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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-26

One of sciences latest and most
amazing discoveries, the Bell solar
battery. will be demonstrated by
Robert c. Clark, Cleveland, public
relations supervisor for the Ohio
Bell Telephone Company when he
addresses the London Rotary Club
at Henri's Restaurant. Main ST.,
London Thursday, June %, at
1900 noon and the junior Cham
Der of Commerce at $50 p. m.
During his talk, entitled Some
thing New Under the Sum-" Clark
will describe how scientists at the
Bell Telephone Laboratories found
that tiny strips of silicon wired to-
gether could transform light rays
into electricity sufficient enough to
operate small motor or power a
telephone circuit.
Electrical energy derived from
rays OF the sun recently were put
to work in practical application at
Americus, Georgia, where rural
telephone lines now are powered
by solar batteries. The batteries
store up energy during the day so
that an even flow of current is OBJ
tainable throughout the night
when it is dark.
An authority on communications
development, Clark has been with
Ohio Bell for % years. Prior to his
entry into the telephone business
he was engaged in advertising
sales with daily newspapers in De-
troit, Akron and Canton.
LOCAL SOLDIER SERVES AT
FORT LEONARD WOOD
Private James E. Bussey, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E.
Bussey, London, is currently sta
toned at Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri. His address is Pvt.
James E. Bussey, 15555943, Co. A,
5045.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-26
Man Held On Charge; OF
Cashing Worthless Checks
Two Scholarships
In Teaching Given

Two graduates of Madison Coun-
ty schools have been awarded ele-
mentary teacher education scho-
larships by the State Department
of Education.
They are Patricia Ann Dials,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Dials, Mt. Sterling Route 2 and
Vicki Gertrude Spachner, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Kay Spachner, Lon
don Route 8. Patty is. graduate
of Midway, Vicki graduated from
Monroe.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-26
Suffers Slight Heart
Attack On Thursday

Fred Nabergall, 10 South Union
ST., London, is a patient in Mt
Carmel Hospital Columbus. He
suffered a slight heart attack on
Thursday. His room number is 317
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bostic OF
Marion, Indiana and Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Nabergall and family of Mid
dletown, Ohio. visited Mrs. Naber-
gall over the weekend. Mrs. Bostic
is the former Clara Nabergall.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-26
Name Members OF
New School Board

At nine o'clock Saturday morn
ing, June %, the Board of Educa-
ton for the new district created by
the consolidation of the Fairfield
Local and the Mt. Sterling Local
School Districts met in the office
of the Madison County Board of
Education for the purpose of or
ganization. Rolla d. Webster, Co.
Superintendent, announced Mon
day.
The following have been appoint
ed by the Madison County Board
of Education to serve as local
board members for the new dis
trict: Donald Laird, Mack Stoner,
Ira Hunter, C. B. Stoer and Ray
ButZ.
At the organization meeting, Mr..
Stoer was elected president, and
Mr.. Laird was elected vice presi-
dent.
Miss Ruth Loofbourrow was
employed as clerk of the new dis
trict.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL JUNE 27
An ice cream and strawberry So
cial will be held at the Newport
Methodist Church on Wednesday.
June q, from 5 to 9 pm. The af-
fair is sponsored by the Methodist
Youth Fellowship.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-26
q OUR
"a TOWN
FAILURE

We heard about a fire chief
who lost his job the other day.
Seems that his opening speech
to the volunteers was Fell
abs, yuh gotta fight fire with
fret"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-26

We heard about fire chief
who lost his job the other day.
Seems that his opening speech
to the volunteers was Fell
abs, yuh gotta fight fire with
fire!'
PoLLYTicks
We've got a bellyful of poll
ticians who blat about raw
deals. fair deals" and new
deals. The guy we're going to
vote for is going to have "I-
deals.
COMPARISON
Innkeeper: II just built a
new motel that sleeps 200i"
Preacher: That's nothing!
I've got church that sleeps
35O!"
TIME SAVER
It's a good think that Moses
alone laid down the Ten Com
mandments If the job had
been done in Washington this
wonderful work would be as
big as Webster's Unabridged.
MUSIC
A be-bopper is guy who
hasn't arrived until he's real
gone.
FRANTIC
Man called the police de-
partment and said: Some
thing has happened to my
wifel She's either been kid
mapped, had a terrible acci-
: dent or gone shopping! Man,
oh. man! l hope she amt
shopping!"
OUCH
Suppose you've heard the
one about the housewife who
opened the door of her refrig-
orator and discovered small
rabbit fast asleep In the egg
tray. What are you doing in
there 2" asked the lady.
Rabbit replied. This is
Westinghouse, isn't it?"
Yes, but what's that got to
do with it," said the lady.
Rabbit stretched and said,
We'll, I'm just westing!"
ARMY
Trouble with lot of these
old Army men is that the long
er they stay in the service, the
ranker they get.
BUILDING
The expression, "the home
of the brave, was never more
pointed if we but consider the
quality of some of the homes
being built today.
CHILDBIRTH
Having just given birth to
bouncing baby boy, the young
matron lay exhausted on the
hospital bed. How do you
feel'" asked the nurse.
Married, was the weary
reply.
KID STUFF
Little girl was spending the
night with friend and as they
sat down to dinner, the family
bowed heads in prayer. What
are you doing?" asked our lit
tie friend.
Mother of the household
said, Were giving thanks for
our daily bread. Don't you
give thanks at your house ?"
Nav" said the sprout. I'VE
buy our bread from the route
mani"
MODERN AGE
These are the times when a
mans wallet contains no mon
ey but is fat with credit cards
SPEED
Herb Shriner says that the
reason they put safety belts in
automobiles is to try to keep
the owners living until the car
Is paid for. and all the time
we thought 1t was to keep the
drunk drivers from falling
out!
TIT?
And then there's the one a.
bout the absent-minded dent
list who ordered upper and
! lower plates 'or his car.
4UccEss
While it is much easier to-
day to get started on the lad
\ der of success the aspirant
will soon find that the ladder
@ is much taller than ever be-
fore.
ENGLAND
The typical English police
man. the "Bobbie". Is pol
ite, reticent and thoroughly re-
spected person. One American
tourist is said to have asked
one of these fine officers . :.
"And what is that little strap
under your chin used for ?"
To which question the bob
bic replied. Madam. that is
to hold our chins up after an
swering questions"
OVERHEARD
Overheard in a manhole was
this. Life to her is just a
lot of bleaches and cream!"
LAST WORD
True! All men are be-
equal. but the hard thing b
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-26
PoLLYTIcks

PoLLYTicks
We've got a bellyful of poll
ticians who blat about raw
deals, fair deals" and new
deals. The guy we're going to
vote for is going to have IT
deals.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-26
COMPARISON

COMPARISON
Innkeeper: II just built a
new motel that sleeps 200"
Preacher: That's nothing!
I've got a church that sleeps
35O!"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-06-26
TIME SAVER

TIME SAVER
It's a good think that Moses
alone laid down the Ten Com
mandments If the job had
been done in Washington this
wonderful work would be as
big as Webster's Unabridged.
MUSIC
A be-bopper is a guy who
hasn't arrived until he's real
gone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
Navy Capt. Ferris
Retires Today

Capt. Floyd F. Ferris, foreign
Iliaison officer of the Navy, re-
tired today after 35 years of
commissioned service.
A graduate of the Naval Acad-
envy, class of 81, Capt. Ferris
saw combat service during World
War II in both the North At
lantic and the Pacific theaters
He was holder of the liaison post
for IL years.
He was executive officer Of the
USS President Adams during the
initial landing at Guadalcanal
and Rendova Island and subse-
Iquently was in command of the
USS Libra in the amphibious
assaults at Bougainville and
Guam.
In those actions. he earned the
Legion of Merit with Combat v
the Bronze Star with Combat V
the Navy Commentator Ribbon
and two awards of the Navy
Unit Commentator.
He served as assistant pro-
fessor of naval science and tao
tics at Yale University. 1888 tt
1940.
Capt. and Mrs. Ferris live II
the Sheraton Park Hotel. ThC
couple have a daughter, Mrs
Ross A. de Matteo II Of New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.
June 80 (R.-Dr. Eric A. Walker
vice president of Pennsylvania
State University. has been named
to succeed DR.. Milton E. Eisen-
hover in the presidency.
The brother of President
Eisenhower submitted his resig-
nation three weeks ago for per
sonal reasons" and later in
formed the univerSity's trustees
lit was irrevocable. He has said
he does not intend to take q
Government position.
The trustees named DR.
Walker, 46, yesterday and saic
his elevation to the presidency
would be set for a later date. He
was born in Long Eaton, Eng
land. He would be the 18th
president Of the 1O1-year-olc
land grant institution.
The university does not dis
close its presidents salary. DR.
Eisenhower. who is Sc. was be-
lieved to have received about
$4,000 a year. His resignation
becomes effective by Decem-
Der 81.
DR.. Eisenhower came to Penn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
Store SuIes Drop
But Top Year Ago

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
last week declined 20 per cent
from those Of the previous week
but remained IL per cent above
sales Of a year ago, the Federal
Reserve Bank Of Richmond re-
ported yesterday.
Area sales in the four weeks
ended last Saturday we're 8 per
cent above those Of a year ago,
while those for the year to date
were UP 4 per cent.
Excluding suburban branches,
sales of downtown department
stores alone dropped Is per cent
below totals for the previous
week and were 4 per cent above
those Of a year ago in the week
ended June %. Four-week sales
were / per cent above figures of
"a year ago. while those for the
year to date remained 3 per cent
lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
THOMAS [. STOKES
Breakup of a House Coalition

tions. halfway through the
Roosevelt era. and largely was
the handiwork Of two South
ern Democratic leaders-then
Vice President John N. Gar
ner and Senator James F.
Byrnes Of South Carolina.
Their aim was to try to check
further expansion of the New
Deal philosophy. The oppor-
tunity came when. in the 1888
elections, Republicans in
creased their strength suffi-
GENTLY in both House and Sem
ate--they jumped from 88 in
the House to 1880 that a
combination with Southern
Democrats would bring about
a majority on some issues.
Other circumstances favored
such a combination. The core
of the Republican conservative
element was in the Middle
West, the Republican Party's
stronghold. Midwestern Re-
publicans were assured gen.
orally of long tenure in Con-
gress. Thus, through opera
ton Of the seniority rule, they
always occupied a number Of
key posts in House and Senate
and so exercised a dominant
influence on party policy in
Congress. just as Southern
Democrats do in the Demo-
cratic Party, and because Of
their long tenure fostered by a
one-party system. Between
them. they always held the
lions share Of power. which
made the coalition especially
effective.
Though operating chiefly
against New Deal-Fair Deal
type of economic and social
reform measures. of which
Federal aid to school construc-
ton is typical, Midwest Re-
publicanS also gave a lift to
Southern Democrats often to
block civil rights measures.
Leo Allen was in keeping
with the coalitions conserva-
tive traditions in opposing
Federal aid for school con-
Struction; but he broke with
the tradition when he de-
serted Representative Smith
on civil rights-and, it might
be said, disappointed the Vir-
ginian no end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

leaves the hospital glad to quit feeling like
model house dispayplumbing and heating system to
public inspection.
Democrats say they lose this fall They to
against Eisenhower Nixon and Herbert Hooverand they're
cinch to beat out Of three.
Small town place where the only thing Sunday
afternoon is the traffic light and the cemetery
Ike signs $32-bilon highway building bill Esen-
hover team determined to stay in the middle of the road for
another four years If it pave the whole country
Big revolt against the Communists in Poland The Reds
dirty capitalist at the bottom of ths-some who
wants his next meal all to himself.
There's they'll erect monument Washington's
Matchmaking the only space in town where Secretary Of
Defense Wilson didn't put his foot in his mouth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
Dutch Elm Disease
IExucting Heavy
Toll This Year

An epidemic Of Dutch elm
disease has attacked Washington
trees this summer.
Since the blight was discovered
nine years ago in Washington,
city and park officials have
fought steadily to keep it under
control. But Horace v. Wester,
plant pathologist for National
Capital Parks, said yesterday,
This looks like a bad year."
Last year, 387 elms in the
District had to be destroyed be-
cause they were suffering from
Dutch edm disease. OF these,
267 were on District streets, and
SO were in Federal parks. Al
ready this year, 40 elms on Fed
eral property have had to be
killed.
The disease is spread by bark
beetles. When a trees leaves be-
gin to wither, because the Dutch
elm fungus has invaded it. the
beetles move to a healthy tree,
carrying the disease with them.
Unless the disease is noted in
its first stages, the disease can
not be checked but the tree must
be destroyed to prevent further
spread. A solution of DOT is
sprayed every spring and sum-
mer on all elms on District
streets and in Federal parks here
Ito kill the beetles. But even so
it has been impossible so far to
wipe out the blight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
Lear Scouts
Sales 10 Soviet

BERLIN, June 80 CR.-Wil.
liam P. Lear, United State:
plane equipment manufacturer
says there wasn't even any dis
cussion of selling Ibis products
to the Russians during his re.
cent visit to Moscow.
Mr.. Lear few here from thu
Soviet capital last night in hi,
private Cessna 80. In a state.
ment to reporters he firmly
denied there was any trade talk
THE whole purpose of my
flight was fun" said Mr.. Lear
the first Westerner to fly a pri-
vate plane to Moscow.
He said the Russians gave him
a warm welcome and supplied
him with gasoline.
He said one Soviet official Of
fered the following explanation
for permitting him to ny to
Moscow.
Were trying to convince you
guys that we're tearing down the
Iron Curtain"
MIR. Lear said the Russians
permitted him to inspect some
Iof their aircraft including the
new TU-l04 twin-engine jet
liner which caused a sensation
when it was flown to England
earlier this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30

The Soviet weaknesses which
the Polish rebels capitalized on
briefly have existed for some
time also in East Germany,
Romania, Czechoslovakia and
Hungary, according to reports
from reliable sources which
cannot be disclosed lest it in
jure the Still very much alive
underground.
Comrades Khrushchev and
Bulganin were compelled to
take cognizance of these weak
nesses because they do not
possess as the rulers of the
new Soviet empire the mill
tary glamour of the now
degraded Stain. Doubtless,
now. they will attempt to
tighten their grip.
What surprises our intelli-
gence agencies is that through
out the years during which
the Soviet military, naval and
air forces have shown their
muscles, they impressed be-
yond their worth the Western
nations but failed to impress
the satellites. 1t is strange,
say these reports which for
bureaucratic reasons are
labelled top secret" that the
peoples in the captive nations
are more awed by American
know-how, military power and
skills than by the Red forces
which still occupy their ter
ritories.
1t is not difficult to under
stand the psychology of the
peoples in the Baltic countries
and Poland, for instance. They
saw the Russians run like rab-
bits before the Nazi legions in
1941. They saw the Red
soldiers barefooted, in shoddy
uniforms and with antiquated
equipment. After 1943 they
saw the Red armies return in
excellent uniforms. solid boots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
Psychology of Soviet Coptives

Of course, Pigments Of the i'm
agination of peoples who dream
day and night that the time
will come when America, in
keeping with her solemn prom.
ises, will roll back" the Rus
sian conquerors to their nat
ural borders.
The fairy tales spread by
word of mouth are keeping the
expectations of the captive
peoples alive. The result is a
definite scorn of the Red power
and possibly an exaggerated
idea of Americas abilities in
this age of nuclear weapons.
The belief in Americas un-
surpassed strength is being
confirmed by what we may
consider trivialities. For in
stance, many in the satellite
countries have relatives or
friends in this country who
send them parcels containing
clothing and cosmetics. The
excellence of these articles
manufactured in the United
States is striking in contrast
with those manufactured by
the state factories" The peo-
pie feel that surely a nation
which can produce cheaply
shoes which will last three
years instead of three months,
as the local footwear does,
must be able to measure itself
with the Communists.
The captive peoples derive
greater comfort and confidence
in America from these mani
feStations of know-how than
from our Governments propa-
ganda, which continues to be
pale and uninspiring. 1t is
not necessarily the fault Of
the United States Informa-
ton Service. This organiza-
ton takes orders from the
State Department insofar as
policies are concerned. And
when diplomatic expediency
demands a soft approach"
the USIS must mould its
broadcasts and other propa-
ganda means accordingly. This
does not, however, affect the
popular convictions among the
captive peoples that America
continues to be the foremost
power in the world, and their
only hopes for freedom come
from that source.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
crush Kills Duster

PLEASANT HILL, Miss, June
80 ga crop busting plane
crashed in a field yesterday, kill
ing a young Ohio college student
who took on the dangerous work
as a summer job. The victim
was Andrew w. Tomlin. jr.. 20,
Iof Hudson, a flying instructor
and a junior Of Kent (Ohio)
State University. He started
work for, a fernando, Miss,
busting service three weeks ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30

he added, the full
amount of the ALLEGATION then
would be turned over to those
States.
Mr.. Powell also took issue with
critics who have predicted that
any such Federal aid bill would
be killed by fllibuster in the Sen
ate If it contained the Powell
amendment. He described that
prediction as sheer and utter
stupidity"
SOutherners Attack Proposal
The Powell proposal was Bit
terly attacked by numerous
members from Southern States
Much of the debate yesterday
however, centered on the bills
method of alloting Federal funds
to States on the basis of school
population. Practically all Re-
publicans said they would sup
port an amendment whereby
such distribution would be on
the basis of demonstrated need
by individual States, in accord
ance with a formula recon-
mended by the Eisenhower
administration.
Representative Hyde, Repub-
lican of Maryland, told the
House he had serious doubts
about many features of the bill
He said he was far from con-
WINGED that most States were
financially unable to provide
additional school classrooms. He
announced. however, that he
would support the bill because
it offered at least a "stimula-
ton" whereby States. after re-
ceiving some Federal funds dur
ing the specified four-yeal
period. would then step up their
own financing of school con-
struction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30

For many years the power
full conservative coalition in
the House of Representatives
comprised Of Republicans and
Southern Democrats has been
symbolized in the bipartisan
pair Of leaders who directed it
from the pinnacle of the House
Rules Committee.
Namely, the veteran Virginia
Democrat who looks like some
thing out of the Pickwick
Papers, Howard w. Smith, cur
rently chairman, now serving
his 23d year in the House;
and his Republican partner
from Illinois, short and ener-
getic Leo E. Allen, serving his
Dist year, presently ranking
Republican on the committee,
and its chairman in the Both
and SD Republican Con-
crosses. 1947-49 and 1885.
For the first time, this team
was broken up when Leo Allen
deserted his old Side-kick and
joined two other Republicans
and five Democrats this week
to blast the civil rights bill out
of the Rules Committee, where
it had been bottled up since
it was approved by the House
Judiciary Committee. Chair
man Smith found himself in
the minority, holding the bag
with two other Southern Dem
ocratS.
1t was the breakup of the
SYnith-Allen team on the civil
rights bill, generally over
looked, which gives the real
meaning of the breakup of
the old conservative coalition
in the House which, though it
may be temporary, is signifi-
cant in this presidential cleo
ton year and denotes the po-
litical currents at work.
Leo Aliens literally revolu-
tionary act in deserving his
Democratic teammate for the
first time measures the de-
termination of the Republican
leadership, headed up in the
party's floor leader, Repre-
sentative Joe Martin of Mas
sachusetts, to put through the
civil rights bill as a bold bid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
DR.. Eisenhower Successor
AT Penn Stote Named

State from the presidency of his
alma mater, Kansas State Col
lege, on July 1, 1850. He became
president of Kansas State in
1913. Before that he served as
assistant to the United State;
Secretary Of Agriculture in 1926
and later became the depart.
ment's director of information
Under Franklin d. Roosevelt, DR.
Eisenhower served in several tor
level positions in the Fedora
Government. including director
of the War Relocation Authority
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
Revolt of Illinois Allen on Civil Rights
Key to Conservative BIoc's Demise

for the Negro vote in key
Northern States. which for
many years has been prepon-
derantly Democratic and simu-
taneously to reveal in dramatic
fashion the South split
in the Democratic Party on
civil rights.
Leo Allen had stood by
Chairman Smith last week in
the showdown when the school
construction bill, which had
been held up for months in the
Rules Committee, was forced
out. 8 to 8. in the rebellion Of
a new coalition of Northern
Republicans and non-South
Democrats on the committee,
which was spanked by a Demo-
crat. Representative Richard
Boiling of Missouri.
But Leo Allen finally parted
company with his Virginia
Democratic friend on the civil
rights bill, which is supported
by the administration and
by Northern Democrats. This
measure creates a new civil
rights section in the Justice
Department and sets up a BIZ
partisan commission to investi-
gate violation of civil rights,
and also strengthens present
laws to permit direct Federal
prosecution of civil rights vio-
lation of all kinds, including
attempts to prevent Negroes
from voting.
The new coalition of North
ern Democrats and Republic
cans revealed its strength in
the Rules Committee coup to
get before the House both the
school construction and civil
rights measures.
The old conservative coali-
ton which now fades into at
least temporary obscurity has
been powerful and frequently
operated as the major party in
the House on behalf of con-
sentative interests to impede
and obstruct and occasionally
kill New Deal and Fair Deal
measures.
1t has an interesting his
tory. It was put together after
the 1888 congressional cleo