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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-01-29
One Girl Robbed
Store Alone Say
Three Companions

Three teen-agers, two Of them
girls. were being held in the
Madison County Jail here after
pleading guilty in the court Of
Mayor E. p Speasmaker Tues
day on charges of breaking and
entering in the night season. The
two girls, Virginia Deitsch, Is,
West jefferson, and Esther Casio
19. Columbus, and 19-year-old
Lonnie Campbell, also of West
jefferson, admitted entering the
Emnons store at the corner Of
Walnut and Center streets here
and taking beer and cigarettes
during the night of Sunday. jan
uary "a, Chief German Clark said.
They were accompanied by a It.
year-old Mt. Sterling juvenile boy
who is also being held. Bond was
set at $1,000 for each.
The girls and the Campbell boy
admitted taking part in a drink
ing spree after obtaining the beer,
it was said. According to Deputy
Herbert Markley and PatrOlman
Albert Monas, the youths were
apprehcnded after complaint
was received from a farmer on
the Blair Pike who had noted
their parked auto during the late
morning Monday. The youths were
believed to have been out all
night but authorities said that
they had received no report from
any the parents Of the youths.
According to one of the girls,
the group went to the Emmons
store in an auto and after break
ing in, stole a case Of beer and
some cigarettes Later on they
drove back to the store and the
Dietsch girl this time entered
the store alone and got another
case Of beer and more cigarettes.
Questioning also revealed that the
group had syphoned about ten
gallons of gasoline from the Tim
mons Dairy truck at West JEFF
ferson.
Police said that the Campbell
boy and the Casio girl confessed
readily enough but that the
Deitsch girl refused to talk" at
first. AT one time the Casio girl
changed her story to coincide with
Campbells. When brought before
the mayor, however, the Dietsch
girl pleaded guilty as did the
others.
All remain in Jail in lieu o.
bond and will go before the
Grand Jury.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-01-29
Arrangement Held
Here Thursday

Those indicted by the January
Grand Jury, who pleaded not gull
ty when arraigned before Judge
James F. Bell in common pleas
court Thursday morning, included:
Harold Pleukharp and Alfred
billiard, larceny by trick; Rob-
ert Stuart Young, speeding; Dan
Ledford, auto theft; Gerald P.
Herriott and Charles Henry Bid
well, malicious destruction of pro-
perty; Frank Covey, shooting with
intent to kill, petit larceny, point
ing firearms and discharging fire
arms; Charles Johnson, attempted
breaking and entering in night
season; Harold S. Lawwill, arson;
Robert Campbell, rape and at
tempted rape; Edward Weed Stig-
all, breaking and entering in the
night season.
Robert Incl, pleaded guilty to
the charge of failure to provide
and was placed on probation for
so long as he provides for his fam
lily.
James Dildine, indicted for auto
theft, Henry Smith, for bad check,
Roy Smith. Jr., larceny by trick,
all pleaded guilty and sentence
was postponed until Friday morn
ing.
Sylvia Lcdford, indicted for au-
to theft failed to appear and a
warrant was issued for her ap-
prehension.
Jesse Walters Lovingood, indict-
cd for breaking and entering, COL
lapsed in a fit of epilepsy and was
unable to enter plea.
Ralph D. Wolford, indicted for
failure to provide on two counts,
has not been apprchcnded.
Harrison Carter, Robert Andrew
Tgnath, Ralph r. Raines and Eu-
gene Cochran, all Of the London
Prison Farm, entered pleas of gull
ty on indictments of escaping from
a penal institution and were SEN
fenced from one to five years i'm
the Ohio Penitentiary.
Lovingood, Ledford, Covey, Still
gall, Campbell, Pleukharp, billiard.
Smith, Jr. Dildine and Smith are
heing held in the Madison County
Jail. Others were realeased on
bond
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-01-29
Open Office For
Marine Recruiting
At Post Office

S-Sgt. J. D. Blcdsoc, Columbus
Recruiting Area for the United
States Marine Corps, announce the
opening of a Marine Recruiting
Office in the London post office.
The office will be open every
Wednesday from nine to three
o'clock starting Wednesday, Feb
TilapU 2
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-01-29
SoIon School In
Polio Benefit

The South SOlon School is
sponsoring a benefit Thursday
night, February 4 at eight o'clock
at the Community Building, and
will turn over the entire pro-
ceeds to the Polio Fund.
The program will be presented
by students and guests Of the
Helen Marx Dance Studio Of
London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-01-29
County Teachers Met
Wednesday Afternoon

The Madison County Teachers
Association met at London High
School Wednesday afternoon. A
speaker talked on the subject of
teacher retirement benefits and
other related matters.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-01-29
So New And I26
Used Cars Sold

Cars purchased from dealers as
registered with the office of Madi-
son County Clerk of Courts, James
r. Littler, show a total of So new
cars; 16 new trucks; 126 used
cars and 1S used trucks.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-01-29
MRS. 6YERLY LIVING
NEAR SUNBuRY

Mrs. Mary Byerly, a former res
ident of London. is now residing
at the Mrs. Crawford Rest Home,
sunbury, Ohio, RID. No. 2.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-01-29
6 OLJR
"a fT6HWN
ADVICE

HGNiS=
Girls, if you want to wipe
that silly smirk from your
husbands face-just hand him
a dish towel!
SuDN THoTS
After you live just so long
it seems like one doesn't care
who wins the battle of the
sexes. And no wonder parents
and teachers get together to
form PTA'S-after all there is
safety in numbers and who is
harder on both than Kids?
LEARNING
Pity the poor English teach
er-she has to compete with
movie cowboys who say "Ah
amt got none an ah don eX-
peck tub git my"
Matter of fact it's contagi-
Gus, this hill-billy talk. Stop
ped a teacher the other day
and inquired of her we'll being.
She said, "Ah feels jes fahne
now thet ah've got me my
masters degree!
OUCH!
Fellow rushed into a local
hardware store the other day
and said, Give me a rat trap
quick. I've got to catch a
train!"
Dumb Dora who works there
replied, Sorry, sir, but they
don't make them in that size!
opDITY
1t occurs to us that man
doesn't need brains as much as
money. Howcome? Well II ne
has brains some guy with
money will give him a JOB anu
if he has no money, people
won't think he has any brains.
YOU just can't win hrotner'
?272 ,,. o,,o
What in the world is more
gratifying than to put on an
old jacket and find money IN
the pockets?
CLIP ,,as
Friend of the column SENDS
in a little story reprinted from
a Dallas, Texas sheet. Little
how came into the store ana
looked hurriedly at each car
ton of eggs on the grocers
rack. Each carton was LABEL
led "All new. All fresh. All
white"
Little boy thrust a carton
toward the clerk and demand
ed. Don't you have any with
yellow in them?"
MODERN AGE
Women wear pants, smoke
cigarettes, inhabit bar-rooms'
bet on the races, play poker
fly planes, hunt, fish, work IN
factories and run for office.
About the only thing they
don't do nowadays is chew to-
bacco and go to the mems
room.
WoNDERMENT
Wonder who on earth trims
the toe-nails for the fat lady
in the circus? And, while
we're at it, who takes care OF
the caretaker's daughter While
the carctaker is busy taking
care?
YoRE
Perhaps the reason that
some Of the oldtimers are con-
tinually hardening back to the
good old days is because at
that time the only strikes any
one ever heard about were the
Yukon and the California gold
rusheS.
ABATEMENT
Wen never cease to be
amazed at women who buy
stockings which are so sheer
as to look as though they
aren't stockings. And now
they're working on shoes
which make them look like
they're barefoot.
SUGGESTION
Always wash your spoon in
the finger bowl and you'll
never get your pocket sticky.
HOLY MATRIMoNY
You know the honeymoon is
over when, while you're sitting
by the fireplace listening to a
good orchestra play and the
wind whistling outside, your
better half looks up and in
uuires, Did the men pick up
the garbage today?"
HEYWOOD
Old Haywood Snugg, the
John ID. Rockefeller of Darby
Plains. says that out where he
lives things are so high that
when a purchase runs under a
dollar, the man rings up mo
Sale"
LAST WORD
The only thing that you can
take with you when you leave
this earth are the things you
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-01-29
w. K. galloway On
U.S.S. Capricornus

CARIBBEAN AREA CFHTNC)
Units of the Atlantic Fleet Am
phibious Force are engaged in Op-
Grafton Liant TraEx 2-54.
Serving aboard the attack cargo
ship USS Capricornus is w. K.
Galloway, engineman third class,
USN, son of Mrs. ]. Fl. Galloway
of Route 2, Grove City, Ohio. and
husband of the former Miss Mar
ilyn Faust of West jefferson.
The amphibious training exer-
else involves nearly $4,000 Navy
and Marine personnel.
The second in a series of three
extended amphibious training ex-
crcises, TraEx 2-54 has the basic
aim of providing maximum train
ing for personnel in advanced
methods of modern amphibious
warfare.
MRS. GEORGE RHoADEs
is IMPROVING
Mrs. George Rhoades, North
Oak Street, is convalescing after a
recent slight stroke of paralysis.
BIRTHS ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. William Clifton,
South Walnut Street, announce
the birth of a daughter, Tuesday,
January Is, at Mercy Hospital The
baby weighed eight and one-half
pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Earles,
London. r. ID. No l. announce the
birth of daughter. Tuesday. Jan
uary 26. The baby weighed seven
pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sparks,
North Madison Road, announce
the birth of son, at Doctors Hos
pital, Sunday, January a.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-01-29

Girls, if you want to wipe
that silly smirk from your
husbands face-just hand him
a dish towel!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-01-29
LEARNING

NLFNINENIFN~ =
Pity the poor English teach
er-she has to compete with
movie cowboys who say "Ah
amt got none an ah don eX-
peck tub git my"
Matter of fact it's contagi-
Gus, this hill-billy talk. Stop
ped a teacher the other day
and inquired of her we'll being.
She said, "Ah feels jes fahne
now thet ah've got me my
masters degree!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-01-29
suDN THoTs

After you live just so long
it seems like one doesn't care
who wins the battle of the
sexes. And no wonder parents
and teachers get together to
form PTA's-after all there is
safety in numbers and who is
harder on both than Kids?
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-13
sointly City Woman
Found Decd; Was
Native OF Cube

Mrs. Claretta Jackson, GIT st.
Anthony Av., a native OF Cuoa and
a resident Of st. Paul since 1913.
was found dead on Tuesday, Aug
ust 10, between $50 and 4 p. m.
The body of Mrs. Jackson was dis
covered lying face-down on the
kitchen floor by neighbors, who
hoisted a ladder to the second
floor apartment kitchen window
when they were unable to gain ac-
cess to the apartment.
Mrs. Jackson, an employee of
the Orpheum Theatre for a num-
Der Of years, did not report TO
work on Monday. Her employers
were alarmed that she did not
come to work and had not called.
On Tuesday, which normally
would have been her day off, one
Of her employers, after falling to
get an answer on the telephone,
called at her home.
Friends attempted to call her
on the phone and pounded on the
door. Mrs. Mary Edding. 71s st.
Anthony, a friend of the deceased
called police authorities when
neighbors found her lying on the
kitchen floor. A pot that had ap-
parently contained water was
burning on the stove, the gas still
burning.
She was pronounced dead by the
ambulance doctor, and in the alb
sence Of any known relatives. her
remains were taken 10 the city
morgue-
A member Of the Eastern Star,
all arrangements for burial viii be
made by officers Of this organi-
zation Funeral arrangements
were incomplete at press time.
Brooks Funeral Home is in charge
Of the service.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-13

OF Communism bill passed In 1850.
the bishop declared. there has
been q large number OF laws pas
sed by the Nationalist party To inn
plement it's racial theories,
ION the surface this may seem
20 have been wise because none Of
us can be unaware of the grave
dangers of communism at the
present time.
But an examination OF this act
reveals certain features which I
am persuaded ought to be resell
lutely opposed TO the theories of
Marxism.
"For example, under this act
the punishment Of communists
In taken outside the normal pro-
cess of the law and placed In the
hands Of the political authorities
without allowing any redress In
the courts Of the land.
''fhe definition OF communism
in this bill IL 40 wide that II bears
little relationship to communism"
anyone who criticixes the
government might be named un-
der this act" Bishop Reeves said.
A labor law that affects about
70 per cent Of all Africans workers
allows Africans to belong to trade
Continued on page AZ
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-13
Bethesda Church
Celebrates Pastors
Fourth Anniversary

A one-week celebration of the
fourth anniversary of Bethesda's
pastor and wife, the Rev. and Mrs.
l.. c. Harris will begin officially
Sunday. Aug. Is and end Sunday
night. Aug. %. with banquet.
a fun week will feature pastors
and choirs from various Twin City
churches of all denominations.
Sunday, Calvary Baptist church
of Duluth, led by its pastor. Rev
C. s. Jones. will come down to
Bethesda by bus to take part In
the celebration and worship.
Monday night, Aug. 10 win be
Zion Baptist church night with
Rev. Bolts and his choir partici.
pating,
Wednesday night, Aug, is, Rev
Joseph Jackson OF Pilgrim Rest
church and its choir win be on the
program.
Rev, J. c. Virgins OF st, Pauls
church Of God In Christ win have
charge OF the Thursday night,
Aug. 10 services. His fine group
Of singers win also participate.
The balance OF the weeks ser
vices viii be announced in the
next weeks edition of the paper,
The committee In charge Of the
Harris anniversary observance in
cludes as it's officers. Mrs. Jennie
Grissam, chairman, Mrs, Ann
Farmer. secretary and Mira.
George Daley, treasurer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-13
Mill City Man
Killed by Rival
Hid in Ambush

A 40 year old Minneapolis man,
Gilbert Williams, 1856 Fourth Av.
S, was fatally shot from ambush
Saturday night. near Baraboo,
Wis. Rushed to a Baraboo hospit-
al the man died shortly after the
shooting.
Sank County sheriff James w.
Gavin arrested James Lee Roper,
10 years old, who was said TO be
rival Of Williams for the affec-
tons of Mrs. Stella Anderson,
widow whom Williams was visit
ing.
Gavin told the press Monday
that Roper admitted purchasing a
% revolver and shooting Williams.
He repeatedly signed a confession
in the presence of county attorney
Harlan Kelley who along with the
sheriff investigated the shooting.
In his confession Roper is said
to have admitted firing the fatal
shot from ambush and fleeing by
auto toward Necedah, Wis, where
he was apprehended four hours
later by police officers.
At first Roper denied any con-
nection with the crime until con-
fronted by witnesses who said
they saw him near the Anderson
home shortly after the shooting.
sheriff Gavin told newspaper re-
porters.
Charges were to be filed against
Roper this week for the murder
of Williams.
Williams was a member of the
Wisconsin Shivers family, pioneer
residents of Hillsboro, Wis, which
is a few miles from Baraboo. Mrs.
Anderson, a widow and mother of
two teen-age boys told the press
that Williams was the friend of
her late husband who died two
years ago, She said she had plan
ned to marry Williams, of whom
Roper was jealous.
Williams was married but he
and his wife, Lillian were es-
tranged and divorce proceedings
had been filed and passed the
preliminary stages. The couple
have Ia year old daughter,
Lovey.
Williams, who lived in Mime
apolis with his mother Mrs. Cora
Taylor, was buried In the family
plot at Hillsboro, Wis, Tuesday.
Aug. 10.
He was born August 2S, 1905 in
Vernon County, Wis. He would
have celebrated his 50th birthday
on August 2s.
Survivors, in addition to his
mother, wife and child include a
step-father, Robert Taylor, all of
Minneapolis, his grandfather,
Thomas l., Shivers, Wisconsin
pioneer who now lives in Califor-
mia; three uncles; Herbert Shivers,
PERKS, California, Marvin Shivers,
Los Angeles and Alga Shivers of
Hiilsboro, Wis.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-13

the Rt. Rev. Ambrose Reeves, who
Is probably the most outspoken
foe OF Malan's policies,
Spoke Up
on the two occasions that the
bishop addressed the congress he
never bit his tongue expressing
his opposition TO Malan.
Bishop Reeves bases his oppo-
sition 10 the "apartheid' policies
in South Africa on Christian prin.
ciples rather than political or dem.
ocratic ones.
As a result Of his speech made
at luncheon sponsored by the
Minnesota Governors Intcrracial
Commission and a paper he read
10 the congress, there is a likli-
hood that the bishop may be cited
under the South African Public
Safety act.
Anyone who speaks up in behalf
Of the Africans and their rights
may be charged under this act for
melting the Africans to riot.
The penalty under this law Is
II lashes. five years in prison and
300 pound approximately ST.
200l fine.
The bishop said that his only
concern was about his family and
what would happen to them in
the event that he should be i'm
prisoned.
The bishop, when travelling n
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-13

The Negro leaders, summoned
to the states first official inter
racial conference by the Governor,
rejected the plan by which many
white southerners hope to circum-
vent the Supreme Court decision
of May II banning public school
segregation. In a prepared state
ment they declared that for sake
of our posterity we cannot do
otherwise than take our stand for
the ideals of our America and the
whole free world for justice,
human brotherhood and equality
of opportunity for all"
Gov White, as reported by the
Memphis Commercial Appeal, said
Il am stunned" He had previous
ly expressed confidence that e5
percent of the Negroes would go
along with a voluntary" segre-
cation plan provided funds were
Immediately made available to
equalize educational facilities.
Completely shaken" by the re-
lection of his plan, Gov. White is
reported to have said: Il have be-
lieved that a certain element rep
resenting a vast majority of the
Negroes would go along. Now I
am definitely Of the conclusion
you can't put any faith in any one
of them on this proposition"
The conference on July 80 with
the Legal Educational Advisory
Committee set up by an act of the
Legislature was preceded by a
meeting of Negro leaders on July
IS. called by the State Conference
OF Branches of the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of
Colored People.
They issued a statement in sup
port of the courts decision and
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-13
so. AFRICAN BASTUS WANT
TO SEGREGATE WHITES

Pretoria, S. Africa.--(ANPl --
The Bantu National Congress, led
by Plus Ngubano who wants to
segregate whites in South Africa.
held its first public mass meeting
recently,
Representing on the Negro side
the same extreme stand as the
Nationalist sabra represents on
the white sides. the ideal 10 be
worked for, according 10 the Ban
Ia government Is a Negro state
without whites, Indians or anyone
else, except Negroes.
Aliens and visitors. however.
would be admitted-with visitors
permits
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-13

The present South African gov
ernment rs not unmindful OF its
responsibilities towards ethnic
groups other than those of Euro
pean stock.
THE tragedy Is that all the
good II is attempting 20 do is off
set by the legislation the govern
ment has been passing since il
came to power In order to imple-
mcnt its racial theories" Bishop
Reeves said.
Some of the good legislation the
Nationalist party has passed since
il came To power, the bishop
pointed out, has been that II has
almost trebled the amount OF
money for African education, con-
tributed 100000 pounds for a
medical school for non-Europeans
and has done a great deal 10 slim
ulate training for Africans in ag-
riculture.
TIL. No Rcspecter OF Jim Crow
again in the sphere Of public
health the government In doing n
great deal to wage war on tubcr-
oulosis In all races and has in
creased expenditure on native
health service by two million
pounds" the Bishop OF Johannes
burg stated.
Beginning with the Suppression
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-13
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and Lowdown-
BY BAu.EE THOMAS

Mays Day: The ". Y. Amster-
dam News sponsored n Willie
Mays Day" at the ~ Y. Giants
Polo Grounds Sunday, May 8. WI
lie got gobs of gifts. but the
Giants were defeated by the NIL
waukee Braves to 2. Willie got a
single on his big day.
Tonight "wednesday just as
this Is being written, Mays and his
mates are prseticing out at Mic
ollet Park in Minneapolis getting
ready 10 take on the Giants farm
club, the Minneapolis Millers. The
park is pack Jammed.
Ole Man Newman, this papers
BOSNIAN, probably feels pretty
good today. although he has been
more cranky than usual, There
was a nice feature by Walter
Johnson. STAR staff writer, about
the goth anniversary Of the paper.
and Newman in Tuesdays Mime
apoIis STAR. And then in We'd
nesday's Minneapolis TRIBUNE
there was a very nice editorial
tribute TO the BOSNIAN and the
publication. Newman ought TO be
real happy but on Wednesday
near deadline time he's often as
cranky as a bear!
Evesdropping On A Bus: The
other day on Olson Highway bus
a woman who was either surviv-
or or a very close friend Of the vic
tim OF a recent knitting was telling
her friend in a rather loud voice
about the artistry that the assail-
ant used when ne killed the fellow,
II was hard to tell II she was more
concerned about the loss OF a
Continued on page 81
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round in South Africa is always
accompanied by three or four CID
men, the equivalent OF the F'BI in
the u. =.
It's very doubtful that they
would give him any kind OF pro-
lection II "A situation should war
rant It. but are very handy with
their note books and take long and
copious notes OF what he has to
say.
He readily admits South Africa
Is tinderbox that may go off at
any time.
Troops Guard" Meetings
For example, he said that when
ever there Is a meeting OF the
Africans. troops armed with Stem
guns will enter the meeting place
and surround IL.
These troops are known to be
trigger happy and the slightest
provocation on the part OF the
Africans would end In a massacre.
The bishop has been the cause
Of several frey debates in the
South African parliament be-
cause OF his views and recently the
minister OF labor demanded that
he be deported.
The bishop is a citizen OF Eng
land and Is subject 10 deportation
whereas a native born South At
Continued on page ~