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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1950
Page
2
E T Gardner, co founder and president, was hailed as man of the hour at Gardner and Carton Company golden jubilee dinner. About 700 veterans, employees, and civic leaders from Middletown and Lockland attended at the Manchester hotel to honor 50 years of growth, community service, and family leadership.
Remarks by Armco Steel chair Charles R Hook and a jubilee dinner for Gardner Board and Carton Company dominated Page 11. Wellmore B Turner, noted attorney and Gardner board chairman, praised personalities in the Gardner organization, while Colin Gardner spoke of leadership and industrial statesmanship. Toasts included a 50th anniversary watch for Mr Sooy. Gardner noted profits funded growth, new tools, plants, and jobs, with profits reinvested over the last five years.
Armco Steel will present Gardner Carton Company with a large etched mural on stainless steel as a tribute. Charles R. Hook, Armco board chairman, announced at the Manchester Hotel that a noted artist will be retained. The mural will depict progress in the paper industry or a Gardner history event and hang in the Gardner main office lobby to symbolize neighborly appreciation. The artist will visit Middletown and Lockland to gather background from Gardner workers.
The Achievers Association of the Junior Achievement will hold its third election of officers Wednesday at 4 p m at the Civic Association auditorium. Dale Kohler of the Metalworkers Company and Norma Viel of Bead-Er-Ettes are nominees for president. Those elected will serve one year.
The Gardner organization celebrated its golden jubilee with long serving employees lauded. John Dimyer, superintendent since 1901, and 46-year veteran William F. Jackson were honored along with 50-year pin recipient John Clarence Jordan and Helen Kunz the longest-serving woman employee. The Gardner Scholarship Fund was announced offering 500 annual grants to 16 students in the Middletown and Cincinnati area. Prominent civic and industrial leaders attended the event.
The weather bureau warned of a sharp temperature drop with strong winds and possible snow. Readings were about 28 degrees at 7 am, with Middleton expected to dip to zero to five above by Wednesday night as Ohio remains cloudy and cold with light snow.
Middletown prepares for the annual Santa Claus program with 640 pounds of candy delivered for sack distribution. The Perky Kaffee Klatsch will sack the candy this week, and a parade with the Middletown High School Band will guide Santa to a greeting at the VFW Home on Reynolds Street. The plane bearing Santa is due to circle the town around 2 p.m. Saturday and land at Middletown Airport.
Civitan Club Internationals local chapter hosts a Saturday toy drive at the Paramount Theater opening 9 30 a m. Kids receive a free show in exchange for usable toys to restore for needy children. Boy Scout Troop 11 will repair and paint toys. Elza Abraham leads as scoutmaster. The Fraternal Order of Eagles sponsors the troop and helped last year. The Civitan group cooperates with Salvation Army Family Service Bureau Hamilton Department of Public Welfare and other agencies. Tom Baird Sr chairs the committee with Detective John Fitzgerald and Juvenile Officer E S Sherron.
State patrolmen reported multiple road blockages in Butler County but flood conditions persisted. Ohio 73 remained closed between Eagles Corner and Trenton and between Waynesville and Corwin. Oxford Franklin Road was flooded only under the overhead railroad bridge near Franklin. Lonnie Gibson of Miami Conservance noted the Great Miami crest at 15 feet Monday night, receding to 13.8 feet by 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Theaters show West Point Story Breaking Point Buffalo Stampede Hellstown Headhunters of Amazon Atrocities of Ft San Diego American Guerrilla in the Philippines and The Crisis with showtimes across Tuesday and Wednesday including matinee and late-night slots at Paramount and Strand venues.
Gardner Board and Carton Company announces a scholarship fund to aid eight students yearly from Middletown and Lockland areas through four years of college. Two graduates from Middletown High School and two from Greater Cincinnati will be initial recipients at $500 per year, with selection by local boards and a plan to expand. The program favors private colleges not dependent on public funds, citing concerns about private institutions' finances and a belief in a balance between tax-supported and private higher education.
Armco Steel Corp announces four promotions in its Middle Town Division led by L F Reinartz. Niel Nein becomes Roll foreman Cold Strip Dept. Gose named turn foreman Annealing Section. Leichty promoted assistant turn foreman Annealing Section Processing Dept. Tharp named assistant foreman East Processing Assigned Maintenance Dept. Career histories outline long Armco tenures from 1933 through the 1940s with multiple facility moves and role changes.
City employe representatives will file a formal request for a $50 monthly pay increase in a letter to the City Commission. City manager H. W. Starick said a meeting of the seven member employee committee was held yesterday afternoon, with plans to study Middletown’s 1950 financial outlook and discuss financing options.
London AP reports the twelve Atlantic Pact powers convene to settle final issues of a Dutch proposal allowing German troops in West Europe defense. France is expected to approve despite previous hesitation about rearmament of the former Reich.
Police said a two-car crash on West Central Ave near the bridge caused about $300 in damage to the vehicles. Donald Vennetton of 435 State St Trenton tried to pass and struck the rear of a car driven by Boyd Kofrot h of 1112 Hughes St.
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