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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
Mrs. chenoweth
Dies Thursday
Death Claims Local
Woman Visiting In
Middletown Ohio

Mrs. Austin K. Chenoweth
margaret Leonard) age 60, East
High street, died Thursday morn
ing at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. j. w. Ashman, Middletown.
Mrs. Chenoweth had been in fail
ing health but had not been criti-
cally i'll at the time of her death.
She was member of the First
Presbyterian Church, London;
London Chapter Daughters of the
American Revolution, the Married
Ladies Thimble club and an as
sociate member of the Woman's
club.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Ashman with whom she had
been staying for the past few
weeks; Mrs. Richard Levering of
Dayton; Mrs. Eldon Foulk of
Portsmouth; five grandchildren;
two sisters, Miss Mabel Leonard,
London and Mrs. Fred Rolfes of
Springfield; four brothers, Arthur,
Maurice and Harry Leonard of CO.
lumbuS and Robert of near Belle
point.
Mr.. Chenoweth died May 4,
1949.
Friends may call at the Sch
lechty-Fichner Funeral Home
where services will be at 2:30
Saturday afternoon with Rev.
Greer S. Imbrie officiating. In
terment Kirkwood Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
Escaped Killer Is
Caught In Chicago
Relative Believed
To Have Reported
His Wherea abou+s

Clarence Beard, 55, the murder
er who escaped from the Lon
don Prison Farm last Saturday
night or early Sunday morning,
has been apprehended in Chicago,
prison officials have been advised.
He was taken into custody in a
Chicago Western Union office
where he hoped to receive money
from a relative in Detroit, ac-
cording to news reports.
Officers from the prison farm
were to return him to that in
Stitution.
One news report stated that
Beard had wired his sister in
Detroit asking for money, but in
stead of sending it she informed
officers where he could be found.
She was quoted as saying she
would, rather see him alive in
prison than killed running away"
Beard has been serving a life
sentence for Staying a Cleveland
bank clerk during a holdup in
1923, and is understood TO have
had two more years to serve be-
fore he would be eligible for a
parole hearing.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
Burglars Loot
McBurg Store

The NJ. H. Francis Hardware
Store at Mechanicsburg was enter
ed again Sunday night and 1000
worth of merchandise stolen. Bur-
glars visited the store last We'd
nesday night, but nothing was
taken.
This time, however, the thieves
made their entry to the store
through a rear window 10 feet
above the ground. The burglars
wore gloves and left no finger
prints. They apparently climbed
ladder or pipe which passes
near the window.
The burglars escaped with two
television sets worth $500 each,
fishing rods valued at $50, fish
ing reels valued at $75, shotguns
and rifles worth $50. and S275 in
electric appliances.
Last Dec. IA two men broke
into the store and took about ST.
GOO worth of merchandise. The
men later were arrested and ad-
mitted selling the loot in West
Virginia.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
MADISON COUNTY POLITICAL
Committees Are RE0RGANIzED

Republican and Democratic COM
mittees of Madison County re-
Gently reorganized.
Officers who will serve on both
the Democratic Central and Ex-
ecutive Committees are Robert E.
Gill, West Jefferson renamed
chairman; Frank Zeeck, Mt. Ster-
ling, vice chairman; and Donald
Rea, London, secretary-treasurer.
Democratic Executive Commit
ee members are Henry Beathard,
London; Donald Rea, London;
Harry High, London; p. c. Gay
nard, London; John Mooney, Deer
creek Township; Emmett Corson,
Paint Township; w. E. Gallagher,
London; Frank Zeeck, Mt. Ster-
ling; Frank Simons, Fairfield
Township; Nose Adams, Deer
creek Township; Forrest Rihl,
Sedalia; James Sullivan, Range
Township; Forrest Smith, South
Solon and James Miller, Plain
City.
Robert c. Rea, former senator,
was named chairman of the Rep
ublican Central and Executive
Committees.
j. r. Conway was named secre-
tary of the Executive Committee.
Other officers of the county
COP committees are: j. B. Rankin,
South Solon; vice chairman;
Mayor E. P. Speasmaker, London,
treasurer.
Executive committee members
are: H. w. Sark, Lilly Chapel; j.
B. Smith, Mt. Sterling; ]. B. RAN
kin, Mt. Sterling; Fred Peters,
West Jefferson: John Taylor,
Monroe Township; William Muir
ay, Mt. Sterling rural; II. c. Hill,
Mt. Sterling; L. S. Spiger, Plain
City; R. c. Rea, London and Mr..
SpeaSmaker, London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
Two London Youths
Enlist In Navy

Two youths from London were
accepted in the U. S. Navy Monday
the Springfield Recruiting Station
announced.
They are William Shoaf son
of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Homer
Shoaf of 116 Union street and
Richard Ambrose MCGUIRE son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mcclure of
18O E. Center street.
Shoaf was enlisted under the
High School Airman Program
which will give him schooling in
the Nays Fundamental Aviation
School on the completion of his
recruit training.
Mcclure was enlisted under the
Electronies Field Seaman Recruit
Program which will assure him
schooling in one of the Navy's
Schools in the Electronics group.
Both young men are now at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Gen.
ter where they will receive from
10 to II weeks of recruit basic
training.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
Traffic Safety
Check June 1-3O

June / to June 30 inclusive is
Traffic Safety Check month, con-
Quoted by Police Officers and
State Highway Patrol, local driv-
ers were reminded by officials
Wednesday.
To save being stopped on the
highway, German Clark, local Of
ficer. stated Wednesday that cars
would be checked and stickers
issued if drivers would call at the
police station on East Second
street, during the specified time.
This, the officer stated, would
eliminate drivers being stopped by
the patrol on the highway and
would speed up the work.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
Retired Merchant
Dies In Hospital
Freid Funeral In
Columbus Sunday
At 1890 A. M.

Harry Freid. age 81, North Oak
street, retired clothing merchant,
died Thursday night, following a
weeks critical illness at Mt. Car
mel Hospital.
The Fried family came to Lon
don in 1915 from Jeffersonville
where Mr.. Freid had been en-
gagged in the clothing business. He
purchased the interest of his bro
ther-in-law, Abe Polster of the
firm of Polster and Gallagher,
London mems clothiers on South
Main street, and continued in the
business with the late Thomas
Gallagher as a partner for sew
eral years.
He later purchased the interest
of Mr.. Gallagher and continued
the business as the Harry Fried
Mems Clothing store until about
ID years ago when he disposed
OF his store and retired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freid celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversary
two years ago at their home on
North Oak street.
Surviving are his wife, Fannie
and one daughter, Miss Virginia
Freid, member of the faculty
of the London High School
Funeral services at the Schoe-
dinger Funeral Home, East State
Street, Columbus, at 1920 o'clock
Sunday morning. Interment in
Columbus.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
Memorial Day Observance
Honors Dead OF All Wars

Londons Memorial Day obser-
vance, featured with parade and
ceremonies, honored the dead of
all American wars.
Headed by the National guards
men and local band the parade
and rituals of the day were spon-
sored by the various ex-service and
patriotic groups of the community.
The parade, including represen-
tatives of the various groups and
the Boy and Girl scouts, moved
through the London streets to the
courthouse lawn for the ceremonial
part of the memorial observance.
Supt. Robert Brown of the Mad
ison Rural Schools, speaker of the
day, paid tribute to the fallen in
the wars involving our nation.
Music for the occasion was pro-
vided by the band. The firing
squad for the ceremonies was
furnished by the National Guard
company. which was under COM
mand of Capt. Robert OBrien.
Meanwhile graves of service
men in the local cemeteries were
appropriately decorated.
Services Tuesday were also con-
Quoted in the Paint Township
Cemetery and Oak Hill cemetery.
Groups participating in the
days program included the Mad
ison and John Tate posts of the
American Legion, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the AMVETS,
Daughters of Union Veterans and
the women's auxiiaries.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
Harry S. Alfred
Dies Suddenly

Harry S. Alfred, age II, died
suddenly of a heart ailment at his
home in Lilly Chapel Tuesday.
Surviving are his wife, Glenna;
three sons, j. r. Alfred of Nc
Grath, Mimi; Harry A. of Lilly
Chapel and Ralph Eugene Of Lilly
Chapel; four daughters, Sue AL
fred and Mrs. Irene Moneypenny,
both of Columbus; Mrs. Marie
Creasey of Texarkana. Texas and
Judy Ann at home. Six grand
children also survive.
Services at the residence Thurs
day at 1:30 p. m. conducted by
Rev. j. G.. Deeds. Interment in
Pleasant Hill Cemetery, West
Jefferson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
Bond Sales Now
14.9% Of Quota

Paul Dwyer, County Savings
Bonds Chairman, announced today
that Madison County has attained
14.9 per cent of its independence
Bond Drive quota of S85,000 Dol
lar sales of E-Bonds totalled S12,-
712. The drive ends July 4.
Hooking County led the state
with 30 per cent of quota attained
in the first reporting period, May
IA to 20, and 20 counties attained
the state average of 118 per cent
of the state quota of $3S, ,839. 900.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
SWIMMING POOL OPENING
PLANNED ABOUT JUNE 10

London'S swimming pool on
Park Avenue will probably
be opened around June 10,
depending upon the weather
and progress of the work the
Pool Committee has planned
for the pool and bath house,
Chairman Ray Ballenger stat
ed Thursday.
Gordon Oxley, OF London,
will again be manager of the
pool.
Among tie various improve
ments at the pool contemplate
ed by members of the Com
mittee is the installation of
turnstiles. Pending opening
Of the pool the interior of the
bath house is to be given
a general cleaning and recon-
ditioning for the season. The
pool will also be thoroughly
cleaned in the meantime,
Chairman Ballenger stated.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
STORE MANAGER
CONTEST WINNER

Charles Lockard manager OF the
Lower Kroger Store was an
nounced winner of The Branch
Wide Kroger Contest today. The
first prize is a top make console
television set.
The rules of the contest covered
the greatest increase of crackers
sold in the branch.
Mr.. Lockards store had 515go
increase for the eight weeks of
the contest. Personnel assisting
Mr.. Lockard in winning the con-
test were Mrs. Lucy Cooper,
Robert Erwin and Eunice Layton.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
Man Injured In
Truck Accident

David Burton, Columbus, suf-
fcred undetermined injuries We'd
nesday afternoon when the truck
he was driving overturned in the
ditch on Route 20 one half mile
east of Route 38, Sheriff Harold
Bidwell reported. Burton was TAX
en- to Columbus by a passing mot
orist. His truck was said to have
been crowded off the highway
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
MI. Sterling Man
Forfeits Bond

Kenneth L. Bowshier, 80, of Mt.
Sterling Route /, forfeited S25
bond Thursday in Springfield
Municipal Court on a charge of
reckless driving as the outcome of
a collision with a New York Cen
trail System train.
The accident occurred when the
train, at the Western avenue cross
ing, struck small trailer being
hauled across the tracks. Witness
es said the flasher signal and
warning bel were operating at the
time.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
u our
"a TOWN
MADISON MYSTERY

Everyone seems to be conn.,
planning about the mail SER
vice these days and maybe
there is a reason for some
of the errors in delivery. For
instance, did you know that
there are towns in Madison
County named Liverpool, Cali
fornia, Gilroy, Pleasant Valley
and New Hampton? Also, did
you know that we have at
least two ghost towns
Hardscrabble and Limerick?
Did you know that Plumwood
was once called Sanford and
that Danville was known as
Peck. (Some people still call
it Henpeck.) Another confus-
ion is the fact that Sum-
merford is in Somerford
Township. Deercreek is prop
erly spelled Derecreek and
West jefferson should be
simply Jefferson? The proper
name for Sedalia is Midway
but if you address a letter
to Midway you will get it
back?
POTATO
If you take the "gh' out of
"hiccough,' the "ough" out of
dough, "phth" out of phthisis,
leigh" out of neighbor. the
"tte" out of gazette and the
eau" out of beau, and add
them all together you will
get the word GHOUGH-
PHTHEIGHTTEAU w h ic h
spells POTATO!! Cts still
easier to say please pass the
spuds'D
DAFYNITloN
A happy medium is nothing
more than a successful for
tune-teller.
OBSERVATION
An old grave-digger we
know tells us that a tombstone
is the only thing in the world
that can stand upright and lie
on its face at the same time.
POLES
The Polish people are
very serious people. Quote:
"Whosoever commits criminal
acts against a group or an in
dividual because of the religi-
Gus affiliations or absence of
same, which action results in
the death, serious injury. or
jeopardizing the public safety,
shall be imprisoned for not
less than three years, for life,
or receive the death penalty"
PHAW!
And then there is the one
about the realtor who took his
son out of college because
they didn't teach subdivision!
SAucERs
There is a rumor going
around that flying saucers are
never seen over Oklahoma +.
it's a dry state!
LAST WORD
An electric chair is a fine
example of PERIOD furni-
ture. Also, it may be said that
it is the end of sentence.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
ESCAPES FROM THE
PRISON FARM

Law enforcement officers have
been informed that MiIlard III.
Carter, 27. escaped from the Lon
don Prison Farm Monday. lie en-
tered confinement in January 1947
to serve one to 20 years for for
gerry. lie was sentenced from
Athens county, according to of
ficials.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
HAND CUT BY SAW

Earl Silvers, 36, of South Char
lesion, Route /, was treated at
Springfield City Hospital Wednes-
day night for injuries sustained
when his right hand came in con-
tact with buzz saw. He suffered
severe decorations of the fingers
and a compound fracture of one
finger.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
May Rainfall
Is Subnormal

London's rainfall for May
was 2.f5 inches below normal,
Leonard McNeal, weather OBJ
server reported. The total
rainfall for the month was
!. 1877 inches, the maximum
temperature 81 degrees .on
May 25 and the minimum SO
degrees May 7.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
ANNOUNCE BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. William Ernst,
London, announce the birth of a
son, Gary William. at Mt. Carmel
Hospital, Saturday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
27 PIGS STOLEN

27 PIGS STOLEN
Sheriff Jay McKeever of Cham
paign County is investigating the
theft of 27 pigs, averaging about
40 pounds each, reported missing
from the farm of Ora d. Williams.
on Route %. three miles west of
Mechanicsburg.
The pigs were presumably stolen
sometime last week.
Montana labor news., 1950-12-14
Joseph A. CRAFT
A STRANGE CONFESSION
BY A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER

Paul Block publishes a daily newspaper in loledo, Ohio.
Like most Ohio publishers, Paul Block endorsed Senator ait
for reelection in the recent campaign. His newspaper, The
Toedol Blade, campaigned for Taft. Taft won. Publisher
Block should be happy. But, hes not
Now, Publisher Block says that he is afraid that people
will misinterpret Tafts victory, that the Republican Party will
think the people Of Ohio share Senator Taft ideas. Pub
Usher Block is SO worried by Iafts victory that last week he
paid for a full page ad in the v Arlington Post to warn the Re
publcans in Congress that Tai reelection doesn mean the
people Of Ohio like Taft. Ialt S an isolationist, Block says
Publisher Block ism he says.
How did Publisher Block V TX himself into such a corner
ANYWAY? He blames it all on labor. We ha do vote against
a candidate backed by labor 81 cs. he apologies.
We know that Publisher E.ack, ike most newspaper pub
fishers. hates organized labor. Mth Publisher Block, ii seems
that hatred has reached an extreme. After using his newspaper
10 support a Senator for err electcr. he coniesses that he doesn
trust him on the most important ISSUE OF our time - the struggle
for a free world.
Taft's opponent, Joe Ferguson. is an honest man. No one
ever, even during that dirty campaign. questioned his integrity
And. Ferguson was completely committed to support the fght
against Russian Communism. AT the very least, he would have
done less harm in Washington than Senator Taft on every coun
but on in Publisher Block own book. That one count which
out weighed everything else with Paul Block was Ferguson
friendship for organized labor.
Ii seems to us that this is a vicious type OF class conscious
ness matched only by the Communists. Certainly, it is an un
healthy attitude for a publisher Of a daily newspaper like the
Toledo Blade.
Montana labor news., 1950-12-14
WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME

Christmas the magic word = what memories II con
lures up. The wild rush of the crowded stores, the push and
pull Of the toy counter. the garland and holly strewn windows
wreathed and canded yule. carols of near and Tar, Christmas
trees lighted and tinselled: Santa Clauses OF fancy and OF flesh'
reindeer prancing across the imaginatons OF children young
and old; the whirl Of snow crystals, the crunch OF them under
foot. the lack frost on the windows. the iccle bedecked and
flake covered gables; gift wrapped packages, nuts in assert
ment, sugar candies, plum pudding the roasted gobbler, and
the merry laughter of bright eyed YOUNGSTERS: all these arr OF
Christmas. All these we love.
Surely with so much. nothing is lacking. But look, there
is no Christ Child; the Prince of Peace is not there. ! is only
when the multi colored mufflers. fur collared, flanneled coats
heavy tweeds and machinaws ae donned and paths turned
toward the stable, adorned by the hands and gifts OF the poor
and Of the rich. that Christmas finds it full meaning.
Selishness alone should find no dwelling at christ
m Alongside the giving of Christ what is OF ourselves fades
But the stable awaits u.s.. The Infant Christ is there to receive
us. our life is tattered. He shall restore it. 1t our lite IS
sorrowful. in our giving He shall make it full of JOY. If hate has
found a part in our heart. His love shall cnvert it to stronger
love. He shall teach us the way of peace and OF good will.
For the peace to be found. the peace to men Of good will
cannot be found outside the stable. The answer to a troubled,
selfish and war ridden world lies in giving as the Omnipotent
Cod gave Himself one clear starry night long ago. There you
lind it in Bethlehem cave amid the joyous sgng OF the angels.
the warm breath of the sheep and the donkies. the admiration
Q fthe simple shepherds, and the alteration Of Mary and Joseph.
To the stable then go to seek peace. There look tor
Christ the Savior. There find with Mary and Joseph, kneeling
and bordering in alteration and humble prayer, the meaning
of Christmas. r.
Joseph A. CRAFT.
Montana labor news., 1950-12-14

lights.
Both methods require that the
camera iema III TIE eIace same
position for both exposures, so
care must be taken III selecting a
viewing station where traffic and
vibration viii not interfere. AS
with all double exposures, care
must be taken when operating the
shutter. not to move the camera
even slightly. A cable release is
good insurance against this.
Flash can also be used IN night
pictures to ampllfy natural lllu-
mination. If you want to make a
picture of two men standing
under a street light, you can
shorten the exposure time that
would be required normally by
placing a flash lamp SO it shines
down from the same direction as
the street light. Then you would
use a normal flash exposure.
A flash lamp posltloned high
over a subject can also be used
to simulate moonlight. Hidden
low behind q FIRE or in a fireplace
it can throw greatly intensified
"frtl:ght" on a subject. Where
ever. it is placed. it must be
shielded from shining directly in
to the lens or it will spoil your
| picture.
sG.ulYsx Pbois D.rnt~
Montana labor news., 1950-12-14
SECRETS OF BETTER MIGHT PICTURES

Many times we wish to make
right pictores thai retlin a GER
tain amount Of detail overall.
There are two ways to do this.
Each method produces some IN
teresting effects.
For a large panoramic shot
such rs a city skylife, simple
double expos.re is Ike key. You
set up your camera on a good
rigid tripod where it can be left
urcistlrted for some time. The
first exposure is made just at
dusk WHEN the details of buildings
are still plainly visible. The ex-
posure should be about half nor
nal 50 that just a faint image
is registered. Then when it is
completely dark and lights have
come OF. tire second exposure IS
made. TIE resulting picture will
be very dramatic.
For smaller areas flash may be
used 70: FIRST exposure, when can
then he MADE in the p.tcn dark,
The hasl..ulb should be SO placed
that TIE frs. shot is considerably
underexpe,ed. And it is %ise 10
haze il far erClsh in front Of the
camera so there are 70 brigh'
daylight patches in the fore
ground. The second exposure is
made in the DARK to record tht
Montana labor news., 1950-12-14
r u M E L Y
Toledo Blade.

The indictment by a Federal Grand Jury last week OF I'd
ward Q. Rumely. secretary OF the Committee for Constitutional
Government, brings TO a climax The efforts of the Congressional
Committee investigating lobbying to find out who put up the
S., 900, 600 in cash to finance, this huge ant-labor, anh-lberal
propaganda mill during the past seven years.
Rumely is charged on eight counts OF failure to produce
lists Of buyers Of his hate publications. 1t was the mass sale OF
these publications that accounted for much OF the organization s
funds He now faces possible maximum penalties OF SO, OOO IN
fines and eight years in prison, upon conviction.
None the-l less Rumely still maintains a show OF bravado.
He is now attempting to represent himself as a champion OF tree
speech and freedom OF the pressl
OF course, that is not the issue at all. Rumely $ Commit
tee has every night to print and talk about it views - but it has
no right TO withhold information about it financial hackers from
a duly constituted committee OF Congress.
Montana labor news., 1950-12-14
( S S < N A l.

Once again our nation is facing the problem created when
Young men are taken for military service. Once again we are
moving into a period when there will be shortages of skilled
craftsmen. And, once again, our Government is making up
lists OF critical occupations. occupations, SO essential to war in
dustry that the men in those occupations should be deferred
from military service.
1t is no surprise that many employers ar submitting lists
of critical jobs and seeking deferments. What is surprising is
that many Of these same employers still cling to thei rold en-
ployment policy of refusing to hire men over 40.
At tMs. critical time when younger men m needed for our
fighting forces, " don see how our Government can fail to
insist that employers discard these arbitrary age limits in hiring.
We suggest that no business be granted delerments for any
employee until il can prove it has searched for men Of com
pctence regardless OF age. A Let of older craftsmen r not
now EMPLOYED at their top skiis We can't afford this waste