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" Will Celebrate
Anniversary Sunday

Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. c. A.
will observe the thirty-first ami
versary of it's founding with a
special program Sunday at 4 p. m
The Rev. ]. L. S. Holloman, pastor
of Second Baptist Church and
president of the Washington Bap-
fist Seminary, will speak.
Mrs. Julia West Hamilton, presi.
dent of the branch, and Mrs.
Martha A. McAdoo, who for the
last 20 years has been the execu.
tive secretary, also will talk. MI.
sic will be by the Second Baptist
Church choir, DR.. F. Scott Mayo,
director.
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RLOCK, Md, May i.
Warning that the United States
may face the same perils of flood,
drought and famine as China has
experienced was voiced here by
DR.. T. B. SymonS, director Of the
University of Maryland Extension
Service.
Speaking before the Homemakers
clubs of Caroline, Dorchester and
Talbot counties, DR.. SymonS
warned that the United States
must enter Immediately into a
comprehensive system of soil
conservation if this danger is to
be eliminated.
Surveys by biologists have shown,
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paid a salary, and the council
fixed this at 500 a year. The
mayor, however, always has turned
his checks over to the park COM
mission or some other civic group
for the use of the city. This year
his salary will be used to construct
a log cabin for the Boy Scouts.
In addition to this the mayor
presented the city with 10 acres
of land for a municipal park.
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ADVERTISER EMIT
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30
ROOSEVELT AND PRIMARIES

The Illinois primary the best barometer
Rooeves that the 1894
general when the president showed strength
he did his election. In the Illinois primary
test President Roosevelt had opposition but notwth-
standing that given complimentary which far
the Republican, candidates pres
dent Senator Borah The spirited
Republican candidates. and Colonel Knox being
Republicans made desperate effort
their but showed that those who voted for Roose
welt 1892 chasing themselves Democrats and voting
in the Democratic primary There another feature OF this
which further demonstrates the presidents strength and that
is there thousands Of in Illinois who supported Senator
Bora the primary who " the Borah does the
nomination for Rooeven fact very large percent OF the
Idaho will support the preference
Republican candidate thus far being considered for the pes
dental Nebraska and Wisconsin primaries registration
California and Pennsyvana primary show the same Roose
welt weeks might have appeared that the Re
pubcans back of their lost ground but
recently primary have Indicated the president only
holding his original strength but actually increasing fault
finding, crcsng enough strength Some
thing definite tangible be offered and nothing has
been proposed that would prove better than what the president has
and the that business conditions the
good getting better right along, will work the disad
vantage of the president, but rather add to his strength
The socaed debt the people reazng nearly
would make believe. Much of money loan
which will repaid wealth of the country
creasng IS the paying Of off IS going be
very much individual $500
debt if his $4,000 year. than would be
$500 debt his 1000 just the way with
the debt
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30

that instead of drivers being
becoming reckless especially about the
Cities How have escaped with few
whatever will
change While reckless driving all the Center
reckless
ing passing the traffic light the intersection
of Seventh and Main drivers to think that
wholly unnecessary from that place the Common
the only they don't travel the speed OF 200 miles hour
because their won't that fast Dozens OF drivers travel
the machine they driving
will Often pedestrian will think he make 1t the
he machine approaching several blocks
away but OF the speed of the driver he frequently
make it. and barely being down. and perhaps killed
badly Among other dangerous places where the
machines with eup speed from kennebec hill onto
the and down Center This made by the
parking that section preventing the pedestrian
ing there likely being onng of the ind
cate its approach
saying anything here that anything but
what practically every knows and have often called
driving We have and again the
close calls and escape children people, and
often elderly people Not long the that two
dogs had been killed by peederhat bad but the same
wild driving will later take human lifeand that
will be a thousand times
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30
RECEIVERS STOLEN WIRE

Tuesday night about IL o'clock,
Sheriff L. B. Adrean captured
Chevrolet runabout which was load
ed with four spools of barb wire, al
legged to have been taken from the
Standard Supply company. That
firm has been missing wire, ana
Tuesday night Sheriff Adrean saw
machine without lights going down
the alley back Of the opera house,
in the direction of ] the rear OF the
Standard Supply, and a little later
heard a sound coming from there
which made him think they mlght
be loading wire. Getting in his ma
chine he started in that direction,
but the other car had left the alley,
and was headed for Malta. DrlV-
ing up through Malta, Mr. Adrean
discovered the outfit at the DEM
ster filling station, and oil was pc
ing put in the machine. The sheriff.
lifting up the door of the rear
of the auto, saw wire there,
and told the two men in charge of
the machine, who were not in it at
the time, that they were under ar
rest. No sooner, however, had ne
spoken, than both men took OIL IN
opposite directions into the dark
ness, and got away.
A check-up showed the machine
licenses were issued in Perry coun-
ty.
Wednesday Sheriff Adrean got
busy and found that the party IN
volved is George Reed, aged about
rs, of Perry county
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30

portance in the days Of Drake and
Elizabeth, as harbor.
1t is said a submarine forest may
be seen in the bay at low tide,
showing that the coast is slowly
sinking into the sea. We drove
through Porlock, with it's quaint
church and Ship inn, along it's one
street, that Jan Ridd rode. Porlock
hill is difficult and dangerous, a
gradient they said, of one mile to
four and one-half, with many turns
short, sharp and steep, through the
Lorna Doone country.
From delightful Lynmouth we
climbed a cliff or rack railway, 500
We visited the Vale of Rocks, some
700 feet above the sea. From this
muniment we gazed across at Wales,
as from one wild sea coast to an
other. Over high hills, through
deep lanes we passed to Combemar-
tin, with it's one mile-long street
celebrated by pictures of Turner,
and stories of Marie Corelli.
AT last we reach Ilfracombe,
which has seaside that cannot be
compared with any other, the bold
est part of the coast of Devon. The
coast walk, amid the tors (hills in
Devon language) carries you to the
Cairn top, $50 feet above-a beau
tiful view of sea on one side, and
of the city on the other. Here at
noon I got my first taste of saffron
yellow Devon clotted cream. !
turned home, and walked through
Fuchsia valley, where the fuchsia
grows six feet tall, and stem three
inches thick. Their elder or alder
grows - feet tall and six inches
thick. Over the hills and downs, /
walked through Slade, cumming
with Devon men and women to
their amusement and my delight.
The Capstone. with it's switch backs,
gulls, tourists and cool breezes,
made a glorious end to glorious
day.
Back to Barnstaple lies the wild
est part of Exmoor, and the Doone
country. Here is the farm of ''girt
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30
THE COVERED BRIDGE
(By Silas Thorla J

A fash Of lightning. A clap Of
thunder! Dark lowering clouds,
like surging bellows overhead, while
nigh in the western horizon broad
tract Of even gray, all plainly indi-
eating the near approach of wind
and rain storm. "Whip up, jim,
Maybe we can make down to the
covered bridge before it catches
us!' Out the ridge road, persuad-
ed by the light touches of the whip,
the horses were urged into an awk-
ward trot, the harness jangling in
accord with the rattle of the farm
wagon, while fitful gusts of wind
fiirted with the dust, losing itself in
the air, and now winding road
takes us down a hill, out across a
narrow stretch of bottom, one trace
chain dragging, just as big drops Of
rain begin to spatter in the dust
like cent-pieces, and the next min
ute-"Lucky boys, says JIM" that's
one time we saved our hides! And
just then we went under the roof
of the covered bridge.
AS the rain began pelting the
roof and siding Of the bridge, the
horses steaming and stamping, we
climbed off the wagon and began
sauntering through the old struc-
ture, thinking of the great number
of old residents who had crossed
and re-crossed from time to time,
and are now gathered to their
people," while others, worn out,
but still hanging onto time, and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30

that the bridge might be likened to
them,-but no, no, this venerable
old structure is still doing service
as it has for the many years gone
by. Our mind then reverts to the
man who built it; he too has gone
to his reward. Our eyes glance to
the hill-sides, covered with trees so
years ago, from whence came the
timbers of the bridge, now all clear
er, even the stumps gone, and sheep
Craze lazily over it's grassy surface
What a remarkable existence, this
bridget has passed through that
period Of iron-bridge construction
into these days of reinforced con-
crete. While gazing up at the raft
ers, a sparrow flew in with a straw
in its bill. A wren was fitting and
twittering here and there. A young
rabbit hoped in at the opposite
end, but when one of the horses
gave stomp it disappeared. About
this time Jim gave a flourish with
the long lash whip, which startled
the horses, remarking at the same
time, "Did y see that snake a
stickin' it's head up ther' through
that crack in the floor? Snakes gifts
ther' livin' round sich places as
this"
One of the most glaring, notice
able things about this old structure
was how well it served the purpose
of billboard All kinds of notices
and fragments of old notices, ad-
vertising, horse and cattle powders,
races and concerts, seemingly ev-
erything except, "post no bills" +"
And not only billboard, but we
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30
l.. B. ADREAN
Candidate for
SHERIFF
SELF CONDUCTED TOUR AROUND
THE ENGLISH COAST
Renublican Ticket
nv Rev. Howard H. Scott)

(By Rev. Howard H. Scott)
NV ticket permitted stop off at
many points, and / travelled at lels-
ure, visiting as 1 pleased here and
there. with expenses not much
greater than they would have been
in my own home. Starting at Lon
don, we hugged closely the west
coast of England, and ended at
Southampton.
At Dunster I slept at Luttrell
Arms hotel, once the residence OF
the Abbots of Cleeve, about 400 A.
d. AS l passed over the thresh-
old, 500 years old, it seemed worn
nearly through with the feet Of
time. Old timbers Of English oak
carved by hand, were black with
the smoke of centuries. A hexagon-
al cloth or yarn market stands in
the great wide streets, where house
wives for centuries sold their wool
en- wares Looking out my second
story window l saw COnygar tower
on the right, and Dunster castle on
the left. The castle has a great his
tory dating from William the Con-
queror, and was invested by the
forces of Cromwell for $50 days.
The water supply being discovered,
and shut off, the castle surrendered.
Here was entertained the Prince of
Wales, Albert Edward, while he was
hunting red deer in the Quantocks,
the only place in England left for
such sport. The entertainment cost
so much it impoverished the estate,
and poor man, it was told me the
promised title expected by the host
was never granted for some reason.
The place is noted as the meet for
the Devon and Somerset stag
hounds.
| could see from my window an
enticing mountain pathway leading
to the top. | could not resist the
invitation. 1t was very steep, and
because green with grass. quite slip
perry. The mountain side was pur-
pie with what | called heather, but
was told it was ling. The scene
from the height was enhancing. A
third of the horizon was ocean, with
Wales beyond. Trim fields of gol-
den ripe wheat could be seen, and
beyond that, the Quantock range
where the red deer is hunted. Look
ing over the eastern side Of the
mountain was a deep valley with
fertile farms like a patch quilt, and
among the trees. Brooding over all
was the tower on one side and the
castle on the other. Clearly seen
in the distance was the maritime
village of Minehead, of much i'm
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30

Jan Ridd, and old Dare church
where Carver Doone shot Lorna, at
her marriage to Jan Ridd. Barn
staple is the oldest borough in Eng
land. Athelstane living here, grant
ed them a charter in $50, and in
1880 they celebrated this with their
"Millenary."
Bideford is "the white city," of
Charles Kingsley. Here at the
prominent Royal hotel he wrote
Westward, Ho!" The statue erect
ed here in his honor is beautiful.
The ancient bridge, with % arches,
no two alike, was here in the day of
Drake. Time does not permit to
tell of Tintagel, with the ruined
, castle of King Arthur, Bude, Lands
End, Penzance, Mousehole (Mow-
zeD, Plymouth of Mayfower fame,
of Drake and a score of historic
characters, nor of Southampton
| where we said goodbye to England
and set sail on the good ship
"Georgic" for America.
But Clovelly! There is nothing
| like it, for sheer undefinable love-
| illness. 1t is a little fisher town, on
a steep cliff, with one crooked,
struggling street steep as any roof.
This toboggan slide is cut into
many stairways of stone, and ap-
propriately called Up Along
Street, or High street. With cob
| BILE stones hard as iron, the trans
portation is by means of queer
sleighs, drawn by hand or by sure
| footed donkeys. Milk is carried on
panniers of odd shape.
From the first floor of any cot
tage you may look into the second
| floor below you. Here half the
world can tell how the other half
lives, for houses are open to public
observations, even the upper bed
rooms Mrs. Christine Hamblyn is
the lady who owns and rules the
village. She dresses in the old
Elizabethan garb, and the villagers
curtsey to her when she appears.
They have Welsh accent, a relic
of the border days thousand years
| ago.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30

We are prepared for any possible emergency.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30

something graceful, picturesque,
about a covered bridge, its array OF
braces, it's upward bow or CROWN
which without this, if it sags, is a
sway-back, looks ungainly, unsafe.
Most all the covered bridges were
built on the truss principle, but
some were supported with a set OF
wooden arches made Of layers Oh
two inch plank. 1t would be the
natural supposition that there were
none of these bridges built, only in
states where timber was plentiful.
Perhaps there are many persons IN
the west who have never heard or
such a thing.
But why all this gush and gusto
about a covered bridge? Indeed 1t
was no urge on our part. We had
to be spurred to it. 1t was through
the prompting of Mrs. Wilbertine
Worden of New York City, native
of Ohio, and a daughter OF Col
Teeters, deceased, an officer in the
Civil war. Anyone who travels over
our country realizes that these COW
cred bridges are becoming relic.
Love, song, poetry, romance, super
stition, tragedy, are all associated
with the covered bridge. The bridge
that crossed the Charles river, i'm
mortalized by Henry w. Longfel-
low, was a wooden covered bridge.
Even its piers were of wood. James
Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet,
had something to say about "The
Old Covered Bridge" More could
be said of this phase of the subject,
but anon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30

Congratulations the of the New Lexing
for the splendid they day
week For years New Lexington hardly had
paper daily 1t harder by daily
small place than larger cities however the New exng
publication It's makeup and
work are splendid News service
world larger city do it
of Perry county capable
has editorial The merits the hearty
all the Perry Such
publication is a valuable community.
We congratulate the management and their efforts be
amply rewarded in the which they deserve.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30

were reminded how these covered
bridges ANSWERED athe purpose of
guide-boards,-or for directing
strangers. How often you have
heard it said, Follow down this
road about two miles to a covered
bridge, where the road forks; cross
this bridge, and the first house on
the right" 1t was also observed
that this bridge was somewhat akin
to the hall of fame, only this was a
hall of names. Up and down it's
length, names, initials, carica-
lures, everything present. Who are
they, who have taken the liberty to
convert the sides into a huge clum-
sy autograph album? Budding gen.
ius, would you say, or like the am
bilious youth in McGuffey's old fifth,
who wanted to carve his name
above that of Washington? No,
neither would be our guess,-idlers,
loiterers, time killers, like our
selves, for the time being, it being
about the only thing they were cap
able of doing to let the public know
that there were such and such per-
sons living. Indeed we think we
can recognize them. Their pred
ecessors were the beech tree artists
Of former days, who showed their
skill, or lack Of skill, around about
the school yard, or the chance tree
1+> Il cssI
this, no doubt, that inspired some
poetic mind to frame the sharp
cutting cOuplet, t,-"Fools' names,
like their faces, are often seen in
public places" While musing along
this line, and the rain was begin
ming to subside, Jim's sonorous
voice broke in, Greeks raisin','
And then we bent our ears and
caught the sound of swelling and
swirling water beneath us.
Oh what a dumb head, Waiting
and strolling around here all this
time, noting the various uses the
old bridge had been put to, and
never a thought as to it's one and
only purpose,-to bear us safely
over the current of the fast pre-
vailing water, and not merely, "a
shelter in the time of storm" Not
at all, had this welcome cover, un-
der which we had halted, been put
there for our convenience, but it
( plainly spoke the secret of the long
In nf hn n 90 TIoI 4
a covered bridge, it would have
been gone years ago. We wonder
if anyone knows about the first COW
cred bridge here in Ohio. and in
what year it was built? All these
covered bridges, with few excep-
tions, were built on the truss sys-
TEN, requiring many braces, and
we cannot think that there were
any built previous to the up and
down sash saw mill which was first
driven by water power. We feel
certain that many of our smaller
streams were first crossed over
with crude open log bridges. On
larger streams, and rivers, ferries
were established.
When Henry Howe compiled his
first history Of Ohio, in 1916, there
were covered bridges, although no
reference is made 10 them, so far as
we know, only by his drawings.
Probably these were mostly toll
bridges. The need of bridges be-
came apparent as soon as roads
were laid out and settlements start
ed. These places We're streams had
to be crossed were called fords, and
at times were dangerous. Travellers.
movers, in their anxiety to be NOV
ing along, would take chances when
creeks were swollen, and would VEN
ture in, which too often resulted in
the loss of life. To us there is
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30
AN APPEAL FOR BOBWHITE

is called article in this by G.
Beverly concerning the keeping of the quail the
song bird list We hope that everybody read the article
this paper heartily with Mr. Stebbns and
ing they have been made different times in the past to
bird list which that if done, it will be
slaughtered Billy Ireland nationally famous cartoonist
from this life the quail lost its outstanding supporter and
versatile Billy Ireland his line of
consider what he did for Bobwhie putting it
bird list the outstanding and most worthy act OF
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30

Funeral services for John Lloyd
McGrew, who died in Newark, were
held Wednesday afternoon at wa
terford He was brother OF Mrs.
Dale Graham of Stockport. HIS
death resulted from an infection OIL
the upper lip and face.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30

Bob Longley, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Kenneth Longley, who has been
suffering severely with an abscessed
tooth, is better.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-30
IL c. Al N e w 8

Mr.. w. E. Johnson had a small
growth removed Wednesday, from
the back of his left ear.
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Spanish Prince Tells How Reds Mutilated Nuns

treating Communists had thrown
the convent furniture to make the
CORY pyre burn better.
Writing in Fire
I thought all Of them were dead
until one of our soldiers Saluted
me and asked permission to "fin-
ish" little girl, no more than 16
years old, who lay writhing under
a burning desk on the other side
of the pyre.
AS I moved close to her, she
reached out little hand, grasped
the bottom of my campaign trous-
ers and whispered Salvador .
Salvador :" she died a few
minutes later and not a single nun
or girl was saved.
We buried them all and went
on toward San Sebastian, each of
us solemnly sworn again to drive
the red terror, responsible for
such atrocities from Spain, to
fight them with our last breathS
and to bring Spain back to its
former glory as a country OF
honor.
Human Barricade
1.-THE crime of Santa Maria
Silvela" was not the first such
horror I encountered in the cam
paign. 1t was not the last.
A few miles further toward San
Sebastian near the town Of Rem,
terrea the cowardly reds, seeing
their defeat was inevitable, placed
hundreds of prisoners chained to
each other in their front lines.
We dared not shoot for fear we
might be killing a brother or
sister placed before us as human
barrier of hostages.
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