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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
Petition Filinq
Deadline Nears
Many Candidates
Have Yet To File

With the deadline for filing
nominating petitions only four
hours away at press time, six
petitions had been filed for the
three county offices that will
head the county ticket this fall
In the race for commissioner
in the Republican primary this
May, petitions have been filed by
incumbent commissioner, w. c.
(Toad) Davis and by Albert
Hayes, of Dexter City. Harry L.
Merritt of Center township ap-
peared to be the only candidate
filing for the nomination on the
Democratic ticket Mr.. Merritt
served as deputy sheriff under
Clayton Mckee until JAN, 1949.
Representative George Philpot
filed his petition Monday for re-
nomination as state representa-
tive. Mr.. Philpot, a Republican,
will be seeking his third term
Edmund T. James, also a Repub-
lican, filed his petition for the
office last week. Mr.. James is a
law student at Ohio State Uni
versity.
Arthur Rich, who announced in
December that he would run for
state representative, so far has
failed to file his petition. This
came amid rumors that Mr.. Rich
would remain out of the race.
Benny j. Fowler, county re-
corder, secured a petition from
the election board office Monday.
At noon Wednesday he would not
comment on whether or not he
would enter the race for state
representative. Mr.. Fowler is a
Democrat.
1t appeared that Auditor Jack
Wilson would have opposition in
the fall election. Max Franklin,
son of Amos Franklin, Main
street, is reported to have cir
culated a petition this week.
Auditor Wilson filed his petition
last week.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
Cumberland Lad
Admits Robberies
Delmar Knapp
To Grand Jury

Delmar Knapp, 20, of near
Cumberland and Edward Rush,
%, of South GAINESVILLE, were
charged with burglarizing the
home of Frank Bethel on High
Hill, Oct. 2, when they were ar
raigned in municipal court at
GAINESVILLE, Saturday.
They were also charged with
robbing a tool shed in the Blue
Rock vicinity owned by the Ma
tional Gas and Oil Corp. Cloth
ing and tools valued at $106 were
taken from the shed. Two clocks,
bed clothing and a medicine
chest were taken from the Bethel
home.
Knapp denied both charges and
was held to the grand jury under
$4,000 bond. Rush, his brother-in-
law, admitted the charge and was
held to the grand jury, also
under $4,000 bond.
Knapp and his brother, Ray
mond, also admitted stealing bat
teries from service station at
High Hill owned by Stanley
Downing. They were valued at
$500. Both admitted the theft
and were fined $500 and costs.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
Booster Station
AT Cumberland
To Be Constructed
BY New Gas Company

Representatives of the Tennes-
see Gas Transportation company
were in the Cumberland COM
munity the past week in connec-
ton with the construction of a
large booster plant to be built on
the Herbert Ward farm, near
Claysville.
Arrangements were made in
Cumberland to set up a receiving
depot for the vast quantities of
materials and supplies which will
be shipped there.
Surveyors and engineers have
already been on the site of the
new booster station surveying
the land and plotting the loca-
ton of the various units. 1t is
said a radio transmission tower
will be erected on Herbert
Wards high knoll to provide a
communication hookup with
other booster stations along the
gas line. !
1t is also likely that a landing
strip will be laid out so that air
planes carrying officials can land
and take off adjacent to the new
booster station.
Actual construction will get
under way at an early date.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
Local Trustees
At State Meeting

Mark H. Rossiter, president,
and Edward F. Leasure, Jr., sec
retary-treasurer of the Noble
county trustees and clerks as
sociation, recently attended the
22nd annual convention of the
Ohio association held in Colum-
bus.
Townships throughout the
county were also well represent
ed with several others from here
attending. The total number was
l735. the largest in the % years
of the associations existence.
Ohio's highway director, T. j.
Kauer, told the trustees and
clerks that the state will spend
$90,OOO,OO0 on highway construc-
ton this year and the townships
will share in a large part of the
improvements. Kauer also said
the state has matched more than
$1,700,0O0 with the federal gov
ernment for roads and of that
figure, half will be used for
roads under the supervision OF
the township.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
Personal Properly
Tax Distribution
Made By Auditor
County Schools
Receive S11.S75.62
OF Tax Settlement

Auditor Jack Wilson an
nounced today that $24,379.64 in
undivided general and classified
personal property tax money
was distributed Monday to the
various political subdivisions.
Noble county schools received
the major portion of the funds
with $11,875.62 being turned
over to the county and Caldwell
exempted village school systems.
The county general fund was
enriched by $6.467 40 by the Oc-
tober settlement. Townships re-
ceived $2,662.l7 in the distribu-
ton while corporations received
$2,039.00 in general and $81.11 in
classified personal tax monies.
An additional $732.48 went in
to the county general fund for
auditor and treasurer fees, along
with $3.50 from the classified
personal tax settlement. The
county library received $500 and
$1.51 was turned over to the
state of Ohio.
A breakdown of the $2,662.l7
received by the townships shows
the following distribution: Bea-
yer, $7.83; Brookfield. $1,521.07;
Buffalo, $25.33; Center. $1O.62;
Elk, $3.50; Enoch, $99.35; Jack
son. $30.78; jefferson, 1924;
Marion, $2487; Noble, $2593;
Olive, $8O3.56; Seneca, $1l.O9;
Sharon, $13.39; Stock, $43.91;
Wayne, 1851.
The county's schools share of
the tax money included: Beaver,
$5448; Buffalo, $78.47; Brook
field, $4,715.32; Center, 5000;
Elk, 1921; Enoch, none; Jack
son, 5000; jefferson, $547.12;
Marion, $254.57; Noble. $110.44;
Olive, none; Seneca, $45.44; Sha-
ron, $63.19; Stock, $143.62; Cald-
we'll, $3,328.22; Wayne, $1,000;
Dexter City, $2,245.67; Fulda,
$8956; Guernsey county, 1928;
Washington county, none.
Corporations sharing in the
general and classified tax monies
were Batesville, 66c; Belle Val
ley, $2884 general, 1c classified;
Caldwell, $1,878.50 general and
$56.82 classified; Dexter City
$l00.30 general and $1.55 classi-
fled; Sarahsville, $1.19 general;
Summerfield. $30.37 general and
$22.73 classified.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
Annual Meetinq
OF Pea Friday
John Shamhart
Presides At Session

John Shamhart was presiding
chairman at the 18th annual
meeting of the Cambridge Pro
duction Credit Assn stockholders
held in the basement of the First
Methodist church last Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Shamhart is man.
ager of the Caldwell Pea office.
The business session opened
with a directors report made by
Alva Watson, well known farmer
of the .Sarahsville community
Words of praise for the progress
made through the Caldwell Of
flee during the past year were
spoken by Floyd Fillman, Roy
Davis and A. c. Bailey of the
board of directors.
Election of a director to serve
for three years was held follow
ing a report by Robert Cooper. OF
the nominating committee. Other
reports, included one by D. D.
Tresch, on the financial condition
of the organization. Mr.. Tresch is
secretary-treasurer of the thir-
teen-county Cambridge associa-
ton.
Principal speaker for the eve
ming was John Grierson, Hills
boro. In his report, Mr.. Grierson,
who is supervisor for the Pro
duction Credit Corp, of Louis
vile, KY, said that farmers in
this section are in the best finan-
cial condition of recent years.
The program of entertainment
for the evening included vocal
numbers with guitar accompani-
ment by Emil Barnett, humor-
Gus reading Life Gets Tedious, -
Fred Legraen, accompanied by
guitarist Emil Barnett; a vocal
solo "Pining" by Mrs. Robert
Cooper, accompanied by Ruth
Shriver; humorous reading, 81
Done Did It." by Mrs. Herbert
Ullman; vocal solo, "Mother Ma
chree," Patricia Stiers, accom-
panied by Betty Lou Buckley and
vocal numbers by Mr.. and Mrs.
Dallas Bond.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
Lawrence J. Ross
Death Accidental

Lawrence j. Ross, 40, dairy
man, who died at Huntington. w.
Va, Jan. IA, was a victim of a
fall down flight of stairs and
not the result of being attacked
by two assailants police in that
city have ruled.
After an investigation and con-
ference with the coroner, the
death has been marked "acciden-
tai" and the case closed, police
said.
A man in whose home Ross
had been visiting was questioned
by police and then released.
Ross has three sons, Harold,
Ronald and Larry. who are liv-
ing with their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Morgareidge, Cald-
well.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
County Roads To
Have More Stone
Heavy Rainfall
Slows Traffic

AS several county and town.
ship roads began slowly to turn
into soggy quagmires under the
incessant rainfall of the past two
months the county highway de-
partment purchased another $50
yards of crushed limestone to use
in patching operations.
The largest purchase made on
Monday by the county commits
sioners for the county engineer,
was an acquisition of 500 yards
of stone from James Merry. The
aggregate will be used on the
Rado Ridge and Ball Hollow
roads. The price of the material,
delivered, was $3.50.
Yerian Bros. were awarded a
contract for 100 tons of stone at
cost of 1925. Fifty yards of ag-
gregate were purchased from
Walter Christman for the Thomas
road in Center township. The
price set forth in the contract
was $125.00.
The Factory Hollow road and
the Cub Run roads in Elk town
ship will come in for their share
of attention with 100 years being
scheduled for delivery there. The
material was purchased at a cost
of $250.00.
Other miscellaneous purchases
were made by the commissioners
Monday for 900 feet of three-inch
planking in IL foot length. The
planking cost the road and bridge
department $3.50. A requisition
for 1919 feet of six-inch casing
was turned over to Charles
Clark. The pipe will cost $89.55.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
State Route las
AT Summerfield
Being Repaired
Guard Rails
Installed On
u. S. Route FL

A battle with nature which has
lasted for ten years is engaging
the state highway department
this week as they drive piling in
to slip on State Route 146 at
the edge of the Summerfield
corporation line.
Each year, it is necessary for
the department to make fills and
drive piling in order to keep the
road from sliding away. This
week, crews are using wood pill
ing and iron railing in an effort
which is aimed at anchoring the
earth and saving the road. When
the job is completed, officials
hope to maintain two lanes of
traffic over the sunken highway.
Workmen from the local high
way garage have completed the
patching of State Route 724 from
Carlisle to Jerles postoffice,
south of Stafford. During the
past fortnight, the department
used 490 tons of gravel in re-
pairing this road.
The installation of new guard
rails and the repairing of old
ones are receiving priority this
week. Workmen last week re-
built a section of guard railing
on the Dan Ullman hill on Route
l45 between Harriettsville and
Lower Salem. New posts and two
strands of traffic tape were used
to replace the some 800 feet of
old fence.
The department is also COM
pleting the installation of about
200 feet of new guard railing on
u. S. Route 81, just north of
New Harmony Baptist church.
The latest type steel-tension
plate railing will be used.
Noble county taxpayers con-
tinue to pay for their careless
ness in disposing of junk. The
highway department said Mon
day that over four truck loads
of bottles, cans. and other debris
were picked up along U. S.
Route 81, north of Caldwell by
department employees. This is
said to be only one of the many
highways where unlawful dump
ing is going on.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
Floyd Henderson
To Return Friday

Floyd H n d ers son, county
agent, who has been on a leave
of absence for several months,
will return to Caldwell Friday
and resume his duties in this
capacity.
Henderson has been complet-
ing a post graduate course in ex-
tension work at Cornell Univer-
sity.
During his absence, Joe H.
Brooks of Carollton route, served
as acting agent. Brooks is now
completing his degree work at
Ohio State University.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
Booster Club
To Hold Drive

Annual membership drive OF
the Caldwell Booster club will
open this week and continue
until their goal of 500 old and
new members has been attained,
according to an announcement
made today by President Harry
A. Semon.
President Semon said that the
membership is open to anyone
and the dues will be $1.00 per
year. Robert Ralston is serving
as chairman of the membership
committee. He is being assisted
by L. E. Potts. John Shamhart,
Louise Ditch. Thelma Rice and
Donald Hamilton.
Last year, over 800 members
were enrolled in this organiza-
ton.
There is every indication now,
Semon said, that the increased
goal of 500 members will be at
tanned.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02

by the Standard Stag Co., OF
Youngstown. Stag requisitioned
for use on county highways cost
$6,340.94.
The following bills were pre-
sented and payment was author
lied. The money will come from
the road and bridge fund. Ohio
Associated Telephone company
phone service, $18.05; James
Manly, supplies, $3.10; Clark's
Service station, car wash and
motor tuneup, $3.10; Bode Bros,
fence, $16.25; Homer Weldon, to
reimburse for bill, $500; Far
mers & Merchants bank, interest
on note, $38.84$ Campbell Bros,
garage, gravel, $4,000; Walter L.
Christman, crushed stone, $1,000,
Automotive service, batteries
and supplies, $37.37; Elswick's
Insurance agency, premium on
addition to policy, $90.08; Walter
L. Christman, crushed stone,
$4,000; Pickenpaugh g. Robey,
parts and gas, $587.86; briggs
Auto Parts, supplies, $57l5; The
Calack Co., use of power shovel,
$4,000; Ray Bettinger, lumber
$118.69; Major Equipment Co.,
supplies, $166.86; Norris Bigley,
cleaning bushes, $11.20.
Hayes Service station, tire and
mirror head, $60.47; The Morris
on Motor Co., retread, $1l8.15;
Rayner Schell, labor, $3.50; The
Caldwell Implement & Supply,
Co., supplies, $117.52; Standard
Oil Co.. gasoline and oil, $203.72;
T. M. Ehlermann, diesel fuel oil
$1,000; Republic Steel Corp.
culverts, $5,723.25; Dean A. Reed,
Motor sales, parts, $3.19; Stand
ard Stag Co., Stag, $6,340.94; Tip
tons Hardware, supplies, $26.65;
Worl w. Thompson, supplies,
$16.47; Buckley Motor sales,
parts, $20.46; w. c. DeLille Co.,
oxygen and acetylene, $11.07.
Continued on Page Three)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02

The matinee performance will
be given Thursday afternoon,
Feb. 9, for all school children.
Final rehearsals will be held on
either Sunday afternoon or Mon
day evening, Feb. 13.
The complete program has not
yet been compiled but some of
the skits will include "The Dane
ing Dollies," by group of girls;
'Belling the Cat" under the di-
rection of Mrs. Price Elson, which
will be a grade school operetta
Afternoon of Bridge" by four
prominent business men in Cald-
well; Tapperettes," fl turin G
Peggy McGregor and Beverly
Upton; Dropping in on the
Smiths" a skit by the fourth
graders; Barber Shop Behavior"
skit by the women members of
the PTA, with the entire show
highlighted by 45-minute Minis
trel, Bring in De Primer" di-
rected by Marvin P. Wood; spec
ialty by Emil Barnett. Fred
Legraen will have the in-between
act speciality numbers.
Advance ticket sale has been
brisk and there is every indica-
ton a record breaking audience
will attend this Parent Teachers
Association production.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
Rose Bowl Movies
To Be Shown Here

President Harry A. Semon
said today that plans have been
completed for the showing of
the Ohio State University of
California Rose Bowl football
attraction at the Caldwell high
school auditorium, Wednesday
evening, Feb. Is.
Lyal Clark, line coach for vic
torious Ohio State, will be in
charge of showing the official
films of the Rose Bowl game,
which held the interest of the
nation on january 2.
Due to the large crowd antic-
ipated. attendance will be limit
ed to Caldwell students and 1850
members of the Caldwell Booster
club. There will be no charge.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02

AilC ISISpiiOIle COIilpdlly
have risen so rapidly since
the filing of the Dec. 9, 1948
application that the adjust
ments requested at that time are
not sufficient to maintain, i'm
prove and expand service and to
provide adequate earnings.
Clare E. Williams, vice pres
ident of the company, at Marion,
explained, BASED on present
rates, the Ohio Associated Tele-
phone Company's earnings are
only 1853 percent on a fair value
of the total plant investment,
according to findings of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission from the
Dec. 9, 1948 application"
"The l948 application would
have produced earnings of only
3.74 percent, according to find
ings of the Public Utilities Com
mission. In the face of steadily
mounting operating costs, this
rate of return is not sufficient.
Earnings must also be higher
than 3.74 percent for another
important reason. The company
is now engaged in a vast $10,-
600, 900 program to expand and
improve telephone service-the
biggest project in its history.
This money must be secured
from investors. Obviously, low
earnings would make it impos-
sible to interest investors in sup
plying the new capital needed
Most common stocks report earn
ings at far higher rate, with
many of them having dividend
rate of six to ten percent"
The company estimates that
the revised rates requested in
supplemental application made
today will produce approximate
ly 5.57 percent return on the in
vestment.
In describing the need for in.
creased rates, Mr.. Williams cited
the following costs:
From 1889 to 1949 the cost
per telephone of providing serv.
ice has increased 70 percent. Oh
this increase more than 90 per,
cent has been due to higher
wages. Within the past "a months
the $500 additional telephones
installed and the gross additions
made to our telephone system
cost $4,355,000. During the same
period the revenue received pei
telephone has remained the same
in most exchanges. The result
has been a continuing decline ir
earnings"
"a tremendous job already
has been accomplished. In the
past three years, 1929 new tel,
ephones were installed. AS oi
January l, 1949. there were 49,,
247 held applications for service
On December 81, l949, there
were 7,155, a reduction of 6,092
During last year alone $2,148,-
825 was spent for expansion and
Improvement. Present projects
now underway amount to ST.
484, 1856"
Continued on Page Three)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
MAYORS COURT

A check of the case records at
the office of Mayor Mel Johns
this week showed that five per-
sons had been fined. Carl l. King
paid a fine of $500 and costs
after being picked up by the
state highway patrol for having
insufficient brakes On his vehicle.
J. F. Crock and a man who
who failed to give his name, paid
fines of $500 and costs after
Marshal Fred Davis saw them
crash the school light on North
street. A Mr.. Parker paid $500
and costs for parking in an al
ley while a Mr.. Komnsky spent
$500 with the mayor after being
charged with reckless driving.
GEE "HT VARIETIES, Eeh. IL
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
RECEIVES DEGREE

Western Reserve University
Cleveland, held a convocatior
for the comforting of degrees on
Wednesday, Feb. l, at Sever
Hall, that city. Two former res
idents were in the class. Grace
Archer, who teaches at Garfield
Heights, received her Master de-
gree and Richard L. Archer, his
Bachelors degree. Young Archer
was a former M-Sgt. in Co. B,
517th Parachute Regiment, In
fantry, which won their spurs in
Italy and France.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
FORMS RECEIVED

Service Officer E. E. Cunning
ham has received the necessary
state bonus blanks from Pen
nsylvania and local veterans ell
igible may fill them out here
and eventually receive their
bonus. This, of course, applies
only to veterans, now living in
Caldwell or Noble county, but
originally were from Pennsyl-
vania.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
IN HOSPITAL

Stuart Gordon. Main street,
was removed to the Good Sam
aritan hospital in the McVay-
Shilling ambulance. While a
patient there Mr.. Gordon will
undergo observation and receive
treatment. Mr.. Gordon is en-
ployed in the parts department
at the Pickenpaugh & Robey
Ford garage. -
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
RECEIVES BURNS

Miss Bonnie McAuley, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Marvel McAuley, re-
ceived painful burns about the
face, Monday noon, when the
oven in the kitchen stove ex-
ploded. She received first aid
treatment at the office of DR.. E..
G.. Ditch.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
Applications Filed Today
With Ohio Commission
Business Phone Charges In Caldwell Are
Being Raised From $4.00 to SS.25 Per Month

The Ohio Associated Telephone Co. filed this Thurs
day with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in Co
umhus supplement to their Dec 1948 application which
asked authority to increase changes for telephone
The supplement requests upward adjustment of the
rates requested in the 1948 application
The telephone company reports that operating
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
Program Completed for Hi Varieties
Will Be Presented Tuesday, Feb. l4th

The 1850 version of Hi Varieties moving into high
this week for the final presentation held
school auditorium, Tuesday evening FEBRUARY beginning
O'clock
Mrs Henry Brumbach is chairman of the program
and she today the sk which
for a delightful evening entertainment
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS in

Noble County. The tax books
are now open for paying the
1949 tax ON real estate. When
writing i'm regard to tax, always
enclose a Self-addressed stamped
envelope for reply. Always
state what township or district
your property is located in
When paying tax also see that
you get tax receipts for al!
property you want to pay on
and be sure that they are
stamped paid.
IRA PRYOR,
Treasurer of Noble County
2q-afl
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02

Sales tax receipts in Noble
county for the week ending Jan.
ii were $1,002.29, compared to
81. .033.20 for the same week in
1949. Total collected to date in
the county since July |, 1949
amounts to $39,636.40.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
MRS. BURRIER IMPROVES

Mrs. Eta Burrier, of Forest
Grove, is improving at her home
from surgical treatment at st.
Francis hospital, Cambridge.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
General Bills For Up-Keep OF Noble
County Allowed By Commissioners

spent $2239572 during the past thirty days
keep functionng The largest expend
ture road and bridge fund with vouchers total
being issued by County Auditor Jack Wilson,
Is general bills totaled $l,42l8 Relief
bills fol period amounted to $5395O
this period presented
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
WANT ADS
ACTUALLY PAY
BIG DIVIDENDS!

Turn to page five - A market
for over $4,000 prospective
buyers and sellers is found in
The Journal Want Ad Section!
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