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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Mrs. Peterson
Dies Friday

Mrs. Joann Peterson, 81, 239
West High Street, died Friday
morning in White Cross Hospital,
following a long illness.
A resident of London for 81
years, Mrs. Peterson was men,
Der of First Presbyterian Church,
London, and Madisonia Rebekah
Lodge.
Surviving is one daughter, Mrs.
Raymond Lindig and two grand
daughters, Joan and Vicki Lindig,
East First Street; two sisters, Mrs.
Eva Beachler of Columbus, and
Mrs. Cleffie Moore of Norwich
two brothers, j. E. Mansperger OF
Charlottesville and Frank Mans
perger of GAINESVILLE. Her husband
Joseph Peterson, died here July
%, 1852.
Funeral services Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at the Lukens
Funeral Home, the Reverend
Frank L. Baldwin, pastor of First
Presbyterian Church, officiating
minister. Interment in Paint Town
ship Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Captain Greer
Aboard Missing
Plane In Pacific
Husband Of Former
London Woman Amonq
u Lost In FIioht

Navy Captlna Julian D. Greer,
husband of Eleanor Jones Greer
and Commander of Fleet Air Wing
S Alameda Navel Air Station. Cali
fornia, is among % persons miss
ing aboard three missing military
planes reported in the last two
days on the North. Pacific rim.
Mrs. Greer, formerly of London,
resided here last summer with her
aunt, Mrs. r. H. Robson, Elm
Street, while Capt. Greer was in
Tokyo. Capt. Greer returned to
this country jus prior to Thanks
giving after a years foreign SER
vice and spent several days with
his wife and two daughters, Bar
bara and Sally, who are attend
ing Miami University. He return
ed to the west coast soon after
ward to take up his new duties as
commander of the Alameda base
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Farm Loan Group
Hold Annual Me ct

w. A. Lowell and r. L. Bru-
baker, attorneys, will discuss Wills
and Estates at the Annual Meeting
of the Farmers National Farm
Loan Association. After their re-
marks the meeting will be open
for questions from the floor. The
discussion promises to be both in
formative and educational.
The meeting opens promptly at
1900 noon. February 18th with a
dinner at The Washington c. H.
Country Club. During the business
session that follows, Richard E.
Whiteside secretary-treasurer, will
report on the years business and
the financial condition of the As
ISOLATION.
Gene Babb. West Jefferson,
Ohio, will furnish entertainment
for the group.
Paul B. Holway and F. E. Cald
well are both Madison County di-
rectors of the Association.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Farm And Home
To Hear KunkIe
And Tyznik Jan. 2s

The third meeting in the Mad
lson County Farm and Home
Shortcourse series will be held
Thursday evening, January 20 at
8 pm. in the Court House. accord
ing to the Agricultural Extension
Office. The topics that will be dis
cussed will be Feeding for Effici-
ent Meat and Milk Production"
and THE Preservation and Use of
Home Produced Meats"
Professor Kunkle of the Meats
Department at Ohio State Uni
versity will discuss the "msat
topic" with the women. He will in
clude comparative values of differ
ent grades of meat, their uses, and
preservation.
DR.. Think of the Animal Hus-
bandry Dept. at O.S.U. will give
a few pointers on how to meet the
squeeze" that has been put on by
the high feed costs and low live
stock prices. DR.. Tyznik was Just
recently come to Ohio from Wis
consin.
Everyone is welcome to attend
these meetings.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
WORLD News BRIEFS

sEoUL-U. jets shot t~nengine Rusan-bult
off capped their
another The
time in the Korean War that
a lone TU2.
PUSAN of
death Wednesday compound
koje Island, U. NJ. POW Command said today
today described suffering gunan
filling station attendant capable
businessman" sober but potention maniac drunk.
Maryn the 1syear-old luscious aret
Mamie the first
nonpoca face and figure but
she undoubtedly could Russian males vote against Stain
cHcAGoWlam Turner's payheck 2e hours partme work
the University of Chicago million dollars
hospital admins
university Viii
which
SECRETARY will destroy the illusions" of
Europe without Europeans doing anything to help themselves
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Lena Gillespie
Passes Away

Mrs. Lena Gillespie, II, died
Wednesday night at her home in
Mt. Sterling after a lingering i'll
ness.
She was a lifelong resident of
Madison County and was a men,
Der of Nellie Counts Chapter, Or
der of the Eastern Star, Sedalia.
Surviving are her husband, Earl
Gillespie, and one brother Matthew
Richardson, Sedalia.
Funeral services Saturday at
two o'clock at the Snyder Funeral
Home, Mt. Sterling, the Reverend
Herbert Keebler, officiating min
lister. Interment in Sedalia Gene
terry.
Friends may call at the funeral
home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Producers Coop
Hold Annual
Meeting At 0.S.U.

$50 patrons were present on
Thursday evening, January %, at
the Annual Meeting of the Colum-
bus Branch of the Producers Live
stock Cooperative Association held
at Ohio State University.
Seven Advisory Committeeman
were elected for two year terms
and they will serve on the Colum-
bus Branch Advisory Committee
which is composed of sixteen men,
bers from eight central Ohio coun-
ties.
Howard +. Dorm of London RR
/ was reelected to this committee.
Mr.. Dorm is also a director on the
Consolidated Producers Board.
V. Y. Overturf of London RR 2,
has one more year of his present
term to serve on the Advisory
Committee.
Features of the program includ-
ed the report of the branch opera
tons by departments. The total
volume of livestock handled by
the Association was 244,977 head.
OF this total 129,591 head were
hogs; 34,481 were cattle; 1850
were veal calves; 60,882 were
sheep and 6,393 were horses. Total
receipts were less than one percent
lower than a year ago with the
sheep department showing the
largest increase of 7.4e6 over a
year ago.
The Columbus Producers also
operates sub-branches at London
five days a week and at Ashley,
Ohio, which operates one day a
week.
Lamb pools were held at Lon
don, Marysville and Ashley.
In 1852, livestock improvement
programs perhaps made the most
outstanding record in recent years
: with 1S,468 lambs sold through the
pools. 1914 head of hogs were
marketed on a meat type basis at
the pools at Columbus and Lon
don. These hog pools were conduct
ed on each Wednesday forenoon al
Columbus and Thursday forenoon
at London.
Farmers who produce meat type
hogs are paid a premium over the
top of the market. All lambs in the
, pools are sold according to THEN
, performance as for weight, quality
finish and condition. All of this
encourages farmers to produce
better livestock which in turn is
accepted readily by the trade and
. fits the desire of the consuming
r public.
| Thirty Years of Progress in the
Producers Organization was re.
ported by officers of the General
} and Subsidiaries of the Producers
Organization.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Dick Robson Is
Awarded Jaycee
Service Medal

Richard Dick" Robson, best
known for his active participa-
ton in the several youth pro-
grams here, was a surprised
and pleased recipient of the
London Jaycees Distinguished
Service Award, when the or
ganization held its Bosses
Night" dinner here recently.
The presentation was made by
Robert Day before 20 members
and guests at the dinner meet
ing.
In presenting the citation and
medal to Dick, Day said that
the secret committee had pick
ed him as their choice because
of his fine work with the youth
of London. Robson has been a
spark plug" in the organiza-
ton of Little League Baseball
here as we'll as other youth
movements. He was also instru-
mental in organizing the Jaycee
July 4th Field Day program at
the London Athletic Field. Rob-
ison has two sons, Tommy and
Ricky, who, like their dad, are
sportsmen through and through
Speaker for the Bosses Night
program was DR.. David Spitz
of Ohio State University, who
spoke on the subject, "Marxism
versus Democracy" DR.. Spitz
was introduced by Sam Landes
of the program committee. DR..
Spitz's talk proved very worth
while and the cooperative audi
ence kept him on his feet for
over an hour.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Shaw CircuIates Petition .
Will Oppose Speasmaker
Two Other Prospects
May File By DeadIine

James V. Shaw, local grain ele-
vator operator. will oppose E. P.
Speasmaker for the office of
mayor in the coming primary cleo
ton. Shaw's petition is being cir
culated and he is expected to file
before the Feb. 4, deadline. Shaw.
a Republican, has served on the
London City Council for the past
several years.
Speasmaker has stated that he
will definitely run" as a candi-
date for mayor. He is now round
ing out his 18th year in that ca
pacity. Recently, he resigned his
position as traffic manager at the
McCord Corporation here and said
that he would devote more time to
his position as mayor.
Two other prospective candi-
dates may file but observers were
not sure what reaction they would
have to Shaw's candidacy. Richard
Tracey, who works at the Colum-
bus Citizen and editor for the
Doyle Press, West Jefferson, and
]. K. Coberly, owner of a mimeo-
graphing service in Columbus, had
been mentioned as possible candi-
dates. Tracey ran against Mayor
Speasmaker several years ago but
was defeated. Both Coberly and
Tracey have residences in London.
Coberly is Democrat and Tracey
a Republican.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Potts Indicted On First
Degree Murder Charges
40 Minutes Consumed
For DeIiberation By
10 Women And S Men

A Grand Jury of 10 women and
five men retained an indictment
of first degree murder against
Louis Potts, so, London Painter
carpenter, who allegedly shot and
killed his former wife in the early
morning of Jan. %. The jury deli
berated about 40 minutes after the
last of seven witnesses were heard
The jury had been in session for
the entire day on the single case.
Potts, so, was being held in the
county Jail following his arrest by
London Police after neighbors had
called telling of the shooting in the
trailer in which Potts former wife
Mrs. Bertha Russell lived. She
and Potts had been living together
for about a year, police said. Mrs.
Russell died later in Mt. Carmel
hospital of a bullet wound in the
head. The shot from % rifle
penetrated Mrs. RusselPs forehead
between the eyes, police said.
Potts, in statement to Chief
German Clark and Deputy Robert
Allison following the shooting, said
that he fired the gun at Mrs. Rus
sell when she threatened to leave
him.. Potts and the Russell wo-
man were divorced about 20 years
ago, it was said.
According to the report, Potts
said he fired one shot into the
floor of the trailer Ito bluff her.
and then fired a shot which struck
her between the eyes.
After the shooting Potts ran to
the home of a neighbor and asked
that an ambulance and police be
called. When they arrived at the
scene he was seated on the floor,
his ex-wife's he'd Graded in his
arms.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Farm Youth Will
Appear On Radio

Madison County All, FLA, and
Grange members will be part of a
radio program on Saturday morn
ing from $50 to 1890 according
to the Extension Office.
There will be teams of five
members each participating in a
quiz game with questions being
asked concerning the history of
Ohio. This is an effort to give
youth an opportunity to tell a
story of the Sesquicentennial Cele-
bration of Ohio.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Fairfield Grange
InstaIIs Science
Hill Officers

The installation team of Fair
field Grange installed the follow
ing officers of Science Hill Grange,
Friday night, Jan. % at their hall
in Somerford:
Master, Leslie Laird; Overseer,
Jesse Deck; Lecture, Helen Upp;
Steward, Ike Davis; Assistant
Steward, Leslie Upp; Chaplain,
Maude Byerly; Treasurer, How
ard Chenoweth; Secretary, Cert
rude Laird; Gate Keeper, GuSta
Byerly; Ceres, Glenna Corne; Po-
mona, Pauline Davis; Flora, Mary
Clover; Lady Assistant Steward
Flo Chenoweth; Executive Com
mittee, Leslie Upp.
At the close of the meeting
lunch was served.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Trehearne At
School Meet

Mr.. Robert Trehearne, Supt. of
Stokes Township School, South
Solon, Ohio, and President of the
Madison County Teachers Associa-
ton, attended the all day meeting
of the Ohio Education Association,
at the Deshler-Wallick in Colum-
bus on January %, 1853.
Registration was at 10 o'clock
and a short discussion period pre-
ceeded the banquet served in the
Ionian Room.
The afternoon was devoted to
panel discussion between the vari-
Gus groups. Many problems facing
the teachers in these times were
discussed. Problems pertinent to
the legislature of aid to teachers
salaries was presented and some
help was promised in the near fu-
ture.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Stewart Riley
Dies At Dayton

Robert Stewart Riley, SO, a
member of two of Londons pio-
neer families, died Wednesday at
Veterans Hospital, Dayton, of a
heart ailment.
Born in London in 1883, he was
the son of the late John M. and
Bessie Jones Riley.
He was veteran of World War
l and had been a resident of the
Dayton hospital for a number of
years.
He leaves no Immediate family,
two cousins, Miss Maie Toland and
Hartford Stewart, residing in Co.
lumbus.
Funeral services Friday at two
o'clock at the Lukens Funeral
Home, the Reverend A. M. Shene-
felt, officiating minister. Interment
in Kirkwood Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Hook Confirmed
By Senate For
Pos+office Job

WASHINGTON Charles r.
Hook Jr., is the new deputy post
master general. The Senate, con-
firmed the appointment Thursday
and he was sworn in by fellow
Ohioan, Associate Supreme Court
Justice Harold II. Burton. Hook is
a native of Middletown, Ohio.
Hook is the son of Charles r,
Hook, executive head of the Arnco
Steel Company of Middletown
Hook, Sr., is well known in Lon
don and Madison County having
visited friends here many times in
the past.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Mrs. n. {. Palmer
Services Held

Funeral services for Mrs. H. f.
Palmer, 81, a sister of the late
Mrs. Luke d. Smith of London,
who died at the Methodist Home
in Cincinnati, Tuesday, were in
Belefontaine Thursday afternoon.
Interment was in Bellefontaine
Cemetery Mrs. Palmer had been
i'll with influenza and later suffer
ed a Slight stroke of paralysis
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs
E. S. Clark or Alamo, Texas, and
Mrs. c. D. Savery of Tacoma
Washington, and a number OF
nieces and nephews among whom
are, Mrs. F. E. holland and Mrs
James A. Smith of London
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
American Legion
Conference At
Mi. Vernon Feb. 8

John c. Burris, Commander of
the sixth district, American Leg
ion, has announced that the Leg
ions Mid-winter Conference will
take place at Mount Vernon on
Feb. s.
The conference will be held in
the Memorial Building there, it
was said. Registration at 10 am.
and the meeting will be called to
order at 1920. James Wogonsel-
Ter, End Vice-Commander of Lam
caster Post will be guest speaker.
Luncheon will be served by the
Ladies Auxiliary of Mt. Vernon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Thieves Break
Into Ice Plant

Thieves broke into the London
Ice Service plant London, at some
time during the night Friday and
stole about Si55 in cash. Cigarettes
and wine were also taken, Chief
German Clark said. This is the
second time since Nov. 3 that the
plant has been robbed. The last
time about the same amount of
money was taken from the cash
drawer.
Entrance was gained by break
ing a window pane at the rear of
the store and unlocking the latch
of the window.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Rev. Harvey
Honored

Of interest here is the announce
ment that the Reverend William
Harvey of Mt. Gilead. has been
elected president of the Morrow
County Ministerial Association. He
is pastor of the Mt. Gilead Pres
byterian Church.
Mrs. Harvey is the former Nois
Rhoad who for several years was
teacher of Home Economics at the
Madison Rural School. For some
time after their marriage several
years ago, the Harveys resia 1 Ia
Michigan.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
County Students
Will Take Senior
Scholarship Test

Approximately so pupils from
Madison county schools will par
ticipate in the senior scholarship
tests which will be given at Lon
don High school January 30. The
tests are conducted by State De-
partment of Education.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
IN FLEW ENZA

Monroe Township School
closed Thursday to remain
closed until Monday because
Of illness among the pupils
according to Supt. r. D. Web
ster Thursday.
This brought the total
schools closed up to four, Plain
City, West Jefferson and
Madison Local schools closing
earlier in the week.
Supt. Webster stated Thurs
day that he hoped all schools
would be opened Monday and
operating on schedule.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Two From County
Enroll At O.S.U.

Two young men from Madison
county have enrolled at Ohio State
University for the Winter Quarter,
according to a release from the
school. They are Earl r. Morrison,
London, and George E. Brooke,
West Jefferson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
MRS. ROBSON HOME
FROM HOSPITAL

Mrs. Carrie Robson of Mt.
Sterling has returned home after
spending a month in Mt. Carmel
Hospital Mrs. Robson underwent
a major hip operation in which it
was necessary to break the hip
over again.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
ANNOUNCE BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel F. Bald
win, West Mansfield, annouce the
birth of son, Sammy, Jr., at San
Antonio Hospital Kenton on jan
uary "a. The Baldwins also have
four daughters.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Connie Cu+|ip Is
MAY Week Choice

Connie Cutlip, daughter of Mrs.
Kenneth L. Snyder, a major in
magazine journalism at O.S.U,
has been chosen as chairman for
the May Week supper. May Week
is the traditional week of student
activity observance at the univers-
ity.
Miss Cutlip is a sophomore in
the college of arts and sciences
there.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
DEAN BRILL IMPROVED

The condition of Dean Brill, n.
Oak Street, a patient in Mt Car
mel Hospital, is much improved
Mr.. Brill entered the hospital on
last Thursday for treatment for
foot infection.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
ROBEY AT HOME
AFTER OPERATION

Albert Robey is recovering al
his home, III West Center Street
following a major operation at ST
Anthony's Hospital, Columbus. He
returned home last Friday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
jim POWER
IN HOSPITAL

James Powers, North Oak St,
underwent an operation at Mt.
Carmel Hospital, Tuesday. His
room number is 712.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
& OUR
"a Town
ATOMS

Ii you like TO browse over
kingsize statistics, you may
be interested in a few figures
just released on the construc-
ton of Pike county's new
atomic plant.
The Atomic Energy Com
mission listed the statistics, in
simple, tn ough impressive
fashion. Add to this a few
graphic comparisons and you
really begin to appreciate the
magnitude of the $1,219,000,-
900 plant.
Permanent structure on the
plant site, for example, will
provide 9,680,0OO square feet
of floor space. This happens
to be 100000 more than
you'll find in the mammoth
Pentagon building.
Amateur mathematics can
have a field day with the rest
of the figures.
If all of the pieces of ordin-
airy pipe to be used in the
plant were laid end to end,
they would reach from Colum-
bus to New York City, with
plenty of spare sections left
over.
Apply this laying-out pro-
cess to all of the copper tub
ing slated for use at the plant,
and you'd have a line stretch
ing from Columbus to Ft.
Worth, Tex.
The electric wiring on order
for the big project presents a
similar opportunity for COM
parison. Spliced into one piece,
its length would be twice that
of the moons diameter.
The $4,000 tons Of steel
going into the plant can be
stacked up against the "puny"
10000 tons used in the build
ing of the LeVeque-Lincoln
Tower in Columbus.
Roads to be built on the site
mot counting access roads,
will equal the distance be
tween Columbus and Newark,
Ohio.
anyone who wants to shock
himself via his own little
tricks with figures can make
use of these other statistics
on what's going into the pro-
ject:
14,0OO drawings.
100000 cubic yards of ex-
cavation.
27 miles of railroads, with a
railroad classification var d
boasting a 1,OOO-car capacity.
2,5O0,OO0 sacks of cement.
100000 tons of aggregate.
425,000 cubic yards of con-
crete.
$1,000 instruments.
$4,000 feet of welding.
4 375,000 pounds-per-hour
capacity steam plant.
145, 100000 man-hours for
construction alone.
And that, of course, isn't
really the end of the list. The
Acc is careful about what it
reveals and what it doesn't.
Anybody wonder why the
plant will cost $1,219,000,-
600?
(thanks to Tom Gaumer).
TT?
Who says our ads don't
pull? We had one customer
who sold washing machine
and, a clothes dryer three days
before Dollar Days" started
PoLLYTicKs
Nothing maddens a politi.
clan like finding out that his
opponent is playing politics.
HEYwooD
Old Haywood Snugg, the
poor mans philosopher anc
the guy who wouldn't give {
quarter to see the civil wal
fought over with the origina
cast, says that nowadays the
judge suspends the sentence ;
lot o. times, when he ough
to suspend the man!
SUDN THOT
The biggest head of steam
ever created is produced by ;
lot of youngsters who are try
ing to set fire to a world tha
is all wet. And, incidentally,
lot of good behavior we Sc
around here is due to poo
health more than anything
else.
HOLY MATRiMoNY
Fellow we heard about bull
a new garage. He bought tn
two-door outfit and had on
door marked "HIS" and on
HERS. HERS" is four fee
wider than HIS"
LAST WORD
Money talks! Now if We ca
only make it count!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
FORD RECOVERING

FORD RECOVERING
Robert Ford so South Oak ST.,
is recovering in Mercy Hospital,
Springfield, following an opera
ton Tuesday. His room number is
225.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30
Weather

Mostly cloudy and not as
cold tonight. lowest $3.50
north. 1896 south. Saturday.
cloudy ond werner with rain
by afternoon or night.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-30

HOLY MATRiMONY
Fellow we heard about built
a new garage. He bought the
two-door outfit and had one
door marked his" and one
HERS. HERS" is four feet
wider than HIS"
LAST WORD
Money talks! Now if We can
only make it count!