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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
Ohio Cities Got
Big Collections
From Viola+ors

Ohio cities received almost
three times as much revenue from
law violators last year as they
did 10 years ago.
Total revenue from fines, costs
and forefeitures in 1855 was So
575,O19, according to reports from
141 cities to State Auditor James
A. Rhodes.
Ten years ago, when there were
115 cities, total collections from
fines, costs and forfeitures were
$3,436.497.
A change in the law which de-
prived mayors of costs accounts
for part of the increase.
Columbus reported the biggest
increase in police court revenue
of any city in the state last year.
There was an increase from &20.-
745 in 1854 to S1,O45,271 in 1855.
This put Columbus just under
Cleveland which reported the
largest total in the state for fines,
costs and forfeitures, 1888, ,988.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
IN HOSPITAL
Sc RIOUSLY I'LL

William S. (BilD Curl, former
London resident, has been entered
in the Miami Valley Hospital
where his condition has been des-
cribed as serious.
He was associated with the w.
S. Curl shows with headquarters
here.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
Farmers In State
Disagree With An
Allotment Plan

Farmers in Ohio's II CONNER
cial corn counties gave the base
acreage program more than the
needed two-thirds majority in the
recent referendum.
But the vote in "a corn states
showed the administration-favored
program defeated. Farmers favor
ing return to strict acreage allot-
ments and higher price supports
totaled 1873 per cent, more than
the required one-third.
Ohio voting showed 1874 eli
gible farmers per cent of those
voting-in favor of base acreages
with more planted acres and a
price support of $1.31 a bushel. Of
the 23,547 total votes, 6813 were
for allotments.
Since national results determine
future federal corn programs,
Ohio farmers in commercial corn
counties will next year be allotted
2, ,156, 784 acres. The price support
will be at the rate of a national
average of $1.36 a bushel
Under the base acreage setup.
the Ohio corn acreage would have
amounted to 2,949,833. The plan
also included specifications for soil
bank participation.
Results of the 24-state voting
will not be officially final until
status of 17,745 challenged votes
is determined. Recorded votes for
the country totaled 421, ,101.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
Den 5 Cubs Have
Christmas Party

Den 5 of Pack 90 had a Christ
mas party in the Parish Hall of
st. Johns Lutheran Church Thurs
DAY afternoon.
Guests were, Mrs. Marvin Terp-
ening and son, Randy, Mrs. Har-
old Smell and her daughter, Bev-
erly, Mrs. Scott Jones and daugh-
ter, Linda, Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon
Colwell and children Delana and
Jimmy.
Members present were, Michael
Richardson, Philip Eckert, Russ
ell Terpening, Jimmy Smell, Larry
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25

MERRIE CHRISTMAS TO ALL MAY OUR CALENDAR GROW
THURSDAY, DECEMBER q
Pack SO Youth Building fairgrounds
FRIDAY DECEMBER 28
Progressive party by P-TA Hall
Public
MONDAY, DECEMBER
New Years
New Years Fairfield School by
Boosters Club
THURSDAY JANUARY
Guild Presbyterian Church leader
D. H. Jac1nan, No Main Street 2 p.
Guild Presbyterian
Robert Phillips, New Hampshire Avenue, p m.
MONDAY. 7
Guild
Lawrence Grabil. North Street, p.
TUESDAY JANUARY
Guild Presbyterian
Mrs Howard Eckert, 204 High Street
Guild leader
Mrs D. m
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
Mother Of Mrs. loops
Dies At GaIIipoIis

Savannah Wooten, 81, mother of
Sybil M. loops, London, died We'd
nesday, December 19, at her home
in Gallipolis. She was known to
several Madison Countains who
have come here from Gallia Coun-
ty.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday afternoon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
MRS. MILLER IN
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Mrs. Ethel Miller, ia West Cen
ter Street, has entered University
for observation and treatment. Her
room number is 1853.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
Lone Holly Tree
Prob ably Has No
Christmas Berry

Planting a single holly tree isn't
the berries if you hope to grow
your own Christmas decorations.
Unless there are both male and
female hollies (staminate and pis-
tillate trees) on your grounds or
nearby, the greenery will be un-
adorned by fruit in the Fall. Many
nurseries offer hollies of proven
types that will produce an abund-
ance of bright berries if pollinated.
Pleasing forms of the male
plants are available too and these
can be relied on to produce guam
titles of the needed pollen, accord
ing to f. l. Kabel, field representa-
tive of a tree expert firm. Such
male trees should be planted close
ly enough to the berry-bearers to
assure active interest of bees and
other insects important to pollina-
ton. Experts estimate there should
be one staninate tree for every ten
pistillate ones.
Annual shearing is good for hol-
lies after they pass their infant
stages. This helps keep them dense
and attractive So the cuttings you
bring into the home for the Yule-
tide have double benefits. HollieS
are rated a close second to yews as
choice foundation paintings. "
Appropriately, the popular mod
ern kinds boast appealing holiday
names. These include Cheerful,
Merry Christmas, Old Heavy Ber-
Ty and Mrs. Santa. ..f
All these strains produce an a.
bundance of large and brightly col
Ored fruit.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
Victor Boucher
Died Sunday At
Lilly Chapel

Victor Boucher, SO, Lilly Chap
ell farmer, died suddenly at his
home Sunday after suffering a
heart attack. He had just moved
to the new home two weeks ago
from the farm on Georgesville
Road where he spent the last
twelve years.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Wednesday at 1s3D from the
Morris Funeral Home in Grove
City.
Survivors include the widow,
Sarah Boucher; a daughter. Mrs.
Lillian Carter; a son Raymond
Boucher and two grandsons, all of
West Jefferson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
WoodIot Can Make
Extra Income For
Country's Farmers

Few of us willingly give away
the profits derived from our farm
operations. However, in the case
of the woodlot t h is is often the
situation Generally speaking, fail
ure to fully investigate the mar
ket for timber leads to a loss of
income and in many instances
butchering of the stand.
One farmer was offered $500
for the timber on his farm. He
needed money and the price SEEM
ed fair enough. But he talked it
over with his county agent who
suggested that he get a farm
forester to look at his wood S.
After the forester's examination
he decided to turn down the $500
offer.
Instead, with the forester's help,
he thinned crowded trees by re-
moving high-quality ripe" trees
and cut out defective and weed"
trees. These cuttings, which took
about third of his timber sold
for $1,750.
In five years he can make
another sale. If he carries out
present plans, his forest will grow
increasingly productive and bring
out a regular income. His work
will also benefit timber buyers,
by increasing their supply of high
quality saw logs.
The Agricultural Research Serv-
ice of the USDA reports that
more and more farmers are
treating the woods as a bank.
Going to it when money is need
ed but taking only the growth, or
interest, so that the capital stays
in the bank and keeps on paying
dividends.
The farm forestry program in
Ohio is part of the Ohio Divi-
sion of Forestry effort to upgrade
timber production in Ohio. Farm
Foresters of the Ohio Division of
Forestry are available to farmers
in all sections of the state.
Farmers do not need a wide
knowledge of forestry to make
their woodlots pay. Some know
ledge of how trees grow and oc-
casional help from a forester
plus their own interest in good
forest management-are the main
requirements.
Management of the farm woods
means that the farmer has
source of income he can tap with
relatively little effort, generally
at his own convenience.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
Harry Shaffer Is
Dead Funeral To
Be On Wednesday

Harry Shaffer, 81. of South Sol
on, Route l, died early Sunday in
his residence following four
months of illness.
He was a farmer in this area
most of his life, and was born on
May %, 1892.
Shaffer was a member of Ma
sonic Lodge, F. and A. M, of Sc
daIia.
Survivors include his widow,
Eva; one brother, Clarence of
South Solon; one sister, Mrs. Eli
zabeth Hoffman of Ashville, o.;
and three nieceS.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at 2 p. m. Wednesday in the
Sprague funeral home in South
Charleston. Burial will be in South
SOlon Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home after 4 p. m. Monday.
It was only a few weeks ago
that neighbors went into the fields
and finished the harvesting of the
crops on the Shaffer farm. He had
been i'll for several months, and
was unable to complete his farm
work.
The price of greatness is re-
Sponsibility.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
Charles Watson,
80. Dies; Rites
To Be "Wednesday

Charles (Bunk) Watson, 80.
died Sunday afternoon at his home
So Frey Avenue, West Jefferson,
after a lingering illness. He was
born in Darbyville but had lived
the greater part of his life in West
Jefferson.
Surviving are his wife Olive and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock at the
Blauser-Baker Funeral Home
West Jefferson, the Reverend Rob-
ert Meredith officiating minister.
Interment in Pleasant Hill Gene
terry.
Friends may call at the funeral
home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25

The price of greatness is re-
sponsibility.
Winston Churchill
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
State Highway Construction Plans
Soar As New Bids Are Opened

State highway construction plans
scared above the $1441a million
mark for the year recently as bids
were opened for another $201a
million worth of work.
Three bids made up about 70
per cent of the new figure.
w. L. Johnson of Columbus was
low bidder on a 5A mile reloca-
ton of Ohio Rt. 4 into Dayton
from the north, involving a num-
ber of bridges. The bid was $4,-
992,795.
V. N. Holderman & Sons, Inc,
of Columbus, submitted a low bid
of $4, ,464 $50 for the 11A mile Wa
pakaneta bypass of US. Rt. Is in
Auglaize County.
The $3,O99,393 bid of Fischer
Construction Co. of Cincinnati was
low for construction of nearly 612
miles of US. Rt. 40 and a number
of bridges in Montgomery County
The Wapakoneta bypass will be
a divided four-lane highway with
limited access. 1t will begin south
east of Wapakoneta and extend
north to the Allen County line. 1t
will include several grade separa-
tions & a bridge. Completion date
is set for August 81, 1859. The
states estimate was $5,032,000.
The Ohio Rt. 4 project lies in
both Green and Montgomery coun-
ties. It involves seven bridges, two
over railroads, one over another
highway and four over the Mad
River and its tributaries.
Completion date is set for Aug
ust 81, 1859, and the states esti-
mate was $5,417, 700.
Other major projects on which
bids were opened today:
ALLEN-AUGLAIZE - V. n.
Holderman submitted an apparent
low bid of S682,613 for building a
second pair of lanes on a project
already under construction on US.
Rt. 25. The 5-million-dollar project
on which work is under way eX-
tends Sc miles northward into AL
len County from the Auglaize
County line Estimate on today's
project was $770,700.
CLARK - Frysinger Construc-
ton Co. of Columbus was appar-
ent low bidder at $685., SAL for i'm
proving SO miles on US. Rt. AZ
which will begin one mile south
west of South Charleston and end
at the Madison County line. It will
be two lanes, including alignment
and grade.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
Mems Class Officers
Named In Recent Meet

The Busy Mems Bible Class of
the Presbyterian Church elected
the following officers for 1857 at a
recent meeting: James McDorrnan,
president; Paul Alexander, vice
president; Ross Mills, secretary;
Walter Bussey, treasurer; Lawr-
ence Puckett, assistant treasurer,
and Harry Turvy, chorister.
Richard Meade is retiring presi-
dent of the class.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25

Jones, Larry Gusler, Larry Nc
Claskie. Gary Jones another men,
ber was detained at home recov-
ering after an operation.
Mrs. Howard Eckert assisted
Mrs. Howard Richardson, the Den
Mother, in entertaining.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
LONDON REALTOR
ON STATE GROUP

Stephen c. Edwards. London
Realtor, has been named on the
Conservation Committee of the
Ohio Real Estate Boards Associa-
ton.
The appointment was announced
in the December edition of the
groups official publication, The
Ohio Realtor.
- ~
Mrs. Edward Jones, North Main
Street is passing the Christmas
holidays in Columbus with her
niece, Mrs. Arthur Rea. Mrs.
Jones daughter, Mrs. WILDER Don
ner of Greencastle, Indiana and
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Pierre
Jones of San Francisco, Calf.
were recent guests in London. Mrs.
Jones was enroute to Miami, Flor
ida, to spend the holidays with
her daughter.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-12-25
Calendar For The Week

NOTE - This feature will regularly and will bs
published each Monday and ruesdsy. The service is Free
Please send in copy by Friday for events taking place
the following week Copy must bs submitted before FRI
Day noon, desdns. Thank You'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
Only One Week Is Left
I 0 erSnopshot Contest

Amateur photographers nave
only one more week in which tc
enter The Stars 1856 Snapshot
Contest. Entries must be post.
marked not later than midnight
next Saturday. September /.
| During the following week, the
tenth weeks winners in the con-
test will be chosen and also the
four grand prize winners. Win
ming snapshots in the 10th week
lly competition will be published
i'm The Sunday Star Magazine on
October 7. and the grand prize
winners will appear in the maya
zine on October IA.
This is the final week not only
to win The Stars prizes but to
become eligible for a chance at
the big money in the Newspaper
National Snapshot Awards con-
test to be held in Washington,
October Is.
The four grand prize winners
chosen from the 40 winning pic
lures in the 10 weekly contests
will be awarded 500 U. S. Saw
lings bonds. These pictures will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
.CWA Hopes
For Puy Pact

NEW YORK, Aug. Is tP.-A
spokesman for the Communica-
ton Workers of America said
today the union is hoping to
reach an agreement with the
Western Electric Co. Gin the not
too distant future"
The contract covering some
$4,000 telephone installers in A
States expired a week ago. The
negotiations have been conducted
on an on-again-off again basis
amid talks of a walkout.
The union spokesman, Joseph
E. Dunno, told newsmen:
I'VE are making progress.
Things are not as black as they
were. I'm hopeful of reaching
an agreement in the not too dis
tant future"
Mr.. Dunno is chief of the
unions negotiating committee
There was no immediate COM
ment from the company, which
is the manufacturing arm of
the Bell Telephone System.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
Tax Chief Tells
Employers to Use
Receipts for Wages

Employers required to with.
hold income and social security
taxes from employees wages car
save themselves money and trou-
BILE by using the depository re-
ceipt" system, according to Irv-
ling Machiz, Acting Interna,
Revenue Director for the Balti-
more district.
At the end of the first and Sec
Iond month of each calendar
quarter, an employer must ado
the amount of employer and en-
Iploye social security tax to the
amount of income tax withheld
Mr.. Machiz said. If the total ex-
lceeds 500. the full amount must
be RENTED to the district Fed
Ieral Reserve Bank or deposited
in an authorized commercial
bank.
In either case, Federal DEPOSIT
tory Receipt Form $50 should bs
completed and sent to the Fed
Ieral Reserve Bank, which will
validate it and mail it back tC
the employer. The validated re-
Iceipt should then be forwarded
to the District Director of In
lternal Revenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26

be entered in the Newspaper Ma.
Itional Snapshot Awards. Here
they will have a chance to catch
the judges, eyes for one of foul
grand prizes of $1,000 (two years
ago a Washington winner
grabbed off one of these lucra-
tive Awards. Other prizes are
worth $500. $3.50, $50 and $25
There are 900 awards in all.
The Stars contest, as in the
past. has produced some of the
outstanding amateur snapshots
taken by area photographers
since July /, 1855. The jedges
will have a difficult time choos-
ing the grand prize winners
from the weekly top four pic
lures.
However, there is still time to
send in a winning snapshot and
1T doesn't have to be taken with
expensive equipment, either
Often a picture snapped with q
simple box camera has won q
prize in the past.
Entries should be addressed &c
the Snapshot Contest Editor
The Star. Washington 4, D. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26

Post Office Clerks was formed
and held its first convention in
Chicago on August o., 1906.
More than 1000 delegates were
expected to participate in next
weeks convention at which a
successor to Mr.. George, who has
been President SO years, will be
named.
The federation noted that the
only way Post Office and Civil
Service employees can now in
crease wages or obtain other
benefits is through congressional
legislation.
New Pay Scale Sought
Two main concerns of dele
gates will be those of evolving
programs directed at obtaining
Government recognition of Fed
eral employe unions and obtain
ing new wage scale.
Mr.. George said postal and
Civil Service employees want to
get salaries which would COM
pare favorably with those of peo-
pie having comparable skills, in
telligence and training, employed
in private industry"
He said a Government report
on real wages showed that since
1899 Federal workers received an
increase of 4 per cent. This, he
said. compared with LOT per cent
for coal miners and SO per cent
for farm laborerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
White House
Caller Held

BATON ROUGE, La. Aug. Is
I(R.-Police said Minel Bourgeois,
who tried but failed to call Presi-
dent Eisenhower collect two
weeks ago. shot the lock of the
telehone company's door today
and terrorized operators.
Police said a second failure at
Iphoniilg prompted the shooting
by Bourgeois. a 29-year-old West
fern Electric installer.
Bourgeois placed a call to the
President of American Telephone
and Telegraph Co., collect. West
Iern Electric workers, involved
lin a labor dispute with AT&T,
walked of their jobs for a day
last week.
Bourgeois gave no reason why
he wanted to speak with Mr..
Eisenhower or the firms preSi-
dent.
The operator today, just like
1.-THE operator two weeks ago.
failed to complete the call.
So, according to police, Bour-
lgeois picked up a loaded shotgun
and marched to the telephone
building.
Police said he blew the lock off
the front door. warned the
switchboard girl, I'm going to
shoot you through the switch-
board" and started searching
for the operator who wouldn't
handle his call. The eight OBJ
orators on duty fled from the
building.
4 Bourgeois went home, where
police arrested him. They charged
him with aggravated assault.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
.StormRadar
Al Nantucket
.Sees25O Miles

The Weather Bureau said yes
terday a biant new radar, power
full enough to scan the skies from
New Jersey to Maine, is ready
for hurricane detection duty at
Nantucket, Mass.
The long range radar, which
can detect storms from a $50
mile radius, is the third put in
place by the Weather Bureau in
the last Is months.
The installation at Nantucket
was not due to be completed
until September but the recent
threat of Hurricane Betsy caused
a speedup. The bureau rushed
engineers and technicians on the
job to have the station ready in
event Hurricane Carla should
show up.
Covers 100000 Miles s
DR.. F. w. Riechelderfer
Weather Bureau chief, said the
new station can detect and track
storm and rain clouds over an
area of 100000 square miles. He
said the present installation is
temporary and the set will be
moved to a permanent 40-foot
steel tower at the end of the
hurricane season. The rotating
radar antenna will be Enclosed
with a plastic dome to protect it
from weather and winds.
Special camera equipment has
been installed at Nantucket to
photograph storm pictures on
the radarScope both for forecast
ing purposes and for later hurri-
cane research. Equipment also
is being put in to permit trans
mission of storm photos by radio
from Nantucket to the hurricane
forecast center at Boston.
The first giant radar was in
stalled at Cape Hatteras, N. c.,
August /, 1855. A second set was
put into operation last July q
lat San Juan, Puerto Rico, just
two weeks before Hurricane
Betsy struck that island.
81 More Ordered
The Weather Bureau now
has lower-powered, shorter-range
radar equipment at AZ other sta
tions throughout the United
States,
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member organization VIII DE
sought.
This, he asserted, would be a
step toward establishing direct
relations between Civil Service
and Post Office employees and the
Government.
At present, Federal employe
unions are not officially recog-
nized by the Federal Govern
ment. This means there is no
participation lin any real sense
in collective bargaining" Mr.
George said. He added:
1--WE believe that having re-
CURED private employers to rec
ognize and deal with the en-
ployes of private industry, our
Federal Government cannot in
good faith refuse to do any less
when that Government itself is
the employer.
Sees moral Responsibility"
I'VE believe there is a moral
responsibility on the part of the
Federal Government to provide,
wherever practical. that the
privileges accorded to employees
in private industry should be ex-
tended to public employees. modi-
fed. of course, to meet the needs
of the public service"
Mr.. George made his remarks
in statement preparatory to
opening sessions of his unions
50th anniversary convention
Monday.
The National Federation OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26

also been a major goal of this
administration and. with your
help, we have made good pro-
gress in the last four years.
In our efforts along, these
lines we have benefited from
suggestions and comments made
by employee organizations. The
proposals coming out of the de-
alterations of your convention
will also, I assure you, be given
serious consideration by the
officials of your Government"
Among those who will address
the convention are Chairman
Johnston of the Senate Post
Office and Civil Service Com
Secretary of the Army
Wilbur M. Brucker, Civil Servire
Commissioner Frederick Lawton
and Representative Rhodes,
Demolrat of Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
U. S. Compliments
Housewives on
Meeting Maid Tax
BY the Associated Press


Housewives got a pat, on the
back from Uncle Sam yesterday
The Governments latest es-
innate showed around $4,000
housewives are paying social
security taxes for their domes-
tic employees. 1t also showed
about the same number of do
mestics on the social security
rolls.
Spokesman for the Internal
Revenue Service and the Social
Security Administration said
estimates of the number who
should be paying have run
around one million. But they
said the number of housewives
complying has been growing
steadily.
We've got pretty darn good
compliance and it is getting bet
ter" one official said,,1 More
housewives are coming through
with payments and many are
writing in to say they want to
go back and make the returns
for several months or a year
or two"
He said the estimates of those
expected to pay may have been
la little high.
The law specifies that any
employe paid $50 or more in q
calendar quarter is eligible. The
tax is 4 per cent of the total
cash wages paid. The employer
must make the return and pay
the tax. If he or she desires,
half of the tax can be deducted
from the amount of wages paid
the employe.