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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15

1e2z-TwENTY.FIvE YEARS Aeo-1s27

1e27-TWENTY-FIvE YEARS AGo-1s27
Madison fishermen catch 80 Rock Bass in
taken IN county
FEB 8ICharles Wilson, year old son of Will
son, Township dies of diphheria. .
FEB 9London Maons highly spended work of
degree meeting Capital City Lodge r. A. NJ Co.
FEB 9-PTA at B. School, jefferson Township has
debate Should Hold Public Office,
Beahard &C. Mt Sterling constable ana soe-
of
assaulted home in Mt Sterling ,
Chandler prominent London resident
FEB 1-Rosalyn II months old daughter Mr. and
Mrs ] Madden London, ceebral meningitis
1-Edgar Paun Pauln Motor Sales London cancels con-
tract Ford . a :. ..-
hands receiver property sold Walter Engard appointed
RECEIVER CT. e,.s :, ,,a; r. l- r ,+ i in
Owners Association Petition states
fixed by county budget commission not based on 1875
Valu 1925
Corn Implement Show at c. c. Hewitt
store, Sedaia, draws large crowd. ..
Light Company working to improve
FEB Buehe boadasts from Station
WAIU Columbus Miss Mary Welsh London pianist accompan
1s42-TEN YEAR3 AGo-1s42 .....
make for kindergarten in London schools
FEB 8-ondon Library total of o. books in
FEB e-sale of crops equipment of D. T & Rail
South Charleston 2o8o acres recently sofa 10 osei
~ Rationng Of new autos to eligible February
ding to He'll, county tire coordnator
FEB 1O-Sale o Jaycee Charity Newspaper nets S575
FEB pupils 1915 Defense Stamps and Bonds
accepts government position in Washington d. G. r..
FEB 12Jusice Of Peace Converse Newport h0n0reo i0r
FEB 13-ock wedding given at Rosedae reported haha sue
r r
G. Harsh and Eighth District Food For Freedom
campaign in Washington c. H. 49,. ~,
London graduate of Miersburg Military Institute Kentucky enters
regular Army.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15
japanese Foods

Continued from page one
floor and they wore white getas
on their feet. They wore a white
scarf around their waist and all
bundled up in the back. They got
some of us UP and | danced with
bunch of the others. You don't
use any partners just all got in
line and dance around the room.
1t was quite silly but fun.
These houses are heated with
habachis. They are earthern pots
that are full of sand and have
charcoal burning in them. They
also use these pots to cook in
They set them on the table and
put pans on them.
In the pans they started putting
meat and a type of onions, sea
weed, chinese cabbage, fish
squares, some kind of gristley like
stuff that looked like clear
colored noodles and a bunch of
other stuff. Over all Of this they
poured soy sauce and let it cook
After it had cooked for a while
they took some of it out into in
dividual cups and l got my chop
sticks and started eating.
They brought us a fork but l
decided to be. real oriental and
use the chop sticks. l had very
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15
sELF-lNTEREsT TlNeED WITH PATRIOTISM

The wage controversy which has been burning hoty in the
steel industry OF the utmost importance because OF its
4enfa influence the whole waqeprice nfationary spiral
The union argues that the of the costofv
inq entities the workers to increase in wages But
the union conveniently oveoos the fact that increases
are wha sends that index shooting up-and that the ecala
Tor carried long enough the inevitable result will be
runaway naon The Richmond Times Dispatch has observed
have been working the idea that wages
be raised without RAISING AS has been said ad
rebuaI wages the principal codeerminine factor in
any industry and in the materials used by that industry.
Certainly, union labor has much to lose from initiation
any other group What good boost the follow
Jump the Of living absobs it and more? Worse yet
initiation the scabe destroyer of savings life insurance
policies bonds retirement pensions and other such
economic projections for the individual What counts is not
the fo+a amount Of The green stuff in the pay enveopet
what The green stuff will buy in the way Of goods and services
The Times Dispatch said further IF the union steeworkers
because Of enlightened self interest need with patriotism
held the line to withdraw demands for
boost Of their already high sructue-a great victory
would be the fight against infIaonay threat that
is even more feared than the atomic bomb No
able man can say that is not frue
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15
COURT NEWS
WILL PROBATED

WILL PRoBATED
Eli E. Beachy, late of Darby
township, in his will probated in
Madison county, left his entire
estate, real and personal TO his
wife, Mary Ann Beachy. The wife
was also named executrix of the
estate TO serve without bond.
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments have been made
in the following estates in probate
court: Bertha Black, administra-
trix of the estate of Lawrence G.
Black, late of South Solon under
bond of $1,000; Paul r. Ham,
mond, administrator of estate of
Lora Y. Hammond, late of Lon
don, bond $4,000; Marvin l..
Snyder, administrator of Eliza
Snyder. late of London, bond
$4,000; John w. Junk, admins
traitor of estate OF Laura f.
Young, late of Pleasant township,
bond $4,000; Anna Warren, ad-
ministratrix of estate of Albert
Warren. late of Paint township,
bond $500.
ACCOUNT FILED
First, final and distrlbutive ac-
count of John Mooney and Mary
Elizabeth Mooney executors of the
estate of Owen F. Mooney, has
been allowed and confirmed
LICENSE ASKED
Walter Haverkamp, Indianapo-
lis, and Marguerite Hillman,
teacher, London.
DIVORCES ASKED
Robert D. Groves VS.. Ella
Groves.
Shirley loops, a minor II years
of age by Dora Green her mother
and next friend VS.. Ralph G.
loops.
Ethel Moore VS.. Paul E. Moore.
Blanche f. Payne, an infant by
Lester Tatman, her next friend,
VS.. Oscar Payne.
DIVORCE GRANTED
Gerald ID. Straley VS. Patricia
A. Straley.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
James Crandall Jarvis and
Edith Geraldine Jarvis to Leoni-
das M. johnson and Grace l.,
Johnson, 24056 acres in five tracts
in Fairfield township.
Wenner A. Rotkin to Atlee
Mullet and Bertha Mullett lot l
in Wenner A. Botkin addition vii
lage of Plain City.
join Chooman and Gertrude A.
Chocman = Mac lzukens. proper
ty West Fourt.l Street. London.
Carrie Ackerman Miller ct al
to stephen f. Smith tract in Sum
merford township.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15
The World Today

WASHINGTON,-P-For 165
years the voters have been in a
long and not very energetic strug-
gle to get a word in edgeWise IN
picking a president. This election
year is a good time to see why.
The 55 men who met in Phila-
delphia in 1887 to make the con-
stitution saw to it the people
couldn't vote directly for the pre-
sident. We still don't. We have to
vote for electors who vote for the
president.
We can't even choose the cam
didateS. The professional politl-
clans see to that. They do it for
us as they will once again at the
Republican and Democratic ma
tional conventions in Chicago this
summer.
Those 55 conservatives of 1877
agreed with George Mason OF
Virginia who thought 1T were as
unatural to refer the choice of a
proper character for their chief
magistrate to the people as it
would be to refer a trial of color
to a blind man."
THE only point uney conceded
was in letting us vote directly
for the members of the House of
Representatives. Until the con-
stitutional amendment of 1913 we
couldn's vote for senators. The
state legislatures picked them.
And the 55 men worked out a
lan-it's in Article Two, Section
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15

he does something he'll be in
vestigated, whatever it is. Every
bodys in his mouse hole-wait-
ing"
Well, / didc't get to see the
president. One Of his hired hands
apologizad, and said: Hes busy
right now reading book some
body sent him called How to
Live on a Small Income in Flor
ida"
But I'll tell you, Trellis Mae,
the President IS the only relaxed
man in town. He's having more
tun than a circus, because he's
the only man here who knows
for sure what he's going to do
and hasn't said what it is.
The Democrats all say, "of
course he's going to run" And
the Republicans all say Il just
wish he'd run again-or do /?
Nobody can rear back and pass
4 second miracle-or can he?"
From my window I can see
the Washington monument, stand
iag clear and bare and simple in
The moonlight. That is the way
life used to be here. But now it
is more like the capital building,
covered with complicated fret
work and full of many rooms.
Washington is like big sea.
The politicians come and make
"a few waves in their time, then
leave But the real currents run
too deep for us on the surface
to know.
Anyway, I'm coming home, be-
fore they start investigating my
investigation. 1t is all too much
fer
Your Loving Husband
Wilbur
P.S. Tell the boss | have re-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15
One Point Wins

Referee: Wrigley. Umpire: Cod

Midway and Solon Win
Midway and South Solon en-
erged the winners in the losers
bracket games of the county bas-
kctball tourney at Mt. Sterling
Tuesday night.
Canaan was defeated by Mid
way and ousted from the double
elimination tournament by a Cd
"a score while South Solon bested
Madison Rural 64-57.
Dick Bogenrife tailed seven
times from the foul line and sank
seven buckets to rack up 21
points for Midway. Wilson paced
the losers with % points.
The South Solon-Madison game
was a nip and tuck affair until
the wind-up. The contestants were
tied PAPA at the half. Scion ac-
quared a lead in the third and
stayed out in front.
Dick Clark accounted for 27
points and Dorsey 81 for the los
ers while Knisely, Greer and
Duval made Is, IL and 10 for
Co1n,,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15
Average Citizen Calls
Of His Investigation

to Washington except to look for
a job, and nobody leaves unless
he is disappointed. They just
don't believe anybody works out
side the government by choice.
You almost became a widow
yesterday. l was passing a
government office building be-
fore dusk. The doors opened, and
a mob of people rushed out and
ran over me. 1 jumped up and
yelled to a fellow:
There must've been an eX-
plosion in there. Come on. Let's
so in, and help bring out the
wounded"
There's nothing wrong" he
said. IT'S just quitting time"
1 fell in step with him, and
he said:
You know a lot of folks have
got the wrong idea about us
government employees. They think
we're all loafers. But we work
as hard as anybody. wish some
IF them that criticize us just
had my job"
Then he paused in alarm, and
said:
What am I saying? l don't
mean that"
] decided / ought to pay my
respects to president Truman be-
fore getting out of town. On
the way over l told the taxi
driver 7 felt pretty blue because
! really hadn't been able to find
out what is going on in Wash
'ngtOn.
He cheered me up by saying:
They ain't nothing to find out
because they amt nothing going
on, now, Bud. Nobody is doing
anything, because he knows if
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15

little trouble with them. This
stuff was really good and it is
called skiaki 1t is really high
class eating among the Japanese.
/ didn't care much for the fish
squares but most of the other
stuff was good and the meat was
very good and quite we'll Favored
They didn't expect us 10 eat all
of that first stuff they gave us
but it was just to show us the
best possible meal the japanese
can prepare. | ate four cups of
this stuff and finally was filled
1t was all completely cooked right
there in front of US. For desert
we had plate that had two pieces
of apple a great big strawberry
and a slice of cantaloupe. That
cantaloupe was the best l had
ever eaten.
1t was very sweet and it would
not have tasted right with salt or
pepper on it. Burton, kasdorf and
/ entertained with a couple of
Burtons and Kasdorf songs. The
bankers seemed to get a big kick
out of it. 1t is very unusual hav-
ing party with people you can't
even talk to- We were all given
gift that was a mask that was
used in ancient times in the plays.
Instead of changing expressions
they changed masks. We finally
got ready to go home and got our
shoes and started to leave. The
bankers had another car there so
that we wouldn't be crowded on
our way to camp. 1t was still
raining SO we were ushered to the
car under an umbrella. Another
thing about the rooms in a Japan
ese house. They are all really
sliding doors and you can leave
from any side you want to. 1t
seems real funny to have people
coming in and going out from all
sides.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15

Wayne r. Clelland and Flora
E. Clelland TO Triangle Recrea-
tion Club, corporation, Lot 5 in
Cowling's addition city of Lon
don.
George +. Black and Martha K.
Black to William l.. Kennedy
92.66 acres in Paint township.
William L. Kennedy TO George
+. Black and Martha r. Black
92.66 acres in Paint township.
Addie L. Foreman to Alva w.
Riley and Irma r. Riley 1870
acres in Somerford township.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15


it was expected, would let con-
gress itself pick the presidnet 19
times out of 20. Each state would
select a group of electors who'd
vote for a president.
If the electors in each state
voted for 'favorite sons" as it
was thought they would, any one
candidate would have a time get
ting a majority of the electoral
vote. And when no one did, the
House of representative would
choose the president from among
the top runners.
Actually it worked out that
way only twice: in 1900 the house
chose Thomas Jefferson over
Aaron Burr when both tied in
electoral votes; and in 1924 the
house named John Quincy Adams
over Andrew Jackson when
neither got an electoral majority.
But on the important question
who'd elect the electors, and
how? the 55 constitution
makers left that up to each state
legislature to decide. In those
earliest days, when one-seventh
of the adult males had the right
to vote, a few legislatures let
the people vote for electors. The
rest of the legislatures kept the
right to themselves.
Eventually-but it wasn't until
Civil War Days, and the South
Carolina legislature was last to
yield-all the legislatures let the
people vote for electors. This
change came as more people
voted and the big political parties
emerged.
There had been no parties as
VIC know them up through Wash
ington's first two terms. The
parties finally took over the
naming of electors for whom the
mass of the people could vote on
election day. So now the electors
of the party getting the biggest
vote in each state vote for that
party's presidential candidate.
This would seem to mean the
electors have become mere rub
Der stamps, which they are most
of the time, and harmless parts
of an old-fashioned election sys-
tenn which we have been too lazy
to change. 1t isn't quite true.
Under the constitution the num-
ber of electors in each state is
limited to its total number of
senators and representatives in
congress. SO it's possible, be-
cause the population of some
states is greater than in others,
for a candidate to get greater
popular vote (total vote for cleo
tors) than the man who wins the
election because he got more
cleCtOTdl NOleS.
It's happened and could happen
again. In 1888 the popular vote
for Grover Cleveland was 5,540,
329 to 5, 439,825 for Benjamin
Harrison who won the presidency
because he got 233 electoral votes
TO 168 for Cleveland.
And, although the electors al
most always vote for their win
ming party's candidate, there's no
law, except in a few states, which
says they have to. So far we
haven't shown enough energy to
change this ridiculous and out
dated system which some time
may let little group of electors,
chosen by the people, vote cont
rary to the peoples choice for
president.
To abolish this system would
be a slow, tedious process, re-
quiring a constitutional amend
ment There's been talk of it.
But no action.
It's not an issue this year. In
1852 more attention is being
given another question: how to
strip the political bosses of some
of their control over choosing
candidates and let
ting the people express SO c
preference
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15

would probably have to go out
on the highway and hitch a ride
home.
"A lot of our visitors leave
'hat way" he said, checrfully.
Come back after the November
election. They alway button up
here a little before election"
Now that was a typical re-
mark. They figure nobody comes
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15
Nv Hal Bowie

BY Hal Boyle
WASHINGTON --lP'-- Wilbur
Feeble, Americans most average
citizen. today suddenly called off
his one-man investigation Of the
Federal Government.
He tells why in this final let
ter to his wife, TrelliS Mae:
Dearest Honey,
Well, ! give up!
/ came here as a patriotic duty,
trying to find out what really
is going on in the national capi-
tai. But it is simply too much
for one mind, no matter how
gIfted. You have to be a paper
clip to really set the feel Of
Washington.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15

And I'm worn
out from head
TO foot. My
arches are flat
from walking on
mar ble floors all
d a y, and I'm
suffering from
Martini arthri-
It's, a common
among
the cocktail cir
cult riders here.
A ] S o. | m
broke. I told the
n Otel clerk I
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15

Referee: Mechlin; m p r e:
Hickman.
CSee other tournament results on
Sports Page.)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-15

covered from my virus infection,
and I'll be back at work tomor-
low.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-15
BUSINESS WOMEN TO MEET
Delegates to Give Report of Della
ware Federation Convention

The Smyrna-Clayton Business
and Professional Women's Club
will meet Monday, May 19 at $50
pm. The delegates will give a re-
port of the Delaware Federation
convention which will be held May
1918. Delegates are Mrs. Ger
trude S. Scout, Miss T. Ann Scout,
Miss Bess Matthews; alternate:
Mrs. Laura Myers. Mrs. Helen
Deakyne, Miss Ruth Ellen Reihm,
and Mrs. June C. Anthony, men,
bers of the state board, will also at
tend. The following members Of
the local club attended the anni-
versary dinner of the Mid-County
Club of Middletown, held at Shaef-
fer's Restaurant, Chesapeake City,
Md: Mrs. Helen Goldsborough,
Mrs. Elsie Hill, Mrs. Laura Myers,
Mrs. Helen Deakyne, Miss Bess
Matthews, Miss Ruth Ellen Reihm,
Mis- Ruth Jones, and Mrs. June An
thony.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-15
sOFTBALL SCHEDULE

The schedule of Softball games
for the League play is as follows;
Tuesday Visiting Home
June 3-Belber Ennis & Deakyne
Wilson v Clayton
June 10 -Belber Wilson
Clayton v Ennis & Deakyne
June 17-Ennis & Deakyne Clytn
Wilson Belber
June -Belber Ennis & Dekyne
Wilson v Clayton
July 1-Belber v Wilson
Clayton v Ennis & Deakyne
July 8-Ennis & Deakyne Clyton
Wilson Belber
July 15-Belber v Ennis & Deakyne
Wilson Clayton
July 22-Belber v Wilson
Clayton v Ennis & Deakyne
July 29-Ennis & Deakyne v Clytn
WILSON v 6eiUer
Thursday Visiting Home
June Ennis & Deakyne v Wilson
Clayton Belber
June 12-'Clayton v Wilson
Ennis & Deakyne v Belber
June 19-Belber v Clayton
Wilson v Ennis & Deakyne
June 26-Ennis & Deakyne " Wilsn
Clayton v Belber
July 8 Clayton v Wilson
Ennis & Deakyne v Belber
July 10-Belber v Clayton
Wilson Ennis & Deakyne
July 17-Ennis & DeaIkyne Wilsn
Clayton v Belber
July "a Clayton v Wilson
Ennis & Deakyne Belber
July 31-Belber v Clayton
Wilson v Ennis & Deakyne
Postponed games August 5, 6, z, III,
IL, 13, IA, Is.
Starting time of all first games TOO
Starting time of all second games
Is minutes after ending of first
game or 8:15, which ever is the
latest.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-15
DEMONSTRATION CLUB MEET

Continued from Page One
plies. Ask yourself where you use
an article first and store it there.
Streamlining household k s
would save time and energy for
the homemaker. Use modern labor
savers. Plan a definite place for
each activity. Plan work areas
that are compact. Select surface
materials that are easy to clean
and maintain, Good temperature
and ventilation; well-lighted work
surfaces; safety. The club met at
the home of Mrs. William Minner,
DUPONT Parkway north of Smyrna
In observance of National Home
Demonstration Week, Mrs. Minner,
Mrs. Lee David and Mrs. Arthur
CHM were hostesses at a tea hon
oring guests, with an attendance of
twenty. Pennies for Friendship
were taken by the Citizenship
Chairman, Mrs. Charles Dukes.
Homemakers Short Course, Uni
versity of Delaware June 1921.
Reservations to be in by June 14th.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-15
AsBURY METHODIST CHURCH
No Worship Service on Annual
Conference Sunday, May 18th

No Worship Service on Annual
Conference Sunday, May 18th
There will be no worshi pservice
in Asbury Methodist Church, the
Rev. w. l.. Becbwith, pastor, next
Sunday, May 18th, it being annual
conference Sunday. Sunday School
will be at 10 o'clock, Mr.. Harry c.
johnson, general superintendent.
Glasses for all ages. Prayer SER
vice Wednesday evening, 7:oU
o'clock. Message, by the pastor.
The Woman's Society of Christian
Service will meet Friday evening,
800 o'clock in the Social Hall of
the Church. The Methodist Youth
Fellowship will meet Monday even
ing, May 10th in the Social Hall OF
the Church. Time and program
will be announced in Sunday School
this Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1952-05-15
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