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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10
UnlOnvilIe

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Moore who
have been living in half of the An
ma Reed home in this village, mov-
ed Saturday to the Mike Ponchak
home, where they expect to spend
the winter.
Miss Mary Wickersham of Athens
spent over the week end here with
her parents.
John Harper, one of the best car
penters of southeastern Ohio, has
completed the Glenn bridge, and
soon as the fills are completed, it
will be ready for travel.
Several from here attended the
funeral Of Mrs. McKibben, Satur-
day
Corn is most all cut and a large
acreage of wheat is being sown.
Catches Fine Fish
Russell Duvall, while fishing in
Meigs creek, near his home, one
day last week, caught one of the
finest specimens of northern pike
ever caught here, weighing exactly
eight pounds.
Harry BoZman Buys Farm
Harry BoZman of McConnelsville
has purchased the home farm OF
the late Flora Wilds, located west
of this village, on Meigs creek.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10

rock. This road is short route
between Morganville and Porters-
vile, and will save several miles
travel for the people in this COM
munity, and elsewhere, who wish
to save time and gasoline. Fran
els Starrett of Portersville neighbor-
hood has purchased the Whitner oil
lease. H. v. Torbert is improving
the appearance of his general store,
with a coat of paint. Quite a num-
ber of men in this community are
working in the stone quarry, near
Ringgold. Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Balding and son and Ray Whitner
and three children visited Sunday
at CIell Fitch's--Bu Run school
went to Ringgold to play ball Fri
day afternoon. Ringgold won.--
Gerald Buckley, wife and daughter
called at Charles Buckley's and Sill
yey Massey's, Sunday.--Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Day visited recently at
the latter's mothers, Mrs. Lydia
Parsons, Pennsville.--Alis Jones
and family of Glouster visited rel
atives here, Sunday Mrs. E. B.
Sands spent a few days last week
with her father, Will Humphrey of
Malta, who is in very poor health.
I'VE are having some fine fall
weather and here's hoping it con-
tinues for some time Mrs. Alma
Buckley of Crooksville and Mrs.
Lena Buckley and daughter of Por-
tersville, visited one day this week
with Mrs. Charles Buckley
and Mrs. Everett Fitch of East Full
tonham spent two days last week at
Clell Fitch's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10
Mrs. Eliza McKibben

Eliza Mcklbben passed away at
her home in Windsor township,
near Hooksburg, Thursday, Oct. 8,
following an illness of heart trou-
BILE and complications. Although
she had been in failing health for
some time, her last illness was of
only about three weeks duration
She has CROSSED the bar" but her
teachings will be kindly remember
ed by her family. There was never
a more devoted wife and mother. A
place is vacant in her home that
never can be filled. Funeral SER
vice was held Oct. 5, conducted by
Rev r. H. Hoy of McConnelsville.
The body was laid to rest in McCon-
nelsville cemetery.
Eliza NJ Ball, daughter of John
F. and Mary Ann Smith Ball, early
settlers Of Meigsville township, Nor
gan county, Ohio, was born June
%, 1860, at Unionville, where she
was educated in the common school
and later taught school for several
years. She was also a teacher in
the Sunday school, and at the age
of II years she united with the M.
E. church at Unionville and lived a
consistent Christian life. She was
one of family Of ten children. De-
ceased brothers and sisters were
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10
Sharp Ridge
Howard Harris Very Ill


Howard Harris is seriously i'll at
his home at Mt. Hermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Armstrong at
tended the Pickering reunion at Ma
rietta, Sunday Mrs. Frank White
visited Mrs. C. T. Strobe, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. V. Carpenter at
tended Sunday school at Mt. Her.
mon, and called on Howard Harris.
Lillian Rardin, Vera and Burhl
Strobe, Mrs. Nellie McCune and Mil
dred Ollie attended the Barlow fair,
Friday. Rev. Louis Lowell of Ak
ron, who, with his wife has been do
ing evangelistic work in Kentucky,
visited in this vicinity over the
week end, and held preaching SER
vices at Mt. Hermon, Sunday and
Sunday night Week end visitors
at Hiram Thompson's and Robert
Grimes were Floyd Grimes and
wife of Canton, Logan Peters, Earl
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10

close, or as many cross crosslets
sable. Crest-a unicorn's head,
erased, per fess, argent and or, arm
ed and named counterchanged.
gorged with chaplet of laurel
vert These armorial bearings are
borne by many of the Tompkins
now living in the U. S. They were
borne by Gov. Tompkins, the one
time vice president of the United
States, but who is no doubt best re-
membered in history as the gov
ernor of the state of New York dur
ing the War of 1912. The arms are
those of the Tompkins of Morning
ton, County Hereford, England.
There may be seen sculptured in
the large, open court of the capital
at Albany, N. Y, memorial to
Gov TOmpkinS.'
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10
The Morgan County Democrat

BENJAMIN F., Charles w. and John
w. Ball, Julia and Clarissa Ball and
Mrs. Hettie Scott. She is survived
by two sisters, Mrs. Lettie McDon-
aid, near Caldwell, and Mrs. Nina
Pearson, GAINESVILLE, and one broth
er, Percival G.. Ball, McConnelsville.
She was united in marriage July IL,
1884, with Obediah P. McKibben,
son of Samuel and Malinda Godfrey
McKibben, early settlers of Wind
sor township. They were the par
ents of three children-Montford
near the home; Addison of McCon-
nelsville, and Marie, wife of Alonzo
Ralph of Meigsville township. She
is also survived by five grandchil-
dren by whom she will be greatly
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10

The following clipping was sent
to the Misses Ella and Bertha Law
renee by their brother, Chas. Law
renee, of Washington, D. c., re-
questing that it be given to their
neighbor, T. F. Tompkins. 1t is TAX
en- from a section of paper, con-
Quoted under the heading, ''Who
Are You?" A reproduction of the
coat of arms of the Tompkins fam
lily was given. The clipping read:
''This surname is one of the vari-
ations of the Welsh personal name
Thomas-which became a surname
of considerable Importance in that
and other countries. 1t developed
as a surname for the reason that
Thomas had SO many kinsmen that
it became necessary to designate
some of them simply as 'Tomp-kins.
This coat of arms is described in
heraldic terms: Azure, on chew
ron between three cock pheasants
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10
Sumner M. Little

Sumner M. Little, oldest son of
the late John and Jane Rowe Little,
was born in Bristol township, Nor
gan county, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1855. and
departed this life Sept. "a, 1885,
aged so years, seven months and
"a days. He was united in mar
riage to Margaret E. Hill, March 16,
1882. To this union were born
three daughters-Mrs. d. L. Beatty
of Bristol township; Frances of the
home, and Mary Adella who died in
infancy He also leaves two grand
children, Ivan and Robert Beatty.
He was one of a family of IL chill
dren, Of whom four are living, Lille
and Leroy of Akron Mrs w. E.
Dunlap of Cincinnati, and William
of Meigs. Mrs. George Garrett,
Frank, John Quincy, Mrs. J. F. Nc
Grath, Seth, James, and Mrs. Chas.
Dunlap preceded him in death. Mr.
Little spent most of his life in Bris-
tol township, and was quiet, unas-
suming, honest, upright and indus
trious citizen. He became a men,
ber of the Bristol Presbyterian
church in early life, and remained n
consistent and devoted member un-
til death. One of his greatest pleas
ures was to attend church whenever
possible. For a number of years he
served as elder. He also was a
member of Bristol grange. "a chair
is vacant in our home; voice we
loved is still; a place is vacant in
our hearts, which never can be fill
ed"
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors, and all of those who sent
flowers or in any way expressed
their sympathy during the illness
and death Of our husband and faith
er, S. M. Little.-Mrs. S. M. Little
and Family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10

ed recently with Miss Jessie Wilson
of Bishopville. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Bentley and son Bobp1e of Crooks
Vile visited at Charles Buckley's
one day last week.--Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald Buckley of Crooksville
spent the day and enjoyed chick
en- dinner at the formers parents, ),
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Buckley's.--
We are very glad to see the Locust
Grove road being improved with
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10
Morganville

Mrs. j. E. Day set out one dahlia
root last spring, and during the
summer and fall there were 81 full
blooms and quite a number of half
blooms and buds, when Jack Frost
stopped their progress. Most Of
the blooms measured seven inches
In diameter Mrs. C1ell Fitch visit
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10

Peters, wife and three children, also
Mrs. Peters mother, and Rule
Crimes Isles, all of Marion, O.,
Earl Carpenter, wife and son OF
Amesville The little son of Gill
bert Henthorne and wife had his
arm badly hurt.--The Black Dia-
mond mine resumed work Monday
morning, after being shut down for
a number Of weeks.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10
Page Seven
missed.
Card OF Thanks

We wish to thank neighbors and
friends for all kindness and SYM
pathy and helpfulness shown us
during the time of the illness and
at the death and funeral of our
wife and mother.-O. P. McKibben
and Family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-10-10

MO Newspaper can succeed with
~ out advertising, therefore w
solicit the patronage of our readeas
for those who by their advertising
help to make this paper possible
Evening star., 1935-09-05
Humidity Hits 98 Per Cent;
Nav Reach SdturdtiOn Point
81 Per Cent Normal Left Far Behind
as Moist AT Waue S,oeeps In.
Queer Phenomena Result.

The clouds were not the only things
that have been dripping excessively
In Washington this week. Everything,
inside and outside, has been wet, 1t
seems.
Moisture has trickled almost con-
tinuously down the walls of Office
buildings and homes. Concrete and
composition floors have been damp
and slippery. Windowpanes have
been foggy on the inside from
moisture and wet on the outside from
precipitation. And 100 other unusual
things have happened.
The torrential showers, Of course,
are responsible for the conditions out
side. But for conditions inside hu-
midity must take the blame.
Humidity Hits 9S.
All week humidity has run a race
with precipitation for honors. 1t did
its best late yesterday to hit the
100 per cent saturation point, but
only reached SO. Again today 1t started
out industriously at 80 per cent, and
unless some breezes sweep in from
the Northwest to chase away the
moist-laden tropical air, meterologists
predict it may climb to the satura-
ton goal.
Fifty-four per cent humidity is the
average for this time of year.
The Florida hurricane, however, the
Weather Bureau insists, has nothing
to do with the excessive humidity. A
wave of hot air from Bermuda anc
Puerto Rico, which absorbed a lot oi
moisture crossing the Gulf Stream
and the Caribbean, it declared. is en-
tirely responsible.
At any rate, the humidity has had
Evening star., 1935-09-05
Fire Truck SkidS
Into Shop Wmdo,c;
Driuer Uninjured
Fireman Says Another
Car Drove in Front of
Hin, at Crossing.

Lady Luck rode with Pvt. Bernard
e. Essex, ~, driver Of No. II Com
pany hose wagon, as his truck skidded
while rounding the corner Of Seventh
and Z streets southwest today. 1t
crashed into a display window Of
the Palace Laundry, sol Seventh street
southwest, after narrowly missing a
tree and lamp post in his wild ride.
Essex was answering a fire alarm
at 948 Golden street southwest and
was attempting to make the turn into
E street from Seventh when another
car drove in front of him, he said.
In an effort to miss the car he turned
the wheel sharply and the wheels
skidded on the wet pavement, the
fire truck running across the side
walk and into the display window.
The absence Of pedestrians on the
sidewalk at the time was attributed
to the heavy downpour. Essex escaped
without injury.
Miss Frances Johnston Of 3618 Four
teenth street, acting manager Of the
laundry, was the only person in the
place at the time. She was looking
out the front window, several feet
from where the truck hit.
Mrs. Ruth Conway, lilo Eighth
street northeast, relief manager, was
on q street car block away and
watched the fire truck rs It left the
street and crashed into the window,
Evening star., 1935-09-05

q strange influence on the entire city.
For instance. automobiles, parked in
dry garages, have refused to start be-
cause the moisture saturated ignition
wires and coils.
A woman reported to Melvin C..
Sharp of the Potomac Electric Power
Co. that her electric heating pad be-
came saturated every time she at
tempted to use it.
Call buZzers in a downtown Office
building refused to buzz as result
of a humidity produced short circuit.
The Public Library reported that
covers on some of the books in the
main reading room Of the central
library showed tendency to buckle
and that magazines were too sticky
for convenient handling, although
books in closed stacks showed no ef-
feet from the excessive moisture.
Some Turn on Heat.
In some private and public build
ings the dampness became so intense
heat was turned on for several hours
to dry out the rooms while employees
sweltered. This was particularly true
in Department of Justice and some
Of the other newer Federal buildings.
Housewives who did the weekly
family wash Tuesday MONDAY being
holiday also have had difficulty
drying it sufficiently inside to permit
ironing, and in many cases the clothes
are still hanging on emergency lines
| in cellars.
But the most unusual case was that
Of a prospective home purchaser who
refused to buy because he thought the
moist-laden pipes in the basement
were leaking.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
'Jock' Mclean Only One Getting
Immediate Cain From u. s. Lease

Only young John r. "Jock" Mclean,
of all the Mclean family, will make
an immediate profit from the lease OF
the Mclean mansion at 1900 I street
to the Works Progress Administration
it was revealed today when District
Supreme Court formally approved the
contract.
He was the broker who negotiated
the deal and for his services will re-
ceive a 81 1000 fee. Costs of improve
ments, repairs and alterations, will
more than take up the remainder the
Government will pay during the period
of the present lease.
The petition of the American Sc
curity g. Trust Co., trustee of the
estate of the late John r. Mclean,
Jocks" grandfather, states the lease
is for nine and q half months at
$25, 900 per year, while the estate must
spend $4,000 Immediately on the old
place and pay Jocks" fee.
Even II the Government, which may
Evening star., 1935-09-05
WORKS DISPUTE
REACHES |MPASSE
Walker Will Rule on P.W.A..
W.P.A. Authority Over
Sewer Project.

Dispute between the Works Prog
ress Administration and the Public
Works Administration. holding up Dis
trict sewer construction projects in
volving s8l6,800, was at an impasse
today
Within the next week the disagree
ment between w. p A. Chief Hopkins
and P. w. A. Chief Ickes will be laid
before Frank Walker. executive direc-
tor of the National Emergency Coun-
Gil, who has been designated perma-
nent umpire of all such disputes.
Walker Is expected to hand down a
decision within "a hours after he re-
ceives the case. Hopkins and Ickes
have been unable to- reach an agree
ment after two weeks Of discussion.
The projects were submitted to the
w. P. A. July 25 with the notation
that they would provide employment
for a year to 1000 men now on the
District relief rolls.
In order to conform to w. P. A.
rules. the plan was subdivided into
$50 separate projects, each estimated
to cost considerably less than the
SIS 900 maximum for this class OF
work relief established by the works
law.
Ickes, however, 1t has been learned,
insisted the plan was single project
and. because of its cost, properly be-
longed in his domain.
If Walker decides Ickes' conten-
tion is correct, the District will be
unable to proceed with its sewer
construction, plans for which have
been complete for some time.
Works Progress money can be de-
livered to District officials as an
outright grant, but the Public Works
Administration advance only As per
cent of the total cost involved in
any local project.
This would mean the District would
have to put up SIS per cent of the
cost, which cannot be done without
congressional sanction. The Commis-
sioners are forbidden by law to place
the District under any financial OBJ
legation. If they should contract to
spend money not appropriated they
would be subject to fine and i'm
prisonment.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
MARINE IS HELD
FOR ROBBERY QUIZ
Police Say Auto in Filling
Station HoId-up Was
Traced to DeCkard.

LLOYD c. Deckard, 30, Marine
Corps gunnery sergeant, was being
held for investigation by police today
in connection with the robbery Of a
gasoline filling station at Seventeenth
street and Benning road northeast
late yesterday.
Police said an automobile used In
the hold-up was traced to Deckard
through the tag numbers.
James D. Click, 331 Seventeenth
street northeast, manager Of the sta
ton, was held up by an armed man
and forced to give up $3.50.
Deckard, stationed at the Marine
barracks here, was arrested in Alex
andria, Va, after being traced by De-
tective Sergts. ]. j. Tolson and Frank
o. Brass of the robbery squad. The
detectives were to question the suspect
today regarding the Click robbery and
other recent hold-ups.
Last night two armed men robbed
q liquor store at 1448 P street Of
s45 after forcing a clerk and porter
to lie on the floor.
Dave Feldman, 914 H street north
east, the clerk, was ordered to lie down
near the cash register, while the
porter, Francis johnson, colored, was
forced to lie down In another part Of
the store.
Evening star., 1935-09-05

cancel the lease on 80 days notice,
occupies the property for the full nine
and half months, the estate will
receive only $19,791.63.
The trustee told the court, however,
it hoped to realize a profit for the
estate eventually, since the lease con-
tains an optional renewal clause at
$4,000 a year. Even If the lease is
rot renewed, however, the property,
which is in need of repairs, will have
been conditioned for future tenants.
Through the law firm of McKenney,
Flannery and Craighill, the trustee
furnished the following itemized list
of expenditures which must be made
on the mansion: $1,000 for altera-
tions, $500 for heating plant repairs,
81 900 for hauling furniture, $4,750
for storage of furniture for nine and
a half months, $1,000 for miscellane-
GUS repairs. $1,000 to the broker ne
gotiating the lease and $3.50 for Incl
dental expenses,
Evening star., 1935-09-05
SCHOOL TEACHERS
TO Study HEALTH
DR.. Rutland Plans to Give
Course-PamphIets to
Be Distributed.

All public school teachers would be
given training to aid the school med
ical inspection staff in supervising
health of pupils, under plans being
prepared by Health Officer George c..
Rutland in cooperation with School
Supt. Frank w. Ballou, it was an
nounced today.
DR.. Rutland plans to give a course
of instruction to teachers at group
meetings in various sections. Pam
phletS prepared by medical experts,
outlining general health matters, also
would be placed in their hands for
study.
Assistance Value Stressed.
Teachers, while acting only in a
non professional capacity, and not at
all attempting to diagnose illnesses of
pupils, can be of great assistance in
maintaining health conditions" said
DR.. Rutland.
"They would not be intended to take
over parental responsibilities for
health of children, nor would they
undertake to determine ailments Of
children. But, merely as lay workers,
they can be of valuable assistance in
making contacts between the children,
or their parents, and private or public
physicians" he said.
He explained that apparent dull
ness may be due to adenoid troubles
and apparent mischief or lack of at
tention caused by poor hearing or eye
troubles. Also teachers should be
able to spot general ailments of pupils,
such as colds, which may develop into
worse ailments if physician is not
promptly called to make medical dag
noSis.
Inspection Service Limited.
The school medical inspection serv-
ice is not adequate to make as care
full check of all pupils as is needed,
DR.. Rutland declared. The training
of teachers would aid such work, he
argues.
This is one of the many steps he
is planning to improve public health
conditions. He also is making con-
facts with variety of civic and pro-
fessional clubs for distribution of ap-
proved literature on health matters
and holding of conferences. This work
is to run virtually the gamut of studies
of contagious diseases, eyesight con-
servation through proper lighting and
nutrition problems.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
500 PUT To WORK
ON VIRGINIA ROADS
Taken From Relief Rolls, They
Are Used Chiefly on
Maintenance.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, September 5-Five
hundred men from the Virginia relief
rolls were put to work on the highways
of the State yesterday, H. G. Shirley,
highway commissioner, announced
Mr.. Shirley said these men would
be employed mostly on pick-and-
shovel work in the maintenance divi-
sion. More will be added from time
to time until jobs are given to $500
unemployed.
Tentative approval has been given
to parts of the $13,500,000 State
Federal program, but there are no
projects yet upon which the highway
department can let contracts. Mr..
Shirley said he feared the program
would be held up in Washington for
some time,
Evening star., 1935-09-05
VICTIM OF "BENDS"
ON WAY TO RECOVERY
Naval Physician Treating Naval
Diver Reports Patient in
"Shipshape."

James E. Gallons. diver, who was
seized with the bends" after ex-
rerimental work at the Navy Yard
yesterday, was reported "shipshape"
again today by Lieut.. Charles Shil-
ling, doctor in charge of the Naval
Diving School.
Gallons collapsed as he emerged
from an experimental tank under
water pressure equivalent to a depth
of 168 feet. He had been expert
menting with new compression scale.
DR.. Shilling said the pressure on the
diver was rs pounds per square inch.
After treatment at the sick bay, GAL
Ions was transferred to his home,
1411 T street southeast, where, it was
reported, he spent a comfortable
night.
The "bends" victim was Immediately
placed in the huge steel air COM
preston tank and air pressure equiv
alent to Is pounds per square inch
more than the rs pounds maximum
at which he had been working was
applied. Gallons is a boatswain's
mate, first class, attached to the Navy
diving unit at the yard, Eighth and
M streets southeast.