America is ready to swing into another great movement to combat
the forces of unemployment, and the program is underway to speed up the momentum
of the business machine. Just how these far-flung plans will be carried out was
described by mayor Herbert H. Stump, chairman of the N.R.A. committee in
Grantsville.
“The project quite naturally follows the Blue Eagle campaign,”
he said, “which has captured the imagination and enthusiasm of the entire nation
as nothing has done since the stirring War days of 1917 and 1918. The Blue Eagle
drive, including the codification activities of the N.R.A., has resulted in
placing more than 90 percent of the business of the country under the
President’s Agreement. More than 2,000,000 workers have been reemployed and
millions of dollars have been added to the weekly pay envelopes of those who
toil. All this has spelled tremendous happiness for millions of homes and has
completely changed the economic outlook.
“It must be remembered that this addition to the buying power of
the public has placed burdens on business. Business must be speeded up in order
to make it possible for employers to continue to maintain their added labor
costs. Business must be stepped up to a much faster clip than is the case at
present.”
Stump explained the methods by which it is hoped these
objectives will be attained: “The activities will be based on the logic of our
slogan, “Now is the time to buy.” You will note that we are not making use of
the word ‘campaign.’ Our plan calls for a logical, systematic program to be
carried on between now and the holidays with the sole object of stimulating a
well-ordered business acceleration.”
A former Calhoun County girl, Omalea
Kimble, has been crowned “Miss Akron” at the annual
All Boards of Trade Picnic at Summit Beach Park. She
was picked over 61 other contestants.
With her at the crowning was her proud father, Delbert Kimble,
who is a policeman at the Goodyear plant in Akron. In addition to their
16-year-old beauty queen, Mr. and Mrs. Kimble have a son, Michael, 15, and a
daughter, Marianne, 10.
They formerly lived in Calhoun and Omalea attended school here.
She is a senior at Ellet High School, Akron, and has appeared in fashion shows
and studied modeling. She expects to continue her studies at Kent State
University after completing high school.
Saturday, Sept. 10, was the start of a successful marching
season for the CCHS Red Devil Marching Band, when it traveled to Poca, to
participate in the 4th annual Putnam Invitational Band Festival, sponsored by
Putnam County Chamber of Commerce. The band received a two-foot 3rd place trophy
for playing and field maneuvers.
Participating were Ohio and West Virginia bands, including one
from Portsmouth, Ohio, where Calhoun competes next.