THIS Continuously NEWSPAPER in th® service of Believed established local merchants have MADISON COUNTY Madison County Democrat to protect their Repu­ SINCE 1857 K02XRT C. 1} .^CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LONDON ENTERPRISE tations • That's your best guarantee of NINETY-NINTH YEAR No. 34 OHIO STATE UUJ.QN0QN, OHIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 27. I«4 Subscription S2.50 per year value. » r>Mnttr* 4 ** **>•* •'*“'***> j»-2* L ■■ j I London High School Keeps ALLIED WARSHIPS IN MALTA HARBOR Ohio First In use Of TV OUR Place On Approved List For Police Communications TOWN 50 Years With Takes Part In U.S Madison Co. Swine State Network Is ABOARD RHS QUEEN MARY - For the first time in N. C. Association Marine Exercises Committee Meets Planned June 1 her history, the “Queen Mary” The Madison County Swine Com­ has a full complement of At a meeting of the North Cen­ Marine Pvt. Oren D. Strickler, son of Mrs. Florence M. Harden mittee decided at their last meet­ Ohio has become the first state passengers so early in ’the tral Association of Colleges and ing Tuesday evening, April 24, that in the nation to utilize television in year. According to our purs* Secondary Schools held in Chicago of 101 Miday Ave., London, Ohio participated in a desert field they would sponsor a tour some police communicatiorw, according er, Mr. Phillips, this yeai ’*■ April 9-13, 1956, London Higa time in July to the Terminal Stock to an announcement received from promises to be the biggest' School was unanimously retained training exercises March 19-24 at the Ohio Department. ol Highway Twentynine Palms, Calif. Yards at Cincinnati, Ohio; visit a tourist year ever. Suffice to on the approved list of the associ­ packing plant and enjoy a baseball Safety. j say that it is a big year for us. ation, according to J. J. Hartley, More than 1.000 men of the 1st game, according to a report from The pilot show, a telecast utiliz­ As we have said, the service local superintendent Continuously Marine Division’s 1st Regiment the Extension Office. ing a camera and a monitor-re­ aboard ship is superb - any­ since 1906 London High School has went to the Marine Corps Train­ The group also decided to coop­ ceiver, irnt auto licensing and reg­ thing from tea in bed to hant. been a member of this association. ing Center to take part in the ex­ istration data from the Bureau of and eggs at five o’clock in the ercise. erate with the State Barrow Show Tn a report to the North Centre? to be held in Madison County pro­ Motor Vhicles to the headquarters morning. Today the dinner r of the Highway Safety Depart­ menu contains 84 items, any Association of High Schools anti Unlike regular field exercises,, viding changes are made in the Colleges it was pointed out that desert warfare demands speed and. facilities. It was agreed the rent ment. Tne system will go into full or all of which one may sel­ V- i use abu’K June 1. ect. We started with caviar London High School offers 57 dif­ mobility due to the lack of natural for the show could be advanced to ferent subjects to students in the ©over, Director U. C. FMty said and followed with Dover sole %£i cover the next two years rent in and then roast beef and York­ upper four grades. Each day 96 Tanks and helicopters were used order to help make needed im­ are thrilled to be the first state >n high school classes meet for in­ provements in the facilities. the nation to inaugurate this new shire pudding. Dessert? Oh, in support of the assault force. British, French, and Italian and; Turkish warships crowd Sliema creek, Malta, April 20 following struction under 15 different teach­ Jack Donahue, chairman of the method of police communication. just a dish of strawberries and vrerk-long NATO exercise “Medflex Dragon'„ i” —the biggest Allied naval maneuvers in the Mediterranean Its possibilities are almost unlimit­ peaches smothered in whipped ers. Besides the 96 academic class­ since World War II. (AP Wirephoto) committee, appointed Robert Dil­ es that meet each day many extra­ Former Resident lingham as tour chairman with ed and would include the transmis­ cream. This is no place to be sion of factual data, police line­ on a diet. Our dining stewart curricular activities, such as sports, Marion Moats and Howard Dorn is a great little fellow and has music, clubs, etc., are also offered Dies In Columbus Roy M. Griffith as other eemmittee members. ups, bad checks and suspicious doc­ for student participation. Madison Boosters S75.000 Asked uments, personal photos and inter­ a wide knowledge of the ship's Funeral services will be con­ nal revenue department docu­ cuisine. He simply covers th® Mr. Hartley said "This disting­ ducted at the Sprague Funeral Rites Saturday Mrs. Nora Stortz ments. It would also be useful in table with all sorts of beau­ uished reward of merit is most Home in South Charleston on Fri­ Organize Monday Roy M. Griffith, age 67, died In 1948 Accident civil defense, in emergency and tiful things so that we won’t gratifying to the community, es- day at 2 p.m. for Charles Cooper, Wednesday morning in Mt. Carm­ Dies Wednesday disaster areas and for police miss a trick. spccially at this time when high 62, of Columbus, who died Wed­ The Madison South Booster el Hospital. He was born in Ross A Madison County petit jury be­ weather work.” Mrs. Nora Stortz, 79. died at At our table for four are schools are being brought under nesday in Columbus’ St. Anthony Club took shape at the organiza­ county, on Sept 2, 1R88 the son gan hearing evidence in a case News of the proposed police TV an Englishman and a wonder­ more strict policies, regulations Hospital where he had been a tion meeting held in Sedalia on of John and Mary Griflith. He had which occurred in Madison Co. in her home at 36 School Street on network broke last January when ful lady from Philadelphia - and criteria for the approval of patient for two and a half weeks. Monday evening; With the new lived in Madison County most of 1948 as they opened their session Wednesday afternoon. She had the Ohio officials called on the Mrs. Lola. L. Fisher. Mrs. secondary schools. The recognition Mr. Cooper was a cement finisher school planned for occupancy next his life. He was a former employee Wednesday. The case involved was been ill for some time. She was chairman of the FCC in Washing­ Fisher was born and lived for and honor which the school has and had resided in the London fall, the formation of the club is of the London Grave Vault Co., that of Steele vs Westinghouse, an born in Perry County, the daugh­ ton. Though some opposition has many years in Wichita. Kan­ received again assures each grad­ and South Charleston communi- an indication of the friendly rival­ but. at the time of his death he action arising out of the death of ter of George and Sarah Drake been expressed to the plan by sas, and has lived in Philadel­ uating student of London High ties before going to Columbus. ry to be expected with the new was employed by the Madison Co. Lonnie Steele in 1948. The defend- Lamus. She was the widow of those who claim it is an expensive phia since her husband passed School that he or she is eligible Surviving are a half-brother, Jonathan Alder School in the Highway Department. Mr. Griff- ant‘ is asking “$75,000*”c nnn Jdamages for Fred Stortz, for many years a toy, Felty and Col. George Mingle away a few years ago. She is for acceptance in any college with­ northern part of the county, ith suffered an injury while work­ wrongful death. grocer in this city. of the patrol are convinced and out taking a college entrance ex­ Harry Hutchinson of London and on her way to Spain to visit several nieces and nephews. where a Booster Club was also ing several weeks ago and under­ The plaintiffs allege that Mr. Mrs. Stortz is survived by a have convinced others of the value a friend who lives there. W® amination, unless the same is re­ formed recently, Both schools went surgery last Saturday. Steele died as the result of electric son. James, at home and three of the network. quired by all entering students.” Burial will be in the Greenlawn like Mrs. Fisher immediately Cemetery, South Charleston. plan football teams. Survivors include his wife, Josie, shock suffered as he attempted to sisters, Anna Harris and Ada and her travel knowledge is Officers elected for the ^ladison at the residence at Newport: one utilize a milk-cooling machine pur­ Stephens of Saltillo, (Perry Coun­ immense as she has bee® Mrs. Wall Will Appear South club were Ned Davey, pres­ daughter, Mrs. Frances Hiermer, chased from the company and that ty) and Gertrude Keyes of Zanes­ Two Enter Pleas everywhere and has seen al­ Weekday Religion ident; Jim Hunter, vice president; of Columbus and two s tepsons, the negligence of the company was ville, Ohio. most every place in the world. In Sunday Recital Harold Jackson, secretary; Bob James Colwell of Miami. Florida the cause of his death. The defend­ The family srill receive friends and Eldon Colwell of London. ants deny all of this, saying that if at the Schlechty-Fichncr Funeral Of Not Guilty The Englishman, Mr. Har­ Program Reported The pupils of Mrs. Leia Glenn, Hines, treasurer. Executive board members are Dwight Thompson, The funeral sendee will be held death was caused by electric shock Home on Friday, April 27, from 3 old Goodger, is going home faculty member of Capital Univer­ on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Lu­ it was the result of negligence on to 5 and from 7 to 9 o’clock. TU’o of the five men indicted at after a business trip to the Miss Gertrude Von Riesen, the sity’s School of Music, will be threc-ycar term; Corbitt Justice, the April session of the Madison director of weekday religious edu­ kens Funeral Home, the Reverend the part of the decedent. Private funeral services will be United States. Goodger is an heard in a recital Sunday after­ two-year term; John Buehl Jr., Jix* Johnson officiating. Interment held at the funeral home on Sat­ County Grand Jury have entered engineer. We learn that ht cation in the schools of Madison noon, May 6, at 2 p. m. The re­ ©ne-year ternfc The membership '^udge Gerald A. Baynes is on pleas of not guilty at their arraign­ County, has made a report of her will be in Paint Township Ceme­ urday at 3 p.m., the Reverend served on a panel of engin­ cital will be given at Mees Hall committee is composed of Bryan tery. the bench, Forrest E. Sidener Jr., Harley Bennett officiating. ments, held in the Common Pleas eers who put down the pipe* Work in connection with National on Capital’s campus, The public is Wilson, John. Wine* and Frank represents the plaintiff locally and Court last week, Judge Gerald A. Religious Education Week current­ Entombment will be in the Oak line under the English channel invited. Pickens. Crabbe and Tanner are the local Hili Mausoleum. Baynes presiding. ly being observed in the United representatives of the defendant which furnished our tanks Mrs. Ernest A. Wall of London The group accepted the by-laws Spring Festival They were James Tree Hopkins, with gasoline, oil and water States. presented by the constitution and corporation. Sitting on the jury are indicted for forging and uttering, will take part in the recital. She Mrs. Smith Olney and Mrs. Mary during the Normany invasion. Miss Von Riesen says that 1400 is a student of the pipe organ. by-laws committee, Glenn White­ Episcopal Group and Kenneth Crawford, indicted on Goodger has many hobbies children tn Madison County at­ tide, Frank Pickens, Walter Hob­ Held In London Elliot of West Jefferson. Mrs. R. three counts, carrying concealed which include mountain climb­ tend the program, which covers ble and George McNemar. The annual Spring Musical Fes­ T. (Margaret) Alkire of Mt. Sterl­ weapons, (two counts* and inde­ ing. He has climbed the fam­ The first official meeting will ing Route 3, Mrs. Ruth Remley, Has Invitation cent exposure. Hopkins was un­ grades three, four, five and six. Here’s Answer For tival was presented in the Izindon Mrs. Thurl Creamer, Mrs. Haysei ed Matterhorn in Switzerland There are 11 classes in London, be held in the Midway High High School Auditorium Wednes­ able to provide himself with coun­ and has the ambition to try School on Monday, May 7, start­ Robison. Harold Wood and Mi's. Immediately after the service at sel, so the court appointed London two in Sedalia, four in Madison day by the schools of Madison Iva Rnoades of London and Char­ some of our American moun­ Rural, seven in West Jefferson, Surplus Problem ing at 8 p.m. County and London, before a Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday attorney Maurice Beathard to tains some day. Thus it is that five in Plain City, throe in Fair- Charter membership Is open. les W. Markham, Norma Watson, morning, seventeen small robed represent him Crawford was rep­ large audience that expressed its Fioyd Miller and Mrs. Forrest figures, members of the Boys’ meal time is quite delightful field and four in Mt. Sterling. Na­ Little mouths, and some .not The goal of the club is to raise appreciation with an ovation for resented by the London law firm and we look forward to eacM) tion-wide, the program reaches quite in that category, are doing $5000 to support the athletic prog­ Deck of London rural. Choir of the church, will be whisk­ of Crabbe and Tanner. the numbers performed by the ed away to the railroad station to meal with gusto. more lhan four million children, their best to help alleviate the sur- rams of the new school as well as Band Section, '“The Girls Glee The jury visited the scene of the Three of the five indicted plead­ utilizing school released time. The p 1 u s storage problem. County those in the three supporting acc’dent on Wednesday. Currently catrain for Cleveland. ed guilty at their arraignments. Shipboard life is an amaz­ School Superintendent Rolla D. Club” and “The Mixed Chorus.” ing thing. Nothing to do, real­ program is kept non-demonination- schools, Madison Rural, South Conducting the first section of gi’< ing testimony is Marvin Steele. For many of the lads it will be They were. Vaughn D. Holland, aL Webster announces that 54,508 Solon and Midway. 22, the son of the decedent, and escape from a penal institution, ly, but there never seems to pounds of government surplus caf­ the band program was Okie San­ their first brush with a train as be time to do anything as tee, West Jefferson, who directed Mrs. Roy E. Miller of Plain City, they embark for the distant city to sentenced to serve from one to • The first national meeting of the eteria commodities have been ut­ the former Mrs. Steel®, five years at hard labor in the time passes so rapidly. We do directors of religious education CqL P, E. Bacon the performance of the following join approximately 400 boys from ilized in the school system, includ; all over the United States and Can­ Ohio Pen. Joseph Hoosier and Ar­ not dress for dinner the first wih be held at Oberlin in June, ing the London City schools and in selections: "Telecast Overture,” nold Franklin Cooper, both indict­ night out. of course, but it is 1956. the County and Children’s Homes. On Europe Tour Frangkiscr; “Adagio and Allegro”, ada in the annual Choir Festival at proper that we don dinner* Mozart; “Horse and Buggy" An- 4 N Conferences the Cathedral ol the Holy Trinity ed for breaking and entering in Among items used were 8300 lbs. Air Force Colonel Philip E. Bac­ in Cleveland. the night season and petit larceny, clothes during the voyage. Miss Von Riesen haa arranged dried beans, 2322 lbs. dried milk, derrson. Thus it is that we jump out a display giving some idea of her on Jr., of Huntington, West Vir­ both sentenced to serve from one 174 gal. salad oil. 6600 lbs. cheese, ginia, w’as one of six AF Reserve For the second section of the Set For County The London choir te directed by to 15 years in the Ohio State Re­ of bed and have breakfast and work in the window of the gas shortening, band. Ray Creighton, London, di­ Miss Anne Dickerson, Trinity’s or­ then sit in our deck chairs un­ company office here. She is assist­ 3800 lbs. rice, 3240 lbs. ofifeers who spent a two week ac­ formatory at Mansfield. 11,872 lbs. butter, 3872 lbs. canned tive duty tour visiting U. S. bases rected these numbers; “March© The 4-H club leader and officer ganist, and the Reverend Sanford til the stewards come around ed in her school program by Mrs. Poco,” Moore; “Larghetto from conferences are scheduled during C. Lindsey, rector, is mentor and with beef tea at ten. Time to J. Albert Clark of Columbus, wife luncheon meat, 4300 lbs. canned in Europe recently. pork slices in gravy, 2533 lbs. can­ Bacon’s reserve assignment is Concerto Grosso No. 12,” Handel; the next two weeks, according to a helper. For the excellent success of Accident Suruey wash up for luncheon and thee of the State Youth Director, Ohio “The Billboard,” Klohr. report from the Extension Office. the choir as noted in their work at tea at four. Time to dress for Council of Churches. ned ham and 3,355 lbs. frozen ham- that of Commander of the 9107 Air bur ger. Reserve Group in Charleston, W. For the Girls Glee Club, Rich­ The officers and leaders located Camp Wa-Li-Ro. Roys’ Choir dinner and then a movie or Va. During World War II he serv­ ard C. Johnston, assistant profes­ in the southern half of the County Camp at Put-in-Bay last summer, Planned In County horse racing aftcrw ards. BIRTH ANNOUNCED sor of voice, Capital University, will hold their training meeting the boys received the invitation to Dancing until the wee hours ard said that the ship rolled ed in Alaska and the Aleutian Is­ lands and the European Theatre. Columbus, was guest director for Wednesday evening, May 2, at the join in the Cleveland Festival. Fewer accidents on the farm, in ♦ and off to bed after a late about like a cork. Glad we Mr. and Mrs . Cecil Tatman, who the home, and on the highway is a reside on the Potee Road South He is now sales supervisor for the these numbers: “Twenty Third Madison Rural School starting at evening or early morning missed that one. Psalm,” arr. Davis; “Children of 7:30 p.m. The London 4-H Clubs The personnel of the London major goal of the Madison County We make reference here to Vienna Route 1, announce the Borden Company. Trinity Choir going to Cleveland snack. Such a life! Colonel Bacon is the son of Mr. the Moon,” Warren; “The Little will attend the Madison Rural Farm Bureau this year, it was an­ The “Queen Mary” is a three fine gentlemen from birth of a son, Ricky Allen, at Mt includes Stanley Gibson, John nounced by Kenneth Slyh ol Route Carmel on April 18. Ricky weigh­ and Mrs. Philip E. Bacon, North worm,” Sachs-Riegger; "R o c k a meeting. floating palace. Rockford, Illinois - Mr. Bauer, ma Sotil,” Howorth. Bridgman, James McBride. Fred I. Plain City, president. Mr. Turner and Mr. Tegland. ed six pounds, 10 ounces. Union St, London. Four-H Clubs in the northern Baliard, Terry Dodds. James Vest, First step in the program. Mr. We are lucky and ft turns All three are executives of a Sung by the Mixed Chorus sec­ part of the county will meet at the out that we win the ship's tion were, “O Rejoice Ye Chris­ Terry Vest, Gary Ripley, Jon Sher­ Slyh said, will be an intensive ac­ large manufacturing company Monroe .School Wednesday evening man, John Dixon. James Kidwell. cident survey of all Farm Bureau pool three times. The object tians Loudly,” Rach; “A Tribute May 9. The meeting will start at is to guess the milage the in Rockford and are on their Don Morrison. Ralph Miller. Byron member families in the county. way to Hanover, Germany, for Madison Co. Receives SI.68 Million to Romberg,' arr. Mac Lean; 7:30 p.m. Vogel, Barry Jenkins. John Gorden ship makes during any twenty- “The Gandy Dancers Ball,” arr. Tne County Farm Bureau Wom­ four-hour period and we hap­ the Industrial Fair being held The program in each case will and Gary Londergan. en’s Committee will undertake the there. Tegland has been in Harry Simone; “America Our project. pen to hit it on the nose three State Funds During Fiscal Year Heritage," arr. Hawley Ades. include separate sessions for each Expected to accompany them are South America for several of the officers in the 4-H clubs and times out of four. Of course, tax, intangible tax, public utilities Officers for Madison County Miss Dickerson, who is accorded “Plans have been made to visit others guess the milage too years while Turner has been Madison county’s share of the 1 they will be able to obtain partic­ every Farm Bureau family in the all over the world. Bauer is more than a billion dollars in ex- 1motor transportation tax and Teachers Association are, Okie much praise for her work with her but the extra shillings in our Santee, chairman; Mrs. Constance ular training for that office; there “Boys", The Reverend Sanford C. county between April 23 and May making his first trip. These penditures by the state during the Ihealth subsidy. will also be a separate session for pocket make us feel great/ of the Dayman, secretary and Mis. Lindsey, B. V. Chcsbrough, chair­ 12" according to Mrs. Jesse Hart of Peggy wins a couple of times fellows join up with our fiscal year ended June 30, 1955 Madison county’s share the women leaders and men lead­ Route 2, London. Ohio, who is group and we all have a veri­ was $1,684,637.38. according to !$146,889,922.36 distributed for lo- Helen Fichner. treasurer. man of the Music Department for at the horse races too and ers. There will be a demonstration the Parish, Mrs. Chesbrough, Mr. chairman of the Farm Bureau table circus together. We all figures released by State Auditor