year election. -.
Judges and clerks in the var
lous precincts were instructed
to count the questions and is
sues ballots first. South Olive
precinct was the first to report
in at 7:l0 o'clock or Just 40
minutes after the polls closed.
Members of the Caldwell vii
lage council will be Dwight F.
Wiley, Emil E. Barnett, Dean A.
Reed, Donald D. Nichols, w. E.
Radcliffe and Homer johnson.
For clerk of the village, Vio-
let L. Morgareidge received
complimentary vote of 688 and
Paul G. McGlashan received 693
for treasurer, un-opposed.
In Noble county, the three
state issues were literally
showed under" by the voters.
They rejected colored oleo, more
than one probate judge for a
county and the proposed change
in the ballot.
Although 33 counties voted |
against colored oleo, it carried |
throughout the state and colored |
oleo will appear on the market |
here ...
This is also true of the ballot |
change and it carried in the !
complete state return. Due to
the wording on the ballot, it is
believed that court decision
will be necessary before it is
put in use throughout the state.
Voters throughout the state
rejected the proposed amend
ment which would permit more
than one probate judge in a
On the whole, the votes were
tabulated quickly and members
of the election board went home
at 200 o'clock a. m, and late
Wednesday, work was started
on the official count. !
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10
College Officials To Speak At Institutes
Marietta College
President Speaks
AT Renrock, 18th
Program Details
Completed For
Farm Meetings

Three prominent speakers
will address the annual farm
ers' institute meetings next
week at Renrock, Carlisle and
Harriettsville, opening We'd
nesday at Renrock, Carlisle
on Thursday, and Harrietts-
vile, Friday.
DR.. w. Bay Irvine, presi-
dent of Marietta college, will
share speaking honors with
Mrs. Virgil Utz of Greenville
when the enrock institute
opens Wednesday morning for
the entire day. DR.. Irvine will
speak at all three sessions. There
will be special musical numbers
with the invocation by Rev. Hill
yard. f..
DR.. Irvine was graduated from
Marietta college with honors in
1917. He received his masters
degree from the University of
Pittsburgh in 1884 and his doc
torate in 1888 While attending
at Pittsburgh, he served as lee
turer in sociology and was tap
ped for honors in this field.
At the Renrock program, first
and second premiums will be
given for the following exhibits:
best six ears of corn; best ear of
corn; best plate of five potatoes;
best plate of five apples; best
crochet work; best textile paint
ing; best embroidery work and
best plate of candy.
AT the noon hour, dinner will
be served in the Renrock hall.
sMefnbers of the nominating COM
mlttee include Mrs. Lora Nc
Mutt, Mrs. Laura Dickinson and
ED. Kuntz Those in charge of
the dinner are Anna Haines,
. Louie Hall and Felicia Thorla.
Pearl Reed, Exie Reed and Mary
, Blackford are members of the
decorating committee.
Thursday, Nov. II, the insti-
tute will open at Carlisle with
Mrs. Utz and Prof. r. T. Walp,
of Marietta college, as the main
speakers.
Prof. .Walp is a graduate of
the University of Michigan in
1881, from which he also re-
:ceived his master of science de-
gree. While at Michigan, he serv-
ed as an assistant in botony. He
has also worked at two exper-
iment stations in the summer
and, joined the Marietta college
faculty in 1881.
Prizes will be given for the
best quilt, best plate of potatoes,
best ear of corn, best pumpkin
and best fancy work. A special
prize has been arranged for the
oldest person attending as well
as the youngest
A tentative program has been
arranged for the institute at
Harriettsville on Friday, Nov.
18. Mrs. Utz will again be the
state speaker, in addition to r.
w. Walp, associate professor of
biology at Marietta college.
Prof Krause is a graduate of
Ripon, Wise, college, 1912, and
received his masters degree
from the University of Wiscon-
sin, 1913 Before joining the
Marietta faculty, he taught for
three years at Buena Vista col
lege in Iowa.
Exhibits will include: best
plate of corn, best plate of pc
tatoes, largest pumpkin, best
display of three cans of fruit and
vegetables, best designed quilt
and most outstanding fancy
work.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10
Carlisle Man Killed In Freak Accident
Bert Hesson Crushed To Death
By Eight Ton Gasoline Tank

Bert Hesson, 81, employed with the Preston Oil COM
pany at their Elk Fork pumping station miles of
Carlisle crushed to death at $50 m Tuesday when
ton tank topped from its foundation fell on him.
According to investigating officials Hesson and three
other employees Joe Forshey Hugo Spence Lawrence
Kuhn, were preparing to the tank to it's location
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10

Caroline Schott, FuIda, was
treated at the office of a local
physician Tuesday afternoon for
a laceration of the left leg, sus-
tanned when she fell while play
ing at the Fulda school. -Four
stitches were required to close
the wound. Miss Schott is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Schott.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10
N. c. Johns Elected Caldwell Mayor;
$500 Votes Cast Throughout County
r. ID. Buckley, Charles Lorenz, A. R.
Boyer Named To Board OF Affairs

NJ e. Johns is the new mayor of Caldwell, having de-
clSlvey defeated his two wren opponents the polls
Tuesday Johns received 329 22 for Carl johnson
and 176 for Herman Marquis The late S M Secrest
ceived 68 votes
Caldwell will have council with only one old
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10

BINGO-Friday, Nov. Is, 1880
p. m, Caldwell High School
Gym. Sponsored by the CaId-
well Band Mothers Club. Public
invited.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10

INA ORDER to get your so dis
count on Fall fertilizer, it
must be paid for by Nov. Is.
The Caldwell implement & Sup
ply Co, Caldwell, Ohio. l7-l9
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10
SENECA VOTERS ELECT
WRITE IN CANDIDATE

In Seneca township where
a write-in candidate was
elected to the office of JUS
tice of the peace, J. Bethel
Bates was defeated by j. w.
Caldwell, the write-in candi-
date. The final tabulation
showed j. Bethel Bates 49
votes, j. w. Caldwell 81
votes.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10

NOTICE TO MOVIE PATRONS
Forever Amber" will not be
shown at the Roxy Theatre as
originally scheduled but Jennifer
Jones and John Garfield In I'VE
WERE STRANGERS" has been
substituted.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10

Turn to Page 5-A Market
For Over 10000 Prospective
Buyers Is Found Exclusively in
The Journal Want Ad Section.
Evening star., 1949-01-27
Virginia Suspect Named
In MARYLAND Robbery

A Prince Georges County service
station operator yesterday identified
Donald M. McKinnon, %, now in
Fairfax jail, charged with armed
robbery as the man who held up
the station January IS, according
to police.
1t. Elon Turner of Prince Georges
County said McCager Mills, the
operator, and William Proctor, an
employe, both colored, had identi-
fed McKinnon as the man who
robbed them of s21 at the station
on Grain highway, near Mitchell
vile.
McKinnon, an ex-Marine, and
two teen-age girls are held in Fair
fax in connection with the robbery
of a Fairfax gas station January 13.
A third girl Is detained in Arlington
in connection with the January 10
holdup of store. A warrant has
been issued by Arlington County
charging McKinnon with the crime
1t. Turner said Prince Georges
also will place a detainer against
McKinnon, pending settlement of
the Fairfax and Arlington charges
The ex-Marine was arrested last
Saturday near his home in the 200
block OF G street NV.
Evening star., 1949-01-27
BRAGG, Mankin Candidates
For Alexandra Council

Alexandria City Councilman Roy
Bragg and Ernest L. Mankin yes
terday filed petitions of candidacy
for election to the Alexandra City
Council, subject to the April Dem
ocratic primary.
Mr. Bragg, who operates filling
station, at present is serving his first
term on the City Council. He filed
his petition for reelection yester-
day with Gilbert Cox. Democratic
Committee chairman. Mr.. Bragg is
a Marine Corps veteran Of World
War II and lives at 206 West Mount
Ida avenue.
Mr.. Mankin was a councilman a
number of years ago. He has been
defeated for reelection several
times, including last year, when he
was one Of 10 candidates seeking
four Council vacancies. He Is a
railroad employe and lives at 210
North Patrick street.
Other Democratic candidates who
have filed for the seven Council
seats are Leroy Bendheim and Mar
shall Beverley, incumbents. Mayor
William Wilkins also has announced
plans to file for reelection.
Evening star., 1949-01-27
Army Weighs Protest
OF Byrd, Others Over |
Camp Pickett Closing.

The Army today has on file a
protest over the closing of Camp
Pickett, near Blackstone, Va,
despite promise of its representa-
tives that it would continue as a
basic training center for at least
two years.
Senator Byrd. Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, long Government economy
advocate, who led the protest, COM
mented:
I'm for economy, but I'm for
good faith above everything else.
You can't make contract for
s1000,000 and then break it. 1t
doesn't embarrass me a damn bit,
and you can put that in the papers. y
Gray Weighs Protest.
The Senator. who made his pro-
test to Assistant Army Secretary
Gordon Gray, said Blackstone. a
town of some 1000 population. had
spent $1,000 900 for housing, recrea-
ton, school and utility facilities.
Mr.. Gray took the protest under
consideration.
The installation, which during
World War II trained as many as
100000 men at one time, was re-
opened late last summer to train
inductees, including those from the
District. )
Representative Abbitt, Democrat,
Of the 4th Virginia district. in
which the camp is located, said the
group sought to have the camp kept
open either by the Army or some
other service. He mentioned the
possibility of making the installa-
tion an Air Force activity
The group said the promise to
keep the camp open for two years
was made at a meeting of some
so Of the towns citizens, called at
the request of Maj. Gen. r. B. Nc
Clure of the End Army headquar-
tiers.
Towns Response Cited.
-Four representatives Of the End
Army were present, and they stated
that the camp would be on an active
basis for at least two years and
requested the people Of the COM
munity to provide housing. recrea-
ton facilities and school facilities"
the protesting group declared.
The town answered the call. the
Virginians said. and began building
100 houses, 100 apartments. water
and sewer lines, electric lines and
new streets. while merchants in
creased their inventories and two
large bus companies were started.
Others in the protesting group
were Mayor w. I. Moncure, E. C..
Moncure. president of the Chamber
Of Commerce, and r. D. Maben, jr.,
town manager. all of Blackstone,
and w. L. Bragg, secretary to Rep
resentative Abbitt.
Evening star., 1949-01-27
8 Teen-Age Boys
Plan Washington
| SHver-DoHor Feat
Special pi,poteh 10 The Stor

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Jan.
27-Six teen-age boys will attempt
to hurl silver dollars 270 feet across
the Rappahannock River here
February % in a feat traditionally
credited to George Washington.
The boys, who will represent high
schools in this area, will throw their
dollars from the site of Ferry Farm
in Stafford County, boyhood home
of Washington located across the
river from Fredericksburg. A prize
will be offered the boy making the
longest throw.
The stunt has been arranged by
the Chamber of Commerce and City
Recreation Director John L. Fenlon
as part of the local celebration of
Washington's birthday.
The boys also will have the 1886
record of Walter johnson to match
The late Big Train" of the WASH
ington Nationals threw a dollar
across the river after Representative
Bloom, Democrat, of New York said
he doubted that Washington ever
threw the dollar and even if he did,
johnson couldn't equal that &C
complishment.
Evening star., 1949-01-27
Naturalization Course
10 Start in Alexandra

An Americanization course for
persons interested in becoming nat
uralized citizens will begin at George
Washington High School In Alex
andria next week, it was announced
by T. c. Williams, superintendent
Of schools.
The course will prepare foreign
born persons for their naturalization
examination. Students will receive
instruction in city, State and Fed
eral government, and some guidance
In speaking English.
The class will be held one or two
nights a week, according to the
individual need OF the students, for
Is weeks. The only cost involved
viii be registration fee of So.
Offlcials of the immigration and
Naturalization Service have ap-
proved the course. Persons living in
Alexandria and the counties of
Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince
William, Culpeper, and Fauquier are
naturalized at Alexandria District
Court.
At present the only school which
offers instruction for prospective
citizens is the Americanization
School in Washington.
Registration for the class will be
held February and 4. from 7 pm.
to $50 pm, in room 226 of the
school.
Evening star., 1949-01-27
Hearings on Business Tax
To Be Held in ARLINGTON

The Arlington County Board will
hold a public hearing at 8 o'clock
tonight on amendments to a pro-
posed business and professional
license tax.
The amendments would provide
for a gross receipts tax on owners
of more than two rented houses and
owners of apartments or commercial
property and a tax on nonresident
dry cleaners and nonresident mer-
chants who operate from trucks.
Evening star., 1949-01-27

for that two-year term. In 1947 Mr..
Lynch was defeated by Mr.. Nc
Candlish in a contest which the
court decided was a difference of
but one vote. Mr.. McCandlish an
nounced three weeks ago he would
not run again. About 10 days ago.
w. Lewis Leigh, Fairfax attorney,
announced he would seek the nomi-
nation.
Born in Annandale, January IL.
1918. Mr. Lynch was educated in
Fairfax public schools and Strayer
College of Accountancy. He mar
ried the former Miss Helen Webb of
Annandale, and they have two chill
dren In the public schools. He is a
Methodist and Is a member Of the
Fairfax County Lay Health Asso-
ciation, Lincolnia Parent-Teacher
Association, Annandale Citizens AS
sociation, Pioneer Grange, Fairfax
County Dairy Herd Improvement AS
ISOLATION and Fairfax County Arti-
fetal Breeders Association.
Evening star., 1949-01-27
Arlington Republican,
Approve Amendment
To Repeal Poll Tax

The Arlington Republican Club
last night went on record in favor
of a proposed State constitutional
amendment which would eliminate
the capitation tax as a prerequisite
to voting.
The measure will be voted on in
November. In addition to eliminat-
ing the poll tax, the law would make
wide revisions in registration re-
quirements.
The clubs resolution stressed that
support was voted in order to get
rid OF the poll tax and not because
the revision in registration proce-
dures is favored.
Criticizes Measure.
Stephen M. Smith, who was re-
elected last night as club president,
described the proposed amendment
as "a bitter coating on a sugar pill
in an attempt to make the poll tax
repeal as unpalatable as possible "
I'VE must vote for the amend
ment to get rid of the tax and then
get the State Legislature to get up
proper voting requirements" Mr..
Smith declared.
rs Hear Debate.
The resolution was adopted after
a debate by Talmage Wilcher and
Fred di zerega. About Is persons
attended the meeting in the Lyon
Park Community House.
Other officers named were Mr..
di Zerega and Mrs. Inez Dalton, vice
presidents; Mrs. Louise Arnold. sec
retary, and Charles Carter, treas
urer. Members of the Board of
Trustees chosen were Harvey Keefe,
Kyle S. Coulter, Burton Kephart,
Harold Asst. Clyde B. Stovall and
Clarence McDorman.
The club voted to hold Lincoln
Day dinner and dance at the
Corinthian Yacht Club at 7 pm
Eehr,Yor1, II