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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
Sales Tax Reports
Must Be Compiled

w. M. Gray of Woodsfield, ex-
aminer for the seventh district
of the department of taxation, of
which Noble county is a part,
stated today that all vendors
should note that the time for the
payment of the semi-annual sales
tax report is at hand.
This report covers the sales tax
return for the business period
from July l, 1948, to December
81. 1948. All returns filed on or
before January 81. 1949, will be
honored without a penalty.
Examiner Gray said that a cir
cular letter from Tax Comission-
er c. Emory Glander accom-
panied all sales tax return blanks
and this letter should be read
carefully by the vendor before
making his or her report.
Examiner Gray will be at the
office of Auditor George E. Bates
on January 20, 81, 27 and %,
throughout the entire day to as
sist local vendors in compiling
their reports. These dates fall on
Thursday and Friday of the last
two weeks in the month.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
Farmers To Hear
Radio Broadcast
Noble And Guernsey
Agents Cooperating

A week of special radio broad
casts on the Farm Outlook for
Noble and Guernsey County
Farmers During 1949, has been
planned for the week Of January
II through January % and will
open on Monday at 1890 over
station VILE with Miss Fanchion
Warfield and Miss Ada Gossage,
Guernsey and Noble county home
demonstration agents, respective
ly, participating in discussion
on the Farm Home Outlook for
1949.
These meetings were planned
by the Cambridge radio station
with the cooperation of Guern-
sey and Noble county farm agen-
cies to give the farmers in the
area an insight into the general
farm outlook picture for the COM
ing year.
Each session has been planned
on particular subjects such as:
dairying, beef cattle, poultry,
hogs, and grain and hay produc-
ton. Plans have been made for
this program to be followed by
summary on the general
farm picture for this year.
County agent, Floyd Hender-
son, will head the Tuesday broad
cast on: The General Farm Out
look"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
Last Rites Held
For Sgt. Slenker
Wednesday p. M.
Killed In Action
During Battle Of
Nothan In 1916

Private funeral services for
Sgt. Donald Belford Slenker,
son of Fred and Esther Slenker,
formerly of Caldwell, were held
at 2 o'clock, Wednesday after
noon at the Nader Peoples fu-
neral home with Rev. Karl
Scheufler, pastor of the Grace
Methodist church, officiating.
Interment was made in the fam
lily lot at Olive cemetery, Cald-
well.
Sgt. Slenker was born in
Charlottesville, Ind, Dec. 20,
1924, and died in Luxembourg,
the result of wounds received at
the Battle of Nothan on Jan. s.
1945. He was Il years of age al
his death.
The deceased was a graduate
of Lash high school, having pre-
viously attended the Caldwell
schools, attended Ohio Wesleyan
University, where he became q
member of Beta Theta Pi, ma
tional honorary fraternity.
He became affiliated with the
Methodist church at an early
age and previous to his induction
was an active member of the
Grace Methodist church. Induct.
ed into the army in July, 1943
he received his basic training al
Camp Grant, Ill, later being
transferred to Camp Forrest
Tenn, and Fort jackson, N. c..
before going overseas to join the
Third Army under General
George Patton.
Surviving, in addition to his
parents, are brother of the
home; his maternal grandpar,
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Lamp
of Dexter City, and the paterna.
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Adds
of Caldwell.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
Officers Named
By Local Bank

Paul M. Clark, E. M. Farley,
Rile Groves, J. w. Drake, Jes. S.
Harris, Charles Morris and w.
A. Okey were again named di-
rectors of the Caldwell Building
& Loan company at their annual
meeting held last Thursday eve
ming.
Mr.. Harris, retired editor and
publisher of The Leader, is serv-
ing his forty-fourth year as a
member of the board of direct
.ors, a record service in this ca
pacity and the longest of any
one of the members.
w. A. Okey, also renamed di-
rector, remains a patient in a
GAINESVILLE hospital and was un-
able to attend the meeting.
At their meeting, Monday
night, the directors organized by
naming Jes. S. Harris, chairman
of the board; Paul M. Clark
president; Rile Groves, vice
president; John c. Groves, sec
retary and treasurer, and w. V
Archer, attorney for the COM
pany.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
Robert HaVener
Lands Page Job

Robert Havener, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Vernon Havener of the
Summerfield community, has
been appointed one of the page
boys to serve at the Ohio Legis-
lature during its session.
The appointment was made for
a period of two years.
Thurman R. Hazard, new
Democratic representative from
Guernsey county, and formerly
of Caldwell, announced the ap-
pointment Monday.
Young Havener is a freshman
at Ohio State University, Colum-
bus and graduate Of the Sum
merfield high school where he
excelled in sports and all schol-
astic honors.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13

ten persons succumbed. Deaths
listed during the various months
are as follows: February, nine;
March, April and June, seven;
January and May, three; July
and September, four; August
and December, six.
Of the ninety-five births, fifty
one of the youngsters were boys
while forty-four were of the
fairer sex. The most births, were
recorded during the months of
April and December when thir-
teen babies were born.
The following number of births
occurred during the remainder
of the year: January and Febru-
ary, three; March, seven; May,
four; June, nine; July, eight;
August, six; Sept, eight; Oct,
ten, and November, nine.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
Jury Returns
-Four True Bills
Mayor Of Belle
Valley Indicted

Four indictments were re-
turned by the January grand
jury, Monday, following their all
day session, one of which was Sc
cret, according to the report on
file at the office of Clerk of
Courts Walton Starr.
Two indictments for assault
and battery and exhibiting a slot
machine were returned against
Orville S. Shafer, mayor of Belle
Valley. The other indictment was
against Ronald Morris, burglary
and larceny, who had been
charged with the theft of furs
and pelts from Grant P. Moore
at WillScreek.
The grand jury examined 13
witnesses, investigated six cases,
returned four true bills, one OF
which was secret and ignored
two.
Earl Jennings served as fore
man of the jury. Four jurors had
been excused by Judge L. B
Frazier and those selected to take
their place included Chloe Long
Wayne Archer, Marie Keith and
c. Miles. Others who served were
Ford Archer, Blaine Williams
William Matheney, Joseph Hob
man, Ben Boley, Thornton Neis-
wonger, Howard Newton, Edward
Greathouse, Clyde Hesson, Frank
Wyscarver.
For the first time in several
years, this grand jury did not
make any recommendations for
improvements at the Noble coun-
ty jail.
Prosecuting Attorney U. H.
Buckley served in this capacity
for the first time since taking
office January 3.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
Veterans Receive
Bonus
Noble Surpasses Both
Morgan And Monroe

Noble county veterans, includ-
ing army and navy and some
next of kin, have received stag
gering sum of $271,571.57 in bo-
nus claims, according to state
ment released today by Director
G. w. Goble of the World War II
compensation fund.
Goble reported that 1885,
676 paid to both living veterans
and 1O,359 next of kin of de-
ceased veterans from April %,
1948 to January l, 1949, through
out the state.
Director Goble said that the
average payment in the state re
ceived by veterans was $4,000.
In Noble county, the average was
slightly higher or $312.15.
Noble county had 720 army
veterans file claims and $50 who
served in the navy. The army
vets received 232,882.50 and the
veterans of the navy, $38, 8,689.O7.
Current applications, some 84,-
900 irregular claims from living
veterans, some $4,000 next of kin
claims and several hundred ap-
proved claims in checkWriting
remain to be settled.
Morgan county received total
payment of $246,098.39 and Mon
roe county received 2,698.92
In both counties, the Noble coun-
ty payment surpassed that re-
ceived by Morgan and Monroe.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
WAF Sergeant, Formerly OF Caldwell, Brings Polish
Husband To United States Under "War Bride" Act

husbands being barred from
entering the country outside of
immigration quotas.
The couple met in Wiesbad-
en-, Germany, about a year
ago. Sgt. Ruch, now Mrs. LIE
roch, was serving as surgical
,technician at the 317th hospital
there. Tadeusz, or Teddy, as
his wife calls him, was a civil
ian guard attached to the 1922
Air Force Police Squadron.
One day while the sergeant
was visiting friends she met
Leroch, a visitor in the same
home. While he cannot speak
English very well and the SER
geant cannot speak Polish,
German or Russian, all s. of
which her bridegroom speaks,
they seemed to get along.
Last Nov. 13, Leroch took
time off from guarding Amer
lean property and Sgt, Ruch
got a leave from her duties.
The two were married in the
town hall at Wiesbaden by the
buergermeister.
With the deadline approach
ing on easy admittance for
war brides, the two decided
the United States was the
place for them. Sgt. Ruch
wangled transfer back to the
States for reassignment and
the couple started home.
Feb. 20, the Sgt. has to re-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
Webster Property
To New Location

The small one story frame
building, now located on West
street, adjacent to the Rite
Cleaners, is being moved this
week to its new location on
Spruce street. It will occupy
space between the Webster home
and the B. J. Bober building.
This home was recently pur-
chased by DR.. Webster from
Lewis Archer, who now resides
in Canton. 1t is now being oc-
cupied by Mr.. Jackson and his
family from Pittsburg, Kan. Mr..
Jackson is employed as a welder
at the Ohio Power strip mining
operations in Cumberland.
The frame building will be
completely renovated by DR..
Webster and in the future serve
as his dental clinic.
On the vacant spot, where it
did stand, Brady Miller will con-
struct a new building, facing
West street, and adjacent to the
Frank Gibson home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13

nut and engraved with his name
and yield.
The company said that Mr..
Vorhies' field was one of over
five thousand entered in the an
nual contest. Entries were re-
ceived from twenty-five differ
ent states and the Dominion of
Canada. The yield was based on
dried corn.
Farmer Vorhies used Agrico
fertilizer, purchased from the
the Caldwell Implement & Sup
ply and the DeKalb variety corn,
number 609.
The average corn yield for
Noble county was between 80
and IS bushels.
Mr.. Vorhies said he had a
couple of small wet spots in his
five acres, which cut down his
average yield.
The farm house where the
Vorhies now live was construct
ed by w. L. Vorhies, great grand
father of the present occupant.
1t was at one time known as the
Carl Beatty farm and is located
one-half mile east of Sarahsville.
Farmer Vorhies has been
teaching school since 1923 and
he and his wife, the former An
nabelle Wheeler, are both teach
ing this year at Middleburg.
The son, Albert Vorhies, help
ed with the corn crop this year
but plans to really go in for
farming on a bigger scale the
coming year.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
March OF Dimes
Campaign Opens
Friday. Jan. IA
Rev. o. 0. Wilson
Heads Drive To
Aid Polio Victims

Rev. o. o. Wilson, pastor of
the Caldwell Methodist church,
and chairman of the March of
Dimes campaign in this county
for 1949 announced today that
he would launch the campaign
Friday to make ready for an
other possible siege of polio in
1949.
Rev. Wilson said that in addi-
ton to cooperation from the
press, theatres and churchs, he
would mail out three thousand
q personal letters and every school
child in the county and local
systems would be given a card
for the purpose of filling it with
dimes.
There will be only a few con-
tainers placed in the business
places in Caldwell and surround
ing communities.
Thurston Ralph, of Belle Val
ley, is assisting Rev. Wilson in
this community and Postmaster
G. G. Webber is heading the
drive in Dexter City.
The theatres are showing the
March of Dimes shorts and dur
ing each performance will pass
containers among the movie pa
irons.
The county chairman said that
$1,000 was raised in the county
last year and it is expected that
at least this much will be real
lied from the 1949 campaign.
No special events are being
planned, but an appeal is being
made to every resident of the
county.
One-half of the total contri-
buttons received here will be
sent to the National Foundation
, and the balance retained in the
county to fight any possible out
break of polio.
Noble county has been very
fortunate in being free of this
<J.sease but neighboring Musk.
1ngum county had "a cases last
summer.
\ The drive begins Friday anc
will continue through January
81.
The need is great-greatel
than ever before Noble county
must therefore give more thar
ever before.
The March of Dimes need
your support. In the next tw,
/. weeks, you will be given an op
portunity to contribute to it gen
erously.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
Declarations
Under Tax Law
Due By Jan. IL
Monday Will Be
Deadline Since
Saturday Is Holiday

Harry F. Busey, collector of in
ternal revenue for the Columbus
district, today reminded Noble
county taxpayers that Monday,
January II, will be the deadline
for filing declarations of esti-
mated tax for l948. The final date
normally is January Is but since
that date falls on a Saturday this
year, and revenue offices will be
closed on that day, the filing per-
iod is automatically extended to
the next official workday.
Collector Busey explained that
this filing date is of special i'm
portance to local farmers, since
they were excused by law from
filing their l948 declarations un-
til this time. The date is also i'm
portant to other taxpayers who
were required to file declarations
or who wish to kill two birds
with one stone by filing their
final 1948 income tax returns,
paying any balance shown there
on.
If taxpayer in 1948 had more
than 500 of income which was
not subject to withholding, he
was required to file a declaration
If his total income (including
wages on which tax was with
held) was $500 or more.
If all the taxpayers income
was from wages subject to with
holding, he was required to file a
declaration if his wages exceeded
| $4,000 plus 5000 for each of his
exemptions (for example, $4,000
IN the case of a married man who
claims exemption for himself, his
wife, and one dependent.)
Even though you have filed
and paid an estimated income tax
return for the year l946, all per-
sons must make a final account,
ing of their income for the year
l948 on Form l040 which must
be filed and any unpaid balance
shown thereon paid on or before
March Is, 1949.
The requirements to file an es-
tlmated income tax return for the
year 1949 are the same as for the
year l948. Your declaration OF
estimated income tax for the yeal
1949 must be filed on or before
March IS, 1949, which may bt
paid in full at the time of filing
or in equal installments on March
Is, 1949, June Is, 1949, September
Is, l949, and January Is, 1850
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
Democrats Attend
Lausche Inauguration

A large number of Democrats
from Caldwell and practically
every section, of Noble county
was present in Columbus Mon
day, when Frank j. Lausche, OF
Cleveland, was administered the
oath of office as governor of the
state of Ohio.
Rain marred the festivities and
Gov. Lausche cut his acceptance
speech short for this reason.
Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt
of the Ohio Supreme court ad-
ministered the oath. Gov.
Lausche is the fourth man to be-
come governor for a second term
after an absence in the post.
Among those who attended
from Noble county were Attor-
ney and Mrs. Vernon Archer, j.
E. Douglass, Rudy Bigley, Her
man Starr, Eugene B. Ward, Mr..
and Mrs. John Sklenar, Christine
Sklenar and several others.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13

Here is "war bride" who
really is going to wear the
pants in the family.
Tall, blond, blue-eyed Tad
eusz, 27, formerly of Lwow,
Poland, is the bride" in this
case.
The only catch is that he is
not a bride-he is a war
bridegroom. Technically, he
is considered a war bride by
the government. He was ad-
mitted to the United States
under provisions of the War
Bride Act.
Currently, Leroch is seeing
the sights of Cleveland in the
company of his-ah-bride,
WAF Sgt. Alice B. Ruch, for
merly of Caldwell and now of
1856 E. 172 nd street, Cleve-
land. The former Miss Ruch
will be remembered as the
daughter of Mrs. Charles E.
Frye, of Playground road, who
lived in Caldwell for a number
of years but who now resides
with her husband in Cleveland.
Leroch and his bride came
close to not seeing the sights
together. They arrived at New
York by plane from Germany
on Christmas Day, beating the
deadline on entry under the
War Bride Act by some 48
hours. A little delay enroute
could have resulted in the
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13

port at Scott Field, Ill, for re-
assignment-she is still in the
air force. Her husband will
go there with her and where
ever she is assigned from there
he will follow, getting a job
near by.
Sgt. Ruch-or Leroch-sign-
ed up for a six-year hitch in
the Women of the Air Force
last September. She can obtain
a discharge in a year, but she
is not certain whether she
wants to leave the service.
Her husband is enthusiastic
about America. He hopes to
return to his former trade of
automobile mechanic. That
was his occupation in 1912
when he was taken from
LWow by the Germans and
made a slave laborer on a farm
at Hersheim, Germany. He re-
manned there until liberated
by American forces in 1945.
After a short stay in a displac-
ed persons camp he got his job
with the Americans.
The Pole wants no part of
his former homeland.
''It is communist now, he
explained in broken English,
and l am no Communist"
The couple is staying with
the Sgt,'s mother and step
father, Mr.. and Mrs. c. z.
GrYe.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13

the three man board at
joint meeting with the council
on December 7.
Mr.. Ewell, with offices in
Cleveland, is a man who talks
straight from the shoulder and
even admitted to the board that
his report would possibly upset
them" but that it would be an
honest and straightforward re-
port of the needs Of the village
until 1865. He is presently en-
ployed by the village of Woods
field, which is installing two
new generators to meet their in
creased power demands.
Art Murphy, superintendent Of
the local plant was present and
pointed out to the group that
the power demands of the vii
lage reached a peak Monday
when generators capable of pro-
ducing 600 Kw's were carrying
a load of $40 KW's. This is three
fourths of the plants capacity
production.
Mr.. Ewell was accompanied by
Mr.. Zeal, representative of the
Fairbanks Morse Co. and this
caused a round of questions as
to his connections with the
Cleveland firm.
Advertise Bids
He pointed out that although
his leanings were toward Fair
banks products, his recommend
ations would require the adver-
tisement of bids and that the
board of affairs would select the
make of engine purchased This
would probably 60 to the lowest
bidder and would not necessarily
be Fairbanks product.
Two persons, Councilman
Warne Rogers and Byron Mar
quis, owner of the Marquis sup
er Market, attended the meeting
and proposed several changes in
the city light and water works.
Water Rates
One change would be the rails
ing of water rates, especially on
commercial users which would
put the water plant on a paying
basis for the first time in years
Further light was shed on the
new water rates when Mr.. Ewel]
told the group that any city that
sold water for less than S15.0C
per year was playing Santa
Claus. Caldwell homeowners
are paying $3.50 per quarter OF
$500 a year.
Would Be Raised
He also intimated that his rec
concentrations would include the
raising of water rates and that
if the recommendations were
followed, the city could have {
water plant that would pay it:
own way. A preliminary tour Of
the water plant, he said, woulC
indicate that no repair would be
necessary for the water plan'
and that it was one of the finest
in the state for its size.
Money for any changes in the
plant or purchases of new equip
ment for the power plant will bt
financed through revenue bond
and will not require a vote O.
the people or a raise in real est
tate taxes.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
Ninety-five Babies In Noble County
In 194S; Sixty-five Deaths Recorded

Noble contys population increased by almost onethrd
according report released today by Violet Nor
registrar
of vital statistics
During year 1948 the revealed sXtyive deaths
in while nnety-five babies being
Although throughout the upgrade
showing percentage relation births
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13

of thirty-tWo percent.
,.u OF the deaths occurring during
he year, thirty were females
while thirty-five males succumb-
ed.
The greatest number of deaths
was caused by heart disease. A
total of twenty-eight deaths were
attributed to heart ailments.
Cerebral hemorrhages (strokes)
took the second largest toll with
ten deaths listing this cause:
Other deaths were attributed
TO the following causes: accident
al, eight; cancer, six; diabetes,
three: pneumonia, three; old age,
three; suicides, two and silicosis
"a form Of tuberculosis caused
by foreign dust particles-one.
The highest number of deaths
occurred during November when
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
White (Mad) Skunk
Killed At DungannOn

A pure white skunk of an
unusually large size was killed
on the Ivan Taylor farm in the
Dungannon community, near
Summerfield, Friday, by Mr..
Taylor, after it had molested
members of the family.
The Taylor family said the
skunk acted in a very peculiar
manner and they were afraid
it might bite the livestock on
the farm.
Thursday, it chased Mrs.
Taylor into her house but on
Friday it came to a dead-end,
when Mr.. Taylor brought his
shotgun into action.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-01-13
DIVORCE GRANTED

A divorce was granted Myrtle
Moore this week in the Common
Pleas court by Judge L. B. Fra
Zier.
In the action which was filed
last year by the plaintiffs attor-
ney, E. P McGinnis, the petition
charged the formers husband,
Edward Moore, with extreme
cruelty. The couple was married
in August of 1885 and have no
children. Costs of the case were
paid by the plaintiff.