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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
IN THE BOONE COUNTRY
Nashville, Tenn.
January Is. 1910

Crossing the Ohio river at Mays
vile, in our neighbor state Ken
lucky, recalled the fact that DAME
Boone at one time lived here and
that from Maysville Boone was
elect to the legislature in 1885.
Here was a rugged man, honest
KIND, faithful, and brave in the ex
treme. His was the soul of the pio-
neer. The wilderness Fascinated
him. Civilization repelled him. He
was born at Reading, Pa. With his
father he emigrated to the Yadkir
region in North Carolina. Here he
found his wife, who with faithful
Whole-souled devotion followed him
to Kentucky, and later to Missouri
Lexington, KY, observed the 200tf
anniversary of his birth, Feb. IL
1885
At the age of 20 he was with
Braddock in his ill-fated campaign
fought near the present site o1
Pittsburgh. Being employed in the
care of the horses, he escaped or
horseback.
In 1873 with 40 rifemen and
their families, he entered the Ken.
lucky forests to locate homes there
AS land it was the loneliest of the
lonely. There were few Indians and
no white men in the state. There
is still seen on a beech-tree neal
Boone creek the inscriptions: "Here
d. Boon killed bar, 1860" The
Iroquis called the land "Kentake'
which means Meadow Land" Il
was mistakenly translated 'Darl
and Bloody Ground" Meadow re
fers to the plains of Blue-Grass
which formed an attraction to botf
tlement was called Boonesborough
AS we passed through it we noted
it was almost deserted, the popula.
ton being less than 200 But nc
wonder, for it is in Owesley coun.
ty, one of the least desirable to live
in, in the state Here they built the
first English fort west of the noun
talns. 1t was precarious existence
Boone was captured many times
and once with his daughter Jemima
His sons James and Israel were
slain. He moved often, and once
lived at our neighboring town Point
Pleasant, on the Kanawha, in 1888
The large grant of land made to
him was not legally transferred, and
it was lost to the family. some say
he left Kentucky because OF litiga-
ton and taxes In 1895 he moved
to a point just west of st. Louis,
but even there the title to the
land was incorrect, and it was lost.
In 1910 he made the long journey
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
ROB SECREST HAD BIRTHDAY
MONDAY

Congressman Robert T. Secrest
celebrated his 36th birthday Mon
day. At the age of 20 years he was
elected to congress, and is now serv-
ing his fourth term, and is a can
didate for reelection. He and for
mer governor George White are the
only two Democrats who have been
elected from this district since the
Civil war. MIR. Secrest was born
near Senecaville. Noble county, Jan.
22. 1904. He attended public
schools and in 1922 was graduated
from Senecaville high school. and
four years later received his Bach
elor of Arts degree at Muskingum
college. While in college he estab.
lished reputation as debater
Later he was principal of Seneca
vile high school, and in 1880 was
elected representative from Noble
county to the general assembly At
ter sessions of the legislature were
over he went back to teaching. and
became superintendent of the Muir
ray City schools, where he was
teaching when first elected to con-
gress. He was married to Miss Vir-
ginia Bowden of Cadiz, in 1929.
They have three children-Nancy
nine Mary Jane, seven, and Robert
Thompson, jr., four.
Perhaps Congressman Secrests
outstanding achievement in con-
gress has been Ito sponsor the sue
cessful legislation which placed the
Muskingum Watershed Conservan-
cy district under the ownership Of
the United States
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
OHIO'S FISH

There are 165 different kinds of
fish comprising 20 families) swim
ming in the lakes, ponds and
streams of Ohio, says Phillip Moul-
throp of the Cleveland Museum Of
Natural History. Moulthrop pointed
out this amazing variety during a
discussion about the move to estab-
lish an aquarium in Cleveland. His
opinion is that the fish of our region
would furnish enough spectacular
material to interest the general pub
lie. "We have close approach to
the famous talking fish, in the per-
son of the large sleeps head or
fresh water drum. Fishermen call
it the lucky stone 1t is a member
of the croaker family so numerous
in the sea. We even have stur-
geons that come as large as 500
pounds and reach the length of
eight feet" did you know he
asked, that Lake Erie is common
with great oceans, has a Goldfish.
commonly known as the burbot or
lawyer fish,"
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25

back to Kentucky, to pay his debts,
with soc left to his credit after
ward.
He was the one over-shadowing
figure of the frontier in his day. He
was called the first white man of
the west" Byron devotes to him
eight stanzas in the eighth canto in
''Childe Harold" He was one OF
the most respected and beloved of
national heroes. With buck-skin
clothing, coon-skin cap, the tail
trailing behind, and rife, his is a
romantic figure.
In 1920 he died without re-
sources, on the farm of his son Ma
than, in Missouri. His faithful wife
died seven years before, and was
buried there in that wild and
sparsely settled land. Both were
re-buried at Frankfort, KY, in
1845. She deserves at least equal
honors with her renowned husband.
Who can pay just tribute to them
both? The tourist encounters many
small towns named for them, and
counties also in the middle west
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Page Three
where they lived.

where they lived
At Hodgensville, KY, we left be-
hind the deep SHOWS, and slick ice,
and soon reached dry roads, a great
relief. Here we visited again the
boyhood home of Lincoln, where he
was horn. A later boyhood home
was found at Knob Creek, but I
doubt If the little cabin is the real
one in which the family lived. The
whole region for a hundred miles is
undermined by caves, and the sur
face is a series of cup-shaped hol-
lows (more accurately saucer-shap-
ed), where the water drains down
ward through sink-holes, there be-
ing no streams little or big, and no
proper springs. These hollows, I
believe, are certainly cave-ins, to
some extent caused by the cavern
Gus condition of the limerick be-
meath. Drilling in these low places,
the drills go through particles of
wood, evidently collected in ages
gone, by swirling currents of sur
face water in torrential times
Howard TT Scott
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25

spoken by the prophet. saying, Tel
ye the daughters of Sion, Behold
thy King cometh unto thee, meek
and sitting upon an ass, and the
colt, the foal of an ass" Jesus pro
ceeded now as King because sucn
he was and not because it was sc
lrophesied. 1t was so prophesied
Because of divine trust previously
foretold
VS.. s, Z. "And the disciples went
and did as Jesus commanded them
and brought the ass and the colt
and put on them their clothes, and
they set him thereon This is sim
pie history of Christ's disciples do
ing what they could when com
manded. Here is another practical
principle
V. 8. "And a very great multi
tude spread their garments in the
way; others cut down branches
from the trees, and strewed them in
the way" Religious popularity
sweeps the crowd into public dem
onstration which may serve well for
a while, but it lacks depth of con-
viction to hold the nnthinking and
disloyal.
V. 8. "And the multitude that
went before, and that . followed,
cried. saying, Hosanna to the Son of
David; Blessed is he that cometh in
the name of the Lord Hosanna in
the highest" The joyous expression
was voiced in hymn of praise.
Songs of praise have an important
part in religious ceremony A man
may be judged by the kind of songs
he sings.
V. 10. "And when he was come
unto Jerusalem, all the city was
moved, saying, Who is this?' The
climax of this triumphant entrance
was in the demonstration of this
capital city Other city demonstra-
tions of great men have been made
but none so appropriate as this one.
V. IL "And the multitude said
This is Jesus the prophet of Nazar-
eth of Galilee." Truth will out
sooner or later and for the time
being will be generally recognized
but for how long depends upon the
character of the people SO it is
that the moral plane of history rises
and falls. Truth brought low will
lSC dS dill
v. II. "And Jesus went into the
temple Of God, and cast out all of
them that sold and bought in the
temple, and overthrow the tables ot
the money changers, and the seats
of them that sold doves" The tenn
pie is no place for barter and busi-
ness with the profit motive in it.
Even our minds should not tolerate
commercial interests when at
tempting to worship.
V. IA. "And the blind and the
lame came to him in the temple;
and he healed them" Jesus would
not be diverted from his work in
helping mankind. So long as our
ability holds out, we too need to be
rendering service to others.
V. Is. "And when the chief
priests and scribes. saw the wonder
full things that heSdid, and the chill
dren crying in the temple, and say
ing, Hosanna to the Son of David;
they were sore displeased." The
selfrighteous are the severest critics
of any thing not in their program,
Note how natural it is for children
to praise God. If the children could
be thus kept praising God, the world
would be saved in one generation.
Jesus made a large place for the
children in His kingdom and so
should the church.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
The Ohio Pastors Convention

The Ohio Pastors Convention, to
be held in Columbus the week of
January 20, marking the Goth ami
versary of this INSTRUMENTATION
gathering of clergymen, promises to
be one of the most successful ses-
sions since the convention began in
1920, Rev. d. G. Holman of this
place, a member of its program
committee, has announced. Reports
from the office of the Ohio Council
of Churches in Columbus, indicate
a large attendance, and it is certain
that the convention this year offers
one of the strongest programs of
addresses and discussions that we
ever have had" he said.
Mr.. Holman represents the min
listers of this county on the state
wide committee that drew up the
program for the convention.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Main Street Church Of Christ

$50, church services, sermon,
Beyond Duty" Church school ses-
sion follows worship and preaching.
1880, church services. "The Child
and the Kingdom" will be the SER
mon theme The children will fur
nish a part of the program. In the
afternoon the young people will go
to Beverly for the lower Muskingum
Valley Christian Youth meet. Be
cause of this the Sunday evening
meeting of the young people will be
postponed for one week.-D. G..
Holman, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
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w. G. IT. U.

Mrs Frank Kraps opened her
home to the w. G. T. U. last week,
with our new president, Mrs. Huff
man, presiding Devotionals, Mrs.
Naomi Wees; topic, prayer, Eliza
beth Still. Let's not. forget our
noontide plea, around the world un-
ion of devotions; prayer is often
more important than work or rest,
Jesus taught. An offering was Civ
en- to the educational fund. Next
meeting will be the annual memor-
ial in honor of Frances Willard,
whose birthday is Feb. IT. Meeting
closed with Mizpah benediction.-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Church OF Christ
(Seventh Street,

worship at 1890 Leader, Ernest
Price. Lesson, Psalms, 10th chap
ter Evening service at 1880. Les
son, 1st Corinthians, 3rd chapter.
Subject, "Laborers Together" Mid
week meeting each Wednesday ev-
ening at 1880. A cordial invitation
is extended to all
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25

ly bad. These, especially, should
have the opportunity to build new
characters and to become members
of useful trades and professions.
The recommendation of the judg-
es that ''enrollment" be substituted
for "com mitment" and the term
parole" be abolished have merit -
O. S. Journal.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Grace Methodist Church

Church school, 9:15. VIM. Reed
superintendent Morning worship,
1890. Evening service, 1880. Mems
Brotherhood of Morgan county will
meet in Main Street Christian
church at 2 o'clock. Sunday, Jan
%. The speaker will be Rev. s. r.
Martin Of Coburn Memorial church
Zanesville.-L S. Wees, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Trinity Methodist Church

$3.50 a. M, Junior church; class
sessions for pre-school, young peo-
pie and adults. 1905, class ses-
sions for those in the junior church.
1915 a. M, morning service of
worship. Anthem by choir. Theme
for thought, ''What of the Jungle. /"
Wednesday evening, the prayer
meeting. Thursday evening after
school, the Junior Epworth League.
At z p. M, the choir. See the min
lister about church membership
classes.-Glenn l.. Tennell, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Presbyterian Churches

McConnlsville: Sunday school at
$50. Mrs. Elsie e. Maier, super
intendent. Preaching service a
1890. Theme, "The Imitation ot
Christ" Prayer meeting Wednes
day, 1880.
Bristol church: Sunday school al
l p. m. Mrs. Mary L. H Flanders
superintendent. Preaching service
2 p. m.
Deerfield church: Sunday schoo
at 10 a. m. Mr. e. I. Price, super
intendent. Preaching service, 7:3(
p. m.-Chas. J. Caller, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
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
Hill, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25

The Gideons have just placed the
largest order for new Bibles in all
their history. The Bibles are to be
distributed in hospitals, hotels,
schools and jails. Two hundred and
fifty thousand is the total number
ordered for this purpose--the great
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Malta Methodist Church

9:15 a. m, church school. C. B.
Smith, superintendent. 1O:30 a. M,
morning worship. 5 p. M, Junior
League. p. m, Epworth League.
z O'Clock, evening service. Wednes-
day evening, O'Clock, prayer meet
ing. 7:45 p. M, choir practice-C.
B. Frisbie, pastor
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Cross Roads Church

Sunday school at 10 a. m. Mr.
Harry ID. Young, superintendent
No preaching service
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Mckcndree Circuit

January 28: McKendree: Sunday
school, 9:45 a. m. Worship, 1O:45.
Lebanon: Sunday school, 1870 D. m.
Worship, 2:30.--G M Fair, pastor.
Phone 1864, New Concord.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25

j est number in the A years of Gid
con endeavor. 1t is the opinion O.
the executive committee of the Gid
cons that the tension created by the
present European war has stimu
lated increased interest in the
Bible.
Dr. Alexander Stoddard, superin
tendent of the public schools OF
Philadelphia, recently called upon
the 10000 school employees tC
teach religion ''in it's broader and
larger concepts as one means OF
meeting the increased need Of pre-
serving American ideals through
the medium of education DR.
Stoddard declared that religion is
an intimate fundamental part oi
the American scheme of life. The
primary object of schools is char
acter building, and religion in its
broader concepts is necessary &C
that purpose.
A special pocket-size prayer book
containing prayers and meditations
for the use of persons on active mil
ltdly oGIflcc 10 UGluS puDllSu0Q ny
the Japanese Ouvriere Chretienne,
an organization of Roman Catholic
working youth. The prayer book is
entitled "The Christian Soldier
The Greek government has order
ed the dissolution of the Y M. C.
A. which has been active since 1920
in Athens and Salonika. The build
ing, playing fields, and equipment
are henceforth to be considered gov
ernment property and will be devot-
ed to the uses of the new Youth Or
ganization, a purely nationalistic
body formed under the Greek die
tatorship in imitation of the Hitler
Youth.
The Japan Buddhist Federation is
planning to send a civilian corps OF
1000 young priests to work as mis-
sionaries among the Chinese people
in the subjugated provinces All
candidates for such service must be
graduates of Buddhist universities
or training schools.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Mt. Olivet Pilgrim Holiness Church

Sunday school at 10 o'clock, Sun
day, Jan %. Prayer meeting fol-
lowing. Date of preaching service
will be announced later.-Mrs. Fay
Davis, superintendent; Cleona a..
Wright, pastor.
Evening star., 1940-04-01

tions. but even more can be accom-
plished by requiring full public dis
closures on the part Of all those
who contribute as individuals and
all organizations which contribute
lump sums. Many dues-paying Or
ganizations today do not tell their
members that the funds collected
are to be used for political purposes.
1t ought to be required on collection
slips.
A Slight Change.
Perhaps that might mean too
much detailed work, and the saille
result could be reached by adding
a few words to the so-called Bank
head amendment to the Hatch bill
which passed the Senate. 1t now
refers only to ANY person" and says
nothing about organizations. Such
an amendment could read:
ANY person who or any organiza-
ton not primarily organized for po-
litical purposes which directly or in
directly contributes more than IS 900
shall be guilty Of pernicious political
activity and any organization not
primarily organized for political pur-
poses shall not allow it's member
ship rolls to be used for the pur-
pose of collecting political contri-
buttons in excess of s5.000."
For the purposes of such law,
affiliated organizations or local
chapters or units would be con-
sidered as part of single national
organization limited to $4,000, but no
such limit would have to be applied
to any organization established
avowedly and primarily for political
purposes. It's the undercover COL
lection of money by non-political
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Washington Observations
Republicans Hope to Abolish Demonstrations
At Philadelphia Convention

politician writer, Robert M. WASH
burn Of Worcester, one-time Massa-
chusetts State Senator and in 1854
Republican nominee for Senator.
Now columnist on the Boston
Transcript. Washburn has just pub
lished a 160-page compendium of
his writings, my Pen and It's Varied
Styles" Bearing a not remote re-
semblance in whimsical moments to
the allegorical figure of London's
Punch, and endowed with all the
wit and wisdom Of that British in
stitution, Washburn has known inti-
mately the giants OF American poll
tics for two generations. Henry
Cabot Lodge, Theodore Roosevelt,
William Jennings Bryan, w. Murray
Crane, William E. Borah, Edward
M. House, William M. Butler, and
particularly that chunk of Vermont
granite carved in the image of
statesman, Calvin Coolidge. all came
under the unerring and sometimes
unsparing scrutiny of Bob WASH
burn. Boston knows him as a gifted
toastmaster and rapier- welding
after-dinner spellbinder. MY Zen"
bristles with satirical and sagac GUS,
but seldom unkindly. thrusts al tne
great and near-great, whom WASH
burn In his day. has X-rayed and
lampooned.
Evening star., 1940-04-01

in schools military knowl
edge but also psychology art of handling
Another group OF 40 so thousand
70 ch schools and the French hope that
WILL nave complete and efficient and
Grateful Germany paying its No Field
oerng salary OF than
SIS 900 He does for
OF the
lon Minister OF Police Prime Minister of Aviation
Over and above salary he three houses
everything but food is provided for him there
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Count jerry Potocki.

Count jerry Potocki, Polish AM
bassador here since May, 1886, faces
a possible bad quarter Of an hour
or two at the State Department,
clearing up the mystery of the en-
voy's alleged memoranda to the
Warsaw government on the United
States Governments attitude toward
pre-war events. His Polish excel
lency. ex-cavalry of1icer, has shone
more conspicuously in Washington
socially than politically or diplo-
matically. Riding clothes are his
favorite togs. and he occasionally
receives callers at the Embassy in
lodhpurs. boots and spurs. He is
one of the darlings of the smart
Warrenton horse set, and, DASH
ing figure in saddle and paddock,
enjoys wide popularity as a party
host and equitstion enthusiast.
Countess Potocka, his consort, is
Evening star., 1940-04-01
German Diplomacy"

German diplomacy is famed for It's
bull-in- -the-china shop quality. 1t
has a genius for doing the wrong
thing at the right time. Three
weeks ago Hitler and Won Ribbentrop
were whining to Sumner Welles
about the break in normal diplo-
matte relations with the United
States. and suggesting these be
normalized by resumption of am
bassadorial intercourse. President
Roosevelt,s summary of the Welles
mission indicated there was some
prospect this might be done. Then
came, on the same day, the Wilhelm
strasse disclosure" Of Polish diplo-
matte documents alleging American
intrigue in fomenting the European
War-a revelation" which F. y. r.
warns should be taken with at least
three grains of salt" It's good
guess that dispatch of another
American Ambassador to Berlin is
now many miles farther off than
before this typical exhibition of Nazi
observation-disclosures.
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Show Set at Burke

BURKE, Va, April | tSpeciaD
"A variety program, Burke Radio
Amateurs will be presented by
local residents Saturday at 8 pm.
in the community hall to raise funds
to improve the hall Mrs. J. B.
Davis is general chairman and Ben
jamin Boyce will be master of cere-
monies.
Evening star., 1940-04-01

come to know! He is Comdr. L. P.
Lovette. for the past three years in
charge OF public relations and press
contacts. Lovette has been given
command of U. S. S. Selfridee, one
OF our. new destroyers, and will as
sumo his assignment afoat in May.
Evening star., 1940-04-01

usually listed as absent" in the
State Department monthly diplo-
matte list. X X
New Destroyer Commander.
The Navy Department is about
to lose for sea duty one of the ablest
young officers Washingtonians. have
Evening star., 1940-04-01

has achieved a
m o m e n t u m
which even mis-
chievously in =
serted amend
ments by oppo-
nents will not
thWart at this
session of Con-
gress.
But these sab
otaging amend
ments, designed
to m a Ike the
measure so un-
palatable to the
Republicans that
Evening star., 1940-04-01

Senators like him wanted to keep
the silver people happy. This seems
huge lagniappe to toss an industry
employing total of 5000 miners,
but as long as the industry is strong
In Nevada, Pittman does not care.
For the cattlemen, Pittman has
ignored what most men would
regard as the responsibilities of his
great position. For the silvermen,
Pittman has helped to raid the
Treasury to the extent of 81 OCO O0O
Evening star., 1940-04-01

OF the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, leading Democrat, and
nominally administration foreign
policy's most eminent supporter.
No great principle was involved
in Pittman stand. Peace or war
did not hang on the issue. Pittman
was not fighting for the safety or
honor of the people of the United
States. He was fighting for the
pocketbooks of handful Of big
cattle ranchers in Nevada. Because
Evening star., 1940-04-01

organiza tons which produces the big
slush funds in the major parties and
In this respect the Democrats now
adays are no better than the Re-
publicans used to be. Full disclosure
would bring it's own correctives.
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Special Interest Senator

Pttman
the
BIRTH Mssissppian, he the
their coded
organize the Nome
leading mining lawyer and Senate seat in 1913 the
representative of mining interests.
frontier of frontier
generally
But having started in politics of the Nevada
ing interests Ptman still ready the drop Of hat sacrifice the
welfare special
producer Pttman
has Treasury