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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-07

days after he was discovered
missing from his home.
May
Voters of Beaver local school
district went all out for the
school bond issue in the amount
of $4,000, Tuesday, May S, at
the only special election held in
Noble county. The vote was 288
for and II against.
Raymond G.. KreSs, prominent
farmer of near Caldwell, was
killed Monday, May 4, on the
farm of William Miller near
Fulda, when a tractor upset and
rolled over onto Kress, who was
driving the vehicle.
June
Army worms invaded Noble
county, together with a large
majority of the counties in the
state of Ohio. The pests were
especially prevalent in Beaver,
Buffalo and Elk townships. Pas
lures, meadows, wheat and corn
were moved down by the small
brown worms, appropriately
named armyworms. Many acres
Of corn will have to be replanted
and chemicals to combat the
worms are scarce.
The Berne Postoffice was clos
ed by order of the assistant post
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-07
Enrouie Home, Soldier
Lands In MosniiaI

Richard Yerian, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Yerian of Orrville
route, formerly of Noble county,
had his plans to spend Christmas
with his family rudely upset
and landed in a hospital Instead.
Yerian was struck by an auto
as he was walking to his home
from the bus stop. He was ad-
mitted to Dunlap hospital and
treated for head and hip injur-
les.
The family plans were also
changed since a family dinner
was to have been held at the
home of his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Yerian of Cum.
berland. The 23th wedding an
niversary of his parents was also
observed during his hospitaliza'
ton.
Yerian completed his basic
training at Fort Knox, Ky, this
week and following a furlougf
will report to Washington state
for additional training. His basic
was taken in the tank gunner
training cycle.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-07
Student Composers
Nav Submit Scores

The All-Ohio High School
String Orchestra has begun a
search for student composers.
Prof. George Hardesty, con-
ductor of the orchestra, has an
nounced plans to include COM
position by high school student
in the program of the Annual
String Festival next November
in Columbus. Professor Hardesty
is faculty member in the Ohio
State University School of Music.
High school composers have
been invited to submit scores for
examination and possible in
clusion in the festival program.
The scores, which should be
under 3 minutes in playing time,
should be sent in before April
Is.
Young composers can obtain
further information about the
project by writing to the ALI
Ohio High School String Orches-
ira, School of Music, Hughes
Hall, Ohio State University, Co
lumbus 10, Ohio.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-07

Caldwell in memorial to John
Gray, who is buried in a private
cemetery near Hiramsburg.
August
Clem Dimmerling, 72, lifelong
resident of Noble county, died
Monday, Aug. 3, at st. Francis
hospital, Cambridge, from in
iuries received in an automobile
accident on U. S. route 40, at Old
Washington, Sunday morning.
The Park Motel, located one
and a half miles north of Cald-
well on route 2l, was opened on
Saturday, Aug. Is. 1t is owned
and operated by Mr.. and Mrs.
L. E. Potts of Caldwell and is
the only motel in this vicinity.
September
The mercury scared to a
reading of 102 degrees during
the first week of September.
This was the highest tempera-
ture recorded here in the past
II years.
After weeks of preliminary
Investigations by high state Of
ficials, brought here thru the
influences of Rep. Edmund G.
James, improvements will be
made to the Caldwell reservoir
by the village. This will result
in an adequate amount of water
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-07

the House of Representatives
and will now go before the SEN
ate for ratification. The bill
would give the Village of Cald-
we'll the old state highway gar
age and the ground on which it
stands.
April
Governor Frank j. Lausche
said on April 2 in a prepared
statement that, for the time be-
ing, the offices of the Common
Pleas Court and the Probate
Court in Noble county would be
under the jurisdiction of Judge
w. Vernon Archer. Archer will
now discharge the duties Of
both offices without an increase
in salary.
Cpl. Paul H. Smith, "a, son Of
Mrs. Edna Smith, Sarahsville,
was killed in action in Korea on
March %, according to word re-
ceived by his mother in early
April. He was serving with the
3lst Infantry Regiment at the
time of his death.
Thomas Edward Martin, prom
inent retired educator of Elk
township, met death by acci-
dental drowning in the East
Fork Of Duck Creek at HarriettS-
vile. His body was found three
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astating Damage BY Army Worms Top SO Neavs Story

for the community for at least
the next 10 years.
Announcement was made OF
the $250,000 bond issue, which
will be placed before the voters
of the Caldwell Exempted Viii
lage School district on Election
Day, Nov. f. The issue would
pay for. five new classrooms and
various other improvements to
the Caldwell high school.
October
Formal dedication and open
house for the new 100000 grade
school at Belle Valley was held
Sunday, Oct. 4, from 200 to 400
o. m. Hon. Robert T. Secrest
was the principal speaker.
The state inheritance attached
to the estate of Thurman Rich,
deceased, amounted to $5,341.14,
according to a report from Pro-
bate Court. The estate of
SPIT, ,229.25 is believed to be the
largest ever recorded in Noble
county Probate Court.
November
Jack II. Fowler, 81, of Cald-
well, became the worlds top
dairy products faster in winning
the All Products Gold Medal at
Boston, Mass, Nov. 2. He was
one of three-man team from
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-07

master general, Washington, D.
c., only two months after the
fourth-class post-office at Dud-
ley had been closed. Mrs. Mary
Smith was acting postmistress,
since the death of Mrs. Bernice
Crum, who had served in this
capacity for many years.
July
Mrs. Mary Lasko, AZ, and Mrs.
Jennie Doty, 65, of Jacobsburg,
were killed, Sunday afternoon,
July u, in head-on auto col
lision near Seneca Lake. On the
same day, Elmer F. Ullman, "a,
was struck by a car and killed
instantly in front of his restaur-
ant-filling station in Lowell.
Leroy Wilson, 13, of Crooked
Tree, drowned while swimming
in pool at Atwood Park, Beth
esda.
An offer to purchase and erect
the memorial in honor of John
Gray, last surviving soldier of
the Revolutionary Army in Ohio,
took a prominent spot on the
agenda, when the officers and
trustees OF the Monuments
Builders of Ohio, Inc. held their
annual meeting. 1t has been pro-
posed that a monument be erect
ed in the court house square at
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Deadline For
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(COntlnueo from page one)
Telephone Co., phone bills,
$9l.40; General Telephone Co.,
phone bills, $3765;
Ohio Manual of Road Laws,
supplies, $14.00; Benny Fowler,
postage, $500; Journal, supplies,
$12.70; Ohio Fuel Gas Co., gas,
$4.40; F. j. Heer Printing Co.,
supplies, $500; Ruth M. Shields,
care of two patients, $1,000;
William Lillienthal and Sons,
supplies, $3.50;
DR.. Paul Huth, medical, hos
pitalization for county child,
$31440; NJ and K store, food for
relief, $1,000; Columbus Blank
Book Mfg. Co., office supplies
for welfare office, $29.75; Balls
food for relief, $1,000; H. c. Jor-
dan, clothing and shoes for re-
lief, 5000; McVay Funeral
Home, ambulance service for
county child, $500; Hills, cloth
ing for relief, SLAP;
For the Boarding of County
Children:
T. M. McVay, $4,000; Mother
Clare, $4,000; Pauline Boord,
$64.83; Goldie Laughlin, $1,000;
Martin w. Shafer, $4,000; Ray
mond Wheeler, $4,000; Ruth
Leasure, $4,000; Mrs. Carr Rog-
ers, $4,000; Maxine Addlesburg-
er. $4,000.
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rest and take care of them
selves.
February
The greatest real estate tax
collection in the history of Noble
county was completed, with a
total of $139,364.97 collected. The
previous high had been 100000
The highest single payment came
from Texas Eastern Transmits
sion corporation, who paid a
total of $2l, ,74600 for the six
month period.
March
At the annual meeting of the
Noble County Chamber of Com
merce, guest speaker was Clair
Williams, president, General
Telephone company, with head
quarter in Marion. Williams an
nounced at this time that the
company planned an expansion
service for the Belle Valley area
The $4,000 project will include
the installation of poles and
lines necessary to service phones
in Belle Valley, Ava, Coal Ridge
and Hoskinsville, as we'll as the
rural area.
House Bill No. 79, authored
and proposed by Rep. Edmund
c.. James, unanimously passed in
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Bob Sesrest
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constant service.
Always I have placed the
interest of my district and our
country above all personal con-
siderations. l have judged every
bill l have ever voted upon
solely on its merits. I have never
lost sight of the fact that above
all law makers and nations is a
God who will bless us as long as
the United States deserves this
blessing.
81 have fought constantly for
improvements that would build
up our district. l have fought
to protect the industry we have
and have worked with many
groups in an effort to expand
existing plants and to. secure
and assist new factories in which
our people might obtain employ
ment. Every farmer knows of my
successful fight to get gasoline
tax money for rural roads and
electricity for rural homes. We
have advanced far and should
advance much farther in the
next few years.
"As a Congressman l have
done my best. My record is
known to every voter in the
18th district and on that record,
and that record alone, I will run
again for reelection"
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fort to secure additional I'm
formation regarding the incident
which resulted in the death of
their As year old mother.
Present at the home were five
Ball children, namely, Rosetta
Mae, IS; Mary Elizabeth, IL;
Linda Lou, nine; Mae Belle, five:
and Clyde Junior, three. Demp-
sey Farnsworth, of Summerfield,
according to Sheriff Conaway,
was visiting at the Ball home
at tha time.
The husband, who is being
held in the county jail. is unem-
ployed and has worked periodi-
cally as coal miner in the small
hillside mines of that area.
The deceased is the daughter
of Mrs. Emmett Lahue, of Car
Isle. In addition to her husband
and the five children at home,
two other sons also survive Carl,
who is in the U. S. Army and
Bud, of Akron.
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Caldwell CoInpIetes
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Committees Named

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Committees Named
Members of the council were
named on the following COM
mitteees " Mayor Johnson:
Finance Dwight Wiley, Emil
Barnett a Dean Reed; streets,
alleys aI sidewalks, Donald d.
Nichols, Eerald Hayes and
James } khson; ordinance and
sewers, Dwight Wiley, Emil
Barnett. and Dean Reed;
establishing lights, James John
son, Donald Nichols and Gerald
Hayes; sinking fund, Mayor
Johnson, Clerk Morgareidge and
Treasurer Paul G. McGlashan.
Property Damage
The council approved new
liability and property damage
insurance policy on the mainten-
ance of the local highways and
alleys, as presented by Ray
Elswick, insurance agent. This
policy will protect the village
against any property damage
that might incur during the re-
pair of streets, spraying of oil
etc. All members of council
approved this new protection.
Fire Department
Joe YontZ of the Farley &
Yontz insurance agency, appear
ed before the council and urged
them to increase the benefits for
members of the Caldwell Volun-
teer fire department. Council
also approved this policy and ir
the future all members Of the
fire department, in case of IN
jury, will have a $1,000 death
benefit, $500 in doctor bills anc
$50 per week benefits in case
of permanent injury. This ap
plies any time they are on {
run" whether it be in the cor
poration or at Summerfield. The
council had previously carried
similar policy but Tuesday they
merely increased the benefits.
Mr.. Yontz told the Caldwell
council that the Belle Valley fire
department had taken out ;
similar policy Monday night bu
their benefits will be $40 pc,
week.
Plans were made for the coun
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County Gets

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grees above zero on the 18th and
the highest was IS degrees on
the 4th. Four inches of snow
also fell during the month.
The weatherman said that
conditions in some parts of this
county were even more severe
than at the station in Sharon
and these farmers received even
less than the 27.9S during 1858.
The Caldwell reservoir is still
dangerously low on water and
farmers thruout the entire
county are still hauling water
supply for their stock.
The snow which blanketed the
county Tuesday morning could
add a little to the water supply
but not enough to do much good.
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Ohio State University.
Improvements on U. s 0u+e
21 for 1854, costing $l,s6O, ,OO0
will be centered mainly in Noble
county, according to an an
nouncement by Governor Frank
j. Lausche on Nov. S. S. Durward
Hoag of Marietta, was named
president of the U. S. Route q
Improvement Association.
The state tax commission an
proved a rate of l7.9 mills in,
real estate property taxes for
the Caldwell school district at
hearing Nov. II. Auditor Gil
bert B. Long announced that
this rate represents a decrease
of 1.50 mills under payments
last year.
December
The farm implement business
and upstairs apartment of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Stats and fam
lily on Miller street was Quilted
by fire, Friday, Dec. 4.
Open house was held at the
new building of the Noble Farm
Bureau cooperative building on
Mill street on Saturday, Dec. II.
Manager Robert F. Clark report
ed that about $50 countians at
tended, in addition to many out
of-county we'll Wishers. -
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Ohio Power
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with 100000 kilowatts of energy.
The plants second unit of a
similar size is scheduled to go
"on the line" in March.
The new station embodieS
every modern improvement in
electric power generation and
when operating at full capacity
will produce residential require
ments of a city of more than
100000 people.
Construction of the station was
started Feb. %, 1851.
A 4h-mile coal conveyor con-
structed in connection with the
plant is expected to go into
operation soon. Meanwhile
trucks continue to bring hum
dreds of tons of coal to the
700, 0,000-ton storage yard daily.
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and of course there is no restaur-
ant in Fulda.
At every lunch the children
are given the choice of plain or
chocolate milk together with
both bread and butter and pea
nut butter sandwiches.
In addition to these items, the
following are the menus for the
current two weeks:
January 4 - Chill con carne,
saltines and tangerines; Jan. s.
spaghetti and meat balls, celery
and canned apricots; Jan. 6 =
macaroni and cheese, tomato
aspic and candy bars; Jan. 7 -
roast beef and gravy, parsley
potatoes, lettuce and fruit jello;
Jan. 8 - Boston baked beans,
cole slaw and canned peaches.
January IL roast of beef
and apples; Jan. II - sloppy
joes, celery, canned plums; Jan.
13 vegetable soup, saltines,
cookies; Jan. IA shepherds
pie, lettuce, orange; Jan. Is -
toasted cheese sandwiches, but
tered peas and fruit jello.
, Sister Josephine is in charge
of all the cooking for the hot
lunch and three girls do the dish
washing.
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SPECIAL SERVICE

A special service will be held
Sunday evening, January 10, at
1880 o'clock, in the Free Meth
odist church in Ava. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Fehrman, of Byes-
vile, will be the special guests.
Mr.. Fehrman will draw one of
his beautiful pictures and eX-
hibit it under changing colored
lights, while Mrs. Fehrman
brings the message in song. The
evangelistic message will be
given by the pastor. The public
is cordially invited to this SER
vice.
A Journal Classified
Will Paw Dividends
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Ridge and Fulda.
Ball was lodged in the county
jail Tuesday night by Sheriff
Conaway and Prosecuting At
torney Fred Fox and is being
held for investigation.
Wednesday morning, the Ball
children were brought to Cald-
well, where they were inter
rogated separately by county
investigating officials in an eff
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-07
STRICKEN ILL

Homer Weldon, Noble County
Engineer, is in fair condition at
Bethesda hospital, GAINESVILLE. He
was admitted to the hospital on
Wednesday night after he was
stricken i'll while enroute home
from Columbus. He is remaining
at the hospital for observation
and treatment.
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Hot Lunch Program AT Fulda School
Has a Varied Menu T or Students

The hot lunch program the Fuda local schools receiving
this although it is the third
the under the management of Sister Mary Aqunas
The hot lunch however, still augmented by local
food donations There probably school which
need for the hot lunch only youngsters enrolled
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sting damage to
Noble county by
worms was consider
bp news story in Noble
For 1858. The story was
Ftant because Of the large
Bfiber of farmers it affected
I'd the extensive damage to
the crops, totaling thousands
of dollars. A run down of the
most important stories in
Noble county by months is as
follows:
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January

January
DR.. N. S. Reed was appointed
as Noble County Coroner to fill
the vacancy created by Jack
Berry, who resigned this posi-
ton when he stepped in as
deputy sheriff, Monday, Jan. s..
Atty. General c. William ONeill
had ruled on Dec. 80 that Jack
Berry of Caldwell, could not
serve as deputy sheriff and also
hold his elective office of coron-
er at the same time.
An epedemic of influenza
swept across the county, closing
the Caldwell and Carlisle
schools. Local physicians warn
ed all citizens to get a lot of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-12
Pat Priest
Plans Her
Next Move

One of the prettiest girl grad
yates in the Washington area
yesterday was Pat Priest, daugh-
ter of the Treasurer Of the United
States, Mrs. Ivy Baker Priest,
and Mr.. Priest.
Miss Priest, who made her
debut at Christmas. and has been
queen of the Presidential Cup
Regatta, queen Of the Apple
Blossom Festival at Winchester,
Va, and queen Of the 1nterna-
tional Azalea Court at Norfolk.
was one Of the 900 graduates Of
Westinghouse High School in
Arlington.
In addition to her many other
activities, she is one of the CO.
stars of a local TV show, and
during the past two months has
been attending high school for
half-dayS. She has studied
speech, biology, English and
ciyics, and has had q general
academic course.
She has not definitely made
up her mind as to where she is
going to school next year, but
at the moment leans toward
Marjorie Webster Junior College.
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Bows Mode
BY TwoD. c.


The summer debutante season
is now in full swing. with pretty
young debutantes being presented
to society almost daily.
Two very pretty ones Sarah
Chiffon Owens and Carmen
Quinones-were presented to
Capital society yesterday.
Miss Owens, small, blond and
blue-eyed. was presented at a
tea at the Twenty-second-stree
home Of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mitchell Owens.
She is the third sister to make
her debut here. her other two
sisters being Ellen Richardson
Owens (MrS. Thomas Parker
Selby I'D and Elizabeth Mitchell
Owens (Mrs. Peter Hamilton
Benziger).
Miss Owens has attended Po-
tomac School and Madeira
School, and plans to enter
Wheaton College in the fall,
where she viii major In music.
At the tea yesterday, she wore
q waltz-length white nylon lace
dress trimmed in ice blue and
fashioned on princess lines, with
a large sash. She carried an old
fashioned bouquet Of roses and
forget-me-notS.
Miss QuinoneS, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Salvador Quinones,
was presented again at a dance
for the debutante and post
debutante set and their beaux at
the Terrace Banquet Room at
the Shoreham Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quinones enter
tanned at a reception at their
Chevy Chase home on June 6
for their daughter, and she will
have a third presentation when
she is presented at the fifth an
nual Debutante Cotillion and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-12
.SocietyNews ard Clubs
Annual Assembly Dance
Is / Held at SuIgrove Club

The Washington Assembly
held its annual summer dance
last evening at the Sulgrave
Club and kept the rafters ring
ing from 10 until 2 o'clock in
the morning. Devron provided
the music.
The party was staged by the
Assembly, now in its 18th year.
in honor Of the new members
Miss Adrian Dunn, Miss Sandra
Cowen, Miss Pat Priest, Mr.. and
Mrs Gilbert Guide and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerrold Scout.
Officers and committee MEM
berS turned out for this second
dance of the year. The other is
always held during the Christmas
season. Miss Mccall Henderson
is chairman of the Washington
Assembly; Mr.. Harry T. Carter,
vice chairman; Miss Ethel Van
Devanter, Secretary, and Mr..
George c. Gilman, treasurer.
Syrian Embassy Fete
A guest Of the United States
Government and member Of the
LebaneSe Parliament. Mr.. Kamal
Jumblat, was entertained by the
Ambassador of Syria and Nine.
Farid Zeineddine at a reception
yesterday afternoon. The Am
bassador and visitor from a
neighboring country are old
friends.
Mr.. Jumblat has been in this
country since May 10 observing
all phases of the American way
of life. The leader of the Druse
sect he is a member of the OPP
position in the LebaneSe parlia-
ment.
Among the over 100 guests
who dropped by at the 6 to 8
party were the Arab envoyS-the
ambassadors of Saudi Arabia.
Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan and
Charge d'AffaireS Abu-T aleb OF
Yemen. Counselor and Nine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-12
CIubFete
Laugh Feast

When you get four artists up
on stage in front Of two draw
ing boards, hold your hats!
Yesterday was no exception at
the luncheon given by the
Women's Advertising Club in
honor of the Art Directors Club
of Washington in celebration of
it's first anniversary.
Miss Kay Hanson. president of
the ad women's group, explained
her group was honoring the
other club because the work of
many Of its members was close
ly associated with the advertis-
ing field.
For the luncheon guests en-
tertainment. four members OF
the new club illustrated with
hilarious cartoons the plight OF
an advertising artist besieged by
busy company executives to pro-
duce a soup ad that is simple,
glamorous, wholesome, Sexy, un-
cluttered, and above all won't
cost the company much money"
Participants in the drawing
session were Gene Hoover, art
director of Henry j. Kaufman &
Associates; Leo Hershfield, car
tooniSt; Paul HoffmaSter, illus
traitor. and Brian Brown, art di-
rector of the magazine, Chang
ing Times"
In introducing the panel of
chalk artists, program chairman,
Betty Darling Gwyer summed up
the reaction of the afternoon.
1--WE don't know whether to
look forward to this with an
ticipation or trepidation," she
said.
There were no applause
meters, but judging by the hand
claps and the laughter that rip
pied around the room during
the next half hour. every one
had q good time.