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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Paid Sales Tax
Totals Drop Here

Madison Co. Sales tax collect
ions were off S2,623.04 this week
as state collections continued to
show an increase for the fifth cor
secutive week. State sales tax col
lections for the week ending Feb
ruary II, 1855 registered gain of
S171, ,443, of 7.6 per cent over the
corresponding period in 1854, state
treasurer Roger w. Tracy report
ed today.
Collections for the week total
led S2,406, ,429, which may be COM
pared with a total of $2,234, ,986
for the week ending February 13,
1854. In Madison Co. total collect
ed for the week was S6,0S2.04 as
compared with $8,705.08 for last
year
Cumulative grand total collect
ions for July /, 1854, the beginning
of the fiscal year, to date, stood
at S123,044,045. This amount is
within S960,021, or II per cent
of last years grand total collect
ions of $124,004,066 on February
13, 1854.
Increases in collections for the
week, from sales of prepaid tax
receipts, included gains in five in
dustry classifications. These were
apparel, S15,55O or 14.7 per cent;
automotive, S2O9, ,599 or 29.7 per
cent; furniture, S23,424 or 12.5 per
cent; chain store, $15,917 or 3.8
per cent; and miscellaneous, ST.
920 or 2.16 per cent. The SUBJ
classification of motor vehicles in
the automotive group gained $192,-
TAP or 80 per cent.
State treasurer Tracy's report
declines in three classifications, in
Guiding food which dropped S2,022
or 1.37 per cent; building which
declined $16,491 or 7.8 per cent;
and general dry goods and depart
ment stores were off 1878 per cent
from a year ago.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Theft Reported
At Plain City

Police officials reported a break
in at the American Legion Hall at
Plain City Sunday night. The
thieves removed the pins from the
outer door, then broke the glass on
an inner door and unlocked it. The
only loot reported missing was
metal safe, 16x12x19. The safe con-
tanned no money, but did contain
valuable papers belonging to the
post.
An attempt was made to gain en-
trance to the bar in the basement,
but was not successful.
The theft was investigated by
the Madison County Sheriff's Of
flee, the Bureau of Identification,
and Plain City police.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
New Teen Canteen
Secretary Named Here

Mrs. John Wright has been nam
ed Teen Canteen Secretary by Mr.
Marion Trees, chairman of the Cit
izen's Council for Recreation, spon-
sors of the weekly canteen for high
school students. Mrs. Wright will
notify organizations who are as
sisting at the canteen when their
turn is due. The party will be
Thursday evening.
A complete listing of the COM
mittees of the Citizens Council for
the coming year will be announced
soon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Spring Barrow Show Held
At Fairgrounds Saturday
AII-0hio Show
Attracts Many

The All-Ohio Spring Barrow
show got off with a bang Friday
night at the banquet at Ohio
State University. About 267 of
Ohio's hog men attended the af-
fair, scheduled as farmers
party, with neckties and coats
optional.
On Saturday, at the All-Ohio
SNOW in the Youth Building at
the Madison County Fairgrounds,
which was handled by the Lon
don Stockyards Company, thirty
one counties were represented.
This is the first All-Ohio show to
be held here, and there should be
more to come.
There were 357 hogs in the
show, two hundred and seventy
nine of them averaging 2051A
pounds were sold for an average
price of $3.50. The Champion
Barrow sold for $500 a hundred.
There were no winners from the
county. The top hogs were sent
to Ohio State University to COM
pete in the carcass show. Win
ners of the Carcass Show will 5c
announced Wednesday, according
to B. Gwynne Burr. The carcasses
will be shown at the Armours and
Co. packing plant in Columbus at
1881 South High ST, where a lot
of the hogs at the show will make
their appearance on the rail. In
cluded in the show will be a tour
of the packing plant.
Wed like to have the show
here every year., said Mr.. Burr,
we've got the room to handle it,
and are centrally located for easy
access for all points in the state,
We were afraid the mud would
whip us this year, but we got that
problem settled, and are looking
for repeat bookings for the show" "
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
March Enters With
Lions S Roar tuesday

March hit London like a lion
Tuesday morning, with high winds
at 2::55 am, lightning, and approx
imately 80 inches of rain up to
500 am. according to Leonard Nc
Neal.
Precipitation for February was
3.3S inches or 1.22 inches above
normal.
Maximum temperature for Febr-
uary was 65 on the 28th, and min
imum temperature for the month
was 2 degrees below on the 18th.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Scout Birthday
Celebrated Here

Over 120 people, Cub Scouts,
parents and families, celebrated
the birthday of Scouting with a
potluck supper at st. Johns Lu-
theran Church. A committee of
parents from Pack 96 planned the
occasion and decorated the Parish
Hall with Cub Scout colorS and
signs. The committee working
with Mrs. Charles Taylor as
chairman included Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Noble, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Blair, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Wood, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Jones.
Following the supper, achieve
ment awards were presented by
the Pack Achievement Leader
Russell McShane to boys who had
made advancements during the
previous month. These included
Robert Turvey, Larry Wood, Da-
vid Wood. and Tommy Daniels,
from Den One; Richard Bolen and
Jamie McShane, from Den Two;
Eugene Noble, from Den Four;
and Bruce Deyo, from Den Five
The annual Uniform Inspec-
ton" was then conducted by
Maurice Beathard, Ed Yerian
Lamar Bolen, and Pastor Rugh
The dens were rated as follows
Dens One and Three, Good"
Den Four, Excellent; Dens Two
and Five, Superior"
The program was conducted By
Charles Bud" Londergan, cub.
master of Pack 96.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Tenny c. Riddle
Rites Monday

Tenny E. Riddle, age 81, died at
Mt. Sterling.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Martha Trimble of Mt. Sterling,
and two sons, Russell and Frank
lin, both of Mt. Sterling.
Mr. Riddle was a fifty-year
member of the Blue Lodge, F &
A. M. 269 of Mt. Sterling and the
Scottish Rite.
Friends called at the Snyder
Funeral Home in Mt. Sterling
where Masonic services were held
Sunday at s pm. Funeral services
Monday at pm. at the Christian
Church in Mt. Sterling by Rev.
Balcom with burial in the Mt.
Sterling Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Scout-O-Rama To
Show March 1918

The third annual "Scout-O-Ra-
ma" sponsored by the Cenu al
Ohio Council of Boy Scouts and
the Columbus Junior Chamber of
Commerce, will be held at the
Ohio State Fairgrounds, March r.
13, it was announced Saturday.
The two-day festivities, which
will be staged in the Merchants
and Manufacturers Building, are
expected to attract approximately
10000 visitors from Central Ohio.
"Scout-O-Rama" which is the
Show of Shows" for some 1900
Scouts, Cubs and Explorers, is in
tended to present in detail the ma
ture and extent of the scouting
program.
The display, which will be a
booth type walk-around show, will
embrace approximately 200 booths
depicting the scouting program,
from the initial Cub achievement
to the more difficult requirements
which qualify for the Eagle Scout
honor.
Throughout the two days, Scouts
will be on hand to explain the var
iouS features of the booths.
Aside from the exhibits, there
will be a continuous Arena Show
featuring special events, and each
show will conclude with a tractor
square dance by the American Le-
gion Post 148 of Hilliard.
Approximately 1000 Scouts in
nine counties, including Franklin,
Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette,
Highland, Hooking, 6, Pickaway,
Madison and Union, will launch
ticket sale March &
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
West jefferson
Takes Second
Spot In Tourney

West Jefferson placed second in
the Madison County Tournament
Saturday night by defeating Mt.
Sterling 49 to AZ.
The game was marked by fire.
quent shifts of the lead, and both
teams played heads-up ball. The
game was won from the foul line,
with the eyes Of the RoughriderS a
little sharpc- than those of Mt
Sterling.
West Jefferson will play in the
Class ''B" District Tournament on
Friday night at Otterbein Gym at
TOO pm. Opponents will be the
winner of the Johnstown-Magnetic
Springs game.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Three Men Nabbed
In Theft Wave

A wave of breaking and enter
ing in Fayette, Ross, Pickaway
and Madison Counties may have
been stopped with the arrest of
three suspects by Washington c.
H. and Chillicothe police.
The three are from Washington
c. H. and are Louis Anders, 18,
Andrew Jackson, "a, and a IS
year-old juvenile. The three admit
ted thefts in Jeffersonville, Bloom
ingburg, Chillicothe and Mt. Sterl-
ing, according to the sheriff's Of
flee here.
Jackson and Anders have been
charged with breaking and enter
ing by local authorities. The juv-
emile was turned over to Fayette
Co. authorities.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Two From County
At MI. Carmel

The 1857 class of the Mt Car
mel School of Nursing will have
two Madison Countians, Miss Con-
stance Gallagher, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Al Gallagher, London,
and Miss Diane Cary, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cary, Plain City.
Gaping services for the class of
approximately Is student nurses
will be held in st. Joseph's Cathe-
dral, Columbus, on Sunday, March
6, at 400 pm.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Plain City And
West Jeff Play
Next In District

In the Glass B District Tourna-
ment, Monday, Columbus st.
Mary's defeated townsville, 70 to
81, Magnetic Springs defeated
Johnstown Sc to Sd, and Pleasant
vile defeated Mifflin II to 81.
West jefferson will meet Mag
netic Springs at Otterbein Friday,
March 4, at 700 pm, while Co
lumbus ST. Mary's will meet the
winner of the Plain City-Olenta1gy
game on Saturday, March 5, at
700 pm.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Former Resident
Dies Saturday

William T. Dern, age 76, for
mer resident of London, South
Charleston Pike, died Saturday at
his home in Shadeville
A retired farmer he was also
retired after some years service
with the Franklin County En-
gineering department.
Funeral services Tuesday at two
o'clock in the Shadeville Metho-
dist Church. Interment in Forest
Cemetery, Circleville.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Stiff Sentence Melted
For Drunken Drivinq

Dale K. Crawford, 81, of Lon
don, was fined $500 and costs and
sentenced to a 30 day Jail sentence
in South Charleston Mayor c. S.
Kitchens court Monday night, on
a charge of driving while under the
influence of alcohol. Crawford had
entered a plea of guilty to the
charge, which followed an auto ac-
cident that hospitalized Art Ma
lone, of Route 2 Mechanicsburg,
owner of the vehicle.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Court Reporter
Accepts Position
With Judge J. F. Bell

Mrs. Nell Peters will resign her
position as court reporter and
law librarian here effective March
81. Mrs. Peters has accepted po-
sition as secretary for Judge
James F. Bell of the Ohio Su-
preme Court.
Mrs. Peters has been court re-
porter and law librarian since the
retirement in 1851 of the late Sue
NJ. Boland, who had held the job
for forty years.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Peter Conway Joins
Delta Tau Delta

Gambler, Ohio-New member of
Delta Tau Delta fraternity at Ken
yon College is Peter Pickin Con-
way, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
r. Conway of 142 N. Main ST.,
London. Conway, a freshman at
the 131-year-old college, is a 1854
graduate of London High School,.
His brother, James, a Kenyon
sophomore, is also a member of
Delta Tau Delta.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Fighting London
Bows 70 Newark

London's Red Raiders played a
bang-up game of ball for the final
game in the season, but were fore
ed out of the Exempted Village
Basketball tournament Friday
night as Newark st. Francis took
the game, AZ to 48, at the Otter
bein gym in WeSterville.
London got off to slow start
and their defense was poor in the
first quarter, but warmed up with
tournament fever as the game pro-
gressed. Half-time saw the Newark
boys out in front by a scant 3
points, and London even forged
ahead in the third quarter as
Vaughn Bass scored two free
throws to set the score at 1924.
Newark regained the advantage
and never lost it again, although
hard pressed. The game ended With
the 42-48 markers up.
General opinion gives credit to
Dick LeBeau, who played exceed
ingly well, scoring Is points, and
turning in an outstanding floor
game. Minner and Bass each rack
ed up II points. High man for the
game was Newark's Ralph Dase,
with II points.
See the Sports Page for line-upS.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Heart Fund Makes
First Report

Contributions totalling $500
were made here to the 1855 Heart
Fund, it was announced today by
Mrs. William j. Bobison, Fund
Chairman, who, on behalf of the
Central Ohio Heart Association,
expressed thanks to the entire
community for support given the
Heart Program.
The figure represents so per
cent of the county reported for the
1855 campaign of the American
Heart Association and its affili-
ates.
"The Central Ohio Heart As
sociation expresses its sincere
gratitude to the people of Madi-
son County who contributed so
generously to the campaign in
both time and money" Mrs. Robi-
son added. ITO this community
goes sincere appreciation for an
other attainment in which we may
all take pride"
wish TO take this opportunity
to thank all of the volunteer work
ers who gave so generously of
their time and effort. I wish 1t
were possible for me to thank
each of you personally. In London,
66 people participated, with cor
responding numbers in other COM
munities and townships.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
MID-SIx ALL-STAR TEAM

The coaches of the Mid-Six
basketball teams have announc-
ed the selections Monday for
the Mid-Six All-Star Team:
Larry Coder, Marysville.
Joe Enrich, Hilliard.
John Worley, Westervillo.
Dick Woods, Worthington.
Ed Nicol, Marysville.
Dick Hagedorn, Grove City.
Steve Jerman, Worthington.
Wayne Nibert, Grove City.
Dick LeBeau, London.
Joe Williams, Hilliard.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
DAVID HARBAGES
ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF SON

Mr.. and Mrs. David Harbage of
South Charleston, formerly of Lon
don, announce the arrival of a son,
John Arnett, at City Hospital,
Springfield, Sunday, February Is.
Master John Arnett, who weighed
eight pounds, 13 ounces, is a grand
son of Mrs. Robert Harbage of w.
jefferson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
FLA. AND Y.F A.
BANQUET TUESDAY

The Annual Future Farmer and
Young Farmer Father & Son BAN
quet, will be held at the Madison
Local School on the evening of
Tuesday, March l, at $50 pm.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
4 OUR
&{N TOWN
AUTHORITY

the recruit with two left feet
and hole in his head. Seeing
that the recruit had practical
ly no ability whatsoever, the
sergeant detailed him to do
nothing but water the flowers
in front of the generals house.
This the recruit did admirab-
ly until a heavy rainstorm
struck the camp. Seeing the
recruit sitting in the orderly
room, the sergeant, in very
belligerent voice, asked,
Jones! Did you water them
flowers today?"
Jones looked up sheepily
and replied, mo, sarge, it's
raining!
We'll" stated the sergeant,
"Ain't you got a raincoat? ?"
FATE
1t appears that George NAL
enkov started at the bottom
and worked his way out.
DEFENSE
They tell a story around
Wright-P tt terson airbase
worth repeating. Seems that
a farmer near Dayton called
in to say that the low-flying
planes were nuisance and
couldn't something be done
about the situation. Young
lieutenant asked, Are they
Russian planes ?"
Farmer said, Hell, no!
They're American planes. l
can see the markings on
themw
Thank God!" said the lieu
tenant and hung Lp!
WISH
We wish the tax people
would let up on us once in a
while. Even a rabbit isn't
forced to observe open season
the year round.
PoLLYTIcks
A politician is guy who
is afraid to stand on his own
record so he jumps on the
other fellows
HUMNN!
Now it comes to light that
Marilyn Monroe has written
book. Didn't anyone tell her
that one picture is worth 1000
words?
SUGGESTION
Since so many courtships
end up on the rocks of divorce
nowadays, they ought to call
'em sailor suits and blame it
all on poor navigation.
AGE
Ar oldtimer is a person who
can remember when the Big
Four was a railroad and ION
time" meant that the train
wasn't late.
MANKIND
Mankind is composed or
three classes: the just, the un-
just and just US.
ERROR
Do you call your minister
Reverend" IF you do, you
are committing a grave social
error. The word, reverend, is
an adjective not a noun. A
clergyman should never be re-
ferred to as a reverend or
addressed as reverend So
And-So". Reverend should be
used only as honorable" is
used. Properly, it should be
"the Reverend Mr.. So-And-
So" or Reverend John So
And-So."
LIVING
Feebledorster told Chal-
mondeley: Down in Florida
my wife and / were staying at
a hotel that cost 5000 day.
One day Mabel slipped on the
rug and fell down stairs. She
fractured her skull and was
unconscious for two weeks!"
Chalmondeley said, Great
guns, man! What in the world
did you do?"
To which Feebledorster
proudly replied, why NOV
ed to a cheaper hotel, of
course"
WIMMIN
1t appears that women are
either too weak for housework
or not too strong for it.
OVERHEARD
Overheard in manhole
was this little gem: She's so
dumb she thinks cold front
is a plunging neckline"
DIFFICULTY
Probably the most difficult
thing in the world is finding a
proper excuse for doing moth
ing.
WELL7
When you see a mechanic
wash his hands, change his
oily overalls and carefully
drive a car out of the garage
YOU may be sure that it is
his own car.
LAST WORD
An educated person is one
who knows less about more
things than an ignorant one.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
WILLIAM SNYDER
is IN HOSPITAL.

William Snyder, Xenia Road,
has entered University Hospital
for observation and treatment. His
room number is 11O5.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
M RS. GROIN w ELL
IMPROVING

Mrs. ]. c. Cromwell is recover
ing at her home on Big Plain Pike
after an illness of two weeks.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
Corn Growing Champions

Tope Cleft to right Of Mt Sterling recently
champion banquet held Columbus
His yield 134 62 bushels
yield Madison the 1854 National
went to Donald Griffin of London with yield
London 13 80 bushels Fourth place onos
Lamb Sup of Madison county home London with
WELD OF
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-01
MRS. PAUL ALEXANDER
IN HOSPITAL

Mrs. Paul Alexander, East
High Street, has entered st. An
thongs Hospital for observation
and treatment. Her room number
is 361.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Student Nurse
&
Wins Soonest

Miss Mary Catherine Helms, a
: sophomore at Georgetown Uni
versity School Of Nursing, won
first prize in the essay contest
honoring the memory Of Jane A.
Delano, founder Of the Red
Cross Nursing Services, it was
announced yesterday.
Mrs. James T. Bergman,
chairman of the District Red
Cross Chapters Nursing Serv-
ices, announced the winner.
Daniel w. Bell, chapter chair
man, will present a $25 savings
bond award at a tea for the con-
testantS at 4 pm. tomorrow at
District General Hospital.
The contest, launched by the
chapter Nursing Services last
March, will be an annual event,
open to local nursing schools.
A special award, a framed
photograph of Jane Delano, will
be presented to the Georgetown
University School of Nursing by
Miss Beatrice Ritter, director of
nursing at District General and
chairman of the Red Cross
chapters Nurse Enrolment
Committee.
Sister Angela Maria, dean of
the Georgetown School of Nurs-
ing, will receive the award on
behalf Of the school.
Contest judges included John
O'Rourke. editor of the Wash
ington Daily News; Miss Edith
Hayden, retired director of
nurses at st. Elizabeths Hospital;
Miss Ethel Odegard. executive
secretary of the Nurses Examin-
ing Board of the District, and
Miss Ritter
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Money Powner
Stumps Police

CHICAGO, July Z GA
Butcher who for about three
years says he has been pawning
money-and getting cash and
pawn tickets-was seized by
police yesterday.
But police said they don't
know what to do about it.
Sergt. John Doyle of the police
pawn shop detail says that
pawning money didn't seem to
make sense. But, he added, there
is no law against pawning
money.
The man Sergt. Doyle arrested
in a South State street pawn
shop, Joseph K. johnson, 43, ad-
mitted pawning between $3.50
and $1,000 in is pawn shops in
the last three years, mostly in
small amounts.
,Sergt Doyle said Mr.. johnson
told him he would pawn $50 for
example, and receive $27.50 and
a pawn ticket. He never went
back to redeem the money.
Sergt. Doyle said he found
seven serial numbers, clipped
from currency, in Mr.. Johnson's S
possession and decided he would
turn him over to the Secret
Service and have Mr.. johnson
investigated for mutilation of
currency.
The Secret Service said it
wasn't interested after police
said the currency from which
the serial numbers presumably
were cut were not found on Mr..
Johnson.
Mr.. johnson declined to offer
any explanation for pawning
money or for cutting serial
numbers. Asked about the serial
numbers, he replied only, so
what?"
Sergt. Doyle said MIR. johnson
told him he was a butcher and
said he had served a prison
sentence in Minnesota for
forgery. He was held in the
Detective Bureau overnight
without charge.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Bing Gets a Kick

HOLLYWOOD R. Crooner
Bing Crosby is getting a kick out
OF showing his pals a telegram
from Phil Tanner. a San Fran
cisco night club man, who offered
him a two-week contract to
appear there.
And, If you make good, will
hold you over extra two weeks" {"
the wire read.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Soop Box Rocers Made
OF Pluck and Other Stuff

PonderoSa pine, pieces of q
piano and pluck win go into the
l4th running Of the Washington
Soap Box Derby on Saturday.
And the emphasis win be on
pluck.
OF all the ingredients that go
toward the successful conclusion
of q Soap Box Derby, that is
perhaps the most critical single
quality
Some Of the cars going through
nightly inspection at the Ma
tional Guard Armory obviously
have been planned a long. long
time. Their lines are sleek, the
paint fsultless.
On the other hand, there are
some clumsy, mechanically faul-
ty designs which, although they
nave passed inspection, seem un-
likely to gain success.
Strange Ones Win
But how can one explain the
car that. several years ago posted
the fastest time ever recorded
in Cleveland, although its
streamlinlng consisted of a bare
ironing board, mounted on two
iron axles?
Or the eventual victory three
years ago of a Columbia (Ga.)
lad who. after Cracking his racer
twice against barricades. went on
to win the All-American Soap
Box Derby championship at
Akron, Ohio?
Some unofficial compassion,
therefore, should be felt for boys
who have persevered these last
Evening star., 1955-07-07

Star in association with the Le-
gion and Chevrolet Dealers of
Metropolitan Washington. The
car dealers win fly to Akron,
Ohio. on August Is. the 13
fastest boys in the Washington
Derby.