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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-09

some 100000 visitors throng the
historic streets which once knew
the stride of George Washington
and Stonewall Jackson.
There are so many parties,
dances, parades and pageants dur
ing the festival that a man going
to one is likely to meet himself
coming back from another. People
drive hundreds of miles to attend
them.
The unusual thing is how city
of less than $4,000 population can
stage show of such proportions.
The secret behind it is a story of
community effort and cooperation
based on hometown pride.
There are no full time pro-
fessional workers. said Tom Bald
ridge, director general of the festi-
val But we have 1900 volunteer
workers-and we start planning a
full year in advance"
Some 1900 students and teach
ers worked months to prepare
'the harvest of the years." a pag-
eant highlighting Winchester's
crowded 200 years. The city, old
est community west of the Blue
Ridge, changed hands more than
70 times during the civil war, and
more than 100 engagements were
founght in its vicinity.
This year the festival queen was
Nina (Honey Bear) Warren, 18-
year-old daughter of California's
governor. She was crowned by
Bernard M. Baruch.
Some 5000 marched in the par
adc, which featured more than go
drum and bugle corps.
I'VE finally had to limit the
number" said Baldridge. We've
had bands come from as far as
Miami to march with us"
The festival is about $250,000
production, but the community
doesn't look on it as a money
making venture.
People can come here and see
our show without ever spending a
single penny said Baldridge. And
that's exactly what lot of them
do. They even bring along their
own box lunches.
When the festival is over, the
entire community is glad to lean
back and relax for a few days
and then the planning starts for
next year.
l asked one mother what the
festival meant to the community,
and she said:
1T is important because it
teaches us we can do the impos-
sible."
Ancestry talk is highly popular
at this period, and overheard one
interesting remark by lady dis
cussing the Tucker family and the
George Washington family.
"Of course" she said, "you know
it was the Washingtons that mar
ried into the Tuckers-not the
other way around.
/ gathered that the lady was a
Tucker herself-and proud of it.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-09
Senator Taft
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Continued frc~l page one
tary of STATE Charles f. Sweeney
of Wakemaa got 67,85l demo-
cratic votes unopposed.
Francis E. Douglas of Cleveland
outran Willard d. Campbell of
Cambridge for nomination to the
Jan. | term Of the Ohio Supreme
Court. Returns from 1u.237 polling
places gave Douglass 382,976 and
Campbell 290,l65. Judge Charles
B. Zimmerman of Springfield was
unopposed for the democratic
nomination. He got 324,774 votes.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-09
BY Hal Boyle

WINCHESTER, VA, Cap -
America is becoming more and
more festival conscious.
In the last generation every
section of the country has origi-
mated Regional celebrations that
rival in color and splendor the best
of Europe's fetes.
One of the most unusual and
lavish of these spectacles is the
annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom
festival Its theme:
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-09

|of nature are the
gifts of God"
The festival is
IS e t against a
beautiful b a C *
ID rop of some
100000 a p p @
trees that look
lin their gowns of
pink and white
bloom - like a
vast convention
of lovely brides.
For two davS
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-09

Out of all the newspaper and
magazine columns / read, the ones
/ enjoy most are those that pack in
. whole lot of facts = unrelated
facts, but each one an interesting
bit of information in itself.
These columns go something like
this: "Did you know that hump
back whales are addicted to snor-
ing? That bees have been bred with
red, brown, and buff color eyes?
did you know that lead can be
converted to gold at a cost of
81, 100000 an ounce? That a 555-
pound fat girl went on diet and
lost 401 pounds in IL months? That
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-09
VOTE Light

Continued from Page One
Clerk OF Courts
FLOYD B. HlLLMAN, JR 1922 JAMES R. liTTlER 770
Sheriff
HAROLD R. BlDWELl 2o26 NONE
ROBERT L. STEWART b99 kf NONE
County Recorder
NORMAN K. JONES 1896 NONE
County Treasurer
TROxELL LAYBOURNE 1890 ROGER D. COUNTS 7es
County Engineer
HELGE G. EKEDAHL 2od4 NONE
Coroner
WILLIAM T. BACON 1892 NONE
W. {. LUKENS II27 - NONE
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-09

now, with the government In con-
troll, strike would be a strike
against the government
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-09
COURT NEWS
APPoiNTM ENTS


In the estate of Laura Von-
schriltz late of Midway, Glenn
Kelso, Sedalia, has been appointed
executor, with bond of $1,000.
In the estate of Carolina Schla-
back late of Darby township, Levi
Schlabach has furnished bond of
$4,000 as administrator.
ACCOUNTS APPROVED
First, final and distributive ac-
count of E. Ray Laird, admins
traitor with the will annexed in the
estate of Fannie r. Hopkins, has
been allowed and confirmed.
First and final account of Leroy
Bradley, executor of the estate of
Della Bradley, has been allowed
and confirmed.
INHERITANCE TAXES PAID
Inheritance tax in the amount of
$294.SS in the estate of Carrie L.
MCPHERSON, late of London, has
been paid to London Corporation.
Inheritance tax in the amount
of S202.89 in the estate of George
Van Matre, late of London, has
been paid to London Corporation.
LICENSES REQUESTED
William M. Dean, roofer, Plain
City and Bessie P. Andrews, Plain
City.
LICENSES GRANTED
Donald Eugene Swimming, well
der, Summit Station, and Mary
Louise Van Hoose, Plain City.
Delbert Hines, Jr., and Joan r..
Rapp.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-09
From where | sit ...M Joe Marsh
As q Motter of Fact.

chrysanthemum has been devel-
oped that smells like a violet?"
From where l sit, maybe Tn a
kind of "Johnny-one- note" My own
columns always seem to revolye
around one idea--a plea for us to
make sure We respect the other fel.
lows rights-like the right to vote
for your own choice or the right to
enjoy glass of beer now and then.
Imay not be in style. but l believe
my one fact is iOorth repeating-
and remembering!
&e M4u<
Evening star., 1952-06-13
Vienna Woods
Beautiful
Va. Showcase
VIENNA WOODS, VA

VIENNA WOODS, VA
You'll delight in the Country
Gentleman" style of living at
lovely Vienna Woods, site of
YeonaS Realtors new ramblers.
You'll find summer coolness, Sc
renity and complete removal
from city hustle and bustle!"
Yes, all the enjoyment of modern
suburban living is found in the
new, ranch-type homes located
in Vienna Woods, Va.
Vienna Woods has something
to offer every member of the
family. All will love the beauti-
ful rolling countryside with its
areas of natural forests. Just a
short distance away, Dad will
find two fine public golf courses:
famous Fairfax Golf Course and
the new Fairfax Court House
Golf Course.
Mother will appreciate the re-
Taxation of summer evenings
spent out-of-door on the lawn
with the family and friends.
SAA4A OAACA OO lOI
the kiddieS to play in perfect
safety.
The convenience Of Vienna
Woods is favorable too. Three
main arteries are available to
reach Washington. You may en-
ter the city via Chain Bridge for
uptown and Northeast Washing
ton; Key Bridge for Georgetown
and midtown; Memorial or 14th
st. Bridges for the heart of the
downtown area.
In each case, fine modern
roads take you directly into the
city; no need to drive tortuous
miles through narrow, slow city
streets to get to your destinationl
Vienna Woods is ideal in every
respect for modern living: for
necessary, everyday committing
and for extra enjoyment of life.
Visit Vienna Woods this week.
end. Select the wonderful, new
rambler best suited to your own
tastes. Live happily ever after!
Evening star., 1952-06-13
ADVERTISEMENT
Tv Stars
Acclaim
Virginia Homes
WASHINGTON, D. c.

WASHINGTON, D. c.
You'd never expect to enjoy
such honeSt-to-goodness, luxuri-
Gus living at a price so reason
able!" That's the viewpoint of
Art Lamb, perSonable star of
Dumont's Washington television
station, WTTG.
"And those huge, wooded lots
will give the children all the
play room they need! Mothers
need never worry about the kid
dies running into the street. Why
you can even raise your own
lovely flower and vegetable gar
denS with all that Space!" There
you have the female angle on
these modern ramblers from
Aletha Agee, Arts beautiful
partner on the "TV Disc Jockey
Show"
Modern, gracious living is
definitely the theme of these at
tractive ramblerS in nearby Fair
fax County. They're eye-appeal-
Ing ranch-type homes; long and
rakiSh with low-pitched roofs.
New owners have the advantage
of choosing from 20 exterior de-
signs offering handsome combi-
nations of. redwood, cedar, brick
and Tennessee crab orchid stone.
Custom made front doors
are heavy wood panel as usually
found only in highly priced
homes. New, distinctive, rounded
molding frames the doorway.
The many windows have stone
sillS or brick If preferred.
AS Aletha has pointed out.
all lots afford ample room for
gardens, children's play and re-
taxation for the entire family.
The lots, all A-acre or over, are
naturally wooded, expressing the
beauty and naturalneSS of Vir-
g1nia'S greenery. That's added
insurance of summer coolness
and winter protection!
There's plenty of interior
space, too! All homes have 3
bedrooms, 1E2 baths and full
Easements. The basement bath
has a shower stall roughed-in.
The many luxurious, Gus
tom-built features include an all
electric Westinghouse kitchen,
with garbage disposal and dish
washer, all-copper plumbing,
steel-beam basement supports,
oak flooring, Formica-top kitch-
en- cabinets, full rock-wool in
Sulation, hoor-to-ceiling closet
doors, weather stripping, full
length aluminium screens, alum
mum screen doors and delightful
picture windows.
These FILA supervised and
financed ramblers are a genuine
value on today's home market.
The economical price Is only
SIC, $50; So $40 down for Veterans
81, 300 down for all others and
the balance like rent under
newly-relaxed credit regulations.
Other homes in this group are
priced from $13, $50, $4,000 down.
This includes city water, sewers,
curbS, cutters, blacktop streets
and private drivewayS.
Nineteen homes are avail
able today, with an additional
81 nearing completion. Take the
advice of Art and Aletha and
see these wonderful home values
this week end. See the COM
pletely decorated and furnished
model home. Follow driving di-
.rections given in the ad adjoin-
anU this c0lI1nn
And watch Art Lamb and
Aletha Agee tell you more about
the greatest home values since
the war on their television show
-. "The TV Disc Jockey Show
:. WTTG, Channel 5 2 to
6:45 p.m., Mon. Fri.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Major Crimes Up Sharply,
New York Police Reporf
By the Assoeiaied Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-New
York City had 132 homicides and
22,005 burglaries in the first six
months of 1852, the police DEPART
ment reports.
The figures compare with 116
homicides and 14,961 burglaries in
the comparable period of 1851.
Police figures showed yesterday
that major crimes in every cate
CORY increased sharply for the six
month period.
Commenting on the comparative
figures. Police Commissioner
George P. Monaghan said. mo
fair comparison can be made be-
cause Of the numerous revisions in
the crime reporting system"
Police now are under orders to
make official reports to headquar-
ters on all complaints, many of
which would have been skipped
in the past.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Kefauver Believes
Stevenson Will Win
BY the Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Aug. 12.-
Senator Kefauver said today the
manner in which he was treated
In the Democratic National Cofi4
vention has "alienated some
Democratic voters"
The Tennessean-obviously not
yet recovered from the strain of
his unsuccessful presidential cam
paign-said. however, he believed
Gov. Adlai Stevenson would win
the November election.
Senator Kefauver made these
comments during a news confer
ence before leaving here by plane
for Nashville. Tenn. after two
long talks with Gov. Stevenson
yesterday and last night.
Some Of Senator Kefauver'S fol-
lowers have charged the "city
bosses" ganged up to deny him
the presidential nomination.
Senator Kefauyer said he
talked with Gov. Stevenson last
night about people he believed
would be effective in the cam
paign, about policies and the ap-
proach to issues in which he had
found the people to be interested.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Japanese Make Yelled Charge
Allies Looted NotionuI7 reosure
Parliament Report Says Much Is Missing
With Receipts UncIeor and Not Jibine

treasures during the war were
badly supervised and carelessly
recorded and that theft would
have been quite easy"
The committee concluded:
This committee is going to
determine whether there was any
misconduct.
This matter as a domestic issue
has involved the imperial famlly's
property, so this committee is re-
Quired to be especially cautious"
The report gave no estimate of
the treasure it said is missing.
japanese press comment was
cauStic and recalled the case OF
Col. Edward j. Murray, former
United States custodian of the
Bank Of Japan. convicted in l94s
of taking nearly $85. 900 (whole.
sale value) in diamonds from the
banks vaults. He contended they
were a gift. He was sentenced tc
10 years, but this was cut to five
and he was paroled.
Last week the provincial gov
ernment at Sendai.' in Northern
Japan, reported to- the commit
tee that two United States officers
took away $2.8 million worth OF
platinum and diamonds in 1945
and 1947, leaving receipts, one
written on a piece of scrap paper
Evening star., 1952-08-12

voted dog, refused brusquely to
discuss a personal offer by city Of
f1cials to place him in q comfort
able old peoples home.
Move along, move along!" he
said with q lordly gesture to the
embarrassed officials. "You are
holding UP the street traffic.
"This is o healthy outdoor job.
I earn 800 yen Cos cents) a day. I
win accept no charity from the
government. I am free, independ-
ent and self-supporting which Is
more than I can say for some of
the insincere rascals In the city's
government ofices!"
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Packers WaIkoufs Raise
Total Of Idle 10 $500
By the Assoeiased Pres.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-New walk
outs by CIO United Packinghouse
Workers raised the number of idle
at Armour Co. plants to about
$500 today.
The meat packing company said
today'S walkoutS included most of
the 1000 workers at its Sioux City
Qowa) plant; LOO of the 1900
at Kansas City, Kans., and TOO of
the 1000 workers at Fort Worth,
Tex. Employees numbering $50 at
Atlanta. Ga; $500 at st. Joseph,
Mo-; 1000 at st. Paul, Mimi, and
part Of the 1000 at Tifton, Ca.
left those Armour plants yesterday.
Some 700 union employees at the
Cudahy packing plant in Wichita,
Kans.. also walked out yesterday.
The unions contracts with
Armour ended Sunday. Contracts
with the other three Of the big
-Four" packers, Swift, Cudahy and
Wilson. expired yesterday.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
baby's Death Sets Off
Dispute on DoctorCa

Death Of a 2-week-old Silver
Spring Girl this morning touched
of a dispute between Montgom-
cry County police and the coun-
tvs Medical Society over efforts
to obtain emergency medical help.
Police said they had difficulty
getting a doctor to respond to q
call at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James j. Kinsey, 1909 Oakview
drive. It was there that Deborah
KinSey, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
KinSey, was found suffocated in
her baSinette.
The Medical Society denied a
police department claim that its
physicians would not take the call.
A spokesman, DR.. Charles I. War
field, said the society's emergency
call setup did not receive police
notification until 1928 am. and
added a doctor was notified and
ready to 60 within IS to z min
utes."
The call to police from the Kin
Sey family was received about
$50 am.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Safe With $500 Stolen
From Real Estate Office

Thieves removed a safe contain
ing about 5000 last night from
the real estate Offices Of Conn
& Levine, 1888 Fourteenth street
NV.
Police said the front door lock
was broken. apparently with q
crowbar. The small safe, however.
was taken out the back way. MUIR
ray Levine told police he had put
$500 in the safe yesterday, but
said his secretary may have add
ed more money during the day.
Safe squad detectives said they
were seeking two suspects.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Washington Boy Hurt
In Motorcycle Chase

A 75-mile-an-hour chase ended
early this morning when Wash
mgton youth lost control of his
motorcycle at Thirtieth and Abe
marie streets NV.
The motorcycle skidded 20 feet
into q crash, police reported, but
the boy was not seriously hurt
He was treated at Suburban Hos
pital for chest and back injuries
The hospital identified him as
Edward r. Mitchler, II, of 5521
Carolina place NV.
Police fired four warning shots
at the speeding motorcycle dur
ing the smile chase which started
at Bradley boulevard and Wiscon-
sin avenue NV. Montgomery
County Policemen Eugene Haugh
and Carl Satterwhite said the
youth will be taken to Juvenile
Court to face charges of speed
ing. passing several stop signs,
driving without headlights and
operating a motorcycle without a
permit.
Police said the teen ager
crashed another motorcycle last
year after q similar chase by
police.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Bay Bridge Drivers
Offer Aid to dizzy
Over the High Span

If it makes you dizzy to think
about driving across the new
Chesapeake Bay Bridge. have no
fear.
There are attendants who will
do the driving for you.
Louis j. O'Donnell, Maryland
bridge administrator, said any un-
occupied bridge attendant will
oblige uneasy motorists.
So far, Mr.. O'Donnell has heard
of only two drivers who baked at
the 200-foot heights. Both were
men.
1--WE took them across. Once on
the other side. they said it wasn't
$50 bad after ALL" said Mr.. O'Don-
nell. 1--WE expect folks will get
used to 1t. Crossing the bridge
really is just like driving over q
nice. wide highway"
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Wrong Auto Taken
By Finance Company,
Agent Is Arrested
Held for Grand Jury
On Theft Charge After
Hearing in Alexandra

A finance company agent, who
told police he mistakenly repos-
sessed the wrong automobile, was
held for grand jury action in
Alexandria Civil and Police courts
today on charge of car theft.
The agent. Ellsworth r. Miller,
"a, of the 6400 block of Glen Car
lyn Spring road, Falls Church, was
released on $1,000 bond pending
grand jury action.
Mr.. Miller, who works for the
Eastern Acceptance Corp. ir
Washington, pleaded not guilty
Judge Harry F. Kennedy heare
the case.
Similar Car Picked Up.
Police Capt. James w. Babel
said Miller had instructions tc
|pick UP a 1850 Buick sedan yes
terday at the Shirley Duke apart
ments. He found a car answering
that description in the Shirley
Duke project and took it back to
the finance company. police said
Alexandria police were notified
that the car had been repossessed
Meanwhile, Mrs. Clarence Mundy
OF Sperryville. Va, reported that
her car had been stolen from a
Shirley Duke street while she was
visiting friends there.
No Payments Due.
Capt. Baber said he told Mrs.
Mundy a finance company had
repossessed the car. Mrs. Mundy
insisted she owed no payments
on it.
Capt. Baber and the finance
company checked serial numbers
and found it wasn't the car
sought by the finance company.
Capt. Baber told the firm to send
the car back. Police placed Miller
under arrest when he came to
headquarters to return the car.
He was charged with auto theft
in a warrant sworn to by Mrs.
Mundy.
Police said the company still
had not found the car it wanted.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, Aug. IA japanese
Parliament committee today said
it has confirmed that a large
quantity of japanese national
treasure is missing and that re-
|ceiptS by occupation officials for
some Of it are extremely unclear
and figures do not jibe.''
The report said also that much
|of the treasure may have disap-
|peared during World War II while
the property was still in Japanese
hands.
1--WE have confirmed the loss of
IA considerably large quantity of
precious metals and diamonds, in
cluding the Empress Nagako's
crown made Of gold and platinum
and studded with five large dia-
monds," the committee said.
~ The Empress gave the crown to
the government during the war as
Ia patriotic example.
Most Of the treasure was bought
by the Government for war use
or contributed by citizens.
Purchased Precious Items.
The committee said the Central
Materials Utilization Association
which purchased precious jewels
and metals of Japan during the
war reported it gave the occupa-
ton the following:
"10.999.37 carats in diamonds.
"28,707.49 kan (24O, 900 pounds
avoirdupois) of platinum.
"15 kilograms (33 pounds) of
platinum from the national mint.
"532.145 Kilograms CLIO
pounds) Of gold and 226. .947 1858
Kilograms 100000 pounds) of sill
yer.
Receipts by the occupation for
these items are extremely unclear
and figures do not jibe. The re-
lceipts are available at the COM
mittee."
The yelled reference to the oc-
cupation had special significance
since it came at the end of the
long report-80 pages in japanese.
It is customary for the main
point in a Japanese document to
come at the end.
Typical Of japanese Reports.
Yelled wording also was typical
|of Japanese government report.
In these, the uglier the charge
the more indirect the wording.
The committee said national
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Tokyo Beegor, Self Supporting
In Outdoor Job, Spurns Relief

TOKYO. Aug. IL (NANA-Kem-
news) .-Tokyo's metropolitan gov
ernment has run into unexpected
Opposition in q campaign to re-
move all beggars from the city
streets to profitable work or char
liable support.
The beggars themselves say that
they can make more money sitting
idly on the pavements than they
could possibly earn in legitimate
employment.
The city's No. / beggar. wrinkled,
70-year-old Seiichi Kato, who
squats on the busy Sukiyabashi
Bridge, with his intelligent and de-
Evening star., 1952-08-12
Acheson Plans Vacation
To Rest From Travels

Secretary Of State Acheson plans
to start tomorrow a vacation of a
week or 10 days.
He told reporters today he
wanted to get some rest from his
recent travels. He returned Sat-
urday night from Hawaii where
he and the Australian and New
Zealand Foreign Ministers set up
the Anzus Council created under
the security treaty among the
three governments.
Mr.. Acheson said he had no
definite plans to go anywhere on
his vacation.
Evening star., 1952-08-12
How One D. c. Warden
Aids Civilian Defense

ENERGETIC WARDEN-Woshine eton's
CiviIicn Defense prosrom hos been
stimulated by the results getting pro-
srom Of the chief worden of the Wosh-
inston Cathedral oreo. How he keeps
his program in high gear despite oppro-
prictions cuts is told on poee 81.
HOW TO voTE-Woshinston area
residents who hove obsentee voting
rights in Minnesota con learn how to
cast their bolIots by reodins The Stor's
summary Of the Stote's summary on
poge B-l.