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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01
Meigs

We notice by the papers we have
q new son-in-law. There was time
when an honor of this kind was
more or less exciting, but since we
have passed the grandpa period in
life's pilgrimage, it takes more to
work us up. The new addition to
the family seems like very nice
young man. We feel we shall have
no trouble persuading him we
should spend our p. M. of life with
him-that is should we get the
Townsend and old age pensions, and
he able to tend the garden and lawn.
Harry Campbell and family who
have been spending a few months
vacation in East Bloom, are moving
this week to the w. E. Wilson house
and that calls to our attention the
fact we must change our "modus
operanda" or something. We were
about to say near the No. school
house, but that school house is no
more 1t is hard for us to write,
and no doubt harder for you to un"
derstand, anyway the Campbells
belong in Bristol
The WPA workmen at the Law
renee quarry made two strikes. we
learn the inspector informed them
the third strike would be out We
know nothing Of the merits, or de-
merits-only hope men, women and
children are clothed and fed.
Clarence S. Tolbert (Abe) as we
know him. is seriously i'll. 1t seems
the Tolberts are having more than
their share of trouble, Mrs. Tolbert
having had a serious time with hel
eyes.
When we think of the times the
Whitehouse bridge has been repair
ed, We begin to realize we have
passed the colt stage. Thursday OF
last week the county road men
started in to repair it. After tear
ing down one section, work was sus-
pended. The inhabitants of that sec
tion don't seem to know whether q
new bridge is contemplated or some.
thing else.
Emmett Woodward, mention OF
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01
Spurrier Ridge
Death of j, l.. Glass


James Leroy Glass, who had been
in failing health for some time pass
ed away at his home at JOY, sun
day morning, Aug. rs. Funeral
services were held at the JOY chufch
Tuesday afternoon at O'CLOCK
with burial at Chesterhill All OF
the children were home Sunday with
their mother, Mrs. Glass.
Mrs. Wagner and daughter Dora
sDent the week end with relatives al
Somerset.
Clark Grubb and family and Bur-
CESS Wogan's were Sunday visitors
of John Wogan's.
Mrs. Chas. Duncan spent last
week with Earl Ahle and wife.
VIM. Shook and wife were Sunday
guests of Harvey Halloween and
wife.
Edith Shook was Sunday after
noon caller of Mrs. n. NJ. Wood.
James Adrian of DEMO, Oregon,
in a letter to his sister, Lizzie
Adrian, writes that the fields are a
golden yellow, and that there are
quite a number of rattle snakes ana
deer At this time of the year the
snakes give no warning OF thelf
presence. While hoeing some grass
from his potato patch, large snake
ran between his feet, but he quick
ly killed it, and sent the rattles TO
his sister. Later he will send ven
ison back to Ohio
Mrs. Dale woodward who has
been on the sick list the past ten
days. is some better.
Myron Adrian whose shoe rubbed
a blister on his heel, and caused
blood poisonf4 has recovered. II
medical treatment had been delayed,
tetanus would probably have been
the result.
Faye woodward who has been vls-
iting relatives near Plantsville the
past two weeks, has returned home.
Mrs. Hannah Woolman was a
Sunday afternoon caller of Lizzie
Adrian.
Mrs. Chas. Vincent and children
of Millfeld We're Sunday guests OF
Mrs. Eliza Shook.
Betty Crooks of Columbus, who
had been visiting with Mrs. J. e.
Carpenter and family, returned
home, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Shaffer and MT
and Mrs. Katzenbach and son John
Edward Of Nelsonville, were Sunday
afternoon guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles woodward.
Commissioner n. NJ. Wood and
son Ralph, attended the McClaln
reunion near Cumberland, held at
the Springer home, Sunday.
Otto Hines and wife and Mrs. \.
M. Wood were callers of Mrs. Dale
woodward, Sunday afternoon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
The State of Ohio. Morgan County
Common Pleas Court
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Plaintiff

~ f'ederal Fdfm Mortgage Corporation
Plaintiff
Walter and Marguerite c. Ross
Defendants
Case No. 64e7
In pursuance of an Order of Sale
issued to me in the above entitled sc-
auction at the front door of Court
the above named County. on Saturday,
the 3rd dav of September 1898. at
1890 o'clock a. m. the following de-
scribed real estate, situate in the
County of Morgan, and State of Ohio.
and in the Townships Of Meigsville
and Deerfield. consisting of the fol-
lowing, described real estate:
TRACT ONE:-Situated in the
Township of MeigsvilIe and bounded
AS follows: PAing part of the North
half Of Section 4. Town 10, North
Range II West GAINESVILLE Land Dis
trict beginning in the East line Of
the West half of the Northeast GUAR
ter of said section 1854 rods North Of
the Southeast corner of said North
half and running thence North e7 de-
grees West 40l86 rods: thence North
1-2 deg. West 300 rods, thence
North 81 3-4 degrees West 1923 rods.
thence North IA IA degrees West
1S. on rods: thence North Al Ia de-
grees West IA rods: thence North
"a 3-4 degrees West 27. "a rods: thence
North 1f 1-2 degrees West 20. .06 rods:
thence North 81 minutes west 18 ~
rods: thence North ga degrees West
20. 48 rods TO the South line of the
lands owned by the heirs Of Edward
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of George w. Startling, de-
ceased:
Everett Williams, whose address
is Pennsville, Ohio, has been ap-
pointed and qualified as administra-
tor with the will annexed Of the es-
tate of George w. Startling, deceas-
ed, late of Morgan county Ohio.
Dated this Sth day of August, A.
D., 1898.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County.
Emmett Abel, Attorney. 18a3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01
Notice To Contractors
STATE OF OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

Columbus Ohio.
August %, 1888.
Clerk of Sales Legal Copy No. 3S-1.1
UNIT PRICE CONTRACT
Emergency Relief Highway Project
No. f. II. 4O-C %
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the State Highway Direc-
tor of Ohio, at Columbus. Ohio. until
ten o'clock A. NJ, Eastern Standard
Time, Tuesday, September 13, 1898
for improvements in:
Morgan county, Ohio. on part OF
Section of the Marietta -McConnels-
state Route No. II, in Meigsville town
ship, by grading. constructing drain
age structures, and paving with rein
forced Portland cement concrete.
Width: Pavement 20 feet; roadway
81 feet.
Length: 900 feet or o.o56 mile.
Estimated cost $317S6. 90
Contract to be completed not later
than August l. 1889.
The United States Employment Ser
vice, Ernest +. Smell, District Man
ager, sos Elberon Avenue, GAINESVILLE,
Ohio Person in Charge) Ernest F.
Smell. sos Elberon Avenue, GAINESVILLE.
Ohio will furnish the successful bid
qualified unskilled labor as is locally
available, shall be selected for this
project.
The attention Of bidders is directed
letting or assigning the contract. the
use OF domestic materials, selection
of labor. hours of employment and
conditions of employment.
The minimum wage to be paid to
all labor employed on this contract
shall be in accordance with the
Schedule OF Prevailing Hourly Wage
Rates Ascertained and Determined by
The Department of Industrial Rela-
tions applicable to State Highway
Department improvements in accord
ance with Sections 17-3, 17-4. liza
17-5 and 17-5a Of the General Code
of Ohio"
The bidder must submit with his
bid certified check in an amount
lequal to five percent of the estimated
cost. but in no event more than ten
thousand dollars
Plans and specifications are on file
in the department of highways and
the office of the resident district dep
uty director
The director reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
JOHN JASTER. Jr.
25a2 State HIGHWAY Director
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01
Her Error

The young lady walked boldly up
to a woman whom she took to be
the matron of the hospital.
"May l see 1t. Barker, please?''
she asked.
"May l ask who you are?"
'.Certainly, l am his sister"
'.Well, we'll. I'm glad to meet
VOL. I'm his mother -
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01
NOTICE OF HEARING FOR
PAROLE

No. 7305S, Robert Timberlaile, a
prisoner now confined in the Ohio
Penitentiary, Columbus. admitted
from Morgan county, convicted No
vember /, 1887, of the crime of rape
with consent, and serving a sentence
of 120 years, is eligible for a hear
ing before the Board Of Parole, on
or after October /, 1888.
THE BOARD OF PAROLE
BY d. j. Bono, Parole and
Record Clerk. 25a2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Isaac Hastings, deceas-
ed:
Notice is hereby given that H. l..
PARCEL of Beverly Rt. /. Ohio, has
been duly appointed administrator
of the estate of Isaac Hastings. de-
ceased, late of Morgan county, Ohio
Dated this 26th day of August,
1888.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Probate Judge of Said County
G. 0. McGonagle, Attorney. 1s3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of John w. Hempfield, de-
ceased:
Notice is hereby given that EN-
NETT Abel of McConnelsville, Ohio,
has been duly appointed administra-
tor of the estate of John w. Hemp
field, deceased, late Of Morgan coun-
ty, Ohio.
Dated this oath day of August,
1888.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
25a3 Probate Judge of Said County.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01
Ringgo1d
Copperhead Snake Eggs

While hauling from Eva Pierces
barn, the driver ran onto a buncf
Of snake eggs, and broke them open
and found young copperheads, re"
ported FIVE or six inches long.
Miss Lizzie Skinner, after lew
days at home, returned to her en-
ployment at Chesterhill.
Mrs. Eva Pierce is quite improved
in health.
Some miscrant destroyed the
marker at the Johnson Summit.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01

Columbus, Ohio
August %, 1888.
Clerk of Sales Legal Copy No. 3S-1s1
UNIT PRICE CONTRACT
Emergency Relief Highway Project
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01

What is there that is illustriou
that is not attended by labor?
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-23
EDITORIALS
COULD THEY ASK FOR LESS

"For many years the railroads
have been the source of a steady flow
of jobs at good wages; huge purchases
of the products of other industries;
and enormous tax payments to govern
ment," said J. M. Fitzgerald, a rail-
road expert, recently. "But this flow
can't continue if WE dry up the source
and we are drying up the source. AS
this source disappears, the investor and
his savings will disappear. So will jobs
and wages. And what is more import
ant, service will be impaired-the best
and the cheapest railroad service on
the face of the globe"
There are defeatist who claim that
the railroad problem is insolubIe I'M
less some dangerous step such as gov
eminent ownership of the lines is Ia
ken. But there is utterly no evidence
to prove this. J. j. Pelly, president Of
the Association Of American Railroads
has stated that if the lines are given
equality of treatment with their COM
petitors hep will solve their own pro-
blems. He added that if the railroads
specific suggestions for legislative and
regulatory policies are accepted, "once
more we shall see that national pros
perity is geared to railroad prosper
ity."
The first essential step is to give
the railroads greater freedom to adj
just themselves rates to meet Compel
five situations; to adjust service to
the demands of traffic, and to adjust
their expenses to the conditions of
their business. And finally, a regula-
tory policy applied to all carriers alike.
This is the gist of the suggestions
the railroads have made. They ask no
favors-no SUBSIDIES no preferential
treatment over their competitors. They
ask only a fair deal, and the right to
run their business as other businesses
r run-which means the right to
charge rates that will pay expenses and
earn a moderate sum and the right to
fit outgo to income. The railroads say
that if this is done they can solve their
own problems. Could they ask for
much less?
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-23
NEW SAFETY

Industries, engineers and others
will be interested in the publication of
a revised edition of the Handbook of
Safety" just announced by the Nat
ional Conservation Bureau of the As
ISOLATION of Casualty and Suerty Exc
cutives, 60 John St., New York.
The handbook is a complete guide
for safeguarding working conditions
in industrial establishm'ts of all kinds
The material in the earlier handbook
has been red,ganized, amplified and
revised and %consideral new material
has been added both in text and illus
trations. All the material is based on
standard codes for the subject treat
ed where such codes exist, and was
compiled under the direction of COM
mittees of safety engineers who have
had long practical experience in vari-
Gus phases of industrial accident con
troll.
The 80 chapters of the book touch
on such subjects as employe education
and supervision first aid and hospital
treatment and facilities; sanitation
and illumination; the handling and
transportation of materials, engines,
turbines, travelling cranes, elevators
and other machinery; guards for
woodwork, metal working, paper, tex
tile, alundry and other machines, acids
and caustic liquids; explosive vapors
and gases ETC., etc.
Consistent progress has been made
for a decade in reducing industrial ac-
cidents, and this new handbook will
undoubtedly be of material aid in ex-
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-23
SAVED BY A THREAT

It sounds incredible-but at least
once in recent years a good-sized city
in America was saved by a thread!
The thread in this case was that
of fire-hydrant coupling. A great fire
started in the city, and soon grew be-
yound the control of the local depart
ment. Help was summoned from an
ether city a few miles away. The need
ed equipment arrived, attached its hos
es to the ~hydrants, and the city was
saved.
Here is where the thread comes in.
A comparatively short time before, the
city struck by fire had changed its
couplings to the standard size. Had it
not done this the out of town equip
ment could not have used its hydrants,
would have had no water supply, and
so would have been worthless. And the
probability is that the city would have
been destroyed.
This is an example of a little-known
but immensely valuable work that is
constantly pursued by the fire insur-
ance company, Through the National
Board of Fire Underwriters. 1t seeks
to have all communities use standard
equipment, couplings, etc. And it has
met with noteworthy success.
Other activities Of the industry In
volve surveys of communities td de
termine the quality of water supplies,
alarm systems, and fire departments.
Structural Conditions are likewise
surveyed and specific, detailed suggest
ions for eliminating hazards made. And
the industry has prepared a Mode
Building Code which has been adopted
in whole or in part by many progress
i've communities.
A city was saved by a thread! It's
the little things that start fires-and
its the little things that make it poss-
ibIe to successfully prevent and control
them. And those little things can be
the means of saving tens of thousands
of lives and hundreds of millions OF
dollars.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-23
THAT GENERAL FEELING
AGAIN

The recent Improvement in secur-
ty values after many months of dis
heartening declines, has been received
with mixed sentiment. Under normal
conditions the gains would be regard
ed as the start of an upward cycle. But
under the abnormal conditions prevail
ing today, there is a strong and well
grounded fear that the gains will be
merely temporary, and that they con
stitute only a furry of no real signifi-
canoe.
In other words, what the country
lacks today is confidence. That "gen-
eral feeling Of uncertainty and worry
is as strong as it ever was, and perhaps
stronger. Millions of people feel much
as if they we're living above a volcano
that might erupt at any moment. There
is no stability And to say hat this
sentiment is unjustified, as some Of
the politicians do, is cIaptrap.
The tax problem has barely been
touchd. The national debt, in spite Of
past promises to reduce it, scars to
new record after record. More labor
troubles are imminent. The govern
ment, instead Of encouraging produc-
tive business has continued with it mi
mical policies, and it threatens to go
further into business on its own hook,
at the expense of existing private in
vestments. The chaotic political stu
alton is a thorn in the side of industry
and investment
No one expects such problems as
these to be solved at once. But if an
honest start were made with them,
there would be an amazing restoration
Of cinfidence. If government actually
cooperated with business-if govern
ment put into effect a plan for gradu-
ally reducing the debit government
gave the investor assurance his saw
ings would not be destroyed by govern
itself-we would be on the way to sta
biIity. And then Improvement in secu-
rity values or in industrial production
or in other economic matters, would
be greeted with faith and optimism,
investment or capital and "real' jobs.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-23

served that Il the Franco, Hitler, Mus
solni combination continues to sink
British merchant men carrying sup
lies to Loyalist Spain, it may eventual
y sink the chamberlain government.
to boot
At this column has pointed out be-
fore, sentiment in England against the
Prime Minister'S "::peace at any price
policy" is growing. A short time ago
the Government suffered a major loss
when Viscount Cecil of Chelwood,
president of the League Of Nations
Union, a winner of the Nobel Peace
Prize, rose in the House of Lords, de-
clared that Chamberlain's policy was
Inconsistent with British honor and
resigned his position as conservative
Party whip. That is about as startling
as if Majority Leader Barley should
rise in the Senate and declare himself
opposed to the New Deal.
In the Commons, Chamberlain
easily defeated a Labor Party motion
of censure. But ten members of the
Conservative wing, led by brilliant,
erratic Winston Churchill, refused to
vote and one Conservative M. P. voted
for the motion. Chamberlain's re-
cent speeches have tended to be worri-
ed and apologetic-something that is
next unknown in the case of a Prime
Minister with a top-heayy Commons
majority.
The Spanish Loyalist are last
much better than it was believed they
could and there is a umo that Hitler
and M~ussolini T planning to give
Franco enoght troops and supplies to
enable him to win a fast and decisive
victory. If that happened, the fight
against Chamberlain would undoub-
teddy reach a fever pitch.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-23

duly signed by its officers to the mem
beers of any legislative committee at
Washington or at a state capial at such
time when united action by he non
metropolitan weekly and daily papers
of America is deemed, in the Boards
judgement, to be prudent"
That resolution coming from the
country press of America, is highly
encouraging. These newspapers have
become more and more concerned with
legislation and taxation which unfairly
penaIize business. And the majority of
editors have come to the sound con-
clusion that all such laws and class
taxes are indefensible in a democratic
country.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-23
COUNTRY PRESS CONDEMNS
PUNITIVE LEGISLATION

The National Editorial Association
meeting in convention at White Sui
phur Springs, West Virginia adopted
a resolution of nation wide Importance
! concerning punitive Legislation affect
ing business. The resolution reads:
"Whereas there has been a tenden-
CIV both at Washington and at the cap
itaIs of many states for legislative
measures to be introduced and spon-
sored which are discriminatory and
punitive in their application, and
"Whereas there is considerable
fearand hesitation among business
men because of the uncertainties aris-
inc from such tendency, and
"Whereas. we believe it the duty
of the Congress- of the United States
ard our state legislatures, in view of
unempoyment and other distressed
conditions and uncertainty among
business leaders to encourage, aid and
assist business rather than take any
action through discriminatory and
punitive taxes which, in u opinion,
would further retard commerce and
would tend to increase living costs,
therefore be 1t
"Resolved that the National Ed
torial Association goes on record as
opposing such legislative enactments
and
eve further recommend that the
Board of Directors be requested to
dispatch a copy of the above action
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-23
"sOMEWHERE''

Somewhere out and we who drive,
The heart and sould through the
city's hive,
Where life is found in the city walls,
Have little heed where the red road
calls:
Or little choice where the trail may
wait
So that they lead from the city's
gates.
To-The Sunset West-To The
twilight dew,--
Where the rose sweet dreams of the
years
Come true.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-23

pediting further progress. It should
and viii be used extensively by all
manner of industries, large and small,
which are Interested in the accident
problem and its solution.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-23
JAMES WELDON
JOHNSON

Read by William Picken at a
Brief Memorial Service held at
the Annual Conference, NAAcP
Columbus, o.
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-23

The New York Herald-Tribune's
London correspondent recently OBJ
Evening star., 1938-11-13
Automotive Briefs

George D. Keller. vice president in
charge of sales Of the Studebaker
Corp, announces the appointment
OF Lee D. Butler as sales counselor
on Studebaker's Dealer Advisory
Board. Lee Butler is president of
Lee D. Butler, Inc, Studebaker dis
tr1butors for the Washington ter
ritory. In his new capacity, it will be
necessary for Mr. Butler to make fire.
quent trips to South Bend to con-
suit with other distributors and en-
gineering executives on manufac-
turing and marketing Studebaker
cars.
Chrysler, Dodge and De Soto serv-
ice men gathered at Wardman Park
Hotel last week to attend a series
OF annual service meetings for in
formation on the 1889 cars. The
De Soto meeting was conducted by
Regional Sales Manager Fred M.
Hunt; the Dodge meeting was con-
Quoted by w. T. May, Dodge district
manager, and the Chrysler meeting
was handled by F. L. Dickerson,
Washington district manager. Don
Wetmore, Washington district serv-
ice representative for Chrysler Corp,
lectured at each meeting on me-
chanical changes. E. L. Shinn, re-
gional service manager for the
Chrysler Corp, was the principal
speaker at all three meetings.
Evening star., 1938-11-13

most attractive stamps Of the set Is
the 6-kurus, chocolate, showing q
smiling grape picker. The other
values and their illustrations are:
"Ten-paras, dark brown, view Of
LIE Gordon, Smyrna avenue; sop,
violet, fair buildings; 2hk, deep
green, figs on branch; 3k, orange,
Tower of Hukumet Palace; SIX, olive,
olives on branch; 71ak, carmine,
grape culture; 8k, violet brown, view
of Smyrna through an arch; 12k,
lilac, equestrian statue of President
Ataturk; l21ak, indigo, half-length
figure of President Ataturk in eve
ming dress"
Robert Mayer. in the New York
Times, writes: "a vast network of
airmail routes across the North At
lantic to Europe, Africa and Asia
and around the world to connect
with the existing 8,000-mile trans
Pacific aerial bridge, as well as with
routes to Latin America. and Alaska,
has been mapped out by Pan-Ameri-
can Airways and American Export
Airlines-a matter of great interest
to stamp collectors, since such de-
velopments bring opportunities for
flrst-fight and other air covers.
although the date of inaugura-
ton of regular Atlantic flights is
still indefinite and undoubtedly has
peen delayed by crises abroad. Pan