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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
Man Is Charged
With MoIesting
Girl In Theatre

John H. Early, 81, Columbus, is
being held for investigation after
police said that he had molested a
10-year-old white girl during a
movie performance at the State
Theatre here at about 7:30 pm.
Saturday. The audience, composed
mostly of small children, was wat
ching a double-feature program of
"The Beast of Hollow Mountain"
and "Hells Crossroads"
According to London police, sew
eral children sitting in front of
Early noticed his actions and sum-
moned help from a lady attendant
who then called police. The man.
ager and usher were absent at the
time of the incident, it was said.
BY the time police arrived, Early
had left the theatre but was appre-
hended as he sat in a car nearby
with his sister and another rela-
tive. Patrolman Cox then arrested
Early and placed him in Jail here.
Criticism has been expressed re-
garding the fact that no male en-
ployees are in the theatre at GER
tain times during the day and it
was further stated that such an oc-
curance might we'll happen at any
time in the future unless steps are
taken for more proper supervision.
Several similar cases have been re-
ported as having happened at the
theatre in the past, it was said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
Four Fined After
Gambling Raid At
So. SoIon Tavern

Four men were fined and about
$4,000 in cash was confiscated as a
result of a raid on a South Solon
tavern basement early Saturday
morning, according to Sheriff
Herbert C. Markley.
Sheriff Markley said Dale Sim
mormon, owner and operator of
the tavern, was fined $4,000 and
costs on a charge of permitting
gambling Billy Newsome, Chester
Hannah and Gale Simmermon
were fined $1,000 and costs each
on charges of gambling.
The raid, carried out by Mark
ley and Deputies Flanagan and
Henry, was made after several
women had called the sheriff's Of
flee with complaints that their hus-
bands were participating in pok-
er game in the basement location.
Markley said the door of the
basement was not even locked, and
that the only equipment in the
basement was a common table. No
special equipment was found in the
building.
All cases were tried in the court
of South Solon Mayor Stanley
Marsh.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
Accept Decision
OF Jury For Site
To Build Plant

West Jefferson's Village Coun-
Gil voted Monday night to accept
the jury's decision granting Riddle
Sidner $1,000 for property and
damages in the appropriation of
land for the proposed sewage
treatment plant. They also voted to
continue planning for the plant
which is designed for servicing a
city of the size the council expects
West Jefferson to be at the end of
the next twenty or thirty years.
During the first two and one
half hours of the Monday night
session council heard discussions
and complaints concerning many
phases of the village operations,
including street repairs, one way
streets, storm sewers and other
growing problems connected with
the ever increasing population of
the village.
1.-TWO council members, Gather
inc Benjamin and Lucille Boyd,
were not present for the meeting }
In the discussion of the sewer
treatment plant which did not get
started until after 1000 pm, the
Village Engineer said the propos-
ed plant will cost approximately
1884 800 plus accessories which in
| clude some trunk lines. the site
and other minor expenditures. He
told council that construction at
the old plant site could be done
but that his firm advised against
rebuilding there. His major argu-
ment was that the expected grow
tn of the village is away from the
present site, and would involve
sewage pumping stations when
low lying properties are developed
The Sidner site. which was the
subject of court trial to determ.
inc the cost, was rated by the en-
gineering firm as the ideal site for
| future use.
In a letter to Mayor Harold Ra-
der, the engineer stated Consider,
ing all of these matters we are ir
complete agreement that the Sid
ner site is by far the better loca-
ton and ultimately the more eco
nomical solution to the sewage dis
posal problem of the village. Ir
our opinion, the continued use OF
the existing plant site would be un.
wise"
Despite an objection by Mayor
RAIDER, council members gave first
reading to the ordinance which
will throw the project into gear
They accepted the court decision
on the cost of the site, and cleared
Continued on Page Two)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
Calm Before The July 4 Storm
Only Two Accidents Reported Here
By Traffic Enforcement Officers

The London Post of the State
Highway Patrol investigated only
two accidents over the weekend,
according to reports from the Of
flee early Monday morning. Both
involved minor injuries. No serious
accidents were reported in the
county.
In the first accident, involving
two vehicles, a car driven by Leon
Nears, %, Columbus, crashed into
the rear end of another car driven
by Ben Spencer, %, Cleveland. Ac-
cording to information available,
Spencer was stopped in the right
hand lane of route 40 East, in an
attempt to make a left turn after
traffic passed. Nears was charged
with unsafe operation and is to be
tried in West Jefferson Mayor s
Court.
The accident occurred at 2:30
am. Saturday about six miles west
of West Jefferson. Three persons
were slightly injured, and were
treated at Mt. Carmel for abras-
ions, decorations and bruises.
In the second accident, which
involved only a motorcycle, Rich
ard E. Follrod, 27, Mt. Sterling,
Route 2, was slightly injured when
his vehicle went out of control and
left the road at 5:45 Saturday af-
ternoon.
Patrolmen said the motorcycle
developed a shimmy in the front
wheel, and caused the operator to
lose control. Follrod was treated
by a West Jefferson physician for
minor bruises and abrasions. Nc
charges were filed in the accident
No county law enforcement of
ficers reported arrests on charges
of driving while intoxicated.
All officers warned the motor
ing public to drive with extreme
caution during the coming Inde-
pendence Day weekend to help
keep down the high rate of fatali-
ties which normally accompany
holiday traffic. ...
During the first six months oi
1857 Madison County has total
of five traffic fatalities, all oi
which, with one exception, occur
red on the rural areas. The grand
total for 1856 was ten deaths as a
result of traffic.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
Paul Bangham Is
First President
OF Area Group

Ohio's second Chapter of the Ma
tional Association of Watch and
Clock Collectors was organized IN
London Sunday afternoon with
Paul Bangham being elected to the
presidency of the Buckeye Chap
ter. Other officers were Harold
Evans, New Carlisle, vice presi-
dent; and Otto Hardacre, Spring
field, Secretary-treasurer. Direc-
tors named were Joe Henderson,
Hamilton; Ralph Warner, Tipp
City and Harold Evans, New Car
Isle.
Approximately 25 people attend
ed the afternoon session of the first
meeting of the chapter. Discussion,
as the name would imply, centered
around collections and exhibitions
of old clocks and watches. The
group toured the Bangham home,
viewing the collection of more than
fifty clocks. some of which date
back to the 100 period.
In the organization, it was
stressed that one of the purposes
of the group is to get together
those people sincerely interested
in the collecting of the clocks and
watches which exhibit unusual
quality and workmanship. It was
pointed out that although many
people assume that such collectors
would normally be jewelers., most
of the members pursue entirely
unrelated professions Some of the
charter members are engineers,
firemen, machinists, realtors and
President Bangham is soil con-
servationist with the United States
Soil Conservation Service.
The group will proceed with
plans for a constitution, and will
adopt their rules and regulations at
their next meeting scheduled for
September.
Members of the group organiz-
ing the Buckeye Chapter said the
one other chapter of the associa-
ton located in Ohio is so far to
the east that it is not practical, and
frequently impossible for members
from central and Western Ohio to
attend. The purpose in the organi-
zation of the new group was to
make contacts with the members in
this area more available. and to
establish contacts with others in
the area who have not affiliated
with the national group because OF
time and distance involved in be-
coming a member of the existing
chapter.
Continued on Page Two)
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
Camp Councillors
Plan Meeting At
Courthouse Friday

The Madison County All Junior
Camp Councillors held a planning
meeting at the court house on Fri
day evening. according to a report
from the Agricultural Extension
Office.
The group planned the daily
schedule of the camp program, dis
cussion topics, and the areas of re-
sponsibility that each of them
would participate in while at camp.
Camp Councillors are: Carole Con-
verse, Maryesther Lombard, Julia
Dorm, Dianne Spachner, Roxanne
Hickman, Elinor Teegardin, Mar
tha Ann Trimble, Brenda Dorm
Beverly Hanson, Judy Lohr, Paul
cite Oyler, Nancy Congrove, Ed
Hanscel, John Ruoff, Paul Cunn-
ingham, Harold Egelhoff, Richard
Meeker, and Tom Reed.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
Collectors OF Clocks And
Watches Form Chapter In
Meeting Here Sunday
Hiqher Rates For
Special Services
At Post Offices

Patrons of the London Post Of
flee and others all over the Coun-
try, will be paying higher prices
for all special services after July
l, according to rates posted this
week. No increases in postage rates
for regular mail were included in
the rulings.
Increases, and the services af-
fected were:
Special Delivery-From 20 to 30
cents for items up to two pounds,
with similar 10-cent increases in
the other categories.
Money Orders-An additional
five cents on each, raising the min
imum charge from 10 to Is cents.
Business Reply Cards - From
three to four cents, with the charge
for each piece of mail enclosed in
business reply envelopes upped
from one to two cents.
Notices of unbelievable second,
third and fourth class mail-from
three to five cents per notice.
Registered Mail-Where liability
is limited to $1,000, as now, an in
crease in the minimum fee from
40 to so cents, with the $1,000 rate
raised from S1.75 to 50. The de-
partment will expand this service
to include liability up to $4,000.
for which the charge will be S4.25.
The return receipt fee will be ad-
vanced from Z to 10 cents.
! COD. Service-From 20 to 30
cents on items which must be de-
livered to a specific individual.
Insurance Fees-Increases rang
ing from five to 10 cents on items
valued above $40.
Certified mail-An increase in
the service charge from Is to &c
cents, with the return receipt
raised from 7 to 10 cents. The
charge for delivery to a specified
| person would be hiked from 20 to
| so cents.
Special Handling for parcel post
items-the' present range of IS to
25 cents advanced to 25 to so cents
Periodic correction of Mailing
List-An increase in the minimum
charge from 25 cents to 81. On
lists having more than 20 mailing
addresses, the present charge OF
one cent per name will be hiked tc
five cents.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
West jefferson Votes For
New Sewage Disposal Plant
Site South OF Village
Two Traffic Fines
Assessed In West
Jefferson Court

West Jefferson's Police Depart
ment reported one arrest for driv-
ing while intoxicated and one ac-
cident according to Chief John E.
Sharp.
Chief Sharp identified the man
charged on the DWI count as Rus
sell E. Bateman, 20, Lilly Chapel.
He was fined $1,000 and costs plus
three days in Jail by Mayor Har-
old RAIDER.
The non-injury accident occur
red early Monday morning when a
car driven by Ralph w. Arm
strong, 46, Columbus, rammed the
back of another car driven by Rol-
lie K. Whiting, 19, also of Colum-
bus. Chief Sharp said the Whiting
car had stopped to make a left
turn from the left lane of Main
Street when the accident occurred.
Armstrong was fined $1,000 and
costs on a charge of unsafe driv-
ing.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
July Fourth Will
Offer JIG Program
Of Boys Sports

The Fourth of July will mean
another Jaycee sponsored field day
for London boys between the ages
of seven and fifteen. 1t is the sew
enth consecutive year for the Jay
Gee Field Day, designed to keep
boys busy in off-the road enter
tainment.
According to a release from the
Jaycees, the program gets started
at 900 Thursday morning on the
London Athletic Field, and ribbons
will be awarded to first, second
and third place spots for bicycle
races, broad jumps, base runs,
football kicks, football throw,
wheelbarrow race, sack race, three
leg race, shot put and numerous
other events.
The boy with the highest point
average will be awarded a trophy
in the afternoon portion of the
games. All boys participating in the
events will put their names into a
drawing for a free bicycle, to be
awarded at the end of the pro-
gram.
The committee for the Fourth of
July program is composed of John
Londergan, Jim Stahl, Bud Dowler
and Charles Ballenger.
The Jaycees have asked all boys
between seven and fifteen years,
both ages inclusive, to join in the
events planned for the day. They
said the program is another in
their program of events to bring
better and safe entertainment to
London youth. Tt was also empha-
sized that adults will probably en-
joy being spectators at the events
| of skill and sport.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
Madison Press Co.
Is Host To Pack
.IO2 Cub Scouters

Cub Scouts of Pack 102 toured
the plant of the Madison Press
Company while they could see the
entire plant in operation. During
the tour they saw all that happens
from the time a story is handed to
the typesetter until the finished pa
per is addressed for mailing.
During the tour they also visited
the Commercial Printing plant of
the Madison Press Company where
they saw several "jobs" being COM
pleted for business places.
Those making the tour were Jim
Bolts, Jeffrey Carly, Donald Gil
dow, Kerry Keyt, Bobbie Mabe,
John Dwyer, Robbie Shipley, Lee
Roddy, Bob Foster, Mike Mccain,
Joe Medors, Richard Ballenger
Dickie Wickline, Billie Pennegar,
Johnny Gaynor, Dennis Braskett
Terry Snyder, Larry Warnock
Timmy Ripley, Alan loops, Ron.
ME Gibson, Jeffrey Bauman, Burt
Hillman and Billy Rae.
Den Mothers and assistant der
mothers making the tour with the
Cubs were Mrs. Harold Sebastian
Mrs. Elon Bolts, Mrs. Hubert Car
ty, Mrs. Kenneth loops and Mrs
John Gaynor.
Guests were Sandy loops, Andy
Catanzaro, Cindy Carly, Ton
Dwyer, James Farrar, John Hines
Ronnie, Douglas and Joe Sebas
tian, Gary Snodgrass, and LilIiar
Ballenger.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
Chester 7. Swope Named Eminent
Commander OF Masonic Group Here

Sir Knight Chester T. Swope
was named Eminent Commander
of the Willis Commandery Num-
ber 81, Knights Templar of Lon
don at the regular meeting held
last week He was installed by Sir
Knight M. B. Cannon, Past Com
mander, as were the other newly
elected officers.
Swope, a leader in Masonry
holds membership in Chandler
Lodge, F & A M; GAINESVILLE Royal
Arch Masons; GAINESVILLE Royal
and Select Masons; Cambridge
Lodge of Perfection; Cambridge
Council of P of J; Scioto Consis-
tory; Aladdin Temple; the Lon
don Shrine Club and Willis Com
mandery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
B-More Cow Completes
Production Milking

B-More Farms, London Route 2,
have a registered Jersey Cow
which has just completed an ac-
tual 305 day production record OF
10,868 pounds of milk which con-
tanned 492 pounds of butterfat.
The record was made by Volun-
teer Bindle Pet Sorrow, under the
supervision of Ohio State Univer-
sity.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
South SoIon Girl To
Appear On TV July 3

Viola Marsh, nine year old
daughter of Mayor and Mrs. STAN
ley Marsh, South Solon will pre-
sent a military drum toe-tap num-
Der on the Sally Flowers TV show
July 3 according to an announce
ment made today.
Little Miss Marsh is pupil OF
the Helen Marx Studios in London
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
Farms and Land
WHO BUYS FA

WHO BUYS FARMSf Farmers do
and they read newspapers with
plenty of Want-Ads Our Want
Ad columns get more readerat-
tentiOn than any other form of ad-
yertising. Try 'em and see! UL .
1916.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
Truck Stolen Friday
From Farm Near Here

Russell Viney, Route Sc, South,
reported to the Madison County
Sheriff's Office that a truck was
stolen from a garage at his farm
Friday Afternoon. The person who
took the truck also took gasoline
from tractor at the farm.
Sheriff Herbert c. Markley said
the vehicle, a 1850 Dodge pickup
was not licensed as a farm truck.
The family was away when the
theft occurred.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02

"a town
BEIs soL
After the landslide vote by
the Cincy ball fans, it has
been suggested that they
change the name from the Gin
cinnati Redlegs to the Cincin-
natl All-Stars. And while we
think of it, umpires have been
under the antitrust laws for
years ask any ball-player!
BOOKS
Man who claims to know
what he's talking about says
that all counting couples
should read several good
books together. He says that
this would prove to them
whether or not they are prop
erly mated. After looking over
some of the stuff being print
ed these days, we predict that
some of these young couples
will be mated before they get
through reading the preface.
CONVERSATION
In our book the survival of
the art of conversation de-
pends wholly on the ability Of
people to talk about things in
stead of personalities.
PEOPLE
A lot of people are like re-
frigerators-full of left-overs
and badly in need of defrost-
ing.
HOLY MATRiMoNY
A successful husband brings
home the bacon . a happy
husband brings home some ap-
plesauce.
HUMNN!
One of the most human of
delights is to be able to snub
a snob. We only regret that
we are as yet unable to snob
a snub!
|, LIFE
Stay on the right side of the
road, avoid detours if possible,
proceed as far as temptation
and then turn right!
HOUSING
Fellow told us that the only
complaint he has concerning
his new cement-block home is
that he puts his cat in the Gel
lar at night and has to get him
out of the attic every morn
ing.
OUCH
One of thees days you'll be
reading in the papers where
the baby-sitters union have
gone out on stand-up strike.
OVERHEARD
Overheard in manhole was
this I'm so full of pen
icillin that every time / sneeze
I cure somebody"
QUOTE
GUY bv the name of Bill
Vaughn lin VFW magazine)
had this to say "A show
of military strength may not
be enough to prevent a war,
but the quietest saloons seem
TO be the ones where the bar
tender keeps the ball bat out
in the open"
BUSINESS
Sign in a roadside restaur-
ant-"No checks cashed-not
even good ones"
KID STUFF
Lately we have taken the
time to query several children
of our acquaintance about
their futures. The answers are
appalling. One replied that
he wanted to grow up to be a
genius. Another said that he
would like to be winner :
(???) But the one that got us
was the youngster who told us
that no wanted to grow up to
be a playboy!
?777
Half a loaf is better than
! none--but not for the same
money. One of these days the
/ "same money" won't buy any
loaf at all.
HAPPINESS
Old Haywood Snugg, the
pubirosa of Rural Route z,
saws that the secret of happi-
ness lies with the married man
who is smart enough to re-
serve one day a week to be
ont with the boys and then
he added, "but don't waste IL
on the boys"
Bascom Funch, Heywoods
understudy in the art OF pre-
varication on the colossal
scale. said, "A red nose doesn't
necessarily mean that a guy
has imbibed too freely-mine
Is red from keeping it to the
grindstone too long"
But it was Big Nancy, Hey
woods old girl friend, who
blurted out the truth as she
threw a bull over the fence
Haywood is the kind of
a man who is getting to feel
t.;e norus a LOT more than his
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02

MRS. WHEELER ILL
Mrs. Ernest Wheeler is confined
to hnr home on Elm Street because
of illness.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
THIS
NEWSPAPER

believes fhaf your sufisscc-
tion is fhe biggest reason fos
our success -. shot IS your
guarantee Of quoIify service.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
CONVERSATION
BEIs RoL

In our book the survival of
the art of conversation de-
pends wholly on the ability of
people to talk about things in
stead of personalities.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02

PEOPLE
A lot of people are like re-
frigerators-full of left-overs
and badly in need of defroSt-
ing.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02

,oersr C. vHEELEs s.,.sroa
Ros9'.' Ron. NEWSPAPER DIVisi0"
as1o' oa1o STATS Hussga scum De
-. 80 nugus 10, OHIO
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-07-02
HOLY MATRIMoNY

a SUCCESSFUL husband brlngS
home the bacon :. a happy
husband brings home some ap-
plesauce.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-05
All CLUB MEETS

The November meeting of the
Sioux Pass Go-Getters was held
the thirteenth at the home of
Dean McGinnis.
The meeting was called to or
der by president Keith Norby.
The minutes were read and APP
proved. Ronald Wick was appoint
ed as health officer and Bonnie
Norby and Virginia McGinnis as
recreation and song leaders. We
had one new member who was
Virginia McGinnis.
We received our Fair money
and we then had installation of
officers. Dean McGinnis gave a
demonstration on cleaning a gun.
Virginia McGinnis gave a dem
onstratlon on separating an egg.
Ronnie Wick showed a flannel
graph on conservation and Kent
Norby showed slides on conser-
walton camp.
Mrs. McGinnis served a very
delicious lunch.
Our next meeting will be held
at Ray Norby's, Dec. % at six
o'clock. We're going Christmas
carohng.
Dennis Wick, reporter.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-05

in the struggle for world peace
this nations greatest strength l.
in the land.
General Manager Thatcher re-
Gently pointed out that the people
of the world need bread, not mis-
siles, and that none need starve
in a world of plenty.
For a two-fold accomplishment
he emphasized that the Admins
tration not only could promote
world peace by using American
farm abundance to feed the
worlds hungry people, but also
help solve the surplus problem
at home.
A key member of the powerful
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey OF
Minnesota, will address the huge
GTA annual dinner session on
he evening of December 10.
The big c~ooperative's choice
of Senator Humphrey to again
address their meeting indicates
that farmers have their eyes on
1858, both as to what kind OF
a farm program Congress cooks
up, and what kind of campaign
the two political parties will wage
in farm areas next year.
Political observers r watch
ing farm sentiment for a hint OF
possible upsets like the n in
Wisconsin, where a farm revolt at
the polls swept Democratic can
didate william Proxmire to a
| Senate victory over Republican
Walter Kohler who had backed
the Administrations farm pro-
gram.
GTA, which is the grammar
keting organization for 500 coun-
try coop elevators in Minnesota,
the Dakotas and Montana, is re-
garded by many as the bell
wether of farm politics in the
spring wheat states. Resolutions
adopted by members at the an
nual GTA meeting have set the
pace for much of the farm poll
tics and farm policies which have
made the region a national po-
litical thermometer.
The GTA Board of directors
will meet December 4 and 5, pre-
ceding the annual meeting, to re-
view business operations and set
the stage for the gathering of
more than 1000 patrons and
stockholders.
This year will see two new
positions filled on the Board of
Directors of the coop, as stock
holders approved the increase of
board members from IL to Is.
That will give Montana and Min
nesota additional representation.
To be elected are two directors
each from Minnesota, North Da-
kota and Montana.