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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-01
Seniors Say
Adieux At Party

Members of the graduating class
at London High School, along
with several members of the school
faculty, were in attendance last
Thursday evening at the Senior
Class Banquet, held at the London
Country Club. Master of ceremon-
les was Don Baker, president of
the class.
Large "maypoles" wound with
scarlet and gray crepe paper, to
carry out the class colors, were
placed at intervals on the tables,
and tiny maypoles, with a pipe
cleaner figure to resemble each
member of the class, were at each
persons place. To carry out the
idea that the graduates would soon
be entering many different occu-
pations, drawings of persons en-
gagged in different types of jobs
were used to decorate the door
ways.
Following the dinner, Mr.. Joseph
Hartley and Mr.. Jacob Won Kanel
were called upon to say a few
words, and the class will and
prophecy" were read. Each mem
ber of the class told his plans for
after graduation, to conclude the
evening. Members of the high
school faculty present were: Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Hartley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Won Kanel, Miss Vir-
ginia Freid, Miss Margaret Long
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cochran and
Mrs. Joseph Del TedeSco.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-01

Seniors in 1856 graduating class
es affiliated with St. Johns Lrffi-
eran, First Methodist and First
Presbyterian churches of London.
were honored by organizations Of
the three as part of last weeks
commencement festivities.
The Dorcas Society and the Lu-
ther League of St Johns, SPONSOR
ed a dinner Sunday evening In
honor of their affiliated young
folks. Mrs. Chester Geer served as
general chairman for the dinner.
Mrs. William Grub, chairman
of decorations came up with q
clever idea, using large world
globes on which were perched boys
and girls in caps and gowns. Each
held a Streamer that festo0ned TO
the place of a guest. Mortar Board
nut cups were favors at each place.
Each Senior was also presented q
gift by the hosts.
Seniors honored were Don Bak-
er, John Garrett, Jack Temple,
Ruth Anne Strine, Rose Ann Hay
man, Miriam Hughes, Donna Cliff
ton. Seated with them were Rob-
ert Lukens, speaker of the eve-
ming, Mrs. Lukens. Pastor and
Mrs. Lawrence T. Rugh, Mrs.
Geer and members of the Luther
League who did not assist with the
serving.
METHODIST PARTY
Mrs. w. v. Nichols served as
mistress of ceremonies for the
breakfast at the Methodist Chnrcn
Thursday morning for the las
Jovenes Class which prepared ana
served the menu.
Miss Dorothy Street. chairman
of decorations used red roses. the
class flowers with gray ribbons TO
carry out the class colors. MiniA-
ture stairways to suggest the class
motto, knowledge is the stairway
to success" and diplomas as place
markers were also q part of the
table decorations. 4
The program was informal with
seniors and guests giving brief
talks. 6
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-01
London Club Has
Garden Visitation

Mrs. It. j. Selby Jr., president,
invited members, of London Gar
den Club to her home on Park Av-
enue for dessert last Wednesday
before they embarked for garden
visitation.
AT a business session at the Sell
by home members who had gone
on the trip to Kingswood Estate,
Mansfield on May Day, compared
notes on the experience.
Though the weatherman did not
cooperate with the plans of the
club and have much bloom for ex-
hibition, the gardeners exchanged
ideas on planting and care of flow
ers.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-01
Country Club
Activities

Prizes for Tuesdays luncheon at
the London Country Club wer e
presented to Mrs. Paul M. Dwyer,
Mrs. H. F. Kimball and Mrs.
Frank G. Wheaton, the latter two
guests, for bridge and to Mrs. B.
Gwynne Curr for canasta.
Mrs. c. L. Hunter received the
prize for the month.
Mrs. E. r. Lanning and Mrs. w.
II. Steinmetz will be hostesses for
next Tuesdays party.
The Memorial Day dance on
Saturday evening and the Mixed
Two Ball and buffet on Wednes-
day, were both well attended and
pleasant holiday festivities for
members and their guests.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-01
Women OF Moose
Take Part In Meet
At Washington

The London Chapter Women of
the Moose had charge of the ritual
at a meeting in Washington c. III.
Sunday when five candidates were
initiated.
Attending from London for the
meeting, dinner and dance that
followed were: Mr.. and Mrs. Art
Richards, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Dill
lion, Mrs. Christine Henry Mrs.
Albert iRoby, Mrs. Bertha Barn.
hart, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Wood
and Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Dillon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-01
Miss Henry
Entertains
Faculty

Miss Geraldine Henry, East
Fourth Street, entertained at sup
per last Thursday evening for a
few friends and co-faculty MEM
bers at Northeastern High School.
Attending were, Misses Shirley
Hines, Martha Davisson, Pauline
Thomas, Mrs. Helen McDevitt,
Mrs. Hagleberger, Mrs Hughes,
Mrs. Harenberg, Mrs. Caplinger,
Mrs. McConkey, Mrs. Wildermuth,
Mrs. Edna Davisson, the Reverend
Miss Dorothy Street, Glade Run
Road and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Henry, parents of the hostess.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-01

News Reporter
Beverly Call
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-01
Jerry Neville
Passes SO Years

When Jerry Neville. former res
ident of London, celebrated his
ninety-third birthday Sunday at
Mercycrest, Springfield, members
of his family from London went
over with decorated birthday cake
and other party confections to OBJ
serve the anniversary.
Attending were, Mrs. Fred. Eek
stein, Miss Dorothy Eckstein, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert j. Eckstein and
their daughters, Connie and Cathy,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Chase
all of London and Mrs. Minnie
Nuckles of Springfield.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-01

Our next meeting will be held
at Lois Beauman's home on June
sixth.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-01
4 H CLUB NEWS
SUNSHINE sTiTcHERs

The third meeting of the Sun
shine Stitchers was held at Karen
Ridenour's home on May 18th.
The president called the meeting
to order by saying the 4-H pledge.
There were 33 members present.
In the cooking group Barbara
Smith gave a demonstration on
making a pie. Karen Ridenour
gave demonstration on making
lemonade.
Delicious refreshments were SER
we'd by the refreshment committee.
Arizona sun., 1956-09-13
AUDIENCE HOWLS AT FASHION
SHOW COMEDY SKIT

New York Sunday night
when the Sisters Beauty Salon
of Jamaica, L. I. presented it's
Garden of Fashion" at the Lin
den Manor Club in ST. Adams,
actress comedienne Lou Lu-
Tour put. the SRO audience in
a laughing frenzy with her
Comedy Skit Fashion Wise
Guys" The Queen of JOY
BringerS"- as Lou is being called
by her associates in the Broad
way Comedy Workshop that
meets every Wednesday night
with it's director, George Lewis
brought the folk into a mon
stop" round of laughter with
her unasSuming way of letting
it be known that Ida Finney
was an un-wanted Fashion
Wise Guy" with the gauky and
flashy sequenned Spanish skirt
and Haitian basket and hat
that she was trying to put into
the Fashion show. Only the
presentation of Lois Bell, featur-
ed model gave way for settling
down for the Garden of Fash
IONS"
Arizona sun., 1956-09-13
BAR GROUP
U. S. MUST SET own HOUSE
IN ORDER ON RACE BIAS, He
TELLS CONVENTION HERE

New York-The United States
must "Set it's own house in or
der" on race prejudice if it
wishes to lead the world, Bor-
ough President Hulan E. Jack
of Manhattan declared in a
speech yesterday.
Mr.. Jack welcomed 200 dele
gates to the opening of the
three-day, thirty-firSt annual
convention of the National Bar
Association, a society of Negro
lawyers, at the New Yorker
Hotel.
'We cannot afford at this
critical stage of International af-
fairs to give aid to enemies of
democracy" Mr.. Jack declared.
''The hearts of the American
people reach out to nations
whose populations are throwing
off the yoke of colonialism. If
we are to retain world leader
ship as the symbol Of freedom,
we must set cur own house in
order as rapidly as possible to
command the respect of awaken
ing men desiring to walk on an
equal basis with all mankind"
Ambassador Charles T. 0.
King, Liberian representative to
the United Nations, sketched
the history of his country.
Later in the day, Prof. Herbert
Reid of Howard University Law
Arizona sun., 1956-09-13
JACK WELCOMES NEGRO

School reviewed the history Of
habeas corpus in the Federal
courts.
Prof. Robert B. Mckay of
New York University Law
School discussed the interposi-
ton by six Southern states to
nullify the Supreme Court deci-
sions on desegregation. He pre-
dicted that all such efforts would
fail of lack of constitutional
basis and support by a majority
of the American people.
Interposition is the legal doc
trine that a state need not obey
an unconstitutional" ruling of
the Supreme Court, and thus in
terposes its sovereignty against
infringement" by the Federal
Government.
Professor Mckay reviewed the
history of such efforts from the
first constitutional convention
to the most recent movements
by southern states.
"InterpoSition must fall" he
said, because it has no con-
stitutional basis or historical
validity. The Legislatures of the
various states enunciating it do
not really believe in it them
selves. They make use of it
merely to rally popular preju-
dice against desegregation. The
United States is a union of the
people, not a compact of sover-
eign states"
Arizona sun., 1956-09-13
Law Expert Halls School
d. DIE

validity and propriety OF the
Supreme Courts decision.
u. S. Judge Supports Stand
Much the same position was
taken last night at q dinner OF
The association by Charles E.
Clark, Chief Judge of the United
States Court of Appeals, Second
District. He told the diners in
the Terrace Room of the hotel
that his duty, in an intermediate
court, was to "adminiSter the
law as determined by the Su-
preme Court"
''I am indeed surprised that
so usual, so ancient, so COM
pletely supported principle is
challenged" he said in what he
termed informal remarks to
brother lawyers and associates
representing the Federal bar"
The segregation decision, he
added, has "no more legal sig
nificance today than it had 100
years ago."
He said: "In spite of many
problems and difficulties the
state of liberty is much better
than it has been and shows
steady improvement. At the
time of the Brown decision (the
Supreme Courts 1854 ruling
against segregation in public
schools) there were twenty-five
states that recognized segrega-
ton. There are now only eight
that do so officially"
Judge Clark is former dean of
the Yale University Law School.
Presiding at the dinner was
Judge Irwin c.. Mollison of the
United States Customs Court.
Also included in the day seS-
sion was a discussion of the re-
ciprocal obligations of the COM
munity and the lawyer by Mrs.
Ruth Whitehead Whaley, secre-
tary to the New York City Board
of Estimate.
Arizona sun., 1956-09-13
YALE PROFESSOR TELLS NEGRO
BAR GROUP DECISION IS NOT
INVASION OF STATES RIGHTS
(Reprint from The New York
TimeS-Aug. 31)

(Reprint from The New York
TimeS-Aug. 80
The Supreme Court decision
on desegregation was called "a
great and happy lesson in con-
Stitutional democracy" yeSter-
day by Louis H. Pollak, Profes-
Sor of Law at Yale University.
Professor Pollak told 200 dele
gates to the National Bar Asso-
citation convention that although
the decision had come late it
proposed to correct our mis-
takes under the law" The asso-
citation, a society of Negro law
yerS, is holding it's thirty-first
annual convention at the New
Yorker Hotel.
Professor Pollak said that
criticism of the school deSegre-
cation decision as an invasion
of states rights was the ''least
relevant, most dangerous and
most fraudulent attack" of the
three major arguments raised
against it.
every law must operate on
all alike" he declared. "TheSe
rights were not states rights;
they were states wrongs"
The 10 other principal criti-
cisms, he said, were that the
court was performing an act of
uSurpation by making a Socio-
logical determination, and that
it had abandoned the doctrine
of stare decisis, that is, that it
had gone counter to previous
Supreme Court rulings.
On the first point he said the
decision was based on the find
ing that segregation itself was
demaging to education and af-
fected the motivation to learn"
AS for the doctrine of change
Professor Pollak said that earlier
decisions did not have the broad
base in public education used in
the current one and that the
Constitution was subject to
adaptation and improvement by
the Supreme Court.
He urged lawyers to strength
en- the hand" of the local Fed
eral District Court judges and
the Supreme Court by emphasiz-
ing at every opportunity the
Arizona sun., 1956-09-13
PAY SAG MILLION TO HUNT

SportSmen spent $46,047, ,781
for hunting licenses and permits
during 1855, reports the 1856
Yearbook of The American Peo-
Piles Encyclopedia. Michigan led
the list, followed by New York
and Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-17

sion, which has been dormant since 1858,
should help to expedite preparation and
adoption Of master plan.
That Is, the setting up of new COM
mission will be helpful provided the adj
visory group does not become involved in
politics or factional controversies. 1t was
such an involvement which led to demise
Of the agency three years ago, when 1t
became a center of dispute between So
called liberals and conservatives. To be
effective, the new commission must COM
mand the respect of the general public.
Therefore, its members should be chosen
solely for their knowledge of highway.
zoning and related matters and without
regard to political Affiliations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-17

them. Nor will that job be-
confined to knocking down
planes which may attack these
ships in their home waters.
They will have an offensive as
well as a defensive capab;lity,
and they will go where the
fleet goes. The Terrier and
other missiles to come can be
equipped with atomic war
heads, if these are needed, and
none of those in our party,
after our brief glimpse Of what
can be done today. were dis
posed to underestimate the
potentialities of these new
weapons.
Some time later this year
the ships that we saw, with
others, are scheduled to join
the 9Th Fleet in the troubled
areas Of the Mediterranean.
They are not going there look
ing for a fight. But these ships
and these men will be ready.
They will give a good account
Of themselves if and when the
chips 60 down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-17
Career Service Incentive

The Governments latest proposal for
making civil service career more attrac-
tive should have special appeal to en-
ployeS with families. The family man on
a Federal salary is hard hit when serious
sickness strikes him or members of his
family. Many of these workers wisely
carry medical and disqualification insur-
ance in private companies. But these
policies are limited in their coverage and
sometimes, in long and Catastrophe"
illnesses, the doctors and hospital bills
mount up beyond the capacity of the
victims to meet them. It Is In this type
OF emergency that the administration
new health insurance program would
come to the rescue.
AS outlined by Chairman Young Of
the Civil Service Commission, the plan
would be an extension of the present
Government life insurance program, costs
of which are divided between employees
and the Government. All holders of Fed
eral life insurance policies would be COW
cred automatically by the health insur-
a1ce, without extra cost to the employees.
The program would cost the Treasury
about $32.5 million a year, however.
Under the plan, employees would be en-
titled to reimbursement for rs per cent
Of medical surgical and hospital expenses
above certain basic amounts. Thus, en-
ployes would have to pay medical expenses
Of from 500 to 5000 according to pay
scale), surgical costs up to $3.50 and hos
pital bills up to $500. Beyond those sums
the new insurance system would become
applicable. Retired employees over IS
years and all employees who retire in the
future also would be covered, by lesser
amounts.
The health insurance plan is one of
several improvements which President
Eisenhower has suggested as a means Of
strengthening the Federal career service.
All of the benefits have been used with
success in private industry. It is essential
that civil service employment be made
more attractive, especially for family men,
II the Government is to recruit and retain
competent personnel in the numbers re-
quired by the growing Federal establish
ment
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MODERN NAVY
Four Ships Herald New Combat Era

plane. a drone. came into view.
This plane was a Hellcat,
pretty hot stuff in World War
II It was escorted by three
control planes and turned over
to the Boston's radar control
when it was about $1,000 feet
away and $4,000 feet high. The
rocket launcher swung around
and trained its missiles on the
all-but-invisible target. Then
came the signal to fire. At
first nothing happened. Then
smoke, followed by fire. belched
from the base of one of the
rockets. Obviously something
had gone wrong. and we
thought the rockets booster
charge was burning in the
rack. 1t was a pretty tense
moment. and it became tenser
when the launcher suddenly
swung down and around, aim
ing the smoking, quivering
rocket squarely at us aboard
the Northampton, some 400
yards back. Over the North
ampton's loud speaker came
the startled voice of Capt.
Ephraim Holmes: Hit the
deck, everybody-face down."
But the moment passed. The
fire, which actually had
started in a signal flare at
tached to the rocket so we
could follow its fight, soon
burned out, and the demon
stration was turned over to
the second firing rack.
This time there was no mis-
hap. A pencil radar beam from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-17
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

tie, making modern come
back.
Two fine specimens appear
on, the front cover of one of
the woman'S magazines.
The Boston terrier, often
called Boston bulldog, is
member of splendid family.
AS for the little Pekinese,
he is the lion dog" of old
China. and as such has a
place in history as well as in
the dog records.
He. too, is special breed
for certain people only.
We would speak a word
for dogs not registered.
They cannot get their
papers," but most often they
are wonderful fellows.
All small boys dogs of the
old time were nonregistered
dogs.
We can recall links, a fine
specimen of American bull
terrier, mostly called just bull
dog.
This is the sort with clipped
ears and tail. The modern
fashion is to leave the ears
alone, and especially the long
whip tail.
links could leap a 6-foot
board fence, of the old Wash
ington alley type.
He was % inches around the
neck, and the veterinarian,
who was at that time mostly a
horse doctor, said he would
rather try to hold a lion.
links was, however. the
most loving of dogs, and very
obedient, except when he saw
cats. Then nothing could hold
him.
He once broke the leash by
which he was tied at night
to the stoop. and leaped S
feet from the ground into
a window in which sat a cat.
White dog and black cat
went through the front room.
or parlor, and into the dining
room, where a watermelon
party was in progress.
The cat went beneath the
table and out the back win
dow. with the 70-pound dog
right after him.
The CONSERVATION among
the guests-and the water
melons-can be understood.
In those days, it was FASH
ionable to make fudge, and
Jinks would stand guard over
a plate of it placed on the
floor.
He would stand there. drool-
ing. but never touching a bit
of The candy. though everyone
left the room.
A wonder dog, though he
had no pedigree and could not
be registered.
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A Missile Craft Joins the Fleet and
Points the Way to Things to Come

and the pilot presses a button.
From then on the equipment
takes over. At the right alti-
tude the bomb is launched.
The momentum keeps 1t climb
ing for a while, and then it
comes over in a big arc and
drops on the target. The pilot,
meanwhile, has looped out of
his climb and has gone about
his business-well before the
bomb explodeS.
There was more of this in
the afternoon, but the really
spectacular show came at
night. This is something that
has to be seen to be believed.
and anyone who has witnessed
it will not soon forget it.
After dinner we climbed up
four ladders (you are always
climbing ladders on a carrier)
to the island. Below us in the
darkness we could hardly see
the outlines of the waiting
planes. Then the engine
warm-ups began, the scream
ing of the jets competing with
the heavier roar of the prop
planes. 1t was as though a
hundred stricken creatures
were believing and shrieking
in mortal anguish. But the
thing was pulled off nonethe-
less. All of the planes got
away and they all got back,
although some of the pilots
needed two or three tries to set
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Postage and Deficits

Congressional enthusiasm for cutting
governmental costs suffers severe chill
every time the President or the Postmas-
ter General mentions postal rates and
deficits in the same breath. Yet, politi-
cally touchy though sthe subject may be,
1t Is generally conceded that the only
hope of materially reducing the huge
postal deficit lies in raising fees for mail
service-all along the line. The admin
1stration bill pending before the House
Post Once Committee would greatly mar
row the gap between the annual cost of
mail service and revenue from postage.
Some such legislation ought to be passed
at this session Of Congress, regardless Of
election-year implications.
President Eisenhower recently re-
newed his plea for prompt action in
support OF higher postal rates. He said
that national self-respect requires a re-
duction of the Post once Departments
annual deficit - which has approached
half billion dollars year over period
of time. The administration bill-similar
to one defeated last year-would raise
the Scent letter rate to cents, the s.
cent airmail rate to cents and the second
and third class rates by about 80 per cent.
The Second-claSs increase would be
spread over two-year period, to ease
the impact on newspapers and magazines
affected. Third-class mail is mainly adj
vertising matter.
Mr.. Summerfield has estimated that
these rates would produce more than
$500 million year in new revenues, thus
making extensive irroads on the deficit
The administration does not contend that
the postal operations should be made
completely self-supporting. It has been
national policy for many years to sub
sidize In part the distribution Of news
papers and magazines, in the interest Of
better-informed public. But many city
newspapers (including The Starr do not
need Federal subsidy. We hope that
Congress will face up to the postal-dehcit-
or-higher-rates question and will resolve
1t in favor Of substantial reduction in
the deficit.