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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
ST. Patrick S Day
Celebration Set
For Community

The plans for the annual st.
Patrick's Day Celebration, March
II, are progressing, Mrs. Henry
Coleman, president Of the Catho-
lie Community Club which spon-
sors the affair announced this
week.
The event, open ito the public
yearly attracts persons from Co
lumbus, Springfield and other ce1-
trail Ohio areas and many regard
it as a homecoming. For the past
two years it became necessary to
use two buildings to accommodate
the persons attending.
Bridge, euchre and canasta
games are held in st. Patrick S
parish hall beginning at 8 p. m.
while next door in the London
high school gymnasium round and
square dancing are held from g.
pm. to midnight. Sunset Serena
ders will furnish the music, and
there will be cake walks and other
features.
The days program will begin
with Mass j., St. Patrick's church
at 9 am. bringing together the
descendants of many of the Irish
settlers who played an important
part in the early history of Madi-
son county.
General chairman for the eve
ming party is Joseph Sexton. Other
committees are: Cards, Miss Mary
Connor, chairman; Miss Marguer-
ite Dwyer, Mrs. Homer Plymell
Miss nellie Conner, Mrs. James
Cummins, Sr. Mrs. Edward Hack,
EFT, Mrs. Richard Higgins: Dance
William E. Gallagher chairman
Robert Riggs, James Cummins
Jr., Sam Landes, Bernard Conway
Finance, Paul DWyer, chairman
Bernard Schumann, Maurice Beat
hard: Door, Donald Coleman
Charles Brady, John Gaynard, Jer'
nv Stahl
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
Garden Club Members
Invited To HoIlandia

An open invitation for all gar
den club members in the county
is extended by the Nature Guild
Garden Club of Clark Co. to at
tend meeting at the Hollandia
Gardens on Thursday, March II,
starting at 8 pm.
Speaker for the evening viii be
Mr.. George Mems, of Holland, who
will show pictures of the flower
fields of his country as VII as
pictures of the recent floo'. condi-
tions there.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
Proposed Bill Would Cut
Smaller Library Incomes
Tax Distribution
Alters Revenues

A bill before the Ohio Legisla-
ture to change the manner in
which the funds derived from the
classified property or intangible
property tax are distributed will
leave many public libraries in
Strengthened financial circumstance
CS.
At present, these revenues are,
after certain statutory distribu-
tions, to go TO any board of pub
lie library trustees of the
county" PROPOSED d legislation
would distribute the funds in the
same proportions provided for and
allowed by the county budget COM
mission" The effect would be to
deprive many county libraries in
cluding LOndon's of this source of
revenue. Many small libraries
throughout the state would face
the possibility of closing. While
London's library would not close.
they would lose the income derived
from this source, and be forced TO
turn to other channels for operat-
ing revenues. ...
Mrs. R. K. Loofbourrow, chair
man of the board of public library
trustees in London sail, I'VE are
for the defeat of this bill. We are
increasing the services given to
children Of this community, and
children alone withdrew more than
1000 books last month. The serv-
ices we provide require all the
funds we can obtain "
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
Cub Scout Parent
Meeting Tuesday

The Charter Review meeting for
Cub Scout Pack 90 will be held
at st. Johns Lutheran Parish Hall,
Tuesday evening at 800 pm,
with Jack Fox, Area Scout Ex-
ecutive, in charge.
All parents of present Cub
Scouts who wish to register their
sons for the coming 5ear are urg-
ed to be present.
Parents of boys Cub Scout age
t8-10) who have not been in the
pack are invited to come to en-
roll for the next year
This meeting is for the parents
and adult leaders only, not for the
Cub Scouts.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
Program Planned
For Sheep And
Lamb Banquet

A trained German Shepherd dog
will be going through her PAGES
and stunts at the Madison County
Sheep and Lamb Banquet, March
%, 1855 at the Monroe School,
Plumwood, o, according to a re-
port from the Extension Office.
Verlin Haines, Columbus, o will be
present With MitZi the dog. He is
widely recognized as an authority
on dogs, their care, and training.
Colored pictures OF the sheep in
dustry in Australia and New Zea-
land will be shown by Paul Getz,
manager of Ohio Wool Growers,
who recently returned from a trip
in this area of the world.
Winners of the county CONNER
cial eve program and junior west
ern eve program will be announ-
ced. Records for these programs
are figured on the average return
from sale cf wool and lambs pei
eve exposed 10 ram during fall oi
1853.
The following sheep committee
members will be reporting the
number of tickets sold to IT, Ex'
tension office by Thursday March
II.
Chairman, Robert Hunter, VIII.
liam Folsom, Kenneth Dorm, Win
fred Truitt, Howard Dorm, V. Y
Overturf, Arthur Meeker, Lloyc
Roby, Lowell Snyder, c. E. Lip
pencott, George Clemmons, Rich,
ard FIarbage, Ira Hunter, Eldor
Harsh, John Donahue, Robert c
Buck, Neb Stewart, Eugene Harb'
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
S3 Million Tax
Week Holds Trend

Ohio sales tax collections total
led more than three million dol
lars for the week ending February
26, 1855, State Treasurer Roger
w. Tracy reported today. This is
the seventh consecutive week to
show an increase in 1855, compar-
ed to totals for the corresponding
weeks in the previous year.
Collections from the sale of pre-
paid tax receipts for the week
were S3,100,595, which is S99,775,
or 3.3 per cent greater than collec-
tions for the same seven days in
1854
The largest gain, registered in
the automotive industry classifi-
cation, amounted TO S216, ,351, or
% per cent. In this group, every
sub-classification increased its to-
tai over 1854, with collections
from the tax on sales of motor
vehicles amounting to $1,015, 1S6
for a gain of $208,805, or 25.8 per-
cent.
The other industry classification
reporting a gain was the food
group which was up S31, ,219, Oh
16.1 per cent.
Six classifications registered de.
clines, ranging from S13,158, OF
2.5 per cent in the chain store
group to S37 1888, or 1913 per CEN
for the apparel classification.
Tracy's report showed that cum
ulative grand total collections o.
$129, ,584, $50, from July l, 1854
when the current fiscal year be-
gan, to February 26, 1855 arr
within 1921, ,221, or go of one PEI
cent of the grand total collection.
reported on February 27, 1854 fol
the corresponding fiscal year per
iod.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
Mrs. Alta B. Mock,
South SoIon, Dies

Mrs. Alta B. Mock, age 81, OF
Cincinnati, a native of South So
Ion community, died Monday in
St. Mary's Hospital, Cincinnati,
following a years illness.
Mrs. Mock was born September
Is, 1873, daughter of George w.
and Lorinda Blessing Linson. Her
early life was spent in the South
Solon vicinity, later moving to JEFF
feTsonville.
Survivors include daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Hazel Mock Of Spring
field; an aunt, Mrs. Bessie Eiser,
and one granddaughter.
Funeral services in charge Of the
Littleton Funeral Home IN Spring
field are incomplete. Intermenr IN
Washington G. II.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
London Man Fined
In Rte. 40 Crash

Mr. Waldo Rector, A, London
Route 3, was fined $40 and costs
with the costs suspended, in ]. p,
Gerald Payne's court Monday eve
ming. Mr.. Rector was charged with
unsafe operation following an ac-
Cident in which the auto he was
driving collided with the rear of an
auto driven by Roxie Bennett, 81,
of Cincinnati. The accident occur
red at about noon on u. S. Route
40, just west of the u. S. Route ~
oVerpass. No one was injured.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15

Gunfire during q high speed
chase brought fwo es-
eaPed eonvicfs from the Mis-
souri, Sfofe Penifenfiary TO q
quick step following an ar
tempted getaway here early
Sunday morning.
Police Chief, German Clark, said
that he noticed two suspicious per-
sons riding in a 1852 car and that
when he attempted to check on
them, the driver swerved the car
into the police cruiser and then
made a run for it at high speed. w.
r. Mick" Carter, well known Lon
don grocer, riding with Chief Clark
at the time, said that the escape
car hit as high as IS miles per
hour during the chase. Chief Clark
stated that the car, stolen at st.
Louis, Mo, following the escape of
the two men, was brought to halt
after Carter fired at the car with
a 12-gauge riot gun. The men were
quickly subdued following the shot
gun blast and were placed in Jail
awaiting Missouri authorities. No
one was injured however. Chief
Clark said that the driver threw on
his brakes Immediately when the
gun went off.
The MEL, Lester L. Abrams, 80,
East St Louis, ILL.,, and Gusty Ly-
ons, %, Dover, Tenn, had both
walked away from the Missouri
State Penitentiary last Wednesday,
March 9. According to the story
told to police here, they admitted
stealing car after crossing igni-
ton wires to start it. Inside the
car were burglar tools, a syphon
hose, cigars and other items includ-
ing clothes which, police said, the
men readily admitted stealing from
other autos along the way.
Both men were serving terms for
burglary. Lyons was said to be a
three time loser having served pre-
vious terms for car theft and lar
ceny. A key to a truck at the Mis-
souri, pen was found in the ignition
lock of the stolen car. The men
said that they placed it there SO
that it would not be obvious that
the ignition wires were crossed in
ease they Wern CtopDad
The police cruiser was damaged
considerably from the impact when
the driver, Lyons, attempted to run
the cruiser into a tree, Chief Clark
said The chase covered from Wal
nut street out High to Elm ST., and
thence to Richmond Ave, where
the conVicts turned right. They
then proceeded to First ST., turn
ing left twice and back to High St
They turned right onto Richmond
once more and then tried to out.
run the cruiser on Route AZ. How.
ever, Chief Clark said that he was
able to overtake the escape car or
the straightaWay and it was ther
that he told Carter to fire. AS soor
as the fleeing men heard the shot
they stopped Immediately. They
were caused to lie down in the
road to stand search while Garter
held the shotgun on them. Hand
cuffed, they were brought back Il
Jail here.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
Assault And Battery
Charged In Fight

Charles Terry, London, was
bound over to the grand jury on
$500 bond Monday night in Mayor
Speasmakers court on a charge OF
assault and battery.
The charges followed an alterca-
ton in cafe on the corner of Cen
ter and Oak Sts., London, in which
police allege Mrs. GlYce WeeSe
was struck on the head with bot
tie welded by Terry.
Terry was released un L-l'45p
bond
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
Two Car Accident
Results In Fine

Donald w. Vanderpool, 20, of
Dayton, was fined $500 and costs
in Mayor Speasmakers court aft
er the auto he was driving ran in
to the rear of another car driven
by Herman ]. Howard, so, Rte. 2,
Plain City. Vanderpool was charg-
ed with unsafe operation.
The accident occurred about
lao am. Sunday, 61a miles south
of Plain City on US. Az Both cars
were travelling south. No one was
injured.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
Two From Here Or
De ans List At
Wilmington

Wilmington, O., March IA -
Sixty-five students m de the
Deans List at Wilmington Col
lege. Students who have attained
grade-point averages of 3.25 CB
plus) or better for the term which
ended January % are eligible for
the honor.
Among those selected are Rob-
ert LeBeau. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert f. LeBeau. Sc West High
St, London, and Miss Carolyn
Vallery, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Vallery, Scissor Road, Seda-
liza.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
Beef Cattle Tour
Set For Wednesday,
April 10Th

Madison County Beef Cattle
tour is planned for the southeast
ern area of the county Wednesday,
April 20, according to Marion
Meats, chairman. There will be
four farm stops and one at the
Madison County Experiment farm
plus lunch and meeting at the New
Junior Fair Building at Madison
County Fair Grounds. More details
of the tour will be published later.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
Easter Rabbit Stop
Here Assured April 2

Plans for the 1855 Easter Egg
Hunt, sponsored by the London Re-
tail Merchants Association, are
we'll under way. Mr.. Howard Rich
ardson is chairman of the commit
tee. This is the third annual treat
for the community children here.
Plans set the date for April 8, the
Saturday before Easter,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
UNiNJUREO I'M
ACCIDENT SUNDAY

Don Braskett escaped injury
Sunday when his car overturned
on State Rte. 665 near the Stortz
farm. Police theoriZe Braskett fell
asleep as he was driving The ac-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
EARL PRUITT IMPROVING
AFTER ACCIDENT

Earl Pruitt, who resides on the
Old Springfield Road, was return
ed to the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Pruitt, Circleville
Pike, Sunday, from a Portsmouth
Hospital.
He is recovering of serious head
and face injuries suffered in an
automobile accident at Vanceburg,
Kentucky, a week ago.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
8 OUR
"a town ):
FAMILY FUN

NAA ISVVN
FAMILY FUN
Junior: Mother, what hap
pens to automobiles when they
get too old to run anymore 2"
Mother: why, some sharp
salesman sells them to your
father, DEAR"
HYPocHoNDRIA
Most miserable person we
know is a fellow, a dyed-in-
the-wool insomniac, who went
to sleep the other night with
out taking his sleeping pill.
Told us he couldn't stay a.
wake all night!
FOOD
Reading a travel folder the
other day we came across
some information which said
that one of the great delica-
cies in Spain is a goose barn.
acle". We don't know whether
We'll try it or not but some
how we can't get it out of our
mind.
SEEDS
This is the time of year
when, if the seed catalogues
arc to be believed, there
wouldn't be enough room if
they came up the way the pic
lures show 'em.
LIVING
Gratifying statistic shows
that one in every twelve per-
sons in the United States is
over 65 years of age.
sUoN THoT
Many pipsqueak is cap
able of oiling up a big wheel.
ADVERTISING
Lark Twain once edited a
newspaper and, when a sub
scriber found a spider inside
his paper and wrote asking
whether that was good or bad
luck, wrote the following:
Dear Subscriber, Finding a
spider in your paper was
neither good nor bad luck.
The spider was merely look
ing over our paper to see
which merchant is not adver-
tising, so that he can go to
the store, spin his webb across
the door and live a life of un-
disturbed peace ever after
ward"
TEE-vEE
Woman on a television pro-
gram the other day came up
with the best answer we've
heard aired publicly in re-
cent months. She admitted to
having five children, the eld-
est being Is. The emcee ask
ed her when she was married
and, of all things, she replied,
Soon enough" 1t is reported
that the laugh meter now has
bent hand.
WEATHER
We sometimes suspect that
those scientists who have
learned to make rain seldom
have sense enough to come in
out of it.
TEXAS
Down in houston, Texas, q
man was overheard to say
why that Beauregard Jack
son Clay never had more thar
thirty million dollars to rub
together in his whole life!"
KID STUFF
Some time ago, Cardinal
Spellman visited a western
city and a few-year-old girI
handed him a bouquet of flow.
ers. His Eminence patted the
little lady on the head anc
said, God Lless you.
Little girl looked up quickly
and asked, Who sneeZed 2"
LIFE
It's a fact that Adam ate the
apple, he took an awful rib
bing before that event and ha!
been taking one ever since
too.
VIEWPOINT
Nasty old woman we know
has rather acid view o
youngsters. Other day she sait
that Boy Scouts were nothing
but bunch of juvenile delin
quants in uniform. We sugges
that the next Boy Scout wht
wants to do a good turn, hell
this particular person HALF
WAY across the street!
OUTLOOK
With men, the weather re
port ard a woman's attitud
get equal rating when the ou'
look is "fair and warmer"
PsYCHiATRY
A psychiatrist is 1lan wn
goes to a beauty contest an
watches the judges wives!
LABOR
An American is a person VIII
complains when it takes hir
all dav to do a three-hour iol
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
Escapes Halt As
Shot Fired Here

Gunfire during q high speed
chase brought fwo es-
eoPed eonvicfs from fhe Mis-
souri, Sfofe Penifenfiary TO q
quick stop following an of-
tempted getaway here early
Sunday morning.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-15
THIS
NEWSPAPER

Believes established
locoI merchants hove
70 protect fheir Repu-
fufions Thdf's your
b c ss gucrunfee OF
volue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
Federal Payments
To PWs lJntuxubIe

The Internal Revenue Service
has ruled that Federal payments
to former prisoners Of war In
Korea are not subject to Federal
income tax.
The ruling was contained in q
letter from r. s. Clayton, d.
rector of the Services Tax Rul-
ing Division, to Representative
Landlord. Democrat of Mary
land. The letter was released by
Mr.. Landlords Office.
Mr.. Clayton wrote: I'VE con-
slider amounts received by a pris-
oner of war from the United
States Government under the
provisions of Public Law SIS to
be In the nature of reimburse
ment for the loss Of personal
rights. We conclude. therefore
that the benefits derived are not
includable in gross income for
Federal income tax purposes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15

ply brilliant. From the magma
tive opening-the three me
chanical musical monkeys
through the quiz show. the bal
let bit, the Hollywood columnist
and Percy Dovetonsils (who
ought to have a program of his
own. it was amazingly and con-
Sistently funny.
One thing that I've particular
lily liked about Kovacs' wacky two
weeks is his frequent use Of Gene
IRayburn. Steve has never mas
tered the knack of working with
comics for some strange reason
and employs Gene only rarely.
It's my guess that Ernie made
smart use of Steve's show as a
showcase for his talents. He shot
the works. don't see how he
can miss getting a half-doZen
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but it's obvious that the studio
has done a slick. commercial joh
in its first TV series.
Production is smooth; direc-
ton good; the cast is attractive
and the script showed signs oil
careful workmanship.
The opening episode Ca COM
Iplete story was a little fiat
InonetheleSS, and / can't figure
out why. It may be that I'm
Just tired of stories where the
young progressive doctor meets
opposition from the old-tash-
Toned fogies Of the town. The
dialogue avoided the cliches that
Ernie Kovacs is so fond Of but
that's all. No spark.
Well see.
y Y Il
Speaking of Kovacs. his wind
up show Tuesday night was SIM
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bids for shows Of his own after
his return from q brief vacation.
+ + 4 4
Did Anybody N0tice?.
The young actor who plays
Bat Masterson on Wyatt carp
played the young hoodlum on
Mr.. District Attorney Tuesday.
Gloria Talbot. who played the
bad cowboys young lady friend
on Wyatt carp, played the
grownup Nancy Murki, the
Olympic swimmer who overcame
polio as a child, on Cavalcade
Theater.
Oops! Another all-night tele-
thon upcoming October ! (Sat-
urday) beginning at 10 pm. and
continuing until Q the following
afternoon. tn be carried on
WTTG from the Sheraton-Park
ballroom for the Cerebral Palsy
fund. Top stars are promised
including a band of real Indians
for the kiddies Sunday morning.
(Radio Station VOL will also
air the show. Does that make it
a teleradiothon?)
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Inounced that he would? Thirty
Ior thirty-one million?
Do you have to pick an un-
natural category to get on the
show? (The first minister who
selects jazz. TV Guide reports.
lis in.)
What is it that wendy Barrie
always says?
4 y + +
Incidental Note: Ira Smith,
the authority on baseball lore,
called yesterday to say that
grandma's category-baseball-
lis one of the toughest. And that
If the show really wanted to
strike her out it would be easy.
Food, as a category, Is COM
parative snap-but baseball is
such a mass Of fantastic detail.
going back so many years. that
it would be simple to confour1d
any so-called expert.
Ira has a library Of some $50
books on the subject-which
gives you an idea.
Would Ira have been able to
name the five siuggers whitfield
by Carl Hubbell in that All-StarI
game? He sheepishly admits
he'd have included Mickey
Cochrane.
The first in the Warner
Brothers trilogy, Kings Row
premiered Tuesday night (7::30|
70 $500 and it heads up a pretty
potent lineup for the network
For the first time in my memory
I was able to stay with Channel
Seven for longer than one or two
shows. Here's the way it went:
1880 to $3.50 - Warner
Brothers.
$3.50 to 9:00-Wydtt carp.
900 to $3.50 - Danny
Thomas. mem series.J
$3.50 to 1000 - CdpGlcade
Thedter. mem Dupont seriesJ
Id rather wait and see what
Warner Brothers does next Tues
day in the Cheyenne" series
and the following week with
"Casablanca, before commenting
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I00k-aIlKe TOT an aCGOTTJ
Do you think the president OF
Revlon has claimed down by
now?
Was anybody watching any
other channel? Name one)
What happened to the notion
that the final question would be
a snap-to encourage others tc
try for the top?
Did the King and Queen OF
England know what they were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
United Prayer Marines

Mrs. Alicia Abrahamson Of the
International Christian Leader
ship will speak at a dinner of.
the United Prayer Marines at
is pm. tomorrow in Chamber
Inns Cafeteria, 819 Fifteenth
street NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
ON THE AIR
Where Do We
Go From Here?
By BERNIE HARRISON

$4,000 Questions Will there be let down after Tues
days tngling climax?
Army and Coast Guard contestants obliged to
the summit that Marine has set the example?
Will Marine Corps cooking improve?
the captains father before? (Is he
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getting into when they okayed
that fllet Of steelhead menu?
Has the captain been able to
eat anything this past week?
Don't you think the captain
looks like his mother more than
his dad2
How many people do you think
said II knew he'd go for it" in
their living rooms when he an
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Railway Historians

The Washington Chapter. Ma
tional Railway Historical So
ciety. will meet at 8 pm. tomor-
row in Room 304. Union Station.
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bids for shows Of his own after
his return from brief vacation.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-01-15

CLINTON D. CARLOUCH
prominent apple grower,
has been president of the
N. j. Horticultural So
ciety and holds among
other positions, a direc-
torship of the N. j.
Apple Institute. Institute