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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-12-18

NEW YORK - Trotters and
PAGERS really came OF age dur
ing the year, with new attend
ance and wagering records
being set At many Of the tracks
holding harness racing under
floodlights.
John f. Simpson was the big
wheel among the drivers. Among
the sfandout standardbreds were
Tar Heel, Mainliner, Pronto Don,
Sampson Hanover Ford Hanover.
Stars Price and Scottish Pence.
Simpson, 31-year-oId reinsnan
from Chester, S. c., created a
new money-winino record. u. S.
Trotting Association figures
through Oct. 6 showed that his
victories brcagnt 1922, ,529, as a
result of 1f6 race triunphs five
more than he had earned as ma
tiona, leader in 1850.
Simpson trains and drives for
The Hanover Shoe Farms of Han
over. Pa, where he serves as
general manager.
Simpsons big winners were
Duke of LulIwater, Garner of
S59,270 as a 2-year-old; unde-
feated 3-year-old trotter Ford
Hanover; a 2-year-old pacing filly
named Silent Waters and 2-year
old trotting filly named Kimberly
Mine.
Ralph n. kroening of Milwaukee
picked the right time to watch his
Mainliner perform for the first
time. The 3-year-old brown colt,
driven by Guy crippen of Elk
horn, Wis, surprises by taking
the SOS, 1868 Hambletonisn in
straight heats. MainiIner won
s5t,347 for kroenlng and return
ed his s. mutuel hackers $500
in the first heat and $3.50 in the
second heat.
Ter Heel, 3-year-old pacing son
of Billy Direct, earned S53,024
by winning the Little Brown jug
at Delaware, o., before $4,000
fans for the w. N. Reynolds es-
tate of Winston Salem, n. c.
Less than two months later
Lawrence B. Sheppard, master of
Hanover farm paid $125,000 for
Tar Heel at the Harrisburg, Pa,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-12-18

next League game at Midway
Wednesday night.
Friday night the Rough Riders
will play the Alumni team in
the new gynlr.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-12-18
HARNESS RACING
Trotters Reach New Heights

six lengths at Roosevelt Race
way. He also won the Yonkers
Pacing Derby.
Stars Pride. 1850 Kentucky
Futurity winner, set two world
records in taking a mile free-for-
all trot at Saratoga. The 4-year
old also set two world marks at
Goshen's Historic track and an
other at Roosevelt Raceway.
Sampson HanDver won 19 in a
row before losing, ran a record
1.59 3/5 mile over a half-mile
track and covered the distance
over a mile track in 1.56 AS, fast
est time since 1888.
Duke of Lullwater was top
2-year-old trotter, winning three
race stakes worth $4,000 plus.
Proximity, greatest money-win-
ming harness horse in history, was
retired. The 9 year-old mare won
$252,92e.
Roosevelt Raceway at Westbury
N. Y, pioneer of night harness
racing, enjoyed its best year at
the turnStiles and at the mutuel
windows. For LOG nights of racing
1,762,521 fans turned out and bet
S83, ,469,742 at the huge Long
Island plant originally built for
international auto racing.
At Yonkers Raceway, three
meetings totaling "a nights found
1,428,1oo patrons wagering $73,-
522,44e. On the closing night
25,363 fans bet a record $1,524,-
5s7. For the second straight year
Stanley Dancer, "a, of New Egypt
Pa, led the Yonkers drivers. On
the second night of the spring
meeting he drove five winners
out Of six, including both ends Of
the 5000 daily double.
An example of what Americas
fastest growing spectator sport
means to state Golfers is best
shown by the $11. .909,069 New
York's state tax commission re-
ceived for 46O nights of harness
racing during 1851. The tax in
cluded levies on admissions, pari-
mutuel betting, racing license
fees and winning tickets uncash-
ed by careless winners"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-12-18

bert Tullis, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Bumgardner, Mrs and Mrs. Ho-
ward Locke, Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Runyan. Mr.. ard Mrs. Carlton
Runyan, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
Sharp, DIR. and Mrs. David Stu
debaker, Mr.. and Mrs. John AM
lin, Mr.. and Mrs. John Goodfellow
Mr.. an Mrs. Ralph Neer, and Mr..
and Mrs. Lowell Neer, members
and guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Cap
niger and family. Mrs. George
Palmer, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
lin Palmer were entertained at
dinner Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Lowry and
sons of Terre Hau.e.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-12-18
West jefferson Wins First
Contest In New Gymnasium

West jefferson basketball team
nudged the Mt. Sterling team out
in a hardfought battle for their
first game in the new gymnasium
at West Jefferson Saturday night
81 to 36.
A good defensive game was put
up by Barton, guard for the
home team and good rebounding
work under the boards was done
by Gary Hay and substitute for
ward Murray for West Jefferson.
The Reserves of West Jeffer-
son did not fare so we'll in their
clash with Mt. Sterling. losing
to the visitors 26 to SO.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-12-18

rafting windows and creaking
doors.
On the porch, Bambury had
nailed a printed card which said
simply: Phoenix, B. c."
The wind whislced the card
away after the old man was bur
led Oct Is. A new mound in the
dilapidated cemetery of tottermg
and fallen gravestones is the only
evidence that one man dreamed
that the Ghosts would leave
Phoenix and men would come
back.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-12-18

and Mrs. Briggs Neer. Decora-
tions, appropriate to the season
were used in the rooms. Euchre
was the entertainment. Mrs.
Ralph Neer and Robert Bumgard-
ner received high score, Mrs. Da-
vid Studebaker and Myron Run
yam, low score. From a gaily dec
grated, lighted tree. gift exchange
was enjoyed. A buffet luncheon
was served to Mr.. and Mrs. Ro-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-12-18

til today only one is left stand
ING.
The first doctor here built that
house and wher everybody else
left Bambury moved in. It is
crammei with newspapers and
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-12-18

given to Mrs. Lawrence Caplin-
ger, MRS. Mcknight, and Mrs.
Harry xander. A gift exchange
also featured the meeting. Attrac-
tive Christmas decorations were
used. Refreshments were served
to Mrs. Mcknight, Mrs. Caplin-
ger, Mrs. xander, Mrs. Gayle
Locke, Mrs. j. o. Skinner, Mrs.
Harry Potts, Mrs. Herbert Cof-
fey, Mrs. George Palmer, Mrs.
Max Lowry, Mrs. Oscar Young,
Mrs. Clarence Reisinger, Mrs.
Omer Silvers, and Mrs. Shockey
The annual Christmas party of
the Philea club was held Satur-
day evening at the home of Mr..
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-12-18

London High broke out IN a
rash OF Christmas trees last FRI
day afternoon. The TIi-Y and SEN
ior Service Scouts organized the
operation; several downtown gro
ceries played the part of Santa
Claus. and donated the trees; and
committees from the home rooms
on each of the three floors dld
the decorating. This year the clas-
ses decided to combine their Ell
forts and put super-special trees
at the end Of each hall and IN the
cafeteria instead of trying to get
one for each room. The results
are highly satisfactory.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-12-18

magazines old tntyps saIvaged William Mcknight Mrs Frank
lumber rusty nails Shockey
sed through entertainment prizes being
Evening star., 1951-12-05
Troubles Pyramid in Court
After Auto Use Conviction

Troubles came singly to Joseph
A. Miller, 81, in Municipal Court
yesterday. but put together they
totaled quite a headache.
First Miller, who gave an ad-
dress in the 400 block of Fourth
street NV, appeared before Judge
Andrew Howard, who sentenced
him to six months on a charge
OF taking property (an auto) with
Evening star., 1951-12-05

out right, and a 100 days addi-
tional on four traffic charges.
Then Miller was taken before
Judge Nadine Gallagher, who some
time ago had put him on proba-
ton for a year on two charges of
carrying a concealed weapon and
a charge of taking property with
out right. Judge Gallagher re-
voked the probation and sentenced
him to pay 500 fine or serve 100
days on the property charge and
serve an additional 100 days on the
two weapon charges.
Evening star., 1951-12-05
Sweetheart Of Sigmu Chill
Named at u. of Viruiniol
Special Disposeh 10 The Sfcr

SPeeIeI OTspdfcH 70 me SfdF
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Dec. 5
Mrs. Jack sprague has been
chosen the 1852 Sweetheart of
Sigma Chi at the University of
Virginia. She is the wife of a
chapter member.
University of Virginia graduates
Robert r. Harmon and Malcolm
Christian have received Harry st.
John Dixon awards for their work
in contributing toward the mem
ory and ideals of the founder of
the Psi chapter here.
Evening star., 1951-12-05
Seosickness Druqs Tested

In a pool where machinery Gre
ates waves 3h feet high, at Ed
inburgh, Scotland, soldiers in
rubber dinghies have been test
ing seasickness drugs.
Evening star., 1951-12-05
Nation Speaks z TONGUES

ANTWERP.-The people of Bel
gium speak two different Ian
guages. 1t is Flemish in the north
ern part of the country and
| French in the southern.
Browning chief., 1951-06-29
II "a a lyls1'fFD 5ERn,cEs
sIIl411IslSIIsyZ

(Sen1 your questions about b e
armed forces or any aspect OF military
service to: Walter Sbead, Armea Serp-
ices Question Box, 1857 National Press
Building, Washington, D. c. Answers
WiH be sipen in ibis column.)
ELIGIBLE women college gradu-
" ates now may apply for active
duty commissions up to and includ-
ing the grade of captain in the WAC
section of the volunteer reserve.
Applicants must have a baccalau-
reate degree from an accredited col
lege or university, must be citizens,
have no dependents under l8, and
pass the army physical.
The American Helicopter Com
pany has been given a contract to
build collapsible, light weight, jet
powered helicopter, as yet un-
named, for the army. Two men can
collapse it and load it aboard a
jeep 1t operates on ordinary army
vehicle fuel and carries a pilot and
tactical radio.
Eligible veterans who served in
the armed forces since start of the
Korean campaign may apply after
discharge for the new post-service
term insurance provided by the In
surance Act of 1851. No medical
exam is required Veterans who
have served in excess of 30 days
since June 27, 1850, and who have
served any place in the world will
meet the eligibility test if they ap-
ply in writing to VA within 120 days
after separation.
Q. am an on-fbe-job trainee
Under the GI bill. I understand
that next tall ,OiH be required to
take supplemental correspond
Browning chief., 1951-06-29

enee course along Wifb my job
training. May do SO despite tbs
fact tbe enf-oU date, July Is, uiU
bare passed.? J. L. r.. Meudon.
Illinois.
A. Yes, so long as the correspond
ence course is considered as an in.
tegral part of your on-the-j job train.
ing course.
Q. complete bre-medical
training nuder The GI bill, bmI
wont be able To get into medical
sebool by be Jnly 25 cm-oH date.
What mnst do in order 10 be aa-
miHed after that date1 r. +. L.,
Bloomington. Indiana.
A. You must provide VA with evi.
dence you applied for admission ia
medical school each year after you
finished your pre-medical training
If so, VA will consider your training
interrupted for reason beyond
your control and will permit you to
go ahead with your professional
training whenever school has
room for you even though that hap
pens to be after the July Is cutoff
date
Q. expect to reeeire my AB
degree in tbe spring OF l95l-atter
the July IS ent-oU date. May ! con-
time witb graduate work in fbs
same field in tbe fall? Il. S. G..
Van Vert. Ohio.
A. Yes. But you must apply to VA
for citrrInppnnfa1 1nrfifioafn ~
Browning chief., 1951-06-29
Marine Corps Releasing Reservists

pay, until complete investigation
can be made of their dependency
on the soldier. After dependency is
established the full amount will be
paid the parents. In addition the
parents will receive a check rerre-
senting the amount of each month
the quarters allowance was with
held during completion of the in
vestigation. Parents must be more
than so per cent dependent for liv-
ing expenses in order to receive a
Class @ allotment.
Browning chief., 1951-06-29

The marine corps is releasing its
active duty reservists. Those as
signed prior to August l, 1850, and
who qualify as veterans, 26 years
or older before July l, 1851, will be
released during period June II to
30, the department of defense re-
ported recently.
Under a new ruling dependent
parents will receive only portion
of the Class @ allotment represent
ing the deduction from the soldiers
Browning chief., 1951-06-29
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;&1l..I'aaE!1 6. Newsletter

office of price administration this week
lteved, predicted in this column, thousands Of
small Main Street business firms Of mountainous
bookkeeping jobs. OPA relieved them of filing
pricing charts under Ceiling Price Regulation No.
and giving them option Of remaining under gen
eral ceiling price regulation Of January &c.
CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS ON SMALL STORES
Q Bureau of the issued
port showing two-thirds Of all retail ARssy
stores in country including those in .-~..~I
Main streets, in a size group with SsNSesI
annual sales of less than $50, 900. fEA'oHE
There are 983, 2o7 retail stores in this
class with total combined sales Of S2o 43O, 6O7,-
OOO or about 1877 per cent of nat IONS total
retail sales figure of $3.50, $50, ,548, 900. There
are l3s, oo8 retail stores with sales less than
$4,000 annually; Isl, 586 with sales less than
$lo ooo 245, 952 with sales less than $2o 900 and
200, o52 with sales less than $50, 900.
NEW WAGE POLICY LIKELY
. Wage stabilization board may institute
pay formula. Indicat tons point to fact both
ganized and unorganized workers will get
increase including salaried white collar work.
ers, who use this formula for wage raises.
EFFECT OF WAGE INCREASE MAY TR1CKLE DOWN TO SMALL
TOWNS AND MAIN STREET BUSINESS FIRMS.
COURT RULES ON FAIR TRADE Law
. AS result of recent decision of US. Su-
preme court, state fair trade laws can be ignored
BY firms. either retail or wholesale who have no
price maint enance cont ract with manuf acturers.
According to business experts here price cuts may
result in such lines drugs, toilet goods,
liquors, home appliances and foods and cloth
ings. Section As of CPR 10, recently issued by
OPS contains clause for uniform pricing of brand
name products. This may be enforced under supreme
court decision. OPS issued ruling that firms
which signato ories to fair trade practices
der state laws and which caught with lower
prices under the freeze, could raise prices
imum fair trade prices, despite OPS ceilings. The
court decision will have effect of multiplying this
decision if merchants elect. ALREADY SOME OF
LARGER STORES IN COUNTRY HAVE ANNOUNCED PRICE
CUTS, SOME AS MUCH AS PER CENT.
FARM MACHINERY STEEL SET ASIDE
For hardware firms-NPA has set aside steel
for farm machinery and costs expected
run 10 per cent higher than last year. Except
for newer types of machinery, farmers
enough machinery to maintain high
Smaller hardware will cheaper materials,
Metal products for farm construction and main
tenance may be in shorter supply.
o For all business firms--Bags, paper
packaging and paper board products will 70 in
extremely short supply. These items already are
being allocated in many instances. AS was pointed
out in this letter above, paper and paper board
products have been removed from the MIRO lists.
Prepare by the Washing
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-18
Ex-OSS Men
May Retired
In Allsentia
Italy Still Probing
Observation-Disclosures
Staying OF Major
Behind Enemy Lines

TURIN, Italy. Aug. l6.-~ta9--
Two Americans may be tried in
absentia for a wartime cloak
and-dagger killing. That is--if
italy is unable to bring them
across the ocean to stand trial in
person.
The General Prosecutor of Tu-
rim Province slade that state
ment today. He also said he has
rejected request FOR extradi-
ton of The two Americans. The
reason. as he explained it, is
that the inquiry into the shock
ing murder case is not yet conn
plete. And he wants to have all
the facts SO that Italy-in asking
America to send the two former
OSS men to Italy-can support
its request with the strongest
possible evidence.
TIE two Americans are former
Lieutenant Aldo Icardi Of Freak
ness. New Jersey, and former
Sergeant Carl Lodolce OF Roches-
ter, New York. They were ac-
cuses ',,. RE Defense Department
Continued on Page Three)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-18
Henderson Urges
Using State Fund
Against Shelters

TALLAHASSEE, Aug. I8-IPD
State Rep. John Ward Hender-
son of Tallahassee today urged
the Florida Cabinet to use some
of its emergency fund to fight
the present statewide invasion of
mosquitoes.
Control of mosquitoes is now
necessary if we are to ask and
expect visitors from other parts
Of the country to come to Florida
for recreation and play" Hender-
son said in a letter to Governor
Warren with copies TO members
of the Cabinet.
Mosquitoes can make life deu-
cedly painful and unoieasant," he
wrote, From first hand informa-
ton, mosquitoes along the upper
Gulf Coast Of our state are as bad
as have ever seen them and from
information reaching me it must
be much worse in other parts of
the state.
He added that if the mosquito
plague continues millions of dol
tConfinued On Page Tnree1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-18
Many "Foreign''
Cars Are Still
In Key Vest

Neither sun nor heat nor
hurricanes in the Caribbean
have stopped the stream of
tourists into Key West. a
count of foreign" cars re-
vealed today.
While standing on the Post
Office steps. this reporter
counted II out of. state cars
in 10 minutes.
License tags from Ne
hraska. New Jersey. and New
York were seen. Cars from
Illinois. Ohio and Texas. Viz.
GINA. New Mexico and In
diana went by. South Caro-
lima and Louisiana and even
Minnesota all formed
parade in the l0-minute re-
view of traffic.
Though Monroe county
cars outnumhesed the foreign
tags. the variety of origins
show that the summer sea
son is extending beyond its
usual August / deadline.
Coat hangers with clothes.
bathing suits. slung over the
back seat ell were signs that
these out-of-state license tags
were tourists.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-18
Rita To Let Court
Decide PAYMENT

PARIS, Aug. l8.---tPs--Rita
Hayworth's lawyer said today
she has given up trying to reach
a friendly financial settlement
with Prince Alv Khan and will
let the courts decide how much
he must pay for support of baby
Princess Yasnin.
Attorney BARLEY Crum said
Miss Haywotth will start her di-
vorce action against the Moslem
Prince within a week or ten
days.
Neither Crum nor Aly's law
yer, Charles Torem, would say
exactly what the offers n d
counter offers had been in the
settlement talks. Sources close
to them, however. revealed that
Rita had something like $4,000
year in mind for the child and
that Ally had offered a much
lesser amount.
Rita's decision to go to court
will leave IL up to Nevada
judge, where she has established
residence, to decide which sum
10 grant for support of the child
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-18
Hurricane Will Not
Hit Key West But
May Hit Cuba
Kingston Badly
Damaged, Ships
Sunk BY 90 MPH
GdIes In Jamaica

The l25 mile an hour hurricane
will not hit Key West. the Keys
or the Florida mainland, unless
it makes a right angle. Sam Gold
smith, L. S. Weather Bureau chief
in Key West, told The Citizen this
noon.
The storm which blacked out
all communications from Kings
ton, Jamaica for Is hours until
ii a. m, today is moving at 20
miles per hour west, northwest
ward. II is $50 miles south of Key
West. or near the Grand Cayman
Islands, and is heading for Yucca
tan and the Yucatan channel. II
is expected TO strike western
Cuba and Yucatan sometime to-
morrow
Kingston reported after Ia
hours of silence that it has been
battered by winds estimated at
80 to so miles an hour or higher
The AP said that several ships
were sunk and that the storm
caused a great deal of damage in
Kingston.
The Miami Weather Bureau
says:
This is a dangerous hurricane
and extreme caution advised over
northwestern Caribbean sea, in
Guiding western Cuba. Yucatan
and Yucatan Channel"
Another advisory viii be forth
coming from the Miami weather
bureaus at about 5 this afternoon,
unless the storm becomes dang
erous to Florida, which is. highly
unlikely. Goldsmith said.
His office has been bonlbarded
WITH sfBf-A vi Calls tins morning
from Key Westers asking
rs the hurricane coming here?"
Goldsmith has answered one
and all that they can GO ahead
with their weekend plans for fish
tContlhuec on Page Threel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-18
Crash Boat Beats
Planes To Rescue

TOKYO. Aug. ls tE'l A Navy
crash boat beat q helicopter and
an amphibian plane to the rescue
of an Oklahoma jet fighter pilot
from a nIldflat on the west Kor-
can coast.
The pilot is Captain Harry I'm
derwood Of Tulsa, His F-84 was
damaged by enemy small arms
fire over western Korea yeSter-
day and he parachuted onto a
mudflat.
A heiicopter tried 10 rescue
him but was turned back because
Of darkness.
An anphibian plane was stop
ped by shallow water.
A crash boat of the Third Air
CONTINUED On Page Two
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-18
keyBoundCars
Up 20 Percent
Over 1850
1870 More Passenger
Cars Travel Southwark
Through Toll Gate in
July, 1851 Officials Say

The number of cars coming to
the Keys from the mainland rose
20 percent last month over July
of 1850, according to the Overseas
Road and Toll Gate commissions
latest report.
In July 20.35l passenger cars
travelled southwark through the
toll gate. Last July, 1850, 1870
fewer cars or 1921 were counted.
The 20 percent increase in cars
heading for Key West and the
Keys is one more proof of the
growth of the Keys as a summer
resort" said Harold Lauhscher,
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Laubscher at present is compil-
ing other data for a report on the
1851 summer season. Motels, no.
tells and restaurants will report
their business. Chamber of Com
merce visitors are still another
index of the popularity of Key
West rs summer
The summer season generally
begins about July 4 weekend and
lasts until late July This year
it has extended until now with
motels and hotels still doing good
business, according TO one obSer-
yer.
Beaches are filled with bathers
and new faces are seen daily at
the local beach club and reStaur-
ants.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-18
Huge Subj ender
Heads Out To Sea
Before Hurricane
up Wirephoto

In preparation for a poten-
tial hurricane. the big sub
marine lender. Howard N.
Gilrsore. left her berth at
the naval station this morn
ing at HOS headed for deep
err and open waters.
condr. r. w. Stafford. pub
lie information officer of the
navy here. also announced
thai there was general mus
tering scheduled for noon at
Boca chica Field although il
has not yet been decided
whether planes will be evac-
uaied TO other fields out of
range of a possible tropical
storm.
Naval station activity here
is underway in state of pre-
paredness in case the hurri-
cane. which struck Jamaica
last night, heads this way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-18
Channel Swimmers
Turn Down Money

LONDON, Aug. l8--4P,-Three
Egyptian channel swimmers app
pear e be pretty sensitive about
their King Farout, who for some
time has been combining his hon
eymcon with a gambling tour Of
Europe
The three have rejected q total
Of az Thousand dollars in prizes
for conquering the channel, be-
cause. they say, news stories in
the London Daily Mail didn't do
right by their King. The paper
put up the prize money