Book: The Citizen

              VOL. 5, NO. 27                                          THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1968 - TWENTY PAGES                                          $5.00 per year 10� p


Wintersville To Observe Cc


   Vandals Make Mess At

     Bantam Ridge School


  Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies reported extensive damage
caused by vandals who entered Bantam Ridge Elementary School
Friday night or early Saturday. The intruders broke into a coin-
operated school supply machine and scattered pens, pencils and pads
on the floor, ransacked the office and all the classrooms and broke
a refrigerator door in the cafeteria.
   Mr. Troy Penner, (seated at desk) Superintendent of Indian Creek
Schools and Mr. Frank Dornbush, principal of the school, appraise
the total damage to the school.


  Deputy James Wellington (left) and Robert Wilson (right) of the
Cross Creek Township Police, examine a door to determine how
entry to the school was gained. Investigating officers also reported
they had found a dozen empty beer cans just outside the building.


      Easements Available
  The Board of County Com-
missioners are again holding a
special meeting for Sub-District
Area "M", west of Wintersville.
The meeting is scheduled for
Monday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m. in
the Bantam   Ridge Elementary
School. The purpose for this
meeting is to allow any resident
who has any questions or desir-
ing   any  information, the op-
portunity once again to obtain
the same,
  Rachoff    Engineering   As-
sociates have been Invited speci-


For Sub-District "M"
fically for this purpose, also
present will be the County Com-
missioners, Mr. Hesske, Mr.
Bllschak, Mr. Calabria and at-
torney's.
   The County Sanitary Engineer,
 George Libertin, will be on hand
 and will have easements available
 for signing. It is urged that any
 person wanting information on the
 sewerage   and  water  district,
 should attend and air their pro-
 blems.
   Remember 7:30 P.M. Monday,
 June 3 at Bantam Ridge School.


immunity Day
     The  Wintersville Steelmark
  Parade, scheduled for May 25,
  will be climaxed with the appear-
  ance of the Steelmark Queens,
  who represent the area steel-
  makers.


   The parade will begin at 1:00
at the Thrift City parking lot and
will consist of groups represent-
ing the Wintersville High School
Band, Wayne High School Band,
Little League, Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, The American Legion,
4-H    Pony   Club,   Decorated
Bicycles, an area Motorcycle
Group, The Wintersville Fire
Department,    featuring  their
newest truck, Village Officials,
Chamber of Commerce officials,
Steel Executives, and other of-
ficials from Steubenville.
  Steelmark souvenirs will be
passed out to the spectators along
the parade route. The souvenirs
are through the courtesy of the
Weirton Steel Co.
   The parade route will proceed
down Main Street to Fernwood
Road and disband at the Elemen-
tary School on Fernwood Road.
Refreshments will be served to
the children following the parade,
courtesy of the Wintersville Re-
creation Department.
  Following the parade, the Win-
tersville area Little League will
open their season at Jo Ann Field.
Mayor Petrozzi will throw out
the first ball, to officially open
the season.
  The Wintersville Boosters Fair
will be in progress from 2 P.M
'till 10:00 P.M. for those who
would like to attend after the
parade.
  At 7 o'clock P.M., the day's
activities will be rounded out


  with a Pony Pull, sponsored by
  the Carroll County Pony Pull
  Association, held at Woodvue
  Park. Steel Ingots, loaned by the
  Wheeling Steel Corporation, will
  be used for the pulling load.
    All residents of the surround-
  ing area are welcome to visit
  Wintersville to view the parade
  and participate in the Community
  activity.
    Parade Marshals, Matt Cava-
  naugh and Bob Shively stress the
  point that all units that are par-
  ticipating in the parade should
  be at the Thrift City Parking Lot
  by 12:30 P.M.

  EARLY PAPER NEXT WEEK
      Saturday News Deadline
   The Citizen will be pub-
   ished on Wednesday, May 29
   because of the Memorial Day
   Holiday. All News must be rin
   the office by 5:00 pm. on Sat-
   urday.


 Commander Hall Lists

Memorial Day         Services
    Residents of Wintersville are
  cordially  invited  to   attend
  Memorial Day services on Thurs-
  day, May 30, 1968 sponsored by
  Wintersville Post #557 of the
  American   Legion, Post Com-
  mander, George S. Hall has an-
  nounced. The traditional rites
  have been scheduled to begin at
  11:00 A.M. at the Fort Steuben
  Burial Estates. The Memorial
  Day address will be delivered by
  M iyor Anthony J. Petrozzi, Com-
  mander Hall reported.
    The program reads as follows:
    MUSICAL SELECTIONS -Win-
  tersville High School Band under
  the direction of Dominick DeLuca.
    ADVANCEMENT OF COLORS-
       MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES
          (Cont'd on page 14)


   The Wintersville council met
 in regular session Tuesday even-
 ing, May 21, at the City Building
 with Mayor Anthony Petrozzi pre-
 siding.
   Council and the Mayor wel-
comed Boy Scout Troop #87, of
Two Ridge Presbyterian Church,
under the supervision of Mr. W.
Evans, Scoutmaster, who sat in
on the Council meeting. Also one
girl scout attended the session.
   Warren Hendricks, Secretary
 of the Wintersville United Metho-
 dist Church, submitted a letter
 requesting the Village of Win-
 tersville to install a guard rail
 along the sidewalk on the West
 side of Fernwood Road, as it is
 so close to the roadway, it is
 dangerous for people to walk along
 it. Also, if the rail could not
 be installed, they requested the
 walk be abandoned. The Mayor
 and Council advised Mr. John
 Lenhart, representative of the
 Board of Trustees of the Metho-
 dist Church, they would view the
 sidewalk and come to a definite
 conclusion in the near future.
 Council unanimously voted to
 appropriate $150.00 for financial
 assistance to the Little League
 teams in the Wintersville area,
 Also $25.00 was approved by
 Council to aid in the Memorial
 Day services held by the Ameri-
 can Legion Post #557.
 The Spring Clean Up Program
 is in full swing and the street
 department was commended for
 making this project a success.
 Two bids were received by
 Council for a new dump body
for a 1966 GMC truck with a 21/2
ton chassis, belonging to the
Street Department. One bid was
from Twin State Motors, Steu-
benville, Ohio, and the other from
Penn Body, Pennsylvania. The
bids were referred to the street
department for recommendation
at a later council meeting.
   A resolution No. 738 authorized
the clerk of the Village of Win-
tersville, to accept street pav-
ing assessment from Edward R.
Hiller, owner of lot#155 in Beech-
wood Second Addition, in the
amount of $262.34.
   Ordinance #735 was read by
Solicitor John Mascio for the
third time and passed, regulating
and fixing the price that may be
charged by the Ohio Valley Gas


Company for natural gas to the
Village of Wintersville and it's
inhabitants for the next four
years. This is an increase of
approximately 12% of the present
rate. Mayor Petrozzi and all the
Council   members commended
Mr. Frank Donnelly, for his as-
sistance to Council in coming to
an agreement with the Ohio Valley
Gas Co. and Mr. B. Cox, who is
their representative.
   There was a first reading of
 Ordinance #739, regulating cer-
 tain pay scales of the Village
 employees.
   Council, by a vote of 4 to 2,
 elected to deny the request of
 Attorney L. Staats of Columbus,
 Ohio, to review Village records
 held by Stilson Company, regard-
 ing the water installation project
 in the Village of Wintersville.
   Council accepted the only bid
 submitted by Mr. Edward Lucas,
 for the Police Cruiser. The bid
 amounted to $450.00.
   Ordinance was submitted by
Mr. R.P. Watson, OhioState High-
way Department, for passage, to
resurface Route #22, from the
intersection of Route #22 and
#43, to the East Corporate limits
of Wintersville. The Ordinance
contained a section directing the
Village office to prohibit all park-
ing on Main Street. Strong re-
sentment was     voiced on this
direction, by the Mayor and
Council. Solicitor J. Mascio ad-
vised that the section prohibiting
the parking be deleted, and pass-
age be enacted. Council held three
readings Tuesday, May 21, sothe
project could get under way.
  Mayor Petrozzi announced that
he would hold a hearing onThurs-
day, June 13, at 7:30 P.M. at the
City Building to resolve the issue
of the parking on Main Street.
Notices will be sent to merchants
on Main Street, regarding the
parking, prior to the meeting.
  The petition requesting the pav-
ing of Parkview Drive was satis-
factory and Council unanimously
agreed   to employ Mr. John
Lawrence, to engineer and survey
the project.
  Councilmen    present  were:
Arthur Bartell, John Ford, Will-
iam   George, Francis Gribbin,
Robert Snyder, and Roy Steele.
  The next regular meeting of
Council will be June 4.


Westfall Injured In Viet Nam


  Pvt. Cecil Westfall, 18, for-
merly of Sieubenville and the son
of M.. airi M:s. Lawrence West-
fall, RD #1, Piedmynt, Ohio, was
injured on May i11, 1968 in the
vicinity of Thua Thien, Republic
of Viet Nam. He sustained a
fragmentation wound to the left
side of the chest with a fracture
of the right Humerus from     a
Hostile Mine, while on an oper-
ation. He is presently receiving
treatment at the First M dical
Battalion, and will be brought
back to the states to recuperate.
   Pvt. Wstfall, who attended
Wintersville High School, has
been in Viet Nam     since last
November and has been awarded
the Purple Heart 3 times for the
latest wound and for two previous
wounds. He entered the service on
Maj 14, 1967
  Pvt. Westfall is married to the
former Sharon Colterwood of
Pleasant Hills.


Pvt. Cecil Westtall


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Parking On Main Street


    To Be Aired June 13