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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-13

Run, rush, hurry! Over 100000 of teIevision
appliances and homewores now being sold a
fontostic savings! The selection is sensational
Most items are new 1857 open stock; some are
specioI purchases from out-of-town; few are
in original crates. Some floor samples, some
demonstrators. Everything must be sold =. Il
the bare woIIs before Todd's closes up the {
Street warehouse First come, first served!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
Baynes Declares Sale OF
Plain City Utility Legal;
Trees Suit Is Dismissed
Arch @. Holloway
Dies Suddenly At
Home In London

Archibald Green Holloway, 81,
died suddenly Thursday morning
at his home here after long per-
iod of failing health. He was ma
tive of Cincinnati, but had been in
London for many years. He had
earlier worked as janitor of the
First National Bank, the Presby-
terian Church and the Public Lii
brary.
He had been a member of the
First Baptist Church for SO years,
had been Mason for 62 years,
was a member of Eastern Star
and the Consistory of Columbus.
Masonic rites will be conducted
Saturday evening from the resi-
dence at 80 West Second Street.
Funeral Services will be Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 pm.
Survivors include a son, Harry
and three daughters: Marjorie Will
son, Wanda Cain and Abernia
Townsend, all of London and a
sister, Mrs. Ollie McNeal, also
London.
Friends may call at the residence
after noon Friday.
Burial will be in Kirkwood Gem
atprU llo5ar tho diraatior nf
Schlechty-Fichner Funeral Home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
Twister Strikes Small Area Here
Heavy Damage Reported After Wind
Strikes Farms On Neil Road West

nigh wind and hailstones when
they were killed. Other hogs and
several head of cattle in adjoining
lots were not disturbed. A few pigs
were injured so badly they had to
be destroyed later.
Trees within a few yards of the
home were torn from their roots,
and others were broken off at the
ground but in the face of the wind
only one window in building near
the house was broken. The tele-
vision antenna on the roof of the
dwelling was not bothered, and
none of the shingles forming the
roof were torn away. Trees on all
sides of the house were damaged.
On nearby farms several sheds
and trees were heavily damaged,
but none SO seriously as the Miller
place. A farm wagon, left near the
barn, was blown for about 100
yards across the lot and stopped at
a fence.
The barn, built just two years
ago. was constructed to replace
one which burned. Miller said
much of the remaining structure
of this barn will have to be re-
placed to reinforce the cracks and
damage of the storm.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17

Winds of high velocity, accom-
panied by hail and rain, caused
heavy damage to a small section
of southwestern Madison County
early Tues. afternoon, in freak
storm which touched for only a
few minutes, and skipped other
farms in the same area.
Hardest hit in the community on
West Neil Road was the Willard
Miller farm which lost several
trees. a barn and about Is wean-
ling pigs. Several other buildings
on the Miller farm were torn from
their foundations and rolled for
several feet along the ground.
More than half of large rein
forced concrete block barn was
torn down, and sections of blocks
weighing several hundred pounds
were thrown 20-25 feet across the
barnyard. Roofing from the barn
was scattered along the path of
the storm for about one-half mile,
and a huge 16 foot long timber
was carried about 300 yards
through field and then driven in
to the ground to a depth of several
feet.
Miller said the pigs had evident
ly gone into the barn to escape the
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
Approve Levy To
Be Decided Here
In Fall Voting

Another of London's brick
streets is to be repaved according
to action approved by the City
Council at the Thursday night
meeting. Members gave the stamp
of approval to plan whereby
the State Highway Department
will pay fifty per cent of the cost
of resurfacing East High Street
from the point where it intersects
with Elm Street to the Eastern
City Limits.
At an earlier council meeting
plans had been approved for re-
surfacing East First Street from
Main Street Eastward to Maple
Street.
Council also adopted an ordin-
ance requiring curbs and cutters
to be properly maintained, and to
keep other possible nuisances out
of the gutter, and curb line. A fine
for noncompliance was also includ-
ed in the ordinance adopted.
In other action Council voted to
vacate portion of an alley off
Toland Avenue after all concerned
had agreed to the vacation peti-
ton They also discussed zoning
the city for different new installa
tions.
In connection with the ordinance
es to reSurface the two streets, F.
E. Kidwell, Ohio Fuel Gas Com
pany's London Manager, said he
has already been working a testing
crew in the East First Street area
to detect possible leaks so that
they can be repaired before the
new street is laid down He said
the same action will apply to the
resurfacing Of East High Street.
He said his company did not desire
to wait and have to make any un-
necessary breaks through the new
ly paved streets, except in cases of
extreme emergency.
A delegation from the City Rec
reation Commission and the Citiz-
ems Council for Recreation pro-
posed an additional levy for rec
reation purposes during the next
five years, and council moved that
the clerk be instructed to place
such question before the voters
for the November election.
The new levy asked by the Com
mission would be only 0.4 mills
and would result in approximately
S4500 for use by the commission in
the recreation work. The delega-
ton, composed of Leo Starbuck,
Murray Lohr and Miss Marjorie
Cooke, pointed out that the present
plans for the commission will in
clude a wider program for both
summer and winter. with emphasis
on long term planning schedule.
The commission operates winter
activities for the young people and
supervises park and playground
activity during the summer vaca-
ton months.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
New Paving Planned For
East High Street; State
Will Pay Half OF Expense
Examinations For
Pre-SchooI Group
Starts On Monday

The first Pre-School Roundup
for all children who will enter the
London schools next fall, is Sched-
uled for Monday, May 20, accord
ing to announcement by the Madi-
son County Department of Health.
The first examinations are sched-
uled for 9 am. for the "A's through
c." In the afternoon the program
is for the HIS through L.
The second program will be
Tuesday, May 81, opening at 9 am
for the Ms through the Sc's. In the
afternoon the examination will be
for the Sh's through the rs.
The clinic will be in the kinder
garten building on the school cam
pus. DR.. r. A. Vogel, commissioner
of the Madison County Depart
ment of Health, examining physi-
clan, will be assisted by nurses OF
the Department of Health Staff
and members of the faculty.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
Three From Here
Get Service Pins
From Ohio Edison

Three London employees of the
Ohio Edison Company were honor
ed Thursday night in the annual
Ohio Edison Awards Dinner held
at the Shawnee Hotel, Springfield.
They were included in a group of
81 people who were given awards
for 5 to 45 years of service.
Miss Margaret Tracey was pre-
sented with a thirty year pin, ID.
M. Mustard was given a 20 year
pin and Mrs. Norma L. Jones was
given five year pin. Miss Tracey
received a gold watch and 25
year pin five years ago, and was
put on a permanent list to attend
the dinners.
John Gray, a retired Ohio Ed
ison Employee, and Mrs, Gray
were also recognized at the dinner
All retired employees are invited
to the special annual dinners.
The awards were presented by
H. E. Miller, manager of the
Springfield Division of the COM
pany.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
Southern Baptist
Group To Begin
Services Sunday

The Westgate Baptist Church of
Columbus, an affiliate of the
Southern Baptist Convention, will
hold special services the next three
Sundays in the Youth Building of
the Madison County Fairgrounds,
according to an announcement this
week.
The services are scheduled for
Sunday May 19 and 26 and June 2
with the scheduled time of 200
pm. The Rev. Nobel Cottrell of
the Westgate Baptist Church will
be in charge of the services. The
State Convention of Baptists in
Ohio is also cooperating with the
extension Of services to London. Nc
other Southern Baptist church is
located in the county.
In announcing the services for
the three Sundays, Cottrell asked
that people interested in establish
ing a Southern Baptist hCurch ir
London attend the services ano
make their wishes known.
Details of the special services
may be obtained from the pastor
at BR 4-2231 in Columbus or writ.
ing the Westgate Baptist Church
3170 Sullivant Avenue, Columbus.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
London Jaycees
Trying For Place
lin District Post

London Jaycees are attending
the State Convention at Dayton
this weekend, boosting one of their
members as a candidate for vice
president from the eighth district.
They are putting up fight for
Charles D. Blair for the post.
Delegates attending the conven-
ton from the London Chapter are
William Mcclure, chapter presi-
dent; Dean Goodyear, president
elect; and Bill Fettrow, campaign
manager for Blair.
During the past weeks commit
tees from London have visited
area chapters promoting the can
didacy of Blair for the vice presi-
dency. Jack Friend, president of
the Lancaster Jaycees will place
Blair's name in the nominations.
Two other candidates oppose Blair
for the post.
In other activity during the con-
vention, the local Jaycees will en-
ter their Christmas, Public Health,
Profit Making, Public Relations,
Sports Activities, and Public Af-
fairs activities in the competition
for state awards. Last year the
London Chapter took first place in
the under 10000 population class
for the Public Health, Profit, and
Public Relations work.
The club will also enter another
competition to pick the outstand-
ing club of the under 10000 class
President Mcclure will be entered
as a candidate for outstanding
president in the same division
About 25 of the members from
the London Junior Chamber of
Commerce are expected to attend
the convention. The meeting is be-
ing held in the Biltmore Hotel in
Dayton, and the London group will
open a hospitality suite in the no.
tel for the entire eighth district.
Incidentally, it was just ten
years ago that the London Chapter
successfully ran Dick Tracey to
the vice presidency from the eigh-
tn district. They also won publica-
ton, youth and health awards.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
Scout Troop Io4 Now
Planning For Summer

Members of Scout Troop 104 are
planning special meeting on
Monday, May 20, for the benfit of
their parents. The purpose of the
meeting will be to discuss plans
for the troops summer camp,
which will be held from June 16
through %.
This is the first time in several
years that the troop has planned a
long-term camp, and the Scouts
are excited about the prospects of
a weeks camping. Parents are be-
ing invited particularly SO that
their questions about the camp ar
rangements may be answered. The
meeting will be held at 7:30 pm.
in the Methodist Church
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
Mayor Speasmaker Will Not
Oppose Charter Proposal
Charter May Be
Decided In Fall

E. P. Speasmaker, London's
longtime Republican mayor, has
stated that he will not oppose a
Charter" form of municipal gov
ernment here. Mayor Speasmaker
said, Il will not oppose the charter
in the coming campaign" Speas-
maker is running for his 10th term
as London's mayor in November.
He is opposed by Democrat Bryan
Jenkinson, a former member of
the Board of Public Affairs and
former councilman. Jenkinson re-
signed as a member of the swim
ming pool commission, but has con-
tinued to be active in political af-
fairs here.
1t has been expressed in some
quarters that both Speasmaker
and Jenkinson might oppose the
charter. However, Jenkinson has
also stated that he will not oppose
the charter and added "but that
doesn't say I'll back it either"
The issue concerning charter
government here came about when
council members and other inter-
Eested citizens made inquiry in
nearby charter" cities as to the
feasibility of such a plan and its
proposed adoption here. The re-
suits achieved in other commune
ties such as Fairborn, Yellow
Springs, Upper Arlington, Bexley
and Grandview were said to be ex-
cellent and a move is being made
to put the proposal on the Novem-
Der ballot. The charter proposal
would be voted as a separate issue
and would be non-partisan, it was
said. London is now being gov
erned under what is called state
Form" which became mandatory
following the last census which
showed that London's population
had exceeded 5000.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
Columbus Man Dies In
Car At West Jefferson

j. F. Glynn, 81, Columbus sales
man, died while parked at curb
in West Jefferson Tuesday eve
ming. Deputy Coroner DR.. ]. VIM.
Hurt, investigated the death. The
body was taken to Blauser-Baker
Funeral Home and later removed
to Columbus.
Glynn was representative for
the F. c. Schoedinger Company,
selling sheet metal, plumbing and
hardware.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
Harold Hall To
Get Special Fire
Traininq In West

PFC Harold Hall, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Hall, 36 School
ST., London Ohio, recently left
Fort Niagara, N. Y, for a firing
range at Red Canyon, New Mexi-
co where he will participate in the
Army Air Defense Commands an
nual firing practice.
Hall, a member of Battery c of
the 44th Antiaircraft Artillery Mis-
sile Battalion, is regularly station
ed at Fort Niagara.
Hall entered the Army in April
1856 and completed basic training
at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17

Joseph w. FIGHTER, a member of
the Miami University faculty, and
an active church and agriculture
enthusiast, has been selected as
the May % speaker for the Mad
ison South High School Com
mencement program. He will dis
cuss Living With Automation" in
the main address of the evening.
The BaccaIaureate speaker will be
the Rev. David Nawyn, pastor of
the Sedalia Presbyterian Church.
The Baccalaureate service is sched-
uIed for May 19. All programs are
from the High School Auditorium.
FIGHTER has had a wide range of
training in both educational and
agricultural fields, and has won
acclaim for his worldwide partici-
patton in church groups. He was
also listed in Who's Who In Amer
ica as a recognition of his activi-
ties.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17

A special meeting of boys inter-
ested in American Legion Baseball
has been set for Friday night at
500 according to an announcement
this week.
The boys are to meet at the ball
park, and those Is through II are
eligible to be in the club.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
Plaintiff viii
Be Taxed Court
Costs OF Trial

In an eighteen page decision
handed down Wednesday after
noon by Common Pleas Judge Ger
aid A. Baynes, he sustained the
contention of the Village of Plain
City and the Ohio Edison Com
pany that taxpayers suit filed
by Leslie r. Trees, resident of
Plain City, did not state a case
The petition was ordered dismiss
ed, and Trees was ordered to pay
the costs. Baynes also indicated
that should an appeal be filed he
would suggest an appeal bond of
approximately $4,000.
The suit grew out of an ordin-
ance passed June IS, 1856 and a
sale agreement dated August 9,
1856. The original injunction was
filed September 6, 1856, and NAM
ed only the village. The basis of
the suit was the sale of the muni-
cipally owned light and power
plant to Ohio Edison Company.
The sale contract involved none of
the real estate, nor buildings. The
generating system and the distri-
button system were the assets in
the transfer.
In a prepared release concerning
the decision Judge Baynes had the
following to say:
''The Village and Company con-
tended that the Legislature did not
have the power to require the
method by which the Village chose
to sell its electric utility because
of the Home Rule section of the
Ohio Constitution. They also con-
tended that the Taxpayers action
failed to allege or claim any
amount or any kind of damage so
that Trees lacked capacity to sue.
Inch Thick Briefs were filled
on the question and the respective
arguments were supported by quo
tations from more than sixty SUI
preme and Appeals Court decis-
ions, as well as several sections of
the Constitution of Ohio and the
Revised Code.
'The Judges opinion stated that
it was not necessary to decide the
case on a Constitutional basis and
that the sale statute, which the
Judge said controlled only by inn
plication if at all, was directory
or permissive law and did not inn
pose mandatory method of sale
involving a municipal proprietary
property as distinguished from
governmental property.
For that reason the Village Sale
Ordinance which ignored the
Board of Trustees of Public Af-
fairs and directed the sale to be
approved and executed by the
Mayor and Clerk of Council was a
legal and valid act. Moreover in
the absence of abuse of discretion,
wrongful acts, fraud or collusion,
Courts are not permitted to sub
stitute their judgment for that of
Legislative authority, in this case
the Village Council.
THE opinion also stated that the
taxpayers suit failed to show that
there was no adequate remedy at
law. 1t cited that the Ordinance
could have been subject to a Ref
erendum or Mandamus action, both
legal remedies. Further that the
failure of taxpayers to seek relief
prior to the time the Sale Agree
ment" was signed last August or
the property was transferred and
payment received last September
created an estoppel to sue in Equ-
ity in the absence of fraud or col
lusion.
Continued on Page Two)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
MAIL DESTROYED

A mail bag thrown from a
Pennsylvania mail car burst
near the Main Street crossing
here Thursday and as passers-
by were gathering the letters
another train came by and ran
over the scattered mail. The
mail sack contained telephone
company bills and other mail
which were heavily damaged.
Such accidents have been noted
frequently here of late.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
VIOLA MARSH IN
SCHOLARSHIP GROUP

The name of Viola Marsh was
accidentally omitted from the list
of those getting summer scholar
ships in dancing from The Helen
Marx Studios in London Miss
Marsh was one Of eight pupils CIV
en- the scholarships for the summer
training.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
SCHEDULES DANCE

s The Monroe Four H Club has
scheduled a dance for May 18 at
the Monroe School, according to
an announcement made this week.
The dance, to the music of the
Sunset Serenaders, will begin at
900 pm. and end at 1900 mid
night.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
BUSINESS is GOOD!

During the business week of
May 6-1o, the Madison Press
Company produced So newspa-
per pages for the Madison
County area that is why
we say Business is good in
Madison countyw
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
ARRIVE HOME &

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Goodheil of
Columbus arrived home by plane
Sunday evening following a honey
moon in Mexico Mrs. Goodheil is
the former Amelia 10 Foster
daughter of Mrs. John Foster of
Midway Pike.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
Pets Cats Dogs
&

Is not WOrd-it's
mongooses. But even if you lost
your mongoose the chances are
that a classified reader found it,
Give us q try
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
e OUR
"a Town
SWiNDLE


ing the research work, reveals
that every sucker is potent
ial swindler. This fact is con-
firmed by police agencies all
over the country. Thus it ap-
pears that what we've always
suspected is true - the guy
who gets burned in a shady
deal is probably trying to
make a dishonest buck him
self.
DIVORCE
And as one fellow put it
Paying alimony is like
paying the installments on an
other mans house!"
VIRTUE
And then there's the one
about the sweet young thing
who was so virtuous that she
wouldn't even play badminton.
coNFUcIus
Confucius say: Man who
falls in love at first sight
should take second look"
LIVING
This is the age in the life
of man when even the wolf at
the door has to be refinanced.
DILEMMA
Heard about the Texan who
got stuck in the mud going to
town to pick up his drought
relief check?
HuMNN!
If YOU have a million sheep
and one of 'em is black-this
one win get all the publicity
and most of the attention.
HOLY MATRlMoNY
People with horse-sense get
hitched and stay in harness -
at least until the barn burns
down.
sIGN-o-TIMES
Seen in a gift shop window
was this stopper IF you
think all this stuff is junk -
lust come in and price it,!
OLD TIMER
An old-timer is a fellow who
remembers way back when
baby-sitter was known as
Mother.
BROAD JUMP
If a man had the leaping
ability of flea he could jump
1000 feet at time.
ANSWER
Dad: why, when I was a
Young man, I thought nothing
of getting up at 5 o'clock in
the morning!"
Son: I'm with you, Pop.
don't think much of it either!
BIG BIZ
When someone mentions
"big business" one immediate
w thinks of us. Steel or Gen.
eral Motors. But the biggest
business of all is farming.
There are over 4,7O0,000 farms
in the US. averaging about
24O acres per farm. Farmers
use 4.8OO,OO0 tractors and
about 100000 cars and
trucks. A million combines and
100000 corn pickers help the
harvest. A lot of milking is
still done by hand but 7l5,OOO
milking machines are in use
every day.
ORIGIN
The first "pinch-hitter'
wasn't a baseball player - 1T
was a good-looking young wo-
man on a crowded elevator.
COMPARISON
Old fellow and his grandson
were touring an art museum.
Finally, they came upon an
exhibit of so-called modern"
art--delirium tremens on cam
vas. Old man took a look and
said. "Shucks, Sonny, your
grandma could KNIT better
pictures than thatr
QUESTION
Couple of Arabians were rid
ing their camels through the
desert. Suddenly one of them
spoke up-"What do they use
oil for anyway"
suDN THoT
There are too many people
in this world who would rath-
er win an argument than be
right.
CHARACTER
A man who is clean inside
and outside, who neither looks
up to the rich nor down to the
Door: who can lose without
souealing; who can win with
out Dragging; who is too brave
to lie, too generous to cheat,
and too sensible to loaf; who
takes only his share of this
worlds goods and lets other
people have theirs = this is
either a wonderful gentleman
or the biggest liar that ever
livedi
LAST WORD
AS a sign of success in the
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
THIS
NEWSPAPER

believes fhut your sufisfuc-
tion is fhe biggest reason for
our success -. fhof is your
guarantee of quality service.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-17
AMERICAN LEGION BALL
CLUB TO HAVE MEET

training.