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doae. Thank you very much for the
first step in getting me set
straight"
With his letter was postal mon
ey order payable TO the Govern
ment for the amount Of the check
he stole.
Caution Stressed
Chief Baughnan again stressed
the need for sGorekeepers to use
caution in eashing Government
checks for strangers. The care
leSsneSs with which some business
men cash checks is sometimes In
credible, be aid.
"A few weeks ago a woman In
Chicago received formal Notice
of Discontinuance of Allotment
Pay This is q form printed on
cardboard. perforated like a Gov
ernment check. Its purpose was
merely TO notify the addreSsee that
she would no longer receive allot
.ment checks in the amount o.
$l37.l0. The women, believing the
notice to be q check, took il u
the proprietor Of a Chicago tavern
who had her endorse il and theI
paid her $l37 10 in cash. When the
tavern owner took the check to his
bank 10 deposit, he was surprised
to find it was worthless, :"
Victims Are Careless
Another obstacle in Secret Ser
vice forgery investigations is iaci
of observation by victims, Chic
Baughman pointed out. His agent:
in Little Rock, Arkansas. recent,
traced six forged checks, all cash
ed by a short man wearing q
bright blue jockey cap.
Agents finally arrested Henr,
Johnson, %, wearing the blue cap
johnson was well-mOwn to the sls
persons from whom he had stolef
the checks while he visited in theii
homes, but none of the six men
toned him when agents asked il
they knew a man of his descrip
ton. johnson was sentenced Il
serve two years.
Chief Baughman reported the ar.
rest of four men at Peoria, ILL
nois, for grinding one-cent coins tc
the size of dimes and using them
to operate merchandise vending
machines in a factory.
Roundup OF activity
In roundup of Secret Service
activity, Chief Baughman :eportet
that his agency received total o.
,221 cases of all kinds for inves
tigation, and that his agents com
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gents apprehended four men on De-
lcember 30 and seized plates for
counterfeit IS, SO and $50 notes.
One Of the quartette owned a
plumbing shop which appeared to
have become the Worship for the
e0unterfeiting operation.
During 1853 the Secret Service
captured Is plants for the manu-
facture Of counterfeit bills, arrest
ed 1873 persons for counterfeiting
offenses, and seized $3.50, 658. 43 in
counterfeit bills and coins. OF this
amount, $50, 1882 was captured
before it could be put into circula-
ton. The balance of $169, 494.6l was
passed in retail stores.
When Ellis j. Awkward was ar
rested at Ell Paso, Texas, for
lcounterfeiting he said he never in
tended to pass the $4,000 worth
.of partially-printed S. bills which
special agents seized, with his
printing equipment. II was just
making them for the heck Of it, I"
he insisted.
The faces of the five were of
superior quality. They were printed
four to a sheet. Agents raided the
plant before any attempt was
made to print the backs. Awkward
was convicted and given a 10-year
prison sentence.
Program Pays OFF
The Know Your Money" pro-
gram of the Secret Service paid off
in at least one case near Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania, when a high
schol boy working as clerk de-
tected a counterfeit $40 note after
it was passed by one of three men
| in a car.
] The boy called to another clerk
to get the license number of the
automobile, which bore an Indiana
tag. The Secret Service was mott
fled, the car was traced, and with
/ the help of Indiana police the three
men were arrested and charged
with passing nearly $500 in bogus
notes in and around Pittsburgh.
The boy responsible for their
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mistake Of picking an honest man
as their prey. He pretended TO b
interested in their proposition then
notified the Secret Service. Ar.
rests resulted and cheap chemi.
Gals and blank paper in bank,
roll" form were seized. The mer
admitted their guilt, Chief Baugh.
man said. and were turned over 70
New York Police for prosecution.
Equipment Dumped
In San Francisco, California, q
counterfeiter named Albert Snead
who feared the law was hot On
his trail, dumped his counterfeit.
ing equipment into the sea and
fled to Colorado feeling reasonably
safe. He neglected to consider that
the discriminating evidence was
sunk at high tide.
When the tide receded, his plates,
press and other materials were
high and dry and were recovered
by the Secret Service, who had
been closing in on Snead. Agents
descended upon his home at Santa
Cruz only to find that Snead had
left for parts unknown with his
wife and his former wife.
A neighbor recalled a converse.
ton IN which Snead mentioned Las
Vegas, Nevada. Agents sped to
Las Vegas, canvassed motels, and
Learned that the trio had gone on
to Denver. In Denver, other agents
quickly located Snead and the wo.
men in a motor court and took
them into custody.
Odd Marriage Sefvp
Snead's fingertipS were SCARED
and agents learned that he had
performed a surgical operation on
his hands to hide the fact that he
had a previous criminal record.
He had tranSposed the top cush.
ions of skin from the right to the
left fingertipS, and vice versa.
Snead also revealed that he had
divorced his first wife with her 40.
proval, in order that he might
marry his second wife, who had
inherited considerable money. AZ
ter his second marriage he intro
duced his first wife as his sister
and invited her on the honeymoon
Later he told the second wife the
whole story, and the three were
on friendly terms at the time they
were arrested.
Snead was sentenced 10 five
years and the two women were
each sentenced to probation for
four years.
Forseries
/ ForgerieS of Government checks
continued to plague the Secret Ser.
vice, Chief Baughman said. There
were 81, la forged checks received
for investigation, and agents com.
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n,nted S7.ls4 cases - -@sested
;ot.I of s.ols persons for III often
Ses.
OF me cases which were prsecut'
ed $50 per cent resulted in con
victionS Prison sentences sggre
gated 2.TTe years. with an add
tSonal 2.sl4 years suspended or pro
bated.
As of December 81. the Score
Service still had l2,SoS eases OF
hand awaiting investigation, Chic
Baughman said.
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pleted N,iss cases involving checks
worth Sz,ls7 .36T IS. The Secret Ser.
vice arrested ASS persons for
forging and fraudulently negotiat.
ing Treasury checks.
In Chicago, Illinois, william Fred
Eeumann, q. boasted that when
not in prison he could make a tax.
free income Of so, 900 a year BY
stealing checks Of all kinds. In one
instance he stole a Government
check worth $967 IS, forged for the
endorsement. and went to a Sears
Roebuck store where he spent con
siderable time inspecting and prize
ing television sets. He was es-
peeially interested in q console
costing $40T so, but he left withou;
buying it.
He returned the next day and
agreed to buy the set for cash Il
the store would guarantee imme-
date delivery. The store promptly
cashed the check. gave Neumann
the balance Of $S59.96, and diScov'
erred the crime only after they
were unable to deliver the set to
the fictitious address he gave.
Caught BY Coincidence
Neumann was trapped by coin
Icidence. He stole q commercial
check drawn by Swift and Com
Ipany. Chicago, and made the mis-
take Of asking Swift and Company
to cash the check.
The cashier recognized the
payee's name as that of a girl in
her own office. She asked the girl
III the man at the window was her
father. The girl said he was a
stranger. Plant police were sum.
moned, questioned Neumann, and
found on his person a Government
check for SIPS and two other com.
merclal checks.
They called the Secret Service,
who learned that since Neumann
had been released from Leaven.
worth penitentiary on July 30. 1852,
he had stolen and forged 125 Gov.
eminent checks and about 900 com.
mercial checks.
Neumann pleased guilty in Chi.
cago and was sentenced to three
years.
Thsns<s Sseres Service
A convicted forger in California,
formerly in the Navy, served his
sentence and then thanked the Sec,
ret Service for setting him straight
Although it sounds rather sill
Ily," he wrote, 81 enjoyed watch
ing the efficiency with which your
department operates. However,
didn't enjoy it enought to try the
same silly trick a second time.
have learned my lesson and from
now on people are going to see q
sailor on the old straight and mar
row. | realize that simple case
like mine isn't what you would cal
a feather in your cap, but to me
you've done more than catch ar
offender you've proven how fu
tile it is for anyone to try to work
outside the law. 1t just can't be
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Among Z. S. families with In
comes Of more than $500 . year.
about 70 per cert own their own
homes.
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A morning commuter train be-
tween Sheffield. England, and Lon
don runs more than log miles IN
OF minutes. . speed Of more than
s. miles an hour.
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II Pays To ADVERTISE In The
citissn-uss It's Columns Freely
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ROUNDUP Of activity

In a roundup of Secret Service
activity, Chief Baughman reported
that his agency received a total Of
40, 221 cases of all kinds for inves-
tigation, and that his agents com.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
ANOTHER $4,000 CONTRIBUTION
Citizens Urged To Attend Hospital Meeting

button was pledged this past
week, according to Mrs Blake
Davis, acting chairman of the
Noble County Hospital Planning
committee Mrs Davis announced
that the Permian Oil & Gas
Company, thru the company's
vice president, Mr. H. M. Wells,
of Caldwell, will give $500.00 in
cash toward a hospital for Noble
county once the project appears
likely reality.
The first $1,000 cash contribu-
ton submitted was from DR.. E..
G. Dich, local physician, who
with DIR. Charles F. Thompson,
have thrown their wholehearted
support of a county hospital.
The committee interested in
providing adequate hospital faci-
lities and improving the medical
service in the county, are
extremely anxious to have a
large representation present at
the Friday meeting.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Doran Carey Enters
New York Seminary

Doran Carey, who has been
the supply minister of the
Senecaville charge, including Mt
Ephraim and KennonSburg, left
this Wednesday for New York,
where he has enrolled in the
Drew University for three years.
Following the completion of his
studies, he will be ordained to
the ministry.
Mr.. Carey has served the
Senecaville charge for the past
three years He and his wife were
honored with social gathering
Monday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Law in Mt.
Ephraim with large number of
friends in attendance.
During his three years of
study, Mr. Carey will serve as a
supply pastor for three small
churches in the seminary area.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Fifteen Applicants
For Postmaster Job
SummerfieId Exam
Set For Saturday

A small regiment of Summer
field residents will descend on
the Marietta postoffice, Saturday
morning to take the civil service
examination for the postmaster
job at Summerfield.
1t was estimated that Is ap-
plications were mailed and it is
expected that at least this many
will be taking the test Saturday.
All applicants are to report
to the Marietta postoffice by $50
o'clock, Saturday morning, for
final instructions.
1t has been estimated that at
least seven hours will be requir-
ed for the test.
1t is believed that from the
group of Is applicants, at least
five or six of them are veterans.
The vacancy occurred when
William Warner resigned as post
master to accept a position with
Texas Eastern Corporation at
Summerfield.
The Republican executive
committee endorsed A. R. Fogle
for the acting position and he is
now serving III that capacity.
Results of the tests will not be
made public.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
kirtllner Students
To Present Recital
June II
Interesting Program
Arranged At LoeoI
Methodist Church

Mrs. Charles E. Kirchner will
present her music students in
recital, Sunday, June 81, at $50
O'Clock p. m. in the Methodist
church at Caldwell. The public
is invited to attend.
The students participating in
the recital and their selections
are as follows:
Open the Gates of the Temple
- Fanny Crosby, by Gertrude
Morgan; The Little Patriot -
Elizabeth L. Hopson, by Fairy
Lee Morgan; Lullaby - Johan-
mes Brahms, by Nancy Racey.
The Flower Fairy Isabel
Van Mort, by Mae Racey; Beauti-
full Blue Danube - Brahms, by
Barbara Boyer; Wedding of the
Winds - John F. Hall, by Donna
Bond.
Rondo Capriccoso - Mendels-
Sohn, by Dolores Bond; Hungar-
ian rhapsody - Lizst, by Gwen
Watson; Beautiful Dreamer -
arranged by John Schaum, by
Ruth Ann Phelps.
Dream Castle - Renee Miles,
by Charlotte Buckley; Doll Dance
= Nacio Herb Brown, by Deanna
Marquis; Forward March - D
c. Glover, Jr., by David Stellfox
Riverboat Sonata - arranged
by John Schaum, by Norma Jean
Snider; At the Fairies Ball -
Clark Turner, by Gregory
Buckley; Cherry Blossoms -
Arthur Sodecstrium, by Illona
Svercek.
Parakeet Waltz and Surprise
Symphony - John Schaum and
Hadyn, by Donnie Boyd; Con-
cert Minuet - Gerscheeeski, by
Polly Hill; Flight of the Bundle
Bee - arranged by John Schaum
by Marilyn McAtee
Mountain Concerto - Schaum
by Karen Buckley; Sunday Morn
ing Hymns - D c Glover, Jr,
by Carolyn Franklin; Follow the
Leader - Rob Roy Perry, by
Ruth Ann Lantz. 49,.
Grande Valse Caprice - Evan
gelmann, by Study Richcreek;
Daisies - Cecile Couperin, by
Nancy Feldner; Ice Carnival -
Schaum, by Clarice McDiffitt.
l Believe - Drake and Gra-
ham, by Jackie Reed and The
Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven,
by June Shamhart.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Benson Orders New
Curhs On Production
OF Wheat In County
Local Formers Must
Keep Within Their
Stoted Allotment

The Noble county A.S.C. COM
mitee has issued an announce
ment of extreme Importance to
wheat growers in this county.
The announcement states that
all growers must have planted
within their allotment if they
expect support loan, and must
have marketing card before
they can market the wheat.
Before a farmer may market
any wheat at all, no matter how
small an amount, he must receive
marketing card from the A.S.C.
office in his area. The cards must
be applied for in person and
cannot be received until after
June %.
A wheat marketing card must
be held by a farmer before he
can sell any of his wheat, ac-
cording to the regulations set up
by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
The county office cannot issue
any card by telephone calls as
the records must have the sigma
ture of the wheat grower.
For the first time, Noble
county farmers must hold down
production of all cash crops 'or
be denied price support aid on
any single crop.
The purpose of this new rule,
Secretary Benson said is to keep
farmers from taking land out of
the production of surplus crops
and using it to produce exces-
slve supplies of other crops.
Surplus crops now are wheat,
cotton, corn, tobacco, peanuts,
sugar cane and sugar beets. The
non-surplus crops include soy
beans, oats, barley, rye, dry
beans and vegetables.
Wheat growers will vote in
national referendum July % on
marketing quotas to enforce this
new wheat cutback. Quotas must
be approved by at least two
thirds of the farmers voting.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

Mari, architect from New Phila-
delphia, who will come to Cald-
we'll without compensation, to
assist the committee in deter
mining pertinent facts, primarily
construction costs.
Mr.. Mari also will have avail
able factual information concern
ing hospitals constructed in other
communities comparable in size
and service to be rendered as
the one being considered for
Noble county.
This information will prove
valuable indeed, since many
questions have been brought up
regarding the maintenance and
service to be expected from hos
pitals ranging in capacity size
from 80 to 40-beds.
1t is expected that much will
result from this meeting,
scheduled for Friday evening,
June 25, at 800 o'clock.
Another generous cash contri-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
WW Buddy Poppy
Sale Next Saturday
MRS. John Wheeler
Is Named Chairman

Buddy Poppy day will be
observed in Caldwell and com.
munity on Saturday, June 26
according to an announcement
made today by Mrs. John D
Wheeler, chairman of the yearly
event.
Sold by members of the VIEW
Auxiliary in Caldwell, residents
are again urged to buy the Buddy
Poppy, which is manufactured by
all disabled veterans in the v,ri-
GUS hospitals.
Members of the VIEW. auxili-
ary will make a street to street
canvass for the poppy sale in
Caldwell.
A stand will be erected on the
eSplanade of the courthouse and
the poppies will also be sold
here throughout the day
Ninety percent of the funds
raised from this sale of the pop
pies will remain in Caldwell and
be used from the rehabilitation
fund of the auxiliary for needy
veterans and their families
Frances Taylor, president of
the auxiliary, and a corp of vol
unteer members will assist Mrs.
Wheeler in the drive.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

for the purpose to assist in the
construction of hospital projects
such as is now under considera-
ton for Noble county.
Mr.. Sanburn stated at the
June 8 meeting that this survey
will be accepted by the depart
ment of health only after local
funds have been secured for the
project. For that reason, the
local committee is continuing
their efforts on a county-level
basis.
To assure positive continued
action on the proposed hospital
plan, a permanent organization
will be formed at the meeting on
Friday evening. 1t is expected a
county chairman will be named.
To formulate a more detailed or
ganization, it has been proposed
to name three assisting chairmen
in the county.
Present at the meeting Friday
evening, will be Mr.. Charles j.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

On Friday evening of this
week, another public meeting
will be held in the Caldwell
grade school cafeteria in the
interest of the proposed hospital
for Noble county. Any person
interested in the county project
is cordially invited to attend and
participate in the general dis
cussion.
AT this meeting, Mrs. William
Fleming will outline the con-
tents incorporated in the survey
submitted to the local committee
by F. George Sanburn, chief of
hospital facilities for the state
of Ohio, who was present at June
9 meeting.
The survey must be conducted
and submitted to the department
of health to be eligible to partici-
pate from the funds made avail
able thru the Halliburton act.
Where approval has been secur-
ed, the Hill-Burton act funds are
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
(inemascope Available
Al Local Roxy Theatre

Robert Fliehman, manager of
the Roxy theatre, announced
today that they had completed
installation of new machinery,
which will now permit them to
show any movie, in cinemascope,
on their new wide vision screen.
The installation includes new
prism lens in the machines,
which will permit the Roxy to
show any film, made in any of
the new processes.
The first presentation in cine
mascope at the Roxy theatre is
next Sunday, Monday and Tues
day, when "The Command is
shown here. There will be no
advance in price.
Mr. Fliehman said "The Robe"
in cinemascope will be shown
here in about three weeks.
The only other small theatre
so equipped as the Roxy and it
is only a try-out process is in
New London.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

september.
Batesville school district
citizens voted for the school
levy of $4,000 in a special
election of May 5, 1853. The
levy was for the purpose of
remodeling the present school
building and for the addition of
a new manual arts department,
commercial department and an
auditorium-gymnasium.
The average additional re-
venue voted in by the Batesville
taxpayers by this levy was 5.3
mills.
Contracts were let by the
board of education on May IA,
1854 and Charles Mari of New
Philadelphia was named the
architect. c. c. Mercer of Harris
vile, is general contractor for
the work, Lowell G. Highman
of Sarahsville, received the
plumbing contract, Crock and
Schafer of Caldwell, received
the heating contract and The
Gardner Electric company of
Cambridge, received the con-
tract for the electrical installa-
tions.
The new auditorium-gym will
be modern in every respect. 1t
will be added to the south side
of the present high school build
ing and will measure 80 feet by
As feet. There will be new
stage, modern dressing rooms
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Mercury Scars To IS
Degrees On June Il
Summer Ushered In
With A New High

The mercury scared to a high
of 96 degrees in Noble county
Monday, for the new high OF
the year.
With summer officially being
ushered in at 5;55 p m. Monday,
June 21, the people of this Sec
ton at that hour didn't give a
'hoot" for it was all to evident
to them that sizzling weather was
upon them.
Those who were care-free fo1
the day sought every available
means of shade and comfort but
mostly, the working class, just
suffered it through.
There is every indication that
the hot weather will continue
according to Frank Burlingame
of Sharon, official weathermar
for the county. cA6sss
Severe cases of sun burns were
reported in several instance:
from the thousands who jammeo
their way to Seneca beach, Sun
day. 1t was reported that one OF
the largest crowds to date visit.
ed the beach and picnic area
with every available space taken
Miss Rose Marie Williams
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney
Williams of Mt. Ephraim, was
confined to her home this week
with a severe case of sunburn
which she acquired at the beach
Miss Williams is a member OF
The Journal-Leader staff.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Sharon Lodge Plans
81. Johns PROGRAM

Rev Walter H. Brown will
deliver the sermon at Sharon
Presbyterian church, Sunday
evening, June 27, at 800, in &
special st. Johns Day obser-
vance. Special music will be pro-
vided by mems quartet.
Sharon Masonic lodge mem
bers and visiting brethren will
attend the services in body and
are requested to meet at the
lodge hall in Sharon at 7:30. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend the services.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

of Dexter City, secretary. II
is believed that Mrs. Hupp
has set some sort of a record,
for she has been treasurer of
the local Red Cross chapter
for the past 35 years. E. E.
Cunningham was elected execu-
tive secretary for another year.
Newly elected members of the
executive committee for the
Noble county chapter include: H..
c. Secrest, Frank Reed, Lois
Ziler, Eugene Ward, Irma Smith,
Edna Davis, Ellen Douglass and
Rev. Walter Brown.
There are Is members on the
executive committee including
the four officers, the Junior Red
Cross chairman, disaster chair
man and the production chair
man.
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Robert Nartzman
Gels B. B. A. Decree

Robert Startzman, son of MIR
and Mrs. H. j. Startzman, Main
street, was one of approximately
1850 students who received de-
grees at the June commencement
exercises Saturday morning al
the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis.
The Caldwell young man re-
ceived a B.B.A. degree in Hospi-
tai Administration.
University President j. L. Mer-
rill delivered his traditional
charge of the class" and con-
ferred all the degrees. The out
door ceremony was held in Me-
mortal stadium.
Startzman is a graduate of the
Caldwell high school and a vet
eran of World War II.