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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29
OUR LOSS AND GAIN

1t staggering news this week to learn that Noble
county had lost than 280 people, following the 1850
count of and it only just little
couragng to know that Caldwell had gained about IS
dents.
During the past ten years, large number of people
have left Noble county work in the cities and this
especially true during the But it thought
that most of these had returned and with the influx of strip
mining, the population the increase.
But the 1850 failed to show this increase instead
it revealed that Noble county rapidly losing her popula
ton Over 1000 people in period of ten years is entirely
too many for county the size of Noble.
This will again bring the old idea that Noble
y will eventually be obsorbed by its neghborng counties
that several of the smaller counties will be Incorporated
with Caldwell the county seat since would be ideally
located for this purpose.
Gerald Appeman district supervisor census
announced this week that the population of Noble county
11717 compared to 14567 for 1870 The popua
ton of Caldwell 1867 compared to 704 for 10 years ago
These figures believed to be substantially correct
but subject to revision after returns for residents
credited to their proper locality and other routine checks
have been made Although material revision of the prem-
nary count is unlikely may possibly after careful
examination of the returns The official of
population will be made at later date by the director,
bureau of census Washington D. c.
Evidence that many leaving rural for
communities exception in the report for Noble
county and others in southeastern Ohio.
Neghborng McConnesvile gained 81 in population ac-
corng to the 1850 but Morgan county fell from
1927 in 1910 to 12772 this year Noble fell from
1887 in 1910 to 717 this Ten ago. there
704 people in Caldwell and the figure listed at 1857
There is little of nothing that do to control the
population of rural community county, There defin-
te trend from the farm to the city village and it
expected to continue in this section for several
Many farms in Noble county have been taken
strip mining purposes and of necessity the
Where will end for Noble county, hesitate say
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29

one hundred clothing stores
eight thousand, nine hundred anf|
slxty-four gasoline service sta
tions and twenty-seven hundred
drug stores. There are eleveu|
thousand establishments engaged
in the wholesale trade, furnishing
employment to one hundred and
nineteen thousand people and
conducting over nine billion dol
lars worth of business. Ohio has
seven hundred and forty-nine
hotels and four hundred and fif-
teen tourist courts. Amusement
establishments, mostly mokies,
total twenty-eight hundred A6o
eighty-five.
The last business census was
taken in 1899. During that year
retail sales in Ohio were less
than two and one-half billion
dollars. The increase in 1g48 was
two hundred and one per cent
over 1889. Hotel receipts in
creased from thirty-eight million
dollars in 1899 to eighty-seven
dollars in 1948.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29
Dear Editur:
HITCHIN POSTS

Dear Edtur:
When was boy CROWN here in the Holer
town couple of times month took whole day there
and back We just mosied along talked all folks
the When got to town. had trouble at all fndn
hitchn post The town people matter they
wanted to to business
it handy Ter
Last week went in town with a naybor. old
Ford which is old voe-that
publicans
Gosh, bumped along, and dident a
the road We into town and
minutes findn place that old fvver
down the river bank and had
nigh mile And then couldent waited long
Well finally got done hoppn and had carry all
clear down there where the parked.
When got back to the gosh there
stuck had parked and
police station There blue
ues but it dident from the Ford
Well, time haint like they used to be- goin the
big city then have to- goin cross
roads store They still got hitchin posts there.
Yours fer business courtesy,
"Uncle Sam Stile,
Lower Salem Ohio
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29

somewhat above the present bill
giving consideration to taxes paid.
We would also have to deter
mine the kind of taxes necessary
to support the system. Payroll
taxes, income taxes, transaction
taxes have all been suggested.
Under the new bill, the federal
government will pay out about
$2.25 billion in 1852. In addition to
that, they will pay another billion
towards the old age assistance
program for the needy. / doubt if
universal pension system will
cost great deal more than the
$3.25 billion now committed.
IN GENERAL, welfare services
and benefits are clearly the OBJ
legation of the states and local
communities. In this one field the
American people have departed
from that principle and decided
that they would assume an old
age pension on national basis. I
concur in that decision, but it is
not insurance. It imposes a tre-
mendous national tax burden. The
Socialists want us to think of it as
insurance which doesn't cost the
taxpayer anything, so that they
can try to extend the same prin-
ciple as they have in England.
There they have at least eight
types of so-called national social
insurance covering unemployment
benefits, training and rehabilita-
ton, permanent disability, sick
ness, medical care, workmen's
compensation, old age pensions,
maternity grants, marriage grants,
funeral grants, allowances for de-
pendent children, free medical
service. I believe it would destroy
the very basis of free system re-
sponsible for the incentive which
has produced our high standard of
living. Also the total cost would
run the taxes in this country up
about so per cent, to the point
where they are in England today.
This is more, I believe, than free
enterprise can stand. The effort to
include disability insurance is ap-
pealing, but is only intended as an
opening wedge. The actual cost of
disability is not great and is fully
within the means of the various
states-in fact, there are many
private state and local agencies
today doing just this job.
Let's work out a really salts
factory old age pension system,
before we consider a federal
system for any other social well
fare service which would GER
tainIy cost three or four times
the present cost of similar Serv-
ices on a local basis. These local
services, In general, are salts
factory.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29

fits have never been changed,
although the cost of living has
gone up about 80 per cent. It
should be understood, however,
that these benefits are only being
paid today to 2 million of the liz
million people over 65 years of
age. This bill will not increase that
number for good many years to
come.
My only criticism of the bill is
that 1t still pretends that this Is
an insurance scheme when In
fact 1t amounts to the taxing of
the American people who are
working to pay pensions to those
over IS who are not working.
1t is certainly not insurance.
The benefits have always had only
a minor relation to the amount of
taxes paid in. The fund has never
been actuarially sound-in fact, it
is impossible to create any real
reserve requiring such huge pay
ments.
WHAT we are really doing is
" accepting the principle that
those over IS today shall be sup
ported by the people who are
working today, who, in turn, look
forward to similar support when
they are old from the active work
ers among the people of that time.
This bill really abandons the prin-
ciple of insurance by doubling
benefits without additional pay
ments and permitting new work.
ers to qualify for full benefits
although paying almost no taxes.
believe that we should move
on to a universal pension for all
persons over IS, and the Senate
has set up a committee to con-
slider the different plans pro-
posed. r~--.essa.~.s.a,a aeaa-e,
We would have to decide wheth-
er the pension should be Cd fiat
sum as in England or under the
Townsend plan, or (2) a fiat mini
mum to those who have paid no
taxes, graduated up to figures
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29

Because couple of thoughtless
drivers threw a newspaper out of
their car yesterday, Miss Gilbert,
our school principal, nearly had
bad accident.
She was following them on the
highway and the paper fiattened
over her windshield, so she couldn't
see. In a minute her little coupe
was across the line-right in the
path of an oncoming trailer-truck.
It missed !. but only just!
The parties were recognized and
soon as heard about it | ran over
to Sheriff Harper-demanded they
be brought up on charges. But
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29

hellers are threatening to shave.
They want to be different, too.
Seriously, we should start now
making list of our famous ma
tive sons. The list, if diligently
compiled, will amaze us. Nc
Arthur was surprised recently to
learn that Col. Harry Snyder, the
big game hunter of Calgary,
Canada, was born in Macarthur.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29
BY CONGRESSMAN
Bob Sccrcst
BUSINESS CENSUS

| have just received a prelimi-
nary report on the business CEN
sus for the state of Ohio. In 1948
there were eighty-six thousand,
four hundred and seventy three
retail establishments. They en-
ployed total of four hundred
and four thousand, three hundred
and seventy-eight people and the
sales amounted to more than
seven billion dollars. There are
more than twenty-four thousand
food stores, over seventeen thou
sand eating establishments, fifty
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29
UNEMPLOYMENT

In February of 1850 four mill
lion, six hundred thousand people
were unemployed in the United
States. On the first of June this
year this figure had dropped to
three million. The rate of unem-
ployment-f orty-nine out of
every one thousands the low
Continued on 2-B)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29
THE POETS C0RNER--
MIDSUMMER

Half way between the bud and mellow fruit,
The leaves were motionless, the bids were mute,
And dropping flowers were symbols of defeat
Tenaciously, corn blade folded tight,
A miser guarding well the precious drop
Which had been given in the cooling night
And thus retentiveness preserved the crop.
When remember youth and how it gave
That bright, implicit faith in fruitful years,
With confidence in all the good and brave
And ignorance of shame and burning tears,
| bid my heart close round the drop of dew
That may still believe spring buds are true
Mary Olphant Young
Kansas CITY Poetry Magazine
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29

required to pay
taxes and can
look forward to
benefits. 1t re-
duces eligibility
require m ents
and incre ases
b e n e fits by
about 80 per
C e n t. T h e S e
ch anges were
completely jus
titled on a So
cial basis be-
cause the bene-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29
B REFS OF TEN n
Y ( Ar S AG O

A saving of almost $1,000 was
realized Tuesday when contract
for the new diesel engine at the
electric light and water plant,
Caldwell, was let by the board of
public affairs and the village
council to the Fairbanks G. Morse
Co., Cleveland. Estimated cost of
the diesel engine was $4,000.
Contract to the Cleveland con-
Germ was let at their low bid of
$44,76
Dewey Caldwell was rudely
awakened Tuesday morning to
find his granary and garage on
fire. The fire resulted in the loss
of a car, wool, six hams and nu-
merous other items.
Dannie Uhl, five, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Vergil Uhl, Belle VAL
ley, was injured about the head
and shoulders Monday when the
top of an old fashioned kitchen
cabinet fell on him.
Births-a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Dallas Pickenpaugh, Caldwell; a
son to MIR. and Mrs. Thurman
Christman, Woodsfield-M a G a
road; son Mr.. and Mrs. Freder-
ick Boyd, Cumberland route; a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
ard Glidden, near Caldwell.
Marriages - Marjorie Forshey
and Jesse Coultrap, Jr;, of zanes-
vile.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29
From where | sit .. by Joe Marsh
Maybe
This'II Wake Us Up!

Harper says: "Hold on, Joe. Let's
talk this out, over supper and a
glass of beer at Andy's."
He pointed out that those men
aren't criminals. Just careless, like
a lot of us seem to be getting these
days, judging from the trash you
see along roadsides. From where
sit, this near accident may be the
lesson we need to make us stop lit
tering our roads and start show
ing q little tolerant consideration
for our neighbors!
&e Mn4e
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29
G A P P N Co..
ih 9 G Apt AL
With BEN HAYES

COLUMBUS-A folksy colum-
mist has tough time staying on
The Journals editorial page what
with Taft and Secrest taking UP
all the space to delineate their
craftsmanship. But by gosh, I've
got something to say this week,
SO give me little space, I'll try
to be brief.
Noble county people in Column
bus are planning another blow
out. You'll remember what a
good dinner we had last winter
at the Southern hotel. This time
it will be a picnic up the Scioto
river, along the road to the Co.
lumbus zoo.
The date chosen is Sept. H..
This is the third Sunday in Sep
tember. Gerald Hughes, the head
man, will call the committee to-
gether in August to make final
plans.
The big idea to get across now
is that we want lots of Noble
county people who still live in
Noble county to come up and
share the picnic with US.
The program will be held in
mid-afternoon so everyone can
drive back home by milking
time. And it will be held rain or
shine, for Gerald has reserved a
shelterhouse in the city park.
Thinking forward to Noble
county's centennial celebration in
1951-we should attend Near
thurs celebration (within a few
weeks, to get some pointers on
how to plan our own whooptedo.
Vinton county reese m bl e S
Noble; Macarthur resembles Cald-
well-now, are we going to let
our boards grow like the Nc
Arthurites? It's pretty hairy in
Macarthur these days, and some
of the boys from the hills deep
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29
WASHINGTON
r EPORT
BY SENATOR ROBERT 4. TAFT

HE Social Security BILL 6000 approved by Senate
carries out the program of the Republican party frequently
declared ever since 1914 It deals primarily with the federal old
age and survivors insurance program initiated in 1885, which
undertakes to benefits persons 65 years
their dependent survivors supposed return for payroll
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29

paid by the employer and the en-
ployee prior to retirement. The
bill extends the coverage to 8-10
million more people who will be
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29

Marriages - Marjorie Forshey
and Jesse Coultrap, Jr;, of zanes-
vile.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-06-29

Kansas City Poetry Magazine
The Miami times., 1950-12-16
Urban League 4
Official Receives
Certificate of Merit

Julius A. Thomas, director of
Industrial Relations, National Ur-
ban League, today received the
Certificate of Merit" of the Ma
tional Technical Association.
Awarded to Thomas at the Assoc
iation's annual meeting, the Ger
tificate cites Significant achieve
ment in introducing Negro engi-
neers and scientists into Ameri-
can enterprise on the basis of
proficiency Aand promise" This is
the first such award to be made by
the Association. The NTA is a
nationwide, Is year old organiza-
ton whose goal is securing jobs
and training in technical fields of
American industry for young Ne
groeS.
The Miami times., 1950-12-16
Calling All .
Registered Nurses

The National Defense office is
requesting the American National
Red Cross Department to 60 all
out in teaching "Home Nursing"
as vital factor in preparedness
of the Home Defense Program.
The Home Nursing Course only
can be taught by qualified instruc-
tors. AS of to date we have no
qualified Negro instructor in Dade
County. Knowing the Negro pop
ulation of Dade county, one can
readily understand the necessity
of recruiting all registered nurses
for the Instructors Course offer
ed by the Dade county American
Red Cross Nurse Department.
The Instructors Course consists
of 80 hours of classwork and dis
cuSsion. These 80 hours are often
taken on consecutive days,
which we find will be impossible
for most of our Registered Nurses
in Dade County, so Miss A. He'll
ner, director of Nursing Services
of the American Red Cross Dade
County Chapel, has made it pos
Slble for half to take the course
by day and the other half by
night. The course will begin on
January 8, 1851. The classes will
be held in the classroom at the
American Red Cross Headquart-
ers, 5000 Biscayne Blvd.
The Instructors Course is free.
but the registrant will be expect
ed to demonstrate what she has
learned from the Red Cross meth
cd teaching, and will be expected
to teach two classes of her own.
Not only will the nurse be full
filling her obligation Of Oath by
serving the National Defense Pro-
gram, but she also will become a
member of the American Nation
al Red Cross Nurses Association
who will issue to each finished
instructor an American National
Red Cross Nurse Badge and Card.
All nurses wishing to take ad-
vantage of the offered Instruc-
tors Course, please call or mail
your name, address and the name
Of state registration to Susan F.
Harris, R.N., 1925 NV End ave.,
Miami 36, Fla, or call 9-5919.
The Miami times., 1950-12-16
Xmas Party At
Lighthouse For Blind

Wreaths are in the windows,
and a Xmas tree has been deco
rated and placed in the Lighthouse
for the Blind. A party will be held
on Wednesday afternoon for all
the blind of the Greater Miami
area. Miss Marie White, director of
the Lighthouse, is asking that
some choir or group come in dur
ing the afternoon and sing carols
and that any individual or group
may put gifts on the tree for the
blind. Mrs. Elizabeth Espy will be
the speaker for the occasion.
A Xmas sale will be conducted
by the blind during the week. The
public is invited to come in.
The Miami times., 1950-12-16
BTW Tornadoes
Entertained At
Annual Banquet
BY Elliott J. Pieze

At one of the most unique af-
fairs ever presented at the school
the Booker T. Washington High
School Tornadoes were lavishly
entertained on the occasion OF
their annual football banquet,
Friday night in the schools cafe
terra.
Forty-three Tornadoes receiv-
ed letters and other awards. OF
this number six, who are seniors,
also received sweaters and bars.
THE menu for the evening con-
sisted of roast turkey with all OF
the trimmings.
Among guest present were:
Rev. j. B. Blackwell, Herman Wal
ton of the Miami Times, both OF
whom made brief but interesting
remarks to the Tornadoes, and
Elliott J. Pieze, who served as
POSTMASTER for the occasion.
Mrs. Marion Shannon welcom-
ed the group to the setting and
brief remarks were made by
Coaches James Everett, William
Haley, James Wanna and Cecil
Harris. Dean of Girls Effie T.
Sutton and director of athletics,
William Stirrup also made inter-
esting remarks to the group.
The six seniors who received
sweaters and letters are:
r. Florence, r. Frank, c. Cobb,
E. Williams and L. Coleman.
Other players receiving letters
letters and other awards were:
E. Curtis, A. Williams, J. Graham,
A. Dean, L. Anderson, F. Cohen,
]. Tells, r. Evans, G. Davis, s.
The Miami times., 1950-12-16

johnson, r. Wales, M. johnson, H.
Mcvey, J. Campbell, w. Barber,
J. Knight, H. Role, A. Truit, A.
Roberts, c. Seymore, S. Higgs, w.
O,Brien, r. Brown, w. Pratt, j..
Coleman, c. Brown, A. Walker,
The Miami times., 1950-12-16

r. Sweeting, d. Horne, M. Toll
bert, w. Jenkins, A. Mckay, J.
Truesdale, T. Mason, B. White, J.
Bennett, w. Saunders and N.
Galimore.
The Miami times., 1950-12-16
NEED ENGINEERS

"The skilled and professional
fields are expanding" the Indus
trial Relations specialist said. "The
League now has more calls for
engineering graduates and exper-
fenced engineers than we can
supply. In view of the national
emergency, it is even more criti-
cal that we urge youth to train,
and that we have knowledge of
trained and experienced engineer
ing graduates"
The Miami times., 1950-12-16
IN EW ERA"

''This marks the beginning of a
new era in the history of NTA"
an Association spokesman declar-
ed. eve recognize the tremendous
assistance which the null can
give to this problem of integration
of engineers and scientists of our
race"
The Miami times., 1950-12-16
INDUSTRY COOPERATION

"The Urban League and the
Technical Association" said
Thomas, "are interested not only
in adequate employment for quail
flied young people. The League
has brought such organizations as
General Electric, RCA, Interna-
tional Harvest, General Cable,
and many others to the campuses
of Negro colleges and universities.
Many of them are now planning
Jointly with the National Techni-
cal Association for the improve
ment of training and placement
of young men and women"
The Miami times., 1950-12-16
PLACING TRAINED NEGROES

Thomas has been Industrial Re-
lations director for the National
Urban League since 1943. He has
supervised placement of scores of
technically and professionally
trained Negroes in industry. In
1850 the League, the nations old
est and largest interracial social
service agency, placed more than
so technically-trained Negroes in
key positions in American indus
try. "These placements" said
Thomas, "thoughkAnot great in
number, are extremely signifi-
cant in setting in motion processes
through which many more Ne
groes will be placed with large
industrial concerns"
The Miami times., 1950-12-16

MIAMI TIMES, MIAMI, FLORIDA
SATURDAY., DECEMBER 1e, 1850 PAGE THREE
Arizona sun., 1950-02-03
Demolishing The Roads

Overwhelming evidence is piling up to substantiate
the belief that heavy commercial trucking destroying
major highways at an alarming rate and at huge
private motorists and all other taxpayers.
particularly convincing example has been cited by
the Chief Highway Engineer of Illinois. His department
accumulated detailed data two sections Illinois high
way which are 80 miles apart and Identical in construc-
tion One section according to traffic count carried
average of 400 truck day while the other carried
than TO- The first section after 20 years of SERVICE
practically demolished" The second section was sin
perfect shap after 22 years of service" He summed the
findings upsin these words: "The conclusion is plain.
Heavy truck traffic certainly does out highways
There has been much controversy whether the
commercial trucks pay their way not. One of
determining this by comparing them with the railroads.
with which they compete. In recent column, David
Lawrence did just that using the latest available official
figures Here is what he found "The railroads paid
21O2 cents of each dollar of their total for owning
and maintaining rght-of-ways and for state and local
taxes while the trucks paid out 48 cents of each dollar
of their total expenses for taxes of all kinds and paid moth
ing directly for road maintenance
The cost of building and maintaining the kind of roads
adequate for the heaviest rucks-and which
not needed for ordinary automobile and private truck
traffic-s incredibly large. is Of the biggest items
in state budgets How much longer the general
taxpayers stand it?