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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1943
Page
2
Retail stores in York and Waterloo Townships must register with the local Rationing Board between April 1 and April 10. They must report the point value of inventories as of March 31 and all processed foods sold in March, plus points on hand and in ration bank accounts. Blanks are available at the Rationing Board office.
Pearl Canter 49 a World War I veteran died suddenly at his brother William Canter's Chauncey home this morning from a heart attack. Survived by four brothers Frank William and Earl of Chauncey Clyde of Taylor Ridge and three sisters Mrs. Sarah O Rourke Wellston Mrs Cynthia Thomas and Miss Mary Canter Toledo. Funeral arrangements are in complete.
Nelsonville warns against cashing checks for strangers. Secret Service and Post Office Inspectors urge strict identification before accepting checks. Columbus Secret Service rep says know your endorsers to curb losses to business people and others.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Perkins entertained at dinner Sunday honoring Jack Angle of New Straitsville who leaves Friday for the U S Army. Dinner was served to Jack Angle Miss Nellie Warden Dayton Ohio Kathleen Keating Junior Angle Delores Perkins and Mr and Mrs Perkins.
Entered Apprentice Degree will be conferred on three candidates at Philodorian Lodge special meeting at the Masonic Temple tonight at 7 30 o clock.
Brownie Troops 4 and 6 will show a program at the Girl Scout Little House Wednesday at 7 PM. Intermediate scouts perform a pantomime at 8:30 followed by the glee club. Brownie leaders Mrs. W. E. Siddle and Mrs. D. W. Codding head numbered members. Acknowledges dust cloths reports and handmade items for mothers service men and a Friday night one act farce Spring Cleaning with five cent admission and Louise McDaniel as announcer.
Nelsonville circle No. 3 of the W S C S of the Methodist Church will meet at the home of Mrs R R Stalter Fort St Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock per announcement by circle leader Mrs Besse Bland Pvt John Thomas of Camp Barkeley Texas left for camp after a 14 day furlough at his parents home in Deanville Nellie Warden Dayton was guest here at the end of the week of Delores Perkins Oliver Shuttleworth and sons were week end guests of Henry Perkins Donald Tignor Bettie Lou Tignor and Gladys Perigo were called home from Dayton by the death of their aunt Mrs Tillie Evans
In Nelsonville two Saturdays at the Maurer's Store defense stamp booth raised 60 dollars from stamp sales. Girls selling stamps included Helen Miner Ann Preston Nancy Krieg Mari anne Ruble Florence Coffey Mary Hutchison Arlene Hall Sarah Crafts Joanne Straits Louise McDaniel.
In Nelsonville the Retta Howe class of the Methodist Church held a Friday gathering at Mrs. Lillie Wallace's home on St. Charles Street. Assisting hosts were Mrs. Hazel Bateman and Mrs. Hazel Dunkle. Mrs. Anna Riley led devotions and 13 members plus one guest attended. Prizes went to Velma Evans Beatrice McKee and Ruth Barber.
Nelsonville Rotary Club will nominate directors at tonight's meeting at Little House. Election by the directors will follow in one week. The club president will be named by the directors from their number. The district conference is announced for Dayton on March 29.
A Sunday tea honoring the Girl Scout Council and troop committee members was held at Scout Little House at 3 o clock. Mrs D W Codding poured for 20 guests as Ruth Beckler gave a reading and Mrs Joe B Davis spoke on scout work followed by a round table discussion.
Nelsonville Jolly 4-H Club gathered March 15 at Mrs Arthur Ingram's home. Thirteen members answered roll call and prepared for the March 22 achievement meeting at Dorr Run Chapel at 6 30 p m with Mrs Ruth Bennington delivering a talk on 4 H Club victory work. Mothers and friends are invited to attend.
Nelsonville Ohio March 11 Nelsonville Teachers Association held a dinner at the Methodist Church served by church ladies. Mr Thompson president presided at the brief business session followed by social hour. Miss Margaret Johnson sang and Miss Eleanor Lockhart read Between Two Loves.
City Engineer J E Settle secured federal approval in Washington for a change order to extend water and sewer lines in North Point Pleasant. Mayor Krodel said sewer work should finish in two weeks and water mains in three. Original project cost was just over 200000 with bids about 50000 under estimate. Extensions address housing projects not in the original plan.
Point Pleasant Senior High School basketball faces Madison in the regional at East High gym Huntington Friday evening. The Pony Express opens against East High after a Sunday drawing, with winners meeting for a berth in Morgantown state tournament. East High, 20–3, is favored to beat Point Pleasant, which has shown improvement recently.
Funeral services for Mrs Pearl Roseman Stover of South Side were conducted at Potts Chapel Church by Rev Odus Burris. Burial followed in the church cemetery. She was 65, born in Mason County, widow of Ihe Stover, with surviving children Ruth Bright Garnet Stover Pearl Stover and John Stover plus a sister Elizabeth Smith and four brothers Edward George Frank and John.
Pvt. John Turn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Turn, reports they received word he is stationed at a training camp in Sheppard Field Texas.
William Clark Henson 35 of Rio Grande and Louise Boggs 29 of Gallipolis filed a marriage license application in Judge William Cherrington's office on Monday. Boggs is a stenographer and daughter of Mr and Mrs William Boggs. Henson is a TNT operator and son of Mr and Mrs Earl Henson.
Miss Catherine Hayward executive secretary announces the Red Cross has completed and shipped 150 garments.
POINT PLEASANT The Ohio River level reached 35.9 feet Monday morning and began to fall by noon as floodwaters receded along both rivers. The freshet followed heavy rainfall midweek. A steamboat owned by B. D. Raike of Kanauga settled on the bottom near the Ohio shore opposite Point Pleasant, nearly submerged at the crest.
Gallipolis hosts Rotary Club as Henry W Mane advertising manager of a Cincinnati newspaper is guest speaker. Mac Scott directs the program focusing on the upcoming Victory Loan Drive in Gallia County.
Rumors of a major industrial project persist around Graham Station and Racine Ohio across the Ohio River. The New Haven News reports tests and talks of a big electrical generating plant, plus a TNT loading facility at Graham Station, both still in rumor stages. Army Engineers reportedly may resume building a yard at Point Pleasant between the 15th and 30th for ordnance use, though demolition at the Navy Yard began recently and plans for full removal remain unchanged.
Mayor B Walter Krodel said Point Pleasant would likely accept WPA offered playground equipment after inventory and an acceptance agreement. WPA service division representative R C Parks announced the plan to dispose of field properties by April 1, with state office closure set for July 1.
Miles Darst a longtime cashier at the state liquor store since its May 23 1935 opening resigns after a brief holiday. Boyd Casto will take his place as cashier and Stuart Burdette becomes clerk a position he held until recently. Mary Baker G Eddy was born July 16 1821.
Roy Ottis Ross of Bladen was arrested by the State Patrol on a speeding charge. He pleaded guilty before Judge William Jones and was fined 15 dollars plus costs.
Mason County reports indicate General Chemical Defense Corporation will allot 200 Victory Garden plots at the West Virginia Ordnance Works. Each 50 by 50 foot plot will go to residents on the reservation with extra land possible for larger families. A company horticulturist will guide gardeners while rumors of cattle hogs and potatoes on the land drew no comment. Some farmers oppose using government land for agriculture citing private-property rights.
Mayor Krodel, in touch with housing projects in North Point Pleasant, predicted all private and 350 government shelters will be finished by May 1 with occupancy rising as homes are ready. The completion would add over 800 families to the population, with nearly 100 new homes already occupied since January amid improving weather.
In the closing hours of the state Legislature Delegate George A. Rairden urged the House conference committee on the budget bill not to cut direct relief for aged and blind persons below 3.5 million per year. Senate committee members threatened to walk out but menaced to back down. The appropriation bill finally passed about 10 million for the budget commission requests.
Six men were arrested for intoxication and one for vagrancy over the weekend in Point Pleasant. Officers included Deputy Ernest Hesson and Officers Nobles Morrison and Yeager. All were fined five dollars plus costs and held for health department investigation, with several released to city residents and others ordered to appear for trial or further proceedings. A revival meeting at Henderson Methodist Church was extended by Pastor Rev. James Fisher for an additional day.
Pt Pleasant notes show the Presbyterian Auxiliary meeting at the church at 7 30 this evening for the annual election of officers. Mrs J Sanford Rhoades is president for the past year and announced the meeting yesterday.
The Ohio River continued to rise at Gallipolis on Monday afternoon. Water covered the Proctorsville road causing Huntington area buses to wait on the West Virginia side at Point Pleasant, with taxis transporting passengers to Gallipolis. The river is falling at Lock 20 and the Kanawha River remains at a standstill.
Mrs Virginia M Hill daughter of Bert Finley of Bladen RD and Miss Vesta J Fowler of Rodney Gallipolis left Sunday to join the WAACS in military service finalizing enlistment plans amid town pride.
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