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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05
East Bloom

The next parent-teacher meeting
will be held at Tunnel Hill, March
IS. The program follows: Com
munity singing; talk, AIDA Law
renee; song, Elizabeth and Edythe
Richardson; Educational value OF a
fair. Walter Barkhurst; music
Charles Hickman; humorous read
ing, Thomas Masterson; Irish jokes
Ivan Apperson; piano solo, Eloise
Rex; Giants, Carl Barkhurst. Ev-
eryone come.
Mrs. Blanche Greer who has been
i'll with tonsillitis and gathered ear
is improving.
A number in this community have
been i'll with colds and grip.
Mrs. Edna Stewart spent last
week with her mother, Mrs. Alice
Clawson, who is in poor health. at
Chester Clawson's, near Triadel-
phia.
Curt Richardson and family and
Geo. Richardson spent Sunday at
Ed Roberts.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05

OF the final game, and won the right
to represent Morgan county in the
sectional meet. Here is wishing
Pennsville good luck.
Chesterhill students and teachers
are very proud of the boys that
we're on the basketball team this
season. The boys played hard this
season, and have lost only three
games in the county. Our boys were
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05
Deerfeld Grange

Program of Deerfeld grange for
March 6: Topic, Preparations; roll
call, current events; song, No. 20;
reading, Ruth Porter and Jessie
Cordray; discussion, Testing of seed
corn, methods, when, and results,
the brothers; piano solo, Jimmie
Massey; Shall we buy our garden
seed direct from the seed houses or
from our local merchants, the sis
ters; question box, each one bring
question. At our last meeting
the cherry pie was relished very
much by the goodly number present.
r. A. Porter. Lecturer.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05
Chesterhiil

The Good Will Sunday school
class met in the Sunday school
rooms Saturday afternoon, with IA
members present. The meeting was
opened by the president, followed
with business meeting. A short pro-
gram was rendered, and refresh
ments were served. Those present
were Lenore Gibbons, Alta Hoon,
Alice Faires, Florence Workman,
Bessie Schofeld, Maggie Wilson,
Mabel Bowman, Pearl Calendine,
Delphine Shook, Mabel Worrall,
Frances Kille. Faye Davis, Hattie
Kennard and Thelma Householder
The w. C. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. Burt Nutter, Friday at 2 p. M,
March 6--Mrs. w. II. Ewart spent
from Friday until Sunday with her
husband, VIM. Ewart, who is
student at o. S. u, Columbus
Gerald Ball moved last Tuesday
from the Mrs. James Price property,
into the Mrs. II. H. Croy home, re-
Gently vacated by G. E. Peebles.--H.
NJ Piatt and wife spent Sunday with
relatives in Zanesville.--S. c. Long,
wife and sons Layton and Landon
spent Sunday with Jake Grosskloss
and wife at Bald Eagle.--John Mac
Donald who has been i'll, is some
improved. = Russell Moody, wife
and Thos. NJ Frisby, of Columbus,
came Saturday to the c. T. New
burn home, and attended the fu-
neral of Mrs. Alice Newburn, Sun
day.--Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stevenson
and two daughters of Killbuck spent
enson's parents, P. E. Berry and
wife Miss Schammie Martin who
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05
NOTICE OF ELECTION ON
TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF
THE TEN MILL LIMITA-
TON.

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of Resolution of the Village
Council Of the village Of Malta, Nor
gan County, Ohio, passed on the 3rd
day Of March, 1886, there will be sub
mitted to a vote Of the people of the
village Of Malta, County of Morgan,
and State Of Ohio, at a special cleo
tion to be held on the 18th day of
May, 1886 in the village of Malta,
Morgan County, Ohio, at the regular
place of voting therein, on Tuesday,
the 18th day of May. 1886, the ques-
tion of voting a tax in excess of the
ten mill limitation for the benefit Of
the Village Of Malta, for the purpose
of the General Current Expense, at a
rate of not exceeding two mills (2)
for period of two years, beginning
with the December, 1885, tax collec-
tion period.
The Polls Of said election will be
open at $50 o'clock A. NJ. and re-
main open until 6:30- p. NJ. eastern
Standard Time) Of said day.
BY order of the Board of Election Of
Morgan County. Ohio
j. ID. LIGHTHIZER
Chairman.
P. G.. BALL. Clerk.
Dated: March 3rd, 1886. 5m4
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05

OF interest to many women is the
announcement of an oil range clin-
ic to be held in the M. & M. high
school, Wednesday, March II. A
representative of one of the leading
oil range companies will be present
to explain the correct way to use
and the proper adjustments to make
in order to get the maximum
amount of satisfaction out Of your
oil stove. The meeting is scheduled
+ to start at l p. m, under the dlrec-
ton of Miss Grace Beckwith, home
economics teacher, in the M. & M.
high school Come and bring your
neighbor.- F. Hum, County
Agent.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05

rewarded for their hard, cleany
wholesome team work by $40 Das-
ketball Mr.. Siess, the coach of the
C. H. S. team has worked hard with
the team and has taken much inter-
est with them. He has been re-
warded by their clean, hard play
ing and good sportsmanship, which
they have been taught by him. (See
lineup of teams elsewhere.-Ed.)
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05
Mary Reed Missionary Society

The Mary Reed missionary So
ciety will meet at the home of Mrs.
Harry Harris Tuesday, March 10,
at 1880. Mrs. c. B. Smith and
Misses Lucille Lynn and Frances
TOrbert will be assistant hostesses.
Miss Teresa Torbert will be leader,
and Mrs. Pearl He'll will have
charge of the deyotionals.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05

Blanks for making personal tax
returns will not be mailed this year,
unless requested to do so, but will
be placed at following places where
they may be procured:
u Mo;o
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-05
NOTICE TO OWNERS OF PER-
SONAL PROPERTY

The law provides that all owners
of personal property and those act
ing in the capacity Of fiduciaries
shall make returns to the county
auditor between February 18th and
March 31st, as of personal proper
ties owned on January 1st, 1886,
unless otherwise provided.
At the time of filing there must
be at least 500 of the amount OF
tax listed paid to the county treas
urer. We are placing blanks at con-
venient places in the county desig-
mated elsewhere in this paper, how
ever, failure to receive a blank does
not excuse anyone who owns per.
sonal property from listing. Blanks
will be mailed upon request.
Following is list presented with
the idea Of giving those who have
general personal property to list an
average value as quoted in the mar
kets as of January 1st, 1886, and
from consultation with local dealers.
These values do not apply to pure
bred stock, but they are to be listed
at their true value
Horses Or Mules
Under l year ---------$30 to $40
Over 1 yr, under 2 yrs.-$50 to $lOO
Over yrs. under yrs, $40 to S120
Over yrs. -$100 to $3.50
Stations to $500
Plugs $40 to $40
Cattle
Calves, under / yr. $50 to $50
Yearlings, / yr. to yrs.-$20 to $40
Cows " $50 to $50
Fattening cattle ---4c to &c per lb.
Bulls, l yr and over---$25 to SIS
Sheep
Yearling lambs, per head--$2 to s4
Ewes and lambs--S3 to Sc
years and oyer -------$3 to SIS
Rams, / yr. and oyer-----$5 to SIS
IullS---- -------------9 L
Hogs
Pigs, under months-----S4 to Sc
Brood sows --------$15 to $50
Fattening hogs ---Sc per lb.
Poultry
oHIcheHS- -----tOc 70 p
Turkeys---- -------S3 to 80
Farm Products
Wheat, per bu 0c
Corn, per bu. sc
Hay, loose, per ton ------$7 u
Hay, baled, per ton -----------$9
Oats, per bu. 0c
Wool, per lb. ----------------25c sc
Glover seed $40
Ensilage, per ton -------S3 to SIS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-01
STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVEN
TION

Maryland's Democratic State Con-
vention will be held May 20 at the
Maryland Theatre, Baltimore. This
date was decided upon by the State
Central Committee on Thursday, at
the meeting at the Hotel Rennert.
Leaders of Democracy in Maryland
thronged the meeting room as
Joshua M. Warfield, Jr., chairman OF
the State Central Committee, called
the meeting to order. Wilbur Cronin,
of Aberdeen, member Of the House
of Delegates from Hartford county,
offered resolution giving the chair
man authority to select the date and
place for the State convention.
Mr.. Warfield first announced the
date would be May 81, but there
were immediate objections. Mem
bers of the United Democratic
Women's Clubs said they were hold
ing rally in Chestertown that day,
anu 41OWdIu DI uCO, 4NdLlOAdA OOAA-
mitteeman for Maryland, said there
were other reasons why some other
date should be named. Accordingly,
Mr.. Warfield set the date for May 20.
Another resolution, providing that
Baltimore city and the counties of
the State should be represented at
the convention by delegates equal to
the number each unit sends to the
Legislature, was passed.
Thomas J. Younger, chairman of
the Calvert county State Central
Committee, offered a motion provid-
ing that Maryland should send to the
Democratic National Convention a
total of 80 half votes, instead of the
16 full votes sent to previous con-
ventions. Chairman Warfield ruled
that the State convention would
have to pass upon the motion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-01
DEBT REDUCTION ADJUSTMENTS

College Park, Md.-Acting in a
purely unofficial advisory capacity,
County Farm Debt Adjustment COM
mittees in Maryland have adjusted
81 cases, with debt reductions OF
S17O,91O since January /, it is an
nounced by C. E. Wise, Jr., Secretary
of the Maryland Farm Debt Adjust
ment Committee.
The accomplishment of this work
Mr.. Wise attributes chiefly to the
conditions under which these volun-
teer county committee function.
The bulk of the actual adjustment
of debts is performed by commit
tee of three or more members who
are friends and neighbors of both
creditors and debtors, and who
equally represent creditor and debtor
groups. This committee, function
ing under district and state super
visors, operates as part of the Farm
Debt Adjustment Division of the Re-
settlement Administration.
The 81 cases, representing activi-
ties in all parts of the state, involved
original Indebtedness of $52S,7O2.
These debt adjustments included re-
financing, extensions and settle
ments. Farm property involved in
these cases totalled 1898 acres.
Taxes were paid to various counties
in the amount of 1882.
I'VE have made a good start with
these 81 acres" Mr.. Wise said, "and
there is an increasing need for the
services of these committees, judging
by the increasing number of requests
for farm debt adjustment services
which are being received by district
supervisors. Through this work,
frozen assets are being made liquid,
and many farm homes are being
saved from foreclosure" he ex-
planned.
AS of April Is, records show that
more than 200 farm debt adjustment
cases were in the hands of county
committees in Maryland for their
consideration.
Debt-distressed farmers of Mary
land who feel that ghis debt adjust
ment service might aid them are in
vited to write to Robert c. Cronin,
State Farm Debt Adjustment Super
visor, Resettlement Administration,
College Park, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-01
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

The Democratic primary election
in Cecil county will be held Monday
May 4, when the voters of this party
will be given an opportunity to ex-
press their preference for either
President Roosevelt or Henry Brock
inridge, of New York, for the presi-
dental nomination.
Congressman T. Alan Goldsbor'
ough Is unopposed for denomination
hence his name does not appear on
the ballot.
The matter of voting at the pri'
mary is small affair as there is but
one x to make, designating the
choice for presidential candidate.
The Republican party will moi
hold any primary election as there
are no opposing candidates in the
field for G. o. P. nomination.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-01
MARYLAND'S SPECIAL LEGISLA
TIVE SESSION COST $685.

The recent session of the Legisla-
ture cost the State $76,545, although
there was only $4,000 available, the
office of the State Comptroller re-
ports.
Some bills will go unpaid as a re-
suit, Funds to pay these bills may
be provided in the next budget or by
a special appropriation of the 1887
Legislature.
The State has paid bills amounting
to S69,129, and has notified other
creditors that payment will be delay
ed until next year. The sum OF
$4,000 was appropriated by the
Legislature for the expenses of the
special session.
The itemized expense list was:
Salaries, $45,16O; mileage, $6,59S;
postage, $2,2S0; cleaning, etc., ST.
1877; printing, $12,923.
The Comptroller listed the unpaid
bills as: Printing account, $S,42S;
telephones, $3,737; recording laws
in the Court of Appeals, $3.50.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-01
DISCUSS PROPOSAL FOR ICE
BREAKERS

Washington, April 21-Five de-
partments of the Government took
today under consideration the ques-
tion of recommendations to be made
with respect to the policy which the
Government should take in provid-
ing adequate ice-breaking vessels
for the Chesapeake Bay and other
waters of the United States.
This information was made public
by Representative Goldsborough,
(Dem., Md, who introduced a bill
in the early days of the session to
authorize the construction of twelve
Coast Guard vessels designed especi-
ally for ice breaking.
Following the introduction of the
Goldsborough bill calling for the
construction of the twelve new ice
breaking cutters, President Roose-
welt suggested to the delegation, in
GLIDING Representatives Goldsbor-
cugh and Kennedy, of Maryland, and
Bland, of Virginia, that it might be
possible to find naval vessels, such as
mine sweepers, that have been
placed out of commission but that
could be put into service again as
ice-breaking vessels.
So far as could be learned, no
further report was made on the sug-
gestion.
Representative Kennedy also is
sponsor of a bill to authorize two
ice-breaking cutters for use in the
Baltimore harbor, upper Chesapeake
Bay and the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal, at a cost of 100000
each. This measure also is still
pending.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-01

"Entailed Hat came out of Princess
Anne, and the new History of Som
erset", is an unusually fine piece of
work. H. B. Messenger of Federals-
burg made good reading of Patty
Cannon's doings. One of the best
compilations of Eastern Shore litera-
ture is Prose and Poetry, a small
volume edited by former Superin-
tendent E. M. Noble of Greensboro.
There are hundred good fact
stories in your neighborhood and the
fiction is only limited by your imagi-
nation, perhaps based on a local
event. Verse can be metered on any
subject. Try writing. Put your
thoughts on paper. Have the story
typed. Keep carbon and send
where it might be sold. Try writing!
1t is a real relaxer.
Books: Learning to Writer. L.
Stevenson; Days and Deeds-R. L.
Stevenson; Guide to Effective Writ
ing-Ward; Creative Writing
Robinson and Hull; Practical Eng
lish mposition-Jones; Writing
Poetry-Gilchrist.
Your local library welcomes you!
Next Week: Butterflies and In
sects. Taxidermy Contest Winner
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-01
CECIL COUNTY FARMERS MAKE
BIG INTEREST SAVING

Refinancing debts through the
Farm Credit Administration has
saved Cecil County farmers more
than $500 year on interest alone,
according to figures from the central
office of the Farm Credit Admins
tration in Washington.
Over 1861, 900 of farm debts with
interest rates that averaged 60 per
cent year have been refinanced with
| long-term mortgage loans carrying
| interest rates of per cent year
or less.
The figures show that the local
National Farm Loan Association has
been a big factor in making these
long-term mortgages available at low
| interest rates. The Association guar
antees loans to the Federal land
bank.
From May 1898, when the Farm
Credit Administration was organic
ed, to the end of last year, $50 Cecil
County farmers obtained $616,
for the specific purpose of retinancing
all debts.
The Federal Land Bank made 10
first mortgage loans and the Land
Bank Commissioner 142 loans. Many
of the Commissioners loans were
made on second mortgage security to
farmers who also obtained first
mortgage loans. Most land bank
ioans are endorsed by associations
and advanced from funds obtained
by selling farm loan bonds. The
Commissioner lends from funds pro-
vided by the Federal Government.
AS in the past, the Federal land
banks are making loans only on first
mortgage security lending up to
about one-half of the appraised nor
NAL value of the farm property. The
Commissioner lends ON second as
well as first mortgage security in
amounts up to rs per cent of the
value. The largest amount of a
Commissioner loan to one farmer is
$500.
An act of Congress last summer
temporarily reduced interest rates on
all Federal land bank loans-old and
new. Where land bank loans are
made through National Farm Loan
Associations, the rate is only 31s
per cent for all interest payable in
The year ending June 80, 1886, and
per cent a year in the two years
following. This temporary reduc-
ton of interest rates on all Federal
land bank loans is paid for by the
Federal Government, which REIN
burses the banks for what otherwise
would be a loss to them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-01

According to an announcement OF
the U. S. Office of Education, eighty
five universities and colleges In
thirty-eight states, the District OF
Columbia, and Hawaii are participant
ing in the Project in Research in
Universities, sponsored by that fed
eral agency, with the aid of Emerg-
ency Relief Funds.
Several hundred former college
graduate students and college grad
yates taken from the relief rolls will
be employed to do the work under
the general supervision of DR.. Bess
Goodykoontz, Assistant U. S. Com
missioner of Education, assisted by
Mr.. Ben W. Frazier. Office of Edu-
cation Specialist in Higher Educa-
ton, and director of the research
project. Some thirty-three research
studies of various kinds have been
authorized.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-01

With festivals, parades, music
lectures, and other cultural activities
Mexico celebrated its first Anti
Alcohol Day, April 9, 1885.
The campaign against the alcohol
evil was inaugurated by President
Cardenas some months ago, after an
extensive study of the question had
been made by the Ministry of Finance
In collaboration with the Ministry OF
National Economy.
Proposed laws dealing with the
problem have been placed before the
legislature and are awaiting final
action.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-01

Juvenile court records in New
York City show that more than 5,277
children were placed on probation
during 1895. OF this number more
than half were ahead of their grades
in school. The rest were retarded.
A study of the record revealed that
80 per cent of the 5,277 children
were from families, the incomes OF
which were $25 per week or less.
In an editorial comment on this
Juvenile court record, The Masonic
World, Royal Oak, Mich, declares
that it is due to low income, bad
living conditions, and unhappy home
life. In such an environment, with
no Fairgrounds or other healthful
pursuits. bright children. it holds,
are more apt to go astray than are
duh ones.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-01
JEST A.WHITTLIN' AM A.
THINKIN'
BY PETE GETTYS
A State Farmer Section Feature

Full measure, heaped up and
running over" is the golden rule
thing to debut did you know the
dry measure in the U. S. is based on
the old English Winchester bushel
containing also AZ cubic inches OF
1.24 cubic feet, 1875 inches in
diameter and inches deep; the heap
to be in the form of a cone, as high
as the commodity will admit without
special effort of design
The U. S. Court of Customs APP
peals decided in 1912 "busheP
means heaped bushel, far as ap-
pies is concerned, and that heaped
bushel should contain 2,747,715
cubic inches, and under this decision
a heaped bushel is 27.S% larger
than struck bushel.> Heaped
measure is used with bulky COM
modities, such as apples, pears, po-
tatoes, onions and the like.
In some states, they have laws
that all dry commodities be sold by
weight, others require that those for
which legal weight has been estab-
lished be sold that way. In Ala
bama, Indiana, Massachusetts,, New
Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah,
Virginia and the District of Column
bia, the use of dry measures in the
sale of commodities amt allowed.
In Alabama and Massachusetts it
applies to retail sales. In Alabama
and Tennessee, by mutual consent
of the parties, commodities can be
sold at the weights per bushel fixed
by law determined by weight. Did
you know that?
And now it seems like the boys are
going to get their bonus-before the
Summer is over-in Baby Bonds,
which amt transferable but cashable
at the Post Office, and will they cash
'emi Just as fast as they can get
to the Post Office. And will they
buy things? Just exactly two bill
lion dollars worth and some to spare
for some of them will get such small
amounts-just enough for down pay
ments and the rest charged.
Amt it easy to read or say two
billion dollars-and have you any
sort of idea how many dollars two
billion are? Well this will start
you thinking: Should you attempt to
count two billion one dollar at a
time. and could count 800 every
minute Ga few bank tellers CAM i,
counting ten hours a day 365 days a
year taking only the extra day for
each leap year off, it would require
80 years, 100 days, IL hours and 8
minutes to count two billion-and to
show you how much more billion is
than a million-counting at the
same rate one million would be
counted before the end of the sixth
day.
And won't the bonus boys buy
cars?