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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
Body Of Driver
Pinned In Cab:
2 Others Hurt

Allen P. Sockman, 43, of Will
Transport, Ohio, Route l, was in
stantly killed about 1900 o'clock
Wednesday noon when the truck
he was driving and another driven
by London man crashed headon
at the Deer Creek Bridge Just
south of Mt Sterling on Route 56.
Robert Hastings, 1914 Graham
Ave, London, driver of a Wilson
Feed Store truck, the other We
hicle in the accident, escaped with
minor decorations, according to
Deputy Sheriff Bob Allison who
investigated the crash with High
way Patrolman McCurg and Po-
lice officer Frank Miller of Mt.
Sterling.
Charles M. Stoer, 70, also of
Wiiliamsport, who was riding with
Sockman, suffered a severe lacera-
ton on the right side of his nose
and number of minor cuts.
Both Hastings and Stoer were
given first aid at the office of a
Mt Sterling physician.
Sockman's truck was loaded with
150 bushels of corn and when the
two vehicles collided Sockman was
pinned in the cab. His skull was
fractured, his chest crushed and
one leg broken.
His body was taken to the Sny-
der Funeral Home in Mt. Sterling
The accident, according to off
GERS, occurred at the south end of
the Deer Creek bridge. Hastings
was driving south on Route Sc and
Sockman was travelling north at
the time of the collision, officers
said.
Socknnan's survivors include his
widow and one son. tasoc alttil s
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
Leaders Of Farm
Bureau Convene
At ChiIIico+he

Farm Bureau leaders from Is
counties met in Chillicothe on
September 9Th for an all day
meeting to discuss plans for
Strengthening the organizations
program for 1853.
Theme of the session, which
was held at the Scioto Lodge,
was Building County Farm Bu-
reaus."
Several leaders from the Farm
Bureaus state office in Columbus
took part in the meeting, includ-
ind d. r. Stanfield, director of
organization; c. Maurice Wieting.
director of information; Mrs. Lit
ia K. Robertson, director of Farm
Bureau Women's Activities; Nor
ris Alton, director of public af-
fairs. and Jacob A. Shawan, direc-
tor of member relations.
Attending the meeting from
Madison County were: Mrs. Aut-
tin Harbage, Legislative Repre-
sentative, Madison County Farm
Bureau Women's Committee; Mrs.
Delbert Grouse, Chairman, Madi-
son County Farm Bureau Wo-
mems Committee; Henry Geyer,
President, Madison Farm Bureau
Cooperative, Inc; Charles Wys-
carver, General Manager, Madi-
son Farm Bureau Cooperative.
Inc; and Owen Alderman, Organ
ization Director, Madison County
Farm Bureau.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
City Dump mi T.. IIo',' 4, BE
Open: Here Daily

~ The city dump is open daily ax-
cept Sunday from 8 am. to S pm ,
for dumping refuse by London or
Madison county residents. Hereto
fore the use of the dump has been
restricted to city employees.
City officials stated today that
persons desiring to unload refuse
at hours other than those pre-
scribed, may do SO by making suit
able arrangements with Charles
Young, custodian.
A fee of S1o0 per truck load is
required for the dumping privilege.
Permits for dumping are issued
upon payment of the fee or fees at
the office of the Sanitation Depart
ment on E. First st.
The permits will be issued for
single loads or for a number of
loads over period of months up
to one year.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
Capt. Don White
Gets Assignment

Capt. Donald P. White, until re-
Gently a resident of London, who
has been recalled to service in the
United States Air Force, has been
assigned to the milwaukee Air Reg
ional Office of the Midwestern Air
Materiel Command in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
For the present, Capt. and Mrs.
White and their daughter, Eliza
beth, are residing at the LaSalle
Hotel, Apt. 202, 729 N. 18th Street,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
Willard To Talk
Rotation Plots

DR.. c. j. Willard, Agronomy
Department, O.S.U., will attend
the Annual Farmers Picnic Satur-
day, September 20, to discuss the
rotation, fertilizer plots, weed con-
troll and brush killers with the
group of farmers taking the
agronomy plot tour, according to
John Moore, County Agent.
The program has been planned
for the women on Fall flower
decoration and arrangements, to
be conducted by the Sims Florist
Shop. Recreation for the. young
folk is being planned by COM
mittee.
A short program following
lunch will include group singing
led by Mrs. Myrta Tway, safety
talk by Ruth Cushman, All men,
Der at Rosedale; a demonstration
on rodent control by Jim Fellows
and David Smith, Madison Rural
FLA; a demonstration on build
ing and using a flood gate by
Robert Graham, All club men,
ber at Mt. Sterling.
Prizes for contests for adults
and children will be furnished by
the merchants in Madison County.
The program will start Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock with a soft
ball game between the county
oranges and the Farm Bureau,
followed by a picnic lunch at II
noon. Everyone should take their
own table service. Iced tea and
coffee will be furnished.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
Hebron Plays
At MI. S+erIinq

Hebron High School gridders
play Mt. Sterling High on the
latter's field Friday night. The
Mt. Sterling team will be directed
by Coach Wenger.
The schedule of Mt. Sterling
games follows:
Sept. 19 Holy Rosary, Here
Sept. 26 Frankfort, There
Oct. 3, Bremen, There
Oct. 10, Col. Academy, Here
Oct. II Liberty Union. Here
Oct. "a. Mechanicsburg, There
Oct. 80 University, Here
Nov. 7 West Jefferson, There
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
|. B. Chapman Dies

I. B. Chapman of Columbus,
whose wife was the former Bess
Corbett of London, died in st.
Francis Hospital, Columbus, We'd
nesday.
Funeral services Saturday morn
ing in Immaculate Conception
Church, Columbus. Interment in
st. Joseph's Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12

willing seller establish the true
value of an article, what authority
has the Board of Tax Appeals to
say we shall adopt SO per cent
of that value as a true value in
money? If the board can say so
per cent is the true value, it can
say rs per cent or 100 per cent is
the true value and enforce its de-
crees under the provisions of
House Bill 644.
In effect, this bill takes from
your elected public official (your
county auditory the authority to
assess your real property, an
authority he has had since Ohio
has been a state, and places it in
the hands of three men appointed
by the governor. The authority
to assess real property has been
taken out of the hands of the
people, the taxpayer, those who
support government, and has been
placed in the hands of the govern
ment, or the tax spenders. We are
going backwards, not forward We
are going back to the days when
the king told his subjects how
much taxes they must pay.
I also note in the article in The
Ohio State Journal of Aug. &c,
that the Board of Tax Appeals
further castigates the county audi
tors of the state of Ohio and re-
legates them to a lower moral
status by stating some of them
would like to continue the failure
to discharge their duties indefini-
tely. This allegation is most un-
fair. The Board of Tax Appeals,
by its yardstick of values, re-
CARDS real property as specula-
tive commodity. The county audi
tors, who are elected by the
people, have every right to chal-
lenge such an appraisal of values
Real property in our economy
is f4gt a speculative commodity
] Linked to the labor of man, it is
, the means of producing the stand
ardioofb living of the people, It
produces the. food we eat, the
clothing we wear, and the houses
that shelter us. Heavy Investment
in machinery and Buildings, more
fertilization of the soils, better
cultivation and processing methods
areomow being employed to in
crease these facilities for an ever
expanding population. y, 8
Failure to properly evaluate
the importance of real property
in the living of the people and
penalize it through an erroneous
appraisal of value, can bring un-
warranted hardships to our pro-
ductive enterprise and in turn
to all of the people. Any attempt
to assess the value of real pro-
perty for the purpose of taxation
without taking into consideration
net returns on capitalization, car
be disastrous.
ELTON KILE,
Madison County Member,
Ohio House of Representatives.
Kileville, O.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
NEED PRACTICAL NURSES

Experienced practical nurses are
urgently needed today, according
to Mrs. Margaret Nance, president
of Division IL. Practical Nurses
Association of Ohio, Inc.
Approved schools of practical
nursing are being organized and a
64-hour accredited course in basic
nursing is now available to practi-
cal nurses in any of the nine di-
visions of the association. 81 S.
Fourth ST., Columbus. Division II
includes Madison County.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
Driver Killed In Truck
Crash At MT. Sterlinu
West Jefferson's Rough
Riders Meet Lbs FRIDAY

Coach Keith Lynn's Rough Rid
ers of West Jefferson will invade
the London camp Friday night to
clash with the BowluS-coached
LHS grid squsu at the athletic
field.
The West Jefferson-London High
game is an annual event in local
athletics and never fails to attract
large crowd of enthusiastic fans.
The probable starting line ups
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
National Guard
Conference Set

COLUMBUS, o. (AP) - The
annual Ohio National Guard con-
ference will be held Saturday and
Sunday at Fort Hayes Hotel here.
Resolutions to be presented and
discussed at a National Guard
conference in November will be
drawn UP.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12

I have noticed several articles in
press in the past several weeks
relative to the so-called tax equal
iZation program of the State
Board of Tax Appeals.
In order that the public in gen.
eral, and property owners in part
ocular, might understand the full
import of this program and how
their property rights may be
jeopardized by its operation, a
few facts should be stated.
One article that / read said the
bill was passed by the last Gen.
eral Assembly. House Bill 644
which contained the penalty pro-
visions that make the act effec-
tive, was passed by the Ninety
eighth General Assembly in 1949.
The bill was introduced Feb. Ia
and, without proper consideration
by the Committee on Taxation,
was brought to the floor of the
House on June 16, very late in
the session. Because the author
of the bill introduced two pages
of amendments on that day, fur
ther action was postponed until
June 2I, when the bill was passed
without adequate debate.
The law long has been that the
appraisal of real property in a
county must be approved by the
State Board of Tax Appeals, which
in turn could use persuasive power
in an advisory capacity. Now
House Bill ,644 provides that, il
the county auditor did not bring
his appraisal of the property ir
the county to the level fixed by
the Board of Tax Appeals, ther
the Auditor of State shall be
directed by the Board of Tas
Appeals to withhold from sai6
county so per cent of the fund:
due the county from the state
treasury for schools and loca
government.
read an article in The Ohie
State Journal of Aug. Is, inawhief
the Board of Tax Appeals il
quoted as saying: 9b 70 sl
4 l!'JrNe. There would have been nc
aneed or necessity for the enact
rnent of House Bill 644 1.-THE
equalization program approved, By
the Legislature to bring all asses,
sed valuations in Ohio up to 1
minimum of so per cent of mar
2ket selling price in 1946-48) il
all county auditors had fulfilled
and discharged their duties al
required by law"
This statement is somewhat
misleading. House Bill 644 set uI
no yardsticks of value at so pei
cent of market selling price il
1946-48. That is an arbitrary
yardstick which has no lega
status whatever except in the OPT
MON of the Board of Tax Appeals
Now, since the Constitution pro
vides that real property shall b.
assessed at its true value il
money, and since the Board o
Tax Appeals has elected to make
market value its yardstick, ant
since the courts have repeated.
held that a willing buyer and ;
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
RETURN FROM FISHING
IN TENNESSEE

Marhall Foster, South Main ST
and his brother-in-law, Clarenc
Barck, New Hampshire Avenue
have returned from several days
fishing trip to Douglas Dam, Dal
Ridge, Tennessee.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
SNOW IN HOSPITAL

c. o. Snow, East High Street, is
recovering in Doctors Hospital fol-
lowing an operation Tuesday. He
expects to returne home the lat
ter part of the week.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
REPORTED IMPROVING

Mrs. Richard Coleman, near Se-
dalia, is reported as improving in
Doctors Hospital where she has
been a patient for the last two
weeks. Her room number is 201.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
sEDALIA MERCHANT ILL

Leroy Peck, who operates stores
at Sedalia and Range, is confined
to his home in Sedalia for a few
days, because of illness.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
KiIe Letter Clarifies Stand
0nProperty Tax Reva|uation

ke Madison County Representative the Ohio
House following letter states
Of the State Board of Tax
fully believe
househoIdes this community will be benefited
in reading kies letter thoroughly
Editor,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12
u OUR
"a TOWN
AVIATION

Sipp the other day. Sipp was
an Army flyer back in the
20s and used to do night fly
ing when such a thing was
new. He told me that London
was on the original flight maps
of that period when the first
air beacons were in use in this
country. Mr.. Sipp was a lieu
tenant in those days and knew
such stalwarts as Jimmy Doo-
little and Jack Harding.
Jimmy everyone knows, but
Harding may be remembered
by some as one of the pilots
who flew around the world the
first time. Jack visited at my
home once and was a hero in
every respect especially
to a small boy. He drew the
route on a global map of the
"Round-the World" flight and
signed his name to it. Sipp said
that at that time Wilbur
Wright Field was nothing but
a cow-pasture. Perhaps many
of you remember when there
used to be an air beacon
across from the Prison Farm
well, that was when Lon
don was a point on all official
Army flight maps. Aviation
has come long way since
then!
-AW
It's the law! Never knew till
now that a man can pull farm
wagons with a tractor on a
highway at any time and the
wagons remain wagons. How
ever, if the farmer pulls
wagons with a jeep or a truck
the wagons become traiiers
and must have license plates
on ,em =. else the farmer is
liable to fine. Seems to us that
1t Is a lot safer to pull wagons
with a truck but this involves
gasoline taxes and license
plates /. the law is rather
, odd on this subject.
FATHER ali sPpf3hi .d.e
Here is a little poem which
we relate to you. We think it
a fine and heartfeltsrhyming.
The title 81 simply Jimmy
Johnson's Dad and 1t goes
like this .ysge#k go ~
Jimmy Johnson's daddy is
an awful lot of fun,
He's a peacherino pitcher
and can hit a real home run.
I know my dad could play
as well, =
but when I ask him to,
He's always busy and got
something else to do.
Jimmy Johnson's daddy knows
a lot of dandy games.
And he plays 'em with us
fellers,
And he don't call Jimmy,
James"
I'll bet my dad knows things
that's
fun for fellers too,
But he's always awful busy
and
got something else to do.
Some kids dads seem glad to
have
a chance to play with boys,
And even when they're readin'
they 3A
don't mind a little noise,
I'll bet my dad could beat
'em all,
if he just only knew,
How 1 miss him when he's
busy,
and got something else to do.
poLLYTIcks
Old Haywood Snugg, the
golden throat of Warmers
Corners, says that the trouble
with politicians in general is
that they are all itchin' to get
their hands on something that
they ought to be scratchin'
for!
LAST WORD
People who drink and drive
are merely putting the quart
before the hearse.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-12

ELTON KILE,
Madison County Member,
Ohio House of Representatives.
Kileville, O..
Evening star., 1952-07-13

A family reunion was held at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin T.
Brooks Friday. Those present
included their children, grandchil-
|dren and Observation-Disclosures. Is
lin all. They were their daughter
Mrs. Vera B. Peer: their son. Mr.
Manning M. Brooks Of Cheverly
Md: Mr.. and Mrs. Harold E. Snide
and their son and his family. DR.
|Rollin F. Snide and Mrs. Snide and
their children Alta, Judith and
|Rollin Frank; their daughter June
and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs
Ralston Hooper and their chill
|dren. Dorothy and Charles. from
| Collegedale, Tenn, and another
Evening star., 1952-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Keith Plyler
of Chevy Chase announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Ruth.
to Mr.. James Wall. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Ethan Wall Of Day.
tona Beach, Fla.
Miss Plyler attended Furman
University and the University Of
Florida where she received her
Bachelor Of Arts Degree. Her
fiance is now studying at the
University of Florida.
The wedding will take place in
August.
Evening star., 1952-07-13
Kentucky Visit

Former Representative and Mrs.
Maurice H. Thatcher have re-
turned here from a visit to Louis
vile. their Kentucky home. They
also spent some time in Frank
fort. where they visited Mrs.
Thatcher's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam A. Mason
|and in Mammoth Cave National
Park and Cumberland Falls State
Park.
Evening star., 1952-07-13
FunniIy Reunion Held

daughter Bonnie and her husband
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlyle Meacham ot
Cambridge, Mass. Their other
daughter. Miss Ruth c. Snide from
Fletcher, N. c.. was also present
Also present was Mr.. Brooks
granddaughter, Sergt. Donald E
Sandin. from Yakima, Wash, but
now stationed at Fort Belvoir. Va
Evening star., 1952-07-13
.Hindsnan Photo,

Miss Mary Catherine Snyder
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
B. Snyder Of Arligton, was mar.
ried on July IL to Mr.. Hugh 8
Black III, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Melville w. Stuart, also of Arling.
ton. The ceremony was per.
formed by the Rev. C. Fred VIII
liams at the Clarendon Metho-
dist Church. A reception was
held at the home of the bride.
After a wedding trip to the
Chesapeake Bay area the couple
will reside in Arlington.
Evening star., 1952-07-13

The chapel at Fort Lesley j.
|McNair was the scene Of the July
IL marriage Of Miss Hazel e,
|Schnyder to Capt. John Douglas
|Lbng. u. s. A. DR.. c. Fred Will
|liams Of the Clarendon Methodist
Church performed the ceremony,
after which a reception was held
at the Officers Club. The former
Miss Schnyder is the daughter of
Mrs. Paul Schnyder. jr., Of Ar
|lington. Capt. Long is the son Of
MIR. and Mrs. John B. Long Of
Darlington, KY.
Capt. and Mrs. Long will make
their home In Arlington.
Evening star., 1952-07-13
EoreweU Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rhodes of
Poolesville were entertained at
dinner at the Officers Club in
Bethesda by Mrs. Harriet Griffith
|of Rockville prior to their de-
|parture for Centerville where Mr..
Rhodes has accepted the position
as superintendent Of schools.
Evening star., 1952-07-13


The Church Of the Nativity was
the scene on June % Of the we'd
ding Of Miss Ann Lanahan and
mr.. Joseph Gabriel Haynos. The
Rev. Walter j. Norris performed
the ceremony, with the reception
being held at the Kennedy War.
ren. The bride is the daughter
|of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Sidney
Lanahan and Mr.. Haynes is the
son Of Mrs. Joseph Haynos ana
the late Mr.. Haynes Of Taylor,
Pa. --
After q Southern wedding trip.
the couple will reside In Plain.
field, N. j.
Evening star., 1952-07-13
Here From Ireland

Mr.. and Mrs. Osmond Brown
have as guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mcginnis from County
Down, Northern Ireland, who plan
to return to the old country late
lin August.
Evening star., 1952-07-13

Niece is Guest
DR.. and Mrs. Hugh Grady of
IGaithersburg have had as their
guest this week Mrs. Grady's
niece. Miss Maria Martinez OF
'Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1952-07-13


The Methodist Church at An
nandale. Va. was the scene Of the
July 6 marriage of Miss Emma
Hazel Bristow to Mr.. Alvin B.
Plaugher. The Rev. Esdras Gruver
performed the ceremony after
which a reception was held at the
home of the brides sister. Mrs. A.
j. Watts of Annandale. The for
mer Miss BriStow is the daughter
of Mrs. Emma H. Bristow and the
late Mr.. Edwin Mckinley Bristow
of Vienna. Va. Mr.. Plaugher Is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin l..
Plaugher of Annandale.
After a wedding trip to Hot
Springs, Va, the couple will make
their home in Arlington.
Evening star., 1952-07-13

MISS MaFIe 7. AICSOuIIS.
Miss Marie Thomas Kitsoulis,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Kitsoulis, became the bride on
June 20 Of Mr.. Minelaos Con.
stantine Moutos. son Of Mr.. Con-
|Stantine Moutos and the late Mrs
Moutos of San Angelo, Tex. Sts
Constantine and Helen Greek
Orthodox Church was the scene
|of the ceremony with the Rev
Thomas Daniels of1iciating. A
reception was held in the Chan.
|tilly Room of the Hamilton Hotel
Houston, Tex, will be the
couples future residence.
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KO,,.A,T ;MIRR.an

undersigned Administrator,
At Kodiak, Alaska, or at the
Office of his Attorney, Paul A.
Dupler, at Kodiak, Alaska.
Dated at Kodiak, Alaska,
this 10 day Of March, 1852.
Isl Lee F. Bettinger
Administrator.
First Publication: 3-15-52.
Last Publication :4-5-52.
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NOTICE

The Informal Group Of
Christian Scientists meet for
Sunday services in the main
floor of the Bank Building ev-
cry Sunday at IL am.
Sunday School is held at the
same hour.
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LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES
COMMISSIONERS eek
OFFlCIO PROBATE) COURT
FOR THE TERRITORY OF
ALASKA, KODIAK COM
MISSIONER'S PRECINCT
In the matter of the estate of
HAROLD CASS BETTINGER
Deceased
Notice To Creditors
All concerned are hereby
notified that Lee F. Bettinger
was on January. Is, 1862, ap-
pointed Administrator cum
Testamento Annexo of the
Estate Of Harold Cass Bett-
niger, Deceased.
All persons having claims
against said Estate are here
by required to present the
same, with proper vouchers
and verified according to law,
within six months from the
date of this Notice, to the
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Monday for the states. He did
not indicate when he would
return.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1952-03-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Met Cord
were incoming PIMA passen-
gers this week.
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PAGE 6

Hal Junso, musician en-
ployed at the Montmartre Inn
and Town Club, left Kodiak
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NOTICE.

Game night at the VFW
is now Wednesday and Fri
day nights.