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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-05
miss Lou " Byers
Is Honored On
89th Birthday

One of Madison County's First
Ladies" was recently honored
when more than one hundred
friends and relatives called at a
reception to wish her well on her
eighty-ninth birthday.
Miss Lou" Byers, as her host
of friends address her, received
the guests at the home of her bro
ther, Edward Byers, on the Lilly
Chapel Road, with her niece, Mrs.
Dewey MARY Byers) Bohyer and
her great-niece, Joyce Ann Bohyer
of Marion, who were hostesses for
the reception.
Miss Lou, the daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Byers,
pioneer residents of the Lilly
Chapel neighborhood, with her
brother, William Byers, still re-
sides in the home place, a quaint
old cedar-Shadowed homestead
that sets back across the field
from Brother Edwards" home.
Pinned to her shoulder, as the
honoree stalwartly stood in line to
greet her guests, was a beautiful
orchid and the Byers' home was
decorated throughout with the pro-
fusion of flowers that had been
sent by her many admiring friends
Among assisting hostesses were
Mrs. Charles Truitt, Mrs. Lewis
Bradley, Mrs. Fern Thomas, Mrs
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-05
5Oth Anniversary
OF The Rodgers
Is In Oberlin

Observance of a golden wedding
anniversary recently that will be
of interest to many in this area,
is that of DIR. and Mrs. John A.
Rodgers, in Oberlin. Mrs. Rodgers
being the former Alice Ewalt,
daughter of the late DR.. and Mrs.
John A. Ewalt, of London. She
spent much of her girlhood in Lon
don in residence in the Presbyter-
ian Manse, Elm Street, during the
19 years her father was pastor of
First Presbyterian Church here.
The Rodgers were married on
Sept. Ia, 1904, in Winchester and
moved to Oberlin in 1920.
Their three children - Mrs.
Duff H. Baldwin of Rocky River,
Mrs. Russell L. Van der Pyl of
Oberlin, and John A. Rodgers of
Cincinnati - planned a variety of
festivities honoring their parents.
Mrs. Rodgers brother, Robert
f. Ewalt of Denver, also former
ly of London, and Mrs. Ewalt,
were the hosts at dinner party
for 21 on Sunday evening at the
Oberlin Inn. Attending were the
seven grandchildren of the feted
couple.
On Monday evening, the gold
en- dinner was celebrated, also
at Oberlin Inn, with appropriate
commemorative talks.
s Tuesday afternoon, DR.. and Mrs.
Rodgers entertained their friends
at their home, 81 S. Cedar, at a
golden reception. Later that day,
other friends were greeted at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Van de Pyl,
81 w. College, concluding the
round of formal celebrations.
Out-of-toWn guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. Robert E. Ewalt, Den
yer, Colo; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Rice and Miss Gloria Rice, Cen
IreVllle, M / H.; Mrs. Samuel G.
Fowler and Mrs. r. A L. Bently
New York City; Mr.. and Mrs
Marshall Noecker, Crosse Pointe
Farms, Mich.
Mrs. ]. c. Blinn, Bellefontaine
Mrs. Clark M. Dougherty anC
Miss Dougherty, New Philadel
phia; Mrs. Helen Baldwin, For
Lauderdale, Fla; Mrs. ]. H. Rod
gers and Prof. and Mrs. C. K
Schoepfle, Kent; Mr.. and Mrs
John E. Rodgers, Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duff Baldwin
Rockey River; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C
Attack, Beach Cliffe; Mr.. and Mrs
Carly Winner, Mr.. and Mrs. FloyC
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Little
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kale, Mr.
and Mrs. r. G. Wright, all o
. Rocky River; Rev. and Mrs. Floyt
Ewalt, Bay Village.
J Tomatoes ripen most rapid,
at temperatures from 55F. to 70F
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-05
Somerford Women
Learn To E+ch Glass

Glass etching was the theme
when the Somerford Homemakers
met in the home of Mrs. John
Stegall.
The years program was organ
lied and township leaders chosen.
Delicious refreshments were
served by Mrs. Stegall and Mrs.
William Evans, councillors, to:
Mrs. Branford Gist, Mrs. Donald
Buck, Home Agent, Mrs. Jesse
Hart, Mrs. Leslie Upp, Mrs. Law
renee Brown, Mrs. Elmer Pelprey,
Mrs. Dorothy Melvin, Mrs. Jack
LovelesS, Mrs. Paul Hart, Mrs
Howard Hill, Mrs. Howard Beat
hard and Mrs. Scott Watson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-05

Returned from vacation which
at times left them practically
breathless, are Mrs. William II.
Norris, North Madison Road, Mrs.
Leroy Peck of Sedalia and Miss
Nancy Byers, employed in Column
bus, who resides on East First
st. Miss Mary Davis, South Oak
Street, who was to have complet-
ed the foursome, was detained be-
cause of illness, so the three Jared
forth alone.
The start of the trip was nothing
To get excited about, they simply
gassed up, took off for Montreal
through Western New York and
two days after their departure had
arrived in Canada for few days
sightseeing before they were
launch on their main objective.
Such Montreal sights as the Wax
Museum, Notre Dame Church and
the Midget House; little hiking
UP Mount Royal for a glimpse of
natures fnagnificence; a spot of
night at life at the Chez Paree
where Phil Spitalny and his All
Girl Orchestra were in vogue; and
then a little bit of window peek
Ing, spying out their windows of
the Laurentian Hotel to watch the
comings and goings of the Ouch
esS of. Kent and Princess Alexan-
dria, who were enSconced in the
Royal Suite at the Windsor, di-
rectly across from the American
travellers quarters, filled in the
time until came the hour for 60
ing to the dock to sail, for which
they had been biding their time.
The three had engaged passage
on tramp steamer, a misnom-
er, they say, if there ever was
one. The ship, a Corvette during
the World War, had been conver-
ted to accommodate so first class
Passengers with room also for
second and third class, their first
glass passage leaving nCthing to
be desired as to comfort and con-
venience( was the verdict.
The very first requisite for the
trip, or for any trip, is delightful
Weather, and that, the travellers
stated, they had plenty of from
Start to finish.
y Sailing up the st. Lawrence
River, following the north coast
Of Canada the steamer plies its
course as far as Canadian Labra-
dor, carrying cargo and mail.
Their only contact with the out
side world, the eager natives at
all ports of call were on hand to
meet the boat to get their share
of mail or cargo aboard, a week
B custom from April to Decem-
her when the weatherman takes
a. hand and makes the waterway
itnpaSsable.
4 Also at every port of call the
passengers debarked, and some,
Tin every instance the three from
London) would be taken truck
back, over the bumpy roads in
to the villages, to procure fish and
supplies for the ship. Day or night
they were called whenever the
boat docked and this adventure
continued, for a glimpse of the
rugged beauty of the landscape,
with the chief steward on the ship,
as guide.
At Seven Islands, they made a
tour of q South American ship
that had put in for week to load
paper pulp. The crew aboard rep
resented many nationalities and
spoke many languages. The cap
tain, an Argentinian, invited eight
of the "tramp's" passenger list,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-05

Tomatoes ripen most rapidly
at temperatures from 55F. to 70F.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-05
bSociety Social Events And News OF The Clubs

Clyde Sidner, Mrs. Maribel Brad
ley Hill.
Guests called from Lancaster,
Columbus, London, West Jeffer-
son, and other places in this vicin-
ity.
~ ~
Miss Mary Slattery, South Wal
nut Street, was recent guest At
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Schofieid and family in South
Charlie ytCn.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. John Lanigan,
dorothy Brady of London, have
been registered at the THE Little
White House." Warm Springs,
Georgia, as a part of their wedding
journey.
~ ~
Miss Ednah Goetting of Colurn-
bus, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Moody and daughter, Ann on
the Old xenia Road. Miss Goet-
ting and Miss Mary Koehler of
Pittsburgh, have recently return
ed after a four months vacation
in South America. s..r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30
On the Air
TeIevision, to Be Our Ruin,
Hasn't Quite Made 1t Yet
On the Air
By Harry Macarthur

Television, which was going
to be the ruination of us all. will
have to decline the nomination.
We would, some of the DOOM
savers predicted. become a ma
ton Of immobile illiterates, sit
ting there day and night bah
bling back at childish charades
conducted for us on the TV
screen.
Well, we have been living win
widespread televiSion for some
time now and it hasn't quite
worked out that way. For people
glued to television sets we still
are surprisingly mobile-enough
so to go right on getting our
selves manned and killed with
fair regularity on city streets
and country highways.
Television has turned out to
be less an ogre than predicted
in some other directions, too.
Only a few weeks ago the Ma
tional Association of Radio and
TeleviSion BroadcaSterS released
the results of a survey of chill
dren'S TV habits. It turned out
that some children, instead Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30

on WNBW here). With Richard
Carlson in the leading role. it IL
based on the experiences of Her.
bert Philbrick as an FBI under
cover man in the Communist
Party.
It is an exciting and timely
series. 1t also is popular enough
that xiv Television Programs has
just begun filming Of an add"
tional So half-hour adventures.
But what does this have to do.
with the printed word? Well:
Mr.. Philbrick first set forth the
account Of his narrowing days
as an active foe Of the Comnnu-
nistS in book form. Since the
program came on televiSion. re-
ports Grosset and Dunlap. sales
of the Philbrick book have in
creased by 800 per cent.
VISITOR-Spike Jones. who
hoped out loud awhile back
that he could make Washington
this summer. will do it. He and
his Musical InSanities of 1854"
will arrive at the Casino Royal
Monday night for a one-week
stay.
Spike was hoping for this visit.
from out in Beverly Hills just.
before his television show ended
its season and sent him and the
City SlickerS on tour. In his first
tour report he reveals that he
thought television was tough
until he started this current
jaunt. In nine days the show
played in eight States and one :
foreign country-Powell. Wyo.;
Mitchell. s. OAK: Nebraska City,
Nebr.; st. Joseph, Mo-: Daven-
port. Idaho; Peoria. Ill, Terre
Haute. Ind; Columbus, Ohio,
and Toronto. Canada.
One town played was so small,
Helen Grayco's husband insists,
that there was a sign right in
the center of it saying You Are
Now Entering and Leaving
Powell, Wyoming"
y \ ~
VERSATILE-There is no end
to the talent of this boy Roy
Meachum of WTOP radio and
television. Fresh from a stint
on radios Music Til Dawn
while Roger Fleet vacationed.
Mr.. Meachum now is filling Dom
ma Douglas shoes (wearing them
on his thumbs) on television at
1855 am. and 6:35 pm. daily.
He is taking in good part any
jibes that comes his way for
being cast as a sort of summer
time version Of Donna Douglas.
He also has filled in for Mark
Evans and learned how to eat
well. On this most recent as
signment he is aware that it
came to him just in time for him
to interview Ella Raines next
week. He is sure he will enjoy
this more than Miss Douglas
would have.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30

w. c. johnson. an official Of the
Admiral Corp, has pointed with
pride to the American life span.
It has, says he, increased an
average Of four years, to 681a.
since 1913. the years of televi-
sion's growth. It can only mean
that TV, by rendering people
somewhat immobile, is helping
them obey some Of Satchel
Paige's famed rules on staying
young.
Rule 4 was, Go very light on
the vices, such as carrying on
in society; the social ramble
amt reStful." Rule S was, avoid
running at all times" Even Rule
6 can be applied. It was, Don't
look back; something might be
gaining on you."
Let televiSion take the places
of running and the social ram
BILE, stare straight ahead at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30

being driven to immediate de-
linquency by exposure to tele-
vision. actually learned some
thing from it and found 1t help
full in school work.
y \ y
A couple of other items Of
evidence have turned up recently
to hint that television may not
be leading us to complete ruin.
Out in Chicago, for instance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-30

screen-and stay young. You'll
even avoid home accidents. An
insurance company reports these
have been decreasing noticably,
what with all those people sitting
still to watch TV and staying out
of trouble.
The fear that tleviSion would
mean an end of the printed word
is baniShed with another item Of
evidence. There is, as you know,
a television film series called Il
Led Three Lives" Git recently
moved to Mondays at 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1954-12-17

DoWNToWN: Mon and Thurs, e:3 o A
PM tAlso Tues and We'd, Dec. Il and
SHiRLlNGToN: Mon thru Sot, e:3oA .M.
tCIosed PM, Dec 24)
NORTHEAST: Mon thru sot, $50 A M
Evening star., 1954-01-13
Subways 10 Ease District
Traffic, Parking Explored

The prospect Of o subway
system for Washington, to al
leviate the parking and traffic
problem here was explored last
night.
The matter came up before
the Central Businessmen's AS
sociation, meeting in the Amer
lean Security and Trust Co.
Building. Fifte enth and II
streets NV. *,
Harry Thompson, assistant
superintendent Of the National
Park Service. said subways
should be considered as a means
Of easing parking.
He pointed out that. II sub
ways had been built Is years ago,
there might not be q serious
parking problem or traffic con-
gestion today.
It also was stressed that the
city government should have
open hearings on parking
problems.
John c. L. Sullivan, head Of
the group, presided.
Evening star., 1954-01-13
Reds to- Debate Future
Of Tito Vice President
BY The Asseeiossd Press

BELGRADE. Jan. 13.-The
powerful central committee OF
Yugoslavia's Communist Party
has ordered full dress meeting
for Saturday to consider the
future Of Vice President Milovan
Djilas. one Of President Tito's
four top-ranking lieutenants.
Djilas aroused the ire Of the
top Yugoslav, Communists re-
Gently by publishing without
authorization q series Of articles
criticizing government policies In
general. and in particular. the
wives. Of top state officials for
boycotting the beautiful actress
wife Of the Yugoslav army chief
Of staff. Peko Dapcevic.
Evening star., 1954-01-13
Women Prisoners In Riot
Last Summer Enter Plea
BY the Assoeiased Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 13.-Sixteen
inmates Of the Maryland Re-
formatory for Women were taken
into court yesterday to answer
charges growing from a kicking.
screaming. window smashing riot
at the institution last summer.
Fifteen pleaded not guilty to
accusations including assault,
malicious destruction and rioting.
One pleaded guilty Of rioting. but
maintained she was not guilty on
another count.
The women were arraigned be-
fore Circuit Judge BENJAMIN
Michaelson. They had been in
dicted week ago.
The is were charged after an
investigation by States Attorney
C. Osborne, Duvall into the out
break in o two-story cottage at
the JeSsups Reformatory last
July z. Fifty-three women were
finally silenced by State police.
After arraignment the women,
all but one Of whom were Me-
groes. were returned to the re-
formatory to await trial. No date
was set.
Evening star., 1954-01-13
Rickenbacker Awarded
Big Brother Of So Scroll
By ths As.oeieted Press

y
President Eisenhower yester-
day presented to Capt. Eddie
Rickenbacker a framed scroll
honoring him as the Big Brother
Of the year 1853.
The award was in recognition
Of the noted flyers deep and
abiding interest" in the welfare
Of the youth Of America.
The Big Brother movement is
q program for youth guidance.
This year marks the 5Oth ami
versary Of the movement.
Evening star., 1954-01-13
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-03-19
State Dept. Rejects
Protests Against
Aiming Arabs

WASHINGTON, (JTA) - Act
ing Secretary of State Walter
Bedell Smith, in a letter to Con-
gressmen, has rejected Congress
sional protests against State De-
partment plans to. arm Arab
states, it was learned last week
Members of Congress, includ-
ing Senators and Representatives
holding membership in both pc
litical parties, had previously met
with Secretary Smith and other
State Department officials to urg,
against the sending of free Amer
lean munitions to the Arabs. The
Congressman expressed the view
that such arms would serve to
undermine rather than promote
regional peace and security.
Secretary Smiths letter said the
Department would seek to use
such opportunities that may pre-
sent themselves to arm Arab Lea
que states. The purpose of such
arming, he indicated, would be to
bring about what the State De
partment considers the promotion
of regional security and the
strengthening of the area against
Communism.
The State Department also an
; nounced t h a formal diplomatic
recognition has been granted to
the new Syrian Government
headed, by President Hashim
Atassi.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-03-19
Savannah, Georgia
AMERICAN NOTABLES

elite and the fashionable eagerly
sougt after TIE honors of the
synagogue, which carried leader
snip in the community. Isaac
Moses first received public recog-
milton when q years old. For the
rest of his life he carried the bur-
dens and duties of Judaism. In
1880 he with his father-in-law
brought to Philadelphia the min
lister Gershom Mendes Seizas, who
fled with the Torahs to Stanford,
Conn. when the British entered
New York. In 1882 he called the
meeting that organized Mikveh
Israel Congregation and served as
its first president. Immediately he
took the initiative in acquiring
a plot of ground, which within a
year. supported the first syna-
! gogue building erected in Penn.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-03-19

It is curious how social stand :
ards change with the, generations.
In. our own day, cafe society or
country club Jews shy away from
religious or communal response
bility. Yet in the 18th century the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-03-19

sylvania. Returning to New York,
he began active participation as
a trustee of the synagogue. On
four different occasions, he was
elected Parnass of Shearith Israel.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
-Four Burned 10 Death
IN Fire al Labor Camp

PENN - 0S
-Four persons, one Of them q
bary snl, .S-e -,...-~s " -, 4
today when IRE swept through
a migrant labor camp building
in the Town Of Potter, near here,
Three others suffered severe
burns.
Yates County Undersheriff
Ralph Legg said about 90 other
persons escaped from the burn
ing frame building.
The dead. all Negroes. were
identified as Johnny Dean,
about IS: his daughter. Betty.
l6 months: and Robert johnson
and Walter Moody. both in their
mid-thirties.
The injured were admitted to
Soldiers and Sailors Hospital
here. They were identified as
Mrs. Lottie Dean, SO, In critical
condition and Miss Claude
Crawford, 81. and Mrs. Pearl
Wright. SO. both In fair condi.
tion.
Undersheriff Legg said the
fire broke out about 800 am.
but was not reported until assser
one of the survivors had driven
to another labor camp about
two hours later. t%s
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Dr.. Sheppard Claim,
State Hid Evidence ]
Favorable 10 Him
Dy sha Assoeicied Press

CLEVELAND Dee 81. DR.
Samuel n. Sheppard contendee
today that county prosecutors
concealed evidence favorable e
him during his murder trial. {
The 30-year-old osteopath
convicted last Tuesday Of second
degree murder in the bludgeon-
| ing Of his wife. wrote out /
statement that was given by !
brother to the Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
In the statement, DR.. Shep.
pard. who was sentenced to life
| Imprisonment, declared:
Total disregard Of definite
evidence that proved the pres.
ence of some one else in otil
house who must have killed
Marilyn stirs and depresses mel
/ Claimed Intruder Killed wife. i
During his almost 10-week
long trial. DR.. Sheppard main-
tanned that an intruder entered
his Iakefront home last July 4
and dubbed his 3-year-old preg-
Fnant wife to death. The prowler
twice knocked him unconscious
during ensuing struggles, DR..
Sheppard testified.
DR.. Sheppard said in the state
lnent that prosecuting attor-
ney" was duty bound to produce
all evidence and protect the
innocent as well as prosecute the
guilty"
'Th.s has been far over
looked" he added.
The prisoner said certain evi-
dence definitely pointed to the
presence of an outsider. S
He said these sncluded fibers
found under his wife's finger
nails, a fragment of leather and
q human tooth chip both found
under her bed, and D cigarette
butt in an upstairs toilet.
The State denied he had suf-
fered spinal cord injury, DR..
Sheppard said, until certain in-
juries were noted In trial testi-
mony, and then the prosecution
argued that he "dove over the
landing of the beach house" in Q
suicide attempt.
Says He Can't Understand.
The osteopath continues:
"Is that story by the prosecut-
ing attorney not much more FAM
tastic than the memory. I have
for the events that actually hap
pened (dazed and injured?
"I don't know If the jurors ex-.
pected my relation of the events
to sound like q mystery novel
or not. but a man who has been
knocked senseless twice cannot
describe associated events with.
clarity"
How these facts plus testi-.
mony in regard to a person In