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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-09-21

and son Edward of Edgartown,
Mass, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lawrence, Monday night.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-09-21

Miss Jessie Mckinney. secretary
to Congressman Robert T. Secrest
left Monday for Washington, d. c.,
after having spent few weeks in
Mr.. Secrest's office, at Caldwell
and visiting here with her mother,
Mrs. George Mckinney.
The guardian., 1939-03-04
Uptown Downbeat
Jay Morris

Notes of a Night-Hawk. We
missed our deadline last week so
couldn't send you any jive, but here
it is even if it is bit stale. The
Young Republicans under the direc-
tion of Pres. Henry Tyrell entertained
last Monday evening via a well-attend-
ed jam session at AGA. Music was pro-
vided by Newton Ball at the piano, in
addition to the latest in recorded
music. Head-man Joe Mitchell was on
hand watching his proteges make
whoopee. He confides that the colored
Republicans are loking forward to
worthwhile appointments in the near
future. We on the outside are also
watching the movements of the party
in power and when appointments are
made, we hope they won't follow the
usual method of removing one colored
person and replacing him with another
colored person. We expect to see new
positions opened up for the race, be-
cause that is the only way progress
will be made. :. Getting back to the
club, Joe Mitchell and those RESPONSE
BILE for it's formation are to be con-
graduated for their efforts. The fact
that many of us disagree with the doc
trines of the Republican Party does
not lesson our admiration for the work
the leaders are doing in training the
young people along civic and politi-
cal lines. We had a choice of
several affairs Tuesday evening with
Don Redman at the Roseland- State
Ballroom and the AKA. Barn Dance
Continued on Page g.
The guardian., 1939-03-04

Cox's fragile Legend of a TWILIGHT
Bell effectively recited by Lucille Nor
man with musical accompaniment
the impressive "Creation" bv James
Weldon johnson was given the touch
OF classic by Miss Norman.
Georgine Russell lent a bit of Maxine
Sullivan style to the program when
she lifted ga Brown Bird Singing" bv
Hayden Wood. &. stunningly attired in
a peach creation topped by a white
gardenla shoulder corsage, the Rus
sell really went to town proving her
real forte is spirituals when she sang
Hall Johnson's arrangement of "Hon-
or, Honor" in smooth low contralto
which commanded a vociferous re-
sponse for an encore the final
group by Lucille Norman who wore
black net and lavender with corsage
of roses was on the humorous side and
began with Buddy Speaks A Piece"
an impersonation which covered nu-
merous voice changes and characteri-
cations the brilliant artistry of
her matchless pantomine simply
CLEANED in "Millie At The Movies"
making an old subject quite amusing
with new and deft impressions a
happy pair of monologues "Silence Is
Golden" and "Margie's Speech on I'M
mortality" delineated two very fam
iliar female types which caught the
fancy of the huge audience until
Lucille obliged with a dramatic and
musical rendition entitled "Sarah
Jane" which completed a most educa-
tional and inspiring afternoon of
entertainment both these young
ladies are destined for better things
and all Boston feels mighty proud of
their successful concert debut the
ushers were Gertrude Brown, Pauline
Norman, Drina Stewart and Harriet
Mclean the Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority presents the Fourteenth an
nual Jabberwock at Roxbury Memo
rial High School on March "a.
the Delta Formal at Medford's Pitt
man Academy Friday evening, March
3 the Junior League Scavenger
Hunt March 19 strictly invitational
and a thrilling event the WBD
Girls Club annual April Frolic coming
soon the Women's Service Club
Twentieth Annual Easter Cabaret and
Dance at Ritz Plaza Ballroom, Monday
evening, April 10 with extra added
attractions that will far surpass all
previous efforts and you are all ad-
vised to make your table reservations
far in advance this year so as not to
be disappointed in accommodations
see Mrs. Harriet P. Hall, President,
Mrs. Pearl A. Powell, Chairman or any
club members E.. more later. Prize
bridge and whist given by the Club
Forty-Nine for the benefit of Cam
bridge Community Center tonite, Fri
day, March at the Cantabrigia Club
in Cambridge March fourteenth
Eastern Girls Club First Annual
Dance at same auditorium the
Federal Theatre breaking all records
The guardian., 1939-03-04

hello folks go. this week gold medal
Is awarded to our gracious First LADY
fieanor Roosevelt for her courageous
stand on race discrimination for which
we, the people should be ever thank
y, 1,i :, congratz to Prexy Henry
iELeI tor his splendid social evening
qi Jhe Massachusetts Young Colored
republican Clubs at 464 lasweek dur
ing which the crowd danced to re-
C,lofdlngs and enjoyed refreshments.
Ine younger generation have proven
Ihat they are awake to everv opnor-
gIinlJy and it is indeed gratifying to
observe their success in promoting
race unity .. educational rights to
study civic and political subjects are
neId the first and third Monday even
1lES OF each month at 558 Massave
MnlGn you are cordially invited to at
ye4a Sunday afternoon the parish
itau OF st. Cyprian Church was
lIlIohge2d by. a most enthusiastic audi
eace which braved the rainy weather
10 ENJOY a brilliant recital by two of
our most charming debutantes, Miss
ELuclIIe Norman, diseuse assisted bv
ueorgme Russell, Vocalist accom-
RSniSts T We're Miss Mabelle Russell and
IEVeIyn Andrews these are the
pare pare facts which mask a gold mine of
!s3 local talent . the program began
E, Eln Two yv dramatic selections "The
GB @ooa ga Teacher" by Van Dyke and
between Two Loves" by T. A. Dalv
toIiowed It by Langston Hughes 'Mother
70 Son" -. my Sort of Man" by Paul
lawrence I ., Dunbar and go Down
Death" by James Weldon Johnson,
AZ an very ably interpreted by Lucille
norman; Georgine Russell sang
GGs9urnod,s Gs beautiful "Ave Maria" and
0plriL Flower" by Campbell Upton
Nm; M, Ihen came the whimsical "Katy
Dld, by Walter H. Jones and Lvtton
The guardian., 1939-03-04
Profit and Loss
By DOROTHY PIPER
g Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.

M ARGARITA drew a powder puff
w from her purse and deftly pow
dered a pretty but petulant face.
This done, she approached the
judge with an arrogance that caused
a litter of amusement to pass
through the court room.
Margarita was Sin" for speeding,
and with the aid of an influential
father and her own pretty man.
nerisms, she expected to be dis
charged with a warning, and, per-
haps, slight fine. But the Judge,
who sat on this particular bench,
was determined to put an end to
reckless driving in the city, and
parental influence and feminine
wiles meant nothing to him.
He asked Margarita a few per-
liminary questions, then said, in
tones none too gentle: ''This Of
ficer claims you we're driving As
miles per hour on a congested high
way, and that you struck a boy on
bicycle. What have you to say?"
"The smooth road was a tempta-
ton, Sir" Margarita replied, trying
to keep her voice steady, land I
only bumped the boy a little"
"The little bump necessitated the
taking of six stitches in the boys
knee" the judge retorted sarcasti-
cally. "I'm going to fine you $50 and
revoke your license for one year.
You are dismissed"
Indignant and humiliated Margar-
ita fled from the court room. A $50
fine was fair enough, but the very
The guardian., 1939-03-04
SHORT SHORT
STORY
r-IG =:
Complete in This Issue

idea of revoking her license! What
would she do without her car? How
would she get to the yacht club
dances and the theaters?
The next morning was warm and
rich with the scents of early spring,
and Margarita longed for her daily
spin.
Triumphantly she ran to the ga
rage and climbed into her car, only
to find that it had been purpose
fully crippled, A knowing father
had seen to that. Margarita's wrath
knew no bounds. She would have
jumped off dock if there had been
one handy.
Suddenly she felt the need of soli-
tude, of a spot where she could
collect her wits in peace. She
boarded trolley car, rode to the
end of the line, then hiked into
the country, turned into a shady
lane and sat down on a large rock.
why, it is possible to be happy
without a car, isn't it?" Margarita
stated aloud. "And l never could
get to this place with one anyway. ;"
Thus, she sat in tranquility until
clump of lovely cowslips attract
ed her attention. They grew in the
center of stream, and we're diff
ficult to pluck, but Margarita want
ed them to take to her mother, so
she stood on the edge of the bank
and reached, but without avail.
Quite unexpectedly, she lost her bal
ance and fell, face downward, into
the water.
"The cowslips, and the maiden
slips, also," said a voice behind
her.
Margarita scrambled to her feet,
and faced a good-looking man,
dressed in flannel shirt and knick-
ers.
"Please pardon my flippancy," he
begged, "but you were really funny.
If you will accompany me to my
cabin, just above here, I'll try to
make amends by tidying you up a
bit. 1t is perfectly all right, my
sister lives with me, and l am
sure some of her clothes will fit
you"
Margarita went with the strang-
er, there was nothing else to do.
He lived in cozy little cabin that
overlooked a beautiful lake, and a
frail young girl waited in a wheel
chair to greet them.
ooh, your sister is an invalid!"
Margarita exclaimed.
''Yes," the fellow replied bitter
ly, "she has had complete nerv-
Gus breakdown, the result of an au-
tomobile accident. The doctor said
this country air might do her good.
That's why we are here"
Day after day Margarita returned
to the camp, and always she took
fruit, candy, magazines and other
gifts to the sick child. A fluffy white
kitten had pleased the invalid i'm
mensely. BY giving happiness,
Margarita was receiving happiness.
In the meanwhile, her father had
succeeded in recovering his daugh-
ter's driving license. He gave Mar
garita the news at dinner one eve
ming, but the information did not
elate her.
Dad" Margarita exclaimed Sc
riously, II have been playing little
game of profit and loss-I have prof
tied by my experience in the court
room and have lost all desire to
drive car, temporarily, at least.
With your permission, I'd like to
sell my car and build a camp
beside some wonderful people
have recently met"
Margarita's father willingly
granted her request, but as the sum-
mer progressed, Margarita had rea-
son to cancel her building plans.
Because, when two persons get mar
ried, it is neither customary nor
necessary to occupy separate
abodes
The guardian., 1939-03-04

They simply shocked
her. In this home of
her youth there
alone was left, she
thought, a bit of the
life serene that was
of the days of her
parents, and her
The guardian., 1939-03-04
Hot Dogs!
By FLORENCE D. WHALIN
g Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.

NJ ISS MARCELLA PRATT, aged
slxty-two, looked from bright
blue eyes on the seemingly endless
stream of passing automobiles.
The guardian., 1939-03-04
Victor and
Spoiler
BY MARY L. BROWN
g Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.

CYNTHIA feared she had made
~ bad mistake, for she had invited
two of her suitors to call on the
same evening To make matters
The guardian., 1939-03-04

. IIIdhG ND ILGI ,
worse, S h e h a d
phoned R o n n j e
Moreland and tried
to dissuade him in
his insistent en-
treaty to call for the
third time that week.
What a masterful
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
Counterfeit Used
To Buy Liquor

BRAWLEY, Aug. 23-The success
full exchange of a counterfeit $40
bill for a half a pint of whiskey,
a bottle of mixer and $500 in change
gave two unidentified men the
ingredients of a genuine celebration
Tuesday.
They completed their transaction
and disappeared before the bill
was found to be a "phoney'. Braw-
ley police said.
Clerks in the liquor store des-
cribed the men as American and
about 25 years of age. One was
dressed in black shirt. tan trous-
ers, and white straw hat. The
other wore white shirt. blue
dungarees. was hatless, and had
dark hair.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

terence Oh Une ASSOCldIe0 FARMERS
of California.
The George Dorman family have
been spending the summer at Mis-
sioon Beach.
Ruth Teeple Reid, who Joined
the Mexico bound FL Centrans at
the last minute, writes from Mexico
City that the trip has proved most
interesting and glamorous."
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Fairchild.
727 South Seventh. returned We'd
nesday from five weeks spent near
the ocean at Long Beach. Their
daughter Mrs. Vivian Sperry of
Brawley vacationed with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fairchild
of Heber, will return around Sept.
| from a six week vacation at San
Francisco and Oakland. They spent
some time at Long Beach where
Fairchild's parents were on vaca-
ton. and are now at Ocean Beach
for the remainder of the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
Fire Fighters Aided
ByFog, Humidity

PORTLAND. Orc, Aug. 23. CUP)
-Coastwise fogs and higher humid
itics today aided the army of fire
fighters that were stemming forest
blazes over the length of the Pacific
coast.
Northwestern Oregon continued to
be the scene of greatest activity.
The 35,O00-acre Wolf creek fire
crawlcd stubbornly westward and
southwark toward the black waste
land left by the 225,O0O acre Saddle
mountain fire.
Twelve hundred men fought the
7,000-acre fire on scenic Mt Hood
where miles of virgin timber have
fallen before the flames. Incen-
diarists were still active in Douglas
county
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
Club Program
Plans Laid

CALEXfCO, Aug ga meeting
of the program committee of the
Woman's Improvement club was
held Monday at the home of the
chairman, Mrs. H. v. Ellis, on Mary
Street.
A tentative schedule was outlined
centering around the theme for
the year, THE American Way.
Definite arrangements were made
for the homecoming luncheon to
be held Saturday Oct. Ia at the
De ANA hotel A surprise pro-
gram is being planned by the COM
mittee, the details of which will
be revealed later.
Mrs. E. E. Cavanah, president,
met with the committee which in
cludeS Mrs. H. V. Ellis, chairman,
mesdames George Willoughby. w.
A. McCampbell, Marvin Weiben,
Oliver Sherman
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
Droped in Snakes. indians
Dance in Prayer For Rain

thunder head to shadow the hot
desert sun.
And SO at dawn, as tradition die
tated, the painted snake priests,
the braves and squaws and strip
lings went into the elaborately
decorated caverns that are etern-
ally dark, lit fagots of wood, took
up the rattlesnakes gathered from
the mesa during the week and
danced with them, chanting in the
language of the demigodS.
Although no white man ever has
witnessed the frightful climatic
rattlesnake dance, priests of the
cult declared it was performed
without fear, that the rattlers-
viscious looking diamond backed
"emissaries of the gods'-seldom
barred their fangs to the dancers.
The snakes, called elderly
brothers" by the Hopis, are not
defanged nor is their venom re-
moved. Indians who in previous
ceremonies were bitten were pro-
tected, the priests said by an age
old formula known only to them.
The elderly brothers" had been
carried from the mesa in the hands
of the priests, who had tasted nine
days SO their bodily touch would
not contaminate the emissaries and
make the gods angry.
At the conclusion of the dance
tonight rain-the first in 90 days
should come to the reservation
crops, the Hopis said But if it
does not their belief in the gods
will not be affected. for they will
then know that their earthly sins
have been too much for the gods
forgiveness.
The government meteorologists
said that however great the po-
tency of the dance and the rain
gods, there appeared no possibility
of rain before next week. The
drought was general over most of
northeast Arizona
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
Election Ordered TO
Settle Labor Row

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. % CUP)--
An election was ordered by the
National Labor Relations board to-
day to settle bitter union dispute
for control of 10000 film technical
workers, which broke into a furry
of fist fights in the Federal build
ing yesterday.
The election will be held within
30 days to determine whether the
technicians shall be represented by
the International Alliance of Theat-
rical Stage Employees. an American
Federation of Labor affiliate. or
by the newer United Studio Tech
nician's Guild, which has the sup
port of the Congress for Industrial
Organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
Inspector Tells
Of Marihuana

BRAWLEY, Aug. 23-Marihuana
and its effects and the plant from
which the drug Is obtained were
described to Brawley service club
members Tuesday by Inspector
Jack Harrigan of the state mar
cotic division.
He talked to the Rotary and XII
wants clubs at noon and to the
20-30 club at night meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
yaeckeIs Have
DinnerGuests

Mr.. and Mrs. Arno c. Yaeckel
entertained a group of friends at
dinner Tuesday evening at their
home at 1884 Euclid, Ell Centro.
After dinner, cards occupied the
group for the remainder of the
evening. Wade Ramsey, Malcolm
Maourda, H. C. Diller, William
Outlook, w. j. Strickland and
Jim Chismolm of Los Angeles were
guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

Store Looted

WESTMORLAND, Aug. % -
Burglars looted the Kerr liquor
store here of $720 in an after
midnight raid early this week.
The burglars placed piece of
newspaper over the glass of the
front door, smashed the glass. and
unlocked the door, Westmoreland
police SAID.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
Vacation Notes on Valleys
Summer Comings and Goings

Miss Frances Colver, who has
been in the valley for some time
visiting Mrs. Dorothy Wickham,
left Saturday for her home in
Omaha, Neb. Illness of her father
necessitated her return.
The Bob Davis family of I'M
perial has been spending the month
in Carload.
Jack and Stanton Kirby. small
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Kirby,
have returned from an extended
vacation in San Diego, Long Beach
and Los Angeles where they have
been visiting relatives and friends.
Nolan Smith. Sem Bacon ana
Wade Ramsey returned recently
from the High Sierras where they
enjoyed the fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Golden ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Hess are
among the many FL Centrans who
plan to take their vacation during
the deer season. Both these fam
lilies plan to go up around the
Mammoth Lakes region around
the first. Mr.. and Mrs. Golden
also plan to take in the fair at
San Francisco before their return
to the valley the middle of Sep
tember.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Cosby re-
turned from vacation in the
High Sierras. They reported they
caught their limit of fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Bennett, Mr..
and Mrs. Rex Bennett and baby
planned to leave Imperial Valley
Wednesday for San Francisco.
While in San Francisco G.. G..
Bennett will attend the state con-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

their centuries-old ceremony the
Hopis had prayed for deliverance
from a summer-long drought that
had parched their reservation corn
fields, dried water holes and killed
their horses like a plague, But
the gods, whom they believe to be
in the dank kivas beneath the
mesa floor, had not sent even a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
Railway Strike
PeriIs England

LONDON. Aug. %. CUP)-The
Associated Society of Locomotive
Engineers and Firemen refused to-
Gay to call off the railroad strike
scheduled for next Saturday de-
spite a request for postponement
of the walkout made by Minister
of Labor Ernest Brown.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
EICentro EIks
To Be Guests

Members of Ell Centre Elks lodge
will be guests of Huntington Park
lodge on Friday evening. Dinner
will be served at $50 and in the
lodge meeting following Ell Centre
officers will initiate.
The next dinner meeting of the
local lodge will be August 81 in
the lodge hall at 7:30. There will
be no lodge meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
LORENZ IMPOSES JAIL
SENTENCES, GIVES SUSPENSION

Pete Andre and " Castro ar
rested for drunkenness Tuesday
night received suspended 5-day
Jail sentences in the only police
court cases Wednesday. Judge Bill
Lorenz of Calexico presided in the
absence of Lee Nuffer.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

HOPI RESERVATION. Ariz., Aug.
% (UP)-The dead music of TOM
! toms deep underground furnished
an undertone today for the weird
chant of the Hopi Indians who,
draped in squirming venomous
rattlesnakes, danced a final suppli-
cation to their gods of rain.
For eight days and nights in
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
CALENDAR

wednesday
Eagles, 8, $50 Broadway.
Stamp club, 1880, ice plant.
Thursday
Rotary, Barbara Worth.
Townsend club, No. 2, 1:30.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

Lillian Roth, stage and screen ac-
tress, in court in Los Angeles where
she obtained a divorce decree from
Benjamin Shalleck, New York mu-
nicipal judge. She testified stage
and bench didn't mix in matrimony.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23

Of The Associated Fame
in for of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-23
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along with you as friendly companion
when you go on that weIl-esrned vacation
this summer!
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Evening star., 1939-02-07
Armstrong Expected
To Put Some Life
In Boxing Here
Next Weeks Exhibition
Apt to Excel Cisco's
Victory Over Jones

Prospects of local boxing appeal
ing to crowd OF more than pygmy
proportions today loomed for next
Monday night, when Henry Arm
strong, world lightweight and welter-
weight champion, will display his
highly publicized punch. His targets
at Turner's Arena will be a sparmate
and two local lads.
Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn's S
tentative plans call for Armstrong
to mingle with his sparmate for two
rounds and then focus his failing on
the local boys for round, or less,
each. Ahearn thus figures fans will
see more of the dusky destroyer
than If he imported even a fair
fighter as Henry's foe.
Cisco Routs Jones.
Meanwhile ringworms found little
over which to become unduly ex-
cited as the result of last nights
matches. The bouts, which attracted
only 600, saw Tony Cisco bury
enough right hands in Jimmy Jones
frame to grasp a unanimous de-
cision in the feature eight-rounder
Other eight FOUNDERS saw Johnny
DUDE, Boston lightweight. spank
Pete Galiano of Baltimore and
Buddy Thomas rally to win the
seventh of series of bouts from
Vince De Pola, Baltimore middle
weight. Ben Cohen scored a third
round technical knockout over Steve
Andrews. Fort Meade middleweight.
and Billy Banks outmaneuvered
Willie Green in a four rounder.