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Evening star., 1953-06-07

Jerry's body was in the morgue.
He was 49,"
Mr.. Cottrell had come to
Washington two years before on
a Civil Service appointment. He
started at $50 a month. One
of the bosses in the Office spotted
the newcomer and sent him to
board with his mother-in-law
at Sixth and F streets NV. He
got room and board for $40 q
month.
Evening star., 1953-06-07
British Study Money

In Britain a 50-year-old con-
.troverSy has been resumed
whether to establish a money
unit diviSible into 100 fractions
like the dollar, or stick with
pounds, shillings and pence.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
Legion Sponsors
Halloween Dance

The American Legion, Post No.
los, will be host on Halloween
eve, October 30th, at a $3.50 dance
and masquerade (dress optionaD
at the London High School Gym.
The frolic will be held from $50
pm. to 1900 pm. One and all are
invited to attend.
Special feature of the dance will
be attractive door prizes as well
as the following awards for those
who wish to masquerade: The best
dressed man, woman and the fun
niest costumes-Judges for the
above contests will be Misses Bet
ty Weimer and Dell Chambers,
Mrs. VIM. Powers, Mayor E. P.
Speasmaker, G. G. Schlecty, and
Robert Rowland.
Music will be furnished by the
Rhythm Ramblers and refresh
ments will be served by London
High School Senior Glass. All pro-
ceeds from ticket sales will bene-
fit Post No. loss Fund for Char
ity. The committee for the dance
are Marion Trees, Ruth Arm
strong, John Folan and Pete My
erS.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
Whitaker Escapes
From Prison Farm

Walter F. Whitaker, serving
life sentence for Staying a Gin
cinnati policeman in 1910, walked
away from the London Prison
Farm here Sunday. A statewide
alarm was issued by Farm author
tiles after the escape but no trace
has been found of the missing
prisoner.
Whitaker was admitted to the
Ohio Penitentiary in May, 1910,
after being convicted of the first
degree murder charge. The jury
recommended mercy making the
life sentence mandatory. He was
charged with having shot Patrol-
man Julius Mayer to death during
a burglary.
London police and sheriff's of
flee had no report to make on the
walkaway but all police through
out Ohio had been alertod, it was
said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
Proposal Would
Establish State
Education Board

Amendment 2, one of the nine
proposed state constitutional a.
mendments to go before the voters
on November 3, would place the
State Department Of Education un-
der a state board of education
which would appoint the state di-
rector of education.
(The other eight proposed con-
stitutional changes are designed to
eliminate obsolete or conflicting
sections of the constitution, with
the exception of Amendment 1
which proposes a 100000 state
highway bond issue to be retired
by revenues from road taxes.) m
Amendment 2 proposes that the
State Department of Education be
operated on the same basis as
Ohio's 1400 local school districts
where a lay board of education,
representing the people, determin-
es school policies and hires the
superintendent of schools.
A change in the constitution is
necessary to establish a state
board because of a provision en-
acted in 1912 which requires that
the state director of education be
appointed by the governor.
There are now state boards of
education in "a states.
The method of, selecting the
membership of the state board of
education would be determined by
law by the state legislature which,
under the constitution, makes all
laws governing the organization,
administration and control of the
public school system. In some
states, board members are named
by the legislature or governor; in
others, they are elected by the peo-
pie.
Proponents of Amendment 2
point out that the change involves
no increase in taxes, neither would
it affect powers of local school dis
tricts nor create any new state
bureaus.
They advocate the change in or
der to permit long range planning
and continuous study of statewide
school problems by the State De-
partment of Education. School en-
rollment increases during the next
five years will be much larger than
during the past five years, causing
more critical problems.
State groups favoring Amend
ment 2 include the Ohio PTA,
Ohio State Medical Association,
League of Women Voters, the
regional associations of local school
boards, Ohio Education Associa-
ton, Ohio Child Conservation Lea
CUES, American Association of Un-
iversity Women and Junior Order
United American Mechanics.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
School Amendment Wins
Favor OF Education Groups
Moose Lodge In
Reorganization

London Moose Lodge No. sos is
undergoing an extensive re-organ-
ization and remodeling program
under the direction Of Don G. Port
and r. L. Barnett, state represen-
tatives. At a meeting held on
Thursday, October 22nd, Mr.. Port
appointed new staff Of officers
and club personnel, a new men,
bership campaign is now under
way.
The club rooms will be re-dec-
GRATED and expanded for greater
facilities and programs. A policy
of good clean entertainment and
programs designed especially for
the persons of the community who
are desirous of a respectable social
gathering place is being advocated
and will be carried forth in the
very near future.
A membership drive for new
members was kicked off at this
meeting and will climax with the
grand opening to be held on the
weekend of November 18th, 14th
and 18th at which time a fine pro-
gram of events and entertainment
will p1 evail.
The following officers were ap-
pointed at this meeting: Fred Bal
lard, Past Governor; Albert Roby,
Governor; H. R. McClaskie, Jr.
Governor; Robert Hunter, Prelate;
Fred Ramsey, Treasurer; James
Gammell, / Yr. Trustee; Lawrence
Cox, 2 Yr. Trustee; Max Snyder, 3
Yr. Trustee and Lafe E. Clifton,
Secretary and Steward of the club.
The local Chapter of the Women
of the Moose are cooperating in
this reorganization program to
the utmost and are determined to
increase their membership in the
same manner.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
BIoodmobiIe Gets
81 Donors Here

Officials of the Blood Mobile IN
it from Columbus, who visited Lon
don at the Presbyterian Church
last Tuesday highly complimented
Madison County Red Cross for Sc
curing "a donors, in the face of
many cancellations because of ill
ness and other unpreventable
causes.
The chairman of the Blood Pro-
gram for the county Red Cross,
Judge Maurice E. Beathard, ex-
pressed his gratitude to Miss Ruth
E. Armstrong, recruitment chair
man and her committee for their
excellent effort. The local nurses,
Mrs. George Owens, Mrs. Robert
Johnson, Mrs. M. Z. Beathard.
Mrs. VIM. T. Bacon, and Mrs. H.
A. Bauman, Jr., and Mrs. Wallace
V. Nichols, were complimented for
their services for the day and the
Canteen committee of the County
Red Cross, for a most delicious
lunch for donors and officials.
A number of business men and
individuals who gave money or
food toward the betrayal of ex-
pense for the operation of the
Blood Bank, were given special
recognition by Red Cross Chapter
officials.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
Ohio Power Output
Rated AS IS Per Cent
Of Russia's 81 Total

Columbus, Ohio, October 20,
1853: BY the end of 1854 Ohio's.
nine investor-owned utility COM
panies will have increased their
total power producing capacity to
almost 25q6 of Soviet RusSia's
total 1851 capacity, the Ohio
Electric Utility Institute reported
this week.
Statewide power capacity has
increased $40 since the end of
World War II according to the
Institute. The total generating
capacity of all sources contribut-
ing to the public supply in Ohio
now stands at 6,534,382 kilowatts
- or more than the combined
capability of at least fifteen
other states.
Only three states are presently
capable of producing more cleo
tric power than Ohio, and each of
those is far larger in population.
They are New York, California
and Pennsylvania.
Expansion of the local facilities
of any of Ohio's tax-paying power
producers is important to the en-
tire state, because each of the
nine companies in the Institute
can exchange electricity by means
of an instantaneous interconnect
extending from one end of the
state to another.
A survey recently completed by
the Institute shows that since
World War II, Ohio's. power
generating capacity has been in
creased 2,O51, ,592 kilowatts at an
overall cost to the nine companies
of $800,709,000.
BY the end of 1854, the states
interconnected system will EN-.
brace 43 power plants with a
combined capacity of 6,715. .76O
kilowatts.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
Duane Tway With
Repatriation
Group At Pusan

Major Duane c. Tway, Madison
County native, has written home
that he is with a Repatriation
Group in Korea and one of his
duties is to be present when the
Communist ''Explainers" try to
talk the Anti-Red P.O.Ws into 60
ing home. The letter included a
photograph taken by a lieutenant,
of Major Tway outside the Prison
Compound at Pusan.
In company with First Lieuten-
ant Sen Kwang (Sen is the family
name), Major Tway recently visit
ed Chang Duk Imperial Palace and
Secret Garden at Seoul.
His mother, Mrs. M. c. Tway,
West Fifth Street received the in
teresting letter.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27

WHEREAS vital General throughout
ONO on Tuesday November 3 of this year and
WHEREAS of the firm
offices to be filled in this election many
Wde issues to be decided
the welfare
WHEREAS it is undeniabe government af-
ected by this election fundamental
WHEREAS In this Sesqucentennal Year Ohio
more ogzant than of the struggles hrdps which
formed the of this
State
WHEREAS the right
fundamental
ernent under which this nation grown
guarantees which best be full voting
privilege,
NOW THEREFORE I, TED w BROWN, Secretary o
OF Ohio Chief Election
the
the attention
the ten days beginning Sunday October Is
and all shall bring to the attention of all eligible
their American heritage and responsibility go polls on
Tuesday November 3.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, danda affixed the
Seal of the Secretary of in
day October one Thousand Nine
Hundred and Fifty-three A. D.
W..
Secretary of
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
Football Cards Traced To
West jefferson Printing
Firm By Local Authorities
Bud" Putnam Goes
To Korean Base

u. S. MARINE CORPS AIR
STATION, Ell TORO (SANTA
ANA, CALF. Marine Captain
Grosvenor w. Putnam, son of G.
w. Putnam, Route 3, London,
Ohio, has been transferred to the
First Marine Aircraft Wing in Ko-
rea.
The holder of a Bachelor of Sci
ence degree from Ohio State Uni
versity, he enlisted in the Marines
in 1912.
Chosen to attend the Naval Avi-
alton Cadet training program, he
received his wings and commission
in May, 1914.
After his World War II service,
he joined the inactive Marine re-
serve and accepted a position with
the Orleton Farms of London, o.
Recalled to active duty follow
ing the outbreak of hostilities in
Korea, Putnam was stationed at
Marine Corps Air Station, Miami,
Fla, before reporting to Ell Toro
for his present assignment.
The Buckeye State Leatherneck
is married to the former Miss Bet
ty Eileen Batty, formerly of Long
Beach, Calf, who presently re-
sides with their two children, Su-
san, 5, and Steven, 3, at 1774
Northeast 180th st., Miami Beach,
Fla.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
Columbus Man Held
After Admitting
Dumping OF Cards

AS an aftermath of a recent CO.
lumbuS football pool scandal in
which several arrests were made
and thousands of football cards"
were confiscated there, Bert w.
Hershey, 70 East Third ST., Co
lumbus, was arrested Friday at
the Central Ohio Printing Com
pany, West Jefferson, and charg-
ed with dumping refuse along a
county road, by Deputy Robert AL
lison. Allison said that he had re-
ceived a complaint from residentss
living near West jefferson who
said that thousands of the social
ed football cards had been dump
ed in ditch on a county road.
Allison said that Hershey admit
ted that he had dumped the foot
ball cards after receiving a "mys-
terious' telephone call from Co
lumbuS early last week. Hershey is
also said to have stated that he
delivered some of the cards to one
Harry Levin at Columbus. Levin
was arrested last week by Colum-
bus police for having the illegal
cards in his possession, it was said.
The Central Ohio Printing Com
pany, formerly the Doyle Press,
was said to have printed the cards
for Hershey. Along with the foot
ball cards was found stationery
belonging to several West Jeffer-
son business houses but Allison
said that the stationery had OBJ
viously been grabbed in the rush
and dumped along with the cards.
,Hershey's case was heard in the
court of Justice Gerald Baynes
Monday and was given a $50 fine
plus a three-day suspended Jail
sentence on Hershey's promise to
clean up the litter along the high
way. Hershey pleaded guilty to the
charge, Deputy Allison said, Mad
ison county authorities are inves-
tigating the possibility of further
charges on possession of the illeg-
al cards, it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
County Oranges
Represented At
Cleveland Meet

Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Dorm,
heads of the Grange in Madison
County, are in Cleveland this week
attending first the meeting for
Deputies for all the counties in the
state on October "a and 25 and
remaining for the four-day session
of the Ohio State Grange, October
25-26-27-28 at the Hollenden Ho-
tel.
Delegates who will be in Cleve-
land to represent Madison County
at the State meeting will be, Mr..
ard Mrs. Roger Mantle of Madison
Banner Grange. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Turvy, Jr., of Spring Fork and
Mrs. Mary Roby of Plain City
Grange.
In the numerous contests that
are a part of the program, Madison
County has entrants in practically
every one. Patty Houck, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Houck of
Spring Fork Grange, will be Mad
ison County Grange Princess and
Sonny Sollars, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Sollars of Range Commu-
nifty Grange, will be Madison
County Grange Prince in the Ohio
State Grange Youth Pageant Mon
day night.
The winners in the County SOU
are Dance Set, all from Range
Community Grange, Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Dorm, Nancy Barrett, JOY
ce Carpenter, Marlene Leslie, Troy
Barton, and Norman Dorm, are ex-
pected to go to Cleveland to take
part in the State Square Dance
Contest, October 27.
Mrs. Donald Becker, Spring
Fork will have cookies in the State
Cookie Contest Mrs. Lucy Jones,
Fairfield, will have linen lunch
con set in the State and National
Sewing Contest; Tom Roby, Plain
City Juvenile and Marjorie Dorm,
Range Community Juvenile, will
be in the Poster Contest; Leland
Wake, Plain City Juvenile, will
have an entry in the Soap Carv-
ing Contest, Sandra Baker, Range
Community Juvenile, Ring Toss
Game and Phyllis Busch, Darby,
will have an arrangement of Dried
Flowers in the Youth Aircraft Con-
test
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
School Execs
Urge Passage

The Executive Heads of the
Madison County Schools at their
last regular meeting, unanimously
passed the following resolution:
"BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Executive Heads of the Madison
County Schools endorse and urge
all voters to support proposed
Amendment No. 2, on the ballot at
the November 3 election, said
amendment creating a state board
of education for Ohio"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
GOOD NEIGHBoRs

Thirty-two farmers and
friends of Morse Wentz, Mt.
Sterling, RID. No. 3, went to
the S. II. Anderson farm which
is operated by Mr.. WentZ and
his father, Harry Wentz, and
picked 80 acres of corn and
cribbed it on Wednesday, Octo-
Der q.
Morse Wentz is recuperating
from an operation and unable
to do his fall work. The Good
Neighbors took with them eight
corn pickers, II wagons, Il
tractors and three grain eleva-
tors. They paused only long
enough for a big harvest-hand
dinner served in the basement
of the Antioch Church by the
Antioch Community Club" as
sisted by Mrs. Harry Wentz,
Mrs. Morse Wentz and friends.
Those taking part in this
Good Neighbor Policy" or
ganized by Bob Graham and ].
B. Anderson, were, Earl Ander-
son, Ray Denison, Darrell Jones,
Ivan Jones, Gene Thornton,
Bobby Neer, Shuhy Buskirk,
Ivan Hughes, Harold Wade,
Dale Pollock, Warren Pollock,
Dwight Hill, Bob Graham, Ron
ME Anderson, Bobby Graham,
Ralph Ray, Bob Ray, Lloyd
Thornton, Clyde Bandy, Joe
Tilton, Albert Plessie, George
Graham, Cecil White, Harold
Chamberlain, Danny Hicks, Ell
"a Hurst, Hartford Bennett, Leo
Gilbert, Harmon Boss, Wilbur
Daily, Bert Nixon and Todd
Foster.
Not satisfied with having done
all this, on Thursday, the men
returned in the afternoon and
sowed the field to wheat.
A wonderful gesture of
friendship, said Mr.. Wentz in
relating the story of the great
help the work has been to him;
"a kindness we could never
hope to repay"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
Crippled ChiIdren's
Society Names Clancy
President For Year

The Madison County Crippled
Children's Society Thursday night
elected r. L. CLANCY, president,
succeeding Floyd Williams, who
was elected to the post of vice
president. Others to serve with
these officers are: Mrs. Wallace V.
Nichols, secretary and Mrs. Will
liam H. Morris, treasurer.
The reports of committees show
ed a total of $500 received this
year from the mail sale of Easter
Seals, coin boxes placed in busi-
ness houses and the Easter lilies,
sold this year for the first time.
This, according to officers, is the
largest amount raised for the work
since the Madison County Society
was organized more than two
years ago through the efforts of
the London Business and Profess
sional Women's Club, which spon-
sors the organization.
Activities of the Society the past
year, were headed by the testing of
hearing of children in all the
schools of Madison County by the
audiometer which is operated by
Miss Ruth E. Armstrong, Arm
stroIg Road who has been given
high praise both locally and on a
state level, for her very successful
prosecution of this phase of the So
ciety's program. She is starting
now for another round of testing
in the schools. This work has been
responsible for follow-up work
among pupils discovered to have
defective hearing that has proved
very beneficial in many instances.
Among other work accomplished
are the Cerebral Palsy Clinics con-
Quoted at the Union County Me-
mortal Hospital, Marysville, Mad
ison participating with Union and
Delaware counties in this Tri-
County effort; a Madison County
child wao sent to Cripple Child
ren's Camp near Toledo this past
summer at the Society's expense.
wheeled chair purchased by the
Society for use here at home, has
been kept in repair; ambulance
trips to and from hospitals and
clinics have been paid for; the So
ciety is presently sponsoring a
child from the county who is at
tending speech clinic at Witten-
berg College, Springfield.
The Society, through its COOP
Grafton with other agencies, knows
there are at least Is cases of cere-
bral palsey in the county.
President Clancy, in accepting
his new work as head of this group
stated that he. or other officers
will be pleased to be notified of
any persons known to be suffer-
ing with any disease causing Grip
pling disease or otherwise incapa-
citating an individual.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
FOUR WHINE rs!

What with all the upsets last
week, it was surprising that
there were five winners this
week-but that's what came
out. All five had six losing
teams. . .. s..........
The winners included Norm
an Jones, London; Tom Minner,
London, Maggie Davenport, w.
Jefferson; and James Win
Tough, Dayton. Mr.. Jones had
two winning entries. Checks are
being mailed out to the lucky
winners and next week promis-
es to be even tougher than last.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
Local Education
Boards To Meet
Here tuesday

The annual meeting of members
of all the Local Boards of Educa-
ton of Madison County, will be
held at the London School Build
ing, Tuesday, November II, at 8
o'clock.
Recent School Legislation will
be discussed by Attorney Robert
Robe of the Ohio State Depart
ment of Education.
A demonstration on School
Lighting will be given by the Ohio
Edison Company.
ENTERS HOSPITAL
Mrs. Nelson Ingersoll. London,
RID. No. i, entered Mt. Carmel
Hospital, Monday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
Woodblazer Al Club
Completes Project

The London Woodblazers All
Club has completed their commu-
nifty project by erecting the signs
for the Agricultural Agencies in
front of the Spittle Building in
London, according to Lauvaughn
Huber, All Leader.
They have also turned over their
money contribution to the All
Camp Building Fund. There were
nine members who completed this
year.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
RECCyE
AFTER OPERATION

Mrs. William Londergan, Lon
don, Ohio RID. No. 2, who under
went major operation at Mt.
Carmel Hospital, Friday, is recov-
ering. Her room number is S41.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
AT CHURCH MEET

The Reverend S. c. Lindsey, rec
tor of Trinity Episcopal Church is
in st. Paul, Minnesota, the first
part of this week attending the
Town and Country Conference of
the National Council of Churches.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-27
Reception AT Bowdrys
For 44th Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. George Bowdry en-
tertained few of their close
friends at a reception Sunday eve
ming, October 18, celebrating their
44th wedding anniversary.
MRS. HANSON IMPROVING
Mrs. Forrest r. Hanson, East
High Street, is. recovering in Mt.
Carmel Hospital after hip opera
tion Friday. Her room number is
760.
Evening star., 1953-04-15

VIM. Anderson, Milton Blum, Fisbo, Dumori!
Peter Pan, Everfost" and GiIbroe!
Fuly-combed. pre-shrunk. completely woshobI
Creose-resistont plaid einehom!
Creose-resistont Eeypton Pima tissue chombr'
Combed solid -coIor chombroy!
Evening star., 1953-09-23
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO Sept. 23 OP).--CUSDAl--
Salable hogs, 1000; fairly active; l5-
25 higher on butchers and $3.50 hieher
on sows; most choice 200-240 pound
butchers, 25.00-25.25; several loads
100 pounds, 24;0Q-25;00; most sows,
saiable cattle, 10000; salable calves
500; choice and prime steers over, 300
pounds opened fairly active steady to
so higher; later trade active, 25 to
mostly so higher; instances rs up:
other weights and grades steady; heif-
ers 900 pounds and heavier strong to
80 higher; lighter weights about steady;
cows steady to % higher than. later
Tuesday bulls active. strong to 30
higher; vealers slow, steady to weak:
bulk choice and prime steers 24.50-
23S55' several loads 1,.l25-1:375 pounds,
20.00-24. 90; prime 1850 pounds mixed
steers and heifers, 1915: choice and
prime heifers, 22.5O-2600; good to low
choice, 1S0O-22.O0; utility and COM
mercial COWS, 1O.50-13 90; Gamers and
cutters, S.75-10.50: utility and COM
mercial bulls. l4.00-1675: commercial
to choice vealers. 1600-23.00; a few
prime, 24.00; Gull and utility, 1000
salable sheep, $500 general trade
spring slaughter lambs moderately ac-
50 lower; slaughter sheep about steady;
lambs 1T.Oo-1 9 90: top 1880 sparinely;
utility to low good lambs, IA 00-1 4. 00;
culls down to 1000 and below; Gull to
choice slaughter ewes, 100000.
Evening star., 1953-09-23

He's the train chef and Canadian Pacific trained chef tool
Meals and delicious speed across Canada
notice the teamwork between nature and your Canadian
Pacific Great scenery all the by 900 miles
in the Canadian Rockies Solid comfort ar-condonng wide
beds smooth ervce StopoverS fine Canadian Pacific hotels