The Logan Daily News from Logan, Ohio • Page 2

THE LOGAN DAILY NEWS Page 2 Wednesday, December 31, 1958 County Recovers From '58 Disasters CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) urn first and If the to West pert led II distrn Hock in int 4 ate highway tendent, ap- in Franklin CYniri of study of tv faculty Chase of reorganlz- two imith sit All seven high schools in the Hock minty system were by State Department of I deration inspectors as not meeting minimum state standards, Ohio I iel Co. announced It would establish 28 town division beadrpiarters in latgan. Lightning was nlamed for a fire whu caused 1 060 damage to Stone's Grill in Tin ish reek Watershed As soeiation applied for federal as t.mre under Public law 566 for fI ikk I control nie.is'ft* A friendly pound hlaek hear wa hot to death near Ash Cave four days after it was first seen hy tower spotter. The was s. bv over 2.00(1 iwrsons.

Over 4n oil) rs to lake the hear and care for it were et by wildlife officials HuH, ogan High Sehixd enkrtr received a rutperlnr rating in do wide seienee project competition An all time weekly high number of (l.iiin.int' for unemployment ronifM nsation was recorded in the Rt Athens Hock mg area when 1,942 claims were filed. Mi 1 1 an lay Products atari ed pilot runs of clay its new million dollar plant Tin Hocking County Inured of i duration and I "an citv Iwurid of education accepted a petition from residents of Kails, Falls Gore, Marion and Green townships ask ing transfer of those areas from the I a Hoi king rbool district to I ogan city disl rift o1 an lit School's track team won its second straight Southeast crn (duo euguo championship An all time weekly record high ntimlM i of unemployment com pen satlon elaimnnts (2,034 was re corded foi Hocking and Athens counties. John Heinrich, junior I NEW AND DIFFERENT Tnr THE MODERN GAS RANGE THE OHIO TUEL CAS COMPANY high school athletic coach, and Mark Wylie, Union Furnace High School coach, resigned to accept head basketball couching at Columbus North and high scfMMils. respectively Walter Hrokaw, 57. shot and killed his wife Wanda, .19, on I a can's Main then took his own life near the Hocking River otto A Shaw was victorious in the only local race in the primary election.

He won the Democratic nomination for county commissioner from Thomas C. Van Curen. lone Fast Hoi king school Imard re- leried petition of patrons of Kails, Fails Gore, Green and Marion townships asking transfer to l-o gan city school district Proposals to transfer four Fast im king school district townships to Kogan and to create a new Kaurelvtlle school district were certified hy the county school hoard to be put on the November ballot. Jobless pay claims in Hocking and Athens counties showed a dc- reuse for the third straight week The III: hway Department approved plans to resurface lit 75 from I ogan to Webb Summit and ity approved black topping of sections of IDs 3.1 and 75 in Safecrackers got $816 in cash from the Laurelvllle Gram A Seed Co The Kogan Clay Co announced following a merger that it would operate Pennsylvania plants of thr Graff Kitanrung lav Products Co and Worthington Ceramics as two new divisions 'f he Rev Carl Plummer of Portsmouth was named to succeed the Rev Stanley Renton as pastor of the Kirst Methodist Church after the Rev Mr Renton reptrd a call to serve the Celma Methodist Church July Miss Kthel Rower resigned as Hocking County home economies agent to attend University of Wis consul She served as an extension agent in the county for five years Thousands of persons took part in lug Fourth of July celebration at KHS athletic field Activities included kiddies' games, contests, baseball game, band concert, Ice cream social and fireworks A cloudburst struck I ogan and vicinity, causing widespread dam age to roads and eropa The two inch rainfall helped the county to its wettest July in history with rainfall for the month totaling 9 I inches. August Southeastern Ohio Conference of I It Church purchased 313 acres on (ireen Twp farm of Harsh for development of a church amp and center Nateo's No plant at Hayden ville was shut down indefinitely Approximately 150 workers were affected Haydcnville bypass on It I 33 opened for ti attic aftei pouring of concrete was completed on 000 project Hocking County Humane im ictv was incorporated as a non profit organization Hornet Wilson, Ixigan III was hired as engineer to prepare plans and specifications on Courthouse repair and improvements project September 1 for Hocking County Fair set new mark with 1,021 entries Fair attendance cut hv wet.

cold weather on final two day Twenty one persona vv indicted hy the Hocking County gi and jury in a I1 day session The jury heard witnesses and considered 26 ases all Hocking County commissioners approved plans for Courthouse re pair and improvements, and auth issuance of $21) pu in bonds for that purpose Josef Rrasharevt. Fntcrprtse, a leader in Hocking County's civic, religious and governmental most of his life died at age of 80 He served two terms as county representative to Ohio legislature October Hocking County Chapter of Walton League of America granted permission h.v Ohio Wild life Council to build docks below clubhouse on Kakc I ogan The largest fish ever caught at ake largan. a 37 inch. Impound, five ounce muskie. was taken dur ing test nettings hy Division of Wildlife persannel An ordinance for new gas rates passed hy City Council on a ft 2 vote The new contract with the Ohio Find Gas Co anntftntcd to an approximate 20 cent increase Courthouse repair and improve merit project contracts were awarded by the county commissioners to Carl Johnson Co gan.

for roofing work. William Ixmmis A Son, for general work and Rlaekstone FJectriC, gan, for electrical work Over 2,000 persons visited gan schools to inspect new anil remodeled buildings during open house and dedication program. Improvements resulted from a 10 1,000 bond issue passed in 1956 Clifford McCain', 58. Somerset, was killed and nine injured in a headon cr.ish north of Murray City on Rt 216 Horner Carney, 4H, New Hi. driver of the oilier auto, was charged with manslaughter and bound to grand jury after pleading not guilty City Council approved hy a 4 3 vote a resolution authorizing the employment of the olumhuf gineering firm of A Ni pie to conduct on engineering sur vcy Of cHy waterworks system November Mr and Mrs Howard Green of Kogan III 3 and granddaughter Gloria Jean Gnrtney.

7, suffered fatal injuries in a headon on Rt 33 at the entrance to the Carborundum Co plant won all county races in the general election Democrat winners Holland Bright, county representative to Gen eral Assembly; Otto A Shaw, count commissioner; Carl F.ngle, county auditor; Vaughn Collins, county judge Only Hocking Republican elected was Har lev Meyer, common pleas court judge Voters approved Creation of a new Kaurelville school district; op elating levies for city sehcnil district, St.irr Washington school district. Fast Hocking sc hen dis triet. and villages of Murray City and Laurelvllle; luixrculosis care levy TAirned down by voters were the county health levy and Green Twp fire protection levy I Chieftains shared Southeastern Ohio football hampioiiship with Wellston In dr tenting Athens in the lin.il game Hob Hiseh, KHS tackle, was named to the All Ohio first team In Associated Press. United Press International and Ohio Jayrecs He was also picked for the All SFOK team and was rowinner of the league's most valuable er award City Council approved 1959 bud get of 24. an increase of 119,226 80 over this budget Hocking County was hit bv an H'm inch snowfall which forced cancellation of the 11th annual SEO Christmas pageant and par ade Kogan The mercury dipixxl to a record Novemlier low of 13 zero ill kmg County December The thermometer registered a 1958 Hocking County low of 15 he low zero All schools hi the conn tv except St and I nurel ville were closed due to the bitter i old Arthur Thress of West Ko gan was found dead in a ear park ed on I ogan ltd A eotnpan ion, Miss Montana Rlantou of Ko gan, died three later Thress death was attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning Miss Rlanton died of uremia, with shock, ex Iru Oldfield Retiring From Ohio Fuel fr.i Oldfield of Adelphl, compressor station operator at the Ohm tie I Gas Hcntpn Sta lion Smith Rloommgvillc, will retire Jan 1 Ohlfield has I cu with Ohio Fuel 21 years He started with the company in the drilling department in Lancaster, was promoted to tool dresser at Sugar Grove five years later, and went to Renton Station as compressor station operator in 1947 Born near South Rloommgville.

Oldfield attended school in Benton 'I wp Oldfield is 65. He and his wife Dora have two daughters, Mrs. Neil Henry of Kaneaster and Mrs. Claude Burns of Kogan Hi 2. Nungester Lists Hunting Season Closing Dates In answer to numerous inquiries Hoekmg County Game Protector Marvin Nungester has lifted clos mg dates of the various hunting seasons Waterfowl season ends a half hour liefore sunset Thursday, Jan 1, and rabbit season closes at 5 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 3. Row and arrow deer hunting season ends at 3 in. today. Other final dales are Feb.

It for night hunting, Feb 25 for grouse season and March 15 for trapping season. Present hunting licenses are good through Aug. 31. Hocking Valley Hospital Notes Admissions Charles Corrigan, I ogan, modi eal; Miss Carolyn Sue Vorheos, Kogan, medical; Michael Baker, In ion Furnace, medical; l.crny Clark, Union Furnace, medical Dismissal Miss Wanda Sue Patton, Me Arthur. Industrialists (Continued from Page 1) business started puking up last February and since spring le-in picking up hy and Boss Adcock, manager of the Pottery plant, said the recession only slightly affected Kogan Pottery that 19.59 he as girad or better than this year Peter C.

ffman plant manager of Sinead Mfg Co, in said, "We more optimistic than we were last year at this time. Our employment is up and this month sales those of a year He said the plant is continuing to add new lines and has its nor- umI hacking of orders. John Workman, sab manager of Sun Glow Furniture Koran oft ice, said, business looks very healthy now It it will continue to good Hr said the local plant is going into 1950 with a line of furniture deve loped in the last half of 1958. Forest Deering, If. Gc.dman shoe factory superintendent, said, overall picture for 1959 is good.

Business pic ked up in No vember and increased production is in prnspoct for next Mathenv. manager of cos Haydcnville ami Diamond plains, it is too early to tore guess aliout business prospects for 1950, but that he is not pessimistic, aid there have been no orders for conduits which had I made ill the closed No 1 plant at Haydcnville Mr. Mathenv added that operation of tin No 2 plant is about 25 cent of Diamond plant's production about he said. Dr. Watson New President Of Society Dr George Watson of the I aim I Adelphi area was elected president ol Hocking County Medical Soc iety at the annual organization meeting last night.

succeeds Dr II M. Booeks, who was elected secretary treasurer for the coming year. Dr Bahevicius was named vice president The medical society diacusscd the program to provide tree shots to pro-school children whose families are unable to pay for the immunization During the past year, modi cal society donated $250 for such immunization, and the health de part men! gave some 500 shots Supply of free vaccine is now virtually exhausted. The doctor: discussed possibility of rr or other civic organizations hcronting interested in t'us program and providing funds far the free vaccine. Funeral To Be Friday For Joseph Gordon treme exposure, carlxm monoxide poisoning and pneumonia listed as contributing factors Five plans were suggested for reorganization of Hocking County school districts Ml proposed con soluiatiou ot at least two dis triet s.

Mayor Francis Myers ousted H.v sell as Kogan fire chu on charges of neglect of duly, incom jM'lence, inefficiency and noufcas arice IK sell filed an appeal with the Kogan Civil Service Uoimuis siou The West Kogan sewage study committee filed a petition with county comini Lionel creation of a West Ko an sanitary sewer district 1,1 Thomas Crowe of I.ogan was fired as Hocking Honor Camp su pervisor after investigation hy the state highway patrol substantiated two of nine charges that life termer Thomas (Yonnie) Kieavoli special privileges at the camp. J. PENNEY CO. Ilifr NEWLY CONSTRUCTED and furnished J. C.

Penney Co. department store in Logan. The former Penney store was burned cut in a million dollar fire last February. New J. C.

Penney Stcte Mainly About To Open In Logan Friday People A new (' Penney Co. department store will hold its grand opening in Kogan Friday and Saturday 10'a months after the business was burned out in one of the biggest fires in history. The Penney store will I at its same location, 12 Mam as burned out block has Ireen rt built hy owner Theo Johnson of Logan. has been in operation in Kogan since 1928. The only other time the business was closed was in 1942, when another fire closed the store for two months.

The new store has all new fixtures. attractive interior decora lion and modern lighting. It is very well stocked with all new items in clothing, shoes, luggage, piece go-wts, and home furnishings. It also has an official Boy Seoul department A ribbon cutting ceremony is slated for 9 a.m. Friday, with the honors to bo done by Burr Nixon, former Penney manager in Kogan fc.r IH years, Also attending the opening ceremony will Mayor Francis Myers and Donald Braun, new Penney manager.

Mr. Braun, a native of Bellaire, has cstablislicd his family residence at iHl Hi nrietta Ave. The Brauns have two daughters, ages seven and 10, both pupils at Central school. He started with the Penney Co. in his home town in September 1940, served three years as floor manager at Wheeling, and for the last 7 ye ars has been assistant manager of Penney store in Washington, Pa.

An Army veteran of three years, he served in the Pacific Theater during rid War II. The new store has a total of 5,276 square feet of sales area, including 3,166 on the main level and 2 110 in the dowrstairs store. Another 1.580 square feet in the basement is used for storage. An upstairs section at the front of the building contains 505 square led fur manager's office, cash office and lounge p'd with individual lockers. Fifteen persons, including extras mr Fridays and Saturdays, have been employed in the new store.

One new feature will be the exclusive use of cash registers, replacing old cash carrier system used in the former Penney store. Pamela Sue. two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Virgil Baker of near Maxville, is being treated Kancaster-Fairfield Hospital for injuries sufteri in a fall at her home Monday. I.arry Pickett of Fort Penning, Ga is spending a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs.

Paul tt and family of Lake Logan Rd He will report hack to Fort Benning Jan. 6. Miss Harriett Davis, whose resignation as coordinator of nursing services for Hooking County health department becomes effective Jan J. has employed hy the Ohio Department of Health She will serve as a consultant with the Southeast District office a( Athens. Sheriff Report Three Traffic Crashes Columbus Man Held To Jury Robert W.

Collins, 32, Columbus, pleaded not guilty when arraigned before County Judge Vaughn Collins Iuesday on a charge of nonsupport filed hy his wife Sally; Collins. The defendant was held to the grand jury under $360 tvond Ho was committed to county jail for 1 ailure to inind. USE THE WANT ADS Funeral sen ices will he held at pm. Friday sit the Pine Grove Methodist Church near Gib isonville for Joseph F. Gordon, H2, who died Tuesday morning at Fail's Rest Home neai Kaneaster alter a long illness A native of aurel he was a retired farmer The Rev I oius Itold will conduct st rv ices, and burial will he in the adjoining cemetery Friends may call at the Smith Funeral Home, Kaneaster, after 7 tonight Surviving are his wife Sarah Mae Gnidon, Kaneaster; three daughters.

Mrs Goldie Chambers, Mrs Warren Cupp and Mrs Jennie Mae Wit hern, all ot Kaneaster; two sons Willifm of South Perry and o) I anenster; three sis ters. Mrs Clara Cheshter and Mrs Attic Brown, both of 1 ter, and Mrs Caroline I eh man of Kogan a brother Charles of Montpelier; 26 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren A pair of one-ear crashes were investigated by the slate highway patrol in Hocking County Tuesr lay. One occurred at 11:45 a.m. a mile north of Logan on Rt. 664 The patrol said a s.mthbound auto driven by Mrs Gladys Slirin- er, 60, Kogan Rt 2.

attempted to stop for approaching traffic at a one lane bridge and skidded into a road sign. There was minor car damage. Mrs Shrmer was cited for driving at a spt ed excessive tor road conditions She will appear in Mayor Frupcis at a later date The other accident happened 4 4 miles north of Kogan on Rt 75 iit p.m. The patrol reported a ear driven north by Charles U. Butler, 52, Marion, went out of control on a curve and struck a guard rail off the left side of the highway.

I he car was demolished, the patrol reported. The patrol said Lewis Brown, 34. Marion, a passenger, was treated at Hocking Valley llospi a I for bruises and cuts and released Butler, charged with unsafe operation, was fined $25 and costs by Mayor Myers. Sheriffs deputy Dennis Wilkes cheeked a ear truck collision at 10 a.m. Tuesday on Bear Run Rd just west of Rt.

75. Involvid were an auto driven by Albert Flick. 1-ogan. and a Hocking County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association truck operated by Bill Cox, laigan. The deputy said the two vehicles met on a curve at the top of a hilhrest.

There was extensive damage to the top and moderate damage to the left side of the car, while the truck had moderate left rear dam- agt, tin deputy reported. Hocking tyan, 22 Pleads Guilty To Three Charges A. Nice, 22, Rockbridge Rt. was committed to county iail Tuesday for non-payment of fines after pleading guilty to three charges when arraigned before Mayor Francis Myers. Nice was fined $25 and costs on a charge of assault ami battery likU by Mrs.

Louise Stevens. lie was also fined $15 and costs fur reckless driving and $25 and costs for Ins second conviction of driving without a license. Both charges were filed by GENERAL ELECTRIC Sale Prices On Washers And Clothes Dryers Virgi! W. Martin 31 Main St. Ph.

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