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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

Pisgah. West Side. B. M. Fitch
and son recently purchased the S.
b. Smith farm near Mountville.
Royal Fitch expects to move onto
the farm in the near future. Mr..
Smith expects to move to the Chas.
Bishop farm, near Bishopville. -.
Chester Glass Of Cleveland was
called home this week, to attend
the funeral Of his aunt, Elizabeth
Glass of Rosseau.
Wolf Creek. Rev. Warden Willis
was called here by the death of his
aged mother, which occurred at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ty
Power.
James A. Gillespie, brother of
Mrs. Jacob Clawson of McConnels-
VILE was found dead at his home
near New Cambria, Kan, Feb. Q.
Fairview: Delbert Salzer left last
week for Kewanee, Ill, where he
will be employed on farm.
Malta Route. Mrs. VIM. Taylor
has received the particulars con-
cerning the death of her brother,
Albert Day, which occurred recent
ly at his home in Spokane, Wash.
Stan Alderman has purchased
the fine collection of Indian relics
from B. F. Dutton of Chesterhill.
This collection and the one owned
by the Grays at Deavertown are the
finest in the county.
Supt. G.. R. Warman's paper on
Psychology, Monday evening at the
Scientific society meeting, was
comprehensive discussion of that
greatest of all mysteries, the hu-
man mind.
Supt. Chas. o. Massey and wife
have been re-employed as superin-
tendent and matron of the chill
dren's home, for the coming year.
Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock
occurred the marriage OF Miss Fan
ME Morris, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. III. Morris of Kennebec hill,
to William r. Lunk of Martinsburg,
w. Va.
r. A. Kennard's card as a sale
crier and auctioneer of personal
property and real estate, appears in
this issue.
w. S. Rowland of Duncan Falls
has purchased the undertaking bus
mess of w. G. Herbert OF Cham
dlersville, and expects to take
charge about April 1st.
Chas. Clawson and wife moved
this week to the farm they recently
purchased from S. l.. Koons, on
Salt run.
George Gillespie has purchased
John Barr's property on Jefferson
street, and will move into 1t soon.
We understand that Mr.. Barr will
move to Newark.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

our auto9yro the cold right
/ pilot through our veins.
There are 81 OF us working on the
ice and already we are watching
each others faces for signs OF frost.
bite. II we see a small white dot
appear on another fellows nose we
run up to him and help him to rub
it. with snow to restore the circula-
ton. Frostbite Is no fun under our
circumstances and DR.. Shirey has
been busy fighting 1t with us. but
now he is gone. Illness forced him
to quit the Expedition and he Is on
his way back to New Zealand on
the Jacob Rupert. Wen miss him.
We understand the research snip,
Discovery IL. Is bringing us another
doctor who will be transferred to
the Bear at Oakland and brought
here to spend the next year or so
with us on the ice. Then the Bear
will have to run out OF here to New
Zealand before the Ross Sea freezes
again, so we'll be left all alone for
twelve months. wonder-about q
lot of things! ~
In addition to my job OF segre'
eating the many types OF fuel and
oil for the various airplanes. trac
tors and snowmobiles. as they re
quire it. l am now helping In the
distribution of parts for all these
machines. Gosh, l didn't know there
was so much work in the world!
The only water we have Is heated
saow. so even the sketchy washing
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08
Reinersvillc

School was vacated here on Mon
day of last week until Thursday on
account of the heavy snow making
it impossible for the busses to make
the trips on time, and because of
some of the furnaces not making
sufficient heat for the extremely
cold weather. Some furnace re-
pairs were made in the interim and
the schools are now running on
schedule time.
Noble Wiley who underwent an
appendix operation at Marietta hos
pital, some days ago, was able to
be brought to his home near Man
chester church, last Friday, and
seems to be making rapid recov-
cry.
Farm Changes Hands
Thomas Allen has sold his farm
in Center township, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles McMannis. who will
take possession this spring. This
is the former j. G. Melick farm.
Mr.. Allen has purchased the Cloyd
Morrison property in West Reiners-
Vile, and will occupy it this spring.
The property was formerly owned
by Andrew Cannon.
We notice in the Meigs writings
that sometimes, back under the old
election laws, if the board of trus-
tees were all of one political party
the judges of election would all be
of one party. This is mistake.
Back in those days we had town
ship elections at which one trustee
was elected each year for term OF
three years. When elections were
held under this law, the trustees
who had been elected earliest serv-
ed as judges of election. but the
one who was elected last, could not
serve, but his opponent who receiv-
ed the highest vote acted as judge.
In this way only two of the judges
could be from the same political
party.
Gregg Sealock who is member
Of company 1927, Camp E-64, 10
Gated at Marion, Indiana. was
visitor at the Frank Sealock home
in Reinersville, the first of the
week,
Noble county will be permitted
to retain sufficient force under
the CWA to complete their new
court house by the first of May.
Noble county possibly never could
have had such structure IL the
expense would have to be met by
the county entirely. but Mobiles
share Of the expense will amount to
only $4,000, while the federal
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

Cyril Penrod and Mabel BURNETT
| of Crooksville were dismissed from
the hospital Friday. They were
also victims of the accident, but
are recovering nicely.
An exclusive card party was
held at Mr.. and Mrs. Delmer Fitch's
Friday evening Those present be-
sides the host and hostess were
John Jordan and son and Jarvis
Wamer
Charles A. Buckley made busi-
ness trip to New Lexington, Mon
day.
Robert, Jean and Dorothy Star
Tett, Miles and John Jacobs were
Sunday visitors at Fred Roberts.
Wilford Deaver visited with Ell
mer Roberts, Thursday.
The old March lion was a little
late, but "He's Here" The March
winds Monday did some damage in
this community, blowing small
buildings over and other minor
damages
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08
East Bloom

The p. T. A. meeting will be at
Tunnel Hill, Friday night, March 9
The same program will be given
that was announced, with the ex-
cetpion Of Atty and Mrs. Doudna
who were to furnish music They
will be unable to be present. Re-
freshments of pie, cookies and cof-
fee will be served.
A number of Chesterhill people
are planning to come to Tunnel
Hill to give play, Friday night,
March 16. Further announcement
will be made in this paper.
Mrs. Thos. Drake Critically Ill
Ralph Drake and family spent
Tuesday with Mrs. Thos. Drake,
near Museville, who is suffering
from cancer She is critically i'll.
Ralph Drake has been assisting in
caring for her.
Mrs. Blanche Greer is spending a
few days at Wilbur Roberts of Nc
Connelsville.
Mrs. Autie Barkhurst has return
ed home, after spending several
days helping care for her aunt,
Mrs. Doll Campbell of Malta. who
fractured her hip last week.
Robert Ritchey Improving
Mrs. Annie Ritchey is in Colum-
bus taking care of her son Robert
who has been quite sick with stom-
ach and liver trouble. He is now
slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Roberts and
daughter Erma, and Wilda Spencer
spent Saturday in GAINESVILLE, and
called to see Miss Lena Roberts
who is in Bethesda hospital. She
is in a critical condition from frac-
tured limbs, one Of her limbs be,
ing crushed so badly has infection
and she suffers very much.
E. E. Stewart and son Allan
spent one day last week in Zanes
vile.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08
Page Seven

and looks forward to receiving the
democrat every Saturday morning, :
and it usually comes at that time.
Believe the family have always
been Democrats. My uncle who
just passed away was a lifelong
Democrat.
| My mothers brother, Charles
! Wesley Mousley, passed away Feb.
lis, 1894, as stated in the sketch
am sending, and which will appear
| elsewhere in this paper. She is the
only one of the Humphrey Mousley
family (formerly of Bear RUM left.
Her sister Sarah E. Reece of Phil
lipsburg, Kan. died April 16, 1925,
and Mrs. Reeces husband George
w. Reece died in the fall of 1913.
They had six children-Mary who
died at the age of 13; Mrs. E. J.
Roth of Des Moines, Ia. Charles.
John, William and Joseph, all farm
ers living on their own farms near
Phillipsburg, Kansas.
We often see by the Democrat
that someone from Ohio is living or
visiting near us. We have lived
here for the last ten years Coming
from Phillipsburg) and were so
close to Cambria where Mrs. Geo.
Ashton lived, and did not know. it
until my mother found an item in
| the paper about her, as they were
girls together back in Ohio. Sc we
drove over to visit her. They had
a nice time talking over their good
times back in Ohio. She had lost
her eyesight. She passed away be-
fore we got to visit her again.
About year ago one of the old
pioneers of Phillipsburg, Kan,
passed away When a young girl
she had come west, from her home
in McConnelsville, Ohio, where she
was born, and lived as a young girl.
Her parents run a store, and their
name was Adams. Her name was
Martha Fleming.
When Mr.. Ray was writing the
history, l had several pages to send
him, but my mother was sick so I
didn't get it finished. In some of
his writings he said my Uncle
Charles was blind: that was a mis-
take, as he could see very we'll,
and did not use glasses very often.
My mother cut these pieces from
the paper to send to Mr.. Ray, as
perhaps some of the folks will re-
member them. My mother was GO
ing to send George Roberts a birth
day card, but her brother and his
wife were here, and my uncle was
sick, and it was too late.
Visited George Dingey in Kan
sas City not very long age. He is a
nephew of my Aunt Clara Mousley.
He has a great grandchild now.
We would like to see any of the
old friends from Ohio, at any time
they are in this part Of the coun-
try.
Our governor, Alf Landon, is
from Marietta.-Mrs. Lena M.
Blood, Manhattan, Kan, Feb. 26,
1894.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08
Snow Removal BY S. III. u.
At Minimum Cost

Working with well-coordinated
forces the enormous task of re-
moving snow from the state high
way system, making these routes
safe for motor traffic, was accom-
plished at the remarkably low cost
of SIS five dollars) per mile and
established what is believed to be
a record for this type of work in
this section
The state highway department
figures further indicate that the SIS
per mile cost for snow removal in
cludes both labor and supplies nec-
essary to conduct this program,
which shortened the period of
hazardous routes and provided an
inestimable benefit to the travelling
public of Ohio.
AS the recent snowfall ranging
from to inches was general
throughout Ohio, the snow removal
program embodied the greatest
task of it's kind ever confronting
the highway department. In pre-
yious years heavy SHOWS have been
localized in nature and did not
present the statewide problem as
the recent uniform heavy snow
fall.
The snow plows were started on
Saturday night and the work con-
tinued "a hours day over Sunday
and Monday, in numerous cases
the workers enjoying but few hours
sleep until the situation was under
control. In many localities it was
necessary to clear the pavements
several times due to the drifting OF
snow, caused by high winds.
Another factor revealed in the
highway departments recent snow
removal activity showed that of
the average cost of SIS per mile
the expenditure for labor was rs
cents out of every dollar, thus pro-
yiding combination safety-ser-
vice program with minimum out
lay for supplies and materials.
While the highway departments s
traffic bureau statistics are not yet
complete, there have been numer-
Gus evidences recorded from all
sctions of the state that the speed
and thoroughness of the state S
snow removal program was of in
valuable help in preservation OF
life and property.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

government meets the greater part
of the expense. Caldwell certainly
should feel proud having such an
imposing building standing in the
center of their beautiful little city.
The junior play Much Ado
About Betty" will be put on in the
gymnasium here on next Saturday
evening, March 10, commencing at
8 o'clock p. M, sharp. Admission
ten and twenty cents.-Adv.
w. T. Bell, 88, passed away at
his late home near Bald Knob, in
Center township, early Saturday
morning, of diseases incident to ad-
vanced years. He had spent his
entire life in Center township, and
was one of the prominent citizens
of the community. He leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Charles Stokes, of
Center Bend, and Mrs. Lydia Pefly
of Parsons, Kansas. He also leaves
one son, Charles Bell, of the home.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at the home, with inter-
ment in the cemetery at Cross
Roads.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08
Morganville

Mrs. Elinor Massey is slowly re-
covering from an illness of flu and
bronchitis.
Mrs. Clell Fitch is suffering
from rheumatism.
Judge Arthur Torbert and fam
lily of McConnelsville, visited at his
fathers H. v. Torbert's home, Sun
day.
Ronald Buckley, formerly of this
place, now of Roseville, has a posi-
tion with the Wigton-Bailey Chey-
rolet Co., of New Lexington, and
expects to move there in the near
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Starrett Of
pepper Run are the prouG parents
of son born Saturday, March 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Starrett of this
place are grandparents.
C. c. Spears and family attended
the funeral Of Mrs. Caledonia Gill
pen, in Malta, Sunday. Mr.. Spears
is step-son of the deceased.
Sunday visitors at Clell Fitch's
were Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Fitch of
Deerfield, and Mr.. and Mrs. "Bud"
Fitch and daughter Mary Lou of
Buck Run.
We were shocked on hearing of
the suicide Of Fred Cook of Crooks
vile. The writer is a former school
mate of the deceased, and also was
a neighbor for about 10 years. Rel
atives have our sympathy.
Lena Roberts In Critical Condition
Mrs. Fred Roberts went to
GAINESVILLE Thursday and visited
with her daughter Lena at the Be-
thesda hospital until Saturday. Mr..
Roberts, daughters Corinne and
Frances and son Elmer went to the
hospital Saturday, and Mrs. Rob-
erts returned home with them Sat-
urday night. Miss Lena who is a
victim of the south river road auto
accident, is In critical condition,
and gradually growing weaker.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08
Concerning Old Age Pensions

OHIO . Ola age pension system
will be initiated under most favor
able circumstances as a result of
Governor George Whites appoint
ment of Matthew l.. Brown as chief
administrator, in the opinion of
those familiar with Browns rec
ord. Seeking the best qualified
man wholly in sympathy with the
pension plan, Governor White chose
Brown, confident that he will make
effective from the beginning the
Governors policy which he express
ed thus.
'There must be no politics in the
administration of the pension law.
It's benefits must be extended ex-
peditiously to all men and women
eligible for the relief it provides.
Kindly, human consideration must
be shown to all who seek to par
ticipate in it's provisions. The state
administration owes an obligation
to those who have waged the long
fight for this legislation to apply it
successfully from the beginning"
Brown, as an official of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles for
seventeen years, has directed that
organizations campaign for old age
pensions. In cooperation with union
labor groups and others advocating
the plan, he built up the sentiment
which crystallized last November
in adoption of the legislation
through popular referendum.
When Governor White came into
office three years ago pension ad-
vocates gained strong ally and in
the campaign that eliminated at
the polls last year the Governor
urged Ohioans to cast heavy vote
of approval.
The referendum carried by the
heaviest majority ever given pro-
posal submitted to the electorate in
the state. Under the law Brown is
setting up new division in the
state department of welfare in ac-
cordance with plans he is working
out with John McSweeney, welfare
director.
In a short while announcement
will be made of procedure to be
followed in applying for pensions
and first payments to beneiciaries
are to be begun July J..
1t is expected that 10000 per-
sons in the state will be found to
be eligible for relief at the outset.
With $5,000,000 appropriated by
the legislature available for the
initial financing, Governor White is
considering means to be recon-
mended to the general assembly
next January to provide for per-
manent financing and to assure an
adequate income for succeeding
years.
Governor Whites administra-
tive policies will be adhered to
firmly" Brown announced when
he assumed office. "We shall aim
from the beginning to administer
the law on the highest plane pos
sible and to follow always the fine
principles Of social Justice that
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Frozen Bootsl

OF hands and face and shaving are
priceless luxuries. Bathing Is out
OF the question. Later. when we get
indoors wen clean ourselves with
cold cream. | never realized what
wonderful song that was. Gee.
How | Hate To Get Up In The
Morning" 1t Is q miserable feeling
crawling out OF warm sleeping
bag into a temperature OF ten be-
low zero and finding your boots
frozen solid so you have to beat
them against the tent pole to soften
them up before you can put them
on and thus get your feet in out OF
the weather. No yawning or stretch
ing. Once awake and out OF your
nest and you nave to move fast.
Al Carbonne. the cook. ts hav-
ing picnic trying to feed US
properly Working under tremen-
dous difficulties. with only a single
three-burner gasoline stove to pre-
pare five meals every "a hours for
81 men. he Is performing miracles.
But we must eat fast The food
turns stone cold in two or three
minutes and freezes solid In ten.
Out on the trail we have thermos
bottles OF hot cocoa. You can bet
II am very careful to keep that
stove supplied with the proper
gasoline.
We are working day and night
at top speed to get our supplies
to Little America before the bay
ice and barrier ice feet break of.
| There is a considerable crisis of
this kind now at Pressure Ridge
but. with luck. wen beat 1t.
I'm delighted at the radio news
that these disconnected. hurried
little yarns OF mine are proving In
teresting and are running in hun
dreds OF newspapers and that my
club is growing so fast. They tell
me that high school teachers in his
tory. science and geography are en-
rolling their entire classes and
studying the stories with the work
ing maps every week. That's swell!
The more the merrier. We welcome
as members. without any cost what
ever. all people interested in avia-
ton. adventure and exploration who
send In a self-addressed stamped
envelope to c. A. Adele. Jr.. presi-
dent. Little America Aviation AM:
Exploration Club. Hotel Lexington
48th Street and Lexington Avenue.
New York, N. Y. and the club staff
will send them all a membership
card and big map Of the South
Polar region.
mex. Week: "A New
i ExploratiaS",
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08

have motivated those who have
sponsored the plan. Abuses will be
guarded against and at the outset
we have undertaken to prevent de-
lays and injustices that might
easily be produced by red tape
methods. Already we have been
informed of efforts by petty racket
GERS to prey on the needy by rep
resenting that fees must be paid
for filling out applications or OBJ
tanning other assistance. Governor
White wants the people OF the state
to understand that no such fees are
necessary, and we ask cooperation
of the public in preventing imposi-
tions of this nature
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08
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TICA. Feb. II (vta Mackay
Kadio)-Believe 1t or not. we are
Still hauling supplies from the scat.
tered caches on the ice into Little
America and. according to my boss.
Commander Neville. we snail be at
1t for total OF three weeks or
more. am actually living In 1T
tie tent out by Pressure Camp and
I'm looking forward to getting into
one OF those warm snOw-bur1ed
wooden huts In Little America that
isn't In danger OF being blown away
by the wind.
Speaking of wind. we've got plen-
ty Of 1t and they tell me this Is only
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-08
Gloomy Brokers

Somebody's always taking the
joy out of life. A twilight gray
hangs over stock-ticker streets;
the sun has slipped behind the dark
cloud of the new Fletcher-Rayburn
bill.
The bill is an administration
measure introduced into the senate
by Senator Fletcher and in the
house by Representative Rayburn.
It's purpose is to excise the abuses
that have made Wall Street, in the
popular mind, canyon, peopled by
sinister shadows, or, to use the Ian
guage of a sort of economic ZoOlo-
gy, by bears and bulls, wolves and
lambs. 1t is to protect these lambs
from skilful skinning by obliging
butchers, and also from their own
impulses to speculative follies, and
at the same time protect business
in general from the cyclones de-
veloped when the madness of stock
market gambling runs riot. that
this drastic piece of legislation has
been written
Nobody who in October, 1929, or
July, 1888, was flirting with the
gentle art of getting rich quick by
warming a chair in a brokers' Of
flee will deny the necessity of some-
reform. That artificial pools Of
skilled operators have deliberate
ly manipulated the market to their
own fat advantage is notoriously
true That 20 huge corporations
employed their mounting surpluses
in 1929 by loaning them to brok-
ers on call at high rates of interest,
who in turn loaned it out to an
army of excited speculators mad
with the lust for gold, all the way
from the janitor to the parish rec
tor. was disclosed by Mr.. Pecora,
counsel for the senate committee.
While these loans never went be-
yond a billion at any one time, the
fact that they were loaned over and
I over again in year made their
cumulative effect the same as 20
billion loan, made gambling money
easy to get and accelerated the
/ tempo or the orgy.
The government proposes plans
much more effective to prevent
gambling headaches than stock
tickers which throw out aspirin
tablets along with quotations. IL
| the bill becomes law with it's go
percent margin on speculative ac-
counts it will chase out multitude
of small amateurs and reduce enor-
mously the volume of business
done by brokers. If it retains the
provision that makes it a criminal
: offense Go years in jail) for any
broker or banker to loan on listed
securities more than 40 percent of
! the current value thereof, it de-
livers, say the brokers, a body blow
at all investors in securities.
$50 drastic are its provisions
that its passage would cause a
widespread delisting of securities
driving investors to a bootleg over
the-counter market with much OPP
portunity for fraudulent practices"
The market for securities, like
the market for eggs or hogs, is a
great convenience for the man who
wants cash for his bonds or stock
in a hurry. 1t has useful func-
tion, the ability to perform which
must not be crippled.
The country will watch with in
terest the revamping Of the Fletch-
er-Rayburn bill in its progress
through congress. Columbus Dis
patch.