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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
Mrs. Lola Hastings
Dies At Sterling

Mrs. Lola Alkire Hastings, IA, a
former Springfield resident, died
Monday morning in the home of
a son, Howard, in Mt. Sterling.
She had been in failing health
several months.
Mrs. Hastings, the widow of
Harry Hastings, was a native of
Mt. Sterling.
In addition to her son, she is
survived by a daughter, Mrs. John
Gray, 1917 N. Belmont av., two
other sons, Harold of Springfield
and Robert of Mt. Sterling, two
sisters, Mrs. Charles Casey of
Springfield and Mrs. Roy Touch
stone of Greenfield, Ohio, seven
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
The body was taken to the Sny-
der funeral home, Mt. Sterling.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
Republicans
Here To Board
lke's Train

Madison County Republicans
will be among those from the
Seventh Congressional District
who will be on the Eisenhower
Train" when it passes through
this section enroute to Columbus
and Cleveland where General
Dwight d. Eisenhower will speak
in the interest of his campaign
for the presidency of the United
States.
The train will stop in Spring
field Tuesday morning, where r.
c. Rea, chairman of the Central
and Executive committees of Ma
Olson County, Mrs. Harold S.
Welsh, chairman of Republican
Womens activities in the county
and Richard Hood, financial chair
man for the county, will join
others from the district.
General Eisenhower will not
speak in Springfield, the train
stopping only long enough for
Republicans from this section to
get aboard
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
WALKS AWAY
after CRASH
ON CROSSING

A Madison County youth nnirac-
ulously escaped death about / 100
am. Monday when a Diesel en-
gine crashed into the new auto
he was driving and carried it
about 200 yards down the track.
He climbed out of the wreckage;
took a few steps and collapsed.
After treatment by a physician
for shock he was able to go home.
Merle Isaac's, 18, was enroute
home in the new Mercury auto
of his brother Virgil Isaac's Lon
don Route /, Linson Road, when
the car was struck by a light
Diesel Pennsylvania railroad en-
gine on the crossing at the Flo
renee Switch.
Il just shut my eyes," G. L.
Rickels, Xenia, Ohio, engineer,
was quoted as saying. He indicat-
ed he fully expected the victim
OF the crash would be ground to
pieces.
According to the report TO
Sheriff Harold Bidwell, the en-
gineer saw that the engine would
crash into the auto, but there
was nothing he could do to pre-
vent the accident. The fireman
aboard the engine was H. O.
Tudor, according to Sheriff Bid
well.
Isaac was taken to the office
of a London physician shortly
after the accident, for thorough
examination and treatment for
shock.
The engine was travelling west
ward when it struck the auto.
Sheriff BidWell said the car.
which was taken to local
garage, was practically demolish-
ed.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
Install Officers
Of Auxiliary

Mrs. Floyd Williams was install
led as president of the Auxiliary
of Madison Post American Legion
at a meeting at the Legion Home,
East High Street, last Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Henry P. Beathard, in
stalling officer also conducted the
ritual for those who will assist
Mrs. Williams, as follows:
Mrs. Leo Daley, vice president;
Mrs. William Powers, secretary;
Mrs. Robert L. Rea, treasurer;
Mrs. Raymond Weimer, chaplain;
Miss Betty Weimer, historian;
Miss Ruth Armstrong, sergeant
alarms.
Miss Betty Weimer, retiring
president, was presented the past
presidents pin.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
Qualifications
For Combat Paw
Listed By VSC

Qualifications for combat pay
for men in service since June 1850
were listed today by the Veterans
Service Center in the courthouse
as follows:
1. Service in Korea or adjacent
waters DOES NOT IN ITSELF
qualify an individual to combat
pay. To be qualified for combat
pay during a month the indivi-
dual:
a. Must have served with a
combat unit and been actually
under hostile fire or actually sub
jected to explosion for not less
than six days during the month,
or one or more days during the
month included within period
of not less than six CONSECU-
TIVE days beginning in the pre-
ceding month; or
b. Must have been killed, in
jured, wounded, captured or mis-
sing in action while serving with
a combat unit. Combat pay con-
tirfues for not more than three
months during disqualification
after the month in which injured
or wounded in action. Combat
pay continues for not more than
three months after entering
captured or missing status while
such status continues.
2. Individuals may not receive
for the same month both combat
pay and incentive or special pay
such as flying, demolition, para
chute, submarine, medical, dental,
etc.
The individual must name Com
bat Unit or Vessel with which he
served and the months in which
he was in combat.
Next of kin or legal represen-
tative may apply for deceased or
incompetent individuals.
Application blanks may be Sc
cured at the Veterans Service
Center, Basement, Court House,
London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
Elect Minister
To Teaching Post

The Madison County Council of
Week Day Religious Education,
meeting in the Methodist Church,
London, Sunday, accepted the
resignation of Floyd Williams,
London, who has served as coun-
Gil president for the last two
years.
The Reverend Herbert w. Keeb-
Ter, pastor of the Mt. Sterling
Congregational-C Christian Church,
was elected to succeed Mr.. Will
lianS.
Other officers elected, were:
the Reverend A. M. Shenefelt,
London Methodist Church, vice
president; Mrs. c. A. Holton,
London and Mrs. Fern. Thomas,
West Jefferson, were continued
in office as secretary and treas
urer, respectively.
Mrs. Harold r. BidWell was
named organization and promo
tion chairman to assist commit
tees in organization of local coun-
cils.
The communities of Plain City,
Mt. Sterling, Fairfield, Sedalia,
West Jefferson and London, were
represented at the meeting.
The classes instructed by Miss
Gertrude Won Riesen, director for
the county Council, were reported
as meeting with ever increasing
favor and enthusiasm by both
children and parents. The mem
bers expressed hope that the
program will be extended into
ether parts of the county.
Along this line, Albert Hocken-
berry, of West Jefferson, spoke of
the desire for classes in that
school.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
Lamar P. Wilson
Former Auditor
Succumbs Monday

Lamar p. Wilson, 70, prominent
retired farmer and lifelong resi-
dent of Madison county, died Mon
day night at the Barnes Rest
Home, North Main Street, follow
ing long illness.
Born in Lafayette November 8,
1873, he was the son of Hamilton
and Isabelle Koogler Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson, who had resided
most of his life on his farm on u.
S. Route 40, west of Summerford,
had served as Madison county au-
ditor.
For many years he was secre-
tary of the Madison County Ag-
ricultural Society and for three
years was member of the So
ciety's Board of Directors.
He also was treasurer of the
Ohio Fair Managers Association at
one time. He was a charter men,
Der of the Madison County Farm
ers Club and also Science Hill
Grange, Somerford township.
Surviving are an adopted son,
Sherman Wilson of Columbus; a
sister, Mrs. Alice Herring of Spring
field, several nieces and nephews.
His wife died November 21, 1884.
Funeral services at the Lukens
Funeral Home Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock, the Reverend A. M.
Shenefelt, pastor of London Meth
odist Church, officiant minister.
Interment in Somerford Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
AIexanders At
Bacon Home Here

Sgt. James M. Alexander and
Mrs. Alexander, MARY Lou Ba-
conf enroute from San Francisco
to Washington, d. c., left Monday
morning after a few days Visit
with Mrs. Alexander's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Bacon, Sr.,
North Union Street.
The Alexanders were return
ing from Tokyo. Japan, where
Sgt. Alexander has been stationed
with the u. S. Air Force two and
one-half years. He has bee as
signed to Washington d. c., with
the Air Force and they will re-
side in their home 334 Buchanan
Street, Alexandria, Virginia, where
they were living before Sgt. Alex
ander was sent to japan.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
KiIe To Address
County Teachers

Madison County Representative
Elton Kile, will address a meet
ing of all Madison county school
teachers at the London High
School auditorium the afternoon
of Tuesday, September 80, County
Supt. r. d. Webster, announced
Tuesday.
Rep. Kile will discuss plans
for Ohio's observance of the Ses-
quicentennial in 1853 and what
part Madison County will take in
the statewide event.
The Sept. 80 meeting will be
conducted by the Madison County
Teachers Association.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
More Than 200
At Farm Picnic

More than 200 people attended
the Madison County Farmers
Picnic Saturday, September 20, at
the Madison County Experiment
Farm, H. w. Rogers, General
Chairman reported.
DR.. c. j. Willard conducted a
tour of the rotation plots with
over go farmers in attendance.
He explained that in a dry year
crop yields are especially de-
creased where farmers are fol-
lowing a soil depicting rotation.
The corn plots on the Madison
County Farm where continuous
corn had been grown for the past
IL years averaged 81 bu. per acre
compared to 95 bu. per acre
where a rotation of corn, wheat
and two years of hay have been
followed for the past II years.
Mr.. Willard explained that the
rotation of corn, soybeans, wheat
and one year of hay where a
liberal amount of fertilizer is used
would maintain soil fertility on
level land.
Mr.. Rogers continued the tour
on the corn fertilizer plots, soy
bean variety plots, also. He has
over 500 crop and soil improve
ment experimental plots that were
Of interest to the farmers. The
Sims Florist Shop from London
gave demonstration on fall flower
table arrangements. Games and
contests for the young folks and
the dinner arrangements, prepara-
ton of the coffee and iced tea
were arranged by the Home DEM
onstration Council. Farm Bureau
cooperative furnished the ice
cream.
The following 26 merchants do
mated awards for door prizes and
contests: Zero Locker, The How
land Co., Runyan Jewelrs, Barn
harts, Ralph Parsons Hardware
and Implement Co., Hume's Hard
ware, Days Drug Store, Plain
City Implement Co., Shaw's Ele-
vator, Goodyear's, Strine's Drug
Store, Hume and Mabe's, Dixon S
Variety Store, Farm Bureau CO.
op., Swopes' Drug Store, Dryers,
Blackers, Porters Implement Co.,
Johnson's Chevrolet, w. E. Mer-
Ger, Yoder Implement Co., B. M.
Yeoman's Elevator, Erlay Hatch
cry, F. II. George Tractor Co.,
Bergandine and Cary Standard
Oil, Tedrick's Hardware. The
County Grange won the softball
game over the Farm Bureau by
a score of 1873. This is the second
year that they have won the
trophy. BY winning the game next
year, making three consecutive
years, they will be able to keep
the trophy.
Farm Bureau has trophy from
winning the softball games in
1948, 1949, and 1850.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
Mrs. Luther Fletcher
Dies At Sedalia

Mrs. Maggie Suver Fletcher, II
wife of Luther Fletcher, died at
her home in Sedalia, Tuesday, at
GAS am. She suffered stroke six
months ago. They farmed in Som
merford Twp. 81 years and moved
to Sedalia six years ago.
Survived by husband Luther, one
daughter, Imogene Fletcher at
home. She was born at Galloway,
Franklin County, June 8, 1875;
Member of Science Hill Grange,
served as secretary for several
years.
Funeral Thursday, Sept. 25, Lu-
kens Funeral Home at 2 pm, Rev.
Arthur Shenefelt officiating Burial
Sedalia Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
James R. Richards
Dies Sunday

James Ray Richards, 78, retired
carpenter, died Sunday morning
at the Wilson Rest Home, West
Broad Street, Columbus, after
long illness. He had been a pa
tient in Mt Carmel Hospital pre-
vious to entering the rest home
week ago.
A son of George and Gloria
Richards, he was a member of
London Aerie Foe.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs.
Laura Bennett, London; Mrs. Ra-
chel Myers, Detroit and Miss Cal
lie Richards, Columbus; two
brothers, George Richards of Ma
Olson Lake and Harvey of Lon
don.
Funeral services, Tuesday at 2
o'clock at the Lukens Funeral
home, the Reverend Harley Ben
nett, officiating minister. Inter-
ment in kirkwood Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
County Teachers
Meeting Sept. 30

Madison County Teachers as
sociation meeting for all teachers
in Madison County will be Sep
tember 80, at 1:3o pm, in the
London High School Auditorium.
Paul Frank, Newscaster WIIkC
Columbus, will be the speaker.
Speakers will be provided for
departmental meetings.
Miss Essie Fisher Writing
consultant for Zaner- -Bloser Writ
ing Book Co., Columbus.
Delbert Oberteuffer Chairman
Mems Educational Department
OSU.
f. S. Hayes Head of Science
Research, CHM, to speak on pro-
blems of high school reading.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
WORLD NEWS BRIEFS
BY Associated Press

Los ANGELEsThe Republican candidate for president
Americans the millions tonight his
$4,000 for vndaton The verdict
Richard
hall o-teevison broadcast
on COP ticket Dwight D. Eisenhower
YoRK-The American
indication it will formally Adiai
choice presidency.
AFL scheduled with recommendation,
the delegates this morning.
ABOARD EISENHOWER sPEcIAL-A $4,000 outlay the Ma
teIevsion defense Richard
indicated today Republicans
Although
delaying
politicians there doubt
their minds the outcome.
SEOUL BIG invaders Communist supply
pilots reported f5s Red trucks destroyed
action tapered off after
the 55m front The Reds abbed
patrols All beaten back The U. S.
Eighth Army killed wounded
week. highest weekly toll of the year.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
Two Leave Jobs
After Accident

NEW LONDON, OHIO,-Re-
verberations of New London's ira
gic death of last month, in which
Russell Edgington, As, formerly
of Madison Co., was electrocuted
while at work with the Northern
Telephone Company, near Oberlin
Ohio, have been felt within the
past week.
Announcement has just been
made by William Caywood, RID
4, Wellington, Ohio, and Kenneth
Bollinger, of 1913 East College St,
Oberlin, Ohio, that they have left
the employ of the N. o. T., Civ
ing as their reason the fact, they
miss Russ.
Mr.. Caywood has been visibly
affected as a result of the ac-
cident, stating simply I've had
no dad since I was ten, and Russ
has been more than a dad to me
ever since"
Both men had nothing but the
highest praise for Russ, construc-
ton formean of the Oberlin divi-
sion of the N. o. T. Mr.. Edging-
ton was popular in the New Lon
don sports picture, also.
He has been an official of the
City Softball League since it's
organization four years ago. Po-
Iced the field during the high
school football games, and took an
active part in New London's S
Labor Day Homecoming, as well
as many other activities of the
community.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
VIEWS District
Conference At
Dublin Sept. %

The Veterans of Foreign Wars
will hold the 18th District Con-
ference at Dublin High School,
Sunday, Sept %, at Dublin
Registration starts at 500 AM.
to 1:30 P. M. The Dublin V. F. w.
Post 6065 and its auxiliary will
be hosts.
Joint meeting High School Gym
1000 A. M.
Welcome Address Richard
Gordin, Post Judge Advocate.
Music Caldwell Band.
Welcome James Yeager, Mayor
of Dublin.
Addresses by the following >
Howard M. Cole, State " F. w.
Commander; Richard Ketter 11th
District Commander; George l..
Fetter, State Adj. Quartermaster.
Madison County is in the 11th
District.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
Pool Sells 877
Head Of Sheep

Sheep and lambs marketed at
the last lamb pool at London
Stock yards on Tuesday, Septem-
ber 16 totaled 877 according to
Ira Hunter, Chairman of the
Sheep and Lamb Improvement
Committee.
Sixty two percent of the lambs
graded in the blue grades, and
sold for the following prices:
Double blues, S28.50; single
blues, $3.50; reds, $26.00 and
yellows, $24.50.
The next lamb pool is scheduled
for Tuesday, September 80.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
County Voters 10 Ballot
On II Special Tax Levies

MaulSOn county voters Will nave
eleven special levies to vote upon
at the election, Tuesday, Novem-
ber 4, all in excess of 10 mills.
Seven of these are additional lev
les, three are for renewals and the
other asks for both a renewal and
an increase.
Madison Local School District is
asking for an additional two mills
for each $1.00 valuation which
amounts to 20 cents on each S100
for current expenses for a period
of four years.
Range Local School District is
asking for an additional two mills
for each $1.0o valuation which
amounts to 20 cents on each $10O
for general operating expenses for
a period of five years.
Plain City Local School District
is asking for an additional two
mills for each $1.O0 valuation
which amounts to 20 cents on each
500 for current expenses for a
period of five years.
Somerford Local School District
is asking for an additional two
mills for each S1.00 valuation
which amounts to 20 cents on each
500 for current expenses for a
period of five years.
London City School District is
asking for an additional three mills
for each $1.00 valuation which
amounts to 80 cents on each S10O
for operating expenses for period
of five years.
Deercreek Local School District
is asking for an additional Is mills
for each $1.00 valuation which
amounts to Is cents on each 500
for current expenses for a period
of five years.
Canaan Local School District is
asking for an additional three mills
for each $1.00 valuation which
amounts to 30 cents on each 500
for current expenses for a period
of five years.
The City of London is asking a
renewal of a tax of three mills for
each $100 valuation which amounts
to 80 cents on each $100 for cur
rent expenses for a period of five
years.
Pike township is asking re-
newal of O.7O mills on each $1.OO
valuation which amounts to seven
cents on each 500 for fire protec-
ton for period of three years.
Somerford township is asking
for a renewal of O.5 mills on each
$1.00 valuation which amounts to
five cents on each 500 valuation
for fire protection for a period of
three years.
The last of the eleven levies is
for Fairfield Local School District,
which is asking for a renewal of
two mills and an increase of 1.5
mills to constitute a tax of 3.5
mills for each $1.00 valuation
which amounts to 35 cents on each
$100 for general operating expens-
es for a period of three years.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
Brown Enrou+e
To Austria

LEGHORN, ITALY-Pvt. John
L. Brown, whose wife, La Donna,
lives on Route 2, London, Ohio,
recently arrived at Leghorn Port
of Embarkation in Italy enroute
to an assignment with the u. S.
Army in Austria.
He will go to Camp McCauley,
being transferred to a permanent
station in Vienna, Salzburg, Linz
or the camp itself.
Private Brown entered the
Army in September 1851 and ar
rived overseas this September.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
$308 Fund For
Children Given
By Lions Club

The Lions Club of London re-
Gently turned over $308.5O to the
Madison County Chapter of the
Ohio Society for crippled children.
according to Emil Yerian, COM
mitee chairman.
Last year the club put on a
drive TO secure funds for the fund
and S41080 was collected. OF this
amount, $102.50 was presented to
Buddy Jones after he lost a leg
as a result of shot gun accident,
Mr.. Yerian said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
Tyson EnIis+s

James (Tom) Tyson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fl. A. Tyson, Elm Street,
graduate of Centre College, Dan
vile, Kentucky, class of 1852, has
enlisted in the United States
Army. He has been assigned to
Fort George G.. Meade, Maryland,
and left London Thursday morn
ing to begin his service.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
DAUGHTER BORN

Mr. and Mrs. John j. Godfrey
421 South Boston Street, Gallon
former London residents, an
nounce the birth of daughter,
Margaret Ellen, Wednesday, in
City Hospital, Gallon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
DAUGHTER BORN

Mr.. and Mrs. William Schuer.
r. d. No. 2, announce the birth
of daughter, Theresa Julia, Fri
day, September 10, at Mt Carmel
Hospital. The baby weighed six
pounds and nine ounces.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
ANNOUNCE A BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Vande-
mark, Olive Street, announce the
birth of a son. James Ricky, Fri
day at Mercy Hospital, Spring
field.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
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DRAFT
Fellow up in Buffalo failed
to report for induction into the
Armed Forces. Sent a letter in
to his draft board explaining
that he wasn't in shape and
had decided to take a years
time to get ready. The trouble
with a story like this is that
this will be the last we ever
hear of it and, SO. will prob
ably never know what the
draft board reply might have
been.
TAXES
The Union Oil Company of
California has made an extern
sive study of income versus
taxes and has come up with
some startling info on the SUBJ
ject. Frinstance-if you earn
$3.50 per week, you pay
S21.O7 in direct and indirect
taxes. If you earn 1854 per
week, you pay S28.73. An in
come of $144.23 gets hit to the
tune of S57.81 in taxes.
Further, almost A dollars will
be collected this year for every
] dollar collected in 1912! Al
most 10 dollars will be collect
ed this year for every 6 dol
lars collected in 1945-the
peak war year!
CHICKENS
New England is small but
they do some things up there
in a big way. Not long ago
four A yolk eggs were dis
covered in a period of three
weeks. Figures showed that
but one A yolker can be ex-
pected in each batch of 160
million eggs. New Englanders
60 in for barbecues too. One
day up in Maine a total OF
10000 2-lb. half broilers were
barebecued and devoured by
an estimated 10000 people
who attended the event. Bar
a becue sauce was sprayed on
& with hand-pump potato spray
ers. Wonder what they did
with the livers:
BIRTH RATE
See by the papers that the
boys in the 37th Division over
in Korea are doing pretty well.
According to latest reports,
about IS babies are being pro-
duced each week by the wives
of the Ohioans. Now this is
good average considering that
the lads are there to kill COM
munists. Perhaps with this
system we can beat Old Joe!
~?
Three deaf gentlemen board
ed a train at a small English
village. AS they were trans
ported through the country
side they passed a small town.
One man asked the conductor,
What place is that? The
conductor answered, "Wem-
bley." The second exclaimed,
"Why, thought it was Thurs
day." The third said, "Me too,
let's get a drink"
HANGOVER
Fellow stumbled into the
barroom early one morning
and asked the bartender to
give him something for the
morning after. The bartender
asked him what he wanted and
the man said he didn't care so
long as it was tall, cool and
full of gin." Another drunk
standing nearby heard this
and, swelling to his full five
feet one exclaimed, "Sir! You
are speaking of the woman I
love!"
KID STUFF
And what happens" asked
the physics prof, when a body
is immersed in water?" To
which one bright youngster
quickly replied "The telephone
rings!"
DISAPPOINTMENT
Old Haywood Snugg, the
philosopher from Vinegar Hill,
says that his greatest disap-
pointment came when. at the
age of nine, he crawled under
a tent to see a circus and end
ed up in revival meeting.
POLLYTICkS
We hear a lot of people say
they are going to support a
certain candidate. Brother, you
said it! Especially if the guy
gets elected.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
I'M PROVING

c. E. Burnham, former London
resident, is recovering at his home
81 East South Street, Worthing-
ton, after recent operation at
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-09-23
DWoRklN ILL

Max Dworkin is confined to
his home on North Madison Road
because of illness.