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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30
RECEPTION FOR REV. ROBINSON

McKendree church and Sunday
school are holding a reception for
their new pastor, Rev. Robinson,
and family, Friday evening, Oct.
l, at Neelyville grange hall. All
interested have a cordial invitation
to attend.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30
High School Principals Meet

The high school principals of the
county held their first meeting Of
the new school year, at the Malta
hotel, Wednesday evening. It is
the plan to hold monthly meetings,
the same as last year.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30
MRS. EMMA BEARD BETTER

Mrs. Emma Beard, who under
went two operations some time ago
and was In. a critical condition Tor
several weeks, is much improved,
and able to be- out some, auto riding.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30
FRACTURES COLLAR BONE

Robert. son of DR.. and Mrs. A. A.
Tombaugh, suffered fractured
collar bone while practicing foot
ball out of school Monday evening.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30
Home From Wyoming CCC Camp

Mr.. Dwight Roberts, son of Mr..
and Mrs Grover Roberts, of East
Bloom, arrived here Saturday from
Wyoming, where he had been in the
National Forest CCC camp for the
past six months.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30
THUMB BADLY INJURED

Mr.. Grove Knox of this place,
who works at the Blue Rock coal
mine, had the end of his thumb
taken off Tuesday. when he caught
it in the cogs of the machinery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30
Reappraising Meigsville Township

Messrs. w. o. Barnes and George
Spencer, with Auditor c. S. Strong,
have been re-appraising Meigsville
township this week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30

Mrs. C. E. Fisher has returned
from a visit with her sister, Mrs.
James Miller, and family, of Lam
caster.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30

County Agent James Hum and
wife are on weeks vacation, which
they are spending with relatives at
Lexington, KY, and elsewhere.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30
FRATERNITY PLEDGE

Among the 371 fraternity pledges
at Ohio State University, is that OF
Francis L. Robinson, OF this place,
who Is pledged to Phi Kappa Alpha.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30

While reported some better last
evening, the condition of Mrs. W.
H. Dewitt of this place is pretty
much the same that it has been for
the past week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30
LITTLE RAIN PAST WEEK

Only 10 IncE OF ram Tell here the
past week. The high temperatures
daily for past week, as furnished
by Mr.. Floyd Davis, official wealth
er observer, beginning Sept. %,
were: S5, S5, 80, 65, 81, 50, II; the
low 40 81 So. 46. 81. IS. 40.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30

Mrs. Alice Savage of this place,
who slipped and fell Monday even
ing on an oily floor, injuring her.
self quite badly, is improving and
able to be up.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30

Mr.. Charles Ashton of Columbus
has been visiting here.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-09-30

Mr.. Richard Manly of Rochester,
N. Y, who has been working ON a
doctors degree, is taking two
weeks vacation which he is spend
ing in Malta with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Manly. He and his
parents left Wednesday on busi-
ness trip to Indianapolis, and will
also visit at Greenfield, Ind. They
plan to return Friday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07
ANOTHER FLASH IN THE PAN

Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia proposes u
consolidation of the Federal Housing Administra-
ton and the Home Owners Loan Corporation,
which he says would save the government S24,-
100000 year.
Offhand, the average citizen will be likely to say
that "of course congress won't do anything about
case.
We have heard a lot of proposals of that sort
in times past, but saving money by such means
doesn't seem to be the way in Washington.
Senator Byrd says these two government aSen-
cies employed twenty thousand persons last year
at cost of SAT, 100000. He thinks half the people
could do all the work at half the cost.
Several members of congress have been pound
ing away at this idea of cutting down the govern
ment overhead but the first blast is about ali the
country ever hears of it.
None of these economists seem to have the pcr-
sistence of Senator Norris, who will keep after
something he wants until he gets it, if it takes a
decade.
4 few members in congress with this sort Of
persistence for economy would accomplish some
thing for the benefit of the country that would
make Senator Norris fight against the lame duck
mill.
Senator Byrd tells us also that there are twenty
or more government agencies in Washington that
could be consolidated, merged or hquidated Just
as proftaby."
And tyenty-four, or fifty or hundred million
dollars saved in that manner would cut down the
deficit Just as successfully as raising more money
on income taxes.-Rock Hill IS. c. Herald.
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UNUSUAL ATTITUDE

Renewed activity towards construction of the
scenic parkway designed to connect the Shenan-
doah and Great Smoky National parks Is welcome
news TO all people of Western North Carolina. AL
ready the highway has been finished from the Elkln-
Sparta road to the Virginia line. Work on other
sections is going on now. Several of the links, 1t
has been reported are expected to be ready for
use by the late autumn.
Particularly interesting is the report Of James
P Dodge land agent for the State Highway and
Public Works commission, who says he is getting
full cooperation of property owners in securing
rights of way This job was put up to the state by
the federal government.
Instead of trying to hold out for high prices for
their land, Mr. Dodge reports the property owners
apparently realize the value to them of the scenic
highway and are making extremely reasonable val
uations of their land which is required for highway
use Some of them have even gone so far as to
make sacrifices in prices of their property This is
indeed an unusual attitude and one that should be
ommended-Cleveland Star.
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
GOOD FOR PAUL BUT NOT FOR sILAs

Leo T. Crowley, chairman of the federal agency
that insures the nations bank accounts, gave the
South Carolina Bankers Association some mighty
good advice in Charleston yesterday. He told them
not to be begued into state of unpreparedness
by the easy profits, which he called windfau,
coming their way today largely as a result of fed
eral fiscal probabilities He reminded them that
what had been would, in all probability, be again,
and that having weathered the last depression it
was up to them to take no chances on the next.
He cautioned them, specifically, against neglect
ing to build up reserves and paying out too large
a proportion of earnings in the form of dividends
to stockholders. He gave them formula:
"Take depreciation regularly and losses as they
occur; reserve out of profits sizeable addition to
capital account in anticipation of the next period
of deflation then and then only, consider the dis
tribution of dividends"
If this is sound banking practice and it is ex-
same token, sound business practice. Yet 1t hap
pens that any corporation other than bank which
followed Chairman Crowleys advice would find it
self penalzed severely by the federal government.
In short it would either have to pay out dividends
or pay taxes up to q per cent for not paying out
dividends.
And that isn't the worst of it. A corporation
owing money would have to let the debts go and
pay dividends to avoid these surtaX penalties.
One wonders if Chairman Crowley might not re-
turn to Washington and make his Charleston speech
again to the governments tax experts Charlotte
News.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07
THE FARMERS OPPORTUNITY

We may be in error, but it is our idea that the
farmers of this nation facing the opportunities
of generation during the coming year Already
the price of corn, wheat and other farm produce Is
the highest it has been for years, and indications
are that prices will still go higher. We should not
be surprised to see wheat selling for $500 per
bushel before Thanksgiving, 1887. Cotton may go
to 20 cents a pound. Tobacco prices viii also be
high this year, from all indications During the
past eight ten, years the farmers have had 1t
pretty tough. What they had to buy cost them too
much and what they produced on their farms they
were forced to almost give away. But now is the
chance for them to get their feet again, and we
urge that every farmer in this section resolve right
now during this planting season, that he is not 60
ing to let his opportunities pass by without taking
advantage of them. A good honest spring and
summers work, plus the use of an abundance Of
| good common sense, should get any farmer "out
of the red" before Christmas.-Mocksville Enter
prise. taS anaA
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THE NEW DEAL
IN WAsHINGT n
BY RODNEY BUTCHER.

how +. ID. K. has the whip hand
and can afford TO let the boys
sq,,abble while he relaXeS ana
enjoys himself.
Convinced that he has the STU
premc Court fight won and can't
iose, the President didn't mind
Getting away from a number OF
Senator'S who have been beseech-
ing him to accept a compromise
Administration House and Sen
ate leaders are not enjoying the
roosevelt vacation. Congress has
almost nothing to do and, at such
times, the devil provides work for
IDLE congressional hands which
often takes the form of crackpot
schemes that cost a billion dollars
or more.
A ssIsTANT Secretary OF LABOR
"A Edward F. McGrady's sugges-
tion that the U. S. Chamber Oh
Con- not push its demand
for a revision Of the National La
bor Relations Act in favor OF IN
dmstry until we get a little eN-
nerience with the new dispense
ton" was TO all intents ana
,n,rnoses an announcement from
the White House :, ..a.,,
what McGrady implied-wi!ht
Roosevelt's full backing-was ,nat
the administration had no ihtea ie
ton ti now Of needing such dema ,S
from industrial groups which ila nav.
defied and paralyzed the act 1 rlgnt
Surprised up Or se,d them by upholding its its
VALIDITY. He reflected, 1t can %; %
ssid a White House viewpoint lint
that the chief effect OF inc ne
Was Wagner : connery act was tc
achieve a balance in situation
nreviously unfairly weighted tee,
against labor, and that the ac.
renresents no serious overDaiance
nov on labor's side. ID, -,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
~. ...,o. St,0 Correspondcnt

Xy7ASHINGTON-Few men IN
w Franklin D. Roosevelt'S posi-
ton would have gone merrily OIL
on a two-week fishing trip. g,
It takes a peculiar mental ana
psychological makeup, and an I'M
usual imperviouSness to worry
This fishing trip is of piece WIN
the gay, self-confdent air the
President has perSiStently exhibit
ed since March 4, 1888. HIS
critics call it "irresponSloihty'
Call it what you like. Roosevelt.
aside from the fact that he likes
mentioning, fishing and sailing
has a sense of strategy which tells
him his position will be strength
pned rather than weakened II ne
allows Congress to stew in its own
Juices.
The fight Of his life over the Su-
preme Court plan nears its sritical
DAYS. Congress is more danger
ously rebellious than ever before
as one of the century'S great issues
and many other big ones hang IN
the balance. The whole admins
tration program is sidetracked
Nearly everyone is worried apou,
price imitation threats and buoge'
problems. The economy issue Is
m, in q bip way.
So what? SO Mr.. Roosevelt is
playing with the fishes out on the
Gulf.
lie leaves Washington to those
IL opponents who believe the.
can make hay in his absence; tC
those opponents who are contuSec
or exasperated by his nonchalanc'
and obvious refusal to be worried
or scared; to those friends wh'
wag their heads and complain ina
things always 60 from bad L
worse when he leaves town hk'
this; to those other friends VIII
laugh and say it Just demonstrate
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07
DON'T FEAR FOR A RACE THAT is
GOOD AT HEART
(By BRUCE CATION

If the days grist of news now and then
makes you despair for the future of the
race-aS it must occasionally, with its &C
counts of folly, selishness, and double talk
in high places - a good way to recover
your hope is to focus your attention on the
great goodness of humble folk.
This goodness doesn't make news, and
so it doesn't loom very large in the papers.
But it still exists, sailing the earth II save
it from the decay which the great ones
don't seem able to check. Now and then,
by accident, you get good look at it.
A citizen of the tiny town of Claridon
Center, Ohio, recently wrote letter to a
Cleveland newspaper, paying little obltu-
airy tribute to Claridon Center storekeep-
er named Will Bruce. Mr.. Bruce has just
died and his passing left big gap in his
home town; the letter-writer seemed to-
feel that people ought to know about it.
So, in homely language, ne went on TO
tell about the long and useful life Will
Bruce had lived in that tiny Ohio town. he
had kept a country store for fifty years.
Whole generations of children grew up
under his eyes and went on to manhood
and womanhood. He saw young men on
TO two wars. He saw his pleasant little
town live through great changes, as dusty
country roads changed to wide bands OF
concrete, and parked cars displaced the
hitching racks on the main street. And
through his half-century of adult lie ne
was known by everyone in the town as a
good man - the sort of man on whose
Christion charity and plain, Unborn decency
you could always rely.
For he had, says the letter-writer, the
love-thy-ne ighbor-as-thyself sort OF Chris
tianity, which isn't praeticed so much these
DAYS to be commonplace" He seemed to
feel that people generally are still pretty
decent; that change is inevitable and some
times incomprehenSible; that the world,
however slowly, really is getting better"
Now that's all there is to this story about
the late Will Bruce, and, as you can see,
there is nothing in the least spectacular or
exciting about it. A man grew up and lived
out his life in tiny Ohio town, utterly UNI
and when he died people discovered that
they had suffered real loss. Nothing es-
pecially extraordinary about that, surely;
every town in the land could duplicate the
story.
But that's just the point. This simple
and undistinguished goodness is too COM
mon to be news. We take it for granted.
It's as much part of the landscape as the
maple trees along the highway. The Will
Bruces of this land, thank God, are beyond
counting.
And that's something We must never for
get. For country which can produce men
of that kind is not in such bad way, after
all. 1t has goodness, decency, and Chris
tan charity at its heart, ~
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dealer of traffic accident deaths,
killed 1927 and set a death rate
Of a.. In the years when horse
traffic accidents were dcadiiost
there wcrc-l&2,00O automobiles
registered in l90T-l97, 800 in
1908 and $4,000 IN 1909.
Annually, from 1913, the motor
traffic death rate rose, TO lO.i in
1913, to 23.3 IN 1923. 1t dropped
to 23.G in 1892, but has risen
each year since. Motor traffic
killed 5000 i'm 1885 and more
than $4,000 in 1886.
asst year motor vehicle regis
tration totalcd 2S,27O,0OO. These
vehicles rolled up 22S,000,0 200
miles, or 22,000,000.0O0 more
than in 1885. The 1896 mileage
and registration figures were all
time highs. .
RECORDS NO LONGER KEPT.
The council said horse drawn
vehicle traffic accidents are no
longer classified separately. but
are grouped with bicycle and
coaating accidents becaues Of
their relatively small number. X.
/. FoYncy, chief council statiSti-
clan. said, however, that "a rca-
a0nablc estimate would place
horse drawn vehicle accident
deaths in 1925 at 1000 most of
which occurred on bride paths,
cattle ranches, dude ranches,
farms and as a result of run
aways.
MANY of today's accidents that
involve horse drawn vehicle also
involve n motor vehicle and the
mishap is classified rs a motor
traffic accident"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07
Hendersonuille, Route 3

HENDERSONVILLE. Route 3,
April 5.-Word has been received
here of the birth of daughter 70
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Redmond at
their home at Davis Station. Mrs.
Redmond was before her mar
rage Miss Myrtle Gibbs. The
baby will bear. the name Barbara
Ann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cling Capps OF
Greenville were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Salts; -.
Sunday visitors at the home OF
Mr., and Mrs. Theodore Gibbs
were: Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Hughes,
Mrs. Wright Busbee and John Al
bert Blackston of Greenville, 5.
c., Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gibbs
and grandson of Dana. Mr.. ana
Mrs. A. G. Gibbs of Barker,
Heights. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Childress. Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
and daughter of Valley Hill.
Lum King who has been i'll for
long time. does not improve.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Jennings Orr, OF
Ashland. KY. visited the latter's
father, Theodore Gibbs Nedpes-
dov. z a..y RI : 3
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engaged TO q girl namcd NeITc.
She Tilted him and married an
other fellow. 1t drove him crazy
Later in another corridor the
visitor noticed a man approach
ing wringing his hands and wall
ing, "Oh Nellie! Oh Nellie! Oh
Nelliew As the man drew near.
the visitor uttered an exclamation
of surprise and said to the at
tendant, "That isn't the same
chap we met a while ago" The
attendant cut his eye around at
the lamenting patient and replied,
"No. That is the fellow who mar
ried Nellie"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07
BLIND COUPLE WED rs YRS,

HOLYOKE. Mass. -- (UP) -
Siehtl.ss since childhood, Mr. and
Mrs. Pierre Sicois celebrated their
silver wedding anniversary re-
comfy. The blind couple met
while attending Nazareth InSii-
ta,c for The Blind in Montreal
Siroris IS piano toner ana BIS.
Sirni. Is singer.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07
OH. THAT'S DETERRENT

vi, tElA y LAX ENEN
When the head Of a family APP
plies for relief he is asked 10
prove that his family needs re-
lief. BY the same token shouldn't
the head of a city or a county or
a state applying for relief be re-
quired to prove that it needs re-
lief?
Relief funds are not passed
out proportionatcly to all families
regardless of need. Why should
such funds be passed out proper
tionately to all cities, counties
and states regardless of need?
If the attitude of the Federal
Relief administration toward cit
les, counties and states were "to
each according to its need, from
each according to its ability" the
governors and the mayors Of this
nation would not have gone on
record recently as unanimously
demanding continued and incrcaS-
ed distribution of relief funds.
Some of them realizing that their
bailiwicks would have to give in
stead of get would have kicked
like steers.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07

Walllng, I'm Mel
lie! Oh Nellie !
Oh Nellie!"
The heart of
the visitor was
touched. Turning
to the attendant
n c in z as his
guide, he asked,
"W h q t is the
matter with that
poor chap?' The
attendant cut his
eye around at
the lamen t i n G
patient and re-
piled, "He IVES
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07

WALTER ALLISON, THE PUN
artist, said some visiting ladies IN
the city heard the baseball tickerS
in operation and stepped into
send telegram. His survey of
the city shows five in operation,
or about to be.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07

A Kdkono, Ind, hoy killed cat be-
cause he couldn't find dead one to swing
in Tom Sawyer play. And to think the
air was fun of them, last October.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07

The Duke of Windsor is very wroth be-
cause an author described him as being
"muddling, fuddling, meddling." There
was, however, no mention of cuddling.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07

A photograph shows several Oklahoma
desperadoes wearing Mother Hubbards. 1t
seems the thing to do after learning four
old women robbed the treasury
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07

The Alton, Ill.,, boy giant recently visited
New York. 1t was bit unusual to see New
Workers gawking up at midwestem sky
scraper.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07
TWO OF A KIND

A visitor being shown through
a state institution for the insane
observed man coming down a
corridor wringing his hands and
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07
HERE m YoNpER, MOSTLY

yonder: The Hunter boys must be
popular and acquainted with the
ways of college politics.
The presidency Of the N.M.C.A.r
one Of the coveted positions at the
State university, has fallen to
Scott Hunter, son Of Nj. and Mrs.
J. S. Hunter Of Hendersonvillc. 4
brother, Bennett Hunter, has been
elected treasurer of his class of
about 200 men.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07

The British government is again reopen
ing the war debt question. 1t would save a
lot of lost melton if they put upper Oh it.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07
SAM & JOHN

SAM & JOHN
The foundations of the world
are being shaken that those
things that cannot be shaken
down shall remain strong and I'M
shaken.
And while the shaking is going
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07
VIC. JUsTUs, OF THE FRUIT

VIC. JUSTUS, OF THE FRUIT
land way, tells of the days OF
giants when q man could carry
three bags of fertilizer. Mr.. Just
us said when the late Tom Carson
was in business on the corner Of
Locust and Seventh, Willard LYDIA
made the boast that he could
carry three bags at a time, where
upon Mr.. Carson took him up ana
said he would make Mr.. LYDIA 4
gift OF three bags if he carried
them from the store to his wagon.
He did it gracefully and Mr.. Car
son paid off grudginGly and de-
clarcd Il want nothing more to DO
with any man as strong, as that
Mr.. LYDIA is farmer and although
much older than when he per-
formed that FEAT, carries all
| the appearances of man Of great
physical strength.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07

TCMORROW'S OBSERV A.
ton tour: The tree we commonly
call the Catalpa, or one Of its
close relatives. as is much in ev!-
dcncc now in front of the Lewis
Department store, and in Toms
mark is in its glory In the Reedy
Patch. Bat Cave and Chimney
Rock sections. There are more OF
these trees in the Bat Cave seq
ton perhaps than any PLACE in
Henderson county. If you like Il
profusion of beautiful blooms, a
trip around Bat Cave is worth
making.
TODAY'S WORD ST I'D Y:
Feat, pronounced IS feet; no.
table achievement, deed or per-
Torrance.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-07
POLICE WORK FAST

Ell CENTRIC. Cal. (UP)-Cali-
fornia highway patrolmcn work
fast. They returned Howard H.
Clark's stolen motor car before
he knew it was missing.