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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
County Schools
Set Opening For
Tuesday Sept. 4

All the Madison County Schools
in the Madison County School Sys-
tenn will start the 1956-1957 School
year on Tuesday, September A,
with the exception of the high
school in the new Madison South
Local District. This new High
School building, which is located
at the intersection of State Route
38 and the Linson Pike, is for
grades 9, 10, II, and II in the Mad
iSon South Local School District.
This building is expected to be
ready for use by September II.
Grades / to inclusive in this dis
trict will start their school year in
the South Solon, Midway and Mad
ison Rural Buildings on Tuesday,
September 4.
The Jonathan Alder High School
which is now being constructed on
Route AZ near Plain City, will be
ready for use later in the school
year. Grades 9, TO- IL, and IL in
this district will be Accommodated
in the Plain City School Building
until this new Jonathan Alder High
School is completed. Grades l to 8
inclusive of the Jonathan Alder Lo-
cal School District will attend at
the Canaan, Monroe, and Plain
City buildings.
The addition to the West Jeffer-
son school will be ready for use.
Thirteen clasSroomS have been
added. Extra office space, study
hall and library accommodations
were included in this project.
In the new Fairfield-Mt. Sterl-
ing Local School District, both
schools will continue to operate
with all II grades at each building
this year.
A record enrolment is expected
in all the Madison County Schools.
Additional teachers have been en-
ployed in the Deercreek, Fairfield
Mt. Sterling, Jefferson, Jonathan
Alder and Madison South Dist
riots.
The county still needs three tea
chers to complete the entire teach
ing staff. One elementary and two
high school vacancies still exist.
Two of these vacancies are the re-
suit of late designations.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
Missing Cab Driver Now In
County Jail; Detroit Fares
Called Prison Farm Escapes
Funeral Is Held
For Mrs. Douglas

Death came August 81 to Mrs.
Netie Douglas, the widow of the
late Charles E. Douglas. She had
been i'll for four weeks.
Mrs. Douglas was member of
the London Presbyterian Church.
Womens Association, Golden Rule
Bible Class, Bide-A-Wee Club,
Sew-So Club, Madisonia Rebekah
Lodge and Daughters of Union
Veterans.
Funeral services were conducted
last Friday with the Rev; Frank
L. Baldwin officiating. Burial was
in Sedalia Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. Opal Renick and Mrs. Helen
Taylor, Madison County; three
brothers. Howard LOCKER, Bloom
ingburg, William LOCKER, Yates
vile and Cloyd LOCKER, Montour
Falls. N. Y. Also five grandchild-
rem survive.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
West jefferson's
Ok Roast Starts
There This Week

West Jefferson's annual Ok
Roast and three Day Labor Day
Celebration gets underway Satur-
day with entertainment, food and
a program designed to attract all
age groups. And major point of
the weekend event is a stay home
and live" safety measure.
Highlights of the opening day
will be horseshoe pitching contests
and the pet parade. Grounds and
concession stands open early in the
evening. A dance is scheduled from
9tp. m. until midnight.
The Sunday session gets started
after noon with the grounds and
concession stands opening at 2 pm.
The full afternoon and evening is
planned to be one of visiting and
entertainment: Five gate prizes
will be awarded Sunday afternoon
and evening.
On Monday the final day of the
three day event, seven gate prizes
will be given away as well as the
grand prize. "a Mercury Station
wagon. The main event of the en-
tire festival, the Ok Roast proper,
will be Monday. Serving of the
roast will start at 800 pm. and
will continue through 500 pm.
The annual program is under the
direction and sponsorship of the
West Jefferson Community and
Businessmen's Association wi h
funds going to the Childrens Com
munity recreation program.
One of the main features of the
annual OK roast at West jefferson
is scheduled to be the three day
horseshoe pitching tourney pitting
the top tossers in central Ohio
against each other
The matches will be held on the
Village Recreation Grounds five
lighted, clay-filled courts with boys
contests Saturday until noon and
womens matches Monday until
noon. The mems matches will be
held each afternoon during the OK
roast festivities.
All interested participants must
pitch at least 100 shoes this week
in order to qualify.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
Harold Cook Is
Held For Sheriff;
Investigation

A London Cab driver, who was
the subject of a missing persons
alarm earlier this week, is now
being held on an open (investiga-
tom charge in Madison County
Jail.
The driver, identified by Sheriff
Herb Markley as Harold Cook, 30.
returned to London Thursday and
was placed in Jail. During inter-
rogation he identified two London
Prison Farm escapes as the two
men he took as fares to Detroit.
They were identified from photo
graphs as Frank G.. HidIebrandt
and Thomas F. Stone. both re-
ported as escapes on Tuesday
morning.
According to the story pieced
together from information in the
sheriff's office, Cook left London
Tuesday with two fares who had
called from a pay telephone in
the south end of the city. The
original destination was Columbus.
but later Cook called from there
to notify his employer that the
fares had decided to go to De-
troit.
Cook told officers here, after
his return, that the men left him
at Detroit without paying their
fares. A fellow cab driver had
earlier been questioned, causing
alarm about the possibility of the
fares being the escapes from the
Prison Farm.
Cook said the men gave no in
dication they might resort to vio-
lence, but simply disappeared. He
gave no reason for the long delay
after the men left his cab. He
has been employed by the City
Cab Company for only three
months.
Officers had earlier expressed
alarm for Cook. radioing all Off
cials between Columbus and De-
troit to be on the lookout for the
cab. Cook returned voluntarily.
NEW NURSE HERE
Miss Katherine Hern, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson Hern, Lon
don. has assumed the duties as
nurse in the Madison County
Health Department A graduate of
London High School. Miss Hern
trained at Mt. Carmel Hospital
School of Nursing, and has been
employed there as staff nurse
since graduation. She will work the
North Section of Madison County.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
Health Records To Be
Ready For Children

The Madison County Health De-
partment says many School Health
records which kindergarten and
first graders will need are waiting
to be picked up. The parents should
pick up the records so that the
children can have the proper physi-
cal examinations before school
starts.
The department also said many
of the records which have been
taken out have not been returned.
IN TEXAS CAMP
Air1man basic Denver F. Cultice,
formerly of Madison County, is
now stationed at Lakeland Air
Force Base near San Antonio, Tex
as. He is in Flight 783, P. Q. Box
1911.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
New Markers Now
At w. Jefferson

West Jefferson's streets are TAX
ing on a new look this week as vii
lage employees are erecting new
enamel on metal street markers
throughout the city.
Mayor Harold B. RAIDER said this
week that the new markers will
replace the unsightly painted wood
signs which have been more than
difficult to keep repaired and
painted.
According to Mayor RAIDER, the
new signs, which should be in place
by the weekend. will cost the vii
lage less than the repair and up
keep on the old wood-paint signs
for two wears.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
New Schedule Listed
For Anti-PoIio Shots

Ruth Anne Tull, supervising
nurse with the Madison County
Health Department. announced this
week that anti-polio shots will be
given each Monday afternoon from
/ until 5 o'clock
Miss Tull urged all parents
whose children have had only one
shot to come in Immediately for
the second shot Cor as soon as the
suggested 40 weeks waiting period
is over).
Incidentally, there has been only
one Polio case reported in the
county this year.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
HEADS AND PRINCIPALS
MEETING SATURDAY

All Madison County School
Executive Heads and principals
are to meet Saturday, Septem-
ber l, in the office of Superin-
tendent Rolla D. Webster in the
Courthouse at London.
The meeting is scheduled for
900 am. At the time Supt.
Webster made this announce
he also announced that all Mad
ison County busses, including
London, will be inspected the
week of September II.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
Contract Let For County
Ballots; Madison Press Co.
Low Bidder For Printing
LOCAL DANCERS WIN
STATE FAIR AWARDS

Madison countianS carried
away two solo and three group
awards from the Ohio State
Fair Talent contest. All were
members of Mrs. Margaret
Kloes' dance classes.
Solo awards of superior were
given to Cheryl Peart and jon
ME Bill Sherman. Excellent
awards for combination perfor-
mances went to Jonnie Bill
Sherman and Cheryl Peart; The
Square Dancers and to Angus,
Sharon and Stephanie Potts.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
LETTERS WELCOME!

Recently there has been some
controversy concerning our
Letter To The Editor" column.
We want to make it clear that
the Editor" column is for the
benefit of the public. 1t is your
privilege to use it whenever you
wish and we welcome all letters
of this sort. 1t is yours to use
as you see fit. It is the market
place of public opinion. Use it
often.
All letters must be signed al
though we will withhold names
of writer's at their request. All
letters will be held in strictest
confidence and will be filed pri-
vately. In order to receive such
treatment, letters should be ad-
dressed in care of Editor" at
this newspaper.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
WEST JEFFERSON GETS
JUMP ON LONDON

West Jefferson Village Coun-
Gil got jump ahead of London
this week with the installation
of their new street markers. All
streets in the village are schedul-
ed to be clearly marked by the
time the present stock of signs
are used.
Many London organizations
have expressed a desire to have
the markers erected here, but
no success has been evidenced
by the markers.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
Samuel Newpoff.
Dies In Columbus

Samuel Newport, 81. former Lon
don merchant, of 143 Mayfair Bou-
levard, Columbus. died in Mt. Car
mel Hospital, Wednesday, follow
ing an illness of several months.
Mr.. Newpoff for many years
conducted a store known as the
odd and Ends" store, and was
succeeded in business here by his
son-in-law. Harold Marx, who now
operates the London Bargain
House" on South Main Street.
Since leaving London Mr. Newport
has operated store in Columbus.
Surviving are his wife. Faye, and
son, Harvey. OF the home: two
daughters, Mrs. Harold Marx of
London and Mrs. Mildred Newport
Winner, and another son, Ben. both
of Columbus and seven grandchild-
ren.
Funeral services at IL o'clock
Friday at the Snider Memorial
Chapel, 1890 East Main Street, Co.
lumbus.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert LarkinS are
announcing the birth of a son or
August 25 at Doctors Hospital. The
seven pound ten ounce youngster
has been named Timothy George
Paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. George Larkins and ma
ternal grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Brandenburg.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
e OUR
"a TOWN

U h0E
You'll never get dirty in
Church, little dusty maybe
but never, never soiled.
GIVE AWAY
These give-away programs
are going just a bit too far
any day now we expect
to see some sponsor give away
his company as first prize.
SICKNESS
Sickest fellow we ever saw
was a guy who took all the
cures his friends prescribed.
ARMY
Rookie: Halt! Who goes
there-friend or foe 2"
Voice: Foe"
Rookie: "Aw, cut it out :.
1 only been in the Army two
weekS!"
FACT
The difference between a
happy life and one of anguish
is merely the difference be-
tween earnings and yearnings.
LIFE
Nowadays, If a person minds
his own business, he's consid-
cred to be an eccentric.
DIET
The secret of having a good
figure is getting the food you
eat to go where you want it.
Rut here is recent reducing
formula picked up from Bud
Nelson's column in the Leb-
anon Western Star:
MONDAY: Breakfast, weak
tea: lunch, bouillon cube in
one-half cup of diluted water;
dinner, pigeon thigh and three
ounces prune juice (gargle
only.
TUESDAY: breakfast, scrap
ed crumbs from burnt toast;
lunch, doughnut hole without
sugar and glass of dehydrated
water. dinner. jelly-fish sticks.
WEDNESDAY: breakfast,
boiled-out table cloth stains;
lunch, half-dozen poppy seeds;
dinner, bees knees and mos
quito knuckles- sauteed in vim
egar.
THURSDAY: bre k ia S t,
shredded egg shell skins; lunch,
bellybutton of navel orange;
dinner, three Irish potato eyes
(diced).
FRIDAY, breakfast, tw 0
lobster antennae; lunch, one
guppy fin: dinner, filet of soft
shell crawdad.
SATURDAY: breakfast, four
chopped banana seeds; lunch,
boiled butterfly liver and a
roma of empty custard pie
plate; dinner, jelly-fish verte-
gra a la pipsqueak.
SUNDAY: breakfast pickl-
ed humming-bird tongue;
lunch, prime ribs of tadpole;
dinner, tossed paprika and
clover leaf salad.
If you think that the diet
you've been on is tough, try
this one and your weight will
be a dead issue!
SUGGESTION
Suggested slogan for toilet
seat manufacturer-"on the
hole. you never had it so
good!"
PARTY
Word is going around about
gal who had planned an en-
gagement party but the would
be groom changed his mind at
the last moment but the
gal. undaunted, went ahead
with the party anyway
just renamed it narrow es-
cape party"
EDUCATION
The marks of an educated
man are slightly superior ex-
preston, a Phi Beta Kappa
key and rich grandfather
INCIDENTAL INTELLIGENCE
Let 1t be noted here that the
first hog-calling contest was
held in Omaha. Nebraska. thir-
ty years ago 1929. Since that
time, people have been calling
hogs by every name you car
think of.
SNOW JOB
The Russians claim to have
invented everything from the
clubhouse to the atom bomb
We are in dangerous position
if we continue to dis-believe
our engineers and scientists
when they tell us that the Rus.
slams are ahead of us. We may
have created our own smoke
screen.
LIVING
The first third of a man''
life is spent learning the rules
The second third. the excep
tions. And the third third HI
spends contemplating the con
sequences.
LAST WORD
If you want to see you
name in print, do something
unprintable!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
London Schools Scheduled To Open
September 4, Teachers Are Listed

Ralph Deyo, resigned, Mrs. Roude-
bush is a graduate of the College
of Home Economics, Ohio State
University, Class of 1881. During
the past ten years Mrs. Roude-
bush has taught home economics
and science at Monroe High School.
Mrs. Orville Russell, 200 East
First ST., London, Ohio, has been
employed to teach English. Ameri-
can Government and Journalism.
She is a graduate from Ohio Uni
versity in the Class of 1887. hav-
ing earned her B. A. Degree and
also received an M. A. Degree from
the same University in 1943. Her
teaching experiences cover a span
OF seven years, and include the
school systems of Bellville. New
Straitsville Ashville and West
Jefferson.
Mrs. William Kennedy. East
Second St, has been hired to teach
commercial subjects in order to
meet the increased demands of the
high school pupils in that field.
Mrs. Kennedy received her Bache-
lor of Arts Degree from Ohio Wes-
leyan University in 1850. She has
taught two years in the Lima Pub
lie Schools and also two years at
West Jefferson.
The complete roster of the Lon
don Public School teaching person
mel. with the assignments of each,
is as follows: j. ], Hartley. Super
intendent. 106 w High Street.
London, Ohio; Jacob Won Kanel.
Principal. High School Bldg, 176
E. First St, London, Ohio; Mild
red Howsmon. Principal, Grade
School Bldg. 10S w. High St,
London, Ohio
GRADE SCHOOL
Alice Arnrine, Sth; Mrs. Paul
Bangham. 1st: Lucy Booth, 2nd;
Mrs Joseph Bopeley. 3rd: Mrs.
Russell Brown, 4th; Mrs. Wilbur
Clark, 7th; Mrs. Joel Cutler, 3rd:
Anne Dickerson, Kindergarten;
Mrs. Harold Drury, End; Virginia
English, Music: Mrs. Cameron
Continued on Page Tvol
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-31
Fairfield School
Faculty Is Given

Only half day session is sched-
uled for opening day at the Fair
field School in the Fairfield-Mt.
Sterling District. The first teach
ers meeting, however, will be held
on Labor day.
In other plans for opening week,
Principal Paul w Boyd said the
school lunchroom will open We'd
nesday to serve those who eat
there.
Teachers, and their assignments,
as listed by the principal are:
Lucille Boyd, first grade; Marian
Herren. second; Opal Renick,
third; Emily Jackson, fourth; Mary
Sanders, fifth and Kathryn Brickcr
sixth.
In the High School are Robert
Mowery, Florence Benjamin. Earle
c. Wilson. ]. A. B. Wagner and
Principal Paul w. Boyd
GETS BIG FISH
Don roster, 80 last Fourth St,
can boast about his recent catch
in the annual Miami Summer Fish
ing Tournament in Florida. He
hooked a is pound. 4 foot one inch
Barracuda at Haulover Beach.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF SON
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Cordle,
Charleston Pike, are announcing
the birth of a son, Keith Bryan. He
was born Thursday, August %.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-04-26
Roymond 6. Boyd

RAYMOND Carson Boyd, 73,
was found dead in his home on
Caldwell route 3, Sunday morn
ing. Noble county coroner DR..
N. S. Reed said that death was
due TO heart attack.
Mrs. Clem Garvin, who was
helping with the work in the
home, found the body a short
time after death occurred.
Born April 27, 1888, he was
the son of Arthur and Susanna
Farson Boyd. He was life
resident of Noble county. He was
a member of the Sharon Grange.
Survivors include his widow,
Edna Gardner Boyd; a brother,
Floyd Of Caldwell route 5: two
sisters, Miss Lille Boyd OF Cald-
well route 3 and Mrs. Bernice
Reed of Corning route 2.
The body was removed to the
Murphy funeral home where 1t
was prepared for burial. Funeral
services were held Wednesday
at 200 p. m. from the Bells
Methodist church with Rev.
Francis Shinaberry officiating,
Burial was made in the Tilton-
vile cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-04-26
ROAD PETITION

The Noble County Commissioners
have received a petition from petl-
TONERS residing in the vicinity of the
proposed improvement described be-
low, in which they respectfully repre-
sent that the public convenience and
welfare require the establishment of a
public road, beginning
At a point in State Route No. 260 in
Section l., Stock Township, said point
being approximately 100 feet south of
the intersection of State Route No. 26O
and County Road No. 3. and running
thence in a southeasterly direction to
the residence of Clarence Mallett and
thence in a southwesterly direction to
State Route No. 260 and there to ter
inmate a distance in all of one-half
mile, more or less, all in Stock Town
ship, Noble County, Ohio.
The Noble County Commissioners
have set the viewing date for the
above on Monday, May Z, and the
hearing date will be held on Monday,
May IA, at II 100 o'clock a. M.
c. r. ATKINSON. Clerk.
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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-04-26
High Percent Of Land
In County Is pastured

Sixty-four percent Of farm
woodland in Noble county is pas
tured, according to the Ohio
Forestry Association, Inc, who
said that livestock is literally
eating Ohio's woodland out of
house and home.
They also say it is the greatest
drawback to securing young tree
growth that exists in Ohio's for
csts today.
In addition to the damage to
young growth, conservation auth
critics have also noted that
woodland grazing. is detrimental
to water conservation.
The tramping of cattle has a
tendency to pack soils and hind
| ers rainfall from soaking into the
ground, thus increasing run-off
Greatest concentration of graz
ing is reported in the Great
Miami river watershed where
three out of every four acres are
paSturcd.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-04-26
This Is Your Life"
Honors Irene Ralph

Mrs. Aubrey Ralph, of Nc
Connelsville, the former Irene
Thorla, of the Renrock COM
munity, was highly honored on
Monday evening when the Child
Care Federation league of Nor
gan county presented a show
patterned after This Is Your
Life with Mrs. Ralph serving
the subject.
Mrs. Ralph has been an in
fluential figure in McConnels-
vile, particularly for her c. c. l..
activities. Last winter she was
the delegate to the White House
conference on Education in
Washington and has been very
active in this work on the county
and state level.
Her husband, Aubrey Ralph, is
also a former Noble Countian,
having been born and reared in
Belle Valley, son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Miles Ralph.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-04-26

as follows:
Kings Quarries, road and
bridge fund, crushed stone,
81 ,5O4.5O; The Standard Stag Co.,
road and bridge, Stag, 17,502.84:
Major Equipment Co., road and
bridge, materials and labor,
Sl,014.37; James Merry, road and
bridge, limestone, $SO6.65; The
Standard Oil Co., road and
bridge, gasoline, S217; The Nor
rison Motor Co., road and bridge,
vulcanizing and recapping,
$44l.45; The Standard Oil Co.,
road and bridge, grease and
oil, - Invoice No. 3571, $77.76;
Automotive Service, road and
bridge, supplies, 1892; Western
Auto Associate Store, road and
bridge, supplies, $22.19: Major
Equipment Co., road and bridge,
materials, $50.34.
Worl w. Thompson, road and
bridge, supplies, Sl4.l2; Major
Equipment Co., road and bridge,
materials, S70.38; Farmhouse
Chevrolet Co., road and bridge,
supplies, 1855; The Caldwell
Auto Parts Co., road and bridge,
supplies, $4,000; w. c. DeLille
Co, road and bridge, supplies,
$34.15; The Caldwell Auto Parts
Co., road and bridge, supplies,
$81 40; Marietta Ignition Service
Station, road and bridge, sup
plies, $l.35; Tropical Paint Co.,
road and bridge, cement and
primer, $79.35; William Lilien-
thai & Sons, road and bridge,
map measures, $l3.23.
Caldwell Implement and Sup
ply. road and bridge, supplies,
$37.44; Upton Hardware, road
and bridge, supplies, $3.50; Les
ter Belts, road and bridge, haul
ing and spreading Stag, Sl,302.90;
Sinclair Refining Co., road and
bridge, gasoline, gear lubrica-
ton and diesel fuel, $334.6O: Sim
clair Refining Co., road and
bridge, gasoline, gear fabrication
and diesel fuel, $140.l5.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-04-26
ROAD PETITION

The Noble County Commissioners
have received a petition from peti-
TONERS residing in the vicinity OF the
proposed improvement described be-
low, in which they respectfully repre-
sent that the public convenience and
welfare require the establishment of a
public road. beginning =.
AT a point in Township Road No.
304. said point being 1890 feet, more
or less from the intersection of Town
ship Road No. 304 and County Road No.
AZ and running thence in northWes-
terly direction to the residence of w.
b. Schott and there to terminate a
distance OF 1900 feet, more or less.
The Noble County Commissioners
have set the viewing date for the
above on Monday. May 7, and the
hearing date will be held on Monday,
May II. at HOO O'Clock a. m.
G. r. ATKINSON, Clerk.