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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-08

, fierce pursuit Some escaped cap
ture, many were hung as spies.
VIM. Pittenger who worked for my
| father, escaped from Libby prison,
and wrote description of the ex-
citing and interpid undertaking.
Still another battle was fought on
! Tennessee soil at Dayton, when w.
j. Bryan met Clarence Darrow in
an effort to discredit evolution, in
| the notorious Scopes case. He won
| 1t in the court, over the most bril-
liant lawyer of his time, only to lose
| the battle with death a day or SO
, after at the same place, Dayton. A
| good college there now commemor-
ates him. Although Tennessee has
an anti-evolution law, she may be
well proud of her college institu-
tions, Meharry and Fisk for ne
groes, and almost a score of others.
Meharry was the gift of three broth
ers who became interested through
the kindness Of a negro in time of
need. Vanderbilt University came
through the influence of Bishop Nc
! Teire with Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cumberland Gap, at the point of
the plow which is Virginia, was a
gateway into Tennessee and Ken
| lucky, used by the emigrants, and
fought over in the Civil war. An
ancient river sawed down the
mountain, as fast as the mountain
was pushed up by internal forces.
Just as Colorado Canyon was, and
is still, being sawed down by the
Colorado. Boone and other pio-
neers availed themselves of this
pass. The Melangecn family near
Sneadville availed themselves of
this pass, but got little farther.
They have been in Hancock county
ever since. Before the Revolution
they left South Carolina, where
they were Disseminated against, on
account of taxes, and have had lit
tie taxes to pay ever since. There
is much speculation about their
origin, some tracing it to the
Moors, others to Portugal. They
are mulattos, but have no trace of
negro blood They still remain
mystery
On the map, Bean Station is rep |
resented as a county seat, of good
size. But Bean Station is no more
Bean Station is razed to the ground.
We saw hundreds of homes on roll |
lers, or torn utterly down, before
the hurricane of work, that will
eventually complete Cherokee Dam.
On that day Congress declared war
against Japan. Tennessee Military
Institute at Sweetwater, paraded
the streets, soldier boys in hundreds
of military trucks were on the road
to guard the IVA dams, power
lines, bridges and factories. AS we
followed the long procession, it
seemed to us in many ways like
joining a funeral line. When we
reached Cleveland, we found that
day an armed anti-tank detachment !
had moved into a large used-car lot, |
and the used cars were being NOV
ed elsewhere. Great enthusiasm |
was expressed as many boys both !
black and white came pouring in |
from the country to enroll as vol |
unteers. So Cleveland, once head |
quarters of Grant and Sherman, is
again astir, and showing herself to
be part of the Volunteer State"
Howard H. Scott.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-08
j. w. BROKAW WRITES
OLD TIME FRIEND

E. E. Fitch, of Summit Station,
formerly Of this county, sends us
copy of an interesting letter he re-
ceived from his old time school
mate, J. w. Brokaw, of 4 Selah.
Wash, under date of Dec 26, 1941,
which follows: .ss5,
Dear Old Schoomate:- School
mates in those days we're different
from nowadays. In those days we
had youngsters in the one-room
school in their a, b, c's, and men
in the sixth reader and algebra.
My oldest brothers widow who
lives in Tindall, Mo-, sent me a
Morgan County Democrat of Oct. 3,
in which l notice your interesting
letter of short iaunt through the
edge of the great west. You men
tion a few places which were very
familiar to me in the late 70's, such
as the Indian Ternow, Okla, the
Wichita mountains, and Ft. Sill. l
had an experience at FIT. Sill in the
early spring Of 1878, which has al
ways, when I think of it, left a
rather bad taste in my mouth, with
reference to our dear old Uncle
Sam
There were five Of us young fell
lows with two teams and covered
wagon on our way from Wichita.
Kan, to Texas, to buy herd of
cattle to drive the ''Chisholm
Trail" The day we arrived at Ft.
Sill, all the Indians had gone on the
war path Then practically all of
the soldiers from the Fort had
us a much too slight feeling of Sc
curity, so l was delighted to inter-
view the commanding officer, and
request that our party might camp
inside the reservation, but / didn't
get farther than the front office,
where I was met with blunt and
very emphatic no" so we had to
drive on to Cash Creek, eight miles
to clear the reservation. | never
felt just right over that incident. |
met General Miles there several
years later, when on the roundup,
and told him so. Am going to ask
if you remember an incident one
winter day at school Wes Gate
wood was visitor I think you
were about in the second reader
class, at the noon recess we were
all going out for snow field game,
and you were pretty well up to-
ward the front of the crowd. You
had a great broad slice of bread
and butter in your hand from which
you had taken one bite, and hold
ing the precious balance OF your
dinner high in your hand and
about 40 it. infront Of Wes Gate
wood. That slice of bread and but
ter offered such tempting target
| to Wes, that he picked UP a hand
full of snow and said to me, watch
me hit that slice and he did hit 1t,
and I never have forgotten your
expression when you looked the sit
uation over and looked at Wes.
I never hear from that old
homestead county, except through
a second cousin, Leonard McKibben
of Decatur, Ill. l asked him few
years ago how many of list of
| dozen names were still living.
There were only two-Jim House
and Stella McSwords. | often think
Of the old Hosom school and OF
the youngsters who went to schooi
there when | did. The Hosoms,
Gatewoods, McVeighs, etc.-Yours
with old recollections.-J. w. Bro
boy
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-08
OUR NEAREST
NEIGHBOR
Gauley Bridge, w. Va
December 18, 1941.

Gauley Bridge, w. va,
December 18, 1941.
Editor of Democrat
i would like to awaken a new in
terest in our nearest neighbor. West
Virginia has an interesting and
spectacular history. She never was
in sympathy or harmony with the
mother state of Virginia, either So
cially or politically. The Old State
was aristocratic, the New demo-
cratic. Agriculture and mining were
the employmentS of the new state,
the old was a manufacturing and
commercial state. Restless and de-
string separate statehood, even be-
fore the war of the Revolution, the
mountain people petitioned the
Continental Congress to set up an
other state. This petition was de-
MED. The issues of the Civil war
gave the desired opportunity. Old
Virginia seeded from the Union.
and West Virginia voted to remain
with the Federal states. In 1861
she declared her independence, un-
der the name "KanaWha." 10 Her
present name was chosen at a later
convention, when she chose her
motto "Montani Semper Lberi." !"
"Mountaineers are always free. -
June 20, 1863, the 35th state of the
Union was erected. an
The war-born state was called
"the storm child" Sometimes it is
the "Panhandle State" sometimes
Little Mountain State" Cut off
from the other states by her grand
| mountains, and rivers, she is beau
tiful and sublime in her separation
Her average elevation of 1900 feet
| makes her the highest state east OF
! the Rockies. Her rugged tOpo-
graphy is paralleled by the rugged
ness of her people. Dense forests
cave way to the woodman's ak, but
| there still remains a million acres
| of 0eciduous trees.
| Second only to Pennsylvania, she
| has IS different seams of coal. Min
| ing is easy. Because of great de-
| pressed valleys, the coal is take1
out by tunneling, and dropping by
| chutes to the railroads in the val
| leys.
She. was the leading gas state un
| II 1923, when Oklahoma took the
| lead. Much gas was wasted in th'
| co-.,'~-, '~--~ Lofo~o hot+er ~, Of h od
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-08

Mrs. Virgie Kennard of Malta
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Thompson and daughter Mrs.
Lura Wymer.
Mrs. Neil Bachelor and two
daughters returned to their home
at Montgomery, w. Va, Monday,
after visiting here and at Duncan
Falls through the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Hooper enter
tanned with a card party at their
home New Years eve. Refresh
ments were served at late hour.
Called Back To Camp
George Dougan of Ft. Dix, N. j.,
came home New Years day for a
ten day furlough, but received a
telegram the following day COM
manding him to report back at
camp for duty Immediately, so he
left for Ft. Dix Friday evening.
Charles Woodward has employ
ment at Killbuck. Mrs. woodward
is staying at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Kirkbride,
of Elliott.
Kenneth Scott left Sunday for
Columbus where he will enter 0. S.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-08
THE VOLUNTEER
| STATE
Knoxville, Tenn,
December 9, 1941.


Editor Democrat Few states
have a more brilliant military rec
ord than Tennessee. Asked for g.
500 in the Mexican war, 5000 vol
unteers responded, hence the name
volunteer State" She is noted for
her riflemen. These won the battle
of New Orleans where Jackson met
the best soldiers the world had, the
veterans of the Peninsular Cam
paign under Wellington, and utter
ly vanquished them. Notice her
heroes, Jackson, Farrgut, Sam Hus-
ton, Davy Crockett, of Alamo
fame Sergeant York, and Secre-
tary Hull were born near James
town. President Johnson. tailor at
Greenville took the chair vacated
by Lincoln in death. Tennessee
gave 1000 to the Union cause and
115,O00 to the Confederate side.
making 100000, more than any
other southern state. Last of the
states to secede, she was first to be
received in the fold again. Within
her borders were fought 454 bat
ties. Only Virginia suffered more
in the war.
Here also at Pulaski, the mill
tant Ku Klux Klan was organized
to spread into SO many other states
Few people who reach the Unior
station at Chattanooga but have
seen there an old wood burning en-
CINE called "The General" 1t is z
relic of daring raid, made by a
daring leader, Eugene Andrews
Twenty bright Ohio boys were chos
en- to destroy the Western e At.
lantic railroad. They captured o
southern engine at Big Shanty, Ca.
while the trainmen were at dinner
They were followed first by a hand
car, then by freight train, in a
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-08

OF control came into USE Her sup
ply OF bromine is the greatest in
the country, furnishing 70 percent
of the output of the United States.
Mineral and health-giving waters
abound. White Sulphur Springs
has been called the Saratoga OF
the South" and the Greenbrier Ho-
tel located there is one Of the finest
in the land Scenic Hawksnest is
breathtaking, 1892 feet above the
river, where the New River becomes
the Great ,Kanawha. At Gauley
Bridge, is avid gorge, one of the
three great 81 passes through the
mountains.
1t was here the forces of Rose
Grams and r. e. Lee skirmished, un-
til the Confederate forces left the
state West Virginia furnished TO-
900 soldiers to sthe Confederacy
and $4,000 to the Union. For
time all the citizens who had cast
their interests with the south were
disfranchised, but later, better
judgment prevailed, and the fran
chiSe was restored.
The Capitol at Charleston burn
ed in 1921, and the fine new build
ing built in 1882, is one of the fin
est in the land, costing in all, it is
said, $13, 100000, including the
cost of the gold leaf dome. ea
From the beginning financial con-
troversies arose, the mother state
contending the daughter should
share in the long-standing debt.
West Virginia claimed she had new
er reaped any benefit from public
works, and had thus no share in
the debts thus accumulated. Very
recently the supreme court decided
in favor of the mother state, allow
ing s20.000,0O0 of the debt to the
new state.
Besides her sublime scenery she
has given to the world the Grimes
Golden and the Delicious apple,
millions of tons of coal, billions OF
feet of gas, millions of barrels of
oil, and has the largest sheet glass
factory in the United States, and is
fastening our defense with the pro-
duction Of endless guns and projec-
tiles and chemicals for war pur-
poses DIR. Howard III. Scott
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-08

q.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
Fred Williams Sunday were Mr..
and Mrs. Dana Williams and two
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Will
liams and Miss Madolyn Hilaman.
Junior Dougar returned to his
school at o. S. u, after spending
the holidays with his mother, Mrs.
Lucy Dougan and daughter, Mary
Leila.
Misses Gladys and Dorothy Star
ling spent few days recently with
their sister, Mrs. Earl Crawford OF
Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Hiatt, Mrs.
Lucy Dougan and daughter, Mary
Leila, Mrs Bertha Williams and
Miss Madolyn Hilaman attended
church at McConnelsville, Sunday
evening, conducted by Evangelist
J. w. Gallagher.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne Geddes Saturday were n.r,
and Mrs. Lawson Geddes and fam
lily of Todds, Mr.. and Mrs. Curt Nc
Inturf and family Of Stewart, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Hooper and son
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-08
U. S.-JAPANESE STRENGTH

Although the exact strength of
the Japanese navy is debated
question, our naval authorities are
convinced that the U. S. battle fleet
sufficiently out-weighs, out-guns
and out-ranges / the ships of the
Nipponese to assure certain victory
for us when the fleets clash.
So far as we can be sure, the Japs
have II first class battleships, al
lowing for the sinking of the Haru-
ma. The United States has Is, al
lowing for the permanent loss of
the Arizona, sunk at Pearl Harbor,
and not counting the old battleship
Oklahoma, which probably will be
out of service for months as re-
suit of having capsized in the
Hawaiian incident.
In ship-for-ship comparison, the
fleets stack up like this: We have
two ships, the new North Carolina
and Washington, each of $4,000
tons, carrying nine 16-inch guns.
The Japs offset these with two ships
of 10000 tons each, carrying an
equal number of the same caliber
guns. But in firing power, our two
super-dreadnaughts II hurl 21,6OO
pounds of destruction in single
main broadside, whereas the Jap
ships fire only 1910 pounds, Civ
ing us a clear andJ vital edge IN
range and destructive power.
We have nearly nine q battleships
carrying IA to 16 inch guns, which
fire main broadsides of $500
pounds each. The Japs have only
three such, plus two which let go
1880 pound blast, giving them an
advantage, therefore, in only two
ships. These are the NagatO and
the Mutu. 1t is certain that in any
clash between fleets, our navy Will
do it's utmost to smash these su-
perior ships out of the action at
the very beginning.
Our weakest broadside, as fired
from ships like the old Nevada,
New York and Texas, totals $4,000
pounds per ship, while the Japs
have three which fire only 1,2OO
pounds each.
In armament, there is still wild
er difference, all in our favor. The
heaviest armor carried by Japan's
best ships is from eight inches
thick on the decks, to 16 inches in
the turrets, whereas the deck pro-
lection of our ships is 10 inches
turrets, 18 inches, and so on. We
sacrifice something like three knots
per hour in speed for some of oul
ships, but we make up for this In
protective devices which the Japs
do not have.
The authoritative naval publica
ton, "Our Navy estimates tha
| the Texas, New York and Arkansas
older battleships, will be retained
| in the Atlantic, but it sees all tn
rest of our great fleet available TO
duty in the Pacific. Then, in a few
months, when the South Dakot
| joins the fighting forces, it will adj
another 21,60O pounds Of firin
power and nine more 16-inch gun
to our strength.
These are comforting compari
sons. They inspire a sense OF Sc
curity and sureness that we will
win the ultimate victory. Meantime
| cma1lar chinc in num hers that lana
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-08
The Morgan Tuday January

cannot match, are going down the
ways-destroyers light cruisers,
mine-layers, and so on. 1t is these
smaller, speedier, fast-striking
ships that, in the final analysis, au-
thorities say will supply the force
which will tip wars outcome in
our favor.-O. S. Journal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-29
Banks Now Hold
5O90 u. 5. Issues

WASHINGTON, May %. -
Banks held at the end of March.
sou per cent of the outstanding
government securities, which have
a par value of S24, 756, 600. 900, the
treasury announced in its May
bulletin.
Insurance companies held 1913
per cent, with a par value OF
81, 1896, 900, 900, and other non-gov-
ornamental holders accounted for
23.2 per cent, amounting to par
value of S11, 1863, OO0. 900.
United States government agen-
cies and trust funds and Federal
Reserve banks ACCOUNTED for 10
per cent, having a par value OF
81 800. 100000. The treasurys sur
vey covers 6,277 banks and ISL
insurance companies. which &C
count for about 95 per cent of the
holdings of government securities
and government guaranteed securi-
ties held by all banks and insur-
ance companies in the United
States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-29
Car Loddings
Down Slightly

WASHINGTON, May 29-Load-
ing of revenue freight during the
week ended May q totaled 837, 74S
cars. a decrease of 1904 cars from
the previous week and decrease
of 28.279 cars from the like week
a year ago and an increase Of 15O,-
.26S over the like 1910 week,
according to reports to the Asso-
citation of American Railroads.
Loadings last week, showing a
decline of 2-10 of / per cent from
the Immediately preceding week,
recorded a contra-seasonai drop
This caused the Dow-Jones index
1927-1941, inclusive, equals 100
to decline to 112 from 112.1 L,
was the fifth consecutive week in
which both the index and total
showed a decrease.
The total for last week regis
tered a decline Of 3.3 per cent
from like 1941 period, but a gain
of 2l.S per cent over the compar.
able 1910 week. In the previous
week, the drop under last years
was az per cent and the gair
over two years ago was 231a pei
cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-29
MARKETS
New High
PriceHere
For Cattle

Az the Detroit Stockyards this
week, the feature of the trade was
the narrow price spread between
various grades OF slaughter steers
and new high prices for all grades
Of COWS and bulls. Swine prices
returned 10 steady with last week S
close. when the opening advance
was erased.
CATTLE-W Weeks receipts 3 200 Uni
f0rmy good TED steers and yeaThngs Jared
~ better than barely steady this week a.
demand conferred on common and medium
descriptions. These palmer grades of steer,
sold strong ~ the recent advance with some
sales Sarlv an additional 13m23c higher
HaxexeI- lAie quotations on common anc
medium Geers were generally fully steady
with last weeks close. Cows reached
new high level. most sales were fully 2bs
higher with spots up rs much as soc Bull,
gathered strength from the opening and
gained 23H soc. leaving this class uncom-
monty close 20 steers insofar as price wai
concerned
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-29
On the Business Front

KENNETH BURNS, who divides
his time between The Detroit
Bank and the state scrap salvage
drive. tells me that the much ma
ligned aluminium collection was
actually a huge success IN every
way.
The aluminium did lay around for
a while because the big outfits had
no facilities TO sort and grade IL
Finally. qualified junk sorters were
brought in and today. many an old
aluminium pan Is flying against the
Japs in a Flying Fortress.
The drive also taught scrap sal
wage men an important lesson. The
only real way TO accomplish any
thing is by routing the scrap
through qualified channels. ~
TO THE BANKERS: Only 5SC
New York State bankers attended
their annual convention as COM
pared with about an 800 average
for recent years. Why not combine
the Michigan convention with the
national meeting which is sched'
'uled this fair
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-29
Steadier Tone
Displayed by
Stock Market
Westinghouse Gains
Stable Fraction;
Few Incur Losses

NEW YORK. May % INS).-
The stock market displayed gen.
orally steady tone at the opening
today, although some issues In
CURED small losses. Trading con-
tinued light.
Westinghouse advanced q tc
70ls, while Union Pacific. ex-divi-
dend IL, rose y 10 6SA. Also
improved were General Motors
Goodyear. United Aircraft, Du
Pont. Santa Fe. Standard Oil oil
New Jersey and American Ship
building.
Minus signs were shown by Ken
ecott, Loew'S. Libbey-Owens.
Ford, Texas Company, American
Tobacco "B" and u. S. Rubber.
CHICAGO, May 20 QNS).-
Wheat opened &c to sc lower
today. corn sc TO &C off and oats
&c lower.
WHEAT-July, S1.19% 6I.1eN
September. Sl22S; December
S1.25%.
CORN-July, S7Ssc; September
89a4c: December. 92Ac.
OATS-July, 501a @50≻ Sep
TENDER. 502.c; December. SIN c
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-29

SIR NORMAN BIRKETT. visit
ing British jurist, was even more
impressed by the giant Ford Will
low Run plant than with the UNI
pire at the baseball game.
During his brief Detroit visit he
was shown through the bomber
plant and soon ran out of Superla-
tIvcS with which 10 describe the
Operations
Ford officials were juStifiably
gratifed by the constant stream OF
magnificent. tremendous, monu-
mental. colossal" etc.
/ But the thing that really as
founded Sir Norman was the pro-
fusion of huge presses, jigs and
lother machines used in mass pro-
duction many of which were two
stories high.
When the tour was finally com
plcicd. Sir Norman thanked his
hosts pfoluSely and then promptly
floorcd them with this:
II say, old chaps, this Il quite
the most stupendous thing I've
ever witnessed. How many bomb
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-29

On bonds needlessly issued
currently used up such
obligations will constitute nothing than mortgage on future
production.
private company government in business should have
projects IKE
private ventures subject to the vcisSudes OF
currently py
of toll bridges and tunnels bonds
issued constituting liens against Tolls whch nave 1en
receipts mace
conditions incidental to ration
ing automobiles gasoline have the caicua
In O and prospective subnormal use oil
public ventures have areay oeen
marked degree and ability OF PUBIC
agencies service the debt be seriously weakened