Archaeologist Volume 14 October, 1964 Number 4
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OHIO ARCHAEOLOGIST VOLUME 14 OCTOBER, 1964 NUMBER 4 Published by THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF OHIO H The Archaeological Society of Ohio Editorial Office Business Office Route 3, Newcomerstown, Ohio 1025 South West Street Telephone: HY 8-7840 Findlay, Ohio Term expires President - Wayne A. Mortine, Scott Drive, Newcomerstown 1966 Vice President - Robert N. Converse, Plain City 1966 Executive Secretary - Arthur George Smith, 65 N. Foster St., Norwalk 1966 Recording Secretary - Merton R. Mertz, 422 Third St., Findlay 1966 Treasurer - Norman L. Dunn, 1025 South West St., Findlay 1966 Trustees Dr. Stanley G. Copeland, 5930 Crescent Court, Worthington 1966 John R. Ford, 250 Factory Street, Sugarcreek 1966 Chas. H. Meng, 790 Montrose Avenue, Columbus 9 1966 Dorothy L. Good, 15 Civic Drive, Grove City 1968 George H. Carroll, 336 Boyce Street, Urbana 1968 Chas. L,. Gschwind, 334 Ridgeway Ave. , Cincinnati 1968 Editorial Staff and Publications Committee Editor - Leonard H. Brown, Route 3, Newcomerstown Technical Editor - Raymond S. Baby, The Ohio State Museum, N. High and 15th Avenue Associate Editor - Martha A. Potter, The Ohio State Museum, N. High and 15th Avenue Production Manager - Ernest Good, 15 Civic Drive, Grove City Regional Collaborators - John C. Allman, 1336 Cory Drive, Dayton 6 - Gerald Brickman, 409 Locust Street, Findlay - Jeff Carskadden, 285 W. Willow Drive, Zanesville - Robert Converse, Plain City - Mrs. Betty Crawford, 1119 Seminole Avenue, Mansfield - Elmer H. Grimm, 1217 Murray Ridge, Elyria - Richard H. Johnson, R. R. #3, Marion (Meeker) - James R. Johnston, 2435 Copland Blvd. , Toledo 14 - Richard Patterson, R. R. #2, Marietta - Robert Phillippi, P. O. Box 995, Station A, Alliance - Dr. Olaf H. Prufer, Dept. of Humanities, Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland 6 - Summers A. Redick, 35 W. Riverglen Drive, Worthington - Ralph J. Servey, 1726 Baird Avenue, Portsmouth - Arthur George Smith, 65 N. Foster Street, Norwalk - Frank Soday, 5709 E. 61st Court, Tulsa, Oklahoma Back Issues - Chester Randies, 400 Eleventh Street, N. W. , New Philadelphia Object of the Society The Archaeological Society of Ohio is organized to discover and conserve archaeological sites and ma terial within the State of Ohio; to seek and promote abetter understanding among students and collectors of archaeological material, professional and non-professional, including individuals, museums and institu tions of learning; and to disseminate knowledge on the subject of archaeology. Membership is open to all persons of suitable character and interest. The annual dues are payable either the firBt of January or the first of July each year. Dues are as follows: Adults (18 and over) $4.50, Juniors (under 18) $2.25, Hus band and Wife (one copy of publication) $5. 50, Sustaining $25. 00. Funds are used for publishing "Ohio Ar chaeologist" and for other necessary expenses of the Society. The Archaeological Society of Ohio is an in corporated non-profit organization, and has no paid officers or employees. Ohio Archaeologist JB published quarterly in January, April, July, and October. Price per issue $1. 25 (double issues $2. 00), per volume $4. 50. Subscription included in the Society's annual membership dues. Address all articles, personal news, queries, comments, etc., to the Editor. Address applications for membership and dues renewals to the Treasurer. Address official correspondence to the Executive Secretary. Address orders for back issues with remittance to Chester Randies, 400 Eleventh Street, N. W. , New Philadelphia, Ohio; except for Volume 13, No. 4, October 1963 (Ohio Flint Types), for which address Robert Converse, Plain City, Ohio VOLUME 14 Table of Contents NUMBER 4 Officers, Trustees, Editorial Staff second cover The Cover 105 Arthur George Smith 1891-1964 106-108 The President's Page 109 The Editor's Page 110 Important Notice HO A Selection of Flint Artifacts in the Collection of John Hogue, Coshocton, Ohio, by Dr. Norman L. Wright Ill The Cramlet Site, by Wayne Mortine 112-114 Ohio Archaeological State Memorial Sites 115 The Archaeological Society of Ohio Membership List 116-129 New Members 130 Two Banded Slate Hammer stones 131 A 3/4 Groove Axe 131 I Visited Hell Gap, by Mearl R. Guthrie 132-133 Example of Prehistoric Surgery, by C. J. Sheets, Jr 134-135 Exhibits Chairman Given Recognition 136-137 Boyles Bait Shop Burial Site, Troy, Ohio, by Harry Hopkins 138-139 A Variety of Projectile Point Types 140 Personals third cover Necrology third cover Three Prize Points third cover Standing Committees fourth cover The Cover The pottery vessel pictured on the cover is an example of the ceremonial ware used by the prehistoric Hopewell Indians in Ohio. The pot was found in Mound #2, Mound City Group National Monument, Ross County, Ohio in 1920 when the site was excavated by William C. Mills. The grit-tempered vessel has four small "feet. " Surface treatment consists of vertical cord-wrapped stick impressions on the rim immediately below which are triangular punc tate s. On the four sides of the body of the vessel are the conventionalized representation of a duck, each of which is surrounded by cord-wrapped stick impressions. The corners are embellished with vertical rows of triangular punctates. This specimen is on exhibit at the Ohio State Museum. - 105 - Arthur George Smith 1891-1964 A man has left us. Arthur George Smith, "The Old Sarge, " died September 23, 1964, at Crile Veterans Hospital, Cleveland, following a long period of declining health and several months hospitalization. He will be long remembered. Many people will remember "Sarge" for many reasons. For his devotion to The Archaeological Society of Ohio and to many other personal and society interests, in furthering the understanding and the preservation of prehistoric data. For his authoritative knowledge of archaeology, and for his many spoken and written contributions, sharing this knowledge with professionals and ama teurs the world over. For his encouragement of young people as their interest in prehistory first developed. For his vigorous stands for what he felt was true and right. Yes, for his deep sensitivity, seldom seen, but very much a part of the whole man. A man has left us. He will be long remembered. Eternal Father of us all Who watches over great and small Who made the sun to give us light Whose stars and moon bedeck the night Grant now Thy mercy and Thy grace To those who venture into Space. (Found among "Sarge1 s" papers, source unknown) - 106 - Arthur George Smith 1891-1964 (Earlier this year Arthur George Smith wrote this biography and entrusted the manuscript to the Society's Assistant Executive Secretary to be used "when needed. " It was as if he had a premonition that the time might be soon. Now it has come, all too soon. Here is the final word from "Sarge. ") Arthur George Smith, also known as "The Old Sarge, " was born July 8, 1891, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of William Arther Smith (formerly of Bax- terley, Warwickshire, England) and Eliza Cable Smith (formerly of Norfolk- shire, England). He graduated from Lakewood High School in 1907, then attended Case School of Applied Science but did not graduate. Instead, he devoted several years to seeing the world and did examine portions of it from England to New Zealand, and from Central America to Hudson's Bay. In 1916 he enlisted in Battery A, 134th Field Artillery, and saw service on the Mexican border and in France. He used to say "I won no medals, just did my job. " He was never officially wounded or gassed, but in 1956 an x-ray showed the presence of a piece of steel near his left elbow, probably from the pleasant autumn evening when the Germans made a near-miss and a big piece of shell tore the coat and shirt off his ribs and the underside of his left arm without apparently scratching the skin. When he reached France, "Sarge" weighed 183 pounds stripped. When he got home again he weighed 118 while wearing a heavy wool uniform and British hobnail boots, a result of a dose of mustard and phosgene gas he got at Woel, France, when a shell struck close enough to splash his leg and hand. He never completely recovered from the effects. As a side-light on the military mind, his Brigadier at that time said that a bad smell could not hurt a soldier and ordered courtmartial for any who claimed injury and went to the hospital. That Brigadier was not our late fellow- member General Wallace, who succeeded the first general after he had sat on a log on which mustard gas had been spilled. Bad smells can hurt, and right where it hurts most! After being discharged in April 1919, the Sarge bought a range of green houses and went back into the florist business in which he had been raised, his father and both grandfathers having been in that trade. "Sarge" soon found that he could not take the cold and damp entailed, so sold out and moved to the Southwest. There he spent the next two years regaining his health. To pro vide beans and bacon he worked from time to time as a carpenter or metal lather, but most of the time he just loafed and absorbed sunshine. It is odd, and he was never able to explain it, but during this period "Sarge" paid no at tention to archaeology, not even doing any surface hunting. In 1922 "Sarge" came back East and settled in Norwalk, Ohio, where he had a war buddy, and opened a cabinet shop. The shop was more or less of a - 107 - front as surface hunting had the first call on the time of him and his buddy. Come good hunting weather and the sign in the front door said "Gone for the day.