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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1954
Page
6
Santa Claus arrives in McArthur for a Saturday night parade at 7 30 sponsored by the McArthur Business and Professional Women's Club. The parade leads to the Court House steps where Santa speaks to children as Yuletide decorations rise around town.
Two volunteers Harold F Bolton and Glen C Zimmmerman will report for induction from Vinton County on November 29. Bolton is the fourth son to enter service since 1950. Three men are ordered for physical examinations on November 30. Two inductees set for December 13 and two for December 16.
Vinton County OSU alumni and friends will gather at McArthur High School Thursday evening December 2 for a banquet. Dr H Gordon Hullfish professor of education at OSU will be the speaker.
McARTHUR reports prepaid sales tax receipts in Vin ton County last week reached 1166 dollars, down from 1489 the same week last year. Year to date through July 1 totals 18772 dollars, up from 17993 a year earlier.
McArthur The 1954 farm census for Vinton County is expected to be completed around Dec 25 according to Otto Tes Jr crew leader for Hocking and Vinton Counties. Vinton enumerators include Mae Cherry New Plymouth Roberta Travis New Plymouth Vira Davis Laurelville Marvin Huston Radee and Lucille Perry Radee. The census is taken every five years to provide statistics on the nation s five million farms.
Licensed to marry entries list John William Allen 20 of Chilli cothe Route 4 and Daphne Ruth Puckett 18 of Londonderry Route 1 Milford. Graham 18 of Langeville laborer weds Julia Mace Rowe 16 of Carpenter Route 1.
McArthur A home demonstration meeting on lamp shade recovery has been postponed until early January. The event was originally set for November 30, announced by Mrs. Leona J. Calvin, agent.
Vinton county treasurer John Crow and auditor T R Boring announced tax rates increased in all but one of the county 22 districts. Only Vinton township Wilton School district shows a reduction while the rest have higher rates due to voted levies or bonds. Registered district rates include Brown Township Zaleski $23.80 and Swan $22.70, Clinton Hamden $23.80, $21.90 Dundas, Hamden $28.60, Allensville-Eagle $23.20, McArthur Elk $22.20, McArthur $25.20, Allensville Jackson $22.00, Knox Zaleski $24.10, Knox Albany $18.80, Madison McArthur $22.90, Madison Zaleski $24.50, Zaleski $28.60, Richland Allensville $23.20, Richland Hamden $24.50, Swan Swan $22.70, Swan Washington $16. Vinton Wilton $18.20, Wilkesville Vinton $20.60.
Vinton County birth notices list: Merrill Wright and Radcliff couple welcome a daughter on November 16. Warren Cartwright and Wellston couple a son on November 17. Cecil McGlothin and Union Furnace pair twins on November 18. Arnot Castor and McArthur Route 2 have a daughter on November 20. Ray Scharfenberger and Wellston couple a daughter on November 22. Francis Ragan and Hamden Route 1 have a daughter on November 23.
McArthur area patients in Hocking Valley Hospital Logan from Vinton County include Mrs. John Crow McArthur Mrs Carl Harder Ewington both surgical and Mrs Kenneth Ingalls Wellston and Mrs Howard Snyder McArthur both medical.
The McArthur Garden Club reschedules its Christmas decoration workshop to Monday November 29 at 7 p.m. at the Methodist Church. Mrs Leona Calvin leads, and members should bring aprons and materials such as containers foliage paraffin egg-beaters crayons or cake coloring for tinting and other decorations.
Frank Cowley of Baltimore Maryland surrendered to Vinton County sheriff for a second time this week after pleading guilty to forging two checks worth forty dollars. He had been held on five hundred dollars bond in Columbus after a prior arrest and investigation by Army authorities into possible AWOL. Cowley remains in the county jail awaiting grand jury action as military authorities continue their inquiry.
McArthur announces that several kinds of forest tree seedlings will be available for spring 1955 reforestation. Orders may be placed at the County Agent, Soil Conservation, and Agricultural Stabilization offices in the Court House. Early ordering is encouraged to ensure good planting stock, with delivery in the spring.
Pauline Huddleston hosted a party with guests including Mrs Katie VanMeter and Mrs Lizzie Jeffers and others. The Mason Methodist Young Children’s Choir honored leader Evelyn Proffitt with a surprise birthday at the church basement, with many attendees named.
The Sunshine Class of the Me thodist Church met at Mrs Gladys Thomas's home with co hosts Mrs Roy Harless Mrs Pearl Roush and Mrs Minnie Riser. They planned project exchanges and decided to give gifts at the Christmas meeting. Geraldine Greer led devotionals and Emily Burgess led prayer. Other attendees included Evel Proffitt Lilah Zerkie Hilda Weiss and June.
Mrs Myrtle Brumfield hosted guests from Guyandotte over the weekend. Ronald Wallace and Earl Wallace are noted. Ronda Skeens was injured shelling corn on an automatic sheller Saturday. Miss Emogene Lewis visited Colum bus. Several families including the Sheets and Mullens shared weekend visits on Blue Lake Drive.
Mason Grade School PTA president Ralph Warner called an executive meeting Monday evening. Members reviewed birthday calendar worker sheets and approved placing regular PTA meeting nights on the calendar. Three hundred sixty calendars were sold and 375 will be ordered. Attendees included Mrs. John Turner Mrs. Geraldine Greer and Mrs. Lilah Zerkle.
Mr and Mrs Winfield VanMeter announce the birth of a son Henry Ester at Meigs General Hospital Pomeroy. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Orban Roush Middleport and Mr and Mrs Okey VanMeter Sr Mason. Also notes Jim Maynard’s post appendectomy recovery at Sheltering Arm Hospital Athens and Patrick J Riley’s return to work after back injury.
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