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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17

Of Mountville.
Mrs. Carrie Abel visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Roy Allard, at Crooksville,
Sunday.
Sunday visitors at George John
sons were Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Pen
nell of McConnelsyille and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Newburn of Ames-
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cline and
daughter Dora Ellen, H. d. Huffman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huffman
were Saturday evening visitors at
Carl Syphers'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Fitch and
son Dwight were Sunday visitors of
Mrs. Rule Martin, near Ringgold.
j. E. Lindimore and A. O. Lindi-
more and family were Sunday Wis
itors at Walter Barnes of Neely-
Vile.
Floyd Abel who has been working
at Boston, Mass, spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Orfn Abel.
He left Sunday evening for Cincin-
natl, where he has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Delhi and chill
dren of Chesterhill were also Sun
day visitors at Orin Abel's.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Barkhurst
attended the Lancaster fair, last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burtsell Huffman
and children, Leonard McPeak and
family, John Coler and son, and
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Barkhurst
were Sunday afternoon visitors at
VIM. Coler's.
Tull Startling who attends school
at Columbus spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Star
ling.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17

baby, Mr. and Mrs. M. w. Bishop,
Mrs. Cora Fisher, Clarence Bishop,
of Stockport, Floyd and Ethel Smith
of McConnelsville and the host and
hostess and family.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Harry Henery and
daughter Hilda were GAINESVILLE Wis
itors, Saturday.
d. w. Teter is getting along fine
since returning from the hospital.
Callers Sunday were j. A. Simpson
and family, Florence White and
Bernice Porter and Blanche Daugh-
erty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Porter and
daughter Dotty attended family
reunion at Waterford, Sunday.
The Coterie met with Mrs. Flor
ence White last Thursday for their
October meeting for an all day
meeting, with seven members and
five visitors present. A quilt was
worked on and at noon pot luck
dinner was served. In the after
noon a business meeting was held
and officers elected for the follow
ing year. They will meet for an all
day meeting at Mary Griest's, on
Thursday, Oct. "a.
Mrs. Mabel Newsom had as din
ner guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Johnson and baby of Nc
Connelsville, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Newsom and baby.
j. Harry Henery and family spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard White.
Della Bowles spent the week
end at her grandmother's Mrs.
Amanda Smith, of Pennsville, and
attended the Lancaster fair, Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Foulke
and Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett McGirr
attended the Lancaster fair, Friday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17
Spurrier Ridge

Mrs. Emma Strobe and daughters
Wanda and Faye of Columbus
came Friday evening and stayed un-
| til Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. N. M. Wood. Wanda and Faye
were Saturday supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Newburn. Sunday
morning Wanda and Faye, N. NJ.
Wood and Mrs. Ralph Wood at
| tended Mass at the Catholic church
at Glouster.
Sunday dinner guests at Woods
were Mrs. Emma Strobe and daugn-
| ters, Mr.. Earl Wood and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Hines, Ralph Wood
and wife Addie Remy was morn
| ing caller and Chester Newburn and
family were Sunday afternoon call
| erS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. woodward
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Golf of Glouster. Carley
Clark of Glouster returned with Mr..
| it.
| end with her friend, Vida New
| ton. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Newton
and son Kenneth and daughter Will
\ I'D anu TSdIi 4>OItuIup spent SuH-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Frank McIn-
| turf
Edith Shook was a Sunday after
noon caller of Lizzie Adrian.
Wayne and Bernice Adrian spent
the week end at home.
Geo. Newton and family were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Hallowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stobert and
Arthur North and wife and two
children were Sunday evening call
ers of Mrs. Harrison Woolman.
Mrs. Harrison Woolman spent
Friday afternoon with her mother,
Mrs. Lucy Startling, of Chesterhill.
Mrs. Harry Vergler and son Will
bur Of Black Lick, spent from Mon
day until Thursday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Vern Grigsby.
Dick Grandstaff and wife were
! Sunday afternoon callers.
| Fred Wogan, wife and baby, of
Canton spent Saturday night with
Clark Grubb and family.
Mrs. Melissa Wagner and daugh-
ter Dora attended the Lancaster
fair, Friday and Saturday.
| Merle Adrian and family of Chill
licothe, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Joy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17
FACTS ON SCHOOL FINANCE

| Recently many letters have come
to the state department of education
inquiring why the schools Of Ohio
I in 1939-40 are receiving more mon
ey than the foundation program law
allows. No doubt these inquiries
are due to political propaganda ap-
pearing in county newspapers
throughout the state. A planned
program is under way to mislead
the voters in each county. This pro-
gram states that the present admin
istration is putting more school
funds in each county than the for-
mer administration.
In fairness, a correct statement
of school finances should be made
as is shown on the books Of the
state department of education.
First: To say that Ohio is plac-
ing more money in the schools un-
der this administration is a prepos-
ferrous statement. The law is very
specific in determining the amount
of money that shall be allocated to
the various school districts of the
state. All state FUNDS must be bas-
ed on average daily attendance.
Second The present administra-
ton each year of the biennium
1939-4O appropriated less money for
the foundation program than was
required to pay the bill. House Bill
1874 appropriation Bill 1939-40l
shows the following facts:
1889, amount appropriated, S4S,-
611,30O; actual amount needed to
pay program, $49,1O5,251; short
age, $493,951. 1910, amount ap-
propriated, $48,211,300; actual
amount needed to pay program,
*$49,187,416; shortage, $976,116.
Estimate
Third: The present administra-
tion has shifted the burden of cost
from the state to local districts
wherever possible. Some examples
are:
/. Tarr Tuition Bill 100000.
2. Calling money, due local dis
tricts from the irreducible debt,
state money $266,550. This money
belongs to local districts. 1t is now
held by state.
8. Withholding S143,000 due
districts February, 1889, for trans
portation.
Fourth: Schools would have been
better off with earmarked taxes.
The present administration repealed
all earmarked taxes for the schools
| and placed the money in the general
revenue fund They boast of pay
ing the foundation program in cash
and also paying part of the deficit.
Under this plan the schools have
been paid in cash and 12h % or
$2.18O,905 has been paid on the
deficit Under the old system of
earmarked taxes the revenues accru-
ing to the public school fund would
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17

Fred S. McInturf of Penn town
ship, Democratic candidate for rep
resentative to the general assembly,
is making clean, honorable cam
paign. He is making no rash
promises of jobs. Mr. McInturf is
farmer, and has been all of his
life, and mighty good one.
Through his own labor he has ac-
quired 200 acre farm. He and his
wife have reared a family of II
children, all of whom they have
sent through high school, but two
twins, who are now in their SEN
ior year. For a farmer to be able
to rear several children on a farm,
is we'll worthy of special mention
then what about rearing a family
of 11-and finer family is not to
be found any place. This is a farm
ing county, and it is high time the
farmer be represented in our gen.
eral assembly To search the coun-
ty over a better man could not be
selected than Fred S. McInturf.
While he poses as no orator, he has
no difficulty in expressing himself.
His judgment is of the very best,
and will make a real representative.
He is 60 years of age, and is asking
for his first term. He is church
member, and of the grange, and for
several years district deputy of the
/. 0. o. F..
Marion township has had a rep
resentative in the general assembly
for eight years. Isn't it about time
to pass it along?
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17
have been as follows for 1899:

have been as follows for 1889:
Sales tax (60% balance to schooIG
after all deductions) $19,654, ,650.~
81; special ALLEGATION to school (Soc.
5546-18 G. CO. $750,000; cigarette
excise and license tax, $8,265, 5,201.-
Is; use tax revenue, $701, ,004.44:
liquid fuel tax, $13,853,733.14; in
tangible tax, $6,523,84424; trans-
fer from 1898 foundation program
funds, $6,827,982.50 total revenue
for 1889, all to schools, $56,576,-
Ais. "a; actual cost of 1899 pro-
gram (cash paid, s49,105,251; ball
ance that could have been applied to-
deficit, $7,471 ,164.84 Instead the
administration paid on deficit and
teachers and employees retire.
ment, $3,060,762.76; loss to schools
of Ohio, 1899, $4,41O,402.08. 1910
will show still greater loss to the
schools as sales tax revenues show
an increase of 1870 or more over
1899 revenues.
The deficit today is still $751;
6,33726. 1t should be $10,861,~
261.26. AS a result the taxpayers
of Ohio are paying interest on $15,-
100000 instead of $1O,00O,000. II
earmarked taxes had been retained
the foundation program would have
been paid in cash in both 1899 and
1910 and deficit would have been
paid off in full. This is not an ar
gument for earmarked taxes but
only statement of facts.-Dick
Smith, assistant director in charge
of school finance.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17

and Mrs. Alice Barkhurst were Sun
day afternoon visitors at J. H.
Downing's.
Mr.. and Mrs John Lawrence,
Mary and Jane Lawrence were Fri
day evening guests at the Wayne
Macklem home, Pennsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bruner and
son Price are leaving this week for
two weeks visit with friends near
Berea, Ky.
The Bristol Missionary Society
will meet Wednesday with Char
lotte Lawrence.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henderson of
Ashland spent the week end at
Herman Reeds.
Mrs. Linnie Moore returned Sum
day from Chehalis, Wash, where
she had spent the past ten months
with Clyde Moore and family. Mrs.
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Reed
and children were visitors Sunday
at the home of Harold Trout, Phi
To-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17
Meigs

Some years ago we wrote short
history Of st. Margaret's Catholic
church at Hackney. While many of
the names were familiar, yet many
of them are gone from the neigh
bodhood. In gathering the history
we were told of how the Brister
breed Of horses got their start and
name. The item referred to reads
as follows: We find an item of in
terest in connection with one of
these people, Rosanna McCune, and
her husband, whose name we be-
lieve was James. They had a son
to whom some of their relatives at
their old home in North Carolina
sent a mare which was in foal. The
his wife and the completion of his
work, Mr.. McCune gave the colt to
James F. and Patrick Sherlock, who
kept the horse for some time.
When they went out to collect the
insurance they were not very sue
cessful, so they sold the horse to a
man by the name of Brister, and
from that time that breed of horses
has borne the name of the owner of
the stallion, and now we find that
instead of Mr.. Brister going out of
the knowledge of the present gen.
GRAFTON that Mrs. John Broedel
tells us that Mr.. Brister was a great
uncle of hers, SO we haven't gone
SO far.
We notice by the New Lexington
section in the GAINESVILLE News that
our niece, Miss Ella Lee Ray, Of
Sarahsville has been employed to
teach home economics in the schools
of that city, to fill vacancy. She
has taught in the Amanda schools
the past three years.
Mrs. Olive Broedel seems to be
doing nicely since her return home
from the White Cross hospital, Co
lumbus.
Corn cutting will likely be COM
pleted this week. Wheat sowing is
on the calendar.
Vernon Whitehouse has not been
so we'll the past week, but is again
better at this writing.
The Croy Lumber company has
purchased and is saving the timber
on the Parmiter-Knox-the former
Jno. Mcdowell farm.
The weather man has been giving
us a variety of weather lately. Per-
haps Willkie knows a better way of
administering it.
"Oh Can You See?''
We see Mr.. Bricker told folks at
GAINESVILLE Saturday how much bet
ter he was using the schools, finan-
cially, land no new taxes" then
on the front page of the same paper
we read, columbus, Oct. II, state
education officials warned today the
Ohio school financing program may
run short this year by 100000.
The education department said
deficit may be faced unless addi-
tional money is appropriated.-(Se
published statement in this paper.
-Ed.)
When we hear-or read what
some men who were never called to
lead-or allowed to when they offer
themselves have to say about some
of our great men, we are led to
wonder what the cat thought when
it looked at the king.
VIM. Yauger had nine fine steers
in the Cleveland market, Monday.
In writing of the Pleasant Grove
Homecoming we forgot to mention
that our friend Ed Choguill inform
ed us that his uncle, William Por-
ter, who is buried there was a
Civil war veteran. We are wonder
ing if the boys found this grave.
We noticed there is no flag staff
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17

visitors at H. F. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grove Almendinger
were Sunday evening guests of Mr..
and Mrs Harry Reed.
Miss Vaughn White spent Sunday
at John Brothers. A dinner was
served at noon in honor of the 54th
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Brothers.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17
East Grove

Mr.. and Mrs. James Cline and
daughter Dora Ellen of Rice's Land
ing, Pa, were week end visitors at
H. D. and Harry Huffman's. H. D..
Huffman returned home with them
for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fitch were
Sunday visitors at Emmett Leeper's
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17
Rowland

Mr.. and Mrs. James Sines and
June came Wednesday for
a visit with home folks.
jamie McGregor is the guest of
Mrs. Emma Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Barkhurst
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-17

End your guess work about a cir
culating coal heater and pin your
faith to a GLOW Boy" from Norris
Hardware
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-08
TO APPEAR IN
RECITAL HERE
Return Engagement of Noted
Soloist Booked by Head
of Local Band.

Catherine Van Buren,, noted negro
lyric soprano, will come to Ely for a
return engagement on Friday, Feb. Is,
according to Frank v. DiNino. Miss
Van Buren,, who sang here last winter,
will appear in concert with the Ely
municipal band
Credited with having the finest
woman's voice to be trained in the Fisk
university choir whose men are repre-
sented by the tenor Roland Hayes. she
has appeared at Duluth and Virginia
several times
Petite and graceful in manner, she
has rich melodic voice of exquisite
beauty and rare tonal quality that
scored a big hit with Ely music lovers
in her pervious visit here
Miss Van Buren, was Soloist with the
Fish choir during her four years at the
university. She appeared in concert
at Symphony hall, Boston, Carnegie
hall, New York, and other cities. She
is now member of the faculty at Fisk.
An attractive musical program by the
band is being prepared by Mr.. DiNino
The concert viii be held in the Com
munity Center.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-08
Possibility of Opening Plant
at Rabbit Unchanged by
New Oliver Policy.

Prospects of opening the Sintering
plant at Babbitt, such as they are, have
not been dimmed by the new policy of
the Oliver Iron Mining company in Of
fering ore on the open market, r. C.
Allen told Skillings' Mining Review in
an interview N Duluth last week.
Mr.. Allen, who resides in Cleveland,
is president o fthe Reserve Mining
company which controls the Babbitt
properties owend by the Mesabi Iron
Ore company.
The mining executive, SkilIings'
states, is still enthusiastic concerning
the sintering operations
I'VE do not know when we will take
hold and equip the properties at Bah
bitt,' he is quoted as saying, but when
we do it will be ON big scale. L IS
clearly understood throughout the iron
and steel trade that Mesabi Sinter is
choice blast furnace product"
Mr.. Allen, who heads the Lake SUI
perior Iron Ore association and is vice
president of Ogeibay, Norton and COM
pany, told the mining publication that
''the reported sale of ore by the Oliver
TO the Ford Motor company has not
been denied by either party and may be
accepted as true.
But as to the price, he continued.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-08
Prospects Still Bright
for Sinter Operations

I am convinced that nobody knows
except the Ford interest and the Steel
corporation and is subsidiary. 1t is
my understanding that the Ford in
terest never makes public the price
it pays for iron ore
immediately after the sale became
known, it was reported to have been
made in the neighborhood of SIS rs per
ton Such price, the Hihbing Tribune
said, would be a concession of 81 20 per
ton from the S495 quotation reccg-
nized as the regular market price on
ore of from 81 to So per cent iron con-
tent, and subsequently had broken a
price that had held for some time.
Naturally, the so-calIed independent
iron ore and steel interests are some
what disturbed over the entrance Of
the Steel Corporation into the ere
trade" Mr.. Allen stated. but If they
are disturbed. and little bewildered
just now. 7 think that they feel as I
do that the corporation has not at this
late date abandoned one of its fund
amental policies Of a considerable and
friendly attitude toward the indepen-
dent competitors.
Just what this new departure signi-
fies and what effects it may have re-
main to be SEEN" he said
Interpretations of the change in
policy by the Oliver are as numerous
as men make them For the present.
it is believed, it may mean some re-
adjustment in the companies supplying
ore to the trade
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-08
IS STUDENTS
ON HONOR ROLL
Seniors Lead Brainy Group
of Memorial High Putting
Twenty-Five on List.

Seventy-five students made the Men,
orial high school honor roll during the
past six weeks, according to Principal
| Conrad G.. Haugen. An average of
80 or better in four subjects and a
passing grade in physical education
must be attained in order to make the
| list.
The seniors, as usual, lead the
group with 20. The juniors had %;
the sophomores "A, and the freshmen
9.
Following is the Est:
Seniors-Lois Anderson, Alice Beel,
Lucy Bouska, Marie Chachich, Daniel
Chachich. Beatrice Dowler, Harold
Gordon, Milton Gordon, Anthony Ora
HEX, Mary Grahek, Peter Handberg,
Ingrid Holmes, Clarence Women, Verna
JamSa.
Shirley Johnson, Amelia Korosec,
Hazel Krunkkala, Dan Mestnik, Agnes
Metsapelto, George Ola, William Reko,
Marjorie Rikhus, Mildred Salmi, Eileen
Salminen, Angela Senta, Genevieve
SpreitZer, jeanne Thompson and
Esther Tjader.
Junicrs-Edith Bohince, Patricia Bot
tiani, Catherine Chimzar, Ruth Erick-
son, John Fink, Richard Gianotti
Esther Harri Lorraine Hoppa, Lorraine
Jackson, Christine Koprivnik, Mary
Krnichar
Evelyn Lehto, Donald Myntti, Jane
Norby, Sigurd Olson, Jr, Joyce Pearson,
George Perkovich, Angela Poljanec,
Marian Rautio, Mary Tonkovich, Mar
celia Turula, Ruth Yadlosky and jose
Prime Zaverl
Sophomores-Norma Jane Anderson,
Robert Anderson. Rose Bryant, Michael
Cerkovnik, Willard Domich, La Verne
CaSperlin, Calvin Herrala, Sheldon
Kayute, Roseline Mantel, Stanley Mes
nix, Phyllis Palmgard, Louis Senta,
Thomas Stember and Margaret Stonich.
Freshmen-Julia Chimzar, Phyllis
Hanson, Jean Kotchevar Eugene
Marines, Thomas Murn, Irene Rautio,
Genevieve Stember, katherine Telich
and June Trudgeon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-08
COUSIN WRITES
FROM Finland
Miss Helen Martin Receives
Letter From Relative In Pori
Telling War Activity.

Nearly every young woman in Finland
is a member of the Lolita Svard, first
aid group, a letter received here by
Miss Helen Martin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Martin, from her cousin
in Pori states.
Pori, where large numbers of men
have gathered before being sent to
the 'front.', is located on the coast in
southwestern Finland.
Two Of my brothers have gone" she
writes, land some families have sent as
many as six. We do not sorrow for
them, although we know some will not
return. They are all happy to go, and
am sorry that am not boy so that
might go to the front too"
Emphasizing the unity of purpose
with which the entire country faced the
Russian menace, she quoted short
poem the gist Of which is that eff
the Russians come into the country
they must pass over our dead bodies. -
I'VE want to keep clean our blue and
white flag which for 81 years has been
the symbol Of our freedom she con-
tinues.
"All the little boys are singing tSot-
ilaspoika' Can old patriotic song en-
titled Soldier Boy, which begins with
When get to be Is years old I too
will go to fight -
II would like to take you all by the
hand and thank you" for what America
is doing for Finland, she concludes
Although Pori had not been bombed
at the time this letter was written
six weeks ago, it has been raided many
times since then.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-08
S. S. &. Il. Shows Broad
Grovth During Past Year

last half of the year not a single death
was recorded in the juvenile branch
which has close &c 10000 members.
The society'ss ccat41gent reserve and
surplus show an amount in excess of
$500, 900.
The regular quadrennial convention
of the SSCU at which time supreme Of
ficers will be chosen will be held in
Waukegan, Illinois, in September
The books of the supreme secretary,
supreme treasurer and manager of the
aficiaI publication were recently audited
by the Unions board of trustees and
the annual meeting of the board con-
Quoted.
During the past year the insurance
departments of Minnesota and Ohio
examined the Union, pursuant to pro-
visions of the Minnesota insurance
law, the report of the examiners stat
ing that the books were neatly and
accurately kept and that the union was
well managed and economically op-
Grated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-08
RECORDS SAY
WINTER COLD
Lower Temperatures Marked
Up During Jan. Than for
Same Month In 1899.

Many people wouldn't believe it if
the figures weren't available but jan
uary of this year was whale Of a
lot colder than the first month of
1899. Perhaps the reason for the i'm
preston that this winter has been
comparatively mild compared with last
year is that there has been very little
snow
But cold weather has not particularly
marked the winter SO far; it has been
the dryness that has made the news.
During January only A inches of
snow fell, according to records kept by
the q. S. Forest Service here, which is
equal to 33 of an inch of precipita-
ton.
All told during November, December
and January, snowfall has measured
"a inches in depth, which has set old
residents of the city to scratching their
heads IN an effort to recall another
winter like it.
AT the end of January last year
there was foot and half of snow on
the level although during the month
verv little fell
For the first month of this year the
average high temperature was 1873 de-
grees above zero and the average low
2 below. On only five nights the mer-
curry failed to go to zero or below. The
coolest reading of the month and also
CT the winter was 81 below marked I'D
Jan. Is and the highest % above Jan.
81.
The average high for January a
year ago was Is above and the aver
age low % above zero. The coolest
reading was "A below and the highest
80 above.