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Seward seaport record., 1953-09-04

Date First Publication July "A, 1853 Date Last Publication Sept. IS, 1853
Seward seaport record., 1953-09-04
U. $. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that Wilho Wilbert Kuoppala, entryman, togeth- and Robert R. Walker. all of Kenai Alaska, has submitted final proof on his homestead entry. Anchorage Se rial No. O22S75 for the NE SEA, S1s- NEfi, Sec. T. N,. R. 12 w., Sew ard Nj, containing 160 acres, and it + now in the files of the Land Of flee. Anchorage. Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the Land Office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter. said final proof will be accepted and final cer- tifiCate issued.
 CHESTER w. McNALLY,
 Acting Manager Date First Publication Aug. z. 1853 Tlatp Last Publication Sent f. 1953
Seward seaport record., 1953-09-04

MODEL 12 Winchester double, Kodak enlarSer. Martin guitar, .30-l0 krag
 rifle. Phone Lincoln II. l0-11p
Seward seaport record., 1953-09-04

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE in excel
 lent condition. Must be cash. Call
 Black 214. 10c
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Dog Licenses
Bring $7,I34.7I

The total gross collection from
the sale of dog licenses in Mad
ison county for the year 1852.
amounted to S713471, according
to the report in the office of Coun-
ty Auditor Forrest H. Hanson.
This total was derived from the
sale of 1851 dog licenses and 80
kennels.
Madison county farmers have
been reimbursed out of this fund
for Ia sheep, 76 fowls and 26
miscellaneous farm livestock,
total of 216 killed or injured by
marauding dogs. Amount paid in
claims for sheep totaled $2,423;
for fowls $26S and for miscellane-
Gus livestock $405, a grand total
of $3,096.
The salary of S2400 for Walter
E. Woods, county dog warden;
witness fees of $48.05 and ST.
1886 expended for other purpos-
es in connection with the prosecu-
ton of this department of the
county auditors work, leaves a
balance for the past year of
$635.17. This will remain in the
County Dog and Kennel fund, ac-
cording to Auditor Hanson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
PLAIN CITY
LOOKS GOOD
Scot+ies Choice To
Take Tournament Here

The Plain City Scotties appear
ed to be the pick of the pack in
the Madison county basketball
tournament now being conducted
at the London High gym. George
Robinson's boys are judged to be
far and away the best in the
tourney and have scored easy VIC
tories thus far. Wednesday eve
ming, the Scotties emerged victor
ious after walloping Mt. Sterling
67-28. The Scotties lost only one
game during the regular season
to Marysville. The Scotties are
rated high enough to win at Wes-
terville in the Class B classic and
many believe they may even go
further than that.
In the other game played We'd
nesday evening, Midway topped
Madison Local by 71-51. Bogen-
rife, Radcliff and Dorm scoring,
20, 18 and 16 each. High for Mad
ison was R. Young with Is.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Union County Officials In
Move Against Conservancy
Tax By Refusing Payment
Several Other
Counties Reject
Tax Collection

MARYSVILLE, Ohio = Union
county taxpayers will not pay the
3-tenths mill tax on real property
levied by the Scioto-Sandusky
Conservancy District this year.
Perhaps they will not pay the
levy at any time if Luther M. Lig-
gett, prominent Marysville attor-
ney and former county prosecu-
tor, has anything to say about it.
Union CountyAuditor, F. T. Nc
Curdy, did not post the special
levy on the tax bills and, accord
ing to the latest available infor-
nation on the subject, Union
county taxpayers may never have
to pay the tax.
Liggett has long been a foe of
the Conservancy District and is
said to have directed Auditor Nc
Curdy to omit the tax from the
tax bills. Seneca county has also
held the tax off the tax bills and
suit is pending in Fayette coun-
ty asking that the auditor and
treasurer be restrained from en-
tering the tax on the bills, it was
said. No such suit can he filed in
Union county since the tax is not
being applied by the auditor. Del
aware county has followed the
same course.
Madison county taxpayers have,
in the main, paid the tax to date
but much objection has been
shown here. The Conservancy Dis
trict is governed by the Common
Pleas judges from the counties
within the District, each judge
having one vote. Common Pleas
Judge James F. Bell of Madison
county voted "yes' on the first
and second levies which were
made this year and in 1948. 1t is
IlOI hllO"ll llO" OuISC DSlI NotSNt
at the latest meeting.
The Conservancy District was
given a new lease on life recently
when the judges over-ruled a mo-
ton to dissolve the entire Conser-
vancy District completely. This
was the latest action in a long
series of court actions involving
the district.
In withholding the tax an audi
tor places himself in the position
of suit by the District to force ad-
dition of the tax on next years
tax duplicate. The action by the
judges has been severely criti-
cised by many because it is said
that a single judge is in a position
to tax whole county at will. The
Conservancy District charter al
lows such action under statute, it
is said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Lon Rigsby Badly
Hurt In Crash
Near Lockbourne
Suffers Leg Fracture
AS Autos Hit Head-Or

Two men were injured in
head-on auto crash near Lock-
bourne Monday. Lon Rigsby, So,
London, was severely injured and
was pinned in the auto. The other
man, Charles Barr, Columbus suf-
fered severe bruises and a neck
injury, it was said. Rigsby suf-
fered a compound fracture of the
right leg and may have a broken
hip. He was badly cut about the
face, witnesses said.
Both men were taken to st.
Francis hospital, Columbus, by
sheriff's deputies. The accident
occurred at the intersection of
Lockbourne and Rathnell roads.
Both cars were demolished in
the crash and an emergency
squad labored Is minutes before
removing Rigsby from his wreck
ed automobile. Hospital attaches
stated Rigsby was getting along
as well as could be expected" and
that he will have to remain there
for at least month.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
London Suffers
Worst Season

London High Red Raiders went
donw to defeat for the 18th time
this season when they met Wes-
terville at the local gym Tuesday
evening. The Raiders won only
two games during the season.
Coach Darwin Keye had the sing
ular distinction this year of hav-
ing what was believed to be the
worst season ever recorded here.
Much credit was given the
players, however, as the green
and outclassed varsity took de-
feat after defeat without COM
plant. In the previous several
seasons most of this years varsity
men had seen little or no action
and loyal team boosters gave this
as the cause for such a poor
showing this year.
Next years prospects were not
much brighter as several of the
first string men are seniors and,
at the moment, requirements are
scarce.
The London varsity players will
travel to Columbus next week and
will play one game against Co
lumbus st. Marys. Should the
Raiders win, they will then go to
WeSteryille
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Sc aler Reports
On Years Work

Routine work of Roy Dixon,
Madison County's Deputy Sealer
of Weights and Measures, neces-
STATED a total of 1854 check-ups
according to his report for 1852.
He investigated 371 small type
scales, adjusting So; investigated
263 large type scales and adjust
ed 20. Ten of the small scales and
two of the large scales were con-
demned for repairs.
Three hundred and three dry
and liquid measures were inspect
ed and all given an okeh. OF the
444 gasoline pumps checked, 81
were adjusted and four were
found to need repairs.
All of the 173 packages re-
weighed and re-measured were
given an okeh.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Richardson Held
As Agitator In
GuatemaIan Riot
Son Of Jefferson
Resident Denies
All Accusations

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATE-
MALA-The son of a prominent
local resident is being held by
Guatemala police on charges of
agitation in recent anti-govern-
ment demonstration here.
Bradley Moore Richardson, %,
formerly of Toledo will go on
trial for alleged agitation in dem
onstration which took place Feb.
9, the report said. One person was
killed in the riot. Complete details
were not available, however, and
it is not known to what degree
Richardson is implicated.
Richardson, son of Mrs. Mari
orie Richardson, West Jefferson.
had gone to Guatemala some time
ago to work on college thesis
and was employed by the bank as
part of his schedule. He is pre-
pairing for his masters degree at
Columbia university, having grad
uated from Harvard university
several years ago. He had been
studying the economic system and
other phases of the Guatemalan
government.
Richardson was charged by Gu
atemala police with agitating and
causing public disturbance. His
residence permit has been revoked
although witnesses said that he
had watched the demonstration as
spectator and not as a partici-
pant. The maximum penalty for
the offense is 5 years in prison.
Richardson has denied all charg-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Sark And Plum Will Build
1O5.000 Bushe! Elevator

what is now Sark and Plum was
started in 1876 by Charles and
Albert Pringle. The Pringles op-
Grated the business until the
1905 when they sold to the late
Frank M. Wood and James Hollo-
way.
Holloway and Wood operated
the plant for several years but
sold it to P. G. Wood at the turn
of the century. p. G. Wood op-
Grated the business for a few
years, selling to the late xerxes
Farrar and former owner, F. M.
Wood. They then operated the
plant for the next 20 years.
In 1919 the firm of Farrar and
Wood sold out to brothers, Tom
and Ben Wood. But they again
sold the plant that same year to
j. II. Sark and William II. Plum.
The firm has remained in the
Sark and Plum families since that
time. The firm is one of the best
known in the area and is a land
mark in Madison county's history.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Glenn Lit+Ier
Gets Promotion

Glenn d. Littler, a member of
the Springfield post of the Ohio
State Highway Patrol for the
past three years, has been pro-
NOTED to Corporal Littler has
been transferred to Waverly to
take charge of the newly created
Pike County post, it was said.
Corporal Littler has been
member of the Highway Patrol
for the past II years. Prior to his
promotion he worked in the
Springfield area. The new Pike
county post is located on Route
% and was opened to cope with
heavy traffic moving in and about
the atom center which is being
built there.
His appointment became effec-
tive Jan. %. He resides with his
wife, Rosemary, at S17 West
Pleasant ST., Springfield.
Corporal Littler is the son of
Mrs. H. Z. Littler and brother
of County Clerk, James Littler.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
London Students
Attend Festival
At Ohio Wesleyan

Seventeen student represented
the Music Department of London
High School in the High Music
Festival held at Ohio Wesleyan
University, Delaware, Saturday,
February z.
Over one thousand central Ohio
school students rehearsed in two
separate choruses, two hundred
fifty rehearsed in two different
bands, and one hundred rehearsed
in the orchestra Saturday morn
ing and afternoon for the pro-
gram they presented at Gray
Chapel in the evening.
The two choruses were conduct
ed by Robert Bowlus and Rcxford
Keller of the Ohio Wesleyan I'm
iversity Music Department. The
two bands were conducted by j.
Raven and Charles Thompson and
the Orchestra by Romine Hamil-
ton also of the Ohio Wesleyan
Music Department.
Students from London who en-
joyed the days activities includ-
ed: Chere Jones, Marion Jenkin-
son, Mary Thompson, Helen Arm
atrout, Rilla Jenkinson, Je n
Laird, Roger Thibaut, Ben Ben
nett, Jim Martin, Phyllis Baker,
Phyllis Foster, Barbara Bier
baugh, Hilda Roger, Donna Ting
ley,Al Dickerson, Mary Kay Dill
lingham and Verlie Grouse.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Favorite Poultry
Sold By Thibaut
New Owners Receive
Corporate Charter
From State Secretary

Secretary of State, Ted Brown,
has issued a corporation charter
to Favorite Poultry Producers
Inc, located here. The company
was formerly owned by Donald
Thibaut who recently sold out to
the new company which has just
been formed. The Favorite Poul-
try Producers is well known here
and does large wholesale and
retail poultry business.
Stock issued in the new COM
pany amounted to $50 common
shares at a par value of $100 each.
The incorporators are listed as he
ing James r. Willard, Rosemary
Whitson and Sallie Lee Willard.
Sallie Lee Willard is statutory
agent. Richard Whitson was nam
ed general manager of the new
firm and will take over immedi-
ately in his new job. The Whit
sons formerly lived in Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard and Mrs.
Richard Whitson are well known
locally, both Mrs. Willard and
Mrs. Whitson are the daughters
of London's popular Mayor Z. P.
Speasmaker. Mr.. Willard has
wide experience in the poultry
game having worked with Thi-
baut for several years. The busi-
ness will continue in the same
manner as before and no immed-
late changes are contemplated, it
was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
William Taylor
Joins Naval
Reserve Program

The Organized Surface Naval
Reserve Program will hold reg
ular drills at the Naval Center in
Columbus three times a week
according to 1t. Commander
William M. Hicks. 81 new seamen
have enlisted to Jan. 30
One man joined the new reserve
program. He is William G.. Tay-
lor, West jefferson.
The Navy Department has
changed its rules regarding en-
listments of young men. Men II
to 1S1a are no longer permitted
enlistment. However, a small
quota may be taken of those
young men who have an interest
in the program, Commander
Hicks said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Fairfield Farmer
Institute March Z

The Annual Fairfield Farmers
Institute has been scheduled for
the afternoon and evening of
March 2 and March 3, according
to Willard Ruoff, President of the
Institute. The afternoon sessions
will start at / pm, and the eve
ming sessions will start at 7:30
pm, in the Fairfield Township
High School madison County,.
They have top-list speakers sched-
uled. There will be exhibits of
cakes and other pastries, fancy
work, and farm grains. The
school children will participate by
making posters Detailed pro-
grams can be obtained from the
Fairfield School or the Madison
County Extension Office by Feb
ruary 25.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
New Structure
Brings Capacity
To 240,000 Total

A new reinforced concrete ele-
vator will be erected by Sark and
Plum at Lilly Chapel, according
to Fl. w. Sark, president and gen.
eral manager of the firm. The 163
foot structure is believed to be
the highest in the county. 1t will
have capacity of los 1000 bushels
of grain which will bring the
total storage capacity of the Sark
and Plum elevators to 100000
bushels, it was said. Arthur Gle
man, London, has contracted to
build the new structure and work
will go ahead about the first of
March.
The original establishment of
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Thunder-Jet On
Display Here
Feb. n And is

An F-84 Thunderjet airplane
VIII be displayed in London over
the weekend, Air Force recruit
ers said Thursday. The plane will
De open for inspection to all coun-
" residents and should create
WIDE interest. The plane is the
same as those being used in the
Korean conflict.
Mayor E. P. Speasmaker has
named Feb. IA and Is as "Air
Force Days" here. The Air Force
Is displaying the plane as part of
Its drive for manpower, it was
said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Thieves Get AWAY
In Robbery Try

Thieves broke into the old Far
rar and Watts elevator Wednes-
day night but were frightened
away before any actual thefts
could be made. The only thing
taken were a few candy bars. A
store is located in the old elevator
and is operated by Everett Barn
es, police said.
Officer Gene Russell arrived at
the elevator while the thieves
were inside but they escaped
through a rear door when he ap-
preached. Russell was alone at
the time and was unable to cover
both exits.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Pierce Listed On
O.S.U. Honor Roll

COLUMBUS, O. - The honor
roll of 205 students achieving high
scholastic attainments averages
of 325 or better) in Ohio State
Universitys College of Engineer
ing during the Autumn Quarter,
is announced by Lilyan B. Brand
shaw, assistant to the dean of the
college.
William S. Pierce, London, is
among those having the required
average for the honor roll.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Farmer Sues Gas Company
For $4,000 Farm Damage
Claims Livestock
Killed By Pitch

c. B. Baughn, Stokes township
farmer, filed suit in Madison
county common pleas court Sat
urday asking damages in the
amount of $4,000 from the Ohio
Fuel Gas Company.
In his petition plaintiff claims
that because the defendant has
contaminated his farm with the
use of a poisonous pitch blend"
as a coating on pipeline passing
through plaintiffs land, it is i'm
possible for him to have full
of said farm, that four fields
through which said pipelines ex-
tend can no longer be used for
the production of hogs and that
because of defendants action,
plaintiff has been damaged in the
sum of $4,000.
The suit is believed to have
come about as the result of live
stock eating the coating material
used to preserve the gas pipes, it
was said. According to the plain
tiff, large quantities of the ma
terial were deposited on the
ground when the pipes were re-
paired in 1852. The pitch
blend" as it is called, is said to
have become mixed with the soil.
1t is said to be fatal to animals
that eat it.
Several other cases have been
reported wherein hogs and other
livestock were said to have died
on land on which the pipeline
runs. However, no other lawsuits
have been forthcoming to date
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Potts Transfers
Property To Wife
Of Lawyer Grow

Louis Potts, London, accused of
first degree murder of his FORM
er wife, Bertha Russell, and now
at the Lima State hospital for OBJ
servation, has transferred real es-
tate to the wife of Lawyer Harvey
Crow according to a real estate
transfer filed at the county re-
corder's office here.
Crow is Potts attorney, it was
said, and plea of not guilty for
reason of insanity has been filed
in common pleas court. The trans
fer of land was made to Edith F.
Crow, st. Paris, Ohio and consists
of a strip of land 60 feet wide in
the old Webber addition in Lon
don
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
CaroIe Shrider
Honor Student
AT Ohio State

Carole Hankins Shrider, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Han
kins of Sedalia, is an honor roll
student at Ohio State University
and she is enrolled in the College
of Agriculture there. The course in
agriculture is considered an unus-
ual one for a female student and
her better than 3-point average is
outstanding from any standpoint.
She is majoring in both farm
management and rural economics.
Mrs. Shrider's husband Thomas,
is dental student at the univer-
sity. The couple reside at 131 18th
Avenue near the campus.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Stambaueh Back
To NAVY Hospital

Cpl. Clarence Stambaugh has
returned to the Navy hospital at
Camp lie Juene, n. C., after
spending 20-day sick leave with
his family, Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffie
Stambaugh, 142 South Cypress
Ave-, Columbus. His address is
1167044, Ward 20, U.S.N. Hos
pital, Camp lie Juene, n. c.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Cooper Goes
To Workhouse

James Cooper, London, was
sentenced Monday night in Justice
Gerald Baynes court to six
months in the Columbus work
house for failure to provide for a
minor child, it was reported here
Tuesday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
WILSON HON {
FROM AR MY

Pfc. Sidney V. Wilson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Wilson. w.
Second Street arrived home Sun
day after II months in the serv-
ice. He had been serving with the
Army Security Agency in Nurem-
berg, Germany. He has been dis
charged.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Janet jenkins
Home After Long
disqualification
POLIO VICTIM RETURNS
AFTER FOUR MONTHS

Janet Jenkins, four-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Jenkins, Park Avenue, was re-
turned to her home from Child
ren's Hospital, the latter part of
the week.
Janet has been in the hospital
since she was stricken with polio
about four months ago.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
W heat Yield Nets
S12.76 Per Acre

Madison CountyFarmers realiz-
ed an average increase of ia
bushels per acre in wheat yield
where 800 pounds of 10-10-10 fer
tiliZer was top dressed last spring
according to John Moore, County
Agricultural Agent. E. P. Reed,
Extension Agronomist, O.S.U., re-
ports that % Ohio farmers who
were cooperating on the fertilizer
demonstration plots reported an
average profit of 1916 an acre
for top dressing wheat with 300
pound of 10-10-10. This CORES
ponds to the State results one
year ago.
Straight nitrogen goods at the
rate of 80 pounds of actual nitro
gen has increased wheat yields
practically the same amount, al
though Red said he would recon-
mend the complete fertilizer to
farmers who SOW grass and legu-
mes in their wheat. The complete
fertilizer would be most profita-
BILE because the effect of phos-
phorous and potash on the mead
ow. seeding. 1t also would bene-
fitthe soil for future production.
Reed said most farmers in the
demonstrations prefer to top
dress wheat between March IS
andApril Is. Most of them want
to top dress when wheat is start
ing to grow rather than when it
is domant and most prefer to top
dress when they sow their clover
and grass seed.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-13
Expensive Cake

The Polio dance at Lafayette
school last Saturday was a BIG
success. The children of the
4th through 9Th grades sole
chances on a fine big cake an
sold a total of 5000 worth of
tickets on same. The winner
after eating the cake. was said
to have swept out S2.92 worth
of crumbs. Some cake!