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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Farm Bureau In
Yearly Election
n. w. Rogers President
Garen Vice President

At the last regular meeting of
the Board of Directors of the
Madison County Farm Bureau,
the following officers were elect
ed for the coming year: H. w.
Rogers, president; Wilfred Garen,
Vice President; Mrs. Jesse Hart,
Secretary; other board members
are, Mrs. Delbert Grouse, Mrs.
Leslie Laird, Max Dunkle, Del
bert Dorm, Kenneth Slyh, and
Rodger Baker.
Officers of the Madison Coun-
ty Farm Bureau Women's Com
mittee elected the following Off
GERS for the coming year: Mrs.
Harry Pugsley, Chairman; Mrs.
Jesse Hart, Vice Chairman; Mrs.
Norman Watson, Recording Sec
retary; Mrs. David Laird, Assis-
tant Secretary; Mrs. Rodney Ply
nell, Corresponding Secretary and
Treasurer; Mrs. Delbert Dorm,
Assistant Secretary and Treasur-
er; and Mrs. Lowell Snyder and
Mrs. Delbert Grouse, Co-Legisla-
tive Representatives.
The Kickoff" Meeting for the
Madison County Farm Bure a u
Membership Drive was held on
Monday evening, December 7, 7
P, NJ, at the London Methodist
Church.
The 1854 membership goal has
been set at $50 members. The
1853 membership closed with 985
members. Several township work
ers will aid in the drive.
The Madison County Farm
Bureau has won many first place
membership awards during the
past four years and this year
the membership workers will be
striving to add another first to
their collection by trying to ex-
ceed their goal of $50 members
and put Madison County in the
1000 member class. At the pres
ent there are only 5 counties in
the state who are in the prize
1000 member class.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Football Banquet
Is Big Success

The annual London high school
football banquet was held at the
high school cafeteria last Thurs
day evening, December 3, at $50
pm. The members of the Tri-L,
under the supervision of Miss Fish
er and Mrs. Del Tadesco, served
the dinner.
After dinner POSTMASTER Sam
Landes introduced superintendent
]. J. Hartley, who welcomed the
team and coaches and all others
present at the banquet. After the
introductions Mr.. Landes turned
the program over to head coach
Jim BowluS. After saying a few
words about the team, Mr.. BowluS
presented the following awards:
service awardS-Ben Kennedy, Ro-
ger Flannery, Jim Geer, Bob Hern,
Bob Kennedy, David Smith, Jack
Adams, Jerry Ardrey Ronnie Har-
bin, David Hume, Larry Rothwell
Jack Anders, Bill Wallis Jim
Morehart, Dick Minner. First year
awards-Jim Smith, Jack Raub,
Jack Dunkle, Bill Marin, Don Bak-
er, Dave Howard, Eldon Wilson.
Second year awards-Bill Grove,
Dick lie Beau, Bill Ames, Ned
TurVy, Jack Crabbe, Roger Counts,
Ed Napier. Napier and Counts al
so received the co-captains awards.
Third year award-Jim Stahl.
Two trophies were given for
perseverance and determination
Jack Dunkle and Jack Raub re-
ceiVed these trophies.
Dick Tracey introduced the
speaker for the evening, Chuck
Mather, coach of the outstanding
Massilon High School football
team. Mr.. Mather gave a very in
teresting speech on some of his
early coaching experiences and the
ordeals a football coach has to go
through. Mr.. Mather then ended
the program with a film on Mas
silon high school football.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Father Admits To Criminal
Attack On Small Daughter
Extension Group
To Meet Friday

The Madison County Extension
Advisory Committee will meet Fri
day afternoon, December Il, at l
o'clock in the basement of the
Court House, London, according to
Mary Kay Halterman, Chairman.
The Extension Advisory Council
includes representatives from the
Home Demonstration Council, All
Council, Alumni Home Demonstra-
ton Council, Farm Ownership
Families, Farm Organizations, All
Junior Leadership Group, Agron-
omy and Soil Conservation Com
mittee, the Livestock Improvement
Committees. The years report of
the different groups will be given
at this time and they will also re-
view a prospective Associate Agri-
cultural Agent,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Former LOndoner
On Active Duty
At Florida Base

Richard L. LeveIing, son of for
mer Londoners, Mr.. and Mrs. My
les w. Levering, has been assigned
Public Relations Officer at Bar
tow Air Base, Florida.
The Leverings formerly lived at
195 East High and young Levering
was drum major for the London
High band for two years and later
at Buchtel high school, Akron. He
was graduated from the Schuster-
Martin School of Drama at Cincin-
natl where he was class president.
Leyering graduated from Akron
University and played stock as
well as becoming a radio announc-
er. He was formerly with WMAN,
Mansfield, KGWA, Enid, Okla
homa; WHKK, Akron. He had
been announcer for WCMW Can
ton until the time of his recall to
active duty.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Sheepmen Meet In
Regular Session

The Madison County Sheep and
Lamb Improvement Committee
held a meeting Thursday evening,
December 3, at Fettrows, accord
ing to Roy Tope, Chairman of the
Committee. Results of the sum-
mer'S activities was made by the
differ t committee chairmen.
Robert Hunter, Chairman of the
Ram Purchase Committee report
ed that there were SO registered
rams distributed by the committee
during the summer. Lowell Sny-
der, Chairman of the Parasite Con-
troll Committee stated that there
had been 4016 sheep dipped and
1851 drenched by the man employ
ed by the committee for this job.
Lloyd Roby, Chairman, reported
that there were 50 All and FLA
members exhibiting 142 head of
sheep at the Madison County Fair,
and that there were 8 entries of
pen of three lambs in the open
class. Vivian Overturf reported on
the Western eve projects, stating
that q All and FLA members
were carrying 155 head of western
ewes as projects. The following
committees were appointed The
Annual Meeting and Banquet Com
mittee-Howard Dorm, Chairman,
Eldon Harsh, and Vivian Overturf;
The Nominating Committee - Ira
Hunter, Chairman, Richard Harb-
age and Bill Folsom.
c. w. Hammans of the lsGrai
Economics Department, O.S.U.,
was present to discuss the methods
used in setting up two new lamb
pools in northern Ohio during the
past year. He said that the pattern
: was similar to the one used in set
ting up the London Pool.
The Annual Meeting dates pro-
posed were March 10 and March 9.
More definite report will be avail
able later.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
County Libraries
Get Electoral
College Book

Secretary of State Ted Brown
has presented a copy of The Elec-
toral College Proceedings of 1852
to all Madison County libraries.
This 25-page book, which was
compiled and printed by Secretary
Brown as required by law, con-
tains complete transcript of the
meeting of Ohio'S twenty-five pres
idential electors, held in Columbus
last December to formally cast
Ohio's vote for President Dwight
d. Eisenhower and Vice President
Richard Nixon.
In presenting the book, Mr.
Brown said that he was of the op-
inion that placing the limited num-
ber of copies in representative Ii
braries throughout the state would
give a maximum circulation among
interested persons, as well as pre-
serving copies as a historical ref
erence for future generations.
The document is illustrated and
bears the roster of the persons TAX
ing part in the Electoral College.
The Ohio electors chose former
Governor Myers Y. Cooper, as
chairman, and Secretary of State
Brown served as secretary of the
College.
Souvenir copies of the book were
forwarded to President Eisenhow-
er and Vice President Nixon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Lewis
Dies At Akron

Margaret G. Lewis, 62, of Akron,
wife of Graham Lewis, a former
London resident, died of a heart
attack Monday night in Akron
Hospital.
Surviving besides the husband
are two daughters, Mrs. Shirley J.
Smith of Barberton and Mrs. Mary
Louise Moore of Poplar Grove, Ill;
two sisters and one brother.
Funeral services in Akron at two
o'clock Thursday afternoon. A sec
ond service will be atthe Lukens
Funeral Home in London, Friday
at two o'clock. Interment in Kirk
wood Cemetery, London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Two Hurt w hen
Car Eits Signal

Gus Nibert, A, South Charles
ton RID, and Darrell Porter, so,
of the same address are in Doc
tors Hospital, Columbus, following
an accident Sunday night, when
their car struck the flasher signal
post at the New York Central
crossing on West High Street.
The car driven by Nibert, was
going west on West High Street,
when the accident happened about
$50 o'clock, according to Chief of
Police German Clark, who inveSti-
gated the accident.
Nibert is said to have suffered a
broken left leg and back injuries
and Porter, who was riding with
him, severe facial decorations. Both
were brought to the Halterman
Hospital for treatment and then
moved to Doctors Hospital in the
SChlechty-Fichner ambulance.
Charges are expected to be filed
later, according to Officer Clark.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Bob Darlington
Honored At Texas
Army Base

Fort Bliss, Texas - Pvt. Rob-
ert Darlington. son of Mr.. Rob-
ert Darlington, London, has been
selected to attend Leaders Course
the most advanced training pro-
gram of the Antiaircraft Artil-
lery Replacement Training Cen
ter at Fort Bliss. Pvt. Darlington
was chosen for the leadership
class from a group of more than
400 soldiers. Appointments to the
rigorous training course are based
on demonstrated leadership abili-
ties, high scholastic aptitudes, and
above average physical stamina.
The purpose of the Course is
to train potential leaders early in
t h military careers and
develop them to lead troops as
non-commissioned officers.
The first five weeks of train
ing are a study of leadership prin-
ciples, methods of instruction, and
tactics. The last three weeks of
the Course emphasize practical
exercise. During this period the
men are placed in basic training
units in the AAA RTC to instruct
troops in the various phases of
training, from Infantry drill to
servicing and firing the light and
medium anti-aircraft guns.
Graduation from the Leaders
Course comes at the close of
the eighth week of training and
is cliInaxed by a formal parade
and retreat ceremony.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Schools To Close
For Holidays

Students in the schools of Lon
don and the county will be dis
missed for the Christmas holidays
on Tuesday, December %. and will
resume their studies on Monday,
January 4.
The schools of the city of Lon
don will be dismissed at three
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Decem~
Der %.
The children at st. Patricks s
School will be dismissed at noon
on December %.
The Madison County Schools
will be dismissed at the close" of
the Tuesday, December %, session.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
DR.. and Mrs. Norman Heath,
East First Street, announce the
birth of son, Gary Mace, at Doc
tors Hospital, Wednesday, Decem-
Der 2.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Wrestling Gard
Scheduled For
ArmOry Dec. 9

Wrestling matches are planned
at the National Guard Armory
here Dec. 9, according to match
maker Pep" Hartley of Spring
field The main attraction will be
a match between Jimmy Grub
mier, 200 pound, Waterloo, Iowa
tall man and Frank Altman, 21O
pounds, from Kansas City.
The semi-final will see Sailor
Miller of Springfield going against
Don Lopez of Dallas, Texas. Both
bouts are two-out-of-three falls.
A tag team match will also be
featured during the evening. The
matches are sponsored by the
Davis Athletic Club, Springfield.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
BidweII Candidate
For Buckeye Sheriff's
Association Office

Sheriff Harold Bidwell, 1853
trustee of the Buckeye Sheriff's
Association, has been nominated to
run for vice president of the or
ganization for 1854. The associa-
ton is holding its annual eonven-
ton in Columbus on Wednesday
and Thursday this week.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
9-Yeak-OId Girls
Condition Critical
Following Rape

A 3Z-year-Old Madison county
father confessed Sunday that he
had criminally assaulted his g.
year-old daughter following a Sat-
urday night drinking spree at a
West jefferson tavern. The mans
wife corraborated her husbands
story when she told Of the entire
affair to Prosecutor Forrest E. Sid
ener and Sheriff, Harold BidweU,
Monday morning. The child is in
Children's H o spital, Columbus,
where her condition was described
as critical" by staff physician
Held in Madison county Jail is
Robert Campbell, a house painter,
who has confessed to the crime.
Prosecutor Sidener said that he
would file charges Of criminal
assault on a girl under the age of
twelve years" The statute makes a
life sentence mandatory upon con-
viction.
According to CampbeI's wife,
"Trudie" she had accompanied her
husband to a West jefferson tav-
ern together with the small daugh-
ter and her two other daughters
by a former marriage. The two
older daughters, Betty Ann, II,
and Dolores, IA then went to visit
friends and stayed all night in
West Jefferson. Later on it was
stated, Campbell left his wife and
daughter in the tavern after an
argument. Later that night, Mrs.
Campbell and her youngest daugh-
ter were driven home by a West
Jefferson friend. Another argu-
ment ensued and Mrs. Campbell
stated that her husband struck her
and refused to allow the girl to
leave the house. She said she re-
turned to West jefferson but again
returned home by bus about $50
Sunday morning.
At that time. Mrs. Campbell
said, she found that her daughter
was bleeding profusely but that
the girl said she had hurt herself
on a barbed-wire fence. However,
Campbell later admitted that he
had told the child to say that she
had hurt herself Mrs. Campbell
said.
Mrs. Campbell also stated that
Campbell then admitted that he
had molested the child. He is said
to have requested that his wife
call the law" and stated I de-
serve to go to jail realize what
I have done" The Campbells live
in house on Route AZ at the Deer
Creek bridge.
A check with the hospital re-
vealed that the child is in a criti-
cal condition. At first the hospital
had thought that she might have
OCIli SOi1SI MY lIOlI OH dILdCh OI
meningitis but tests disproved this.
The staff doctor said that there
were no visible cuts which would
cause the bleeding and that the
child had definitely been attack
ed"
Prosecutor Sidener said that he
would file the necessary papers
Monday afternoon charging the
father with rape. The mother has
been released to visit her daugh-
ter but it was believed that charges
will be filed against her for con-
tributory negligence, it was said.
Mr.. Sidener said that during
Campbell's Interrogation, he had
also admitted attacking one of his
step-daughters when she was u
years old but that the offense new
er came out and no charges were
filed at that time.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Rotary Planning
Special Events
For YuIe Season
Jean Gels To Play At
Joint Get-Together

London Rotary Club is plan
ming program for Thursday
evening, December 10, with high
expectancy for one of most un-
usual merit, with Rotary-Anns as
special guests.
A dinner at the Presbyterian
Church at $50, will be followed
by an outstanding event in the
old high school auditorium. Here
the club members and h cir
guests are to be joined by all the
other clubs and organizations in
the county, who are specially in
vited to enjoy with them an en-
tertainment like none other Ro-
tary has ever been privileged
to present.
Guest artist will be Miss Jean
Gels of Springfield who has been
studying at the Conservatory of
Music in Paris for the past year
as Representative of this Rotary
District in the Fellowship pro-
gram of Rotary International. She
will give a report of her expert
ences in France and piano con-
cert.
Miss Gels was the 1949 winner
of the National Federation of
Music Clubs additions. For five
consecutive years prior to win
ming the Rotary Fellowship, she
was the recipient of a Fellowship
in Piano at the Juilliard Graduate
School in New York City In
1851 she made her official New
York debut at Town Hall and
was acclaimed by the critics for
an outstanding performance. She
has appeared as guest solists with
25 symphony orchestras. At 25
she is purported to be one of the
finest talents on the concert stage
today.
Miss Gels has recently return
ed to this country after IA mos.
sojourn in Europe where she was
an ambassador of good will in
connection with the fellowship a.
warded her by Rotary Interna-
tional
She was enrolled iii special
studies at the Sorbonne, Paris,
and the Paris Conservatory, re-
ceiving a diploma with special
mention from the latter. She took
special piano work under Mon
sieur Yves Nat, a most famous
French pedagogue, who said of
her, Miss Gels is in possession
of beautiful pianistic equipment
that she uses with grand fervor
and an undeniable musical in
telligence."
Miss Gels appeared several
times in concert in Paris and on
tours throughout France as we'll
as making appearances in Rome,
Florence, Venice, Milan, Italy; in
London and Wombwell, England,
and Geneva, Switzerland.
She attended regularly tn e
meetings of the Rotary Club in
Paris and was also a guest of
clubs in Rome and London, to
mention only two of several she
visited while abroad.
In addition to all of this, Miss
Gels was accorded many privi-
leges because of her association
with Rotary and visited numer-
Gus places of historic interest.
The Rotary Club of Springfield
which is in District 215 of which
London is also a part and of
which Judge James F. Bell of
London is Governor, sponsored her
for the Fellowship. A full sched-
ule of appearances has been ar
ranged for Miss Gels, for the
various clubs in tie district.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
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LOOK OUT

LOOK OUT
And just for the record we
would like to cite a certain in
stance which occurred the
other day up in Boston - a
man died after cursing an edi-
tor! (Readers please note and
govern themselves according
ly0
BATTLE CRY
Here's a story with an his
toric background which also
has a punch, we think. Seems
that old Admiral John Paul
Jones, aboard his flagship, ran
into a squadron of British men
-o-war and was promptly fired
upon and a hot engagement
ensued.
Admiral Jones told one of
the Swabbies to climb to the
crows nest and direct the gun
fire. Sailor, climb up there
and give us the word-tell us
what's going on"
Sailor got up into the crows
nest and the battle progressed
and the British were plaster
ing the ship from every angle.
About that time, the British
flagship hove along side and
the British admiral called
through his megaphone, DO
you surrender"
Old John Paul strobe to the
side and hollered, Sir, we
have not yet"begun to fight"
At this point the lookout up
in the crows nest, bleeding
and begrimed with smoke and
powder yelled, "Damme,
there's always some so-and-so
that don't never get the word!"
ADVICE
Never look back" so say
some. Reason is that you may
be able to see what big fool
you were yesterday!
KID STUFF
Nice fellow we know has
small daughter who is right
on the ball. Other day she
asked her pappy if he knew
names of the days in the week.
He said that he did but was
doubtful whether she did.
What are the days of the
week." he asked.
Little girl said, That's easy!
There's Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Saturday"
what happened to FRI
day." asked the pappy.
Little girl smiled and said,
"Oh. he's out on a case -
DUM-DEE-DAH-DUM!" (Our
friend has not completely re-
covered YETD
SERMON
A sermon was best describ-
ed by an old parson down in
the deep south. Said Parson
Jones, "Fust I tell 'em what I
gwine tell 'em. Den I tells 'em
what I said I was gwine tell
'em and den I tells 'em what
/ done tor 'emw
HEYwooD
Old Haywood Snugg, the
Dale Carnegie of Darby Plains
says that the reason there are
so few women after-dinner
speakers is because most of
them can't wait that long.
Heywoods sweet-patootie Big
Nancy, upon hearing this re-
piled, Yeah, and l notice God
didn't fix it so that you could
pat yourself on the back!"
RECORDER
Sam Scmaltz went to the
store and bought a recording
machine but brought it back
the next day and throwing it
on the counter, exclaimed,
"Vot would I be buying a ma
chine vot talks nit soch a
lawful hexent?"
HUMMN!
1t is almost as hard to live
within your income these days
as it used to be to live without
one. And an education is just
what little remains after we've
forgotten most of what we've
been taught.
FARMING
Tax man was questioning
farmer. "And how much did
you make on corn this year?"
Didn't plant any," said the
farmer.
"On oats then?"
Didn't plant oats"
'Wheat?"
mo wheat"
We'll, what in the world did
you plant 2" asked the tax
man.
"Nothin'," said the farmer,
Il just played it safe"
LAST WORD
Most of us could move
mountains if someone would
just get the hills out of the
Wavl
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Game Warden
Gets I0-Poin+ Deer
On Connor Farm

A ten point buck deer with a
badly injured rear leg was discov-
cred Thursday on the Connor farm
just north of Lafayette on the
Plain City-Lafayette Road and re-
ported to the office of the Madison
County Sheriff by Dick Higgins,
who resides on the farm.
The animal was destroyed by
Madison County Game Protector
Alan Ward and the animal will be
dressed and delivered to the Mad
ison County Children's Home, as a
special treat for the children.
Deer are known to be ranging
along Little Darby between Rose
dale and West Jefferson, several
having been sighted in that terri
tory from time to time within the
past two years. according to hunt
ers in the county.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
Tax Bulletins On
Farms Available

The 1853 Farmers Income lax
Bulletins have just been received
by the Madison County Extension
Office. Farmers interested in this
bulletin, which outlines in detail
theNproper deductions that can be
made in filling out the farm in
come tax, may obtain one free of
charge, at the Extension Office ac-
cording to John Moore, County
Agricultural Agent.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
ANNOUNCE BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wallace,
London, announce the birth of a
son at University Hospital, We'd
nesday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
SANDY ROWE INJURED

Sandy Rowe, young daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Rowe, East Lin
coin Avenue, injured her right arm
in a recent fall.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-12-08
HEYWooD

Old Haywood Snugg, the
Dale Carnegie of Darby Plains
says that the reason there are
so few women after-dinner
speakers is because most of
them can't wait that long.
Heywood's sweet-patootie Big
Nancy, upon hearing this re-
piled, Yeah, and I notice God
didn't fix it so that you could
pat yourself on the back!"