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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22

! Life, Connecticut General Life,
Connecticut Mutual Life, Equitable
Life Assurance Society of the Unitei
States, Equitable Life Insurance
Company of Iowa, Fidelity Mutual
Life, Guardian Life, John Hancock
Mutual Life, Home Life, Massa-
chusetts Mutual, Mutual Life, Ma
tional Life, New England Mutual,
Penn Mutual, Prudential, State Mu-
tual, Travellers, Union Central.
Every physician in the country
knows that the clinical history OF
Franklin D. Roosevelt, as he has
daily written it in his public ac-
tivities, demonstrates that after ef-
fects of his attack are purely mus
cular and in no way affect any part
of his mental or physical activities
except in the muscles of his legs.
Last year, at my camp, Edgar
Warren, while in the lake, got into
an outboard motor, and he lost hi;
left arm. He was captain Of the
/ Yale baseball team for the coming
year. That college did not remove
him as captain. He triumphed over
the disability, learned to catch with
one hand, throw the glove in the
air, re-catch the ball and hurl it
home. He learned to bat with one
hand. He captained his team TO
the championship of the college
/, league. Social honors were already
his. He could have enjoyed them
with the sympathy and kindness OF
| the entire college, but he preferred
| to show the indomitable spirit
which is Yale and which is Amer
ica, and he becomes part of the
wealth of tradition of Yale sport
and American character.
This man Roosevelt, when strick-
en-, had wealth, social position, a
pleasant home in the country-ev-
erything to tempt him to give up
the grand struggle. But he had
/, the heart and the mind and the
character to triumph over his han
dicap-to develop to higher eX-
tent his mental faculties-to seek
public service and to give an eX-
ample to all the thousands of chill
dren who have been attacked by in
fantile paralysis and to all of our
children and our children's children
to whom these recurring epidemlci
may bring physical impediments.
4 DR.. Harry Emerson Fosdick, in a
recent sermon, spoke as follows:
"Once when Ole Bull, the great
violinist, was giving concert in
Paris, his A string snapped and he
transposed the composition and fin
ished it on three strings. That IL
life-to have your A string snap
and finish on three strings. How
many here have had to test that
out! Some of the finest things in
human life have been done that
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22
UniOnville

The Unionville homecoming held
last Sunday was attended by large
crowd, more than 500 people being
in attendance The program was in
charge of the president, p. G.. Bail.
The program consisted of instru-
mental music, speeches, readings,
and songs. Two fine readings were
rendered by Miss Jean McElhiney
and Miss Bette Allen of McConnels-
Vile. Atty r. NJ. Winegardner
made a short talk. Judge L. J.
Weber sang "Silver Threads Among
the Gold,'' accompanied on the or
gan by Mrs. X. c. Ray. G w. Du
vail gave a reading; Ivan Beatty
sang two selections; Howard Moore
sang two selections. The instru-
mental music by F. E. Foster and
Harold oliver, violins, and Dale Oil
yer, guitar; also the Richardson
brothers. with yiolins and guitar,
and w. E. Henderson at the organ,
rendered many selections that were
enjoyed by the audience. The
crowd came from all sections of the
country, including McConnelsville.
Chesterhill, Stockport, Athens, Co
shocton, Beverly, Nelsonville, Zanes-
vile and Parkersburg, w. Va. En-
nett Whitney of Parkersburg, a
former resident of this village, was
called to the stage and introduced,
and responded with a few we'll chos-
Loft u
village 40 years ago, and this was
his first visit here. He was accom-
panied by his family, and by the
way is a weekly reader Of the Nor
gan County Democrat. Officers
elected for next years homecoming,
which will be held at the same
place and date, are p. G.. Ball, pres
ident; l. R. Barnes, vice pres; Mrs.
Carrie Stegner, sec'y.
This community was saddened
last week when the word came that
Mrs. Caroline Carroll of Millgrove
had passed from life She was our
first school teacher, and the les
sons that she taught us at that
tender age remain indelibly in
scribed on our minds. She was one
of Morgan countys finest women
She was always ready and willing
to lend a helping hand. To enter
her home, one could not help but
feel that air of welcome hospitality,
unexcelled in any home, and brought
to our minds that familiar motto,
"What is home without a mother. "
The stone crusher located on the
Guy Brothers farm, was moved this
week to the Fletcher Lyon farm, i'll
order to get greater supply Of
stone for the road leading from
Neelyville toward Unionville.
Lack of rain is causing alarm in
many places. Cisterns are dry.
Wells and springs are very low, and
the streams are so low that the wa
ter supply for live stock is causing
much concern.
Sportsmen are having the time of
their life, as squirrels are reported
plentiful.
Hamer Leland Very Ill
We are sorry to learn of the SER
ious illness of Hamer Leland.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22
YOUR TEETH
Their Relation To Your General
Health
BY the Educational Committee OF
the American Dental Association
Eliminating Dental Bills

DCHC<L IblAIS
A wise man never runs to see his
dentist. His teeth are never III
such a condition that the pain
makes him run. Wisdom in dental
health is knowing the value of pre-
ventive measures.
There is nothing involved about
preventive dental hygiene. 1t is
simplicity itself. 1t can be sum-
med up and symbolized by three
words: cleanliness, care, diet.
Cleanliness means that teeth
should be brushed carefully ana
regularly. Ideally, this should be
done after every meal and before
going to bed at night. At the very
least, teeth should have a good
cleaning once daily. Care means
that you should watch your teeth
for signs of decay, and give them
prompt attention.
Diet is considered by modern au-
thorities as one of the most i'm
portant factors in dental health.
Some put it ahead of cleanliness
and care.
"The greatest menace to our
teeth at this time" says DR.. P. G.
Puterbaugh of Chicago, 'is the fact
that most of us eat merely to sat
isfy the caprices of our appetites
and not with any definite plan in
our choice of foods. A little intel
ligent effort in the selection and
proper chewing Of food would do
much toward the making of sturdy
bodies"
Sturdy teeth are equally depend
ent on wholesome food. Regardless
of how thoroughly they are cleaned
and cared for, teeth will decay If
they do not get proper nourishment,
best obtained froman abundance of
milk, fresh fruits and vegetables,
especially of the leafy variety.
Two of the three things that go
to make up a good preventive hy-
giene program can be carried out
by the individual. Cleanliness and
following a wholesome diet depend
on you, not your dentist All that
the dentist does is check over your
hygiene program at regular inter
walls, and eliminate decay before it
makes serious inroads. But the den
lists job will be a comparatively
minor one if you do your own job
well and consistently
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22

lican party--what picture ne
makes as, when 76 years of age.
having lost the use of his legs, he
| is being carried into the House ct
Representatives, of which he was
/ the master for many years, and he
turns to the two men carrying him
| in his chair and says: "Who viii
carry me in here when you two fei-
lows are dead?"
In his galaxy Of conquerors,
whether elected president or not,
this man Roosevelt, by his conquest,
has earned his place and is entitled
to recognition for the kind of cOuI-
age and the type Of character which
would tend to make splendid
president. Instead of an argument
against him, his affliction and his
conduct under it is sound argu-
ment for him.
Vote for or against him on any
| other grounds, if you will, but he
has demonstrated in his fight that
in fair play you cannot vote against
him and base your vote on lack of
| health, lack of courage, or lack or
| character. You may feel inclined to
vote against him because Mrs.
| Roosevelt is as dry as Father Matth-
ew and as staunch for repeal as Al
Smith himself.
| You may vote against him because
you have mixed up your religion,
either Catholic or Methodist, Jew
or Gentle, with your politics, and
| thus you have become bad church
man and a corrupt citizen. But
urge upon you not to become one
of the galaxy of bad sports and foul
players in America who listened to
the whisperings against George
| Washington, too foul to repeat-An-
drew Jackson, that tuberculosis
would prevent him from becoming
an able president or from living on;
his two terms-Abraham Lincoln
that his mother was illegitimate--
Grover Cleveland, his youthful in
discretion-Grant, that he had been
a drunkard. | need not go on in
humiliating references to other
similar filths. Let us take counsel
with the Holy Book (King James
Version, Old Testament, PSALM
147: Catholic Bible, Psalm 1860:
"He delighteth not in the strength
of the horse; he taketh not pleas
ure in the legs of man"
Old DR.. Parry of Bath said cen
tury ago: "It is much more I'M
portant to know what sort OF pa
tient has a disease, than what sof'
of a disease a patient has"
This man Roosevelt may or may
not be elected president. That re
suit may or may not be vital to the
interests of the American people
But it is vital to the interests OF
our children and our children'S
children, that fair play govern our
presidential elections. 1t is VIA
that our children and our children
children, who fight the good flgh'
against their handicaps, should b2
protected against the slurs OF bat
sports Francis P. Garyan, 6o4
Madison avenue, New York City
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22
Fair Play For Him That overcomet,

Fair Play For Him That Overcometil
The American people are the
greatest sporting people in the
world. The basis of sport is fair
play. Sport is more than recreation
1t is the proving ground for the
development and exemplification of
the laws Of right living. Most IF
the ills Of our business life and our
public life and our private life
would speedily improve, if individ-
uals could learn to play, the game OF
life according to the ideals of Amer
ican sport. Every man, woman and
child either is now Or should be, on
the all-American team, striving for
noble victory. Fair play in politics
should be just as sacred to us as
fair play in football or baseball.
This man Roosevelt is today the
object of foul play in his race for
the presidency. Men and women
not playing the game" are whis-
pering false rumors about his
health. to the effect that he will not
be able to discharge his duties as
president, and that he will not live
out his term. They base this whis-
pering on the fact that in the year
1921 he suffered an attack of in
fantile paralysis, which, upon re-
covery, left him without the full
use of his legs.
DR.. Samuel w. Lambert, A. B.,
Ph. B. and A. NJ, Yale, dean OF the
College of Physicians and Surgeons,
19O4-1919; personal physician to
ex-President Theodore Roosevelt lp
to the day of his death; one of the
most prominent diagnosticians New
York City has known; DR.. Russell
A. Hibbs, chief surgeon of the or
thopaedic dispensary and hospital;
DR.. Foster Kennedy, most eminent
nerve specialist in New York City,
graduate of Queens College, ana
Royal University of Ireland, con-
sulting neurologist New York Cen
eral Hospital, Memorial Hospital,
Nursing Hospital, Lennox Hill Hos
pital, French Hospital, st. Vim
cents Hospital and Child's and
Women's Hospital, New York City.
These three men, on April 20, 1881.
certified as follows: "We have to-
day carefully examined Governor
Roosevelt. We believe that his
health and powers Of endurance are
such as to allow him to meet any
demand of private and of public
life
His life was insured in the sum
of 100000 on October 3, 1880,
with the Georgia Warm Springs
Foundation for the Study and Cure
of Infantile Paralysis as the Bene-
ficiary. The 100000 was insured
in the following companies: Aetna
Life, Bankers Life, Berkshire Life,
Canada Life, Columbian National
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22

Mrs. Lee Divers Of Eagleport Rt. /.
Mrs. B. F. Stoneburner has been
Ill of late.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Robb and
daughter Norma Of Philo visited
Sunday with the formers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos RObb.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Lindimore
and family attended the home
coming at Unionville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. L. Holmes and
Miss Pearl Jones were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. z.
Laughlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Clifton and
son Eugene spent Saturday after
noon and evening with Alfred Hem
ry and family of Triadelphia.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22

way. Indeed, so much the most
thrilling part of the human story OF
this planet lies in such capacity
victoriously to handle handicaps
that, much as should have liked to
hear Ole Bull with all the re-
sources of a perfect instrument at
his command, if l could have heard
him only once / should choose to
have heard him when the A string
snapped and he did not rebel nor
pity himself nor quit, but finished
on three strings"
Roosevelt refused to admit that
he could no longer bend the bow of
Ulysses. He did not give up mis-
place on the all-American team. He
has served four years on that team
as the Governor Of the State of
New York, and no man has dared
say that he has not pulled his
weight in the boat, however one
may differ from his policies. Can
the bad sports not see that in whis-
pering against Roosevelt they are
! not only being unfair to him, but
they are unfair to every child who
is struggling against the effects Of
an attack of infantile paralysis
unfair to every person trying to
conquer tuberculosis or diabetes OF
any other disease; unfair to all our
people? For which one among us
has not his handicaps, mental, NOR
al, spiritual or physical? Are we
| forgetting Pasteur and our debt to
him, who for 81 years laid the foun-
dation of modern medicine, dragging
his paralyzed limbs behind him
Naguchi, the great bacteriologist,
! one of whose hands was destroyed
by burning as child; Steinmetz,
! the greatest electrical wizard of the
age, crippled in his legs all his life.
1 Saint Francis Of Assist and Johu
Wesley, both of whom for many,
many years suffered from active tu-
berculosis, which could not deter
i them from handing down, by the
force of their example and teach
ing. spiritual consolation fol
countless mllllOnS OF all IlmeS, De-
/ Quincy. Carlysle, Darwin, Huxley
Browning, the deaf Beethoven, writ
ing music, the blind Milton, writing
his poetry. Clemenceau, Edison and
! Eastman were diabetes to the end
of their days. giving their public
service by virtue of their self
denial and control Andrew Jack
son, one of the founders of the
Democratic party. tuberculosis
logged him through lifetime.
! Hemorrhage after hemorrhage came
! to him, yet he lived through his
: two terms as president of the United
! States and until he was 78 years Of
age, to the enrichment of American
history. Thaddeus Stevens, often
called the founder Of the Repub-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22
Rural Dale
Frank Osborne Stricken

Frank Osborne who lives a short
distance north of Rural Dale, was
found by neighbors, Sunday even
ing, lying helpless in a field near his
home, where he had gone to attend
to his horse. A physician was call
ed and found him in serious con-
dition from a stroke of paralysis
his entire left side being paralyzed
Mr.. Osborne had been alone for q
couple of weeks, his wife being III
the hospital recovering from an op-
Grafton for cataract, which was
very successful, and she was to
have been brought to her home to-
day, Monday, but it was thought
best for her to remain at the hos
pital few days yet, pending tbs
outcome of her husbands illness
Mrs. E. p. Shepherd of Junction
City was brought to the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. r
Jackson, Sunday evening. She has
been i'll for several weeks, suffering
from gastric ulcers. Her many
friends hope for an early improve
ment.
Mrs. Wilma Harlan who has beer
i'll several months, was able to go t(
Cleveland last week, where she viii
receive treatment at the Clinic hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. f. Roberts and
Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Bird were Wis
itors at the home of their sister
Mrs. George Finney of McConnels-
vile, Sunday.
Plans are already afoot for the
state aid farmers institute which
will be held here November $40.
Names of the speakers, and the pro-
gram will be announced at a later
date. Mrs. Blanche Peyton is pres
ident, and Cecil Frame, secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Harlan and
two sons of GAINESVILLE, and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. NJ. Harlan, Duncan Falls,
were Sunday visitors at the w. d.
Hall home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Drake and
children visited his parents near
Museville, Sunday
AS a result of the extreme heat
and the prolonged drouth, many
wells and cisterns are dry. There
is nothing we can think of now, that
would be quite as welcome as good
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22
CONCERNING ROADS

The report comes that 1--WE do not
get the connecting link of the grade
road from Elliott to Bernard Ben
jamin's, because of Wells" Am GO
ing to write few facts in regard
to it.
There is only fraction over Ii
miles of this road-less than one
one-half mile in Union township.
When completed this road will be
used by over 500 Morgan county
people to and from the county seat.
1t will be used by about half or
more of Homer, western Marion and
a part of Union township. Most of
these people pass through Elliott to
county seat or by way of Ringgold,
making them go practically double
the distance or an extra 20 miles.
The people living on this road AMI
having land adjoining it have al
ready paid more than $500 for 9TH
er roads. If get it correct, the
commissioners could have gotten at
this time more than $4O0 in cash
and work.
Now as to the part I played.
told the ones trying to beg money
for this road that 1 would pay the
same percent of my assessment that
was paid by the other abutting land
owners in my township along this
road. In other words, if they paid
75& of their assessment l would
pay 1870 of mine, etc.
What do you expect?
Have always claimed that this as
sessment, free-will offering, legal
lied robbery or whatever you care
to call it, was all wrong, and if there
ever existed any excuse for it, it
ceased more than two years ago.
When times were better and the
/, people were making money, they
were liberal in giving for roads IL
the road passed by their residence.
Were We stingy by only giving
something over $500 for other
roads, and are still in the mud?
Our beggars got some money from
the ones we helped out, but the
amounts were mostly small and not
very often. They gave more than
they should Times have changed,
and the road officials should try to
keep with the times.
At the time this detestable policy
was started, the road officials were
not getting near the money for road
purpose they now do. Cost of build
ing roads not nearly SO high should
not be much more than half, yet
they say dig down in your pants,
beg, get busy, any way to get il,
but get them $500 per mile foc
roads. We have the magnificent
spectacle of a commissioner and a
present trustee trying to hold money
from one of the parties on this road
to pay the assessment for them,
when if he would read the court
house news in our county papers he
certainly could see about how they
were financially. Any way to get it
| this year.
The worst feature of this practice
of getting road money is the fights,
| lawsuits, Quarrels, ETC., one or two
neighbors against their near neigh
bors. Friends for years, yet now IN
trouble that will last the rest of
their lives.-F. M. Wells, Penns-
Vile O
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22
EaglepOrt
Church Notice

Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
Prayer meeting at 1880 a. m. and
Wednesday evenings at 1880 O'Clock.
Preaching services Sunday evening
at 7:3O.-L. B. Douglas, pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Eye of Eagle
port, Rt. L, had as their guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Eye and chill
dren of Stovertown and Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Eye and daughter
Eloise Jeane of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jones and
son Bobbie of Cambridge visited
Sunday with the latter's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L. Woodward.
Fred Divers Of Ravenswood, w.
Va, spent Sunday with his mother
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22
ROXbury

Mrs. Susie Chadwick is visiting
her sister Mrs. G.. w. Hoon, at Nc
Connelsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Loar and
son Wiley attended the fair at Nc
Connelsville, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eber Beach AMI
children spent Sunday with the lat
ter's aunt, Mrs. Hosom, near Hope
well.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Pugh and
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. ami
Mrs. Alfred Sheldon of Newark,
spent several days with relatives
here, hunting and fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Anderson and
Mrs. Henry Roach of Newark, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Mary A. Wallace
Perley Pugh and three sons OF
Wolf Creek, called on relatives and
| friends here, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Burge and
son Dwight of Chesterhill, spent
Sunday with her parents.
Miss Aimee Wallace of Parkers-
burg is spending her vacation with
her mother, Mrs. Mary A. Wallace.
Eber Beach has purchased the ..
lG. Wallace farm here, where he
has resided for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Abel OF Park
ersburg, called on relatives here
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Travis and
daughter Enid of Waterford visited
Mrs. Susan Travis and Mrs. Mary
A. Wallace, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eber Beach and
children attended the fair at Nc
Connelsville, Thursday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22
Plantsville

Harry Rebrassier and wife spent
Saturday night at A. ID. McCune's.
George McCune and sister Fran
ces spent Sunday at Spencer, w.
Va
School began here Sept. u, with
WILDER Harris, teacher; 2S scholars
are enrolled.
Rev. Bennington moved Thurs
day to his appointment at Hamden,
O.
Jessie woodward and Emma
Huffman are not improved.
C. o. Grimes spent the week end
with his brother Robert and fam
ily
Daniel Maybe Killed In Auto Wreck
Daniel Maybe (colored) was
buried at Mt Hermon Sunday. He
was killed Friday night near Lath-
rop when he and George Roberts
were in wreck. Roberts was not
hurt. He was taken to Athens by
Sheriff Wingett.
There are 81 pupils who ride the
bus from here to Amesyille.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22
Page Sever

soaking rain.
Mrs. Frank Osborne was brought
from Bethesda hospital to her home
here late Monday night at Mr.. Os-
borne's urgent request. His condi-
ton remains about the same this
morning.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-09-22

See the New Favorite Gas Range
with Insulated Oven and Heat Con-
troll, at $4950, at the Malta Hard
ware 20 22s2