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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
WHY A $500. 600. 900 BOND IssuE7

Is Ohio read TO embark course for financing
road construction? In 1912 Ohio voters said mo $50
million bond ISSUE and then by various acts. approved by
twenty sessions of the Legislature provided for payment of
highways and streets on Pay-as-you-so basis.
focal point TO remember is that the bond issue amend
ment provides that the $500 900 be expended only
the oroushfares and urban thereof The
comprise only 1927 miles of the total of s4oo miles of the
State highway system Thus only few counties will benefit by
this huge expenditure for bonds and interest.
An interesting fact that in order the repay
ment of the bonds the amendment prepared all
excise taxes tboth gasoline and auto cenel. which
that the portion of county city village and township
could be used to retire the bonds and thus deprive local sub
divisions of their road and street
The last session of the Ohio Legislature provided SAB ooo
900 additional for State highway road construction
This amount together with previously existing plus Fed
eral Aid will give Ohio approximately $oo 900 per year
for State highway construction This 500 than has
been expanded in any year.
The Governor of Ohio awake the unfairness and
sve costs incurred by such accelerated program On October
z, in interview with newspaper reporters. he said:
''nasmueh have been asked the question whether
favor oppose the contemplated half million dollar
bond issue for highway construction firmly and unhesta
ting express my opposition TO it, firm believer in
paY-as1yOu-so program, except when extraordinary facts
demand different course"
Voters in Madison County should carefully weigh the bene
fits that will TO this county when voting the proposed
$500, 900 900 amendment.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
AROUND
OHIO
BY George L. Zeis

A surplus crop which you have
MT heard much about yet is pota-
toes. But don't be surprised if you
do within the next month or two.
Actually, Ohio does not produce
about 4OG6 of the potatoes con-
sumed in the state. It is states
like Maine, California, Wisconsin,
Florida, Virginia and others that
throw the nation into a surplus
class.
At the present time Inere is
estimated to be crop of some
374 million bushel of potatoes for
the 1853 year grown in the United
States. The estimated yield for
Ohio is approximately 5 million
400 thousand bushel.
A look at potato production for
the past two years, nationwide,
may give you some indication as
to why acreage planted to this
crop is up by about seven per-
cent.
Fewer acres were planted in
1851 and 1852. The prices paid
the producer made it possible for
him to make money. But the po-
tato grower failed to heed the red
light, last spring. AS a result
many of, them will be using red
ink by the end of the year when
he balances his books. The bald
fact is he planted too many
potatoes.
Potatoes are extremity perish
able. They won't hold for several
years like corn or wheat. What
are produced one year have to be
sold or disposed of by the time
the next crop comes on.
Now, let's look at a few more
figures, Per capita consumption in
the United States last year was
1O1 pounds of potatoes. About 275
million bushel will be needed for
domestic consumption. The Armed
Forces, and shipments elsewhere.
will account for another II mil
lion bushel; seed, feeding to live
stock and ordinary waste will ac-
count for another so million bush
ell. So any way you figure there
Will be quite sizable surplus.
Surpluses can mean but one
thing since potatoes are not be-
ing supported. Prices the producer
receives will be lower than they
have been for the past two years,
This paints gloomy picture for
the producer. But one is inclined
to wonder just how many tears
should be shed in his behalf.
He has known for the past sew
eral years how many potatoes
will be used over a given period
of time. The potato industry has
gone on record - since the un-
favorable publicity years of 1947-
48 = that they should grow only
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
Chilling Causes
Big Hog Losses

CHICAGO: Hog producers can
lose a gross income of $15O,0OO,0OO
this year if the anticipated deaths
of 2,525,000 pigs occur as a re-
suit of chilling. These distressing
figures are based upon the annual
pig loss of 800 due to chilling, re-
ports National Live Stock Produc-
er, live stock magazine.
Saving these pigs would not only
increase the supply of pork for
our consumers tables, but also cut.
production costs for the entire pig
raising operation. For example,
when a sow saves eight pigs, they
cost just half as much as when she
saves only four. And these initial
production costs may mean the
difference between profit and loss
in this period of rising production
costs and falling farm profits.
The first two days are most i'm
portant in baby pigs life. The
body temperature usually drops
from 3 to 9 degrees below normal
during the first hour after birth
under normal barn conditions. The
sharpest drop is during the first
20 minutes. There is a gradual in
crease in this body temperature
until by the end of the second day
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
NOVEMBER 3
East High Street Club, CC


High Club, Coover Club House. P M
Dinner Summerford Congregational Church.
sponsored by ladies of church t-
Church. home Ralph McCambrdge
Richmond Ave, 8 p M.
Guild Presbyterian Church. Floyd Williams Wash
ington Ave, 8 P. M
Guild Presbyterian Church. home Mrs William F. Grouse,
Lafayette 8 P. M
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
Trinity Episcopal Church Diamond Anniversary at Church.
cepion home, Mrs, H. R. Mengert
Cultivation dinner Methodist Church at $50 P. M.
Chapter D. A. R. Heirloom Tea Club House P M
Florence Frances Hanson East First St
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Fairfield Grange School House p NJ
Chapter OES Election Officers Masonic Temple P NJ
Methodist Group Quarterly conference Mt Sterling p M
Presbyterian Church, F. L. Baldwin Maple St,
p. NJ.
Presbyterian Church. Mrs M Rdenour PAS So
Main ST. 2 P M.
Methodist Church. home Mrs Frank Conwe
London P. NJ
Worthwhile Club Club House, 2 p. M.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
p. T. o. Carnival West Jefferson School, Also Saturday
Oak Grange Fall Festival and Corn Show, 8 P M.
Flower Lovers Garden Club home Mrs Richard Hume P M
Bide-AWee Club poluck dinner home Mrs Hobart
Baker E. First Street
MONDAY, NOVEMBER
WSCS Earl Robinson Chandler Ave. P M
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
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Service Unit will be held at the
meeting.
Winners of the Soil Conserva-
ton Essay Contest from the
various high schools in the Coun-
ty will be guests at this meeting,
and the winning essay will be
read and ribbons and prizes a
warded to the school winners and
county winners. The winning
county essay will be entered in
district essay contest for which
prizes are awarded and winners
will be entered in a state wide
contest. The Madison County High
School Soil Conservation Essay
Contest is being sponsored by the
Madison County Farm Bureau
and the Madison Soil ConServa-
ton District.
The Madison County Dairy
Service Unit will have as their
guests at this annual meeting, the
All and F. F. A. members who
have completed dairy projects
during 1853.
Tickets for this meeting an d
banquet are available at tn e
Madison County Extension Office
in the Court House. The Soil Con-
>servation Office at 81 w. High St.,
or from any of the Supervisors of
the District or the Dairy Service
Unit as well as from various other
persons throughout the county.
There will be dinner, music,
speaker and several valuable door
prizes at this meeting. Thursday
evening, November II, 7:30 p. M,
sharp at the Lafayette School.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
THE ssEEnY MADISON COUNTY DEMOCRAT LONDON 3aisr1 7slasa

the temperature is usually back to
normal.
To overcome this problem of a
sudden drop in body temperature,
the producer can look to electric
ity as a helpful and inexpensive
solution.
The hover-type brooder with a
250-watt lamp has proved a salts
factory means of cutting baby pig
losses from chilling. Studies at
Purdue University indicate operat-
ing costs are about Is cents a day.
The use of the brooder for at least
a week is recommended. This
amounts to about SIPS for saving
possibly one or two more pigs per
litter.
The Purdue tests indicated that
1870 more pigs were saved in pens
with heat than in pens where no
brooders were used. In addition,
pigs from litters where brooders
were used averaged IA pounds
heavier when So days old than
those without brooders.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
Farm Bureau In
Annual Meeting

The Madison County Farm Bur
eau Annual Meeting was held on
Wednesday, Oct. 28 with approxi-
mately 800 in attendance.
A number of resolutions, includ-
ing % local, z state, and,5 national,
were presented for adoption by
Farm Bureau members. Mr. Aus
tin Harbage, chairman of the Res
olutions Committee, presented the
resolutions.
Guest speaker of the evening
was Rev. Reinhard Wobus, Pastor
of Spring Creek Christian Church
Sidney, Ohio.
Three directors were elected to
the Farm Bureau Board for a
three year term. Mrs. Jesse Hart
was reelected, and Mr.. Kenneth
Slyh and Mr.. Rodger Baker were
new members elected to the board
Retiring from the Board were Mr.
Austin Harbage and Mr.. Glenn
Tootle.
Four Farm Bureau members
were elected as delegates to the
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation An
nual Meeting to be held in 1854
Those elected as delegates were
Mrs. E. B. Converse, Mr.. Austin
Harbage, Mr.. Wilfred Garen, and
Mr.. Henry Snyder. Alternates
elected were Mrs. Rodney Plymell
Mr.. Donald Becker, Mr.. Ray Leach
and Mr.. George Ropp.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03

Prizes awarded Farm Bureau
members were electric clock, Wal
ter Dellinger; travel iron, John
Neer; electric popcorn pepper,
Robert Houston; Whistling teaket-
tie, Mrs. II. w. Rogers; electric
clock, Mrs. Edna Holway; electric
percolator, Henry Geyer; electric
popcorn pepper, Mrs. Henry Sny-
der; whistling teakettle, Mrs. Rob-
ertaSheerin; mixing bowl set, Mrs.
Clyde Edwards; electric waffle
iron, Mrs. Louie Becker; mixing
bowl set, Mrs. Lloyd Roby; cleo
trio clock, Warren Harbage; 1854
Farm Bureau Membership, Mrs.
Wayne Harper; and 1854 Farm
Bureau Membership, John Thomp-
son.
Refreshments of doughnuts and
cider were served by members of
the Farm Bureau Womens Com
mittee.
Music for the $3.50 dance was
furnished by the Sunset Serenad-
ers.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
B. F. Shields Dead
Of Heart AiImen+

Benjamin Franklin Shields, u,
retired Brown Township farmer,
died Sunday morning following a
long illness with heart ailment.
Surviving are his wife, Bertha;
two daughters, Mrs. Fred Troesch,
Walker Road and Mrs. Elmer
Loveless, Plain City, RID. 2; a sis
ter, Mrs. w. E. Upton, Columbus;
seven grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Troesch
home on Walker Road where fun
eral services will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at two o'clock. The
Reverend Robert Meredith will be
officiating minister. Interment in
Sunset Cemetery in charge of the
RAIDER Funeral Home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03

the amount of potatoes that the
public will use. 1t seems like the
industry as a whole has forgotten
what happened just a few short
years ago.
Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son called meeting of the potato
industry representatives to Wash
ington several weeks ago to see
what could be done to relieve the
present situation. Ferris Owen,
from near Newark, Ohio, repre-
sents this state as a member of
the National Potato Council.
Several important facts were
brought out during the meeting.
For the individual grower, it will
be best to leave in the fields, or
feed, the small and poor grade
potatoes. Store only the best pota-
toes from the choice varieties.
Sort closely and prepare a good
pack. Avoid selling when prices
take dip. More emphasis on
marketing agreements and con-
sumer education campaigns.
Although it has not yet been
announced officially, Ohio grow
ers will be participating in con-
certed promotional campaign the
latter part of this year. If this
one works out satisfactorily, there
will undoubtedly by similar cam
paigns early next year.
But, if we are to face facts
realistically, it would be a good
plan to cut back on the areas
planted in 1854 to near the 1851
1852 average.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03

turns and is vindicated in a startl-
ing climax. Complete with a COM
pany of beautifully costumed mar
ionettes, handsomely designed and
lighted, and making the most of
Forman Browns witty words and
music, "Gullible's Travels" leaves
the customers at internission time
eager for the second part of the
show.
This consists of an intimate re-
vue, also written by the versatile
Forman Brown, who both accom-
panies the various numbers and in
: PRODUCES them with great infof-
mality and charm.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
ChrysIer Plans
Big Newspaper
Sales Campaign

The greatest newspaper adver-
tising campaign in Chrysler's 30
year history will use more than g.
9 300 newspapers for the 1854 Chry-
sler new model announcement pro-
gram, reports John H. Caron adj
Vertising manager Chrysler Diyi-
sion Chrysler Corporation.
I'm addition to using the most
powerful advertising in the 30-year
history of the Company, Chrysler,
throughout the 1854 model year,
will advertise more frequently and
use larger ads than ever before"
Caron said
The newspapers to be used in
the announcement have a combin-
ed circulation of 62,000,O00 and
were chosen to obtain maximum
circulation penetration into the
5000 counties in the US. that are
served by Chrysler's $500 dealers.
Caron said that this year 22,-
100000 families will be reacneu an
the Chrysler announcement pro-
gram through the use of Sunday
supplements carrying four-color
pages in This Week, American
Weekly and independent supple
ments.
Added to this tremendous cam
paign will be the impact produced
by the biggest national magazine
announcement and follow-up adj
vertising campaign we have ever
used" Caron said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
Victoria HuddLe
Dies At Seattle

Funeral services for Mrs. Vic
toria Huddle, former jefferson
township resident, who died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Battin, of Seattle, Washington,
with whom she made her home,
were in Seattle, Monday.
Mrs. Huddle, who was the wild
ow of Columbus Huddle, is sur
vived by one son, Victor Huddle of
Greenview, California; and two
daughters, Mrs. Battin and Mrs.
Edith Dyer, of Greenwich, Cali
fornia; one step-daughter, Mrs. J.
Herbert Deem of Columbus; six
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03

Washington ~ A few years be-
fore the American Revolution,
whaling brig Of New Bedford,
Massachusetts, was named No
Duty On Tea, says the National
Geographic Society.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
Calendar For The Week

NOTE This feature will regularly and will be
published each Monday and tuesday The service is Free
Please send in copy by Friday for events taking place
the following week. Copy must be submitted before Fri
day noon. deadIne Thank You!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
WON EN-

Kindness in women, not their
beauteous looks, shall win my
love.
-ShakeSDeara
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03

CR0UcHo SAYS. vim counting the
minutes until the NEW 1854 DE SOTO
arrives! See 1t November 5th at
your De Soto-Plymouth dealer =.
and tell 'em Groucho sent you!H
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03
Building, West jefferson; I'D N
Phone 81 and 81

Michigan Ave-, Chicago; $40 Invest
ment Building, Washington, D. c..
5731 Grand Central Terminal Bldg,
New York; 301 White Building, Seat"
tie; So Sutter Street, San Francisco.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-03

Shakespeare
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-07-30

formerly lived here. Donald now re-
sides on farm near Angola, Ind.
The approaching marriage of
Treva, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Althaus to Robert ]. Stratton of
Rt. l Bluffton was announced from
the pulpit of the Ebenezer Mennonite
church Sunday morning. The we'd
ding will be an event of Sunday even
ing August 9, in the church with the
pastor, the Rev. Howard Landes re-
celving the vows. Following the
ceremony reception will be held in
the Althaus country home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Cupp and daugh-
ter Edythe were in Cleveland for the
week end, guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Delmer Smith, son Kent and daugh-
ter Jeannine. Mr.. Cupp remained
with his daughter and family for a
weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Barnett and
family of Wooster arrived Sunday
evening to spend part of their vaca-
ton with Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Mar
shall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-07-30

last Wednesday, Mr.. and Mrs. Wes-
ley Meiras and daughter Barbara of
Pasadena, Calf. Mrs. Meiras (Eunice
jeanne Lauby) is niece of Miss
Lugibihl and the youngest daughter
of the late Rev. and Mrs. John Lauby,
former residents of the Bluffton-Pan-
dora area. Mrs. Meiras at the age of
three, left this community for Calf,
and this was her first trip back to
Ohio. Mr.. Meiras, formerly a radio
announcer, is a practicing attorney
in Pasadena.
Randy Reagan of Dayton arrived
here Friday to spend the week with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. c.
Campbell while his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Delmar Reagan are on busi-
ness trip to Alabama.
Mrs. F. c. Marshall and her sister
Miss Madeline Bixel of Pandora and
the Misses Oneita and Marie Whit
man of Fostoria, left Tuesday for a
trip east visiting Philadelphia, the
Boconos, Lancaster and other points
of interest in Pennsylvania.
Last Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Foot and daughter Laurel of
Rt. 5, Lima and their guests the Miss
es Bonnie and Sarah Lawton of Mt.
Blanchard were supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Mayberry.
Embury Kalb of New York City
passed away very suddenly at the
home of his son Eugene in Bradford,
Pa, Sunday, July II. He and his
dau ghter Ruth were enroute to visit
relatives in Jackson Center, Ohio,
when he became i'll the first day of
their journey, but they were able to
get to Bradford where he died the
following evening. This was their
former home and he was buried there
beside his wife, Eva, who passed
away number of years ago. His
sister, Mrs. Lou Amstutz of Bluffton,
who is at the home of her son Max
in Buffalo, N. Y, attended funeral
services as did his brother Warren
Kalb of Wadsworth. The Kalbs were
former residents of this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kaufman of
Columbia City, Ind. are staying at the
David CARRIER farm home while the
CARRIERS are vacationing in the west.
Mrs. Kaufman is a sister of Mr.. Gar
Der. Their daughter Ann is the wife
of Donald Neuenschwander, son of
the Walter Neuenschwanders who
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-07-30
Lehman Attending
Omaha u. Workshop

Carl NJ. Lehman, business man.
ager-treasurer of Bluffton college,
is in Omaha, Nebraska, this week
attending a college business man
agement workshop at the University
of Omaha.
The workshop offers training to
college business administrators, a
group which in 1850 collectively
spent 2A billion dollars and admin
istered plants and grounds valued
at more than five million dollars.
The school is aimed at providing
training particularly for the small
college administrator who must be
business manager, purchasing agent,
food director, building and grounds
superintendent, fund raiser, public
relations man and, in his spare
time, student recruiter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-07-30
MAKES OSU HONOR ROLL

Roy E. Reicenbach, Bluffton, was
listed this week on the honor roll of
205 students achieving scholastic
averages of 3.25 or better in Ohio
State University's college of agricul-
ture during the spring quarter.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
FHS Takes Inter-District Contest
4-47 Over Friend High Saturday

Farmville Fl i G h S basketball
forces invaded South Boston Sat-
urday night and came up with
a 81 to AZ victory over C. H
Friend High, a perennial power il
District 4.
The scrappy Friend five put UP
more OF fight than anticipated
during the inter district tusSle be-
tween the schools which have re-
presented the districts at the state
tournament the past four years.
The Wolverines came from be-
hind a first period one-point de-
ficit to take a 81 to % half time
lead. They increased it to a IL
point lead going into the final
quarters. when Friend suddenly
came to life with strong rebound
ing and shooting.
For Fa-mville it was the seventh
straight victory. Eddie Thornton
contributed 20 points to keep up
his fine scoring pace. while Clyde
Shelton hit for IA to follow in the
point getting department.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
FHS, Statesmen
Still Unbeaten
Crewe TOpDled
In District 3

Farmville and Randolph Henry
continued their unbeaten pace
while Crewe Highs Railroaders
fell from that lofty plain as a re-
suit Of District 3 basketball CON
tests last week.
In District play. FHS has a
$40 standing followed by the Ran
dolph- Henry Statesmen with 40
The Statesmen edged Crewe 80
81 Friday night at Charlotte c.
H. 1t was Crewe's first loss in six
tries, and the sixth straight for
R-H.
The results set up the January
80 meeting between Farmville
and Randolph-Henry with the
possibility Of a contest between
unbeaten fives for the district
lead
Weeks Results
Blackstone. beaten only by
F'HS took three district games
during the week to close with a
II standing. followed by CreWe
81 and Emporia 81
District 3 results last week
Fmporia SIS Lawrenceville "A
Crewe 40 Amelia 33
Blackstone SO Burkeville %
Blackstone SO Victoria "a
Kenbridge q Burkeville "a
Victoria SO Amelia 26
Blackstone so LaWrenceville 81
Girls Standings
In girls contests. Emporia High
lends the district with a SO re-
cord. with Randolph Henry also
and Boosting a 40 re-
cord
Despite Farmville's losses. Phyl-
rs Pearlove has compiled a ter
rific 25.5 average in six games
The Wolverettes are getting
stronger with each game, as
4hown by their pushing Emporia
me limit before losing 1887 FIJI
day.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-01-20
Wolverines Second Half Squirt
Downs Emporia @-49 Here Friday

Farmville Highs wolverines
used a final period squirt to de-
feat Emporia High School here
Friday night 65-49. 1t was FHS's
sixth straight win for a clean
District slate.
Off on their rebounding and
shooting in the first half, Coach
Gilmel's team held a SHIN 26-25
margin at half time. In the third
period the Wolverines started to
hit and in the final half out
scored the visitors 80 to "a, to win
going away.
Co-Captain Bill Drumeller was
top scorer for FHS, counting OH
a jump shot in close. He collect
ed II points IN the torrid final
period All the Wolverines, turned
N good scoring efforts after get
ting underway in the later stages.
Darden Livesay. the Eagles fine
center and pivot man, was the
top scorer with IS points.
The loss was Coach Ed DreW's
Eagles second in District 3 play