The Daily Reporter from Dover, Ohio • Page 1

OSGKtHE HAUfi, i 7 limes 74ili mo, 188 Ohirt Saturday, Ifecembcr is See full weather report on Page A-10. BATTLE (AP) A child's letter to Santa neVer reached its destination, but it found its way into hearts all over the city. Its author is Unknown, so-the food, toys and'Christrtias decorations being donated because of it will go to other needy kids. "Dear Santa," the letter says, "moma said you got lost last year and couldin't find your way toi our house, we wrilly mist you aspeshe- ly my little sisters. "Pleas come 1 this year santa.

we are beaing very good, momo sais youll get lost agiah mybe so hear is a mapi" It's signed, "love criag," but people are assuming that the real name of the -haphazard speller is Craig, A postscript says, "ps, don't leav any thing for dady becuse he isn't hear anymore." Craig forgot to enclose' the map for Santa to follow. His letter bore no return address. Officials said the letter apparently fell out of the "North Pole" mail pouch the Postal Service maintains at qhristmas time and was delivered, by Francisco's Restaurant. "I don't-mind telling you, when. I read that letter there were Arthur GrinbaUrri, who works at tMe restaurant.

"We took Craig's letter to the FBI," Grinbaum said. "They said they would trace the postmark and then go through lists of names of kids in the schools in the area, But unfortunately, we had thrown the envelope away." FBI Special Agent John Reed said he read the letter but could nothing. "It's beautiful In its childish said. then Grinbaum decided to organize a holiday drive for needy families in the Seattle area. i i "We figured just start helping a family here and a family there, 'and sooner or later, we'd have to hit Craig's," Grinbaum said.

"We thought it.would have a snowballing effect." He said the names of children' who might go without presents this year have been gathered from "people 'we talk to who have a know someone in Ineed." At, another restaurant, the Edgewater, bartender Scotty Randall joined the impromptu campaign. He collected $140 in one night. "I make them pay me $10 to read the letter," Randall said. Grinbaum said the Seattle Fire Department and police have volunteered to help deliver the goods. "We're going to contact other places, too," Grinbaum said, "We show the people the letter and they give us money.

"I'm'so pleased and so excited it's unreal," he said. OIAT we ho you A 15 CRAIG'S LETTER Gonesville fire damage iin millions ByROSADAVIS CONESVILLE A fire that raged lout of control for four hours last night paused damage "in the to a Southern Electric Co. smoke purification unit here. No one was injured in the blaze that broke out shortly before 9 p.m. Friday and kept firemen on the scene until 6:30 a.m.

today. The blaze in the top three ilpprs (the A module) of the eight-story was brought under control at approximately! a.m. The recently constructed "lime located alongside a Tnew generating plant scheduled'to be into operation early next year. by the Environmental Protection Agency, it was designed to remove sulfur dioxide from smoke resulting from the burning of coal to generate electricity. The all-steel structure was lined with ja vinyl material and contained millions -of Ping Pong-like balls of agent, according to Robert Jjisinger, su- perjntendent of public affairs for Columbus "i The Conesville fire department, called to the plant at 9 last night, re; quested the assistance of the Coshocton South Tuscarawas departments 'two hours' later.

Kenneth Pepper, Conesville fire captain, said this morning the department 'still had hose laid at the scene and generating plant employes were standing by. He added that the Coshocton Department's aerial ladder truck had been a valuable asset in fighting the blaze because of the height of the structure involved. The fire erupted almost exactly a year after the Dec. 16, 1975, blaze that destroyed Buckeye Fabric Co, at Coshocton and claimed the life of Coshocton Fire Capt. Wilmer Hale.

Armed robbers hit Beach City tavern New slant on Christinas The Perry, Walker family at RD Mineral City, has taken a new slant on Christmas, which they say saves space in their livingroom, This year, they hung their Christmas tree upside- down from the ceiling, and thumb-tacked a few presents up with it for an added touch. Walker, who is employed by ConRail at Canton, toyed with the idea for years before finally doing it last year, Now, it appears it will be a'family tradition, Children in the family are John, 14; Janie 11, and DeeDee, 7, By KAY WILLIAMS Area law enforcement officers Friday were Unable to locate a get-away car following a $95 armed robbery at the Shady Rest Inn on Rt. 250 near Beach City, Sheriff deputies who investigated the -robbery said they had only a partial and indefinite description, of what "may have been" the car used by the two unmasked men who entered the bar at Telephone cable break is repaired Damages to an underground telephone cable near downtown New Philadelphia Friday morning were not as extensive as was first believed, Lines to the fire and police departments were restored at approximately 4 p.m. and General Telephone Co. officials said about 400 customers were affected, Tom Souter, service department supervisor for the telephone company said 300 pairs of the 2700-pair cable were severed when water department employes were installing a Jine on 4th dr.NW.

While the phones were inoperable, calls to the police and fire departments were diverted to the Dover departments, who relayed messages by radio. Most of the affected customers were in the area around the city buildings, including many residences. 2:45 p.m. and took the money from the cash register. Owner William Paulos, his wife Martha, their son David and a customer, Amos Miller of 109 E.

3rd Beach City, were ordered up against a wall by one of the bandits wielding a handgun. Mrs. Paulos said she believed the man with the gun had been in the bar briefly about a half hour before the robbery. The two men were described as white and in their mid-20s. Both had brown hair.

The man who carried the gun Was short and stocky with hair that was thinning or flat on top and bushy on the sides. The other had shoulder-length straight hair and was 5-foot-10 and slender. The Pauloses said a yellow or mustard-colored small car, "sort of like a Chevrolet Nova," left the parking lot at a high rate of speed shortly after the robbery, headed northwest on Rt. 250. Skidmarks indicted a car had turned south on Rt.

93 and cruisers from the Tuscarawas and Holmes cciunty sheriff's departments, Strasburg, Sugarcreek and Dover police assisted in searching for the car in the northeast portion of Tuscarawas County. Candidates file expense reports Millesoii, Hisrich were big spenders ByDICKFARRELL State senatorial candidates R. Kinsey Milleson and Tom Hisrich 'each spent more than $40,000 In their November campaigns, it was revealed in expense reports filed this week, Friday was (lie deadline for filing the reports, and all local candidates complied. Democrat Milleson, who won the 30th District race, spent $40,355 to Republican Hisrich's $40,458. In the 18th District congressional race, successful Democrat Douglas Applegate spent 120,073 to Republican Ralph McCoy's $12,218, Independents William Crabbe and John Bashline spent 10796 and $3350, respectively.

Candidates in these races filed reports with the Jefferson County beard of ejections. IN REPORTS FlfcEO with the Tuscarawas county board, William E. Hinig, Who won re-election as state representative for the 8Kb. district, was by Hinjg listed contributions of $5505 and expenditures of $4.980 for his re-election campaign. The New Philadelphia legis- lator received the support of a number of political action committees throughout the state.

Those contributing $300 or more to Hinig's campaign were the Savings Loan Political Action Ohio Medical Political Action Committee IMPACT Ohio Dental Political Action Committee CommiUee'for Election of Democratic Legislators of New Boston Communications Workers of America of Washington, D.C., ($300) and Ohio Assn. of Realtors Political Action Committee A CHECK OF other candidates' expense statements revealed an apparent Irregularity in one filed by James B. Bates of Newcomerstown, who was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for county recorder. Mary Loader, his campaign treasurer, listed a contribution of $20 as being from a New Philadelphia resident who wished to remain anonymous. Under Ohio law, (lie names of all known donors mustbeJisted.

Wayne Cory. board elections director, reported the errpr to the former candidate, who said it would be corrected. It also is unclear whether the Tuscarawas County Republican Party erred in not listing its contributions to candidates. Republican candidates reported receiving $200 from the "Republican organization" although those figures are not reported on the Republican Executive Committee statement. CANDIDATES AND summaries of their campaign expense statements follow; Clerk of Courts Robert E.

Moore (D) Contributions, $253, expenditures, $253. County Commissioners William E. Winters (D) Contributions, $690, expenditures, $690. I Joanne Limbach (D) Contributions, $1249, expenditures, $1353. Glenn Carlisle (R) Contributions $763.

William Haney (P) Contributions, John R. pemuth (R) Contributions, 1947, expf ndii ares, flff. Harold G. Mjxwell (B) CoiJtribu- U0ni vm (candidate listed carryover balance from primary). Coroner Philip T.

Doughten (D) No contributions, no expenditures. Engineer Edward F. Gasser (R) Contributions, $1852, expenditures, $1844. Charles Young (D) Contributions, $2614, expenditures, $2615, Prosecutor Ronald Collins (D) Contributions, $404, expenditures, $264. Frederick H.

Bohse (R) Contributions, $181, expenditures, $201. Recorder Ted W. Underwood (D) Contributions, $166, expenditures, $166. James M. Bates (R) Contributions, $380, expenditures, $380.

Sheriff Louis Clark (p) Contributions, $1405, expenditures, $1861. RiJey p. BJackwell (R) Contributions, $1538, expenditures, $1538. Local Christmas 'Inn' Reservations still are being taken for a Christmas Day dinner being planned for area residents who are alone, including youths as well as adults and the elderly. Sponsored by the New Philadelphia Council of Churches, it will be held at noon in the Otterbein United Methodist Church at Beaver and Fair avs.

NE. The meal is being provided and served by women of th.e church. Reservations can be made by telephoning 343-4131 during the mornings only or 3642264 and 343-5862. Deadline for reservations is Tuesday. State Expenditures About $2 million went toward the successful utility-backed campaign to defeat four November ballot issues, three of which would have had a direct impact on electric companies.

Page A-2 No mending United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller has made it clear he has no intention of making any last- minute move toward mending his relationship with his former friend and ally, Harry Patrick. Page A-2 iVation Explosion rips tanker An 810-foot tanker in Los Angeles Harbor exploded, killing some crewmen and injuring more than Not enough time Shaken public confidence and the time needed to do a safety check on the swine flu vaccine have all but ended the immunization program for this influenza season. Page A-3 Index 32 Pages. 4 Sections Church B-2 Classified C-6toC-8 Comics c-9 Court Records A-10 Editor's Comment A-4 Hospital A-10 HotLine C-10 Localife B-3, B-4 Love Section Obituaries A-5 Sports C-ltoC-6 Stocks A-10 Television c-10 Worldscape A-7 Man who turned in pot held on $20,000 bond James R. Locander, 37, of Brownsville, was remanded to county jail Friday in lieu of $20,000 bond set in municipal court by Atty.

Fred Bohse, acting judge. Locander was charged by New Philadelphia police with possession of marijuana in excess of three times the bulk amount, a first degree felony. He walked into municipal court Thursday with approximately 20 pounds of marijuana in a duffle bag anc) a suitcase. Police still do not have an explanation for why the man stopped in New Philadelphia or decided to turn in the substance. He was en route from Texas to Canton with his 18-year-old'daughter, who is presently staying with friends in Canton.

Locander, who is employed as a torcycle mechanic in Brownsville, toll Bohse he felt he could hire an temporarily assigned William McLane of the public defender's office to represent Locander until he secures his own lawyer. Bohse explained that municipal court does not dispose of felony cases and thg matter eventually will be handled in common pleas court, A preliminary hearing date not set but Bohse said it probably would be held early next week..