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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Fire Call Plan
Made For County

In anticipation of the new tele-
phone dial system to be installed
in this vicinity, a meeting was held
in the county courthouse Monday
to devise ways and means of re-
porting fires in the townships. Rep
resentatives of all fire-fighting or
CARNATIONS, township trustees and
representatives of the telephone
companies serving this area were
present.
With the installation of the dial
system, person dialing the opera
tor will be answered by an opera
tor in Columbus. In case of a fire,
the Columbus operator would be
at loss as to which of the several
fire departments should be noti-
fled. and serious loss could result
from the delay,
Present plans, developed at the
meeting. are for the Columbus OPP
orator to switch the call to the
Madison County Sheriff's office,
where someone is always on duty.
The sheriff's office would then
notify the proper department.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Charles w. Keefer
Rites Saturday

Charles w. Keefer, "a. native
of Madison County, died late Tues
day afternoon in University Hos
pital, where he had been a patient
for about a week.
Charles was an employee of the
Bureau of Criminal Identification
and Investigation at the London
Prison Farm. He was a 1850 grad
uate of the London High School
and was married last June to Alice
Jean Seaburn. The young couple
made their home at 151z West
Fifth Street He was a member of
St Patrick Church and London
Amvet Post 19.
Surviving besides the widow are
his father, William Keefer of Lon
don, and his mother, Mrs. Florence
Green of Cozaddale, Ohio.
The Requiem High Mass will be
sung by the Reverend Father Ed
ward Reidy at St Patrick Church
on Saturday at 8 am. Rosary serv-
ice will be held at the Rader-Por-
ter Funeral Home in London on
Friday evening at Sis. Interment
in St Patrick Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home after 10 am. Thursday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Soil Conservation
District Meeting

The February meeting of the
Board of Supervisors for the Mad
ison Soil Conservation District was
held at the office recently. Mem
bers in attendance were Don Beck
er, Delbert Grouse, Delbert Dorm,
Chas. Cecil and Austin Harbage
Curtis Steele, Paul Bangham and
Gordon Massie of Soil Conserva-
ton Service also attended the
meeting.
Letters were read from Gov
Lausche, Senators Bricker and
Burk and Congressman Clarence j.
Brown, complinenting the district
on their past years work as shown
by the annual report.
Basic plans were presented and
approved for: Austin Cunningham
56A. Pleasant Twp; c. G. Harsh &
Elden Harsh, 284A. Fairfield Twp.
Leslie Laird, 102A. Fairfield Twp;
Blanche & Geo. Johnston, 157A
Range Twp.
New Applications were received
and approved for: o. E. Liller
46A Union Twp; Lawrence L
Brown, 172A. Somerford Twp,
c. w. Frost, 1894. Monroe Twp.
Emmett & Mary M. Lewis. 224A
Somerford Twp.
Plans were made to cooperate or
abe silage tour to be held in the
County on March 2. Chas. Ceci
was appointed to work with ex
tension service in conducting this
tO,rv
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Street Repairing
Starts Wednesday

The London Street Department
began the task of repairing the
winters d a m age to London's
streets and alleys on Wednesday.
More than six tons of hot mix were
poured into the most dangerous of
the chuck-holes.
Service Director Harold Earring
ton said the damage was the worst
since the bad winter of 1950-51,
and that repairs would be made as
quickly as possible. Harrington
said that not many of the hot mix
plants were operating at the pres
ent time, and that the city trucks
travelled to a point between South
Charleston and Springfield to pick
up their loads. IF residents will
bear with us" he said, well do
temporary and emergency work as
soon as possible, then make more
permanent repairs in the future. :
Harrington is still recovering at
home from surgery performed at
Mt. Carmel Hospital.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Donors Contribute
IS Pints Monday

In spite. of a season rampant
with colds, flu and the like, The
Blood Mobile Unit took 55 pints of
blood back to the Area Bank as a
result of Mondays visit to the
gymnasium in the Sedalia school.
The area contributing for the
visit included Sedalia, Mt. Sterl-
ing and South Solon. There were
96 recruited by the committees in
charge of securing donors. From
this number, 70 donors showed
with many reflections practically
all because of the current epidem-
ic of colds.
Chairmen for the visit were
Mrs. Ned Davey of Sedalia, Mrs.
Richard Mckenzie of South So
Ion and Mrs. George Gearhardt of
Mt. Sterling. For the organizations
and individuals who helped with
donations of any and also those
who gave their services, the COM
mittee publicly expressed its graf
titude. This, they stated, also in
cludes those donors who were un-
able to contribute to this service of
Madison County Chapter Red
Cross.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Swine Banquet 10
Be Held Friday

The 1856 Ohio Spring Barrow
Show will get underway at the
Madison County Fairgrounds on
Saturday, February 25, under the
guidance of the Madison County
Swine Improvement Committee.
The show is sponsored by the Ohio
Swine Breeders and Feeders AS
sociation and supported by live
stock market agencies. packers,
feed manufacturers and livestock
equipment companies. All Ohio hog
producers are eligible to compete
in the show.
The committee says about 100
exhibitors will display 500 of the
choicest of the Ohio market hog
crop, representing all pure breeds
and the commercial crosses. At
tendance at the show is expected
to top 1000 farmers and future
farmers.
A special feature is the Judging
done by the audience, where farm
ers match their judgment against
that of the officials when the on
foot champions are tied The blue
ribbon pigs must also compete in
the carcass contest.
Each exhibitor in the show has
the opportunity to nominate one
pig to the carcass contest and see
how his type measures up to the
kind approved by the consumer.
The carcass contest results will be
shown on Wednesday, February
%, in the coolers of Armour and
Company, Columbus, and at the
new Youth Buildings at the Ohio
State Fairgrounds. Herb Barnes,
O.S.U. animal science specialist,
says between 25 and 80 carcasses
will be displayed.
Friday, February "a, is the date
for the All-Ohio Swine Banquet at
the fairgrounds in London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Plain City Does It Again!
Tournament Champions
Sla++ery Rites
Saturday Morning

Miss Mary Slattery, rs. residing
on South Walnut Street, died of
pneumonia Wednesday noon, fol-
lowing a two months illness.
Miss Slattery, a lifelong resi-
dent of London, was a retired
clerk, having been associated with
some of Londons best known
merchants some years ago.
The only survivors are several
cousins in South Charlie % n,
Springfield and Columbus.
Funeral services at st. Patrick's S
Church at s am. Saturday, the
Reverend Father Harper, officiat-
ing priest Interment in St. Pat
rick's Cemetery, in charge of
Rader-Porter Funeral Service.
Rosary at Funeral Home, South
Oak Street at 8:45 Friday eve-
ming.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
February rs Will
Be Heart Sunday

Sunday, February 26, has been
designated by the Central Ohio
Heart Association as Heart Sun
day. On that day, between the
hours of noon and darkness, a
Heart Fund volunteer will ring
your doorbell and give you an op-
portunity to support the fight
against heart trouble. Each year,
says the association, diseases of
the heart and circulation are res
ponsible for nearly 100000 deaths.
The reality of the problem was
brought close to London with the
death Tuesday of a 24-year old
resident. due apparently to this
cause
Help Your Heart Fund Help
Your Heart" is not an idle slogan.
Scientists believe research can re-
duce the toll taken by heart and
circulatory diseases considerably
in the next few years.
Key workers for the London
area Sunday will be. Mrs. w. c.
Holton, Mrs. Richard Day, Mrs.
Richard Meade, Mrs. Herbert Bau-
man Jr., Mrs. Harold Beathard,
Mrs. Kenneth Jenkins, Mrs w. c.
Nichols, Mrs. Paul Jones, Mrs.
Robert Wilson, Mrs. William Hill
dinger and Mrs. Donald McCerd.
In the townships, workers des-
ignated are: Canaan, Mrs. Arthur
Meeker; Darby, Plain City
Grange; Deercreek, Mrs. George
Jones: Fairfield, the Fairfield
Grange: jefferson, the Jefferson
Grange; Monroe and Pike, the
Spring Fork Grange; Oak Run,
Mrs. Donald van Auken; Paint,
Mrs. Roy Long; Pleasant, Mt.
Sterling, Mrs. ]. ]. Nicholson;
Range, the Range Grange; Somer-
ford, the Somerford Community
Club: Stokes, Mrs. Hiram Reigel;
Union, the Oak Run Grange.
In addition, anyone who is miss
ed on the house-to-house canvass
may make their contribution by
mail to Mrs. w. j. Robson, 100
Elm Street, London, who is the
local chairman.
What you give is up to you, but
remember that you have a person
al stake in this fight; you have
but one heart and when it stops,
life stops. Make a contribution this
Sunday, February 26
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Midway Defeats
Monroe, 72-65

Just as a lot of folks expected,
the Plain City Scotties came thr-
ough Thursday night for the Mad
ison County League Champion
ship. defeating West Jefferson 70
to Al.
Playing fine ball after a two
week rest, the Scotties took COM
mand in the first quarter. scoring
II points and holding the Rough
riders to four At half-tirne they
had 37-12 lead, stretched it to
57-28 by the third period. The vic
tors Bud Smith racked up 80 of
his teams 70 points Seamon scor-
ed nine points as the losers top
scorer.
Monroe bowed to Midway. 70 to
65 in the losers bracket. Though
not quite SO one-sided as the cham
pionship game, Midway also took
the lead in the first quarter. the
score being % to Is at the bell. At
the half. Midway led, as to 35 and
by the end of the third period the
score stood at 5S-52.
Midway had lot of high men,
with Stickel leading with 10 points.
Others were r. Justice 16. Deyo
ID, B. Justice II and Satterfield
II. For Monroe, Dillon had %. J.
Fraley 81.
With the championship settled,
Saturdays game for second place
will feature West Jefferson VS. Mid
way at $50 The z o'clock game
features Monroe in the North Jun
for High League VS. Mt. Sterling in
the South Junior High League
Following the match Tor second
place. trophies will be awarded to
all teams winning them. by Mad
ison County Superintendent Rolla
d. Webster.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
West Jeff First
Aid Classes Begun

Dick Johnson, West Jefferson's
Fire Chief, reports that the first
aid classes organized by the fire
department are progressing with
each week. Glasses are held on
Tuesday and Thursday at the fire
house, and feature standard, adj
vanced and instructors training.
Thirty men are taking the course.
In line with the life-saving pro-
gram, the village and the jefferson
Township trustees have purchased
a S325 f & resuscitator and are
currently in a Embarrassing drive
for more emergency equipment.
LOCAL Tv TALENT
Patty Jobe, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sheridan Jobe of Marysvillei
formerly of London, will be fea-
tured in song and dance number
with Jack Sherick on the "Sherick
Dance Show" on Sunday, Feb
ruary 26.
The show is seen on WTVN
Channel 6 at II o'clock.
WILL VISIT FLORIDA
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pickens
Whitaker Drive, left wednesday
for a Florida vacation. They will
visit their son at Pensacola ano
will spend three weeks visiting
in the southern states.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Local Farm Bureau
Tops Member Goal

The 1856 Farm Bureau MEM
bership drive was officially closed
on Monday evening, February 13,
with recognition banquet held at
the London Methodist Church for
membership workers.
The total membership as of that
date was 1130 members which is
"a members over the goal of 1896
members established by the work
ers for 1856. To date, this repre-
sents the largest membership in
the state.
The Madison County Farm Bur-
eau added another first to its long
list of membership awards won
during the past five years by be-
ing the first county in Farm Bureau
Region 5, comprising 20 counties,
to reach its goal The county or
ganiZation has now won twelve
membership awards. The member
ship workers in the county also
made another outstanding record
in that all Ia townships reached
their individual goals this year.
The workers who made this rec
ord possible were: Austin Harbage
and Harry Emmelhainz, Canaan
Twp; Kenneth Slyh, Darby Town
ship; Philip Ferguson, Bernard
Conway, Charles Cecil and Gerald
Geyer, Deercreek Twp; Cecil
Long, Donald Laird, Robert Keye.
Leslie Laird, Dale Markham and
Gilbert Ames, Fairfield Twp;
Henry Geyer and John Hanscel,
Jefferson Twp; Donald Becker,
Kay Phillips and Leo Sullivan,
Monroe Twp; Edgar Smith. Oak
Run Twp: Ray Fellows, Robert
Hunter. George Ropp and Roy
Binns, Paint Twp; Eugene Wilson,
Harold Houck and Robert Burns.
Pike Twp; Lowell Engle. Delbert
Grouse, Dorothy Grouse. Helen En-
gle and James Trigg, Pleasant
Twp; Jack Carpenter. Eugene
Denen and Delbert Dorm, Range
Twp; Jesse Hart. Maxine Hart,
Ray Leach and Harry Turvy Jr.,
Somerford Twp: Donald Mace,
Elmer Gahm. Ernest Vallery and
Dwight Thompson. Stokes Twp.
Fl. w. Rogers and Harry Steel,
Union Twp.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Child Is Hurt In
Columbus Crash

Mrs. Robert Turvy, South Oak
Street, and the occupants of her
car, escaped serious injury when
their car was struck in the rear
by a semi-truek at the intersec-
tion of Cleveland Avenue and
Buckingham Street in Columbus
on Wednesday, according to Mrs.
Turvy. Her six-year-old son, Mas
ter James Turvy, the only one in
jured, received slight head injur-
les, she stated. The car was bad
ly damaged, according to the re-
port,
In the car with Mrs. Turvy
were three of her children, James,
Jackie and Kay, and her mother,
Mrs. G. M. Carter.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
| Say, Herbert,
Come off 1t!

Reports of sea-monsters sight
ed in England, which have way
of coinciding with England's tour
ist time, are already emanating
from that country. This time, how
ever, a London, Ohio native claims
he photographed the monster in
London, England's River Thames;
well, nearby, anyway.
Herbert d. Floyd, botanist, in
England working on his doctorate,
was reported as photographing the
monster, but British experts at the
Museum of Natural History in
London, England, wouldn't back
up the claim of the London, Ohio
scholar. With British reserve, they
could not agree on what was in
the photograph.
Floyd was quoted as saying, MY
hat. This is one of those things
you see at eight o'clock in the
morning!" when he sighted the
monster, allegedly 30 or 35 feet
long with four or five foot fin
Floyd is the youngest son of MIR.
and Mrs. II. S. Floyd of near La
fayette. His brother, Henry, is a
surgeon in Hamilton and his sis
ter, Eleanor, ist the wife of DIR.
James Drummer. economist at the
University of Toledo.
The family is well-known and
respected in this neighborhood,
and the report may be assumed to
be true; unless, of course, Herb
has become an Anglophobe and
is working in secret for the AT
tract-the-TOIlriSt" Bureau.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Supply Company Has
Meetings This Week

The Hollandia Supply Co. of
South Vienna is holding three
day series of meetings and ex-
hibits on the latest information on
the expanding uses of chemicals
in agriculture. The meetings are
open to the public on Thursday
and Friday from 10 am. to pm.
with special meeting on Thurs
day at 7 pm, at the offices at
124 South Urbana ST., South
Vienna.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Pennsylvania Death
Of Interest Locally

Word was received here this
week of the death February of
Mrs. Carolyn Light Hoax in
Pittsburgh. Mrs. Hoax was the
daughter of Mrs. James A Light
who resides in Mt. Lebanon, Pa,
with her other daughter, Mrs.
Lucille Light Van Kirk. Her
father was the late Reverend
James A. Light, for many years
pastor of the London Presbyterian
Church.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
TV Tax Advice
Series Continues

Director Nathaniel LOCKER of
the Internal Revenue Service an
nounced that the TV series of aid
to taxpayers would continue this
Saturday at 2:30 pm. over
WBNS-TV.
LOCKER said taxpayers with
comparatively simple problems
not answered by the telecasts
should contact the office by tele-
phoning Columbus Capital 8-6461.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Ohio Spring Barrow Show
At Fairgrounds Saturday
Local Sailor On
Far East Cruise
San Francisco. Calf (FI

San Francisco. Calf. tFHTNC)
John w. Purdum, machinist's
mate second class, USN, of Lon
don, Ohio, returned to San Fran
cisco, Calf, February II aboard
the attack cargo ship USS Chara
which completed five month
cruise in the Far East.
During the cruise, the Chara
visited ports in japan, Formosa,
China, the Philippines and the
Hawaiian Islands.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Polio Shot Schedule
Will Be Changed

The Madison County Health
Department wishes to notify all
parents that polio immunizations
will no longer be given by the
department at the courthouse on
Saturday mornings after Satur-
day, February 25. The department
spokesman said polio shots would
be given on Thursday afternoons
only hereafter.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
DOLLAR DAYS A'coMIN!!

Looking for some real buys
that mean savings to you?
Check this weeks issues. of the
Madison Press and the Madi-
son County. Democrat for the
local merchants advertising
about the DOLLAR DAYS
starting Thursday, February %.
You'll find just what you need
right here in London at prices
you can afford. Save yourself
a lot of grief. Do your shopping
at home through the pages of
this news paper.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Suicide Attempt Made
By Detained Juvenile

The Madison County Sheriff. s
office reported that young girl,
being held in the Madison County
Jail pending charges of delinquen-
cy, attempted suicide on Wednes-
day morning The report stated
that the girl slashed her wrists, but
that serious harm was not done.
She was treated at local doctor $
office and returned to custody.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
MISS VAN WAGNER
ILL IN FLORIDA

Miss Sara Van Wagener, nat
i've of London and in the drygoods
business in London many years
ago, is seriously i'll in the Masonic
Home, St Petersburg, Florida,
where she has made her home for
many years.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
Commissioners Appoint
New County Apiarist

The Madison County Commmis-
sioners appointed Homer c. Byerly
of Mechanicsburg Route 2, as
apiary Inspector of Madison Coun-
ty at their regular meeting on Feb
ruary 90 Byerly replaces John w
Byerly who resigned the position
recently. Homer is the father of
John.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
EARL ROWE UNDERGoES
MAJOR OPERATION

Earl Rowe, Toland Street, is re-
covering following major opera
ton at Mt. Carmel Hospital, Sat
urday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-02-24
e OUR
"a TOWN
VIEWPOINT

The trouble with arguing
with fool is that an innocent
by-stander can't tell who's
who.
BUSINESS
And always remember that,
If you're a scissors grinder,
things are at their best when
they are dull.
GOING PLACES
You're on the right road,
brother, when the going is up
hill all the way.
FACT
A great many people are a
great deal smarter than they
look. This is a good thing.
HOLY lMATRiMoNY
Marital devotion is best ex-
planned by the good wife who
knits her husband sweater
and by the good husband WHIT
wears it.
BUILDING
About the only difference
between the old-fashioned
dwelling and the modern
ranch-type house is that the
latter has the basement and
second story on the first floor.
RICHES
/ think it was Joe E. Lew
is who said. There's one
thing you can't buy with mon
ey poverty!"
LIVING,
A playboy is usually an old
geezer who has grown too old
to play!
PROGRESS
What with the coming auto
nation, it becomes more and
more evident that the non-es-
sentials will become more and
more essential. A "do-it-your-
self" kit will become a must.
Otherwise, we will all be bor-
ed to death.
poLLYTicks
Certain candidate was out
soliciting votes for the COM
ing primary election. One
tough old lady told him, why,
I'd rather vote for the Devil
than vote for you!"
Unabashed the candidate
countered, But, lady, the
Devil amt runnin' this year"
REASON
Reason that women buy
more clothes than men is be-
cause they don't have to buy
.em back via the check-rooms.
EXCUSE
Worst excuse we've heard in
months came from a woman
who had just been arrested for
driving 80 miles per hour.
Said she to the arresting Off
Ger. .''It was this way, my
tires are thin and ! was just
trying to get home before they
gave out!
sUpN THoTs
Sinners are about the only
people left who haven't gone
on strike for higher wages.
And we always feel sorry for
people who love money so
much that they marry it.
BUSINESS
We have observed that most
men who get rich quickly do
so by getting money from peo-
pie who want to get rich
quickly.
RELIEF
A county nurse was quest
Joining tough-looking young
ster. WHO was your father?'
the nurse asked.
"Ain,t got no father" said
the youth.
We'll, then, who Is your
mother?" the nurse persisted.
IT amt never had no
mother" said the youth
For goodness sake! Then
how were you born?"
WAL, replied the youth.
II guess it was because some
no-good played dirty trick
on my aunt"
CONVERSATION
Overheard in a man-hole
was this BIT. MANY a man
is driven to drink but the
trouble starts when he trys to
drive away from it,"
OUGHT
Crime doesn't always pay
but when it does. it Is called
something a lot more respect
able.
BOOZE
About once each year we
like to mention the one about
the man who entered the sal
oon optimistically and soon
came out misty optically!
One of the hardest Jobs in
the world is picking up the
beans you've spilled.
SPEED
The reason most parents
worry about buying car for
Junior is because it may only
last him the rest of his life.
LAST WORD
Before the wedding she was
pensive and then she was
married and became Expen-
sive.
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-12-07
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The Latin American blOc kept
its eye on the United States.
And the United States, it's con-
science creased by Middle East
oil, fought all comers, fought the
Soviet Union and India and the
Afro-Asians to show that no one
loved Nasser more, no one cared
more about Egypt than the ad
ministration in Washington.
The results are well known.
Unprecedented acts were taken at
the General Assembly. Washing
tons Henry Cabot Lodge sat mute
and abstained from voting when
his vote was needed TO soften the
blows being directed against Is
rael and against Britain and
France. But his hand shot up high
when the final vote was taken
on the main resolution ordering
Israel. Britain and France forth
with" TO pull their forces out of
Egyptian territory.
At one point, Israel's Abba
Eban told the Assembly that his
government had withdrawn from
the Sinai Peninsula the equivalent
of two infantry brigades- about
1000 or 5000 men. The Assembly
ignored Mr.. Eban. India's V. K.
Krishna Menon pledged from the
Assembly's podium that he would
revise the forthwith" resolution
if assured that Israel's withdrawal
had taken Israels troops back to
a point behind the old armistice
demarcation lines. Mr.. Eban took
the floor Immediately and gave
exactly that assurance. Mr..
Krishna Menon, voluble for hours,
sat mute-going back on the
pledge he had just uttered.
Certainly there were express
sions of horror about the events
in Hungary. But there was a diff
ference. In regard to Hungary. the
Assembly was content TO talk. In
regard TO Egypt, the Assembly de-
manded action-and it virtually
demanded blood. Israel's blood.
= \ y
One must express some words
of caution and consolation. Israel
is not without friends at the
United Nations. Most of the Latin
American and European delega-
tions are still friendly to Israel.