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veal q similar story for George
Green, who was born In Canada
81 years ago. His Russian-born
parents moved to the United
States and were naturalized In
1922 along with their son who
was four years old.
The father got a job as a gov
eminent engineer in Russia. The
mother, George. and his sister
Leah, went to the Soviet in 1882
to join the father. The parents
returned 10 the United States in
1886. but the children stayed "a
study at the University of Mos
COW. where George is reported to
have been majoring in physics.
In l941. George Green asked
the U. s. Embassy in Moscow
for either an American passport
or an Immigration visa to the
United States, He said, however,
that he had accepted a Soviet
passport at the age of IS, and
had voted in Soviet election.
The Embassy interpreted this
as a remuneration OF his Ameri-
can citizenship. and thus refused
him an American passport.
Things dragged on for four years
before the Embassy finally re-
fused George an immigration
visa.
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Department. after consulting
Government records, said that
Prisoner Jack Goralski, for In
stance, had been q natural;zed
American citizen, but went to
Moscow In 1884 and there re-
nounced his allegiance to the
United States In order to get q
LOB.
Another Of the prisoners was
George Green, another natural
lied American who gave up his
citizenship by accepting a Soviet
passport and voting in a Soviet
ELECTION.
The State Department has no
record on two Of the men re-
ported as prisoners-Bob Gold
man and Vladimir Golowski, jr.,
The group Of detained men,
however. does include one Amer
ican-Pvt. Sidney Ray Sparks
LOT Tennille, Ga.
He volunteered to join the
American Army In 1919 when he
was II years old. While stationed
in West Berlin, he got into
trouble. and was booked to face
Ia general court-martial on a
series of charges including being
AWOL. In 1851. he fed camp
and disappeared behind the Iron
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Al Americans T rec to Go
Home, Red Chino Says

ship for Japan. These last wer'
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard L. Kicks
Mr.. Kicks, IS, is q native Of Bos'
cobel, Wis. and his English wife
Lydia. is Shanghai-born.
John Kicks Of Tokyo. theil
son, said a shipping agent u
Shanghai had informed him that
the Dutch ship. STRAIT Baali
with his parents aboard. hat
sailed.
(The State Department has
said In Washington that nego-
tiations with the Red Chinese
at Geneva have involved q
total of II Americans. Seven
teen other Americans-Korea
war prisoners who refused re-
patriation-are known to be
in Red China.
(There was no immediate
explanation for the apparent
discrepancy between the num-
Der of Americans listed by
Peiping radio and the figures
given earlier BY the State De-
partment.)
The Peiping announcement
was coupled with q repeated
charge that the United States /,
Sailing on Ambassador leye,
talks at Geneva, refusing to dis.
cuss matters other than the ex.
change of civilians.
Peiping said American ma.
tionals -. have never been pre-.
vented by the Chinese govern.
ment from returning (to Thu
United StateS)."
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TOKYO. oct. ~ R.-com-
munist China said today Al
Americans behind the Bamboo
Curtain are free to leave any
time they apply for departure
and said 1t is examining the
cases of 10 other Americans ac-
cused Of crimes.
The official Peiping radio
quoted Peoples Daily. the official
party newspaper, as saying the
A have not applied for exit
permits.
The broadcast said that in
accordance with its agreement
with the United States at &C.
neva. Red China lis now ex-
aiming their cases (the 19)
one by one according to Chinese
legal procedure and =. will
inform the British charge DAT.
flares in Peiping of the results. ;
Under the agreement the
British diplomat was selected to
act for any American wishing
to leave Red China.
Diplomatic officials In Londor
said the charge d'affaires, Cor
O'Neill. has opened new talk.
with the Red Chinese regime
aimed at speeding release Of the
10 Americans.
They said Mr.. ONeill has moi
been allowed to see any oil
the 10.
The Red Chinese recently re.
leased 10 Americans through
Hong Kong and two more re-
portedly left Shanghai today BY
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all the consequences"
The State Department has
been trying to speed the process.
The United States. however.
is not trying to help some Of the
other reported prisoners. for they
foolishly gave up their American
citizenship.
Jack Goralski Is one Of these.
He was born in New York City
in 1908, the son of a Russian
born father who worked as a
Los Angeles dentist until at least
1916. An affidavit which the
father gave to the State Depart
ment relates that the son went
to Russia in 1884 in the apparent
belief that he could find work
there.
Upon arriving In Moscow,
however, the son was told that
he would have to renounce his
American citizenship II he ex-
pected to work. Young Goralski
did so.
State Department records re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-12
U. 5. Captives'
Claims Sifted
BY JAMES e. ROPER

A man who gave UP his Ameri'
can citizenship so he could vott
in q Soviet election -.
A man who left the United
States during the depression Il
get q job in Moscow
An American soldier who flec
camp rather than face a court
martial
These are the tragic stories
behind some of the men now
held in Soviet prison camps.
Names Of the prisoners were
made public when some Ger
mans. upon being released from
Soviet prisons arrived at Camr
Friedland. West Germany. The
released prisoners said that five
men still behind bars claimed
they were Americans.
Some of these claims were
false ~ born of desperation
favored with regret. The State
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Curtain rather than face tn.
Army court.
The Communist East Germans
later published q detection
statement" which they attributed
to Pvt. Sparks.
In his home town Of Tennille
the soldiers mother, Mrs. J. w
Gladin. told reporters yesterday
He was q good boy. HI
wouldn't do anything like turn:
ing against his country and COINS
over to the Communist
Mrs. Gladin thought the WORD
about her son increased the pos.
sibilities that he would come
home. She hasn't seen him since
shortly after he enlisted.
One Of the freed prisoner,
arriving in West Germany said
Pvt. Sparks wanted to return tc
the United States. In January
the prisoner reported. Pvt. Sparks
said:
i want to return to America
and to my mother, and will take
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-06-03
Scout Troop Has
Part In Services

Boy Scout Troop, 134, of the
Methodist Church is the largest in
the county. They attended the
church service Sunday AM. and
assisted as ushers, passing out bull
letins, taking the collection and
lighting the candles on the altar
table.
Their officers were installed by
Rev. Robert Meredith. The Scout
master is George Brook. The COM
mitteemen are Francis Blauser, R.
Hilliker, Richard Estep, George
Baber, Charles Miller, Charles o.
Hara, Phil Roger and Rev. Mere
dith.
Members of the Troop are: Tom
Landlord, Brian Blauser, Jerry
Blauser, Goble Estep, Charles Hill
liker, Charles Mouriss, David o.
Hara, Bill Pfiel, Denny Stratton,
Don Travis, Bob Schart, Kenneth
Shelton, Ronald Shelton, Larry
Bremstuhl, John Lawless, Richard
Flora, David Noonan, Jim Camp
bell, Jim Hilliker, Bob Horton, Don
Campbell, Gary Miller, Jack Is
aacs, Charles Isaacs, James Hyatt,
Ted Forrest, Arnold Travis, Joe
Tinker, Mike Busceme, Jim Hig-
gins, Roben Blake, Ted Sickles,
and Miller Strauss.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-06-03
Farmers S Capital
investment Tops
Industry BY $500

CHICAGO: American industry
has taken a back seat to argicul-
ture in capital investment per
worker, says National Live Stock
Producer, the nations leading live
stock magazine.
Recent figures show that indus
try has an average investment per
worker of $4,000 as compared
with an average of $4,000 per
worker in agriculture.
This means that back of each oi
the 8.5 million farm operators, hir-
ed hands and family workers is q
capital investment of $4,000
Other assets such as buildings and
autos not used in farm production
boost the total another $1,000 pei
farm worker.
If only full-time, commercial
farms are considered, the average
would be $40, 900 almost double
that of industry. Figures for hog
dairy and hog-beef raising farms
indicate $4,000 to $4,000 aver.
age.
These data clearly indicate that
farmers have reached a rung or
the economic ladder of financial
responsibility that places them or
a par with any businessman ir
their community, asserts the mag.
azine.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-06-03
Missionary Heard
By Church Group

Thursday, May 10, the women
of the Church of Zion Evangelical
Lutheran Church of West Jeffer-
son, had invited the Reverend
Ralph D. Goldhardt to be their
guest speaker and show slides of
his work in the mission field on
New Guinea.
He is home on furlough after
seven years. He and his wife and
their children will start their re-
turn trip to their home in August.
They invited their audience to
visit them by viewing pictures.
After the long boat trip, you reach
their coast and as there are no
roads, you would take seven days
to walk to their valley village in
the mountains. Or. if you cared to,
you might take several days by
horseback.
AS each village is so far away,
their way of travel Is by the mis-
sion's airplane.
1t was most interesting meet
ing followed by light lunch SER
we'd by the committee.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Raymond Shipley on
Thursday, June 16.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-06-03
WEST JEFFERSON NEWS
WSCS Install
Officers For '55

At the Sunday morning church
service, May %, Rev Robert Mere
dith installed the new officers of
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service, for the coming year. They
are: viee-president, Mabel O'Hara;
secretary. Sarah Laferty; treasur-
er, Cleta Engle; and the following
secretaries promotion, Eleanor
Porter; spiritual life, Maybelle
Keyser; publications, Marjorie De-
long; missions, Mary Purviance;
student work, Eleanor Overturf;
children's work, Dorothy Blauser;
youth work, Mabel Elliott; status
of women, Martha Engle. The
chairman of the three circles are
Mrs. Howard Fisher, Mrs. Merrill
Howard and Mrs. Duane Corn
we'll.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-06-03
Birth Rate Drops,
Life Span Grows

UNITED NATIONS N. Y.-The
birth rate is declining in some
areas although still high in most
countries Infant mortality contin-
ues its downward trend and life ex-
pectancy is increasing in many ma
tions. And the world population is
reported to have had total of D.
SAT, 600 900 inhabitants at the mid
die of 1858.
These trends are some of the
facts contained in the 729-page
United Nations Topographic Year
book, 1854, published here recent
ly.
The Yearbook, described as the
most comprehensive compilation of
Topographic figures ever assembl-
ed and published by the United Ma
tons Statistical Office, provides
birth statistics for 183 countries
and territories for the period 1920
1853 In addition, it gives statistics
on area, population, poulation dem
sity, mortality, marriage, divorce
and migration. mo current infor-
nation for the Soviet Union or all
the countries of eastern Europe is
included)
Statistics in the Yearbook show
that the rise in the birth rate that
began with World War III and
reached its peak in 1946-47 has
been gradually declining since that
time. Perhaps the most striking
postwar change in the birth rate
occurred in Japan, where the drop
since 1947 has been from 34.3
births per 1000 population to 21.5
a decrease of 81 per cent.
A continued long-term trend to-
ward lower stillbirth ratios 1.-THE
number of stillbirths per 1000. live
births) is reported also in the
Yearbook.
For example, the stillbirth ratio
in Canada was % in 1888 and 18
in 1852; in Costa Rica, 35.8 in 1888
and 21.5 in 1858; in Ceylon, 66 in
1888 and 40 in 1853; in the Neither
lands, 25.3 in 1888 and IT. in 1858.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-06-03
Steak Price Tied
To Supply, Demand

CHICAGO: Many a housewife
often wonders why she has to pAy
more for a prime sirloin steak In
the fall than she does in the sprine.
The reason is there's Larger
supply of prime and choice cattle
coming to market in the spring,
says National Live Stock Prodtic-
er, the nations leading live stock
publication. That's when farmers
sell the cattle they have been feed
ing corn all winter. 4
Since the supply of these, top
grade cattle is larger, the price Is
lower and you pay less for the best
steaks from them.
During the fall, most of the cat
tie coming to market have been on
grass all summer and have been
getting little or no corn. They
aren't as fat and grade lower. 4
The cattle that have been corn.
fed command a premium. House
wives have to compete with the ho-
tel and Kosher trade for the prime
steaks, and the price is high.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-06-03
Domestic Science
Club Has Final
Meeting In Year

The Domestic Science Club held
its last meeting of the year in the
Grand Lounge of the Faculty Club
on the Ohio State Campus Friday
afternoon at 200 with Mrs. Rob-
ert r. Richards as hostess.
Mrs. Richards announced that
the Club was awarded second
place and was presented with a
red ribbon in the contest for Hand
made Year Books in the Middle
West District, sponsored by the
Ohio Federation cof Women's
Clubs, held in Columbus late in
April. Mrs. Elizabeth Mooney was
program chairman with Mrs. Hell
en- Horn and Mrs. Robert Gibbs
on the committee.
Mrs. Edith Maddux, who will
move to Arizona late in the sum-
mer, was presented with remem-
brance gift, white jewel box from
the members. Mrs. Odessa John
son made the presentation.
The speaker of the afternoon
was Mrs Loa Whitfield, Asst.
Prof. in the Department of Agri-
culture Economics. She talked a.
bout her work with the Ford Foun-
dation with the women of Paki-
stan. She enlivened her talk with
the showing of articles of femin-
inc apparel and adornment. Miss
Margaret Mcdonald, Asst. Prof.
of Agricultural Economics was the
model. Mrs. Whitfield came to the
club through the courtesy of Mrs.
Robert Gibbs.
Refreshments were served dur
ing the social hour which followed
with Mrs. Edith Maddux and Mrs.
Howard Wehr at the tea table.
Guests attending the meeting
were Mrs. Kenneth Edmonston,
Darby Crest; Mrs. Lowell Van
Schoik, Lilly Chapel Road; Miss
Margaret Mcdonald and Mrs. Loa
Whitfield.
Each year since 1941 the Domes-
tic Science Club has made an
English award to the outstanding
student in that field on Awards
Day. This year the presentation
was made to three West Jefferson
High School seniors who had
straight "a records in English for
three years. These students were
Barbara Hockenberry, Janet Jack
son and Beulah Stuckey. The
award was presented by Mrs. Rob-
ert r. Richards.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-06-03
Alumni Banquet
At HIS. Cafeteria

The West Jefferson Alumni BAN
quet was held the evening of May
9th, in the high school cafeteria.
Reservations were made for two
hundred and eighty. The tables
were decorated in keeping with the
1855. senior class colors, blue and
silver. Mrs. Mabel O'Hara, class of
1880, was chairman of the decor
ating committee.
Don Kidwell of the class of 1851
acted as POSTMASTER. He is now
with WTVN-Radio.
Mrs. Nellie Arganbright class of
1896 was in charge of the program
which was held in the auditorium.
Mrs. Arganbright led in group
singing. The secretarys report was
given by Della Clark, class of
1882.
A trumpet duet was given by
Dean Gibbony and David OHara,
whose mothers are alumni men,
berS.
Superintendent Dale Porter pre-
sented this years senior class. Mr..
Wallace Mccoy class of 1910, pres
ident of the Mechanicsburg bank,
welcomed the seniors. Eugene FL
linger, president of the class, gave
the response.
The alumni classes were then
presented The class of 1890 had
the largest representation, with %
present from a class of 30. The
class of 1916 was also well rep
resented. Special recognition was
given to Mr.. Oscar Roberts, who
represented the Oldest class, that
of 1905, also the two Oldest ladies
present, Mrs. Walter Jones, and
Mrs. Guy Finley of the class of
1906.
The class of 1925 were also hav-
ing their thirtieth reunion.
Sharon Bennett gave several
vocal selections. She is a talented
young singer of Plain City, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Dorothy Mckinley
Bennett, one of the alumni pres
ent.
Albert Clark chairman gave the
report of the nominating commit
tee. The new officers for next year
are: president, Albert Hockenbery;
vice-president, Willis Golden; sec
retary, Janet Jackson.
The program closed with the
group singing, "Auld Lang Syne,"
and was followed by $3.50 dance,
which was open to the public.
Music was furnished by the Sum-
set Serenaders Orchestra.
BAPTIST WOMEN TO
MEET JUNE 6 -.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Baptist Women's Missionary
Society, will meet in the lower as
sembly room of the church next
Monday evening, June 9th. at
o'clock. The hosteSses are Mrs.
Alice Lloyd and Mrs. Maud Davis.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-06-03
4-H Club News
CHEFS and TAILoRs

STEFS and TaILOHS
The last meeting of the Chefs
and Tailors was held at Donna
Fishers on May 28th. The presi-
dent called the meeting to order.
Old and new business was discuss
ed and a demonstration was Civ
en- in cooking by Shirley Collins.
The meeting was adjourned with
recreation and refreshments. The
next meeting will be at the home
of Donna Fisher on June 4th.
Shirley Collins
News Reporter
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-06-03
Open House At
Rance Plant

The people at the Plain City
Plant of Rance Inc. are looking
forward to the Open House on
June 9Th and 9th.
To go back some fifty years.
the history of Rance started in
1903, when Mr.. E. c. Raney left
his family's farm in southern Ohio
and came to Ohio State University
to learn to be an electrical engin-
eer. Mr.. Raney founded the COM
pany and is presently chairman of
the Board of Directors. The first
Rance Plant opened in 1913 and
was located in Columbus. The COM
pany has grown since that time
from one small plant to six plants,
three in Columbus, and one each
in Plain City, Delaware and Scot
land. Overall employment in Plain
City, Delaware and Columbus is
around 5000.
The Plain City Plant started In
1851 with four quonset type
buildings. In 1853 four more were
added increasing the total floor
space to approximately 100000 SO.
IT.
Today the employees number
about 300. The majority of them
live in Madison and Union County
The principal products are auto
matte defrost controls for electric
refrigerators, refrigeration and air
conditioning controls for homes
and automobiles. There are facili-
ties to fabricate from raw stock
assemble and test the products
manufactured. The plant has q
completely equipped tool room for
maintaining and building of tools
dies, jigs and fixtures required fol
production needs. 1t services the
Punch Press Department, Auto
matte Screw Machine Department
and Machine Shop in addition tc
the various assembly and inspec-
tion departments.
The Rance Plant has its own
water and waste treatment facil-
tiles The treatment plant is one
of the most modern of its type
This plant is used to treat the
water supply to make it suitable
for employee and industrial use
1t also is used to neutralize and
dispose of acid and alkaline waste
products from the cleaning and
plating processes.
The Rance Plant has a complete
automatic sprinkler system and
water storage of 100000 gallons
available for fire protection. Ir
fact except for electricity it is
completely self sufficient.
During the two day Open House
which will be from 100 pm. te
$50 pm. and 900 pm. to 8:3t
pm. each day visitors will bt
shown through the departments ir
the Plant. The guided tour will
last about one hour.
1t is hoped that people or Plalr
City and the surrounding commun
ity will visit the local plant dur
ing the two day open house event
We are sure they will be pleasant
ly surprised TO see such a moderr
plant in our midst. And indeed i
viii be an hour well spent and VIZ
can assure the guests that it vii
be an enjoyable visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Lawles anc
son, Philip and Mrs. Grace Christ
man have returned from spending
a weeks vacation with Mr.. ant
Mrs. Harold Biggert, Mrs. Len;
4 kRennie and Mr.. and Mrs. B. B
RBiggert at FL Paso, Texas.
Mrs. Atree Smith and daughter
Doris cf Westerville, we're Wis
TORS Monday of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Truitt and sister Mis-
Flora,