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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
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Beverage Alcohol and the Com
munity, Joel 1851; Daniel 5:1-2S,
for Sunday, Aug. 20:
Joel describes the moral condi-
ton of Judah one hundred and for
ty-fve years prior to the founding
of the new Babylonian empire; and
Daniel, the moral condition of
Babylon when it was overthrown.
v. 5. "Awake, We drunkards and
weep: and howl all We drinkers OF
wine. because of the new wine; for
it is cut off from your mouth AS
a Judgment from the Almighty, a
terrible calamity has come upon the
nation, in connection with which
the supply of wine used by drinkers
is cut off, Here is one way OF stop
ping the drinking habit.
VS.. 6, 7. For a nation is come
upon my land, strong and without
number, whose teeth are the teeth
of a lion, and he hath the cheek
teeth of a greater lion. He hath
laid nv wine waste, and barked my
fig tree The nation consists OF
devastating swarms of locusts de-
scribed as a destructive army of in
yaders. Evil in individuals and ma
tions will result in ruin no matter
what that evil may be. One OF
these evils is intemperance.
V. /. "BelschaZaar, the king.
made a great feast to thousand
of his lords and drank wine before
the thousands" The king was cell
ebrating the security Of Babylon
well-walled, with sufficient food
supply to withstand the onslaughts
of a besieging army; he considered
himself self-sufficient and would
ioin the revelers at the feast by
setting an example of drinking.
v. 2. "Belschazaar, while he !,
tasted the wine, commanded to-
bring the golden and silver vessels
which his father Nebuchadnezzar
brought out of the temple which
was in Jerusalem; that the king
and his princess and their wives
and his concubines might drink
therein This the king would new
er have done if he had been sober.
Drunkenness leads to irreverence
and no regard for God and spiritual
things. There was time when
the king was a moderate dr1nker.
Verv few when taking the first
drink ever expect to go beyond the
stages of self-control 1t is foolish
for one to take any physical, social
or moral risks.
VS.. 8, 4. "Then they brought
the golden vessels that were taken
out of the temple. They drank
wine and praised the gods of gold.
and silver, of brass, of iron. Of
wood and of stone. Belschazzar
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
DRIVING AT NIGHT MORE HAZ-
ARDOUS THAN DAYTIME

For automobile drivers the nigh
is fraught with the terror of shrek
ing brakes, crashing steel-and
death.
Figures compiled by the traffic
engineering division of the Ohio
highway departent indicate tha,
automobile accidents are more like
ly to result in serious injury and
death during darkness than during
daylight.
Despite the fact that the volume
of traffic during the hours of dark
ness is only about one-half the vol
ume during daylight hours, approx.
imately half of the 4,063 accidents
reported on state highways outside
municipalities, from Januar
through May occurred during the
hours of darkness.
Death also rode in the. darkness.
Over half of the 159 fatalities re-
sulting from these accidents-53
percent, to be exact-occurred at
night during the five-month period
in comparison with Al percent of
the fatalities during daytime.
"Drivers at night see only those
objects within relatively short dis
tances and then only imperfectly. ="
declared Highway Director Robert
S. Beightler. ''This emphasizes the
need for safety in driving during
darkness"
Night driving, pointed out Col.
Beightler, is exceedingly dangerous
due to the fact that too many oper-
ators drive at rate of speed which
does not permit stopping fast
enough if an object appears in the
way.
'It is the better part of safety,"|
said the highway director, ''to re-
duce speed during the hours of
In
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Jolly Cooks All Club

The seventh meeting of the Jolly
Cooks All club met at the high
school Wednesday, Aug g, at 2
o'clock. The meeting was called to
order by the president. The Is
members of the club answered the
roll call by naming their favorite
color. All the mothers We're invited
to this meeting. Each girl brought
a product to be judged. The moth
ers judged these products. A dem
onstration was given by Ruth Bar
rell, Patty Riley, Janet, Scott and
Betty KuntZ, in which chocolate
drop cookies were made. The pro-
gram was made up of three char
ades given by different groups of
the members and a poem entitled
Between Two Loves" by Jane
Cronin. Refreshments were served
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
NYA IN OHIO

NYA Administrator Aubrey Will
liams today announced the allo-
cation of $66,0OO,O00 to the fifty
state youth administrators for the
purpose of carrying out the admin
istration's out-of-school work prof.
ects program. The remainder OF
the agency's s1OO,O00,00O appro-
priation for the fiscal year 1910 has
been earmarked for high school and
college aid programs. The out-of-
school work program employs youth
of both sexes firm Is to 25 years of
age on a part-time basis on prof.
ects, most of them locally sponsor
ed, throughout the United States.
The state youth administrators have
the primary responsibility of plan
ming these programs in their re-
spective states.
The $66,OOO,000 fund was divid-
ed, Mr.. Williams said, on youth
population basis. Each state ad-
ministrator was given approximate
ly the percentage of the full
amount which corresponds with his
states percentage of the national
population in the 1924 range.
Mr.. Williams announced the allo-
cations during a regional conference
Of 20 state administrators and the
finance directors from the Atlantic
seaboard states. Similar meetings
devoted to the plans for operations
during this fiscal year We're held
with midwest administrators and fl
nance directors in ST. Louis, July
20 and 21, and for the far western
region in Salt Lake City, July 24l
and 25.
The fiscal year ALLEGATIONS forl
the eastern states shows Ohio re-
ceiving $3,329,545 for this years
This amount is the fifth
largest sum allotted to the sol
states. New York, Pennsylvania, |
and Texas, receiving more |
in that order.
NYA began the construction of a |
concrete block school bus garage, |
32x50 feet for the York township |
school district at Deavertown this |
period The school district fur
nishes the supervision and mater
als twenty-five NYA workers |
will be employed on the project |
which will provide training in ma
sonry, cement work, carpentry, and |
pdIHIIuS LII Tic yOuCu. Ac COL- 1
struction of this garage will add
another excellent building to the
York township school plant. NYA
General Supervisor H. V. Edwards
has now been appointed area SUI
pervisor for the NYA. Mr.. Edwards
and his assistant will have the
headquarters in the Morris build
ing, McConnelsville, with a branch
office in the YMCA building in Ma
rietta Mr. Edwards will devote a |
large amount of his time to the ex-
pansion of the program in Wash
ington and Noble counties and the
development of more extensive
training and vocational guidance
program for the youth of this area.
There are now IA approved prof
ects in Mr. Edwards area, which
will provide employment and train
ing for approximately 200 youth be-
tween the ages Of Is and 25 years.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
U. S. INDEPENDENT OF
WORLD FOR RUBBER

No longer is the United States de-
pendent upon other nations for an
emergency supply of rubber, chem
lists report, according to the Amer
lean Petroleum Institute of Rock
efeller Center, New York. Only a
few months would be needed to set
up machinery for taking hundreds
of thousands of tons Of raw ma
terial for synthetic rubber from the
nations almost inexhaustible sup
ply of petroleum and natural gas.
Germany manufactures "buna"
type rubber from alcohol for almost
60c a pound, but the United States
can duplicate it for about 30c, us
ing petroleum or natural gas by
products. Simplification OF process
es could reduce that figure even
more, engineers believe.
The time Is not far distant, in the
opinion Of leading rubber tecnolo-
gists, when synthetic rubber may be
used almost exclusively in this
country, not because Of necessity,
but because of its superiority.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
RESIDENTS WIN FIGHT

A temporary injunction which
permitted property owners in Tus-
carawas county to pay their real
estate taxes without Muskingum
Watershed Conservancy District as
sessments was withdrawn last
Thursday. Attorney A. B. Mercer
of this place counsel for Frank
Powell, Newcomerstown, in whose
name the suit was brought, states
the Tax Defense League had achiev-
ed it's purpose which was "to Sc
cure the acceptance of the conserv-
ancy project by federal govern
ment," thereby relieving property
owners of all costs in the food con-
troll
1t is stated that any attempt
made in the future by the district 70
collect delinquent flood levies will
be contested by the Newcomerstown
Tax Defense League.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

could not have conceived a more
wicked thing than to praise the
false gods of Babylon by the use of
the sacred vessels of the Lord.
These people cared for nothing but
earthly things. The more intoxi-
Gated they became, the more did
they praise the gods of this world.
Drinking is one of the destructive
forces of Christianity
V. 5. Gin the same hour came
forth fingers of mans hand, and
wrote over against the candlestick
upon the plaster of the wall of the
kings palace; and the king saw the
part of the hand that wrote" The
invisibility of the one who moved
the seen hand was strong sugges-
tion that God was taking account
of this reveling. This terrified the
king and sobered him. One who
would live the noble life will prac-
tice the presence Of God.
v. II. '"Then Daniel answered
and said before the king, Let they
gifts be to thyself, and give thy re.
wards to another; yet I will read
the writing to the king and make
known to him the Interpretation"
The queen, who evidently did not
drink was sober and thoughtful, re-
membering the gift of interpreta-
tion of the man of God, Daniel,
now an old man. When called he
made it clear that his services were
from God and he could not be
bought off by any price. 1t is not
true that "every man has his price.
VS.. 25, &c. "And this is the
writing that was written, Meme,
Meme, Tekel, Upharsin. This is the
Interpretation of the thing: Meme;
God hath numbered thy kingdom,
and finished it, AS formerly
prophesied, the end of the Babylon
ian reign had come. Evil may
seem to run we'll for time but
there is an end to it.
v. 27. "Tekel: Thou art weigh
ed in the balance and found want.
ing" Note that the real weight OF
a man is not in his avoirdupois but
in his character. To lack noble
virtues and the elements OF CHRIS
tian character is to be found want
ing.
is divided and given to the Medes
and Persians. They were waiting
on the outside for the opportune
time to strike and it had now come.
often Judgment of evil comes
throug opposing destructive
means
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Bristol Happy Stitchers

The Happy Stitchers All Sew
ing club met July 27 at the home OF
Josephine Dunkle. After bust
ness session and program, refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
Games and stunts were enjoyed by
all. The meeting was held Aug. 3
at the home of the leader, Beulah
Ray. Miss Knoch was present and
gave many helpful suggestions.
There was program consisting OF
Jokes and riddles. The next meet
ing will be held Aug. II, at the
grange hall. Program: Roll call,
my favorite pie; piano solo, Jean
Hardesty; talk on the stitching of
dress, by Mary Evelyn Richey;
games, Helen Richey; reading, JOS
ephine Dunkle; contest, Marjorie
Richey
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Presbyterian Churches

McConnelsville: Sunday school at
$3.50. Mrs. Elsie E. Maier, super
intendent. Preaching service at
10:30. Theme of sermon, Little
Sins.' Prayer meeting, Wednes-
day, 1880. The annual Sunday
school picnic will be held at EN-
bree park, Thursday, Aug. II.
There will be plenty to eat and a
good social time.
Bristol: Sunday school at p. m.
Mrs. Mary L. H. Flanders, SUPER
intendent. Preaching service at 2
p m. Bristol church will hold their
annual Sunday school picnic Satur-
day, Aug. 26, at the Bristol grove,
near the church. The members Of
McConnelsville and Deerfield
churches and their friends are invit-
ed to join with us.
Deerfield: Sunday school at 10 a.
m. Mr.. e. I. Price, superintendent.
NO preaching service.-Chas. J.
Caller, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Kidd Reunion

The descendants of Nathaniel
Kidd who came to Ohio in 1905,
will hold their annual reunion at
Civitan park, washington county
fair grounds, Marietta, Ohio, on
Sunday, Aug. 20, 1899. ALI who
know themselves in any way con-
nected with this family are urgently
requested to attend this meeting.
Picnic lunch at noon. Bring cover
ed dish, and table service.-Thelma
Kidd, Sec'y.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

The annual reunion of the de-
scendants of Allen and Amelia Saw
yer will be held in Sawyer's grove,
near Jacksonville, o., Sunday, Aug.
20. A basket dinner. followed by
program will be feature. Any
one knowing themselves to be con-
nected with these families are ex-
pected to be present and friends are
welcome.-Chas. Sawyer, Presi-
dent D. M. Sawyer, vice president;
Leota Porter, sec'y.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Pisgah Happy Hustlers

Pisgah Happy Hustlers All club
met at the home of Mary Reed,
Aug 9. The program was carried
out as planned. Delightful re-
freshments were served by the hos
tess, assisted by Doris Williams and
Rosemary Ashton. The next meet
ing will be at the home of Ila Jean
Richardson, Aug. 23 The follow
ing program will be rendered.:
Song; club work; roll call, club
pledge; reading, Bernice Roberts;
guitar music, Virginia Showalter;
stunts, Ila Jean Richardson and
Eugenia Devol; song, "Some Folks
Do" Three members are planning
to represent our club at camp.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Never Silent Club

The August meeting of the club
will be at the home of Mrs. Forest
Parmiter, Thursday afternoon, Aug.
"A. An interesting program in
charge of the lecturer, Mrs. Amelia
Leland, will be given. All members
are requested to be present.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Matthews-Milner Reunion

The 18th annual reunion of the
Matthews-Milner families will be
held Aug. 27, at Embree park. All
relatives and friends are cordially
invited. Program committee: Mrs.
Jesse Miner, Lillian Thompson and
Mrs. Gladys Carr. 17a2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Manchester Grange

Manchester grange has secured as
speakers for the picnic which will
be held Aug. 10, Rev Patterson,
chaplain of the Ohio State grange,
and G. o. McGonagle, of McConnels-
vile. A home talent program will
also be rendered. The next regular
meeting of the grange will be Aug.
26, at 1880 p. m. There will be
work in the first and second de-
grees, and also inspection of the
grange by Charles Massey.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Pomona Grange Notice

Pomona grange will exemplify
the fifth degree for Washington
County Pomona grange at the Wa
terford high school, Saturday even
ing. Program and business meet
ing in afternoon. State Master
Kirk to speak. Let's have a good
representation.-Jo h n Schofield,
Master.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Bent Hickory Grange

Bent Hickory grange will meet
Friday night, Aug. IS: Roll call,
name your favorite author; song, by
grange; current events, Lena
Wright; three minute talk on 'ls
the success on the farm due more
to the farmer, Or to the location OF
the farm" J. L. Best, T. H. Ray,
w. E. Wright, ST; song, by W. T..
Wright, jr.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Stitch and Chatter Club

The Stitch and Chatter club met
with Edna Shilling, Wednesday ev-
ening, Aug. 8. A pot luck supper
was feature of the evening. Six
teen members and one guest were
present. Next meeting will be at
the home of Coral Fuller, Aug. 3d.
Plans were made for an ice cream
social in the near future.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Finley Reunion

The 18th annual reunion Of the
Finley families will be held Thurs
day Aug. "a, at Deerfield Presbyte-
rian church. All relatives and
friends are cordially invited A
basket dinner served at noon.-Mrs.
Ralph Finley, Sec'y.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Harris Reunion

The 18th annual Harris reunion
will be held at Embree park, Sun
day, Aug. 20. All relatives and
friends invited to attend. Please
bring table service. - Blanche
Daugherty, Sec'y.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Eagleport Grange Aug. "A

Morgan grange has been invited
to visit us at this time. Program
will be furnished by Morgan grange,
and the refreshments by Eagleport
grange, which will be cake and
fruit salad. Members are asked to
be present
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Methodist Episcopal Church

$3.50 a. m, service of worship for
juniors. 10:05, study classes for
this group. $50, study classes for
young people and adults. 1918.
morning worship.-Glenn L. Ten
nell, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Barkhurst Reunion

The annual Barkhurst reunion
will be held at Embree park, Penns-
Vile, Aug. 26. Bring basket dim
ner and silver There will be music
and a program. All relatives and
friends are invited to attend.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Church OF Christ
(Seveuth Streot)

Bible study at $50 a. m. Morn
ing worship at 10:30. Leader, Err
nest Price. Subject, "Where Art
Thou" Evening service at O'Clock.
Subject, Types Mid-week meet
ing each Wednesday evening, at 8
O'Clock. You are invited to these
services.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
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The App1eman reunion will he
held at the Triadelphia school
house, Saturday, Aug. 26, and not
at the grove as first announced. -
Irwin G. Masterson, Sec'y.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

composed of trusted and beloved
men" who will be known as the
committee of ministerial relations
Direct access is to be given to this
committee by both ministers and
laymen in all matters pertaining to
the temporal welfare of the church.
Thus, without any radical change in
the essentially Presbyterian system
of pastoral settlement, smoothness
of administration is being sought in
transferring pastors and filling va
cant pulpits.
The Chinese Communists have
been changing their attitude toward
Christianity, reports the Lutheran.
Originally hostile, they have recent
ly been giving unrestricted liberty
to Chinese Christians to evangelize
the people, to circulate among the
Communists themselves for the
spread of the gospel Lately one of
their generals, formerly a violent
foe of Christianity, acknowledged
his error. Said he: do you re-
member our past? There were many
Misunderstanding then. The mis-
sionaries have helped much in
Shensi and Shansi. We are very
sorry for the misunderstanding of
the past, but now we want to work
with them for the good of China
hereafter.
In the four states of Kentucky,
Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, pos
sibly the most striking piece of work
done by the American Bible Society
recently was that undertaken in CO.
operation with the WPS Packhorse
Library project, by which 500 Bibles
and 1000 Testaments were taken to
little mountain homes far from the
currents Of the nations life
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Grace Methodist Church

Church school, 9:1s. VIM. Reed,
superintendent. Morning worship,
1890. Sermon by the pastor. No
evening service. A number of our
people will visit the Stockport
church in the evening. On Aug.
~ the last services of this confer
ence year will be conducted. Come
worship with us.-L. S. Wees, pas
tor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Church of the Nazarene

Morning worship at 1920. Sun
day school, $3.50 a. m. Evening
evangelistic service, 7:45. Young
peoples meeting, O'Clock. Every
body welcome to these services. Col
die Drake, superintendent
Keel, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Campbell Reunion

Descendants Of James and Eliza
beth Campbell will hold their an
nual reunion at Embree park, Sept.
8. All relatives are cordially invit-
ed to attend.-Hettie Campbell
Woodward. 17a2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

st. James Catholic Church

Masses on the 1st, 3rd and 5th
Sundays, will be at $50 a. m.; and
on End and 4th Sundays, at 1880 a.
mfr. w. L. Thomas, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
Bamfield-Bucey Reunion

The Bamfield- -Bucey reunion will
be held at Cambridge City park,
Aug. 27. All friends and relatives
invited.-Delmar Harlan, Presi-
dent: Nellie Rollison, Sec'y.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

Church school, 9:15 a. m. C. B.
Smith, superintendent. Morning
worship, 1890 a. nc. B. Fris-
bic, pastor
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
GOrrell-Hardesty Reunion

The Gorrell-Hardesty reunion
will be held Sunday, Aug. 20, at the
Bristol church.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17
TOdds Grange

Regular meeting night Friday.
Aug. IS. All officers and members
please be present for practice. In
spection night will be Wednesday,
Aug %.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-08-17

Aug %
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20

Asst Farm Advisor Lee Landerman
and Mrs. Ianderman, Wilson Fer
puson and Mrs. Bessie Christian.
Ralph LaRue of San Bernardino
will be camp director with Lander
man as assistant Junior camp
director will be Don Johnson, presi-
dent of the Holtville Al club
Claradehl Graves of Acacia will be
program chairman for the Imperial
Valley group.
Acacia will send the largest sim
gle delegation, Landerman said.
These include: Claradehl Graves,
Bonnie Jean Baum, Shirley Davle,
Hugh Littrell, Richard Llttrell'
Thelma Crumrine, John Lee Corf-
man. Dale Corfman, Viola Backus,
Margaret Norris. From Imperial
will be Robert Thompson, Walter
Cooke and Charles Cooke.
Billy Moore will be the sole rep
rcsentative from Westmorland.
Mary Kubler, Emmett Henry,
Frank Goff and Emily Giannini
will represent Mt. Signal club and
from Holtville will be Dan johnson
Ruby Bentley, James Sherbut, Or
val Lee Walker, jr. and Iona Laurel
Johnson.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Plane Explosion
Report May Throw
Light on Mystery

PETIT RCCHER. N. b, June 20
tUP)-MGunted police and forestry
patrols investigated reports today
that an airplane had crashed in
flames in northwestern New Bruins
wick May %. a few hours after
Thomas H. Smith Of Los Angeles
had taken off on a projected trans
Atlantic flight.
Smith left Old Orchard, Me. Sc
cretly in a 65 horsepower plane
loaded with 100 gallons of gasoline
Friends who watched him go saio
he hoped to reach Europe within
80 to 40 hours.
Last night j. Emile Guerette, a
settler at Alcida. seven miles from
Chaleur bay. reported that he had
heard a plane fly low over dense
woods and explode about five miles
west of his home on May %. He
said members of his family and
three neighbors also heard the plane
and the explosion.