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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-13

The West jefferson Council of
Weekday Religious Education has
been sponsoring a course in re-
ligious training. This course is in
ter-denominational and the Bible
is the text book.
It's purpose is to inStill Christ
ian ideals in the minds and hearts
o I the grade school students. This
program reaches grades four
through six.
The council feels this is a step
in the right direction towards de-
creasing juvenile delinquency. 1t
is taught by two qualified teach
erS who are trained especially for
this work, and the classes meet
once a week at the school.
The program is completely fl
nanced by local churches, civic or
ganizations and interested indivi-
duals, and is altogether separate
from the state educational pro-
gram.
Chairman for the West Jeffer-
son Council is Mrs. John Wolfe.
The treasurer is Mrs. Malvern
Reuter-.
4 A brief report of the financial
status of this religious education
al program Is as follows: Cost
for seven classes $16500 each,
S1155.00; Total pledges, $4,000;
Money received to date including
donations and pledges, S495.00;
Outstanding pledges $245.00; Bal
ance needed by May 25 to cover
cost of program S415.00.
Council members are quite eag-
er to raise the balance before the
end of this school term.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-13

be used.
The musical selections presented
by Mrs. Poulson and Mrs. Smart,
as duets, were: Landing of The
Pilgrims, Yankee Doodle. Ma
tional Anthem, Revolutionary
Tea, Indian Lullaby, Battle
Hymn of the Republic, Keep
The Home Fires Burning, and
"Over There.
These selections were followed
by a solo, Were All Americans
by Mrs. Smart.
The members then listened to a
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-13
Dispersal Sale
Hiner's Ohio Herefords
Wednesday, April 1S, 1856
REG. HEREFORDS
100 Pm.
aS the Farm. Grove City. Ohio
81 LOTS

One Of Ohos oldest herds. 8 head of top Reg
is+ered Herefords. bulls. is open heifers. ~
cows with calves at side, and II bred COWS and
heifers. Representing Americas top bIoodines.
The NV and HC Larry Domino Us, the Wt4R
Star Domino 6+h's, the Zatos Aristocrat's and the
Teton Proud Mixers. Selling "a grandaughters
OF the I94o International and Eastern Nation
Champion. the $4,000. HIIcrest Larry 4.
The farm is miles southeast of Grove City on
the Holton Rd. For cataogs write Mar+ine Sale
Service. Sam B. Martine. Sale Mgr Washington
Court House. Ohio.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-13
WEST JEFFERSON NEWS
Weekday Religious Local Folks See
Education Program Cherry Blossoms
Is ExnIained Mr. and Mrs Car, ner ono

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl DeLong w.
Main ST., were among the tourists
who left Columbus last Friday eve
ming on the Cherry Blossom"
special train for Washington, D.
c. They returned home Monday.
Places visited were the Capitol
Building, the Senate Chambers and
House of Representatives (while
in session., the Smithsonian Insti-
tute and the Lincoln Memorial.
On Sunday PM. they visited the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and
saw the guards change. They also
enjoyed the cherry blossoms and
beautiful magnolia trees.
1t was a very interesting and
educational tour.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-13
D.A.R.> Meeting
Has Music Theme

The Plain City Chapter. OAR.
met Saturday April z, at the home
of Mrs Gerald Poulson, Fellows
Ave. The assistant hostesses were
Mrs. Sylvia Sells, Mrs. Leigh
Bradfield, Mrs. Jack Smart and
Mrs. Myrta Tway of Columbus. In
spite of the inclement weather,
twenty seven members responded
to roll call.
Interesting reports were given
by the delegates and members who
had attended the State DA.A. Con-
vention at Cleveland, the week of
March 19.
The regent, Mrs. Joseph White,
then turned the meeting over to
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-13
Surprise Party
Honors Birthday

A surprise birthday dinner party
was given in honor of Mr.. Ed
mund Heath of Russells Point,
Ohio, Sunday April 8, at the Lo-
gan Hotel in Bellefontaine.
The hostess was Mr.. Heath's
sister, Miss Jenny Heath of West
Jefferson. The following guests
were present: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
mond Heath, Russells Point, Mrs.
Ruth Gray, Bellefontaine, James
Heath of Gallon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Heath, Judy and Barb
ara of Newark and Mrs. L. W.
Olney of West Jefferson.
CHICKEN SUPPER
The Lilly Chapel Rebekah LODI
ge win have a chicken supper at
the Community Hall in Lilly Cha
pei, Wednesday evening, April 18.
The serving will be from 5 to 8
o'clock.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-13

group of beautiful musical select
ions from Sigmmd Romberg, play
ed by Mrs. Poulson.
The chaplain closed the meeting,
after which refreshments were
served by the hostesses.
ATTEND O.E.S. INSPECTION
Mrs. Grace Truitt, Mrs. Imogene
Bidwell, Mrs. Anna Bidwell and
Albert Clark attended the Chap
ter of Eastern Star Inspection at
South Charleston, Friday evening,
April 6.
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|PortIy Blind,
Deaf Boy, 9,
Needs Help

An almost sightless, deaf g.
year-old boy might discover new
incentives for living. if someone
cared enough to help.
His narrow life recently was
further pinched by the death of
his specially trained dog. Get
ting out into the open, to feel
the grass and trees, is a problem,
for his mother is doing main
tenance work to support him.
Thus the United Community
Services Volunteer Department
is asking for aid. from some
adult who would like to give the
boy the pleasure of outings in
the park.
The request came initially from
the Washington Hearing Society
a Red Feather agency. which has
worked with the youngster for
several years.
Since then he has attended
special schools for the blind-deaf
Last year he was at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, and next fall he
will be transferred to a school at
Talledega, Ala. He has only pin
point" vision and wears a hear
ing aid. Further information
may be had from Miss Ruth
Hudnut at Columbia 5-7335 OF
Barbara Quinn at Decatur 2
1880.
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Senote Unit to Act
On Stadium Issue,
a Other DC. Bills

The Senate District Committee
today scheduled a meeting for
tomorrow at 3 pm. to act on I'VE
measures. one of them paving
the way for a stadium site here.
The House-passed bill on the
stadium reactivates the Con-
gressional National Memorial
Stadium Commission and au-
thorizes the transfer to the
District Of the National Train
ing School for Boys on Bladens-
burg road NE. when it is de-
clared surplus Government prop
erty. The commission would be
required to report to Congress
on plans for the stadium by next
January.
Other bills listed for action are
those to grant tax exemption
for the Octagon House of the
American Institute of Architects
and to the headquarters Of the
National Association Of Colored
Women's Clubs, authorize ar
rangements for handling crowds
here at the inaugural ceremonies
next January and to facilitate
gifts of securities to minors.
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train and they don't know where
they're going. Some left us in
Pittsburgh. Others will come to
Sarasota on their own"
He summed it UP this way:
I'VE don't know what we're 60
ing to do. We just don't know"
Vernon Felio. "a, a blacksmith
with the circus since 1858, said
"I'd like to stay with the outfit
but / don't even know whether
they'll need me or even want me.
We don't know what they're
planning"
The rain was still teeming
down when the train pulled out.
The second section, carrying the
elephants. passed through the
yards at 3 o'clock this morning.
The final one, the last Of the big
top. bid q farewell to the District
at 6:l5 am. 1t carried the circus
horses.
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Drum Signals 6 AM. Start of T roinino
For | 200 D. c. Guordsmen at Camp

the 140th Engineer Battalion,
commanded by 1t. Col. Robert
M. Conlyn of Chesapeake
Beach. Nd; the l63rd Military
Police Battalion, commanded by
Mai. Morris Violin Of Hyatts-
vile; 171st Military Police Bat
talon, commanded by 1t. Col.
Sylvester Blackwell Of Washing
ton; 104th Ordnance Co., led by
Capt. Raymond L. Healy, Land
over Hills, Md; 115th Evacua-
ton Hospital, commanded by
Col. S. Ross Taggart. and the
band, directed by Warrant Of
f1cer Arthur E. Smith, who runs
the Modern School of Music in
Washington.
The engineer battalion, loaded
down with giant cranes, trucks,
bulldozers and other heavy
equipment, had its first taste OF
bridge building since its incep-
ton two years ago. Yesterday
they put up a single-span panel
deck bridge. Today, it was to be
a fioating-type bridge and to-
morrow, q wood treStle,
= All the units were to get a close
inspection today by visiting dig
|nitaries from Washington. II
was District Day at both Indian
town Gap and Bethany Beach
and more than 40 guests were to
be flown there this morning
from Andrews Air Force Base
in two Air Guard CATS.
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"The tented circus" he said,
"is a thing Of the past"
The first train pulled in here
in the midst of an 8 pm. down.
pour. Less than 10 fans were
on hand, all Of them soaked to
the skin. There wasn't a young
ster in sight.
Saddened Ringing employees,
aided by railroad men, fed the
assorted cats" a variety Of
monkeys and other circus favor
ties without removing the ami
mails from the train, a custom
airy stretch-the-legs policy.
Others stood around in the
rain with little to say.
Ben Wilson, the lot superin-
tendent, did most of the talking.
A veteran Of 10 years with the
circus. Mr.. Wilson said:
I'VE employed about 1000
people. About 300 are on this
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Less Than 10 Fans Watch Big Top
Roll Through Area for Last Time

The biggest Of all the big tops
THE Greatest Show on Earth
to town last night with
the biggest splash of all. Unfor-
tunately it wasn't the kind that
draws a crowd.
AS a matter of fact. the big
top wasn't the big top after last
Monday night, and it didn't real
ly come to town-it only passed
through.
The scene was the Potomac
Yards near Alexandria, where the
first Of three sections Of the
Ringing Brothers and Barnum
& Bailey Circus train paused for
about an hour on the way to win
ter quarters in Florida. John
North ended the circus
era when he brought the tents
down Monday in Pittsburgh. II
1t goes on the road next year, it
will play indoors in arenas, ac-
cording to Mr.. North.
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Teen-Ager Seized
In Purse Snutchino

A teen-age youth, who said
ne needed the money to buy
clothes like the other BOYS
have" grabbed a purse from a
74-year-old woman early today
and was caught only a few
blocks away.
The victim was Emma E.
Black of $40 Twenty-hrst street
NV. who was walking In the
1900 block Of New York avenue
NV. at $40 am.
The 15-year-old colored youth.
who told police he was a mem
Der Of the Midget keystone
gang, fed on a bicycle.
Stanley Solomon, 20, of 1905
Camden street, Wheaton. Md.
passing the scene on his bicycle.
pursued the youth, caught him
In the 100 block of G street
NV. The purse, containing SIC.
was found in the 600 block of
Eighteenth street NV, where
the youth had thrown IL
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morale. according to Maj. Gen.
William H. Abendrot,h the
Guards commander. The train
ing areas are far superior, he
said.
Army inspectors assigned to
review and rate the Guardsmen
during their stay here seem to
agree with Gen. Abendroth.
1.-THE individual soldier has
shown a remarkable spirit" said
Col. Frederick j. Bailey, jr.,
senior inspecting officer who
heads a team of six here for the
I'd Army. Col. Bailey, normally
the Army adviser to the Ohio
National Guard, said training so
far was highly commendable''
and may be reflected in the final
ratings.
Others who agree on morale
of the men are the three chap
lains. They are Maj. James H.
Brooks and Capt. Robert o.
McMain. Catholic chaplains, and
LIST 1t. William A. Van Croft.
Protestant chaplain. At home,
Father Brooks is pastor of Our
Lady Queen of Peace Church,
Ridge road and Ely place Sc:
Father McMain is an assistant
at st. Francis Xavier. also in
Southeast Washington, and
Chaplain Van Croft is with st.
Luke's Episcopal Church, 1914
Fifteenth street NV.
Units in training here include
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Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs sponsored by the
Star in cooperation
with the Film Center of WASH
ington and recreation depart
ments of the District and Ar
lington, Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties:
Washington, ~ Dusk
Rose PARK. Twenty-sixth and o streets
Takoma, Fourth and Van Buren, streets
EdSewood. Third and Evarts streets NE.
Gallinger, ? and Twenty-second streets
Coo North Capitol and p streets.
Logan, Third and q streets NE.
Carver. Whittingham and Lane place
JEFFERSON E;n; Eighth and H streets s.w.
Randle place Sc.
streets Sc.
Arlington County. $50 PM.
Patrick 1enry. 700 South Walter Reed
Carver Center, south Queen and South
Thirteenth streets.
Prince GEORGES County, $3.50 p. M.
Highland Park Elementary School, Hill
Mount Rainier Playground, $500 Thirty
fourth streets. Mount Rainier.
MONTGOMERY County, $50 PM.
Scotland Community Buildings. Scotland
Lynnbrook, Newdale and Lynnbrook
Msryvslc Elementary School. crabb av-
enue and MacAdthur drive, Rockville.
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Arlington Educator Joins
D. c. School Probe Staff

An Arlington educator and po-
litical figure has joined the stan
of the House subcommittee in
|vestigating Washington's public
schools.
Leonard o. Hilder. 48-year-
old former chairman of the Ar
Ilington Democratic Committee
yesterday was named to assist
William Gerber, Tennessee law
yer and special subcommittee
counsel.
Mr.. Hilder, q native of WASH
ington and a graduate of the
Districts Mckinley High School,
was Arlington Democratic leader
from 1851 to 1858. He served
earlier as vice-chairman Of the
political group.
He has been inactive politi-
cally since retiring from the
committee Craftsmanship. He is
regarded as a conservative.
School to Be Moved
Mr.. Hilder since 194t has OPP
Grated the Hilder School, which
has specialized in preparing high
school graduates for college and
the military academies. The
school until recently was at 1916
N street NV, in Washington,
but is to be moved to Virginia,
he said.
His aunt. Mrs. Jane HiIuer, for
many years headed a reading
clinic operated by the District
public school system. She re-
tired a year ago and is now con-
nected with the Primary Day
School, Bethesda.
The new subcommittee staff
member is a graduate of the
University of Virginia.
He has three children-Lt.
q. g. Leonard Hilder, jr., "A, a
Navy pilot and graduate Of the
Naval Academy; Lewis, Is, who
entered the Naval Academy last
month. and Stuart. 10, a fifth
grader at Arlington's Barrett
Elementary School.
The two Hilder sons are grad
yates Of Arlington's Washing.
ton-Lee High School. The Hill
ders live at 1905 North Second
street in Arlington.
The appointment Of another
committee staff member, George
w. McCown. high school prin-
cipal from Florence. s. c., also
was disclosed yesterday.
Mr.. McCown, SO, is now on a
years leave OF absence studying
for a doctorate at Maryland
University. A native of Ten
nessee, he is a graduate Of
Erskine College and the Univer-
sity of South Carolina. He has
been a school superintendent
and principal in both South
Carolina and Tennessee. He
served in the Navy from 1914 to
1916.
At least one more post on
MIR. Gerber's staff apparently Is
still to be filled. Representative
Mcmillan. Democrat of South
Carolina, chairman Of the House
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BY CHARLES A. McALEER
Star Stan Correspondent

INDIANTOwN GAP. Pa. July
1S-The steady beat of a big
drum is enough to wake up any
body. especially if it's only 6 am.
There is no escape.
For the nearly 1900 District
National Guardsmen here the
booming drum is accompanied
daily by martial music Of their
own 24-piece 91st Army Band.
1t serves as their alarm clock.
BY now. the Guardsmen are
almost used to it. But to a har-
ried reporter. the drum and mu-
steal alarm seemed to swirl
round the barracks and right in
the window.
The only consolation was that
someone else had to get up first.
Bandsmen start rising about
5 am. just after the cooks and
KPs. By 6 am. they're full of
vigor for that l5-minute parade
up and down the company
streets. Everyone has to fall out
for reveille formation at 6:l5.
Head Home Sunday
The hometown guardsmen
have been here for their annual
two-week summer training for
the last 10 days. They will head
home Sunday.
The contingent represen S
about two-thirds of the Army
units of the d. c. Guard. About
600 others-mostly members of
the 260th Anti-Aircraft Group
and accompanying units-are at
Bethany Beach, Del.
For the last six years, all Of
the local Guardsmen we're at
Bethany Beach or Fort Miles,
Del, For most, this is their first
encampment at the Indiantown
Gap Military Reservation, some
20 miles east Of Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania capital.
Almost to a man the Guards
men think this is their best
summer camp. They're impressed
by the vastness Of this one-time
Army training center during
World War II and Korea. And
they enjoy the clean mountain
air and cool nights, so cool that
1t has been taking one or two
blankets to keep warm.
In Delaware. the men say. they
we're cramped for living condi-
tons and had only limited train
ing facilities. Everyone recalls
the flsh-smell from an adjacent
fertilizer plant at Fort Miles and
the sand that seems TO get into
everything.
Morale Scars
Whatever it is. Indiantown
Gap has done wonders to their
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Drowned Youths
Body Recovered

The body of Clinton jenkins.
10, Of Leesburg. Va. was recov-
cred late yesterday from the Po-
tomac River near Whites Ferry.
Md
The teenager was drowned late
Monday when his motorboat
overturned. The accident oc-
Cured near the spot where his
father drowned in 1887.
The body was found in seven
feet Of water about 100 yards
from the point where the boat
capsized.
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Washington school integration.
4 1t was also learned that Mr..
Gerber has =. questioned Mrs.
Frank S. Phillips, board vice
president, and Robert r. Faux
ner, who retired as a board
member June 80. And four other
members said they have been
asked to appear for similar in
terviews tomorrow.
Quiz Confidential
Mr.. Sharpe disclosed little of
what he was asked by Mr.. Ger
Der. the Memphis (Tenn0 at
torney hired to head the school
study. He said he was told the
quiz was confidential.
The board president said Mr..
Gerber asked him to appear in a
telephone call the night before.
Other beard members also were
summoned by telephone to the
individual conferences.
Leonard Hilder, an Arlington
political figure newly appointed
to Mr.. Gerber's staff, sat in on
his meeting with the Subcommit-
tee counsel, Mr.. Sharpe said.
Mr.. Sharpe said he was asked
about the former dual school
system here and whether school
conditions had improved under
racial Indignation begun two
years ago. He was also ques-
toned about teacher morale and
the efficiency Of colored teachers
compared with white teachers,
the board president said.
Silent on Replies
He did not disclose his replies,
Walter N. Tobriner, DR.. Row.
land F. Kinks, Col. West A.
Hamilton and Wesley S. Williams
are slated to appear for ques-
tioning tomorrow. Mr.. Gerber
said he hopes to talk with all
nine members, possibly by Fri
day.
The questioning Of the board
members appeared to be the prel-
ude to possibly extensive inter-
viewing. of school officials and
teachers.
Yesterday it was disclosed that
Mr.. Gerber has asked for the
names and addresses of all the
school systems approximately
1000 teachers and administra-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-18
Minneapolis to Fete
Queen, Photo Winner

The Cherry Blossom queen
and the Cherry Blossom Festi-
walls Photo Contest winner will
leave tomorrow for Minneapolis
where they will be guests at the
Minneapolis Auuatennial for a
week beginning Friday.
Miss Barbara Lyman. the
queen, and Thomas c. Clemens
of 3019 Mosby street, Alexan-
dria, the photography winner,
will fly to the Midwest celebra-
ton. leaving National Airport at
6 pm.
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tors. The counsel explained that
he wanted the names in order
to seek out some vacationing
school employees.
Both Mr.. Gerber and Chair
man Mcmillan Of the House Dis
trict Committee indicated the in
vestigators will conduct public
hearings. but the counsel said
he doubted if preparations fol
those would be complete Cor al
least several weeks.
May Take 3 Months
Mr.. Mcmillan said it is ex-
pected that the investigation will
take about three months. Neither
he nor Representative Davis
Democrat Of Georgia, chairman
of the special committee, has
made public detailed plans fol
the investigation, or what they
expect it may accomplish, how.
ever.
Mr.. Gerber said today he is
not combining his questioning tc
school officials and teachers. He
has already been talking with
civic leaders not connected with
the schools. and he said he i:
interested in interviewing any,
one who has information "ot
value to the investigation"
Information Is Invited
Persons wishing to offer in.
formation, he said, may get ir
touch with the House District
Committee Office, or with a TEN.
porary Office he has set up in thu
George Washington Inn, acros,
from the House Office Building
Asked exactly what sort of in
formation he is interested in, tn,
counsel said merely that he il
concerned with the overall op'
Grafton of the District schoo
system.
1t is believed, however, tina
the investigators have first in
terest in Indignation and it
ramiflcations. Mr.. Mcmillan
yesterday said he is interested
in complaints" about schoo
conditions. some of which havI
been carried to Congress mem
berS by citizen groups that havI
sought changes in indignation
rules.
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District Committee, who also
comes from Florence, said yester-
day he has made three positions
available out Of unused commit
tee funds.
Mr. Gerber is being paid on
the basis of a salary of $14,6OO
a year. The other posts fall in
the $4.800-per-annum class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-18

Jack Firkser Of Falls Church
has been appointed member
ship chairman Of the Fairfax
County Young Republican Club,
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House Investigators Quiz
School Boord Members
Sharpe Is Questioned by Gerber
On Results of District Inteorution
BY JAMES G. DEANF

House investigators have launched their check District
schools by interviewing members of the Board of Education
Board President c. Melvin Sharpe disclosed yesterday that
he had been coseted for hour yesterday morning with
William Gerber counsel of the notwithstanding Davis
committee Mr. Sharpe said he asked about the