The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat., August 19, 1932, Image 1

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eventy-Fifth Year—No. 67
RACES, PAGEANT
ON PROGRAM
EVERYTHING COMPLETED FOR
ANNUAL EXPOSITION AND
TWO-NIGHT PAGEANT
HERE NEXT WEEK
EVENT WILL DRAW THOUSANDS
OF VISITORS —ALL DEPART-'
MENTS COMPLETE PAG­
EANT TO BE BIG FEA
TI RE OF FAIR
Nex^Wk is FAIR WEEK in Mad
ison county—the big week of the year,
and the Madison county fair grounds
in London is fast taking on the aspect
of a huge exposition arena, prepara
tory to the opening of the 43rd an
nual Madison County Fair next Tues
day with its many displays, exhibits
and other attractions.
Corps of workmen, under the direc
tion of the officials of the fair, are at
work on the grounds putting on those
finishing touches so necessary to the
Success of one of the greatest county
seat fairs in the country.
Exhibitors are engaged in getting
their displays in readiness for the
opening. Livestock men from many
parts of Ohio and other states are
preparing to make their stock shows
general and vegetable farmers are
preparing their displays for the grain,
fruit and vegetable department? 4-11
club members are busy with the fin
ishing of their exhibits the merchants
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Fire Damages
-•Bardon Store
HLATE ON THURSDAY NIGHT
CAUSES HEAVY LOSS TO
STOCK OF MEN’S SHOP
AND SPARLING BLDG.
Loss of an unestimated total wa.»
caused Thursday night about 9:30
O’clock to the Bardon Shop for Men,
operated by the Bardon Brothers, and
the building, owned by Dr. H. P. Spar
ling, by fire relieved to have started
from a short circuit in the electric
wiring beneath one of the counters in
the store.
The fire was discovered by persons
passing the store who noted a small
blaze in one side near the center of
the store.
When firemen and* Kenneth Bardon,
jne of the owners, reached the build
ing and the front door was opened,
the smoke was so dense that the
blaze could not be immediately located
and tl^e fire was almost impossible to
combat.
The fire was brought under control
after the. firemen had reached the
roof of the building and poured water
through a sky-light into the store.
No estimate of the loss either to the
stock in the store or the building has
been made. Both the Bardons and Dr.
Sparling carried insurance.
Thomas Higgins
On Police Force
Thomas Higgins, London ,is serving
as night officer during the absence of
William “Smack” Golden, regular
officer,’ whose hand was severely in
jured a few days ago when he' was
attacked by a man he was preparing
to take to the city building.
Officer Golden’s injury is slowly
healing, it was stated today.
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Fair Music
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iftuSic for the annual Madison coun
ty fair will be provided by Prof. Col
lins and his London orchestra on Tues
lay, Wednesday and Thursday and by
the London Creamery band on Friday.
For the pageant on Wednesday and
Thursday nights and for the fair on
Thursday, Prof. Collins will be assisted
by a number of trained musicians from
the city.
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VISIT OUR TENT
The readers of this newspa
per are invited to make our
tent at the County Fair their
headquarters. A number of
chairs will be provided for your
convenience.
THE PUBLISHERS
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PUBLISHED TUESDAY*, C? RIDAY EVENINGS
AT DEMOCRAT BUILDIN %SECOND STREET
MADISON COUNTY FAIR TO OPEN TUESDAY
WITH PROSPECTS OF RECORD WEEK
William M. McDonald, aged 63
years, president and general manager
of the Madison County Oil company
and life-long resident of London and
Madison county, died of a complication
of diseases early Thursday at the
Melvin home, east of London.
Mr. McDonald had returned to the
county only a few days ago after
spending three weeks in a Columbus
hospital where he took a coui*e cf
treatment.
He was born in Madison county,
near London on November 29, 1868,
and had spent his entire life in this
community. He was engaged in farm
ing for a number of years and then
spent 12 years with the Refiners Oil
Company before he organized the com
pany he headed at the time of his
death.
INVITED TO COUNTY FAIR
GOV. GEORGE WHITE DAVID S. INGAJLXS
ANOTHER BAND
CONCERT SATURDAY
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Another of the series of band con
certs held in London each Saturday
evening, will be held this week. Ah
hour’s program, beginning al 8 o’clock
will be played by the London ^Cream
ery band.
^.MCDONALD
DIES THURSDAY
HEAD OF MADISON COUNTY OIL
COMPANY SUCCUMBS FOL
LOWING EXTENDED ILL-
NESS—FUNERAL ON
SATURDAY
Governor George White and David week.
S. Ingalls, party nominees for the. The fair will be held four days—
Governorship in November, have both’August 23, 24, 25 and 2d—and advance
been invited by officers of the Madi-! reports indicate that the “London”
son county fair to be honor guests of fair will be one of the leaders in the
the fair association here one day next’state this yea.'
Mr. McDonald was a member of the
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Team Pulling
Contests Listed
PRIZES TO BE AWARDED AT THE
COUNTY FAIR NEXT WEEK
TO BEST PULLING HORSE
AND MULE TEAMS
Because of the marked success of
the horse and mule pulling contests
Staged during the annual Madison
county fair the past two years, the
contest is to be repeated this year ac
the fair scheduled for next week.
Horse and mule teams from all
parts of the county will stage the
contests on Wednesday, August 24, and
Friday, August 26, under the direc
tion of Martin H. Watkins, fair board
member.
Prizes are to be awarded in the two
contests as follows: Horses, best pull
ing team, first $8 second $4. Mules
—same prizes as offered in the horse
pulling contest.
Madison county boasts some of the
finest horses and mules in Ohio and
keen interest is being shown in this
contest by many of the leading own
ers of horses and mules and by oth
ers who take pleasure in contests of
any kind. k
FIRE DESTROYS
TWO BUILDINGS
DANGEROUS BLAZE EWEEPS HO
TEL, RESTAURANT. DWELLING
IN LAFAYETTE EARLY WED­
NESDAY MORNING
FLAMES MENACE ENTIRE VIL
LAGE—PRISON FARM, WEST
JEFFERSON FIRE TRUCKS
AND CREWS CALLED
Two buildings including a residence
property, hotel and restaurant were
totally destroyed by fire and the entire
village of l^afayette on the National
pike four miles north of London was
threatened by destruction in an early
morning lire on Wednesday that
caused damage estimated at more than
$5,000.
The hotel and restaurant operated
by N. B. Ryan & Son in the George
Kaufman building, formerly known as
the Clayton Inn, and the Cecil How
ard residence property, located ad
joining the hotel building to the east,
were burned to the ground in the fire
that started in the Howard residence,
about 4 o’clock Wednesday morning.
The blaze is believed to have origin
ated in defective wiring in the How
ard house and spread so rapidly that
for a time, ivthreatened the entire vil
lage, the flames being held under con
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Anglers Return
From Trip to Canada
Harry Howard, William Sparling,
Robert Amrine and Mr. and Mrs. Fos
ter Gossard, of London, have returned
to their homes here after a ten-day
fishing trip to Lake Nippising, North
Bay, Ontario, Canada.
The anglers report fair luck with
only fair weather and few fishermen
in that section this yea*
Howard and Gossard are both guard
captains at the London prison farm.
They'said he couldn’t do it, but
“Uncle Steve” Phillips wore his 90
years lightly Thursday and drove
Frederick McKinney through to a sur
prising victory in one of the heats of
the feature event of the Fayette Coun
ty fair racing program at Washing
ton C. H.
Driving his own trotter on the track
where he began his rise to racing
world fame so many years ago, “Uncle
Steve” came in fifth in the first heat,
fourth in the second—and first in the
third and final contest.
The first heat was the hardest,
said. His horse made a break and it
took all he had to maintain control. In
the second heat “Uncle Steve” was off
Ma&ison County Democrat
LONDON, OHIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19,1932
Starting in the early afternoon, the
Democrats will round cut their state
ticket by choosing a candidate for lieu
tenant governor They then will swing
into their state convention to adopt a
platform and choose presidential elec
tors,( climaxing' with the address of
Governor Roosevelt, Saturday after
noon.
State leaders are expecting a tre
mendous gathering of Democrats from
every nook and cranny of the state as
well as large delegations from sur
rounding states to ^Welcome their
standard bearer and to hear his first
speech of a road campaign planned to
land him in the White House. Gov.
Roosevelt accompanied by Mrs. Roose
velt, is expected .to. reach Ohio’s cap
ital about the time the state convention
has completed its business.
The presidential candidate will de
liver his address at the Columbus as
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youthwTns
TAKE6 CO. TOURNEY
LOSES ONLY ONE GAME OUT OF
30 PLAYED IN TWO EVENTS—
STRAUD RUSSELL, DEFEND­
ING CHAMP, SECOND
An 18-year-old youth, Jasper Davey,
of South Vienna, who has been pitch
ing horseshoes but one year, Is the
new Madison county horseshoe pitch
ing champion, winning the title in the
tourney staged on the new courts of
the London Horseshoe club here by
taking 14 of the 15 games played, los
ing only to Straud Russell, of West
Jefferson, defending champion.
Davey not only won the county title,
but a week ago, won the London horse
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DEMOCRATS CLUBS TO SHOW
LAUNCH DRIVE AT COUNTY FAIR
Infant Son Dies
William Colter, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Colter, of Chrisman
Chapel, south of London, died Thurs
day night at the home.
The funeral service was held today
at 2 p. m., at the grave in Paint town
ship cemetery and burial was made by
Undertaker G. G. Sehlechty.
The parents and three brothers an
Bisters survive.
“Uncle Steve” Phillips, 90, Drives To
Victory in Feature Race on Thursday
At Washington C. II, Fair Races
STATE CONVENTION OPENS TO- REMARKABLE RECORDS OF HUN-
DAY IN COLUMBUS WITH
MADISON COUNTY DEL#.
GATES, OTHERS ON THE
JOB
CONVENTION TO CLOSE ON SAT
URDAY AFTERNOON WITH AD
DRESS IN BASEBALL PARK
BY GOV. ROOSEVELT
Madison county is being represented
today and Saturday at the State Dem
ocratic convention in Columbus by the
four delegates elected last May: C. E.
Bryan, London R. C. Millikin, West
Jefferson H. C. Black, Plain City, and
B. R. Harrison, Mt. Sterling.
Democratic committee leaders and
ethers also are attending, the conven
tion meetings which will culminate
Saturday afternoon in the address of
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic
presidential nominee.
Ohio Democracy launched its cam
paign this afternoon in an effort to
wrest the Buckeye state from Repub
lican national control and to preserve
its hold on state administration.
SECOND TITLE
JASPER DAVEY, SOUTH VIENNA,
WHO WON LONDON HORSE
SHOE TITLE WEEK AGOb
to a poor start.
But in the third, after coming up to
second on the back stretch, the fine old
veteran whipped up to pass Miss Ma
rion Toddle and finished 30 yards
ahead.
The cheers were deafening. “Uncle
Steve” was called back and presented
with an easy chair, the gift of loving
fans.
While spectators yelled themselves
hoarse, he left his sulky and grin
ningly stretched out in the big easy
chair right in the middle of the track.
For more than 75 years Uncle Steve
has owned, trained and raced harness
horses, Two years ago he drove in a
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DREDS OF 4-H CLUB MEM
BERS TO BE ON EXHIBIT AT
FAIR NEXT WEEK
DEMONSTRATION^ U GI N
CONTEST, STYLE REVUE AND
HEALTH EXHIBIT ON
THE PROGRAM
Hundreds -of 4-H club members are
to attend and take part in the an
unal Madison county fair next week
and the club work forms one of the
most interesting and educational fea
tures of the fair.
The work is being conducted in this
county on a high plane and the results
being obtained are truly remarkable,
able.
Judging Contest
Teaching boys and girls how to se
lect better hogs is the object -of the
4-H Swine Judging Contest to be held
at the Madison county fair Thursday,
August 25. Th(« contest will start at
9:00 a. m. near the swine barn. All
4-H club members are eligible to com
pete in the contest.
Three rings of hogs will be placed
by the contestants. They will write
reasons for.their placings on each
ring. The contestants will be given
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SEVEN YOUTHS
TO WlU AWARDS
OUTSTANDING 1-H CLUB MEM
BERS TO BE GIVEN FREE
TRIP TO ANNUAL CLUB
CONGRESS
SELECTIONS TO RE MADE BY
SPEC IA COM I*T E E
AWARDS BASED ON
ACHIEVEMENT
Seven 4-H club members who have
made outstanding records this year
and in past years will receive a free
trip to the annual 4-H Club Congress
held in Columbus in November, ac
cording to Lyman L. Baker, county
club agent.
Each county in Ohio is entitled to
one delegate to Club Congress for
each sixty members enrolled in 4-H
Club work. Madison county has 445
members enrolled this year.
The delegates will be selected by a
committee of three. One member of
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Junior Order To
Picnic in London
ELEVEN COUNTIES IN THIS DIS
TRICT TO HOLD OUTING AT
COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS
HERE SEPT. 18
Announcement was made today that
a picnic will be held at the Madison
county fair grounds at London on Sep
tember 18, which will be participated
in by members of the Junior Order
from Madison, Franklin, Fairfield,
Pickaway, Fayette, Clinton, Hocking,
Montgomery, Greene, Clark and
Champaign counties.
It is expected that 8,000 persons
will be in attendance. Leading mem
bers of the Jr. O. U. A. M., and the
Daughters of America will deliver ad
dresses and music will be furnished by
the Boys Band from the Jr. O. U. A.
M. home at Tiffin. Various contests
will be held to be participated in by
members from the different counties.
The Jr. O. U. A. M., also is making
preparations for the annual convention
of the order which will be held at the
Deshler-Wallick in Columbus the last
week in August. Every county in the
state will be represented and an en
tertainment by the Boys Band from
the Tiffin Home and a general recep
tion will be features of the opening
night.
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Unique Sale Saturday
A mosft unique day and night sale is
announced by Sharpe & Green for Sat
urday, August 20, with special hourly
bargain sales beginning at 7 a. m. and
continuing every hour until 11 o’clock,
Saturday night.
MRS. R. BrHOWARF~
SLOWLY IMPROVING
FROM OPERATION
The condition of Mrs. R. B. Howard,
of London, who recently underwent an
operation at White Cross hospital, Co
lumbus, is reported as improving
nicely.
Oil leers In
Charge of Fair
LAMAR P. WILSON
Secretary
Every section of Madison county has
a personal representative and inter
est in the direction and management of
the Madison county fair which will be
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To Repair School
The sum of $2,500 for repairs on
the Mechanicsburg school building
will be allowed from state funds, ac
cording to word received by the board
of education. Work is to be started
at once.
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TRAFFIC LIGHT
IN LILLY CHAPEL 4
County Installing Lights Fol
lowing Several Near-Fatal
Crashes at Intersection
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/I traffic light is being installed at
the road intersection in Lilly Chapel
by the Madison county highway au
thorities, the work being done by Mar
vin Tyler, London electrician.
The light is being placed at the in
tersection, following four near-fatal
traffic accidents in the village the
past few weeks.
for the speed program of the 43rd an
nual fair on August 23, 24, 25 and 26.
The London track is regarded as
one of the fastest half-mile tracks in
the country and the Madison county
fair comes each season the week prior
GOES INTO THE MAJORITY OF HOMES OF THE
COUNTY A REAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM
Subscription $2.00 Per Year
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Governor White Sees Bright
Future For
Buckeye State
GIVES TALK TO
FARMERS CLUB
CHIEF EXECUTIVE GUEST Of!
HONOR ON THURSDAY NOON
AT PIC NIC MEET OF CLUB
AT NEFF-ANDERSON
PARK 'l
GIVES BRIEF OUTLINE OF CON
DITIONS IN CITIES AND RU
RAL DISTRICTS, CITING
HELP GIVEN NEEDY
IN ALL SECTIONS
Governor George White was thff
honor guest at the picnic meeting of
the Madisor. County Fanners’ club on
Thursday at the Neff-Anderson Spring
park near Mt. Sterling and gave a
short address to the large crowd gath
ered for the picnic dinner and pro
gram.
Governor White was introduced by
Mayor C. M. Neff, of Mt. Sterling,
owner of the park, in his own unique
manner after Mr. Neff had been called
upon for the introduction by President
R. K. Shaw, of the Farmers’ club.
The governor said in his ten-min
ute talk that “I was mighty glad to
accept Mayor Neff’s invitation, in fact
there was nothing else for me to do,
and I regret that there is not time
enough to discuss any of the great
problems.
“I am struck by the contrast be
tween rural and urban conditions.
When I called the extra session of the
legislature, I knew that Madison
county would be able to take care uf
itself, because of its thrift and in
dustry.
“There is tnuch want in the cities.
Cleveland has 22,000 families to which
it is extending relief. I have been en
couraged again anti again by people’s
generosity and willingness to co-oper
ate.
“We are to be congratulated upon
the lack of rioting and lawlessness,
except in the coal region. Some turn
to Russia as a remedy, but have been
summarily dealt with. The eastern
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Arnett Harbage
Hurt in Accident
Arnett Harbage, well known Madi
son county farmer residing north of
here near Plumwood, was severely
bruised and otherwise injured Thurs
day when a bolt of the combine he was
operating loosened and struck him on
the side of the head and also struck
several parts of his body.
The bolt bruised the side of the head
and inflicted a number of severe
bruises about the body.
The piece of machinery to which the
bolt was attached was operating at
1100 revolutions a minute and Mr.
Harbage could easily have been drag
ged into the combine and killed, had
the piece of iron caught his clothes in
such a way as to pull him into the
machine.
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All Granges
To Compete for Cash Prizes Offered
For Displays at County Fair
All of the granges of Madison coun
ty will take part in the annual grange
exhibit at the fair, August 23 to 26.
FINE RACE PROGRAM FOR CO. FAIR
Practically all of the stable room
for race horses at the Madison county
fair grounds here has been reserved
and still other reinsmen from all parts
of the state and adjoining states are
coming in the latter part of the week
Prizes will be awarded in the grange
exhibit as follows: First, $65 second,
$60 third, $5b fourth, $50 and fifth,
$45.
to the slate fair at Columbus, giving
the fair here a good play in drawing
the leading racing stables of the mid
dle states.
The speed program this year pro*
vides for 13 races during the four
days.
Col. Earl Swepsfon, Columbus, form
erly of Chillicothe, will be the race
starter this year. He has worked the
fair races here before.
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