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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05
ANOTHER WILD OUTBURST

1t about every GAINESVILLE papers
burst forth with wild statement concerning Morgan
single of sickness has been headed by them sweeping
epidemic and other matters have been equally magned "a milo
word The ouburst article which appeared
Times Recorder under prominent headlines We reprint the
article in full follows:
Miss Louise Walter, executive of Mus
kingum chapter American Red Cross has been informed
that dire distress Morgan county because of
the effect of the drought She stated Thursday a
that cattle dying the fields from starvation
and their being left there decompose. Re-
ports also received here stating that many families
without food and clothing, and suffering intense,
peclay the rural districts because the cold weather
Miss Helen Noses field officer the national chap
ter American Red Cross, of Washington, d. c..
McConnelsvlle Thursday. where organization of
Red cross chapter completed The chapter there has
taken the situation in hand and officials Of the national
chapter have been informed of conditions Immediate
lief is expected Miss Walter stated Thursday'
While there been distress
not by reported and take all in all lit
tie truth the statements published GAINESVILLE
the field e Then speaking OF organization
chapter being completed The
Cross chapter here when the facts have had Red
Cross chapter here Tor the last 15 unconng
and being capaby and efficiently has
calls than could take but recently help prom
1sed from the national headquarters that the
sary relief in the county will soon be well in hand
In this connection well to remind people contribute
literally possible to the Red Cross Give little
will Your contributions
the national Red Cross but will more than
will be sent in The national Red Cross upon
lief of the country being much larger it's scope than
call tor the Mississippi flood relief that campaign
county went over its quota, which $4,000
The recent GAINESVILLE newspaper article
minded many Morgan county people of the great gorge
luskngum river couple that according
extended from GAINESVILLE almost Phlo
as matter OF fact worth mentioning existed
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05
Community Civic Club

A good representation of the
membership of the Community Civ
ic club, was present at the regular
meeting held at the home of Mrs
c. S. Dye, Tuesday, Feb. 3. Mrs. F.
w. Cochran, vice president, presided
during the business session. The
club voted to give SIS to the Amer
lean Red Cross, for relief work. A
committee was appointed to formu-
late plans for cleanup cam
paign to be put on some time in the
not far distant future. Final ar
rangements were made for the an
nual party which is to be held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nash,
the evening Of Feb. II. Each club
member is requested to bring table
service for herself and guest.
During the social hour, Mrs. Dye,
assisted by Mrs. J. G. Scott and
Mrs. Stalker, served delicious re-
freshments.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05
Big Woods

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Teeters and
Perley Wallace were callers at Mil
ton Wallace's, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Fletch Davis has been suffer-
ing with tonsilitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fitz and son
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Tolbert
Tippie.
Mrs. Oscar Taylor spent last
Thursday with Mrs. Milton Wallace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Startling
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Foreman of Liberty.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Triplett, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Bowman and daugh-
ter Freda motored to Columbus to
consult specialist, for Freda's
eyes.
Mrs. Guy Vandyke was able to be
brought home last Friday from the
Memorial hospital, Marietta, where
she had been for an operation for
ulcers. She is resting easy at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dyer and
three children from Athens, called
at Geo. Young's, Sunday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

divides the gas tax revenue on :
$3.50 basis between the state high
way department on the one hand.
and the local -munic-
ipalities, counties, and townships
on the other. 1t increases the
share Of each of these local areas.
It takes account Of the fact that
Ohio has $4,000 miles of earth
roads, and provides a method
whereby this mileage may be stead
lily reduced. 1t recognizes that
home owners in our cities are un-
justly burdened by street paving
assessments, and gives to the
municipalities additional funds in
order to help reduce that burden.
Without question it is more i'm
portant to give Ohio a real trans
portation system which shall extend
throughout the state and to every
farm home in the state, than it is
to build great network of super
highways to meet the demand for
speed. The motorist who feels the
urge to drive 60 miles an hour over
a state highway is generally the
man who wastes lot of time when
he arrives at his destination. Our
need for real farm relief can best
be met by providing year-round
roads for every farmer in Ohio.
The city home owners need for
relief from the crushing burden of
taxes and assessments is far more
vital than any proposed extension
of the state highway system.
Economy in Public Expenditure
The state highway department
can give up 5 million dollars of
its present share of gas tax revenue
without much actual reduction of
funds, in view Of the fact that the
Federal appropriation for 1881 will
be increased by million dollars.
The remaining 2 million dollars can
easily be found by more prudent
expenditure of state highway funds
than has been the practice during
the past year. There are many
indications that public sentiment
will not continue to tolerate the
wanton destruction of serviceable
pavements which could be easily
widened and resurfaced at a frac-
tion Of the expense Of replacing
them with different type of pave
ment.
Ohio needs real transportation
system for its $4,000 miles of
roads. The Bostwick bill is the
best proposal yet submitted for
realizing that aim. It deserves the
support of all who believe that it is
more important to provide real
system of transportation for Ohio
than it is to cater to the demand
for speed and for super-highways
to accommodate the speeder.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

father VIM. Raney of Little Wolf
creek, Sunday.
James Carter of GAINESVILLE visited
Albert Carter and family, Sunday.
James Fitch and family of Glous--
ter, VIM. Richard and family Of
Newark, spent Sunday with Clell
Fitch and family of Morganville.
The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Balding made a kitchen
shower for them at the home of
Delmar Fitch, Saturday evening.
They received many useful presents.
Estel Dawson and family Of Utica
were visitors at George Benjamin's
Saturday evening.
Perley Patterson and wife of
Deerfield and John Rouanzoin and
wife of Morganville spent Tuesday
with Sid McInturf and family of
near Pennsville.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05
Ohio Needs a Real
TRANSFORMATION System

Several bills have been intro
duced in the General Assembly
dealing with the problem of high
ways. One of the proposed meas
ures seeks to add a considerable
mileage to the eleven thousand
miles already on the state highway
system, Notwithstanding it is evi-
dent that this system is already
large enough to answer every pur-
pose for which it was created.
This bill provides for so-called
secondary system" of state high
ways, the idea being to give the
state highway department author
ity over considerable additional
mileage of roads not heretofore in
cluded on the state system.
State Highway Revenues
If the state highway department
now has more revenue than it
needs, the remedy would seem to
consist in reducing the states share
of the gasoline tax, instead of en-
larging the state highway system
in order to absorb the surplus. The
states share of the gas tax dollar
is at present 621a cents, as COM
pared with 371a cents given to local
communities such as townships,
counties, and municipalities.
Since the estimated gas tax rev.
enue for 1881 is 40 million dollars,
under the present distribution the
state highway department will re-
ceive 25 million dollars from this
source, as compared with Is million
dollars given to all the local COM
munities together.
Ohio's Road Mileage
1t is apparent that this distribu-
ton of the gasoline tax is not based
on needs as represented by mileage
of roads. The state with 13 per
cent of the total road mileage gets
621z per cent of the gasoline tax
revenue. On the other hand, the
counties with 35 per cent Of the
total mileage get only Is per cent
of the gasoline tax; and the town.
ships with So per cent of the mile
age receive only 5 per cent of this
revenue.
The mileage within the municipal
corporations can only be estimated,
but their share of the gas tax rev.
enue is known to be only 171a per
cent, Notwithstanding city motor
lists contribute so largely to this
revenue.
The BOstwick Bill
Redistribution of the gas tax rev.
enue is proposed in a bill intro
duced by Representative Bostwick
of Madison County. This measure
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05
Stockport Rt. 3
Regular meeting of East Wine

Regular meeting or East WINDSOR
grange, Friday evening, Feb. 13.
VIM. Newman who was injured in
an automobile accident, is slowly
improving.
Eli Robinson and his brother Lew
of Swifts are visiting at the home
of Walter Nichols, in Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carles Noland Of
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05
Buck Run

Clyde Allen and wife Of Crooks
vile visited John Rouanzoin and
wife Of Morganville, Sunday.
Harold Garvin and family Of
Poplar Ridge spent Sunday with
Charles Scott and family of Buck
Run.
Mrs. George Benjamin visited her
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

Coulson's are Offering special jan
uary clearance sale prices on big
assortment of prints, ginghams,
muslins, sheetings, cretonnes, drap-
cries, curtain materials, towelings,
challies. outings, ladies' and misses
outing gowns and pajamas, and cot
ton batting Be sure to get their
prices before buying.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05
Friendship Circle

Friendship circle will meet at
the home of Mrs. Eva Elliott, with
Mrs. Bertha Shilling, assistant hos
tess, Wednesday, Feb. II, at 1880 D.
m. Program: Roll call, quotation
from Washington or Lincoln; Why
the memories of Washington and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

Our Big All 8 wire fence special
gives years of added service, at 35c
per rod, weighs 62R pounds more
to the hundred rods than ", and
at the same price. Call Morris
Hardware and they will bring it to
you.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

Paint is going to be cheaper this
year. Big shipment of Johnston's
paints received this week, at Morris
Hardware. Thrift Paint will be
cheaper. and New Ready Mixed
paint will be feature at popu-
lar price, with Johnston quality.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

Coulson's are constantly keeping
their values in line with market
readjustments, providing not only
greater bargains in this sale, but at
ALL TIMES the lowest possible
prices consistent with their high
standards of merchandise quality.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

Albert Jadwin, so, died at Athens
state hospital, Sunday. He leaves
two brothers-C w. and Elmer Jad-
win of Portersville, and sister,
Mrs. Rose Rodgers of Congo. Bur-
ial was made Wednesday at Locust
Grove cemetery
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

Now is your opportunity to buy
Majestic radio at big saving in
price, at Coulson's. Come in and
make arrangements for a home dem
onstration.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

Get Coulson's prices on Over
coats before buying. Some priced
at one-third some at one-half off.
One lot priced especially low to
close quick.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

Lincoln still live, Bertha Parmiter;
Valentine story, Ida Harper; short
sketch of Longfellow, Helen Girls
man; contests, Mae Jett and Nettie
Stewart.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05
Scholar. Pupii

A scholar may be pupil, or he may
be a learned man whose knowledge
Is scholarly. A pupil Is one who IL
taught, student or learner, in charge
Of teacher.-Literary Digest.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

1t Is often the shorter way and
the more useful to conform to other
people than to make other people con-
form to rs.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05
Bristol Grange

The next regular meeting of Bris-
tol grange will be Friday evening,
Feb. IS, beginning promptly at
1880. Program opened by singing
several old time songs; roll call,
name noted men born this month,
Or tell something about them; Lin
coins departure from Springfield, as
told by Billy Brown, Mrs. Fred
Walls; stories about Lincoln, Beu-
lab Chambers, Anna and Wayne
Macklem, Robert Beatty; Origin
of st. Valentines day. Agnes Walls;
Do all vines twine in the same di-
rection, Herschel Henderson,; report
from state grange; exhibit of bare
branches of trees, in charge of Jas.
Campbell and Ivan Beatty; stunts
and games, in charge of Ralph Spill
man; special music, Beatty broth
ers.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

All discontinued numbers, colors
and broken lots of ladies', misses
and children's hosiery offered at
very special prices, at Coulson's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05
By Force Of Circumstance.

Writers says every woman should
be queen of her own home. And,
whether he should or not, every hus-
band Is a Observation-Disclosures
kansas Gazette.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

Two Prominent Educators Killed
Prof. Geo. H. Grow of Athens, a
member of the faculty of the Ohio
University, and Prof. H. B. Pigman.
of Coshocton county
public schools, were instantly killed
Wednesday night when their auto
was struck by passenger train at
street crossing, Coshocton.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

Special January clearance sale
prices on all mems, young mems
and boys wool suits, at Coulson's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

RED HEART shaped boxes Low
ney's Chocolates for Valentines
The Stanbery Pharmacy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

We have the famous FIRESTONE
Cum Dipped" Tires. You will be
surprised at the price. Call around
and inspect them and find out what
Danford.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

Special prices on all corduroy and
leatherette sheep lined coats, at
Coulsons.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-19
Report Valley
Youths Missing

San Diego authorities today were
requested by the Imperial county
sheriff's office to watch for two
runaway boys from Brawley and FL
Centro, thought to be headed for
the coast city.
The boys are Glen Wynns, Is, 219
3 street, BraWley, and Delbert Will
liams, Is, 514 Len Rey avenue E.
Centro.
They disappeared from their
homes yesterday morning, and are
thought to be together in an auto
mobile
The Wynns youth looks older
than he is. He is five feet, 10 inches
tall, weighs 14O pounds, and has blue
eyes, red hair and a freckled face.
When last seen he was dressed in
dark corduroy trousers, a light
sweater, and was without a hat
The other boy is the same height
as his companion, has blue eyes,
short features and a red complexion.
He also has a few freckles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-19
MEXICANS GLAD
UPON RETURN TO
THEIR OWN LAND

NUEVA LAREDO, Mex. Oct. 10
(UR)-Their dreams of fortune had
gone, and so had their food and
money, but it was joyous home
coming which 1900 Mexicans had
here today.
All day yesterday government
chartered automobiles from Karnes
City, Tex, crossed over the Rio
Grande, bringing these destitute
wanderers back to the country which
they had left in the vain search for
riches.
jobs had been easy to find when
these Mexicans entered the United
States. But that was before the
business depression Life has not
been so pleasant these past few
months. Many Of the families would
have gone without supper last night
if friends had not helped them out.
But hardshipS were presumably
left behind when the repatriates
packed up their baggage today and
boarded trains for the interior ci-
ties.
Just what they will do when they
get home few of the MeXicans knew.
But neither did they care very
much, No, senior, plenty of time to
think about that tomorrow. There
was plenty to do today, talking over
old times with friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-19
PATENTED PROCESS
REMOVES GUESSWORk
FROM ROASTING
Automatic Control of Heat In
sures Exactness. Hills Bros.
Coffee Has Matchless Flavor

There are many risks attached to
roasting coffee by ordinary meth
DDS. For a man must guess when
the roast is right. If he misses his
guess, the flavor of the coffee
usually suffers.
Hills Bros. eliminated guesswork
when they invented and patented
Controlled Roasting-an automatic
process that develops the fullest
flavor in every berry of the blend!
AS the accuracy of the hour-glass
depends upon an even, continuous
flow =. a little at a time =. so the
unvarying flavor of Hills Bros.
Coffee is produced by Controlled
Roasting - the patented process
that roasts evenly, continuously 9.
q little at time. Automatic con-
troll of heat and flow of coffee does
what ordinary methods often fail
to do. Every pound is roasted to the
same degree of perfection, and every
pound has the same fine flavor.
To preserve this delicious flavor,
Hills Bros. pack their coffee in
vacuum cans. Air, which destroys
the flavor of coffee, is removed and
kept out of these cans. Ordinary,
"air-tight" cans won't keep coffee
fresh. But Hills Bros. Coffee can't
go stale! Order some today. Ask
for it by name, and look for the
Arab trademark on the can.
Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc, Los
Angeles, Calf. @ 1884
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-19
LEGION TO HOLD
INSTALLATION OF
/, new OFFICIALS

Joint installation of officers of
American Legion posts and auxil-
iarieS of FL Centro, Imperial and
Holtville will take place tonight at
Veterans Memorial hall at Imperial
Dale D. Hurst, Legion command
er of the twenty-second district, will
install Legion officers and Gertrude
Bailey, past fifth area president, will
install auxiliary officers.
Following installation ceremonies
cards and dancing will be provided
as entertainment.
Officers of the organizations are
particularly anxious that a large
crowd attend the ceremonies.
Boyce Aten post is in receipt OF
engraved cards sent by B. B. Gear
hart, state commander, in appre-
citation of the general efficiency OF
the post during last year. The cards
are "laudatory service" awards.
DR.. N. E. Dupont who becomes
Junior past commander at tonight
ceremonies, is in receipt of testimo-
malls of personal appreciation from
Ralph T. O'Neil. national command
er. in recognition of loyal and eff
cient service.
The card carries the statement
that through the active cooperation
of post officers and members, the
post established a membership rec.
ord in 1881, surprising the average
of the last four years"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-19
FEW INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENTS
OVER WEEKEND

! Numerous automobile accidents in
Imperial Valley yesterday took a
surprisingly low toll of injuries, ac-
cording to reports on file in the
sheriff's office and the FL Centro
office of the California highway pa
j troll.
/ Lee Brewer and Santiago Paiz
both suffered minor injuries in ac-
cidentS.
Apparently the most serious acci-
dent was one near Imperial in
which two other persons were said
TO have been seriously injured. No
report of this accident was on file
either in the sheriff's office or the
state traffic office.
Don Campbell filed a report he
and Lloyd Castanian chased a
drunken Mexican driver north on
Imperial avenue, but could not
catch him in the official car in
which they were riding. The driver
crowded several cars from the high
way, ana eventually crashed into
one. Campbell said.
! George Wright, Imperial chief Of
/ police, was said to have covered this
accident, but could not be reached
en- the telephone today.
/ The accident in which Lee Brew
/ er was injured was a mile east of
FL Centre on the. Seeley road last
night Brewer and a companion
were pushing their car across the
/ highway when H A. Hastian. driv-
ing east, started to pass. Seeing he
could not pass on the left of the
/ other car. which was Slanting across
the highway, he Swerved to the
right just as Brewer stepped in front
| of the car. Hastian'S car ran over
Brewers foot. Brewer was taken to
/ the hospital.
Santiago Paiz was injured on the
Brawley to Westmorland highway
when his car got off the highway
and he swerved back too rapidly,
turning over. He suffered cuts on
the face and hands.
Two cars were badly damaged on
the Holtville highway when the car
/ driven by j. L. Dilbeck was side
swiped by another, driven by man
whose name was not learned. A
/ fender was knocked from Dillbeck's
car, and its frame bent. The front
end of the other car was badly dam
aged.
Whether this is the same accident
reported in the sheriff's office, Of
two cars left on the Holtville high
way quarter of a mile east of the
Dogwood road could not be learned.
Both cars III this case were towed
into a garage here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-19
Norton Pleased
By Experiments

J. B. Norton, formerly plant
pathologist for the agricultural COM
missioner's office who is visiting in
e. Centro, stated today that he is
highly gratified to see the continu-
alton of experiments with mildew
resistant cantaloupes.
Norton worked with DR.. Ivan Jag
gar in developing commercial mel
ons resistant to mildew. The for
mer visited some Of the paintings
and stated that he was delighted TO
find melons not only commercially
pure as far as mildew was con-
cerned, but also delicious in flavor