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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23
Catawba
News
BY EDNA NEER DAWSON

The Golden Rule Bible class of
First Methodist church was enter
tanned Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. George Baldridge,
Mrs. Earl Mossbarger assisted.
Mrs. L. c. Momberg was devotion
al leader. In contests arranged by
the hostess, Mrs. Susie Douglas,
Mrs. Momberg, Mrs. Ben Mahoy,
Mrs. II. E. DayisSon were success
full. A gift exchange featured the
meeting. The home was attractive
ly decorated with Christmas ar
rangements. Ice cream, centered
with a tree, assorted cookies, cof-
fee. and mints were served. Others
present were Mrs. Langford, Mrs.
A. r. Wood, Mrs. Anna McHenry.
Miss Martha Davisson returned
home Sunday from Mercy Hos
pital, Urbana, wheer she had been
a patient for a week, and had un-
dergone surgery. Her condition is
satisfactory.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23
S. CHARLESTON
BY MRS. n. r. NELSON
PHI. S-8375 & 6-aSO2

Mrs. William Cochran entertain
ed with dinner in her home re-
Gently celebrating her birthday an
niversary. Guests present includ-
ed: Mrs. Charles Pream, Miss
Shirley Swick, Mrs. Frank Cherry,
Mrs D. L. Ballengee, Mrs. S. N.
McChesney, Mrs. Ed Saunders,
Mrs. Paul Davidson, Marilyn Dav-
idson and Mrs. Ray Edmiston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren C. Nelson
were Saturday evening guests of
Mr.. Nelson's mother, Mrs. Homer
T. Nelson.
Miss Shirley Swick of Lancaster
is spending several weeks at the
home of her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Pream.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sharp en-
tertained with a family dinner in
their home on Sunday, December
18th.
Mrs. Ada Williams left recently
for Miami, Fla, where she will
spend the remainder of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Roach and
daughter Ann of Springfield were
Sunday evening guests of Mrs.
Burton Myers.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Robe, Bruce
Robe and children of Columbus
called on Mrs. II. T. Nelson Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Longbrake and Miss
Betty Longbrake of near Cedar
vile were Monday guests of Mrs.
Paul Davidson.
Mrs. Robert Anderson entertain
ed the members of her card club
with a Christmas party in her
home on Wednesday evening, De-
cember 14th.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23
Fred Beauman Had
Conservation Plan
First In County

The No. / plan of the Madison
Soil Conservation District was
written in 1948 with Fred Beauman
of Range Twp. on his farm of 275
acres, according to Paul Bangham,
local head of the A.S.C.
Mr.. Beauman was chairman of
the district supervisors at that
time and Paul Bangham was the
Work Unit Conservationist. His
plan, which was written then, was
based on a year rotation of corn,
small grain, tsweet clover), and
corn, small grain with two years of
alfalfa and Ladino Bronze Mead
oWs.
The livestock figured to use the
feed produced was 20 beef cows,
40 ewes, and 300 hogs.
1t was necessary to rewrite the
plan recently due to a change in
rotation plans and due 10 the fact
that the son, Jerry Beauman is
now operating the farm. 1t was
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23


The MYF of First Methodist
church was entertained Sunday
evening at the home of Sharon Nc
Knight. Following caroling, re-
freshments were served and gift
exchange was enjoyed by the 25
members present.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23

The Nativity mo Room the which
has become Christmas tradition in radio through its annual broad
Story Told" program will
heard for the the entire ABC radio
Sunday tEST) Churches civic groups
hospitals and institutions have made listening to this Christmas
he Told" have always
public program with commercial or Institutional messages
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
Estate OF Mary b. Umpleby De-
ceased. Notice is hereby given that
Myrtle Umpleby OF 1I3 N. Walnut St.
London, Ohio. has been duly ap-
pointed and qualified as Admins
tratrix of the Estate OF Mary B.
Umpieby. deceased, late of London,
ohio edison County. Ohio. Case
No. 1851. ~.
a.. mis- 9th day of Dec. 1865.
Joseph s. King
Probate Judge of said County
Daa 21E %
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-12-23

The Touro Synagogue at New
port, r. l., is the Oldest Jewish
house of worship in America. 1t
was built in 1863.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Capitol Security

Representative Bentley, of Michigan,
one Of five members of Congress wounded
in the Puerto Rican Nationalist shooting
affray in the House last year, is continue
ing, between sessions, his campaign to
reorganize the Capitol Police. In recent
speech in Chicago he warned that the
security system at the Capitol will remain
faaaty until the guard force is put on a
permanent, competitive, merit-plan basis.
Certainly Mr., Bentley has good cause to
know the inadequacies of the traditional
patronage-controlled police setup.
The Michigan Congressman was par
ticularly critical Of the Senate IN failing
to go along with the House in approving
legislation to substitute merit for pa
tronage in the selection Of Capitol police
officers. It is true that the present force
has been improved since the shooting,
thanks to the training program instituted
by Inspector Pearce, drafted several
months ago from the Metropolitan Police
Department to head the Capitol Police.
But Inspector Pearce is at a disadvantage
In trying to make the guard contingent
more effective. Congress ought to assist
him by taking the force out of politics
and putting it on the same personnel
selection basis as the Metropolitan Police
Department. We hope Mr.. Bentley and
his colleagues will succeed at the next
session in their reorganization program.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Deluge of Dollars

Washington's own flood, dollar
variety, has not yet reached its crest
and nobody knows where the high mark
finally win be. The original goal Of
$4,000 has almost been forgotten. as the
money has continued to pour into local
Red Cross headquarters. It is gratifying
to know that our community was the
first in the Nation to go over the top in
the emergency flood relief drive, and that
we are staying in the forefront Of cities
In percentage Of excess collections.
Actually, 1t is wrong to speak of an
excess, for all the money that Washing
ton and its suburbs can give will be used
to good advantage in stricken New Eng
land and other flooded areas, and the
national drive still is well under its So
million goal.
Meanwhile the Red Cross has re-
quested that donations be confined to
money. Many offers of clothing have
been received at local chapter Offices, but
the clothing needs of fiood-hit families
are being taken care of by Red Cross and
other agencies close to the scene. There
is no need for clothing gifts from the
District area and, moreover, the local
chapters have no facilities for processing
such gifts now But money is still
welcome, in any amounts.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Rodor for Safety

We hope Virginia's Highway Safety
Committee Is wrong in its belief that
major battle will be waged against the
States radar program for highways when
the General Assembly meets next year.
The anti-speed drive In our neighboring
State has been notably successful since
State patrolmen began using radar to
detect violations Of the speed laws. Hun
dreds of reckless drivers have been
brought into court and fined since the
electronic devices were adopted generally
In 1854. The courts have been virtually
unanimous in upholding radar evidence
as reliable. Why, then, the growing criti-
,cism of the new enforcement arm?
The Governors Highway Safety Com
mittee foresees an organized attack on
radar by opponents of "entrapment," sup
ported by many victims of the devices.
The committee predicts move to ban
radar from the highways or to nullify
It by the erection of large warning signs
In the immediate locality where it Is
being used. But Virginia's motorists are
on notice, through permanent signs, that
radar may be used against them If they
exceed the speed limit. They can blame
themselves If, In defying the electronic
"eye," they get caught. Excessive speed
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Praises Strike Coveroge

During the recent labor dis
pute between the Transit
Workers Union and the Cap
ital Transit Co., the city news
papers gave excellent coverage
to the situation.
Although you frequently dis
agreed with us editorially. your
newspaper and your reporters
rendered a great public service
by the fine, accurate and fair
reporting Of the facts concern
ing the dispute.
Please accept the thanks Of
the officers and members OF
Division $50 for your part In
keeping the public informed
of the facts,
Walter J. Bierwagen,
President. Division $50.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Prefers David Lawrence

/ agree with my favorite
columnist. David Lawrence.
when he says: There is. for
example. a deliberate attempt
to pooh-pooh Communist in
filtration in the United States.
Scarcely a day passes that some
blow isn't struck at those who
are fighting Communist sub
version"
An editorial, entitled "Show
Business Probe" appearing in
The Star of August 81, also
tends to pooh-pooh the show
business probe then being con-
Quoted by Chairman Walter Of
the House Un-American Activ-
tiles Committee. The article
ends with the parting crack:
"One can only conclude that
there must still be gold in those
Evening star., 1955-09-03
THE POLITICAL MILL
Rushing the compoign Season
By GOULD LINCOLN

makes known his willingness
to run, the Republican presi-
dental candidate VIII be made
overnight. No one is going to
challenge him for the noui-
nation. And should Adlai
Stevenson get away out IN
front early this coming winter.
the battle lines win have been
drawn. The campaign win 20
forward without delay. The
halls Of Congress, which al-
ways provide O political forum,
viii echo and re-echo charges
and countercharges, claims
and counterclaims.
Mr.. Eisenhower Is himself
responsible for the creation Of
the campaign school, which is
to start with the campaign
lessons for State chair1nen and
be continued In the States
themselves with schools for
county and finally precinct
chairman. In conversation with
party leaders he urged that
the work Of org ganization
should be broadened at the
base, and that apparently is
what the national committee
is driving for now. He was
strongly In favor Of the late
national convention. another
idea that has been adopted.
In fact. the President Is up to
his neck In the 1856 campaign
and viii play an important
part in it-presumably as the
G. o. P. candidate.
Decision in Early '56
So far as the Republican
presidential nomination is con.
cerned, the Presidents deter
mination to run or not to run
should be known early in 1865
probably by February If not
sooner. Mr.. Eisenhower,s as
sent, If given, will mean no
contest In the G. o. p. ma
tional convention. On the
other hand, should the Presi-
dent say NO." and make it
stick. the Republican precon-
vention campaign will be on
in a big way.
Some Of the potential candi.
dates will enter the presidential
preferential primaries. Others
will not, but seek to have many
delegations go to the conven-
tion uninstructed. If Mr.. Eli
senhower is renominated, he
will have the final say in the
selection Of his running mate.
All signs today point to q re-
nomination of Vice President
Nixon If Mr.. Eisenhower runs.
There Is some talk, however,
that the President will consult
the party leaders before max
ing a final decision on the vice
presidential nomination. As Of
today. MIR. Nixon Is greatly
popular with party leaders in
most Of the States. The Demo-
Gratis. however, have made the
Vice President a principal tar
get Of their attacks.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Do Unto Others

The Communist countries
may find it easier to move into
first place in the present
friendship contest. If two
items which appeared recently
in The Star are any indica-
ton. How would we feel II
we read on one day in a lead
ing Russian or Chinese news
paper of Cd a politician OF
Senator McCarthy's rank urg-
ing Canada and Mexico to at
tack the United States and
overthrow our Government. to
save the Communist countries
the trouble Of doing 50, and
(2) q citizen denouncine IN
the letters-to-the-editor col
umn any plan to sell farm ma
chinery to the United States.
because If our food became
more plentiful. we would be
less likely to start q revolution.
Senator McCarthy's wildly
conceived statement adds no
trustfulness to United States
Chinese negotiations. As for
the Russians. they are more
likely 10 beat their swords into
plowshares If we refrain from
spitefulness on the subject Of
selling them plows!
NJ n
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Not Perfect; but

In spite of past criticism bitterly
attacking 1t as a failure or worse, the
administrations refugee relief program
appears to be doing reasonably well
against number of obstacles, including
rate, this is the judgment Of Pierce J.
Gerety, who last June succeeded Edward
]. Corsi as administrator Of the project.
When Mr. Corsi was removed from
that post, he accused Scott Mcleod and
the State Department in. general of "sab-
otaging" the program. But Mr.. Gerety,
on the basis of his experience since then,
has now made special point of declaring
that the department has been doing its
best to make the venture succeed and
that the United States, as a result, is
currently admitting "a rather steady
flow" of refugee immigrants.
And the statistics support MIR.
Geretys assertion. They show that thus
far, since enactment of the 1854 Refugee
Relief Act, approximately $4,000 visas
have been issued to qualified individuals
and that about $4,000 Of these individuals
have already been settled in our country.
Moreover, applications for admission are
now being proceSsed for an additional
total Of close to $4,000 persons, and the
great bulk of them presumably will be
approved.
True, as Mr.. Gerety has explained,
the present rate of admissions will not
take care of the total authorized quota
.of 100000 by the end of 1856, when the
Refugee Relief Act expires. However,
although full success cannot be guaran-
teed. he has pointed out that the rate is
going up and there is therefore at least
possibility that the programs original
objective will be achieved on schedule or
that 1t will be approximated fairly closely
despite continuing difficulties.
Not the least of these difficulties is
the problem of finding a sufficient num-
Der Of Americans to sponsor applicants
for admission. The law requires such
sponsorship-which implies readiness to
provide the immigrant with job-but
Mr.. Gerety has discovered that many
citizens, who are otherwise able and
willing to make employment available,
are reluctant to act because they feel,
mistakenly, that that would make them
indefinitely responsible for the livelihood
Of the sponsored individuals.
If this misconception could be cleared
away, then the whole program, as Mr..
Gerety has suggested, might reach its
goal by the end Of 1865. But even as it
stands, considering the complexities in
volved, 1t seems definitely to be operating
much better than its critics have con-
tended, and the administration merits
some credit for that.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
As d Small Child

As q small child clinOs to
some lon0-Ioped toy.
Battered and tDorn, and long
since past its prime,
Finding its charm to neither
fade nor clor
As months 90 doton the long,
straight road OF time.
And passes up more glittering,
more bright
And costly objects for this
relic knoDn
To all the rhymes that sing
the child-heart's flight
To wonder's uplands that are
Its alone,
So does the man, Outlines hold
tightly to
A dream, old noU, and broken,
but that once
Was food and drink and
shelter that he knep
When grain 1O1S scGnt IN
tares' preponderance,
And sees the dream. as the
child sees the toy,
With an affection nothing can
DESTROY.
EdwoFd Garner
Evening star., 1955-09-03
One Weak Spot

It may or not be true, as one Republi-
can legislator claims, that the farm price
situation is "the one weak spot" In an
otherwise booming economy. 1t certainly
Is true, however, that farmer dissatisfac-
tion, politically speaking, is very weak
spot In the Republican armor, and It Is
not at all surprising to read that the Dem
ocrats are preparing to launch major
drive for the farm vote.
n The latest Department of Agriculture
survey shows that the farm price level
dropped another per cent in August, and
that this was only partially Offset by
per cent decline in prices farmers paid
for goods and services. In summary, the
farm price level is down 6 per cent from
year ago, down 1875 per cent from the
start of the Eisenhower administration,
rean war peak reached in February, 1851.
This is source Of real political dan
ger to the Republicans in the agricultural
areas. It may be true. that administra-
tion policies cannot honestly be blamed.
It undoubtedly is true that the Republic
can-sponsored sliding scale Of price sup
ports is not responsible for past declines,
since it becomes effective only this year
and on only three basic crops. 1t can be
argued with much force that the rigid
30 per cent formula is a demonstrated
economic failure, and that the Democrats,
for all of their hand-wringing, have moth
ing better to offer.
But arguments such as these are apt
to fall on Indifferent ears in the Farm
Belt. And this will be especially true II
bumper crops this year force further price
declines, as seems probable. The admins
tration is trying to marshal its arguments
to meet the forthcoming Democratic as
sault. Don Paarlberg, an assistant to
Secretary Benson, did pretty good job
of it in speech earlier this month. Per-
haps Mr. Paarlberg did as good Job as
can be done. But his argument, in es-
sence, is that the farmer is not as bad of
as he thinks he Is, and as people keep tell
ing him he is. That is likely to be hard
bill Of goods to sell In an election year.
Evening star., 1955-09-03

rumsiekness. another medical
phrase. 4
So don't regard q bee sting
as just something trivial.
If at home, drop all else and
give it first aid at once, as
suggested, After all the pre-
liminary washing, one may
use a staining antiseptic. but
NOT more than once.
%& 4
Persons taking sun baths
in their own back yards may
be well advised to keep clear
of flowers that attract bees
and the various wasps.
Many bees work and buzz
in the grass, and these are
the villains that f1y UP o
pants leg.
So steer shy of places where
they are seen to be at work,
and away from flower borders
that attract them.
Make a point of keeping
ones self as high in the air
as possible. that is. not on
the grass; but If the latter,
then be sure to spread a large
cloth first. so that every in
vading bee can be spotted at
once.
Let us suggest that some
persons seem to attract the
stingers.
1t may be their skin is more
sensitive, being thinner, or
that the individual possesses
some overall odor that at
tracts them. You never can
tell.
Those who use suntan 10
tions should try to get them
without fragrance. Most Of
them are made for the sea
shore, where there are few
bees. Their manufacturers
never stop to think Of the
thousands Of city purchasers
who want to get q suntan in
their own gardens, and win do
1t, bees or no bees.
Remember, you can't argue
with a bee. Try to shoe him
away, all right but never
slap at him. because you may
get him, but he will get you.
too, II 1t is the last thing he
does.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
Why Don't We Coll 1t No-Lobor Day, UneIe?'
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Ben-Aboud were inaccurate to
the point of being outright
untruths. Lest your readers
not have the benefit of know
ing the truth of the wide
range Of subjects mentioned
by this agitator. I would like
to refute some of his state
ments.
Boy Scout troops in Moroc-
CO, as well as in its sister pro.
tectorate Tunisia, are always
very evident. Student organ
izations have not been sup
pressed. Thoughtful young
people always group them
selves together, and only those
groups which openly aspire to
overthrow the government will
be suppressed.
Illiteracy among the natives
is due to failure Of these ma
tives to avail themselves of
existing facilities. This fail
ure may be closely associated
with the economic status Of
the family. II there are too
many mouths to feed. the chill
dren may be forced by cir
cumstances to leave school.
But the schools are open to
all. Anyone who is familiar
with the European school sys-
tenn knows that their curric-
ulum is excellent. Science and
mathematics are major sub
jects along with languages.
For Ben-Ahoud to say there
are only four secondary
schools In Morocco is untrue.
I believe that II DR.. Ben
Aloud returned home to prac-
tice medicine and busy HIM
self with public health prop-
lens he would be doing his
people and the world a great
er service than by his present
activities.
Viviane MugmOn.
Evening star., 1955-09-03
On Teacher Shortage

With the opening Of the
school term. much to-do Is
made each year about the
shortage Of teachers and Of
buildings-also relative to the
low pay teachers receive. As
one who had some experience
with school administration
work in q medium size town,
I would like to offer the fol-
lowing observations:
(1) The woods are filled"
with college graduates who are
available and would and could
teach but who can't due
largely to "phony" require
ments that a teacher have so
many hours practice teach
ing, so many hours in educa-
ton courses, etc. AS one who
took these theory courses in
education. / know they are
largely time-wasted courses.
Some Of the best people are
available but can't teach be-
cause Of these requirements
which in effect create a CLOSED
shop" A gifted man I know
is versed in chemistry. He is
out Of work. but couldn't get
a job teaching due to these
requirements. Also, sc hool
boards even in "one- e-horse"
towns are loath to put on
teachers without these courses
in education, due to "phony"
sc ool accrediting require
ments largely sponsored by
the National Education Asso-
citation. Thus ools are
"blacklisted" If they put on
teachers with knowledge of
their subject plus education
and character, II they don't
nave the courses in education.
(2) The crowding In schools
is largely due to pork barrel"
politics by boards Of education
in insisting upon building
costly, elaborate structures,
rather than a building which
viii "sufice." A student who
spends 8 or 10 or IL years in
an elaborate. costly. MARBLE
finished building is scarcely
going to relish the trough and
tumble" life which the capital
istic system requires If a COM
petitive system is to survive.
(3) In regard to teachers
salaries, Investigation would
disclose that their salaries are
right up, there" with most
lines Of endeavor in which
three months vacation is not
a feature. It is well known that
goodly numbers Of teachers
supplement their salaries by
summer jobs. Teachers are not
required to stay as teachers.
They can take of, for another
vocation. 1t has been said that
the reason so many are old
maids is due to the fact they
like that bimonthly check and
don't have to hunt" for q
mate as do many working in
stores. Offices, etc.
J. Kellop.