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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16

The statement of Perry
Arvnentraut, Sr., Of CoIuT-
bus, that he has a record
Sunday School attendance of
600 weeks without absentee
ism, presented such a chal-
Icnge to Joseph Peterson, 239
West High Street, London
that he began examining his
own record.
He has come up with an
astounding figure-27 years last
January since he missed being in
his place at the Sunday school
of First Presbyterian Church
here; a total of 1,4o4 weeks with
five extra weeks for the years
that had 50 Sundays on the
remarkable record to
shoot at and one. that will be
hard to match, let alone surpass,
Joe thinks.
To begin with Joe" admits to
being 81 years old and has spent
his entire life in the home place
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
Jacob Benhaus
Dies Suddenly.
Rites Monday

Requiem high mass was said
at 9. an. Monday i'm st. Pat
riek's Church for Jacob II. Ben
haus. 81 who died suddenly Fri
day evening Of q cerebral Hem
orrhage. Intermenf was In 81.
Patrick's Cemetery
Mr. Benhaus. who had been
in the grocery business in London
45 years. died while preparing
for his Saturday trade at the
food market on South Main St,
which he and his son-in-law. Wal
ter Garrett had operated for the
last six years. The market was
known as the Benhaus and Car
ret Food Market.
lie was born July 16, 1884, In
Cleveland and came to London
when he was three years old with
his parents. the late Henry and
Dora Bardon Benhaus.
He was a member of St. Pat
riek's Church Holy Name Soci-
ety of the Church and London
Council Knights of Columbus.
Surviving are his wife. Mary.
one daughter, Dorothy Benhaus
Garrett and the Son-in-law, Wal
ter Garrett, who had been his
partner in business. A daughter,
Mary Katherine died in 1911.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
Harley S. Long
Dies Sunday

Harley S. Long. 68, died at
his home in Summerford Sunday
after an illness of six years.
He was a member of ST. Johns
Lutheran Church, London
Surviving are lis wife, Carrie
one daughter, Mrs. Ellen Forbes,
Springfield; two sons, Samuel of
Gallon ana robert of Summerford
two sisters, Mrs tlossia Seiger
and Mrs. Frank Rutherford, Gin
cinsati.
Funeral SER ices at the resi-
dence in Summerford. Tuesday
at 2 o'clock, Pastor Lawrence T.
Rugh, of st. Johns Churcl.. Of
ficiating. Interment in Summer
ford Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
In Sunday School 27 Years
Joe Peterson Sets Record

where he now resides with Mrs.
Peterson.
Lifelong Habit
Sunday school attendance is a
lifelong habit with Joe. Before
he made his record. his Sunday
school days started in the old
First Presbyterian Church on the
corner Of West First Street and
South Main Street, now the Dun
lop Tire Shop. when your were
given a ticket each Sunday: col
lectcd four Of these. then were
presented with a red one; then a
number of red ones meant a gold
card and finally the goal of all
children really interested in their
Sunday schools. the gold cards
were cashcd in for the coveted
Bible.
Joe is ? charter member of the
Busy Mems class of the Presoy-
terian Sunday school which was
founded March is, 1918, by the
late Hon r. K. Shaw, former
Madison county representative to
the Ohio General Assembly, who
was also teacher of the class
until his death in 1916. Joe had a
perfect attendance record for
three or four years before the
class was founded, which raises
his total though there is a break.
His record was interrupted
while he was in World War l
from 1913 until MS return Janu-
AIRY 81, 1919.
In the q years of perfect at
tendance. Joe has been away from
the London Sunday school on only
three Sundays and then made up
his absence by going to Sunday
school where he happened to be
visiting.
For IS years he was secre-
tary of the Presbyterian Sum
day school. In his lapel he
always wears a small gold pin
xhat was presented to him
two years ago by Murray c.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
TAFTISCANDIDATE

WASHINGTON OCT l6-lAPl Senator Taft announced today
candidate for the Republican presidential nomnstioR
Robert Aphonso Taft the tsL sober OF fat ovial
father who became president of the United States.
The has long ssPred to follow in his fathers footsteps
Senior Senator from Ohio Chairman of the senae RePub-
been within striking distance of his psrys presidential nomins
ton p other presidential years has been among those
mentioned
Hes been national figure for more than decade
A sometimes impatient man. with quiet OF humor.
Taft has often taken the unpopular side of queonhas
risked political suicide than oneeth the calm assertion
that time will prove him right.
He also has known change his position occasion
and-as Of the crusade of
Senator Mccarthy tRW-To adopt policy of silence that
could be interpreted either secret approval sooness
Tafts hackers offering him the plain Bob
Taft.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
Mrs. Fitzgibbons
Dies Saturday

Mrs. Mary Creedon Fitzgibbons
80, died at four o'clock Saturday
Morning at her home on Maple
Street, following long illness.
Mrs. Fitzgibbons was born in
County Cork, Treand.
When she arrived in the United
States in 1886 she came directly
to London and had resided here
since.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Evelyn Conlon. for many
years clerk of the city of Lon
don and Mrs. Mary Page, also
of London; one grandson and
two great grandchildren; one sis
ter Mrs. Martin Minogue of Day
ton
Requiem mass at st. Patrick's
Church Tuesday at 3 am. Inter-
ment In St Patricks Cemetery
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
Sheriff Warns
Hahowe' eners

Anyone caught lndulgina
in vandaIistic practices will
be required to pay damagcir
Sheriff Harold Bidwell warn
Jed Monday in reporting that
his office received numerous
complaints in the last several
days of property damage re-
sulting from Halloween
pranks."
Gates have been stolen or
damaged; livestock released
on the highways, a farm wag-
on torn up and other sense
less and harmful pranks
staged at various farms in
the county, according TO sher-
iff Bidweli.
II the offenders are juvcn-
lies their parents will be re-
quired to pay the damages,
the sheriff declared in warn
ing that this type Iawiess-
ness cannot be tolerated in
Madison County.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
Arrest Man As
Honeymoon Ends

Elton Whitney. 26 formerly Of
Van Vert. was picked up by To-
cal police on q request by Colum-
bus authorities. on charges of
operating a motor vehicle with
out the owners consent, Chief of
Police German Clark reported
Monday.
Whitney returned to London
after a 1850 mile honeymoon
jaunt TO Richmond, Indiana. and
other points, Chief Clark said
The car in which Whitney and
his bride, a local girl, were rid
ing was a rented car from an
agency in Columbus. The car was
4 days overdue when the agency
preferred charges, it was said.
Columbus police took Whitney
to Columbus to await hearing
in the matter.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
American Jets Shoot Down
Q Red Jets In Air Battle

U. S. 9Th ARMY lHEADQUAR-
TIERS, KOREA OCT. 16-tRp-
American jet pilots shot down
nine Red jets and damaged five
others today in two roaring air
battles.
The u. S. Fifth Air Force said
one sabre was lost.
All but one of the Reds Mig
15s were hit in history's deadliest
jet battle. It erupted late in the
day between 33 U. S. jets and
more than 100 Migs. The battle
ranged from six miles in the sky
down to tree top level.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
Winner Is
Announced

The girls are getting to be
the best pickers in the
FOOTBALL CONTEST. This
week saw lone winner
Mary G. Dewey, OF Mt. ster-
ling, r. r. No. 2, with but 6
losers out Of "a. Right be-
hind were IL persons with but
7 losers. So il Mary e. Dewey
will drop in our office, well
give her a crisp, new $50 bill.
incidentally, The Madison
Press Company will give q
$40 prize starting with this
week to the person who picks
the MOST LOSERS. Nov
even the worst handicappers
will have a chance!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
Pearl Sheppard
Succumbs Sunday

Pearl (Shortyl Shepherd, 10.
died Sunday evening at S pm.
at his home on Shady Ave. fol-
lowing six years illness. He had
been critically i'll for the last
few weeks.
Surviving are his wife, Sadie;
three daughters, Mary Pearl at
home: Mrs. Pauline Curl, Lincoln
Ave. and Mrs. Opal Swern Of
Newark; two grandchildren and
one great grandchild; two sisters,
Mrs. Ardist Green and Mrs. Ber-
tha Pfiel, both of London.
Funeral services at the Church
of Christ in Christian Union. West
Center Street at 4 pm. Wednes-
day. the Rev. Mr.. Johnson of
Springfield officiating. Intermcnt
in Sedalia Cemetery.
Friends may call at the resi-
dence. lot Shady Ave.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
MT. STERLING PASTOR
ATTENDS CONFERENCE

The Rev. Joseph Snyder pastor
of First Methodist Church. Mt
Sterling is in Chicago this week
attending The National Methodist
Conference on Family Life.
Rev. Snyder is a member OF
the Study Committee on Family
Life of the Ohio Conference. He
was in Chicago more than two
years ago to attend a meeting
which made preliminary study OF
the Family Life program OF the
Church. He will return to Mt.
Sterling in time for the morning
service.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
Gallagher Named
Board Member

Secretary of State Ted w.
Brown has named William Z.
Gallagher of London a member OF
the Madison County Board of
Elections to succeed Harry High,
London, who recently resigned.
Other member of the board
are Robert Gill of West Jefferson
who will become chairman; Hor-
ace II. Hume, London and S. c.
Raber, West jefferson, the two
Republican members.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
MEN In ARMED FORCES
ShuItz Assigned

Pvt. Richard +. Shultz. SON pf
Forrest Webb 1856 Il. High 81
London. was reeently assigned Ia
tho Medical Replacement Train
ing Center, a unit of Brooke
Army Medical Center. Fort sam
Houston. Texas.
The Medical Replacement
Training Center. commanded by
Colonel Howard $. MeConkie. Il
one Of Army's basic training
schools Tor medical srevicc en-
listed men. Here the soldier
learns the fundamentals OF ned.
ieal support q patients In hos
hltals and troops In fhe field
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
CLEAR
COOL
WATER

The London Water Depart
uent has placed It's new
equipment into operation ard
London residents are using
water which is now 5oeo scf-
ter than last week. The prom
ise OF clear, soft water IS but
a few days away as the sof-
tenina and Qualification pro-
cesses are stepped up each
day.
Eventually, London water
will be reduced TO around 6
grains of hardness which, to
gether. with new filtering
processes will provide clear
soft water to an residents.
1t vas pointed out by Wa
ter Works officials, that It
will take several more days
to complete the operation.
Mains will be flushed and
permanent clear water will be
the goal, it was said.
Engineers are at work
making necessary last minute
adjustments and II will be
only few days until the
necessary adjustments TO
equipment can be made 50
that standard operationsl
techni1ues can be met.
London water has been
around "a grains hardness
and when the grain stand
ard j. met, the water will be
1895 softer. Savings In soap
and plumbing is expected to
more than offset any addi-
tionsl costs. IL was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
u. N. Troops To
Continue Drive

TOKYO, OCT. 16-(R-cen.
Matthew 3. Ridgeway said
today United Nations troops
will continue to drive north
ward in korea-and allied
demands for a cease-fire
line will advance with the
front.
The U. NJ. Supreme COM
mauder conferred later for
an hour with Vice Adm. c.
Turner Joy, Chief allied truce
neootiator, who flew in from
Korea.
Presumably Joy gave a full
report or attempts to reopen
arnistice negotiations, which
the reds broke off Aug. %.
Liaison officers are still
lockeying over the extent of
neutral areas to be set up
around the neaotiators. Conn
rnunist submitted a new pro-
posal Tuesday. The allies
turned il down.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
Laura Wright
Dies Sunday

Miss Laura Wright, T6, of East
Range. died Sunday Of heart
ailment in Mt. Carmel Hospital
She had been patient in the
hospital for the last week.
Surviving are three brothers,
Harl at home; Roy of London
and OFT of Columbus.
Funeral services at the Snyder
Fs.neral Home in Mt. Sterling
Wednesday at 2 pm. Interment
in Bethel Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
Awarded Badge

Pvt. Earl w. Chamberlain. Mt.
Sterling r. p. Nc. 3 was recently
awarded tho Combat Infantryman
Badge for excellent performance
Of duty in combat with the 7th
Infantry Division.
Private Chamberlain is a NOR
tarman with the 32nd. Infantry
Regiment. Hc attended Mt Ster-
ling High School before entering
the Army in January 1851.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16

Lol1r, then superintendent. on
behalf Of the Sunday school
for 100 percent attendance for
quarter Of century.
The Busy Mems Bible class
each year frames and hangs on
its class room wall an Honor
Roll on which are inscribed
names Of all members who are
present 4S or more Sundays. Joe's
name appears on every Honor
Roll except 1918 when he was
i'm the service
He was educated in the Lon
don Public schools. At the age
of Is he went to work for j. r.
Watson. London grocer. After a
year there he went with NJ. Nj.
Creath, whose family has been
in the grocery business in London
for well over a half century. He
worked there until is years ago
and in short time went to work
for F. B Robinson. London gro
Ger and has spent his entire life
as a grocer and meat cutter.
Gardener Too
Away from his job, in the
summer time Joe can be found
puttering in his flower and yege-
table garden which attracts the
attention of all passersby on U.
S. Route ~ just inside the west
corporation of London where his
neat white cottage is located.
He's just as meticulouS about his
garden as he is about his Sun
day School attendance. Not a
weed is allowed to more than
lift its head before it is yanked
out that the plants may better
thrive.
"5ut above all else, I'm
proudest of the little gold pin,
one of my most coveted pos
sessions" he stated in COM
mentinq on his devotion to
his Church and Sunday school.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
Escape

TWO convicted murdcrers.
Goodrich Mccourt of War
rem and Delbert Writ of
Youngstown, walked away
from tho London Prison
Farm Monday, the State
Highway Patrol reported.
Both were serving life for
first degree murder.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16

The dog-fighting jets raced
over the 500 square miles of
northwest Korea that form Mig
valley.
1t was all over in Is minutes
Veteran American jet pilots said
it was the rougheSt fight they've
had.
On the ground allied infantry
mon smaehed forward on three
fronts.
Americans and south Koreans
drove nearly a mile closer to
Kumsong in central Korea in
their almost uninterrupted ad-
vance along a 22-mile front.
The allies were within five
miles of the Red stronghold after
a six-mile advance in less than
four days.
On the western front U. S.
First Cavalry Division troops
smashed into fiercely resisting
Chinese, dug into deep bunkcrs
on a hill line northwest of Yon-
chon. They were locked in close
battle at midday.
South Koreans captured am
other hill on the rugged eastern
front.
The days air battles began
when an American sabre jet
pilot shot down Red Jet in
brief battle in Mig valley over
northwest Korea between II Sa-
bres and II Migs-15s. Eleven B.
90 superforts heavily bombed
rail lines in the same area after
raining air r-bursting bombs on
Red front line troops in night
attacks at q points.
Tuesday advances on the CEN
trail front gave the u. 5. oath
Division and the Republic of Ko-
rea (ROK) Sixth Division control
OF most of the higher hills on
the approaches to Kumsong.
Only comparatively low and
rolling hills lie between them and
the Red assembly point. The town
was within easy range of Amer
ican artillery.
Front line dispatches reported
Red resistance stiffened as the
allies drove closer to the city,
approximately 80 miles north OF
the 38th parallel.
Morning Gains of the Oath Di-
vision were limited, A u. 5. Stil
Army communique said. The
Roks, attacking from the south
est, pushing forward LOCO yards
before noon. ~
The rapid and only moderately
opposed advance has surprised
allied commanders. They had ex-
pccted to meet thef same fanatic
last ditch defense put up by
Reds against other phases of the
u. N. fall offensive on Heart
break Ridge in the east and along
the full western. front,
The Reds had shifted their
central front stronghold to Kum-
song after they lost their old
iron triangle assembly area to
the allied summer counter often
sive. Kumsong Is east of the
Chorwon-Kumhwa-Pyongga tri-
angle. Presumably they had
enough power available to make it
tough going for attacking allies.
If the Reds are going to de-
fend Kumsong, they will have to
put up some heavy resistance IN
.hc next day or two. s /
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
In Air Force

San Antonio. Texas The course
prepared him for technical train
ing and assignment in specialized
work, according to recent infor-
nation from the Lakeland Base "
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
To Exhibit Grid
Photos For Lions

James Bowlus, football coach at
London High School. viii show
pictures of recent games Of the
London Red Raiders at the Lions
Club meeting at Chooman's Res
tanrant at 7 o'clock Tuesday
evening. srsuG tA4#a
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
ANNOUNCE BlRTH

Pvt. and Mrs. Cecil Tatman, II
Stewart Avenue, announce the
birth of a son, Dennis Eugene,
Sunday. October at Mt. Carmel
Hospital. Private Tatman, in the
service since February, 1851. has
recently left this country for
Japan and Korea
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
Final Rites For
" alter 7. Booth
Conducted Sunday

Funeral service for Walter T..
Booth, 81, lifelong resident of
Madison county. prominent Lon
don banker and retired farmer
who died in Grant Hospital Fri
day, were in First Methodist
Church Sunday afternoon. The
Rev. A. M. Shenefelt was officiat-
ing minister. Interment was in
Kirkwood Cemetery.
Mr.. Booth was born in Jeffer-
son township, April ii. 1870, the
son of j. w. and Mary Booth.
At the age of Is he left the
farm to take teaching position
in the schools of Monroe town.
ship. After three years there he
came to London as deputy clerk
of Madison county under the late
NJ. F. Dunn of London.
In 1889 he went to the London
Exchange bank as teller and held
that position Is years. In Novem-
ber 1914 he went to the Madison
National Bank as assistant cash
ier. He later became cashier and
and member of the board of di-
rectors. He served for several
years as president of the Madison
National Bank and also of First
National after the name of the
institution was changed. He was
president until his retirement in
1945, He was made chairman of
the board of directors of the
bank at that time and was serv-
ing in that capacity at the time
of his death.
Mr.. Booth was married to Miss
Imo Vent of London in May 1897.
They celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary at the home of
their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Tyson, Elm
Street in 1947.
Operated Farms
In addition to his banking con-
nection, Mr.. Booth was large
land owner in Madison county
and had been associated in oper-
alton of the farms by his son,
Ralph Booth, who resides at the
home.
He was a member of First
Methodist Church, London, and
was on the board Of trustees for
a number of years. He was a
member of the London School
Board for several years; of the
London Council for two terms;
Oak Run Grange, Madison Coun-
ty Farmers Club; Chandler Lodge
F & AM; Madison Lodge IOOF
and London Aerie FOE. He was
also member of the old London
Club, which disbanded number
of years ago.
Surviving are him wife, limo;
one daughter. Mrs. Flora Booth
Tyson, one son, Ralph; a half
sister. Mrs. Bertha Calhoun, and
grandson, Tom Tyson, all of
London.
Pallbearers were officers, di-
rectors and associate employees
of the First National Bank.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
ENTERS HOSPITAL

Mrs. Henry w. Schuer, State
Route %, has entered Mercy
Hospital. Mt, Vernon. for a ms.
Jor operation Friday. Mrs. Schu-
er'S son, Father Robert Schuer
is chaplain at the hospital.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-10-16
SALES TAX REPORT

The collection of prepaid sales
tax in Madison County for the
week ending Sept. %, was S5613.-
Ia according to the report of
State Treasurer Roger W. Tracy
Last year ii was S6363.