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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1948
Page
6
Hamilton’s bonded indebtedness climbs to 4.705 million dollars, exceeding the 1923 peak. The 2.5 million dollar November 1945 issue funds antipollution, river work, sewage and recreation projects, while a 1 million dollar water line loan is being liquidated by higher rates. Final bond payments expected in about 20 years.
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert said Ohio will not integrate the National Guard this year but opened the possibility of eventual mingling. He told a Negro delegation that the program to build up the guard will continue this year while Ohio studies integration in New Jersey and other states.
An Indianapolis sergeant testified that Mi amisburg man Lige Stamper, charged with armed robbery, voluntarily took a lie detector test related to the December 22 heist of the Jackson filling station near Franklin. Judge Brown barred disclosure of the test outcome and defense witnesses described Stamper’s activities at the station. The case may go to a jury next week.
Ralph Bowen found the body of his 61 year old father Oscar Simeon Bowen in the Ohio River yesterday. The elder Bowen drowned last Tuesday after falling from a barge where he worked. The body was recovered within 200 feet of the fall site.
Mrs Lauree Hardin chairs a local NAACP membership drive. A Sunday program at Bethel A M E Church on Columbia Ave features C Joseph McLin of Dayton as guest speaker. Public invited. Variety Club met with Mrs Judith Scroggins and will meet next at Mrs Elsie Moore home. Infantile Paralysis Committee meets at C L Maxberry home on Ninth Ave Monday April 5. Golden Link Sewing Club meets Monday at Lena Dicklics Ninth Ave home.
Firemen reported a blaze at Mrs. Ellen Lawson's residence 302 Curtis Street early today. A cigarette dropped on a rug started the fire, resulting in about 25 dollars in damage.
A 4 point community plan to curb rat damage cites removing shelters eliminating food sources rat-proofing buildings and destroying rats. With US rat numbers around 123 million and each rat consuming about 50 pounds of grain yearly the program aims to save vast grain supplies and reduce losses in homes warehouses and stores. Public Health and County Farm Agent offices offer tailored guidance while a home tip promotes galvanized steel laundry tubs for easier laundry tasks.
A 36 by 24 foot colonial cottage with 864 square feet showcases economical design. It features an L shaped living room with dining area under a three sash picture window, multiple closets, and optional fireplace. May be built without basement and includes utility room for heater, hot water tank, and laundry tub, conforming to FHA. Complete drawings and specs available from Housing Plan Service, 140 Nassau Street, New York, at $7.50 per set.
Henry J. Wingate surveys architectural windows from double hung and casement styles to projections and fixed sashes. He notes advances in glass, non breakable panes, glass blocks, and privacy oriented opaque glass. He foresees glass walls and corner windows, plus insulation benefits reducing fuel use by up to 50 percent if homes are properly winterized.
Screen upkeep guidance for stored window and door screens advises cleaning with kerosene to loosen dirt, rinsing with a strong hose spray, and painting with a very thin mix to avoid clogging. It recommends zinc dust paint to reduce corrosion and using metal brackets to reinforce weak frames, with patches for small holes.
Two trailers loaded with 30,000 pounds of steel for Kaiser-Frazer’s Advian Mich plant vanished from a lot after overnight parking. A separate tractor-trailer with 450 cases of eggs bound for Jersey City disappeared in the same lot, police tying the thefts to a hi jacking gang.
Daily fires damage thousands of American homes with hollow walls acting as flues. They spread quickly unless fire barriers exist. A remedy is blowing walls full of fire proof mineral wool which tests show can stop fire for an hour or more, per building code officials.
James Guy Maxfield, 25, a part-time janitor of Hamilton, admitted stealing $520 from Merchants Finance Corp. and financing a lavish bid for travel to Chicago and other places. He confessed to taking money from an open safe on March 7, then spent it on Pullman trips, Palmer House lodging, and flights before returning to Hamilton and being jailed for grand larceny.
Small homes can convert laundry spaces into dual use rooms. Move low lights to ceiling or walls to avoid head bumps. Replace stationary tubs with movable galvanized units on rolling stands to clear space for a ping pong table or billiards. Paint walls and ceiling for a fresh two use area.
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