davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Operation Costs
OF County's Nome
Rated FaVOrabIy

Expense for the operation of the
Madison County Home for the
year 1855 compared very favorab-
ly with other counties of like pop
ulation and number of inmates, ac-
cording to figures just released by
State Auditor, James A. Rhodes.
Expenditures amounted to $29,-
3O9 or a cost of $771 per inmate,
the report showed. Comparative
figures with counties having an av-
erage number of inmates of APP
proximately 40, gave Union Coun-
tvs costs at 1919 per inmate. In
Ottowa, Pickaway and Perry coun-
ties the report showed costs OF
1858, S742 and S604, respectively.
However, in some other similar
Ohio counties the figures We're
much greater. The 40-inmate-av-
erage county of Fulton county was
listed as S1,626 per person. In the
same category, and highest IN the
state, was Henry county with ST.
$40 per person.
In the heavily populated coun-
ties listed (Cuyahoga had no list
ing) Hamilton county's expendi-
lures were S2,639, ,909 with an av-
erage of 912 persons or 1884 per
person.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Engineer Says City Is Not
Involved In Sewer Problem
In Two Subdivisions Here
Area Educators
In Temple Clinic
For Reading Work

Mrs. Eloise NJ. King, London,
supervisor of elementary educa-
ton for the Clark Co. Board of Ed
ucation, Springfield, Ohio, and
Miss Catherine Fuller, elementary
education supervisor for the Cham
paign Co. Board of Education, of
Urbana, Ohio, were delegates to
Temple University's 1857 Annual
Reading Institute held the week of
January %.
The Institute, sponsored by Tenn
pies Reading Clinic, under the di-
rection of DR.. Z. Elona Sochor, at
tracted psychologists, reading ex-
perts and teachers from through
out the United States, Puerto Rico
and Canada. This year the Insti-
tute took as its theme, Reading
liabilities in the Classroom and
Clinic"
The daily meetings featured gen.
eral demonstration sessions, speak
ers, panel discussion and workshop
groups, and the program was plan
ned to develop two important
areas of emphasis: diagnostic and
corrective procedures.
The 70-member faculty of the
Institute was made up OF reading
specialists from schools, colleges
and universities from seven states
and the District of Columbia.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Music Students From London To Be
In Wesleyan University Music Fest

Vocal and instrumental music
students from London High School
will join student musicians from
so other high schools throughout
Ohio for the annual High School
Music Festival sponsored by the
Ohio Wesleyan University Depart
ment of Music Friday and Satur-
day, February 80
The Festival Committee, headed
by OWU Assoc. Prof of Music
Robert Bowlus. has planned for
the members of the Festival Or
chestra to addition and rehearse
Friday afternoon, and to spend
the night in University housing
On Saturday chorus and band
members will arrive and all visit
ing musicians will begin prepara-
tions for the evening concert.
In addition to additions and re-
hearsalS for student musicians,
three clinics for high school mus
ic supervisors have been planned.
Topics for the discussions TO be
held at 11:15 am Saturday will
be: The String Ensemble, Wind
Instruments. and Vocal Literature
for the High School Singer.
At 4:30 pm Saturday several
Ohio Wesleyan music students
will present a recital in Sanborn
Hall to be followed by a dinner
for the supervisors at 6 pm. and
the concert by the Festival organ
izations at 7:15 pm in Gray Chap
ell.
The following Madison County
supervisors will accompany stud
ents from their high schools to the
Festival: w. Ray Creighton and
Virginia English, London.
Attending from London as a
chorus will be Sopranos Beverly
Lowery, Norma Jones, Judy Dow
ler. Shirley Wilson, Nancy Pratt
and Diane Fichner Altos will be
Georganne Brokaw. Sharon Farqu-
Ahar. Barbara Davis, Beverly Han
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Extension Leader
Meeting Set For
February IS Here

A County wide Extension Lead
ers meeting will be held Wednes-
day. February 13 from 10 am. un-
til 3 pm. in the Youth Building,
Madison County Fair Grounds ac-
cording to Don Elliott, Chairman
of the County Extension Council,
with All Leaders, Livestock Com
mittee Members, Home Demon
stration Committee Members, and
Agronomy Committee invited to
this meeting.
There will be a presentation by
each of the groups listed of the
trends over the past 20 years in
their particular areas, a report of
this years activities and recomm-
endations for future emphasis. A
lot of US. Census Materials and
other facts have been prepared on
charts that will give a clear pic
ture of what has been happening
in the different areas.
DR.. Harold Capener, Rural Ex-
tension Sociologist, from Ohio
State University and George Tay-
lor, Chairman of the County Com
missioners will be present to aid
with the discussion following the
presentation from the different
areas.
It is hoped by reviewing the past
trends that the Extension Program
can be projected to be a more eff
fective program in the future.
Folks attending are asked to bring
a sack lunch. Coffee will be fur
nished. Anyone else that does not
happen to be on one of the Ex-
tension Committee Councils are
welcome to attend this meeting.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
South Solon Man
And Wife Injured
In tuesday Crash

Mr. and Mrs. George Brady of
South Solon, who returned Mon
day after a winter in Florida. are
both in serious condition in White
Cross Hospital following. an acci-
dent that occurred about five
o'clock Tuesday evening near Five
Points.
When their car skidded on the
icy road and struck a tree. Mr..
Brady, a retired mail carrier for
South Solon, received two broken
legs and numerous cuts. Mrs.
Brady suffered broken leg, brok-
en- hip, broken ankle, broken nose
and jaw.
Mr.. Brady is in room 800 and
Mrs Brady in room 301 at the hos
pital.
At Christmas time the Bradys
were called home by the death of
a brother of Mr.. Brady who was
killed in an automobile accident
near Jeffersonville at that time.
They returned to Florida shortly
after the time of the death and
were just home when the serious
accident occurred.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Accept Sewer In
McNeaI Area; No
Action On Curbs

At the Thursday night meeting
of the London City Council, coun-
Gil was informed by letter that the
City is not directly involved in
matter relating to sewer problems
in WeStmoor and London Terrace
subdivisions. Uhlmann Associates,
city engineers who checked the
problems brought up at former
meeting, suggested that the prob
lem was between the principals in
volved, and presently outside the
need of city intervention.
Carl z. Kuck, representing the
engineering firm, said that if court
action eventually becomes neces-
sary for settlement, the city will
not be involved, due to the fact
that private drains are involved.
In asking the principals to re-
solve their difficulties on friend
ly basis, the engineers stressed the
Importance of the city maintaining
good public relations with both
groups involved.
In discussion during the evening,
the group talked of extending Wal
nut Street to Garfield Avenue, but
took no action. Landowners of the
area had filed petitions for the ex-
tension. They also heard a letter
requesting additinal pay for the
firemen, and relayed the letter to
the finance committee for further
study.
The councilmen voted to accept
the sanitary sewers of the McNeal
Subdivision, as recommended by
the Board Of Public Utilities, but
they took no action concerning re-
: quests that they accept the streets
and curbs in the McNeal area. The
streets were not included in the
recommendations
Council also gave emergency
passage TO four ordinances which
will give the engineers the go
ahead" for cost estimates and spe-
cificiations on four different sewer
projects.
The Mayors report listed fines
and costs of S1.O89 05 for the Cen
eral Fund and S732.05 for the
street fund The States share of
the Patrol cases tried amounted to
S1197 80.
Council also asked for an adj
vance of real estate tax in the
amount of SS835 to bolster the
general fund. The advance is a.
gainst the regular February
amount.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Friday, March 8
Is World Day Of
Prayer In County

The World Day of Prayer for
London, has been set for Friday,
March 8, according to announce
ment of members Of a planning
committee, which will meet al the
London Methodist Church Friday
evening, Feb. 8, to further the pro-
gram.
ION the first Friday in Lent,
praying Christians around the
world, are keenly aware Of their
oneness in Christ, because they
are united in a common service of
prayer and praise" says the an
nouncement.
THE power Of a World Day Of
Prayer in this community, joined
with that in 133 other lands will
have far-reaching results i'm lives
throughout the world. The wor-
ship service for this year is written
by Mrs. Serena Vassady, formerly
of Hungary, and comes from her
experiences behind the iron cur
tain, the theme being Who shall
separate us p Romans S-35.
Also available this year is a
booklet of special interest written
by Ruth Mougey Worrell, of Co.
lumbus, entitled, The Day Thou
Gavest' which is the story of the
origin and growth of the World
Day of Prayer.
With plans in the making, pub
licity adequately outlines and
women of all the churches inform
ed that the first Friday in Lent is
March 8, this particular day can
fulfill its great opportunity. AS
this period of preparation is faced.
all can be confident of the aware
ness of His presence to the vital
outreach of prayer" the commit
tee concluded
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Judge Bell Says
Scouting Makes
Better Citizens

In conjunction with Scouting'S
47th anniversary observation this
week, Supreme Court Judge James
F. Bell, who attained the rank of
Eagle Scout while in scouting here,
was asked to summarize some of
his thoughts on scouting, especially
during the days when he was ac-
tive in the work.
One of the few local scouts to
reach the Eagle rank, Judge Bell
was Common Pleas Judge until
his appointment to the Supreme
Court.
OF scouting, Judge Bell had the
following to say:
IAN assignment to write a few
words in commemoration of Boy
Scout Week at first appeared easy
to accept. The accomplishment,
however, took on more difficult
proportions with the attempt to
write effectively of things SO deep
" engrained in my own experience
and memory-of building a bridge
for Pioneering Merit Badge with
John Stroupe in sub-freezing wea-
ther, of pedaling for hours with
Red Neil on a hot sumraer day TO
complete Bicycling Merit Badge, of
campfires and hunters stew in
Peetrey Clark's pasture tand his
mothers wonderful gingerbread),
of sleepless nights in the old Scout
Shack with Jack Tanner, CuZ Con-
way, Dick Ballenger, Bob Amrine
and the many others.
And then there were those days,
years later, when, with fellows like
Red Lohr. Ed Yerian, Harold Bea-
thard and the rest, we tried TO i'm
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Madison District Scouts Observing Anniversary In
Programs And Displays Through February II Here
Display Judging
Will HighIight
Weeks Activity

Madison District Scouts have
been busy this week preparing
their displays and programs for
the observation of the 47th ami
versary of Scouting in the United
States. And by this time their dis
plays grace the windows of many
business places in the District.
The Districts seven Cub Packs
and seven Scout Troops are dis
tributed throughout the County
with locations in Mt. Sterling,
London, West Jefferson and South
Solon. All groups. packs and
troops, are sponsored by local
churches and organizations with
the aim of assisting in making bet
ter citizens of the boys who are
willing to work for their honors.
IN the IA groups in the district
are about 400 boys working TO
gain more knowledge of the ways
of scouting. They also work 10
make themselves more self suffi-
clent in. case of emergencies, es-
pecially through their safety and
first aid training. Their other work
adds up to their stature as out
standing members of the comm
unity.
The highlight of the Scout
Week Observation will come when
the many displays are judged dur
ing the weekend.
Scout groups and the scoutmas-
ters in the District are:
Cub Pack 96 Sponsored by the
Lutheran Church, London, with
Cub Master. James r. Bailey.
Cub Pack 102 Sponsored bv
the Presbyterian Church, London
Continued on Page Twol
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Albert Norris Is
Fined In London
On Two Charges

Albert Norris, London Route 3,
was fined on two counts this week
in London Mayors court after be-
ing charged with driving while in
toxicated and while his licenses
were under revocation.
Chief of Police German Clark
said Norris was arrested just off
South Main on Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
Norris was fined 5000 and three
days in Jail on the driving while
intoxicated charge, and $1,000 and
two days in Jail on the charge of
driving while his license was re-
voked.
The license had been revoked in
Columbus municipal court as re-
suit of previous driving while in
toxicated charge.
L. C. MANN
IN MT. CARMEL
l.. c. Schenimann, Park Avenue,
is recovering in Mt Carmel Hos
pital, following an operation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Secretary OF State Says Scouts
Deserve Praise For Citizenship

Thousands of Ohio Boy Scouts
distributed posters and door-to-
door reminders on registration and
voting" Brown, who spearheaded
the American Heritage Founda-
tons register and vote efforts,
sadi. I'VE have found the Scouts
alert to all civic duties and we are
especially grateful for the coopera-
tion given TO this office and the
many Ohio organizations which
joined in the Register, Inform
Yourself and Vote Campaign of
1856 and similar efforts in other
years. We give hearty salute 10
the Scouts on their 47th birthday
he added.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Only Two Races
To Be Contests
In November

London voters will pass up the
May primary date without an cleo
ton as a result Of the candidates
filed at the February 6, 400 pm.
deadline There are no contested
races on either ticket for the city
offices to be filled at the Novem-
Der election. Those VINO filed for
the particular offices will be de-
clared nominated according to law.
In the November balloting, how
ever, there will be two contested
races. Four candidates will vie for
the three seats of councilman-at-
large and Mayor E. p. Speasmaker
will be opposed by Bryan Jenkin-
son who filed on the Democratic
ticket. Jenkinson is operator of a
cleaning firm in London which
bears his name.
Speasmaker's filing for the race
this fall made the tenth conSecu-
tive time he has sought the office.
He is now in his ninth two-year
term.
For Councilman-at-large, with
three to be elected, Democrat
Wayne H. Ifollar tossed his hat
into the political ring along with
Republicans Roger L. Dillon.
George c. Shoemaker and Thur
man Snyder.
Others who filed include: For
president of council, Chauncey o.
Snow, Republican; for city treas
urer, Jack Phillips, Republican,;
for solicitor, Maurice E. Beathard,
Democrat; for councilman-at-
large, Hollar, Democrat; Dillon,
Shoemaker and Snyder, Republi-
can; for councilman, first ward,
F. E Kidwel, Republican; for
councilman, second ward, James
f. Cummins. Democrat; for
councilman, third ward, George w.
Morcher, Republican; for council
man, fourth ward. Douglas w.
Davis.
Al COUNCIL TO MEET
Madison County All Council will
meet on Tuesday evening, Febru-
airy II, s pm. at the Court House
Basement. A proposed honor club
score sheet for 1857 will be re-
viewed in addition to planning for
the yearly program.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08

son, Ann Goodson, Emma Jean
Harrington and Ruth Steel. Steve
Geyer will be the tenor and basses
will include Steve Wicker, Jay
Powers, Frank Slagle and Bruce
Smith.
Band members making the tour
are: Charlene Cristee, clarinet;
Judy Lohr, clarinet; Annalee Bea-
yer, clarinet; Kay Cameron; Alto
saXophone; Nancy Hood, coronet;
Gary Peters, coronet; Vivian Mob
lie, coronet and Bob Marrah, Bari
tone horn.
Miss Virginia English directs the
Girls Glee Club and Creighton dir
ectS the band and mixed chorus.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
j. w, Wicker Dies
Following Brief
Illness, Rites Set

James Wilbur Wicker Jr., 81,
East High Street, died Tuesday
evening in a Columbus hospital,
following an illness of IS days.
Born in London on September
13. 1902. he was the son of James
Wilbur and Mary Cain Wicker and
had spent his entire life here.
Surviving are his father; an un-
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Wicker, London.
Funeral services at the Schlech-
ty-Fichner Funeral Home Friday
at two o'clock. Brother Carl CumJ
minis will officiate at the Service.
Interment will be in Lafayette
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08

Secretary of State Ted w
Brown has hailed Boy Scout Week,
February 6 to u, as IAN especially
appropriate time to thank the
Scout Leaders and the boys in
Scouting for their efforts to inter
est voters in going to the polls and
many other acts of good citizen
ship"
Secretary of State Brown refer
red to the activity of the Boy
Scouts of America in Ohio and
other states in the recent Regis
ter, Inform Yourself and Vote
Campaign" which saw Ohio set a
new record in the number of per-
sons voting on November 6. 1856.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Former Resident
Of South Solon
Dies In Muncie

Miss Hulda Griffith, IS, form
er South Solon resident, died We'd
nesday morning in rest home at
Muncie, Indiana, after an illness OF
considerable length.
Funeral services in Muncie Fri
day morning with burial and
graveside services at 200 pm. Fri
day in South Solon Cemetery.
Survivors include several cous-
ms still living in this area.
Miss Griffith had been away
from South Solon for about 80
years.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
No May Primary For London
Voters In Filling City's
Offices For Next Two Years
John Taylor With
Valley Forge For
Sprineboard Tour

John M Taylor, a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Max r. Taylor, Lafay-
cite, is aboard the USS Valley
Forge, the first u. S. Aircraft car
rier to take Jet Fighter planes in
to combat.
The Valley Forge is scheduled to
port st. Thomas in the Virgin Is
lands this weekend and arrive in
Jamaica about February %. The
tour is part of Operation Spring
board, composed Of more than 100
chinc
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
Used Merchandise


MRS. MAYBELLE BLACI<MORE OF
London. called us and said that
she placed a WANT-AD with US
on Monday and that she had
calls and sold her old combination
record player-radio. You too can
profit by using the CLASSIFIED.
Call I'll 2-1616.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07
MODERN
MANNERS
Shorts on the Street Display
Bad Taste and Lots of You
By CAROLYN HAGNER SHAW

for one moment presume to
be a fashion dictator, I still
maintain there is a definite
place for the wearing of
these articles of apparel.
I am heartily in accord
with the assertion that wear
ing them on our city streets
is definitely not the place to
do SO. Particularly shorts.
Appearing so clad. is dis
playing not only extremely
bad taste, but a lot Of you
along with it.
Wear Manners, Too
But" you say, what does
what ! wear have to do with
manners?" A lot. The con-
ventions we observe every
day of our lives are based on
our thoughts of others. which
is. after all, the basic rule be-
hind all manners"
You wouldn't dispense with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07
Defense Officials
Celebrate Holiday

in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
Faulkner. until the end Of
July. Capt. White has been
transferred from Washing
ton to Boston where he will
report for duty August l.
Capt. White is being sue
ceeded in his post here by
Capt. James S. Marsh who.
with Mrs. Marsh, lives in
Arlington. The Marshes were
hosts at dinner last evening
for Capt. and Mrs. White,
one of the many farewell
parties arranged for them.
Dinner was planned out
Of doors and others in the
company were naval officers
and their wives including
Capt. and Mrs. William F.
Weaver. Capt. and Mrs. Fred
M. Moseley. Comdr. and Mrs.
Peter Seufer and Comdr. and
Mrs. Donald T. RAFT.
Capt. and Mrs. Marsh had
with them for a day last
week Capt. and Mrs. James
r. Davis. who have been
visiting their families in
Georgia before going to Capt.
Davis new station at Phila-
delphia Capt. and Mrs.
Marsh entertained for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07

ment. I don't know whether
or not I am expected to pre-
sent her with q gift. She is
not a particularly close
friend. Mrs. L. r. p.
Am engagement gift is
never obligatory. A present
may be given, however. if one
wishes to. for there is no rule
against doing so.
OIL am to be married at
ten O'Clock in the morning.
1t is to be informal. I plan to
wear a light blue suit. Would
it be permissible for the
bridegroom to wear a brown
suit? Should I wear a hat?
Miss A. L. NJ.
Alt is perfectly permis-
Sible that the bridegroom
wear a conservative brown
suit. BY all means you should
wear a hat and after the
service. gloves and a purse
would complete your costume.
A corsage is worn in this
instance.
= 4 \ 4
Q.-Is it ever proper to
drop crackers in soup instead
Of holding them in the left
hand? What is the rule on
dunking? Mr.. w. H. G.
Al would strongly adj
wise against dropping crac-.
kers in soup. Much better to
hold a piece of the cracker in
the left hand, taking a bite
between spoonfuls of soup.
AS far as dunking is con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07

I bumped into my little
friend. Mrs. inexperienced,
the other morning while
shopping on Connecticut
avenue. / was amazed to
behold her clad in all too
brief shorts and a Tapping
shirt. The fact that Mrs.
inexperienced is rather
short and on the overweight
side certainly didn't enhance
the picture any.
This episode brought to
mind the comments Of an
irate gentleman who recently
exploded to me his ideas rel
alive to ladies who wear
Stacks and shorts on our city
streets. He was violently OPP
posed to the idea, as have
been many other men with
whom I have talked.
First, let me make my posi-
ton clear: While I do not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07

Davises before they left on
vacation giving q farewell
dinner in their honor.
H0useguests
Capt. N. M. Martinsen. who
has succeeded Capt. Norman
j. Drustrup in the naval
civil engineers, and Mrs.
Martinsen have with them in
their home in Arlington Mrs.
Martinsen,S sister : in : law,
Mrs. Bernard Dawson. Mrs.
Dawson and her daughter
Angela arrived by plane
Tuesday from their home in
Seattle. Wash. They will be
here until early this week
when they expect to so on to
Newport for a visit before
returning West.
Navy Capt. and Mrs.
Clifton B. Mcfarland are
planning a vacation in New
England among the formers
relatives. They expect to
leave July % for Cambridge
and West Boyleston, near
Gloucester, Mass. After brief
visits there they will return
to the South stopping to pick
up their daughter Kay at
the University of North
Carolina where she is doing
extra studies after complet-
ing her freshman year. They
will have a short visit with
Mrs. McFarland's family in
Cambridge, S. c., and then
go to Cherry Point, N. c.,
where Capt. Mcfarland has
been assigned for duty.