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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15

January and was 1919 below a
year ago. Wages and salaries
reached a record annual rate of
S139 billion in June. Hourly
wages for manufacturing workers
also hit a new peak of $1.45 per
hour. In view of further antici-
pated deficits in the Federal bud
get, it is evident that initiation
ary tendencies were present in
June.
Price increases have probably
not yet run their course and some
cutbacks in the production of con-
sumner goods are indicated, but
there are grounds for believing
that, with proper management,
the tremendous productive capac-
ity of this country is sufficient to
provide adequate materials for
present needs in Korea and the
fulfillment of our blueprints for
future preparedness without SER
iously endangering our position as
the country with the biggest liv-
ing standard in the world.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
Rise And Fall OF
"Scare Buying
Broadcast by Russell l. Haley,
Senior Research Assistant, Federal
Reserve Bank of Cleveland,
VICAR, Cleveland
VICAR, Cleveland

1t begins to look as though the
boom may be off the scare buy
ing rush. Local merchants are re-
porting slight but definite slow
ing in demand for such items as
soaps, sheets and pillowcases and
other soft goods in which runs"
were experienced last month.
This could be the beginning of the
end of what has been the biggest
mid summer sales splurge in
many years.
A return to more nearly nor
NAL volume of trade will be well
come to retailers who have been
concerned ever since the cash reg
isters began to ring an increas-
ingly loud tune. A sales increase
of five or ten percent would have
been quite acceptable, but when
department store sales began to
register year-to-year gains of
forty to fifty percent a curtail-
ment of sales at some time in the
future loomed in the offing.
Part of the explanation for this
unique buying rush lies in the
freshness of the memories of the
last war. Despite reassuranees by
people in responsible positions
many consumers feared shortages,
rationing, and ALLEGATIONS of ma
terials essential to the war effort,
and consequently began to buy
merchandise at a rate which was
unprecedented for this time of
year Actually dollar volume in
department stores did not surpass
the level normally reached in
September; it was somewhat be-
low the final two weeks of the
Easter season this year and was
only about half as big as Christ
mas week of 1949. But the fact
that July trade is usually the
sloWest of the year magnified the
appearance of the sales boom.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
WEST JEFFERSON NEWS
lightning And 4
Fire Hit The
Jester Home

A lightning bolt knocked out
the television set at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jester dur
ing the electrical storm Wednes-
day night. Mrs. Jester reported
that the room looked like, "the
Fourth of July" and that the set
jumped six inches from the floor
while they were watching it.
Fire broke out at the Jester
home Friday night and burned the
length of an Is ft. electric cable
1t was believed to have resulted
from damage caused by the light
ming Wednesday night. Police
Chief William Mcclure, Mayor
Homer Braithwaite and Fire
Chief Hugh Mcdowell were cal
led and quickly extinguished the
fire.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
billiards Fair
Opens Monday
For Five Days

An entertaining week is await
ing patrons of the Fair at Hill
ards, where the thirty-seventh an,
nual exposition opened Monday
for five days.
Some $4,000 have gone into
this years show to bring to rural
and city folk alike a varied ex-
perience, well-balanced between
educational exhibits and contests
and top-flight entertainment
Five sessions of harness racing
following close on the heels of the
41-day u. S. Trotting Association
meet there-offer three nights
and two days of sulky excitement
Racing starts Wednesday. Aft
ernoon sessions begin at l p. m
and will be held Wednesday ard
Thursday. Night racing, begin
ming at SIS p. m, will be We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday
Purses total $4,000.
With several outstanding cattle
shows on the program for the
week, the billiards grounds al
ready is filling up with fine show
animals. Between 300 and 400
are expected to compete, and fair
officials are worrying about where
to house them all.
c. D. (Zeke) Palmer, member
of the board, said this years
English Horse Show Monday and
Tuesday nights should be the
"best ever. Some $1,000 in prizes
and trophies 60 to winners per-
forming before the grandstand
each night at 1850 o'clock.
A special feature will be coun-
ty high school band contest. Eight
bands have entered the competit-
ion 1t will be judged Tuesday
afternoon.
youth Day" will be Friday aft
ernoon when Franklin County
young people will compete in a
farm machinery obstacle course
contest and the All Clubs will
present a style show. The All
Band will play.
Class competition in the Junior
Fair has brought SO many entries
that the board is concerned about
how to find space for it.
The kroger Co. and A&P Food
Stores again will present awards
in livestock showmanship in All
and FLA Divisions at the fair.
Kroger will present four trophies
to winners in: Steer, swine and
dairy 4-H showmanship contests
and FLA sheep showmanship.
APP will award a trophy to Win
ner of the All sheep showmanship
event.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15

for boarding. Several retailers as
sociations and department stores
placed large advertisements in
newspapers asking self-restraint.
There is some doubt, however,
that public appeals have been eff
fective, and it is possible that in
some cases the results were the
opposit of those intended. On the
other side of the picture good
results in discouraging scare buy
ing have been obtained in Gin
cinnati. In the week in which de-
partment stores sales throughout
the country were 46eo above last
years level Cincinnati posted a
gain of only 1910, the smallest
gain of any city in the list of 81
major weekly reporting cities. 1t
is believed that the comparatively
small rise in Cincinnati was due
to the fact that mention of scarce
buying was minimized in local
newspapers.
The buying rush since late June
has been a dominant factor in the
upward trend of prices. Within
the past month there have been
price increases at the wholesale
level in furniture, floor coverings,
tires, sheets and pillowcases, rub
Der tile products, cigarettes, gaso-
line, ethyl alcohol, typewriters,
coffee, sugar, milk, spices, hos
iery, shoes, worsted fabrics and
rayon yarn. Many textile mills
are refusing to quote prices for
future delivery. Both raw cotton
and raw wool are back to earlier
postwar highs. Prices received by
farmers have risen about 7%o
above the previous month and are
the same amount above the year
ago level.
Actually, however, the Korean
conflict may have been only the
catalyst which set off the reaction,
for inflationary forces had been
at work for some time before
Korea. Consumer credit jumped
$3.50 million in June to new
record of nearly $40 billion. This
gain represents the biggest dollar
increase ever recorded for June
and it established level $50
above the May figure. The money
supply, after two years of stabil-
ity at high levels, increased by
S41a billion during the twelve
months ended in June and stood
at new seasonal peak at mid
year. Manufacturers had SUBJ
stantial pickup in new business in
June. New orders were up 11%
from May and 1870 from year
ago while sales were up 2ao from
the preceding month after al
lowance for seasonal variations
The cost of living" index regis
tered the largest gain in %
months between mid-May and
mid-June. Industrial production
hit peacetime high. Employment
increased $50 from January and
go above a year ago Conversely
unemployment dropped 24% from
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

The undersigned, Superintendent OF
Insurance of the State of Ohio. hereby
certifies that The FIREMAN'S FUND
INSURANCE COMPANY whose prin-
cipal office is located at SAN FRAN
CISCO. State Of CALIFORNIA. has
complied with the laws of this State
applicable to it and is authorized
during the current wear to transact
IN this State its appropriate business
of insurance Its financial condition
is shown by its annual statement to
have been as follows on December
81, 1919: Aggregate amount OF avail
amount Of liabilities fexcept capitan
including reinsurance reserve. SSH
64.983 80. Net assets $40. ia, ,564 "a:
10000; Surplus $50. .61a ,564 84: income
for the wear S68.676 .602 "a: Expendi-
|. 1850. 285 In Witness Whereof I
have hereunto subscribed my name
and caused my seal to be affixed at
G5olnmbus Ohio this day and date;
Insurance of the State of Ohio.
fSeaD M-24
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

Tnsnranna 81 tSn ps nnia harahu
certifies that The GULF. INSURANCE.
COMPANY whose principal office Is
has complied with the laws of this
State applicable to it and is authorized
during the current year to transact in
insurance. Its financial condition is
shown by its annual statement to have
been as follows on December 81. 1919:
SIS, 719. .988 .03; Aggregate amount of
liabilities Except capital, including
reinsurance reserve. .Si0817 ,28l SO: Net
paid-up capital. ST 500. 10000: Surplus.
81 ano 106 81 Income for the year,
$40. .109 045 81; Expenditures for the
year. STAT .972. .56. July l, 1880 $50. In
Witness Whereof. / have hcreunto
subscribed my name and caused nv
seal to be affixed at Columbus Ohio.
this day and date. Walter A. Robinson.
Superintendent of Insurance of Ohio.
tSeall M-7
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
Local Voi+ure
Awarded Honor

Voiture ATT, 40 & s of the
American Legion was given hon.
orable mention at the Both Grande
Promenade of the Grande Vo-
iture of Ohio. Leo O'Connor,
Grand Cheminot of 9th district
has made the following report to
the Ohio Grande Promenade;
Madison County Voiture No. ATT
is among one of the few 1119o
quota Voitures and has done an
outstanding job on Child Wei
fare work and civic affairs; held
"a wreck, conducted by Am LIE
Voiture No. Is. l predict quite a
future for this Voiture." Robert
E. Gibbs is Chef de Care OF
Voiture ATT,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
The undersigned Superintendent of
Insurance of the State of Ohio. hereby
certifies that The ATLANTIS inSIuES- II
flee is located at DALLAS. State of
TEXAS. has complied with the laws
of this State applicable to 1t and Is
authorized during the current year
to transact in this State its ap-
propriate business of insurance. Its
financial condition is shown by its
annual statement to have been as fol-
lows on December 81. 1919; Aggregate e ga
528.87: Aggregate amount. of liza
bilities Except capital including re-
sets, sI.490. .OI8 as: Amount of actual
gaid1up paid capital. $500. 10000; Surplus.
1897 .91i 81: Expenditures for the year.
$s57, ST. le, July 1850 T. In ,,ssn1inss witness
my name and caused my seal to be
affixed at Columbus, Ohio. this dav
intendent of Insurance of Ohio.
(SeaD Ms
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
LOCAL NURSE MAKES
HIGHEST GRADE

The result of the June 27-28
state board exams to become reg
istered nurses disclosed-th Lorna
]. B. Murray of West Jefferson
received the highest grade in the
White Cross School of Nursing
Class. Mrs. Murray, who grad
uated from White Cross in Sept.
is now employed at Childrens'
Hospital in Columbus working
with polio cases.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
cERrrrrcAr. OF coMpLrANcs

i. The undersigned, Superintendent ct
Insurance of the State of Ohio hereby
AND cAsuALTY coMPANY whose
fa1sn prinsIpal s,,9 9ffice = Ssatsd at CHI CHI
piled with the laws of this State ap-
plicable to 1t and is authorized dur
Ing the current wear to transact I'm
this State its appropriate business Of
insurance. It's financial condition is
been as o foows o lssS
Aggregate amount of available as
sets. S12.213762 SO. Aggregate amount
Of liabilities fexcept capitan. fnc1ud.
Ing reinsurance reserve. s9193.932!s7:
Surplus So ol9 500 II: Income for the
year. S20872 0386 81: Expenditures for
The year SIT .667 273.15: July l. 1850.
964. In Witness Whereof I have here
unto subscribed nv name and caused
nv. seal to be affixed at Columbus.
Ohio. this day and date Walter a.
Robinson. Sunerintensent Of Insurance
>< Ohio. fSeaD Ma
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
.StanfieId Raps
Spectators

COLUMBUS - Speculation in
the grain market this harvest is
costing Ohio farmers millions of
dollars, D. r. Stanfield, Director
of Legislation, Ohio Farm Bureau
Federation, declared today.
Stanfield cited recent state
regardless of the effect it may
Brannan pointing out that spec
ulators in the grain market have
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
ENTERTAINs CLUB

Mrs. r. f. Gillivan entertained
the Luncheon Bridge Club with
a luncheon at the Southern Hotel
Tuesday afternoon. Prizes were
won by Mrs. d. N. Richeson, Sr.,
Mrs. NJ A. Silvers and Mrs.
Albert Gregg. sssnts
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
LEAVE ON TOUR

Mr.. and Mrs. Willar H. Nor
ris and sons, Richard and Eddie,
and Mr.. Cecil Long left Saturday
morning for trip to Washing
ton D. c., Niagara Falls, and
tour through Canada They will
visit the Raymond Hart family
in CentreVille, MARYLAND.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE


The undersigned Superintendent of
Insurance, of the State Of OHIO; hereby
Sertifies that The FARMERS MuTUAL
IOWA. of DES MONIES. State Of
IOWA, has complied with the laws Of
this State applicable to this class OF
the current year to transact in this
State its appropriate business Of In
surance on the mutual plan. Its fl
nual statement to have been as, follows
on December 81. 1919: Amount Of as
sets. $500 1924: Amount OF liabil-
s2.758 750.47; Surplus. SIS. .845. .702 ~: In
come for the year 1919. s7.l58o36, Y:
Expenditures Iss zen for the yea year l94g; SIS
Whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and caused nv seal to be af-.
fixed at Columbus. Ohio. this day and
date. Walter A. Robinson. Superin-
tendent of Insurance of Ohio.
(SeaD MIS-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
WITNESS PROGRAM
Veterans

The West Jefferson Veterans
Agriculture Class, under the sup
ervision of Mr.. Andrix, attended
the radio program, Everybody's
Farm, on WLW Saturday after
noon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
VISIT BROTHER

Margaret Casio and Mrs. Max
inc Redding went to Chicago over
the weekend of August to visit
their brother l.. r. Edward j.
Casio who is stationed at the
Great Lakes Training Center near
there
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
ILLINOIS VISiT0RC

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hayes and
Mrs. Geraldine Carper of Co.
lumbus, and Mrs. Beulah Hayes
and Jaquehne Carper spent few
days in Paris, Illinois, visiting
relatives. Mrs. Geraldine Carper
remained there for a weeks visit.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
MICHIGAN GUESTS

Mrs. Ernest Hallock and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Grace Cutsinger, of
Michigan were guests of Mrs.
Sara Pfeil last week. While here
they attended the wedding of
Miss Juanita Krowl in Colum-
bus.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
HERE FROM ARIZONA

Mrs. Ellis Jackson and her
daughters, Mary Lou, and Jean
Anne and Susan, former residents
of West Jefferson, have arrived
from their home in Tucson, Ari-
zona for a visit with relatives
and friends.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
DINNER GUESTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Stevens
and Butch Flack of New Holland
were Thursday evening dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nye Alter
and sons.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
ATTEND GRADUATION

Mrs. Hilda Boggs and Mrs. Rich
ard Hockenberry attended the
graduation of Miss Barbara Lea
man from the Mt. Carmel school
of nursing Sunday afternoon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
ATTEND PICNIC

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Traub and
daughters, Linda and Connie at
tended the Coca Cola annual
picnic at Mack Park in Columbus
August 6.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Mrs. Thomas Daugherty has
returned home after thirty-six
days in Grant Hospital. Mrs.
Daugherty had two major OPP
erations, but is improving steadily.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
RETURNS HOME

Mrs. Nye Alter returned home
Thursday morning after spend
ing two weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Richard Heisler, and family
in Edgerton.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15

Mrs. Pat Francis and children
of Columbus and Dick Alter were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Heisler and son, Ricky, in Edger-
ton last week end.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
VISIT DAUGHTERS

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Ryan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Geyer
visited their daughters, 10 Ann
Ryan and Arlene Geyer Thurs
day evening at All Camp Clifton.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
IN TRAINING

Ray Miller, Tad Flugge, and
Charles Long Jr. left Sunday
for a two weeks training period
at Camp Atterberry.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
OBSERVES BIRTHDAY

Miss Pam Spencer celebrated
her sixth birthday Saturday with
a party at the home of her grand
father, Addison Miller.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
ON VACATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Peterman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Thomas
are spending a few weeks vaca-
ton at Hubbard Lake in Michi-
gan. a.Ek
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15
DINNER GUESTS

Drenen karch was a Thursday
evening dinner guest of Garth
Cochrun.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15

Accepted Medical Schools
There are n acceptable or ap-
proved medical schools In the
United States and only one outside
the pale Of acceptability.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15

Carolyn and Judy Johnson spent
a few days with their aunt, Mrs.
Donald Hart, in Marysville.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15

Natalie and Marilyn Rice visit
ed Billie Jean Roberts in Alton
last week.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-08-15

Thatst lo5mn
Of
of telephone right
Evening star., 1950-08-06

The gist of the report insofar
as the DC-4S and their flight
crews are concerned is that the
best ditchings will be made if
the plane is brought onto the
water in a nose-high attitude,
with landing flaps full down and
landing gear retracted. BEST
ditching" means easing the 72,-
900 pound airplane onto the
surface so slowly and skillfully
that it will not break up and
sink Immediately. Designed to
operate from land. there air
liners are not equipped or built
to float indefinitely. Hence,
the first few moments after the
plane touches the water are
vital to passengers and crew
for abandoning ship.
Valuable Precedent
This important ditching re-
search was accomplished with
scale models-1/16th actual size
for the DC-4 and DEG, 118th
for the Constellation and 1/20th
for the Stratocruiser-in the
NACA Langley Aeronautical
Laboratory at Langley Field,
Va. The DC-4 model has a
wing span of Z feet 4 inches
and fuselage length of S feet 10
inches.
NACA established a valuable
precedent for authentic work of
this sort in 1894 by solving
the quick-sinking Characters
tics of the B-24 Liberator bomb
er when it was ditched. The
laboratory's aeronautical scien-
fists built an exact model of the
B-24, about the size of a stand
ard Office desk, and catapulted
it into a lagoon.
Then NACA engineers built
another model, beefng up the
bomb-bay doors and other weak
spots found from the first tests
and never built to withstand a
hard smack on water. This time
the B-24 model stayed af1oat
sufficiently long to conclude a
crew could abandon ship sue
cessfully. So impressed were
the Army Air Force engineer
pilots with the results of the
model notifications and the
technique worked out in ditch
ing. that they made these
changes in a life-sized Liberia
tor, flew it from Langley Field
and deliberately ditched it in
the James River.
The real life performance
compared favorably with the
B-24 model ditching and that is
why these recent NACA findings
on land plane types now flying
over water everywhere are be-
ing accepted by pilots. airline
operators and the aircraft man
ufacturers as the next best thing
to actual and voluntary ditch
testing of full-scale airliners, a
luxury which never could be in
dulged, in this critical time of
airlift deficiency.
Evening star., 1950-08-06
By Frederick R. Nicely

~
tween the 38th and 64th paral-
lels-from having flown the
ocean in the recent war.
Planes of the regular Sched-
uled airlines operating across
the Pacific are new and modern
but not readily adaptable for
heavy military air cargo haul
ing. Planes of the Military Air
Transport Service, the Govern
ment's airline connecting ou1
military installations about the
globe, are insufficient in num-
ber to meet the sudden require
mentS of Gen. MacArthur'S
forces. So, under previously
discussed plans for mobilization
of the civil air transport indus
try in event of a total war, the
United States Air Force, of
which MATS is a part, has
chartered four-engined airliners
from civilian scheduled, non
scheduled and irregular cargo
airlines, to augment the airlift
capacity to the Orient existing
prior to the Korean War.
Presently the number of char
tered four -engined transports
approaches rs, and the majority
of these are DC-4s, the old re-
liable intercontinental work
horse of the last war, known
as C-54s in the Army Air Trans
port Command and R-5-Ds in
the Naval Air Transport Serv-
ice. Two hundred and forty
DC-4s are now flying on sched-
uled and non-scheduled pas
senger and cargo operations on
our airlines and all of these
are likely to end up on the Pa
cif1c airlift.
Pilots Can't "Practice"
These sturdy old ships are
being and will be operated in
an atmosphere of war, calling
for speed and calculated risks,
and by civilian airline pilots
and co-pilots who have volun-
teered to help keep the aerial
supply line from the West Coast
to Japan moving day and night.
Though many crews have had
no ocean flying experience, par
ticularly across the long jumps
of the Pacific, they have a
thorough knowledge of the per-
formance capabilities of their
DC-4s on the routes and sched-
ules they have been flying COM
mercially.
They can be relied upon to
lift an overloaded DC-4 (by
civil airline standards) from a
West Coast airport and put 1t
down gently on a faraway Pa
ciflc island. provided they do
not run out of fuel or get lost
or experience the rarity of three
OF their four engines failing.
In that event there are but two
things to do: Get on the radio
and yell "Mayday"-(the inter-
national voice code for sos,
adopted from the French term