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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
London Sailor Is
Commended For His
Work In Korea q

George Peril Van Dyke, dam
age controlman third USN, son of
Alice Van Dyke of London, has
returned to the United States
aboard the attack transport USS
Bexar after five months combat
duty in Korean waters.
Formerly a unit of the Atlantic
Fleet, the Bexar was stationed in
the Mediterranean Sea until Aug
ust. 1850, when she embarked on
a 5000 mile dash via the SueZ cam
al to Inchon, Korea, where she
landed a combat battalion of US.
Marines. She later took part in
the amphibious landings at Won
san and in the evacuation of Chin
namp'o where the men of her
beach guard were the last United
Nations military personnel to
leave the burning citv
In special ceremony during The
homeward voyage, Van Dyke was
commanded by Captain Clarence
Z. Coffin, USN, commanding Of
ficer of the Bexar for his excel
lent performance of duty as a
member of assault boat salvage
party.
In spite of the extreme tides at
Inchon and Chinnamp'o and the
high winds and freezing temper
atures of November and Decem-
ber, Van Dykes devotion to duty
under these difficult and hazard
Gus conditions contributed largely
to the success of his ship in carry
ing out its job of landing large
numbers of troops on enemy-held
beaches.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
Thieves Loot
Lake Cottage

London officers Tuesday were
investigating burglary of a cottage
owned by Mayor E. P. Speas-
maker at Madison Lake.
Loot stolen from the cottage,
according to Police Chief Cor
man Clark, included a radio and
record player, two fishing rods
and two reels, a quantity of bed
clothing and pony saddle. The
theft was believed to have been
committed during the last 10 days
ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
Mrs. Floyd MeQuirt, East Fifth
Street. entered Grant Hospital,
Thursday, for goitre operation.
Her room number is 106.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
Diaries Up
Milk Prices

Most local groceries were SELL
ing milk at higher prices here to-
day as the result of an increase of
&c per bottle which became effect
i've Monday morning. Local dairies
have made a general price increase
of &c per bottle. Thus the price of
milk by the quart has been rails
ed to 211ac per bottle. Cream
prices were advanced &c per bot
tie in half pintS. Some grocers are
selling milk for 22c while others
absorb the half cent and sell for
21c.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23

Leon D. Nichols, seaman recruit,
U.S.N. of Route 3, South Solon,
is undergoing recruit training at
the worlds largest Naval Train
ing Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.
In the course of his training the
recruit taught seamanship, Navy
customs, terms, basic ordnance,
gunnery. signaling and navigation.
Upon completion of his training
the recruit us assigned either 10
units of the Fleet or to a service
school for specialized training.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
GOwdy TO Speak
Before ,Jaycees

Hank Gowdy, Scout for the
Cleveland Indians will be guest
speaker at the dinner meeting of
London Junior Chamber of Com
merce Thursday evening, January
25 at z p. m. at the Chooman
Restaurant.
This is the annual Bosses Night
dinner. The annual Distinguished
Service award will also be pres
ented at the dinner.
Sam Landes is chairman of the
committee on arrangements.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
GUNS STOLEN FROM
pIckENS RESIDENCE

-Four guns and two hunting
knives were stolen by burglars
who entered the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Pickens on the
,Xenia Road Saturday night while
the family was in London, Sheriff
Harold Bidwell reported. Also
stolen was a quantity of cigar
cites. The guns included % rifle,
q 410 shotgun, an automatic pistol
and 80 revolver.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
= OUR
G5g1I TOWN

BILL
Down at the regular meet
ing of the London council a
few weeks ago the clerk read
the bills for the approval of
the council. We know you re-
member Bundles FOR Britain"
So we were surprised to hear
the clerk read a bill which
he called - "Mittens for
Mercer" The bill was mirth-
fully approved and at last re-
port Captain MERGERS hands
were as warm as flapjacks.
YIPE!
We see by the papers that
Paris has fashioned another
fashion. (This one gives us The
screaming-meemies.) La Fem
me can change the color of
her eyes by spending a mere
thousand bucks. The change
comes about by the use of
special contact lenses. Red
eyes are not listed but we
might be interested in set
of blood-shot ones for Sun
day mornings.
COLOR
Speaking of color, you can
match your refrigerator with
the kitchen color scheme by
taking it to the nearest auto
body shop and having it
sprayed in the color of your
choice. Fine thing for scratch
ed or faded paint, toe.
FEELING
Much talk these days about
foreign policy. One of the big
factors in foreign policy, as
we see it, is to raise the liv-
ing standards of other nations
by giving them money, food
and men. We doubt that the
people in these countries even
like it. After all, you can't
deliver food to the poor in a
Cadillac and make the poor
man love you for it. He'll take
the food and, after his belly
is full, hate you just as much
or more than he did before.
III DOC!
According to the Army Sur
geon General ! out of 5 doc
tors are rejected from mill
tary service mainly because
of ulcers, asthma and tuber-
culosis. doctor, cure thy
self??) incidentally, a lot Of
men in certain income groups
find that enlisting in the milf
tary actually increases their
incomes. However, haven't
heard anyone say II
couldn't get a raise so I join
ed the Army"
suDN THoT
With all the trouble they're
having about garbage collec-
ton we are surely happy it
isn't summer. CAS- the fellow
says, there is good in all
things!")
VOGUE
The poor woman's Jacques
Faith and homespun hem
stitcher, Haywood Snugg, says
that the best thing about the
shortage of material for dress
making is that whenever they
cut down on cloth they raise
the hemlines.
LAST WORD
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
Spring Weafhe
In January

Maximum temperature for Fri
day was reported 60 degrees by
Leonard McNeal, local weather.
man. Low for the "a hours period
was 81
Saturday the MAXIMUM was 50
ard the minimum Sc.
A maximum Of 36 ana min
imum of IA was reported for Sun
day. AT IL a. m. Monday, the
weather had moderated to "a
degrees, according to McNeal.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
Lowe New Tractor
Dealer In London

Ed II. Lowe, South Vienna, has
purchased the tractor sales and
service business at 13 East Center
St, formerly operated as the
Sanders Tractor Sales.
Mr.. Lowe announced today that
he win carry full line of Ford
tractors and Dearborn farm equip
ment at his new place of business.
He fomerly operated similar
business in South Vienna.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
Former Resident
Dies In Calf

Fred McClimans, 9083 Rancho
Real Rd., Temple City, Calf,
died at his home there Saturday.
He was a former resident of Mad
ison County, Ohio, having lived
in Range Township all his life be-
fore moving to California. Fun
eral services were held Monday at
Temple City.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
McKIRGAN FUNERAL AT
MT STERLING TUESDAY

Funeral services Tuesday 2 pm.
al Snyder Funeral Home, Mt.
Sterling, for James H. Mckir-
gan. SIS. World War I veteran. The
American Legion will conduct
military rites at the Mt. Sterling
cemetery.
Leaves his widow, Annabelle;
three sons, Jack. James and Rob-
ert; one brother, Fred.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
Appointed Trustee
On Library Board

Mrs. Thomas Selby, Springfield
Road, has been appointed d mem
Der of the Board of Trustees of
the London Public Library TO fill
the vacancy created by resigna-
ton Of Mrs. w. A. Holman.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Mrs. Harold Bishop of Oaks
mere Road. Springfield, returned
home Saturday from White Cross
Hospital, Columbus. where she has
been a patient for observation
and treatment the last ter days.
Mrs Bishop is the former Doris
Farley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. {. Farley. north of London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
SALES TAX REPORT

Sales tax prepaid and credited
to Madison County for the week
ending January 6, amounted to
S4,126.98, the state treasurers re-
port shows.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
BREAKS LEG IN FALL
ON ROLLER SKATES
LAST WORD
II do. :

Barbara Jean, 5-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Myers,
Marysville Rd., suffered a fractur-
ed right leg Wednesday when she
fell while roller-skating. She was
treated by a London physician.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23

IN HOSPITAL
Alfred Langen, 151 Chandler
Ave-, entered Mercy Hospital Sua-
day for an operation Monday. His
room number iss216.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
ANNOUNCE BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shaffer, of
2509 North Dearborn Street, IN
dianapolis, formerly of London,
announce the birth of a son, Philip
Byron, at Coleman Hospital, IN
dianapolis, Friday, January 19.
Mrs. Shaffer is the former
Ethel Hillman of London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-01-23
Mrs. RI. B. Welsh
Succumbs Sunday

Mrs. Hartford B. Welsh, form
erly of London, died at her home
157 Twelfth Ave, Columbus, Sun
day morning. Funeral services at
the Rutherford Funeral Home,
1888 N. High Street, Columbus at
10 o'clock a. m, Wednesday morn
ing. Burial Kirkwood Cemetery.
Surviving beside her husband,
Hartford p. Welsh of Columbus are
three daughters, Mrs. Robert Dali
bey, Columbus; Mrs. Jerry L.
Raes, Staten Island, New York
and Mrs. Thomas Shimrock,
Cleveland Heights, also four grand
children. One brother, Emmett r.
Schurr, resides in London, Ohio.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-29
" Appreciates suppori''

Editor, The Citizen:
You know the story of polio.
You know how it strikes quickly
and viciously and leaves behind
it trail of broken, crippled
bodies. You know that it is the
only epidemic disease in Ameri-
ca which is still on the increase.
You know that the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
sis is the organization which
fights polio on every front with
every means available. And you
know that the money so neces-
p@Safy for this fight is contributed
voluntarily each year by Amer
leans everywhere through the
March of Dimes.
With the march of polio out
pacing the March Of Dimes you
may have wondered what the
National Foundation was going
10 do about it. Well, the Ma
--.ttenal Foundation has met the
Problem squarely by doubling
.-the 1852 March Of Dimes period
sin January The campaign will
start January 2. instead of Jan
llary Is, and win continu c
throughout the month.
Figures Just released show
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-29
Sauce For TIE Goose.
Is Sauce For The Gander"

Editor, The Citizen:
wonder if w. II. Futterer
knows that, four years ago. En-
rieue Esquinaldo, Jr., was and
had been serving faithfully as
City Judge when he was kicked
out Of office and his job was
given to Hilary Albury? ! Won
der if Futterer knows Albury
was brought here from Miami,
where he was then residing to
take Esquinaldo's job from him?
Does Futterer believe in that
old sound saying, Whats sauce
for the goose is sauce for the
gander." or does he think it was
RIGHT to kick Esquinaldo out of
office to give Albury a job and
wrong to kick out Albury to
give EsQulnaldo job?
Another old and sound saying
is, ITO the victor belongs the
spoils, which means jobs, pol
itically speaking. We're it not for
that element in the public life
of our democracy, we wouldn't
have politics. We would have a
phony, under the guise of an
election, such as Russia and her
satellites have, with list of
candidates who have no oppon-
entS.
In our democracy, where a
mans vote is his highest privil-
eye to use as he wishes, the
commissioners who ousted Es-
quinaldo were within their rights
and the commissioners who GUST
cd Albury were within their
rights
Esquinaldo, when he was Civ
en- the boot, took his medicine
as a man, and | am confident
that Albury, now on the losing
end, will take his medicine as a
man.
ALFRED l.. KNOWLTON
Key West, Fla,
! Nov, q, 1851,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-29

that the citizens of Florida con-
tributed almost 5000, 900 COR a per
capita contribution of q cents
during the 1851 March of Dimes,
This year of course, with the
campaign period doubled in
length and the need so much
greater, we are sure that Fiori-
dams everywhere will respond
to the challenge and opportunitv
to deal a telling blow to this
disease
The Kew West Citizen has al
ways given the March of Dimes
its wholehearted support. We
are sure that you will continue
to help. We are sending your
newspaper a Press Kit" con-
tanning suggestions for various
tyres of publicity during the
March. A LEGAL publicity chair
n an for your county should be
in touch with you soon. We are
summarizing some significant
points of interest on sin~le
sheet and enclosing il for your
use.
We appreciate so much your
past support and hope that from
now until the successful conclu-
sion of the March Of Dimes you
will again give your valuable
professional support to this vital I
problem. If we may
help you in any way whatever.
please call on us. We believe that
this is the year. and now is the
time for the victorious March
Of Dimes to keep pace with, and
the vicious March of
Polio
Cordially yours,
Leroy COLLINS
State Chairman
1852 March of Dimes
20, 1851
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-29

and to entertain. Somewhere a.
long the line somebody's slipping.
Radtos both in network and local
offerings, is losing its dignity,
think shall send all the pills
ana cufe-alls. I've collected 10
the radio industry It is mighty
sick,
Winch goes to show how disa-
greeahle a guy can get living in
oed with the flu. Or whatever 1t
was Hope to have my wierd
sense Of humor back BY next
column and by then it win be
time to start getting into the
Christmas spirit.
PARDON me now. while | check
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-29
Asks Cooperation,

Editor The Citizen:
I'm sorry but I've misplaoed
cur correspondence and / sim
ply cannot remember your name.
Please accept my apology for
both but | have had hectic
time lately Perhaps you'll recall
was Mayor Of this City for a
while but you probably won't
know that during the recent
hectic past my aged mother died
from cancer and / fractured my
spine The total of these could
account for my neglect
The above has nothing TO do
With why ! am writing YOU eX-
cept that it or they are the rea-
sons / am doing what / am doing.
J an writinr small booklet on
Florida hobbies, arts and crafts
80 divert my mind from politics
for a time while my spine
nlends), and ! am coming to you
10 see if you have list Of the
classes and groups of Key West
hobby clubs. garden groups etc?
I'd like to know about any
thing YOU may have down there
relating tn art. ceramics. shell
craft, basketry, leatherWork, me
raj craft, tropical gardening,
tropical fish breeding, etc. etc.
IA be interested in knowing
about anything unusual people
IRE doing TO utilize Florida ma
sterials and the Florida motif (or
tropical 81 Caribbean.
Aln asking too much TO re-
quest such q list? II SO, can you
hand this letter 10 someone who
would be kind enough to gather
the information? / rather think
woman club worker would be
most likely to be Interested.
If the classes should have any
NJ hotrs, glossy. Of any Of .hese
classes in action or of any of
their accomplishments (prefer-
a5iy Of Florida motif or mate
sIlaD, | should be most obliged
p borrow or buy them for pos
sible use in the completed book
.iet
Many thanks to you for pre-
'sviolls cooperation and kindest
regards to you personally
Most Sincerely,
z FLORENCE FRITZ
az. O. Box 547
srrsort Myers, Fla
.P s. This booklet is going to
-pcarry much more than just the
ARTS and crafts but ! am trying
~te complete the list Of them
first
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-29

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-29

From Venus the earth at its
brightest would appear about six
times as brilliant as Venus ever
does to us.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-29

AT Pointe de. Grave at the
mouth Of the Gironde, Americans
will find memorial to the first
U. S. troops to land in France in
1917.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
7st ROK Division
Gets Birthday Hint
On ROUTING Reds
By fhe Associuted Prsss

SOMEWHERE IN KOREA, Dec.
THE "1st ROKS"-the crack
1st Division of the South Korean
Army--got some advice on how to
handle the Communists today.
It came as their fourth birth
day celebration in a speech by
their corps commander. Maj. Gen.
John w. (Iron ,Mike) ODaniel.
For every shot he gives us, we
will give five back" Gen. O'Daniel
said.
"If he sticks his head up, we
will make him put it down again" !"
Besides Gen. ODaniel, other
high-ranking guests were Mai.
Gen. A. j. H. Cassels, commander
of the British 1st Commonwealth
Division: the Korean Minister of
Defense and the Deputy Chief OF
Staff of the ROK Army.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

ROME, Dec. /. - Informed
sources said today Western mill
tary leaders have estimated the
United States lead over Russia in
atomic striking power is now
about five-to-one.
These informants are in touch
with high Western military men
who attended the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization conferences
here in October and are familiar
with published data on the rival
atomic efforts which are among
the two governments best-kept
secrets.
BY their reckoning, the United
States today should have some
thing like 900 to 1000 atom bombs
and Russia-granted the same
speedup which the United States
has recorded-would have ITS to
200. II the Russians are prodding
along at their original pace, the
Evening star., 1951-12-02
|0ne-Nieht Premier
|0f Syria Quits After
Being jailed in Coup
BY the Assoeio.ed Press

DAMASCUS. Syria, Dec. L.
|Syria's pro-Russian Premier Ma
rouf Dawalibi and his cabinet
Jailed in q military coup after one
might in power-resigned today.
President Hachem Bey FL Attassi
manned a pro-army man to form
la new government.
Hamid Khoja, a member Of the
lpro-arnly bloc in parliament. was
designated premier. The Presi-
dents announcement said he
ALREADY was selecting cabinet
members. His government will be
ISyria's fifth in seven months.
There was wide speculation that
lDawalibi had agreed to resign and
make way for a constitutional
solution of the crisis in order to
win his liberty from jail.
But the announcement did not
say whether he and the others
had been released.
Split on Middle East Command.
Dawalibi, long an advocate of
an Arab League Soviet friendship
alliance and an opponent of CO.
Operation in a new Middle East
command linked with the Allan
tic pact. was arrested Thursday
lalong with his cabinet and many
members Of his Populist party and
independents in parliament.
He had succeeded in forming
new government only the night
before, ending a month-long
crisis over the Middle East COM
mand. Premier Hassan Ell Ha-
KEEN. who had hailed the Vests
proposed Middle East command
as q golden opportunity" re-
signed November 10 because of a
split in his cabinet over the is
sue.
Populists Are Accused.
1t. Col. Adib Shishekly, 44-year-
old chief of staff and strong man,
announced that Dawalibi and his
government had been arrested in
a bloodless coup because the Pop
ulists. who have a plurality in
parliament. were trying to "un-
dermine the, nations independ-
ence. break up the army and
create new throne in Syria"
Dawalibi had planned to keep
for himself the ministry Of de-
fense. There he could keep close
eye on the army. which generally
opposes Populist ideas for union
Of Syria with either of the king
dom Of Jordan or Iraq.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
u. S. Is Given FVe-to-One Lead
Oyer Soviet in Atomic Power

informants said. they should have
10.
(The figures for Russia are the
highest in recent Western esti-
mates. which generally have cred
tied the Russians with about SO,
and the figures for the United
States are among the lowest.)
The informants said it was be-
lieved the Russians are cutting
down on the American atomic
lead. But the United States and
her allies are held to be gaining
in terms Of conventional military
power-trained armies. weapons
and preparedness.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Europeans Satisfied
WifhArms Shipments
Loveft Indicates
Ry John A. Giles

Secretary of Defense Lovett. re-
turning yesterday from the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
meeting in Rome, indicated that
the European nations are salts
fled with arms aid shipments they
have received so far. He said
they had expected up to now only
enough material to train their
forces.
But he refused to comment on
whether he had heard any COM
plants about tagging of ship
ments. Maj. Gen. George H.
Olmsted, Defense Department
mutual assistance director, has
said the shipments were "well
ahead" of schedules but Chairman
Lyndon johnson of the State Pre-
paredness Subcommittee has ac-
cused him of distorting the facts.
"Most of the shipments they
(the Europeans) counted on have
been for training purposes" Mr..
Lovett told reporters at National
Airport. I'VE went into arms aid
at some length at Rome but I
haven't any comment on the dis
cussions.
Bearing on 1853 Spending.
Mr.. Lovett had two other mo
comments" They were on the So
called cease-fire order on the Ko-
rean war front and the Korean
atrocity stories-both of which
have caused international con-
troversy and about which a num-
ber of questions still remain to
be cleared up.
The discussions at Rome on
arms aid are expected to have a
large bearing on the 1858 fiscal
year strength Of this country's
armed forces since commitments
of Army, Navy and especially Air
Force men and units to that area
are a major consideration.
In Mr.. Lovett's absence the
armed services have been required
to estimate what they can buy
under five separate sets of fig
ures-ranging from IS billion up
ward-and with this information
Mr.. Lovett will present the plans
to President Truman some time
after December is. Mr.. Truman,
when initially shown the Joint
Chiefs of Staff plan for expansion
of the forces. including an Air
Force to upwards of 140 groups
Immediately asked for a cost esti-
mate.
Sees Successful Meeting.
The chairman of the Joint
Chiefs. Gen. Bradley, also re-
turned from Rome yesterday and
said that he thought it was a
very successful meeting"
Referring to reports that the
session was inconclusive, Gen.
Bradley said:
There were lot Of things that
were just progress reports like
Greece and Turkey (whose full
NATO membership is being ar
ranged) and the Standardization
Of arms"
The British recently have de-
veloped a.280-caliber rifle, which
they would like to see used by all
the common defense force, while
the United States. with vast stocks
OF .30-caliber rifles and ammuni-
ton on hand. is opposed to such
a move. No progress has been
reported on this subject. although
several top-levei conferences have
taken place.
But Gen. Bradley said he ex-
pected more action at the next
NATO meeting in Lisbon in Feb
ruary on those two questions as
well as many others which an
parently were not settled in Rome
Evening star., 1951-12-02
POpulists Are Accused.
Soil Service Added

CIUDAD TRBJuLO.-Increas-
ed interest in the use Of fertilizer
by farmers in the Dominican Re-
public has resulted in the estab-
lishment by the Department of
Agriculture of a service to test
soils and to observe the results
OF applying fertilizer to sugar
cane and other leading crops.