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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10
Postmaster Seeks
Early Mailing OF
Christmas Load

Postmaster G.. G. Schlechty said
today, I'VE hope to keep up our
good record on the Christmas mails
| by getting everything processed
and delivered well before Christ
mas Eve" He said further that
much depends on cooperation in
mailing Christmas cards and gifts
during the next ten days.
Schlechty stated, Most people
realize that the early arrival of a
Christmas card or gift is always
welcomed, although there are still
some who have the mistaken idea
that a gift or card arriving on
Christmas Eve has special signif-
icance. Actually, it's the thought
behind the gift or card, and not the
time of arrival that is the import
ant consideration"
The Postmaster asks for your
! special cooperation to be sure that
your return address and the recip-
tents address are plainly typed or
written on all labels and Christ
mas cards. Use zone numbers, and
it's always a good idea to include
an extra label inside your pack
ages. Parcel Post size and weight
/ limitations vary according to desti-
nation. Ask about them when you
go to the Post Office to buy
stamps.
Be sure to use First Class post
age on your Christmas cards, be-
cause this enables you to include
handwritten messages. Cards sent
by First Class mail will be deliv-
cred promptly, and forwarded or
returned, if necessary, providing
you include your name and address
on your Christmas card envelope
a custom, by the way, which is en-
tirely socially correct.
Response to>his Mail Early" ap-
peals to date have been excellent
the Postmaster said. Now it's a
case of keeping up the good work
to avoid those last minute Christ
mas mail pile-ups.
You can do both yourself and
| the Post Office a real favor by Sc
curing free labels at the Post Of
flee which read, ALL FOR OUT
OF TOWN DELIVERY" and ALI
FOR LOCAL DELIVERY" Place
these labels on bundles of cards
for local addresses, and on those
for out-of-town destinations, and
mail your out-of-town Christmas
cards several days in advance oi
those intended for local delivery.
Plan your Christmas mailings SC
that all Christmas cards and gifts
for most distant points are mailed
first. Try to get all of your out
of-town cards and gifts into the
Post Office before December 10th
and those for nearby points should
be mailed by December 18th.
The Postmaster has asked the
cooperation of all business firms tc
postpone the mailing of circulars
and catalogs until after December
25th to keep the mails clear foi
the Christmas rush.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10
Commissioners
Accept Engineer
Report On Roads

Three major changes were an
nounced this week by the Madison
County Commissioners concerning
the shift of offices in the court
house. and plans to move the Mad
ison County Board of Education
office to the Lanigan building were
cancelled. The changes grew out of
a recent meeting of the Board of
Education with the Commissioners.
New plans call for the Board of
Education to move to the Murray
Building on North Main Street op-
posite the East Door of the Court
house. The offices will occupy the
first floor of the building 1T had
been pointed out that it was doubt
full If the State Building Inspector
would approve occupancy of the
Lanigan building by the School
Board; and that there was not
enough space to accommodate all
the needs of the Board of Educa-
tion.}
Other changes in the original
plans will leave the Board of Elec-
tions in their present location,
move the Veterans Service Office
to the office now occupied by the
Sealer of Weights and Measures
and the Examiners, and will move
the Sealer and Examiner to the Of
flee now occupied by the Appeals
Court.
AS originally planned, the Ap-
peals Court office will move to the
offices now occupied by the Coun-
ty School Superintendent and the
Court Reporter, while the court re-
porter will move to the Grand
Jury room.
In other action of this week S
Commissioners session, they made
an additional appropriation of S275
to the County Agricultural Exten-
sion Service bringing the total for
the year to S7,675. They also re-
ceived the Extension Service bud
get request for 1858 amounting to
S9,191.00 for total of $1516.0O
more than the 1857 budget appro-
priations.
They read and accepted the 1857
report of the County Engineer for
the work done on the roads and
bridges during the year, and also
read the recommendations for
road and bridge improvements
during 1858 as suggested by Coun-
ty Engineer Helge G. Ekedahl.
Other action included approval
of weekly expenditure bills and
discussion of furniture for the
County Court Office.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10
Two Added To Force
At Hayman's S Garage

Joe Hayman and Earl Thompson
have recently joined Hayman's
Super Service Garage staff, accord
ing to Glenn Hayman, manager.
Manager Hayman said Joe Hay
man will be manager of the service
department while Thompson will
resume a position he formerly held
as paint and body man. The paint
and body work will also include
window and door glass and wind
shields.
Glenn Hayman also handles new
and used car sales at the garage.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10
YOU CAN HELP THESE
YOUNG BUSINESSMEN

Subscribers can render a
fine service to London's young
businessmen by helping them
TO be more careful in doing
their work. and the help will
be appreciated. These young
businessmen are the boys who
deliver your papers to your
door soon after it is off the
press.
You'll be helping yourself to
better service, and helping the
carriers become better workers
if you call UL 2-1616 eacn time
you miss an issue of the pap
er. BY calling Immediately,
you'll make things better for
everyone concerned, and all
will be satisfied.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10
Five Fail To Keep Within The Law
Two Are Jailed For DWl; Three
Face Charges In Accident Cases

Three accidents and two charges of driving while ntoxi
Gated reported Investigations by The Ohio State High
way Patrol and the West jefferson Police Department this
weekend No major injuries reported in either of the
accidents, but all three resulted in arrests.
Police Chief John E. Sharp West Jefferson said Patrol
Tom Lowe arrested Farrs E. Bowman, 81 Route 1,
South Vienna late Friday night and charged him with drv
while intoxicated He has been Jailed pending hearing.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10

game, and the chance to prepare
for hard week this week.
On Tuesday they meet Washing
ton C. H. at Washington, in what
may well be one of the toughest
games of the season; and Friday
they return to the home floor with
the first League game when they
meet a hard-fighing Worthington
five.
Scoring for London went as fol-
lows:
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10
Artificial BREEDING
At Record Level Here

Total cattle bred artificially con-
tinue at a record level for 1857,
according to the November report
from Jack Lombard, C.OB.A Ari-
tificial Breeding Technician.
Lombard reports a total of 2,245
first services up to December in
comparison to 2,055 for the same
period in 1856. He further reports
294 first services for November,
1857 as compared to 235 in No
vember, 1856.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10
RAYMOND WEIMER is
RETURNED TO HOME

Raymond Weimer, sexton at
Kirkwood Cemetery, was returned
to his home on the South Charles
ton Pike Sunday from Mt. Carmel
Hospital, where he was taken fol-
lowing an accident last Tuesday.
He suffered broken left leg and
other injuries when a snow plow
he was operating crossing the high
way near his home, was struck by
a passing motorist.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10
SON ARRIVES AT HOME
OF MR.. AND MRS. GENRES

Mr.. and Mrs. Don Genres, ITO
Liberty Street, announce the birth
of son, Tony, at Mt. Carmel Hos
pital, Friday, December 6. Master
Tony, who weighed in at eight
pounds, eight ounces, is the new
second assistant" Madison Coun-
ty Extension Agent.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10
is RECOVERING IN
FAYETTE HOSPITAL

Harry Allen of Jeffersonville is
in Fayette Memorial Hospital,
Washington c. H.. recovering fol-
lowing a recent operation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10
Special Notices
2 A
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MRS. r. London u

MRS. r.. London R.R. a, writes
Il have always had fine results
from ads i'm my local newspaper.
Ii reaches so many that it's bound
to be good" Try Classifieds-uI.
2-1616
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10

On the London lineup but not
scoring were Roberts, Bidwell,
Hennigan and Garrison. The Quar-
ter scoring was:
London ...... IL 18 % 15-67
Greenfield -. IA II 8 1872
Although London does not have
perfect season, they are still the
team to beat in the league, and
may cause trouble to lot of high
er rated teams before the season
is over if they continue their inn
provement.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-12-10

ROBERT G. gHEELER
HEAD, TIE sPAPER DIVISION
oaI0 STATE MUSEUM
coLu918s 1o, oALo De c0sP
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27
Time To Park And Time To Pay"
Warrants To Be Served On Those
Ignoring Parking Meter Mail Note

ter. Council then granted the may
or's request and the issuing of
warrants has come about as a re-
suit of the new arrangement.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27

Over 100 warrants have been
prepared in a breakdown" on
parking meter violators here, ac-
cording to Police Chief, German
Clark. Chief Clark said that pre-
vious warning notices had been
mailed to offenders but that more
than 100 had failed to heed the
warnings. 1t was pointed out that
each of the offenders named in the
warrants will be called by tele-
phone so that they may pay fines
before the warrants are presented.
In the event that violators are SER
we'd with warrants, court costs will
be added to the fines, it was said.
A check throughout the down.
town area Thursday morning re-
vealed number of trucks and de-
livery vehicles in violation OF local
parking ordinances. However, it
was noted that many vehicles OF
this type do not pay meter rent
and, in some cases, it was noted
that such VehlcleS were In VIOLA
ton to much greater degree than
simple meter violations. New and
used cars were also found to be
parked in violation.
The enforcement of parking reg
ulations here has come in for Sc
we're criticism during the past sew
eraI years. Enforcement has varied
from an almost negligible effort to
the present breakdown. 1t was
noted that revenues from meters
had taken big jump in recent
months. The mayor had previously
refused city councils request to
enforce parking laws unless coun-
Gil granted the necessary money to
hire a secretary to handle the mat
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27
Free Date Set In
County For Whe at
Seeding Farmers

september 80 is the Hessian Fly
free date for Madison County
wheat growers according to John
Moore, County Agriculture Agent.
= The Hessian Fly is probably the
most destructive wheat insect in
Ohio.
There are two generations of the
Hessian Fly annually. The first
generation is started on the wheat
seeded before the fly free date and
it is the second generation does
the damage to this early seeded
wheat in the spring and surround
ing wheat fields.
The surest way to cut down
damage from Hessian Fly infesta-
tion is for every farmer to abide
by the fly free date. The wheat
seeded before the fly free date
suffers most in yield reduction at
harvest time. The best insurance
for a good wheat crop is to seed a
recommended variety, fertilize
adequately and seed at the recon-
mended time on a well prepared
seed bed, according to the County
Agent.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27
Chairman Asks
For Cooperation
In Organization

The Annual meeting of the Mad
ison County Chapter of the Amer
ican Red Cross will be held Tues
day evening, October 1, in the
basement of the First Presbyterian
Church in London, according to a
statement this week by Murray
Lohr, Chairman of the Madison
County Chapter. The meeting is
scheduled for 500.
Lohr said the meeting will be OF
prime importance to the Madison
County Chapter with several i'm
portant items on the agenda. The
group will hear the Reports of the
Service Chairman, Financial and
Audit Reports, they will approve
the budget and the fund campaign
goal and elect the officers for the
coming year.
He emphasized that the Ameri-
can Red Cross is the vehicle
through which people help people
especially when those needing help
are in periods of acute distress. He
pointed to the Madison County
Chapter, American R Led Cross
Blood program, as an example OF
the help rendered.
During the past year the Mad
ison County Chapter collected 63l
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27
Class Elections
Name Officers At
London Hi School

London High School classes
elected their officers this week, in
according to an announcement
made by Joseph ]. Hartley, Super
intendent of the City Schools.
In the Freshman class Ronald
Fades was n a m e d president;
George Jordon, vice president;
Sandra Henry, secretary and San
dra Speasmaker, treasurer. Shar-
on Johnson was named president
of the Sophomore class with Gary
Reynolds as vice president; Sharon
Miller, secretary and James Rhan'
or as the treasurer.
Junior class members elected
Joyce Blake as president, Larry
Roberts as vice president; Patty
Hunter as secretary and Barbara
Young as treasurer. Godfrey Ches-
brough was elected to the presi-
dency of the senior class with Paul
Watts, vice president; n Nancy
Pratt, secretary and Norma Jones
treasurer.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27
Houses For Rent
YOU GET TT

YOU GET THE BEST PEOPLE
when you advertise in the c1assi-
feds. More people read the classi-
fieds than any other department
and YOU benefit! Phone UL 3
1916 for service.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27
South Scion Boy Dies From
Automobile Accident; No
Charges Against Operator
Drunk Driving Is
Charged To Men
Arrested In Area

Two drivers were charged with
driving while intoxicated this
week, according to reports by law
enforcement agency reports.
Frank Hunter, 50, Route 2, Mt.
Sterling, was arrested on the
charge at West Center Street in
London by Patrolman Wayne Hen
ry. Hunter was placed under a
bond of one hundred fifty dollars
to appear in L on d on Mayors
Court.
State Highway patrolmen ar
rested Griffin Gilliland, AT, Cleve-
land, on a similar charge, as Gilli-
land was driving on Route 40. He
was fined one hundred fifty dol
lars and costs on the driving while
intoxicated charge and was given
a three-day Jail sentence.
On a charge of driving while
his license was revoked. Gilliland
received a fine of fifty dollars and
costs plus a two-day Jail sentence.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27
8 OUR
"a TOWN
CARTOON

N>
CARTOON
Saw a cartoon the other day
showing a school superintend-
ent shouting to his teachers as
classes are about to take up.
Shouted the super: Alright
girls! Battle stations!"
DEPRESSION
Remember way back in the
early thirties when, if you
wanted to know how far it
was to the next town, you had
to ask a guy with shoes?
HOLY MATRlMoNY
And then there's the one
about the considerate mother
who killed her husband with a
bow and arrow so that she
wouldn't wake the children.
LIFE
Record time for evacuating
a school house during fire drill
is somewhere around three
minutes. This is just two min
utes longer than it takes when
the last bell rings.
LIVING
These are the times when it
is easier to get another hus-
band than it is to get another
apartment.
FLEAS
AS the two fleas left the
movie, one said, "Shall we
walk or take dog?"
ROMANCE
Heard about young swain
who mentioned that he had
rich uncle (among other
things) in order to convince
his girl friend that she should
marry him now she's his
aunt!
FACT
Ever wonder how that old
bird, the turkey, got his
name? Well, when the Span
ish were here they took some
of the birds back to Europe
with them. The Greeks were
under Turkish rule at that
time and noted that the birds
were somewhat like their con-
uuerors they strutted a
round and seemed to be inflat-
ed with dignity. Too, the
Greeks noted that the birds
had a red headpiece not unlike
the fez that the Turks wore
so they named the bird "tur-
key"
VIEWPOINT
This would be a better world
if the people in it had less
Tell and more Vision.
??37
We like people who value
their own time so highly that
they don't waste it using up
somebody else's.
OUCH!
Lady we know has been
taking one of the new won
der" drugs and she tells us
that after taking the first bot
tie, she has been wondering
ever since.
FACT
A man will jump off a
bridge to rescue a drowning
person but he won't take the
time to teach the victim how
to swim.
ADVICE
Advice to parents Never
worry about your daughters
interest in boys :. wait until
she gets interested in men,"
EDUCATION
Our American educational
standards must be of the high
est order where else could
Johnny graduate Wnen ne
can't even read?
FOOTBALL
Most football players don't
care about being on the honor
roll as long as they are pass
ing ;. fancy!
OUCH!
And then there's the one
about the cute young thing
who went to modelling school
so that she could get we'll
rounded education!
POPULAR
The best after-dinner speak
ers are people who jump to
conclusions.
SPEECH
You can kill an OK with an
axe but not an oxe with an
ak. Nor can you kill oxen
with an axen or oxes with
axes.
SCHOOL DAZE
During a class discussion
period teacher asked young
Willie what he most wanted
to get out of school. Willie's
answer was priceless. All he
said was ME"
COMPLAINT
The trouble with this coun-
try is that there are too many
hidden taxes and too many
taxpayers in hiding.
LAST WORD
And it was old Eli Whitney
who said these immortal
words-"Get your cotton pick
in hands off my gin!"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27
1857 Fatalities
Already Exceed
Total For 1856

Madison County law enforce
ment officers counted the fourth
death in two days this week as a
result Of two automobile accidents.
The latest came when South
Solon boy was struck by car as
he crossed the street near his
home, late Tuesday evening. Eari-
er, on Monday morning, three peo-
pie died in a one-car accident just
West of west Jefferson.
State Patrolmen identified the
boy as nine-year-old Marvin Pow
ers, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oren Pow
ers, Jr. Highway Patrol reports in
dicated the boy stepped into the
path of a moving automobile on
Route 70 which goes through South
Solon. The accident occurred just
outside the corporation limits, ac-
cording to the reports.
The driver of the vehicle, ident-
flied as Leslie Lee Mordock, 43,
Washington Courthouse, was not
held. The investigation is continu-
ing.
Reports indicated that the boy
was rushed to Springfield Hos
pital Immediately after the acci-
dent but was pronounced dead on
arrival. The cause of death was at
tributed to skull fracture.
Funeral services are Friday at
200 p. m. from the United Church
of Christ with the Rev. Paul Nc
Cart officiating. Burial in South
Solon Cemetery under the direc-
ton of Sprague Funeral Home.
The boy is also survived by two
brothers, Marlin, his twin, and
Michael; a half brother, Arnold; a
half sister, Loretta of Columbus;
and his grandfather, Oren Powers.
In the accident which occurred
early Monday three Puerto Rico
natives died and three others were
seriously injured. and listed as
critical in Columbus hospital No
further fatalities have been report
ed from the Monday wreck, which
occurred at Pleasant Hill Gene
terry near West Jefferson.
The South Solon fatality marked
the eleventh death in Madison
County this year as result of
automobile accidents, or one more
for the first nine month than oc-
Cured during the entire twelve
months of 1856.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27
Superintendent
Gives Approval
To Planned Work

More than a dozen different or
ganizations were represented at
meeting held Thursday afternoon
in the Madison County Courthouse,
and the people representing the or
ganizations were all working to-
ward improving and supplement-
ing the facilities available for the
residents of the Madison County
Home.
Included in the representation
were these persons who attended
in an official capacity: Miss Ruth
Ann Tull, Madison County Super
vising Public Health Nurse; Rod
ney Plymell, Madison County
Commissioner and Earl Lamb,
Superintendent of the Madison
County Home. Others represented
church and civic groups from Lon
don and Madison County.
During the discussion of the con-
ditions and facilities at the County
Home Superintendent Lamb called
attention to the fact that an at
tendant had been hired to check
the resident-roomS during the
night, and that visitors are well
come at the home anytime they
wish to visit. The night attendant
had been recommended in recent
survey under the auspices of the
Madison County Department of
| Health.
Some of the groups represented
at the Thursday meeting said they
plan to sponsor several activities
to help the residents to keep their
mental and spiritual lives filled as
much as possible. They will plan
tea parties with cookies, reading
groups, and other activities design
ed to stimulate the lives of the
residents.
Lamb said the Home welcomes
people who wish to bring maga-
zines to the home so that people
can read and look at the pictures.
Another group also plans starting
flower paintings so that the resi-
dents will have something to
watch and work with.
It was emphasized that the
Home desires groups and individ-
uals who will work with the resi-
dents and help them in hobbies
and interest activities. Superin-
tendent Lamb also approved an
idea that family groups might wish
to adopt" an individual resident,
so that the particular person could
have regular visits, and someone
interested in him, or her, in par
ticular.
Lamb also called attention to the
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27
Plans Made To Aid County
Home Residents; Groups To
Prepare Assistance Work
Three From Here
In Record Group
At Wilmington, O.

Three young men and w o m n
from Madison County are among
the 674 students enrolled at Will
mington College this year. The
total. 674, represents the highest
enrolment in the history of the
Quaker college. The previous high
was 671, enrolled in 1855. Last
year, the student body numbered
632.
Students enrolled from Madison
County include: Thomas L. Greer,
South Solon, Junior; Beverly A
Radabaugh, Mt. Sterling, Sopho-
more and Larry D. Rothwell, Lon
don, Sophomore.
A breakdown of the figures show
that fifty-two counties in Ohio
seventeen states and fourteen for.
eign countries are represented.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-09-27
Rena Cummins. 81,
Died This Week;
Funeral Thursday

Funeral services for Mrs. Rena
Cummins, 81, of Big Plain, who
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Oscar Dean, Columbus, after
a three months illness, were in
Big Plain Thursday at two o'clock
Interment in Somerford Cemetery
by RAIDER Funeral Service.
Surviving are her father, Fred
Adrian of Big Plain; nine children
Mrs. Oscar Dean, Miss Nettie
Cummins, Mrs. Mel Latorri, Carl
Cummins, Mrs. Robert Egelhoff
all of Columbus, Mrs. Jim Nibert
and Mrs. Dave Cave of London
Fred Cummins, U.S.M.C., station
ed in North Carolina and Bud
Cummins of Big Plain; three sis
ters, Mrs. Louise Casio, West JEFF
ferson, Mrs. Geneva Kuhn and
Mrs. Bertha Casio, Columbus
three brothers, John Adrian, Lon
don RR. A, Roy of Detroit and
Marvin of London.