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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-17

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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21

George M. Rutledge has been
appointed manager of the Krooer
Store in London, Ohio. Announce
nent of the change was made by
3. p. Redman, Sr., vice president
of the company's Columbus Divis-
ion, which operates the London
Store.
The move is being made in ad-
vance of the opening of the new
kroger Store in London, which
RutIedge is slated to manage, Red
man said.
Rutledge is veteran with kro-
ger and will have completed 27
years of service in September. He
was manager of the company's
store in MT. Sterling for "a years,
until it was closed in June 1855,
Since that time he has been as
signed to the store in Washington
Court House as co-manager.
Rutledge, married to the former
Eugenia Clingman of ChiIlicothe,
IS the father of two chiIdren-Ann,
a graduate nurse at children's
Hospital in Cincinnati, and Elaine,
at home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
Columbus Man In
Fatal Wreck As
Car Strikes Beam

Madison County counted the
fourth traffic fatality of the year
early Tuesday morning when a car
registered in the name of Leo Col
Inns, 204 South Gibson Street. Co
lumbus, rammed head-on into a
support of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road underpass on West Main
Street in West Jefferson.
According to what West Jeffer-
son Police Chief John Sharp said
was the report of an eyewitness,
the car, a 1853 Chevrolet, was
Eastbound on a clear road, with no
oncoming traffic from the west
The car, said to be travelling at ar
exceptionally high rate of speed
missed all three lanes through
which he could have safely travel
ed in the absence of traffic.
The body was taken to RAIDER
Funeral Home in West Jefferson
pending a coroner's examination
Officers said the impact, which
made a complete wreck of the We.
hicle, threw the body out on the
street. They described it as badly
cut and torn from the glass, ano
twisted metal.
One section of the car, including
a complete front wheel assembly
was torn off the car and thrown
for several feet through the under.
pass. Gasoline and oil from the
broken tanks covered the street
and West Jefferson's volunteer
firemen stood by, washing the de.
bris into the storm sewers to pre-.
vent a fire
Members of the Highway Pa.
troll, Madison County Sheriff's De.
partment and the West Jefferson
Police Department were called tc
the scene to aid in handling the
traffic at the Route 142-Route 4C
intersection.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
Wet Roads Take
Blame; Damage
Reported Minor

The London Post of the State
Highway Patrol Investigated four
accidents over the weekend, and
the Sheriff's Department investi-
gated one according to reports
early Monday Most of the acci-
dents were said to have been as a
result of the heavy rains which
soaked the county Saturday and
Sunday.
A heavy semi-trailer type truck
jack-knifed and caused minor
damage to the cab Saturday after
noon about a miles west of West
jefferson when wind caught the
vehicle and threw the vehicle out
of control. The driver reported
that it was necessary to jack-knife
the outfit in order to prevent dam
age to other vehicles.
Walter Beachy, %, Plain City
Route /, lost control on a wet road
just west of Plain City Sunday at
9:15 am. and swerved across the
road into an enbankment on the
left side. He was not hurt but his
wife and a small son were both
treated for bruises and minor lac
erations. Damage was said to have
been minor.
At 1:35 pm. Sunday, a car driv-
en- by Billy Parsons, %, Dayton,
figured in an unusual accident just
east of Summerford on Route 40.
Parsons was driving East when he
noticed the rear door of the car
opening. He made efforts to stop
Immediately, but before he could
stop four year old boy, James
Rhoton, had fallen from the car.
The child was transferred to Mt.
Carmel Hospital where he was
held for observation and treat
ment. The only visible injuries
were bruises and lacerations from
being thrown onto the road.
At 8:45 Sunday evening a car
driven by Robert Mason, 65,
Springfield, struck car driven by
Dorothy Putnam, 80, Dayton, as
the Putnam car made an attempt
to cross the Westbound lane of
Route 40 near the 40-42 overpass.
Belle Putnam, passenger in the
Putnam car, was slightly injured
in the accident. No charges were
filed in the case.
The only accident investigated
by the Sheriff's Department was
a minor wreck involving only one
vehicle. They reported that a car
driven by Yvonne Lemaster, Lon
don, left the road and struck a
hedge fence near Sedalia. Damage
to the automobile was light and
no injuries were involved. No
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
County Debt Now
At All Time High
Reports Indicate

Madison County's bonded in
debtedness has reached an all time
high and exceeds S34 million. AS
of Dec. 81, 1856, the grand total
for the county was So, ,287, ,316.03.
A recently compiled report filed
in the Madison County auditors S
office reveals that approximate
ly 80 per cent of the money owed
is for schools buildings, sites, re-
pairs, and equipment, bus notes
and operation notes-a total of
S2,638, ,710.36. This represents S2,-
295, ,710.36 indebtedness for local
schools and $343,00o for the Lon
don city schools.
County Indebtedness is S18,975.-
Is, represented mostly by ditch
notes, Auditor Forrest r. Hanson
said. All of the county's township
governments are free of bonded in
debtedness while villages owe to-
tai of 5000, ,928.75. This is broken
down as follows: Plain City, S105,-
000; West Jefferson, $4,000; Mt.
Sterling, S5,000; South Solon, $76,-
600.
The tiny village with two names
Midway and Sedalia, is free of
bonded indebtedness.
The city of London owes $419,-
701 II, with this breakdown: water
works, S326,0 600: sewage disposal,
$4,000; Chandler st. improvement,
ST. .708.85; sewers and drains, $685.
992 30.
Highest single indebtedness is
the Jonathan Alder Local School
District, with S905 900 (including
S85, 900 of bonds not yet issued).
Smallest listed was Somerford Lo-
cal School District. with only ST.
900. Other districts and debts are
Deercreek Local, S10,500; Fair
field-Mt. Sterling, S228. 900; Jeffer-
son Local, S515,000: Madison
South, S697,000; London City
School District, S343,000. (The
school figures do not represent
bus notes as these are listed sep
arately on the report but are in
cluded in the grand totan.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
Students To Be Speakers
West Jefferson Graduating Glass
To Hear Talks By Fellow Members

West Jefferson High Schools
Commencement exercise are
scheduled for Thursday evening,
May %, at 500 pm. according to
an announcement made this week.
The program will be held in the
High School Auditorium with the
entire program built around the
theme of "A New Life"
Speakers for the evening will be
Charlotte Compton, Tom Lankford,
Suzanne Bridenstine, Bill McKin-
ley and Rosemary Rice. Each will
discuss a particular phase of the
New Life" into which the seniors
are stepping.
Graduating seniors who will re-
ceive their diplomas from Board
Member Donald Bradley are: Sue
Bradley, Suzanne Bridenstine, Lo-
well Campbell, Gerald Clark, Bev-
erly Collins, Charlotte Compton,
Helen Sue Elliott, Donna Fergu-
son, Carl Hanson, Oleta Faye Har-
bage, Don Hay and Shirley West
Edward Hockenberry, Ronnie
Huntley, Thomas Lankford, Gym
thia Mattey, Frank Mckinney
William Mckinley, Kirk Miller,
Rosemary Myers, Natalie Rice,
Rosemary Rice and George Sidner.
The West Jefferson School Sys-
tenn has adopted the plan of using
the outstanding graduating seniors
as speakers rather than securing
outside speakers. They indicate
that such a plan has proved of ex-
ceptional interest to both parents
and pupils of the graduating
classes.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
Legion Auxiliary
Selling Poppies
Here On Saturday

Saturday, May 25, has been des-
ignated as Poppy Day by the
American Legion Auxiliary, and
the women of Madison Unit No.
los will be on the streets of Lon
don with the red crepe paper me-
mortal flowers.
These poppies are a replica of
the European poppies which
bloomed on the battlefields of
France and Belgium during World
War /. The poppies, which the
London women will sell, have been
made by hand by disabled veter-
ans in the Ohio Soldiers and Sail
ors' Home at Sandusky, and are a
part of the twenty million poppies
which have been made in-the vari-
Gus veterans hospitals throughout
the United States for the American
Legion Auxiliary this year.
The Auxiliary Poppy Day volun-
teers will carry coin boxes into
which contributions for the organ
iZation's rehabilitation and child
welfare work may be placed. All
of the money so received goes tc
the support of the Auxiliary's con-
tinuous activities for disabled vet
Grams and needy children of veter.
ans. Most of the money is used to
aid veterans and their families
here in Madison County.
Mrs. Harry Steel is the presi-
dent of the American Legion Auxi-
liary in London.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
Mrs. Dot Houston
Died Saturday In
Columbus Hospital

Mrs. Dot Overturf Houston, 67,
died Saturday in a Columbus Hos
pital, following a long illness.
Mrs. Houston was former
school teacher in Madison County
where she had spent her entire
life; she and her husband, John
Houston, served as superintendent
and matron of the Madison County
Children's Home for II years and
she at one time had been employed
in the office of the Madison Coun-
ty Auditor.
She was the daughter of the late
Elmer and Mary YeaZell Overturf,
two of the pioneer families in this
area.
She was a member of the Metho-
dist Church of London; of the
Rosedale Harmony Club and for
many years was active in a num-
Der of Civic and social organiza-
tions in Londen.
Surviving are her husband, John
Houston, a son, Robert Houston
and daughter-in-law, Bess Cole
man Houston of xii Care" the
home place, Arbuckle Rd., and
two brothers, Will and Dinner
Overturf, both of Resaca.
Funeral services at the Lukens
Funeral Home Monday afternoon,
the Reverend E. A. Wall, officia-
ting minister. Interment in Kirk
wood Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
Five Wrecks Investigated
In County During Rainy
Week end; None Arrested
Mrs. M. McNamara
Native Of Ireland
Dies At London

Mrs. Michael Mcnamara, 90,
died Saturday night in her resi-
dence in London. She was native
of Ireland and had resided in Mad
ison County most of her life. She
was born on Dec. Is, 1864.
Mrs. Mcnamara was member
of st. Patrick Church here.
She is survived by her one son,
Raymond, at home; one daughter,
Mrs. j. E. Slatterly of Norwood;
six grandchildren; and "a great
grandchildren.
Her body was taken to the Ra-
der-Porter Funeral Home in Lon
don where friends may call after
pm. Monday. Requiem mass will
be sung at 9 am. Wednesday in ST.
Patrick Church, FIR. Edward Reidy,
officiating. Burial will be in ST.
Patrick Cemetery.
Rosary service Tuesday evening
from the Funeral Home.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
Edward Fou+ II,
Dies, Funeral Was
Held Here Sunday

Edward Fout, 70, a native of
Clark County, died at his home
here late Friday after an illness of
several months. He was retired
farmer.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon from the RAIDER
Porter Funeral Home with the
Rev. Joe johnson officiating. Bur-
ial was in the Paint Township
Cemetery.
Survivors include the wife, Ma
bel; son Munson; Five brothers
Anthony, John, Beach, and William
all of Madison County and George
of Toledo. Also three sisters, Mrs.
Edith Skinner, Columbus; Mrs.
Hattie Galloway, GeorgesvilIe and
Mrs Alice Mckenzie, London. and
two grandchildren.
He had lived most of his life in
Madison county.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
Offer $4,000 For
Desired Land To
Build Facility

West Jefferson's Village Council
met Monday evening without the
services of Mayor Harold B. Ra-
der and Councilman j. F. Strother.
Both were absent, and Larry Kaho
took over as Mayor pro tenn.
In the business transactions, the
council passed an ordinance a.
mending the zoning ordinance to
permit houses on two lots in the
Fellows Subdivision to be built
within Is feet of the street rather
than 25 feet as stipulated in the
regular zoning code. They also ap-
proved the plat of the subdivision,
but included a clause that all fur
ther construction be according to
Village specifications.
In discussing the plans for their
efforts to secure the land for the
proposed sewage treatment plant,
Council voted to offer Riddle Sid
ner, owner Of the desired property,
sum of $4,000 for the site and
the necessary easements for the
proposed plant.
A petition has already been filed
in Common Pleas Court, and the
preliminary hearing has been set
for May "a If Sidner does not ac-
cept councils offer to purchase the
lan1 for $4,000 the court will ap-
point appraisers to decide the cost
to be paid for the area, which a.
mounts to approximately five or
six acres.
In other action Council heard
request from another subdivision
developer and later approved Mar
shall Drive, Hatfield Subdivision.
and also the water and sewer facil-
tiles of the Hatfield Subdivision.
In discussion, Council members
Lucille Boyd and Catherine Ben
jamin voiced disapproval of an a.
greement (verbal) made at the
last meeting of council when the
majority agreed to pay half the
costs of a new floor covering for
the office now occupied by the
Mayor and the Police department
in the Township building. The new
floor covering has already been
put down in the offices.
Council is now conducting all
business from the Township build
ing, and according to one council
member, are getting the space far
cheaper than they could get SINH
lar facilities from a private owner.
The old Village building is now be-
hind fence as suggested in an
earlier finding, and plans for
new building are still not public
information, if any have been
developed)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
Kroger Company
Seeking Help For
New Store Here

The probable opening date for
the new Kroger store on West
High Street in London has been
set at sometime in mid-June ac-
cording to an announcement this
week. Much of the new equipment
is already in the store, and other
necessary items are being added
daily.
Interviews for hiring personnel
to staff the new store were held in
London Friday and more applica-
tons will be taken Wednesday ac-
cording to representatives of Kro-
ger, and an ad in this newspaper
seeking the applicants.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
West jefferson Council
Amends Zoning Ordinance
For New Fellows Addition
West Jefferson
Man Charged For
Drunk Driving

Only one traffic violation was
reported in Madison County Mon
day according to information from
the Sheriff's Department, T h e
State Highway Patrol, London and
West Jefferson Police Depart
ments.
Sheriff's Deputies Marvin Flan-
nagan and Bob Henry arrested
John Siebold, West Jefferson, and
charged him with driving while in
toxicated. The arrest was made on
Route 38 south of London.
Siebold was released on bond
after appearing before Justice
Speasmaker.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
Somerford Plans
Memorial Service
On Sunday May u

Memorial Services are scheduled
for Sunday afternoon at the
Somerford Cemetery with the Rev.
Max Good as the main speaker,
according to an announcement
made this week. The program is
scheduled to get started at 1:30
with the Rev. William Turner
giving the Invocation. He will also
give the benediction at the end
of the ceremonies.
The honor roll of the deceased
veterans will be read by Connie
McMahen and Ann Colliflower
will repeat the Gettysburg Ad-
dress. All interested in the prog
ram are invited to attend.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
Five From County At
State Bar Convention

Five Madison Countians were
among those attending the State
Bar Association meeting held last
weekend at Columbus. Several
others had announced their inten-
ton to be at the meeting, but did
not make il.
Those attending were Common
Pleas Court Judge Gerald A
Baynes, Judge of the Second
District Court of Appeals, The
Honorable Roscoe G. Hornbeck;
and attorneys Charles D. Rich
mond, Robert Wright and D. II.
Jackman.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
BaccaIaureate To
Be Sunday Night
At London School

Baccalaureate services at Lon
don High School will be conducted
at 800 pm. Sunday, May 20 from
the High School Auditorium, ac-
cording to an announcement from
Superintendent j. j. Hartley. All
seniors and faculty members, of
the high school staff, are expected
to attend, and parents and others
are invited.
The Baccalaureate speaker this
year will be the Rev. Arthur NJ.
Shenefelt The professional forms
on the main floor of the high
school building at 7:45 pm.
The Junior Class will act as ush-
ers for the Baccalaureate program.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
James ConweII Spends
Leave On German Tour

Army PFC James A. Conwell,
18, son of Mrs. Helen NJ Conwell,
Route 2. London, Ohio, recently
spent a leave in Germany where
he is assigned as a fire direction
control specialist in the 265th
Field Artillery Battalion's Battery
C.
Conwell entered the Army in
April 1856, completed basic train
ing at Fort Carson, Colo, and ar
rived in Europe last November.
He is a 1857 graduate of Me-
chanicsburg High School.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
UNDERGoES SURGERY
AT MOUNT CARMEL

Robert Remley, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Remley, East
Center Street, underwent surgery
Monday in Mt. Carmel Hospital.
He is in Room 729
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21

6;T0NWN
GOLF
Old golfers DO die. We
heard one the other day about
a links lover who was sentenc-
ed to be hanged. Seems that
his final request was a few
practice swings!
CHANGE
The fastest change next to a
chameleon on a crazy quilt is
the price you got for your old
car and the price quoted to
the prospective purchaser.
HuMNN!
A hot argument never wins
warm friends-but, then, who
wants a cold friend?
MEDICINE
Statistics reveal that doctors
are investing in real estate to
a greater extent than ever be-
fore. 1t is reasonable to sup
pose that they help us to live
longer so that we'll be able to
pay off the mortgage.
TRANSITION
In our short but miserable
existence, we have seen the
horse replaced by the automo-
bile, the petticoat by the BIZ
KIM and vaudeville by televis-
ion. But we never thought
we'd see the under-privileged
replaced by the over-financed.
TRUTH
Prosperity has many attrib-
utes but it has one serious
drawback-it's getting so that
we can barely afford it.
OVERHEARD
Overheard in a telephone
booth was this; "By the time
the excise tax, the inheritance
tax, the appraisers fees and
the lawyers bill were paid, /
didn't have a legacy to stand
on"
YoRE
And to think that just few
short years ago most women
tried to hide their charms -
nowadays, they try to hide
what they DON'T have!
CONCLUSION
Only five percent of the
Americans buy pencils - the
other 95 percent steal 'em off
of the five percent!
MEAN
Candidate for the Meanest-
-The-Week is the fus-
sy businessman who fired his
secretary for drinking tea dur
ing the coffee break.
SELLING
Cheap advertising is like
making love to a pretty girl
through a picket fence-your
numbering effort will get a
half-board reaction instead of
prying interest.
ADVICE
If you are one of those peo-
pie who has a dual personal
ity-go chase yourself!
OUCH
Worst joke of the week con-
Germs a scientist who crossed
an Idaho potato with hot
water bottle. This feat is no
great shakes until one consid-
ers how much gravy it will
hold.
ADAGE
Confucius Say: "Youngster
who make hot-rod fly should
be thoroughly grounded in in
terest of safety"
~?
Big-wheel down in Washing
ton says-"We'll use the hy-
drogen bomb only in case of
general war" Does he think
that we were under the i'm
preston that second lieuten-
ants were behind it all?
LOVE
Love is what makes the
world go around-looking for
a doctor, lawyer or a psy-
chiatrist.
BUDGET
Tt has been suggested that
trimming the national budget
should be done by a surgeon
instead of butcher. May we
suggest a barber? Tt is the
barber who keeps shipping it
off as it grows.
FAMILY
Some parents feel that they
"owe" their children every
thing. Some children think
they "owe" all to their par
ents. But the best solution to
this domestic dilemma is to
operate on balanced" bud
get.
PERSONALITY
Develop a thick head y. in
this way you can have the
longevity of an elephant, the
short-sightedness of rhino
and the intelligence of a dino
saur.
MARRIAGE
When it comes to happy
marriage, you just can't beat
tho r,,t+ariro of little feats a
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
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Miscellaneous

RAGS, BONES, BOTTLES have val
ue too. Sell it i'm the want t-ads
It's fast. cheap and result-getting
Try classified today.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21
UNDERGoEs SURGERY

Mrs. Virginia Lewis, Hawthorne
Avenue, underwent surgery Fri
day at Mt. Carmel Hospital. She
is in room 846.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-05-21

ROBERT e. WHEELER
HEAD, NEWSPAPER nITTsT0N
OHIO STATE HusEua
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-01-12
S. J. Flanagan. Atty.
1927 e Dawson

State Of IL .chlean, i'll he Cir
cult Court .or the County OF
Wayne in Chanccey
BLANCHE DAVIS. Plaintifl
vs. WILLIAM DAVIS Defendant
Orcer cf Prbiica'ion
TO. 5si77l
At a session Of said Cour.
hold at the City-County Build
ING. at tho CITY % Detroit
County Of Wayne and State Of
Michigan on this Bird day OF
October, A. d. 1856.
Present Honorable Robert NJ
Toms, Circuit Judge.
1t appearing from the affi'
davit attached hereto and made
q part hereof that the defendant
herein is not a resident of the
County of Wayne and State
of Michigan, but that he resi-
DIES st. So Lafayette street, in
the City Of Chicago and State
of Illinois: therefore.
On Motion of S. j. Flanagan
attorney for tho plaintiff.
It Is Hereby Ordered that thu
above-named defendant appear
and answer the Bill OF Com
plant filed in this cause withr
three (3) months from date o.
this Order, or the same may bC
confessed against him:
II Is Further Ordered tha'
a copy of this order be sent
to the Defendant at his last
known address by registered
mail or a like copy be published
according to law.
ROBERT M. TOMS
Circuit Judge
A True Copy
Edgar M Branigin. Clerk
BY A. c. Gallagher DEPUTY
Clerk.
1913 11-l7-5f.