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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
Putnam Is Pilot
With ''DeviIcats"

FAR EAST (FHTNC) -- Mar
inc Capt. Grosvenor Bud w Put
nam, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Putnam of London, Ohio, and hus-
band of Mrs. Betty f. Putnam of
1774 N. +. 1S0th St, North Miami
Beach, Calf, is serving in Korea
as a pilot with the "DeVilcats" SOU
adron of the 1St Marine Aircraft
Wings Group II.
The fighter bomber squadron is
the last remaining land based Cor
sair squadron in Korea. Arriving
in Korea shortly after the out
break of hostilities the "DeVilcats y
flew a total of 21,274 sorties to
surpass all other Marine squad
ronS.
Known to the Japanese during
World War II as the "Whistling
Death" the gull-wingcd plane per-
formed unbelievable feats by taxi
ing off from water without pom
toonS. surviving enemy hand gren-
AIDES, chewing off enemy aircrafts
tails with their propcllers, "Feath-
er Landing" on dry river beds, and
even, more recently, bagging one
of the newest and spcediest Rus
sian built MIG 15s.
Putnam is a graduate of London
Ohio High School, and a former
student of Ohio State University
He entered the Marine Corps dur
ing World War II and served on
Okinawa during the campaigns.
Released to inactive duty follow
ing the war, he was employed by
the Orleton Farms before being
recalled in November, 1852. Be
fore going 10 Korea in November
1853. he was stationed at the Mar
inc Corps Air Station, Miami, Fla
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
Retail Merchants
Lay 1854 Plans
AT Tuesday Meet
Group To Hold Another
Dollar Days" Next July

so members of the London Re-
tail Merchants Association enjoyed
a special dinner meeting here
Tuesday evening. The meeting was
called to order by president Ray f..
Ballenger.
Plans for the annual Easter Egg
Hunt were made and the event will
take place at Cowling Park on
Saturday morning, April II, Mr..
Ballenger said. The committee
plans to handle over 1000 children
that morning and plans are going
ahead to provide a fine event for
all concerned.
In open session closing hours
for London stores was discussed at
length and survey of London bus
mess houses will be made in the
near future to determine the fea-
stability of Saturday night closing
here. Many favored Friday as a
buster and better night for stores
foreman open on the theory that
Saturday night is not what it used
TO be. However, the survey should
show the views Of all concerned.
1t was also decided that Dol
lar Days" will not be held here
again until next July %.
A committee was appointed to
lay plans for the Fall Festival in
the fall of the year and it was
decided to hold the Festival out
side the business district.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
MAN OF DISTINCTION

Paul Lewis, 15-year-old Soph-
omore regular with the Mt.
Sterling Greyhounds, is a re-
markable young man. Those
who witnessed his playing with
Mt. Sterling in tournament
games here will vouch for that.
Paul plays under a handicap
which most fellows would prob
ably never overcome and Paul
does it admirably. Paul was
stricken with dread polio when
but three years old and doctors
gave him up for lost. His father,
Mt. Sterling school superintend-
ent, Steven +. Lewis, says that
prayer alone brought Paul
through after medical men gave
up hope. Not only is Paul a
good basketball player but he
is no slouch on the baseball di-
amond. He hit 300 last year
while playing first base with
the Mt. Sterling club!
The Lewis family have lived
at Mt. Sterling four years.
PauPs mother, Jean, has done a
wonderful job with her two
sons. Her other boy, Steve, is
also a first-stringer with the
team. The quiet pride which
Pauls parents take in him is
we'll justified and the people of
this entire community extend
their warm and friendly best
wishes to a boy who has met a
great test at great odds.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
Red Cross Group
In Campaign Meet

Can you measure, in terms of
money, the saving of a life by
a knowledge of first aid, the gra-
titude for relief of a tornado-stri-
cken family, the results a pint of
blood will bring to an injured
patient, or the advantages of
link with home for a soldier SER
wing few miles from the North
Pole ?"
These questions were posed by
Glen Whistler Eastern area assis-
tant manager for the Red Cross,
in a talk Tuesday night before
the volunteer workers for the Mad
ison county 1854 membership and
fund drive.
introduced to the campaign
workers by chapter chairman F.
+. KidWelI at the meeting held in
the Methodist church, Whistler cx-
planned the need for funds to carry
on the services with which the
Red Cross helps people in distress.
Citing that of every dollar the nat
ional organization receives, it
spends only Az cents for paid per-
sonnel g. administration, he stated
that AZ cents of each dollar con-
tributed to the organization this
year will go for services to the
armed forces and veterans, 10
cents to the blood program, 5 cents
for disaster preparedness and re-
lief and Z cents for health and
safety services.
KidWell also introduced John
Marsh, field representative for the
eastern area, and William Robi-
son, county fund chairman, who ex-
planned the mechanics of the drive
which will begin in the 30 SUBJ
divisions of the county next week.
Speaking of the local campaign,
Robson stated that the drive will
go over the top if each man,
woman and child in the county
will contribute just 35 cents. Also
SLl CSSGu llllS yCdl Will bG iliGlllDtI~
ships at 81 per member, giving
contributors the opportunity to
Join and Serve, actively sup
porting the American ideal of he'll
ping people.
Announced today by London
campaign organizer A M. Shen-
efelt, solicitation captains for Lon
don proper, are: Precinct 1, Miss
Jean Sparling; 2, Mrs. Maybelle
Blackmore; 3, William Fender; 4,
Miss Harriet Eyler; 5, Mrs. Nelson
Curl; 6, Mrs. Earl Ballenger; z,
Rev. Harley Bennett, and 8, Mrs.
Wilbur Hume, In charge of Soli-
citation from London industrial
plants is c. A. Holton; business
district, Kenneth Phleger, and spe-
cial centers, Floyd Williams.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
3 COnvicts Enjoy
Short Vacation

Three London prison farm es-
capeeS were back in prison We'd
nesday after a short vacation" to
Springfield. They had stolen an
ancient dump truck marked with
large letters London Prison
Farm" m"-emblazoner on the sides
- and abandoned it in Spring
field. According to pris n
employees, the greatest mystery
about the whole affair is how the
ancient vehicle ever made it to
Springfield. The men were prompt
ly arrested by Springfield police,
The convicts were identified as
William r. Dempsey, 80, a 20l-
pound, semi-pro wrestler serving a
35-year sentence for armed rob-
berry; Carl w. Condor, IS, serving
a forgery and embezzlement term;
and Albert Lee Hayes, "a, OF
Akron. a convicted burglar. Demp-
sey and Condor are Columbus
men.
The trio surrendered to Officer
Eugene Fuller without offering re-
sistance. They had fled from the
farm a few hours prior to the cap
ture
Dressed in work clothing. they
claimed to be employees of the In
ternational Harvester Co, but Of
ficer Fuller detained the men and
called for assistance when they
were unable to produce identifi'
cation
Springfield police released the !
escapes into the custody of Lon
don Prison Farm Assistant Super
intendent George Miller for thcil
return to the institution.
Under a recently-adopted sec
ton of the Ohio Code, escapes
from a penal institution face
possible additional one to five
years on their sentences, police
said. Previously, a mandatory two
years was attached, 10 be served
at the completion of the origina
sentence.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
Republicans Fail
To Endorse Local
Party Candidates

The Madison County Republican
organization at a recent meeting
here failed to endorse any local
candidates. The organization made
but one endorsement, that of
James A. Rhodes as Republican
candidate for Governor Rhodes is
running unopposcd in the primary
in May.
Several of the local candidates
are running unopposed in the pri
mary and several expressed their
disappointment over the failure of
the party organization to give
them. endorsements. Oddly, Repub-
lican Central Committee chair
man, Robert c. Rea did not file
and it is believed that the reins
of local Republican party policy
may go to II. H. Hume following
the primary. Hume filed from IN
ion Township.
didates running for county and
city offices are: Elton Kile, incum-
bent Republican candidate for
Representative; Rodger B. Baker,
incumbent Republican candidate
for County Commissioner; Forrest
r. Hanson, incumbent Republican
candidate for County Auditor. All
are unopposed
Only one contest is slated for
the fall election that between in
cumbent Democrat, Maurice Bea-
thard and Republican Joseph S.
King. Both will seek the office of
Probate Judge. Two tax levies are
also slated Mt. Sterling will ask
a tWo-mill levy for two years for
current expenses. Mt. Sterling
School District will also seek pas
sage of a two-mill levy for cur
rent expenses.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
Midway Wins Champ pionship
61-57 Over Mt. Sterling
1000 Thrilled In
WhirIWind Contest
BY PETE CONWAY

Midway became Madison Coun-
ty Basketball Champion at the
London gym Wednesday by de-
feating a game Mt. Sterling aggre-
cation 61-57. However. Mt. Sterl-
ing's classy basketball club almost
pulled the upset of the year when
they gave heavily favored Midway
a real scare and then went gamely
down to defeat with only four
points difference in the score.
Mt. Sterling lost the ball game
at the foul line when they failed
time after time to sink free throws.
Dick Bogenrife, the classy and
popular Midway star, was held to
but 5 points the first. half but came
up with total of 20 points his
lowest total this year. Mt. Sterl-
ing'S Ray Justice was high-point
man with q.
The sellout house witnessed a
Ilile game between these two rivals
who fought each other all the way
and although Mt. Sterling seemed
on the verge of taking home the
honorS, the men from Midway took
control of the ball in the closing
minutes and Sterling couldn't do
anything about it.
In the first game of the evening.
Plain City downed South Solon so
to 30 town the chance to play Mt.
Sterling for second place here Fri
day night. The winner of this con-
test will accompany the Champions
to the sectional tournament.
A crowd estimated at 2OOO wit
messed the thrilling contest which
could have gone to either team in
the closing minutes. The excited
but orderly spectators praised
players and tournament officials
alike and it was generally conced-
cd that this years tournament was
perhaps the best ever held here
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
Car Registration
Total Shows Drop

January 1854 was the slowest
month in a whole year for the
purchase of new cars from dealers
as registered in the office of Jas.
r. Littler, Madison County Clerk
Of Courts, according to figures
released from that office
The January report showed a
total of as new cars, 122 used cars,
II new trucks and II used trucks
purchased from dealers and reg
istcred with the clerk
For the year 1853. by each month
the totals were:
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
Grange Sponsors
Cage Tourney At
PIumwood School

There will be an all-county
Grange Basketball Tournament at
Monroe Gym at PlumWood this
weekend. The first game will be
Saturday night, Feb. 27, at 500
between Range Com. Grange and
Spring Fork Grange, the winner
of this game will play Plain City
Grange Sunday, Feb. %, at 200.
The County winner will enter the
State Grange Tournament at Wes-
terville March Doth, 26th, and 9th.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
MariIyn Martin
Active In Campus
Work At Dennison

At Denison University, Granville,
Marilyn Martin, junior. conducted
one of the five workshops Cam
pus Values on Trial" held as
part of the state convention of the
Intercollegiate Association of Wo-
men Students Saturday She Is the
daughter of Mrs. Marian Hornbeck
l16 South Walnut Street.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
Spelling Match
At De elk

The 1854 Spelling Match for stu
dents of Madison county is sched-
uled for Wednesday afternoon
March 24, at the Dcercreek School,
according to the office of County
Superintendent R. d. Webster.
Children in the grade schools oi
the county not higher than the
eighth grade and under is years oil
age, are eligible to compete.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
Miss KiIe Honored
On Deans List
At Muskingum

Sara Amanda Kile, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. j. c. Kile, has been
named on the Deans List at Mus
kingum College for the first Sc
mester. Miss Kile has a scholastic
average exceeding 80, the mini
mum requirement for recognition.
She is a freshman at Muskingum
this year.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
MAURICE MossBARGER
IN WHITE CROSS

Maurice Mossbarger, Mound ST.,
is in White Cross Hospital for OBJ
serVation. His room number is II.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-02-26
e OUR
"a TOWN
DONATION

DONH lON
Big Texan went to church
one Sunday and after the
services approached the min
ister with a great deal of en-
thusiasm.
Reverend" said the Texan,
that was one Of the best
damn speeches 1 ever heard'
Fine" said the preacher,
but why do you use such
language?"
4 can't help it, Reverend. l
thought it was such a damn
good sermon that / put a
$1,000 bill in the collection
plate"
"The hell you did"
HuMN!
Money doesn't go as far as
it used to and, for that mat
ter, neither do we!
PUZZLE
By some strange quirk OF
fate columnist Earl wilson
quoted us in his column some
time ago. Earl is Syndicated IN
a great many papers through
out the United States and else
where. Well, a friend OF our
brother, who lives in Homo
lulu. saw the quote IN the
Honolulu newspaper and sent
the clipping to our brother
who lives in Denver, Colorado.
Brother sent it on to us. The
thing that we don't under
stand is, that out of perhaps
millions of readers of Wilson's
column, our brothers triend
is the only one who saw the
quote! Thus we received the
word from almost half way
around the world! .....
ADVICE
Never argue with woman
after midnight-nor any other
time.
LOVER
Our idea of a great lover
is one who can, by the use OF a
well placed insult, attract the
attention and respect OF a
normally beautiful but indit-
ferent woman.
NUTS
In Hollywood, it's a wise
child that knows its own step
father.
CHOICE
Old Haywood Snugg, the
sage of Strickland Avenue,
saws that he doesn't know
whether to keep on smoking
and die of cancer or quit al
together and die apoplexy.
DODGE
We don't believe this but a
friend Of ours told us that HE
has a friend who keeps an old
and tattered suit in his ward
robe which he wears but once
a year-when he goes to the
tax collector to protest his as
sessmenti
SUDN THOT
About the only good thing
we can say about February
is that it has but % days.
WELL?
We like one thing about un-
reliable people-they can al
ways be relied upon to be un-
reliable. So it is with many
things. 1t makes no difference
when a person who is always
late shows up on time and we
are never surprised when they
run true to form.
AGE
Reason many people who
have reached 20 are given
credit for great wisdom is be-
cause there is no one left who
remembers the mistakes they
made when they were young.
LIFE
About the only way you
can live on love nowadays is
to love somebody who already
has what the government
takes.
DAFFYNITIoNS
A hypochondriac is a guy
who can't leave being well
enough alone!
And a pessimist is merely
a guy who really knows
what's going on!
DANGEROUS
With Mccarthy on the
prowl. no one ever refers to
himself as re d-blooded
American any more.
PROBLEM
What we can't understand
is who are the "Joneses" we
arc keepng up with?
DIVORCE
Lot of divorces result in
mans trying to keep his wife
in the manner TO which she
would like to become accus-
toned.
LAST WORD
II would be a great world
If all the women were married
and all the men were bache-
lors.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-08-20
ocRAcOKE PERSONALS

James Street, author of Tap
Root, of Chapel Hill, was guest at
the Wahab Village Hotel last week.
This was Mr.. Streets first visit to
Ocracoke and he stated he liked
the Island very much.
Mrs. Earl Hill Gaskins is hospit-
allied in Norfolk, Va.
Home for the week end were
John Gaskins and John P. O'Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Fulcher of
Norfolk, Va. spent last week here.
Mr.. Fulcher found many changes
in the Ocracoke of his boyhood
days.
Mrs. Russell Williams and
daughter, Patsy, of Martinsville,
Va, are visiting Mrs. Williams
mother, Mrs. Eleanor Balance.
Mrs. Preston Ennis visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Gas
kins, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Austin of
Hatteras visited Mrs. Austin's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Somers
| Spencer, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Lewis are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Sty-
ron.
Mrs. INLAND Williams and Mrs.
Jacob Williams have taken baby
Spencer to Chapel Hill for treat
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Parsons of
Philadelphia, Penn, are visiting
Mrs. Mary Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam >O'Neal visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Harry O'Neal last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Powell
and children of Raleigh were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Gar
IRISH before moving into the By
rum cottage last week.
Miss Lorena Balance, Mrs. lr-
vim Garrish and children, Martha
and Agnes, enjoyed a trip to Ocean
City, Md, last week.
Mrs. William Midgettel and son
are visiting in Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Robinson
and Kerry are visiting in Ocean
City, Md.
A revival is being held at the
Assembly of God Church.
Mrs. Edna West Adams of Nor
folk, Va. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Dallas Williams.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-08-20
LUTHER HODGES
SPEAKS RECENTLY
AT LOST COLONY
Elizabeth City Bands Plays
in Virginia Dare Day
Celebration

Lieutenant Governor Luther
M. Hodges was at Waterside
Theatre on Wednesday night,
August 10, when homage was
paid to Virginia Dare, first child
of English parentage born in the
New World. The date marked
the seth anniversary of the
first white child born in the new
world.
In addition to the appearance
of the lieutenant governor the
nationally famous Elizabeth City
High School band and its Major
cites were here for a pre-curtain
performance. The famous band
has just returned from Philadel-
phia and the national Veterans
of Foreign Wars encampment
and a tour of northern cities.
On Virginia Dare's birthday
celebration w dine day, the
board of directors of Roanoke Is
land Historical Association had
their summer meeting. 1t was
day of gaiety for many residents
of Dare County who always wait
until Virginia Dare's Birthday to
attend the Lost Colony, shown
nightly this summer for its 14th
season.
General Manager R. E. Jordan
stated today that except for rains
which have caused four cancel
lations of performances and
three partial cancellations at
tendance at Lost Colony is about
up to par for the season. With
less than three weeks to play,
the drama, shown already to
more than $4,000 paying -custo-
mers during its history, is ex-
pected to show to- between $4,000
and $4,000 persons this year.
For Lieutenant Governor Hold
ges it was the first of two public
appearances he will make on the
Dare Coast when he made the
curtain talk here on Virginia
Dare's birthday We n e d ay
night. He was scheduled to speak
at the annual Daniels Clan
homecoming in Wanchese on
Thursday, August 10. For Eliza
beth City's High School Band, it
will be the last public perform
ance, following a busy summer,
until the Pasquotank County
Schools open next month.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-08-20

Mrs. Mabel Basnight, box office
! manager, also started with the
show in 1887.
Among the old timers of the
cast still with the show is Maria
lene Thomas, member of the Lost
Colony Chorus and one of the prin-
ciples in the cast. She is a native
of Manteo and started with The
Lost Colony in 1888 as a flower
girl. Natalie Etheridge, another
actress, has had one role or anoth-
er since the early days of the
i drama. Mrs. Mary Mann Evans,
who sometimes plays the role of a
colonist woman this season, has al
so been with The Lost Colony since
it started in 1887. Mrs. Grace Dav-
is, who has played the role of
Agona and/or Manteo's wife since
1887 Except. for three seasons) is
still with the show. Many of the
island actors in the drama today
started as flower girls, pages or
colonist children.
ATS Performances
A a b m a-born Robert Arm
strong, male lead of the show who
plays the part of John Borden, has
been with the Lost Colony since
1947. This year he will play his
475th performance before the sea-
son ends. This is a record for any
lead in an outdoor production.
Armstrong has had colorful
career from newspaper galley boy
to principal in Broadway produc-
tions. Last year he played the
General in the production END
as a Man." He has also had i'm
portant roles in television shows
and movies.
Alumni of The Lost Colony in
clude numerous nationally known
personalities. Andy Griffith for
several years played the role of
Sir Walter Raleigh. Ainslie Pryor,
star of the current Broadway hit
"The Game Mutiny," once played
Governor John White. Martin Kel-
logg, mayor of Manteo and widely
known in legal circles of the coast,
for several years played the role
of Ananias Dare.
The Tooth performance comes
near the close of the 14th season
of the drama. This milestone in the
history of Americas longest-lived
drama is expected to attract one
of the largest audiences of the
1853 season.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-08-20
FAIRFIELD PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Jones and
daughters of Portsmouth visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartford Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Cutrell dur
ing the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Best and
Elaine of New Bern spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph L. Simmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Sears,
Sarah, Mary, Omanda and Janet
were visitors in Plymouth Thurs
day.
Laverne Mooney of Kinston
and Miss Joyce Mooney of Wash
ington visited Mr.. and Mrs. Dali
las Mooney during the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Sadler,
Woodley and Barbara Sadler and
Marlis Sears spent Friday at
Mays Head.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-08-20
TOOTH SHOWING
OF LOST COLONY
TO BE TUESDAY
Almost 100000 Persons Have
Seen Show In Its Four
teen Seasons

Paul Green's symphonic drama
The Lost Colony which started il
1887 as one-season production
and became so popular that it has
been shown each summer since, ex-
cept for four World War II years
will present it's tooth performance
in Waterside Theatre here on
Tuesday night, it was announced
today by General Manager R. E.
Jordan. The spectacle, built up
around one of the greatest history
mysteries of all times, was the
first of the symphonic dramas and
is the longest-lived outdoor produc-
ton.
During the shows history al
most 100000 persons have paid to
see the drama, which today is un-
changed except for minor details,
from the original script.
Special Features
"On Tuesday night, as a special
feature of the Tooth performance,
each Tooth person passing through
the entrance gates of the theatre
will be given a lifetime pass to the
show and also a rare Lost Colony
commemorative half dollar" said
Jordan.
Many of the old timers with the
show will be presented to the aud
fence during the performance, per-
sons who have acted or had to do
with presenting the drama since
the very beginning back in 1887.
Two persons who have been with
the show for the longest period are
Samuel Selden, supervisory direct
or of the drama, and Albert Q.
Bell, associate manager and the
man who built Waterside Theatre.