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Smyrna times., 1950-09-21
SOCIAL And PERSONAL NEWS

honor and Mr.. Edward Chupein
served as his brothers best man.
A reception followed at the home
of the bridegroom's parents.
The bride wore a white satin
gown made with full skirt ending
in a train and trimmed with seed
pearls at the neckline. Her finger
tip veil fell from a lace cap and
she carried a white prayer book
with orchids and white streamers.
Miss Bruno was attired in a pink
satin gown and carried an old
fashioned bouquet of mixed flow
ers matching the halo of flowers
in her hair.
Miss Attix was graduated from
the John Bassett Moore High
School and the University of Penn
sylvania School of Nursing. She
was formerly a member of the
nursing staff of the State Welfare
Home. Mr.. Chupein also gradu-
ated from the University of Penn
sylvania and is associated with As
pinwall Veterans Hospital, Pitts
burgh. The couple will reside in
Pittsburgh.
Local friends attending the we'd
ding included Mrs. F. j. O'Neill,
Sr., Mrs. Robert Jacobs, Mrs.
George w. Boehmler, Mrs. c..
Richard Vaughn, of Milford; Miss
Ella Mae Gardner, of Taylors
Bridge; Mrs. Ray Beltz, Mrs. Rob-
ert Francis, Miss Catherine Leon
ard, Miss Sarah Wallis, Mrs. Wal
lace Powell, Mrs. Glen Price, Miss
Doris Dixon, Miss Mary Agnes
Poore, and Miss Marjorie Cham
bers.
Smyrna times., 1950-09-21

ed at the meeting attended by 40
members.
Mrs. Cummins E. Speakman Jr.
reported on the biennial conven-
tion held in San Francisco this
summer and stated that Delaware
was represented with ten dele
gates. The theme of the conven-
tion was Measure Up" and was
an inspiration to all business and
professional women, according to
Mrs. Speakman. She also showed
moving pictures taken during her
Smyrna times., 1950-09-21
trip to California.

trip to California.
Plans were announced for a
fashion show to be sponsored by
the club in conjunction with the
Twentieth Century Club of Smyr-
ma on March 6. Bird-Speakman
Inc, of Wilmington, viii again
furnish the fashions.
Announcement was also made of
a joint legislative meeting with the
Century Club on January 20.
The next meeting will be held
October 16.
Smyrna times., 1950-09-21
Smayrnians Attend
AttiG-Chupein Rites
In Yeddofl Church

Many Smyrnians attended the
wedding of Miss Eleanor Attix,
formerly of Kenton, to Mr.. Charles
Chupein. of Yeadon, Pa, at IL
o'clock Saturday morning. The
ceremony was solemnized by the
Rev. Edmund w. Walsh at mass
at st. Louis Church, Cobbs Creek
Road, Yeadon.
Miss Julie Bruno was maid of
Smyrna times., 1950-09-21
Business Women
Accent Members

Mrs. Ann Mills and Miss Ruth
Gooden were accepted as new
members of the Smyrna-Clayton
Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club at the first fall dinner
meeting Monday evening. Mrs.
Helen Deakyne, president, presid-
Smyrna times., 1950-09-21

son, Mrs. Walter w. Speakman,
Mrs. William S. Wilson, and Mrs.
Norman Coleman, all of Smyrna.
The Valley settler., 1950-01-06
LARSON MEfTS WITH LOCAL SPORTSMEN

SPORTSNEN
 Holgar Lorson and his assistant from the Low G11 orc ement Divi sion Of the Fish and "ild life Service met with the local Sportsman Club on "ednesday of this week to discuss Rec onnenda- tions for proposed changes in the Game Laws this next seas son. '." The proposal brought by Lerson from the Issac ,..lton League to close the area around Sheep Mountain met with disfavor by the local Club. This would close practic ally all areas on all sides of the Valley, local mem bers maintained.
 Alternative suggest ions made by the local Club inc luded the following: Allow a certain number of sheep to be shot on permit.
 Shoot only the oldest rams. Permit an Il day season with the Is ame area as 2 years ago. When Larson questioned local hunters las to obserVat ions on the increase or decrease of sheep, they said that they appeared to be on the increase. 5 more days added to the end of the Moose season was recommend ed. No sec ond seasons were suggested.
The Valley settler., 1950-01-06
MAID HTS MOOSE CALF

The Unite Maid, on it's return from Anchorage on "ednesday evening of this week, accid dent1y hit a moose |c alf which a1,bled onto the road in front Of the truck just this side of
 the knik Bridge. The Calf's back FNas broken, but it was hard to get
 close enough to him to end his suffe CT
 ing bee ause Of the COW moose who re-
 fused to leave her calf. Russell and Rust Dow TOTO in their truck just be- hind the Mt i6 and they told Jim
 Baker, driver of the Mid, to go on
 into town and report the accid ent to
 the authorities and they you'd see what could be done with the calf. The c alf was finally shot and the 9amo Commissi sion took pos session of the . carcaSS.
The Valley settler., 1950-01-06
FINGER
LURES

pr. FIR. Sims, local dentist, had slight mishap with his finger on his left hand last Saturday afternoon He Fnipped off the end, but is reticert Rs to just how it happened. He Bid not lose his finger as was reported, but only somo of the flesh from the bnd of the ginger.
 --------------- T. ESTHER AT HOME
 Esther Hemmer has been unable to come to work this week in the Trad ing Post due to her son, Jorry's
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
Local Question:
WHAT ARE THE FACTS REGARDING
WATER WORKS REVENUE BONDS?

the whole plant is sold 10 some
private individual or corporat-
ion who will undertake TO man
age it and charge the rates set
up in the mortgage contract.
These rates are set-hieh enough
to insure d profit and the pay
ment of the bonds and interest.
The setting Of these rates is a
highly technical business and
involves. accountants, engineers
estimates. and other matters
all Of which. will be worked out
to the satisfaction Of the purch-
asers Of the bonds.
In no case can any OF the
bonds or any OF the interest
ever become a lien against the
property OF any person owning
property in London or be inelud-
ed on the tax duplicate. How
ever. water used by the Village
for sewer flushing and other
municipal purposes would be,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17

What will happen if the town
defaults on the payment OF
bonds issued for the purchase Of
the Water Works and if there
is a default, will the tax payers
have to pay these bonds and
interest as part Of their taxes?
These bonds planned by
Council are commonly known as
Revenue Bonds. That means that
they are payable from the earn
ines of the Water Works. These
payments are secured by giving
a mortgage on the entire plant
TO q trustee to hold for the
protection Of the bond holders.
II there Is default in payment
of principal or interest, a fore
closure action is brought and
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
Organize Jaycees
At Plain City

A temporary organization of
the Plain City Junior Chamber of
Commerce was recently effected
by group of young business and
professional men who met at the
Plain City school.
Following a presentation of the
purposes and aims Of the orga.ii-
zation by Robert Rosencrans, of
Columbus, president of the
State Junior Chamber of Com
mercc, the grbup designated Rus
sell Noble as temporary chairman,
Bill Lines, membership chair
man and Warren Elson, publicity
chairman.
Members appointed to prepal c
a constitution were: DIR. K. f.
McWilliams, William Hilbert,
Keith Strayer and Robert Cron.
They will serve until charter
permits election of permanent
officers. "A
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17

and is now. paid from fax
money,
The present transaction is
something like that OF the pri-
vste individual person who buys
a small factory or home and
gives d mortgage on it TO Sc
cure the bank or other persons
loanine him the money TO pay
for it.
There is no need Of concern
over this part of the scheme as
the interest rate on the bonds
should not exceed ; u of 81
estimated s4oo, 10000. where
as, the profits will require o.
3s% on $377.ooo.oo and the
favorable difference is appar-
ent. ii
These bonds are considered
as desirable investments. and
experience Of bond firms in
Ohio. indicates that defaults
and foreclosures are rare.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
Pratt Funeral At
Mechanicsburq

Funeral services for Mrs. Del
bert Pratt, of near Mechanics
burg, who died at Doctors Hos
pital, Columbus, a few hours
after a major operation, were at
st. Michaefs Church, Mechanics.
burg, Wednesday morning. Inter
ment in Maple Grove cemetery,
Mechanicsburg.
Mrs. Pratt, the former Laura
Gordon of near Mechanicsburg,
had been in i'll health for many
years and entered the hospital
on Thursday.
She was member of the Cat
holic Ladies of Columbia of
London; of ST. Michaels Church,
Altar Society of the church, Earn
est Workers and Circle of King S
Daughters Mechanicsburg.
Mrs. Pratt is survived by her
husband; two daughters, Mrs.
George loops and Mrs. Paul
Graham; two grandchildren and
a sister, Mrs. Josephine Kelly of
Columbus.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
MT. STERLING, E0L0N And MIDWAY WINNERS
Personal Tax
Blanks Mailed
Filing Date On
Returns Feb. Is
To March 81

Personal or chattcl tax blanks
have been mailed by the Madison
county auditors. office, to all
whose names and addresses were
available. Failure to receive
blank by mail does not excuse
tax payer from making proper
return if taxable property was
held by person or firm on. jan
uary /. 1850. according to the
auditor.
Two forms of the new blanks
for farmers were included with
each set cf papers and should be
completed so that one copy can
be retained for reference in tut
ure tax matters. Particular atten-
tion should be given to the listing
of farm machinery and equip
ment and the form followed with
respect to percentage reductions
or depreciationS on the basis OF
the number of years owned. This
new form was sent out one year
ago by the Department of Tax
alton and should be used.
Some taxable items for indi-
viduals consist of, unlicensed
motor vehicles, watercraft, air
craft, undeposited cash on hand
or in lock boxes, notes and ac-
counts receivable, postal saving
certificates. deposits outside the
state, certain annuities. deben-
lures, land contracts, stocks and
bonds of incorporated firms, and
things of that natures Land trust
certificates and so called war
bonds are exempt from the local
tax.
The auditors office will not be
able to accept tax listings Tor
stocks of incorporated firms un-
til the stock record books have
been distributed by the State De-
partment of Taxation which re-
cords must be followed Persons
desiring to return suchataxablc
investments should keep in touch
with the Auditors Office and find
out when these stock record
books have been received.
Returns of taxable property are
to be filed between February ID
and March 81 inclusive.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
Mrs. Mary Hanson
Dies Early Friday

Mrs. Mary Hanson. 65, widow
of David Hanson, died at her
home 1863 East First street about
700 o'clock Friday morning after
suffering heart attack at 2 am.
Recently i'll, Mrs. Hanson had
been in a Columbus hospital for
treatment but since then had re-
covered and was attending her
normal household duties Thurs
day.
She is survived by one son
Forrest r. Hanson of East High
street, London; two daughters,
Florence and Frances, who lived
with their mother; one brother
Charles Holycross of Columbus;
and four sisters, Mrs. Lubina
Collins and Mrs. Goldie Shockley
of West Jefferson; Mrs. Nellie
Dysart and Mrs. Lena Myers Of
Columbus.
Mrs. Hanson was member of
the Newport Methodist Church,
the WSCS Of that church and the
Oak Run Grange.
Funeral services at the New
port Methodist Church Monday at
10:30 with the Rev. Jesse 4.
Thornton, pastor Of the church,
officiating. Interment in the Paint
Township Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
Rain $40 Inches
In Last z Weeks

London rainfall to $50 Tues
day brought the total for the first
half of February up to $40
inches, Leonard McNeal, weather
observer reported. The total for
the year to date is 1927 inches.
Last year during the same per-
iod was-7.95 inches Normal rain
fall for the period is under four
inches, according to McNeal, who
stated that operation of the Lon
don sewage treatment plant was
almost impossible due to tke
heavy rainfall.
Down spouts and cistern drains
plus the ground water infiltration
into Easements and sewers have
produced enormous flows at the
London plant, he reported.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
FACTS ABOUT COUNTYS LAND
TOBE SHOWN IN FARM CENSUS

Change in number of farms.
amount of land i'm farms and
value of farm property since 1915
are few of the facts to be de-
termined from 1850 Census Of
Agriculture, to be taken in Madi-
son County during April as a
part of the Seventeenth Decennial
Census of the United States. E.
The 1915 farm census showed
that the 5,859,16 farms in the
United States had total value of
land and buildings Of S46.4 billion,
or an average value of $7,917 per
farm. In 1945 the average value
per acre of farm land was slightly
more than $40.
Every deccnnial census since
1920 has recorded decrease in
the number of farms in the Ma
ton, while the total acres of
land in farms has shown steady
increase. Increased mechanization
on farms has accompanied this
trend. a..
The number of fa,ms in the
United States increased from ~
449, 900 in 1850 to a peak of g.
448, 600 in 1920, when the decline
began. However, acres of land in
farms continued to increase in
every census from 294 million
acres in 1850 to 1,147 million
acres in 1945.
The value of farm land and
buildings reported by the Census
Bureau has fluctuated markedly
during the last century. In 1859
farm land and buildings in the
United States had a total value
Of S3.3 billion. Fifty years later,
the value of farm land and build
ings exceeded S16.6 billion. After
World War l, the 1920 Census
of Agriculture reported the val
ue and buildings on farms total
ed $66.3 billion. However, two
decades later the value of farm
land and buildings had declined
to $685. billion.
Not only will the 1850 Census
in Madison County obtain infor-
nation about farms and farm pro-
duction, but inquiries will be in
cluded about farmers. The census
T will provide statistics about the
age of farm operators, the num-
Der of hours operators worked
last week at farm work or chores,
the years operators have farmed
Ethe same place and other infor-
nation necessary to provide de-
tailed facts about farms and farm
people.
The information which farmers
supply to the Census Bureau is
confidential and cannot be used
for taxation, investigation or re-
gulation.
Every ten years since l840, and
every five years since 1920, the
Bureau of the Census has taken
nationwide census of agricul-
ture. The 1850 Census of Agricul.
T. (Continned on Page Tnso) ss
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
Appoint Chairman
In Blood Program

The Executive Committee Of
the Madison County Red Cross
Chapter announced Wednesday
the appointment Of Maurice E.
Beathard as County Blood Pro-
gram Chairman to replace Gra-
ham Megaw, who has served in
that capacity since the beginning
of the program in December,
1948, and whose resignation was
accepted with regret.
Mr.. Bcathard's first service for
the program was in assisting with
the visit of the Mobile Unit to
Plain City Thursday.
More than 200 donors were
signed up by Dr. Herman karrer,
Recruitment Chairman and the
Lions Club members who assisted
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
Armen+rout Rites
At Plain Civ

Funeral service for Charles
Armentrout, 66, who died Mon
day at his home near Plain City,
were conducted at Plain City
Wednesday at 2 p. m Interment
was in Forest Grove cemetery.
Survived by his wife, Mrs. Len
ora Armentrout; four sons, Lay
ton Milton, Otis and Carroll; one
daughter Ola May; eight grand
children, five sisters and one
brother.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
Plain City To
Get Factory

Construction has started on the
Darby Plains Dairy, a Swiss cul-
ture cheese factory. two and half
miles south of Plain City on Route
AZ. The building will be 46 by IA
feet and will be constructed of
tile block.
Shares have been sold in the
company and production is sched-
uled to begin around the first of
May Officers of the company are
Eli M Troyer, president; Alvin
Kramer, vice president; Eli E.
Beachy, secretary-treasurer; A.
D. Kurtz and Ralph Kramer,
committee members.
Plans are t. produce 1900
pounds of cheese per day. This
will require $4,000 pounds of
milk daily.
The plant will produce swiss
culture cheese exclusively.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
Father Of County
Resident Dies

Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcbride,
London-South Charleston pike,
were called to Columbus by the
death Thursday morning of Mr.
McBride's father, M. NJ Mcbride
Mr.. Mcbride, who operated a
restaurant on West Fifth street,
Columbus, had been i'll with heart
ailment the last five weeks.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
.CircIeviIle Man
Gets i-I5 Years

Robert Davis, II, of Circleyille,
recently indicted by the grand
jury, was sentenced for one to
Is years in the Mansfield Reform
atory in the Madison County
Common Pleas Court Tuesday.
He was taken to the institution
by Deputy Sheriff Kenneth john
son Wednesday.
Davis was indicted on charges
of breaking and entering and
grand larceny in connection with
burglary of a house on the farm
of Donald Martin, Columbus at
Itorney, near South Solnn.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Mrs. Tina Lee Edwards. who
operates Mademoiselle Beauty
Shop South Main street, is at the
home of Mrs. Bertha Calhoun. 81
South Union street, recovering
after a major operation at Mt.
Carmel hospital
Mrs Edwards has secured Miss
Gladys Corns, Springfield, as a
new operator at her shop.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17

anyone ever hear a woman
brag about doing the wash
ing and mopping floors?
Maybe this is one of the
basic differences between the
natures of male and female
that the experts are always
yapping about. sh @e.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
Local Question:

Editors Note: This is one of
a series concerning the water
works question. 1t is our pur-
pose to inform the public as
to our findings in the matter
thus far.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
RITES FOR MOTHER
OF SEDALIA MAN

Funeral services for Mrs, Zoil-.
ietta Bruce Adkins, 81, who died
Tuesday at the home Of yher
daughter Mrs. Albert Ables at
Cedarville, were conducted
Thursday at 1920 a. m in the
Church of Christ in Christian
Union Jeffersonville. She was the
mother of James A. Adkins Of
Sedalia Interment was at Iron
ton, Ohio.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
Three Games On
Bill For Friday
In Tournament
West Jefferson And
Plain City To Meet In
Winners Bracket

Mt. Sterling triumphed over
Fairfield 67-34, Midway elimin-
ated Canaan 62-55 and South
Solon trounced Monroe 1928 in
the Madison County High School
basketball tournament at Midway
Wednesday night.
Mt. Sterling's victory was chalk
cd up in the championship divis-
ion while Solon and Midway won
in consolation games.
Three games are billed for
continuation of the tournament at
Midway Friday night.
Plain City and West jefferson
will tangle in a winners bracket
contest to ring down the curtain
on the tournament program that
night at $50. Mt Sterling and
Madison Rural meet in the OPEN
ing tilt at 7:30 and Midway plays
Fairfield in a consolation battle
at $50.
Mt. Sterling Triumphs
In the opening game at Mid
way Wednesday night, Mt. Ster-
ling completely outclassed FAIR
field and dominated the play
throughout the contest. Mt. Ster-
ling's height, which enabled them
to control the bankboard, was
deciding factor.
Mt. Sterling got off to last
start and at the end of the first
quarter led by a score OF 10 TO
4. The winners displayed the same
type of ball for the remainder OF
the contest and steadily pulled
away from the smaller Fairfield
outfit. 81
Z Scoring honors went to Justice
of Mt. Sterling who poured III
21 points, while j. Wilson and
Davidson were high men for the
losers with 8 apiece.
~ Midway Defeats Canaan
The second contest OF the even
;np was considered the most
thrilling. Midway and Canaan
played a nip and tuck game with
Midway emerging the victors.
Canaan got off to good start
and led Midway 16 to l3 at the
end of the first period. During the
second quarter, Midway began TO
po,,r in the baskets and finally
overlook Canaan with 2 minutes
left in the half. Midway scored
% points in the second quarter
while Canaan could collect only
13. At the half found Midway
was in the lead 35 to 29. In the
third quarter, the two teams al
most matched shots with MID
way getting IL points while Can
aan got II. The fourth period was
a thriller which saw Canaan put
ting on a rally to almost overtake
Midway, but the boys from Mid
way stopped the rally and went
OIi w "AAA'
The scoring honors of the con-
TEST went to Gordon of Canaan
who dropped in % points. Bogen-
rife was high score man Tor the
visitors with 81.
SoIon Downs Monroe
South Solon defeated Monroe
in the third contest OF the even
ing.
With the advantage in height
and deadly shooting South Scion
had little trouble in eliminating
Monroe from the tournament
They took the lead at the start
of the contest and remained in
front the entire game. The end
of the first stanza found South
Solon was a comfortable lead of
IL points. During the remainder of
the contest, they continued to
pull away from Monroe and took
the game easily.
Steen, the tall center from
South Solon, took the scoring
honors in this game with lS
points. ]. Dillon of Monroe was
high point man for his team with
IA points.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
Fair Secretary
Awarded Honor

Fred M. Guy. secretary Of the
Madison County Fair. has been
named a member of the Executive
Committee of the Ohio Fair Man
ayers Association for the coming
year, it was announced Tuesday
by L. P. Lake. Cincinnati, presi-
dent of the association, Former
Gov. Myers Y Cooper was named
chairman of the committee.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
LAST WEEi, FOR
PAYING TAXES

The current week is the last
for paying real estate taxes with
out penalty. County Treasurer
Roger Counts reminded Tuesday
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17
IN HOSPITAL

IN HOSPITAL
Mrs Tina Lee Hillard Of Lon
don, is patient at Mt. Carmel
Hospital, Columbus, recovering
after major surgery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-17

POLICE CHIEF ILL
Chief of Police German Clark
has been confined to his home on
North Oak street this week with
an attack of flu.