The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-20
Political Matters and Otherwise
BY JESS S. HARRIS

i
In Chicago, H., last Wednes-
day, there were shirt sleeves in
the sunshine; at the same time
in Texas snow fell to the depth
of six inches. Peculiar weather in
the u. S. this year.
In this friendly contest over
local school affairs let's make
sure that nothing will develop
that would eventually cause the
abandonment of the school
buildings and eventually turn
them over to the mercy of bats,
mice, rats and other vermin.
Bear this important fact in mind
at all times.
Senator Harry Byrd, the vet
aran senate member from Vlr-
3inia and known as the watch
man of the national treasury, has
declared that he will fight the
proposed tax reduction to the
bitter end. Harry is a power well
unto himself and his advice is
usually to be needed.
From the Ohio state highway
department comes information
hat the federal government has
placed United States Route q
rom Canton, through Caldwell
and Noble county to Princeton,
w. Va, and now to stay, on the
interstate highway system. Ap-
plications are pending for put
ting other sections of the route
south of Princeton under the
federal system. Route Il had
been placed under the interstate
system by the U. S. Bureau of
Public Roads last October, but
there had been some doubt as
to whether it would remain be-
cause of possible cutbacks in the
federal interstate system, which
have since been cleared away.
Under the interstate system, the
federal government foots ninety
per cent of the cost, while the
state and local government
share the remaining ten per
cent. The route will be en-
larged to four lanes divided to
separate traffic going in opposite
directions.
Guernsey county has come
forth with another shotgun muir
der, thereby holding up its re-
cent past record. The latest one
took place the middle of Thurs
day afternoon of last week at
the home of Fred McCreary, at
Buckeyeville (DogtoWn), who
was instantly killed by a shot
fired by Mrs. Marie Copeland,
40, his housekeeper for num-
Der Of years. The incident is said
to have followed day-long
drinking bout. The woman is
being held in jail at Cambridge,
pending later trial on the charge
Of first degree murder.
The city of Clearwater, Florida
was visited early Monday morn
ing by a fire that destroyed an
entire business block and entail
ing a loss of a million and half
dollars.
Mike Disable, one of number
of Democrats seeking his party's
nomination for governor of Ohio
in delivering an address III
Cleveland a few days age called
for queries from members of his
audience, to which this one came
Why are you seeking the nom,
ination for governor when you
were three times defeated fol
election?" The answer was mum
was the word"
This nation at present is ir
the greatest turmoil ever known
in its history-from the firing oi
satellites on down to and includ,
ing hog cholera, etc.
The bodies of seven schoo
children of the tWenty-Si>
drowned IN the big SANDY river
n Kentucky last month, due tC
the school bus accident, are still,
| unrecOvered.
| A one-way Zone ticket )elec,
| ion was held in Russia last Sun,
| lay and of course the candidates
| won easily hands down. In Ohio
| elections are rapidly drifting ir
the same direction, thanks tC
| election laws enacted by the