davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
PLUMWOOp
and RESACA
Community News
Mrs. Glen Dillon Reporter
Resaca Phone No. 7-2305

Mrs. Louis Galimore, formerly
OF Plumwood, fell and broke her
hip, at the home of her brother
IN South Vienna.
Sally Dillon, Cheryl Littler and
Janice Dillon were in a dance re-
Vue at London High School last
Tuesday evening. Margaret Kloes,
the dancing teacher, had the
revue for the benefit of the Polio
Fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Brown,
Mr.. Clyde Brown were Sunday
callers at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Dillon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Murry
and son Hal spent Wednesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. Shipman at
Delaware.
Bernard Laule of Cleveland,
came by plane to spend Friday
and Saturday with his brother,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Laule and
family.
Mrs. Raymond Lewis is confined
to her home with the mumps.
There is an epidemic of mumps in
the second grade at Monroe
School.
Mike, small son of Mr.. and Mrs
Johnny Worthington of London
spent a few days last week with
his grandparents in Plumwcod
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Worthington
Mrs. Richard Littler had a Val
entine party at her home for hel
daughter Cheryl. Invited to attend
were Nancy and Joe Williams
Jimmie, Marilyn and Billie Beck
er, Susan Bean, and Jimmie Aller
Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phillips
and daughters of near West JEFF
ferson were Sunday supper guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Littlel
and daughters.
Scott Finley of Resaca anC
John Glass of Plumwood reported
Monday morning for service in the
Air Force.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
-Nt4gkM.

Don't let that urge for doing that
comes with crisp weather wear you
down. There always are easy ways
to do things. Here are few tips to
help make light of your chores:
To loosen tight screws or bolts,
put few drops of peroxide on them
and let it soak in for few moments.
They'll come away much easier.
Nail rubber heel to the bottom
of your ladder or stool legs and they
won't slip.
Painting your steps? Do every
other one, then let them dry so you
can walk on them while you paint
the remaining half.
To prevent spotting hinges or
latches when painting door, rub a
little petroleum jelly on them first.
Stray paint will then rub off with a
wisp of cloth.
Pour melted paraffin in the bot
tom of your garbage can to prevent
rust.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
Bill Boggs spent from Friday to
Monday with Tom Roby.

Dill DOSBS spent IIOIn FlQdy 10
Monday with Tom Roby.
Tommy Boggs, S1a month old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald BoggS
underwent exploratory surgery on
Tuesday. Further surgery will be
necessary later, but his condition
is considered good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bishop, Mr.,
Clyde Bishop and daughters spent
Sunday at the Donald Boggs home
in Plain City. Mr.. Clyde Bishop,
who has been convalescing there
following surgery returned to his
home Sunday evening and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Bishop who have been
staying at the Clyde Bishop home,
returned to their home near Wat
kinS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Weeks of
Hilliard were Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weeks and fam
lily.
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs,
Mary Roby were Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Roby and Bennie. Mrs. Rob-
ert Lombard, Mary Esther and
Joella were afternoon callers.
Mrs. T. B. Converse and Mrs
Elton Roby attended the Project
Leaders training meeting Friday
at London. The lesson on cleaning
upholstery and rugs will be taught
to the local group in April.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Caldwell and
daughters moved last week from
the Walter Fee farm and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lorice Sergent and -four
children (three are in SCHOOL, NOV.
ed from Big Plains to the Fee
farm.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18

Joy and Jimmy Converse spent
Friday with Judy and Cheryl Bow
ser.
To remind Mr.. Sherwood of an
other birthday (Feb. 12) Mrs.
Mary Roby, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Roby and Benny, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Roby spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Sherwood.
Mrs. Robert Lombard, Mary Es-
ther and Joella were afternoon
callers.
Mrs. Charles Cooper, Phyllis
and Stevie of Mechanicsburg spent
Tuesday with Mrs. Mary Roby.
Evening star., 1955-06-16
TwoBritishWomenO Quito 7 est
Hurmonicu Effect on U.S.. Beur

Two British women left here
today aboard motorbikes and
headed west to test the reaction
of American bears to harmonica
music.
The experiment, they said
will be incidental to a 4,000-mile
camping tour of the country.
Miss Noreen Fairweather, ~,
and Miss Olive White, 80, gave
up their jobs in England to get
a close look at American scenery
Miss Fairweather, a secretary
admitted to being an incorrigible
harmonica player and said
thoughtfully that they were
looking forward to seeing if the
music attracts or repels your
American bears out West"
The women, who stayed at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Adams in Annandale, Va, dur
ing q four-day stop-off here. ex-
pect to wind up their tour in Los
Angeles in about two months.
Evening star., 1955-06-16

Mrs. Adams, who was born in
Canada, met Miss Fairweather
while she was visiting in Eng
land in 1852.
Miss Fairweather Of Barne-
hurst, Kent County, said they
were impressed with this coun-
try's hospitality and strange
food combinations" Once, she
reported, I'VE were offered rhu-
barb, spaghetti and meat balls"
Miss White. a clerk, of Slough.
buckingham Shire, said they
would have to work in Los
Angeles during the winter to
raise funds for the trip home.
They reported that their
motorbike tour had been some
what marred by almost constant
rain since they left Waterloo.
N. Y. I'VE do not feel quite
at home in the rain" Miss Fair
weather said firmly. THE talk
here of constant bad weather in
Britain Is greatly exaggerated. +"
Evening star., 1955-06-16
Man Is Sought
In Girl Attack

A 7-year-old Prince Georges
County girl was molested near
the scene of yesterdays double
murder just after the hunt for
the killers got under way. The
search was widened immediate
ly to include the molester.
The girl was stripped Of her
clothing by a man repeatedly
wearing a white mask, and an
attempt was made to criminal
ly assault her.
The attack took place about
I pm. in a wooded area in the
rear of her home on East West
highway near Riggs road.
Police say there apparently
was no connection between the
attempted rape and the killing
of the two teen-age girls in a
park adjacent to Lane Manor.
According to police, the girl,
her 8-year-old brother and an
other 7-year-old boy were play
ing along Sligo Greek, about 200
yards from the girls home, when
the man approached them. The
children said they started to
flee, but the man grabbed the
girl and tore of her clothes
while the others ran on.
The brother, police said, ran
home and told his mother his
sister had been kidnapped. The
mother ran to the woods and
found her daughter standing on
the far side of Sligo Creek. nude
except for her shoes and socks.
Police said the man appar-
emily fled because of the chill
dren's shouts.
The girl was taken to the
Washington Sanitarium in Ia
koma Park where she was treated
and released. Ofhcials there said
they could find nothing to indi-
cate the girl had been injured.
They said there apparently was
an attempt to assault her.
Police are looking for q white
man wearing an Army-type IA
tigue cap and an Army ''Eisen-
hover" jacket. The lookout de-
scribed him as about feet tall,
of medium build and between 20
and rs years of age. Persons
near the scene about that time
told police they saw a man of
this description with a white
handkerchief over the lower part
of his face.
Evening star., 1955-06-16

complaints that too many SUBJ
Iscribers are being put on the
same party line. Mr.. Coggin re-
piled:
Personally. that's our biggest
problem"
He said his firm averages
seven subscribers on each rural
party line, although as many
as 10 may have to share some
lines. Each customer, he said,
wants an individual line 'but
this would be too expensive in
rural areas"
Instead Of this solution. Mr..
|Coggin said, his company is try
ling to educate its customers to
a better CO : operative use OF
party-line facilities.
Witnesses Questioned
Earlier. the VALC committee
fired a number of questions at
Mr.. Coggin and Duane T. Swan
son, vice president Of the Vir-
Iginia Telephone g. Telegraph Co.
They were asked about extend
ing rural telephone lines at the
direct expense of the customers
involved.
Both men conceded some SUBJ
Iscribers in remote areas are re-
Iquired to pay for the poles and
lines erected to link them to an
existing system, although the
new facilities then become tele-
phone company property.
Mr.. Swanson stressed his COM
Ipany excludes donated prop
Ierty" of this sort from considera-
ton in rate-making cases.
Evening star., 1955-06-16
Virginia VIEW to Open
Encumpment Saturday

Virginia Veterans Of Foreign
Wars will hold their annual en-
campment in Alexandria Satur-
day through next Wednesday.
The convention will include
business meetings, a speech by
National Commander Merton C.
Tice, of Mitchell, s. D., a pill
grimage to Arlington National
Cemetery, military ball and q
boatride on the Potomac.
Evening star., 1955-06-16
225 Boys and Girls
To Run MARYLAND

ANNAPOLIS. June 16 Dr.
About 125 boy and 100 girl "poli-
ticianS" are expected here next
week for the annual Boys State
and Girls State mock govern
ments.
The week long lesson in
citizenship is sponsored by
American Legion posts through
out the State. Adult politicians
the real ones-will talk to the
youths on various aspects of gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1955-06-16
Stute Moves to Fill
Circuit Judqeship

RICHMOND. June 16 (Pl.-
The State Supreme Court has
certified the need to fill the
judgeship of the 18th Judicial
Circuit after the retirement of
Judge E. Hugh Smith July /.
Judge Smith. whose home is
in Heathsville, has announced
he will retire July when he will
have completed IS years as cir
cult judge. Embraced in the cir
cult are the counties Of Rich
mond. Northumberland, Lancas-
ter, Westmoreland and Essex.
Evening star., 1955-06-16
Alexandra School Employees
Put in Pay Grades Get Ruise

zoned area and the Barrett
School.
Another action last night
made F. r. Brown an assistant
superintendent of schools in
charge of Institutional proce-
Idure. The change is primarily
one Of title, as Mr.. Brown was
formerly director of instruction,
but he becomes Mr.. Williams
first assistant.
Evening star., 1955-06-16
GIFT
CONVICTS EX-WIFE

RICHMOND. June 16 (P.
Mrs. Belle Lowery of
Warsaw was convicted in
Federal District Court here
yesterday Of sending pois-
oned candy through the
mail to her former husband.
Federal Judge Sterling
Hutcheson imposed a two
year suspended sentence.
without probation, on the
48-year-old former wife Of
Alex B. Lowery Of Virginia
Beach.
Evening star., 1955-06-16
Company Blamed

The Alexandria School Board
last night adopted a classifica-
tion system and pay grades for
its clerical and custodial en-
ployes and, at the same time.
voted them a raise.
The new system sets up a
minimum and maximum for
each grade under last nights
vote, the new system will go into
effect July /.
In other action last night the
board:
l. Raised the tuition fee for
Iout-of-town residents attending
Alexandria public schools.
2. Rezoned part of the pupils
attending the George Mason
School to the Charles Barrett
School.
8. Created the Office of as
sistant superintendent of schools.
The new classification system
for clerical and custodial en-
ployes was set up by a special
committee Of the board headed
by Joseph Leverenz. It covers
1853 non-teaching employees, but
does not include workers in the
cafeteria system. They will get
a separate classification system,
now being prepared by a second
committee.
Four Steps in Grade
The salary ranges provided can
move the employe from the
minimum of his grade to the
In four equal incre-
The increments range
from $85 to $155, depending on
the grade.
In announcing the classifica-
tion system to the board last
night, Mr.. Leverenz noted that
many school employees are now
below the minimum pay in their
grade, but said the board plans
to move them toward their
grades as the budget allows.
The vote to adopt also ap-
proved a raise in the employees
present salary equal to one in
crement in the grade which he
was classified.
A lump sum had already been
budgeted for this raise, pending
completion of work on the clas-
siflcation system.
Tuition fees for out-of-
towners attending Alexandria
public schools were raised a little
less than 10 per cent. For ele-
students the raise was
from $165 a year to $3.50 per
year. For high school students
it was from SITS to $3.50.
Below Pupil Costs
In recommending the raise,
School Supt. T. c. Williams
noted that the new tuition was
below the actual cost per stu
dent, which is rising, but said
that the parents of most Of the
out-of town children contrib
uted to the city through business
taxes. license fees or in other
ways.
The rezoning action will move
students from George Mason to
Charles Barrett Schools. who
reside on the following streets:
South and North Overlook
drives, Grandview drive, Oval
drive. Gilden drive and Cameron
Mills road.
Parents Of the affected chill
dren had raised strong objec-
tions to the rezoning at last
months meeting of the board.
However, board members indi-
Gated that most of these had
been overcome after the School
Committee of the City Council
it would cut Cameron
Mills road through a wooded
Evening star., 1955-06-16
II Ministers Assigned
In Area by Methodists

PROVIDENCE Cnurcn, Senl1Suld
district; the Rev. A. j. Schradel
of Herndon to Franktown-John-
son Church, Eastern Shore dis
trict.
Alexandria Appointments
Other appointments in the
Alexandria district are:
In Alexandria-H. E. Shelton
Cameron Church: L. w. Darst
Del Ray; r. B. Watkins, seniol
minister, and R. Omar Fink, as.
sociate pastor, darlington; w. c
Hook, Franconia; F. H. Meade
Lincolnia; William w. Laughlin
jr., Mount Vernon; j. H. Blake.
more, senior minister, and Roberi
l.. Bills, associate pastor, Trinity
T. E. Lands. senior minister, anc
John Coffey, associate pastor
Washington Street; Clifford L
East, jr., Wesley.
In Arlington-W. A. Lyons, as.
sociate pastor, Arlington; G. D
Coffeey, Arlington Forest; c. w
Haley, Calvary; C. F. Moseley
Central: M. F. Draper, Cherry.
dale; Louis c. Shearer, Christ,
j. L. Robertson, senior minister
and James M. John, associate
pastor, Clarendon; H. S. Coffey
Mount Olivet.
In Falls Church-W. G. Ban.
gle. Culmore; R. M. Robertson
Dulin; J. c. Fink, Friendship;
E. C. Gum, Graham Road
In Manassas. o. Mortzfelt
Grace; B. J. Garrett, Yorkshire
E. H. Wright. Andrew Chapel
Dunn Loring; Esdras S. Gruver
senior minister, and Robert J
Wilson, associate pastor. AMMAN
dale; E. R. Thayer, Arcola: John
Reece, Bethel circuit: Herbert l.
Bowers, jr., Burke-Syden-
stricker-Vale; Earl S. McCary
Centreville-Pender: George s,
Foster, Crawford; Clark H
Wood, Dumfries.
j. w. Smith, jr., Fredericks-
burg; E. S. Gilmore. Hamilton:
D. E. Bayer, Hillsboro; Harry l.
Kid, jr., Hillsboro- -Bluemont;; G.
G. Oliver, Leesburg: P. D. Mar
tin, Mclean; w. s. Green, Mer-
rifield; E. G. Hill, Middleburg;
Dixon, Nokesville; w
L. Sturtevant. Oakton; Ralph E.
Haugh, Occoquan; r. H. Nelson,
Purcellville; Melville L. john
son. Remington; C. r. Walton,
South Stafford: George w. Har-
rison. Springfield.
Richard C. johnson, Sterling
James L. Dudley, Sudley; Harry
T. Broome. Vienna; j. A. john
son, Warrenton.
Among those appointed to
churches in the Charlottesville
district are the following:
]. r. Hendricks, First Church.
Charlottesville; Jack B. Taylor,
Hinton Avenue, Charlottesville;
:. Warner Crumb, Wesley Me-
norial, Charlottesville; E. D.
Culpeper; Burgess Selby,
senior minister, and H. l.. Hicks,
assistant pastor, Culpeper Cir
,uit; L. r. Boggs. jr., Madison;
J. S. Crowder, Orange; r. c.
Crozet; w. r. Jones,
Rapidan; H. G. Thach, Gordons-
vile.
Among those appointed to
churches in the Winchester dis
5rict are the following: A. r.
Mays. Berryville; Watson S. Gus
,er, Bridgewater; R. H. Forester,
Front Royal; Walter M. Lockett,
r.. Asbury Memorial, Harrison
BURG: T. M. Swami. Luray; E. B.
Cook. Middleton; w. G. Bates,
r.. New Market; I. L. Lelwellyn,
Shenandoah; F. B. Oglesby,
Street, Winchester;
VI. S. Rewis, Market Street, Win
chester; Davis S. Garland. Mon
'ague Avenue. Winchester; s. M.
.lehart, Woodstock.
The Rev. j. Herman Carroll,
was assigned to Tazewell
Avenue Church, Roanoke.
Evening star., 1955-06-16
Law to Force Yielding
Of Porty Lines Urged

RICHMOND, June 16 R.-
The Virginia Advisory Legislative
Council was told the State needs
IA law requiring telephone party
liners to yield for emergency
calls and imposing fines on
those who claim a party line
under false pretenses.
Rodney M. Coggin Of Warsaw.
president Of the Tidewater Tele-
phone Co.. told the legislative
study group yesterday modern
dial system equipment has
proved to be its own undoing in
this critical area of concern to
rural subscribers.
"In the old days Of hand
cranked country telephones" Mr..
Coggin said, lone customer try
ing to make an emergency call
to another could count on the
help of the operator in clearing
the party line.
"But today's dial system" he
said sadly. "is so impersonal the
caller gets nothing but q busy
signal when he tries to break
in on q party line already in
USE"
Company Blamed
"He's unable to get any human
response to his problem" Mr..
Coggin said, so he puts the
blame on the telephone COM
Ipany."
Mr.. Coggin was questioned at
length by the VALC committee
studying rural telephone service.
Asked by Chairman Norman C.
Bailey Of Orange to comment on
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-29

fective, with the idea that if work
books are used they should merely
be supplemental to regular learning
methods.
Too much emphasis on competi-
tive inter-scholastic commercialized
athletics, and not enough on proper
physical education and intra-mural
athletics was generally deplored. Also,
the failure to challenge the gifted
child to do his best was pointedly criti-
cized.
On the subject Glow to Attract
and Keep Teachers" in the majority
of conferences the requirement of
at least a degree for all teachers was
endorsed, with the general recogni-
ton that in some instances some type
of certification could be issued for
two years of training, provided the
recipient attended summer session
each year until the degree was
earned. 1t was generally felt that
teachers salaries are inadequate.
Teacher tenures needs study. All re-
gions reporting favored some type
Vi IOI LCdCflSIS, anu oil
stated, in effect that the community
should give teachers the respect and
prestige commensurate with their
status in our society.
Concerning building needs it was
generally agreed that all elementary
schools should have a multi-purpose
room. The regions reporting expressed
the idea that school facilities should
be available for other community
uses, provided the school program is
not interfered with, and provided
reimbursement for maintenance and
custodial service is made.
Provision for a school building
consultant in the State Department
of Public instruction was urged by
every conference.
The last discussion topic, finance,
brought expression, generally, that |
the principles embodied in the foun-
dation program are proper, provided |
the schedules are adequate and that |
the state meets 1907 of its share.
Present financial sources for the
state were deemed inadequate to
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-29

locals in statement pointing out
that because of the almost month
long strike ''the American Smelling
& Refining Company is suffering a
tremendous loss Of production" at
a time when lead-zinc prices are at
near record highs. This loss is cost
ing the company more than would
have been spent in meeting every de-
mand made by it, employees"
(Union contract demands include {:
20 cents an hour increase, premium
pay for Saturdays and Sundays, the
union shop, increased pension bene-
fits.-PV EDITOR.)
"The company doesn't plead pow
erty,, the statement continues. 1T
readily admits that it is able to meet
our unions position without diff
Guilty. The company expresses no OBJ
lection to the form which the union
demands take. Wages, holidays, pen
sions, and similar benefits are well
in the industry; therefore,
the unions demands present no
unique problem.
"Yet, after 27 days of strike and
after extensive discussions between
the the company and the union, the
strike must continue. The company
refuses to grant wage
Increase which is common in Ameri-
IAN industry this year and which other
such as steel have granted
their employees"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-29
Phelps-Dodge Settlement
Imminent

Word received late Wednesday
evening indicated that the joint
strike being conducted by AFL
craft unions and Mine-Mill against
Phelps Dodge Copper will probably
be over before this week is out.
P-D, Wednesday, made a no-strings
package offer of better than 15.5
cents per hour increase. 1t is an
ticipated that the six thousand
Mine-Mill members and an equal
number of AFL craft union work
ers of Phelps-Dodge will accept
the company offer and be back at
work the first of next week.
kennecott Copper has made a
15.2 cents package offer which has
not been accepted by either Mine
Mill, the AFL crafts or the Rail
brotherhoods, through their joint
neg otiating committee. Negotia-
tions are continuing and it is con-
sidered very likely that kennecott
will soon make another proposal
which will top the Phelps Dodge
15.5 settlement proposal.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-29
BOxCAR SHORTAGE RECEIVING
ATTENTION I'm u. S. SENATE

Seriousness of the box car shortage
in the northwest was detailed before
a Senate Commerce subcommittee
meeting Wednesday by Montana Sen
ators Murray and Mansfield and
Cong. Metcalf, among others, accord
ing to q telegram, received by THE
VOICE from Senator Murray's Of
flee.
Sen. Mansfield told the subcomit-
tee that Montana elevator operators
state they need, in many cases, sew
eral hundred box cars to move stored
grain. They are receiving relief only
in numbers of five and 10 box cars"
The shortage, he said, will probably
be worse this season than it has been
for several years.
Calling attention to the fact that
net income of railroads is running
at high level-$2.4 billion during
the three years 1952-54, Senator
Murray deplored the fact that the
railroads have been retiring more
worn out box cars then they are re-
placing with new ones. Gin 1858,
Glass I railroads paid 1882 million
in dividends. Last year they paid
1919 million. Yet" he pointed out,
according to figures compiled by
the Association of American Rail
roads. the number of box cars re-
tired has exceeded the number of
new box cars installed during four
of the past six years, and during the
first four months of 1855"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-07-29
EAST HELENA ANACONDA
WORKERS VOTE TO ACCEPT
CONTRACT PROPOSAL

With acceptance of a new contract
proposal put forth by the Anaconda
Company by East Helena employees
of ACM Monday night, all Montana
locals of Mine-Mill and the company
have reached agreements for the
forthcoming year.
The offer voted on and accepted
by Anaconda members of East Hell
ena Smeltermen's local 72 by very
small majority, is the same proposal
accepted last week by the four large
Mine-Mill locals in Butte, Anaconda
and Great Falls. Basic wage increase
is liz cents an hour, with job re
classification changes bringing the
hourly wage increase up to 161a
cents in some instances.
For Anaconda employees in East
Helena, only one employee will re-
ceive the 11H-cent basic increase.
Most of the seventy or so workers
will receive about IA cents an hour
more. Plant-wide average increase is
more than 13 cents.