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Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03
Premier Fire Destroys Cabin

A fire at Premier coal mine :alled fire-fighting equipment of he Valley Volunteer Fire Asso- iation on the longest run of its history late yesterday afternoon. \ chimney fire set a cabin ablaze, which H. w. Adcock and three elbow mine employees were living.
 Since a 20-mile wind was blow ng, and the cabin, located only feet from the next closest ouse, contained some dynamite,
 hurry call was dispatched for ne fire truck.
 Equipment came too late to ave the burning cabin, but the 'uck stood by to prevent further bread of the sblaze. The four abin residents saved only the othing they wore and some hich had recently been sent to cleaned.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03
IT IS LATER THAN
 YOU THINK

Territorial highway patrolman Al Luebcke this week began is- suing warning tickets to motor ists caught out on Valley high ways without the new '50 license plates. This week a warning, and soon the real thing, MT. Luebcke promises. The warning season is rapidly waning, he warned.
 Licenses are to be purchased from U. s. Commissioner Dorothy Saxton, whose office is located in the Valley Theatre Building. She is on duty there from g to 5 daily, Monday through Friday. One way or another, all Valley motor ists who don't yet have their i- censes certainly will be seeing Mrs. Saxton in the very near fu- ture, MT. Luebcke stated.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03
COOP, DAIRYMEN TO BURY RATCHET

The recalcitrant dairymen of the Valley and the Matanuska Valley Farmers Co-Operating Association were preparing this week to call for a truce in their winter-long milk war. No defi- mite steps had been taken at press-time, but Coop manager James Wilson said that both sides were beginning to talk about talking it over."
 Peace talks are not expected to begin before the middle of next week, the manager said. He de nied that the Coop had submit ted any definite proposal to the dairymen for their consideration. One report circulating this week stated that an offer had been made by the Coop and had been accepted by the dairymen.
 Pending the settlement discus sion, the. Coop. has asked post ponement of the hearing request ing an injunction against Chet Liebing.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03

Genevievez DeLand, tiny, blue ed and blonde, will rule as low queen at Saturdays ball in Inner Gymnasium, it was an- unced to Palmer High School ldents at a special assembly t "Wednesday morning. Prin- sses in her court will include ? other five contestants in the cen race. They are her sister ola DeIapS ; Bobby Jo Hem 1T, Mariiyn Harris, Geraldine ndgren, Margaret Reed and tty Blunck.
 A particularly spectacular cor ation ceremony has been plan d for the early hours of tomor- -s.--.;~s'~ C~o," po1i ...h:-A
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03

opens at g o'clock. The ceremony begins at 10:15 p.m., when Queen Genevieve will be borne into the Gymnasium on a throne carried by criTnson-uniformed honor guard, the Foamblowers. The guard will execute smartly paced drill, complete with fash ing sabers, before bearing Queen Genevieve to the stage where she will rceive her crown.
 Following the coronation, the queen and her escort will lead a grand march to formally open the Snow Ball.
 The chair throne, queens trap pings and honor guard are to be l~~--I A~ T..~~- ~~-~-4:~---
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03

with all members of Palmer High Schools senior class, invite Val ley residents to attend the Snow Ball tomorrow.
 Dance proceeds, combined witt the $294 realized from the sale of votes in the queen race, will be used to purchase a senior rnemor- ial for the school. Projects under consideration by the seniors in clude the purchase of a new stage curtain, purchase of piano, pur- chase of new suits for the basket ball team or purchase of lockers for the Gymnasium dressing
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03

through the courtesy of Princess Aurora, nee Marjory Gropp, the Alaska Railroads candidate for queen of the Anchorage Fur Ren- dezvous.
 Princess Aurora is making a special trip from Anchorage to- morrow, to pay her respects to Queen Genevieve. She will ar rive in Palmer by Brill car at $40 tomorrow evening, and will be greeted at the station by spe- cial welcoming committee from the student body of Palmer High School and the Valley Chamber of Commerce.
 The princess brings a special
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03

be her personal guest at the An chorage Fur Rendezvous celebra- ton on Feb. p, g and 24.
 One other Rendezvous queen candidate, Miss Dona Killeen, sponsored by the Anchorage Ro- tary Club, also will make her curtsey before Queen Genevieve tomorrow. Miss Killeen, a pe- titely pretty brownette, is an An chorage High School senior and is head uSherette at an Anchorage theatre.
 Both of the Rendezvous queen contestants will be introduced at tomorrow's ball, shortly before the 11:30 intermission hour.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03
AIasko Seed To Open
 In Valley Grocery Annex

Alaska Seed, Inc, has leased space in the Valley Grocery An nex, pending completion of it's new building next to the Ward Building, it was announced this week by Ed Baldwin. The con- pany expects to conduct it's seed, feed and fertilizer business from the leased quarters for the next six months.
 MT. Baldwin said the firms first two carloads of specially mixed feed, scientifically balanc- ed to meet Alaskan conditions, left Portland on Jan. q. This feed will be handled at the Val ley Grocery Annex, upon its ar rival in Palmer. <
 Hours for the new store, to be operated by Dick Hunnicliff, will be announced in the near future. A stock of fertilizer for the store is expected to arrive in Palmer about March IS.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03
BROTHER VISITS

Cyril Kiehl, brother of Mrs. Victor Alfsen of Palmer, arrived here last weekend to spend a few days with his sister. MT. Kiehl came to Palmer from Oklahoma City, where he had been attend ing a CAA training school. He left for Skwentna on Wednesday, where he will be stationed as an aircraft communication.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03

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 ed from E. Glen Wilder at noon
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 F. Glen Wilder, executive, dir ector of the Alaska Housing Auth ority, next Monday is scheduled ,te address Valley residents. inter ested in local housing program: The meeting will be held in the lunclEoom of Palmer School, and will commence at 8 o'clock. -
 w. E, Huntley, who will act as chairman at the meeting, empha- sized that this is public meet ing, open to, all Valley residents interested in housing.
 MT. Wilder is expected to ex- plain, the method of financing a housing project for the Valley under AHA. New housing legisla- ton permits AHA to loan money to private individuals or corpora tions for the construction of hous- ing units, or allows the Authority to undertake such construction itself, if other methods of hand. ling are not available.
 Explicit information on what must be done to make Palmer el- gible for an AHA loan is expect ed to be forthcoming at this meet ,ng.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03
THIRD SON ARRIVES FOR MARTIN SHERMANS

A third son was born to Mir. and Mrs. Martin Sherman of Palmer on Jan. 2S. The little boy, who was born at Valley Hospital, has been named David. Mr. Sherman is an employe of the Trading Post. .~. ..-. --..
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03
DEMO CAUCUS TONIGHT

Local Democrats will hold their regular caucus tonight in Carpenters Hall. The session opens promptly at 8 p. m. All interested party members are invited 10 attend.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03

The trouble wit hmost democ- racies is that they have too many citizens who believe that they are entitled to special privileges.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03

The Russians are building bat tleship without knowing that the battleWagonS are useless.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03
ARA Head To Meet With Valley People Next Monday Evening
BULLETIN

Mondays Housing: meeting has been indefinitely postpon- ed. according 10 wire receiv- ed from E. Glen Wilder at noon today. . :":-:>.;.,...
Valley frontiersman., 1950-02-03

SHS--PHS basketball series in Palmer Gym on Feb. 8 and 10.
The Arizona post., 1950-02-17

many women this year are not
only contributing but also work.
ing diligently.
At the Anshei Israel Sisterhood
meeting Tuesday, DR.. Manfred
Arie, formerly of Austria, spoke
to the women on the significance
of CJA.
The need for solicitors contin-
ues and volunteers should con-
tact Mrs. Nevins. A number of
solicitors are still needed in order
to insure complete coverage, says
Mrs. Nevins. They should attend
the Monday breakfast.
The Arizona post., 1950-02-17

will have two workers. Groups
will work as a team and not on
the basis of organizations. Next
meeting of captains and workers
will be breakfast at the Temple
Monday at 1920 am.
Advanced Gifts section of the
Women'S Div. Drive held report
session at the home of the chair
man, Mrs. Saul Greenman, Mon
day morning. Both Mrs. Green
man and Mrs. M. I. Poze, div.
chairman, report they are graf
flied with the results. Mrs. Poze
added she was pleased that so
The Arizona post., 1950-02-17
Wor1en's GA
Is Under Way

General solicitation workers
met at breakfast Wednesday at
Temple Emanuel with the chair
man, Mrs. Jack Nevins, to discuss
that aspect of the drive and re-
ceive some pointers" on solicita-
ton. DR.. Arie also spoke to the
group.
Captains were lined up and each
The Arizona post., 1950-02-17


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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24
Plain City Men
Win Damage Suits

A jury in the Madison County
Common Pleas Court awarded
verdicts for the plaintiffs in two
cases tried Monday.
The verdicts were returned in
favor of Plain City residents
against Guy c. Burnett of Can
ton, Ohio, for damages in an
auto accident. c. Z. Fee asked
$815 and Wallace Church, Sr.,
$700 The jury awarded the
amounts in both instances.
The cases resulted from an
automobile accident April 27, 194S,
when the defendants truck and
trailer driven by Guy R. Burn
EFT, became unlocked and ran
out of control on Main street IN
Plain City. crashing into the auto
mobiles of the two plaintiffs.
Burnett failed to appear in
court and was not represented by
counsel. The jury was impanelled
to assess damages.
Jurors in both cases were, john
w. Follrod, Ed Pennington, Mrs.
Jessie Martin, Mrs. Amos Cordle,
Robert G. Foreman, Gladys Rus
sell, Mrs. S. c. Edwards, CLANCY
Neil, Roy Dixon, Frank DeMent
William Rittenhouse and Rife I
Alkire.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24
Fraud Charged In
Drawing Benefit
London Man Jailed
In Lieu Of Fine
Here Thursday

William Arthur Hawkins, 151
S. Main St, went to the county
Jail Thursday in lieu of a fine
OF $50 and costs assessed him in
a local Justice of Peace court on
a charge of fraudulent misrepre-
sentation in drawing S21 unem-
ployment compensation while
employed as truck driver by
John Minter, 21o S. Main ST,
London.
Don L. SCHNEIDER, a special in
vestigator, with the Bureau of
Unemployment Compensation stat
ed that wilkins actually
drew $147 illegally which he
would be required to repay to the
bureau.
The charge was preferred in
connection with the benefits paid
for the week ending Feb. &c, 1949,
according to the Investigator.
Maximum penalty assessed in
Ohio on charge of fraudulently
collecting benefits in $500 and
costs and three months in Jail
which has been imposed by Ohio
courts on numerous occasions, Mr..
SCHNEIDER stated.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24
Ira Robbins Dies
At South Vienna

Ira A. Robbins, 81, Clark Coun-
ty Republican Central Committee
man, died suddenly in his South
Vienna home at a. m. Thursday
from a heart attack.
A resident of South Vienna al
most his life, Mr.. Robbins, until
retirement three years ago, was
wholesale poultry and egg deal
er nearly % years.
He was born in South Vienna
Oct. p, 1882, the son of David
NJ. and Virginia Robbins.
Mr.. Robbins was a member of
the South Vienna council IL years
and mayor of South Vienna from
1926 to 1880. He was member
of the South Vienna Methodist
Church.
Survivors include his widow,
Bertha; one brother, Arthur Of
Columbus, and four sisters, Mrs.
w. E. Vance of Cincinnati, Miss
Dena Robbins of Columbus, Mrs.
George Sedgwick of Ishpeming,
Mich, and Mrs. w. c. Ray of
South Vienna.
Services at 2 p m. Saturday in
the South Vienna Methodist
Church. Burial in South Vienna
Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24
Spring Concert
Of Lbs April Is

The Music Department of Lon
don High School will present its
fourteenth annual Spring Concert
at the High School Auditorium
Thursday and Friday evenings,
April 13 and IA.
The 56-piece Concert Band,
the Girls Glee Club of 45 mem
bers, and the Mixed Chorus Of
81 members will be featured
along with students soloists. The
program tor the annual spring
Musicale" will be announced in
the near future, according to Ray
Creighton, Director of Music in
the London Public Schools.
The school music groups are
now rehearsing for what promises
to be an interesting and enter
tanning program.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24
Radio Call Saves
viney Farm House
Deputy Discovers
Flames; Summons
Local Firemen

Quick action radio provided for
calling the fire department from
one of the Madison County She
riffs cars, was credited with saw
ing the Russell Viney home on
Route Sc, two miles south of
London, from complete destruct-
ion by fire Tuesday afternoon.
Damage estimated around ST.
500 resulted when the flames
burned out the roof and ate into
the second story of the house.
Origin of the fire was believed TO
have been defective wiring.
Deputy Sheriff H. c. Markley.
enroute to London from Mt. Ster-
ling in a radio-equipped car, dis
covered the flames in the roof be-
fore occupants of the house were
aware that the dwelling was afire.
Deputy Markley radoed the
alarm to the sheriff's office from
where Deputy Kenneth Johnson
summoned the London fire de-
partment. Firemen succeeded IN
extinguishing the flames shortly
afterWard.
Meanwhile a part of the fur
niture had been removed from the
house to prevent further damage
from water which caused most of
the damage to the second floor of
the dwelling.
Loss on the house was covered
by insurance, it was understood.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24

The parade will commence at
100 o'clock sharp and will feat
ure six bands plus drill teams and
drum and bugle corps. The Lon
don High School band as well as
five visiting bands will march in
the parade.
Columbus Aerie 297 band and
drill team and the Moose State
band will march together with
the Mt. Sterling, West Jefferson
and Madison Community bands.
Floats, clowns and other novelties
will be featured. The Springfield
Pirates motorcycle club viii also
ride in the grand parade.
Several other units will lie
added, Secretary Kulp said. The
London Eagles extend welcome
to everyone in the surrounding
territory to one of the biggest
events of its kind to. be staged
here in many years.
The Eagle Zone Convention
starts officially on Saturday
March 25 with registration at 10
a. m. for both men and women.
The regular business meeting will
be held at 2 p. m. Due to the
large number of visitors two sep
arate meetings will be held, the
woman's meeting at the arfnory
and the mems at the lodge hall.
After the meetings, entertain
ment will be presented and will
be followed by the dinner hour.
Two dances will be featured
Saturday evening. Music will be
provided by Ruby Walkers band
of Columbus and Hogan's Orch
estra also of Columbus. Music
in social rooms will be offered
both Saturday and Sunday by
Agnes Erler and her accordion. At
10 p m. a floor show will fea-
ture the Kay Smith Troupe of
Columbus.
Following the grand parade on
Sunday a mass initiation will be
held for both men and women.
A reception will follow.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24
London Company
Holds Record In
Coal Business

Tanner Robson Lumber Comp
any, holder of the local record for
the longest continuous service in
the coal business in London, was
unloading its last carload of coal
Thursday in preparation for dis
continuing that phase of the bus
mess March 81.
"When we cream up this car
load we will have filled every un-
filled order on our books" r. H.
Robson stated Thursday morning.
"Another dealer will be named as
our successor" headed.
The Tanner-Robison firm has
a record of So years continuous
service in the coal business here.
It was December 10, 1897, that
the business was launched in its
present location on South Oak
Street by John Murray who with
his son Cletus operates bus
mess in West jefferson. Mr.. Muir
rays partner was the late Frank
Gallagher.
In 1907 the business was sold
to A. Tanner & Son, who operat-
ed it until January 1914 when
it became The TannerRobison
Co., operated by Bruce E. Tanner
and r. H. Robson. Associated
with them in the business today
is Mr.. Robison's son, William e..
Robson.
Recently the firm announced in
the London newspaper that they
would discontinue the retail coal
business because, conditions be-
yond our control have made this
branch of our business almost in
tolerable." Employees of the coal
yard will be absorbed by the
firms lumber business. 1t oper-
ates lumber yards in South Char
lesion and Mechanicsburg in ad-
dition to London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24
YOUTH COUNCIL team winner OF
Community Improvement AWARD

A team of six members of the
Madison County Farm Bureau
Youth Council, has been awarded
a revolving trophy for having the
greatest number of points of all
teams in District 5, in Com
munity Improvement Project"
contest, according to announce
ment by the Madison County
Farm Bureau.
The winning team, with $4,000
points to its credit, is captained
by Ed Harper with Jerry Moore,
secretary both of Somerford.
Others on the team are, Eldon
Byerly, Charles Hardy, Russell
Byerly, jefferson and James
Moore, Somerford.
The boys visited 127 farms
throughout a good representative
section of Madison county. They
investigated for hazards and found
the four heading the list to be,
boards with nails, broken glass,
no lightning rods and unlabeled
gas storage.
The local team will compete
with teams from other districts
in the state. If they come off vic
torious in the state contest they
will be awarded another revolving
trophy. In both district and state
contests, if the trophy is won
three years in succession, it be-
comes the permanent property Of
the local team.
If the local team wins in the
state contest, the members will be
eligible to attend the National
Safety Congress in Chicago in
October. Each member will re
ceive S55 to apply against ex-
penses of the trip.
In order to enter the district
contest, the Madison county team
competed against and defeated
two other local teams, one cap
tanned by David Schuer and the
! other by Clinton Hutson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24
Madisonaires 70
Present Benefit
Concert March 28
Press Photo by Russ ByerH

The Madisonaires, Madison
County's singing society, have an
nounced the presentation of a
benefit program which will be
given at the London High School
auditorium Tuesday March %.
The Madisonaires will donate
the entire proceeds for donations
to Miss Mary Davis who had the
misfortune to fall and sustain a
hip fracture at the last Madison
aire concert in February.
No admission will be charged
for the event and it is hoped that
the entire community will turn
out for such a worthwhile affair.
In keeping with the spirit of the
affair, many persons have DON
ated their time to the expected
success of the event.
Sims Florist will decorate the
stage and both the engineer, A.
F. Corson, and maintenance sup
erintendent Deane Brill have do
mated their services.
A great many other persons
have expressed their willingness
to help in this worthwhile pro-
ject and a packed house is in
prospect. No tickets are needed
but everyone is urged to arrive
early in order to get seat.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24
Safety Council
Sponsors Contest

Madison County Rural Safety
Council is sponsoring a Poster
contest for students in all Mad
ison county schools. The contest
starts April 5. Deadline for entry
blanks is March %. The posters
will be collected April 30, The
last day of the contest.
The competition is divided into
two classifications. Students of
the first through the fourth grades
will be in the first division and
the fifth through the eighth in
the second division. First division
posters are to be 11x14 and sec
ond 14x22 inches. Paper will BE-
furnished by the Council.
The work may be entirely free
hand; entirely made of cututs:
combination of free hand and cut
outs or any other combination
that the student may choose. They
will be judged for originality.
neatness, adeptness, of thought
conveyed in the safety slogan
printed on the poster.
The Council will appoint three
judges. A trophy will be awarded
for the best poster in each of the
two classifications; panel medals
will be awarded to second and
third place winners in each: rib
bons will be awarded for first,
second and third place winners in
both divisions in all competing in
the county.
All posters will become the pro-
perty of the sponsoring organi-
Zation.
Each poster must contain the
name, address, school, grade and
age of the individual.
A special committee from the
Council is visiting each school i'll
the county to give instructions
and create interest in the contest.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24
Mrs. Ella Mcdonald
Succumbs tuesday

Miss Bessie Lohr, Elm street,
went to Ames Iowa Wednesday
to attend funeral services for her
aunt, Mrs. Ella Mcdonald who
died there Tuesday Mrs. McDon-
aid was a native of Madison Coun-
ty and visited with relatives here
on a number of occasion.
Survivors are a daughter, Miss
Leila Mcdonald; sister, Mrs.
Flora White, of Virginia, formerly
of London: the niece, Miss Bessie
Lohr and two nephews, John {.
and Owen Lohr, all of London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24
Former London
Resident Dies

Word has been received here
of the death of Mrs. Glenn Kirk
patrick Potts, of Moundsville,
West Virginia, former resident
of London, in a Columbus Hos
pital, March 10. Funeral services
and burial were in Moundsville.
Mrs. Potts suffered a heart at
tack enroute from Florida to
her home in West Virginia.
She was the daughter of the
late J. w. Kirkpatrick of London.
The brothers, Guy and Scott Bon
ham Kirkpatrick, former London
residents, reside in California.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-03-24
William Hester
Dies tuesday

William Hester, 76, formerly
Of London, died at the home of
his son, Francis in Springfield,
Tuesday morning He had been in
failing health for the past ten
years and critically i'll the last
two weeks.
Mr.. Hester was born in New
port, May II, 1873, the son of
Joseph and Rebecca Wood Hester.
He was retired carpenter and
had resided in Springfield for the
past Is years.
Survivors include his widow,
Florence B.; two sons, Homer w.
and Frank; one daughter, Mrs.
Edwin Lounge; seven grandchil-
dren and one great grandchild,
all of Springfield.
Funeral services at the Little
ton Funeral Home in Springfield
at 1:30 o'clock Friday. Interment
in Ferncliff Cemetery.