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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22

subs-M. G. M: Kennard, Whitaker
(23; Christie (2); Baker. Crooks
Vile: Rowe.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22
q S. L. Cuts Budget

Asking $731,856 less than was
appropriated for it by the last gen
eral assembly, Ohio State University
has filed its budget request for
1933-34 with Finance Director
Howard Bevis. The amount re-
quested TO operate the university
during the next two years is ST.
206,17O Emphasizing their desire
to aid the state in its economy pro-
gram, university officials point out
that the sum requested is less than
the amount, expended inN the bien-
MUM just ending. 1t is also 81
$4,000 less than the appropriation
for 1929-30 when Ohio State had
900 fewer students than at present.
In his letter of transmittal, Presi-
dent George w. Rightmire points
out that "the Ohio State University
has promptly and completely CO.
operated with the legislature and
with the state administration in
keeping expenditures within the
limits of available revenues" Citing
the fact that the uniyersity's expen-
ditures during the two years just
ending were 27~per cent under those
of the previous biennium, with lit
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22
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tions and from the abolition OF
many positions have reduced the
university payroll nearly 5000, 600
annually and that further reduc-
tions to the extent of $242,00O an
nually to be- made in the next
biennium will bring the total pay
roll annual reduction to $442-lao--
The budget request asks especial
ly for library books, no provision
having been made for that purpose
since July I, 1891 President Right
mire points out that the students
voluntarily contributed $500 a
year ago to aid the library.
"The university is making sim
cere effort" DR.. Rightmire empha-
sizes, "to render service which is
undiminished although the financial
support has greatly decreased" He
warns that new budget requests rep
resent IAN irreducible minimum,"
adding that the curtailments have
practically reached the dividing
line between efficiency and crip-
pied service
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22
Reinersville

The extreme weather of the past
week makes some of the. denizens OF
Reinersville feel as though they
would like to spend the remainder
of the winter in the south land.
On last Friday morning the ther-
mometer readings in this vicinity,
ranged all the way from six below
zero to 20 below, which is very cold
for so early in the winter.
Harry Grandstaff had the misfor-
tune of breaking an axle on his
school bus, Thursday evening, while
delivering pupils from Reinersyille
schools, but he had delivered most
all before the accident happened.
Quite a number Of turkeys have
been bought near here in the past
few DAYS, for the holiday market,
15c being the price paid in most in
stances. Since writing the above,
we learn the bottom has dropped
out of the turkey market, and that
it is almost impossible to get 12c
offer for the birds
Arthur Morris has secured en-
ployment as clerk in the Van Fleet
store in Caldwell, during the holi-
Gay season, at least.
Quite a number of persons IN
and around Reinersville are having
a siege of bad colds.
The Sunday school of the M. p.
church here is preparing a Christ
most program, which they will pre-
sent at the Sunday school hour,
next Sunday morning.
A reception is to be given to the
pastor of the NJ p. church here, on
next Friday evening, which is spon-
sored by the members and others OF
his congregations.
Miss Jean Sims of McConnelsyille
was visitor the first Of the week
at the r. A. Arrick home,
Reinersyille schools viii close
Friday of this week, for vacation
OF two weeks and it is not real GER
tain whether the vacation will end
with the two weeks, or whether it
will continue to the end of the Sc
mester. 1t is supposed that the ex-
ira week is to give the legislature
one week to find some other source
from which to secure funds to keep
the schools going. 1t will mean
that the schools will be set back
almost year with their school
work
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22

better, and able to be up.
Reese Peyton who has been In
poor health for some time, does not
improve any
Ruth, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Drake, is suffering
from swollen glands of the neck.
The two younger children have had
the same troubles but are both bet
ter
Mrs Lou Frame had valuable
horse to die Monday. 1t was UNI
decided as to what caused its
DEATH
Mrs. Wilma Harlan is gradually
improving in health She has been
poorly since early last spring, and
her many friends will be glad to
hear of her Improvement.
The family of Harry Dickson,
mail carrier on route No. Q, has
been i'll with flu and heavy colds.
Clifford Ellis, substitute carrier, has
been bringing our mail.
The Baptist Sunday school is pre-
pairing a Christmas program, to be
given at the church, on Friday
evening.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22
Keep Extension Work In Morgan
County

n Should not the thinking people Of
our county go over the matter very
carefully before they allow the ag-
ricultural extension service of the
state to be Withdrawn from Morgan
county? For the past IA years our
county has received the tremendous
benefits which have come from an
program of greater eff
ficiency in agricultural production
as sponsored by the extension /, SER
vice During these years the ex-
tension service has taken leading,
part in constantly stressing the
factors which must be observed
and put into practice in the BUSH
ness Of farming ii the greatest pos
sible returns are to be realized.
Today, more than ever before, the
teachings OF the extension service
are sorely needed in this agri-
cultural depression Proof of this
statement lies in the fact that the
farmers in our county who have
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22
Todds

Mrs. Alice Nichols has not been
so well since the last of the week
Callers last Thursday on Mrs.
Nichols were, Mrs. Fanny Starting
and Everett Starting.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. r. Startling pur-
chased the farm of the j. d. Wood
estate.
Sunday callers of Mr. and Mrs
f. E. Startling were, Mr.. and Mrs
d. W. Calendine, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. H. Calendine and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs H. w. Calendine and chill
dren, Mrs. Lille Ellis, Jessie Hen
cry and Everett Starting.
Mrs. Agnes Van Antwerp who has
been having pneumonia, is improv-
ing, and able to sit up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Taylor Of
McConnelsville were week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Delpha Olney.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22

rheumatism and stomach trouble
eight months ago, and | have been
a we'll man ever since.
~ had been suffering for five
years. Everything / ate would sour
and ferment, causing gas pains and
misery. And the rheumatism had
settled all through my body This
was exactly my condition before [
got Vegobran. j took six bottles
of il last October, and it drove ev-
cry ache and pain right out of me
and also worked on my stomach.
Now can eat anything and my di-
gestion is perfect. / want to recon-
mend Vegobran to everybody who
suffers
Vegobran is being introduced to
the public daily, at the Stanbery
Drug Store, McConnelsyille, and
Harris Pharmacy, Malta.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22

sermons and music broadcast each
morning from this tabernacle, will
realize how very worth while 1t
would be to attend in person.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Barclay at
tended the Goth annual session
Of the Ohio state grange which was
held at Springfield, Dec. 13, 14,15.
They went as delegates from Blue
Rock grange.
Mrs. Lou Frame who has been
quite i'll for couple of days, Is
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22

been putting into practice on their
farms the teachings of their Expert
ment station and College of Agri-
culture during the past years, are
having less difficulty meeting their
taxes, and making their farm enter
prizes yield a small profit, than any
farmers who have not followed
these teachings.
The cost of maintaining the ex-
tension service in our county is so
small (less than 45c per farm per
year) that it appears very short
sighted to even consider the pos
sibility of losing this vital work in
county which has practically
nothing productive within its
boundaries except agriculture.
People simply do not understand
the fact that not one cent of county
tax money is used for the agents
salary. His salary comes entirely
from state and federal funds. The
amount which the county furnishes
is used each year to maintain an Of
flee, pay an office secretary and
pay automobile travel expenses for
the thousands of miles of driving
within the county which the agent
is required to drive each year in
maintaining the program.
For a great many years the Nor
gan county farm bureau through
its membership fees carried half of
the county expense and the county
commissioners paid the other half
In the last three years the Morgan
county farm bureau has been out of
existence and has therefore been
unable to contribute any portion of
this local expense. Up until last
year our county commissioners
have had foresight enough to pro-
vide the county's share of carrying
on the work Last year they cut
the appropriation out entirely and
tho work was carried on this past
year from private subscriptions
merely as a temporary expedient in
the homes that this valuable work
could be carried on in county
which has practically no other in
come except from its agriculture.
The extension service in the county
has paid for itself over and over
gain in the years it has been
force in our county. Thousands of
lambs have been saved from death
through the precaution Of .drenching
sheep to control the ravages OF
stomach worms Those saved
lambs represented thousands of
dollars of additional income to the
farmers of the county not to speak
of the thousands of pounds of wool
which Rave been shorn and sold
from sheep, that would have died
had they not been drenched. The
above is merely one phase Of the
extension program in the county
Like savings have been made pos |
sible through extension teachings in
feeding, culling and management of
poultry focks. Thousands of soil !
samples have been sent to the uni /.
for testing to determine !
what treatment the soil should have
to produce it's maxium crops per
acre so that the cost per bushel or f
per ton to tie farmer could be the +
least cost possible.
Surely, it will be an unthinking
people who will allow such valuable /
service TO be Withdrawn from a I
county whose one claim to fame and
recognition is it's agriculture,
when the cost to each 1
farmer is only a few cents per year
H. r. Eaton, Retiring County
Agent,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22

tie change in the size of the student
body, President Rightmire warns
that further reductions will in
iuriously restrict the public and
educational services which the in
stitution is expected to render.
The budget request reveals that the
university plans payroll reductions
even in excess of those ordered by
the special session of the legisla-
ture; that salary reductions for
members of the faculty and admin
istrative staff In the higher brack-
cts were made more than a year be-
fore the. legislature ordered salary
cuts on state employees generally;
that the savings from these reduc-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22
Rural Dale

Rev. A. o. Tillotson and family
motored to Wheeling, w. Va. Sun
day, where they broadcast pro-
gram of vocal and instrumental
music, over radio station VIVA
from the gospel tabernacle at that
place. They returned home Sun
day evening and report wonderfully
interesting meetings All radio lis
teners who have heard the splendid
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22

Vegobran, which is
the great mixture
of Bran Extract
and natures medi-
cines, now being
introduced to the
public here in Nc
Connelsyille at the
Stanbery D r u g
Store. Mr.. Ches-
ser is with The
Cam bridge Glass
Co., and is widely
known in Guernsey
and Morgan coun-
ties. Following is
his statement:
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22
'BRAN MEDICINE
MADE ME WELL
TOOK vEGoBRAN EIGHT MONTHS RHEUMATISM
STOMACH TROUBLE

Mr.. Alva W. chesser of 23S
Meek avenue, Byesville. Ohio, is an
other widely known resident of this
vicinity who is publicly praising
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22
M. & M. High
Lose Twin Bill

Last Friday Crooksville's bas-
keteers defeated M. & NJ. athletic
representatives in two very close
games. The girls game went 16-
IL, while the Big Red boys lost a
heartbreaker 24-22. The girls
game was close all the way, as was
the boys game. the Big Reds open
ed with a decided improvement in
form and held the lead at the end
Of the first period, Al; then the
Perry county lasses started hitting
the hoop and ended the half, holding
the lead rs. The game was play
ed on even terms in the third stan
"a. then in the fourth quarter
Crooksville girls pulled away in
scoring and the final whistle blew
with the visitors five points in
front. Turner led the local team
with seven points, while Watts and
Karr scintillated for the visitors.
The boys game was nip and tuck
all the way. M. & M held Crooks
Vile we'll in check the first quarter,
but lost trifle in the second. The
half ended with the Big Reds on
the sunny side of an lilo score.
In the third quarter the teams bat
tied CALAMITY for an advantage, but
found none. Then in the fourth
quarter Crooksville added steam
and zest to their attack, and We're
five points in the lead with but a
few minutes to go A flock Of "a. &
M. substitutes stemmed the Crooks
Vile attack, but could not over
come the lead, and CrooksVille won
the game 1922. Price, Big Red
guard, led The locals in scoring
with two field goals and three free
throws, while Barker led the Red
and Black with four fielders and a
free throw.
Girls Game
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-12-22

II know what vegobran will do"
said Mr. Chesser. "It ended ms
Evening star., 1932-06-22
The Bicentennial Pageant.

The Capitals observance Of George
Washington Bicentennial year was i'm
pressively marked last evening by a
pageant at the base of the great shaft
which perpetuates the name Of the first
President. This spectacle. given under
the auspices Of the District Bicentennial
Commission, was witnessed by one of
the largest audiences ever gathered in
the history of the District for an out
door event not of a sporting character.
More than 20,000 persons assembled at
the Sylvan Theater and with the aid of
exceptionally effective illumination
every phase of the brilliant moving pic
ture of the career of Washington was
enjoyed.
The pageant form of representation
is difficult Of devising and Of presenting.
It's direction requires great skill.
The rehearsal of episodes involves a
particular technique of management.
Washington has the talent for such
spectacular demonstrations and last
nights wholly satisfactory presentation
showed that it has been utilized to the
best effect. Several hundred persons
are enlisted in this work. giving their
time and services freely for the sake Of
making Washington's Bicentennial
offering worthy Of the Capital which
bears the name of the great American
whose birthday is now being commem-
GRATED Throughout the country. Every
Washingtonian should see this artistic
pageant, which will be repeated tonight
and tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1932-06-22
The Real Estate Tax Rate.

As the Commissioners are forbidden
by the usual terms Of the pending Dis
trict appropriation bill to reduce the
real estate tax rate during the coming
fiscal year. all they can do toward pro-
tecting the interests of the already
heavily burdened local taxpayer is not
to increase it.
The decision at the Municipal Build
ing to retain the current tax rate for
the next fiscal year is made at a time
when equitable considerations and the
practical difficulties facing the local
community demand a decrease. To the
majority of local property owners the
same tax rate for the next year that
prevailed last year means an additional
burden of no small proportions. The
total assessment of real estate, to which
the tax rate will be applied, will show
a slight increase over last year. While
Mr.. Richards says there have been some
reductions and while the increase is
accounted for largely by new construc-
tlOn, tne decreases IN assessments Will
not be felt by the average home owner
in any degree that compensates for the
decline in property values, the business
depression and for the additional taxa
ton imposed by the Federal Govern
ment. The largest tax delinquent list
in the city's history, the sharp drop in
the revenue from tax sales and the in
creased volume of appeals against
assessments are manifestations in them
selves of the difficulties encountered by
the real estate taxpayer already. For
the coming fiscal year, with the drop
in the Federal pay roll and the antic-
ipated lay-offs without pay of an unes-
timated number of Federal workers
which means, of course, like blight
on practically all local private business
the local real estate tax will become
even more burdensome. In many cases
the actual danger that it will be the
straw that breaks the camels back has
become only too obvious
Evening star., 1932-06-22

served that the States attorney should
not confess that he was not big enough
to keep the men protected and sug-
gested that the witnesses should be able
to take care of themselves. The prose-
cutor rejoined, mot when they are faced
with machine gun, your honor" The
case was thereupon dismissed and the
gangster, according to the news re-
port. walked from the court, "srinning
widely"
Some years ago when the Black
Hand operations were active and nu-
merous in New York City. prosecutions,
even when the identity and guilt of
the extortioners were definitely estab-
lished, were usually rendered futile by
the failure Of memory on the part Of
witnesses, who, when called upon to
testify, were given q certain sign of
sinister significance by persons seated
In the court room. Whereupon they
forgot everything about the case in
hand, although they had told specific
stories to the police and the prose-
cutting attorneys, and the cases COL
lapsed.
The dismissal of this case in Chi
cago is All evidence OF the degree to
which terrorism has supplanted law in
the large cities Of this country where
crime prevails to the point of being
commonplace. The wide grin on the
face of the gangster as he left the
court room, free Of the charge which
would have been definitely supported by
competent evidence if it could have been
presented, is symbol of the demoral-
izat!on that prevails in the large centers
Of population in this country.
Evening star., 1932-06-22
Parked Cars Unjustly
Obstruct Pedestrians
To the Editor of The Star:

~ tNe EultOT ol me cldf
In coming to my work Monday morn
ing in one Of the Government depart
ments came through the small parks
between the Ellipse and Fifteenth
street, as usually do. There are regu-
lar graveled erossWalks for pedestrians
lat least, suppose they were originally
intended as such). and small army
tricks back and forth mornings and eve
nings. Unfortunately, some motorists
cannot bear to see even so small space
reserved for the humble walker, SO it
frequently happens that these walks
are completely barred by automobiles
parked squarely in the way-an old
time Washington custom. The favorite
time chosen for such parking is in rainy
weather, and then the pedestrian has
to pick his way around between ma
chines-if there happens to be space
enough left for him to squeeze through,
as often there is not-and walk along
the soft. muddy ground along the gutter.
Just as 1 was crossing this morning
motorist drove up in front of me and
blocked the walk l had to go down to
the third car before l could get through.
Then / said to the man (yeS, it was
mani. who was just locking his car:
This is a regular crosswalk, and hun
to work When the way is blocked it
means that We have to wade the mud"
! can give you the actual words of that
mans reply but 1 cannot put in cold
type the insolence of his tone when he
answered: TOO bad about you-just
too bad isn't it?' / rejoined that
thought it hoggish trick for any man
to monopoliZe public passway. and our
conversation ended. The man walked
away, however. and left his car parked
across the walk. Two men whom I
know were just coming around the
barred way. and I asked them what
they thought. One was quite certain
that if he should attempt a thing like
that he would get ticket. l asked
for pencil and took the number.
could not find a traffic officer or park
policeman, but gave the number to a
guard, who said he would report it.
I know that some one is going to say
that the pedestrian is always butting in
in front Of traffic. but 1 know that as
a rule the pedestrian does not try to
usurp the right of way unless that is
the only way to get his own rights re-
spected There are still people, even in
Washington, who walk because they like
it, but they are given small recogni-
ton anywhere. ETHEL BOWERS.
Evening star., 1932-06-22
Machine Guns and the Law.

Chicago, which has figured largely in
the history of crime in America during
the past few years, furnishes striking
CT the power of the gangster
over the law. In December. 1880. a
bank in that city was robbed of 5000
by six men. who used a machine gun
to terrorize the employees. Danny Nc
Geoghegan, one of the city's best known
k'sr hustlers, was arrested and identi-
led by several of the employees of the
bank as the leader of the robbers. On
the first trial Of the case he offered an
alibi, claiming that he was attending a
funeral at the time of the raid. The
jury disagreed. A second trial was had
and on Monday the State prosecuting
officer asked the judge to dismiss the
charge on the ground that two of his
witnesses, officials of the bank, had so
requested. They have been under
guard in a hotel since April 49," he
told the judge. "and their families and
the bank need them" The court OBJ