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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07
Parade TO Form
At Park; March
To Center Street

London's Retail Merchants Asso-
citation Christmas Parade, which
officially opens the Christmas sea-
son in London will be seen Tues
day evening, December IL The an
nouncement came this week from
W. H. Steinmetz, chairman of the
Parade Committee.
In the parade will be several
floats decorated in keeping with
the theme of this years Putting
Christ Back in Christmas" and
many local church groups will aid
in making the floats ready for the
Tuesday evening affair.
Participating in the parade,
along with the floats will be the
London Boy Scouts, the Campfire
Girls, and the National Guard. The
Parade committee has already
made plans for several bands along
with other groups who will join as
the Parade forms.
Steinmetz said the parade units
should start assembling at the
Park on North Main Street around
500 Tuesday evening. The lead
units will start moving out at a.
bout ZOO and will continue down
Main Street to Center Street
where they will end the march.
Leading the parade will be
Santa Claus making his first Off
ciaI appearance in London. Also
included will be the Trinity Epis-
copal Church Boys Choir which
has been acclaimed throughout the
area recently. Other choral groups
are also being contacted, and ef-
forts will be made to keep the par
ade as non commercial as possible.
On parade night, which is Tues
day, the merchants win keep their
places of business open so that vis-
itors, and parade viewers can get a
look at the various items stocked
for the Christmas shoppers.
The stores, however, will not
start staying open generally until
after the parade, and then most
will not start staying open nights
until December IA and Is. On the
other hand, merchants are expect
ed to start keeping open on We'd
nesday afternoons and Friday
nights until Christmas.
e Youngsters wishing to join the
parade may do SO, but no CONNER
cial or merchandise exhibits will
be accepted.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07
Publisher Dies
At MarysviIle
OF Heart Attack

Bruce B. Gaumer, Is, publisher
of the Journal-Tribune in Marys-
vile died at his home Tuesday af-
ternoon of heart attack.
He was born at Adamsville,
Ohio, Sept. 1, 1881. He later NOV
ed with his family to Urbana.
After graduating from Urbana
High School, Mr. Gaumer moved
to Marysville where he bought the
Union County Journal in 1904. In
1851, he purchased the Marysville
Tribune and merged the two
newspapers.
Gaumer's wife preceded him in
death in 1913. Besides his son, F.
T .Gaumer, editor of the Journal
Tribune, he leaves a sister. Mrs.
w E. Behrens, of Marysville, and
eight grandchildren.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07
High School Canteen Is Bright Spot
For London's Teen-age Groups

The word "Canteen" has many
different meanings for the differ
ent places it is used, but for Lon
dons high school set, it has a par
ticularly pleasant connotation.
When they refer to the Can
teen they mean an evening of fun
and recreation with their friends,
under the supervision of Miss Mar
jorie Cook. And they never lose
a minute when they gather for
the few hours.
Of course the activity Of the
Canteen' is limited, because of the
many different activities schedul-
cd during he school year. But for
the few nights when the gym is
available, the boys and girls en-
joy it to the fullest.
Just because the gym is used
for the meetings does not mean
that the group limits the enter
tainment to athletics. But athlet-
les do play a big part in the fun.
The. different activities are as
varied as the personalities of the
people performing Some of the
group read back issues of maga-
zines which they missed and others
take the time to brush up on their
current reading. Others try their
hand at artistic decorations with
paint and brush. Still others work
with paste and raffia to transform
lowly objects, such as coffee cans
and salt shakers, into novel and
useful decorations and storage
utensils.
The athletic minded boys and
girls had a wide variety OF sports
at their command everything
for the most delicate girls to the
brawniest boys. The girl-athletes
participated mainly in vorleyball
and badminton and some of the
boys joined them in the games
Other boys played basketball, prac-
ticed tumbling, boxing, wrestling
and weight lifting.
The program is directed by Miss
Cook and is designed to give the
teenagers chance 20 get together
for fun, work and play in a whole
some atmosphere where their par
ents will have no need for anxiety.
The cost of the program is al
most nothing There are only
few expenses, and the sale of soft
drinks and candies helps to defray
the costs. The activities vary dur
ing the seasons, and are arranged
to give the participants a wide
view of social life under the best
available conditions.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07
Funeral Thursday
For J. M. Rankin,
Former Resident

Funeral services were conducted
Thursday morning from the Zoar
Lutheran Church, Perrysburg,
for James NJ. Rankin, 55, who
died Monday night in Toledo. He
was a former London resident.
Survivors include the widow,
Esther Rankin; his mother, Mrs.
Myrtle Rankin McCarty, London
and brother, George, also of Lon
don.
Burial in the Oak Hill Gene
terry under the direction of Lux
ems Funeral Home
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07
London Woman In
Wreck Thursday
On RI. SO North

State Patrolmen reported Fri
day that Hester NJ. Martin, 25, 134
Chrisman Avenue London, receiv-
ed possible internal injuries and
shock when she was in an accident
late Thursday night on Route 38,
Az miles north of London.
Patrolmen indicated that the car
she was driving left the road on
the left side and struck a fence.
She was taken to Mt. Carmel Hos
pital for observation, examination
and treatment.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07
Robson Resigns Post On
City Council; Ordinance
For Ohio Edison Passes
POSTOFFICE WINDOWS
HAVE LONGER HOURS

London Postmaster G.. G.. Sch
lechty said this week that the
postoffice will observe longer
hours during the Christmas sea-
son.
The office will be open on
Wednesday afternoons until
Christmas as well as open Sat
urday afternoons on December
Is and December %.
Every effort is being planned
to facilitate mailing and receiv-
ing mail on schedule during the
Christmas rush.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07
Graveside Rites
Held We dnesday
For Allen Infant

Graveside funeral services were
conducted Wednesday afternoon
in Paint Township Cemetery for
Delbert Lewis Allen, infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Allen.
Death came Tuesday at Doctors
Hospital in Columbus.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Lukens Funeral Home.
The only survivors are the
mother and the father.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07
Few Tickets Now
Left For Banquet

Only a very few tickets are still
available for the annual London
High School Football Banquet
scheduled for Monday night in the
high school Cafeteria.
Several different groups and in
dividuals will be recognized during
the evenings activities.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07
Harley Dement, Gets
Promotion In Germany

Harley Dement,, nephew of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Van Auken, Rt. 2,
Mt. Sterling has been promoted to
PFC. Dement,, who attended Madi-
son Local school prior to entering
service, is stationed at Straubling,
Germany.
He writes that he recently tour
ed Paris where he visited the Eff
fel tower and other points of in
tereSt.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07
8 OUR
"a fK0S'W'N y
HEYWoop

that can have longer to loaf"
says Haywood.
Big Nancy, Heywood's old
girl friend, upon hearing this,
exclaimed, THAT Haywood is
SO lazy that he went down to
the grocery the other day and
tried to buy some chewed
food!
FACT
Frozen foods may not take
the place of old fashioned
cooking but, by golly, they're
the best you ever thaw!
OUCH!
And like the guy with the
young thing in the trailer ;.
new car said to the sweet
Lets get hitched, honey
bun"
YoRE
A grandfather is a person
who missed the cuspidor both
before and after it was gone.
THINK
The most entertainment that
can be bought for two dollars
is a marriage license.
NEW YEAR
Many a man will wake up
on New Years Day and look
upon the old year through the
mist of the night before.
LIVING
You're gettin' on, brother,
when your wife begins to be-
lieve those lies you've been
telling all these years.
PARTY
Friends of ours recently
provided us with one of the
best evenings we've ever ex-
perienced and they also pro-
vided us with a new idea for a
party. Our friends simply in
vited several couples, none of
whom had ever met before.
Thus, it was that everyone
enjoyed himself to the fullest
if only because the conversa-
ton was fresh and the ideas
interesting. Not one knew a
single thing about the other
and each outdid himself dur
ing a grand evening. TRY it
sometime.
KIDS
A juvenile delinquent is
sometimes a child whose par
ents embarked upon the sea of
matrimony without paddle.
CHRISTMAS
Christmas is the time of
wear when old dad loosens the
purse strings and is rewarded
with family tie.
DUCK
First Hunter: "Joe, we've
been out here all day and
haven't hit a single duck"
Second Hunter: ~ e n!
Let's miss a couple more and
go home"
MURDER
Down in Alabama fellow
who hadn't kissed his wife in
10 years just shot a guy who
did.
GOVERNMENT
It appears that bipartisan"
as applied to government,
simply means that both the
Republicans and the Demo-
Gratis have two policies each!
BABIES
One thing about being poor
and having rich relatives is
that it makes naming the baby
much easier.
AMERICA
This is. the only country in
the world where the average
man can't sing the national
anthem and doesn't know
the words to it.
ANSWER
My bl other was a prisoner
or war on an island in the
Pacific" explained the buck
private. Turned out that the
brother was serving time on
Alcatraz for draft lodging.
iNJUNs
The old Chief was the
proud father of 81 kids. Tour
ist asked him If he had any
family arguments. Chief said,
mo fight much. We just one
big Hopi family. Ugh"
PRICES
The success of hill-billy mu-
sic in American proves that
the price of corn is higher
than ever.
PoME
Twas at a restaurant they
met, Romeo and Juliet, He
had no dough to pay the debt,
So Romeo'd what Juliet!
RETIRED
We've never heard Oh re-
tired farmer who can slee
late in the morning.
LAST WORD
To many game wardens, a
twenty-four foot freezer Is
nothing more than a big game
preserve.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07
Rites heduIed
For Miss Brennan
At st. Pa+ricks

Miss Mayme Brennan died Thur
sday in Columbus rest home. She
was the daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Brennan and
was lifelong resident of London
until two years ago when, follow
ing the death of her brother, Char
les, she went to Washington c.
II. rest home and later to Colum-
bus. She was the last member of
her immediate family and is sur
vived by a number of nieces and
nephews.
She was a life member of st.
Patrick's Church. Friends may call
at the Rader-P Porter Funeral Home
after ] pm Saturday. The rosary
will be recited Sunday at $50 pm.
Requiem Mass will be read in ST
Patrick's Church Monday at 10
am. and burial will be in ST. Pat
rick's Cemetery.
ATTENDING EDUCATIONAL
MEET IN CINCINNATI
Jacob Won Kanel, principal of
London High School is attending
a meeting of the Ohio Education
Association being held at the Sher-
aton-Gibson Hotel in Cincinnati
this week.
He was named to represent the
London School System.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07

The programs for the teenagers
will not be held again until some
time in January This is to prev
ent interference with Christmas
programs of the other organiza-
tions in London When the pro-
grams are resumed the youngsters
will pick up their work where they
left off. the ball games will
start all over and the tumblers
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07

will continue to roll. Action will,
to a certain extent, resemble the
castle of The Sleeping Beauty j. :.
after she was awakened.
And parents would probably get
a genuine thrill from watching the
enthusiastic action of their boys
and girls in the few hours they
are together.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-07
THIS
NEWSPAPER

Believes eSfdbIISheo
IoeoI merchants hove
70 protect their Repu-
fafions That's your
b e 81 guarantee OF
vuIue.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30
Babson Discusses Initiation

Babson Park. Mass, Oct. Is. Ac-
cordine to an apocryphal. story, a
legislator in Mexico moved that
Gresham's Law that bad money
drives out good money be an
rulled When told that it was a
natural law and could not be an
nulled. he then suggested that ii be
suspended for time The question
CT value has been a problem ever
since money was lnvented.-and. in
fact. even before that time. no mat
ter what commodity was used as
the medium of eXchange-tobacco
or wives. Money has always had a
tendency to depreciate in value. and
it has at some time or other met
with disaster III practically every
nation as in Germany when the
mark went to zero in 1928, spelling
The end of initiation for Germany
What is Infiationc
One cause of initiation is a much
greater increase in the quantity of
money in circulation relative to the
Increase in the volume of goods
and services This forces the price
level upwards Price indexes for a
period Of years show that there
have been great fluctuations in the
value of money in practically every
country. When the purchasing pow
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30
Double Check

AS lay here mid misery. poll
tics and changes in foreign
friends mostly losing Them keep
right on.
Adlai may be on the wrong line
but he's sticking to his H-BombS
and so far nobody has been brave
enough to set off any Sine all
demonstrations are made south
of the Mason Dixon line one can
see readily why the President
has no interest in banning the
destructibleS. This is no fool idea
of Adlai's and he didn't take UP
with it to be popular. but for hui
manity's sake. He realizes the bad
effect it can and does have on
every living thing it comes into
contact With.
Our foreign policy is being
showed around and we can begin
to see those old friends turn their
cold shoulder to the u S. | be-
lieve the Democrats will do some
thing about it. Nations OF people
need friends.
The President received a letter
from Bunganin but he wants Adj
la1 to answer il, although he was
not address to him. Ike plactic
ally went nuts" because the con-
tents were made public before he
got to work it over. Many letter
has been the basis of an interra-
tional rift. This may be Just that
1t is most evident that things
are not what they appear to be
or should be. Talking one way
and doing another don't come
out right always.
The ETC ordered the. liver out
of Carriers Little Liver pills and
the Administration expects new car
sales to pull the nation out of the
SLOW sale line while credit puts
it back on the rocks. II Repub-
licans had more Byrds. Ike might
get reelected and if he does it
will be with such foollWine
No matter how YOU vote. please
vote don't want to be respon-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30

thrifty in saving money and build
ing up assets and income for a
rainy day. These are the holders Of
bonds and preferred stocks. the
holders Of insurance annuities, and
those who have amassed large cash
assets. 1t is characteristic of in
flation that the time required for
it to take hold is much longer than
most people imagine The most
dangerous period is usually W h e n
the general public has been Mlled
into false sense OF security. It
must be remembered that today We
have a 52-cent dollar and that the
cost of living is still going up. It
IS quite possible that within the next
ten years prices may be much high.
er than they are today.
Initiation and Government
Ever since the inception of our
national government. money and
its value has been q concern Of
various administrations. It is one Of
our major problems at the present
time. There are numerous opinions
as regards the value OF money
The late Senator Longs campaign
slogan. Every Nan A Millionaire !,
did not take into sccount the feet
that u all men were millionaircs
no one would be willing to work.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30
Buckingham

Dr.. Robert P Darrell, of Chica-
go. H.. spent several days with his
mother. Mrs Fannie Darrell.
Mr., and Mrs. Elijah Throckmor-
ton and daughters. spent the week
end in Roanoke, visiting Mr.
Throckmorton father who is i'll
Mrs, Mary Grigg, OF Washington.
D c., visited relatives and friends
last week.
Mrs George Wood of Salem
spent Sunday with her mother Mrs,
Julia Mitchell.
Mrs. Rebekah Eldridge is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dana in Ridge
wood n J Mrs. Dana is the former
Miss Sarah HUBBARD
Mrs Alice Glover returned to the
village last week after visiting Mr.
and MIS- Ashley Grigg, at Acco-
vile. w Va.
Mrs Charles NJ. Spencer returned
Monday from visiting her father
and friends at Selma. Ala
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30

er of the dollar has decreased too
much. injury has been done to the
investors and creditors as group.
Kinds Of Initiation
Credit initiation can be generated
by confidence: and monetary in
flation can be caused by lack Of
confidence. Initiation results from a
combination of TWO things: Oversup-
ply Of money and-or under supply OF
the nations goods and services
National debt figures in that it ere.
ates bank deposits II IS not how far
the debt goes that makes people
lose confidence. it is how low pro-
duction goes. If production keeps up
with debt. there is no harm except
psychologically. Lack of production
means that the value of money is
under suspicion. Imitation is always
an attempt to escape heavy bur-
denS;-debt is often the core of the
problem. The principal force max
ing for price imitation is a huge ex-
banded stream OF income-purchas-
ing power-which beats against .
diminished supply Of civilian goods
and services,
Effect q Inflattsa
The tragedy OF initiation Is the loss
Of purchasing power on the part Of
those who have been the most
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30
Unique Political Presentation

publican. Incidentally. this paper as are
other journals of the Negro press, is copy
righted. Reproduction in whole or i'll part
expressly forbidden"
There are two strange and revealing
items in this edition. One, which should be
either confirmed or denied is the support
of the Republican Party by the Council Of
Churches Is this the National Council of
Churchese Has this church organization
entered partisan politics? Ii so. it is quite
disturbing to those who still believe in the
separation of church and state
The second strange thing is that the
Negro papers we see are copyrighted and
reproduction is forbidden. We would pre-
sumo that these papers are for consump-
ton of the Negro readers only. Except for
syndicated columns the secular press is
open and free for quoting by any other
journal.
In some nations the press is controlled
by the governments We trust that in Amer
lea the press will remain free and we hope
the example of copyright control will not
become general.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30

Mr. and Mrs Wilton Tate and
Mrs. Claudia Adams. of Red Oak.
spent Sunday with Mr., and Mrs.
Herbert B. Adams.
Mrs. Sadye Ellis has returned to
the village from the Virginia Bap-
fist Hospital i'll Lynchburg
MI. and Mrs. Y. G. Johnson, of
Richmond, spent short while with
Mrs. julia Mitchell Monday.
Com and Mrs. Frank A. Spencer
and sons, OF Alexandria, were week
end guests of his mother, Mrs Nan
ME NJ Spencer.
MIS-. Lizzie Barnes has returned
10 South Carolina after visiting Mrs.
Rebekah Eldridge for the summer
Miss Gertrude Sadler Of Rich
mond, vas at Their home here dur
Ing the week end
Nh and Mrs. Jack Moss and
daughters. OF Arlington. We're week
end guests Of their parents.
Dr. alG Mrs J E HaynSWorth.
OF Lynchburg. We're visitors in Buck
ingham and Dillwyn Sunday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30
Nero Riddles While Rome Burns

DEMOCRAT Adlai Stevenson and Re-
- publican Eisenhower argue over the H.
Bomb tests Stevenson states that materials
resulting from the tests are injurious to
animal life on the planet Eisenhower says
not. We don't know. Scientists must dis
agree none, so far, has stuck his nose
into the argument. We agree with Eisen
hover that this nation must maintain its
defenses as top efficiency. Russia is wait
ing for America to let down it's defenseS.
Given time no nation can overpower Amerl-
ca--that has been proven in two world
wars Unless hampered by international
politics American fighting men can win
war-this was proved by the so-called ko-
rean Incident, in which our military men
were forbidden to use our full armed might
ending in stalemate. not yet settled, and
huge losses Of our military personnel some
OF whom are still prisoners in Russia
which country was not a belligerent.
curious state of affairs.
While the top contenders of major po-
litical parties appeal to the farmers, labor,
racial minorities through promises to
creases. increases and increases New bill
lions for school buildings new billions
for foreign aid new billions for farm re-
lief. etc, are promised by "A government.
which even now can not live within its
own income. A paternastic. socialistic
government promises all. and it may at
some time in the near future begin to take
all. How. may we ask. will the political
promises be paid? There is but one source
OF income to the government, namely. taxes
from the people Continued eXacting of
taxes in every conceivable form can drain
not only the material wealth. but more so
tie competitive character of the people.
Nero riddles while Rome burns.
Arguments on abstract subjects, prom
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30

IN October IL. the Journal and Guide, a
~ Norfolk Va, Negro newspaper, gener
ally considered conservative. published an
ingenious section under the theme Civil
Rights World Series Casting the text mat
ter to baseball parlance, the section featur-
cd the Champion Constitution All-Stars VS..
the Challenger Southern Manifesto Wild
Cats
The lineup for the All-Stars include
the members of the L. S. Supreme Court.
With Ike Isenhower as manager and Dick
Nixon, as coach.
The lineup for the Wild Cats included
Senators Eastland, Russell, Elender Byrd,
Johnston. George, McClelland, HILL Full
bright. with Adlai Stevenson, manager :
Estes kefauver. head coach, and Paul But
Ter. trainer.
Sponsors of the All-Stars are listed as
NAACP. Urban League President Eisen-
hover. Council of Churches, White House.
Republican Party and All De-Segrega-
tionists
The editorial policy of the paper is Re-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30

the only honorable way open to
them. When you vote for the
States Rights candidates you are
not leaving your party. You are
merely calling to your party.
Won't you please come back
home and stop your flirting with
the power proud gals Of Pravda. :
The act of voting for the States
Rights candidates is the correct
way to SAVE the United States
Government from socialistic poll
cies of Moscow.
ISham t Wilkinson
kenbridge. Va
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-10-30

ence on November 3. at Roanoke
College.
Dr. Simklns is a member of the
executive committee Of the Viz
ginia Humanities Conference.