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Evening star., 1954-11-16

the court should direct that any
districting shall be such as to
make such choice practical and
effective, and the decree should
further provide that no rule or
regulation inconsistent with such
provisions shall be enforced"
The brief stated that the fed
GRAFTON does not intend to pur-
sue its previous effort to obtain
a lower court injunction for the
reason that it would no longer
be effective"
, 1954-05-22
JOB NOTICE

The Virgin Islands Housing and RedeveIopment Au-
thority is in need Of a CLERK TYPIsT, salary range 1890
--Sl72O per annum, to perform general clerical and typing
duties at the management office of the D. Hamilton
Jackson Terrace Housing Project, Christiansted, St. Croix.
This is a permanent position.
Desired qualifications are: Completion Of the Twelfth
Grade; knowledge of the touch system of typewriting; ex-
perience in performing general office and clerical work
All applications must be submitted in writing not later
than Friday, May %, 1854 and should be addressed to:
VIRGIN SLANT HOUSING M R~EDEVELOPMENT
Pc. BOX IS Charlotte Amaie
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
, 1954-05-22
ARE YOU UNEMPLOYED z?

If you ore out Of work let the Virgin
Employment Service know about it toddY.
We wont TO help you find employment.
Purttime employment is better thd no en-
ploYment ut oil.
Don't spend all Of your sovinqs und then
decide to look for q job.
CO to the Virgin Isldnds Employment
Service toddY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-07

Corps of Engineers to investi-
gate the proposed project.
The district Engineer hav-
ing territorial jurisdiction
over the town involved
launches the investigation.
His Office talks with interested
persons in the town, civilian
employees make engineering
surveys. experts prepare cost
estimates. The district En-
gineer turns his facts over to
his division chief, who ana
lyzes the project further He
reports to the board.
The board has its civilian
staff review the proposed
project and make a recon-
mendation for approval or
disapproval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-07
How to Get a Dam Built

once A MONTH, seven
" officers of the Army
Engineers meet in Washing
ton. Their deciSionS-which
go virtually unpublicized-
can mean a difference of
millions of dollars to sections
of the United States.
This body-the Board of
Engineers for Rivers and
Harbors-approves or disap-
proves public works projects
in rivers and harbors and
flood-control areas. ConStruc-
ton of dams, canals and har-
bors depends on whether the
board deems them worthy of
the expenditures necessary.
Of course, the board has no
authority to build these prof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-07
BY Brian Bell. Jr.

ectS. This must come from
Congress. but the legislators
depend heavily on the boards
decisions.
How does a town go about
getting, say. a dam built by
the Government?
There is a great deal of red
tape involved. However, much
of the lengthy procedure is
felt necessary to assure the
taxpayers the Government is
not wasting their money.
First, the people of the town
must convince their Congress
man a dam is needed. The
Representative obtains a di-
receive from Congress for the
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Husband OF Local
Woman killed In
Airplane Crash

1t. Dale d. Cummings, 25-year-
old Marine pilot husband of the
former Beverly Stoker of Plain
City, was instantly killed in a
plane crash at Whiting Field Ma
rine Naval Air Station near Pen
socola, Florida, Thursday. 1t.
Norman B. Kemp was also killed
in the same crash.
1t. Cummings was a 1853 grad
uate of the Naval Academy and
was married last June. Mrs. Cum
mings is the daughter of George
B. Stoker, editor of the Plain City
Advocate. He and Mrs. Stol1er are
in Pensacola.
Funeral services were held in
the Base Chapel, Monday at 10
am. Burial was expected to be in
Columbus later this week.
Besides his wife, 1t. Cummings
is survived by his mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cum
mings of Saginaw, Michigan; three
sisters, Mrs. Ralph Berg, Duluth,
Mimi; Mrs. Robert Woodfield,
Fort Eustis, Va, and 1t. Shirley
Cummings of Shepperd Air Base,
Texas. A brother, Robert Cum
mings, Jr., lives in Seattle, Wash
ington.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
james Rowe Dies
Of Long Illness

James Rowe, rs, native of Madi-
son County, died early Monday
morning at his home in Warsaw,
Indiana, after a two years ILL
ness.
Mr.. Rowe was born near Dan
vile, November 10, 1877 and lived
in Madison County until thirty
years ago when the family moved
to Indiana. His wife died Novem-
ber 3, 1888.
Surviving are three brothers,
George and Walter Rowe of Lon
don and Scott of Columbus; two
sisters, Mrs. j. o. Buckley, Xenia
Road and Mrs. Edna Moore of
Columbus.
Funeral services in Warsaw
Wednesday. Graveside services
Thursday afternoon, at Bethel
Cemetery, south of London, Pas
tor Lawrence T. Rugh, officiating
minister.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Prof. SchIesinger
To Retire Soon

Prof. Arthur M. Schlesinger, a
native of Xenia, and a brother of
Mrs. Samuel H. Heitz, of 27 West
Second Street, Xenia, the former
Miss Marion Schlesinger, for
many years, principal of the Lon
don High School, has announced
his decision to retire this summer
from the faculty of Harvard Uni
versity, Cambridge, Mass, after
30 years service.
The 66-year-old professor re-
ceived a bachelor of arts degree
from Ohio State University in
1910 and Masters degree the fol-
lowing year from Columbia Uni
versity, New York City.
Before joining the Harvard fac
ulty in 1924, Prof. Schlesinger
taught at Ohio State University
and the University of Iowa. In
1884 he was visiting professor at
the University of London and the
University of Edinburgh and in
1949 was appointed a visiting pro-
fessor of American History of
Leyden, Holland.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Little League
Opener Set For
Decoration Day

London'S Little League Baseball
and Babe Ruth League seasons
will open officially during the
Decoration Day weekend. Pre-
season activities start with tryouts
for new team members on Satur-
day, May l, at the Park Avenue
diamond at one o'clock and again
on May 8 at the same place and
time.
League ages are nine through II
for Little Leaguers and 13 through
Is for Babe Ruth League.
Parental permission forms are
being distributed to schools in the
area this week. Each boy who in
tends to try out must have his
parents written consent on the
proper form with him.
Last year there were about go
boys who tried out for team posi-
tions and did not get to play as
there were only 20 vacancies. This
year it is expected that newly or
ganiZed recreational facilities will
provide a chance for most of the
extra boys to take part in super
vised team play, even though they
do not make Little League team.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Lewis Named To
Insurance Post

Mr.. Bruce D. Lewis, President
of the London Home and Savings
Company of London, Ohio has
been appointed to the Insurance
Committee of the United States
Savings and Loan League.
The appointment was announc-
ed today by Ralph r. Crosby,
Providence, Rhode Island, Presi-
dent of the League, which is the
sixty-two year old nationwide
trade organization of the savings
association business and repre-
sents more than 1000 savings as
sociations and cooperative banks.
In 1854 the League Insurance
Committee will undertake COM
prehcnsive analysis of life insur-
ance plans for home loan borrow
ers. Under these plans, the mort
gage balance is paid off in the
event of the borrowers death.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Red Cross Names 7
To Blood Donor Club

Madison County Chapter Ameri-
can Red Cross, has adopted a
policy that has become part of the
Blood Donor program in other
chapters; recognition of those
donors who have reached the gal
Ion record.
Judge Maurice f. Beathard,
chairman of the program in this
county, announces the names of
those who reached this record at
the time of the visit Of the mobile
unit to London, March %, 1854:
Mrs. Eva NJ. Myers, Judge James
F. Bell, Mrs. Kathryn Bidwell,
Herman S. Fisher, Mrs Flora
Louise johnson, Ray B. Ridenour
and Earl Russell GillilHnd.
There are many who have do
mated at least eight pints, and
some even more, which makes
them eligible to membership in the
Gallon Club" but an accurate
record was not available until the
present practice was recently
started, Judge Beathard stated.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
NutioncI Home
Demonstration
Week Set May 2-8

May 2-S is the ninth annual F1a-
tional Home Demonstration Week,
Nellie Watts, state home demon
stration leader, announced today,
She said the theme "today's home
builds tomorrow's world" empha-
sizes the Importance of homemak~
ing as a profession.
In Ohio, home demonstration
week will recognize leaders and
members of 1445 home demonstra-
ton groups. Miss Watts said in
terest of these women has advanc-
ed to include civic, government
and international problems, as
we'll as, better ways Of doing
everyday homemaking tasks.
Home demonstration agents and
Ohio State University home eco
nomics specialists trained volun-
teer leaders to help teach the Az
600 homemakers who participated
in home demonstration groups last
year.
Eighty-four Ohio counties have
home demonstration agents in
county agricultural extension Of
fices. These agents are members
of the Ohio tSate University home
economies staff.
Last year home demonstration
agents received 55,400 telephone
calls; 80, 400 office calls and made
10000 home visits to answer home
makers questions. They also held
5,901 meetings to help 210,650
women become better homemak-
ers. In addition, they conducted
4-H Club programs, home econom-
les radio and television broadcaStS,
and wrote home economics releaS-
es for newspapers.
Each county has a home demon
stration council that helps the
home demonstration agent plan
and conduct the educational pro-
gram each year. They lead COM
munity h m g demonstration
groups and assist volunteer project
leaders who teach the new skills
homemakers request.
Any homemaker may join a
home demonstration group in her
community, or start a new group,
by contracting her county home
demonstration agent. Home dem
onstration agents will answer
questions for any homemaker.
SON ARRIVES
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wood. 7S
Riley Avenue. announce the birth
of a son, Robert Lee, Jr., at Mt.
Carmel Hospital, Sunday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Lions Elect New
Officers Tuesday

London Lions Club elected Of
ficers at a dinner meeting at
Chooman's Restaurant last Tues
day evening, when members en-
tertained their ladies.
Guest speaker for the party was
Probate Judge Maurice Z. Beat
hard who discussed reasons for
and offered suggestions for de-
creasing Juvenile delinquency. His
remarks were given intent atten-
tion of the Lions and their guests.
George w. Taylor was elected
president of the club; P. E. Nc
Daniel, first vice president; Larry
Scheel, second vice president; K.
r. Fichner, third vice president;
Paul Good, secretary; Lowell
Stapleton, assistant secretary; c.
P. Myers, treasurer; Emil z. Yer
ian, tail twister; Clinton Stickel,
lion tanner; Reverend Lawrence
Rugh, chaplain and Herbert Dye,
pianist; DR.. M. ]. ChakereS, II.
II. IluIile' NleIl V. SpOllSleI' anu
Lowell Stapleton, directors. Elect
ed officials of the club will take
office July l.
The Lions voted $50 for the rec
reation program to the London
Citizens Council for Recreation
and also approved a request to
purchase glasses for a needy four
year-old of London.
Program committee members
were, c. P. Myers, H. H. Hume
and Glen ". Sponsler.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Mickey COnnOr
Gets Scholarship

Mickey Connor, son of Mrs.
Robert K. Connor, and the late
Mr.. Connor formerly of London,
won a distinct honor Saturday
when he won a scholarship to en-
ter AquinaS High School.
Mickey was one OF four out of
more than 200 boys who took the
examination to win the competi-
tive and coveted honor.
He is a former student of ST.
Patrick's School, London and also
a former Press and Democrat
newSboy.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Discount Rofe
Cur BY Cleveland
Federal Reserve

Cleveland, Ohio-The board of
directors of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Cleveland today announc-
ed a reduction in the discount rate
of one-fourth of one per cent, ef-
fective Friday, April %, 1854,
with the approval of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System in. Washington, D. {.
The rate was reduced from 1a
per cent to IL per cent on dis
counts for and advances to MEM
Der banks under Sections 13 and
13A, and from pa TO per cent on
advances to member banks under
Section 10 tB) of the Federal Re-
serve Act.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Spectacular Blaze Destroys
Wickline SawmiIl Saturday
$50, 900 Goes Up
In Flames Here

London Volunteer Fire en-
fought a stubborn 100000 fire
which completely destroyed the
main sawmill at the WickIine
Lumber Company here Friday
night. The spectacular fire caused
people from as far away as Mt.
Sterling to journey here to view
the blaze
The blaze was discovered at
about 1:30 am. Saturday morning
and was burning fiercely before
firemen could get to the scene.
George Wickline, owner of the 25-
year-old company, said that there
was no insurance on the building
and contents.
London firemen remained on
the job throughout the night and
stayed at the scene during the
morning i'm order to extinguish
the smouldering ruins. The fire
men were credited with saving
several nearby buildings including
the main office and several other
structures. Also much stored wood
was saved.
Hundreds of motorists created
a hazard when they drove auto
mobiles to the scene which caused
a severe traffic jam. Chief Dilwyn
Andrews said that he has asked
the police to make arrests of un-
authorized persons who follow
fires in the future. Too, power
lines fell and live wire created
another hazard until power COM
pany employees finally arrived
about 40 minutes after the blaze
was detected. Two defective fire
plugs also added to the hazards.
The blaze was discovered by
Gilbert Mossbarger who lives near
the sawmill. Three engines were
called to the scene after the fire
siren had been sounded a second
time
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Boy Hurt When
Motorhike Hits
Automobile Here

Billy Payne, 16, London, was in
jured Tuesday morning when his
motorbike struck a car driven by
Juliette Depp, Plain City. The ac-
cident occurred when the Depp car
made a left hand turn going south
on Main into Second street. Young
Payne struck the right side of the
car and was thrown completely
over the auto. Witnesses said that
Payne lit on his feet on the other
side of the car.
Both parties will appear in
mayors court here late this week,
police said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Freak Accident
Injuries Man

A Mt. Sterling man was injured
Sunday in a freak accident when
struck by the rearview mirror of
a truck. According to Deputy
Robert Allison, Clyde Boror, 81,
while helping push a wrecked car
out of a ditch, was struck by the
mirror when Jerry Shively, Co.
lumbuS, drove his truck at a high
rate of speed past the accident.
Shively was charged with reckless
operation. Boror's shoulder and
back were injured, it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
NO WINDSHIELD-POX
REPORTED IN COUNTY

Pocked windshields are not
a Madison county disease, ac-
cording to auto dealers here.
The mysterious windshield-pox
noted in many other parts of
the state don't seem to have
attacked local cars and none
has been reported so far. How
ever, one man complained that
his eye glasses have pock-marks
on them but he attributed
same to flying sand.
Insurance rates, incidentally,
may go up in some sections as
it costs from $13 up to S125
for the wrap-around wind
shields being featured on some
cars this year.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
MCBurg Lions Bid
For Air Academy

The Mechanicsburg Lions Club
last week entered it's bid with Of
ficialS at Washington, D. c., for
the selection of a local area for the
proposed Air Force Academy.
Robert Kennedy flew to Wash
ington Thursday and represented
the Lions club in submitting the
bid at conferences with high Pent-
agon officials.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Achievement Day
Plans Completed

Final arrangements for the 1854
Achievement Day are being COM
pleted by the various committees
working on this annual day. The
program will be held in the Lon
don Methodist Church beginning
at 10:30 a. m. Registration will
begin at 10 a. m. All homemakers
are invited TO attend for any part
of, or all of the days program.
The program for the day will be
filled with variety of interesting
events and people. Those partici-
pating outside of the county will
include Mrs. Jay Lawrence, State
H o m e Demonstration Council
President, who will acquaint those
attending with the broad scope of
the Home Demonstration Pro-
gram.
Mrs. Litta K. Robertson, Wo-
mems Director of the Ohio Farm
Bureau Federation, will challenge
homemakerS attending with her
talk where Are We Going ?"
Mrs. Mary Zinn, the Extension
Radio Editor, will explain Exten-
sion Radio and TV. There will
be many other features in the
days program of interest to those
attending.
Installation of officers and rec
ognition of council members will
be included in the days program.
Officers to be installed by Mrs.
John Shelley are: Chairman, Mrs.
Floyd Butts; Vice Chairman, Mrs,
Johnnie Stegall; Secretary, Mrs,
Harold Jackson; and Treasurer,
Mrs. John Sanford.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Mt. Sterling Gets
Richer By SS43.9O
In Truck Fines

Mayor Roscoe F'riddle'S court
has been busy place during the
past seven days since the Ohio
State Highway Patrol set up their
portable weighing scales in Mt.
Sterling. Since April 16 the first
day the Patrol started operation
of the weighing scales here, 26
arrests of truckers were made by
the Patrol for exceeding the
weight load maximum on Ohio
highways. All cases were heard
in Mayor Friddle's court and
fines totaling S1,687S0 plus costs
were imposed and received by the
court.
Fines ranged from the S25 mini
mum to S436. plus costs OF the
total collected, one half of the
fine money received is retained by
the village. The other half of the
fines must, by law, go to the
State. Mt Sterling's share of the
81 1,68780 amounts to SS13.90 and
according to law must be placed
in the villages street maintenance
fund for the sole use of repair and
maintenance of village streets.
Costs in the 26 cases heard a.
mounted to S10920 and go into
the general revenue fund Of the
village. Prior to the enactment of
a recent State Law effective jan
uary /, 1854, such costs went to
the mayors OF municipalities.
The heaviest overload detected
by the Patrols truck weighing OPP
GRAFTON in the village was an
overload of 1870 pounds on
truck operated by Atlantic Freight
Lines out of Pennsylvania. In adj
dition to being excessively loaded
the truck did not carry proper
PUCO markings and the driver
had failed to keep an accurate
log, according to local police. A
fine of $4,000 plus costs was inn
posed on the firm by the Mayors
court plus a fine of S25 for the
other infractions of the law.
HAVE NEW SON
Madison County Commissioner
and Mrs. George w. Taylor, an
nounce the birth of son, George
Wakefield Taylor, End, at White
Cross Hospital, Saturday, April
"a. Master George" who weighed
seven pounds and nine ounces,
was born on the seventh birthday
of his sister, Elizabeth Ann.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27

charge Of the photography. The
Democrat wants a picture of
your child to print in its forthcom-
ing feature, Citizens of Tomor-
row.. a series of Photographic
studies of local children. The more
we get the better the feature will
be, so the cooperation of the
mothers and fathers is urged.
1t often seems to parents that
children are little one minute and
are grown up the next, so fast does
a child's growing stage pass. Here
is a splendid opportunity to catch
a likeness of your child or children
at the present stage for the pleas
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Wheof Storage
Boosts Prices

Ohio State University grain
marketing specialist, Lowell Fol-
som, says careful handling and
storage helped Ohio farmers get
higher wheat prices than farmers
in most other states this spring.
Ohio farm wheat prices in
creased from S1,61 bushel in Au-
gust to S2.13 in March. The March
prices in the U.S.A. averaged
$2.09. While Ohio farmers were
getting So cents a bushel for z
months of storage. wheat prices in
the nation increased only % cents
during these z months.
Seven other states had farm
prices for wheat higher than the
national average. These states
either regularly produce less than
they use or had yields greatly re-
duced by drought.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27

years ana Tor tne pleasure you VIII
enjoy in seeing it in print. You will
want to clip it from this, your
home town newspaper, and pre-
serve it for the youngster when he
or she grows up.
There is absolutely no charge or
obligation for taking the pictures.
Parents don't even have to be
subscriber to the Democrat
nor even a reader. You do not
nave to purchase pictures either.
though you may obtain additional
prints by arranging direct with the
Studio representative If you want
them. That is entirely up to you!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
ACCIDENTALLY A
SHOOTS SELF

Billy Martin, Walnut ST, Lon
don was injured slightly when
% calibre rifle accidentally dis
charged, hitting him in the chest
Sunday afternoon. He suffered a
flesh wound when the bullet
glanced off his right chest
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
Thomas J. Feeley
Passes Monday

Thomas J. Feeley, SO years of
age, a native of London, died Mon
day morning at his home 2845 Co.
lumbus Avenue, Springfield.
He was born in London, August
IL. 1895. He had been a welder at
the International Harvester Plant,
Springfield, for 80 years. He was
a member of st. Raphaels Church
and the Holy Name Society of the
Church, Springfield.
Surviving is his wife, Daisy.
Local 402 of the International
Harvester will meet at z o'clock
Wednesday evening at the O'Brien
-Kenney Funeral Home. 1902 East
High Street, Springfield for serv-
ices.
Solemn Requiem Mass at st.
RaphaePs Church. Springfield,
Thursday morning at 9 o'clock
Interment in Calvary Cemetery.
HUME ON HONOR ROLL
Horace Hume, London, has been
credited with an average of 3.25
or better on a list of honor roll
students at Ohio State University
College of Arts and Sciences for
the Winter Quarter, according to
an announcement from the univer-
sity. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. II. Hume, Garfield Ave.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-27
MICKEY McGATH
HOME FROM HOSPITAL

Mickey McGath, 10-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGath,
London-Jefferson Road, has re-
turned home from Children's Hos
pital, where he has been patient
for several days, for treatment for
rheumatic fever. He will be con-
fined to his bed for three months.