The Semi-Weekly Madison County Democrat, 1932-08-30

The committee is now circulating petitions locally to initiate an old age pension bill drafted by the Old Age Pension Conference of Ohio. A total of 300 signatures have been reported by solicitors to date. The campaign is scheduled to close September 15, after which the petitions will be gath gathered - ered gathered by the Conference from all over the state, and the bill submitted to the next session of the state legislature. “Seventeen states in the United States now have old age pension laws in operation, some of them for years,” said Chairman Connp|. “It is signifi significant - cant significant to note that no state which has once adopted such a law has ever re repealed - pealed repealed it. It is also indicative of the worth of such humanitarian legislation (Continued on Page Two)

The law provides that the money yielded by the cigaret tax shall be de devoted - voted devoted to “the purpose of affording the advantages of free education to all the youth of the state.” In adminis administering - tering administering it, officials have found that ow owing - ing owing to the low cost of cigarets in con conformity - formity conformity with the trend to lower prices on all merchandise, Sinokers have not looked upon the tax as a burden. Con Con(Continued - (Continued Con(Continued on Page Two)

William (Doc) McMillen, London’s most successful contribution'* to the world of sports, who has earned fame for himself by miraculously trans transforming - forming transforming cheap horses into valuable trotters and pacers, piloted his Abbe Heir to a straight-heat victory in the 2:12 pace, the J. Fred Schmidt Pack Packing - ing Packing Co. purse, headline event of the inaugural speed program, at the 82nd annual Ohio State Fair yesterday aft afternoon. - ernoon. afternoon.

The Madison County Demo Democrat - crat Democrat will present the first in in•tallment - •tallment in•tallment of a new serial story, “The First Year” in next Fri Friday’s - day’s Friday’s issue. It is a very clever story and has been produced as a Fox picture starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Far Farrell. - rell. Farrell. The picture will he shown at the Majestic theater here •bout the time the story in this newspaper ends.

Another Middletown banker, C- Ed Sebald, of the Oglesby Barnitz Bank and Trust company, was named to the executive committee, which also in includes - cludes includes Austin Smith, of the Monroe National bank J. G. Welsh, of the Farmers State and Savings bank of Oxford E. M. Ruder, of the First National and Trust company, of Ham Hamilton, - ilton, Hamilton, and A. Kumler, of the Farm Farmers - ers Farmers National bank of Seven Mile.

Following the parade, almost two miles in length, county re resentatives reported at the Hotel Chittenden where they were introduced to the hosts and hostesses who will entertain them during the week. Madison coun county’s - ty’s county’s representative, Elijabeth Jones, of Fairfield township, is being enter entertained - tained entertained at the home of Mrs. Ira Sprunkle.