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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01
The
Teen-Age
Set
ANNE. JUL, and NAN

All the students of L.H.S. should
be full of vim and vigor after en-
joying an extra day of rest this
past week. While the faculty at
tended a teachers meeting on Fri
day, the students enjoyed a vaca-
ton from school.
Wednesday night was Parents
Night at dancing lessons held at
London High. Everyone was glad
to see so many parents get into
the swing" of things and the par
ents proved to be quite expert at
Waiting and jitterbugging.
London captured the Mid-Six
crown last Thursday as they charg-
ed through Worthington's team
for a 26-0 victory. The boys show
ed good sportsmanship and every
one is proud of the teams fine
showing. The team was rewarded
after the game by a visit to Fet-
trows' where they managed to fill
themselves to capacity with no aft
er effects.
Saturday evening the P. t. A
held a ham and chicken supper ir
L.H.S.'s cafeteria. From all re.
ports the supper was delicious an6
appeared to be hugh success.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01

Mrs. Thomas Slattery, Elm
Street, with Mrs. Charles Boysel
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Potts of
Catawba, have returned after a
two weeks vacation in Daytona
Beach, Florida.
~ ~
Miss Marilyn Fellows of Day
ton, spent last week end with Miss
Nancy Fades, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymel Fades, Elm Street.
Miss Fellows parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Fellows, came Sun
day to accompany her home.
~ ~
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Tyson, Elm
Street, have returned from Lex
ington, Kentucky where they went
to be with their son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Tyson,
to celebrate Toms" birthday on
Tuesday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01

George Byers and their children,
Lynn, Beth and George, of Colum-
bus; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred DeCamp
and children, Ricky and Jimmy
Cannon, of Dayton; Mr.. and Mrs.
L. M. holland and son, Paul, of
Hinsdale, Illinois; Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Creath and children, Melin-
da and Nicky, Mrs. Webb Kulp,
Mrs. j. A. Smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alan Kulp, all of London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01
SOcietv, Social Events And News OF The Clubs
Creation Of Floral Pictures"
Pleases Gardeners And Guests

AT the October meeting and
Guest Night" of London Garden
Club, Wednesday evening in the
Methodist Church dining-rooms,
Mrs. Edward r. Ray of Lancaster,
presented many-faceted and de-
cidedly informative program, her
theme being, the Creation of Flor
al Pictures"
This creative art Mrs. Ray ex-
planned, is inexpensive, hence with
in the reach of all. Too, she con-
tinued, there is always challenge
and obligation for us to enhance
our homes and surroundings; in
addition this art is definitely a
"seeing-eye', creating in us a pro-
found appreciation of beauty in the
commonplace.
As Mrs. Ray continued her clev-
er and Informal, yet definitely in
Structive talk on the mechanics of
floral arrangements, design, con-
tainers and plant material, she
seemingly easily created many un-
usual arrangements. The wash
board container, a crownless hat,
weeds and refuse glass (collet !,
were deftly placed to reveal beau
ty of the commonplace"
Strive for the evasive quality of
Distinction, defined as originality,
imagination, beauty !. . not money
spent Use some of the not so COM
mon materials in the usual man.
ner or the common materials in an
unusual manner" Mrs. Ray advis-
ed. Concluding the first part of her
program, Mrs. Ray stated, "The
creation of a floral picture is JOY
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01
Facts About
Folks

M/Sgt. George Williams, Mrs.
Williams and their daughter, Shar-
on Kay, are guests of Mrs. Will
liams' brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Allen, East
Fifth Street. The Williams are
just home after three years in
Ulm, Germany and will go from
London to Ft. Myer, Virginia, Sgt.
Williams next detail with the US.
Army.
IS .&
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Robi-
son, Elm Street, have returned
after a vacation in Washington d.
c., Wilmington, North Carolina,
stopping at Gatlinburg, Tenn, on
the return journey.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01
Women Of Moose
Honor Member

The Women of the Moose at their
Tuesday night meeting planned a
baby shower for Mrs. Junior Pick
ems, who is chairman of the organ
ization's Child Care committee and
presented her with a number of
lovely gifts after the business
meeting.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Ernest Baker, Mrs. Bertha
Barnhart and Mrs. Cecil Reisinger.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01
Family Party
DR.. F. E. holland

A family party at she home of
DR.. and Mrs. F. E. Noland, South
Walnut Street, last Sunday, was
planned by Mrs. holland, as a cele-
bration for the eightieth birthday
of DR.. holland.
At the dinner were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Noiand and Mr.. and Mrs.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01
New Members OF BPW Installed
At Ceremony At Red Brick Tavern

Lombard, Mrs. Russell Walls, Mrs.
Howard Brewer, Mrs. Leroy Sny-
der, Miss Ruth Ann Tull and Miss
Gloria Brill. Previously accepted
for membership and installed with
the group were, Miss Catherine
Benjamin, Mrs. Chester Swope.
Mrs. M. ]. Chakeres and Mrs. John
Hammond. Each was presented
with a corsage as conclusion to
the installation.
AS a part of its activity, Mrs.
King announced that the next pro
ject of the club to be carried out,
will be its "On the Job Training"
for senior girls of London High
School This is being planned by
Miss Mary Davis, chairman and
her committee on Vocation and
Education.
For the information of members,
Miss Ruth Armstrong, East Fifth
Street, pinch hitting for Mrs. Ger
trude Gist, Legislative chairman.
gave some pertinent facts concer-
ming the ballot on Unemployment
Compensation" The club went on
record as opposing the issue.
Also as part of its program,
the London club has each year
remembered the folks at the Mad
ison County Home in a number OF
ways. In the future a card win be
sent to each resident on the prop
er day in recognition of the BIRTH
day.
The dencIous menu was served
at tables with centerpieces of
chrysanthemuns and other fall
flowers, place cards in the aut-
unn theme, completing the decor
ationS.
Next Sunday a number from the
London Club will go to Miarnis-
burg for an all-day District meet
ing.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01

Mrs. Belle Stack of Trenton,
KY, is the guest of her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. P E.
Bacon, North Union Street. Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Crouch of Tren-
ton, her son-in-law and daughter,
who accompanied her to London,
returned to their home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ogden of
Springfield were guests Friday of
Mr.. Ogden's mother, Mrs. Mary
Ogden, West First Street.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01

Mrs. Mollie Caskey returned to
her home in Cincinnati Friday aft
er a few days visit with Mrs. j.
P. Skinner and Miss Ella Prim-
rose, North Union Street.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01

Mrs. Pearl Pernod of Fair7nont.
Indiana, is the guest of her son
and daughter-in-law MIR. and Mrs.
Maurice Pernod and family, Car
field Avenue.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01

London Business and Professional
Women's Club members came
away from a dinner meeting at the
Red Brick Tavern Monday evening,
extremely gratified with their her.
itage as such, after listening to
very splendid talk on Ohio Women
of Distinction by Miss Mary Quinn,
associated with the Ohio Bell TeIe-
phone. Fired with enthusiasm for
her subject, Miss Quinn had gone
to great lengths to get information
of the highest type for her presen-
tation of women in business, let
ters, the arts, the professions. She
left her audience with the feeling,
that women, if they are so inclined,
can by their own efforts and in
spite of adverse circumstances, be
successful in any field.
The London Club, under the able
guidance of Mrs. Leon H. King, is
endeavoring to play its part in full
filling the 1855 slogan of the Ma
tional Federation, Aim High"
(and then follow the arrow" says
Marguerite Rawalt, National Pres
ident). Increase in membership is
one phase of the program which
was carried out at Monday nights
meeting with the initiation of nine
new members at an unforgettably
impressive candlelight ceremony
arranged by Miss Miriam LeBeau,
chairman of the clubs Membership
committee and her assistants, Mrs.
Roscoe Mills and Mrs. Robert
Sims. The color of the candles des-
ignated the status of the partici-
pants in the ritual; gold for charter
members, blue for officers and
committee chairnen and white for
new and old members. The nine
recently voted in members were
Mrs. John Kile, Mrs. Laura Koen,
Mrs. Thomas Slattery, Mrs. Jack
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-10-13
LOng-live Charles NJ. Jones,
Former Rockville Postmaster

AS long as laugh at yourself occasionally there's
sul hope - according to school of lay psychoanayss
And there is any truth in this MAXIM there is at least
5O percent nope for the editorial staff of the Sentinel We
say 80 percent because laughter ourselves is mingled
with good dose of chagn, modification and plain en-
barrassment.
1t that the Sentinel of last week published the
better part of page devoted pictures of Rockville post
offices and postal personnel of the past One the photos
showed former Postmaster Charles NJ Jones and identified
him deceased.
AS usual when bobo has been allowed to creep into an
item = and whether said item deals with the vanilla ice
cream social of the Little Brown church which really was
strawberry ice festival premature death makes
no difference the phone began to ring on Thursday
morning
The burden of the phone calls make painful story
as brief possible to the effect that eXPosmaster
Jones is alive and doing quite well, thank YOU
Yes, we have heard a number of times this week the
alleged Mark Twain anecdote reports of my premature
death are greatly exaggerated We thought was an anus
ing story, too, when we first heard it.
The Sentinel is not of course amused at the incident
after the first laugh and deep blush If it nothing
ese this tries to get its facts right And facts
on life and death rather basic
All that we say in feeble sef-defense is that we
thought we had our information Mr. Jones ct al from
good source Oh yes say other thing hearty
best wishes Mr. Jones and all the fun he get from our
blunder!
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-10-13
Olney Grange
Backs Water
Study Group

The Olney Grange at a recent
meeting voted to endorse the
Governors Commission on Study
of Water Resources in Maryland,
urged that it be completed as
quickly as possible and that ap-
propriate legislation be based on
its findings to preserve Mary
lands water resources.
Other resolutions to be for
Warded to the Maryland State
Grange at the same time were:
organization of watershed asSo-
Citations to request surveys of
problems on particular water
sheds, such as Rock Creek; COM
mendation of the Maryland De-
partment of Forests and Parks;
endorsement of the objectives of
the Montgomery Soil Conserva-
ton District and a favorable
stand on taxation of land accord
ing to use.
The Maryland State Grange
will hold its annual meeting at
Easton in the last week of Oc-
tober.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-10-13
In Which We Shed
A Tear for PEPCO

Next to the government suspect American folklore
takes public utilities and newspapers as fair target for
comment much of it critical With respect to newspaper
criticism - justified in this would refer readers
to a companion editorial on this page.
The subject of this particular editorial and it may
not be popular one - is sympathy for good old PEPCO
the Potomac Electric Power Company. PEPCO you know
has announced plans for building plant the Virginia
side of the Potomac opposite Montgomery Countys River
Road area. And PEPCO is collecting sticks and stones
advice and aduration commendaton and cssng from both
sides of the river.
Let start with the reasonable assumption that cleo
tc power had demonstrated that it here to stay
ing the maturity of the atom and that of find
of some help suppementng the lamp the front
parlor.
Let then proceed the observation that the suburban
and more electric power go together All of which, pre-
and the land which to build it. 1t just can't be located
erehwon.
Given this fairly basic logic at least little sympathy
seems due PEPCO And while the residents of River Road
have entered what might be termed the PEPCO game with
full scheme of where the plant should and should
60 they seem to show such reasonable sympathy.
At least the Sennels story last week said "The
protesting residents recognize the need for additional fac
ties to supply electricity to the County but suggest a site
at the mouth of the Monocacy River as more suitable
possibility"
Fair enough But ere PEPCO anybody else draws a
sigh of relief take look out the window Here the
heavily laden posman with stack of petitions from the
Monocacy suggesting the merits of 18th and Constitution
location! p YT
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-10-13
City Center 80.

Continued from Page II
their findings to the Mayor and
Council.
Organizations taking part in
the survey, besides the Junior
Woman'S Club, are the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, Progress
sive Citizens Association, Lions
Club, Maryvale Citizens Associa.
ton, Silver Rock Citizens Asso.
citation, Broadwood Manor Home.
makers Club, J.C. Wives, Twin
brook Homemakers' Clubs l and
III, Dandylions. Juniorettes,
Hungerford Town Citizens Asso-
citation, Rockville Civic Asso.
citation, Rockcrest Citizens Asso,
citation, American Legion, In.
quiry Club, East Rockville
Citizens Association, Woman's
Club of Rockville and Civic Unity
Committee.
Local Girl Scouts will make
posters informing residents Of
the survey, Mrs. Nearman said.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-10-13
Council
Continued from Page II

Continued from Page u
recommended five zones (agricul-
ture, country home, residential,
commercial and industriaD with
the minimum lot size in the agri-
culture zone 10 acres.
The former County Council
passed an up-county ZOning or
dinance in November 1854 incor-
porating the recommendations of
the planning unit. Two present
Councilmen were on that pre-
vious group, Mrs. Stella Werner
and Grover Walker. Mrs. Wer-
ner voted for the ordinance; Mr..
Walker against it.
The effective date of the
regulations has been set back
five times. The ordinance is now
due to become effective NoVem-
Der 1, but one of the amendments
to be considered at next Tues
days public hearing on the pro-
posed measure would move the
effective date to January 10.
1856.
During the summer Mr.. Irelan,
Mr.. Reese, and County Planning
Engineer Harold Taubin pre-
pared a revision of the passed
ordinance. Because of several
drastic changes from the original
- the agriculture zone minimum
lot size was reduced to five acres
- many have charged the re-
vised regulations are a new
ordinance.
The Council has defended the
Irelan Reese Taubin regulation
as a revision" mainly because
a new ordinance would, by law,
require time-consuming planning
commission public hearings.
Last week the Council author
lied Manager Reese to hire vete-
ran planner Irving c. Root "if
necessary" to prepare the up.
county Zoning ordinance and
map. Mr.. Root says he could
have permanent measure ready
in six months. Mr.. Reese has
been out of town and no action
on Mr.. Roots employment has
been taken.
After next Tuesdays final pub
lie hearing on the revised
up-county zoning ordinance, the
County Council could vote to
allow the ordinance, with pro.
bable amendments, to become
effective as scheduled, on Novem.
Der l. (The ordinance is tenn.
porary and would be effective a
maximum of "a months.) Or the
council could again postpone the
effective date, or kill it entirely
to allow the planning staff, and
possibly Mr.. Root, time to pre-
pare a new ordinance in line with
the Planning Commission recon-
mendations.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-10-13

/ the fall of 1854. Since then the
composition of the commission
has changed and the original or
dinance has been revised. The
ordinances opponents believe
new planning commission hear
ings must be held. The majority
of the County Council holds that
since the measure under con-
sideration is only a revision Of
an ordinance on which hearings
have already been held, no new
commission hearings are re-
quired.
Foes dispute the legality of the
map accompanying the present
proposed ordinance. Col. Lee
charges, "The 1854 map was
nothing but assessors sheets
pinned together and the new map
is nothing but assessors sheets
pinned together and colored. No
court will uphold that as zon-
ing map"
Col. Lee is by no means the
measures only opponent. The
Farm Bureau, through its presi-
dent, o. w. Anderson, asks the
council, "Have only three zones:
industrial, commercial, residen-
tial. Have the same minimum
lot size for the entire county.
This would be 10000 square feet
or about half an acre"
The Upper Montgomery Coun.
ty Land Owners Association
states, "We suggest the discon-
tinuation of further efforts to en-.
act the pending ordinance which
has been defective under the
authorized and required legal
procedure since its start"
A petition signed by more
than 700 residents of the DamaS-
Gus area proclaims, "We believe
the ordinance as still pending
contains many harmful and re-
tarding regulations against the
value and growth of the upper
county generally which are not
needed as part of Well-planned
and reasonably-Zoned series of
modern agricultural and home
communities. We regard the
half-acre lot as both the need
and the right of the people of
the upper county"
The Clarksburg Community
Association filed a petition with
the County Council declaring,
"The actual effect (of the ordin-
ance) will be to delay or halt all
development which in any way
departs from the use now exist
ing. A five acre minimum for
agricultural purposes is un-
realistic"
The Damascus Chamber of
Commerce urges, Return this
ordinance to the Planning Com
mission for compliance with the
wishes of the people,"
The Damascus Lions Club says,
eve are in favor of sound Zon-
ing but the club views the
five acre minimum tract pro
vision under consideration as un-
necessarily restrictive to civic
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-10-13
Public Opinion

Continued from Page II
agricultural; if between one and
five acres, country home; if less
than an acre, residential. Exist
ing commercial and industrial
properties are classed legal non
conforming" and are Zoned ac-
cording to their size rather than
use.
Col. Lee says the ordinance
constitutes a deep freeze" for
the upper county. He says that
a farmer would have to go
through the expense of a recon-
ing application before he could
sub-divide his farm for home
sites.
Among those who retort to this
is architecture professor and vice
president of the Montgomery
County Planning Association
Arthur ]. Kelsey. He says,
"When it comes to developing his
land, the farmer is a babe-in-the-
woods. He'd better get someone
who knows what he's doing. It's
not difficult to get a farm sub
divided if the farmer is not ask
ing for something completely un-
reasonable"
The farmer who finds his land
Zoned agricultural and therefore
not divisable into lots smaller
than five acres, is allowed one
loop-hole by the proposed ordin-
ance. The land owner may sell
two one-acre lots per year with
out seeking permission.
Another charge of the mea-
sure's foes is that the Planning
Commission staff and the Coun-
ty Council are not acting in
accordance with the law. Col.
Lee claims, article sc B of the
State Code specifies that zoning
regulations should be made in ac-
cOrdance with a comprehensive
plan. No comprehensive plan
accompanied the ordinance rec
commended to the last Council and
no comprehensive plan accom-
pan;es this ordinance now"
Article &c B. granting zoning
powers to municipalities, states,
Regulations shall be made in
accordance with a comprehensive
plan in order that the munich
pality may avail itself of the
zoning powers conferred by this
subtitle. It shall be the duty of
the planning commission to
recommend the boundaries of the
various districts and appropriate
regulations to be enforced there
in. Such commission shall make
a preliminary report and hold
public hearings thereon before
submitting its final report. And
the council shall not hold its pub
lie hearing or take action until
it has received the final report
of such planning commission"
The Upper Montgomery Coun-
ty Planning Commission held
hearings and made its report in
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-10-13
Faith Justified: Wheaton
Meets Its Youth Halfway

Last week expressed the hope and the faith that the
adult population of Wheaton would not allow
ed the opportunity with which their youngsters have
presented it.
This week we note with qualification if not surprise
that confidence has been misplaced The service
clubs of Wheaton have banded together in organiza
ton that has of its proessed assisting the
ayers to set suitable canteen and recreation center.
The story page of this issue but briefly
the need for such first asserted by the Young
people themselves when they formed their group OBJ
ousy they needed help and apparently they are going
get it. wGrFy
The challenge and the response to date have done great
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-10-13

development and is not essential
to sound zoning regulations"
The view of the hundreds of
individual citizens opposed to
the proposed zoning ordinance
is most succinctly stated by 18th
District chairman Osborne E.
Williams, 81 feel that this is the
most unfair ordinance ever pre-.
sented in Montgomery County"
Though less vocal, there are
supporters of the measure. In
explaining the proposed ordin.
ance to the Civic Federation
Monday night, Professor Kelsey
stated, 81 am personally for it,
In an earlier letter TO the coun-O
Gil he wrote, 81 believe that the
proposed ordinance will encour-
age orderly development of the
upper county and will encourage
families and businesses to locate
there where they can be reason
ably sure of stable environ,
ment."
Francis Newlands Johnston.
Comus farmer and grandson of
Nevada Senator Francis G. New
lands, says, "Any move on the
part of the authorities tending to
keep the rural character of the
upper county will be welcomed
by US
The Glen Hills Citizens Asso.
citation unanimously resolved "to
recommend to the Montgomery
County Council that a zoning or
dinance for upper Montgomery
County be enacted no later than
September 49, 1855"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-10-13
Democrat Likes Ike - Gives
Him Gift of Loafing Trees
Gives

local officials making the orig
inal assessment would be passed.
He also pointed out that an adj
ditional 80 million dollars in tax
eS must be raised.
In predicting that the chances
for Democratic success in 1856
looked better than at any other
time, Senator Goldstein told the
gathering that he had given Pres
ident Eisenhower several hundred
dogwood trees from his nurseries
and that he would like to see the
President retire to his Gettysburg
farm and sit on the porch there
and enjoy their beauty.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-10-13

In a speech before the Western
Suburban Democratic Club at the
Glenbrook Club last week, State
Senator Louis L. Goldstein, Pres
ident of the State Senate, agreed
that the present method of dis
tributing the school equalization
fund is unfair and promised to
vote for its revision permitting
its distribution on a per capita
basis.
The Senator was hopeful that
the bill sponsored by the Mont
gomery County delegation per
mitting tax assessment appeals to
a State board rather than to the
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-10-13
Maryvale PTA
Sponsors Rluehirds

Maryvale's PTA at their first
meeting on Oct agreed to spon.
sor a Bluebird group, part of the
Camp Fire Girls organization, for
the younger girls at the school.
Over-capacity attendance result
ed in the signing up of 115 mem.
bers during the evening. The bal.
ance of the meeting, which was
directed by Bernard Sherman.
President, was spent in visiting
classrooms and comforting with
teachers.