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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24

Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Martin and
daughter Miss Eunice Williams
were recent visitors with Mrs. Mar
tins sister Mrs. Pearl Acheson and
family, near GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Torbert
and III. w. Whitaker were visiting
Friday at Arthur Warren's.
Bridgeville visited at Harry Brock ;
Sunday, and called on their uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Crooks on Poplar ridge.
Get-TOgether Meet
Patrons on the Price-Patterson
telephone line enjoyed a get-togeth-
er with eats at the Perley Patter-
son home, Wednesday evening, Mar.
16. Covers were laid for 27. The
supper consisted of oyster soup,
sandwiches, pickles, cottage cheese,
coffee. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ebert Maxwell, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. e. Price and son Dwight, Mr..
and Mrs. Ronald Finley and daugh-
ter Wanda Jane, Mr.. and Mrs. A..
M. Bankes and son Glenford, Mr.
and Mrs. E. e. Barrett and son Bill
lie, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Finley and
children Charlotte Ann and Donald
Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brock
anu CuIiuFeu ROBERT BLOCK ana
Junior, and Miss Irene Nelson and
the Pattersons.
There will be preaching here Sun
day evening, April 3, by Rev. Cal
lier of McConnelsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Porter and
little daughter Linda visited Satur-
Gay and Sunday with friends at
Marion
Mr.. and Mrs. E. I. Price of Por-
tersville were dinner guests Sunday
at Donald Finleys. Little, Miss
Charlotte Ann Finley is spending
the week with the Prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Price and son
Dwight spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Reed at
GAINESVILLE.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24
State Capital News
0. U. Building 100 Years Old

Ohio University, state-supported
institution of higher education, at
Athens, is listed in recent survey
as the possessor of one of the few
college or university buildings III
the United States which is more
than 100 years old and still in ac-
tive use, according to Ohio Uni
versity President Herman Gerlach
James. He referred to campus
structure known as ''Manasseh Cut
Ter Hail." named in honor of the
Manasseh Cutler of the Ordinance
of 1897 fame. The ordinance es-
tablished the Northwest Territory,
from which Ohio and five other
states were carved. Ohio University,
President James pointed out, was
not only the first institution of
higher education in the Northwest
Territory district, but is the oldest
west of the Allegheny mountains.
He called attention to Manasseh
Cutters widely known quotation in
the ordinance: "Religion, morality
and knowledge, being necessary TO
good government and the happiness
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24
Deerfeld

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Deaver visited
Sunday with their uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Deaver, who
| are very sick at their home in Rose.
Vile.
Ewell Wilson, who is with the
CCC boys at Mt. Vernon, o., spent a
| few days recently with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wilson and
other relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Finley and
little daughter Wanda Jane visited
Sunday with their father and sis
ter, Herbert Rogers and daughter
Miss Alta Rogers. The latter is re-
| covering nicely from her recent op-
GRAFTON.
Mrs. John Wallace who has been
in very poor health for some months
digestion and heart trouble recent
| ly. She is somewhat improved, but
e. G. Patterson and family were
recent visitors with relatives in
GAINESVILLE.
Harry Brock and family were Wis
| iting recently with Mrs. Brooks
mother. Mrs. sherman Parsons, and
other relatives at the home of Mrs
Brooks aged grandmother, Mrs.
Titus who is very sick at her home
in Byesville.
Lloyd Patterson and sister Miss
Rena Pearl were GAINESVILLE visitors
Saturday.
Willie Mum and family of Ath-
ems were Sunday visitors with their
sister, Mrs. Lettie Greuey, and fam
lily.
Mrs. Milford Williams and Miss
Autie Weaver of Tropic visited Mon
day with their sister, Mrs. Everett
Earles, and family.
Sunday visitors at Howard Will
sons were Floyd Greuey and family
Of Sayre and Delmar Dunlap of
Bristol.
Ronald Finley assisted his broth
| er Ralph Finley in moving from
near Triadelphia to near Beverly,
last week.
Mrs. Henry Campbell is staying
with her daughter, Mrs. Evelyn
Shilling, following an operation at
| the Bethesda hospital, GAINESVILLE.
Miss Elsie Raney Of near Gallon is
staying at the Campbell home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24
Wesley Chapel

| The son born the first of March
| to Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth McPeax,
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Daley, has been named
Kinsey Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phipps ana
daughters Lois and Frances of Co.
lumbus were Sunday visitors at the
Murray returned home with them
Sunday evening, for a short visit.
Mrs Dalton Gibeaut returned
home Friday, after having been
caring for her daughter-in~law.
Mrs. Lewis Gibeaut, of Malta, who
had pneumonia.
Mrs. Ed Ashton has been quite
sick the past few days, but is i'm
proving now.
Miss Patricia Jackson who has
been ill with quinsy, is recovering
nicely Her brother, Kenneth, who
had a heavy cold is able to be back
| in school,
Miss Clara Louise Fouts has been
quite sick with cold
Keith Ashton spent last week
with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Ashton.
Mrs. Florence CrOy returned to
her home in Columbus, Monday, af.
ter having spent number Of
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Emma
Beard.
Since we last wrote for the paper
the Wesley Chapel l.. A. S. has had
two enjoyable meetings, one at
Mrs AIDA Offord's, and the other
with Mrs. Mary Macklem.
If you ever attended Sunday
school at Wesley Chapel, or if you
are not attending any Sunday
school. try and get up in time Sun
day morning to be at Wesley Chap
Ell at 10 o'clock. We wonder which
way we should say it: Parents
bring your children, or children
bring your parents
Mrs. Homer Buchanan fell recent
ly and sprained her ankle quite
badly.
Plenty of rain last week, but
Monday started off with plenty Of
sunshine, which we all appreciate.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24
HISTORICAL RECORDS SURVEY

The survey of state and local his
torical records was initiated as a
nationwide undertaking in January,
| 1886, as part of the federal writ
ers' project of the works progress
administrations program design
sional and clerical workers made
idle by the depression and regular
] ly certified for WPA employment.
| The project has been organized and
operated by the district supervisors
| under the technical supervision Of
the state director. In November,
1896, the survey became an inde-
ber one, but it's administration re-
mained unchanged.
The objective Of the survey,
which is nearing completion, has
been the preparation of inventories
of the records of county, municipal,
church, and other local govern
mental units. The ''Inventory Of
Government Archives in Ohio"
when completed, will consist of SO
inventories with a separate number
for each county, according to its
number in an alphabetical list Of
Ohio counties.
Information concerning each rec
ord, although given in a condensed
FORM is complete The record title
is followed by the date covered,
number of volumes, or file boxes,
OF the record, nature of the record
ing, indexing, arrangement or meth.
cd of filing, and its location
In addition to complete listing
of the records of all county agen-
cies, it contains historical sketch
of the county, tracing the territor-
ial development of the land compris-
b1
the establishment of the Northwest
Territory by the historic Ordinance
of 1887 to the creation of their per-
manent boundary. Tracing the con-
tinuous development from the erec.
ton of the county and including
pertinent information on the county
of today, this history offers brief
resume of the counties organization
and growth. The evolution of Ohio
county boundaries is illustrated by
eight charts prepared by the Ohio
State Archaeological and Historical
Society, beginning with the lone
county of Hamilton in 1890, and
the last chart showing the present
boundaries of all the counties es-
tablished in 1888.
An account of the organization
record system, accompanied by
charts illustrating the offices func-
tioning under the county elector-
ate, together with the date of the
organization of each county is Of
educational interest to not only
couQty officials, historians, attor-
neys, ETC., but to students of gov
ernment and laymen as we'll
While the aim of the survey is to
make available information regard
ing records and not with any view
toward a recommendation for any
reorganization of county govern
ment, in light of the general knowl-
edge of county government made
available for the first time by this
undertaking, it is not improbable
that some changes may result.
This inventory of county records,
which is both chronologically index
ed and alphabetically indexed By
items for ready reference, will when
concluded, deserve a place in botn
school and public Libraries, in var
ious offices of local governmental
units, and in all national deposi-
tories. Morgan county survey is be-
ing rechecked by F. H. Smith, who
has had many years experience at
real estate title research.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24
Newton Ridge

Miss Laura Mae Newsom of Co.
lumbus spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Earl Newsom
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Henery Of
Roosterville spent Sunday afternoon
with their son, Albert Henery, and
family.
Mrs. Florence White attended the
club meeting at Mrs. William New
mans last Wednesday.
Mrs Jennie Patterson of Stock
port has returned home, after
spending the week with her broth
er, w. e. Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs Kenneth Deiterly
and two children of GAINESVILLE spent
Sunday with Mrs. Deiterly's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard White and
daughter Bernice, and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Harry Henery and daughter Hill
Mrs. Marie Henery who has been
sick for some time, is much better,
and able to be up some.
Mrs. Blanche Daugherty attended
the Eliza Bingham funeral at Nc
Connelsville, Thursday
Frank Bragg visited in Zanes-
vile from Thursday until Sunday.
Allie Bailey who is helping at
the Sam Van Fossen home, spent
tie week emu dI uOIUt.
Mrs Blanche Daugherty attended
the j. l.. Benjamin funeral at Malta,
Monday afternoon.
Walter Daugherty and family of
Marietta spent Sunday at the How
ard White home.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Spencer and son
Herman of Malta visited Sunday at
the Bob Bragg home.
John Wetherell and family visit
ed Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Eta
Mellor and son Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Bailey visited
Sunday with Mr.. Bailey's sister,
Mrs. Alice Walker at the sanator-
ium.
Raleigh Gordon and family of
McConnelsville spent Sunday with
Mrs. Emma Bragg.
The Coterie ladies spent last
Thursday with Florence White, the
time being spent in quilting.
Valena Rardin spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. V. Rardin, of Roosterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell McKibben
of Stockport spent Sunday at the
Luther McKibben home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard White, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Harry Henery and
Gladys Tompkins attended the P. T.
A. banquet at Stockport Monday
evening.
Della Bowles had the misfortune
to run crochet hook in the thick
of her thumb, which was very pain
full, but is getting better.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24
SIDE LIGHTS
LOCAL HISTORY
By
Sfanbery Alderman

My grandfather, E. M. Stanbery
wrote an article and read it before
the old Scientific society, on early
Mills and Milling in this Valley,
and the paper was published in the
Democrat for the issue of March z
1916.
In that he writes of the earliest
grants for settlers along the river
to erect mills, mostly mills to grind
corn. 1t is an interesting article
and contains much of historic value,
and l recommend that anyone inter-
ested in this series / am writing,
read it, as / shall not go over the
same ground. l saved all the ar
ticles that were published that had
and believe that some day | may as
semble them and print them as a
booklet. Many things of interest,
never published elsewhere, appear
ed in these, and in talks made be-
fore the society. When I was sec
retary / always secured a copy of
the address and kept it, and it is my
belief that after 1 left here and
others acted as secretary some of
them were published. In talking to
Miss Mary Burke, who was serving
as secretary at the time of the 1913
flood, she told me the records and
papers were carried away. This
was distinct loss, as never again
will it be possible to assemble the
same information. Many who wrote
the papers are dead. Some never
prepared papers to read, just talk
ed as the spirit moved them, AMI
what records were kept were lost
in the flood.
The earlier settlers in the valley
were welcomed by the Indians, as
the Delawares We're all friendly to
them. The land had been ceded to
the government by the Indians, and
by it sold to the settlers. Many
stories Of the friendship existing be-
tween the Indians and the early set
tiers have been told The Indians
wanted only to hunt, and the set
tiers wanted to plant, so by the eX-
change of game for grain there was
maintained regular commerce
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24
Morgan County McComelsve Thursday

Mr.. and Mrs Russell Best and
children Of Hickory ridge. were
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
s. BarkhurSt.
A. B. Stevenson Of the east side
spent Sunday week ago at Clark
Harris.
Henry Williams who is having
rheumatism, is not able to be about
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Drake and chill
Drake, Mrs. Clyde McElfresh and
son Louis of McConnelsville. were
sunday afternoon callers at C. F..
brakes.
Friends here were sorry to hear
OF the death of A. j. Milton of St.
Louis. He was former resident of
this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wood of
Amesyille spent Sunday afternoon
Mrs Frank Wells. N
Mr.; and Mrs. c. E. Newburn and
son Rex, Mrs. Clark Harris and
daughter Marie attended the golden
wedding at w. c. Newburns, of Ell
liott, Sunday.
Mrs. Rosa coler has returned
home, after spending a few weeks
with her daughter, Mrs Elmer
AonngfelloW nlsI and family of Nashport
nome last week, after spending sey
eral weeks at Crooksville.
Marllyn Harris of McConnelsyille
spent Sunday with Mrs. Elma Mil
Mrs. Robert Newsom entertained
with quilting last Thursday. At
noon a fine pot luck dinner was
served Those present were Mrs.
Dorothy Able, Mrs. Agnes Newman
Mrs. Faith Scott, Mrs. Mildred
Scott and son Keith, Mrs. Rosa Col
er, Mrs. Alice Ellis, Mrs. Christie
Newburn, Mrs. Irene Coler, Mrs.
BESSIE Griest, Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Graham and three children.
Eva Bingham is employed at the
Malta hotel
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24

of mankind, schools and the means
couragedv
Fewer Penitentiary Paroles
Warden James G.. WOOdard of
Ohio penitentiary announced
marked decline in paroles, pardonS
and combinations of sentence dur
ing 1887, in comparison with 1886.
The state board of parole last year
year previous 335 inmates were
granted freedom, Warden Woodard
said. Only one inmate was par
doned in 1887, while eight pardons
and combinations combined were
issued in 1885.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24
HOpewell

Mrs. Rosa Coler spent last Thurs
day and Friday with Mrs. Anna
Newsom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Collins OF
GAINESVILLE spent Saturday at w. S,
Barkhurst's.
Evelyn Wells is at Marietta hos
pital, employed as nurse.
Marie Harris of Rio Grande spent
the week end with her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. Clark Harris.
Mrs. Wilbur Henderson and two
children Of Bristol returned home
Tuesday, after spending few days
with her brother, Bert Roberts, and
family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24
ay dinner with Clyde Wilson and

day dinner with Clyde Wilson and
family
Miss Dorothy Downing is confined
to her home with chickenpox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Thorla
and Misses Bernice and Ruth Thor
la visited Sunday with Mrs. Belle
Buchanan of Rural Dale.
Mrs. Dora Flanders visited Fri
day with Mrs. Clyde Wilson
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamer Wilson, Miss
Beulah McGregor and Dale Greer
spent Saturday evening with Misses
Freda and Edith Lawrence
Miss Mary Carrel who suffered a
broken hip several weeks ago, and
has since been confined at the home
of her brother, w. w. Carrel, is
now able to walk, and will soon re-
turn to her home near Young
Hickory
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-24
Arlington

Mrs Homer Lawrence of Cam
bridge came last Friday and spent
the day with her father, c. w.
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Miller spent
the week end with the formers aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
King, of Sandwich, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs, Grover Roberts and
little daughter called on Mr.. and
Mrs. John Anderson, Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie McGregor took Sun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07

Entrees, Cool as a Country Stream
Resk7 sotfo But first send vnUoI three
iis) with this with
Service Department. Til. Week Mosozoe this
Evening star., 1938-01-03
CLIPPER IS POISED
AT KINGMAN REEF
Samoan Plane Ready to Hop Off
on Last Leg of Australia.
Honolulu Flight.
AZ the Associated Press,

oy tiiS aoootAaoS 1860
KINGMAN REEF, Equatorial Pa
cific, Jan. 3.-The Samoan Clipper
was ready to hop off at dawn today
(about noon E. S. T.) on the last leg
of it's Auckland. New zealand-Hono-
lulu flight to inaugurate commercial
air service between Australia and the
United States.
The Pan American Airways' flying
boat, which left Auckland Saturday
morning with cargo of mail and
express, arrived last night from Pago
Pago, American Samoa, first stop on
its epochal flight. The distance from
Auckland to Pago Pago is 1906 miles
and from Pago Pago to Kingman Reef
1861 miles.
The 19-ton flying boat, with the
veteran sea flyer, Capt. Edwin c.
Musick. in command, is expected to
complete its 1,085-mile jump to Homo
lulu late today.
There. mail and express is to be
transferred to the Philippine Clipper
due in the Hawaii metropolis from
Manila Wednesday. The Philippine
Clipper, under present plants. will ar
rive at Alameda, Calf, Friday morn.
ing to complete flying the first com.
mercial load from New Zealand to the
United States.
At this tiny atoll, Pan Americans
four. .masted schooner Trade Wind is
serving as a base Of operations until
the company erects buildings. With
weather bureau and radio direction
finding facilities aboard, the boat will
guide air liners in and out of King
man Reef and furnish them supplies.
Evening star., 1938-01-03
WIDE T.V.A.PR0BE
SOUGHT BY NORRIS
Study Would Embrace Mat.
terS of Dissension and
Injunction Suits.
By j. A, O'LEARY.

A broad investigation of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority to find out
mainly whether it has been handi-
capped by internal dissension or by
the activities of power companies was
asked in the Senate today by the
father Of the T. v. A. law, Senator
Norris. Independent, of Nebraska.
His resolution, which must be acted
on by both houses, would have the
inquiry conducted by the Federal
Trade Commission and 100000 au-
thorized to cover the cost.
The proposal was offered unex-
pectedly and was referred at the re-
quest Of Senator Norris to the Com
mfttee on Agriculture for report. The
Nebraskan explained later. off the
floor, that he made the move be-
cause Of complaints and discussions
in the press principally with regard
to reports Of dissension in the T.
v. A. board.
He added to the resolution the re-
quest for investigation of injunction
suits by power companies, he said be-
cause T. v. A. has been delayed and
put to considerable loss by these legal
moves. Senator Norris declared T. v.
A. has never lost a suit in the upper
courts, but that numerous injunctions
have been filed in various places. His
resolution seeks to have the F. T. C.
investigate the following points:
Whether said Authority is carrying
out with reasonable economy and ef-
f1ciency the provisions of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority Act. ""*
Whether the work of said Author
ity has been handicapped or inter-
fered with in any way by any internal
dissension among members of the
board of said Tennessee Valley Au-
thority; if so, the cause, if any, of
such dissension and what effect it has
had upon the work of said Authority.
Whether any member of said board
is holding office in violation of sub
section H, section 2, Of said act; and
whether any member of such board
has given aid or assistance, either di-
rectly or indirectly, to private power
companies in suits for injunctions in
stituted by said private power COM
panies."
Evening star., 1938-01-03
(Picture on page BID
BY JOHN H. Cassidy, Jr.

Hundreds of unemployed District
workers converged on the District Of
Columbia Employment Center today
to make application for benefits under
the District Unemployment Compensa-
tion Act
A temporary Office has been set up
at 928 Fifth street NV. to take care
of the registration of workers eligible
to receive unemployment compensa-
ton checks. A handful was waiting
outside when the Office was opened
at Z am, and the number increased
hourly.
Almost 5000 had called to make
application by shortly after the noon
hour, according to C. E. Lamson, di-
rector of the District Employment
Service. The Office was to be open
until 4:30 pm
BY 9:15 am Mr.. Lamson esti-
mated approximately 1000 had called
to make application. To avoid con-
fusion and eliminate the necessity
for applicants to wait, however, each
one was handed an envelope contain
ing instructions and applications for
benefits and for new jobs. Each en-
velope specified what time the jobless
worker should return to file his formal
application.
A staff of 40 workers from the
employment Office were interviewing
those who could be taken care of
Immediately. Twenty of the inter-
viewers were receiving applications
for unemployment benefits, while the
(See REGISTRATION, Page A-12.)
Evening star., 1938-01-03
PrOclailns Faith in
DemOcracies.
Bills Pushed.
BUDGET LEFT
UNBALANCED
Industrial Chiefs
Cooperation
Is Urged.


War clouds in Europe and the
Far East formed gloomy back
ground for the suittly changing
business picture in this country as
the Nations legislators assembled
today for the opening OF the Sec
ond session OF the Seuenty-sirth
Congress. The expert handling of
the crisis gro,Uing out OF the sink
ing OF the U. S. S. Panay By the
japanese appears for the present to
haze edsed the tenseness OF the in
ternational situation, but the recent
attacks BY administration leaders
on alleged monopolistic practices OF
big business hate threatened to
Widen the breach betWeen industry
and the Government This is
potentiality 1Uhich many Democrats
in Congress DieD ,Cith concern and
Which they haze indicated they
Uill resist to the ertent OF their
ability.