Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-05
OPENING AND CLOSING HOURS
DISCUSSED BY BUSINESS MEN


DISCUSSED BY BUSINESS MEN
At the regular monthly meeting
of the M. & M. Business Mems club
Monday evening, much time was
given to discussion of opening
and closing hours on and after Feb.
8. when all clocks will be advanced
one hour. Governor John w.
Bricker has called upon all public
officials, private businesses, and all
citizens in the state to adopt the
advanced time in order to avoid
confusion and to aid in the effort to
win the war. The President has se-
1ected "war time" as the Technology
for the new time, which in this
state will be known as Eastern
War Time
M. & M. Schools To Open $3.50
tendent, and j. M. Turner, superin-
tendent of M. & M. were present
and spoke concerning the schools.
Because Of the early hour at which
many pupils must leave home in or
der to meet the school buses. it was
deemed best to open the M. & M.
schools at $3.50 o'clock: the dinner
hour to be from 1890 to 1:45.
The high school will be out at y.
m, and the grades at 4:30. r. K.
Brown, manager of BrownManly
Plow company, stated his factory
will observe hours to fit in with
the schools.
Merchants present favored open
ing their places OF business at 8
O'Clock and to close at during
the week, and Saturday night at 10
O'Clock.
r. X. Brown who is Defense Saw
ings chairman for Morgan county,
spoke concerning the purchase of
Defense Savings Stamps and De-
fense, Bonds. Defense Stamps are
issued in 10c, 25c, soc and 81 de-
nominations. These stamps do not
draw interest, and are to be cx-
changed for Defense Bonds. The
issue price of bonds are $1S.75,
which will increase in 10 years to d
maturity value of $25; the $3.50
in 10 years to $50; SIS to 500;
1915 to $500, and $3.50 to $1,000.
Bonds bear 20 percent a year, COM
pounded semi-annually, when held
to maturity.
Defense Stamps and Bonds can
be exchanged at any time for the
asked that retail stores keep the
stamps to sell and suggested that
they ask customers to take part Of
their change in stamps. Mr. Brown
announced the appointment Of
Ralph Dye as defense retail store
chairman. Other members of that
committee are: v. L. Jaynes, Chas.
Ridgley and Lester White.
1t was disclosed at the meeting
that several merchants have al
ready been selling defense stamps.
Postmaster II. w. Gordon reported
that without any special effort or
compaign, approximately $500 in
stamps were sold at the local post
office during the month of January.
The stamps may be exchanged at
the banks of the county, or post
offices. The banks do not sell de-
fense stamps. Mr.. Gordon stated
albums will be furnished gratis.
The bonds are registered.
Mr.. Brown said that it was not |
the idea at present to make drive |
for the sale of stamps and bonds, |
but to put them on volunteer, !
patriotic basis, however he stated j
that should that fail, drive may |
be necessary.
{ The meeting Monday evening !
was held in the club room of the |
McConnelsville fire department, and
that organization offered the club
room as the regular meeting place
of the club. and their generous Of
fer was accepted, and is much ap-
preciated.
President W. G.. Kester appointed
Kenneth McLane as secretary to l
succeed Conrad White, who is en- :,
pIoyed in Toledo.
Buy Defense Stamps-
MRS. EDWARD ROBB CALLED