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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Little League
Elects Officers

The London Little League"
baseball banquet was held We'd
nesday evening and the following
were elected as officers for the
coming year:
Joe O'Connell. president; b.
Gwynne Burr, vice president; Bud
Bauman, secretary, and Dean Gar
rard, treasurer.
The meeting was attended by
about 35 persons. Plans for the
1853 season were discussed and it
was believed that the Little League
will play at the Glade Hill dia-
mond instead of the Athletic Field
where the games have formerly
been held.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Koreans Need CARE Gifts
10 Survive Hunger, Cold

NEW YORK-The third winter
of war means increased suffering
for the South Korean people, Paul
Comfy French, executive director
of CARE, reminded Americans in
an appeal to continue their relief
aid.
About 1o,40O, 900 persons, half
the total population, are in dire
need of food, warm clothing and
blankets, according to reports
from DIR. Charles r. Joy, CARE
mission chief in Korea, Mr.. French
said. Relief packages provided
through donations to CARE-for-
KOREA. 20 Broad St., New York
S, NY, or any local Office of the
non-profit agency, are direct as
surances of these lifesaving sup
plies, he pointed out.
"Cities like Pusan and Seoul
are swollen with refugees, who
live in flimsy straw huts," Mr..
French stated. Orphaned chill
dren, clad in rags, roam the
streets begging for food. Through
out the fall, families in rural
areas were eating weeds and
grass-but frozen fields do not
yield even that surcease from
hunger.
starvation and cold must be
fought as relentlessly as armed
aggression, or the defense of free
dom is meaningless. On behalf of
Korea's suffering humanity, we
must ask Americans to keep send
ing CARE"
| CARE packages for Korea in
elude: Food, underwear, knitting
wool, cotton clothing fabrics, $40
each; blankets, ST each; special
food. SIS. Distribution is made to
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Mrs. Rosa Wallace
Dies In Florida

Mrs. Rosa Van Skoy Wallace,
eighty-three years of age, and a
former resident of this community,
died Tuesday morning, December
Second, at her winter home in
Lakeland, Florida, where she had
gone recently with her family to
spend the winter months as had
been the custom for several years.
Mrs. Wallace was a native of
Madison County, and was the
widow of George Wallace who died
more than As years ago. She,
with her family, were prominent
farmers in the county, and for
several years lived on and operat-
ed the Beach Farm on the Nation
al Road. Twenty-four years ago
she moved with her son, Bruce,
and her daughter, Dorothy, to
Richmond, Kentucky, which was
her home until time of her death
Surviving are three sons: Bruce,
of Richmond, KY, with whom she
made her home; Clarence of near
London; and Lawrence of Wood
stock, Ohio; two daughters: Mrs.
Edith Hanselman, of Lakeland,
Fla, and Mrs. Dorothy Kersey, of
Richmond, Ky. Also, there are
eleven grandchildren and eleven
great-grandchildren.
After a short service in Lake
land, the body was sent to London
and is expected to arrive at noon
on Friday. It will be at the Lukens
Funeral Home, and tentative ar
rangements for funeral services
are for two o'clock on Saturday,
with interment at Somerford
Township Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Ohio Truckers
Say" Ton-MiIe"
Too Costly

xENIA, GA former Ohio
Highway Director, now the Exec
utlve Director of Ohio Trucking
Association, Wednesday attacked
proposals for a ton-mile tax on
commercial vehicles as "basicalIv
unsound" and IAN exorbitant and
expensive process to administer"
Perry 7. Ford, State Highway
Director in 1945 and 1916, pre-
dicted in a speech before a Greene
County farmers meeting, which
included Farm Bureau members
and public officials, that adoption
of the weight-distance levy in Ohio
would result very quickly in a
breakdown of reciprocity now en-
joyed with other states"
The OTA executive compared a
potential Ohio situation with cir
cumstances in New York where the
ton-mile tax has been in force lit
TIC itot I IildII IiiS year.
First year operations of the
New York ton-mile tax law show
the enormous costs involved with
this basically unsound tax pro-
gram" he declared. IF the same
program is forced on Ohio, it will
prove an exorbitant and expensive
process to administer.
Ford explained that the cost of
collections" and the system of in
stalling ports of entry and weigh
ing stations" in New York are
milking the anticipated revenues
from the ton-mile tax beyond all
previous estimates
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
London Country
Club Mems Night

The Board of Directors of the
London Country Club will serve
as the entertainment committee
for the clubs regular monthly
mems night, Dec. 8, according to
Robert Wood.
Guest speaker will be Lieutenant
Reeves of the Columbus Police
Department who will present an
interesting talk on criminology.
Members of the board are: Rob-
ert Wood, Robert LeBeau, Eu-
gene Killeen, John Stroupe, Sam
Landes and B. V. Chesbrough.
The meeting will start at $50
pm. at the club
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Willis Peetrey
Dies Suddenly

Willis r. Peetrey, IS, died sud-
denly of heart attack at 10:30
Friday morning at his home 121
North Main Street.
Funeral arrangements in charge
of the Lukens Funeral Home are
incomplete. awaiting the return of
Mr.. Peetreys sister, Mrs. E. p.
Bonner, with whom he resided.
Mrs. Bonner, who had been spend
ing Thanksgiving holidays in
Washington, d. c. with her SON.
in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs
Hartwell NJ. Webb. and their
daughter, Marcia, was expected to
return by plane Friday.
Surviving are: Mrs. Bonner, a
niece, Mrs. Webb, and a great
niece, Marcia Webb.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05

COLUMBUS, o. (AP)-
The state board of tax ap-
peaIs today approved 1852
real property tax abstracts
for Madison, Wood and Per-
ry Counties.
The valuation of real prop
erty in Madison County was
increased 81 per cent over
last year, to S34, ,660,240.
Wood County's new vaIua-
tion is sos, ,se6, ,o4o, an in
crease of % per cent. Perry
County's valuation was upped
nearly 5 per cent to $50, ,1e9,-
e7o.
The board now has approx
ed tax abstracts of So coun-
ties under its program to
standardize the method Of
assessment from county to
county.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Dewey N. Bohyer
Dies At Marion
Was Former Coach
At London High

Dewey N. Bohyer, 81, athletic
director of Harding High School,
Marion and instructor in civics
and history there, died Wednesday
of a heart attack at his home in
Marion.
Mr.. Bohyer was a former coach
and instructor at London High
School,
Surviving are his wife, Mary
Byers Bohyer, formerly of near
London and daughter, Miss Joyce
Bohyer, dramatics instructor at
Miami University, Oxford.
Funeral arrangements were not
complete when the news of the
death was learned.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Saxbe SaysHe May
Be House Speaker

COLUMBUS, 0. P,-Rep. Will
liam Saxbe, Republican floor lead
er in the Ohio House last session,
today predicted his selection as
speaker for the session starting
Jan. 5.
Saxbe, a Mechanicsburg attor-
ney, is campaigning against Rep.
Gordon Renner of Cincinnati, who
seeks another term as speaker, the
officer who presides over House
sessions.
Republican representatives will
make their choices for speaker and
other House officers at a caucus
here Monday.
Saxbe based his claim on prom
ised support from 20 of the 80
COP House members from urban
counties. Saxbe, himself from pre-
dominantly rural Champaign
County, said he was running
pretty fair" in the rural areas.
Republicans will have 102 ef the
l36 representatives who will sit in
the House for the Tooth session of
the General Assembly.
Renner also has claimed suffi-
cient support to keep the speakers
job.
Saxbe, lieutenant colonel in the
37th Division Ohio National Guard
left Camp Polk, La, where the
division is in federal service, after
his election to a fourth two-year
term in the House.
Renner will start his eighth
form
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Soil Conservation
Meet AT Sedalia

The second Annual Meeting of
the cooperators and friends of the
Madison Soil Conservation District
will be held at the Sedalia school
at Z pm, Thursday evening, Dec.
q, it has been announced.
Plans call for a dinner served
by the Range Township Grange
and winners of the Soil Conserva-
ton Essay Contest will be an
nounced. Also there will be a guest
speaker for the occasion.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Basketball
league Here

London Independent Basketball
League, organized under the direc-
ton of E. j. Rayburn, London, is
made up of six teams which start
cd play in the London Armory
Thursday night, December 4.
Teams in the League are: AL
lensworth's, Ice Company, Nation
al Guard and Murry's, all London
outfits; McKinney's from West
jefferson and Plumwood.
In the opener Thursday night,
Allensworth's defeated the Ice
Company; McKinney's won over
the National Guards and Murry's
defeated Plumwood.
On the schedule for Thursday
night, December II, the Ice Com
pany team will meet the National
Guard at seven o'clock; McKin-
ney's will play Murry's at 8 pm,
while the last game of the eve-
ming at nine o'clock will be be-
tween Allensworth's and Plum
wood.
Officials in the league stated
that there is no admission charge
for the games that are all to be
played in the London Armory, and
that they are hoping for good
turnout of basketball fans from
this area.
Bill MCGUIRE of London is Of
ficial score-keeper and time-keep-
er. Darwin Keye will referee the
gsnsS.
RETURNS HOME
. Mrs. Joseph Martin recently re-
turned to her home here from
White Cross Hospital and is re-
covering after an operation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
I8q Vehicles
Sold In Month

Motor vehicles purchased from
dealers during the month Of No
vember totaled 189 as recorded in
the registrars department in the
office of Madison County Clerk of
Courts James r. Littler.
Sixty new cars and 10 new
trucks were purchased and 80 used
cars and 20 used trucks.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Bull Brings $4,000
AT Livestock Show

CHICAGO LR-The bull owned
by David S. Graham of South
Solon, Madison County, Ohio, sold
for $4,000 Wednesday.
1t was the top price at the sale
of SO purebred Shorthorn cattle
held in connection with the Inter-
national Livestock Exposition.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Henry P. Bea+hard
III In MI. Carmel

Henry P. Beathard entered Mt.
Carmel Hospital Thursday evening
for treatment following heart at
tack at his home on Washington
Avenue in the late afternoon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Sheriff BidwelI
Still In Hospital

Rodney Bidwell, local resident
and father of Sheriff Harold Bid
well, of Madison County, stated
today that the Sheriff is still con-
fined in Mt. Carmel Hospital in
Columbus.
He is being treated for leakage
of the lung and his condition re-
mains unchanged, the father says.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
ECOVE RING

Mrs. Ruth Hornbeck, Columbus,
daughter of Judge Roscoe G.. Horn
beck, London, is recovering in
White Cross Hospital after a maj
or operation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
LAiBE PLEDGED TO
ALPHA GAM MA SIGMA

Donald j. Liable, Lafayette,
Route 2, has been pledged Alpha
Gamma Sigma at Ohio State Uni
versity, according to report from
the school.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
ATTEND CANNERS

Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Alter attend
ed the 45th annual convention of
the Ohio Gamers Association,
which was held at the Neil House,
Dec. 2 and 3.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
RAINFALL STILL
BELOW NORM AL

Weatherman Leonard McNeal
reported that rainfall for the
month of November was far below
normal. Only 1.10 inches were re-
corded which was 1.39 inches be-
low the normal, McNeal said.
Maximum temperature was 73
degrees on Nov. 2 and a minimum
of 6 degrees above zero on the
30th. The 6 degree temperature
was the lowest on record for Nov.
80.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
DRIVING

See by the papers that a
fellow up in Cleveland tried
to kill himself by driving his
car into a concrete post. He
didn't succeed however be-
cause, he said, "the car would
not go any faster"
The car was a 21-year-old
job and this guy looks like a
good prospect for a new car
although it would behoove the
seller to get someone else's
name on the mortgage.
WELL7
While we have no urgent
desire to book passage on the
first rocket ship to the moon,
we would gladly buy tickets
for several persons we know
:. one way, that is!
ENGLISH
From the deep South, via
man named Horace Reynolds
who writes for the Saturday
Review of Literature, come
these gems of hillbilly prose:
You know I love you. If I
hadn't of loved you, wouldn't
have let you did what you
done!" Also this: Between
you and I, him and her drinks
too much"
LAST WORD
Old Haywood Snugg says,
"Ain't no use arguin' about
what part of mans success
is 'tributable to women. The
gals jes' won't settle for less
n allt'
.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
Band Enrolment
For LHS Students
Rental Instruments
Available To All

Bandmaster. Ray Creighton, of
the London Public Schools, has
announced that all students will
be given the opportunity to enroll
in the new band classes to be
formed in the near future. Mr..
Creighton said that he wants to
recruit as large number of stu
dents for the band as is possible.
All stuoenus nave peen tested
with a scientific test to check their
musical ability, and arrangements
have been made whereby instru-
ments can be rented for three
months to determine the instru-
ment best suited to each individual
child and his interest in it. This
method of starting children on
musical instruments is being wide
ly used by schools throughout the
country with great success.
Lessons will be furnished by the
school with the student furnishing
his own instruction book. Private
lessons are available for those who
wish them, Mr.. Creighton said.
Children should start now, dur
ing the winter months, and each
student will have the chance to
win chair in the regular band
and to participate in all school
band functions, it was said.
Parents of interested school,
children are invited to view the
band instruments on display at the
school music room and to discuss
any questions with Mr.. Creighton.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
SON BORN

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wallace,
Vernon Avenue, announce the birth
Monday of seven and one-half
pound son at Mercycrest Hospital,
Springfield.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
PAID CIRCULATION

This newspaper is NOT dis.
fribufed tree. All nofiomci
surveys show fhcf a GOOD
newspaper is q PAID news.
pepper.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
INVENTION

Now they've gone and done
it-invented a new combina-
ton washer and dryer in the
same unit. Does the whole
Job from the hamper to damp
er in an hour!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
DIVORCE

Judge Joseph SABBATH of Chi
cago has granted almost 100,-
600 divorces. Says the Judge:
Most divorces are caused by
money-too much or too lit
tie" And all the time we
thought that divorces were
caused by people!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
supN THoT

49, Old Albert Einstein may
look a little silly at times but
we'll wager a little 6 to 5 that
he's about as comfortable as a
person can get!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
NAM ES

Finally found another Ad-
lai. He is Adlai Rust of Bloom
ington, Illinois, and just NAM
ed president of the Angus
Breeders Association.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
4 olJR
Gl[.T0WN
VIEWPOINT

Fellow name of Bart Rich
ards of the NEWCASTLE
(Pa) NEWS wrote a piece a
while back entitled: 'It takes
CUTS to write local editorials
in town of less than 10000"
We agree with Bart 100 per-
cent. After all, when you
write local editorials, you are
bound to hurt someone's feel
ings-be it the butcher, the
baker or the candlestick max
er. Many times the very
things you write about hit
back at you!
But in the interest of good
newspapering, an editorial,
which IS an editorial, should
make the die-hards mad and
the true thinkers cheer. You
sometimes hear us criticised,
seldom do we get slap on the
back, but we do try to give
you an aliveness in public
morals which is newspapers
basic reason for existing in the
first place.
BAG
Every time the city boys
come to Madison county with
a sack full of shells and a
belly full of booze to practice
the art of the nimrod. they
usually shoot everything in
: sight including owls. cows,
mice and few rabbits. So it
is with delight that we report
that one hunters gun acci-
dentally went off the other
day and blew the motor out of
his car.
OUCH!
We suppose you've heard
the one about the Hindu fakir
who bit his nails-now he has
no place to put the body down!
eve won't mention the canni-
bal who passed his uncle IN
the woods.)
HuMMNl
There are many learned
teachers who know the differ
ence between learning land
teaching but who have never
learned to teach!
NAMES
Finally found another Ad-
lai. He is Adlai Rust of Bloom
ington, Illinois, and just NAM
ed president of the Angus
Breeders Association.
sUDN THoT
-. Old Albert Einstein may
look little silly at times but
we'll wager a little 6 to 5 that
he's about as comfortable as a
person can get!
DIVORCE
Judge Joseph SABBATH of Chi
cago has granted almost 100,-
600 divorces. Says the Judge:
Most divorces are caused by
money-too much or too lit
tie" And all the time we
thought that divorces were
caused by people!
INVENTION
Now they've gone and done
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
HUM NJ Nj

There are many learned
teachers who know the differ
ence between learning and
teaching but who have never
learned to teach!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-05
RETURNS HOME

. Mrs. Joseph Martin recently re-
turned to her home here from
White Cross Hospital and is re-
covering after an operation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-31
no telling what effect hen have
on Widmark' s fans.


on Wjdmark's fans.
After all, the youngsters have
seen the blonde actor winning
wars, fighting forest fires, com.
batIEg disease and performing 9th
or acts of vaior.
II viii be interesting to see
what the reaction vii be" he OBJ
served. a whole new group of
movie soecs has grown up since l
did Tommy .Udo five years ago. /
don't know how they'll take it."
Right now Widmark is more
concerned about personal matters,
particularly his relations with his
studio. he has made no secret
that - IS nor happy with MS pres
e1t contract, 5.thcugh he has not
yet rsoved tG~srd opcn revolt.
lie IS still working under the
original pact, and ne repeatedly
feels he deserves more money.
III FEVER sign another exclu-
sive CONTRACT" he remarked. ITS
al right for some one starting
cut to get tied down to one studio.
because the studio will build the
personality But after you've got
ten stared, you miss freedom.
lTe done Is pictures n five years,
and I've had TO take the bad with
the good"
The Widmark deal still has two
years - go. but it may well be
adjusted before the expiration
date.
WhstS wr1Eg with movie must
Gals The music. fer one tang.
Go ever tie HI tunes in theh
past few years and see how many
Of them have originated N new
film musicals. Very darn few. The
reasca Is that mos of the films
arc tined up with songs dug out
Cs The catc lcgues. Offhand, can't
think Of good new musical score
in films Stree Rodgers and Ham
merstein lent their genius to state
Fair
The good song writer's are still
IN business. Song hits have to
come from somewhere. So wAv
don't producers try for whistlable
new scores instead of digging out
the oldies? Best news in this line
is that Harold Arlen and Dorothy
Fields have whipped up a score
for THE Farmer Take a Wife"
Also, Irving Berlin is repeatedly
composing film for Biag Crosby
and Fred Astaire. Let's have
more.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-31
HAL
BOYLE
SAYS
Hy HAL BOYLE

NEW YORK R-Could you get
by on $50,CO0 Il year?
TIE average man figures win
that kind of money he could sat
isfy Uncle Sam. live the life of
Riley himself, and still have
enough left over TO feed sold
peanuts 10 pigeons in the park.
But many & person in the $50
000-and-up income bracket today
complains ne finds it hard to
make both ends meet. Why? Well.
people who dwell at that exnilarat-
Ing financial altitude say they have
so many unusual obligations that
their big incomes often turn out
to be all gross and no net.
This is particularly true with
top public entertainers, who some
times get the feeling they have
been cut up more ways than
pie in a Bowery restaurant
Where does all that dough go?
Let us take typical case-Doro-
thy Shay, the Park Avenue Hill.
billie" Her robust songs have
made her a queen Of the supper
club circuit. at $1,000 week ana
higher.
These high priced chanteuSeS,
however, are like racehorses they
don't perform for the customers
each and every week. How many
Kentucky Derby are there in a
year?
Last year Dorothy. who is a
good business girl, asked her ac-
countant to estimate the minimum
income she would require for 1851.
His figure: $s1 900.
Of this business expenses and
taxes came to SOS, They in
cluded such items as commission
and managerial costs $18,630; fed
eral taxes, $1,000; California in
come tax, $3.50; legal services,
81, 800; travelling expenses, $12,150;
professional wardrobe, $4, 000-etc.,
etc.
Subtracting Sos, 625 from $81 900,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-31

Dorothy found she had SIS. 375 for
living and personal eXrenSeS. Thai
seems . coy sum for 4 single
girl, out household c0Sts-sCcl as
81 ZOO for dOmes(icS, 81 500 for
food, 81 500 for rert--ate up $5.720.
That left her 50, 655. But she had
to figure into this $500 for de-
pendentS and gifts, s., $50 Cor life
insurance premiums, $3.50 for
medical expenses, 81 200 fUg per
sonal wardrobe and latcf:ly, ST.
PCS for miscellaneous expenses aG1
81 200 for non-deductible business
expenses.
The result, according TO Dorothy,
was that she had the grand sum
of $3.50 left to save or do with IS
she wished.
Rising prices, she feels, have
made the $Sl, 900 estimate made
quate for the demands of 1852.
Elbow can | get by with only
81, 500 for food?" asked Dorothy,
strong healthy girl who likes
steak once day. And where To-
day can you find a domestic who
will work for 81, 200"
There is only one anSwer-to
sing more often.
1.-The least / can afford TO make
in 1852 is 100000" Dorothy said
glumly.
1t takes a lot of money to make
money these days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-31
HOLLYWOOD
NOTES
By BOB THOMAS

HOLLYWOOD .P---After being
good guy for five years. Richard
Widmark is gong hack 10 TIE
meaN;e lUle that made tin a star.
Us Tommy lido all over
again. remarked Wldmark aDou.
his role in tie episode o. Henry 5
"Bagi2d on ne subway" Il have
the same >ncer and they even
brought OFT the same halrpiece
fer ME TO wear"
Tommy lido was the double-ugly
character the actor played in
kiss of Death" What 4 rat lie
was, one of mis- divereicns was
pushing an old lady down figh:
OF stars i'll her " acelc..'sir. Tommy
is back with us again. ard there's