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Evening star., 1952-02-29
Sailors Beating Story
prubed by Grand Jury

A BiStrlGt gFRnd bury "A ilVeStls |
gatlng, alleged p6gee BFHtAIltyI
he WA Beaten RItef RIA, AfFest
near the eRiAR BIHlS mRfkiinRRs
abb FAhRe last NAV yhlted stAtesI
!AlttefhM a ehafleB MI Helan bald
e,As4tsts' eFssHs Fsssre e'sPfts n A. Pgsis sstIs. sIss
PFeelnet lAEt JHly 0f ehaFees that
R9s q =. y leeat we MmD IH.eIahMHag' .IhMHlag' yeeM4R|
Banks place N,E, nHW statIgned
In FhilAdelphla, The heard was
spllt 2 W N lts aplnlpn, with
Curtis p, Mltphell, ealaFed after
ney, dissenting, Others on thel
hoard were Police InRpeGtaFs Rahs
eFt g. Bryant and Robert 4, Chen-
nault,
Mr., whitehead said tho beat
lng followed his arrest, after he
visited the range for pistol prae-
tice and was told by o custodian
that II was closed,
After being booked OF the pre-
|cinct station, Mr., Whitehead said,
he was hospitalised At tho De-
thesda Naval Hospital for head
and eye injuries. Mr., Mitchell
said a charge Of carrying O con-
cealed deadly weapon brought
against Mr.. Whitehead was never
pressed.
Complaints were lodged with
the Civil Rights section Of the
Justice Department, and TBI
agents began o probe. Mr.. 1relan
said new witnesses were found
and that several were heard yes
terday.
The civil rights statute pro.
vides O maximum penalty Of 0
$1,000 flne and one year i'm.
Iprisonfnent for anyone who,
"under the color OF law" depriveS
another Of any Of his conStitu-
tionRl rights,
Evening star., 1952-02-29
Shelley Winters Beck
With Hor New Suitor
AY The AsaaaLalsd RLall

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 2o.-ehel.
Icy Winters few In from Rome
yesterday with her new heart
throb, Italian Actor VittoFia dass-
man. But they wouldn't comment
on marriage plans.
In italy she indicated that she
and Mr.. dassman will wed 90
soon 90 he can get O divorce.
Evening star., 1952-02-29

stopped at 0 railroad siding at
Trinway, Ohio.
Having lived IN Washington for
abUut 90 years, she also feineftis
|berS the city as one 0t MUD puddies
and fatnshaekie dwellings, instead
Df paved streets and beautltui
buiidihsSI
tfef family 0tlsinaiiy saifie from
t5hsiatd IN i14fl frey settled
IN Maryland Tor a Sf0ft time
ana thtti fil6ved 10 Faudul6f
e6Hhty, Va.
Evening star., 1952-02-29

Wsss-Hves Saues Pen Sess,
W, !, ih-qt. sizes with cup
markings On sides. Heavy
eouee alumlnum.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Forgery Suspect Caught
After Real Estate Deal

A man described as q we'll
known forgery suspect was ar
rested In Washington today after
he aroused the suspicion of a
local real estate agent.
Detectives of the Check and
Fraud Squad were steered to the
case by B. M. Odum. operator OF
la real estate company at 1427
street NV. He told police the
suspect, James E. Riley, IS, came
to his Office yesterday and con-
Itracted to buy q restaurant anc
Igas station at Deale, Md.
MFR. Odum said Riley gave him
10 check for $4,000 and cashed q
second check for $500. Both were
drawn on a bank at Durham
IN. c.. police were told. Later. Mr.
lOdum got to thinking about tht
transaction and decided to Cal
police. An inquiry at the banl
proved both checks worthless, po.
llice said.
1 Riley was picked up this morn.
ling at the Raleigh Hotel by 1t
I'D. A. Higgins and Detective JOSEPH
Lyons. Police said stubs in hi.
lcheck book indicated a score O
similar bogus transactions here
Riley, otherwise known as Alber
NV. Fitch, is wanted by police else.
where, it was said.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
|AF Plone Leaves 3 on Polar Ice;
g Others Stranded in Accident

The accident occurred ct q re-
search station established as a step
toward the floating Polar Island.
At Barrow. Alaska. about TOO miles
to the south, Navy crews worked
outside in bitter cold weather,
rushing repairs on a plane dam
aged in an earlier accident. It was
the only craft available to pick up
the nine stranded men. They
hoped to make a rescue flight to-
morrow.
A 10th rescue squadron plane,
bearing supplies for the Polar
Island. took off yesterday from
Fairbanks, Alaska. After q brief
rest in Greenland. it was scheduled
to parachute supplies to the three
|airmen,
Evening star., 1952-03-29
BY the Associated Press

Three Americans rode a floating
ice island on top Of the world to-
day while nine others. stranded
in a thrust at the North Pole,
awaited rescue.
Mai. Gen. William D. Old. COM
|mander of the Alaskan Air Com
|mand. reported to the Pentagon
that an Air Force CAT landed
successfully March 10 on an ice
island floating between go ano
100 miles of the North Pole.
The report. made public last
might, said eight men made tht
landing but only three were left
behind. It said the operation
completes the first phase of 9
small expedition to set UP a semi,
permanent station to gather
weather and scientific data.
Meanwhile. some 400 miles from
the North Pole, Navy RD-4 plane
Equipped as a flying Arctic labora.
tory damaged its landing gear OF
an attempted takeoff. The mishal
left nine members of the Navy
f'operation ski-jump" stranded OF
the ice, but unhurt and wei
stocked with fuel and provisions.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Postmun Wears Snowshoes

RAWLINS, Wyo. B.-Jack
Bechtold. Dixon mail carrier. hopes
for an early spring. Snow forced
him to use snowshoes to deliver
his route in the mountainous
Medicine Bow National Forest. It
takes him four days to travel Is
miles to deliver mail to five
ranches.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Philippines Judge Named

MANILA. Mar. 80 R.-Presi-
dent Elpidio Quirino has named
Emilio Abello, who holds the rank
of minister in the Philippines
consulate general in New York, to
be presiding justice Of the court
|of appeals.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
THE EVENING STAR, Washington d. c. B-1
SATURDAY, MARCH

Branch and Alabama avenues Sc.
Sermons will be given at 8 pm. !
each day. with additional services
at $3.50 and IL am. April 6.
Evening star., 1952-03-29

DIRECTIONS: Pennsylvania Avenue
tsouthesst) and over new Philip
Souss Bridge to Branch Avenue. right
on Branch Avenue to Nsylor Road
and our open sign.
Evening star., 1952-03-29

Va. will take part in q
series Of services Wednesday
through April IL at East Wash
ington Heights Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Norfolk Pastor to Aid
In Series Of Services
The pay d c+,or+ r.;..

The Rev. r. Stuart Grizzard,
pastor of First Baptist Church,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
Madison-Union
Farmers Meet

What's the best method to use
IN the making of grass silage? ?
This question and many others will
be discussed at a silage meeting for
Madison and Union County farm
ers, according to the Agricultural
Extension Office. The meeting will
be held at Milford Center's Vo-
cational Agriculture Department,
on Friday, December 5, from 1920
to $50. Lunch will be served for
all who attend in the school cafe
terra. Mr.. c. F. Rogers, Grass Sill
age Specialist at the Ohio Agri-
cultural Experiment Station at
Wooster, will be on hand to give
the analysis of some silage samp-
les that were taken from silos in
the two counties. He will discuss
with the farmers the methods of
making and feed grass silage. Al
SO included will be discussion on
the use of stack silos on the farm.
The afternoon portion of the pro-
gram will be on feeding and care
of dairy herd requirements by Mr..
r. R. Starbuck, Dairy Specialist at
Ohio State University. Anyone in
terested is invited to attend.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
WORLD NEWS BRIEFS


NJ. ]. virtually
CLOS
bitter political battle Clio unions.
motions nvaidae
Ethel Rosenberg will
Federal Judge Sylvester Ryan The hearing
stay of their execution, set for the week of JAM 2
DAYTON ocarI o. Forney Dayton feed
Oliver of Palestine former Forney empoye
Monday converting
372 bushels of owned by the
POINT PLEASANT, NJ John Breeze, 20, Of Desher O.,
hecopter He had been working with several other in
side
Unable first aid him.
helicopter.
DAYTON o.-A grand jury charged that
specialist Wright Air
conspired City ndusst defraud the
sarto former civilian empoye at the base and Frank
manufacturing
we're invo n two worth $4,355,467.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
John Moore Wins
Trip To Chicago

John E. Moore, Madison County
Agricultural Agent, has been
awarded trip to the National 4-H
Club Congress and the Interna-
tional Livestock Show at Chicago.
There is one Agricultural agent
and one Home Demonstration
Agent picked each year from the
State to help chaperon the out
standing All club members from
Ohio, to the All Club Congress.
The agents expenses are paid by
the Ohio State Fair Board. During
the past 51a years, John Moore
has been on the following State
All Committees: 2 years a men,
ber of the County Agents Asso-
citation All Committee; 2 years
chairman of the State All Awards
Evaluation Committee; a member
of the State Committee for Con-
servation in All Camps.
The group from Ohio will leave
for Chicago by train on November
%, and return Friday, December
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
B,U.C, PRESENTS
(. r. HERRING

Elder R. Herring, chief of stand
ards, methods, procedures and
training for the Ohio Bureau of
Unemployment Compensation, will
discuss the Ohio Unemployment
Compensation Law at a meeting of
the Labor Union District No. so
Thursday night, December f. The
meeting will begin at 7:30 pm. in
the Eagles Hall, London. Ohio.
According to Emil E. Yerian,
manager of the London office of
the Ohio State Employment Serv-
ice, a division of the Bureau of
Unemployment Compensation Her
ring is well qualified to discuss the
Unemployment Compensation Law
A member of the American So
ciety of Training Directors, he
spent considerable time in Wash
ington, D. c. As a technical con-
SOIlcllis llC p" clo II III lllC
development of training techniques
designed to meet present-day man.
power needs.
Associated with the Ohio Bureau
of Unemployment Compensation
for more than a decade, Herring
has had wide experience in person
mel training and management pro-
grams. He is, in his present posi-
ton with the Bureau, in charge of
procedures and training in the ad-
ministration of the UC Law.
Herring is a graduate of Ohio
Northern University, and holds a
masters degree in personnel ad-
ministration from Ohio State Uni
verSity.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
Leo Nj. Brown
Dies At So

Leo M. Brown, So, former Lon
don resident, died Friday at his
home in Detroit.
A son of the late John and Julia
Flood Brown Of London, Mr..
Brown had for more than 30 years
been an employe of the Chrysler
Corp. in Detroit. He was a World
War l veteran, serving with the
166th Machine Gun Company of
the famous Rainbow Division.
Surviving are his widow, Eliza
beth; step-son Leighton Myer of
Detroit; four brothers, Joseph of
London; Edmund A. and Robert
of Columbus, and William of Haz-
Teton, Pa; two sisters, the Misses
Mary and Agnes Brown of 90
Whitethorn Avenue, Columbus.
The body will be at the home of
the sisters in Columbus until
Tuesday morning when it will be
brought to London for services in
st. Patrick's Church at $50
o'clock. Interment in st. Patrick S
Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
SHORT CIRCUIT
BLAMED FOR
UMTlMELY Death

CLANCY Neil, we'll known Lon
don hotel man and prominent
resident of the community, died
as the result of an accident in
his home Saturday, November 29.
He had gone to the basement
OF his residence to repair boiler
leak, according to his sister, Mrs.
Ada Neil Duffy, who resided
with him. Mrs. Duffy became
alarmed when he did not return
and went to investigate. He was
found dead ana Coroner w. E.
Lukens rendered a verdict of
death by electrocution.
It was believed that Mr.. Neil
had met death due to a short
circuit in the extension cord he
was using.
CLANCY NelI was born in Au-
gust, 1882, at South Solon and
was 70 years of age at his un-
timely death. He moved to Lon
don from Jamestown, Ohio, and
operated the Neil hotel which is
now the Madison Hotel on South
Main street.
After World War II, he sold
the hotel to Gilbert Shively and
remained active in his farming
interests.
He was a member of the Lon
don Methodist church, charter
member of the London Rotary
Club, as well as a charter men,
Der of Willis Commandery.
knights Templar. He was also a
member of Chandler Lodge, F.
& A. M, Scottish Rite and Lon.
don Shrine Club.
Survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Wright MARY Alice
Neil) Ramsey, N. j., a son, How
ard Neil, Dayton, two grandchild-
rem and his sister, Mrs. Duffy.
His wife died April %, 1947.
FuneraI services at Masonic
temple at l PM, Tuesday, De-
cember 2, the Reverend E. A.
Wall in charge. Willis Com
mandery will conduct the serv-
ices. Interment at jamestown
cemetery.
Friends may call at the Lukens
Funeral Home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
William Roberts
Is Dead AT 81
Worked ~ Years
At London Creamery

William Mckinley Roberts, 81, of
118 North Madison Road, retired
after % years in the employ of
the London Creamery Company,
died in Mt. Carmel Hospital Sun
day night at Ills o'clock.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Marion Blazer and Mrs. Mer-
rill Geyer of London; four brothers
John of Bloomingburg; James of
Columbus; Lester of London; Ira
of Springfield, and one half
brother, Clay Roberts: a sister,
Mrs. Herbert Mckee of New Leb-
anon and a grandson, Thomas
Geyer.
Funeral services Wednesday at
two o'clock in the Church of
Christ in Christian Union, the
Reverends Lester c. Benner of
Lancaster, former pastor of the
church, and II. P. Bennett, pastor,
officiating ministers. Interment in
Kirkwood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the resi-
dence, 118 North Madison Road.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
Jaycee e Edition
Goes To Press

London Jaycees have announced
that their annual Charity Edition
will go to press Immediately. The
Charity Edition is edited and pro-
duced by the Jaycee organization
for sale to the public in general
The proceeds of the sale of the
paper go toward the many Jaycee
sponsored charities which are con-
Quoted throughout the year.
The edition will go on sale in
London and vicinity on December
20, it was said. Active in this
years edition are Tom Sisterhen,
Jack Byers, Bill Fettrow, Toney
Reeder, Bill Kennedy, Charles
Ballenger, Bob Halterman and
Danny Davidson.
SNOW TO STAY :
There was no promise of improv-
ed conditions in today's forecast,
which called for more snow,
changing to sleet and rain and
temperatures around the freezing
mark.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
$500 Attend Ohio
Farm Bureau Meet

COLUMBUS, O.-Some $500
members of the Ohio Farm Bu-
reau Federation returned home
today after a three-day annual
conference here, content with all
but one of so resolutions present
ed for their approval Wednesday.
The 34th annual meeting re-
elected the entire slate of fede-
ration officers and rejected only
a resolution favoring inclusion of
farmers in social security bene-
fits.
Resolutions adopted included
Establishment of an agricul-
tural center at Ohio State Uni
versity.
Payment for highway construc-
ton and maintenance on the basis
of use.
Opposition to universal military
training.
Improvement OF rufdl IelepnOne
service.
Approval of the present 80 per
cent of parity price support pro-
gram.
Reelected were President Ever
EFT f. Rittenour of Piketon, Vice
n1v &c
East Canton, Treasurer Walter L.
Allen of Geneva, Executive Sec
retary Sims of Vickery, Vice
President and Assistant Secretary
d. r. Stanfield of Westerville,
Vive President c. Maurice Wet
ing of Columbus and Vice Presi-
dent and Assistant Treasurer K.
N. Probaco of Worthington.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
Minister Burns
PAGE From Bible

ROCKY MOUNT, ', N, c. Up -
While his congregation watched,
Baptist minister Sunday night
tore page from the revised edi-
ton of the Bible and burned it
because the word virgin" is elm
mated from a passage.
Less than ZUU persons were on
hand at the Temple Baptist church
to witness the ceermony. 1t had
been announced the Rev. Martin
Luther Hux would burn a copy of
the Bible. Instead, he ripped out
one page and set it afire outside
the church.
Hux contends the revised edi-
ton attempts to eliminate the
deity of Jesus Christ and his virgin
birth. The new version substitutes
the words young woman" for
virgin" in Isaiah VII:14 The old
version reads: Behold the Lord
shall give you a sign. A virgin
shall conceive and bear a son and
shall call his name Emmanuel" f"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
More Toys Needed!

Policemen and firemen are
repairing and renovating old
toys for distribution to the
needy at Christmas time but
there are not enough toys to
go around, it was said.
If you have any old toys
which can be fixed up to make
some child happy, bring them
to the city building or call
and they will be picked up,
Chief German Clark said to-
day.
Collection and donation of
the toys has been exceptionally
slow this year and all persons
interested in this project are
urged to cooperate Immediately.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
CLANCY Neil Accidentally
Killed In Home SATURDAY.
London Boy Safe
After Ship Burns

A London boy, Richard Proffitt,
aboard the Navy tanker, U.S.S.
Ashtabula, is reported safe after
a fire and explosion on the vessel
at Sasebo naval base in Japan.
The Navy reported two men kill
ed, one missing and nine injured.
Mrs. Joseph Timko, a sister of
Proffitt, said Tuesday that she had
received telegram from the War
Department stating tn at her
brother was not among the casual
ties aboard the ship.
Proffitt is a radarman aboard
the crippled vessel. The Navy has
withheld the names of the dead
awaiting notification of next of
kin
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
Margaret Call Is
Found Dead In Home

Mrs. Margaret Call, IS, died
Sunday of a cerebral hemorrhage
at her home in Sedalia. She was
found sitting in her chair at $50
o'clock, by neighbor.
She was a member of the Sc
dalia Methodist Church and Nellie
Counts Chapter OES, Sedalia.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Bes-
sic Houser of Frankfort, and sew
eral nieces and nephews. Her hus-
band, David Call, died some years
ago.
Funeral services Wednesday at
two o'clock in the Sedalia Meth
odist Church, the Reverend Jesse
A. Thorton, officiating, also East
ern Star service. Interment in Sc
dalia Cemetery.
Friends may call at the LukenS
Funeral Home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
F. B. Courier Dies
In California

MARYSVILLE, OHIO, NOV.
29-Frank B. Courier, "a, who
retired in 1916 after so years
work as a newspaperman in
Marysville and correspondent for
a dozen newspapers, died yester-
day at the home of his son, Earl
Z. Courier in Oakland, Calf.
a native of Summerford, Ohio,
Madison County, he was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. David j. Courier.
He moved to Marysville with his
parents at the age of five.
He started his newspaper
career with the Marysville
Tribune. He worked for the
Tribune between 35 and 40
years. He also worked for The
Union County Journal.
Mr.. Courier never had a vaca-
ton. When his wife died in 1947,
he sold his home and moved to
California.
Besides his son in California,
he leaves another son, Argus r.
of 5019 N. High ST., Columbus;
a sister, Bessie Gibbard, of Oak
land Calf, and these brothers,
John n. Courier, of Cincinnati,
Raymond l., of Oakland.
He covered many major stories
during his career including the
last escape attempt of Velma
West, a murderess from the
Marysville Reformatory, the train
wreck on the old Ohio Central
railroad near Amlin.
Mr.. Courier was a member of
the old Curry Cadets, forerunner
of the National Guard in Ohio.
He held an officers rating in the
Cadets.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Wednesday at Lees Fu-
neral home here with Rev. r. c.
SELLERS officiating.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
Jefferson Man Is
Killed. By Cave-In

Joseph Z. Evans, 80, died in Mt.
Carmel hospital after being buried
in ditch cave-in at West Jeffer-
son late Monday. He was working
in a 12-foot ditch on the city's
sewer system when the accident
occurred, according to witnesses.
Other workmen worked franti-
cally to extricate Evans and were
able to get him out in short time.
However, his injuries were so
great that he died later in the hos
pital. Evans was conscious and
talked to rescuers, it was said.
Evans died of multiple internal
injuries, according to Franklin
County Coroner, DR.. Robert A.
Evans. An autopsy will be per-
formed to determine the exact
cause of death, it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
Retail Merchants
SET Up Committee
To Control Gifts

The London Retail Merchants
Association has set up a commit
tee to act on solicitations Of its
membership according to a re-
port Monday.
The recently organized Retail
Association here has appointed an
anonymous committee to consider
the solicitations of all organiza-
tions requesting money. The So
licitations Committee will screen
all requests for donations and
monetary aid, it was said.
Only those organizations ap-
proved by the Solicitations Com
mittee will have the privilege
of soliciting the membership of
the organization. All members are
pledged to abide by the commit
tee rulings, it was pointed out.
Those organizations who re-
ceive permission to solicit by the
committee will be given a permit
which can be presented to men,
bers. The permit in no way binds
the merchants to donate but
merely states that the organiza-
tion has been approved, it was
said.
Kenneth Phleger, c. O. Snow,
Bill Dwyer, Robert Wood and
Robert Day are members of the
Board of Governors of the asso-
citation. The members of the So
licitations Committee are not
named.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
Pho+oes Oppose
Ban On Court Pix

NEW PHILADELPHIA, o. Up
A new organization of Ohio press
photographers expressed "empha-
tic opposition" today to the pro-
posed banning of court room pic
ture-taking.
Called the Ohio Press Photo
graphers Association, the group
said the proposal would violate the
freedom of the press and would be
"a severe invasion of the public
right to full information on mat
ters of public interest"
The association, formed here
Saturday, directed George Smalls-
reed Jr., chief photographer of the
Columbus Dispatch, to express its
stand in a letter to Chief Justice
Carl V. Weygandt of the Ohio Su-
preme Court.
The Ohio State Bar Association
is in favor of prohibiting court
room pictures.
Norman w. Brown of the New
Philadelphia Daily Times was
elected president of the group
which will be a chapter of the
National Press Photographers As
sociation. Other officers are
Smallsreed, first vice president;
Julian Wilson, Associated Press,
Cleveland. second vice president,
and Art Bean Jr., Cambridge JEFF
fersonian- secretarY-treaSure
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-12-02
Religious Group
Sets Program

The Fairfield Council of Week
Day Religious Education, recent
ly organized, has set up a two
point winter program, the promo
ton of information about and in
terest in the week day classes and
ways and means of raising Fair
fields share of the teachers sal
ary.
Frank Rector of Lilly Chapel is
president of the Fairfield Council.