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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-02-16

Inc M
See the new special line of enam-
eled kitchen ware, at the Malta
Hardware 10 9f2
Conrad White and Bob Norris OF
the Home Appliance store were IN
Cincinnati several days the first or
this week on business, connected
with the store.
The original IRE proof Sheetrock
Wall Board, at the Malta Hardware
~ 9f2
Raymond w. Patterson, who has
been associated with the Howell
drug store, and later with Bailey s
on Main, both in GAINESVILLE, mas
purchased the Winkler-Taylor phar-
macy in Westerville.
Five models of Speed Queen wash
ers, $3950 and UP, at the Malta
Hardware Co. 9tz
Mr.. and Mrs. w. v. Van Metre,
of Marietta, were dinner guests here
Sunday at the Kennebec hotel, OF
Mr.. and Mrs George M. Scott. 9th
er guests at the dinner were Mr.. and
Mrs C. L. Stanbery.
Tickets are on sale for the chick
en- supper at the M. E. church.
Thursday, Feb. 16. Price soc.
Mrs. F. B. Kraps and Mrs How
ard Carroll entertained number of
friends Saturday afternoon, at the
home of the former. Various games
were enjoyed and luncheon served
later in the afternoon.
Remember the chicken supper al
the M. E. church, Feb. 16. Begin
serving at $50.
The benefit party given by Nal
conta Post, American Legion, No
"a, and the Ladies' Auxiliary, last
Thursday night at the Legion hall
was attended by 65 persons. This
proceeds were for the benefit Of the
infantile paralysis fund.
Silver Steel Breaking Plows, q
home product, for Morgan county
farmers, sold by the Malta Hard
ware Co. 9f1
Mrs. Maurice Archer, district P
T. A. president, is in attendance al
a two day district P. T. A. confer.
ence at Coshocton Mrs. Archer
will also attend p T. A. meetings al
Steubenville, Bernholtz and severa
other places, before returning home
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Carroll, neal
the sanatorium, were guests Of the
latter's sister, Mrs. Bozman, wife o1
DR.. c. G.. Bozman, and family, OF
Newark. Other guests at the Boz
man home were Paul Rex and fam
lily of Mt Vernon.
A. c. Masterson, Malta, well
known insurance man, is active in
preparation for the state conven-
ticn of the Federation of Mutual In
surance association at the Deshler-
Wallick hotel, Feb. 21 and %. Out
standing on the speakers program
will be Governor John w. Bricker.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-02-16

Mrs Geo. W. Partesius and her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Gillespie, Mrs.
Grace Dye and Ernest Ham went to
Athens Sunday to see Mrs. Par
tesius' sister, Mrs. Mary Brown, who
has been i'll with pneumonia.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-02-16

The mems club of the NJ E.
church will be served dinner at the
church tonight at $50, after which
they will hear an address by Prof.
Hugh James Donahue, on the Euro
pean situation. This is an inter
esting presentation of world affairs,
and anyone interested is invited to
hear the talk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08

0LYMPIA-King county, during
so years of Washington statehood,
has only had one governor. This
was John H. McGraw, second gov
ernor of the state. This is consid-
cred rather an unusual situation,
considering the fact that King
county has one-third Of the popula-
ton OF the state and supplies more
than one-third of the revenues used
for the operation of the state.
Pierce county has supplied three
governors.
The first governor. Elisha Perry,
was an Olympian. Then came Nc
Graw, who was followed by John
r. Rogers of Puyallup, Pierce
county.
Rogers died in office and was
succeeded by Henry Mcbride of
Skagit county. Mcbride was re-
fused denomination by the Tacoma
convention in 1904 and Albert E.
Mead of Bellingham was nominated
and elected governor on the Re-
publican ticket.
Mead was the last governor
nominated in convention. During
his term of office the direct prim-
airy was adopted. In 1908 Mead
received the majority of the first
choice votes for the Republican
nomination, but did not receive 40
per cent, as then required by law,
so that the first and second choice
votes were counted. This resulted
in the nomination and election Of
Samuel C. Cosgrove of Pomeroy.
Gov. Cosgrove died within month
after Inauguration. Marion E. Hay
of Wilbur. Lincoln county, heuten-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08
DELEGATES Of
POST ELECTED

Anker c. Bjornstad, past COM
mander; Herman Nordfors. Marty
Pershing, Harry Berg, Al Whit
man, Lee Carter and Herb Ward
have been chosen as delegates
from Edward B. Rhodes post No. 2
to attend the district American
Legion convention later this month
in Spokane.
About 25 musicians will make
the Spokane trip, $500 having
been voted to send the posts drum
and bugle corps. New uniforms
will be provided next year.
At Monday evenings meeting in
Memorial hall. there will be a
financial report made on the posts
picnic. Some of the profit may
be used for air-conditioning the
building. There will be a program
of films Monday evening and
refreshments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08
King Co. Has Supplied
Only One Governor
Pierce Has Furnished Three During
Washinston's so Years Of Statehood

ant governor, succeeded him. Hay
was renominated in 1912 but de-
feated by Ernest Lister Of Tacoma.
Lister was reelected in 1916, dying
in office two years later. He was
succeeded by Louis Hart of Taco
ma, a Republican. Lister was
Democrat.
Hart was reelected in 1920 for
a full term and was succeeded by
Roland II. Hartley of Everett
Hartley. in turn was succeeded by
the present incumbent, Clarence ID.
Martin. Democrat of Cheney, Spo-
kane county.
During the last so years Seattle
has supplied one governor and only
once has a Seattle man been NOM
mated on the Republican ticket for
governor. This was in 1915 when
Henry Mcbride, who had moved
from skagit to Seattle, was NOM
mated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08

been on the ranch. Friday was the
day we pulled in so the house was
at its worst. After some of our
previous experiences we were lit
tie worried about sleeping in that
bed, but there was no way we could
suggest sleeping on the floor with
out offending our pleasant hosts.
However, after they retired we
subjected everything to a minute
inspection and could find none of
our little friends" Nor were there
any. These men were neither un-
clean nor untidy. The house was
typically bachelors establish
ment and was fearfully cluttered.
but IT wasn't dirty in the way that
some of the river homes were. II
was just that both these men were
busy outside during the day and
they just didn't have time to go
over that house once every day.
In fact, one of the many things
we liked about them was their lack
of apology for the state Of that
house. They merely explained that
Saturday was cleaning day and let
il 90 at that. We could take it or
leave it. We took II and liked it
and hope the Bowie brothers liked
US as well as We did them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08
Paul Bnnyan Is Feted AS
Hoqniam Observes Jubilee

OLYMPIA Paul Bunyan, might
lest figure OF the old west, will
dominate this weeks Golden Jubi-
lee celebrations. the Washington
State Progress Commission re-
ported.
The coast town Of Hoquism be-
gan its Paul Bunyan Festival
Sunday. the celebration ending
next Saturday.
During that time the indubitable
and omnipotent Paul-snd his blue
oxen-win recite the history of
Grays Hsrbor. in observance Of
the 50th anniversary Of Washing
ton statehood.
Two Of this years most preten-
tious Golden Jubilee spectscles-
the Columbia Cavslcsde pageant
at Spokane and the Golden Jubilee
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08
Bear Stories Are Exciting
In Alaska, Tac0man Writes

Alaskan bear stories are almost
too grown up to be fun. accord
ne to Martin johnson, 22-year-old
Tacoma machinist, whose letter
arrived from the north Monday
at the home of his father. Ole
Johnson, of 212s So. Ainsworth
ave.
Martin, who is spending his sec
ond summer as machinist at a
Kodiak island cannery, in the Gulf
of Alaska, took his part in the
bear story from the security of a
tree. And if he hadn't been a
quick and accurate shot with a
rifle, it wouldn't have been an
amusing letter.
Zone of the big ones, and l
really mean big one, about
the size of our woodshed, had
three of us guys up tree" he
wrote his father.
I'VE had gone across the bay to
climb that mountain. You should
have seen us when we left the
place. l had 5000, another fell
low 30-06 and the other one a
$3.50. We looked like we were
going to war.
We'll, anyway, we walked right
into one with couple of cubs
as big as black bears. so what do
we do but climb a tree.
II no more than got up in the
tree when there she came right for
one of the other kids not yet in
the tree. / let the bear have ii
right in the back with the 5000.
II knocked her down like a ton
Of rocks, but she got up and was
soon on her way. I shot again
and knocked her over again.
Again she got up and went into the
woods.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08

Mariners pageant at Anacortes-
closed last weekend.
At Anseortes the celebration
will close with the Pacific North
west championship cupboard races.
Other observances this week:
Days Of '4e" at Lacey; a 50o-csst
historical pageant at Enumclaw,
Aug. e-12: Golden Jubilee Rolleo
at Longview, Aug. 11-13, includ-
ing pageant Of the Northwest tim
Der industry; Indian water festival
at Coupeville. Aug 1I-13. with the
annual international Indian war
canoe races and al. cupboard mo-
torbost regatta; qualifying round
of the Golden Jubilee Salmon Derby
at Port Angeles. Aug. 1920; Wild
West Roundup at omak, August
1918.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08

And If you question Burns
enough about the "rock-nut" mon
iker he will pull out his card case
and show that he is member of
the "Rock-Nuts," Tenino chapter
of the Washington Agate and Min
eral society.
The Washington Agate and Min
eral society has chapters in Seat
tie, Spokane. Yakima, Tacoma and
other Washington cities with total
membership running into the thou
sands. These members spend their
Sundays and vacations plodding up
some creek bed with a gunnysack
over their shoulder picking up
rocks to take home for cutting,
polishing and even gem-making.
That's just how Burns ac-
quired his "rock-nut" name.
Step into his service station
and you realize ut once that
you are not in an ordinary gas
emporium.
Occupying a prominent place in
the center is a work bench with
a shaft mounted its full length. On
the shaft are cutting wheels, grind
ing wheels and polishing wheels.
The cutting wheel is water-cooled
affair and it's cutting edge is pro-
duced by diamond dust pounded
into nicked edges of metal disc.
Burns makes his own.
All around the room are
rocks. There are agates and
jaspers, which are the prin-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08
MAIN STREET
Goings, Comings and Doings
of Tacomuns as the Re-
porter Found Them.

Aibln Swanson waiting for traf-
fic light to change-Forme Mayor
c. Nj. Riddell standing at 18th and
Pacific-R. 5. Robinson shopping
for clothing-Mrs. Frances Haskell
planning speech-Joe Cornish en-
route to picnic-Jane Miller re-
calling how husband, Harry, fol
lowing instructions in the book. y
had ferrotyped his self-made kodak
prints on mirror, then had to
remove them with a razor blade
Grandpa j. l.. Mexican chuckling
over appointment of his grand
daughter as teacher in Puyallup
scho us at a salary well over the
scale-Ross p. Burnworfh report
ing on activities of Wild West post
No. 81, V. F. W.-"Ar' Coberly
telling about fight between a
rattle snake and bull snake
Harold Slack hoping to go back
TO work soon-Don BEDFORD maxi
ing plans for a picnic-Sherman
Rowland trying back to nature
movement"-Frank Seabeck won
dering who left a note in his car.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08
Measles In Lead
In State Diseases

OLYMPIA-The ordinary, gar.
den variety of measles led in com.
municable diseases reported in the
state of Washington for the week
ending July 90, the state depart
ment of health reported.
From a total of 335 cases re.
ported in 90 counties, los were
measles-including 102 in Seattle.
tuberculosis and gonorrhea
were the next. most prevalent-41
each. Twenty-nine cases were re-
ported for syphilis and 10 for
chicken pox.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08
LUMBER MILLS
MAKE REPORTS
July Pro d u ction Is
CO.'S Per Cent
Of Average

The weekly average Of West
Coast lumber production in July
"a weeks was 1871. 900 board
feet. or COS per cent OF the weekly
average for 1926-1929. the indus
try's years of highest capacity
realization. Orders averaged 1885,
7ss. 900 b. f.; shipments. 121, 7o7.-
900. Weekly averages for June
were: production. 130.433. 900 b. (.
1862 per cent of the h. c. r. index !;
orders. 142.ss6, 900: shipments,
1881 900.
First 30 weeks Of 1889. cumula-
tive production. 3.633,415. 900 b. f.;
same period, 1e3s-2.734. 759, 900;
1871 ,024. 4S3. 900.
Orders for 80 weeks of 1889
break down as follows: rail, 1928
$50. 900 b. T.; domestic cargo. 1926
$4,000: export, 262, 277 900; local,
551 ,622. 900.
The industry's untitled order file
stood at 4s6. 9ss, 900 b. (. at the
end of July; gross stocks, at s46,-
000, 900.
Positive influences on the mar
ket position of West Coast lumber
in July were led by the settlement
of the California strike of lumber
yard workers. The strike had
stopped lumber movements from
Los Angeles yards and held up a
large part Of building in the re-
gion. The settlement has released
the flow of West Coast lumber in
its largest single market. July
brought more inquiries to the
Industry from the United Kingdom.
These are related to defense re-
quirements, for barracks construc-
ton, etc. This special demand :
temporarily exceeding the capacity
of Canadian mills. The excess de-
mand is yet small in volume, but
it is positive factor Another
seasonal influence Is in orders from
railroads for grain doors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08

cipal Washington rocks suit
able for gem-making. Then
there are thunder eggs and
goodies from Oregon and Burns
has a green malachite stone
from Arizona and jade lapis
lazuli from Chile. Besides
there is petrified and opalized
wood.
All of these various rocks, Burns
cuts, grinds and polishes into
stones cabochon style for settings
in brooches and rings. Many of the
Washington agates reveal unusual
and curious designs when they are
cut and polished. In fact, most
of the thrii1 of rock-nutting comes
from discovering the beauty blush
ing unseen under a dull exterior.
Tenino crock nuts" have
field-trips every two weeks.
Ed Major. publisher of the
Tenino weekly, arranges these
tours so that members may
learn 10 find the various and
unusual specimens they seek.
Only recently geode found
along the Skoolumchuck river
excited great interest.
Burns says that's just part of
the fun eccruing from his hobby.
Some day he says he might quit
pumping gas and become real
lapidarist tone who cuts, polishes
and engraves precious stones) but
right now he's content to be an
ordinary "rock-nut.'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08
Joke Backfnes,
Gagster Tangles
In His Own Plot

PORTLAND, Ore.-That happy
joker-the fellow who ties tin cans
on newlyweds' cars-was a victim
Of his own plot here.
Frank H. Summer, 81, of Port
land, was treated for head lacers-
tons after being tripped up by
rope he had used to tie tin cans
to the rear of an auto bearing the
departing happy couple.
The machine started away with
the rope tied to the bumper and
Summer entangled In the rope.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08
Meanest Thief I
Takes Toll In
Blood Money

VANCOUVER, \ C. - Henry
Pidherney. Vernon. B. C.. blood
donor, asked police to locate Van
couver's meanest thief.
Pidherncy. just out Of General
hnspltal where he had given .
q6anfity Of blood to = patient.
felt dizzy ~ he walked through
Victory Square. He sat down on
I bench. head In hands. and wait
e for the faint spell to pass.
When he recovered. he found his
as @'blood money" had been deity
removed from his pocket
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08

I'VE stayed up In the tree
about half an hour to see II
she would come back for her
cubs, hut she didn't, so we
started back to the boat, go
ing all the way on well-worn
bear trail"
The letter brought big thrill
to Ole Johnson here. He has
worked at the same cannery as a
carpenter and insists his sons
comparison of one of those Kodiak
bears with the family woodshed
is not an exaggeration.
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It viii be large
" due to the
influence Of his
clever brother
in-law, Ramon
Serrano Suner,
minister of the
interior, press
and propaganda
In his sue
ccssful revolu-
ton Franco had
the help Of two
great groups
the Traditional
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08

wouldn't have lost any equipment
in the shallow water, but every
thing would have gotten thorough
ly soaked including the typewriter
and radio and briefcase.
After leaving Fort Thompson the
valley walls narrowed down until
they were practically the banks of
the river. This made for small bot
tomlands. but 1t did keep the river
somewhat straighter and narrowed
1t down. Though there were still
many bars. the channel was easier
to follow and we made good time.
Tcmpers short
Around 7 o'clock both of us were
tired and hungry and tempers were
getting short so we started to
search for a landing. We sighted
one at the head of the next bend
and headed for il. when Louise saw
another house directly across the
river from us. Set back in the
cottonwoods and shaded by line
of willows along the shore it looked
much more inviting that the one
sighted first, atop bleak hill, so
we swung across the current-and
promptly ran aground in shute.
This time Bob had plenty of time
to remove his shoes and socks be-
fore going over the side and again
initiated truck horse. For almost
two hundred feet that water was
barely three or four inches deep,
but the sandy bottom was almost
as hard as a cement walk. Reach
ing the narrow channel on the other
side, we put in just above the house
and were greeted by a flock Of
curious goats and two old men.
We told them our circumstances
and they readily invited us to spend
the night with them and cook our
dinner on their stove.
They were two old bachelors
from Iowa who had lived alone in
that little house for several years.
And 1t looked 1t. We've never seen
house so cluttered UP with a lit
tie bit OF everything. including q
generous amount of hungry flies.
II was one OF the few places along
the river without a radio and they
took a good deal of pleasure listen
ing to ours, while Louise cooked
both our dinner and herself in that
tiny stuffy kitchen. How these peo-
pie in this hot country can stand
to cook over a hot range when the
temperature is lowering around the
hundred-mark is mystery. Some,
of course. have kerosene stoves for
summer, while others even move
the stove outside. but for the most
part they cook inside and we viii
swear that some of those houses
will register a hundred and forty.
Host Read Up"
Without a radio. and isolated as
they were, both these men were
surprisingly well-informed on cur
rent events We wondered just
where they got il until We saw the
bed we were TO sleep on. II was
piled high with newspapers and
magazines that had been read and
then tossed aside. These men clean
ed house once a week and took
turns at the chore.
Every Saturday was house clean
ing day for one while the other
went to town. They hadn't been
to town together since they had
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08
Brother-In Law Is Power
Behind francois Throne"

LONDON - If General
Franco-following the pattern
of the German and Italian die
tators - becomes the per-
manent leader of Spain,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08
NEEDLE BUSY AT "a

MADISON, Me.-Mrs. May A.
Fish is still very Industrious at 81.
Between Nov. l and Dec. "a last
year she completed 80 pairs of nit
tens. SO handkerchiefs and q bed
spread.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08

The former. rs their name IN
dicatos, would like to turn back
the clock and restore a monarchy.
Suner II the head Of the Falan-
gists. Their dream In rather of
I Spain modelled on the Maxi state
ct Germany or the Fascist state Of
Italy---omitting 4 king. suner as
pircs to have his brother-in-law
head the state just a. other totali-
tartan leaders do.
Suner himself u becoming q
power in this new Spain, which
WIN have to Be painfully built up
after the terrible destruction Of
over 80 months Of savage civil
war. He has brains, ability. and
youth thorn 1901 at Tarragona).
Hh father was = state servant. an
engineer Of roads and bridges.
DEVELOPED LOVE
FOR FASCIsM
The boy himself WAS destined
for the law. He studied In the
University Of Madrid and later at
Rome and Bologna.
Madrid put him In close touch
with his fellow student, Jose An
tonic Primo de Rivera. son Of the
former Spanish dictator. His stu
dies In Italy gave him that love
u Italy and that admiration of
Eascism which were to have 4
great bearing upon his career.
Young Rivera was already quietly
orgsnixlng the Falangist party.
suner became q member Of the
bar at safagossa and then fate
played him another important
trick. He fell in love with the
lovely zita Pola and married her.
Her sister. Carmen. also very
beautiful, was already the wife Of
Z young general named Franco.
Ths brothers-in-law became inh-
mate friends. Suner admired
frances leadership. Franco ad-
mired suner's intellectual abilities.
In 1883 and again in 1886 suner
vas elected n deputy to the
Cortes from saragossa and joined
tn members who supported the
conservative Gil Robes.
RUrzxEss TOWARD
LoYALxGT PRISONERS
on the eve Of the revolution
which Franco started. suner was
arrested and sent to the so-called
model prison in Madrid. Suffer
ing from stomach trouble. he was
sent to Z prison hospital. From
there he escaped. got refuge In
an embassy and slipped out and
over the border to France. From
there. he made his way to Burgcs
and took part IN the shadow gov
srnment already set up by Franco.
His implacabie hatred Of the
government against which Franco
fought was fed by . terrible ex-
perience in his own family. His
two brothers, Jose and Fernando.
arrested IN Madrid about the same
time be WA. were shot.
One story goes that they were
executed because he escaped. The
more probable one 10 that his
brothers, who were engineers,
flatly refused the demand Of their
captors that they should help In
the Qualifications Of Madrid against
Franco attacks- Their death has
M I scar on suner. Al minister
Of the interior. dealing with the
Franco captives. he has often
proved ruthless.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-08
BUDDHIST SERVICE

An English Buddhist service will
be held at p. m. Tuesday in the
church at 17l7 Fawcett ave. with
Rev. sunya n. Pratt speaking on
The Seach for Happiness