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of dollars for the training OF
ex-GIs who served in both World
War II and the Korean war,
Senator Mcclellan said the
schools repeatedly are now OF
have been owned by Communists
Paul Tierney. a subcommittee
staff investigator. identified four
schools and said that the Car
toonistS and Illustrators School
had received $1,l76.0o0 from the
VA for the training Of veterans
since it was set up.
He said 276 ex-GIs were at.
tending the school when hi
checked at the end of last Oc.
tober. This was about IS pei
cent of the total enrolment.
Mr.. Rhodes partner in the ar
school was identified as Burnt
Hogarth. Both Mr. Rhodes ant
Mr.. Hogarth were described b.
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which were licensed by the vari-
Gus States.
The subcommittee chairman
said he hopes the hearing win
point up loopholes in the law
that viii lead to corrective legis-
llation.
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other witness as an active Com
munist. There was no imme-
date testimony about operation
of that school since DR.. Rubin
stein sold it.
The California Labor School
Mr.. Tierney testified, had re-
ceived $4,000 in veterans edu.
cation funds up to the time il
was put on the Attorney Gen.
erals subversive list in 1913. Mr.
Tierney said he understood thu
school had been conducting
Communist classes.
Mr.. Tierney said the Radio
and Television Technical Schoo
was still in operation and tina
| it had received over $2l5.00l
from the VA to train ex-GIs. HI
added that lis veterans. or abou
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SllaS Rhodes, 40, hall oWn'
traitors School. refused to answe
Communist Party activities prior
to the time the school was
licensed by the New York State
Board of Education in August,
l947.
At one time in the hearing
before the Senate Investigating
subcommittee, Mr.. Rhodes, him
self a veteran of World War II,
angrily told Senator Mccarthy,
Republican of Wisconsin, one of
his questioners, 81 will match my
service record against yours any
day"
Senator Mccarthy had re-
marked that since the witness
refused to answer the questions
he must be a Communist"
Mr.. Rhodes said he had not
been a Communist since the
school was established. but he
refused to answer all questions
about himself prior to that time,
He was warned by Subcommit-
tee Chairman Mcclellan that he
might be cited for contempt for
his refusal.
Four Schools PrObed
The subcommittee is conduct
ing an investigation of -four
schools to which the Veteran:
Administration has paid million:
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It's easy to register and
qualify as q District voter. Go
to registration headquarters
on ground floor Of the District
Building and sign up.
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80 per cent Of the total enroll
iment. were In training at the
school when he checked it last
October.
Notes VA Co-operation
Senator Mcclellan said VA
loficials had co-operated fully in
the investigation and that it
was their position that under
various veterans training laws
they had no alternative but to
grant tuition aid to schools
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81 Training School Head
BoIks at Red Question
INV LANES Y. NEWTON

The and director of New York art schoo
reported 278 veterans training at Govern
ment today invoked the Fifth Amendment on numerous
questions put him by Senate investigators.
Silas Rhodes 40 half OF the Cartoonlsts ana Nus
traitors School, refused questions regarding his alleged
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
States Selected
From Senior Class

Students from London High
School will participate in mock
presidential nominating conven-
tons to be held on the campus of
Capital University on April Z and
April IA. More than 1000 students
from Central Ohio will participate
in these conventions, sponsored by
the Political Science Club of Cap
ital u.
Purpose of the plan, according
to the club, is to teach procedures
and the machinery of conventions,
to stimulate political thought
among the voters of tomorrow and
to create interest in important is
sues among high school students.
Students from the senior Gov
ernment classes here will act as
delegates from the state of Me-
vada. Elected to attend the DEM
ocratic convention on April 7 were
Richard Robson, chairman; Chris
Sidener, platform delegate and
Larry Rothwell. Robert Phleger,
Paul Cotton, Robert loops, Kay
Borders and Marvin Dworkin, al
ternate.
Elected to attend the Republic
can convention one week later
were Elaine Wicker, chairman;
Sheryll Green, platform delegate,
and Charles Clark, Ruth Ann
Strine, Richard Johnson, David
Andrews and John Drury, alter
nate.
Elections at the school were
held under the direction OF Mrs.
Clinton Stickel and were prefaced
by resounding speeches. slogans
and demonstrations on the part of
the candidates
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Health Council
Meeting Held

The Madison County Health
Council met at the Court House on
Wednesday evening. Miss Ruth
Ann Tull, public health nurse, re-
ported on the well-child conference
es held each month at South So
Ion, Plain City, West Jefferson
and London. The purpose of these
are to examine and inmunize pre-
school children. They have been
well attended. but have suffered
from a lack of funds for the last
few months. They have been sup
ported entirely by organizations
over the county. The group voted
to turn this project over to the
Farm Bureau Women's commit
tee.
DR.. w. T. Bacon and DR.. Orcutt
of Ohio State University gave
many ideas of projects the health
council might do in the coming
year. New officers elected were:
Maurice Beathard. president; Mrs.
p. T. Haynes of Plain City, vice
president; Mrs. David Laird, Sec
retary.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Probe Of Campaign
Contributions Set

Representative Elton Kile of
Madison County, has been named
chairman of legislative study
committee group formed to deter
mine exactly what is a political
campaign contribution. The study
was requested by the last legisla-
ture following labor opposition to
bill offered by Representative
Kile.
The committee will study all
types of contributions or actions
that could be considered contribu-
tons, though not actually in cash.
They will call witnesses and hear
testimony on all the many facets
of hot political campaigning.
Meanwhile, labor wasn't leaving
Kile alone. In the Ohio CLIO.
Councils News and Views. pub
lished weekly in Columbus, the
March 2 issue blasted Kile as the
man who authored the infamous
Kile bill during the last session of
the Ohio Legislature" The council
claims this legislation would have
silenced Laborls political voice"
Labor's blast came after an an
nouncement that Kile, as president
of the National Associated Busi-
nessmen, said his group would
launch a national campaign a.
gainst approval of supplemental
nav p1anS
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06

gives them guidance when they
need it; teaches them some of the
inspiring things in agriculture and
farm home life and gives them
vision of its possibilities as a life
work.
All Club work demonstrates the
best practices in agriculture and
home economics TO entire comnun-
tiles and counties by means of the
original projects carried by the
members, by their exhibits. their
fairs, their expositions, and their
public demonstrations.
All Club work develops rural
leadership, community pride and
spirit. It builds young men and
women who know how to conduct
meetings. organize community pro-
jects and who are trained to judi
&c crops. livestock. and products
of the farm and home.
All Club work emphasizes the
home-as that is the place where
the project is usually carried out
and brings parents and children
increasingly together in common
interest.
Any boy or girl interested in All
club work should contact a local
All club leader or contact the Ag-
riculture Extension Service. Phone
London 241.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Experiment Farm
Sale Plan Blocked

Attorney General c. William o.
Neill has rendered an unfavorable
decision in the attempt initiated by
Madison County Commissioners to
sell the experiment farm on the
Old Springfield Road to the state.
The commissioners and Prose
cutor Forrest E. Sidener Jr., had
asked O'Neill for an opinion after
they formulated their plan last No
vember. The action was prompted
by rising costs and the fact that
the state had started a program of
purchasing such farms and operat-
ting them without using county
funds. At present, the county con-
tributes approximately $1,000 per
year for maintenance expenses.
The property, consisting of 167
acres, was left to the county by
the Coover Sisters some forty
years ago, with the stipulation that
such lands TO be managed and
controlled by the County Commits
sioners of said County, and to be
held and occupied by the county as
and for County Experiment
Farm" Commissioner Rodger Ba-
ker stated the following reason
was given In requesting the opinion
on the sale: Whereas any bene-
fits that result from experimental
ton are available to the State of
Ohio or even all of the United
States, the burden of maintenance
should not necessarily be carried
by Madison County alone" The
Attorney General stated in his op-
inion that no provision of Ohio
law permitted the sale of lands so
willed, to the state or to any party.
Commissioner Baker stated that
legislation would have to be pass
ed specifically granting such per-
mission.
Baker also expressed concern
over the fact that the state was
pulling out of many such opera
tions, leaving the burden of the
farm operation on the county He
said that the county would be
hard-pressed to operate such a
farm without state aid.
H w. Rogers has been the man.
ager of the farm for many years.
His salary is paid by state funds
while any profit accruing from the
operation goes into the county
treasury However, the farm is
not operated on profit-making
basis and such accruals are rare.
The commissioners have not yet
had an opportunity to discuss the
Attorney Generals opinion.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
March 3-11 To Be Observed As
National 4-h Club Week In Nation

This week all over Ohio, the
United States. and many countries
of the world, people will be pay
ing tribute to All club work dur
ing National All club week, March
3-11.
All club work is that part of
the Agricultural Extension Service
which deals with rural youth.
Young people between the ages of
10 and d in a community organ
ize themselves into a group with
their own officers and own local
program with the guidance of an
adult man or woman adviser who
serves voluntarily. Each member
has an individual project centering
around a problem of the home or
the farm. They raise livestock,
crops. make clothing, prepare
foods, etc. They serve as officers
and on committees of their own
club. They have camps. plays,
games. songs, exhibits, tours, hikes,
and social meetings. They work
and play together. They learn to
cooperate by cooperating. the or
ganizers and supervisors in each
county are the County Extension
Agents.
All Club work becomes part of
the lives of rural young people
while their minds are still plastic;
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Scholarships Open
To School Seniors

County Superintendent Rolla D.
Webster announces that any high
school senior in need of financial
assistance to prepare for element
ary teaching may be eligible for
one of the five hundred state
scholarships provided by the 101st
General Assembly.
The selection of candidates for
these scholarships will be made by
local committees, of which the
County Superintendent of Schools
IN each county is chairman.
All high school seniors who
graduate in the upper half of their
class and need assistance to pre-
pare for elementary teaching are
eligible. Applications and booklets
of information are available from
the office of the county superin-
tendent.
All applications for these schol.
arships must be filed with the
county superintendent by June 10
1856.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Scout counseIors
Named In District

Charles E. Van Horn, Madison
District Advancement Chairman,
Boy Scouts of America, announ-
ced the following group of men
and women who have offered their
assistance to the Boy Scouts of the
District as Merit Badge Counsel
ors. The Merit Badge system in
scouting is designed to give scouts
wider experience in something
they like to do and to gain know
ledge in some of the many new
things our country has to offer.
These counselors stand ready at
all times to assist the scouts in
achieving their selected merit bad
ges. The chairman requests that
unit leaders and parents should
encourage scouts to make use of
this excellent training method.
In London, the counSelors are:
Paul Bangham Soil and Water
Conservation, Alvin Barr Card
ening. A. M. Beathard Bird
Study, Judge ]. F. Bell, Jr. Cit
izenship, Charles Cochran Athle-
tics, c. j. Conrad Railroading,
K NJ Creamer Metalwork, Ray
Creighton Music and Bugling,
Arnold Fetter Fingerprinting, E.
j. Frederick Cycling, Dorothy
Gibson Reading, Logan Gibson :
Painting, j. J. Hartley Scholar
ship, DR.. II. NJ Heath First Aid
to Animals, Max Henderson :
Printing, A. r. Hooking Agricul-
ture, Animal Industry, Nature,
Poultry Keeping. w. c. Holton :
Camping. Cooking, Hiking, Pion-
eering, Robert Mabe Dog Care,
Graham McGaw Signaling, Eu-
gene McKensie Rabbit Raising,
Leonard McNeal Weather, Char
les Mercer Firemanship, w. j.
Robson Woodworking, Dr. F. E.
Rosnagle Personal Fitness, Yer
non Royce Public Health, John
Stroupe First Aid, Alan Ward :
Fishing. Wildlife Management,
Max Weimer Aviation, Ed YER
ian Safety, Charles Van Horn :
Farm Home and Its Planning,
Home Repairs.
In West Jefferson, the follow
ing have volunteered: George
Brooke Cooking, Camping, Pion-
eering, Fishing and Personal Fit
ness, Harry F. Jackson Bird
Study. Hiking, Nature, Public
Health, Wildlife Management,
James Landlord Cycling, Soil
and Water Conservation, Fl m e
Repairs, Rabbit Raising, William
Mcclure Firemanship. First Aid,
Safety, Dale Porter Citizenship,
Scholarship.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Former Resident
Dies In Kentucky

Charles N. Mitchell, a former
resident of Madison Co.. died sud-
denly Friday at his home in Som
erset, Kentucky He was At years
of age. The body was taken to the
Littleton Funeral Home on North
Limestone Street in Springfield,
where services will be held on
Wednesday at l pm. Interment
will he in the Somerford Township
Cemetery.
Survivors include the widow.
Mary Burwell Mitchell; three sons,
Raleigh, Allen and Gary. all of
Somerset; his mother. Mrs. Meta
Rafferty, Mitchell and one sister,
Mrs. Marvin Paul, both of Spring
field.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from three to five pm. and
from seven to nine pm.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Strike Settlement Nav
Result From Negotiations
Decision May Be
Reached On Issues

The Associated Press reported
from Washington that hope for the
settlement of the Westinghouse
strike, now the nations longest
uninterrupted major strike in two
decades" was rising among the
mediators.
AP indicated the sessions were
closed to the public, but reported
that the settlement terms includ-
ed a five-year wage contract SINH
lar to the GE pay plan; wage in
creases for all, highest in the low
est paid brackets; annual negotia-
tions on local wage rates with the
right to strike to back up de-
nands; and, for the company, the
right to utilize their controversial
time study" on certain jobs.
News reports also indicated that
some sort of negotiations involving
the strikers fired after their con-
viction of contempt of court in
Franklin County Common Pleas
were included in the discussion of
issues. Such action would affect
several Westinghouse workers in
this area, as 13 of those fired in
the violence are from Madison
County.
Decisions from both the COM
pany and the union officials were
expected soon, according to the re-
norris
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
London Loses TO
North AT Coliseum

columbus North dashed Lon
don's chances in the District Glass
A Basketball Tournament at the
Coliseum in Columbus on Friday.
The Polar Bears defeated the Red
Raiders by score of SO to AZ.
For London, Bob Reynolds led
the scoring with Is points. Minner
was second with IL. Other players
were Byerly, Dillon, Seedle, Ba-
ker, Rothwell, Fugett, Carter,
Hume and Arick. For the victors,
r. Wherry and James scored 19
points each.
Other tournament games Friday
were Columbus South over Upper
Arlington, 79 to 64, Columbus St.
Charles over .Gahanna, 76 to 50;
and Worthington over Delaware,
So to 81.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Hereford Sale On
Saturday, Mar. 10

The thirty-fourth Ohio Hereford
Sale will take place at the Madi-
son Fairgrounds at the Purebred
Sale Pavilion on Saturday, March
10, starting at II noon. The sale
is sponsored by the Ohio Hereford
Association.
On Friday, March 9, George Dill
lion, vice president of the Ken
lucky Hereford Association, will
Judge show of the Is animals to
be sold. The show will start at l
p. m. On Saturday morning at IL
a. M, Judge Dillon will pick the
champions and reserve champions
from the first and second prize
winners of the individual classes.
Friday evening, the annual meet
ing of the Ohio Hereford Breeders
Association will follow an informal
dinner at the London Country
Club. The association was organiz-
ed some twenty years ago at a
picnic meeting held at the Orleton
Farms. G.. w. Putnam Sr. was one
of the first directors and an early
president of the association. j. B.
Roach, of the Capper Stock Farm
near here. is a present director OF
the association.
The sale catalog announces that
25 bulls and so females will be
sold at the sale, with the Marting
Sale Service of Washington, c. H.
handling the auctioneering.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Escapee Arrested
FoIIowing Fight

A family fight led to the arrest
of Robert Frederick Thompson. 30
formerly Of Columbus, on charges
of escape from a Georgia penal in
stitution, police officials reported
London police officers Cox and
Mays were called to a home on
Lincoln Avenue to quell a disturb
af1ce. where they found Thompson
lighting with his brother. The
brother revealed Thompson had
escaped from the Cherokee Co.
prison camp in Georgia on Decem-
ber 4. where he was serving a four
to ten year term for burglary.
Thompson is being held here for
the Georgia state authorities.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
St. Johns To Have
Guest Preacher

Guest preacher for the Lenten
veSper service this Wednesday,
March z, at st. Johns Lutheran
Church, will be the Rev. Paul Par
ker Anspach, missionary to Japan.
now on furlough.
Rev. Anspach, a college and
seminary classmate of Pastor
Rugh, is the son of lifelong mis-
sionary to China. He served dur
ing World War II as a Japanese
language interpreter for Naval In
telligence. Following the war he
decided to enter the ministry and
to go as missionary to Japan. His
message this week will be on the
subject, Japan Calling, descrip-
ton of the work of a missionary in
that country, and the unusual chal-
lenges that face them in the years
ahead.
The public is cordially invited to
attend. The service begins at 7:30
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
To Assist With
County All Work

Mrs. Jean Ruff of Marysville, a
former Home Demonstration Ag-
ent, will assist with the All Club
Program in Madison County from
March l to July l, 1856 according
to a report from John Moore.
County Agr'l. Agent. Mrs. Ruff
was a Al assistant for nine
months in Mahoning County and
a Home Agent in Columbia Coun-
ty. She was also an International
Farm Youth Exchange to Nor
way in 1853.
She is the wife of the Associate
Agent of Union County. Mrs. Ruff
will spend the majority of the two
months helping with the girls or
ganiZation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Church Choir Has
Part In Festival

The Junior Choir of First Pres
byterian Church, London, will
take part in a Junior Choir Fes-
tival," at five o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon, in Indianola Presbyterian
Church, Columbus. The Children's
Work Committee of Columbus
Presbytery is sponsoring the af-
fair which is open to the public
Mrs. r. H. Meade, Chandler
Avenue, is director of the London
Juniors and with members of the
group will leave London at two
o'clock to join the Sing" in which
$50 children from over the Presby-
terry will participate, for a pre-
performance practice at three o.
clock. Howard Lefever, Minister
of Music at Indianola Church will
direct the large chorus.
Members of London choir with
children from other churches will
be guests at a supper after the
concert.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
From Private To
Commander Of
Guard Company

Sheriff's Deputy Robert Guthrie,
who is also a first lieutenant in the
Ohio National Guard. has aSSum-
cd command of the Heavy Mortar
Company, 166th Regimental Com
bat Team, stationed at London.
Guthrie is longtime member
of the company, first joining as a
private in 1885. He was commits
sipned a second lieutenant in 1947
and was promoted here.
Captain Robert O'Brien, former
commander of the company, has
been transferred to the So of the
Combat Team.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Denny Sentenced
On Plea OF Guilty

George c. Denny. escapee from
the Madison County Jail recently
returned from Huntsville, Texas.
hy local law officials, entered a
plea of guilty to the crime from
which he ran away in 1852. Denny
was charged with breaking and en-
tering and larceny.
Common Pleas Judge Gerald A.
Raynes sentenced Denny to serve
from one to Is years in the Ohio
State Penitentiary If and when
this sentence is completed. Denny
is wanted as parole violator on
so to 125 year sentence to the
Ohio Pen. 0ft#
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
ASC Committee
Sets Final Dates

The Madison County ASC Com
mittee announces the final date to
make applications for corn loans
will be April 16, 1856. Purchase
agreements may be made through
April 30, 1856, which is also the
final date that corn loans can be
cashed.
April 80, 1856 is the final date
for shorn wool, or pulled wool
incentive payment for the 1855
marketing year, which is from
April 1, 1855 to March 81, 1856.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Madison Go. Representative
Named Head OF Study Group
Petrol Report
For February

Corporal Paul J. Peterson, of
the London Post of the State
Highway Patrol, reports that dur
ing the month of February, the
local post investigated total of
IA accidents, with one fatal kill
ling one. two injury accidents in
juring six. In addition, the patrol
made ITO arrests and issued 1,526
written warnings to motorists.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-06
Accepts Position
At Wi++enberq

Mrs. Leon II. (Eloise McSavan-
eyl Killing. has accepted a position
for the summer semester at Wit
tenberg College, Springfield as
teacher in the Elementary Educa-
ton Department.
Mrs. Killing for II years was
Professor of Elementary Educa-
ton at Cedarville College. Pre-
vious to that time she had been
Principal of the Wittenberg DEM
onstration School.
Mrs. Killing is serving her sec
ond year as president of the Lon
don Business and Professional Wo-
mems Club.