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Evening star., 1952-10-24

Hugh Mulligan poured, assisted
by Mrs. Ross Porter and Mrs. John
WigglesWorth,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Condition Serious
When Hit In Chest

John Ackley, 17-year-old son of
Ben Ackley, Washington c. H., was
accidentally wounded when a shot
gun discharged while he prepared
to go hunting Wednesday morning,
November 19. He is in serious con-
dition at Fayette Memorial Hos
pital.
The accident occurred on the
Kermit Kellough farm, three miles
of Chenoweth on the Yankeetown
Pike. Ackley was in the company
of Lawrence Conley who works on
the Kellough farm.
According to the report, Conley
was on tractor and Ackley's gun
discharged as he prepared to
mount. The 16 gauge shotgun went
off and tore through Ackley's
chest on the right side, slanting
upward just below his shirt pocket,
The Snyder ambulance from Mt
Sterling took Ackley to the Wash
ington c. H. hospital where he
underwent immediate surger
Ackley remained conscious through
out the ordeal and was reported to
be holding his own Thursday
morning. Some of the shot pene-
trated the right lung. it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Who's S Who Battles
Army Authorities

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. Up -
Official papers on file at the
Army's Ft. Custer say Pvt. Will
liam John Tilley is being held in
the guardhouse on charges of go
ing AWOL.
But William, %, is at his Detroit
home attending to a concrete con-
tracing business, while his 19-
year-old brother, Joseph, sits in
the guardhouse.
That is as it should be. Army
officers ruled yesterday, because
it was Joseph who deserted last
September. William was discharg-
ed in 1916. only the Army thought
then he was Robert Tilley.
The mixup goes back to the war
year of 1894, when 14-year-old
William Tilley wanted to get into
action. He was too young, so he
assumed the identity of his brother
Robert, who had been dead sew
eral years.
William Cor Robert) joined up
and served two years before being
honorably discharged. He was
married and the father of a son
when his draft summons arrived
in June.
At that point younger brother
Joseph decided to help out and
went into the Army as William.
Three months later, officers said,
he decided he didn't like Army
life and returned home to become
Joseph again.
So when military police went to
Detroit last night to arrest William
for being AWOL, it was Joseph
they brought back with them.
Officers at the fort decided JOS
eph should take the punishment
for desertion. They didn't say
whether any action would be taken
against William for using false
Identification when he enlisted.
But there was a strong posi-
bility that eventually the whole
tangle might be sent to the Penta-
gon for final ruling.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Store Robbed Al
West Jefferson

Timmons Dairy store at West
Jefferson was ransacked Saturday
night, November Is, according to
police. The robbers gained en-
trance to the store by breaking a
window into the boiler room and
then forcing a door, it was said.
West Jefferson police and sher-
ifs deputies Investigated the case
and it was revealed that several
articles of merchandise were taken
as we'll as S33 in money.
Jim Timmons owner of the store,
said that fingerprint men from the
London Prison Farm had taken
fingerprints at the scene but as yet
no trace had been found of the
robbers.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Court House Records
Will Be Micro Filmed

Microfilming of court house deed
records will be started soon, ac-
cording to Auditor Forrest Hanson.
The county commissioners have
approved the expenditure of S1750
for the purpose of filming all court
house deeds to protect them from
deterioration, fire and the ravages
of age, it was said.
The unit cost of microfilming is
about 2 cents per page and the
finished product is permanent to
the extent that it will last a thous-
and years, according to the CON-
pany which does the work. The
deeds are reproduced on 35mm,
nom inflammable film and are seen
through a viewer which enlargeS
the picture so that it can be read
with the naked eye. The finished
film will be stored in bank vault.
The operation will be finished in
about three weeks, it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Santa Claus, Indiana

Santa Claus, Indiana, is pre-
pairing for its biggest Christmas.
The little town receives thous-
ands of letters from children all
over the world at this time of
year which are postmarked with
the famous name, Santa Claus,
Ind" and mailed out from there.
The town was named in 1856
when the post office officially
recognized the name and grant
ed a postoffice there. The post
office, itself, is colorful, gin
gerbread affair, a sight to thrill
any child in its appearance. The
town even has a monument of
Santa Claus
In the course of time, a toy
factory, an enchanted forest
and a candy castle were estab-
lished which made the town a
mecca for children from all
parts of the world.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Infantry Smashes
Chinese Assault

SEOUL R,-Allied infantrymen
smashed fanatical Chinese as
sault today on Sniper Ridge-on
the Central Korean Front - and
stopped lesser attacks elsewhere
on the battle line.
A u. S. Eighth Army spokesman
told correspondents: mo ground
was lost"
He said an estimated $50 Chinese
stormed the frozen, forbidding
slopes of Sniper Ridge but were
killed, wounded or driven back by
stubborn South Korean troops who
have lost and retaken the height
16 times in 38 days.
Some of the fighting was hand
to-hand.
A Red battalion slammed against
Pinpoint Hill, the dominating
ground of Sniper Ridge last night.
The Communists supported their
assaults with a tremendous bar
rage of motar and artillery.
Within an hour, one company OF
Chinese pulled out and left two
companies to push ahead. But by
10 pm. the drive was blunted.
The Allied spokesman said four
Communist armored vehicles,
probably tanks, rained so caliber
machine gun fire on ROK positions
on Sniper just before midnight.
Allied artillery drove off the
vehicles.
Both sides kept up cracking
exchange of gunfire, and early this
morning a suicide platoon of Chi
nese charged Sniper Ridge, hurl-
ing hand grenades when they got
near the ROK foxholes. But the
South Koreans held their ground
and shortly after dawn the Chi
nese pulled out.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Farm Bureau Will
Hear Taft, Cooley
gath Convention At
Columbus Nov. 24-26

COLUMBUS-Up of 5000
Ohio farmers are expected to be
on hand here Nov. 24-26 for the
34th Annual Meeting of the Ohio
Farm Bureau Federation.
In the three days of sessions, Of
ficial delegates and members will
hear from Acknowledgements lead
ers; will be brought up to date on
the latest advances in the farm
commodity fields; and will adopt
resolutions, spelling out Farm
Bureau policy.
Among the keynote speakers will
be Sen. Robert Taft (R-O), who is
slated to head the u. S. Senate in
its next session; Rep. Harold d.
Cooley (D-N.C), chairman of the
House Agriculture Committee; and
Charles F. Kettering, famous in
ventor, of the General Motors Cor
poration.
J. c. (Jack) Lynn, legislative di-
rector of the American Farm
Bureau Federation in Washington,
will also make an address, while
Miss Florence Reynolds, director of
Information, Food and Agriculture
Organization of the u. N, will be
the principal speaker at break
fast for the Farm Bureau Women.
Ohio farmers will have an op-
portunity to learn of the latest
technical advances in agriculture
by attending five commodity ses-
sions: livestock, field crops, eggs
and poultry, dairy, and insurance.
Outstanding leaders in these fields
will take part in discussions.
One of the special features of
the meeting will be music by
1,O0O-voice chorus, made up of
farm men and women members
from nearly every county.
Adoption or rejection of resolu-
tions submitted by members will
take place in general sessions at
tended by the official delegates.
The Farm Bureau, fresh from Win
ming its fight against the holding of
an Ohio Constitutional Convention,
faces new battles in 1853.
The farm organization is expect
cd to play a major role in protect
ing farmers in the passage of a
new Ohio road bill, and is expected
to continue its fight for better tele-
phone service.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
MT. STERLING FARMERS
EXHIBITION AT CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Nov IL Madi-
son CountyS first entries for the
53rc annual International Live
Stock Exposition were received
here today from, Frank L.
Brown, of Mt. Sterling
He will exhibit purebred South
down sheep in the carload of in.
dividual classes cf the world )
largest livestock SHOW at Chicago
where he has won many top
horrors in the past.
Entries for individual classes
for the show closed November
Although not yet tabulated, show
officials report the volume of en-
tries compares with peak past
years and in some breeds may
set new records. Entries for TIE
car'ot contests of cattle, sheep
and hogs will close Nov. %
and the Grain and Hay show
anS Horse show entries on Nov
emaer. 10.
The Exposluon, topmost agri-
cul ural event of the nation. gets
under way in the international
Amphitheatre on November %
for an eight-day run through
Dec. 6. It's world renowned COM
petitions feature classes for Ss
breeds of beef cattle draft hor-
ses and ponies that will perform
in the II International Hors-
Shows.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Jerry StahI Home
After Year In Korea

A news release Thursday morn
ing regarding return of Korean
Veterans to this country, contain
ed the name of Sgt. Gordon J..
Derry Stahl, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Stahl, 164 West Center ST.
Sgt. StahPs name was one in a
list to be aboard the Navy Trans
port Marine Adder" when it
docks in Seattle, Washington, Fri
day morning.
In the service since December
1850, Sgt. Stahl has been in Korea
since October 1851. He has been
with the Field Artillery in charge
of the Officers Mess.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Rep. kiIe Scores Formula
For Ohio Tax Retaliation
c. Of G. Convention
Scene OF Attack

Madison County State Repre-
sentative, Elton Kile, attacked the
statewide tax revaluation pro-
gram by the State Board of Tax
Appeals during the Ohio Chamber
of Commerce convention at Column
bus, Wednesday. Nov. 19.
Mr.. Kile aired his objections dur
ing the forum session in the after
noon.
Under the formula set up by the
Board of Tax Appeals, county audi
tors are required to set appraisal
values at so per cent of selling
prices as determined by auditors
records. The Legislature has auth
orized the Tax Board to withhold
so per cent of school and local
government funds from those
counties which fail to comply with
the ruling, it was said.
Kile said that the tax boards
formula for standardizing real pro-
petty values was pulled out of thin
air"
'Tt has been traditional" he
said, that the county should be
the unit of appraisal of real pro-
perty, and that the county auditor
should be the appraising officer.
The county auditor has been rele-
gated to the position of a clerk,
obeying the comamnds of the State
Board of Tax Appeals"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Assault Charges
Filed By Ex-Wife

A man was released on $3.50
bond after being bound over to the
Madison County Grand Jury, ac-
cording to authorities here.
The man, OSa Black, was charg-
ed with assault and battery by his
former wife, Frances, police said.
Justice Gerald Baynes heard the
case on Wednesday, it was said.
Police said that Black had been
released from the Ohio Penitenti-
airy two weeks ago after having
served out a sentence on a bad
check charge. Black allegedly went
to the home of his former wife and
beat her up it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Shotgun Discharge Wounds
Youth In Hunting Accident
Calling Old Toys!

It's time to go to the play
room and ferret out the toys
that your children will share
with other children, and take
them to the men at the City
Building for re-vamping in
case they need any, says Mrs.
Raymond Mabe, Colum b i a
Avenue, who is chairman of
the Toy committee for the
London Federation of Womens
Clubs Christmas project.
For many years the toys
have been collected by the
Federation and the men at the
City Building have co-operated
by doing the repair work.
Last year the in-gathering of
toys was a sight to behold.
There was scarcely space to
contain them. The great as
sortment was separated in
piles and the workmen set in
on them. Some were in ship
shape; some needed just a
little repairing and still others
were in such state of dilap-
idation that they seemed al
most beyond redemption. But
what those boys can do un-
der such circumstances is
nothing short of miraculous.
Come time for distribution,
they were just as good as new.
Now is the time to sort out
and get your toys to the City
Building, says Mrs. Mabe so
all will be in readiness by
Christmas time.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Proclamation

Whereas. The first week in December 1852 the official
date set by the Girl Scouts of London, Ohio,
for their annual Finance Campaign and
Whereas The Girl Scout Program has affected the lives Of
thousands of girls and women, and
Whereas The Girl Scouts Of America. through its Scout
Oath and Law and its Program is vital factor
in helping to preserve American Democracy and
developing initiative and selfreIianee in girls;
Now Therefore, E. P. Speasmaker Mayor Of the City Of
London in the State of Ohio. do hereby proclaim
the first week in December 1882 as Campaign
week. and urge citizens TO contribute oener-
ousIy to this well TO recognize the
patriotic service being rendered to COM
munify by the Girl Scouts and TO express their
appreciation TO the religious bodies. schoo!
eanization veterans Associations. fraternal
groups and service clubs which help to promote
the Girl Scout Programs
In Testimony Whereas have hereunto signed my
officially and caused the seal of the City
of London. TO be affixed, this ~ day Of Novem-
Der 1852.
Signed E. p Spessmsker
Mayor
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Annual Variety
Show At Prison
Farm Dec. 9-I2

Capt. Thomas Beuhler, who has
directed the Annual Christmas
Show at the London Prison Farm
for a great many years, has an
nounced that this years show is
slated for four nights, December
9 through II.
The show, entitled Varieties For
You In So, will consist of II acts
of comedy, fun and music, Mr..
Buehler said. There are so men in
the cast and rehearsals are under
way for the big annual event.
SON BORN
Reverend and Mrs. David n.
Ramsey announce the birth Satur-
day of son at the parsonage of
the First Baptist Church, 81 West
Fourth Street.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smouse,
London r. D., announce the birth
of son Friday, November Ia, at
Mercycrest Hospital, Springfield
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
LONDON MANS
BROTHER DIES
Killed By Train
In Heavy Fog

Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Meade, and
their son, Dick, Chandler Avenue,
returned Tuesday from Wytheville,
Virginia, where they were called
Friday by the tragic death of Mr..
Meade's brother, James D. Meade.
Mr.. Meade, who was 80 years of
age, lived only short time after
his automobile was struck by a
train near Norton, Virginia, about
nine o'clock Friday morning.
A representative for the Eshel-
man Grain Company, he had been
having a series of meetings for
dealers in his territory and was
enroute from Norton to Bristol,
Tenn, when the accident occurred.
The report of the accident stated
that he had left Norton early Fri
day after spending the night there
following a meeting, came down
the mountain aroud a sharp curve
in heavy fog and onto the rail-
road tracks just as the train came
to the crossing.
Surviving are his wife, twin five
year-old sons, Mark and Stephen;
his mother, Mrs. l.. II. Meade, of
Ashland, Kentucky, and two broth
ers, Richard H. Meade of London
and Charles of Durham, North
Carolina.
Funeral services were at st.
Paul Methodist Church, Wytheville
Sunday. Interment was in the
cemetery there
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
BURRIS AT
SAN DIEGO

Pvt. Raymond Burris, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Burris, 166 South
Madison Road, who enlisted in the
United States Marine Corps No
vembef 3, is stationed at San
Diego, California.
His complete address is, Pvt.
Raymond Burris, 1357794 PIT. 536-
End r. Tr. Bn., MCRD San Diego,
(40) California.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Ground Broken
For Building At
Fair Ground

First step toward the erection of
the new Madison Youth Building
at the Madison County Fair
grounds. was taken Monday when
the Madison County Commission
ers let the contract for leveling
the ground for the building site.
John K. Bridgman, Monroe town.
ship, low bidder, was awarded the
contract
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Defense Bond
Sales Higher

October sales increase of L
and Fl Defense Bonds in Ohio,
compared to E Bond sales for
the same month last year, pushed
the years total monthly gain
closer to the 80 million dollar
mark, Paul M. DWyer, Chairman,
Madison County Defense Bond
Committee, announced today.
Sales of Z and Fl Bonds in Madi-
son County last month totaled
$40,743 and compared to Z Bond
sales of S19,724 for October, 1851.
SiXty-four of the states eighty
eight counties reported gains for
October to give the largest month
ly plus thus far in 1852, and, at
the same time, marked the thir-
teenth consecutive month of in
creased purchases of Defense
Bonds, Defense Bond officials in
Columbus said Ohio's dollar sales
of f Bonds only in October, 1851,
were S16,8S1 $50 and compare to
last months total Ell Bond
sales of S22,377,5O2, for an in
crease of $5,495, ,852. Sales of the
new current income bond, Series
II, were combined with E Bond
sales after June l of this year
State Bond officials also point
ed out that national sales of Ell
Bonds increased during the first
nine months of 1852, reflecting a
8 per cent rise through Septem-
Der. OF the Ohio sales gain for
October, nearly two-thirds of it
came from four industrialiZed
counties: Cuyahoga, Hamilton,
Montgomery, and Lucas.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
e OUR
"a TOWN

GA IOVvN
cAMPAIGNER
Friend of mine said he saw
fellow in restaurant over
in Columbus who still wore an
Il Like Ike" button. Waitress
told the fellow that the cleo
tion was over and that he
should take it off. Fellow said
that he was wearing the but
ton for the NEXT election!
(takes place in 1850
VIEWPOINT
AS the man toured a large
manufacturing plant, he came
upon workman who was op-
Grating a very large and COM
plicated machine.
The man asked, What are
you making?"
The fellow answered, Two
sixty-five an hour!'
TURKEY TIME
We like to go to houses
where the people always have
two turkeys at Thanksgiving
time. They eat one and set the,
other out on the table SO that
anyone can whack off a hunk
whenever they pass by. This
is real hospitality in our book.
CRIME
Lots of folks talk about
return to sanity Our own
suggestion to aid this return
would be to start blaming
criminals for crime waves in
stead of almost everything
else. The feed me or I'll
steal" philosophy is weak and
silly-like a child saying "if
/ can't have my way, I'll hold
my breath until my face turns
blue"
FACT
A very wise man said that
one does not grow old by liv-
ing but by losing interest in
living. We know many elderly
people wfrU- are young in their
ideas. Others take the cynical
view and even seem old before
their time comes.
HUMMN!
Resisting temptation is tough
mostly because it may never
come again!
BOOK
Many of our illustrious read
ers will remember a modern
classic entitled The Special
ist" written by the late Chick
Sale. The book was a record
of the experiences of a pro-
fessional clubhouse builder and
it is still on the market. Sold
its millionth copy the other
day!
sLuGGER
"Once crook always a
crook" could we'll define the
situation concerning a fellow
out in Los Angeles who uses
the alias, Lips Licavoli."
Seems Lips" was arrested
for using a slug in a pay tele-
phone although he had 1900
bucks in folding money in his
pocket at the time. Turned out
that Lips" is wanted by De-
troit and Toledo police
and just to think that a little
old slug got him caught. The
weed of crime bears bitter
fruit!
HOLLYWOOD
Robert Taylor has a new
girl friend and some columnist
wagged This is the first
time Taylor has ever gone
with a gal who's prettier than
he is!'
NAMES
Among our collection of un-
usual names we have added
this one-Renske Quax of
HARLEM, Holland.
KINGS
Some how or another we
just can't work up any real
sorrow for Ex-king Farouk.
Seems like the lad has been
tried and found wanton.
LIFE
Old Haywood Snugg, the
Freud of Five Points, says
that as a youth his mother
didn't tell him everything"
and that he had to learn the
hard way. AS Haywood rode
off on his broomstick he turn
ed and said :. And now that
I've learned what I've learned,
I'd like to go back and do it
all over again!"
HONESTY
Man we know was eating a
big 3 inch beefsteak the other
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21

John Gill of Mt Sterling,
RS 80 young respectively
a lived in this vicinity all their lives
Mrs. Gill. Florence Derby born in
and excellent health Mr.
KousvIe retired from active
farming only
wedding anniversary
Gill his 18th Presidential ballot
n
Gill of West jefferson
and ut. Blanchard Finday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
Farm Groups Ask
Policy Revision

WASHINGTON LP,-Two major
farm organizations will try to sell
the incoming Republican admins
tration on the idea of revising gov
ernment foreign trade policies to
promote greater sale of American
farm products abroad.
They are the American Farm
Bureau Federation and the Ma
tional Grange, which contend that
present policies tend to force West
ern Europe to trade with Russia.
Both organizations will carry to
Republican leaders in Congress
and the State and Agriculture De-
partments the argument that pres
ent policies would soon restrict
farm markets and bring on rigid
production controls.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
M RS. LEM ASTER
RECOVERING

Mrs. James Lemaster, Fairview
Avenue, is recovering in White
Cross Hospital following an opera
tion there last Friday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
ANNOUNCE BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Robins,
London, r. d. A announce the birth
of son, Dale Donald, November
13 in Mt. Carmel Hospital.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
PAID CIRCULATION

This newspaper Is NOT dis.
fribufed tree. All nafionol
surveys show fhof q GOOD
newspaper is q PAID news.
pepper.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-21
IN HOSPITAL

IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Francis Scott, formerly of
London, entered Mercycrest Hos
pital, Springfield, Friday, Novem-
ber Ia. Her room number is 401.