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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21
Rural Dale

A pageant entitled 'The Half Of
My Goods was presented Sunday
| evening at the M e. church, by the
young people of the Epworth League
received by fair sized congrega-
ton. At the Baptist church, the
Sunday school session was followed
by an Easter program of special
music and recitations by the chill
dren, after which an inspiring SER
mon was preached by the pastor,
Rev. H. A. Miller. A good congre-
cation was present. Mr., and Mrs.
Harley Musser and daughter Wava
Rose returned to their home in Lost
Greek, W. Va, Sunday evening, af
ter spending Easter with Mrs. Mus
ser's mother, Mrs. l.. F. Roberts,
Several from this vicinity attended
the celebration of the settlement of
the Northwest Territory in McCon-
nelsville, Wednesday, and in Zanes-
Vile Thursday. All the schools in
day afternoon, thus giving teachers
and pupils the opportunity of seeing
the parade, if they wished--J.
II. Ellis and daughters Miss Pearl,
and Mrs. Grace Alexander, attended
funeral services for the formers
sister-in-law, Mrs. Stella Mcdonald
Roberts, which were held at the
home in Newark, Thursday, at one
p. m. Burial was made in that city.
Clifford Ellis was also in attend
ance at the services. Mrs. Roberts
was a native of Museville, and well
known here. She was the wife of
Fred Roberts, who formerly lived
near Rural Dale. Mrs. Jennie Hen
derson has returned to her home
here, after an extended visit with
her sister, Mrs. Sadie Tilden, near
n or1
herd and daughter Mariana Of
Junction City, spent the Easter va
Shilling of Malta was a visitor at
the home Of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
John Shilling, Saturday.--Mr. and
Mrs C. L. Hall and Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Henry, were Easter Sunday din
Mrs. Edward Hall of the village.
Other Easter visitors were Mr. and
Mrs. Glenwood Mitchell and little
daughter Naomi Ruth, at Fred Shil-
ling's; Mr.. and Mrs Ray Starrett OF
Duncan Falls, Mr. and Mrs J. S.
Hunter, Mrs. Blanche Thorla and
daughters Bernice and Ruth at Mrs.
granddaughter Mrs. Edith Black
lumbus, were also visitors at the
Buchanan home.--E. j. Starrett of
Duncan Falls was a caller in the
village, Sunday afternoon. Geo.
Drake and family spent Sunday
with his father, Lewis Drake, and
family, near Museville. .--Quite
number of people are sick with
colds and sore throat - Mr.. and
Mrs. E. NJ Frame and daughter
Doris attended service at the First
Baptist church, GAINESVILLE, Sunday
evening, where their son Herman
conducted divine worship, and at
the close administered the ordi-
nance of baptism to five candidates.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21
Morgan County Democrat Thursday April

Able of Wrightstown; Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Linscott and Mr.. and Mrs.
Austin Fleming and Mrs. Anna Car
penter of Federal, and host and hos
tess and daughter Catherine. All
McCune many more happy birth
days Charles McNally and
family are moving to the late Vim
ton WOgan farm on Zion ridge, this
week. Mrs. E. J. Able who, has
been suffering with broken bone
in her hip for the last few weeks,
does not improve as fast as her
friends would like to see.--
Warren Withem, son of Mrs. Lena
Withem, started Wednesday morn
ing for CCC camp. --Ardith Able
spent the week end with her aunt
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. HI. F.
Ridgley, Of Chesterhill --Irene No
Ian spent last week with her father,
Arthur Nolan, and her brother, Mr..
MontfOrd Nolan, and family Mr..
and Mrs. L. c.. Able and daughter
Ardith spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Car
penter at Chesterhill. Other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Ridgley
and children Wendell, Dana, Vir-
ginia. Paul and Glenn, Mrs. Guy
Van Dyke and son Philip and Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Able Mr.. and Mrs.
e. J.. Ahle spent Sunday with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Vincent Of Bartlett.--M and Mrs.
Raymond Kincaid of McConnelsville
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. V.
0. Phillips and family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21
Newton Ridge

The third quarterly meeting of
| the Pennsville circuit will be held
at the Bailey church, Monday night,
April 25.- Randall Fordham and
! Miss Julia Hammett of Marietta
spent Friday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. s. Fordham.- Mr.. and
Mrs. Wendell Tompkins attended
the F. F. A. banquet at Stockport,
Friday evening Mrs. Homer Hen
Mrs. Lawrence Matthews and son
Jimmie of South GAINESVILLE, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanford Wooley, near
Roseville, were calling at w. T..
Henery's. c. w. Thompsons and j..
w. Spencer's Sunday Miss Ger
trude Bragg of GAINESVILLE, Raleigh
Gordon and family of Malta and
Bob Bragg and family were dinner
guests Of Mrs. Emma Bragg, Sun
Rex and Velma Bragg were after
noon visitors --Jesse Bishoff and
family of Marietta spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Bailey
Guy Spencer spent Sunday after
noon with his father, j. w. Spencer.
Albert Sorrell and family Of Sines-
vile, Pa, were week end visitors
of Mrs. Sorrell's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Young. Mr.. and Mrs.
Il
Media and Dwight attended the we'd
ding dinner for Mr.. and Mrs. Loren
Harkins of GAINESVILLE, Sunday, at
the Paul Wells home.--The Coterie
met with Kate Henery last Thurs
day for their April meeting. Six
members were present. The May
meeting will be with Iva Clifford.
Kenneth Deiterly and family of
GAINESVILLE spent Sunday afternoon
at the Will Young home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Cannon, Mr.. and Mrs
Harold Mckee and children Dickey
and Joan of GAINESVILLE spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs Henry Har-
mer.--Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weth
erell spent Sunday with their son
Carl Wetherell and family of near
Lancaster Mr.. Wells was IN
GAINESVILLE last Wednesday. where
he had a growth removed that was
pressing on the eyeball and causing
much pain. At this time he is get
ting along fine
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21
Page Seven

lin, and children.--Mr. and Mrs. p.
M. Smith entertained with chick
en- dinner the following persons,
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. p. M. Smith
and son and daughter, and Don
Withem of Glouster, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl yelling of Taylor ridge.
Mrs. Anna Wilson of Trimble is
spending several days with Miss
Jessie M. Wilson .--Orland Richards
spent Sunday with Miss Madge Ped
icOrd. The Easter entertainment
was largely attended last Sunday
evening, and was very good.
Recreation Group Meets
For the first time for over a
month the recreation group met at
the town hall. There was a large
number present, and all enjoyed
the evening. Visitors were Mrs.
Mary Reed Miss Fac Reed, and
James Hawk of Jacksonville; Mrs.
Elton Pedicord and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Hoon and Garnet Reed, lead
er.
Death of Rebecca Daugherty
The grim reaper has visited our
township again, and taken our
friend, Mrs. Rebecca Daugherty,
near Mountville. who passed away
last Friday morning. The daugh-
ters and their families have the
sympathy of the entire community
in their loss.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21

the early pioneers, and they were
genuine-not college boys.
Russell Glass and family spent
the week end with J. L. Glass and
wife.
Charley Ellis and family Of Som
erset were week end visitors Of
Mrs. Wagner.
Fred Mills and children have
moved to Joy.
Clyde Huffman and wife were
Vern Grigsby. They attended the
funeral of Mrs. Rebecca Daugherty,
of Mountville.
The sick people Of Joy are slowly
improving.
Mrs. Harrison Woolman spent
Thursday with her mother, Mrs.
Lucy Startling of Chesterhill.
Mrs. Hannah WoOlman spent Sat-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21

urday night and Sunday with her
brother, James X. McElfresh, and
family. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest McElfresh
were Sunday afternoon callers Of
Mrs. Harvey Hallowell
Marie Parsons of Amesville spent
the week end at home.
On April Z, Edna Morris of New
York City, sent telegraph message
congratulating her cousin, Roy
Swab, on his birthday.
Wayne Adrian and friend of Min
ford spent Saturday and Sunday
with his sister, Bernice, of McGuf
fey.
dine were Sunday evening callers
of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hines of
Amesville.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21

Jack Johnson spent Sunday with
Boyd Delancy's, near Waterford
spent Easter with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Walker. Mr..
Zimmerman and son Of Martins
Ferry spent their Easter vacation
at their cottage here. Charles Lane
and family of Newark spent the
week end with relatives here. A
large crowd attended the Easter
program at Oakland, Sunday night.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21
BrOkaw

Mrs. Mabel Miles and sons Homer
and Charles of Parkersburg, spent
from Thursday night until Sunday
with her mother. Mrs. Rosa Thorn
iley, and sister. Mrs. E. T. Sullivan,
and family Marshall Cunningham
and family of New Carlisle, spent
their Easter vacation with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Cum
ningham and Mrs. Phoebe Lane
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21
Spurrier Ridge

Charles McNally and family of
the Moody vicinity, have rented the
Vinton Wogan farm south of the
Mt Zion church.
Charley Ollie who has been work
ing on the lease for woodward and
Scott, will move onto the farm own
ed by Mr.. woodward, that was for
merly known as the Lafayette Mos.
ier farm. The Mosier family,
Lafayette's parents, were among
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21
NOTICE

We will distribute Hybrid seed
corn from the seed house in Malta,
each Saturday until May /, 1898.
Good certified hybrids are still
vailable.-Delmar M. Glenn, Asso-
ciate Myers Hybrid Seed Corn Com
pany. f17tf
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21

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The Washington times., 1938-02-17

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Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
AMERICAS OPPORTUNITY
TO KEEP THE PEACE

America has a great opportunity
British newspapers agreed in unison
Wednesday, to maintain the peace OF
the world. The British press was COM
menting on a speech by L. S. Secretary
of State Cordell Hull in which he de-
clared the world today is too small for
any nation to remain completely isolat-
ed from any other nation.
Secretary Hull warned that the gov
ernments of the world face international
anarchy unless they use "the way of
reason" to settle disputes, instead of
relying upon armed force.
We aree. We agree, too, with the Brit
ish press about Americas 5 great oppor
tunity" We do not agree, however, and
shall never agree, that Americas great
opportunity will be rasped by entering
any war in defense of any other nations
property, nor shall we ever agree that
America can grasp her opportunity by
dismantling her defense forces.
We remember all too clearly that AM
erica entered the World War "to make
the world safe for Democracy" And we
see all too clearly, too, that the world
is a lot less safe for Democracy than it
was before the World War. We want
none of this great opportunity if it
is going to pitch US into another such
conflict
Germany lost the World War, we are
told. Yet today Germany is stronger
than she was before that war began.
She has disregarded the pledges she
signed in the Versailles treaty. 1t is as
though the World War had never been
fought-eXcept that economic chaos has
come to most of the countries that won
the war. We want no more of that.
If international peace is to come, it
will come by the way Secretary Hull has
outlined, the way of reason. Americas
great opportunity lies in her ability to
instill a doctrine of sanity into the
frenzied governments of the world
through example and leadership. We
cannot force peace down the throats
of anyone, any more than the allies
forced lasting peace down the throat of
Germany.
Peace will come only by peaceable
means. Americas leadership should lie
in a peaceful example, backed up by
physical strength great enough to dis
courage aggression.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
THE DROUGHT CYCLE
(RiVerSide PresS)

The climate chief of the United States
weather bureau believes that the drought
cycle which lasted from 1880 through
1886 is over. This was the longest one
since the period from 1886 through 1895.
People who like to figure out the rela-
tions between the doings of mature and
those of man will probably point out
that the l886-1895 one included the hard
times OF that period, which eliminated
IN the great labor troubles and depres-
sion of 1893, and which gradually re-
ceded and were followed by Mckinley
and the more or less full dinner pail of
the turn of the century.
1t is little difficult to know how
closely these analogies can be followed.
But higher water levels and more rain
for crops are good news to everybody
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
NOMINEE O'DANIEl
WILL LEARN QUICKLY
{ Exeter SUM

NEAeIeE SUM
No one was more surprised than Will
bert Lee O'Daniel when he won the DEM
ocratic nomination for governor of Tex
as, equivalent to election, in last week s
primaries O'Daniel campaigned as a
nOn-politician, believing that his cam
paign would yield greater returns for
his flour business.
After he had recovered from the shock
of victory, O'Daniel must have been
somewhat sobered by the promises on
which he would have to make good. He
promised every oldster of over sixty
five years $50 monthly pension, a pro-
gram which will cost forty-two million
year, and at the same time he promised
to bring taX-weary industry flocking to
Texas.
"Tll just take it from the folks that's
got it, he said. However, he will find
that those folks are the very ones it is
the hardest to get it out Of O'Daniel is
himself a monied man, and he should
we'll know that the folks that's got it,
constitute the manufacturers he is so
anxious to rid of the tax burden.
O'Daniel is probably Texas best pub
licity getter. He built his own flour bus
mess from nothing to half million dol
lars in two years by advertising himself
more than his product. He is a shrewd
and capable business man.
But it will require all his business abil-
ity and ShrewdnesS to handle the COVER
norship of Texas on a non-poftical basis
This has been often tried and seldom
successful. If he succeeds, it will be
proof that Texas has chosen wisely in
electing him.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
TIME 70 FIND
ANOTHER WORD

The Dies investigating committee has
linked about One-quarter of the United
States to communism; the LaFollette
investigating committee has linked an
other quarter of the country to fascism.
That leaves only about one-half of US
just plain Americans with just plain
American ideas.
Or does it?
The communists call everyone opposed
to them fascists, the fascists call every
one opposed to them communists, and
the newspapers, radio commentators
and investigators have fallen into a very
loose habit of calling everyone with a
crackpot political idea one thing or the
other. The result is that the real COM
munists, who are actually dangerous to
this country, get by with murder because
the designation, communist, has come
to mean very little in the public eye
1t is the same with the outright fascists
If these people are to be held up to
the public eye as what they are-persons
who would cut Uncle Sans throat at
the first opportunity-it begins to look
as though we must find some word for
them that does not apply to thousand
other people as we'll
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
TINE FOR AN EXCEPTION
(Nogales Herald)

Senator OMahoney, head of the Con-
gressional committee which is to conduct
the 'anti-monopoly'' investigation of
industry, has announced, in effect, that
it will not be a undertaking expedition.
Instead, he said, it will be conducted
without fanfare, in an attempt to get
at actual facts, and will involve a sur
vey of the economic system as a whole
1t is to be hoped that the other men,
bers of the committee approach the in
vestigatiOn in similar frame of mind.
1t will not be soon forgotten that many
of the so-called mOnopolistic practices
which the government now condemns,
were not only approved but made legally
obligatory under the NRA codes. In
other instances, state laws have forced
industry to pursue tactics which in one
sense or another may be called monop-
olistic.
Most congressional Investigations tend
to turn into inquisitions for political eff
feet. The country as a whole will hope
that Senator O'Mahoney is right and
that this investigation will be an eXcep-
ton to the rule.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18

L was surprised to learn that she
had never been to New York be-
fore.
But ! wasn't so surprised at the
subjects that interested her. for I
rendered that she was repre-
senting the typical American moth
er. She has a son who is going to
enter Harvard this iall. She was
all concerned about her boy 'goin'
way up naWth" where it would be
cold She said:
do you think he will need flan-
mel underwear at Harvard"
Well, I hadn't gone that high to
tell her whether he would need
them, but 1 did tell her that I'd
bet ne wouldn't wear EN-!
She is one of the most beloved
poets Of America. People carry
clippings of her poems around until
they are as Wrinkled as pruneS. 1
expect, if 1 fished through my bill
fold, I'd find one, too. She has
written a poem every week for three
years for The Christian Herald. :"
She is the only American poet who
has an agent in England to sell her
poems to the British people. Millions
of readers in England think she
is an English woman. She has writ
ten eight books of verse. People
come 10 Dallas from al over Am
erica just to see the house she
lives in.
Yet-She never wrote poem in
her life until after she married.
One day as she was washing
dishes, an idea flashed into her
mind. She finished the dishes, then
went to the dining room table and
wrote the poem out on some wrap
ping paper. She showed it to her
mother -in-law who said, why! it
won't even scan"
Her mother -in-laW showed her
how TO doctor it up, and Mrs. Crow
ell copied it On typewriter and
sent it to a magazine. I'd like to
say it was accepted-but it wasn't.
However, her fourth poem was ac-
cepted, and she's been writing poet
ry every since.
l know you'll be interested in
new she preserves the original copies
1f her poems. Well, she punches
/ hole in the corner with a pair of
cissCrs, and hangs it on a nail.
Since she is the model American
lother fer 1888, I asked her if she
ncught children ought to be spank
d.
Yes. Some parents are afraid
} cross the wills of their children.
he reason they dent punish their I
hildren is because tney are afraid
them. A spanking is much bet i
r for child than a jaWing." I
Time TO go. She took my hand. {
You're sure it doesn't get too cold 4
Harvard Tor q Southern bOy?" n
ie asked anXiously.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
WE'LL TN
TeI|You..
says
Bob Burns

jobs are .retty scarce now and
you'd hafta stand such a RIGID eX-
animation to get one that you can't
help wondering somtimes how some
of the men got in.
Maybe it's like the time my I'm
Gle Potchy put an ad in the paper
for farm hand and picked one
man out of three that applied for
the job. 1 was anxiuOs to see how
he went about gettin' the one he
wanted, so 1 says, "Potchy, how do
you know which of those fellows
to pick?" And Uncle POtchy says,
''Weil, Robin, put 'em to a little
test. l asked 'em how many legs
a giraffe had. One said four, one
said five and the other said nine.
You know which one I'm gonna
hire? And I said, "The one that
said four" and Uncle FOtchy said,
"NO--the one that said five'-he's
my wife's cousin"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
Famous Sayings

A sufficient number of young
men having died to cool the ardor
of both sides the Russians and
Japanese seem to have agreed they
will not go to war-not now, any
way-to decide which nation holds
title to that scrubby hillock in
Manchuria. ..#....
So another war scare blows over,
and the world gets one more
chance to take a look at the dir
ection in which it is travelling
What it sees can hardly be re-
assuring. but the immediate dam
ger is lifted and we are all right
i. E.. until the next time.
1t isn't especially comfortable,
this business of living in a world
which is forever teetering on the
edge of an abyss. While all of the
great powers are spending fantas-
tic sums on armaments to provide
national security" the plain fact
is that there is less security now
than at any time since the dark
ages. From one week to another.
no man can be sure that peace is
going to continue. Any given "a
hours may bring the catastrophe.
Perhaps the basic reason for this
insecurity is the fact that we have
the wrong idea of what security
really is. Each nation seems to be
convinced that it can get security
only at the expense of some one
else. In line with this idea, it must
maintain great armies and air
fleets; it must be self sufficient
economically, it must have access
to mines and forests and oil fields
and granaries, it must produce
within its own borders everything
1t needs, it must get the better of
the rest of the world in all of its
commercial deals.
That might be a good idea if it
would work, but it wont-not when
every great nation has the same
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
News Behind
the News
BOOndOggling Uanishes .
It's politics nOiU
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

WASHINGTON.-A fine word
"boondoggling" to have
passed unnoticed from the cam
paign vocabulary.
In 1886 "boondoggling,' used as
a term for alleged screWy or use
less WPA projects, became a cam
paign issue. This year attacks on
WPA center on charges the federal
Work-relief organization sometimes
gets into politics.
In pioneer days, a toggle was
some useful gadget made out of
handy materials, and, when Daniel
Boone invented sling which fast
ened his rifle on his head while he
swan rivers, they called it the
Boone toggle." from that came
"boonedoggle," and Boy Scouts use
the term as they weave belts or
carve whistles in the woods.
One day a New York alderman,
during an investigation, asked a
WPA recreation instructor what he
taught and the reply was boon
doggling." The word swept the
country.
Most projects proved useful, at
least in the eyes of the local spon-
sors, many of whom are not con-
cerned as to whether the results
are worth the expenditure. Alf
Landon ridiculed WPA guide books,
but the 1870 produced have proved
popular as we'll as pleasing to cri-
tics.
The $4,000 Memphis Dog Pound
project, ridiculed i'll the senate and
elsewhere in 1886 because of re-
ported luxurious appointments for
stray dogs, has lessened the number
CT dog-bitten Memphians by pen
ming up and destroying thousands
OF stray dogs. Seven persons died
in that city from rabies in 1885 and
1896, but not one since the pound
opened Sept. /, 1896.
"Boondoggling" still goes on. as
l nthe teaching Of arts and crafts
such as basketry-in mountain
regions. Countless WPA research
projects are proceeding on request
of states, cities, and universities.
Possible evidence that federal
antitrust gestures are having some
effect was found recently by a
monopoly investigation agent pour-
ing through the minutes of a trade
association meeting.
We'll, gentlemen" said the chair
ran, "it seems to be agreed that
We keep prices the same as last
ear"
"You'b better rephrase that, or
veil all be in Jail" urged a voice
rom the floor.
Murder in One Easy Lesson" is
he title Of radio broadcast YOU
an get from the Federal Radio
.ducation Commissions education
! radio script exchange. 1t has
D do with highway accidents.
The exchange has an enormous
st of scripts for local station use.
ncluded are interviews" with
Zen Franklin, William Shakes d
care, Bonaparte, Queen Elizabeth.
Ieorge Washington and Catherine
le Great.
RFC workers in an office build
lg partly rented by the govern
Ient screamed in rage the other
ay. With thermometers at sum-
er's highest mark, the building
turned on the steam
eat. /