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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13

Take your rifle and shoot the
fawn." e -
Terrified, the boy nodded and
went to the barn. He prodded the
fawn with stick and tried to
frighten it into the forest. but the
pet, thinking it was a new game,
took few playful leaps and then
frisked back for more sport.
Finally, the boy placed the medal
lion Of ST. Francis around the
fawn's neck. 1t needed divine pro-
lection more than he -
HALF AN HOUR later, Pierre
back on the porch, was reused from
his rum by shot and walked out
to the barn, certain that the boy.
like a true Montevilain, had obeyed
his order. Instead, on the earth floor
he found his sons body. blood ooz-
ing through the shirt, while the
fawn, the medallion dangling from
its neck, stood near by.
Crazed, Pierre picked up the
rifle and pumped the remaining
bullets into the animals heart. Then
he tore the talisman from the car
cass.
Next day the boy was buried
with the medallion of st. Francis
again around his neck, and after
the funeral Emile went back to her
own village.
From then on, The great bant-
er became the great butcher. Day
after day, be killed as if bent on
exteyminating every animal in the
forest, and at might be drank and
cursed bis .Vite for ber ideas
abo4t soals and animals.
One evening the following sum-
mer he saw giant stag at the
far end Of the garden. He reached
for his gun and followed it down
to the lake. At the waters edge
the animal paused and Pierre
lifted the gun to his shoulder, but
instead of a giant stag he saw
frightened fawn. Its eyes re-
minded him of two other sets of
eyes, but he fired. and the animal
gave a little jump and fell dead.
Attracted by something on its neck,
he walked over to see what 1t
was -.
The villagers were not surprised
a few days later when they learned
that Pierre Montevilain had died of
a stroke. But there was much talk
about the object found in the dead
mans hand--a silver medallion of
st. Francis Of Assist suspended
on a thin gold chain.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13
Fewer Marriages
Here During 1949
Court Records Show
Number Lowest Of
Last Three Years

Dan Cupid lost his knack with
lovers in 1949 according to figures
in the office of the Probate Judge
Harvey b. Edwards.
Marriage licenses issued for the
II months were 118, we'll below
the figure for 1947 and 1948, ac-
cording to the same statistics.
In 1947 the total was 148 and
in 1948 the total number was
las. In 1949 August and Dec
ember surpassed the popular
month of June. Each month show
ed ID issued with June falling in
TO fourth place for the year with
only II licenses issued. July rank
ed second with IL and May came
third with a total of II.
Judge Edwards records showed
1871, with a total of 1S4 licenses
issued, had the greatest number
of any year since he took office
in 1888.
Comparative figures for the
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13

Dear Mr.. Conway;
You suggested in one of
your recent columns that if
any one wishes to get the real
true meaning of Christmas
he should help distribute the
toys and food to the less for
tunate folks at Christmas.
Now perhaps can give you
some idea Of how it feels to
be on the receiving end. No,
not myself or my own family,
but my large family with
whom | have been living for
the last six months.
| have said many times
that l thought that most
people had forgotten the real
meaning of Christmas, but
never again will / say that.
When | saw how many people
had given so freely of their
time and money to see that
all our boys and girls would
have q happy Christmas !
was amazed.
There were SO many organi-
cations business firms and pri-
vate individuals who helped
that | feel that they deserve
pu b ic, acknowledgement,
there were the West Jcffer-
son American Legion Post,
Gradale Society of West JEFF
ferson, Mt. Sterling Rotary,
Mt. Sterling Western Horse
Club, Madison County Youth
Council, The Columbus Auto
Club, The Inmates of the Lon
don Prison Farm, The Lions
Club, Moose Lodge, Eagles,
Jr. Chamber of Commerce,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13

tion for the hunt. To encourage
! his love of wild life, she gave
him a silver medallion of St.
Francis of Assist, patron saint of
birds and beasts, and hung it
around his neck on thin gold
chain. I've heard it said that
when people die their souls
enter other living things, some
times an animal" she told him.
A FEW MONTHS before the boys
ninth birthday. his father found a
newborn faWn in the forest and
presented it to his son. The lad
named it Francois, bottle-fed ii
until the shakiness went out of its
legs, and trained it until it fol-
lowed him around like a puppy.
On bis birthday teW weeks
later, Pierre care bis son another
present, SPECIALLY constructed
rifle, small enough for boy to
carry bit in all other respects an
efficient instrument Of aestrac-
n0n.
Tomorrow" he said, eve viii
60 hunting"
The youngster said nothing, but
later asked his mother what he
should do.
"You must 60 with your father"
said Emile.
"You told me that when people
die their souls go into animals"
said the boy. Wouldn't it be like
killing a person."
Your father thinks differently"
81 won't shoot to hit anything"
said the lad.
Pierre, who had been drinking on
the porch, overheard the conversa-
tion. Addressing himself to his son,
he said, There will be no more
women's talk. You will become
man and a hunter like your father.
Tomorrow we go to the woods. but
your first lesson will be tonight.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13
One Injured AS
Track Scooter
Crashes Auto

Emery M. loops, 62-year old
track foreman for the Detroit,
Toledo and Ironton Railroad, still
was in critical condition We'd
nesday night from injuries suffered
when the track scooter" on which
he was riding crashed into an
auto Tuesday afternoon at the
Possum rd. crossing.
Also on the car, but uninjured
were Arthur loops, 35, a son of
the injured man; Floyd Meyers,
65; Douglas Fannon, about 70, and
William Gee, 81, all of South
Charleston and vicinity.
Springfield Hospital attendants
said Mr. loops skull possibly was
fractured when he was pitched
from the small track car.
Driving the automobile travelling
east on Possum I'd, was Mrs.
Ralph Knaub who resides near
the accident scene. She was alone
in the car and apparently was un-
injured.
Investigation Wednesday night
had failed to determine cause of
the mishap, according to Clark
county deputies, who said the
area was devoid of obstacles to
vision and weather conditions
were ideal for driving.
The handcar was enroute from
Springfield to South Charleston
when the accident occurred.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13
Tear Gas Fails
To Stop Burglary

A safe equipped with tear gas
was pried open at Mcclellan
Hatchery in xenia, Ohio recently
by burglars, who stole $3.50 in
cash and S7OO in checks along
with other papers and camera
valued at $50
Proprietor Earl Mcclellan re-
ported the burglary.
The yeggs failed to punch out
the combination Of the safe, which
would have exploded the tear gas
capsules. Instead, they hammered
the hinges off the door and pried
> he door loose with a heavy bar,
according 10 police.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13
Murrah Spends His
Furlouqh At Home

William P. Murrah has returned
to his base at the Naval Fuel
Annex, Melville, r. /. after 80
day furlough with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Murrah and
family, Western Avenue.
This Christmas is the first
Christmas Bill has spent at home
for six years.
He has been at Melville the last
two years. On December ! Bill
was given an honorable discharge
after 6 years service in the Navy.
On December 2 he reenlisted
for 6 more years in the Navy. He
will be stationed at Melville
indefinitely.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13
Former Resident
Of County Dies

Mrs. ]. O. Brown, age 68, a
former resident of Range town
ship, died at her home, 1916 AL
berta Street, Columbus. Wednes-
day, following lone illness.
Mrs. Brown, the former Brown
ing Chenoweth, was daughter
Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
ChenoWeth. Of Range Twp. is sur
vived by her husband. one son,
Evan C. Brown and two grand
children Of Columbus, sister,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13
SURGE RY PATIENT

Mrs. Freda Trump, former Lon
don resident, now of Columbus,
is recovering after a serious abb
dominal operation at ST. Anthony's
Hospital, Columbus last Friday.
Her room number is 103.
Mrs. Trump has been manager
for stores of Isaly Inc, in various
localities the past nine years. She
is at present manager OF Isaly's
Inc. store at 176 East Main Street,
Columbus.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13

Letters to the editor are en-
couraged and will be well
coined. To be considered for
publication they must be
signed. Anonymous commune
cations cannot be published.
In the event the author of a
letter wishes to withhold his
or her name from publication
this desire should be indicated
in the letter. The letter may
then be printed without the
signature at discretion of the
editor If it contains informa-
tion deemed of sufficient In
terest to all readers.-Ed.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13
Harbage Accepts
Purdue Position

Robert p. Harbage, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert S. Harbage,
Glade Run Road, has accepted a
position as teacher in the research
department at Purdue University
Lafayette, Indiana.
Mr.. Harbage received his degree
in Agricultural Engineering at
Ohio State University. recently.
His parents attended the gradu-
alton exercises and tea given at
the Faculty club for the graduates.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13

Mrs. Helen Cook, Columbus ana
a brother Armour ChenoWefh,
Range township.
Funeral services at the resi-
dence Saturday morning at 1890
o'clock. Burial in Bethel cemetery,
Range township.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13
BROADWAY AND. MAIN STREET
Pierre, Greut Hunter, Found
Something He Could Not Kill
.Bv BILLY ROSE.

the province of Manitoba Canada the strange
Montevan hunter Your acceptance
ton depend the kind of pixies under hat
years. with the strength OF caribou lived
spendor overlooking Lake Wnepeg
interested drinking and the OF
concerned with the potency than the
liquor little shot long he
kill.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Jerry Neville, So East Fifth
Street returned home this week
from Mt. Carmel hospital where
he has been a patient the last
three weeks.
Mr.. Neville slipped and fell at
his home several weeks ago
breaking his left shoulder and
left leg.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13
GEoPoLuS HAVE GUESTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Geopolus,
East Fourth Street, entertained
at dinner Sunday evening, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Smith and children,
David and Judy of Dayton and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Larsen of Spring
field
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13

his heir in Hudson
Bay rum and pre-
dicted that he, too,
would S o m c day
be a great hunter.
His wife, how
ever, h a t e d the
continual killing,
and as the child
gre w older she
was happy that he
showed no inclina-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13

When he was forty. he married
Emile d'Arbesine, girl of good
family from the Winnipe gosis dis
trict, and when she presented him
with a son q year later he toasted
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13

Classified Ads cost little but
bring big results.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-07-07
RAVALLI FARMERS WILL
QUIZ POLITICIANS, JULY IL

The PEOPLES VOICE
Dear Voice: Here is a little news.
On Sunday, June IS, about eighty Flu
'o-ed at the Burnt Fork
locals club house for the annual RAJ
valli County Farmers Union picnic.
OF course, there was gobs of grub
with free ice cream and coffee furnish
ed by the union.
After lunch with everyone's waist
line sort of bulged, we were favored
with a talk on the Brannan plan and
other farm problems by MFU vice
president, Richard Shipman. Also, we
had an interesting talk by Rev. Dan
iel McCorkle.
The union took up a collection of
$18 for family of nine children and
mother, who just lost their father and
husband We also took some our pic
mic lunch and gathered up canned food
and meat for them.
Candidates Expected At July IL Meet
The union adjourned to meet the
evening of July II at the same place.
We will talk politics We expect to
have candidates there who have their
shingles out for the various offices
Will if we can find out how they
stand and give them our own ideas of
what we want. (Any how if you don't
ask for what you want, you have very
little chance of getting it,
We will square dance and play pi-
nochle afterwards and last but not
least, eat pie and ice cream-if the
ladies will be kind enough to bring
the pies.-CLAUDE JOHNSON, Stew
ensville.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-07-07

State Department. They are acting on
the theory that all revolutions are
promoted by Communist agitators, di-
rected from Russia
Because of our fear of Russia and
Communism, our country is backing
the landlord classes and imperialistic
exploiters in all these countries. We
have furnished billions of dollars in
arms and ammunition to the landlords
and bankers of China. We are now
backing the French imperialists and
landlords in do-China. Likewise, we
are furnishing supplies to the Dutch
in their attempt to suppress revolution
in Malaga. We are also backing the
landlords in Italy
Is not this kind of a policy doing
more harm than good? The longer
these civil wars are continued, the
worse the social and econonaic condi-
lions become.
We are thus making all of the
common people of these countries
our enemies. and prO1Onging their
agony. 1T is certainly time we, Amer
leans, take good cold look at the
facts of line in our world today.
The thing most desperately needed is
the spirit of the Gospel of brotherhood,
love and service to mankind as preach
ed by Jesus. Is there enough Chris
tianity in our country to generate this
spirit? Too long, have we been preach
ing the Gospel of greed fear and hate.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-07-07
DOESN'T GO FOR FINALE
SUPERIORITY" BALLYHOO
Mrs. Gretchen Billings
THE PEOPLES VOICE

Dear Gretchen: Surely your passion
ate defense of the female of the spe-
.es deserN es the good support of your
fellow feminiStS
I'm afraid / must admit that | have
grown somewhat complacent about
such manifestations of male chauvin-
ism as displayed by Mr.. Maury in his
article, "WOMEN JURORS. / would
be much more prone to argue or discuss
the subject with man of little know
ledge, from whom one expects such
point of view. To me the shock came
long ago and was a source of amaze
ment and anger: to find in intelli-
gent men, and especially in educated
men, who profess to believe in the
equality of the sexes and to under
stand the evolution of the male ego,
a lingering, latent male chauVinism.
Through the years it has become sort
of phobia with me, so that 1 have be-
come perhaps oVerly-sensitive to that
hint of condescension which even the
best of men sometimes display toward
women. But with the years (and con-
sciOus of my own weaknesses) | have
grown more mellow and fOrgiving:
I'm amused at such manifestations,
and Wee bit ashamed for them.
But it's something l would never live
with.
Our worthy antagonist, Mr.. Maury
seems to claim authority by virtue of
his special male sagacity in having
produced three daughters. I'm afraid,
dear Gretchen, that as mothers of mere
sons, you and l must concede him that
point. What we must resent, for our
sons, is the barrage of male-superior-
ity-propaganda to which they are eX-
posed in modern life, especially radio.
Try to protect the youngsters from
the steady stream of gore that passes
as juvenile entertainment on the radio
and we have the nice, clean family
drama" in which wiley cleverly out
hubby in her shrewd scheme
to Wangle new hat from the bread
winner of the family. Phooey!-MIL- |
DRIED OLDENBERG, Trego.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-07-07
Re "McCarthy-ism"

Remember the Lustron Co., manu-
facturer of pre-fabricated houses,
received 81 million in loans from the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
and couldn't get more, so went bank
rupt?
Senator Mccarthy made a 10000
mile trip around the country at pub
lie expense as vice chairman of a
se1ata-house committee on hous-
ing. He wrote book about the hous-
ing situation and sold the book to
the Lustron Co. for $4,000.
Mccarthy was in key position to
help Lustron as he was member of
the Senate Banking Committee which
has jurisdiction over the RFC and it's
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-07-07


Father John c. Heenan, Superior OF
the Catholic Missionary Society of Eng.
land, after his most recent trip to the
US wrote America seems to have
Communism on the BRAIN" 1t certain
ly looks that way. The President can't
make a serious address without de-
nouncing Russia and Communism. The
political leaders of both parties seem
TO vie with each other in denunciatory
statements. Our press and radio feed
us with a daily ration of anti-com-
munist propaganda. 1t is time that
Americans took II good cold look at the
facts of life in our world
In my judgment it is not Commun-
ism that is troubling the world today.
Communism is only the outside symp-
toms of deeper malady. The doctor
can do but little to remedy the symp-
toms until a diagnosis reveals the
cause. He then seeks to remove the
cause
The Root of the Trouble
The same is true of our social and
economic maladjustments According
10 many of our best think ers, the evil
dence shows that the fundamental
trouble in our world today is poverty
and want. and this, in turn, is caused
by an ancient feudalistic system of
landlordism. II is this condition that
is producing Communist revolutions
This feudalsttc system has prevailed
In nearly all parts of the world except
ing the US, the English speaking col
onies, and few countries in Western
Europe.
A short survey of a few of the con
ditions existing in some Of these coun-
tries will serve TO show the plight of
our world.
Before the last war, an agricultural
report showed that the average farmer
i'm India received but $50 per annum.
In China. it was slightly better, just
over 500 year.
A recent report showed that peasants
in the Philippines were paying so to
SOC of their production to the land
lords.
In Iran. Martin Agronsky. reporter
for Abe network C7:1J am. KOPR, |
Butte), reported that the people live |
under worse conditions than Ameri-
cans would keep their dogs in.
I'm Italy. where the average peasant |
farms only three acres of poor land |
he is required to pay a rental of one
half of all that he produces
recent traveller in Spain reports
that the peasants are starving.
great many of the best minds i'm
our world know that Il is these con-
ditions that are causing the unrest.
the Greater Danger
Prime Minister Nehru of India, when
in this country last fall, was asked
about the danger of Communism. He
replied that poverty was a greater
danger
a man by the name of Scott who
was reporter for TIME magazine
during the war. wrote a book on the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-07-07
My Two-Bits Worth

Continued from Page Two)
flict and even that is quite often
left in doubt.
Let's have less war talk and let's
have done with politicians and diplo-
mats who can hear only the siren
song of munitions makers and indust-
rialists. The only ones to profit from
wars. Human lives are short enough
as it is.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-07-07

world situation, while stationed in
Sweden. He said-if Russia were sunk
under the Attic ocean by some catas-
trophe of nature, the social revolu-
t1onary drive would still go on in Eur
| ope and Asia
Roger Babson, high priest of Amer
lean business, wrote in a syndicated
column few years ago that-the
trouble in the world today is due to
the tact that we are passing through a
revolutionary period which occurs ev-
cry two or three hundred years. This
one, he said started in 1917 with the
Russian revolution, and might last for
flfty years more. He added that Meth
er Democrats nor Republicans could
prevent the revolution from coming
to America
The news Of the Russian revolution
and how they threw out the land lords
and other exploiters and raised their
standard of living, has slowly spread
INTO these lands of poverty and want.
ana inspired hope, where there hadn't
been any hope for thousand years.
Wanted Land and Schools
A friend of mine was in the Army in
World War l, and he was stationed in
Siberia along the Siberian railway at
the time we were trying to suppress
the Bolsheyik revolution in Russia On
his return, he told me it was surpris-
ing how all those ignorant Russia peo-
pie knew what they wanted. They ali
wanted the land and schools Practi-
cally the same thing is true in all of
these backward countries of today
emma furnishes an excellent example
of this fact Clarence +. Pickett, sec
rotary of the Friends Service Commits
sion, in a recent letter on China says:
For eight years, the Friends (Quak-
ers) have been engaged in relief work
in China. Some 400 people have taken
pare in our projects there.
First of all, we wish to point out
that the Communist success in China is
a phase of a deep seated revolution
They are riding on a tide which has
been swelling for many decades. They
have received a very large measure of
popular support among the peasants |
and the education classes of China |
Secondly, our protracted observa-
tions in Communist territory, during |
the past three years, has led us to the
conclusion that the success of the Chi |
1ese Communist party cannot be attrib- |
uted to the Russians. None of our re-
turned workers, with experience in |
many parts of Communist held China,
below the Great Wall, has ever seen
my Russian equipment or advisors"
, Most Pertinent Question At This
very Moment
This statement of Picketts is good
eliable evidence. The Quakers are non
1t has been their practice
o furnish aid to all peoples in need,
egardless of craftsmanship. Now if
his is true that social and economic
are responsible for the rev.
drive in our world, where
loes it leave the foreign policy of our
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-07-07
Carbon County

Continued from page one)
important labor measures; opposition
to progressive farm legislation; I'M
friendliness toward REA, and, at all
times, an opponent to any legislation
designed toward making corporations
pay more equitable share of the tax
load.
Jarussi Has Record Too
John Jarussi, like O'Connor, has a
legislative record too. But, unlike
O'Connor, Jarussis record is one of
consistent fighting for better legis-
lation for the people of Carbon coun-
ty and for the state of Montana. In
two sessions, he batted; 1907 in
1947, and 92%o in 1949. A check
of the roll calls in the two sessions
on more than score of important
measures, shows Jarussi consistent
ly working and voting for the rights
of labor, for better method of fl
nancing of our educational system,
for the interests of the people in
general, as contrasted with the self
ish interests of few major corpora
lions.
All material concerning BIO t h
O'Connor and Jarussi is a matter of
record in the House Journals, as filed
with the Secretary of States office
Further details will be furnished by
THE VOICE, upon request.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-07-07

loans. Neither can we forget the lit
tie matter of Mccarthy forgetting
to pay the state of Wisconsin state
income tax on 60 thousand dollar
stock profit he made, until reminded
by the state of Wisconsin. The Su-
preme Court of Wisconsin and the
Wisconsin Bar Association e
strong language in denouncing his
"Unethical" Conduct.