Book: The Citizen

              VOL. 5, NO. 34                                             THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1968 - SIXTEEN PAGES                                    $5.00 per year 10



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  The new Jefferson County McCollough Children's Home, located on John Scott Road in Steubenville's
West End, was opened Sunday, July 7. The home is intended to hold 50 to 54 children.
  Participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony (pictured above) are left to right: Margaret Del Vecchio-
president of the Child Welfare Board; Michael Blischak-County Commissioner; Nick Calabria-County
Commissioner; Russell Hesske-president of the Board of Commissioners and Charles J. Marr-Architect,
  Master of Ceremonies for the event was Attorney Bernard T. McCann. A musical selection was
given by the American Legion John Scott Memorial Band, and the presentation and raising of the flag
was by the American Legion Argonne Post #33. Open House followed the ceremonies,.   n   SE
                                                                              CHILDREN'S HOME
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      Annexation Of Industrial Site Rejected


  The regular meeting of Council
for the Village of Wintersville met
Tuesday, July 2, at the City
Building with the Mayor, Anthony
Petrozzi, presiding.
   An ordinance regarding terri-
tory proposed to be annexed to the
Village of Wintersville, which re-
ceived its first reading on June
19, received its second and third
readings and it was unanimously
defeated due to the fact that a
description of the territory was
in error, hence a corrected or-
dinance will be submitted con-
taining the exact acreage.
  Council then gave the first
reading to a new ordinance pro-
posing to annex two tracts of
property owned by the LuRay
Industries, Inc., one tract con-
tained 33.19 acres and the other
15.27 acres. They are situated in
Island Creek Township near the
Ray C. Call Co. Attorney Richard
L. Powell, representing the Lu
Ray Industries, was authorized
to prosecute the annexation pro-
ceeding for the Village.

  Mayor Petrozzi reported that
12 youths were employed by the
village to cut weeds and perform
other duties for the street de-
partment and they are doing a fine
Job. Approximately 70 to 100 ap-
plications were received and the
mayor offered the services of his
office to provide boys for village
residents who want summer work
performed. The Street Committee
chairman, Robert Snyder, re-
ported that the program of tarring
and sealing cracks in all con-
crete streets in the village is


under way and good progress is
being made.
   An ordinance was adopted set-
 ting the salary of the clerk of the
 Board of Public Affairs at $400.00
 per month, and the salary of the
 assistant clerk at $350.00 per
 month.
   Mayor Petrozzi and Council
 authorized  Solicitor John J.
 Mascio to prepare a resolution
 opposing federal legislation which
 would remove tax-exempt status
 from bonds and notes of political
 subdivision. Opposition to this
 legislation was urged by the Ohio
 Municipal Advisory Council.
   Mr. Chester James of Locust
 Street requested Council's per-
 mission to pay only one sewer
 assessment on lots 5 and 6 in
 Dundale Addition. He advised
 council he built on both lots
 because they were only 40 feet
 wide, but received a $464.71 as
 sessment on each lot. Council
 authorized the Mayor to reply
 that the request be rejected be-
 cause all similar requests had
 been denied and that residents
 had the opportunity to protest
 this type of situation when the
 equalization board   was  es-
 tablished.
   $118.56 sidewalk assessment
was accepted by council from
Abraham V. Evans of 331 Main
St. An additional $100.00 street
paving assessment was accepted
from Dale Milhoan, 139 North
Avalon Drive.
  The Street Department was
authorized to purchase two new
tires for the backhoe at the cost
of approximately $64.00.


  Chief Victor Calabrese sub-
m itted a June police report and
it was as follows: 138 complaints
investigated, four personal injury
accidents, seven property dam-
age accidents,  eleven arrests,
eight out-of-town assists, four
breaking and enterings, one stolen
motor vehicle, one vandalism to
vehicle, and one dog bite. Two
burglary cases were closed and a
stolen car was recovered. Auxil-
iary hours totaled 258.
  The mayor's court report in-
cluded collection of $251.00 in
fines and costs. Three building
permits were issued for two re-
modeling jobs and a new home,
valued at $17,000.
  Councilmen present were John
C. Ford, William George, Francis
Gribben, Roy Steele, and Robert
Snyder. Arthur D. Bartell, Coun-
cilman, has been hospitalized
since June 15.
  The next meeting of Council is
scheduled for Tuesday, July 16,
  The public is cordially invited
to attend.


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  Looking over the scene of the accident are (1 to r) Belvedere
Fire Chief Red Halpenny, Chief Deputy Sheriff Pete Demos and the
victims nephew, Mr. Hogue.


   Eugene Miller, 74, of R.D. #1,
Bloomingdale was found dead on
his farm by the Belvedere Volun-
teer Fire Department, Tuesday
evening at 6:10 p.m. after he
apparently fell from his tractor.
   Mrs. Miller summoned the Fire
Dept. after she became worried
when her husband was overdue,
coming in from the field in which
he was gathering hay.
  Chief Clarence Halpenny, of the
Belvedere Fire Dept., discovered
the body, approximately 50 yards
down the hill from the hay field
and the tractor, wagon and hay
loader 40 yards further down the
hill, where it came to astopwhen
the rig hit a tree and ditch.
  The Jefferson County Sheriff's
Office was notified of the accident
and were on the scene within
minutes   to   investigate the
tragedy.
  Chief  Halpenny   told Chief
Deputy, Pete Demos, that ap-


parently Mr. Miller was on top
of the wagon adjusting the hay
from the loader and the tractor
started to drift down the hill,
throwing Mr. Miller into the path
of the wagon and loader. The
Dunlope Funeral Home removed
the body from the scene to Mc-
Clave's Funeral Home. The ac-
cident is still under investigation
by the Sheriffs office.
  Born at Corning, Iowa, he was
a son of the late George and Lola
Courtney Miller.
   He is survived by his wife,
E rma Hogue Miller; a daughter,
Mrs. Dale (Mary) Fluke of Car-
rollton, Ohio; a son, Cyrus Miller
of Louisville, Ohio; a son, David
Miller of Woodland Hills, Cali-
fornia;  11   grandchildren; 2
brothers, Douglas Miller of Cur-
nevaca, Mexico; Brion Miller of
Akron. Ohio.
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