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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-04-10

tten pages.
Judge Bell cited the fact that
any of six verdicts is possible in
the case wherein Louis Potts
stands accused of murder in the
first degree for the alleged killing
of Potts ex-wife, Bertha Russell,
in trailer here last January 23rd.
Judge Bell made it distinctly clear
what each of the possible verdicts
would mean and charged the jury
of its responsibility to return a
proper finding.
The six verdicts possible are:
murder in the first degree, which
carries an automatic death penal
ty; murder in the first degree with
recommendation of mercy, which
carries life sentence; second de-
gree murder, which also carries a
life sentence; and first degree
manslaughter, which carries a
year to life penalty. The jury can
also bring in verdict of either
mot guilty. or mot guilty by reas-
on of insanity"
Oddly, were convictions return
ed in either first degree with mer-
cy or second degree murder, the
penalty is the same-life with
eligibility for parole in 20 years.
The trial had continued in the
Madison County Court House for
exactly three weeks. Much specu-
lation was evident as to how the
jury may find but consensus of
opinion seemed to be, that a death
penalty verdict was but a remote
possibility.
Harvey Crow, Potts attorney,
claimed that Potts had fired the
fatal shot either accidentally or
that Potts condition at the time
of the shooting had rendered him
incapable of deterning right from
wrong. The Madison County Pros
ecuting Attorney, Forrest Sidener,
asked the jury to return a verdict
against Potts of guilty of murder
in the first degree"
The jammed courtroom sat ST.
lently while summations were
made by the prosecution and the
defense and while the As minute
charge was delivered to the jury
by Judge Bell. Court continued
throughout the morning and early
afternoon with but a short recess
in mid-morning. The jury of seven
women and five men left the
courtroom at just after l pm. to
consider the case.
Potts was Unconditional as the
jury filed out. The slight, graying
man has sat silently at the de-
fense table throughout the entire
trial and has shown almost no
emotion whatsoever at any time.
Should the jury remain "out"
during the rest of the day, some
difficulty was expected inasmuch
as they must be housed away
from home overnight. Without
adequate facilities hereabouts, it
was believed that the jury will
spend the night in Columbus
should they be unable to reach
verdict today.
The jurors are: Louis Guy, Ir-
win; Mrs. Martha Baker, Plain
City; Mrs. Miriam Shipley, West
Jefferson; Mrs. Hildreth Hume,
London; Mrs Jewell Robinson,
London Route /; Mrs. A r. Hook
ing, London; Dale Simmermon,
South Solon; Max Chenoweth,
Mt Sterling; c. H. McDaniels,
Big Plain; Robert Fornof, Somer-
ford; Mrs. Ruth Faust, Plain
City, and Miss Fanny Vent, Lon
don
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-04-10
County Beef Tour
Wed, April n
Farmers See Result
Of Feed Experiment

Final results of an extensive
project on beef cattle feeding will
be revealed by the Ohio Expert
ment Station to Madison County
area farmers during a beef cattle
tour on Wednesday, April %.
Sponsored jointly by the Mad
ison County Beef Cattle Feeders
Association and the Ohio Expert
ment Station, the tour will include
four stops at private farms and an
extended program at the Madison
County Experiment Farm. John
Moore, Madison County Extension
Agent, will serve as guide and
leader for the visitors.
Those planning to take the tour
will meet at the farm of Clarence
Garen and son, 10 miles south of
London, Ohio on State Route Sc at
$50 am.
The program at the County
Farm is scheduled to begin at
2 pm. where DR.. Earle Kloster-
man of the Ohio Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station will explain re-
suits of the beef feeding project.
Purpose of the experiment was to
obtain the rate and economy of
gains of steers from different feed
ing practices including use of hay,
pasture. grass silage, corn silage,
and corn and cob meal DR.. Klos-
terman will have actual figures
showing the relative value of each
type of feeding.
Hugh w. Rogers, manager of
the Madison County Experiment
Farm, was in charge of the man.
agement and feeding of the herds
during the project.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-04-10
PARENTS MUST REPORT
NEW ENTRANTS

Supt. j. j. Hartley is request
ing that any parents who have
children entering the London
Public Schools, either kinder
garten or first grade, for the
first time next fall, and who
have not reported this informa-
ton to the school authorities,
call 25S.
Entrance age for kindergar-
ten, requires a child to be five
years of age before September
and to enter the first grade
to be six years of age before
September l.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-04-10
Christmas Seals
Bring $4,111.19
Judge James F. Bell
Makes Yearly Report

The total of the 1852 Christmas
Seal Sale was $4,111.19, an in
crease of ITO percent in the last
six years, according to the report
of John w. Stroupe, treasurer at
the annual meeting of the Mad
ison County tuberculosis and
Health Association at the Red
Brick Tavern Wednesday. Of this
amount S3,24784 remained in
Madison County for the work of
the association.
In his report to the association,
Judge James F. Bell, executive
secretary, stated that 1852 x-rays
had been taken during the year
and among other important parts
of his report, that Miss Amelia 10
Foster of the faculty of the Fair
field School, had taken three
weeks course in Health Educa-
tion at Ohio State University last
July. The Association offered a
scholarship to any teacher in the
county who would take the course
and Miss Foster accepted the op-
portunity.
At the business session, Mrs.
Harold Welsh reported on a meet
ing at the court house March 81 at
which As organizations in Madison
county discussed formation of a
Health Council. The Council was
unanimously endorsed by the as
sociation after its operation had
been explained by Judge Bell.
The report Of the nominating
committee, Mrs. Leroy Peck and
Mrs. c. c. Hewitt was unanimous
ly accepted, with the following Of
ficers for the coming year: Mrs.
Reynold Slaughter, president; Mrs.
Wilbur H. Hume, vice president;
Mrs. Richard H. Meade, secretary;
John w. Stroupe, treasurer; Mrs.
Harold S. Welsh, representative di-
rector; Bryan w. Jenkinson, al
ternate representative director;
Mrs. j. w. Kilgore and Mrs. Herb
ert Kell, reelected to the executive
committee: Mrs. Herbert Kell,
Mrs. j. w. Kilgore, Mrs Wilbur H.
Hume, Mrs. Reynold Slaughter,
Mrs. Richard Meade, Bryan w.
Jenkinson, with Mrs. Jay Gossard
and Mrs. Clifford Clemans, South
Solon, Mrs. Glen Davey and Mrs.
Robert Mccormack, Sedalia, new
ly elected members, all on the
Board of Directors.
Judge James f. Bell was re-em-
ployed as executive secretary by
the executive committee.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-04-10
$4,000 Lawsuit
Dismissed Here

The case of Joseph Collier, Me-
chanicsburg, filed in common pleas
court March II, asking $4,000
from John Mckenzie and Opekasit,
Inc, for alleged injuries in an
automobile accident August 1, 1851
has been dismissed with prejudice.
DONALD BRAKE
OVERSEAS
Pvt. Donald c. Brake, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Brake, Summer
ford, now has the following ad-
dress:
Pvt. Donld c. Brake, us. 522-
35239, 507th Medical Collecting
Co., APO 46 20 P. M. New York,
N. Y.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-04-10
London Needs
New Fireman

Fire Chief, Dilwyn Andrews,
said Thursday that Fireman Rob-
ert Stewart has announced his
resignation from the London Fire
Department, effective April Is.
Chief Andrews said that all ap-
plicants for the position should
contact the fire department i'm
mediately as the position must be
filled by the April Is deadline.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
Pvt. and Mrs. Robert Hayner,
Route /, London, announce the
birth of daughter, Rebecca 10,
Tuesday, April z, at Springfield
City Hospital. The baby weighed
6 Id. l OF. Mrs. Hayner is the
former Susan Fout.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-04-10
Trial Nears End After
Three GrueI|ing Weeks

Judge James F, Bell Potts
approximately PM Thursday afternoon after as minute
charge which consumed "a typewriter pages
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-04-10
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@Ma IOWN
VIEWPOINT
"And what steps should be :
taken when it is found that a
steam boiler is about to blow
up?" asked the professor to a
group of young engineering
students.
"My own suggestion" said
one particularly bright lad,
would be to take the base
ment steps-tWo at a time!"
pAFFYNiTioNs
COURAGE - that state OF
mind wherein nobody else
knows that you're scared stiff.
JUDGMENT - that which
is used when you know your
way won't work.
ACROBAT-fe with his
nose to the grindstone and his
back to the wall.
RUARk REMARK
Robert Ruark, rough-and-
tumble c6lumnist says, TIL
tell you what / think of the
Russian situation! Nothing -
and as often as possible"
AGE
According to them what
knows-the average man can
expect about 9 years of retire
ment when 1875 rolls around.
This compared 6 years now
and but 3 years in 1900.
And another thing-a man
earning $4,000 a year can
afford having all the house.
work done by someone other
than his wife. If he makes less
than $1,000, she'll have to do
1t all!
GALS
And remember, girls, that if
you burn the candle at both
ends, you're likely to end up
between a couple of flames!
DANCE
They tell us that babe out
in Hollywood does a number
called, "The Dance of the Six
Veils." Howcome? Well, the
cops make her keep the sew
enth one on!
OUCH!
And now some lame-brain
has brought out a doughnut
shaped like a pretzel =. as if
things weren't bad enough al
ready.
HEYWooD
Old Haywood Snugg, the
Vicar of Vinegar Hill, says
that if you would remove the
polish from furniture - use
paint remover. 90 course"
says Haywood, "Effen yuh
wanta remove the polish from
people-you jes' apply a little
alcohol"
Haywood is the same guy we
talk about who went into the
beer joint optimistically and
came out seven hours later -
misty optically!
PoME
Softly fall the rains of Spring
(And then again it pours)
While the poets rhyme and
sing,
About the coming flowers.
Though I try to join the song,
And not unduly fret,
Seems to me it lasts too long,
And gets me too burned wet!
REASON
It's easy for the well-to-do
to be great practitioners of
thrift after all, they al
ready have what most of us
want.
THINK
From Luke XIV, z, comes
this - II say unto you, that
likewise JOY shall be in Heaven
over one sinner that repenteth,
more than over ninety and
nine just persons, which need
= no repentance"
HOLY MATRiMoNY
True, they say that women
are continually changing their
minds - but who ever heard
of a bridegroom being left at
the church? Back in the good
old days" the only triangles
produced by marriages ap-
peared on the clothes line and
not in courtroom.
INCIDENTAL INTELLIGENCE
1t may be enlightening for
some of you to know that
Senator Warren Magnuson's
dog wears hearing aid.
LAST WORD
Thing that makes person
angry at a neighbors noisy
party isn't the noise-it's not
being invited.
Evening star., 1953-11-08

- oESiREE by AmnemArje Sc.
LnkO. The world whispered
~ about this fame -mouthed girl
who shared Napoleon S vision
fof empire, YET married another
= man to found Royal dynasty!
~ 594 pages Pub. edition, 81. so.
Evening star., 1953-11-08

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spired writer gives US the
rGISJ tb1t WOrk TO win love,
success and happiness. A book
that may change your life.
Evening star., 1953-11-08

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Evening star., 1953-04-12
,En0iIee DOub
is Married

Emilee May Doub, daugh-
Ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Mich
,ael Doub Of Alexandria. became
the bride on April II of 1t. Car
son William Mason II, U. S. A. F.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carson william Mason of Hagers-
town, Md.
The ceremony took place at
the Washington Street Metho-
dist Church with DR.. Theodore
E. Lands officiating. Following
Q reception at the Anchorage in
Alexandria, 1t. and Mrs. Mason
left on a wedding trip to Georgia
where the bridegroom will be
stationed temporarily. They will
reside at Stewart Air Force Base
In Newburgh, N. Y.
Evening star., 1953-04-12

4 Two Marine Corps Ofiicers, 1st
1t. Eleanor Marie O'Hara and
Capt. Burl Bernard Beuers were
married April II. The bride is
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Joseph O'Hara of Dor
chester, Mass, and Capt. Beuers'
mother is Mrs. Velma Cowan Of
Houston, Tex.
Chaplain Richardson officiated
at $50 o'clock in the Post Chapel
at Quantico Marine Corps Base,
The reception and wedding
breakfast followed In the OFF,
GERS Club at the base.
Capt. and Mrs. Beuers will
live at Quantico after their we'd
ding trip.
Evening star., 1953-04-12
Bequette-Borber

Miss Mary Ellen Barber,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam E. Barber. became the
bride April II of Mr.. James w.
,Bequette, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. r. Bequette Of Edgar, Mont.
The ceremony took place at
the Luther Rice Memorial Bap-
tist Church. the Rev. c. Michael
War; officiating. The reception
was held in Weaver Hall.
After a New England wedding
trip, the couple will reside in
this city.
Evening star., 1953-04-12
yCRS Style Show

A membership fashion show
and tea will be given by the
Washington Ladies Auxiliary,
Jewish Consumptives' Relief So
ciety of Denver, at 1880 pm.
Wednesday at the Maylower
Hotel.
Mrs. Harry Rubinstein, chair
man of the tea, is in charge of
ticket reservations.
Evening star., 1953-04-12
In New Home

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Pablo
Barrett and their sons. Paul,
Peter and Noel, have moved to
their attractive new home which
they had built on old Mount
Vernon road. They have leased
their town house to Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Scha1or and family.
Evening star., 1953-04-12

see White Stag
denimS
pictured in color
in the magazine section
Of todoy's '1Stor' -.
Sunday. April 18th
see them modelled
informally in
Sportsweor, Third Floor,
tomorrow, April 18th
90 to 200, 300 to 5 100,
Merchandise at
Chevy Chase. Alexandra
Evening star., 1953-06-24
'48 Buick

Special 2-door, Jet black, fully
free miles. Only 0/0Z
Evening star., 1953-06-24

Custom convertible; dashing feS
red, custom interior and black top:
onis osl,'rnlnr 1n1"--"H"e-e- sport car. $1361
Evening star., 1953-06-24
'51 OIds

"SS" Holiday, Palm Beach two
tone swan white and green, de
ing, whirlaway Hydra &0TZ1
Matte drive, WV. tires. 4ZI0I
Evening star., 1953-06-24
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Evening star., 1953-06-24

zone satisfied used buyer after another has asked
me how can give much more for their money. The
answers simple I'm primarily in the new car busi-
ness: AS one of the worlds largest Chevrolet Ods-
mobile Dealers take trades in fast and like to sell
them fast. That's why price them close to my own
cost! And since can't afford to risk my reputation
in selling these used cars, l reconditon every one
40 ways before I'll back it with my peace of Mind"
Guarantee. Walk in today and I'll promise you'll
drive home the Savings!"
PHIL JUSTINE President
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-04-16
Union Brotherhood
Meeting Set Monday

A union meeting of the Mems
Brotherhoods of the five Mennonite
churches of the Bluffton- Pandora
area will be treated to an illustrated
lecture on "The Challenge of Ger
many" at p. m. next Monday in
the Bluffton First Mennonite church.
Calvin Redekop, former director of
youth teams engaged in European
reconstruction projects, will give the
illustrated lecture here for the spe-
cial meeting. Redekop returned three
months ago from Europe, where he
had headed reconstruction teams for
two years.
While in Europe, Redekop's head
quarters were with the Mennonite
Central committe in Frankfurt, Ger
many. He is now engaged in gradu-
ate study at Goshen Biblical Semin-
airy, Goshen, Ind. Home of the speak
er is in Mountain Lake, MINI. He
is a member of the Evangelical Men
MONTE Brethren church.
Music for the union Brotherhood
meeting will be provided by the col
legiate quartet of Goshen college.
Brotherhood participating in the
union meeting will be from the First,
Grace, Ebenezer, st. John and Evan
gelical Mennonite churches.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-04-16
Achievement Day
Program Thursday
At Pleasant View

A large number of Bluffton area
women are expected to participate in
the Annual Achievement Day Pro-
gram Thursday at the Pleasant View
Church of the Brethren, Bath town
ship.
Myra G. Philpott, Allen county
home demonstration agent, has an
nounced the program will begin at
10 a. m. and continue through $3.50
p. m.
Miss Helen Strow, assistant state
home demonstration leader, is listed
on the program to give an illustrat-
ed talk on Homecoming in Ger
many" Mrs. Constance Lyle will
conduct a "Buzz Session" and ex-
plain the Book Mobile Service in the
county.
Exhibits of interest relating to this
years prospects and other items will
be on display. Installation of new
officers and council members and
the recognition of retiring officers
and councillors will be feature of
the program. Several special music
al numbers will be presented by var
ious groups in the county.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-04-16
Berne Business
Firms On Student
Tour Itinerary =

Members of the junior and senior
classes majoring in business admin
istration at Bluffton college, accom-
panied by. Prof. Howard Raid, will
enjoy a field trip to Berne, Ind,
Thursday.
In the morning the students will
visit the Berne Hardware Company,
managed by Jackson Lehman's father,
where they will review small town
retail problems. At the Dunbar Fur
niture Factory, they will discuss
marketing of manufactured products
with Harold Springer.
At the noon luncheon, the students
will hear talk by Howard Baum
gartner, Berne lawyer and former
Bluffton student, who will discuss
business opportunities in a small
community for college trained men.
The afternoon tour will take them
through Winner House, home of
Safety-Legion clothing. C. T. Ha-
begger, of the Berne firm, will dis
cuss problems of the small factory
in competition with large concerns.
The afternoon will be completed with
trip through the Berne Witness
plant, where the Berne newspaper
and other publications are printed by
Memo Lehman, a graduate of Bluff
ton college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-04-16
OES To Hold Annual
Inspection Tuesddy

Mrs. Paul Heath, deputy grand
matron, will be the inspecting officer
at the annual inspection of Bluffton
Chapter No. $50, Order of the East
ern Star, to be held in the Masonic
, Hall at s p. m. Tuesday, April 81.
A dinner will be served in the
st. Johns Evangelical and Reformed
church at $3.50 p. m. preceding the
inspection, and a reception will be
held at the Chapters social rooms
following the inspection.
Mrs. C. ]. Henderson is the worthy
matron and Mr.. Henderson the
worthy patron of the local chapter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-04-16
Mary LelUis, Karl Klassen, Tom Bucher
DrGlU Lead Roles In Senior Class Play

"There Goes the Wind" a comedy
in three acts, will be staged Friday
and Saturday, April "a and 25, in
the Bluffton High school auditorium
as the annual dramatic presentation
of the senior class.
Action of the play is a hilarious
sequence of events in the Curtis
family set off when the daughter,
Phyllis, calls off her proposed we'd
ding and becomes engaged to the
"first man she sees" as the result
of discovering her fance making love
to the bridesmaid.
Leading roles in the production are
being played by Mary Lewis, as
Phyllis; Karl Klassen, as the first
fiance, and Tom Bucher, as the sec
ond fiance.
Comedy roles are played by Col
leen Cummins, Bill Montgomery, Rod
ney Jennings and Sharon Fritchie.
Others in the cast include Shirley
Derringer, David Gerber, Sue Riser,
Kaye Matter and Evan Lehman.
Earl Lehman is director of the pro-
duction.
Committees assisting in prepara-
tions for the play include the fol-
lowing: Stage-Dean Amstutz, Rich
ard Bucher, Dave Burkholder and
Charles Bucher; costume-Carol Kim
met, Janice Henry and Janice Diller;
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-04-16
Accounting Student
Wins TOP Honor At BIG

Elmer Stonehill, Bluffton, who is
enrolled in the College of Business
Administration at Bowling Green
State university, has been honored as
the outstanding senior majoring in ac-
counting at Bowling Green.
The Toledo Control of the Control
lers Institute of America awarded
him a plaque Thursday evening,
April 2. Bowling Green faculty
members chose Mr.. Stonehill.
His parents are Mr.. and Mrs. c. V.
Stonehill, PIP S. Main street, Bluffton.
Woodlot owners can kill wild grape
vines with 2, 4, ST solutions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-04-16
BEAvERDAM YOUTH HoNoRED

Jack Pugh, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Pugh of Beaverdam, has been
named on the Deans list of honor
pupils at Ohio Northern university, il
was announced this week from Ada.
Jack is a sophomore majoring in
music.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-04-16

ushers-Joan Moser, Betty May, La
Verne Moser and Gerald Kaufman.
Evening star., 1953-10-22

day but was sent to members
and made available to the pub
lie some days ago.
Mrs. Butcher charged that
school officials are violating the
separate but equal" theory in
failing to establish comparable
class sizes and other conditions
in white and colored schools.
The school system could have
fired more temporary white
teachers to meet Negro teacher
needs, she asserted. She also
charged that transfer of build
ings from white to colored use
hasn't been sufficient.
Armstrong; Condition.
More old buildings are used
by colored children than by
white, she added. She assailed
specifically the condition of
Armstrong High School and the
facilities for colored crippled
children and slow-learners.
The colored schools also have
inferior psychiatric services, she
asserted.
"The prime responsibility of
this board is that of assuring
and setting up equality of ia
Evening star., 1953-10-22

now has more teachers than the
white-1,830 colored to 1,765
white. But classes average more
than official standards in both
the colored elementary and junior
high schools, while they are below
standard in all three major white
divisions.
Elementary classes average
34.8 pupils in the white schools,
38 in the colored. Junior high
classes average 24.5 in the white
schools, 29.5 in the colored. And
senior high classes average 1879
in the white schools and 23.9 in
the colored.
The colored schools have short
ages in some Specialties.
Pupil enrolment on October l
totaled 44,878 white, $500 COL
ored.