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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27
The Big Snow

1t was on a goth of April, the
year 1901 or thereabouts, that
Olive and surrounding COM
munities were taken off guard
by an unexpected late snoWstorm
which left four feet of snow in
its wake. Such snow was not
even dreamed of so late in April.
being SO heavy, did not drift.
All traffic on the railroads and
highways were stopped. Flat
roofs caved in. The damage was
great in cities and towns, parti-
cularly.
Your scribe, in his late teens,
was working in GAINESVILLE to
provide for a widowed mother
and four children younger than
himself. He had saved one hog
at butchering time, planning to
make it the biggest porker in
the county. The big snow wreck
ed his boyish ambition. The flat
roof of the hog-pen caved in
with the heavy wet snow and his
prize hog was smothered to
death.
For two days his mother was
house-bound she couldn't
reach the stable or chicken house.
The family horse and cow were
not fed or watered nor was the
COW milked The chickens were
penned in with no feed.
Eventually, kind neighbors
-, |, l.,
all members of this little family
lost their love for life in the wide
open country. What a snow! My,
what a snoWi
Finally, the snow melted and
there followed a high flood
water, with a sea of Shiny mud.
"A White Christmas" is always
a reminder of the long-ago April
Big Snow when your scribe and
his little family lived on the out
skirts of Olive.
During the first week in Nov
ember, 1893, your scribe remem-
bers seeing his father mount a
horse and ride away to the cleo
ton polls, disappearing from
sight in another heavy snow
storm. On his 10th birthday,
March 7, there still was snow on
the north hillsides, for it was a
long, cold winter.
Farmers mounted their wagon
beds on sleds and used them on
the farms and highways al
winter long, having sleighs fo1
light travelling. Every team car
ried musical sleighbells to which
horses and people alike respond,
ed with lively housekeeping tc
the tune of Jingle Bells. Jingle
Bells, Jingle all the way" Boys
fastened their handsleds tc
farmers horse-drawn sleds, rid,
ing far out into the country
often accompanied by a daring
damsel. This was great sport
However, the return trip by foo
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27
Sunday On The Farm

holiday caander that as much to
the farm 1t of all days The chores
which hour
scubbng period getting ready to go to u1
rather difficult long sermons on
tolerated
chicken dinner for the minister generally home for DIN
chicken everything else that
table and they have appete big Barnums Jumbo
elephant afraid there would be nothing left kids
things But that OK for most
always veg share of the left
Now what to do the
neighbong kids together and
generally The the creek
Then hills to explore the
climb especially small We would climb the
down the ground We made
cliffs Don't tell there
guardian anges-I could have
lived through afternoons.
When the to about o'clock, would hit
cattle
milking bigger appetites
preachers
evenings lying the
then to sleep and dreams.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27
Miscellaneous Deductions

Nathaniel LOCKER, director of
the Internal Revenue Service for
this district today outlined the
miscellaneous items of expense
which you may deduct if you
itemize your deductions on page
two Of Form 1040 when filing
your personal income tax return
for 1857.
If you work for a salary or
wages, you can deduct the ordin-
ary and necessary expenses you
pay for the benefit of your en-
ployer which you have not
claimed on page of Form l040.
For example, if your job re
quires you to furnish small tools,
you can deduct the cost Of such
tools. You can also deduct the
cost of safety equipment, dues
to unions or professional SOC
ietieS, entertaining customers,
and fees to employment agencies.
If you are divorced or legally
separated, and are making peri
odic payments of alimony or
separate maintenance under a
court decree, you can deduct
such payments. Also deductible
are periodic payments made
after August Is, 1854, under
either a written separation
agreement entered into after
that date or a decree for support
entered after March /, 1854
(Any such payments must be
reported as income by the wife. }
You cannot deduct any Volun-
tary alimony or support pay
ments not under a court order
or a written separation agree
ment, lump-sum divorce settle
ments, or payments for the sup
port of children.
You can deduct ordinary and
necessary expenses in connection
with the production or collec-
ton of taxable income or the
| management of property helC
for the production Of taxable
income. Such expenses WoulC
include amounts spent for safe
deposit box for taxable securi,
ties, investment counsel fees, ta2
counsel and assistance fees, Gus
todian fees, clerical help, etc.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27
INCOME TAX FACTS
FOR NOBLE COUNTIANs

You cannot deduct eXpendi-
lures for education or otherwise
for the purpose of establishing
your professional reputation or
for promoting your personal
prestige. Following is a partial
list of additional items of ex-
pense which are considered per-
3onal and which you therefore
cannot deduct:
Travel to and from work
travel expense for new employ
ment; moving expenses; loses on
sale of residence, family auto,
etc; repairs to your home; in
Surance on your home; attorney
fees for preparation of a will;
safe deposit box for personal
effects; fines and tax penalties.
Mr.. LOCKER advised taxpayers
who have a question as to Wheth-
er or not a particular item is
deductible or any other question
concerning their Federal income
tax return for 1857 to telephone
or visit the local office of the
Internal Revenue Service.
Nine-tenths of the cartoonists
whose deft drawings bring smiles
and laughter to the nations mil
lions are still unaware, after five
years, that the official title of
the country's tax collecting
agency is the Internal Revenue
Service, and not the Bureau of
Internal Revenue.
Since the cartoonists' refer
ences to the Revenue Service do
not normally take the form OF
communications or checks, no
great harm is done, except, per-
haps, to the dispositions of of
ficials concerned with keeping
the proper name before the
public.
The proper name - the Inter.
nal Revenue Service should
be used in making out checks for
tax payments, in identifying the
agency in letters or other com
munications, and in talking
about it, even when such CONVEX
sation is coupled with adjectives,
Continued on Page 3-B)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

There is evidence that the park or lawn
around the county edifice will take on COM
pletely different complexion this summer
than that experienced last spring and sum-
ner
Plans are being formulated to make the
courthouse lawn a spot of beauty d. . one that
will ADD to the JOY and pleasure of the citi-
zenry Of Noble county.
On occasions the area has been neglected
to the point where it actually was disgrace
and often, we confidently feel, the comment
must have been D.. . by their fruits you shall
know them!
Courthouse Custodian Jerry Hupp and
his assistant, SeWell Kirkbride, are busy seed
ing the areas where the grass has been oblit-
Grated because of lack of attention and lack
Of consideration by those persons who insist
on making paths rather than following the
sidewalks which were constructed for the
convenience OF the pedestrian.
1t is indeed wonderful feeling for those
persons who profoundly advocate the devel-
Opment of nature in seeing a program ma
terialize to make the courthouse lawn an area
OF exquisite beauty.
1t is here that tourists passing thru our
county and village are given an opportunity
to pass judgment on the kind of people that
we are and of our appreciation and develop
ment Of facilities at our command We know
as matter CT fact a nice clean town has
often been the selling point for industrial de-
velopment and for people to decide where
they want to live
1t is imperative that we avail our
selves OF every advantage . . it can pay off
in the way of profitable dividends for all con-
cerned.
1t is with extreme regret that the area
must be blighted stigmatized with the un-
slightly public drinking fountain installed
last summer It's erection certainly did no.
thing to enhance the area, but only to create
an unhealthy situation which provides the
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27
Folk Lore Toles Of Olive, Ohio
By A. WADE WELLS
was something elsel
By A. WADE w

was something else!
The Caldwell school sillside,
(actually, Neighbor Andy Nc
KEGS alley), was the most pop
ular spot in all the surrounding
country. There were several
reasons for this popularity,
among which was the fact that
there were more GIRLS there;
also, that there were plenty of
available window shutters for
tobogganing.
Among the Olive school boys
who were daring coasters on the
Caldwell school hillside were
"Booger" Gookin, "Hi-Lickerty
Brindle' Barlow, ''Titeas" Figley
and Farmer" Wells (your
Scribe).
Among the Caldwell school
| girls that were also acrobatic
coasters were little slender Lena
Alter, who had arrived from
overseas to her new home;
plump as -dumplin' Mary
Wright, and petite, daring Bess
McAdams. Spills and tumbles'
from fast-zooming sleds revealed
an occasional colorful garter,
affording both thrills and shocks,
as In those days, there were no
very, very short shorts, very,
very narrow halterS, and only
BABIES openly exposed their
belly-buttonS!"
Barrel slaves made "Fairs-to-
middlin' " skis. Most coasters
were content to ride belly
Whopper" or sit upright on their
sled. Some of the boys could
coast standing upright or stand
ing on their heads. All had skin
ned noses or knees. Sliding and
tobogganing doWnhill were great
sport, Dragging the sled back up
was plain drudgery. But, who
cared? No one in those days had
tired blood" or cigarette lungs!"
| This glorious sport of sliding
down the school hill came to
sudden halt one day when Solly
Alters toboggan hit tree at
the foot of the hill on North
street. Solly was picked up un-
conscious. A physician was called
in great haste to see if Solly was
dead or alive. To the great relief
and joy of all coasters, he was
pronounced alive and, better
yet, not seriously injured.
| Sliding was preemptorily for
hidden for the rest of that day!
To all generations, the old
poem in McGuffey's Fifth Elec-
trio Reader still rings true:
1t Shows
1T snowsw cries the schoolboy,
"Hurrah." and his shout
Is ringing through parlor
and hall,
While swift as the wing of a
swallow, he's out,
And his playmates have
] answered his call;
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27
The Recession

With a full legislative schedule
percolatlng under the Capitol
dome, new proposals for revers-
ing the downturn in the nations
economy are seizing the attention
of the Congress and much of Of
ficials Washington. Anti-recession
programs have been advanced
from all sides. All differ in some
major respects although many
are similar in their demand for
printing the economy by ad-
ditional Federal expenditures.
Unemployment has risen in the
past few months and there is a
genuine desire on the part Of all
contending factions that the rec
esSion be ended and that full en-
ployment be returned. There are,
however, sincere differences of
opinion on what role the govern
ment can play in this process.
Unquestionably, F e d e r | pro-
grams can help, and in those
areas where there is no argu-
ment, quick action is being taken.
Lowering of Federal require
ments on interest rates will, bey-
ond doubt, loosen credit and
stimulate the economy. The ac-
celeration of the construction of
authorized flood control and
highway programs can also help
the general process of recovery.
Similarly, the continued scores
of billions of public funds going
into the defense program can and
is being used to buy necessary
military hardware now rather
| than later and in areas where
defense contracting will reduce
the distress which comes from
high unemployment.
The more one studies the COM
plicated factors that cause our
free enterprise system to react,
the more the conclusion is reach
ed that our own confidence in
our nations continued growth is
the most important.
Confidence is a vague thing
and hard to define, yet, when il
is lacking, we see sales of goods
fall, manufacturing cut back, anc
sluggishness appear. This trans
lates itself into unemployment
and all the personal and genera.
problems which attend it. A
strange as it seems, this great
country can think and talk itsel.
into economic difficulties. How
each citizen reacts in the presen
situation can also contribute t.
restoring the economy to ful
production.
On the positive side, the ex
perts agree that there are many
signs which favor an upturn soon
| However, if these signs do no
materialize, there is no lack o
plans for Congress and the Presi
dent to consider. How far Fed
eral expenditures can stimulate
| popular confidence which is tn
ultimate basis for a health,
American economy without, il
turn, destroying confidence in tn
fiscal soundness of the govern
ment is a very great question tha
is being considered by all res
ponsible leaders. One of the eX
perts with whom | talked recent
) ly expressed the belief that tn
American economy today can b
: compared with the sick man VIII
got out of bed and returned t
work while the doctors were stil
arguing about what medicine t
4 | DreSCribe
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

adequate defense not only of
the u. S. A. but the entire
free world.
Secretary Of the Air Force,
J3moe II. Douglas, recently
pointed out tHal, the u. S. A.
has CT 4 stand by basis
some $500 civilian cargo
I'D poseenger planes in a
Civil Reserve Air Fleet, in
aG"ition to a large number of
military planes (for security
reasons the exact number has
not been disclosed).
It is estimated that these
civilian passenger and cargo
planes which are earmarked
for GRAF cost SIS billion. That
amount has been saved to the
taxpayers, plus hundreds of
millions of dollars for upkeep
Of such a large fleet
The commercial airlines
have on order more than So
billion worth of additional jet
and turboprop planes to be de-
livered within the next three
years. These private enterpris-
ers, while planning ahead for
further greatly expanded air
travel, are at the same time
providing the nation with ever
expanding airlift facilities in
the event the cold war be-
comes "hot."
The CAB has the responsible
litv of experimenting this
commercial airlift. AS pointed
out previously, it is grossly
under-Staffed. This gre tly
handicaps it. 1t is essential that
this handicap be removed and
quickly, by giving CAB ad-
ditional personnel. That brings
US back to what was said at
the outset Of this article--this
columnist finds himself in the
anomalous roSition of favor
ing a government agency add
inc to its personnel rather than
subtracting.
The present Congress- is
econony-minded. and rightly
so. II has a duty to cut ap-
preparations in many depart
ments. But it also has a duty
to increase appropriations in a
few directions. Undoubtedly,
the airlift program is second
only in importance to the mis-
sile program. Congress should
provide the extra money nee
essary to bring the CAB staff
up to size large enough to
supervise properly the dew
elopment and expansion of our
civilian airlift.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27
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merely opening faucet.
The division of water is charged with the
responsibility of keeping books on our water
business and of maintaining a running in
ventory Of the available reserves. To learn
more about the water resources, which will
aid new and expanding industries in their
search for locations near adequate supplies,
Division personnel are seeking out the clues
to our hidden treasure-water.
The village of Caldwell has a reserve of
water, double of what its normal annual con-
sumption totals. However, it is an establish
ed fact that even with this supply available,
there is always an ever-increasing demand
for water.
We here in Caldwell must look to the fu-
ture rather intelligently, for any expansion
we experience will undoubtedly heavily tax
our available supply, and the means of pro-
viding more of potential reserve will add
immeasureably to our success and develop
ment.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

My papers got two subscribers
Sis Harper and her brother Rip
out on lonely Sunset Mountain.
A road goes by Sis farm and both
copies are mailed to her because
Rip lives back in the woods.
Sis always ties her brothers
copy of the Clarion-plus any
mail-to an old hound who trots
over to Rips place. rip feeds
the dog half Of his dinner" Sis
explains. 81 give him the other
half when he gets back. Speeds
him along"
Thanks to Sis-I bet the Clar-
ion's got the only dog-powered
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

eastern motorists and others
were compelled to dig their way
out Of the extremely heavy snow
fall, while others were without
electricity and heat for several
days. Into a small restaurant in
Pennsylvania over 800 persons
were crowded for more than one
day, during which time one Ohio
man died from a heart attack.
AS a result of the storm 40 hu-
man lives were lost. The storm
continued with increased fury
all through Friday, depositing
many more inches of snow
Heavy floods are now following.
Better Schools Build Better
Communities" 5" is a slogan that is
rapidly spreading into all sec
tions of the United States. In
the long, long past that has been
an honor well bestowed upon
Caldwell and Noble county and
their scholastic achievements,
due to most efficient endeaVors
and accomplishments on the
part of local management and
the teachers. And let's always
maintain and keep it as such.
Cast aside all manner of Whims.
Late Wednesday afternoon of
last week, New York City was
visited by the second greatest
fatal fire in that city's history,
during which "a human live,
were lost, with another later
dying in hospital, and Is others
seriously injured. Of the lives
lost in the five-story building
Is were those of women, some
of whom missed the net held by
firemen on the ground. The
building was occupied by a gar
ment manufacturing company.
The national congress last Fri,
day completed the passage of {
bill maintaining the present
prices Of all farm products. 1t i!
anticipated that President Eisen
hover will veto the measure.
The 1858 baseball season i!
| scheduled to open on Tuesday
April Is. Take your choice fol
the winner of the pennant anc
boost for its success next fall.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27
From where | sit e. by Joe Marsh
Sis Puts on
The Dog"
Advertisements

delivery system in the U.S.A.
From where l sit, Sis may live
in the "backwoods" but she's got
a wide-awake mind. Contrast
that with some people who refuse
to own up there's more than one
opinion on any subject like
whether beer or buttermilk
makes the best beverage. That
mountain air sure keeps those
"doggone communication cham
nels" open!
Ne M~s4<
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

President Eisenhower has said
that his administration will not
be panicked by any bunch of
alarmists that may spring up.
Bravo, Ike.
Hon. John E. Henderson, of
Cambridge, representative from
the Fifteenth Ohio congressional
district in the national house of
representatives, is proving him.
self to be most courteous in con-
ferring with many Of his con-
.tituents about forthcoming pro-
posed measures to come before
congress. This is a policy that
seems to have largely originated
with himself, for which he is
to be most highly complimented
and commended by all.
Down in. Texas there is a
woman who is the owner of a
700-acre farm and who is at
tempting to have her land
divorced from the Lone Star
state and formed into a nation
of her own. However, she is re-
ceivlng no encouragement from
either President Eisenhower or
the governor of Texas in her
effort.
Fully fifty per cent of the
radio news these days is con-
sumed by reports of government
| spending of national money that
comes from the overburdenec
taxpayers of the country. Among
the greatest spenders is the post
office department, which is con.
tinually in the red, with no relief
IN sight.
Miss Lena Springtime uSherec
herself in at l0:06 p. m. las
| Thursday for the 1858 season
But Old Man Winter tenaciousl5
held himself on around the cor
ner and seemingly would no
depart. At the same time tn,
heaviest snow storm of the win
ter visited all along the Atlanti,
Coast, in many places reachin!
the depth of two feet and more
| All kinds of traffic was blocked
for many hours while many rail
road trains were stalled. Dur
ing the first two days of spriny
thousands and thousands o
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

Vary scrambled eggs by adding
chopped chives, grated cheese,
minced onion, crisp bacon, dried
beef or herbs.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

bang-up job in soliciting for the
annual Red Cross drive and
have turned in $100.40 toward
their quota, according to Mrs.
Lois Jennings, fund drive chair
man.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27
From journal Files
. Ten Years AGO

DR.. Frank L. Meany, of Cleve-
land, will be the guest speaker
at the regular monthly meeting
Of the Caldwell Parent Teachers
Association to be held in the
gymnasium of the high school,
Monday, March 20, at 800 p. m.
Reuben w. Parks, game pro-
tector in Noble county, was sign
ally honored this week when he
was elected president of the
Ohio Game Protectors Organiza-
ton for the coming year.
Students of the Caldwell high
school will be selling Easter
lilies Saturday in Caldwell for
the benefit of the Noble County
Society for Crippled Children.
The lilies were also sold Wednes-
day of this week.
Annual Noble county grange
conference will be held Satur-
day, April 3, according to an an
nouncement made today by Cliff
ford w. Parrish, of Sharon,
deputy master.
Volunteer workers in Marion
township under the supervision
of Ray Windon, have done a
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

H. A. Williams, of Barberton,
who purchased the self-service
store in Belle Valley from Mr..
and Mrs. John Kastelic, of Pitts
burgh, Kansas, is re1nodeling the
second floor of this building. The
apartment will be used as liv-
ing quarters for the Williams
family.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

Volunteer workers in Marion
township under the supervision
of Ray Windon, have done a
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27
Political Matters and Otherwise
BY JESS S. HARRIS

President Eisenhower has said
that his administration will not
be panicked by any bunch of
alarmists that may spring up.
Bravo, Ike.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

DR.. H. w. Peterson, Cam
bridge, is calling the meeting
of the quarterly conference, 30
be held in Caldwell at the Meth
odist church, Monday evening,
March % at 7:30 o'clock.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

The 1858 baseball season is
scheduled to open on Tuesday,
April Is. Take your choice for
the winner of the pennant and
boost for its success next fall.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

The Famous Red Heads, all
American professional girls team,
will play an exhibition game at
the Caldwell high school gym
nasium on Saturday evening,
April 3. They will be opposed by
a team of local boys managed
by John T. Kirchner.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-03-27

The national congress last Fri
day completed the passage of a
bill maintaining the present
prices Of all farm products. 1t is
anticipated that President Eisen-
hover will veto the measure.