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  William A. Becker, Republican
  Candidate for Jefferson County
  Commissioner, stated today that
  he has new evidence indicating
  another incident where County
  equipment has been used on a
  private project.
  Becker charged last month that
  "county equipment andpersonnel
  at considerable expense to tax-
  payers have been used for private
  projects. . ."
  Becker said that as a result
  of this evidence, he has formally
  requested by letter to Jefferson
  County Prosecuting Attorney Jo-
  seph Loha, that this evidence be
  presented to the September Grand
  Jury.
  Becker said that his action is in
  accordance with procedures out-
  lined by the Assistant County
  Prosecutor at a Commissioners'
  Meeting discussing the charges
  last July 14. At that time, Becker
  requested that an official tran-
  script be made of the proceed-
  ings, and that all testimony be
  taken under oath. He was in-
  formed by the Assistant Prose-
cutor that the informal Commis-
sioners' Meeting had no legal
standing, and that the proper pro-
cedure was a formal presentation
of the charges to the Grand
Jury.
  Becker said that he has docu-
  mented evidence and witnesses
  willing to testify to the validity
  of his charges when Prosecutor
  Loha formally presents the mat-
  ter to the Grand Jury.
  Becker said that since it does
  not appear that a formal investi-
  gation of the charges made last
  month will be ordered, presen-
  tation to the Grand Jury is the
  only alternative. He stated that he
has brought these charges before
the public in good faith, and
that the signed statements of wit-
nesses will prove the validity of
the charges.


Tuesday, August the llth, will
be an exciting day for little
Bobby Powley! He will be two
years old! He will be showered
with love and gifts, uplifted by
prayers. Unlike most two year
olds though, Bobby won't stuff
himself with ice cream and cake
or blow out candles! Bobby is
slowly recovering from the near
fatal results of raising a can of
Drano to his baby mouth a year
ago!
Bobby was almost a year old
last July 18th and busily investi-
gating every nook and corner as
one year old youngsters do. He
found the closed can of Drano
in a drawer and promptly put
it to his mouth! The residue
around the lid seared the frag-
ile skin about his mouth. Bobby
was rushed to the hospital. The
staff of the Ohio Valley Emer-
gency Room thought the child
had miraculously escaped seri-
ous injury and dismissed him
later in the day. When his little
mouth began to swell he was
taken to St. John's Hospital where
he remained for two weeks. By
that time it was known that
Bobby's throat was closing! He
was taken to the North Wheeling
Hospital where he has lived ever
since.
Oppration after operation has
been performed to save Bobby.
A team of Doctors care for him.
A Pediatrician cares for his frail
body, a throat specialist labors
to open and keep open his tiny
esophagus, a stomach specialist
works hand in glove with the
throat specialist.
The doctors have devoted help
from  the hospital nurses and
interns who have made care of
Bobby a labor of love. Everyone
loves Bobby! Each individual per-
son seems to adopt him in some
personal way! Bobby talks, is
up and around and, to quote his
maternal Grandmother, "is very
alert'.
He objects to being confined at
any time and ights restraining
devices on his bed. Somehow he
always escapes them   and has
earned the nickname of "Little
Houdini"!
A patient staff has made it
possible for Bobby to sit in a
little rocking chair as he re-
ceives   intravenous   feeding!
Bobby can eat nothing orally.
He is fed a formula similar to
Metrecal through a tube to the
stomach.


Bobby has been-home to visit
several times during the year.
For a    while the specialists
thought that the little fellow had
developed a mental block regard-
ing  the hospital, associating
swallowing with subsequent oper-
ations. For that reason Bobby
came home two weeks prior to
last Christmas. They hoped
Bobby would relax and gain
weight, for he was facing further
surgery. The trip home made
little appreciable difference.
LaCt Friday Bobby was operated
on again. The esophagus was re-
opened and the incision in the
throat closed with a skin graft
from Bobby's thigh. For the first
time the throat specialist haz-
arded the hope that Bobby will
swallow! This is why Bobby's
second birthday, Tuesday, Au-
gust, the llth, will be happy.
All Bobby's friends everywhere
will rejoice and pray that the
"'hope" may be borne out infact.
Prayers have been lifted for
Bobby by every denomination.
"The whole world has adopted
Bobby", according to one of his
Grandmothers.
Money has also been raised for
Bobby. One Women's Civic Group
in Richmond established a fund
with The Miners and Mechanics
Bank  to - be administered by
George Barthold. A gift of money
was sent from as far away as
Puerto Rico!
Bobby's plight is the concern
of countless people as his story
goes out from person to person,
Doctor to Doctor, paper to Jour-
nal. As he approaches his second
birthday, August, the llth, his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Powley of Richmond, his mater-
nal and paternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hill of
Two Ridge Road, in Wintersville
and Mr. and Mrs. William Powley
of Richmond earnestly pray that
ere too long Bobby may come
home.
When that happy day arrives
Bobby will discover that he has
a baby brother, Billy, born dur-
ing Bobby's long hospital sojourn.
If our readers desire to send
Bobby a birthday card to brighten
August lth the address is: Bobby
Powley, North Wheeling Hospital,
4th Floor, Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia.
Why not join this writer in
wishing Bobby Powley a happy
birthday?


CUTUZEN


VOL. 2NO. 36 ,                                     THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1964-TWELVE PAGES                                         $5.00 per year 1(


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Wintersvil

Statement


  Unprecedented publicity con-
cerning the recent discussions
between Steubenville and Win-
tersville relative to the Winters-
ville Water System has given rise
to many misunderstandings. The
Wintersville' Village officials
are, therefore, issuing this state-
ment of policy in clarification of
the issues.
  Publicity notwithstanding, no
  impurities have been found in
any Wintersville water line either
before or since the recent dis-
cussions. To further guarantee
against future impurities we have
adopted the following program:
-1. Increased testing according
to a program agreed upon by
Wintersville and Steubenville, to
be performed in the laboratories
of the Steubenville Water System.
  2. Institution of a survey of the
  Wintersville water connections
to determine whether any dual
connections may exist with wells
or cisterns. This survey is al-
ready being made by Robert Spen-
cer, Registered Civil Engineer,
for the Wintersville Water Sys-
tem. Mr. Spencer is being ac-
companied by Donald Harris,'
Steubenville Plumbing Jnspector,
as an observer.
  3. To further safeguard the
future of our growing community,
Wintersville is giving serious
consideration to installation of a
chlorine booster system.
4. The Wintersville Plumbing


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    Building Permits Issued In July
 Wintersville Building Inspector, Harry B. Hendricks has issued
 the July 1964 -report of 10 residence permits and 1 remodeling
permit. Valuations on these permits total $182,700.00.
Permits are as follows:
George Petrella     North Avalon Drive   Ekey #3
Richard McCombs     Stardust Drive       Moon Valley
Daniel Cribbs       Springdale Avenue    Grandview #2 (4 homes)
Andrew Casper       Springdale Avenue    Grandview #2 (4 homes)
0. D. Starkey       Meadowbrook Drive    Meadowbrook Manor
J. E. Parrish       Meadowbrook Drive    Meadowbrook Manor
Lester Carney       Ellsworth Street     Silver Stream Knolls
                    remodeling permit
Anthony DiAngelo    Meadowbrook Drive    Meadowbrook Manor
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Cardinals and Darts Win

      First Game Of LL Playoffs


                     MINOR LEAGUE
  The Darts, representing the American League, under the
pitching of Raymond Brown, topped the Hawks in the
first game of their 3 game series.
  Dale Repnicki, pitcher for the National League Hawks,
who just a week ago pitched a brilliant no-hit, no run
game, didn't have the hitting power that backed him a-
gainst the Braves.
  The final score was Darts 4 - Hawks 1.

                      MAJOR LEAGUE
  Dick Hall, pitcher for the Cardinals representing the
  National League in the Series, pitched a 1 hit shut out
  for their victory over the Orioles in the first game of
  the best out of three. Hall struck out 16 batsmen and
  walked 2 in his pitching performance.
  Obremski, the losing pitcher for the American League
Orioles, was relieved in the third inning by Bob Vander-
borne. Jack Colgrove collected the only hit off Hall.
Obremski struck out four and walked five while Vander-
borne struck out four and walked two.

  The final score was Cardinals 10-Orioles 0.

        GOOD LUCK BOYS


Bobby Powley
BY EVE SEITER


lie Issues

Of Policy
Ordinance calls for a Plumbing
Inspector who "has a practical
knowledge 6f plumbing and is
familiar with the Ohio State
Plumbing   Code and the Or-
dinance," This Wintersville Or-
dinance supercedes any contrac-
tual statements. The Wintersville
Village Officials, therefore, ac-
cept the qualifications of Robert
Spencer, Registered Civil Engi-
neer, as their Plumbing In-
spector. Mr. Spencer's qualifi-
cations are: Registered Civil En-
gineer, a practical knowledge of
plumbing and an "A" rating in
Sanitation awarded by the Health
Department or the State of Ohio.
Mr. Spencer has served as En-
gineer for the Mingo Water
Works, worked on the Stratton
Sewer and Water Works install-
ation and was an employee of
the Jefferson County Health De-
partment. As of this date Mr.
Spencer is serving as full-time
Plumbing Inspector for the Vil-
lage of Wintersville.
  5. Although future discussions
will take place between the
Wintersville and the Steubenville
Officials to ensure continued
understanding, the existing Water
Contract between the two corpo-
ration is valid. It is not subject
to renegotiation until 1995.
            Thomas L. Albaugh
                        Mayor
             Richard L. Powell
             Assistant Solicitor