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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
Deaths Toll
Dec. 5 to ~, 1888

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Mrs. Lucy Lucas, Crooksville.
John Culver. GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Lucy Dippel, Watertown.
Mrs. Charity Caldwell, Caldwell.
Henry J. Bone, Columbus.
Mrs. Mary j. Harrison, Ringgold.
Maynard Kuhn, GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Mary Anderson, GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. j. McDermott, Barbourville. Ky
Mrs. Julia Murphey, Chesterhill.
Andy Lynn, Tabor.
Mrs. Mary Patterson, East Windsor,
Mrs. Fred Johnson, Bradford, Pa.
Mrs. s. v. Hale, McConnelsville.
Philip E. Gray, Corning.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
WpA Project News

Late WPA projects started, Or
under way, include the relaying of
the street in Malta from the M. &,
M. Produce to the Malta M. e.
church The old brick will be TAX
en- up, and will be relaid with an
asphalt filler. The sponsors share
of the improvement is $1,000; fed
eral, $4,055.
Another project is the York
Deayer road. Z mile in length, eX-
tending east Of Deavertown.
Work on the roof of the old M.
& M. high school building will be
begun soon. This includes the re-
setting of the coping; tarring of
roof in places, and painting of the
flashing. The federal allotment is
S420, the sponsors $147.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
Corinthian InstaIls Officers

Corinthian lodge, No. III, F. &
A. NJ, installed officers Tuesday
evening as follows: Walter Elliott,
w. NJ; Oliver Lindsay, S. W.; Dana
Walker, j. w: S. A. Finley, treas;
O. A. Richardson, sec'y; Charles
Ridgley, S. D.; VIM. Grouse, j. D.;
Carl Barkhurst, tyler; B. F. Reed,
chaplain Thos. Bauer and Thos.
Patterson, stewards. Raymond Dur
bin, P. M, was installing officer,
and c. A. Gaylord, grand marshal.
Carl C. Barkhurst is the retiring
master. After lodge closed, an oys-
ter supper was enjoyed.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
Elmer Thomas No Better

Mr.. Elmer Thomas Of Malta was
taken last Thursday to Grant hos
pitaI, Columbus, where his illness
has been diagnosed as serious trou-
BILE Of the thyroid gland. In his
present condition an operation is
not advised. He was removed
from Grant hospital to White Cross
hospital, for certain type Of treat
ment not given at the former hos
pital
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
Credit Due e. ). Arrick

Last week in reporting the meet
ing of the McConnelsville Cemetery
association, in which we mentioned
those to whom credit is due for it's
splendid management, the name of
e. j. ArricK was unintentiOnally
omitted. AT the meeting Mr.. Ar
rick, through some misunderstand-
ing, was not present. Mr.. Arrick
has for years been much interested
in the cemetery, and has through
his personal efforts, secured quite a
number of subscriptions to be used
toward a permanent endowment.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
Rural EIectrification Meeting

Everyone interested in rural cleo
trification is urged to be present at
Fairview grange hall. Marion town
ship, Friday evening, Dec. 13, at s
O'Clock. Mr. /. P. Blauser, extern
sion specialist, from Ohio State
University, will be present to dis
cuss with rural people how they
may obtain electricity through the
rural electrifcation administration.
james f. Hum, County Agent.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
Neal Bowman Sentenced To Die
On January 10

The court of appeals Of Ken
lucky has overruled a petition for a
rehearing of the case, and fixed
Jan. 10 as date for the execution of
Neal Bowman, which will take place
at Kentucky state prison at Frank
fort, Ky. Bowman will give his
life for the murder Of his youthful
accomplice Conner Franklin, IT, of
Kentucky, who Bowman feared
would talk too much.' After
shooting him he threw his body in
to a lake. Bowman and his broth
er, Howard, who had committed
many robberies, were trapped while
attempting to cross the Ohio river,
and both were sentenced for the
robbery Of Hamilton county bank
However they were not captured
until after the police forces and
the state highway patrol combined
to capture them, during which time
they kidnapped the sheriff of Vinton
county After being sent to the
penitentiary, Neal Bowman pre-
tended insanity, and was commit
ted to the hospital for the criminal
insane at Lima. Later he effected
an escape and soon after resum-
ed his life of plundering and ban
ditry, finally showing up in Ken
lucky as bandit leader of two COM
panions, one of whom was Conner
Franklin and the other Stanley
Mercer. The latter turned states
evidence against Bowman. The
chaplain Of the penitentiary tried
to save Bowman, pointing to his
previous confinement in an asylum,
but the court refused to grant
clemency. His brother Howard is
still in the Ohio penitentiary. At
one time Bowman brothers were
residents of Marion township, and
they are members of good families.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12

Mrs. Jennie Johnson, mother of
Mrs. Chas. M. Whitaker of this
place, was called to Bradford, Pa,
Sunday afternoon, by the death of
her daughter-in-law, wife Of DR..
Fred Johnson. AS we understand,
the death came rather suddenly.
Besides her husband. Mrs. Johnson
is survived by two sons.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12

The first meeting of the county
music supervisors association was
held Sunday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Twyla Edwards, music
director Of the M. & M. schools.
Miss Norma Tilden was elected
chairman of the association. Plans
were made for luncheon to be held
in January at M. & M. high school,
at which music supervisors from
over the Southeast Ohio district
will be present, and program will
be given.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
MariIyn Riley Ill

Marilyn, two year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Riley Of
this place, is at Good Samaritan
hospital, GAINESVILLE, where she is
under care of child specialist. Her
trouble has not been fully dag
nosed, and her condition is not
very good.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
May Lose Camp Morgan

1t is stated the administration is
to reduce CCC camps strength
from 100000 to 100000 men dur
ing the next seven months 1t is
said that if the plan is carried out.
the number of Ohio camps will be
reduced from 64 to Al before July,
and that among the camps in CEN
tral Ohio likely to be affected are
Malta, GAINESVILLE, and those near
Athens
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12

Mrs. Lucy McKibben of Stock
port entertained Sunday at her
home for dinner, her son Leonard
McKibben of Illinois, and her niece
Mrs. Charles Pennell and hus-
band of this place. Mrs. McKibben
who is the widow of Wesley Nc
Kibben. and is about SO years OF
age, personally prepared the dinner,
which was very fine one.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
John Culver Dies

Funeral services for John Culver,
73, of GAINESVILLE, were held Sunday
afternoon at the Mt Carmel church,
with Rev. S. r. Martin of Zanes-
vile officiating. Interment was
made in the churchyard cemetery.
His death occurred Friday, follow
ing lingering illness. The de-
ceased was a former we'll known
resident of Bristol township, and
later of this place. Some years ago
the family moved to GAINESVILLE. Mr..
Culver is survived by one son, Clay
ton Culver, of GAINESVILLE. His
wife, deceased, was Margaret How
ard. Two Of their children died in
infancy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
Malconta Post Band Officers

Malconta Post band, at it's meet
ing Monday evening, elected Off
GERS as follows: Manager, S. d.
Taylor; director. Harold V. Savage;
assistant director. C. T. White; Ii
brarian, Albert Miller; secretary
treasurer, John Ross; drum major,
A. C. Mcbride.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
MIR. Cooper Not SO Well

The many friends of Mr.. J. c..
Cooper of the north river road will
be sorry to learn that he is not SO
well. Several weeks ago he under
went an operation at Bethesda hos
pital for prostate trouble. For a
time he improved, but his condi-
ton now is not so good.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
DIR. Louis Marks Team Leads
In Bridge Tournament

DR.. Louis Mark of Columbus and
Lewis Bernard, Cincinnati, led a
field of 16 paired teams, to win the
presidents trophy in the final event
Of the American bridge tournament,
held recently at Chicago They
scored 136 points out of a possi-
BILE 217.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12

Mr.. Joe McElfresh of Pennsville
route, suffered cash in his head,
which required stitches to close,
and was otherwise injured here
Saturday evening. He was in his
wagon at the bridge when an auto
crashed into the rear of the wagon,
causing his team to become fright
ened, and they ran into an automo-
bile
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Jerrold G.. Scott
entertained Sunday evening at their
home with a six O'Clock dinner
Those partaking Of the elegant re-
past were Mrs. Lizzie Brown and
daughter, Miss Catherine Brown,
Miss 10 Ellen Cochran, Atty F. III.
Crew and daughter Miss Louise
Crew, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Davy and son Edgar
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
Mrs. Harold Ashton AT Hospital

Mrs. Harold Ashton of the Cot
ton hill, Bristol township, who is
suffering with abscess of her jaw.
is at Bethesda hospital, where she
will have teeth extracted and the
jaw bone scraped. Mrs. Ashton has
been ailing for about month.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12

James Flanagan, jr., has been
elected district secretary OF this,
fifth district of the Fraternal Order
of Eagles, which comprises eight
counties.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12

Mr.. |. c. Young of Malta has not
been SO we'll for few days, and is
in bed most of the time.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
Get Civil Service Blanks For
StOCknOrt POStOffice

Those desiring to take the civil
service examination for the Stock
port postoffice, can secure the neces-
sary blanks by calling at the Stock
port postoffice. All blanks must be
sent in by Jan. 1.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12

Miss Frances Conner, stenogra-
pher in Atty R. M. Winegardner's
office. was at Columbus, Wednes-
day, where she took a civil service
examination as typist in grade one
in the sales tax section.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-12
Sawyer Not To Oppose Davey

Charles Sawyer has announced
his retirement as candidate for
the Democratic nomination as gov
ernor.
Evening star., 1935-07-21
by the business interests of the area IN
which it functions.

by the business interests of the area In
which it functions.
Similarly, A. A. A. will stay unless the
Supreme Court decides otherwise. 1t
has served to syphon purchasing power
out into the rural regions Of the coun-
try in volume sufficient to make them
relatively prosperous. Farm markets
have absorbed huge amounts of indus
trial goods in recent months.
The Federal deficit will continue to
grow, as money is raised to finance work
relief. Still every dollar paid by the
Government to the unemployed quickly
finds its way into the markets for goods
of various kinds, and each relief dollar,
when spent, means as much to mer-
chant as any other dollar.
In addition, kinks in the security and
exchange act, which had an effect on
financial markets for many months, now
have been smoothed out and the huge
volume of refinancing shows that that
law is workable.
Mr. Roosevelt is ready to give the
country rest from driving Federal
activity. But he and his followers are
saying that they can't be held re-
sponsible If the Supreme Court supplies
the uncertain factor in the present situ-
alton, or If business men fail to make
substantial progress in the absence OF
N. r. A. restraints.
Their attitude is that employers now
must discover something other than the
New Deal to complain about.
(copgrtshk. 1851
Evening star., 1935-07-21
BENEFICENT SERVICE
RIGHT REV. JAMES F. FREEMAN D. d, IL d, D. c. l.,
BISHOP WASHINGTON

In the ancient book of Job where the
afiicted man was defending himself
against his critics he justified. his course
by reciting the place of proud distinc-
tion he occupied among his fellows, and
the service he had rendered them in the
days of his prosperity Among other
things he said: Il was eyes to the blind,
and feet was I to the lame. IVES a
father to the poor and the cause which
I knew not I searched out" In no
claim that he made in defense of his
life did he assume loftier role than in
this declaration. He would not justify
himself either by his wealth or his wis
dom. but rather by the self sacrificing
service he had rendered to those in dire
need. Beyond the claims of the blind
and the lame and the poor, he gave
himself to searching out conditions that
needed the kindly word and the generous
and efficient hand.
1t is striking fact that those whose
memories linger longest are in many
instances the men and women who, in
their day and generation, have been
distinguished for the service they rem
dered their fellows. John Howard the
prison reformer of England, left behind
him a record of service that gives him
lasting place in the annals of his coun-
trymen. He sought out causes, familiar
lied himself with them and applied his
rare gifts to their mitigation. OF him
it was written, He followed an open,
If unfrequented, pathway that led to
immortality" Lady Nightingale sought
out causes utterly remote from her clois-
tered life and found them in the pesti-
lential conditions of the Crimea. So
distinguished was her service that, not
withstanding her physical weakness, her
name is cherished wherever the English
language is spoken.
There died in New York several years
ago a quiet, unobtrusive woman who
gained the proud distinction of being
called the "angel of the tombs." Her
service was rendered to unfortunate VIC
tins whose criminal propensities had
led them into evil ways. In a very real
sense she was the servant of forgotten
men and forgotten women. Among the
good and the great whose names we
chronicle in the book of remembrance,
are men and women of this type who
Evening star., 1935-07-21

highway engineers that curves laid out
in spiral fashion will correct the dan
gerous habit of motorists in taking
curves by swinging first to the left and
then to the right which SO often causes
side-swiping collisions.
On the detective side are two devel-
opments. One of these is reported from
Germany, where blood analyses are made
to determine whether a driver who is
involved in an accident is under the
influence of liquor. This analysis Is
made with a few drops Of blood taken
from the lobe of the ear of the suspect
and the results are said to be entirely
dependable, both for the holding Of the
inebriated driver and the release OF
sober driver falsely accused of acohol-
ism. In Utah the highway police are
equipped with small movie cameras with
which they take pictures of persons who
jeopardiZe highway safety, especially
those suspected of intoxication. 1t Is
stated that of the first fifty-two cases so
photographed, forty eight pleaded guilty
after looking at the films and three of
the remaining four were convicted when
the juries saw the projections.
Better lighted roads, more scientifically
constructed curves, blood tests and pho
Biography thus mark the advance toward
highway safety-if there is any advance
at all, which the records do not yet in
dicate. The problem of safeguarding
human life on the highways, both rural
and urban, remains one to challenge the
utmost endeavors and the most drastic
remedies for an evil that is costing
America more lives in decade than have
been lost in war.
Evening star., 1935-07-21
Catching Hardheads.

Frequent allusions-but no eye-wit-
ness accounts-to the Presidents fish
ing" are contained in news reports deal
ing with his brief week end trips to
Chesapeake Bay. Some high-powered
fishermen, who take the sport as Sc
riouSly as death itself, will turn up their
noses and contend that there is no
fishing in Chesapeake Bay at this time
of year; no fishing, at least, around
Jefferson Island. So how could the
President go fishing?
But these fishermen make distinc-
ton between fishing" and catching
hardheads" People who go to Chesa-
peake Bay may catch hardheads, but
they cannot be said to have gone fishing.
The distinction, however, exists only
in the minds of those who scorn the
lowly hardhead, or croaker "a term
derived from the f1shs emphatic utter
ances of protest at being caught, be-
cause he possesses the plebeian qualities
of quantity and amiability. When he
swallows bait and is hooked he does
not consider the matter important
enough to fight about all day. His mouth
is tough and unlike the gray sea trout,
or weakfish, when he is hooked he is
hooked. He does not pull like a tractor
because he does not have the power
or the weight of his big brother, the
channel bass And he does not cavort
through the water or run under the
boat like the taylors, or bluefish He
simply swallows; does his level best to
get away without taking it too seriously;
flaps in the boat and crosks. And for
a croaker while there is life there is
a croak.
Classed as game fish, but spurned
by the high-hat fisherman, he is,
nevertheless, the answer to the average
fisherman's prayer. For he is easily
caught and his firm flesh, correctly pre-
Evening star., 1935-07-21
The Third International.

Communism's international propa-
qanda machine, Comintern, or the Third
International, as it is best known, Is
holding its seventh congress at Moscow
this week. Four hundred delegates
from more than fifty countries are in
attendance. The purpose of the con-
gress is to survey the universe from the
Red standpoint in the light of events
since 1928, when Comintern last met.
Hitlerism, CommuniSm's pet aversion,
has risen to might in the interval and
will bulk conSpicuously in the Moscow
meetings. deliberations. Nazi Germany
recently refused to enter into a mutual
assistance pact for Eastern Europe be-
cause it might require the Reich to fight
some day for the defense of Soviet soil.
Comintern may envision delicious re-
prisal against Hitler in the proposal TO
elect as its next leader the Bulgarian
revolutionary, George Dimitroh, who
was acquitted Of the charge of firing
the German Reichstag building in 1888
and who has lived in Moscow since his
release from German Imprisonment.
His defiant batting of Goering and
Goebbels was an outstanding feature of
the Reichstag trial.
The Soviet government consistently
maintains its detachment from Comm
tern and it's international activities.
But Josef Stain, the Soviet dictator, is
a member of the Third International s
Executive Committee and must exercise
potent influence in molding its policies.
Foremost among these is world revo-
luton" The task before the present
congress, it is officially stated, is to
enlist the world proletariat as active
"behind-the-lines" allies of the Red
Army in the event of war. This is to
be the technique whereby the Com
munist parties of other countries are to
combat Fascism and war, the twin
problems on which the Moscow meeting
will concentrate.
Economic difficulties in capitalist
countries are heralded as preparing the
way for world revolution. To educate
their respective masses to stir up civil
war, in the event of "imperialist war"
is declared to be the fundamental task"
of Comintern sections outside of Russia.
1t is a program that calls for unre-
mitting vigilance by Americans and all
other peoples welded to truly demo-
cratic institutions.
Evening star., 1935-07-21
Science and Traffic.

In a recent issue of popular COM
pendium magazine is printed collec-
ton of evidences that inventive genius
is at work actively on the solution of the
problem of road safety in these days of
speed and recklessness in motoring.
Two of the devices are corrective and
two are detective, thus aiding in both
preventive and punitive lines. One OF
the former is the development of
sodium vapor lamp for road Illumination,
which reveals details at long distances,
absorbs glare and is even easier on the
eye than daylight. On the highway in
New Jersey on which this new lamp is
installed for test purposes objects can
be seen at night more than 1000 feet
ahead and State troopers compel motor
lists to dim their headlights while ira
versing it. This, it is believed, will
lessen the risk of night driving. An
ether advance is the determination by
Evening star., 1935-07-21

SelfieSSly have given themselves to serve
the unfortunate and the afflicted. Their
ministry is analogous to that of Him
who, when asked by His forerunner
John, Art thou he that should come?
or look we for another?" answered, GO
and tell John what things ye have seen
and heard; how that the blind see, the
lame walk, the leperS are cleansed, the
deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the
poor the gospel is preached"
Christian service has ever interpreted
itself in deeds of kindness It's most
potent creed is articulate in works of
benefcence. Nothing is more irresistible
than life spent in acts of mercy The
salt that preserves society is not to be
found in its wealth, its mechanical
genius or its learning, but rather in its
exemplifcation of the ideals of Him
who went about doing good" 1t is such
service that makes the Christian phi
losophy of life irresistible 1t has been
reserved for our generation to place
fresh emphasis upon what are called the
social implications of the gospel" which
means literally the application OF the
mighty teachings of Christ to human
needs of every sort and kind. His
exemplarS are frequently found among
those who reside outside the pale of
His church.
Now and again in communities are
found men and women whose profess
sion of faith is expressed in the service
they render to the unfortunate of one
kind and another. There is a comrade-
ship among men and women of this
type that binds them together in a close
unity The high impulse that impels
and sustains the finest types of social
service proceeds from Him whose whole
life was given to ministering to the needs
of men. Our assumed obligation as
Christians is not discharged in our Oft
repeated creedS nor in our devotional
practices. These must be interpreted in
practical and helpful ways; they must
be expressed in all Our relations with
our fellows, they must extend beyond
the boundaries of our restricted and
more exclusive areas of occupation.
Eyes to the blind, feet to the lame,
to search out causes and to minister
to the needs of the afflicted and unfor-
tunate is the highest privilege given TO
the Christian disciple.
Evening star., 1935-07-21
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Harmony.

Harmony.
We yearn for return unto the happy
days gone by,
When poets smote Tyre beneath blue
Italian sky,
For more modern instance when colored
folks would sing
A soft and plaintive ditty as they
touched the banjo string.
The charm Of music had a sway since
the far distant past,
From the murmuring of the reeds up
to the trumpets brazen blast.
If Verdi were alive, perhaps some har-
mony he'd show,
With Italian variations on the song of
"Old Black Joe"
Evening star., 1935-07-21

pared, is good. Although most of those
who go after hardheads use a handline
and simply haul them In, those with
light tackle will have good sport landing
three-pounder.
And as for the amount Of actual fish,
ing the President may do when he goes
to Chesapeake Bay, or the luck he may
have, what in the world have these to
do with fishing? Fishing" on Chesa-
peake Bay, the high-hats to the con-
trary, means a day spent in boat on
blue water with a westerly wind blowing
hard enough to kick up white caps;
with good companions and plenty OF
idle talk and fun. If tub full OF
hardheads can be brought home for dis
tribution among the neighbors, well and
good. If not, nobody has been cheated.