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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-11-07
POrtersville

Revival services began Monday
evening at the Portersville Metho-
dist church. Rev. Mr.. Moore OF
Philo is conducting the services.
Mrs. Grace Allen who has been
i'll with heavy cold, remains in
poor health.
Robert Masterson, teacher in
cambridge high school, spent part
of last week with home folks, his
school being closed on account of
illness among the pupils.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lay of Nor
wood, visited over Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. D. G. Earles, and called
on other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Masterson en-
tertained with Sunday dinner, Mr.
and Mrs. D. G.. Earles and daugh-
ters Vera and Alice.
Quite number of teachers
throughout this community attend
ed the teachers meeting in Ath-
ems, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Ogg and
Miss Bessie Bankes were GAINESVILLE
visitors, Saturday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-11-07
Pennsville

Don III. Strobe and Eugene FL
J Dustman from the Ohio wildlife
research station, at o. S. u, were
| week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs
| w. HI. Penrose. On Nov. /, Mr..
| Strobe and Mr. Dustman started a
cooperation fox study which will
! deal with the relationship of the
gray and red fox, and life history
studies of each in the southeastern
hill counties of Ohio. This study
will be completed Jan. ], 1943.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Benson
| blanche Armor) and son and Mr..
Bensons mother, Mrs. Gardner, also
I friends here They were supper
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. ]. Ken
narl, Saturday evening, and on Sun
day a family dinner was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Har-
ris of Todds in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs Benson.
Several from here attended the
sale of Mrs. Lura Wymer, of Ches-
terhill, Wednesday. Mrs. Wymer
moved to the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Thompson, Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Edith Harkins returned
home Tuesday, after visiting for the
past two weeks with relatives at
Ironton.
Mr. and Mrs. Olin Davis spent
Wednesday at Montgomery. w. Va.
Mrs. Hattie Adrean and son Ray
mond of New Concord visited with
Mrs Laura Pidgeon, Thursday. Mrs.
Pidgeon returned home with them
and spent the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Dougan
and two daughters, of Columbus,
spent the week end with Grant Gill
more.
Miss Wanda Shinn of Todds is
staying at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard James and going to
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. DeWeese and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dawson were
dinner guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. O. Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Glass of Co.
lumbus, were week end guests of
relatives and friends. Mrs. Glass
remained for a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Bachelor of
Malta and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Michener and Mrs. John woodward
Of Chesterhill were visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. Bachelor, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Niceswanger
of Crooksville were dinner guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc
Inturf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard James spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Quinn, Sharpsburg
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cramblitt
and daughter of Malta and Miss
Hazel Thompson were dinner guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs William
Thompson.
j. Luther Smith and Mr. Good
man, of Columbus, who are cam
paign managers for Martin L.
Davey, were over night guests
Thursday of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
James.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-11-07

day guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Grosskloss. Afternoon callers were
Landon Long, Doris Wymer, John
ME Walsh and friend of Columbus.
Sunday callers at the j. r. Hen
Bishop Of Newton ridge. and Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Clifford, Penns-
vile. Mrs. Henery, whose illness
we have noted several times, ap-
pears to be slowly improving.
Miss Ida Hanlin has returned
home from McConnelsville, where
she has been caring for Mrs. Jack
McMurray and babe.
Mr. ond Mrs. John Barrett of
Athens were Sunday evening visit
ors at the Vernon Ross home. and
helped celebrate the birthday Of
Miss Alberta Ross
Mr. and Mrs c. H. Phillips and
daughter Wava, spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Phillips of East Windsor. Mrs.
Phillips was able to come out to the
dinner table for the first time since
she sustained an injury in an auto
mobile accident several weeks ago.
John Wells was a called Saturday
at the j. r. Henery home.
Mrs. Mira Thompson and daugh-
ter Ruth of Roxbury spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Alma Kinney.
Miss Mae Hallowell of Chester
hill was a dinner guest Sunday at
the Lee Benjamin home.
Miss Ida Hanlin and mother,
Mrs. O. V. Hanlin. were GAINESVILLE
visitors, Saturday.
The AB.C will meet Nov. 10;
lesson taken from 10th chapter of
Numbers
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-11-07

Mrs P. o. Brannon spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. G.. S
briggs and sons, at Crooksville. Joe
few months, is much improved
Mrs. briggs will be remembered as
Miss Dow Brannon, sister OF
Mayor P. O. Brannon.
Rev. John Goddard of Somerset
was a dinner guest Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. K w Barnes, and family
Postmaster and Mrs. r. A. Dur
bin returned Friday from Cleveland
where they attended the Grand
Chapter of Ohio Eastern Star.
Charles Murray of New Philadel-
phia was a guest last Thursday at
the Durbin home.
Webb Chapter, o. e. S., will meet
in regular session Thursday night
Nov IA. At the close of regular
chapter, election of officers will fol-
low. A covered dish supper will be
served. Please bring enough sand
wiches for yourself and at least one
other, and a covered dish.
Windsor School Carnival
Friday, Nov. 8, Windsor grades
and high school will hold a carnival
at the high school gymnasium
Come out to this event prepared for
the time of your lives. Attractions
include the Windsor wrestlers, freak
show, concessions, minstrel show
movies. candy, popcorn, fish pond.
Don't forget the date, Friday, Nov.
8-Adv.
Several friends called Monday
night at the home of Mrs r. w.
Dewitt, to help her celebrate her
birthday. The party which was a
surprise was planned by Misses Bet
ty Farnsworth and Marjorie Wal
lace. During the evening games and
contests were played and suitable
awards were given. A lovely lunch
was prepared and served by the
girls, to the guests seated at the
dining table The centerpiece was
a lovely birthday cake. Other dec
orations used were red and white
candles. Table favors were present
ed to each guest. Mrs. Dewitt was
the recipient Of several nice gifts.
Those present besides Betty and
Marjorie, the honored guest and
husband, were Mr. and Mrs. G.. E.
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gros-
venor of Amesville, Bob Center and
Fred Wheaton, of Athens
Mrs. Jane Allard, a former resi-
dent of this place, who is now re-
siding with her daughter, Mrs. A
r. Adrean, of McConnelsville, was a
caller Monday, of Mrs. Geo. Brill.
You start the washer then you
watch the clock and in a short time
things are on the line, and then
comes the long, tiresome task of
ironing, or see the Gladiron cleo
trio irOner ct Norris Hardware. and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-11-07

speakers. Pot luck lunch will be
served at the noon hour each day.
The chairman for Wednesdays s
lunch is Miss Lillian Thompson, and
the menu includes sandwiches, bak-
ed beans, pickles, pie, cookies and
coffee The menu for Thursday
with Mrs. Simpson acting as chair
man, includes sandwiches, escallop-
ed potatoes, pickles, pie, cookies,
and coffee. The following program
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-11-07
rgan County Democrat McConnesve Ohio Thursday November 1910

The three sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Riley Bankes who have been quite
ill with colds. are better.
Clerville Taylor attended soil
conservation meeting in Athens,
Friday.
Dorothy Taylor of Athens visited
Friday evening with home folks.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-11-07
Stockport

The Stockport community insti-
tute will hold five sessions of in
teresting programs beginning at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning, Nov.
13, and closing Thursday afternoon,
Nov. ii. w. E. Utterly of Canal
Winchester and Mrs Joseph Fitch
ter of Oxford, are to be the guest
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-11-07

You start the washer, then you
watch the clock and in short time
things are on the line, and then
comes the long. tiresome task of
ironing, or see the Gladiron cleo
trio ironer at Norris Hardware, and
turn the hours into minutes.
Evening star., 1940-05-06

must be tolerant of immortality, Of oppo-
sition to all standards Of Righteousness
that make livable society possible.
Surely there must be some limitations
to the exercise of tolerance and justin.
cation for opposing things and opinions
that are evil and destructive, and which
have been so recognized throughout the
history Of the human race, and without
the observance of which human society
would disintegrate.
Mr.. Russell has advocated in his books
social relations and practices that shock
the moral sense of our people, and that
we know would be destructive Of social
decency and of civilized society itself.
There cannot and should not be any
tolerance toward such ideas and prac-
tices. or toward the people who advocate
them. ALEXANDER 8. LANIER.
Nay ..
Evening star., 1940-05-06

ton, to mention Germany by name.
But he spoke OF the destructive
effects on American trade and In
dustry Of wider establishment of the
system Of barter and controlled ex-
change, such as that practiced by
Germany. Regardless of who wins
the war or when, he is convinced,
the effect on our daily lives will be
enormous" As innocent bystsnders
in the war, we can protect our
selves against any armed invasion
but not as easily against the indirect
effects of the conflict on world
economy.
As MIR. Davies said, it is prudent
and wise" that we should appreciate
and foresee the forces now existing
In the world which affect US, the
consequences of which we may have
to confront. We can guard against
threatening dangers much more
effectively If we understand and
move to avert them, than II we imi-
tate the ostrich by burying our heads
in the sands of isolationism.
Evening star., 1940-05-06
F. B. !. Exoneroted

AGtOTuey General JacKSOn'S report
absolving the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation OF misconduct in the
much-publicized arrests of eleven
persons indicted in Detroit for
Spanish Loyalist recruiting activities
is thoroughgoing and convincing.
The report, submitted to Senator
Norris Of Nebraska, who had been
disturbed by vociferous charges of
third degree" tactics made by self
styled defenders of civil liberty,
should dispel all doubts from tbs
mind of the Senator as to the way
the F. B. I. handled the disputed
cases. AS Senator Norris had said
that he would be content to have
the investigation made by the Civil
Liberties Unit of the Department of
Justice, rather than by congress
sional committee, it may be assumed
that the findings of Henry A.
Schweinhaut, head of the unit, will
close this unfortunate matter-from
an official standpoint.
But it may be assumed safely, at
the same time, that certain Com
munistic groups which have shouted
loudest about the alleged brutality"
of ]. Edgar Hoover's G-men will not
be quieted by facts. It is too much
to expect that these radical agitators
will drop their apparently planned
campaign to smear" an organiza-
tion which is making it increasingly
difficult for foreign agents, including
those supported by Moscow, to violate
American neutrality, espionage, sabo-
tage and sedition laws. These ele-
ments would seek to make pockery
OF civil liberties by using them to
cloak subversive and criminal activi-
ties of Trojan horse" character. It
is but natural that these agitators
should resent the inquisitiveness of
Mr.. Hoover's G-men. That the eff
fort to undermine public confidence
in the F. B. I. will be continued along
other fronts is taken for granted.
The general public will not be de-
ceived by this smoke screen of base
less allegations and abuse which
Communists and bundsmen alike are
endeavoring to throw up between
themselves and the F. B. I. The
record of the G-men is the best
answer to such attacks. AS Mr.. Jack
son pointed out in his letter to
Senator Norris, not one F. B. I. case
has been reversed by an appellate
court because of third degree" or
other improper treatment of prison.
ers. The Attorney General is con-
vinced that the F. B. I. is a stanc...
protector of civil rights. AS such,
the bureau should be given every
encouragement in its important
work. And, incidentally, it would
seem wholly unnecessary to create
any superagency, such as the pro-
posed Neutrality Laws Unit, to super
wise job that is being done fairly
and fearlessly under the existing
setup.
Evening star., 1940-05-06
Philippine immigration

The Philippine National Assembly
took an important step toward future
orderly and independent develop
ment of the island commonwealth
last week by passing a bill to limit
immigration to 500 persons of any
one nationality annually. The meas
ure will become law only when ap-
proved by President Roosevelt. There
is every reason for its approval
despite Japanese and Chinese pro-
tests of unfairness. 1t is entirely
non discriminatory. The Filipinos
feel they need to regulate and re-
strict their immigration, and our
Congress has indicated clearly its
intention that they should have the
right to enact such law.
The bill makes no distinction be-
tween immigrants from any country,
including the United States, after
the Philippines become fully inde-
pendent in 1916, although China and
Japan will feel its effects most
heavily. Chinese immigration has
averaged a net of 1000 annually
over the past forty years; Japanese,
$50 annually for the past fifteen
years. Japan has protested most
vigorously against the new limitation
of 500, but may be satisfied with
exemptions granted for such tenn
porary visitors as tourists, students
and traders and certain other special
classes.
Filipinos feel some immigration
restriction is necessary to keep
themselves from being swamped by
refugees from China and other dis.
turbed areas and to preserve the
remaining undeveloped portions of
their islands for colonization by
their own people. Population of the
Philippines has doubled in the past
generation, jumping from 1885, ,426
in 1903 to 10000 1903 in 1888. Density
of population has increased from
sixty-eight to 140 per square mile,
with concentration of 625 per
square mile in the Manila area.
Japanese and Chinese have virtual
monopoly on retail trade in some
places.
The new law would supplant the
antiquated United States Immigra-
ton Act of 1917, which has been
superseded in this country by the
1924 act, but which still applies in
the Philippines. Mr.. Roosevelt's ap-
proval of the new measure would
give the commonwealth it's first i'm
migration quotas and set up its first
adequate machinery for regulating
immigration at all.
Evening star., 1940-05-06
HinckIey and the G.. A. A.

Transfer of Assistant Secretary Of
Commerce ]. Monroe Johnson to the
Interstate Commerce Commission
and the announcement from Hyde
Park that Chairman Robert H.
Hinckley Of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority may be designated to fill
the vacancy appears to be timed
as diversion in the face of op-
position to the Presidents reor-
ganization order which would shift
the c. A. A. into the Commerce De-
partment.
When analyzed, these proposed
moves actually do nothing to guar
antee the independence of the
G. A. A.
Congress should reject the reor-
ganization order. Opponents of the
reorganization plan are being told
that the appointment Of Mr.. Hinck-
ley to the assistant secretaryship
will guarantee that the Civil Aero
nautics Authority will continue to
function under its present leader
ship and that, obviously, Mr.. Hinck-
ley, knowing as he does the prob
lens and aims of the c. A. A., will
do nothing to hinder the authority
in its work.
Such an implied guarantee, of
course, is worth little. The Office
of Assistant Secretary of Commerce
is political office. It is filled by
political appointment. There is no
guarantee that Mr.. Hinckley's sue
cessors will carry out any policy IA
vorable to the integrity or inde-
pendence of the c. A. A.
Mr.. Hinckley's appointment, to be
sure, might insure some protection
for the C. A. A. from Commerce De-
partment interference so long as he
is in Office. But how long will Mr..
Hinckley remain in Office? The very
suggestion of Mr.. Hinckley's appoint
ment seems evidence of the fact that
the transfer of the authority to the
Commerce Department is fraught
with danger to the future well-being
of the organization which affects
the future of American civil avia-
ton. Why, otherwise, would so much
be made of the fact that the appoint
ment of man like Mr.. Hinckley to
this Office will mean that the c. A. A.
will be able to continue after the
transfer to operate as at present?
Must the c. A. A. have a champion
on high in the Commerce Depart
ment to guarantee its security? II
so, 1t certainly would appear to be
| q grave mistake to put 1t under juris-
Evening star., 1940-05-06
"MLICOTT STREET.

Dear Sir:
your column is the first part Of The
Star turn to when reading the paper.
TN the paper the other day was
immensely amused at what L. v. M. had
to say about the Chevy Chase mQcking-
birds being gentlemen
"The mocker that lives In my garden
is definitely not gentleman, but .
rowdy and . roughneck. However, this
side Of the tracks
I'm our garden no other bird has any
rights whatever, either to bathe in his
pool or to feed at his food bar, nor may
they walk about over the grass or in
the flower borders.
ITO fly across the garden is an insult
and q challenge, causing frequent bat
ties and rough pommelings. This Is In
the winter time and not in the nesting
period, showing it is his nature to lord
1t over all comers.
mo sentry on duty In wartime was
ever more watching than our mocker.
His song is something to hear-and
remember-delivered with energy and
efficiency: a challenge itself, and Wig
orous one, daring any other bird to do
as we'll.
mo, our mocker is not a gentleman;
far from it.
when he comes to his food bar in my
window, he puts his foot on the rail,
cocks an eye at me as If to say, Well,
here am, buddy, whadda you know?'
Sincerely, A. w. F."
That, folks, is the usual way of the
mockingbird.
1t isn't = question of location, but
solely OF bird temperament.
As stated here upon several occasions,
birds are where and how you find them,
but that home owner is fortunate who
has really gentlemanly mockingbird.
Mostly they are roughnecks, as our
correspondent says
Perhaps this in no whit detracts from
a really magnificent bird. but many gar
deners will think otherwise, especially
- Wiz SPSSAAASAA AoPPCAio W SIldSC An
other species away.
If one happens to draw this sort OF
mocker, there is no room for the little
chickadees, the titmice, the cardinals,
the bluejays, even.
There is no room for anything but the
mockingbird.
4
Now, as fine as he is, he Is not the
whole bird show, by any means, and
the bird watcher begins to wish that he
would 60 away.
But there he remains, day after day,
keeping other birds from food, even
when he does not want it himself.
Those home owners who have nice
Knockers may not be able to understand
that there really are these hard-boiled
Evening star., 1940-05-06

diction Of the department. For there
is no assurance at Ill that 1t will
continue to have such . champion.
These maneuverings to dispel the
doubts and fears of the sincere critics
OF the c. A. A. change are, in
themselves, cause for even more
serious doubts than have been raised
thus far. Opponents of the transfer
should not relax their vigilance for
a moment because of the proposal to
put MIR. Hinckley in the Office of As
sistant Secretary, well-intentioned
and able though Mr.. Hinckley may
be. Reorganization Plan No. w
should be stopped by Congress.
Evening star., 1940-05-06
Timely Discussion

It is a healthy sign, this current
growth = both quantitatively and
qualitatively-of intelligent public
discussion of what the war in Europe
means to the United States. The
need for realizing that, no matter
how hard we try, we cannot isolate
ourselves from the wars indirect
but nevertheless destructive effects,
Is being driven home to all of us
from all sides. This realization leads
to the conviction that this country
will be immeasurably better off from
q coldly practical standpoint if Great
Britain and France rather than Ger
many should win the war. Thinking
Of the Nation along these lines was
stimulated by speech delivered at
the United States Chamber of Com
merce meeting here last week by
Lewis E. Douglas, former budget di-
rector, and another made by Joseph
e. Davies, special assistant to the
Secretary of State, at the University
OF Wisconsin last night.
A warning that strict isolationism
means ultimate establishment OF
totalitarian state here at home came
from Mr.. Douglas, who said our
destiny is linked to the lands of
Rousseau and Burke. And from Mr..
Davies came a warning that eco
nonlic effects of the war possibly
might bring about depression here
that would make the 1880 depression
look like prosperity. Mr.. Davies
could not afford. In his official posi-
Evening star., 1940-05-06
Use and Beuuty

Proposals to remove the bicycle
rental agency from the shore of the
Tidal Basin near the John Paul Jones
memorial to a more convenient loca-
ton are decidedly in the public in
terest. It is planned to re-estab-
lish the cycle stand" at the old Army
Engineer Building near the railway
embankment at the exit from Hams
Point.
This plan, linked with the eventual
demolition of the old Tidal Basin
Boathouse, will greatly improve the
beauty of the area south of the Re-
t1ecting Pool and make way for one
OF the finest vistas of a beautiful
Capital when the Jefferson Memo
rial is completed across the basin
from the foot of Seventeenth street.
But even aside from the esthetic
aspect, removal of the stand to the
terminus of the seawall promenade
will provide a greater measure of
utility for those who enjoy the use
OF Potomac Park. This new location,
a much shorter distance from public
transportation, also has the advan-
tage of opening a safe, motor-free
route for cyclists who now are forced
to ride a comparatively short distance
on an inadequate cinder path or
mingle with other traffic which grows
heavier yearly.
Washington is becoming, after a
lapse of several years, increasingly
conscious of the value OF its parks
for recreation as we'll as beauty.
OF inestimable benefit to the indi-
vidual citizen are increases in pro-
vision for games, cycling, horseback
riding. walking and other forms of
recreation. To be able to provide
these facilities in proper surround
ings Is an asset that should be con-
sistently developed.