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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
Former Marshall
Dies; Rites Set
For Wednesday

William Edmund Taylor, 81, one
of Madison County's Oldest and
best known citizens, died Sunday
at the home of his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. II. P.
Beathard, Washington Avenue,
where he had made his home for
the past few years. Mr.. Taylor had
been in failing health for some
time but seriously i'll for the past
six weeks. ..
He was the eldest son of War
ner and Elizabeth Tanner Taylor
born near Derby, January 20,
1866, and spent the early part of
his life farming in Madison Coun-
ty and moved to London in 1915.
For ten years he served London
as its marshall starting in 1920 and
for ten years was a guard at the
London Prison Farm. He retired in
1910
Mr.. Taylor was a member of
the London Presbyterian Church
anu as long as his health permit
ed had been a faithful attendant
and member of the Busy Mems
Bible Glass of the church.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Beathard (Olive) and Mrs.
VIM B. Brown (Faye) of Cam
bridge "a brother, Frank w. Tay-
lor of Chinook, Montana; sister,
Mrs. P. A. Cartnille of London
r. r. 4; five grandchildren John
r. Brown of Lock Haven, Martha
Ann Brown of Columbus, Harold,
Robert and Maurice Beathard,
London, and eight great-grand-
children. One grandson, 1t. Will
lam f. Brown, was killed in the
Korean War.
Funeral services at two o'clock
Wednesday at the Lukens Funeral
Home, the Reverend Frank L. Bal
dwin, officiating minister Inter-
ment in Pleasant Cemetery, Mt
Sterling
Friends may call at the funeral
home Monday evening, Tuesday
afternoon and evening.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
Sentenced Here
For Auto Theft
Three Years Ago

A man driving stolen taxicab,
and tentatively identified as Feb
ruary Is parolee from London
Prison Farm, was killed early
Sunday morning in taxicab-auto-
mobile accident in Kenton County,
Kentucky. He was thought to be
Daniel Ledford, who lived at a
London hotel and worked for a
local firm.
Ross Mills, institution parole Of
ficer at London Prison Farm, said
the physical description of the VIC
tim, and the clothing the victim
was wearing, matched perfectly
that of the parolee who had just
recently been released He had
been sentenced about three years
age from Madison County on
charge of auto theft.
According to Kentucky police
men, the man had stolen the cab
about midnight Saturday from
Newport, Kentucky. 1t was south
bound when it collided with the
other vehicle. Occupants of the sec
ond car were not seriously injured.
Ledford was pronounced dead
from a broken neck by the Kenton
County Coroner.
The tentative identification was
gained from cards on the victim.
Mills, after checking the descrip-
ton, said he was fairly positive
that Ledford was the same man
released here. Mills said the cloth
ing was Identical to that the pa
rolee was wearing when he check
ed into the hotel here.
Positive identification will not be
determined until fingerprints of
the dead man are compared with
those on file at the Bureau of
Criminal Investigation and Identi-
fication at the Prison Farm.
Mills said the man, if identified
ton proves to be Ledford, was or
iginally from Slade, a small COM
munity in central Kentucky. Some
of the cards found on the body
listed Middletown and Washington
Court House addresses.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
Monroe To Honor
Junior Hi Cagers

The Monroe Boosters Club will
honor the Junior High School Bas-
ketball players Saturday, March 2,
with a potluck dinner and dance at
the school, The public has been in
vited to attend and bring a cover
ed dish, and table service. The
club is furnishing meats, rolls, cof-
fee and milk.
According to Mrs. Norman Wat
son, publicity chairman of the club,
there will be door prizes and re-
freshments for those attending.
The event will be held in the Mon
roe Gymnasium at PlumWood.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
SUBSCRIBERS
PLEASE NOTICE

We are asking your coopera-
ton in an effort to improve your
HOME DELIVERY SERVICE.
Since we must use the services
of newsboys Tin order to get
your paper to you within a
short time after it is printed)
it is necessary for us to super
wise delivery at all times in or
der to obtain better service.
Your cooperation in letting us
know each time you do not get
your paper will help us to make
better young businessmen of
them. Won't you call us at
UL 2-1616 the next time your
carrier misses you? He'll be a
better boy and you'll get better
service! Thank you!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
MERCHANTS GRATIFIED
WITH DOLLAR DAYS

London merchants had their
most successful Dollar Days in
history according to reports
after closing the three day
event Saturday. The response to
the many bargains listed by the
merchants was classed as ex-
ceptionally gratifying by those
participating in the Official Dol
lar Days program.
The promotion of the three
day bargain event drew the
largest crowds ever recorded in
London for such events, and the
weather made it an ideal time
for shopping. More people were
on the streets than were seen
several days during the Christ
mas season.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
Truck Wrecks On
Route Sc Early
Tuesday Morning
Detroit Man Dies I'm
Accident Near SoufE,
Charleston Mondoy

A Columbus driver lost control
of his 2 ton stake truck each Tues
day morning on Route So north of
Mt. Sterling, and wrecked without
personal injury.
Patrolman Sanders, of the Lon
don Patrol Post, asid the truck
went out of control on the wet,
slippery road, left the road and
overturned. The truck was practi-
cally demolished, about 65 feet of
woven wire fence was torn down
and utility pole was broken.
No arrests were made
In an accident near South Char
lesion late Monday afternoon a So
year old Detroit man, H. B. Press,
was killed when his vehicle and a
car driven by London Prison
Farm Guard collided on Route TO-
No charges have been made in
connection with the wreck.
The Prison Guard was identified
as Jack H. Wilkinson, Route 2,
South Charleston. Two other peo-
pie in the Detroit mans car were
injured, but not critically. The ac-
cident occurred at Route 70 and
London Xenia Road.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
London Resident Gets
Award For Suggestion

An employee suggestion award
of $50 has been granted to Marian
E. Becker of 1872 Elm St, London,
Ohio, officials of Air Material
Command announced today.
The suggestion was for the con-
solidation of two personnel forms
into one.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
Ro+orians-Farm To
Hear OSU Speaker

London Rotarians and their far
mer guests will hear L. L. Rum
nell, Dean of the Ohio State Uni
versity, College of Agriculture, at
the annual Rural-Urban program
scheduled for Thursday noon in
the Presbyterian Church.
The program is under the direct
ion of the Rural-Urban commit
tee composed of John Moore, Ce-
Gil Harsh, Helge Ekedahl and
Everett Rover.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26

With three children to care for,
Mrs. Bennett hasn't found too
much time for the task of weav-
ing, but she has noticed that it is
gradually taking more and more
of her time as word gets around
that she can do rug weaving, and
she feels that Just about every
body has lots of old clothes they'd
like to turn into useful items" and
she feels that rugs are the best
way TO get the final wear from last
years old clothes.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
BABY SON ARRIVES
AT BALLENGER HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. James Ballenger,
35 Arlington Avenue, announce the
birth of a son, James Edward,
February 81 at Mt. Carmel Hos
pital. The paternal grandmother
is Mrs. Earl Ballenger, South
Main Street.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
ENTERS CHILDRENS
HOSPITAL

Ellen Melinda Dorm, the 6 year
old granddaughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Dougherty, Stewart Ave-
nue., was admitted to Childrens
Hospital Friday for observation
and treatment.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
i OUR
SWAN SONG


Out West the drought has
ruined almost everything. But
our story deals with a man
who walked into a hardware
store one day and bought IS
ScreWdriverS for a buck
apiece. Hardware man asked
him what he wanted with so
many screwdrivers and our
friend said, "Oh, / sell 'em to
my neighbors for so cents
each!" Hardware man gasped
and said, Man, you lose half
of what you paid every time
you do that!' yeah, l know"
said the fellow, But it's shore
a lot better than farming"
MODERN AGE
Peace would be a wonderful
thing if it didn't cause so much
nervous tension.
MARRIAGE
Thus far only a very few
men have been able to interest
their wives in one of those
"do-it-yourself" kits.
GOVERNMENT
From the looks of things, it
appears that this country is
suffering from a bad case of
governmental delinquency"
Surprising how the govern
ment sets the pattern for all of
us. The government goes
heavily into debt and then the
people decide to do the same.
The government starts giving
benefits" to its employees,
and no w everyone wants ben
efits. Sick leave, coffee-breaks
and shorter work weeks all
were invented by the govern
ment. In our opinion the bur-
eaucrats don't all live in
Washington.
SLEEP
Friend of ours says that he
has found a better way to get
to sleep than by counting
sheep-he counts al tie bores
he knows!
FACT
At long last we've turned
up one person who doesn't
want to keep up with the
Joneses his name is Mr..
Jones! But mis- wife says that
if her family DID live within
their means, they'd just mess
up prosperity!
SPORTS
Tee-Vee is a funny thing
especially when one con-
siders that most sports pro-
grams are sponsored by beer,
nicotine and lotions.
WIMMiN
About the only girls who
stick to their knitting these
DAYS are the ones who are ex-
pecting a raise-in the popu-
lation.
CRAZY
And then there's the one
about the humorous scientist
who discovered a cure for
which there was no disease
everything turned out al
right though he died laugh
ing!
SMOKE
Heard about the tattooed
man who was hauled off to
the booby-hatch the other
day? Seems that there were
only 10000 filters in his Gig
arctic and he flipped his top.
POPULARITY
We heard about a girl who
is so popular that she gives
out green stamps.
FUTURE
Nobody can predict the fu-
ture but there are whale of
a lot of people who make a
good living at it.
SPEED
Speed is big thing. sure,
h,,t gossip travels at the speed
of sound too.
INDISPENSABLE
Who says no man is indies
pensable? How about Adam
and the other guy on the fly
ing trapese?
HoWZAT AGlN?
A snob is a person who says
nice things to people he actu-
ally hates.
BOOZE
AS the drunk stumbled down
the street, kindly minister
took him by the arm and es-
corted him home. After knock
ing on the door. the minister
turned to leave but the drunk
held him tightly by the arm
and said, "Shtick aroun', rev.
er,n. I want muh wife to see
who | been out with"
LAST WORD
A successful man today is
one who doesn't goof off, does
ri drink and doesn't get nerv-
Gus In the isolation booth.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
,Jaycees To Have New
Hours During March

London's Jaycees automobile Ii
cense bureau has announced that
their deputy License Registrar
will be open from noon until 800
pm Mondays through Fridays and
from 900 a. m until 200 p m. on
Saturday during March.
The hours are designed to per-
NIT more working people to get
chance to get their license plates
on time without long periods of
standing in line and missing work.
Y-TEENS TO HELP I'M
RED CROSS DRIVE
West Jeffersons Y-Teens will
canvass the village Saturday in
the first drive of the Red Cross
collections in West Jefferson. Har-
old RAIDER has been named to sup
ervise collections from the business
district of the community. The inn
mediate rural area will be hand
led by Mrs. Mary Ducey
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26

Like the shoemaker whose chill
dren went barefooted, Mrs. Ben
nett did not have single one of
her own handmade rugs" on her
floors. She says as soon as she
gets one finished someone is wait
ing for il, and then she has 9TH
ers to make for people who supply
their own materials.
At first the project seemed as if
1t would be rather expensive. The
warp costs run high, and ii is the
Continued on Page Two)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
A In

Rooms For Rent az
RENT THAT ROOM like so many
have done for years. Want-ads are
easy, quick and get results.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-26
THIS
NEWSPAPER

Believes esfd6IlShed
Iocol merchants hove
70 protect their Repu-
foficns Thof's your
b Q So guorunfee OF
vulue.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27

so. CHICAGO - Generally
being notoriously poor in
spelling, coupled with other
shortcomings in photography,
we read with interest bro.
Joseph Grachan's lodge 32)
commentary (Feb. 13, 1857,
issue English Section) on the
non existence of the word
"Croatian" in the English die
tionary.
Having also a strong ten
dency to dive into situations
Stunned by Angels, and wise
mortals, we herewith take
issue with bro. Grachan.
We call the readers at
tentiOn to Webster's New
International D c t | Onary,
Second Edition, Una
bridged, page 628, wherein
appears the word "Croa-
tan" and it's definition.
The record being now
straight, we express a certain
indebtedness to bro. Grachar
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27
Around and Around - IAN VS. ION She Goes
But Says DamseI Fair, Hope We Can Still Be Friends

just The Facts, Mann
Can you guess what Pm 60
ing to- show you?
Look, here in the una
bridged edition on page
628, center column, it reads
"Cro-a'tIAN (kro-a'shan),
adj. of or pert. to Gro
attain. A Croat; also, the
Croatian language. See Ser
boz CrOatian".
Now, here in the abridged
edition on page 1913 at the tor
Of the first column, right un-
der Cro'at it reads "Cro-a'.
IAN (kro-a'shan), adj. of OF
pertaining to Croatia.-n. A
Croat; also, the Croatian Ian.
guage, linguistically identical
with Serbian, but written in
Roman characters. See Indo.
European Language, Table"
And Furthermore -.
Again I ask you, bro. Ora
sham loops! sorry. Nobody
likes to see their name mis-
spelled, do they?) what obso'
lete, pocket edition, dictionary
are you carrying around like
Bible?
When you make a bald
faced statement, know youl
source. You're jumping te
Continued on page 1O)
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27
OR TO PUT it in the words of Webster

New World Dictionary, C.E 1858.
Ho: l. an exclamation of pleasure, etc.
2. an exclamation to attract attention:
sometimes used after destination or direc-
ton, as, westward no! Plain enough?)
So, we reached into the past of America
which will be visited in August of this
year by the Societys Membership Cam
paign Grand Prize Award Winners
Now, let us hope that those victors will
be legion by the time the Campaign ends
it's seven-month long run July 81 next.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27
4 Catholic Takes Look at The Jews

bWorld War One: The Jew
Roosevelt started World War
Two; and the Jew Truman
started the Korean War"
president Eisenhower is a
Jew"
1T (the profession Of psy-
chiatry) is a Jewish institu-
ton which provides anti
Christian plotters with the
opportunity to explore the
minds of non-Jewish people
to advance the Jews and de-
stroy the Christians"
"Bew ware of Cardinal
Newman; his father was a
Jew."
What are we going to do
about this Salk vaccine ?
Can't you see that Salk, the
Jew, is heading a movement
to kill off Christian chill
dren?" (That was the gist of
a phone-call to a US. Intelli-
gence Officer-friend of mine. J
Are They Inseparable?
Emulating for honor with
the above is this capsule of
hate: LET us prevail on ev-
cry country in the world, in
cluding our own (the U.s. to
send all the Jews Of the world
to Little America =. far re.
moved from civilization, be.
cause no country wants them
then there will be no more
wars except in Little
Continued On Page 10
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27
First He Disposes OF "Croatian" And Then
So. Chicagoan Takes On A NASTY" Subject Politics

mortality, including base ne
cessities, and all else are but
components of one or the
other.
Since we acquire NOR
tality at birth and cannot
escape death, we must,
from lack of other choice,
deal with both politics and
religion.
We need not, of course, in.
termix them indiscriminately
- nor should our allegiance
to any school of one or the
other be absolute.
Both Are A COntinuum
Our position should be de.
termined by conscience and
intellect. But, again, since
both are a continuum, it must
be movable, lest we fall prey
to bigotry and hypocrisy.
The world changes by
the degree of change oc-
curing in its inhabitants,
not by the changing defini-
ton of words.
Fury directed towards the
current meaning of a word is
frustrating and futile.
The same energies chan
neled to enlighten rigid ad
herents of dogma could result
in more promising accomp
lishments.
Indeed - and verify.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27
Ontario Zone A

he Croatian Fraternal Unions recruiting
faithful know by now that the Society's
1857 Canada Ho!'' Membership Campaign
is being conducted on Zone basis, IL COW
ering the United States and 6 blanketing
Canada and Alaska.
At the head Of each Zone is a Captain,
or Captains, all of whom are elected OFF,
cals of the Croatian Fraternal Union.
And sharing the Campaign responsible
ties in each Zone are the area Delegates to
the Society's 9th National Quadrennial Con-
vention of fairly recent vintage.
All in all, it represents the finest Cam
paign Team in CFU history.
TO THE Editors of the Zajednicar has
fallen the co-captaincy of Canada's Prov
ince of Ontario - Zone A.
Facing them, and the 18 Convention
Delegates in the Province, is man-slze
task; that of attaining an Insurance Quota
calling for no less than 100000 in new and
increased protection.
However, it is not a hopeless task. Not
if all concerned cooperate.
Statistics show that the Croatian Fra
ternal Union has 38 Lodges and 33 Junior
Order Nests in the Province of Ontario,
the former boasting of 1915 members, the
latter Of 1880 youngsters.
Or 5,S55 members in all.
If each of these 5,855 adult and juvenile
members were to increase their insurance
by, say, $500, the Zones 100000 goal could
he crossed in no time at all
It's as simple as that on paper!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27

in Hungary 1t would indeed be sad day if
the United States ever felt that it had to
subject Israel to the same type of moral
pressure as is being applied to the Soviet
Union. There can, of course, be no equating
Of nation like Israel with that of the So
Wet Union. The people of Israel, like those
of the United States, are mbued with re-
ligious faith and sense of moral values
-. which unhappily we cannot expect from
a nation controlled by atheistic despots.
Pres. Dwight d. Eisenhower
Address to Nation 2-20-57
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27
Canada HO!

g nce we are the father of the idea, we do
y not mind taking credit for coming the
Canada Ho!" part of the Society's contin-
entail 1857 Membership Campaign.
But why the 'Ho" portion?
Because it is a throw back to the days
in the United States when the leaders Of
the covered wagon trains shouted "West-
ward Ho." following each sunrise along the
trails to the Pacific Coast.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27
Around and Around =
LAS CRUCES, N. M.

LAS CRUCES, N. M. -
Like most individuals with a
curious temperament, / like a
good argument (call it dis
cussion, if you wish) as long
as the topic is worth bring
ing up in the first place.
Pointless subjects, in argu-
ments, discussions, debates,
what have you, are a waste
of good time for. all parties
concerned.
AS a rule I "steer clear of
such verbal controversies be-
cause Of their usual outcome,
which is nowhere.
This time, however, l
find it difficult not to "butt
in" OH a pointless discus
sion which takes up almost
3 half columns in the Feb
ruary 18th issue of the "Z".
This is the article on "spell-
ing", in the English Section,
written by bro. Joseph Gra-
chan, Lodge 80.
Challenged To A Duel
Bro. Grachan poses a ques-
ton, quote us there such a
word as 'Croatian'?" and goes
on to say There is a Croatia,
a country; Croat, an inhabi.
tant of Croatia; but no Gro
attain in the dictionary" I'm.
quote.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27
Big -Four?

@ne of our fellow Fourth Estate members
~ in the Midwest took some pot shots
last week at four distinguished men.
He doesn't like President Dwight D.
Eisenhower, Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles, and the Editors of the Official Or
gan of the Croatian Fraternal Union Philip
Vukelich and Stephen F. Brkich. How's that
for big Four?"
But if this particular party really wants
to see something to dislike he should take
a look at himself in the nearest mirror
And let Ike, John Foster, Philip, and
Stephen F, rest in peace y'h''~
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27
Hatred In High Gear
BY Olga Vaskov
Member, Lodge 1856

Before I proceed with my
two bits in this inane dis
pute I should like to ask IL
bro. Grachan is referring to
the widely accepted Web
ster's Dictionary of the
English language?
I presume that he is - but
if lie isn't :. well!
The point is that anyone
who insists on bringing up a
"fact" verbatim on tn e
grounds that he knows all the
answers should make it a
point to check and double
check himself on his own ref
erences.
I challenge you to a duel,
bro. Grachan. If you'll open
your dictionary - I'll open
mine. In fact, I'll open two of
mine (the Merriam-W -Webster's
New International Dictionary,
Unabridged, second edition
and then turn to the Web
ster's New Collegiate Diction-
ary, Abridged, second edi.
tion) both of which are copy.
righted (1953) by the G. and
C. Merriam Co., Cambridge,
| Mass.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27
BY Stanley r. Juracich
Member, Lodge 118

for stimulating us to do the
necessary research.
Oh, The Body Politic!
Bro. Grachan seems also to
have a distaste for the word
politics..
He more or less correctly
analyses it's broad meaning
and attributes in addition OBJ
noxious properties to it that
it cannot as a word possess.
Ceasing to use the word
in either spoken or written
language would not change
by one iota the people to-
wards whom his wrath
should really be directed.
Substituting a more ac-
ceptable word would in a very
brief period of time give the
new word the same objection
able connotations, Ergo, the
required modification must be
in people, not words.
Yes, Primary Interests
From our own point of view
we hold that politics and re-
ligion are, or should be, mans
primary interests, after pro.
viding basic necessities.
Together the two cover all
phases of mortality and i'm
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27

with performances which
have no peer in the mu-
sical world and show
manship which has a ten
dency to spellbind critics
of the severest newspa-
per stripe.
And, again like all
good things, the Tam
buritzans have won wide
spread recognition for
their endless contribu-
tons to Culture Amer
icana," much of which
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-27
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1857
IAN VS. ION

Dro. Joseph Grachan of Chicago Lodge 80
- started something Feb. 13, 1857, when
he by-lined an article on these pages defend
ing those who spell Croatian with an ION
He's getting some rugged views on the
matter elsewhere on this page) from the
pens of two very well versed correspond
ents, Chicago architect and Lodge 118 men,
ber bro. Stanley R. Juracich and Las Cru
ces, New Mexico, school teacher and Lodge
1856 member sister Olga Vaskov.
1t would appear that bro. Grachan now
has spelling bulp' by the tail,
And can't let go of it.