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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
The Kefauuer Hearings
AN EDITORIAL

For number of America moral standards have under
oone many changes of these changes have been for the
best but rather the dangerous decline moral thinking about
speak here This decline, if allowed TO continue could
we'll mean fhe downfall of nation end its people.
In the past few wears have particularly noted that many
individuals hahearedy condone the actions of gsngsfe and
other awbeakers saying that such persons rewd
smart Time when crime looked with utter
and awbreaker pegged for what he There
tendency nowadays at least part OF population TO
openly admire certain of these underworld characters TO
the OF absong them Of their deeds We have heard other
solid citizens calmly state that perhaps these oan9ste and
isibird aren't really so bad after ALL AS fellow put H.
He started with nothing and has million. He must be
get where he is today" And think that this
eanester have shot for fifty dollar bill!
This line of thinking contains truth but it like saying
that has reached the Of he garbage heap The Ke
fauve hearings have brought out that certain changes
legal system necessary TO meet the challenge of these law
breakers This be brought about only by the efforts Of the
American people themselves II evident that large number
Of Witnesses before the committee deliberately auned author
ity and attempted TO make mockery Of the whole affair For
+unatey the gentlemen Of the committee did allow this
happen The hearings brought home TO millions Of that
vice and crime must be reckoned with the possible
moment.
Many persons TO think the so-caed little guys in the
small towns and cities harmless. But il these little
guys who send their horse bets and numbers collections
higher They in turn send them such characters
the Kefauve committee has exposed 1t takes all the little fellows
to make the big fellows big II he citizens in all small communi
ties throughout the land do honest Job wpne vice and
gambling may yet the day when the big fellow is
knocked from his perch
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Organize Group
On Agriculture

The Madison County Agricul-
tural Mobilization Committee, to
coordinate the work of farm agen-
cies in encouraging the produc-
ton of farm foods for defense, was
organized Friday. March % at
the office of the Production and
Marketing Administration. in
London.
Members of the committee in
clude John Moore, County E,x-
tension Agent; Alvin Barr, Sup
ervisor, Farmers Home Admin
istration; Paul Bangham, of the
Soil Conservation Service; G. G.
Harsh, Mason Daily. and Harry
High, of the County PIMA Com
nnittee.
4 The group discussed the 1851
Production goals for the county
and scheduled a meeting for 800
pm, Monday. April 2 in the Ex-
tension Office for all interested
in farming.
A film, on the planting, culti-
vation, harvesting Soybeans will
also be shown.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
LATE News BRIEFS
RN Assoclated Press

Associated
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH MARCH 80 today
the continuing illness Of Sen vandenberg (RMich)
WASHINGTON MARCH soProducts by blind and
sold nonprot blind exempted
ernment today from price control regulations
YORK, MARCH 3oDr Ralph United Nations
the
selected to receive the 1851 Four Freedoms
STEu6ENvLLE MARCH 3oFedera
counbu o. Today two oonv men charged with robbns the
O.. Bank $1,000 Wednesday.
Jack Howell 2a captured six hours after the hoidup
TOKYO MARCH 3o-More fight
today dogghts North
weren't touched.
DETROIT, MARCH 30The today
Bobby Hftlne
nationwide attention through mail
in Detroit hospital
CINCINNATI MARCH so-WiIam r. Richards s5 burned to
the home of his daughter Fire Chief John
reported The Fire Chief said the aged apparently had been
smoking in bed in his basement
cHETI ITALY, glamor girl tays
party parliamentary
brought book for oense against the Pope
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Retired Farmer
Dies Suddenly

Herschel Campbell, age 65,
prominent retired Madison coun-
ty farmer died suddenly of
heart attack Friday morning at
his home in Mt. Sterling.
Mr.. Campbell had resided on
the farm of the d. ID. Downing
family, South Charleston Pike.
for the last 20 years. He had OPP
Grated a large dairy there more
than IS years, selling out and
moving to Mt. Sterling March /.
He had been in apparent good
health, working about his prop
erty in Mt. Sterling all day Thurs
day.
Surviving are his. wife, Alice
loops Campbell; a daughter, Mrs.
Doris r. Lynch, Dayton; son.
Ray Campbell, near London, who
was engaged in the dairy business
with his father for many years;
three brothers, Ed. Clark and
William; four sisters, Mrs. Ber-
tina Lindsey, Mt. Sterling, Mrs.
Gertrude Tidd, Mrs. Blanche Rog-
ers and Mrs. Dora Friend.
Funeral services at the Snyder
Funeral Home, Mt. Sterling, Sun
day at 2 pm. Interment in Pleas
ant Cemetery, Mt. Sterling.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
kulp President
OF Country Club

Alan Kulp was chosen president
of the London Country Club when
officers of the club were elected
recently. He succeeds Robert
Wood.
Other officers elected were:
John w. Stroupe. vice president;
and Sam Landes, secretary-trea-
Surer.
Committees appointed for the
ensuing year are:
MEMBERSHIP - B. v. Ches-
brough, NJ. ]. Chakers, Paul Alex
ander.
HOUSE - John w. Stroupe, E,
C. Visintine, Harold Sherman, j.
]. Hartley, Thomas Selby.
GREENS = d. NJ. Richmond,
F. E. Sidener Jr.. Wayne Good
year
GOLF & TOURNAMENT =
Harold Max, Robert lie Beau,
Donald Byers; Handicap, John
Siegel.
Chooman, Jack Phillips, Jack
FINANCE-Matthew Rea, J.
Robert Tanner. c. N. McAllister
PUBLIC RELATIONS - Rob
ert Wood, ]. r. Conway, Ear
Robinson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
APRIL TAX CALENDAR

Oct. 81, 1851; 1st quarterly install
ment for fiscal year ended Jan. 81,
1852.
Annual return on Form 1040
and adjustment of estimated tax
to actual for fiscal year ended
January 81, 1851.
Annual declaration of estimated
income tax on Form 1040-ES for
fiscal year ended January 81,
1852.
APRIL 80 - State Unemploy-
ment Tax: Quarterly report and
payment to Bureau of Unemploy-
ment Compensation for first
quarter 1851.
APRIL 30-Federai DAB. and
Income Tax Withholding lCom-
bined Return: Quarterly return
and payment of tax withheld by
employers during first quarter
of 1851 on Form Gal to Collector
of Internal Revenue.
APRIL 30-FederaI Unemploy-
ment Compensation Tax: Second
quarter installment of 1850 tax
to Collector of Internal Revenue.
APRIL 30-Federal Excise Tax:
Return and payment OF tax for
month of March 1851.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Damage Slight
In Home Fire

Fire of unknown origin In the
basement of the Madison County
Home on the South Charleston
Pike about $3.50 Tuesday after
noon caused but slight damage
before it was extinguished by at
tendants and Supt. Earl Lamb
using extinguishers. London fire
men responded Immediately to
the alarm, but by the time the
truck, in charge of Charles Mer-
Ger, arrived at the home the fire
had been controlled. The fire
was confined to the chute which
extends from an upper floor into
the basement.
Inmates of the home, We're un-
disturbed by the alarm and many
were said to have been unaware
the building was endangered from
fire.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30

APRIL Motor Vehicle: LIZ
cense tax delinquent this date.
APRIL Property Tax: Real
property tax accruais for federal
income tax. Lien attaches.
APRIL 15-Use Tax: Quarterly
report and payment to the State
Tax Commissioner.
APRIL 15-Federal Income Tax
Corporations: Fiscal year ended
January 81, 1851; annual return
(1120) and 30@c installment to
Collector of Internal Revenue.
End quarterly instailment, fiS-
cal year ended Oct. 81, 1850; 3rd
quarterly installment. fiscal year
ended July 81, 1850; 4th quarterly
installment, fiscal year ended
April 80, 1850.
APRIL Is - Federal Income
Tax-Individuals: Fourth quart
erly installment and last day to
file amended declaration of es-
timated individual income tax for
taxpayers with fiscal year ended
March 81, 1851. 3rd quarterly in
stallment for fiscal year ended
July 30, 1851; 2nd quarterly in
stallment for fiscal year ended
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Local Woman
Injiuredhn
Auto Crash
MIR. And Mrs. Roy
Shelley Victims
Of Auto Mishap

Mrs. Martha Shelley, 81, Of Is
South Oak St, was injured Eer-
iously Wednesday when the auto
in which she was riding with her
husband, was involved In a col
lison with another car at Mound
Street and Burgess Avenue. In
Columbus.
Mrs Shelley was taken to Mt.
Carmel Hospital, suffering from
possible skull fracture, and pos
sible fractures of both legs, ac-
cording to an Associated Press
news report from Columbus. Her
condition today was described
at the hospital as fair"
Mr.. Shelley, chief Investigator
at the State Bureau Of Identifica-
ton at the London Prison Farm,
escaped injury but suffered from
shock.
Two young men riding in the
other car figuring in the accident,
were not identified, in the initial
report of the crash.
Mr.. Shelley was able to return
to his home in London Wednesday
evening. Exact extent of Mrs.
Sheeley's injuries. were undeteF-
mined as of Thursday morning.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Pickaway County
Stopping BingO

CIRCLEVILLE, O., tAP) -
Pickaway county authorities put
the heat on bingo games today.
sBingo is gambling just as
much as slot machines are" said
Prosecutor Guy Cline.
He ordered immediate closing
of all bingo games. Sheriff Char
les Radcliff said he would work
right along" with the prosecutor.
saying:
While / always have been
against bingo and know of no
such games in the rural areas,
/ have never felt that | should
come into Circleville and crack
down on 1t. That is a job for city
authorities. He said since the
prosecutor had made his order
countrywide it would be followed
A breakdown on slot machines
also appeared imminent. The pros
ecutor said that matter would be
placed in the hands of the next
grand jury to convene in April.
A similar order against btngo
games was issued yesterday by
Prosecutor Thomas Blakely of
Painesville, Lake County. Pre-
yiously, shutdown orders had been
issued in Cuyahoga, Lorain,
Geauga and Jefferson County.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
ATTENTION
MERCHANTS

The retail merchants of Mad
ison County will be given a
hand in preparing their price
charts for compliance under
office of Price Sterilization
regulations.
J. n. Conway, president of
the London Chamber Of Com
merce and Editor of the Mad
iscn Democrat and the Mad
ison Press will preside az
meeting Tuesday evening al 8
pm. al Chooman's Restaurant,
In London.
Samuel n. Rowe, of the con-
sumer,s goods division of the
ops will explain how the chart
for pricing under regulation
number seven is to be prepar-
ed, and answer questions about
il.
All retail dealers Of wearing
apparel, shoes and furniture in
the area are urged by the Of
flee OF Price Stabllization to
attend the meeting.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30

London Aerie of Eagles has
completed plans to take a large
delegation of members and a class
of candidates to Marion, Ohio, for
the two-day Zone Welfare Con-
ference of the Order, March 81
and April /, Worthy President
John j. Stahl said today.
London Aerie will send five Of
ficial delegates and large num-
ber of other members of the
Aerie are planning to attend the
conference Stahl said. A class OF
candidates of the local Aerie are
TO be taken to Marion Sunday for
the mass initiation.
Several hundred members OF
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles
in the Zone will have their own
conference in the host city.
A mass initiation of all the
candidates in the zone will be
held at the host Aerie hall with
the best degree team in the en-
tire zone exemplifying the ritual
The candidates will be entertained
by a crack drill team.
State and Grand Aerie Officers
will attend and speak during the
Convention.
The Host Aerie has planned
special entertainment for the
visitors both Saturday and Sun
day nights, according to Mr.
StahI
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Woods Appointed
Trailer Checker

Walter E. Woods, Madison
County Dog Warden, was appoint
ed Monday by County Auditor
Forrest R. Hanson, as House
Trailer Tax Inspector for the
county at a salary of $40 per
month.
In commenting on this new law
which became effective April /.
Mr., Hanson quoted from the law
that there might be a little clear
er understanding of owners of
trailers on some points.
THE tax herein levied and col
lected BY the County Auditor
shall be aeposited dalIy by the
County Auditor in the County
Treasury and shall be distributed
among the political subdivisions of
the County in which the house
trailer is located in the same ratio
and at the same time as distribu-
ton is made of real estate and
public utility taxes.
Upon transfer of ownership of
a house trailer, the certificate
heretofore issued to transfercr
shall be delivered to the trans
feree."
Mr., Hanson stated again that
the deadline for payment of the
tax is April 10.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
CLASS A SEMI
FINALS TODAY
BY Fritz Howell

COLUMBUS, O., MARCH 30
(AP) - Ohio's 29th annual High
S no oil basketball t ournament
takes on big league tinge today
as the Class A contingent moves
into the state fairgrounds coliseum
for senli-final trays.
Preliminary maneuvers in Class
= We're completed yesterday as
Grand Rapids and undefeated
Waynesburg won their way into
Saturdays final game.
Grand Rapids rangy Pirates
came from behind to tame the
Panthers of Lockland Wayne, So
"A, while Waynesburg's Mighty
Mohawks ran their string to q
straight with nip-and- tuck
triumph over Ashley, 47-42.
Today's schedule called for
Hamilton's Big Blue (25-D to
clash with Canton Mckinley (17-
y at 2:35 pm, and Columbus
East (24-2) with Barberton's
MagicS Cpd at 8:05 pm. Both
games were televised BY Co
lumbus, Dayton and Cincinnati
stations, and host of radio sta
tons broadcast them.
Despite the annual furor over
the ticket question. there was
plenty of empty space at the open
ing sessions. A total of 10,725
witnessed the two Class B semi
final tits, 998 under the 11,723
who were on hand for the same
games a year ago.
Commissioner II. w. Emswiler
said a few standing room ducats
would be available for today's
contests. as we'll as for Saturdays
Class B finals, but that the "A"
championship game was a sell
out. The auditorium has 6874
seats, and room for some 200O
standees.
Both Glass B visitors wer e
forced to come from behind to
snare the nod. It's the first trip
to the payoff game for each.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Plan Open House
Al County Farm

Beef Cattle Open House at the
Madison County Experiment
Farm is scheduled for Thursday
April 5, at loo pm.
H. w. Rogers, manager of the
farm, and Paul Gerlaugh, As
Sociate, Animal Science, Ohio
Agricultural Experiment Station,
will discuss the value of grass
siIage and the beef cattle feeding
program. They also have informa-
ton from work carried on dur
ing the past summer to compare
on an acre basis the value of
pasture VS.. grass silage VS., corn
silage in feeding beef cattle.
Four lots of cattle will be on
exhibit.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
DeadIine On New
Auto Tags April |

The new blue and white 1851
auto tags must be displayed on
autos operated on the highways
by midnight Saturday and there
after, Maurice Beathard, the local
deputy registrar reminded today.
We're still far behind on is
suing the new licenses, accord
ing to the total for this date
shown in our books of last year, "
the London registrar said.
r. Z. Foley, Columbus, state
registrar of motor vehicles said
that fh- ,srauIine iOr auto license
Purchases will not be extended.
License plates must be purchased
and displayed on cars.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Fines Assessed
Two Dog Owners

E. III. Purden, Plumwood, was
fined SOS and costs on each of two
charges of failure to have license
tags on dogs in Justice Maurice
Beathard's court Thursday fol-
lowing arrest by Sheriff Harold
Bidwell on affidavits filed by
County Dog Warden w. E. Woods.
Willard Davis of Irwin was re-
Gently fined SIS and costs in JUS
tice Beathard's court on a sim
liar charge.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Rites For Twins
Held Wednesday

Brief funeral services for twin
daughters of James and Georgia
Green Smouse who died at birth
at the home on London RID. a,
Wednesday night were at the
Lukens Funeral Home Thursday
afternoon. Interment in F. IN t
Township Cemetery.
Survivors include the parents,
two brothers, David and Joseph
and a sister, Gloria, all at home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
OCCUPANTS uNHuRT
IN LOCAL CRASH

Occupants of two autos escaped
injury in a collision at Union and
Second Streets Wednesday at IL
pm. police reported. Sue Sparks,
so S. Wheatland Ave, Columbus,
and Earl E. Hull, 225 Wood ST.,
London, were the drivers, ac-
cording to police who said Miss
Sparks and also the owner Of a
car parked at the intersection so
that ii ohstructed view Of the
stop sign, We're to be cited to APP
pear in the mayors court. Miss
Sparks. they alleged, was with
out a drivers license.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Clerks Oppose
New Tax Bill

James r. Littler, Madison
County Clerk of Courts. was in
Columbus Wednesday to attend a
meeting of County Clerks of
Ohio, called by Howard Wenning,
president of the Ohio County
Clerks Association, at the Neil
House.
Clerks were called In to dis
cuss House Bill III which has to
do with the Used Tax on Casual
Sales of Automobiles.
Mr.. Littler stated that the As
sociation went on record as OPP
posing the tax which has already
passed the Ohio Senate.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Joseph Morrisey
Dies Today Noon

Joseph M. Morrisey. Chief En-
gineer of Construction, Division 6
of the State Highway Department
died at Ills am. Friday at his
home 112 North Madison Road
Mr.. Morrisey is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Mary Nichols Morrisey,
and three sisters, Misses Agnes
and Kathrine Morrisey of Lon
don and Mrs. Roy Charters Of
Tucson, Arizona.
Friends may call after 1900
noon Saturday at the Schlechty-
Fichner Funeral Home.
Services Monday at 2 pm. at
the Funeral Home with the Rev
Greer S. Imbrie officiating. In
terment Kirkwood Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Robert S. Coil
Dies Thursday

Robert S. Coil, %. of 165
Western Avenue, died in Univer-
sity Hospital early Thursday
morning after a short illness. The
cause of his death was not i'm
mediately determined.
Mr.. Coil became i'll Saturday
and was taken to Doctors Hos
pital and later transferred to
University Hospital.
An employee Of international
Harvester in Springfield, Mr.. Coil
was born Sept 9, 1922 at JEFF
fersonville, Ohio
He leaves his wife, Berniee;
two daughters. Nancy and Bar
bara and one son, Joseph.
Other survivors include his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Coil; one brother. Lawrence; and
three sisters, Mrs. Mildred Knis-
ley, Mrs. Irene Casio and Mrs.
Maxine Holmes.
Friends will be received by
the family at the residence Fri
day from 700 to 900 pm. and
on Saturday from 800 to 500
pm. and from 700 to 800 pm
Services in charge of the Sch
lechty-Fichner Funeral Home,
Sunday at 2::30 pm at the Church
of Christ In Christian Union, Cen
ter Street, with the Rev. Cecil
Rice officiating. Interment Fair
view Cemetery near Jefferson
vile.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Alexander Named
Defense Official

Earl Robinson, Madison County
Chairman for Council for Civilian
Defense, this week appointed Paul
Alexander to serve as chairman
for London, Somerford. Deer
creek and Union townships.
He will take the place of Char
les Richmond, who resigned a
short time ago.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
A-Bomb Film To
BE At Rosedale

The movie film, You Can
Beat The A-Bomb," will be ex-
hibited ar the Rosedaie school
the night of Thursday March %
and at Plain City Friday night,
March 30, Vernon Royce of the
Madison County Health Depart
ment announced today. A repre-
sentative of the Madison County
Civil Defense organization will
speak in connection with showing
of the film, according to MF.
Royce.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Foster Rites At
Bloomingburg

Funeral services for Ray FoSt-
er, 65, a former resident of Lon
don, who died Easter morning of
a heart attack at his home in
Bloomingburg. were at the Pres
byterian Church in Blooming
burg, Tuesday. The Rev. Ivan l..
Wilkins, Columbus, former Lon
don Presbyterian pastor, officiat-
ed. Interment in Bloomingburg
Cemetery.
Mr.. Foster for number of
years operated the London Zero
Locker. He was brother of Mrs.
Fl. II. Porter, North Main Street.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Guns
Stall Reds
New Attack
10000 Communists
Moved To Front In
Counterfhrust
BY oIen Clements

TOKYO, MARCH 3o-(AP) -
American big guns today stalled
the first Chinese Red counter
thrust In six weeks along the
western Korean battlefront.
Douehboys spotted the Chinese
moving along a mountain trail
north of Uijongbu. U. S. artillery
pounded the mountain and by
dusk the Reds still had not pushed
through the curtain of fire.
Bitter, close-range fighting flar-
ed all day throughout the area.
The Americans won a command
ing hill with a hand-grenade at
tack that rocked the Reds back
on their heels.
TOKYO, MARCH 30-tAP) -
Chinese Reds counterattackea
American troops in strength to-
day in South Korea. It was the
first heavy Red strike in six
weeks.
The fury of communist attacks
forced allied troops to give ground
at several points along the front
just south of the Red Korean
border.
The Reds have moved 10000
fresh troops into the front.
TOKYO, MARCH 29-(AP) =
Communist China today spurned
general MacArthur's offer to talk
peace in Korea
Her troops backed up the re-
lection with staff defensive stands
in the low hills and passes just
south of the Red Korean border
along the western and central
fronts.
Signs mounted that the Chinese
were massing for a Spring Of
fensive timed to strike when sea-
sonal rains have mired Allied
heavy weapons.
The Chinese Thursday fought
their stiffest action in weeks
north of Munsan on the western
front. Firing from dug in posi-
tionS about four miles south ot
the border, they all but stopped
the Allied advance in the west.
Filipino troops made small gain
in one sector.
Grenade-tossing Reds drove
American infantrymen off a 1,00C
foot crest north of Uijongbu dur
ing the night. But they withdrew
n1ySteriously to another hill and
the Americans reoccupied the
crest at dawn without a fight.
In central Korea, a strong Red
stand repulsed American pa.
trolls on a seven-mile wide front
The communists were fighting
half way between the border anc
Chunchon. which is eight miles
south of 49,
On the eastern front. SoutF
Koreans roamed six miles into the
Redlands. But that sector was re-
garded as relatively unimportan
Militarily since the bulk of the
communist forces were on the
western and central fronts.
MacArthurs Thursday com
munique said "the pattern of vehi
; cular movement in enemy area!
! indicates a continued effort L
J support strong concentration be
! hind the central 'front.' Thi
could be buildup for spring driv,
or a border stand.
| But rumors of a big deal
spread quickly along the from
when it became known that 1t
, Gen. Mathew B. Ridgway, Com
} Continued on page two
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-30
Sanford Winner
In Grow CaIIinq

Paul Sandford of Plum
wood, Madison County, was
the winner of the crow calling
contest finals on the Don Mack
TV program in Columbus Mon
day night. Awards presented
the winner by Mrs. Frank
Lausche, wife of '0hlo's Gov
ernor, included a plaque and
wrist watch.
To win his way into the fin
ais Sanford out-cawed Paul
Yauger Of London who was on
the Tv prooam with Sanford
week earlier.