The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-05-22
Village of Belle Valley
Office of the Mayor
Belle Valley, Ohio

Once OF the mayor
Belle Valley, Ohio
To The Editors of the
Caldwell Journal-Leader and
Mrs. Seamster:
Gentlemen and Mrs. Seamster:
1t is not the practice nor the
custom for village officials to
publicly answer every form OF
comment or criticism directed at
them regardless of how malicious
or calumnious it may be.
Furthermore: we can not con-
template or understand the
Journals position or purpose in
favoring Mrs. S. and casting
an adverse reflection on our
village officials.
Indeed the Journals front page
article carried a pathetic head
line. not to mention an eye
catching photograph.
The Journal has always main
tanned an impartial and unbiased
report of all news events, but
why has it deviated from this
policy by creating such an issue
out of one persons defiant be-
havior? Why didn't it investigate
and consult with the village
officials as to their sentiments
and also print their statements
on the situation?
To a few of you who didn't
get covered by last weeks
cleaning Ray of Sunshine
the headline of the article stated,
"Irate Mother Defies Ordinance
Law, and Spends Mothers Day
In Jail" Doesn't that headline
carry a message Of pathos, tend
erness, and commiseration?
How about this bit of Journal
istic achievement? Little Five
Year Old Kevin Had A Gift For
His Mother Last Sunday, May
18th Mothers Day and He
Couldn't Understand Why Nom
Wasn't Around To Receive It,
Wouldn't any youngster, eager
as they are about giving and
receiving gifts, have already
given his mother a gift long be-
fore two o'clock in the after
noon?
We, the members of the village
council of Belle Valley, firmly
and resolutely believe that there
definitely are two sides to every
story, and since one of our tel-
low colleagues has been mis-
quoted and the remainder of US,
being the target of false utter
ances, we deem it necessary to
reply and enlighten the many
wonderful people who read this
newspaper. People, who not
knowing the other side of the
story, might get a perverse and
erroneous picture of our village
officials.
We will quote you some OF
Mrs. Seamster's utterly false
statements, and then the fact
given by the council. Mrs. "S
uuoted-"pll bet I'm the first
person to get parking ticket IN
our village" Council replies
mo Mrs. 50 il you bet, you
LOST you would have been the
fifth person to be fined for
illegal parking, providing you
would have been cited on that
charge, which you were not.
Mrs. IS" II received one OF
these brand new tickets, I'll bel
the tickets were printed just for
me-" Council replies: NO Mrs
"S", if you bet, you lost again
Those tickets were printed years
ago and some have already dis
colored with age"
Mrs. IS" Il was told that the
city of GAINESVILLE relaxes its
parking ordinances on Sunday
mornings for the benefit o1
church goers." Council replies
"The previous village councl
seeing the need for more ade'
cuate parking facilities in thl:
area during church services, fu
nerals, and etc, passed an ordin'
ance permitting cars to be park.
ed all along the west side o
Route 81 with many using thi:
privilege"
Mrs. "S'' There was however
no ordinance prohibiting park
ing there" Council replies
every time she parked her cal
On the left side Of the stree
facing east she was violating al
old existing ordinance"
Mrs. IS" "At the hearing