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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-11-25

taken out of production. We must
expand programs to increase food
consumption, both at home and
abroad. Adequate farm rent and
cheap farm electricity are equally
necessary
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-11-25

lere is no doubt following broad
s 1 Fl. Olsen and Supt. of Public In
ontana Woolgrowers convention in
themselves to be above the people
State Land Board to granting per-
Evening star., 1955-11-18
kidnap-KiIIing
AIibi Disputed

OAKLAND. Calf. Nov. Is (R.
The breakdown of q school
typewriter. an incident Of no
seeming consequences at the
time. loomed large today in the
States circumstantial evidence
case against Burton w. Abbott,
accused of kidnapping and killing
14-year-old Stephanie Bryan
April %.
The typewriter required q
special piece. SO repairman Will
liam Russell made q special trip
to Stephanie's school on Thurs
day, April 28. the quiet-spoken,
balding repairman testified in
Superior Court yesterday.
Then, he went to q nearby
doughnut shop. There he said he
saw Abbott, the 27-year-old de-
fendant. leave the shop at Sis
p.m.-the time Stephanie en-
erged from school.
Through Mr.. RuSsell's testi-
mony. the prosecution struck
directly at Abbott's major alibi-
that hours earlier on that fatal
day he left for q mountain cabin
In Trinity County to open the
fishing season.
Stephanie's body, her skull
fractured and her panties tied
around her throat, was found on
July 20 in a hillside grave Just
335 feet from that cabin.
Mr.. Russell testified he had
seen Abbott in the doughnut
shop, only half a block from
the school, on previous occasions.
Evening star., 1955-11-18

billed as his only major public
appearance in the United States.
Gen. Gruenther said the only
thing that gives this country and
its allies q balance Of power in
the cold war is the tremendous
industrial power Of the United
States.
But the supreme European
Evening star., 1955-11-18

commander said that production
alone was not sufncient to assure
security.
Need More Than Output
"Just because, America has
more steel, more bathtubs, and
more automobiles than all the
Soviet countries put together"
he said, does not necessarily
mean we have the necessary
wisdom to lead In q protractedI
cold war.
I'VE are in the major leagues
now. Russia firmly believes that
time Is on its side. Our superb
ority depends on an alliance
system"
Gen. Gruenther said this
country and its allies are not
strong enough ut the present
time to turn back an all-out
aggression.
Three or four years from now
we can be reasonably assured of
defense against an all-out ag-
gression provided. first, If we
use atomic weapons. and, second.
that the new forces of Western
Germany grow into effective
ness" he told the Dallas audi
enee.
THE United States has as
sumed the mantle Of leadership, |"
he said. speaking Of NATO coun-
tries. "To carry this mantle.
the American people must be
understanding. We must have
public support and participa-
ton"
He said that the American
public should not be discouraged
over the failure Of the Geneva
Conference this week.
Says Reds Lost Ground
aThe Soviets lost ground be-
cause Of their unbelievably tough
attitude" he said. at highight-
led again that the long-range
Soviet detectives have not
changed, although their tactics
have changed considerably"
Since he arrived from Europe
several days ago, Gen. Gruenther
has been undergoing treatment
for influenza. He was forced to
cancel q scheduled speech
Wednesday night before the AS
sociated Press Managing Edi-I
tors Association. meeting at COL
orado Springs. Colo, because Of
his illness. An aide said he was.
much improved yesterday.
Gen. Gruenther was to fly toI
Washington today where he was
to join Chairman Lewis Strauss
Of the Atomic Energy Commits
sion for q trip to Gettysburg.
Pa. The general is to be q house
guest Of President Eisenhower
there over the week end.
Evening star., 1955-11-18
Gruenther Calls Allies
Vital to u. S. Security

DALLAS, Nov. 18 (H9.-The United States tremendous
Industrial power must coupled with alliance system with
other nations to win protracted cold against Russia
Gen Alfred M Gruenther supreme commander Of allied
powers In Europe, said here last night
speech before the Dallas Council Of World Affairs
Evening star., 1955-11-18

commander said that production
alone was not suficient to assure
security.
Evening star., 1955-03-06
POGO

Everybody knows that Of all meats, LIVER
ID richest in proteins, minerals and vita
minis. And Dash is RICH IN REAL LIVER
plus other vital ingredients that make
Dash the complete dog food. That's why
Dash Is the choice for champions like
Champion Orlaine's Roustabout, the
outstanding Airdale Terrier pictured
hsrs-as well as millions Of other fine dogs
Hike your own. Start feeding Dash. See
tho happy, healthy difference in your dog!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24

II UNDERSTAND de ath is
Il still collecting a toll on the
Madeira-Mamore railroad.
We bargained with death
every day during its construc-
ton. BY we" I mean 500
United States engineers. doc
tors, nurses and construction
men. as well as thousands of
others who helped build the
203-mile Ma d ir a-Mamore
railroad in the jungles of Bra
zil.
We performed what was said
to be an impossible feat. I was
only one of scores of engineers
who worked on the Amazon
jungle railroad from 1907 to
1913. According to one eSti-
mate, the M a d / r a-Mamore
cost $33 million-and a life for
every tie laid. Anyway. thou
sands of men were killed on
the Job.
There were about % men
from the Washington area.
Nine of them have died since
the expedition. But Is of US
are still going strong. The
others are DR.. william Emer-
ich. DR.. Martin Cooley. Capt.
A. A. Marsteller. Mai. william
Gilmore, Frank Cummings. Ar
thur Krum. william McDer-
mott. Allen Pitcher. William
Doyle. Malcolm Matheson, Ar
thur Post and Mark Smith.
Rubber was the reason for
the railroad. Rubber was BOOM
ing on the world market. There
was no Malayan rubber then.
The Guajara Mirim and the
Acre regions of Brazil. near the
Bolivian border. had a supply.
But without a railroad. the
rubber had to be shipped by
raft along the Madeira and
Mamore Rivers. around 10
waterfalls and rapids, to Porto
velho. where the cargo could
be picked up by steamer. The
RATS often crashed into rocks
and rubber losses were heavy.
Three attempts had been
made before 1907 to build a
railroad linking Guajara Mi
rim and Porto Velho. All
failed.
Porto Velho was jungle when
the first members Of our ex-
petition arrived. Our tramp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
Railroad Ridden BY Death

your flesh. Poisonous snakes
made frequent. unannounced
visits. My friend. Conrad Kalb-
fell. reached for something on
a shelf one day. His hand
touched a Snake-a shairaca
three feet long and the color
of an oriental rug. One bite
and Conrad would have been
dead. He jumped back in time
to save himself. But such close
shaves were part Of day-to-day
living.
The irony Of the Madeira
Mamore is that few years
after its completion. the bot
tom dropped out of the Bra
lillian rubber market. Rubber
became plentiful and cheaper
to get in Malaga and Sumatra.
Today, the railroad operates
one train a week between Porto
Velho and Guajara Mirim. It
carries passengers. cattle. hides
and coal-but not without a
toll. The death rate along the
route of the Madeira Mamore
remains one of the highest in
the tropics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24

AGE ,4-rHt WASHINGTON STAR PICTORIAL MAGAZINE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
BY Col. Robert p. Waters
4s Told IN Doris K0Nfer

As Told to Doris Kasfer
steamer tied up to a tree on
the river bank. The cargo of
machinery-rails. fiat cars and
two 65-ton locomotives-waS
hauled to high ground on an
improvised track.
Majestic trees lowered $50
feet above the jungle floor. You
could gaze up at the sky and
see araras (macaws) flying sim
gly or in pairs. Parrots jab-
bered overhead. butterflies with
10-inch wingspan foated
through the humid atmosphere.
Beautiful m acaco monkeys
chased one another through the
trees. But beauty and death
were jungle companions. Hos
tile Indians. man-killing ami
mails. venomous snakes and a
myriad of disease-bearing in
sects were waiting.
A hospital. built soon after
the crew encamped. was busy
from the first day an engi-
neering party started tunnel
ing through forest and jungle.
The best available medical help
was brought in. Still. 5000
graves were left in the hos
pital cemetery. And each of
the camps built along the rail-
road construction route had its
own cemetery. In one. the dead
were piled five in a grave.
Yellow fever. malaria and
black-water fever were big kill
ers. Laborers were recruited
from Panama and IS other
countries. Yellow fever almost
wiped out one shipload Of Ger
mans.
Engineering parties tunneled
months through dense forest
and jungle underground with
out glimpsing sunlight. Grad
ing. track-laying and bridge
building crews followed.
The camps consisted Of tim
Der frame huts with palm frond
roofs. Disease lowered over the
camps like a jungle vampire
bat about to pounce on an ami
NAL. Many a man wandered
into the woods and never re-
turned. You never knew when
an Indian arrow. flying
through leaves. would land in
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03
Former Resident Is
Killed In Accident
Mary c. Stephens, "a,
Struck BY Automobile

Mrs. Mary c. Stephens, "a,
formerly of Noble county, was
fatally injured in Marietta over
the weekend, police reported.
Mrs. Stephens, was born Jan.
"a, 1871, in Noble county, a
daughter of the late. Levi and
Geraldine Mckee Lincicome.
Mrs. Stephens, widow Of the
late Rev. William Stephens, died
at 1;20 a. m. Monday from in
juries received when she was
struck by an automobile in Mari
eta, Sunday.
Police said the car which
struck Mrs. Stephens was driven
by Miss Nancy Schob, 20, also of
Marietta. Police are continuing
their investigation.
She is survived by one son,
two daughters and four grand
children; two brothers and one
sister.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday at $3.50 at the Doudna
and Mcclure funeral home.
Burial was made in Oak Grove
cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03
1S5 Auto Plates
Sold On First Day
Booming Business
Reported In Sales

The new 1855 license plates
went on sale Tuesday, March /
with a booming business at the
Caldwell Implement and Supply
Co., for the first day.
At the end of the first day,
Registrar Frank Estadt, reported
that there were 1875 license plates
sold and 20 truck license plates.
John G. Noll of Caldwell, re-
ceived the first auto license plate
sold and r. o. Winberg, of Cald-
well, receive the first truck
license sold.
Registrar Estadt, also wants to
remind motorist that applications
should be made out by the 18th
of March to obtain delivery by
April Ist for commercial plates
over number IL. The applications
will be made out here and then
sent to Columbus.
The hours for obtaining the
tags will be from 8 a. m. to 500
o'clock n m
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03
Beverly Native Burns
To Deaih In Accident
Irwin Coffmon, Loses
Life, Truck-CoF Wreck

Irwin Coffman, 81, of Coal
Run, was killed Saturday in an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS crash near
Wellington, Lorain county.
Coffman was a driver for the
Long Motor Freight Co, of
Detroit. Also killed was Wendell
Jewett, II, driver of the car.
The two vehicles were found
in a ditch early Saturday morn
ing, the truck in flames. Coff-
mans body was burned beyond
recognition.
He was born at Beverly Aug.
II, 1902, a son of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Coffman, now of
nearby Coal Run. His wife, the
former Edith Martin is a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Mar
tin of Beverly.
In addition to his parents and
widow, he is survived by four
brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services were held at
the Beverly Methodist church at
200 p. m. Monday Burial Wds
made in Beverly cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03

we'll by Ihane M. Durey,
deputy director for civil de-
fense for Ohio, and James R.
Logan, civil defense director
of training and education, stat,
staff, Ohio civil defense corps.
Mrs. Edmund G. James, wife
Of Rep. James, is chairman of
the program committee and it
was largely through the efforts
of her husband that General
Kreber arranged to come to
Caldwell.
The dinner will be held at the
First Methodist church, begin
ming promptly at $50 p. m.
Members of the B.P.W. will bring
their bosses" for the evenings S
program.
Mrs. Betty Murphy is presi-
dent Of the B.P.W. and will
assist Mrs. James and members
of her committee for this out
standing program.
Members of the old national
guard in Caldwell will remember
General Kreber as a colonel in
the 37th division, when they
were on active duty during
World War II.
Military Career
Major General Leo M. Kre-
Der entered the military service
of his country as a cadet at the
United States Military Academy
He received his appointment
to West Point for the class begin
ming in June 1915 after he had
completed one year Of studies at
Ohio State University. He grad
uated from the Academy or
June II. 1915 Promoted TO tn,
rank of first lieutenant on 0cto
Der 25, 1918, he served with The
Army of Occupation from July
1919 to October 1920.
In January 1922, he resigned
from the Regular Army to enter
an old established family busi-
ness - the Van Bolt KrebeI
Electrotype Company in Colum-
bus. In June of that year, he
joined the Ohio National Guard
as a captain of field artillery
later being promoted to major
and then lieutenant colonel
In 1886, he was promoted to
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03
Marietta Father And
Son Held For SIeaIinu

Mancil SWedney and son, of
Marietta, are being held for
questioning by the sheriff's de-
partment of Marietta. The accus-
ed were charged with stealing
equipment from a saw mill near
Elba and selling it to Riley Fore
mans junk yard near Caldwell.
Sheriff Donald Conaway and
the sheriff of Washington
county, have the man and the
juvenile in custody and charges
will be filed there.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03
World Day OF Prayer
Services Held Friday

The local church ladies were
gratified at the fine congrega-
ton Friday evening for the
unified World Day Of Prayer
service. The service was held in
the Caldwell First Presbyterian
church with Mrs. Adeline Nc
Kee in charge of arrangements
for the program.
Mrs. J. K. Walkenshaw provid-
ed the organ music and accom-
paniment for Mrs. George
Daugherty, soloist and Mrs.
Chester Hayes and Mrs. Paul
McVay, who sang a duet.
The local churches were rep
resented in the program by Mrs.
Clair Murphy, Mrs. Billa Patter-
son, Mrs. Edna Tarleton, Mrs.
Martha Patten, Mrs. Lois Jen-
nings and Mrs. Palmer Manson.
The ministers participating
were: Rev. Palmer Manson, Rev.
James Mason and Rev. Floyd
Gaugler. Rev. Manson preached
the sermonette for the service.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03
Heart Fund Drive
CoIIeCIion:: S110.24
Young People Of Two
Churches In Chorge

Mrs. Betty Murphy, chairman
Of the annual heart fund drive in
Caldwell announced today that
s21024 was collected Sunday
afternoon for the heart fund
drive.
This money was collected by
the young people of the Meth-
odist Youth Fellowship, Cald-
well church and the Westminster
Fellowship of the First Presby-
terian church.
This is the first time in several
years that a house to house can
vass has been held in Caldwell
for the Heart Fund drive.
All money received in this
county will go into research and
aid in the decrease of deaths
from various heart diseases, the
number one killer in this nation.
1t was pointed out that over so
percent of the deaths in this
county last year were caused
from heart trouble or related
diseases.
Mrs. Murphy, chairman, ex-
pressed her appreciation today
to all those who helped in any
way to make this drive a success.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03
Farm C0-OperaiOr
Saves On Winter Bills
Aids Conservation And
Hos Own Fuel Supply

Harry Bates of Buffalo town
ship, cooperator Of the Noble
Soil Conservation District, be-
heves in being a bit old fashion
ed and also saves himself some
money in being so.
Mr.. Bates heats his entire
house by wood from his wood
lot area. BY doing this, Mr..
Bates goes through his wood-lot
cutting out undesirable species,
diseased, and deformed trees
then cutting the trees up into
small logs and using them for
fuel for the winter.
AS result, he saves money by
not having to buy coal, he i'm
proves his wood-lot area by tax
ing out all the deformed trees
and also improves the looks Of
his farm.
Lately l have purchased a
chain saw and have supplied
wood Tor my own furnace and
also my neighbors. 1t looks like
I will have to start on my neigh
bors wood-lot area in couple
of years for mine will be DONE"
replied Mr.. Bates, when asked by
Roger King, conservation aid, of
the U. S. Soil Conservation Ser
vices for Noble county how he
was coming along.
The U. S. Soil Conservation
urges all farmers of Noble county
to clean up their wood-lot area
and get results by doing so. 1t
may take a little time but it
pays off in a long run.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03
Couple Arrested On
Charge
Pulaski, Va, Couple
Had Been Living In Avo

The long arm of the law from
Pulaski, Virginia, reached into
Noble county Saturday and
charged a man and woman with
contributing to the delinquency
of two minors,
Sheriff Donald ConaWay re-
ceived a warrant Saturday for
the arrest of Louise B. Hubbard,
Is, of Pulaski, Va, mother Of
two minor children, which had
been filed by her husband, Tom
Hubbard.
The warrant also called for the
arrest of Charles w, Trail, So,
of Pulaski, Va. The couple is
said to have been residing in
the Ava community.
The couple waived extradition
papers Saturday before Judge
w. Vernon Archer and were held
in the Noble county Jail until
Sunday evening.
Sheriff Hughes of Pulaski
county and his wife returned the
couple to face charges in Vir-
ginia on Sunday night.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03
Six hasOns Will Be
HOnOred At Banquet

Six Masons will receive 25 and
40 year pins Thursday evening,
March 10 at the annual father
and son banquet to be held in
the dining room of the First
Methodist church.
The banquet, served by ladies
of the church, will be held
promptly at $50 p. m.
Harry RoWlands Of Wellston,
Dale Skipton of Milwaukee, Wis,
and William W. Williams of
North Canton, will receive IS
year pins. Howard Schafer and
Ray ElsWick of Caldwell and
E. E. Blake of Macksburg, will
be presented with 40 years pins.
w. E. Cecil will also receive
his past master award at this
meeting. Reservations should be
returned as quickly as possible
to John w. Hazard, chairman of
the committee.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03
"f3" Grandparents
Attend Baby's Baptism

Sherry Lynn Kilburn, small
daughter of. MIR. and Mrs. Harold
Kilburn of Lewisville route, was
baptized Sunday in the Kilburn
home with all 13 of her grand
parents being present. Rev.
George Yarns, pastor of the
Middle church of .Lewisville
officiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Kilburn of
Lewisville, great-grandparents Of
the new arrival, will observe
their seth wedding anniversary
on March 3.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03

Eugene Hannahs, son of MIR,
and Mrs. S. Vernon HannahS and
a student in the Beaver local
high school, ranked first in the
county in the Senior scholarship
tests, according to Supt, H. c,
Secrest. Neil Rubel of Dexter
City and Robert Farmhouse of
Caldwell, tied for second place.
These tests were administered
on Jan. 28 with % students par
ticipating. Other members Of the
testing committee were Harry E.
Fast, Joseph Fields and George
Webb.
Hannahs' score of 208 places
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03
Series Of Farm
Meetings Planned
In Noble County
Farm, Home ldeos
VIII Be Developed
BY Three Agents

Another series in the group
of the farm and home develop
nent meeting in Noble county
was announced by county agent,
Floyd Henderson, today.
The evening will be devoted to
discussion of ways to achieve
better farm and home develop
ment in Noble county. "By pool
ing your ideas with ours, we
should come up with many
worthwhile suggestions from inn
proved living on Noble county
farms, County Agent Hender-
son said.
This is 4 meeting of interest TO
both men and women to discuss
ways for increasing their farm
income and making the income
go further.
Mabel Sarbaugh, home demon
stration agent, Paul Jonard,
associate county agent and Floyd
Henderson, county agent will be
present to help with these meet
ings.
The first meeting will be
Thursday, March 3 at Kennons-
burg grange hall beginning at
7:30 p. m.
Tuesday, March 8 at Bates
L.
third meeting beginning at
7:30 p. m.
The last Of these meeting series
will be at Forest Grove high
school starting at 1880 p. M,
Thursday, March 10.
Everyone who is interested in
these farm and home develop
ment meetings is urged to attend,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03

eastern Ohio counties partici-
pated in the workshop.
County agents, home DEM
onstrati0n agents and associ-
ate county agents from Belmont,
Guernsey, Jefferson, Licking,
Monroe, Muskingum, Noble,
Perry, Tuscarawas and Washing
ton counties were present.
George l.. Brown, county agent
from Vinton county and formerly
county agent in Noble county,
was present as an observer.
Later this year a similar work
shop is planned for the other
ten couaties in southeastern
Ohio. This will be held in Vinton
county with Mr.. Brown and the
Vinton county home demonstra-
ton agent in charge of local
arrangements.
The workshop held in Caldwell
last week was the third one of
a series which is being conducted
for the training of extension
agents in all parts of Ohio.
The object of these workshop
sessions is to give county exten-
sion workers, special training in
the unified approach to farm and
home problems. The nature of
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03

him in the Goth percentile of the
state.
The two students who tied for
second place were Neil Rubel,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Rubel and student in the Dex-
ter City high school. They had a
score of 1877.
Robert Bolon Farmhouse is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bolon Barn
house and a student in the Cald-
we'll high school The score of
1877 places them in the 9lst per
GENTLE of the state.
Other students placing in the
upper Is percent of the county
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03
Automobiles Damaged
In Minor Accident

Sheriff Donald Conaway in
vestigated an accident which
occurred Saturday at 11:35 pm.
A car owned by Ralph Crook
of Cleveland and driven by Ed
ward Hudson, 81, also of Cleve-
land, was travelling south on u.
S. Route q and failed to nego-
tiate the turn at the corner of
Mill and Miller street and
struck a car owned by Mason
Wood of Ava, driven by James
A. McElroy, 10, of Ava.
This resulted in minor pro-
perty damage to both cars, Hud-
son was charged with failure to
yield right-of-way. Bond was
posted and Hudson was released.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-03-03

for this one particular week. 1t
is used most of the time by Worl
W. Thompson.
The fire department reported
that the fire siren has been on
the blink for the past two days
in Caldwell and it was taken to
Cambridge Tuesday night for
major repair.
The meeting opened with Dean
Jennings receiving the oath of
office as a new councilman from
Mayor Homer Johnson. He fills
the vacancy created when Emil
Barnett moved to Middleburg.
The first reading Of the Per-
mian Oil & Gas ordinance was
given and it was passed to its
second reading by the council.
1t pertains to increase gas rates
for Caldwell.
A delegation was present at
the meeting in the interest of
the Community Park, started by
the Lions club last year for the
young people.
The group was composed of
Harry A. Semon, c. d. Elliott,
Dallas Bond and w. G. Toad
Davis. They asked and council
agreed to lay about so to go feet
of IL inch sewer pipe with catch
basin, in order 70 provide proper
drainage for the field. The
county and state had previously
agreed to cooperate by using
their equipment.