The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat., July 29, 1932, Image 1

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PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINGS
AT DEMOCRAT BUILDING, W. SECOND STREET
Seventy-Fifth Year—NV.
NEWS IN COURT'
HOUSE CIRCLES
SOUTH ROLON RESIDENT SEEKS
COURT ACTION IN COLLECT
ING $12.42. CLAIMED DUE
FOR SERVICES
DTVOItCR ACTION FILED BY
PLAIN CITY WOMAN—OTHER
NEWS OI INTEREST IN
TEMPLE OF JUSTICE
Glass Evans, of South Solon, has
filed an appeal in the common pleas
court here from a decision in justice
court in Stokes township in his suit
against the Village of South Solon for
a total of $12.42, which he claims due
for services to the village.
He asks payment for work he claims
was completed for the town and for
which he has not been paid.
Sues For Divorce
Gladys C. Powell, of Plain City, has
filed suit for divorce from Glenn B.
Powell. Plaintiff states that the cou
ple was married in Plain City, on No
vember 25, 1918, and have three chil
dren, aged eleven, seven and three
years. Gross neglect of duty is charged
and the plaintiff claims that defend
ant left her on April 4, 1932, without
support for herself and their children.
She asks to be divorced, asks for ali
mony and custody of three children
and that the defendant be enjoined by
the court from disposing of any inter
est in the property they own jointly.
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Meeting Called
For Next Tuesday
MADISON COUNTY TO BF URGED
TO TAKE PART IN PAGEANT
BEING PLANNED FOR
OHIO STATE FAIR
*‘A meeting" to ^0Tafi Madison' boun
ty’s part in the mammoth outdoor
production, “Washington Lives,” for
the Ohio State Fair, will be held in
the County Extension office in the
court house Tuesday, August 2, at
2 p. m.
Plans will be made for the selec
tion of a
county to
the huge
the state
cast. One representative from each
county will be the guest of the Co
lumbus Chamber of Commerce for
tHfc week of the State Fair.
A big parade with floats from each
county in Ohio is being planned for
the Monday marking the opening of
the Ohio State Fair.
Madison county, float
cussed at the meeting
V
representative of Madison
be a part of the cast of
drama. Every county in
will be represented in Die
Plans for the
will be
Tuesday,
the State
o~=z.
dis-
De
be
of
James I. Martin of
partment of Agriculture, will
present to outline the plans
“Washington Lives,” the parade of
floats, and other features of the Ohio
State Fair.
to
AU persons interested are urged
attend.
Nephew of Local
Resident Dies At
Michigan Home
Harvey Markley, aged about 25
years, son of Harvey K. and Anna
Hendrix Markley, died July 26, at his
home near Jackson, Michigan, accord
ing to word received by relatives here.
Mr. Markley was a nephew of Mrs.
C. E. Gain, of London, and J. Finley
Markley, of Clark county.
The funeral and burial took place in
Michigan.
Opens Medical
Office in Indiana
Dr.! ChYl TF Moats, sob’ of Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Moats, cf near Mt. Ster
ling, has gone to Fort Wayne, Indiana,
where he has opened an office for the
practice of medicine With his uncle,
Dr. George E. Moats, at 1020 Har
rison street.
Dr. Moats, following his graduation
from the Sedalia high school, com
pleted a business course in Bliss Busi
ness college, Columbus, enrolling later
in Ohio State university, tohere he
took up the study of medicine. He
completed his course in June, 1931, re
ceiving both the degrees of Bachelor
of Science and Doctor of Medicine.
Immediately following his gradua
tion, Dr. Moats successfully passed the
Ohio State Medical board examination
and for the past year has been an in
terne in White Cross hospital, Colum
bus. When he decided to locate in
Fort Wayne, he made application to
the Indiana State Medical board and
was granted a license to practice med
icine in that state,
COMPANY0
GOING TO GAMP
LOCAL UNIT OF 166TH INFANTRY
OHIO NATIONAL GUARD, TO
LEAVE FOR ANNUAL CAMP
AT CAMP PERRY*
WILL SPEND TWO WEEKS AT EN
CAMPMENT—CAPTAIN A. B.
RANKIN GIVES LIST OF OF­
FICERS, ENLISTED MEN
Captain Albert B. Rankin, of Com
pany C, 16Gth Infantry, Ohio National
Guard, London, will entrain on Sunday
morning, July 31, for the annual two
weeks ’encampment at Camp Perry on
Lake Erie which will continue thru
Aug. 14, the time the entire 166th In
fantry will be at Camp Perry.
In addition to the officers and en
listed personnel of Company C, Lon
don will be represented in the encamp
ment by Rev. F. C. F. Randolph, lec
tor of Trinity Episcopal-church here,
who is chaplain of th^ 166th regiment.
Captain Rankin will be aided in
handling the affairs of the guard unit
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Former Governors
Pledge* Party Aid
JAMES M. COX AND VIC DONA
HEY TO.SUPPORT NATIONAL,
STATE TICKETS IN FALL
ELECTION
Ohio Democrats will go before the
voters this fall with a united front
seeking votes for the state and na
tional tickets, it was indicated Thurs
day when former Governors James
M. Cox, of Dayton, and Vic Donahey,
of Indian Lake, pledged their support
to party leaders.
Cox, presidential nominee in 1920,
and Donahey, announced they will be
ready to aid the ticket immediately
after Henry G. Brunner, of Mansfield
state executive committee chairman,
called for a meeting of the committee
with state office candidates next Tues
day to draft plans for the state plat
form convention which will be ad
dressed by Gov. Franklin Roosevelt,
of New York, presidential nominee.
Details of the convention will be in
readiness after the conference, it was
indicated. Gov. Roosevelt will speak
Aug. 20 at 4 p. m., probably in the col
iseum at the Ohio State fairgrounds.
His address probably will mark
close of the state convention.
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AL LONDON SHRINE CLUB
OuTLNG AUG. 4 AT MORSECROFT
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES ARRANGING ELABORATE PRO
GRAM OF EATS, ENTERTAINMENT FOR MEMBERS AND
GUESTS 5,000 INVITATIONS SENT
the
To Preach in Local
Church on Sunday
Rev. H. Louis Meyer, of LowelvfHe,
Will preach at the London Presby
terian church on Sunday morning at
10:30 o’clock.
Rev. Meyer is a candidate for the
pastorate of the local church.
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W. H. ULPEPER
President
,«UaI
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PRINE
A. H.
Vice-Pres.
REED CHRISMAN
Sec’y-Treas.
Five thousand invitations have been
sent out by the officers of the Lon
don Shrine club for the seventeenth
annual outing of the club which will
be held on Thursday, August 4, at
“Morsecroft,” country home of Clin
ton Morse, London lumber dealer, sit
uated six miles southw’est of London,
the scene of th* annual picnic for
many years.
The London Shrine club outing is
the premier event of the Shrine sum
mer in this part of Ohio, and each
year hundreds of Shriners from Ohio
and other states attend and take part
in the many events of the day.
The outing will be formally op
ened at 9 a. m., with the usual recep
tion for visiting Nobles and members
with the address welcome at 12
o’clock, noon.
The noon day lunch is announced
to include Bulcenirhs soup, hot
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and
“SNAKE ROOT” EATEN BY DAIRY
(OWS CAUSES ILLNESS OF
HUMANS, STATE EXPERT
STATES
Just when the champions of Ohio’s
public health thought they about had
it whipped, “milk sickness,” which
has been reported once or twice in
this county in recent years, has
shown up again.
It Was considered a plague in
Ohio’s early days. Every summer,
whole communities would be affected.
Frequently families would be wiped
out.
But, in recent years, the cases of
“milk sickness” have been rare. It
appeared in Marion county, taking
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Buys New Plane
Dr. E. H. Long, of South Vienna,
who is ill at his home with pneumonia,
recently purchased a new Model A
Waco biplane, according to announce
ment made Thursday by officials of
The Little Greiner Flying Service,
Inc., operators of the Springfield mu
nicipal airport.
Dr. Long received his flying instruc
tions at the airport training school and
has owned a plane for more than a
year.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY
Madison County Democrat
LONDON, OHIO, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1932
New Jersey
Prison Expert Visits London Prison
Farm—Praises Ohio Welfare
Department
Dr. Frank Moore, for twenty years
superintendent of the Rahway state
reformatory of New Jersey, was a re
cent visitor at the London prison farm
in connection with a tour he is mak
ing of the Ohio welfare institutions.
Dr. Moore was taken on a tour of
the farm buildings and property by
Supt. W. F. Amrine, and the New Jer
sey official was greatly impressed
with the general layout and conduct
of the great 2,200-acre farm tract
here.
at
of
The trip'to Ohio is being made
the request of Governor Moore
New Jersey in preparation for a
port of the Ohio penal and correc
tional institutions.
re­
Dr. Moore told Supt. Amrine that
although New Jersey has only half of
the penal and institutional population
of Ohio, it is costing about the same
for the eastern state to care for the
inmates. Th to fact reflects much
credit upon the conduct of the welfare
department of the Buckeye state, Dr,
Moore observed.
VALUATION
TAXPAYERS MEET THURSDAY
NIGHT AND VOTE TO ASK 30
PER CENT CUT IN REAL
ESTATE VALUATION
Between 75 and 80 taxpayers of
Madison county attended the called
taxpayer’s* meeting ih tne assembly
room of the court house in London
on Thursday night and voted to ask
for a heavy reduction in the valua
tion of all real estate in Madison
county.
The meeting was presided over by
John Roth, of Sedalia, and the as
semblage voted to ask for a 30 per
cent reduction in the valuation of all
real estate in the county, including
farm and village property, from the
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State Employees
To Enjoy Outing
LONDON PRISON FARM OFFICERS
INCLUDED AMONG THOSE
WHO WILL ATTEND PICNIC
AUGUST 16
State employees of the London
prison farm, London, were represented
this week at the picnic committee
meeting of the State Employes Bene
ficial association of Ohio which met
at Buckeye Lake park, Licking coun
ty, to discuss plans for the coming
state-wide employes picnic there on
Tuesday, August 16.
The committee was the guest of
Manager Harry A. Ackley, of the park
and Chairman Harry D. Hale, of the
picnic committee. George E. Edge
was appointed chairman of the golf
committee and Manager Ackley told
of the facilities at Harbor Hills, near
by for a state employes golf tourna
ment which to to be one of the fea
tures.
Other contests will be baseball and
horseshoes on the park’s recreation
grounds, as well as swimming in the
park’s huge pool. Special free acts,
boat races and fireworks are other
features being arranged. Local state
employees will be given a half-holi
day by Gov. George White, so that
they may attend the picnic.
Mrs. Pearl Stokes
Dies This Morning
Mrs. May Smouse Stokes, aged 47
years, wife of Pearl Stokes, local gar
age operator and former school at
tendance officer, died of a complica
tion of diseases this morning at three
o’clock at her home on Lincoln
nue.
ave-
one
She leaves her husband and
daughter.
The funeral service will be held on
Sunday, at 3 p. m., at the Church of
Christ in Christian Union, West Cen
ter street, conducted by Rev. Frank
Sollars. Burial will be made in Paint
township cemetery in charge of
dertaker G. G. Schlechty.
Un-
IN HOSPITAL
oper-
Harry Steele, who owns and
ates a farm at the southern edge of
London, former Olympic wrestling
champion and Ohio State university
graduate, today entered Mt. Carmel
hospital, Columbus, where he will un
dergo an operation for appendicitis.
RELIEF GROUP
FILES REPORT
OFFICERS OF FEDERATED RE
LIEF ASSOCIATION GIVE FIN
AL RECORD OF MONEY
CONTRIBUTED FOR
NEEDY
UND COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED
AT PRESENT TIME REPORT
MADE OI LAST LIST OF
CONTRIBUTORS
The officers of the London Feder
ated Relief association, formed within
the past two years to care for the
needy of the community, reports that
with the final disbursements just corn?
pleted, the treasury is empty with nut
one cent on hand.
The report shows that a total of
$1,359.00 in cash was contributed dur
ing the past year and the same
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OHIO PAROLE BOARD ORDERS
RELEASE OF 24 OF 46 PRIS
ON FARM INMATES WHO
SOUGHT FREEDOM
The Ohio Board of Paroles today
ordered the release of 23 convicts
from London Prison Farm. Seventeen
are to be paroled, four restored to pa
role and
thorities. The board heard 46 appli
cations.
two released to federal au-
The counties, persons released,
crime, and date of release include:
CUYAHOGA-r-Steve Cuchonko, fel
onious assault Benjamin Burke, burg
lary and larceny, and Walter Ellis,
forgery, all Aug. 15 Robert Ruther
ford and Edward Massey, assault to
rob, lept. 15.
LAWRENCE—Clarence Shore, lar
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Plan Big Affair
At Fair Grounds
SEDALIA FISH FRY AND HOME
COMING SCHEDULED FOR AU
GUST 11, WITH JOHN
BRICKER AS SPEAKER
Elaborate plans are being made,
for the Sedalia fish fry and home
coming which will be held at the
county fair grounds in London on
Thursday, August 11.
The program for the day includes
the following: Morning, 10:30 until
noon, orchestra concert, games.
Noon until 1:30, Fish fry, chicken
dinner with all the trimmings.
Afternoon, 1:30" to 3,
games, stunts 4 to 5, Speeches, mus
ical numbers, play, readings, concert
by Sedalia high school orchestra and
community singing.
Contests,
Night, Starting at 7 o’clock, Old
time fiddlers contest, address, read
ings, men’s quartet, music by orches
tra.
The address of the evening will be
delivered by Hon. John W. Bricker,
member of the Ohio Public Utilities
Commission, Columbus, and former
resident of Mt. Sterling.
A special program will he given
during the evening by Billy Warner,
radio artist of Columbus.
Madison County
Placed In Columbus
Federal District
According to the revised territorial
assignments for deputy U. S. marsh
als in the Southern District of Ohioi,
announced by Paul H. Crestwell,
United States Marshal at Cincinnati,
Madison county is in the
territory along with the
other counties:
Columbus
following
Licking,
Knox,
Union, Fayette, Ross,
Franklin, Delaware, Marion,
Fairfield, Perry, Hocking, Coshocton
and Muakingum.
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Berries Plentiful,
Are Going to Waste
Word from the hill country of the
counties of Jackson, Pike, Lawrence,
Scioto, Gallia, Vinton, Meigs and
parts of Ross and Highland indicate
that quantities of blackberries are
going to waste ittNareas situated
away from the main highways.
Although the blackberry crop is
bountiful this year the quality of the
berries is said to nqt be up to av
erage. However, in some instances,
many of the consumers a& able to
get nice sized berries.
Grain Prices Up!
Advances in the prices paid
for grain in this community
are reported today as follows:
WHEAT—43c, an advance
of 3c this week.
OATS—15c, an advance of
1c.
The first of a series of five band
concerts, to be held in London on Sat
urday nights, will be given by the
London Creamery Band, at 8 o’clock,
Saturday evening.
Funds for the concerts were solic
ited by C. T. Shropshire, local mer
chant, and D. H. Jackman, local attor
ney, who report that almost enough
money has been secured for the entire
series of five concerts. A few local
business firms and other contributors
are to be heard from, the committee
reports, and it is expected that
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Wednesday was the day Brush
Lake near Woodstock was the place—.
and most all of us had a girl or two
to entertain—making the old saying—
the time, the place and the girl—come
true.
It was one grand and glorious out
ing, a huge success from beginning to
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Two Exhibition
Games Here Tonight
A double-header exhibition recrea
tion baseball program will be enjoyed
here this evening when the Madison
County Auto Company team of
London clashes with the fast Gift
Street Methodist church team of Co
lumbus. The visitors have one of the
fastest teams in Central Ohio. The
first game is called for 6:15 p. m.
In the regular league games this
week, the Madison County Auto team
defeated Sark & Plum, of Lilly Chapel
on Tuesday night, 3 to 1, and the Lon
don prison farm team shut out the
Shamrocks at the farm diamond on
Wednesday night, 6 to 0.
The game between the Eagles and
Stews Used Cars. Schedule for Thurs
day night will be played this evening
at the prison farm diamond. The
storm Thursday caused the postpone
ment.
New Quarters
In Circulation
Effective Monday, more than 6,000,
000 new quarters will find their way
into circulation through the 12 Fed
eral Reserve banks(
special received
D. C. The new
commemoration
bicentennial will
the first president.
GOES INTO THE MAJORITY OF HOMES OF THE
COUNTY A REAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM
advance
CORN 28c, an
of 2c.
Reports of grain
state that the wheat
high in quality with fair yield.
dealers
crop is
BAND TO GIVE
FIVE CONCERTS
LONDON CREAMERY BAND WILL
GIVE FIRST OF FIVE PRO
GRAMS SATURDAY NIGHT,
BOOSTERS REPORT
the
NEWSPAPER
FOLKS PICNIC
ANNUAL OUTING OF DEMOCRAT
AND PRESS FORCE HELI) ON
WEDNESDAY AT BRUSH
LAKE RESORT
(By the Office Boy)
Well folks, here we are again—we
have gone and done it and the annual
picnic-outing-celebration of The Mad
ison Press company is over.
according to a
out of Washington,
quarters put out in
of the Washington
bear the likeness of
There is no limit on the number
of coins that will be minted as
will be used to replace the old
which will be retired as fast as
become worn.
they
ones
they
ATTENDING WOOSTER
YOUNG PEOPLES MEET
Eldon Anderson, of Plain City, is
attending the Presbyterian Summer
Conference for Young People which
will be in session on the Wooster
College campus until August 1.
This conference is conducted by the
Synod of Ohio committee on educa
tion and the Presbyterian Board of
Christian Education.
Subscription $2.00 Per Yean
ROOSEVELT TO
SPEAK IN OHIO
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENT WILL ADDRESS
STATE CONVENTION IN
COLUMBUS AUG. 20
PROMISE 'OPEN NATIONAL
CAMPAIGN IN OHIO SECURED
BY STATE DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS THURSDAY
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of
New York will open his campaign for
the presidency with an address before
the Ohio Democratic state convention
in Columbus, Aug. 20.
Date for the convention was an
nounced by Henry G. Brunner, Dem
ocratic State Executive Committee
chairman, after notification was re
ceived that Roosevelt had accepted
the invitation to come to Ohio.
The convention will convene Aug.
19, according to tentative plans, t(»
enable the delegates to adopt the
state platform and transact
convention business before the
dential candidate arrives.
other
presi-
Coliseum Probable Place
The hour of the
tively set for 4 p.
Brunner.
tenta-
address is
m., according to
the State Fair
The coliseum at
grounds, Columbus, seating about 12,
000, is the probable place. Selection
of the Ohio State University Stadium
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Club Members
On Radio Program
MABEL REID, LAFAYETTE, AND
HARRIET AND REBECA S1D
NER. JEFFERSON, TO GIVE
PROGRAM OVER WA1U
Three Madison county -4 club
members will broadcast over Radio
Station WAIU, Columbus, on Friday,
August 5, at 8:15 p. m., as a part of
the regular Friday night
gram over the station.
farm pro-
Perpetual
Deercreek
Mabel Reed, of the
Bloomers Flower club of
township, and Harriet and Rebecca
Sidner, of the Jeffersonian Clothing
club of West Jefferson, will appear
on the
program.
Reed will talk on the sub
“My Ten Years of 4-H Club
Miss
ject of
Work.”
club member longer than any boy or
girl now enrolled in club work in
Madison county. She has had many
interesting and valuable experiences
in her work and will tell of some of
them in the radio talk.
Miss Reed has been a 4-H
The Sidner sisters will contribute
the music for the 15-minute program,
Harriet playing the flute and Rebecca
the trumpet.
Arrangements for the broadcast
were made by Lyman F. Baker, of
London, Madison county club agent.
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Woman Hurt in
Auto Accident
Near Plain City
Monday afternoon Rev. D. Findley
Wood, pastor of the .E. church ii*
Delaware and his mother were en*
route from Dayton to Delaware whea
they collided with an auto driven by
Orson Smith near the Hershberger
farm, just south of Plain City i«
Route 42.
Mrs. Woods was taken to Rev. F.
M. Evan’s residence in Plain City,
where she was treated by Doctor
Lee.
The Woods car was damaged bad
ly having all the windows and the
windshield broken.
Julia Fraher In
Serious Condition
Julia Fraher, 10 year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Fraher, of Co
lumbus, formerly of London, is i*
White Cross hospital, Columbus, in
serious condition with infantile paral
ysis.
The child was taken suddenly ill
few days ago while playing in the
yard of her home. The left side of
her body is affected.
Amish Farmer
in Serious Condition With Lockjaw—*
Bruised Hand Working With Pul
ley on Farm
Sylvanus M. Kauffman, well know*
Amish farmer of the northern part of
Madison county, is reported seriously
ill with lockjaw.
Mr. Kauffman severely bruised hi*
hand some time ago in a pulley in use
on his farm and lockjaw developed. He
is being cared for by a trained nursfifc