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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Driver Indicted In Auto
Crash Death of I.oca! Man

Franklin County grand jury re-
porting Wednesday returned in
dictments against Emil c. Smoke,
38, of 223 w. Spruce ST., Colum-
bus in the traffic death of Rich
ard Miller, q, of London and
Miss Norma Harper, 18, of 293 S.
Hague Ave, Columbus.
Miller, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin of near West jefferson,
and Miss Harper were fatally in
jured in a two-car crash on Route
40 five miles west of New Rome
on July Is, 1851.
Smoke, who authorities reported
was the driver of the car which
crashed with the Miller car, was
indicted on second degree man.
slaughter charge. The counts
against Smoke included driving
while intoxicated, crossing the
center divider of the foEr-lane
highway and reckless operation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Church Women to
Observe World
Day of Prayer

Women of the protestant
churches of London will observe
Worlds Day of Prayer at st.
Johns Lutheran Church Friday
afternoon at 3 p. m.
This annual event is sponsored
by the Department of United
Church Women of the National
Council of Churches.
Day of Prayer observance was
started in 1887 throughout the
United States and was expanded
into q World Day of Prayer in
1927.
The World Day of Prayer is
designed to translate Christian
faith into action through offerings
that lift the level of living-mate-
rial, moral and spiritual. The
service extends this principle to
the far corners Of the world.
Traditionally the World Day
of Prayer is conducted on the
first Friday in Lent. The hope
has been expressed by the
churches sponsoring it, that all
women of the city will answer
the call to prayer by attending
the service on this special day.
All women Of the community are
extended an invitation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Thomas MidgIey
Dies We ednesday

Thomas Henry Midgley, 81,
died Wednesday evening in Rickly
Memorial Hospital of the Ohio
Masonic Home, Springfield.
A retired dairy farmer, Mr..
Midgley was born in Mechanics
burg, July %, 1870. He entered
the Ohio Masonic Home Feb
ruary 13, 1949, sponsored by
Mechanicsburg F & A. M. Lodge.
and had been in failing health
since that time. He was a men,
ber of First Methodist Church,
Mechanicsburg and 60 year
member of the Masonic Lodge
there
Survivors are a son, Thomas
Midgley, Mt, Sterling; two daugh-
terS, Mrs. Flossie Umberger, Pit
tsburgh and Mrs. Grace Page
Springfield; a brother, the Rev.
James A. Midgley of Cleveland
and four grandchildren. His wife,
died in 1888.
Funeral services in the Jackson
Lytle funeral home, Springfield,
at $50 Friday morning, the Rev.
Judson Weed, pastor of the Me-
chanicsburg Methodist Church of
ficiating. Masonic services were
conducted at the funeral home
Thursday night. Interment in
Standing Rock Cemetery, Kent.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29

Group to Hear
Speaker on PTA
Here Thursday

The organization meeting of the
Parent-Teacher group for the
London Public Schools has been
postponed to Thursday March 6,
according to Supt. ]. j. Hartley.
It was explained that the meet
ing originally scheduled for Feb.
g has been changed SO that a
proper program can be planned
for the event and speaker can
be obtained.
The meeting will be held on
Thursday evening, March 6 and
all residents, parents and teachers
are urged to set aside that time to
attend this very important meet
ing.
The forma.:on of the group is
receiving the full cooperation OF
the school authorities, Mr.. Hart
ley said, and complete program
for the evening is being arranged.
A committee met with Supt.
Hartley, Thursday Feb. %, and
during the session it was decided
to postpone the event one week in
order to invite a speaker to ad-
dress the meeting
Those who attended the meet
ing with Mr.. Hartley were: Bryan
Jenkinson, Richard L. Robson,
Ernest Wall, Harry Turvy, Jr.,
Donald Farquhar, James F. Bell,
Richard Conway and Donald Thi-
baut.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29

Mt. Sterling High, 1852 cham
pions of Madison County, were
swamped 1888 by Elm Valley in
the Central District Class B bas-
ketball tournament at Westerville
Wednesday night and were thus
eliminated from further competi-'
ton.
Nevertheless, Mt. Sterling
staged an outstanding battle dur
ing the first half. When the sec
ond quarter was about half
through, the Valley team turned
on the heat and from thereon
coasted to victory.
Brady of Mt. Sterling who hit
the basket from virtually all
angles racked up scoring honors
for the Madison County champs
with a total of 20. Howard of the
winners made "a.
The Elm Valley victory was the
teams twenty first in % games.
They hold the Delaware county
title.
Other winners at Westerville
Wednesday night were Hartford,
and Northwestern. The Hartford
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
New Regulation
Planned on Cabs

In a special meeting Monday
night city council instructed Soil
citor Wallace Nichols to draft
new legislation regulating the
operation Of taxi cabs within the
city limits.
Under existing legislation the
city requires a $50 permit and
the payment of $5 per month for
a parking space for taxi cabs.
The proposed measure regula-
ting cabs, if enacted by council.
will provide a lower permit fee
and higher rate for the parking
space, plus compulsory casualty
insurance, according to council
men.
Council has also passed an
ordinance establishing salaries of
truck operators in the Service
Department. The drivers salary
was set at 5000 per month; as
sistant $3.50 and utility men 81
per hour when needed on a part
time basis.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Morley {. Grim
Dies tuesday

Worley f. Grim, 20, near Madi-
son Mills, brother of two Madison
county women, died Tuesday after
a weeks serious illness. He had
been actively engaged in farming
until recently, in the community
near Madison Mills where he had
lived many years.
Among the survivors are two
sisters, Mrs. Martha Slattery of
School Street, London and Mrs.
Armor Chenoweth of near Mt.
Sterling. His widow. Lillian, one
daughter, two sons, a brother and
four other sisters survive.
Funeral services at Snyder Fu-
neral Home Mt. Sterling at 2 pm.
Friday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29

FEB. 29-rventy-eien
ansned IN Clinton County result of the
among swine,
WASHINGTON estimated total enemy
casualties
an increase of 2o,107 in weeks
RIO De JANeRo Brazil FEB 2sEsht
ed last night %
sral Arlner trying to land fog
BEllEFoNTANE o. FEB fire
80 minutes through the
today
to reach between $4,000 100000
WASHINGTON FEB 2eThe today identified
32 battle casualties
ported six killed, "a wounded
dead who were previously reported wounded.
WASHINGTON Battalion of
the National Guard wills
leasing Ohio
would be home by that
PARIS FEB. 29-Presdent Vincent hunting a
prime minister today who find the Frances
Atlantic
novelist
3os present
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Big Center Is
T 90 Much for
London High

London's Raiders were elimi-
mated from the District Class b
Basketball Tournament at Wester-
ville's Otterbein gym when over
whelmed by Cardington High
with a score Of 80 to 60 Tuesday
night.
Cardington, the Morrow County
champs, established a record of
81 victories out of "a starts with
This game. For London the defeat
was the end of the road, so far
as the tourney is concerned, and
a seasons record of 1877 out OF
19 starts.
Cardington's center, Don Kelly
a six-foot three 190-pound-senior,
was too much for the London Gag
ers accounting for 40 points of the
winners score. Forward Davis
made 20. Kelly scored on 19
fielders and two fouls to run up
his total tally. Cardington led
the game all the way.
Bob Miller paced the London
team with IS points. Minner con-
nected for 13 points for London
and Wheeler II.
In other tourney contests Tues
day night Marysville defeated
New Bloomington 1858 and Rey-
noldsburg ousted Hebron $3.50.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Former Student
At Mi. S+erIinu
On Eclipse Flight

Capt. Carl B. Yerian, graduate
of the Mt. Sterling High School.
former employee of the Ohio Bell
Telephone Co., Columbus, and now
an Air Force fight commander
got an air view of the eclipse of
the sun Monday
He was among nine Ohioans in
the crew of two Clio FLYING
Boxcars" which carried scientific
equipment equipment across the
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan for observ-
ing the eclipse.
Captain Yerian, who was re-
called to active duty in October,
1850, is a member of the 433rd
Troop Carrier Wing, stationed at
Rhein- Main Air Base, Frankfort,
Germany.
He piloted an Air Force B-29 on
so missions in the European
Theater during World War II. His
wife, Louise, and two sons, Eddie
8, and Dale /, live at 131 S.
Princeton Ave-, Columbus.
Operation Eclipse was a pro-
ject set up by the Air Force to
time the shadow of the eclipse as
it passed over six army stations
located along a 3000-mile path
from Liberville, French Equa-
torial Africa, to Dharan, Saudi
Arabia. Data will help measure
distances between the stations
more accurately.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Reactivate Boy
Scout Troop 1902

Plans have been completed for
reactiyating Boy Scout Troop 102
sponsored by the First Presbyte-
rian Church.
Formal application for the troop
charter will be filed when five
new scouts have passed their
tenderfoot requirements.
London men who have agreed
to serve as leaders include Charles
Porter, Scout Master and Ed
Yerian, Assistant Scout Master.
The troop committee includes
Leo Starbuck, chairman; James
Bowlus, secretary and personnel;
Bud Pendleton advancement;
Robert Creath. Finance; Greer
Imbrie and Gordon Oxley, insti-
tutional representatives.
Harry jackson, District Scout
Organizer and Wilbur Hume,
District Scout Chairman, have
assisted in the work for reorga-
nizing the troop.
Boys and their parents interest
ed i'm the troop should contact
any of the representatives. Meet
ings are being held each Monday
evening at TOO o'clock in the
Presbyterian Church basement.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Hold Morgan-co
Man in Cattle
Stealing Case

Deputy Sheriff Bob Allison
Wednesday participated in the
investigation of the case of Harry
Owen, 35, of Malta, Ohio, Nor
gan-co., being held at Washington
c. H., for alleged theft of cattle
by issuing forged checks for pay
ment.
Nine counties are interested in
the case, according to Deputy
Allison, who said Owen "purchaS-
ed" cattle at farm sales, paid
for them with a bogus check
and hauled them away in a truck
At least one check, Deputy Alli-
son said Owen issued on the
Central National Bank of London.
WASHINGTON c. H., o.
(AP)-Sheriff Orland Hays of
Fayette County said today seve-
raj Ohio counties will file formal
charges of cattle stealing against
a Morgan County man.
Hays said Harry Owen, 35, had
admitted passing a bed check for
$1,015 in Fayette County as pay
ment for cattle. Owen was ap-
pretended Tuesday in the first
step toward solving the six-month
series of theftS.
Hays said nine counties were
concerned in the check and
carry" thieving but added Owen
has not fully admitted the others. a"
The counties, Hays said, are
Fayette, Richland, Athens, Gallia,
Licking, Union, Madison. Vinton
and Pike.
Owen was Unidentified by seve-
raj persons as the man who paid
for cattle with bad checks. Sheriff
Walter Galloway of Union County
charged Owen with passing a
$1,130 check in payment for five
head of cattle in Union County.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
REJECTION OF
RUSSIA final.

MUNSAN, KOREA, FEB. 29-
R,-Allied d truce negotiators
bluntly told the Communists to.
day: u. N. rejection of Soviet
Russia as a member of a neutral
supervisory com m is S ion was
firm, final and irrevocable."
A u. N. spokesman said the al
lied statement was the strongest
since last July when the Reds
were warned that armistice ne
gotiationS would break down un-
less they Abandoned demands for
cease-fire line on the 38th par
allel.
The Communists replied in a.
most equally strong language that
ANY such attitude of arrogance
and arbitrariness will be categor-
ically rejected by our side
Col Don Darrow told the Reds:
II now tell you formally, un-
equivocably and with the fullest
authorization that the u. n. Com
mand's decision to reject the Sovi-
ct Union as a member of the neu-
trail nation supervisory commits
sion is final and irrevocable. Fur
ther debate on this subject is
completely futile"
He said the decision was "ab-
solutely firm and irrevocable. In
der no circumstances will there be
a change in the decision of the
U.N. Command to reject the So
Wet Union as a member of the
neutral nations supervisory COM
mission"
Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols,
official u. N. spokesman, said
Darrow's statement would not
be made without the prior know
ledge of higher military levels.
II think the next move is up to
the Communists"
In an adjacent tent the subcom-
mittee on prisoner exchange made
little progress in its first session
since Feb. 6. Staff officers turned
the voluntary repatriation prob
lem back to the subcommittee af-
ter reaching virtual agreement on
all other points of an exchange
plan.
Staff officers discussing truce
supervision and the prisoner ex-
change subcommittee will meet
again at IL am. Saturday 60 pm.
EST Friday in Panmunjom.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
W. j. Clevenger
Dies Thursday

William J. Clevenger, 78, died
Thursday about loo pm. at the
home of his son, George eleven
ger, 291 S. Main ST., London, fol-
lowing an extended illness.
He leaves another son, Virgil of
London and four daughters. Mrs.
Martin Stapelton of Worthington;
Mrs. Homer HALEY of Columbus;
Mrs. Ray Brill of Jeffersonville
and Mrs. Jack Freeman of Spring
field.
Funeral services at 2 pm. Sum-
day at 291 S. Main St., London,
with the Rev. Gibson of West
Jefferson officiating. Interment in
Pleasant Hill Cemetery, West JEFF
ferSon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Mt. Sterling Gets
S463 in Campaign

Superintendent Stephes F.
Lewis, Mt. Sterling chairman OF
the 1852 March of Dimes drive,
announced that a total of $463.3 81
was received in contributions from
the campaign recently ended.
A breakdown of the total fig.
ure as reported by Mr.. Lewis fol-
lows: Pythian Sisters, $40; Moth
ers march $102.10; coin collectors
S41.31 March of Dimes cards at
the school, $12826; basketball
games at school $45.59; an d
American Legion Auxiliary
S136.05.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Parking Meters Again In NeDs
rs Local Police Go All OUT
Tickets Being Given Out Freely
Council Revokes Privileges

police, period of relaxed check
inq program
ia mete regulations
explained several months the
but that
poyed many county officials tickets
parking
privileges cancelled throughout the meered
Previously, granted special
the
ciais that their being eketed has brought about the
cancellation privileges. city
governing matters
considering ordinance under the terms laid down by
Safety Director, John Byers.
Parking the Court House installed county
However, localities
municipality within its rights
fitting
believed that council members and the commissioners
consider the matter which is believed by
to have fight
o situation.
the meantime John O. Public better Keep sharp eye
out for he me m
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
FiREMEN CALLED

fifemen were called to the
rrancls Teal residence SO Toland
ot', early Friday afternoon when
a snort circuit in a radio threat.
enc. u,,eo 10 cause fire. No damage
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Mrs. Rufus Snyder is recover
ing at her home in Big Plain,
after a major operation in Grant
Hospital.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29

Many things which seem
odd to US may be just as odd
to another from some other
place. Take the man who was
conversing with a couple of
friends. Said he, Man, the
West is a big place but they
have such odd names for the
towns and cities Tucson,
La Jolla and Tucumcarie.' AS
it turned out the speaker
came from Gallipolis and the
two friends were from Gnad-
enhutten end Upper San
dusky, respectively.
HUMMN
The great Queen Eliza
beth's descendant, the young
Elizabeth, known to everyone
as 'Lilibet" is now the Queen
OF England. We suppose his
tofy VIII record her reign as
The Lilibetan Period"
ART
Ghost Art" is a new busi-
ness receiving some attention
in some circles. A ghost ar
tist paints a picture and YOU
can sign it and take it home
and tell the neighbors what a
smart guy you are. Now if we
could just hire a ghost artist
and ghost writer to make us
, some ghost money, all would
be well. Don't spook unless
you are spoken toD
LAST WORD
The king is dead-long live
the queen!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Gets Probation

Elton Whitney, Van Vert, in
dicted by the Madison County
grand jury on a charge of insult
ficicnt funds, changed his plea
from innocent to guilty in COM
mon pleas court Wednesday morn
ing. He was put on a years pro-
baton by Judge James F. Bell.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Madison County Champions
Swamped At Tournament

team nosed out Liberty Union of
Fairfield county 50-48 and
Northwestern nipped Centerburg
$3.50.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
SURGERY PATIENT

SURGERY PATIENT
Joan Shively, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert Shively, New
ark, formerly of London. entered
Newark City Hospital Tuesday for
an appendectomy. Her room num-
Der is lis.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
8 OUR
"a TOWN
GOOD

There's good in everything
a scientist has made the
statement that an alcoholic
drink taken before an Atomic
bomb explosion greatly re-
duces the chances for serious
injury Of the individual so inn
bibing. If this is the case we
know few fellows who
aren't going to get even a
scratch!
PoME
From NATIONS BUSI-
NESS come this little gem:
Race along business at new
top,
When the boom slows the in
dex will drop.
When the boom ends your
prices will fall,
And down will come business,
profits and all!
HEADLINE
Headline says that the gov
ernment isn't worried about
Big Steel" If you ask us
land nobody did what they
should worry about is poor
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
Weather

Cloudy and some light snow
likely north and cenfrol poT-
sions tonight. Low n 70 33.
Saturday light snow and rain
or snow south portion. ehons-
ing 70 snow Hurries becoming
colder by night.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
copSEND

Now a man has invented a
chemical compound which will
keep your sewer pipes free of
roots. You simply put bar
of the soluable compound in
the toilet bowl once a month
and your worries are over ex-
cept that now you have to
worry about the name of the
stuff and where it can be
bought we don't know!
BOW-WOW
Suppose you've heard about
the man who got wealthy
packing dog food which tastes
like a mailman's ankle J..
oh well!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29
London Raiders 0usted
From Glass B Tourney

Hocknnan.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-02-29

FAO
New fashion trend is to
white blue-jeans." This is
something like the old barb
that black raspberries are
green when they're red.
Anybody got can of red
white-and-blue paint gotta
paint barber pole!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-17

Hovorka had tainted When he came to, he
was stretched out on a couch in luxurious
directors Office. lowering over him was the
anxious face of the man he had saved in
1899 Herr Hummer, now a top official
of US. airline.
Hovorka today is married to an American
girl, has two sons and is flying one of the
transatlantic routes for RUNNERS airline.
His true story is at one time an
answer to editors who scott at the long
arm of coincidence in piece of fiction.
and reminder that America, with all
its failings, is still pretty good place
to live. Let's keep it that way!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-17

II BELIEVE that a
IL great many THIS
WEEK readers, COM
Portable and secure i'm
their homes, will get as
big a kick as 1 did out
of this verified sum-
mary of the adven-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-17

lures Of a young Czech named HOvorka.
In 1889 he was q. flying the Prague
Rotterdam route for a commercial airline.
spending his free time padding canoe on
the Vltava River and dancing with the
girls, enjoying life to the full. In March,
1899, the Nazis swallowed Czechoslovakia.
Hovorka still flew his plane to Rotterdam,
but traffic dwindled, and those who did ride
were apprehensive and tense.
One night, on side street in Prague,
man whom he recognized as Herr Hummer,
a frequent and well-liked passenger, stepped
out of the shadows and whispered. IF you
can get me out of the country, Hovorka,
I'll never forget you. I am jew. They're
closing in on me-"
Hovorka put him into one of his spare
uniforms and took him along as a
member of the crew right under the
very noses of the German and Czech
guards.
BYNNDSUN0ER thesituation in Czecho-
slovakia had become intolerable to Hovorka
and his oo-pilot. Musil. They took off for
Paris - and didn't return. But there was
no work to be had for foreigners in France
in those dark days.
Musil took to diving into the Seine twice
a day. Hovorka would then plunge in after
him and carry him ashore.
Sympathetic Onlookers contributed
enough small change to the ''rescued''
man to keep them both alive.
THEN H0V0RKA and Musil were given
an opportunity to enlist in the Raj. They
flew Halifax and were known as the
bravest and lucLiest fellows in their outfit.
At wars end, they returned to Prague as
heroes, and got their old jobs back. They
were off in Rotterdam, in fact, that black
day in 1913 when Czechoslovalsia again fell
into ruthless foreign hands - this time the
Communists. Musil predicted. This won't
affect us, anyhow" He was wrong.
In May, 1913, few months after the
Communists had taken over, there was
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-17
CASE OF THE LUCKY PILOT

disastrous accident at the Prague airfield.
A liner exploded just after its take-off. and
Sc passengers and crew members persisted.
The pilot, miraculously. escaped alive. He
was Musil
Hovorha was appointed member of the
''impartial'' investigating committee. At
the same time, he got this whispered warn
ing, 1.-The pilot must be blamed. The planes
faulty construction must not be alluded to.
The aircraft plant is now managed by
Communist bigwig and he must be pro-
tected at all COSTS
Hovorka fatty refused to play ball,
placed the responsibility squarely where
it belonged - and fed by plane from
his homeland for the second time i'm
nine years. This time he ended in
New York.
TIRED. HUNGRY. penniless, he found
himself one evening paying wistful visit
to an airport in Long Island.
Then everything suddenly went black.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-17

millions Of extra velier suds work down those porce
lain disodge Smog and down the drain!