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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-16
Brighton News
MRS. FLORENCE oLINGER
PHONE VI 2-ofas

The Harmony Township Grange
is having a Turkey Supper, Nov.
IT, 1856 at Plattsburg School, $50
o'clock, adults $125, children $.75
everyone is welcome.
The W.S.C.S. will meet Wednes-
day, Nov. IA at the home of Ethel
Bowser who lives on the Jones Rd.
1t will be a pot luck dinner.
Mrs. Fay Morris, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvin Shook. Miss Doris Shook,
Mrs. L. M. Morris and Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Evans and daughter,
were the Tuesday evening dinner
guests of Mrs. Rosa Hahn of
Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McMillen
and children were Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wiseman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Lond and
daughters had as their Friday
night house guests, Mrs. James
Clay of East Liberty and Mrs.
Mary Ream of Marysville.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-16
CANAAN TWP.
Community News
MAkTAA noBY Reporter
Big Darby Baptist Cnurch

hig Darby Baptist Church
Cradle Roll Gas AN.
Sunday School 9:45 AN.
Junior Church 1890 AN.
Worship Service 1890 AN.
Prayer Meeting 500 Pm.
Wednesday.
Mrs. Louise Converse and jim
my received their year attend
ance pins and Christine Roby her
6-month pins.
The contest has one more Sun
day to go. Let's all help raise that
score by attending next Sunday. A
prize will be given to one adult,
one youth and one child for ac-
cuInulating the most points 10
points for yourself 5 for your
Bible and 80 for a visitor. In the
childrens group Beverly Harbage
is ahead with 100 p oints with
Christine Young 90 points. In the
adult group Mrs. Robert West and
Mrs. Capps are tied with 80
points and in the youth group
Roberta West has $50 points and
Shirley West 95 points.
Charles Roby, Jim Thompson,
Charlene and Roby Hennis were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. skip" Lambka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Slyh and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Campbell went
to church at Plumwood Saturday
night to hear Red" Turner
preach.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Renner of
Columbus and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Walker spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Sherwood.
Mrs. Neal Sherwood visited
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. S. P.
Carpenter.
Guests Wednesday evening at
the Elton Roby home to help him
celebrate his birthday were Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Boggs and child
rem, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Roby and
Patti and Jackie Nunafnaker, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Roby and daugh-
ters, Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Sherwood,
Mrs. Mary Roby, Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Roby and Bennie, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Lombard and Joella,
Mrs. Elton Roby and Tom.
Mrs. Walter Converse of Lee
tonia visited Thursday and Thurs
day night at the E. B. Converse
home. Patti, Philip, Roger and
Judy, children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Curney Converse of Leetonia were
here Friday and Friday night --
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-16

This chart tells important story for hog rasers shows the annual
trend hog prices nationally month by month"; based records
eleven years But Importantly damatzes the prob
lem bog producers face in trying to hit high markets b ONLY
ONE OR TWO bog crops per year.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
149 Star Employees Receive
Awards for Safe Driving

Awards for safe driving rec
ords up to "a years in duration
were made to 149 employees of
The Evening Star yesterday, in
recognition of an additional 3d.
49,. .939 miles Of careful motor
ing.
The number of award winners
and the number of safe miles
operated was higher than that of
any other year to date.
Cited for "a years of safe driv-
ing were A. C. Chinn. news pho
tographer. and R. F. Perkins.
C hief advertising department
photographer.
other awards of The Star and
the National Safety Council
ranged down to one year. Pins,
flve-year watches, and l0-year
$50 bonds were presented by Ar
thur Fitzgerald, safety supervi-
sor of The Star.
Also participating in the cere-
monies were L. A. Larson. pur-
chasing officer. and Chester Ber-
ry, assistant mechanical super
intendent.
Cited for 10 years or more of
safe driving, in addition to Mr.
IChinn and Mr.. Perkins, were:
Evening star., 1956-08-17
is Trees Removed
For Widening
OF Gath Street

Fifteen trees are being re.
moved in preparation for widen
ing Thirty-fourth street NV
between Porter and Quebec
streets from % to SO feet.
The District Highway Depart
ment said the trees. two poplart
and the rest naples. would be
replaced with new trees. planted
behind the sidewalk because OF
the narrowness Of the street.
The project has been discussed
with adjacent property owners,
highway spokesmen said.
Thirty fourth street. a con-
tinuation of Reno road. was not
widened when Reno road was in
creased to 36 feet some time ago
and was considered a bottleneck,
The street also is in pour condi-
ton.
A contract for the widening
work has not yet been awarded
1t is expected the project will
take about six weeks. Highway
engineers will attempt 10 keep
half Of the road open II possible
while the work progresses.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
StorIight Movies
Playground Film
Proorom for Tonight

Program sponsored by the Eve.
ming Star in Cooperation with
the Film Center Of Washington
and the recreation departments
Of the District and Arlington.
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties:
WashinEten, at Dusk
Chew chas. Forty-nrst and Livineston
srisihss.oS !it..,: S " Thirteenth and Nicholson
Noyes Tenth and FRANKLIN streets NJ.
Briggs MONTGOMERY, Twenty seventh
). L. Youne, Tenth and 4 streets NV.
Hayes FIFTH and X streets NE.
eousa, Thirty-seyenth and Ely place sE.
Watts Breneh. sixty-seeond and Banks
Lincoln. sixth and L streets Sc.
Turner, Stanton road and Alabama ave-
BaIs EsEIs. nichols avenue and JOiiss
STREET a.W
ArIinstsn County. $50 PM.
Lyon Village. Lee Highway and North
HiRhlaf.d street
IN. Clay, 30ii North Seventh street.
MsntGemeTy County. $50 Pm.
Olenmont Recreation Center, Randolph
and Bluehill roads. Wheaton.
Spring Park recreation Center. fntsy-
seetlon q Elm and Poplar avenues.
Roekerest Pisyeround. Edmundston at
cTaEfofd street. Rockville.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
New Weapon Uncovered
As Police Disperse Boys

Police broke up a pending
juvenile battle yesterday and un-
covered a new secret weapon
in the process.
The new rowing squad put into
operation two weeks ago to
scatter juvenile groups around
the city dispersed a gang of IL
Icolored youths. Z to 13 years old,
in the 4100 block of Fourth street
NV. about 1:41 pm.
PrivateS Raymond Wrenn, as
signed to the new squad from
No. 8 precinct, and Thomas j.
Herrigan of No. 6. found eight
of the youths armed with the
new weapons which fire bottle
caps by use of a rubber band
and pinch-type clothes pin.
Weapons New to Police
Capt. John Ryan of the Ju-
venile Squad said he hasn't seen
such a weapon before.
In addition. the squad found
two youths nearby-one armed
with an old police baton and
the other with two-foot length
of gear from either an automo-
bile or washing machine.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
Cross Is Burned
At Mayors Home

A cross was burned last night
on the front lawn of the home
of Alexandria's Mayor Leroy
Bendheim.
Police said the fiery cross was
seen by Mrs. Bendheim when
she looked out a window about
l1:15. Mrs. Bendheim put out
the fire with a pail Of water.
Police Chief Russell Hawes
said that no one was seen or
heard around the house before
the blaze broke out.
Mr.. Bendheim. prominent in
Jewish organizations in Alexan-
dria, was In Chicago as an alter
nate delegate to the Democratic
National Convention.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
Phone Girl Tip
Ndbs Thieves, II

The alert ears of a Rocky
Mount, N. c., long-distance op-
orator resulted today in grand
larceny charges being placed
against two 11-year-old Wash
|ington boys.
This is the story, as reported
by Juvenile Squad police here
and Detective Sergt. j. K. Nc
Carly Of the General Assignment
Squad:
About 3 pm. Tuesday, the
boys, both colored, took $757 .28
from an open safe at the Save
More gas station at 2315 Bla-
|densburg road NE.
Newly rich, they made some
purchases at various District
stores, and bought round-trip
train tickets to Rocky Mount,
N. c., to visit one of the boys
grandparents.
On arrival in North Carolina,
one of the youngsters put in a
call to his mother here and told
her he and his buddy had taken
the money. The operator was
listening.
She notified Rocky Mount po-
lice. who arrested the boys at
1880 pm. at the railroad station.
The officers called District police,
who went to the gas station to
investigate. The station mana
ger. Charles c. King, 80, of 29l2
Eighth street NE, didn't know
the money was missing. but soon
confirmed the loss.
The two young travellers were
returned to the District early to-
day by Detective Sergt. McCarty
who said $573.66 was found on
them-leaving a total of $1S3.62
spent.
This is what they bought:
Two radios. two hunting knives,
two wallets. two bullwhips. two
ciragette lighters, two pairs of
sun glasses, two canvas weekend
bags, two wrist watches, one sport
coat, two pairs of pants, two
pairs of tennis shoes and-the
two train tickets.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
GIobe-CircIing Walkers
Ride in on Gift Bicycles

cisco, accompanied by a dozen
cyclists. members of the United
States Youth Hostel Association.
The association will provide the
adventurers with free board and
lodging while crossing the Nation.
From California. the pair will
pedal to Mexico and on to South
America. They expect to be
back home two years from now.
Since the travellers left Dja-
karta with so cents between them
they've worn out II pairs OF
shoes and several pairs Of pants.
Ride About Everything
When they found out "the
feet were weak" they took to
riding animals. mostly camels
and donkeys. When the offers
were made they accepted boat
rides and rail transportation.
Things were pretty rough, Alb
dullah said, while crossing Thai
land.
I'VE slept in trees for fear OF
being trampled on by elephants
or eaten by wild beasts" he
added.
While passing through a de-
|sert in AfghaniStan, the two
were stopped by a sandstorm
and suffered for three days after
running out of food and water
They were rescued "just in time
by a camel caravan.
Things looked a bit brighter
when they reached Saudi Arab
The foreign minister there en-
tertained the youths and gave
them two tickets to fly across the
Red Sea.
That would have been a long
SWIM" Sujono said smiling.
Work Way Over Atlantic
A bit Of publicity in an Oslo
newspaper got the pair jobs on q
Norwegian liner bound for North
America.
A week ago in New York, they
earned 500 while appearing on
the television show. Strike 1t
Rich" A wealthy manufacturer
heard the broadcast and gave
the youths the bicycles.
Their story contains romance
as well as adventure. Sujone
became engaged to an attractive
brunette coed at the University
Of Cairo. He wooed and won the
lady, whom he declined to iden-
tify. during a stay of less than
two weeks in Egypt.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
Interested in Move
Man Hit by Bottle
Thrown at Bus

A National Art Academy stu
dent was injured last night when
an unidentified colored youth
threw a bottle through the win
dow of a d. c. Transit Co.
bus in the $500 block of Nichols
avenue Sc.
John B. Sinnett, %. of 1928
South Capitol street. was hit in
the face by the bottle about
11:05 pm.
He was treated at Casualty
Hospital, according to Capt. VIII
liam T. Murphy of No. IL pre-
Icinct.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
BY JOHN M. RossoN

You just can't walk around the
world, no matter what.
No one knows that better than
two young men who arrived here
last night on bicycles to begin
the second half of a four-year-
earth-circling trek, which got
under way in Java in 1854.
"The feet sometimes get tired, I"
Sujono Djono. a shy. 26-year-
old Javanese explained late yes
terday as he and q friend, Alb
dullah Balbed, a 22-year-old
citizen of Bali. pedaled into the
driveway of the Indonesian En-
bassy. They had just completed
a three-day trip from New York.
1900 Miles So Far
The youths, who two years
ago were determined to walk
around the world ito see what
it's like" were loathe to apolo-
gize for not arriving on foot.
"When we first started out
from Djakarta in October, 1916" "
Sujono explained. I'VE were de-
termined to walk" But some
where along the way the pair
found out there's too much
water and too much weakness in
the feet" to make such a trip
possible.
The youths, who have travelled
1900 miles, 5000 of them afoot,
will spend a few days here at
the home of Sjadzali Munawir.
the embassy's attache for in
formation. They will take part
today in the anniversary observ-
ance of their country's 18th year
of independence.
In about a week, they will
leave by bicycle for San Fran
Evening star., 1956-08-17
Bossett, Vu., Will Get
81 Million TubIe PIunt

BASSETT. Va, Aug. II (R.-
This furniture producing area
got another economic boost yes
terday with the announcement
by Bassett Furniture Industries,
Inc, it will build a new 50 mil
lion table plant here.
Close by is the site Of the new
$2,750.000 addition to the Stan
ley Furniture Co.. of which Gov.
Stanley is president.
Evening star., 1956-08-17

Paul Buckler, the late James L.
Chesney. James Lucas and w.
w. Watts. 10 years; j. r. Horan
and c. w. Moore. IL years; Ar
thur Rush. IL years: ]. F. Birch
field. o. B. Pumphrey, P. M.
Schmick. L. H. Walkup and H.
C. West, l3 years; Roy Gray,
w. G. Lineberg and A. r. Pres
ton. IA years; George Hesterberg
Is years; E. A. Baker, 16 years:
IS. G. Anderson and j. T. War
rem. II years: John Mueller and
Randolph Routt. 18 years; H,
Goodman. r. 2. Phillips and
Francis Routt, 10 years; C. A,
Thompson. 81 years.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
3-Alarn Fire Halted
After Threat to Block
BIuze Dumuqes
Five Homes on
Krumer Street

A three-alarm fire in the 1900
block OF Kramer street NE. early
today threatened to destroy the
entire block until firemen
checked it with damage to i've
houses.
Prompt action by firemen and
the presence of several brick fire.
walls were credited with saving
the block of small frame row
houses.
The only injury was to a fire.
man. Pvt. Wilton Watts of No.
Is Truck Co.. who stepped on a
nail. He was treated and re-
leased at Casualty Hospital. All
residents escaped without assist
ance.
Pending further investigation,
firemen believed the fire started
in the kitchen of 1850 Kramer
street, the worst damaged house.
in which nine persons were
asleep.
First Alarm at 4 AM.
The first alarm, turned in at a
street box shortly after 4 am.
brought firemen to the scene to
find flames already shooting 100
feet into the air. They turned in
the second and third alarms at
once.
The flames had spread to the
second floor of 1850 and were j
pouring out rear bedroom win
dows. Despite the presence Of
one brick firewall, the flames
shot around in a semicircle and
were sucked into the open rear
windows of 1648.
On the other side. flames
leaped over another brick fire.
wall and surged through a COM
mon attic into the top floors Of
1852, 1854 and 1856 Kramer
street. Firemen said another
firewall kept the blaze from con-
tinuing down the block through
the tinder-dry wooden houses.
Elizabeth Hill, %, her daughter
Margaret, 20 months, her three
brothers, william, 10. Eugene. 9.
and Robert, IL, and her mother.
Mrs. Nathaniel Hill, were Sleep
ing on the first floor of 1850,
where the fire started. Upstairs
asleep were Elizabeth Hills three
other children, Eugene, S,
Charles. 8. and Catherine, 2.
All are colored.
Boy Awakened Family.
Elizabeth Hill said that 3-year-
old Charles awoke first and be.
gan to shout, arousing 18-year.
old William, who awakened the
rest of the family and led them
from the burning house. The
interior Of the building was de.
stroyed.
A fire hydrant in front Of the
house could not be used by fire.
men because the heat was so
intense. They connected their
hoses a block away.
Next door, in l648, two persons
were asleep. Mrs. Lille Lindsay.
Al. upstairs. and a roomer, Clar-
ence Mallory, so, downstairs.
Both are colored. Mrs. Lindsay
said she was awakened by the
flames streaming in her rear bed
room window. She reused Mr..
Mallory and they fed outside.
3 Houses Damaged
The other three damaged
houses were being renovated and
were vacant. Their upper floors
were badly damaged.
In all. 36 pieces of fire appa-
ratus were used. Firemen had
the blaze under control in less
than an hour. but were still on
the scene four hours later. wet
ting down the charred and smok-
ing buildings.
Several years ago. a fire in the
same block at 1923 Kramer
street. burned a child to death.
-Four other children we're rescued
from that blaze.
Evening star., 1956-08-17

The bottle-cap weapons were
built on a length of wood 18 to
"a inches long and 7s by IA
inches thick.
Rubber bands were nailed to
one end and pinch-type clothes
pin taped to the other. To
fire them the rubber band is
pinched in the clothes pin and
q bottle cap is placed in the
groove along the top of the
stick.
Double Barrel Model
When the clothes pin is
pinched it releases the rubber
band, which fires the cap.
One of the weapons was a
double e-barrel" model. Officers
said some have three firing
mechanisms. separate ones for
various ranges.
One of the weapons picked up
yesterday used a length of fish
ing rod in place of a stick.
The officers said they couldn't
learn what the youths were
planning to fight about. but ex-
pected to determine this later
in talks with them and their
parents.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
Street Scenes

A 200-pound woman sitting
on the curb at Third and C
streets Sc, her feet in the
gutter, knitting.
A young skin-diving enthu-
siast, with norkel and
fiippers, swimming in the
fountain in front OF the Art
Gallery. -.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

Sigma Alpha Iota Frater-
nifty continues its meetings
in the Shoreham Hotel.
The 83d Infantry Division
meets in the Willard Hotel.
Company D. 593d Amphibs
begins a two-day meeting in
the Burlington Hotel.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
Vernon
Seeks 10 Keep
Scenic View
County Aid Is Asked
To Preserve Area
Across Potomac

A Mount Vernon official today
asked the Prince Georges County
Commissioners to cooperate in
preserving the view across the
Potomac River from George
Washington'S home.
Charles c. Wall, superintendent
of the shrine. told the commits
Isioners at a meeting in Hyatts-
vile they "have a real opportu-
nifty to preserve one Of the most
beautiful spots in this part of the
country"
Land directly across the Po-
tomac from Mount Vernon is in
Prince Georges County just south
of Fort Washington Estates,
which is being developed for
home sites.
To Preserve View
Mr.. Wall said Mount Vernon
Officials are anxious ''to stabi-
lize" the view for about two
miles along the river from a
point on Piscataway Greek south
almost to Marshall Hall AmuSe-
ment Park.
Representative Frances Bolton,
Republican of Ohio, recently
purchased about 500 acres on
the Prince Georges shore to pre-
serve the view from Mount Ver-
non.
Mr.. Wall said. however. her
property is only a small portion
of the total area seen from the
shrine.
I'VE are anxious to preserve
the atmosphere and view from
Mount Vernon as it was in
George Washington's time" he
said. He referred to a statement
of the first President concerning
his home: mo estate in America
is more pleasantly situated than
this"
Highway View
Mr.. Wall said Mount Vernon
officials also are concerned about
the scenic view along the George
Washington Memorial highway
from the District to the shrine.
He said homes already have
gone up in the area opposite
Mount Vernon, but they are be-
ing built on 5-acre tracts and
have not harmed the view. The
developers, he said, "are friendly
to our problems, but would like
to have definite standards set. ;"
He said legislation is under
study which would give the Fed
eral Government the right to
obtain scenic easements" on the
land. This would prevent large
homesites from being divided
into smaller tracts.
Interested in Move
The commissioners indicated
an interest in preserving the
areas natural beauty, but said
they would not favor extensive
purchases of land by the Federal
Government which would result
in a reduction of taxable prop
Ierty.
The commissioners accepted
an invitation from Mr.. Wall to
visit the area on August %. They
will be taken on a boat trip
across the Potomac from Repre-
sentative Bottoms property to
Mount Vernon.
Evening star., 1956-08-17
The
Rambler
President Macarthur
Is Admirers Hope
By JACK JONAS

Erwin Hohensee still hopes
his candidate will make it and
that the Republican conven-
ton this year will make the
wise choice.
His candidate? Former
General of the Army Douglas
Macarthur.
Mr.. Hohensee, a tax con-
sultant, has a telephone direc-
tory listing of Macarthur for
President, Inc, for his offices
in a green-fronted, narrow
brick building at 1747 F street
NV, along with his account
ing business, Hohensee Co.
There is nothing of the
campaign atmosphere about
it, however.
I'VE have been rather mac
tive lately" Mr.. Hohensee
admitted, "but we are hoping
that developments will bring
about his (MacArthur'S) NOM
ination at San Francisco.
Our candidate" he went
on, "is the greatest living
American-one who has al
ways been in good health, one
who would devote his enor-
nous energies to the preSi-
dency; one who, if nominated,
will be elected"
MFR. Hohensee set up the
Macarthur for President
headquarters here during the
political scramble of 1852 but
has been booming the general
as presidential timber as far
back as 1948. He was in
Chicago four years ago for
the Republican convention,
plumping for his candidate,
and says he will be in San
Francisco when the Repub-
licans meet there next week.
'If the delegates make the
wise choice this year," he said,
"they will pick Gen. Mac
Arthur, the greatest living
American"
Name
Why do they call 1t Ben
ming road?
In early Washington, VIII
. liam Benning had extensive
land holdings in that area.
He also once owned the Ben
ming road bridge.
The bridge was built of
wood, as were most river
spans in those days. When
the British invaded the
Capital City in 1874, that
was one of the structures
the invading troops burned.
1t was not rebuilt until
1920, and three years later
William Benning bought it
as a toll bridge. 1t was Oper-
ated as a toll bridge by him,
and after his death by his
wife for nearly 10 years.
Transit
r. M. Brennan, the Dis
trict's purchasing agent,
stopped by the day after
Washington's transit system
changed hands to offer
thanks to the Congress, the
District commissioners, the
Public Utilities Commission,
the owners, the stockholders
and the union"
He said he was on a bus
that morning when a passen-
ger got on in the 240O block of
Sixteenth street NV. The
new passenger pointed out
to the driver what appeared
to be a disabled pigeon
directly in front of the bus.
The driver alighted, ten
derly picked up the pigeon
and deposited it gently on the
grass at curbside, out of
harms way.
It's a new outfit" Mr..
Brennan said, but the hearts
are the same"
Roman
A man we know was
standing on Pennsylvania
avenue in front of the Old
Post Office Building, wait
ing for his bus and looking
at the inscription about a
third Of the way up the
clock tower:
"AnnO DOmini MDCCC-
XCVII."
He was trying to recall
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