The Press Gazette from Hillsboro, Ohio • 1

TO 151st Volume No 78 Sinking Spring School Move Unique Monument Marks Grave of Hillsboro Man Approved by Adams County in riday Ceremonies Queen Crowned BURKETT Hillsboro High School senior was' crowned as Hillsboro BACK Pair Held in Theft of Six Police Ball Calves from Marshall arm two Two county men were arrested during the week end in connection with theft of livestock from a farm near Marshall Sheriff Walter Ref Crucial Health Decisions On Horizon Covert Says NO ONE was injured but a driv er was cited following a one car accident on SR 73 12 miles south (Continued on Page 2) TO MEET Hillsboro Boosters Club' will meet in regular session Monday Oct 14 at 8 in Hillsboro High School cafeteria All mem bers and residents interested in athletics are cordially invited to attend gone up and as soon as the roof goes on interior work can start Neuberger is hopeful of getting in the building before severe winter comes so that some equipment can be moved inside The new building will be heated' Present storage space is not The camping area' at the lake" will remain open all winter It was last winter but construction completed until Ihte so the matter publicized This year however a large washhouse will have heat in it and is ready for use Year round camping has arrived Normally camping areas close about Nov Neuberger is working on a cou ple of ideas for coming months an ice skating rink and a flag design contest to draw a special flag for Rocky ork Lake but more details will be forthcoming after the projects are firmed up New hospital extensions and im provements new health 'depart ment facilities new sewer systems nupsing homes operating Medicate will all fall in the agen bailiwick 'Highland County will not be left out It will be placed somewhere of course with some other coun ties The' problem Other counties are also asking that question Even though some of Highland' neighbors (such as Clinton or ayette) are already committed to one of the tentative areas they are still un sure Should a rural county pool ef forts with other rural counties or tag onto areas forming around ur ban build ups represented by Cin cinnati Columbus and Dayton Health an uninspiring word to most people ancbdenotes a dull to pic something most people study briefly in high school and quickly forget: The word conjures up visions of brushing teeth regularly getting eye check ups and waiting impat iently in a waiting room for treatment of persistent cough But the word means much more to physicians and health officials It means the growing need for nursing homes which can care for the aged and infirm It means a frustrating search for funds needed for jjew public health facilities and services and for the best methods of utilizing the funds which are available It means rising problems pos ed by rural real estate develop ments plagued by inadequate wat er and sewage systems It means air pollution water pol lution the shortage of nurses health aides technicians That is what is all about the authorities say and that is what a meeting last week of Highland County health and med ical officials was all about Ae and stolen the calves from a field and a shed Investigation in the case is being continued the sheriff said ORTOU T5 health problems' in general and on qualification for federal money specifically He urged county residents to at tend the Chillicothe meeting in form themselves on the matter and offer their' opinions He especially urged city and county office hold ers to attend along with physi cians and others working with health problems One state official summed up the situation a strong local committee no mechanism exists to voice the needs and desires of the Dr Covert said he hoped High land Countians would voice their needs and desires by taking an in terest in the crucial meeting now being planned A COUNTY MAN received mi nor cuts and bruises in a one car accident on Rt 62 15 miles south of Hillsboro Sunday at 8:10 This involved a southbound 1956 ord sedan driven by Kenneth Ballein 25 Hillsboro Rt 7 He went off on the right side of the road on a curve to the left He lost control and the car swung back across the highway and off the left side and hit a telephone pole Jt swung back on the road again and rolled oyer on its side in the road i Ballein was cited for speed ex cessive for road conditions Answer Two ire Calls on Sunday Hillsboro firemen answered calls Sunday: The first was at 12:45 A car owned by Charles Ruggles caught fire brief ly when a cigaret lighter shorted out There was no loss The other call came at 1:20 to the Edna Luman residence on North West Street where a fur nace pipe had stopped up No loss was recorded firemen said garet Barrett Mrs Rosetta Ocker man Mrs Mabel Pausch Mrs aith Craven Mrs Janet Smalley Mrs Harry Milner and Mrs Ann Bailey Another volunteer project prior to this was typing the labels This was done by Hillsboro High School and Greenfield High School stu dents Hillsboro High School stu dents helping under the supervi sion of Mrs Donna Armstrong were: Mary Aber Renee Ames Joyce Compton Peggy jJuillerat Ruth Ann Shank Marsha Gard Kathy Glaze Donna Berry Connie Tener Patty Watson and ields Using Christmas Seals has been a happy holiday custom in the United States since 1907 Use Christmas Seals a matter of life and breath A MEETING is being held among six counties Highland Ross ay ette Pike Scioto and Adams to consider the mutual advantages of pooling efforts The session will be at telephone building Oct 16 at 8P 7 Last meeting here was to formulate Highland best interests and a special committee representing this county was named including Chairman (Bud) Wise Vice chairman Dr David Ayres Secretary Darlene Woodmansee and Treasurer Walter Rosselott Leesburg Attorney Carroll Mc Kinney will be the chief emissary at the Chillicothe meet ing and Dr Glenn Doan county coroner is attending on behalf of area physicians Sewell Miliken and Jack Cum mins representing state health au thorities explained the concepts involved in the new agencies and the importance of local organiza tion But last week's session only laid tliepreliminary Dr Covert said uture meetings on the issue will be of great import ance in determining what route Highland County will take on Charged irthe case areTiarley Lee Blanton 25 Hillsboro Rt 3 and Darryl Lynn ender 20 Lynchburg Rt 2 Both appeared in Hillsboro Muni cipal Court Monday morning on a charge that they unlawfully steal property of the valqp jn excess of $60 six calves the pro perty of David Both declined to enter a plea and asked for a continuance in order to secure an attorney They are to reappear Oct 24 to enter pleas Bond was' set at $2500 on each defendant Blatnton posted bond and was released while ender is still being held in jail Bibb reported the theft to the office Saturday The ani mals were taken riday night Bibb said someone had cut a fence The Christmas Seal Campaign does not start officially until Nov 12 but the mail campaign requires many volunteer hours in preparing the names and "addressing and stuffing envelopes The members of the Leesburg BPW) Club volunteered to give their time in putting labels on envelopes after their regular meeting at the Home ederal Savings Loan As sociation Building Oct 7 The pro ject was supervised by Miss Lillian Ellis board member of the Clin ton Highland TB and Health Asso ciation Project helpers were: Mrs Betty Hale Mrs Virginia Berry Mrs Jeanne Roberts Mrs Kathryn Connell Mrs Dorothy Noftsger Mrs Edna Watts Miss Lillian El Mrs Helen Milner Mrs Mar Norman Neuberger park man ager at Rocky ork Lake is re questing that all boat owners re move their boats no later than Nov 1 the date of the beginning of lake drawdown Removal of boats will be neces sary as work is to be done on re taining walls on all three marinas during the coming months 'This will necessitate the removal of the state docks consequently all boats must be removed Cluster dock owners are also re quested to remove their boats as repairs must be made to the metal docks in piling Boats left docked after Nov 1 will be removed by park rangers and a change of $5 for removal plus $1 per day storage charge will result are not in the boat removal business and appreciate if everyone would attend to the mat Neuberger commented Meanwhile a pre construction meeting between park officials and the prime contractors on a new water treatment plant at the north beach is scheduled this week and construction should begin on it immediately after that Neuberger said The contract was let to Roy Ball Milford on a bid of $40000 with an electrical contract going to John Cooper Cincin nati on a bid of $8793 Much of the shoreline work is expected to be completed before winter hits Work on a new maintenance building for the park area is also moving along in good shape the park chief said Roof trusses have VOLUNTEERS helping with Christmas Seal envelopes at Lees burg included' left to right Mrs Betty Hale Mrs Virginia Beery Mrs Jeanne Roberts Mra Kathryn Connell Mrs Dorothy Noftsger and Mrs Edna Watts Christmas Seal Campaigning Already By Mail A REQUEST from Mrs Barbara Tucker concerning transfer of pro perty from Bright School to Hills boro was turned over to County Superintendent John Cushing for further checking Bills for the month totalihg $74635 were approved: Cushing' re ported that he had been checking into getting some new office equip ment including a typewriter and a copying machine as well as getting the county board rooms redecorated Cushing said that some federal funds can be obtain ed to help out on the equipmentCommittees have been appoint ed among faculty members in the various schools to study textbook a adoptions for the coming year the county superintendent1 said Some books are strongly in need of up dating Reports are to be made on or before next ebruary and 'w then the county board will have until Aug 1 1969 to make adop tions on the basis of recommend ations A revision of a county course of study adopted by the county board several years ago is also underway CLI LASH and his regulars on the famed Braun 50 50 Club TSand Patrol to Check Autos Oct 15 18 An inspection team from the State Highway Patrol will be at the fairgrounds Tuesday Oct 15 and riday Oct 18 for a volun tary safety check of autos in this area Officers will check cars from 9 A until noon and from 1 to 4 COUNTY HEALTH Commission er William Covert said a new law passed by Congress in 1966 start ed a new trend in federal health spending i and finally led to last meeting here Previously he explained federal funds for health purposes were ear marked for specific projects and meted out directly to the organiza tions involved Now the funds are being allotted in block grants tothe 50 states to spend as the states see fit" In7 Ohio the Department' of Health' was named by Gov James A Rhodes as the controlling agen cy for the funds The next step is to divide the state into speaking for two or more counties ideally represent ing aggregate populations of 200 0001 Some of the areas (there' are to be 14 in all) have already been tentatively designated However many counties (including High land) are still uncommitted monument carries the name of the deceased with his dates Note attention to detail with handles of tool box on each side and even the lock of the box cut into the stone The name of the sculptor and donor of the monument (Thos Henley) Is carved into the side of the cover High School in pre game ceremonies riday night She Is shown with her court Harry Ben freghman Terry or ast Moving Classified Ads Phone 393 3456 10 PAGES SINGLE COPY 1 CENTS $5 a Year In Ohio Police Checking Shooting Incident Hillsboro police are investigating a shooting incident at the riendly Tavern on thqJBplfast Pike which occurredabout 11:30 Sun day Police were told that two shots were fired at the front door whUe a patron was standing in it' The i and' hit a jukebox Empty shells for a 30 caliber gun were found at the scene No Serious Injuries Result from Mishaps Several persons were injured but none seriously in a series of acci dents in the area during the week end Several crashes occurred Sunday in scattered sections of the county 'Citations were issued toseveral drivers MISS NANCY homecoming queen nett suoerintehdent did the crowning Left to right they are Charlotte Dean Wagoner junior Miss Burkett Judy Collins senior Janice Shaffer sophomore Escorts and driven included Mike Tener' Mike Moses Glenn Roush Dan Reed Tony Michaels Richard Beatty Roger Helm Richard Hollis Tim Shelton and Tom Barton i band Bob radio show will be the featured at traction of the annual police ball which willbe held here Saturday Oct 19 Tickets available at police headquarters or from any officer are selling for $5 per couple BEAUTIULLY hand carved eaale decorates front of monument The lid bears the tools of the old stone trade: Wooden mallet iron hammer pitching tool tooth chisel and adjustable angle carved lifesize and seemingly ready to use SUNDAY AT 2:55 A just north of Sinking Spring on SR 41 three passengers in colliding autos required treatment at Greenfield Municipal Hospital following the crash but were not seriously injur ed This involved a 1968 Pontiac coach driven by Glenn Raymond ulton 24 Peebles 4 and a 1968 Buick driven by Rodney Lawhorn 18 Peebles Rt 4 Steven Cremeans 23 Dayton Ricky Carroll 19 Peebles Rt 4 passengers in car and Randy Tong 18 Peebles Rt 4 passenger in car were taken to Greenfield Municipal Hos pital for treatment by relatives Neither driver was injured The patrol said that the ulton car pulled out of a side road and into the path of the Lawhorn car After the collision the ulton car continued on and hit a 'parked 1968 ord owned by the Hillsboro Auto Company The Lawhorn car spun around in the road There was moderate damage to the ul ton car heavy damage to the Lawhorn vehicle and slight dam age to the ord ulton was cited for failure to yield the right of way THERE WAS another wreck at Sinking Spring on SR 41 Sunday at 2:15 This occurred' in the vil lage just north of the intersection of SR 41 and SR 124 This involved a 1968 Lincoln Continental driven by Glenn Thompson 38 Gallipolis and a 1968 Chevrolet driven by Ray Crum 79 Hillsboro Rt 6 The patrol said the Crum car pulled out of an alley into the path of the northbound Thompson car Mrs ay Thompson also of Gal lipolis a passenger in her hus car had injur ies but did not require immediate treatment There was moderate damage to both cars Crum was cited for fail ure to yield from an alley SUNDAY at 5:35 there was a two car accident on SR 136 just north of Sugartree Ridge This involved a northbound 1961 Buick sedan driven by Samuel Grisham 19 airborn Rt 1 and a southbound 1967 ord driven by Vilnis Blackins 28 Xenia Rt 5 The patrol said that the cars sideswiped just as Grisham pulled out to pass another northbound car and as Blackins pulled out of an other road and started south Grisham was cited for left of center There were no injuries in this one Scene of the mishap was 25 miles south of the SR 136 in tersection with Rt 62 Beltz Will ill Vacant Board Spot The Adams County hoard of Ed ucation Thas voted to accept the transfer of the old Sinking Spring School District effective June 30 1969 This was reported to members of the Highland County Board of Education at a regular monthly meeting Thursday night The Adams board took the ac tion at a meeting on Sept 17 The Sinking Spring area will actually be transferred to the Peebles School District At the sam6 time the county board was advised that the Hills boro District had rejected for the second time transfer of the Car mel area to Hillsboro Both transfers had been effected by the county board back on Aug 30 In other matters the board fill ed a vacancy on the board by ap pointing Vernon Beltz Mowrys town to fill the seat vacated by Glenn Hastings proper ty was among those transferred to Hillsboro from the Berrysville area recently Beltz previously served two hitches on the board totaling about seven years first from 1957 to 1960 and again from 1963 to 1966 He will serve the remainder of Hast unexpired term Board Presi dent Davis swore in Beltz Home Damaged By Vandalism Early Saturday David Brown Bainbridge re ported considerable damage to his home on Seven Caves Road result ed from vandalism early Saturday He made the report to the county office He is remodeling the residence on the small farm and sornporie snot out pom tront windows me front door glass and did other dam age to siding A shotgun was ap parently used since shells were touna at the scene There was also some interior damage The time of the incident was placed at A Satur day Carved Memorial Located in City Catholic jCemetery One of most unique mon uments is located in our own back yard Charles Harsha of Hills Harsha Monument Co said this week: The memorial was erected to George Dunn (1871 1916) and is located in the Catholic Cemetery here The design is in the form of a tool chest complete with han dies on each side and a lock on the lid The front is decorated with 'a spread eagle perched on three logs On the top are the working tools of a stone mason: Wooden mallet iron hammer pitching tool tooth chisel and an 4 adjustable angle oymoouc oi me man i whose grave it covers the memorial tells a story to even the passing strang er It is constructed of Bedford limestone Harsha said The story behind the monument is as interesting as the memorial itself It was carved by Thomas Henley who died eb 20 1968 at the age of 82 name appears in the inscription in the side of the cover and Erected by Thos widow says her late husband was a nephew of George Dunn Prior to World War I un cle and nephew traveled together on construction jobs in Pennsyl vania Tennessee and Georgia pursuing their joint trade as stone masons Between the construction jobs they would take employment in local monument shops As they traveled together they made a pact that the survivor would erect a suitable memorial to the deceased member It was in keeping this agreement that Henley fabricated the monument a short time following death A small marker stands in front of thp tool box to further identify George Dunn Pvt 2 January 28 A bronze flag holder carries the American flag The sculptor Thomas Henley was a veteran of World War I ollowing his death and his own terms of military service he worked in monument shops in Ohio including the Hillsboro Mon ument Co before his retirement 17 years ago Several Persons Hurt in Crashes THE AREAS when finalized will coordinate all the myriad health facilities manpower training san itation etc The technical term will be comprehensive Health planning The agencies will speak for fed eral and state health money Thev 4 will review and coordinate health bullets went through the screen programs and hopefully do the Damage to the home was esti i job better than the present frag mated at $700 to $800 I mented system Neuberger 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