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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
Old Land Mark
Is Torn Down

The famous old K. of P. hall on
Cumberland street has been COM
pletely razed by Albert Schoep-
pner, local contractor, in prepar-
ing the way for the construction
of the new Kegerreis store on
this site.
The Piatt Bros, of Woodsfield,
have received the contract for ex-
cavating the site and this phase
of the project started Wednesday
morning, approximately IS days
ahead of schedule.
1t is expected that the excava-
ton will require at least five
days.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05

road traffic and the raising of
the under-pass bridge ten
inches, on u. S. Route q, just
north of Caldwell, in the Flo
renee community.
Pictured above is the rapid
placement of the 72-ton bridge
on the Pennsylvania railroad
just inside the corporation limit
of Caldwell, near the Standard
Oil bulk station, managed by
William Moore.
A dead" track was declared
on this portion of the railway,
Saturday evening and early Sun
I day morning, to permit the plac-
ing of the two large steel struc-
lures, each weighing 36 tons. The
steel plates and angles were
placed into the abutments in less
than Is minutes, after having
previously been moved into place.
At this bridge, it was necessary
to pour new cement abutments,
to carry the added weight of the
steel plates.
Replacing the three bridges in
Noble county was necessary ac-
cordlng to the contractors, to per-
NIT extra heavy loads over this
track.
This resulted from the large
shipments of strip mine coal from
this area.
The old bridge, which spans
Duck creek, was constructed in
1903 and known as bridge No.
1886. The new bridge which re-
placed it this weekend can carry
a load fifty percent greater than
the old one. This will, of course,
result in bigger shipments of
coal from this area.
When the Cleveland contrac-
tors have completed this project,
they will move to the other
bridge, five hundred feet north
of the under-pass on U. S. Route
81. Similar steel plates will be
installed here, after the cement
abutments have been poured.
The new steel plates for the
under-pass have already arrived.
Present plans call for this bridge
to be raised ten inches from its
present position. This will per-
nit heavier highway traffic
on Route Il.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
Power Report
Made Public
AT Meeting
Of Council And
Board Of Affairs
On Tuesday Night

At Joint meeting of the board
of public affairs and the village
council, Tuesday evening, the
hitherto secret report of Paul Ell
well, Cleveland engineer, relative
to the light and water works was
made public and discussed. No
definite action was taken by the
joint boards but the meeting was
continued until Tuesday evening,
May 10, at the city hall.
Mr.. ElWell was hired by the
village several months ago to
make a survey of the local power
plant to determine what new
equipment should be purchased
to relieve the already critical
power situation.
Members of the council and
board of public affairs received
copies Of the report about two
weeks ago but it was not made
public until the regular meeting
of the council, Tuesday evening.
Last week. on Wednesday eve
ming. the village council met in
executive session to discuss the
report and on the following eve
ming, the council and board of
public affairs met in executive
session to consider the report.
If the village decides to go
along with the report, they must
spent $l25,00O for two new 500
hp diesel-oas engines with $50
XIV. generators attached. This
figure does not include the in
terest which would be charged
by the company holding the re-
venue bonds. The payments on
the new generators would be
made through the sale of revenue
bonds and would come only from
revenue received through the
sale of electric power.
According to the report it IS
estimated that the installation of
the two new generators would
care for the villages increasing
power consumption until 1858. If
consumer demand continues to
grow at normal pace, it would
probably be necessary to make
other purchases at the end of the
ten-year period.
The board of public affairs
stated that through economy OF
operation in the use of fuel oil
and natural gas in the new en-
gines, the electric rates in the
village could be lowered to COM
pare faVorably with commercial
rates. Water rates, to commercial
consumers, would be hiked con-
siderably, however.
The ground floor for the hiring
of Jack Oliver as marshal was
laid at the meeting. Definite ac-
ton is expected, next Tuesday.
The council granted Fire Chief
Glen McFerren authority to pur-
chase new chemical fire fighting
equipment.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
Divorce Actions
Filed In Court

A divorce action was filed ir
common pleas court this week by
Mildred Khune, through her at.
torney. L. G. Young. In the &C.
ton, the plaintiff charged hel
husband, Billy Khune, Pleasant
City, with gross neglect of duty
and asked the court to award her
custody of a minor child, Billy
Lee Khune, aged two. The
couple was married on Aug. 1S
1945.
Another divorce action, charg.
ing gross neglect of duty, was
filed by Mary Marlene Dusz
against Thomas Edward Dusz
The plaintiff asked custody o1
a minor child and alimony fol
the support of the child. U. H
Buckley is the attorney in the
case. The couple was married ir
Caldwell, July l9, l943.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
862 Farmers
Sign Up For
l949 A. +. P.
Noble County Will
Receive S35,0S0.OO
For Participating

Noble county farmers will re-
ceive $35,080 from the federal
government in 1949 for participa-
ton in the agricultural conserva-
ton program, according to an an
nouncement made today by Will
liam H. Archer, chairman of the
Noble county triple A committee.
Chairman Archer said that 862
Noble county farmers have
signed up to participate in the
program. According to recent
census, there are over $500 farm
ers in this county.
Local farmers had until March
81, to sign up in the 1949 pro-
gram. The closing date is neces-
sary, the chairman explained, to
make it possible to determine the
assistance available for the var
ious onserva tion practices
planned.
Generally this assistance is
about so percent of the out-of-
pocket cost of the Individual
practice. The total assistance
available for Noble county dur
ing l949 is $4,000 and the total
for practices planned must be
kept within this amount.
Mr. Archer explained that the
sign-up is more than just getting
farmers name on the dotted
line. 1t includes filling out a farm
plan on which the farmer indi-
Gates the conservation practices
he intends to carry out during the
year.
Each farmer in Noble county
is encouraged to plan his con-
servation program to meet the
most urgent conservation needs
Often a combination of practices
is necessary. Where a terrace is
planned, requirements often in
clude provisions for disposal of
excess water
Any additional information
concerning this program or the
practices may be obtained from
the main AAA office in Caldwell
on Main street.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
Increase Noted
In County For
New Car Sales
Only Three
Trucks Sold
Last Month

The sale of new cars and trucks
showed marked increase dur
ing the month of April, accord
ing to the report released today
by Clerk of Courts Walton Starr.
During the past month, "a new
cars, three trucks, nine pickup
trucks and one motorcycle were
purchased in Noble county. The
largest increase in sales was not
I'd in the number of titles made
fout for pickup trucks. According
to local dealers, this can be at
tributed to the return of the
buyers market and the fact that
more and more farmers in this
area are using the handy half
ton jobs for farm work as we'll
as the family's pleasure car.
The sale of used cars and
trucks remained about the same.
Some l12 used cars and trucks
changed hands during April. OF
these five were trucks and five
were pickup trucks of less than
one ton capacity. The remaining
W vehicles were used cars.
. Revenue from the sale and
transferring of titles amounted to
$190.65 of which $49.65 was turn
ed over to the bureau of motor
vehicles in Columbus. County
Treasurer Ira Pryor received
$4,000 as the county's share of
the receipts.
Those purchasing new cars and
trucks during the month includ-
ed: Eldon Love, car; Franz R.
Coyle, car; Don Stewart, pickup;
Ralph H. Brumbach, car; Mena
Fliehman, panel truck; J. B.
Buckley, Pickup; Norval Robey,
Co., car; Dean F. Long, motor
cycle; Earl j. Moore, car; H. D.
Brumbach, car: c. w. Hawkins,
pickup; c. E. Williams, pickup;
Rev. Anthony Nickel, car; Jonas
{. Stack, pickup.
- James 0. Miller, pickup; Les
ter, Marquis, car; Victor Zalena,
car; Charles E. Hollar, Jr., car;
Yonker Coal Co., pickup; Gerald
Weekley, car; Permian Oil &
Gas Co., pickup: Louetta Thomp-
son, car; Forrest and Annabel
Howell, car; Wilmer F. Watson,
car; Mrs. Terrence M. Ehler-
mann, ear; L. E. Hedge, truck;
Wayne Mincks, pickup; Mary
Lesko, car; w. J. Schott, car;
II lay Pitts, car; Harold A. Dun
Zee, car; Raymond Feldner, car;
Farmhouse Chevrolet Co., truck;
John w. Hazard, car; Danford
Spence, car; H. M. Ayers, car;
and Charles Neuhart, car.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
Bishop H. Werner
Prominent Guest
At Methodist
Meeting Today

Hazen G.. Werner, D. D., L. L.
D., Methodist resident Bishop for
the Ohio area, is the distinguish
ed speaker today at the Cam
bridge district conference Of
Methodist churches being held
in Caldwell, with Rev. O. O.
Wilson as the conference host.
DR.. Howard w. Peterson, Cam
bridge, district superintendent,
is in charge with Charles r. Lay
ton as the lay leader. Floyd R.
Gaugler is the secretary. ...
The morning session opened at
$50 o'clock, EST, with Rev.
Richard Wells in charge of the
worship. Following the business
session, the Wesley foundation
was discussed with Virgil Turn
er in charge.
Rev. P. Gordon Gould, field
representative for the Alaska
board of home missions, spoke at
the morning session on The Ad-
vantage of Christ and His
Church..
AT the afternoon session, fol-
lowing the noon luncheon and
the principal address by Bishop
Werner, Rev. James Kenneth
Matthews, missionary to India,
and son~in-laW of the famed
missionary and author, E. Stan
ley Jones, also spoke.
There were also committee
reports and courtesies.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05

irons are giving their thanks
to the carrier for his daily
services year in and year out.
National rural mailbox i'm
provement week is being OBJ
served from May l to May and
it is during these seven days that
farmers are asked to paint their
mail boxes and make other ne
cessary repairs, as a convenience
for the mail carrier.
Steve Parrish, one of six rural
mail carriers out of the Caldwell
postoffice, is veteran of SO
years service. He is the oldest
active carrier in the county.
Parrish is the carrier for Cald-
we'll route 2, which covers dis
tance of At miles. On May 18th
of this year, he will observe his
36th anniversary in this capacity.
1t was in May, 1913, the year
of the flood, that Parrish assumed
his duties from the Sharon post
office, His route at that time was
only % miles.
This was back in the days
when the mail was delivered on
horse back. Parrish remembers
clearly that several months after
taking over his job, the big flood
came and practically every
bridge on his route was washed
out. But the mail went through.
This was also before the ad-
vent of the parcel post and Par
rish says that now he carries
more. mail In one day than he
did in one month, 36 years ago.
Mrs. Lee Parrish represents a
family, which Parrish has served
for four generations.
Parrish worked at the Sharon
postoffice 25 years and then was
transferred to the Caldwell post
office II years ago.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
Only One True
Bill Returned
By Grand Jury
Against F. M.
Brown, Newark,
For Bad Check

The Noble county grand jury
returned only one true bill, Mon
day, when their regular May
session was held with Judge L.
B. Frazier on the bench.
Prosecuting Attorney u. H.
Buckley said that the jury failed
to return an indictment in the
second and only other case to
come before this body of grand
jurors.
The jury returned a true bill
against F. M. Brown, manager
of the Noble County Reporting
service, with headquarters on
North street. Brown has been
held in the Noble county Jail for
the past week awaiting action
by the jury.
Brown was charged with issu-
ing a fraudulent check on the
First National bank in Caldwell
knowing that he had insufficient
funds and no credit with the
bank. 1t is said that he owes sew
eral business firms in Caldwell
and they are holding bad checks,
returned for insufficient funds
Brown is still being held in
Jail, until the petit jury is called
or he appears before Judge L. B,
Frazier to enter a plea of guilty
or not guilty to the indictment.
Eight witnesses were examined
in the two cases. Three jurors
were excused because of pre-
vious commitments and were re-
placed by Eta Yontz, Jesse
Finley and Erma Webb.
At the close of the court ses-
sion the jurors toured the county
Jail and made several recon-
mendations. They felt there was
an urgent need for six cots with
bedding and found that the
plumbing was unsatisfactory.
The members also recommended
repair to the Jail, especially as
to the need of new plaster and
paint.
The following jurors reported
Monday with Forest Archer
serving as foreman: Eli Rogers,
Emmett Way, Raymond Craft,
Samuel Curtis, Clarence Hutch
ins, Kenneth Cutler, Charles
Beymer, Forrest Danford, Harry
Thompson. j. A. Hively. Ralph
Danford, Eta Yontz, Jessie Fin
ley and Erma Webb.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
ATTEND FESTIVAL

Attorney and Mrs. G. A. Young
spent Thursday and Friday in
Winchester, Va, where they at
tended the annual national apple
blossom festival and met their
son, Cadet John T. Young, who
came there from Blacksburg, Va.
where he is attending v. P. I.
Cadet Young is a member of the
v. P. I. band which escorted the
Shenandoah queen and won first
place in the festival parade. Forty
other military and municipal
marching bands participated.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
Coach Homer Pyle
Speaks To Group

The regular monthly meeting
of the Noble County Ministerial
Association was held Monday al
the Free Methodist church, Cald-
we'll. Rev. L. c. Waters led the
devotional period. The meeting
was opened by the president,
Rev. Walter H. Brown.
The guest speaker was Coach
Homer Pyle of the local school.
Coach Pyle presented before
the association the need of a
playground and directed play for
the children of Caldwell during
the summer vacation. His talk
was favorably accepted by the
group.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05

/. Why the coal lands in Noble
county, now being stripped of
their coal, were not being taxed?
2. Why the re-appraisal of real
estate property in Noble county
has not been started?
8. Why the collection of delin-
quent taxes in Noble county was
not being made and hadn't been
for several years?
State Tax Commissioners Ferd
Becker, of Columbus, was con-
tacted by telephone last Monday
and he agreed to meet with the
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05

1t will be remembered that
on the previous Tuesday
night, thieves broke into the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
M. Moore, 1885 Belford street,
but got only SO cents and checks
amounting to $276. This robbery
is still under investigation.
Manager Moore said that the
robber gained access to the feed
store in an unique manner.
Wednesday morning, Man
ager Moore reported follow
ing an inventory of the store
to determine any missing
merchandise, only two cres-
ent wrenches were believed
to have been taken by the
thieves.
There is bag elevator located
in the rear of the store of the
conveyor belt type. The thief
craWled about 20 feet up this
conveyor and then pried off five
boards from a sliding door to get
into the main store
Manager Moore made thor
ough investigation Monday morn,
ing but could not find anything
missing. The money or receipts
for the weekend had been put il
the company safe and this ap,
parently had not been touched
The only clues were small
pieces of chewing tobacco founc
on the conveyor, which had slip.
ped from his pocket, when The
robber laboriously worked hi!
way up the shaft.
The Moore robbery occurred
sometime Tuesday night, Wher
Mr.. and Mrse Moore were at
tending a birthday party at the
home of their son, Paul Moore
and wife, Cumberland street.
The screen door was jammec
open by a screw driver, late
found in a briar patch in the
rear of the Moore home Mrs
Moore said that the inside dool
was not locked.
The robber or robbers took 9{
cents in change from a purse o:
Mrs. Moore and checks in the
amount of $276 from a wallet be.
longing to William Moore.
Prior to their leaving home
Mrs. Moore had taken five dol
lar bill from her purse and Mr.
Moore had taken $26500 in cash
from his wallet.
Mr.. Moore is agent for the
Standard Oil bulk station II
Caldwell and the money repre-
sented his receipts for the day
A fingerprint expert tool
some excellent prints, according
to Mrs. Moore but there have
been no arrests as yet
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
INTO NEW HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Rex and
family are moving this week to
the former Minerva Fogle pro-
perty on Bridge street, recently
purchased by Harry Haines, Mas
sillon. The Rex family formerly
resided in the apartment on
North street, now owned by
Auditor Jack Wilson. An extern
sive remodeling Of this apartment
is planned.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05

commissioner and representa-
tives of the farmers organiza-
ton to determine the above three
issues and to lay the ground
floor for their immediate en-
forcement.
1t is not expected that farmers
in general will attend this meet
ing but rather be represented by
several individuals, previously
designated by the various groups
who are interested in seeing
that some action is taken.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Clyde Parks and infant
daughter, Mrs. George Bliss and
infant daughter, and Mrs. Don
aid Johnson and infant son have
been removed from the Thomp-
son and Marietta Memorial hos
pitfalls to their homes. All the
trips were made in the Murphy
ambulance.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
PURCHASE TRACTOR -

A Case tractor equipped with
a five foot cutter bar for moving
roadsides was purchased Monday
by the Noble county commission
ers. The purchase was made
from the Major Equipment Com
pany of Cambridge, through Fred
Stiles, local agent. The new ma
chine will cost the county $1658
and delivery will be made i'm
4diately.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
IN HAYES APARTMENT

Miss Bertella Ross moved on
Monday to the Eleanor Hayes
apartment, Main street. Miss
Ross, an office employee Of the
Ohio Associated Telephone Co.,
vacated rooms~in the Mrs. Ger
trude Wehr home, Cumberland
street, where she has resided for
the past several years.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05

These pictures show the Penn
sylvania railroad erecting a new
bridge near the Standard Oil
bulk station, Saturday. The new
steel bases are shown as they
were moved into place prior to
letting them down into position.
Construction of two other similar
bridges over the Pennsylvania
railroad in the Florence commun-
ity will result in a fifty percent
greater load capacity and in
crease the shipment of strip mine
coal from this area to markets.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
DIVORCE FILED

DIVORCE FILED
Josie Leach filed an action for
divorce against her husband,
Arch Leach, Monday, charging
the latter with extreme cruelty.
The couple was married Novem-
ber 18, 1914 and have no children.
The plaintiff asks that the court
award her permanent alimony.
Attorney L. c. Young is handling
the case for the plaintiff.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
COUNCIL INSPECTED

Annual inspection of Caldwell
council No. 121, R. S. NJ, was
held Tuesday night with Charles
Lucas of GAINESVILLE, the inspect
ing officer. A dinner was held at
the First Presbyterian church in
Caldwell, prior to the inspection.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
FIRE AT COZIER

The Caldwell fire department
was called to Cozier Container
Corp, Thursday afternoon, when
blaze was discovered by Fore
man Bates in the saw dust bin.
The blaze was quickly extin-
guished by the plant workers be-
fore the fire department arrived.
A chemical was then used to pre-
vent another outbreak.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05

SPECIAL PRICES on all Chill
dren's Spring Coats. Sizes A to
IL in full length, to IA in
ShOrties, 8 to 16 i'm Juniors full
Nength, swing back. GRAY'S,
Caldwell, Ohio.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
Pennsylvania R. R. Building BRIDGES
New Construction Necessary To
Permit Heavier Coal Shipment

construction project which involves several thousand
dollars got under last week Noble county, with the
Vogt and Conant Structural Steel Erector of Cleveland
in charge.
The construction work has been planned by the Penn
syvania Railroad Co., with headquarters Cleveland and
will result in the building of two steel bridges rail
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
State Tax Commissioner Ferd Becker
Will Meet With Farmers In County

An meeting" of Noble county taxpayers will be held
and Tax Commissioner Ferd
Becker Columbus Monday May l6 according to plans made last
Monday when regular meeting of the commissioners held
The meeting resulted when representatives of the Noble
organizations met with the
o find three
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
Noble Couniians Are Observing Rural
Mailbox Improvement Week. May IL

In observance of rural maibox improvement week.
veteran mail Steve Parrish of Sharon shown here
delivering the morning mail to Mrs. Lee Parrish, east of
Caldwe of the rural boxholders who depend
of only IS macarrers Noble county,
Through adverse weather conditions rain shine the
rural macarrer his route and this week the rural
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05

NEW SHIPMENT large size
skirts, sizes 81 to 38. CrepeS
and gabardineS in assorted COL
0rs. Gray's Store, Caldwell, O.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
UNDERGOES OPERATION

Howard (Stub) Tarleton un-
derwent a major operation the
past week at the Veterans hospi-
tai in Aspinwall, Pa. He is i'm
proving rapidly, according to
word received here by relatives.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
TO MACKSBURG

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Kraps
and = family moved Tuesday
morning from the Heddleson
apartments on Walnut street, to
Macksburg route !, where they
will make their future home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
PROPERTY VACATED

Mrs. Merle Feldner moved the
past week from the Adda Dut-
ton property on Walnut street to
the Sam King addition to Cald-
we'll, where she will reside.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
REMOVED HOME

Mrs. Paul Yonker and infant
son were removed from Marietta
Memorial hospital to her home in
Belle Valley on Saturday, in the
McVay- Shilling ambulance.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
Sunshine Feed Store Is
Broken Into Last Sunday
Manager Virgil Moore Says That
No Money Was Taken In Attempt

Another robbery, with loot taken was reported In
CALDWELL Monday morning when Virgil Moore manager OF
Feed Cumberland street. discovered
that thieves had broken into his place of business either on
Saturday Sunday night.
Manager Moore believed that the robbery occurred
C,pIa 1,riobt
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-05
TO HOSPITAL

Mrs. Sarah Bickerton of South
Olive was removed Monday night
in the Murphy ambulance to st.
Francis hospital for observation
and treatment.