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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Honor Guest Named

Mrs. Eliahu Elath, wife of the
Israeli Ambassador, will be the
honor guest at a luncheon to be
given by the Pioneer Women at
1890 pm. Monday at Hotel 2400.
The luncheon will be a fare
well to Mrs. Elath who will, leave
Washington soon with her hus-
band who has been appointed Is
raeli Ambassador to Great Brit
ain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Mrs. Ross to Give
Talk at Luncheon

Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, Direc-
tor Of the Mint, will be guest
speaker at a luncheon meeting of
the University Women's Club to-
morrow at the club, 1915 New
Hampshire avenue NV. She will
speak at 2 pm.
Mrs. Ross, who also is q former
governor Of Wyoming, will discuss
her work as q public official. She
will be introduced by Mrs. Julien
Friant. retiring president of the
Woman's National Democratic
Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Luncheon Program

A program on Family Protec-
ton" was presented at a luncheon
of the Women Underwriters of
Washington held yesterday at the
University Women'S Club. Miss
Lena Hitchcock and Miss Helen
Pendergast were in charge.
The organization is making
plans for the entertainment of
the 61st annual convention of the
National Association Of Life IN
derwriters to be held in Wash
ington September $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-19
Board to Meet

The Women's Board Of the Ma
tional Homeopathic Hospital will
meet at noon Tuesday at Mrs.
Helen p. Weedon's farm on Coles
vile road, near Ashton.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
0hio's Liberty
Bell To Visit
London June 80

Ohio's Liberty Bell, one-ton re-
plica of Americas famous symbol
of freedom will stop at London on
Friday June 30 at 800 p. m. for
AS minutes, in its tour of the 88
counties, the Savings Bonds Di-
vision for OHIO announced today.
The bell will be displayed at
the Madison County courthouse
lawn and a short program will
be presented.
The donation of six leading cop
per companies, steel company,
an automobile manufacturer, an
Ohio truck line, an oil company,
and the truck-mounted unit with
driver symbolic the independence
Bond Drive in Ohio. The tour runs
through July 4. The bell is one of
50 replicas made in Annecy,
France, the World War Ii head
quarters of the French Under
ground Movement.
The bell is OF the same fomula
with Slight improvements : as the
original now in Philadelphia. The
only difference from America's S
revered relic is represented by a
painted line on the replica instead
of the crack and there are no
dents or chips in the Ohio bell.
Not only does it have the same
dimensions and appearance, even
to the misalignment of the letters
on its crown, but it has been SO
constructed as to sound the exact
note sounded by the original bell.
The tone was duplicated, accord
ing to bell masters, after long
study of every phase Of the make
up of the Liberty Bell.
The bell uas Elade in France
because the bellmakers there were
the only ones who could be found
who could produce the bell in the
limited time given them and turn
out the bells with the lettering on
the original mould.
The bell unit is completely a
donation of industry and labor,
without cost to the Treasury De-
partment. The metals were con-
tributed by Anaconda, Kennicott,
Miami Phelps-Dodge, American
Smelling and Refining, and Ameri-
can Metals, who provided the cop
per, and u. S. Steel which pro-
vided the mountings. Standard Oil
of New Jersey provided the gas
oline and oil for the truck which
was the gift of the Ford Motor
Company.
The services of the driver of the
truck were provided by The Nor
walk Truck Line Company, OF
Norwalk, Ohio.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
NATIVE 0HI0AN APPOINTED new
ARCHBISHOP FOR CINCINNATI

The Most Rev. Karl j. Alter, D.
D., formerly Bishop of Toledo,
has been appointed by His Holm
ess Pope Plus XII, as the new
Archbishop of Cincinnati.
Announcement of his appoint
ment was made by the Most Rev.
Amleto Giovanni Cicognane, APP
ostolic Delegate to the United
States.
The new Archbishop, age 64,
was born in Toledo August 18,
1885, the son of John and Eliza
beth Kuttner Alter. He received
his early education in that city,
completed his studies for the
priesthood at st. Mary's Seminary
in Cleveland and was ordained
June 4, 1910.
Besides his own jurisdiction, the
Archbishop of Cincinnati is metro
politan for the Province of Ohio,
to whom the Bishops of Cleveland,
Columbus, Steubenville, Toledo
and Youngstown are suffragans.
This title confes no rights OF
jurisdiction within the other sees,
but does confer some duties. One
is to report to Rome on abuses
in the other diocesses If any occur.
Another is to provide court of
appeals for definite sentences from
courts of other dioceSeS.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
Loud Talk Leads
To Two Arrests
At Madison Lake

Loud talk from the roadway at
tracted the attention of deputy
sheriff attending meeting at
Madison Lake Monday night and
led to arrest of two men assessed
fines Tuesday amounting to SITS
and costs.
Fined S1O0 and costs, with S25
suspended, in Justice Maurice Bea-
thard's court on charge of being
drunk and disorderly was Lloyd
Smith formerly of London, en-
ployed near Stratford, Ohio
William Lowe, London, drew a
fine of $100 and costs with S25
suspended on charge Of driving
while intoxicated and a S25 fine
and costs on charge of operating
motor vehicle without an op-
orators license.
For some time Madison county
officers have been receiving re-
ports of persons drinking and
causing unnecessary disturbances
at the lake, it was explained at
Sheriff Harold Bidwells office.
Deputy Kenneth Johnson, in
vestigating what he described as
unusually loud conversation Mon
day night by persons visiting the
lake in jeep, took keys from the
vehicle to detain Lowe, who he
said was arguing with a woman
companion, and notified the sher-
ifs office.
Deputy Bob Allison went to
the lake and found Smith, the
owner of the jeep, loudly object
ing to removal of the keys, and
protesting to other persons visit
ing the lake. Subsequently both
men were arrested, Smith hand
cuffed, and taken to the Justice
court, fined and committed to
Jail.
Smith was liberated Tuesday on
payment Of the fines and costs.
Lowe, unable to pay at that time,
remained in Jail.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
Mrs. Anna Dineen
Dies Wednesday

Mrs. Anna J. Dineen, 80, wild
ow of jerry C. Dineen died in her
residence, 252 E. Pleasant St,
Springfield at lis p. m. Wednes-
day, following an illness of about
one year. She had lived in Spring
field most of her life, and was a
communicate of st. Raphael
Church and a member of the
Altar and Rosary Society. She
was born in Madison County
March Z, 1861.
Survivors are one son, William
of Chicago; three sisters, Mrs. Ella
Enright, Mrs. Margaret Moore
and Mrs. Catherine Dunn, all oil
Columbus; one brother, James
Gallagher, London, Ohio, and one
grandson, Edward Dody of Spring
field.
Funeral services at 10 a. m
Saturday in st. Raphael Church
Burial in Calvary Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
Mechanicsburg
Woman Succumbs

Mrs. Rebecca Smith Parker.
age Y, of Mechanicsburg, died
of a complication of ailments at
Doctors Hospital, Columbus, We'd
nesday evening.
Surviving are her husband, Ed.
four daughters, Mrs. James Pitzer.
Washington avenue and Mrs.
Oscar Ward, South Main street.
London; Mrs. Ora Bailey. Mech
anicsburg and Mrs. Earl Osborn.
Columbus; four sons, Eldon Park
er, Mechanicsburg; Eugene Park
er, Columbus; Thomas of Spring
tield and Maynard of Knob Most
er, Missouri; thirteen grandchild-
dren and three great grandchil-
dren.
Mrs. Parker nad been i'm fail
ing health for several weeks and
/ underwent a major operation. two
weeks ago. She was native Of
Madison County and member
of the Lilly Chapel Methodist
Church. She and Mr.. Parker cele-
brated their fiftieth wedding an
niversary last August.
Funeral services at the Davis
and Byers Funeral Home, Me-
chanicsburg, Saturday at 2 p. m.
conducted by the Rev. Judson
Weed, pastor of the Mechanics
burg Methodist Church. Interment
in Big Plain Cemetery near Lilly
Chapel, Madison county.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
DOLLAR
SAVING
VALUES
Taxi Driver Admits Killing
Girl In Test AT Prison Farm

A Bellaire, Ohio, taxi driver,
father of two children admitted
the staying of an 18-year-old girl
after being subjected to examin-
alton under lie detector test at
the London Prison Farm Monday.
Prosecutor William Irwin at
St. Clairsville announced that
George Doty %, the taxi driver,
signed a statement that he beat
Alma Montag, 18, a toy factory
worker. to death last Friday night
in lovers lane"
When authorities took Doty
into custody he denied knowledge
of the crime but agreed to the
lie detector test to be given by
attaches Of the State Bureau of
Criminal Investigation and Identi-
fication at the London Prison
Farm.
He broke down and admitted
the killing after being informed
that the machine showed he had
been lying, Prosecutor Irwin re-
ported in announcing Doty would
be charged with first degree mur-
der.
The battered body of the girl
was discovered Saturday morning
by restaurant operator. The
body was lying beside roadway.
Authorities were informed that
a taxicab had been parked there
the night before.
The informant, ii was reported,
noted that the vehicle was a taxi
cab when a flash of lightning IL
Illuminated the scene.
According to Prosecutor Irwin.
Doty stated that he didn't know
why he did it; that the girl resist
ed his advances and he killed her
when she threatened to expose
him.
lie started the trip with two
girls to take home and had let one
out. At the Prison Farm he was
SAID to have told the whole thing.
When the girl screamed, trying
TO attract help, he held his hand
over her mouth, then struck her,
dragged her through barbed wire
fence and dubbed her to death,
investigators learned.
Sheriff Cloyd Barrick and Pro-
secutor Irwin stopped in Columbus
tuesday night on their way home
and lodged Doty in the Franklin
County Jail over night.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
Sister Of Local
Men Dies Tuesday

Mrs. Mary Mooney, wife of Wal
ter A. Mooney of Troy, and sister
of London men, former Springfield
resident, died at p. m. Tuesday
in st. Francis Hospital, Columbus,
following an illness of six weeks.
Mrs. Mooney was a past regent
of the Daughters of Isabella of
Springfield, a member of the
Catholic Ladies of Columbia, the
Ladies Auxiliary of Elk's Lodge,
the Altrusa Club of Troy and the
Welfare League of st. Patrick
Catholic Church of Troy.
Prior to moving to Troy five
years ago, Mr.. and Mrs Mooney
resided at 473 E. Madison Ave.
She is survived by her husband;
her mother, Mrs. Catherine Lon
dergan of Columbus; five broth
ers, William and Francis Londer-
gan of London, Ohio, DR.. James
Londergan of Dayton, Martin Lon
dergan of Wilmington, Del, and
Thomas Londergan of Buffalo
New York, and one sister, Mrs.
Eileen Arnoff of Columbus.
Services at 900 a. m. Friday in
St Patrick's Catholic Church at
Troy, Ohio. Interment at Lon
don in st. Patrick's Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
Barn Destroyed
By Fire Early
Thursday Night

A fire of undetermined origin
destroyed a barn on the farm
of James Ryan of Bellefontaine,
former London resident, on the
Neil road, just off u. S. AZ, about
512 miles west of London, Thurs
day night about 7:30 o'clock. Loss
was estimated at approximately
$500 on contents, and $4,000 on
the barn.
The farm is operated by Farm
Management, Inc. Irwin. Ebert
Click has been tenant on the farm
the past four years.
MIR. Click stated he had driven a
tractor into the barn a short time
before the blaze was discovered,
but origin of the fire was un-
determined.
The barn proper was approxi-
mately 32x33 according to Mr..
Click with a shed and crib on
one END and shed on the other end.
The barn, tractor, cultivator, plow,
planter, drill and between 80 and
200 bushels Of corn in one crib,
were destroyed. A small amount
of grain was ruined by water.
The Community Fire truck in
charge of Jack Gallagher answer
cd the call. The fire had gained
such headway when the truck ar
rived, according to Mr.. Gallagher,
that the water available was saw
ed for the house and small build
ing close by No damage was done
to either.
Mr.. Click stated that the loss
was partially covered by insur-
anceN
A traffic jam was created at
scene of the fire by motorists
VINO followed the truck, causing
serious handicap in the event
it would have been necessary to
take additional equipment to the
fire.
Automobiles packed the road
way so that it would have been
impossible to get another truck
to the fire or send out any Vehicle
for an additional water supply,
witnesses said.
London Police Chief Clark and
Deputy Sheriff Bob Allison clear
cd the traffic.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
cHlLDREN'S HOME YOUNGSTERS
AUTO CLUB GUESTS AT the zoo

The forty residents of Madison
County Children's Home, 20 boys
and 20 girls, with their superin-
tendent, Mrs. Ray Andrews, were
guests Monday of the Columbus
Auto Club at its forty-seventh an
nual picnic at the Columbus Zoo
and Zoo Park.
Briggs Mercer, Plain City, with
his school bus, called at the home
for the children at $50 and from
then on until 4:30 in the after
noon, it was their field day.
Everything was free. The chill
dren visited the ZOO, had dinner
at noon; ice cream, drinks, pop
corn, rides and more rides, or
anything that caught their fancy,
until their heads whirled and they
had reached their capacity for
food.
After the days entertainment,
filled with fun and food, with no
casualties or sick tummies," ac-
cording to Mrs. Andrews, the chill
dren returned home, starting to
count the days until next years
outing.
With them they brought -four
softballs, two basketballs, a vol
ley ball and net, croquet set, rub
ber balls, miniature basketballs
for the smaller children and a set
of checkers, all gifts from thcir
hosts.
The Madison county guests were
among the 1000 children from
homes and orphanages in Mad
ison, Franklin, Picllaway, Union
Licking and Delaware counties
who were given the run of the zoe
and park for the days outing.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
Summer Here

The first day of summer ar
rived with sunshine Wcdnes-
day June 2t, the first the
sun has been fully out since
last Friday. Since then rain
and unseasonabiy cool wealth
er has prevailed.
The high temperature for
Wednesday was 80 degrees,
according to n. w. Rogers Of
the Madison County Expert
ment Farm, Old Springfield
Rd. Low for the day was So
degrees. The highest temper
ature recorded at the Farm
this season was 81 degrees.
Wednesday and Thursday
were each days of IS hours
and one minute of official sun
light, marking the longest
days Of the year, after which
the days will begin to shorten.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
Plain City Man
Hurt lin Crash
Auto Rams Tree On
Scioto-D Darby Road
early tuesday

Seriously injured before noon
Tuesday was a Plain City man
who lest control of his auto or
a curve in the 400 block of the
Scioto-Darby Creek Rd., Franklin
county sheriff's deputies reported
Victim of the accident was
Clyde Johnson, 81, of Plain City,
Route 3.
He suffered possible fractures
of the leg, hip and ribs and head
and face cuts. billiards emergency
squad took him to Mt. Carmel
Hospital where he was reported in
fair condition Tuesday night.
Deputies said Mr.. johnson ran
off the highway and his car
struck tree.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
Annual Police
Ball Wednesday

The annual ball of the London
Police Department attracted a
large crowd at the jeff, ,erson Gar
dens near west jefferson We'd
nesday evening. Total revenue de-
rived from the ball had not been
fully determined Thursday. Earn
ings will be used for benefits of
the Police Department. Music
for the ball was provided by All
Longstreth's Orchestra.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
William PlymeII
Dies Wednesday

William c. Plymell, age so. a
former resident of Madison county
died Wednesday morning at his
nome in ChilliCothe after a two
weeks serious illness. ~
Mr.. Plymell was a native of
Madison county and had resided
in Chiliicothe for the past ten
years.
Surviving are his wife, Mary E.;
son, Clarence at home: and
daughter, Mrs. Hazel Duke and q
sister, Mrs. Harvey Young, both
of Springfield.
Funeral services at the Wetzel-
Root Funeral Home in Chillicothe
at one o'clock Saturday. Interment
in Lafayette Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
Ohio Synod Elects
NelsonsviIIe Man

Elected Moderator of the Ohio
Presbyterian Synod Tuesday at
Wooster, Ohio, was the Rev. John
Lloyd Evans of Nelsonville. He
succeeds the Rev. Arthur M. Rom
ig of Lima who was recent
speaker in London Presbyterian
Church.
The new Moderator is a brother
of Dr. Hugh j. Evans of Dayton,
elected Moderator of the church's S
General Assembly in May
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
Work Begins On
New Store Here

Excavating work began Tues
day morning on the site for con-
struction of the new kroger Com
pany store building on South
Main street adjoining the State
Theatre.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
ERlTANCE TAX

Inheritance tax in the estate of
Nancy Bowers, late of Plain City,
amounted to $41397, according to
Madison County Probate court
Plain City corporation received
30.81%s of the total, the remainder,
69.19% going to Washington
Township, Franklin county.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
RELEASED FROM ARMY

Cpl. Edward Lambert, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lambert, Lon
don, Route 3, received his dis
charge from the Army Air Force
at Elgin Field, Florida, June u
after three years service, including
year on Two Jima, according to
a report from his family Tuesday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
Ohio Edison Open
| House .At Plant
June 28-JuIy z

For five days, from June % to
July inclusive Ohio Edison Com
pany is staging big "Reddy Kill
woatt Power Show" at is Mad
River power plant Springfield,
Ohio. The show is being held to
give residents of Clark and Mad
ison counties an opportunity to
see the latest improvements at the
plant and an inside glimpse of the
generation of electricity behind the
scenes.
The Power Show is entirely
free and visitors are invited daily
during the show between the hours
of 2 and 5 p. m. and Z and 9 p. m.
On Saturday and Sunday July l
and 2,the plant will be open from
2 until p. m. continuously.
In addition to seeing the equip
ment that makes electricity in op-
Grafton and hearing the roar of
$4,000 horsepower of electricity in
process of generation, visitors will
see many interesting and enter
tanning displays. One of these is
a miniature electric system, COM
plete with generating station, tran
smission and distribution lines, to
show electricity is made and de-
livered.
The Reddy Kilowatt Power
Show will also give Springfield
and Londoners and residents of
surrounding areas their first op-
portunity to see the new $4,000
kilowatt turbo-generating unit that
was put into operation last year.
The plant now has three such units
in operation.
Supplying electric power for the
Springfield and London areas is
big job and it calls for big
m achinery and tremendous
amounts oof raw materials. Visit
ors to the plant will see a small
mountain of coal-35, 900 tons of it
that the plant uses up in so days.
The boiler in which the coal is
burned to produce steam stand
the height of an 8-story
building, and inside an inferno
roars at $500 degrees. Visitors
will get a look inside the boilers
to see the roaring flames.
Also open for inspection will be
the big fans that drive hurricane
of air into the boilers to help the
coal burn.
The three massive turbo-gener-
ators will be in operation and
visitors will be able to hear their
roar as they spin at speed of
1882 miles per hour-faster than
the speediest jet plane.
Four pumps circulating enough
water in a years time to flood
the entire city of Springfield to
a depth of 111a feet will be
shown.
A route has been layed out
through the plant, and plainly
marked, that will take visitors
past all the major pieces of equip
ment used in manufacturing cleo
tricity. Posters will identify the
turbines, generators and other
machines visitors will pass. Guides
will answer questions and describe
the plants operations.
Along the route will be displays
and information about the plant
and its operations. Visitors will be
given a chance to try their own
hand at making electricity by
means of miniature generator.
Ohio Edison's Mad River power
plant is just off West Main street
National Pike in Springfield
at the city limits. Signs marking
the route into the plant will be
posted and parking space will be
available.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
UNDEReoEs SURGERY

Miss Marguerite Maggie Rose
CORY, operator for the Ohio Bell
Telephone company. is slowly re-
covering from a major operation
in Mt. Carmel Hospital. Her room
number is 325.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
ANNOUNCE A BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hunter.
Maxey Road, announce the birth
of a daughter, Lou Ann. at CITY
Hospital, Springfield, Tuesday.
June 20. -. -
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
ACCEPTS POSITION

Miss Janet Littler, daughter of
Madison County Clerk of Courts
James r. Littler and Mrs. Littler,
has accepted a position with the
Personal Finance Company, South
Main street.
Miss Littler graduated from
Monroe High school this year.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-23
UNDERGoES SURGERY

Miss Jeanette King of near
Sunmerford, is recuperating from
4 tonsil operation performed at
Sanor-Sanor Hospital, Columbus,
June 5. She expects to undergo a
nasal operation soon.