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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
MT. Sterling Miss
Is Top SpeIIer

The annual Madison County
spelling contest, held at the Deer
Creek Township school at Lafay-
cite, Wednesday afternoon was
won by Miss Betty Lou Mahorney,
13, of the 9Th grade at Mt. Sterl-
ing. This was her second year to
win the contest.
The field of 20 included repre-
sentatives from 10 of the county
schools. From Deercreek, Betty
10 Ferguson and Donna Forman;
from Fairfield, Jeonnette Karn,
and Gloria Carrel; from Jefferson,
Patsy Dietsch and Linda Hardy;
from Madison, Gerald Maggard
and Gloria Butcher; from Midway,
Judy Mustard and Laura Perry;
from Monroe, Leah Bell Glass,
and Bobby Parsinger, from Mt.
Sterling, Betty Marhorney and
Joyce Packer; from Plain City,
Neva 10 Boyer and Rosie Kurtz;
from Somerford. Carole Wollam
and Beatrice Rafferty,; from
Stokes, Nancy DeVoe and Ruthie
Piper.
Betty Lou is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Mahorney.
An "A" student, she is on the
school newspaper, and active in
the Girl Scouts and the Metho-
dist Church and Sunday school.
Second place was won by Lora
Perry, 9Th grade at Midway,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Way
nard Perry, and third place was
taken by Gloria Jean Butcher, 8th
grade at Madison Rural. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord Butcher.
The state contest will be held at
the Ohio Union building in Colum-
bus on SaturdayaApril 9.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Firemen Called To
Farm Blaze Wednesday

The county engine of the Lon
don Fire Department was called
to the home of Richard Harbage
on Gwynne Rd. Wednesday after
noon, where a hog house burned
with loss of approximately 1000.
Firemen blamed the fire on a
light bulb warmer for pigs used
in the hog house.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Serviceman Returns
After Two-Week Leave

John M. Fugett, after completing
II weeks training at Bainbridge,
Maryland, had two weeks leave
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James G. Fugett, ga South Street.
He reported back to Bainbridge
and was then sent on to Airman
"P" School at Norman, Oklahoma.
Fugett graduated froIls London
High in June 1854 and entered the
u. S. Navy in July. His present ad-
dress is, John M. Fugett, A A 572-
Alb, Electronics Division, Wing A,
Brks, 5238, MATTC, Memphis,
Tenn.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
FORM Err SEDALIA
RESIDENT ILL

Miss Elizabeth L. Ford, former
resident of Madison County, is SER
iously i'll at her home 1925 Jasper
Street, Springfield.
Miss Ford, who is 90 years of
age, formerly resided near Sedalia
on the farm Of her late father, G.
w. Ford.
Her niece, Mrs. Estella F. Brake
of Urbana, daughter of her brother
the late J. Will Ford, Sr, is caring
for her.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
NO LET UP IN
WEEKEND

Warm weather broke and snow
descended again on London and
most of Ohio. Temperatures Thurs
day night dropped to about the
II degree mark, with a promise
of a rise to about 20 degrees Fri
day, lowering to near 0 Friday
night.
Statewide, roads are snow
covered and slippery, and the
State Patrol cautions all drivers
against unnecessary trips.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
New j. P. Appointed In
Deercreek Township

Deercreek Township trustees
have appointed Gerald E. Payne,
of Lafayette, Justice of the Peace,
for the township, filling the va
cancy which occurred when Judge
Gerald A. Baynes assumed his po-
Sition on the bench.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
DENNIS FETTER
HOSPITALIZED

Dennis Fetter, 13, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Fetter, North Oak St,
is recovering from an eye opera
ton at Mt. Carmel Hospital. Denny
was hurt when struck by a stick
while playing He is Little Busi-
nesSman" for the Madison Press.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
Rotary Will Mark
SO Yrs. Feb 1914

District 231 Rotary Information
al of which London is part, will
have its Golden Anniversary con-
ference in Cincinnati on February
13 and IA. Two thousand Rotar-
ians, wives and guests from 33
clubs in Southwestern Ohio will
attend the two-day session.
J. Robert Tanner, president of
the London Rotary Club, Mrs.
Tanner, and approximately II
more persons from this community
will attend the conference.
Principal speakers at the meet
ing will be Robert Vogeler and
Harry Stuhldreher. Mr.. Vogeler
has been prominent in the news as
the American businessman intern
ed in Communist Hungary and re-
leased after payment of ransom by
the u. s. Government. The title of
his talk will be 1T Months of Des-
pair" Mr.. Stuhldreher is famous
as one of the -Four Horsemen"
and as former coach at Villanova
University and the University of
Wisconsin.
Although this conference is an
annual event, it is of particular in
terest to Rotarians this year be-
cause it commentaries so years of
growth. Since its founding in 1905
in Chicago, Illinois, with men,
bership of five men, Rotary Inter
national has grown to $500 clubs
in SO countries, with a total MEM
bership of approximately four
hundred thousand.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
i OUR
"a TOWN
INVENTION

H#
INVENTION
A manufacturer now comes
forward with a pair of shoes
which have a built in crackle
and snap so that dogs can en-
joy chewing on 'em. We pre-
sumo that the lady of the
house will now ask the shoe
clerk for a pair of bite siZ-
ed wedges.
IDEA
Our idea of really good
gag is one which can be used
on people who are always pull
ling them.
HUMMN!
Many a cultivated individual
is merely guy who is easily
trimmed-to say nothing of
his speech being clipped.
YOUTH
Young high school lad came
to school with a broken leg,
black eye and torn ear.
Teacher asked what caused
the mess. The boy shrugged
and replied, my girls dad is
deaf. He came home early last
night and found us jitterbug-
ging. Never said a word-just
came over and grabbed me
and threw me out of the win
dow"
TRANSPORTATION
Our local hotel is a nice
place but it gets it's share of
the hometown joShing. Other
night a guest is supposed to
have called the desk clerk and
inquired, Il don't like to be a
spoil sport but just what time
does this hotel get to Cincin-
natl 2"
ANIMALS
Friend of ours has an Eng
lish Bull pup-a very playful
animal and tough as nails. In
order to house break the little
monster, he uses a folded
newspaper (ourS l hope) to
swat the pup every time the
dog misbehaves. However, at
last report, things weren't 60
ing so we'll. Seems the dog has
learned to "misbehave" just so
our friend will swat him with
the paper. Any suggestions?
jsIGN
Down Florida way stands a
saloon of note which has these
words painted over the door
Through these portals, the
most beautiful women in the
world-pass out!'
POWER
Now if some smart charac-
ter could invent car with $50
horse power that would pro-
duce fertilizer too--we would
credit him with having a real
ly fertile imagination.
FARMING
Relatives came to visit
farmer who lived on very
barren and rocky piece of
ground. One of the cousins
said, George, how in the
world do you ever raise any
thing on this scrubby land?
You must be as poor as a
church mouse?"
George puffed on his pipe
"Waal, I amt as bad off as
it appears. You see, ! don't
own the burned place"
eRoe
Heard about a tavern-keep-
er who fired the bartender be-
cause he doubled the output
of beer in one week-Seems
that the poor sap FILLED the
glasses!
PSYCHE
The only man alive that
psychiatrist won't attempt to
treat is Texan with an infer
iority complex!
DELIVERY
We have a customer Hno
didn't receive the Fair Edition
of our paper until October but
he was pleased as punch-he's
a sailor in the Mediterranean!
TEEvEE
Fellow we know was telling
tale about his little boy.
The fellow told us that the
boy gets very excited during
plays which have bears or an
imalS in them. The other
night" our friend said, I'VE
were watching a show and a
live bear came in and walked
UP to a girl. My boy got so
nervous and excited that he
ran upstairs and jumped in
bed with me-"
CONVERSATION
1st: "She told me that you
told her the secret l told you
not to tell her!"
End: well, l told her not
to tell you that l told her!'
1st: well, don't you dare
tell her that l told you that
she told mel"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-11
YOUTH

TRANSPORTATION
Our local hotel is a nice
place but it gets its share of
the hometown joshing. Other
night a guest is supposed to
have called the desk clerk and
inquired, Il don't like to be a
spoil sport but just what time
does this hotel get to Cincin-
nati?"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-01

MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday. September |. 1855
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-01

month"; and attending all the high
school games.
His quiet moments are spent
reading, watching television and
working cross word puzzles. One
of his expressions of gratitude
was to the Damascus Electric Co.
for supplying a television set for
his hospital stay and to the high
school shop boys fol. the book
case they made as a stand for
the set.
The story of polio as told by
Harry Stipe and his family is a
tale of appreciation to the COM
munity of Damascus with no
mention of the pain and suffer-
ing the Stipes must have under
gone.
AS Mrs. Stipe says 'if you have
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girls gave demonstrations last
week at the fair. Nancy Wind
ham won a first place for her
demonstration in the 10 to IA
class. In the older group Sandra
King won a first and Margaret
King a fourth for their demon
strationS. Sandra and Margaret
will give their demonstrations to-
day, September l, at the
Timonium State Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. King and
family were guests on Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hill of
RandallstoWn. Mrs. King has
asked the column to express her
thanks for the many cards and
/ kindnesses she received during
her recent illness. She particu-
larly appreciates the thoughtful
ness shown by the teachers and
students at the Vacation Bible
School.
Mrs. Lindsey McElfresh and
Terry spent several days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Burns in Strausburg, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Grimes
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Ward of Gathers
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Orem of
Baltimore were Saturday evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Braun.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Libertini
and family of Baltimore and Mrs.
Jean Green of New York spent
Sunday as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William MatherS.
Mrs. Charles Thomas of Rich
mond is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Green.
Mrs. Wallace Roper of Balti-
more was a guest for several
days last week of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eli LeiShear.
Mrs. Katharine Beall Adams
and son, Guy, of Florida, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Helm of
Silver Spring were recent guests
of Miss Hetty Darby and Mrs.
Charles Beall.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Boyer of
Arlington and Miss Olive Mount
of Mt. Airy were supper guests
Saturday of Miss Hetty Darby.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-01

book for the rest of us to study.
Anyone who has such a matter
of-fact acceptance of polio as
something, maybe little more
complicated than broken leg,
but no great tragedy can certain
ly give the world LESSONS in "psy-
chology."
Since his discharge from the
hospital last April, his time has
been spent taking phsyiotherapy
treatments from his neighbor,
Chief Frank f. Weldon, a tech
nician at Bethesda Naval Hospi-
tai, driving his car (Without spec
ial equipment although the brace
on his right leg was just remov-
ed recently and the one on his left
leg won't be off for another
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-01

hospital in Baltimore and still has
partial paralysis in one leg, means
nothing more than temporary
showdown to Mr.. Stipe.
He will not be able to resume
his job of teaching physical edu-
cation at Damascus this year, a
job which he has held since Sep
TENDER, 1871, but he is looking
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-01

Flood Relief Fund of the Amer
lean Red Cross. A total of S97
was taken in.
There will be no house-to-house
collection but if any of you wish
to contribute and failed to do so
Mrs. Miles will be very glad to
take your donations or you may
mail them directly to the Amer
lean Red Cross Montgomery
County headquarters East
West Highway-Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Burke AL
Ian and Brenda and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Senseney spent this past
weekend in Atlantic City.
The Catholic Daughters of
America had a most enjoyable
picnic last Thursday at Kramer's
pool.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fisher and
family spent the past weekend on
Staten Island, N. Y. where they
visited Mr.. Fishers mother.
The Misses Edwina and Con-
ME Mullinix were luncheon guests
Friday of Mrs. Maxwell E. Bur
dette.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Bennett
Stevie and Cliffie spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Hammer
| in Shenandoah. Va.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-01
PIucky Damascus Teacher
Wins Battle Against Polio

Harry Stipe will be back teach
ing at Damascus High this fall.
This news will not surprise the
people of Damascus since they
know their Harry Stipe.
The fact that he was stricken
with polio last October 30th,
spent five months in Children'S
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Clearwater 3-2682

the Laytonsville school grounds
with about IS in attendance. Mrs.
Bertha Gingell of Redland was
the oldest member present and
Mary Ann Wright of Silver
Spring was the youngest. Mrs.
Gingell and Mrs. Harvey Green
tied for having the largest
family present. Jack Jewell,
who came up from the Naval Air
Force Base in Memphis, Tenn,
for the reunion, came the longest
distance.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the
Laytonsville district volunteer
fire department will have the
first of the new season of month
ly businessman's luncheons on
Thursday, September Is. A de-
licious menu of roast beef, seal
loped potatoes, slaw, peas, green
peppers stuffed with cottage
cheese, pumpkin pie with whip
ped cream, rolls and coffee is
planned. 1t really sounds like a
big bargain for IS cents. Come
out and help your department
grow.
The Rev. and Mrs. Benjamin
Mark and Billy are spending this
week at Western Maryland Col
lege in Westminster where Mr..
Mark is attending the pastors
school.
Mrs. John Keiser of Montrose
was a luncheon guest Monday of
Mr.. and Mrs. ellis Owings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen King and
son, Bobby, of Holcong, Pa,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Allnutt and Mrs.
Lulu Fraley,
Mrs. Calvin HoWes and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Thomas Howes and
son, Tommy, left Tuesday for a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Darnell and Cpl. Calvin M.
Howes, Jr, at Camp LeJeune,
N. c.
The column extends sympathy
to Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Willett and
family on the death of Mrs. Will
let's mother last week in
Presque Isle, Me.
The Sunday School of st. Bar
tholomew's enjoyed a picnic Sat
urday at the Laytonsville school
grounds. Mrs. Herbert Cain and
Miss Mary Ann Huddleston were
in charge of arrangements.
Miss Joyce Riggs spent several
days recently in Biloxi, Miss,
where she attended a conference
of All all stars.
Mrs. Henry Griffith and Miss
Vashti Bartlett entertained re-
Gently at a Saturday evening
bridge party.
WOOdfield
Congratulations are certainly
in order for Lewis A. Burdette.
He has been notified that he has
won second place in the 1855 In
dustrial Arts Awards sponsored
each year by the Ford Motor
Company Lewis entry, which
was a Hepplewhite sideboard,
was one of 5000 entries made by
high school students in the
United States and Canada.
Lewis was graduated this past
June from Damascus High
School and made the sideboard
there under the supervision of
Robert S. Cairns, Industrial Arts
teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McElfreSh
and family attended a family
birthday party for Mrs. Elfresh's
mother, Mrs. Rippeon in Fred
erick Sunday.
Three of the Woodfield All
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Laytonsvi|Ie and WoOdfieId
LaytOnSville
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith "

LaytOnSville
So far as Laytonsville was con,
cerned it was fair week last week
and that was just about all.
From Mrs. Thomas Bailey, who
did her usual superb job on the
food served through an innumer-
able list of her helpers to the
4-HerS and their entries, from
Mrs. Wylie Griffith's blue ribbon
rolls to the prize winning Hol-
stems of the Frys and the
Messers and the Durocs of Lech-
liderS, just about everybody was
at the fair working. showing or
just plain sightseeing.
A list of all winners would be
impossible but we would like to
mention those won by our very
active All group under the leader
ship of Mrs. Roland Green and
Mrs. George Lechlider.
Special awards went to Deanna
Nichols who won first place in
the jelly contest.
Nancy Lechlider and Emily
Ann GeiSbert tied for first place
for most blue ribbons in canning.
Ruth Ann Payne placed third
and MitZi Taylor second in the
All demonstration for girls 10 to
IA. Margaret Low and Deanna
Nichols placed second in the team
demonstrations in the same age
group.
Blue ribbons went to the fol
lowing: Harriet Riggs, cookies;
Josephine Hitaffer, fudge, apple
sauce, blackberry preserves, can
ned corn and a skirt; Bonnie
Eckloff, biscuits, sweet buns,
mullins and a blouse; Nancy
Lechlider, seven ribbons for can,
ned foods; Ruth Ann Payne, six
ribbons for canned foods and one
for pajamas; Judy Priebe, four
ribbons for canned foods and
one for cake.
In the 1920 age group, Joy
Green won blue ribbons for a
dress, plain fudge, nut fudge and
mullins.
Then along came Larry Nc
Lean, who is a ward of the Wash
ington Welfare Department, and
makes his home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur R. Burns near Etchi-
son. Mrs. Burns is justifiably
famous for her homemade cakes
and Larry has been an excellent
student. This 15-year-old. in COM
petition with eight women, won
the blue ribbon for the best
butter cake. Several of the neigh,
bors told us one of the secrets
of Mrs. Burns family recipe
which Larry uses in the delicious
homemade butter which goes
with it.
The Linthicum family reunion
was held Sunday, August %, at
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forward to getting back to it next
year at the latest.
In the meantime, he will be
carrying a full schedule of teach.
ing 18th grade history plus two
classes of civics and two of driv-
erS' training. This summer, his
spare time" has been spent on
brushing up on psychology"
which he feels he needs.
Actually he could write the
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Select Oct. |
AS End Date
For Purchase
BY Mrs. Ulysses Griffith, "
Clearwater 3.2682

Twenty thousand dollars worth
of stock in the Damascus Utility
Company has been sold to date,
the Company's Board of Direc-
tors reported at an Aug. % meet
ing.
The Company will continue to
sell stock until Oct l after which
date stock will not be available.
To save the readers some pencil
work, this $4,000 represents the
sale of 800 shares of stock. This
is good beginning but more is
needed to finance the new com
pany.
At this meeting, it was also an
nounced that the company has
purchased two test pumps with
which to test the quantity and
quality of water in two wells
which are already in existence
one near the bank and one on
route q which belong at the pres
ent time to- Perry Burdette and
the Gladhill Bros. but which
would be made available to the
company, if the tests show them
to be adequate.
1t was also announced that a
map has been prepared for the
consideration of the state PUG
showing the location of pipelines
to houses and of fireplugs and
giving the estimated rates to be
charged. A copy of this map is
available on request at the Bank
of Damascus.
The Sugar Loaf Barns Family
Country Club opens officially to-
day, Sept. l with a sort of open
house for members. The follow
ing evening there will be a sup
per dance from 9 to u for mem
bers and their guests. Intermis-
sion will feature a delicious sup
per and some of the delightful
dancing which Babe" and Bob"
have taught.
The opening of school is always
big news in town and bigger than
ever this year. The high school
this year will have a faculty of
20 including Mr.. Cline, the prin-
cipal. This is two more than
last year. The two new teach
ers will be Miss Anna Lee from
Maine who will teach English
and French and an old friend,
Harry Stipe, whom everyone is
glad to welcome back after his
long bout with polio. Mr.. Stipe
will be teaching Social Studies
and Driver Training.
George Groninger will be re-
placed by Donald Murphy and Mr.
Kesner will be replaced by Joan
Campbell of Summersville, w.
Va. Mr.. Cline was unhappy to
tell this reporter that he had as
of Monday found no vocational
agriculture teacher to replace
Bob Busbice, who has taken a
position as assistant county
agent in Hartford county.
Last years enrolment was 1913.
Estimated enrolment for the high
school this year is 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Miles,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Day and Mr..
and Mrs. Osborne E. Williams, en-
ioyed an outdoor picnic supper
Saturday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Miles recently enjoyed a long
weekend at Hot Springs, Va.
Mrs. William Miles as chair
man, assisted by Mrs. Graham
Petrie, Mrs. Raymond Snapp, and
Mrs. Maxwell Burdette, manned
a booth Friday afternoon and
Saturday morning at the Bank
of Damascus to collect for the
Evening star., 1955-02-08

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