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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-14
WILL PRORATEp

In the will of Mrs. Mary Eagle
ton Welsh, late of London, admit
ted to probate, estimate not
known, she left her entire estate
to her three children, John Mich
ael Welsh, whom she named to
serve as executor without bond,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-14
C. G. RuRNHAM
IN MT. CARM Ell


Word from Cheney E. Burnham
of Worthington, formerly of Lon
don, who is in Mt Carmel Hos
pital for treatment, stated today
that there was slight improvement
in his condition.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-14
PAUL BURToNS
HAVE DAUGHTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Burton an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Paula Christine at Doctors Hos
pital, Saturday, September IL.
The baby weighed seven pounds,
three ounces. Her father operates
the Shell Service station in Sum-
merford. >
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-14
Calendar For The Week

NOTE This feature viii regularly and will be
published each Monday and tuesday. The service Is Free
Please send in copy by Friday for events taking place
the following week. Copy must be submitted before Fri
day noon, deadIine Thank You!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-14

THIS is the friendly YES
= Manager of the local
RzsOnal Finance Company
Office. Even though lending
money to folks here in London
is his full-time job, he believes
that no one should borrow un-
necessarily. But when a loan
is to a persons advantage,
he provides folks here with
needed cash promptly and
privately.
He gets a lot of satisfaction
out of his job, for the service
he renders is a helpful one.
And there's no "doing-you-a-
favor" attitude here at Rzoonal.
He cuts out needless rig
marole and makes borrowing
money a simple, friendly trans
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-14

To get the best concrete, keep
it damp for 5 to z days after you
pour it.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-05-01

You're time and money uhead when you make
one stop for your earss trucks, ports and service
Here's why Gall Chevrolet Farm is such sound and
sensible answer to your farm transportation needs
If you went shopping for building supplies you wouldn't
think of buying say, door hinges at hardware store
wood screws at another, and roofing nails at third You'd
want to go to place for all your hardware needs-a
reliable place that stocks all the things you want.
It's the way with your farm transportation needs
You time by getting your cars trucks parts and
service from convenient and specialized sourceyour
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-05-01
How you all your transportation needs with
4HECHemo@t~A1m

Chevrolet dealer He maintains modern service depart
ment, manned by Chevroettr mechanics who will
give your Chevrolet and trucks expert attention And
he keeps werounded stock of Genuine Chevrolet Parts
on hand to serve you.
In addition, you're money ahead when you go GAIL
Chevrolet You get operating economy with the 1854
Chevrolet trucks And the Chevrolet passenger cars
deliver moneysaving gas mileage Also years past,
Chevrolet is the owestprced line of and trucks-bo
Why not talk it with your Chevrolet dealer.
Chevrolet Division of General Motors Detroit Michigan
Evening star., 1954-04-15
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munist literature, Of contribu-
ting to subersive organizations
and of being a member at one
time Of the National Lawyers
Guild.
The same day, he was sus-
pended.
Decision by Board.
After three days of hearings,
the security hearing board de-
cided Mr.. Chasanow was not a
securiyt risk.
The case went to the appeal
board and from there to j. H.
Smith. jr., Assistant Secretary
of the Navy for Air. Last week,
Mr.. Smith notified Mr.. Chasa-
now that the hearing boards
findings had been reversed.
Mr.. Fanelli said he and his
client were not represented at
any Of the appeal boards delib-
erations. AS a matter of policy,
the names Of those who serve on
such appeal boards are not made
public.
Mr.. Chasanow protested that,
in his years with the Govern
ment, he had deliberately
avoided contacts with subversive
groups or persons. Inspection of
the charges, Mr.. Chasanow's
answer and the findings of the
original hearing board show the
following:
Charge: 'You have associated
for considerable time with per-
sons who are known Communists.
Among others, this d. applies to
Morris and Linda Solomon and
Irving and Rose Rothchild."
Answer: II have never asso-
ciated with any known Com
munist. ! do not know Irving
and Rose Rothchild at all. !
have a vague recollection of talk
ing with morris Solomon) and
others in a discussion amongst
people standing around after
meetings Of the Greenbelt Con-
Sumer Service. - In addition,
Mr.. Chasanow saioNMr. Solomon
came to him once to ask about
a law suit.
Finding: "The evidence did
not establish - that Mr.. Chas-
anow was associated with Morris
and Linda Solomon and Irving
and Rose Rothchild
Charge: "You have been an
Evening star., 1954-04-15

associate Of one Henry c. PEARL
man. who was described as an
individual having Communistic
tendencies.
Answer: "AS one-time director
or as legal adviser. saw Mr..
Pearlman at meetings of the
Greenbelt Mutual Home Owner
ship Corp. board. Some
month ago. represented Mr..
Pearlman as his counsel in the
attempted purchase Of a deli
catessen store"
Finding: "Mr. Chasanow's as
Sociation with Mr.. Pearlman. if
any association did exist. was
only in connection with civic
enterprises and professionally as
an attorney"
Charge: There is a record
of your attending meeting at
which donations were required
from everyone present :. which
were for the benefit of the
United American Spanish Aid
Committee, which is on the At
torney Generals list. ;"
Answer: Mr.. Chasanow said
he attended a party, sometime
after moving to Greenbelt in
October. 1899. with the under
standing 1t was social affair.
Quiz games were played, with
each player contributing 25
cents, and the winner getting a
small prize. Mr.. Chasanow said
he understood what was left
went to Spanish war orphans.
II probably played in one or two
games at a probable cost of so
cents"
Finding; "This function was
attended by many residents of
Greenbelt, some of whom were
reported to have radical and
left-wing' tendencies and others
whose reputation was un-
questioned. F.. The evidence in
dicates that the (group) which
allegedly was the recipient of the
money raised was not placed
on the Attorney Generals list
until eight years subsequent to
the party"
Charge: ut is known that you
were at one time a subscriber
to the Communist newsletter In
Fact :"
Answer: twelve or 13 years
ago, some one asked me to
join in a group subscription to a
magazine, In Fact I looked
at the first few issues which
came in my mail. There was
nothing in it to indicate to me
that it was a Communist sheet.
But I thought it sensational,
badly written and unreliable.
The subsequent issues went
into the waste paper basket
without being read 30"
Finding: "The evidence, does
not indicate that the publishers
of this periodical appear on the
Attorney Generals list of sub
verSive activities"
Charge: "It is recorded
that you at one time were a
member Of the National Lawyers
Guild, an organization cited by
the House Committee on Un-
American Activities as a Com
munist organization"
Answer: Mr.. Chasanow said
he was seeking another Govern
ment job "13 or IA years ago"
and was told by the hiring officer
it would help if he Joined the
lawyers group. II never had any
interest in 1t: never went to a
meeting and do not know now
whether the organization is still
in existence
Finding: There is no evi-
dence to indicate that the Ma
tional Lawyers Guild was con-
sidered a subversive organization
when Mr.. Chasanow was a mem
ber thereof" The board noted
that at the time-1939-4U-
many other prominent and re-
spected lawyers were members
or contributed to the publica-
tions of that group. Mr.
Evening star., 1954-04-15
BY the A..oeioisd Press

The market basket" of Texas
the Rio Grande Valley-was
lashed yesterday by driving
thunderstorms, forcing scores of
families TO abandon their homes.
The deluge. now q week old.
has caused at least four deaths.
Preparations were being made
to evacuate 1000 If necessary.
The rain swept a section about
10 by Is miles bounded by Pharr.
Evening star., 1954-04-15
7hunderstorms Continue In Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Weslago and Ed
couch Elsa, at the west end Of
the valley along the Mexican
border.
At McAllen, Tex. a 30-min-
Ute, 3-inch rainfall brought to
nearly 101a inches the total
rain the city has had since last
Friday.
Nearly II inches Of rain have
fallen at Alamo, Tex, since last
week.
Evening star., 1954-04-15
Veteran Navy Employe Fired as Risk Despite Clearance

as Risk Despit
Chasanow's attorney said that
among them was the present
Supreme Court Justice Robert
H. Jackson.
Charge: Zone Donald Herbert
Cooper Is known to have, been a
regular associate of yours and
it is of record that he was the
editor Of the 'Co-operator'
(Greenbelt newSpaper) at a time
when you and Mrs. Chasanow
were listed as members of the
staff of this newspaper as of May.
1910. The 'Co-operator' was
listed as a member of the Wash
ington Bookshop Association"
Answer: Mr.. Chasanow said
he gave the newspaper legal adj
vice and that his wife served
briefly as church editor, in addi-
ton to taking by telephone local
news items. Mr.. ChaSanow said
Mr.. Cooper seemed a reason
able. decent person to me. and I
liked him."
Finding: copies of this news
paper failed to reveal rad
icaP or left-wing' tendencies on
the part Of the publisher. +.
No competent evidence was pro-
duced to establish that the Co
operator was ever a member of
the washington Book Shop As
ISOLATION"
Charge: "It has been reported
that a list of names found on
your desk contained the fol-
lowing +. Albert E. Aren't, who
was a member of the National
Lawyers Guild, (and) Louis I.
ziecheck, a known Commu-
mist. :"
Answer: Mr.. ChaSanow replied
that the two names were among
a list of 407, all presumably in
vestigated by the Government.
This listing, he said, was ac-
cumulated over seven or eight
years and included persons with
whom he had official, profess
sional or social contact. Mr..
Aren't. he said, was opposing at
torney at a case in which he
represented the other side. He
represented Mr.. Ziecheck, he said,
IN the purchase Of a grocery
store. After learning of Mr.. lie
checks Connie views" he said.
MIR. Chasanow avoided him.
Finding: "The evidence indi-
Gates that Mr.. ChaSanow's as
ISOLATION with Mr.. Albert E.
Aren't and Mr.. Lewis I. Ziecheck
was solely of professional ma
ture in connection with isolated
legal matters"
Charge: Several reliable in
formants have described you as
a leader and very active in a
radical group in Greenbelt."
Answer: IT am not, and
never have been. a leader of, a
member of or any kind of af-
f1liate of. any kind of radical
group in Greenbelt or anywhere.
I have not and would not as
sociate with anyone who know
to be disloyal to my country"
Finding: There is lack of
credible evidence to establish
beyond a reasonable doubt =.
that Mr.. Chasanow was a leader
of or active in radical groups
in Greenbelt. In fact, the weight
of evidence is quite to the
contrary. The weight of the
evidence points to the nom
existence of radical or left
wing groups as the words are
loosely used"
Those were the eight charges.
In addition. the security hearing
board made these comments on
what it had learned about Green
belt during it's hearings:
From its inception. Greenbelt
has been the subject of contro-
versy. From without, it has
been eyed suspiciously from the
first as a queer experiment. i.
In the case of Mr.. Chasanow,
who took part in many activities,
the testimony showed that he
Evening star., 1954-04-15

was. If anything. o m0derating.
constructive and conservative in
fluence."
Affidavits From Friends.
In reviewing the case, the ap-
peal board presumably had be-
fore 1t the Navy's charges, Mr..
ChaSnow's answer, and the hear
ing boards findings. It also had
transcript Of the hearing: It
had more than 100 affidavits from
Mr.. ChaSnow's friends and busi-
ness associates, including WASH
ington businessmen, the mayor
and the police chief Of Green
belt, the commander of the
American Legion post there. his
postman, his rabbi-Supporting
Mr.. Chasnow.
And finally, it had investiga-
tive reports submitted by the
Government as evidence in its
charges against him. The Penta-
gon declines to discuss the case,
or the nature of its evidence,
except to say that Mr.. Chasa-
now's services were terminated"
as of April z. Other inquiries
are referred to Mr.. Chasanow.
Neither Mr.. Chasanow nor
his attorney has seen the reports
or knows who the accusers are.
Mr.. Chasanow moved into
Greenbelt in 1899 and lives there
now with his wife and four chill
dren. Howard. II. Phyllis. IA,
Myrna, 8. and Ruth 4. He began
going to night school, studying
law, shortly after he went to
work for the Navy.
In 1910, at Mr.. ChaSanow's
recommendation, the Govern
ment closed a glaring security
leak concerning navigation
charts for convoy ships.
In Civic Enterprises.
In his answer to the charges
made by the Navy, Mr.. Chas-
anow discussed a part of his
background:
II was assistant scoutmaster
of a troop in Washington.
I have been told on innumerable
occasions that ! am trusted and
respected by the great majority
of people in the communities in
which I have lived, as shown to
some extent by my election as
president of the (Greenbelt)
Citizens Association, president
of the Parent Teacher Associa-
tion, director of the Greenbelt
Lions Club.
Il have tried to instill in my
children the principles Of hon.
esty. loyalty, integrity and good
citizenship. have tried to carry
on these ideals and principles in
my % years of work in the Hy-
geographic Office"
(Two days before Mr.. Chas-
anow was suspended, his
daughter won a countrywide
contest for an essay on Inde-
pendence Day. a part of which
read: 1.-The town I live in. like
most, has a gala Independence
Day program every July
Fourth. AS / stand listening
to the speeches, there is a glow
in my heart because am an
American.~
Aided Worth While Causes.
my wife and I have devoted
countless hours to assisting in
such worth while causes as Red
Cross drives, Community Chest
drives, Cancer Fund drives and
other charitable and commu-
Enlightenment activities. =.
$50 I have been dependable
and have lived a life loyal to
God, to my country. to my fam
lily and to my community. That
life should speak for me now
in elimination Of any possible
stain of being considered dis
loyal or a security risk"
Concerning the Pentagon's re-
luctance to discuss his case, Mr..
Chasanow declared:
II wish they would. Maybe
I could find out why I was fired"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-11
Linda Thompson
aanking Senior
Only Six Are In
Upper Is Percent

The top six seniors, or upper
$50, of the students who took
the senior scholarship tests, has
been announced, with Linda Lou
Thompson of Sunmerfield high
school at the top of the list in
Noble county.
The test returns, as scored by
the Ohio Department of Educa-
ton, were received here Tuesday
by H. c. Secrest, County Super
intendent of Schools and Chair
man of the Scholarship Test
Committee.
Of the "a senior high school
students who took the test here,
the following were in the upper
$50:
Linda Lou Thompson, Sum-
merfield; Charles Daniel
Schramm, Harriettsville; Donna
Sue Mallett, Batesville; Jane
Ann Richeson, Surnmerfield
Stanley Eugene Clark, Caldwell
and Margaret Talitha Hill, Cald.
well.
These six students will receive
local certificates of recognition
The tests given were on foul
subjects: History, Mathematics
English and Science.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-11
Woman Injured In
Fall From Vehicle

Mrs. Dorothea Moore, Is, of
Mt. Ephraim, is patient in st.
Francis hospital, Cambridge, suf-
fered from a skull fracture and
brain hemorrhage, following an
accident last Sunday afternoon,
The state highway patrol, who
investigated the accident, report
ed that Mrs. Moore was a pas
senger in the car driven by her
husband, Donald Moore, p, Of
Mt. Ephraim, and she accidently
fell from the car as her husband
made a left turn. The turn was
made onto route 147 from route
566, just north of Mt. Ephraim.
Complete details of the acci-
dent are not available.
Mrs. Moore regained consci-
BUSINESS Monday afternoon and
was reported in a satisfactory
condition on, Tuesday.
She was visited Monday by her
mother, Mrs. Wilford Borden of
Quaker City, who suffered a
heart attack shortly after her
arrival and was Immediately
hospitalized.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-11
Clyde r. Ball
Serves Sentence
For Assault And
Battery Charge

Clyde r. Ball was released
from the Noble county Jail, Sun
day, Feb. 7 after serving a 30
day Jail sentence on an assault
and battery charge in connection
with the mysterious death of his
wife, Lucinda Lahue Ball on the
night of January 5.
Ball pleaded guilty to the
assault charge before Mayor
Homer Johnson and received the
Jail sentence in order that Of
ficials might continue their in
vestigation.
The autopsy report from Uni
versity hospital. Columbus, stat
ed that the cause of death was
not determined and it was be-
lieved then that Ball would be
freed following expiration of his
jail Sc ence.
The we Ball children have
since gone to Canton, where
they have been making their
home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-11
County Tournament
Drawing Saturday

Drawing for the annual Noble
county tournament will be held
Saturday evening, Feb. 13 dur
ing a dinner meeting of the
coaches to be held at Maple
Shade Inn, Dexter City.
Willis B. Ogle, tournament
manager, said a T bone steak
dinner would be enjoyed after
which the drawing will be made.
The tourney will open in the
Caldwell gymnasium on Monday
evening, Feb. % and continue
through the week.
Manager Ogle again pointed
out that the winner and runner
up will both advance to the Sec
tional tournament at Marietta,
even though the runner up may
not have met a particular team
during the weeks play-off. In
other words, the principals have
voted to discontinue the extra
session which has sometimes
been necessary in the past.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-11
March Of Dimes
Totals S2,7l7.05
County School
Report DELAYED

The March of Dimes polio
fund in Noble county has reach
ed $2,71705 as of Tuesday, ac-
cording to Mrs. William Fleming,
chairman of the women's activi-
ties.
This does not include the
Noble county schools with this
report yet to be submitted by
Supt. H. c. Secrest.
The Caldwell grade schools
contributed $115.72 this year,
compared to $500 last year for
the entire system.
Mrs. Fleming has also receiv-
ed several special gifts includ-
ing $500 from Caldwell plant,
CGB; $500 from Kroger Com
pany; $1,000 from Ava Brick
company; Noble Products, $500;
Cozier Container Corp, $500;
S. & H. Laboratories, Inc, $500;
and Miss Enid Okey, a personal
gift of $4,000.
Mrs. Mable Flood is chairman
of Beaver township and they
contributed $187.95. Of this
amount, $4,000 is to be credited
to their American Legion anc
Auxiliary.
Jackson township sent in $7.65
but in addition to this, Keith
town sent in $17.00, including
$500 from the Friendly Neigh
bors club, $500 from Keithtown
W.S.C.S., $500 from Laurel
grange and $500 from Carrie
Hall of Crooked Tree.
The Tiltonville Community
club also contributed $1,000 to
the drive.
In the March of Dimes for
Caldwell, Mrs. Mary Upton
turned over $913.48 from the
Porchlight parade.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-11
Hii-Skip Driver
Gets Stiff Fine
State Patrol Finds
Double Trouble

David l.. Smith, q, Of Elba
was fined $50 and costs for hit
skip by justice of the Peace Ben
Hall and $25 for driving left Oh
the center of the highway, Sun
day, after his arrest by the state
highway patrol.
Smith was the driver of the
car that struck an auto driven
by Donald Hesson, %, of Elba,
just south of that village, Sun
day morning at l o'clock. The
first motorist failed to stop but
Hesson remembered the license
number and he was traced by
the patrol.
While the patrol was investi-
eating this accident, the Smith
car, this time driven by Wayne
Schilling, "a, also of Elba, again
passed the scene, and although
the patrol pursued him, they
were unable to catch the car.
Schilling was later arrested for
unsafe operation and fined $25
and costs by j. P. Hall.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-11

dL O6leCd lake dIlu llC loo
been in and out of hospitals
many times since.
BriSter sustained an in
jured spine and has not been
able to walk since.
He is being privately tutored,
however, and has now taken up
typing.
In the way of encouragement,
a free will donation has been
collected at Ralston's ReXall
store and this will be used to
purchase him a new typewriter.
1t is being secured at cost.
President Floyd Henderson
said that local funds would also
be used in assisting the Brister
youth in his efforts to obtain for
himself a vocation he can follow
thru life.
In line with the above, the
society is now perfe~ting plans
for their annual ter Seal
drive and money raising cam
paign.
Representatives of eight sur
rounding counties recently met
at the First Methodist church of
Caldwell for a training confer
ence of the Ohio Society Fol
Crippled Children.
Host and co-chairman of the
meeting was Floyd Henderson
who is county chairman of the
Easter Seal campaign here
Edgar B. Allen of GAINESVILLE is
co-chairman.
The afternoon session began al
las at the church. Addresses
| were given throughout the after
noon by the following:
Homer Tobin and Rev. H. j
| Kopke, organization chairmen
| A. R. Richey, president in Wash
ington county; Bob Amos ane
Mrs. Meta Bankes, publicity
| newspaper chairInen; Alan LanC
and Eugene Gray, publicity
radio and T. "; Mrs. Faye Viii
liams, Lilly Parade" chairman
Mrs. Eugene Archer; Mrs. Am
| McGraw, r. NJ; Mrs. Edit
Smith of Columbus, who gave
the summary.
Following the meeting, The
group enjoyed dinner a
/ HenrY'S.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-11
townships Receive
Their Back Money

County Auditor Gilbert B
Long announced that the check
for $4,000 from the office OF
the State Auditor from the gas
oline excise tax fund was receiv-
ed in Noble county on Feb. 3.
Last Friday, the individual
checks of $500 were mailed to the
clerk of each township in Noble
county, together with $500 each
that represents the January gas
revenue issue.
1t will be remembered that the
check for $4,000 had originally
been mailed from Columbus on
Oct. Is. The check was lost and
the money was received by the
townships only after a request
for a reissue was made by Audi
tor Long.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-11
ohio Fuel Taking On New Customers Here

An agreement has been reach
ed between the Caldwell coun-
ell and the Ohio Fuel Gas COM
pany of Cambridge, which
should be of benefit to consum-
ers in Caldwell who wish to
change from the Permian Oil &
Gas company to the Ohio Fuel.
Gas consumers in Caldwell
can now request the Ohio Fuel
Gas company for service of gas
consumption for use only on
base load. This applies only to
cooking facilities and hot water
heating needs.
"Notice of Intent" forms to
switch to the Ohio Fuel may be
obtained from the office OF
Mayor Homer Johnson. These
may be mailed to the Ohio Fuel
at Cambridge or left at their
office in the Donald D. Nichols
store.
Applications are also being
accepted by The Ohio Fuel Gas
company for service on home
and industrial heating units but
they first must be approved by
the Public Utilities Commission
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