The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat., June 10, 1932, Image 1

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Seventy-Fifth Year—No. 47
RURAL FOLKS
WIN PRAISE
PRAISING CITIZENS
GIVES REPORT OF FAVOR IN
WHICH GOV. WHITE IS HELI),
PREDICTING HIS RE-
ELECTION IN FALL
Interesting glimpses into the minds
of the good folk of Ohio’s small towns
and farming communities are reported
by Elrick B. Davis, staff writer for
the Scripps-Howard newspapers, who
recently made an automobile tour of
the state to sound public opinion on
political and other subjects. To find
out what rural residents are thinking
about, Davis put a question to strang
ers and set down their answers.
He found them neighborly, helpful,
interested in economic conditions, pro
hibition, political affairs—human, lik
able, intelligent citizens. Recounting
his experiences, he wrote in part:
“The people one meets off the main
tracks in Ohio must be the kindest in
the world.
“They are full of information, they
like people, they are interested in life,
they are passionately aware of the vir
tues of nature and the beauties of the
monuments of man’s past. That means
they like to talk. They have some
thing to say, and they believe
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C. R. Arnold, of the Rural Eco
nomics department, Ohio State univer
sity, will give an address, followed
by a trip over the experiment farm,
with guides from the Ohio Experiment
station at Wooster leading in i s
cussion of the experimental work.'
For the ladies who do not care to
make the farm trip, Professor La» :e
from the university will talk lard
scaping' and flowers. Mr. Laurie
requests that the ladies please bring
flowers cut from their gardens, with
vases, to be used as a demonstration
during his talk.
The public in general is invited foi
the entire day’s program. Bring
your baskets and spend the day
the experiment farm.
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West Jefferson
Girl Released
From County Jail
Ruth Csborne, 19, of West Jefferson,
serving a fine for intoxication in
the Madison county jail from the
court of Mayor C. J. Buckley, oi
West Jefferson, was released from
jail today.
Virginia VanNess, 19, of Columbus
sentenced to the jail with the Os
borne girl, is in University hospital,
Columbus, where she has been a pa
tient for the past ten days. She was
taken t© the hospital after she
came ill while in the jail here.
Infantile Paralysis
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WRITER
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Club To Meet At
Experiment Farm
JUNE GATHERING OF FARMERS’
CLUB TO BE HELD ON NEXT
'.THURSDAY WITH SPECIAL
PROGRAMS FOR ALL
The Juna meeting of the Madison
County Farmers club will be held
next Thursday, June 16, at the Madi
son County Experiment farm, locat
ed four miles west of London, on the
London and Plattsburg road. The
usual dinner will lx* enjoyed in the
lent at the noon hour.
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Fatal to Hix Child
a
Eleanor Ruth Hix, Aged Four, Victim
Of Dreaded Disease Brother
Recovering From Attack
Infantile paralysis claimed its first
victim in Madison county in a long
period of time Thursday morning with
the death of the disease of Eleanor
Ruth Hix, one and a half-yeat old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hix,
residing on Stutson form on the Mt.
Sterling pike, near Chrisman Chapel
The child had been ill for the past
ten days. Another child of the fam
ily, Max, aged six years, who has been
ill with the same disease, has prac
tically recovered.
The parents, two brothers, Max, 6,
and Robert, 10, and one sister, Mary,
aged four years, survive.
The funeral service was held today
3 p. m. at the grave in the
Madison Mills cemetery, conducted by
Rev. D. L. Browning and burial, fyas
in ©harge of Undertaker W. E. Lu
kens of London^
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Loses Part of Thumb
In Farm Accident
Robert Larkins, eight-year-old son
of George Larkins, ©f near London,
lost the end of the thumb of his
right hand one day this
his hand was caught in
machinery being used on
farm. The injury was
Dr, H, F. Spariin®.
50-GALLON OIL DRUM USED AS
LIQUOR STILL, TAKEN BY OF
FICERS IN RAID WEDNES­
DAY NEAR LONDON
MASH AND ALLEGED ‘SQUIRREL’
WHISKEY CONFISCATED BY
SHERIFF MAXWELL AND
TWO DEPUTIES
A 50-gallon liquor still, made from
steel oil drum, a quantity of mash
and alleged “squirrel” whiskey, were
confiscated Wednesday night by Sher
iff J. A. Maxwell and Deputies Gor
man Clark and Ernest Maxwell in ft
raid in the territory of the filling sta
tion operated by Walter Boling, on the
London-Charleston pike just west of
London.
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The still, one of the largest found
here in some time, is of unusual con
struction and according to the officers,
extremely dangerous in operation be
cause of the steel construction,
Boling was taken to the Columbus
workhouse on Wednesday to serve out
a fine of $500 and costs for illegal
possession of liquor the charge being
the second one against him in this
county in the past few months. He
was arrested some time ago after the
county and city officers had raided his
station and was fined in the court of
Squire E. T. McCormack, London.
No charges have been placed against
anyone in connection with the discov
ery of the still, mash and liquor, but
Sheriff Maxwell reports that charges
may be filed after a full investigation
of the matter is completed.
Undergoes Operation
Mrs .Rea Chenoweth underwent an
operation on Thursday at Mt. Car
mel hospital, Columbus. She is re
ported as slowly recovering.
Convicts Fail In
Escape Attempt
Two convicts of the London prison
farm who escaped from the gang of
Captain Charles Weimer Tuesday
morning at 8 o’clock were recaptured
an hour later on the Moody farm, two
miles west of the prison farm line.
The attempted escapes are: Robert
Moon, 27, received from Cuyahoga
county May 21, 1931, to serve a term
for carrying concealed weapons Roy
South 24, sent up from Warren county
for breaking and entering,
Former Madison Comity Couple To
Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary
Sunday at Dr. Kile Home in W. Jefferson
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Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kile, of 1029 of their son ©nd daughter-in-law, Dr.
South Limestone street,
former residents of
will celebrate their
anniversary on June
week when
a piece of
the Larkins
dressed by
OIL DRUM STILL
CONFISCATED
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Springfield, and Mrs* J. £. Kile, at West Jeffer
Madison county, son.
golden wedding
12, at the home
Mr .and Mrs. Kile came to Madi
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McBU.RG MAN
CLARK COUNTY JURY REFUSES
DAMAGES OF $25,000 FROM
SPRINGFIELD DRUGGIST
IN “JAKE” CASH,. i.........
MECHANICSBURG MAN SOUGHT
DAMAGES FOR INJURIES
SUFFERED AFTER DRINK­
ING JAMAICA GINGER’
Damages were refused by the jury
which tried the $25,000 damage suit of
Clarence Trainer, of Mechanicsburg,
against William M. Whitacre, Spring
field, drug store proprietor and mem
ber of the Springfield city commission,
in common pleas court under Judge
Golden C. Daviw, Thursday in Spring
field.
In arriving at its verdict for the de
fendant, the jury deliberated approxi
mately 15 minutes.
Trainer in his petition claimed that
he visited the drug store of Whitacre
on March 10, 1930, and purchased two
bottles of Jamaica ginger from which
he claimed he was poisoned and suf
fered partial paralysis, for nearly
months. The ailment from which
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Fire Damages
W. E. Farrar Home
BLAZE TUESDAY NIGHT BURNS
PORTION OF BEDROOM AND
DAMAGES ENTIRE SECOND
FLOOR OF DWELLING
The beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Farrar, North Main street, was
badly damaged by fire, smoke and
water Tuesday night, the fire origin
ating in a bedroom on the second
floor.
The entire upper floor was damaged
by the blaze, smoke and water, the
loss not being fully determined today.
The fire was discovered by Leroy
Cornwell and J. JV. Hume who had
just halted in front of the Cornwell
home after attending a business meet
ing.
The loss Includes the destruction of
several pieces of antique furniture,
draperies, rugs, etc., and the wood
work and paper of the several rooms.
It was also feared today that the
plastering of one or two rooms also
will have to be replaced.
Mr. and Mrs. Farrar were in the
business district of the city when the
fire was discovered.
Two Cases Scarlet
Fever in County
rTwo cases of scarlet fever in the
county are reported today by county
health officials. They are:
Cleo Riley, aged nine years, Range
township near Danville, and Bernice
Steele, aged 12, daughter of
Steele, Jefferson township.
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THE SEMI-WEEKLY
Madison County Democrat
LONDON, OHIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1932
RECORDS FOR MONTHS OF APRIL
AND MAY SHOW VARIED AC
TIVITIES OF COUNTY
HEALTH AUTHORITIES
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF NA
I O N A TUBERCULOSIS
GROUP TO BE HELD IN
OHIO CITY IN 1934
Miss Pauline Beker, Madison coun
ty health nurse, has filed her report
for the months of April and Muy,
the complete record being as follows:
Number of ^visits to schools, 63
routine .inspections by doctor and
nurse, 298 incidental inspections, 66.
Total number of defects found,
522 number of corrections, 23.
Total number of children with no
defects, 54,
Number ©f pre-natal visits, 3
number of maternity visits, 1 num
ber of infant visits, 1 number, of
pre-school vjsits, 5 school nursing
visits, 8.
Number of tuberculosis visits—
positive, 3 suspected, 2 contact, 8.
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4-H MEETING
HELD THURSDAY
ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN CLUB
LEADERS, OFFICERS ATTEND
ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN
METHODIST CHURCH
INSTRUCTION GIVEN FOR COM
ING 4-H CLUB SEASON
COUNTY COUNCIL ORGAN­
IZED-COMING EVENTS
One hundred nineteen 4-H club
leaders and officers attented the an
nual 4-H leaders and officers confer
ence held in the Methodist church in
London, Thursday, June 9.
The proprar^ was opened at IT 30
with games and songs led by Mrs.
Helen Harbage, master homemaker of
Monroe township.
County Health Commissioner Dr. R.
H. Trimble, of Mt. Sterling, gave a
health examination to Owen Acker
man before the group. He discussed
the importance of periodic health ex
aminations. He stated that an exam
ination may reveal ailments that can
be checked before they become ser
ious.
Inez Keister and Norma Snyder,
members of the'Clover Leaf 4-H club
of London, led by Mrs. Charles Klever,
gave a demonstration of suitable foot
wear for different occasions. Norma
put on different kinds of shoes show
ing how the heighth of the heels ef
fected her posture. Things to consider
in buying shoes were discussed by the
girls.
Film strip pictures of 4-H club
members and their activities through
out the state and nation were shown
by Guy Dowdy, assistant state club
leader.
A potluck dinner of sandwiches,
cabbage and carrot salad, escalloped
potatoes, cookies and iced cocoa was
served cafeteria style. The menu was
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Makes Improvement
vIn Funeral Home
T. A. Corrwrt*, London undertaker,
has just completed the remodeling
of the front portion of his establish
ment where he has made a model
slumber and repose room, patterned
after the big city establishments.
The improvement is unique, Mr.
Connor states, and offers the latest
in funeral home service .to those who
require or wish such sendee. The
room is equipped with a bed, table,
lamp, etc., and is so arranged as to
be completely separate from the re
mainder of the establishment.
It’s 11,000 miles or so from Lon
don, Ohio, to New South Waites, Aus
tralia, but fame spreads, and The
Madison County Democrat has just
received a letter from a printing es
tablishment in the city of Young,
Australia, asking for a copy of the
paper for use as a model in that
part of the world.
The letter was written by Frank
Leach, of Young, who states that he
read in the book, “Essentials in Jour
nalism,” by Harry F. Harrington, di-
The law provides that, fire
works may be used only two days
preceding the Fourth of July and
Until noon of July 6.
It prohibits the sale of: Tor
pedoes more than 3-4 inch in
length or diameter and contain
ing more than 4 grains of exple
tive paper caps with more than
.35 grains explosive firecrackers
©r salutes over 3 inches in length
Or 3-4 inch in diameter and con
taining more tlian one and one
half grams of expl sive sky
rockets larger than one pound
balloons or parachutes witk a
lighted substance cannons, canes,
pistols or other devices for ex
ploding blank cartridges any ar
ticle containing yellow or white
phosphorus or mercury, ammon
ium salt, chlorate or perchlorate
any in which detonation is produc
ed or assisted by any finely di
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Recovers Stolen
Auto Near Plain City
While patrol i ng the roads near
Plain City, Constable Fred Page
found an abandoned Willys-Knight
sedan, which had been driven off the
road.
The license tag was checked and
Dayton police informed Constable
Page that the machine had been
stolen on Tuesday from William
Wadovsky, city fireman, who claimed
the machine. Th car had been
driven about 280 miles since it was
taken from Dayton.
Australia Printer Writes For Copy Of
Democrat to Use as Model for Farm,
Public Sale Advertising in That Country
HEALTH NURSE NEWS IN COURT
rector of the Medill College of Jour
nalism of Northwestern university,
Chicago, formerly a part owner with
R. K. Shaw, of the London Times,
of the fame gained by the Democrat
in public sale and farm advertising.
Mr. Leach plans to use the copies
of The Democrat in his business in
that portion of Australia where he
resides. He mailed The Democrat a
copy of “The Young Witness^* pub
lished three times a week, and the
paper is most interesting.
Dollar Day Saturday
r| 'HERE is every indication that Dollar Day in
London, Saturday, will be one of the biggest
events of its kind ever staged by the local merchants.
The majority of the leading business firms of
London are represented in the cooperative sales, all
offering unprecedented bargains real values that
will make your dollars go twice far they will
on any ordinary shopping day!
Authorities who have studied the retail busu
ness in Ohio say that the women are the best shop'
pers—that they read the newspaper advertisements
thoroughly and that they know merchandise and
prices. That being true, Saturday should be a great
day for the lady who wants to outfit the entire fam'
ily at unheardof prices.
Almost every line of retail business in London
is represented in the Dollar Day Bargain festival.
The rules for securing the best bargains in this
sale are very simple.
Read the advertisements.
FIREWORKS
LAW CHANGED
CELEBRATION OF JULY 4TH TO
BE LIMITED THIS YEAR 1'N
KER NEW OHIO LAW TO
FIVE-DAY PERIOD
DRASTIC REGULATIONS IMPOSED
UPON DEALERS AND CELE
BRATORS DESIGNED TO
Make a list of the merchandise you want.
Visit the stores early in the day to secure the
best selections.
PROTECT PUBLIC,
passed
of fire
A new state law has been
which limits the sale and use
works to only five day©. This is ex
pected to bring relief to citizens who
objected to two or three weeks of
July 4th celebration and promiscuous
detonating of the explosives.
Former Plain City
Resident Dies
Joseph Kahler, aged 92 years, na
tive of Madison county and former
resident of Plain City, died a few days
ago at Tampa, Florida, where he had
resided since leaving Plain City about
20 years ago.
Mr. Kahler had been blind for sev
eral years and ia ill health, for the
past few years. A sister, Mrs. Tessa
Hinterscheid, of Columbus, survives.
The funeral service and burial took
..place in Tampa, according to the mes
sage received in this county.
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RETURNS SOON
INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS
FIRMS LIABLE FOR TAXA
TION IN CERTAIN CLASSES
UNDER REVENUE ACT
•Hie Revefttie Act of 1932 imposes
taxes on lubricating oil brewers wort
and malt grape concentrate toilet
preparations furs jewelry automo
biles trucks, and accessories tires
and inner tubes radios and phono
graphs mechanical refrigerators
sporting goods and cameras firearms,
shells and cartridges matches can
dy chewing gum soft drinks gaso
line electrical energy telephone, tele
graphic, radio ©nd cable facilities,
leased wires admissions oil trans
ported by pipe lines safety deposit
boxes and bank checks.
The excise taxes are irfiposed upon
manufacturers or producers and be
come effective beginning business
June 21st, 1932.
Returns covering the period June
21st to June 30th, 1932, will be filed by
taxpayers whose business is located in
this district, with the Collector of In
ternal Revenue, Columbus, during
July, and must be received in his of
fice not later than July 31, 1932.
The Collector of Internal Revenue of
this district, Newton M. Miller,* Co
lumbus, will endeavor to mail forms
to each person or firm who it appears
will be liable for any of the above
taxes, however, those persons or firms
who are liable and do not receive blank
forms for the purpose of making
monthly returns should make requisi
tion for same to the collector.
Announce Birth of Son
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kulp, East Fifth
street, announce the birth of a son on
Tuesday.
Lightning Hits Pump
lightning struck at the farm of R.
C. Smith, west of Plain City, during a
storm a few days ago, burning out the
water pump, motor and radio fuses.
Although Plain City received rainfall
at that time there was no rain that
fell at the Smith farm.
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Move to Columbus
Mr. and Mrs. R. Boyd Byers and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Byers and chil
dren and Miss Helen Candace Byers
of Mechanicsburg, have moved to Co
lumbus to make their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Byers formerly re
sided in London.
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GOES INTO THE MAJORITY OF HOMES OF THE
COUNTY A REAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM
Subscription $2.00 Per Year
INTANGIBLE TAX COLLECTION IN
ALL OHIO COUNTIES NOT TO
BE DISTRIBUTED UNTIL
HAMILTON ’COUNTY
CASE SETTLED
DISTRIBUTION OF TANGIBLE TAX
COLLECTION IN MADISON
COUNTY UNDER WAY-
OTHER COURT NEWS
Miss Ella Blizzard, of Lcmdnn, Mad
ison county auditor, stated today that
the distribution of the money collected
under the state intangible tax law in
Madison county has been halted under
the court action brought by Hamilton
county to enjoin the state from taking
the taxes collected on intangible prop
erty and pro-rating the money to the
88 counties in Ohio on the
population.
basis of
Bettman
ask the
Attorney General Gilbert
has indicated that he will
Hamilton county court of common
pleas to dismiss the action ©f the
Hamilton county prosecutor in his suit
testing the validity of the new state
law.
The amount of money collected un
der the new intangible or classified
tax law in Madison county is given as
$10,135.30 for the May collection by
Miss Blizzard. From this amount*
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Blaze Damages
Kissick Property
COMBINATION BARN-GARAGE ON
ELM STREET PARTIALLY
BURNED THURSDAY
TRASH PILE SPARKS
CAUSE
The combination barn-garage of Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Kissick, Elm street^
was badly damaged by fire Thursday
morning which started from a brush
pile burning in the alley back of the
barn garage*4’
The structure contained two autos
and a large quantity of garage tools
and equipment owned by Mr. Kissick,
who formerly operated a garage and
filling station in London.
The machines are the property of
Mr. Kissick and Charles W’ilson, coun
ty treasurer, who resides in the sec
ond floor of the Kissick duplex.
The machines were saved from the
blaze and only a small quantity of
property stored in the second floor of
the building was burned. The costly
garage equipment of Mr. Kissick also
was saved, although slightly damaged
by water and heat from the glazing
building.
The fire was discovered by Mr. Kis
sick and William Wasey, of Mt. dem
ons, Michigan, who wdth his wife and
son are visiting at the Kissick home.
The fire department made a quick run
to the scene and had the fire unde®
control in a short space of time. Th#
loss is covered by insurance, Mr, Kis
sick stated.
Rotary Club To
Observe Anniversary
Hon. James O. Maddox, Columbus, to
Give Address Here Next Wednes
day—Local Men on Program
This Week.
The anniversary of the charter pre
sentation of the London Rotary club
will be observed at the meeting of t^e
club next Wednesday noon.
Hon. James A. Maddox, Columbus
business man and former Rotary gov
ernor, will be the guest speaker at th©
anniversary meeting.
At the regular meeting on Wednes
day of this week, vocational talks wens
made by several members including L.
S. Farquhar, department store owner,
and Miles W. Levering, insurance rep
resentative.
Girls’ Admirer
Slain by Rival
Clyde Rose, 30, of Washington C. H.
was shot and killed Thursday night as
he sat in an automobile with a girl
whose attentions were claimed by an
other man.
Chester Beddy, 38, of Washington C.
H., was arrested as the slayer. Police
said he killed Rose because of jeal
ousy over the girl, Dorothy Edwards.
The fatal shots were fired from an al
ley as Rose was about to park the car.
Rose died instantly, but Miss Edwards
was unhurt.
Police, hearing the shots, arrested
Beddy after a chase.
Beddy recently was released from
the Ohio penitentiary where he served
a term for stealing hogs.