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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-19

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Report of holding company afriliats
of a national bank. published In ac-
cordance with Section 5211. U. S. Rs
vised Statutes. Report as of September
5. 1852. OF BancOhio Corporation. Coz
lumbus, Ohio. which is affiliated with
The First National Bank. London. O.,
Charter 1864, r. r. D. No. 4. Kind
of business: BancOhio Corporation is d
bank stock holding company. Manner
In which above-named Organization 10
affiliated with nat ional bank, and de-
gree of control: Owns s3qs OF the out
standing shares Of The First National
tons with bank: Stock of affiliated
ton necessary to disclose fully rela-
tons with, bank; Bancohio Corpora
tion extends to its affiliates all types
Of specialized banking services I. D.
r, Johnson. vice president and cashier
OF BancOhio Corporation. do solemniy
swear that the above statement Is true,
to the best OF my knowledge and belief.
D. R.. Johnson. Sworn to and SUBJ
scribed before me this 18th day of Sep
tember. 1852. Gertrude Acker, Notary
Public, Franklin County, Ohio. My
commission expires Dec. 4. 1882 [Seal.)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-19
De vlcENzo DOING WELL

CHICAGO R,-Roberto De vi
cenzo, crack Argentina golfer. is
enjoying his best year in America.
During 36 rounds of golf the ma
tive of Buenos Aires has averaged
70.52 strokes per round eand has
won 5000 in PQA tournaments.
He ranks third behind Sam Snead
and Cary Middlecoff in the. Vardon
Trophy point standing. Jack Burke
Jr., and Ted Kroll are fourth and
fifth, respectively.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-19
GETS TOUGH BREAKS

SYRACUSE. N. Y. R-Mark
Hoffman is back playing football
at Syracuse after being out year
with five broken bones, all receiv-
ed off the gridiron. The Junior full
back from New Tripoli. Pa, broke
a wrist playing baseball, fell off a
motorcycle and broke two bones IN
the hand and stepped in a hole on
the campus and broke two ankle
bones.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-19
BORYLA IN PINK

NEW YORK P,-The New York
Knickerbockers, who carried the
powerful Minneapolis Lakers to
seven games in the pro basketball
playoffs last spring, may be
stronger this season. At least
Coach Joe Lapchick will have
Vince Boryla back. Boryla missed
38 games last season, including all
IA playoff games because his right
knee required surgery. But now
he's in the pink following a sum-
mer of activity in Denver where
he operated a boys camp.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-19
MADISON COUNTY DEMOCRAT. loNDoN OHIO

Southwest Conference coaches,
Crow was named president of the
Southwest Conference Football
Coaches Association. It just had to
be; the fellow had too much sem
iority to name anybody else. And
besides, they all consider Jim Crow
quite guy.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-19
BEGAN AS VENDOR

NEW YORK Hp-Charles ]. Nc
Lehman, racing secretary at Hia-
leah, Pimlico, Laurel and Detroit,
began his career by selling racing
programs. Recently the Thorough
bred Racing Association named
him chairman of the board of Sc.
lection for the naming of Amer
ica's 1852 turf champions.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-19
OLE MISS soPHs NOW

UNIVERSITY, Miss. OP,-Missi-
ssippi's football fortunes this sea-
son depend a lot on Lea Paslay
and Allen Muirhead, their fresh
man aces of 1851. Paslay netted
444 yards rushing from left half
and returned eight kickoffs for 1e5
yards. Muirhead led the Rebs in
rushing last year with sol yards
from right half.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-19
Bob MinshalI
Out Of Service

Another one of Plain City's
prominent young men came home
to stay, when Bob Minshall ar
rived here Saturday. A Korean
war veteran who had served more
than one year in the war torn
country. Bob is glad to be back
home and within a few days he
expects to be back at his old job
with the local telephone company.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-19
WATCH THEM IN '53

MORGANTOWN, w. Va. Up
West Virginia figures to have a
real strong football team in 1888.
The current squad includes %
freshmen, 18 sophs and 20 Juniors.
Only two players are seniors.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-19

Bob is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Minshall and a former star
athlete of Plain City high school.
Evening star., 1952-01-06
By Alex R. Preston

Trainers of Virginia's Constitu.
ton apparently never intended
that State officials who regulate
public utilities should receive free
personal services from these utili-
ties.
The situation came to light last
week during hearings by the State
Corporation Commission on the
fourth rate increase request of
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. of Virginia since World
War II.
1t was disclosed that commits
sion members get free telephone,
telegraph. bus and train services
for personal purposes anywhere
within the State This was based
on a provision of the State Con-
|stitution.
1902 Debates Cited.
But the official report of the
debates of the Constitutional Con-
vention of 1902 throws an en-
tirely different light on this
specific question-in fact, it is
almost conclusively indicated that
the drafters of the States basic
document intended to deny the
commissioners these personal fav-
ors but give them free service for
official business.
Commissioner w. Marshall King
said last week that the opposite
happens today; that the free tele-
phone service applies only to
private calls and that official sec
business is paid for at the regular
commercial rate.
The commissioners cited section
l61 of the Constitution as authori-
zation for accepting the free serv-
ices:
mo transportation or transmits
sion company doing business in
this State shall grant to any
member of the General Assembly,
Evening star., 1952-01-06

!, Judge J. Lester Hooker, who ha
been a member of the State Cor
poration Commission for 2,
years, says it has been going OF
for as long as he can remember.
/ It took last weeks telephon,
hearing, however, to focus public
attention on it. Almost imme.
diately, members of the Genera
Assembly which convenes Wednes-
day, manifested interest.
Chairman Harry C. Stuart Of
the State Senate General Laws
Committee, expressed surprise al
the constitutional provision and
said he would look into the ne.
cessity for the language in Sec.
ton 161.
In the Washington area, the
only surviving member of the con-
vention SO years ago is John S.
Barbour. Fairfax attorney, who
then was a delegate from Cul-
peper.
THAT was a long time ago."
Mr.. Barbour said. II couldn't say
too much without refreshing my
memory from the record"
He said he was inclined to be-
lieve that Section 161 was drafted
more with railroads in mind than
telephone and telegraph COM
panies..
That feeling, shared by others,
raises the point of why the con-
stitution uses the words, per-
sonal use" in the phrase, q. :. ex-
cept to members and officers of
the State Corporation Commits
sion for their personal use while in
office. :"
A Northern Virginia legislator
who asked to remain anonymous
until he has explored the matter
further said that it is possible the
word personal should be con-
Strued as individual" especially
Evening star., 1952-01-06
Wheaton Presbyferians
To Hold First Service

The first service of a planned
new congregation, to be known
temporarily as the Wheaton Pres
byterian Church, will be held at II
am. today in the Highland School
Midway street and Claridge road
Wheaton, Md.
The services are being spon-
sored by the Washington City
PreSbytery of the Presbyterian
Church in the U. S. A., and
by Northminster Presbyterian
Church. The meetings are being
directed by an executive committee
of residents of Wheaton and near
by areas.
The Rev. William H. Kepler,
minister of Northminster Presby-
terian Church. will preach today.
DR.. Walter Price, minister eme-
ritus of Northminster Church, will
preach at the service next Sunday
and the Rev. Kenneth Read, as
SiStant minister of Northminster
Church. on January 20. Subse-
quent speakers will be supplied by
the Washington City Presbytery.
Evening star., 1952-01-06

days were Monday to Friday. No
visitors could be admitted on Sat-
urday. It was the voice of an
unseen guard in a tower above.
She would use the bonds she
had purchased with the money
Dick was saving for a car to hire
a lawyer for him.
Now she was fearful about what
the cost of Richards defense was
going to do to their new home,
what the talk about his arrest was
going to do to the family, espe-
cially to little Larry, but she was
going to stick by Dick.
Got Out The Record.
Back at Commissioner Law
rence's Office, Thomas Andrews,
head Of the Washington field
Office Of the Federal Bureau of
Narcotics got out the papers on
Richard Murdza.
His undercover men had told
him. he said, that Richard was not
an addict but a boy who ."pop-
joyed" once in a while-that is,
took a cap Of herion for the fun
Of it.
Richard, he said, was on of the
boys who hung out at the Penguin
Restaurant, 1918 Eleventh street
Sc, just below M street and
across from the Naval Gun Fac
tory. The others, he said, were
Joe Ivison, AlbertBrooks and John
Lohman.
Richard was charged with q
sale of heroin on September % in
connection with Joe Ivison. Joe
was charged with two previous
sales.
1--WE call some boys 'go-fors,'"
said Mr.. Andrews. 'They were
willing to go and get few caps
of heroin in the hope of being
given one or being given a cash
tip. When a 'go-for' brings heroin
to an undercover agent, he is
charged with a sale"
Proprietor Was Suspicious.
At the Penguin Restaurant, a
cafeteria in front and dance
hall with orchestra and bar in
the rear, Charles Gwynne, one of
the proprietors, told how he had
become suspicious that he was
entertaining dope addicts early
last summer.
''It was the way they acted" he
said. "Dopey' 4" Is the only word for
it. They didn't seem to know what
was going on.
They were all young fellows,
mostly very thin. They'd have
pretty girls with them. They
wouldn't drink much. A pitcher
of beer would do them all evening.
They wouldn't dance. I often
wondered what they did do.
Evening star., 1952-01-06
DR.. Dublin to Address
Virginia Health Council
BY the Assosioted Press

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 5-Dr
Thomas D. Dublin, executive di-
rector of the National Health
Council, will address the Virginia
Council on Health and Medical
Care at its annual meeting here
January IA.
The council also will hear a re-
port from State Senator Charles
r. Fenwick of Arlington on its
legislative program for the coming
General Assembly.
Evening star., 1952-01-06
Consttuono Bos for Free Public Utility

for to any State, county, district OF
municipal officer, except to men,
berS and officers of the State Cor
poration Commission for theil
personal use while in office, any
frank, free pass. free transporta-
ton, or any rebate or reduction in
the rates charged by such COM
pany to the general public for like
services :"
1902 Comments Reviewed.
On February 18, 1902, the Con-
stitutional Convention at Rich
mond was considering this very
section.
William B. Petit of Fluvanna
and Goochland Counties, took the
floor, according to the record,
and said:
II move to strike out the
phrase, commencing in line 4 and
ending in line 6, except to mem
berS and officers of the State
Corporation Commission for their
personal use during their terms
Of office (sic) the effect of which
will be to put these members and
officers of the State Corporation
Commission upon the same foot
ing exactly as (the section) puts
all other officers of the State.
Il suppose. and of course that
is the argument upon which this
section proceeds, that the object
of the provision is to prevent
public officers from being seduced
from the proper discharge of their
duties by the gracious favors of
the railroad companies extended
to them by granting free passes :. i.
f.It strikes me that of all the
officers of the State, it is most
Objectionable that they should be
permitted to extend these favors
to this commission, which is
erected and constructed for the
purpose Of controlling them :. . I
Evening star., 1952-01-06
New Bay Bridge
Check Ordered
By McKe|din
Rouds Commission
Told to Find Out
If Faults Exist.
BY The Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 5.-Gov
McKeldin today ordered the State
Roads Commission to check up
quickly and find out for sure if
Maryland's big bridge across
Chesapeake Bay is being built
right.
The Governor said he has long
heard disturbing rumors that de-
ficiencies have developed in the
bridge-trfat there are faults in
its design.
He cited the 100000 accident
last week in which a 480-foot
section, being towed into place on
barges. broke away in high wind,
banged into a part already in
place and went aground on the
Eastern Shore. G. !
Gov. McKeldin asked Russell H.
Mccain, of Frederick, chairman of
the Roads Commission, to conduct
an inquiry ION the broadest and
most impartial basis and
present report to the people
that will once and for all settle
these disturbing apprehensions. :"
Prompt Action Pledged.
Mr.. Mccain said at Frederick
that THE Governors request will
be translated into action as
promptly as possible"
The j. E. Greiner Co. of Balti-
more, which designed and super
vised the building of some of the
Nations most spectacular bridges,
is in charge of the $44 million
Chesapeake Bay job Just above
Annapolis.
Harry M. Brown, a member of
the firm, said:
"That accident was a dark
cloud with a silver lining. It only
demonstrated just how sound the
bridge design is. Everything that's
happened down there has borne
out our faith in it.
1--WE do not know for sure yet,
but we are hopeful the work can
be rearranged so there will be
no delay in completing it."
The bridge is scheduled to open
sometime in July.
Meeting Is Planned.
Mr.. Brown said members of the
firm are meeting with experts
from the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany tomorrow to go over in de-
tail the situation brought about
by the accident.
He pointed out the steel COM
pany, which has the contract for
building the superstructure, must
make good the damage.
The Governor suggested inde-
pendent engineers, shipping in
terests, the Army Engineers, and
representatives of those who
bought the bonds to finance the
bridge should be at the inquiry.
He asked the Roads Commits
sion to meet with its advisory
council, develop plans for the in
vestigation and report to him by
next Saturday.
81 consider the matter one of
grave concern to the State" the
Governor wrote Mr.. Mccain.
Evening star., 1952-01-06
House Decoration Winners
Announced in COLLEGE Park

Mr.. and Mrs. Verne II. Sweet.
1905 Forty eighth avenue, College
Park, have won the Christmas
home decoration contest in COL
Ilege Park.
The contest was sponsored h1
the Paint Branch Garden Club.
Other winners are: Mrs. Lillian
F. Green, 4617 Drexel road, sec
ond, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred e.
Croy, 9705 Wichita street, third.
Honorable mention went to Mr..
and Mrs. Martin w. Sincell, 1921
Rhode Island avenue; Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur l.. Garrett, jr., 46l0
Calvert road, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Stumpner, 50o1 Indian
lane.
Evening star., 1952-01-06
Friends Aid Doctor
Held on Dope Charge
BY the Associated Press


LOUISVILLE, Ala, Jan. 5.-A
graying. 68-year-old doctor made
many midnight calls for his friends
so they made one for him.
The general practitioner, DR..
Robert o. Norton, was arrested
last night and charged by Federal
Narcotics Agent George Wilson
with the illegal sale of morhpine
The word got around in rural
Barbour County and by 9 pm.
some $50 of the physicians friends
raised $25,000 in cash for bond,
formed a 50-car motorcade and
rode 80 miles to Opelika where
they got United States Commits
Sioner Mrs. Bertha M. Smith out
of bed for a near midnight ar
raignment.
Shortly after midnight DR.. Nor
toms $1,000 bond was signed and
he was escorted home by his
friends. DR.. Norton was bound
over to a Federal grand jury.
Evening star., 1952-01-06
Woman Seriously Hurt
In Auto Crash Near TB

A Brandywine (Md.) woman wa.
seriously injured last night in ar
auto collision on Route 301 just
north of TB, Maryland State po.
lice reported.
Prince Georges General Hospi-
tai at Cheverly said Mrs. Theds
Dixon, 20, of Brandywine Tavern
suffered fractures of the pelvis
and right hand and cuts on the
face and right hand.
Police had no details Of the
Iaccident.
Evening star., 1952-01-06

in the light Of the convention de-
bates on the point. Thus, commits.
sion members could receive the
gratuities individually while per.
forming their duties.
"Shall" or "May" Issue.
Another issue raised by the
wording of Section 161 is the use
of shall" instead of may"
Mr.. Barbour said that he did not
think that this term made it man
datory for the utilities to provide
free services to the corporation
commissioners.
Members of the commission it.
self expressed the belief that the
section was designed to free them
Iof any financial interest in cor
IporationS under their control.
In the light of the debates,
however, a State legislator recog-
lnized that the drafters of the Con-
|stitution may have intended to
compel the utilities to furnish the
free services. If that is so. he
added, there could be no valid
criticism for officials taking what
lis required by the Constitution.
And there is a specific law-the
Motor Vehicle Carriers Act of 1886
also, which says, "All motor car
riers operating in this State shall
furnish to members and officers
of the State Corporation Com.nis-
sion for their pesronal use while
in Office, free transportation within
this State and shall on any order
signed by any member of the ccm-
furnish free transporta-
tion9 to. all employees of the. COM
when travelling on official
business
There can be little doubt that
the lawmakers of only Is years ago
clearly understood the difference
between official and personal busi-
ness.
Evening star., 1952-01-06
|virginia's 2ofh Infantry
Plans Recruiting Drive
BY the Associated Pres.

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 5.-Plans
for the first Statewide unit re-
crulting drive in the history of the
29th Infantry Division, Virginia
National Guard. were announced
here today by Maj. Gen. William
Il. Sands Of Norfolk, division
commander.
The drive viii affect As units in
more than 20 Virginia communi-
ties between February j and
March 81.
Every regiment. battalion, COM
pany and battery viii participata
in this move to increase their rolls.
as well as the division as a whole.
Gen. Sands said.
Evening star., 1952-01-06

in after mature consideration or
their part" -
The convention then rejected
the Petit amendment.
This is the only direct reference
to debate on "free passes" which
is carried in the index to the
Official record.
There was, however, a commit
tee minority proposal to include
in the Constitution a fiat prohi-
bition against higher or lower
rates or exemptions for transpor-
tation and transmission facilities.
This also was thrown out. =
A humorous passage is recorded
involving one delegate making a
special plea for the utilities.
William Gordon Robertson,
delegate from Roanoke where the
Norfolk & Western has its home
Office, made these remarks:
These gentlemen may think I
am exaggerating. They may
think the fact that have a rail-
road pass in my pocket actuates
me in what I say.
Il do not care who knows I
have that railroad pass in my
pocket. I say it boldly and open
" that have it, and I believe a
great many other gentlemen have
them also. Uaughter). But I say
a railroad pass cannot buy nv
opinion. and I do not believe it
can buy those of any other man.
Have Nots" Suspected.
but you must recollect that.
the unkind feelings that some of
these gentlemen manifest by their
action :. are probably produced
by the fact that they have not
a pass and do not draw q salary
from a railroad =
The situation that exists today
is not new although no one seems
to know when the practice began.
Evening star., 1952-01-06

say that the motive Of this pro.
vision applies with stronger force
to the railroad commissioner.
(SCC) than to any other officer.
of the State.
II move, therefore. to strike Out
the exception made in favor o1
the railroad commission"
Passage Is Defended.
A. c. Braxton, delegate from
Augusta County and Staunton
who was herding this portion OF
the constitution through the con-
vention, then arose.
II am unable to accept the
amendment offered by the gentle
man from F1uvanna," he said,
"and I think perhaps the amend
ment was offered under a misap-
prehension on his part.
The duties of the Railroad
Commission require one or more
Of them to be constantly travelling
around the State. One of
their most important duties is to
keep themselves constantly in
formed as to the physical condi-
ton Of the various roads in the
State -. for) the safety and
welfare of the public. If the
State had to pay for keeping one,
two or three of these gentlemen,
and possibly some of their assist
ants, constantly travelling, the cost
to the State would be tremendous.
"It is therefore provided that
it shall be the duty Of the rail-
road company to transport them
free of charge. when they are in
performance of their official
duties. because a part of that
duty is to ride about on the rail-
roads.
Petit Proposal Rejected.
This is a matter that was care
fully considered by your commit
and these words were put
Evening star., 1952-01-06
Plan
To Abafe Potomac
Pollution Ready

A comprehensive plan for pol
luton abatement in the Potomac
River Basin, to conform with re-
quirements of the Public Health
Service Pollution control law, will
be considered here this week by
the Interstate Commission on
the Potomac River Basin.
Meeting in executive session
Thursday at the commission
headquarters in the Transporta-
ton Building, and the following
day at the Hotel Statler, the COM
mission also will consider seeking
a compact revision granting
broadened powers in basin de-
|velopment, and will discuss the
proposed Chesapeake g. Chic
Canal parkway plan.
Commission Director Edwin r
Cotton said the groups technical
committee is expected to present
Ia plan for pollution abatement
throughout the entire basin.
Law Requires Plan.
If the commission should adopt
such plan, he said, it may serve
as model for other basin agen-
cies throughout the Nation.
Under the law granting powers
to control pollution to the Public
Health Service, it is required that
all basin areas establish compre-
|hensive plans that can be followed
in purifying basin streams.
Mr.. Cotton said the commission
has been studying the advisability
of revising its interstate compact
to provide wider powers in basin
development.
Such a revision, granting the
commission power to serve as a
basin planning and developing
agency, would place the commits
sion in a position to cooperate in
developing the Potomac water
shed under proposals advanced by
the recent Presidents Water Re-
sources Policy Commission.
This commission recommended
basin advisory groups to study and
approve development projects.
Congress. however. has not yet
considered legislation along these
lines.
Oppose Single Use.
Concerning the proposed park
way, Mr.. Cotton said the commits
sion has received recommendations
from both its industrial and recre-
alton committees.
These groups believe, he said,
that the canal area should be de-
veloped, but oppose proposals of
the Park Service to construct a
parkway because the river thus
would "be dedicated to a single
USE"
After Thursdays executive ses-
sions. Melvin E. Scheidt, fiscal
economist with the Budget Bureau,
will address a dinner meeting of
the commission at the Statler.
Mr.. Scheidt will discuss the
Problems of Developing a Ma
tional Water Policy" A moving
picture. "A Pipeline to The
Clouds" also will be shown. :
Fridays sessions at the Statler
will consist of committee meet
ings, with final commission
meeting in the afternoon.
Evening star., 1952-01-06
Student Gets Guard Posi-

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan.
5 (SpeciaD .-Sergt. Gordon Tib-
bits. fourth-year student at the
University of Virginia, has as
sumed the duties of administrative
officer of the local National Guard
unit, succeeding Warrant Officer
c. L. Searcy.