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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
ING. Sterling Captures
The Tournament Title
CHAMPS DEFEAT
MIDAWY $3.50
TO SEIZE TITLE

Mt. Sterling High captured the
Madison county basketball tour
nament title by defeating Mid
way $3.50 on the Mt. Sterling
floor Friday night. The victory
was the third chalked up by Mt.
Sterling over the Midway cagers.
Mt. Sterling gct off to a 1912
first quarter lead while Monday
pulled up to within one basket at
halftime when Mt. Sterling sport
ed slim 1881 margin.
The Madison County champions
ran up a commanding third per-
iod lead as it hit for 10 points
while holding the runners-up to
only four.
Three Mt. Sterling players
were in the double figures with
Joe Brady finishing on top with
16 points. Jim Hastings and Steve
Lewis wound up with IA and IL
respectively. Dick Bogenrife was
high for the losers with II mark
ers.
In a preliminary contest, Mt.
Sterling captured the county Jun
ior high title by defeating Mon
roc, 1926.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
MIDWAY ELIMINATED In
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

Midway High, runners up in the
Madison county basketball tour
nament were quickly eliminated
in the District Class B tourna-
mcnt at Westerville Monday night
by losing to Johnstown the Lick
ing county champions $3.50.
Midway entered the fray with
21-S mark and Johnstown with a
1916.
The contest proved rCuSing
scrap and wasn't settled until The
final minutes of play.
Inability of the Madison coun-
ty players TO stop tie JohGst)wn
center, Norman Prjesst vas the
undoing of the Midway squad.
Priest scored 35 points TO pace his
team to victory Eie dropped the
last bucket with 20 seconds to 90,
and Tom Johnson added another
with se,en seconds ID go.
Dick Bogcnrifc paced Midway
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
Korean Veterans From Countu
Meet Again On The Way Home

February / was big day in
the lives of three Madison Coun-
ty men in the u. S. Army, who
had been buddies in this country,
but had not seen each other in
more than a year in service in
Korea.
First they were grateful to have
come through Bloody Ridge"
"Hcartbreak Ridge" and other of
the conflicts, practically un-
Scathed.
Then there was rejoicing when
they chanced to run into each
other Feb. l at point of en-
barkation in Sasebo, Japan, en-
route to this country.
The three were in a contingent
of more than 4,0O0 veterans on
rotation, who arrived in San
Francisco February Is aboard the
transport Gen. M. c. Meigs.
Sgt. Marvin Puckett, London,
with the Second Infantry Division
and William Stickel, Lilly Chapel,
with the 25th Infantry Division,
left London together October 18,
1850. They were stationed togeth-
CT at Camp Pickett, Virginia and
went from there to Camp Stone
man, California. They were sepa-
rated when they went to Korea.
Pickett is on 80 day furlough
with his mother, Mrs. Hazel
Puckett, 2OO1s West High Street.
Stickel is with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Pearl Stickel, Lilly
Chapel.
Pfc. Emerson E. Peterson, the
third buddy has been with the
10th Corps in Korea for Is
months and in service two years
Sthei first of February.
oia1fe is spending his furlough
with. his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Peterson, Lilly Chapel.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
Red Cross
Driive0pens
March 18th

Chairmen have practically COM
pleted plans for the Madison
County Red Cross Fund Cam
paign starting Monday, March 3,
according to Graham Megaw,
chapter chairman.
Harold S. Welsh, in charge of
township solicitation, co-chairman
with Wallace Nichols for the
campaign, has appointed the fol-
wing workers:
Canaan, Mrs. Edward Hennis;
Deercreek, Miss Dorothy Street;
Darby (Plain City,, Norman Will
cox; Fairfield tBig Plain, Mrs.
Albert Karns; Fairfield, Lilly
Chapel Mrs. Charles Thomas;
West Jefferson corporation, Dale
Porter; Jefferson township, Mrs.
Cecil Forrest and Mrs. ASH Bid
we'll; Monroe, Mrs. Harold Fisher;
Oak Run, Mrs. Matthew Rea;
Paint, Mrs. w. A. Scsslar and
Mrs. Raymond Leach; Pleasant
MT Sterling) Mrs. Freeman
Mooney; Pleasant township, Mrs.
Spencer Reno; Range East, Mrs.
Betty Lugenbcel; Range West
Mrs. Chester Kclso; Summerford,
Mrs. Harry Moore; Stokes (South
Solon), Mrs. Keith Rowand;
Stokes township, Mrs Josephine
Fast; Union, Mrs. Rodney Ply
nell; Pike, Mrs. Marie Lippen-
colt; London Prison Farm, Mrs.
Conklin Jackson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
One DIES; TWO
OTHERS HURT
IN COLLISION

One man was fatally injured
and two other persons are in SER
ious condition in University Hos
pital as the result of two-car
collision at the intersection of
Routes 161 and 33 six miles cast
of Plain City at 1920 am. Fri
day, State Highway Patrol N. G..
McClurg Of London reported.
Fatally injured was John c.
Hookway, 101 N. Church ST., New
Carlisle, Ohio He died in Univer-
sity Hospital at 2 pm. Saturday.
Seriously injured with possible
skull fractures, bruises, abrasions
and decorations are Mr.. and Mrs.
Virgil Mag of Columbus Grove,
Route g. They are being treated
in University Hospital.
Also in the accident, but not
seriously injured, according to the
Patrolmap, were Mr.. Maag's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Mag of
Ottowa, Ohio, who were riding in
the rear seat of the car.
The Mag car was travelling
south on Route 33 and the Hook
way car east on Route 161 when
the crash occurred at the intersec-
tion
The Ferguson ambulance from
Plain City and the Lee ambulance
from Marysville removed the ac-
cident victims to the hospital.
Patrolman McCslrg. who invest
igated the crash, said there is a
large stop sign at the intersection
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Mag, the Pa
trolman, said, were apparently
suffering mostly from shock.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
FOUR ESCAPE STORE FIRE
BY LEAPINC FROM WINDOW
FIRE DESTROYS
GENERAL STORE
AT R0SEDALE

Four persons escaped the
flames of a burning store build
ing in Rosedale Pike Township
Madison County, Sunday, by leap
ing from a second story window
in living quarters above the store.
All suffered burns but were re-
ported in good condition at Urba-
M Hospital Sunday night,
Three men made 12-foot jumps
from the window after a 10-year-
old boy had been dropped to safe
ty.
In the hospital were Eugene
Smith, 40, owner of the Rosedale
general store and his son, Charles
Lee; and two friends of Mr..
Smith, Don Gilbert, %, and
Charles Regner, 19, both of Pf7f-
lips, Wisconsin.
Gilbert, it was reported. also
suffered a badly cut arm and the
boy sustained head injuries.
Mrs Lavada Smith, wife of the
store owner, escaped from the
building through a back window.
She rolled off the roof of one
story frame addition to tho build
ing and fell to the ground.
Origin of the fire, which gut
ted the general store, was under
termined according to Fire Chief
Robert Venrick of Mechanic
burg.
Fircmcn from Mechanicsburg,
the London Prison Farm, Milford
Center and Plain City, fought tho
fire. Only the walls and part OF
the roof remained standing.
Mrs. Smith, it was reported.
said she smcllcd smoke about
2 am. Sunday In arousing the
household, n door was opened
and the draft sent smoke and
flames into the upper rooms.
In escaping from the second
story the men 17oke out win
dow. Mr.. Smith then dropped his
son to safety
Mrs, Smith, who drove the in
jured to the hospital, estimated
damage TO the store furnishings
and equipment around $4,000
partially covered by insurance.
The Smiths came to Rosedale
from Lacrosse, Wise. about five
years ago. Their general store
was on the villages main street
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
Former Minister
Here Dies Friday

Word was received here Sun,
day of the death Friday of the
Rev. Carl II. White, former Pas
tor of the London Presbyterian
Church, at his home in Lakeland,
Florida.
Rev. White died after a long
illness. After leaving London 30
years ago, he held pastorates in
Yellow Springs and Pennsylvania
before going to Florida, retiring
from active service in the church
there several years ago.
Surviving are his wife; NC
son Robert Of Columbus; two
daughters who are married and
live in Milwaukee and a Third
daughter, Miss Ruth White, now
in Japan.
Funeral and interment l.. Lake
land Tuesday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
Clarence Bishop
Funeral Monday

Funeral services for Clarence
A. Bishop, So, of Springfield f.
D. No. 2, northwest of London,
who died suddenly Friday. were
in Springfield Monday Afternoon.
Intermcnt in Ferncliff Ccnnctery
Springfield.
Mr.. Bishop. who was the father
in-laW of Mrs. Harold Bishop
the former Doris Farley. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Farley
northwest Of London, was taken
suddenly i'll at his home at $50
Friday evening, and died 10
minutes after being received in
the emergency room of Mcrcy
Hospital, Springfield "a
He had been engaged in farm
ing in Clark county nearly a u
his life and was a member OF
the Reformed Church of North
Hampton. He was born in Cham
paign county the son of Charles
and Clara Weaver Bishop.
Surviving are his widow Mar
garct NJ; three sons, Harold OF
Springfield. Willis of Urbana and
Merlin of Springfield r. d. No. q
three brothers, Roy Bishop of
Urbana, Henry Of Doflnelsvillc
end Samuel of Richmond, Ind;
one sister, Mrs. Mary Eta Cartcc
of DonnclsVille. q %
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
Eagles To Send
Glass To Dayton
For Conference

London Aerie of Eagles has
completed plans 70 take large
delegation of members and a
class of candidates to Dayton for
the two-day Zone Welfare Con-
ference of the Order. March 20.
and 80, Worthy President Is. &.
Hill said today.
London Aeric will send five
official delegates and large
rumber of other members of the
Aerie are planning to attend the
conference, Worthy President K.
G. Hill said. A class of candidates
of the local Aeric is to be taken
10 Dayton Sunday for the mass
imitation.
Several hundred members of
the Ladies Auxiliary Of the Eagles
in the zone will have their own
conference in the host city.
A mass initiation of all the cam
didates i'm the zone will be held
at the host Aerie with the best
degree team in the entire zone
cxcmplifying he ritual The can
didatcS will be entertained by a
crack drill team.
State and Grand Aerie Officers
will attend and speak during the
Convention.
The Host Aerie has planned
special entertainment for the visi-
tors both Saturday and Sunday
night, Worthy President K. G.
Hill said
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
REDS REJECT
PROPOSAL TO
OMIT RUSSIA

MUNSAN, KOREA. Feb. 90
P,-Communists today cate
gorically rejected an allied pro-
posal that would ban Russian
supervision of a Korean truce.
The allies had proposed four
neutral nations police the truce
instead of six. This would cut
Norway off the United Nations
list and Russia off the Red nom-
nations.
we cannot consider it," said
Chinese Col. Pu Shan.
Staff officers also remained
deadlocked on the number of
ports of entry each side should be
allowed during truce. The allies
now propose six, the Communists
five.
Another group of staff officers
devoted their entire session to
minor differences in phraseology
on arrangements for exchanging
prisoners of war.
AS truce talks adjourned until
Wednesday, each side accused the
other of stailing.
The U. NJ command made its
compromise proposal on neutral
supervisors Monday in an effort
TO get around the newest road
block toward ending the blood
shed in Korea.
1t would limit supervising ma
tions to Sweden, Switzerland, and
Communist Poland and Czccho-
slovakia This would get rid of the
Russian problem.
THE point is not the number
of members of the neutral nations
supervisory commission, Col. Pu
Shan said, but it is the question
that one side cannot give reasons
for objecting to the nominations
of the other side"
What he meant was that the
Communists could name any ma
tion they wanted to the commits
sion, so long as it was not active
ly fighting in Korea, and the
u. N. had nothing to say about it.
The allies have told the Reds
the nominations of each side are
subject to approval by the other;
and that Soviet Russia is not ac-
ceptablc because of past partiei-
patton in Korea. The Red K"resa
Army is trained, advised and supi
piled by Russia.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
LATE News BRIEFS
BY Associated Press

LONDON 26-Prime
old labor succeeded
Britain but failed TO inform parliament about the DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, FEB 26The Navy reported today II
wounded aboard Shelton
The destroyer then off the northeast of
direct shells directly
of the direct hits
water line, causing to partly flooded.
WELLINGTON NJ e. FEB 26Prme Minister Sidney Holland
Elizabeth u will in April, May of 1883
REGINA SASk 26-Canadian
livestock infected with dreaded Canada
drastic action billion dollar industry
outbreak of the maady southern The United
which mouth Injection from
Immediately
northern border.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
March TAX CALENDAR

MAR. 15-Federal o. A. B.
and Income Tax Withholding
Combined Return: Employers
who withheld more than $4,000
during February from salary or
wages are to pay amounts with
held to authorized depository.
tForm $50 Federal Depositary
Receipt.
MAR. 15-Federal Income Tax
Corporations: Calendar year end
cd December 81, 1851; annual re-
turn and 35es installment TO
Collector of Internal Revenue.
Fourth 20lt instailment Fis-
cal year ended March 81, 1851.
MAR. 15-Federal Income Tax
individuals: Fourth quarterly
installment and last day to file
amended declaration of estimated
individual income tax for tax
payers on fiscal year ended Feb
ruary %, 1852
Third quarterly installment for
fiscal year ended June 80, 1852;
Second quarterly installment for
fiscal year ended Sept. 80 1852;
first quarterly installment Calen-
dar year ended Dec. 81, 1852.
Annual return on Form 1040
and adjustment of estimated tax
to actual for calendar year ended
December 81, 1851.
Annual declaration of estimated
income tax on Form 1010-ES for
calendar year ended December
81, 1852 200
9 MAR. i!15 IF federal Income Tax
Withholding: Annual informa-
ton return due from withholding
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
DRAWINGS PIT LONDON
AGAINST CARDINGT0N
BY he jerks

The drawings for the Class B
Tournament at Otterbein Gym
Westerville, which took place
Sunday, pitted London against
Cardington Tuesday at $50.
Cardington, the Morrow County
champs, has a 20-3 record which
was helped a lot by the high
shooting of Kelly, the center
In the upper bracket with Lon
don, and also playing Tuesday,
are Reynoldsburg and Hebron
t5:15) and Marysvillc and New
Bloomington (7:45). The seeded
teams in both brackets are Marys-
vile and Bremen tupper) and
Elm Valley and Marion ST. Marys
QoWer).
Two Madison county teams
were to compete in this same
tournament.
Midway opened the play at 6:3C
Monday evening against Johns
town and lost $3.50.
The Madison County Tourna-
ment champs, Mt. Sterling, goes
against Elm Valley (20-2)
Wednesday night q 900 pm.
Tourney Schedule
Tuesday Night
5:15-Hebron (16-4) v. Reyn-
oldsburg (2o-2N
6:3o-cardinston {2o-3) v. Lon
don (12-6).
7:45-Marysvilic (15-4) v. New
Bloomington (16-5).
s:o0-Pickaway Township rs,
81 V. Berlin (18-6).
Wednesday Night
6:3o-Libcrty Union (16-2) v
Hartford $3.50.
7:45-C n te rburg (t3-6) v
Northwestern (f5-6).
9:oo-EIrn Valley (2o-2) v. Mt
Sterling (to-10).
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
ALL COUNTY TEAM SELECTED
BY ATHLETIC committee

son and r. c. Fox, of Plain City,
members of the Athletic commit
tee, expressed themselves as
highly pleased with the commen-
dation that has been them on con-
duct of the tournament and ex-
pressed their appreciation for fine
patronage and cooperation of the
schools and public.
The coaches will meet with the
executive heads of the county
system at their annual meeting
for a post-tournamcnt session
Wednesday, March 5 at Fettrow's.
The complete financial report is
expected to be ready for the
meeting.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26

The all-county basketball team
has been announced by the Cou1-
ty Athletic Committee, following
voting by schools of the county
system.
FoRWARDS-Taylor, Plain
City; Bogenrife of Midway,
Tedrick of Plain City and r.
Sullivan, Monroe, tied.
CENTER-Clark Of Madi-
son Local and Brady OF Mt.
Sterling.
GUARDS - kpisely, South
Solon; Dillon, Monroe and
Barton of Fairfield.
Stephen Lewis, Mt. Sterling
chairman, Dale Porter of Jeffer.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
SURGERY PATIENT

Dickie Johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Johnson, 159 Wash
ington Avenue, underwent an ope-
ration for appendicitis at Child
ren's Hospital, Columbus, Friday,
February %. His room number is
II
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
Ballenqer To Be
F. O. {. Speaker

Ray Ballcnger. of London,
president of the Ohio State Acrie,
FOE, will be the principal speak
or at the 46th anniversary ban
uuet of Paint Aeric 1926. i'm Nc
Claim Cafeteria Greenfield, the
evening of Friday Feb. %
Robert J. Smith, attorney, will
be POSTMASTER.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
TO Butte
BLESSED ASHES

Blessed Ashes will be distribut-
ed at the morning mass and the
evening devotions Wednesday,
the opening of the Lenten season
at SITS. Simon and Jude's Church.
Devotions will be conducted at
the church at 7:30 each Sunday
evening during Lent.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
[ LEAVES HOSPITAL

M. s. Neville returned Satur-
day to his home on East Fifth
Street from Mt. Carmel Hospital
Mr.. Neville had been in the hos
pital for tho last ten days for
treatment for hip ailment.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
i OUR
"a lfK6SWN


money that l saved and l
hope I can keep it always.
Also ! want to tell you the
reason I changed jobs was
because l got a bigger paper
route. Also / thought ] needed
to do collecting 10 help me
learn to manage my own busi-
ness in the future. Again l
want to thank you and Mr..
Conway for giving me my
first job and l liked working
for you very much. Your
friend, Goefrey Chcsbrough."
From a friend out in the
West comes this little gem
and We quote:
POET LAUREATE - Look
what U. S. District Attorney
Charles Vigil plucked out Of
BOX 606." Dems and Repub-
licans alike arc demanding
extra copies Of this anony-
nous tip!
One little bureaucrat,
Lacking much TO do,
Called for aid in doing il,
Then there were two.
Two little bureaucratS,
Paid by you and me,
Must, of course, be super
viscd,
Then there were three.
Three little bureaucrats,
Red-tapcd more and moro,
Had TO be "rcorganized,"
Then there were four.
-Four little bureaucrats,
Then came a drive
AIMED at economy.
Then there were five.
Five little bureaucratS,
Wordy and prolix,
Needed an interpreter,
Then there were six.
Six little bureaucrats,
Rising like lcaven
In a mess of federal dough,
Then there were seven.
Seven little bureaucratS:
Chief one sought rate,
Higher pay and precedence,
Then there were eight.
Eight little bureaucrats
Slightly out Of line
Had to be "co-ordinated,"
Then there were nine.
Nine little burcaucratS
In jam again
Got legal counselor
Then there were ten.
Ten little bureaucrats
Riding US civilians
And auolng up
And adding up until
They number millions.
ARMY
Liked the way one CT put
it when asked if he liked the
Army :. Sure, like the
ARMY" he said. Where else
can I retire when I'm 37?"
Old Haywood Snugg, the
backWoods Duncan Hines,
says that he went into a
greasy spoon restaurant
t'other day and ordered
"PORTERHORSE' steak!
Says that he wasn't satisfied
and that evidently they gave
him a bum steer!
rElEvISfoN
Probably the oddcst thing
about television is that the
more CORY and crime ridden
the program, the better the
children like it. We saw one
the other night about a fellow
who delighted in shrinking
heads of his victims. We pre-
sumo that all the children
who watched it were as quiet
as delighted mice.
-AST WORD
A wise woman makes her
husband feel that he's the
head of the house when he's
only chairman Of the enter
tainment committee.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26

Referee Wriglcy, Umpire Co.
der.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26

Referee, McClain.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-26
We a+her

Fair over north. increasing
cloudiness south portion.
High Ground 40 today.
PorfIy cloudy over north.
and rother cloudy south por-
tion tonight and Wednesday
with some ehonee Of snow
in southeast portion. Low
tonight rs 70 2S.
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-04
Million Reasons for Safe and Careful
 Automobile Driving

Every motOriSt has real req son for careful and safe driving right noW--for during the last week in December the onc-mil- lionth traffic fatality occurred.
 The majority os traffic ac- cidents." the National Automo- bile Dealers Association points C;.., arc the result of an error committed by one or more of the drivers invo!Vei. These CT TOTS gre usually the product of carelessnCss and Ignorance.
 This n-poi0t program, says N..N D \. ".e .oIrNcd by every motorist, will at least push back the date when this millionth vic tim will make headlines.
 L. Don't drive So fast that your stopping distance exceeds your a....s distance, or that you risN losing control of your car-
 :. Use your r>ar-VieW mirror and .znal your intentions, be fore moving cut of the lane in which you are driving.
 5. Pass only on the left side ot 1th vehicles when oVcrtaklng them.
 i. Give the pedestrian the right-oI-Way.
 5. Make it a point to turn your head before backing up.
 6, Don't follow t q driV ' ahead too closely. You r1ou.d aJ- low a distance O. at leasl one car-length between you for every tn miles per our Of 4peed,
 7. Drive on -lSht s->.~ ot the road
 6. Slow down and look both ways at traffic lights - even green ones.
 9, Be careful that no train is coming when crossing railroad tracks.
 10. Keep your car in the best operating condition at ali times. Take it 10 your dealer for peri odic inspections.
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-04
Aviu+ion Sufe+v Discussions
D. M. Gretzer
Arctic Survival and Precautions
 (Continued)
The Office of Aviation Safety

The winter of 1947-48 was an unusually severe one all over Alaska. During this period, the frosty finger of fate pointed out not less than five peOpls for the Reaper Harvest None of these was involved in airplaneS.
 One man left his camp for few feet in blowing snoW, and could not find it again. Another man got his Jeep stuck in SnOW-drift on an airport. He was lightly dreSs-d and never made the halI-m.Ie to his quarters: he froze to death about halfway there.
 A woman, living in a fair sized town, took q short cut through the woods and got lost in a sudden snow squall. Her body was found a few feet from the highway.
 A trapper's cabin caught fire while he was asleep. He escaped with nothing but his underwear. The nearest help was seven miles away. He managed to walk half mile before he succumbed to seventy below zero.
 Proper Dress Essential
 Incidents such as these fore. attention to the fact that what person wears is matter of life and death; and that what is satiS- factory for the moment may well be fatally unsatisfactory few minutes later, even when nor mally within sight of shelter
 For this reason, occupants of any aircraft, and most particu- larly of single-engine airplanes, must have proper clothing for the most severe conditions to be expected. Pilots must be person ally responsible for the adequa- cy of their passengers equip ment. The necessity for proper equipment applies to any flia aAt extending farther than gliding distance from tle tai;c-1N point.