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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-04-08
Legal Notices
a.
LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE
Sealed bids will be received by the
Director Of Public Service of the
City of London, State of Ohio, at the
office of said Director until twelve
o'clock n oon, Eastern Standard
Time, April 20, 1855, for furnishing
the necessary labor and materials to
construct an 8" sanitary sewer of
vitrified pipe in Olive Street from
West Center street to Mound Street
and in Mound Street running east
from Olive Street for approximately
400 feet, according to plans and
specifications on file in said office.
Each bid must contain the full name
of every person or company interest
ed in the same, and be accompanied
by a bond in the sum of 100000 to
the satisfaction of the director, or
certified check on some solvent
bank, as a guaranty that il the bid
is accepted, contract Will be en-
tered into and it's performance pro-
perly secured. Should any bid be re-
iected such check will be forthwith
returned to the bidder and should
any bid be accepted such check will
be returned upon the proper eXecu-
ton and securing of the contract.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
Dated:
March 19, 1855
Harold Harrington
Director of Public Service
March % "a 29 81 April
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-04-08
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Business Services

BUSHONG-water well contractors.
Phones Plain City 3-422l or 3-1252
residential. All work guaranteed.
35-54
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-04-08

MOTHERS DAY
No man is poor who has a godly
mother.
Abraham Lincoln
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-04-08

GIVE YOUR WALLS and woodwork
a spring face lifting. Use either
our glossy Lowe Bros. Enamel,
semi gloss Kem-GlOw or flat Sup
er Kem- Tone; numerous colors.
We mix your paint. Western Auto
Store, London. 3l-2S
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-04-08
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Card OF TIIANI, :
WISDOM

True wisdom is to know what is
best worth knowing, and to do
what is best worth doing.
Edward P. Humphrey
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-04-08
Special Notices

FOOD SALE-Saturday. April at
$3.50 am. at Blacker's, South Main
Street, London. sponsored by Jolly
Circle Club. 34-2S
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-04-08
DC.

CUSTOM FLOWING, gardens a spe-
cialty. Call Lowe Tractors I27 or
see Bob Mahan. 37-34
WE INSTALL Inlaid Linoleum, all
kinds of floor and wall tile, felt
base floor and wall covering,
Counter tops. Ask for free estf-
mate. We stock the Complete line
of Armstrong floor and wall COW
ering. London Appliance Co. Win
chester Bldg. 37-2S
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-04-08

FOR SALE: 2 9x12 rugs in good con-
dition, $500 each. Phone S-829S.
13-2S
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-04-08
Miscellaneous


IOUSECLEANING SUPPLIES: Wax
es, cleaners, polishers, Sherwin
Williams paint and varnish, paint
ing supplies housewares. window
shades, venetian blinds, drapery
hardware, Armstrong q u a k r
rugs, floor tile and wall tile. Lon
don Appliance Co, Winchester
Bldg. 3l-2S
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-04-08
rs Personal
Help Wanted
Situation Wanted

/ HOUSECLEANING by day or hour.
Cali 500 NIB 26-28
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Christmas Funds
Stolen in Robbery

Methodical burglars cleaned
out a safe containing $l.568.
which included the cash for an
office party and for Christmas
presents. in the Offices of an
Alexandria auto appliance firm
Thursday night.
Alexandria detectives said the
theft was reported by Leonard
Quinn, manager at Auto Access
series Co., Inc. 1900 King street,
when he opened the Office, at 8
am. today. Police said the dial
on an "old-type safe" had been
knocked of with a sledge ham
mer.
Entry into the Office was
made, police believed, through a
door that had been Unmatched
with a slip Of celluloid.
The stolen cash included sos
put aside for a party fund, $45
for Christmas presents and $50
labeled as collections from a
Isoft-drink machine.
The remainder of the money,
contained in several pouches and
envelopes. was marked as petty
cash or cash receipts.
Also missing were withhold
ing tax and social security
checks totaling $1,746. The
checks were made payable to an
Alexandria bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Rope-Robbery
Suspect Held

A corpsman at the Bethesda
Naval Hospital was charged
yesterday with rape and robbery
in an assault last October II
on a 49-year-old Rockville
housewife.
Held in Rockville Jail without
bond was James A. Book. 81
Bridgeville, Pa.
Books arrest was announced
jointly by Montgomery County
Police Supt. James s. McAuliffe
and FBI Special Agent D. K
Brown.
Book was caught by the FBl
after an investigation Of an as
sault on a nurse at the National
Institutes Of Health on Sep
TENDER 10. He was linked to
that assault, police reported. by
a watch allegedly torn from his
wrist as he grappled with the
nurse.
Detective G. w. Linthicum
said Book re-enacted the Rock
vile crime.
Police said the woman's as
sailant had hidden in her car
while she was in the library.
When she got In the car he
pulled a gun and ordered her to
drive to the rear of the West
Rockville Elementary School.
He later took her pocketbook
after forcing her to drive him
back to a place near the library
police charged,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

An Arlington Safeway store
was robbed Of about $500 last
night by two bandits who earlier
had posed as customers.
Police said the two men came
into the store at 1901 Lee high
way shortly before 1880 pm. foi
cigarettes. They returned a few
minutes later and one armed
with a .38-caliber revolver or
dered a clerk to put the money
in a bag"
The armed bandit then went
to a second cash register and
ordered that clerk to empty the
cash register. The second man
stood near the door as a look
out.
After robbing the two regis
tiers, the bandits evidently be-
came frightened and left six
other registers untouched. They
fed on foot through the front
door, police said.
Police said the holdup was
carried out so quietly that many
customers were unaware of it
The men were described a;
white men In their middle 20s
and of medium build and height
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

you must have! I am sure that
your host of friends are think
ing of you at this holiday season
and are joining us in the wish
that your Christmas will be filled
with cheer and that the New
Year will bring you health and
happiness.
tSigned.)
MAMIE DOUD EISENHOWER
Gen. Parks, a close friend OF
the Eisenhowers. is 1t. Gen
Floyd L. Parks, commanding Of
'ficer of the I'd Army.
Pop, whose memory is remark
ably we'll preserved, said he re-
members the President as q
major.
Pop Townsend was born in the
slave quarters of Col. Edward
Lloyd's plantation on Maryland's
Eastern Shore in 1862.
Pops Army experience dates to
the Spanish American War when
he served with the 10th Cavalry
in Cuba. He receives a pension
for his service in '98.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Mrs. Eisenhower Sends
Christmas Note to Ex-SIuye

FORT MEADE, Md. Dec. "a
P).-Dayid (Pop) Townsend,
who has been here since he
helped stake out this sprawling
military reservation 40 years
ago. got a Christmas note yes
terday from an ex-soldier'S wife,
Mrs. Mamie Doud Eisenhower.
Pop, a former slave who will
be "a on January Is. runs the
greenhouse which supplies flow
ers for the officers club.
The Presidents wife wrote:
my Dear Mr.. Townsend,
This note is TO send you
Christmas greetings from the
President and myself. We have
learned from Gen. Parks that
you operate the greenhouse for
the officers club at Fort Meade
and that you are nearing your
Tooth birthday.
THE President and I we'll re-
member the happy years we
spent at Meade in 1919 and 20
and it is interesting to know that
you were at the post at that same
time. What wonderful memories
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
rs AUTO CRASHES
MAR HOLIDAYS
IN SILVER SPRING

Montgomery County po-
lice In Silver Spring investi-
gated rs auto accidents in "a
hours up to 8 o'clock this
morning for what police be-
lieve was a record. No one
was seriously hurt.
Six of those arrested were
charged with drunken driv-
ing and at one time the load
was too much for the cell
block at the police station.
Police had seven men in
the drunk cells and had to
take four others tothe Rock
vile Jail.
One prisoner, John j. An
derson, So. colored, of the
first block of New York ave-
nue. NV, had to be taken to
Suburban Hospital where
three stitches were put in
his head after he was at
tackled by another prisoner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
4 Men, 6 Children
Routed in BIuze

-Four men and six small chill
dren were routed yesterday as
flames swept through a house
in Scotland, Montgomery Coun-
ty, Md.
Left homeless by the blaze
were Mrs. Dorothy Cooper, four
Iof her eight children, four
grandchildren and a nephew
Leroy j. Dimes.
Nearby residents moved quick
Ily to house them temporarily
in an abandoned school house
that is used by the Scotland
A.M.E. Zion Church.
Mrs. Agnes Leffeged, a church
trustee. said the building was
equipped with a kitchen range
and a heating stove.
Mrs. Edward L. Burns made
appeals to community welfare
agencies for assistance to the
co!ored family.
Flremen from Cabin John and
Rockville had difficulty bring
ing the two-alarm blaze under
control as 1t swept through the
century -old log house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Accused Youths
rial Is Deferred

Judge James N. Colasanto Of
Alexandria Police Court yester-
day deferred until after Christ
mas the sentencing Of q 17-year-
old boy who pleaded guilty to a
charge that he tried to steal
money from a woman's purse In
an Alexandria church.
The youth. Gene Rowles OF the
200 block of North Washington
street. was certified by Alexan-
dria Juvenile Court Wednesday
Ito be tried as an adult. He is
accused Of attempted petty lar
iceny Tuesday in the auditorium
lof the Washington Street Meth
odist Church.
Judge Colasanto said the youth.
described by his mother as be
yond control" deserved to have
Ia Christmas like everyone else.
He released Rowles on his per-
sonal bond and told him to be
back in court Tuesday.
Police said Rowles was, at
the time of the offense. under
Juvenile Court probation for q
previous petty larceny charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Children, Full Of Trust,
Pile UpL etters for Sonto

to passing up pictures Of toys.
Postal officials said this years
letters to Santa may be fewer
than in other years. Even so
there were 500 or 600 of them in
the collection today, and more
arriving, Since mailmen dont
count them. they are unsure
whether the total is down this
year, and il so. what accounts
for the drop.
Once Christmas is safely past
postal workers here destroy the
Santa letters by fire.
Parents Get Word
Postmen IN certain cities
where thousands Of Santa let.
tiers end end up In the dead
file, permit fraternal organiza-
tions to scan them and. Il
they so wish. play Santa. Pos
tai officials say that has not
worked out mere, that some par
ents resent such charity.
After all. the parent sees
what the child writes. and that
takes care of the main job" q
spokesman said.
Something described variously
as Robert the Robot. Robber the
Rober, Rober the Robe. Rob the
Rowboat and Is other names. Is
a favorite in 1855. If the good
man from up north fills all the
orders the living rooms here
abouts should be crowded with
automatons.
This year, as each Christmas,
there are also the Santa letters
that are not amusing at all. They
ask such favors as:
PLEASE bring back my baby
Or Il need new cruches."
Or Santa you pass me up
every year please stop this year. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING IS IN THE STAR
Santa Claus Has a Rival
In Oklahoma Businessman

THE TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT-Ths year. thanks
to an Oklahoma contractors hobby, million gifts
will hurdle prison walls and bring Joy of Christmas
to more than 100000 convicts children. Read Joseph
P Blanks heart-warming story in This Week
Magazine
A TRIP INTO MONOTONY-In The Star Magazine,
Brian Bell takes you aboard the Coast Guard light
ship Buzzards and tells you about life at sea on a
type Of ship that at its best spells out lonely
exstence.-Photos by Elwood Baker.
LOADED FOR BEAR-Fifty years ago Star Staff Writer
George Kennedy got yen for bear hunting he
made 1t last week, only an hours ride from Wash
ington. Read his story In the Editorial Section
he recounts this experience come-lately. You'll
like It. ..a.-
THE 10 BEST MOVIES-Jay Carmody selects them in
the Drama Section and makes the happy discovery
that Of the 10 from Hollywood, and six
different types of films make one of the most solid
lists ever
HAIRDOS FOR THE HOLIDAYS-In the Womens Sec
ton, Eleni comes up with some sparkling" hairdo
tips designed for the holiday season; and Betty
Beae tells you what gifts Santa is putting in the
stockings of some of the members OF Washington
oficialdom
Choose The Star Sunday When You Haze Choice
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
March of Dimes
Names Committee

Billy J. Starnes, new director
of the Fairfax County March Of
Dimes, has announced the fol-
lowing committee for the 1856
drive:
w. Leon Mason. codirector;
C. c. Clark, jr.. secretary treas
urer; Jack Pollino, publicity:
John c. Webb. special gifts:
James Keel, business: Ward D.
Whipple. schools; Mrs. C. B.
O'Shaughnessy, Mothers March:
Grayson Robinson. coin collec-
tors, and Vinson Allen, clubs and
other organizations.
County headquarters have been
set up at the Starnes Realty Co.,
tbs West Main street, Fairfax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Anderson Orthopedie
Joins Hospital Council

Anderson Orthopedic Hospital
or Arlington has been approved
for membership in the Hospita,
Council Of the National Capita.
Area. 1t was announced By
Council Director William M
Butcher.
The Hospital Council, an or.
ganization representing Is metro.
politan area non-profit hospitals
approved the application sub.
mitted by Raymond C. Brehaut
president Of the hospitals Board
of Trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
New Dual u. S. % Link
Will Open Wednesday

40 near Ellicott City as far south
as Burtonsyille. The new link
will extend the road nearly to
White Oak, where travellers may
enter WAY ton by old U. s
Route ~ New Hampshire
avenue
Eventually this dual facility
will tie into Colesville road at
Silver Spring, the commission
says.
The dual highway was built by
Nello L. Teer Co. of Durham,
N. c., at its low bid of $1,133,522
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

Four and half miles Of new
dual highway in Montgomery
County will be opened to the
public on Wednesday.
In ribbon cutting ceremonies
1t Burtonsyille at 8 am, Gov.
McKeldin win open a new link
in relocated U. s. Route 20 Co.
Iumbia pike to a point one and
o half miles north Of White Oak.
The new highway will provide
an important facility for traffic
moving from the Baltimore area
toward Washington. Relocated
u. s. 20 Is now in use from Route
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

.McKeIdins Issue
Open House Bids

ANNAPOLIS. Dec. IA R.-
The Governor and Mrs. Nickel
din have invited all Marylanders
to visit Government House. the
States official executive resi-
dence, for the traditional New
Years open house from 4 to g
pm. January 2.
Since the founding Of the
State, Maryland governors have
held open house at the beginning
of every New Year and Mrs.
McKeldin and I gladly continue
the hospitable Maryland tradi-
tion," the Governor said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Carols Mark Pageant,
Services Slated Tonight

Christmas carols fioated over
the Ellipse today as the Pageant
Of Peace relaxed somewhat it's
daily schedule Of events.
At 8 o'clock tonight, however,
an hour-long Lutheran Christ
mas eve service will be conducted
by DR.. Walter B. Freed of the
Luther Place Memorial Lutheran
Church. ~
Park police estimated yester-
days evening crowd approached
5000 despite chilly weather. A
highlight of the observation was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

the organ music Of John Lewdon,
"a 14-year-old prodigy from Cali
fornia. Young Lewdon played
"Serenade." by Driga. which. ac-
cording to the White House. is
President Eisenhower's favorite
selection Of music.
Another feature was the pres
|entation by the Chevy Chase
Baptist Players of THE Christ
mas Story" an original nativity
drama. directed by the author
Thomas H. King. jr.. 10.
Scheduled modern dances were
Cancelled last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

The annual depository of trust
in the Main City Post ONCE here
has an overflow in the dead-lettel
sections Santa Claus basket.
These correspondents who keep
the faith are a bit shaky in
grammar. wobbly in spelling and
too generous with dirty finger
marks. But the compositions pack
"a punch.
II love you and / bilive in you
and I like Christmas to-"
Or. II am o good boy. I dry
the dish and put my toys up."
Or-this one from Mexico City
addressed to both st. Nicholas
and Santa Claus. for double
identification: you are q very
busy man but please bring me
many thing"
A Falls Church boy checked In
with a terse note asking only
for watch for his mother, "a
shave set for dad and none thing
for me-"
Letters also arrive in care of
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein
deer. Santa's helpers, Santa
Claus toy makers.
Silver Bullets. Please
Santa please bring two guns
please with hosters and silver
bullets that 60 around please
Santa"
Children send Christmas cards
to Santa. Some pound away at
typewriters until the page is
filled with typescript. 1t may
not be decipherable but it looks
good to the author. Children
too young In know how to form
letters scribhle their messages
cheerfully in wiggly pencil
marks. Other illiterates resort
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
FuIIs From Roof

A 43-year-old Berwyn tMd.)
man was injured seriously last
night when he fell from his roof
while putting up Christmas
lights. Severn A. Viland, of 95cT
Fiftieth avenue. was admitted to
Leland Memorial Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Driver Injured
Critically as
Car 0verturns
Boy. IA, Two Children
Are Hurt in Other
Traffic Accidents

A young motorist was injured
critically early today when his
ear overturned in the District,
rolled liz feet and bounced
across the hood Of another auto,
Park Police reported.
In an accident last night, q
i4-year-old boy was injured seri-
ously. Also hurt were two chill
dren. one Z whom was injured
seriously.
Ronald c. Gerard. "a. of 42l
Penwood road, Silver Spring,
suffered head injuries in the
wreck early today at Piney
Branch drive and Arkansas ave-
nue. NV. He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital.
Park Police said his car. after
turning over. bounced across the
front end of an auto driven by
Melvin B. Clement. 20. of 1912
F1orin street. Silver Spring. Mr..
Clement was released after treat
ment at the hospital for bruises.
Five Others Injured
The 14-year-old boy was in
jured in q two-car accident near
Lake Bancroft.
Herbert E. Wade, ia Beverly
drive, Springfield. Va. was adj
mitted to Alexandria Hospital
with fractured ribs and internal
injuries. His condition was de-
scribed as fair.
County police said the Wade
boy was q passenger in q car
driven by James H. Scott. Is, of
Route 2. Springfield. Police said
the car went out Of control on q
curve on Columbia pike and coll
hded with another car driven by
William G. Higgins. 80. Of 1706
Seventeenth street NV.
Mr.. Higgins was admitted to
Alexandria Hospital with back
injuries and cuts.
Robert Tribby, IA. of 1913 Sipes
lane, Annandale, another pas
senger in the Scott car. was adj
n1itted with neck injuries.
The Scott youth and two other
passengers in his car were
treated for minor injuries.
Car Struck From Rear
The two children were hurt
hSt night when the automobile
In which they were riding was
struck from the rear by another
northbound car in the 600 block
Of Suitland road, near Morning
side, Md, police said.
Prince Georges County police
identified the victims as George
T. Braasch, 8, of 7 Larches Court
Sc. and his sister, Mary, 4. At
Casualty Hospital, the boy was
said to be suffering from serious
head injuries. The girl wss re-
ported In good condition today.
Police said the children were
passengers in a car driven by
Frank NJ. Anderson. 81, Of 72l5
Foster street. District Heights,
Md. Driver Of the car which
collided with the Anderson We
hicle was Henry Hampton Jack
son, IS. colored. Of Towson, Md.
He was charged with reckless
driving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Scrap Metal Dealer
Leaves $l,406,305

BALTIMORE, Dec. "A (R.--
Harry Klaff, one of the country's
leading scrap metal dealers. left
q personal estate appraised at
$1,406.30 Orphans Court rec
ords show.
Mr.. Klafi, who came to this
country at the age Of 10 from
Latvia, died January 10 at 80.