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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1958
Page
6
Athens County Commissioners approve a record budget of 1,732,812.91 dollars for the new fiscal year, higher than 1957 spending by about 98,000 dollars. The plan notes deficits may arise by year end with no contingency fund, and considerations to limit monthly expenditures to one twelfth of each office's appropriations.
Athens firemen fought three separate fires Thursday and Friday, starting with a blaze at the Commonwealth Telephone Co. garage on W. Washington Street causing about 6000 dollars in damage. Twenty-four hours earlier a major Edgehill Cafeteria fire at Ohio University burned 125000 dollars worth of property. Firefighter William Chesser was burned while investigating the garage blaze.
The Red Cross bloodmobile collected 296 pints across a two day visit in Athens, 136 on day two after 160 on day one. Canteen Gray Ladies and staff aided by doctors nurses and student helpers, with several donors contributing a gallon. The next visit is scheduled for March 18 and 19, 1958.
A January 21 meeting at the Athens Grange Hall from 10 a m to 3 p m will outline the Soil Bank and Agriculture Conservation and Production program for ASC committee members and farmers in Athens County. Neil Carpenter, extension farm management specialist, will speak in the afternoon on Farming in 1958.
Virgil E. Bickel Charles J Johnson Samuel R. Johnson and Robert E. Murray were elected Wednesday night to serve on Christ Lutheran Church council. The new members will be installed during the worship service Sunday at Christ Lutheran Church.
Thirty new members of the State Highway Patrol Auxiliary were graduated Thursday night at the American Legion home in Athens County. Lt. Max Lambert awarded diplomas after an address by Homer E. Abele, with a guest list including judges, sheriff, and instructors.
The Mt Zion Baptist Church held its 1958 first business meeting and installed new officers across boards. Names include Rev Franklin Upthegrove as pastor and Rev William Strickland as assistant pastor with deacons Herpel Saunders John H Warner Earl C Cooper and William Strickland among the board members.
A breaking and entering and an attempted break in were reported to the county sheriff on Friday. The church parsonage at St Patrick's Catholic Church in Buchtel was robbed of $10 to $15 from a piggy bank, while an attempted entry occurred at the Ohio Division of Wildlife building on Route 78.
Albany Ground Observer Corps post members will join a six hour test from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Doris Mace and Darrell West said 150 posts will be manned by 3000 civilian volunteers across Ohio West Virginia Kentucky and Virginia with 100 extra volunteers at the filter center led by Capt Edwin B Hoffman of the Charleston West Virginia filter center.
Royal MeBee Corp. President Philip M. Zenner and VP marketing H. Carl Davis arrived in Athens to tour local plants and be guests of honor at the supervisory personnel banquet Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Athens Country Club. Close to 100 are expected.
Amesville’s Melior Horatio Club of Ames-Bern Schools held debates on two topics. On Friday the prompt asked if Congress should define when a president is unfit to serve, with Bill Wagner and Hubert Koehler for the affirmative and Max Seyfried and Philip Kasler for the negative. On Monday the missile program topic urged unity under one head, with Charles Gardner and Mary Lee Tate for the affirmative and Danny Kasler and Mary Edith Starlin for the negative.
Admitted to Shelterings Arms Hospital are Jane Lou Powell of Athens Route Veryl Whetstone The Plains Paul Hall Athens Mrs Russell Dorr Athens William Brigner Athens Route Donna Miner Millfield Route Cecil Barnes Athens Route Mack Barrows Athens Route Mrs Paul Stanley Albany Route 2 and daughter Mrs James Wallace Athens Route 2 May Golden Guysville Mrs Dearl Burton Athens Route 1 and daughter A L Carpenter New Marsh field Route 2
Hock-Hocking District Boy Scout leaders reviewed 1957 goals and mapped 1958 plans at the January district meeting and Scouter's Roundtable. Dr. Charles Randall chaired the business session with Wilbur Mender presiding at the round table.
March of Dimes Teenage Chairman Lynn Tedrick reports 34 dollars raised and about 20 high school students plan to stand on Court St this Saturday selling candy to fund polio work. A fortune telling theme may accompany the effort titled Let's Lick Polio.
Herbert L. Warner of Dayton an employee of the Burch Construction Co. was found not guilty of a drunken driving count by a Municipal Court jury. The case stemmed from a Dec. 19 collision on West Union Street that damaged a telephone pole and a Christmas tree display near the fairgrounds. Warner testified the accident resulted from headlights blinding him and a brain concussion affected his actions.
Sheriff Harold Shields and deputies pursue a new lead in the $80 hold up of Grover Young last weekend. One suspect cleared after a successful lie detector test at the Ohio Prison Farm. Three men were stopped near the Routes 691 33 intersection by a Nelsonville officer and released.
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