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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Mayor ProcIaims
Red Cross Month

Mayor E. P. Speasmaker has
issued a proclamation designating
the month of March Red Cross
Month.
The Mayor issued the procla-
nation in keeping with the cur
rent-wide campaign of the Red
Cross to attain the 1852 goal OF
$7,225.
In part Mayor SpeasHaker de-
clared that everyone is today
familiar with the great work OF
the Red Cross both in peace and
war and urged that every resident
of the City of London contribute
to the fund campaign to the best
of their ability.
mo community i immune
from the numerous diseasters we
have heard about in the various
parts of our own country. There
fore we should give as though our
own community might one day
suffer the same plight as those
less fortunate than we are today" "
the Mayor stated.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Two From County
At World Affairs
Institute Friday

Arthur Bennett, II Columbia
Avenue, London High School jun
ior and Ronald Clark, Madison
Local School junior, represented
London Rotary Club at the Sixth
Annual World Affairs Institute in
Cincinnati, Friday and Saturday.
The institute is sponsored by Ro-
tary Clubs of Ohio, Indiana, Ken
lucky, and West Virginia.
During the institute Rotary rep
resentatives from the four states
saw television programs, were
taken on a tour of Cincinnati visit
ed the University, Cincinnati Post,
Art Museum and saw continuous
United Nations movies.
The social hour and dinner was
for all delegates preceding the
first general session at the Meth
erlands-P Plaza Hotel, Friday eve
ming at which John Duncan Miller,
head of the Washington Bureau of
the London Times was speaker.
Concluding the Friday session
was the World Front Forum by
Howard Chamberlain, moderator,
news director Crosley Broadcast
ing Corp. Carl Groat, editor of
Cincinnati Post; William Hessler,
foreign editor, Cincinnati Enquir-
er: Charles Parker. WLW foreign
news commentator; Joseph Sag
master, associate editor of Gin
cinnati Times Star. II A
Saturdays session lasting until
3 pm. opened at 9 am. with a
panel discussion on NATO led by
Maurice Ferro, head of Washing
ton Bureau of LeMonde, Paris,
France, State Department Mem
Der returning from NATO con-
ference and Representative James
Polk, whose topic was Effect of
NATO on Our Farm Economy
Following the panel, the dele
gates were assigned to discussion
groups from 1920 until noon
when entertainment by WLW Top
Talent was presented until lunch
con at one pm. when the main
speaker was NJ. G. Burnside rep
resentative from West Virginia
whose topic was THE Riddle OF
the Middle East" ,E
A recording of the Voice OF
America" concluded the program
Both delegates Of the London
Rotary expressed themselves as
deeply impressed with the pro.
gram which dealt entirely with
world problems and how to rem
edy them.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Late NEWS BRIEFS
BY Associates Press

CLEVELAND, MARCH 11-Connentai
crime hunters multnon dollar
the nations bookes, is its final The
it said: business
MOSCOW, MARCH 1.-THE proposed today
mediate Big Germany
for treaty barring the Germans from alliances aimed
at of their World War u enemies.
CLEVELAND MARCH 1.-THE Army today the
getting
Having failed strikers
appropriate action"
injunction The controlled nations railroads
Aug. 27 $780,
ROME, MARCH tf-taian Gen. Maurzo Caseion,
has resigned NATo commander of land forces in southern
Europea high italian said today the
opposition placing
COLUMBUS, O, MARCH 1-Mines
district
COAL expected
superintendent,
getting by the minute"
NEW YORK, MARCH 1tDeath threats
involved
today New Works years
10000 policemen the "No
gangandstye Saturday night shot Arnold
Schuster, "a. The latters tip led to Suttons
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Music Festival
Set for March rs
AZ Plain City

The date for the annual Madl-
son County Music Festival has
been set by the Madison County
Music Teachers Association for
wednesday, March 26 at 8 p. m.
in the auditorium of the Plain
City School.
The All-County band of 100
pieces will be directed by Ray
Creighton of London and Earl
Kinker of Mt. Sterling.
The Mixed Chorus of between
100 and 110 voices will be direct
ed by Miss Barbara Taylor of
the Madison Local School.
The girls Chorus of "a voices
will be directed by Mrs. Joyce
jackson of Plain City and the
boys Chorus of 46 voices by Miss
Constance Ogden of Monroe.
A rehearsal for the band is
scheduled for Monday, March "a,
from 9:45 a. m. to 2 p. m. and
for the vocal section on Tuesday,
March 25, at the same hours.
Both rehearsals will be In the
Plain City auditorium
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Man Formerly Jailed Here
Escapes MarysviIIe Jail

Edmund Rodgers, Columbus,
originally held in the Madison
county Jail and later turned over
TO Union county sawed his way
out of Jail at Marysville Sunday
and escaped by dropping into an
alley.
Rodger is the second man to
escape out of the group Of five
men rounded up by central Ohio
officers on burglary and armed
robbery charges in early Novem-
Der.
George Denny a"buddy of
Rodgers" according to Sheriff
Harold Bidwell, escaped from Ma
Olson county sheriff some weeks
ago when given permission to
use the telephone in the sheriff's
office.
Denny dashed out of the door
of the sheriff's office and fled
down an alley adjoining garage
on the opposite side of the street.
Sheriff Bidwell was unarmed at
the time of Denny's escape.
Madison county officers as well
as officers throughout central
Ohio were alerted Sunday night
20 be on the look out for Rodgers
following the Jail break.
He was turned ever to the
Union county authorities to be
tried on breaking an entering
charges in connection with burg
larry of the Farm Bureau Elevator
at Plain City.
Both Denny and Rodgers, &C.
cording to authorities were i'm.
plicated in burglary of the eleva.
tor and also the Parsons Imple.
ment Co, at Plain City.
The hacksaw used by Rodgers
i'll cutting his way out of jail
was apparently smuggled to him.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
St. Patrick's S Day
Party to Benefit
Playground Fund

The Catholic Community Club
has completed plans for its an
nual st. Patrick's Day party at
the Eagles Hall Monday evening,
March IT. The party this year
IS sponsored for raising funds for
playground equipment for the
Catholic School.
Assisting William T. Gallagher,
general chairman, will be the fol-
lowing committee chairman and
their helpers: Euehre committee,
Mrs. Kenneth ]. Bardon Miss
Margaret Cummins, Mrs. Richard
Hood, Mrs. James Cumnlins, Jr.;
Bridge, Mrs. AL B. Cauley, Mrs.
John Loney; Canasta, Miss Jean
Sparling and Mrs. Bernard Burns;
Prizes, Mrs. Romeo Mancini, Mrs.
Bernard Conway, Mrs. Omer Dw-
yer, Mrs. Leo Mcnamara: Cake
Walk, John Gaynard, Omer Dw-
yer, William Brock, Bernard Con-
way, Robert Kaveney, AL B. Cau-
ley, Jerry Moore. Dance commit
tee, Miss Mary Connor, Harry
Moore, Mrs. Alfred Langen, Ber-
nard Schuman; Door committee.
Paul NJ. Dwyer. John E. Loney
and Sam Landes; Publicity, Mrs.
Millard Gist and Harry Moore.
Card games will start at SIS
and continue until 1918; dancing
from to II.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Meeting To Discuss Junior
Fair Building Is Planned

A public meeting has been cal
led for Tuesday evening, March
18, in the basement of the Court
House, London, to discuss the
erection of the Junior Fair Build
ing on the Madison Fair Grounds,
according to a report from the
last Fair Board meeting Tuesday
evening, March a.
The five year levy was passed
on the 5th day of November, 1916,
and taxes were levied for the
years l947, 1948, 1850 and 1851;
amounting to 10c for each $10O of
valuation for the purpose of con-
structing an agricultural building
grounds at the cost of S150,00
The cost of building materials and
labor have increased over 500
since the tentative plans for the
building were drawn.
People responsible for the con-
struction of the building were con-
cerned about changing the tenta-
tive plans TO meet the pocketbook.
An answer has been received in
this question from the proper le-
gal authorities, stating that the
builders are bound to construct
the best building possible with the
above amount of money. If some
thing that was in the original ten
tatiye plans has to be omitted be-
cause of increased costs of build
ing, that is unfortunate. but un-
avoidable.
Anyone interested in the Junior
Fair Building is invited to attend
the meeting on Tuesday evening,
March l8, at 8 o'clock.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Creighton Hears
Noted Bandsmen

Ray Creighton, director of music
in the London public schools. at
tended the concerts of the Amer
lean Bandmasters Association at
Capital University Friday evening
and at Ohio State University Sat-
urday evening.
The three bands appearing on
the programs each evening con-
sisted of the Ohio State University
Concert Band, the Oberlin Con-
Servatory Symphony Band and
the Ohio Intercollegiate Festival
Band including some of the best
band students from Ohio colleges
and universities.
Nationally known band direc-
tors, composers and arrangers, all
members of the American Band
masters Association conducted the
bands.
Some of the famous bandmen
included 1t Col. Santelman, u. S.
Marine Band; Mark II. kindSley,
University of Illinois Ban d s:
Major Francis Z. Resta, u. S.
Military Academy at West Point
j. J. Richards, former conductor
of Barnum and Bailey and the
Ringing Brothers Circus Bands;
Dahiel l.. Martino Indiana Uni
versity Bands; 1t. Commander
Charles Brendler, U. S. Navy
Band; Col. Earl d. joins, compos-
er-conductor; 1t. Col. S. f. Near,
Composer-arranger; Henry Fill
more, famous composer of march
es; Karl King formerly with the
Barnum and Bailey Circus Bands;
DR.. William d. Revelli, Michigan
University Bands; Manley r.
Whitcomb, OSU Bands: Joseph f
Skormicka, Milwaukee Public
Schools; Glenn Cliffe Bainum
Northwestern University Bands
and DR.. Edwin Frank Goldman
Dean of American Bandmasters.
Ernest Smith of London played
in the OSU band.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Madison County
Receives $I858

COLUMBUS, o., (AP)-Ohio
townships today shared in a $500,
GOO distribution for repair and
maintenance of their roads
The state auditor said town.
ships got from $40 to S1,737. from
the money appropriated by the
last legislature.
The distribution is based on
the ratio of miles of road under
jurisdiction of each township to
the total miles of township roads
in the state.
Smaller counties get the largest
share of funds under the arrange
ment, the auditor said
Wood County townships received
$l2,589 and Cuyahoga county
townships S73.
Distribution to townships in
other counties: included Madison
Sl,858; Clark, $4,093; Fayette.
$2,537; Pickway, $5,019.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Local JeweIer
Completes Course

John III. Folan, associated with
The Jewel Shoppe, London,
for the past five years, has receiv-
ed from the Genealogical Institute
of America, Los Angeles, dip
Iona in the Theory of Gemology.
Holders of these diplomas are re-
cognized as the specialists of the
gem field-having completed four
year courses.
These are the only courses on
the science of gemology offered
anywhere in the world which
teach all phases of this science,
plus an extensive course on dia-
monds and precious metals. Stu
dents currently enrolled with the
Genealogical Institute represent II
countries in addition to the United
State and Canada.
The Institute, unique in this
country and the world, was es-
tabiished in 1881 by leading jewe-
lers of this country and Canada
for the protection of, the jeweler
and through him the public.
by the dissemination Of knowledge
on all phases of the jewelry busi-
ness. Graduates of the Gemologi-
cal Institute in order to pass ex-
animation following completion
of the courses, must be able to
correctly identify any precious
gemstones or their substitutes and
limitations. as well as to accurate
ly grade and classify diamonds.
Folan, who is a matchmaker,
has studied some phase of the
jewelry business since his high
school days. He is also MEM
Der of the Central Ohio Gem
Study Group which meets at Ohio
State University monthly and
Commander of American Legion
Post los. i
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Strike Eliminates All
NYC Trains Through City
Mail Trains To
City Stopped;
Thousands Idle

All New York Central trains
through London were discontinued
by Sundays unexpected strike of
about 5000 NYC engineers, fire.
men and conductors in the state.
Seven NYC trains go through
London daily and five Pennsyl-
Vania trains.
Discontinued were the two
trains which bring the bulk of
London's mail into the city, one
casthound at midnight and the
other westbeund at 200 am.
All passenger service between
Cincinnati and Cleveland, via CO.
lumbus was stopped.
About 1000 NYC workers in the
state were idled. and an official
estimated all but five per cent of
the railroads $4,000 to $4,000 en-
ployes would be laid off if the
strike doesn't end Monday.
About 1000 coal miners were
idled in the GAINESVILLE, Corning
and New Lexington areas for lack
of rail service. Another 5000 min
erS and pottery workers may be
laid off today. Neither the coal
mines Or the potteries have faeili-
ties 10 store their daily output and
depend on the railroads to haul il
away each day.
The strike crippled NYC freight
and passenger service west of Buff
falo. 1t started at 8 am, EST. In
Columbus, railroad officials first
heard of it about am. They were
able TO get the last train off TO
Cleveland at 1856 am. s%' f~
A survey showed about 1000
NYC employees were idled in
Cleveland, 1900 in Columbus,
1,500 in Toledo and 1000 In Gin
cinnati. Both freight and pas
seng trains were stranded in rail
yards.
The strikers are members of the
Brothernoods of Railway Conduc-
tors. of Locomotive Engineers and
of Locomotive Firemen and En-
giremen. Buses and airlines re-
ported increased passenger busi-
ness. The railroad was sending
passengers TO their destinations by
special buses.
CHICAGO-(AP)-Cessa of
a strike which virtually paralyzed
the New York Central Railroad
system rested today upon the
Army's promise of appropriate
action" The men who run its
trains walked off their NYC jobs
Sunday and a few hours later AS
siStant Army Secretary Karl B.
Bendetsen warned them: Get back
to work or face appropriate ac-
ton" Circumstances indicated he
may have meant a court injunc-
ton, but he did not elaborate.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Child Scalded


Mary Ann, the 18-months-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Stahl, Liberty ST., London, was
reported in satisfactory" condi-
ton in Children's Hospital at Co.
lumbus Monday, where she is be-
ing treated for burns.
The child suffered second-de-
gree burns to the hips and feet
after being scalded In the bath tub
at her home Saturday night
Mrs. Stahl left the bathroom
momentarily, while Mary Ann was
in the tub and a three-year-old
brother, Johnny, repeatedly turn
ed on the hot water.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Geo. W. BoyseI
Dies Suddenly

George w. Doysel, 20, died
suddenly Saturday afternoon at
his farm home east of Lafayette.
Mr.. Boysel had been i'll for some
time, but died suddenly at $3.50
while at work on the farm.
Surviving are his wife, Anna
May; two sons, George w. Jr.,
London and Ralph # billiards;
four daughters, Mrs. Joe Flynn,
Mrs. Charles Mouser and Mrs.
Rueben King, all of London and
Mrs. Milton Cook of Summerford; !;
one sister, Mrs. Laura Gregg, Lon
don; Is grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
Funeral services at the Lukens
Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 pm,
the Reverend George Kline, Of
ficiating. Interment in Summer
ford Cemetery.
Friends may call at the resi-
dence.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Honored At Miami

A London girl, Miss Barbara j.
Cooper, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Cooper, 76 E. s4th St, has
received high honors on the
Deans List at Miami University
for her scholastic work the past
semester, according to report
from the Oxford campus.
Miss Cooper. graduate of Lon
don High School, is a junior in the
School of Business Administration.
She Is a member cf Com-Bus,
women's business recognition So
ciety and Zeta Tau Alpha, social
sorority, I
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
AMERICAN JETS
BLAST BIG RED
SUPPLY Center

SEOUL, KOREA, MARCH IL
American jet pilots
turned a huge camouflaged Red
supply base into blazing ruins to-
day in the most intense attack of
the Korean war with flaming jel-
lied gasoline.
Flames spread over four
square mile area of the supply
depot.
1T looked like hell ITSELF said
some of the pilots. who flew a
total OF $50 sorties in wa"rc. .
Swarms of Red jets, streaked
down from Manchuria to try to
protect the base near Sinmak, 30
miles northwest of the truce viii
lage, Panmunjom.
u. S. Sabre jet pilots shot down
three Migs in air battles, probably
destroyed another and damaged
five.
That boosted Red planes ko'd to
10 in two days The Air Force re-
ported seven Migs downed and
three damaged yesterday. u. S.
losses, if any, are reported only
weekly.
F-8C Shooting Stars attacked
the western supply depot. camou-
flaged so it looked like an in
nocent farming village" Pilots
said they could see 1t was fake.
Then they let loose.
They poured $4,000 gallons of
soaring Napalm (Jellied Gasoline)
on the area, blasted it with a0O,-
eco pounds of explosives, and
ralsed it with $4,000 machine gun
bullets.
They attacked through a cur
tain of anti-aircraft fire. The
Shooting Stars unloaded their
bombs, roared back to base and
came back with new loads.
Pilots said they demolished at
least 80 Red antiaircraft positions
but lost count of the number of
installations and Red troops de-
stroyed.
The u. S. Fifth Air Force said
they still were attacking the
flaming area at nightfall. The en-
tire Eighth Fighter-Bomber wing
aided in the record strike. 1t. Col
Levi r. Chase of Courtland, N. Y.
said every officer and man in the
outfit was loading or flying.
Majors and colonels were or
the air strip helping load the jets
with napalm, bombs and bullets
and refueling them for renewed
attacks.
There isn't much of anything
left of that place" one pilot said
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Dunn Rites At
Mt. Sterling

Funeral services for Mrs. Eva
Dunn, SO, a native of Madison
Mills, later residing in Blooming
burg and Washington c. H., who
died in a Columbus Hospital FRI
day, were in Mt. Sterling Sunday.
Interment in Mt. Pleasant Gene
terry, Era.
s Among the seven sons and three
daughters surviving. are two sons,
Roy and Vincent of Mt. Sterling.
A brother, Frank Riley of Mt.
Sterling and q sister, Mrs. George
Dunton OF Danville, also survive.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Select COMMITTEES q
To Study Plan
Of Organization

With more than 130 persons in
attendance, Kickoff meeting
of the proposed Parent-Teacher
Association of the London Public
Schools was held at the High
School Auditorium Thursd ay,
Mar. 6.
Speaker for the occasion was
Mrs. Russell Moore, Worthington.
Mrs. Moore is Director for the
Central District, Ohio Congress.
Parents and Teachers, Inc. Mrs.
Moore gave an interesting talk on
the principles and organization
plans for Parent Teacher Associa-
tions in Ohio. A question and
answer session followed the talk
by Mrs. Moore.
At the close of the session an IL
man committee was selected from
the group TO make a further study
of the subject and a meeting for
the committee will be held Thurs
day, March 13.
The committeeman selected
were: Mrs. Ray Andrews, Jim
Bowlus, Mrs. Forest Hanson,
Mabel Rea, Walter Girard, Will
liam Holton, Bryan Jenkinson,
Mildred Housman, James F. Bell,
j.. r. Conway, and Alvin Barr.
Mrs. Ray Andrews was chosen as
chairman of the group.
According to Mrs. Andrews fur
ther information on the subject
will be forthcoming after the
meeting of the committee this
week. Ernest A. Wall acted as
temporary chairman for the initial
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Tracey Funeral
At MI. Sterling

Harley Tracey, 60. who lived in
Fayette and Madison counties
most of his life, died near Mt.
Sterling Thursday.
A farmer, he is survived by his
widow, Nellie and five daughters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Butcher of near
Madison Mills, Mrs. Dorothy
Steele. Mrs. Martha Leach, Mrs.
Donnabelle Crawford and Mrs.
Idel Stroup, all of near Mt. Ster-
ling,
Funeral services at 2:30 p. M.
Saturday at the Snyder Funeral
Home Mt. Sterling.4 a2rslns 'flb
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Three Girls AT
Mt. Sterling
Award Winners

Three Mt. Sterling High School
girls were awarded cash prizes
end certificates of recognition for
tReir essays entered in the Buck
eye Homestead Essay Contest on
'Srhe Importance of the Family
Type Farm in our, National Eco
nomy', Sunday afternoon. March
G, at the Mt. Sterling Methodist
Church.
Martha Louise Sells received
the top honors. with Emagene
Green taking second place and
Rosemary Rittenhouse third.
The Madison County purchasing
organization made up of Farmers
Home Administration farm fami-
lies donated the cash awards for
the County winners and the pre-
sentation was made by the Presi-
dent. John Hanscel of West JEFF
ferson.
George Ruth of BucyrrS, Pre-
sident of the Buckeye Homestead
Assn, the organization OF farm
families within the State who
have bought and paid for their
farms through the F. H. A. Farm
Owenrship program, presented
the District Certificate OF Merit
TO the three winners in the
County contest.
Miss Sells and ner parents are
to be guests of the Buckeye
Homestead Association at their
annual banquet on March 20, at
Ohio State University-durlng the
Annual Farm and Home week.
The state awards in the essay
contest will be made at that time.
Miss Sells essay will compete with
the winning essays from the other
four districts in the State for the
top award, which is scholarship
in Agriculture or Home Econo-
mics to the boy or girl having
the best essay entered in the
State.
Clarence j. Mccormick, Under
Secretary of Agriculture, will be
the speaker at the Annual Ban
quet and will also speak on the
Farm and Home week program
the same day.
c. A. Gehrig, State Director oi
Farmers Home Administration
spoke briefly on the place of the
families on the Family-type farm
in the rural communities of the
State their participation in the
Church, School activities, Grange
and Farm Bureau, and their con-
tributions to a stable and secure
rural life.
Rev Clyde Rogers, Director oi
the Town and Country division ol
the Ohio Council of Churches ano
Mrs. Rogers also attended. Mr.
Rogers has worked closely with
the rural ministers and the farm
organizations, and Mrs. Rogers
is serving as the Executive Sec
retary of the Buckeye Homestead
Association.
Following the program, refresh
ments were served to about fift.
relatives and friends of the girl
who had written essays.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
HONOR STUDENT

Miss Anna Radabaugh, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Radabaugh,
Mt. Sterling r. d. 2, has been
recognized as an honor student
because of her high academic
standing at Grant Hospital Nurses
Training School. She entered
training in September 1850.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

Edgar Francis, London r. r.,
recently indicted by the grand
jury, was taken to the Lima Ohio
State Hosnital by ambulance Fri
day, the sheriff's office reported.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
IN HOSPITAL

gorge Myers, Summerford
Twp, was taken to Mt. Carmel
Hospital Friday for observation
and treatment His room number
is 226.