Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-10-05
Matters Discussed By
Business Mems Club

At the regular monthly meeting
of the M. e NJ Business Mems clup
Monday evening number OF mat
ters were discussed.
It was decided to close the places
of business on the afternoon OF
Nov. 10. when the annual Armist1ce
dav football game between Cald-
we'll and nj. & NJ will be played
here. It was better suited to botn
schools to play the game Friday az
ternoon, rather than on Armlstlce
day Saturday, Nov. IL. The clup
went on record asking that all plac-
es of business be closed from 1O:45
to HAS a. M, Armistice day, Sat
urday, Nov. II.
It was voted to have 200 copies
of the booklets printed OF the IN
dustrial survey made recently py
Mr.. Bently.
superintendent j. M. Turner ex-
planned the proposed amendment 10
the Ohio constitution which would
create a state board of education
and a director of education, and TO
abolish the existing office OF state
snnerintendent Of public instruc-
tions. Mr.. Turner favors such
nroposition. The members OF the
state board would serve without
nav. They would appoint the direc-
tor of education. 1t is belleved
such an arrangement would take
the matter largely away from poiltl-
cal influence. ~.
Mr.. Turner also spoke of the
Rigelow amendments, to be voted on
Nov. Z, which he opposes. He stat
ed that if the proposed pension
plan of $50 per month for single
nersons and $50 per month TOT
married couples be adopted TINS
state would face the task OF raising
fmm mediately through new taxes an
amount reliably estimated at S3VV,
900 900 a year. He pointed out tnat
the plan of Mr.. Bigelow to raise the
money would only bring in approx
fmately $6O,0O0,0O0, leaving
deficit of more than 4O,OOO,OOoi
to be raised through other means oI
taxes.
Another of the proposed Bigelow
amendments would lower to nat !
100. 900 signatures at large, (all OF
which might easily be obtained III
one or two large cities) the REQUIRE
ment to initiate constitutional
amendment The Ohio constitution
now requires that signatures OF lo
nercent of the voters scattered over
so percent of the counties, with at
least five percent of the vote cast III
each of these counties, must be Sc
cured. Another BigelOw amendment
if it passes would lower to a fiat oo,
600 SIGNATURES at large Gall or whlcn
might be secured in one city, the
requirements to lnl-
tiate a new law (The constitution
now provides that signatures or SIX
percent of the voters scattered over
so percent of the counties, with at
least five percent of the vote cast III
each of these counties, must be Sc
cured.)
Mr.. Eveland called attention to
the desecration of the soldiers mon
ument in the public square, whlch
should be stopped.
At the next meeting in November
it was agreed to appoint commit
tee to look after the special street
lighting and decorations for Christ
mas, and have the streets decorated
very soon after Thanksgiving.
Rev. Glen L. Tennell was called
upon for remarks and responded
bringing out many good points. He
said churches cannot be run without
men, that while it takes money to
run churches, yet churches need
people rather than money. He said
he liked this county; said he liked
to show strangers this community;
said he liked our churches, our
schools, our fire department, our
civic club; the American Legion;
Rotary club, etc. lie took occasion
20 criticize the slot machines, feel :
ng that children should not be al
owed to play them, and thinks !,
hey should be abolished. 1t Wasi
brought out during his talk that the,
combined church membership in
win cities is approximately 1,40O.
Dur community, the speaker said, is
what we make it-good, bad or in