Chillicothe Gazette from Chillicothe, Ohio • 1

THE WEATHER Aik ET Ci 174 'nigh temperatures 2832 today. Fair, lows tonight 10-15 west, 13-20 east portion; Friday fair, rising temperatures. Wednesday high 38, low 12; Thursday 7:30 a. in. 12.

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Two young men, armed with three revolvers and several boxes of shells, were halted on South Paint street, 37 minutes later. Suspected of Local Holdup Police identified them as William H. Davis, 20, and Lloyd E. Colbridge, 22, both of Columbus. Chief Poole said they will be questioned about the $71 Spur stators.

stickup here on Dec. 5, and probably will be charged with armed robbery. Both are being held in the city jail until the Franklin chief of police and the Butler county sheriff arrive with recent robbery victims for possible identification of the pair. Attendant Robbed of $47 Police first learned of the Waverly Service Center station holdup when Pike County Sheriff Jesse Foster called about 4 a. in.

He said two masked gunmen had forced the night attendant, John Schaffer, into the basement while they looted, the station of $47. Schaffer hid $50 he had in. his pockets in the basement of the station, located just south of Way. erly on Route 23, just before the Ii ti el a ti 11 ei SI 111 Ic tt st Nearly $150,000 Paid Here Today as Port Of $320,000 Present Christmas cheer came for some 1,800 employes of the Chillicothe plant of the Mead Corporation Thursday. Nearly $150,000 was distributed to workers in recognition of their individual efforts in 1949, Division Manager IL E.

Teter announced. Voted by Board The money was part of 000 voted by the board of directors for Christmas gift purposes for employes here and elsewhere of the corporation, President Charles R. Van de Carr Jr, explained. Accompanying each Christmas check was a letter from Mr. Van de Carr which read: President's Letter ''During 1949 you will remember, our company experienced periods of short time operations.

These short time operations, together with the highly competitive market which we have had all year long, were responsible for a substantial reduction in our company's earnings this year. "The results produced by some of our operations were good; the results produced by other operations were not so good. As a whole, however, the results were fairly satisfactory, and the management is appreciative of your individual help and wishes to express its sincere gratitude to you for your loyal support "Competition In the markets for our products is still severe and your wholehearted support and co-operation in our company's efforts to improve workmanship and reduce waste Is needed more than ever to keep our company In its place ofPaper Makers to America. "We are sincerely happy that we can send you this Christmas gift. "Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Successful Year in 1950!" Experts Preparing Budget Message for Congress in January KEY WEST, Dec.

15. (AP) President Truman said today treasury and congressional staff experts are making studies to determine whether war-time excise taxes can be repealed. In a surprise vacation, news conference, the President declined to say whether he will ask new taxes of Congress. However, he said it was always his aim to balance the budget. Reminded he had tOld a news conference in Washington recent.

ly he knew of no way to wipe out a deficit other than by raising taxes, he was asked if he still felt that way. Working Harmoniously Be said the whole matter was under consideration by a treasury committee of experts and by staff experts for the House ways and means committee. Ile said they were working harmoniously. Walking into the press roorn on the Navy's bachelor officers quarters here, the President suddenly went into a press confer, ence on which he gave no ad1 vance warning, Some of the re, porters were in their pajamas. Sawyer Suggested Repeal A recent statement by Secre tary of Commerce Sawyer sug gesting elimination of war-time excise taxes to aid business was called to his attention.Asked.

if he agreed with Sawyer's proposals, he said the question was under consideration by the experts. The matter will be covered in the budget message, he said. Budget Director Frank Pace said last week he saw no way to balance the 1951 fiscal year budget without new taxes, Did the President plan to ask new taxes? That will have to be covered in the budget message that goes to Congress in January, he replied. Would the budget be balanced? It has always been his aim to have a balanced budget, Mr; Truman said. The President said flatly he had 15.

nan are taes I itiort news ent nt. ip. 'till ary taft WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (AP)--A key lawmaker predicted today President Truman will ask, and Congress will approve, a continuation of rent controls beyond the June 30, 1950 expiration date. The spokesman was Rep.

Barrett O'llara (D-I11), a member of the House banking committee who is close to the administration. "The final answer that rent controls must be continued," he told newsmen, "was given by the reimposition of rent ceilings at Harrodsburg, where even a landlord and a banker asked that controls be restored after there had been exorbitant rent increasesrunning from 10 to 300 per cent." "Terrible" Condition Feared O'Hara said, The situation in Chicago and other large cities would be terrible if controls were dropped." He made a flat prediction that Congress will continue the rent law, although some other lawmakers close to the White House have voiced doubt that Congress will permit any federal rent controls after June 30. If there is a continuation the law's effect may be confined in new legislation to rent ceilings only for large cities. Under the revised rent law enacted earlier this year, a legislature may decontrol a whole state and a city government can lift controls in its jurisdiction. The federal rent administrator, Tighe E.

Woods, has authority to to take off rent ceilings on his own initiative and with recommendations from Drat rent boards. 2,000,000 Decontrolled About 2,000,000 dwelling units have been decontrolled, leaving about 12,000,000 of the approximately 40,000,000 dwellings in the country still under control. Four statesNebraska, Texas, Wisconsin and Alabama have voted out federal rent controls by action of their legislatures. But Wisconsin wrote a state control law, and Alabama's decontrol is not effective until May, 1950., 1 Beginning to take form is the new Western grade school building on Allen avenue. The general layout of the new school already is clearly visible to the average "sidewalk superintendent." Work on the new 23-room, two-story building began early in November.

The structure should be ready for use next fall. Knowlton Construction Bellefon- tains, is the general contractor. (Gazette photo by Marcus Orr). 1 i 1 Masorc Bodies to Honor Best 50-Year Member Rook Renamed Scout Chief; Awards Made do 'Appalled' At Steel Price Hike Report With more than 50 years of active service in three Masonic bodies the Blue Lodge, Chapter and CouncilJ. William Best, of 91 West Fifth street, will be the recipient of special honors-at Masonic Temple the evening of Dec.

21 when members of the three groups will meet jointly. The principal speaker will be City Board State Sen. Roscoe R. Walcutt of Columbus, grand recorder of the grand council, of Ohio, and a To Buy New 33-degree Mason. Jewels to Be Presented School Bus senTthaetaatidodnrsessofwi5l10-yfeoallrow pre- jewels Purchase of a Dodge school bus from the various bodies.

at an estimated cost of $3,563 was The Blue Lodge jewel will be authorized by the Chillicothe presented by James J. Harbage, board of education at its monthly meeting Thursday. The bus will be used to serve Purchase of a Dodge school bus at an estimated cost of 83,582 was authorized by the Chillicothe board of education at its monthly meeting Thursday. The bus will be used to serve 4 AI ,6 I 4., :1,,, '3, 4 i ,4,..42: 1 i i ri 7 '14 4: 1 HERMANN'S REMOVAL SALE Entire stock at sale prices, adv. (Please Turn to Page 2 Col.

2) Merger With Pickavvay Rejected by T-B Unit Thieves Cook Meal While They Work 7 '') 1 i 1 1', fr, 45 .1 ti ii r'N, t. I 1 A I 1 11 i i 1.a.......we Suggestion that Ross County Tuberculosis and Health association combine operations with Pickaway county under one executive secretary was rejected by the executive committee of the ROSS county group at a rneeting Wednesday night is being planned for February The committee decided it was and March. President Howard C. not interested at this time in the Oyer named a committee to pre-proposal made by tile Ohio Tu- pare for the survey composed of berculosis and Healtit association. Mrs.

Virgil Hess, chairman; Mrs. is being planned for February and March. President Howard C. Oyer named a committee to prepare for the survey composed of Mrs. Virgil Hess, chairman; Mrs.

Seventy-three Boy Scouts aril Cubs received advancement awards at a court of honor, Wednesday night, in connection with the annual meeting of the Ross district. About 500 boys and their parents attended a covered dish dinner at the armory, which, preceded the ineeting and honor court. Rook Re-elected Stanley Rook, Ross district chairman, and R. N. Griesheimer, district commissioner, were reelected; Robert Schneider was elected vice chairman of the district.

Results of the election, conducted by mail, were announced by Dr. Blaun Sigler, chairman of the election committee. Mr Rook presided and Troop 12 under Scoutmaster Fred May had charge of the opening ceremony. Dr. Ranald Wolfe gave the invocation.

Trophy to Troop 8 Troop 8 of Tyler Memorial church, under Scoutmaster Edgar Andrews received the court of honor trophy for the third time and won permanent possession of the cup donated by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Presentation was made by Scout Executive Charles A. Preyer, who noted that the award is based on advancement and attendance. The Cub pack attendance award was won by Pack 8 of Tyler Memorial church, L. W.

Zonner, cubmaster. Den 1 of that pack, under direction of Mrs. R. N. Griesheimer, entertained with marionette show.

The closing ceremony was led by Cub Scout David Rook of Pack 5. Top awards, foi Life Scouts, were presented by Scoutmaster Edgard Andrews of Troop 8 to: Ronald Wills and John Stone, Troop 12. Awards for Star Scouts were presented by David Herrnstein, scoutmaster of Troop 5, to: Ramon Wolfe and John Phillips, Troop Jerry Medert, Cary Patterson, Eugene Bradford, Eddie Colburn and Rickey Jacobus, Troop Ronnie Anderson, Troop 10; Eddie Fadden, Troop Robert Meeker, Troop 12. First class award's were pre-(Please Turn to Pape 2, Col. 4) WASHINGTON, Dec.

15 (211A CIO spokesman said today the labor organization is "simply appalled by rumors of pending steel price increases." Everett Kassa low, executive secretary of the CIO full employment committee, made the statement in testimony prepared for hearings of the Senate-House economic commIttee. He was called before a subcommittee which is studying ways to attract investment capital to small businesses. Inquiry Threatened Sen. O'Mahoney (D-Wyo) said a steel price increase would be gout of line" and would call for a congressional inquiry. The increase which they referred to was forecast by Benjamin Fairless, president of the U.S.

Steel Corp, in Chicago yesterday. Fairless told a news conference his company is going to increase some prices and decrease others in a revision to be announced Friday. Fairless blamed the recent freight rate boost and the pension plan won by Philip Murray's CIO steelworkers for the increased cost which he said necessitated the price rise. Sen. O'Mahoney is chairman of the economic committee, which probably would undertake any investigation.

He told a reporter "I don't see how we can avoid it." "The profit records of the steel industry indicate absolutely that an increase in the price of steel at this time would be absolutely out of line," he added. "It utterly overlooks the public interest, because the steel industry produces a basic commodity which affects the prices of every other commodity." The CIO's Kassalow argued: "Here is a situation where leading steel corporations made almost unbelievable profits in their last full quarter before the strike, and are now operating at even higher levels of capacity. "Yet, on the pretext that material costs are up, they are getting read yto bilk the public again. "We earnestly request the joint committee to look into this scandalous situation. After all, it is less than three months since a federal fact-finding board concluded that in the light of the tremendous steel profits, price reductionsnot increaseswere in order." Colbridge Davis two bandits came downstairs and searched him.

He said they locked him up while they jerked out the telephone wires and made their escape. The Pike county sheriff was in conference with the prosecuting attorney Thursday morning and charges of armed robbery were expected to be filed in that county shortly. Otto Slagle, owner of the Waverly service station said 10 cartons of cigarets, three new flashlights and a Smith Wesson .38 caliber revolver were taken. Sounded Like Chevrolet Attendant Schaffer in reporting the holdup told Sheriff Foster he thought the bandits drove toward Chillicothe and that the motor sounded like an old-model Chevrolet When arrested they were driving a 1939 faded gray Chevrolet bearing the license number 40 U. Police had stationed two cruisers in the South Paint street area.

Officers Andrew Wade and Charles Drummond, who made the arrests, apparently passed the bandit car as they drove south on Route 23 to take up a position near the creek bridge. The officers said they first noticed the Chevrolet, headed south, swing around and start back toward Chillicothe. They fell in behind the car and observed a flneast Turn to Page 2, Cot 5) Colbrit two bandil searched I ed him up the telept their escai The Pilo conference attorney charges ol expected tl shortly. Otto Sla erly servi( tons of cig lights and caliber rel Sound Attendai ing the hol he thou I toward CI motor soul Chevrolet were drivi Chevrolet number Police h. era in th area.

Offic Charles the arres1 the bandit on Route 2 near the a The offi( ticed the swing arm ward Chi behind till flneast Tt Howard Beeman, Mrs. Willard Patterson, M. J. Kelly, Thomas J. Vernia and William Stanhope.

The November report of the county tuberculosis nurse, Mrs. Muriel Kay, showed 81 cases of TB in the county and two suspected cases. The 81 include 27 sanatorium cases, 21 other positive cases, 29 post sanatorium cases and four arrested cases. During the montt, 30 X-rays and three fluoroscopic examinations were given; 19 visits to physicians; 35 visits on behalf of patients; 14 were admitted to nursing service for the first time this yea. 82 nursing visits were made for TB control, 14 to suspected or diagnosed cases and 68 to pupils in the former Logan View district, north of the city, and will replace the old vehicle inherited by the board when the Logan View district was brought into the city system.

The board also received a progress report on the new Western school construction from Charles Pettibone, of the Kiel and Laughlin firm of architects. Mr. Pettibone said excavation is complete, diggers have reached gravel and have a good footing for the building, re-enforcement is complete, and the heating tunnel finished. Bills Paid Month-end bills totaling $8,072 and salaries totaling $40,000 were authorized t8 be paid. Resignation of Mrs.

Bessie Brightbill of Western school lunch room was accepted and her replacement- by Mrs. Mary Jane Steinbrook authorized. Four new typewriters will be purchased for the high school and the old ones traded in. New arithmetic books for the seventh grades and economics books for the high school will be purchased before start of the second semester. Discussed but not acted on were: the landscaping of Western school site, purchase of musical instruments for high school, and equipment for the new Western schooL The board forcefully denounced and banned from libraries in the school system a magazine entitled "USSR Bulletin" published by the Russian Embassy in Washington.

Commendation was given to Arthur Howson, retiring member for his work while on the school board. Gordon Hixon, who replaces Mr. Howson at the next meeting, Jan. 9, was on hand to meet the group. Thieves who forced an en.

trance to the Town House Kingston, Wednesday night, ed themselves a tempting meal while ransacking the place. According to Deputy Sheriff Ward Collins who investigated, entrance was effected through the back door. In addition to the dinners, the loot included: five or six novelty key chains, five or six flashlights, a dozen lighters, seven or eight pocketknives, a box of cigars, eight pairs of sun glasses and a quantity of safety razor blades. Money containers used in the operation of music boxes, were torn open, but the amount of money taken was not estimated. The place was ransacked and left in disorder.

The Town House is operated by V. B. and Eleanor Lanier, to whom the vendors' license was issued, according to records at the office of the county auditor. 1 1 it's Easy to Sell Through the Want Ads Recommendation was made by the committee that the board of directors, meeting Jan. 4, adopt a program of self evaluation of the local association and its relation to the tuberculosis control program.

An evaluation guide has been prepared by the National Tuberculosis association and Ross county may be the first local association to adopt it. The plan is designed to show the local tuberculosis problem and its relation to other local health and welfare programs and to provide facts as a basis for integrated program development. The guide had been studied and reported favorably by the program committee, headed by Mrs. Harold Perry, and the publicity committee, headed by Miss Ruth Hemmer le. Miss Lucy Thornton, executive secretary, and Lawrence Heights-men, city Christmas seal sale chairman reported returns from the seal to $5,668.72 and are running about the same or a little higher than last year's returns.

The seal sale is the sole source of revenue for the association's activities. oal of this year's sale is $10,000. An X-ray survey In the county Sen. Roscoe R. Walcutt Columbus, deputy grand master of the grand lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio.

The Chapter jewel will be presented by Lyle S. Evans of this city, past grand high priest of the grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Ohio, and a 33-degree Mason. The Council jewel will be presented by Oscar T. Hawke of Springfield, the grand master of the grand council of Royal and Select Masters of Ohio. Also Serves as Treasurer Mr.

Best also has served 18 years as treasurer of Scioto Lodge No. 6 F. A. M. William Oppermann will be master-of-ceremonies at the joint meeting of the three bodies, starting at 7:30 p.

tn. Each of the bodies will hold regular sessions starting at 7 p. m. Following the ceremonies, refreshments will be served in the dining halls to local members, visiting brethren, and dignitaries of the order from all parts of the state. Mason Farmer Held 8 SWOPPINAY LEF1 8 FOR SALEMan's grey overcoat.

size 41 Dial 6017. 1 ztt, In Fatal Slugging WEST UNION, Dec. 15 LAD Clyde DeMint, Adams county prosecutor, yesterday filed a charge of first degree murder against Mason Farmer, 24, Pike county farmer. Farmer was accused in the fatal slugging of Elliott Stayner at Pee-ties two weeks ago. Farmer, who denied the charge, waived a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace W.

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