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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
City Fathers Say
Proposal Gives
Untrue Picture

London City Council, at their
meeting Thursday. informed rep
resentatives of the Ohio Edison
Company that they would not ac-
cept the proposed rate revision Of
fered by the company to the city
of London. Council offered to ac-
cept contract identical to the
present one.
Company Representatives have
maintained that the proposed re-
vision would amount to a reduction
in rates of some. 5000 per year for
local users.
Council, after three weeks of dis
cussion, informed the representa-
tiVes that there were two points on
which they did not agree with the
proposal. The first was a provision
that customers using in excess of
five XVIII for a period of more
than Is minutes per day would,
after determination by a metering
device, be claSSed as demand us
ers" and rates adjusted according
lv. The second was a provision for
the adjustment of rates for season.
al users. Using the high school ath-.
letic field as the case in point, one
councilman noted to this reporter
tn the proposed adjustment
would amount to a $50 percent in
crease in the rates for the field.
P. G.. Uhlman, Ohio Edison rep
resentative. told council that he
could not understand councils ac-
ton ''in the face of reduction in
rate TO a great number of custom
erS."
Councilman Paul Alexander
stated that the rate proposals
were based on 1854 use and did
not represent a true picture of
present consumption" Alexander
explained that increases in electri-
cal consumption would actually eff
feet an increase in rates for many
consumers.
Council asked that the demand
rate and the seasonal rate be re-
Vised.
Council passed as emergency leg
islation proposals for the construc-
ton of sanitary sewers on Kendall,
Graham, Stewart and Riley Aven-
ueS and on Cherry and Wood
streets along Western Avenue to
Madison Road.
In other business. council placed
on first reading a proposal to raise
the pay of the personnel of the
Sanitary and Water Departments,
heard a proposal to purchase a
three-wheel motorcycle for use in
parking meter collections and
heard the clerk read a deficit in
the general fund. Council also
heard petitions to vacate certain
unused allevs adjoining property
belonging to erov Parish and
Charles and Richard Van Horn.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Madison People
At Health Talks

Olive B. Watson, RN., Staff
Nurse with the Madison County =
London City Department of Health
has returned from a three week
workshop in School Health Educa-
tion held recently in Columbus,
Ohio.
A project of Ohio State Univer-
sity, the workshop covered newer
trends in school health, methods
and materials for health teaching,
films, demonstrations and field
trips.
Forty-two persons from all over
Ohio attended the conference, some
sponsored by local tuberculosis
and Health Societies, PTA's and
Red Cross Chapters.
Highlight of the conference was
the final session at which a panel
of school and health people, led by
DIR. Delbert Oberteuffer, Chairman
of Physical Education at OSU, dis
cussed policies of school health
programs. Other members of the
panel were Mary Frederick, Day
ton; William Rupert. Mansfield;
Robert Robinson, Columbus and
Dorothy FetZ, Urbana.
Speakers were Sewall Milliken,
Executive Secretary, Columbus
Metropolitan Health Council; Litta
Robertson, Director of Women's
Activities, Ohio Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON and Mrs. Florence Fogle,
Workshop Director and Coordina-
tor of School Health Education,
Ohio State University.
Mrs Watson's guests the final
day were; Joseph Hartley, London
Public Schools, Mrs. Mary Clark,
Miss Ruth Smith, teachers from
London Schools Lloyd Iller, Mad
ison Local School; Randall Buck
man, teacher, West Jefferson
School; Mrs. Paul Haynes, Plain
City, and Miss Ruth Anne Tull, r.
N. of the Madison County Health
Dept. Austin Burnham, Monroe
Twp. School also attended a morn
ing session.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Two Charges Net
Fines Of $500,
30 Days In Jail

Chalmers Sargent, 33, London
Route 4, was fined total of $500
and costs and sentenced to 90 days
in jail on charges of operating a
motor vehicle without valid dri-
ver's license and drunken driving.
Sargent's hearing was in Mayor
Harold B. Raiders court in West
Jefferson Monday.
The charges were filed when the
truck Sargent was operating was
rammed in the rear on u. S. 40 as
it was stopped to make left turn
from the right-hand lane just west
of West Jefferson.
The truck was owned by Robert
Keye, also of London Route 4, Sar-
gents employer The truck was
said slightly damaged. The auto
was severely damaged. No injur-
les were reported.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Youth Identified
Following Arrest

The State Highway Patrol re-
ported that they picked up a sus-
pect on July 20 near London who
refused to give his identity and
stated that he was from ANY
where, U.S.A." All available rec
ords were checked, but his identity
could not be discovered. He was
kept in Jail until fingerprints could
be sent to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. The F.B.I also re-
ported no record.
The patrol said Bob Houston,
who resides on the Lafayette-Me-
chanicsburg Road reported on July
25 that 1856 automobile had been
apparently abandoned on the rear
of his farm. Investigation revealed
that the car had been stolen in
GAINESVILLE on or about July 20.
GAINESVILLE police arrived with a
description of the alleged car-taker
and the patrol noted that he sound
ed similar in appearance to the
man in jail
Confronted with this new evid-
ence, the suspect admitted his iden-
tity and the fact that he came from
New Jersey; however, he was a
juvenile. GAINESVILLE authorities re-
fused to prosecute under these cir
cumstances.
But the young lad won't go en-
tirely free. The patrol said that he
was wanted for parole violation in
the state of New Jersey.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
New Minister For
hazarene Church

The Rev. Curtis Leigh will
preach his first sermon here Sun
day as he takes his post as pastor
of the Church of the NaZarene. He
fills vacancy created by resign
alton of the Rev. c. H. Roberts
who is going TO Greenfield, Ohio,
Nazarene Church.
The new pastor comes to London
from former pastorates in Cincin-
natl Rockford and Kenton in Ohio
and Erlanger and Somerset in
Kentucky. He has also been in
evangelistic work for two years.
The membership of the church
here have praised the work of the
resigning minister, crediting him
with much work in building up the
church. He preached his farewell
sermon to the London congrega-
ton last Sunday.
The new church year will give
the church the Rev. Sheldon Cur
tis as Sunday School Superintend-
ent; Mrs. Sheldon Curtis as preSi-
dent of Young Peoples Society;
Mrs. Lon RigSby as president of
the Missionary Society and Mrs.
Lester Smith as Church Treasurer.
Mrs. Rigsby has held the Mission
ary Presidency for the past year.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Judge Baynes To
Get Active DUTY

Common Pleas Judge Gerald A.
Baynes has received orders from
the Navy Department to report
Sunday, August 5th, for two weeks
active duty training at the Naval
Station. Great Lakes, Illinois.
The training program is under
the direction of the Judge Advo-
cate Generals office and is deSig-
mated a Law Seminar. General
Navy law topics will be studied the
first week. The Uniform Code of
Military Justice, which controls all
disciplinary and Court Martial pro-
ceedings in the armed forces. will
be studied the second week.
Judge Baynes has also received
from Charles S. Thomas, Secretary
of the Navy, a promotion appoint
ment to lieutenant commander in
the Naval Reserve. The new rank
is dated back to July 1st, 1855.
The judge is member of the
Naval Law Reserve Company at
Columbus, Ohio. He has maintain
ed a satisfactory standing in the
volunteer reserve since his release
to inactive duty after World War
II and now has a total of 13 years
active and inactive service.
Gerald r. Baynes, the judges
eldest son. a NROTC Midshipman
at the University of North Caro-
lima, is presently in summer train
ing at the Naval Air Station, Cor
pus Christi, Texas. which will be
followed by amphibious training at
the Naval Base, Little Creek, Vir-
ginia.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Area To Get New Slant On
Political Campaigns Aug. 9
"DiSaIIe Tea To
Be At Springfield

A new approach to political
campaigning will be introduced in
Springfield on Thursday, August
9, as the four daughters of Mike
Disable, Democratic candidate for
governor, will attend the third in
series of teas through which
they hope to introduce their father
to thousands of Ohio women.
Regional chairman for the tea,
Mrs. Ellen Brown, said an open
invitation has been extended to
the women of the Seventh Con-
gressional District to attend the
tea to be held at the Shawnee
Hotel. located at Main and Lime
stone Streets.
Women from the following
counties in the Seventh District
are expected to attend: Logan
Union. Champaign, Clark, Madi-
son, Greene, Warren, and Clinton
counties.
Disable will be present at the
teas, along with his daughters
The girls, named in order accord
ing to the alphabet and age are
Antoinette (TonD 25, Barbara "a
Connie Is, and Diana, 16.
The tea in Springfield will mark
the third in a series of 18 similar
functions being held throughout
Ohio between August l and the
election on November 6, to in
clude all of Ohio's Congressional
Districts.
When they are not travelling
the four girls and their brother
Mickey, age 20, spend most OF
their time at their fathers Toledo
Campaign headquarters address
ing, stuffing, and mailing cam
paign literature. Their contribu-
ton to the campaign prompted
one of them to ask Mrs Disable
what daddy would do if he didn't
have us five children to help?'
Without hesitation Mrs. Disable
answered, That's easy. If he
didn't have five children, he could
probably afford to hire the help!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03

On July 81, at a special meeting,
Council heard that the Madison
County Auditor had certified that
such program would call for a
levy of Ia mills, or IA cents for
each 500 of valuation on the tax
duplicate of the village. Council
then passed as emergency legisla-
ton resolution to proceed with
the issuance of such bonds and di-
recting the clerk 10 certify to the
Board of Elections the resolution
calling for the tax levy to be plac-
ed on the ballot.
The new municipal building is
only part of the problems of the
village. Rapid growth in addition
to age has outmoded the villages
facilities and an ambitious muni-
cipal program must be undertake
en-, according to Mayor Harold 3.
RAIDER Estimates of the cost of
such program have reached a to-
tai Of more than a half-million
dollars.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
SATURDAY PROGRAM SET
Bond Issue For City Hall In West
Jefferson To Voters In November

West Jefferson Village Council,
under fire from the State Fire
Marshalls office, has taken action
TO tear down and replace the build
ing now in use as city hall.
Months ago the building was or
dereG repaired by state officials,
who called it a threat to public
safety" Disagreement among coun-
ell members delayed action on the
building problem for almost a
year. Recently the State Fire Mar
shall was quoted as saying that
the building would be padlocked
following the November election if
nothing was done4 The official cit
ed a similar instance in Ohio where
such action was taken.
The West jefferson council re-
solved their differences and pass
ed as emergency legislation reso-
luton calling for the levying of a
tax to produce SIS, 900 for the con-
struction of a new fire proof muni-
cipal building and the removal of
the old one.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Council Refuses Electric
Rate Revision Proposal
De- ath Cones To
Margaret Frazier

Mrs. Margaret l.. Frazier, who
would have been so years old on
August 81, died at the home of her
grandson, Donald Olinger, near Ca
tawba on Thursday. She had been
in failing health but not seriously
Ill before her sudden death.
She was the daughter of Lewis
and Eliza Grim and had lived in
the Catawba neighborhood her en-
tire life. She was a member Of
Brighton Methodist Church and of
the Women's Society of Christian
Service.
Surviving are one daughter. Mrs.
Grace Goff of Circleville; two
brothers, Lewis Grim Jr. and Pearl
of Springfield; II grandchildren,
including the one at whose home
she died, and II great-greatgrand-
children.
Funeral services at two o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the Lukens
Funeral Home. the Rev. George
Baldridge officiating. Interment in
KirkWood Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Ohio Dairy Day
Set At Wooster

Ohio dairy farmers viii see how
to raise calves economically at the
Ohio Agricultural Experiment sta
tion's 29th annual Ohio Dairy Day
in Wooster, Friday, August 10.
A comparison of calves raised on
the high roughage feeding system
and other standard feeding systems
will show dairynen differences in
these methods. Staff members J..
w Hibbs and H. r. Conrad will
compare test calves on the basis of
feed consumption, cost and growth.
AnoLher feature of Dairy Day is
an exhibit of cattle twins used in a
milking experiment and a special
apparatus to study feeding values
of farm crops.
Forenoon programs start at 10
am. EST. Lunch will be served by
two Wayne county oranges.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Bicycle Rider Is
Hurt In Crash

London Police said that Daniel
Polly, 14-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Polly, 178 South Madi-
son Road, London, rode his bicycle
into the side of an automobile ear
ly Wednesday evening.
The report said that the youth
came out onto South Main st. from
Vernon Avenue and ran into the
side of an auto going north on
Main Street driven by Albert c.
Upton, 81, of ) Stewart Avenue,
London. Upton was not held, said
police.
Polly was taken to the Univer-
sity Hospital, Columbus, by the Luz
kens ambulance. The lads father
said Thursday that the boy suffer-
edl severe decorations of the right
leg but was doing well. His room
number at the hospital is 773.
Police said that the accident
makes clear the need for safety
consciousness not only by the mot
orists but by bicycle riders and
pedestrians. The law requires that
bicycles operate on the city streets,
thus exposing the riders to the haZ-
ards of traffic.
I'VE have been fortunate in Lon
don and have a good safety rec
ord, said police. land we are for
tunate that this accident will not
become a tragedy. We ask the CO.
operation of all concerned to pre-
vent similar or more serious acci-
dents in the future"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Group Agrees Not
To Come Into City
AT Present Time

Property owners on Garfield
Ave, whose homes are situated
outside the London city limits, vot-
ed by a nine-one margin not to be
annexed to the city of London at
a special meeting held last Satur-
day Attending the meeting with
the home owners were B. D. Lewis
and S. E. Robson of the Board of
Public Affairs, William Robson
president of the London City Coun-
Gil, and ]. j. Hartley, Supt. of the
London Public Schools. The meet
ing was held at the Clarence Hunt
er home on North Main st.
The annexation question arose
when it was proposed that the wat
er lines from Elm and Main
streets be ''looped" to provide
more uniform water pressure in
the area. Part of Garfield avenue
is outside the city limits and it be-
came evident that to loop the wat
er lines the property owners would
have to be consulted. The result
was a special meeting with the
property owners to decide the is
sue. 1t was then that the property
owners turned the project down.
Several issues were brought out
by the property owners among
which were taxes, school bus SER
vice and fire protection as well as
the cost of tapping water mains
should the annexation go through.
In the matter of taxes, it was
brought out that one home owner
now pays approximately $40 per
acre in township and county tax
es for his home and garage situ-
ated outside the city limit while
he pays about $430 for an inacces-
sible cornfield which lies within
the limits. Another said that if he
were to be annexed to the city, his
present tax of about $50 per year
would jump to approximately 1920
per year.
The school bus issue also was a
factor when it was brought out
that the present school bus serv-
ice might be jeopardiZed is annexa-
tion took place. AT present, the
school bus service covers the resi-
dents outside a one-mile limit from
the scnool and the properties in
question are outside the one-mile
limit. However, it was pointed out
that this mile limit could be
changed at any time. According to
Supt. Hartley the present regula-
ton permits picking up children in
the Garfield area outside the city
limit and one mile from the school.
Fire protection for the area was
also discussed and it was decided
that since the houSeholders out
side the limits are now protected
by the rural fire department that
further protection was not neces-
sary at the present time.
Too, it was made known that the
cost of laying a water line is 81
per foot if the property owner taps
q main himself Should the city put
in the line, it was said, the proper
ty owner would pay about So per
foot.
The issue is not yet dead how
ever, since a vote of so per cent of
the property owners by petition
would still make annexation pos
sible. Only token vote was taken
al the meeting which is not legal
" binding The issue may again
come up for consideration in the
near future, it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
One Killed, Eleven
Injured In July

The report for the month of July
from the London Post of the State
Highway Patrol shows a total of
25 accidents during the month. One
fatal accident occurred, with one
person killed. Eleven injury acci-
dents occurred, with "a persons in
jured. The remaining accidents re-
ported were property damage only.
Arrests for the month totalled
211. Written warnings issued by
the post numbered 1886.
The highway toll to date in
Madison County for 1856 reaches
six with the July fatality. All six
deaths occurred in the county. out
side the city limits.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Plain City Coach
To MarysviIIe

Gerald Straley, basketball men
tor for Plain City. has accepted a
position as head basketball coach
in the Marysville School, accord
ing to a recent announcement.
Straley guided Plain City to a "a
to 2 record for the past season. He
is in his ninth year of coaching.
James Gibson, former coach at
Marysville, has accepted a position
at Marion in the Misunderstanding
High School.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Driver Cited In
Wednesday Crash

The State Highway Patrol re-
ported that Ralph Knisley, "a, OF
189 Washington Avenue, London,
was cited for unsafe operation fol-
lowing an accident on Route 142
Wednesday night.
The report stated that Knisley
lost control of his auto as he came
upon slow-moving traffic about one
and one-half miles east of London
The car overturned in a ditch after
going left of center.
Knisley was treated for chin lac
erations at the Holman Hospital.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Burger New Head
Fairfield System

Carl S. Burger has been named
executive head of the newly Great
ed Fairfield-Mt. Sterling Local
School District. His appointment
came at a meeting held this week.
Burger formerly held the post of
principal Of the Mt Sterling
School.
Paul Boyd, who has been princi-
pal OF Fairfield School for many
years will still be principal in the
new system.
In other business, the board de-
cided to present a ballot to the
voters asking approval of one
rate operating levy to replace the
present method.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
County Schools
Need 10 Teachers

County Superintendent of Schools
Rolla d. Webster reported that the
county system was still in need of
ten teachers for the coming year.
Webster said the need was for
teachers in industrial arts, music,
mathematics and English, as well
as for teachers of the fifth, third,
second and first grades.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
MRS. DECK IMPROVING
AFTER OPERATION

Mrs. John Deck, North Madi-
son Road, is improving in White
Cross Hospital following a spinal
operation Tuesday. She hopes to
return home the latter part of this
week.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
J. R. Conway Speaks Te
London Rotary Club

J. r. Conway. publisher and
president of The Madison Press
Company. spoke to the Rotary
Club at their meeting held Thurs
day noon. Mr.. Conway's subject
was his recent trip to England and
his travels in that country.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
Counties Create
New Bonded Debt

Ohio counties created new bond
ed debt in 1855 more than twice as
fast as they paid off old debt, State
Auditor James A. Rhodes reports.
They redeemed S13,928,619 in
bonds last year, but % counties is
sued S32 ,052. $50 in new bonds.
AS a result the bonded debt of
"a counties which have bonds out
standing increased from $89.026,-
079 at the end of 1854 to S109, $780,
SAG at the end of 1855.
Summit county reported the low
est county debt of any large coun-
ty, only SSH, ,099, as compared with
Cuyahoga county's S23, ,235. 600;
Hamilton county, $22,476 058:
Franklin county. S16.427 1888;
Montgomery county S14.122 912,
and Lucas county S4.021.83 Mad
ison County has no bonded indebt-
edness outside of the school pro-
gram.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-08-03
MRS. BLAZER TO
UNDERGO OPERATION

Mrs. Bill Blazer, 118 Nortf
Madison Road, has entered Mt
Carmel Hospital for a major oper,
alton. Her room number is 832.