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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Bernard Flanagan
Dies At Spokane

Funeral services, followed by in
terment, for Bernard Flanagan, a
former resident of Madison County
who died suddenly Wednesday,
December / at the age of SO years,
at the home of his brother, James
Flanagan in Spokane, Washington,
were held Saturday.
Bernie" as ne was familiarly
known to his many friends, was
born in Madison County and was
one of the few remaining natives
whose parents immigrated to this
country from Ireland. He spent
the early part of his life in the
family home on the Old Spring
field Road, just opposite the old
Wilson Chapel Church, in what in
former years, was known as the
West End" He left here in 1924
and resided in California prior TO
moving to Spokane in 1923.
He was a brother of The late
Mrs. S. w. Durflinger and tha late
Mrs. Al Heintzelman of London
and besides the brother, James, is
survived by two nieCcg, Mrs. Lii
lian D. Conway, Mrs. Florence D.
Logan and two nephews, Allison
and Donald HeintZelman.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07

The graduating class was COM
posed of student officers and avia-
ton cadets of the United States
Air Force.
Colonel George S. Brown, wing
commander, presented the wings
and diplomas.
Oath of office was administered
to the u. S. aviation cadets by Ma
jor Richard Butner, wing adjutant,
commissioning them second lieu
tenants in the u. S. Air Force.
Invocation and benediction was
given by Chaplain (1/LtD Clar-
ence II. Hesseldenz.
Martial music was furnished by
the 541st Air Force Band under
the direction of Chief Warrant Of
ficer Gunnar Salin.
Preceding the graduation cere.
monies, flight line exercises were
held at 900 a. m. in honor of the
new pilots. A formal review of ap-
priximately TOO aviation cadets and
airmen, accompanied by a flyover
of Lockheed T-33 jet trainers,
passed in tribute to the graduates.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. F. Lanigan and
Mrs. J. r. Conway, of London, at
tended the ceremonies.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Madison South To
Ask For $4,000

The old Range Local School Dis
trict, now defunct, has a Christmas
gift worth S148,OOO for its success
sor, the Madison South District,
IN November, 1858, voters in the
Range Local District approved a
bond issue worth S148,OOO for ad-
ditional school buildings. After the
bonds were sold in Cincinnati. and
the revenues deposited in the Cen
tral National Bank, Range Local
Madison Rural and Stokes Local
districts were consolidated to form
the Madison South District.
In November, 1854, voters of the
new district approved another
bond issue worth S5OO,OOO to build
a new building and repair the ex-
listing facilities.
Dairl Sifrit, clerk of the Mad
lson South Local Boad of Ed1,ca-
tion has asked for a declaratorv
Judgment from the Common pleas
Court TO transfer the existing
FUNDS to the new district to boost
tne total amount to be expanded to
9o4o,OOO, most of which would he
used to buy land and build the new
school, the balance to repair exist
ing facilities.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
London Collects
$4,000 In Fines

Of Ohio's 139 cities which have
a population of 5000 or over, Lon
don ranks 133rd. But London
ranks with the best Of them in the
collection of fine money, accord
ing to a report by State Auditor,
James A. Rhodes.
According to Rhodes, London
collected a total of S40,636 last
year while Cleveland Heights,
ranking 18th, collected but $751;
SIT.
Cities received a total of ST.
100000 from that source in 1853,
compared with $7,40O,Oo0 in 1852.
Fines and costs brought cities
nearly as much of the 812 million
dollars received as their share of
motor vehicle license fees.
Cleveland led all 139 cities
with S1,436,18 in fines, costs
and forfeitures. Following were
Cincinnati, $787, ,442; Columbus,
$543,S79, and Toledo, S526,213.
Reports to State Auditor James
A. Rhodes show Ohio's 139 cities
collected nearly a half million dol
lars more in fines, costs and for
FIXTURES last year than in 1852.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Local Man Seriously Hurt
In Deer Hunt Accident
Rifle Shot Hits
Knee OF Hunter

A birthday hunting trip ended in
tragedy for Mr.. Dana Fell of Lon
don, Rte. 2.
Mr.. Fell and his son, Harold,
were deer hunting near Bradford,
Pennsylvania last week. AS they
prepared to come home, Saturday,
Mr.. Fell started to place his gun in
the trunk of his car when it dis
charged, sending the ball through
his leg near the knee. The small
town nearby did not have the med
ical facilities, so the wounded man
was taken to Bradford, a distance
of "a miles, where he was treated
and sent on to Erie, where doctors
removed his knee cap Sunday. The
shot severed a blood vessel, and
Mr.. Fell is doing as we'll as can
be expected according to reports
received here.
Harold Fell returned home, and
Mrs. Fell has gone to Erie to be
with her husband.
Dana is in room 427, st. Vim
cents Hospital, Erie, Pennsylvania,
His birthday is December Z.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Safe Driving Day
Is December Is

President Eisenhower's Action
Committee for Traffic Safety call
ed on the nations motorists to go
through the "a hours of December
Is without a traffic accident.
The Presidents committee said
that on a comparable day last
year, December 16, there were
1907 traffic accidents that took the
lives of 60 persons and caused in
jury to 1907.
Rear Admiral II. B. Miller (Ret. }
chairman of the committee, said
The heaviest accident tolls, of
course, are on Weekends and holi-
days, but lives are lost every day,
without exception. The organiza-
tions supporting safe driving day
decided therefore, to schedule it
not for a weekend or holiday, but
on just an ordinary weekday, by
way of emphasizing that motorists
and pedestrians should be careful
every day in the year, not simply
during holiday periods.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Madison County
Shows Tax Jump

A marked improvement in week.
ly sales tax collections, reflecting
seasonal trends, was reported to-
day by State Treasurer Roger w.
Tracy.
Collections for the week ending
Nov. 20, 1854 were S3,474,36O,
(which was a drop of only S39,OO5,
or II per cent, from the $3,513,365
received for the corresponding per-
iod last year.
Tracy pointed out, however,
that receipts covered by the report
were $195, ,527, or So per cent over
the collections for the same period
in 1852, and that the receipts for
the week ending Nov. 20, 1854 rep
resented an increase of S379,O39
over the previous week.
Grand total collections for the
curernt fiscal year beginning last
July l amount to S71,3O8,725,
which is a decline of S4,298, 1876, or
5.68 per cent from last year, the
report disclosed. AS compared with
1852, current collections are run
ming $4,O01,473 ahead Of receipts
for the corresponding period two
years ago.
-Four of the eight major classi-
fications showed gains for the
week covered by the report, as a.
gainst year ago. These ranged
from S18,341 in the apparel group
to $74,845 for general department
stores.
The automotive classification
continues to lag, revenues from
this group declining S162, ,4O1 from
year ago, of which the sale of
automobiles accounted for S136,-
982 Of the drop. The other declines
were minor, ranging from S7O68
for food to S27,784 for chain
stores.
1854 collections to date were
$4,000 greater than for a like
period last year. 1854 showed a
total of $139,294.02 as against
$l29, 1882 for 1853.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
One Fatality In
Week End Traffic

The State Highway Patrol re-
ported a busy weekend. Five local
accidents occurred, one of them
fatal.
On Saturday, Phyllis Glascock,
q, of Greenfield, Indiana, was
travelling east on Route 40 near the
junction of Route 3S, when she
passed a car, then cut into a ve-
hilce driven by John j. Webster, of
Springfield. Mr.. Webster's car was
turned around by the impact, and
Miss Giascock's car went off the
road, striking and breaking pow
er pole on the south side of the
road. Injured was Charles F. Ker-
ish, u. S. Army, who suffered head
decorations. Miss Glascock was ar
rested for unsafe operation and
fined $1,000 and costs in Mayor S
court, London.
The fatal accident occurred Sat-
urday on the Lilly Chapel-George-
sville road, one and one-half miles
west of Georgesville, when an auto
driven by Hamilton H. Alden, Al,
of 513 E. Rich ST., Columbus
failed to negotiate a curve. The
driver lost control of the car,
which turned over, throwing him
out Mr.. Alden was dead when Of
ficers arrived at the scene.
On Sunday, about 800 pm,
George D. Cave, 80, 204 E. High
ST, London, was going west on
Rte. 142, when he attempted to
pass another car, apparently real
lied he could not make it, turned
back into the traffic lane, and
went off the road on the right side.
The car then careened across the
road, went off the road on the left
side and turned over in the ditch.
Mr.. Cave was not injured. He was
arrested for reckless operation of a
motor vehicle, and cited to May
or's court, London, to appear at
800 pm. Monday.
About $50 pm. Sunday, Payne
Jackson, 81, of Plain City, at
tempted to turn off Rte. AZ onto
the Perry Pike, when his car was
sideswiped by another car going
south driven by August De Vito,
25, of Cleveland. Damage was min
or, no injuries and no arrests.
Sunday at about 900 pm, a car
driven by Paul d. Parsons, 16,
West Jefferson, failed to negotiate
a curve from east to south on the
Taylor-Blair Road, about one
tenth of mile north of West JEFF
ferson. The car ran off the left
side of the road and into a link
fence guard rail. Miss Helen Elliot,
Is, Rte. l, Galloway, received a
laceration of the left eye. She was
treated at DR.. Hurts office and
released.
President Eisenhower has desig-
mated December Is as Deathless
Auto Driving Day for all Ameri-
cans. The average traffic fatality
rate per day for 1853 and 1852
was 104 daily. Don't become a sta
tistic.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Polio Victim In
pickle Jar" Dies

Loyle tarmwald, A, of Plain
City, died Saturday morning at his
home. Loyle had spent most of his
years in an iron lung.
He was one of the youngest chill
dren to be brought from Chiidren's S
Hospital to his home in the life
saving device, which he called his
pickle jar"
Surviving are his mother and
father, Bishop Andrew Farmwald
OF the Mennonite Church, and Ka-
tie Farmwald; three sisters, Mary
Elizabeth, Edna Fern, and Louise;
and two brothers, Kenneth and
Delmare.
Funeral services at 2:30 pm.
Tuesday in Bishop Farmwald's IS
church.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
DenlS Recommend
Baynes For Job

Common Pleas Judge of Madison
County James F. Bell, has tend
cred his resignation to that office
effective Dec. 81. Judge Bell, in
letter to Governor Frank J. Lau-
sche, said that he had received
certificate of election for a full
term in the Ohio Supreme court
and was resigning SO that a success
sor may be appointed prior to Jan.
/ when his term begins.
Much speculation e g a r d in 6
Judge Bells successor has been
voiced mere recently and two Mad
ison county lawyers are considered
to be the most likely candidates
for the position. They are Gerald
Baynes, presently Justice of the
Peace, and William Culp, prac-
ticing attorney from West Jeffer-
son.
According to Democratic COM
mittee chairman, William Gallag-
her, BayneS has been recommend
ed by the committee. Culp, on the
other hand, is said to have express
Sed reluctance to such an appoint
ment inasmuch as he would not be
allowed private practice under the
law.
Meanwhile, it was not known
what course Governor Lausche
would take since it is we'll known
that the governor does not make
known his views in advance of an
actual appointment under such
circumstances. It was said that the
Madison County Bar Association
did not make any recommendation
in this instance. However a num-
ber of local lawyers have express
sed confidence in both Baynes and
Culp.
1t was also pointed out that Gov
ernor Lausche in the past has ap-
pointed members of the opposition
to office and such an appointment
could be a reality in this case, OBJ
servers said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Dorm Chosen Head
Of Madison Farm
Bureau For 1855

Delbert Dorm, South Solon, was
elected president of the Madison
County Farm Bureau during the
annual meeting held recently. He
will succeed H. w. Rogers.
Dorm has the distinction of being
president of the Farm Bureau in
the county and also is deputy
Grange Master here. Dorm is en-
gagged in farming near Sedalia, and
is the father of three children.
Other officers elected are: Ken
meth Slyh, Plain City, vice presi-
dent; and Mrs. Jesse Hart, Lon
don, Route 2, secretary.
Directors are Mrs. D el b e r t
Grouse, Mrs. Lowell Engle, Max
Dunkle, Roger Baker, John Hans
eel and Donald Becker.
The Madison County Farm .bu-
reau has 1854 enrolment of 1903
members, the largest in this area.
The 1855 membership drive will be
held from Jan. 10 to Is.
Other Farm Bureau groups in
the county also have elected Off
GERS.
Officers chosen by the Madison
County Farm Bureau Women'S
Committee include Mrs. Harry
Pugsley, chairman; Mrs. Jesse
Hart, vice president; Mrs. Harold
Fisher, recording secretary; Mrs.
Rodney Plymell, corresponding
secretary and treasurer; and Mrs.
Delbert Grouse and Mrs. Leslie
Laird, legislative representatives.
Elected officers of the Madison
County Farm Bureau Legislative
Committee recently were E. B.
Converse, chairman; Austin Harb-
age, vice chairman; and Mrs. Les
lie Laird, secretary.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Illness Ends In
De a+h For Infant

Billy Ray Davis, So Toland St,
London, who would have been one
year old December Sth, died at
Children's Hospital Thursday aft
ernoon after extended illness from
birth.
He was a blue baby, born with
his heart on the right side.
Son of William H. Davis and
Clorice Hawkins Davis, he is sur
vived by maternal grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hawkins of the
Toland St. address and the pater-
nal grandfather, Otis Davis of
Mattewan, West Virginia,
The body was sent by the RAIDER
Porter Funeral Home to the
Chambers Funeral Home in Mate
wan, w. Va, for burial and serv-
ices on Sunday. He was an only
child.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
OSU Alumni Me ct
In London Dec. II

The annual meeting of Ohio
State University Alumni Associa-
ton of Madison County will be
held on Saturday, December II, at
the Youth Building at the Madison
County Fairgrounds. A potluck
supper will begin at $50 pm, fol-
lowed by an interesting program.
Chester S. Hutchison, assistant
dean of the College of Agriculture
at O.S.U. will be guest speaker. In
Addition, film of one of the ex-
citing games from the Buckeyes
recent all-perfect season will be
shown.
Officers for the current year are
Herbert Floyd, President; Joseph
S. King. Vice-President; and Anne
liza 10 Foster, Secretary. The COM
mittee has planned a full, we'll
rounded evenings entertainment
for December IL and urges all
graduates of Ohio State University
to attend.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Brother Of Local
Man Dies Monday

Marion Creasap, 65, of Rt. 2, Or
lent, Ohio, died in Mt. Carmel
Hospital Monday of injuries sus-
tanned when his car collided with
a truck near Harrisburg, Pa, dur
ing a heavy fog. He was an en-
ployee of Greenlawn Cemtery.
Surviving are his wife, Alta;
two daughters, Mrs. Margaret
Worthington, of Orient, and Mrs.
Almeda Jenny, of Grove City; one
grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel
Mckinley, of Harrisburg, and Mrs.
Mary Leach, of Orient; and one
brother, Basil, who resides on the
Marysville Road, London.
Services will be at l pm. We'd
nesday at the Norris Funeral
Home, Grove City. Burial will be
at Mt. Sterling. Friends may call
at the funeral home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07

DR.. Davis is past president of
the Hamilton Rotary, and was vice
president of that club in 1852.
He is a graduate of the College of
Medicine at the University of Wis
consin, where he was on the 1898
All Big Ten Basketball squad. His
professional memberships include
the American Medical Association,
and the American Association of
Physical Medicine.
His Rotary classification is list
ed as internal Medicine, and in
addition to his practice and men,
bership in numerous activities, DR..
Davis finds time for his family of
2 sons, one daughter, and wife,
Catherine.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Believe London
Firm Being Sold

It was reported here Monday
that the Ohio Tubular Products
Company of London has been sold
i'm a recent transaction. While no
word was forthcoming from the
company on the deal, it is believed
that the Steel Company of Ohio,
a Columbus firm, is the purchaser.
The Ohio Tubular Products Com
pany has been in operation here
for many years in he fabrication
of tubular steel and other lines.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07

Speaker for the meeting will be
DR.. Galen Starr Ross, president
of Capitol College Oratory and
Music, Columbus, whose topic will
be North of the Collar Button. !"
Registration is scheduled for
8:4J at the London schools. Lun-
cheon will be at Il o'clock in the
school cafeteria.
In addition the program will in
clude panel discussions; depart
mental group discussions etc. A
full day of worthwhile subjects,
stated Dale Porter, superinten-
dent of the West Jefferson
Schools, who is president of the
association.
Other officers of the group are,
Glenn Whiteside, Midway, vice
president; Kathleen Kelley, Madi-
son Local, secretary and R. D.
Webster, Madison County Super
intendent, treasurer.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Schools Announce
December Holiday

The London Public Schools and
those of the Madison County sys-
tenn will be closed Friday, Decem-
Der 10, for the all day meeting of
the Madison County Teachers As
sociation which will be held in
London.
The Madison County Schools
will dismiss Wednesday evening,
December %, for the Christmas
holidays, according to r. ID. Web
ster, superintendent of the county
system. School will be resumed on
Monday, January 3.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Teachers Program
Set For December

The Madison County Teachers
Association will have an all-day
meeting at London High School
on Friday, December 10 as part
of the "In-Service" training for
teachers of the London and county
school system.
The schools of both London and
the county will be dismissed
Thursday evening in order that all
teachers may be in attendance for
what is considered an important
part of the associations program
of the year.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Mail Those Cards And Packages!

Too many people are delaying the mailing of their Christmas
cards and gifts Post office officials believe this
Christmas greetings and gifts being delivered
To avoid disappointing loved divide your Christmas mail into
several Begin with gifts
states Try TO mail all Of these during the days and YOUR
and cards for nearby points should
~ Parcel post size and weight limitations according to des
nation So be to ask about them when office
TO buy stamps Mark fragile gift packages
your Christmas Seals and DO Not Christmas stic
on e back OF your holiday greetings and parcels the ad
dress is easy to read. - 90
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Fire Run Sunday
On School Street

The home of State Highway Pa
trolman Al Carriek, School St,
was the scene of a fire Sunday
afternoon.
Firemen were called to exiting
uish the blaze which was said to
have started from sparks from the
chimney.
Damage was confined TO a large
hole in the roof.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Beef Tour Taken
By Forty Feeders

Forty Madison County Beef
Feeders attended the beef tour
last Wednesday, according to the
Extension Office.
Gwynne Burr served as tour
chairman. Stops were made at the
William Overturf, David Wing,
Eugene Wilson, Orelton, William
Dauch and the Madison County
Experiment Farm.
Lunch was served by the Plum
wood Ladies group.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Common Pleas Appointment
In Doubt As Bell RESIGNS
CANTEEN OPENS
WEDNESDAY

The Youth Canteen of the
London schools will open We'd
nesday evening, December 8 in
the gymnasium
The YWC Club will sponsor
the program of the evening
which will include volley ball
as we'll as usual activities, be-
between the hours 7:30 and 10
p. m.
All members are cordially
invited.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Four Men Report
For Induction

-Four county men report for in
duction on December 8. They are:
Charles r. Sanders. Route 3, Lon
don; Gary Lee Johnson, Mt. Sterl-
ing; Theodore Defaxis, Plain City,
and Perry Allen Frey, Plain City.
Three county men report for
their physical examination on De-
cember IA. They are: William Ed
ward Ward, London; Kenneth
Richard Crawford, London, and
Robert Lee McGath, Mt. Sterling.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
Jet Pilot Gets
Wings In Arizona

WILLIAMS AIR FORCE BASE,
Chandler, Arizona, December 3 --
The silver wings Of jet pilot were
presented to Aviation Cadet David
A, Simmon, Jr., son of Nh. and
Mrs. P. F. Lanigan, 137 E. lst. ST.,
London, Ohio.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
District Rotary
Governor Guest
OF London Club

DR.. Ernest Davis, District Gov
ernor of the Rotary International,
will be the guest of the London
Rotary Club on Thursday, Decem-
Der 9, at their weekly meeting at
Chooman'S restaurant.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
POLIO DANCE SET
EOR JANUARY 22

The Deercreek Community Club
will sponsor its annual dance for
the benefit of Polio at the Lafay-
cite School on the evening of Sat
urday January D, at 9 pm.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
MRS. FLANAGAN
UNDERGoEs OPERATION

MIS- Hugh Flanagan, Graham
Avenue, is slowly improving fol-
lowing major operation perform
ed last Thursday morning in Uni
VerSity Hospital.