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of life from 1921 to 1929. In continual financial difficulty, it had a succession of editors, business managers and disappointed stock- holders before it finally drowned in bankruptcy. Well equipped, it had a staff of good people, some of whom are still prominent in the newspaper world elsewhere. It was just a case of no room in a small town for two newspapers.
The Register-News was a pioneer in radio operation. Its station, WARF, was on the air in the summer of 1923.
The News was published at 1117 Broadway and the Register at 1120 liain, in buildings still standing today. For the first five years the joint newspaper was printed at the Main Street office, and in 1925 the business moved to the present Location at 118 North 9th Street. The 9th Street building was designed especially as a publishing plant. Modern printing machinery, including a notary press, was installed.
In 1928 the Register-News started daily Associated Press teletype service to replace the former system of telephone and tele- graph news connections. The newspaper has kept a step ahead of most small city dailies through modernization moves which have included installation of automatic equipment, automation in typesetting from punched tape, and electronic engraving. The Register-News increased its page size in 1957 to nine columns, and now publishes the largest volume of both news and advertising matten in southern Illinois.
This newspaper has always recorded the births and deaths of jefferson County people and now extends this service into adjoining areas. The Register-News is the home papen of Jefferson, Wayne and Hamilton counties. It covers the news of churches and saloons, poli- tics and schools, courts, city councils, state and national governments, In its 42 years the Register-News has reported the heartaches of two wars ... and has joined with its subscribers, the home folks, in mourning, those heroes who did not return.
In its microfilmed files are told the tragedies of the 1088 and 1957 tornadoes. Printed for the record ane reports of murder trials, fines, floods, divorces, annests, taxes and fights, along with happier news about state championship basketball games, sporting events, graduations, anniversaries and weddings.
The Register-News has had only one edition, lin. Rackaway. It has had three business managers: lin. Sung, the late Charles ;.
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Thompson and Im. C. Rackaway, son of the publisher. John Rackaway, elder son of the editor, is sports editor and president of the company. The newspaper has had only two city editors. J. Frank Bogan was city editor of the Register and held that position with the con- solidated newspaper until his death in 1938 at the age of 73. Onian Metcalf, who joined the Register-News as circulation manager in 1922, succeeded In. Bogan in change of the news department with the title of News Editor, and continues as the managing editor. Guy Henry, who has been with the Register-News since 1932, is the second city editor.
Robert J. Thompson, son of the late Charles ]. Thompson, is advertising manager and John lic( lure is circulation manager. Aubrey. Crowder, who has been with the newspaper and its predecessors since 1973, is foreman of the composing room, having succeeded G. Leslie She- horn who had held the position from 1924 until his death in 1960.
Most of the Register-News employees in 1962 have been on the staff for many years. Among them are alten Huffstutler and Harold Lemons, stereotypers and pressmen; Lloyd Owens, and Jerry Musgrave, mailers; Jack Henry, Charles Allen, Edgar Dobbs, Arthur Fullerton, Orville Roney, Ins. Homer Alred, Homer Tucker, William Shroyen, Robert Deitz, Richard Deitz and Charles Deitz, printers; Richard Harriss, machinist; Jerry Roney and Gordon Ramsey, printer apprentices; Valter Davis, maintenance; Robert (rider, press feeder.
In the business office are: Ils. Aubrey (nowden, bookkeeper; lins. Charles . Thompson, national advertising; lins. Charles Keaton, circulation; Annabelle Davenport, classified advertising; uns. Homer Tucken and lancella Manlow, proofreaders; and james wingfield, adver- rising.
Ins. Glenn Purcell is society editor, and lins. Drayton Allison is assistant society editor.
MODERN WOODMEN
The oldest Modern loodmen camp in Jefferson County is Camp ilo. 1919, it. Vernon, which was organized on February 27, 1093. This was but ten jeans after the parent society was organized. From the twenty-four chanten members which comprised the first camp in Jefferson
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County, the membership has continually grown until today, there are 434 adult members and 201 junion members.
Credit for much of the grown and success of Modern woodmen in Jefferson County can be given to Turnen laynon, a retired District Manager on the society in this area. Since his retirement, his daughter, Jane l'aynon, has capably continued his energetic efforts to build lodern loodmen in the county. in. Kenneth il. Devis serves as secretary and local agent of the litt. Vernon camp.
The remaining camps in the county are listed below:
Camp No. 6298', Belle Rive, was organized on March 22, 1899, with eighteen chanter members. The membership today includes 57 adult members and 48 junion members. The present camp secretary and local agent is lins. Donothy L. Pilson.
Thirteen chanter members banded together on October 24, 1899, to form Camp No. 7133, Ina. There are presently 101 adult members and 41 junion members. These are served by Secretary Oscar Lee.
Camp No. 8027, llarlow, was organized April 25, 1900, with ten chanter members. There are currently 60 adult and 25 junion members being served by Secretary Charles H. Shelton.
Camp No. 8299, Bluford, was organized on june 21, 1900, with 17 chanten members. There are now 23 adult and 10 junion certificates in the camp, being served by Ihr. G. E. Richardson, secretary.
February 3, 1903, was the organization date for Camp No. 3034, Dix, Illinois. From a modest beginning of 21 chanter members, it has grown to a camp of 85 adults and 102 junion members. The present sec- netany is livs. liabel A. Riley.
On January 10, 1906, Camp No. 7740, Waltonville, was organized with eleven charter members. The camp has grown until there are now 69 adult and 53 junion certificates being served by lin. lianion Newell.
The most recently organized camp in Jefferson County is Camp ilo. 17524, Woodlawn. The chanter was signed for this camp on November 21, 1952, with eighteen chanten members. The present member- ship includes 31 adult and 53 junion certificate holders. Secretary is lins. judith D. Wilson.
Modern loodinen maintains seven Junion Clubs within Jefferson County, in which the children perform services for the needy as well as
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having recreation under the guidance of qualified Leaders. These clubs provide solid foundation for future citizenship.
Modern loodmen was founded on January 5, 1333, in Lions, Clinton County, Jowa, when twenty-one men banded together under the Leadership of Joseph Cullen Root, founder and first executive head, and Corined Pioneer Camp No. 1. lin. Root had conceived the idea of a new society which would embrace more territory than the one with which he was connected at the time .... he little dreamed that the new one would grow from its humble beginning to be the most important of its kind, with camps covering the United States and the Canadian provinces. With the thought of a new society uppermost in his mind, liv. Root had attended, as was his custom, the regulan church services in his home town of Lyons on a Sunday morning in July, 1002. In the sen- mon, delivered by Rev. Sydney Crawford, reference was made to woodmen cleaning, away a forest and of the many uses man made of the felled timbers. By the time the service was over, the name "Modern Woodmen of America" had firmly fixed itsel, in the founder's mind.
From the rather inauspicious stant when progress was slow, the Modern Woodmen society has grown until now it is one of the out- standing life insurance organizations in the United States. It is now among the top ten per cent of America's more than 1200 life insurance organizations.
On January 1, 1960, Turner H. Maynon of It. Vernon retired aften forty years of outstanding years as district manager for modern oodmen of America. Reluctant to completely seven his connection with Modern loodmen's field force, he now holds a special agent contract. Ranking consistently among the top producers, the haynon name is a familiar one to Modern : loodmen members and agents, as Turnen is the oldest in years of service, though not in age, with the society.
IT. OLIVE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH
Years ago, when the country around here was mostly covered with woods, two men named George Casner (in 1852) and John Hawkins, In. (in 1854) decided to settle in this territory. In. Casner cleared some land, built some fences, and entered the land in the records at
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Shawneetown in his own name. The President of the United States signed the patent giving George Casner the title to the land. In. Casner and his wife had a son named Ramsey and after hir. Casner was killed in an accident, this young man sold the farm to a trader on May 1, 1858, just six years and a month after his father had purchased it. Six months laten the trader, Joel Scrivener, sold it to Jillian Palmer, who kept it several years, and then it passed from hand to hand until on Feb- nuany 10, 1265, John Gentle purchased it and planned to make his home here.
Others settled in the community also, and the need for a cemetery and church anose. The first burial occurred about 1860 when William Palmen owned the land. The church was started in 1866 on 1867 (the records are incomplete). The land was deeded from John Gentle and his wife, Frances, to the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which had been organized in the community. The land which was deeded was not the land where the church was built, due to an error in the land description, and on November 10, 1873, the mistake was rectified by properly describing this two-acre tract on which the cene- teny and the little log church are located.
Several of the men of the community volunteered their services to build the little log church. The trees were cut on the place, were drug, to the site of the church by a team, then adzed, squared off and placed in position by man power, quite different from the building of today.
Prior to the turn of the century, many of the older settlers had passed away and were buried in the cemetery. Some of their graves were marked with sand nock which soon became illegible. Many of the younger people had left home to work elsewhere, and at last there were only three members of the church left. They signed over the church and cemetery property to the community to take care of and pre- serve. After this there was no Sunday School on church held regularly, though prayer meetings were held on Thursday night, with some of the young people driving many miles to attend. There were double doors with a double button to fasten them, and more than once the young people would come to attend prayer meeting only to have to return home because no one knew how to open the double button.
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About the turn of the century a Brother Mitchell of the Salvation , inmy was here. He conducted the services and his daughter played the tamberines. While he was here he started Sunday School and was superintendent during his stay.
A few years passed, and in 1904 some repair work was done. One log, the second from the bottom on the north side, was practically destroyed and had to be replaced. We tell of this occasion in the words of C. C. Jenkins: "I was just twelve years old and had come with Pa to get some logs from wir. lateen to help build Long Prairie Church. lin. lateen was cleaning out some woods and we came over to haul the logs. Down the road was this log church and some men outside. They told la about their trouble -- they had come to replace a big Log, but the man who was to haul it couldn't come -- so Pa said we'd take time to help 'em out, and I drove the team that drug, the log over to the church! lade me feel pretty grown up and good to get to help. I'll never forget it! " This was what was told at one of lit. Olive's home- comings by lin. Jenkins.
Aten the church was repaired, there were often revival
meetings held here. Once a brush anbon was built for a special meeting. Cal Richardson, one of the best known country preachers o ;- jefferson County, and Blythe Reece, who had a peg leg, were holding this meeting in very warm weather. es Bundy, who lived a quarter of a mile away, always carried water to the meeting in a cedar bucket. A gourd was used to dring from, but on this particular occasion he forgot to bring the round. Reece, as they called him, wanted a drink and asked where the gound was. The reply was that it had been forgotten and he would have to drink out of the bucket. The bail that had been on the bucket had been lost and replaced with a wine bail. Then un. Recce tipped up the bucket to drink the wine bail fell over the back of his head and a practically full bucket of water was emptied in his face. Everybody had a good laugh, including "Reece", who had to have help getting the bucket of his head.
liany years elapsed during which revival meetings were held at the church but no regulan services. By 1932 the church was really in a bad condition. The doors were gone, the roof had fallen in, the floor had notted through and two of the sills needed replacing. The
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neighbors who met to repair the church were: jim Green, Charley loone, E. Javis, George Baldridge, Rosier Green, jerry Williams, Roy Green, Hanny Culp, Cal Gentles, Oscar Geniles, Bon : Woodworth and Vilay Green. They also put in a new ceiling, filled in between the logs with chinking, put in new windows, whitewashed the walls and replaced the sills under the floor. The neighbor women brought dinner, and every body, had a good time. Min. B. Javis made a good talk at noon. his the group was talking, one of the men, Rosier Green, said "I wonder which of us here today will be the first one planted here. " Not too many years later he was murdered by a bunglan and became the first of that group to buried in the cemetery.
After the work on the church in 1932, the community was drawn closer together, Many had attended a revival at Salem Church, about two and a half miles northeast of Mt. Olive, and urged that a meeting, be held at lit. Olive to canny on the good work. Une was, and forty persons were brought to Christ. again regular services were held for two or three years before they were discontinued.
About 1937 on 1938, two ladies of the community, feeling that the children of the neighborhood should have a place to go to Sunday School, secured help and repaired the church and started a Sunday School which was held in the afternoon. Brother Michael, now deceased, a Union Sunday School missionary, helped organize a Union Sunday School, which increased in size as the years went by.
On August 15, 1942, Roy & Green, Cal Gentle and Courtney Green, who were elected trustees of the cemetery, leased the real estate to H. B. Walters under the name and style of Trustees of the Int. Olive Methodist Episcopal Church, which lease was assigned to the Kewanee Vil Company following which a communitization agreement was entered into and oil wells were drilled on the 30-acre tract of which the church Hand and cemetery ane a part. Although the methodist Church was not functioning any more, the money, was paid to the trustees, who used it on the cemetery. These trustees have since passed away on moved away and the oil well was abandoned; however, a son of one of the former inhabitants of the community, Homen Johnson, his son Venne and his nephew Gene, are still in change of the cemetery and the church helps keep it in good condition.
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In 1948 at the New Year's Watch Service a revival started. There were 37 conversions and several young, married couples started attending the Sunday School. Church services were held part time, and it was their desire to have a church home. On taking a vote, it was found that the majority of those voting preferred to join the General Baptist denomination and so it was done on May, 19, 1949, and the church was organized under the name of "it. Olive General Baptist Church. "
Although there is a new sanctuary near completion of which the members are proud, still the little log church is very dean to the hearts of all in the community. They intend to keep it in good repair and to use it as a chapel of prayer and for meetings of the church. We intend to replace the logs as necessary and to take care of and keep the little log church as long as circumstances will permit. This is the only log church building still standing in Jefferson County.
MOSS FAVIOLY -- PIONEERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
The Virginia State Library, Richmond Virginia, states that the Revolutionary Records show there were thirty-seven .en named floss on the rolls of the Archives of the Virginia State Library, who served in the Revolutionary Jar. it Alexandria, Virginia, at the Old Christ Church where George washington used to worship is a tablet "In memory op- Lieutenants William loss (and three others) who were the military escort at the funeral of General George Washington. "
Ransom floss was born in Louisa County, Virginia, in 1790. He moved to Gallatin, Tennessee, with his two brothers, Cato and Jessom hoss, and one sister, a lins. Amvent. The brothers and the sister stayed in Tennessee. While there, Ransom married Miss Susan Charlotte Clark.
Ransom Hoss and his young wife, whom he called Chanolette, were among the first to settle in Jefferson County, Illinois. They built their cabin three-fourths of a mile due east of what is now Old Shiloh Cemetery in the spring of 1018 in what was then an unknown forest. The only other people for miles were Zadok. Casey and wife, who had settled a mile southwest of them in the fall of 1817. Ladok's
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brother Issac and son William had settled in what is now int. Vernon on the spring of 1817.
Two children were born in Jefferson County to Ransom and Charolette loss, Lucillius C. and Susan Moss. Charolette died in the cabin in April, 1820, and was laid to nest on April 14, 1820, in Old Shiloh Cemetery, being the first person buried in that cemetery; in fact, hens was the first Christian burial in Jefferson County. Her death was the occasion for the location and laying out of that burial place. Ransom took the two children back to Tennessee after the funeral on horseback to his relatives to keep, they being very young and re- quiring attention he could not bestow.
Ransom Moss, now a widower, courted and later married Anna Johnson, a daughter of Lewis Johnson, pioneers in Shiloh Township who moved there in 1819. The ceremony was performed by Uncle Billy Maxey, a justice of the peace, on July 6, 1821. They are said to have been the first couple married in Jefferson County. Anna Johnson Moss had been born in the state of Virginia on May 6, 1798, so she was one day older than her husband.
Ransom and Anna settled in his old log cabin for one year and then he bought eighty acres one-half mile south of Zadok Casey and built his second log cabin. Here he raised his family and lived until on August 1, 1835 he passed away and was buried at Old Shiloh Cemetery beside his first wife. He was only thirty-seven at the time of his death.
To Ransom and loss were born seven children: Thomas L. (who married Sarah Brock. They were the parents of W. D. Moss and grand- parents of Ed B. filoss. ); James F. (who married a Brock and moved to Jersey County); William Harvey (who died in the Mexican war); Captain John Riley loss (who married Parmelia (. Allen and who was the father of Norman loss, attorney); Elizabeth (who married Harmon Hinman first and whose son was Bob Hinman; she laten married Rev. John (llis); Amanda (who married John B. Piercy and who was the mother of Norman Piercy, attorney); and Nancy, (who married James C. liaxey and who was the mother of Dr. Maxey).
Grandmother Anna Moss lived to be 92 years of age, died in October, 1890, and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, litt. Vernon. - By Ed B. liloss
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THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
In November, 1921, a Home Mission Evangelistic Panty cane to lit. Vernon, Illinois, from the Chicago Central District and held a meeting in the Jefferson County court house. The group consisted of Rev. Charles Brown, District Superintendent, Rev. Edna Wells Hoke, evangelist, accompanied by J. O. Hoke and the Acolin Quartet. On January 8, 1922, a number of people organized the Church of the Nazarene, with Rev. Charles Brown presiding.
The eighteen chanter members were as follows: T. L. Boswell, Lois Boswell, A. N. McKnew, Albert Williams, Iva Williams, Leta Williams, Hazel Williams, Nancy Adams, Lizzie Soloman, Effie Soloman, Opal Solo- man, Clarence Hester, Ollie Hester, C. A. Delaney, Ethel Deulaney, Ray Sinks, John Crocker, Lola Golden. The meeting continued in the count house and several Sunday services were conducted, Before the membership charter was closed Eva Adams and Leona Williams joined, making a total membership of twenty.
The first church board was also elected on January 8, 1922, with Rev. Brown presiding. Those elected to serve were: Secretary, Albert Williams; Treasurer, Nancy Adams, Sunday School Superintendent, Albert Williams; Assistant Sunday School Superintendent, C. A. Deulaney; Trustees: A. N. McKnew, T. L. Boswell, C. A. Delaney, Clarence Hester, Albert Williams; Stewards: Nancy Adams, Lizzie Soloman, Ollie Hester; Membership Committee: Ollie Hester, Lizzie Soloman, John Crocker.
Soon a church building was rented from the Universalist people at 11th and Jordan Streets, and Sunday School and worship services began. Rev. Albert Johnson was called to be the first pastor. After about six months the Universalists asked for their building and thus the Nazanenes were without a place to worship. Meetings were then held in various homes for a time. Rev. E. O. Chalfant, District Superintendent, attended several services in the homes and realized the urgent need of a permanent church building for the congregation; therefore, it was decided to build a tabernacle. A ten-year lease was obtained on a lot located at 10:th and Perkins from Elmer Hale, and a tabernacle was erected. Many friends and relatives of the church members donated labor, and by winter the
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building was ready for use. On January 22, 1923, a note was signed at the Jefferson State Bank for $476.58 to meet the lumber bill. By Milay, 1924, the note was paid in full. A dedication service was held soon afterward with Rev. Chalfant in charge,
Around the year 1926 a lot was purchased at 11th and Perkins for $150.00 cash. The tabernacle was moved to this location and ne- mained until 1935 when it was torn down and the present church built, under the pastonate of Rev. E. C. Hester. The new church at this location was made possible through much sacrifice of the members and friends.
A home located at 1105 Perkins became the first parsonage, but it later was sold and the present parsonage was purchased at 817 South 18th Street.
The first Missionary Society was organized in October, 1928, and Julia Stanley was appointed President by Rev. Chalfant.
The following ministers have served as pastors, supply pastors and local preachers of this church: Albert Johnson, Ralph Rice, Albert Williams, H. Leslie Freels, Della M. Smith, Johnnie Dance, Elmer Nelson, Clarence Hesten, Thomas Snider, C. E. Pendry, David Milby, J. P. Foster, Paul W. Lee, W. E. Allison.
The following have gone out to preach the gospel from the church: James Campbell, Earle P. Campbell, Albert Williams, Lester Oathout, Carl V. Williams, Roy Shipley, Walter Easley, lilelvin W. Davis, G. H. Shelton, Ralph Taylor, John Dowdell, Gertrude Guill, Williams Campbell, Clarence Hester, Frank Roney, Raymond Hogue, Lennie Staley. During the years many improvements have been made on the church properties. In 1961 an annex building and lot was purchased at 11th and Herbert for a recreational center and parking space. The approximate present membership of this church is 110.
NEW HOPE (WEBB) MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
The exact date this church was organized is not known. It is on record of being host to the annual Baptist Association in the year 1858. It is presumed the church existed for quite some time pre- vious to this date.
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The first minutes on record are of 1862. New Hope had no pastor at that time. Messengers to the Association were John Wallen and William Spencer. The church membership at this time was sixty-one. The associational records had burned previous to this date.
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