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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1946
Page
5
Athens shippers confront tighter Parcel Post limits as a federal embargo takes effect at 12:01 am. Exemptions include live day old poultry seeds plants eggs butter and perishable medicines but items over 11 pounds or with length plus girth over 60 inches are barred. Rail transport halted. local firms foresee delays and backlog until coal strike settles.
At a Civil Air Patrol banquet Lt Col Onsguard outlined CAP’s new role with employers. U S Employment Service figures from 26 local employers show 2,250 Athens County servicemen will return to jobs, 1,600 have openings, leaving about 650 needing new employment inside the county.
Proceeds from the Tag Day event by the Athens Business and Professional Women's Club raised 207.32 for cancer control in Athens County. Miss Josephine Garvin, committee chair, praised local support and urged continued contributions to the Athens County Division of the American Cancer Society until May 15, mailed to Miss Gladys Brooks at the Athens National Bank.
Ohio University veterans in the Veteran's Village and their wives will hold a social event Saturday from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Women's Gym. The Veteran's Village Council led by president Bud Harry sponsors dancing games and refreshments. Fifty couples live in nearby duplex units adjacent to campus.
Members at Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity 50 East State Street reported £5218 missing believed stolen early Thursday. Chief J B Grogan notified. Only paper money was taken. no change or jewelry reported missing.
President John C Baker announces Ohio University will open branch divisions in Portsmouth Chillicothe and Zanesville this fall to handle enrollment growth and housing shortages. Courses mirror Athens campus with the same admission standards and residence credit, classes run after 3:30 p.m. and on Saturdays, taught by campus and off campus instructors.
Two Athens veterans, William Sprague and Cletus Hart, provide 24 hour penicillin injections to local patients after military medical training. They operate a home and office service, under physician authorization, with rotating day and night shifts to maintain constant treatment. Both men, 21, served in the Navy and Army Medical Corps and plan to pursue further studies at Ohio University.
County health commissioners will meet Monday at MacConnellville to discuss establishing a tuberculosis sanatorium district at Rocky Glen. Dr H T Phillips says the plan could relieve pressure on other sanatoria as about 1000 cases exist in the proposed district.
The government seeks seizure of 32 cases of tomato soup held by FP J Beasley Co in Athens. The petition alleges the soup contains a decomposed substance, with Beasley stating the Indiana packer shipped it by mistake and that pure food laws may not apply across state lines. The firm awaits government action on disposition.
The item lists births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital including a daughter to Mr and Mrs Vincent Jukes and patients Mrs Alice Coen and Mrs Fay Huff with their conditions. Dismissals note Mrs Paul Huff and her son. A mayoral fine is recorded for Stanley E Nichoson for intoxication. A new Ohio conservation law draft is to be submitted May 16.
Judge F. Rowland sentenced two men to Mansfield Reformatory and a youth to 60 days in the county jail after rapid plea changes. Robert Stilwell 18 shifted from guilty to innocent then back to guilty before final sentencing for breaking and entering. Orland Coursey pleaded innocent then guilty on assault and battery and received 60 days. Frank Oller moved from innocent to guilty after indictment and was sent to Mansfield Reformatory.
Wayne R. Gilliand of Coolville received 30 days in jail and a one year license suspension plus a 100 fine and costs from Judge Edgar Ervin after a driving while intoxicated arrest following a collision near Coolville. The other collision involved Sgt. Elmer W. Oliver of Marietta and Alfred Wright of Hollister on Route 78 near Glouster. No injuries were reported and patrolmen noted substantial damage to both vehicles.
A rat thought to be rabid bit the baby daughter of Mrs. Virginia Cheatham in Glouster yesterday morning. Health officials sent the rat to the state laboratory for examination. Dr. Phillips says the child likely awaits the report before starting rabies treatment.
The FBI district conference in Athens discussed a nationwide safety check program for automobiles effective May 15. Ohio will have 17 zones with J B Grogan as district coordinator. Athens County lies in Zone 16. The event included demonstrations on firearms and equipment used by police.
Athens Lions Club heard Roger Connor of the McBee Company say postwar Athens’s economy hinges on Ohio University. He warned Athens County lacks resources to attract industry and urged local backing to raise operating funds for the university. He noted OU’s growth outpaces expectations under current budgets.
Funeral rites for H. M. Stinson who was killed at the Stinson Quarry near Albany will be held at the Albany residence Saturday at 3 p m with Rev White of the Church of Christ Athens officiating. Stinson belonged to the Eastern Star Chapter of New Marshfield and other organizations. Friends may call at the residence any time. Burial will follow in Hebbardsville Cemetery under Hoodlet Funeral Home direction.
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