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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-05-25
HOpeWell

If Mr.. Weatherman doesn't dry ur
q .leetle'' pretty soon, it may be
that the farmer who will have corn
to sell next winter will receive the
title of Mr.. and bit OF extra pelf
although with a favorable season
there is yet plenty of time for a
good corn crop. A late spring and
unfavorable weather doesn't cut so
much of figure as it used to, for
modern machinery has placed the
farmer in a much better position to
make up for lost time. He can rush
things more than his grandfather
did, with the rude tools then at
hand.
Miss Marie Harris, student at
o. u, spent the week end at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Harris.
Miss Shirley Tracy of GAINESVILLE
is the guest of Miss Ruth Tracy.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Barkhurst' was
the week end guest of Mrs. Jane
Wilson and daughter Miss Hattie.
Mr.. and Mrs C. D. Miller and son
Myron attended preaching service at
the Seventh street Church Of Christ
at McConnelsville, Sunday.
Your pencil boy, when feeding
bunch ewes, accidentally dropped
few grains of wheat on the top of
their heads and necks occasionally,
and owing to the extremely wet
weather, together with a "leetle'
Internal heat and old Soils hot rays
popping out between showers, the
wheat grew up through the wool
looking fine and dandy Well we
were "sorter curflumixed" for
while to know what to do, as wool
and wheat are both looking up quite
a bit in price, and of course we
couldn't cut either crop at the proper
time, without the loss of the other,
SO we finally decided to let the wool
buyer have the wool and the under
taker have the wheat. Say folks
don't let this little "speel" knock
the bottom out Of your "thinkin'
tanks" until after you have con-
suited C. D. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bankes and
son William of near Portersville
and Mr.. and Mrs. Branson Miller
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-05-25
The Morgan County Democrat MConnsvie Ohio Thursday May 3 1888

her cousin, Miss Martha Plummer
who is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ra
chel Holcomb, of Pennsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brock and sol
Ralph have returned to their home
in Columbus, after spending few
days at their farm.
Miss Margaret Hoch, her aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. RoberI
Nicodemus, and son Raymond, oil
Stockdale, were Sunday guests oi
Mr.: and Mrs. D., S. Van Fossen.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Blind and the
latter's sister and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Holstein, Of Waterford
motored Sunday to West Virginia.
Mrs. Harold Christ and sister-in-
law, Miss Christ of Cumberland, Wis
tied last week with the formers par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Medley,
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Jackson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cavell and
children Helen and Bobbie and Miss
Garnet Wright of Marietta were
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Newberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cross were
business callers in Marietta, Satur-
day night. Mr. Cross attended the
truck growers board meeting.
Owing to a change in the pro-
gram, Mr.. Brooks of the Chesterhill
schools, delivered the eighth grade
commencement address.
w. T. Choguill has returned
from a trip to Columbus, where he
consulted an eye SPECIALIST, and was
informed cataract had entirely
covered one eye. He probably will
undergo an operation for removal Of
the cataract in the near future. He
also visited an aged brother, Bert
Choguil1, of North Lewisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wootton have
returned from visit with friends
and relatives at Columbus, and Mag
netic Springs.
Supt f. S. Davidson was bust
ness caller in Columbus, Saturday.
President Williams of Ohio con-
ference delivered the sermon Sun
day night at the M. P. church, and
while here was a guest Of Rev. and
Mrs. L. B. Douglas.
Webb Chapter, No. 337, O. E. S.,
will meet in regular session Thurs
day night, June S.-Myrtle Henery,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-05-25
Spurrier Ridge :

Charles woodward and G.. E. Bode
were in Marietta Wednesday after
noon.
Dean Moody, wife and son Rich
ard were Tuesday evening callers at
Clyde Shocks.
Louisa Woolman spent Wednes-
day afternoon with her cousin Lucy
Startling
John Poolman attended a meeting
Of the T. T. A. at Amesville Tuesday
night.
Ralph Wood attended a meeting
at Todds Thursday night "The bean
beetle, how it might be made less
destructive" was discussed.
Ruth and Vernon Hale and Blaine
Hart were Sunday callers of Clyde
Shocks.
Mrs. Ray Startling and children
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
Henry Parsons, and family.
Charles Edward Swab, little son
of VIM. Swab and wife, was one year
old May IA. His grandparents,
Mr. ana MIS-. west OF FOrteTsVllle,
spent the day with the boy and his
parents.
The Daugherty brothers of Ames-
vile were Thursday evening callers
at VIM Swab's.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Newton
spent Sunday evening with George
Webster's of Bartlett.
Birthday Dinner
Monday. MAY q. being the twin
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-05-25

| and children Don and Dorothy Jean
of near Cheneyyille, were recent
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. D. Miller.
! A. T. and w. S. Schofield and son
Billy of near Chesterhill, were re-
cent callers at the home of your
pencil pusher.
Bob Newsom who has employ
ment at Portsmouth, spent Sunday
with his family at the home Of his
mother, Mrs. Anna Newsom.
Miss Bernice Lou Winner return
ed home Monday, after a two weeks
visit with her sister Mrs. VIM. Van
Horn of GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brokaw of
McConnelsville and Mr.. and Mrs.
Emmett Falconer were week end
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. r. Winner.
Clarence James and John Hart of
Columbus, spent Sunday at the for
mer's farm home, here.
Quite a number from Hopewell
attended the funeral of Mrs. Rachel
Sears, at the Seventh street Church
of Christ at McConnelsville, Monday.
DR.. Genevieve Winner of Zanes-
vile was the guest of her mother
Mrs. L. R. Winner, Friday.
Mrs. Emma Worley of Columbus
is the guest of her brother L. R.
Winner.
Miss Shirley Tracy of GAINESVILLE
is the guest of Miss Rose Tracy.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Miller, son
Myron and your pencil boy were re-
cent guests at the home Mr.. and
Mrs. Addison Hill, on Dyes Fork OF
Meigs creek, near Emery church.
Their son Ray who has been in New
Mexico and Texas for several years,
returned recently and contemplates
making his home with his parents.
Mrs. Elma Miller whose illness
has been mentioned in former "pen-
cillings' remains about the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Pierce Of
Waterford, who were called here on
account of the death of the latter's
half sister, Mrs Rachel Sears, were
callers at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. l.. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Miller, son
Myron and NJ l.. Newman were Sum
day callers at Mrs. Elma Miller's,
Errett Hickerson's, and Cal Fulton's
of near Hickory Ridge.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-05-25
Calvary

Mr. and Mrs. ARA Ball of Liberty
Ridge spent the week end with rela-
tives here, and attended church SER
vices.
Mrs. Bertha Wade and daughters
Marjorie and Maxine were the din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wells, Sunday.
Suffers Light Stroke
Mrs. Jennie Porter suffered
light stroke recently. She is at the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-05-25
Stockport

Miss Azelia White of Columbus
spent the week end with her moth
er, Mrs. Alice White.
Miss Winifred Newberry has re-
turned from a few days visit with
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-05-25
Financial Report
of the
BOARD OF EDUCATION
For Fiscal Year Ending December
3Ist, 1892
PENN RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Morgan County
BOARD OF EDUCATION
RECEIPTS

Ravanue. RECEIPTS
Taxes-I,ocal Levy Exclusive
of . e5 mills law S247o on
Sinl.ine. and Pond Petira.
ment Fund. 3.46S II
Taxes-Proceeds Of distri
bntion of > 65 mills lew 2440 40
~
Total Taxes s $3.50. so
Interest from State on ii.T Ir- '''0O''V
reducible Debt, 1914
Depository Interest "a 53
Eauaiization. SITS. 90
VocafionaI Edueation and
Rehabilitation for Deaf,
Rlind and Crinpled Chill
q dren from State and u. S
Government. -. . .. 1892 so
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 42O. Sc
Total Revenue. :. -. $40, 695 4s
Total Raceipts S20e e95 AZ
Balance, January /, 1882: F-O''''
General Fund. :. 80. 101959
Bond Retirement Fund so
----
Total Balance. lo2o. .09
Total Receipts and Bal -''V'
Observation-Disclosures
A-Personal service:
Administration
Members Board of Educa-
tion 40 90
Clerk ....... $50 90
All other Administration
Instructionm
PRINCIPALS. Teachers. ETC.. 1o,631 46
Auxiliary Aeancies-
EMPLOYEES for Transporta-
tion of Children 331e 40
Operation of School Plant
Other Employees. .... eco 90
Lectures. Is. 90
--
Total Personal Seryice-S148e2 &c
B-Supplies:
Administration Office. :. $50
other Educational. ..... 1855
Fuel. 1sS.i2
E-Contract and Open Or
der Service:
Repairs school buildings % 55
Eleetricity Eectr -. -. 1sS S.29 "a
Telephone. 500
TRANSPORTATION of Pupils
Contract. 455 ass
Advertising. ;. -. so
Total Contract and Open
Fixed Charges and Con-
tributions:
Teachers Retirement Con -
--
Contributions IS 1882
G-Unanticipated Emergency 7I,76
H-Debt Service:
Bonds Maturing. =. -. 1000. 90
Interest on Bonds 1620 10
--------
Total Debt Service. ...$ $500. 90
Total Disbursements. .$21,056. .98
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-05-25

Excess or Deficiency Of As
School District P. o. Address
Pennsville, Ohio.
February 20, 1888
! certify the foregoing report to be
correct
w. L. HICKERSON.
Clerk. Board Of Education
Tax Valuation. .S7Ol. .39s 90
IaA Lovy..s. y. -. =. ....l1. ~
School Enumeration. .,,.21O
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-04
THE BONDED DEBT PROBLEM OF
HENDERSONVILLE

The Times-News is having inquiries as
to what, if anything, has been done by city
officials to effect a settlement with bond
holders of Hendersonville. Because they
have heard nothing about this matter Tor
several months, tax payers are manifest
ing interest, in view of the fact that tax
levies for another year are soon to be made
and the tax payers know that action must
be taken in connection with the levies to
take care of bond principal and interest.
The Times-News regrets to report that
it has no information to give the public IN
this connection. We have not heard cmrp
from bondhOlderS or their representatives
in months, and the city council has been
equally silent and communicative.
The Times-News, with many citizens OF
HendersonVille, believes that if anything IS
to be done to secure an adjustment and set
tlement with the city's bOndholders, action
should be taken at once. This matter has
been allowed to drag entirely too long. II
the officials and people of HendersonVille
do not press for a showdown with the
holders and their representatives, as far as
this newspaper is able to ascertain, are
satisfied to let matters stand as they are.
The holders of the larger part of the city's
bonded indebtedness have, no doubt, con-
cluded that they have nothing to lose and
may gain something by holding off an adj
justment of these obligations.
Speaking for the public, for the citizens
and tax payers of HendersOnville, The
Times-News urges the city council to take
action to secure adjustment and settlement
of the bonded debt at the earliest possible
date. Sealing down of the principal of the
bonded debt may be impossible to secure.
1t is practically certain that reduction of
interest rates and more favorable terms for
the payment of the bond principal can be
secured. Let us have action.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-04
USELESS LEGISLATION

Congress passed 81 bills during its recent special
session, out of approximately $500 which were put
into the legislative hopper.
That would seem to be pretty small percent
age, one out of every 100 bills which the members
of congress or some of their constituents had taken
the trouble to prepare.
But the country as whole will be well satisfied
that there were no more.
The multiplication of laws has long been sub
ject of severe criticism by jurists, statesmen and
ordinary citizens.
Some of the $500 bills which did not get by
may have been inoecuous Probably many repre-
sented sectional private interests. 1t is not like
ly any of them were of any sort of vital concern,
and the country and its affairs will move along
just as well and perhaps better without them.
Thousands of these bills are presented at every
session of congress which are heard of after
their titles are read The session Just ended how
ever, seems to have made an unusually good record
in passing up useless legslation.-The Rock Hill
is. c. Herald.
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WHAT THE FOREST CORPS DOES

The government is paying the 100000 members
of the Civilian Conservation Corps $50 per month
and their keep which is estimated to amount
roughly to another 81 per day. Their employment
as forest workers is to last for six months. Inns
will bring the total labor cost of the program to
about 100000, 900, divided approximately fifty
fifty between wages ana maintenance.
The government has not appropriated $5OOOOO,-
coo for "this foolshness," as R. W. Tucker Of
Statesvile calls it in letter to The Gazette, nor Is
it employing these forest workers, as ne intmates,
to plant saplings." The program, as worked out
by practical foresers, includes road building, Gull
ing and removal of undesirable growth, and work
to remove or lessen fire hazards and stop soil ero-
sion On the forestry side it is a program OF
permanent forest improvement.
But this is only one side of it. Out of his $50
of monthly wages the forest worker gets only 50
for himself, while $25 is sent to his home for the
benefit of his needy family. Primarily, this is a
program for relieving restitution and unemploy-
ment by the providing of useful work. But most
of the money part of the So a day (wages plus
keep) to which our Batesville correspondent refers
goes to the support of some family, and not to the
young man who labors in the forests-Arkansas
Gazette little Rock.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-04
CAN NO LONGER INTIMIDATE
THE PREACHERS

In the coming showdown between the vets and
the drys the politicians cannot intlmldate the
preachers as heretofore by saying that they have
no business in politics
The liquor question is now and has always been
matter of morals, and fighting with the drys Will
be found practically all of the preachers and most
of the church members. For they cannot this time
be accused of "foolng with politics" for the fight
has been taken out of the realm of party politics
and placed where it was when the state and the
nation first became dry, and where it should be,
in the hands of all the people. The cause OF tenn
perance has been done untold damage in the past
by politicians trying to their political hides,
who have compromised themselves and their 1o-
lowers by their vaecillating way of straddhng the
issue and attempting to be all things to all people
1t will ali least be refreshing to know who is who,
and what is what.
Church members longer evade their re-
sponsibty and they cannot be criticized for TAX
ing part in the fight on moral and not polt'-
cal issue.
The time has come for each and every man and
woman to let the world know where he or she
stands.-State Progress.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-04
WAR!

North Carolina merchants were militant enough
to satisfy the most sanguinary foe of the general
sales tax levy in their state convention expressions
on the subject at Winston Salem this week.
By motion it agreed to declare war on the
new state tax law by fighting it in the courts if
there appears to be chance that the act
may be held unconstitutional
TIE Record agrees with what Judge Tam Bowie
told the assembled merchants in his speech Mon
day, when he advised them to make their influence
felt in politics.
The great trouble now is that we are just awak-
ening to the fact that business men pretty gen
orally have left the politicians free to run this gov
eminent.
The sales tax law will serve good purpose in
deed, if it actually stirs citizenship deeply
enough to bring about more general and more
intelligent participation in poitics-with less re-
gard for the sanetity of party labels.-HickOry
Record.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-04
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
MAN INSUFFICIENT UNTO HIMSELF

Some writer's would have the public believe that
man is becoming aware that he alone is responsible
for the realization of the world of his dreams and
that he has within himself the power of it's achieve
ment Well, in our opinion such statements are not
mere platitudes but are the rawlings Of man gone
mad or else are the thoughts from a befuddled
brain that cannot conceive of anything beyond the
biological person who struts around in group
only similar to himself. .
1t is the opinion of the Leader Times that the
thing of which man is becoming aware is that he
alone is not responsible for such realization. Man
has been trying all too long to realize his dreams
as if he alone were responsible but, there is evil
dence on every. side to prove this contention in
error beyond the doubts of even small schoolboy.
Mans man-made social order has broken down
because he has taken no account of his cosmic
partner in this great business of running the af-
fairs of this world which affect great men and little
men alike.
And it is our opinion as man surveys the present
wrecks of his efforts, he is just beginning to awaken
to the fact that there exists in the universe be-
yond his egotistic self, living Power, . with
which he must work in a spirit of self-subirdina-
ton, humbly and reverently as we'll as intelligent
ly, if man is to realize his world of dreams. No
man ever was shffieisnt unto himself II ittanning
(Pa.l Leadet- Times. u, -
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Green. which include nearly all
of what is now Tennessee, de-
clared themselves separate and
independent state from North
Carolina.
A constitution was drawn, a
legislature elected and other
governmental machinery estab-
ished. At first the state was
called Franklin-land of free
men-but later the name was
changed to Franklin in honor of
Benjamin Franklin.
Meantime the legislature OF
North Carolina, alarmed by the
Of the settlers, repealed
the act of cession and set up gov
ernmental bodies for the rebelh-
Gus tsIritory. =.
JONI Sewer, colorful hero OF
the Revolution and of Indian cam
paigns-he is credited with the
victory in the Battle Of Kings
Mountaian-was sent as COM
mander of militia to the western
territory. He advised the citi-
zens of Franklin to accept the
overtures of North Carolina.
They answered by electing him
governor Of the new state
Then both the new state and
the mother state installed gov
ernments. Each was levying taxes
and disallowing each others Of
fetal acts. One set Of delegates
was elected to the legislature of
Franklin and another to the legis-
laturc Of North Carolina.
John Upton, at first a Frank
lin enthusiast, soon was alienated
and returned his allegiance to the
mother state. His following in
creased. Governor Sewer failed
in attempts to have North Caro-
lima recognize a separate state,
and to persuade congress to adj
nit Franklin into the confedera-
ton.
y ~ 90.
Animosity between Franklin
and North Carolina reached such
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-04
HOLLY SPRINGS

HOLLY SPRINGS Con Eoy'
tom, July Airs. Phillip Sitton
Of Greenville, S. c.. visited faa
brother, T. V. Garland, last well
She was en- route to Mills Rive,
where she will spend awhile viii
her mother, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Garland
and other relatives before rcturr
ing to Greenville.
Murray Brooks, Of Atlanta. i
spending a few days with b,|
aunts, the Misses Murray.
Elmer Johnson and Roy Moss
ley, of Spartanburg, S. C.. haa
returned home after a weeks Wis.
with the formers uncle, War
Cash and family.
Mrs. Dominic and children arf
her sister, Miss Stone, have r..
turned to Spartanburg. They ey.
pect to return to Hollywood Farm
after the Fourth.
Mrs. Walter Phillips and Mrs
Shannon have returned home Al.
ter a weekend visit with the for.
mer'S mother, Mrs. Lilly Allen.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-04

HDON'T let that serpent get
~. away" the TIMES all heard
Scouty say. "WhOever threw that
lasso wants to steal the skin, Ill
bet.
THE rope was thrown with per-
feet aim. It's spoiled our fun, and
that's a shame. We all must try TO
save the skin. We haven't lost it.,
yeti"
Then Quincy said. Il may be
dumb, but tell ME where the rope
came from. cannot see a single
soul, outside of our own bunch"
From yondcr rock" brave
Scouty cried. There's someone
there who's trying to hide. Hey.
grab the rope, you Tinymltes! l
have a happy bunch!
HNTE'LL pull until our hands are
w sore. 1t will be like a tug
of war. Well fight, before We let
somebody win. trick like this.
Sure. If we try" another
cried, I'm sure we'll save the SER
pent hide. Ali brace your heels
right in the ground so naught will
90 amiss."
Gee, but you lads are brave anC
hold. Well also helm. by takini
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-04
THE PRICE OF WAR
Record.

The huge price that the United States is paying
for its part in the World war is shown in the esti
mate of the treasury department that at the end
of the present fiscal year the public debt will total
the exaggerating sum of $4,000, 100000.
When this country entered the World war its
indebtedness only $1,280 600, 900. Thus the
direct expenses incurred by our participation in
the war, the subsequent expenses, such as pen
sions, directly attributable to the war and the huge
increase in all governmental expenditures which
are indirectly chargeable to the influence of the
war, have cost this country increase of nearly
5000, 000, 00o in its public debts
The annual interest now on the governments
outstanding obligations is almost as large as the
entire debt in 1917.
Which means that the war, Is years after it
came to an end, is still costing the people of the
United States the stupendous price of more than
81, O0O, 100000 year--Atlanta Constitution.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-04
Pioneers Sought to Add
49th Star to the
National Flag
By NEA SERVICE

Cherished among traditions of
the highlanders of eastern Ten
nessee and western North Caro-
lima is the story of the last state
CT Franklin, born to q short and
turbulent career during III e
1780's.
But for events which brought
the citizens of the new mountain
state back into North Carolina,
Americans this July 4th would
be saluting a flag of Il stripes
and 40 stars.
There's peace today in the hill
country, but it was not that way
in the days that followed the
Revolution. When the pioneers
were not fighting Indians they
were occupied with political
squabbles among themselves, or
with the parent state Of North
Carolina.
After the Revolution came the
financial reckoning, and congress
called on states with vacant
lands to cede them to the fed
eral government. Money from
their sale and from taxation was
to be applied to the national
debt. North Carolina gave the
central government a two years
option on her western land, which
by charter extended to the Paci-
fic ocean. North Carolina mean
time was to exercise sovereignty.
The region was remote, and
difficult to govern, and there was
continual demand for money to
wage Indian wars. The settlers
grumbled and protested.
So early in 1884 a convention
was called to meet in Jonesboro,
the largest settlement in the see
ton. Delegates from the coun-
ties of Washington, Sullivan and