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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
EARLY CANALS
AND ROADS

One county in Ohio, Wayne,
whose county seat is Wooster, once
included within its borders all of
northwestern Ohio, northern Indi-
ana and Illinois, the eastern. por-
tion of Wisconsin and all of the
state of Michigan. This was back
in 1896 when General st. Clair,
governor of the Northwest Terri
tory, established this third county
in Ohio.
The Delaware and Mingo Indian
tribes had many trails through the
dense forests in this section of
Ohio at that date. But it was not
until 1911 that the first road was
cut through the woods from Woos-
ter to Lake Erie at what is now
the location of Lorain. Only one
settler lived on this road route at
that date. By 1920 the main north
and south road of the pioneers ran
from Cleveland through Wooster,
Coshocton and GAINESVILLE to Mari
eta.
John Chapman, better known to
history and to the pioneers of the
early 1800's as Johnny Appleseed,
planted many of his small nur-
series throughout this north CEN
trail portion of Ohio and from
these nurseries. sold the small ap-
pie trees that planted the orchards
OF the settlers. In Ashland and in
Mansfield are monuments to john
ny AppleSeed. Mansfield is par
ticularly indebted to this strange
wanderer Of the forests who was
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18

vacancy created by the death of
E. w. Humphrey, Beverly.
The Grange Mutual Casualty
Co. was founded March 25, 1885.
The company writes automobile,
liability and property damage,
auto collision, general liability,
farm and residence liability, per-
sonal accident and disqualification
insurance.
Mr.. Crum is we'll qualified for
the new position having many
years of experience in all lines
of grange insurance. He is also
local agent for Sandy & Beaver
Valley Farmer Mutual Insurance
Co., of Lisbon, and the Farmels
& Traders Life Insurance Co., of
Syracuse, N. Y.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
Two Injured In
Motorcycle Crash

Two men riding a motorcycle
fitted for solo riding, landed in
Swan hospital, Cambridge, Satur-
day night, and one has been
charged with ''overloading the
cycle" according to state patrol.
James Munely, 81, Cumberland
route 3, was taken into custody.
He sustained a fractured wrist
and leg injuries. Wayne Lucas,
IS, Pleasant City route, the pas
senger, sustained a fractured
shoulder with arm and body
bruises.
The accident occurred on U. S.
Route 81, near Byesville. The
motorcycle skidded on a curve
and went into ditch.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18

Mercer, South GAINESVILLE; two
brothers, James, of Caldwell, and
Richard, of Belle Valley; three
sisters, Mrs. Winnie johnson and
Mrs. Johanna Spear, of Cald-
well; and Mrs. Martha Coyle, of
El Paso, Ill; two great grand
children; two grandchildren and
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary
Wheatley, of the home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
Martha Warblinton

Word has been received here
of the death of Mrs. Martha War
blinton, of Sacramento, Calf.
Death occurred on July Is at the
age of so. She was the last mem
Der of family of ten children.
The following nephews and
niece survive: w. A. Bond, OF
Pleasant City; Martin Bond and
Carl Bond, of Cambridge; Henry
Bond, of Lakemore; Charley
Bond, of Caldwell route 6, and
Erma Badnell, of Pleasant City.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
PLANNING MEETING

A All camp planning meeting
was held at the county extension
office Monday evening, Aug. IS
Representatives from Monroe
county were present at the meet
ing where plans for All camp
which opens August Fl were for
mulated.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18

Burial was made in, the church
cemetery with the McVay-Shill-
ing funeral home in charge of
arrangements.
Mr.. Smith died at loo p. M,
Friday, at his farm home, near
Crooked Tree. He had been con-
fined to his bed for some time.
He was a son of the late John
and Mary Pierce Smith and spent
all his life in Jackson township.
Surviving are his wife, Ida Ogle
Smith; two sons, John of Dexter
City, and Walter of Dexter City
route l; two daughters, Miss Ed
ma, of the home, and Mrs. Albert
Way, of near Coal Run route.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
Secrest Headlines

Continued from page one)
was carried through as scheduled
with bright, sunny day prevail
ing.
The complete text of Congress
man Secrests address is as fol-
lows:
IN 1912 when Columbus came
to America, eight-fourteenths of
our whole land, or considerably
more than half, was covered with
virgin forests. The soil under
these trees was perfectly pre-
served. Today only half of our
forest lands remain. Five-four-
teenth of our land was covered
with abundant grass and other
vegetation, wholly protecting the
soil beneath. The other one-four-
teenth was desert and mountain
Gus waste.
THE soil erosion specialists tell
us that the dust storm of May IL,
1884 swept 800, ZOO, 1000 tons of
fertile topsoil off the great wheat
plains, enough to spread a layer
of soil eight inches deep over
every foot of Noble county, in
which | live.
Every year wind and water
erosion remove beyond use 3,000,-
900, 900 tons of soil worth not less
than S400 100000. The most con-
servative estimates show that at
least $4,000, 100000 worth of soil
has forever gone since the first
farmer began cultivation in
America. Erosion has already de-
stroyed for profitable farming
100, 900, 900 acres which were once
fertile-an area almost four times
as large as the whole state of
Ohio. Another 125,000. 900 acres
are seriously damaged. One hum
dred million acres more are
threatened with damage. Our
problem is magnified by the fact
that these acres belong to the
best farm lands of the United
States.
MY district contains approx
imately l,960,000 acres. One inch
of topsoil on an acre of ground
weighs about 143 tons. From
much of my six counties at least
six inches of topsoil has been
completely washed away since
the forests were first removed
from the hills. No one can dis
pute the fact that an average OF
two inches of topsoil is gone
from the entire district, and
studies of the soil conservation
show that the loss far exceeds
this figure.
"A loss of two inches of soil
means that 566,000,000 tons of
good rich earth have been lost
forever to my people. Scrape the
remaining soil from 653,000 acres
and this 566,000,000 tons would
cover them again with six inches
of rich earth. From this acreage,
composed entirely of soil washed
from my district alone, could be
grown enough corn to bring
$50,000,000 at present market
prices.
"In an acre of original Mus
kingum topsoil there, was about
5000 pounds of nitrogen. Thus,
at IL cents per pound, $2l, ,549,-
900 worth of nitrates have been
washed from the farms of my
district.
IN an acre of original Mus
kingum topsoil there was about
800 pounds of phosphorus. The
value of the phosphates that have
been lost exceeds $3,066, 1000.
''The loss in potash amounts to
$100,086,000. These losses are
from erosion alone and do not
calculate the loss in the remain
ing soil caused by constant re-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
Elmer T.. Smith

Funeral services for Elmer E.
Smith, 80, retired Jackson town
ship farmer, were held at 200
p. M, Sunday, in the Mary Reed
Memorial Methodist church with
Rev. Walter Brown officiating.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
S the sole survivor.

is the sole survivor.
Mr.. Andersen is the youngest
and last descendant of the Ander-
senn-Curtis family, Danish-Medi-
terranean pioneers for whom
Curtis Ridge was named.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
HOMECOMING HELD

The Homecoming held last
Sunday at Bells church was at
tended by approximately $50
persons. Rev. o. o. Wilson, Cald-
well, was the guest speaker in
the morning and DR.. H. w. Pet
erson, of Cambridge, gave the
message in the afternoon.
A number of selections was
given by the Youth Choir of the
church and by out-of-town
guests.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
139 Candidates

Continued from page one)
elected)-Frank w. Burlingame,
L. E. Hedge. William B. Schott.
Beaver 1.-TWO to be elected
Fred Deal, Ansel Pfeffer.
Brookfield (three to be elected)
Doyle Teters, E. E. Ziler, Don
Leonard.
Buffalo (three to be elected
Verna L. Davis, haywood La
Toilette.
Center 1.-TWO to be elected)-
Ford Archer, John Carter.
Elk (three to be elected)-
Clarence c. Bonar, Howard Ull-
man, William Unger, Archie Van
Fossen, Harry o. Smithberger.
Fulda (three to be elected)-
Linus Crock, Gilbert Kress.
Jackson (three to be elected)-
none filed.
Dexter City (tWo to be elected)
Lewis Long, Chester Batten.
Mid die burg (three to be
elected)-none filed.
Summe erfi ED (three to be
elected )-Harold Mallett, Harry
Moore, Otto B. Carpenter, H. w.
Palmer, Ward O. Wilson.
Belle Valley 1.-TWO to be
elected)-Donald Harbaugh, A.
c. Still.
Caldwell (three to be elected)
Charles L. Dyer, Wesley B.
Marshall.
Seneca (three to be elected)-
Clarence Moore, Irwin Graham,
Okey Hague.
Sharon (three to be elected)-
none filed.
Stock (three to be elected)-
none filed.
Wayne (three to be elected)-
none filed.
VILLAGE OFFICIALS
Batesville-none filed.
SarahsVille-none filed.
Dexter City P. R. Blake,
mayor; Ila Clymer, clerk; Joseph
inc Blake, treasurer. George
Moseley, w. T. Warren, Guy
Young, Harry Hutcheson, Albert
Hayes, Charles Wickens, Carl
Sullivan and Frank Travis, coun-
Gil.
Summerfield - Dean Oliver,
mayor. No other petitions filed
Belle Valley-Orville S. Shafer
and Joe Macenko, Jr., mayor;
Hazel Starr, clerk; Cora Barn
house, treasurer; Bernard Carnes,
Carlos Brown, Sherman Shafer,
Richard Barnett, John Sklenar,
Sr., and Leo ]. Mazgay, council,
Caldwell-S. M. Secrest and NJ
c. Johns, mayor; Violet L. Nor
gareidge, clerk; Paul G. Nc
Glashan, treasurer; Homer John
son, Donald Nichols, Jesse o. Nc
Donald, Edward f. Ullmah, w. E.
Radcliffe, J. w. Evilsizer, Dean A.
Reed, Enail E. Barnett, Dwight F
| Wiley, council.
Caldwell board of public af-
fairs-R. D. Buckley, Charles o.
Lorenz, c. A. Rogers, Harry G
Richcreek, A. R. Boyer, Gerald
Miller.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18

Photo DeveIoping-G GilIespie's
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15
ROSS SAYS NEWSREEL
PHOTOS OF PRESIDENT
WILL BE DEVELOPED

Films which were seized yes
tcrday afternoon by Charles
Ross. press secretary of President
Truman, have been sent to Wash
ington and will be developed,
Ross said today.
Ross confiscated the films from
ncwsreelmen VINO made them
from a Navy blimp because they
were made of the President in
swimming and WERE an ''unwar-
ranted intrusion" upon MIR. Tru-
mans privacy.
1.-THE films will be developed
by the Navy Department al
Washington" said Ross today.
The ncWSreei men did not de-
stroy them as reported earlier
today. | still stand on the fact
that the decision TO seize them
was mine and that l assume full
responsibility for it,"
Ross saw the photographers,
all of whom arc regularly as
signed TO the White House in
Washington, making pictures Of
the beach. He ordered the blimp
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15
BUTLER NAMED
CITY DIR ECTOR
Ser VICE DEPT
Rosa,', Resigns As
assessor; England
To Succeed Hin.

: City Manager Ralph D, Spald-
ing yesterday afternoon announc-
ed three important changes in
the administrative personnel OF
the Municipal Government.
These changes were:
Announcement that the city
manager had appointed Roy F.
Butler, whose appointment as
building Inspector was recently
stopped by the Civil Service
Board, as Director of Public
Service to succeed Robert Dopp,
who resigned several months ago.
Merville Rosam, II, has resign
ed as City Tax Assessor and City
License Inspector, to take effect
today, SO that Rosam may assume
the position of auditor of the
City Electric System.
Announcement by the City
Manager that he appointed How
ard England, "a, son of John
England, county registration
supervisor, as City Tax Assessor
and City License Inspector, to
succeed Rosam.
The manager said today that
Buffers appointment was CT
fective Wednesday. He said he
had no comment to make on
when he would fill the position
of building inspector, but that
Butler would temporarily, at
Continued On Page Six
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15
School Experts To
Report On MOnrOe'S
Schools Tomorrow
Report Is Expected
TOUnbl0ck about
$4,000 Annually

a committee o. seven experts
iFoin ihc State Department OF
haAlcailnn which Is making a
Study ug sfhouis in Monroe coun-
~ Will make q partial report NJ
d m losnoFrow "a the Harris
hfliisl hornoe O'Bryant, super
inieu,lcnl ~ public instruction
SAID tHiay
Fhp committee Is expected 10
lepuli thcir findings as % wheth-
rf nrW schools or additions TO
sghusiis afe neccssary In Monroe
CDunty
Their report Is expected TO
uuhlock ahout $40. 900 q year for
rapiiai outlay and debt service
in ihe county" said O'Bryant.
Atnuul t17 600 would come from
ilic siair and approximately Si3.-
ullN ifnm the county.
When wc know the result Of
thr committees report, we can
49, ahrad and plan new buildings
m additions o. old ones"
The members 81 the School
tlard and the school Trustees
Nill attend tomorrow nights
nFriinG. and the general public
b. invitcd D. attend.
Coming down % Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15
Wabash RR
Shuts Down As
WOrkmen Strike
tH, The AS~or,a1rd Press.

ST. LOUIS, March l5-Thc
Wabash Railroad discontinued
operation today because of O
strike Of its workmen,
Union leaders explained tina
the strike did not result from .
demand for higher wages but
because of operating conditions
which the company had refused
TO remedy.
Federal Brotherhood of Work
crS stated that it had been tryin.
for a long time, in discussion
with company representatives. t.
have shorter hours provided fro
workmen, as well as several other
matters governing their employ
ment. but that the company had
not agreed to the proposals and
the strike was called,
The Wabash operates 21.500
niles of railroad, with main of
fees in this city
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15
Examinations
For Scholarships
ToBeHeldAprilll

The examinations for the schol-
arship3, provided for by the leg
islGture will be held on April IL.
Those for white students will be
given at the County Courthouse,
the ones for Negro students will
be given at the Douglas High
School.
To be eligible for one of these
scholarships student must be a
graduate of high school and have
filed an application with all re-
quired supporting data with the
examiner at the time of the ex-
animation.
Applications may be obtained
from the office of the Superin-
tendent of Public instruction.
This year the following vacancies
occur for residents of . Monroe
County.
$4,000 Senatorial Scholar
ship for Freshman boy.
$4,000 House Scholarship
for Freshman boy.
$4,000 House Scholarship
for Freshman girl.
These scholarships may be re-
newed each year, without exam
lnation so long as the student is
in college.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15
Cold Air From
Canada Nips
Some States
tspeeias 10 .r,ne Citixeal

BOSTON, March l5.--A con-
tinuing blast of cold, Canadian
air, moving southeastWard into
the north central and northeast
ern sections of the country
brought below normal tenlpera-
lures from Montana and Wyom-
ing eastward to the eastern Great
Lakes region and some extreme
ly low temperatures in portions
OF the northern and central Great
Plains. The large system of high
pressure that has been RESPONSE
bic for this cold influx was cen
tered this morning in eastern
Kansas moving scutheastward.
The low temperature equalied the
March record at st. Joseph, Mo-,
with temperature OF. 10 degrees.
This high pressure has been,fol-
lowing small disturbance that
has been advancing eastward
thru the Gulf States during the
pastrtwo days. This storm brought
heavy rains and considerable
thunderstorm activity along and
near the, Gulf coast. It began to
move more toward, the east
northeast last night and its cen
ter was short distance off the
coast of North Carolina this
morning moving steadily farther
out to sea.
Considerable cloudiness has
overspread the eastern seaboard
since yesterday ahead of the adj
vancing colder air. Light snow
has been reported in northern
Maine and in extreme aorthern
New Hampshire and veff7s5ssi
and flurries of snow persist over
much of the eastern Great Lakes
region and along the higher
ridges of the Appalachians south
ward to West Virginia. Light
SHOWS are also occurring along
the southern boundary of the
cold air in the Plains States of
Kansas and Missouri and in the
lower Ohio Valley.
Freezing temperatures la st
night extended southwark to a
line beginning in southern New
England and drawn southwest
ward thur extreme southeastern
Pennsylvania, western Virginia
thence into Tennessee. central
Arkansas, southern. Oklahoma,
across Texas panhandle and into
southern New Mexico. Some of
the lowest temperatures reported
last light were IA degrees below
zero at Valentine. Nebraska, and
International Falls, Mimi, and
Kansas City, II degrees above.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15

yesterday, the committee visited
schools at Islamorada. Tavernier
and Marathon, and then inspect
ed Poinciana, Harris and St. Car
los Schools. Today they will hold
a conference after inspecting
High School, Division street and
Douglass School.
To night the members of the
committee and the School Board
and others will have dinner at
the A. & b. Lobster House.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15

held aloft until hr Csnild nak
the trip To Boca chica Fnia
Ross then held q pres csinfff
ence at the Naval Siaiiun. ca
planned why hc had taken hs. af
ton. Ross said his firt thsalahg
was 10 prevent publicafian uf fhs
President at the boaeh. asldlna
he did not know tfH phHis-
graphers had also taksa useiuffs
from the bliBp q ths little
White House.
Declaring the hlimu flos lssr
over the beach four umet hu
said he had acted ia ianaig
manner with the phoions sphefs
and they readily gave him tbr
negatives Of the pieiurta thry
had taken.
Ross added that thc President
knew practically nothing abuut
the matter" az the time. but SOS
advised of u later.
II was known that TIE perm
sion for the photog raphrrs and
newsmen 10 60 in blimpa. suiuia-
rineS and dcstfoycfs Whiie ihfF
were here was matter 20 Natsl
courtesy" grant, d by the Gih ~
val District and hacked hv itraI
Admiral Robert Dcnhison. naval
aide 10 the President. snd bs pI-
ficials Of Key West Naval Bssr
Ross said no reprimand AS 60
be given 10 anyone fof the pio
lures that were taken by th~
ncwsTeel men.
Byron II. Rollins. of thr A.l-
ciated Press; Thomas Cayans.
Paramount News: Ju~rrh VuI
dala, NBC Television. Alf'r-0 a
Muto. international News Photo.
and Milton Frier Of Acme NeW-
pictures, were the ncWsrCtl mrn
who made the picture.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15
RUSSIA HAS MORE PLANES. THAN
UNITED STATES, SAYS WILLIAM
JORDAN OF CURTIS WRIGHT
Declares Sovicis Have
Planes That Can Soar
To Greater Heights
Than u. S. Aircraft

WASHINGTON, March IS
William Jordan, head of The
Curtis Wright Composition. sssid
today that Russia is producing
more and better planes than are
being turned out in the United
States.
He declared that, so far as he
had been able to determine, Rus
STA has 20 thousand war planes,
and that, ehould American fly
erS, in the event of war between
Russia and the Western Bloc of
nations, attempt to drop atom
bombs on Russia. they would
have to penetrate vast hordeS Of
Russian planes. .
Jordan said that the people of
the United States have been led
to believe that they have planes
that can go higher than any 9TH
ers in the world, but added that
some Russian planes can ascend
to greater heights than any planes
IN this country.
He explained that the Kremlin
is concentrating on the produc-
ton of planes, while the govern
ment of the United States is di-
viding its efforts among various
types of weapons of war. What
this country should do, he as
serted, is to produce more and
better planes, and should contin-
ue their production as long as
Continued On Page Six
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15
MIAMIAN WOULD LEASE
STOCK ISLAND LAND
FOR DOG RACE TRACK

the Hyman interests in the estab-
lishmcnt of such a. race track
here. r..
This morning, Carbonell said, {,
well known Miami man came in
to see him and offered to finance
the construction of a dog racing
track on Stock Island, providing
the city would lease the property,
now held by Hymna. to him.
This man is proprietor of d
restaurant business in Miami and
we'll able to back his statements
as to financing to me-" said Car
bonell.
Carbonell added that he was
trying to get in touch with Mayor
A. Maitland Adams to see if a
city commission meeting could
not be called shortly to consider
the new proposition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15
Gold War" Must End Or
Real War Will Ensue, So
States UN Secretary Lie
Makes Remarks To
students In Maine:
IN Pro, idcs Place For
Diplomats To Speak
tny rRs A-serinted PressI

BANGOR. Maine. March Is
Tpgvc Lie, secretary general of
thc United Nations, during the
course of an address today at the
University 81 Maine. said that the
cold war" between Russia and
thC Western Powers cans 60 on
forever and must stop. sooner or
later ca end in war
llC admitted that the United
Nation, ls not strong enough to
prevent war but added that it
provides e place where diplomats
can extend themselves in debate
lnI thereby prolong the coming
of war or possibly, put an nd
o. thr desire Of any nation 10 so
Co. WJi
Lip asserted that as long as a
place is provided for the repre-
Continued On Page SIKH
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15

Niif Commission today Is scri-
Hu.lf considering the leasing
Hi tnt utys property on Stock
island ior dog racing purposes,
arrurding o. City Commissioner
isalis Carbuncll
lbuui TAU years ago the voters
ul tht gty approved OF the lcas-
ma Vt thc Stock Island property
ui sam iiyman and his Associ-
aiea iur the purpose of establish
inc q dog racing track ON the site.
since then. according TO Car
blnCii nothing has been done by
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15

Charles Ross, press secretary 10
the President said this morning
he did not know how long Cen
eral Marshall and Pawley would
remain here. sac
I think they are flying back
I, to Miami late this afternoon"
said Ross. There is nothing sig
] nificant about the visit of either
man. They were mentioning in
Miami and simply came down 10
pay a social call upon the Pres
ident." -.
!. Before breakfast this morning.
Just about 1880 O'clock, the Pres
ident and Chief Justice Fred Vim
son Of the United States Supreme
Court, enjoyed about a half
hours stroll around the grounds
OF the Naval Station, Ross said.
Then the President came. in AT
o a. m. and ate breakfast. He had
orange juice and buttcred toast,
as usual
Vihson, IL was announced, will
leave here tomorrow for Wash
ington, where some court mat
/ ters call for his attentlon. Russ
said he knew OF no possibility
that Chief Justice Vinson was
being groomed for important new
| duties. The chief Justice and the
President have been very close
here for the last several days.
. Major General Harry n.
Vaughan, military aide to the
President, flew from Boca Chica
Field yesterday and arrived in
st. Louis last night when he mo-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-15
Extends One Day
Time OF Taking
Auto Stickers

Inpection of motor vehicles by
the city for new stickers has been
extended until tomorrow, Chief
OF Police Joseph Kemp said to-
day.
1t rained this morning, the
final day for taking out the new
stickers, so il was decided to ex-
tend the time for one day." said
Kemp. Motorists who appear
here tomorrow still may be issued
the stickers at $l.50 each, in
stead of $3.50"