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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
REUBEN S. PlATT
UNDERGOES OPERATION

Reuben S. Piatt, North Main
Street, retired Pennsylvania rail-
road employee, who recently un-
derwent a major operation at
Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton,
is now at the home of his sister,
in-law, Mrs. Glenn Piatt in Trot-
wood, Ohio.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK

-
w. Hickey Methodist Church.
formerly of London Church appointed supernen
nj of Defiance District.
FEBRURAY Harvey Edwards pro-
Judge Of Madison County.
FEBRUARY Mrs. Angenette Lohr Cyder 9 pioneer dies
London
FEBRUARY 8 Kane and Bill" Hacket,
football football Raiders
at banquet
Royal MaSonS of 9th District Masonic
Temple, London
Wechert
Church chairman of Madison County Blood Donor calls
ing of County committee.
- 1925
B. London
London office Floyd Williams
ant replacing Earl Baenge assistant for two who requested
berry who takes position of Floyd Williams.
FEBRUARY In Garden the Shah presented by Madison
American Legion London directed by
dances by Jean Sidener and Betty Lou Schlege.
Exchange
n of
given $2072092 and liabilities
FEBRUARY - VIM. WanZeS, of Ye Olde
Jefferson
Florida
FEBRUARY 10 South SoIon community veterinary
stating pedded
village
FEBRUARY II South Central Baseball meeting
Washington G. H D. M Richmond London
manager London theatres manager of Londons
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
Prepaid Receipts
Top 1854 Period

For the first time in the current
fiscal year which began July /,
1854, the revenue from cumulative
sales of prepaid tax receipts on
February 5, 1855, exclusive of use
tax and other collections, surpass-
ed the total amount collected in
the corresponding period of 1853
1854, it was reported today by
state treasurer Roger w. Tracy.
The totals collected for the two
corresponding periods were $106,-
447, 1856 and $106,070,931, respect
lively, which represents an in
crease of S376, ASS or .35 per cent,
to date, for the current fiscal
year.
Sales tax collections for the
week ending February 5, 1855
were $3,357, 1892. This amount is
$572, ,333, or 20.5 per cent higher
than the figure for the same week
last year.
Largest increase again was re-
ported in the automotive classifi-
cation with a total of $1,040,299,
which exceeded the 1854 cores
ponding total of S764, ,583 by S275,-
TIC, or 36 per cent.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
Continued from Page One)

The u. S. Department of Com
merce estimates that sales of gen
cral merchandise in rural areas
were down 8 per cent in 1854 COM
pared with 1858. New construction
on farms in 1854 was 10 per cent
below the previous year: tractor
sales were down 10 per cent for
the country as a whole: and farm
equipment sales were down Is per
cent in some areas. The purchas-
ing power of farmers in 1854 was
the lowest it has been since 1870,
and little change is predicted for
1855.
Forty per cent of the total la
hor force of the nation still de-
pend upon agriculture for a living,
directly or indirectly. There are
10 million workers employed di-
Tectly on farms; there are J mil
lion workers engaged in handlinE,
processing, n d merchandising
farm products; and there are 8
million who provides the goods
and services used in modern agri-
culture.
Our national economy is not
growing as it should partly be-
cause agriculture is being dragged
down. If the decline in farm in
come is to be reversed, the flex-
ible, sliding-scale system of price
supports cannot be allowed to go
into effect this year. This system
Of supports should be replaced by
price supports at 100 per cent of
parity for all farm commodities.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
WITH A BUCKEYE In CONGRESS


for the 21st time since the close of World War II finds it.
without result the fall Mendest
regime last week MendesFrance who served Premier little over
strong that he made too powerful enemies
agreement American
Industrial Organizations
ratification the member of
scheduled head the national labor organization which will have
overall membership of about IS million workers.
Department Agriculture has arranged portion of
butter surplus product called ghee
which important food of 600 million
n India and the Middle East.
Stock prices reached ame high last week for an average Of
S5S10 The highest record established September
of $1577O little month before the
the big depression the 1905 started
we'll to the warning signals
effect the Presidents
including eeear extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements
authority the President reduce tariffs
much five cent was reported favorable from the Ways
Committee last Thursday hot legislative fight the
when comes up in the House late this week or early next is
expected Opposition to the has been growing recently
a from small businesses adversely affected by foreign competition
be surprised if the Democratic leadership Congress
amend the bill
another
individual
backing
o benefit
the Lincoln Day Banquet AS result
brought the Wednesday
of this week.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
INCOME TAx>FACTS No. $3.50 -.
Don't Forget Job Expenses. Home and Cor Deductions

of articles income changes The ar
based information provided by the American Institute of
Accountants the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accounants
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18

eAAaN IAAS |iAAS h1S~A~Ny
What difference does it make
whether you take federal income
tax deduction before or after de-
termining your adjusted gross in
come? Plenty.
Certain deductions can be taken
before you arrive at your adjust
ed gross income, from which you
can still deduct 1870 as a standard
deduction instead of itemizing any
other deductions.
For example, business man can
deduct his reasonable and neceS-
sary expenses for travel that keeps
him away from his home city over
night before arriving at his adjust
ed gross income. So can an en-
ployee when travelling for his en-
ployer. This was true under the old
law and remains in effect.
The employee was at disadvan-
tage, however, when deducting
other expenses in connection with
his work. These could not be treat
ed the same way-unless they
were reimbursed by his employer
lin which case, the reimbursement
would be counted as income)
Otherwise he could only deduct
such expenses among his itemized
deductions. If he used the 1870
standard deduction he would lose
them entirely.
Transportation Expenses
The new law allows the employee
to deduct before determining ad-
justed gross income all his trans
portation expenses in connection
with his employers business. These
include fares, automobile expenses,
and (if in connection with over
night traveD meals and lodging.
Employees expenses other than
these can only be deducted if the
standard deduction of tax table is
not used. The expense of cornmut-
ing between home and place Of
work is not deductible at all.
An outside salesman" Zone who
usually works away from his en-
ployer's place of business) can de-
duct all his business expenses be-
fore arriving at adjusted gross in
come, just as if he were. in business
for himself.
Automobile Deductions
To deduct automobile expenses
in connection with business travel
you should first add up the total
cost of maintaining your car, in
Guiding depreciation, gasoline, oil,
repairs, garage rent, etc. Divide
this total by the number of miles
you drove in 1854 to find the av-
erage cost per mile, then multiply
this by the number of miles you
drove your car for business travel
only. This will give you the a.
mount you should deduct for busi-
ness use of your car.
Even if you don't use your car
for business, there are still some
deductions you can take if you
don't use the standard deduction
or tax table. For example: state
and local sales tax on purchases of
car, auto registration fee, state
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
Railway Express Rate
Cut On Some Items

B. G. Hileman, London agent for
the Railway Express Agency, an
nounced Tuesday that express
rates on some items have been
cut 25 percent and in some cases
35 percent.
The reduced rates are apparel
and accessory items moving from
New York City and Jersey City,
N j., to all points in the United
States.
The new rates apply to wearing
apparel, footwear, gloves, hand
bags, hosiery, mems furnishings,
mittens and purses, but do not in
clude millinery and mems hats.
They apply on shipments weigh
ing 125 pounds and over.
Specifically rates are 25 per-
cent less for first class shipments
weighing from 125 pounds to 299
pounds and 35 percent less for
shipments 300 pounds and over.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
Quotas For Bond
Sales Announced

Quotas for Ohio and its 88
counties covering Series E and H
Savings Bonds sales in 1855 were
announced in Columbus today by
the Savings Bonds Division, and
like the higher national quota of
five-and-a-half billion dollars,
they were generally above last
years objectives according to Paul
M. Dwyer, Chairman, Madison
County Savings Bonds Committee,
Madison County Savings Bonds
Committee.
Quota for residents of Madison
County this year is $3.50, 900, COM
pared to last years goal of $685.
480, Chairman Dwyer said. This
county attained $50 per cent of
the 1854 quota.
The 1855 state quota was set at
1853, 100000 in E and H Savings
Bonds and this compares to the
1854 goal of $343, 100000. Ohioans
purchased 96 per cent of the 1854
quota and ranked 18th in the nat
ion based on per cent of quota at
tanned. National quota attainment
reached 90 per cent with total
cash sales of $4,889, $4,000, the
largest sales volume for any year
since 1945. Total national purch-
ases last year exceeded total nat
ional redemptions by $445, ,OOO, 900.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18

Concerned with maintaining a full
employment and continually ex-
panding economy, the Farmers
Union will ask the Congress to re-
examine completely our farm leg
islation and policies in the interest
not only of farmers, but of the
nation.
Farmers Union members have
expressed two basic aims in the
program which they have adopted
for their organization; full parity
for farm families and improved
standards for all in an expanding
economy of abundance. Thus,
those who need the food would
have the income to buy it and the
problem of the so-called surpluses
OF agricultural products would
disappear.
Also, the Farmers Union will
urge the Congress to conduct a
complete investigation of the in
creasing prices that farmers are
required 10 pay Tor the supplies
needed in their farming operations
and of the widening spread be-
tween prices paid by consumers
and those received by farmers.
The marketing charges made by
middlemen have risen each year
since 1851 and prices paid by con-
Sumers have continued at peak
levels. Farmers received only 43
cents Of the dollar spent by con-
sumers for food in 1854. Since
1913, the price received by farm
ers for wheat has dropped 80 per
cent but the price of bread has in
creased % per cent.
The hard and efficient work of
the farm families on the land has
given the nation an abundance of
food and fiber for which all should
feel grateful. Those who are en-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18


of Certified Public Accountants.
gasoline tax, and losses from an
accident not due to your "willful
negligence" and not covered by in
surance.
Home Owner Deductions
If you purchased a name during
1854 you probably agreed with the
previous owner on schedule of
adjustments for taxes, insurance
water rates, and similar items.
Under the old law you were not al
lowed to deduct any of the proper
ty tax if it was a lien on the sell
Ter at the time of sale.
The new law says: you and the
previous owner can deduct this tax
in proportion to the number of
days of the property tax year that
each of you held the property -
whether or not you agreed to ap-
portion the tax. You are consider
ed to have paid your share of the
tax when you bought the home.
This applies to any other real es-
tate you may have purchased.
Other deductions for a home
owner include: the interest portion
of your mortage payments, real es-
tate tax paid directly or through
the bank, interest on FILA home
improvement loans nd other
loans, and damage caused by fire
or other casualty.
If you sold your home at a
profit in 1854 read the tax in
structions carefully to see how you
can avoid tax by building or pur-
chasing a home costing no less
than the net proceeds of the sale
of your former home.
Additional information
Be sure to read the Official in
structions. You can also get help
from the Internal Revenue Service,
which urges you to consult only
qualified advisers.
Next article: Medical Expenses
and Other Deductions.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
Local Marine SERVING
In Mediterranean,

Marine T-Sgt. Roger B. Ruth
erford, son of Mrs. Iva May Ruth
erford of 1856 S. Walnut ST., Lon
don, Ohio, is serving in the Medi-
terranean with a reinforced bat
talon of the 9th Marine Regiment.
The battlion, aboard ships of
the Sixth Fleet, will participate in
training exercises with the fleet
for period of about five months.
The cruise affords the Marines
the opportunity of visiting many
Mediterranean ports.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
Local Sailor Awaits
Naval Assignment

Norfolk, Virginia Kenneth
Lloyd Holcomb Fireman Apprent-
ice, U.S.N. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harley Holcomb of 164 West Cen
ter ST, London Ohio is now at
the US. Naval Recruiting Station,
Norfolk, Virginia awaiting further
assignment to a Naval unit in the
Atlantic area.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18

gagged in the most essential of all
occupations - the production of
food and fiber - have a right to
expect from society a just return
for their labor and investment and
they are entitled to a fair share
of the national income. 1t doesn't
make sense that the men, women
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18

and children on the farms, who
have made a phenomenal record
in feeding and clothing the nation,
should be the only group in the
economy to be forced to make the
planned "readjustment" to lower
levels of prosperity through dras-
tic cuts in income"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-18
Mails Poker Hand
To Treasury Men
Fail To Fill?

"What the deuce?" asked State
Treasurer Roger w. Tracy IN sur
prise one day last week when he
opened a treasury department re-
port envelope mailed to him from
Toledo, Ohio, and four playing
cards dropped out.
This is the time of year when
thousands of vendors sales tax re-
ports are due covering the last SIX
months of 1854. An accompanying
remittance is required to- cover
any deficiency for insufficient cam
collation. of prepaid tax receipts
during the period.
But in this case, the only jack
enclosed was the jack of dia-
monds; and with it an ace and
king of clubs and an ace OF
spades.
Careful search of the envelope
inside and out revealed nary
scrap of information to reveal the
sender'S name or address, his
business or occupation, beyond
the fact he might prefer cards to
doing his home work.
Mr.. Tracy hopes the vendor who
missed the January 81 deadline
will discover his error and send
in his sales tax S. t. 10 report
with some explanation of the
sleight of hand which caused the
slight mistake.
In the meantime the state trea-
sury department is holding all the
aces; at least until they're called
for. You wouldn't want to count
your cards again, would you just
to be sure?
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
Schools Do Well
In Fire Drills

A total of 1898 children in six
school buildings participated in
fire drills, called last Friday by
the Port Clinton fire department
as a part of Fire Prevention Week,
All made creditable showings in
vacating the buildings in quick
and orderly fashion.
Clocked by the department, the
children established these drill
statistics: LaCarne, 1T pupils, 81
seconds; Gypsum, 326 pupils, two
minutes and 27 seconds; Immacu-
late Conception School. 357 pupils,
one minute, three seconds; new
public elementary building, $50
pupils, one minute and 56 seconds;
old east building, 1853 pupils, 49
seconds; high school, 715 pupils,
two minutes and II seconds.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Iona Beach,

Long Beach,
Leonard Stieben, to Ronald M
Chisolm, ct al, blk "A'', Lot 46.
Clay Twp:-
William A. Feckley, ct al to
Nerissa E. Holstead, lot 108, Edge
field Farms
Moor Bro. Realty Co., Trustees
to James A. Griffith, lot SO Edge
field Farms.
Genoa Corp
Jess D. Floro, Jr., ct al, to Will
liam J. Brown, ct al, 0.172 acre, re
13, S. 33.
Catawba PIats:-
Leo C. Snider, ct al, to Leonard
A. Glass, ct al, lots Al and 45,
Wildwood.
Twin Beach Resort Co., to DON
aid M. Brahier, ct al, lot IL, Gem
Beach plat l.
Harry G. Knoor, ct al, to Harold
R. Heidorf, ct al, blk l, lots l-2-9-
10, Ottawa City.
Danbury PIats:-
Lillian Graydon, to Richard +.
Schuller, lot 33, pit "a Channei
Grove
Ira A. Shrock, ct al, to George
E. Wabig, ct al, lot 116, Shrock 4.
Ira A. Shrock, ct al, to Melvin
w. Lehner, ct al, lot 112, Shrock 4.
Lakeside:-
Walter Swartz, ct al, to Clifford
P. Magly, ct al, blk 73, lot 5.
Maude Ward, to Dennis Casner,
ct al, blk l, lot 4.
Harris TWP
Clyde Haar, ct al, to Kenneth r,
Littleiahn, ct al, lot 4, sec 10, c.
Overmeyer sd.
Portage Twp
Ernest N. Smith, ct al to Thad
w. Geiser, Sr., ct al, 10 acre, re
II, 8.
Port Clinton Corp
]. Clifford Hineline, ct al, TO
Justin L. Buchanan, ct al, Blk 4,
lots 1884, Wierman'S add.
Salem Twp
Clyde White, ct al, to Harold K.
Ames, G274 acre, rg Is, sec 2.
Lillian Herring, ct al, to Arlo
Rieff, ct al, 40 acres, re Is, sec. ..
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
CATAWBA
MRS. a. n. ROFKAI
Staff Correspondent.

Mrs. Arthur Maloy and Mrs. Fay
Mantell left Tuesday on a three
weeks motor trip to Ft. Lauder
dale, Florida.
Mrs. John Reuman of Sandusky
spent several days over Sunday
with her daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bauman and family.
Mrs. Addie McAteen of Cincin-
matt arrived at the home of Mrs.
Fred Norwood Sunday and Monday
took Mrs Norwood and house guest
Miss Abbott of Delaware, Ohio
home with her.
The cause of the Gideons was
presented Sunday morning at the
Union Sunday School by VIM. Zoll-
ner of Sandusky.
Mrs. w. B. Grover, mother Mrs
Bertha Lambert and Mrs. Earl
Newton spent several days last
week in Canton, Ohio.
Wedding bells are to ring on
the West Road in the very near
future, according to reports.
The Dorcas Society will meet
Thursday afternoon, Oct. 27 with
Mrs. @. Clemem. Members please
note change of time.
The re-upholstery classes in the
CataWba school basement are we'll
underway with a good attendance
The Garden Club will meet
Tuesday eve, Oct. 25 with Mrs. D.
C. Shores. Roll Call will be Pre-
pairing for Winter Birds. Papers,
Sea Shells and Driftwood by Mrs
A. H. Rofkar, and Use Your
Leaves, by Mrs. Clarence Brown
will make up the program. A plant
and bulb exchange will be con-
Quoted by the exchange commit
tee. Christmas gifts for Korean
Ohphanage will be brought to this
meeting
Mrs. Kelly Dunn was hostess to
the Home and Garden Club at her
Catawba Cliffs home Tuesday even
ing
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schafer
returned last Thursday from a
weeks trip to Long Island, New
York, where they visited their son
Myron and wife
Mr. and Mrs. John Frye and son
John, of Fairborn, Ohio, were over
Saturday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
V. A. Frye.
have any children in school now
but who is associated with a school
near here)
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
APPROVING COMMENTS HEARD AS
800 ATTEND SCHOL OPEN HOUSE
By ANN FORSTER

Approximately 300 parents and
other interested people attended
the open house Monday night at
Port Clinton High School.
Superintendent D. d. Sims and
Principal B. H. Corthell opened the
program at 7:20 in the auditorium
with greetings and instructions.
From 7:30 to $50 six Commute
periods were held to help acquaint
parents and others with the work
being done in the claSsroomS by
giving an opportunity to meet
teachers, learn what various sub
jects cover, aims, methods of pro-
cedure and detectives.
The students made out two
schedule cards for their parents
showing subjects, time, and room
number The parents followed this
schedule to meet each teacher and
learn about the subjects being
taken. Visitors having no children
in school were provided with a
high school schedule and could
visit any class in which they were
interested.
Special exhibits were displayed
i~ the Art, Home Economics, and
Industrial Arts departments. Many
other rooms had displays on their
bulletin boards which were of in
terest to many parents.
The chorale and orchestra fur
nished selections during the pro-
gram for those parents who we're
not in classes due to tudy hall
periods.
Members of Student Council were
stationed at various points about
the building to serve as guides and
furnish information.
Light refreshments of cookies
and punch were served in the
Home Economics Department at
$50. The Junior and Senior home
&c. classes were in charge of pre-
pairing and serving the refresh
mentS.
Different amusing remarks were
heard throughout the evening.
Some of these we've boy are my
legs tired" Il hope l lose some
weight in all this going up and
down the steps" Nov l think |
can talk to my children more clear
ly when they ask me different
questions about school since have
now met their teachers and know
how they study" Il certainly ap-
prove of this idea of an open
house, of course if l didn't
wouldn't be here and I think that's
the way most of the people feel
about it. I've been trying to pro-
mote it at our school for eight or
nine years now" (ThiS last speech
was made by man who does not
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21

funds for the yearbook and various
other school activities. Other than
the recent band tag day, this is
the only money-raiSing campaign
conducted by the school this year
in which the public will be solicit
ed.
From every subscription to Col
liers, Woman'S Home Companion,
and the American Magazine, soc
of every dollar remains in the com
munity with the school, and large
percentages of the subscription
price for other magazines also goes
to the school
Last year, subscriptions totaling
S2,386.11 we're sold, with the school
receiving $81472. Prizes are a
warded to students with outstand-
ing sales records. soe attts4
The Student Council appreciates
the cooperation of the public in
past campaigns, and asks anyone
who is not contacted by a pupil
and who wishes either new or.
renewal = subscription to call the
school.
apah1e,D Sheila Murphy
CoI1,t CnuJor
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-10-21
State FLAGS Of Ohio

Eighth grade Ohio history classes
have completed their state flags
of Ohio which we're assigned in
association with their present
studies Most of the flags are made
CT paper, but Bonnie Schoenfeld
went all out on her flag, which is
a large cloth, hand stitched flag
Don Rhodes submitted the most
intricate model of the flag. The
better ones of the class are on dis
play on the bulletin board in room
302.
Sally Snyder