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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-13
X The American Way

1t would exemplify "slow
motion" to the slowest degree
as far as amortization is con-
cerned--it would require only
token payments of $40 million
annually for that purpose. Get
your pencil out to figure that
and you'll come up with the
answer that it would take l6G
years yes 100 years, to re-
pay the taxpayers investment
of $1,000 million in iva power
Positively the worst feature
is that this legislation would
permit IVA expansion into
areas now served by eleven
tax-paying, investor owned
electric companies.
What can you do to help pre-
vent this legislative blunder?
The answer is simple: write
your Congressman at once to
oppose this further, uncon-
trolled expansion of IVA.
Now, I'd like to write about
something in the electric pro-
duction arena of a vas ly diff
ferent nature something
pleasant. It's a story just re-
leased by The Cleveland Elec-
trio Illuminating Company,
the investor-owned, tavpaying
utility that serves the Cleve-
and-Northeast Ohio area.
1t points out that Gel, which
is the biggest real estate tax
payer in its service area, will
write a check for about $7.5
million this year, and that most
of it will go for schools Zap
proXimately II percent).
In Lake County, for instance,
some $l,358,000 will be paid.
Of that amount $1,136,000 will
go to the Willoughby- EaStlake
City school district.
IF all Of that money were
to go into construction, we
could build half of an entire
senior high school," said James
T. Smith, Clerk Treasurer and
Business Manager of the Will
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-13
QUITE A CONTRAST
By George Peck

Time and again in this col
um I've discussed the Iennes-
see Valley Authority and its
terrific cost to the taxpayers,
especially to those outside the
area served by this socialistic
monstrosity.
Now IVA proposes to
spread its wings to fly over
still further territory. Last
year it asked the Congress to
approve legislation permitting
it to issue $3.50 million in rev
enue bonds for expansion of
its power producing facilities
and to expand its operations
into a new area embracing
$4,000 square miles.
The u. S. Senate has approv-
ed this attempted grab for
more of our tax money and
more territory for IVA in
which to carry on its socialis ic
activities. A slightly different
version from the already
passed Senate Bill has been
reported favorably by the
Public Works Committee Of
the House; is now pending be-
fore the House Rules Commit
tee: and it's dollars to dough-
NUS will get onto the floor Of
the House during this present
session of Congress
The bill, if passed, would be
further assault on the ma
tion's already overburdened,
long suffering taxpayers Fur
ther, it would allow IVA to
proceed with its own expan-
sion plans without Congress
sipnal control. Dear reader, can
you imagine what the iva
bureaucrats will do to you
when all the wraps are off?
This legislation would make
no mandatory provision for
payments to state and local
governments for essential ser
vices.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-13
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A Passing Thought

Many many the past years since have been
writing reports Holer people have stopped the
about them
Many did that talk
right here not write about
special individual their problems troubles etc All writing
land from year The Lord for
observation The longer
myself To
absolutely generally write about self and
experiences
recall writing line two about "Caritis Several people
thought writing them However weeks after the
found and did
ribbed when stories please mind
writing indvidua-hoWeve that
tcular shoe fits do IS | do myself-Wear
all the years have lived of the time have
writing another,
that did really like Of like myself there certain
with
person
all living
most have the problems
hand let's be friends and comrades
Uncle Slle
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-13
Political Matters and Otherwise
BY JESS S. HARRIS

ers and to the high labor costs,
resulting in suspensions and un-
employment.
Our city dads should bear in
mind that prospective industries
cannot be induced to locate in
this immediate area until far
greater supply of water has been
provided. The time to start on
such a project is right now;
delay may be destructive in the
future.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-13
No Opposition

The high popularity being enjoyed by
our representative, Edmund G. James, was
attested to last week when not single Re-
publican or Democrat took the time to file
against him for another term to this office in
the coming May primary and again in the
November election.
This will mean that Rep. James is al
ready assured of another term in office as
your state representative for the coming two
years.
There is always the possibility that
write-in candidate will receive enough votes
in the Democratic primary to oppose him this
November but so far there is no such inkling
on the political front
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-13
Folk Lore Tales of Olive, Ohio
BY A. WADE WELLS

thought she was a ghost or the
avenging angel. Some of them
joined in the widows prayers
and were said to have aban-
doned John Barleycorn then and
there for ever after!
IN any event, a short time
after this, the saloon at Soakum
closed its doors and was aban-
doned. Later the store and black
smith shop, along with the
haunted" house were burned to
the ground and Soakum became
no more than q legend of a lost
village.
This tale was told by Austin
Cunningham, nicknamed "Supe",
to a cracker-barrel night time
loafers group gathered around a
potbellied stove in the Dudley
general store. Its proprietor
Uncle Billy Brown, then in his
late years, was asked if this
yarn was true. He replied with
his customary agreeableness, in
primitive Old English which he
often used, 'Zactly! Zactly!
Every hate of it"
Supe Cunningham, the story
teller, was a blood relative of
Ebenezer Cunningham, the boy
in the boat on Lake Erie with
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
ehown in the large oil painting
displayed in the Uni ed States
Capitol Building in Washington,
D. c., entitled "The Battle of
Lake Erie" This same picture
| is duplicated in the Ohio State
Capitol Building in Columbus.
The body of Ebenezar Cunning
ham lies buried in the Dudley,
| Ohio cemetery beneath a monu-
ment bearing an inscription COM
memorating his valiant Navy
record in the War of 1872.
The Battle of Lake Erie occur
red on September 10, 1918. After
his brilliant victory, Commodore
Perry sent his all-time famous
message to General William
Henry Harrison: 1--WE have met
the enemy and they are ours:
two ships, two brigs, one scho-
oner, and one sloop."
Your scribe owns a cowhorn
| powder flask with initials of
e. c." burned on it along with
some Indian characters. This
relic was the property of Ebene-
ger Cunningham and was used
by him during the War of 1872
This treasure was discovered by
Delbert Woodford, known by all
as Del, a leading antique deal
er and collector in Noble county
Its authen' icity has been verified
by members of the Cunningham
| family.
Long before Caldwell came
into existence, Soakum was JUS
over the hill from Olive. 1t wa.
the same distance over the tor
Of the hill as around the bottom
where Salt Run and Duck Creel
formed basket-handle. Mer
from Olive often journeyed tt
nearby Soakum, claiming they
went there to look for ghosts a
the famous haunted" house ant
} not on account of the saloon OF
the popular Widow Adeline x!
, The following tale was rela ec
, to your scribe by Benny Wheeler
, formerly of Sharon and now liv
: ing in Caldwell, retired at al
l advanced age. He had married
; a member of the Wiley family
! William Wiley, a Revolution
| ary War soldier and a highl,
= respected citizen, while on
5 return journey from Marietta t
his home near Sharon, becam
/ Continued on Page 3-B,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-13

Call me lazy" says Windy
Taylor, "but it's folks like me
who are responsible for progress.
Come see my latest invention"
Windy's latest consists of an
old alarm clock, some door
springs, car battery-all wired
up to the hopper of his cattle
feeder.
When the alarm goes off it
closes a circuit - opening the
chute and sending feed into the
manger autom matic ally. The
clocks set at IL, so the cattle
get fed midnight and noon while
Windy sleeps Che takes a mid
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-13
"THE BIG SMOKE"

The big smoke and 2-mile-long
fire occurred in Olive during
the winter of about 1888. For
tunately the ground was covered
by almost a foot of snow and
the fire didn't spread. Fire and
smoke billowed to the nighttime
sky starting at Olive, down Salt
Run to Duck Creek, con inuing
all the way to Gorby's Ford, in
the rear of "Bragsdocia" school
house and on to the Village of
Soakum.
Soakum was located on the
banks of Duck Creek, along the
side Of a covered wood bridge
(noW replaced by a modern steel
one), and at the edge of the John
Iams farm on the main highway,
halfway between Caldwell and
Dudley, and recently bypassed
by the new Highway Il from
Cleveland to the South.
Most of the Mortified populace
for many miles around were
aroused from their slumbers by
the dazzling light and bells toll
ing. They rushed out to discover
the what re-and-Why of the
holocaust which was caused by
burning oil floating on the
water.
Many were filled with con-
sterna ion and thought the world
was coming to an end. There
were no telephones, no radios
nor radars in those days - all
they knew was what they saw
or heard by grapevine or just
"tell-a-Woman!"
The cause of their fright was
most astounding. A solution of
oil and water was pumped from
a deep we'll located on the bank
of Salt Run near Olive in a
large tank. The oil separated
from the water and floated to
the top, the water remaining at
the bottom. This required fire.
quent draining Of the water from
he bottom of the tank to prevent
over-floWing. This operation con-
tinued around the block.
A shelter was erected near the
tank for the occupancy of the
men in charge of this work. The
nights were long and lonely
Hard cider was very potent anC
abundantly available. Both AcR
Thurlow and Bing Gookir
(names ficitiousD were founc
sound asleep on the job with the
oil flowing over the top Of the
tank as the water had not beer
drained from the bottom. It haC
taken several weeks to accum
ulate the large amount of oil il
he tank, all of which was lost
Sparks from the nearby steam
engine had ignited the oil!
At the saloon in Soakum the
night revelers were startled by
the unearthly light from tht
flowing fire. They rushed out
side to behold the water in Duel
Creek on firel No one had eve,
seen or heard of oil burning OF
water! All were filled will
terror.
The Widow Adeline x, VIII
operated a rooming house mex
door to the saloon, becam
frightened and ran out into tn,
snow in her bare feet, wearing
a long white nightgoWn, with he
grey hair streaming loosely il
the wind. Upon beholding tn
burning water she ran up III
hillside screaming, 90, Lor
Almighty. Save us from the hell
fire that has come to burn u
alive!"
The more-or-less drunken me
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-13

From all points of the compass
come almost hourly reports of
an airplane going down into
destruction, carrying with it the
loss of from one to upwards of
fifty human lives. Yet the un-
wary condition to take the risk.
The continual blowing UP of
American satellites may finally
result in the blowing up of
Uncle Sans finances, the cost
per is so enormous.
The national secretary of the
treasury has advised President
Eisenhower that no tax cut
should be made at the present
time. However, the indications
now are that there will be a pos
sible cut in taxes at some time
near the middle of next summer.
The recent cold weather in far
lower Florida not only killed all
kinds Of fruit but actually froze
the grass that covered the earth
down there. No hay is ever har-
vested in that section, and lack
of foodstuff coupled with the
cold, caused the deaths of many
horses and cattle. The situation
was the most destructive ever
before known in the southland.
Unemployment has become so
extensive in some Ohio cities
that breadlines have been form
ed to provide food for the hun
cry. The cause is attributed to
he lack Of sales by manufactur-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-13
From where | sit e. .kv Joe Marsh
Windy's sleep Machine"

day nap). They look fat and con-
tented =. and so does he.
From where ! sit, | wouldn't
call Windy lazy" Far from it.
It's Just that he looks at things
from every possible angle-and it
seems to do him good. Windy
keeps an open mind on all sub
jects. If you prefer buttermiik to,
say, a glass of beer, he's not the
type to invent" ways of forcing
his choice on you.
9s @~s4<
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-13

Governor G. William O'Neill
has filed for denomination for
governor of Ohio at the coming
May primary election and should
so be nominated. Hon. Charles
P. Taft, of Cincinnati, son of the
late President William Howard
Taft and brother of the late
Senator Robert A. Taft, has also
filed for the petition but only as
the standby nominee" in the
event of Governor O'Neil's
health being such as to prevent
him from participating in the
campaign previous to the Nov
ember election. Mr.. Taft will put
forth no effort to secure the
nomination over a "sick man.,
which is most commend able on
his part as well as that of his
legions of friends throughout the
state. Each Noble county Re
publican should vote for Bill"
at the May primary election
and this columnist hopes at the
November election also.
Continued on Page 3-B)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-03
B. S. Beecher;
Retired Lawyer

BENJAMIN s. Beecher, q for
mer principal examiner for
Budget Bureau and Chief Of
Field Operations for the So
cial Security Board, died Of q
heart attack Friday in Arling-
ton. He was 70.
A resident of the Washing
ton area since 1886, Mr..
Beecher retired from the Gov
eminent in 1916. He was born
in Kearney. Nebr., and attend
ed Bradley University in Pc
|oria, H., and the University Of
Wisconsin.
Before coming to Washing
ton, he had been a vice presi-
dent with the National Guard
ian Life Insurance Co., in
Madison, Wis.
He leaves his wife, Helen Of
the home address at 1904 DAN
lei street. Arlington, two
daughters, Mrs. Alice HoweS, Of
Readsboro, VT, and Mrs. Vir-
ginia SQuires, Of Bridgeport,
Conn. a sister, Mrs. Dorothy
Clark, Of Champaign, H., and
i've grandchildren.
GraveSide services were held
at 10 am. today in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-03
Mrs. Van Fosson, Wife
Of Tax Court Judge

Mrs. Ernest H. Van Fossan
the wife of Judge Van Fossan
of the Tax Court of the United
States died Of a heart attack
yesterday in her home, 260l
Woodley place NV.
The former Frances Brady,
Mrs. Van Fossan rose to promi-
|nence during World War /
when she served as special as
sistant to William @. McAdoo,
the director general of railroads
who later became Secretary Of
the Treasury.
She was a Red Cross worker
in the Washington area during
World War II. later devoting
most of her time to activities
of the National Presbyterian
Church as chairman of the
Flower Committee. President
and Mrs. Eisenhower attend
the church.
Judge Van FoSsan retired
from the tax court in 1855, but
was Immediately recalled and
has been serving ever since.
Besides her husband. Of the
home address, she leaves three
brothers, Col. j. C. Brady, Bay
side, Va: Thomas M. Brady Of
Portsmouth, Va. and 1t. Col.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-03
Mr.. Abbuticchio,
Ex-Finonce Aide
For U. S. Agency

Howard Abbaticchio, IS, a
finance officer with the State
Department for 10 years. died
yesterday in Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital after q long
illness.
Mr.. Abbaticchio lived at 27l3
Harmon road in Silver Spring.
He was q native Of Pittsburgh,
Pa.
A resident Of Washington for
% years, Mr.. Abhaticchio had
been q member Of the Touch
down Club, the American
Legion and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. He attended St.
Johns Evangelical Church in
Forest Glen, Md.
He leaves his wife Vera, q
son Michael and q daughter
Toni Anne, all of the home
address; two brothers, DR.. E.
A. Abbey of Fort Lauderdale,
Fla, and Father Damian Alb
baticchio Of Norfolk, Va, and
two sisters. Mrs. Neil McGil-
very of Phoenix, Ariz., and Miss
Martha Abbey Of Fort Lauder
dale.
A mass will be offered at
9:45 am. Friday in st. John S
Church. Burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-03
Alvin B. Writ, "a,
GPO Proofreuder

Alvin B. Writ, 81, a proof
reader with the Government
Printing Once since 1910, died
Of a heart attack Monday at
his home. 3142 Quesada street
NV. o,
Born in Minneapolis, Mimi,
Mr.. Writ spent most of his life
in Nashville, Tenn, where he
had been active with the Meth
odist Church, the Sons of the
American Revolution, the Ma
sons and the American Legion.
He leaves his wife, Conway,
Of the home address. a son, 1t.
Col. Charles A., USA, Of Mu.
Mich, Germany; three brothers,
Raymond E., Of Observatory
place NV, Ralph H.. Cooke
vile, Tenn, and Willard D., Of
Franklin, Tenn; q sister, Mrs.
Melva Gragg, of Nashville,
Tenn. and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon on
Friday IN the Hines Funeral
Home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Arling-
ton Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-03
Col. Palmer Dies at So;
Reporter, War Writer

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
Sept. 3 (AP) Col. Frederick
Palmer, So, one Of the great
foreign correspondents Of the
turn of the century and World
War era, died yesterday at his
home.
Mr. Palmer's career spanned
an era Of little wars-the
Greek Turkish conflict of 1897.
the Japanese Russian fight In
l9O4--and reached its zenith
early in World War l. Work.
ling for the Associated Press, he
was for some time the only
American correspondent with
the British Army on the West
ern Front.
His dispatches on the great
Somme ,offensive and on the
initial use of tanks were so
graphic that the AP set a prec-
edent by having them copy
Irighted.
He became a personal friend
lof Gen. John j. Pershing in
prewar days. and when Gen.
Pershing became commander
of the American Expeditionary
Force in 1917 he appointed
Mr.. Palmer his censor. Mr..
Palmer rose to the rank Of
lieutenant colonel.
After the war he continued
his career as a journalist, work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-03

Mrs. Cyrus c. Fishburn, 81
educator and editor, died Mon.
day at her home. 3410 Shep-
herd street NV.
She was president Of the Ed
ucational Press Association o.
America and managing editoI
Of the two publications Of the
American Junior Red Cross. the
Journal and the News. Hel
husband is with the Bureau Of
Standards.
Mrs. Fishburn, the former
Eleanor Craven, was born In
Butte, Mont. She was gradu-
ate of the University of Wash
ington, class. of 1923. and at
tended Harvard University in
1886. Before coming to Wash
ington, she was with the pub
lie relations division Of the
public school system of Seattle
Wash.
She served briefly with the
Civil Service Commission in
1880 when she moved to Wash
ington. Her interest in educa-
tional work soon drew her ia
the offices Of the National Ed
ucation Association.
Mrs. Fishburn served with the
NEA until shortly before World
War II. leaving that group al
assistant to the editorr of the
MEAS Journal.
Her next. position was with
the American Red Cross in 1912
where she served in an edi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-03
Vice Admiral
CurIH.Jones,
Gun Expert

ANNAPOLIS. Sept. ) (AP).-
Vice Admiral Carl H. Jones,
an authority on naval gunfire
control during World War II
and former commanding officer
Of the Norfolk Navy Yard; died
at the Navy hospital here Mon
day. He was IS.
Admiral Jones. who retired
in 1916. was a 1914 graduate of
the Naval Academy and served
in both World Wars. He served
on the battleship Maryland on
four occasions during his career
and was her commanding on
Ger in the South Pacific in l943.
After the assault and cap
ture Of TaEawa atoll, in which
he participated, he was pro-
NOTED from captain to rear ad-
miral and assigned as sub
area commander of the South
racine with headquarters at
Tarawa.
He resided on Aberdeen
Greek here, where his home
Stockton became q showplace
for garden lovers.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Elizabeth S. Dorsey
OF Baltimore, and three brothers
and q sister.
Services will be in st. An
drews Chapel at the Naval
Academy, with private burial in
the Academy Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-03
Mrs. TschiffeIy,
Of ChevyChose

Mrs. Lacey B. Tschiffely, SO,
died of a heart attack last
Friday in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda.
She was a resident of 1900
High street, Chevy Chase. the
home Of her daughter, Mrs,
Dorothy T. Meyer. Her hus-
band was the late Clifton lee
Tschiffely. an area wholesale
druggist for many years. He
died shortly after World War II.
Besides Mrs. Meyer, she leaves
another daughter. Mrs. liberia
Fish, Wheatland, Wyo., and q
son, Frederick A. of Their
mopolis. Wyo., II grandchildren
and IL great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 am.
tomorrow in the Georgetown
Presbyterian Church, BIS ?
street NV. Burial will : be
private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-03
Miss RossignoI,
Employment Tax
Expert for IRIS

Miss Louise B. Rossignol. q
retired employment tax spe-
cialist with the tax ruling di-
vision Of the Internal Revenue
Service, died Sunday at her
home, PATS Virginia avenue
NV, after a long illness.
Miss Rossignol moved from
Savannah, Ga, to Washington
with her family in 1917. Dur
ing World War she served
with the Navy Department.
She had been in Government
work for more than 40 years
when she retired last June. The
last 20 years of her service
were with the tax division.
She leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Augusta M Binnix. Of 2506
Fourteenth street NE, and
Mrs. Cecile r. Jones, Of
Bethesda.
Services will be held at $50
am. tomorrow in the Hines
Funeral Home, 1901 Four
tenth street NV. Burial will
be in Arlington Cemetery.