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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-26
HURRICANE FLORENCE

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Later. hgseser. re Tallahassee
weather Bure&u statsan managed
% set thruuNh aselephone cal 10
10 Apaiachlcola observer. who
iaid the highest WEds be had
measured were S5 n - 81 hour
The hiRhway patFd reported also
thai . pieF Ia TIE OeAl0ckonce HIy-
rr a. Panacea, p niles south
sassthwsst ~ Taiiahaf 80. APPEARED
70 D. breaking up ard vas in dang
er q falling apart from tie ham
mering " high uiuds and water
TIE pier Supports q restaurant and
oaF Which have .oag been popular
With weekend fshermen from
Georgia and other states.
An advisory from the New or.
leans weather Bureau at 5 a. m.
ESD reported toe center II the
storm, packing Dds estimated
aboFe 100 miles Ter hour vas
about 20 mles sgulh southeast Of
Panama City.
Other adyisoTies last night had
reported top winds oi l35 miles
Weather officials Sid the nea re-.
port do not necessarily mean there
had been any decrease In the
storms strength. They pointed out
that during che niKhi. no aiFplaucs
had been sent into the heart oi the
hurricane 20 measure wind vel0ci-
ties.
Other planes. however, lowered
IN the vicinity u the storm during
the night, tracking is progress
With radar.
The advisory Sarned that heavy
rams and hsgh winds could be ~.
pected IN southeast Alabama and
southwest Georgia as the storm
moved inland over northwestern
Florida.
Hurricanes ordinarily tend 20
diminish substantially IN strength
as they pass inland, but the Wea.
theT Bureau would make no pre-.
dicti0ns on that score.
Florida and Alabama National
Guardsmen sto0d BY. ready for
relief and rescue duty in the event
Of heavy damage. but Il appeared
they would not De needed.
Hundreds Of persons noeked IN.
vance II the storm. Many homes
we're boarded up and hotels we're
crowded by refugees.
Red Cross disaster workers were
assmbled al Panama City. a town
Of 1900 population.
Tallahassee. the Florida state
capital, ringed with big estates and
the center Of a great tung growing
section escaped without damage
Winds were light there although
the weather was vet.
Numerous military installations.
both Air Force and Navy, made
preparations 20 weather the blow
well IN advance Hundreds Ol
planes, from iet fighters 10 huge
transports. we're flown out Of the
danger AREA.
The Coast Guard sent trucks
alOng beaches and airplanes over
the Gulf 10 warn coastal residents
and small boats without radios.
There was good news for the
Central and Sdsith Florida areas
2hich have been plagued by high
gater from excessive rain for
weeks. The hurricane pointed its
heaviest rainfall away from that
section.
A northeastwarG curve toward
Georgia can be expected with the
inland. the weather
bureau reported. About as miles
Of Florida territory LAT ahead Of
the storm as Il crossed the coast.
line. after which the southeastern
tip Of Alabama ard the rich cotton
and peanut fields Of Georgia would
be reached.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-26
FLA. AL CARPENTERS

Continued from Page Onel
night at Wylk's, Stock Island. o.
guests If the local Carpenters
Union which numbers Is members.
The national Union Vas found IN
1881 Pit,man said Peter Mcguire,
founder. also initiated the now ma.
tionwide holiday, Labor Day. Nor,
RS A. Hutchinson. national presi.
dent Of the Carpenters IS az prcsen,
attending the ANIMAL AZ Of l. con.
vention, being held this year IN
81. Louis.
The yucca nlant Is the state foW
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-26

The old spanish province Of New
Mexico extended from the Missls.
slppa 20 the Pacific and had no set
northern boundary,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-26

Westminster Abbey was started
In 1850.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-26

Observations Taken AZ City Office
hey West. Fla.. Sepss26, 1853
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-26

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-26

The yucca plant is the state hoW
or OF New Mexico.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-26
PRECIPITATION

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FOUR COUNTY

CONTINUED From PaDs onel
Master Airport Plan and Pro-
sFam 10 pssvlds goF ell phases
81 aviation ard cir related ssiiv.
tiles in ahia aTea.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-26

TEMPERATURES
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Rural FLA. Boys
Win Gold Awards

Twelve Junior and Senior boys
from the Madison Rural Chapter
Future Farmers of America won
Gold Awards in the District Nine
Parliamentary Procedure Contest.
The purpose of the contest is to
train boys the correct procedure
for the conduct of a business meet
ing. Thirteen chapters from Mad
ison, Clark, and Green Counties
participated in the contest held at
Northeastern High School, Clark
County.
Members of the team from Mad
ison were: Kenneth Robertson,
James Cox, Robert Downing, Rob
ert Brown, Richard Dunkle, Don
aid French, Tom McNamura, Lon
ME Henry, Charles Sexton. James
Sheridan, Bill Ball and Bill Sifrit.
SON ARRIVES
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fades,
Drury Road, announce the birth oi
a son, Douglas T.. at Mercycrest
Hospital, Springfield, Friday, No
vember 20. The baby weighed
seven pounds, 13 ounces.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
AMVETS PIannino
Christmas PARTY
For Children

London AInvets to hold Annual
Christmas party for Madison
County Children's Home at their
Madison Lake Lodge on Saturday,
Dec. 18th, between 2 pm. and 5
pm.
The Auxiliary is being asked to
assist with the party and to serve
refreshments. There will be a
large Christmas tree and Santa
Claus will be on hand to distribute
gifts to all the children.
This is the second year that Am
vet Post No. 10 has undertaken
this project and are hoping to
make this an annual affair. Robert
Swaney is chairman for the event.
j. r. Tumbilson is Post Comman-
der.
The 18th District Consul meet
ing of Anvets was held at London
Post No. 19 Sunday, Nov. 22nd, at
2:30 pm. with Post No. 9, 19, SO
and 104 being represented. Routine
business was conducted by Will
liam D. Keifer, who is District
Tor,,y,, oy,lay,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Ohio State Has
Over 10000 In
Various Colleges

COLUMBUS, o. - Ohio State
University's autumn enrolment to-
tails 1862 students, an increase of
964 over last falls figure, accord
ing to an official count issued to-
day by the Office of the Registrar.
Men outnumbered women stu
dents by nearly three to one, with
totals of 14,225 and 5,427, respec-
lively. Day students account for
1887 of the total enrolment, and
2,255 are registered in the Twilight
School.
Among the various colleges of
the University, largest enrolment
is in the College Of Arts and Sci
ences, with $3.50. Commerce and
Administration is second in size,
with 3,4SS, followed by Education,
2,905; Engineering, 2,571; and Ag-
riculture, 1,469.
A total of 1859 students are en-
rolled in the professional schools
and colleges of Dentistry, Law,
Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy
and Veterinary Medicine. Medicine
with SOC, is the largest of these.
Students working for advanced
degrees in the Graduate School
number 2,808.
Total enrolment for the autumn
quarter of 1852 was 1868.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Young Farmers In
High Corn Yields
Corn Averages I3o
Bushels Per Acre

During the past summer the
Madison Rural Young Farmers AS
sociation conducted 16 variety
test plot on the farm of one of its
members, Eden Davis. Seed was
secured from five local hybrid
seed corn dealers, each donating 3
to 5 varieties of what they
thought their higher yielding var
ieties for Madison County.
Yield tests were run on Oct. IS
and 16 by the Young Farmers and
it was found on the 16 varieties
there was a variation of 104.3 bus
hels per acre up to 1858 bushels
per acre on a 15R % moisture
basis. By actual elevator weight
the ten acre field averaged 1913
bushels.
1t is believed several factors con-
tributed to this high yield, consid-
ering the dry weather of late Au-
gust and September. First the field
is flat dark soil located on the DIR.
Oskar Frey Farm on Linson Rd.
Also this 10-acres field was in sod
until 1852. One hundred pounds of
1870 nitrogen was plowed down,
plus manure and 400 lbs of 3-12-12
fertilizer was put on in the row al
planting time, May 26th. The
planting rate was $4,000 to 10000
plants per acre. The test also in
dicated the higher tie rate cf
planting, the higher the yield.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Meeting Set To
Consider YMCAAt
Hiqh School Dec. 7

"If a YMCA is out of the ques-
ton at the present, what can we
do to build toward it in the future,
and to better the youth activities
of the community as we go?" was
the question asked at the final of
ficial meeting of the London Sur
vey Committee, held last Monday
evening in the high school with
reported sixteen interested local
citizens present. Mr.. j. Robert
Knight Associate Area Executive
of the YMCA who assisted in TAX
ing the London survey was also
present.
According to Rev. Lawrence T.
Rugh, chairman of the temporary
committee, the answer to the
question came in plans for organ
izing a citizens council concern
ed with youth activities in the
community. Representatives of the
various organizations of the city
who have youth programs or who
contemplate any activities for our
local children are invited to come
to a meeting in the high school,
Monday, December 7, at 7:30 pm.
1t is hoped by the group who
backed the survey, that such a
Citizens council" could be effec-
tive in coordinating the efforts of
the various organizations which
are interested in the problem.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
O. M. Peters Dies
Of Long Illness

Orlie M. Peters, 7MEsS4 North
Oak Street, retired telephone en-
ployee. died Sunday morning at
8:15, after an illness of II years.
Mr.. Peters had been resident
of London since March 1919.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, July 10, 1880, he was the
son of George w. and Mary Dun
nick Peters. He began his tele-
phone career with the Ohio State
Telephone Company at Lancaster
in 1904. He later was promoted to
manager and held that position
there until March 1919 when he
was transferred to London as man.
ager for the company. He held this
position until May, 1922, when the
Ohio State Telephone Company
was consolidated with the Ohio
Bell Telephone Company, at which
time he was made wire chief for
the Ohio Bell Telephone Company,
here. He held this position until
his retirement on February Ia,
1943, after completing 80 years
association with the telephone
company.
Mr.. Peters was a life member of
the Pioneer Club, of the Ohio Bell
Telephone Company and also of
First Methodist Church, London.
He was married July u, 1903 to
Emma Maud Mills and to them
were born four children, three of
whom are living, one having died
at birth. Mr. and Mrs. Peters cele-
brated their golden wedding ami
versary here in July. Surviving are
his wife, Maud; one daughter, Mrs.
Helen Engle of Mt. Sterling; two
sons, Harry M. Peters of London
and Walter F. of Xenia, and sew
en- grandchildren.
Funeral services at the Lukens
Funeral Home at two o'clock
Tuesday, the Rev. A. M. Shenefelt,
officiating minister. Interment in
Kirkwood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Lukens
Funeral Home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Refund OF Taxes Doubtful
As Conservancy District
Audit Shows $4,000 Deficit
Legal Fee S55,OO0
Examiner States

It appeared doubtful that Mad
ison County will receive any re-
fund on money paid into the Scioto
-Sandusky Conservancy District
which collected $10,906 this year
from Madison County Auditor,
Forrest Hanson. Conservancy
funds appeared to be almost gone
with a balance of but a little over
$4,000 in the II county District
Golfers.
In Columbus it was announced
that an audit showed the district
collected S311,697 in its 19 years
of life, but had a cash balance
last May 81 of only S12,499 and
1926 worth of maps.
The balance was some $4,000
less than the total of $751; in
assessments paid by Madison and
Highland Counties for 1858.
Should the district attempt to re-
fund the assessments it lacks the
full amount to do so, state exam
iners reported.
The Ohio Supreme Court last
July Is knocked out the last as
sessments levied by the 17-county
district. The court said the assess
ments actually were taxes subject
to approval of County Budget
Commissions or a vote of the peo-
pie.
Continued on page two)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24

John Copeland, IS, retired and
highly respected teacher of this
area, died at his home 81 Willis
Avenue, Saturday night at II
o'clock, after a lingering illness.
Born near South Charleston,
April Z, 1868, Mr.. Copeland was of
Scotch-Irish descent. His father,
the late William Copeland was a
native of Scotland, and his mother,
Jane Hopkins Copeland of Ireland.
Mr.. Copeland had been valued
teacher in Madison and Clark
counties for 40 years. His chosen
profession he counted a noble one
and exerted his every influence
for good on his hundreds of pupils
upon whom he made a lasting i'm
preston.
He was keenly interested in
public affairs. He served as mayor
of both South Vienna and South
Charleston for several terms and
after moving to London in 1922
was a member of the London
Council for several years.
He was a member of First Pres
byterian Church in London and as
long as health permitted attended
the church's services and also
those of the Busy Mems Bible
Class of the Church of which he
was a charter member. He was a
member of Fielding Lodge FRAN
1872 of South Charleston, receiving
a 80 Year Pin" from that lodge
in 1852; and was a member of
Adoniram Chapter No. 73 RAM,
London.
Surviving are his wife, Fannie
Alder Copeland and one son, 1t.
Col. Johnathan Alder Copeland
u. S. Marine Corps presently COM
mander of Camp Fugi in Japan.
Mrs. Copeland talked to her son in
Japan Sunday night. He had just
returned from seven day leave
in Tokyo which he had spent with
a childhood friend, Mrs. Holmes
Troutman, the former Phyllis Po-
land of South Vienna, and her hus-
band, Colonel Holmes Troutman.
with the u. S. Air Force in Japan.
1t. Colonel Copeland, expects to
spend a leave with his mother,
when he returns to the States at a
later date. Several nieces and
nephews also survive. Three broth
ers and three sisters are deceased.
Masonic funeral services at the
Rader-Porter Funeral Home, S.
Oak Street, Monday night at eight
o'clock. Funeral services at the
funeral home Tuesday at two
o'clock, the Reverend Frank L.
Baldwin, officiating minister. In
terment in Kirkwood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Mather To Speak
At Grid Banquet

The banquet to honor the Lon
don High School football team
will be in the school cafeteria at
$50 o'clock Thursday, December
3.
Chuck" Mather, who has coach
ed championship football team
for Massillon High School for six
consecutive years, will be the
speaker. He has a victory string of
% straight games and has lost
only 3 games in his six years at
the school, his record equally that
of Paul Brown at Massillon. His
talk is entitled THE Famous Mas
sillon Story"
Tickets may be purchased at
Hume and Mabe's, Siegefs or
Days Drug Store.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
$4,000 Topped Off
Total 1852 Take

The London City Council with
but four members present last
Thursday, set the salary for the
Mayor E. P. Speasmaker at $4,000
per year. The mayor had formerly
received $500 plus all court costs
but under the new Ohio law, the
court costs will go into the city
treasury henceforth. The measure
was placed on its first reading and
will be read two more times before
becoming official, it was said. It is
not known what reaction if any
may be registered by other coun-
cilmen but at least one dissenting
vote is expected. The four council
men present at Thursdays meet
ing were Chesbrough, Shaw, Nc
Shane and Stroupe.
The mayors total salary last
year including court costs ran al
most $4,000 including his $500
salary and the new set-up amounts
to a cut of approximately $4,000
from the old figure. The mayor
formerly received $3.50 from each
case tried in his court wherein the
subject was convicted Of the charge
Most of the cases were from over
weight truck fines brought in by
the State Highway Patrol.
The mayor, who is also a justice
of the peace, is believed to be
within the right to take the patrol
cases to his J. P. court situated on
South Main street. It is not known
whether the mayor will resort to
this practice or not. The new law
was specifically designed to limit
the salaries of Ohio mayors and
the excess monies now collected in
mayors court goes directly into
the city treasures, it was said.
Mayor Speasmaker said that he
was not pleased" with the salary
inasmuch as he said that he had
quit a $4,000 job to handle the
highway patrol cases. Too, the
mayor said, he had been forced to
hire clerical help at his own ex-
pense to handle books and to do
necessary stenographical work.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Farmers Club In
Final 1853 Meet

The final meeting of the Mad
ison County Farmers Club for 1858
was held in the Methodist Church,
London, Thursday, November 19.
Following the dinner and social
hour the afternoons program was
opened with everal violin-piano
numbers by Miss Margaret Chance
and Mrs Kathryn Bidwell. These
two ladies need no introduction to
any Madison County audience and
their music is always appreciated.
DR.. Clyde Rogers, Director of
the Town and Country work of the
Ohio Council of Churches told OF
the material help needed in war
torn and backward countries. A
devastated country like Korea
needed immediate help. A back
ward nation such as Iran needed
technical aid to help it help itself.
Following the program the Club
elected its officers for the coming
year. They are as follows:
President, Cecil Harsh; Vice
President, Roger Baker; Secre-
tary-Treas., Mrs. Robert Green;
Corresponding Sec, Mrs. Emma
Sifrit; Ex. Comm, Rev. j. A
Thornton, c. M. Thomas, Floyd
Deck; Entertainment Comm.
Mrs. P. F. Mooney, Mrs. John
Buehl, Sr., and Mrs. Fl. S. McSav-
aney.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Boy Is Casualty
In First Hun+inq
Accident Here

John Hunter, IA, son of Charles
Hunter, 1888 21st Avenue, Column
bus, was reported to have been in
jured in the left thigh Monday
morning in London, while enroute
on a hunting trip here.
The report stated that the gun
of boy walking behind him went
off and punctured the left thigh.
Hunter was taken to the Hol-
man Hospital for first aid and then
on to Mt. Carmel Hospital.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Bad Check PasSer
Sought In Area

Officials of Madison County
Sheriff's office, have a warrant for
one Jack w. Hawley, formerly of
Columbus, who passed two bad
checks in London this week. Both
checks were for approximately
$500 each, one was passed on
Strine's Drug Store and the other
on Jim's Bar, operated by James
Slaughter.
Hawley is also alleged to be
wanted for passing several forged
checks in Columbus.
According to Deputy Sheriff
Robert Allison, officers have sew
eral good leads for Hawley, but as
yet have not been able to appre-
hend him.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
City Council Sets Mayors
Salary At $4,000 Per Year
II WINNERS THIS WEEK!

In the biggest week so far, IL
persons missed 7 games and
two ties each to rack up an
eleven-way tie this week. Win
ners were: Jim Gallagher, Lon
don, (2); Mrs. Mary Elliott,
West jefferson; Mary E. Dew
ey, Mt. Sterling; Joan Gallag-
her, Lebanon; Bill Gallagher.
London; Leroy Otte, London;
Mrs. Bill Gallagher, London;
Chuck Van Cleve, London; Oh
lie Smith, London; Jane Riden-
our, London, and Marion Trees,
London.
This is the last of this years S
big FOOTBALL CONTEST.
See you next year!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Famous Hereford
Herd TO Be Sold

$50 head of Hereford breeding
stock will go on sale next March
in compliance with the will of the
late c. A. Smith of Chester, w.
Va. The pride of the 40O0-acre
Smith farm across the river from
East Liverpool, Ohio, will be sold
at three-day sale March %, %
and %, it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Wes+faII Manager
At Charleston
Producers Yards

James D, Westfall, former as
sistant manager at the South
Charleston Producers stockyards,
has been promoted to manager.
Mr.. Westfall is a former resident
of Champaign county and a grad
uate of Woodstock high school and
Ohio State University. He is mar
ried and has one child.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Former Resident
Dies In Indiana

Mrs. L. g. Houston, North Main
Street, received word Monday of
the death of Mrs. Minerva Bales
Wood, SO, an aunt of her late hus-
band, at her home in Columbus,
Indiana, November II. Funeral
and interment were in Columbus,
Indiana, Friday.
Mrs. Wood was a native of
Tradersville, north of London. She
attended Ohio Wesleyan Univers-
ity, Delaware and from there went
to Cincinnati where she entered
Nurses Training at Cincinnati
General Hospital.
She was married in Cincinnati
and with her husband DR.. Wood,
who survives her, she had resided
in Columbus for more than 50
years.
RAINFALL SUNDAY
An unofficial report of Sundays
welcome rainfall was a recording
of 90/100 of an inch from one pm.
to sundown.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-24
Records Reveal
Criminal Cases
Over Month Old

A transcript of a case which was
heard in mayors court here last
Oct. 8 revealed Monday that w. F.
Scully has charged Edward Sulli-
van with cutting with intent to
wound The case had not been fill
ed with Clerk of Courts, James
Littler, because the Grand Jury
does not meet until February, it
was said. Two other criminal cas-
es were also brought to light and
involved forgery and breaking and
entering.
All three cases were heard in
Mayor E. P. Speasmaker's court in
October but while all three sub
jects were remanded to the Grand
Jury, none of the transcripts had
been filed to date.
According to the finding in
mayors court, Scully charged Sui
livan with wounding him with
knife during an alteration. The
charge of forgery against Henry
Smith was brought by c. o. Snow,
who said that he had received a
check for $40 which was worthless.
Smith pleaded guilty to the
charge. The transcript on the
Scully-Sullivan case did not show
whether Sullivan had pleaded
guilty or not guilty.
About year ago, Sullivan had
charged Scully with the same of
fense after Sullivan was wounded
badly enough to be hoSpitalized.
The Grand Jury threw the case
out at the time, police said. Scully
was believed to have been wound
ed slightly, it was said. Sullivan is
out on $10O bond.
The third case involved Charles
Johnson on charges of breaking
and entering local grocery. He
pleaded guilty to the charge.
MAX PoRTERs
HAVE SON
Mr.. and Mrs, Max Porter, South
Oak Street, announce the birth of
son, John Stephen at Mt. Car
mel Hospital, Monday morning.
Master John weighed seven
pounds, five ounces.