VOL. XIX. NO. 28.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MARCH '28,1918.
$1.50 A YEAR.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
ihort Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Have Recently
' Passed Away.
Mrs. Anna Maria Doran.
Anna Maria Doran, widow of
James Doran of Taylor township,
who died about 8 years ago, pass
ed away at the home of her son-
in-law and daughter, Mr. and
.Mrs. William H. Heefner, near
J Hiram, on Tuesday, March 19,
i'1918 at the advanced age of 79
fyears, 10 months, and 19 days.
jThe funeral services were con
ducted by a former paster, Rev.
W. M. Cline, of Fort Littleton at
Xenter M. E. church, on Thurs
day, and interment was made in
'the cemetery at that place,
j The deceased was first married
to Daniel Booker, and for many
'years lived at Maddensville until
the death of Mr. Booker. To
this union the following children
survive: H. C. Booker, Gothen
jberg.Neb.: E E. Booker, Beloit,
ICans.; C. D. Booker.'Bellegrade,
Jtfont; Mrs. Jacob Cook, Ottawa,
Kans.; and Mrs. F. W. Lott, Se
fattle Wash.
Her second marriage was to
Mr. James Doran, and to this un
!ion one daughter survives. Edith,
iWlie 01 VV. ll. Hfemer, ui xajriui
ownship, with whom Mrs. Doran
nade her home during the past
ix years.
Grandmother Doran identified
ierself with the Methodist Epis
opal Church in early life, and
hen the Death messenger came,
J e had no terrors for this good
voman: she said to her daughter,
'I am going, home."
She has one sister living, Kate,
vife of Rev. Duffield Aller, of
3rete, Neb.
Rev. Cline was assisted in the
"uneral services by Rev. J. S.
Jminhizer, of the U. B. Church.
James W. Jackson.
A letter received by Mrs. Lou
Manlrann nf fViia nlano a foar HpVH
.ago brought the intelligence of
i
the death of her brother-in-law
James W. Jackson at his home
m Jersey Uity on baturaay,
vlarch 16, 1918 after an illness
f only three weeks of lead poi
ion. The funeral took place on
the following Monday. The de
ceased is survived by his wife
and three daughters, one of whom
is married.
Jame3 was a native of McCon
ellsburg, being a son of the late
oel and Emily Horner Jackson,
nd he lived until young manhood
n his native town. The Jack
son family were Presbyterians
and James will be remembered
jfor his fine bass voice in the Pres
byterian choir. James was a
.'painter by trade and was work
ing in car shops when attacked
jby the poisoning that ended his
Jife.
George W. Burke.
George W. Burke or "Wash"
Burke as he was more familiar
ly known, died at the home of
pdwin Spriggs, west of McCon
nellsburg last Sunday morning
'aged about 65 years. Wash was
i an industrious colored man and
I worked for Nick Hohman several
fyears. For some time he had
been employed atMyersdale, Pa.,
but on account of ill health came
to Ed Spriggs' in' January. His
wife died about two months ago.
He is survived by one son living
it Meyersdale.
Crossing the Pond.
John Hann, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Hann, South First
Street, is now on his way across
the Atlantic to get a "biff" at
the Kaiser. John, has some ex
perience in army service, having
served three years in the U. S.
cavilrv flervino and Ri'nrf his
discharge thprpfrnm haa hpfn a
imemoer of the, Pennsylvania
I Qfni. r ...
umhb Lonstunii nrv. h recent.
ly forwarded his resignation to
the authnriH on in nharna nf that
organization, and tendered his
Service to ITnuln Som do voter.
jinarian, which our Uncle accept-
, wjtn tnanm.
Letter from Dr. Barton.
My dear Mr. Peck: I note
with interest, that by the refusal
of your Judges to grant a liquor
license, Fulton County is placed
on the "Dry" list. This is as it
should be, for I am sure that in
the enjoyment of moral, and
economic blessings, the intelli
gent and good people of Fulton
would -desire to be in the van
with their sister Counties, Bed
ford, and Huntington.
The trend of sentiment is for
the abolishment of the liquor
traffic; our National Government
is committed to the principles of
prohibition as a great moral up
lift and economic necessity. The
growing demand for "greater
efficiency in every department
of life, implies sobriety; for the
drink habit in any form or quan
tity never makes a man more
efficient. The basis of success in
life is to get in the line of pro
motes. It is the legalized sale of
liquor, the presence of the bar
room, that encourages intemper
ance. Uose the bar-room, and
you not only take away the op
portunity and convenience of the
Boozer" but best of all, you re
move the temptation from our
young men and boys; for. verily
the saloon is the recruiting sta
tion, the training school for the
inebrjate army. How utterly in
efficient would be an army of in
temperate men standing in de
fense of our country; the man on
the firing li ne must be sober that
hemayhaveendurance.be able
to think rightly, and see clear
ly. Alcohol is a breeder of in
efficiency, it diminishes physical
force, dulls the intellect and
lowers the moral standard.
A. M. Barton.
Homestead, Pa. March 22, 1918.
Truck Soldiers.
Mrs. E. E. Melick, secretary to
Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel,
who has charge of the Red Cross
canteen service in Pennsylvania,
held a conference here Tuesday
afternoon relative to the govern
ment truck convoys passing along
the Lincoln Highway. It was
determined that no further meals
should be served to soldiers pass
ing through uuless some emer
gency arises. The war depart
ment has ordered the men to
carry their own provisions and
spend the night in the open.
When meals are required the
local committee will be notified
by the state public safety com
mittee. After the meeting with the
local Red Cross Committee and
the Public Safety Committee,
Mrs. Melick consented to address
a public meeting in the Auditor
ium in the evening. On account
of the short notice the attendance
was not large, but the address by
Mrs. Melick was fine. From
McConnellsburg Mrs, Melick
went to Bedford.
Knox Houston in the Trenches.
Russell Nelson in a letter to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S.
Nelson last week, sent a postal
card picture of two boys in the
trenches in France. One of the
boys is Samuel Knox Huston, Bon
of Rev. and Mrs. S. B. Houston,
formerly of Ayr township, and
the other is one of his chums.
An important part of the work
done by these boys is to assist in
removing the dead and wounded
from the trenches as they fall in
battle "off bearers, as it were "
Across the Continent.
Miss Lillian Brewer, who has
had her home with Mr. and Mrs.
D. E. Little during the past four
years, has gone to San Francisco
to see her brother Maynard who
is very ill with cancer of the
stomach in a hospital in that
city. Mr. and Mrs. Little, ac
companied by Mrs. P. P. Shives,
took Miss Brewer to Clear Spring
Md., Sunday morning from
which place she left for her trans
continental journey.
Mr. Stanley Humbert, teacher
of Rockhill school in Ayr town
ship, has accepted a position in
Somerset County.
SALl'VIA SUMMARIZING.
Death of "Aunt" Ellen Deshcng. Hen
ry Straii's House Burned. Sick
Improving except Mr. Wjles.
It is with sadness that we
chronicle the death of Mrs.
Ellen Deshong, widow of Michael
Deshong, deceased. . "Aunt"
Ellen as she was familiarly called
was stricken with paralysis on
Thursday the 11th inst, and she
lingered and suffered along unti
last Sunday morning, when she
died at her home near Pleasant
Ridge. Foneral services and in
terment at the Sideling Hill
Christian church.
The dwelling house of Henry
H. Strait, near Pleasant Ridge,
together with nearly all the con
tents, was destroyed by fire last
Saturday about 10 o'clock in the
morning. It is reported that
the fire atarted in the roof caused
by sparks from the chimney. The
brisk winds prevailing at the
time spread the flames all over
thebuilding so rapidly that scarce
ly anything could be done to save
the contents, and very little was
saved, although the fire was dis
covered by some men working
near, about the time it was
noticed by the occupants of the
house.
We understand that Mr. Strait
had no insurance, ho having let
it expire. Fortunately there is a
small frame building near, form
erly used as a store room and
post office, into which th9 family
went for present shelter.
Richard P. Deshong, near Sa
luvia, was a pretty sick man a
few days last week.' He is re
ported to be seme bettor at this
writing.
Veteran Joseph Wyle s has been
seriously ill and abed during the
past ten weeks. Very poor hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
Very bright hopes are now en
tertained for the recovery of
little Thelma Deshong, after a
severe and protracted illness as
noted in these items from time to
time. She is now able to walk
and play, and is rapidly gaining
strength.
The protracted revival services
at Asbury M. E. church conduct
ed by Revs. Croft and Wible for
about four weeks closed last Sun-
day evening. Good attendance,
good order, and good interest
prevailed. We understand that
about 16 persons professed con
version, of whom three will unite
with the church at Bethlehem,
four, at Siloam, one, with the
Christian church, and eight, with
the Asbury church.
Set Clocks Ooe Hour Aheady '
In this day of need for the con
servation of every resource that
the great war may be speedily
brought to a close, Congress has
passed a law that will mean the
saving of millions of dollars in
the burning of artifical lights at
night, and give an extra hour of
daylight to the wage earner to
apply to the cultivation of his
war garden. Hence, at 2o'clock,
next Sunday morning, the town
clocks in every city or town in
the United States, together with
all other clocks and watches will
be turned one our ahead. This
will mean that if you have break
fast at 6 o'clock, it will be an
hour earlier than it came Satur
day morning, but it will bo 6
o'clock just the same. Your
preaching service will be at half
past ten just as before, but if
you have not turned your watch
ahead Saturday evening or Sun
day morning, you will fine your
self getting to church in time to
help sing the doxology.
That's all that's to it. Set
your clock and watch before you
go to bed Saturday evening, and
forget about it. Then on Sun
day and Monday, and every oth
er day until the first day of Oct
ober (when the clocks will all be
set back an hour) meals will be
served, schools will be opened,
mails will arrive and leave, trains
will move on just the Bame hours
by the clock as before,
RED CROSS.
Members and Contributions as Reported
by Secretary Fulton Chapter.
Brush Creek Auxiliary.
Chairman, S. E. Walters; Treas
urer, Geo. W. Lodge; Secretary,
Celia M. Barton.
ANNUAL MEMBERS.
Mrs. Mary Jackson, Mrs. Geo.
Lodge, Mrs. Jno. Smith, Roy
Plessinger, Clara Hixon, Mrs.
M. J. Hixon, Mrs. John Truax,
Hazel Cline, Mrs. Viola Walter?,
Mrs. S. M. Jackson, Lloyd Jack
son, Margaret Jackson, Cora
Drenning, Harold II. Akers, VV.
S. Clevenger, 'Isaac M. Barton,
Frank M. Lodge, Mrs. Martha R.
Lodge, Edgar A. Diehl, Perry
Hixon, Mrs. George Lay ton, Geo.
Layton, Irene Layton, Alice Lay
ton, Mrs. S. E. Walters, . Boyd
Walters, Fred Akers, James
McKee, Hobart Barton, Carl
Rhom, M. J. Hixon, E. E. Ben-
net, Mrs. T. H. Akers, Ross
Barkman, Ross Barton, Jacob
Barkman, J. F. Smith, Earl Jack
son. Earl Truax, Emery Diehl,
C. R. Akers, Piper Barton, Mrs.
Geo. Hixon, Mrs. Ellis Akers,
M. A. Barkman, Carrie Bark
man, Mrs. Ed A. Diehl, Rintha
Diehl, Tilda Hcnpingardner.
i drienne Harman, Mrs. Emery
D.Yhl, Hazel Reeder, Mrs. A.
Barman, S. M. Jackson.
, Union Auxiliary.
Marg. Tt McKee, EarlC.CIing-
erman, Ri'ph C. Smith, Edward
McKee.
CONTRIHUTIONS.
Taylor Auxiliary, $21.70. Bethel
Auxiliary, $;!8.a(5. Mary Pitt
man, Everett. Pa. $1.00.
Fulton Well Represented.
Dear Editor: The label on
my paper reminds me; so here's
my check for a "buck-and-a-
half" to keep the good work go
ing on. Inasmuch as we have
moved into our new house, you
will please change the address to
read "Box 164" instead of 234
Maplewood Ave.
The Mellotts in Ambridge are
all well. In fact, Fulton Coun
ty is pretty well represented in
Beaver County. Besides myself
and wife, H. C. Mellott and wife,
and Dr. Albert N., there are Al
bert Spade and family, R. Ray
Mellott, Earl T. Bard, Dewey
Peck, James Darks and John
Meyers in Ambridge; Grant
Spade and wife at New Brighton,
and John Bard at VV. Bridge-
water.
Although Ambridge is but 12
years of age, she is a busy young
sterfive large manufacturing
plants employing from 250 to
2500 men in each plant, with a
monthly payroll amounting to
$400,000,00. The villiage has a
population of 12,000, 9 churches,
3 hotels, and last, but by no
means least, it is without a sa
loon. Glad to see good old Fulton
County in the Dry Column.
E L. Mellott.
Ambridge, Pa. March 19, 1918.
Must Purchase Substitutes.
C. J. Hepburn, chief counsel
for Howard Heinz, Federal food
administrator for Pennsylvaina,
has advised the local Food admin
istrator that grocers, millers and
all other retail dealers in wheat
flour are required under the food
regulations to Bell to each custo
mer at the time of the sale an
equal amount of substitutes.
One buying flour at retail is not
entitled to credit for substitutes
bought elsewhere or at any other
time. Dealers who have been
selling flour to consumers who
have on hand substitutes bought
elsewhere are violating the reg
ulations. Millers are retail deal
ers when they sell to consumers
and mustsell with wheat flour an
equal quantity of substitutes.
John R. Jackson,
Federal Food Administrator, of
Fulton County.
Mrs. Ed D. Shimer of Harris
burg, is visiting among her Mc
Connellsburg friends this week.
LATEST FOOD HILLS.
Should De Read Carefully by Every
Householder. Ibe War is Call
ing for further Sacrifice.
The following was received by
Federal Food Administrator, J.
R. Jackson, and is explanatory.
"If we are to furnish the allies
with the necessary proportion of
wheat to maintain their war bread
from now until the next harvest,
and this is a military necessity,
we must reduce our monthly con
sumption to 21,000,000 bushels a
month as against our normal con
sumption of about 42,000,000
bushels, or fifty per cent, of our
normal consumption.
Reserving a margin for distri
bution to the Army and for speci
al cases, for general consumption
approximately li pounds of wheat
products weekly, per person.
"The well-to do in our popula
tion can make greater sacrifices
in the consumption of wheat pro
ducts than can the poor. In ad
dition, our population in the ag
ricultural districts where the oth
ers cereals are abundant are more
skilled in the preparation of
breads from these other cereals
than the crowded city and indus
trial populations.
"With the improved transpor
tation conditions, we now have
available a surplus of potatoes.
We also have in the spring
months a surplus of milk, and we
have ample corn and oats for
human consumption. The
drain on rye'and barley as sub
stitutes has already greatly ex
hausted thesupply of these grains.
"To effect the needed saving
of wheat, we are wholly depen
dent upon the voluntary assist
ance of the American people and
we ask that the following rules
shall be observed:
"1. Households to use not to
exceed a total of li pounds per
week of wheat products, per per
son. This means not more than
li pounds of Victory bread, con
taining the required percentage
of substitutes, and about J pound
of cooking flour, macaroni, crack
ers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
"2. Public eating places and
clubs to observe two wheatless
days per week (Monday and Wed
nesday) as at present. In addi
tion" thereto, not to serve in the
aggregate a total of more bread
stuff, macaroni, crackers, pastry,
pies, cakes, wheat breakfast
cereals containing a total of more
than two ounces of wheat flour
to any one guest, at any one meal.
No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Pub
lic eating establishments not to
buy more than 6 pounds of wheat
products per month, thus con
forming with limitation request
ed of the householder.
"3. Retailers to sell not more
than one-eighth of a barrel of
flour to any town customer at any
one time and not more than one
quarter of a barrel to any coun
try customer at any one time and
in no case to sell wheat products
without the sale of an equal
we'yht of other cereals.
"4. We ask the 'bakers and
grocers to reduce the volume of
Victory bread sold by delivery of
the i pound loaf where one pound
was sold before and correspond
ing proportions in other weights.
We also ask bakers not to in
crease the amount of their wheat
flour purchases beyond seventy
per cent, of the average monthly
amount purchased in the four
months prior to March 1.
"5. Manufacturers using
wheat products for non food pur
poses should cease such use en
tirely, i
"6. There is no limit upon the
use of other .cereals, flours and
meals, corn, barley, buckwheat,
potato flour, etc.
"Many thousands of families
throughout the land are now us
ing no wheat products whatever
except a very small amount for
cooking purposes and are doing
ao in perfect health and satis
faction. There is no reason why
' Knitting.
In response to the appeal from
the government thru the Red
Cross for knitted goods, Fulton
County received itfe first supply
of yarn the middle of October,
and, at once, our older women
recalled the way to cast on stitch
es, and the younger women set
themselves to learn the art of
knitting.
It is most satisfying to know
how excellently Fulton County's
women condensed home work to
make time for national work, and
it makes ones heart thrill to feel
that in less than six short months
busy loving hands have made
539 well knitted garments. It i3
also most satisfying to know
that after our last shipment, the
Philadelphia Division Headquart
ers sent in acknowledgement the
following approval "packing ex
cellent," "Shipping excellent,"
"knitting excellent."
The number of garments sent
in our six shipments were:
Wristlets, 102 pairs
Sweaters, 136
Socks, 255 pairs
Helmet3. 23
Washcloths, 14
Mufflers, 9
Our knitting committee receiv
ed from various persons requests
for yarn. It was impossible to
grant these requests on account
of insufficient funds to buy the
yarn.
So let each one who reads this
use her best efforts to gather
new members for the Red Cross
membership drive the last of
May. For each member means
a dollar, and each dollar, means
better backing for the Red Cross
work.
As a committee we feel highly
honored by the courtesy, both
men and women have shown us,
and when it seems wise that
more yarn shall be purchased,
we know we can again rely upon
our good knitters and their good
work.
Miss Ruth I. Kendael,
Mrs. Geo. B. Mock,
Mrs. Winnie B. Kendall
Committee.
Moved to Hagerstown.
After a residence of fourteen
years in McConnellsburg, A. B.
Wilkinson and family removed to
Hagerstown, Md., last Saturday,
where Mr. Wilkinson has accept
ed a position as foreman in a
large carriage factory. While
here Mr. Wilkinson conducted a
blacksmith and general repair
shop, and he is a number one me
chanic. The town loses a family
of good-citizens with the going
away of the Wilkinsons, who
take with them the best wishes
of their numerous friends in Mc
Connellsburg.
all of the American people who
are able to cook in their own
households cannot subsist per
fectly well with the use of less
wheat products than li pounds a
week and we specially ask the
well-to-do households in the coun
try to follow this additional pro
gram in order that we may pro
vide the necessary marginal sup
plies for those parts of the com
munity less able to adapt them
selves to so large a proportion of
substitutes.
"In order that we shall be able
to make the wheat exports that
are absolutely demanded of us to
maintain the civil population and
soldiers of the allies and our own
Army,' we propose to supplement
the voluntary cooperation of the
public by a further limitation of
distribution and we shall place
at once restrictions on distribu
tion which will be adjusted from
time to time to secure as nearly
equal table distribution as possi
ble. -
"With the arrival of harvest,
we should be able to relax such
restrictions: Until then, we ask
for the necsssary patience, sacri
fice and cooperation of the dis
tributing trades."
Yours very truly,
Federal Food Administrator for
Pennsylvania.
FORESTRY IN FULTON COINIY.
The State Will Help You to Reforest
Your Waste Land Just for
the Asking.
Continued from lust week.
COST OF PLANTING.
The tost of planting is deter
miued entirely by tho conditions
of the areas to be planted and
how the work is managed. If the
trees are planted 4x4 feet apart,
2722 trees are planted to the acre;
5x5 feet apart 1742 trees to the
acre, and 0x6 feet opart 1210
trees to the acre It is nec
essary to plant- them closely to
gether so that tho side li'T s are
shaded and killod before they be
come large enough to luave a kuot
in the wood. The trees will
grow upwards toward the light y
and will form a tail, thin treo
trunk, with a limbless bole, and
without a knot m the portion ot
the tree intended to be uecu for
lumber. After a few years it will
be nf cessary to cut out some of
tho trees so as to give them more
light and this thinning will be
sold to pay for the cost of plant
ing. Uoo can readily under
stand what will happen if a tree
is planted bvitsolfia the open
it will all grow into a top without
any length, and purpose of
planting fur lumber is to have a
small top and a great length,
therefore, theonly way to produce
saw timber is to plant the trees
closely together so that they will
prune themselves of the side
branches and be forced to grow
upwards to receive the necessary
light.
I would recommend planting
the tree 5x5 feet apart in open
fields, and 6x6 feet apart in cut
over lands where a brush growth
is found at the present time. If
you are obliged to employ your
labor by the dav, you can plant
the trees for $3 CO a thousand
trees. It you can use a team, as
suggested, it will cost you around
$2 00 a thousand trees. The
transportion and packing charg
es on the trees will be about 50
cents a thousand, depending en-
tirley upon the number of trees
shipped. The cost of our tree
planting in Auguwiclr Valley was
never more than $2.00 a thousand
and I am allowing you $1.00, m
my estimate to you, for newness
ia planting. Now, let us assume
that you are going to plant the
trees 6x6 feet apart, which would
require 1210 trees to the acre.
we will also assume that you
must employ the labor by the
day. The transportation ex
penses on the trees will ba 50
cents per thousand or 60centr
on the 1210 trees. Planting v- :i
cost you $3.(0 a thousand n.d ou
1210 trees will be $3 60.
The cost per acre would then .
be:
Planting 1210 trees, $3.60
Transportation on 1210 trees .60
Total cost per acre $4 20
If every person can arrange to
do their own planting at times
when there is a slight let up in
their work, the cost will be less.
WHY WE SHOULD PLANT.
Because it is a clean cut busi
ness proposition. Ill did not
consider it as such I certainly
would not urge it upon the people .
of the County., The wasteland
you have, is not earning you a
cent, and you are paying taxes on
the land in addition. If you plant
the land every acre can be set off
from your land and you will only
be taxed on the valuation of $1X0
per acre.
Patriotic Meeting.
A meeting will be held at Clear
Ridge M. E. church next Sunday
evening under the auspices of
Taylor auxiliary of the American
Red Cross Society, at which time
an address will be made by Amos
Huston, who is home from France
on a leave of absence, and he has
seen much active service on the
Western Front Since his return
Mr. Huston has spoken at many
places and his addresses are
full of information and thrilling
incident,