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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-17
BILLY RAY CLEMENS

On June II, 1928, Billy Ray
Clemens was born to Raymond and
Laura Clemens at McConnelsville,
o., with him was born that love
and devotion that come to parents
with their first born. He was a
strong, bright and promising child.
AS the mother of Moses thought of
her baby boy, so he was to them a
"goodly child" His parents soon
settled in Malta for their home and
here he knew the coming of broth
ers and sisters. The age for
school, public, and church, and he
was duly started in the activities,
interests, and associations of an
American youth. He was not only
sound in body, but sound in atti-
tudes and purposes. This made
him favorite in games and sports.
1t gave him lead in ambition, and
self-reliance and willingness to
work. 1t made him a player that
would play the game and play 1t
fair. 1t gave him a heart-hOld on
his friends and companions who
confidently expected him to carry
up his part in their activities. The
accident that takes him from us will
require many of us to change our
plans. The grief and shock that
comes to his. family will be shared
by many. There are Dana Lee,
Donna jean, Mary 1lene and Elnor
Faith, brothers and sisters, who
with his parents, and grandparents,
William and Mrs. Clemens, and Mrs.
Matte Murphy, together with many
other relatives and friends are left,
wounded in heart, but certain that
the poet was right who said "Tis
better to have loved and lost, than
never to have loved at ALL" .a
Gard Of Thanks
We wish In this way TO- thank
all who assisGAd us IN any way at
the time sof our Bereavement The
Clemens Family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-17
ARE YOU A PART TINE CITIZEN
(By Ruth Taylor)

Being a citizen in a democracy is
a full time job. In other forms of
government, the citizenry make up
the background, appearing only in
mob scenes to cheer on the rulers of
the nation.
But there is no room for part
time citizens in our form of govern
ment. Our government is us-what
we make it. Ours is the fault if the
wheels of government do not run
smoothly, for the laws We made are
the roadbed, and the men we elect
ed are the machine.
Are you a part time citizen? Do
you fulfill all your duties as vot-
er-or do you just show up at cleo
due consideration of the full quail
fications, record and principles of
all candidates?
Are you part time citizen? Do
you obey the laws you have had a
hand in making-or is your only
thought when you break what seems
like an inconsequential little law
that if you get away with it, it's all
right?
Are you a part time citizen? Do
you eV1nce interest in all issues or
only in those problems which direct
ly concern you-and then object
when other groups do the same and
infringe on your prerogatives? Only
as citizens work for the common
good of all can democracy pro-
gresS.
Are you a part time citizen? Do
you lend an ear to alien subversive
elements who tell you how much
better conditions are or would be
for you were there a different form
of government? Do you thought
lessly pass on these tales without
checking on their accuracy or con-
sidering their source?
Are you part time citizen? Do
you stand up for democracy or do
you condemn it's mistakes without
consideration for the good it has to
offer? Do you stress only it's short
comings and never it's long range
program which slowly but surely
surely and in spite of stumblings,
determinations and detours is max
ing this country of ours the best in
which we live?
Now as never before the United
States needs the full time allegiance
of all its people. Don't be a part
time citizen!
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-17
CIGARETTES PRODUCE
MUCH REVENUE

The amount spent in this county
for cigaret licenses last year,
amounted to $1,530.53. In this
county one wholesale license was
issued, which costs 800; there are
81 yearly retail licenses at $25
each; nine short time licenses have
been issued and three transfers. In
all 1,530.53 was derived from sale
of licenses In addition to cost of
the licenses there is the federal and
state taxes, to be paid, which yields
S5 cents per carton of 10 packs.
In the division of the money re-
ceived from the cigaret licenses, the
state gets one-half the county one
fourth, and the taxing districts, one
fourth. McConnelsville's share OF
the cigaret license money for the
past year amounted to $743.27.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-17
ANCESTRY WANTED OF
BALDERSON-DAVIS

George Balderson, born Sept Is,
1919, married about 1871 in Nor
gan county, O.; Sarah Davis, born
June IA, 1921. They resided in
Morgan county until 1864, when
they moved with their family of II
children to Whiteside county Illi-
nois, and later in 1872 to Gage
county, Nebraska. The following
children were born in Morgan coun-
ty, Ohio: Mary Anne (1842), Rhoda
Ellen, Alexander G., James E., Win
field Scott, Franklin j., Ga twin
Jacob A, Hannah A., George Will
liam. Alice Bell; Martha Jane
(1863).
wanted: Ancestry and brothers
and sisters of George Balderson and
Sarah Davis. Would like to contact
any person who can give me infor-
nation concerning either family
Dorothy Bergman Shrewder (Mrs
r. VI, Ashland, Kansas.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-17
WASHINGTON NEWS AND VIEWS
/ (By Congressman Bob Secrest),
Released by
(as Ohio Editorial News Service
Debts, Taxes, and Income

The effect of war may be gained
by comparison Of income, debt,
and taxes of England, Canada, and
the United States. The per capita
national income Of England is $475,
of Canada $433, and Of the United
States $500.
cal debts, of England is $1,357; of
Canada $532, and of the United
States $493. In England, the debts
of cities and local governments is
only $6,50O,000,000, while in the
United States, it is almost $4,000
100000, accounting for almost one
third of our per capita debt.
While the per capita debt of Eng
land is three times greater than
that of the United States, the ma
tionaI income is only little more
than half our own.
The per capita tax in England is
$136.45, in Canada $98.19, in the
United States $102.11.
In England, over so percent of
the taxes collected goes to the ma
tional government, while in the
United States over so percent goes
to the state and local governments.
New Airport
Ranking in the top list of places
of interest for visitors in Washing
ton is the new Washing ngton-National
Airport at Gravelly Point. It was
opened June 16, 1941, with 5000
people present. There were 80
plane take-offs and 80 arrivals.
The airport was built through a
$15,O00,OOO PWA allotment, and
includes 745 acres, with runways
having a length of four miles.
Each day they have several thou
sand visitors, and one Sunday alone
$4,000 people visited the airport,
10000 of whom paid 10c each to
view the field from the turn-stiles
on the observation terrace.
Swear Or No Pay
The Legislative Appropriation Act
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-17
The MORGAN County Democrat Mcconne Ohio Thursday

and Jews we find the following an
swer to the question, who are we
of the United States?
We of the United States are: Six
ty million, Anglo-Saxon; fifteen mil
lion, Teutonic; thirteen million
Negro; ten million, Irish; nine mil
lion, Slavic; five million, Italian
four million, Scandinavian; two
million, French; one million each
Finn, Lithuanian, Greek; one-third
million, Indian; one-third million
combined Oriental, Filipino and
Mexican.
In addition we are: Forty million
Evangelical Protestant; twenty-five
million, Roman Catholic; four and
a half million, Jew; two million
Anglican Episcopalian one million
Greek Catholic; one-half million
Christian Scientist; two-thirds of 8
million, Mormon; one-tenth million
Quaker.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-17

1912, contains a provision that no
part of the appropriation may be
paid as salary or wages to any per-
son who belongs to any organiza-
tion that advocates the overthrow
of the government.
Affidavit must be made that they
are citizens of the United States
and that they do not belong to such
an organization, before one can re-
ceive payment for services render
ed after July 1, 1941.
War Production Jumps
June figures on the production OF
war materials reveal the accom-
plishment of industry in turning out
essential defense equipment. Plane
production jumped from about 400
for June, 1910, to more than 1000
per month this June. By June
1912, production is expected to be
about $500 planes per month.
In June last year, the U. S. was
making only 20 light tanks pei
month. Production for July this
year will be 260 light tanks and 13O
medium tanks and this will be in
creased to combined total of about
700 tanks per month by next June
Merchant shipping, more than
doubled since June, 1910, will JUMP
from $4,000 tons per month this
June to 100000 tons in June, 1912
Aluminium production will be al
most double the 140 figure by June
1912. Already more than doubled
since June, 1910, magnesium pro
duction will be more than five times
the 1910 figure by June, 1912.
Smokeless powder production has
jumped from practically nothing
two years ago to about eight mil
lion pounds per month in June
Nearly four times this amount viii
be made monthly a year from now.
Double Flying Range
Details OF two new inventions are
being closely guarded by the all
corps as military secrets. These in
ventions will greatly increase the
effectiveness of our air strength il
range and utility under hazardou.
conditions.
One device is fuel injector
mechanism which literally pulver
ICES gasoline into molecular par
ticles instead OF atomizing fuel into
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-17
TO PATRIOTIC CITIZENS
OF MORGAN COUNTY

Under the name United Service
Organization for National Defense
a corporation has been formed by
six national religious and welfare
organizations, which with govern
ment approval and cooperation, will
serve the spiritual, recreational
welfare, and social needs of the men
in the armed forces of the United
States The six organizations form
ing this group are: The Young
Mems Christian Association, The
National Catholic Community Ser
vice, The Salvation Army, The
Young Womens Christian Associa
tion and The Jewish Welfare Board
The organizations are all non-profii
ones and have agreed to carry or
| this work much the same way as II
the World war, but on a larger anc
more efficient scale.
The purpose or the organization
is to provide recreation, entertain
ment and social events for the boys
in the army camps most of which
are situated so far from cities o.
any size that it is impossible fol
the boys to get to them.
The government will build 36t
buildings adjacent to the camps O.
! which there are now over 100
these buildings will provide for tht
many activities that will be carried
on by the above organizations, bu
the expense of carrying on the worf
must be provided by the patriotic
citizens of our country and every
city, town and county is rapidly be
! ing organized to raise their pro
! of S800,OO0, and it is now ovel
one-half raised, and many countiei
are over the top with their quota.
At our regular meeting Friday
night Malconta Post, No. "a, Amer
| ican Legion, agreed to conduct tht
campaign. We believe that every
one will want to have a part in max
| ing camp life pleasant and home
like for the boys that are giving 81
much for the future defense OF oul
country.
We hope that everyone who reads
this message will Immediately for
ward to the undersigned committee
/ 81. In turn we will send you re
ceipt for your contribution. This il
your chance to serve in the arm.
behind the army.
Make checks payable to Unltet
| Service Organization, or just U. 5
O., and mail to any one of the fol
lowing members of the local com
mittee.-United Service Organiza
ton; l.. H. Cronin, Chairman
Mark Parsons, o. A. Richardson
! McConnelsville, O.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-17

Summer Play clothes includina
Slack Suits, Stacks, Sport Shirts
Farmerettes, girls Sun Suits, etc
all at special prices, during Coul-
sons Midsummer Sale.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-17

WHO ARE WE?
From a leaflet published by the
National Conference Of Christians
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-17

(To Be Continued J
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
LOCAL FIREMEN
 RESPOND TO CALL
Two Companies Sent to MiddIebury to Fight Fire
 on Chase Property

Two companies of firelnen re- Eponded to fire on the property of frederick Chase, of Charcoal ave- que, Mlddlebury, shortly after l2 o'clock this noon when sparks from 2 Ssteve ignited in e one-and-a-half story frame building used as a stor. Sge and work shop.
 A portion of the roof was dam sged by the fire, Lieut.. Gene Legge lnd Fire Marshal Den J. Lahey re- q ported. Blaze for a time threaten ed 20 tons of hay stored in the structure but was confined by fire- men under Chief Thomas F. Cav- anaugh to one part of the inter for of the building.
 Fire Chief Melville Skin of . Middlebury was in charge of fre- men of Middlebury who were the , first to arrive and a call was placed with the local fire headquarters at f2:26 D. m. Engine 10 and the booster bumper from the Field street station was dispatched to Middlebury.
 Fariy this morning. four conn., paries of flremen responded to box alarm S40 turned in at 10:50 o'clock for a slight fire at 55 Chipman street. A can of grease was the cause, fire 0flcials stated.
 A brlaah fire was also extinguished this morning at 85 Adelaide avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
INJURIES PROVE
 FATAL TO YOUTH
Robert F. McNerney In- iured in Auto Crash Oct.
 25 Died Today

Robert F. McNerney, %, of e06 Baldwin street, died this morning at St. Mary's hospital where he was admitted on Oct. 25 after an auto- mobile accident in Prospect. Mc- Nerney suffered a lacerated scalp, fracture of the skull, and of both legs, hospital authorities reported.
 MT. McNerney is a native of this city and the son of the late Edward and Mary (IIoran) McNerney. Sur- viving hl1n is his paternal grand mother, Mrs. Catherine Williams; two sisters, Mrs. John Cronley and Mrs. James Nuzzicotta; three broth. CTS, Edward and John McNez1ley and Lawrence Sarpis.
 The funeral will take place from the Mulville funeral home, on Sat- urday morning at e:i6 o'clock to St. Francis Xavier church where solemn high Mass Of requiem will be held at 6 o'clock. Burial will be in the old st. Josephs cenne- teey.
 Friends may call at the funeral home tonight and tomorrow after noon and evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
Call to Duty

The Waterbury unit of the state Defense Councils women's motor corps has been called into service, in response to an order Issued by Mrs. Eleanor Grant RIgby, state cOmmandant of the corps. In charge of the local women ls Miss FFederlka Bryan, and the work is being carried on in cooperation with the Water. bury Red Cross.
 It is expected that the corps may Dc called upon to transport gwsrdsmen from armOFies to stations to which they have been assigned for duty. Corps in TgarIfOrd, New Britain, NOFs wIch, New London, New Haven, Merlden, Bridgeport, Stamford, NOrwalk and MIddletOwn, have also been placed on the alert
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
Title Cleared

Judge John A. Cornell yesterday ruled in favor of the Waterbury Savings Bank in It's suit for clear ance of title to Grove street prop- erty against Louis N. Leopold, formerly Of this city. The local bank alleged that a third mort- gage held by the defendant had been assigned to Jacob Elbin in 1927, and reaSs.gned to Ida Leo- bold in 1920, as trustee for Ma than and Riena Leopold.
 It was asserted that Mrs. Leo- pold had been made Q party de. fendant in the action, but had neglected to invoke her right of redemption.
 The defendant maintained that he had never been made a party 70 tho 1881 foreclosure action, in spite of the fact that he held & third mortgage on the property, nor was any service made upon him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
SpOtIighting Brass CityNews
Foreclosure

A certificate of foreclosure against property of the Laube 1n- terstate Corporation of this city, on the west side of South Main street, was filed at the offi:e Of the town clerk today. The fore. closure action was brought by the Mack Mfg. Corp, of Delaware, In connection with Q civil suit in su- perior court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
All.Time High

A total electric output Of 22,!- AS8,O7O kllowatt hOurs by The Connecticut Light and Power Company during the wek ending December 6 was reported today by c. |. Campbell. president of tho company. Mir. Campbell stated that this figure was an aII.Ilme high for the output of electricity by the company dur inR one week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
INDIAN SIGN

The slen language they invented enabled American plains Indians to converse -fluently without under sanding a word of the others language.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11

Xnere iy no postage charge on hOoks for the blind written tfl sraiIle and carried in the United gstatsn uAil.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-27
Indians Stage
Street BraWl

Not so many years ago, irate In
dians settled their disputes with
tomahawks, but today wine
bottle is more in vogue.
Jene Johnson and Felix Enas,
Pimas, exchanged blows in Main
street argument Saturday night
that ended when Jene whanged
Felix over the head with a wine
bottle. A hasty S. o. S. from by
ISLANDERS brought local officers to
the scene, who escorted the still
dazed Felix to jail. Jene had
beat a hasty retreat, and had to
be hunted up, but in less than
an hour, he, too, was lodged in
Jail with his brother-in-law, Felix,
for the night.
They were tried Monday before
Judge Charles d. Elledge for dis
turbing the peace. Jene, who tried
to evade the officers, was fined
SIS and Felix, IS. Both paid their
fines.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-27

when the two were supposed to
be sleeping peacefully together.
II turns out that both We're do
ing a sort of ''possum sleep each
watching for an opportunity to
do little sneaking up on the
other. Hitler already had most of
the cover and had decided to yank
the rest of it while he held the
advantage. And Stain, instead of
dreaming. was all the time brac-
ing himself and getting ready to
do a little yanking too. And so it
is. the two bed-fellOws have start
ed a fight and the world is won
dering if it is going to be just a
pillow fight or a real war.
SPECULATIONS
All sorts of speculations are be
ing made just now about the
why's and wherefore's of the new
development. Yours are as good
as mine or the next fellows. a
few things we can be certain
about however: Germany is
in need of supplies that Russia has
if she is to be successful in her
world conquest program; Ger
many has admitted by her attack
upon Russia that she cannot eX-
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-27

what Russia has in addition to
men. This secret will be out
within the next few days.
SCRAPS OF PAPER
Treaties between nations have
been scraps of paper since the
beginning of the first World War.
Germany proved it then and has
proved it over and over since
then. She proved it Saturday
when she attacked Russia.
We will watch for othe treaties
to be torn up within the next few
weeks. Turkey seems to be lean
ing strongly to the Axis powers.
Japan finds herself on a hot-spot
with a treaty obligating her with
Germany and another with Russia.
There are still others. The air
will likely be filled with little
scraps of white paper-the leav-
ings of treaties that have been
good only so long as they worked
to some nations advantage.
PROBLEM IN MATHEMATICS
The following is taken from an
account Of a car accident in which
one person was killed and another
seriously injured:
when it (the carr reached the
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-27

pect to win the war this year
against Britain; Hitler has
weakened any advantage he may
have held over the Allies and his
last move may prove to be the
beginning of his downfall. A new
1000 mile battle front certainly
adds no strength to the German
position; THE attack on Russia
will give England an advantage
she will not fail to use.
DARK SECRET OUT
The dark secret about Russia's
army and air strength will now
come out. If size has anything to
90 with winning wars, Russia has
Germany licked. Russia is said
to be thirtyfive times the size of
Germany. Russia has 100000
square miles and 17O,OO0,OOO peo-
pie. Germany has 25O,OO0 square
miles and S0,0O0,O0O population.
But the mechanical equipment
may be the deciding factor in
stead of the numbers of soldiers.
And the ability of the soldiers
must be considered. The reputa-
ton of the Russian soldier as a
dependable fighter is questioned.
Just now the world doesn't know
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-27

that demands were being made by
Hitler and that troops were being
moved along the border but most
of us felt that some sort of agree
ment would be reached and that
no conflict would develop.
Germany and Russia had sign
ed a treaty in 1889 to lay off each
other while Hitler pursued his
gobbling program. That treaty
was a jolt to the Allied world be
cause Germany and Russia had
long hated each other and had
made faces and said nasty things
over the back fence. Any friendly
relation between the two seemed
impossible. But there has been
a number of new things under the
sun during the last decade.
a thick-headed Nazi and a be
whiskered Communist sleeping to-
gether in the same bed might
seem a bit odd but nothing really
surprises any more. Anything can
happen. And that happened. We
had gotten used to it. That is
why the world was taken aback
Saturday night when it learned
that Herr Hitler had hauled off
and socked old Stain in the mug
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-27

curve between the Naval hospital
entrance and Laurel ST., the We
hicle skidded 311 feet sideways.
struck a tree, skidded 43 feet
more, then turned over on the
street" HOW FAST WAS THE
CAR GOING?
WHAT WILL WE DO
The German-Russian war throws
new questions into the frying pan.
England, thru Winston Churchill,
answered her part of the question
Sunday when he announced that
England would give Russia every
material aid possible Russia and
England have loved each other
about the same as Germany and
Russia lover each other before
1889. And the United States loves
Russia about as much as England
has.
Our whole defense program has
been halted and threatened by
Communistic influences and we
know that Stain has sought to
blow us up internally thru sowing
seed of dissatisfaction for years
past. Now we find ourselves out
with Germany and Russia out
with Germany and with a posi-
bility of fighting together against
a common enemy. What to do?
A lot of people who have been
sore at one another, have forgot
ten their grievances and joined
hands in attacking a common enc
my Such uniting does not mean
that they approve of one anoth-
er or that bygones are by-gones,
but the expression of a choice be-
tween the lesser of two evils. AT
ter all, If your house is about to
burn down, you do not get chOOsy
as to who comes along to help
you save it. Or if a mad dog is
loose you do not care much who
helps to get him so long as it is
gotten. You may think there are
two dogs loose. Best to take them
one at a time. And if the two
mad dogs can just keep fighting
between themselves so much the
better. They may destroy them
selves.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-27
College Widow
Club Organized
Here For Summer

THE College Widow" club was
organized Saturday by Coolidge
girls, who are at home from col
lege for the summer and will be
in effect during vacation months.
Meetings will be held in the homes
OF the girls, or at recreational
places decided upon, every Satur-
day afternoon at four.
Gloria Elsberry was chosen
president of the new organization.
Those who will serve with her
are Kay Hendry, vice president;
Mary Gardner, secretary; Harriet
Kirkland, treasurer and Sue Chad
burn, social chairman.
A swimming party is planned by
the girls for their next meeting.