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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26
Greek Letters On Brick
Near Two Centuries Old

In one OF the museums of Rome
there is preserved a 'brick' which
was discovered on the island of
Sicily some years ago. This is a
very interesting brick, however, for
it is more than 1,700 years old and
was made out of soft clay by brick
makers who lived during the time
of the old Roman empire, relates
a correspondent in the Boston Her
aid.
1t is interesting for another rea-
son, though, and that is for the GU
rlous letters scratched upon its sur
face. These were placed there with
a sharp stick by some schoolboys
who passed the brickyard at the
time when this particular brick,
with many others, was still soft and
drying III the sun. The letters are
in Greek.
The top line was made by a child
who was still learning to make capi-
tails and he practiced by making
the letter S Greek Signa) 10 times.
Then beneath these, he wrote 10
times the letter K Greek Kappa).
Then he wrote at the end of the
first line the Greek word XELONA,
meaning turtle, and at the end of
the second line the words MYLA
(milD and KADOS (turtle). Then
an older boy, who could write more
than mere capitals, pushed the
little chap to one side and wrote
two lines just beneath the first two,
and he wrote a tongue-twister,
which reads: "Nai neal nea naia
neoi temon, hos neoi ha naus," or
in English, "Boys cut new planks
for new ship that the ship might
float"
This old brick shows that boys
played pranks 1,700 years ago as
they do now; and it shows also that
the Greek language and an educa-
tional system had spread through
out this most southerly part of Italy
long before it had come to other
Europeans.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26
Hillcrest

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm
Cheadle, Saturday, Jan. 21, a IL
ID. daughter named Donna Jean
Mrs. Cheadle is at the home of hel
mother, Mrs. Alice Bachelor, of Bev-
erly. Mr. and Mrs. r D. Cheadle OF
this place are paternal grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ Pugh Of Palmer,
Willis Bachelor Of Newark, and Asa
Cheadle of Westerville, are great
grandparents.
Mrs. L. V. Rardin very pleasantly
entertained the Friendly Circle club
Thursday with pot-luck dinner.
Fourteen were present. The day
was spent in quilting, and in the af-
ternoon a program was rendered in
charge of Mrs. Elva Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Newton and
two sons of Duncan Falls, visited re-
Gently with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Newton.
III. w. Gheen of Wheeling, w. Va,
was a caller at the home Of his Sis
ter, Mrs. o. v. Hanlin, and family.
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Alma Kinney had as her
guests Thursday her sister, Mrs.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26
CrowEad Inns Gave rs Prrses

There's an odd little story behind
that purse we dip into SO frequently.
1t is linked UP with the origin of the
word Bourse, generally applied to
foreign stock exchanges. In the
Fourteenth century, says Pearson's
London Weekly, the Venetians used
to venture up from the Mediterrane-
an in their stout little ships to take
cargoes of spices to Bruges. Quar-
ters were pretty crowded in the
inns, SO for the transaction of their
business they established their head
quarters in the house of a rich
Dutchman named Van den Purse.
1t was after extensive British trans
actions with this .Dutchman that we
dropped the good old English word
"money-bag" and adopted purse"
Purse, mispronounced, came to be
spoken in Venice and elsewhere as
"burse," and that name was given
to markets where important mon
ey transactions occurred.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26
Pennsvine
Penn Rpbekah IOdpe Notice

Icnn llcDckan IOu1e NOtNc
Penn Rebekkah Lodge will meet
in regular session Thursday evening
Feb 2nd, at which time Woodgrove
lodge will be present with candi-
dates for initiation Members OF
team are urged to be present Each
family bring pie and sandwiches and
each person bring valentine for eX-
change.
Don't forget the grange meeting
this Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. F.. b. DeWeese We're
business visitors in GAINESVILLE Satur-
Gay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Anderson,
Mrs. Clara Russell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Phillips, Mrs. George Kennard,
Mrs. Emma Wagner and Mrs.
Blanch Daugherty, of Baileys, at
tended Pomona Grange at Westland
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Hiatt attended
the funeral of Walter Hiatt at Ches-
terhill, Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Click and
daughters of Kilbuck were week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Will
liams.
Mesdames Lucy Dougan Alta
Hiatt, Hannah Archer, Rita Nice
swanger and Bertha Williams spent
last Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Will Reed, quilting.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Penrose, at the home of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Penrose,
Tuesday, Jan. "a, daughter.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26
Numerous Explanations
Of Origin of tHoosier'

Some IA explanations of the origin
of the term 'Hoosier" have been Of
fered. Meredith Nicholson, in ''The'
| Hoosier," discussed most of them.
The earliest record of the use OF
the word is thought to be John Fin
ley's poem, "The Hoosier's Nest"
| printed in the indianapolis Journal,
January l, 1880. 1t was argued that
the word must have been well known
at that time or Finley would not
have used it with no trace of doubt
that it would be understood.
Such authorities as Governor
Wright and the Indiana historian,
0. H. Smith, were convinced that
Hoosier is a corruption of the pio-
neer greeting, "Who's here?" Sui
grove, another writer of Indiana his
tory, alluded to the word as devel-
opment from "husher," term CIV
en- in pioneer times to good fighter
who was able to hush his adver-
saries, and applied to the ''greenies
from the New Purchase" who went
down the Ohio river to work, and
fought laborers from Kentucky.
There seems also to be some sup
port for the explanation that it is a
mispronunciation of "hussar," pop
ularized by a Polish colonel who lee
tured through the state in the early
days, notes writer in the Indianap-
oils News. 1t presunes that young
Indiana men were captivated by the
hussars as pictured by the lecturer,
and took the name and pronuncia-
ton upon themselves. Hcosier was
family name heard along the riv-
er, and another exclamation is that
the fondness of Indiana people for
cookies made by Louisville baker
named Eoosier gained them the dis
tinction of being called ''Hoosier's
customers" and finally, Hoosiers.
In the Carolinas, Virginia, Ken
lucky and Missouri, a rough coun-
try man is called a hoosier without
reference to Indiana, and it is
thought by some that the name can
be traced to a time earlier than
the opening of the Northwest Terri
tory.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26

fine particles of quartz and other
hard rock, worn round and smooth
by the action Of wind and water.
New Mexico's white dunes are made
up of small fragments of gypsum,
blown by the wind Biologists be-
lieve this gypsum is formed partly
in alkali lakes, and partly from wa
ter which "sweats up" from the
ground among the dunes. The gyp-
sum comes to the surface in solu-
ton.
When the water evaporates the
gypsum is left as snow-white crys-
tails. Wind piles them up in rippled
dunes, sometimes 100 feet in height.
The entire body of sand dunes along
a 30-nile front is moving at the
rate of approximately eight inches
a year toward the town of Alamo
gordo, some 18 miles away.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26
Newton Ridge

Mr.. n B. Beerup and son Ollyr
of Springfield, H., spent from Sat
urday until Monday evening Will
the formers sister-in-law, Mrs
Emma Tompkins.
Mrs Blanche Daugherty attend
ed Pomona Grange at Westland Sat
urday
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Wetherel
attended the birthday party at the
II. j. Leggett home Friday.
Hazel Thompson Gerald Syphers
and Tull Startling spent Sunday eve
ming with Harriet Sherwood
Mr. and Mrs Walter Clifford
spent Thursday afternoon at the
Charles Williams home with their
daughter, Mrs. Carl Williams, and
getting acquainted with their new
grandson.
Kenneth Tompktns and family
of McConnel5ville spent Sunday With
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Osle
Tompkins.
Mr. Wade Bemer of Clarksburg,
W. Va, spent Monday and Tuesday
at T. S. Fordham home.
Mrs Earl Newsom accompanied
her brother, Clarence Bishop, and
Harley Mercer TO Polk. Pa, Sunday
and her aunt, Mrs. Cora Fisher. re-
turned home with them She viii
visit her sister. Mrs NJ. W. Bishop.
and other relatives for some time.
Visitors at the DClan home over
the week end We're Mr.. and Mrs
Emmett DoIe of East Windsor. Mr..
and Mrs. Boyd Wallace of Stock
port and Mrs. Rettie Perkins Of
Malta MS. DOlan, who was 95
years old Jan. Is, has been quite
III the past week.
Jesse Bi7hoff and family of Ma
riet.9 spent Sunday at the G. R
Eciley home.
fr end Mrs. Stewart Mcfarland
Of Pa aalal2, spent the week end
win her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. How
ara White
~ iah, Graham and family spent
7T with John Wetherell and
family
r. Miller and SON Harold Of
f2 aTent Friday with Mr.. and
w. e. Henery.
2rriCtt Sherwood, who is attend.
fJ@ ~cacol in McConnelsyille, spent
t@c eek end at home
4.r. Earl Newsom is improving
after being quite i'll with grip.
h'ra. Eva Parsons OF Cleveland,
"fo wag called here by the death
OF hcr husband, Charles Parsons, is
writing her son, Jack Parsons. and
wife
The last word from J. w. Spen-
Ger, who is i'll at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Oscar McGrath, in
GAINESVILLE, is that there is very lit
tie change but he is slightly i'm
proved
Laura Mae Newsom of Columbus,
and Don Newsom of PennsvilIe,
spent the week end with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Newsom.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26
nopeweIl

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Able of
GlouGter spent the week end with
his brother, Delbort Able, and fam
ily.
Mrs. H. V. Carpenter and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Russell Carpenter,
OF Chesterhill, spent Friday after
noon with the formers sister, Mrs.
w S. Barkhurst.
Mrs. Lydia Parsons, Mrs. Name
McElfresh Mrs. Ed. Barkhurst and
Miss Rose Tracy spent a day recent
ly with Mrs. Albert Ellis.
The Best sale last Wednesday af'
tcrnoon was we'll attended.
Mrs. Clark Harris spent the week
end with her son, James Harris, and
family of McConnelsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Drake called
on his brother, Carl Drake, and
family Sunday afternoon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26
SHOULD HAVE LOYAL SUPPORT

Different gatherings, dances, movies, being hee
throughout the this month"; the purpose of which to raise
National Foundation nfane Paralysis The
Presidents birthday ball will be at the Monday night
80 All raised for purpose and that to fight in
ane paralysis and its dreadful effects such twisted bodies
tracted limbs and curvature of the spine.
1t hoped that liberal patronage will be to the
which this worthy fund Those
who sponsoring these entertainments giving of their time
gratis.
Inanti paralysis with its after effects OF the worst dis
known the medical fraternity The people of Morgan
the have responded spendd for this great
Let US hope there will be no letting down this
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26
SINCERITY BEING DOUBTED

The wholesale in which Democrats being separated
Republican officials from the have been hold
under the state administration and the Republicans would
make believe that all the of economy has already
overorked and developing The plan
the big headlines because of this woudappear economy
they will gradually replace with Republicans the
places made by Democrats laid off Just and that
when filling the positions there will be tabuaon
published OF the number of Republicans being put the
roll Before this oe the interest of economy stuff worked
hard might be well to wait few months and what really
worthwhile things have been accomplished.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26
Hot Baths in Jamaica

At Bath, in the parish of st. Thom-
as in Jamaica, the waters of the
spring are the hottest in the island,
with temperature at the fountain
head of 1875 to 1913 degrees Fahren-
heit. These waters are sulphuric
and are beneficial in gout, rheuma.
tism, skin affections and fevers.
They lose about nine degrees of heat
in transit to the baths themselves.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26
Evil Spirits Blamed

When the Indian chief, Chicago,
was young, he Travelled across the
Atlantic, coming back to his Illinois
tribe with the news he had seen five
tepees, one above the other. This
was in the days before any Chicago
building was more than two stories
high. His braves would not believe
him, and proved so conclusively that
it was impossible that Chief Chicago
agreed they were correct and that
an evil spirit had played upon his
senses.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26

NEW YORK-Three
of the hundreds of
amusements that will
furnish enjoyment and
thrills at New York
w ri DIS F a ir 1889.
Above is a sketch of
George Jessel's "Old
New York" which will
feature "Steve Brodie"
ju m pin g from the
Brooklyn Bridge 6
times daily!). At the
right, top, is the 250-
foot parachute jump
which will bail out
passengers and bring
"happy landings" At
the right is one fea-
ture of the Children's
w orld-"A Trip
Around the World"
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26
white Sands Not Sand;
Large Dunes Are Cypsum

The white sands" that give their
name to White Sands National mon
ument, New Mexico, are not sands
at all, according to strict scientific
definition, says the interior depart
ment.
Most sand is composed Of very
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs Ray McKibben anC
two children of Dale, and Russo
McKibben Of Stockport, spent Tues
lay at the Luther McKibben home
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-09-01
BAHOVEC = BRADLEY

Mrs. Adele Bradley and Mr.. Law
renee F. Bahoyec were married We'd
nesday evening by Judge Richard
Suratt at his office in the presence
of Mrs. Earl Jenkins and Mr.. Fred
Grant.
An informal reception was ten
dered the newlyweds later in the
evening at the Fred Grant home.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Alberta Christensen. She was born
in Wrangell, a granddaughter of the
Wrangell pioneers, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Lemieux. For the past three years
she has been associated with her
mother and brother, MelVern Skel-
ton, in business conducted under the
name of Clubs Place.
The bridegroom was born in Chi
cago, but came with his parents to
WrangeIl when a small child. He
was educated in the local schools
graduating from Wrangell high
school, class of '35, after which he
had a year in the art school of the
University of Washington. For the
past three years he has engaged in
fishing and is part owner of the
seiner Lalowa. After he has finished
fall fishing Mr.. and Mrs. Bahoyec
will start housekeeping.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-09-01
F0LTA TO HUNT MOOSE
ON LOWER STIKINE RIVER

Geo. w. Folta, renowned for his
skill in bear hunting, came down
from Juneau this week on a short
vacation from duties as assistant
district attorney, and with F. A.
Cooper left Thursday afternoon for
a moose hunt on the lower Stikine,
the season opening today. 1t is Fol-
ta's first hunt on the Stikine.
Mr.. Folta will be back by the
seventh as his son George Jr., is
arriving home on that date on leave
from the U. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis. He disembarked Wednes-
day morning at Annapolis from his
first midshipman's cruise. The usual
cruise to Mediterranean ports for
first year midshipmen was cancelled
this year due to the unsettled Euro
pean situation and a cruise to east
ern Canadian waters substituted.
Midshipman Folta was accepted at
Annapolis without mental examin-
alton, his grades in the Juneau
schools and a freshman year at the
University of Washington being con-
sidered sufficient, but no applicant
can avoid the strenuous physical ex-
animation required by the academy.
Joining his father at Wrangell he
will be with him ten days in Ju-
neau before returning To Annapolis
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-09-01
France EYaCuateS
Children From Paris

PARIS = The homes of thousands
of French families were cherries
last night for the government had be-
gun to eYacnate the children from
Paris.
Bewildered and totally unable to
understand the events that are
sweeping Europe toward conflict,
the youngsters were snatched from
their homes to be rushed to places
of safety in the countryside. There
were 5000 in the first group. They
were bundled up carefully and had
tags attached to their wrists and
necks. Mothers, who yesterday saw
their husbands pack their war kits
and leave for the frontier, wept
again as they parted from their
children, but tears were soon dried
for the women of France have re-
signed themselves to the sacrifices
that a war must surely force. French
youngsters who ordinarily would
have greeted an unexpected trip to
the country with gayety were solemn
and sad Even the tiniest knew from
the tears of their mothers that this
was no vacation trip. More than &c.
900 will be evacuated before the
weekend.
Older boys, still too young to car
ry guns, were rushed into the wheat
field to finish the harvest. French
boy scouts volunteered to take the
places in the field of the men who
have been called to the colors.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-09-01
HAZEL B No. 2 CARRIES ELEVEN
PASSENGERS THURSDAY SAILING

Passengers on the Hazel B No. 2
sailing from Wrangell Thursday af-
ternoon for Telegraph Greek includ-
ed:
S. c. Ellis, of the Department of
Public Works of Ottawa, who is On
road inspection trip in the Cas-
star; J A. Swalwell, president of the
Seattle First National Bank, his son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. SwalWelI; w. w. Scruby, one
of the vice presidents of the Seattle
First National, Mrs. Scruby and
their daughter, Miss Annabelle
Scruby, George w. Evans, Seattle
mining engineer, enroute to the
placer properties of the Boulder
Greek Mines, Ltd, Mrs. Alice Thor
man, returning to Telegraph Creek
from a ten-days visit with Mrs.
Mary Grant; and two roundtrippers.
Mrs. T. E. Elswiek and Mrs. Alder
ia Christensen of Wrangell.
The Scrubys and SWalwells are
going in for an outing at the George
Ball ranch. They will return here
on September Is.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-09-01
DONALD SINCLAIR HOME FROM
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE TRIP

Donald Sinclair, proprietor of
the City Store, returned last night
from a buying trip to the states
which he extended to include visit
to his sons Wallace and Donald in
San Francisco.
He visited the fair several times
and found it most interesting. Don
aid Sinclair, Jr. has been one of the
carpenters engaged in construction
work at Treasure Island for the past
two years. His work at present con-
sists mainly in changing exhibits.
Mr.. Sinclair said a growing feel
ing of BUSINESS optimism was evident
on the coast during the late summer,
but with the present war situation,
it is hard to predict what will hap
pen, except that it seems unquestion-
ed that the shipping strike schedul-
ed ON September 80 will not be
called in the event of war.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-09-01

Poland abandoned hope for peace
Wednesday night and prepared to
fight for her existence as an indie
pendent nation. The Warsaw gov
eminent ordered mobilization Of vir-
tually all reserves after receiving a
copy of Chancellor Hitler's latest
message to Britain.
All trained reserves under 40
years of age were ordered to join
their regiments. All forms of trans
portation were requisitioned. to be
used as needed by the military. Pc
lands small navy prepared to de-
fend the narrow coast of the Po-
lish Corridor Shipping was warned
away from the mouth of the Wis
tula river, which was believed mined.
Britain forwarded Hitler's mes
sage to Warsaw without reeommen-
dation. The Polish government found
it wholly unacceptable. It was under
stood that Hitler demanded i'm
mediate annexation of the free city
of Danzig and the Polish corridor,
before he would agree to talk over
other border situations.
Poland's mobilization aroused in
tense anger in Germany. Hitler an
nounced formation of a supreme
council, to rule Germany by decree
during the international crisis or
the war that he apparently expected
to break out Head of the council
is field Marshal Goering. The Fuehr-
er announced that the council was
formed for defense of the Reich. !"
Britain sent to Berlin another
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-09-01
NAILS RATION
FOOD PRE-WAR
MEASURE

BERLIN - This capital OF Ger
many Monday saw the greatest run
ON food stores in decades. House
wives hurried TO grocer, butcher,
dairyman and other previsioners to
get their names down for the new
rationing process.
At the same time they began to
eat less of some of their favorite
foods because of the governments
new system of rationiug. As a pre-
war conservation measure Germany
decided to ration herself now. draw
ing ON her experience in the World
war when the country was virtual
ly starved into submission by the
British blockade.
The new regulation prescribed
diet limits: meat consumption. "a
ounces a week per person; dairy pro-
duets. two ounces a day, including
milk sugar, only nine ounces a
week; coffee, two ounces a week.
However. children and expectant
mothers on application, may get ad-
ditional milk-nearly a pint a day.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-09-01
EUROPE MOVES STEADILY TOWARD
WAR; CIVILIANS FLEE FROM CITIES

note in the long series of exchanges
the message replied to Hitler's latest
demands. It was believed 10 have in
formed the Chancellor that Britain
will continue to back Poland in her
fight for independence.
Hitler did not even see Ambassa-
dor Sir Neville Henderson when he
called It the ehancellory to deliver
the message. High Nazi officials in
Dictated that it would not be answer
ed.
France joined Britain IN support
ng Poland and intensified prepara-
tons for war Premier Daladier is
sued a decree requisitioning all rail
roads for transportation of troops,
and supplies. as may be needed Ra-
dio stations previously were requi-
sitione5 earlier in the day.
Germany made another attempt 0
dislodge Turkey from the Anglo
French alliance when Ambassador
Won Papen had a statement printed
in the official newspaper. He de-
clared that the German Russian non
aggression treaty is not intended to
pave the way for German domin-
alton of the Balkans. He said Ger
many would like to see Turkey as
THE strong and Independent guard
ian of the Dardanelles" But Tur-
key appeared standing firmly by her
mutual assistance treaty with Bri-
tain and France.
In event of war control of the
Straits of the Dardenelles would en-
able Britain and France to aid Ru-
mania against a German attack.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-09-01

Boundaries of the Wrangell Game
Refuge have been established under
proclamation by B. Frank Heintzle-
man, regional forester, for the nor
thern part of Wrangell island eX-
tending from Zimovia straits across
to Eastern Passage (Back ChanneD
down it's shore three and one-hali
miles across to the watershed ridge,
southerly along the ridge and west
to the shore of Zimovia Strait APP
proximately three-q uarte mile
south of Pats Creek.
The use of firearms inside these
boundaries is forbidden. The word
ing of the proclamation follows:
by virtue of and pursuant to the
authority vested in me by Regulation
T-9, Forest Service, U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture Regulations
prohibiting the discharge of fire
arms in the vicinity of camps, resi-
dence sites, recreation grounds and
areas, and over lakes or other bodies
of water adjacent to or within such
areas, whereby any person is ex-
posed to injury as result of such
discharge, I hereby proclaim an
area within the Tongass National
Forest adjacent to the Town OF
Wrangell as below described and
designated as the "Wrangell Game
Refuge" to be closed to the dis
charge of fire arms. Notices to that
effect are to be posted at the en-
trance to the area.
Description of Area: Beginning
at Corner No. / M. C. of U. S. Sur
vey 1850, the Wrangell Townsite
Elimination survey on the shore oil
Zimovia Straits, thence 8 So 80 q
7.54 chains to Corner Gf said sur.