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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
Charles Rice To
Head Local vFW
VIII Be installed On
Wednesday, April Ia

Charles Rice, employed with
the Office Of Resident Engineer
Grover Smith for a number of
years, is the newly elected COM
mander of the VFW post in Cald-
well. He will succeed William
Lahue, who has capably served
in this capacity the past year.
Other newly elected officers
include: Dwight F. Wiley, senior
vice commander; Jack Barn
hart, junior vice commander;
Robert Vogel, quartermaster;
Terrence Smith, chaplain; Ralph
Radcliffe, surgeon; Eddie Weston,
judge advocate and trustees, Will
liam Lahue, Clarence Bettinger
and Louis Young.
The new officers will be install
led on Wednesday evening,
April IA at the VFW rooms on
West street.
Robert Bud" Ralston, district
commander, will be the installing
officer. Ralston also has the dis
tinction of having twice served
as commander Of the local post.
Commander Ralston also an
nounced that a district meeting
of the VFW would be held on
May 2 at Martins Ferry and the
local post and auxiliary will be
represented.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
H. R. Blackburn Named
as Coop Direttor

H. r. Blackburn, Cumberland
route, was one of the three
directors reelected to three-year
terms on the executive board of
the -Muskingum Elec-
trio Coop, Inc. last Saturday at
their annual meeting. Their 10th.
annual meeting was held at New
Concord high school.
Two winners of 5000 scholar
ship contest were announced at
the meeting. Blackburn introduc-
ed Miss Jane E. Cooper of Nash
port RID, and Gene Taylor of
Cambridge RID, as the winners
and they were presented with a
$500 government bond each, by
the director.
The cooperatives now service
5,400 members and their lines
cover more than 1905 miles, it
was revealed during the busi-
ness meeting of Saturday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
Impounding Dam Level
Is Raised Two Feel

The impounding dam level at
the Caldwell reservoir has been
raised about two feet, accord
ing to the local board of public
affairs.
The fill was furnished by Con-
tractor James Merry and the
project completed last week.
The additional fill was necessary
to impound the water, following
construction of the 81 foot weir.
RnaR, Buckley of the board OF
publ affairs, said that in the
near future, it has been planned
to raise the weir another II
inches, over and above the pre-
sent 80 inches.
This additional weir height
will mean the impounding OF
several million gallons of water
for local consumption.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
ReinersviIIe Senior
Is Reported Missing
Search Conducted For
Vodo Lee Connolly

The secret desire to be a radio
singer may have been the reason
for the disappearance of Miss
Vada Lee Connolly, 17-year-old
resident of Beverly route 2, who
is missing since last Tuesday.
The Reinersville high school
senior was seen last when {
neighbor, Walter Musgrave
drove her to Beverly to visit ;
physician. The girl failed t.
show up at the agreed meeting
place for a ride back home.
It has been reported that three
persons, two truck drivers anc
Mrs. Edward Thomas of Goa,
Run had seen the girl the day
of her disappearance from Bev.
erly. Mrs. Thomas said she saw
the girl, or at least one answer
ing to her description, hitchhik-
ing south of Coal Run and later
saw her get into a gray sedan,
which was headed in the direc-
ton of Marietta.
Her father, Ralph Connolly,
said he could think of no other
reason than her singing ambi-
tionS for her wanting to leave.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
IS In County Added
To PensionLkts
$l9.5oS Paid To
354 Local Aged

Of the 354 persons who re-
ceive Aid for the Aged benefits
from the Department of Public
Welfare, 35 were added to the
list during the year of 1853 in
Noble county.
A report from the department
shows that in 1853, As cases from
this county were reviewed, five
cases were denied and five eth
er were transferred out or are
pending as of the first of the
year. -. ,
The total payments made here
amount to $19,508.00, in the
category subject to federal parti-
cipation. The average payment
is $55.11.
During the month of March,
nine persons received health care
for the total amount of $375.32
in Noble county.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
100 File Returns In
One Day For Taxes

With only two days left in
which to file, 100 persons stream
ed into the office of County
Auditor Gilbert B. Long this
Monday, to fill out their per-
sonal property tax returns.
Deadline for filing was Wed
nesday, March 80, in order to
avoid paying penalty. On Tues
day, approximately 1900 out of
the estimated total of 100 tax
payers, had filed.
Auditor Long commented that
there was an unusually large
number of cancellations this
year. For every single new re-
turn filed. there were in the
neighborhood of 10 cancellations.
This gives every indication that
the number of farmers continues
to dwindle in Noble county
every year.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
Fire Partially
Destroys SarIeY
Home In Florence
Six Members Of
Family Living
In Single Room

An alarm sounded Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock sum-
moned the Caldwell Volunteer
Fire Department to fight a fire
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Steve Woroniak, Florence ad-
dition to Caldwell.
The fire, reported to have been
started when their Seven-year
old son was playing in the gar
age, had gained considerable
headway when the firemen ar
rived at the scene.
The garage was totally engulf-
ed in flames and the east side
of the home, owned by Mrs.
Valenty Sarley, was burning. The
blaze was encouraged by a stiff
wind from the east. The fireman
succeeded in eXtinguishing the
fire after one side of the house
and a half of the roof of the six
room structure was destroyed.
Had the fire-laddies failed in
their efforts to stop the fire, it
is possible that the adjoining
row of houses to the west of tine
Sarley house would have been
endangered.
1t was reported that the house
was covered, at least partially,
by insurance.
The Caldwell Fire Department
was joined in the battle by the
Volunteer Firemen of Belle VAL
| ley The local department lost
considerable time in reaching
the fire because the location was
not clearly described to them on
the phone, as is usual when the
call for the department is excit-
edly made. Citizens are again
asked by the firemen to explain
the location of the fire as clear
ly as time permits.
Since the fire Sunday, the
Woroniak family, including Mrs.
Julia Sarley, have been living in
one room, which was only par
TALLY damaged by the fire.
Monday, there was no gas or
electricity, when members of the
local Red Cross chapter went up
to investigate.
The Red Cross is attempting to
find them temporary home in
that community until more de-
finite arrangements can be made.
Only few items of the entire
household were not damaged by
the fire or water.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
Commissioners Buy
S14,4O0 Maintenance
Material For Roads
Petition Withdrown
To Vacote BrookfieId
Secondary Highway

At the March % meeting of
the Noble county commission
ers, contract was drawn up for
the purchase of road material
from the Betucote Products Co.
of Cincinnati. The amount of the
purchase totaled $14, 10000. The
order consists of $4,000 gallons
of primer and 10000 gallons of
RS 2 at the price of 16 cents per
gallon.
At an earlier meeting of the
commissioners, the road petition
as presented by L. S. Moscrip,
ct. al, was withdrawn by the
petitioners
The original petition, present
ed to the commissioners March
/, asked for the closing of Noble
county highway 2, beginning at
the Brookfie1d township house
to the intersection at Noble
county highway 38.
The reasons given for with
drawing the petition were that
the utilities companies in the
area, electric and power) would
be left without maintained
rights of way to their lines
along these roads.
In addition, this would leave
the district without any main
tanned roads into adjournine
farms. Arguments in opposition
to closing the highway section
| would not be worth the benefits
to the petitioners, according tc
their statement of last week.
In connection with the above
Auditor Gilbert B. Long also
announced today that all trailer
licenses are now due. All those
who use trailers as a place OF
habitation must purchase the
1854 license beginning today.
Auditor Long also said there
was a last minute rush on the
personal property tax collection
which closed at 4:30 p. m., Wed
nesday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
Pollution Board To
Check Seneca Lake

The Ohio Water Pollution Con-
troll board is conducting an in
vestigation at Seneca Lake, to
make sure that no salt water is
entering the lake.
A board spokesman said that
no complaint had been made and
that investigations are just
routine in operations of this
type.
There have been instances
where oil wells, after producing
oil, brought in salt water. There
is a theory followed by some
operators that if the salt water
can be pumped out, more oil
may be produced from the well.
The operators at the Seneca
Lake field are pumping the salt
water into tanks.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01

The grand champion bull of
the spring show was J. G..
Choice Domino, owned and
shown by A. Golf and Sons,
of Washburn, w. Va.
The champion female was pur-
chased by Kenneth Halman Of
Wilmington for $l,525.
The shows grand champion
bull was sold for $3.50 and pur-
chased by Fred Dill of Delaware.
DR.. w. P. Garrigus from the
University of Kentucky, was the
judge of the show and was loud
in his praise of the cattle shown,
particularly the Ohio cattle ex-
hibitions.
More than $50 members Of the
association were present for the
Thursday show and most of the
trade publications of interest to
the Polled Hereford fanciers
were represented.
In class four of the female
Herefords, w. Adv. Princess,
shown by Garfield Watson and
son of Mt. Ephraim, was first and
BCF Beaue Rose, owned and
shown by DR.. c. E. Vidt of Iron
ton, was second.
In class five, w. Advance
Princess 3rd and w. Advance
Princess 4th, both owned and
shown by Garfield Watson and
son of Mt. Ephraim, were first
and second prize winners res
pectively. II.
In class six, SHF Beau Mis-
chief, owned and shown by
Richard Starr of Quaker City
was first and SHF Nan Adv
Beau, owned and shown by Rich
| ard Starr, Quaker City, wa
second.
Fifty-three head of cattle sole
for $28,340 at the sale Friday.
There were 19 bulls sold for {
total of $9,940 and "a cows fol
a total of $4,000.
Top price of the sale was paic
by J. V. Conway, of Marshall
Va, who gave $4,000 for "Al
Lady Return 77th," exhibited by
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Knowlton o1
Bellefontaine.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
Noble Lodge Inspection
Will Be Held ADFiI 5

Annual inspection of Noble
Lodge, No. 459, F. & A. NJ, will
be held Monday evening, April
5, with Worshipful Master w. E.
Cecil in charge.
At this special communication,
work in the Master Mason de-
gree will be given.
District Deputy Malcolm Parks
will be the inspecting officer. All
members are urged to attend
this special meeting which will
open at 7:30 o'clock.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01

their contributions to Society
Treasurer Harold w. Morgan
edge as quickly as possible.
Floyd Henderson is presi-
dent of the local society and H.
c. Secrest is the vice president.
Mrs. Vera Cunningham is secre-
tary Of the local unit.
President Henderson said that
the annual Lily parade, in con-
nection with the campaign.
would be held in Caldwell on
Saturday, April 10th. Members
of the Junior Fourth SOS. club
will be in charge of the sale.
President Henderson also said
the first Easter seals appeared
in 1884, the design of J. H. Don
ahey, famed cartoonist for the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Easter seals are posters in
miniature, a visual message to
remind the public of the needs
of crippled children and calling
attention to an easy way to
assist voluntarily the work being
carried on by the various soci-
cites for crippled children.
Noble county organization is
member of the Ohio Society
with Walter B. Underwood a;
the executive secretary.
Recently the local society pre-
Sented John Bill Brister with ;
collapsible folding wheel chail
and they are now in the process.
| of conducting survey on {
| county wide basis to determine
how many handicapped children
there are in this community.
Officers of the local society
urge your cooperation in buying
these Easter seals.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
Airlnan D. {. Powell
ASSIGNED Overseas

Ai1c Donald Earl Powell, sor
of Mrs. Hazel Powell, of Mt
Ephraim, sailed from California
March "a for Japan. Airmar
Powell was transferred from
Larson ALB, Washington tc
Japan. He will be stationed al
Yokohoma, japan.
Airman Powells wife, the
former Jean Crabtree, and
daughter, Sherry, are residing
with his mother in Mt. Ephraim
during his tour of duty overseas
His complete address is as fol-
lows: Ale Donald E. Powell
AT. 15457843, Prov. Sqdn. No
1861 APO $50, % PM. San
Francisco, Calf.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
Ii. Thomas Zimmerman
Graduates With Honors

1t. Thomas L. Zimmerman
son of Mrs. G. H. Zimmerman
1920 North street, Caldwell, com.
pleted the Unit Chemical, Bio
logical and Pathological course
at Ft. Meade, Md. with honors
His $50 percent average was the
third highest in his class.
Included in the 96-hour course
are defensive aspects involved ir
combating chemical, biological
and Pathological attacks.
1t. Zimmerman entered the
military service October 10, 1858
at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Prior to his induction, 1t
Zimmerman graduated from
Ohio State University, Colum-
bus with BS degree.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
New Carefakers Named
For Fish & Game Lodqe

Clarence Stack of the Mt,
Ephraim community, will be the
new caretaker for the Noble
County Fish & Game club on
Seneca Lake for the coming
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stack were nam
ed in this capacity at the last
dinner meeting of the club.
They will replace Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Hickman, who have re-
signed following the April dinner
meeting.
New officers for the coming
year will also be elected in April.
For the past two years, Will
liam Davis of Caldwell, has
capably served as president.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
Old Covered Bridge
Is Being Replaced

Construction is progressing
rapidly on State Route 511 just
south of Batesville where a new
bridge is being constructed by
the state highway department
to replace an old covered bridge.
Contractors are Menuez &
Skemp of Millersburg. This same
firm also has the contract to con-
struct bridges on Route 513 and
another at Calais.
The new bridges in all three
cases replace old covered struc-
lures. At Batesville, the old
bridge has been moved intact to
a nearby field of Judson Mont
gomery and will be used as a
shed as we'll as remaining a
landmark.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
NOBLE COUNTY HAS $56,939.00 in DELINQUENT TAXES

- that, undoubtedly, there will
be some that is uncollectible -
yet each year there is always
large amount that can and
should be collected"
"The proper public officials"
Mr.. Wolfe continued, should
use every legal means to collect
these delinquencies and thereby
materially aid their financially
hard-pressed local governments
and at the same time, free the
current duplicate of these
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
First Evening Mass
Draws More Than 300
SteubenvilIe Pastor
Gives Inspiring Tolk

A crowd of more than 800 per-
sons packed into st. Phiiomena's
church last Thursday evening
for the first evening mass in the
history of the church.
There were ia persons who
received Holy Communion from
the pastor and mass celebrant,
Rev. S. j. Pekalla.
Marion Year of 1854" was the
sermon topic used by the visit
ing priest, Rev. Francis J. Brown,
assistant editor of the diocesan
weekly, ''Steubenville Register"
Evening masses will continue
every Monday evening at 7:30
o'clock until Easter. Confessions
are heard preceding services at
the Caldwell church.
Rev. Joseph Gardner, who held
the first evening mass at ST.
Michael's church at Berne on
March 19, announces that mass
will be offered every Tuesday
evening until Easter there.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
Mass Chest x-Ray
|Sslleduled In County
All High Schools
Viii Be Contacted

Plans are now being completed
for another countrywide TIE
chest x-ray here, sponsored by
the Noble County Health ano
tuberculosis association, headed
by Mrs. Frank Tarleton, presi-
dent.
The x-ray unit will be in Noble
county either in September or
October for at least two days,
at which time all the schools in
Caldwell and the county will be
checked.
This applies only to the high
school students, since members
of the lower grades rarely if
ever have tuberculosis at this
age.
Plans will be worked out with
Supts. H. c. Secrest and P. D.
Cannavan for all schools to
participate in this survey. 1t will
also be open to the general
public.
In all probability, headquart-
ers will be maintained at the
patriotic room of the courthouse
with the various schools coming
in at certain times.
The survey, as in the past, will
be financed completely by the
local TB association, whose only
income is derived from the sale
of Xmas seals.
All food handlers in Noble
county will also have to take the
X-ray.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01

Delinquent taxes and special
assessments thruout the state of
Ohio after the final tax settle
ment in 1853 amounted to
$44, 4,655,791.84 according to Ed
ward w. Wolfe, executive direc-
tor of the Ohio Public Expendi-
ture council.
Noble county's share in this
total amounts to $56,939.O0. Mr..
Wolfe said, while it may be
true that some of this delin-
quencY has since been collected
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
Local Graduate Named
sac Fraternity Member

Edward Ditch, son of DR.. and
Mrs. E. C. Ditch, 1902 North
Street, in Caldwell, has recently
been initiated into the active
chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity at Mount Union Col
lege. He received his active pin
after he had met the campus and
national fraternity scholastic re-
quirements and had completed a
semester of extensive pledge
training.
Ditch is sophomore at Mount
Union and is majoring in Eng
lish.
He is a graduate of Caldwell
high school.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
New Bank Official
Named For Cumberland

Robert M. Thompson, Cam
bridge, has been named manager
of the loan department of the
Cumberland branch, Central
National Bank and assumed his
new duties, Monday.
The move was made to provide
more extensive banking service
to the people of the Cumberland
community.
Prior to his going to Cumber-
land and his bank connection,
Mr.. Thompson served five and
one-half years as deputy clerk
of courts in Guernsey county.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
First Muskie Catch OF
Year In Duck Creek

That Spring fever you've
been feeling became more of
a reality Saturday when Bob
Moseley of Marietta, formerly
of Dexter City and Caldwell
came in with the first reported
muSkie catch of the year.
MOseiey, who has become
one of Marietta'S chief muskie
hunters, tied into the 2412
incher while fishing in the
East Fork of Duck creek.
He was using Pflueger
Mustang lure. Moseley is the
son of Mrs. Clara MOseley, of
Lewis street.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01

$20,811.38 (this does not include
delinquent tangible and intangi-
BILE personal property taxes)
Morgan, $11,060.73; Muskingum.
$200,783.89; Perry, $106,315.35
and Washington county, $14,-
048.47.
1t is understood that local Of
ficials are now preparing an
abstract of the delinquent pro-
perty list for this county and it
is believed that definite and con-
crete action will be taken
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
RECEIVES AWARD

The newly organized Belle
Valley American Legion Post
received a membership award
for 1854, at the spring conference
held in Barnesville, Sunday.
Those who attended the confer
ence from Belle Valley Post Gal
were: Roy Seamster and John
Sklenar. Jack Berry and Cecil
Carter of Caldwell, represented
the Noble Post 252.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01

charges"
"Certainly," said Wolfe, "in
fairness to those who have paid
their taxes, more vigorous
policy should be adopted for the
enforcement of delinquent COL
lections for if not, new and ad-
ditional taxes will be required"
In the other counties of the
18th congressional district, the
delinquent tax picture is as fol-
lows:
Guernsey. S97.161.42: Monroe.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01

SOlIIiillIIcG Is WILLIAM ArcnGr.
The office secretary, Miss
MarAS Ruth Stiers, is also aid
in0armers in completing
thSpurchase orders.
Mrs. Wayne Stiers is now en-
ployed as extra help in the Noble
county office, helping to identify
boundaries of pasture land and
meadows on large aerial maps.
The complete boundary mark
ing is big operation and very
time-consuming. There are about
10 maps for each township, with
two duplicates of each map.
When the farm is identified
determination is made of boun-
daries of fields on which prac-
tices advocated by the A.S.C
are carried out. A planimeter is
used to determine the boundar-
les of a field. After the individ-
ual farms are cut out of the
maps, they are distributed as
follows: One map goes into the
folders provided for the partici-
pating farmers, another set is
placed in the office files and the
third serves as an index map.
Farmers who participate in
the A.S.C. program must meet
certain requirements for pasture
improvements and other con.
servation practices before being
eligible for certain benefits from
the government.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
ACCIDENT IN MARIETTA

Miss Linda McVay, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul McVay,
East street, was involved in q
three-car accident at Marietta,
resulting in $4,000 damage to
the car driving, on Sunday. Her
automobile was rammed from
the rear by a car driven by Gail
Wilkinson of Kent. The McVay
car was then pushed into the
John H. Hall car of Parkers-
burg. Considerable damage was
done to all three cars. Wilkin-
son was arrested for failing to
have his car under control.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
ABOARD DESTROYER

Donald KING, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford King, of Spruce
street, is now aboard the radar
picket destroyer U.S.S. Perkins.
His ship recently docked at San
Diego, Calf. after several
months tour of duty in the Far
East including Formosa, Japan
and Korea.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
TEMPERATURES DROP

Frank Burlingame, official
weather reporter for the county,
stated that the temperature drop
ped from a balmy 70 degrees on
Monday afternoon to an icy 80
degrees at approximately $3.50
Tuesday morning. Only d few
scattered snowflakes were re-
ported in the county as compared
to the five-inch snowfall report
ed in Northern Ohio, Tuesday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01

NO ADMISSION--FREE to all,
the big farm show to be held
tonight, Wednesday, March 81, at
500 o'clock, Caldwell high school
auditorium, featuring Zeke and
Red Turner. Sponsored by Baker
Sales & Service, Caldwell, Ohio.
Remember. NO ADMISSION,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
FILES FOR DIVORCE

Ella Tilton has filed suit for
divorce from Stacel Tilton, Cum
berland street, through her at
torney, J. Edward Schentz of
Akron. She charges extreme
cruelty and gross neglect. The
plaintiff asks custody of their
one minor child.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01
WRECK AT CROSSROADS

William Yoho, sc, of Quaker
City, was cited for failing te
yield the right of way, Monday
night, after he pulled out OF
state route 146 into the path o,
a car driven by Charles Tillet'
of Cambridge on u. S. route 81
at Pleasant City. There was only
minor property damage. Investi
cations were by the state high
way patrol.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-01

NOW is THE time to get your
Dekalb seed corn, as i have all
numbers available yet. Watson
Hill Service, Raymond Watson,
proprietor, on State Route 147o
80 40 II