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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
Caldwell Village
Bills Approved

The Caldwell village council
approved the payment of $370.91
to the Farmhouse Chevrolet gar
age, Caldwell, for general repairs
on the police cruiser at their last
regularly scheduled meeting in
the municipal building.
The following bills were also
passed for payment: Farmhouse
Chevrolet garage, $11.65; Duro
Test Corp, $75.35; Kale Uniforms
Co., $3.50; Zep Mfg. Corp,
$3.50; Colley's Insurance Agen-
cies, S16358; Chester Howiler,
mayor, 5000; Wayne Wiley
Plumbing and Heating, S12.80
Line Material Industry, S26202;
Kenneth Riley, chemist, $4,000;
Dewey Wells, $l.35; Corner
Hardware, $3.50; Walter Polling,
$500; Caldwell Light & Water,
$3l SO; Lawrence King Quarries,
S5652; Earl Harris contractor,
$49.20; Corner Hardware, $4.04;
William H. Scott, $500; Ziler
garage, $8.45; Farley g. Elswick
Insurance, S248.54.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
New High Reported
In Unemployment

Applications for unemployment
benefits scared to an all-tine
high for Noble county for the
week ending April 9, according
to figures released by bureau
officials. The total number of
unemployed was 292, compared
to 260 the previous week.
Initial claims increased sharp
1y. Last week AZ new applica-
tions were submitted, an increase
of Is.
AS expected, continued claims
increased slightly when $50 ap-
plications were filed. This repre-
sented an increase of" seven for
the week.
The county unemployment of
flee is located in the Knights of
Columbus building, West street,
and persons living >in Noble
county and area should avail
themselves of the facilities pro-
vided by the bureau of unem-
ployment compensation. The Of
flee is open every Tuesday
morning, 900 to 1900, to per-
sons living in this area.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
Drivers Cited 10 Court
Following Auto Accident

AS the result of a minor traf-
fic accident Monday on USR 81,
three miles south of Lower
Salem, drivers of both vehicles
faced Marietta municipal court,
Judge w. Denslow Sauer, Tues
day.
Gerald E. Davis, of Caldwell,
was fined $500 and costs for
failure to stop within the assured
clear distance. The fine was sus-
pended.
James M. Lent, of Whipple,
whose car was struck by Davis
pickup truck, entered a plea OF
innocent to failure to give g
proper hand signal for right
turn which the state highway
patrol said he was attempting tC
make. His hearing was set fo1
April Is and bond was set at
$500.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
Sub-distritf Youth
Rally Held Sunday
Al Local Church

The sub-district youth rally of
the Methodist Youth Fellowship
for Noble and Washington coun-
ties was held Sunday at the local
Methodist church on Main street.
During the business meeting
the following officers were
elected for the coming year.
Peggy Webster, of Lowell,
president; Arthur Boyer, of Cald-
well, vice president; Jan Roush,
of Beverly, secretary treasurer;
Marilyn Hannum, of Belle Val
ley, faith and witness chairman;
Billy 10 Hall, Smith Chapel,
citizenship chairman; Belva Ges-
sci, of Beverly, World Outreach
chairman, and Estelle Moritz,
Smith Chapel, fellowship chair
man.
Barbara Boyer and Darrell
Secrest, of Caldwell, were in
cluded in the group of outgoing
officers for the district.
The M.YF. program for the
coming year was discussed and
planned.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
Caldwell Dentist
In Auto MishaD

DR.. Allen Pence, Caldwell den
fist in DR.. D. H. Webster's office,
was involved in an automobile
accident early Monday morning
approximately three miles this
side of Barnesville.
DR.. Pence was driving west as
he approached a blind corner
that hid railroad crossing at
Bailey Mills. AS he neared the
tracks, he heard a train whistle.
When he applied the brakes
the right hand wheels struck
fresh gravel which threw his
vehicle into flip The car landed
on its top.
Pence received minor injuries
to his leg and head. The car has
been designated as total loss.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14

lney were ADVISED Crum was not
IN Caldwell at the time, but if
the warrant was forwarded to
the sheriff, Crum could be ar
rested and held for Marietta.
The warrant was sent to Cald-
well. In the meantime Crum ap-
peared Monday at the Marietta
police station to be locked UP.
This wasn't possible because the
warrant was in Caldwell.
Crum volunteered to return
Caldwell and get the warrant
for his arrest. He was told to
bring it back with him when he
came to Marietta to appear in
municipal court, Tuesday. Instead
Crum hurried to Caldwell and
was back in Marietta within a
few hours to be locked up. 1t was
too late for court so police held
the warrant and Crum was told
to be in court at 900 a. m. He ar
rived an hour ahead of time,
accompanied by his father.
When his name was called
Crum came forward in court and
listened while Prosecutor R. w.
Riggs read the warrant. At this
point Riggs inquired of the COM
planning witness, Harold Baker,
If it were his desire to withdraw
the charge. Baker replied that it
was. Riggs then informed the
court that in view of Bakers
answer he would recommend the
charge to be withdrawn since
he had been informed the check
in question had been made good.
The check was for $500.
Judge w. Denslow Sauer was
not happy about the whole affair,
but realized it would be fruitless
to try the case, since the pro-
scouting witness desired to have
the charge dismissed. However,
the judge pointed out that his
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
Initial Cancer
meeiinq Planned

The newly organized Noble
County Cancer society will hold
its initial meeting Tuesday night,
April l9 at the Caldwell high
school building under the super
vision of president, Jerry Brown.
Mrs. Gerry Ahlers, field rep
resentative for the cancer society,
will also be present and educa-
tional films will be shown.
The meeting will begin at 800
o'clock and all members of the
advisory committee as we'll as
volunteer workers and anyone
else interested in this cause are
invited to attend.
This will be the kick-o off meet
ing for the local campaign which
will continue during the month of
April.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
Farm Extension
Notes

Floyd Henderson, Noble county
extension agent, reported that
definite plans were completed
for a cooperative feeder pig sale
at a meeting held in Cambridge
Monday night. The sale will be
conducted in Coshocton on June
%.
The organization, to be known
as the Eastern Ohio Feeder Pig
Improvement and M a k e ii g
committee, has representatives
from three counties, Noble,
Guernsey and Coshocton.
Officials of the committee in
cludes Chester Pew, Coshocton
chairman; Brady Archer, Sum
merfield, vice chairman; and Roy
George, Port Washington, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Members of the committee in
Noble county include Charles
Smith, Caldwell; Ward Wilson,
Summerfield, and David Merry
Caldwell.
Farmers wishing to market
pigs thru this committee should
make consignments to mem
ber of the committee or the
county extension agent.
The committee will accept list
ings anytime prior to May 10Th
The consignment fee will be 25
cents per head which is paid in
advance. All pigs will be vac
cinated for hog cholera at least
Is days before the sale.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
Personal Property
Tax DeadIine Nears
For Noble Couniians

Auditor Stanley Osler re-
minded Noble countians today
that on or before April Both all
individuals, partnerships, associa-
tions, and corporations engaged
in business, and all residents of
Ohio owning intangible property
such as stocks, bonds, and notes
are required to file personal
property tax returns.
All taxes collected from this
source are used for local schools,
libraries, health, police and fire
services.
Personal property tax forms
for filing returns and assistance
in their preparation may be
obtained from the county audi
tors office.
Last year there were 1888 per-
sonal property tax returns hand
led in the auditors office. AS to
date there have been 710 returns
made.
A total of $4,000 was collected
for general personal property
taxes and $3,420 was collected
for classified taxes. The general
personal taxes are based on the
current tax rates where the
classified is not.
Auditor Osler urges the tax
payers to come in early to avoid
standing in line which will
result if last minute filing is
made. File early and make your
payment later if need be-" Osler
said.
The auditor and treasurer's
offices will be closed Friday from
1900 noon until 200 p. m. in
observance of Good Friday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
ATTEND POMONA GRANGE

Those from Noble county that
attended the Pomona grange
meeting, Tuesday evening, at
Centerville in Morgan county
included: H. R. Blackburn, OF
Renrock, Mrs, Mabel Wilson, Mrs
Rhea McNabb and Mr.. and Mrs
Clifford Parrish of Sharon, Stan
ley Osler and c. R. Atkinson of
Batesville, Don Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russ McBurney and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. o. Gibson of Quaker
City, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nor
ris of Coal Run, Mr.. and Mrs
Junior Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs
Jerry Hupp and Mrs. Amy Ruck-
er of Caldwell.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
Sharon Grange To
Hold Booster Niuhi

Sharon grange No. 1861 will
observe Booster night on Friday
evening, April Is, at 7:30 o'clock.
The program to be presented is
as follows:
Opening song, welcome to
YOU; roll call, "My Favorite
Spring Activity; letter from ma
tlonal grange Master Newsom,
read by subordinate Master Dom
aid Pickenpaugh; skit, Peach
Pie, by Lois Elliott and Belle
Boyd; accordion solo, Floy Par
rish.
Talk on farm safety by George
Lawrence; contest, Doris Ramsey;
song by Jean and Beth Ann Law
renee, Joan Boyd, Peggy Ramsey
and Candace Wilson; report on
All club work in county by
Roger Iams; contest by Herbert
Ramsey.
Reading, ROLAND Elliott; skit,
Lost" by Ruth Lawrence and
Barbara Pickenpaugh; piano solo,
Lois Blake; explanation of SUBJ
ordinate Pomona, State and Ma
tlonal oranges by Deputy Master
Clifford Parrish and contest by
lecturer, Bette Wilson.
This is an open meeting and
both grangers and non-grangers
are invited to attend. Refresh
ments will be fruit salad and cup
cakes.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT

Frederick R. Crock, 18, of Cald-
we'll route 8, who was involved
in an accident at 1915 a. m.
Sunday at Greene and Fourth
streets in Marietta, forfeited a
bond of $500 Monday in Mari
eta municipal court when he
failed to appear to answer to a
charge of improper lane useage.
Police said the other vehicle was
driven by Guy Edward Giddings,
18, of Little Hooking route L.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14

court was no collection agency
and that in dismissing the case
Baker would have to pay the
court costs.
Police said they have previous
ly arrested Crum for authorities
in Columbus and GAINESVILLE.
Crum is now at liberty under
$500 bond awaiting grand jury
action in Caldwell in connection
with another alleged worthless
check.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
FINGER INJURED

Luther Thompson, Jr., en-
ployee of Freedom Coal Co.,
Dexter City, was treated and dis
missed last Wednesday in the
office of Drs. Ditch and Cox for
injured third and fourth fingers
on the left hand. The injury was
sustained while working on a
doZer.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
Winsome Little Miss
Halls From Summerfield

Seven-month-old Dianne is the
cute daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rome Thompson, of Summerfield
route /.
Maternal grandparents are Mr..
and Mrs. Ottie Carpenter, of
Batesville, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Thompson, of Summerfield,
are the paternal grandparents.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
TUESDAY FIRE CALL

The past three days has Kept
the Caldwell volunteer fire de-
partment on their toes Cor should
we say in their boots). Tuesday
they answered a brush fire call
at the Lafe Robbins farm on SR
146 in Sarahsville. No damage
was reported.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14

Pictured above is Suzanne
Craft, the eight month old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Craft, of Ravenna, Ohio.
Her grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Loyal Craft, of Railroad
street, Caldwell, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Weekley, of Akron.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Craft and
Mrs. Myrtle Boyd, all of Cald-
well, are the great-grandparents.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
MEETING is POSTPONED

Mrs. Valera HutcheSon, chair
man of the Noble county Red
Cross, has announced the meet
ing scheduled for Friday, April
Is, has been postponed due to
Good Friday. Another meeting
date will be announced later.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
UNDERGOES SURGERY

Pearley Dudley, near Hoskins-
vile, underwent major surgery,
Tuesday, at the Bethesda hospi-
tai, GAINESVILLE.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
IN HOSPITAL

Vernon Hesson, Lewis street,
has been admitted to Guernsey
Memorial hospital, Cambridge,
where his condition remains
critical.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL

Glenn Schafer, near Fulda, was
admitted Tuesday evening to the
Good Samaritan hospital, Zanes-
vile, for observation and treat
ment.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-04-14
Caldwell Man (ooperaies With
The Law Over And Above His Duty

Marietta police in their efforts Cad
well for issuing alleged worthless check received the
operation from Crum he found.
After affidavit had been
rest police contacted the Noble county
Evening star., 1960-08-28
B|oodnobi|e
Schedule Set

A total of 1852 pints of blood
was distributed by the Red
Cross Washington Regional
Blood Center during the past
week in the District and near
by areas covered by the blood
mobile.
Donors may give blood from
to 8:45 pm. Monday and
from 9 am. to 4::30 pm. Tues
day through Friday at the Red
Cross Regional Blood Center,
2025 E street NV.
In addition, the bloodmobileS
will make the following visits
during the coming week:
Chapter House, @O2O East-West high
30 pm; Prince Georges County,
Chillum- Adelphi Fire House, 1901 Rigss
road. Md, 3 pm. 70 80 pm.
ter House. 4ol Duke street Alexandria.
Va, 10 am TO 3:45 pm: King GeorEe
County. Gymnasium Proving Ground,
Dahlcren, Va, $50 a.m.'to @:l5 PM.
CESTD
WedneSday-D c. Chapter. Pcnta-
gon. Choral Room on the Concourse,
$40 am. to 3:l5 pm: D. c. Chapter.
Eighteenth street NV Room @5..l,
a:3O am to as pm Charles
County. Elementary School. Indian
Head Md. noon to 5.45 pm
Thursday-FairfaX County. Fort BEL
voir. Va, a:@0 am, TO els pm;
Arlinston County. Arlington Hall Ar
lington. Va. 10 am TO 3:45 pm.
Fridsy-Fauuuier County (Rapps-
hammock. Episcopsl Parish House,
Washington. Va, II am. to 3.45 n.
est: Fairfax County. Lorton Re
formatorv, Lorton, Va. 2 am. to
.@:45 pm
Evening star., 1960-08-28
DUPLICATE
BRIDGE
CALENDAR

TODAY
Duplicate Bridge Center, & Du-
pont. circle: pairs, /; MP pairs. Z.
Playfair, 1881 Harvard: MP pairs,
l;ij.
TOMORROW
Andrews. Andrews AFB Oficers'
Club: MP pairs for benefit Of ACBL
charity tNational Association for
fi" Bridre studio f." ia1 s. uhle' ntrG" ATIins,
ton; pairs, II am: Arl-Fax, 2a"0
Arlington boulevard; pairs, 1:45.
Chevy Chase, $500 West avenue.
Bethesda; pairs dnvitationaD, 7:45.
David Taylor Model Basin, Carde-
rock; pairs, 5:l5. Duplicate Bridge
Center sn6i a., ,D Dupont circle: circle: pairs:
pairs. s. Fort Meade. Commissioned
Oficers' Mess pairs, 7:45. Thomas
Circle, Apt. l09, "440 Sixteenth;
pairs, f:30.
TUESDAY
Civil Aeronautics Board, cafeteria,
GSA Building; pairs, :.
Duplicate Bridge Center. 8 Dupont
circle; pairs, s. Falls Church, Hill
wood Square Clubhouse, 500 S.
Cherry, Falls Church: MP pairs for
benefit Of ACBL charity. 1:45.
Federal. Hotel @40O Sixteenth; MP
pairs, 7,45. Federal Power Commits
sion, oficial dining room, GAO
Buildins; pairs, $50. Internal Rev
enue Service, cafeteria. IRIS Build
ing: pairs. =. Montgomery. 400
Norwood drive; pairs, G:45. Officers'
Service Club. 1874 Twenty first:
pairs, s.
WEDNESDAY
AgudaS Achim Mems Club, 1900
Valley drive. Alexandria; pairs. 0:15.
Belle Haven Country Club, AleXan-
dria; pairs, rs. Bethesda. no game.
Chess, Apt 2Ul, Hotel 2400 Six
teenth; pairs, 10, Conversational
Ssereta[is' NeE uh,ic hGuse qtes afis, Build
ter, u Dupont circle; pairs. l2:3u;
pairs, z. Grand Slam, ""'! N. Wash
inston, Falls Church: pairs. .t:+5.
State-USIA, cafeteria. GSA Building;
pairs, S1:30
THURSDAY
Duplicate Bridge Center. q Dupont
circle; MP pairs, $50. Falls Church.
sou S. Cherry. Falls Church; pairs.
a.45 am Goren Duplicate, Apt.
so ?4SO Sixteenth; pairs lreser-
vations, AID 4-0l lf), noon Wash
iuEton Bridge League iACBL unit D..
Hotel 9400 Sixteenth: MP pairs,
1:45.
FRIDAY
Mid-AtIantic Fall ReEionsls. May
flower Hotel; women'S pair cham
pionship. > and s; mems pair cham
pionShip. = and s; special pair
games. 2 and s.
SATURDAY
Mid-AtIantic Fall RegionalS, May
flower Hotel, mixed pair champion
ship, > and +; special pair games.
. and s.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 4
Mid Atlantic Fall Regionals, May
flower Hotel; open pair champion
ship. . and S; special pair games,
> and s.
MONDAY. SEPT.
Mid-AtIantic Fall RegioRslS, May
flower Hotel: team -of-four cham
pionship. | and :; non-master pairs
restricted to players with less than
80 ACBL master points,, and
special pair games, l and :.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
CAMERA ANGLES
How Filter Permits
Film to See Picture

factor should be noted and
used. However, we can give
you a general guide as to
those most commonly used in
amateur photography.
A light yellow filter has a
factor of IL with both
natural and artificial light.
A medium yellow filter has a
factor of 2 with natural light
and u with artificial.
A dark yellow filter or an
orange one has a factor of 3
in either light. A light red
filter would have a factor of
5 outside and 4 inside. The
above directions apply when
the filters are used in con-
junction with panchromatic
film.
Do not use any of the COL
ored filters when color film
is in your camera. Otherwise
the transparencies will have
the color of the filter.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
$4,000 Letters Yield
Clue to Thwort Suicide

I To go through the backlog,
looking for that handwriting,
that complaint about the roof,
that last name was a Staoger-
ing task. But it was thot or
drop the case. The detectives
started reading.
| Going day and night, rest
ing only when they had to
ease the growing eye strain
and pain in their backs. they
pored over letter after letter,
fighting a mounting sense Of
Illustration and hopelessness.
BY last Wednesday they had
worked through I75.000 letters.
But that afternoon it happened.
I've got it," shouted Detec-
tive Piering.
1t was all there and it fit:
The handwriting. the roof. last
name-and first name and ad-
dress.
When the detective showed
up at her house, explained what
they had done and that they
had come to help her. she broke
down and wcpt, sobbing she
was so sorry "to put you to so
much trouble "
In a fit of despair, she said,
she had written that letter to
the Times and her husband
didn't know about it.
She was put under psychia-
trio care.
A high police official called
the case a tribute to dogged
perseverance and patience"
This is how Detective Bon
ner summed up what had
goaded him and Piering on:
Her letter to the Times was
a cry in the wilderness"
Evening star., 1960-08-28
CENSUS HELPS
7,783 IN D. c.
PROVE BIRTH

A total of 1,183 Wash
ington residents had to call
on the Census Bureau last
year to prove they had
been born.
They needed proof of
age or birth to collect So
cial security and other re-
tirement benefits and to
qualify for jobs and citi-
zenship. The historical rec
ords Of the Census Bureau
were the only source of
this information.
The Census Bureau esti-
mates that 80 million per-
sons in the country are
without proof of age or
birth.
The Personal Census
Service Branch, Bureau of
the Census, Pittsburg.
Kans., provides copies Of
census records.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
NUMISMATIC NOTES
Cunodiun Coins-1

The Canadian Numismatic
Association is barely 10 years
old, and general interest in
Canadian coin collecting is
not much older. Yet, within
this past decade, interest has
grown amazingly in this coun-
try.
Two different guide books
are currently published, j. E.
Charlton's Blue Book, and
Taylor and James wire-coil,
fold-back binder book.
Before 1858 Canadians used
British sterling, various for
eign issues and domestic
tokens" produced by banks,
tradesmen and utilities. A
considerable literature exists
covering those coins, but most
collectors set up their series
beginning with the decimal
coinage.
1t was in 1858 that the
Province of Canada first re-
ceived supplies Of bronze
cents, and silver Scent, To-
cent and 20-cent pieces. More
cents arrived from England
the next year. No more were
minted until after Confedera-
ton Of the country, which oc-
CURED in 1867.
Portraits of the current
British monorch are used on
the diverse of all Canadian
coins. Thus, coins up to and
including 1901 bear various
portraits of Queen Victoria,
whose reign began in 1897.
The first, and perhaps the
most attractive of the Vic
torian portraits. used on the
1858 and 1859 cents, pictures
her as a young girl with her
hair gathered almost pony
tail" in the current mode, with
an olive wreath. This first is
sue is scarce today, as are
some of the 1859 varieties, i.e.,
Evening star., 1960-08-28
PHILATELIC NEWS
+. 1860 Europa Issue
!. Links 20 Countries
BY BELMONT FAIRIES
Star Stamp Editor

s European postal co-opera-
.tion will reach a new high
this year with 20 countries
expected to issue Europa
stamps, most of them in the
same design and on the same
date, September 10.
The stamps honor a new
cooperative venture, the
European Conference of
Postal and Telecommunica-
..tion Administrations, orga-
.nized last year by Austria.
Belgium. Denmark, Fire, Fin
land, France. the German
Federal republic, Great
Britain. Greece, F.. Iceland, It
ally. Luxembourg, The Meth
erlands. Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and Turkey.
The design by Pentti Rahi-
.kainen of Finland, winner of
an international competition,
features the Latin Europa"
with the 20" represented by
a Bespoke mail coach wheel
tfor the 10 members of the
organization). 1t includes
the letters CEPT, the abbre-
Walton of the French name
of the postal conference, Plus
the denomination and coun-
try name.
Here is the information
available to date, with
stamps recess engraved in
the commn design and for
release September 10 unless
otherwise noted:
,,AUSTRIA-Three-schilling
black, recess engraved, ver-
tical design showing the top
of an Ionic column with the
word Europa" above it, re-
leased last Thursday, valid
for postage tomorrow.
DENMARK-60-ore blue.
ERE - SiXpence brown
and / shilling, threepence
blue.
FINLAND - 80 and 40
marks.
= FRANCE-O.25 francs in
two shades of green and 0.5O
francs in two shades of red.
Date of issue, September II.
..GREAT BRITAIN - g.
pence and 1-Shilling, 6-pence.
Design and colors not an
bounced.
GREECE 4.50 drachmae.
.1CELAND-3-kronur green
Evening star., 1960-08-28

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (AP).-
It's a big town and a tough
town, and for the sick. the
friendless and the afraid, a
terrifying town.
Yet for all its stony front
and wise-guy cynicism, it can
be a town with a heart.
Two detectives who searched
for eight days and nights to
answer a cry Of despair from
a troubled woman somewhere
among the city's teeming mil
lions proved it this week.
The story began August II
when an editor of the New
York Times found a note on
his desk. The first sentence
read:
MY husband and I are plan
ming to kill ourselves"
Detectives John w. Bonner
and Gerard H. Piering set out
to find the woman. These were
their only clues:
/. A specimen of her hand
wrighting.
2. The knowledge. revealed
in the letter, that she was mid
dle-aged and had once COM
planned about leaky roof to
the Health Department.
3. Her last name.
Detectives Bonner and Pier
ing made a check of telephone
books. But 1000 persons with
the same last name are listed
in the Manhattan directory
alone. That wouldn't work.
They turned to the files Of
the Health Department, whose
Office in each of the city's five
boroughs gets up to 300 writ
ten complaints a day.