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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
TAX Value OF OHIO REAL ESTATE
MAY NIT 10 BILLION FIRST Time
County's $ Value Is
Hiked IA Per Cent
In New Appraisal

The tax value of Madison Coun-
ty real estate has jumped 14.78
per cent since 1948, according to
figures on increased valuations for
the state, recently released by
Ferd Becker, head of the Tax
Departments County Affairs Di-
vision.
Madison County is among the
counties which have completed
new appraisals. In 1913 the valua-
ton for Madison County was S22,- :
685.210 and for 1850 it is 26,014,-
470.
The tax value of Ohio real es-
tate may be headed above 10 mill
lion dollars for the first time in
history.
For two years now, Ohio coun-
ties have been setting new valua-
tions on their real property for
tax purposes. Each county re-
appraisal sends the total higher
Some counties are showing in
creases up to 80 per cent.
At the end of 11948. the total
tax value of Ohio real property
was S8,5O6, ,425, ,462 (B). BY the
end of 1949-with Al counties
making completely new appraisals
the tax value total has grown to
$9,013.889,030. (Bl.
The state department of tax
alton hasn't been able to arrive
at 1850 total. All the county re-
turns aren't in yet. But, some
trends can be discovered in the
partial figures available
The average increase in total
tax ylue in 1949 over 1948 VS.
a little more than five per cent.
That included al 1complete re-
valuations and some partial re-
appraisals.
The average increase in 1850
over 1949 for six Of the IS coun-
ties that conducted complete re-
appraisals was AZ per cent. The
complete figure may 90 higher.
If the average increase for 1850
over 1949 hits slightly more than
10 but less than IL per cent,
Ohio's real property will be val
ued for tax purposes at more than
10 billion dollars for the first
time.
II you take 1915. values as the
base, the increase must be about
IL per cent to hit 10 billion.
Forty-one counties conducted
complete reappraisals of their
real property in 11949. (The law
says such reappraisal must come
once each six years.)
Fifteen counties conducted their
reappraisals in 1850; six others
are in process of completion.
That leaves 26 Ohio counties
that are now in their sixth year
without a reappraisal. The state
tax department, said Becker, will
prod" these counties to push
reappraisals to completion.
But. although the average in
Continued on page two
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
Powell In Team
On Subversives

State Senator c. I. Powell,
Clark county, representing the
senatorial district Of which Mad
ison county is a part, was named
on a fiye-man Senate team We'd
nesday. to investigate subyexsiveS
in Ohio.
The group is expected to organ
ize at once to complete its IN
vestigation and draw up recon-
mendations for new laws or
changes in old ones before the
May 10 deadline.
House Majority William Saxbe
Of Mechanicsburg. with Minority
Leader James Carney of Cuya-
hoga county, requested the in
quiry II was approved 1850 in
the House and 29-o in the Senate.
Senator Powell Wednesday in
troduced Senate Bill to extend
investment field for savings So
cieties.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
London Officer Writes From
Battlefront OF Korean War
Distinguished Flying Cross Awarded
To London Pilot. Capt. F. {. Alexander
For Outstanding Work In Korea

awards over here. Each time the
rations come up, they bring an
other air medal for Liaison Pilots.
The other day the ration truck
was really good to me as it
ught me a Distinguished
Flying Cross for the flying we
did during Chosin Reservoir and
Hamhung Hungham beachhead
battle. guess they like to keep
our morale up.
Looks like we might be getting
back up to the 38th parallel soon.
Then / hope the U.N. can do us
some good. / would sure like to get
home to my family, but hope this
Police Action" ends up in our
favor before we leave here. 1
firmly believe it will.
Hope this finds you and your
family at your best. Thanks again
a million for the paper Drop me
a card if you have time.
Your Pal
Red"
Say hello to your wonderful
mother and my top friend Bob
by" I'll write Bobby soon.
Tell the gang I'm at my best
physically and raring to storm
into town and day now. The food
is good and free and we need re-
placements. Ha! Ha! Don't wish
this place on any of my buddies,
however.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
Former Resident
Of City Succumbs

Mrs. Margaret Slattery. "a,
former London resident, died
Thursday morning at her home,
321 Olentangy Street, Columbus,
after long illness.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Harold Sanderson, and one
son, Edward Slattery, both of
Columbus; two sisters, Mrs. Ed
Slatfery, London and Mrs. Mike
Conway, West Jefferson.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
Horney Rites At
JeffersonviIIe

Funeral services for Ralph O.
Horney, 62, of Jeffersonville. who
died Sunday at Memorial Hos
pital, Washington c. H., after
long illness, were in Jeffersonville
Tuesday. Interment in Fairview
Cemetery, Jeffersonville.
Mr.. .Horney was lifelong resi-
dent of Jeffersonville. He had
been proprietor of the Horney
Grocery there for 80 years He
was a member of the Masonic
Lodge of London; the National
Trapshooting Association and the
Eagles Lodge of Washington c. FL.
Surviving are his wife, Edith
two sisters, Mrs. Ralph o. Whit
aker of London and Mrs. Esther
Gallagher of Chicago.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
Al Members See
Graham Eionored

A. B. Graham, Founder of the
All Club Movement, and first di-
rector of the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service for the United States
was honored Tuesday, March 6,
by the Ohio State Senate, ac-
cording to Paul Engle, Associate
Agricultural Agent.
A group of older All Club
members from Madison County
had the privilege of observing the
Ohio State Senate in action and
presentation of the plaque to Mr..
Graham. Miss Joan Ryan, Miss
Gale Smith. Miss Isabelle Boer-
ger, and Harold Brill were in the
Senate Chambers to witness the
presentation by Senators Powell
and Walcutt.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
John A. McCIimans
Dies In Pasadena

John A. McClimans. son of An
drew McClimans, died Saturday
night, March 3 at his home in
Pasadena, California. He was a
former resident of NJ dis o n
County, Range Township.
He leaves one daughter, Mrs.
Carl Cleveland and two grand
sons, Earl and Lee Cleveland.
He was brother-in-law Of Mrs.
Ressie McClimans Of Sedalia and
q cousin Of Mrs. Gertrude Nc
Collister, Columbus, formerly of
Madison County. His brother
passed away in California only
a few weeks ago.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
Woman Burned In
Cleaning Clothes

Mrs. James r. Martin, 100 Cen
ter St, suffered burns on the face
and hands Wednesday afternoon
when cleaning fluid exploded
while she was cleaning clothing
in the basement of her home.
Firemen answered the alarm,
turned in shortly after 3 pm,
and laid a hose line in the base
ment of the Martin home. The
burning clothing caused consider
able smoke to issue from the rear
of the house, but no serious dam
age, according to firemen.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
Rites For Former
Resident Thursday

Funeral services for Roy Glass.
64, former resident of Somerford
Township. Madison County, who
died suddenly Monday Of a heart
attack at Yellow Springs, were to
be at 2 pm. Thursday at James
town, Ohio. Interment there. He
leaves his widow and two sons,
Robert and Walter.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
FIRE DESTROYS GRAIN ELEVATOR
tuesday Warmest

Tuesday was the warmcst
day of 1851. The temperature
was SO, Leonard McNeal,
weatherman, reported. The
minimum temperature record
ed that day was 81 degrees.
wednesday the high was So,
the low 81. At II a. m. Thurs
day the mercury was up to 4e.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
0pekasit Grain
Elevator Burns
Friday Morning
Firemen Unable To
Get Water To Fight
South SoIon Fire

Fire believed to nave originated
from an overheated motor de-
stroyed the Opekasit grain eleva-
tor at South Solon Friday morn
ing, causing total loss on both
building and contents.
A large quantity of oats stored
in the elevator, as well as the ma
chinery used in grinding and mix
ture grain, were lost in the fire
discovered about 7:30 am when
smoke began pouring from the
top of the building.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09

Fire fighting equipment from
South Charleston. Mt. Sterling
and Sedalia went to the aid Of
the local fire fighters to help COM
bat the flames.
Inability to extend hose lines
far enough to reach an adequate
water supply prevented the fire
men from being able. to fight the
fire satisfactorily according to
local residents.
The main water supply were
the village wells. Hose lines, il
was reported, were not long
enough to reach from the scene
of the fire to the wells.
Fire fighting equipment from
London and JeIfersonville were
also called to help fight the fire,
but were unable TO answer the
alarm because of the distance
from the village, it was reported
at South Solon.
The elevator, owned an operat-
ed BY Opekasit INC, of Hamilton,
Ohio, is managed by Malcolm Nc
Gillard of South Charleston.
The fire Friday morning marks
the second time the elevator has
been destroyed by fire in the last
10 years.
Opekasit officials were unavai1-
able to estimate the loss on the
building and contents. Ii was uTi-
derstood to have been covered by
insurance.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
4-H Leaders Are
onored Monday
Al Banquet Mere

One hundred and forty attend
ed the eighth annual 4-H lead
ers banquet Monday night at the
London Methodist Church.
R.. Bruce Tom. professor, sRur-
al Sociology, Ohio State Univer-
sity was the guest-speaker.
Program features also included
group singing led by Gale Smith;
the welcome by Miss Beatrice
Cleveland, Home Demonstration
Agent; response by Mrs F.. B.
Converse; a special number by
Patty Jobe; and recognition of
the leaders by John Moore, Coun-
ty Agricultural Extension Agent.
Paul Overturf was POSTMASTER.
The annual banquet Is sponsor
ed BY the Madison. County All
Council and the Madison County
Fair Board.
Toastmaster Overturf also in
troduced the new Associate Agri-
cultural Agent, Paul Engle.
Other guests were: Don Genres,
a student from Ohio State Uni
versity, who was the All AS
sistant in Madison County during
the past summer; Madison Coun-
ty Fair Board Members; County
Commissioners; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
r. Conway; Jack Mount, Assist
ant All Club Leader, and his
guest from the Country of Greece,
Pete Pondorosa.
Mr.. Pondorosa said one of the
greatest things he has learned
since he has been in the United
States, is that the people def
initely want peace, but that this
is not the feeling of his people
about the United States.
The Madison County Fair
Board co-sponsors the banquet
with the All Council furnishing
nearl half of the finances. The
committee in charge of the BAN
quet, arranging for decorations
and the programs were the fol-
lowing All Leaders: Mary Kay
Halterman, Chairman. Mrs E.
NJ. Ridenour, Mrs. Max Dunkle,
Ed Vallery, and Harold Brill.
Honored at the banquet were:
Thirteen Year Leaders-Amos
Cordle, Miss Dorothy Street.
Ten Year Leader-Mrs. E. B.
Converse.
Nine Year LEADER E. Boer-
ger.
Eight Year Leaders Lloyd
Roby, Mrs. Carl Smith, Mrs.
Earle Wilson, Mrs. Edward Hen
mis-, Mrs. E. M. Ridenour. Mrs.
Gilbert Champers.
Seven Year Leaders Jack
Roby. Mrs. Homer Francis, Mrs.
Richard Littler, Mrs. Clarence
Garrett.
Six Year Leaders - John Rihl.
John Sanford, Paul Overturf, Mrs.
Weldon Brown, Mrs. S. c. Ed
wards, Mrs. Paul Overturf, Mrs.
V. Y. Overturf, Mrs. c. E. Lip
pencott.
Five Year Leaders-Oliver Brill,
Mrs. Max Dunkle, Gilbert Champ
ers, Mrs. Dean Goodyear. Mrs.
Harry Burkitt, Mrs. Russell Pat
ton, Mrs. Ray Vaughn. Mrs. w.
G. Roger, Mrs. Murray Lohr.
Mrs. w. D. Purdin, Mrs. Russell
Rothe.
Four Year Leaders Harold
Brill, Roger Counts. Frank Roby,
(Coatinued on Page TWo)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
Beafhard Recalled
Goes To RI. Meade

Robert Beathard, son of DIR.
and Mrs. Henry r. Beathard.
Washington Avenue, a reserve in
the Z. S. Army. has been recalled
to service.
Cpl. Beathard left Sunday for
Fl. George Meade. Maryland.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
Eagles To Visit
London Sunday

Eagles from the Columbus,
Circleville, Linden and Mt. Ster-
ling aeries will attend the 18th
district meeting of the order az
the London Eagles Hall Sunday.
March IL, at 2 pm. when q large
class of candidates will be initi-
ated. Past State President Stanley
Schneider, Cincinnati, will be
guest-speaker.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
,gll our
"a TOWN y
PoLLYTlcKs

'oLLYTIcks
A certain man had worked
long and faithfully to help
a friend get elected to po-
litical office. After the cam
paign was over the politician
asked his friend If he might
return the many favors in
some way. The friend spoke
up Well, there is some
thing I'd like for you to do
for me. I've always wanted
to be Postmaster in my home
town" The politician asked
him If he knew accounting,
arithmetic and other details.
The man scratched his head
and replied mo, I never
had any education. Didn't
even finish the fourth grade.
But then / don't need to
know anything. / want to
be Postmaster not ASSIST
ANT POSTMASTER" (hon-
est, this happened 1000 miles
from here).
FLIP
Here's a tip that is inter-
esting if not profitable. Next
time you and a friend de-
cue To flip q coin" to de-
eide an issue, let your friend
call the turn you flip the
coin. Reason for this is that
most people call heads" Z
out of 10 times and this gives
you a distinct advantage in
percentage. It's only a fifty
fifty bet but the inclination
to call heads gives you the
odds.
COMPLEX
IF you see a man who is
boisterous, loud and domineer-
ing it is merely his way
of hiding an inferiority COM
plex SO say modern brain
mechanics. Now this type of
thinking has put us to think
ing that too much is being
said about complexes in gem
eral. IF the above statement
be true, then a tinlid, sinper-
ing little squirt is probably
suffering from. a superiority
complex. We've noted, how
ever, that when the inferior
ity complex meets the super
iority. the inferiority wins
hands down. Keeping this in
mind, it would appear that in
feriority has superiority over
superiority or that a sup
erlority complex is inferior
to an inferiority complex.
This reminds me of the two
psychiatrists who passed on
the street. One said, How
dyl" The other said to him.
self II wonder what he
meant by that"
??.7
A little old nickel used to
be the handiest coin of them
all but it isn't good for much
any more. About the only
thing you can buy for a nickel
nowadays is some time in a
parking meter.
TAX
Saw somewhere that the
word tax is derived from
the Latin "taxare" which is
literally translated to mean
touch sharply" Hmmm.
Fellow over in New Jersey
stood before a judge and
explained that he had run in
to car thusly =. The lady
put her hand out and signal
led right turn and then
turned right. Naturally, /
thought she was going to turn
left and I ran into her CARP
Case dismissed!
-AST WORD
They look like mush-
nnnrsprnss f11
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
HOME BURNS

Fire thought to have
started from the opekasit
grain elevator fire also dam
aged the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Mason in South
Scion at noon Friday while
the grain elevator was still
smculderina.
The roof OF the house was
caving in when the Initial re-
port OF the fire was received
in London at 11:20 am.
The Mason home is q short
distance from the scene Of the
elevator fire. The loss was not
Immediately estimated.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
BREAKS LEG

BREAKS LEG
George Baker, former resident
of near Plumwood, fell and broke
his right leg, February 13, at his
home, Milford Center. RID No. l.
He is recovering satisfactorily.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
IN HOSPITAL

IN HOSPITAL
Miss Myrtle Edwards. Big
Plain. Is recovering in Mt. Carmel
Hospital, after an operation for
appendicitis. Her room number Is
245.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
m HOSPITAL

IN HOSPITAL
Miss Lucille Butcher. 81 South
Oak Street, entered Doctors Hos
pItal Monday for observation and
treatment. Her room number is
10.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-09
Associated Press

Full Associated Press lees
ed wire service for sfafe. ne
ficncI end world news. The
Associated Press Is entitled
exclusively 10 use oil Iocol
news in mis- newspaper.
TELEPHONE 81 or ez
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Natures Children
-

the islands of Java, Sumatra and
Borneo. Some have wandered
through Burma into the Caro- Hills
in northeastern India.
If taken when young, they are
easily tanned, becoming gentle and
terribly spoiled. They are canny in
their ability to annoy and tease, SO
good behavior should be taught
them early.
They love to climb trees, raking
the loose bark with those steel
sharp claws to find insects and
grubs. Being very fond of honey,
they scrutinize every small open
ing that might lead to a cache of
delectable sweets. They are said to
add small birds and animals to
their market list.
Those who know bears, claim
these are quicker and smarter
During their babyhood if spent in
"a zoo, they acquire habits that are
far from those they would have pos
sessed in their far away home. 1t
cannot be said their behavior is
improved by their city residence
far from it.
In the San Diego Zoo, one young
ster learned to torment his mother
by tumbling into the drinking pool
just for the joy of having her rush
to and fish him out. After his res
cue he would climb q cement tree
lto<the top and begin wailing unit
Evening star., 1951-10-06
MALAY Sunbear.

Malay Sunbears are not difficult
to recognize. Those you are most
likely to meet will be in large
ZOO and you will have ample time
to take them in. If there are ba-
,bies, you will have a treat, few
infants in the bear family are as
roly-poly, full of mischief or as
lovable as these little black rascals
The black Malayan bear is a we'll
marked species. You first notice
the small rounded ears and per-
haps the almost prehensile tongue
darting out to pick up stray bit
of sweet. They love to stand on
their hind feet, steady themselves
with one front paw, raise the other
in friendly salutation as if saying
Hi" Then you take notice of the
long curved strong claws and re-
member these bears are very able
climbers. The bears are slightly
pigeon-toed and in hustling along
on the ground are likely to step on
their own toes. When they trot
over a hard surface you can hear
the loud click Of their claws.
These black bears appear small
due to their short haired dark coat
An adult is about 4 feet long. A
female will tip the scales at 60
pounds.
These strictly forest dwellers are
found in the Malay Peninsula, ano
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Take MyWord for 1t
BY Fronk Colby
SATURDAY. Potpourri.

A good trick if you can do it: S. L.,
OF Los Angeles, spotted this gem in
a news article: :" his farm at
Martha Vineyard, with its beauti-
fully mellowed house, his horses,
surreys and home churned butter
hanging in a we'll" Well
Ardmore: Please give up the ORR
gin of the word consider.
Answer: Gladly; but prepare to
be startled. Consider is the mod
ern form of the Latin considus,
meaning (what do you sup
pose?) ito look at the stars"
1t comes from con, with" plus
siduS, star"
The word must have evolved in
this manner: to look at the stars;
to observe closely; to view atten-
lively; to fix the mind upon; to
think about
Newark: Where do we get the
word comet?
Answer: 1t is from the Greek ko-
Evening star., 1951-10-06
A One e-Minute Test of Your
NeUS knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
By Tom Henry

/. LUCKY-What group of
iron curtain refugees-who
have no desire to return to
the Soviet area-will reSettle
in Canada?
2. CHECKS - Some Con-
gressmen are urging a pay
increase for themselves. What
is their salary?
3. TALENT-What 2 radio
stars are scheduled to appear
on Army and Air Force re-
cruiting programs this fall?
T. 4.'CHAMP-Maureen Con-
nally, 16- year = old United
States women's tennis cham
pion, landed the job she
wanted. What is it?
S. QUOTES-What premier
said: They CRussia) are pre-
pairing their bombing planes
to descend on our country?
Answers.
/. The 80 Czechs who rode
their own freedom train from
Czechoslovakia into Germany.
2. Both Senators and Repre-
sentatives receive $12,500 a
year plus a tax-free expense
account of $4,000. 3. frankie
Laine. singer, and Bill Stern,
sports broadcaster. 4. Copy
girl on a newspaper. 5. Pre-
mier Marshal Tito of Yugo-
Slavia.
Tom Henry's "Quiz En-"
appears every Sunday in This
Week Magazine with The Star.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
50-Cent Hospitality

A farmer in Tramore, Erie, is
getting CIR dit for being tn e
"thriftiest" man in the district,
since he invited a rain-soaked
18-year-old youth to dry his
clothes by the fire. Then he
charged the boy SO cents for the
service.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Diomone King Popular

A record number of phone calls,
most of which were from women,
kept airport operators busy at
Sydney, Australia, in the hours
before the recent arrival of Tang
anyiRa's diamond king.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
By LiIIion Cox Athey

his mother struggled up the tree to
|get him.
Down again, he would eye the
drinking pool and what it might
lead to. His mother neglected to
chaStize him and he kept it up.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
J Hearing Aids Stolen

REGINA, Sask. OFF the
thief was deaf. he really hit the
jackpot when he burglarized an
automobile here. The loot in
cluded seven hearing aids, valued
at a total of $1,000.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Word Game
Find 80 or more words in
THALASSIC,

meaning, pertaining to the sea
or ocean," Average is SO; limit,
IS minutes.
Rules-Words must be of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition Of "s,' such as "bats,"
cats" are not used. Only one form Of
A list will be published Monday.
Evening star., 1951-10-06

Answer to UNDULATE.
ulna undue, neat, nude, dale, date, daunt,
dental, dealt, dean, dent, delta. duel, dual.
lead, lean, lent, luna, lutte. lunate adult,
ante, aunt tael, tale, teal, tend, tuned,
tuna, Gland.
Evening star., 1951-10-06

man, meaning ito wear long hair,
indianapolis: Will you please give
us the origin of the word night
mare? I can see no connection be-
tween bad dreams and horses
D. c.
Answer: You're right as rain.
The mare of nightmare has noth-
ing to do with a horse. 1t is from
the Anglo-Saxon word mara, a
dreadful goblin or demon which
was supposed to crouch upon a
sleeper's chest and cause him to
have horrible dreams.
Why It IS correct to use the definite
article. "a" instead OF an" before words
beeinning with n" such as historical" !"
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