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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17
Spurrier Ridge

Mrs. Chas. Vincent of Millfield
and three children Vance, June and
Joy, celebrated her birthday ami
versary Saturday, Oct. IL, at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Brant Shook. A fine dinner was
served. The large birthday cake
which bore the inscription "Oct.
r." was baked by her sister, Mrs.
Eliza Moody.
Ruth, Charley and Albert Stiles
and Mrs. VIM. Hamilton Of Colum-
| bus were callers of Mrs. Fred Joy
and Donald Adrian and family, last
| week.
Bernice and Billy North, chill
dren Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur North,
were taken to Marietta, this week
| for tonsil operations.
Mrs. Lide Michener is visiting her
| daughter, Mrs. Geo. Newton.
| Mrs. Hannah WOolman, Harrison
Woolman, wife and daughter Lou
isa motored to Columbus Sunday af-
ternoon. John of o. S. u, who
spent the week end at home, return
ed to Columbus.
| Louisa Mae Wood and Otto Hines
spent Sunday afternoon with Lee
Hines of Hooper ridge.
Ralph and Martha Wood and
Howard Calendine were Sunday ev-
ening callers Of Isabel Newburn's, S,
of GAINESVILLE.
Graydon woodward and children
Donna Jean and Gail Stanley were
Sunday evening callers of N. M.
| Woods.
Dale and Margaret woodward and
John woodward, Marie and Russell
Parsons attended the Lancaster fair
Saturday.
James Scott, Frank Wells and
wife, Carl woodward and daughter
Verna and son Robert were Sunday
callers of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
woodward.
Ray Starling's were Sunday even
ing callers of Henry Parsons and
family.
Louisa Mae Wood spent from
Wednesday evening until Thursday
evening with her brother Earl and
wife, of Amesville.
| Ray Smith and wife were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Fred Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Starting were
Sunday afternoon guests Of Mrs.
Kate Swab.
| Chas. Newton and family visited
with Wesley Newton's.
Mrs. Philip Vandyke spent three
days last week with Guy Vandyke's.
| Dwight Smith and Claire Smith
lspent Sunday afternoon with their
friend, Edward Woodward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joy Glass and son
Richard of Athens spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Glass OF
Joy.
Charley Ellis of Somerset and
David Wagner of GAINESVILLE were
Sunday guests of Mrs. Wagner.
| Hobart North and family have
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17
RelnerSville

A number of persons from around
Reinersville attended the Lancaster
fair, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Brooks, the
former a teacher in Deavertown
school the present year, were Wis
itors in Reinersville, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Shriver and
little daughter, Shirley, spent sew
eral days in Reinersville, last week
Mr.. Shriver is sowing a field to
wheat on his farm here.
Mrs. Alice Combs of Cumberland
has been spending several days at
the Margaret Combs home in Rein
ersville.
Dewey Caldwell, who resides
north of Olive Green, was taken to
a hospital few days ago, where
he underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Blankenhorn
of Ainsworth, Ia, Mrs. Mary Jane
Hall of Cumberland, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hall of Renrock were
Saturday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
George Hall. George Hall conducts
general store in Reinersville. To
Mr.. Hall the first two are uncle and
aunt, the next is his grandmother,
and the last two are uncle and aunt
When James Ferguson and Oke
Berkheimer were on their way to
the Lancaster fair, last week, their
car ran rather suddenly into some
object, which precipitated them,
head-first, into the windshield, but
they were not SO badly injured but
what they could enjoy the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorset Kincaid Of
Mansfield spent from Saturday un-
til Monday evening with friends in
Reinersville, and on Onion Run.
Miss Make Wilson, who had been a
visitor at the home of her sister,
returned to her home in Reiners-
vile with them. Dorsel brought a
friend with him from Mansfield, to
hunt squirrels. The hunters seem
to be getting quite few
l.. NJ. Elliott Family Reunion
A reunion of the L. NJ Elliott
family was held at the home of Geo.
Hall, Reinersville, Sunday, Oct. 13.
The day was spent in a pleasant re-
union and enjoying music and con-
versation. A number of pictures
WClC IchCu VI tuC
present. Guy Blackburn appeared
in the afternoon and furnished some
very enjoyable music which was
greatly appreciated. Dinner and
supper were served cafeteria style
The following persons were present:
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Elliott; ROLAND
Elliott and family; Brown Hall and
family; H. O. Haines and family;
Carl Pickenpaugh and family; S. T.
Pryor, Album Pryor; Joseph Hutch
ins, Janet Hutchins, Earl Hutchins
and John Hutchins; Roscoe Elliott,
Clifton Elliott and Don Elliott,
Rhea Foster, Jessie Hill, Guy Black
burn, Wayne Blackburn, Billy Nor
ris. Frank James and George Hall
and family.
DR.. H. L. Fiscus motored to
Cadiz, Harrison county, Sunday.
On the return trip they brought
back Mrs. Fiscus who had been
visiting at the home of her sister,
at that place.
Manchester grange put on a
"booster night" program at their
hall here on Thursday evening Of
last week. The program seemed to
be quite interesting to the large
crowd in attendance
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17
WeStIand

A number from this neighbor-
hood attended the Lancaster fair.
Frank and Eli McInturf have re-
turned home from silo work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Embree,
Shirley Smith and Raymond En-
bree attended church at East
Branch, and were dinner guests at
Harry Grimes. Mr.. Grimes and
Harold and Raymond Embree were
Trimble visitors in the afternoon.
Sunday visitors were Miss Mar
garet NORM and John Malopey of
Newark, Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Harris
and Edna Woodward of Todds, and
Donald Best at Carlos Harris; Wm
Goddard and family of Chesterhill
at Harold Harris; Raymond James
and family at Harold Best's; Paul
Wells and family at Wendell Tomp-
kins'; Mrs. Leonard Benjamin and
son Cecil at Bernard Benjamin's;
VIM. McInturf and sister Alice at
Leonard Niceswanger's, at Marietta;
Mr.. and Mrs. C. O. Diehl of Chester
hill at Henry Abels; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F. Dougan of Pennsville, Earl
Dougan. McConnelsvile, at Archie
HummePs; Kenneth Benjamin at
Henry Abel's; Almond Boyd at
Galley Randalls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Elmore and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Football Notes

The M. e NJ Reds were defeated
by Crooksville Friday afternoon 20
to 0 in a hard fought and "dirty''
battle. DIRTY because Of the RAIN
The Crooksville team dealt M. & M.
two telling blows. One came in the
first period and the other in the
third quarter. In the first quarter
Balding, the right half, was forced
from the game with an injured an
kle. During the third period, Gay
lord, the captain, was taken out on
account of an injured knee. To
John Clemens, one of the heroes Of
1892, goes the credit Of plotting the
boys during the Crooksville game.
Coach Marquis had been called
away. The boys, many new line
men, played very good ball. When
the injuries occurred it took
much Of the drive and power from
the team, but they went on playing
heads-up ball.
This week they go to New Lex
ington, and then one week from
Thursday we meet Caldwell here in
the last home game of the season.
This game is being played on Thurs
day in order that our teachers may
attend te E. o. T. meeting, and
school will be closed on Friday,
Oct. 25. Lineup:
M. e M. Crooksville
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17
McKendree

Farmers of this vicinity are busy
planting wheat.
Mrs. Ella Parmiter returned
Monday from GAINESVILLE, where she
had been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Sarah Kennison.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. v. Jett were din
ner guests at C. o. Whites, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Parmiter
had as dinner guests Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Ham, and sons
Donald and Burdette, and Mr..
Hams mother, Mrs. Nancy Ham
of Penn township. The following
were callers at the Forest Parmiter
home in the afternoon: Mrs. Sarah
White, Mrs. Elizabeth Jett, Miss
Phoebe johnson and Miss Mary
Willis, near McConnelsville, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurley Dixon and
daughter, Mrs. Sarah Kennison,
and grandchildren Shirley and Bob
McGregor, all Of GAINESVILLE, and
Damen Kennison and two children
of Mt. Sterling.
Mrs. Ward Hamm, near Cleve-
land, spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. v. Rut-
ledge
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17
Wesley Chapel

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ashton, Mrs.
Gladys Roberts and two daughters
and Mrs. Mary Henderson of Nc
.Connelsville visited week ago
Sunday with William Farus and
family of Spratt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbert Maxwell and
son John of Deerfield were a week
ago Sunday visitors at Ernest Huff
mans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Barkhurst
attended the Lancaster fair last
Thursday; Mr.. Jesse Spencer and
family, Friday, and Mrs. Gladys
Roberts went Saturday with Ed
Roberts and family, of East Bloom
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Carpenter of
North Bloomfield, O., were Sunday
visitors at Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Os-
born's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ashton and Mrs.
Flora Roberts were GAINESVILLE Wis
itors, last Week.
Mrs. Anna Richardson Of Colum-
bus visited last week with Mrs. Ad-
da Offord. Mrs. Richardson and
Mrs. Offord visited Wednesday with
the formers sister, Mrs. Ida Devol.
Dailey-Brown Rites
Charles Daley and Miss Wava
Brown, fear Cumberland, who were
married last Wednesday, were CIV
en- rousing serenade at the Mrs.
Lizzie Daley home, Thursday even
ing. There were close TO $50 who
attended. Congratulations to this
estimable couple. A fine treat of
candy and cigars was given the
serenaders. They will reside with
the groom's mother, Mrs. Lizzie
Daley.
Sunday visitors at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shell and daugh-
ter Eileen were the following: Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson Kirkwood, Misses
Anna and Pearl Kirkwood, John
Deaver, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kirkwood,
Irene and Ronald Kirkwood, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Kirkwood, Rus
sell, Ray and Alverda Kirkwood of
Deavertown: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Weaver, Miss Ruth Weaver, Mr..
John Speed of GAINESVILLE; Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Perry, and Miss Freda
Perry of Mt Zion.
Walter Henderson, Guy Cordray,
Glen Cordray and sons Edward and
Donald spent Sunday with William
Henderson's of Wooster.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Yerian and
children Ebert and Ellen spent
Sunday after Sunday school with
Mr. Yerian's parents, George YER
ian's, near Gaysport.
Glen Cordray lost one of his good
mich cows, recently.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Stewart enter
tanned a few friends Saturday night
with a wiener roast.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Barkhurst and
daughter Mary were Sunday callers
at w. A. Greer's.
]. R. Alderman of New York
was at H. H. Greer's one day last
week, where he enjoyed squirrel
hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Stewart and
daughter Erma spent Sunday at G.
H. Robinson's, near Roseville.
Mrs. Blanche Greer returned the
last of the week from helping Mrs.
Vincent Crawford of McConnelsville,
who was moving into their proper
ty recently purchased from DR.. l..
e. Sharp.
The Eureka club met with Ella
Roberts Oct. 3. There were II
members, also some visitors, pres
ent. The program was given and a
social time was enjoyed. The No
vember meeting will be at Lucille
Nixon's. There will be election of
officers and short program: Roll
call, what is your hobby; Thanks
SlVIuS ICduInS, IuulC dIL LltCl ),
stunts by Lenna Williams. Delicious
refreshments were served. The De-
cember meeting will be at Ethel
Richardson's.
A number were present to enjoy
the program given at the Parent
Teacher meeting at Tunnel Hill,
Friday night.
Miss Alberta Barkhurst spent
several days last week visiting at
the Jas. Richardson home in Zanes-
vile.
Mrs. Ella Roberts who was quite
sick with liver trouble has improv-
ed.
A large number met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Shilling, Mon
day night, and gave them an old
fashioned serenading. All unite in
wishing them happy married life.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17
Hauptmann's Appeal

The evidence offered at the Haupt-
mann trial pointed to but one man,
and that was Richard Bruno Haupt-
mann, the accused kidnaper and
murderer of the Lindbergh baby.
That the evidence was sufficient has
been unanimously affirmed by New
Jerseys highest court, composed OF
13 judges, not one of whom could
see in any of the arguments charg-
ing error sufficient grounds upon
which to write a minority opinion
to reverse the verdict.
This decision ought, once and for
all, prove to the group who believ-
ed at the time of the trial that a
mistake in justice was being made,
that the trial was fair and that
Hauptmann was fairly convicted.
The courts opinion was couched in
legalistic language and therefore
perhaps was not quite clear to most
laymen, but there can be no mis-
take about the forcefulness of its
conclusion, which was, that the ver-
dict Of guilty was one to which the
evidence "inescapably led"
The only other question yet un-
settled in the minds of the doubt
ers is that the testimony was in
direct. The fact that there was no
direct testimony, however, is not
unusual, for kidnapers and deliber-
ate murderers are not given to COM
hitting their crimes where they
may be seen. To eliminate further
the prejudice against indirect testi-
mony it is well to recall that in a
research into the subject of inno-
cent people who have been convict
ed Of crime there has never been a
shred of evidence that any man in
history of the United States ever
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17

Substitutions: M. & M.-Dunkle
for Calland; Vaughn for Tombaugh;
Strong for Clifton; Wallace for
Balding: Calland for Gaylord; Abel
for Mcbride. Crooksville-Burley
for Cooke.
Open House
M. & M. plans to have open house
during School Week, Oct. 27-Nov.
2. Visitors will be shown over the
building from kitchen to laboratory,
so that one may visit every class
from. cooking to chemistry. No one
cares about seeing an empty build
ing, but this week it is possible to
brush up on your Latin, or your
English, or mathematics, by attend
ing the classes, just as you were
forced to do in days gone by. Fri
day, Nov. 1, the board of education
will dedicate our new building. The
dedicatory program will appear next
week. Friday, Nov. /, is also Foun-
dation Day, and on this night a
light will burn in every school
house in the land. For the 11th
time in 64 years Cambridge will be
the host of the Eastern Ohio Teach
ers' association, held on Oct. 25
and 26.
The junior class will present
Marquis, the Magician" Thursday,
Oct. "a. Marquis is said to be one
of Americas four greatest magi-
clans, along with Thurston, Black
stone, and our own Birch.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17

son David of GAINESVILLE spent Fri
day night and Saturday at Ray
Blacks, and Mrs. Frank Hooper's.
Frank Black of O. u, spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Spurrier and
grandson John Thomas McPeak
were visitors Friday at Carlos Har-
ris'.
Miss Hope Wells spent last week
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Wood of Amesville.
Donald Lee Best spent Wednes-
day night at Raymond James.
part of this week in the neighbor-
hood.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17
East Bloom

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Stewart spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. AL
ice Clawson, of McConnelsville.
f. r. Culver and family were
Sunday visitors at Jennie Culver's,
of PhilO.
A number from this vicinity at
tended the Lancaster fair, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clifford, near
McKendree, were Sunday visitors at
II. ]. Gifford's
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17
Morgan County Thursday

was condemned to death wrongly on
indirect evidence On the other
hand several murderers, condemn
ed on direct testimony, have later
(much too late) been proved to
have been wrongly convicted.
In view of the New Jersey courts
substantiation of the conviction
there is no reason why anyone in
this country should entertain any
further doubt as to the fairness of
the trial or the conviction .-Colum-
bus Dispatch.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17
STATE CAPITAL NEWS LETTER

quested the establishment of a
course in temperance in Ohio public
schools, it was announced by Direc-
tor E. L. Bowsher of the state de-
partment of education. The crea-
tion of a division within the de-
partment to prepare proposed tenn
perance course was requested by
prohibitionists a few days before a
representative Of allied liquor in
terests made a similar request, Di-
rector Bowsher said. No definite
action has been taken, but the sug-
gestions are being considered.
Increased receipts in September
by the division of corporations OF
the department of state, coupled
with a gradual increase during the
summer months, would seem to in
dicate that large corporations feel
that business conditions warrant in
creased capital stock for improve
ments and other purposes This
was the comment of Secretary of
State George S. Myers, when he an
nounced that the September, 1885,
miscellaneous receipts and fees paid
by domestic and foreign corpora
tions were $15,617.44 more than
the total for September, 1884. Last
months total was $32,73S.56, while
the total for the same month year
ago was $17,121.12, Secretary My
ers reported. The largest single
fee was in payment of articles of in
corporation issued to the Midameri-
nf N1nun1ord n
ized by o. P. and M. j. Van Swerin-
gen to retain control of the vast
railroad empire formerly acquired
by them. The fee for the one in
corporation amounted to $3.50
Secretary Myers said.
Probability that Ohio State uni
versity will add water events such
as racing crews to it's big sports
program developed last week wher
it was announced that President
Roosevelt had approved an allot
ment of $378,700 in WPA funds fol
an Olentangy river dam, river wild
ening and bank Identification prof
ects where the stream joins uni
versity property. The development
it is claimed, will provide jobs fol
594 men each day for a period Of
approximately IL months. The pro
posed dam will be eight feet il
height and it will make river
width of 365 feet. Included in the
plans will be the construction of {
large boathouse on the Olentangy
near the Ohio stadium.
Reduction in rates during the las
three months by Ohio utilities will
upon the basis of business for las
year, result in an additional saving
of $140,808 to consumers through
out the state, according to Edward
J. Hopple, chairman of the public
utilities commission. Reductions
made during the first half Of 1913!
resulted in a saving of approximate
1y $2,40O,0O0, Chairman Hopple es
| timated.
Even with an upturn in employ
ment in Ohio during August ther'
was marked decrease in industria
injuries and fatalities, according t
data compiled by Superintendent
| Thomas P. Kearns of the division o
safety and hygiene of the industria
commission of Ohio. Workers dur
ing the month filed 1884 claim
for injury, and claims were file,
for GA industrial fatalities, whicl
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17

moved into the tenant house just
completed on the farm owned by
John Day.
Mrs. Ray King is spending few
days with Mrs. Vern Grigsby.
Mr.. and Mrs Merle Crooks of Co
lumbus were Thursday guests Of
Lem Pierpoint and wife.
J. H. Adrian and family were
callers in Athens, Friday, and
Glouster callers, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Coulson
and Dennis Hallowell were Sunday
guests Of Harvey HallowelPs.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17

ent Bowen ordered the reappraisal
in conjunction with the creation OF
real estate bureau within the in
surance division to make a complete
check of the assets listed by insur-
ance companies operating in Ohio
and bringing approximately &c.
100000 annually into the state
treasury.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17

A decided climb in values in re-
cent months of farm and city prop
erty, held by insurance companies,
or against which they hold first
was reported by Robert
L. Bowen, state superintendent of
the division of insurance, following
a reappraisal survey. Superintend-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-17

represented 2,229 injury cases and
13 fatalities less than in July. AS
compared with the corresponding
month of 1894 when Industrial ac-
tivity was at lower ebb than in
July, 1895, the August, 1885, record
shows 179 fewer injury and 33 few
er fatality claims, Superintendent
Kearns stated.
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REVENUE COLLECTIONS ARE
IMPROVING, FIGURES SHOW

Neutrality-suspicious. supplied by
theinteral revenue bureau show that
the government is doing very well in
way of current tax collections, from
such sources as incomes, estates, fer
mented malt liquors, automobiles and
tobacco. For example, in May, 1884,
the government collected from ciga-
rette manufacturers $50, $50, 593.08,
while last month the collections total
ed more than $35, 100000.
How this happened is shown by
comparative data of tax paid pro-
ducts, the sales of stamps for ciga-
rettes has drawn for the trade dis
closing that in last motnh II, 708, 1885,
400 small cigarettes were made avail
able to the ultimate consumer.
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NEW HIGH PRISON RECORD

North Cardinals prison population
went to new high in May, the
month winding up with the State
penal division having $3.50 convicts
to break the previous record set in
March, when the polls numbered 8,945
convicts.
A large influx of 30-day prisoners
accounted for 612 convicts received
by the division in May, Superinten-
dent J. B. Roach reported the past
week. In April, 3O-day prisoners
numbered 500.
Courts sent 1,768 convicts to the
penal division in May, during which
1929 men and women were handled.
Seven convicts died, "a escaped,
AZ were pardoned, two were paroled
and ass were released upon expira-
ton of their terms in May.
The population was divided at the
end Of the month as follows: White
male, 1884; white female, SO; negro
male, 4,933; negro female, 81.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-06-27
FACILITIES AVAILABLE
FOR FARMER DEBTORS

Raleigh, June 20. - Unnecessary
foreclosures on farms can be prevent
ed and should not be tolerated in N.
Carolina, DR.. G. w. Forster, head of
the State college department of agri-
cultural economics and executive sec
rotary of the North Carolina farm
adjustment commission, said last
week.
DIR. Forsted said he made the state
ment in response to a number of in
quiries as to the effect of the recent
ruling of the Supreme court declar-
ing the Frazier-Lemke act unconsti-
tutional. The statute was designed to
allow farm debtors five years in
which to settle with their creditors in
line with the farmers ability to pay.
Through the application Of section
"a for the bankruptcy laws of the
United States this condition can and
should be prevented" he said, "for
tliC oI1CC SOA Ia dIlOIu W ICLuAu W
the conditions existing a year ago
when financially distressed farmers
lost their land in large numbers"
DR.. Forster said that the courts
ruling applied only to section Is of
the bankruptcy laws. Under section
IA, compositions and extensions, a
plan had been perfected to prevent
INSCRIPTIONS creditors from taking
advantage of the financially Distress
ed farmers, he said.
The college department head advis-
ed any farmer whose farm is about
to be foreclosed to get in touch with
the North Carolina farm debt adjust
ment commission with offices at
State college.