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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
New Stamp To
Go On Sale Here

Anew three-cent commemora-
tive stamp, marking the 175th an
niversary of the arrival of Mar
quis de Lafayette in America, has
been ordered for the Caldwell
postoffice and will go on sale in
the near future, according to
Postmaster w. E. Cecil.
The central design of the stamp
shows a portrait of Lafayette in
an oval frame. At the left is an
American flag and at the right a
French flag. A cannon of the per-
iod represented appears under
the American flag. Beneath the
French flag is shown the artists
conception of the landing party
rowing ashore, with the French
ship "Victoire", lying offshore.
Collectors desiring stamps of
selected quality for philatelic
use can obtain them from the
Philatelic Agency, Postoffice De-
partment, Washington, D. c.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
John Schwallie

John Schwallie, SO, resident of
Fulda, died Saturday at 400 p.
m. at his home.
A retired farmer, Mr.. Schwal-
lie was the oldest member of st.
Mary'S church, Fulda.
He was born in Noble county,
where he spent most of his life.
The last of six children, he was
the son of George and Mary
Funk Schwallie.
Surviving are his wife, Helena
Kinnen SchWallie; four daugh-
ters, Miss Annie Schwallie of the
home, Mrs. Gertrude Schockling
of Caldwell route l, Miss Eliza
beth SchWallie of Burkhart, and
Mrs. Mary Miller of GAINESVILLE;
one son, Aloysius Schwallie of
GAINESVILLE route 4; and IA grand
children.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock at st. Mary's church
with Rev. B. J. Mates officiat-
ing. Burial was made in the
church cemetery by the Brubach
funeral home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
Proclaims June 20
Buddy Poppy Day

Mayor Homer Johnson has is
sued the following proclamation
in designating Saturday June %
as Buddy Day in Caldwell and
surrounding area:
WHEREAS: The annual sale of
Buddy Poppies by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars of the United
States, an organization charter
ed by the Congress, has been Of
ficially recognized and endorsed
by the President of the United
States and the Veterans Ad-
ministration, and
WHEREAS: The proceeds of
this worthy fund raising cam
paign are used exclusively for
the benefit of disabled and needy
veterans, and the widows and
orphans of deceased veterans and
WHEREAS: The basic purpose
of the annual sale of Buddy
Popries by the Veterans of
foreign Wars is eloquently re-
flected in the desire to Honor
The Dead by Helping the Liv-
ing" therefore.
l, Homer Johnson, Mayor of
Caldwell, do hereby recognize
the patriotic merits of this cause
by urging the citizens of this
community to contribute gen.
erously to its support through
the purchase of Buddy Poppies,
on the day set aside for the dis
tribution of these symbols of
loyalty.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
Latest "Gyp'
Involves Spray

Officials in Noble and Wash
ington counties are looking for
a travelling spray salesman.
This man took the job of paint
ing a barn at the Wesley Ullman
farm near Lower Salem. He told
Ullman the job was done and
Ullman gave the man check
for $100.
Later Ullman told officials he
discovered the barn had been
painted only on the side that was
visable from the Ullman resid-
ence. Payment has been stopped
on the check and a warrant
issued for the painter.
Another complaint of a bad
job was reported by Anna M.
Hoskin of Lowell route 4. She
said only a part of the roof had
been SPRAYED.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
Mrs. Martha Still

Mrs. Martha Polling Still, 76,
lifelong resident of Caldwell,
died at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon in Cambridge hospital,
where she had been a patient for
several weeks.
Since the death of her husband,
Edward Still, several years ago,
she had resided at the home of
her brother, Probate Judge Otto
Polling in Caldwell.
She was a member of the Free
Methodist church.
The body remained at the
Murphy funeral home where
services were held Tuesday at
200 o'clock p. m. Rev. A. J.
Stats officiated and burial was
made in Olive cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
Probate Court
News

Summons returned and filed in
the land sale of Kenneth Kearns,
guardian of Della Coffey, W. his
ward, ct. al.
Application for letters of ad-
ministration filed in the estate Of
Mary A. Harding, deceased. Waiv-
er of administration filed. Bond
approved and filed and letters OF
administration issued to Susie
Greenwalt.
Summons returned and filed in
the estate of Kenneth Kearns,
guardian of Della Coffey VS.. his
ward, ct. al.
Will of Alice o. Racey, deceas-
ed, filed. Application for probate
of will filed.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26

Mrs. Ora B. Roherbach, 73, of
ReinersVille, died at Good Sam
aritan hospital, GAINESVILLE, at
TAO Monday.
She was born at Middleburg,
w. Va, a daughter of the late
Manderville and RoWena Rose
Holstad. She married J. B.
Roherbach on Dec. 27, 1900. They
lived in ReinerSville since 1885,
where she was a member of the
Methodist church.
Five sons and three daughters
survive, J. H. Paul and Morton
Roherbaugh, all of Reinersville,
Oran and Carl of Akron; Mrs.
Ruth Lloyd of Sutton, w. Va,
Mrs. Faye Helmick of BuchanOn,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
SELECT YOUR BRANCH

The United SJales army and
air force recruiting headquarters
announced today that effective
Immediately initial assignment
choice is open and unlimited in
the following branches of the
United States army, .airborne,
artillery, corps Of engineer and
infantry. This simply means that
any inductee in the county can
enlist in the branch Of has own
choice, providing he does so be-
fore he receives his orders to re
port for induction.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26

Earl Bryan Smith, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Smith, died
June 8, at his home in Columbus.
The child, aged II months and
Il days, had been suffering from
virus pneumonia.
In addition to the parents, the
deceased is survived by the
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Smith, Caldwell and Mr..
and Mrs. Aubrey Longfellow of
Cambridge; great grandparents,
MIR. and Mrs. George VanFossen
of Harriettsville, Mr.. and Mrs,
Harry Davis of Lower Salem and
Mrs. Longfellow of Macksburg.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
Harry Z. Fast
To DeaVerfown

Announcement was made
today that Harry E. Fast had
been hired as the new SUPER
intendent at Deavertown schools
in Morgan county and his re-
signation as head of the Elk local
schools was submitted last week
to the board.
Fast had already been hired at
Harriettsville for his second
year there as superintendent and
coach.
The local board has not yet
named his successor and it will
probably be delayed until Supt.
H. c. Secrest returns from
vacation trip in Arizona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fast and son, Jon
David, reside in Chesterhill.
where they own and manage a
hardware store.
Photo nQvalopiuU C;Iro.x~s~y.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
VISITING HERE

S.ISgt. Max Swain is visiting
this week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. T. Jennings, East street.
Sgt. Swain is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Swain of Zanes-
vile, formerly of the Hirams-
burg community. He has just re-
turned from two years in Japan
and Korea. Although SWANS
enlistment of three years has
been completed, the army does
not plan to release him for at
least another nine months.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
PriesI Ordered
Out or China

Rev. Fr. Rudolph Blockinger
has been ordered out of China by
the Communists, with the
charges of being a spy and hav-
ing dealings with Gen. JWang, a
Nationalist leader.
The announcement was made
by st. Joseph's Catholic church
at New Philadelphia, his former
church.
A native of Wheeling, w. Va,
the 65 years old priest is a cousin
Of Mrs Sabost Holman of
Harriettsville. His grandmother
was a sister of the late Fred Fox
of Fulda. He IS a member of the
Capuchin order.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
ATTEND WORKSHOP

Marie Harper, member of the
Dexter City school lunch room
staff attended the annual school
lunch workshop held on the
Ohio University campus at
Athens last week. 1t was under
the sponsorship of the school of
Home Economics. Mrs. Ruby M.
Maccauley, professor of home
economics, assisted by Vivian
Roberts, director of the school
of home economics, directed the
three-day program.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
Local Mine Inspector
Attends Institute

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Smith and
daughter, Judy, of North street,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Stanchina, of
st. Clairsville, and Miss Thaila
RalSton, of Barnesville, have re-
turned to their homes after
spending four days at Wilke-
barre, Pa, where Mr.. Smith and
Mr.. Stanchina represented the
Ohio division of mines at the
annual mine inspectors institute
of America.
They also enjoyed several days
sightseeing in New York City
before returning home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26

university radio director, is de-
signed to give experience in pre-
pairing programs, radio play pro-
duction, engineering and control
board operation, continuity prac-
tice and actual broadcasting over
the university's new four-studio
campus radio station, WOUI FM
and AM, in the new Speech build
ing.
Students enrolled in the debate
workshop are under the super
vision of Prof. L. c. Stats, di-
rector of forensics. In the course
of the two-week period, the de-
baters will face two detectives:
to analyze the debate proposition
for the coming high school year
as officially chosen by the Ohio
High School Speech League, and
to develop skill in debating and
public speaking.
In addition to learning the me-
chanical and broadcasting phases
Of radio, those in the radio work.
shop will study filing systems,
sound effects and Federal Com
munication Commission regula-
tions governing radio, plus hear
ing various lectures from men in
the radio field. Later in the two
week period, debate students,
working with the radio group,
will record and broadcast de-
bates.
The two week workshop of high
school juniors and seniors have
used the completely modern ia
cilities and equipment of WOUI,
featuring two control rooms,
three studios, an observation
room, a record library, repair
shop and laboratory, and a news
room with a twenty-four hour
radio wire service.
A recreation program for the
26 students, to include swimming,
tennis, softball, picnics, movies
and dancing, will be concluded By
graduation banquet Friday eve
ming, June 27.
Few families understand how
hard it is for the old man to pay
all the family bills.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26

w. Va, and Mrs. Olive Elliott Of
Malta; eighteen grandchildren
and five great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday at 200 2. III. at
the Reinersville Methodist
church. Burial was made in the
church cemetery by the McCur5y
funeral home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26

X strike out for Young in 9th.
Xxx Tripled for Wickham in 9th.
Caldwell - 0 0 90 % 20 6
Belmont - 100 4 2x 8
Two base hits: Heath, Bruce,
King 2 and Capers.
Three hits: F. Rhinehart.
.Strike-outs: Young and Cud-
rick IL.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
Three Caldwell High School Students
Attending Workshop AT Ohio u.

Three Caldwell high school students among 26 youth at
tending Ohio Unverstys " annual radio and debate
workshops at Athens through June 28
They include Tolha m daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
HILL North street. Wesley Marshall, Mrs W. B. Mar
shall Main Farmhouse Mr. and Mrs Boon
Barnhouse Walnut
under the of
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
Belmont League Leaders Oui-Hii
Caldwell. &c. Sunday Afternoon

Belmont the leaders in the a;s
Caldwell Merchants in Sundays game at Belmont with the
standing at 8 to 6. Will 'he llhal
Larry Capers led the losers with double and tr, i,
HoWel ana oienposkl also cracked two solid singles
Young was the pitcher Caldwell strikno ont aah. -
Cudrck of Belmont struck out H. 'e Wv eisi' ilei
Caldwell will play Barnesville Legion riab. O,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26

twi-night double header at
GAINESVILLE. The first game will
get underway at $50. CaldwelPs
manager, D. B. Stellfox, Sr.. has
Just signed two new pitchers.
Donald Morris and Dick Rhine
hart and both will probably see
action on Friday night.
Sundays standings were as
follows.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26

Cpl. Ronald w. Ball, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin E. Ball
Route 4, Caldwell, recently grad
uated from the Far East Com
mand Chemical school at Camp
Gifu, Japan. Ball formerly at
tended Caldwell high school.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26
INJURED AT HOME

John Mccullough of Dexter
City was given treatment at the
office of DR.. N. S. Reed on Sat
urday for a severely scalded
right hand. The accident occur
red at his home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26

Few families understand how
hard it is for the old man to pay
all the family bills.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-06-26

the direction of Vincent Jukes,
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Private Builder Displays 10
RemodeIed Slum Area Homes

Herman Schmidt. a private
builder, yesterday displayed a
group of homes he has remodeled
in a Southwest slum area as an
example of what private enter
prise can deliver without
subsidies"
The two-story. four-room brick
dwellings are located on Golden
street S.W.. which connects Ninth
and Tenth streets between D and
E streets. Ten homes are involved
in the project. The row Of dwell
ings is broken up by un-improved
homes, however. which Mr..
Schmidt told reporters he had
been unable to acquire.
Before re-modeling, most Of
the dwellings had no utilities and
none had inside toilet facilities.
In a bad condition of disrepair.
they rented for a little over SIS
a month, Mr.. Schmidt said.
Four homes completed In the
remodeling project have a bath
room between two second-fioor
bedrooms and living room and
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Martinsburg Diaries
Raise Milk Cent a Quart
speeiol Dispotch 10 The Stor

MARTINSBURG, w. Va. Nov
27.-The retail price of milk de-
livered locally through Martins
burg dairies will be 20 cents Mon
day, representing a 1-cent-a-quart
increase, it was announced today
by dairymen.
Other types Of milk and by
products will 60 up in price pro-
portionately.
Dairymen said the advance was
necessitated by increased payments
granted producers supplying the
local market.
The producers two weeks age
conferred with dairymen on an
increase in the wholesale price be-
cause Of increased costs Of produc-
ton. including feed and labor.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Electric Appliance Competition
Sounds KneN of 1850 Firm

now the Cosmos Club. and the
Perry Belmont house, now occu-
pied as the International Eastern
Star Temple.
Amazing Charges.
Opening safes was one Of the
frequent service calls in the old
days. The thing that amazed
Flournoy Schneider most in read
ing the old ledgers was the
charges Cthree hours labor and
new key. $2.75"). There was a 50
charge for papering two rooms.
including materials.
When the United States entered
World War I, Louis H. Schneider,
one of Christians three sons, was
proprietor of the business. All his
employees left him for better pay
ing jobs. and he called in his two
sons. Percy and Flournoy, then 26
and Is. He died shortly after the
war, and they have been the pro-
prietors since.
In 1925. the firm moved to 1920
q street NV. It carried a line of
leather goods. and Flournoy
Schneider remembers Mrs. Grace
Coolidge, wife Of the President,
coming in with her two white
collies to have them fitted for
collars.
They moved to the present To-
cation II years ago. During the
last war. they existed by repair
ing electrical equipment.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Two Persons HospitoIized
BY District Accidents

Two persons were hospitalized
last night as result of District
traffic accidents.
Homer johnson, Sc, colored, OF
1882 Half street Sc. was taken
to Casualty Hospital for treatment
Of head injuries after he was hit
by a truck while crossing M street
lat First street Sc.
Police today were searching for
Ia truck which apparently went
through a stop sign before strik-
ling Mr.. johnson.
Gilbert L. Potts, AZ, Of 5115
Chevy Chase parkway suffered
compound fractures of both legs
after he was struck by a Car In the
$500 block Of Connecticut avenue
Police said the car was driven by
Urban H. Fleege, As, Of zoos Par
'ker avenue, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Washington County Budget
For Welfare Less for '53
By the As.oeio,sd Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Nov. 81
The Washington County Welfare
Department today submitted a
$573.766 budget for 1858, about
$4,000 less than it is spending this
year.
Winslow Burhans, president of
the County Commissioners. said
they were pleasantly surprised
at the reduction.
The county was called on to
provide only $4,000 Of the
money. the remainder coming
from the State and Federal
governments.
The welfare department did not
explain the $1,000 reduction, but
Hagerstown has been booming for
several years, with full employ
ment and jobs going begging.
Evening star., 1952-11-27

kitchen on the first floor.
A gas-heating unit is located in
the living room and the floors are
of asphalt tile. In addition, back
yards have been cleared Of fences
and clubhouse sheds, which lined
an alley
Mr.. Schmidt said he is in favor
of Government plans to redevelop
Southwest Washington and that
his project is not in conflict with
current redevelopment proposals.
The builder declined to say what
he paid for the Golden street
properties, but he said the re-
modelling has cost him more than
$500 per house. He said he will
ask g rent Of $63.50 per month,
and added:
when rent controls are abol-
ished. remodeling Of this type
should boom because investors can
then get a proper return for in
vestment." He said he considered
a net return of from 8 to 10 per
cent Of the investment per year as
. fair return.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Eisenhower Stronuer
Than Dewey in 1948
In Areas NearD. T..

President-elect Eisenhower did
about AZ per cent better in COL
Letting Washington area votes
than Gov. Dewey, the 1948 Re-
publican candidate for President.
That was shown today in fig
ures released by Frederick p. Lee,
who headed the Volunteers for
Stevenson Club in Montgomery
County.
Mr.. Lee compared the percen-
tages Of Democrats and Repub-
licans voting for President in 1948
and 1852 in the nearby jurisdic-
tionS.
Areas Compared.
Alexandria and Prince Georges
County showed the greatest in
crease in percentage Of voters
who chose the Republican nom
inee over President Truman in
1948 and Gov. Stevenson in 1852.
The percentage of G. o. P. presi-
DENTAL voters in those two juris-
dictions increased by 7 per cent
from 1948 to 1852.
Montgomery County gave the
Democrats the most hope, ac-
cording to Mr.. Lees figures
There, the percentage of Repub-
lican presidential voters in
creased by only per cent.
The percentage of Republican
presidential voters increased in
Arlington by 3 per cent and in
Fairfax County by 4 per cent.
Total Vote Up.
Mr.. Lees figures also show thai
the combined Republican-Demo
cratic vote increased by 94.8 pei
cent in Arlington, 114.6 per cent
in Fairfax County. 92.4 per cent
in Alexandria, 1881 per cent in
Montgomery County and 127 per
cent in Prince Georges County.
Here is Mr.. Lees comparison
of the total presidential votes in
the nearby Jurisdictions for 194s
and 1852:
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Maryland County Lists
Cases Of Diphtheria
BY the Associated Press

HAGERSTOWN, Nov. 27.-The
Washington County Health De-
partment today warned an OUT
break of diphtheria among school
children in the Boonsboro-Keedys-
vile section of the county has
reached dangerous proportions.
DR.. Mary Warner said is cases
have been reported in the last
week. There were only two cases
in the county all last year.
The health department sent out
warning letters to the parents of
all children in the BoonSboro-
KeedySville schools, to all physi-
clans in the county, and to health
departments in neighboring Sec
tions of West Virginia and Penn
sylvania.
Parents were urged to call fam
lily physicians whenever children
develop severe colds and sore
throatS.
They were asked for permission
to administer mmun1zat1On shots
to their School-age children. Those
who have had immunization shots
should get boosters, the letters
suggested. Infants and pre-school
children should be watched care
fully.
The letters to physicians re-
minded them all diphtheria cases
must be isolated and reported.
Three adults are among the
Is victims. The others are pupils
in elementary schools.
DR.. Warner said there are no
plans to close the schools. She
said it is not school problem
but a community problem.
Boonsboro and Keedysville are
three miles apart in the eastern
part Of Washington County. about
II miles south of Hagerstown.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Foirfux Man Acquitted
OF Girls Assault Churoe

Orrie B. Bayliss, Of the 1000
block OF Duke drive. Bucknell
Manor subdivision, was acquitted
in Fairfax Circuit Court yesterday
of a simple assault charge.
Mr.. Bayliss was accused Of mo-
Testing an 1l-year-old girl last
September 2. He was found not
guilty by Judge Arthur w. Sin-
clair. who heard the case without
Ia Jury.
Evening star., 1952-11-27
Man Killed and 5 HurI
In Nearby Maryland
And Virginia Crashes

One man was killed and five
were injured, one critically, ir
separate traffic accidents yester-
day and last night in nearby
Maryland and Virginia.
Fred j. Hardesty. 20. of New.
burg. Md, died at La Plata Hos
pital about two hours after his
car collided head-on with q
tractor-trailer on Route S., neal
Bryantown. Md, about 1 pm
State Police Sergt. r. E. Stallings
said Mr.. Hardesty was passing q
truck when he crashed into an
oncoming truck driven by Clifford
E. Bates, 26, Of Galloway, Md. Nc
charges were placed against Mr.
Bates.
Pedestrian Injured.
A Manassas, Va, man was
critically injured when struck BY
a car as he was walking along
the highway a half mile outside
of Manassas near Ford's Triangle
last night. He was identified a.
Willard Richey at Arlington Hos.
pital where he Is being treated
for fractures of both legs and q
possible fractured skull. A police
report on the accident was not
available early today.
Three Fort Belvoir soldiers wers
slightly injured about 8 O'Clock
last night when their car went
out of control and smashed int
Dogue Run Bridge on Route /
about a mile north of Fort Bel.
voir. Taken to Fort Belvoir Hos.
|pital for treatment of face cut.
were Richard M. Brown, %. Emile
Guisti, %. and Roswell Calvin, %
The car was headed south or
Route !.
Sideswipes Two Cars.
Another Fort Belvoir soldier re.
ceived minor injuries last night
when his car sideswiped two We.
hicles on Route / and went out
Of control. smashing into two
parked cars. He was identified
as Thomas w. Cluff. %, and wa.
taken to Fort Belvoir Hospital fol
treatment Of face cuts and pos.
Sible broken bones.