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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06
at the Lee Benjamin home.

at the Lee Benjamin home.
Miss Maxine Startling, nurse al
the Memorial hospital, Marietta
! spent Monday and Tuesday with hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Star.
| ling.
Miss Marjorie Kinney whose i'll.
ness hac been previously mentioned
is slightly improved. Mr.. and Mrs
e. P. Nelson and daughter oil
Crooksville, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Christ
and Mr.. and Mrs. Herschel Linscott
IOf Malta route were among the Sun
day callers at the Kinney home.
Idi Mrs. o. v. Hanlin and daughter
Frances and sons Dwight and Har-
old were at the Paul Oliver home
at Neelyville Monday afternoon. The
two weeks old baby boy of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver is dangerously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ball OF
GAINESVILLE were Sunday evening
callers at the F. w. Calendine home
The Ambitious Bible club will
meet Sunday evening Beeman Kin
ney will have charge of the lesson
taken from the third chapter of st.
John
Poem Accepted BY Exposition Press
A poem, What a Friend We
Have In Mother written by Miss
Valena Rardin, has been accepted
by the Exposition Press, and will be
published in the Worlds fair antho-
logy Of verse. Thus it is eligible
for the 800 prize. poetry contest
for the best verse in the anthology.
Maurice Hanlin who is employed
at McConnelsville spent Monday
night and Tuesday with his parents
here. ,.,.s5
Tilghman Kinney farm, visited Sun
day with his sister. Mrs. Harlan
Mills and family. Other guests at
the Mills home were his parents,
Mack Cain of Caldwell.
H. N. Gheen of Wheeling, w. Va,
and C. L. Virgins of Columbus
were callers at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs O. V. Hanlin, Decoration day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gayland Startling OF
Chesterhill spent Saturday night
and Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Startling and family
Mr.. and Mrs. L. V. Rardin had
as Sunday dinner guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. C.. G.. Spencer and son and
daughter Dayle and Anna Faith of
Stockport and Mrs. Sclena Sleek Of
Pennsville. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Sleek
and son Jackie of GAINESVILLE We're
evening callers at the Rardin home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Nelson and
daughter Rosemary of CroOksville
were Sunday dinner guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tilghman
Kinney
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06
HiIIcrest

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Newton and
sons of Duncan Falls visited We'd
nesday evening with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Newton.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Grosskloss
who have spent the past year in
Stockport, have moved back to their
property here, which was vacated
this spring by the Malcolm, Cheadle
family.
Miss Ida Hanlin who is nursing
at the Mrs. Emma Richardson home
at McConnelsville, spent Sunday af-
ternoon with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. v. Hanlin. Callers at the
Hanlin home Sunday afternoon
were Rev. J. A. Goddard and son
Howard of Somerset, and Mr.. and
Mrs Russell Locke and son Roy OF
Stockport.
Mrs. Lee Calendine and son spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sharp of Palmer.
Mrs. Esther Calvert and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. v. Rardin attended the fu-
neral of John Bennett at Tabor
church, Sunday afternoon.
Misses athleen Burcher and
Kathryn Hooper of Pennsville were
Monday afternoon and night guests
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06
An Ancient Pueblo

The Israelites were forced to
make bricks without straw. That
was what stirred Moses 1000 years
ago. In Egypt they were using the
same process Of house building that
Pueblo Indians adopted later in
Arizona. Babylon also used adobe
in Mesopotamia even earlier. Where
Tucson stands, an Indian adobe
and straw, formed in a mould and
baked in the sun. Homes, forts and
fences are built with it, Sometimes
walls are four or five feet thick. G.
F. Lummis speaks of the west as
being "sun, silence and adobe -
Modern Tucson was at first enclosed
in an abode wall.
The Columbia Corporation has
built replica Of old Tucson, few
miles outside the city, expecting to
use this in filming the picture "Ari-
ZOna''
About five miles east of Phoenix
center, but within the suburbs lies
prehistoric Indian community
house. 1t would cover several city
blocks. No one knows how long
ago it was built, but probably it was
1000 years ago.
Could the modern tourist trans
port himself back 1000 years in
this Salt River Valley, he would find
100000 acres of fertile soil, culti-
waited and irrigated much as it is to-
day. Swarthy, stock farmers would
be seen conducting streams of wa
ter to their crops of corn and beans,
SouaSheS and cOtton Over tho Iave1
valley he would see small, primi-
tive, scattered huts. These would
be located along the main trails
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06
Page Five

where happy eeQnaws and Jdusky chill
dren would be- coming and going.
Canals, would be- In evidence severyx
where.izc uot vsroRdDs sys5tRs9 ssste
There was an efficient system of
irrigation. Modern irrigation fol-
lows the same lines now, as were
followed In that dim past, 1000
years ago. We saw some very large
master canals at Phoenix. If placed
end to end the canals of the valley
would stretch from New York to
| Chicago, and away beyond If not
/ thoroughly drained as it is now,
the whole valley would be inundat-
ed, when, winter snow melts and the
freshets come. This did happen
1000 years ago. The crops gather
ed so carefully were ruined So
they built this large storage plant
for agricultural produce, two storiesl
high. They filled the lower story
with gravel Then they built an
other story above, and saved the
garnered produce, (which was their
main source of, food. yri
Modern Indians call, these old
time farmers Hohokam,. that Is can
cient ones The ruined adobe
structure has been called "Puebfo
Grande.' Imagine a wide lciviliza-
tion stretching over this broad level
valley, and the crops for miles
brought here for storage above the
floods. Storage was in great earth
en- pots which effectualy kept out
all rodents. Custom made, the wom-
an the custodian of all food, and
the owner as we'll, and men were
fed only by sufferance. 41th tF@
The storage plant wasQf in no
sense a fort, it was not needed for
that. The people were not warlike,
peace. 1t is believed there were no
thieving, marauding enemies. All
were Industrious, and lived in, the
great apartment house in fellow-
ship A greater menace came.
Added to the inundated problem
was that of health, Crowded more
and more in their walled adobe, dis
ease spread among them. They be-
came dissatisfied with such pre-
carious existence. Death and de-
sertion diminished their numbers.
1t is believed the remaining MEM
bers of the Hohokam tribe went
north, and became the ancestors of
the Hopis They departed for parts
unknown.
About 1300-14O0 A. d., the whole
system came to an end. The struc-
ture ceased to be used, and crum-
bled into the ruin that we see today
The crops drowned out, the people
weakened by close confinement and
disease, discouraged, died. This
theory is strengthened by the find
ing of numerous burials in the trash
heaps Trash heaps are common to-
all ruins, but they had used them
for hasty interment as in time OF
contagion. AS much as is known
of these interesting and primitive
people has been revealed in the
ruins and in the trash-heaps, and in
the irrigation system.
Mr. O. S. tHalseth, Phoenix arch
aeologist, recently built here for
himself an adobe house, with walls
IS inches thick. Invited in, we
found the ceilings to be Of telephone
poles laid side by side, and over
laid with redwood slaves. These
had belonged to a discarded water
system. Believe it or not, all these
worked together to make nice
home, with fine living quarters.
Thus the present uses the past, and
builds upon it.-Howard H. Scott,
Proenix. Arizona. February 2, 1910.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06


Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kennard
and son Lee of Malta and Sherman
Brown Of Junction City spent Mon
day evening at Ernest Huffman's.s
q Mrs. Barbara Derwacter accompa-
MED John Derwacter to his home at
Canton, Sunday, where she viii vis-
1t for while, and also, attend the
wedding of her great niece, Miss
Mary Jane Whartenby and Mr..
Glen Jordan of Massillon, which
will occur June 8. baH
The Wesley Chapel l.. A. S. men,
bers and husbands and children are
planning on enjoying ice cream and
cake, and good program at Tun-
mel Hill school house, Thursday ev-
ening, June 13. Each family please
bring own table service.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06
Z sW,'.estland

Westland grange will meet with
Fairviey grange Friday evening,
June Il 4Ja 4e 4
There will be children's day ser
vices at Westland grange, Friday
evening, June IA. 4u
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Newton, Mr.,
and Mrs. George Howard and
daughter Wilma, Bernard and By
ron. Newton spent Friday evening
with Mrs. Frank McInturf and en-
joyed ice cream.
Church closed at Antioch Sun
day evening, after few days meet
ing with one addition, Sunday af-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06
McCOnnelsville Rt. 3

number of young people gath.
cred at Mrs. Sadie Lynes home and
surprised her daughter Freda last
Tuesday evening, it being her birth
day.
Decoration day visitors at John
Rutledge's were his sister, Mrs.
Eva Carr, her daughter Mabel, Mr..
and Mrs. Bennett (Una CARR of Co.
lumbus.
Elmer Mccormick and wife of De-
troit, Mich, arrived at Mrs Gertie
Cottons Friday, and are visiting
her and other relatives for a while.
The Loyalty society met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Spencer, Saturday evening.
Miss Della Spencer spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Hooper and
daughter Maxine spent Sunday in
GAINESVILLE with Mr.. Hooper's sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Strong took
Sunday dinner with their daughter,
Mrs. Robert Moore, and husband
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mast, son Rob-
and Mrs. Sarah Kennison of Zanes-
vile, were callers at Harry Hams
to see Mrs. Ella Parmiter. Mrs.
Mast and Mrs. Kennison are Mrs.
Parmiter's sisters.
Mrs. Belle Teeters and Alva Hall
were callers at Bernard Halls, Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Geraldine Lindimore return
ed to GAINESVILLE with Rev. and Mrs.
Martin Fair, Sunday evening. Rev.
Fair was pleased with the good at
tendance-128 at Sunday school.
A short program was given by the
primary classes. All that had birth
days in March, April, May and June
were remembered. There is to be
an old fashioned children's day at
the grange hall. Sunday forenoon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06

ternoOn.
Miss Hazel I, Harris visited last
week with Miss Lizzie , Harris Of
Malta. s, IL 49, .atet1
,,t3 Mrs. Florence Harris, son Bob,
were Saturday visitors at4the Clyde
Best home. Malta.
AZ Mrs. Hattie Hummel who has
been taking treatment for foot trou-
ble, in Columbus, the past few
weeks, spent from Wednesday until
Sunday, at home. She was accom-
panied home by Mr.. and Mrs. Gail
Snyder of Cleveland, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Vaughn of Columbus,
who visited Morgan county rela-
tives. Other visitors at the Hum
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06

Mrs. James Christie entertained
Wednesday evening at the kennebec
hotel in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
M. Turner and daughter Miss Mar
that Turner, who are leaving today
on A motor trip to California. Cow
ers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Turn
er, Miss Martha Turner, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Christie and son Robert
Christie
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06
LEGAL NOTICE

Herbert Edgell, whose place of res
that on June s. 1910, the undersigned
Inez Edgell, filed her Petition against
him in the Court of Common Pleas
of Morgan County, Ohio, praying for
divorce and equitable relief on the
grounds Of wilful absence for more
than three years last past. Said
cause will be for hearing on or after
July 19. 1910:
BY A. B. Mercer. her Attorney. Sis
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06

Miss Marguerite Mowery, daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. w. S. Mowery
of Redwood, formerly of Renrock,
and Mr. Eugene Gather of Cald-
well, were married June 2. Mr..
Gather is owner of the Gather
Electric store. They will reside in
Caldwell.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06

Rev. J. B. McKibben of Pliny, w.
Va, and son-inlaw and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wallace, of
Buffalo, w. Va, were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Martin and
Mrs Mona Metcalf, of Stockport.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06

Miss Ruth Hale, of Chesterhill,
has accepted a position in the office
of the Western and Southern Life
Insurance company at Ashland. IN
til recently she was employed in the
Marietta office of that company.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06
LO Al CIV S

Mrs. Branson Miller, who under
went an operation at Memorial hos
pital, Marietta, for gall stones, was
brought to her home near Malta,
yesterday, by ambulance. She stood
the trip WE'LL T.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-06-06

Mrs. Mary Lindim0re of COlum-
bus spent Monday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clair White.s ssst< s...s..,s LIZ 4
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
WAR FINANCES

With the war barely five months old,
war costs everywhere loom more threaten
ingly. In Britain, war expenditures during
the three weeks ended Dec Is were at the
rate of 1890, 100000, and the rate is steadi-
ly increasing. In the approaching 1904
fiscal year. according to The Economist of
London, expenditures are likely to reach
$3,2O0,00OOOO, and, if the war lasts, in the
following year they may we'll touch $4,000
100000
Such figure would be the equivalent
of $160OO,O0000O for a country little more
than one-third as populous as the United
States. A corresponding rate for the United
State would be in the neighborhood of $780,
00O0O0,000 year, or close to $3.50 for every
man, woman and child-a burden that
each would have to bear in the form of
lowered living standards, regardless of
whether it were met by taxes or loans.
The much-discussed financing problem
seems to have come no nearer a solution in
the past three months. Prospective tax in
crease are expected to bring total tax re-
venues up to around $1,25OOOO,OOO for 194O-
Al, leaving 2OOO,0000OO to be found else
where. Such an amount, or the larger fl
cure likely in 1941-42, in the view of The
Economist, could scarcely be borrowed
mot merely without initiation, but with
out initiation on grandiose scale"
The solution of the problem is not sug-
gested. 1t would seem, however, that the
alternatives are either initiation (Which is
no real solution )or some system of "forc-
ed' or compulsory savings, differing little
from increased taxes except in the greater
platability due to it's promise Of eventual
repayment. 1t is noteworthy that Germany,
despite it's wholly different kind of gov
eminent and economic organization, is fac
ing the identical problem in almost the
same terms.-New York Times
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
Scrap Results
When A Youth
Resists Arrest
Officers Have to ''Take" i'm 4
Boys When Three Try
To Prevent Arrest.

A rough and tumble scrap in
volving four Ashe county youths
and two officers of the law end
ed last Saturday afternoon here
with the arrest of the four at
tackers, identified" as Frank Tay-
lor of West jefferson, Ed and
Wayne Taylor of the Idlewild
community, and Tom Ellis of
Crumpler.
When Chief of Police Charlie
Mcmillan and Arthur Barker
made an effort to arrest Frank
Taylor on a charge of public
drunkenness, the youths two
brothers, Wayne and Ed. with
Tom Ellis, appealed to the Off
GERS to release him. Upon being
refused, the three young men at
tackled the officers, with the in
tent of taking Frank.
No one was hurt in the ensuing
struggle except Ed Taylor, whom
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15

We appreciate the attitude of the Cent
raj Electric and Telephone Company and
the Northwest Carolina Utilities in connec-
ton with proposed program of improve
ment here. Officials of both of these in
dispensable utilities have pledged to make
all possible improvements in their local
systems The telephone company plans to
make survey this month and the power
company intends to add another unit to the
DIESEL motor. AS further assurance of ade-
quate power with minimum of Interrupt
ton, we are wondering if the officials of
the power company have given serious
consideration to extending their lines and
securing currect from the Duke Power
Company as this same company does at
Sparta? This might be the wisest invest
ment and best solution of the power-prouc-
ing problem now confronting them.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
ASHE SHEEP GROWERS
FORM ORGANIZATION

Continued from Page y
over $500 profit per ewe," he
said.
He pointed out that this section
is ideal for the production of
sheep.
He pointed out that this section
is ideal for the production of
sheep.
The Association will adopt by
laws and constitution. The main
purpose of the Association is to
increase the numbers of sheep
and improve the quality. An in
surance program, will also be
worked out.
The township committee is as
follows: Hurricane, w. M. Little;
Jefferson, J. w. Neal; Elk, R. B.
Brown; Clifton, w. M. Miller;
Pine Swamp, J. A. Howell;
North Fork, J. B. Switzerland;
Old Fields, w. M. Burchet; Obids,
H. H. Burgess; Walnut Hill, ]. R.
Phipps; West jefferson, c. w.
Phillips; Horse Creek, c. L. Goss;
Piney Creek, E. c. Eller; Helton,
B. c. Pennington; Chestnut Hill,
w. T. Miller; Laurel, Bruce
GRAPHICAL; Grassy Creek, ]. c.
Pierce; Creston, Zeb GRAPHICAL;
Pond Mountain, Walter JONES
and Peak Creek, w. M. Transou.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
B. d. Barr Proposes Plan OF
Establishing Summer Camp
PUBLISH NEW PAPER
FOR ALLEGHANY co.
Continued from Page One)

years, leading farmers, business
and professional men of that
county have been asking US to
print and publish a newspaper
for them and at their urgent in
vitation, we have finally decid-
ed to do so.
eve appreciate the hearty well
come and support that we have
received. as well as the pledges
of good future business. We shall
endeavor to give Sparta and AL
leghany a newspaper that its citi-
zens will be proud of. We are
sorry that the town is not large
enough to support a plant of its
own.
'"The people of these two coun-
ties are as one and our interests
of all kinds are the same.
"At the same time, however,
we shall continue to try to make
The Skyland Post one of the best
if not the best weekly of its size
in North Carolina and to con-
tinue to work for progress in
Ashe county"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
STICKS TO HIS POST

Carlisle Higgins, who has been touted
as possible candidate for attorney gener-
al, clears all doubts as to his running by an
nouncing that he will not enter the contest.
Prime reason for his decision is the i'm
minence of important duties in his work as
United States district attorney. But tomor-
row is another day, and if Mr.. Higgins
broadens his reputation in handling anti
the lawyer from Sparta will be in excel
lent position to seek high state office in
1914 or thereafter. - The Winston-Salem
Journal
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
AN OUTSTANDING EDITION

Hearty congratulations to The Elkin Tri-
bune upon the publication of one of the
best and most outstanding special editions
that we have even seen issued by any
weekly newspaper in the United States
To Harvey Laffoon and his able staff,
we take off our hats, and to Elkin, which
is often times called "the best little town in
North Carolina", we extend Fluctuations
for being the home of the Chatham Manu-
featuring Company and for having live,
progressive newspaper.
Last Thursday The Tribune published
sixty-four page edition, welcoming the
Chatham Manufacturing Company's form
er Winston-Salem plant to Elkin. The edi-
torial content, the illustrations, timely
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15

advertisements, the makeup and printing
of every page of the edition were as nearly
perfect as we regard perfection in the pub
LEGATION of this type of an edition.
For two years, The Tribune won a tro-
ply, awarded to the paper selected by a
committee of the N. c. Press Associa-
ton, as being the best weekly in the state.
The Chatham edition should win first
prize in National Editorial Association
contest. Having won one of these prizes
ourselves, the editor of this paper feels that
he is qualified in making that statement.
The edition was magnificent expression
of friendship and appreciation to the Off
Gals of the Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany and they should be highly gratified
to receive such warm reception.
In Elkin's march of progress during the
past twenty-five years, The Tribune has
played leading role and has clearly de-
monstrated that progressive paper helps
to make a progressive town and com
munity.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15
Prevention OF
Home Accidents
Drive Started
Campain Sponsored By Ashe
Chapter Red Cross. Schools
To Cooperate.

Prevention of home and farm
accidents, reported by the Ma
tional Safety Council as causing
more deaths and injuries in this
country annually than automo-
biles, is the purpose of the fifth
annual campaign for the discov-
cry and removal of accident ha-
yards, launched in Ashe this
week as part of a nationwide
undertaking of the American Red
Cross.
The school children of the
county will take part in the cam
paign, L. P. Coward of the Ashe
chapter of the Red Cross, an
nounced yesterday.
'These boys and girls will be
serving as members of a nation
al youth army of ten million
school children who will take
home check lists distributed by
the Red Cross and will seek to
remove causes of accidental
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-15

now the Woman rules the roost. :"
They have no respect for any
one. If they want to smoke, they
smoke, Or if they prefer to dip
or chew tobacco, they dip or
chew, regardless of the outward
appearance. Why all the Lifebouy
soap and Listerine in the world
couldn't better these circum-
stances.
cts sweet to meet him, but oh,
how bitter,
To find, when you kiss a tobac-
co splitter"
Of course, this doesn't apply
to all men (there are some ex-
ceptions); but it's the general
rule.
And table manners! Did you
ever see a man who doesn't want
the very ,gizzard of the chicken,
when he knows there is only one?
And won't he take the last drop
of wine in the bottle, the biggest,
ripest, reddest apple in the bag,
and the only clean napkin in the
drawer? Doesn't he eat all of
the meat on his plate and then
suck the bone, drink the last
precious few drops of coffee from
his saucer, and lick the ice cream
carton?
A man is so lazy! He would
eat sardines and crackers all of
his life, rather than fry an egg Or
piece of bacon. He never sews
on a button, but mind you, he
certainly manages to pop them
off. Why he even brings the cat
into the kitchen, when left to
clean it, rather than use the
broom, and tries to clean the dog
with the vacuum cleaner. When
he goes to the show he pays dou-
BILE price to sit downstairs, mere
ly because he is too lazy to walk
up the steps. ooh, what fools
these mortals be-
AS for personal habits, such as:
leaving rings around the bath
tub, blowing their noses, without
excuse, in public; and tracking
up the house with their muddy
shoes-well, women can only
hope that Shakespeare spoke
truthfully when he said, Sweet
are the uses of adversely" Some
consolation is needed.
Do I like men? Of course I do!
Everyone does.