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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05
Church of Christ
(Seventh Street)

Bible study at $50 a. m. Preach
ing at 1920 and in the evening by
Evangelist Ted Waller. Subjects: ::
Morning, "The Unjust Steward; +"
evening, "Isaiah,' 55th chapter.
Mid-week meeting each Wednesday
evening at 7:3O. You are invited
to these services
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05
An Appreciation

We wish to thank all neighbors
and friends who gave us assistance
and sent flowers during the sickness
and death of our mother Alice
Walter and Everett
BarkhurSt and families
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05
Meigs Valley Grange

The regular meeting of Meigs
Valley grange will be held Friday
evening, June 6, at s o'clock. There
was no meeting the 18th A severe
storm prevented our milling so
the program and pot luck lunch will
be extended for this meeting. We
will be looking for you.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05
Nj. F.. SHEETS FUNERAL

Funeral services for the late NJ
F. Sheets, local school janitor for
more than 40 years, were held last
Thursday afternoon at o'clock, at
Grace Methodist church, with Rev.
L. S. Wees, officiating. Pail bearers
were members of Malconta Post
band, as follows: Harold V. Savage,
R. K. Longley, C. T. White, Glen
Pennell, Dale Perkins and j. S. Nc
Bride Interment was in McCon-
nelSville cemetery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05
Thanks Friends

We desire in this way to express
our heartfelt thanks and apprecia-
ton to all those who donated, sent
flowers or helped in any way at the
time of the death of our baby, John
Robert-Charles P. Johnson and
family
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05
McElfresh Reunion

The McElfresh reunion will be
held Sunday, June 8, at Embree
park, Pennsville All relatives and
friends are invited.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05
Malta Methodist Church

9:15, church school. c. B. Smith,
in charge. 1920, worship hour.
Sermon, What Has the Church to
Offer?" o'clock, youth meeting.
C. A. Moore, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05
Center Grange

Center grange will meet June IA
at s o. m There will be a McGuf-
fey program and spelling bee. Each
one bring a school lunch.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05
ST. James Catholic Church

Masses on the 1st, 3rd and 5th
Sundays, will be at $50 a. M; ana
on End and 4th Sundays at 1880 a.
mfr. w. L. Thomas, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05

Official figures reveal that of the
100000 Jews who lived in Germany
in 1888 only 100000 are at liberty
Thirty thousand are in concentra-
tion camps; twenty thousand COM
mitted suicide; eight thousand were
murdered; ninety thousand died and
two hundred thousand emigrated
from Germany. Ninety thousand OF
these emigrants were admitted into
Palestine, although that was great
er than their legal allowance.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05

The Bolshevists are now attack
ing Christ in the graveyards OF
Russia. No more gravestOnes with
crosses or scripture texts are to be
allowed; only those with sickle and
hammer, or with the star of Soviet
Russia. All religious ceremonies at
funerals are forbidden.
According to the Christian Cen
tury the Seventh Day Adventisfs
have graduated 4,OO0 men and wom-
en- from a brief course of training
for the church's medical cadet
corps. The members of Adventist
churches are conscientious objec-
tors, but these 1000 young men and
women will serve as 0rderl1eS,
nurses, and general helpers in any
war which may come upon our coun-
try.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05

Watch your subscription date.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-06-05
Brokaw

Mrs. Phoebe Lane has returned
home, after spending several weeks
in Newark.
Chas Lane and family of New
ark spent the week end with rela-
tiveS here
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-25
new CONGRESS
DISTRICT FORMED
House Passes Senate Bill
To Expedite Work on
Camp Area Roads

RALEIGH, Jan. 24.-R- Reap
portionment of North Carolina to
conform with 1910 census figures
a constitutional mandate packed
with political dynamite-was o n e
third completed today, when both
houses of the general assembly
passed identical bills establishing
a new congressional district.
Working in high gear in IN e r
busiest day of the 1911 session, the
lawmakers shot "a new bills into
the hopper and took action on 10
old bills.
Only local bills will be consid-
cred tomorrow, and the legislators
will convene after the weekend at
7:30 o'clock Monday night.
The identical reapportionment
bills were approved without a
word of protest. One of them will
become law as soon as the house
goes through the formally of pass
ing the senate bill, or the senate
goes through Formally of passing
the house bill.
The new congressional district
will be known as the 10th, and will
be composed of Avery, Burke, Ca
tawba, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and
Mitchell counties. Legislative lead
ers here have predicted that ere
alton of the new district will as
sure Charlotte, largest city in the
state, of sending a representative
to congress.
The other two-thirds of the reap
portionment task involves adjust
ments of the membership of the
two legislative houses. Consider
able opposition has been expressed
to a measure already introduced
which would reapportion the house,
and so many complications have
arisen regarding a new districting
for the senate that democratic
leaders have been unable to agree
on a bill.
The appropriations committee,
this afternoon, continued considera-
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Commissioners
Hand In designations

simultaneously with Broughton's
announcement, Chairman Dunlap
told newsmen that he had been
advised by his physician to take a
rest, and that the governor a n d
members of the commission had
consented to allow him to a k e
sick leave of 80 days, starting Feb
ruary l.
In his long service as a state Of
fetal, Dunlap has accumulated
more than 100 days of sick leave,
and so will continue to receive his
salary while taking a rest cur
Governor Broughton, asked d.
rectly whether Dunlap's leave
meant that the chairman lis out
for good" replied: 1T may or it
may not"
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BR0UCHT0N SEES
DANGERS AHEAD
Grave Crises Are Likely
In Days to Come, He
Says at Raleigh

RALEIGH, Jan. 24.-R-Gover-
nor J. M. Broughton and former
Governors Cameron Morrison and j.
C. B. Eringhaus yer among speak
ers tonight at a banquet of the Ra-
leigh chamber of commerce.
Broughton warned that there
would undoubtedly be harder days
ahead for North Carolina" and add
ed: 1--WE were advised in a confer
ence of governors in Washington
Sunday of some of the grave crises
which may lie ahead"
He did not explain the phrase
grave crises" except to say that
with affairs so unsettled it was i'm
possible to tell when some happen
ing menacing the public welfare
might take place.
TT might be this week, or it might
be next week." he said.
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PETAIN SELECTS
SUPER COUNCIL
Frances Chief of State
Picks 1888 Men to Help
Him at Vichy

VICHY, France, Jan. 24.-R -
Chief of State Philippe Petain
personally selected a super-council
help him govern France but left
the body without legislative pow
ers.
The council, which includes SO
senators and deputies, will meet
solely at his call to discuss only
those matters he determines, but
he is not obligated to follow its de-
cret, are. to be published, rests
Whether even the minutes of the
groups meetings, which will be Sc
ccret, are to be pu%blisheeed
solely with the elderly marshal who
created the group to give advice
and assure useful contact with the
people,"
The decree promulcating the
council tonight said each member
would be paid 100, 900 francs (about
S 2 1900 per year.
The council was said to contain
mo measured mixture, no concern
about balance OF compromise"
Doubtless it will be possible to
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Bill Hit
Bv HOOver'S Secretary

WASHINGTON, Jan. a. Up -
William R. Castle, who vas Presi-
dent Hoover's undersecretary OF
state, told the house foreign affairs
committee today that the pending
lend-lease bill would make Presi-
dent Roosevelt a dictator r
Britain as well as the United
States.
Through his control Of the sup
plies flowing out from what he
pleases to call this arsenal of
democracy he would become SUI
preme in all military matters,
British as well as American" Cas-
tie said.
Thus, he asserted Mr.. Roosevelt
could dominate Britain as long as
the war lasted.
cat home, congress would be i'm
potent and in Britain, fear, rather
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-25

RALEIGH, Jan. "a. In Gov
ernor Broughton announced today
that all members of the state high
way and public works commission,
including Chairman Frank L.. Dun
lap, had rendered their designations
to him.
Action of the commissioners, he
said, was not "instigated or re-
quested by me-" He added that he
had asked the commissioners to
continue to serve for 60 or 80 days,
and that they had agreed to do
this.
Broughton's announcement, made
a few moments after he had con-
ferred in executive session with
the commission here, did not state
specifically whether the commits
sioners would or would not be re-
appointed by him
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PRECEDENT BROKEN
law Ambassador Believes
Britain Can Win With
U. S. Assistance
IS NEEDED QUICKLY

uAsHINGTON, Jan. "a. - -
ora Halifax. the new British am
| ssador, expressing confidence that
fr;+o;n can win through" If the
Fitted States speeds the help she
peds, arrived here with President
oosevelt tonight after a precedent
Reaking personal meeting IN
hesapeake bay.
ord and Lady Halifax drove back
| washington with the chief ex-
k,tive in a downpour. The Presi-
|ant dropped them at the British
!, ,bassv shortly after 9:15 p. M,
h said goodnight to them on the
steps, closing one of the
|ost dramatic scenes of internation-
friendship in American history.
New Battleship
1.-THE President had motored ear
b. in the afternoon to Annapolis,
kd, and embarked on the yacht
at 8 p. m. to go out TO
Ieet the new British battleship
linz George V which brought Lord
|alifax secretly across the Atlantic.
|bey met shortly after nightfall
bout six miles below the United
fates Naval academy dock.
Lord and Lady Halifax and the
hbassador's immediate staff trans
hired to the Potomac in a drench-
Il rain and while that craft was
burning to shore they had dinner
18th the President in the latter's
kbin. Also at the table were Secre'
Dry of the Navy Knox, and Har-
ID R. Stark, chief of naval opera
ions.
Before coming ashore at 1880
M, Lord Halifax received report
rs on the Potomac's main deck
nd read excerpts from a formal
WHICH Sdlu.
The more quickly your generous
elp can be made effective, the
poner shall we be able to break
bis Nazi power that is trying to
nslave Europe and the world"
Charles Peake, privatae secretary
D the new British envoy, was the
to walk ashore from the Po-
omac.
Smiling despite the cold, driving
ain, Peake had slung over his left
an old World war trench
lelmet and a more modern gas
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Derna Next Goal
NBritish Push
SICILY BASES RAIDED
New Blows Also Struck at
Italians in Ethiopia;
Selassie Active
PRISONERS COUNTED

CAIRO, Jan. 24.-P- Marshai
Rodolfo GRAHAM, commander OF
Italy's army in Libya, Was report.
ed tonight to have abandoned his
headquarters at Cirene, so miles
west of Derna, apparently u d
heavy bombardment by British
airmen.
With two-thirds of his electives
and the considerably greater pro-
portion of his equipment lost in the
Egyptian-Libyan campaign to
date, Marshal GRAHAM quit Cirene
for a spot more difficult for RAE
bombers to find, the British said.
(This was the first indication Of
the exact whereabouts of GRAHAM
since the British began their Afri-
can offensive.)
80 Miles Westward
British motorized units and air.
men have been ranging about and
beyond Derna, IS miles west of
captured Tobruk, since the fall of
the latter port two days ago.
With their strong aviation sup
port the British land forces pushed
steadily westward toward Derna,
which is now said to be almost an
u%ndefended town. 1t was heavily
bombed yesterday as were the
Italian airbases of Apollonia and
Maraua, west of Derna.
British airmen also active
in the north Mediterranean sector,
where they heavily attacked Sici-
liam bases of German and Italian
planes. The glare of fires there
was said to have been visible from
the British naval base of Malta,
60 miles from Sicily.)
Meanwhile in East Africa, said
reports reaching Cairo, the Brit
ish have pushed more than 80
miles into the Italian colony Of
Eritrea, where they were said to
have resumed pursuit Of nearly
two full Italian divisions routed
from Kassala a week ago.
Military observers looked for
this eastern offensive to continue
while in the north the British were
believed likly to cut across IL e
Cirenaican hump of Libya directly
toward Bengasi, $50 miles west Of
|Derna.
With Tobruk captured and up
ward of co. 900 Italians from that
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-25
House Approves Funds
TO Build 200 Ships
"a TO BE BUILT HERE
Measure Now Must be Act
ed On by Senate; Pass
age Seems Certainty

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a Up -
The house approved a $3.50, 600, 900
emergency merchant ship construc-
ton program today after stormy de-
bate over a proposal to prevent
''closed shop" agreements with work
'ers employed on the project.
"a Ships Here
(Officials of the recently organ
lied North Carolina subsidiary of the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock company, which is to build "a
of the 20 ships at a shipyard to be
constructed on a 70-acre tract at
Sunset Park, were expected to come
to Wilmington today to begin prep
arations for the start of the pro-
ject.)
The proposal was offered by Rep.
Smith (D-Va) as an amendment to
the bill appropriating funds for the
measure, but it was defeated through
substitution of a prohibition against
employment of ship workers who
advocate overthrow of the govern
ment by force. The Smith amend
ment had also included such a pro-
hibition.
AS it was sent to the senate the
bill would appropriate 1913, SOC, 900
to construct new shipbuilding facili-
ties and 200 steel cargo vessels. In
addition, $36, 500, 900 would be made
available from other sources. The
ships would be in addition to the reg
ular merchant fleet program of the
maritime commission and there has
been speculation that some of them
may go to Britain.
The measure won support from
both republican and democratic sides
of the house, but some members pro-
tested the proposed construction of
new building facilities when ship
yards in other areas were idle.
Rep. Fish (R-NY) told the house
that President Roosevelt had gained
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than gratitude, would bring tn e
British government to the feet OF
the American president"
Castle testified after the demo-
Gratis and republicans on the COM
mittee had engaged in a hot dis
pute about proposals to take testi-
mony from army and navy heads.
While republicans charged gag
rule" the democratic majority de-
cided to hear the officers in pri-
vate next Monday.
The action was taken after Rep
resentative Fish (R-NY) had in
vited them to testify publicly so
that, he asserted, the nation could
learn whether Col. Charles A..
twas correct when he
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LUMBERT0N MAN
FOUND SLASHED
J. W. Priddy, Jr., Attacked
By Negro, Apparently,
In Re- Drying Plant

LUMBERTON, Jan. "a. - J. w.
Priddy, Jr., about SO, prominent
Lumberton ~tobacconist, was in a
serious condition at Baker sana-
torium here tonight, suffering from
deep throat slashes and loss Of
blood apparently received in a
struggle with an unknown assail-
ant at the Lumberton Re-Drying
company's plant, Of which he was
vice-president and general manager.
Chief of Police J. T. McRainey
said that he broke open the door
to the plant office and found
Priddy lying on the floor in : DOL
of blood. He had gone to the mt
at a telephone call.
Priddy repeated the one word,
"nigger", over and over, the r.
lice chief said. ~
DR.. H. M. Baker, chief surgeon
at the sanatorium, said that al
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BRITAIN EXPECTS
INVASION SOON
Gas, Landings and Bombing
On Unimagined Scale
Believed in Offing
BY DREW

LONDON. Jan. 24.-R-Inform-
ed military and diplomatic circles
in London seriously expect the
mightiest onslaught in history,
with bombing on an unimagined
scale and the S of every modern
weapon including flame-throwers
and gas, to be launched upon the
British Isles within three months.
This is the sober although unof-
fetal opinion of scores of military
men, from army privates and ordi-
nary seamen to officers, and Brit
ish, allied and neutral diplomatic
and political observers who agree
that:
Germany will try to break Brit
ain and win the war before May"
Britain, these informants be-
lieve, will beat off the German in
vasion attempt, but only after sac
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Crack Roman
Regiment
Beaten
(By The Associated Press

Wy AAS &ASSoSAUsS~
ATHENS, Jan. 24-The fam
Gus Italian evolves of Tus-
cany'' division has suffered
such heavy losses on the CEN
trail Albanian battlefield north
of Klisura it has been with
drawn and a new commander
appointed to re-organize it,
Greek reports from the front
said tonight.
Other Italian troops also we're
reported withdrawing in taht
sector to freshly prepared forti-
fications. A government spokes-
man said this withdrawal re-
suited from Greek occupation
of new heights overlooking the
Fascist lines.
1--WE have taken $50 prisoners
in two days." a spokesman
said.
Tried To Stem Advance
The Tuscany division was thrown
into battle recently after a hurried
trip from Italy in an attempt tt
stem the Greek advance, it was
said.
Information gained from Italian
prisoners said that at least sever
divisions have had to bt
withdrawn for reorganization be
cause Extremely heavy losses
the Greek said.
The Greeks also re-counted pris
oners' stories that they had gon'
for days in some cases withou
food because of shattered suppl.
lines.
A growing number of officer!
among those captured by the
Greeks was noted. In one group q
prisoners there were eight off.
GERS it was said.
"New heights taken by our troop!
resulted in the capture of NOR
prisoners and italian war mate
RIAL" the spokesman said. "At, on
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War
Interpretive
BY KIRKE l.. SIMPSON

LII ~ W. W.
Whatever it's true causes, tn e
bloody instruction in Rumanla
seems to have ended my possibill-
ty of a German winter offensive
in the East. Coupled with Italian
defeats in Africa and Albania, the
Rumanian blow-off shackles tn e
Nazi army there against early ag-
gressive action.
1t could not use a bullet-scarred
Rumania, still seething with unrest
and factionalsim, az a jum2-on
base for a march to Italy's aid
or against Turkey. To do so now
would be to leave the most vital
German war resource, Rumanlan
oil, doubly exposed.
Ploesti, transportation and pro-
duction nerve center of the Ru-
manian oil fields, is listed as
among cities and towns swept by
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LONDON RAIDLESS
FOR FIFTH NIGHT
Bad Flying Weather May
Be Responsible for
Nazi Inactivity

LONDON, Jan. 25-(Saturday.--
R,-London's millions gained rest
for the fifth straight raidless last
night and early today. There were
no reports of German planes over
any part of the isles.
Bad flying weather apparently
was responsible. The English
Channel was shrouded with dense
fog and there were occasional
showers. The sea was calm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-25
HEALTH OFFICERS
CONFER AT CAMP
New Fire Engine Arrives;
Erection of Asphalt
Plant is Begun

HOLLY RIDGE, Jan. 24.-State
Board of Health officials today
conferred with construction Of
ficers relative to compliance with
public health regulations in and
near Camp Davis.
Simultaneously Lieut.. Alden E.
Specs, executive officer of tn e
quartermaster corps, announced
the arrival of a new 750-gallon
capacity fire engine, the first piece
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F.DR. POINTS OUT
STRIKES VERY FEW
Labor Situation On Whole
Very Good He Says;
More Plants Close

WASHINGTON, Jan. a. R-
President Roosevelt said today
that strikes in defence industries
had been very few and that the
labor situation on the whole was
very good.
That was his reply when asked
at his press conference for COM
ment on the CIO-Unitcd Automo-
bile Workers strike at the Milwau-
kee plant of the Allis-Chalnaers
manufacturing company. which
has about $26, 600, 900 in defense or
ders, chiefly for naval equipment.
Asked what was the general poll
cy of the government regarding
strikes in defense industries, the
Chief Executive said each C a S e
stood by itself.
MILWAUKEE,, Jan. "a Up -
Shut down of the 81, 900, 600 power
plant at the Allis-C Chalmers manu-
featuring company where produc-
ton activities have been paralyzed
by a CLIO. strike, was threatened
tonight as a result of a dispute
between A. F. of L. and CLIO.
leaders.
The day also was marked by a
noisy demonstration Ct CLIO. strik-
ers at a meeting called by the A.
F. of l.. Milwaukee federated
trades council. Previous to the
meeting the Wisconsin state feder-
alton of labor sent out about 1900
letters inviting company employees
to join the AT. of L., which main
tains some unions at the plant.
Plant production activities, in
Guiding $26, 600, 600 in defense or
ders, continued at a standstill for
the third day.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Jan. 24.-4R
"A Bethlehem Steel company Of
fetal reported late today that 300
men had quit work in three de-
partments. He described the situa-
ton as a sit-down strike.
No comment was available i'm
mediately from the employees in
volved. The official said the de-
partments affected were the bill
let yard, bridge shops and o l
steel department. He said the men
stopped work about 1 p. m. EST.
Bethlehem Steel has been tn e
object of a unionization drive by
the CLIO steel workers organizing
committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a up -
In response to an appeal from the
army, the Cancellation service ar
ranged today for release from the
strike bound Allis-C Chalmers plant
in Milwaukee of a power generator
needed by the Hercules Powder
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-25
Rebellion
Continuing
In Rumania
Sima and Followers Who
Continue to Resist to
Be Shot on Sight
MANY JEWS SLAIN
Nazi and Antonescu Armies
Patrol Streets; Revolt
Officially Ended
BY The Associated Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan. a.
Horia Sima, leader of the rebel
lion in Rumania against the Anto-
nescu government, and a strong
band of followers are believed hid
ing in Brasov, in the T%ransylvan-
ian Alps, IS miles north of Buch-
Arrest, it was reported here tonight.
The report was brought into Bull
garia from Rumania by a reliable
informant while the Bucharest
radio broadcast a declaration by
the Antonescu regime that Sima
followers who continued to resist
would be killed on sight.
Warning To All
Others knowing where the rebels
who terrorized Rumania for four
days are hiding but refused to tell
are to be treated just as sum-
marty, the broadcast added.
The Informant reaching Bulgaria
from Rumania said that while the
government established the upper
hand in Rumania, exchanges of
shots continued in the capital to-
night.
Rebel units still are holding out
at Brasov, Ploesti, Arad and Con-
stanta, it was said.
Travellers leaving Bucharest said
they counted 200 dead, most of
them believed to be Jews, lying
on the highway.