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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
Castle To Face
Grand Jury Here

Carl Castle, 19-year-old accused
robber, is in the Madison county
Jail awaiting action by the Grand
Jury, Sheriff Harold Bidwell re-
vealed Thursday. Also being held
is Darlene Wooten, 10, of Fair
born, who is being held for
Chillicothe police, it was said. She
was said to be Castles girl
friend.
According to the sheriff, the
Wooten girl is wanted at Chilli
cothe in connection with a robbery
there. 1t is believed that she
accompanied Castle during a
hold-up.
Castle has been implicated in
several hold-ups and robberies in
recent months and is being held
after having been Investigated by
Columbus police with regard to
several robberies there. Sheriff
Bidwell said that Castle was not
believed to have been active in
the Columbus robberies however.
Castle will be brought before
the Grand Jury on charges of
breaking and entering the Deer
creek school LAFAYETTE, earlier
this year. Fingerprints found at
the scene are said to be Castles
Castle is also wanted by Orlando,
Fla. police. Bidwell said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
Cora RiehtseII
Dies On tuesday

Mrs. Cora NJ. Rightsell, Is, of
AT South Fountain Avenue,
Springfield, a native of London,
died Tuesday in Mercy Hospital,
Springfield, where she had been
a patient since June /. She had
been i'll for nine weeks. Her hus-
band, Horace Rightsell, also a
native of London, died in Mercy
Hospital less than a week ago.
The former Cora Holland, Mrs.
Rightsell was born in London,
December 81, 1873. She had re-
sided in Springfield for 26 years
and was a member of st. Raphael
Church there.
Surviving are three sons, John
and Bernard, both Of Springfield
and Robert of Newark; three
daughters, Mrs. Geneva Slagle of
Galloway, Mrs. Irene Crosier and
Mrs. Carolyn Bennett, both of
Springfield; two brothers, William
Holland of Springfield and John
Holland of Chicago. Sherman
Rightsell, West Mound Street,
London, is a grandson.
Funeral services at st. Raphael's
Church, Springfield, Friday morn
ing at nine o'clock. Interment in
st. Bernard Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Degen-
hart-Conroy uneral Home,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
Wheat Run Large
At Lilly Chapel

The wheat run at the elevator
of Sark and Plum, Inc, Lilly
Chapel, has kept the force there
on the move, according to Howard
Sark, plant manager, who report
ed Tuesday as the biggest day
since the combining started in
earnest.
Approximately 10000 bushels
of wheat have been received at
the elevator, averaging about 2s
bushels to the acre; weight about
80 to so pounds to the bushel and
moisture content very low, accord
ing to Mr. Sark.
In the 10 hour day Tuesday,
sc, ,383 bushels were taken in To
accommodate the intake 22,00O
bushels of 1853 stored government
loan wheat was loaded, making a
total of between $4,000 and $4,000
bushels of wheat handled at the
elevator that day. Wednesday, S
figures ran a close second to
Tuesdays, Mr.. Sark stated.
Concerning the problem of stor-
age, Mr.. Sark stated that 280
farmers had signed up with the
elevator for their 1854 crop and
that their entire crop would be
taken care of.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
Recreation Group
To Meet Monday

The quarterly meeting of the
Citizens Council for Recreation
will be held at the high school
building next Monday, July 10, at
500 p. m, it was announced today
by the chairman, Pastor Lawrence
t. Rugh.
At a recent executive committee
meeting, reports were received
from the standing committees of
plans for fall recreational activ-
tiles, as well as reviewing the
present summer playground pro-
gram.
The main item of business for
the council meeting will be plans
for the fall program. All repre-
sentatives and interested persons
are urged to be present.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
Contract Awarded By Water
Board For New Deep Well
"a To Fl. Hayes
For PhysicaIs

The next contingent to go to Ft.
Hayes, Columbus, for physical ex-
animation Tuesday, July %, in
cludes the following:
Everett Boggs, London r. r. 2;
Paul Green, Harold Brill, Edwin
L. Vallery, London r. r. /; Will
liam Ray Zimmerman, London R.
r. 3; Dale Shoemaker, Pearl
Thompson, Emmett Smith, Lon
don; Alvin Lamar Evans, South
Charleston Ray Self, Fred L.
Junk, William E. Higgins, Ray
mond f. Brown, Mt. Sterling r.
r. 2; Wendell Miller, Plain City,
r. r. 2; Lester j. Hostettler,
Edgar L. Kaufman, Plain City r.
r. /; Donald E. Hux, William G..
Clawson, South Solon r. r. l; AL
fred L. Farmwald, Dan J. Ginge-
rich, Plain City r. r. 3; Robert E.
Neer, Mt. Sterling r. r. 3; James
M. Tope, Mt. Sterling r. r. /;
Robert Emmett Ryan, London r.
r. and William F. Slyh, West
Jefferson r. r. 1.
For induction, Monday, July 26
Sherwood Patterson Burns oi
Kittanning, Pa; Walter M. Lani-
gan of London r. r. and Alfred
D. Knisley and his brother, Donald
K. Knisley, will go to Ft. Hayes
Columbus.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
Big Storm FeIIs Trees As
Record Heat Wave Passes
Two Stockyards
Sell Over 1000
Lambs This Week

Over 1000 lambs were sold at
two lamb pool auctions here this
week, according to reports from
the Producers and London stock
yards. Top price at both sales was
S24.OO.
The London Stockyard, in its in
itial lamb pool, registered sale
Of 769 head, according to Gwynne
Burr. Consignors were: Gilbert
Locke, Agricultural Lands Inc, w.
D. Bumgardner & Son, Ned Bles-
sing, George Knecht, Robert Bum
gardner & Son, Meredith Farm,
Emery King, Ira Thomas, Robert
Locke and Don Shilling.
According to Robert Hunter,
Chairman of the Madison County
Sheep and Lamb Improvement
Association, 1872 lambs were
marketed with $500 grading in
the blue grade.
The largest consignment was
from Gittins and Morehart of Mt.
Sterling, Sc head of lambs all
grading in the blue grade, with
an average weight of 82.5 pounds
per lamb. Second largest was from
Van Schoik and Grener of Hilliard,
with "a head all grading blue, av-
eraging 85.5 pounds per lamb, Van
Schoik and Grener bred 109
western ewes and raised a 1880
lamb crop. d. E. Whitaker had
the third largest consignment of
81 lambs all grading in the blue
grade and had an average weight
of 84# per lamb. There were q
consignors with 13 consignors hav-
ing double blue lambs. A total oi
1O1 lambs graded in the double
hIue grade. 1875 graded single blue
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
William @. Tyler
Dies Thursday

William Giles Tyler, 90. of 72
Lincoln Avenue. died Thursday
afternoon, in a Columbus Hospital,
following long illness.
lie was born i'm Gallia County
March 3, 1871 and is survived by
five daughters, Mrs. Wilda Stu
thard. of IA Riley Avenue. Mrs.
Lusetta France of Frankfort, Mrs.
Ruth West. Wellston, Mrs. Ada
Warner, Columbus, Mrs. Mary
Smith, Xenia. and Is grandchil-
dren and one son, Howard of De-
troit.
Funeral services at the Schlech-
ty-Fichner Funeral Home Sunday
at 2:30 o'clock Tnterment in Kirk
wood Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
Junior Leaders
To Meet Monday

The Madison County Junior
Leadership Club will meet on
Monday evening, July 19 at o.
clock at the Junior Fair Building,
according to Richard Dunkle,
President. Mr.. Harry Rittenhouse,
an international farm youth ex-
change student to India in 1858,
will give an illustrated talk on
his experiences in that country.
Recreation and refreshments have
been planned for the evening pro-
gram.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
Three Arrested
In Stolen Auto

Cleveland police arrived here
Thursday to return three persons
who were arrested by the State
Patrol after it was found that
they were riding in a stolen car,
Sheriff Harold Bidwell sal d
Thursday.
Awaiting transfer to Cleveland
were Arthur Edwards, "a, and
his alleged wife, Mary, 81, both
of Cleveland. The third person,
James Owsley, 80, gave a Chicago
address, Sheriff Bidwell, said. The
trio was arrested as they pulled
from a filling station at Lafayette,
it was said,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
Standby Supply
Deemed Necessary
For Emergencies

The London Water Board is
planning to go ahead with a new
deep well between the 173-321
foot level, it was announced We'd
nesday. The new we'll and pump
ing construction will cost maxi
mum of $13,610, it was said. G.
M. Baker & Sons Inc, Columbus,
were awarded the drilling con-
tract.
The Water Board has been SER
iously concerned with securing an
adequate standby supply for the
city and a test hole sunk to the
321 #. level promises an adequate
supply i'm case of failure of the
present well. The Board members
stated that London is in danger
of a serious shortage should the
present single well fail. The pres
ent supply comes from gravel
formation at a higher level than
the new well and is entirely ade-
quate for the entire supply pro-
viding no damage or failure oc-
ours, the Board said.
The new we'll passes through
five separate water strataS and
should the water at the lower
level fall short of expectations,
the casing can be pulled up to
any of the other levels, it was
said.
Too, it was pointed out that a
deeper supply is more desirable
since it would provide a more
permanent and steadier supply of
water.
THE water level in Ohio has
been dropping steadily for sew
eral years and it is the opinion of
the board that some experimental
tion to determine deep water sup
ply for London is necessary" said
Bruce D. Lewis, board chairman
1--WE are doing our utmost to in
sure that the people of this COM
munity will have adequate water
under any circumstance"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
Rhodes To Make
whistle Stop"
Tour OF County

To Madison County will go the
distinction of staging the curtain
raiser, Saturday, July "a, of the
statewide program of the new
non-partisian, state organization
Young Ohioans for Jim Rhodes. !"
Six whistle stop" rallies will be
held, 1900 noon to $50 pm, at
London, South Solon, Midway, Mt.
Sterling, West jefferson and Plain
City.
State Auditor Jar-ss A. Rhodes,
candidate for governors will be the
principal speaker at the meetings
He will be presented by one of
the executive committees, Repub-
lican County Chairman, of whom
Rhodes will be guest throughout
the day He will confer with the
women's Republican Club in Lon
don and with other women's groups
in the area.
Officers of the county unit OF
the YOUR are: Chairman, Charles
Z. Wallace and Vice Chairman
Jean Wright, both of London. They
have the cooperation of Madison
County COP Chairman Hume.
All 88 counties are being organ
lied in this history-making cam
paign to encourage young men and
women, regardless of party, in be-
coming interested in state govern
ment.
The climax of the day will be
a variety show at the London High
School auditorium at 800 pm.
given by members of Madison
County unit, with music, dancing
and singing.
Auditor Rhodes will speak fol
20 minutes at the halfway marx
in the show. Tickets are on sale
at Hume Hardware in London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
Gets Three Days
On Drunk Driving
Charge Here

William Roddy, 81, South Char
lesion, was apprchended here
Wednesday evening and was found
guilty of operating motor We
hicle while under the influence of
alcohol, Officer John Sherman re-
ported Thursday Sherman said
that Roddy was arrested after he
gave chase to the Roddy auto.
Roddy was fined $50 and costs
and sentenced to days in the
county Jail.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
LYTLES IMPROVING
IN MT. CARMEL

Reports from Mrs. Mary Lytle
and her daughter, Miss Betty
Lytle, who have been in Mt. Car
mel Hospital since they were ser
iously injured six weeks ago in
an automobile accident, stated
that there is definite improve
ment in the conditions of both.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
Traffic Blocked
Hail And Wind
Damage Crops

Relief from three days of ter
rifle heat which finally reached
1O4 degrees and tapered down to
90 by mid-afternoon "Wednesday
came about eight o'clock thai
evening when a big blow accom-
panied by severe lightning, heavy
thunder and some hail, visited
most parts of the county.
In the area of London and inn
mediate vicinity greatest known
damage reported to both electric
light and telephone service, was
caused by the very severe lightn-
ing and fallen limbs, torn loose
by the extremely high winds.
Service for about 100 area sub
scribers of the Ohio Bell Tele-
phone Company was interrupted,
according to G. J. Eichman, wire
chief for the London branch This
included London and a part Of the
West jefferson toll circuit, as
most badly affected.
A crew of six Of the local
force started working about six
O'Clock Thursday morning over a
scattered area and expected to
have the situation pretty we'll un-
der control by some time Thurs
day afternoon, MIR. Eichman stat
ed.
The Ohio Edison office received
its first call from the State High
way Patrol at Lafayette about
eight O'Clock Wednesday evening,
according to D. M. Mustard, Lon
don branch manager. The lines on
the Lafayette-Plain City Pike,
north, were damaged he reported.
The storm started in the north
and worked its way around to the
east and south 10 State Route 56,
as far as light property damage
was concerned, with no damage
west of the latter territory ac-
cording to report. The most seri-
Gus break in the light service was
to the south of Big Plain.
All told there were nine of the
Ohio Edison company's crew in
, the field, being relayed to affect
ed areas by calls taken in the of.
flee. They started working about
$50 Wednesday night and work.
ed around the clock, continuing
on the job until the damage was
all repaired, according to a state
, ment at the office.
Reports from us Route AZ ir
| the area from Canaan School Il
/ Plain City, stated that traffic wa:
| blocked for a time Wednesday
= evening by trees across the high
l way. This was partially cleared
by early Thursday morning to le
traffic through according to mot
orists coming to London at tha
time.
Damage to wheat and oats wa
reported in several areas follow
= ing the storm. Hail and high wint
were blamed although no larg
areas suffered losses, it was said
;, yTlES IMpRONINC
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
BARN BURNS DURING
STORM WEDNESDAY

A large barn burned on the
Clyde Delay farm near Derby
last night after it was struck by
lightning, according to Mt. Sterl-
ing firemen. The loss was esti-
mated at $4,000. The barn
housed much farm equipment
which was destroyed in the fire.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
ITO New Vehicles
Sold In June

Titles for 90 new automobiles
and II new trucks were registered
in the title department of James
r. Littler, Madison County Clerk
of Courts, during the month of
June.
Also transferred during the
same period, according to records
in the office were 211 used cars
and 10 used trucks.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
TAX DEADLINE JULY, 20

With July 20 set as fina
date for payment of June real
estate taxes, Roger d. Counts.
Madison County Treasurer. has
announced that if amount
collected is as good as that Of
the same time a year ago, re-
turns need to be streamlined
within the next few days.
After July 20 a 10 percent
penalty will be charged on
delinquent accounts.
To equal last years collect
ion at this time. $120,000.00
must be paid before the closing
date, Treasurer Counts stated.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
JAMES r.. BAlLEYS
HAVE A DAUGHTER

Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Bailey,
591a South Oak Street, announce
the birth of a daughter. Margaret
Suzanne at Mt, Carmel Hospital,
Wednesday, July 13. The baby
weighed seven pounds, six ounces.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16

"a 4R6S%NN
HuMNN!
Offer a person a penny for
his thoughts nowadays and
he'll go on strike for higher
wages. And it's awfully hard
to make bright future out of
a dark past unless you have
achieved a pleasant present.
?2??
Was poor Abel the victim
of a "Cain Mutiny"?
SURVEY
Recent survey shows that,
of 1000 men, 300 started
work on farms, 200 carried
newspapers, 200 were messen-
ger boys, 100 were printers
apprentices, 100 started to
work in factories and so began
as railroad workers. Only so
out of 1000 had wealthy par
entS to give them a boost.
HOLY MATRlMoNY
Mostly, the theory behind
successful arriages is a
basic understanding of rela-
tivity.
CONTEST
High school contest on fire
prevention was won handily
by a youngster who, when
asked the three major causes
of fire, answered - Men,
women and children.
CAUTION
High speed driving is just
another way of insisting on
your rites.
HEYWooo
Old Haywood Snugg, the
John Barleycorn of Cobbler's
Knob, says that the trouble
with the alcoholics around
here is that they aren't anony-
nous. Instead of buying fire
crackers, the S e guys pop
corks and each other" says
Haywood.
OBSERVATION
The reason monkey is so
amusing is because he tries to
ape his human relations.
SUGGESTION
If we were in the poultry
business we would incorporate
under the trade name -
Peck & Peck.
OUCH
And then there's the one
about the coffee merchant
who quit business because 1t
was such an awful grind.
STOP
A traffic light is an inven-
ton designed to get you half
way across the street in COM
parative safety.
COMICS?
A little boy who is an
avid reader of "comic" books
was asked by his father what
he wants to be when he
grows up. The kid didn't bat
an eyelash when he replied,
at think | want to be sex
maniac!" You can't take
bov to the woodshed for re-
mark like this better take
the publisher to the cleaners!
WELL?
A pessimist is a guy who
thinks about his weight while
eating corn-on-the-cob.
poME
Man who curries girls atten-
ton,
Is usually at state conven-
ton.
Then faces wifey's cruel de-
tention,
In solid week of mock repen-
tion
??2?
Some people think that
reciprocal trade is an eye for
an eye.
WEAKNESS
A timid soul is a man who
refuses to denounce the devil
because he doesn't want to an
tagonize anybody.
SEA FOOD
Man i'm sea food restaurant
70 waiter: Take this one
rIawed lobster back and bring
me the winnerr
SAGA
Man who worked in bank
had neither the money nor the
inclination TO travel so he
stole $4,000 and found him.
self with both.
TRUE
The only substitute for
brains is flattery and a big
bankroll!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
One Hurt As Car
Hits Fallen Tree

A car driven by George w.
Little, Riley Ave, was damaged
when it struck a fallen tree on
South Main St, here Wednesday
evening. The tree was said to
have been downed by the high
wind during a storm.
His wife, Esta, was treated for
slight head injuries and released.
The accident occurred about 9:15
P. NJ, it was said.
ON FURLoUGH FROM
TEXAS AIR BASE
A/3C Pearl j. Ward, son of
Mrs. Grace Ward 20 Kendall
Street, is home on 30 day fur
Tough from Lakeland Air Force
Base, San Antonio, Texas.
He expects to leave July % for
Parks Air Force Base. pleasant
ton, California for assignment for
overseas service. Enroute he
hopes to stop for a visit with his
brother, Billy Ward of the u. S.
Forestry Service at Hayfork,
California.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16

ROBERT G. WHEELER
BEAD, NEWSPAPER DIVISION
oH1o STATE HusEUn
@oA9aS9S 10 oaIo Dc coHp
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-16
e; OUR
ca TOWN
HuMNN!

Offer a person a penny for
his thoughts nowadays and
he'll go on strike for higher
wages. And it's awfully hard
to make a bright future out of
a dark past unless you have
achieved a pleasant present.
????
Was poor Abel the victim
of a "Cain Mutiny"?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
D. {. Woman Killed
In Virginia Crash

~
Fredericksburg, Va, July
27.-A Washington woman was
killed early today and her hus-
band was injured when their car
was struck by a tractor-trailer
on U. S. No. l and they were
thrown to the highway police
reported.
Mrs. Bertha Drake, 50, of "a
Farragut place NV, was killed.
Her husband, Ulysses S. Drake,
48, was admitted to Mary Wash
ington Hospital in undetermined
condition.
The accident occurred about
5 am. as the brakes were driv-
ing south on the U. S. bypass
around Fredericksburg.
Police said they had stopped
at a traffic light just before the
crash. The light turned green,
and their car was hit from be-
hind by the tractor-trailer, the
report said.
Driver of the heavy vehicle,
Sterling E. Smith, 81, of Nor
canton, N. c., was charged with
involuntary manslaughter and
was held on $4,000 bond. Date
of the hearing has not been set.
The brakes pet dog, an Eski-
mo spitz, was killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Attack by Hornets Fails
To Hall Raid in 81. Marys
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. July 81
Federal and State liquor agents
seized a whisky still near Cali
fornia in st. Marys County last
night, arrested three men and
seized a quantity of mash, it
was reported today.
Robert N. Lucke, head Of the
States alcoholic tax enforce
ment unit, said the raiders ran
into an aroused bunch of hor-
nets near the still and State
Agent Bernard Kalnoske was so
badly stung he required hospital
treatment. He was back on the
job today, sporting swollen hands
and face and Jumps over most
of his body.
The three men arrested, whose
names were not Immediately
available to Mr.. Lucke, were to
receive a hearing today in Upper
Marlboro, Md, before United
States Commissioner Sam Meloy.
They were lodged in the jail at
Upper Marlboro after their ar
rest. Mr.. Lucke said.
Agent KalnoSke said they
were about so yards from the
still when he encountered the
hornets next. After arresting
the men at the scene he was
taken by companions to st.
Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown,
here he spent the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
TwoU. ). Notes
Protest Attacks
By Red Planes
Navy Says Three
American Croft
Bottled Communists
By james E. Roper

The United States announced
today it has sent two strong
protests to Communist China
against Red aircraft attacks on
Western planes in the South
China Sea.
State Department spokesman
Henry Suydam said the United
States Embassy in London
handed the notes to British
authorities for relay to Peiping.
The British handle American
affairs with the Chinese Com
munist regime, which the United
States does not recognize as a
legitimate government.
1.-THE State Department has
asked the British government
to pass on strong protests" Mr..
Suydam said, against the fir
ing by Chinese Communist
planes on the British airliner
which cost three American lives
and similar firing on United
States rescue and search planes
engaged in a humanitarian
mission"
Two Red Planes Downed.
The Red attack on the Brit
ish airliner came on Friday and
resulted in the loss of about 10
lives. Red aircraft in the day.
light of yesterday. local time.
attacked carrier-based American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27

the machine roundup yesterday
after, he said. City Attorney v.
Floyd Williams assured him they
were illegal.
All of the seized machines
belonged to a Mount Rainier
MIDI man. He is to be charged
with q separate violation of the
gambling statute for each estab-
lishment where a machine was
seized. Capt. Baber said.
According to Capt. Baber, the
machines are popular with chill
dren and teach them to gamble.
Police said the owner had
State and city licenses to dis
tribute vending machines but
they declared that this did not
allow him to use machines IL
legal under the city law.