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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02
Merchants Unite
With Chamber Oh
Commerce Tues.
Springfield Group
Votes To Re-Unite

Springfield, Ohio-The Spring
field Retail Merchants Council
voted Tuesday to re-unite with the
Springfield Chamber of Commerce
after an absence of two years.
The members of the organization
will be known henceforth as the
Retail Merchants Council of the
Springfield Chamber of Commerce.
The Merchants had operated as an
independent organization since
1949, it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02
Five Injured In
Three Car Mishap
On j. S. Route AZ

Five people were seriously in
jured Sunday night Dec. %, when
three automobiles figured in an
accident about Il mile southwest
of New California on US Route
AZ, according to a report made
by State Highway Patrolman
w. c. McCleary, who investigated
the accident.
James E. RAIDER, IL, driver of
one car, received severe lacera-
tions of head and bad body
bruises. Reuben w. RAIDER, 81,
father of James and a passenger
in the car, received multiple face
decorations and cuts and bruises
about the body. Elsie L. RAIDER,
60, wife of Reuben and mother of
James received compound frac-
ture of left wrist, broken shoulder,
compound fracture of left leg
just above the knee and other less
serious injuries.
George w. Mengle, 26, of Leb-
anon, Ohio, driver of another car
received multiple cuts and bruises
about the head and body. Stanley
Starr, 35 Cincinnati, passenger
in the Mengle car received scalp
wounds, and decorations and
bruises about the head and body.
All injured persons were taken
to Memorial Hospital in Marys-
vile by the Jay D. Ferguson Co.
of Plain City.
The accident happened as JGmes
RAIDER who was driving northeast
ON the highway, swerved his car
in an effort to miss another car,
belonging to Porter w. Boyer, %,
Of Wadsworth, o., which was
parked on the roadside at about
1880 pm, after the car had
developed motor trouble and re-
fused to run. In missing the park
ed car RAIDER sideswiped the car
coming south driven by Mengle.
boards are afraid of the P-TA
and the P-TA is afraid of the
children -. and the children
amt afraid of nobody!" says
Haywood.
LAST WORD
If your wife develops an
inferiority complex-s
doctor !. S. maybe you can
keep her that way.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02
Churches Plan
Religious Census

The Churches are taking the
leadership in a Religious Census
of the Greater London Community
on Sunday afternoon, January 4th.
All the Churches are asked to fur
nish at least 1870 of their member
ship as visitors. In addition, vari-
ous Clubs and other interested peo-
pie are invited to participate. Some
of the Club members have already
indicated their willingness to aid
in this very essential community
service.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02
LONDON FINALLY WINS

Coach Darwin Keye's en-
battled basketball team won its
first game Tuesday night by de-
feating Marysville in the Lon
don High gymnasium. 1t was
the first win of the season for
the Londoners after having lost
eight straight games. The local
experts took a drubbing since
many had predicted that Lon
don would not win a game all
season.
London used only five men
in the entire game which ended
in a 6 point win, 47-41. Forrest
Ellars sparked the London club
with 21 points.
Marysville won the reserve
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02
JUG H0PEFULS
COME OF AGE
Jan. | Is Birthday
For RACING Colts

OtId" DIT, o.,-ANC" ACdA . 10y
has added significance to owners
of 109 Standardbreds that will
become three-year-olds that day.
That's the final day of decision
for these harness racing young
sters as far as the sports richest
pacing plum, the 1858 Little
Brown jug, is concerened.
Owners of these hopefuls must
make a sustaining payment OF
$3.50 on each of them if they are
to have a crack at the SOS, 900
Delaware, o., classic next Sep
tember. Deadline for paying this
fee is January 1.
Never in the history of the jug
was such a collection of speed
shown among its two-year-old
eligibles. No less than 16 as
pirants to the sophmore pacing
crown have marks ranging from
200 3-5 to 2.05. This is far ahead
of the 1851 and 1852 renewals
which carried six each that had
gone in 2.05 or faster as two
year-olds.
Heading the list of candidates
is HillSota, seasons champion
two-year-old PAGER His mark of
200 3-5 is just fifth of a second
off the worlds record held by
knight Dream, winner of the
1948 jug. Coincidentally it's the
same record for age that Tar
Heel gained the year before he
won the 1851 jug in 200, adding
another worlds record to his al
ready long list of accomplish
ments. He's owned by DR.. F. r.
McNabb of Ithaca, Mich.
Second fastest is Pleasant Sur
prise 2.02, champion among the
fillies. She's a half-sister to the
Ohio pacing queen Floating
Dream, who went in 200 As at
two. Save for the Dream the
Surprise would be the worlds
champion two-year-old pacing
filly. She's owned by reinsman
Mckinley Kirk or Washington c.
h, Ohio, and the Vallery broth
ers, Harry and Bob of Waverly,
Ohio.
Three youngsters are grouped
at 2.02 2-5, including the senti-
mental choice for the jug renew
al. He's Iosola's Ensign, worlds
champion two-year-old pacing
gelding, owned by Little Brown
jug Society Chairman Joe New
lille of Delaware.
Neville, active for number of
years in the harness sport both
as an owner and as a representa-
tive for Ohio to the board of di-
rectorS of the u. S. Trotting As
Soc, has yet to win a jug. He
captured the first of two $4,000
previews to the big race in 1914
VIII n Eddie Havens romped
home in front. Neville's reinsman.
Wayne (Curly) Smart of Della
ware, has won two Jugs. He cop
ped the initial one in 1916 with
Ensign Hanover, sire of Iosola' S
Ensign, and wound up in the win
ner'S circle last year as pilot of
Meadow Rice.
Gosling, owned by Leonard
Buck of Far Hills, N. j., and
knight Star, the property of
Percy and Jere Gray of E. Prov
idence, r. l.. also have marks of
202 2-5. Knight Star is a son of
knight Dream, also owned by
the Gray brothers
Among the Ohio hopefuls in
the 2.05 list are: Countess Vivian
2O3, owned by Christy Hayes,
Columbus; Floodtide 2.05, Saun-
ders Mills, Toledo, and Times
Square 2.03 As, Eddie Kirk,
New Holland, Ohio.
Also among the list of hope
fuls are Is that stepped the mile
from 2.05 2-5 to 2.l0. Many of
these gained their records on a
half-mile track which should rate
their chances well up with those
that travelled in 2.O5 or faster on
mile ovals.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02
DR.. Dingman's
Sister Dies

DR.. r. j. Dingman, South Union
Street, was called to Burton We'd
nesday by the death of his sister
in-law, Mrs. H. V. Dingman. He
viii also attend the funeral Satur-
day at Port Jefferson.
PATIENT IN HOSPITAL
Maurice Sweet, Sunmerford
Road, underwent an operation at
Doctors Hospital, Tuesday MORN
ing. His room number is 102-S.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02
MARkLEYS HAVE
NEW DAUGHTER

Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Herb
ert c. Markley, North Madison
Road, announce the birth of a
daughter Wednesday morning at
Mt. Carmel Hospital.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02
O. w. StoII Retires
After 81 Years

0. w. Stoll, who has operated a
general store on U. S. Route 40 in
South Vienna for the last 80 years,
has sold his business to Mr.. and
Mrs. Omer Weaver.
Mr.. Stoll is retiring from busi-
ness and with Mrs. Stoll expects
to leave soon to visit friends in Ft.
Myers, Florida.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02
Ohio Growinq
Rapidly Says
Bureau Chief

Al Jou dOIl lIillh oIilO iido
grown during the past few years,
take look at the following fig
ures made public by Ernest Cor
nell, Administrators of the Ohio
Bureau of Unemployment Com
pensation which is now entering
its seventeenth year as a major
department of the state govern
ment.
Since the end of 1897, a year
after Ohio's unemployment COM
pensation laws were placed on
the states statue books, the num-
Der of active employer-accounts
on the Bureaus books has jumped
from a beginning 47,400 to more
than $1,000 at the close of busi-
ness, December, 1852.
During this same time, the
number of covered" workers
those who are entitled to benefits
when they become unemployed
has increased by nearly million.
Ohio now has an estimated 2,400,-
900 workers, excluding those in
agriculture domestic service, self
employment and other fields not
covered by the law.
Ohios unemployment compen-
sation fund, maintained exclu-
sively by employer-contributions,
has grown from S98 fillion in
1889, when Ohio first began pay
ing benefits, to about $625 million
at the present time.
In January, 1889, when Ohio
began the payment of benefits,
the maximum benefit amount
based on the original concept of
the law was limited to half the
claimants average weekly wage,
and could not exceed $15 weekly
for a maximum of 16 weeks
Ohio now pays maximum OF
S28 weekly, or a total of $728 for
the benefit year, plus S. weekly
for two or more dependent child
rem.
In many ways. the BUG Admi-
nistrator said, the history of the
Ohio law and its administration
silhouttes the economic changes
which have come about in the
past few years.
In 1899, the total covered wages
wages paid by employers of
three or more workers with the
exception of certain types of en-
ployment excluded by the law
was slightly in excess of So bill
lion (exact figures S2,029, 188, ,602) ].
At the end of 1851 Qast available
figures) the total covered wages
had reached a new all-time high
VI lllOIc liidli pcT2 piiiioiA- Npo,-
$50, 765, $3.50.
In 1889, when Ohios maximum
benefit payment was SIS, the
average Ohio worker was earning
$2791 per week; in 1941, when
benefits were raised to SIG
weekly figure, the average weekly
wage (no longer used as a bene-
fit formula) was 1894; in 1945,
the maximum benefit amount was
S21 while the average weekly
earnings we're S48.66; in 1949, a
weekly benefit amount of S25
plus S. dependency allowance
found workers earning an everage
of $59.49; and in 1852, the latest
amendments to Ohio'S law gave
unemployed workers maximum
of S28 weekly. Average weekly
wages at the end of 1851 were
$70.65.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02
ENTERS MT. CARMEL

Lewis Davis of Alton, formerly
of London and West jefferson, en-
tered Mt. Carmel Hospital Friday
for observation and operation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02
= OUR
ca TOWN
SIGNATURE

We receive a great many
letters which bear no sigma
ture. These letters are, many
times, interesting and inform
ative but we cannot print un-
signed letters. The reason?
Simple to print an un-
signed letter is both danger
Gus, from a legal standpoint,
and unwarranted, since the
writer obviously tends to hide
his identity.
In refusing to print an un-
signed letter we protect you
as well as ourselves. We do,
however, delete the name of
the writer whenever requested
but we must have the sigma
.ture for Cur files.
GIFT
Always remember that the
best gifts of all are tied with
heartstrings!
SPEED
Two old crows were flying
lazily along when speed-of-
sound super-jet passed them,
flame squirting from the ex-
haust.
One old bird said, Say that
guy is in a hurry, isn't he?"
The other old bird cawed.
"You would be too if your
tail was on fire."
KID STUFF
The minister was spellbind-
ing the children with tale
about missionaries in deepest
Africa. Just think, my child
ren," said he, there are 10
million square miles of land
without single Sunday
school! The little boys and
gir.s have no place to spend
Sundays! Now, with all the
money we have saved up, what
should we try to do with it,"
One little fellow shouted,
Go tc Africa!"
BOWLS 7iE4.
Each year we go out on the
limb and predict the bowl
winners. Last year our selec-
tions were awful to behold.
But here we go again. Wis
consin will edge So. Cal. in
the Rose Bowl. Georgia Tech
over Mississippi in the Sugar
Bowl. Florida to down Tulsa
in the Gator Bowl. Alabama
will win over Syracuse in the
Orange Bowl. It's Texas to
beat Tennessee in the Cotton
Bowl. Don't say we didn't
tell you-but don't bet on IT'D
OVERHEARD
Never mind the price
what are the payments 2"
HlLLY BILLY
Down in Tennessee where
they marry young the Three
Rs stand for Romance, Rent
and Rheumatism. And, down
there, they always place a
rocking chair with the grain
Of the wood in the floor to
save energy.
GAG
At the basketball exhibition
which the Harlem Globe-Tr
tiers gave the other night, the
announcer stated, Joe Blow
please report to the Main en-
trance--your mother-in-law is
waiting for you to bring her
stickets!"
ILLNESS
The mean old man was CIV
ing the nurses bad time
after an operation. One nurse
eyened the score when a fire
broke out across the street
from the hospital. When she
pulled down the blind in the
old mans room, he asked,
whats going on, woman?
The nurse said, There's a
fire across the streets"
.'Well, why close the blind 2"
asked the mean old man.
Il closed it because l
thought you might see the fire
and think your operation was
failure!"
EDUCATION
Old Haywood Snugg, the
Lochinvar of Lilybud, says
that nowadays we are educa-
ted by fear. "The teacher is
afraid of the principal; the
principals are afraid of the
Superintendents; the superin-
tendents are afraid of the
school board; the school
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02
PAID CIRCULATION

This newspaper is NOT dis.
fribufed tree. All n0fiond
surveys show fhof q GOOD
newspaper Is q PAID news.
poper.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-01-02

the"unity" chains.
Czechosovak
what happens to Communists who fall from
the American unity
highest orderThe unity that from conservation
of parties
independence Rights
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-03
Music Teacher
Returns From Arnlu

James H. Ewing, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Malcolm Ewing, Route 2, Bluff
ton, has returned to his home after
being released from active duty with
the Army on August IT. He served
as sergeant in the 37th Infantry
Division Band at Camp Polk, La.
Ewing has been employed as music
instructor at Edgerton high school,
Edgerton, Ohio. Prior to entering
the service he taught vocal music at
Buckland high school while complet-
ing work at Ohio Northern university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-03

by Mrs. Virgil Allgire in second place
in culinary and fine arts. This is the
fourth year that Mrs. Neuenschwand-
er has taken first place in the culin-
ary department. Both ladies were
interviewed by representative from
station WLOK in Lima. When it
was suggested to Mrs. Allgire that
her display might be her hobby, she
replied, "Oh no! Rug weaving is my
hobby and / just completed my
thousandth one."
Mrs. Lewis Bassitt took first on
Angel food cake, Mrs. Weldon Ba-
singer first in chiffon cake with a
silver cake plate as the award.
Forest Basinger was among the
first place winners in agriculture and
horticulture dept. with z frsts.
Among the junior fair exhibitors,
Marlin and Sheriff. Burkholder cap
tured grand and reserve champion
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-03
Mothers Of
First Graders
Attend PTA Tea

Thirty-seven mothers of first
graders who will enter the Bluff
ton grade school this fall were the
guests of Room Mothers of the
Parent-Teacher association at a tea
held in the religious education room
last Friday afternoon.
More than half of the mothers of
the incoming first grade of 64
pupils attended the social event, one
of the best turnouts in years.
Room Mother hostesses for the
tea included Mrs. ROLAND Stratton,
Mrs. Charles Conrad, Mrs. Fred
Swank, Mrs. Norman Triplett and
Mrs. Maurice Bell.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-03

Speakers at the session were Miss
Meredith Stepleton and Mrs. Ruby
Murray, first grade teachers; Miss
Ocie Anderson, librarian; Supt.
Aaron B. Murray and Mrs. Wilford
Steiner, P. T. A. president.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-03

ships with their Aberdeen-Angu:
steers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-03

July consumption of milk ip the
United States was 2 percent above a
year ago.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-03

Vermillion, a gunner in Company
d of the 27th Regiment, has been in
Korea since April 1852. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Vermil-
lion, Route 1, Alger, Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-09-03
La Fdyette Soldier
Trains In Korea

Army PFC James L. Vermillion,
whose wife, lives in Lafayette, is
now undergoing post-truce training
with the 25th Infantry Division in
Korea.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-04
III LISTEN AMERICANS!
EssA 49, by George Benson
asS2asAK ss$A idsn o
by George S Benson
Pros;dsrs Of Horslins College

WAeHINGTON-I If you want to draw picture OF the
person America effectively blocking the approach to
balanced budget in the future you should take your
pen aud ink and sketch mans head with two faces, one
your sketch should show The shouting: save Out of
the other mouth would be shouting with equal vigor
"SpendW
During the last three months have spent considerable
time Washington interviewing cabinet members and key
people in Congress- Il is conviction that there is strong
determination the present leadership Of our national
government both the executive and Legislative branches
daScy cVt down its size, its power and its cost IN
done.
Groups Of people who constitute only small portion Of
Vitizenr but who politically vocal and active are
sending delegations to the White House and to the Senate
and House office buildings nsistenty urging that there be
NO cut" in the appropriations for their pet projects
The representatives and senators visited showed me
piles Of letters from the folks back home gently firmly
ppssurng for such things restoration OF the cut III Agr
culture Department funds for soil conservation payments
restoration proposed $5Omion air base such
which had been trimmed out OF the defense
budget; restoration Of the appropriation for Soand-So
Dam "SondSo River; restoration OF numerous govern
nen Jobs recently eliminated economy move-and 50
forth
The special pleading groups do not constitute power
fu deliverable but they vocal and active
and they mistakenly constantly in contact with their
congressman and congressional committees, putting on the
pressure They have way of presenting their appeal as II
were representing whole state region, the
majority OF the people Of the nation
"Wil be able to drasticaly cut the budget" asked
senator friend He replied hosthfuly: Not unless public
opinion make itself heard in Washington above the de
nnls Of the groups coming here asking special
consideration for all the things were trying to economZe
There simply be genuine economies without
lot Of groups ard lot of individuals having to make a
small sacrifice in the national inerest-ln the interest OF
then lOngrange personal welfare.
Are YOU part of public opinion? Are you being heard
in Washington? Or don't you pay taxes!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-04
8 Marriage Permits
Granted Past Week

Thirty-three marriage licenses
We're granted during the past week
ending Monday afternoon from the
office Of Richard L. Davis, clerk
Of the Circuit court. Six Of those
licenses were granted in June. Dur
ing May there were lab licenses
granted. Three licenses issued dur
ing the past week were marked
don't publish"
Lonnie Dean Phillips, 25, instlu-
ment mechanic, Radford, Va, and
Barbara Ann Miller, 10, near Fra
ton, w. Va.
Lawrence Truman Golf, %, coal
miner, near kingwood, w. Va,
and Ruby Jane Stevens, %, near
Newburg, W. Va.
Thomas Bransford, %, student,
and Ida June Snead, l9, both Nor
gantoWn, W. Va.
Ralph Leroy Weaver, 81, serv.
sta. operator, and Doris Jean
Jacobs, %, both Grafton, W. Va.
jerry Franklin linn, 20, (par-
ents' consent foorman, and Kath-
leen Geneva Kirby, 10, both Graf
ton, w. Va.
Harry Kenneth Latta, 30, school
teacher, and Mildred Mae Sinsel,
81, both near Grafton, w. Va.
John Wesley Harvey, 30, Kitz-
miller, and Mary Elizabeth Paugh,
26, Elk Garden, w. Va.
Charles Gale Pingley, 10, (par-
ents' consen) and Mildred Pauline
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-04
AURORA EGLON

A large crowd attended last rites
Monday AFTERNOON at Aurora Lu-
thvran church for Mrs. Priscilla
Roth, 90, who died May % at the
home of her son and daughter-in-
law. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Roth, of
Oakland.
Mrs Sylvia Evans returned Sun
day to her home near Eglon from
an Elkins hospital where she had
been surgical patient.
Mrs Gerald Parks, Of near Eg-
Ion, went Wednesday to the Gar
rett County Memorial hospital
where she will undergo surgery.
The Rev. Vernon Becllman, Of
lnWood, delivered the Sunday morn
ing sermon at Maple Spring church
using as his subject, "Pauls
Waste Basket" He with his family
spent the weekend at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Clara Beckman.
Of Eglon.
MI and Mrs. Earl Wheeler, Of
Grand Rapids, Michigan, came
Monday to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Harsh, of Eglon. They
were enroutc home from Florida
Weekend guests at the Ham
stead home at Eglon We're Mrs.
Mary Wotring, Of Brookside, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hamstead and
two little daughters, Of Fairmont,
Mr.. and Mrs. Neater Fike and lit
tie daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. James
BoVce and Mrs. Ella S. Fike. all Of
Easton, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Fike, of
Cash Valley. left Tuesday for a
vacation tour to Ohio and other
points OF interest.
Jack Fike, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilmour Fike and Eddie Shaffer,
SON Of Mrs. Ruth Shaffer. both Of
Eglon, left Tuesday for New jersey
where they have employment. Guy
Beckman, son Of Mrs. Clara Beck
man, went Monday to Sabraton
where he has employment in his
brothers store. The three young
men were among the forty gradu-
ates Of the Aurora high school this
year.
Rev. and Mrs. Donnie Ford, of
Chicago, spent the weekend at the
home of the formers grandfather,
A. W. Fike. They were enroute to
point in Virginia where Rev
Ford will be summer pastor Of the
Church Of the Brethren They were
accompanied to Eglon by Rev. and
Mrs Don Robinson who visited at
the home of Mrs. Robinson's par
I
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-04
Classes Highligi1t
Rural Short Course

Homemakers attending the 27th
Rural Women's Short Course. June
1920, will have choice of classes
in is fields eff homclaakng and
related subjects. The fivc-day
Short Course, known rs the Col
lege Week for Women" will he held
at the University of Maryland
Glasses will be taught by special
lists Of the Extension service, Uni
versity Of Maryland faculty mem
bers and invited instructors from
business fields, according to Mrs.
Florence w. Low, state home DEM
onstlation agent leader.
From Tuesday through Friday.
homcmakers will attend classes in
home management, foods and ms
triton, clothing, public speaking
and personality developments;
ioulnalism, radio and trlgv,sion,
art appreciation, crafts, family life,
parliamentary law, landscape gar
dening. flower arrangement, music
appreciation, human development.
leadership, and developing salf-con-
fidencc.
Those enrolling IL the Short
Course for the first, second II third
wears NAV select two classes and