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Evening star., 1951-06-10

BABY CRIBS
Anniversary sale: 20qo of on all
cribs; 81 varieties. Play pens. list
$10.95 for $s.SS. sToRKToWv1SS' w
5ll3 Georgia ave. NV. GE. $500.
Evening star., 1951-06-10

size. steel drawers full suspension
$19.95: legal size new four-drawer
steel with lock S49.95 N FRANK
& SON. 414 Bird st. NV. Elk. 1914
FILM DEVELOPING. printing in Z
hours: color services: cameras on
credit. 8RENNER. 933 Penna. ave
NV.
FIREPLACE. screens and andirons;
new. TIE 9GSl.
FIXTURES-Usable for children's,
ladies or mems store. All-glass
sliding doors on six hanging cases
and eight shelving cases; also slid
and one wrapping desk. Best offer
Call GE 1899 Mon. through Sat.
10 to 6: GE. 5012. Sunday 10"
FLOOR LAMP. solid brass and pure
onyx; $50: call HO. S217 after l
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Cut Price Furniture Store
Completely Air Conditioned
1920 7th st, NV

= Block Above New York Ave, NV
open Daily, $50 AM. to $40 PM
and Mon, Fri. and Sat. Till 8 PM
MA. 1859
Evening star., 1951-06-10

/. GE. 54S9 10
ENGINE BLOCK for Mercury. motor
EXHAUST FANS (2). Is in. with all
weather housing and one l6-in
exhaust fan with all-weather houS-
ing, l kitchen exhaust hood. IT.
long; ] screen door, 3x7. one lawn
mower, fluorescent fixtures, double
tube. 4 It. long. All of the above
practically new. Reasonably priced.
4123 Marlboro pike. Phone JO
S-2227
Evening star., 1951-06-10

BUILDING ITEMS-Save on paneling.
garden stakes, slat doors, screen
wire, pickets. locust posts. redwood
siding. disappearing stairways; free
de!lyery. 1920 Wilson blvd. RUCKER
IUMRER LA A-1O2d
Evening star., 1951-06-10
BUSINESS SERVICES

TONE AND CEMENT WORN. spe-
/ 5agstone. cement. JERRY. LU
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
Allied Line Bullying From
Onslaught OF Offensive
LATE NEWS BRIEFS
By Associated press

Associated
NEW YORK. APRIL 24-A by
weight during parade Douglas
Friday died today fractured skull
Queens standing
and Park Place Suddenly he collapsed
found beside him.
WASHINGTON APRIL 24The
retail stores another 3oday
narginype price control ceilings in effect
WASHINGTON APRIL 24A today
ed public hearing into complaints
IN the ONO Senatorial campaign last
WASHINGTON APRIL 24Benjamin that az
ents of the Russian
about 80 Giow who
party in 1929 after dispute with
knowledge OF such activity while he
United States.
BUDAPEST HUNGARY, APRIL 24The
puned aside questions today the
ne indicated clearly still
the American businessman
charges The question that interest
Nathaniel r. Davis told
PORT JoINviLLE, lie DYEu, FRANCE APRIL 24ExMarsha
prison CELL rallied slightly today feeble
birthday. " - -
CLEVELAND APRIL 24John Wirtx
ST May High School
ball and basketball coach at St
NEW YORK APRIL 24Rta Hay~orh attorney indicated TODAY
considering divorce decision
been reached yet" Attorney BARLEY crum told reporter
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
Mrs. Mary Marsh
Dies Monday

Mrs. Mary C. Marsh, so, died
in her South Solon home early
Monday morning.
She was born Dec. %, 1870, in
Lawrence County and had been a
resident of the South Solon COM
munity for SO years. She was "a
member of the South Solon Meth
odist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Dom
aid and Stanley, both of South
Solon: two daughters, Mrs. jose
phine Fast of South Solon and
Mrs. Muriel Kukets of Avon,
Mass; two sisters, Mrs. Grace
Spurrier, Cedar Rapids, Ia; and
Mrs. Mabel Owens, of Waldron,
Ind; three brothers, John, Robert
and Reuben Knisley all of In
diana; 10 grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
The body was removed to the
Sprague funeral home in South
Charleston for services at 2 pm.
Wednesday,.
Interment at South Solon. ..
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
Barker Graduates
In Leaders Course

FORT KNOX, KY.-Pvt. Rich
ard A. Barker, %, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Otis Barker, 1S1 North Oak,
recently was graduated from the
Army Leaders Course conducted
by the 3rd Armored Division.
During the eight-week course,
Pvt. Barker underwent some of
the Arny's most rigorous advan-
ced training. Designed to discover
and train potential leaders early
in their Army careers. the course
includes instruction in combat
leadership, responsibilities OF the
leader and methods of teaching
classroom subjects, drill and
physical training. Exams in the
course consist in actually leading
squads of men in mock-combat
problems and conducting several
classes.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
Former Lafayette Woman 102

Mrs. Amanda Melvina Garrett
of Frankfort, Indiana, for many
years resident of Lafayette,
quietly celebrated her 102 birthday
Sunday, April % in the apartment
at 1852 North Main Street, Frank
fort, where she resides with her
sister, Mrs. Jennie Ackley. Also
with her for the day were her
niece, Mrs. Ralph Lee and FAM
lily of Frankfort,
In 1S49, the year the settlers
east of the Mississippi river were
rigging up covered wagons and
every kind of four wheel convey
ances to carry them west in search
of gold, daughter, named
Amanda Melvina, was born to
John and Elizabeth Ballard Sher-
man on April q at Salesville.
Ohio. She spent her childhood in
that vicinity.
On April 27, 1867 she was grant
ed a country school superinten-
dents certificate issued in Edgar
County, Illinois, licensing her TO
teach English, arithmetic. gram
mar. geography. penmanship and
United States history, She taught
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
w. II. Allen Dies
AT Springfield

William H. Allen, II, a former
employe of the Crowell-Collier
Publishing Co, died at 4:45 pm.
Monday in his home at 212 North
Ciairmont Avenue, Springfield.
He had been i'll for six months.
Mr.. Allen was born in Clark
County Sept. o, 1873, the son of
Elijah and Mary Potee Allen. He
had resided in that county all his
life.
He was a member of the La
gonda Evangelical United Breth-
ern Church and of Bushnell
Council 163, Jr. GUAM.
Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Miss Mary Allen, at home,
and Miss Margaret z. Allen, CO.
lumbus; one son, Paul +. of Lon
don; and two grandchildren.
The body was removed to Rich
ards Memorial Home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
Withdrawals
Are Orderly
Deepest Penetration
Four Miles Into
South Korea
BY folen Clements

TOKYO, APRIL "a Up The
center of the United Nations front
bent today under the crushing
weight of 100000 Reds hammering
into south Korea.
South Korean troops defending
the critical center abandoned their
positions, exposing Allied troops
on their flanks.
Three Red regiments streamed
into the gap in a try to cut off
these thanking forces.
Front line commanders said the
situation was serious. But higher
Echelons still expressed conf
dence they could break the Red
offensive aimed at winning some
kind of communist victory by May
Day.
Reds exploiting the break :
through were hammering straight
down the mountainous center OF
the peninsula.
Deepest reported penetration in
TO south Korea was four miles.
But there We're Indications the
Reds may have gone further than
this in their third invasion of the
Republic within 10 months.
Regiment after regiment of Reds
streamed across the dry. dusty
hills. They came by foot and on
little Mongolian ponies, bent on
seizing a road TO Seoul. war-shat-
tered south Korean capital.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24

in Edgar County for six years un-
til her marriage January 9, 1873.
to Samuel Wilson Garrett of Mad
ison County. Ohio, a Civil War
veteran.
After their marriage the couple
established their home near La
fayette, Ohio. From 1873 to 1916
Mrs. Garrett lived in Ohio. After
the death of the last of her four
children, her sister, Mrs. Jennie
Ackley came to Lafayette to care
for her and five years ago took
her to Frankfort to reside.
On her one hundredth birthday,
Mrs. Garrett was honored at open
house by her niece, Mrs. Ralph
Lee and last year was honored at
a dinner for 20 guests. At that
time she was alert and enjoyed
the association. Since that time
her eyesight and hearing have
failed fast which precluded q
celebration this year.
Mrs. Garrett is the grandmother
of Mrs. John Burris, East First
Street and an aunt Of Mrs. Ora
Van Horn and A. nj. Reathard
Elm Street and Henry ?. Beath
ard, Washington Avenue. London
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
Driver Fined
After Accident
On Route 40

Fleming Jewell, Jr., Columbus,
paid q fine of S25 and costs in
Mayor Fl. o. Braithwaite's court,
West jefferson, for failure to stop
after an accident Sunday night
on charges filed by Quentin Eng
land, also of Columbus.
The England car was struck
in the rear by the car driven by
Jewell about 1890 Sunday night
at the intersection of u S. Route
40 and State Route %, as both
were travelling east on Route 40
according to State Highway Pa
trolman Albert Monas who invest
igated the accident.
Jewell with seven others riding
with him, drove into West JEFF
ferSon Immediately after hitting
the England car, abandoned their
car and started walking east, ac-
cording to the patrolman.
After he received the word that
there had been hit-skip accident,
the Patrolman, joined by Night
Officer Marvin Flanagan of West
Jefferson, driving on Route 40
picked up Jewell and his COM
panions. Jewell admitted hitting
the car, was arrested by the two
officers and taken before Mayor
Braithwaite.
No one was seriously injured in
the accident according to the re-
port.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
LONDON MAN RESIGNS STATE
AND DISTRICT COP POSITIONS

Chairmen of Republican Cen
tral and Executive committees of
nine counties at Springfield yes
terday unanimously endorsed N.
c. Bean. president of the peoples
Savings & Loan Co. of Urbana,
for State Central Committeeman
of the Seventh Ohio District. The
state COP Central and Executive
committees will meet tomorrow
to name a successor to Raymond
B. Howard of London Howard re-
Gently became an assistant to the
Ohio Secretary of State, resigned
the party posts Saturday. He Is
former neWspapermarl, 60.
State Cor Lnalrnap Ray e,
Bliss announced Mr.. Howard's
resignation from the party posts
and Mrs. Miriam Yeazell, Spring
field. Seventh District COP COM
mitteewoman at once called the
meeting Of the Republican chair
man and committeeman.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24

ing were from Madison, Clark,
Warren, Greene, Clinton, Fayette,
Champaign. Logan and Union
Counties, the area comprising the
district.
The Endorsement resulting from
the meeting Sunday will be SUBJ
mitted to the COP State Central
and Executive Committees for
action at the meeting Tuesday. A
successor TO Mr.. Howard as trea-
surer also Is scheduled to be
named at this meeting.
Mr.. Howard was state central
committeeman 10 years His term
does not expire until May 1852. He
served as Ohio Republican Party
treasurer since 1913. Since dis
posing of his newspaper interests
in 1948 he has been president of
r. B. Howard and Associates, Inc,
public relation firm in Colum-
bus.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
Mrs. S. j. Corbitt
Dies Suddenly

Mrs. Stewart j. Corbitt, Sc, died
at her home in South Charleston
at, 3 am. Sunday after a short
illness. She was recently treated
in Mercy Hospital.
Surviving are the husband; a
son, John Corbitt of Hawthorne
Ave, London; two grandchildreni
d daughter, Mrs. Herbert Bonner
of Springfield; her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard. Moore of Lon-
don Route /; three brothers, Lee,
Jack and Raymond Moore all of
South Charleston and a sister,
Mrs. Anna Doyle Of Springfield.
Services Tuesday ct 3 am. in
ST. Charles Church, South Char
lesion and interment in St. Char
les Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
Seniors Register
For Employment

Ninety-two high school gradu-
ates from Madison County regist-
cred for work with the Ohio State
Employment Service. Manager
Emil E. Yerian, Of the London Of
flee, stated that all senior class
men of the Madison County
schools have been contacted and
all pupils seeking employment
have registered with the Employ
ment Office. Any employer wish
ing to place orders, may call their
local employment office, phone
number 1913, London.
These pupils will be available
as soon as graduation is COM
pleted.
Most of the female help is cap
able Of office work The major4ey
of them have one to two years in
typing, some shorthand and book
keeping. Many of these girls type
OF the boys have had shop train
ing, mechanical and welding, agri-
culture and bookkeeping.
60 to 65 words per minute. Most
The location Of graduates. Can
aan 10, Fairfield IL, jefferson
School Ia, Madison Rural Il, Mon
roe 4, Mt. Sterling 16. Plain City
II, Range 10, South Solon 4, Lon
don 9.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
Blood Unit TO Be
In London May I;
Quota 100 Pints

The Blood Mobile Unit will pay
its next visit 10 London, Monday,
May z. The Blood Bank will be at
First Presbyterian Church from
IL to 5 instead of 10 to 4, hours
observed on previous visits of the
Unit.
Maurice Beathard, chairman of
the Madison County Red Cross
Blood Donor program, has issued
an appeal for all who can to come
to the church, on. that day to help
over subscribe the quota of 100
pints. 1T is most urgent" Mr..
Beathard stated, that all possible
donors report if there Is enough
blood to meet the need in Korea,
as .well as help, enough in the
bank for use for local hospitalized
patients" y.
Mrs. John w. Stroupe, chairman
of the recruitment committee for
London Business and Professional
Women's Club, is working daily
in an effort TO see that London
does not fall down when the blood
bank comes. She is taking regis
trations at her home phone 681-W
or donors can also register at the
Red Cross office, phone 90. Dom
orS who do. not make reservations
will also be welcome if they call
at the church, she stated.
Madison county residents who
have been in need of blood trans
fusions have received blood free
Of charge in many instances. One
letter of appreciation illustrates
forcibly what the program really
means.
Writing to Graham Megaw,
chairman of Madison County
Chapter, Mrs. Carrie K. Wallace,
of near London stated:
Am enclosing a check as our
contribution to the Red Cross.
Since I have had many blood
transfusions, I am aware of the
wonderful work of this organiza-
ton.
Il am deeply grateful to the
blood donors of Madison county.
When life depends upon these
blood transfusions, there just
aren't words to express apprecia-
ton"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24

Richard H. Robson, 81, vice
president of the Tanner Robson
Lumber company and former ma
yor of London, died suddenly late
Sunday night Of heart attack,
at his h o m on Elm S tr e ct.
He had not been we'll for the past
few days but not seriously i'll at
the time of his death.
Mr.. Robson was lifelong
resident of London. The son of
the late Edward j. and Sarah X
Robson, members of pioneer
London families, he was born June
%, 1890.
He was a graduate of London
High School and attended Penn
sylvania State College and Ohio
State University. For two years
he was partner with E. B. Row
len in the shoe business in Lon
don. He had engaged in the lum-
ber business continuously since
1913 serving as secretary-treasur-
er and currently as vice president
of the Tanner-Robise Lumber
Company Of London.
He was president OF the first
Junior Chamber of Commerce or
ganiged in London number OF
years ago; was mayor Of London
1886 1910; for the past 20 years
had. been director Of the Lon
don Home and Savings Company;
for a number of years served as
a director of the London Board
of Trade was a member of Beta
Theta Pi fraternity; Chandler
Lodge F & AM; Aladdin Temple
Shrine and was a 32nd degree
Mason.
He was married to Miss Haysel
Jones of London, September Is,
1912 Surviving are his wife, one
son. William Jones Robson, who
was. associated in business with his
father; a sister, Mrs Margaret r.
Sisson. Columbus; brother S. f.
Robson. London and one grand
daughter. Another son, Richard
Robson. Jr., died in 1888 =
Friends may call at the Sch
lechty- Fichner Funeral Home
after $50 Monday evening.
Funeral services at the Funeral
home Wednesday at 2 o'clock In
terment in Kirkwood Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
Urbana Couple
Hurt In Crash
AT u. jefferson

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Pence,
Urbana. were committed TO Mt.
Carmel Hospital for treatment.
following an automobile collision
mile east of w. jefferson on US.
about II pm. Sunday, one-half
Route 40. Extent of the injuries
were undetermined but were not
considered serious.
According to report of State
Highway Patrolman Albert Mon
as who investigated the accident
the Pence car, going west on
Route 40 was struck in the rear
by the auto of Bert Weber of
Scranton, Pa, also travelling west.
Weber, a soldier. told the patrol
man he thought he dozed off and
ran, into the Pence car.
Weber and the three soldiers
riding with him were taken into
West Jefferson and We're called
for by u. S. Army officials who
took them TO the dispensary at
Ft. Hayes, Columbus, for treat
ment for Slight injuries.
The Pence car, a new 1851
Pontiac driven slightly more than
200 miles, was turned over in
the ditch and completely dernol-
iShed. The car driven by Weber.
went through a farm fence into
field and was badly damaged.
Weber was. fined SIS and costs
in Mayor II. o. Braithwaite's
court on a charge of reckless OPP
Grafton filed by Patrolman Mon
as. He was released after payment
of fine.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
South Scion Man
Succmmbs Monday

Roscoe Riegel, AZ, OF South
Solon an employe Of the InteIaa-
tional Harvester Co., for IL years
died at lies am. Monday in the
Springfield City Hospital of q
coronary condition
He was born in Jackson County
Aug. 3, 1908, and had heen a resi-
dent of the South SoIon conlmu-
nifty for 35 years.
Survivors include his widow
Mayrne; one son, Harlan of South
Solon; a daughter, Mrs. Frances
Hughes, North Bend, Ore: his
father, Henry, of South Solon: two
brothers, Lloyd of jamestown and
Hiram Of South Solons sister,
Mrs. Samuel Roberts of Beatty
and four grandchildren.
Friends may call after Z pm
Tuesday at the residence. Ser
vices at 2 pm. Thursday in the
South Solon Congregational
Christian Church.
Interment at South Solon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24
General Dawes
Dies Suddenly
America Remembers
Him Best As" Hell
n Maria" Dawes

CHICAGO, APRIL pap, =
Gen. Charles Gates (Hell n
Marial Dawes, banker and states
man who won fame in many fields
during his cyclonLc career. died
suddenly last night.
The S5-year -old former Vice
President, who served under
President Coolidge from 1925
%, died of coronary thrombosis in
his suburban Evanston home, He
was stricken while talking to his
wife, Caro-. .
Dawes, who was IN public life
for more than 30 years and often
was the center of fierce controver-
sizes and momentous events, had
not been ailing, family spokes-
man said.
!. Dawes was chairman of the
board of the City National Bank
and Trust Company.
He had been named as honor
ary chairman of the committee
TO greet Gen. Macarthur on his
Chicago visit Thursday.
Success came to Dawes i'm bank
ing and utilities. And he was
prominent in public life as
Vice President, as Ambassador to
Great Britain, as co-creator of the
Dawes Plan. and as the director
of the government $1,000, ,000,-
600 tB) Reconstruction Finance
Corporation. He also won fame as
an author and composer.
After World War l he won the
nickname Hell n Maria from his
testimony before a house COM
naittee investigating the admin
istration of the War Department.
And his underslung pipe which
appeared at first glance TO be up
side down also typified Dawes
TO the nation generation ago.
1t was as Hell n Maria" that
America remembers Dawes best.
Dawes was Brigadier General
with the A.E.F In France in
World War I and was assigned as
general purchasing officer
Appearing before the house in
yestigatihg committee, he was
asked: isn't it true that exees-
sive prices were paid for mules ?"
eIIell. n Maria" shouted the
General. I'D have paid horse
prices for sheep If the sheep could
have hauled artillery.
Dawes, who was born In Mar
ietta. Ohio, started his business
life in Lincoln, Neb., as Q lawyer
and in banking bat he came to
Chicago before the turn of the
century. te* fs
Surviving Dawes, besides his
widow, is a daughter. Mrs. Melvin
b. Ericsson of Evanstown. A son
Rufus. drowned in 1912, when he
was 2l. Later General and Mrs
Dawes adopted two children. now
Mrs. Virginia Cragg of Kenil'
worth, Ill, and Dana McCufcheof
Dawes, of Marengo, Ill
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-04-24


Aside from the south Korean
retreat, u. N. Withdrawals were
orderly More appeared to be in
the making.
On the eastern end of the 100
mile front, powerful Red forces.
backed by artillery threatened
Yanggu and Inje. Both towns were
in danger.
Heroic battles were fought by
trapped units. One battalion on
the western front fought for 20
hours before it broke clear. 1t
escaped with light losses. A tank
rescue column and low flying
planes aided the break-out.
Estimates that the Reds had
100000 men in the active fight
ing front meant they already had
committed more than half Of their
100000 man force in Korea.
The Reds were building up their
assault forces. They bolstered
their western attacking mass with
at least one, and possibly two,
army groups.
This is a real war now" a
divisional operations officer said.
We are dealing with an enemy
that has large numbers, lots of
artillery for the first time and the
obvious intention of wiping US
out"
Red losses Monday were esti-
mated at roughly $4,000 from air
and artillery alone.
U.N. troops gave up territory
for Red lives. Allies pulled back
up to Is miles in the first two
days of the attack.
The center Of the line no long
er bulged far north of Parallel
3S, dividing north and south Kor-
ca. Allies gave up Yonchon, six
miles north of the border on
the west END of the former bulge.
The Red breakthrough was to
the right, south of KunhWa.
Farther east Allied units held
firmly around Hwachon on the
western end of Hwaehon Reser-
voir. AT the other end Hwaachon
Reservoir, II miles TO the east.
u. y. units yielded ground around
Yanggn The town is IL miles in
side Red Korea. Allies also back
ed up at Inje, eastern extremity
of the current offensive.
On the western front where
Reds We're driving across the I'm
iin River 30 miles north Of Seoul,
Allied forces withdrew one 10
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