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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Stewart Anderson
Installed AS n. P.

AT a special meeting at the Ma
sonic Temple Monday evening of
Adoniram Chapter No. 73 RAM,
the newly elected officers were in
stalled by Companion M. B. Can
non, PIP.
Stewart Anderson was installed
as High Priest, with these others
ON the official roster: Delmer Au-
gistus, King; Roger Edmiston,
Scribe; Ralph Ray, Captain of
Hosts; A. H. Barnhart, Principal
Sojourner; c. N. McAllister, treas
urer; j. M. Cannon, recorder; E.
B. Haskins, Lloyd Wilman, Royal
Arch Captains; Robert Edmond
son and G. c. Williams, veilsmen;
George L. Sheldon, guard.
Mr.. Cannon was assisted by
Comp panion R. D. Landsittel,
Pip, acting as Marshal, for the
installation which was followed by
refreshments for a goodly number
of companions who were present
in spite of the extreme heat.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Ice Box Law Goes
Into Effect Aug. |

The Ohio ice box law goes in
to effect on August l. The new law
prohibits any person from aband-
oning, discarding or knowingly
permitting to remain on premise
under his control and in place
accessible to children, any aband-
oned or discarded ice box, refriger-
ator or other alright or semi-air-
tight container of 1l2 cubic feet
capacity or more, with an opening
of so square inches or more, with
out first rendering such equipment
harmless to human life by remov-
ing hinges, door latches or other
hardware which may cause per-
son to be confined in it.
The new law does not apply to
ice boxes, refrigerators or alright
containers or semi-airtight contain
ers located in that part of build
ing occupied by a dealer, ware
houseman or repairman.
The law carries a penalty of
from S25 to 5000 fine for offend
erS.
Recent deaths have pointed the
need for such a law SIMPLY because
of the carelessness of the grown
ups involved. Check your property
for such containers and get rid of
them before your thoughtfulness
costs life too small to understand
the need for oxypen.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Heat Wave Relief
Comes THURSDAY

Some, respite came early Thurs
day morning for an oppressive
two or three days of extreme
heat, which reached a suffocating
high of 81 on Wednesday, July 27,
when thunder showers arrived
with their refreshing dampness.
Report of Weatherman Leonard
McNeal gives the following run
down and comparison.
Tuesday, July 26, the highest
for the day was recorded at 95
degrees.
Wednesday, July 27, the hottest
day to date for 1855, 81 degrees
was registered. On the same day
year ago, 90 degrees was high,
while for the month of July in
1854 was 100 degrees on the four
teenth.
In 1852, July 26-27-28 the tenn
peratures were 95, 90 and 90 de-
grees. respectively.
The hottest day of the local
record was 102 degrees on June
%, 1914, McNeal stated.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Evelyn Foster Is
Victim Thursday

Word was received here Friday
of the death of Miss Bertha Foster,
22, of London, Route 3, in an auto
accident which occurred "a miles
west of Denver, Col k,ado on u. S.
40, near Idaho Springs, Colorado.
Miss Foster was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Foster, who re-
side on u. S. 40, one and one-half
miles east of the intersection of
u, S. 40 and u. S. AZ.
Riding with Miss Foster was
Miss Gertrude Martin, elementary
school teacher at the Curl Road
School in Parma, Ohio. Details
were not available as to Miss Mar
tins condition.
Miss Foster and Miss Martin had
been on vacation to California,
leaving here on June 20. The young
ladies were on their way home
when the accident occurred.
Surviving besides the parents
are two brothers, Dean, of Column
bus, and Warren, of Springfield;
two sisters, Mrs. Mary Banks of
Columbus and Delpha Foster of
Fairlee, Vermont.
The body will be returned to
London where funeral arrange
ments will be in charge of the Ra-
der Funeral Service of West JEFF
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Local IFYE Man
Ends Years Term

EAST LANSING - Don Genres
of London, Ohio ends his one year
term next week as a member of
the national IFYE international
Farm Youth Exchange) alumni
board. The occasion will be the
fourth annual National IFYE Con-
ference being held at Michigan
State University in East Lansing,
August Al. The board consists of
two members from each years l.
Eye group to plan the next years
conference. The board for 1856 will
consist of 16 former IFYE alumni
elected by the alumni attending.
Genres was an IFYE to Germ
any in 1852 where he lived and
worked with farm families for five
months. The IFYE program is
a means of building stronger
foundation for world peace at the
family level. There have been a
bout 600 exchanges with the
United States from some As coun-
tries since the program started in
1948. The program is sponsored by
the National All Club Foundation
and the state and local extension
services.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Former Resident
Dies In Columbus

Mrs. Ida Bussard Channell, 70
years of age, died at her home at
191 Morrill, Avenue, Columbus, on
Wednesday. She was born and
raised in Madison County.
She is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Frances Ellis and Mrs.
Martha Meisner of Columbus; five
sons, Cecil, Stanley and Morgan
Forrest and Russell and Edwin
Channell; three sisters, Mrs. Louie
Thompson, Lakeview, Mrs. Lily
Thompson, Columbus and Mrs. Err
eel Fout, Kenton She is also sur
vived by 27 grandchildren and %
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday, 1920 am. at the RAIDER
Funeral Home, West Jefferson, the
Reverend Walter c. Peters officiat-
ing. Interment in the Somerford
TOUnchin Cemetery
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Blood Banks Mobile Unit
Visits London On I Tuesdav
Lutheran Church
Guest Speaker Is
Reverend Warnes S

Guest preacher at st. Johns Lu-
theran Church this Sunday July
81, will be The Rev. John M. War
mes, it was announced today.
Serving the local congregation
on the final Sunday of Pastor
Rughs vacation, The Rev. Mr..
Warnes is well known to many
here. After fifteen years as pas
tor of Auburn Lutheran Church,
Springfield, he became superinten-
dent of the Oesterlen Home for
Children Of that city. For the past
year he has been studying in the
field of child care at the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, and is at
present working for his Master of
Sacred Theology degree at HANNA
Divinity School
Pastor Warnes will preach at
both 500 and 1920 services at the
local church.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
BidweII Seen As 'Shoo-In', Clark Is
Favored For Sheriff Appointment

Sheriff Harold Bidwell seemed
a virtual "shoo-in" for the position
of Madison County Treasurer as
the Republican Executive Commit
tee prepared to meet here on FRI
day evening, July 29. 1t is expect
ed that the committee will decide
upon the future of the offices of
treasurer and sheriff at the meet
ing. Should Bidwell get the nod,
the office of sheriff will also be
vacated as Bidwell is expected to
resign his post in the event he gets
the treasurer's job Roger Counts
has handed in his resignation eff
fective Sept. l and will return to
the teaching profession. He will
teach in the London schools.
The commissioners will make the
actual appointments, however, and
it is understood that those persons
chosen for the two positions by
the committee will get the sanction
of the commissioners.
Two complications regarding
salaries were apparent in both the
treasurer's and sheriff's jobs mas
much as the recently approved sal
airy increases for both posts do not
become effective until October 10,
according to Attorney General c.
William ONeill. Neither of the
new appointees will benefit imme-
diately from the increases since
they would take office prior to
that time, would be claSsed as in
cumbents, and therefore, would
not become eligible for the in
creases for two more years. The
approved salary increase for the
treasurer'S job would amount to
around S1400 per year while the
sheriffs pay would be increased by
S1100 per year in two years time.
Much speculation is evident in
the filling of the sheriff's post
should Bidwell receive and accept
the treasurer's position. However,
local opinion seemed to favor the
appointment of German L. "Bud"
Clark, the present London police
chief. Opinion was based upon the
fact that Clark is the most exper-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29

fenced police officer available, hav-
ing spent 20 years in police work.
Clark, a Navy veteran, served as
deputy under his father, the late
German Clark, who died during
his tenure as sheriff in 1945 and
has been London police chief since
the end of the war. The elder
Clark was considered by a great
many people TO have been the best
sheriff that Madison county has
ever had. Young Clark has express
ed his willingness to take over the
sheriff's post and is considered a
strong contender for the job al
though several of the Republican
committeeman IN the south of the
county are believed to favor Rob-
ert Allison, presently a deputy
under Sheriff Bidwell.
Herbert Markley, also a Bidwell
deputy, is another strong contend
er, being a popular and hard
working police officer. Markley,
however, is a comparative newcom-
er TO police work, which fact may
hinder his chances, it was said
The fourth contender for the
sheriff's job is Madison County
Commissioner, Rodney Plymell
well known farmer and holder of
several terms as county commissi-
oner who has expressed his avail
ability for the sheriffS post.
Nevertheless, no official word
has been released thus far by the
committee which would indicate
that any of the four are assured
of the Job, since the committee-is
said to be split in its views re-
garding the appointment, The Is
man Republican committee con-
sists of the following:
Horace H. Hume, chairman;
Charles P. Hay Robert Feddern
and Allen Silver, West jefferson;
H. c. Hill and William Murray. Mt.
Sterling; Kenneth Dorm, South So
Ion; Wenner A. Botkin, Plain City;
H. w. Sark, Lilly Chapel; and John
Taylor, Wallace Nichols, ]. FL
wyn Byers. E. P .Speasmaker, Mil
lard Binns and Merlin Wicker.
London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Annual Barbecue
PIans Completed
For Ca++Iemen

Final plans have been completed
for the fifth annual barbecue and
roundup of the Ohio Cattle Feed
er's Association to be held at the
Madison County Fairgrounds on
Tuesday, August 2.
The days program starts at 10
am. with speeches and reports
from cattlemen and packers which
will be of interest to local beef
raiSerS.
The noon lunch will feature 1900
pounds of beef barbecue to be SER
we'd by the Home Demonstration
Council. The meal will be a real
beef-eater's treat with special
plates for the kiddies. (These kid
die plates will be sold to city slick
ers or to dieters, if they SO desire.)
The afternoon program will fea-
ture more reports from cattlemen
and mechandiserS.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
DR.. Martin Markus
Joins DR.. Bacon

DR.. William T. Bacon announces
that DR.. Martin Markus will be
associated with him in the general
practice of medicine.
Doctor Markus Is a native of
Norway and graduated from the
University of Oslo Faculty of
Medicine, class of 1948. He prac-
ticed for five years in the town
of Elverum, Norway, before COM
ing to this country in August 1858.
For the past two years he has been
serving as an intern and resident
physician at Jewish Hospital, Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
He will begin his practice with
DR.. Bacon in London, Ohio, on
August 1st.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Group Ministry
Meets Thursday

The Fellowship Council of the
Darby Plains Group Ministry will
meet at the Summerford Metho-
dist Church, Thursday, July %, at
800 p. m.
The Darby Plains Group Minist-
ry is composed of twelve Metho-
dist Churches in the area, includ-
ing Lafayette, Gillivan, Plumwood
Summerford, Lilly Chapel, Big
Plain, Georgesville, Irwin, Milford
Center, Unionville Center, Plain
City, end West jefferson. The en-
phasis of the meeting will be on
Membership and Evangelism. All
Fellowship Council Members, all
members of the various churches
Membership and Evangelism Com
mission and all others who are in
terested are invited to attend this
meeting.
Following the business meeting
and program refreshments will be
served by the host church.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Frontier Days In
Charity Run Here
At Fairgrounds

Committees for both the S. S.
Simon and Jude Building Fund and
the Madison County Fire Fight
ers Association are busy with fin,
al details to set the stage for Buck
Steele's presentation of Frontier
Days" at the London Fairgrounds
on August 1-2.
The shows will be enjoyed by
young and old, with twenty five
(25) thrilling and sensational acts,
climaxed by Roman Chariot Races.
Visitors are urged to come early.
Concessions with food and hot and
cold drinks will open at 600 pm.
shows start at 500 pm. on both
nights.
Admission tickets may be pur-
chased from fire department or
church members, as well as at the
gates.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Plain City Fair
Opens August 8

The Plain City fair will open
next Wednesday, August 3, and
run through Saturday, August 6.
Officials say indications are that
the Junior Fair will be the biggest
ever seen there. August 4 is Jun
ior Fair Day.
Opening day will see full sche-
dule of entertainment, with a tai
ent festival beginning at 8 a. m.
There will be night harness racing
on the last three days, August 4,
5, and 6, with $500 purses and
trophies to the winners. Post time
for the races is 8:15 p. m.
August 3 will also feature the
national open baton twirling and
strutting contest, open to boys and
girls of the state of Ohio and sur
rounding states.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Village Curfew
To Be Enforced

Plain City police officials plan
to enforce the new curfew ordi-
nance of that town effective Mon
day, August l
The curfew siren will blow
nightly at $50 p m land the chill
dren under 18 years of age will
have 80 minutes to get home and
off the streets by 10 o'clock. In
event any juveniles are brought
into mayors court after the cur
few, the ordinance holds the par
ents liable and responsible for the
misdeeds of the children.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Pool Commission
Meets Next Week

Ray E. Ballenger, chairman of
the swimming pool commission,
states that action of the petition
submitted by London citizens to
keep the pool open until Labor
Day will not be taken before next
week. The petition, with 224 sign
ers, was handed to the commiss-
ion July 20.
The delay is caused by the fact
that the commission had met just
prior to the time of the receipt of
the petition for their regularly
scheduled monthly meeting. Bal
lenger promises full consideration
of the request.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Success In Doubt
AS Donors Fail
To Come Forward

1t is less than a week until the
Blood Mobile Unit comes to Lon
don on Tuesday, August 2, and one
of the officials was heard Wednes-
day to make the statement that
Judge Maurice E. Beathard, chair
man of the Blood Donor Program
for Madison County, was highly
discouraged about the response.
When the unit came in Decem-
Der, the response was considered
outstanding, even though it was
only two days before Christmas
and one of the busiest seasons of
the year. But there was special
reason in part for that fine re-
sponse. It was only a short time
previous that Dana Fell, Somer-
ford Township resident, seriously
injured in a hunting accident in
Pennsylvania, in the fall, had been
the recipient of blood for a number
of tranSfusionS necessary to speed
him to recovery. 1t was only be-
cause Madison County had access
to the blood bank at the center in
Columbus that it was possible to
supply the need and the plasma
was flown free of charge to the
hospital where Mr.. Fell was pa
tient
There is never a time when hes
pitals are not in need of blood for
transfusions for their patients, but
when there is not an emergency
the response when the units visit
various areas seems to be univer-
sally lax, according to Red Cross
per some throughout this area
which has the Center in Columbus.
Madison County officials stated
Thursday that it looks now as
though there will be few if any
donors on the list for next Tuesday,
August 2, when the unit arrives at
the Methodist Church for dona-
tons from 10 to pm.
OF course, the officials stated
there are always the watkins, but
that does not keep those who are
running the show" from sitting on
the anxious seat. until late after
noon when stock is taken to see
what has happened.
IF an emergency were to come
up now, it is doubtful if there
would be enough supply in the
bank to fill the need, said Miss
Ruth E Armstrong, recruitment
chairman
There is no charge for blood
from the bank when patients need
it, but we've got to do our part
in helping keep the stockpile up,
said Chairman Beathard. Call the
chairman of your territory, whose
name was published in last weeks
paper and make an appointment,
if at all possible. If it is not, walk
in and do your part in helping
make the visit a success" conclud-
ed Chairman Beathard.
Al COUNCIL TO MEET
Madison County All council will
meet Monday, August /, 500 pm.
at the Court House basement, ac-
cording to the Agricultural Exten-
sion office. Final plans for the
county fair will be made at this
meeting. All leaders are urged to
attend.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Miss Marilyn Martin
Accepts Job With PAA

Miss Marilyn Martin, daughter
of Mrs. Marion Martin, South Wal
nut Street, who went to California
shortly after her graduation from
Denison University, Granville, in
June, has accepted a position with
Pan-American Airlines in Los An
geles.
"Lyn" is staying for the present
with Mrs. Marie Froggott, 2618
Locksley Place, Los Angeles, 80.
California.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
Local Girl Killed In Auto
Crash Near Idaho Springs
Ag Society Looks
For New Show

Madison County fair officials re-
port that the circus originally con-
tracted for performance at the fair
this year has gone bankrupt and
will be unable to fulfill its con-
tract.
The officials have discovered a
new show, however, and are hop
ing to get them under signature
as soon as possible. The show will
be only part of full program of
fun and entertainment planned for
the 1855 fair season in Madison
County.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
600 Acres Bring
$191,379.11 At
Saturday Auction

Approximately 600 acres of land
in northern Madison County went
under the hammer Saturday, July
%, in pursuance of an order of
sale in partition in Madison Coun-
ty Common Pleas Court. The two
sheriffs' sales were conducted on
the premises.
The total acreage of 591.7
bought by Seaborn Byerly and his
wife, Lucille Burnham Byerly, of
Mechanicsburg, went for a total of
$191, ,379.11. The larger tract of
446.81 acres, located on the Rose
dale Pike, lying part in Pike and
part in Monroe townships, was
knocked down at 1891 per acre,
for total of STAT, ,894.11 On this
part, which was owned by Asa
Burnham, who died in the 1920's,
were a house and barn and other
outbuildings, and was appraised
at $285 per acre.
The other tracts, containing
144.95 acres, lies in Monroe town
ship on State Route 38; backs up
to and adjoins the Asa Burnham
land, and was owned by his wife,
Mrs. Amy Burnham, who died in
Columbus, about two years ago.
This tract, without buildings, also
was purchased by the Byerlys, for
$500 per acre bringing total of
S43, ,485.00. 1t was appraised at
$3.50 per acre.
The land, that had been in the
Burnham family for more than 100
years, was sold to satisfy Is heirs
of Asa Burnham and his wife, Amy
Burnham.
The larger tract, owned by Asa
Burnham, was left to his wife,
Amy Burnham for her lifetime and
at her death was to be distributed
among the 18 heirs, nieces and
nephews.
Continued on Page TWo)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
ACCORDION BAND TO
PLAY AT SALE JULY 80

The Accordion Band, of Colum-
bus, taught by Charlotte Rowe
Gamble of Columbus, formerly of
London, will play at Carriers Mar
ket, South Main Street, where the
organization is sponsoring mar
ket, Saturday, July so from nine
to one o'clock.
Helen Armatrout and Philip
Hileman of London are members
of the band.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29

can't / go out and play games
just like other little boys do?"
Daddy: "Aw shut up and
dealr'
VIEWPOINT
Man had a flat tire and was
changing same when he acci-
dentally kicked the wheel nuts
down a nearby street drain.
This all took place near an in
sane asylum where an inmate
stood looking over the fence.
Man didn't know what to do
as he. couldn't change the tire
when the inmate suggested
that he take one nut off each
of the other wheels =. then
you can drive to a garage and
get some more," said the in
mate.
"Gosh," said the man, what
are you doing in there? You're
smarter than most of the peo-
pie on the outside.
Inmate said, We'll, may
be insane but I'm not stupid!
ELMO
And like Elmo the Great
says-"The best things in life
are free or available on easy
terms!"
DAFFYNiTioN
A bebopper is just guy who
hasn't arrived until he's gone!
FANCY THAT
The guaranteed annual wage
has at least one advantage
it will make it easier for the
working man to keep up his
guaranteed monthly payments.
ACCIDENT
Bald-headed fellow was ask
ed by 9 barber in nearby city
If he believed that badness
was caused by wearing hats.
Our hero replied that he
thought it was due to talkative
and nosey BARRIERS. Said he, Il
had full head of hair once
but / made the mistake OF GO
ing to a gabby barber back
home. While he was giving me
a singe, he got SO interested in
the story he was telling that
he set my head on fire and I've
looked this way ever since"
Our informant told us that
the big-city barber never open
ed his mouth during the rest
of the operation.
AuMNk!
One thing can be said for
rich people - they've got
money!
hoWZAT AGiN?
We notice that a lot of fell
lows who wear Burmuda
shorts have bear knees!
WiMMiN
Never underestimate the
power of a woman" is certain
ly a truthful statement. Who
else in the world can tie up
Ia miles of telephone wire
with her mouth?
ADVERTISING
Good advertising amt like
hawg calm - it amt how
loud you yell. it's what you
say and the way you say II
and to whom!
TRAFFIC
Used to be that a traffic
light meant stop. caution
and "go" but now the three
lights mean ready. aim
FIRE!
HEADLINE
We are expecting to see this
headline any day now -
United States Supreme Court
Found Unconstitutional"
SWITCH
It's the early bird that gets
the worm but the worm
would get the bird if he were
bigger it just doesn't pay to
be an early worm.
YoRE
In grandma's day jam ses-
sions were held at the end of
the strawberry harvest. /.
now they're held when the
nuts come in.
HOUSING
Little boy whose parents
had just bought one-floor
ranch style house was bragg
ing "And just think. we've
got carport and a swimming
pool"
Other little boy whose par
ents had bought and were re-
novating an old but comfor-
table two-story job replied,
yeah! But we've got Stairs"
RELIGION
Asked what he had learned
in Sunday school a bright
youngster with no more than
a toss of his head said, "Oh
the same old thing. The Lore
still loves all us kids!"
MODERN AGE
Nowadays, a successful mar
is guy who spends more
than his wife can earn with
overtime and fringe benefits.
LAST WORD
Woman's intuition is thu
ability to read between tho
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-07-29
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"a TOWN
MODERN AGE

MODERN AGE
Little boy: Daddy, why
can't l 60 out and play games
just like other little boys do?"
Daddy: "Aw shut up and
dealw