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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-08

1--WE don't hold the Country
Boy people responsible for the
chest" the squad chief empha-
sized. "In fact, we think it was
very kind of them to let us put
it in their place. It's not their
responsibility to watch the chest."(
County police are investigating,
but so far found no trace of the
missing chest. John Harden,
head of the Wheaton.based AL.
Mont Investigative Agency, is
also trying to track down the
contribution box, on a volunteer
basis.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-08
Harvest Show
With 400 Classes
Opens Saturday

Area gardeners were prepared
this week for opening of the 18th
annual Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Harvest Show, to be held Satur.
day and Sunday at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School on
East-West Highway.
Preston E. Groome of Bethes-
da, general chairman of this
years show, emphasized that the
show competition is open to all
amateur gardeners. More than
400 individual classes will be
open in the six general divisions,
which include specimen flowers
and house plants, artistic ar
rangements, fruits and vege-
tables, canned fruits and vege-
tables, roses and dahlias.
Winners will receive blue rib
bons and a silver dollar for the
top entry in each class. Special
classes have been set aside for
novices and junior exhibitors, and
sweepstakes awards and perma-
nent trophies also are being
offered.
The exhibits will be open to the
public from 3 until 8 pm. on Sat
urday, and from noon until 8 pm.
on Sunday. All entries must be
received by noon Saturday, and
judging will be done before the
show is opened to spectators. In
addition to the competitive ex.
hibits, a number of educational
exhibits will be on display, de!
signed to depict some phase of
flower or vegetable growing
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-08

plans for the foundation have not
yet been completed. w. E. Shis-
Ter, design engineer with the
commission, said the tank. is
scheduled for completion about
June /, 1856.
The additional tank. which will
almost triple the present water
storage capacity of the Wheaton
site, will become the heart of the
county Water-service system, Mr..
Shisler said.
1t will furnish water to the
entire Wheaton.Glenmont terri
tory, and will be pumped up
county from Glenmont as far as
Gaithersburg.
Filtered water, pumped from
the commissions filtering plant
at Laurel, will be stored in the
tanks. The water originally
comes from the Patuxent River.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-08
Five Join Army

Five county men enlisted in the
Army at Rockville this week
four others, discharged within
the past three months, re-enlisted.
Richard E. Hall, Poolesyille; Rob.
ert T. Young, Silver Spring; John
w. Hopkins, Jr., Sandy Spring
Don Froelich, Bethesda; and Nor.
gan F. Abney, Bethesda, are the
new soldiers. Ray Bynaker, Rock.
Vile; Bernard Harper. Pooles.
Vile; Charles Dyson, Rockville;
and Ulysses G. Zeigler, Damas.
Gus. are back for a second tour
of duty.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-08
Who's Going to Rescue Fund
Box of Wheaton Rescue Squad?

Robbing the church poor box
may have gone out of style, but
apparently carting away a rescue
squad contribution chest is still
in fashion.
AT least, that's the way things
look to chief Lewis Bowman of
the Wheaton Rescue Squad. A
miniature treasure chest, carry
ing a big sign that read "Whea-
ton Rescue Squad Ambulance
Fund" disappeared from the
Country Boy restaurant some
time between Saturday evening,
August q, and the following
Monday afternoon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-08

The chest is a wooden box,
about Is inches long by 10 inches
wide and 10 inches deep, with
brass trim. The box itself be-
longs to radio station WIDOW,
which loaned it to the squad to
place in various business estab.
lishments so that people could
drop in contributions.
Chief Bowman says he has no
idea how much money was in the
chest, since it hadn't been opened
in some time. When he went into
the Country Boy last Monday to
take the chest to another loca.
ton, it was missing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-08

always l1lGlGSlGu III What lIlelI
young people are thinking and
saying, l thought it would be a
good idea to ask one of our active
teenagers to give us his views of
the value of organized and spon.
sored teen clubs. This is his
article:
It's quiet Friday evening in
Wheaton. Dinner is just over,
sis is drying the dishes, my work
is done and it's my night to use
the car. Let's see, what is there
to do tonight?
A movie? Nope. / don't get
paid til next week, and I'm al.
most broke. Miniature golf? No,
again. Too far away, the gas
tanks almost empty. l think I'll
call Bill. He can usually think of
something.
Hells, Mr.. Jones. Is Bill at
home? No? Do you know where
he went? A Teen Club dance!
Hey, I'd forgotten there is a
dance tonight. Thanks, Mr..
Jones. Goodbye.
Hello! My name is Marc
Jacobs. I'm a senior at Wheaton
High school, and / would like to
try to show you the value of the
Teen Clubs from the teen-ager's
point of view.
The above paragraphs illus
trate one of the teen.ager's con-
slant problems: what to do in
our spare time. Not all of us
have the same amount, but l
think we all have little time
on our hands each week. There
are many things we could do to
kill this time. We could hang
around the corner store, for in
stance, or we could go to some
deserted street and hold drag
race.
But when you get right down
to it, these things aren't really
much fun, and if were given al.
most anything else to do at all 49,
a party or a dance, say, or some
community project to work on 49,
the deserted roads would remain
deserted, and the street corners
would be empty.
One answer to this problem is
the Teen Clubs. There are sew.
eral in this area; one in Glen.
mont, one in Wheaton and one in
Viers Mill. These clubs hold
periodic dances, parties a n
sponsor other social activities,
such as moonlight cruises and
hayrides. These activities are
open not only TO the regular mem.
bers of the clubs, but to any teen.
ager in the right age group. And
they are inexpensive, too.
] may be giving you the idea
that the social angle is the big.
gest and most important element
of the Teen Club program. If so,
/ apologize, because it is not. II
is certainly the easiest for the
casual observer to spot, How.
ever, there are many elements of
the program that so much deeper
than a dance or an occasional
boat ride.
One Of the most important
things that the teen.ager gets
from taking part in the club acti
Vities is practice in getting along
with other people, and working
with others toward a common
goal Whether the goal is a
large contribution to charity col
lected by the teen.agers or a
dance that comes off" smoothly
is not really important.
Another advantage of the teen
clubs is the opportunity for lead
ership. The answer TO this point
made by the "anti.teen-club'
adult 1--WE unfortunately have
quite a few Of these in this area
might be, We'll, how about the
many chances for leadership in
SCHOOL," Very good, sir Cor
madam), There are many special
interest and social clubs, and
service CLUBS and organizations in
Wheaton High school, and many
.,r,r,nr.ittt,itinc fnr. tl,n n,tn,.nrrn 81,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
London PTA Plans
Showing Of Movie
February 1910

The London PTA is completing
arrangements for the showing of
the motion picture THE Bob Matsi-
las Story" at the local theatre on
February Is and 16. Mrs. Max
Porter and Mrs Logan Gibson are
co-chairmen of this event. This
first-run movie, not previously re-
leased in this area, tells the NOV
ing story of the California boy who
became an Olympic star. The
movie should be enjoyed by dill the
family.
Final ticket sales will be made
at the regular meeting OF the Or
ganization on Monday, February
ID. Funds from ticket sales will be
placed toward the groups project
of providing pictures for the Cen
trail Building.
The main feature of the Monday
meeting will be a short play show
ing the Importance of the partici-
patton of fathers in the work of
the organization. Mrs. Alvin Barr,
F. E. Kidwell, and Mrs. Frank Nc
Cord are in charge of the program.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Canteen Receives
Record Player

The Parent-Teacher Association
of London High School has pur-
chased a three-speed record player
for use at the weekly parties at the
Canteen for the pleasure of the
young people of the community,
which has been accepted with
much gratitude, according to Miss
Marjorie Cooke, one of the Can
teen supervisors.
Because of the Madison County
basketball tournament, the parties
on February Is and % will be dis
pensed with, according to the sup
erviSors. The supervisors stated
that the next regular Canteen date
would be Thursday, March 3, and
that Thursday night each week
would be adopted as party night.
Following the London-Worthing-
ton game Friday night, February
IL, there will be another Sock
Hop" in the gymnasium.
Volunteer young couples (parents
of pupils or others interested) tc
help with the teaching of socia
dancing, are asked for at the Fri.
day night dance.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Kickoff Meeting
At Church Starts
'55 ARC. Drive

The Madison County Chapter of
the American Red Cross held their
Kickoff meeting for 1855 at the
Methodist Church on February 4.
Goal for 1855 is $7,540.00.
Guest speakers for the evening
were Miss Carolyn Moran, area
field representative, Mrs. Leland
Baxter, area field consultant, and
Mr.. Carl Braley, administrator for
the Columbus regional blood CEN
ter.
Blood procurement was stressed
as of national and local Importance
and the ever-increasing need for
this service will be the prime in
terest of the ARC. this year.
A directors meeting is planned,
and local fund drfTe captains will
be selected at that date.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
County Extension
Council Elects
Officers For '55

Robert Lombard, Plain City,
was elected as chairman of the
County Extension Council for the
coming year, at the extension
council meeting Monday afternoon,
Feb. Z, according to a report from
the extension office. Donald ELL
lott, West jefferson, was elected
as vice chairman and Mrs. Floyd
Butts was elected secretary. Rep
resentatives to the state council
selected for a three year term
were: Don Elliott, and Kenneth
Slyh, Plain City, alternate.
Mary Kay Halterman, past
president, was in charge of the
days program which included dis
cussions on last years extension
program, summary and presenta-
tion of possible expansion in the
extension program for recommen,
dation by the State Extension Ad
visory Council.
Extension district supervisors
present to discuss this with the
council were: Ed Kirby, Miss Mar
ie Walter and Robert Mccormack
There was a steady committee ap
pointed by the new chairman t.
consider the recommendations fol
Madison County. This committee
includes: Mrs. Charlotte Butts
chairman, Kenneth Slyh, Dor
Dorm, Maxine Ridenour, Don Ell
li0tt
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Juveniles Admit
Thefts In Area

Columbus police arrested five
juveniles from London Monday in
the investigation of the theft of 27
hub caps in Columbus in one night.
The youths were turned over to the
Madison County authorities for
disposition Tuesday.
The sheriff's office stated that
all property had been recovered,
and that two of the boys were re-
leased with a stern warning. Three
of the boys will appear before Pro-
bate Judge Joseph S. King for fur
ther disposition.
The sheriifS office stated this
did not clear up all previous thefts
in the area, and warned motorists
to safeguard their cars where pos
sible.
Another juven;.a has confessed
to the breaking and entering of the
Milestone Truck Stop on the Ma
tional Road, which occurred Satur-
day morning. Two pin-ball machin-
eS were smashed and other money
taken. No charges have been filed
in the case.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Attorney Faces
Disbarment Case

Disbarment proceedings against
attorney ]. Harvey Crow have
been filed in Champaign County
Common Pleas Court by an investi-
eating committee of the county's
bar association.
Eleven specifications of alleged
misconduct are included in the
committees report filed Saturday
with Judge Marion B. Owen.
Crow, who has figured in Mad
ison County courts, is facing charg-
es of improper conduct including
taking fees from clients as retain
ers and then failing to represent
them in court, lying in court, mis-
representations in court and coerc-
ion of witnesses and clients.
The attorney has recently beer
reported as practicing law ir
Cleveland after he disappeared
from the Champaign County
courts. A suit for back income tax.
es was filed against him some time
ago.
Crow will be remembered here
for his role as defense counsel ir
the Potts murder case.
The investigating C m m i t {
making charges against Crow in,
cludes D. Harlan Jackman, Londor
attorney.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Public Health
Nurse Resigns

Mrs. Dorothy Royce, supervising
nurse of the tri-county health de-
partments of Madison, Union and
Delaware Counties, has resigned,
effective March l, to accept po-
sition with the Ohio tuberculosis
Hospital, at the University Hospi-
tai Medical Center in Columbus.
She will be supervisor of pa
tient education at the Ohio TB
hospital.
Mrs. Royce has won much COM
mendation for her work in public
health. She came to the Madison
County Department of Health in
August, 1914. When the three
counties were joined in the tri-
county health district Mrs. Royce
was named supervising nurse for
the Madison, Union and Delaware
County area.
Her husband, Vernon, is Madi-
son County sanitarian and will
continue in that capacity. They
will maintain residence in their
country home in Oak Run Town
ship.
For the present the senior nurse
in Union County will be supervis-
ing nurse there. Miss Esther Brad
ing, senior nurse at Delaware, will
be supervising nurse for Madison
and Delaware Counties, dividing
her time between these two coun-
ties. She was formerly associated
with the Madison County Depart
ment of Health.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Farmers Granted
Tax Extension

Director Nathaniel LOCKER of the
Columbus District Office of the
Internal Revenue Service has just
received advice that an extension
of time has been granted to farm
ers for filing their 1854 individual
income tax returns in lieu of de-
clarations of estimated income tax
and for paying the tax due there
on.
With respect to farmers, the
time for filing a 1854 calendar year
individual income tax return and
for paying in full without inter
est the amount computed on the
return as payable, in order that
the return shall be considered a
declaration or an amended decla-
ration of estimated income tax, is
hereby extended from January 81,
1855 to February Is, 1855.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
"Charlie'' Gentle
Dies In Toledo

Charles Gentle, age 20, form
er resident of London, died We'd
nesday at his home in Toledo,
where he and his family had NOV
ed in 1948 following his retirement
from business in London.
For forty years Charlie" Cen
ite was one of the most familiar
and popular figures on London's
Main Street" He, with his broth
er Mike, for a time operated a
fruit stand at the corner of Second
and Main Streets. Some time later
Charlie rnoved to the corner of
Main and First Streets where he
did not resume business after fire
gutted the building where his
store was located.
A friend of all who came his
way, Charlie Gentle was especially
fond of children and got large
share of the pennies they had to
spend for candy, always giving a
bakers Dozen" as the children
well knew. The popcorn and pea
nut stand in front of the store,
where Charlie could usually be
found, was also popular stop on
their daily route to and from
school. Not only the children pat
ronized the peanut stand. After
the "salted peanut" came into its
own, Charles was the only place
where one could get old-fashioned
roasted peanuts, and always fresh
and hot.
The Gentle family purchased a
home in Toledo in 1948 and are
residing at 1886 Pemberton Drive,
there.
Survivors include the wife, who
is i'll in a hospital in Ann Arbor,
Michigan; one son, Charles Jr., at
home; five daughters, Helen Cen
ite Abraham, wife of DR.. Arnold
Abraham of Ann Arbor, Mrs. Jer-
ry Stafford (Louise) of Toledo and
Josephine, Virginia and Kathryn,
all at home.
Friends may call at the Adele
Funeral Home on Cherry Street in
Toledo at 1870 Saturday morn
ing, preceding the funeral at st.
Elias Church on Huron Street at
II o'clock. Place of interment had
. not been decided.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Four Injured In
Bus-Auto Crash

At 1870 pm. Thursday, Grey
hound bus, driven by Emmett Co
odman, 45, of Dayton, ran into
the rear of an auto driven by Fred
Scott of Columbus. The accident
occurred about 3 miles east of Lon
don on Rte. 142. Both vehicles
were travelling east.
Mr.. Scott received head bruises,
and passengers in his car, Mrs.
Mamie Scott, IS, suffered possible
cracked ribs, and Mrs. Rita Scott,
neck bruises.
Only injury in the bus was sus-
tanned by Mr.. Robert Culp, 40, OF
Columbus, who complained of q
back injury.
The injured were taken to Mt
Carmel Hospital in Columbus by
the Lukens ambulance.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Red Raiders Drop
Game To Aquinas

One tall boy turned the tables
on fighting London team Friday
night, as he spanked the Aquinas
team to their seasons second vic
tory, 81 to A.
London led all the way in the
first half, but when Aquinas' Tom
Goble, (too tall for George, play
ed in the second half, London lost
the initiative.
Bass was high man for London
with II points, four of them free
throws, LeBeau second with nine.
The Reserves won their game.
45 to 80.
In other games, West Jefferson
defeated Mechanicsburg, 81 to So:
Mt. Sterling defeated Monroe Twp.
20 to 54.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Municipal Court Favored
By County Bar Association
Wide Powers Seen
As Advantage

The Madison County Bar Asso-
citation passed a resolution recon-
mending to Representative Elton
M. Kile that a municipal court be
established for Madison County,
with the exception of Stokes, Dar-
by, Pleasant and Jefferson Town
ships, and the village of Midway.
A committee composed of Judge
Baynes, attorney Sam Robson and
Prosecutor Forrest E. Sidner, will
present the resolution to the coun-
ty commissioners and the city
council for their opinion, and then
present the resolution to Mr.. Kile.
According to Common Pleas
Judge Gerald A. Baynes, the out
standing advantage of municipal
court is that it has much wider
jurisdictional powers criminally
than a mayors or j. P.'s court, and
could handle many cases now re-
quiring action by the grand jury.
In addition, it is a court of record,
and traffic violations would be not
ed on the back Of the drivers Ii
cense. Furthermore, the court
would have jurisdiction in civil
cases in amounts up to $1,000, plus
more general powers often needed
in legal tangles.
Costs of the court, which would
employ five or more persons in
addition to the judge, are betrayed
by collections made in the court.
Experiences of the Circleville,
Washington c. II. and the Della
ware courts show that the opera
ton has cost the residents of the
city and the county nothing, but
has actually increased the revenue
gained by the trial of additional
cases, according to Judge Baynes.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Court Sentences
Two On Pleas

In Common Pleas court, Judge
Gerald A. Baynes sentenced James
M. Davis, of Cleveland, on a bill
of information for operating a mo-
tor vehicle while intoxicated, to
three days in Jail, S100 plus costs
in fines, and suspended his driv-
ers license for one year.
Dewey Thacker, who pleaded
guilty to charge of cutting with
intent to wound was placed on a
80 month probation on the follow
ing terms: pursuit of a sober, law
abiding course of conduct; report
to probation officer; pay costs of
trial; not render or dispose of any
tickets or device representing any
interest in the numbers game"
nor carry any tickets as aforesaid;
at no time carry on or about his
person knife or a sharp pointed
instrument and refrain from en-
tering upon any premise in the
city where malt beverages and or
alcoholic beverages are sold or dis
pensed either by bottle CT glass,
nor so-called carry out" estab-
lishments.
Seven escapes from penal in
stitutions were assigned lawyers.
Services of the following jurors
were continued: Albert Gallimore
Robert Duncan, Mrs. Harold Self
Mrs. Richard Hood, Mrs. Leslie
Bricker, Martha Stoughton, Harry
Powers, Margaret S. French
Frances Stone and B. Gwynne
RlIrr
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Two Men Fill
February Quota

Madison County's quota of two
men for induction for the month
of February was filled by Robert
Lee McGath and William Edward
Ward, both of Mt. Sterling. The
men will report on February 81.
The following will take their
physicalS on February Is: Chest
er w. Beers, Columbus, Evan
Charles Evans, London, Marvin
A. Green, London Rte. 4, Lester
A. Yoder, Plain City, and Oliver
E. Troyer, Plain City.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
s. SoIon Soldier Now
In Ryukus Command

Okinawa - Pvt. Darwin E.
Leeth, 81, son OF Mrs. Olive L.
Leeth, Route l, South Solon, Oh;o,
recently arrived on OkinaWa 'cf
duty WITH Ike Ryukyus Command S
ordnance scr; ice at Fort Buckner.
a strong u. S. outpost IL the Far
East, Okinawa is located off the
coast Of China between Formosa
and the southern tip of Japan.
Private Leeth, a torlner student
at Wilmington College. was last
stationed at Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Md. He entered the Army
in June 1854 and completed basic
training "a Fort Knox, Ky.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
SIS License Plates
Go On Sale Mar. |

Mrs. Sue Byers, local deputy
registrar of motor vehicles, an
nounces that the office, located
under the First National Bank,
will be open during the month of
March from $50 am. to 4:30 pm.
for the sale of the new license
plates. The last week of the month,
Mrs. Byers said, the office will be
open from 7 to 9 pm. for those
who can't get here during the day.
Applications for special num-
bers will be accepted until Feb
ruary Is.
The 1855 license plates are blue
with white numerals.
c. E. Nofer, state motor vehicle
registrar, urged all applicants to
make sure their certificates of IL
tie were in order, and to make
sure they bring the certificate to
the local office when purchasing
plates.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
BE TT PROCLAIMED:

WHEREAS diseases of the circulation responsible
for approximately ywo of all deaths the nation and
the leading of death in this
WHEREAS they also constitute leading of disability
WHEREAS from important humanitarian conSdera
tons they responsible staggering economic loss by
of lost productivity and medcalcare
WHEREAS, manknds only ope for successfully combating
these diseases medical
WHEREAS there urgent broader understanding
Of the heart diseases which be accomplished only through
grams professional and public education;
WHEREAS there also need protect healthy hearts
and reabate heart disease sufferers which accomplish
ed through community heart programs, and
WHEREAS the Central Ohio Heart Association affiliate
of the abovenamed objectves;
NOW THEREFORE, f. P Speasmaker, Mayor of
hereby February 20
AMERICAN HEART SUNDAY all citizens support
1855 Fund campaign and request all Schools churches
scientific bodies
and aterna organizations and the people generally give
praseworthy movement their fullest cooperation.
tSIGNED) F. P Speasrnaker