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PAGE TWO Madison County Democrat My— The »iatithu, i Member of the National Editorial As sociation, th* Buckeye Tress Associa tion, and the Ohio Newspaper Associa tion. Raymond B. Howard, General Manager Chester E. Bryan .............................. Editor Established in 1867 by M. L. Bryan Democrat Office, Bell Phone 82 One year in United States ............. .82.00 Six months in United states .00 One year in Canada ....................,...13.04 Six month.* in Canada .......... JI Entered at the postoffice at London. Ohio, as second class matter. VALEDICTORY Delivered by Martin A. Mur ray. Formerly of London At Graduation From 4* Aquinas College The year rolls by, and quickly, too It’s the last year—for me—for you We*ll all remember our whole life long Our high schoql days the Bakery throng, We, the class of thirty-two. These days for us are all too few, Life’s happiest days—for me—for you. We’ll think of them in our later life When we’re fighting hard this world of strife. We, the class of thirty-two. When we graduate we start life that’s new, It’ll be strange to me—and strange to you, We’ll drift away and scatter far We’ll never know where all our class mates are. We, the class of thirty*twC Our graduation day’s the day we’ll rue It’ll be hard for me—and hard for you To leave the old school and go away, And give up these joyful days of play. We, the class of thirty-two. We promise, Aquinas, we’ll think of you As we grow old, we’ll give what’s due. We’ll make Aquinas proud to exclaim That “He went here,” when we gain fame. We, the class of thirty-twe. The class of thirty-two will move up a pace The Juniors now will take our place They’ll carry on but what e’er they do They’ll miss—the class of thirty-two. Martin G. Murray, *32 FATHERS DAY (Continued From Page One) “cold commercialism” and “scornful pf sentimentalism,” has brought to this day of days surrounded by tender emotions—Fathers Day. The American custom is apparently the only deliberate and direct effort to honor fatherhood with an annual national celebration. The day is not as well known or observed as Mothers Day, but it is slowly being recognized by the nation, and will be celebrated locally with family dinners, gifts from mothers and children, and other ex pressions of appreciation. This important day was originated in 1910, Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Spo kane, Wash., ing credited popularly with the suggestion. It was promptly adopted by the Y. M. C. A. and Min isterial Alliance, and has since spread eastward, until in 1922 it gained na tional recognition, and was marked on calendars. Beautifully tinted cards with appropriate verses are being sold on this occasion. Red roses are worn for living fath ers, and white roses for those deceas ed. As London and Madison county are in a rose center, hundreds of rose buds will be noted on residents June 19. GRASSY POINT Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Roberts en tertained Mr. and Mrs. Qrna Rob erts and children and Mr. and Mrs. Faynon of J^&oro Sun day. Fred iRiitf and family entertained Scott Slaughter and family and Jim mie Slaughter and M. M. ‘Slaughter and wife Sunday' in honor of M. M. Slaughter’s 43rd wedding anmver •sai-y. Mrs. Albert Abels and children called on Mrs. .Minnie Thomas one evening last week. -Geo. Cave called on Harold Ham t-see Sunday morning. There was a baptizing of a few jieople here at the crack Saturday night at 11 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. John Roberta, Ray Roberts and wife, and Juanita Rob erts spent Sunday afternoon at Frankfort. CecW iShcemidter, wffe and gons, Bobby and Kenneth, manager of the A and Store at Washington C. H. smd John Roberts and wife spent Bunday evening with W. E. Roberts *md family. Mr. Heidora and family enter- tained a number of relatives and friends Decoration Day. Mr. and Mrd. Runyon aie enter- taming Mheir unde from field. Junior and Ann Slaughter tertaining their cousin from this week. Murder Dec. 10. The six men, five of whom were Negroes, drove to the Kidney home, 15 miles east of Circleville, last Dec. 10. When Kidney showed fight during the robbery he was struck by Brown. Loudermilk lived at 1031 Wildwood Ave., Columbus. Brown, up to the last minute of life, refused to tell where he lived or anything about his family, according to prison guards. Loudermilk is survived by his widow Mrs. Una Loudermilk three sons, Otis, Orville and Melvin, at home three daughters, Mrs. Samuel Price, and Ruth and Betty Loudermilk, all at home his father, Otis Loudermilk, 938 E. Main St., Columbus, a brother and three sisters. NEWPORT I Spring are en Sedalia GO TO CHAIR (Continued From Page One.) entered the execution chqnber unaided and walked to the chair. He smiled as attendants placed the electrodes on his head and strapped his legs to the chair. Then he glanced quickly at the CO odd official witnesses just be fore the death mask wag pulled over his face. He went to his death without benefit rf clergy, jpuring the three minutes Malker Brown ilk^ he it took to strap him to the chair did not say a word. Loudermilk entered the death cham ber at 8:53. He watched the two at tendants strap him to the chair. He, too, went to his death without saying a word. The current was sent cours ing through Loudermilk’s body at 8:55 p. m. One jolt of exactly one minute duration was sufficient to cause death. Mrs. Henry Loudermilk, the con demned man’s wife, and his six chil dren said their farewells late Friday afternoon. Mrs. Loudermilk was per mitted to eat dinner with her husband. Loudermilk gave his two oldest sons a Bible each and told his other children to avoid bad company. This was his last message on earth. Loudermilk was convicted as the “brains” of the group of six men who planned the robbery of Kidney in a Columbus speakeasy. await the death penalty and two are serving life imprisonment. Two others It was testified at the trial the rob bery was planned in the Dew Drop Inn 542 S. Nelson Road, Columbus, which at that time was opened by Frank Smith, one of the band who escaped the death penalty. Ur Mr. also Mrs. Fannie Armstrong of buna is visiting her brother, Dave Withrow and family, and calling on her many old friends here. Billie Welsh’s friends are glad he is home from the Alcorn hospital, where he underwent a tonsil oper ation. William Pickens who had been vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vanpelt on Monday was taken seriously ill. He was later removed to the home of his son, Mr. John Pickens. Next Sunday, June 19th the Co lumbus “Hoover Davies” will play the Newport Ball club No. at Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Vm Purdie ef near Portsmouth is visiting the former’s aunt, Mrs. Henry Emrick and fam ily this week. Miss Inez Loveless who underwent an operation several weeks ago turned home on last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dorn daughter Pauline of Woodfield ited her brother William Snyder family on Thursday. re- is Annabel Pickens of Darbyville visiting with Miss Wilma Reid. Mrs. Nina Pink of Columbus visiting her daughter Mrs. Guy Ray. is Mr. and Mrs. William Snyder at tended the M. E. District Confer ence at Chillicothe, Wednesday. ra-nfl STTCI and her Miss Wilma Evans is visiting aunt Mrs. Charles Carroll at Sabina. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson are glad to announce the birth -of a son bur nto them on Monday. Johnnie Hingst of Columbus visit ed a few days last week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Loveless. The report that was calculated to justify the acknowledged expenditure of approximately $65,000 to win the nomination against Governor George White was considered and rejected. Whether it was deemed inadequate or whether the generous campaign out lay was admittedly indefensible is not explained. “It is hardly conceivable that the intelligent electorate will be satisfied to see our warning against the huge expenditures to be expected in the campaign efforts to defeat Governor White merely ignored,” said Earl H. Hanefield, chairman of the Democratic State Central committee, today. “They are entitled to an explanation as to why the Hoover administration’s can didate for the governorship feels the nomination alone is worth $05,000 and how much more is to be spent by his millionaire supporters in a futile cam paign for his election. Surely answers to these questions will be forthcom ing.” Watchful editors, commenting on the huge primary investment of the Republican candidate, continue to ex press concern lest possession of great financial resources and willingness to spend may determine the result of elections. Typical of such views was that of the Dayton News which point ed out editorially: “Any discussion of the campaign ex penditures of David Ingalls, candidate for governor of Ohio, must begin with the fact that had he not had $64, 461.66 to spend in this hard times year he would not be his party’s candidate. Had the family of Mr. Ingalls not been able to build up a campaign fund of $64,461.66 to forward his campaign, the nomination would obviously have gone to the $24,000 candidate, 'Clarence J. Brown ... In a year when money is scarce and hard to get, Mr. Ingalls has paid $64,416.66 for the nomination to an office which will pay him, if he is elected, a total of $20,000 There is a problem here which the people of Ohio cannot view without deep con cern. It is not a question of the merit of rich or poor it is a question of op portunity. “We hold ourselves to be a demo cratic country and state, yet here we see political leadership limited to the few with money enough to spend a fortune on a nomination. This isn’t democracy. It isn’t the equality of op portunity which America is supposed to spell.” The Tiffin Daily Advertiser editor ially presents the question: “If Mil lionaire Ingalls and his millionaire friends and relatives are willing to spend $65,000 to secure the nomination for governor, what would they be willing to spend to secure the actual election?” “Possibly the question will be an swered at the election next Novem ber, “continues the Tiffin newspaper, “When the honest and unbossed elec torate of Ohio goes to the polls to register a vehement protest against any attempt to debauch the name of the state that has sent such men as Cox, Donahey, Harmon, Hoadly, Mc Kinley, Foster and White to the gov ernor’s chair. This paper believes, and it will always believe that this high office cannot be purchased under any guise or pretext. It has too much confidence in the sturdy honesty of the citizenship of the state to harbor any such foreboding.” Itemizing reductions effected in state government costs, the Napoleon News observes! 9l effected in the Napoleon Itemizing reductions state government costs, News observes: “These decreases are dence of the fact that we have in Gov ernor White a man who is conducting the affairs of Ohio in an economical manner Ohio’s budget more than bal ances. Would Ingalls, who is worth about $70,000,000, give us this kind of government We do^not believe so he isn’t of the saving caliber of Gov ernor White.** concrete evi- Young Democrats of Ten States to be Represented at Meeting of Third District Washington. John Galleher, of Leesburg, Va., a member of the Steer ing committee of the national organi zation of Young Democratic Clubs of America, hag announced that there will be meeting June 8th in Rich mond, Va., of the Third District, which includes the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi ana, Tennessee and Kentucky, Miss Louise Falligant, of Washing ton, D. C., vice-chairman of the Third THE SEMI-WEEKLY MADISON COUNTY DEMOCRAT, LONDON, OHIO IN THE ARENA OF POLITICS-^---- C.E.B. Columbus.—No defers? of the inor dinate primary' campaign expenditures in behalf of the Republican nominee for the governorship has been offered in answer to criticism which continues to accumulate. Close advisers of the candidate prepared and proposed such a defense after the Democratic State Central committee publicly urged the Ohio voters “to make certain that the highest office in the state shall not be knocked down to the highest bidder” district. will he there. Tyre Taylor, president of the Young Democratic Clubs of America, whose headquarters are at Raleigh, N. C., will address the meeting. Others to attend are Dewey Dorsett, state chairman of the organization for North Carolina, and Miss May Thomp son Evans, state vice-chairman. _' of By now raising his estimate needed revenue $234,000,000 and ducing his estimate of receipts $125, 000,000, Secretary of the Treasury Mills demonstrated that his February estimates to balance the budget were $539,000,000 wrong. ————o re- l. ■m Birthday Dinner Saturday Night The Wimodaughsis society of the Presbyterian church will have the ban quet of birthdays, which is an annual event, in the dining rooms of the church on Saturday evening, June 11. Tables will be arranged for the twelve months of the year, and decor ated as befitting each season. Patrons of the supper are requested to sit at the table in which their birthday oc curs. Reservations for parties can be made by calling Mrs. J. C. Lohr, pres ident. O HOUSE CIRCLES (Continued From Page One) is made today, Sheriff J. A. Maxwell stated this afternoon. Boling was arrested by county and city officers at his filling station west of London on the South Charleston pike, opposite Kirkwood cemetery. Estimate Approved The Madison county board of com missioners has approved the esti mate of County Surveyor H. L. Mc Cafferty for the graveling of the Kauffman road in Canaan township at a cost of $688.00. The contract for the work is to be awarded later, following advertise ment of the project. Youth Released Gerald Fout, of near London, sent to the county jail to serve out a fine of $25 and costs for the theft of gaso line from a state highway truck, has been released from custody after serv ing 17 days and paying a part of the fine. Fout was taken into custody with two other youths after they had been apprehended at the highway depot on the London-West Jefferson pike, east of London. He was fined in the court of Squire E. T. McCormack, after be ing nabbed by Jay Clifton, state high way employee. Three Farms Sold Three farms were sold at the court house here on Saturday morning un der court order as follows: Charlotte B. Johnson fann, Georges ville road, Jefferson township, to Fed eral Land Bank, Louisville, Kentucky, at slightly over the appraised value. The farm contains 228.18 acres. The Edna M. Hewitt farm of 252.96 acres in Pleasant township, near Mt. Sterling, to P. G. Hewitt, of Mt. Ster ling, at two-thirds of the appraise ment. df to at The Ida "L. Chenoweth farm 206.16 acres in Deercreek township the Prudential Insurance company two-thirds the appraised value. Col. James Kilgore sold the John son and Chenoweth farms and Col. M. M. Matheney, Mt. Sterling, sold the Hewitt land. Freed From Mail Joseph Persell, of Yatesville, Fay ette county, has been released from the county jail here after serving time for issuing a worthless check. Cases Assigned June 30—In the mutter of guardianship of Talitha Beach peal. tlw» ap- al. July €—Juanita Fitzgerald, et vs,‘Juanita Fitzgerald et al. Con struction of will. Real Estate Transfers Alvin L. and Ruth C. Richards Ethel M. Braithwaite, Lots 11 and in Jones addition to West Jeffer son, $1. BUREAUHOLDS (Continued From Page One) culture, according to Miss Verna singer, Organization Director of Ohio Farm Bureau Corporation. She stated that industrial and financial leaders, editors, and others were anx ious for agriculture^ the basic in dustry, to get on a sound financial basis so that other industries might Xollow. farmers. As an example of what co operation can do, she cited an lish co-operative which started a few weavers many years ago. same co-operative has grown billion dollar a year business. a Eng with This to a J. O. Eddy, of Union county, trustee of the Ohio Farm Bureau corporation, presided at the meeting. William Barden, district insurance agent, gave a report of the Farm Bu reau Mutual Automobile Insurance company. The business for the first months of 1932 has increased mate rially over the business for the cor responding Tnonths last year. E. W. Nelson, of London, a mem ber of the bear’d of directors of the Madison County Agricultural associ ation, expressed his interest as an individual and a member of the fair board, in the activities of the farm bureau. The farm bureau will present the pageant “The Court of Agriculture” at the Madison county fair this year. Miss Elsinger is au thor of the qoiigoant. The group enjoyed a splehdid pic nic dinner at the noon hour. recreation ball game, horse shoes, box hockey, and swimming followed the picnic dinner and pro gram. Arrangement for the picnic were made by C. L. Hunter, president of the Madison County Farm Bureau, and C. C. Bair, district organization director of the Ohio Farm Bureau federation. SCENE FROM FAIR PAGEANT (Continued From Page One) Pleasant townships Mrs. E. O. Fitz gerald. Episode No. 3, Pike, Canaan, Dar by and Monroe townships Mrs. Helen Harbage. Episode No. 4, Jefferson township and West stine. Jefferson Roy Brideij- No. 5, Stokes and Range Mrs. Grace Piatt. No. 6, Somerford and township Mrs. Prugh Episode townships Episode Deercreek Overturf. be the first presentation This will of “The Court of Agriculture” Madison county. (Continued From Pago One) hue, Jimmie Heironomous, Patty Rob inson and chorus, Suzanne Robinson, Peggy Shoaf, Dottie Sark, Sark Sis ters, Jean Sidener, Anne Taylor. This act will be closed with a Boy Scout pantomime. The second act will be in the form of a minstrel with Taylor Murphy as the interlocutor. Others who will have a part in Uris presentation include Mary Lewis, Betty Sark, Arline Shoaf, Richard Donahue, Anne Taylor, Jack Denyes, Jimmie Heironomous, Sark Sisters and a chorus. With R. V. D. Coons as the “necro mancer,” the pupils will present as the third act, a version of “Aladdin and the I^amp,” with Richard Donahue and Jimmie Heironomous in Others in the cast are Patty Holman, Nancy Maurine Bowen, Arline Robinson, Esther Donahue, Marilyn Sark, Jean Sidener, Anne Taylor, Tommy Cornwell. direct charge. Peggy Shoaf, Ann Dwyer, Shoaf, Patty The finale of the revue will be a pat riotic presentation in observance of the George Washington Bi-Centennial cel ebration with Maurine Bowen as Mar tha Washington and Tommy Cornwell as George Washington. The cast of the choruses are given as follows: “Little Whosit's” and “Lul laby Chorus,”, Nancy Ann Dwyer, Es ther Donahue, Mary Lewis, Marilyn Sark, Maurine Bowen “Two Hearts” and “Modern Maids”, Patty Robinson, Patty Holman, Arline Shoaf, Suzanne Robinson, Peggy Shoaf “Traffic Cops” Jack Denyes, Tommy Coin well anti Taylor Murphy. R. V. D. Coons and F. E. Sidener will have chare of the stage, with John Dickerson as electrician and Nite Owls orchestra will provide music for the revue. COUNTY MAN to 12 E1 the Miss Elsinger emphasized the great need of co-operation among the the WINS TITLE (Continued From Page One) Thomas Reese, of Niles, both shoot ing from the 20-yard line, took sec ond place with 97 out of a possible 100. Parker won the shoot-of, 23 to 22. Harbage has been shooting the clay birds for the past 10 years, last year winning the president’s cup event of the West Jefferson Gun club, of which he is a member, V. Miller is president of the Jefferson club. F. West silver state Harbage was presented the plate as winner of the 1932 handicap title. ANNUAL CLUB LEADERS, OFFI CERS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD NEXT THURSDAY IN LONDON CHURCH STATE AND COUNTY LEADERS TO GIVE INSTRUCTION 1’0 THE MEMBERS OF MADISON COUNTY 4-H CLUBS The 4-H Club Leaders5 and Offi cers* Conference will be held Thurs day, June 9, in the Methodist church in London according to Lyman F. Baker, County club agent. The pro* gram will begin at 10:30 a. m. The morning session will be devoted to a program for the entire group of leaders and officer^ The group will be divided in the afternoon. The offi cers and leaders will each be instruct ed in the duties of their office. R. C. Smith, specialist in Rural Or ganization at Ohio State university, will lead the discussion with the lead ers. J. E. Whonsettler, county agent in Franklin county, will instruct the presidents and vice presidents in the duties of their offices. The secretar ies will receive their instruction from Guy Dowdy, assistant state club leader. Mrs. Helen Harbage, one of the founders of club work in Madison county, will give the recreation lead ers instructions. She will also have charge of the group games in the morning. The news reporters will study and practice news writing un der the guidance of L. K. Baer, coun ty agent in Union county. A potluck lunch of sandwiches, es calloped potatoes, carrot salad, cook ies and iced cocoa will be served noon. CHILDREN in at (Continued From Page One) county health commissioner, and Miss Pauline Baker, county board of health nurse. Dr. Trimble was assisted in the ex amination of the chldren by Dr. F. E. Rosnagle, Dr. R. S. Postle, Dr. H. V. Christopher and Dr. H. P. Sparling, of London. Miss Baker was directly assisted by Mrs. O. M. Tootle, a graduate of Grant Hospital Nurses’ Training school and these others assisted: Mrs. Hester Speasmaker, clerk of the County Board of Health Mrs. M. D. Harnly, Mrs. O. W. Bridgman, Misses Louise Richmond, Virginia Freid, Mary Speasmaker, Ruth Ma rie Dickerson, Mary Katherine An derson and Lucille Cottrell. The report of the examiners is as follows: Forty-one children exam ined one child had been immunized against diphtheria five children had been vaccinated five children were found to have no defects four chil dren, undernourished two, glandular trouble 12 defective eyesight three, defective hearing two, nasal defects 24, defective throats 15, bad teeth one, skin trouble five, gentalia one, ortho]edic infliction one, flat feet one, heart trouble. Total number of defects, 71. Those who sponsored the clinic are deeply indebted to all who assisted in any way and to those parents who were so prompt by reporting with their children at the hours scheduled. TO ABANDON AIR FIELD (Continued From Page One) Springfield, Dayton and Cincinnati, the air lines operating in this section of the country using the beacon reg ularly. Information received here also states that the beacon light at Platts burg, ten miles west of here in Clark county, and the light at Beaftytown, near Springfield, will be abandoned and the tuwera dismantled and re moved. The beacon light at the Springfield municipal airport has been dark for several weeks, the government dis continuing the lights as a part of the economy plan recently placed in oper ation. Reports from Columbus state that officials of the Ohio aeronautics divi sion are making every effort to keep the airplane beacons in operation in order to assist all air lines of the state in maintaining their schedules with the least possible chance for tragic crashes, such as the one that occurred near London on New Year’s eve. Color printing a Madiaun I’lcti Co. specialty. Hie TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1932 r- i MAJESTIC TONIGHT, WED., THURS. “FIREMAN SAVE MY CHILD” Joe E. Brown, star of “Local Boy Makes Good” and numerous comedies, appears as both fireman and baseball hero in his latest picture “Fireman Save My Child,” a First Nation pic ture. Brown is given his greatest oppor tunity in “Fireman, Save My Child”. In it he appears as the small town hero who is the assistant fire chief and star pitcher of the local baseball team. He is a natural born fire fan who would rather go to a fire than make love to his best girl. He drops everything, baseball game or love, at the sound of a siren. As Smoky Joe Grant, Brown in vents a fire-extinguisher. Needing money to exploit his patent, he accepts an offer from the St. Louis Cardinals to pitch for their team. He makes good as a pitcher, but is in constant difficulties with the team manager be cause of his penchant for dropping ev erything when a fire truck shrieks by. In the city, every-one regards him as a rube and he falls into the clutches of a blonde adventuress, in spite of his love for Sally, the home-town girl. Supporting Joe E. Brown in this Lloyd Bacon-directed comedy hit are Evalyn Knapp, Lillian Bond, and a large cast of Coast League and major league baseball players. LOCALSCOUT ac he A Film strips of state and national tivities in Four-H club work will shown at the morning session, demonstration of proper footwear will be given by members of the Clover Leaf 4-H club led by Mrs. Charles Klever. Other features are being planned. w PATROL WINS (Continued From Page One) patrol are: Murray Lohr, John A, Copeland, William Byers, Robert Rhoades, Jack Lanigan, Dean Garrard and Willard Price. Scout Troop 102 was the only troop from Madison county at the camparall participating in the event. Other pa trols were present, but did not qual ify. Last year at the State fair the pa trol won a first place streamer in the regional camparall. It is expected this patrol will compete again this year but headquarters has not an nounced the basis on which patrols will be eligible to the regional camp arall. Assistant Scoutmaster Robert Me* Cormack was the adult leader with the patrol and acted as an official on the camparall staff. 1VTAJESTI/"'’ XV THEATRE Tues.-Wed.-Thurs. Joe E. Brown in FIREMAN SAVE MY CHILD Added Broadway Brevity Musical ^FOOTLIGHTS” Cannibals of the Deep “PLAYGROUND OF MAMMALS” Cartoon I’HE BLACK SPIDER’ It’s-Comfortably Cool at the Majestic Daily Live Stock Market -*R Four Stock Yards, London, Ohio Office Phone 700 values for Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, LamU and No Commission Charges AUCTION SALES EVERY THURSDAY Eastern Packer Buyers s» i*1 1 in attendance Reference: Madison NatT Bank Forrest (Bunk) Webb