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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Stockport Route Two

The funeral of George Tennent
was held Friday at the Fairview
church, services being conducted
by Rev Charles Caller of McCon-
nelsville, with interment in the
church cemetery. Pail bearers were
Albert Singree, Thurston Fisher,
Leslie Tennent, Fred Noyes, Cody
Vance and VIM. Heron. The de-
ceased swas an honest, upright cit
izen, kind friend and neighbor.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vance and
son Cody and daughter Sarah, and
Mrs. F. b. Arnold returned Satur-
day to their home at Bristol, Tenn,
having been here to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. Vance's and Mrs. Ar
nold's father, Geo. Tennent.
Friends here were sorry to learn
of the death of Arthur T. Oliver, at
his home in Clayton, NJ M He was
SON of the late John and Sarah
Muse Oliver, and resided with his
parents here on Olney's run, where
he grew to manhood. He attended
school at Hosom. He had many
friends and acquaintances.
Mr.. VIM. Pickering remains in Ill
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Brewer
and children of McConnelsville
were guests Sunday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Moore.
Jimmy White has returned to the
home OF his grandparents, Mr.. ana
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
REPORT OF BUG, ZANES-
WILLIE CENTER

A total of 686 jobs in private in
dustry were found for Muskingum
county workers during 1899 by the
GAINESVILLE Employment Security
Center of the Ohio Bureau of I'm
employment Compensation, Ernest
F. Smell, manager of the GAINESVILLE
center, reported Totally and par
TALLY unemployed Muskingum, Nor
gan and Perry county workers were
paid benefits amounting to $685.
297.24 through the GAINESVILLE CEN
ter during 1899, the first year of
compensation for unemployment in
Ohio.
A total of 1882 job placements
in private industry were made by
the 48 Employment Security Cen
ters, IL branch offices and 50
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment
Compensation last year, Manager
Smell said he had been informed.
Total benefits paid to unemploy-
ed and partially unemployed work
ers in the state by the BUG amount
ed to $23,687,439, disbursed
through 2,419,105 payments to
221,755 eligible workers.
A total of 1,141 job placements
We're made by the GAINESVILLE center
in 1889. Regular placements in
private industry, those lasting more
than one month, totaled 289. Jobs
in public employment numbered
455, and supplemental placements,
in which the participation Of the
GAINESVILLE center was limited, to-
tailed Ill.
During 1889, 4,533 new appli-
cants, Muskingum, Morgan and Per-
ry county workers who had never
before sought employment through
the GAINESVILLE office, registered for
work
Persons actively seeking work. as
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Meigs
We Go A Calling

We got a call last Wednesday ev-
ening from our friend II. H. Ogle-
wee of Malta, former prominent cit
izen of Bristol, not only prominent
citizen, but one of the best farmers
who ever titled the soil or tossed
the hay Not being at home until
after Mrs. Sherman had closed the
hello department, we waited until
long after Herbert, when on the
farm, was saying Gee and haw' in
the morning and called for him to
receive the reply "He hasn't aris-
en-" After going to town we called
and found he was up. He was soon
on the line saying "Come over this
forenoon and stay for dinner" We
arrived at IL a. M, the time mother
Ogle used to have the noon meal.
We had forgotten he had become
city broke and ate at r. When we
arrived he said take off your cap
and let's start the seance'' From
there we went from the Oglevees
and Rays, whom Herbert said
"Grew up under democracy
Your scribe mentioned that we did
as we pleased, unless the neighbors
stopped us. We came nigh forget
ting the dinner. We can't think of
her name-but the dinner was a
masterpiece of the culinary art, af-
ter which we resumed While we
told you before the contribution of
Judge Jas. c. Oglevee appeared in
print (that it was a masterpiece we
want to tell you at this time. that
while Herbert has been clod hop
per, had he gone through the
schools as did some other folks, he
wherever he chose. What we start
ed to say, we had a good time, and
will go back and stay for dinner
and maybe longer
The funeral of Mrs. Ida Anderson
was attended by large crowd of
friends and neighbors, in spite of
the inclement weather.
Who Is Important?
We understand a professor of one
Of our high schools gave his pupils
a lecture on important people of the
neighborhOod, naming man who
had been merchant, business man
and SO on as an example That ev
ening one of the students related
the talk to his father, then asked
"Where is mom?' When told she
was at neighbor's where they had
sickness, he asked ''Why did she go
over there?" And the father re-
piled because she is an important
person in the neighborhood," and
we say amen.
When we die if they have any
preaching at the obseauies. we want
the preacher to preach Christ and
Him crucified, and so on. We don't
want folks after the funeral saying
if the preacher had known this or
that he wouldn't have preached him
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Chesterhill
Breaks Hin

Mrs. Lydia Carpenter, who makes
her home with her son, OF Carpen-
ter, fell Wednesday, Jan. II, break
ing her hip. She is in a critical con-
dition. Her daughter, Mrs. Nellie
Ogg, of Athens, is here helping care
for her
The w. H. NJ S. met at the home
of Mrs. G. c.. Nutter, Friday after
noon. One visitor, Mrs. Nellie
Grigsby and the following members
were present: Delphine Shook, Bes-
sic Schofield, Maggie Wilson, Mrs.
Roy McCurdy, Beulah Fawcett,
Lena Whitacre, Marian Bode, Ruth
Miller and Alta Hoon. Regular
business meeting was held, also a
program and lovely refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Friday afternoon Mrs. Lucille
Hodgin and Miss Marian Reed en-
tertained in honor of Mrs. Florence
Harmer. Bridge was played at three
tables. Those present included Mrs
10 Goddard of Bartlett; Mrs. Mabel
Bowman, Mrs. Alice Faires, Mrs
Dora Bowman, Mrs. Delva Talbot,
Mrs. Marian Bode. Mrs. Alta Reed
Sylvia Long and Ruby Fast.
The Sunshine Sunday school class
will meet at the home of Mrs. Des-
sic Smith, Thursday night Supper
will be served at 1880, and the
meeting will follow.
The January meeting of the Good
Will Sunday school class was held
Saturday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Roy McCurdy. Those present
were Mabel Bowman, Alice Faires,
Sylvia Long, Lucille Hodgin, Bessie
Clifford, Mrs. VIM. Snyder, Alta
Hoon, Lenore Gibbons, Beatrice
Williams, Mabel Worrall, Florence
Harmer, Francis Kille, Delphine
Shook, Bessie Schofield, Maggie
Wilson, Doris Nutter, Leota Love,
Pearl Calendine, Mary Newburn,
and Lena Whitacre After the bus
mess meeting Delphine Shocks
group furnished the program, and
nice refreshments were served by
the hostess and her assistants.
Sunday being the birthdays Of
Harry Ridgley, Earl Carpenter and
jim Carpenter. Mrs. Harry Ridgley
entertained with a supper the fol-
lowing: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carpen-
ter and son Kenneth. Jim Carpenter
and the Ridgley family.
Margaret Shook entertained at
her home Saturday evening the fol-
lowing guests: Glen Harris, Carroll
Dunfee Edith Henery. Bonnie Bing-
ham. all of Waterford; Lewis and
Charles Gibbons and Hazel Shook.
Miss Eileen Vercoe left Jan. II
for Cincinnati, where she entered
Christ's hospital for nurses train
ing.
Landon Long of Columbus spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs S. G. Long.
Vernon Wymer and Everett New
burn were business callers in New
ark and Columbus, Monday.
The Minerva literary club met
Wednesday night with Mrs. Beatrice
Williams
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
LIBRARY SERVICE GROWS

Over $4,000 books were loaned
from the Kate Love Simpson library
last year. This is a gain of 75b
over the year before This included
not only the books which were loan
ed directly from the Simpson IL
brary, but also those loaned from
The various county stations. This
announcement was made in the an
nual report of the librarian.
In comparing the circulation for
the past three years, almost six
times as many books were read in
1899 as in 1887 10000 books
were read in 1897. $4,000 books in
1888, and $4,000 books in 1889.
In order to meet the increased
demand for books, 1,056 new books
were purchased and cataloged last
year. This makes a total of $500
volumes in the library.
Five new county stations were
opened last year The one at Penns-
vile is located in the Giles & Nc
Inturf store: the one at DeavertoWn
in the Matheney store; at Reiners-
Vile, in the Hills store; at Ring
gold, in the Wells store; at Rose
Farm, in the school, There are al
SO DlcillCIcS DIT DIOthpOlI' SllC9lGi
hill. Bishopville. These are under
the supervision of the librarian Of
the Simpson library. WPA and NYA
workers are used in the operation
of some of the stations. The books
are changed each month, so that q
fresh supply is always at hand. In
addition, the library also serves the
county by sending collections of
books once a month to 21 of the
county schools.
The teachers of the Malta-McCon-
nelsville schools may also borrow
small collections Of books for use
in their classes.
The county library service is or
ganized now, so that no one need
want for books. Any one in the
county may borrow books free eth
er directly from the Simpson Ii
brary or from any of the county
stations.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25

into the dish of herring and pota-
toes that Mrs. Hanning was cook
ing.
Customs and habits have way
of persisting for generations even
when removed from their original
location Ohio's Firms still love
their fish and potatoes and it's not
unusual to have those dishes in var
led forms three times day. They
still love their steam baths as a
health and sanitary practice. Mr..
Hanning was born in Kallio Aho.
His wife, Millie, was born in Kuri-
kan, Kyla. cit is not the first time
we have fought for our freedom :. :.
and won,' Otto says determinedly.
Across the street from the Mack
eys live another family of Mackeys,
but they are not related Mrs. Mary
Mackey who is 63, was born in
Helsinki and taught school there
for many years. 1t has saddened
her to read and hear Of the bomb
ing of her former home. But she is
glad to be in Redtown, and to know
that her two sons, Cliff and Nicki
will not have to go to war Oldest
of Redtown's Firms is Matt Mack
ey still another branch of the many
Finnish families of that name. He
lives with his daughter, Mrs Au-
gusta Perola.
At Sc Matt does not read much
himself, but depends on the radio
and his daughter to keep him in
formed on the war.
Loyal to both their new country
nd yoof 10 mr.
have contributed much to alleviate
suffering in Finland during the war
More important than all the fl
nancial aid, or even armed help
that Finland can get in it's war are
the two inherent traits-honesty
and courage, which Ohio's Films
are sure will enable their country
to win or lose-with honor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
Page Seven

indicated by the files of the Zanes-
Vile center, numbered 4,033, on
December 81, 1899.
The GAINESVILLE center staff made
1872 visits to employers during 1889
to further the personnel selection
service offered by the center, So
licit job openings, and determine
job specifications Visits by employ
ers, job seekers, benefit claimants
and others to the GAINESVILLE center
during the year numbered 106,252.
Disbursement of the $392,29724
in benefits was made through 49,
746 payments to 4,147 eligible Mus
kingum, Morgan and Perry county
workers who experienced total or
partial loss of earnings last year.
Average aggregate payment per
worker was $9460. The average
weekly payment for total unem-
ployment was s9.04, and for week
of partial unemployment, the aver
age was $500.
Average aggregate payment per
worker in the state was $106.82;
average weekly payment for fetal
unemployment was $10.25, and for
partial unemployment, s5.05, Man
ager Smell said he had been inform
ed
Claimants, required to report
weekly to the GAINESVILLE Employ
ment Security Center, filed 7O,799
continued claims certifying two
weeks of unemployment. OF these
continued claims, 25,053 were for
non-compensable waiting period
weeks, while 45,746 covered COM
pensable weeks of unemployment.
Muskingum, Morgan and Perry
county claimants receiving their
maximum of 16 weeks benefits dur
ing the year numbered 1,197. A to-
tai of $3.50 claimants received one
or more benefit checks, but had not
received their maximum and tneir
benefit year had not expired at inc
oIoca IF 1920
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25

Gary Williams, small son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Williams is i'll with
heavy cold.
Norma Jean Zumbro is Ill with
glandular fever, at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Zumbro.
Rev p. 0. Householder and Rev.
Fl. E. Harwood were dinner guests
Sunday at the S. B. Zumbro home.
Miss Louise Muse, Maxine Muse
afternoon callers at the Bert Nut
ter home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Tippie of
Ringgold We're Monday evening call
ers at the Eva Zumbro home.
Mrs. B. E. Workman spent the
week end at her home here She
left Monday for Somerset where she
will be this week.
Miss Hazel Shook of Columbus
spent the week end here.
Miss Grace Worthington is help
ing care for Mrs. Amanda Smith, at
the Smith home, near Pennsville.
Messrs. Lewis and Charles Glib
bons of Columbus. spent the week
end here.
Mrs. Florence Harmer has return
ed to her home in GAINESVILLE, after
spending a few days with relatives
here.
Vern Faires is home, after TAX
ing treatment at Columbus hos
pital.
Mrs. Chloe Brill of Bartlett spent
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Rev.
Harris.
Postmaster Hettie Woodward is
in receipt of Its ''March of Dime
Buttons" which is Chesterhills 5
have been sent to postal employees
of the state. Fifty percent of the
money collected in Morgan county
from the sale of these buttons will
be kept in the county to carry on
the work Of helping children who
have been stricken with the dis
ease Morgan county at present
has 25 or more cases of this dread
ed disease. Mrs. Woodward reports
splendid cooperation of the public
in this drive, and practically every
one contacted, has been eager to
contribute.
School Annual
The senior and junior classes are
sponsoring the publication of q
1910 school annual Committees
are being appointed for the various
activities of the project. This is a
splendid educational activity and
will give the boys and girls of the
various committees many practical
experiences. Donald White and Joe
Faires, our school photographers,
are already planning for the picture
part Of the book.
Marion's basketball teams won
all their games last week Bartlett,
Penn and charlottesville failed to
stop Marion Sharpshooters.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25
ReinersvilIe
WeJch-Garyiu Rites

Don Welch, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Welch, of near Beverly,
and Miss Opal Garvin, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Garvin, near
here, were united in marriage Fri
day afternoon. Rev. Donaldson Of
Beverly was the officiating min
lister. Mrs Welch is a graduate Of
the local high school, and the many
friends Of the young couple wish
them much happiness
Mr.. and Mrs Choral Hutchins
and little son, Merelyn. spent Sun
day with James Shriver and family.
Dale Grandstaff of this place has
gone to Sycamore, O., to seek en-
ployment.
Mrs Dora Wiley, Herschel Will
ley and Mrs. Margaret Combs visit
ed Mrs. Belle Wiley of Malta Mon
day. The latter is in very poor
health.
Born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs
Dean Walters, near here, daugh-
ter.
George Dean made a business trip
to GAINESVILLE, Monday.
Mrs. Harold Haines spent Monday
with her sister, Mrs Geo. Hall.
Born Jan. 10, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Tullius (Dora Willey) OF
Marietta, daughter. Mrs. Her.
schel Wiley is spending few days
with Mrs. Tullius, and infant
daughter.
The basketball game scheduled
with Stockport for last Friday night
was postponed until Feb. 6. The
Red Rockets will play Pennsville
this Friday evening, at the local
gymnasium.
Donald, little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Allen, has been quite
i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. Mary Berkheimer, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Dean, is
employed at the Geo. Hall home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25

Mrs. J. e. Young, having been at
GAINESVILLE during the illness and
death of his father, Earl White.
Dwight Davis is slowly improv-
ing from being so badly burned a
few weeks ago.
Orville and Mary Louise McKib-
ben spent Sunday with their moth
err, Mrs. Montford McKibben, who
has been spending several weeks at
the home of VIM. Pickering and
wife during their illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Smith and chill
dren of GAINESVILLE visited Sunday at
the home of Pearl Hambel and
wife. Their daughter Alma who
had been visiting here, returned
home with them
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25

into heaven, which leads us to won
der what our readers whom we have
never met, think of us. Not that we
care, we know we are the only
queer correspondent on the force,
and wonder if everybody knows it.
Saturday, Jan 10, 1910. 1t seems
couldn't get his boat up Bear run,
the weather conditions would suit
his taste here this morning.
It seems the old pension depart
ment allowance for funerals, and
the price asked by funeral directors
for what folks feel is a decent bur-
ial, is far apart. While we think
we see the point as seen by the de-
partment, if the children can't keep
their parents off of charity, while
living, they shouldn't go in debt to
bury them in regal style. Some folks
want to skimp to bury their dead
as good as some who were not so
good. To look natural we should
lie in state in overalls.
The county highway department
should be complimented on the fact
that they are taking care of the
county roads to allow funerals to
get from the home to the church in
safety While it no doubt costs a
lot of money to do this for all fu-
nerals in the county on county
roads, it shows thoughtfulness on
the part of the engineer.
Who Is A New Dealer?
We wonder if only those who
vote the Democrat ticket are in that
class-or could it be that those who
have participated in the crop con-
troll subsidies, the curtailment of
the hog production, or those who
claim to be Republicans and have
held good jobs all the way through.
If any of those holding jobs, or any
of you who are working on WPA,
CCC and so on think it wrong
but most especially if any of you
Republicans in Morgan county who
are holding jobs think it wrong,
won't you please write me No pos
tage required.
Trouble Follows Sorrow
Clarke Anderson, wife and little
daughter who had been here on ac-
count of the serious illness and
death of the formers mother, start
ed to return to their home in Co
shocton county Immediately follow
ing the funeral They had gone
only short distance when they had
car trouble, and came back and
stayed until Thursday a. M, when
the formers brother Leo took them
home.
Eugene Woodward who makes
his home with his grandfather, G.
w. Anderson, is suffering with q
heavy cold.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Ellis, who was thought crit
ically ill for a time, is now improv
ed.
Prof J. c.. Jenkins and wife Of
the Vincent schools spent the week
end with their parents here and at
Malta
BY letters received from Mrs. Le
ona D. Crooks, who is spending the
winter at Intercession City, Florida,
she told of the flowers, fruits and
vegetables. This was prior to the
set down Of the mercury here.
In our boyhood we went to
school with Rose and Ida Roberts
when they lived on the farm now
the home of Ira Porter and family
Now we have an inquiry about the
girls-oh yes, there was Kate. II
any of you read this let me know
where you are. Lest they don't
Write-if you know, tell us.
Miss Lottie Mcdowell who suffer-
ed a broken arm, and other injuries
in fall last week, while doing as
well as could be expected, suffers
much pain
Mrs. Olive Broedel is improved
and up about the house.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-25

million dollars paid
out in the last IL
years has meant help
and comfort-at that
critical time when
life's span has sud-
denly ended for one
of our SOHIOANS
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-27
Sears ROebuck And Co. Hit
Men High Ia Advertising Outlay

terms OF space this expenditure
amounted to 1884 lines.
"0ther than indicating Sears con-
tinued recognition Of the newspaper
as its primary retail advertising
medium, last years increased news
paper advertising expenditures have
no special significance" explained
Mr.. Ulrich.
In view Of definite policy which
Sears has consistently followed since
first entering the retail field Is years
agO-that of using the newspapers as
our almost exclusive retail adver-
tising medium-the increase was
perfectly normal. It is pretty well
accounted for by the fact that we
opened a number Of new stores dur
ing 'S9 and that our gross sales were
the highest in the history Of the
company during the same year, thus
making available more money for
advertising.
ut is quite apparent from the
study prepared by our national office
that while Sears will not disregard
other forms Of advertising, we will
continue to attract customers into
our stores through a liberal use of
newspaper space"
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-27
MILE

Little Samuel Bradley has been
very sick and under the care Of DR..
Day, but is improving at this writ
ing.
Mrs. Harry Lane received word
last Monday night that her brother
at Salisbury, had been killed by a
train.
Mrs. Charles Finkbiner and Mrs.
Maurice Finkbiner and daughter
we're Denton visitors one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lane and
family entertained relatives and
friends at dinner on Sunday
Arley Bradley. small son Of Mr..
and Mrs Arley Bradley had the mis-
fortune to fall and break his left
arm one day last week.
George 3. Morris was admitted as
a patient in the Milford Memorial
Hospital last Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Finkbiner
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Finkbiner and Miss Eddie Collision
were Harrington visitors on Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Bradley en-
tertained relatives and friends at
dinner on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-27
WARWICK

Miss Florence Wilson has return
ed TO Westville, N. J., after spending
the summer with her mother, Mrs
w. 7. MCGEE.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Hill Of Dun
dalk, Md, attended the boat races at
Oak Orchard on Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Williams
have closed their summer home at
RIVerdale and returned to their home
In Millsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Schroeder were
Georgetown visitors Monday Of this
week
Miss Emma Warrington has re-
turned to Philadelphia after spend
ing a months vaeauoh with Mrs.
Grace Parsons at Oak Orchard.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Anthony Higgins OF
the White House. Indian River, re-
Gently entertained a number OF
their friends at a fish fry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Esham and
family OF GumbOro, were Sunday
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Lingo.
near Long Neck
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Barto, OF Oh
ney, Pa, were Warwick callers on
Sunday morning. F
Mr.. and Mrs George Swain have
returned to their home in George
town after spending the summer at
their cottage at Rivefdale Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. N. Short were re-
cent Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Harold Barto at -Rehoboth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Thorough
good recently returned from motor
trip to Delaware Water Gap, New
York Worlds Fair and Atlantic
City.