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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-30
May Bride Is
Guest At Shower

Mrs. Marvin r. Puckett, bride
of May 26, was honored at mis-
cellaneous shower in the lovely
Hawthorne ave. home of her sister
in-law, Mrs. Lawrence Puckett.
Mrs. ]. Milton Turner of South
Solon, was assistant hostess.
Unusual games and contests
woven around the unwrapping of
the bridal shower gifts, entertain
ed the guests.
Invited to the shower for Mrs.
Pickett, the former Helen Louise
Haney of South Solon, were, Mrs.
Hazel Puckett, Mrs. Guy Burt,
Mrs. Robert Dillon, Mrs. Clarence
Mason, Mrs. Leonard Allen, Mrs.
Lille Rowand, Mrs. Beekman
Miss Karolyn Rowand, all of Lon
don; Mrs. Carl Shaw of Spring
field; Miss Madge Johnson, Col
umbus; Mrs. Harry Stitsworth,
Mrs. Luther Rehm, Mrs. Clyde
Rowand, Mrs. Hiram Riegel, Mrs
Clement Simmermon, Mrs. Harry
Theobald, Mrs. Howard Murry
Mrs. John Diffendall, Mrs. Emmett
Simmermon. Mrs. Carl Hisey, Mrs
Lloyd Hisey, Mrs. Harold Hisey
Mrs. James Cornell, Mrs. Everett
Greer, Mrs. Ralph Sexton. Mrs
Wayne Linson, Mrs. Joseph Haney
Misses Rebecca Turner, Jo Anne
Murry, Maxine Taylor, Glenna
Davis, Rosalyn Simmermon, Eileen
Theobald, Ramona Simmermon
Beverly Gordon, Elizabeth Turn.
er and Linda Diffendall, all OF
South Solon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-30
Mrs. Creamer Is
Shower Guest

Mrs. Robert Trehearne, assisted
by Mrs. Carl Rinehart, Mrs. Dairl
Sifrit, Mrs. Wilmer Mccoy, Mrs.
Palmer Snyder and Mrs. Orville
Jones, were hostesses at a miscel-
laneous shower for Mrs. doris
Jones) James Creamer, Friday,
June 26th.
The brides table was decorated
very beautifully with green and
yellow crepe paper with a bride
doll and three bridesmaids as a
centerpiece.
Attending were: Mrs. Robert
Armstrong, Mrs. Fred Beauman,
Mrs. Jerry Beauman, Mrs. Irwin
Blain, Mrs. James Boyd, Mrs.
John Buehl Jr., Mrs. John Dunkle,
Mrs. Isaiah Call, Mrs. Carl Cum
minis. Mrs. Troy Dials and Sharon,
Mrs. K. P. Fuller, Mrs. Raymond
Lanigan, Mrs. Otis McClary and
Doris Lee, Mrs. Paul Jones and
Barbara, Mrs. Chester Roberts,
Mrs. Frank Thomas, Miss Esther
Thomas, Mrs. Lowell Snyder, Mrs.
Eugene Webb, Miss Ruth Irene
Mccoy and the hostesses.
Unable to attend but sending
lovely gifts were Mrs. Vernon
Bruce, Mrs. Ray Campbell, Mrs.
Jack Gordon, Mrs. William Moody,
Mrs. v. E. Jordon, Mrs. Raymond
Snyder and Mrs. Hartford Turvy.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-30
Chantilly Lace Goun Worn
By Sue Egelhoff At Wedding

bouffant skirt of layer upon layer
of tulle was enhanced by small
roses which cascaded over crino-
line petticoat. Her colonial bou-
quet was of small pale pink rose
buds backed with tulle tufts She
wore a matching head band of
pink tulle and rose buds.
Miss Judith Ann Kennedy, sis
ter of the bridegroom, acted as
Junior bridemaid. Her gown was
fashioned on same lines as that
of the matron of honor, being of
dusty pink nylon tulle and lace cas-
cading over a crinoline petticoat
with matching accessories. She
carried sweetheart red rose buds
backed with pale pink tulle and
wore matching band of tulle and
roses.
Mr.. Robert Kennedy of London,
cousin of the bridegroom, was best
man. Seating the guests were Will
liam Kennedy, Jr. and Benny
Kennedy, also cousins of the
bridegroom.
Following the ceremony recep-
ton of over a hundred guests was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean Goodyear, SO Laurel St,
London, Ohio. Mrs. Egelhoff,
mother of the bride, greeted the
guests in dress of powder blue
lace over taffeta with white and
navy accessories. Her corsage was
of pink shattered carnations and
baby breath. The groom's mother,
Mrs. Robert Kennedy, chose a
dusty rose beige lace dress with
insert of tulle over taffeta skirt
and matching accessories. Her
shoulder corsage was of pale green
and white shattered carnations
tied with pale green satin ribbon.
The table was centered with tall
white tapers and wedding cake,
the color scheme being carried out
in blue and pink. Hostesses were
Barbara Bierbaugh, Rita Lee Mill
er, Helen Armatrout and Hilda
Roger. Their gowns of ballerina
length over crinoline skirts were
white, blue old rose, and pink net
over blue and their corsages were
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-30
June At Country
Club Features
Al Fresco Dance

A oO-5O dance (al freSco) on
the tennis court of the London
Country Club Saturday evening,
climaxed a month of delightful ac-
tivity for members, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Thomas and Mr.. and
Mrs. Claire Weisman, host COM
mittee.
The dance In the open meets
with much favor of members these
hot nights and with the music of
Paul and Eddys Orchestra and the
rhythmic calling of Eddy" (Yer-
ian) an invitation for these par
ticular calendar events is proving
popular.
Another feature of the month
was the "Women's Bridge Invita-
tionap when members were invit-
ed from the Urbana, Bellefontaine
and Washington c. H. Clubs to
come to London for lunch and
bridge.
Mrs. Paul M. Dwyer, Mrs. C. L.
Hunter and Mrs. C. O. Snow, were
In charge of the party for the Lon
don club and had provided nine
handsome prizes for the contest at
both bridge and canasta.
OF these nine. six came to Lon
don. with bridge awards to Mrs.
William Powers, Mrs. F. E. Siden.
er, Sr., Mrs. r. F. Laybourne and
for canasta to Mrs. B. Gwynne
Burr and Mrs. Wilfred T. Dwyer.
Among these prizes was one known
as the concealed number, the
member or guest drawing the
number nearest to that concealed
in the envelope, going to Mrs. c.
L. Hunter.
Tuesday, June 80, the regular
weekly luncheon, bridge and golf
concludes the months calendar.
- -
Miss Helen Dwyer of Columbus
was the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Corbett, Gregg Road
last week.
- -
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul M. Dwyer
East High Street, left Monday fol-
a vacation to the Pocono Noun.
tains, stopping for some time al
Buck Hill Falls Inn, New York.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-30
ROTARIANS HAVE PICNIC
AT R. N. ARDREY HOME

London Rotary Club had its
annual family picnic Thursday
night on the spacious lawn at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Ard
rey, West Center Street.
Attending were more than one
hundred for the informal evening,
which started with eating ones
fill of the delicious roast beef that
had been specially prepared by
the committee, and of the other
picnic fare from the great hamp-
ers.
Distinction has recently come
to the London Club with the NAM
ing of Judge James F. Bell, retir-
ing president, to the important
post of district governor.
There was no program for the
evening excepting for the intro
duction of two other distinguished
guests, Ken r. Symons, of Piqua,
retiring district governor and Co
lin Campbell of Washington c. H.,
past district governor, Mrs.
Symons and Mrs. Campbell.
In Judge Bells brief remarks,
he also presented to the club and
guests the new president, Robert
G. Rea.
In Mr.. Symons' response he ad-
Honished the London club of its
obligations to Judge Bell in his
new responsibility and also the
ways in which the home club can
aid him in his work. He also pre-
sented to President Rea the pen
nant which indicates London as
the home club of the new district
governor.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-30
st. Pa+rick's Church
Scene Of Marriage
To Robert Kennedy

Miss Barbara Sue Egelhoff,
daughter of Mrs. Marjorie Egel-
hoff, 157 E. First Street, and the
late Ben Egelhoff, became the
bride of Thomas Robert Kennedy
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert C..
Kennedy, 534 E. Jeffrey Pl., Col
umbus, on Saturday, June goth at
1870. in st. Patrick's Church will
Rev. Paul Bernier officiating.
Sprays of white gladioli and car
nations and white tapers enhanc-
ed the altar.
The bride approached the altar
on the arm of her brother-in-law,
Mr.. Dean Goodyear, as the
strains of the wedding march could
be heard through out the church.
Her bridal gown of ballerina
length was fashioned of white
chantilly lace and nylon tulle and
was designed with a fitted, prin-
cess bodice of lace with an off
shoulder square neckline formed
by scallop of the lace and folds
of tulle. A circular skirt of lace
fell over a skirt of tulle which
cascaded over an old-fashioned
hoop and crinoline petticoat, into
a circular train. Her fingertip veil
of illusion fell from a gathered cap
of chantilly lace and nylon tulle.
She carried a white pearl prayer
book topped with lilies of the
valley, baby breath and centered
with white orchid with a purple
throat. Long white satin stream
ers intermingled with lilies of the
valley completed the bridal bou-
quet.
The bride was preceded down
the aisle by her sister Mrs. Dean
Goodyear, who was Matron of
honor. She was wearing cloud
blue nylon tulle and lace baller-
ina length. The strapless bodice of
lace over taffeta featured folds of
the tulle gathered at neckline with
matching stole. The extremely
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-30
Gardeners Make
Trip To "Adena"

It is the wont each summer of
members of the London Garden
Club and any of their friends who
share their interest in that avoca-
tion, to take off for a look at
some spot of interest or to gar
dens in closely communities.
For one such pleasant tour this
summer, Mr.. and Mrs. r. O..
Whitaker and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Bangham, organized Sunday
trek to Chillicothe and then on a
short distance to "Adena" home of
Thomas Worthington, Ohio's first
governor, which is this year being
opened to the public as one of
Ohio's most famous historic spots.
Work on the project has been
hustled along in order to have the
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-30

handsome old mansion in readi-
ness as part of Ohio's Sesqui-
Centennial celebration and in addi-
ton to its restoration, an effort is
also being made to restore the
spacious gardens to some sembl-
ance of their original design and
planting.
It was the gardens particularly
which caught the interest of the
thirty-seven who made the tour.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-30

of contrasting glamellias.
The new Mrs. Kennedy is a
graduate of London High School
and is at present employed as
secretary to Joseph King, a Lon
don attorney. Mr.. Kennedy is
graduate of Aquinas High School
Columbus and attended Ohio State
University. He is at present en-
ployed at North American Avia-
ton, Inc.
Mrs. Kennedy changed to
white linen suit with orchid ac-
cessories, and her shoulder COR
sage was the orchid from her
bridal bouquet. After a short
honeymoon in the northern part of
the state, the young couple will be
temporarily at home to their many
friends at 157 East First Street,
London.
Miss Gloria Hume, North Main
Street, 1851 delegate to Girls
State from London, attended the
inaugural ceremony at Capital Uni
versity Wednesday evening and
was introduced as distinguished
guests having served as secretary
of state that year.
Posey Burr, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Karl E. Burr, Jr., Crooked
Run Farm, London-Lafayette
Pike, has gone to girls camp and
for two months will be at Away
Lodge, Torch Lake, Michigan.
- -
Pvt. David Bell, u. S. Infantry,
who has completed Leadership
training at Indiantown Gap, Pa,
is spending time with his wife,
and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon Bell, Garfield Avenue,
before leaving for Ft. Lewis,
Washington.
~ ~
Mr.. and Mrs. James v. Shaw,
West Fourth Street, have return
ed from a two weeks vacation.
They notored first to Canada,
going to Toronto, Montreal, Que
bee and turning homeward came
through the New England States.
~ -
DR.. Stanley Evans and his son
have returned from a vacation at
Douglas Lake. Tennessee.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-30
Methodist Girls At
Lancaster Camp

The following girls of the Meth
odist Church are this week attend
ing the Methodist Youth Fellow
ship intermediate Camp at Lancas-
ter Camp Ground, Lancaster, Ohio:
Georganne Brokaw, Sue Dilling-
ham, Donna Folan, Beverly Han
son, Nancy Harrington, Norma
Jones, Joan Morris, Judy Turvy.
The Reverend Arthur M. Shenefelt
is a member of the faculty.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-30
Madison Local
Ten Year Class
Reunion At Hunters

1943 marked the year that the
first class graduated from Madison
Rural High School. Many of the
II original members of the class
live out of the state, but those who
reside close by, had a family picnic
at the lovely country home of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Hunter, near Lon
don. Attending were, Mrs. Leona
Price Shoaf, Mrs. Emily Terry
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-30
BRING YOUR
PAINT PROBLEMS
ro,,cW
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Well help you plan your paint
ing 80 you get the BEST possible
results ot LOWEST possible cost.
!. Join the many. many people
who depend on Us for their point.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-09-05
Unintent;onaI misrepresentation

Machinery is rapidly being put into operation for
the annual Community Fund Drive The goal for Roanoke
this year has been set for $297219 Of that amount
Division Number Four has been given the quota of
$3,468
Division Number Four is usually headed and opera
ted by Negroes Therefore, from the surface it would
appear that the Negro citizens being asked to raise
the meager of 468 of the whole $297,218 But
that is misleading
In the first place humanitarian effort should not
be divided by race, color creed The Community Chest
provides funds for needy humanity and is noteworthy
Every ablebodied person should contribute to
this drive until it really hurts because it is more bless
ed to give than to receive People may not fully realize
that until providence places them in the receiving line
No has accused the Community Fund manage
ment of grouping the Negro contributors in the Number
Four Division for the purpose of humiliatng him
minimizing his contribution. Tt believed that the
Negro would appreciate the privilege of handling of
the Divisions There other motive for the creation
of the division But there thousands of white and
Negro citizens who think of the Negroes contribution to
the Community Fund Drive in terms Of the Fourth Dv
sion quota and report IF mention of the Negroes
trbution to the campaign is advertised he will be
y misrepresened unless he is given credit for his
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-09-05

trloutlons made through the Norfolk and Western
pioy the American Viscose Corporation and all other
enterprise where the companies collect and report their
employees contributions to the Community Fund Drive
regardless of color.
Such procedure would not be practicable Therefore
no specific mention should be made of the Negroes con-
tributon to these drives
A more acceptable arrangement would be to divide
the city into districts and wards Whoever resides in
those respective wards would make their contributions
through their leaders, whether they be white Negro
According to the present system few people realize
what the Negro actually contributes to these campaigns
While we know this is not due to any deliberate mis-
representation the quota allotted the Fourth Division
winch Is the Negro Division, grossly misrepresentng
he sacrfcla support the Roanoke Negro makes to these
drives In fact the function of the Fourth Division is
simply to collect the fragments that for one reason or
another could not be channeed through the offices of
the big companies And those fragments will help
a lot.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-09-05
GOOD SAFETY HABITS

A predicted 1000 children
under IA will be killed on
their way to and from
school during the coming
term. Thousands more will
be injured, many for life.
But it need not happen
to your children if you take
the responsibility for getting
them off to school with a
safe start.
In making this grim pre-
dlctlon the Institute for
Safer Living of the Ameri-
can Mutual Liability Insur-
ance Company, urges par
ents to personally escort
younger children to and
from school until good safe
ly habits are established.
The following rules are
suggested.
l. Work out and use the
safest route to and from
school with your child, TAX
ing into consideration not
the shortest distance, but
rather the safest cross
walks, and available traffic
police protection.
2. Where there is no DO
llceman, teach the young
ster to stop on the curb look
both ways, and watch for
turning traffic before walk
ing across.
3. If it is necessary for
your child to walk ON a
roadway, teach him to walk
on the extreme left edge of
the road, always facing traf-
fic.
a. Impress your children
with the need for obeying
all traffic officers, school
crossing guards, school safe
ty patrols or mechanical
signs and signals.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-09-05
PRESS COMMENTS

white and Negro trade and
a copy of which will be sent
to every Negro church, with
the request that it be read
from the pulpit.
The policy of not provid-
ing restrooms for Negro pa
irons is not only wrong but
we think it is criminal if
not unlawful. We do not
think that the North Caro-
lima Mutual Life issuance
Company should be expect
ed to provide such facilities
for Negroes for every store
doing business uptown. We
urge that for the sake of
the health, lives and in the
name of common decency
that the stores in the up
town district set about i'm
mediately to provide these
facilities for their Negro
patrons.-The Carolina
Times.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-09-05
We Lose More Than We Cain!

Our attention has been called to practice of several
of local institutions which ordering many of
their supplies from far away cities instead of patronz
ing local concerns This practice is prevalent
along the clothing line. few cents in price and beaut
full pictures designed to attract the less scrutnzng
and fastidous buyers. Too Often those easy-to-
please purchasers greatly disappointed with the
chandise they receive from these mail order houses
But what they do but strive make themselves be-
lieve they have not made bad buy? In the first place
required several days delay before first receiving the
articles. And to think of returning the
chandise for correction would be exasperatng So the
real beneactor is the which has personal in
terest in you your city. To them you simply
of those easytoplease buyers who fall for their
beautiful pictures and low price specials
But think of the injustice you do to yourself and
the local in your city when you send your bust
ness to some faraway city. Because of need of
this service have invested thousands and thousands
of dollars in order to supply your needs Though all
business operate at reasonable profit it must
be overlooked that the business and the buyer
z lnterdependent upon each other.
1t is that community pride and cooperation between
the merchants and consumers that give growth and
beauty and influence to city
Right about to launch annual local
RED Feather Campaign" We are in the process Of
building million and half dollar hospital for the
of sick and manned; a hundred thousand dollar
YWCA building is now under construction; our 4MCA
must be maintained; proudly boast of having the
most modern high school in all the South; churches
and all other charitable organizations and character
building institutions largely maintained through the
generous contributions of business This is
fact that certainly must be overlooked by people repre-
senting any of those enterprises and who guilty of
buying service out of the city that be supplied at
home
!" AS shopping center, Roanoke is truly "Al
American City" For the most part the saespeople
courteous understanding and cooperative. In many in
stances you deal direct with the proprietor himself You
see and examine every article that you buy rent
Where adjustments become necessary they made with
smile. And why? The is simple. We inter-
dependent upon each other and friends. We
coed together fail together. That is just it
should be- When spend money for things that
need and must have with foreign without
the slightest fear of contradiction, purchas
ing public that we lose more than we gain.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-09-05
ENGINEERING COURSES
STRESSED BY A. st.

Greensboro, N. C.-Let-
tiers went out this week to
nearly 100 A. and T., rising
sophomores inviting them
to consider changing their
training to the promising
field of engineering.
Listing more than Is rea-
sons which set aside engin-
eering as one of the out
standing fields of training
for Negro youth, the letter,
under the signature of j. M.
M a r t e e n a, dean of the
School of Engineering at A.
and T., stated that both,
government and industry,
are employing engineers
without regard to race, al
most entirely upon the
basis of competency. Most
of the sophomores could
change without loss of cred
it in view of the common
freshman year program now
in effect at the college.
He told reporters this
week, most of our gradu-
ates have been satisfactorily
employed months before
graduation, contingent upon
their completing the require
ments here at the college"
He continued, with a ma
tional shortage of $4,000
engineers, it will take Amer
lean colleges and UNIVERSE
ties at least Is years to
catch up with the present
backlog" He also mention
ed that with the completion
Oh the new engineering
building now under con-
struction at the college, the
facilities here will be Just
about adequate to keep up
with the current increasing
demands.
Similar letters are being
sent to entering freshmen
inviting them to take a sec
ond look at engineering as
a profession.
Degrees in Electrical En-
glneerlng, architectural en-
glneering, mechanical engin-
eerlng, engineering physics
and engineering mathemat-
les are being offered at the
college.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-09-05

5. Insist on no playing in
streets, alleys, or driveways.
6. No roller skating to
and from school.
Z. No hitching rides on
motor vehicles when cycling
to and from school.
8. If an older brother or
sister is accompanying your
younger children to and
from school, go over the
route with both children and
insist on responsibility from
the older one, and recogni-
ton of authority by the
younger one.-The Carroll
Meas, HillsvilIe, Va.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-09-05
RESTROOM FACILITIES
FOR NEGRO PATRONS

SSeettt6S
FOR NEGRO PATRONS
1t has been brought to the
attention of the CAROLINA
TIMES that a majority of
the leading uptown stores
in Durham provide abso-
lutely no restroom or toilet
facilities for their Negro
customers, although all of
them readily accept the pa
tronage of Negroes and APP
parently are otherwise APP
preciative of their trade.
On numerous occasions
Negro women and children,
while making purchases in
several of our lie a d i n g
stores on Main and other
streets uptown, have been
placed in a most embarrass-
position when the need
for restroom facilities arose.
One Negro customer while
shopping in one of our lead
ing uptown stores suddenly
became in urgent need of
restroom facilities and so
Informed the clerk who had
just rung up a sizeable pur-
chase of hers on the cash
register. When she was po-
litely but positively told
that the store had no rest
room facilities for Negroes
she hurriedly attempted to
make it to the nearby home
office of the North Carolina
Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. She got as far as the
elevator where to her en-
barrassment and those on it
she relieved herself.
Well, this Newspaper has
never thought enough of it's
financial security or it's adj
vertising revenue from mer-
chants or business firms of
any group to stand by and
see a gross wrong perpe-
trated. Its faith in the ulti-
mate triumph of right is one
of the pillars of our found
alton and from it we will
not be removed.
1t SO happens that all
merchants in Durham are
favored with a Negro mar
ket that has been acclaimed
as the most lucrative per
capita in America. That
any of them would wish to
enjoy that market without
providing the same priv
ileges for it as provided for
others is beyond our COM
prehension.
The CAROLINA TIMES
is insisting that in all stores
catering to both white and
Negro trade in Durham, and
other cities for that matter,
restroom facilities for Negro
patrons be provided. It is
our sincere hope that we
will not have to go beyond
the writing of this editorial,
a copy of which will be sent
to every leading store in
Durham catering to both