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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-10
Strand Movie
Has Fun For
Whole Family

Out Of q highly entertaining
script with . charming twist !"
Twentieth Century Fox has fashion,
cd an enjoyable movie, tie Kid
from Len Field" starring Dan
Daley and Anne Bancroft. which
viii open Sunday At the Strand
Theatre. There's fun for the whole
family Ia the film - plenty q base.
bah action for pop and the Kids:
q tender romance and heart.tugs
for NON - and laughs for an
ne-year-old BUY Chaplin. In his
first important motion picture, VIII
win your heart as q highly spirited
yOungster who moves from TIE
sandlots into the major leagues In
ore quick jump. Daley. who scor.
ed heavily In q previous baseball
film, ''The Pride q Sc. Louis." Il
cast as the boys father, q down
and-out former big league baseball
star, who Il reduced 10 selling pea.
nuts In the hleaehers. Motivaged BY
9 dislllusl0ament with life. be Ress
q new start through the youngster .
daunsleas spirit.
Al TIE feel. excitement and &C.
ton Of the ball park has been
eaytnred BY producer Leonard
coldstein and direetor Hsrmon
Jones for the Tim. When the um.
pires heller play hallt" you'n
be roofing Cor she home team from
your grandstand seat. The film
was made On location. Incidental.
ly, al wriRley Field In Los Ange.
les. Jack Sher wroie Is.
Daley turns In his usual first.
rate performances for The KID
from Len Field" BIT 20 does Anns
Bancroft In Der romantic scenes
wilh uoyd Bridges. east as Ghe
cuba third haseman. Bllly Chapln
b utterly eaplivatlns.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-10
Your Safety Council
What Is Its Purpose?

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slsn snd hs wssis h umasEsieed
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Next Tuesday. Sept. IS. The Ke.
West Safety Council VIII meet q
9 p. m. In the High school Audi
torium. This win be lls first meet
inc ~ an organization.
Since we've never had . Saiet,
Council on the Island. perhaps /
general outline 81 It's aims ans
ideals win clarity misconeepsi0ni
that are circulating around town
To begin with.
The ksy West Safety ceUneil
b . nen-peilslesl. nen-pFesis eFeup
dsdiessed 70 eeerdlnatlnu prlvsse
lssdsrship IN Ire field Fl eem-
munity seelasna prsvsutlen.
You can lower those eyebrow
and quit saying ''Non. politician" h
that questioning tone Of voice. Thl
bylaws of the group which win b
read at the next meeting, Sept. Is
stress lls non-pollsieal character
and then add emphasis 10 this fac
By saying that Emo person holdins
Political OF appolniive positions ar
eligible TO become officers In n.
Council"
Such . policy has lts advantages
and Disadvantages. n automatieal
IL eliminates rewardlng many q
the hardest working men and won
en IN the community. AZ the same
time. Il prevents any oppoFtunlt,
q selfish OF nl-advised individual
might have 10 sway the Councl
from is primarily goal Of Safety
Excluding the politicians from
officials positions does not near
that they ere not eligible 10 be
come individual members. Indeed
their experience in public affairs
makes them Of utmost value IA
helping 10 suggest constructive pro.
grams. -~
Il cannot be TOO strongly en-.
however, that this Il a
Citizens safety council. For once,
the shoe Ia going 10 be on the 0shsF
foot - instead Of hazardous and
unsafe problems Of the community
being dumped on public officials,
they arc going 10 Be placed square.
" In the laps Of Key West resi-
dents and parents Tor a eonstrac.
tive program.
Anyone who thinks that such q
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-10
LAST TRIBUTE IS PAID
CHIEF JUSTICE TO-DAY

nv DOUGLAS O. eonNglL
WASHINGTON sR-The hnmble
and the great offered q last mouru-
81 srlbuis today 10 FRED ". vinson
40 was hoFn 81 incest eEigin and
aied Is ehief justice ID the Unifed
States.
Prem Ghe masional capital and
tie eouniry over shey assembled
for fnneral services IN TIE great
choir Il washlngicn tEplscopall
Cathedral.
Special places vere reserved for
President Eisenhower. former
President Trumnn. Supreme Court
Justices, Cabinet members. dipio-
mats. There was space. too. for
iust plain people come 10 honor q
distinguished Amerlean.
vinaon died 81 . heart attack
early Tuesday morning. He waa 81.
For nearly three decades this
friendly man had served hts eoun-
try. As q congressman from Ken
tneky, Is secretary Of the Treasury
and IN ether high positions In the
executive branch Of the govern.
mens. and finally Tor seven years
as chief Justice.
Tomorrow he yin be buried In
Louisa. Ky. the little town where
he was born, In . cemetery on the
bluffs az the BIG Sandy River.
Truman counted Vinson as .
trusted adviser. lie put him In bis
Cabinet and thea on the Supreme
Court beach. Eisenhower, too. IS.
teemed the lurist as : personal
friend. even though Vlns0n was q
lifelong Democrat.
And today President and former
President were drawn together for
the first time since the change Of
administration Cor a final measure
Of homage TO q man they saluted
as q great citizen.
Eisenhower Interrupted his Colo.
radio wacation 20 ny 10 Washing
too. Mr.. and Mrs. Truman came
b. train from their Missouri home.
The eight remaining members
Of she Supreme Court. the honorary
pallbearers a. the services here
and In Louisa, interrupted their
own vacations 10 be On hand.
vinson died less than Q month
before the Oct. 8 opening a the
fall term Of the Supreme Court.
In the midst Of the parting So
IDENTITIES, Washington wondered
about q successor.
Gov. Earl Warren q California;
Gov. Thomas Il. Dewey Of New
YORK; Both are Republicans. As
soeiats Justice Harold Burton. for
mer senator from OHIO and only
Republican now On the benchf
Eisenhower was offering no cues
that might indicate whom be win
select. In the event the vacancy
remains untitled VIXEN the court
coavenes maxt month. Justice Hugo
Black, the senior member. win pre-.
side.
For slx hoGrs last night Wilson'S
body lay In state In q funeral
home On Pennsylvanla avenue, two
blocks from the white House.
Standing near The open easket was
3 cross Of white Eiadioll and asters
from the white House.
In keeping with custom, the Su-
preme Court sent q blanket Of red
roses 30 cover the coffin during
the services a the cathedral On
Washington's highest hili.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
COUNTRY CLUB
OPENS SUNDAY
GoIfine Event And
Dinner Featured

Official opening of the London
Country Club will be held Sun
day, May 3. A golfing event will
be staged with the membership
divided into 2 teams known as
THE Putters" captained by r. f.
Squirt" LeBeau and 1.-THE
Drivers" captained by Bob
Powers.
The event is scheduled to start
at $3.50 with the matches being
optional for 9 or 18 holes for the
convenience of the participants.
Players are requested to report
to the Pro Shop upon their ar
rival at the club SO as matches
can be arranged.
The first dinner of the year for
the membership of the London
Country Club will be held Mon
day, May A, at TOO PM.
A golf film entitled Famous
Fairways" showing the top golf
professionals playing some of the
most famous golf holes on the
various courses throughout the
United States will be shown fol-
lowing the dinner.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
Water Department
Usinq New Well
By EiteI Frederick

It is reported by the manage
ment that the new well of the De-
partment of water which has been
under construction for some time,
has been completed and put into
service. The new water service will
eliminate the water shortage which
has plagued the department for
the past year.
This new well is 16' in diameter
and reaches a depth of 1865. 1t is
equipped with two screens, one at
the bottom, and the other at a
depth of go. This double screen ar
rangement permits drawing water
from both of the water-bearing
glacial drift formations which un-
derlie the water works grounds.
The upper formation, known as
the Wisconsin, has been supplying
most of the city water for several
years past. The water from this
formation is very bad. The lower
formation, the Illinois, supplies a
water which is considerably softer
and very superior as beverage.
This lower formation water sup
piled the village in the early years
of the water works and was re-
sponsible for the excellent reputa-
ton formerly enjoyed by London
as a spot for a good drink from
other than a bottle.
The, new well will draw its
water largely from this lower or
Illinois glacial drift formation and
will therefore provide water of
superior potability, and better
quality for lime-softening. 1t has
a capacity of approximately 1000
gallons per minute, or nearly
double the average consumption .ef
the city. The well was constructed
by G.. M. Baker and Son Inc. of
Columbus, Ohio.
There is a drinking fountain
at the water works plant which is
connected to the raw water coming
from the new well. Any persons
who for nostalgia or other rea-
sons would like to taste the
water which made London famous
in years gone by, may visit the
plant and drink to their fill.
HoNoRED
George L. Smith of Catawba is
among II Ohio State University
senior students elected to member
ship in Omicron Kappa Upsilon,
honor dental society, it was an
nounced Wednesday. The organ
iZation will present keys and GER
tificates to the new members at a
$50 pm. dinner Friday at the
Ohio Union on the OSU campus.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
Negotiations 10
Reduce Costs Now
Under Way Here

Bids submitted by two contrac-
tors for the construction of the
proposed Madison County Youth
Building at the Fair Ground here
were found to be far in excess of
available money set aside for the
project, it was revealed here We'd
nesday. Only two bids were re-
ceived.
The bids, oddly, were exactly
$1,000 apart, being $3.50, ,299. .O8 and
$192, ,29908 respectively. The first
bid was that of Paul Reid, London,
and the second by c. c. Vogel, Co
lumbus.
Total money available amounts
to great deal less than the origi-
nal S150,000 after certain fees and
other expenses were paid, it is
said.
The architect, Philip T. Partridge,
Cincinnati, has been paid fees thus
far amounting to $4,000. Total
amounts paid from the original
S150,0 have reduced the monies
available for the building to about
S143,000. Thus the low bidder is
roughly about $4,000 high. Con-
tracts for electricity, plumbing and
heating will be negotiated on sep
arate contracts, further complicat-
ing matters since this again re-
duces the amount of money avail
able for the building itself. Before
electric, plumbing and heating
contra cts can be let, the
building must be contracted, it is
said.
The Madison County Commits
sioners are under no obligation to
accept the present bids since they
have legal right to turn down
any or all bids. However, the COM
missioners are, at the present time,
negotiating with the contractors in
an effort to eliminate certain con-
struction features embodied i'm the
architects plan in an effort to re-
duce costs.
Recently, the commissioners
transferred an excess of $29, 1851
from the Madison County Agricul-
tural Society Fund into the con-
tingent fund of the county general
fund. The money SO transferred
was an excess from the original
tax levy which was voted in No
vember, 1916.
The plan had been to have the
building erected and ready for oc-
cupancy by Fair week this year
but this seemed, at the moment, a
remote possibility due to the short
time remaining.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
Church Youth Of
Two Cities Form
New Organization

Peter Conway, Trinity Episco-
pal Church, London. was elected
president of a new organization
formed by the young people of
Trinity Church and st. Andrews
Church of Washington c. H., CO.
operating with the United Move
ment of the Church's youth, a
national Episcopal youth organi-
Zation.
This charter meeting was con-
Quoted in st. Andrews Church,
under the leadership of the Rev
erend Sanford c. Lindsey, rector
of both churches and was attend
ed by seventeen young people
from both congregations.
The meeting time was set for
Sunday nights from a to 6 o'clock
alternating between the London
and Washington c. II. churches.
jim Conway or the London
church was appointed correspon-
dent for the group to the church's
national paper, ''The Beacon" "
Theda Martin of the London
church was named temporary
chairman of the refreshment COM
mittee and devotions leaders will
be appointed for each meeting
by President Conway.
Attending the charter meeting
from London were, Peter Conway
Theda Martin, A. Bateman, Geo.
frey Chesbrough, Larry Bateman,
Jim Conway, Eleanor Martin and
Robert Marrah.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
Effie McCorkIe
Dies At Age 80

Mrs. Effie McCorkle, SO, a
lifelong resident of London and
vicinity, died Wednesday at the
KeIso Convalescent Home, Seda-
liza, following long illness. Mrs.
McCorkle had been in failing
health since she fell year ago
and broke her hip.
Mrs. McCorkle was born In
Tradersville, November 13, 1873,
the daughter of Thomas and Lin
ME West Bussard She was the
widow of Foster McCorkle and
a member of the Christian Church
in Summerford.
Surviving is one daughter, Mrs.
Frank Cornwell, retired chief
operator of the Ohio Bell Tele-
phone Company in London.
Funeral services Friday at 2:30
o'clock at the Lukens Funeral
Home, the Reverend A. M. Shene-
felt, officiating minister. Inter-
ment in Somerford Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
$4,000 Damage Suit Filed
AGAINST Delaware Driver

intersection of u. S. Route 40 and
U. S. Route AZ, at approximately
80 to 40 miles per hour.
1t is further alleged that defend
ant was parked on the south side
of u. S. Route 40 and that when
the Markley car arrived at a point
about 80 feet west of said parked
car of defendant Rapp, said defen-
dant without warning or without
signal outside the car, turned
sharply to left across highway, ap-
parently attempting to get through
a crossover onto other lane, plac-
ing his ear into path of car in
which plaintiff was riding, causing
said car in which plaintiff was rid
ing to run into side of defendants
car.
In her petition plaintiff charges
negligent and careless operation of
car and prays for judgment in $52,-
600 for injuries which caused hos
pitalization and other medical and
which she states will disfigure her
for life.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
Alliance Woman
Files Suit In
Accident Here

Sonia Hillgreen, 1927 South
Arch Avenue, Alliance, Monday,
filed suit in Madison County COM
mon pleas court, seeking to COL
lect damages in the amount of
$4,000 from William H. Rapp,
also known as w. H. Rapp and al
SO known as William Harry Rapp
of 283 North Washington, Della
ware, for injuries received in an
automobile accident.
Plaintiff in her petition states
that on May 4, 1851, she was rid
ing in an automobile with one
Gene Markley on the right hand
lane in an easterly direction on
US. Route 40 approximately four
miles west of the cloverleaf at the
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
chiIlicothe Atom
Program Sunday

Madison county residents who
have been interested through the
years in the men at Veterans
Hospital, Chillicothe, are invited
to the program there Sunday,
May 3, which will be presented
in observance of National Hospi-
tai Day.
The program will include, to
mention few, of the features,
an exhibit, You and the Atom,
portraying the development OF
nuclear science, shown for the
first time in Ohio; music by the
Ohio State, University Activities
band; a Recognition program at
1880 am, for approximately 15O
volunteers, etc; a commemora-
tive program at which Frances
P. Bolton, Cleveland, outstanding
woman in Congress, will be feat
ured.
Mrs. II. A. Bauman, Sr., a Gray
Lady from Madison County Chap
ter Red Cross and Miss Louise
Richmond, county Red Cross
chairman of Service TO Camps
and Hospitals, will be among
those from the county who will
go down for the day The local
volunteers expressed hope that
many others would attend.
Attaches at the hospital have
suggested that the men there are
especially interested in old num-
bers of National Geographic mag
azine. These will be taken down
at any time workers from the
county go down for Thursdays S
weekly sewing, if Mrs. Bauman
or Miss Richmond are contacted
sc they will know where to col
lect the magazines.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
Spring Weather
To Continue

Spring weather will continue in
the Springfield area Thursday.
The weather Bureau at Vandalia
predicted cloudy weather, with
scattered showers and thunder
showers during the day. A high
temperature reading of u degrees
also is predicted.
There will be more of the same
Friday, said the bureau-cloudy
and windy, with scattered showers.
Thursday nights low will be 48
degrees and Fridays high 65 de-
grees.
A bright sun warmed the area
Wednesday and temperatures hit
the mid-70's during the middle of
the day.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
Expos+mis+ress
At SoIon Dies
Emma Duff Passes
Monday. At Age 78

SOUTH SOLON - Mrs. Emma
Duff, 78, retired postmistress of
South Solon, died at 2:30 am,
Monday, in Fayette County Me-
mortal Hospital, Washington C..
H. She had been ill only a short
time.
Mrs. Duff who had spent her en-
tire life in the Madison County
area, was South Solon's post
mistress for Is years. She was a
member of the South Solon Con-
gregational Christian Church and
the Pythian Sisters. Jeffersonville.
In addition, Mrs. Duff, was a
member of the Blue Star
Mothers Club of South Solon and
of the Women's Society of Chris
tian Service of the South Solon
Methodist Church.
Born Jan. 18, 1875, lin Madison
County, Mrs. Duff was a daugh-
ter of Robert and Barbara Huff
man GosSard.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Laura Wilson of Urbana,
Mrs. Marian Grear of South
Scion and Miss Ruth Duff at
home; two sons, Max and Alvin,
both at home; four sisters, Mrs.
Blanche Vent and Mrs. Scott
Rowe, both of Columbus, Mrs.
Ida Klever and Miss Elva Cos
sard, both of South Solon; one
granddaughter and one grandson.
The body was taken to the
Sprague funeral home in South
Charleston where friends may
call from 3 pm. Tuesday until
services at 2 pm. Wednesday in
the South Solon Congregational
Christian Church. Burial will be
in the South Solon Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
Richard butcher
Lands In Japan

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. butcher,
North Main Street, have received
word that their son. Richard S.
butcher landed in Japan. April
S. He is aboard the U.S.S. New
Jersey, which has recently been
In the news for its activity off
the coast of Korea.
Enroute to the Far East, young
butcher spoke of interesting stops
at Panama City and Waikiki
Beach, Honolulu.
In the Navy since May IL, 1852
butcher passed his examination
for fireman first class rating just
before he left for overseas.
His address is, Richard s.
butcher, 434-85-69. U.S.S. New
Jersey. (BB 62) F. p. 0. Div
NJ. San Francisco. California.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
Week Day Religion
Pupils Meet Nav |

A Service of Recognition for
sixth grade pupils in the Week.
day Religious Education Classes
in the schools of Madison County,
will be presented in the London
Methodist Church. Friday even
ing, May /, at s o'clock.
Students from the schools CO.
operating in the movement will
have parts in the program, illus
trating what has been accomplish
ed. They also will tell of the pro-
jects both at home and abroad
that have been furthered under
the direction of Miss Gertrude
Won Riesen, director and teacher.
Featured on the program will
be Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss Want,
recently returned from China.
who will talk on their work in
the, foreign field and give a pro-
gram of music on Chinese in
strunents.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
Stock Car Races
At Wash. G. n.

The Four City Stock Car Rae
ing Club opened its season for
auto racing last Sunday after
noon at the Washington Court
House Speedway.
Results of the races were as
follows: first heat race was taken
by Gene Timmes of Circleville,
followed by Speedy Baldwin and
Johnny Green of Columbus, Ohio.
The second race went to Dock
Holder of Stoutsville, with Don
Oakes of Troy, Ohio, taking a
close second position, trailed by
Thurm Wheeler of Circleville.
Cliff Chandler, Columbus, Bill
Click, Columbus, and Chet Nc
Cain of Circleville were the three
money winners for the third
race. Tom Webb of Washington
Court House was the first to
cross the finish line for the fourth
event, followed by Shorty De-
YOURS of Ashville, and third place
went to Chuck Mcdonald of Co
lumbus.
In the fourth event, McWhorter
of Chillicothe was giving the boys
some competition until a blowout
caused him to spin out.
The races had to be stopped
after the fourth event, though,
due to rain, and in order to give
the racing fans their moneys
worth, the boys plan to run a ten
event program this Friday night,
May 1, which will include the
two consolation races and the
feature, which were rained out
Sunday
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
London Boys 60
To Fl. Meade

Madison County Selective Serv-
ice has received a return from Ft.
Hayes, Columbus, that the men in
Quoted there from Madison County
on April %, had been sent to Ft.
George Meade, Maryland, to start
their training.
In the group were, Harold L.
Lambert and Earl Dean Ladley,
both London, RID. A; James Prof
fit, London; Harry Lowry, Hill
ards; Robert Glenn Miller, Lon
don RID. 3, and Lupe M. DeLao,
transferred from Houston, Texas,
to Madison County.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-05-01
Fire Destroys Farmhouse
When Water Supply Fails
Needless Loss Is
Blamed On Lack
OF Fire Contract

A fire starting in a brooder
house close to the main farm
dwelling of Asa M. Rebel near Big
Plain, got out of control and COM
pletely burned the farm home
early Friday morning. Fire de-
partments from West jefferson,
Mt. Sterling and London answered
the alarm. The farm and house is
owned by Bonna Bales Hewitt of
London.
According to witnesses, the fire
spread to the house when the two
West Jefferson trucks ran out of
water. Dick Johnson, West Jeffer-
son fire chief, said that one call
had been put in for the London
fire department but that the truck
didn't respond because the London
Community truck has no contract
with Fairfield township where the
Rebel home is located. However,
the London truck did respond
when the second call was put
through but arrived too late to
help save the house. Approximate
ly / hour was lost between the
first and second calls for assist
ance, it was said.
Chief Johnson said, I'VE had the
fire almost out when we ran out
OF water and by the time we got
more water the fire got into the
house." The 10 room brick struc-
ture was complete loss being en-
tirely gutted in the inside. Some
furniture was saved but the con-
tents of the kitchen and dining
room were entirely destroyed.
Damage was estimated at between
$4,000 and $4,000.
According to members of the
London department, the fire truck
has no jurisdiction in Fairfield
township as there is no mutual
contract for fire protection. Fair
field does have a fire contract with
West Jefferson, however. One on
locker stated that had extra help
been available, the entire house
could have been saved. They
came within an ace of stopping the
fire when the water ran out" said
Mr. Rebel. 1T is a shame that the
house had to burn just because the
township and these other fire de-
partments don't have a contract"
A spokesman for the London
Volunteers stated that the men of
the department and the depart
ment itself will receive no compen-
sation for their work and that
while they did answer the alarm,
they are taking chance that an
other fire might break out in an
other part of the county.
The fire was discovered at about
$50 am. and the men fought over
four hours to bring it under con-
troll.