Chillicothe Gazette from Chillicothe, Ohio (2024)

8 2-Chillienthe 0. Gazette Thursday, Oct. 13, 1966 Obituaries OPTIMIST! CLUB TI AWARDS PRESENTED The Chillicothe Gazette was recipient of one of the many certificates of appreciation presented by the Optimist Club Wednesday night to those who had helped make the "Tourist of Week" program a success. From left are: Reporter Sam Hartsock, who accepted the award on behalf of the Gazette; Ralph Helmick, chairman of the tourist project, and Dr. Paul Beckley, Optimist president.

'Tourist of Week' Helpers Feted by Optimist Club More than 50 persons were present Wednesday night when the Chillicothe Optimist Club honored. those who helped make their "Tourist of the Week" program a success this summer. The program, begun June 1. continued once a week for 14 weeks. Out-of-state tourists were stopped on the highway by one of the local law enforcing agencies and invited to spend a "day on the town." A Chillicothe Optimist and his wife excorted tourist to points of interest in the communityMound City, Mead Research, Adena and the Roweton Boys Ranch.

Tourists also were given a number of gifts and provided lodging at the Holiday Inn. Newspaper "tear sheets" of articles appearing in the Chillicothe Gazette about the tourists and their visits were on display at the ladies night event. Also on display was a map of the United States marked by Optimist Charles Counts to where this summer's tourists were from. In honoring those who helped, certificates of appreciation were given to representatives of businesses, historical sites and law and governmental agencies. The presentations were made by Helmick, Optimist vice president.

Awards went to Supt. James Coleman of Mound City: Sgt. James Harris of the Chillicothe Police Department; Safety Director Charles Dearth. representing Mayor Charles H. Fair: Sheriff Fred J.

Heinzelman. Highway Patrol Sgt. Thomas Bubanich of the State Highway Patrol: Sam Hartsock of the Chillicothe Gazette: Dard Hunter, curator at Adena: members of his staff. Mrs. Al Eisnaugle, Mrs.

James Wade. Mrs. Raymond, Wollom and Mrs. Ellsworth Chenault: William Spahr of WBEX: Mrs. Beryl Overly and Garrett S.

Dill, both of Ross Feeder Calf Prices Top Last Year's Both steer and heifer prices at this week's feeder calf sale were above last year's figures, according to Maynard Muntzing, county extension agent. Average price for steers $2 a hundred over last year and heifers were up $3.40 a hundred at $25.75. He says there were less animals at the sale, held at Producers Livestock Market. Total number was 1.034 head compared to 1,083 year. There were four high choice grade steers averaging 420 pounds selling for $36.08.

Sold were 276 choice grade steers weighing an average of 461 pounds and selling for $29.52. Two hundred twenty-five high good choice steers weighing 434 pounds sold for $28.42 and 68 good grade animals weighing 405 pounds sold for $27.99. No high choice heifers were sold during the sale but 155 choice animals. weighing an average of 431 pounds, went for $26.22. There were 217 high good grade heifers weighing an average of 415 pounds selling for $25.51 and 89 good grade heifers weighing 395 pounds and selling for $25.48.

One hundred five consignors came from Ross, Jackson, Pike, Vinton, Gallia, Scioto and Warren Counties and 27 buyers came from Ross, Pickaway, Highland, Greene, Union, Marion, Franklin, Scioto, Hocking, Putnam, Pike and Preble Counties, and from two counties in Indiana. Obituaries McClelland Albert McClelland Albert (Ab) McClelland, 77, formerly of 509 E. Main died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday in the Deiber Nursing Home an extended illness. Mr.

McClelland retired in 1956 as a cutter at the U. S. Shoe Corp. He was a member of Charles T. Raymer Lodge 683, Cleveland.

The only survivor is a nephew, Albert J. McClelland of Columbus. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Oliver Funeral Home with the Raymond Welch officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 tc 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home where Scioto Lodge 6, AM, will conduct memorial rites at 7 p.m. George Shoemaker BAINBRIDGE George (Tim) Shoemaker, 60, of Bourneville died at' 7:40 p.m. Wednesday in University Hospital, Columbus, following a twoweek illness. Mr.

Shoemaker was associated with the Twin Construction Co. The son of George and Edna Masters Shoemaker, he was born June 21, 1906, in Bourneville. His first wife, Mae Shoemaker, died in January, 1944. On Sept. 26, 1947, he married Hazel Kelley, who survives.

Also surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Norma Sollars of Chillicothe, Route 7, Mrs. Patty Wisecup of Chillicothe, Route 3, Mrs. Eunice Childers of West Liberty, Mrs. Lois Gallaugher and Mrs.

Wanda Caplinger of Chillicothe and Miss Alice Shoemaker at home; two sons, George A. Shoemaker and Homer Rinehart of Bourneville; 16 grandchildren; five brothers, Reuben, Royal, Howard, Manuel and Virgil of Bourneville; and three sisters, Mrs. Martha Riehle of Lyndon, Route 1, Mrs. Grace Curtis of Chillicothe, Route 8, and Mrs. Blanche Rice of Frankfort, Route 1.

Mr. Shoemaker was a member of the Bourneville Christian Union Church where service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Paul Knisley will officiate, and burial will be in Twin Township Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Howard, Reuben, Virgil and Myrl Shoemaker, Paul Litter and Clarence Myers. Friends may call after noon Friday at the Smith Funeral Home here. Isaac Rhoads NEW HOLLAND Isaac Rhoads, 74, of New Holland died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Hospital, Washington C.H., where he had been a patient since Saturday. A retired carpenter, Mr.

Rhoads had lived most of his life in Clarksburg and the last four years in New Holland. He was born Sept. 30, 1892, in Highland County. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Anna Stevens of Tarlton and Mrs.

Charles Rawlings of Clarksburg; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; a brother, Leslie of Williamsport; and three sisters, Mrs. Betty Dearth of Clyde, Mrs. Ralph Snyder of Butler, and Mrs. Paul Barney of Green Spring. Service will be at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday in the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home here. The Rev. Ernest Knisley will officiate, and burial will be in Brown's Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Herbert Rinehart Herbert M. Rinehart. 80. Route 7. died at 2 a.m.

Thursday in Chillicothe Hospital after an extended illness. He was born Sept. 12, 1886, in Ross County to John and Jane Downs Rinehart. On July 27, 1927, he married Martha Kitchen who preceded him in death. A brother, George of Chillicothe, is the only survivor.

Six sisters and brothers preceded him in death." Mr. Rinehart was employed by the Hirsch Fruit Farm for 40 years. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Fawcett-Oliver Funeral Home. Burial will be in St.

Margaret's Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Floyd M. Burchwell Service for Floyd M.

Burchwell. 44, of 1104 Perry Columbus, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Schoedinger-Hilltop Chapel, 3030 W. Broad Columbus. Burial will be Green Lawn Cemetery there.

Mr. Burch well was found dead early Wednesday in his closed station wagon in Yoctangee Park. He was a meat cutter for Charlie's Market in Columbus and a member of American Le- CHILLICOTHE GAZETTE Entered at the U.S. Post Office at Chillicothe, Ohio, as second class Published by Chillicothe Newspapers, Inc. at 50 West Main Scothe, Ohio.

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Telephone 773-2111. Cook Talks About Teen Drinking "Teen-age drinking is an increasing problem for law Ohio Liquor Director Don Cook told local lawmen Wednesday noon. Mr. Cook spoke at a meeting of the Ross County Law Enforcement Officers Association at the Holiday Inn. "Our department," Mr.

Cook said, "has made a booklet available explaining the laws and penalties for those under 21 years." The liquor department head explained the procedure in liquor enforcement. He said any citizen registering a complaint against a permit holder must do it through local enforcement officers. He also spoke on the mandatory police training program which he hailed as "a step in the right direction." Sgt. Thomas Bubanich, head of the Chillicothe Patrol Post and president of the Law Enforcement Officers Association, presided at a short business meeting. He said membership in the organization is still open.

Next meeting will be Nov. 16 when the speaker will be Richard Rymma of Athens, investigator with the Ohio Attorney General's office. Strangler (Continued from Page 1) Dr. Carl J. Hochhausler, who had gone to bed about 11 p.m.

Tuesday and did not know his wife was missing until he awoke Wednesday morning. Sandman appealed to the public for help and said he will use all city departments in the investigation, including firemen to assist police in allaying public fears. Uniformed firemen, Sandman said, will join police in streetby-street visits throughout the city, advising housewives in methods of -protection and how to summon help when needed. Like Mrs. Hochhausler, the other three victims of the strangler were in their 50s and attacked without warning.

Sandman said FBI laboratory eraminations of hair found at the scene of the previous stranglings indicates the killer is a Negro. The first victim was Mrs. Emogene Harrington, 56, wife of a University of Cincinnati space scientist. She was raped and strangled Dec. 2 as she returned home at noon from grocery shopping.

was April found 4, Mrs. raped Lois and Dant, stangled in her first-floor apartment while her retired husband was at a bank. On June 10, the body of Mrs. Mathilda Jeannette Messer, 55, a widow, was found in a city park. Probably Followed by Killer Several of the Hochhausler neighbors said strangers had been seen in the area lately.

Elizabeth Hochhausler reported she believed she and her mother were followed by a car Tuesday night. Besides the four stranglings, police are still seeking solid clues in the triple murder of Jerry Gricca, 28, his pretty wife, Linda Jane, 24, and their daughter, Debbie, 4. They were stabbed repeatedly and Mrs. Bricca was raped. They were killed in their comfortable, tri level suburban home.

Their bodies were found Sept. 27. Another murder unsolved is that of Miss Barbara Bowman, a 31-year old secretary who was killed Aug. 14. She had unwittingly gotten into a stolen taxicab whose driver tried to attack her.

She was run over by the cab and then fatally slashed on the throat. On Nov. 25, 1964, a young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Coby, were found slain in their garage.

They were shot to death and that case also remains unsolved. gion Post 27 and VFW of Arizona. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; a daughter, Mrs. Rita Lundgren of Columbus; a son, Thomas of Columbus; one grandson; a twin brother, Roy of Chillicothe, Route and five sisters, Mrs. Hazel Welch of Circleville and Mrs.

Elizabeth Hawkins, Mrs. Sula Ailes, Mrs. Mary Luftus and Mrs. Stella Smith of Columbus. Friends may call after 2 p.m.

Thursday at the funeral home. EVERY HAPPY OCCASION NEEDS FLOWERS Simon's Flowers DIAL 772-7196 or 773-4988 18 East Second St. News of the Markets NEW YORK STOCKS NEW YORK (AP)-11 Stocks: Alleghany CP Allied Chemical Alcoa American Airlines American Can American Cyanamid American El Power American Home Prod American Smelting American Tel Tel Tobacco Armco Steel Atchison Atlantic Richfield Babco*ck Wilcox Bendix Av Bethlehem Steel Chesapeake Ohio Chrysler Corp Cities Service Columbia Gas Com Cr Pf Con Gas Con Can Cooper Ind Corn Products Curtiss Wright Detroit Steel Corp Douglas Aircraft Dupont Erie Lack Firestone Ford Motor General Dynamics General Electric General Foods General Precision General Motors Gen Tel El Goodyear Int Bus Machine International Harv Johns Manville Kaiser Alum Kroger Co 0 Glass Marathon Oil Mead Corp Mobil Oil Montgomery Ward National Cash Reg National Distillery Newberry Central Norf. W. Ohio Edison Penney Pennsylvania Pfizerc Phillips Petroleum Pitt Plate Procter Gamble Pullman Inc RCA Republic Steel Republic Steel Scott Paper Sears Roebuck Shell Oil Sinclair Oil South Pacific Standard Brands Standard Oil Calif Standard Ind Standard Oil Texaco Timken Roll Bear Carbide Un a.m.

Unit Airc Rubber Steel Elect 44 Westinghouse Co Weyerhaeuser Youngstown Sales 2,760,000 CINCINNATI LIVESTOCK 68 (AP) CINCINNATI, Ohio (USDA)-Cattle 700; calves 100; steers and heifers moderately active, about steady; cows slow, to 50 lower; bullls about steady; choice 1,000 lb steers steady 82 26.00; good lb 23.00- 24.50; choice and prime 900 lb heifers 25.00; good 600-900 lb 21.00-23.50. Cows and bulls utility and utility and commercial bulls commercial cows 1 17.00-18.00; 20.00-22.00. Hogs 1,000 barrows and gilts, rather slow, steady to 15 higher Barrows and gilts No 1 2 few sales sows steady. 200-230 lb 22.85. Sows No 1 3 400-600 lb 19.00- 20.25.

Sheep 100; scattered sales 160 slaughter lambs steady; ewes untested; choice and prime 90- 110 lb wooled slaughter lambs 23.50 24.00; good and choice 22.50-23.50. COLUMBUS LIVESTOCK COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)-Hogs (85 central and western Ohio markets reporting to Ohio Dept of Agri.) 6,800 estimated; steady on butcher hogs and sows. No 2 average good butchers 190- 220 lbs 22.10-22.35, graded No 1 meat types 190-220 lbs 22.25 22.60. Sows under 350 lbs 19.00- 20.00, over 350 lbs 18.00-19.00. Cattle (from Columbus Producers Livestock Co operative Assn.) Slaughter steers and yearlings choice 25.00-26.70; good 23.50-25.00.

Butcher stock choice heifers 24.00-25.30; good 23.00-7 24.00. Utility and commercial bulls 22.00-24.70. Cows utility and commercial 15.00-19.00. Veal calves steady; choice and prime veals 31.00 36.50; choice and good 26.00-31.00. Sheep and lambs selling at auction.

COLUMBUS PRODUCE COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Eggs--prices paid at Ohio and Indiana farms after candling and grading: A jumbo 36-46, mostly 44-45, large 35-43, mostly 66 41-43, medium 30-39, mostly 37- 38, small 19-35, mostly 25-28. large 22-36, mostly 30-31, grades 9-21, mostly 15-18. Prices paid to country pack68 ing plants for eggs delivered to major Ohio cities cases ed consumer grades including grades, minimum 50 case lots. Loose, large A medium 42-45; small 37-38. Large too few to report.

Carton large A 50-53, medium A 45-49, small A Sales to retailers in major Ohio cities, delivered: Large white 50-55, mostly 52-54, medium 46-50, mostly 48-50, large white and brown 45-50, mostly 48-49. Poultry prices at farms, Ohio and Indiana, quality fryers 16, mostly 14-15, hens heavy too few to report. Light 7-8, mostly Potatoes 2.75-5.50. WALL STREET NEW YORK (AP)-A turbulent stock market, remained higher early this afternoon despite profit-taking. Trading was the week's heaviest.

The ticker tape ran late as stocks pushed their recovery drive into the fourth straight session. The Dow Jones industrial average at noon was up 4.68 at 782.85. The average backed away from a rise of 7.18 in the first half hour. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks at noon was up 1.9 at 282.3 with industrials up 2.4, rails up 1.2 and utilities up 1.1. Prices on the American Stock Exchange were higher in heavy trading.

OHIO GRAIN Highland Auto Club; Herbert Friedman, Chillicothe Are a Chamber of Commerce: Miss Mary Bruno, Holiday Inn; Don Kegg of WBNS-TV: Carl Mason, Frisch's Big Boy Restaurant; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rusk, Chillicothe Flower Shop; James Reanison. Crispie Creme Doughnut Shop; James Kennard of Telcom; Helen O'Connor of WCHI; Robert Wagner, Roweton Boys Ranch; Harry Hatmaker and Dr. Charles Schneider, both of Mead; and William Reep of Alcoa.

Among those introduced was Mrs. Joseph Vanmeter of the Ohio Historical Society's division on covered bridges. Guest speaker Wednesday was Charles C. Pratt, Columbus, assistant director and superintendent of properties for Ohio Historical Society. He called for greater accuracy in presenting the picture of historsites for present day tourists.

"Because present day tourists are more and desire factual information," he said, "historical societies have an obligation to present their product in an accurate and imaginative manner. They must do more than entertain. They must pro Strike Hits St. Louis Newspapers ST. LOUIS, Mo.

(AP) Union printers meet again today to discuss their walkout against Pulitzer Publishing Co. which has stopped the presses at the city's two major newspapers with combined circulation of more than 650,000. The company publishes the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and prints the St. Louis Globe-Democrat under contract.

The walkout, which began Tuesday night when a shift of composing-room printers refused to report for work. was termed. "an illegal Wednesday by Elmer Brown, president of the International Typographical Union, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The printers are members of Local of the union. Their local president, Harry Russell, said the walkout was "in protest of working without a contract since Dec.

31, 1965." A Pulitzer spokesman and Brown said although the old contract expired on that date it was still considered in effect. The printers. who currently earn $4.16 per hour, rejected a company offer of $4.35 per hour in a narrow vote last month, Brown said. Brown said the international was without power to take action against members of ITU Local 8 because the walkout was unofficial. Union Officer Fatally Beaten NEW YORK (AP) A union official was beaten to death Wednesday night as he walked with his dog near his Flushing, Queens, home.

Police were searching for a well-groomed man wearing a shirt with a ruffled front who neighbors said stood over the victim and kicked him in the head before fleeing in a black and white auto. The dead man was identified as James P. Fox, 62, business agent for Local 608, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. vide facts not fantasy," Mr. Pratt said.

He called attention to the OHS program to restore 26 sites in the state for education and interpretation. The purpose is to make the sites more meaningful to tourists who have been "short changed" in the past, he said. Dr. Paul Beckley, Optimist president, introduced a number of Optimists and their wives. Guests introduced included Dale and Joanne Lebs of Arcadia, guests of Optimist and Mrs.

James Gray. Ed Gerber announced Optimist Day will be held Sunday at the Roweton Boys Ranch. Troubles Double for Area Man Arrested for reckless operation, Floyd C. Willoughby, 21. Route 2, also faced a forgery charge in Municipal Court Wednesday.

Willoughby pleaded innocent to both charges and posted $300 bond for the traffic violation and $1,000 bond on the forgery charge. He is being held to the Ross County jury on the latter, also. Police said they arrested Willoughby shortly before midnight Tuesday for reckless driving on West Water Street. At the police station, the officers found a warrant charging Willoughby with forgery of a $30 check cashed at the Tavern. 36 W.

Water Oct. 1. The charge was filed by the proprietor of the tavern, Charles Haskins. Huntington School Bus Riders Unhurt Eighteen pupils on a Huntington Township School bus were uninjured when their bus was day involved in afternoon an on accident Mt. Wednes-' Road.

State patrolmen said Richard Kriser. Pomeroy, Route 1, was driving downhill and his car slid on a curve and collided with the bus. driven by Joe Ware, 45. Waverly, Route 3. Ware the patrol said had driven to the side of the road when he saw the auto skidding.

Damage was minor. New Citizens (At Chillicothe Hospital) DeWITT-Girl. 6 pounds, 104. ounces, 4:19 p. m.

Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. DeWitt (Carola Perry), Frankfort, Rte. 2.

ECHARD-Boy. 7 pounds, 2 ounces. 8:28 p. m. Wednesday to and Mrs.

Neil L. Echard (Virginia Arledge), Route 1. PENCE -Boy, 7 pounds, ounces. 10:50 a. m.

Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Pence (Marjorie Bower), Route 4. PRITCHARD-Boy, 8 pounds, ounces, 1:15 p. m.

Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Pritchard Jr. (Sharon Whitecraft).

Lyndon, Route 1. Fire Runs CITY 7:57 p.m. Wednesday Shed belonging to Mrs. James Brown 69 W. Sixth old furniture, no loss, possibly caused by children playing with matches.

REVIVAL SCHEDULED Revival will begin at Storms Chapel beginning at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. 314 16 99 53 46 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio Dept. of Agri. cash grain prices: No 2 red wheat mostly 1 lower 1.54-1.60, mostly 1.55- 1.57; No 2 yellow corn mostly 1-2 lower 1.27-1.31 per bu, mostty 1.28-1.29; No 2 oats mostly unchanged 67-75, mostly 69-70; bno 1 soybeans mostly 3-5 lower, 2.72-2.81, mostly 2.74-2.75.

Adena to Crown Queen Tonight Adena High School will crown its 1966 Homecoming queen at p.m. Thursday (tonight) at a pep rally being held at the athletic field in Frankfort. Queen candidates are Sue Brown and Jenny Hamman. Attendants for the queen are Debbie Reichert, junior; Eleanor Brown, sophom*ore and Peggy Hamman, freshman. The queen and her court will be presented during halftime ceremonies at Friday night's Adena-Bishop- Fenwick football game and will reign at a postgame dance.

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