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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-11-30
$151.79 IN SALES TAX
REDEMPTION

The McConnelsville fire depart
ment has received a check for
$151.79 in sales tax redemption.
They are hoping to increase the
amount to $500 before Christmas.
All of this money will be used for
the Christmas baskets for the needy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-11-30
AUTO ACCIDENT FATAL TO
PIANTSVILLE BOY

Alexander Ramsey, 23, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Ramsey, of Plants
vile, died this morning about five
o'clock at Memorial hospital, Ma
rietta. Sunday night he was in an
auto accident, in which his neck
was broken The deceased grad
uated from Chesterhill high school
in the class of '36. Besides his
parents, several brothers and sis
ters survive.
Funeral arrangements are incom-
plete
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-11-30
SMALL BLAZE AT EDWARD
PERKINS,

The firemen We're called Saturday
night about 8 O'Clock to the Ed
ward Perkins residence in lower
Malta and extinguished blaze
which started from burning SCOT in
a defective chimney. Wall paper or
the chimney and the up stairs floor
were ignited. Not much damage
was done.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-11-30
Deaths Toll

Nov. % to 80, 1889
VIM. S. Corner, Beverly.
Mary L. Linn, GAINESVILLE.
Elmer Dearth, Oklahoma.
q. j. Arrick, McConnelsville.
Arthur White, California.
Edward Sines, Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Lucy Buck, Malta.
Mrs. c. L. Kendle, Paden City.
Mrs. c.. C. Inglish. Cambridge.
Carl Roger Clay, Malta Rt.
Pulaski Cubbison, Bluebell.
Alexander Ramsey, Plantsyille. :
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-11-30
FIRENIEN ELECT OFFICERS

At the meeting of the fremen
last evening, Edsel Miller was
elected assistant chief; Thos. Ken
ney, secretary; w. w. Bragg, treas
urer; Gus Abel, Dana Walker and
Carl Scott, trustees. Frank How
ards term as chief does not expire
for another year.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-11-30
MRS. KUNTZ WORSE

Mrs. Ivan KuntZ, who has been
seriously i'll with pneumonia in Be-
thesda hospital, for ten or more
days, has not been SO we'll since
Monday, jaundice having retarded
her recovery.
Later:-This morning about five
o'clock word came that Mrs. KuntZ
was worse. IL;
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-11-30
NJ. & NJ. AND COUNTY SCHOOLS
GET FUNDS

A state distribution of school
foundation funds the first of the
week, for the fourth quarter of
1889, gave $10,373.76 to M. & NJ,
and the Morgan county school sys-
tenn received $40,258.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-11-30

Monford Frash, Carrollton, and
sister Miss Vivian Frash, student
nurse at Bethesda hospital, have
been visiting in Malta with their
Parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Frash
Miss Frash leaves today for Akron,
where she will take three months
training in the children's hospital.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-11-30
Chesterhill Property Sold

The Mrs. J. B. Glassford proper
ty, Chesterhill, i.cs been sold
through the George B. Kenney real
estate agency.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-16
Recent Deaths


Franklin
The funeral services Of Mrs. Alice
Franklin of 6S Ruggles Street were
held at Johnson's Funeral Home on
Monday, December II, 1889 at 100
pm. Interment at Mt Hope.
Thompson
Funeral services for Mrs. Willie
Mae Thompson of 35 Howard Street.
were held at Orlando, Florida, where
the remains were shipped on Wednes-
day, Dec. 10, 1889. Interment at
Johnstown Cemetery, Orlando. Fla. ].
B. Johnson, Undertaken
Platt
The funeral of Elliott Platt of %
Williams Street, were held at the
Seventh Day Adventist Church on
Thursday, Dec ID, 1889 at 100 pm.
Interment at Mt. Hope. J. B. John
son, Undertaken.
Ward
The funeral services of Little Shir-
ley M. Ward of 80 Newbern Street.
were held at Johnson's Funeral Home
on Thursday, Dec. Ia, 1899 at 300
pm. Interment ct Mt Hope.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-16

their New Years Eve. Ball and if Won
can find someone to bet against Won
Ihat the affair won't be tops, then YOU
nave a good chance to win your money
pack | see Victor Bynoe CARVING
that old school bag again he ali
ready IS smart college grad. Bea-
trlce Durant and her colleagues are
really doing nice job for the news
boys, have you got your button vet
Charming Dorothy Eller. chair
man OF the music committee for the
END Annual Boule Of the AKA. is
certainly busy lady at this hour
the Roxbury Civic Club, Inc. presented
the Alpha Singers at Saint Marks
Chnrch Monday evening. Ernest G.
y banyoun is the director two
weeks ago the members and friends Of
the Gloucester Memorial Church had
the thrill of sitting through a morning
service while moving pictures were
being taken of the service last
Monday evening the pictures were
SHOWN at the church and it really was
enjoyable seeing yourself in church
and watching yourself march ont the
door shaking hands with the Reverend
and members stopping to chat a little
. =. the showing of the pictures was
quick preview and they will be shown
Tor your approval at later date
the nlcture of Rev. Winthrop as ultra
special here's your down signal
folks try not to spend all of your
Christmas money in one place
happy landings. LIB.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-16
The Foe Within

In our battle for justice we must
realize that there are thousands of
traitors within our own ranks-men
and women who, having mortgaged
their own craven souls to our en-
emies, are willing and anxious to
sell out our group for a mess of pot
tage. In myraids of instances they
have already done so. Many of these
beings are like moles which burrow
beneath the surface, and they have
by their peraicious activities placed
the entire structure of our rights in
peril. The vilest, cruelest, most bru-
tai, craftiest, most venomous, and
most cold-blooded outspoken enemy
is far less dangerous than the vile,
crafty, Sinking, snake-like burrow-
ing foe within
--LLEWELLYN LEWIS.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-16
City News

The regular election of officers of the
Music Lovers will take place Sunday,
ley Trotman, are rivals for the office
Dec. II. Miss Doris Perry and Stan
Of president. Lena Physic, Marjorie
Brooks, Vera Marksman, Florence
Leonard, Clinton MAR, Leonard Gra-
ham, Cynthia MAR and Joseph Bar
rett were admitted to membership.
The Housewives League of Greater
Boston Trade Association will hold the
last meeting of the year Monday, Dec.
IS, at 522 Columbus Ave. All mem
bers are urged to attend.
Evening star., 1939-11-04
StreomIined Prosecution

In the wake of several designations
and appointments requiring a re-
alignment of his staff, United States
Attorney David A. Pine has worked
out a reorganization plan that should
tend to increase still further the eff
cheney of his vital branch of local
law enforcement. With the resigna-
ton of Assistant United States Attor-
ney Harry L. Underwood, who is
returning to the legal staff Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
Mr.. Pine has announced the appoint
ment OF Assistant United States At
torney John J. Wilson as admins
trative head of the criminal division
Of the district attorneys Office, of
Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Fihelly as administrative
head OF the civil division, and Of
Assistant United States Attorney
George E. Mcneil as senior trial at
torney and co-ordinator of work in
the criminal courts.
This trio is experienced and capa-
bic. It has been largely due to the
cooperation OF such assistants that
Mr.. Pine has been able to make
encouraging progress in reducing
docket congestion and speeding up
the trial Of case The new setup
Evening star., 1939-11-04

little ut time with the fne blade Of
small penknife.
after . few days 1t was all removed.
and Gus got back his good green color
and was again himself
I'VE got Oscar unpainted, after read
ing yCdr article, 30 he is In the green Of
condition now.
"dus is lively and will eat at any time.
He likes fresh flies and bits Of raw beef.
He can stand up to beg for food, on
his hind legs. I've never seen Oscar eat
at all.
Both live in q small flshbowl. Each
has large rock on which to sun him
self, and small stones to paddle and
move about among.
II scrub them every few days with an
old toothbrush and change the water .
few hours after feed them dry turtle
food once q day.
These little fellows have real person.
ality and are much more fun than gold
fishes.
Thank you for telling me just how to
care for them, and saving Gus life.
Sincerely, F. g. g."
Turtle keepers should note carefully
that some specimens do not eat exactly
like all others. and also that there is no
real reason for becoming stampeded II
q turtle will not eat.
Truly, these are odd creatures. Their
II % re ko{p
ance. Belonging to one Of the oldest Of
living tribes, the tortoise has recently
had honor done him by the publication
Of finely illustrated book all about him
The silver dollar sized specimens to
be purchased for 10 cents each offer an
easy and inexpensive way for any one
to have pet.
Select the natural greenbacks. They
are much better than the ones which
have been painted.
It is interesting to note that the paint
can be scraped OF and enheartening to
learn that the creature Immediately
takes on a new lease OF life.
If enough people demand the natural
green ones, refusing to accept those
gaudily painted with roses and the like,
the purveyors Of these four-legged walk
ers in time will give up their queer ideas
of art.
We are not sure that all the speci-
mems for sale like to hibernate in mud
or sand, but undoubtedly some Of
them do.
Cleaning turtles with a toothbrush is
not at all necessary. If done at all, it
should be gingerly, and not too often.
There is little danger of algae growing
to such an extent that the turtles back
seems covered with green moss, as may
be seen on some Of those huge fellows at
the Zoo. Nature may have purpose in
such covering. And then again, she
may not.
Evening star., 1939-11-04

will make for q decentralization Of
prosecutive activities along the
streamlined-division pattern Of the
Army, with the United States attor-
ney sufficiently relieved of detail to
enable him to concentrate on gen.
eral strategy in the important war
on crime. The forces Of lawlessness
long since have been modernized and
streamlined. The army Of law en-
forcement in all its branches must
keep pace with the enemy If recent
gains are to be consolidated and
further advances recorded.
Evening star., 1939-11-04

and mine attack has been high.
Estimates vary between the Ger
mans claims Of 100000 tons and
British admissions Of something like
half that total. Whatever the figures,
they give the London government
cause for just concern, for there is
no reason to believe that the U-boat
campaign against either the British
merchant marine or food-carrying
neutral shipping has even approx
mated its zenith. Losses are sure to
grow heavier before they commence
to diminish. ..
But, as Mr.. Chamberlain said in
the House Of Commons yesterday,
nothing has occurred to shake our
confidence on our ability to overcome
the submarine menace. We continue
to take toll Of enemy undersea craft,
despite our losses"
Food rations are no novelty in a
Britain at war. They were invoked
in 1915. when U-boat ravages began
to be considerable, yet until these
reached their maximum of some 900,-
600 tons month In April, 1917, when
the United States entered the war,
John Bull was never in any real peril
Of starvation. He is long, long way
from any such danger nova condi-
tion which, according to the British
press, makes Food Minister Morrison's
announcement not only premature,
but stupid, unnecessary, nonsensical,
frightening to the public and without
rhyme or reason" It is in such terms
that Fleet street greets the news that
food coupons will presently be the
vogue again in the British Isles.
Evening star., 1939-11-04
Rutions in Britain

When the European war was only
ten days or fortnight old, a member
of the British government, comment
ing on the fact that certain food sta
Piles were already rationed in Ger
many, stirred the risibilities of the
House Of Commons by proclaiming
that John Bulls islands had not at
least found 1t necessary to begin
operations by instituting food cards.
That was before Hitler's U-boats had
cleared for action on any material
scale.
Now Food Minister Morrison in
forms Parliament that from the mid
die of next month his majesty's gov
ernment will restrict consumption Of
butter and bacon for every inhabit-
ant of the United Kingdom to four
ounces a week. While assuring the
country that only these two COM
modities would be rationed in the
immediate future, the food minister
appealed for curtailed use Of sugar,
saying present consumption is too
high. The minister Of agriculture
has suggested a voluntary ration Of
a pound Of sugar per person weekly.
Ominous of things to come is the
circumstance that ration books for
butter and bacon contain coupons
for eventual fixed portions Of meat,
margarine, cooking fats and sugar,
while there are blanks for other COM
modities unnamed.
The psychological advantage Of all
this to Germany and to Goebbels'
propaganda system is indisputable.
It will be touted far and wide in the
Reich and beyond as prima facie evi-
dence that, far from being able to
blockade the Nazis into starvation
and submission, 1t is the British
themselves who face strangulation.
The diametrical opposite is, Of
course, the truth. Loss Of British
shipping Though German torpedo
Evening star., 1939-11-04
THIS AND THAT
BY Charles =. Traceaoell.

Has turtle more personality than .
goldfish?
This will not be an academic question
In the least for hundreds Of Me-loving
persons who establish an aquarium this
winter.
Rejecting tropical fishes, because Of
the care required, especially to keep their
water at an even warm temperature,
they will still desire something in the
swimming line.
Not only is an aquarium q point OF
interest, but with proper management 1t
may be a real decorative note In q mod
ern home.
Here is q letter from one who believes
that the small tortoises. or turtles, win
all along the line:
Dear sir:
II have Just read your interesting arti-
Gle in tonight's Star answering the let.
ter by B. B. v.
II have found by experience that the
turtle hibernates during the winter.
Il have had one for nearly two years,
and at the present time he is beginning
to pass into a state of torpor. Moves
very little and seems stifI.
HE has ceased to eat, though give
him little food every day or So It
will not be long now before he buries
himself in the sand and stays until
spring.
Il have him in an aquarium about IA
by by inches; aquarium sand in one
corner, stone in the center on which
he suns himself and water in the other
part.
Nov and during the winter he gets
sun all day, but in the summer when the
aquarium stays IN a window, part of 1t
is shielded so the little fellow can find
shade II he 50 wishes.
He has thrived well on the prepared
turtle food, and salmon, tuna. shrimp
and lettuce, but have failed to get him
to eat worms or raw meat, in fact, he is
scared to death Of 1t.
I'm summer he likes to get out and
walk around the room for little while.
Il wish B. B. v. knew that (unless his
turtle is painted one) in all probability
1t Is getting ready for the winter sleep
II never miss reading your articles.
They have helped me 50 much.
"Very truly yours, M. B. D."
4 4
Here's word from one who knows what
to do with a painted turtle:
Dear sir:
"Gus Is still with us, and thank you
for the articles on turtles.
Gus was little painted turtle. After
reading about them, we examined Gus
and found his shell was curling, and he
was getting almost gray.
you said not to try to remove the
paint, but we did, very carefully and q
Evening star., 1939-11-04
Dream City Completed

SsAS~
High above the Hudson's waters
in the middle Of Manhattan are
Rockefeller's Hanging Gardens, the
Handicapped crown of Rockefeller Cen
ter. In all the building history OF the
world, whose people have given US
the Pyramids and the Colossus Of
Rhodes and other towering, massive
structures, 1t Is probable that nothing
has been so daring and dashing and
so meaningful in its conception as
Rockefeller Center, planted on three
blocks in New York City's heart.
More famous, perhaps, as radio
City," 1t is purely commercial en-
terprise, but it has been executed
with such verve and imagination that
it stands as one of the earth's real
wonders. It has been long in the
making. Wednesday the last rivet
for the last building in the group of
fourteen buildings was driven into
place. In March the city will be
complete.
John D. Rockefeller, jr., bought the
land on which Radio City stands in
the later years Of the 1920s, when
Fifth Avenue, toward which the CEN
ter faces, was losing its status as an
elegant residential street and suffer-
ing the throes Of transition into a
commercial thoroughfare. Mr. Rocke-
feller was attracted to the area first
as possible site for a new home for
the Metropolitan Opera Company.
He leased parcel Of land from Co.
lumbia University, and then bit by
bit bought up all the parcels in the
area bounded by Fifth and Sixth ave-
nues and Forty-eighth and Fifty
first streets. The assessed valuation
on the land and the improvements
in 1928 was $4,000, 900; in 1899,
$50, 100000
The opera has never come to
Rockefeller Center. And the arrival
of the depression ten years ago found
Mr.. Rockefeller with some parcels on
hand and no prospective tenants.
The times were unpropitious, but
Rockefeller went ahead and bought
and bought until all the property
in the three-block section was his.
Then in dismal days he began to
build. Now among the giant build
ings are the seventy-sto Radio City
Building, the thirty-one story R. K.
o. Building, the Radio City Music
Hall, the Center Theater, the Time
and Life Building and the Associated
Press Building.
At the ceremonies arranged for the
placing Of the last rivet, Mr.. Rookie
feller remarked that one of his most
earnest hopes was the preservation
Of peace" This was fitting, because
the center is an expression. CONNER
cially speaking, Of international
amity, with a forty ne-story Inter-
national Building, the British Empire
Building, La Maison Francaise, Pa
lazzo dTtalia and International
Building East. The discouragements,
the refusal Of the opera to bulge, the
unpropitious signs for real estate in
vestment Of the early 1930s-none of
these held back Rockefeller, and now
he, and the United States, too, has a
dream city which is both a sight to
behold and a set Of buildings that
are well tenanted.
Evening star., 1939-11-04

There is no fee for towing stalled
car out of the Holland Tunnel. This
service is performed by specially
trained men using specially designed
equipment. And also using, we will
bet, specially thought-up language.
Evening star., 1939-11-04
Defends Washington's Claim
To "Old Ironsides."

DEFENDS WaSnlnStOnB Cl1lm
To "Old Ironsides."
To the Editor Of The Star:
was greatly interested In the COM
munication published by you recently.
signed IAN Emphatic Yankee" and writ
ten concerning the propriety Of bring
ing the U. 8. s. Constitution here to be
included in the historic heet Of naval
relics advocated and planned by the
President. His arguments and his
language are alike emphatic. The
former are numerous, varied and well
expressed. In my opinion he wandered
q little far afield from his theme, for no
one is likely to dispute his rather lengthy
contentious a. to the Feat part played
Evening star., 1939-11-04

While $500 postmasters were re-
calling themselves at the Mayflower
Hotel, it is estimated that about
3,500,000 post cards were being deliv-
cred unread.
Evening star., 1939-11-04

This may be a bit far In advance,
but how about planning now to stay
away from 1taly's 1912 international
exposition?
Evening star., 1939-11-04

The smallest public park in the
United States is said to be only nine
by six feet in dimensions. It should
take no time at all to litter up that
one
Evening star., 1939-11-04

Whether the United States goes in
or stays out, here's hoping we never
again will be dazzled by those
eighteen dollar, custom tailored silk
Shirts
Evening star., 1939-11-04

It Is probable that Friend Adolf Is
waking these autumn mornings with
q slight touch Of "embargoitis."
Evening star., 1939-11-04
Mr.. Seals PROPOSAL

Inc Qra1t or a reorganization pro-
posal submitted by Corporation
Counsel Seal to the committee set up
by the Commissioners to study the
question differs in one major respect
from the revised Griffenhagen plan.
Mr.. Seal retains the Board Of Com
missloners as an administrative, as
well as policyforming, body, supply
Ing an executive assistant to the
board. The Griffenhagen plan, on
the other hand, conceives the Board
OF Commissioners more as policy
forming group, placing administra-
tive authority in the hands of an
executive who would function more
or less as a city manager.
In this change, Mr. Seal undoubt-
edly follows prevailing opinion at the
District Building while apparently
violating one of the fundamental
concepts Of the Griffenhagen plan,
which draws sharp distinction be-
tween policy forming and admins
trative functions. The Washington
woods are already full of policy
forming groups, stemming from Con-
gress and including the many COM
missions and bureaus Of the Federal
establishment which have definite
part in Capital City planning policy.
If further powers are to be granted
to the Commissioners, it would seem
wise that they be centralized.
Like the Griffenhagen plan, Mr..
Seals proposal would vest with the
Commissioners the taxing power,
subject always, Of course, to the ap-
proval Of Congress. Like the Griffen-
hagen plan, the Seal proposal would
charge the Commissioners with re-
sponsibility Of framing budget esti-
mates, ETC., independent of Budget
Bureau control. But the Seal plan
provides for submission of the budget
to the appropriations committees of
Congress, while the Griffenhagen
proposal apparently contemplated
that the Commissioners would exer-
else the appropriative power along
with the power to levy taxes. In
this respect, the Seal plan is more apt
to win approval in Congress. Con-
gress may complain of the time and
detail consumed by District business.
But Congress is so jealous of its
power, especially in the matter Of
appropriations, that it is difficult to
conceive of any quick surrender, or
even delegation, in that respect.
Mr.. Seals plan, 1t is understood,
serves the purpose now of giving the
Commissioners committee something
definite to work on in preparing
the final recommendation to the
Commissioners and to Congress next
winter. It combines features found
both in the Griffenhagen and the
Board of Trade proposals submitted
earlier this year. 1t is expected that
1t will be changed in some respects
as discussion proceeds.
That part of it, for instance, which
Is designed to give the Commission
ers authority to prevent persons
Having no ostensible means of sup
port" from coming to the District
must have been written by Mr.. Seal
with his tongue in his cheek-pos-
sibly as an answer to remarks made
in the House last spring to the effect
that there would be no local relief
problem here If the people of WASH
ington had not permitted the relief
ers" to come here in the first place.
Let the Commissioners make a move
to stop any voter from coming to
Washington, no matter what his eco
nomic status, and the fat will be in
the fire.
Evening star., 1939-11-04
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the tDrtter, although the use OF
a pseudonyn1 for publication Is
permissible. Please be brief!