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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-07
THIMBLE FINGERS and
LITTLE HoMEMAkERS

On August 18th at 11:30 a. m.
the Thimble Fingers and the Lit
tie Homemakers All Clubs met at
the home of Mrs. Howard Fisher
in a combined meeting for the
judging of their projects. Mrs.
Duane Cornwell, assistant leader
of the Little Homemakers, and
Miss Joan McDaniels, junior lead
er of the Thimble Fingers, were
also present. Nineteen of the
tWenty-one members were present.
A potluck dinner was held before
the judging. After the judging,
plans were discussed for the fair
exhibit and the members partici-
pated in some games.
Ilo Sue Blauser
News Reporter
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-07
Library Starts
Winter Schedule

The West Jefferson Public Lii
brary will resume its winter
schedule beginning this week.
The schedule of hours, is for
three to five every afternoon ex-
cept Tuesday and Thursday and
every week day evening from six
to nine o'clock, according to an
nouncement by Mrs. J. z. Heston,
librarian.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-07
Stalder Honored
By 9Th District

Members of jefferson Post POI
American Legion are taking new
interest in activities of the organi-
zation, what with the appointment
of one of the members to a Dis
trict office, and reports from both
National and State conventions by
local members who had attended.
The District honor came through
the recent appointment of John
Stalder, Post Vice-Conmander, as
chairman of the AmericaniSm
Committee, of the Sixth District,
as announced by Ralph Jones, of
Pataskala, Commander of the
District.
Representing the Post at the
National Convention in Washing
ton August 80 through September
/, were Post Commander Richard
F. Merriman, and Mrs. Merriman;
Past Commanders, Gerald Poul-
son, Cecil Forrest, Virgil Lawless,
Mrs. Poulson, Mrs. Forrest and
Mrs. Lawless and also Roderick
Morehart.
Recently elected officers of the
Post are: Richard F. Merriman,
commander; John Stalder, first
vice-commander; Howard D.
Markham, second vice-commander;
Richard E. Alter, adjutant and
Ernest Arganbright, finance Off
Ger.
Voiture ATT of the Forty and
Eight, has also recently installed
a new slate of officers, namely:
Charles G.. George, chef de gare;
Robert E. Logan, chef de train;
James M. Arganbright, commiss-
aire intendant; John Stalder, cor
respondant; Paul Bennett, conduc-
teur.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-07
Ellingers Entertain
Church Group From
Lancaster Church

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Eilinger re-
Gently entertained the Yound A.
dults Glass of st. Peters Evan
gelical and Reformed Church,
from north of Lancaster, at their
home in Darby Crest recently.
In the group were twenty-nine
from the church which Mr.. Elling-
er had formerly attended, who
brought their supper and spent
the evening with the Ellingers.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-07
Jeff To Take In
Football Prevue

West Jefferson's football squad
will go to Frankfort Friday even
ing, September 10 for the 1854
Football Pre-vue.
Competing teams will be West
Jefferson, Rosary of Columbus,
Mt. Sterling and Frankfort. Draw
ing for position will be announced
later.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-07

Mr.. and Mrs. David Geyer had
as their guests part of last week
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Knebusch of
Birmingham, Michigan. Last We'd
nesday evening, the Geyers and
their guests we're entrtained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cor
many in Plain City.
Other recent guests at the Gey-
er home were, Mr.. and Mrs. Ho-
mer Hays and Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
vim Kalina and daughter, Linda
Ann, of Detroit.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-07
MIDDLE LEAGUE
Ann and Tony'S ID - Melotts
Drugs 5.
BIG LEAGUE
No Game.
STANDINGS
MIDDLE LEAGUE

Edwards beat Blauser & Baker
in a play-off game for champion
ship of second round.
Edwards Market won the Sec
ond round in Little League.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21

ment Squadron Eleven has the
tremendous job of maintaining air.
borne electronics gear FOR specific
use in ighter-than-air craft. =
There are seven separate shops
within the electronics division of
the squadron and because of this
divisional" factor, responsible
personnel have been placed in
charge of those separate shops.
H. L. Hawley, ALC, is Electron-
les Leading Chief while those in
charge of the other divisions are:
Night Check Chief, M. Tkac, ATC;
Magnetic Division, E. E. Nation,
Ale; Electrical Shop, H. F. Gar
|ris, Acc; Communications Group
w. J. Musso, Ale; Sonar B. M.
Barnett, SOL; and Special Elec.
tronics Group, B. Poole, ,ATC.4-4-..
Lcdr. E. D. Verburg, electronics
officer of the squadron, is not only
responsible for the evaluation of
the electronics equipment, but for
efficiency purposes, he schedules
a rigid and concise program for
the maintenance and 0perational
instruction by and for the enlisted
personnel assigned to his division.
Perhaps the most important
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
Newcomer To Aviati0n
Airborne Electronics Eq Equipment Use Described

When the Wright brothers made
their first attempt at flying, at the
sands of Kittyhawk, N. c. almost
81 years ago, little did they rea-
lie the vast field to wheich the
door had been opened. And one of
these fields, a comparative new
conner to aviation and more recent
ly developed, is airborne electron-
les equipment which is utilized for
everything from air navigation to
anti-submarine warfare.
Although travel by rigid airships
preceded heavier-than-air flight,
the use of non-rigid ighter-than-air
craft for anti-submarine warfare
did not come into being, in the
United States, until early in 1910,
although they were used extensive
ly by England in World War l.
1t was in 1910 that they were
utilized for convoy escort and SUBJ
marine tracking with the use of
airborne detection devices.
Today, the use of airborne cleo
tronics has far exceeded its orr
ginal conception, and with the fast
development of new types of equip
ment the electronics maintenance
Department of Airship Develop
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
Convict Seeks 70 Repay His Creditors

CANON CITY, Colo. R-A bank
rupt businessman is trying to make
million and a half dollars be-
hind the towering stone walls of
the Colorado Penitentiary
He's Pred Ward, Convict 273ss,
cook at the prison tarm. He's
serving 7 to Is years FOR fraud
connectet with the crash of his
automol lie distributorship at Deb
yer in July 1851.
At the time the indictments were
filed, creditors claimed $2,472, 61O
from Wards bankrupt domain.
Several banks claimed large sums.
A Denver auto dealer charged
Ward with obtaining $10,8OO- for
new cars he C. u.dn't deliver. Gov.
Dan Thornton, 4 wealthy cattle
man, said Ward gave him a worth
less $12,500 check in a business
transaction.
Rotund and aIfable at 46, Ward
is working to fulfill voluntary
pledge made in federal bankruptcy
court after he had been convicted
in 1852 of fraud, confidence game
and conspiracy.
"I'n pay back my creditors
every cent that I owe," promised
the once lavish spendcr. "And I'll
make a comeback in business"
He is counting. on several tan
gible assets and some new ideas
to retire the staggering debt
against his future.
The major asset is a transparent
plastic nylon stocking washer
which is being marketed national
ly for Sligo by a Denver distrib-
uting firm.
It's shaped like a football and
has a removable cap. Women's
nylons and undertakings are placed
in the gadget with water and soap
and then it's shaken like a cock
tail mixer to rub the articles
against smooth fins running the
length Of the interior.
Ward said he got the idea after
reading a magazine article which
suggested that women wash their
nylonS in fruit jar.
He also has arranged with prison
guards to manufacture children's
giants ize educational building
blocks in their off-duty hours.
Zone of my ideas that will be
IN the market very soon," he said,
''is a dripless saucer that will
make a big hit with restaurants. 3"
lie described it as a plastic saucer
aised high in the center with tiny
drain channels to carry spilled
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21

understood that last paragraph a.
bove, I'm not against Christian
missionaries. l do sometimes feel
that when they go to preach in
the wilderness" they should de-
pend more upon an intellectual and
spiritual approach and less upon
buying the souls of the poor sa-
wages with few bright trinklets
and mechanical marvels.
AS for liquor and Prohibition -
heck! why waste words? I've hit
most of the places between Pana.
ma and the Canadian border. I've
yet to see the spot where three
things can't be bought legally or
otherwise - wine, women, and
trouble. AS a matter of fact, under
usual prevailing circumstances,
the trouble end of the deal doesn't
have to be bought - it comes as
a bonus with the purchase of either
of the other two items. Mix the
wine and the women up in the
same evening and only Hollywood
could supply stupendous enough
description for the kind of trouble
you get - all at no extra cost!
Seriously Speaking
Most advertisers are ethical bus
mess men. They have families,
they send their children to the pub.
lie schools, and they usually attend
church. It is unfair to even, in
sinuate that these people would de-
liberately set out to destroy homes
and create juvenile delinquency.
The liquor industry is doing fine
job of policing its own distribu-
tors. They can no more be blamed
because of the inability of certain
individuals to drink moderately
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21

phase in ighter-than-air electronics
equipment is the maintenance and
operation of the magnetic airborne
detection gear (MAD). Carefully
chosen men were given special
training at different Navy schools,
and as result of this training,
hghter-than-air MAD has rapidly
progressed.
Because of the many electrical
cables and corresponding electri-
cal equipment involved, electron-
les cannot be wholly dependent
upon itself, for it requires a COM
plete electrical operating and main
tenance department working and
coordinating with it in almost
every function. The results being
high degree of teamwork among
specialized groups of men who
make up the electronics division of
Airship Development Squadron FL
even.
The cover and feature article of
the June issue of a classified pub
LEGATION, issued by the Navy, will
carry more concise and complete
information pertaining to the light
er-than-afr electronics division of
Airship Development Squadron
Eleven.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
ztx< lily %Mzsv
By MANLY. WELLMAN

'eThe widow? I wish him all
the Joy and the luck in the world.
But the firm hardly figures in
what you make in anything legal.
That's exclusively your terri
tory"
"NH, YOU'LL work." promised
" ]. D. 'Errands to run, peo-
pie to talk to, figures to add and
type out. AS a matter of fact.
you'll double as law clerk in sew
eral matters that have come into
my Office. The publicity brought
us in all sorts Of business"
I'm glad. That makes me
think I was smart in not taking
a job that's been offered me-"
"Job?"
"Police. Homicide detail. Win
kle got denoted to walking a beat
again-I pity the kids that break
windows where he can see them.
Raniel wants me with him. said
thank you, no."
THAT nice Mr.. Holmgren's
been made head of his labora-
tory" J. D. said. "rm glad for
him. And as for us, we won't
starve."
81 hope not" I said, and swal-
lowed the last of the bread with
the sauce on it. whats for des-
sert?"
Fruit. Just fresh fruit" She
put out her arm and opened the
refrigerator. mot all the cases
offered us are legal matters.
There are three or four straight
investigation jobs. Somebody
wants us to help her divorce an
extremely stenographer conscious
husband"
II vote against it." I broke in.
II want no part of divorce cases.
"Nor do l." said ]. D., putting
the bowl of fruit between us,
There's another matter, though,
at a county seat about fifty miles
from here. The authorities want
us to be special investigators in
a murder-and-robbery case"
II might do something on that,
if there's a profit for U.S."
We'll wire back collect and see.
And the third offers as mysteri-
GUS as anything in Gaboriau. A
cashiers check for a hundred
dollar retainer, and no signature
on the letter with it. The client
will come to the Office tomorrow
morning at 1890, and identify
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
This. Rock
Of Ours
By Bill Glib
By Bill Glib

The WCTU has made a rather
breath-taking accusation -. name
ly, that the liquor industry is
"WILLFULLY using. advertising
to break down standards in the
home and create juvenile delin-
quency." Chose capital letters
are mine).
Mrs. Glenn G. Hayes, spokesman
for the group, goes further to say
that homes should be built around
the family altar instead of the
basement bar.
Now that is all fine and dandy.
The WCTU wants Prohibition back
again. If they can gain their way
by fighting a clean battle, more
power to them. They are. either
showing a powerful amount of ig-
norance however, or they are
STOPPING to dirty smear tactics
when they claim that the nation S
newspapers, magazines, radios,
and other advertising mediums are
allowing themselves to be used by
the liquor industry as a means of
destroying homes and creating ju-
venile delinquency.
Mrs. Glenn Hayes says that the
home should be built around the
family. altar. If she expressed her
complete belief, she would have
probably named specific religion
for these affairs. The chances are
good that Mrs. Hayes is contribut-
ing to some group which is devot-
ing itself entirely to destroying the
family affairs" of so-called hea-
thens who prefer not to follow the
path of Christianity.
The whole subject is beyond my
comprehension. In case you mis-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21

himself by a code word in the
letter. and tell us what it's all
about"
"'Brother!" cried, and dropped
bunch of grapes. That's what
makes this job the job it is! How
are we going to wait until 10: 30
tomorrow"
Well" she said, you mint
start by helping me with he
i was sergeant in the army.
K. p" -,
Nv, or wiper. she ASKED
Wipe" ] gave m. -
Then" she said, you can Rad
some instructive and elevatine
book of my shelf while ret
dressed. And finally well 20 out.
and celebrate, surrounded bv
music, lights, drinks Of different
colors, and admiring citizens"
d. Give me the dish towel 7
said, and got up. We whisked the
stuff into a pile on the table. I
took of my Jacket and turned up
my sleeves. ]. D. got an apron out
OF the drawer, then paused and
studied my face.
Those bruises" she said. and
all of a sudden her voice was
grave. Some of the worst of
them still show. Are they getting
along all right?" =
by little and by little" I told
her. Time heals an wounds. 8
once pointed out. That reward
will kiss the place and make it
we'll" -. /.
How sordid you are. Bend
down here"
! had to bend quite a way. and
J. D. had to lift herself high on
her toes. Her slim arms got Nd
over my shoulders and her hands
pushed the back of my head TO
make me lean even more. She
kissed me the best ] ever was
kissed. Her face looked all out Of
focus, it was so close. The dark
blue eye slid over and mixed
with the light blue eye, and the
red mouth ! couldn't see because
it was right up tight against mine.
Then she dropped back to where
she looked like herself again.
you know, Stonewall Jack.
son." she said softly, Fl think
you're wonderfully good" -.
you know" ! said, II think !
am" !,
| TINE End
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21

than candy manufacturer can
be charged with contributing to the
sickness of diabetic person who
incists on eating candy.
Moreover, the mediums that
carry advertising into your home
are extremely careful to eliminate
unethical business. The Key West
Citizen is especially insistent that
advertisements be in good taste
end honestly presented. Of course,
this policy doesn't mean. that all
The Citizens ads will dove-tail with
each readers concept of what is
good. Some people Like football
while others think it is a disgrace
full waste of energy. A newspaper
doesn't attempt to decide the issue
but presents both sides impartial
ly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
Quick Change

OMAHA R-When Esther, Brooks.
of Omaha appeared before County.
Judge Robert Troyer on a drunk
driving charge, she pleaded inno-
cent.
Judge Troyer held trial and
found her guilty.
He paused and commented, "ln
fairness tdb persons who rlead
guilty and indicate they are sorry,
this case. should not merit the min
imum penalty"
Defense Atty. Philip. .Abbeud;
came to his feet fast Nth. a p,O-
ton to withdraw the innocent plea.
and substitute guilty plea. Judge,
Troyer accepted the motion and
put the penalty at 500. fine and
suspension of drivers license for
six months-the minimum penalty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
Dick
Says

If you're interested in enjoying
yourself and helping build q better
community too, be sure and attend
the Grand Fiesta Ball at the Casa
Marina tonight! It is being spon.
Sored by the Junior Woman's Club
for the Juvenile Council Building
Fund. don't know of a more wor-
thy project that needs our help.
However, there is another group
whose work is just as important
and who also should be supported
by you at the present time
The Navy Relief Scoiety's Com
mand Fund Raising Campaign" Is
in progress and they have set as
their goal, $4,000. That amount
shouldn't be too hard to raise in a
town where the Navy payroll
means so much TO the citizens. ALI
of us are anxious to attract Navy
trade for OUR business = let's be
just as quick to respond to its need
for us in this fund raising CAM
paign!
Maybe you think it funny that
an advertiser should spend his time
and money promoting something
besides his own business. ] guess
it probably isn't very sound eeono-
mics but you see, love this little
old town and I want to see it keep
progressing.
Key West has been good to me.
I've tried to treat my customers
fairly and they have reciprocated
by returning for repeat" business.
There is more to this Life than just
trying to make fast dollar. I've
gotten a kick out of knowing that
Dicks Tire Service ranked with the
best in Florida as far as equip
ment and workmanship was invol.
we'd. Several trade journalists have
already recognized this fact.
Another thing I'm enjoying is the
knowledge that I'm helping Key
West to grow. Every dollar spent
at Dicks is reinvested in local i'm.
provements. The time will come
when wen be able to beauty the
landscape with nice, modern
building, I hope.
Dicks Tire Service, s2e Truman
Avenue, is headquarters for u. S.
Royal tires. We also have a Lodi
recapping shop. Visit us or phone
2-2S42 when in need of fast, rei.
able, courteous tire service. (adv.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
Chapter 80

Chapter 80
more of the ris de vedu?"
~ asked ]. D. She could tell
from my eyes that I wanted it,
so before I could speak she was
spooning another helping into
my plate. "You like it this way,
don't your"
Love it," 7 said, as politely as
I could with my mouth full.
Love it."
She got back to eating her own
portion. 1t was a week after
everything had happened.
I'll give you a chance to snub
me cruelty" said ]. D. "Now tell
me, did you ever have MS de Ueau
done better than this, when you
were in France?"
Twice." / decided solemnly.
"Once it was cooked for me by a
fat old lady in village called
Montcorbier."
where Francois Villon's fam
lily came from?"
81 didn't know enough French
to find out. The other time, it was
cooked by long. tall, slim young
girl in Paris"
"Oh," said ]. D. eft was, was
it,"
81 poured some more wine
out of the bottle and began to
mop up the sauce on my plate
with piece of bread. "The COM
pany was good, too, but not this
good"
"Oh, thank you, sir" I poured
wine into her glass, too. Nov,
she said, lets have a dandy bust
ness conference. The reward
comes first of all the settlements
of the Ealing estate. Perhaps by
the end of next week. We've
money enough to keep the firm
going until then"
Give thousand dollars" ! said.
"Have we figured our expenses
out of that yet? don't think they
were too high"
"No, and it isn't all the money
we'll make. What with things be-
ing as they are, I'm to help do
the job of executor, and fee
goes with that. Jim Kuhl is stay
ing in the background, comforting
the fair Diane, and both of them
congratulating themselves that
they aren't in worse trouble.
Kuhl is going to be busy with
something else Richard Ealing
left behind"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
AID APPRECIATED

Editor, The Citizen:
On behalf of the USO-YMCA Club Operating Com
mttee the staff and myself, wish Ito thank you very
much for your interest," cooperation and assistance with
the second annual Key West USO-YMCA Club Mothers
Day Letter Contest
1t particularly nice of The Key West Citizen to
assist with the Contest promotion and to report its pro-
gress
Your interest in the effort of this USO Club to ade
quately the members of the Armed Forces in this
is very much appreciated.
Cordially yours,
RICHARD E. EVANS,
Director.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21

coffee away from the bottom of the
cup.
Additional items Ward distrib-
utes through firms outside the
prison are a chemical detergent
and a plastic toe guard for. chill
dren'S shoes. .-..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
FIRST.CRADER WAS
MISLED BY FATHER

ASHEVILLE, N. C. IA 7.year.
old first-grader here confided to
his teacher that his parents were
expecting baby.
"What is that?" he asked. Teach
er told him.
"And Daddy told me-" the lad
exclaimed, "It was just another
brat"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21

Erred Ward has been a model
prisoner" said Warden Harry
Tinsley. HE is setting a good ex-
ample for other prisoners by as
Stunning the debt when he wasn't
required to do so, and actually
making an effort to pay off his
creditors"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
Third Try To File Succeeds

He miSfired that time because he
didn't have a receipt for the fee
required in candidates home
county.
Two days later, he mailed in a
receipt for a $50 fee. That back
fired because $50 is the fee for fill
ing for U. S. senator while for
governor it is $40.
On the third try he got it all
Strengthened out and his name Of
ficially went among the list of
Republican candidates for nomin-
alton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
PARADE COVERAGE LAUDED

Editor, The Citizen: s33S
On behalf of Arthur Sawyer Post No. %, American
Legion Department of Florida, would like to take this
of thanking you and your reporters for the
lent coverage of the Armed Forces Day Parade.
sure that without support and cooperation,
could not have made the great that it
We further appreciate your interest in this project by
entering most beautifully decorated float We hope
that this interest you have shown toward programs
will always continue.
Thank you again for such wonderful support
Very respectfully yours,
JUDSON STEPHENS
Chairman, Armed Forces Day
Parade.
BETHEL P. JOHNSON,
Post Commander
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes expressions Of the views Of its read.
but fhe editor the right delete any which
considered beovs The writer's should be
fair and conne the letters 200 words and write side
Of the only Signature Of the
letters and will be published unless requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
May II, 1854.

LINCOLN, Neb. R-It took Clar-
ence r. Bristol of Ansley three
tries to file for governor of Neb-
raska before he made it official.
A week ago he appeared at the
StatehouSe to complete the filing.