Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-23
Pennsville

w WllllamS, Lucy BdrKnurSC, ETues-
tine Clifford and Ollie Van Fossen
left Tuesday for Columbus, to at
tend the district missionary conven-
tion.- Mrs. Blanche Krigbaum of
South GAINESVILLE is visiting her
brother, Leslie Hallowell, and wife,
here.--Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Limbach
and two children of Waynesburg
were Saturday and Sunday visitors
of her mother, Mrs. Emma Bark
hurst. Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Apple
man and son Teddy of Triadelphia,
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dawson
were Sunday visitors of Floyd De-
Campbell who has been employed in
a beauty shop at Caldwell, came
home last week for an indefinite
stay. Emmett Hooper Of Newark
spent Sunday with relatives here
Harry Dobbins was an over the
week end visitor of his daughter,
Mrs Jesse Pickering, at Chester
hill. Miss Maxine McInturf of NAL
ia was a Saturday supper guest of
Miss Janet Lee Giles Mrs. Mildred
Syphers of PEBBLES is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Dougan.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Giles and Mrs.
Mary Ross of Rose Farm visited
last Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Giles and daughter Miss
Donna Dougan of Columbus was an
over the week end visitor Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Dou-
gan-Mr. and Mrs. John Giles and
daughter motored to Dresden Sun
day, and spent the day with Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Stuller.- Mr.. and
! Mrs. Fred Lantz, Miss Ganell Lant2
and Homer Lantz of Marietta were
| Sunday callers on John LantZ and
| family and Mrs Torbert and
| son of Triadelphia and Misses Eurie
| and Mary Nelson were callers Sun.
day on Mrs. Adel1 Williams.--Sun.
day morning Mrs. Fred Williams
and son Dana, Miss Joe Hooper
Mrs Grace Beckett and daughter
Helen, Mrs. Alta Hiatt and Lucy
Dougan motored to Columbus and
attended the all day meeting con-
Quoted by Elder Butterfield, and al
so visited relatives in the evening.
Mrs. Beckett and daughter remained
in Columbus.
school Notes
The operetta, "Sunbonnet Girl" +"
will be presented by the boys and
girls glee clubs this Friday evening
at O'Clock Admission 10 and zoe.
Penn teachers attended the BIZ
monthly meeting of Morgan County
Schoolmasters' club, Wednesday ev-
ening, last week, in M. & M high
school auditorium, with dinner serv-
ed by M. & M. home economics
class. Speakers for evening were
b. A. Stevens, director of research
for Ohio Teachers association; Mr..
Dietrich, assistant director of edu-
cation, and Mr.. Traxler, author of
Foundation School Law.
Miss Lucille Wood was elected
president of the newly organized
Association of Morgan County Lady
School Teachers. This is a compan-
ion organization to the County
Schoolmasters' club.
The state eighth grade examina-
tion will be held at Penn school
building, Saturday, April 25. All
eighth grade pupils are required to
take this test.
Testing Seed Corn
The vocational agriculture boys
have been testing seed corn the last
two weeks. To date corn represent
ing seed corn on nine different
farms of the community has been
tested, and below are listed percent
of termination for each sample !:
No, 1, 929o; 2, $3.50 3, 80; 4,
sc; 5, 49, 6, 65; 7, 90; 8, Sc; 8,
IL. In addition to the above, corn
from five different farms is now in
process of being tested. According
to results above the seed corn stu
alton is even more serious than
previous forecasts. Anyone wish
ing to have their seed corn tested,
get in touch with one of the agri-
culture boys or Mr.. Kennedy.
f. f. A. Pest Hunt
The future farmers pest hunt
ended April Is. At the beginning
of the hunt the chapter was divided
into two competing sides-Eradica-
tors VS.. Destroyers. The eradicators
beat, by 3,709 points. Marion Hick-
erson, captain of eradicators, was
high man, collecting 1914 points.
The two sides had total of 10,413
points. Following is list of pests
killed and their point value: 154
rats, 1,544 points, Loaf mice, 81
141; 1875 sparrows, 37S; foxes,
400; $40 moles, 3,400; 10 crows
ATS; hawks, 300 21 wood chucks.
525; so starlings, $50.