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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
County Employees
Seek Increase LIN
Hourly Wage Rate
More Stag Was
Purchased For
Use This Year

A request by county highway
employees for a wage increase
was by-passed by the county
commissioners on Monday. 1t
was learned today that the COM
missioners failed to act on the
demands of employees, stating
that increases in salary of the
regulation of working hours was
out Of their jurisdiction.
In a petition turned over to
the commissioners at the regular
meeting, "a signatures were re-
corded on the request. The coun-
ty highway department is now
employing as persons.
When the 1850 budget was set
up, $4,000 was appropriated for
labor costs during the year. Last
months payroll for the depart
ment was slightly more than
1882.
The present wage scale of the
department starts at 70 cents for
common labor with the highest
hourly rate of 80 cents being re-
ceived by the department super
intendent. Skilled labor is paid
80 cents an hour as are garage
superintendent. Carpenters and
foremen draw IS cents and are
the second highest paid work
men at the highway garage.
Truck drivers are receiving rs
cents and grader operators get
80 cents and hour.
In asking for the raise, en-
ployeeS pointed TO the increased
cost of living and the low value
of the dollar. The group also
claimed that the hourly wage
rate III Reighboring counties was
much higher than that paid here
In a move to get $50 miles Of
highway four improved, the
county commissioners entered
into an agreement with TIE
state highway department. I'm.
der the terms of the agreement
the county will pay the cost o.
securing rights of way and do al
preliminary engineering. Al
other costs will be paid for BY
the state. The road to be i'm,
proved is located between thu
junction of county highway foul
and six and the junction of coun,
ty highway four where it join:
State Route lac.
A purchase order for 10000
tons of Stag was issued with the
material being purchased from
the Standard Stag Co. of Youngs
town. The Stag will cost tn,
county $3.50 per ton with freigh
costs estimated at SLIT per ton
The aggregate will be paid for a
it is delivered via the Pennsyl
vania railroad.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11

the mathematics department
Of the Caldwell high school.
Supt. Cannavan comes to
highly recommended,
having been connected with the
schools for the past nine
years. He was affiliated with the
Seneca county school system.
Supt. Cannavan received his
masters degree from Ohio State
University. He is married and
they have one daughter.
The new coach will graduate
from Marietta College this COM
ing June. He is a native of
Washington, Pa, where he had
played four years of high school
football and basketball. He also
played four years of college
football, coached a Y. NJ. c. A.
team in basketball, and played
independent basketball.
HamilI is also a married man.
He will fill the vacancy created
by the resignation of Homer l..
Pyle.
Both Supt. Cannavan and
Hamill were given one year
contracts by the board of edu-
cation.
The local board also accepted
the resignation of Richard Hill
goSs, who will return to the Ak
ron schools the coming year, He
is a native of that city.
The duties of Hilligoss will be
assumed by Dwain D. Dyer, as
head of the mathematics depart.
ment.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11

or James Carter, who won
firsts or a superior rating in
cluded:
Carol Uhl, sixth grade, Belle
Valley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Uhl. She sang the
alto solo, "Old Refrain, by
KreiSler.
Earl Lee Moore, seventh
grade, Dexter City, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. H. M. Moore. He sang
the baritone solo, "On the
Road to Mandalay", by Speaks.
Karen Colley, sixth grade,
Belle Valley, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Colley. She
sang the soprano solo, Il
Walked Today Where Jesus
Walked, by O'Hara.
Norma Jean Adds, seventh
grade, Dexter City, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Adds.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
Noble County
Retail Sales
Hit New High
Aggregate S..
Million, According
To 194S Census

Retail, wholesale and service
establishments located in Cald-
we'll and Noble county, showed
a substantial expansion in dollar
volume of trade from 1889 to
1948, according to preliminary
figures from the l948 census of
business, released today by the
Bureau of the Census, U. S. De-
partment Of Commerce,
Retail sales in the county dur
ing l948 aggregated $5.1 million
an increase of 1853 percent over
the $1.9 million in 1889, when
the preceding census of business
was taken.
Wholesale sales in the county
1948 as compared with $0.7 mil
lion in 1899. The service trades
included in the census of bus
mess recorded receipts totaling
$165, 900 in l948 compared with
$62, 900 in 1889.
Employment in Noble county
| also rose over the 9-year period
between 1889 and l948 for the
above trades. Establishments in
these trades reported a COM
bined total of 283 paid en-
ployees for the workweek ended
nearest Nov. Is, 1948. This COM
pared with a total of 1877 en-
ployees reported for the week
of Nov. Is, 1899.
These preliminary figures
have been derived from a cen
sus report on Noble county. Fin
al figures, ~superseding the pre-,
Iiminary data for the county
Twill be included in a bulletin
for the state of Ohio to be is,
sued in several months. Similar
data will also>be made available
this year in preliminary and
final form for each of the coun.
ties and states.
A single copy of the prelimin'
airy release for Noble county a!
we'll as an order blank for Other
area releases may be obtained
by writing to the Bureau of the
Census, Washington 25, D. c.
According to the census table
there are las retail trade estab'
lishments here in the county, in
Guiding 35 food groups, Is eat
ing and drinking places, l6 gas
oline service stations and rs
other retail stores.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
New Funeral Home
To Be Constructed

The excavating work for the
new McVay funeral home got
under way Thursday morning
with the work being done by
Plat Brothers, Woodsfield con-
tractors. The new residence and
funeral home is located at the
corner of East and North streets,
just one block off the public
square.
The contract for the new
building was let last week with
Albert Schoeppner, we'll known
local contractor, being the sue
cessful bidder.
The brick veneer structure
will embrace a two story res
idence with an adjoining one
floor plan chapel, funeral home
and garage. Mr.. and Mrs. H. K.
Beardmore, of Colorado Springs,
Colo, are building the new bus
mess edifice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul McVay and
daughter, Linda Sue, will occupy
the residence when it is COM
| pleted next September. Mr.. Nc
Way said today that the McVay-
Shilling funeral home will be
moved to the new location next
fall. The McVay furniture store
will continue in business at its
present location on Main street,
' adjacent to the Standard Oil
, static.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
New Beauiician AT
Hazards SkopEe

Miss Joan Newman, of New
Martinsville, w. Va, has ac-
copied a position as operator at
Ethel Hazards Beauty shop on
North street and assumed her
new duties Monday morning.
Miss Newman is a graduate of
the Riggs-Moore beauty school
in Wheeling, w. Va, and has
had two years actual experience
before coming to Caldwell.
Mrs. Hazard also returned to
her home Sunday evening from
Cleveland where she attended
the National Hairdressers con-
vention at the Hotel Carter.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
Seven Noble County High Schools
To Graduate 103 Seniors In Nav
District F. o. E.
Meeting Is Held

Noble Aerie of Eagles was host
to district No. 4, F. o. E., last
Sunday at the Eagle home near
Caldwell. Glen Clacey, of Mar
ietta, presided.
William G. Watson, past state
president and mayor of Zanes-
vile, was the principal speaker
and he gave an interesting adj
dress on the growth of the Eagle
organization.
Delegates attended from Mel
sonville, McConnelsville, Corn,
ing, GlouSter, Jacksonville anc
Marietta. Refreshments were
served.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
Grand Jury Finds
-Four Secret Bills
Short Session Is
Minus Fireworks

Minus all the fireworks which
were expected this week, the
grand jurors for the May term
of G6mmon pleas court met Mon
day, in7estigated four cases and
returned four eeScret indictments.
All were non-support cases
Judge L. B. Frazier presided
for the Investigation, which was
in charge of Prosecuting Attor-
ney u. H. Buckley.
The grand jurors were not dis
missed Monday by Judge Fraz-
Ter but only recessed and are
subject to call any time during
this term of court.
The judge took this action in
order that the jurors might be
called on a short notice to in
vestigate the slot machine rack
ct in Noble county should the
occasion again arise.
The ministerial association has
dropped their campaign for the
time being but if and when slot
machines again make their APP
pearance, the ministers plan
another attack and the grand
jurors will be recalled.
TaliSmen who were called on
Monday to serve on the grand
jury to replace those who had
been excused included: Ethel
Caldwell, Ethel Moore, Opal
McElfresh, Leila Landaker, Mrs.
j.. w. Robinson and James Pal
mer.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
Caldwell Faces
An Increase In
Local Gas Rates
Increase Will Be
Graduated Over
Ten Year Period

The Caldwell council had an
other gas rate increase tossed in
to their lap at a meeting held on
Wednesday evening at the city
hall. The spectre of a gas in
crease appeared for the first
time in over a year. Last year,
the former village council re-
fused to act on a proposed Ordi-
nance to increase rates.
The Permian Oil & Gas Co.
and the Ohio Fuel Gas Co.
turned identical rate increases
over to the village council at
last nights meeting. Both COM
panieS, serving Caldwell and
surrounding communities, asked
for a ten year contract with the
town. The new ordinance will
replace one which is scheduled
to expire next year.
The council tabled the propos-
al without a formal reading be-
ing made. 1t is expected that a
special meeting will be called for
next week and at this time the
contract will be discussed.
When the village fathers get
around to looking owe the ordi-
nance they will be confronted
with a graduating scale of in
creases covering a period of
ten years. During the first four
years of the contract the rate
would read as follows: 20 cents
per hundred cubic feet for the
first five hundred cubic feet
passing through the meter; six
cents per hundred cubic feet for
the next 4,500 cubic feet, and
five and one-half cents per hun
dred cubic feet for all in excess
of 5000 cubic feet used by the
consumer.
At the end of the first four
years, the rate for the first 500
cubic feet would remain the
same. For the next 1900 cubic
CONTINUED on Page TWo)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
State Specialist Will
Address Local Meeting

Charles H. Reese, state extern
sion specialist in agriculture and
S. E. Bailey, state Bee inspector,
both of Columbus, will be the
principal speakers, Thursday
evening, May IL, when inter-
ested Noble county farmers
meet in the courtroom at Cald-
we'll.
County Agent Floyd Hender-
son said the meeting would be-
gin at 8 o'clock and all farmers
are urged to attend.
The topic of discussion will be
the influence of bees on the pol
lination of farm crops, with ref
erence to their effect on the
price of legume seeds.
The local meeang is an inn
portant one and it is expected
that a large number of farmers
will attend.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
American Legion To
Observe Poppy Day

Final plans have been COM
pleted by the American Legion
Auxiliary for the observance of
Poppy Day in Caldwell on Satur-
day, May q, according to an an
nouncement made today by Mrs.
Ora Berry, president of the Le-
gion Auxiliary.
Mrs. Berry pointed out that
citizens should not confuse this
with the Buddy Poppy" day
which is being observed by the
VFW unit here on Saturday,
May 20.
The 1000 Legion Poppies will
be sold on the streets of Cald.
we'll and all money raised will
60 for the benefit of disabled
veterans.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
Primary Election
Costs Taxpayers
IA Gents Per Vote
Official Count Is
Completed; Taft
Is Head Of Ticket

The primary election in Noble
county cost the taxpayers IA
cents a vote, according to a tab
ulation released today by J..
Kyle Walkenshaw, clerk of the
election board.
The official count revealS that
1884 votes were cast in the May
2 primary at a total cosL II e.
592.96. The largest single item OF
this cost was the labor of judges
and clerks, which is necessary
in any election, regardless of
how large or small.
The official count shows that
2,458 Republican voters partici-
pated in the election and 1,046
Democrats.
Robert A. Taft, unopposed for
Senator on the Republican tick
ct, was high with a total COM
plimentary vote of 1865. Robert
T. Secrest on the Democratic
ticket, also unopposed for repre-
sentative, received the high of
919 votes.
Clerk Walkenshaw said that
the precinct cost was $50 for
, Caldwell and Olive precincts
and $55 or higher for the other
= smaller precincts in the county.
REPUBLICAN
Governor
Don H. Ebright, 1888; Edward
]. Hummel, ITO; James A,
Rhodes, ats, and George v.
Woodling, So.
Lieutenant Governor
Allen N. Corlett, 299; Thomas
w. Maxson, 284; ]. Eugene Rob-
erts, $50, and VIM. r. Van AIKEN.
226. ..
Secretary of State
James j. Barton, 317; Ted w
Brown, 684; Edwin E. Morgan
237, and Lottie M. Randolph
321.
Treasurer of State
Herbert Hoover, 223; Herbert
L. Hoover, 80; Lawrence R
Lyons, 33; Kenneth c. Ray, 1907
Roger w. Tracy, 200; st. Clair K
Archer, Jr., 60, and Harold B
Collier, 33.
Attorney General
c. William O'Neill, 947; Dale
Stump, 344, and Harry T. Mar
shall, 425.
United States Senator
Robert A. Taft, 1865.
Representative to Congress "a
Large)
Richard B. Kay, TIA; S. A
Ringer, 134, and George H. Ben
der, 1923.
Chief Justice of Supreme Court
Francis B. Douglass, 348; Wal
ter B. Wanamaker, 525, and Gin
Continued on page two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
COUNTY Music Students Win High VocalH onors

Alone" by Herbert.
James Tarleton, seventh
grade, Forest Grove, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Tarleton.
He sang the bass solo, Bells
of the Sea" by Solman.
Marilyn Weir, seventh grade,
Symmetrical, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Virgil Watson. She
sang the soprano solo Mighty
Like a Rose" by Nevin.
For his flute solo, Lylan
Garrett, seventh grade, Sum-
merfield, played Autumn
Leaves" by Weber. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Herzle
Garrett.
The winning students, as
we'll as their supervisors, are
to be commended for the many
top honors which music has
brought to the schools of Noble
county.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11

nigh SchoOl. commencement
for Fulda high school was
held on Thursday, April u.
Dexter City has the largest
graduating class this year with
Fl seniors. Sarahsville high
school is a close second with 10
seniors. Belle Valley and Sum-
merfield each have Is students
this year. The smallest of the
regular high schools is Forest
Grove, where there are six grad
yates.
Members of the various grad
uating classes and the dates of
their commandments are as fol-
lows:
Beaver High School
Commencement will be held
Tuesday evening, May %. The
graduates include:
Patricia Ann Arick, Dolores
| Ann Deal, Leola Pauline Grit
I1Er, Lola Pauline Roe, Herbert
Daryl CarpentcE. Emerson Fred
erick Christman, Richard H,
Neuhart, Clarence E. Pfe1ccI
and Warren Curtis Roe.
Belle Valley High School
Commencement will be held
Wednesday evening, May II. Col
Emil Sluga is the speaker. The
graduates include:
Norma May Champlin, Eve
lyn Marie Bryan, Nellie Belle
Bond, Norma Pearl Geary, Mel
lie M. Clark, Virginia Lee Nc
Cune, Donna Maxine Humphrey,
J. Jane Lanier, James r. Buck
ey, Edward H. Schott, Byron F.
Hall. Virgil K. Mitchell, George
| w. Hurst, Howard S. Mitchell
and Don L. Palmer.
Center Local High School
| Commencement will be held
, Thursday evening, May Is. Rev
Virgil Jump, of GAINESVILLE, for
merly of Caldwell, is the
speaker. The graduates include;
Wayne Junior Butler, Marvin
Allen Carpenter, Dorothy Irene
Fish, Thelma Rita Kirkbride
Mary Irene Kirkbride, Robert
Dean Larrick, Myron Dale Mil,
ey, Patsy Allene Miley, Johnny
Vernon Minosky, Iona Gene
We've Rich, Estle Wayne Stotts.
berry, Harold Gene Weston, An
ma Pearl Robinson, Lille Max
Continued on page four)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
WIg
Elm Douglass To-
Head Local Club

Mrs. Ellen Douglas was elected
president of the Caldwell Band
Mothers club att1eir~ regular
meeting held Monday evening in
the high school building.
Mrs. Douglas will succeed Mrs.
Paul McVay, who has served
capably in this capacity for the
past year. In retiring, Mrs. Nc
Way expressed her thanks for
the cooperation she had received
during her term.
Assisting Mrs. Douglas will be
Mrs. Hope Webster as vice pres
ident and Mrs. Mary Secrest as
secretary-treasurer. The officers
were nominated Monday and
duly elected.
Members of the club were
urged to save coupons from Gen
eral Mills products, as we'll as
sales tax stamps.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
State Highway
Department Now
Repairing Roads
Local Division Sets
New Safety Record
For Year OF 1949

Division 10 of the state high
way department has turned in
one of the most impressive safe
ty records in its history, it was
learned today. Under the direc-
ton of Mac R. Sprague, division
safety supervisor, the local and
division crews nave. ranked
among the states three highest
in relation to hours worked and
time lost through accidents.
j. E. Douglass, local highway
superintendent, said Monday that
during March only 26 days were
lost as a result of accidents oc-
curing while on the job. This is
an exceptional record in view of
the 101,064 man hours worked
during the month.
In January, divisionY 10 had
the best safety record in the
state of Ohio. During the first
four months of 1850, the safety
record of the Marietta division
has been among the top third in
the state.
Last week, Mr.. Sprague held
a special showing of the safety
picture, Paradise Valley, at the
local high school. The film is
based on the elimination of safe
ty hazards around the farm and
home.
In maintenance and 'conStruc-
ton work this week, crews from
the West street highway garage
are installing two new l8-inch
concrete culverts on State Route
las. The culvertS are being used
to drain surface water from the
portion of las which was filled
last fall to raise it from the
high water area.
Working on rolling and repair
ing State Route AS will probab-
ly be completed this week. Nor
NAL traffic will be maintained
over the route after Saturday
For the past three weeks, motor
lists have been travelling the
highway under adverse condi.
tons.
Workmen are now unloading
Stag at Senecaville for use or
State Route lat. The aggregate
will be used to patch holes il
the road bed and for strength
ening soft spots along the high
way.
Four bridges in the county ARK
receiving a premiX top. Among
those where the road floor is be
ing repaired are Otter Slide, thu
bridge north of Harriettsville
the Sailing bridge on 564, thu
Schott bridge on 500 and thu
bridge at the junction of 2l5 AMI
76.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11

She sang the soprano solo,
Smiling Through" by Penn.
Students of Mrs. Day, Sum-
merfield, who won top vocal
honors were:
Shirley Bates, fourth grade,
Summerfield, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Bates. She
sang the soprano solo "Slum-
Der Boat by Gaynor.
Kathryn Ann Bishop, third
grade, Summerfield, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Bishop.
She sang the soprano solo
SLEEPY Tulips by Churchill
Grindell.
Those who won second rat
ings or excellent were:
Nancy Boord, six grade,
Dexter City, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ellery Boord. She
sang the soprano solo, "Thine
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11

Musical students of the
Noble county schools again
carried off top honors last Fri
day at the Eastern District
Ohio Music Education Asso-
citation for elementary and
junior high grades held at
Cambridge, Saturday, accord
ing to an announcement made
here today.
All contests in vocal and in
strumental were held at the
Central auditorium in that
city. Arden Yockey, of the
Barberton high. school, was the
judge of this group.
All the first and second rat
ings received by the Noble
county students were in vocal,
except for one, which was a
flute solo by Lylan Garrett, of
Symmetrical.
Students of Music Supervis-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
State Route lat
Will Be Improved

The state highway department
plans to improve State Route
lat in Center, Seneca, Wayne
and Beaver townships, according
to an announcement made today
by T. j. Kauer, director of state
highways in Columbus.
The proposal will also include
a project in Monroe county at a
total estimated cost of S4,439.34.
The project must be completed
not later than Sept. l, 1850.
The total length of the i'm
provement, which includes APP
plying a bituminouS treatment,
is 1854 miles.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11

Gardner funeral home in Stat
ford.
The young man was a veteran
of World War II and had served
overseas in Korea. He was a jun
ior at Ohio University, Athens,
at the time of his accidental
death.
Surviving are his parents and
four brothers, Clifton Baker, of
Cleveland, Vernon and Harold
Baker, of Columbus, and Frank
Baker, of the home.
Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11

NOTICE-WE have a complete
line of the DeKalb Seed Corn,
also Southeastern Ohio Grown
Hybrid Seed Corn. See us for
price and quality. The Caldwell
Implement & Supply Co., Cald-
well, Ohio. AZ 43 4.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11

on a sharp curve, 1t left the high
way and turned end over end,
throwing him out the back door
of the vehicle. Investigating Of
ficials said the young Ohio I'm
iversity student was killed in
Stantly when his head hit the
highway. He sustained a badly
crushed skull and other multiple
bruises.
The victim was found a few
minutes later by several fisher
men, who had been fishing in
nearby Duck Creek.
Officials were then notified
and following the investigation,
the body was removed to the
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11

T. B. Cain, president of West
Virginia Business college, at
Clarksburg, w. Va, and a native
of Noble county, will be one of
the featured speakers at the
state convention of the Ohio
Business Schools to be held at
the Deshler- Wallick hotel, Co.
lumbus, May 10 and 20. 1t was
pointed out that Mr.. Cain is
now one of the most successful
private school operators in the
country.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
MAN INJURED

Bill Sopko of Coal Ridge and
an employee of the Pennsylvania
railroad was slightly injured on
Monday when a piece of flying
steel imbedded itself in his left
arm. Nh. Sopko was treated at
the office of a local physician
and released to his home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
CARLISLE GRANGE

Carlisle grange will meet on
Thursday evening, May II. A
class of candidates will take the
third and fourth degrees. Re-
freshments will be served pot
luck. Ruby Leasure is the lee
turer.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11

Charles Sharkus is visiting
with relatives in Florence Addi-
ton, having just recently re-
turned from an air base in Ger
many. His wife and two children,
also in Germany, will soon re-
turn to this county.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
ON HONOR ROLL

The honor roll OF students
achieving high scholastic attain
ments at Ohio State University's
college of agriculture during the
winter quarter included: Ira j.
Kuntz of Caldwell, James A.
Shaw of Sarahsville and Robert
D. Havener of Summerfield.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-11
PATIENT HOME

Mrs. John Church was re-
moved from Swan hospital in
Cambridge to her home in Glen
wood. The patient was removed
to her home in the McVay-Shill-
ing ambulance after receiving
treatment at the hospital.