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Evening star., 1954-05-21

tanned a million kids and received
a citation from Gen. Mac
Arthur. Next to that. I'd rate
our work at the Stage Door
Canteen, which served as the
model for all other Stage Door
Canteens in Hollywood. Wash
ington. Boston. London and other
cities, and the war shows I did
with you and Bob Weitman at
Madison Square Garden"
X \ 4 \
Overheard on a Madison ave-
nue. bus, You carry the baby,
and I'll take the eggs. You might
drop them" Joe E. Brown
ailing. Lita Grey Chaplin
and Pat Longa dating. .. The
Frank Scotts. agent for big league
stars, named her Stacey. Mel
Ferrer PACED to play Russ
Columbo in the Aim biog.
Patti Pages Steam Heat" from
"Pajama Came" sold 175.000
it's first week. Harry Bella
fonte bows out Of Almanac"
Saturday, for his Carmen
Jones" flicker.
\ \ 4 4
TeahouSe," "Caine Mutiny,". !"
'Kismet," "Pajama Game"
toughest ducats in town to get.
White Sox star, Minnie
Minoso and Georgia Carr a Bird
land duo. -. Andy Russell to
marry Velia Canchez Belmont.
After a critical 48-day siege,
Songwriter Harold Arlen out of
Doctors Hospital. Ella Fitz-
gerald's 10Th showbusiness amy,
May Is, at Basin street. d..
Sylvia (ASCAP) Rosenberg, init
mate of Kern, Gershwin, Porter
and other music giants. is beam
ing; her son, Morton, won q
State scholarship to Cornell.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
Windshield Pocks
Laid 10 Road Objects
By the Assoeiofed Press

TOLEDO, Ohio. May 21.-One
Of the Nations top experts on
automotive glass says the rash
of pocks Of windshields is caused
by the impact of objects thrown
up from the road"
DR.. George B. Watkins, Libbey-
Owens-Ford Glass Co. researcher,
said a study of hundreds of wind
shields from several parts of the
country showed nothing more
Evening star., 1954-05-21

on back windows. indicating most
Of the impacting objects were
kicked up by the rear wheels Of
cars ahead.
Evening star., 1954-05-21
GSEBz6.I2z IIIeHB0RlOoI llsyIIl
Films of More Than Routine Merit

FHmS OF WoTe 7 ndn K0UtIne WeFt
1T SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU"-Superb comedy mining by
Judy Holiday.
"THE LIVING DESERT"-Wa Dsneys Academy award nature
fm
might PEOPLE"-GregOry Peck foils the Communists
Berlin.
"PTNOCCHIO"-vinage Disney fine for the young set.
RED GARTERs"- Rosemary CloOney and Guy Mitchell a
carefree musical.
ROAD TO BALP-HOpe and Crosby zany jaunt
"THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT"-Gay Jest about some
BritOns and their train.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Regional School
Meet Here Mar. q

The Regional meeting of School
Administrators of Madison, Clark,
Greene, Fayette and Champaign
Counties, will be in London Thurs
day, March 4.
The school men will arrive at
1O:30 and will be taken on a tour
Of the London schools before
luncheon is served in the cafeteria.
The afternoon will be given over
to a panel discussion for which
Supt. J. J. Hartley has asked
County Supt. R. D. Webster, to
serve as moderator.
On the panel will be Wade D.
Bash, Supervisor of Public School
Lunches, Ohio Department of Ed
ucation; w. Dwight Darling. Sup
erVisor of Transportation for the
State; DR.. +. 3. Sessions of Ohio
State University; Edward Forrer.
business manager of the Spring
tIeld Public Schools.
Topics for discussions will be
the School Lunch, Bus Transpor-
tauon' the Role of a Custodian in
The Public School System.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Robert R. Byers
Dies Suddenly

Robert Ray Bycrs, 81, died sud-
denly at his home in Newport
about five o'clock, Sunday after
noon. Mr.. Bycrs was found dead
in the tool shed by a neighbor,
just a short time after he had
left the house. Death was prob
ably due to natural causes ac-
cording to Madison County Cor
oner William T. Bacon.
A son of Newland and Flora
Newman Bycrs, Mr.. Bycrs was
born in Madison County July 16
1900 For the past eight to ten
years he had been a mechanic at
the indianapolis Glove Company
in Springfield.
Surviving are his wife. Mildred;
two daughters, Mrs. Betty Nor
rison, London and Doris Rose
ByerS. at home; two sisters, Mrs
Glen Hayman and Mrs. Emil
Yerian, both of London and two
grandchildren.
Funeral services at two O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon at the
Schlechty-Fichner Funeral Home
Interment in Paint Township
Cemetery
Friends may call at the resi-
dence Tuesday afternoon, until
time for the services.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Harrisburg K Of P
In Campaign To
Promote Safety

In cooperation with Supreme
Lodge, Knight of Pythias, who is
sponsoring a nationwide highway
courtesy campaign, herm n
Lodge at Harrisburg will hold a
public speaking contest April %.
1854. The subject Courteous Mot
or Manners and How To Promote
Them"
The winner will be awarded a
wrist watch and suitable awards
will be given to the other contest
ants. Persons desiring to enter
may obtain a copy Of rules from
their local speech teacher. Supt of
schools or from Sherman Lodge at
Harrisburg
The winner in the international
contest at Dcs Moines, Iowa, will
be awarded a scholarship of $500
at any college or university to be
selected by the winner. Second
prize will be $4,000. The third
prize will be $4,000. The other
three contestants will receive a
CDS0 M cphOlarcf,ir
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Two Speasmakers
Fill J.P. Posts AS
Council Ponders

Union Township now has both
father and son in the posts of JUS
tice of the Peace following a meet
ing of the Township Trustees here
when E. P. Ned" Speasmaker, Jr.,
was appointed to fill a vacancy
created last year by the resigna-
ton of Council President, Harold
Sparkling.
Young Speasmaker's father, Ned
Sr.. is Mayor of London and has
been Union Township justice for
the past several years. According
to officials, Union Township is en-
titled to two J. P's by law and the
appointment of young Speasmakcr
fills out the two local positions.
Township trustees are Lawrence
Grabill, Sam Johnson and Howard
Deck.
Under a recent opinion handed
down by Attorney General. Will
liam c. O'Neill, the positions of
mayor and justice of the peace are
incompatible in that, according TO
the attorney general, both offices
cannot be occupied by the same
person.
Also, it was pointed out that
Mayor Speasmaker cannot retain
cost fees as mayor from Highway
Patrol cases hcnceforth under a
new Ohio law passed by the Leg
islature last fall. Further, the city
council had set the mayors salary
at $4,000 per year-which figure
was violently opposed to by the
mayor who has estimated his sal
ary and fees to total anywhere
from $500 to $4,000 in 1853.
Mayor Speasmaker had stated pro-
viousIy that if he weren't given a
salary commensurate with his fine
collections that he might resign as
mayor and take all highway cases
to his justice office.
At one time, Mayor SpeaSmaker
said that he would work for the
city Of London eight hours a day
and take any other business to the
J. p. office. Under the father and
son arrangement all Highway Pa
troll cases could be handled al
either office. If such a system were
effected the city of London would
probably lose a major portion of
the estimated $4,000 in highway
fine monies turned in by Speas-
maker last year.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Dennen Nuisance
Case Set For
Court March 22

The first case to be heard here
in many years under the so-called
nuisance law will 60 into court
March % when John Dennen, in
dicted by the Grand Jury last May,
will 90 before the Common Pleas
court to face an indictment for
maintaining a public nuisance" ="
The case was set for the above
date by Common Pleas Judge,
James F. Bell.
Dennen will be tried on charges
initially brought by Madison Coun-
ty Health Commissioner DR.. Rob
ert A. Vogel, here last April, Pro-
sccutor Forrest Z. Sidener said.
According to the charges, Den
nen has maintained a hog feeding
operation near his home here. The
complaint also stated that he had
allowed garbage, refuse and tin
cans to accumulate on the prop
erty and that rats and other pests
had caused much hardship to nei-
ghborS and residents of the neigh
borhOod.
Dennen had been requested re-
peatedly to remove and clean up
the unsightly refuse, County San
itarian Vernon Royce said, but had
not complied with said requests.
Dcnnen operates a refuse and gar
bage removal service here.
Pressure from householders and
residents of the London commun-
ity has led TO the issuance Of a
great number of like warnings
from the Health office, Royce said.
Unless offenders take immediate
action to clean up such offending
premises, additional complaints
will be issued, he said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Moose Lodge In
Presentation Of
$3.50 For Polio

London Loyal Order Of Moose
595 presented Mrs. G. O. Thomp-
son with a total of $50 at a spc-
ciaI ceremony here Saturday eve
ming, according to secretary Lafe
Clifton. Mrs. Thompson expressed
appreciation Of the Polio Founda-
ton for the work the Moose had
done in the recent drive here.
During the ceremony, a saddle
horse was presented to M. f.
Trees who won the horse in a con-
test. The horse was given by Fred
Trimble to stimulate the Polio
drive.
Attending the meeting was Ar
thur P. Hudson, past governor of
the Marysville Moose organization.
Max Snyder, lodge chairman, ex-
pressed the appreciation of the
lodge to those who worked on the
project.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Health Department Acts
On Sanitary Regulations
Local Doctors On
Advisory Group
For Blue Cross

DR.. Sol Maggied of West JEFF
ferson and DR.. w. T. Bacon of
London have accepted membership
on the Blue Cross Medical Advis-
ory Committee. These men will
represent the Madison County
Medical Society.
The Medical Advisory Commit
tee is composed Of physicians rep
resenting each of the local County
Medical Societies Of the % coun-
ties served by Central Hospital
Service, the local Blue Cross Plan.
The committee has been formed
to serve as a liasOn between the
Blue Cross Plan and the doctors
of this area as an Advisory Com
mittee to the Blue Cross Board of
Trustees.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Veterans Club Is
Fined On Illegal
Liquor Charges

A West Jefferson veterans or
ganization party was interrupted
Sunday evening when an Ohio Lii
quor Control agent arrested one of
the members on charges of unlaW-
full possession of Intoxicating Ii
quor for sale.
A. G. Kopan, district investiga-
tor for the Ohio Department of
Liquor Control had obtained attic
ket to the benefit party and made
the arrest after it was found that
the veterans had not obtained a
permit to sell beer. According to
officials, a ) day permit to sell
beer can be purchased for S..
One Of the members of the vet
erans club volunteered to repre-
sent the organization in court. He
was found guilty and fined S100
and costs with S75 of the fine sus-
pended. The case was brought be-
fore Justice Gerald Baynes.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
BOGENRIFE GETS 13
AS MIDWAY LOSES

Midway ran into a rugged op-
ponent in. Mt. Gilead in the first
round of the Central District
Class B tournament at Capital
University gym Monday night
and came away on the short end
Of a 66-46 score. Midway could
Mt hit and made but 18 of 81
shots from the floor. Dick Bog
enrife got only 13 points, his
lowest total in high school play.
Dorm got 19. "Bogey" was bot
tied up by a fast and furious
attack from the Mt. Gilcad
team as well as the assembled
Mt. Gilcad spectators who kept
up a barragc Of boots during
the entire game.
Madison COunty's other Glass
B contender, Plain City's SEQ
ties" will play at Otc~bcin
gym. WcsterviIlc, Saturday eve
ming.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02

Kenneth Robertson, president of
the Madison Local Future Farm
ers of America, will preside at the
annual father and son banquet at
the school Tuesday evening. The
annual affair is expected to attract
one Of the largest crowds ever to
attend.
Other hOnored guests will in
Clude the local school board men,
bers, State Farmers and Honorary
Members of the Chapter, r D.
Webster. County Superintendent of
Schools, Warren Q. Weller, Stale
Supervisor of Vocational Educa-
tion, and many others who have
cOoperated with the chapter dur
ing the past years. The Madison
Rural Chapter Of Young Farmers
of America will also participate.
The Future Homemakers of Am
erica of the Madison Local Home
Economics Department will cater
the banquet.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Man Admits Theft
AT Charleston

Homer Marshall, 40, of Mechan-
icsburg, Route 2, pleaded guilty
Thursday night in the South
Charleston Mayors Court to a
charge of burglary of the Selma
Postoffice and grocery which oc-
CURED last September.
He was placed under $1,000 bond
on each charge. Marshall was
bound over to the Clark County
Grand Jury on the service station
burglary charge, while a hearing
was set for March 3 in connection
with the reported Selma oftense.
Marshall was arrested with a
17-ycar-old boy who lives midway
between South Charleston and
South Solon. The boy was turned
over to Juvenile authorities.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Mrs. Clara Kline
Dies At Age "a

Mrs. Clara Belle Kline, 81, died
Saturday afternoon at her home in
Springfield, after a several years
illness.
Mrs. Kline was the wife of the
Reverend George Kline, former
pastor of the Church of Christ in
Christian Union, West Center St,
and of the Church at South Solon.
She was a member of the Third
Church of Christ in Springfield.
Surviving besides her husband
are, two sons, Millard and Robert,
both of London; six daughters,
Mrs. Marojean Tatman, Mrs. Mon
abel Delawder and Mrs. Wanda
Long, all Of London, Mrs. Dorothy
Packer and Mrs. Byrda Crabtree,
of Urbana, and Mrs. .LeOna Bow
man of ConoVer; eight brothers,
Leslie and Emmett Humble OF
Greenfield, Earl of OtWay, Ray OF
North Lewisburg, William of Pike
ton. Frank of Orlando, Florida,
Charles of Columbus and Jesse OF
Springfield, a sister, Mrs. Ota
Mossbarger of RushylVania; Is
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services Tuesday after
noon at two o'clock at the Church
Of Christ in Christian Union, the
Reverend Harley Bennett, officiat-
ing minister. Interment in Kings
creek Cemetery, near Urbana.
Friends may call at the Lukens
Funeral Home until time of the
funeral.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Funds Depleted
Mt. Sterling Will
Borrow S2,50O

Mt Sterling village council, in
regular session last week, passed
an ordinance which will permit the
village to issue note in the
amount of $500. The financial re-
port showed that the village did
not have enough money on hand
currently to meet operating eX-
penses, it was said
According to officials, the village
will borrow the necessary $500
to tide over expenses until cur
rent taxes are available. The note
will be issued for a six months
period, it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Thieves Enter Court House
Offices Saturday Night =,
Mid-Six AH-S+ars
Play Friday Mite

The Mid-Six League All Stars
basketball game will he played at
Grove City Friday night, March
19.
The first game called at seven
o'clock will be played between
the Marysville Reserves and the
All Star Reserves.
The main game will follow at
8 pm. between Grove City and
the All Stars.
Members on the first and sec
ond All Star teams were picked
by the coaches of teams partici-
pating in the League Play.
On the First team, are: Dick
Hagcdorn and Paul Sloop, Grove
City; Jack Woods. WorthingtOn;
Larry Coder and John Nicol,
Marysvillc; Don YantiS, Wcstcr-
villc; Charles Spring, billiards
and Dick LeBcau, London.
On the Second team are:
Charles Patton, Grove City; Don
Barr, Vaughn Bass, and Jim
Smith, London; Mike Hanley and
Dick Close, both Wcsterville:
John Durbin, billiards and Dick
RcikC. WOrthingtOn.
Since Dick LeBeau and Vaughn
Bass are juniors and only Sc
niors are allowed to participate
in an All Star game, Barr and
Smith will represent London in
the game.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Cub Scouts Get
Final Training

The final training session for
parents and leaders Of Cub Scouts
vas held at 81. Johns Lutheran
Church last Thursday evening,
with Mr. William Duffy" Thomp-
son, field scout executive for this
area in charge.
Following the training period
areas were set up for dcnS i'm Lon
don, according to the number Of
parents represented The Pack
Committee, Den Dads, and Den
Mothers were selected. and q bows
registered
The Pack Committee includes
Lowell StapICtOn chairman: Fv-
erett Roycr. Eugene Strait. Trox-
ell LaybOurnc, who is also Institu-
tiOnal Representative and Den Dad
for Den No. 3. Russell McShane.
Den Dad for Den No. 2. Gordon
OXlcy, Den Dad for Den No. /. and
Roy Daniels. Den Dad for Den No
1.
Den Mothers who have agreed
10 serve include Mrs. Marion
Trees and Mrs, Ted Turvey. Den
No. l, Mrs. Jack Alder. Den No. 2.
Mrs. Wayne Hollar. Den No. 2
and Mrs. Leroy Parish. Den No ]
These leaders will meet again
this Friday evening at the Luther
an church with the Cubmaster who
has been chosen, Eugene Kidwell
to plan the first three moathg' pro-
gram for those boys already regis
tered
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Five Are Found
Guilty Here On
Rubbish Charges

Joe Carpenter, Jr., 80 Cherry
Street, Andy Whited, formerly OF
that address and Warren Hutslar,
191 Washington Avenue, were
charged with violation of Madison
County Health Districts Regula-
ton No with respect to failure to
clean up rubbish, in the court OF
Justice Jerry Baynes, Friday.
The three were fined $50 with
$40 suspended on condition that
they not be similarly charged with
in a year, and were given seven
days in which to clean up the rub
bish and pay their fines and costs.
Marion McIntire and Richard
Trent, both of the rear of 36 South
Madison Road, Saturday morning
were given $50 and $40 suspended
on the same charge as the above
named. They also were given
seven days in which to clean up
their premises and pay fine and
costs.
The Madison County Board Of
Health has issued numerous IN
spection reports to other local res
idents, notifying them OF the nee
cssity of cleaning up their rubbish
within seven days.
Failure of person notified to
comply with such inspection re-
port, will result in further prose-
cutions, according to Justice Bay
nes, who went on to say that his
court will impose a minimum line
of $1,000 and that a maximum OF
500 may be imposed.
1t will be his policy he stated,
to aid in the enforcement OF all
violations of this health code.
Recent fragrant violations OF
health code rules here have led
to the issuing of affidavits charging
the Offenses. Recently, a FairVieW
Avenue housewife complained that
rats, presumably from a garbage
cooking and hog-feeding operation
next door, had caused much dam
age to her home here Health auth
critics claim that they will take
action as soon as city council gives
them proper authority by way OF
ordinances to combat the practlses,
It was explained that to date Lon
don has no ordinances which pro-
hibit garbage cooking or hog rails
ing within the city limits.
1t was generally conceded that
should such ordinances be enacted
that a great many other persons
who house and feed livestock with
in the city limits may be affected.
County Sanitarian, Vernon
Royce, said that he is powerless to
act in some cases because proper
city regulations have not been en-
acted so that a program can be
carried out. Too, he said that some
persons had been indicted on san
itation charges but that prosecu-
ton was lacking and that the Of
tenders were continuing unsanltary
garbage and rubbish operations
without regard to indictments.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Believe Thieves
Use Keys To Open
Court Offices

Rather Slight damage resulted
when thieves gained entrance to
several offices in the Madison
County court house presumably
during the night of Saturday, Feb.
27, Obviously the thieves had keys
which fit the locks of two offices
since no evidence Of forced entry
was visable. Offices of Clerk
James Littler, Auditor Forrest
Hanson and Judge James F. Bell
had been entered. Judge Bells Of
flee adjoins that of Littler and the
door between was not locked, po-
lice said.
The only loss reported was about
$50 in cash from the clerks office.
Several desk drawers had been
forced and evidence showed that
safes had been tampcrcd with but
the thieves were unable to open
them. Amateurs were blamed for
the theft inasmuch as no evidence
of heavy burglar tools was notice
able Very little other damage was
done and it is believed that the
thieves were not Juveniles since
vandalism was not evident.
Deputy Kenneth Johnson said
that a key belonging to the court
house janitor was reported missing
but it is not known whether the
key may have fitted the lock. It
was explained that a number of
keys to many Of the county offices
arc available to county officials
and lawyers but none of these was
reported missing.
Further investigation by mem
bcrS of the State Bureau Of Inves-
tigatiOn revealed that the thieves
evidently wore gloves since no fin
ger prints were found. Sheriff
Harold BidWeI discovered doors
open TO the offices when he went
to the sheriff's office in the court
house Sunday to do some work, it
was said.
It had been reported that the
office of County Recorder Norman
Jones had been entered also. How
ever, Jones said that he saw abso-
IuteIy no evidence that anyone had
been in the office and that nothing
was out of place when he came to
work Monday morning.
Time of the theft was placed at
about $50 pm. Saturday night. A
time recording device in LittIer's
office had been disconnected at
9:33 Checks in the office of
Judge Bell were found but not
taken. A letter containing two
checks was torn open but the
checks left behind although they
had been torn in opening the let
ter.
Except for the rifIing OF desks.
damage was very slight in each of
the offices. Worst damage was to
a desk in Auditor Hanson's office
which had been pried open. No
other damage or entry was evident
on the main floor or basement Of
iiccS other than the auditors Of
flee. Mono of the other offices was
entered on the second floor except
those Of Litter and Judge Bell.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
Heavy Snowfall
Strikes County

The heaviest snowfall of the
winter was registered here when
more than four inches fell during
Sunday night. Traffic was slowed
to a standStill and many county
roads were blocked or impossible
Road crews worked all through the
night in order to maintain clear
highways and many telephones and
electric lines were down. Repair
men had most back roads in work
ing order by noon Monday how
ever.
While no serious accidents were
reported, a great many minor ac-
cidents occurred when cars slid off
highways or were begged down in
the snow.
West Jefferson, Stokes and Som
crfOrd schools did not open Mon
day due to the impossible roads,
officials said. All county schools
are expected to be open again
Tuesday, county superintendent r.
D. Webster said.
Camera fans had field day
Monday with hundreds photo
graphing the beautiful but dam
aged trees in and around London.
Heavy snow damaged trees in
many sections although damage is
expected to be slight unless an
other storm comes Soon.
Farmers, however, were pleased
since the snow will provide much
needed water for spring crops, it
was c9i1
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-02
February Rain
Almost Normal

Precipitation for February was
1.67 inches or O.49 below normal
according to the report of
Leonard McNeal local weather
man. The deficiency of rainfall
from August through February
now stands at 9.29 inches for this
vicinity, the report stated.
Maximum temperatures for Feb
ruary was given as 10 degrees on
February Is and a minimum of
9 degrees on February 6.