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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06

Ladies Aid Society had their
rummage sale the other night
and as soon as the doors opened,
"Easy" Roberts was inside.
Without a word, he headed
straight for the coat counter,
picked out a shabby old tweed
jacket, and paid for it. easy"
told me little later that buying
his jacket back was getting to
be regular habit.
"That's been my favorite
smoking jacket for years." he
said. "And my wife talks me into
giving it away regularly. Then
get to thinking how much / like
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
r4esEMlwEEkLY MAo!soN eouN1Y D1MocRAr LoNDoN OHIO

the Good Lord Bless and Keep
YOU by Wilson; My Romance"
by Rodgers; and "Stodola Pumpa"
a Czech Folk Song, arranged by
Strickling.
Ray Creighton, director of music
in the London Public Schools, will
conduct the concert band and the
mixed chorus and Mrs. Clarabell
Hahn, assistant director of music,
will conduct the girls glee club.
VeneSsa Harbage is piano accom-
panist for the chorus and Hilda
Roger accompanies the glee club.
Tickets may be secured from
members of the high school music
organizations or at the door. Mrs.
Dean Brill, chairman, and Mrs.
Harry McCampbell of the school
faculty, are in charge of ticket
sales.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
County Polling
Place Listed

Complete list of Madison County
Polling places follows:
London Ward 1-Precinct A -
London Methodist church. Ward /
Precinct -McSavaney Company
office. Ward 2-Precinct A-Lobby
of high school gymnasium. Ward
2-Precinct B-Byers r residence
First street. Ward 3-Precinct A
Fan Conway residence. Ward g.
Precinct B William O'Connell
residence. Ward 4-Precinct A
Hayman Garage. Ward 4-Precinct
B. court house.
Township house in Am
lin. Darby-Dr Georges in Plain
City. Plain City East City hall in
Plain City. Plain City West
James Strapp Sr. office in Plain
City. Deercreek-Lafayette school.
Fairfield North-Township house
Lilly Chapel. Fairfield South
Township house Big Plain.
Jefferson North - Towns ip
house in West jefferson. jefferson
South-Township house in West
Jefferson.
Stokes-City Building South So
lon.
South Solon-City Building,
South Solon.
West jefferson No. Mayors
office, West Jefferson No. 2-Diet-
sch's garage. West Jefferson No. 3
School.
Monroe-Plumwood school.
Oak Run-Township house Chri-
sman Chapel.
Paint East-Township house,
Newport. Paint West-Mrs. Hurs-
ton Griffith residence.
Pike-Township house, Rosedale.
Pleasant East-Township house,
Mt. Sterling. Pleasant West -
Township house, Mt. Sterling.
Mt. Sterling East Mayors Of
flee. Mt. Sterling West-School
building
Range East-Township h house,
Danville Range). Range West
Town hall, Sedalia.
Midway-Town Hall, S dalia.
Somerford-Township house in
Summerford.
Stokes-City Building South So
Ion.
South Solon-City Building, South
Solon. s
Union-Madison Co. courthouse.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
Letters To
The Editor


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in the letter. The letter may
then be printed without the
signature at discretion of the
editor II IL contains informa-
tion deemed Of sufficient In
terest to all readers.-ED.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
Madison Farmers
Electric Bills
So Above Average

WASHINGTON, April. !. j. (Spe-
ciaD Farmers in Madison
County pay an average monthly
electric bill of $10.49, the Census
Bureau reports.
This county average bill COM
pares with a national average of
$740 per month for all the 4,888,-
$50 farms now using electricity
throughout the u. S. The average
electric bill for all farms in the
State of Ohio was reported at $8.65
per month.
Out of a total of 1874 farms in
Madison County, 1,201 reported
central-station electricity in the
final 1850 census tabulations, with
an average monthly bill of $1049
per farm served in this county.
AS against the $74O per month
for the national average farm bill,
city dwellers pay an average mon
thly electric bill of only $492, ac-
cording to the 1858 survey of the
Federal Power Commission. That
was the average monthly bill for
30,728,182 residential and domestic
customers of all the power systems
in the u. S. The average residential
power consumption in 1852 was
1924 kilowatt-hours per month.
The average monthly consunp-
tion of electricity by all farm GUS
toners in all forty-eight States
was reported by the Federal Power
Commission at 418 kilowatt-hours
per month for 1852, but this con-
sumption figure was not tabulated
by States or counties for that year.
For the entire nation as a unit,
the average city dweller in 1852
paid 285 cents per kilowatt-hour
for his electricity, while the aver
age farmer paid LIT cents.
More than 10000 farms in the
u. S. were electrified last year, the
Department of Agriculture reports.
For the nation as a whole, 908
farms out of every 1000 now have
central-station electricity. AS of
January 1, 1885, only 109 farms
out of every 1000 in the nation
were served by central-station
power.
The State of Ohio reported 1884,
215 electrified farms as of June
80, 1858, with only 5,144 farms
still without central-Station service.
In other words, 97.4 percent of
the States farms now have electri-
city, and only 2.6 percent are with
out central-Station power.
Michigan leads the entire nation
in the percentage of electrified
farms as of June 30, 1853, with 999
percent of her 1858 farms now
connected to central-station power
lines. The Department of Agricul-
ture reports only 85 operating
farms in the entire State of Michi-
gan without electricity.
Indiana stands second in the nat
ional ranking, with 99.3 percent of
her 166,627 farms now electrified,
and only LII still waiting for ell
ectric service, (0.7 percent).
Washington State ranks third,
with 99.1 percent of her 69,820
farms now electrified, and only
652 still waiting for mainline
power.
The Ohio ranking in this list is
7th in the nation.
AS of June 30, 1858, the Depart
ment of Agriculture reports $685.
134 farms in the forty-eight States,
with 4,888, ,460 of them electrified,
and 493,674 still without central
station service. For the nation, 90.8
percent of the farms are using ell
ectricity, and go percent are with
out power connections.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
MRS.. n. RINEHART
IN MT. CARMEL

Mrs. j. r. Rinehart, who resides
with her son-in-law and daughter,
Sheriff and Mrs. Harold r. Bid
well, entered Mt. Carmel Hospital
Thursday for observation and
treatment. She suffered a stroke
Wednesday and was taken to the
hospital in the Lukens ambulance.
Her room number is 1886.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
SHIRLEY THOMPSON
COMPLETES COURSE

A-3c Shirley Thompson has COM
pleted her eight weeks basic course
and her address now is: A-3c Shir-
ley Thompson, Box 4S9, 331Oth Stu
dent Squadron-WAF, Scott Air
Force Base, Illinois.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
Calendar For The Week

NOTE - This feature will regularly and will be
published each Monday and tuesday The service Free
Please send in copy Friday for events taking place
the following week. Copy must be submitted before FRI
day noon, deadIne. Thank You!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
SHORTY" BAUER is
IN MT. CARMEL

Edward (Shorty) bauer, who
was taken suddenly i'll Friday at
the Madison Hotel where he re-
sides, entered Mt. Carmel Hospital
that afternoon for observation and
treatment.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
M MRS. HALTERM MAN
BREAKS HAND

Mrs. Robert Halterman, West
Center Street, broke her right
hand when she fell last week on
the icy street.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
DAUGHTER ARRIVES
MRS. ELLA JONES
IN DAYTON

Mrs. Ella Jones, West High ST.,
has entered the Glenn Haven
Nursing Home, 5205 North Main
ST., Dayton, Ohio.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06

In city general debt Ohio's po-
sition at $50 per capita is we'll un-
der the national average of $40
per capita.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
From where | sit ...M Joe Marsh
Easy Does It-Aguinl

1t and hurry down to buy that
jacket back. This is the third time
I've done it!">
From where i sit, eyeryone's en-
titled to his own likes--whether
it's a sports jacket, a baseball
team, or the beverage he likes for
dinner. For example, the wife
likes coffee along with Saturday
night spaghetti while like q
glass of beer. We never try to
"sell" each other on our personal
preferences.
&s M.4e
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
20 Year Liquor
Sales Hit All
Time Highs

COLUMBUS, O., April 2-Inclu-
ding the record-breaking year of
1853, a total of 1895, ,O54, ,977.18 has
been contributed to state and local
treasures from the operation of
the Department Of Liquor Control
during its 20 year history.
Of this total, $242, ,O70,803 80 was
from net profit ON sales of spurious
liquor sold in state stores; $780,
1872, SOFIA was from the one dollar
tax on each gallon of liquor sold:
1858, ,942, ,168.43 was from exise
taxes on beer, malt beverages, mix
ed drinks and wine; and $123, ,249,-
502.62 was from permit fees. All
but the permit fees go into the
state treasury. The permit fees are
returned to the municipalities in
which the permit premises are To-
Gated to be used for liquor law
enforcement.
Total revenue in 1853 from the
manufacture, distribution, and sale
of all alcoholic beverages was SCI, :
729, ,424.76, exceeding the next high
est year, 1852, by So, ,107, ,899.73. In
dividually, total sales, amount
transferred to the General revenue
fund, net profit on sales, and gal
lonage tax for 1858 topped any
other single year since the depart
ment's inception in 1888.
For the Twenty year period op-
Grating expense totaled $95, 1892.
952.61. The entire cost of the de-
partment'S operation is paid for by
its earnings, it was said.
The departments operating ex-
pense for 1858 amounted to So, $780,
69005, exceeding the 1852 total of
$7,666, ,641.O9 by $460,048.96. This
increase is accounted for by the
opening of seven new state stores
to increase service to the conSum-
ing public, automatic salary in
creases, and general increases in
cost of supplies and equipment.
Also, additional salary increases
retroactive to July / were given
to store personnel by legislative
enactment.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
Delinquent Taxes
And Assessments
Hit $39, 49I.3q

COLUMBUS, OHIO (SPECIAL)
Delinquent taxes and special as
sessments throughout the State of
Ohio after the final tax settlement
in 1853 amounted to $44,655, ,791.-
"a according to Edward w. Wolfe,
executive director of the Ohio Pub
lie Expenditure Council.
MADISON County's share in
this total amounts to $39, ,491 SO.
Mr.. Wolfe said, while it may be
true that some of this delinquency
has since been collected - that,
undoubtedly, there will be some
that is uncollectible - yet each
year there is always a large
amount that can and should be
collected. The proper public Of
ficials should use every legal
means to collect these delinquen-
cies and thereby materially aid
their financially hard-pressed local
governments and, at the same time,
free the current duplicate of these
charges"
Certainly, said Wolfe, "in
fairness to those who have paid
their taxes, more vigorous pol
icy should be adopted for the en-
forcement of delinquent collect
ions, otherwise, new or additional
taxes will be required"
DAUGHTER ARRIVES
DR.. and Mrs. E. F. Fuchs, an
nounce the birth of a daughter at
Chillicothe Hospital, Saturday
morning. The baby weighed eight
pounds and six ounces
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06
SNYDER APPOINTED

Thurman Snyder, former Lon
don resident, who lives with his
wife and son in Springfield, has
been appointed special representa-
tive for an insurance company
there, according to reports. He will
work in Clark and Madison coun-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-04-06

Copyright 1854. United States Brewers Foundatios
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03

not authorities on military af-
fairs, we do. know world history
very similar TO what they were
500 years ago Any reader can
check this studying II. G Wells
Outline OF HISTORY, Or Mum
ro'S THE MIDDL AGES. or
books on the Reformation and
European Revolutions.
As was the case around 1850,
the wer of the established
churches to d ay has distinctly
weakened The ruler Of the West
ern Nations have today become
tlmid, while the Russians are
trying to absorb other nations
repeating the pattern OF 504
years ago.
HBombs Versus Movable Type
History shows similar condi-
tons existed when printing be-
came powerful in 1850. This. like
the H-Bomb. became a threat to
Kingdoms. The church and kings
fought by legislation. persecution
and wars, but the rise OF the
masses could not be stopped. The
printed word became more power
full than the sword. Reforma-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03
THAT'S BRAINS. BROTHER

Irving Berlin takes a worthless
piece Of paper, and writes song
He sell the copy fol- $50 900. That's
genius.
John p Rockefeller could sign
his name to 4 worthless piece Of
paper and makes Il worth half
a million That's capital
A man can buy IS worth Of steel
and make $1,000 worth of watch
springs out Of III That's skill
A cop can take a worthless
piece Of paper and write your
number on it and make YOU out
ten bucks. That's your hard luck.
But-When a man looks for an
apartment. finds just what he
wants and when the manager
asks. Have you any children Ri
puts on a long face and answers,
Yes. but they are in the ceme-
terry" pays six months rent in
advance, gets His RECEIPT. then
goes out TO the cemetery. gets his
children and brings them to the
apartment that's brains Bates
vile Ark Daily Guard.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03
An Accomplished Fact

emf circumstances The French We're OBJ
yiously unable to retake Northern Vietnam
and they probably would have continued
losing the war for another seven years un-
der the present conditions. Therefore,
whatever they save Of Nietnam was kept
out of the Communist grasp. And, what
the Communists won at the truce table
they had already captured with their
armies with the exception Of one small
area anyhow.
The question for the democracies now
is to unite in a collective defense Of other
countries in the area, in a NATO-type
agreement If the free countries Of the
world will unite in this effort, they can
establish line which the Communists will
not cross It might be that such an organi-
zation would bring a type Of cold-war peace
to the world for some years. If this can be
effected it is a far better solution than IN
tervening in Indochna and trying to re-
take land the Communists have occupied
for some years.
Meanwhile, the United States will save
approximately $400,000,000 year in aid
to French Indochina and the killing will
have stopped. 1t is true that the democra
ces suffered defeat in Indochna, but the
defeat was not suffered at Geneva. 1t was
mist armies defeated the forces of France
That was the defeat and not the Geneva
conference.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03

destroyed IS by constant threat
Of retaliation. Such will retard
the forces u Communism but 1t
will not accord with Christian
teaching WIN the threat Of re-
TAXATION save capitalism as we
now know it
The Communist viii not ever
win Third World War but
they may gradually increase their
power and influence by constant
ly threatening to start such a
war. Surely We may expect con-
tinual small wars, big military
preparations and high taxes.
Preparing for the Worst
My grandchildren agree with
me that security cannot be OBJ
tanned indefinitely by legislation
pensions. and tariffs AS our an
cestors learned to live with
printed bombs we must be pre-
pared to live with H-Bombs, jail
ing Communists today may be
no more effective than was be-
heading Or burning heretics SOC
years ago. one Of my own an
cestors. Reverend John Rogers
was 50 burned at-the-stake" fol
translatine and printing the Bible
in 1855
Hence, / urge my grandchil-
dren ~ TO develop strong
and sane spiritual faith. ~ tC
acquire robust health and GOOD
habits 80 to become an expert
in some useful industry; AZ tc
own a home and raise a family
in an agricultural center 50 tC
have investments widely diversi-
fled both geographically and in
dustrially avoiding, large cities.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03

tionS. and beheadmgs followed.
The discovery of the H-Bomb is
unSettling civilization today as
did the birth OF printing IN 1850
Naturally we do not want to
see entrenched capitalism col
lapse as diG entrenched mon
archiSm. We now use legislation
submit to high taxes. and endure
small wars to protect our ways
OF life. as these same methods
wore practiced 500 years ago to
protect established monarchism,
Could it be that the fear of the
H-Bomb will become as power
full as was the fear of printed
books 500 years ago?
For the long pull, am an OPP
timist l don't believe III the
Lindberg Retaliation Theory
however, do believe that the fear
of the H-Bomb dixie the fear
OF printing 500 years ago. could
handicap our Western Democrat
les with blow TO the capitalistic
system.
What About Retaliation?
Lmdberg's only hope of pre-
venting our big cities from being
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03
Double Check

Saw where they broke the log
Jam up IN Congress. The Repub-
hcans accepted the Democrats
atom bill They were about to
talk the country out Of sometime
anyway. might just as wen give
little.
A Teller named Synghman Rhee
full Of hope and appreciation. flew
down and lit in Washington. He
spoke so soft that our political
famesters couldn't hear him,
Democrats were easy like that.
Folks voted COP because them
guys couldn't be talked into or
out Of nothin now look who's
talking even Jenny" could
take the country with them
According to one British mental
Dr., the mother-in-laW is still the
greatest home buster Got the A.
Bomb beat III oil. 50 many ways
Just send EN- mother-in-
law.
Wen I had a big trip through
Buckingham that is me and
my J r., that's my son-in-law.
We just took in the SIGHTS and met
friends Dlllwyn, used to be
Whitehall. they got Abe, lacked
the chaser 50 they are putting in
a water system Really it's a great
town Mn Davis and Mr. Shu-
maker of Nicks Market that's
.nodern merchandising really up
10 date S 3 Pearsons. Mr.. Poole
has about everything anybody
lould wish for And r B Ransom.
minus The cigar, l don't know
where he laid it. didn't see his
barber chair either it's r B
Ransom and Sons a merchan-
dising department store. MISSED
Church Huddleston somewhere
guess ne was a-cOurtln but |
found Honey Coleman way up in
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03
Wheat Control

stage of farm legislation at the time of the
vote Many have felt that quotas We're JUS
titled when price supports were high, but
under the proposed Eisenhower farm
program, price supports could be cut to as
low as seventy-ive per cent.
II appears that some wheat growers
were willing to do without quotas and high
price supports and plant as much wheat
as they wished taking their chance with
the market, rather than accept quotas un-
der program where supports may &c
down considerably in the next year.
The wheat controls vote indicates that
if farmers continue to be plagued by price
drop, and relatively small quotas, the quota
system may be rejected in time.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03
Ten Year Change

were several United States destroyers some
months ago.
Although it is not generally known, the
Japanese Air Force is beginning elementary
flight training, with the L. S. instructors
helping at Matsushina Air Force base in
Japan. 1t is understood that thirty-tiVe vet
eran pilots of World War II are now in
training in preparation to receive and fly,
and teach other japanese to fly, the Sa-
Der lets expected from the United States
Slowly, but surely the Japanese are
being rearmed and the United States is
succeeding in convincing the JapS to build
their own security forces to protect their
country against Communist aggression.
Whereas West Germany is ready to move
ahead in the realm of rearmament the
japanese have been reluctant to do So and
the United States has had to pursue care
full policy Of winning the ma GRITTY Of the
people of Japan over to a rearmament
program.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03
Babson Discusses
The Lindberg Theory

Babson Park Mass July 20.
Readers have been disturbed by
General Llndberg's Important
article in the July 18th issue iof
the SATURDAY EVENING posi-
The gist of The Lindberg article is
h a / the H Bomb is bringing
about a new era in world history
against which it will be almost
impossible for any country to
protect itself This means that
unless the United States is Will
ling TO start surprise World
War III. our only chance is to
have such elaborate powers Tor
retaliation that no other country
Will dare start one. This Will
mean continued high taxes vi til
revolution III Russia or some
thing Unforeseen happens
Although my Organizations ire
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03

THE nations wheat farmers recently
voted by the smallest margin ever in
favor of Government quotas for wheat pro-
duction. Under the program noIv in force
if the farmers had rejected pljnting quo
taS, they would have seen price supports OF
wheat drop to fifty per cent
Only 1913 per cent of the wheat farm
ers voting in the July referendum favor
ed government wheat controls This com
pares with an 87,2 per cent vote last year,
when ninety per cent of parity price sup
ports We're a certainty.
IT seems fairly obvious that one of the
reasons wheat farmers were less enthusi-
astc about controls was the unsettled
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03

THE Japanese Government is reported to
be negotiating with the United States
for the purchase and delivery OF twenty
five F'-86 Saber jet interceptorF. The Sabef
let is the fighter with which the All Force
gained mastery over Communist MICS IN
Korean skies
1t has been nine years sinqa the Japan
csc surrendered to the United States end
ing World War II and, since That time, the
japanese have had little, if any air force.
In recent times. however, the lnited States
adopted the official policy of encouraging
Japanese rearmament since rhe Japanese
are traditionallv enemies of Russia, and
are opposed to Communism.
1t is reported that the first japanese
jet squadron will be delivered to Japan next
spring and will consist Of approximately
twenty five Sabre Jets. A second squadron
is expected to be organized alter IN 1859,
and the planes may be loaned to Japan, as
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03
l.. III. Stokes Wins
Masters Degree

Leslie H stokes. son Of Mr. ana
Mrs. Luther stokes Of the Hamp-
Sydney Road received his
Master of Arts degree IN ECO
Monies from tbs University Of
Connecticut on Jane 10. 1854,
Stokes IS a graduate Of the r.
r Motion High School. and rc-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03

Culdsyille, Boy what a meeting
real nice business and store and
everything he's still got the same
breadboy Thanks for the hoSpit
ality folks. you We're so nice to us
And thanks for reading you
know it's the FarmWlle Herald
Yours ]. MARVIN BROWN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-08-03
c |. A QUIZ

General Mark CLARK, retired
and now head of the Citadel. st
military college at Charleston
S. c.. has been appointed to head
a commission task force" TO
study the supersecret Central IN
telllgence Agency Americas eyes
and ears for FOREIGN operations