Zanesville Signal, The (Newspaper) - December 23, 1953, Zanesville, Ohio More Readers In Zanesville Than Any Other Newspaper Phone 24561 THE ZANESVILLE SIGNAL if HE A AF 186 ZANESVILLE OHIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 23 1953 16 FIVE CENTS Cotter OHIO Partly cloudy and colder with a few snow tonight Low tonight and east Thursday cloudiness and cold Today's Low 7 Yesterday's High ST p.m New Wide Screen Installed At Two Zanesville Theaters Pictured here to the new wide screen being Installed at the Weller theater been pot in place at the Liberty A similar screen has Giant new curved screens in preparation for the showing next month of The Robe and other Cinema Scope motion pictures have been installed this week at the Liberty and Weller theaters The new screens are much wider than the old the strange new dimension adding an ment of depth that has won widespread acclaim from critics There is considerably more realism to the Cinemascope tures it is pointed out Zanesville becomes one of the first cities of its size in the try to have its theaters equipped screens although the Shea Corporation which owns the Liberty and Weller is also installing the new screens soon in its Midland theater at ark and the Colony at Marietta The first picture to be produced by the new process is booked at the Liberty theater on January 14 while a second screen picture How to Marry a is tentatively set for Jan 27 In addition to the wide screen stereophonic sound equipment must be installed and the tors must havee newly developed anamorphic lenses The lations will be completed at the Liberty theater by Jan 9 it was said today by Joseph Scanlon the manager The new screen at the Weller is 16 feet high and 33 feet wide while that at the Liberty is 15 by 30 feet The screens are curved with the concave side facing the audience The old screens were approximately the same height but only about 20 feet wide For the showing of regulation pictures a curtain is drawn so that only the center portion of the screen is visible less its curved surface is said to give added quality to the ture Prisoners Reject Final Appeal Employes Buy Roekel Company Control of The Roekel company passed yesterday from the family of its founder Henry Roekel to management group headed Checkup Here Shows Yule Sales Ahead of Last Year Merchants Prepare for Last-Minute Rush Downtown Stores to Remain Open Tonight Living Cost Drops After Eight Months November Figures Reverse Steady Upward Trend WASHINGTON The government reported today that living costs declined in November reversing a steady eight months advance to ord levels The index compiled by the reau of Labor Statistics declined of one per cent to 115 per cent of the average This is of one per cent higher than November 1952 and 13 per cent above the June 1950 start of the Korean War But it was the first drop since February and indicated some stabilizing economy The index decline knocks about railroad employes out of the wage increase they would have received had the index stayed at its 115.4 October figure Their wage rates are ed by contract to index changes A rather sharp 1.4 per cent de- cline in food prices was mainly responsible for the drop in the over-all living cost index This encouraging word to can housewives was somewhat however by indications that December prices may be a bit higher Only last month when the ing cost index rose to set a new record for a fifth straight month Labor Statistics Commissioner an Clague whose agency compiles the index said he felt the nation's Mother of 2 Sets of Twins Awaits Another Pair Soon Mrs Don Ryan of Edison avenue pictured with her two sets of twins Kristy and Kathy two and Patricia and Michael three expects the arrival of a third set ot twins within the next two weeks Sales during the current Christmas shopping season of inflation had reached C H Williams secretary The Roekel stock was purchased from Margaret Allan Ann bins Adaline McCabe and ence Sprung who are the heirs of its founder The management group Include about 20 of the key em- ployes and negotiations have ex- tended over several months In these negotiations and in the sale the family was resented by Attorney James B end Clague said living cost declines a checkup of a representative group of retail stores showed during the next few months may H J Dickson its president and nere are averaging about five percent ahead of last year TT group was represented by ney C Alfred Zinn The amount involved in the transaction was not disclosed Mr Roekel founded this business In 1876 It was incorporated in 1908 under the laws of Ohio The firm wholesales industrial Boy Injured by Auto A six-year-old Amsterdam boy Richard Lee Blanchette was in- jured yesterday when he ran into today Some merchants said the minute surge of shoppers today and tomorrow may boost the be expected since food prices mally fall seasonally in the time The steady living cost rise has been marked by successive The expected birth of twins to a Zanesville woman already the mother of two sets of twins is believed out precedent in local medical history The newest additions to the Don Rayn family on Edison avenue have been expected since Dec 7 The attending physician who has confirmed the fact Mrs Ryan will have her third multi- ple birth said today the babies will arrive within the next two weeks Mrs Ryan the former gene of East ham gave birth to her first set of twins Patricia and Michael on Sept 2 1950 A little more than 13 months later on Oct 27 she became the mother of twin girls and Kathleen Twins are not uncommon in the Ryan family The father has I sisters who are twins Miss Re- 1 gina Ryan of Forest and Mrs Coyle of Wa- i bash avenue A cousin Mrs POWs Stage Wild Spree In Compound Reacted For Explanations To Captives PANMUNJOM ican war prisoners who em- braced communism chanted Red songs shouted and linked arms with fellow captives In a wild swirling dance today drowning out last broadcast appeals to return home The Command said the broadcasts a few hours before the midnight deadline for explanations to balky prisoners ended to woo home 22 Americans 1 Briton and 327 South Koreans who stayed with the Reds The Communists who have pressed repeatedly for an sion of the explanation period asked to interview more Chinese prisoners from the South Camp tomorrow But the Neutral Nations Re- patriation Commission ruled mat the explanations had ended The commission approved a re- Stubbins and the management the side of an automobile the latter part of age a point or two higher but increases in costs of rents and agreed business this year was services while food ter than last remained fairly steady even One store reported farm prices declined sales this year started a week the farm price drop is former county 10 days earlier than usual reaching the grocery Others said the unseasonable warm level Jesse A Slack Dies at Columbus Jesse A Slack 68 of Columbus Santa Shows lip At Wrong Party DALLAS Tex It was time for the Christmas party at Mrs J W Sanderson's gurton The tree was up and trimmed The kids were excited The store urer died last night in his Sure at his home by Lloyd H Smith 54 of 1108 ley avenue the highway patrol re- ported today The accident occurred on U.S Route 40 at Amsterdam two miles her and the first part of this month had tended to delay the Yule iping season Stores will remain open this ning for the convenience of east of The child out will close at the regular was bruised and cut but did not require hospitalization electrical plumbing heating Hebron post of the highway mine supplies investigated three other time tomorrow night to permit em- ployes to spend Christmas Eve with their families The management has yesterday All were of an that there will be no change in unusual nature personnel and it will continue the past policies which have ed to the success of the business White Christmas Doubtful Here It was a re nis Mattingly of Locust avenue has twin daughters Mrs Ryan has found that twins occurred in uert from Americans and the Briton to meet her family live generation I Allied and Red A Zanesville doctor a nts inside compound ist in obstetrics said today that such multiple births are He explained that Loudspeakers outside the batted this is particularly unusual in the Closure broadcast 12 times case of a mother in her mid- during the appeals twenties to the 22 Americans 1 Briton and 177 South Koreans who had not Ryan is shearman s helper been interviewed All in the finishing department of of 230 South Koreans Armco Steel corporation to stay with the Communists The broadcasts were greeted by demonstrations as the ers danced sang shouted and cheered in unison Only 17 Americans were counted inside the compound The Indian i command said three were in a VERSAILLES France The J nearby hospital and did not hear French Parliament went broadcasts Two others ently remained inside tile huts Eleventh Ballot Fails in France its round of voting today and where the prisoners live The In- He had been suffering from heart ailment for several years but his death was unexpected Members of his family became alarmed when he failed to arise at his usual hour this morning and I went to his bedroom to 1 J 1 J Vi 9 41 splendent Santa Glaus at the elect a president djan command said were a door Mrs Sanderson was of the republic after a week of the compound correspondents standing fruitless balloting News Balloting with tired outside the wire identified from was at the wrong party The state weather bureau no one was injured when a rear dual wheel flew off of a track driven by Robert W Hopper 38 of Route 2 Another unusual accident curred on Route 13 near town when a mud flap flew off a truck causing Lawrence D Early 47 of Thornville to loose control PHOENIX Ariz Frank Ks which crashed Nixon father of vice into a Early escaped injury president Richard Nixon lay R of Nixon's Father Is Stricken III A pottery display in town was badly damaged bat day although hardware merchants and paint dealers will be r ite that day giving employes a longj Christmas holiday City and county offices along with banks and other financial in- will also be closed on Saturday yesterday predicted a white Christ Imas was doubtful today that there enough snow to support its prediction in most Ohio areas There were snow flurries here today but observers at thc CAA In The Signal communications station at the port said skies are expected to clear late this afternoon A snowstorm of near blizzard and prior Mr had made his home In Columbus for 22 and was employed in the state office there until he re- tired two years ago He served as county treasurer ably surprised and the sters were delighted more than 900 deputies Sgt Richard Corden of and Mrs Sanderson up a r Fast R T conversation And yep Santa senators refused to give a enclosure with a short majority to cither of the two chief coat thrown over his shoulders as Marcel led the demonstration imond or Overseas Corden and British Marine An- jister Louis Jacquinot of the con- drew Condron previously had been Independent as leaders of the non- I Korean prisoners I got votes not 338 Thc required majority Correspondents also identified from Claude Batchelor Kermit Tex Michigan Prison Fugitives Caught here from 1926 to 1930 The rightists put up Jacquinot RICHMOND Ind Joseph Laniel i police overpowered in a hotel room drew from the race last night here early today the last two of There was no solution in sight j term convicts Who escaped to the political deadlock now in proportions -s reported in the taught school at K Michigan Prison its day As fog and west today and CAA South He was ast fc shrouded the ancient Palace ofj said the directional movement of cipal at South Zanesville John was Mr Slack was a member of marathon voting would continue Tun to Page Nino a low pressure area preceding the Births Classified Comics Women's News cally ill at St Joseph's Hospital was and costs here today in mayor's court at Hebron He was flying with his wife reckless driving after she lost News Birmingham Ala to Los of her auto which was via American Airlines last night pulling a and over- when he suffered what at first was turned on U S Route 40 five thought to have been a heart at- miles east of tack Subsequently doctors said he was suffering from a gastric The airliner made emergency landing to speed his removal to a hospital Hospital attendants said early day he was in a deep sleep and possibly in a coma He was given blood transfusions storm indicate it might reach the Lutheran church the through the Christmas holidays u Iodge and 37 psychopathic killer and Robert The warring political partie Considerably colder is reported s j n are his widow 33 a burglar 12 following the snow and forecasters g s k f 5 Children Die As Home Burns Radio-TV Serial Story Sports the mercury would drop as low as 5 above zero here 10 nose dived d MARINETTE Wis raging fire took the lives of five children split on such issues as religion early today when the home of the Rizio and three other policeman labor policy and the rearmament i Robert Degayner family burned to cornered the two men in a hotel of were ground Mrs Tom Two room after discovering their able to agree on a candidate brothers and three sisters automobile on a Tin tral enough to win election even 13 a Caldwell Street Couple Wed on ed him in death street last night The body was removed to They were taken to the A 12th ballot was scheduled later K funeral home mond city jail for questioning WASHINGTON Plans for A widely known Zanesville couple will celebrate their wedding anniversary on Vice President Nixon to report to mas Day the nation at o'clock tonight They are Mr and Mrs George on his good will E Crawmer of 708 Caldwell of the Far East and Middle East were kept in force today despite the serious illness of his father street The were married in 1888 in the home of Mrs parents Daniel Brush and Hannah McCann Welsh near Dresden Mr mer was the son of Jesse and Louise Haines Crawmer WED n YEARS DELAWARE Ohio W and Mrs B B Willis marked their wedding anniversary today The couple live with a daughter I county residents Mrs R B Hayes Mr Willis is 95 Mr Crawmer fanned in wife have kingum township until 43 years of Delaware County ago when he and his wife and their lives moved to the Caldwell street address For a number of years he operated a retail oil business Mr and Mrs Crawmer are charter members of Forest nue Presbyterian church They are the parents of E Royal Crawmer of Ridgewood addition executive secretary of the Zanesville and Muskingum County Community Chest and also have three daughters Mrs The mercury nose dived yester day on the heels of a low area that swept through here shortly after 3 p m After touching a high of 56 degrees at municipal airport the mercury fell rapidly this morning It had to a low of 23 Early this afternoon it stood at U Strong that at times hit 40 miles an hour tore down a tree branches and damaged some outdoor Christmas CARLSBAD N M to it But the other little The display in front of the Armco by a multitude of I grel shied off Corp plant here was slightly lions Fire Chief Ira Stockwell The Hardin boys have beer damaged along with one atop the today took his turn at trying to by default The children were sleeping in bedrooms on thc second floor of the house when the fire started at about 6 The father left the Ernest mandy Feldner of 1930 drive Mrs Christine Smith of Centerville and Mrs Earl Aler of Springfield There are eight grandchildren and en great-grandchildren Fire Chief Tries His Hand To Save Pup From Dry Well house to cafl the fire department When he returned the fire had Mve his today who came with 22 votes of victory night and for him to tne poll on The last 8 of the th ballots withdrew late last night j it became apparent he could I not pick up support from factions entrance to the Big Boar store rescue a pup from were repaired before the bottom of a dry water well night Ideas by the dozen were of- i 2 HURT IN LAB BLAST COLUMBUS Ohio OB An plosion at Ohio State when Teresa Curtis War Research Laboratory caused pushed two pups into a hole in keeping the trapped pup alive by lowering bowls of milk and eal Ideas by the dozen were of- j Yesterday a couple of Boy by newspaper readers and Scouts tried unsuccessfully to radio listeners drop a rope loop over the pup It all began nine days ago I and haul him to safety Weather Elsewhere Boston clear 56 Chicago clear 37 New Mexico newspaper 2nd Cleveland cloudy 50 wire service officers were be- Los Angeles clear 66 By The High Low 39 4 22 47 minor injuries to two graduate re- her back yard It's about 10 with suggestions for Louisville snow 50 17 search students yesterday Fire inches wide at the top and cue One of the plans came Miami cloudy 76 72 Battalion Chief Joseph Jester said tect deep from a woman who Paul clear 9 -6 Samuel W Harris 23 and Elmer Her cousins Dan Hardin 15 Send the other puppy down in New Orleans cloudy 64 38 iR Altwicker 25 both of Columbus and Poc Hardin 12 rescued one I a basket The trapped puppy New York clear 52 41 No special observance of the experimenting with explosive of the pups They lowered a j may be so glad to see him he'll Tucson clear 53 33 has been planned material lap sack and the pup walked in- i climb in the basket too D C cloudy 56 39 anniversary 1
