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County's Polls Open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tomorrow Fair The Circleville Herald FULL SERVICE Associated Press leased wtrt fnr state, national and world news, Central Press picture service, leading cofumnisti and artists, fsll local sewa coverage. Clearing and warmer Ihl after, noon and evening. Fair and turn inn colder late Tuesday.

Tester day's high, 43; low, 25. High today, 44 46. Low tonight, 34 36. High tomorrow, 47 4. ic An Independent Newspaper Jf 7c Per Copy 10 Paget Monday November 7 1960 77th Year 263 Ohio Weekend mencans Accidents Fatal 67 Million Set To 26 Persons To elect resident Ohio; 6 Other Big States To Hold Key mm Vote Forecast ELECTION DAY AT JACKSON TWP.

Students, grades 12, and faculty of Jackson Twp. School arc holding a mock general election today. The ballot is a duplicate of the official Pickaway County ballot to be used tomorrow. Voters had to register before they were permitted to vote. Left to right are Joe Good, Sandy Smith, Donna Mowery and Dick Spires.

and will close at 6.30 p. m. Returns will be called to the Board of Elections on state and national races shortly thereafter, but final returns won't be in until, the choosing a President, state audit early Wednesday morning. Pickaway County voters will be choosing a President, state auditor, congressman, state representative, two state senators, two county commissioners, county treasurer, clerk of courts, recorder, sheriff, probate judge, prosecutor, engineer and coroner. There is a judicial ballot and i Miller Pontius, 69, Dies in New York Latest AP Survey Shows New Gains for Kennedy WASHINGTON AP An Associated Press survey shows that Sen.

John F. Kennedy has gained considerably, in his electoral vote outlook since a similar check three weeks ago. However, many of the states were in the doubtful or tossup category, including several of the bigger ones. Vice President Richard M. Nixon could overtake Kennedy if he wins a significant number of these doubtful states while keeping his own bloc intact.

It is possible that the latest AP survey, conducted last week, does not fully reflect any influence President Eisenhower's late inning speechmaking may have had in Nixon's favor. The survey was based on judg ment of AP political observers in all parts of the country, newspaper analyses, party leaders and certain poll findings. It was believed that in a number of states the silent, undecided vote was big enough to tip the result one way or the other. The survey provided this break down: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Those two killers, fire and car bon monoxide, combined to take a toll of 10 lives in Ohio this week end. At least 12 others people died in traffic accidents, including a 14 year old Lucas County boy whose bicycle was struck by a police cruiser speeding to the scene of an accident.

Over all, the state reg istered at least 26 accidental fatal ities in the Asociatd Press sur vey period from 6 pm. Friday through midnight Sunday. Fire killed six persons three in one clip In Cleveland when two brothers and a sister perished in their blazing frame dwelling. One fire victim was the widow of a former Ohio governor, James M. Cox, the presidential candidate who lost the 1920 election to Republican Warren G.

Harding. The predominantly cold weather killer, carbon monoxide, asphyxiated a married couple in Defiance and two men who lived together In Canton. A third man who was with the latter two was overcome by the gas and reported in serious condition at a hospital. In both the carbon monoxide in cidents, gas heaters were in use. The deadly fumes apparently backtracked down chimneys into the rooms because of faulty flues or clogged vents.

Other miscellaneous fatalities In cluded: An 11 year old Columbus boy who was shot in the face as he lay beside a bed on which his brother was jumping, somehow causing a shotgun beneath the bed to discharge. Two men caught In the explosion of an 8,800 naIlon tank truck at at Ford Motor Co. transmission plant in Hamilton County. An Akron woman who plunged down ner basement stairway. Call Herald For Results For the latest local election returns, call The Circleville Herald after p.

m. tomorrow. The Herald will have staff reporter Richard Davis on duty at the Board of Elections. Other Herald employes will be on hand at The Herald to answer the tele phone. Local returns only will be avail able at The Herald.

The phone numbers are GR 4 3131 and GR 4 3133. Clark Gable Rests After Heart Attack HOLLYWOOD (AP) Clark Gablestruck by a heart attack that might have been much worse if he hadn't called off a hunting trip was resting satisfactorily today. Gable suffered the attack Sunday at his suburban Encino home and was rushed by ambulance to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital. Doctors and his wife said the quick use of oxygen undoubtedly prevented more serious, or even fatal, damage to his heart. "It's a miracle," said Kay Gable, expectant mother and fifth wife of the 59 year old king of the movies "He had planned a weekend hunting trip at his duck club near Stockton.

There are no phones there and it's miles from a doctor. "Then Friday night he said: I think I'll spend the weekend home with you and the children. I don't think I should go up "On Saturday night he seemed fine, wrestling with my two children ail over the living room floor. "Later he said he felt a little sick and went to bed at 9 p.m. About 4 a.m., he awakened and complained of chest pains.

He was perspiring and he felt clammy. I gave him two aspirin. "At 8:15 a.m., he got up and tried to dress but the pains in his chest were too much. He just sat here helpless. I called the doctor immediately." The doctor took one look and called a fire department rescue squad and an ambulance.

Record A record vote, topping the all time mark of 11,690 set in 1956 is forecast for Pickaway County tomorrow. Board of Elections officials are predicting a new mark since 13.425 persons registered to vote in Sep tember. The weatherman, however, isn't cooperating. His prediction for to morrow is increasing cloudiness and warmer with showers tomorrow night. The county's 47 polling places will open at 6:30 a.

m. tomorrow FRED R. NICHOLAS Veteran City Official Dies Fred Nicholas, 89 Served 62 Years Fred R. Nicholas, 89, of 328 S. Pickaway died at 5 p.

m. yesterday in his residence. Mr. Nicholas was the first auditor of the City of Circleville and for many years served as clerk to City Council. He was born Jan.

22, 1873 in the house in which he died. He was the son of William H. and Mary Elizabeth Patterson Nicholas. He was married to the former Nancy Gearhart who preceded him in death. He was graduated by Everts High School in 1891.

He then entered the bakery business, worked for a time in a stationery and book store. In 1913 he was employed by the Second National Bank and later worked for the Third National Bank. Mr. Nicholas appointed clerk to City Council in 1898 and served intermittently in that office until 1957 at which time he was named assistant clerk, a post he held until his death, a period of 62 years. HE WAS elected the first city auditor in 1903 and served as Pickaway County auditor from 1913 1917.

He was a life long Democrat. Following his term as county auditor he purchased an insurance agency from William Veith. He sold the agency to go into semi retirement 20 years later. He was president of the board of directors of the Scioto Building and Loan Assn. In 1954 Mr.

Nicholas was presented a gold plaque by City Council in honor of his 50 years of service to the city. His survivors are nieces Mrs. Wiliam' E. Decker, Sommervilel, N. Mrs.

Thomas B. Talmadge, Newton N. J. Cornelia Pocock, Miami, Fla.t Mrs. Edward Reiceld erfer, Wellston, and Isabele lGear hart Columbus.

Arrangements, under the direction of the Mader Funeral Home, are incomplete. Wagon Train Boss Dies DALLAS, Tex. (AP) a 6V Bond, 55, a movie actor since 1928 but better known as a television star and rugged boss of "Wagon Train," died Saturday of a heart attack. He was In Dallas to make Here All county financial Institutions will close at noon tomorrow. The Pickaway County Courthouse also will close at noon.

All bars and carry outs will have only 3.2 beer for sate until after 7:30 p. m. tomorrow. The State Liqour Store will not open tomorrow. Both major parties and the Cir ceville New Car Dealers Assn.

have made arrangements to transport voters to the polls tomorrow. Several other organizations have conducted "Getoutthe Vote" campaigns. in his favor. But with the pos sible exception of Ohio (25), the AP survey did not show any clear signs of such a tide. Kennedy's Roman Catholic re ligion was reported as contribut ing to the doubtful status of Mm nesota, (11), Texas (24), North Carolina (14), Missouri (13) and Kentucky (10).

However, in some large industrial states with sizable Catholic populations there was some indication that Kennedy's religion was an advantage. The final AP survey gives these states to Kennedy, with margins ranging from substantial to minute: Alaska (3), Alabama (11), Ar kansas (8), California (32), Con necticut (8), Georgia (12), Louis iana (10), Maryland Massa chusetts (16), Nevada (3), New Jersey (16), New York (45), Rhode Island (4), West Virginia 8), and Wisconsin (12). These states are listed as for Nixon by varying margins: Delaware (3), Florida (10), Id aho (4), Iowa (10), Indiana (13), Kansas (8), Maine (5), North Dakota (4. New Hampshire (4), Nebraska (6), Oklahoma (8), Oregon (6), South Carolina (8), South Da kota (4), Utah (4), Virginia (12), and Vermont (3). Doubtful states viewed as possi bly leaning toward Kennedy were Mississippi (8), Missouri (13), North Carolina (14), Ohio (25).

and Tennessee (11). Doubtful states possibly leaning toward Nixon were Kentucky (10), and Wyoming (3). The other tossup states, not listed as leaning either way, were Arizona (4), Colorado (6), Hawaii (3), Illinois (27), Michigan (20), Minnesota (11). Montana (4), New Mexico (4), Pennsylvania (32), Texas (24) and Washington (9). County Dems Hold Rally Saturday Eve The Pickaway County Democrat Committee sponsored a rally and barbeque Saturday evening at the Fairgrounds Coliseum.

A motorcade of 74 cars paraded from the Circleville High School parking lot to the Coliseum. The parade was led by the Walnut Twp. High School Band and "Katie" Kennedy riding a donkey decked with party posters and streamers. Approximately 1,300 persons at tended Saturday night's event. All local Democrat candidates were present.

Governor Michael V. DiSalle guest speaker was introduced by the local chairman, Kenneth Shepl er. DiSalle gave a 10 minute pep talk. He was followed by Sen. Thomas F.

O'Shaughnessy, up for re election, and Walter J. Shapter, candidate for a two year term in the Ohio Senate. Each of the candidates were in troduced. Most of them gave brief talk. Entertainment was pro vided by the Metta Larks, a local women's quartet, and the Dog patcher's, comedy singing group of Columbus, Circleville Teachers Approve special issues are to be decided in several areas.

Circleville residents will decide on a $550,000 school bond issue and a one mill city operating levy. Teays Valley School District voters are asked to approve a $1,670, 000 school bond issue, while Logan Elm residents will vote on a 2 mill school operating levy. Supplies have been handed to precinct officials by the Board of Elections. Extra workers have been sent to eight precincts in the county in which registration was heavy. Kennedy ahead in 15 states with 197 electoral votes 72 short of the 269 needed to win.

There are a total of 537 electoral votes. Nixon ahead in 17 states with 112 electoral votes 85 behind Kennedy and 157 short of the 269 minimum needed for election. Listed as tossups were 18 states with 228 electoral votes. In the AP survey three weeks aco Nixon was given a lead in 19 states with 141 electoral votes; was credited with 14 states with 129 votes, and 17 states with 267 votes were listed as doubtful. Kennedy's jump into the forefront is traced to his gaining an apparent lead in New York (45) and California 032), both listed as doubtful last time.

But the Cali formia edge for Kennedy is considered very small. Nixon gained Utah (4) from the doubtful broup. But Illinois (27), Wyoming (3) and Hawaii (3) moved from the Nixon column into the doubtful category. Nixon has been saying be senses a strong tide of victory running lie endorsement of the issue. The bond issue will finance con struction of 16 badly needed classrooms.

There will be a 10 room addition to the Court Street school and a new six room elementary school on a new Nich olas Drive site. Facilities only are involved. There will be no change in the school's program and old buildings will not be replaced. The bond issue will provide rooms to relieve the overcrowded high school, but only for about a three year period. Further expansion of the school system will be needed after that time.

If the bond issue is approved, it needs a simple majority, the room 8 would be available probably by the fall of 192. It is planned to move about half the 7th and 8th grades to the Court Streer rooms at the high 1 for the big classes that are right now in the junior high school. Area Store Burglarized The Pickaway County Sheriff's Department today was called to the J. B. Sprouse Store in Commercial Point to investigate a burglary.

Deputy Homer Adams said stolen property was estimated at more than $147. He said loot lnclud ed a clock radio, a twin speaker radio, two transistor radios, a wrist watch and other articles. Deputy Adams said entry was made by throwing a brick through a glass in a front door. Neighbors said they heard noises about a. m.

today, but didn't see any suspects. The entry was reported to the sheriff's department at 5:30 a. Candidates Thunder Toward Finol Hour Of 1960 Campaign WASHINGTON (AP) With the marathon campaign reaching a crescendo, nearly 67 million Americans prepared today to pick a new president Whether their choice in Tuesday's election would be Demo cratic Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts or Republican Viea President Richard M.

Nixon appeared to hinge primarily on the decision of a majority of the voters in the seven largest states. These states New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, California and Texas have 205 of the 269 electoral votes needed for election. To win, either candidate probably will need to carry most of them. New York and California were reported shaded for Ken nedy. The rest were listed doubtful.

Although many of the pollstera and dopesters gave Kennedy the edge, rsixon's partisans main tained outward confidence a last hour surge would carry their man to narrow victory. Some of Ken. nedy's backers were talking in terms of an electoral vote land slide. The two presidential candidates and their running mates sched uled a fittingly feverish winduo for a campaign in which th have crisscrossed the nation by air, rail and motorcade for a total of 135,000 miles of travel. Each has been seen in person by mil lions and on television by addl tional tens of millions.

Kennedy stumped in about 240 cities and towns, Nixon in about 170. With Sunday's visit to Alas ka, Nixon made it to all 50 states Kennedy bypassed only Alabama. i nawaii, ixwisana. MississippL North Dakota and Nevada. Kennedy winds up his campaign with a national television broadcast (CBS) from Boston tonight He will vote in Boston Tuesday and go to Hyannis Port, to get the returns.

Kennedy's running mate, Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, will close the campaign in Texas. After his television stint in Detroit, Nixon flies to Chicago for a joint appearance with Eisenhow er, in Washington, and Henry Cabot Lodge, the vice presidential nominee, in Boston, on a national telecast to be carried at staggered times by all three networks. Afer a post midnieM rally 'in Los Angeles, Nixion will go to hia home town of Whittier, to vote.

Returning to Los Angeles, he will get the vote results in a hotel there. As the candidates raced down to the wire, there was general recognition that a few ungauged factors might influence the final result. One of these Is Kennedy's Roman Catholic religion. Nixon la Quaker. President Eisenhower's cam paigning for Nixon also may play a part in the outcome.

Eisenhow er tried to boost the Nixon cause in four critical states, New York, Pennsylvania, California and Ohio. $15 Helps Hunter Identify Swan DEFIANCE, Ohio (APX George W. Shook, 28, knows the difference now between a goose and a swan a matter of $15. Shook pleaded guilty before Do fiance Municipal Court Judge Robert R. Brown and was assessed that amount for killing a swan, a non game bird.

Shook said he shot the bird oa the Auglaize River, south of here, explaining he thought it was a goose until the dark meat proved unpalatable. Game wardens retrieved a breast bone and sent It to Ohio State University. ex pert there deckled it a awaau $550,000 Bond Issue Program Circleville native Miller H. Pon tius, 69, Bronxville N. died at 7 p.

m. Saturday in Presbyterian Hospital, New York City. Mr. Pontius was a well known banker, a partner of the investment banking firm, F. liber stadt and Co.

He visited Circle ville often. He was the son of and Mrs. George Pontius. He went through elementary school here and was graduated by Everts High School in 1908. He was a renowned athlete and played football, baseball and basketball on the local high school squads, serving a captain of the football team in 1907.

He then went to Detroit University School, but typhoid fever forcel him to stay out of school for a year. Mr. Pontius then entered Kenyon College for a year nd entered the University of Michigan in 1910. At Michigan played end on the great teams of 1911, 1912 and 1913. He was selected all Western end in 1912 and was generally named all American tackle by News Briefs COLUMBUS.

Ohio (AP) Ohio's vital 25 electoral votes hung in the balance today as victory forecasts in Tuesday's presidential balloting came from both Republican and Democratic camps. NEW YORK (AP) Blue chips made some good gains but were clipped back early this afternoon as the stock market kept a ragged edge to the upside in pre election trading. MOSCOW AP) The Soviet Union today showed off a dozen "silver needle" rockets and said they were the type that brought down Francis Gary Powers' American U2 plane on May 1. WITH KENNEDY in New England (AP) Sen John F. Kenneuy opened the last day of his presidential campaign 1 today with a charge that Vice President Richard believes that peace can be secured "by parades and visits to the Soviet Union MADISON, Wis.

(AP) Vice President Richard M. Nixon started this final day of the campaign early and with a vigorous new attack on his Democratic rival, Sen. John F. Kennedy. WASHINGTON (AP) Barring a big political upset, both houses of Congress are expected to retain Democratic majorities in Tuesday's election.

NEW YORK (AP) A dynamite bomb exploded with a thunderous, shattering roar aboard a subway train deep under Harlem Sunday night, killing a young girl and injuring 18 other persons TEMPLETON, Que. (AP) Nine persons ere killed Sunday night and at least 10 others injured when a bus and a station wagon collided head on near here. Keeping Score On The Rainfall RAINFALL FOR 4S HOUR PERIOD Kndtng it I t. .38 Normal for November to date .52 Actual for November to date ,38 BEHIND MINI .14 INCH Normal since January 1 34.85 28.6 39.86 37.41 1.74 7:09 5:22 Actual since January 1 Normal year Actual last year River (feet) Sunrise 8unset 4 1 KA Utr MILLER H. PONTIUS experts of the period, including Grantland Rice.

HE WAS elected captain of the Michigan baseball team in 1913 as a first basemen. However, he re signed the position because the ex tensive traveling scheduled pre vented sufficient classroom at tendance. His replacement as captain was George Sisler, later an all time major league first baseman. Mr. Pontius was a member of Alpha Delta Phi.

Barristers, Mich igammua, and The Friars, famed old time junior and senior drinking society. Following graduation from Michigan's law school, he became a member of the bar in the states of Ohio and Michigan. He then went to the University of Tennessee as associae coach, and Tennessee fielded its first championship team. In 1916 he returned to Michigan as line coach and assistant to the great Fielding Yost. On the outbreak of World War he volunteered for the first officers training camp and was commissioned.

The war ended, Pontius resigned his regular army com mission and traveled for three years in South America for the Foreign Department of the National City Bank. Then he joined establishing Latin American agencies. These experiences gave him a font of information on what happens before and after wars which in later years proved so valuable in judging the economics whick surround major wars. In 1925 he entered the security (Continued on Page 2) Here is Timetable For Balloon Moon COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Fol lowing is this week's timetable for visible passes of the Echo I satellite, released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The times and degrees of elevation in the sky are for Columbus, but vary only slightly in other points of the state.

In each case, Echo will be moving south eastward. Tuesday 5:17 a.m., south of viewer, 78 degrees above horizon. Wednesday 4:48 a.m. south, 84 degrees Thursday 4:20 a.m., north, 89 degrees. Friday 3:15 a.m., north, 84 degrees; 6:01 a.m., south, 29 degrees.

Saturday 5:32 a.m., south, 35 degrees. Change Is Pilfered From Drink Machine Wayne Fetherolf told local police Saturday that about $20 in change was removed from a soft drink machine at the Launderama, 160 W. Main St. Fetherolf said the coin box was removed from the machine, emptied, then replaced. No damage was reported.

3L A poll of the Circleville Teachers Assn. conducted last week showed the overwhelming majority of local teachers are in favor of the $550,000 Circleville school bond issue. Richard Snouffer, president of the Circleville Teachers Assn. reported that most teachers favored the association give pub U.S. Postpones Test of Its Space Capsule CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

(AP) The civilian space agency today postponed a proposed Mercury capsule test launching. It had been scheduled as a crucial test intended to lead to a similar flight by an American astronaut within four months. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the launching of a capsule aboard a Redstone rocket was postponed "because of altitude control difficulty." A new firing date has not been scheduled, NASA said. The launching had been planned primarily to test a production version of the casule in a short ballistic flight. The casule was not to carry a man, or any animals or biological secimens.

There was to be no attempt to put it into orbit the evenual goal of a man in space program. The schedule se up calls for a chimpanzee to ride a Redstone powered capsule, over a course identical to today's postponed A mil scale orbital flight, shoot within two months. launched by an Atlas missile, is a personal appearance. planned fox late next year. I when the store opened..