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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
CITY Streets Are
Driving Problem

Weather made the news in Ohio
this week as below freezing tenn
peratures and snow storms swept
most of the state. Weathermen said
the conditions were due to winds
and pressureS from Canada. the
Pacific Coast and the Gulf of Mex
leo.
Following the heavy fall last
week, Wednesdays snowstorm adj
ded about eight-tenths of an inch,
bringing the total to about six in
ches in the immediate area More
snw fell to the south and west
with almost fifteen inches reported
in Cincinnati.
The State Patrol reported all
main roads clear Thursday, but
side and country roads were still
snow covered, and city streets
were picked with sonw-covered
ice, making travel in town danger
Gus. No accidents were reported
from the State Patrol, but many
minor crashes in town kept police
and tow cars busy throughout the
day.
Service Director Red Harrington
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Capture Eseapee
Mere After Chase

London night policemen Cox and
Mays were instrumental in captur-
ing Thomas Dagle, 24-year-old eS-
capee from Norfolk, Virginia,
road camp in London on Wednes-
day night. Dagle is now being held
in Columbus on charges of auto
theft and burglary, it was report
ed.
Dagle was reported as eluding
Franklin Co. police in a chase
with speeds up to 100 miles an
hour, coming through West Jeff
erson and heading for London on
Route 142. Deputy Bob Henry had
joined the chase at West jefferson,
Cox and Mays in radio contact
with the pursuers. had truck
driver pull his truck across the in
tersection of Routes 142 and AZ,
providing an effective road block
which stopped Dagle at that point.
He was turned over to the Frank
lin County authorities.
Dagle was reported as driving
a stolen 1856 Ford convertible in
the high-speed chase. He was al
so reported as being wanted in
Pennsylvania on charges of auto
theft.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Ditch Bill! Nav
Solve Headache

The Madison County Commits
sioners went to Defiance Wednes-
day to study a proposed drainage
ditch law that is to be presented
to the General Assembly during
the 1856 session.
The proposed bill has been the
work OF a committee composed of
George Taylor, as representative
of the County Commissioners AS
sociation of Ohio, two engineer
representatives and representa-
tive from the Conservation Depart
ment.
Mr.. Taylor states there is much
work to be done on the proposed
bill before il is presented for pas
sage into law, but that the general
intent of the bill it to put the
maintenance of the bitches, a con-
tinuing county government prob
lem, into the hands of the county
commissioners and the engineer.
The maintenance would be finan-
ced by a coSt-per-acre assessment
on owners of lands actually drain
ed by the ditch concerned.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
South SoIon Polio
Campaign Started

South Solon and Stokes Town
ship Polio Campaign is well under
way, according to Mrs. c. c. Row
ard, chairman and Mrs. Stanley
Marsh, vice co-chairman.
Coin containers have been plac-
ed in business houses and school
cards have been left at the school.
Plans are being made for ben
eft entertainment in the school
auditorium, Thursday, February 2,
at 7:30 pm. when pupils of the
Helen Marx School of Dancing,
London, and local talent, will pre-
sent a program.
The Mothers March on Polio
or the Porch Light Parade" has
been set for Tuesday, January 81,
at $50 pm.
Residents of that community are
requested to turn on their porch
lights for giving donations and
Light the Town for Polio"
Workers for the Porch Light
Parade are: Grace Street, Eliza
beth ClemanS, Mae Marsh, Eta
Rowand, Lavona O'Brien, Lorraine
Lowery and Gladys Rittenhouse.
Township solicitors include Elo-
Use Gordin, Mary Clawson, Helen
Rihl, Mildred Allison, Nellie Dav-
idson, Kate Davidson, Loretta
Bushu, Clara Theobald, Ruth Ann
Gossard, Emory Rapp and Stanley
March
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
COP. Committee
Endorses Five

At the regular meeting of the
Madison County Republican Exc
cutive Committee, the committee
endorsed the following candidates
for office: for Governor c. Will
liam O'Neill. for Attorney Cen
eral William Saxbe; for Secretary
of State, Ted w. Brown for Judg-
es of the Supreme Court of the
State of Ohio Henry A. Middle
ton and John M. Matthias
The committee did not report
any local candidate endorsements
Horace H. Hume, chairman of
both Republican committees in the
county, was returned to the Madi-
son County Board of Elections for
a term of four years.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Charge Man With
October 0ffense

Eugene Karr, 80. of Columbus,
was being held in Madison County
Jail Thursday on charges of hit
and run and failure to have an op-
orators license. Karr was picked
up in drunken brawl in Colum-
bus on Wednesday night, accord
ing to the Sheriff's department. In
vestigation revealed that he was
the man wanted in this county in
connection with an accident which
occurred near Big Plain in Octo-
ber, 1855, where he had abandoned
his auto after striking another car.
Though his identity was known,
Franklin, Co. officials had been
unable to apprehend him until he
was picked up in the brawl, said
the sheriff
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Dairy Association
Elects Officers

Don Elliott, Galloway, Ohio,
was elected president of the Madi-
son County Dairy Association at
the last regular board meeting ac-
cording to Don Genres, associate
agriculture Extension Agent. The
board elected Kenneth Junk as
vice-president and Byron Smith
for secretary treasurer.
Committee selected for the Jun
ior Dairy Day was Jake Scheid-
erer, Chairman, ASH Bidwell Jr,
and Kenneth Slyh.
A committee was appointed to
make plans for a county fair dis
play booth. Members are Don Ell
lott, chairman, Bob Sommers, and
Delbert Grouse.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Church Officers
Elected Wednesday

First Presbyterian Church un-
der the direction of the Reverend
Frank l.. Baldwin as spiritaul
moderator for the opening of its
annual congregational meeting in
the church dining-rooms Wednes-
day evening, heard reports and
elected officers following a fam
lily supper.
Mrs. Walter Weaver, modera-
tor Mrs. Charles Cameron, clerk
and Miss Bessie Lohr, financial
secretary, were all reelected to
their posts, following choosing OF
six new members to the Board
of Elders, three to the Board OF
Trustees and four to the Board OF
Deacons.
The congregation had balloted
on twice the number for each oil
the boards at the previous Sun
day morning service and these
names were presented by Miss
Virginia Bell Green and Miss
Margaret A. Converse, serving as
tellers, for the Wednesday night
voting which resulted as follows
James Bowlus, Weldon Pfarr
Neil Roddy, James Shaw, Larry
Taylor and Richard L. Tracey
board of Elders.
Howard Eckert, Howard Rich.
ardson and Walter Weav er
Board of Trustees.
Walter Bussey, Mrs. Charles
Cameron, Howard Eckert, anc
Dorothy Eckstein, Board of Dea.
cons.
The congregation approved {
budget of S19,43100 for operat.
ing expenses for 1856, as pre-
sented by Richard l.. Tracy, who
expressed the gratitude for the
Every Member Canvass Commit
tee for the S19,44200 that haC
been pledged by members wher
the canvass was made.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Kuehner Rites To
Be In Springfield

Mrs. Laura Travis Kuehner, 80,
widow of Herman Kuehner, a for
mer resident of West jefferson,
died Wednesday morning at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ross
Burleigh, in Springfield. Mrs. Bur-
leigh is her only survivor. She was
a sister-in-law to Charles Kuehner
of West jefferson.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed in the Littleton Funeral Home
in Springfield on Friday at l pm.
by the Reverend Harold L. Myers
Jr. Graveside services will be held
in West jefferson on Friday after
noon at the Pleasant Hill Gene
terry, where the body will be inter-
red
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Beef Committee
Meeting Jan. Is

The Madison County beef execu-
tive committee met in the
Extension Office, Wednesday eve
ming, January 25, according to
Marion Meats, chairman Of the
committee. Final plans for the an
nual beef meeting, February 8,
were made.
Paul Hackett is scheduled to
speak at the meeting February 8,
which will be held in the basement
of the court house. The election of
officers will be at this time
The state beef cattle meeting
will be held February 2 at the
Deshler- Hilton Hotel with a BAN
quet in the evening. Tickets for
this banquet can be obtained from
Wilfred Garen, county representa-
tive to the state committee, or
from the Madison County Exten-
sion Office.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Recreation Council Meeting
Called Monday, January so
Interest Lacking,
Council May Quit

Spokesman for the London Citi-
zen's Council for Recreation an
nounced that a meeting of all in
terested in any part of the work
of the council would be held at
the London High School auditor
ium on Monday, January 30, at
7:30 p. IN. with the main topic for
discussion, win We Continue ?"
The original plans of the council
We're to establish central agency
for year-'round recreation direct
ion in the city. The council was to
be composed of representatives
from all interested organizations in
the community. The first year
showed success, but since that
time, the council reports less and
less interest in the project being
shown by the members and the
community.
The plans called for the propo-
sal of levy to support the pro-
gram. repeatedly to appear on the
ballot in 1857. Funds obtained
would be used to hire full-time
director, purchase equipment and
keep play areas in order. The
council reported that if such act
ion was to be taken, the time for
it was now; however, with interest
dwindling, they thought it would
be best to affirm the goals, pur-
poses and needs.
Present officers of the organiza-
tion are Marion Trees, president
Leonard McNeal, vice president,
acting president in the absence in
Mr.. Trees; Mrs. Alice Morris, sec
retary; and Don Farquhar, trea-
Surer.
Original financing of the group
came from funds left in the Cowl-
ing estate, but is is said that these
funds are rapidly dWindling away,
Many have also contributed to the
cause, but no drive was made in
1855 because of balance in the
treasury.
The group proposes to determine
the issue of whether or not to con-
tinue on Monday night, and if the
decision is to go on, officers will
he. elected
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Promote London
Man In Alaska

us. Forces, Alaska Kenneth
E. Robertson, grandson of Mrs.
Joe Ball, Route /, London, Ohio,
recently was promoted to special
ist third class while serving in A
laska.
Military personnel stationed in
the Alaska territory undergo in
tensive training while guarding
northern approaches to the u. S.
Specialist Robertson, a metero-
logist computer in Headquarters
of the 68th Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Group, arrived in Alaska IL
months ago from Fort Sill. Okla
He entered the Army in August
1854 and received basic training at
Fort Knox, XIV.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Sorority Dance
For Polio Benefit

Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
will have its annual dance for the
campaign for funds for the Madi-
son County Infantile Paralysis
Foundation, at the London High
School Gymnasium Saturday eve
ming, January %.
Beta Kappa, London's chapter of
Sig Alphs" has Polio for its prime
project and has for some years
now taken over the operation of
the annual campaigns for raising
funds to support the cause.
Saturday nights party is the
London Chapters personal effort
tor assisting with raising money
for the project.
Miss Dorothy Dunkle is presi-
dent of the sorority.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Extension Committee
Meeting January 80

The Madison County Extension
Advisory Committee and other
representatives from agricultural
organizations will meet Monday
evening, January 3d. to take a
look at trends in agricultural and
non-agricultural areas over the
past forty years or so, according
to Don Elliott. Chairman.
DR.. Harold Capmer of Ohio
State University will be present
with information showing these
trends and will lead the discus
sion.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Farmers Social
Security Meeting

The Madison County Farm Bur-
eua is holding a Social Security in
formation meeting for farmers on
Wednesday evening, February /, S
pm. in the Common Pleas Court
Room of the Court House.
This meeting has been arranged
because of the many requests from
farmers for such meeting. A rep
reSentative from Social Security
headquarters in Columbus will be
present to answer any questions.
This meeting will be held in con-
junction with the regular meeting
of the Farm Bureau Legislative
Committee. All interested farmers
are welcome to attend.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Charles Van CIeve
Is Commissioned

Charles Van Cleve Jr. received
his commission as Second Lieu
tenant, u. S. Marine Corps, on
Tuesday, January "a, ana his winge
as a jet pilot with the corps on
Wednesday, January 25, at Kings
vile, Texas
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Van Cleve
Sr. were present at the ceremonies
and Charles will accompany them
home for thirty-day leave prior
to reporting to his assignment at
Cherry Point, North Carolina.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
{. G. Griffin Home
From Grant Hospital

Mr.. E. c. Griffin, of the London
Circleville Road, returned home
Wednesday after spending almost
six weeks in Grant Hospital, Co
lumbus. Mr. Griffin is recovering
from major operation followed
by complications. Mrs. Grif-
fin has also returned HON e
from her SiSter-in-law's Mrs. w
r. Griffin, in Columbus, where she
stayed during her husbands hos
pitaliZation
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
K of G. Officers
Go To Delaware

Members of the London Knights
of Columbus attended the District
meeting Of Delaware Council 1856
on Tuesday evening. Brother John
Hennig, program consultant of the
Supreme Council addressed the
meeting.
Those attending from London
were Grand Knight Joseph Sexton
Deputy Grand Knight Rober I
Rigg, general program chairman
Richard Hackett, youth program
chairman Joel Cutler and trustee
Bernard Schumann.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Attends Convention
Of Probate Judges

Probate Judge Joseph S. King
is attending the convention of the
Ohio Association of Probate Court
Judges being held in Columbus at
the Deshler-Hilton. The program,
which started Tuesday. January %,
will continue through Saturday,
January %, and includes discuss
ions of almost every phase of the
work of the Probate Court and
Juvenile Judges.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Scholarship Exam
Taken By Seniors

Eighty four seniors from schools
in Madison County met at the Lon
don School on Monday, January
%, to take the Senior Scholarship
Examination. The examination is
open to all seniors in the upper
third of their classes.
Rolla d. Webster, chairman of
the program in the county, Jacob
von Kanel of London and John
Pearson of Canaan administered
the test.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Monroe Booster Club
Sponsors Cook School

On Thursday night, Feb. 2, at
7:30 o'clock, at Monroe School, in
Plumwood, Ohio, the Boosters Club
will sponsor cooking school. The
Home Economist from the Cen
eral Electric factory will give the
demonstration. The public is cordi-
ally invited to attend. Free admis-
sion. Every person 16 yrs. or over
who is present will be eligible to
win the door prize a G.E. Range.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Pastor Returns
From Arkansas

The Reverend V. Castle Stewart,
pastor of the First Baptist Church
in London, attended a board
meeting of the National Baptist
Convention in Hot Springs, Arkan-
sas last week.
Los Angeles, California, has
been selected for the Sunday
School and B. T. u. Congress in
June SThe National Baptist Con-
vention will meet in Denver, Colo
RADIO, in September.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Grange Degrees Conferred
In First OF Two Meetings
Four Groups Have
Monday Session

The Oranges of Madison County
under the direction of Delbei't
Dorm, deputy master, had the
first of two meetings Monday
evening, January % in the Youth
Building at the Madison County
fairgrounds for comforting of De-
grees and exemplification of Drill
Work.
The First and Second degrees
We're conferred on the following
candidates: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Stewart, Oak Run Grange; Mr..
and Mrs. Roger Sullivan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Scott, Mrs. Chester
Babbs, of Fairfield; Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Smith, Mrs. Jerry Sullivan,
Marjory Lewis and Myrta Jean
Dorm of Range Community
Grange.
Science Hill Grange opened and
closed the meeting with Frank
Climer as Master, assisted by
these members of the Grange:
VIM. A. Wilson, Arnold Fetter,
Mrs. Gusta Byerly, Robert Buck,
Junior Clover, Howard Cheno-
weth, Mrs. Robert Kennedy, Gusta
Byerly, Mrs. Ruth Boysel, Mrs.
Blanch Delay, Mrs. William Corn,
Mrs. Mary Clover, William Corn,
Robert Kennedy, Milburn Neer
and Mrs. Howard Chenoweth,
pianist.
The First Degree was put on
by D rby Grange with Fred
Simpson, Degree Captain and
Donald Elliott, Master, assisted
by these members of the Grange:
Mrs. Cecil Forrest, Mrs. ASH
Bidwell, Sr., Alfred Burrell, Paul
Galloway, Mrs. Viola Murray,
Mrs. Olga Wilson, Mrs. Cecil
Gaver, Glenn Straley, Mrs. Mild
red Ries, Mrs. Helen Schellhaas,
Miss June Ries, Mrs. Jean For-
rest, John Daniels, Cecil Forrest,
Cecil Gaver and Mrs. Engle,
pianist
The Second Degree was cor
ferred by Range Community
Grange, with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Brown, Youth Chairman, assisted
by young people of their Grange.
Donna Baker, master and Carole
Gillenwaters, Anna Marie Ride
nour, Troy Barton, Harold Brill,
Reverend Robert Waller, Mrs.
Margaret Brown, Miss Julia Dorm,
William AlSpaugh, Judy Beatty,
Mrs. Helen Denen, Sandra Baker,
Dean Barton, Eugene Denen, Earl
Brown and Mrs. Ruth Waller,
pianist.
The Drill Work was put on
for Ma olson Banner Grange.
South Solon, by Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger Mantle, Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Crabbe, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Emrick, Mrs. Virginia Stout, Mrs.
Dorothy Spears, Mrs. Norm a
Jean Hux, MiIlard French, Edwin
Vallery and Delbert Dorm.
A tableaux was presented as
part of the program@ by Mrs.
Floyd Bogenrife, Mrs. Russell
Dorm, Mrs. Robert Edwards, Mrs.
Dean Barton, Mrs. Arthur Hale,
Mrs. Delbert Grouse and Mrs.
Myrl Lewis.
Refreshments were served aft
er the evenings program to ap-
proximately 100 Grangers.
The Third and Fourth Degrees
will be conferred by the other
four of the eight Oranges of the
county, Oak Run, Fairfield. Plain
City and Spring Fork, in the
Youth Building at the Madison
County Fairgro unds at 7;30
o'clock on Monday. February 6.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
Alumni Invited To
Last Homecomino

All former alumni basketball
players of Monroe High, with their
wives, are to be guests at the
homecoming game to be played at
Monroe on Feb. 3, 1856 with Mt.
Sterling. This will be the last Of
ficial basketball game to be played
on the home floor by boys repre-
senting Monroe High S hool,
Come and cheer for the orange and
black.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
London Senior Is
1st Prize Winner

Miss Ann McCauley, a senior in
the London High School, has won
first place in the local employ the
handicapped essay contest sponsor
ed by the Lions Clubs of Sedalia
and London. First prize in the To-
cal contest was S25, according to
DR.. M. j. Chakeres, treasurer of
the London Lions.
Theme of the essays for the con-
test was independence for the
handicapped through employment.
AIMS essay is entered in the state
contest, where prizes consist of un-
iversity scholarships and savings
bonds.
Ann is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James McCauley of los North
Oak Street.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
u OUR
"a TOWN
ADVICE

SuDh THoTs
After you live just so long
it seems like one doesn't care
who wins the battle of the
sexes. And no wonder parents
and teachers get together to
form PTA's-after all there is
safety in numbers and who is
harder on both than kids.
LEARNING
Pity the poor English teach
er-she has to compete with
movie cowboys who say "Ah
amt got none an ah don ex-
peck tub git my"
Matter of fact IT'S contagi-
Gus, this hill-billy talk. Stop
ped a teacher the other day
and inquired of her well being.
She said, "Ah feels jes fahne
now that ah've got me my
masters degree! F"
OUCH
Fellow rushed into a local
hardware store the other day
and said, Give me a rat trap
quick. I've get to catch a
trainw
Dumb Dora who works there
replied, Sorry, sir, but they
don't make them in that size"
oDDiTY
1t occurs to us that man
doesn't need brains as much as
money, Howcome Well, if he
has brains some guy with
money will give him job and
il he has no money, people
won't think he has any brains,
You just can't win, brother!
-?
What in the world is more
gratifying than to put on an
OLD jacket and find money in
the pockets?
cIrP
Friend of the column sends
in little story reprinted from
a Dallas, Texas sheet, Little
boy came into the store and
looked hurriedly at each car
ton of eggs on the grocer's
rack. Each carton was label
led. "AlI new. All fresh. All
white"
Little boy thrust carton
toward the clerk and demand
ed, Don't you have any with
yellow in them?"
MODERN AGE
Women wear pants, smoke
cigarettes, inhabit bar-rooms,
bet on the races, play poker,
fly planes, hunt, fish, work in
factories and run for office.
About the only thing they
don't do nowadays is chew to-
bacco and go to the mems
room.
woNDERMENT
Wonder who on earth trims
the toe-nails for the fat lady
in the circus? And, while
we're at it, who takes care OF
the caretaker's daughter while
the caretaker is busy taking
care?
YoRE
Perhaps the reason tn I
some of the oldtimers are con-
tinually hardening back to the
good old days is because at
that time the only strikes any
one ever heard about were the
Yukon and the California gold
ruSheS.
ABATEMENT
We'll never cease to be
amazed at women who buy
stockings which are so sheer
as to look as though they
aren't stockings. And now
they're working on 81 o G S
which make them look like
they're barefoot.
SUGGESTION
Always wash your spoon in
the finger bowl and you'll
never get your pocket sticky.
HOLY MATRiMoNY
You know the honeymoon is
over when. while you're sitting
by the fireplace listening to a
good orchestra play, and the
wind whistling outside, your
better half looks up and in
uuires, did the men pick up
the garbage today?"
HEYWOoD
Old Haywood Snugg, the
John D. Rockefeller of Darby
Plains, says that out where he
lives things are SO high that
when a purchase runs under
dollar. the man rings up INC
Sale"
CURE
If you're feeling poorly, ride
a horse for about an hour
You'll feel much better off.
MAIL.
] LAST WORD
The only thing that you car
take with you when you leave
this earth are the things you
gave away while you were
here.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION
TO MEET FEB. 15

The annual meet If the Farm
ers National Farm Loan Assn.
will be held February IS, 1856 at
the Washington c. H., country
club. announces r. +. Whiteside,
secretary-treasurer of the organi-
zation. Invitations to members will
be mailed in the next few days.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-01-27
THIS
NEWSPAPER

Believes established
locol merchants have
70 protect their RePu-
fofions That's your
b g So guarantee OF
volue.