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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
kerns Acquitted
OF BIackmaiI bv
Judge RadcIiff

Union County Prosecutor, Lloyd
George Kerns was acquitted of
blackmail charges Tuesday by
Pickaway County Common Pleas
Judge William Radcliffe.
After Judge Radcliff had an
nounced his decision he proceeded
to tongue-lash the prosecutor for
the way he had operated his office.
He accused the Union County Of
ficial of mixing his private affairs
with his public office duties and
said he apparently had been throw
ing his weight around while ruth
lessly taking advantage of his po-
sition. Judge Radcliff said he did
not believe Kerns realized the i'm
portance of the oath of his office
and that he had lost sight of his
duty to protect citizens of rough
shod handling.
Kerns had been accused of the
blackmail charges by Mrs. Helen
Phipps of Summersville who claim
ed that he threatened to reveal her
criminal record if she and her hus-
band sued his father, Floyd Kerns,
who resides near Redwood.
Judge Radcliffe announced his de-
cision after a little more than a
half hour of deliberation. He said
there were three things in the tes-
timony which left a reasonable
doubt about Kerns' guilt.
About 100 spectators were in the
court room to hear the trial. They
heard the prosecutor flatly deny
A. l. ~,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
Two Leave Prison
Farm Work Detail

Two more inmates of the Lon
don Prison Farm were reported as
.walk-aways on Thursday morning.
The men left a work detail in a
field on the south side of the. Old
Springfield Road near the State
Highway Garage on U. S Route
AZ at approximately 500 am.
The escapes were identified as
Alfred Bailey, %, five feet, eight
inches tall, 172 pounds, with brown
hair and eyes, dark complexion and
a medium build; and Ray Isaac, 23,
five feet, eleven inches tall, 1876
pounds, with brown hair and blue
eyes, fair complexion and a slim
build.
These two bring the total walk
aways recently to six. Of the six,
two were recaptured in Gallia
County last week.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12

be on the ballot for the various
subdivisions as follows:
Somerford township, renewal
4/10 mill for 8 years 500 affirma-
tive vote needed.
Pike Township, renewal 7/10
mills, for years, 500 affirmative
vote needed.
Range township, additional "
mill for 4 years, 500 affirmative
vote needed.
South Solon and Stokes town.
ship, "a joint resolution of Council
and trustees). additional mill, for
3 years. 60% affirmative vote
needed
Pleasant township. additional
$40 mill, for the Pleasant ceme-
terry 5 years, 500 affirmative vote
needed.
Madison County Commissioners
filed resolution for an addition
al LIS mill levy for the benefit of
Madison county for the purpose of
providing the Madison county Ag-
riculGural Society with funds to
perform certain designated i'm
provements; painting all buildings.
building new fence along State
Route 38, making additional re-
pairs to grandstand; repairing the
cattle barn, erection of new build
ings for sheep and hogs and the
razing of the old ones; more build
ings for the Junior Fair movement:
erection of additional barns for
race horses: and the razing of the
old and construction of new san
itary toilet.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
Local Man Buys
Greenfield Grill

John (Jack) Slaughter, London
business man, has purchased the
Diamond Grill, located in Green
field, Ohio, at LA Jefferson st. Mr..
Slaughter purchased the business
from Mrs. Ricca Curtis of that city.
The former owner stated that ap-
plication has been made to the
Ohio Department of Liquor Con-
troll for transfer of the grill's beer
and liquor licenses. The transfer
process usually takes about six
weeks.
Slaughter is quoted as saying his
wife will be associated in the bus
mess with him, and their son,
James H. Slaughter, will assist
them for some time.
Jack has been stockman in the
London area for many years.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
Fifteen Additional Tax Levies
Sought For November Elections

Resolutions seeking Is tax levies
to be placed on the ballot for the
general election were filed with
the Madison county Board of Elec-
tions by the Wednesday 4 pm.
deadline.
Four school levies are renewals
and require a majority vote: Lon
don City School District 2 1/10
mills current expenses 5 years;
Jonathan Alder Local School Dis
trict 6 4/10 mills, current expenses
years; Fairfield Local School Dis
trict 2 9/10 mills current expenses
3 years; Madison South Local
School District 4 4/10 mills operat-
ing expenses 5 years.
Five village tax levies are as fol-
lows:
West Jefferson, renewal, l mill
street lights and current expenses
for two years $50 affirmative vote
needed.
South Solon, renewal 2 A10
mills an additional $40 mill to
constitute a 3 mill levy, for cur
rent expenses, for 5 years. 500
vote needed,
Mt Sterling, renewal, $40
mills, general operating expenses
for five years, 60qS affirmative
vota needed.
Midway village. additional 3
mills, street lighting and general
operating expenses, for 4 years,
608o affirmative vote needed.
Plain City, additional / $40
mills, current expenses for 2 yrs,
$50 affirmative vote needed.
Four fire protection levies will
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
Will Teach In New
Franklin Co. School

Mrs. Waldo Rector, Lafayette
Pike, has accepted a position as
first grade teacher in the new West
Franklin Elementary School, cor
ner of Demorest and Briggs Roads,
Franklin County, at the west edge
of Columbus.
For several years, Mrs. Pector
has been teacher in the elementary
grades of both West Jefferson and
Northeastern Schools.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
Workers Accept Contract
Offered By Corporation
LVCFC Buys New
Tank Fire Truck

The London Volunteer Commu-
nifty Fire Company has purchased
a new 1900 gallon International
tank truck. The LVCFC consists of
Paint, Union, Oak Run and Deer
creek Townships. The new truck
will be housed in the London Fire
Department building. The COM
pany's old truck was retained. The
truck was purchased through Sny-
der's International Sales and Ser
vice in West Jefferson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
Open For Public
Inspection Until
4 Pm. August Is

The nominating petitions of can
didates for municipalities of under
1000 population, township offices
and school boards, are open for
public inspection from August 10
until pm. of August Is. These
petitions may be examined at the
office of the Board of Elections.
The Board of Elections is requir-
ed to determine the validity of
these petitions not later than Au-
gust .16 Any qualified elector who
is eligible to vote for the candidate
named in nominating petition, if
he objects to this petition, may file
a written protest with the Board of
Elections not later than August 20.
This protest must be in writing,
and must be filed with the Board
with whom the petition was filed.
One hundred and thirty-six pc
titionS we're filed in the office of
the Board of Election prior to a
pm. Wednesday, the deadline. The
last contestant entered the room at
exactly 1856, laid down his peti-
ton, it was checked, and his fee
was received just as the town
clock doomed out the deadline
hour The late conner was Rober.
c. Hill, who filed his petition for
the job as clerk of the village of
Mt. Sterling.
The number of petitions was a
healthy indication of public interest
in public affairs in the county, but
still many candidates were unop-
posed in their bids for offices.
In London, three petitions
were received for the two vacan-
cies on the school board. They
were those of Donald S. Farquhar
Glenn F. Woosley and Maynard c.
Dickerson. In Union Township,
Sam Johnson filed for trustee and
John c. Lohr filed for clerk.
Here's the picture in the rest of
the county.
Village offices
PLAIN CITY Mayor: Kline c.
Loomis, Harry E. Leppert, John A.
Gaa Jr. Council: Chas. Clifford
Scott, L. d. Claiborne, Wenner A.
Botkin, Roy A. Wood, Leo Nc
Kirgan. Clerk: H. B. Walker
Treasurer: A. ]. Walker.
MIDWAY Mayor: Howard S.
Price. Clerk: Roy B. Gossard
Council Max c. Whiteside, Robert
L. Waller, Earl d. Brown, Paul E.
Barker, Howard Davis, Russell
Trehearne.
SOUTH SOLON : Mayor: STAN
ley Marsh. Clerk: Elsie M Murry.
Treasurer: Kathleen Hisey. Board
of Public Affairs: Ava McBrayer
Kenneth L. Berry, Eliza Knisley.
Council: Howard r. Murry, Arnold
Grear, Roger Bennett, Dale Sim
mormon, Max Duff, Hugh Alder
son.
MT. STERLING Mayor: Harry
w. Junk, Max A. Chenoweth.
Treasurer: Ralph w. Junk, A.
Ross Alkire, Jr. Clerk: Harold l..
Rice Sr., Robert c. Hill. Council:
Ralph Maggard, B. f. Hott, James
M. Haas, Robert B. Webber, P. F.
Mooney, Willis Mason, Edwin Ar
bogast, Elmer Endres, t. F. Lind
sey J E. Knapp. Board of Pub
lie Affairs: Herman L. Paullin,
John E. Huffman, Ralph N. Pack
er.
Continued on Page TWol
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
Fred Ammons Dies
Wednesday Night

Fred Ammons, age II, London,
R.R. 3 lifelong Madison County
resident and farmer, died Wednes-
day after a months illness.
He was a son of Hezekiah and
Emma Bradley Ammons, born in
Madison County February /, 1888.
He is survived by one brother,
Howard of London.
Funeral services at the Schelech-
ty-Fichner Funeral Home Satur-
day at two o'clock. Interment in
Somerford Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from 3 to and z to 8 o.
clock Friday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
Local De aIer Has
CARAVAN Show

Bob Rigg, local Packard-Stude-
baker dealer, ANNOUNCES a Packard
road show on Thursday and Friday
of this week. The show will include
the Packard that drove around the
world" in ten days at 104 miles per
hour, and demonstrations of the
car that has no springs. Bob prom
ises a fine time with movies, re-
freshmentS, souvenirs and local
celebrities.
The cars will be Chauffeured by
girl graduates of London High
Schools driver training program
during the show here.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
Board Starts Task OF Check
OF Nomination Petitions
Five To Fl. Hayes
For Examinations

Five young men report to Fort
Hayes for their physical examina-
tions on August Is. The Selective
Service Board reports no draftees
will be taken from the county this
month.
The five are: Pete Follrod, Mt.
Sterling Route 2; James Sessler,
London Route 2; Ralph A. Little,
London Route 3; Levi H. Plank,
Plain City Route q; and Marvin
Beachy. Plain City Route 2.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
Thomas-Van Buskirk
Reunion August 2i

The 54th annual reunion of the
Thomas-Van Buskirk families will
be held at noon Sunday, August 81,
in the Pin Oak shelter house at
Blendon Woods Park, on State
Route ISL, six miles east of Worth
ington, Ohio. The park entrance is
on the south side of the highway
Family members are requested to
bring basket lunch and table SER
vice,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
HURRICANES
COURSE

Map shows approximate location
of Connie, the seasons third and
biggest hurricane, about 500 miles
off Palm Beach, Fla 1t is travel
ing north northwest or north at
10 to Ia miles an hour with winds
of 135 mile per hour velocity. Resi-
dents from Jackson north TO Cape
HatteraS were alerted. ZAP Wire
photo Map
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12

lars ana lily CeifIS. II 6SI-
ting SO that even a dime is
novel.
HOT ROD
Now they've come out with a
car which will do as in low,
IS in second and you can't
even see it in high. Developing
188 horsepower, the new
speedster should do great
deal to rid the highways of the
hot-rodders . s. most OF them
will be above reproach.
WALk-AWAY
Well bet that these so-call-
ed ''walk-aways" from the
Prison Farm only walk the
first hundred yards. After that
it's better than even money
that they run like he'll.
QUESTION
The most overworked ques-
ton on the lips of the locals
these days is who's going to
be the next sheriff ?"
HEYwooD
Old Haywood Snugg, the
Sherlock Holmes of Gobbler's
Knob, says that he has con-
elusive proof that the boy who
killed his mother and father
did it so that he could go to
:he orphans picnic.
Big Nancy, Heywood's girl
friend, stated that Heywood's
head is as hard as picnic egg.
Give that guy enough rope
and he'll hang you with It,"
said Big Nancy as she went
down for the third time.
HAIRCUT
Mems hair styles are finally
getting into the luxury class.
The latest word is that a flat
top trim costs a dollar and a
half. The added time it takes
the. barber to do the job plus
the fact that you won't be
back for long time are said
to be responsible.
DELINQUENCY
A juvenfie delinquent is a
youngster whose parents don't
know where he is.
LIVING
A man is the most versatile
creature on earth. He can be
wolf or a mouse; or maybe a
laughing hyena. He also has
the choice of being an Eagle,
a Lion, an Elk, or Moose. He
is oft described as bull and,
if fleet of foot, he is a deer.
To his wife he can be a skunk
or a snake. His politics either
brands him as mule or an
elephant. He can be as gentle
as a lamb and can kick up his
heels like a gazelle. Suffice to
say, that to most women, men
are just a lot of. jackasses
masquerading as work-horses.
oAFFYNlTloNs
Filet Mignon-small girl.
InSfde Dope-unborn moron.
Last Roundup -hangman's
moose.
Forced Draft collectors
item.
ADVICE
Don't ever try to talk to
woman who has three kids
about the advantages of a 40
hour week.
LAST WORDS
We haven't much sympathy
for murderers who tell the po-
lice-'T killed her because l
loved her" This is a case of
eating the cake and wanting it
too.
WILL
We have always enjoyed the
late Will Rogers remark =
my folks didn't come over on
the Mayflower but they were
here to meet the boat!"
APOLOGY
'eNever apologize" is the Gre
do of many. 1t is not as tough
as it sounds since the idea is
that you should never say any
thing for which you should
need to apologize.
LAUGH
Why is 1t that most horse
faced people eat oats for
breakfast?
OUCH!
A gambler and poker play
er are nothing but big game
hunters after all.
FACT
School is just a. glorified
baby-sitting service up to a
certain point in life. After that,
it helps provide more babies.
TRUE
The unusual attitude some
times is the best attitude. If
Columbus had believed the
world to be flat, he wouldn't
have been able to get the
money to make the voyage.
LAST WORD
Nowadays, people are trying
to get more out OF life than
there is in it.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-08-12
8 OUR
"a TOWN
BOOK LARNIN

BOOK LARNlN
The dime novel is thing of
the past. 1t now costs two dol
lars and fifty cents! It's get
ting so that even a dime is
novel.
The Omaha guide., 1955-11-11
Downtown Stores Offering
Free Return Trip Bus
Tickets To Shoppers

Thirty downtown Omaha. stores
will offer free bus rides home to
shoppers beginning Thursday.
The plan, worked out with the
cooperation of the Omaha Transit
Company, provides that bus OPP
orators will issue a coupon to any
one boarding a bus going down.
town between 1000 AM. and 200
PM, Monday through Saturday,
and between 4:30 and $50 Pm. on
Mondays and Thursday. The cou-
pom, when stamped at any one Of
the participating stores, will be &C
copied as a fare on any Omaha
Transit bus leaving the downtown
area.
Participating stores will stamp a
coupon for any customer making
a purchase of $1.95 or more. The
stamped coupon may be used for
the return ride home any time dur
ing the day it is issued. Different
color coupons will be issued each
day.
Lynn G. Barnes, president Of
the Omaha Transit Company, said
the plan was designed to make
shopping downtown more attrac-
tive and to increase the use of
Omahas bus transportation system
during off-peak hours. Presently
the Transit Company carries $50
Of its passengers between 700 am.
and $3.50 am. and 4:30 and 600
p.m.," he said.
w. d. Lane, president of the
Downtown Omaha Association, an
nounced in a letter to members
today that all other downtown
business and professional people
are invited to participate in the
plan for free bus rides home.
The following stores are partici-
pating: Aquila, Inc, Berg Cloth
ing Co., Brandeis, Brodkey Jewel
ny, Buck Booterie, G. B. Brown
Jewelry, Carman's, Combs, T. L. &
Sons Jewelry, Cook Paint & Warm
ish Co., Davidson's Furniture Co.,
Drexel Shoe Store, Edwards
Jewelry, Goldstein-C hapman's Co.,
Haas, Harvey Brothers, Herr
bergs, KiIpatricks, Metropolitan
Drug, Natelsons, Nebraska Cloth
ing Co., Omaha Crockery, Or
chard & Wilhelm Co., Sears, Roe
buck & Co., Shoe Center, Silk
Shop, Ted's Party Shop, Ted's Pen
Shop, Todd's Millinery, Union Out
fitting Co., Van Avery Sporting
Goods.
The Omaha guide., 1955-11-11
Mrs. HuWkins
Heads KeIIom
Adults,

The Kellom Adult and Youth
Councils after holding their sec
ond meeting this week has an
nounced the election Of the fol-
lowing offers:
President: Mrs. Lucille Hawk
ms, Vice President: Mrs. Ada
Vic, End Vice President: Mr..
Robert Stigger, Recording Secre-
tary: Mrs. Phyllis Thine, Cor
responding Secretary; H e lie n
Hastings, Treasurer: Joe Belford.
Youth Council
President: Nate Goldstein;
Vice President: Denese Martin,
Secretary: Charlene johnson.
Treasurer: Margaret King, Sgt.
of arms: Sarah Harris, Sam
Wead.
Wcmen's Basketball
A five team Class "a" basket
ball for women is scheduled to
start December 1. Games will be
played every Thursday nights.
Teams in the league are Omaha
Merchants, Offutt W.AF. Medi-
cal Students Wives, st. Peters
and Paul, and Commercil Ex-
tension.
The Omaha guide., 1955-11-11
Girls Like
The KeIIom
Charm School
Club News

Club News
The Kellom Charm School held
is first session Wednesday even
in. The charm school is free for
all girls from twelve years
through nineteen. 1t will include
five sessions with movies and dis
cussions about beauty secrets.
All girls are welcome to attend.
The first session was titled
Beauty Hints. 1t included a
movie and a discussion led by
Miss Udoxie Goodwin. The rest
of the charm school will meet
on the following Wednesday
Nights at 7:30 Pm. in the Kel-
lom Community Auditorium. No
vember 16, Hair Styling and
Makeup, Miss Versie Bailey;
November 80, Economical Clothes
Styling, Miss Jean Harrington;
December Z. How to be very very
Popular, Miss Thelma Tucker;
Derember IA, How to be a Model,
Miss Anita Reznicheck.
Two new girls clubs have been
formed. The "Cool Cats" a club
for girls in the fifth and sixth
grades. The officers of this club
are:
President: C armen D uncan,
Vice President: Virgie Lee Jack
son. Secretary: Beatrice Brown,
Treasurer. Janice Holland.
The Cool Cats meet every We'd
nesday at $3.50 in the Kellom
Auditorium. Their sponsor is
Miss Pat Norman. All fifth and
sixth grade girls are welcome.
The second new club has been
formed by a group of girls IL
through 16 and is called the Gay
ly-ettes. The Gayly-ettes meet
on Tuesday nights at 500 PM
in the Auditorium. Their colors
are pink and turquoise.
Free Tap Dancing Glasses have
brought many youngsters to Kel-
lom for the past two Saturday
morning sessions.
The new teacher this year is
Miss Patricia Vorel. She is as
sisted by Pat Norman.
The girls and boys are already
busy beginning to learn dances
for the Spring dance recital
Other boys and girls are welcome
and may register on Saturday
morning.
The Omaha guide., 1955-11-11
Where Would You &c To Help
A Child In Trouble?

WHAT KINDS OF TROUBLE CAN A CHILD (EvEN YOUR CHILD
GET INTO?
WHAT CAN you DO TO KEEP A CHILD FROM GETTING INTO
TROUBLE?
If you are interested in these questions, then you will want
to attend the UNITED COMMUNITY SERVICES WORKSHOP ON
CHILDREN IN TROUBLE which will be held in North Omaha on De
cember ].
IF YOUR ARE INTERESTED IN THE CONFERENCE, HERE IS
INFORMATION:
WHOM IT'S FOR. The Conference is for you, whether you are
a parent, a clergyman, a member of a civic organization, or just an in
interested individual.
WHAT YOU WILL GET OUT OF 1T. an opportunity to learn
first hand, from leading authorities, important facts about children
and the problems they are running into;
a chance to participate in discussion that will be Of special
interest to you;
.. valuable information about how to keep children out Of
trouble and what to do when they get into it.
WHO'S GIVING IT.. The Conference is being sponsored bv
the Family & Childrens Division of United Community Services in CO.
operation with the Omaha Metropolitan Community Council.
WHEN IT WILL BE HELD AND WHERE. The Conference will he
held on Thursday, December LIST at the Calvin Memorial Presbyterian
Church, located on the corner of North oath and Writ Streets. II will
begin at 730 pm, so that you will have plenty Of time to eat supper
HOW MUCH DOES 1T COST. Only your time. Admission to
the program is free.
CAN YOU BRING A FRIEND. Sure! bring as manv &c vn,
want, as long as they are interested in children.
The Omaha guide., 1955-11-11

Flavorful ham chowder made
with instant nonfat dry milk is a
real stick-to-the-ribs mealtime
suggestion and one that is so
good it positively calls for sec
onds. And once homemakers try
instant nonfat dry milk, they call
for it again and again for it pro-
vides high nutrition at low cost.
Instant nonfat dry milk is rich
in protein, calcium and ribohavin,
the important nutrients irregular
top-quality pasteurized milk,
needed for good health. Only the
fat and water are removed. Yet
instant nonfat dry milk is so in
expensive. A family-size package
makes IL quarts three gallons)
of nonfat milk for as little as
seven cents a quart. 1t comes in
two other sizes also-a one-pound
package which makes five quarts
and a pre-measured package with
three individual envelopes, each
making one quart of nonfat milk.
Instant nonfat dry milk mixes
Immediately, even in ice water.
just takes a jiffy to have nonfat
milk for drinking, baking or for
The Omaha guide., 1955-11-11
United Auto Workers Gives
$4,000 To NAAP Fund

New York - The United Auto
Workers, CLIO, has contributed
$1,000 to the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People, Roy Wilkins, NAACP
executive secretary, announced
here today. The contribution was
received by the Association this
week.
Another large sum, of $4,000,
was received by the Association
during the past week, representing
funds collected at an NAACP
rally in Los Angeles, California.
The money was sent in by the Los
Angeles NAACP branch.
A letter signed by Walter P.
Reuther, president Of the JAW
CLIO and of the Congress of Indus
trial Organizations, accompanied
the unions check.
Pointing to the Emmett Till Ign.
ching and "other violations OF
civil rights and civil liberties
which have occurred in Mississippi
in recent months" Mr.. Reuther's
letter declared: " In the months
ahead, in view Of the present de-
velopmnts our country will be
faced with perhaps the most criti-
cal period in its history in the
field of civil rights and civil lib
critics."
Mr.. Reuther said the UAW-CIO
is donating the $1,000 with the
conviction that it will, in a meas
ure, assist the NAACP in its cour-
ageous and untiring efforts to.
ward the achievement of an A,
merica in which the civil rights
and civil liberties of every individ.
uaf will be secure"
The UAW-CIO international
executive board on October 80 is
sued a statement calling fol
prompt enactment of legislation
at the opening Of Congress to pro
vide for immediate Intervention
by the U. S. Justice Department.
criminal division in cases Of civil
rights violations.
The statement cited the recent
murders of three Negroes in Miss
issippi including 14-year-old En-
nett Till, as Grimes against dem
ocracy and humanity" as well as
ga denial of civil rights and civil
liberties of Negroes"
The JAW board blasted Con
gress and the Administration fol
failure to act on civil rights, anC
announced that the international
union will broaden its own civil
rights program by charging the
field staff of its fair practices and
anti-discrimination department.