The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-20

War II. This arresting event
made front page news both
national and international and
was carried by the Associated
Press.
When an avalanche of news
reporters landed at the office of
our Noble county "tobacco-c chew
ing Bob" Secrest in the National
Capitol to obtain his background
as a congressman, they were
referred to his file of the Noble
County Leader which was given
due credit as the basis of their
articles. This gave the Leader
worldwide recognition.
Our farm lad, then residing in
Washington, D. c., had devoted
much time in research and had
collected a copy of all the bills,
resolutions and speeches made
by our heroic Congressman over
a period of nine years, classi-
fled them, and wrote a series of
twelve articles which were pub
lished in the Leader. when Jes
S. Harris was its far-sighted
editor.
Bob Secrest served his coun-
try in a most distinguished way
during the remainder of the war,
achieving the high rank Of Com
mander in the Navy. Upon re-
turning at the close of the War
he was reelected as Congress
: man for the 18th Ohio District
which is predominately Republi-
can. Bob is Democrat, always
travelling in the middle of the
road, never side tracked by New
Dealism or Isolationism. The Re
publicans could not beat him and
he was eventually kicked up
stairs" to a plush chair Federal
Trade Commissioner job.
Bob's friends in Noble county
and all over the State think he
should return to Ohio and be-
come its governor, then to return
to Washington as United States
Senator, in order that he might
render the service to his coun-
try for which he is so well
qualified.
1t was the Noble County Lead
er with JeS S. Harris, Editor and
Publisher, who first proposed
Bob Secrest for Governor, this
while Bob was helping to win
the war in the South Pacific
The governorship editorials in
the Leader rang a bell and were
repeated in the leading news
papers throughout the nation
These Secrest-for-Governor bells
are still ringing throughout the
State of Ohio!
1t may now be revealed that
among the subjects to be in
cluded in this series of sketches
will be the following:
When a Meteor Fell in Olive
The Big Smoke, or the Emile
long fire, extending on Salt Rur
and Duck Creek from Olive tc
Soakum; The McCune House, the
oldest residence in Ohio outside
of Marietta that still stands anc
is occupied; the Oldest Public
Building in Ohio outside of Mari
eta, The Thorla Tavern, remain
ings completely intact, which
should be moved to a public
park; When Peafowls Were
Raised in Olive for ornamental
purposes and for the manufac
ture of feather busters, fans anc
the like; when Six Big Brown
Bears came to town; The LargeS
Flour and Grist Mill remaining
intact in southeastern Ohio; The
Jolly Sixteen Club; the Murde.
of Melissa Graham, wife o
Joseph Graham, who owned tht
general merchandise store
Fogle's Cigar and Broom Fac
tory; the Romance Of Meliss;
Grimes who disguised herself il
Civil War soldiers uniform
rode a horse to the church doc
and, at gun point, broke up thu
ceremony in which her flame,
was about to be married to thu
"other girl The Olive Cemetery
the second oldest in Ohio, con
tanning the graves Of many sold
iers of the Revolutionary, 1912
Indian, Civil, Spanish-American
World | and II and Korean War
as we'll as many citizens who ha'
distinguished themselves.
A ThreShing Machine Witt
Steam Locomotive operated b,
Clay Blake and Ben Gookin; tn
First Jackass West of the Obi
River shipped from France t
John Still, who built the frs
brick house in Olive; A Bushe
of Frozen Potatoes, the first fe
collected by the Honorable Pri
vate James NJ. Dalzell, as
lawyer for representing a ellen
in Justice of the Peace Cour
in Olive.