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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-12
Race Meet Opens
AT billiards
Al Nights Of Racing
At Popular Raceway

Harness racing has returned to
billiards Raceway, at billiards,
Ohio, where a 41-night meeting is
in session. The current meeting at
billiards will continue through
July 25. The meet started Tuesday.
Some of the outstanding trotters
and PAGERS in the midwest, togeth-
er with a roster of seasoned driv-
ers, are providing billiards with
its most interesting meeting.
This marks the fifth season for
billiards Raceway. Racing fans
who attended the opening sessions
at billiards found a new, enlarg-
ed mutuel plant. The new mutuel
department was made possible by
revising the grandstand and add
ing a 1900 seat stadium. The .bett-
ing windows have been relocated
under the stands.
Briggs" Mercer is again handl-
ing the starting gate for billiards.
Jim Lynch has returned as racing
secretary and Art Putnam, one OF
the country's most outstanding
race callers, is handling the race
descriptions over the public ad-
dress system.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-12
4-H NEWS
SUNSHINE STITCHERS

The third meeting was held May
27 ,at the home of our leader. The
meeting was called to order and
the minutes were read and approx
ed. The roll call was given by each
girl naming some article she has
in her sewing box. Old and new
business was discussed and then
our leader took over the work per-
iod
Helen Hammond gave demon
startion on Explaining the mark
ings of a pattern" We cut out
some of our dresses and aprons,
while others worked on their
towels and luncheon cloths. Dem
onstrations were assigned for the
next meeting.
The meeting was then adjourned
for our recreation period.
The next meeting will be held on
June 10th at the home of Mrs.
Baughn.
The fourth meeting was held on
June 10th at the home of our lead
er.
The meeting was called to order
by the President. We all said the
4-H pledge. Old and new business
was discussed and we decided to
have a hobo picnic at our next
meeting on June 18th. We are also
having this meeting as our health
and safety meeting We had DEM
onstrations by Sylvia Hammond,
Barbara Smith and Sondra Black.
We worked on our projects and
we are all getting along very well
with them.
The next meeting will be June
18th at the home of our leader.
Anna Belle Baughn
News Reporter
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-12

|. ROOM AND BOARD IN SEMl-PRlVATE
OR WARD ACCOMMODATIONS NJ
2. GENERAL NURSING SERVICE m
HOSPITAL
3. OPERATING ROOM AS OFTEN AS
NECESSARY
4. LABORATORY WORK DONE IN
HOSPITAL
S. DRUGS AND MEDICINES
6. SPECIAL DIETS II. sULFA DRUGS
?. vAccINEs II. DRESSINGS
8. SERUM l3. BIOLOClcAlS
2. PENlclLlN IA. OXYGEN
10. STREPTOMYclH Is. PLASTER CASTS
l6.lNTRAvENoUs PREPARATIONS
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-12
LEGAL NOTICE


PROBATE COURT, MADISON
COUNTY, OHIO
No. 1909 and 11909A
In the matter of the Adoption of
Mary Lou Scott and
Michael Payne Scott
William Ellis Williams, whose
last known place of residence is
7th St, Point Pleasant, w. Va, will
take notice that on June 1853, the
undersigned has filed Adoption Pc
titions in the Probate Court of Mad
ison County, London, Ohio; alledg-
ing among other things that Will
liam Ellis Williams. natural father
Of Mary Lou Williams and Michael
Payne Williams, has wilfully failed
to properly support and maintain
said children for a period of more
than two years Immediately preced-
ing June 1858; praying for an or
der of adoption of Mary Lou Will
liams and Michael Payne Williams.
as his own children; and that the
names of said children shall be
changed to Mary Lou Scott and
Michael Payne Scott. Said cause will
be for hearing on 27 July 1853 at
1880 pm.
isl Manuel Scott.
BY: Gerald A. Baynes, his attorney.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-12
MarysvilIe Youth
Center Will Not
Open Until July |

The Union County Memorial
Youth Center which has opened in
the Junior High Gym, Marysville,
Ohio, each spring since 1916, will
not open until later date this
summer due to redecorating.
Whether the youth center opens
for this summer or not, will de-
pend entirely upon how soon the
painting can be completed.
Mrs. Beriah Edwards, president
of the youth center has been in
touch with members of the Marys-
Vile Board of Education and they
have advised that this work will
be completed at the earliest poss-
ible date. However, at the best, il
will probably be about July 1st.
During the years the youth GEN.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-12
Duplicate Fishing
Licenses After Oct. 2

Columbus, Ohio-As of October
2, 1858, Ohioans who have lost
their fishing, trapping or hunting
licenses can obtain a duplicate for
the price of SOC.
The Ohio Legislature recently
passed legislation to that effect
and the bill has been signed by
Gov. Frank j. Lausche.
Under the provisions of the bill
a person losing his license can OBJ
tain a duplicate by asking the ag-
ency issuing the original license
for a temporary permit. The agent
then makes formal application for
the duplicate from the Division of
Wildlife. The duplicate license will
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-12

called the meeting to order. The
secretary's report was read and
approved. In our old business each
member decided on which date she
would have the meeting. Mrs.
Thomas gave us points on our pro-
jects. A health talk was given by
Linda Thomas and Florence War
fel. Joy Dillon gave demonstra-
ton on yeast rolls. The meeting
then adjourned, followed by rec
reation which included camp songs
led by older members. Refresh
ments were then served. The next
meeting will be held June II at
Florence Warfel's home.
Joanne Phleeger
News Reporter
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-12
SPORTS

then be issued if it is found that a
legal original has been issued.
The Division cautions that there
is penalty in the bill for the per-
sons who try to cheat. Violators
are subject to Imprisonment for
perjury.
Remember, the law does not be-
come effective until October 2,
1853. If you lose your license be-
fore that time you must purchase
another if you want to hunt and
fish.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-12

One of the happiest men in all
the world was Howard Schoby of
Plain City after his two year old
colt, Buckeye Council had won the
colt race at Lebanon Saturday
night.
Making its first start in what is
hoped will be long racing career,
Buckley Council came through like
real veteran and upset the dope
bucket to win in the fine time Of
2:14 IS. The Plain City owned
colt won easily with plenty to
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-12

April 90, 1879. Charles Brush
demonstrated II arc-lamps in
Public Square, Cleveland, while
citizens protected their eyes with
smoked glasses.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-12

Lieutenant General John b.
Coulter, Of the United States,
now heads the United Nations
Korean Reconstruction Agency.
The retired American officer had
served with the U.N. forces In
Korea and was then director
of the UNKRA Washington Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-17

aid program of our government.
Therefore. the new foreign pol
icy which is springing from the
hearts of Americans calls for
dedicated help rather than
moneybag help.
We're not interested in a
global handout," Paul Comfy
French, executive director of
CARE, said to me, in his head
quarters down at $50 First Ave,
New York. CARE cooperative
for American Remittances to
Everywhere) did a fine job of dis
tributing food packages to hun
cry Europe after World War II.
Then it turned its sights to the
whole world community and to
long-term neighborliness. The
thing that hit us, and the thing
that's our guiding light today. is
SeT-helb." French declared.
CARE realized - as any good
parent realizes. as any good
friend realizes that the best
you can do for someone you
truly love is to help that some
one to help himself.
Direct 30 Individuals
For India, CARE developed
a pillow especially designed for
Indian soil. A CARE package
for Greece contains a pitchfork,
wedding hoe. mattock and
shovel. For West Germany "a
"resettler's. kit" containing a
saw, shovel, spade, pickax, buck
saw, hand ak, claw hammer and
pincers. For Peru - home and
farm insecticide sprayers to
check crop blights, typhus. yell
low fever. For Southeast Asia -
midwifery kits, including soap.
towels, forceps, sterile dressings,
to bring mothers and babies
safely through childbirth.
These things go directly to
individuals. who can feel the
helping hand i'm every touch
of them. Through its field mis-
sions, CARE has distributed
$15O,0O0,0O0 in tangible help to
people in 80 countries - from
the hearts and pockets of more
than 10000, 900 Americans.
DR.. Frank G. Laubach. the
educator missionary now teach
ing literacy in India under spon-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-17
TIE WAR OF AMAZING KINDNESS
Continued from page thirty:tour

sorship of Point Four and World
Literacy. Inc. knows that print
tive peoples need - above all
abilities to help themselves.
That's why. through his own
simplified 'Laubach method"
he has taught hundreds of thou
sands of people to read in 80
years of missionary work in the
Philippines, India. Africa. the
Near East and Central and
South America.
Kew - Do
If PEOPLE can read they can
read hOV TO do things for them
selves: that's the Laubach credo.
Thus as soon as the villagers
have conquered Laubach's
primer, he turns them loose on
his second reader" which does
more than give them reading
practice. 1t tells them they make
a mistake when they eat their
big potatoes and plant their
small ones, for then they will get
only small potatoes. They must
plant good seed to get good
crops.
1t tells them their poor cattle
eat more than they are worth.
They must breed their good
stock, so they can have stronger
bullocks and more milk.
Digging Wells
1T TELLS them they eat too
much rice and not enough fruits
and greens and proteins. They
must eat leafy vegetables and
fruits and raise Plymouth Rock
chickens for meat and eggs.
1t tells them their wells are
polluted, that they must build
them with curbs 50 that water
does not run over the feet of
those who are drawing it and
back into the well. 1t tells them
that flies carry cholera and
typhoid, and how to control
mosquitoes.
Laubach gets his biggest kick
out of seeing people do these
things for themselves - because
they have read all about it."
Give-away programs may be
necessary, but as us. bureauc-
racy learned all too well in its
Continued on next page
The guardian., 1953-02-21

spent travelling in the West. He
stopped in Los Angeles and San
Francisco visiting with Charles
Henry, former Bostonian and
other friends. Mr.. Griffin plans
TO put the Artists Bureau in ac-
ton again. His many friends
welcome his return and are glad
to know that he plans such ac-
ton.
Psi Omega Chapter Of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority presents
its Fourth Annual United Ma
tiOns Dance Friday, February 20,
9 PM. / Am. in the Surrey
Room OF the Hotel Touraine, 81
BOyIston st. Misses Emma Tay-
IOr and Janice Jones are CO.
chairmen. Mrs. Bertha H. Worm
lev is Basileus. For further in
formation phone HI 2-STSO or
HI 2-7157.
Relatives, friends and acquaint-
ances were pleased to hear about
the recent achievement of one
of their former w. Medford resi-
dent. none other than their own
Evelyn Snowden Miller, now of
Pasadena, Calf, to attend the
Certification Ceremony of the
Vocational Nurse Class held in
the Auditorium of the Jr. College,
Los Angeles, Thurs, Feb. 5, of
which she is member. Mrs,
Miller was among the first colored
girls to graduate from Medford
High School. She has been a
real estate owner since residing
in Pasadena. Mr.. John Snow
den, one of her brothers living
in Los Angeles, is an embalmer
in the Angelus Funeral Home.
Richard Snowden, another
brother, living in Pasadena, is a
carpenter. Charles Snowden, a
brother, of w. Medford, is a con-
tractor and landscaper.
SUPPER EVERY SATURDAY
NIGHT - given by the Mission
ary Board of the Church of God
Mission, So Warwick ST., 2nd
floor, to 9 pm. The supperS are
to benefit the building fund.
Menu: Pig feet, cOllard green's,
potato salad, corn bread, home
baked beans, frankfurtS, rolls,
dessert. Adults 75c lChiIdren 45c.
Ann Patterson, president; Rev. S..
A. Green, Pastor.
Pfc. Philip Fl. Coles, Jr., spent
his recent furlough partly in
Boston, visiting his mother, Mrs.
Edith Coles, proprietor of the
Independent Beauty Shoppe, 1888
Northampton ST., and partly in
Providence on visit with his
aunt, Miss Martha Green. Pfc.
Coles serves with the Marines
and is stationed at Norfolk, Va.
The guardian., 1953-02-21

the B minor Mass and 20 Would
That 1 Might With God Abide
from the Cantata No. 35.
Adele Addison returns to Bostor
from a successful countrywide
concert tour to make her only
appearance as Anne Ford II
Verdi's "Falstaff" which will be
/ presented by the New England
Opera Theater with Boris Gold
ovsky conducting at the Bostor
Opera House, March l, 3 Pm
The young Springfield singer has
been enjoying national recogni-
ton since her first beginning with
the New England Opera TheateI
several season ago. Arimae
Burrell, who makes her Jordan
Hall debut in April, will be the
guest soloist Feb. "A at the Har-
ward st. Church in Brookline.
Colonel and Mrs. Frank NJ
Snowden and son, Otto, motored
to New York this past weekend
to see Frank M. Snowden, Jr.
off on a trip around the world.
DR.. Snowden is on leave of abb
sence for four months from
Howard University, Washington,
DC, where he is professor of
the classics and dean of the
summer school. Also on hand to
bid him farewell were his wife,
Elaine Hill Snowden, and their
two children, Jane and Frank
III. A civic-minded, public
spirited group of energetic young
women under the enthusiastic
leadership of Mrs. Eva Jordan,
sponsored a Kitchen Shower for
Freedom House on Saturday eve
ming, Feb. IA at the building al
IA Crawford st. The Shower took
the form of Game Night to
which the price Of admission was
an article of equipment for
Freedom Houses unfurnished kit
chen. The girls are very grateful
to all those who attended the
affair and hope that many more
will join them at their next af-
fort. Guest speaker at the
Boston University School of Pub
lie Relations General Assembly
on Thursday morning, Feb. 49,
1858, will be Mrs. Muriel Snow
den, Associate Director of Free
dom House. Mrs. Snowden will
discuss some of the public rela-
tions problems of organizing ;
civic project like Freedom House
The first performance of Th'
Sidewalk Theatre Players "Com,
Back, Little Sheba", on Friday
evening, Feb. 27, will be bene.
I fit for Freedom House.
Dates to remember include, the
meet Your Community" at SIS;
Mass. Ave. tomorrow, Feb. %
7-9 M; the Betty Harper Flower
Club annual Tea, May 3 at Free
dom House; Annual Good Viii
Dinner at Old South Church, Fri
day, March 6; William Warfeld
great eolored baritone. March 29
The guardian., 1953-02-21
YOIanda Clarke
Scores In COnrcerf

The 4th Annual Concert by the
Phebe Fidelity Service Club,
Mrs. Edith Kinds, President, of
Beres Seventh Day Adventist
Church, Elder E. A. Lockett, Pas
tor, was held in the Church, Sun
day, February Is, and was well
after ed despite the inclement
weather.
The Club presented Yolanda
Clarke, soprano, accompanied by
her sister, Vivian Clarke, both
daughters of a former pastor of
the Church. Miss Clarke vindi-
Gated the announcements of her
ability, singing very prettily and
easily some of the most difficult
soprano numbers. She was ably
supported by her sister, at the
piano, Her personality seemed
to permeate the auditorium, and
she is pleasing to eye.
The assisting artists were con-
vincing and well received. Cliff
ton Cluff evoked commendation
for his piano numbers; Ernest
O'Banyoun played and improVised
medley of tuneful numbers, on
the organ; Vera Davis Smith gave
excellent dramatic interpreta-
tions, one of her numbers, "Dr.
George Washington Carver" by
the late George r. Margetson)
scoring very heavily; Maurice
Small displayed his mastery of
the beautiful organ; remarks on
'Music" were made by Ernest
O'Banyoun. Closing e m r k S
were by Mrs. Kinds and Elder
Lock e t. Program committee
were Mesdames Kinds, Pride,
Thornton, Perkins. Ushers were
Miss Mary Perkins, Miss Norma
Wellington, Mrs. Etheline Jump
er, Mrs. Lucy Turnage.
The guardian., 1953-02-21
Diamond Ball
GEtterings
By CaseY


Did you know that glamor-
Gus portrait artist Shirley Jour-
dain who did the expansive mu-
rails for New Bedford's largest
department store. Is praciouslv
doing rosters for THE DIAMOND
BALL?
That on May IS, with the
official blessings of Petrillo.
we'll have one of the biggest
hands ever to grace a stage IN
Boston at none other than Mech
anics Hall for the Ball?
That brilliant DR.. Eliza
beth Gourdin, a nardent student
of the ballet, will glitter like a
star on her toes in the diamond
chip sequence of the Ball. Betty
commutes to NY. for lessons
with a famous teacher?
That that pretty matron,
Mrs. Marguerite Mckinney Mrs.
John David aside from being a
devoted wife and mother of four
Iovelys (two boys and two girlS)
is National Secretary of Wo-
mems organization, Secretary of
Freedom House in Upper Rox-
bury and ingenious chairman of
publicity for the DIAMOND
BALL?
-. That DIAMOND BALL
consultant Eugene Wayman
Jones is a professor at Temple
University in Philadelphia, a
concert pianist and singer, an
artist, an excellent public speak
er, the Executive Director of the
Philadelphia Cotillion Society
and has been pictured in Life
Magazine?
i. That socially prominent
Mrs. Hawkins Wilson, although
partially disabled by a broken
knee-cap and busy closing up
her town house in Watertown
for the winter before a Wash
ington Sojourn, has added the
responsibility of serving as liason
to organizations fo rthe Ball?
49,. That handsome Malcolm
Lewis, outstanding artist, is do
in gthe striking cover for the
DIAMOND BALLS Dropram
book?
That 1000 people are ex-
pected to attend, and that there
will be 200 tables available for
wise guests who secure them now
at a nominal fee, each seating
four.
49,. Guess who's in charge of
Set-upS? None other than
John Belinfante that genial phil
anthropist and caterer who, with
his charming wife, Enith, ar
ranges such delectable brunches,
lunches, dinners and teas at the
Professional g. Businessmen's
Club.
Interested in a table for
four? They're already going to
first come first served, so call
Mrs. Celeste Davis, reservation
chairman at 172 Fayerweather
St, Cambridge telephone
TR 6-2050 Do it nowl
Spangle your life with happiness
Put smile on the face of
staid old Boston. Get ready for
the DIAMOND BALL
For more news and such,
read next weeks column by
Casey. See you then!
The guardian., 1953-02-21
CHURCH OF
GOD MISSION
50 Warwick Street
Rev, S. A. Green, Pastor

There will be no supper this
Saturday night the 21st but there
will be one on the 18th and the
supper will have additions to the
menu. The supper on Feb. %
will be at IS Camden st.
Stop! Look Read! We, the
Church of GOD Mission, are be-
ing favored with our National
Youth Representative Sunday,
Feb. %, at the II Am. service.
All are welcome-come and let's
have a good time in the Lord
together. And the Young Peoples
Group is being entertained by
a group from Gordon College
from PM. to $50 Pm. We
are planning a great feast in
the Lord all day. Come and eat
with us.-ROSETTA NORRIS, re-
porter.
The guardian., 1953-02-21

M. TROTTER STEWARD
Editor of The Guardian, who
will lead the Pilgrimage Mar.
5 to the Granary Burying
Ground on fremont ST., just
beyond Park ST, where speak
ers, including the City Hall
representatives, Will lay
wreaths and eXtol the heroism
of Crispus Attucks and his 4
companions who fell for lib
erty March 5, ITO.
The guardian., 1953-02-21
By ALMIRA PARK

HISTORY WEEK ENDS-AT-
rUcKS' DAY BEGINS - With
The ending, last Sunday, Of His
tory Week." as Anna Bobbitt
Gardner put on her annual
pageant 80 Some Missing Pages
IN American History" at Free
dom House which, in spite Of the
downpour at the start of the pro-
gram, was well filed with an
audience that thoroughly en-
ioyed the presentation - with
that follows the Boston Massacre
Observances. There will be 2
number of them. First, on March
/, at $3.50 Pm. in the parish hall
of St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church
on fremont st. at Walpole ST.,
will be the offering of the 81
year-old Boston Literary and
Historical Association and this
will be in the form of a lively,
patriotic meeting and an after
Aoon tea. A hundred or so
sponsors, already signed up and
a score or more hostesses will
make you all feel at home. So
come promptly at $3.50, hear
wonderful program of dynamic
short speeches by the most gifted
among us, some splendid music
and enjoy the tea and the social.
On the following Thursday,
March 5, comes the official city
sponsored celebration starting at
noon at the "spot" on State st.
where black Crispus Attucks and
his white fellow countrymen fell
victims of British bullets and
whose deed was acclaimed by the
great ones of his day. Daniel
Webster said: From this day we
may date the severance of the
British Empire" After this start
comes the Pilgrimage to the
grave of the martyrs at the old
Granary Burying Ground and
later the exercises at the monu-
ment erected to their memory by
the City of Boston.
Off to Beverly, Mass, went our
editor one day this week on one
Of her occasional business trips
20 that quaint New England town,
home of the Cabots and the
Lodges and the other blue
bloods (albeit, for all we know, /
they may have descended from |
jail-birds and paupers, the for
mer promised their freedom to
go overseas to populate the new
country, the latter actuated with |
a desire to seek a homeland |
where living was easy and |
cheap) And, by the way, did |
any of you miss that splendid |
address by that young Harvard
graduate and graduate student
who spoke on "Our African Heri-
tages at the initial History Week
in st. Mark Church spon-
sored by Aristo Club the other
His tale of the Afri-
cans sorrow at having their best |
blood - their kings and their
queens and their princes-stolen |
and put on slave ships in body !
holds packed in like sardines,
with just space to stand and
scarcely chance to turn around
there is no wonder that more
than half perished at sea. There
were tears in the eyes of many
of his hearers as he told the story
but those who wept soon dried
their tears and lifted up their
heads in pride as the gifted young
speaker continued and told of the
Africans determination to re-
claim their country and be free
men once more.
MUSICANA - Carol Brice last
night sang on a special CHS
Radio religious program in OBJ
servance of world Day of Pray
er" under the auspices of the
General Department of United
Church Women of the National
Council Of Churches in the U. S.
Her selections were two works
by ]. S. Bach, "Agnus Del" from
The guardian., 1953-02-21
WISE SAYINGS

Education is what remains
when we have forgotten all we
have been taught"
Gall wisdom may be reduced
to two words: Wait and hope"
The guardian., 1953-02-21
CITY NEWS

HEALTH HAVEN = HI 5-0854
Corsets - special abdominal and
spine supports physical thera-
py treatments spot reducing.
GLADY HOWARD
119 Humboldt Ave, Roxbury
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Arcdro to Ride Native Dancer
AS Guerin Draws Suspension

yesterdays Johns Joy Handicap,
mile prep for the Derby at
Washington Park. Jamie K. was
a poor fourth although Arcaro
laid on the whip all the way
through the stretch run.
Guerin was aboard Llangollen
Farms Porterhouse Saturday.
He finished first, about half a
length ahead Of Cain Hoy
Stables Turn To, and Henri
Moreno, up on Turn To, lodged
a foul claim.
The stewards looked over the
pictures of the race and allowed
the claim, giving the victory to
Turn To and placing Porter
house last. Guerin was found
guilty of failing to straighten
Porterhouse when he veered into
Turn To near the end of the race.
Guerin attempted to use the
whip on Porterhouse, but it
struck Turn To several times.
Guerin said he didn't realize
his horse veered so much and
that if he had hit Turn To it
was by accident. He added that
he didn't straighten PorterhouSe
because I'VE were right at the
finish drive and it happened too
quickly. ! didn't have time"