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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Taxpayer Aid In
Columbus District

Plans for the taxpayer assistance
program for the Columbus District
for the Forthcoming filing season
have been completed, according to
Nathaniel LOCKER, Internal Reven-
ue Service director. The plan is a
continuation and expansion of the
self help system used last year,
he explained, and advised that
those who get stuck may pick up
their phones and call the new Co
lumbuSr office at ITO West Long
ST, phone Capital 8-6461.
The group assistance plan used
last year will also be utilized this
year, according to LOCKER. "The
plan replaces individual help and
cuts costs as we'll as provides SER
vice to more people," he said.
Group assistance days designated
for the Columbus office include
January 13, 16 and 20 through 81.
In addition, regular service to tax
payers will be maintained on all
other days on which the office is
normally open, LOCKER reports.
TV will also play a part in in
forming the taxpayer this year.
LOCKER said thst WBNS-TV will
feature a series of programs of ex-
planation and demonstration, the
first in the latter part of January
covering the preparation of Sched-
ule F for farmers, with a regular
series starting in February.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Area Accidents
KeId To Minimum

Despite the wintry weather and
the icy condition of the highways
and by ways, the State Patrol, the
Sheriffs department and the City
Police reported that there were no
serious accidents in the vicinity. A
truck slid off u. S. Route AZ near
London, damaging a. farmers
fence and there We're few fender
benders, but the majority of mot
orists were taking it easy or stay
ing home.
Weather forecasts indicate the
area will receive more of the same,
with snow and below freezing tenn
peratures forecast for Friday. The
patrol warns that while the main
traffic arteries may become clear
in spots, there is danger of road
Sticks throughout Ohio. Motor
lists are urged TO travel with eau
ton.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Shot In Eye At
Home Wednesday

Carol Wilson, aged six years,
was the victim of an accidental
shooting on Wednesday afternoon
at about 4:30, Sheriff Joe Smith
said today. Carols brother, Rus
sell, Is years old, was loading a
.410 shotgun in the house when the
gun discharged, sending blast in
to the floor. One of the shot RI
cocheted and struck Carol in the
right eye. She was taken to Chill
dren's Hospital i'm Columbus, where
It was reported the shot was lodg-
ed in the eye, but it was not
known if the doctors could save
the eye, said the sheriff
Carol is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Wilson, who reside on
the George Ropp farm on the Neil
Road near Florence Switch.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Highest Total In
Recent History

Madison County Commissioners
approved appropriations in the
amount of $777,891 following bud
get hearings which consumed the
greater part of the last ten days.
The appropriations included 1887,
771 for the general fund, 1888, 200
for the highway fund and $500
for the dog and kennel fund.
The appropriations were the
highest in recent years. In 1852,
appropriations totalled $652 ,348.50;
in 1853, $616,875; in 1854, S694, ,227
and in 1855, S752,5 Increased
costs of government and an ex-
panded highway improvement,
building and repair program were
given as the reasons for the in
creases.
From the General Fund, the ap-
preparations were: Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners, S6645; auditor,
$30,886; treasurer, S11, ,406; budget
commission, $40; prosecuting at
torney, $1,000; board of revision,
500; bureau of inspection, $1,000;
Court of Appeals, $325; Common
Pleas, $15,896; Juvenile and Do
mestic Relations Court, $780,;
Probate Court, S9301; clerk of
courts, $13,431; coroner, $1150;
board of elections, SIC. court
house and Jail, $4,000; other
buildings, S400; sheriff, $29,400;
recorder, $7785; agriculture, in
Guiding county society, $16.412; tu-
berculosis and hospital care, $500
vital statistics, $50; crippled chill
dren's aid, $2,211.47; county home,
$4,000; children's home, $48, 100,
Hind relief, $3.50; aid to depend
ent children, $8293; soldiers relief,
burial and memorials, $14,950;
workhouse, $100; sanitation and
drainage, $500; engineer, $3.50;
insurance, $4.860; pensions, $4,000;
taxes, $3.50; miscellaneous, $4,000
agriculture fund. $2589.73 and un-
anticipated emergencies $11, 1,647.80
From the Motor Vehicle and Gas
Tax Fund. the appropriations were
for the engineer, SIS, 100; for road
construction, $272,000; for road
maintenance and repair, $4,000;
for bridge construction, $4,000
and for other expenses, $21, 100.
The commissioners also renew
ed the hospital contracts with Mt
Carmel, University and Mercy
Hospitals for the care of INDECENT
persons. They accepted a bid from
R. N. Ardrey, Inc, for the pur-
chase of a 1856 Dodge station wa
gon for use by the county home
replacing one previously wrecked
and they reinstated the box bounty
OF S1.50 per four fox feet, red OF
gray variety.
George w. Taylor was re-elect-
ed chairman of the board for 1856
and Forrest E. Hanson was re.
named as clerk.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Missing Cattle Recovered
In Possible RustIing Case
Promote Londoner
At Wright-Patt

Wright-Patterson Air Fore e
Base, Ohio Edmund A. (Bud)
Graves, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Olen
A. Graves, 113 South Oak Street,
London, has been promoted to a
specialist position at Headquarters,
Air Material Command, at this
base.
Graves came to AMC in a trainee
capacity in January, 1851, shortly
after his graduation from Ohio
State University. He is now sup
ply requirements officer, specialize
ing in the area of future supply
requirements for Air Force organ
iZations and bases.
With his wife and seven-year old
daughter, Graves is making his
home near this base at Springfield,
Ohio.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Easter Seal Sale
Institutes Open

Easter Seal workers from "a
southern Ohio counties are meet
ing with national and state leaders
this week to receive assistance in
planning the 1856 Easter Seal
campaign.
Sponsored by the Ohio Society
for Crippled Children, the local in
stitute in Columbus on January II
was attended by Floyd Williams,
vice president of the Madison
County Society for Crippled Chill
dren and a director in the Ohio
Society; Mrs. William II. Morris,
treasurer; Mrs. Wallace Nichols,
secretary; and Miss Ruth Arm
strong, recently appointed chair
woman for the 1856 Easter Seal
sale in Madison County. Both Mr..
Williams and Miss Armstrong
were on the discussion panel at
the Columbus meeting.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Nicholson Rites
In Mt. S+erIino

Funeral services Tor Mr.. j. j.
Nicholson, 81, will be held in the
Methodist Church at Mt. Sterling
on Friday afternoon at 2 pm. Mr..
Nicholson died in the Chillicothe
Hospital following an accident
which occurred near that city on
Tuesday night, January 10, when
his automobile went out of con-
troll and overturned on State
Route 277, six and one-half miles
northwest of Chillicothe. He was
found injured beside his wreck
ed car by the State Highway Pa
troll and taken to the hospital
where he died.
Mr.. Nicholson was a field man
for the London Opekasit office,
managing several farms for the or
ganization. He had been an Opeka-
sit employee for m ore than 18
years.
The family resides in Mt. Sterl-
ing. Survivors include the widow,
Kathleen; one daughter, Mrs. Joan
ZeldhuZien; four sons, John OF
Marion, David and James, stud
ents at Ohio State and Gary at
home. The family asks the omis-
sion of flowers, requesting instead
that donations be sent to the j. j.
Nicholson Memorial Student Fund,
in care of Mrs. Ivan Neff ,secre-
tary, Mt. Sterling.
Interment will be at Mt. Sterl-
ing by the Snyder Funeral Home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13

Mr.. w. S. Tope has resigned his
post as head gardener at the Lon
don Prison Farm after more than
Al years of service. His resignation
will become effective on March 30,
1856.
Mr.. Tope. who was raised on a
fruit and stock farm in Gallia
County, started his career with the
state at the Boys Industrial School
at Lancaster, Ohio, in 1914. He
was transferred to the London in
stitution in 1917. where he has an
unbroken record of service except
for time served in the US. Army
during World War /.
Mr.. Tope is recognized as one of
the states outstanding horticulture
lists. In his capacity as head gard
ener, he has seen the London Pris-
on Farm grow from a small honor
camp operated by the Ohio Peni-
tentiary to its present size of 3,000
acres of land and 1900 inmates
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Tax Collections
AT Record High

With Madison COUNTS sale III
prepaid tax receipts reaching S16,-
61S.88 for the week ending Decem-
be- 81, 1855, the county Kept pace
with a record ali time nlga for a
5x-month tax collection, acc II ding
to a report released by State
Treasurer Roger w. Tracy, Fri
day.
The report disclosed that collec-
tions in Madison County from July
/, 1855 to the end of the year total
led $226,841.45, well over the to-
tai for the corresponding period in
1854, when collections totalled
S204, 1O1.06.
Tracy said that the overall per-
centage increase for Ohio in re-
eeipts was 1886 percent. Madison
C0nnty's percentage was set at an
Ill percent increase. Every coun.
ty in the state registered an in
crease for the period except two
Ross was off 81 percent and Pike
was down 37.3 percent below last
year.
State Treasurer Tracy said that
during the first half of the current
fiscal year, the three counties reg
iStering the highest gains wera
Geauga County, up 38.2 percent
Lake, up 32.1 percent and Cler-
mont, up 80 percent.
Grand total collections for the
six month period in 1855 were
given as $121, ,46o, ,508.29, establish
ing a record all-time high.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Mrs. Conway Said
To Be Improving

Mrs. Lillian d. Conway is re-
ported as slowly improving after
suffering a heart attack Sunday at
the Royal Palm Hotel, ST. Peters
burg, Florida, where she had just
returned after spending the holi-
days at the home of her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
r. Conway, and family, North
Main Street.
Mrs. Conway is in Mound Park
Hospital, st. Petersburg, Florida.
Her sons, j. r. Conway, London,
Philip Conway of Cleveland, and
their wives have been with her
this week. Her other son, Robert
Conway flew down from Denver
Wednesday to remain with her for
a few days.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Polio Shots From
Health Department

Parents are reminded by the
Madison County Health Depart
ment that polio vaccinations will
be given without charge at the
health office on Saturdays from
9 to IL am. to all youngsters be-
tween / and 10 years of age who
have not already started receiving
them from their family doctors.
School age children whose parents
signed consent cards will receive
the shots at school starting the
week of January 16. For further
information, contact the Health
Department.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
South SoIon @. |.
Receives Award

Verdun, France Army Pvt.
Clifford L. Harper, 81, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Wade N. Harper, South
Solon, Ohio, recently received a
safe driver award in France.
Private Harper received the
7804th Army Unit award for driv-
ing one year without an accident
or traffic violation.
He entered the Army in Novem-
ber 1854 and has been overseas
since last June.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Infant Daughter
Dies Wednesday

Norma Jean Minor, three-and-a
half months old, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Minor, died
Wednesday morning at the home
of her family at II Western Ave-
nue.. Surviving besides the parents
is one sister, Karen.
The funeral service will be held
at 2 pm. Friday at Beaver, Ohio,
with interment there by the Lu-
kenS Funeral Home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Annual Appropriations For
County Total $777,891
Milford Edwards
Dies Thursday

Milford Edwards, 49, of Morgan
Road, north of West Jefferson,
died Thursday morning ia Univer-
sity Hospital of an acute heart
condition.
A sexton of Pleasant Hill Gene
terry, he is survived by his mother
and two brothers, Pearl and
George of the home.
Funeral services Saturday at
two o'clock at the RAIDER Funeral
Home in West Jefferson. Inter-
ment in Foster Chapel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Sentence Man For
Attempted Rape

George Louis Weaver, indicted
during the last term of the grand
jury for the attempted rape of a
young London girl, was sentenced
to serve from one to fifteen years
at hard labor in the Ohio Peniten-
tiary and to pay the costs of his
court proceedings by Common
Pleas Judge Gerald A. Baynes.
Weaver had pleaded guilty to
the charge. The sentence was i'm
posed by the court following SAN
ity tests given at Lima as requir-
ed by law.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Hi+-Skip Driver
Hearing tuesday

James Glispie, 20, of South So
Ion, pleaded guilty to leaving the
scene of an accident, operating a
motor vehicle with fictitious Ii
cense plates and violating the Ohio
driver license law in Common
Pleas Court at his hearing on
Tuesday. Judge Baynes fined Glis-
pie $50 on each of the three counts
and suspended his driving rights
for a period of six months.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Plain City Tops In
County League Race

Robert Trehearne, superintend-
ent of the Madison Local Schools,
reports that league standings in
the Madison County League as of
January Il, 1855, are: Plain City,
40; Midway. 80; West Jefferson,
81; Monroe. 81; Fairfield, 1-2;
Canaan, 1-3. South Solon, 1-3;
Madison, 0-3: Mt. sterling, 0-3.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
Monroe Boosters Have
Polio Benefit Dance

The areas first Polio Dance of
the season will be held at the Mon
roe Boosters Club and receipts will
go to the March of Dimes.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
MRS. BAUCHN HOME
FROM HOSPITAL

Mrs. Alva Baughn has returned
to her home in Newport from Mt.
Carmel Hospital, where she under
went major surgery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
STANLEY REED
IN HOSPITAL

Stanley H. Reed, East High ST,
has entered Doctors Hospital for
observation and treatment. He was
reported ThuNday as improving.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
q OUR
"a TOWN

FACT
1t used to be that, when
a man took his hat off in an
elevator, 1t showed that he
had good manners. Nowadays,
1t merely means that he has
hair.
True
A dependable newspaper
has prestige value due to the
fact that the reader PAYS
for 1t and this fact alone
makes 1t worthwhile for any
advertiser.
LIVING
A smart person learns from
the mistakes Of others
dummy tries to make them
all himself.
HOLY MATRiMoNY
Herman: They tell me
your wife is outspoken.
Horace: That's wrong
she amt outspoken by any
body!
ouANDARY
Right now we're in a guam
dary as to whether we should
be kind to our enemies or be
little nicer to our friends.
Wen take the latter as our
face is pretty well bruised
from turning the other cheek.
AEyWooD
Old Haywood Snugg, the
Socrates of Buff Prairie, says
that If some of the people
who think they're going to
Heaven ever get there lot
OF people aren't going to like
it. Personally" says Hey
wood, "if ! meet one guy in
particular, St. Peter is going
to have to referee because
I'm going to hit him right on
the noSe!"
SUGGESTION
If your neighbor's kid is a
little pest. send him a bagpipe
for his birthday.
BIRTH
People with rich relatives
never seem to have any
trouble naming the baby.
MODERN AGE
And another business stimu-
liant Is the fact that a great
many women, have saved so
much time with household ap-
pliances that it enables them
to go to work to buy more.
HuMNN'
Atomic energy doesn't worry
us-it's the men who may use
it.
YoRE
About the only thing we
like about the good old days
is that they are gone.
WELL?
When wife insists on
wearing the pants. the least
she can do is buy her husband
fur coat.
ktppiES DIARY
These are the times when
the raising of children be-
comes an easy task for some
people. For instance, a 10
year-old boy can be reused
from bed at s am, fed and
sent to school where he eats
his noon meal at the cafeteria.
He will get home about $50
pm. and 60 directly to his pa
per route or other after-School
job. Arriving home at 6, he
eats and then is off to the
movie until 8 after which he
watches television until time
for bed. This is repeated five
days per week. On Saturday
he can go to the afternoon
show and watch television
that night. On Sunday there's
Sunday school and Church
and another movie.
DREAM
1t is every girls dream to
be swept off her feet by a
man welding broom.
YEAH MAN
Conceited people are those
WHO need to have their rs"
examined.
eAHGAiN
a bargain is usually some
thing that you can't take back
after you find out what's
wrong with it.
EMPLOYMENT
just the right amount of
experience seems to be the
American way. An older man
can't get a new job because
he. has too much of it and a
young man can't find job
because he has too little.
SUCCESS
A man is either up on his
toes or down at the heels but
at least he can call his sole
his own.
TRAVEL
Flying saucers cause little
or no concern down In Wash
ington. The other day one
flew by and somebody yelled,
There goes John Foster Dull
les again!"
LAST WORD
l. II
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-13
THIS
NEWSPAPER

Believes established
IocoI merchants have
70 protect fheir RePu-
fofions : Thof's your
b G 81 guorunfee Of
voIue.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-04-19
NEWS from HUNTSBURG

ciate your calls on news anG
personals. Phone me at my
home after 400 pm. and any,
time on Saturday or Sunday
Thank you.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Zup-
ancic Iaverne Calkins) are the
proud parents of a baby girl
Kimberly Carol, who arrived via
Euclid Glenville Hospital on Apr
20 tipping the scales at lbs.
and 10 ozS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Abbott
attended a lecture on Sunday
school procedures in Cleveland
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dietz, visit
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Tucker in Wickliffe last
Thursday. Mrs. Joyce Adams
rode in with them and visited
her sister, Mrs. Raymond Zup-
ancic at Euclid Glenville mater
nifty ward.
The East End Supply, former
ly Pilarczyk B uilding Supply,
held a grand opening celebra-
tion on Saturday. Ed Pilarczyk
will manage the supply house
while the other partners Ben
and George Pilarczyk and Har-
ry Reese handle the construc-
ton end of the business. The
boys now handle everything in
the construction line. from foot
er materials to finish paint. Stop
in and look around their new
store. They're located just a half
mile east of the centre.
Mr.. Harry Nichols celebrated
his 73 birthday on April IS with
dinner party at his home. His
daughter-in-laW, Mrs. Da nj ell
Nichols prepared for him his
favorite dish, turkey with all
the trimmings.
Mr.. Ray Wagers, who is re-
covering from recent surgery
wishes to thank all his friends
and neighbors for the numer-
Gus cards and favors sent him
during his illness.
The Youth group of the Uni
ted church held meeting at
the church on Sunday evening.
A recreation period followed a
general business meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dietz and
family were guests at dinner at
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-04-19
NOTICE OF ELECTION
ON ISSUE OF BONDS

NOTICE is hereby given that
in pursuance of a Resolution of
the Board of Education of the
Chardon Local School, District,
Geauga County, Ohio, passed on
the 7th day of February 1856,
there will be submitted to a vote
of the people of said Chardon
Local School District at the Pri-
mary ELECTION to be held
in said Local School District,
Geauga County Ohio, at the regu
lar places of voting therein, on
Tuesday, the 9th day of May, 49,
Sc, the question of issuing bonds
of said Chardon Local School
District in the amount of Two
hundred thousand Dollars $780,
000.00) for the purpose of COM
pleting construction of fireproof
physical education building, fire
proof class rooms and office
space. as provided by law.
The maximum number of
years during which SUCH bonds
are to run is 25 years.
The estimated averagae ad-
ditional tax rate amounts to ele-
ven cents for each one hundred
dollars of valuation, which is
IL mills for each one dollar of
valuation, outside of the limita-
ton imposed by Article II,
Section 2, of the Constitution, as
certified by theCnuotr t uyA lido
certified by the County Auditor.
The polls for said Election will
open at $50 o'clock A. M.
and remain open until $50 o.
clock P. M. Eastern Standard
Time of said day.
BY order of the Board of Elec-
tions, of Geauga County, Ohio.
Gladys S. Mcdonald,
Chairman
Beatrice Van Gorder,
Clerk.
Dated March %, 1856 R4c17
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-04-19

teams held a meeting at the
school on Sunday. Plans were
discussed for the coming year
baseball season.
The Willis divers entertain.
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Moore
nd Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rus.
sell of Middlefield on Saturday
evening at their home in Hunts
dale.
Joe Hummel is practically back
to his old clipper self again. He
was seen in Middlefield On Sat
urday and, but for a loss of a
few pounds he looked real good
Joe is recovering from a recent
operation.
Carl Riddle who suffered a
very bad leg injury in a recent
auto mishap has been told by
his doctors that he may be COM
ing home in a week or so. He
will be confined to a wheel chair
for awhile after his return home
Huntsburg welcomes Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Robert who have
taken. an apartment in the old
Spoonamore house on 523. The
Roberts are from Wilson, Ark
anSas and have three children,
Gloria, age 6, and who attends
the first grade, Darlene, age
4, and Andrew Junior age 2.
Mr.. Roberts works in Mentor
Products Company.
The Mesdames Jennie Strong,
Eleanore Oliver, Dorothy Reese
and Betty Kuch are attending
the weekly classes in slip cov-
er making in Hambden on We'd
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-04-19
COTTON TAILS START
All YEAR

The Chardon Cotton Tails met
and started their third year of
All work in Rabbit Raising on
April IA at the home of their
advisor, John Bailey 442 North
St., Chardon. A number of new
members were present.
Discussions were held on new
projects and events to be held
during the year.
Anyone having New Zealand
reds, or New Zealand whites
and would care to sell them
to the club members, please call
Chardon 5-9361 after 8 pm.
The next meeting will be held
April % at 7 pm. at the home
OF John Bailey. Any boys still
interested in joining are well
come.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-04-19
nesdayS.

nesdays.
Dennis Abbott and Clipper
Rose were the finalists in our
spell down here at Huntsburg
school. This made the boys ELI
gible to enter at the Burton com
petition on Tuesday. Mr.. Har-
old Cramer was in charge of
the Burton spelling bee.
Jimmy Kilko is still in bed with
rhumatic fever, His condition is
much better but Jimmy will not
be back to school for this Schoo
term. The children at school,
friends and neighbors, shave sent
Jimmy many cards and gifts
to brighten his long stay in bed.