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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27

World War I and Mrs. Hume, n.
Main Street. Miss Taylor is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Taylor, Somerford township.
Mrs. Floyd Williams, Washing
ton Avenue, has been CHOSEN TO
serve as assistant TO Mrs. Lester
Merritt, of Columbus. who will
be Dean of Government for Girls
State. Mrs. Williams has been a
counselor for several years. This
is the second year she has been
honored by being named assistant
10 Mrs. Merritt.
The delegates to Girls State
will spend the week studying The
duties, privileges, rights and
responsibilities of young women
in American citizenship. They are
given in a realistic manner. an
opportunity to learn the problems
of government with special en-
phasis upon the contribution
women can make to the welfare
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
Chambers Asks
RFC Abolition

WASHINGTON, (AP)-Direct-
ors of the US. Chamber of Com
meree has called for abolition
of the RFC.
The 45-member board of the
business organization adopted a
resolution saying:
Facts disclosed by the Full
bright subcommittee have Great
ed uncertainty and distrust con-
cerning RFC procedure. Engaged
as we are in a national mobiliza-
tion effort, we can not afford TO
have the integrity or general
moral level Of the government or
any of its agencies subject to
question.
Senator Fulbright fD-Arl5)
heads a senate banking su5com-
mittee which has been inxestigat-
ing RFC lending. The group has
charged that some directors of the
RFC have yielded to influence in
making loans.
As a result Of the committees
disclosures, considerable senti-
ment has built up in congress for
killing the RFC.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
Bob May ad
Crosby Derby

HOLLYWOOD, tAP) ~ Singer
Bob Crosby is about to pass up
brother Bing in the Crosby Baby
Derby.
Der Bingle, who paced the Clan
Crosby for some time with his
four sons by Dixie Lee Crosby,
must yield the seepter to Bob
and his wife June. The Bob Cros-
bys are expecting approximately
in October, as June puts it. This
will be their fifth child. They
have three sons and a daughter.
Bobs other brothers trail, Ted,
with three children; Larry with
two and Everett with enc.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27

overall reserve policies designed
to bring more stability into the
lives of reserVists.
The committee is studying the
mobilization program, particu1-
arly its effect ON small businesses.
There has been much uncertainty
among reservists as to when they
might be taken from civilian life.
Mrs. Rosenberg said under one
of the hoped for policies, the
armed forces would begin releas-
ing reservists now on active duty
as soon as replacements for them
are trained.
She told the senate group the
universal military training bill
passed recently by the senate is
very satisfactory measure.
Under it. she said, it is tho De
fcnse Departments purpose to
bring into the armed forces
young men who have not acquired
family and business responsible
ities. The bill would permit the
drafting of 18-year-plds.
She said the departments over
all reserve policy may be am
nounced as soon as the bill is
completed by congress, perhaps
Lefofe The house will take Up
the bill carly next month.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
May HALT Recall
OF Reservists

WASHINGTON, (AP) = The
Defense Department hopes soon
to stop calling inactive reservists
to duty-unless the world situa-
ton grows worse or the individual
lcseiNlst has rare military quail
fications.
This word came today from
Mrs. Anna Rosenberg, assistant
secretary of defense, in testimony
before the senate small business
committee.
She explained inactive reser-
visits are unpaid reservists. They
do not receive pay for attending
drills or for other reserve acti-
vities.
Mrs. Rosenberg said the De-
fense Department hopes to an
nounce within a few weeks new
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27

Slim Baker, who's always doing
something crazy, had lot OF people
smiling last week because his entry
won a ribbon i'm the Women's Club
Annual Pet Show.
Seems as though Slim saw a
strange-colored alley cat with no
tail over at Central City and
brought it home. He washed,
combed, and brushed it and put a
collar on it with card reading
"Ali Species" Then he enters 1t
in the show.
Hanged if the ladies didn't
think it was some rare kind of cat
and gave il a special award When
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
Unemployed Ger
$50, 1927

workers eligible for benefits un-
der the Ohio Law drew ;y30,698,-
I'll in unemplogr a1t compensa-
ton during 1876 the Bureau Of
Unemployment Compensation re-
ported.
Complete figures now available
show that the 1850 benefit pay
mcnts set an all-time high, rising
about one million dollars above
the 1949 figures. Last years 20
tai, however does not rflect nc
month-by-month drop in benefit
payments which occurred during
eight months Of 1850.
Benefit payments reached a
peak of S13, ,737, ,575 in March 1850
and then dropped steadily to a
low of ST, ,929 ,646 in November.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27

has now become mass production.
It's Judge Leiser's hope that
when youngsters receive and fly
his kites they will think of the
court as "a real friend"
He knows a little about the
rigors of youth himself. He left
school to support his parents when
he was 16. He spent II years in
night school to graduate from
high school and law school, work
ing at the same time at a var
iety of jobs.
He has been probate IRA juven-
lie judge in the county since 1941
During that time he has been
active in number of programs
for welfare of juveniles, but his
kite-making probably is most
popular of all.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
Spe cial Events
For z Year OIds

DELAWARE, o., (AP) There
will be two special events for
Ohio-owned two-year-old trotters
and PAGERS during the Delaware
County Fair Grand Circuit, Sept.
1921.
II. c. Thomson, racing secretary
said each event will pack a purse
value Of $1,000 with a single en-
try fee of $50. Nominations will
close April Is.
Thomson also said that all
other Ohio-owned two-year-olds
that have been entered in previous
early closers at Delaware this
year automatically will be eligi-
BILE for the $4,000 features, if
they meet class requirements.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
Says Go Fly
4 Kite . And
He Means It
NIIDITTOyVN. O.. (AP)

MIDDLETOWN, O., (AP)
If Juvenile Judge Oscar e. Lesser
tells some one to go fly a kite
he provides the kite.
Kites, long time hobby of
the Butler County Judge, are
linked with his youth program.
The Judge makes and gives
the kites to boys and girls on the
theory busy hands won't get in
to trouble. This week he finished
making his 1000 kite.
7 find children who have some
thing to do don't dwell on mis-
chief" he says, adding that the
bulk of those who receive kites
never have or never will appear
in his court.
Judge Losers nome has taken
on all the aspects of kite-stor-
age house since he began his
work last autumn kites in the
bedroom, kitchen, dining room
and hail closet. He assemblies
them on the dining room taDle.
1T took me 500 hours to make
them, ne said Il don't make
anything fancy, but they all fly"
He makes trips to boys and
girl clubs, armed with sticks,
thread and paper, and shows the
members how to make their own
kites. This phase of his program
is especially popular This spring
the Middletown, Oxford and Ham
ilton Junior Chambers of Com
merce will provide string and
winders for the 1000 kites and
use them for countrywide kite
flying contests.
The judge also Butler Coun-
ty Probate Judge has made
kites ever since he was boy. He
used to sell them. Later he made
them for his son and about 10
years ago he started on what
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
2:xssse"'s9s6
a. Connie and Rilla


Give me them Wilde open
spacesw those were the last
words Barb uttered as she left
last week for the great state
where the sagebrush grows the
tallest, the steers horns grow the
longest, and the cowpokers are
the "pokiest' Texas. After
sniffling cactus blossoms for an
other week or so, Barbie will be
back in her reporting saddle"
again and ready to bring you the
latest eoings from down LHS
way speaking of the LHS :
Last week found the paddock
on the door of the little red
school house early on two after
moons. On Monday most of the
teachers attended Mr.. Illiff'S fun
eral, and on Friday a sizeable
percentage of the students and
faculty went to the Good Friday
services held in their various
churches.
The 'froshies" tfreshmen) have
been turning out masterpiece
manuscripts right and left late
~. 1t seems they were assigned
to write autobiographies for En-
glish Class, and that's just what
they did Some of the works are
really clever and thick enough
to be published! Keep up the
good work little ones"
NEWS FLASH-A1iss Long an
nounced last week that this years
LHS senior class play will be :
"Skyroad" " Try-outs will be held
next week SO come on, SEN
iors, get into your best Barry
more" mood and good luck!
Gang Doctor Brent =
Calling Doctor Brent" last
week a representative from White
Cross Hospital came to talk to
the high school and eighth grade
girls about nursing. Her talk
was especially helpful to those
girls who had been planning to
follow Florence Nightensale S
footsteps" an .t also started
the "nevsing bug" biting in the
minds o. quite few girls who
hadn't considered it as a career.
"A partying we will 60" :
last Thursday morning before
classes took up the student body
was baffled by the parade of fell
low scholars who marched into
Mrs. DeFs room with all kinds
of mysterious packages. Upon
investigating we learned that the
advanced steno, typing, and book
keeping classes were having a pot
luck during the fourth period and
the noon hour Talk about good
food -Yum-me-el
Happy April Fools Day :
see you next week!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27

Fulbright himself has taken
the stand that the agency should
be continued but reorganized and
cleaned up.
Some congress members ais
argue the RFc is a big help to
small business and ought to be
continued for that reason.
There is q dispute in the feaate
also as to whether the Fnlbrieht
committee should continue its
RFC investigation Fulbright has
said he wants 10 bring the in-
quiiy 70 an early end. but Re
pnblicans in particular are call
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
VALUABLE TRUCK STOLEN

CLEVELAND, Police search
ed today for a Norwalk truck
line delivery van containing sew
eral thousand dollars worth Of
assorted merchandise. The driver,
Clifford Frederick, 25, of Clevc-
land parked the truck here to
get q cup of coffee. When he re-
turned, it was gone, he told po-
lice.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
NOTICE

Sealed bids will he received by
the Madison County Agricultural
Society until b. IN Aptif 3 on tnU
following eating concessions:
Luncn fe..t 20. / Lunch Tent
No g.
All eating places may serve
whole or chocolate .nitk
Only one concession to be sold TO
a bidder.
MADISON COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Ifed VI Guy. Secretary
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
Delegate Chosen
For Girls State

Gloria Hume, Junior at London
High School, has been selected
by the American Legion Auxiliary
of Madison Post to be its repre-
sentative at Buckeye Girls State
at Capital University, June IL to
"a. Miss Eunice Taylor another
Junior was selected as alternate.
Miss Hume is the daughter of
Wilbur II. Hume, veteran of
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
ANNOUNCES CONDUCTORS

CLEVELAND. tAP) - George
Sell, musical director of the
Cleveland Orchestra has announc-
ed that Leopold Stokowski, Pierre
MonteuX and Eleazar De Carva-
Tho will appear as guest conduct
ors during the orchestra's 34th
season, which opens Oct. 4.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
SOM MERS HAS
APPROVED DAM

An Ayrshire COW, Sallie's Prin-
cess of Ayr Lawn owned by n. d.
Sommers & Sons, Grove City,
Ohio has been given the high rat
ing of Approved, according to the
Ayrshire Breeders Association
Executive Secretary, c. r. Conk-
lin of Brandon, VT ..=
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
Sleeps Through
His Own Sermon

LIBERTY, MO-, tAP1 A
minister has confessed TO
sleeping through a sermon -
his own.
The Rev. w. c. Link Jr.,
pastor of the second Baptist
Church here, was asked TO
preach one Sunday at ST. Jo-
seph. He made a tape recording
of a sermon he preached in his
own church SO ne could criti-
cize himself.
lie played the recording sew
eral times, then decided to
have a last listen before de-
livery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
From where | sit :. by Joe Marsh
Slim And His
"AIi Species"

one of them asked Slim where she
could get one like it, he said, tits
all yours, Mani can get an
ALLEY Cat anytime / want"
From where / sit, some of us are
pretty easily taken in" just be-
cause someone else says it's So
Whether it's awarding prizes or
passing judgment on a persons
right to enjoy temperate glass of
beer-let's take a good look from
stem to stern, and learn what it's
all about before making up our
minds.
2e M~us
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27

irg for its continuation. Chair
man Maybank (D-SC) Of the
full banking committee said he
thought it should go on.
Where there is no hail, create
one by installing a single wood
panel to screen off an area in the
living-room. On one side will be
space to greet guests; on the other
semi-privacy for a dining alcove.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
SPORTS

contracts for the 1851 season,
Coach Paul Brown announced.
Capt. Tony Adamle, defensive
fullback, and guard Lin Houston
linked contracts yesterday This
will be Adamle's fifth season with
the Browns and Houston's sixth.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
So

CHARLESTON, VIVA, tAP)-
The Conservation Commission
said the new separate Ohio River
hunting and fishing licenses will
go on sale June 6. They will cost
50 each. The old 81 licenses will
be sold to June 5 and will be hon.
ored for the rest of the calendar
year. They permit both hunting
and fishing. The licenses are sold
only to residents of Ohio by
clerks of counties bordering the
Ohio River.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27

OF the city, county, state and ma
ton.
Every member Of Girls State
will have a definite function in
the government Of Girls State.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27
SIGN WITH BROWNS

CLEVELAND, (AP) - Two
veterans players of the Cleveland
Browns, champions of the ma
tional football league, have signed
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-27

TOO SoON FOR t4INl-Bou1-
ba il shown here as he had hi5
neck washed recently for the
first tinne in his ID years. Mil
waukec ECO officials did not say
whethc~ the scrubbing was de-
laycd so long because Of the
size Of The iop or whether il
vsas because of Bou.ba's appar-
eat view that this is all pain
il the neck.
Evening star., 1951-05-21
First Woman to GeI
Divinity Degree at
Union Seminary
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. May 21.-
Union Theological Seminary here
today was to graduate the first
woman to get divinity degree in
the 139-year history of the non-
sectarian school.
She is Mrs. 'ohn Etchison OF
Richmond. who already has a
colorful background of service to
her fellow man. A teacher, she
entered the seminary to learn
more of the Bible.
World War II found her teach
ing American children in Belgium
She fled home on a Norwegian
ship which was sunk, and al
though Mrs. Etchison was rescued,
her 13-year-old daughter perished.
Mrs. Etchison plans to continue
teaching
Evening star., 1951-05-21

ordered by the commission to sci
up suitable promotion programs
as soon as possible.
The Hoover Commission in its
findings several years ago, de-
clared that the lack of suitable
promotion opportunities for Gov
ernment employees had done mucn
harm to morale in the Federal
service. Not long afterwards. the
Civil Service Commission began
its program Of aiding agencies in
setting up promotion programs
The commission now feels that
the agencies have had time
enough to put these programs
into effect and is going to crack
down on the offending bureaus
All promotions in Government
at the present time are on a tenn
porary basis. Employees may not
be promoted to positions above
GS-5 without having served aG
least six months in their present
grade. Employees in OSLO or
above may be promoted not more
than one grade at time; those
below OSLO may be promoted
not more than two grades at a
time. No employe may be pro-
NOTED during his first six months
Of Federal service.
y
PAY-Despite rumors sweeping
the Government, whatever Fed
eral pay raise amount that is
enacted by Congress will not be
retroactive. The increase will be-
come effective on the date it Is
signed into law. Congress always
Evening star., 1951-05-21

sources also that Soviet troops are
not expected to move into Iran,
but. in the event that the British
institute punitive measures"
Russia will fulfill the promise
given the Iranians by Ivan Sad
shikov, Soviet Ambassador at
Teheran, to aid Iran in establish
ing free and independent" gov
ernment.
Nicholas Pamelsov, the fishing
expert" recently sent from Moscow
to Iran. is actually an incendiary
expert with 13-year record as
such with the NKVD. Russians
here affirm that Pamelsov is re-
sponsible for recent huge oil fires
in Iran-as a part of a Soviet
scheme to frighten the Iranian
government into asking Soviet aid.
The Soviets believe it will not be
necessary to send Red troops
into Iran.
Evening star., 1951-05-21
Fog Closes laGuardia Field;
Tanker Runs Aground
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, May 21.-Heavy
fog closed down air operations at
LaGuardia Field today and caused
a 1O,195-ton tankship to run
aground near Sandy Hook, N. ].
Departures of transatlantic
planes from New York Interna-
tional Airport in Queens remained
nearly normal, but arrivals were
reduced by third. Domestic
flights at that field were
grounded.
Customs cutters en- route to
meet incoming ships reported vis-
ibility in some areas not more
than so feet.
The Coast Guard Cutter Tama-
roa was standing by the grounded
tanker Gulftrade to warn other
ships near buoy two in Gedney
Channel. Visibility was almost
zero and no attempt was made
Immediately to free the tanker.
Evening star., 1951-05-21
Utoh,s 'Escope-Proof Prison
Quiet After 200 Conyicts Riot
S Ogden, so miles away, totalee

as Ogden, so miles away, totalee
$50.
At midnight the prisoners hac
been fed and order restored.
One member of the Board ol
Corrections. DR.. Leslie D. Bur.
bidge, estimated damage at "fron
$50.000 to 100000" Warder
Severson and other officials ap.
peared to doubt the damage wa.
that extensive.
| A number of prisoners were
expected to be pretty sick" be.
fore morning. said DR.. w. H. Hor.
ton. prison physician. He sale
the men had imbibed paregoric
denatured alcohol and other con-
coctionS from the prison hospital
Some also were reported high
on the stolen narcotics. Most po-
tent. the doctor said. were NOR
Iphine tablets, but there were only
about 20 Of those in one bottle.
Expensive equipment in the
hospital and kitchen was not dam.
aged First reports said a $25, ,00C
X-ray machine was destroyed, but
DR.. Horton said it had not been
touched. He credited a trusty
with preventing damage by telling
the rioters that such equipment
was for their own good.
The prisoners repeatedly con-
flscated a supply Of knives from
TIE dining hall and kitchen.
They also had their cells
stacked with goods confiscated
from the commissary.
One of the guards who escaped
-Franklyn E. Holliday-said the
rioters told him that the death
row men would kill the hostages
If any Of the rioters were hurt.
He said Eliseo Mares of San An
tonic, Colo, and Fred E. Matteri
San Francisco, convicted MUIR
derers, were named in this con-
nection as saying they had
nothing to lose" Matteri also
was reported at first to be one of
the leaders of the riot. There
was no later verification of this.
The other death row inmates
are Ray Dempsey Gardner. con-
victed rape-slayer of an ogden,
Utah. baby sitter; Melvin Leroy
sullivan, Vernon Alfred Braasch
and Joe Garcia Tr1ikillo
Evening star., 1951-05-21
BY the Associated Press

POINT-OF-THE-MOUNTAIN
Utah, May 2l.-Two hundred
prisoners nabbed eight guards as
hostages at Utah's new ESCAPE
proof" penitentiary last night and
rioted through the buildings and
corridors for AZ hours.
The disturbance brought peace
officers with tommy guns and
Isawed-off shotguns from over the
State, but not a shot was fired.
The only persons hurt were sew
eral prisoners beaten by their fel-
lows.
None of the prisoners escaped,
but two of the guards held as hos
tages succeeded during the height
OF the excitement in breaking out
through barred windows in the
maximum security section. They
shinnied down the second story
on makeshift ropes made Of torn
sheets.
The other six hostages were re-
leased after a delegation of in
mates met with Warden Alvin o.
Severson. and members of the
Board Of Corrections. The Off
cials promised to consider the
prisoners complaints if the pris-
onerS would release their hos
tageS, return to their cells and
clean up the mess they had made.
The mess included a broken
safe which had contained mar
cotics.
Prisoners told officials the riot
developed spontaneously when
word spread that several were dis
ciplined yesterday for lesser
disturbance which occurred Fri
day. But Warden Severson said
this disciplining was for a dis
turbance at church few hours
earlier.
The riot started with seizure of
the unarmed guards at 4:10 pm.
CMST). The prisoners released
six men in death row and others.
They later agreed to the terms
and the hostages were released at
1886 pm. More than 200 of the
532 inmates of the prison took
part.
Peace officers called from as far
Evening star., 1951-05-21
Russia Expected to Aid Iror
Against British Moves

BERLIN, May 81 (NANA) -
Vladislav Alexandrovitch Sergiev
deputy chief in the German de-
partment of the Moscow Foreign
Office, has arrived in Berlin and is
awaiting the return here of Am
bassador Semionov from Paris
expected within five days.
Sergiev stated that under the
terms Of an agenda agreed on
In a conference in Paris in which
Semionv participated, Soviet Rus
sia will complete an agreement
with the Iranians by which Russia
will get Oil from Iran.
1t is learned from Russian
Evening star., 1951-05-21
3 High School Girls
Win Scholarships in
Music Talent Contest

Three 17-year-old girls won $500
scholarships yesterday in the finals
of the Washington High SchooI
musical talent contests.
Nine girls and one boy partici-
pated in the contest at Constitu-
tion Hall. The contest was
sponsored by the Hamilton Ma
tional Bank.
Carol Hoppe. sos Glenwood
road, Bethesda, won first prize in
the voice section with the "Segui-
dilla" from Bizet's Carmen" She
is student at immaculate Semi
nary.
Top honors in piano went tc
Evelyn Lawlah. 80 Bryant street
NV. who played the "a Minor
Prelude" by Debussy. She at
tends Dunbar High School.
In the section for instruments
other than the piano, Karin Peter.
son, 1924 Thirty first place NV.
won with her flute in excerpts from
a Concertino by Chaminade. Ka-
rim, student at Woodrow Wilson
High School. recently played first
flute in the Junior National SYM
phony.
Runners-up were Rita Loving
of Western High School, piano;
Jane Closing. Of st. Patrick's
Academy, voice, and Barbara Don.
aldson, of Mckinley High School
organ.
The finalists were selected from
recordings Of programs made by
District public and parochial
schools.
Group awards were won by st
Johns College High School for its
band. Mckinley for its school
chorus and Woodrow Wilson fol
the best all-around program in the
preliminaries.
Wilmer j. Waller, Hamilton
Bank president. presented certifl-
Gates to each winner. This was the
second year the bank has spon-
sored the contest to aid musical
talent in schools here.