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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-09-12
1000 AT WOLF CREEK! SOME
MORE CHURCH HISTORY

A few more things of the long
ago are offered Morgan county
readers by one whose interest in
that part of the Buckeye state are
very dear and very real.-Don Car
los James, Louisville, KY.
Lancaster, Ohio.
August 20, 1850.
Brother Campbell: 1t is a mat
ter much to be regretted, that YOU
could not attend the appointments
made at McConnelsville and Wolf
Creek. The interest excited to hear
you was intense, and the prepara-
tions made worthy of visit. The
Presbyterian Westinghouse had
been obtained in McConnelsville,
without difficulty. At the appoint
ed hour, the town was thronged
with people. At Wolf Creek a large
tent had been erected, calculated
to cover 1000 people; adm although
intimations had been circulated
that your attendance was somewhat
doubtful, owing to feeble health,
the tent was crowded, and a large
number of people on the outskirts.
have never witnessed a people
more ready to hear; and the num-
ber convened in the midst of the
hills of Morgan, was a matter of
much surprise as well as pleas
ure *&#
When we see such concourses
spring up in such unexpected reg
ions, what reason have we to thank
God and take courage! The mighty
work is onward. Speed it, O thou
pure and Holy One Ride on tr;.-
umphantly, conquering and to con
queri-Affectiona c. ID. HurI-
butt
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-09-12
DeavertOwn, Ohio,

-fU . UoI -J' IoVU'
Brother Campbell: The congre-
cation in our village numbers IT
members, and is Of one years stand
ing. We have erected a meeting
house on a beautiful, retired loca-
ton, 80 by 40 feet. Our yearly
meeting at Wolf Creek was very
large-the concourse of people be-
ing much greater than at any prev
ious meeting. or any religious as
sembly in this section of the coun-
try We felt our disappointment
was very great, when we ascertain
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
ARMIES FIGHT
nv The Associated Press)

AT THE FRENCH-SWIss FROM
TIER, June 21.-The French armies
of the Alps and the Juras fought to-
day through the hours Of armistice
talks to hold and even drive back
the Germans who have backed them
into their mountain defenses.
They fought side by side with units
which managed to escape from the
useless, surrounded, Maginot line.
Reports reaching this frontier said
German motorized units south and
east of Lyon, driving toward the
italian border, were forced to stop
and wait for reinforcements. At
points northwest of Grenoble, ad.
vanced Nazi columns had to back up.
Their losses were described as
heavy.
On the italian side Of the border
there was little sign of any action,
although the Italians had been ex-
pected to start an offensive to
squeeze the French southeastern
armies as soon as the Germans got
to the Rhone valley.
The Germans have captured Lyon,
on the Rhone.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
ACTION TO SET UP
FOOD STAMP PLAN
HERE SCHEDULED
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department of public welfare, the
Associated Charities, the Whining
ton Clearing House association, and
a committee representing whole
sale and retail food dealers in Will
mington and vicinity.
The plan, which changes the dis
tribution of surplus farm and IN
dustrial food products from ware.
houses to normal trade channels
will be placed into operation in the
city and county in about a month.
The present FSC warehouse in
Wilmington is at the foot of Grace
street. /
Under the plan Of operation the
department of public welfare will
certify all clients who are eligible
to participate m the plan. In all
instances, Bateman said, use OF
the plan will be entirely voluntary.
Food order stamps will be issued
to relief clients in the city under
the supervision of the city a d
county boards of commissioners
which have agreed to furnish a
joint revolving fund of $40, 00O.
The present list of commodities
which would be available for pur-
chase with food stamps includes
butter, raisins, rice, pork lard,
pork, corn meal, dry edible beans.
shell eggs, dried prunes homlny
grits, wheat flour and whole wheat
flour, fresh oranges, fresh cabbage
and fresh carrots.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22

Erich Raeder of Germany, Foreign
Minister Joachim o Ribbentrop OF
Germany, Rear Admiral Maurice
Athanase LIE Luc of France; Gen.
eral Charles Huntziger Of France,
Leon Noel of France, General Jean
Marie Joseph Bergeret of France,
Rudolf Hess, Hitler's chief Nazi
party deputy; General Keitel.
AS Hitler looked out through the
windows of the angular, old-fash.
Toned sleeping car, he could see
nearby a marble bust of the man who
had been host in it nearly 22 years
ago-Marshal Foch.
About the city, there were re.
minders of a war that now is all but
over as far as France is concerned.
The bodies of the fallen dead had
long since been removed; but the
abandoned weapons that they had
used stood gathering the rust of
disuse.
(French advices from Bordeaux
said that all fighting appeared to
have slowed down today.
But when Hitler had departed the
most important area in all the world
became not the sleeping car of Mar
shall Foch but the plain tent in which
four sad Frenchmen, headed by Gen.
eral Huntziger, sat down to con-
slider a great decision.
In that tent, furnished with a
table, a water carafe, glasses and
writing materials, the most impor-
tant thing of all was a telephone
whose wires lead to Bordeaux. This
was a line set up to carry the mes.
sage to the French of the conditions
that Hitler had laid before them.
The French delegation had spent
the night in a Paris hotel under the
protection Of German soldiers and
were brought here to Compiegne by
a German officer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
WILL CONTINUE FIGHT

ALEXANDRIA, June 21.-R-
French official source expressed be-
lief tonight that the French Medi.
terranean battle fleet here and the
middle-east armies in Syria would
continue to fight beside the British
regardless of Frances acceptance or
rejection of German peace terms.
These sources said it was "impos-
sible to believe" France would sur
render the fleet or it's Syrian armies.
French officers and crews, they
said, were unanimously agreed that:
eve cannot quit now! the fight
must go on"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
BEAUTY CONTEST
ENTRIES LISTED
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maid" Entrants from all over the
state will take part in this ina
event.
The nominees are: ellen Hall,
Anna Feenstra, Dolores Willis,
Catherine Williams, Norma Jean
Willis, Jean Byrd, Hilda Taylor
Mary Bryan, Hazel Smith, Cathe-
rine Lewis, Catherine Rogers,
Frances Coughenour, Doris Ross,
Cnstance ARIEL, Vivian Harren
and Catherine Meier.
In additin to the title OF miss
New Hanover" and competition IN
the July contest, tonight's winner
will receive a cash prize.
Other festivities planned for this
weekend include the visit OF the
Carolina Aero clubs air tour OF
the state. The planes are sched-
uled to start arriving at Bluethen-
thai airport at about 3 o'clock this
afternoon after they have flown
over Wrightsville Beach.
After spending the night at
Wrightsville Beach, the flers WILL
return to the airport Sunday after
noon and stage their own program.
Also cnvening at the beach is the
NTH Carolina Association OF Mu-
tual Insurance agents and the state
department of the Disabled Amer
lean Veterans, the latter with head
quarters in Wilmington.
Sunday at noon cupboard motor
boat races will be held in Banks
channel and more than 100 in cash
prizes will be awarded winners.
Several heats will be held on a
fve-mile course, starting and end
ing at the Ocean Terrace hotel
pier.
The Aero club visit, being spon-
sore by the Wilmington Aero club
and the Junior Chamber OF Com
merce, began Thursday and will
terminate in Wilmington after Wis
ting cities throughout the state.
A banquet will be held tonight at
the Cape Fear County Club annex
at arbor Island for the visiting
nilots and trophies will be award
ed by the two sponsoring organiza-
tons.
AT the conclusion of the beauty
contest at Lumina, Miss Margaret
Pickard, winner of the 1899 con-
test, will present the award to to-
nights winner.
The contest is under te direc-
ton of Solomon and Bill Paterson.
Bill Clarke and his orchestra will
furnish music for the dance to be
held Immediately following the con-
test.
Judges will be announced
later J.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
stor Vandenberg (R-Mich) assert

stor Vandenberg (R-Mich) assert
ed that Stimson, appointed secre-
tary of war, had advocated a step
which would be an "act of war;
the sending of supplies to the Al
lies under the convoy Of U. S. ma
val ships. He asked that Stimson
be questioned about his views and
that Woodring also be called. Van
denberg said it had been reported
in the press that Woodring's custer
was sought by a Clique of inter-
national financiers" because he
was opposed to stripping u de-
lenses to aid the Allies" On the
house side, Rep. Carlson (R-Kas)
also asked a congressional inquiry
into what he called Woodring's
dismissal"
The senate debate shared atten-
ton with other developments bear
ing on defense, including an an
nouncement that the naval acade.
my at Annapolis was shortening
its course of study, IS it did during
the World War, to provide addi-
tional officers for the navy. The
class of 1871 will be graduated
Feb. 7, 1941, four months ahead OF
schedule.
The navy disclosed that a $780,
600, 900 aircraft carrier, d%isplacing
Is, 1000 tons and capable of carry
ing 100 planes, would be built at
the Norfolk, Va, navy yard.
In demanding that President
Roosevelt resign and turn his of.
flee over to Vice President Garner,
Nye said it seemed certain that
the president had made some pro-
mise of military aid to France and
then had been unable to deliver"
when the terrible moment" to
keep it arrived.
Nye said Frances appeal f r
United States aid last week 'indi.
Gated clearly that France desired
military assistance and felt enti-
tied to ask for it,"
Then the senator referred to
President Roosevelt's reply that
the United States would ''redouble
its efforts" to forward arms and
munitions. In the reply the presi-
dent said his pledge carried mo
implication Of military commit
ments" because 80 nd congress
can make such commitments"
Nye continued that when mill
tary assistance twas refused by
the president, France found her
self in a changed situation and
felt required to surrender. Why?
In my opinion, simply because a
promise of military support which
the president had given her before
war started could not be kept" ]
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
CHANGE
SET FOR MIDNIGHT
CONTINUED From Page One)

other call will be made through
the city exchange to Sheriff G..
David Jones at his home.
Then it will all be over and
Wilmingtonians can dial to their
hearts content.
The cutover will be completed
exactly one year and three days
from the time ground was broken
for the new building. According to
local officials, it represents the
highest achievement in telephone
communication and is designed to
offer the very best service avail
able.
J. r. Thomas, manager of the
local office, has asked that SUBJ
scribers not use their telephones
for a few minutes before and after
midnight tonight in order that the
change may be made without in
terruption.
Anyone not understanding the use
Of the dial phone, he said, may OBJ
tain instructions by calling the Of
flee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
ASKS VETS
TO GIVE SERVICES
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moved into the recorders courtroom
set up to carry Judge Burney's talk.
"You need not worry about the
future of the United States" Judge
Burney told the veterans. "The
Almighty will never allow any dicta-
tor to gain a hold here.
America says to the world today
it only wants life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness. We want moth
ing from any nation in the world.
They have nothing good enough for
u.s."
The audience cheered loud and long
at Judge Burney's statement: THE
sooner we get rid of those under the
flag of the United States who claim
allegiance to some other power, the
better off We'll be. If there is a fifth
column in Wilmington, there should
be a sixth column to move it out"
He urged at length that the x
service men, regardless of the vet
Grams organization in which they
hold membership, offer their services
to the government of the United
States for whatever purpose it sees
fit.
"Whatever that duty is, whether
it occurs at midnight or at noon, 1
believe you will see the ex-service
men of this country standing ready
100 per cent wherever they are
needed.
"To many people in this country
have the idea the government Is
something to live IN, rather than
something to live for. Let us stay
behind our legislators and urge that
they take all steps possible for the
development of u national de-
fense."
Judge Burney concluded with:
"somebody has figured out that the
last war veteran will die in 1896. l
hope it will be me-"
Dosher announced at the opening
of the meeting that no resolutions
would be passed. He asked that any
person having a resolution present
if. to a committee for the purpose OF
disposition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
PLAN BETTER
RELATIONS WITH!
GERMANY, ITALY
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dsy-to-day basis, although customs
duties remained unchanged.
THE United States repeatedly
has asserted. that any move to re-
store formal trade relations WIN
Japan must come from Tokyo.)
japanese reaction generally was
unfavorable to the appointment OF
Henry L. Stimson as secretary OF
var in President Roosevelt's cab1-
net.
The independent newspaper 70
riuri declared that during the Jap
anese conquest of Manchoukuo,
when Stimson was secretary OF
state, "his hatred of Japan was
such that he fairly heaped curses
On Britain for evading him when
he wanted to attack Japan"
The newspaper predicted that the
'so-called stimson policy would
now be shifted to restrain Japan
uohl taxing any steps reSdIuIIIS
lndo-China and East Indies is
sues.'
Asahi, also independent, predict
ed that French defeat would hasten
american efforts at rapprochement
With Japan but it said such at
lenpts were 'foredoomed to fail
ue owing to Stimson."
Despite expected American oppo-
aaon, Japan is hardening her at
utude toward the southern Orient.
!, was understood a demand would
W sent Britain shortly to halt arms
saltlc by way of Burma and the
''sAE to station inspectors there as
way demanded and obtained in In
do.China.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
Cape Fear Loop
Pickups
BY r., J. POWELL,

Pepsi Cola is once again in its
familiar position of leading the
pack as the Cape Fear loop goes
into its eleventh round of play to-
morrow afternoon with the follow
ing schedule:
Leland VS. Purol at stadium,
jackson and Page umpiring.
Hi Kappas VS. Masonboro at
Masonboro, Watson and Hale of
floating.
Pepsi Cola VS. SAC at Robert
Strange, Casteen and Grotgen call
ing.
Royal Crown VS. jackson Bell
at Hilton, Griffith and Peal arbi-
tiers.
AS the Cape Fear teams draw
nearer the half way mark, we
think that it is a nice time to
select some of the outstanding
performers that have been produc-
ed by the eight clubs thus far.
And so we come up with the follow
ing deductions:
From this point, the leading
pitchers of the circuit at the
present time are Lefty Brew OF
Leland and Snag Allen of the Pepsi
wrecking crew. Bullock and Hen
dirk follow in that order.
Heading the catching delegation
is the PCS colorful Barefoot Bur-
ney C%ovington with the Kappas
Snuff Hobbs trailing closley be-
hind. Looking through our rose
colored glasses, the res Norman
Foster is the Number One first
baseman with Eagles of the Hi
Kappas and the Bluebirds Thomas
pulling in a close second. At second
base we would place Leland's Lyon
Clark or the AS A. B. Stokely.
The loop has three outstanding
third basemen in Billy Pieper Of
the fraternity nine, Johnnie Edens
of the res and Anderson from
the Athletics. PEPPER is u pick
Of the lot. At the shortstop post
Linwood Rowan of the Crownmen,
]. B. Edwards Jr. of the Ramblers,
and Clifford Clark from Leland
have been the m o CONSTANT
while the outfield ha. brought out
such stawarts as John Taylor Of
the JB's, Oscar Flowers of the
Kappa team, Charles Cherry from
the res outfit, Herman Farrow
from Masonboro, Hugh Reese from
the Pest Pepsi aggregation, John
Morris from Leland and many
others.
Last Sundays Stars:
Lefty Brew, Leland-Blanked the
AS on two hits while tanning Is.
Jim Bullock, Hi-Kappas-Turned
in a four-hit hurting effort against
PG joe Cherry, Hi-Kappas-snapp-
ed a long batting slump by pound
ing out three run-scoring safeties
off Headon Piner.
John Taylor JB's - Celebrated
his return to the baseball wars
with a double and homer off the
Pepsi Cola hurlers.
Linwood Rowan, res Placed
his club with the stick, getting
three for five against the Ramb-
lers. 80,
In the leagues second night
doubleheader staged last Tuesday
night, Snag Allen and John Taylor
of the JB's we're the standout
performers. Allen muffled the
printers with no-hit pitching and
TAYLOR grabbed a share of the
limelight by turning in a beautiful
running shoestrng catch of Coving-
tons hit that looked like a certain
double. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
VANISH REGIME
BEING REFORMED
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vas meeting was reported in Madrid
uspatches).
DNB, official German news
ss'ucy, report said that Ramon
.arano suner was taking over the
t@elsn ministry portfolio held by
has WI %beigbeder, who is to be shifted
s'k 10 high commissioner of Mo-
Focco.
seffano suner's ministry of gov
n. nent' already embraces the de-
baa, ,ments of interior, public order,
sra.Ai and sanitation. He and
Fra" Generalissimo Francisco
"uco married sisters.
cr.ano Suner has held an in
poS aslngly important place in the
Fnment as organized under
IF Msoeder was high commissioner
arch' 0ioeco under the Spanish mon
tberss and headed insurgent troops
tim "hen Franco led the revolu-
oeat, Tie republican govern
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
cRE0SOTERS WIN
OVER BUILDERS
rav1or. Colquitt Takes Two.
Came Lead In Loop With
10 To s Victory

r, .. thrill-packed Independent
,aa,,e game played yesterday, Tay-
n.rolouit topped the E. w. God
WE Sons 10 to s and gained a two
no lead in the championship of
The first half.
Assured a mathematical chance Of
anisbing in the glory post, the
n,;1ders will meet the Creosoters
,,ondsv to decide a game they tied
= Nav 6. 1t will be a regular seven
;n,ing contest. The outcome will
,..ide the rest of the weeks sched-
ule,
In yesterdays Iazzle-dazzle tilt
tho Creosoters took a two-run lead
:, the first only to find the Build
arc forging ahead with four runs in
tho second as a result Of Walt Ham
,,onds' wildness and clean knocks
~, Fred Tienken and Ed. Hawkins,
h Creosoters' murderous hitters
awakened with a rain of base knocks
IN the fourth and totaled six runs
out of five hits.
lack Shoaf poled a homer in any
mans league w the scoreboard
With two on, but the Gunner ahead
If him, Smith, loafed along and
Shoaf was caught crossing home.
In the Builders fifth they came
hack and tied the count. Paced by
Tienken's third hit - and Tienken
collected three for htree-the God
win team manufactured three runs,
,ieing the score at Sail.
In the Creosoters' fifth, Drexel
High. the first man up, singled. With
two away, Frank Pugh, a left-hand-
or. cracked a scorching hit to deep
left, making it a home run and put
ting his club two runs ahead.
shoaf with a single and a triple
and Fred Singleton with a single
and double topped the hitters of
the TIC. club.
The score by innings:
TIC. -------- 200 620-10 II 2
Builders ------ 040 1906 6 3
Batteries-for Taylor-C olquitt, W.
Hammonds, Stokley and Atkinson
and Flora; for the Builders, Hawk
ms, Benson and Mcdonald. UNI
pires: Burns and Litchen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
Three-Y -Olds Enter
$4,000 Dryer Stakes

NEW YORK, June 21-R-Seven
three year olds, which trailed Ell
ther Bimelech or Gallahadion in
one or the other of the three races
mprising the triple crown, have
the $40, 900 Dwyer stakes all to
tHmselves at Aqueduct tomorrow.
No. l in the field for the mile
and quarter test is George D. Wild
ener's Your Chance, which gave
Bimelech a real battle in the re-
cent Belmont stakes only to lose
by a half-length. The long stretch
should be to his advantage as it is
there the Widener colt pours it on.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
Lenpitt Files Account
Of Campaign Spending

RALEIGH, June 21-R-H. B.
Leavitt, Republican nominee 1or
lieutenant governor, has filed an
account of his campaign expendl-
lures. the secretary of states Of
fee announced today.
The office said that through in
a~dvertence it had included Leav.
tits name yesterday in a list OF
eight candidates who had not filed
expense accounts as required by
law. Leavitt's account was received
here June Z -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
HOWARD WINS

NEW LONDON, Conn, June q
-R-The Harvard fleet completed
it's third consecutive clean sweep
of the historic Thames river re-
gatta tonight when it's sturdy var
sity eight defeated Yale's by about
eight lengths.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
e CROSS GIFT

PITTSBURGH, June 21.-IR-A
gift of $4,000 to the American
Red Cross from the A. w. Mellon
educational and charitable trust
was announced today. The trust
was created by Andrew w. Mellon.
financier and former secretary Of
the treasury, who died in 1887.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
DETRO1T's

DETROIT, June 21.- Up Pre-
liminary figures place Detroit's
1910 population at 1,618,5 $40, an in
crease of nearly $4,000 from the
1,568,662 reported in 1880, the dis
trict office of the United States
Census Bureau announced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22

Runs batted in: Lewis. Two base hits:
Colbert, Radcliffe. Stolen base: Case.
Double plays: Myer, Colbert and Be-
nura; Berardino, Heffner and Nc
Quinn; Cliff. Heffner and McQuin
Cullenbine and McQuin. Left on bases:
Washington 6; st. Louis 5. Bases on
balls off: Hudson 4. S%trikeouts by
Hudson 8. Passed ball: Early. UNI
pires: Pipgras, Summers and Quinn.
Time: 1:47. Attendance: 1884.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
Hudson Hurls One-Hit
Game As Mats Triumph

ST. LOUIS, June 21.-R-Sid
Hudson, 2~4-year-old rookie, pitched
the Washington Senators to a 1 to 0,
Init victory over st. Louis tonight,
swapping the Browns winning
streak at six straight.
might Game)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
FRENCH CABINET
RECEIVES TERMS
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semi-official Havas French news
agency early today to the effect that
the French cabinet would meet later
in the day to examine the German
terms for an armistice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22

Errors: Whitehead, urges, Frey, F.
Mccormick. Runs batted in: Craft,
Frey, OFT 2, urges 2. Two base hits:
Werber, Frey, OFT. Stolen base: OFT.
Sacrifices: Gamble, Young. Left on
on balls off: Derringer 2. Strikeouts
by: Derringer 8, Gumbert 8. Wild
pitch: Gumbert. Umpires: Magerkurth,
Stewart and Barr. Time: 1875. At
tendance: paid 7,4S1; ladies' 5,942.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
GIANTS WIN OVER
CINCINNATI, 4-3
Rally In Sixth DeadlOcks The
Score And N. Y. Tallies VIM
ming Run In Eighth

NEW YORK, June 21.-New York
staged a three run rally in the sixth
inning to deadlock its game with
the Cincinnati Reds today and then
pushed over a marker in the eighth
to take the engagement, 4 to 8.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22
France Waited

France, he said, waited behind
a supposedly impregnable system
ct defenses" and today 1.-The
French republic lies PROSTATE in
process of being ravaged by the
dictator who is anathema in the
eyes of every Christian and true
democrat"
During the senate discussion Sem
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-22

Batteries-for Taylor-C olquitt, w.
Hammonds, Stokley and Atkinson
and Flora; for the Builders, Hawk
ms, Benson and Mcdonald. UNI
pires: Burns and Litchen.