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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

and Margaret Fulmer, Silver
Spring.
Bea Vannoy, Takoma Park;
Henry Musser, Gaithersburg;
Gregg .Everngam, Bethesda;
Claude Hyson, Bethesda; Byron
Olson, Bethesda; Marion Clark,
Glenmont Village; and Harry Elk
ms, Silver Spring.
Elected TO serve on the parents
council were: Robert Porreca,
Silver Spring; c. o. letter, Sill
YER Spring; Jackie Groom, Ken
sington; and Isabelle Trans,
Chevy Chase.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
,1ymphony Tea Held
In Caithersburg

ian, Mrs. Pearl Thompson and
Associate Grand Guardian, Will
liam Ford. The Associate Guard
ian and Guardian for the local
chapter is Mr.. and Mrs. r. C.
Ambrose
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

Washington and the nearby
churches will be in attendance.
RoXeanne Perry, Queen of Be
thel No. 81 Jobs Daughters pre-
sided over Grand Visitation Mon
day night for the Grand Guard
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

building will be able to handle
all cases except those requiring
disqualification"
The upper floors either one or
tWo-will be rented to other doc
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Hickory Spoke
Industry Spread
County Alarm

In 1883 a new industry sprang
up in the forests of Montgomery
County, to the CONSERVATION of
many residents, "the hewing of
hundreds of thousands of hickory
spokes near Sandy Spring"
The origin of these native
woods is interesting. One histor.
ian reports that "the senior Rog.
er Brooke, of Brookesgrove. in
his walks over his farm used to
carry walnutS in his pocket, and
making holes with his cane, drop
them in."
The tree choppers, called chick.
DRY men" repeatedly Cleared
acres in many sections. the
stately growth of centuries laid
low, views extended, and the to.
Biography of the country com.
paratively changed"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

Vermont and New Hampshire
were originally united.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

Capt. Vitus Boring, a Dane en-
ployed by Peter the Great of Rus.
STA, discovered Alaska in 1740.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
CENTURY EDITION = SEPTEMBER 70. 1855
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

tors, related medical services, anc
professional men,"
, 1955-12-08
Several Guests
Here to Spend Their
Winter Vocation

Many visitors are arriving
from the mainland to spend
their winter vacation. Among
these are Mr.. and Mrs. John
Underwood. Mr.. Under
wood is connected with the
Department of Agriculture;
Mrs. Mary w. Herbert of Cam
bridge, Massachusetts,, who is
visiting here for the second
time.
MI. and Mrs. Ross B. Soco-
lof and children, of Maspeth,
Long Islands, N. Y. Mr.. So
colof is Vice President of
Sweet Life Food Corpora
ton; Mrs. Frances H. Ro-
maine, owner of Shelter Har
Dor Inn & Barn., Westerly,
Rhode Island.
continued on page q
, 1955-12-08
Act'gG Governor Asks
Depts. OF Heulth. Edu..
P.W. to Assist Festival

Acting Governor Charles
claunch sent a memorandum
to the Departments Of Educa-
ton, Health and Public Works
requesting that the st. Croix
Festival Committee be given
their cooperation.
The memorandum states:
"The St. Croix Christmas
Festival Committee, headed
by Mrs. Anna Brodhurst, is
planning a celebration to be
held on Tuesday, December
", 1855 in St. Croix, where
that day will be proclaimed
a legal holiday.
1T will be appreciated if
your Department will contri-
butte every possible assistance
which might be required to
ensure the success of this oc-
casion.o
, 1955-12-08
Nationul Park Ser.
Officiuls Visit Natl
Historic Site Project

A group Of National Park
Service officials visited ST.
Croix on Tuesday, December
s to inspect the Virgin Islands
National Historic Site in Chris
tiansted, Park Historian Her
bert Olsen announced. The
visit was made by the group
in order to determine the ma
ture and extent Of the preser-
walton and maintenance needs
of the Site.
Members Of the National
Park Service group were; Tho
mas c. Vint, Chief Of Design
and Construction Division,
Washington Office; Leo J.
Diederich, Chief, Branch Of
Area Investigations, Coopera-
tive Activities Division, Wash
ington Office; Edward S. Tim
mer, Chief, Eastern Office,
Design and Construction Divi
sion; A. Clark Stratton, Re
gional Chief Of Operations,
Southeast Regional Office;
Harold A. Huber, Superin-
tendent, San Juan National
Historic Site; and Frederik G.
Guessing, Architect, San Juan
National Historic Site.
, 1955-12-08
CONTINUANCE OF FORD FOUNDATION
HAMPTON PROGRAM DEPENDS ON
cOMMY SUPPORT DR.. MORON SAYS

Programs initiated and financed by the Ford Founda-
ton are designed to be gradually taken over BY the commun-
iy in which they exist, Dr. Moron explained at a meeting Of
the St. CroK teachers in the Christiansted High School Au-
dtorim Wednesday afternoon. Unless the Virgin Islands
government and people Of the community show that they in
tend to continue the work Of up-grading teachers and teach
ing standards, it might be advisable to divert the remaining
, 1955-12-08

ing the transcripts Of those en-
rolled for Extension Courses,
it was discovered that the
most apparent lack of train
ing in Virgin Islands teachers
is in the fields Of Basic En-
glish and Basic Mathematics.
Two Of the four courses offer
ed this summer will be in
these fields.
Frederick Dixon, Acting
Commissioner Of Education,
was also present at the meet
ing. In answer to questions
put to him by the teachers he
made the following state
ments:: that although the pos
sibility Of locating the Depart
ment of Education in St. Croix
has been discussed. to his
knowledge no legislative act
was passed to this effect, and
thus it has continued to func-
ton in st. Thomas; that the
physical education, music, and
art courses available in the
Charlotte Amalie High school
in st. Thomas, but not bud
geted in st. Croix, exist be
cause they were previously
budgeted for under the Mum
cipal system, and have been
have been carried over into
the Insular one. The Depart
ment of Education plans to
make such courses available
here, however, and has al
ready provided for two part
time recreational directors fol
, 1955-12-08

the st. Croix teachers in the
ditorium Wednesday afternoc
government and people Of the
tend to continue the work of
ing standards, it might be adj
funds into student scholar
ship.
Both Dr.. Alonzo Moron,
President Of Hampton Insti-
tute, and Miss Elizabeth Pas
chal, Executive Assistant to
the President of the Fund for
the Advancement of Educa-
ton, explained that the finan-
cial grants are of an expert
mental nature, and designed
to help communities that wish
to help themselves. To allow
any area or community to
think it may expect indefinite
support is to destroy self-re-
lance, one of the fundamen-
tai aims Of education.
For two years the program
has been completely financed
by the Fund from the Ford
Foundation, and the Board If
Trustees Of Hampton Insti-
tute has agreed to turn back
the tuition fees paid last sum-
mer to help continue the Vir-
gin Islands Program. But in
this third year, DR.. Moron
said, both he and Miss Pas
chal felt that the Virgin Is
lands Government should
show some indication as to
whether it is prepared to take
over some of the responsible
ity for the program.
The 1856 Summer Session
is scheduled for St. Thomas,
in accordance with the pro
gram plan of alternating be
tween the islands. In review
, 1955-12-08


Mr.. Dixon added that teach
ers should feel no concern
over the fact that funds for
the Department of Education
are sufficient only for the
period terminating March 80,
1856. He said that the Senate
was aware Of the need for
funds, and would certainly
pass the necessary legislation
as soon as they convene. He
also said that funds for sub
stitute teachers, in the event
of illness of the regular teach
ers, were available upon appli
cation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Local Man Held
For Investigation

The Madison County Sheriff's
office is holding Robert Jackson,
about 81, London, on suspicion of
hog theft.
Jackson was discovered at about
$50 am. parked at Madison Lake,
by Madison County Game Protec-
tor Alan Ward. In a trailer attach
ed to the car in which he was
sleeping, were hogs, weight ap-
proximately 200 pounds each, a
cross s-bred Hampshire type. Both
are gifts.
Investigation revealed that
Jackson had rented the trailer
from an out-of-toWn rental service
at about 500 pm. Thursday eve
ming. He would not reveal his
wereabouts during the following
hours, and would not admit the
theft of the hogs.
Sheriff Harold r. Bidwell asks
the owner of the hogs TO identify
them if possible SO that charges
may be preferred against the sus-
pect if warranted.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Traffic Accident
Deaths Down Is

Traffic accidents claimed the
lives of 157 persons in Ohio during
May of almost the same as
the 155 deaths in traffic during the
same month in 1854.
For the first five months of 1855,
traffic deaths now total 704, de-
crease of two per cent under the
TIT deaths in Ohio for The same
period last year.
Of the 704 traffic fatalities so far
this year, 499 were chargeable to
rural accidents and 205 deaths oc-
Cured on city streets. Accidents on
rural state highways alone have ac-
counted for 368 deaths or 50 per
cent of Ohios death toll so far in
1855.
For the first five months of 1855,
a total of 54,757 traffic accidents
have been reported, an increase of
13 per cent over the 48,475 traffic
mishaps during the same time last
year. Of the 1855 toll, 1888 acci-
dents occurred inside urban areas
and 21,404 accidents OH rural
roads.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
County Board Of
Health Budget To
Cut Three Jobs

With the elimination of three
positions on the County Board of
Health staff, DIR. Robert Vogel has
submitted the proposed budget for
the Health. Department which to-
tails $50, $50 for the year 1856.
The jobs eliminated are a $3.50
Senior Nurse; S $500 Bedside
Nurse; and a $500 per year Res
taurant Inspector All existing sal
aries have been raised with the ex-
ception of one.
The budget figures are: Health
Commissioner Vogel, $500 up
$500; Supervising Nurse, $4,000 =
up S2380; Staff Nurse, $3420 = up
$120; End Staff Nurse, $1,000 =
same as before; Sanitarian, S45OO
up $500 land Clerk, $2880 up
$3.50.
Travel expense budget for the
board of health staff was set at
S450O
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Shoplifters Visit London
Stores Thursday Evening
Young Trio Wears
Brief Costumes

Three young women, whose dress
made them difficult to identify, hit
London on what was apparently a
"shop-lifting spree" Thursday eve
ming.
The girls, wearing brief shorts
and shirts started in the south end
of town and worked north on the
Main street, according to police.
They were carrying shopping bags,
and it is believed that they picked
up loot as they went along, how
ever the only store reporting any
thing missing was the Home Appli-
anee Shop, where it is believed the
trio made away with an electric
shaver and an electric mixer. The
Hume Hardware Co. reported that
the girls visited the store too, but
the loot was not ascertained. Other
stores reported visits from them,
but were not aware of any thefts.
Police in nearby towns were
alerted when it was believed the
girls had left town, but no further
word of them had been heard by
Friday.
Police lacked a description of
the trio other than their clothing
ans. the fact that one of them was
rather large.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Pref air Showing
At Overturf Farm
OF 4-H Lives+o

A general livestock All twilight
meeting will be neld Wednesday,
July 81, 7:30 to 1920 PM. at the
V. Y. Overturf Farm, according to
the Agriculture Extension Office.
A fitting and showing demon
stration on beef, sheep and swine
will be given. The evening will be
concluded with judging the live
stock.
The meeting is planned to help
All members get their livestock
ready for the county fair. Mr..
Ralph Grimshaw, from Ohio State
University, will assist with the pro-
gram.
The v. Y. Overturf Farm is To-
Gated off Route 40, west of Sum-
merford, just a few hundred feet
south, on the east side of the Rob-
erts Mill road.
Parents and friends are welcome
10 attend.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Association Taps
Candidates For
Education Board

OXFORD, o., July 21. = ,Thir-
teen men have been nominated by
the Southwestern Ohio School
Boards Association as its candi-
dates for the state board of educa-
ton at the November election, it
was announced today by DR.. H. l.
Won Haden, Oxford, association ex-
ecutive secretary.
London and Madison Co. are
members of the association.
They are as follows: congress
sional district l, Harold Funk,
Norwood, and Robert Van Fossen,
Cincinnati; District 3, Charles
Hayes, Hamilton, and Wilbur Neff,
Miamisburg; District 4, Won K.
Klepinger, West Alexandria; Elm
er Kruse, New Knoxville, and c. M.
Sims, Piqua.
District 6, Frank Hoggatt, Gosh
en-; Harold Nichols, Batavia, and
Lowell Wilkins, Greenfield; Dist
rict z, f. ]. Carmony, Springfield;
Charles B. English, Urbana, and
Harold Whitaker, Waynesville.
Nominations were made by the
associations executive committee.
Decisions were reached on the
basis of replies from an inquiry
sent to city, county, exempted vii
lage and local district board presi-
dents, superintendents and execu-
tive heads in the % counties.
The circulation of petitions will
be undertaken within the next few
days, according to DR.. Won Haden.
The election is Nov. 8 One mem
Der will be elected from each con-
gressional district, with the south
western association area provid-
ing six of the total of % to be
elected.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22

Miss Katherine Smith has been
appointed a home service advisor
in London for the Ohio Fuel Gas
Company, it was announced today
by Gene kidwell, London Manager
for The Gas Company.
Miss Smith, who will be known
professionally as Betty Newton"
will serve gas users in West JEFF
ferson and Mt. Sterling and other
parts of Madison County, as well
as in London.
As Betty Newton, she will visit
homemakers at their request and
demonstrate new and more effici-
ent uses of gas appliances, includ-
ing ranges, refrigerators, water
heaters, clothes dryers and incin-
orators. She will give talks and
cooking demonstrations for clubs
at their meetings or in the local
appliance stores, on request, Kid
well said.
Miss Smith received a bachelor
of science degree in home econom-
les from Ohio State University at
Columbus.
A native of New Lebanon, Miss
Smith is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence S. Smith of New
Lebanon.
Miss Jane Howk, formerly serv-
ing this area, was promoted to Dis
trict Home Service Director in
Springfield.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Madison Co. Ranks
Sixth In States
Patrol Fine Take

State Auditor James A. Rhodes
has released a report indicating
that the State of Ohio has, for the
third consecutive year, collected
fines in highway patrol cases ex-
ceeding two million dollars. The
fiscal year ended June 80, 1855.
Rhodes reported that the states
one-half share amounted to 81, ,129,-
162; indicating total collection
of $2,259, ,243.24. This is a drop
from the last fiscal report which
indicated total collection of ST.
422, ,227.5O.
Sandusky County paid the high
est total-$57, 1850 with Morgan
County paying the smallest 1896 90
Madison County ranked sixth in
the report, with total turned into
the state of $50, 70053, indicating a
collection of SCI, ,401 .06 in the coun-
ty for the fiscal year.
The rest of the counties in the
top ten were Montgomery, $751;
1885; Portage, $f3, 1873; Trum-
bull, $37, ,350.03; Medina, S34,-
115.45; Co1umbiana, $29,063.65;
Lucas, $28, 1890; Stark. $28,-
440.63; Franklin, S25, $3.50.
The report includes a payment
to the. state of $33,713 indicating a
collection of $67, ,426 in liquor fines.
Madison County was listed as pay
ing in nothing in liquor fines dur
ing the periOd,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
224 Sign To Keep
Pool Open Until
Labor Day, Sept. 5

The petition to keep the Lon
don Swimming Pool open through
fair week and up to Labor Day
was handed to Mr.. Ray Ballenger,
chairman of the swimming pool
commission, on Wednesday night.
The petition carried 224 signatures
of London citizens who indicated
that they wished to keep the pool
open.
Mr.. Ballenger stated that the
commission would give the petit
tion every consideration at the
next meeting. The commission con-
sists of the chairman Bryan
Jenkinson and Ernest Lowery.
The next meeting will be held next
month, the chairman stated, as
meeting has already been held this
month.
However, Mr.. Ballenger said,
I'VE have kept the pool open pre-
viously until the date asked in the
petition, and it was during this
extra time that the pool lost mon
ey. AS a commission, we feel it
best to keep the swimming pool on
a self-sustaining basis, and we
have incurred no little expense
this year with the improvements
and equipment added in the play
ground section The service provid-
ed must be weighed against the ad-
ditional cost" he said.
Among the problems of keeping
the pool open for the extra time is
that most of the employees of the
pool are students or are connect
ed with the school system. The
proposed closing date would not
permit the utilization of these en-
ployees in the closing of the pool,
which is said to require one week.
This would mean the hiring Of adj
ditional personnel, or finding some
other means of securing the
grounds for the winter.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
McDermott Held
In New York City

New York City police captured
Pat McDermott, slayer of Don
Mellett, editor of the Canton
Daily News, on Tuesday, July 19
McDermott walked away from the
Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus on
November %, 1854, mingling with
a crowd of Sunday visitors and
walking out of 1.-The Walls" unde-
tected
Ohio'S Governor Lausche and
Ohio Penitentiary Warden Ralph
w. Avis Immediately started the
necessary action for extradition to
bring McDermott back to the pris-
on he entered nearly % years ago
as a convicted "gun-for-hire' slay-
er of the crusading Canton editor.
Part of the killers prison term
was served at the London Prison
Farm.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
George Bethards
Dies In Hospital

George r .Bethards, 73, of 1910
Hillside Avenue, Springfield, a ma
tive of Madison County. died Tues
day in City Hospital Springfield,
after a few days illness. He was
admitted to the hospital only a
few hours before his death.
Mr.. Bethards, born October 81,
1881, was the son of Samuel and
Evelyn Hamm Bethards, Madison
County He retired six years ago
from employment with Robbins
and Myers, Inc, Of Springfield,
where he had resided for the last
AZ years.
Surviving are a daughter Mrs
Carl Lucksinger of Royal Oaks,
Mich; four sisters, Mrs. T. A
Creamer, South Main Street, Lon
don, Mrs. Ellis Bookwalter
Springfield, Mrs. Mae Dickson
Delaware, and Mrs. Raymond
Holdren, Washington c. H, and
a brother, Fred l.. Bethards OF
Jeffersonville. His wife, Della
died in September 1854.
Funeral services Friday at &c
o'clock at the Richards Memorial
Funeral Home, Springfield, with
the Reverend Paul Tropf, pastor
of the Story-Hypes Methodist
Church, which Mr.. Bethards at
tended, officiating minister Inter
ment in Paint Township Cemetery
near London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Kamm School Will
Go Under Hammer

The Madison South Local School
District Board of Education will
offer for sale the old Hamm
School house on the Xenia a Rd.
on August 20.
The building, which has been a
landmark for many years, was
last used as a school in 1912, when
the townships of Union, Paint and
Oak Run joined to form the Madi-
son Local District. Mrs. Edgar
Smith, who was a student at the
school, recalls that Florence Han
son was the last teacher to hold
classes in the building.
1t has been used for some years
as a residence for the janitor of
the Madison Local School.
This is the second old school to
go on the block in the county re-
Gently with news of the proposed
sale of the Danville school report
ed last week.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Three Given Test
In Hog Rustling

Three southern Ohio men are
under arrest following lie detect
or tests given here by the Bureau
of Criminal Identification July Is.
They are Bernard Cole, 26, of near
Fillsboro, Ellsworth Burns 20, of
near Hillsboro, and Roy Captain,
IA, of near Leesburg.
The three are said by police to
be members of an accused eight
man hog rustling ring that opera
ted in six nearby counties over a
two-month period.
Two members of the gang, Elm
er Nicols, "a, and Riley Gilmore,
%, both of Carmel, O., have
pleaded guilty to charges of petit
larceny and received suspended
sentences. Five of the men, includ-
ing the three given the lie tests,
have been bound over to the High
land Co. Grand Jury, and the
eighth man will be turned over to
Pike Co. authorities, for prosecu-
ton
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Pleas Guilty To
Pointing Fire arm

In Common Pleas Court this
week, Judge Gerald A. Baynes
heard Clarence Tennis Phillips
change his plea to guilty on a
charge of pointing firearms. The
Court sentenced Phillips to serve
three days in Jail, (suspended),
two months probation and fine
of $4,000 and costs. Phillips was
committed to the Madison County
Jail pending payment of the fine.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Two Men Arrested
In Stolen Auto

John Minshall, Plain City's Chief
of Police, apprehended two young
men in that village at 3:15 am.
Thursday, July IA. The Chief be-
came suspicious of them when he
saw them cruising around town,
and when they parked their car,
the Chief arrested them on sus-
picion. They were driving a stolen
car, taken from Cincinnati on We'd
nesday.
The two young men, Melvin Ray,
Is, and Richard Ogden, 19, were
taken to Cincinnati by police of
that city.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Local Girls Take
Second Place In
,Ohio Talent Show

Judy Beatty and Brenda Dorm,
both of near Sedalia, placed sec
ond in the "Ohio Talent Review"
held at the DeShler-Hilton Hotel
recently and sponsored by the Ma
tional Talent Association.
In the contest were twirlers, in
strumentalists, dancers and singers
from Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvan-
ia, Michigan and all parts of Ohio.
The local girls vocal duet gain
ed them the second place in the
voice grouping, and Brenda won
the title Most Beautiful Girl.
The girls have sung at various
functions in this area.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Council Meeting
Held thursday

At the council meeting held on
Thursday, July 81, the mayors S
veto of the gas rate ordinance was
read into the minutes of the meet
ing. No action was initiated to
override the veto by council.
Mayor Speasmaker stated that
he did not believe it was necessary
for council to act on his recent ap-
pointments to the civil service COM
mission for the city, SO council took
no action at this time on the ap-
pointments.
There was financial meeting at
the close of the regular meeting
where ways and means of finances
were discussed.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-22
Bids Asked For
New Local School

The Madison South Local School
District is advertising for bids for
the construction of the new high
school building to be erected in
the District in the near future.
The Board of Education of the
District has accepted the designs
submitted by the firm of McLaugh-
lin and Keil, Lima architects, for
the building.
The new school will be a step
further in the consolidation begun
in the county school districts. It
will further take care of the in
crease to date with some provision
for future increases in the county
school enrolment.