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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Two5oIdiers Injured
In Monday Accident

James D. Coffland, %, of
GAINESVILLE, and Robert Lee
Wenzel, 81, of Newark, sustained
body injuries Monday night at
HOO o'clock when their vehicle
struck an icy spot on the high
way, causing the former to lose
control. The accident occurred
on SR 78, east of Caldwell, near
the Perryopolis church.
The U. S. Army Chevrolet
four-door passenger car skidded
across the highway, hit tree
and road sign and then went
over an embankment into the
creek.
The two soldiers were enroute
to GAINESVILLE from Woodsfield at
the time of the accident, accord
ing to Sheriff Donald ConaWay,
who Investigated.
Coffland sustained decorations
on the face and jaw and severe
injury to the back of his head.
Wenzel suffered decorations on
the forehead and bruises and
scratches to his left ankle.
They received hospital atten-
ton in GAINESVILLE.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Prisoner Returned
On Larceny (harqe

Sheriff and Mrs. Donald Con-
away returned Monday afternoon
from Burbank, Calf, where they
were sent by the county to re-
turn a prisoner here to face a
larceny charge.
The prisoner, Melvin Brown,
is accused of breaking and en-
tering the Oasis in Belle Valley
during the month of October.
On Tuesday, Sheriff Conaway
appeared as a witness in the
manslaughter trial of c. Sublet
of Caldwell, Kealy truck driver,
who was involved in an accident
which claimed the lives of two
men.
Brown was indicted by the
grand jury on the larceny charge
and will now face prosecution in
this county.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Annual {. OF {. Treat
Scheduled For Dec. II

Plans are being completed by
the Noble county Chamber of
Commerce for the annual Christ
mas treat to be held in Caldwell,
Saturday afternoon, Dec. %,
beginning at 200 o'clock.
All children under ten years
of age are invited to come
to Caldwell that day, greet
Santa Claus, and receive their
annual treat from c. of c.
Everett Brown, chairman of
the Christmas committee, said
that the treat would be given
from the west side of the court
house.
He also said that there would
be no free movies this year as
in the past and the entire treat
would take place from the court
house.
Various members of the c. of
c. committee will aid in this
community treat and all children
under ten years of age are in
vited to attend.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Local Prisoner
Sets Fire To
County Jail

There was a hot time in the
Noble county Jail, early Sunday
morning, when a prisoner who
had been taken into custody at
Belle Valley on disorderly con-
duct charge, attempted to set fire
to the jail.
Deputy Sheriff Walter Hut
chins said that Cecil Brown of
Neffs, formerly of Maple
Heights, was arrested early Sun
day morning and brought to the
Noble county Jail at 1855 a. m.
by Special Deputy Don Thomas.
Shortly after he had been
incarcerated, Brown set fire to
pile of papers in the Jail.
The fire was quickly extin-
guished by a bucket of water
but two charges were then filed
against Brown.
He paid fine of $500 and
costs for disturbing the peace
when he appeared before JP Leo
Carter.
A charge of attempting to
burn public property was then
filed against him by Prosecutor
Fred Fox.
He was placed under a $1,000
bond by JP Carter and ordered
to appear before the grand jury.
Bond was furnished and Brown
released.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
County Farmers Will
Attend State Meetinq

The annual meeting of the
Ohio Sheep Improvement As
sociation is scheduled for Dec. q
in the Plumb Hall at the Ohio
State University, Columbus,
Noble county extension agent
Floyd Henderson, announced
today.
The program will feature re-
ports from the American Sheep
Promotion Council. The reports
will be given by l.. A. Kaufman
and Miss Louise WinsloW. "A re-
port ion lamb and wool produc-
ton research will be given by
D. S. Bell.
E. G. Warner of the Sunbeam
Corporation and w. L. Welsh, an
Ohio sheep shearer, will give a
report on the Australian shear
ing table.
George Frelke of Montgomery,
ILL.,, will report on lamb feeding
in Illinois.
A lamb barbecue lunch will be
served by the students of the
Department of Animal Hus-
bandry.
Noble county farmers wishing
to attend this meeting may
arrange for pooling Of transpor-
tation by calling county agent
Floyd Henderson.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Caldwell Grades To
Present Annual
Christmas 0pereita

The annual Caldwell grade
school Christmas program and
operetta will be presented Thurs
day evening, Dec. 13 at the Cald-
well high school auditorium
beginning at 7:30 o'clock. s.
The program VIII be divided
into four parts as follows:
rhythm band and songs by the
first graders; jumping Jacks
Skit", featuring Tommy Colley,
Bruce Smith, Tommy James and
the second grade chorus.
The third part will include
"The Magic Hour" skit, featuring
Cathy Whitcomb, Billy Clark,
Phil Clark, Dwain Schafer, carol
chorus, holly chorus and toy
songs, plus the third grade
chorus serving as a background
The fourth part will be the
Wooden Shoe Christmas" oper-
eta, featuring LaVerne Kalan
Beth Wood, Larry Doan and
Johnny Hazard as the leading
characters from Holland, ably
assisted by special county
characters, skaters chorus anc
the background music furnished
by the fourth, fifth and sixth
graders.
The complete program will be
directed by James L. Carter
assisted by all grade schoo,
faculty members. Some 300
students will be in the entire
program.
Supervisor Carter expressed
his appreciation today to the
teachers and parents who have
cooperated in preparing for this
annual program.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Light Plant Is
Operating At
Peak Capacity

A special called meeting of
the Caldwell village council and
the board of public affairs was
held Friday evening with Mayor
Donald d. Nichols presiding.
Members of the council pres
ent were Dwight F. Wiley, Wal
-ter Colley, Dean Jennings and
Robert Johnson. Members of the
board of public affairs are R. D.
Buckley and Bill Davis.
There is now a definite power
shortage and the municipal
owned plant is operating at a
full load, according to the board
members.
In an opinion expressed by the
board, they stated they should
either buy more power from the
Ohio Power Company or pur-
chase a standby engine for
additional power.
On the recommendation of the
engineer out of Cleveland, q
motion was made that council
authorize the purchase of {
standby diesel engine out ot
fNs't a g. for tn .1se
Th, motion was made ny Dwight
Wiley and seconded by Walter
Colley. However, Jennings anc
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Rev. Ira J. Brandon
Resigns As Pastor
Al Church OF Christ

Ira j. Brandon, popular pasto;
at the First Church of Christ on
North street for the past five
years, rendered his resignation
to the church, Monday evening,
1t meeting of the official board
Rev. Brandon has accepted &
:all to become pastor of the
Lexington Church of Christ,
which is located near Mansfield.
Rev. Brandon will fill the
vacancy created when Clinton
Gill resigned that pastorate tc
continue his study in religious
education.
The Lexington, Ohio church
has an average membership each
Sunday of 200 and is a growing
church.
Mr.. Brandon's resignation will
be effective Feb. 3, when he will
deliver his farewell sermon.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
'roposed Water Line to Olive Submitted 70 Council

would cost the village $3,679.82
If they were to receive 815 feet
free at saving of $1,287.70, the
project would only cost them
$2,392.12.
1t has been stated that Olive
has Is water customers and l3
others who will sign up when
the village can adequately sup
ply them. In all there are 81
potential consumers in Olive.
Olive has four commercial water
consumers and the others are
considered residential.
The Olive water consumers, at
the minimum rate of $3.50 would
be paying the village $3.50 per
month or $666.00 per year or in
four years a total Of $2,664.00.
The consumers would then be
paying off in that period of time,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Fooled The Hunters
But Not The Ducks

Harry Kohut has been duck
hunting on Seneca Lake for a
long time, without much success,
although he was fully equipped
with all the modern conveniences
, and necessary tools, including a
fake ''duck CALI.
But to date, Kohut has never
been able to fool the ducks but
his call" worked in reverse last
week.
Last Wednesday, Kohut got
into his hide-aWay and started
blowing the call again and again.
Suddenly d shot rang out.
Some hunter was shooting over
Kohut's head and hit two or
three of his duck decoys.
After a fruitless season of
duck hunting, Kohut has come
to the conclusion that he couldn't
fool the ducks but he sure fooled
=. the hunter,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

Jack Allen Brooks, senior in
the Sarahsville high school, won
the Noble county Prince of
Peace contest, Sunday evening
at the First Methodist church,
Caldwell.
Speaking on God Give Us
Men" by Gilbert Ware, the
Sarahsville young man was the
unanimous choice Of the judges,
all three of whom were members
of the Toastmaster club from
GAINESVILLE. He was presented
with a silver medal.
Young Brooks makes his home
with his grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Brooks, of Sarahsville. He was
coached by Mrs. Verna Cutler,
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Caldwell Natives Enjoy
Get-Toqether In Colorado

1t could only happen once IN
lifetime.
This past summer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Douglass were IN
Denver, Colorado, attending a
summer college course.
They were enjoying a tour of
the Grand Canyon and stopped
in a restaurant for their evening
dinner.
The waitress who took their
order was from Caldwell, Kan
sas, while the two people sitting
next to them were from Cald-
well, Idaho, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglass from Caldwell, Ohio.
The waitress said that Cald-
well, Kansas, was quite a bit
smaller than Caldwell, Ohio,
while Caldwell, Idaho, has a
population of around 5000.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Cambridge Judge Will
Rule On Court Motion

Judge Delbert L. Tedrick, of
Cambridge, will be on the bench
on Noble county Common Pleas
court this Thursday morning at
9:30 o'clock when a motion for
a directed verdict is heard in
the Lovett-Kirchner civil action.
Attorneys for the defendants
in this action, Mrs. Elsie Kirch-
ner, ct. al, had filed motion
asking for a directed verdict in
their favor and Judge Tedrick
took it under advisement.
He will give his decision on
this motion Thursday morning,
Dec. 13 at $50 o'clock. The civil
action concerns the settlement
of the Lovett estate in Elk town.
ship.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Special Christmas
PROGRAM Planned

The First Presbyterian church
will hold special Christmas
program Sunday evening, Dec
ember I6 at 7:30 o'clock.
Old familiar carols, with Mrs.
]. K. Walkenshaw at the organ,
will open the program. There
will be a choral candlelight pro-
cession at 800 o'clock. The
regular choir augmented by a
number from the Sharon Pres
byterian choir, will present a
group of Christmas music in
Guiding 20, Holy Night, Star
of the East, Gloria" and many
other familiar old carols.
This service will have special
lighting and Christmas scenes
The choir will be under the
direction of Mrs. Palmer Man
son. Included in the program will
be short Christmas meditation
by Rev. Manson.
The public is invited to share
this Christmas service.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
-Four Injured In
USR Il Accident

Four persons sustained in
Juries, two serious, in a three
car accident near Pleasant City,
Saturday at 6:55 p. m. according
to the state highway patrol.
Mrs. Rosie Hutchison, 60, of
Pleasant City and Mrs. Grace
Hilton, Al, of Cambridge, were
reported in fairly good" con-
dition at the st. Francis hospital.
Mrs. Hutchison suffered fractur-
ed ribs and Mrs. Hilton sustained
fracture of the right wrist and
pelvis.
The accident occurred at the
junction of USR 81 and State
Route 146, near Pleasant City
when an auto driven by Jonah
Hutchison, of Pleasant City,
pulled from a cafe parking lot
onto the highway in the path of
car operated by Dale D. Phil
lis, 81, of Coal Run route 2.
After striking the Phillis auto,
the Hutchison vehicle sWerved
across the highway and struck
a parked car owned by Lewis
T. Pam. 80, of Pleasant City.
The patrol said the driver of
the Hutchison car abandoned his
auto after the crash and left the
scene. Investigation is being con-
tinued by the patrol.
The Hutchison and PhilliS
autos were considerably damaged
and moderate property damage
resulted to the vehicle owned by
Pam.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Five Drivers Pass
State Patrol Test

According to Drivers EXamin-
er Don Lowe, there were five
persons who passed their driv-
er's examinations in Caldwell,
Monday.
Lloyd l.. Mallett, Caldwell
route l, passed his test to be-
come eligible to apply for opera
tors license at the office of
Frank Estadt, registrar.
William Ambrose Merry, of
Caldwell route 4, passed his test
to receive a chauffeur's CONVEX
sion license.
School bus drivers who passed
the test were Lewis Fred SWick,
Caldwell route !, and Irwin Will
liam Graham, Sarahsville route
one.
According to the patrol, one
driver, Minor Allen Wood, of
Ava route /, passed the postal
employees test.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

the cost entailed by the village
in laying the proposed water
line.
The figures previously in
dicated are based on a water
payment of $l.50, whereas it
was noted water consumers out
side the corporation pay mini
mum rate of $l.65. Last month
the Is consumers paid bills
amounting to $47.0O. Therefore
it is reasonable to assume when
additional consumers are added
to the line the payment figures
will be relatively higher than
estimated, and the line to Olive
will be paying dividends we'll in
advance of the period of three
years.
A member of the board stated
that they were anxious to sell
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

An attractive offer has been
made the council of Caldwell
by Leander Crock of the Crock
& Schafer firm in Olive, which
includes the laying of 1929 feet
of water line from Olive to the
corporation line, a project which
would pay for itself in three
years.
Crock has agreed that his crew
will dig the necessary ditch and
then cover it up after the pipe
has been installed by the village
of Caldwell.
On top of this offer, Crock
would furnish the village free
815 feet of the necessary pipe
which he has on hand and
valued at $1,287.70.
1t was estimated that the 1929
feet of six inch transite pipe
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Sc Persons Injured
In Traffic Accidents

According to a report released
today by the Statistical Division
of the Ohio Department of High
way Safety, property damage as
a result of automobile accidents
in Noble county has reached a
total of $40,024.OO for the first
nine months of 1856. This amount
is slightly larger compared to
$33, ,294.00 in 1855. However, the
amount reached $45,000.00 in
1854 at the end of nine months.
Noble county has had So per-
sons injured in traffic accidents
for the nine-month period. In
addition to that, there was one
pedestrian injury reported.
Last year Noble county had two
traffic fatalities at the end of
the nine-month period. For the
same period in 1856, there were
no fatalities listed on the report.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

law which became effective
October /.
In the current quarterly pay
ment, the Caldwell schools re-
ceived a net warrant in the
amount of S19,36486. In August,
the payment only amounted to
$l3,l39.84.
For the Noble county schools,
the amount of the current pay
ment was $67,2l1.l5, compared to
$57,l39.9l last August. In ad-
dition, the Noble county board
of education received a warrant
for $1,000.
The following is breakdown
on the checks which will be re-
ceived by the various local school
districts:
Beaver local, s7,955.7O COM
pared to $6,628.62 in August;
Belle Valley local, $12,8l6.96,
compared to $9,954.8O in August;
Brookfield local, S6S2.50 COM
pared to no funds in August.
Buffalo local, $3,060.51 COM
pared to S3,258.21 in August;
Center local, SS,484.l7, compar-
ed to $7,308.l0 in August.
Elk local, $5,2O2.61 compared
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

registry; Andrew Bates, David
Beckett, Lewis Davidson, Dale
Hedge, Urbane Hurst and son,
and Virgil Moore. all on dairy
herd improvement testing and
w. D. Brown and William H.
Rich were on owner sampler
testing, according to the report.
The summary shows that Vir-
gil Moore's herd of % Holstein
COWS rated highest in both milk
and butterfat production of the
seven herds on official test. The
production per cow was 772
pounds of milk and 28.2 pounds
of butterfat.
The Lewis Davidson herd rat
ed second with 673 pounds of
milk and 26.1 pounds of fat as
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

water since the supply impound-
ed in the Caldwell lake is much
larger than the demand. The
construction of the weir at the
mouth of the spillway increased
the storage an additional 40,000,-
900 gallons.
On an average nearly 75,000,-
600 gallons of water is con-
sumed per year. A conservative
estimate would place the amount
of water now impounded in the
Caldwell lake at approximately
140,000,000 gallons.
The community of Olive is also
proposing its annexation to the
village of Caldwell and it is
understood that most of the
residents are in favor of the
annexation. ..
CONTINUED on Pare Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
One Candidate Fails To
File Expense Account

One candidate, Lowell G..
Highman, of Sarahsville, failed
to file his expense account before
the deadline, Thursday, Dec. 6,
according to Harry C. Richcreek,
clerk of the Noble county cleo
ton board.
Highman's name has been GER
titled to the office of Prosecuting
Attorney Fred Fox and under
the new law, Highman cannot
run again for five years.
All other candidates complied
with the regulations and their
expense accounts were filed
before the deadline.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
INJURED AT WORK

Joseph McCune and his son,
Ronald McCune, of Caldwell
route, were injured Tuesday in
the same accident while work
ing for Crock and Schafer, con-
tractors on the new Knights of
Columbus building on West
street. The former received a
severe laceration on his right
arm when a large steel beam fell
and struck him. The same beam
struck the latter on the head.
Both were treated at the office
of a local physician.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
ARRIVE IN ALASKA

Mr.. and Mrs. George J. Nc
Mannus have arrived in Anchor
age, Alaska, for his tour with
the Air Corps, according to word
received here. Their complete
address is: ll17 East 9th Avenue,
Apt. 1869, Bldg. 8, Anchorage,
Alaska. Mrs. McMannus is the
former Dorothy Anderson, of
CALDWELL
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

izations working for the bene-
fits of school group will not
be charged a rental fee except
for janitorial services, which
would probably amount to $500
Various groups who use the
cafeteria to raise money for a
school function, such as sending
the Seniors to Washington, D. c.,
this spring will not be charged
for the cafeteria.
However, the ruling still stands
that general organization must
pay the stipulated $3.50 for
using the grade school cafeteria.
Robert c. Moore, president of
Continued on Page Two)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
MINOR ACCIDENT

Dave Fowler was involved in
a minor accident on SR 78, Sun
day afternoon at lis o'clock,
when he lost control of a pick up
truck and it hit a pole west of
Caldwell. The driver was not
seriously injured according to
officials.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Library Trustees Approved

At their last regular meeting Wednesday, the Caldwell board
appointed the Caldwell
board clarified the ruling that flat paid by
organizations the school
the hot lunch for the following week
Sup Charles E. Davis said that the Caldwell board
this ruling hereafter
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
TEACHERS MEETING

A joint teachers meeting Tor
the Caldwell schools will be held
Friday afternoon at 2:25 o'clock
with Supt. Charles E. Davis
presiding. Glasses will be dis
missed at this time.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
SELLS

Owen Pickenpaugh has pur-
chased the Cynthia Morris Elson
property on West street and
possession has already been
given. Mr.. and Mrs. Elson are
now making their home in Mesa,
Arizona.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
FOR RENT AT EARLY DATE =

FUR RENl AL LRhL1 4 DALE --
A beautiful apartment-all oak
trim with all oak flOOrS-all rooms
nicely decorated. A beautiful
sun parIor and living room. Five
rooms and bath, full basement
with two private laundry rooms
with cOmmOde and fruit room,
one car garage. Also an excep-
tiOnally large press storage room,
with two regular presses. See us
at once for terms. Gas-hOt water
heat furnace. Howard H. Schafer.
"a, Is, 26
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

NOTICE - We have a complete
line of miniature Farm Equip
ment Toys. Idea for Christmas
gifts. Caldwell Implement Com
pany, East Street, Caldwell,
Ohio. "a
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
Virgil Moore Dairy Herd
Tops In County Production

According to Noble County Extension Agent Floyd Henderson,
H.
county office noting tests of
county herd
phase of the testing program
inclllde Linden darX herd
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
County And Caldwell Schools
Get Increase In State Monies
Caldwell Gets $4,000;
County Over $4,000

The Caldwell exempted village school district received
matey $4,000 and the Noble county schools $4,000
additional monies this week when distribution of the school
foundation made by Auditor James Rhodes Columbus
The state distribution for the quarter almost II million dollars
higher than the AUGUST due to the school foundation
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13
GUEST SPEAKER

Rev. Marvin Doudna from the
Bob Jones University, will speak
at Centerville Community church
on Monday, Dec. II at 800
o'clock. The public is invited.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

THE OUT O. TOWN Beauty
Shop will be closed December
10 through December Is and
December "a through 20. Beulah
Fleeman, Operator. %. "a
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

MY PHONE NUMBER is now Ga.
Open Tuesday thru Saturday,
Monday and evenings by ap-
pOintment. Evelyn'S Beauty
Shoppe, 709 Belf0rd street, Caid-
well, Ohio. % "a
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

LOT OF ANTIQUES 10 be sold
at Everett FeIdner public sale,
Saturday, December Is. "a
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

WINDOW GLASS cut to accu-
rate size. See us for your needs.
D. d. Nichols, Caldwell, Ohio.
Is tt.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-12-13

SEE US FOR your Bottle Gas
needs. d. ID. Nichols. Caldwell,
Ohio. 47h