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The Sidney herald., 1957-12-26
Safeway Stores
1857 Gross Sales
Exceed 81 Billion

w. R. Wilkinson, local Safe
way manager, has just been adj
vised by Robert A. Mcgowan that
Safeway Stores last night became
the first western business of any
kind TO break through the two
billion dollar annual sales mark.
President Robert A. Mcgowan
disclosed that consolidated sales
reports for the SO weeks Of 1857
when totaled at Sideways Oak
land, California, Headquarters
yesterday reached 1882, 000, 900.
Historically, sixteen other U. S.
companies have crossed the an
nual sales mark of two billion
dollars, according to a check of
financial records of all fields of
business and industry. None of
these companies headquarter west
of Chicago. Outside the U. S.,
only four other business organ
izations have surpassed this an
nual sales figure.
"Of course many business have
better profit records on their sales
than do we in the retail grocery
field where only one to two cents
out of every sales dollar become
net earnings" President Magow-
said, "But we naturally r
pleased with such sales growth
because after only four decades
it represents a lot of satisfied
customers and that's our main
objective"
Safeway, the first western bus
mess to reach this sales level,
also is the youngest by two dec
AIDES of the major businesses that
have done so. While the others
started at the turn of the century
Dr. before, Safeway has grown
from a single grocery store found
ed in the Pacific Northwestern
own of American Falls, Idaho, in
1915. Founder M. B. Skaggs now
'esides at Oakland and has watch
ID the Company grow from his
original self-built store building
Until now it operates in twenty
i've, mostly western states and
he five westernmost Canadian
Provinces.
The retail grocery concern is
he second grocer to break thru
his sales mark "a & P was the
irst and the third retail mer-
liant to do SO, Sears-Roebuck
vas secend). The other Ameri-
an businesses include four oil
ompanies, three automobile man.
Ifacturers, two steel companies,
Wo meat packers, two electrical
manufacturers and one utility.
AS reports from the Company's
peratlng divisions were coming
late yesterday, accountants in
oakland headquarters had not
ct separated figures which would
ranslate 1857 sales to date into
Company purchases from agricul-
lral producers and various fields
food processing. MI. Mcgowan
advised Mr.. Wilkinson
lat these totals would likewise
e of record size.
In addition to purchases of food
from farmers and distrib-
tors, Mr.. Mcgowan said this
ecord sales year also provided
lcreased employment as a fur
Ter impact on the nations bust
ess economy. He said the Com
anys operations during 1857 al
lady had provided employment /
n 6 percent more employees and S
lowed a steady expansion of en- I
.oyment throughout the year.
In translating the significance
the Company's new record S
les performance, Mr.. Mcgowan I
i've a graphic illustration of the /
Gaming of the two-billion dol S
rs in terms Of grocery purchases i
8,000,0 600 people for one year q
Iuivalent to New York City's t
lnual grocery store purchases or {
total food purchases in the {
ate of Montana for about IL
.ars. C
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-26

the Wells Company, will give us
an absolute maximum %organiza-
tional cost not to exceed $4,000.
Although it will be necessary for
leaders of the drive to direct the
completion of the canvass, the
Wells organization will give adj
ditional service through the 30
month payment period. Expert
ence has demonstrated that pro-
fessional help on a canvass of this
kind more than pays for itself
in the net proceeds raised.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-26
ATTENTION
WOMEN BOWIERS

There will be no league bowling
Christmas week. The THURSDAY
league will bowl January End
and the Tuesday league will bow
Sunday, January 5th.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-26

Though some sugar beets weigh
as much as 40 pounds, they aver
age two pounds and produce IA
teaspoonsful of sugar.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-26

In addition to the formal
schooling soldiers in the US Army
Ordnance Corps receive, they also
obtain on-the-job training COM
parable to that of a helper from
a journeyman in civilian life.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-07-26
ADVERTISEMENT
:. ~. Shonobereer
Announces New HomeIite
Power Twins" Contest

F. w. Shanaberger of
Farmville, local Homelite Chain
Saw Dealer, announces a big. new
Homelite Power Twins" contest
to introduce two new Homelite
Chain Saws - Models f-z1 and
ELS. Called the APoWer twins.
both chain saws have 6 no sepow-
Ell engines-the EZ-6 is 2 direct
drive. 10 pound unit; the 6~22 IS
a gear drive. % pound saw.
Grand Prize in this Power
Twins contest is a ne. Home
lite Chain Saw every year for life,
In addition a new EZ-6 OF 6-22
chain saw will be given away by
the Homelite District Office.
According to Mr.. Shanaberger
the only requirement 70 enter the
contest is to come into his store
on Route AGO. and have a free
demonstration Of either Of these
two new Homelite Chain Saws.
The contest will last 90 days, be-
ginning July i, l957.--Advertislng
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-07-26

Miss Grace Vogei, Of Arlington
Mr.. and Mrs. joseph Gotzl and
Mr.. and Mrs. Garner Collins and
daughter. Of Washington. D. G.,
were recent guests Of Mrs. Maxine
Baldwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Holman. Of
Richmond, we're week end guests
at Glen Bernie.
Mrs. y. W Rhodes, who returned
to Richmond recently after visiting
the John Futneys. underwent an
operation on her throat at Johnston
Willis Hospital Monday.
Mrs. Mable Yarus, of Richmond,
and Mr.. and Mrs. j w. Boykins.
and daughters. Of Arlington, were
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. NJ. Putney.
fllens Have Dinner
Sunday dinner guests Of Miss
Haynie Allen ard Ben Allen yer
Mr.. anG Mrs. Jimmy Tucker, Of
Richmond. They were accompanied
by their daughter and her nine
months Old baby.
Recent guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
John Putney and Mrs. F. w. Rhodes
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-07-26
Mussolini's Subway Ran Abore Ground
By Historical Discoveries Hit Bel0m

ran into what psychologists ident-
flied as the old Suburb district
of Ancient Rome. The Suburb Of
those days was a vast Slum and
vice area Of the Imperial city. the
haunt of gladiators, prostitutes,
black narketeers. and a kind of
playground for fashionable young
men with a liking for low haunts.
i The psychologists ordered the
engineers and laborers out of the
tunnels while they Clipped away
at the dirt and plaster Of the cen
turtles. They revealed many mo-
safes and murals. but it was fl
nally decided by the government
in consultation with the Vatican
to seal off these finds as unfit for
public viewing.
After this. work began again,
with many delays, usually due to
the honeycombing Of the ground
with burial places. mostly Chris
tlan cataCOmbS.
For this reason. the > subway
only runs 900 yards below ground.
The rest of the route follows the
above-surface tracks of the street
cars.
Above Ground
Consequently, Rome's subway
system hardly compares with New
York's. or London's. Or ever Mos
cows. Then. from the Romans
point of view, the trains don't go
anywhere. True, there is one sta
ton called N Colosseo''. but who
(says a real Romano wants to 90
to the Colosseum?
But the tourists do. They are
going there these summer days at
the rate Of 5000 a day. Many Of
them arrive on the Metropolitana
tthe name of Rome's subway,
which at last IS beginning to pay
for itself.
This summer the subway was
given new life blood when its lit
tie two a trains were able to
run straight onto the tracks of
the line which goes out to Ostia,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-07-26
Guineo Mills Items
Ounce Mills Items
Several Community Residents Have
Operations, II eatment AT Hospitals

Mrs. Goodman Baldwin, Watsy
Curtis and Gladys Mln,ef.eld were
week end guests Of NIs. and Mrs.
Horace Moorefieid.
The j. q. Vaycaster falmily, Of
Farmville. has moved into the house
vacated by the j. M. Iedritks, who
ore now living in Florida.
Mr. Richard CanraWay. pf Buck
Ngiiam. with Mrs. winston Gamma
way. and twin sons, OF Indiana,
VISITED tee Misses Corson at Midway
last week.
Mrs. Lee Moorefield. W no has
been visiting in Washington D G.
1ne past two weeks, returned Satur-
gay. She was accompanied home by
ner mother, Mrs jamie Bolen, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Ganol.
Mrs. Amos Is Improved
Mrs John Amos, who has been
quite i'll. has improved.
Mrs. Leslie Lane, of Dendron.
spent the past week end with her
daughter. Mrs Wilfred Hedrick, and.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-07-26

Rotne's seaside playground and
almost the exact equivalent Of
Jones Beach on Long Island.
This is more like it" the Ro-
mans said, and on Sundays tItal-
ians work all day Saturday. It's
a six-day week herel, thousands
of hot citizens. with their families
use the Metropolitan to get out
to the beach.
If You told them that they were
being whirled by some of the
most interesting archaeological re-
mains in the world-remains just
the other side of the sealed tun-
nelsI they couldn't care less.
The modern Roman lives in the
present. He leaves the past to the
tourist.
Who wants to 90 to the Colos-
scum"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-07-26
Letter From Rome

Editors note: DR.. James We'll
Lard, English instructor at Long
wood College. former war cores
pendent and author is spending
the summer along his "old beat
Europe. While there he is sending
In periodic reports to the Herald
on the European situation.)
Rome, July 16.-One of the
sights" Of Rome these days is
the still new subway which has
taken some 20 years to build. Like
a lot Of other sights in the I'M
perial City. the subway seems to
be Of no particular interest to
Romans. not ever to travel by.
The reason seems to be that it
goes from nowhere to nowhere.
Still, the history of this sub
way, which actually only goes
underground for a few hundred
yards Of its mile length. is ex-
tremely interesting. and would
make quite an archeologist's
book.
1t was begun as a grandiose
scheme by Mussolini. who wished
TO connect the center of Rome
with his huge Exhibition grounds
five miles west Of the City.
Mussolini never had his Exhi-
bition. though he spent many mil
lions Of dollars in constructing
vast. monolithic buildings for the
event, But the war came. and
that was the end Of the project,
and the end for the war years
Of the subway construction.
After the war, the engineers
began excavations again. The
story Of what they found reads
like the discovery Of an ancient
city which is what it was.
N CatacOmbs
=. The moment the excavation
gangs sank the first pneumatic
drills into the modern city streets,
they ran into history with a cap
ital H. They ran into gallery after
gallery Of Christian catacombs,
for MISUNDERSTANDING tombs
which are now visited by tens of
thousands of tourists out on the
Old Appian Way, where the rest
ing places Of st. Peter and St.
Paul were originally made by the
first Christians.
+ Then. below these scared burial
grounds of the first century AID.
the excavators found still other
archaeological remains, sometimes
entire districts of the Ancient
Roman metropolis.
u Under the Via Nazionale. one
Of the main arteries of the City,
they came across ancient streets,
the foundations Of houses, even
the painted walls Of houses.
. The PSYCHOLOGISTS were delight
ed. The engineers distracted.
Work had to stop while somebody
decided what to do. to try and
save these fascinating remains as
part of the national heritage"
stsomething very tangible to the
tourist-conscious Romans. or to
drive straight through and des-
troy them.
One particular tforny problem
was raised when the engineers
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-07-26

Mr.. Hedrick.
Guests the past week Of the r. @.
Wilson family were Mrs. Roscoe
Bishop and her three grandchildren
Of Newport News.
Mrs. Nelson Harrington. and
family, Of F'arlnviile, Mrs. Charles
Womack and Mrs. Maud Smith were
Sunday guests Of the Wilfred He'd
ricks.
BIantOns List Guests
Recent guests Of Mrs. j. b. Blan-
ton Included Mrs. George Lewis
Carter and Miss Suzann Carter, of
Richmond, Joe Blanton, of Farm
vile. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur New
comb and Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie
Smith, Of Richmond.
Jesse Carl Hill. Of Richmond, is
spending some time with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse w.
Gates.
Mr.. and MIS-. Frank Vogel had as
their recent guests Mr.. and Mrs.
F~itzllugh Bartol. and Skipper, and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-07-26

we're airs. ,y.L. Anderson. and son
and Mrs, <. D.. Irving, Of, Carriers
vile.
Joe tDowGy shas entered Mcclure
Hospital in Rshmond ffbr treatment
Sam 7raYors who has been a
patient there Cor several months, is
improving .iowly. !
Overnight guests d Alice Putney
en- her birthday wers Cssaisdia Seay
and Mary Ann Bryant.
Thornton Holman a,xl son. Of
Richmond. xeEe guess 81 the com
munity Saturday.
Mrs. Sam TtaylGr spent the week
end ~ Mc#|u're IiosIri!ts4 with her
husb@ad.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-07-26
Meherfih Mathodists
Schedule Conference

The first quarterly conference
will BE held At 8 ri M July 20 at
MeheIrin Methodist Church, the
Rev. n. r. STABLES, pastor. has
Services at. Mehesrin Methodist
are being seld each sirst and
third SuneAy at liza. in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-03

goes on in the Pentagon. .
Mrs. Bfucker added. you
have TO learn TO talk small
talk In Washington. You
daren't talk about anything
else.'
Special Song
Climaxing the program was
o song, sung by the Army
Chorus 10 words written by
the Pentagon's unofiicial
song stylist. Assistant Secre-
tary Of. the Army George
Roderick.
A parody OF Getting to
the Church on Time" from
the broadway hit" My Fair
Lady" the song expressed
the Defense wives lament
about their husbands late
working hours. The chorus
In part:
"In Cincinnati it's some
times hot
It can't compare with the hot
we've got
We wish Defense could
shorten hours
Life could be rhythm. mixed
with rhyme
While Neil is guiding missiles.
Our lives are bowls Of thistles.
Cause our men have TO work.
And we all have TO wait.
SO please. please
Try TO get him home on
time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-03
FOR SUCCESS IN D. G.
Tdke Job Seriously
But Not Yourself

marks TO the guests who in
cluded cabinet, diplomatic
and Defense Department
wives as well rs wives Of
Army commanders from all
over the world here for their
annual conference.
Coming from Cincinnati
especially for the luncheon
was an old friend Of Mrs.
McElroy. Mrs. Reuben Rob-
ertso1. jr., whose husband
was the former Deputy Sec
rotary OF Defense. Mrs. Rob-
ertson pinch hitted" for
Mrs. McElroy in the receiving
line.
Mrs. McElroy was also adj
vised not to worry about your
husband coming home late to
an overdone dinner. Just
tell his secretary to cali you
when he leaves. so you'll
know when TO put the chops
on" Mrs. Brucker said
homily.,
"And don't worry that he
doesn't tell you about what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-03
On the Agendu
TOMORROW
MAINE STATE SOCIETY

IOMONROW
MAINE STATE SOCIETY
--6:45 pm. Episcopal
Church. Cathedral avenue
and Woodley place NV:
roast beef dinner for mem
bers: call Mrs. w. Clark
Noble at Hobart 2-7267 for
reservations. A Maine De-
velopment Commission film
will follow the dinner.
THE B'NAI BIRTH
WOMEN OF MONTGOM-
ERY COUNTY-i2:30 pm.
Montgomery County Jewish
Community Center. board
and regular meeting: pro-
gram. The Model Woman"
by Vera Hefner.
UNIVERSITY WOMAN'S
CLUB. INC.-l2:30 pm. art
appreciation group lunch
con; 1880 pm. study Of
American painting contin-
ued: 1880 pm. sketching
group. Mrs. Kane's studio.
902 Twentieth street NV.
wOAiAN'S CLUB OF LYON
VILLAGES pm. Lyon VII
lage Community House. Meet
ing; program. Christmas
themes and tableaux and
group singing.
THE AMERICANISM AND
MANUEL COMMITTEE OF
d. c. DAR-1l an. through
the day. at The Americaniza-
ton School. Bazaar. Nine
tenth and California streets
NV, OAR Gift table at the
bazaar: dinner served at 5
and 8 o'clock.
PEG SOCIETY-i2::30 pm.
Barker Han. YWcA. Reci-
procity luncheon for unaffili-
ated members: chapter J is
hostess: program. DR.. Glen
Levin Swiggett will read from
his book. "Sonnets TO Re-
member"
THE NORTHERN vIR-
GINA PANHELLENIC
ASSN.-S pm. Falls Church
Recreation Center meeting:
speaker. DR.. Myrtle Cheney
Murdoch. ofiicial Guide in
the Capitol building.
WV WIVES - 1918 pm,
Y.W.C-A.: program, Miss
Dorothy Emerson on De-
veloping Confidence for
leadership"
JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLUB
OF SILVER SPRING Sis
pm, Four Corners Element
airy School Auditorium. 325
University boulevard West.
Meeting: speaker. Mr.. Frank
Geraci.
TWENTIETH CENTURY
CLUB - IL am. Music Sec
ton luncheon. at home Of
Mrs. Wilfred c. Gilbert, 1909
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-03
BY RUTH DEAN

Although illness prevented
her from being present. Mrs.
Neil II. McElroy. wife Of the
Secretary Of Defense. was
very much honored at a
luncheon at which she was
to have been chief guest yes
terday.
An old sciatic ailment. ag-
gravated by sitting through
the rain-drenched Army
Navy game In Philadelphia
on Saturday. prevented Mrs.
McElroy from attending the
ladies luncheon given by
Mrs. WILDER M. Brucker.
wife Of the Secretary Of the
Army. at the Fort Myer Of
ficers Club.
AS an "old timer" giving
advice TO a newcomer to the
Defense Department ranks.
Mrs. Brucker said she felt
both Secretary and Mrs. Nc
Elroy filled the three require
mentS for getting along in
Washington"
Sense of Humor
These she listed as: a good
sense Of humor. the desire
to work hard because you've
got to work hard to stay"
and the quality OF taking
your job seriously but not
yourself.
The show must 90 on. "
Mrs. Brucker. said cheer
fully in a few welcoming re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-03

Morningside drive. Call
Mrs. Paul Rusher. chairman.
WO. 6-5334.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-05-16
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

Notice is hereby given that
the estimated assessment Of the
cost of improving Chardon Ave-
nue. from the west end at North
Street to the east end at Maple
Avenue in the Village of Char
don, Ohio, by applying asphaltic
concrete, installing curbS, storm
sewers and appurtencnceS on
the lots and lands benefited and
to be charged Herewith as set
forth in Resolution No. 25-1955,
declaring the necessity of max
ing such improvement, passed
August IT, 1855, has been made
and reported to council and said
estimated assessment is now on
file in the office of the Clerk
of the Village of Chardon for
the inspection and examination
of all persons interested there
in.
Objections to such estimated
assessment must be in writing
and must be filed in the office
of said Clerk within two weeks
after the expiration of this no
tice, to-wit, five weeks after the
first publication.
BY order of the Council of
the Village of Chardon.
Jennie G. Davidson, Clerk
Dated: April 25, 1857. R3c20
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-05-16
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

Notice is hereby given that
the estimated assessment Of the
cost of improving Daniels Drive
from Wilson Mills Road to east
arminus in the Village Of Char
don, Ohio, by paving, catch
basins, storm sewers and con-
crete curbS on the lots and
lands benefited and to be charg-
ed Herewith as set forth in
Resolution No. 33-1955, declaring
the necessity of making such
improvement, passed September
8, 1855, has been made and re-
ported to council and said eS-
timated assessment is now on
file in the office of the Clerk
of the Village of Chardon for
the inspection and examination
of all persons interested there
in.
Objections to such estimated
assessment must be in writing
and must be filed in the office
of said Clerk within two weeks
after the expiration of this no
tice, to-wit, five weeks after the
first publication.
BY order of the Council of
the Village of Chardon.
Jennie G. Davidson, Clerk
Dated: April Is, 1857. R3c20
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-05-16
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

Notice is hereby given that
the estimated assessment of the
cost of improving Maple Avenue
extension from the intersection
of Chardon Avenue and Maple
Avenue to the north terminus
in the Village of Chardon, Ohio,
by paving, curbing and install
ling storm sewers on the lots
and lands benefited and to be
charged Herewith as set forth
in Resolution No. 27-1955, declar-
ing the necessity of making such
improvement, passed June 16,
1855, has been made and report
ed to council and said eStim-
ated assessment is now on file
in the office of the Clerk of
the Village of Chardon for the
inspection and examination of
all persons interested therein.
Objections to such estimated
assessment must be in writing
and must be filed in the office
of said Clerk within two weeks
after the expiration of this no
tice, to-wit, five weeks after the
first publication.
BY order of the Council of
the Village of Chardon.
Jennie c. Davidson, Clerk
Dated: April 25, 1857. R3c20
6c21
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-05-16
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

Notice is hereby given that
the estimated assessment of the
cost of improving Maple Avenue
from North Hambden Avenue
to Chardon Avenue in the Viii
lage of Chardon, Ohio, by curb
ing and installing storm sewers
where necessary on the lots and
lands benefited and to be charg-
ed Herewith as set forth in
Resolution No. 17-1956, declaring
the necessity of making such
Improvement, passed July IL,
1856, has been made and re-
ported to council and said eS-
timated assessment is now on
file in the office of the Clerk
of the Village of Chardon for
the inspection and examination
of all persons interested there
in.
Objections to such estimated
assessment must be in writing
and must be filed in the office
of said Clerk within two weeks
after the expiration of the no
tice, to-wit, five weeks after the
first publication.
BY order of the Council of
the Village of Chardon.
Jennie C. Davidson, Clerk
Dated: April 25, 1857, R3c2O
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-05-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be re.
ceived by the Board of Com
missioners of Geauga County
Ohio, at their office at Chardon,
Ohio, until 1000 A. M. eastern
Daylight Standard Time) June
10, 1857 for the furnishing and
construction of t he following
bridges:
Project / Sperry Road bridge
over Chagrin River
One all welded, self clean
ing steel truss bridge of IS
feet length, % feet clear
roadway, % feet between
trusSes and with S-15-46 de-
sign loading.
Project 2 Pekin Road bridge
over Chagrin River
One all welded, self clean
ing steel truss bridge of Sc
feet length, % feet clear
roadway, % feet between
truSSeS and with S-15-46 de-
sign loading.
Project 3 Chardon-WindSor Road
bridge over Cuyahoga River
in HuntSburg Township
One all welded steel beam
bridge of 80 feet 6 inches
length, "a feet clear road
way and with S-l5-46 design
loading.
Bidders shall furnish COM
plete plans of the proposed work
to County Engineer not later
than May 25, 1857 in order that
the plans can be checked before
date for receiving Of bids.
Specifications for the above
work may be obtained at the
office of the County Engineer
at the Court House, Chardon,
Ohio
Each of the above projects
are to be bid separately.
Each bid shall be accompan-
led by a certified check or
proposal bond in the amount
of 10 percent of the bid price
The Board of Commissioners
reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
Address proposals to wilma
F. Kronk, Clerk, Court House,
Chardon, Ohio" endorsing there
on Bridge Proposals"
By order of the Board of
commissioners of auga
County, Ohio.
Wilma F. Kronk, Clerk.
o.n1