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Evening star., 1953-04-08
Check for Loaf Of Poison Bread Proves Futile

A door-to-door canvass had
failed today to locAte a loaf of
poisoned bread which disap-
peared yesterday from pest ex-
terminator's truck parked at
1900 Georgia avenue NV.
After notifying all neighbors
in the vicinity and broadcasting
warnings by radio, police said
they had done all they could to
avert a possible fatality from
consumption of the bread.
The loaf. which bore a poison
label. contained a solution of
thallium, an arsenic-like poison,
which can be fatal in small doses.
Odorless and tasteless, the liquid
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Wilson Reduction
OfPersonneI Affects
About 1,227 Here

The Defense Department says
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS orders is
sued by Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson will affect ap-
proximately 1927 civilian en-
ployes in the Washington area.
The Navy will pare approx
mately 1.027 persons from its
local payroll. the Army will re-
move about $50, and the Air
Force less than 100.
Mr.. Wilson has ordered a total
reduction of 10000 for all serv-
ices by May 81. Officials explained
that some employees will be dis
missed and some will be trans
ferred. Most reductions, how
ever, will be made when employees
resign and are not replaced.
Navy cuts in the Washington
area will fall most heavily on
the Naval Gun Factory, Spokes-
men said. Approximately $50
have already received dismissal
notices and about 200 more will
be removed. The Army's local re-
ductions will fall principally in
the adjutant generals office.
The Air Force will take care of
its reductions in the Headquar-
ters Command, mainly through
transfer.
Air Force to Drop ALSO.
The Air Force said most Of it's
cutback to 100000 civilians will
be achieved by dismissing about
4.450 and by failing to fill vacan-
cies resulting from normal resig-
nations. death and other volun-
tary separations.
In his original order, Mr.. Will
son told the Air Force to trim
1857 civilians from it's January
81 employment level of 315,967.
Subsequently the Air Force re-
ported that manpower economies
under way when the order was
received had reduced it's civilian
force to $4,000 workers. Hence,
the number to be dropped by
May 81 was reduced to about
1000 in the United States and
at installations around the world.
The Air Materiel Command,
with headquarters at Wright
Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio,
will take the heaviest cut in
civilian work force. having been
assigned a reduction quota of
1866. The All Training Com
mand will lose $50 civilians and
the Air Force in Europe will drop
936. Among the other COM
mands and services which will
lose more than 100 civilians are
the Military Air Transport Serv-
ice, 286; the Northeast Air Com
mand, 169; the Air Defense CON-
mand. 206, and the Continental
Air Command, 1875.
Navy Plans Cutbacks.
Eight facilities will carry the
bulk Of the civilian payroll cut
of 2,243 workers ordered by the
Navy Bureau of Ordnance.
Ine ordnance reductions are
part of the 14,062, which repre-
sents the Navy's share of the
10000 reduction in civilian en-
ployeS.
The eight ordnance points
which Will have to ABSORB the
heaviest force reductions include
the ammunition depots at Hast
ings. Nebr., 353; Crane. Ind.
120, and bingham, Mass, 100.
Evening star., 1953-04-08

remain soggy for four or five
days, he said.
ToxicologiStS said small doses
Of the poison would cause death
in 10 to IA days. Among the
early symptoms is the loss of
hair.
Doctors said effects of the poi
son might be combatted with
concentrated injections of vita
min B or BAL British anti
LewiSite). Warm salt water was
recommended as means of in
ducing vomiting if the poisoning
is discovered soon enough.
MIR. Womack said steps were
being taken to prevent a re-
Evening star., 1953-04-08

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Evening star., 1953-04-08

was injected by hypodermic
needle through the unopened
wrapper Of a popular brand of
bread.
Samuel E. Womack, whose
Rockville (Md.) firm operates
the exterminator truck, was of
the opinion that the bread would
be too soggy to be eaten.
Mr.. Womack said an ounce
and a half of less than l per
cent solution of thallium sui
phate was injected into the loaf
about 6 pm. Monday. II hours
before it was taken from the
truck. In damp weather such
as yesterdays, the loaf might
Evening star., 1953-04-08
5th Nozi Plot Suspect
jailed in West Zone
BY the Associated Press


KARLSRUHE. Germany. April
ga fifth suspected Nazi plotter
was in jail today facing charges
of unlawfully belonging to a
secret political organization. He
is DR.. Friedrich Karl Bornemann.
a former Hitler youth leader. now
a journalist.
| DR.. Bornemann surrendered to
West German court authorities
yesterday. He had been sought
since last January when British
officials seized seven former Nazis
on charges of plotting to over
throw the Bonn government.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Economy-Minded Eisenhower
Warns of Military Lobbyists

burden of today that stiles in
itiative can be eased." Secretary
Humphrey said.
Senator Robertson, Democrat,
of Virginia, said he didn't be-
lieve the new budget could be
balanced without cutting 81 bill
lion off military outlays and that
taxes could not be reduced with
out defense cuts of Sc billion
to 81 billion.
That's right" Mr.. Humphrey
said, but added he did not know
yet whether such reductions
could be accomplished.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
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Evening star., 1953-04-08
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Evening star., 1953-04-08

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Evening star., 1953-04-08

Georges Rodio 6 TV Co.. Inc.
Sl6 Street NV.
S0l King Street, Alexundrio
3l95 Wilson Blvd. Arlington
62e Pennsylvania Avenue Sc.
s43s Georgia Avenue. Silver Spring
iii n Street NE.
A6 S. Washington St.. FoIIs Church
Summers SoIes & Service
1903 N. Copitol Street
Hub Furniture Co.
1919 Bennins Rd. NE. s
GoIdenberg's
7th ond K Sts. NV.
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Evening star., 1953-04-08
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Stondord Tire and Battery Co.
10th and n Streets NE.
St. MoT's Heating Co.
Leonordtown, Nd.
WoIIy Enrieht's
Arlington. Virginia
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Evening star., 1953-04-08

Deon Lumber & Supply Co.
Hollywood. Maryland
Manassas Furniture Company
Manassas. Virsinio
Southeast Lock and Radio
63l7 Marlboro Pike
Comeo AppI. Co.
5ll Ath St. S.W.
Boron 8 MeItz
FuIIs Church, Virsini0
AIperstein's Electric Villoee
1913 Piney Bronch Rd.
A Silver Spring, Nd.
Evening star., 1953-04-08
Grown Company
s27 7th Street, NV.

Grown Company
s27 7th Street, NV.
Hyottsville Home Appliance Co.
5034 Rhode lsIond Avenue
HyottsvilIe. Maryland
Sheppord 8 ConkIin
2427 Nj. Vernon Avenue
Alexandra. Virginia
J. Russell Fritts
chorles Town, West Virsinio
Service Tire Co.
Arlington. Virginia
Hub Furniture Co.
7.h 8 D Sis. NV.
Evening star., 1953-04-08

A. O. Becroft
BurtonsviIle, Maryland
The Home Appliance Co.
1927 n Street NE.
Wotts Berry Co.
1914 n St. NE.
J. (. O'Roke
Mcrtinsburg, West Virginia
Service Tire Co.
Alexandria. virsini0
Miller Bldg. Supply
IT'S Rhode Island Ave. NE.
Alperstein's Dept. Store
A 1910 7th St. NV.
Evening star., 1953-04-08

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Evening star., 1953-04-08

BoyIiss and Patterson
Winchester. virsinio
Firestone Store
Leesburs. virsinio
Schwartz Furniture
Queens and Foirfux Streets
AIexondriu, virsinio
Trionele Plumbing and Heotine
Triangle. virsinio
Service Tire Corp.
FoIIs Church, virsinio
Hub Furniture Co.
IS N, elebs(Rd,. Arlington. virsinio
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-03
Methodist Mission
Launched Feb. s

Chillicothe, Ohio, February Q
The second phase of the huge
Ohio Methodist Evangelistic Mis-
sion, much larger than the first,
will be launched in the Chillicothe
District Friday, February 6. 1t in
wolves seven districts which have
TAB Methodist churches with a
total membership of 184,841.
There are two major factors IN
this mission. One is nightly evan
gelistic services in the churches
from Sunday, Fe bruary 8,
through Friday, February 13. The
other is visitation into homes in
cities, small towns and rural COM
munities, where layren teams
will invite non-church members
and passive Christians to commit
themselves fully to Christ and the
Church.
In Chillicothe District alone
there are 172 churches with %, ,944
members. Each local pastor will
have a guest pastor from another
district in Ohio to help him direct
the mission in his church. Each
church will have scores of men,
women and youth who will go out
two-by-two into the homes to win
people to Christ.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-03
WOSU Radio Presents
ChiIdren's Series
Starting February 4

The Junior League of Columbus
has announced a new radio SER
les for children Adventures in
Folk. Song" to be presented on
Radio Station WOSU-AM-FM
The series starts Wednesday,
February 4th at Sis pm. and
will continue for thirteen weeks.
This series of thirteen 15-min-
ute recordings has been produced
to make the growing of the Unit
ed States come alive to youngs-
ters, who, too often, think of his
tory as matter of dead men,
dead events, and very dead dates.
The series is concerned with liv-
ing, playing and dancing, fearing
and venturing Americans
through 300 years of their history.
Each program is an adventure in
the building of a nation, an ad-
venture with which modern
youngsters can identify them
selves. The stories of American
families winning freedom and
pushing their free country west
ward have been set in frame of
folksongs; some very familiar,
others not so well known, all fun
to hear and fun to sing.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-03
Full Tickets Are
Expected For May
Primary Election

Election Board Clerk, Gertrude
Gist, is being swamped with Pc
titions form prospective candi-
dates for the many county and
city offices. Deadline for filing is
$50 pm, Wednesday, Feb. a. In
dications point to an unpreced-
ented number of candidates for
the May primary this year as sew
eral aspirants for each office have
already filed and more are ex-
pected as the deadline draws
near.
While total filing is not complete
it has been definitely established
that James v. Shaw will oppose
E. P. Speasmaker for the office
of Mayor of London. Shaw is at
present a councilman here and
will oppose incumbent Mayor
Speasmaker on the Republican
ticket.
j. Elwyn Byers, (R) incumbent
city treasurer, will be opposed by
William F. Mcclure, also a Re-
publican and secretary of the
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-03
London Schools
Get High Rating
Education Supervisor
Says School Top Rate

c. M. Sims, school supervisor
for the Ohio State Department of
Education visited the London
school system recently and has
given the schools a satisfactory
rating according to the report of
findings made to the school.
Sims stated that the school has
made remarkable progress in fa-
cilities and that the morale of the
staff and students was good. Sew
eral suggestions were contained
in the report relavent to improv-
ing the curriculum. Sims suggest
ed that a course in fine arts
should be considered along with
a broader program in industrial
arts and home economics within
the seventh and eighth grades.
London was given a rating as a
first grade school by the Depart
ment.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-03
Three Get Fines
For Driving Cars
While Intoxicated
Another Awaits Grand
Jury $1,000 Bond Set

Three persons were fined S1OO
and costs on charges of driving a
motor vehicle while intoxicated,
Saturday. The three, Guy Sarg-
ent, Martin White and Patricia
Thomas, Newark, were sent to
the county Jail in lieu of payment
The cases were heard in mayors
court.
Two of the persons were releas-
ed after they paid their fines.
White is still being held, the
sheriff's office said Monday.
Lester Wilson, Toland Street.
London, is in the county Jail
pending disposition of charges of
malicious destruction of property
and assault and battery. He is be-
ing held on $500 bond on each
charge, police said. His case will
come before the next term of the
grand jury, it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-03
Missing Plane
Believed Down
Near Seattle
Husband Of London
Woman Aboard Plane
Lost Since Wednesday

The search for a missing patrol
plane on which Navy Captain,
Julian D. Greer, husband of Flea
nor Jones Greer, formerly of Lon
don and a niece of Mrs. Richard
H. Robson, is being continued
near Seattle, Washington, where
the plane was said to have disap-
peared after having radioed for a
landing last Wednesday. Captain
Greer is commander of Air Fleet
Wing, 6, at Alameda, California,
and was on a routine flight from
Alameda to Whidbey Naval Air
Station near Seattle when the
plane disappeared.
The Navy has sent all available
planes including helicopters to
search for the missing plane which
may be down in the vicinity of
Mt. Barring, rugged, 5000 foot
peak, about As miles northwest of
Seattle. Observers told of seeing
flares in the vicinity sometime
Saturday and it is hoped that
they were being sent up by mem
bers of the flight. Rescue parties
have set out in the direction of
the flares but have not been heard
from as yet.
The red and white signals mean
persons present" and some peo-
pie at motor court nearby said
they flashed signals and received
signals in return. 1t is believed
that rescue is imminent although
a Coast Guard helicopter reported
seeing nothing when it made a
lowering run over the spot where
the flares were seen.
The two children of the Greer's,
Sally and Barbara, attend Miami
University at Oxford, Ohio.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-03
Home Economics
Expert To Speak
Here Thursday
Farm And Home Short
Course Film Shown

Thursday evening, February 5,
will be the Farm and Home
Shortcourse on How to Increase
Your Income Through Soil I'm
provement" by H. H. Tucker, Ag-
economist for the Coke Oven Am
monia Research Bureau. He will
have new film on the above top
ic, followed by a discussion.
The ladies session will be on
what fabric should buy by Eve
Turnbull, Professor, School of
Home Economics, Ohio State Uni
versity. The mems session will be
held in the Court Room of the
Court House and the ladies will
meet in the assembly room of the
Court House. The meeting will
start at 8 pm.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-03
Road Tax Boost
Would Be SeIIou+
Says McGe++rick
Autos And Light
Trucks Pay Most

COLUMBUS, OHIO-State Ren
James ]. McGettrick D-Cuva-
hoga) brands a highway tax pro-
gram sponsored by county engi-
neers and county commissioners
OF Ohio as "a shameless attenpt
to pile more of the highway rev.
enue load onto the motorist and
light truck owner"
McGettrick, Democratic minor
lty leader in the House of Rep
resentatives, said the program
shows complete disregard for
planning and makes it look like
the engineers and the commission
ers have sold out to the trucking
lobby"
He referred to legislative plans
disclosed recently by officials of
the County Commissioners Asso-
citation of Ohio and the County
Engineers Association of Ohio.
The two groups suggested boost
ing gasoline taxes two cents
gallon Ito a total of six cents) and
increasing auto and truck license
fees so per cent to raise a total
of 100000 year for highway
costs.
I'm the first place" McGettrick
asserted, ''such a program COM
pletely disregards the long range
plans set down by the Ohio Pro-
gram Commission. THE Program
Commissions plan only calls for
S36, 100000 more in revenues in
this the first year of the 20 year
program" McGettrick explained
and these fellows come along
with a wild scheme that would
produce nearly twice that much"
Either they don't know what
the score is he added, "or they
We sold out to the trucking lobby
and are trying to confuse the is
sue in the hope that the big
heavy trucks which are response
BILE for most of today's road costs
will escape again without assum-
ing their fair share of the tax re-
sponsibility."
Automobiles and light trucks
pay about so per cent of our cur
rent highway revenues" McGet-
trick explained, "and under their
program these groups would be
footing S50,40o,0OO of the bill
leaving only S13,o00,O0 to be
borne by the heavy trucks"
Surveys show the owners of
autos and light trucks already are
paying as high as three times the
tax rates of heavy trucks on the
basis of road usage, McGettrick
said. He cited studies by the Cit
liens Tax League of New York
Continued on Page Two)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-03
Boy Scouts Have
43rd. Anniversary

The Boy Scouts of America,
with its membership at an all
time high in excess of 3,25O,OOO
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explor-
ers and adult leaders, will observe
the 43rd birthday of the organiza-
tiond uring Boy Scout Week, Feb.
z to Is.
The theme of the celebration
which will be observed by $4,000
Cub Packs, Boy Scout Troops and
Explorer Units throughout the
United States, its territories and
wherever American families live
abroad, is Forward on Liberty's S
Team" This is the name of the
Scouts Three Year Program
which seeks to produce greater
functioning manpower and pro-
vide a higher quality program for
its ever-increasing boy member
ship.
Boy Scout Week celebrations
this year will stress THE Scout
Family depicting how parents
and others of the family often
have a relationship to the Scout
Program At "Open House" eve
ming meetings Scouts will intro
duce members of their family to
their fellow Scouts. At these
meetings tribute will be paid to
the American home, and its in
fluence on the lives of boys and
its place in a free society.
The actual birthday Feb. 8, will
be observed in countless churches
of all faiths as boy Scout Sun
day" Scouts and leaders will at
tend services in uniform. Mem
bers of many Scout Units will
have their parents and other
members of their families sit with
them during the services.
Since it's inception in this coun-
try in 1910, the Boy Scouts of
America, and it's individual men,
bers have always taken a strong
position in respect to the place of
organized religion in the nations
life.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-03
Insanity Defense
Is Planned By
Attorney Crow

Louis Potts, so, London, who
was indicted by the January
Grand Jury Jan. % of murder in
the first degree, has pleaded not
guilty by reason of insanity.
Potts lawyer, Harvey Crow of
Urbana, entered the plea in James
F. Bells court here Saturday.
Potts is being held in the county
Jail but will be sent to the Lima
State Hospital for observation as
soon as the necessary papers are
prepared, Sheriff Harold Bidwell
said. Crow had pleaded his client
mot Guilty" and mot Guilty
BY Reason of Insanity" but the
court allows but one plea, accord
ing to law.
Crow, well known here for his
unusual court behavior, lives at
st. Paris, Ohio, it is believed. He
is a practicing lawyer with Of
fices at Urbana, it was said. He
figured prominently in the de-
fense of several men accused of
livestock theft here several years
ago.
Potts was indicted for the al
legged Staying of his former wife,
Mrs. Bertha Russell, who died in
Mt. Carmel hospital several hours
after Potts admitted shooting her
in the forehead with a rifle. The
argument which was said to have
brought on the tragedy stemmed
from a statement allegedly made
by Mrs. Russell that she was go
ing to '1eave" Potts. Police said
that the couple had been living to-
gether for almost a year prior to
the time of the shooting. Both
Potts and Mrs. Russell had remar-
ried but Potts had been divorced
the second time, it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-03
Candidates Rush To File
Prior To Feb. 4 DeadIine

local Eagles lodge. Both have al
ready filed their petitions, Mrs.
Gist said. a.
A hot race is expected in the
London School Board race as two
new candidates have filed. They
are Mrs. Donald Thibaut and
Robert Dillingham; Mrs. T'hibaut
is president of the London Parent
Teacher Association. Dillingham;
is manager of the London branch
of Opekasit, farm management
operators.
AT least one other new candi-
date is expected to file which will
bring the number up to at least
three who will oppose incumbents
P. E. Bacon, Cary1 Holton and
Robert Creath. Creath was re-
Gently picked by the present
board to fill a vacancy created
by the resignation of Henry Bea-
thard.
In the race for city council, all
incumbents are expected to run
although several new candidates
have voiced their intention to
campaign for the office.
Sherman Rightsell has already
filed as a candidate for Council
man-At-Large on the Republican
ticket. Douglas Davis, Third
Ward, will run for councilman
from that ward, he has said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-03
Soil Improvement
Annual Meet Feb 5

The Soil and Crop Improvement
Committee plus other farmers in
terested will hold their annual
meeting Thursday afternoon, Feb
ruary 5, from 1:30 to $3.50 pm,
in the basement of the Court
House, London, according to a re-
port from the Madison County
Extension Office. E. p. Reed, Ex-
tension Agronomist, and H. H.
Tucker, Agronomist for the Coke
Oven Ammonia Research Bureau,
will be present to discuss latest
information on fertilizer practices
on crop varieties.