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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
Arthur Boyer On
State Committee

Arthur R. Boyer of the Noble
Hatchery, Caldwell, has been
named as a member of the state
committee in Ohio for the 1949
National Chicken of Tomorrow
contest, which will run through
this year.
Goal of the new three-year
program is a 1851 model chicken
patterned along the lines of pro-
gress made in the initial chicken
Of tomorrow breeding contest.
The new bird, to grow faster,
with still more meat, is being
scientifically redesigned to bring
increased consumer satisfaction,
in the same fashion that science
has converted cattle, hogs and
other food animals.
The exact Matching date for
the l949 contest has not been
announced but it is planned that
this will be set sometime the last
two weeks in March or the first
week in April.
AS a member of the state COM
mlttee, Boyer represents all the
counties in southeastern Ohio.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
Counties Hold
Tax Meeting

Jack" Wilson, who will take
over his duties as auditor of
Noble county next Monday
morning and his deputy, Miss
Leanna Smith, attended a meet
ing Monday in the courtroom at
Marietta for a discussion of per
Sonal tax matters.
The school was conducted by
the state tax department and the
discussions were in charge of
Sanley J. Bowers, division head
of the department and several
others.
The personal tax collection for
this county will open Tuesday
morning, Feb. Is. The new forms
are being received this week by
the farmers and Auditor George
E. Bates urged that they remem-
Der to bring these forms in with
them when the tax papers are
filed. Auditor Bates said there
was only a limited number of
these forms and they must be
returned.
Auditor Bates and his deputy,
Miss Wava Williams, will relin-
quish their duties at 4:30 o'clock
on Friday, since Saturday is a
legal holiday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
County Seniors
Are Given Tests
Earl TarletOn In
Charge Of Event

Seniors from every school in
the county were present at the
Caldwell high school building for
the annual general scholarship
tests which were given Saturday
under the direction of Earl Tarle-
ton, superintendent Of the Sharon
local schools.
Any senior with a scholastic
standing in the upper 40 percent
of his class was eligible to take
the test. Those seniors scoring in
the high Is percent of the entire
county and those in the top five
percent Of the state will receive
special certificates of recognition.
Results of the tests will not be
announced for about two weeks.
The test papers will be scored
and rated by the department of
education under the direction of
DR.. Ray G. Wood.
County seniors who took these
tests, Saturday, are as follows:
Mervin Adds, Dexter City; Ev-
ealeana Armstrong, Dexter City;
David Ayers, HarriettsVille; Car
oil Bellville, Forest Grove; Mary
Jane Brown, Dexter City; Cliff
ford Buckley, Belle Valley; De-
lores Clark, Summerfield; Juan
ita Cutler, Sarahsville; Charles
Eichhorn, Harriettsville; Elda
Hendershot, Harriettsville; Kath-
leen Hesson, Summerfield; Irene
Horton, Summerfield.
Myron Law, Sarahsville; Jo-
lene Long, Forest Grove; Jean
Mcconnell, Harriettsville; Gen
eva Mendenhall, Forest Grove.
Mary Nau, Dexter City: Mary
Lou Neuhart, Batesville; Robert
Newton, Dexter City; Violet
Pabst, Harriettsville.
Jim Shattuck, Belle Valley;
Ruby Starr, Belle Valley; Ralph
Steed, Belle Valley; William Ur-
dak, Belle Valley.
James Velosky, Belle Valley;
Ruby Wehr, Batesville, and Jan
ct Williams, Sarahsville.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
Lowell Man Held
For COunterfeitinq

Two male members of the Al
mo Trio, a musical organization,
including West S. Powell, of
Lowell, are being held in Jail in
Wheeling, w. Va, in default of
$4,000 bond each after police at
Weirton, w. Va, reported find
ing counterfeit coins in their pos
session. ..+.
The other member of the trio
picked up for questioning was
Day c. Strale. of Parkersburg,
w. Va.
The arrests are said to have
been made when Weirton police
caught the two men playing a
slot machine in a club with lead
counterfeit coins.
A search of their automobile
is said to have revealed lead
coins in the denomination of
nickels, dimes, quarters and half
dollars, along with plaster of
paris molds for making the coins,
an electric soldering iron and an
electric hot plate.
Powell was known in this area
as "Stasa" Powell, while Strale's
professional name is said to be
Sunny Doyle.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10

To Stag Reads
Officials Purchase
This Stag Locally

Action taken by the Noble
county commissioners at their
regular meeting last Monday will
cause the spreading of 2lO cubic
yards of Stag and crushed lime
stone on Noble county roads.
Total cost of the purchase
amounted to $44751.
Twenty yards Of Stag will be
spread on the Earl Jennings road
in Olive township by the county
road department while the trus-
tees are to match the amount.
Twenty-Five yards of crushed
limestone was purchased from
Walter Christman for use on the
William Wickham road in Mar
ion township and the Marion
township trustees are expected
to spread a like amount.
William Dimmerling sold the
county $50 yards of crushed stone
for use on county road 43 in
Stock township near Berne and
fifteen yards for the John Bates
road.
The approval of the payroll for
the needy and blind was another
important item of business APP
pearing before the board. Aid to
dependent children amounted to
1891; aid to the blind $l82.50 and
relief, $735.50.
In addition to the approval of
the usual monthly bills the COM
missioners also approved two
bonds for Otto Polling. The bonds
were those posted by Judge Pol
ing for the office of Probate and
Juvenile judge.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
50 Degrees Below;
Fifty Years Ago

Fifty years ago this week,
Noble countians were in the
throes of their coolest winter for
many year, when the mercury
dipped to a new low of 3S de-
grees below zero.
The extremely cold weather
lasted for several days, according
to George L. Thompson, who re-
members we'll the year for he re-
ceived his teacher certificate at
the same time.
Thompson said that he taught
school for six months in Wash
ington township, Monroe county,
and received $40 for his labors.
But he said, Il was only paying
3712 cents a day for my room and
board"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10

the lnVeSugatlOn, as nave a num-
ber of representatives from the
Ohio Valley area.
In the resolution, Secrest
pointed out that Pennsylvania
crude oil has dropped in the past
several weeks from a high of
$4.79 a barrel to the present price
of $3.55. He also points out that
despite this reduction, there has
been no resulting decrease in the
price paid by the consumers.
According to figures Of a sur
vey, Noble county would lose
several thousand dollars annual
ly with the oil price cut,
Cong. Secrest spent the week
end at his home in Senecaville
and was one of the candidates
initiated into the Forty ct g"
when they held their state con-
vention in GAINESVILLE, Saturday
and Sunday.
Cong. Secrest was also called
back to attend funeral services
Wednesday for his brother, Cpl.
Langdon Secrest, repatriated vet
eran held from the SenecaVille
Methodist church.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10

Westinghouse, Mr.. Estadt won
the time high idea award
with the first suggestion he ever
submitted-an idea to change
from hand methods to a machine
technique in making mica sheets.
Mica is an insulating material
used in many types of electrical
equipment.
According to information re-
ceived from Westinghouse, the
17-word suggestion paid off at a
rate of $685. word.
The idea award winner, the
youngest of II children born to
the late Frank and Regina Ebert
Estadt, left Noble county at the
age of 16 to seek work in Pitts
burgh, Pa. He found employment
in various Pittsburgh factories,
but finally settled on the assign
ment given him at Westinghouse.
At present he is foreman in the
division where the idea he ad-
vanced to do his job better paid
off so handsomely last week.
Gwilym A. Price, Westinghouse
president, made the record
breaking award-largest in the
39-year history of the company's
employe suggestion-system-at a
dinner held at the plant to honor
the Ill East Pittsburgh employees
whose ideas earned each of them
awards of $50 or more during
1948.
Continued on page three)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
March 0f Dimes
Campaign, Ends
With Top Quota
S1,410.33 Raised
I'm Drive Headed
By Rev. Wilson

Topped 'by a personal gift of
$4,000 from George T. Parker,
of the Keithtown community, the
current March of Dimes cam
paign in Noble county closed
with $1,410.33 raised, according
to statement released today by
Rev. 0. o. Wilson, chairman of
the drive locally.
George Parker, who is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis S. Parker,
of keithtown, made his liberal
contribution of 1000 dimes to
the worthy cause last week.
A veteran of World War II,
Parker was stricken by infantile
paralysis when a baby, although
he has now practically recovered
from the disease.
1t is believed that this early
illness and the desire to help
others that prompted the gift.
Rev. Wilson said that the
churches raised $65.75; Dexter
City community canvas, $716;
coil collectors, $93.82; county and
local schools, including an in
dependent basketball game at
Summerfield and Caldwell,
$448.14; Batesville American Le-
gion and Auxiliary, $1O3.66; To-
cal theatres, $18187; and contri-
buttons received through the
mails, $30993.
This resulted in the grand tot
al of $141033, a slightly higher
figure than in 1948. Rev. Wilson
said that expenses of the drive
totaled $17700.
The remaining amount will be
divided equally between the
Noble county chapter and Ma
tional headquarters.
Any number of people assisted
the chairman in the March o1
Dimes campaign and today he
expressed his appreciation for all
those who aided the cause, either
by soliciting or through theil
contributions.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
JOIN, Z. Lashley
Takes Own Life
Ill Health Given
AS Cause OF Act

John Everett Lashley, %, res
ident of Buffalo in Guernsey
county, died early Monday morn
ing, about 4:50 a. M, near the
home of his sister, Mrs. Paul
Ansberry, as the result of self
inflicted gunshot wound.
The young man had been in
poor health for sometime and
was patient in the Belmont
county tuberculosis Sanitarium.
He returned to Buffalo Sunday
for a visit.
He obtained the double barrel
shotgun at the home of his
father, John Lashley, Sr., also OF
Buffalo.
Sheriff John Steele, of Cam
bridge investigated and found
the body of young Lashley at the
rear of the Ansberry home. He
had apparently placed the CUR
to his head and discharged il
with his foot, the sheriff said.
Besides his father and sister
he is survived by a brother
Charles Lashley, now of Woods
field, formerly of Caldwell. The
Lashley's lived on Spruce street
in the property now owned by
Charles Fowler. A son, Jerry
Lashley, also survives.
The body was removed to the
Herlan funeral home in Byes-
vile. Funeral services were helc
Wednesday and interment made
at Buffalo.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
Military Rites
For Cpl. Secresi
Held Wednesday
At Senecayille

Full military rites were accord
ed, Wednesday afternoon, at ZOO
o'clock in the Senecaville Metho-
dist church, when funeral serv-
ices were held for Cpl. Langdon
R. Secrest, repatriated veteran,
who was killed in action, Dec.
80, 1943. Cpl. Secrest is a brother
of Congressman Robert 7. Sc
crest.
Rev. E. C. Morris of Cambridge
officiated for the services and in
terment was made in the Seneca
vile cemetery by the Carlos
Meek funeral home.
The body of Cpl Secrest ar
rived in GAINESVILLE, Monday and
was received by the Meek fu-
neral home. The body was then
removed to the home of Con-
gresham Secrest.
Cpl. Secrest was killed at Cape
Gloucester, New Guinea, Dec. 80,
1943, when with two fellow ma
rines he charged a japanese ma
chine gun nest which was train
ing fire on his outfit, the third
battalion, 18th marine corps divi-
sion.
He was awarded the navy cross
and the purple heart for bravery.
A native of Senecaville, he was
born May 4, 1920, the son of
Ralph and Amelia Secrest.
Surviving are four brothers,
Robert, John and Paul of Seneca
vile and Alvin of Woodsfield;
and a sister, Mrs. Don Schwein-
furth, of Cambridge.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
Bonus Payments
Continue High

Bonus payments to Noble coun-
ty veterans are hittipg a low
mark but the county average still
continues to be higher, than the
state average, acceyss'''i;11e,sssto C. w.
Goble, bonus dires
The average per cil q this
county is $311.76. For. thssssssste, it
amounts to $30922
Noble county vetsl l4ais have to
date received $272, 1881 and
there are still many, particularly
those who served in the u. S.
navy, that still have their bonus
coming.
Director Goble said for the
state that Gal, ,679 living veterans
and 1882 next of kin of 9,040
deceased Ohio veterans were paid
total of $201, ,890,837.52 between
April %, 1948 and, Feb. l, 1949.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
Annual Report
Compiled BY
Probate Court
Records Show
81 Couples Are
Wed In 194S

While most couples throughout
Ohio will remember 1948 as the
year the Cleveland Indians won
the World Series and Truman,
the presidential flag, several
Noble county couples will re-
member it as the year of their
marriage and the house hunting
problems which accompany such
step.
During the past year, 81
couples applied for marriage per-
mits at the office of Probate
Judge Otto Polling. In addition to
these, four marriages were con-
sumated by the publishing of
bans.
This report was made public
today by probate clerk, Helen
Johnson, with other business
conducted at the office of Pro-
bate Judge Otto Polling, who
also serves as juvenile judge for
the county.
Monies taken in through the
sale of marriage licenses totaled
$3.50 Three ministers also en-
riched the fund along the same
lines when they filed for licenses
which permit them to perform
marriages. In addition to the
three filing for licenses, ten min
listers registered their certificates
! in the probate court.
Other business included the
filing of twelve guardianships
while ten estates were released
from guardianship.
Nineteen letters of testament
ary were issued during 1948, this
being the same amount as the
previous year. Twenty four let
ters of administration were is
sued in comparison to twenty for
| 1947.
/ A total of thirty-one wills were
admitted to probate last year
while only % were admitted the
JSd1 bCloI
A slump in the number of est
ates released from administra-
ton was recorded when forty
were released during the past
lyear, this being tWenty-six less
tthan the year previous.
During l948, sixteen tax free
estates of less than $1,000 were
filed. During 1947 the number
was seven. This could be &C,
counted for by law raising the
minimum on which tax must be
paid from $500 in AT to $1,000 ir
! 1948.
! Fifty-one estates-ten more
than in l947-Were settled in the
court during the past year. In,
heritance taxes from these est,
ates brought the county a tota
of $214076.
Fees turned over to the county
auditor, George Bates, by the
probate judge totaled $1658.95.
In the juvenile court no case!
were sent to the correctional in.
!. stitution and only one person
was committed to q state hospital
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
Collectors To
Assist With Tax

Two deputy collectors from the
Marietta office will be available
at the Caldwell postoffice build
ing on Monday, Feb. IA, between
the hours of 9 a. m. and p. m.
for the purpose of assisting tax
payers in preparing and filing
their 1948 income tax returns.
This announcement was made
today by Frederick c. Biance
deputy collector for this district
The collectors may be located
in the basement of the postoffice
building, said Acting Postmaster
Thurman Smith, Jr.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
Banks To Close
Saturday, Feb. II

The First National bank, the
Farmers & Merchants bank and
the Caldwell Building & Loan
company will be closed all day,
Saturday, Feb. II, in observance
of Lincoln's birthday.
The Noble county courthouse
will also be closed On this date
and all officials will be off duty,
Business in general, however,
such as the grocery stores, meat
markets and clothing stores, will
remain open as per usual.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
Produce Co. InStalIS
Modern EQuipment

In order that they might turn
out ice cream novelties at least
four times faster this summer the
Caldwell Produce Co. has in
stalled new equipment in their
ice cream building, which will be
operating at top speed produc-
ton this coming spring and sum-
mer.
The new machinery is being in
stalled this week for the purpose
of turning out ice cream suckers,
bars, popsickles, etc.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10

and will allow other farmers
in the area the opportunity
of subscribing for the service.
Some 72 Noble county herd
owners are now subscribing to
the service and are being served
by Guernsey, Monroe and Wash
ington county units.
Dave Beckett, Caldwell route
6, was elected as president Of the
board of directors with Dale
Hedge, Cumberland route l, and
Loren Sanford, Caldwell, serving
as vice president and secretary
treasurer, respectively. Other di-
rectors include: Boyd Vance, Ted
Ackley, Charles Johanning, Ed
win Peppel, Andrew Crum, Her
bert Rich, Wilmer Watson, Albert
F. Hupp, Wallace Rich, w. D.
Brown and Ersel R. Clark.
Persons interested in joining
the organization should contact
any member of the board of di-
rectors or County Agent Floyd
Henderson.
Membership fees for the local
unit is $1O0. Members must, how
ever, purchase two shares of
capital stock in the Ohio Breeders
Association at $500 per share.
This money will be refunded
anytime the farmer goes out of
the dairy business or decides to
quit the organization so this fee
is really an investment and not
membership charge.
At a meeting of the board OF
directors, Tuesday, plans were
furthered for the setting up Of &
herd Improvement and owner
sample testing unit which would
give owners a record of theil
dairy COWS production. A fee Of
$500 was set for artificial insem-
ination service but no fee was SET
for the testing service.
Farmers now receiving service
from the units in adjoining coun-
ties include: Charles Neuhart and
R. w. Douglass, Beaver township;
L. E. and Dale Hedge and c. R
Nichols, Brookfield township,
Hobart Bond, Carr Davis, D. A
Groves, Russell and Cooper Don
Sanford and Raymond Wheeler,
Buffalo; John Carter, Z. E. David
son, J. l. Steiner, Boyd Vance
Charles G. Watson and John
Beattey, Center.
l.. D. Schramm, Charles Johan-
ming, Blaine Ullman, H. o
Smithberger, William Unger, E
T. Schoeppner, and Howard Ull-
man, Elk; Ted Ackley, E. M
Newton, Harold Bell, Richard c
Teeters, Dale Lothes, Dean Ra.
ney, Alfred Brown and Rather,
inc Lothes, Jackson; Edwin Pep
pei, Jefferson; Andrew Crum
Enoch; Herbert Rich, Wayne
Brady Archer, c. L. Franklin &
Son, and Wilmer Watson, Marion
Dave Beckett, Irwin Belford
Russell Brugger, Marshall De,
void, James Hedge and Charles
Stiers, Clark Jennings, Russell
Keith, Robert Long, c. H. Lar.
rick, w. D. Matheney, Virgi
Moore, Mrs. L. c. Miller, c. A
Nichols, A. M. Secrest & Son
Norman Still, Elsie st. Clair
Walter B. Wiley, Steve Yakupcak
and Murl Thomas, Noble; Waldo
Devolld, Albert F. Hupp and R
D. Buckley, Olive.
Dallas Law, Wallace Rich &
Son, Bertha Shafer and John W
Yoho, Seneca; w. D. Brown
Clayton Burrier, John Kuntz, J
E. Parrish, c. B. Wiley, and Joe
Wiley, Sharon; Ersel R. Clark
Stephen Clark and Francis Dim,
merling, Stock.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
New Dairy Service Unit
Is Organized In County
David Beckett, Caldwell, Named
To Head Group For Coming Year

Noble county darymen got break Thursday when sixty
farmers in the pleas court room and elected
board of directors for a county dairy service unit
The unit which will be in operation by May l. will offer
things. Owners will have chance to improve their
dairy herds through the Of artificial dissemination and by
of having their herds tested for production records
The setting of unit in Noble county will offer pres
Breeders Association better service
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
RIGHTS OF WAY FILED

The Texas Eastern Transmits
sion secured $500 acres for rights
of way lasts week according to
documents filed at the county re-
corders office.
Rights of way were secured for
28 acres belonging to K. M,
Archer and $500 acres from c,
A. Hague.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
MUST REGISTER

Director c. W. Goble Of the
Ohio selective service today re-
minded Noble county men of
their responsibility to register for
military service with the local
draft board.
This is especially true of young
men who reach their 18th birth,
day. They must register within
five days after becoming 18.
Director Goble said there
would be no inductions during
February and March.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
ANNUAL BANQUET

twenty-five year pin awards
will be presented as a highlight
of the father-son banquet, Tues
day evening, Feb. %, sponsored
by Noble lodge, F. & A. NJ, No.
459. The banquet will be held in
the First Presbyterian church.
A. R. Boyer, John Grove sand
Frank Tarleton are members OF
the committee. Tickets may be
secured from any of the officers,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
REGULAR MEETING

Regular meeting of Noble
lodge, F. & A. NJ, No. 459, will
be held at the Masonic temple on
Main street, Monday evening,
Feb. IA. Charles S. Evilsizer, w.
NJ, will preside.
During the business meeting,
plans will be completed for the
annual father-son banquet to be
held Tuesday evening, Feb. %,
at the First Presbyterian church.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
HOLD MEETING

A meeting of Noble county All
club members will be held this
Thursday evening at TOO p. m.
in the common pleas court room
for the purpose of organizing a
tractor maintenance club.
All club members, interested
parties and farm implement
dealers are urged to attend.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
NEW POSITION

Miss Dorothy Urdak, now
working in a receiving and ac-
counting department in Colum-
bus, will begin her new duties of
a similar nature at Brady's Radio
shop, Caldwell, March l.
Miss Urdak is also serving as
a home demonstrator and sales
clerk assistant. She will attend
a special training course in Co.
lumbus before returning to
Caldwell to take up her new
duties here.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
Aloysius Estadt Awarded S5,0S5
For Idea To DO His Job Better

This story had its beginning 1907 when the subject Noble
county farm boy then 16 years of left the hills to establish
industrial atmosphere of Smoky Pittsburgh
Wednesday evening" Aoysus Estad 58-year-od work
Pittsburgh of the Westinghouse Electric
became $085 richer because he figured out better
O do his job.
reared to manhood the old Frank Estad
Enoch township and veteran of 35 with
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
CLUB TO MEET

The junior leadership club will
hold their regular monthly meet
ing the county extension office,
Monday evening, February IA.
The business session will be
under the direction of club presi-
dent, Dale Hedge. The clubs ad-
visor, Floyd Henderson, will also
be present to help the group
work out plans for the coming
months.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10
BOX SOCIAL

A box social and dance will be
held Saturday evening, Feb. II,
at the Brookfield school house.
The social is being sponsored by
the Mothers Club of Brookfield
township and the proceeds will
go to the school lunch program.
Mrs. Francis Watts is president
of the club. The public is cordial
ly invited.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-02-10

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