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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
0. Pickenpaugh
New Owner Local
F ord Motor Sales
Buys Out Interest
OF Robert Robey;
Effective July |

For the first time in more
than SO years, the name of Rob-
ey will not be connected with
Ford motor cars and service in
Noble county, with the announce
ment today that Owen H. Pick
enpaugh had purchased the in
terest of Robert Robey in the
Ford Motor Sales in Caldwell.
The business deal included
the franchise for the Ford Motor
company, as well as the cement
block building on West street,
with Owen H. Pickenpaugh the
sole owner, as of July l.
II was in July, 1949, that Nor
val Robey sold out to his son,
Robert Robey and Mr.. Picken-
paugh, the partnership continu-
ing until July / of this year,
when it was dissolved.
w. E. Robey and son obtained
the Ford agency in 1911 and it
continued under this firm name
until 1915, when it became
hIIOWU 90 tlIC ItODGy CiI1u f1NODlG
agency. In 1917, Mr.. Robey pur-
chased the interest of Mr.. Noble
and it continued under his own
ership until 1949, when he sold
out to Robert Robey and MIR.
Pickenpaugh.
The new owner of the Ford
agency has been connected in
Caldwell with the automobile
business for the past 26 years.
He said today that the policy of
the business would be continued
as before, with better and more
efficient service.
Robert Robey announced TO-
day that he would construct a
new super-service station on the
corner of West and Main streets,
now vacant lot. He also said
that he would be back in the
automobile business in the near
future but has not yet completed
definite plans.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
instruction School
On Judging Cattle
To Be Held Here
On Friday, July z

An all day instruction school
on the selection and showing of
beef cattle will be conducted ON
Friday, July Z, it was announced
today by County Agent Floyd
Henderson.
The school is being held to
acquaint All clubers and CT
farm trainees with the selection
and judging of beef animals.
Special emphasis will be placed
on the filling and showing of
beef cattle at shows and fairs.
AT 1000 o'clock the group will
visit the Harry Watson farm
where instruction will be under
the able direction of James War
ner, state extension specialist in
beef cattle production.
At loo o'clock, the group has
planned stop at the J. f. Gull
er farm near Whigville. Other
intermediate stops will be made
at the farms of some of Noble
county's most prominent beef
cattle producers.
The public is cordially invited
to participate in the tour and
urged to bring lunch in order
that they may spend the day
touring with the group.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
Village Council
Sets July lO-l5
Cleanup Week
West Side Residents
Given Assurance Of
Action On Sewer Line

On Monday evening the village
council designated the week of
July 10 thru July Is as cleanup
week. Local home owners are
urged to place trash on the edge
of alleys and along the curbs in
containers SO that it can be picked
up by the village work truck.
1t has been pointed out that
the condition of several alleys
was such as to warrant a clean
up week. The council expressed
the hope that the citizens would
enter into the cleanup campaign
wholeheartedly and clean up all
lots, alleys and backyards.
West Side Gets Sewerage
The council also instructed the
committee on sewage to solicit
SIS from each homeoWner on
North street and part of Belford
street to be used in purchasing
pipe for sewer line down North
street and Miller street. All work
of installing the line will be done
by the village.
Village work crews were also
instructed to install culvert
at the new Clifford King home
on Spruce street.
To Lease Mine Site
The Wednesday evening session
saw the passing of an ordinance
calling for the leasing of the old
village dump and mine site
north of town on u. S. Route 81.
Until now the site has been un-
der lease to the Beatty Coal Co.
of Pittsburgh, Pa. The Pennsyl-
vania company constructed tip
pie on the land and this has been
used by the Yonker Coal Co. in
their loading operations. A legal
notice, advertising for bids, will
be published later this month.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
Boy Scouts Will
Hold Paper Drive
Saturday, July 8
To Help Raise Funds

The citizens of Caldwell and
immediate vicinity will have the
opportunity of disposing of old
papers and magazines this Sat-
urday, July 8, when the local
Boy Scout troop launches its Sec
ond paper collection drive of the
year.
Housewives are urged to
bundle the waste paper and
place it outside on the porch or
curb where trucks will pick it
up. To insure removal of the
paper, it should be outside early
Saturday morning.
The scouts are conducting the
drive to help raise funds to send
members to the scout camp
which will be held in GAINESVILLE
later this summer.
A drive held early this spring
helped the local scouts raise
money which was used to pur-
chase new tents.
This drive is being sponsored
by the scouts in connection with
cleanup week, July 10 to Is,
Aponsored by the Caldwell cou1-
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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
Tax Examiner
To Aid Vendors
In Preparing
Regular Report

Sales Tax Examiner c. III. Full
ton will be at the Cumberland
Savings bank, in Cumberland, on
July II; the James Willis restau-
rant, in Pleasant City, on July
l3, and the office of Auditor
Jack Wilson, in the courthouse.
Caldwell, on July 18, l9 and 25,
to assist vendors in making their
ST 10 return of information
for the period from JAN l to
June 80, 1850.
The information necessary to
prepare this return includes the
amount of vendors gross sales,
exempt sales and net taxable
sales, together with amount of
prepaid tax receipts on hand
June 80, 1850.
Schedule "C". which must be
completed, has been added to the
current form and provides space
on the reverse side of the new
form for listing of dates, amount,
and serial numbers of vendors
purchase orders (pink slips.
The total of these receipts should
agree with the total shown on
line 2 of the return. Vendors
must forward completed returns
direct to Don H. Ebright, treas
urer of state, box 1893, Colum-
bus 16, Ohio.
Failure to file a sales tax re-
turn on or before July 81, 1850,
subjects the vendor to penalty
of one dollar per day for each
day the return is delinquent.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
Ten Farm Plans
Are Approved
BY Soil District
Conservationist
Named To Replace
Earl r. Slade

The monthly meeting of the
Noble Soil Conservation dis
trict's board of supervisors was
held Thursday evening, June 20,
at their office in the postoffice
building. Plans for eight new
cooperators were approved along
with applications of ten farm
plans.
Reports of farm plans were
made by James Steiner on ac-
tivities since the previous meet
ing. Clarence w. Mcknight,
new work group conservationist,
working with the Noble, Morgan,
Monroe, and Washington districts
was introduced and report on
his activities was given. Mr. Nc
Knight was formerly farm plan
ner in the Belmont soil conserva-
ton district and has replaced
Earl r. Slade who was recently
transferred to California. Infor-
nation concerning the Good
year Conservation Award" was
presented by Mr.. Mcknight in a
short lecture. The award was
won by Belmont county in l948.
Plans were made to complete
the Goodyear score card for this
years conservation award.
Members present were H. R.
Blackburn, chairman; Luther E.
Schramm, vice chairman; Dale
Lothes, secretary, and Edwin l..
Crum, treasurer. Others present
were Clarence w. Mcknight and
James Steiner.
Approval of applications for
ten farm plans were: B. A. and
Virgil Blair, 100 acres, Elk town.
ship; Howard Thompson, 124
acres, Stock township; Maurice
Lucas, 20 acres, Olive township;
Austin Tilton, Ill acres, Buffalo
township; Harley Crum, lat
acres, Elk township: Gilbert j.
Becker, 124 acres, Elk township;
Howard A. and Lloyd E. Ullman,
270 acres, Elk township; Ralph
w. Bettinger, 1877 acres, Elk
township; Charles S. Forshey,
lis acres, Stock township; Paul
L. Archer, 96 acres, Jefferson
township; and Paul NJ. Clark, 28
acres, Olive township.
The eight new cooperators ap-
proved were: Victor M. Smith,
200 acres, Sharon; Marshall L.
Spear, SO acres, Sharon; Clinton
w. Wiley, rs acres, Olive; Dale
M. Morrison, 100 acres, Sharon;
Glen VanFossen, 80 acres, jack
son; Cecil M. Brown, 53 acres,
jackson; Boyd r. Wagner, rs
acres, jackson, and Robert G.
Wells, 103 acres, jackson.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
New And Used
Cars Hit Peak
Sales In June
Only Nine New
Trucks Sold AS
Market Lags

New car sales during the
month of June showed substan-
tial gains in Noble county, ac-
cording to the monthly report
released today by Walton Starr,
county clerk of courts. During
the past month, 33 new car
titles were recorded at the of
flee of Mr.. Starr with the rec
ords showing this to be a gain
of nine over last month.
Sales in new trucks and pick
ups dropped with only nine be-
ing sold during the past thirty
days. In May, twelve new trucks
were sold in the county area.
Used car sales dropped sharp
ly with 100 new titles being
transferred during June. Used
trucks took the largest drop
with only Ia used trucks and
pickup sales being consumated.
Mr.. Starr said Saturday that
$187 had been turned over to
County Treasurer Ira Pryor.
The bureau of motor vehicles in
Columbus has been forwarded a
check in the amount of $70.45.
Noble countians buying new
cars and trucks during June
were: John Mendenhall truck;
Gerald D. Stringer, truck; j..
Robert Black, car; Beulah Clark
Van Wagenen, car; Raymond j.
Crum, car; Earl E. Mallett, pick
up; P. 0. Brown, car; Walter
Stewart, truck; Dwight E. San
ford, car; Francis Dimmerling,
truck; Wayne Stiers, pickup.
Dale Holmes, pickup; John K.
Shamhart, car; Eileen Picken-
paugh, car; E. M. Farley, car;
D. E. Blake, car; Carl Baker,
car; Basil B. Hall, car; John L.
Archer, car; Buckley Motor
Sales, car; Clifford Secrest, car;
chester Hayes, car; Loren u.
Sanford, car; Pickenpaugh g.
Robey, truck; Richard d. Wetz,
car.
Fteeman Pontiac Co., car; An
ma L. Bates, pickup; James A.
Shaw, car; Homer t. Cant, car;l
Sylvester E. Jackson, car; Har-
old r. Flood, car; Harold B.
Grimes, car; Robert L. Moscrip,
car; Kyle Day, car; J. B. Buckley,
car; Leonard r. Lashley, car;
Earl Tarleton, car; Henry HUI
bay, car; Ed and Elizabeth Ball,
car; Charles Lorenz, car, and
William w. Grimes, car.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06

NOTICE - Consumers subScrib-
ing to the water and electrical
services of the Village of Cald-
well are hereby notified of an
increase in the minimum charge
ON all electric and water bills.
Effective July I the minimum
charge of 1000 gallons Of water
will be $1.O0. The minimum
charge for 20 XVIII of electricity
will be S1.00.
BY order Of
The Caldwell Village
Council
The Caldwell Board Of
Public Affairs
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
Church Delegations Oppose Dancing
Caldwell Band Makes
Successful 1850 Debut

The Caldwell band made
their first hit of 1850, Sunday
evening, when they received
an outstanding ovation during
their appearance in the state
VFW convention parade in CO.
lumbus.
The parade was IL blocks in
length and required just less
than an hour to pass the re-
viewing stand on High stre4.
The Caldwell band per-
formed their dancing numbers
in every block, receiving an
ovation each time from the
thousands who lined the street.
The Caldwell VFW post por-
itrayed the baby county Of the
,istate by appearing in the par
Ade clad only in helmets, dia-
pers, leggings and shoes.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06

Miss Evelyn Weaver, COS Main
street, has assumed her new
duties as rural worker and rep
resentative of the Methodist
churches in Noble county. She
was sent here following the an
nual meeting of the Northeast
Ohio conference at Lakeside.
Miss Weaver spent the past
four years in Albuquerque, NJ.
M, where she was teacher in
the Methodist Mission high
school. She became interested in
rural church work thru the in
fluence of DR.. A. l. Cox, execu-
tive secretary of the board of
education conference.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06

posed of religious denomlna-
tions; the Church of Christ
m e m b erS from Caldwell,
Summerfield and Harriettsville
dominated, with a large repre-
sentation present from the. Free
Methodist churches In the coun-
ty.
Immediately following the op-
ening of the Monday session
with prayer by Rev. Reece G..
McGoldrick, pastor of the First
Church of Christ, North street,
Rev. A. J. Stats, pastor of the
Caldwell Free Methodist church,
called on DR.. H. B. Hume to
speak.
Commenting on his past ac-
compliShments as civic leader,
DR.. Hume stated that on those
merits he thought he could speak
Ecompetently on the issue of
dancing on the courthouse es-
planade. He was bitterly opposed
to the use of public property for
this type of entertainment for
the youth of Noble county. He
suggested that local veteran halls
should be secured to promote
such program.
DIR. Hume criticized the Jour-
nal for taking issue with the
county commissioners. He stated
that the commissioners were un-
Justly criticized for making
hasty decision on the issue and
also expressed fear that "en-
emies" would be made as a re-
suit of this meeting. DR.. Hume
also went into details of his past,
particularly during the period
when he was a dental student at
Cincinnati. During this time, he
said, that he attended "Arnold's
School of Dancing. Among
other comments made at the
Monday meeting, DR.. Hume ques-
toned his experiences of So
years ago as being of any value
to him now.
Repudiating DR.. Hune's state
ments, &C. H. Estadt of The Jour-
nal, told the gathering it GER
tainly was not the intent of the
committee on children and youth
to make enemies" while dis
cussing the issue, but that the
assistance and cooperation of
every Noble countian was asked
in order to provide something in
the way of recreational pro-
gram for the youth, not just for
Caldwell but for all of Noble
Continued on page four)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
Cooking School
Prize Winners
Listed By Firm
Almost 500
Women Attend
Three Sessions

The locally sponsored cooking
school held last week at Bfady's
Radio & Appliance store was
one of the most successful ever
given with almost five hundred
housewives flocking to share in
the numerous prizes donated by
the firm.
Under the direction of Miss
Helen Vernon and Miss Betty
kugler, of the Frigidaire home
economics department III Day.
ton, the ladies carried home a
number of tasty dishes prepared
during the two-hour sessions.
Door prizes were awarded to
Mrs. Floyd Henderson,. Mrs. Hell
en- Johnson and Maude Schafer.
Mrs. Henderson received an ell
ectric clock on opening day with
Mrs. Schafer beig presented a
Revere Ware teakettle on Thurs
day. Fridays prize, an electric
food warmer, was Mrs. Johnson's
prize.
Housewives representing Car
Isle, Jackson, Elk and Summer
field oranges, along with other
invited guests filled the show
room Wednesday. BY two o'clock
more than 81 persons had regist-
cred. Other prizes of food were
won by Mrs. Cora Boyd, Mrs. H.
p. Gibson, Mrs. Alfred Brown,
Josephine Hrinko and Miss Mil
dred Hannum.
The ladies of Caldwell and
members of the Sharon, Center,
Fulda and Olive oranges swelled
the Thursday attendance with
one hundred twenty-three reg
istered. An additional fifty-three
interested persons were present.
Prizes went to Martha Smith,
Mary Louise Davidson, Mrs.
Woodrow Boyd, Cleo Hutchins,
Maude Schafer, Happy Barnhart,
Mary Iams, Minnie Dientsbach,
Mrs. A. w. Brown and Mrs. Lii
liam McCune.
Friday afternoon, Laurel, Rem
rock and Kennonsburg oranges
were guests at the last session.
Prizes were presented to Mrs.
Jack Foraker, Mrs. Leon Kap-
pei, Mrs. Hazel Baker, Mrs. Cor
don Secrest and Mrs. Kathryn
Wilson. Some eighty-seven home
makers registered during the
day.
A special prize is being award
ed to the grange having the
largest percentage of members
in attendance. According to Mr..
Miller, the Summerfield grange
won the prize.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06

(Dad) Chamberlin, on July
6, 1915, has watched the pos
tai delivery grow by leaps
and bounds during the tenure of
his service, including the inaug-
uration of the parcel post deliv-
cry and the city delivery in
Caldwell.
He has served as assistant
postmaster under six presidents,
including Wilson, Harding, Cool
idge, Hoover, Roosevelt and
Truman.
William j. Shafer succeeded
Chamberlin as postmaster and
Smith served under Shafer, M.
c. Johns and A. c. Farmhouse.
At the death of Postmaster
Farmhouse, Smith was named
acting postmaster for period of
four months.
He then reverted back to as
sistant postmaster under his
nephew, Thurman Smith, Jr.,
who served as acting postmaster
for three years. Woodrow E.
Cecil is the present postmaster,
having received his permanent
appointment last year.
1t will be remembered that the
Caldwell postoffice in 1915 was
located in the Shafer building
on West street, now occupied by
the Marquis Super-market 1t
was not until 1887 that they
moved to the new and spacious
postoffice on the corner of West
and Spruce streets.
Assistant postmaster Smith is
married to the former Leona
Bell of the Stafford community.
They have twin daughters, Mrs.
Perry Philpot, of Summerfield,
and Mrs. George w. Mallett, of
Circleville. There are three
grandchildren.
A son of Henry and Eliza
Spence Smith, the postoffice of
ficial was born in Stock town.
ship, where he spent his early
life. He also has two brothers
and one sister, Thurman Smith,
Sr., of Caldwell, retired school
teacher, NJ. c. Smith, of Long
Beach, Calf, and Miss Effie
Smith, of Caldwell, also a re-
tired school teacher. The late
Judge William H. Smith was a
brother.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06

are disposed of.
Last week one of the states
two mobile laboratories began
work in Belmont county. If the
July 81 deadline is met, the tests
will begin early in August.
1t is expected that tubercu-
losis test viii be made later this
year. The county commissioners
have agreed to appropriate mon
ey for such a test upon the COM
pletion of the June real estate
tax collection.
This test will not be conducted
at the same time as the Bangs
test. The appropriation will
probably be made on July 81 ol
Immediately following that date.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
Pfc John <. Stack
iii In Japan Area

Word has been received by
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Stack, of
near Crooked Tree, that their
son, Pfc John Ellis Stack, has
been seriously ill for the past
three months, suffering from
malaria and other complications.
The report disclosed that he
had been unconscious for almost
three months and had lost the
use of one lung and leg. He re-
gained consciousness, however,
on June "a.
He is stationed with Company
C, 18th Infantry Regiment, and
is now a patient in the station
hospital at Sendai, Japan.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06

NOTICE TO taxpayers i'm Noble
County. July 20 will be the last
date for paying tax ON real es-
tate for the June or last half of
the I949 tax collection. When
writing i'm regard to tax, please
always state what township Ii is
listed in. III you want q reply or
your receipts mailed to you, en-
close a seIf-addressed stamped
envelope.
IRA PRYOR. Treasurer
Sal Noble County
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06

low the state to stand all costs
of the tests. This agreement was
reached with the understanding
that the signing up of all farmers
be completed by July 81. n
The work of signing up far
mers will be carried on by town
ship directors who are members
of the local dairy service unit.
The state requires that 30 per-
cent of the farmers In the county
subject their herds to the test.
! Thc tests must also be conducted
bn at least rs percent of the cat
lille IN the county area.
Cattle showing positive re-
action to the test will be branded
and the animals qualsanfined on
the farm until such time as they
Z
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
Berne Lad With
25ih In Japan

Cpl. Clarence H. Hill, son of
Mrs. Blanche Hill, of Berne, is
serving with the 25th infantry
division which is stationed in
Japan. Pfc Donald w. Johnson,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter John
son, of Cambridge, is also sta
toned with this division.
Cpl. Hill is attached to the
25th medical battalion and john
son is a rifleman assistant squad
leader.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06

Immediately after the blast.
which attracted hundreds of
motorists to the scene, the sup
ply of gas was shut off at the
booster station in Summerfield
and Powhatan Point, leaving gas
remaining between these two
points to burn itself out at the
break.
The first explosion this year
occurred north of Caldwell cn|
the Elliott farm and the second
in neighboring Perry county.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06

Mobley farm, one and one-half
miles southeast of Beallsville,
which is in neighboring Monroe
county.
Mobley's granary, garage and
barn burned to the ground. The
corn, which was almost knee
high, was scorched for about a
quarter mile down the hill from
the explosion and about quar-
ter mile up the hill. On Sunday,
the crop of corn had completely
withered away from the intense
heat.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06

ON VISIT
Walter Yarnall, of Rockford,
Ill, arrived here Friday for a
visit with his brother, Herbert
Yarnall and other relatives in
Noble county. MIR. Yarnall, an
employee of the Roper Stove
Company in Rockford, was hon
ored recently at a party COM
memorating the employees who
have been with the company %
wears. Mr.. Yarnall has been en-
ployed by the company for 70
wears.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
Big Inch" Explosion At BeallsUille
Monroe County, Is Third This Year

explosion of the big Inch pipeline owned and
Transmission Corp the past six
months Bealsvle Monroe county, Saturday
ming shooting visible to residents of CALDWELL
practically other section of Noble county and as far north
as Cambridge
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
TO HOLD BAZAAR

Members of the WSCS of the
Whigville Methodist church will
hold bazaar, Friday evening,
July Ia, at the Wfigville hall,
beginning at 8 o'clock. Refresh
ments will be served and the
public is invited.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
Over 100 Attend Meeting To Support
Commissioners In Controversial Issue

The Noble county commissioners this week heard all
about the wrong there is in dancing!
Expressions dealing with the evils associated with folk
dancing any other type of dancing loudly pro-
claimed when delegation of hundred crowded
into the pleas court to voice their objections
to dancing the courthouse espanade.
The group present Monday morning was largely COM
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06

BAKE SALE
A bake sale will be held this
Saturday at Kirchner's electric
store, North street, beginning at
1000 a. m The sale is being
sponsored by the MYF of the
First Methodist church. All do
nations will be gratefully ac-
cepted.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
TO HOLD BAKE SALE

The Three Forks Pans and
Needles All club will hold q
miscellaneous bake sale at the
Clark g. Barnett Appliance store
in Caldwell, Saturday morning,
July Is. The sale will begin
promptly at 10 o'clock a. m. The
proceeds will be used to send
members to their annual camp.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
Harry Smith Rounds 0uI
IS Years At Postoffice
Assistant Postmaster Completes Long
Term Of Service, On Thursday, July 8

Assistant Postmaster Harry W. Smith is rounding o1
his 35th year of continuous in this capacity Thu
day, July g. at the Caldwell postoffice
The long of service in this particular position
believed to be unequaled any other postofce of the 15
district.
Smith who was sworn in clerk by Postmaster Z. @
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-06
BruceIIosis Test For Noble County
Cattle Will Be Held During August

Bruceosis of Noble county Will De next
month barring developments it learned today
In an Wednesday, County Agent Floyd Hender-
that special meeting the Noble county
dairy would be held Tuesday July IL at the court
house to complete plans for the circulation OF petitions
made available which will al