The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-27
Political Matters and Otherwise
BY JESS S. HARRIS

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Our farmer friends in Noble
county, and in this area, have
had a rough time of it during
the past winter weather thus
far in February. While this is
true, here is an extract from a
letter dated February II from
a friend, Mrs. A. c. Banker, at
Miami, Fla, to this column that
sets forth conditions in deep
Florida of late: eve sure have
had a bad winter, plenty cold;
bad when the houses are not
Quilt to meet such weather. We
feel SO sorry for the farmers
and fruit growers. Fruit and
vegetables will be sky high. The
farmers have lost many cattle
from the cold; you see down
nere the farmers don't have
barns for cattle to go into like
up north. They stay out day and
night, in rain and all kinds of
weather, but the latter is usually
warm and sometimes hot" Win
ter crops of all kinds, including
fruits, in all part of the state
have been practically destroyed
by the recent freezing weather,
and the financial loss is most
staggering.
BY the vote of seven to six,
the members of the congressional
postoffice committee have rec
commended that the postage on
letters inside-the-town be raised
to four cents and those from
town-to-toWn to five cents, on
air mail to eight cents, and on
all other classes in like proper
lion. The political life Of each
member of congress who votes
for the adoption of the recon-
mendation may be sealed at the
next election, should he aspire
to reelection. Five cents was
the first-class postage rate dur
ing the Civil War in the early
l860'S.
The state safety board has just
issued another strenuous appeal
to all motorists to not stop on
the highway upon coming to
the scene where an accident has
happened, as that only adds to
congestion. It is hoped this re-
quest will be complied with by
all who may learn of it.
1t should become the duty OF
the local board of trade to take
some step toward the providing
of an additional supply OF
water for industrial purposes in
Caldwell. Then when an indus
try comes along, as will be the
case in the not far distant
future, we will be in a far better
condition to offer an induce,
| ment.
Our national congress should
devote the greater part of itE
energies and efforts to main
tanning the present high stand,
ing of Uncle Sam instead Of tc
that of building up a number OF
the other nations of the world
Do not to any great exten'
tamper with the present tarif,
laws if the unemployed in this
nation is to be restored to labor
For convincing history, refer K
the conditions that existed dur
ing the years of l8934-5 under
| free trade.
| Unemployment in Ohio alon,
last week scared to over 250,00t
persons. Demands for increased
wages and strikes, followed BY
skyrocketed sales prices, were
the contributing factors to tn
cause.
| President Eisenhower has ask
ed congress for another fou
billions of dollars for foreigl
aid; left without it, the presi
dent said, this nation will be lef
almost alone at the mercy of tn
Socialists. Pretty strong lang
uage, but possibly true. Yet, Ike
in the event of such an occasion
We'll be with the president, an,
the nation.
Due to the extremely heav
snow that covered the vicinit
of JohnstoWn, Pa, the resident
of that city were greatly in fea
of a repetition of the terribl
flood that visited it in the yea
1889, following the bursting c
nearby dam.
Facts and figures show tha
the nation is more prosperou
today than during the Rooseve,
and Truman war booms. Fact
contained in the Economic Re
port are: siXty-four millio
Americans gainfully employed
employment about 3 millio
higher than in 1852, the la:
| Truman war year; employmer