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Inactive Guard Officers
May Get Iraininq

Efforts are to be made by the War
Department. to provide training for
officers Of the National Guard on
the inactive lists of the States and
the District of Columbia. Actually,
1t was explained, these are not off,
GERS Of the Guard who have served
long periods Of service on the active
list and have been transferred to
make way for more active officers,
but many of them were in the prime
OF their service when they left the
active list, most of them because
they could not meet the heavy de-
mands on their time by duties in the
militia. Many of them are young
officers with years of service posi-
bilities ahead and the War Depart
ment wants to keep them in touch
with the military training by pro-
viding them with two weeks of
training at least every four years.
Many of them would be willing to
give this much time, it was said,
although they are not in position
to attend the regular weekly drills
and the annual training camps.
In the past the War Department
has not been provided with funds
with which to pay the transporta-
ton of these men to and from camps
and to pay the salaries of their
grades during the IS days they are
in the field. So they have gone
without training, except in such
cases as they may have been called
back into their own units. The only
condition which permitted this was
that some active officer of the unit
found it impossible to make par
ticular camp, which created a va
cancy making it possible for an
officer from the inactive list to be
called into the service for training
and to get the pay of the officer
who had found 1t impossible to go.
These officers are expected to give
40 hours year to studying Army
correspondence courses, but this Is
purely theoretical, and they receive
no pay for it. It was said that the
National Guard Bureau Of the War
Department has eliminated about
600 of these officers during the past
two years when 1t was found that
they were not performing even this
duty and apparently were not in
terested. It Is believed, however,
that provision for a period of train
ing for them will serve to some ex-
tent to keep up their interest in
military affairs to the extent Of re-
tanning their commissions.
There are about TOO of these off,
GERS, and their ages vary between
% and 81 years, with the average
about SO years. If the plans are
finally carried out for training, one
fourth Of this number would be sent
to the training camps this summer,
at an estimated cost for pay and
travel Of $21 800.
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Cavalry Horse, in Army
IS Years, Still Active
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHERIDAN, Wyo.-After IS years
in the Army, Old Andy, the Cavalry
horse with a World War record, may
be retired in peace this year.
I'm spite of his advanced age,
Andy stood up as well in field ma
neuvers last summer as any of the
younger horses and he undoubtedly
will see active service again this
summer" says Capt. George Pear
son of Troop B, l15th Cavalry of
the Wyoming National Guard.
after that he may be retired,
but he hasn't begun to show signs
of his advanced age yet"
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Letter Is Forwarded

SANTA FE, N. Mex. @.-To Gov.
John E. Miles, Democrat, came a
letter addressed: ALBERT K. Mitchell,
Governor of New Mexico"
Miles forwarded the letter to the
Bell Ranch home Of Albert K.
Mitchell, unsuccessful Republican
candidate for Governor In 1898.
Evening star., 1939-03-19
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

Monday - Equality Walter
Reed Post, 935 G place NV;
Internal Revenue Post, Conti-
mental Hotel.
Tuesday-Military Order of
the Cootie. 935 G place NV.
Wednesday Washington
Post, 100 L street NV; Over
seas Military Band, National
Guard Armory.
Thursday - Potomac Post,
Northeast Masonic Temple.
Saturday-Defense Post, 1920
Rhode Island avenue NE.
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Order of Odd Fellows

>e~e~ S~SA0S "AAA AAASSS 1lA4 .
day night at the I. o. o. F. Temple,
F. F.. Ball presiding. The lodge will
participate in the regional meeting
and celebration of the 100th ami
versary Of Potomac Lodge at Hag-
erstown, Md, April Is. Grand Mas
ter Hiram johnson is making ar
rangements for 300 members of this
jurisdiction to leave by train at
1880 am.
Columbian Encampment will meet
March 20, A. F. Nebel presiding. The
Golden Rule Degree will be con-
ferred on F. A. Simpson, Warren w.
Simpson, w. F. Zimmerman, B. L.
Latham, John H. Mcclure, N. H.
Whitehill and Willard Roberts.
Canton Washington, No. 1, Patri-
arch Militant, will meet Saturday
night, Capt. Fay F. Hunter COM
manding. This canton has been in
vited to Baltimore March % to assist
in comforting the Grand Decoration
OF Chivalry on 1t. Col. A. Gilbert
Isaac. A caravan will leave in the
afternoon of that date, headed by
Maj. Gen. w. L. Becker. Under the
direction of Department Comdr.
Charles B. Lampe, the Patriarchs
Militant Degree will be conferred on
Louis Cooper and E. Harrell at the
next meeting.
Mrs. Olive Woodworth, president
OF Rebekah Assembly, has an
nounced her official visitations. At
the visit to Ruth Lodge the assem-
bly, officers with Grand Lodge off,
GERS Hiram johnson, grand master;
Wilfred Lawson and Guy Glossbren-
ner, grand representatives, made ad-
dresses. Mrs. Woodwork received
gifts.
Divine services were held at Odd
Fellows Home on Sunday by mem
bers of Martha Washington Lodge.
The solotst was Mrs. Alice Neal. The
Rev. Harry Dunlap, st. Paul's Lu-
theran Church. delivered the mes
sage. On Wednesday evening Esther
Rebekah Lodge will present an en-
tertainment at the home. On March
rs Mount Pleasant Lodge will con-
duct services at the home.
Mrs. Woodwork made her official
visit to Dorcas Lodge on Thursday.
Martha Washington Lodge cele-
brated its anniversary by sketch
of Martha Washington and history
Of the lodge. At the educational
foundation night, March %, funds
for this work will be donated.
Mrs. Woodworth paid an unoffi-
cial visit to Schuyler Colfax Lodge
on March IA at 822 Twentieth street
NV, accompanied by the assembly
officers. Mrs. Amy v. Glossbrenner
representative, and Mrs. Marian
Geiman, representative-elect of the
Association of Rebekah Assemblies,
were also guests.
On March 81 the lodge will enter
tain the residents ct the I. o. o. r.
Home, 1888 N street N.W.
A social concluded the program
on March II.
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Veterans Urge D. {.
Consolidate Records
And Reduce Fees
Excessive Use of 'Stur
'Sponeled Banner in
Theoters Opposed

A resolution was adopted by
Equality Walter Reed Post, District
OF Columbia Veterans of Foreign
Wars. favoring the consolidation of
marriage, birth and death records in
the District and a reduction Of fees
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rangements have been made to use
the North and West Elipse dia-
monds, according to Athletic Com
mission Chairman William w. Watt.
Six posts have signified their in
tention of entering teams, leaving
four vacancies. They are: Cooley
Mccullough, Fort Stevens. Costello,
Police and Fire, Potomac Electric
Power and Sergt. Jasper.
The competition will be open only
to boys who are amateurs and who
will not have attained their l7th
birthday anniversary before Janu-
ary l, 1899. Every player must fill
out a certificate of entry and eligi-
bility and each team must register
on certificate of entry. To each
players certificate of entry and
eligibility there must be attached
certified copy or record from De-
partment of Health of his birth
certificate along with the players
signature for identification pur-
poses"
Costello Post will meet at the
Carlton Hotel on April 4. Comdr.
Martin Goerl will turn the meeting
over to Vice Comdr. Frank 6. Ell
vidge. who will preside.
Milton Lewis, manager of the
baseball team. and Athletic Officers
Robert Mcleod and Mac Clark will
present to the post their plans for
team to be picked from the large
list of candidates.
The Henry C. Spengler Happiness
Club entertained the veterans at
Mount Alto Hospital Thursday eve
ming with bingo. Ice cream and
homemade cakes were served. The
club was aided by Lincoln Unit.
Mrs. Roberta FaWcett was chairman.
United States Treasury Post held
joint celebration of its 5th, the
Legion's Goth and their welfare Of
ficer, Maj. Thacker v. Walkers list
anniversaries at the New Colonial
Hotel on March IA. Grand Chef
de Chemin de Fere Passe Fred G..
Fraser spoke.
A charter member of the first
post of the Legion, the Paris Post,
John H. Walker, was accepted into
the post.
The James Reese Europe Post ap-
proved of the formal acceptance by
Howard University School of Music
to the Board of Education regarding
the Marion Anderson episode.
The post was invited by the Rev.
DR.. D. E. Wiseman. pastor, Church
OF Our Redeemer. to participate in
a st. Patrick's Day program and
dinner on March II.
The Department of Justice Post
will meet tomorrow at $3.50 pm. in
the Hotel Mayhower. Capt. Watson
B. Miller, director of the National
Rehabilitation Committee, will be
the guest speaker.
Entertainment Chairman Sam
Flatow and his committee are ar
ranging for a ladies night, when
the wives, mothers, daughters and
sweethearts of the members of the
post, as well as all women Legion
naries, will be guests.
Plans for the second anniversary
to be held at the Mayfiower Hotel
were completed at the last meeting
of the Department of Labor Post.
Following the business meeting
there was an evenings entertain
ment, featured by lecture on the
Byrd Arctic expedition, illustrated
by lantern slides, and given by John
st. Petrie of this post, who was a
member of the expedition. The
drum and bugle corps from the
Sons of the Legion, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. O'Hare, rendered selec-
tions.
Comdr. Gail T. Judd announced
that plans are being made to form
. IAto ~ Af &c
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P.-7.A
Continued From Page C-6)

Adams, Mrs. Elizabeth Koontz, Mrs.
Catherine Thompson.
Plans are being made for q play
to be given in April.
Powell Junior High.
The Executive Committee met
Tuesday and went on record as op-
posing that part of the Griden-
hagen report as it applies to the
conduct of the public schools. It
also Endorsed the action Of the City,
wide Citizens Committee in asking
that the item providing for assistant
principals and clerks for Junior high
schools be returned to the school
budget appropriation for the COM
ing year.
Hubbard.
The association Is planning a
County Fair" for Tuesday from 6
to 8 pm. There will be refresh
ment room, CAMERON, fortune tell
ers, clowns, novelty room, movies
and side show. Proceeds will be
used for parent-teacher work In
the school.
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A mass funeral for 81 avalanche
victims was held In Unasuh, Japan.
Evening star., 1939-03-19

First 1t. Luther Bryan Hall, Head
quarters and Service Company, 12lst
Engineers, has been ordered to Fort
BelvioS Va. to report to the COM
mandant of the Engineer School
to become student for the National
Guard and reserve officers course
being held there and which will
end on June 16.
Evening star., 1939-03-19

The American Legion Junior base
ball season Will open April 23 and
Will continue through July 30. Ar
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The Gen. U. G. McAlexander Unit
met March 8 at their clubroom, 3647
Eleventh street NV. Louise VIE
man. president, presiding.
Three new members were ac-
cepted: Frances Van Houten, Jo-
sephine De Martini and Peggy B.
Minor.
Plans are being made for the
celebration of the units anniversary
in April.
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Costello Post will meet at the
Carlton Hotel on April 4. Comdr.
Martin Goerl will turn the meeting
over to Vice Comdr Frank g. Ell
Vidge. who will preside.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-27
Goes Fishing" -"Catch-
es" Her Grandfather

Mrs. Mary E. Davis and husband
of New Concord, have been camping
in lower Malta and also enjoying
fishing near the A. J. Wamer resi-
dence Mr.. Wamer, also likes to
fish, and becoming acquainted with
Mr. and Mrs. Davis, what was his
surprise to discover Monday, that
she was his granddaughter, Of
whom he had not heard for
20 years. Mary E. Davis is the
daughter of Gladys Garrett of San
Marino, Calf, who is Mr.. Wamer's s
daughter. When Mrs. Garrett was
left with the little girl, she found
it impossible to provide for her lit
tie child and she was placed in the
Morgan county children's home.
where she was adopted by the then
superintendent and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Caleb Hopes.
Mrs. Davis husband is teacher
of the seventh and eighth grades OF
the New Concord schools. Catch
ing big fish in the Muskingum is
fairly common, but catching a
grandfather is a ''once is a life
time
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-27
HOME FROM SEVEN
WEEKS TRIP

Mary Louise Dye, Louise Mckay,
Mrs. Goldie Betz, and Miss Carolyn
Horn, the latter from GAINESVILLE,
returned Tuesday from seven
weeks trip that took them to the
west coast. The party left here
June 6, and accompanying them also
was Miss Dyes college friend, Miss
Carolyn Murdock of Ironton, who
remained in California for a longer
visit. Among the high points of the
trip were visits at the Will Rogers
memorial at Claremore, Okla, the
Painted Desert, Petrified Forest,
Grand Canyon and Boulder Dam.
Many short trips were made during
their stay in California, including
one into Mexico. One week was
spent in San Francisco, visiting the
fair, and they also enjoyed a visit
with Mrs. Cora Garrett and the DR..
Raymond Nutting family.
Miss Dye and Miss Mckay visited
for the most part with Miss Dyes
father, F. o. Dye, and wife at Nor
walk, Calf, and spent two week
ends with her aunt, Mrs. Nellie Mel
linger at Santa Barbara. Her
daughter, Miss Eleanor Mellinger, is
spending the summer at her home
there. She is studying music in
Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Margaret
was still in the hospital at the time
Of their first. visit, convalescing from
an operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. Betz and Miss Horn visited
principally at the Elmer Spence
home at Anaheim. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spence have since moved to Santa
Ana, where Mr. Spence is connected
with a furniture store, with his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Ganz, husband
of Edith Barnes Cars
The party left California last Fri
day, and made the trip home in four
days. They left Columbus, Neb., on
Monday morning, followed the Lin
coin highway. stopping a short time
in Columbus, o., and again at
GAINESVILLE; reached home about
noon Tuesday. The trip home was
made in so speedy manner on ac-
count of the serious condition of
Mrs. Betz' mother. Mrs. Angeline
Moore, who passed away here Mon
day.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-27
Referendum OF Brick
er's Civil Service Bill

Representatives from six counties
in this part of the state met Friday
night at GAINESVILLE, and lined up
with State Democratic Chairman Ar
thur L. Limbach's plan to line up
the party behind move for refer
endum on the state administration S
civil service bill, and drive was
also launched for reinstatement of
civil service employees. Atty Clar-
ence A. Graham, state Democratic
central committeeman from this dis
trict, and Attorney Charles S. Leas-
ure, of GAINESVILLE, addressed the
meeting Friday night, and announc-
ed that they would seek reinstate-
ment of all provisional employees dis
missed by the Bricker administra-
ton. Protests are to be filed with
the various heads of state divisions
and deartment within few days,
and petitions for referendum on
the bill will be distributed.
Attorneys Graham and Leasure in
joint statements at the meeting de-
clared the mass dismissal of state
employees is the greatest abuse of
the civil service law, especially since
the supreme court of the state has
held that provisional appointees are
entitled to their jobs until formal
charges are filed against them.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-27
COnservancy Districts
Motion Is Overruled

Judge Carlos M. Riecker of the
common pleas court of Morgan
county, Saturday, overruled the mo-
tion filed by c. Alfred Zinn, coun-
sci for the Muskingum Conservancy
District, seeking to dismiss the in
junction granted against the collec-
tion of food taxes by quashing the
service OF summons on the defend
ants.
Counsel for the district contend
ed that the court had no jurisdic-
tion over the person of the defend
ants or over the subject matter and
that the petition should have been
filed in New Philadelphia. These
contentious were overruled by the
court. Attorney A. B. Mercer of
McConnelsville, represented the
complaining Morgan county taxpay-
ers
In announcing his decision, Judge
Riecker also stated that the matter
would be set for final hearing ard
that he would request the chief
justice to assign an outside judge to
hear the case upon it's merits.
Efforts of the attorneys for the
district to secure the dismissal of
the injunction recently granted in
Tuscarawas county againct flood as
sessments, were defeated in the
Tuscarawas county common pleas
court by affidavits of prejudice filed
against Judge Lindsay by Attorney
Mercer, counsel for Tuscarawas tax
payers, and hearing upon that in
junction has been deferred until the
chief justice holds hearing on same.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-27
Refinery One Time
On Church Property

The lots the Nazarenes recently
acquired from Charles Reeder, near
the Waterworks pumping station,
were at one time the location OF an
oil refinery This was in the early
fifties, and quite a thriving business
was done. Barrels for both oil and
salt the latter extensively manu-
factured in this locality, were made
in part of the buildings. Accord
ing to Mr.. Reeder the McConnels-
vile Sash and Door factory was es-
tablished on the same location in
1868, and continued under that
name until about 1899, when the
Mckay & Jones Lumber company
was organized, and later the Jones
Lumber company. Mr.. Reeder ac-
quired it in 1924, and ran the mill
for some years and then leased it to
John Scott & Sons. A few years al
ter the SCOTS quit the business, and
later the buildings were razed.
The new Nazarene church build
ing will be size 30x50 to begin with,
and will be constructed so an ad-
dition can be easily added. The par
sonage for the church will also be
built near the church. 1t is stated
work on the parsonage will begin in
a few weeks.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-27
George Gaver Dies
In Muskingum River

George Gaver, 80, an employe of
a Standard Oil station, Athens, died
last Thursday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
In the Muskingum about three miles
north of here. Gaver was on a va
cation and he and his wife and
daughter, Roma, IL, had gone to
the cottage OF D. c. Haley, on the
north river road Gaver and Haley.
In swimming suits, waded into the
river to determine the depth~of- q
certain place. When he had reach
ed water that was over his head he
told Haley and the latter turned and
started for shore. AS Haley neared
the bank Gaver was seen to disap-
pear In the water. Haley returned
to the spot but could not locate him.
Firemen here were called. and
dragged the river. The body was re-
covered by Fire Chief Frank How
at the first dropping Of the grab
blng hooks. w. w. Bragg was row.
ing the boat. The body had been in
the water about 20 minutes wheu
recovered. Gaver was a good SWIM
mer He had been subjected to
heart trouble, and Coroner DR.. Ed
gar Northrup, gave as his verdict
that death was due to heart attack.
Efforts to revive him failed. There
was no water in his lungs. Besides
his wife and daughter, Gaver leaves
his mother and four sisters.
Funeral services were held Sum
day afternoon at the Richland Az
enue Methodist church, Athens.
with Rev. Ray Huff, officiating. In
terment was in the New Lexington
cemetery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-27
MISS GILMORE STRONG WINS
TYPING CONTEST

Miss Gilmore Strong, of Columbus,
won typewriting contest Friday
night, sponsored by the Columbus
Citizen and the Underwood Elliott
Fisher company. She also gained a
place on an all-American typing
team which will compete against a
Canadian team for the international
championship exhibition at Toronto,
Canada, Aug. 26 to Sept. 8. Miss
Strong in winning the central Ohio
contest will receive a 16 day, all ex-
pense paid trip to the 61st Canadian
National Exposition at Ontario
Miss Strong, a graduate Of Ohio
Wesleyan university, in 1882, for
the past five years has been employ
ed in the law offices of Baldwin &
Nolan, Columbus, as secretary. She
has been typist for eight years.
Entered in the contest with Miss
Strong were 10 female typists
She typed 92 words a minute Her
nearest contender typed Sc words
per minute.
Miss Strong is the daughter of
George M. and Bertha Rogers
Strong and was born in Malta. She
is granddaughter of Mrs. J. W.
Rogers, of Malta. Her father has
been teaching in Columbus for a
number of years.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-27
Sister OF T. J. McHugh
Called From This Life

Miss Agnes McHugh. IS, sister of
former commissioner T. J. McHugh,
died Tuesday evening at 10: :15
O'Clock at her home in GAINESVILLE,
following a three weeks illness with
heart trouble She was a member
of one of the prominent pioneer, and
highly esteemed families of this
county Her parents were the late
James and Anna Shields McHugh,
and she was born near Stockport. on
the farm now owned by ]. L. Bur-
gnin, where she spent her early life.
For about 80 years the deceased and
her sister, Miss Frances McHugh,
resided in Cambridge, and two years
ago they moved to GAINESVILLE.
The deceased is survived by four
brothers, T. j. McHugh of Stock
port; E. T., of Cambridge; A. j.,
gad John McHugh, of Mansfield;
five sisters, Mrs. Celia Bacon, OF
Mrs. ]. H. Choguill of
Syracuse, N. Y: Mrs. Eva McDer-
mott, of Cambridge; Mrs. Walter
Palmer, of Chesterhill, and Miss
Frances McHugh. of the home. A
sister, Alice. died in infancy.
Miss McHugh was a member of
st. Thomas Catholic church, Zanes-
Vile, and funeral services will be
held at that church Friday morning
at o'clock, with interment in Mt.
Calvary cemetery, near GAINESVILLE.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-07-27
TRUSTEES HAVE CONTROL
OVER TOWNSHIP ROADS

Township trustees have control
over township roads and may take
whatever action they deem proper
to keep them in repair and safe for
travel. They may barricade them
when high water makes them unsafe
for travel Attorney General Thorn
as j. Herbert ruled this week. In
an opinion to John B. Meister, Full
ton county prosecutor. Mr.. Herbert
ruled trustees could be held for
negligence in failing to exercise
their power. Trustees Of Franklin
township had requested an opinion.
Every time creek there overf1ows,
60 rods of road become flooded. Re-
Gently a motorist stalled in water
radiator" deep and is threatening to
go, to law about it.
What constitutes an improved
road and what an unimprOved road
is a matter of fact and not Of law,
Attorney General Thomas j. Her
bert ruled this week in an opinion
to Cylon w. Wallace, registrar OF
motor vehicles. Neither the legisla-
ture nor the courts have ever defin-
ed what legally constitutes an inn
proved road, Mr.. Herbert said.