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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
Traffic Signals In Relation To
Safety

All motorists and all pedestrians
know that the green light of the
traffic signal means "go" and that
the red light means stop" But
the thing all motorists do not seem
to take into consideration is that
sometimes the green light is not a
preparatory signal to proceed, no
matter what the circumstances may
be-
In this connection the Ohio de-
partment of highways calls to the
attention of motor vehicle operators
the recent decision of the supreme
court of Pennsylvania to the effect
that the ego" sign is not in any
sense a command to them to go
ahead without rhyme or reason, but
rather is a qualified permission to
proceed lawfully and carefully in
the direction indicated.
cit does not mean," says the de-
cision, "that the person receiving
the signal may proceed without a
care or thought as to the safety of
others who may be in his path
In the opinion of o. w. Merrell,
state director of highways, this is
fair and judicious decision. Com
menting on it, he says:
''The trouble with great many
of us is that we take too much for
granted. This decision states, in no
uncertain terms, that we must
drive carefully at all times regard
less of what the signal says. In
word, the signal is no excuse for
heedlessly disregarding the safety
of the lives of others because we
are supposed to have the right-of-
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
Stockport Route Two
Farmerette Club Notice

Mrs. B. D. Sells will entertain the
Farmerette club at her home We'd
nesday, Feb. Is. The program: Roll
call, joke, story or some short say
ing of Washington or Lincoln; song
January or February" responsive
reading, Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress, led by the president; song
Happy Birthday; Valentine ex-
change, each member to bring a
comic valentine; discussion, (Which
did the most Off his country, Wash
ington or Lincoln" by Ethel Sells;
song, Smiles
Wood Chopping Feb. 10
On Friday, Feb. 10, beginning
at IL O'Clock, the Athletic club will
meet at the home of VIM. Darnell
for wood chopping They will
have a gasoline engine and saw
and all friends and neighbors arl
invited to come and assist in get
ting wood. Mr.. Darnell who has
been confined to the house the past
three months with heart trouble,
remains about the same.
Grange Program
/, East Windsor grange will meet
Friday evening, Feb. 10, at 1880.
There will be a program at the lee
ture hour, of songs, instrumental
music and readings, also a contest.
Juvenile grange will also meet.
Mrs. Bertha Calendine, Matron.
Mrs. VIM. Newman who has been
at the hospital where she had the
forefinger on her left hand am
putated, was brought to the home
Of her daughter Mrs. Clarence Pet
tibone at McConnelsville, Friday,
and is getting along nicely.
Mrs. George Bailey remains
about the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Calendine
went to GAINESVILLE Sunday, where
they attended the funeral of the
latter's niece, Miss Mildred Light
hizer, daughter of Judson Light
hizer and wife.
Miss Dorothy Rowland of this
place and her aunt Mrs. Elmer
Gheen of Neelyville, visited over
Sunday with Mrs Lizzie Davis and
daughter Mrs. Mabel Murphy, at
GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Hupp of
GAINESVILLE spent Saturday night
with Glen Sells and wife.
There was a wood chopping for
Mrs. Cora Phillis, Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Mummey and
children were guests Saturday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Davis.
There was cooking demon
stration held at the home of Mrs.
Lille Leonard, Tuesday, Feb. z.
Mrs. J. o. Pettibone entertained
a number of ladies at quilting, at
her home, last Friday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
Reds Break Even
Over Week End
(By Eric Dougan)


Last week end the Big Reds got
basketball winning one, and losing
one at Gloustef Friday night, and
repeating the performance here
Saturday night The Glouster
girls were triumphant over the To-
calls by the score of 1928, while
the boys came back to wallop the
Athens countians by decisive score
of 24-16 Saturday night Joe Sayles
brought his Roosevelt Junior high
team here and defeated the Big
Red Reserves, in close game, 13-
10. Then the Big Reds came out
and took the Marietta Reserves into
camp, 1920.
At Glouster the Glouster girls
got away to an early lead, being
ahead PIP at the half. They slow
ed down in the second half, and
were content to maintain this mar
gin, losing only two points of it in
the latter part of the game.
The Big Reds started in business
like, with Price leading the attack,
getting a 1873 lead as the boys went
to the dressing rooms to recuperate
for the second half. The second
half was about even all the way,
turning into a very rough game. II
personals being called on members
of both teams in this session of the
fray. Coach Marquis afterwards
remarked that it was the toughest
game he had ever witnessed. The
Big Reds finally came through with
another league game in the bag,
PALS.
The Big Red Reserves and Roose-
welt played nip and tuck game the
whole way through. The locals had
lead of one point at the end of the
tanned in the second quarter, end
ing 7-6. Then the Zanesvillians
turned on a little steam and stepped
out in front 1913, as the third STAN
"a wound up. The visitors defense
tightened in the last quarter, hold
riors to single free throw, while
getting three points on their own
account.
Then the main-go of the evening
brought forth a fast game which
finally wound up in a scoring spree
for the locals. The game started
evenly, M. e NJ holding a one-poinr
lead at quarter time, 6-5. Then the
Big Reds started clicking, finding
the net for ten points in the second
quarter, holding the big Marietta
lads to five counters. Marietta came
back with a vengeance in the third
quarter, holding the powerful M &c
M. boys to a 6-6 score. Then
pandemonium broke loose: the Big
Reds broke loose and got 16 points
in the last quarter, hitting the net
from every conceivable angle. Cap
tain Hank" Betz and Max Price
led in scoring, 5 and nine points
respectively being tailed by these
two basketeers. When the smoke
cleared away Marietta found itself
in the midst of a 1920 haze, which
still battles them.
This week the Big Reds go to
Crooksville, where an old rivalry
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
Neelyville

Mrs. George Spencer spent Mon
day with her sister, Mrs. George
Buchanan, and family.
Miss Minnie Moore spent a few
days recently with Mrs. Chester
Murray, of McConnelsville.
Miss Frances Moore spent Monday
night with her schoolmate Miss
Mary Moore.
Mrs. Emma Young has been
spending few days with her broth
er, George Buchanan, and family.
Friends here have received word
of death of Irving Keyes of Iowa.
He formerly lived near McConnels-
Vile, and had many friends in this
vicinity, who were sorry to learn OF
his death.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
Reinersville

Atty Walter Davis, of GAINESVILLE
! was visitor Sunday, at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John r
Davis.
A telephone meeting was held
here Thursday by the lines connect
ing into the Reinersville exchange,
at which officers of the switchboard
company for the coming year were
elected
meeting Of the Manchester
school board was held here Monday,
at which vote on the Mort plan
for school financing was taken. The
vote stood four for to one against.
The Mort plan will give the larger
schools much the advantage in the
deal 1t is not best to make too
drastic change in any laws con-
trolling any business department,
but it is much better to come up to
the change gradually, so that If the
change does not prove to be what
was anticipated, the plan can be
dropped before too much damage
has been done. 1t may prove to be
a repetition of the federal farm
board plan, which was eased down
by the excessively hard times, which
made it possible to dump the wheat
on the Red Cross.
Mrs. Bertha Still who formerly
resided in northeast Manchester
township, is reported to be i'll with
pneumonia, at their home at Cum
berland
We understand that plans are
forming for the construction of a
concrete bridge over Meigs creek
at Otho, on route 78, the work to
start in the near future.
In the games of basketball play
ed at the gym here, last Friday ev-
ening, the scores stood as follows:
Reinersville high school boys, 81,
VS.. Forest Grove high school boys,
13; Big Bottom girls, "a. VS.. Meigs
girls, 8; Reinersville Ind, 80, VS..
Big Bottom Ind, 16. The next en-
gagement here will be with the
Pennsville boys.
The grounding certainly made his
power felt the first of the week, by
giving us zero weather for several
days.
Catherine, the small daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Swank, of Otho,
has been suffering with pneumonia
for several days past.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Henery (Ev-
elyn SMITH and children, of Ma
rietta, were Sunday visitors at the
Mrs. Jennie Smith home in Reiners-
vile.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Herschel Wiley of Reiners
vile, last Saturday afternoon, which
has been named Phyllis Ruth.
Child Suffers Bad Injury
Junior, the three year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Dimmerling, of
near WOodgrOve, fell, while playing
with pair of scissors, Monday af-
ternoon, causing the shear point to
puncture the forehead, just at the
upper part of the nose, causing a
bad wound. The child was rushed
to Caldwell for surgical treatment,
where it was found necessary to use
a stitch to close the wound.
Some of our farmers here have
completed their plowing for spring
crops, while many others have
much of this work DONE
Rev. Peoples was ill and unable to
fill his appointment at the M. P.
church here, Sunday evening.
The small daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cloyd Morrison Of west Rein
ersville is ill with heavy cold,
bordering on pneumonia.
We understand Tom Pat Murphy
will move his family this spring
from the Weir farm, formerly own
ed by III. G. Combs, to the home
nearby, formerly occupied by the
late Jesse Mclaughlin.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
Auto Tag Fund Distribntcd-Other
Matters of News


Secretary of State George S. My
.ers announces second distribution
of the motor vehicle revenue fund
totaling approximately 100000
Each county auditor in the state re-
ceived warrant in the amount Of
$4,000, representing it's share of the
amount of the five percent equaliza-
tion fund available for distribution,
t0taling $176,000. In addition to
this each county participates in the
distribution of $1,783.00. This
money is to be used by the county
for the construction, reconstruction,
maintenance and repair of roads
states that distribution of rev.
enue to municipalities will be made
as soon as a check of the applica-
tions for registration can be COM
pleted. The first distribution of
tag funds this year totaled $6,000,-
900.
*>k X X
Conservation Commissioner VIM.
HI. Reinhart may be~granted power,
with approval of conservation coun-
Gil, to extend open season on game,
increase bag limits and give the
commissioner wider discretion and
authority. The house fish and game
committee has approved such
measure The same committee has
killed a bill which has been intro
duced to abolish county fish and
game protectors.
An income tax measure has been
introduced in the general assembly
which would assess all earned in
comes with an exemption of $3.50
for single persons and $500 for
married persons, plus additional ex-
emption of $500 for each dependent
person. Tax on incomes would be
one percent on the first $4,000; two
percent on the second $4,000. three
percent on the third $4,000; four
percent on the fourth. and five per-
cent on all above this total.
A bill has been introduced which
AuClCdSC 1lOM IWO " lOut
years the terms of county clerks.
Another would have graduated
taxation scale for chain stores, SIS
for the first unit and $3.50 for each
unit in excess of so units. If the
Kaser bill passes, interstate truck
ers coming into Ohio may not bring
into the state more than 20 gallons
of gasoline, so that Ohio may get
the benefit of the gasoline tax. In
order to prevent dumping of milk
by distributors bill has been in
troduced prohibiting the sale of
milk, shipped into Ohio, that is
more than "a hours Old
Cancellation of all township and |
county assessments on abutting
property owners for highway con-
struction, is another proposal The !
bill would enable these subdivisions
to pay assessments out of their
share of the gasoline tax 1t would
run into millions. Additional use
of the gas tax funds is urged in a |
bill introduced by Rep. Hugh Nc
Nance of Cuyahoga county, who
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-02-09
Page Seven
Saturday night

will flare up anew. Saturday night
, Caldwell plays here. This is cer-
tainly tough assignment for one
week end, but the Big Reds are
capable of handling it In fine style.
Let's 60.
The Washington times., 1933-08-28
LensIen Calls
Moody Gritty
Player

LA BULE, France, Aug. %.
II firmly believe Mrs. Moody
quit only cause she had
reached the limit of her en-
durance."
This was the opinion voiced
today by Mile. Suzanne Leng-
len, for many years unbeatable
queen of international tennis.
She continued:
But was not surprised to
hear that Miss Jacobs had
won. was convinced when
I saw Mrs. Moody play at
Wimbledon this summer that
she was not in the best phySi-
cal condition. Mrs. Moody is
a gritty, determined player who
under ordinary circumstances
would play until she dropped.
Miss Jacobs, on the other
hand, is a strong player and
well equipped to Withstand the
rigOr of long SETS"
Before the interview ended,
Mile. Lenglen's default to Mrs.
Molla Mallory, in 1925, was
mentioned.
"That," said Mile. Lenglen,
"haS nothing to do with the
case"
The Washington times., 1933-08-28
Pick Ups and
Put Outs

Miss Margaret Hoffman,
Olympic swimming champion,
will appear in an exhibition at
the Ambassador Hotel pool to-
night. If the Dodgers fans
don't watch out, the Brooklyn
club officials might put Ma
hatma Ghandi on second base
they've used everybOdy
there, including Hack Wilson
and AL Lopez. Clark Griffith
seems to have temporarily side
tracked golf since his ball club
seems to have a StranglehOld
on the American League cham
piOnShip. Captain Ernie Har-
mon, killed when his airplane
plane crashed near Stamford,
Conn.,, was one of the best
football officials in the East. ,.
DIR. C. A. Wills, father of Helen,
bIameS the tennis czars for his
daughters dramatic default to
Helen Jacobs. the good doctor
remarks that "Helen was cOaxed
into the tournament by Off
cialS who desired her presence
for the gate"
The Washington times., 1933-08-28
Wills FRIENDS
DEFEND ACTION

NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-With
the default of Mrs. Helen Wills
Moody to Helen Jacobs in the final
of the national tennis champion.
ships still causing a storm of dis
cussion, friends of Mrs. Moody to-
day came to her defense.
Louis J. Carruthers, former
president Of the United Lawn
Tennis Association, declared the
charges Mrs. Moody feared to be
beaten" were utterly false"
Elmer Griffin, former Califor.
nian, who had practiced with the
former champion since 1920, said
Mrs. Moody's back was seriously
injured and that she might not
have been able to continue play.
Griffin intimated the umpire
and referee together might have
talked with Mrs. Moody and con-
vinced her she should have at
tempted to finish the match.
He said Mrs. Moody complained
daily of her back injury after the
Cup matches and char
acterized it as more serious than
she realizes"
"Her cOmpOSure and decision
in withdrawing deceived Observ-
erS into believing that she could
have continued" he said.
The Washington times., 1933-08-28
Wills HUSBAND
APPROVES REST

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. % q.
N.SO.-Hearty approval of Helen
Wills Moody's plan to rest from
the tennis courts for six months
was voiced here today by her
husband, Frederick S. Moody, jr.
1--WE been terribly worried
over her injuries for the past
several weeks" Moody said. "I'm
glad she's coming home. Her
parents and myself urged her
to quit after the Wimbledon
tournament, but she considered
it unspOrtSmanlike."
Mrs. Moody was en- route here
from the East today, after los
ing the National tennis crown
she has worn for seven years by
defaulting to Helen Jacobs,
Berkeley girl.
The injury that contributed to
Queen Helen's downfall was de-
scribed by her father, DR.. c. A.
Wills of Berkeley, as "strain and
irritation of the ligaments sur
rounding the last vertebrae."
"Only an X-ray examination
can reveal the extent of the
injury" he said, "but there is
no serious danger"
The Washington times., 1933-08-28
Griff Not Claiming
Pennant Until
Cinched

Clark Griffith, home from
the West since last Saturday
night when he attended an
executive meeting of the Ossie
Bluege Day Committee at the
Hamilton Hotel, refused to
claim the American League
pennant until it is a mathe-
matical certainty.
"We're in a good spot, and I
hope the boys come through,
but when the figures say we're
i'm that's soon enough for me
to start chirping that's we've
wOn."
Griff declared there is a lot
of world series ticket applica-
tions at the park and that
when the club has cinched the
flag, "if it does," these will be
handled with fairness and
equality to all.
The Washington times., 1933-08-28


ley (w.) defeated John Hauber (B.
Kane 2 Z q. 3 PG"' G9 and Ed G6ss H (w.5' II 4
points each; Andy Clarke (B. H) de-
feated Jim Sirbaugh (W), IN points
to Y point; Comdr. Jack Bryan (B.
HI defeated R. H. Kern (W), 2 points
to 1; DR.. S. B. Moore (B. H.) and
Walter Bosserman (W), IA points
each.
Martinsburg, 1914 PurcellviIle. 1114
w. Smale (PD, defeated Paul Ben
nett (M), . points to l. L. I. Rice ON. J.,
defeated White (PD, points to l;
Barber (P), defeated George Horse
fall (M). . points to /; j. F. Fleming
(P.), defeated Roy Hollis (M). 8 points
to none; Potts (P.), defeated w. r..
Caskey (MD, 3 points to none; r. M.
Tarleton (M.), defeated Tom Smith
PD. points to none; ]. o. Henson
(M). defeated H. T. Pancoast CPD, 3
points to none; F. L. Pouder (M). de-
feated T. H. Clagett (P). 2h points
n
The Washington times., 1933-08-28

Prior to the final matches Of
the season, Winchester held a
point and half lead over the Alex
andrians but saw this advantage
melt under the inspired golf of
the Alexandrians.
Final standings found Belle
Haven with go points; Winchester
second with 5312; Opequon Club
of Martinsburg, w. Va, with
4612 and Loudoun Country Club
with 80. In former years, the
Catoctin Club of Frederick, Md,
and the Fountain Head Club Of
HagerstoWn, Md, were members
and it was then known as the
Tri-State Golf Association. 1t is
hoped these two clubs will rejoin
the body.
Share Low Gross
Charles Rollins and Sidney
Sherwood. of the victorious Belle
Haven Club, shared low gross
honorS, each scoring 80. Rollins
was also low net for the day by
virtue Of a seven stroke handicap.
Sherwood is a 4 handicap golfer.
Summaries follow:
Belle Haven, 16; Winchester,
sidney Sherwood (B. H. defeated
Fred Reed d,,0H W2a points dots.tt9 to non none
Donald weems (WO 3 points to none
Beaudric Howell (B. H) defeated Ed
Stone (W). points to Il Jack Hay
The Washington times., 1933-08-28
The Last Word

Possibly the fault is with the
spectators. Possibly they have
not a complete conception
themselves of what a third-base
coach has to do. The decisions
he has to make must be in
Stantaneous and correct.
Finally, my closing argument,
and strongest one outside of
the statement that Clark Grif-
fifth cannot tolerate dumbneSs
on the part of any employe, is
that Al Schacht has had offer
after offer to leave the Wash
ington ball club and go to
other major league teams.
I once heard a man in
authority on another team say
to AL:
"WelI, kid, anytime Griff
cuts you loose, there's a job on
my club for you!"
But you will notice, Griff is
not cutting Schacht loose!
Why?
Does he just like to have AL
around as a court jester?
Don't be sill!
The Washington times., 1933-08-28
A Smart Joe Cronin

So, in our enthusiasm for
Schacht's third-base coaching
and all of the multifarious
duties that job calls for which
the average fan doesn't see and
wouldn't appreciate if he did,
let's don't say Schacht is telling
Cronin what to do.
But if Cronin does advise
with Schacht about a lot of mat
ters, he is a very astute young
man, indeed. Schacht can tell
a lot of people plenty of inside
baseball. He thinks fast and his
judgment is usually good. I
haven't seen him send half a
dozen runners home when he
shouldn't have, since he has
been with Washington. and
sending runners home is the
smallest and only obvious part
Of Schacht'S work.
So I am amazed that so
many alleged dyed-in-the-wool,
out-at-the-park-every-day fans
lack a true appreciation of AL
Schacht.
The Washington times., 1933-08-28

ana Lne sporting WOrlu IOuay'
They held to their scathing de-
nuniciation of the one-time Queen
Helen in the face of the st-tement
issued Immediately after the
match by Mrs. Moody herself, in.
sisting she felt faint, and was
troubled by pains in her legs. Nor
could they be shaken by Miss
Jacobs own sporting declaration,
denying that her rival was quit
ter, and the statement wired to.
day from the coast by the former
champions father, which claimed
Helen the first should never have
even entered the tournament.
"Why didn't Mrs. Moody stay
on the court and at least go
through the motions for three
more gameS," was the criticism
hurled at the ex-empress Of
tenniSdOm by a prominent off,
cial, typical of the censure
brought down upon Mrs. Moody
by her famous default.
"She was strong enough to
walk out of the stadium un'
aided; it wouldn't have taken
any more out of her to stand
there for a few additional
minutes and finish out the
match" the official continued.
"But the thought of having
her seven-year winning streak
ended by the girl whom she
wouldn't talk to, and whom she
had beaten in love sets only
year ago, was eall to Mrs.
Moody. She had been handing
it out for long time; when the
showdown came, she couldn't
take it herself"
Mrs. Moody Missing
Friends and supporters of Mrs.
Moody, who insisted the former
champion had not deliberately
quit, and that she was COM
PEELED by her physical condition
to default, were handicapped in
their defense by the mysterious
and complete disappearance OF
their favorite from the scene OF
her downfall.
Mrs. Moody checked out of the
Forest Hills Inn shortly after her
defeat, and nobody knew up to
late today where she had gone
although she was reported on
her way to California.
Louis j. Carruthers, the for
mer U. S. L. T. A. president,
who was her contact" man with
the public during the tournament
professed ignorance of her where
abouts, and so did her other
New York friends.
Carruthers said he did not think
Mrs. Moody would retire from
tennis and predicted abe would
The Washington times., 1933-08-28

Harris credit for working the
Washington ball club into two
pennants, something our own
Clark Griffith and lot of sue
ceeding managers had never
been able to do. The fans, you
recall, said Peckinpaugh was
the brains of our 1924-25 teams.
Yet, I think the records will
prove that when Peckinpaugh
got a team of his own to man.
age, he didn't do so well with it
as did either Bucky Harris or
Walter Johnson who was also on
the famous Peck-HarriS teams
of seven and eight years ago.