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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23
London Man PAYS
For Drunk Driving

Mr.. Leo Gilbert, 40, of Route A
London, was fined $50 and costs
and sentenced to three days in Jail
by Mayor Homer Braithwaite in
West Jefferson following his ar
rest Tuesday on charges of drunk
en- driving.
The State Patrol reported that
Mr.. Gilbert was the driver of an
auto which ran off the road about
3 miles south of West jefferson on
the Kiousville Road at 11:40 pm.
December 20. Mrs. Sally Gilbert, a
passenger, was taken to Mt. Car
mel Hospital in the Blauser-Baker
ambulance, suffering skull lacera-
tons, bruises and abraisions and
possible chest injuries. The car
was considerably damaged.
Gilbert was arrested and charg-
ed with driving while intoxicated
following the accident.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23
Court Rules Error
In Crow Hearing

Harvey Crow, former Cham
paign County lawyer who figured
in the Wash Potts murder trial
here, has gained respite from
his disbarment according to news
reports from that county.
Crow was temporarily disbarred
following three-judge panel hear
ing on charges arising out of his
conduct as an attorney. Following
the hearing. Crow filed "a charges
of error in the handling of the
case which he claimed were pre-
judicial to his defense, il was re-
ported.
On Tuesday, the Second District
Court Of Appeals. ruling on only
one of the charges, said that the
three judge panel erred in not sub
Knitting q statement of facts out
lining the exact testimony and eyi-
dence on which the attorney was
disoarred, it was said. The court
will not rule on 30 of the other
charges until the statement is sub
mitted. Three Of the charges have
been ignored. is the report.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23

bridge over Big Darby Creek on the
railroad aforesaid; thence with the
center line of said r. II. Sc deg. N.
1920 chains TO stake in the center
of said r.. r.. thence with the cen-
ter line and curve of said II. n. tbe-
ing one degree curve) S. w. 41.52
chains to the beginning. containing
1915 acres. part of survey No. 261S.
Saving and excepting from the
above described land the following
/: Beginning at stone. corner TO
the lands of l.. L. Thomas; thence
with one of his lines y. i65 deg. 45
r. TSS feetsto a concrete post IN said
line and being d corner 10 the lands
OF the Pee. 4 sT.I1R-R. Co; thence
With A consecutive lines of said
company N s deg. 80 W. 1771s feet
to concrete post; thence S. 81 deg.
3T' w. eco feet to a concrete post;
thence 5 deg. So w. 30 feet 60 a
concrete post; thence $. 50 degrees
the south line of said r. r.: thence
s. 35 deg. 15' E. 519 feet to the be-
ginning, containing 1882 acres Sur
vey No. 267s.
Also a right of way running from
the N. w. corner OF above described
7.32 acres tract; thence on curve
with the south line of said railroad
right of way 22S0 feet (measured on
a eurve) to point in the center of
the Plain City and Georgesville pix
eS, thence with the center OF pike
S. 55 deg. T.. % feet to a point in
the center thereof: thence on a
curve parallel with and 90 feet dis
tant from the south line ,of said
railroad right Of way to a point in
the west line OF the 7.32 acre tract
thence with said line n. 30 deg. Is
w. % feet to the beginning, con-
tanning one acre of land, part of
survey No. 267S, and making a total
of 8.32 acres in this exception.
?: Beginning at point in the
original center line of the G. & X.
r. r. which is coincident with the
center line of the main tract of said
railroad as now constituted where
it intersects by the production
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23
Suicide Verdict
In Simons Death

A verdict of suicide has been
given by the Madison County Cor
oner in the death Tuesday of
Frank Edgar Simons, SO, former
County Board of Elections official
and farmer who resided near Big
Plain.
Deputy Sheriff Bob Henry re-
ported that he had gone to the
home of Mrs. Mary Berry, who
lives on State Route 665 near the
Franklin County line to serve
Champaign County warrants on
both Simons. and Mrs. Berry on
charges resulting from an alterca-
ton when the couple visited the
home of Mrs Berry's former hus-
band, Dewey, and his present wife,
on December IL. The warrant for
Mr.. Simons charged him with NAL
iciously pointing a firearm and
trespassing on Mr.. Berry's proper
ty.
The deputy said he asked for
Mr.. Simons at the Mrs. Berry's
home and was told by Mrs. Berry
that he was not there. He return
ed to his car, preparing to leave,
when he heard the shot. Mrs.
Berry came running to him, saying
that Mr.. Simons had shot himself.
An investigation revealed that Mr..
Simons had taken his life with a
12-gauge shotgun in garage at
the rear of the home, the deputy
said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23
Local Man Victim
Of Alleged Strike
Action Wednesday

Mr.. Marvin Rousn, London resi-
dent, is the latest victim of the
hoodlumism allegedly connected
with the strike at Westinghouse.
Mr.. Roush was returning from
a shift at the Columbus plant,
where he an assistant foreman, at
little after midnight on Wednes-
day, December 81. About one mile
out of West Jefferson on State
Route 142, an auto pulled in front
OF his car and blocked the road,
forcing him to stop. Three hood
llns armed with clubs emerged
from the car and proceeded to
smash the headlights and windows
and TO bang the car with the big
clubs Mr.. Roush was struck, both
by flying glass and by one of the
club-wielders. Mr.. Roush said that
it was his belief that the men
would have killed him if they
could have gotten to him.
Roush remained in the car and
finally drove it away from the
scene. He called the sheriff's Of
flee from a nearby farm house,
and Deputy Bob Guthrie went to
the area. Roush was unable to OBJ
tain the license number of the car
nor to identify the thugs, but Dep
uty Guthrie spotted car similar
to the description given by Roush
as he was parked in West Jeffer-
son. Later reports indicate that a
check on the suspect automobile
led to blind alley in the inves-
tigation.
Mr.. Rousn resides in London at
Isl East High Street with Mrs.
Roush. The young folks moved
here about a month ago.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23

southerly of the southerIy curve Of
the westerly side of a parcel of land
conveyed to the G.. a X. r. r. Co
by Deed Of Thomas p. Jones ct al.
september 4, 1855, Recorded i'm Vol
ume s, page 222, Deed Records Of
Madison County, Ohio: thence south
erly with DETECTION of 10 deg 40
to the left from said original center
line to the place of beginning. in
the southerly line of the G. a X r..
II. Co. right of way so feet souther-
~, measured at right angles from
said original center line, said point
Of beginning being on the westerly
side Of Big Darby Creek; thence
southerly with DETECTION Of 20
deg. 30, to the line from said south-
erlg line and said southerly line and
said southerly line being parallel
with said original center lines 1921
feet; thence southweaterlv with
DETECTION Of 81 deg. so to thesright
from the last course by land now or
formerly or John Thomas 30S.T feet:
thence northerly With a DETECTION
Of l0q deg. to the rfght.from the
y rec ~ rioht angles to sal
original center line 178 feet to
pu.., % feet southerly measured at
right angles from said original CEN
ter line 6562 feet: thence northeriy
measured normally to said original
center. line 80 feet to point in the
southerly line or the G. x x r. III.
Co. right of way SO feet southerIy
measured from said original center
line: thence eaStefly along said
southerly line parallel with said
original center line 1868 feet TO the
place of beginning. containing an
area Of 1887 acres. more or less
Leaving a balance in said farm
above described OF 109.2 295 acres.
Said premises are appraised at
S54.645.0O and must be sold for not
less than two-thirds OF said apprais-
ed value, and the terms of SAID sale
are 1870 cash on day of sale. ball
ance In cash on delivery of deed.
Bruce -. Lewis, Guard an Of
Gladys Grassle.
Dec % 80 Jan. Is
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23
NOTICE or PUBlLC. SAIsEa
Bruce d. Lewis. Guardian, VS.
Gladys Grassles ct al 80

In the pursuance Of the, orderwef
the Probate Court of Madison Coun-
ty essesNp. sO2s-B Ewm1offer for
sale at public auction on the 21st
day of Januars. 1856. at 1000 o'clock
am, in the lobby of The Madison
County Courthouse. the following
described real estate situated i'm the
County of Madison. State of Ohio,
to-wit:
Beginning at a stake at the inter-
section of the East Pike and l.. NJ.
a. y. r. r. and corner to 1896 acr-
es conveyed by said Mary II. Jones
to Owen Harbage; thence with the
center line of said Pike S. 50 deg. T..
2902 chains (chain 4 poles) to a
stone n. w. corner to Swan Hunter.
thence with north line OF said
Hunter N. IL deg. 90 f.. 1886 chains
TO a stone and yellow willow COR
ner to Hunter and James Peene;
thence with the N f.. line of Peene
and the Thomas land n SIS deg. 40
T.. 31.57 chains 10 a stone corner to
the Thomas land; thence with two
consecutive lines Of said Thomas N
35 deg. 15' w. 1906 chains to a
stone; thence n. 65 deg. As T. 1852
chains to a pigeon oak on the bank
OF Darby Creek and corner to said
Thomas; thence n. IA deg. 30 Il. 2.45
chains to the center of the main
west abutment of the said railroad
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23

Mr.. Simons is survived by one
son, Charles of Columbus, a sister,
Mrs. John MCGUIRE of London and
a grandson. He was employed at
the Orient State Hospital at the
time of his death.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday at 2 pm. at the RAIDER
Funeral Home in West Jeffer-
son. Interment in Kirkwood Gene
terry, London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23
All Members Please
Observe DeadIines

A reminder to all All members
that beef steers must be on feed
and cards returned to the Agricul-
ture Extension Office by January
l. 1856.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23
FRANCIS SULLIVAN ENTERS
HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY

Francis Sullivan, who resides
north of London, was taken to Mt.
Carmel Hospital, Columbus, where
he underwent surgery on Saturday.
His room number is Ais.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23
MRS. SMELL IN
MT. CARM Ell

Mrs. George Smell, 145 East First
Street, was taken to Mt. Carmel
Hospital in the Lukens ambulance
Sunday for observation. Her room
number is 843.
MRS. SHEPHERD REcovERINc
IN DOCTORS HOSPITAL
Mrs. Sadie Shepherd is recover
ing from surgery in Doctors Hos
pital, Columbus. She is the mother
of Mrs. Robert Gallagher of Lon
don. Her room number is 226
South.
Evening star., 1955-01-09
BY Brian Bell

The legislation, If adopted,
would empower the State
Roads Commission to desig-
nate roadside protected high
ways. On these highways. the
commission could keep signs
and commercial structures
Evening star., 1955-01-09
Highways Of the Future

THE AAA is trying to make
Il B stand for beauty, not
billboard, and s for safety,
not stop Here"
Alarmed not only because
scenic beauties have been
blotted out, but because bill
boards and other highway
blights have become serious
road hazards, the American
Automobile Association is pro-
noting a campaign to do
something to clear up the
roads.
In Maryland, where Route
No. l between Washington
and Baltimore is an example
Of what signs and roadhouses
can do to hinder traffic, the
Legislature is considering a
bill to zone highways.
Evening star., 1955-01-09

2,45O billboardS. Every few
yards along the way, cars can
pull on and of the road from
restaurants, filling stations
and motor courts, slowing
traffic. A survey made by the
Minnesota Highway Depart
ment showed that a road
infested with "billboarditiS"
has an accident rate about
one-third higher than a zoned
highway.
A speed limit of SIS miles an
hour prevails on most of No.
l. However, with cars pulling
on and of the road, traffic
often is slowed or accidents
result. No. has gained the
nickname of "Old Bloody"
from the record number of
crackups on it every year.
Evening star., 1955-01-09
See W. 4 6 s

from being built within 200
feet of the side of the road.
The law would not affect
present businesses or prohibit
roadside produce stands in
rural areas. However, it would
prevent further billboard in
vasion Of present or future
highways.
In a 30-mile section be-
tween Washington and Balti-
more on Route l, there are
Evening star., 1955-11-27
New Hearinqs
On Union Fund
Set Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press

John L. Lewis. head Of the
United Mine Workers union, will
appear before a Senator Labor
subcommittee tomorrow at new
hearings on the handling of
union welfare funds.
This was announced yesterday
by the subcommittee, headed by
Senator Douglas, Democrat of
Illinois, which is resuming a two
year study of administration of
the multi-million- dollar insur-
ance and pension funds.
The probe is aimed at deter
mining whether legislation is
needed to safeguard the funds
for their intended beneficiaries.
especially since there have been
a number of reported diversions
to racketeers. President Eisen-
hover has suggested that Con-
gress study the need for curbs.
Lewis Heads Board
Mr.. Lewis Is chairman Of the
board of trustees of the Miners
welfare and retirement fund, as
well as president of the union.
The Mine Workers fund takes in
and spends more than 500 mil
lion a year on health, retirement
and other benefits. and has ap-
proximately 500 million in re-
serves.
Mr.. Lewis testimony will be
his first public appearance since
he suffered a mild heart attack
recently. Friends have said he
has fully recovered.
Officials of the AFL United
Auto Workers Union, a separate
organization from the CIO United
Auto Workers which represents
most Of the auto assembly work.
ers, are to lead of the hearings.
Although the hearings are ex-
pected to run all next week, the
subcommittee announced its pro-
gram only through Tuesday. On
that day. 1t viii hear from repre-
sentatives of General Motors
Corp. and United States Steel
Corp. regarding their employe
insurance and pension plans.
Representatives of the Metropoh-
tan Life Insurance Co. and Equi-
table Assurance Co., which carry
the GIN and U. S. Steel insur-
ance, are also to be heard Tues
day.
Mr.. Lewis. has seldom COM
mented publicly on the miners
union welfare fund. However, it
was reported he recently opened
the funds books to committee
investigators.
Evening star., 1955-11-27
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

mountains.
Wind-Southwest 1920 miles
per hour today. Good visibility.
River Report
From o. 9. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at HaYpers Ferry
and clear ct Great Falls; Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry
Temperatures for Yesterday
READINGS Washington National Atrport)
Midnight --.-- 3S Noon ------ Al
s am. ---- 80 pm. --- So
Highest and Low Of Last 24 Hours
High AZ. at 1850 pm.
Low, 81, at 1850 am.
Temperatures for Yesterday
fReadinRs Washington National Airport)
Noon Al pm 40
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest, q8. on July % and August 2.
Lowest, 10, on February 3.
Evening star., 1955-11-27
Postal Change
Nearing End
By the Associated Press

The Post Office Department
said yesterday the final regarding
and reclassif1cation under the
new postal pay law will be f1n-
Iished by December 3.
The new law, with an average
i8 per cent pay increase for half
a million postal workers. went
Into effect last June.
The bill provided a general 6
per cent boost, retroactive to
March ! Of this year. and a broad
Ireshuff1ing Of postal job classifi-
cations which provided an extra
10 per cent increase on the aver
age. The reclassification in
Icreases are effective next month.
Annual wage increases ranged
from $3.50 to $4.400. with the av-
erage about 1920.
The new law also changed the
pay period to bi-weekly instead
Of monthly.
President Eisenhower signed
the bill last June 10. after veto-
ling two postal pay hikes in the
previous 10 months.
The President called the final
act "the greatest forward step
for our postal employees in more
than q century" He said it
would eliminate inequities which
for years have violated the prin-
ciple Of equal pay for equal work
and discouraged employees from
seeking advancement"
Altogether, the new bill will
cost the Government about s164
million a year.
Evening star., 1955-11-27
Macmillan Plans
.31st Arctic Trip

PROVIDENCE. R. l.. Nov. 2e
Explorer Donald B,
Macmillan said tonight he will
sail June / on his 31st voyage
to the Arctic.
Mr.. Macmillan, here to deliver
a lecture. told newsmen he will
sail his auxiliary schooner Bow
doin from Boothbay Harbor, Me-,
next summer to survey and
sound several Of the worlds
northernmost harbors In North
ern Greenland. 100 miles north
Of Thule.
The 81year-old explorer went
on his first Arctic trip in 1908 as
chief assistant on Admiral Rob-
ert Peary's expedition.
One of the Bowdoin's stopping
points next summer will be
Northern Labrador, where MIR,
Macmillan will visit and leave
supplies for II Eskimos attending
a school he established in 1927.
Evening star., 1955-11-27

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-Snow is forecast for
today in the Northern Rockies Great Lakes region and
Northern New England with rain mixed with the
North Pacific Coast 1t will be colder larger part of
the northern half of the Nation west Of the Great Lakes
and warmer over most of the Middle Atlantic States
Ap WIephoto Map
Evening star., 1955-11-27
Stars Scholastic WRITING
Contest Gets Under Woy

Rules and entry blanks for
The Evening Stars Scholastic
Writing Awards went out to all
Junior and senior high schools
last week.
Receipt of the material will
touch of another in a series of
competitions which have brought
Washington students national
recognition over the years.
This year, the contest win be
limited to nine categories, six in
the senior and three in the jun
ior division. y
The six senior categortes are
short story. short-short story. in
formal essay, poetry. expository
article. and dramatic script. The
Junior categories are essay
poetry and short story.
Five gold keys will be awarded
Evening star., 1955-11-27
Optometrists to Hear
Two Investment Men

Earl Erickson and Thomas P
Trevvett of the Washington in
vestment firm of Auchincloss
Parker and Redpath win SPEAK
at a meeting OF the District
Optometric Association at 8 pm
tomorrow in the willard Hotel
DR.. Robert A. Kraskin. asso.
citation president, and DR.. A. w
Francke, chairman Of the groups
children's vision committee,
win discuss a student visior
report" from Ohio State Uni.
versity,
Evening star., 1955-11-27

annuity increase law this year
The increases apply to en-
ployes who retire during the next
two years and gradually decrease
in amount between now and De-
cember. 1857. That's why some
employees who meet the age re-
quirements or who choose to re-
tire before the official retirement
age on a reduced annuity, are
retiring now, agencies report.
$50
CAPITAL R0UNDUP-The ex-
periences of Federal agencies in
fixing the salaries Of Govern
ment per diem (blue collar
workers will be discussed by the
Society for Personnel Admins
tration work compensation group
at Z pm tomorrow in Confer
ence Room C. Departmental Aud
itorium. Federal employees are
invited to attend. Robert
E. Merriam, assistant to the di-
rector of the Budget Bureau,
will discuss THE Current Devel-
opments in the Bureau of the
Budget in the Field of Manage
ment Improvement" at 7 pm,
Thursday at a dinner in the
Ebony Room of the officers Club
at the Naval Gun Factory. The
affair is sponsored by the Ma
tional Capital Chapter of the
Armed Forces Management As
sociation. Measuring Per-
sonnel Management" will be dis
cussed by Mrs. Margaret E.
Moore. director of personnel
studies of Navy's Ofhce of In
dustrial Relations, at 7:30 pm.
Wednesday in the Post Office
Department Conference Room,
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. John A Mann
of the National Capital Housing
Authority has received an out
performance rating and
a special letter of commenda-
tion for his work. Francis
w. Hallock, Eva S. Bines and
w. Beverley Mason, jr., Of the
Federal Housing Administration
each have accumulated more
than 1000 hours of unuSued
sick leave.
Evening star., 1955-11-27


Safety and Fire Prevention Bu-
reau to coordinate all accident,
injury. fire prevention and re-
lated loss-prevention procedures
conducted by Federal depart
ments and agencies.
The new bureau would be
operated under Civil Service
laws and the officials and en-
Iployes selected under merit sys-
tenn procedures, Senator Hum
lphrey said. He voiced hope for
bipartisan support Of the bill.
Senator Humphrey declared
Government injury rates are
presently far higher than injury
rates Of private industry-even
those inherently more hazardous
than those Of most Government
operations. Last year more than
| 10000 civilian Federal employees
were injured. The total direct
cost, exclusive Of material or
equipment damage, was nearly
$26 million. OF this amount, 50
million went for medical and
leave expense. Dis bility
amounted to another 50 million
and fatality expenditures for
the lives of 191 workers cost
nearly SIS million"
The Senator added that, Fur
thermore, it is accepted by most
authorities on accident preven-
tion that indirect costs probably
Iamount to four or five times
these direct costs"
Heading the bureau proposed
by Senator Humphrey would be
a director Of Federal safety and
fire prevention. a person quail
fed by technical education and
experience to be appointed by
the President at salary Of
$4,000 year. Under the
Humphrey bill, the directors
duties would be: To advise the
President and cabinet with re-
spect to safety standards and
fire prevention in the executive
agencies; to promote better
agency standards and regula-
tions for these purposes, to
examine new methods of reduc-
ing the occasions for tort claims
against the Government, to or
Iganize training and education for
supervisors and to furnish ma
terials.
Also. there would be estab-
lished in the Civil Service Com
mission a Federal Safety Advis-
lory Committee composed Of rep
resentatiyes assigned from the
various Federal agencies as well
as representatives from the vari-
Gus Government employe unions
ana the Public Health Service.
JOBS-The Civil Service Com
mission has announced exams
for economists at salaries OF
$5,440 to $11.610 a year for po-
sitions in the various Federal
agencies here. and for medical
.technicians and medical X-ray
|technicians In Government bu-
reaus here at salaries Of $2,690
to $4,525 q year. Applications
should be filed with the csc.
Another job exam is for bindery
women at the Government Print
ling ONCE, at $1.51 an hour. Ap-
plications should be filed with
the Executive Secretary. Board
lof Civil Service Examiners, Gov
Iernment Printing ONCE.
ADDED RETIREMENT IN
lCENTIvE-Federal agencies re-
port that q slightly higher per-
Icentage Of employees are retiring
because Of the new retirement
Evening star., 1955-11-27
SECTION D.
49,

Today's edition also includes:
The Sunday Star Magazine, in
80 pages, featuring magazine pic
lures and features in new dress,
especially up From the Depths, ?
the story of how a man is trained
to escape from a submarine un-
der water.
This Week. a 40-page maga-
zine featuring THE Teen-Agers
Speak Out" in which more than
5000 teen-agers speak for them
selves.
A l0-page section Of comics.
Kresge's Christmas Gift Guide,
a f6-page gravure section.
Evening star., 1955-11-27

District and vicinity ~ Some
cloudiness and warmer today
with high in the sos. Partly
cloudy and colder tomorrow.
Maryland Considerable cloud
iness and warmer today with
high 50-56 but in the 40s in the
mountains. Partly cloudy and
colder tomorrow with snow fur
ries in the mountains.
Virginia-Some cloudiness and
warmer today with high in the
sos but $3.50 In the mountains.
Partly cloudy and colder tomor-
row with snow flurries in the