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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
Leaders konored
AT Luncheon

Eleven Madison County All
leaders were honored at the State
All Advisors Recognition Lunch
con held Saturday at the Ohio
State University. The leaders were
honored for their years of service
as follows: Don Elliott, Rt. /, Gal
loway, 20 years; Mrs. G. f. Lip
pencott, Irwin, 10 years; Mrs.
Paul Overturf, Irwin, 10 years: Mr..
Paul Overturf, Irwin 10 years;
Mary Lee Kile, West Jefferson, 5
years; Mrs. Woodrow Sells, Mt.
Sterling, 5 years; Mr.. Cameron
Green, London, 5 years; Mrs. En-
NETT Reder, Plain City, 5 years;
Mr.. Den Becker, Rt. 3, London, 5
years; Mr.. Don Dorm. South Solon,
5 years and Mrs. Bryson Evans,
Rt. l, Galloway. 5 years.
Recognition pins were awarded
by the New York Central Railroad.
The luncheon was provided by the
Sears Roebuck Foundation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
Accidents Numerous Here
As Ice Covers Highways
Winters Last III
Blast Takes Toll

Icy roads and driving snow made
motoring extremely hazardous in
this area on Saturday, March 26.
The storm, which started early
Saturday morning, increased in VII
olence as the day wore on, not
abating until late in the evening. IT
was the aftermath of the hign
winds and freakish weather which
occurred here earlier in the week.
The State Highway Patrol re-
ported no less than 10 accidents,
most serious one involving 3utos
driven by Frank Fultz, 81, Fair
born, Ohio, and Earl Meredith, So,
of Pittsburgh, Pa. which occurred
on u. S. Route 40, 7 miles west of
West jefferson. The Fultz auto ran
into the rear of the Meredith auto
and Mrs. Ellen Meredith, riding
with her husband, was taken to
Springfield City Hospital with a
broken left leg, a fractured back,
fractured right shoulder blade and
head injuries. A passing motorist
took Mrs. Meredith to Springfield
William Knapp, London Route 2,
lost control of his car at about 3
am. Saturday on Route Sc north
of Summerford. The car turned
over in the ditch, and Mr.. Knapp
suffered severe decorations of the
head and face, and a partial sever
ing of the right ear. He was treat
Ell at DR.. Bacon'S and taken to Mt.
Carmel in the LulEenS ambulance.
The patrol reported about three
areas of intense accident potential,
one west of Lafayette, one north
OF Lafayette on U. S. AZ, and one
north of London AS many as six
vehicles were piled up in a single
collision, including two tractor and
trailer outfits which slid into
wrecked cars. Even one of the pa
troll cars was involved in an acci-
dent.
The sheriff's office reported sim
liar activity, with many multiple
car accidents. Clement D. Huber
Ashland, Ohio, bank official, and
Herbert D. Kelly, Akron, Ohio
were drivers of cars wrecked on
State Route 38 north of London
Their autos hit head-on, and were
smashed into by autos driven by
Robert J. Shipley, London, and
Wetzel G. Griffith, London. Mrs
Kelly and Mrs. HubI.r were treat
ed at Halterman Hospital and tax
eli to Mt. Carmel Hospital, Column
bus.
Most aCcideELs nrvoWei people
from out of state WHO were passing
through the storm area Unavoid-
ably. Most local folks just stayed
right at home throughout the day
The patrol reported the storm
general over Ohio, most severe ir
the northeastern part, with & to I
inches of snow covering the icy
roads.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
y OUR
IGE IGE TOWN

Word has been received
here that MIR. J. r. Conway
has officially sailed on the
Empress of Scotland which
left New York at 11:30 a. m.
on Saturday, March 26. Thus
the Madison County Press has
the distinction OF being per-
haps the smallest paper in the
u. S. A. with a full-fledged
foreign correspondent.
There were several London
people in New York to wish
the travellers bon voyage, but
more of this later as the news
comes in. We expect the first
to be a tale of shipboard life,
mailed from London, England,
reaching us by next week.
In the meantime, here in
London, Ohio, be on the look
out for a spring revival of the
baby picture racket. The gim-
mick is to ask for your baby
to pose for pictures for nat
ional baby food or other adj
vertising campaign, with fee
for the registration of your
child as a model. Complaints
have been received from Cam
bridge and Russells Point. OF
course, your baby is the
cutest, most likely to be chos-
en- for a model, but you'll nev-
er make it through these slick
ers. AS long as it's Caveat-
Emptor, know what your do
ing before you give your
money await
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
Corn Producers
Warned By ASC

The Ohio ASC Committee has
determined that Madison County is
in Angoumois Moth Area 2, and
the final availability date for 1854
corn loans and purchase agree
ments, shall be the close of busi-
ness April 30, 1855, instead of May
81, as previously announced.
Producers notes and loan agree
ments, in the moth areas, shall
carry the maturity date of July 81,
1855, even though the producers
have the option of early delivery.
If early delivery option is selected,
the loan settlement rate will be re-
duced 2 cents per bushel. In addi-
tion, applicable discounts will be
applied for the quality of corn de-
liVered.
Producers are responsible for
both the quality and quantity of
corn under loan throughout the
period of the loan.
Franklin Co. has been determin-
ed in Angoumois Moth Area II.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
Edison Company
Revenues Advance

Consolidated operating revenue
of Ohio Edison Company and its
subsidiary Pennsylvania Powe r
Company for 1854 totaled S109,-
513, ,428, gain of slightly less than
1%S over the $1O8,551, 1896 received
in 1853, President Walter H. Sam
mis- said in his annual report to
stockholders being mailed this
week.
Increased sales of electricity to
residential, farm and commercial
customers, which offset a decline
in industrial sales for the first 10
months of the year, were response
BILE for the operating revenue gain,
the report stated.
Operating expenses for the year
dropped 1920. The decline, from
$50, ,433, 129 to $50, ,1O9,522, was due
principally to lower generating
costs.
Provisions for taxes amounted to
$26, ,992, ,749, equivalent to 24.6c of
each dollar of operating revenue.
Consolidated net income after
preferred stock dividends amount
ed to S17,519, ,101, a gain of $40
over the previous year. Earnings
were equal to $500 a share on s.
806, 136 shares of common stock
outstanding at the end of the year,
compared with S3.15 share on s.
278,3O6 shares outstanding at the
end of 1853.
Electric customers on Decem-
ber 81 numbered 578,21S, up Is, ,536
from the previous year. A continu-
ing increase in population and a
high level of new home construc-
ton have been largely responsible
for the steady annual growth in
customers, Mr.. SammiS said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
Mrs. Winnie GUY
Dies In Columbus

Mrs. Winnie w. Guy, 80, a mem
ber of the Plain City PreSbyter-
ian Church, died Monday night at
her home % Blenheim Road, Co
lumbus, Monday evening. Mrs.
Guy suffered a stroke last fall
and about two months ago fell and
broke her right hip. She had been
in failing health since.
Surviving is one daughter. Miss
Ercell Louise Guy cf the home.
Her husband is the late William II.
Guy.
Funeral services Thursday aft
ernoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Car
rell Weir North Chapel, 1921
North High Street, Columbus. In
terment in Union Cemetery, Co
lumbus.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from two to five and seven
to nine Wednesday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
Busy Mems Bible Class
Have Banquet

The annual Busy Mems Bible
Class banquet will be held in the
basement of the Presbyterian
Church on Wednesday evening,
March 80, at $50 pm.
Speaker will be Theodore (Ted)
Caesar who has been director of
personal relations with the Ohio
Farm Bureau for three years. Mr..
Caesar also taught psychology in
the public schools and in Wayne
University in Detroit. He is an ex-
pert on personal relations. and his
topic will be I'VE Learn anc Live. "
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
James Florence VIII
Have New Position

James Westfall, manager of the
South Charleston Producers Stock
yards, announces that j a m s
Florence, 81, will take over the
duties of head of the hog depart
ment on April T.
Mr. Florence succeeds Frank
Kelley, who is resigning to devote
full time to his farm in Highland
County.
In addition to his duties at the
stockyards, Mr.. Florence supervis-
es operations on his large farm on
Copeland Rd,, near South Charles
ton. James is also head of the high
school booster organization and
has other civic interests.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
First Baptist Church
To Install Pastor

The First Baptist Church Of
London will hold installation SER
vices for our new Pastor, V. G.
Stewart, on Sunday April 10 at
3 p. m
Preceding installation will be a.
week of churches services with the
following pastors serving Sunday
April 3 through Friday April 8
respectively: S. NJ. Butler, London,
c. +. Robinson, l.. II. Johnson, A.
L. Mason, ]. p. Fincher, all of Co
lumbuS, and A. j. Ruffin of Ur-
bana. Pastor for the services April
10 will be NJ. J. Mitchell of Co
lumbuS.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
Local Man With 18th
Infantry, Hawaii

25TH DIV, HAWAII - Army
Pvt Charles r. Carpenter, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Carpenter,
Route l, Mount Sterling, Ohio, is
a member Of the 25th Infantry
Division in Hawaii
The "Tropic Lightning division
is continuing its post-truce train
ing program using valuable eXpera
ience gained in Korea.
Private Carpenter entered thk
Army last August ana complete
basic training at Fort Knox, K
He attended Monroe Townsh
High School, Williamsport.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
Announce Birth In
Springfield Hospital

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Brown,
108 North Greenmount Avenue,
Springfield, announce the birth of
a son, David Joseph, in City Hos
pital, Springfield, Monday, March
90 The baby weighed seven
pounds three and three-quarter
ounces.
Maternal grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Atkins are former Sc
dalia residents. Paternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs, John w.
Everhart of Springfield. Great
grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs. J.
A. Atkins Of Sedalia and Mr.. and
Mrs. P. s Mccormick of near Ur-
bana.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
t4ousebreakinq Here
On Saturday Night

The Sheriffs office reports that
the home of Raymel Fades, Elm
St, across from the fairgrounds,
was broken into sometime between
5 and $50 pm. Saturday night
A front window was forced, and
the thief supposedly entered
through the window, although the
back door was unlocked.
Estimates of the loss include
about $500 taken from two piggy
banks, with a third missing. two
silver dollars, and q .410 shotgun
with some shells.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
LONDON EAGLES TO
ELECT OFFICERS

London Aerie $50 of the Frater-
nal Orders of Eagles will hold
their annual nomination for Off
GERS on Wednesday, March 30 at
8 p. m. at the Eagles Hall.
The election of officers will be
on Wednesday, April s. Voting vii.
start at 2 p. m, and continue until
8 p. m. Polls will be located on
the first floor of the hall.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
Hacket+ Promoted In
Highway Department

Oliver Barker, Madison Co. sup
erintendent of the State Highway
Department announces the promo
tion of Michael Hackett from time
keeper to the position of engineers
aide with division s OF the de-
partment.
Hackett will be replaced b. Ecl-
NETT Donahue of London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
DON'T DELAY!

Unless you want to be pick
ed up for driving without a IL
cense, better have yours renew
ed this week." say the members
of the local bureau.
The offices under the Firct
National Bank will be open
from 7 to 9 o'clock, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings, for the conven-
ience Of those who cannot get
in during the day, Mrs. Sue
Byers, office clerk stated Mon
day morning.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
FORREST SIDENER, SR.
ENTERS ST. ANTHONY'S

Forrest Z. Sidener, Sr.. retired
rural mail carrier, Columbia Aven-
ue, has entered st. Anthony's Hos
pital, Columbus, for observation
and treatment. His room number is
221.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
HERBERT HARPER
IN DOCTORS HOSPITAL

Herbert Harper, Lafayette, is re-
covering after an operation at Doc
tors Hospital last week His room
number is South 22S.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
West Jeff l.O.O.F. To
Have Annual Fish FRY

The West Jefferson IO.OF.
lodge will have its annual Fish
Fry" at the hall Friday evening,
April /. Said one man who is
prominent in the lodge, 1T falls
on April FOOLS Day, but we as
sure you it will be no April Fool;
there will be plenty of fish and
good food"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
FORMER RESIDENT IN
xENIA HOSPITAL

John Emmons, Fairborn, form
erly of London, is in Greene Coun-
" Memorial Hospital, Xenia, for
observation and treatment. His
room number is 125-D.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
General Assembly
IN Twelfth Week

Majority leaders in the Ohio
House of Representatives emphas-
iZed some of the major areas of
legislation which are considered of
most importance for House action
rs the 18th week Of the 1Olst~
Ohio General Assembly moved
long. Meantime, committees
tinuec to meet on many bills.
Included were censorshin
involving magazines aS
pictures, with referel
newspapers and
tional rights Of
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-29
THIS
NEWSPAPER

Believes established
locoi merchants hove
TO protect their Repu-
fufions Thof's your
b e ST guarantee of
voIue.
Evening star., 1955-05-22

USS GLACIER. believed TO be the largest and
most powerful icebreoker built. recently
pIeted by The ingalls, Shipbviding Corporation. The
Navy vessel wos another first for neoIs-oIso first with
the oI-weded oeeongoing vessel oI-weIded merehont
ship. oIweIded eorgo-posseneerSesse. peoeetime C-3
eorgo vessel and Novy refrigerated issue ship.
As the pioneer in the construction Of olweIded
going ships, ingalls, hos been called upon by the Armed
Forces TO build these prototypes and TO test other nnovo
tions vital TO notonoI defense-serving as huge
reseoreh and development department. In foet. both the
ingalls, shpyords. at Poseoeouo. Mississippi the largest
the Gulf Coos and the yard at Deeotur. Alobomo.
have been used TO improve eovntrys International
position both in peoee and war.
We ore ivstHobN proud Of record in being
Ieeted TO build these prototypes to set the poee as
leader omone shipbuders We take even more pride
in our contributions the United Stotes Government and
Nutiono Defense.
lngoIIs will continue 10 old in mokng our
vop1M
Evening star., 1955-05-22
What on Earth Become
Of the Old CoIIiope?

is always an outside chance
that the boiler will blow up.
A steam piano cannot be
played continuously. Two
choruses Of a popular tune use
up 10 pounds Of steam. The
power must be husbanded and
the music rationed for i'm
portant points along a parade
route. This posed q major
problem before our Washing
ton procession even was under
way.
Our virtuoso was Tommy
Comstock, brought out of re-
tirement in Jackson. Mich, to
make this date as the crown
ing achievement Of his long
career at the keyboard. He
was in bad health, so d circus
friend namede Francis Fisher
came along to attend him.
Tommy had a sleepless night
and gave us all a scare on the
big morning. But once in the
wagon with his fingers on the
familiar ivory, the years seemed
to fall away and be said he
felt fine.
'Four-Leof Clover
He felt so good, in fact that
while the America" stood in
line for several hours with
other units awaiting the pa
rade's starting signal, Tommy
responded too generously to the
requests Of bystanders to give
us tune" His favorite num-
ber was I'm Looking Over a
Four-leaf Clover" The fact
that this had been Senator
Taft's campaign song at the
COP. convention in 1948
startled some Of Mr.. Com
stocks audience. That he was
using UP the head Of steam
faster than our fireman could
rebuild 1t annoyed the press
agents. They had to carry
water in buckets from a
friendly drugstore three blocks
away.
The horses became thirsty
too, so the publicity men (Allen
]. Lester and the writer, kept
watering them as well as the
boiler. The proper function
Of Snowman invariably turns
out to be some form of physi-
Evening star., 1955-05-22
NEARBY VOTES

The votes of nearby Mary
land and Virginia Senators on
the major roll calls in Con-
gress during the last week.
(There were no major House
voteS.)
On an amendment by Sena-
tor Spessard L. Holland 3D.,
Fla0 to the Agricultural Ad-
justment Act to prohibit soil
conservation ments to
farmers who knowingly har-
vest any basic commodity in
excess of their allotments. Re-
jected. 35-49.
For: Byrd 3D., va). Robertson Cd.
Against: Butler (R, Md).
Announced for: Beall tR., MAJ.
On passage of a resolution
to amend the Constitution to
authorize governors to fill
temporary vacancies in the
House of Representatives in
an emergency. (Two-thirds
majority or SO yeas" re-
quired) Passed. 1913.
AFor: Beall. Butler. Robertson.
AGAINST: Byrd.
Compiled by Congressional Quarterly
Evening star., 1955-05-22

automatic, though it was
against this committees can
didate that Thurmond won.
Mr.. Thurmond, of course.
will not resign to the party
chairman, but to the Governor.
Just what his timing will be.
he has not announced.
Resignation by Sen a tor
Thurmond before the June
primaries would, of course.
create a vacancy in the Senate
until after the November elec-
ton. The Governor could re-
appoint him for the interim
or name someone else. If he
didn't accept the resignation,
there would be no vacancy.
South Carolina already has
one senatorial race scheduled
for next year. The term Of
Senator Olin D. Johnston is
expiring, so if a race is ordered
also because of Thurmond,
the people would vote in both
at the same time.
In the "write-in" victory in
1854 no primary had been
held, leaving Democrats to
vote for whom they pleased.
Many of Mr.. Thurmond's
friends felt when he made the
promise to resign that 1t was
an unnecessary political ges-
statement as to what he would
do II elected.
ture.
It is believed that unless
there are complications as to
his resignation. he is pretty
sure of being returned. But a
Democratic primary, like a
petit jury. is unpredictable.
Evening star., 1955-05-22
THE SUNDAY STAR Ash
Washington, d. G.
STJNnGY MAY N, 1898

cal labor. although this 10
Strictly a trade secret. not to
be revealed to the public,
whose respect for them Is
rooted in the conviction that
a press agent puts in his time
drinking good whiSkey, run
ming after beautiful show girls,
giving away passes and steal
ing prose from newspaper
men who really know how to
write
Low Heed of Steom
By the time the procession
moved the gauge on the boiler
showed so little steam that
the publicity men. who had
planned to bid their thirsty
monster q temporary farewell.
hop a taxi ride to the White
House and there await the ap-
pearance Of their achievement,
decided to play safe and walk
behind the wagon all the way.
Thus they could watch the
boiler and shout at the macs
tro when 1t was time to risk
sozne Of their precious steam.
We let go with two choruses
of ''The Halls Of Montezuma"
as the calliope passed the
Capitol, played Missouri
Waltz" a few blocks farther
on, MY Old Kentucky Home"
some distance later when the
Weep no More My Lady" re-
frain could be heard clearly
by Republican mpurners, and
finally reached the White
House with all the stops pulled
out and screaming when You
and I Were Young. Maggie" In
honor Of the Presidents sing
ing daughter.
And we had figured the
steam supply right down to
the last puff; the final notes
Of Maggie" whistled family
and died away. President
Truman and Vice President
Barkley were the only digni-
taries left at the open pavil-
lion In the chill of that Janu-
ary evening, but they grinned
and lifted their silk hats to
the wild clarion call Of this
brightly dressed old relic Of
the vanished days when cir
cuses still gave street pa
rades: Come to think of 1t.
they would have been the
right age for running along
behind.
Evening star., 1955-05-22
By BEv KELLEY

The steam calliopes was in
vented 100 years ago by Joshua
Stoddard in Worcester. Mass.
and it first was heard on July
4, 1856.
It's inventor thought he was
building q church instrument.
But, of course. the logical des-
tination of the calliope was
the open road, with circuses
and riverboat shows.
This centennial stirs my
memory. It recalls how. on a
patriotic occasion in l949, I
took one of the last Of these
working relics to highlight the
inaugural procession of Harry
Truman and Alben Barkley.
The taking of a circus wagon
and eight horses from Louis
vile to the Nations Capital
seems like a minor chore for
anyone as resoerceful as circus
folk are touted to be. Never
theleSs, the junket involved
two railroad cars and the serv-
ices of seven men.
To serenade President Tru-
man and Vive President Bark
ley with a steam piano be-
longing to a circus from the
Blue Grass State (Cole Bros.o
seemed logical to the inaug-
ural committee. 1t seemed all
right to the circus, too.
When 1t was rolled onto q
fiatcar for the trip to Wash
ington, it glittered in the
Kentucky sun. Eight white
horses were groomed until
their coats shone like satin;
harness was polished to a
mirror finish. The circus people
couldn't take their proud eyes
off it.
Formidable Instrument
Now an air calliope. such as
circuses mount on bandstands.
is as easy to play as a piano;
a steam "pianer" is something
else again. The keys must be
struck, not caressed, and they
are hot all the time. And most
of the musicians who play it
become deaf from the volume.
Escaping steam can turn the
inside of a calliope wagon into
"a lethal chamber. And there