The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-12-26

At the time in the year 1898
that the electric plant, the water
works system and the street
lighting were installed in Cald-
well it was not necessary to en-
ploy an architect nor an en-
gineer, at a high price, to direct
the course of procedure. All that
fell into the laps of the village
councilmen, the members OF
which village council were far
seeing and successful business
men carefully selected at a pre-
vious election.
Among the membership of the
council was Benjamin Franklin
Atkinson, retired merchant and
GRANDPA her of our felloWtoWns-
man, Walter Quick, and to him
was entrusted the task of super
intending the entire three pro
jects, without compensation, and
what successful job he did
throughout. But now times have
since changed. Now, seemingly
when some project is contem-
plated, first an architect must be
secured to be followed by the
employment of an engineer, each
at heavy expense. Are the heads
of today less competent thar
those of yore-or what?
A tornado ripped through the
states of Missouri, Illinois ant
Indiana on Wednesday before
Christmas, killing sixteen per
SONS, injuring 200 others, ana
doing damage amounting int
the millions Of dollars. The win
also did much damage in Il
wes' ern part of Ohio and w;
strongly felt in the Noble coun,
area.
| Secretary of Agriculture Ber
son has issued an order reducin
the price of milk slightly, effec
| tive the first of next Apri
while this might be pleas
| ing to consumers it most cer
tainly would be another mai
driven into the Republican pol
tical coffin at the 1858. And a
of the principal railroad com
panies in the United States ar
getting ready to ask for anothe
raise of fifteen per cent i
freight rates, which amount wa
granted last August. Would thi
raise be another nail?
Postmaster General and Mr.
Summerfield placed a highl
decorative four postag
stamp on each of their Christine
cards to friends this year. Th
stamp was provided for thei
personally.
President Eisenhower arrive
safely at home last Friday morr
ing after having attended til
NATO conference at Pari
France. His health is again sal
to be in apparent perfect COZ
| dition, for which all nations n
ioice. The presidents airplar
| was delayed some three hours /
srong headwinds while crossir
the Atlantic.
In the larger cities of Obi
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toled
dayton, Youngstown, Akron, ar
Columbus, the average pede
trian can cross streets in fro
of the red light at intersection
in perfect safety because office
are constantly on guard; eve
in smaller cites such as Zane
vile, Cambridge, Marietta al
many others, this is true. B
not so here in Caldwell whe
it is safest to cross in front
the green light, with close atte
ton to traffic coming from Il
right or left. How can this latt
be remedied? By strict enforc
ment of the law on the part
the village council and the c
ficers in its employ. Extra c
ficers could be provided from t
funds collected through parkiI
|, meter revenue.
; The state of Alabama, by
| popular vote, has eliminated o
county, which has a Negro pc
: ulation of 7-to-1 over the whit
{ from the commonwealth thel
of although fear that t
1 Negroes would later elect sta
! representative to the legislatu
now that the colored voters