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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
London Men Will
Visit Europe

Publisher Richard Conway, ac-
companied by S. E. Robson, prom
inent London attorney will sail
from New York, March &c, on a
ten-country tour which will take
them by ship, plane, rail and
coach through all of western
Europe. A large number of news
paper people from all parts of the
US. are making the tour which
is being sponsored by the Nat
ional Editorial Association whose
affiliate membership is the larg-
est of any organization of its kind
in the world.
In the public interest, Mr.. Con-
way will write about the trip and
his impressions will be published
in this newspaper as mail delivery
allows.
The trip WI take the Londoners
to such cities as Madrid Barcelo-
ma, Rome, Milan, Florence, Venice,
Lausanne, Franklin Heidelberg
Cologne, Amsterdam, Brussels
Paris, London and Edinburgh
They will return by ship to Mon
treal before returning home. The
trip will require so days and
promises to be especially interest
ing inasmuch as other newsmer
and publishers have been rendered
several interviews and meetings
with famous persons in the several
different countries to be visited.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Steer Tour Set
For March S

The first Madison County Steer
Tour will be held on Saturday,
March 5, $50 am, according to
the Agriculture Extension Office.
The first stop will be at the home
of Gloria and Bob Geesling, who
live on the Drury Road. Additional
stops will be at the home of: Don
Thompson, Linda and John VAL
lery, Barbara and Bob Davis, Bob
and Wendell Free, Bob Stoughton,
Myrta and Julia Dorm, Janice Den
in, Vicky Emery, Phyllis Anthony,
Virginia and Sondra Anthony, Es-
ther Anthony. A demonstration on
lice and warble control will be CIV
en- by Julia Dorm. Phyllis Anthony
will demonstrate how to fit and
show beef cattle. During the lunch
hour feeding = and management
problems will be discussed and
project books will be handed out.
Noon lunch will be served by the
Jolly Rangers Sr., girls All club.
Fifty two 4-H members have 79
steers on feed for their 1855 pro-
ject. Last year Al members had
81 steers on feed.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Property Owners
Told To Install
Waste Facilities

Vernon Royce, Board of Health
Sanitarian ,for the City of London,
has issued the first of over so di-
receives to houseowners here in an
effort to rid the city of unsightly
and unsanitary privies.
The directives are being sent by
registered mail to property owners
and landlords stating that a 90
day period will be allowed to COM
plete the digging of necessary dit
ches and to install inside toilets
and other waste facilities, Royce
said.
House owners are required to
comply under both city ordinance
and county health regulations and
the program will be followed up so
that all residences coming under
the code will be required to either
attach to sewers or septic tanks,
whichever is necessary.
Royce stated that the program
will require that each dwelling
have toilet and sink and that all
privies be done away with. The di-
rective also requires that privies
be torn down and the ground filled
and sanitized.
DirectiveS issued Thursday by
Sanitarian Royce were to 118-124
S. Oak ST., owned by Paul M.
Dwyer; So S. Madison Rd., owned
by Johanna Healy; 189 Washing
ton Ave, owned by j. Fred Schle-
gel; 209 S. Walnut ST, owned by
Carl ard Evelyn Seldom; and 292
S. Main ST., owned by Pearl and
Mildred Stokes.
It was brought out that rental
properties far outnumber owner
occupant properties as far as sam
itary facilities are concerned. Some
criticism was directed toward the
board of health by certain property
owners who have said that they
would raise rents if forced to put
in such sanitary facilities as re-
quired by the board of health di-
receives and that such raise III
house rental would "penalize" ten
ants of the properties listed to re-
ceive directiVes.
However, it was pointed out that
London is far behind other cities
in the matter of sanitation and
that existing ordinances and sani-
tary codes must be enforced by
law.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Southern Hotel
Sessions Open
TO Ohio Public

The Eleventh Annual Ohio Ru-
raj Health Conference is scheduled
for all day Tuesday, March 3,
through mid-afternoon Wednesday,
March 9 at the Southern Hotel,
Columbus. The sessions are open
to the public.
The executive committee will
meet Monday evening at 7:30 pm.
to clear away for the conference
which opens with registration and
reception at the hotel at $3.50
o'clock Tuesday morning. On the
committee for the registration and
reception is Mrs. Lowell Snyder,
London-Jefferson Pike, who is a
member of the Ohio Rural Health
Council.
Group singing at 10 o'clock with
invocation by the Reverend Mr..
Alva Knoll, president of the Coun-
Gil, will precede the first talk, Our
Children developing understand
ing resources facilities to work
with Them" Herschel Nisonger,
director of Special and Adult Edu-
cation at Ohio State University,
chairman.
At this session there will be a
panel discussion directed by Mrs.
Loetta Hart, assistant professor,
Special and Adult Education at
OSU, moderator, participated in by
a group of parents of handicapped
children. The Resource Panel will
be moderated by Herschel Nison-
ger.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
PROCLA LAMATION

WHEREAS for more than seventy years United States
participated with other governments international
providing comfort relief to
sick wounded members which establish
the Red Cross the protective symbol under which those purposes
WHEREAS these treaties envsoned establishing
volunteer the
obligation
other humanitarian activities the might pescribe
and
WHEREAS by appropriate
National Red nations
matters of relief under the treat
humanitarian duties
by the Red behalf of the and people of the
United States; and
WHEREAS during half century the
membership and the voluntary contributions of
blood their made possible
discharge the National Red
obligations during periods of both and peace and
WHEREAS through all the
relief suffers disaster
contributions the fields of nursing first aid and safety
the American National Red Cross has strengthened the nation
saving lives savagng hopes and preserving human dignity and
WHEREAS by of its origin its official status its record
the National Red Cross continue the
port of all the American people:
Now, THEREFORE, L Dwight Eisenhower President
United States of America and Honorary Chairman of the American
Month land all Americans during that month the
continuing effectiveness the of the Red
ing literally of their funds and by enrolling for active membership
whereof
Seal of the United States of America to be affixed
Done at the City of Washington this
Twenty-Fourth Day of February the
of Lord Nineteen and
Fifty-five, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the One
Hundred and SeVenty-nnth.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Easter Seal Campaign To
Open In County March 10
Mrs. Addie Waughi
Dies In Balboa

Word has been received here of
the death of Addie Waught, 55, in
Balboa, Panama Canal Zone. She
was the widow of former Captain
Ralph A. Waught of the Columbus
police force.
Survivors include two sons, Lloyd
and Ralph, three grandchildren,
and two brothers, Frank and FL
mer Newman.
The body will be flown to the
States and taken to the Snyder
Funeral Home in Mt. Sterling
Services there at 200 pm. Friday
Interment in Mt. Sterling Gene
terry.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Porter M. Wilson
Dies Thursday

Porter M. Wilson, age 70, prom
inent retired farmer and school
teacher, died Thursday afternoon
at his home on East Fifth Street.
He had been i'll for two months
but seriously i'll for the past two
weeks.
Born in Clark County Novem-
Der %, 1875, he was the son of
Washington and Frances Porter
Wilson. He taught school at the
age of II and later began farm
ing. He had for many years re-
sided in the west End Commun-
ity" on the Old Springfield Road.
He was a member of the Wilson
Chapel Church; the South Vienna
IOOF, Science Hill Grange and
was a charter member of the
Madison County Farm Bureau.
Surviving ale three SONS, Will
liam w. Wilson, Paul W., both of
South Vienna and Oran H. of
South Charleston; one brother,
Charles B. Wilson of Plattsburg;
one sister, Mrs. Nina Sollars OF
W. jefferson; eight grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Wilson died in April 1852.
Funeral services at the Lukens
Funeral Home Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, the Reverend Albert
Young, officiating minister. In
terment in Somerford Cemetery.
The South Vienna IOOF Lodge
will have a service at the funeral
home at eight o'clock Saturday
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Patrol Reports
For February

The report of activities for the
month of February at the State
Highway Patrol Post here in
cluded the investigation of % ac-
cidents, a of them personal in
jury with 10 people injured. This
is a decided decrease over pre-
vious months, officials stated. The
patrol also made 166 misdemeano~
arrests and 2 felony arrests.
Patrol activities included the is
suance of 1,577 written warnings
to thoughtless motorists.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Easter Seals Go
To All Residents

Easter Seals will go to $500 res
idents as the Madison County So
ciety for Crippled Children and
Adults take the first step in
launching the greatest campaign
for crippled children in its 34-year
history.
Easter Seal mailing and other
campaign preparations were car
ried out during the past month by
Mrs. DelTedesco, CONNER cia ]
Teacher in the London High
School, and the students in her de-
partment.
The officers and directors of the
Madison County Society met Tues
day evening, March /, to complete
plans for this years campaign.
Miss Ruth Armstrong, chairman
Of the fund raising campaign and
Mr. Jack Treece, Field Represen-
tative of the Ohio Society gave
most interesting talks on the plans
tor the campaign.
The campaign. which officially
opens March 10 and continues
through Easter Sunday, April 10,
is the one annual opportunity pro-
vided residents in Madison County
and across the nation to contribute
financial assistance for crippled
children's services, according to
Miss Ruth Armstrong, chairman
of the 1855 appeal.
Campaigns are being conducted
simultaneously by more than 1,200
affiliates of the National Society
for Crippled Children and Adults
in the 4S states. District of Column
bia, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto
Rico.
Miss Armstrong explained that
the largest portion of funds con-
tributed in the local area will sup
port the hearing and eye program
in all the schools in the cities and
townships in the County.
More than 90 per cent of the
funds raised remain in the state
for direct services, the remainder
going for a nationwide program of
education, direct service and re-
search, including the Easter Seal
Research Foundation.
Madison County retains Is per
cent of the money raised for local
work.
The Madison County Society and
its work is sponsored by the Lon
don Business and Professional
Women's Club.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
FLA & YFA Have
Annual Dinner

Madison Locals F. F. A. and
Y. F. A. Chapters held their an
nuaI banquet and Father and Son
banquet at the Madison Local
School Tuesday night.
Speaker for the evening was
Robert Miller, farm commentator
on the WLW Farm and Home
Hour from Cincinnati. Mr.. Miller'S
talk, on the responsibility of farm
youth to the nation, was spiced
with humor and wit. He pointed
out the wonderful opportunities
the farm youth of this community
have to become part of the nations
most important productive system,
and praised the work of the two
rural organizations.
Taking part in the evenings pro-
gram were Robert Brown, (wel-
coming and closing remarks and
introduction of speakers), Tony
Stuthard, introduction of Fathers
and Sons), Ivan Miller, (report OF
FLA. activities), Richard Dunkle
(remarks on finances), Tom Nc
Namara, (my trip to Cornell Uni
versity) and Fred McClaskie, (re-
marks on Y. F. A. activities)
Guests were introduced by Mr.. R.
G. Phillips, Vo-Ag director.
Prayer was led by Mr.. Robert
Trehearne, principal of the Madi-
son Local School prior to fine
dinner served by the laiies of the
Newport Methodist w. S. G. S.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Ohio Annual Rural Health
Meet In Columbus Mar. SO

Recessing for lunch at 1890, the
next session will convene at pm.
with the general topic, Ten Years
of Progress, Mrs. Paul Shaw, a
member of the Council, chairman.
THE Early Days." Learning Ac-
tion," Gathering P of e onal
Strength" and From Here On"
will be discussed before adjourn
ment at four o'clock.
When the evening session opens
at 7:30 pm. it will be a Rural
Health Conference Work Session" :"
The subject to be discussed will
be Technique of Getting More
Lay People to Participate in the
District Rural Health Programs, ="
with Mrs. Arthur Mccoy of the
Council, chairman. The last two
subjects for the evening will be
planning Next Years District
Meetings." and Reports of Ten
tative Arrangements for District
Meetings" Then adjournment.
The wednesday session opening
at nine o'clock, is under the chair
manship of Howard Wells, mem
Der of the Council. Jackson
County Youth in Session" is the
topic for the meeting in which
school and county officials and
prominent residents from Jackson
county will participate. The discus
sion will be in two parts, High
lighting the Problems and Meet
ing the Problems"
At the luncheon at 11:30, the
Rev. Mr.. Knoll will preside with
Rev. Clyde Rogers. Director of
Town and Country Dept, Ohio
Council of Churches, Mrs. Ada M.
Smith, Council member, a talk
Accomplishments = Challenges, "
by DIR. A. r. Mangus, professor
Rural Sociology, O.S.U.; at 2 pm.
the final meeting in charge of
Reverend Knoll, Council president.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Board OF Health Starts
On Sanitation Crack Down
FARMERS BEWARE

A Fayette county farmer is
holding a check for S634 so said
to have been given in payment
of 27 hogs at a sale recently.
Sheriff Harold Bidwell said
that a man who signed his
name as Med Brooks" gave
the farmer the check which was
drawn on Mt. Sterling bank.
Local farmers were warned not
to accept checks from strangers
and to be on the lookout for
suspicious checks.
The sheriff said that the SUBJ
ject usually buys at farm sales
and auctions in this locality.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Donkey Ball Game
At Gym March 7

London's basketball fans can
wind up their season Monday,
March 7, at the high school gym
when the Boosters Club presents
the Donkey Basketball game. Pre-
liminary game at 7:30 pm. will
feature the Hume and Nabe team
versus the Stiwheels, both teams
composed of former county stars.
In the donkey ball, at 500 pm,
it will be the L.H.S. Faculty and
Boosters VS.. the Red Raiders. No
score cards will be sold, as the
jackasses will be readily identifi-
able in the fine lighting system of
the new gym.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Armenia Henry, 80
Dies Wednesday

Mrs. Armenia Henry, county
resident, 80 years of age, died
Wednesday in Mt Carmel HoA
pital, Columbus.
She leaves two sons, WillialG
and Robert, three daughters, MD
Belle Carberry, Mrs. RayrnoM "a
Hubbard and Mrs. Floyd Buzza 81
and one brother, Charles Slower
Friends may call at the Snyd
Funeral Home in Mt. SterliN
where services will be held Satur'
day at 200 pm. Interment in M.
Sterling Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Jacob 6. Rhoades
Dies tuesday

Jacob c. Rhoades, 70, retired
superintendent of construction and
maintenance at the London Prison
Farm, died suddenly Tuesday aft
ernoon as the result of a heart at
tack, according to acting coroner
DR.. Ernest Crouch.
Mr.. Rhoades was discovered in
a lot he had recently purchased
on North Oak ST., next TO the Hol-
ton property by William Powers,
Jr. at 2:30 pm. Mr.. Rhoades had
been clearing the lot, on which he
intended to build. Powers noticed
the body lying there as he passed
on his way home. His wife, Iva,
brought him his lunch earlier in
the day, and he appeared well at
the time. eating in the car.
Mr.. RhoadeS was born in Ross
Co., the son of Henry and Laura
Rhoades, but had lived all his life
in Madison Co. He retired from
the London Prison Farm in 1949,
with a fine record of accomplish
ment there. He was a member of
the London Methodist Church and
the Madison County Farmers
Club. He is survived by his wife,
Iva, and a sister, Mrs. Walter
Chenoweth, Mt. Sterling.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted Friday at 200 pm. in the
Lukens Funeral Home, the Rev.
erend A M. Shenefelt officiating.
Interment in Kirkwood Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
AG Test Results List
Three County Seniors

Nine senior boys from the
county schools took the Agricul-
tural Competitive test recently.
The three highest were: Thomas
Mcnamara, of Madison Local, Don
French, of Madison Local, and
Robert Bidwell, of West Jeffer-
CON
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
KENT STUDENT TO
APPEAR IN PLAY

Al Mancini, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marino Mancini, London will take
part in a play presented by Kent
State University in the university
studio theater March 4 through
II. Title of the play is THE Ri
vals", by Richard Brinsley Sheri-
dan. 1t is a comedy dealing with
18th century manners and is
directed by Prof. G. Harry Wright.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
DVERTISiNG

ADVERTISING
Newspaper advertising pro-
duceS results when sales in
telligence is mixed with print
er's ink.
HOLLYWOOD
In Hollywood, every time you
see a movie stars husband in
new suit, it's usually a new
husband!
suDN THoT
When your wife stops telling
you to be careful-She's finally
found out how much life in
l surance you've got.
lnFE "a
I With some men, the only
Y way wiley can stop him from
chasing women is to take the
wheels off his wheelchair.
PEOPLE
Some people give us big
pain in the neck-of some
others we have an even lower
n opinion!
DEAR JOHN g..
Best Dear John" letter we
ever heard of was from a sol
dier's sweetheart who said:
Dear John, You have been
overseas two years now and l
couldn't wait any longer, darl-
ing, so I married your father.
Love, Mother"
VIEWPOINT
To some little girls YES
spells "yes". To some other
little girls it spells mink"
KID STUFF
Teacher: who said open
your mouth and close your
eyes, and I'll give you some
thing to make you wise?
Willie: Eve"
OUCH!
And then there's the one
about the condemned mar
walking the last mile reading
a copy of Life Begins at
Forty"
SMART SET
Chorus girls aren't as dumb
as some people would have
you believe. We heard of one
who reads Dun & Bradstreet
exclusively.
OVERHEARD
Overheard in a manhole was
this bit of repartee - Lets
walk, Elmer, I'm really too
tired to ride with YOU"
souRPUss
Meanest old man in town
goes home every evening and,
if dinner is ready, he won't eat
it, and if it isn't ready, he
raises hell about it.
CAUSE
The owner of prize buck
sheep was surprised to find the
animal charging at stone
wall. Time after time the buck
butted the wall and the farm
er asked, Buck, why are you
trying to knock your brains
out like that?"
The sheep replied, II just
heard a song entitled "There'll
Never Be Another Ewe!"
BEBoP
Couple of beboppers were
on their way home after late
session when a garbage wagon
passed and about thirty cans
fell off on the street with
terrible clatter. The boy turn
ed to the light of his life and
exclaimed - Darling, listeni
They're playing OUR song"
LIFE
If you drive around in the
rain with the top down, you're
a nature lover. If you drive
around in the rain with the top
down but without hat on,
you're crazy!
HISTORY
1t might have been diff
ferent story If George Wash
ington had chopped down the
cherry tree while his old man
was picking cherries.
LAST WORD
Some people never know
what happiness is until they
get married-and then it's too
late.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
Local Girl Receives
Honorable Mention

Miss Linda Ann Hood, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard P. Hood,
London, received an Honorable
Mention in the nationwide Our
Times Current Affairs contest.
The contest offered awards to
students submitting winning es-
says on three subjects: Should the
Taft-Hartley Labor Bill be Revis-
ed, What Should Be the Govern
ment's Farm Policy and How Can
America Sell Democracy Abroad.
Miss Hood selected the farm pol
icy question for her essay.
William van Tilburgh, of Ash
land High School, was the only
Ohio winner out of seven in the
United States.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
i OUR
"a (fT6GWN
NOTICE

~ t~@
Paul Bangham sent in the
following which we think is
pertinent to the times. This
bulletin could be found in al
most any office in the land it
goes like this:
TO ALL EMPLOYEES: Due
to the increased competition
and a keen desire to remain in
business, we find it necessary
to institute a new policy -
effective Immediately.
Henceforth we are asking
that somewhere between start
ing and quitting time and with
out infringing too much on the
time usually devoted to lunch
period, coffee breaks, rest
period, storytelling, ticket
selling, vacation planning and
the rehashing of yesterdays
TV programs-each employee
will please endeavor to find
some time to be set aside and
to be known as work
break"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04
M RS. ECkSTEiN
TO HOSPITAL

Mrs. Fred Eckstein was taken
to Mt. Carmel Hospital in Column
bus Thursday night by the RAIDER
ambulance for further observa-
ton and treatment. Her room
number is 428. Mrs. Eckstein has
been home only a short tine fol-
lowing surgery.
ROLLA D. WEBSTER
is PATIENT AT MT. CARMEL
Mr.. Rolla D. Webster, County
Superintendent of Schools, is re-
covering from surgery at Mt. Car
mel Hospital in Columbus. Ills
room number is S21.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04

THIS
NEWSPAPER
Believes established
local merchants have
70 protect fheir RePu-
fufions Thuf's your
b e So guarantee OF
value.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04

Newspaper advertising pro-
duceS results when sales in
telligence is mixed with print
er's ink.
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