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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05

Remember the old gag-stick out your tongue and touch your ear. We'll there's at the Bronx Zoo that can actually negotiate this trick and fake about it. The first African okapi to set foot American soil arrived the other day He's half zebra and half giraffe is just two years old and will reach his full height at G. Due to the fact that his tongue sixteen inches in length he can stick out his tongue and touch his with the greatest of ease The ladies will elke to him his coat has the finish of Brussels hg
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05

On the beat . Cards from Bay View include one from Richard, Harold and Eleanore Coleman Rose Santoro, and Patricia Blum MT. and Mrs Harry j. Ranslow will observe their 18th wedding anniversary this month the 10th to be exact which makes it quite a month of anniversaries for them. One son, ROy Ob- served birthday August the other Earl has his on the 3Oth. Patricia Church, Anna OCOnnell, Kay Phelan Kathleen McGrath, Mary Mahan, and Anna McGrath are enjoying the cool breezes blowing over Bantam Lake these days All are of the nursing pro fesSiOn. \.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05
FINED $25

Found guilty of speeding in Ber- lin, Richard Hislop of 504 Watertown avenue, Waterbury, was fined $25 and costs in Berlin court Tuesday night. The court later remitted SIS of the fine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05
AnslUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 l. The speed of electricity Is assumed to be the same as that of light.
 2. Canton.
 3. Genesis.
 4. Lithium.
 5. Scotland.
 6. An exhibition of . rec- ord or paper in open court. 2. Little Rock.
 6. That branch of the science of anthropology which treats of the races of man. kind and seeks to explain their origin and development 8. That time of the year when the day and night are equal
 10. Wild dugs C Australia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05
,. o. T. This Down

There was once a store- keeper in New Bedford who re- served the best of his stock for himself. Therefore, any deli- cacy which a shop keeper rec fuses to sell is classed, in New Bedford, as something" or siin- ply, U. o. T."
 Another group of words de- scribe the way a mans carries his liquor, terms likewise brought home from sea: half- seas over, carrying a heavy list to starboard, carrying @ brick in ones hat, and bending ones el- bow above the little finger.
 If anyone is pretending to be busy, someone will say that "he has a hat full of papers and not a word of writing on them"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05
Old Houses, New Uses

It is practically impossible to think of anything else very nice here in Washington and readers are referred to public statement by Congressman Tom Amlie of Wis consin, in part as follows:
 "The climate in the District of Columbia is probably the worst in the country, not excepting Death Valley. For three months in the summer sustained mental effort is impossible"
 Nevertheless, 1t is more or less pleasant to report that the home of the late Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes is being saved from the wreckers to become a sort of a shrine, and that the famous old turreted, brownstone Henderson Castle on 18th street has become rooming-h house.
 The Holmes house on I street
 was about to be torn down and
 the land used for a parking lot. The National Home Library Foun-
 Sation, which publishes books on non-profit basis at 25 cents each
 and in which Holmes was much
 interested, moved in to establish
 what 1t will call Holmes House."
 with a first floor of memorial
 rooms In honor of "the liberal, r dissenting tradition"
 Henderson Castle always tried to give the impression of being the most high-hat mansion in Washing ton. Through many years after the Civil War Washington society was ruled by its mistress, Mrs. John B. Henderson, wife of a Missouri sen. ator who died only a few years ago She sold tract after tract to for eign nations for embassies. The two men who have leased the castle are renting rooms and apartments in it now-it has a nice swimming pool but hope to turn 1t into some kind Of club later.
 Copyright. 1887, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05
BEHIND THE SCEN1ESI IN WASHINGTON keY RODNEY DUTcHER-i
 Democrat Washington
 C0rrespOndent)

Congressional Action Saves Last Great Grove of Sugar Pines F. D. R. Critic Shows Sportsmanship {. Capital Landmarks Will Remain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05
CHIRP, cHIRP!

Now comes the cricket with its cheerful little chirp More pleasing to the than the bufrogs basso-orp
 #N@ FEM EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05
WYiti2lg

That command you just read is part of his work.
 And what did he mean by "gamming," "typestric," "Ka- towse?" Here are the solutions.
 Gam" is g verb that means to speak conversationally. "Gab- ping" some other parts of the country say TGam" comes straight from the visit of two whaleships at sea. "On deck" means skylight; Jumper" means ready for action" "Scuttle" means skylight; Jumper" means @ laborer employed in the docks; and "typestric" was Q New Bed- ford Jumpers word used to de- scribe threatening weather. "Ka- towse," found in no dictionary, means to put on 6 grand to-do, or a lot of fanfare.
 "Dunnage" is @ sailors term that refers to personal posse- sions. 'Keelhauling" has Q his- tory to 1t. This word refers to 8 punishment in the British and Dutch navies, during which the victim was hauled by ropes un- der the keel of the ship. In the more kindly age in which we now live, 1t means to lay over ones knee. To "poon" means to strike another person accident ally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05
SpOrtsmanlike Gesture

Something else rather decent also happened. The tax loophole com- mittee looked over a report on Pres- ident Roosevelt's income tax return after republicans had suggested that F. D. R. might be evading or avoid ing.
 One of those who inspected 1t was Congressman Allen T. Tread way of Massachusetts. Treadway is one of the most persistent ad- ministration critics in the house. According to the way politics is, Treadway might easily have kept silent, thus implying that some- thing was funny about the return. But he showed his good sports manship when he insisted on say. ing publicly:
 Tn my opinion the report showed that the president hac made an eminently fair return"
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-26
Plantsville

A large crowd attended the Mt.
Hermon homecoming. A number
from Columbus, Westerville, North
Dakota, California, and other places
from a distance, who once lived in
this community.--H Harry Rebrassier'
and wife of Wheeling, w. Va, spent
several days recently with friends
here WIN. Hanson of California is
visiting friends here. He was rear
ed near Mt. Hermon, but has been
in other states for number OF
years. Arthur Clifford of North Da-
kota is visiting friends and relatives
here Ella Quinn is spending few
days with her sister, Mrs. Earl Car
penter of Chesterhill.- II months
old child Of Garfield Males and wife
was buried at Mt. Hermon, Aug. II,
from whooping cough and complica-
tions. The same trouble has caused
several small children's deaths In
this neighborhood. recently
little daughter of Earl Carpenter and
wife of Chesterhill, who died OF
whooping cough, was not grand
daughter of J. B. Carpenter and
wife, as stated in the paper, but of
H. v. Carpenter and wife. Miss
Donna Carpenter, daughter of H. v.
Carpenter, is quite poorly Mar
garet Lawrence, daughter of Harry
Lawrence and wife, was operated
upon at Sheltering Arms hospital,
Athens, for appendicitis. She is
getting along very well.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-26
Page Three

of the conveniences, or shall l say
most OF them, without living in
these modern canyons called city
streets and having their ears pound
ed day and night with the mighty
noise of restless man with his street
cars, air hammers, and other noise
making devices supposed to have
sweetness connected somewhere in
the form Of a material gain. The
hills and valleys, adorned with SUBJ
stantial homes and farm buildings,
with timber and crops, and we'll
carpeted with natures almost ir-
repressible grass, were beautiful
sight. 1 would that "all men every
where" would honor themselves by
honoring their great Creator who is
speaking from both earth and sky
as well as from the Book of Books,
by giving themselves to His leader
ship and guidance. Even Christians
have much room yet in which to
show their appreciation of the man
who bled at Calvary for their sakes.
The writer is confident that if we
had a year or two Of the hell that
some European countries are exper-
iencing as their normal state, We
would love each other a lot moro
and appreciate our numerous bless
ings far above their present rating.
But, goodbye friends, with hearty
Thank ye" to the good editor who
permits pilgrims like me to hail
| you now and then through his col
umns.-Don Carlos James.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-26
Miss Nolan Pleasantly Surprised

Miss Bernice Nolan of PennsvilIe
was pleasantly surprised Sunday,
Aug. %, when 26 relatives came to
her home to give her a surprise din
ner and handkerchief shower Those
present included Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wooley of Ringgold; Mr. and Mrs.
Daisy Earles and daughter Vera,
Portersville; Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Kirkbride and son Kenneth, Dick
Reed and Esta Kirkbride and
friend, Glouster; Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Kirkbride and son Walter and
grandson Harry Wade, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Dew and two sons, Ring
gold; Mr.. and Mrs. James 10th
(Pansy Earles), Mr.. and Mrs. Brice
Masterson (Ruby Earles). and Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Earles and daugh-
ter Shirley, Portersville, and Mrs.
Mary Nolan and sons Howard and
Frank
Miss Nolan who recently returned
from attending the summer session
at the University of Wisconsin at
Madison, will return to her school
work at Massillon, O., Sept. 7. She
is head Of the journalism depart
ment at the Washington senior high
school. Miss Nolan was a former
case worker in this county.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-26
Arlington

Miss Freda Lawrence resumed her
duties in GAINESVILLE, Monday, after
having spent her vacation motoring
through Michigan and parts of Can
ada.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. McGregor and
daughter Beulah spent Sunday with
Wilkes Richardson and family.
Miss Ernestine Spurrier and r. C
Glenn spent Tuesday. and Miss Dor
othy Kenney, Earl Moore. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Meltor, all of Akron,
spent Wednesday and Thursday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamer Wilson. The
Wilson's spent the week end in AK.
IRON.
Wayne and Edsel Miller visited
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. R
F. Miller, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oran Miller, Miss
Edith Lawrence and Dale Greer
spent Tuesday in Columbus.
Clyde Wilson and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Brothers.
Mr. and Mrs. James Carrel of Co.
lumbus spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. w. w. Carrel.
Miss jamie McGregor spent the
week end with Mrs. Fannie McGreg
or.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lautzenheise,
of Canton spent the week end witt
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brothers.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-26
Stockport Route Two

There will be regular meeting of
East Windsor grange, Friday even
ing, Aug. 27. AS there was no meet
ing two weeks ago, on account of
painting the hall, the program for
that time will be given, at this meet
ing MIR. and Mrs. Burl Leonard re-
turned Sunday from a wedding trip.
fine wedding supper was served al.
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Blackmer. Covers
were laid for the following: Mr.. and
Mrs C. M Leonard, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Leonard and daughter Colleen,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Blackmer and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Wal
lace, Mr.. and Mrs. Weir Kern, Jun
Tor Blackmer, Miss Hazel Eddie
blute. and the host and hostess, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Blackmer. On Mon
day evening they were given a sere-
made at the home of the brides par
ents, around 200 attending, receiv-
ing nice treat of candy and cigars.
Best wishes are extended them by
their many friends. Mrs Dora
Sheets left Tuesday for Chicago for
an indefinite time, at the home Of
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Otis Hosom. The latter
who has been in hospital for treat
ment for a few weeks, is expected to
be able to return to her home this
week She has many friends hel.c
who hope she may speedily recover.
The condition Of Geo. Tenant
who suffered a stroke of paralysis,
remains about the same, but is be-
ing slightly improved The follow
ing were guests last week at the
home of VIM. Pickering and wife I:
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kirk of Dover;
| Mrs. Ed Arnold of Baltimore, Md. I;
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pickering of Ak
ron: Miss Henrietta Molly of New
! Philadelphia, and Wesley Young and
wife of Zanesville.--Mr and Mrs
r. D. Daughetry entertained the fol-
lowing guests at dinner, Sunday, in
honor of their daughter, Miss Yer
mas 18th birthday: Mr.. and Mrs
Vernard Hindman and three chill
dren, Mrs. John Young and daugh-
! ter Miss Olive, and son Otto, and
Mrs. Frank Cooper and two daugn.
ters and son of GAINESVILLE Mr.. and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-26
r. r. BAKER
MeCONNELSVlLLE, OHIO

come with wine to punish them
This city, likely Samaria, was a CEN.
ter of wealth and luxury, idolatry
and pleasure. 1t was snitten with
strong drink.
v. 2. Behold the Lord hath a
mighty and strong one'' This de-
struction of Samaria by Assyrian en-
emies is symbolical of the ruin that
will overtake all drunkards.
v. 8. "The crown of pride of the
drunkards of Ephraim shall be trod-
den under foot. The laws OF nature
are themselves fierce storm of de-
struction to sweep down upon the
drunkard.
V. 4. "And the fading flower
shall be as the first ripe fig before
the summer" The drunkard seems
to have good time, but he can't en-
joy it long. 1t is hasty fruit soon
plucked off and gone.
V. 5. "In that day will Jehovah
of hosts become a crown of glory,
and a diadem of beauty, unto the
residue Of his people," A Christ
like spirit is diadem of beauty. The
Lord himself will be to His people
a crown of glory.
v. 6. "And spirit of justice to
him that sitteth in judgment and
strength to them that turn back the
battle at the gate" The spirit of the
Lord makes us steady and strong,
developing all our powers into full
er and permanent strength.
V Z. But they also have erred
through wine, and through strong
drink are out of the way. They err
in vision, they stumble in judg-
ment." Isaiah, who lives in Jeru~
salem, turns his attention from Sa-
maria to the people of his own city.
Wine has gained such a mastery
over them that they are completely
overcome by it and care for little
else.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-26
Farewell Message Sunday Night

Rev. Jos. f. Morgan, pastor of the
Church of the Nazarene in Malta.
has accepted a call to the church in
Bethel, o., and will begin his charge
there Sept IL. He has preached
here for two years, his first pastor
ate, also the first pastor for the
church. 1t is interesting to note
that these two years have been strug-
Cling ones, moreover they have been
progressing ones for the church; %
members have been added to the
membership, and the church is out
of debt and will soon make plans to
build, for which they already have
assurance of goodly sum of money
to be used for this purpose alone.
The farewell message will be preach
ed at the 7:45 O'Clock service the
coming Sunday night. The church ex-
tends a hearty invitation to the COM
munity to be present at this service.
Rev. Morgan wishes to use this
means to express his gratitude to
the news editors and to all the COM
munity, for their interest and kind
ly given contributions that they
have rendered to this young church.
1t is supposed, not certain, that
Rev. Grant w. Crane, pastor of the
New Lexington church. will be the
coming pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-26
HOME AGAIN AFTER VISIT
WITH BOYHOOD FRIENDS

Home from Ohio and feeling
grateful to multitude of friends
who contributed to making the jour
ney joyful After all, what else 4
just like friends, particularly liz
old friends-Bert Miller with whom
| played on little Wolf creek ~
years ago; Ike Young with whom |
worked in the Malta Hardware store
Tong time ago." Link Ray, to whom
I went to school in a very early day;
but we can't use these columns for
listing the precious acquaintance OF
man past 60. There is the tempta-
ton, however, to go on mentioning
old schoolmates and other precious
friends, but they must pardon the
omission which space makes neces-
sary. 1t is too bad, that some NOR
tails throw their friends away for
trivial causes. I think / can take a
good deal of abuse, if it ever be-
comes necessary, before cutting con-
uection with either kinsman or
friend. Can you imagine what this
world would look like to you if you
knew you had not friend in it?
The new generation are all strang
ers to me after being out of the
county most of the time for 40
years. / do not even know my own
kin in every case-and l regret il.
There is much to indicate that the
world has been sadly on the tobog-
gan slide that ends in the bad lands.
but there is also evidence of much
| improvement in various ways in
Morgan county. / seemed to find
people living more like human be-
ings with respect to each other than
some did formerly. OF course, peo-
pie are on much better plane in
the material realm. The roads arr
| generally roads now instead of 9
bad place between two fences. Viii
llage and country people have man,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-26
PHONE a.

Mrs. Bernard Appel (Minzie Smith,
of Cleveland visited few days last
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Stotts. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Rollison, Eli Robinson and wife and
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bamfield and chill
dren attended the Early reunion.
Sunday Friends here will be sorry
to learn that Ed McVeigh of CO.
lumbus, formerly of this place, is In
i'll health.--W VIM. Ryder and daugh-
ters Averne and Patsy of Columbus,
were guests Saturday night and
Sunday at the home Of his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Watson.
The formers mother, Mrs. Lura
Ryder, who has been spending cou-
pie of weeks here, returned home
with them Mrs. Olive Young and
daughters Mrs. Erma Hutchins and
Mrs. Elsie Stoneburner, GAINESVILLE,
and James Kidd and wife of Union
Vile, were guests Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Tenant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Emory and
daughter visited over Sunday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
| Emory at Norwich Miss Evelyn Em-
ory who has been spending a few
| weeks here, returned home.--Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Vance Of Bristol,
Tenn, will arrive this week for a
visit at the home of the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Tenant.
There will be miscellaneous
shower for Mr.. and Mrs. Burl Leon
ard, at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blackmer.
East Windsor, Wednesday. Sept. l.
All are invited.
Auto Accident
| AS Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Pickering
were returning home Saturday even
| ing from McConnelsville, their car
a Ford coupe, overturned on the
road near the VIM. Shilling home
Mrs. Pickering's hands and shout
ders were cut very badly, by broken
glass. She was taken to physician
by a passing motorist, for treatment
Mr.. Pickering received bruises. They
were both able to return to their
home in their car.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-26
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%.soa "a So@.&

God Condemns Intemperance, Le-
viticus 10:1-11: Proverbs 31:4, 5;
Isaiah 28-18: Romans 14-21, for
Sunday, Aug. 20:
Our lesson consists of various por-
tions of the scripture which illus
trates how, in one way or another,
alcohol is social foe, incapacitating
men for rendering the service of
which they are capable, and bring
ing evil results in it's train.
VS.. /, g "And Nadab and Abihu
offered strange fire before Jehovah,
which he had not commanded them.
And there came forth fire from be-
fore Jehovah, and devoured them,
and they died before Jehovah" God
accepts no substitute for His com.
mands; these two priests did not
seek to know and do the will of God,
for which they were made an exam
pie in due punishment.
VS.. s, 9. "And Jehovah spake un-
to Aaron, saying, Drink no wine nor
strong drink, thou nor thy sons with
thee, when ye go into the tent of
meeting, that We die not; it shall be
a statute forever throughout your
generation" The subject of prohi-
bition as taught here was to secure
the sober, serious and effectual per-
formance of priestly duties as relat-
ing to God, discriminating between
the clean and unclean. There should
be a plain difference between God s
children and those who do not know
God. Drinking is one thing that
ought to mark that difference. These
characteristics in Gods children
serve as the best Christian teach
ers of children.
VS.. 4, 5. at is not for kings, o
Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink
wine; nor for princes to say, Where
is strong drink? Lest they drink,
and forget the law, and pervert the
justice due to any that is afflicted"
A ruler should be an example to
others in moral living; these verses
teach that liquor drinking not only
makes men forget the law, but leads
them to disregard law; that drunken
man thinks it smart to profane
Gods name; that alcohol perverts
judgment because there is lost the
sense of justice.
w. L. "Woe to the crown of pride
of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to
the fading flower of his glorious
beauty, which is on the head of the
fat valley of them that are overcome
with wine!" Here was a great city
and a rich valley of which the peo-
pie were proud. 1t brought Gods
judgment upon them and He used a
heather nation evidently not over.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-26
Writes From Mt. Vernon, O.

Mr.. Lloyd Patterson of Mt. Yer
non, O., in renewing his subscrip-
tion to the Morgan County Democrat.
wrote:
We read the Democrat, and enjoy
the letters from our home neighbor-
hood. Our friends do not get let
ter to us every Friday, but the DEM
ocrat does. Mt. Vernon is enjoying
la great period of prosperity at pres
ent. With six big payroHs each
week, Cooper & Bessemer engine
works, Mt. Vernon Bridge company,
Timkin rock drill works, Lamb milk
bottle company, Pittsburgh plate
glass company, the Shellman cello
phane company, employing close to
$500 men in all the different plants.
We wish to compliment your
Judge Rieeker, on the very good way
he sentenced the young men some
time ago. We believe that IL the
Judges over Ohio would take tho
stand Of Judge Riecker, our peni-
tentiary and homes Of correction
would be less crowded, and home
communities as well OF.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-08-26

God Condemns Intemperance, Le-
viticus 10:1-11; Proverbs 31:4, s;
Isaiah 28-1-8; Romans 1921, for
Sunday, Aug. 20:
How does temporal prosperity un-
controlled affect society?
How does drinking affect morals,
manners and justice?
How save our children from the
drink habit?
In what should one be temperate
and in what should one be an abb
stainer?
Why is drink greater social
menace today than in the past?
Glorious says: "An effort is being
made to make drinking respectable,
but no one will venture to call
drunkenness respectable. Drinking
and drunkenness are SO connected
that if one is respectable, it will