The People's Defender, 1922-08-17

Committee. State Superintendent Vernon Riegal, and Prof. Freeman, of Co Columbus, - lumbus, Columbus, and Lloyd F. Glers, of Waverly, were present at the open opening - ing opening session and started the meeting with enthusiasm and zeal Which continued throughout each session. Id the afternoon of the first day a special musical program was given by Misses Dorothy and Virginia West and Vernon Ellison, of the We6t U nion public school. Miss Nelle Sharpe, of New Cork City, representing the Columbia Phono Phonograph - graph Phonograph Co., also gave an address and musical demonstration of the value of good music in the public schools. Ob Tuesday morning Jdr. MeSlil MeSlilIen, - Ien, MeSlilIen, representative of tt* MeMHlen Book Co. was present and made a short talk. Supt. Riegal and Prof. Freeman were also on the program at this time. In the afternoon Miss Ruth McManis, of West Union, graduate of Wooster College, fur furnished - nished furnished special music consisting of piano soloe. Supt. Riegal spoke of the importance of the health of the teacher and gave the teachers good advice along these lines. Miss Sharpe also gave another musical lecture at this session. Miss Edna Marie Howland, Normal Instructor, of Waynesville, and Prof. Freeman, were also interesting numbers on this program. At Wednesday's session the mu musical - sical musical program consisted of piano duets- by Misses Violet West and Hazel Sproull. Short talks were made by Miss Alice Jackson, Adams County Normal Director for next term, and O. T. Pownall, member of the county board of education. B. D. Bowman, one of Adams cunty's veteran teachers, is attending the Institute and gave an interesting review of his teaching experience. Mr. Bowman . jias taught for 30 years and recently was retired ahd placed on the teachers' ptnsion list. High School Inspector Ulrey, of Co Columbus, - lumbus, Columbus, was present at this time and gave a most instructive and in. spiring lecture. Prof. Freeman spoke of the teaching of history. Tonight (Thursday) will be Wes*. Union night and the business men have arranged to entertain the teach teachers - ers teachers with a coneert by the West Un Union - ion Union School Band and a moving pic picture - ture picture show to be held on the court house square -

Trumbull Seed Wheat All fanners who desire to secure Trumbull seed wheat should place their orders with their local millers. The mills will take the farmers orders and deliver the wheat to the fanners at cost. They will order only the amount that the farmers order. Get your order in early. If groups of farmers so desire they may pool their orders and send for and handle their seed wheat them them. - . them. selve^ Any ^who, want - to, send for their seed themselves shoved apply to' the county agent for sources of supply. v The price of certified Trumbull Seed wheat will be about $1.75 per bushel. Trumbull wheat that has passed field inspection but does not quite qualify for certification may be bought at about $1.35 per bushel. Sources of Trumbull wheat may be learned by refering to page 21 of Auyust 12 issue of the Ohio Farmer. Live Stock Marketing Two Live Stock Marketing Organ Organization - ization Organization meetings will be held next week at Peebles and Winchester. Efforts will be made at these meet meetings - ings meetings to complete a Live Stock mar marketing - keting marketing organization in the county. The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation will send Mr. A. F. Potter here to help with the organization. His first meeting will be held at Peebles 1:30 p. m. Wednesday August 23. The second meeting will be at Winches Winchester - ter Winchester 1:30 p. m. Thursday August 24. All farmers interested in coopera cooperative - tive cooperative live stock marketing should ar arrange - range arrange to be present. Health Project Meeting The second meeting in the Health Project, that is being conducted by the county agent, will be at Peebles all day Tuesday August 22. This health work is really a Home Nursing course that has been brought to the county and is of great value to any rural county such as Adams county is. Therefore we want all leaders, assistant leaders and those who have been selected as (Continued On Page Four)

promise. There is nothing further f-om the mind of the department and while perhaps you may have been express expressing - ing expressing your candid opinion of the mat matter, - ter, matter, yet 1 assure you that there is no occasion for an article of this kind. / As a matter of fact, we have agreed with the County Commissioners with reference to I. C. H. Nos. 124 and 441. This agreement was made con contingent - tingent contingent upon the appropriation of Federal Funds that could be used. The authorization of these ihinds has now been made, but the appropria appropriation - tion appropriation has not been made and there is no possibility of placing this work under contract and completing it this year. If It were possible, we should be glad to do it. J: ft was my thought that it would "be much better to certify these funds, "prepare the pjahs and sell the road this winter so that it might be con constructed - structed constructed without question during the construction season of 1923, rather than to tear it rp this fall with prac practically - tically practically no accomplishment. I wish to assure you and any one interested that there ne\er was any thought in my mind of playing poli polities - ties polities in adopting this plan - only that we might in that way better serve the interests of those concerned. It was and still is my opinion that I am complying strictly with our arrangement and agreement in fol following. - lowing. following. up this program and feel certain that those interested will agree that it is a better proposition to build this road next season than to tear it up this late and accom accomplish - plish accomplish but little, leaving it in worse conditions for winter travel than it otherwise would be. I will appreciate very mr.ch the publication of this letter in your paper. Thank you. Yours very truly, => - * LEON C. HERRICK, Director cf Highways and Public Works. -

l v... IN HAPPY REUNION Rev. Burcfsall Was Present. Preached First Sermon There In 1869. £ pmMm, AWflft h & W t&t-i&mr*,. spondence. - The "Home Coming Day" celebrated by the church at Conoway Chapel Sunday, August 13, was a decided success in every way. Many1 who had been members of this congregation in years gone by, returned for the happy reunion with old friends, and fond memories and old friendships were renewed in the glad and happy hours together. The church was especially delighted at having with them their beloved pas pastor - tor pastor of the long ago time, the Rev. Edmund Burdsall, of Batavia, who had preached here his first sermoift in 1869 and who had served as their pastor from that time until 1872. Rev. Burdsall, who is a remarka remarka/bly - /bly remarka/bly well preserved gentleman for one of his age and whose memory Of events of his long life of service for his Master is astonishing, gave his old friends two interesting dis discourses - courses discourses during the day and also re recalled - called recalled many long forgotten chapters in the history of our vicinity. His relation of his narrow escape from the raging waters of Brush Creek which he had attempted to cross on horseback at a point a short dis distance - tance distance above Serpent Mound was ex exceedingly - ceedingly exceedingly thrilling, and his funny anecdotes of his first silk hat, his first yhigk1 wheeled sulky and his first attempt to preach at Belfast, and other tales held his hearers spellbound from the first. Though past the age when Methodist pas pastors - tors pastors are expevted to be in active service, Rev. Burdsall continues to be about his Master's business and is to be found in some pulpit evers

jonn ureemee ana laay inena irom Dayton made us a fashionable call one day his week. They were ac accompanied - companied accompanied by Harold Roush. In addition to my laborious duties I have taken mildly to barnyard golf, or horseshoe pitching, in Bentonville parlance, and am becoming quite proficient. For 'ear; there might be a mistaken idea on the part of our readers, I should add here that the squirrels are still in the state house yard. Judge Erwin Mahaffey, of the mu municipal - nicipal municipal court, spent a brief vacation in Old Liberty, and came back look looking - ing looking several years younger. "Pat" O'Leary, of Record fame, and Virgil Vane, what's in a name, were recent visitors on High street. "Some attraction, we presume." Readers of The Defender doubtless recently read in the Cincinnati Post a reminiscent story how David Sinton in early manhood walked out of West Union with all of his belongings tied up in his pocket handkerchief and how he accumulated fifty millions be before - fore before his death. That reminds me that I left West Union the same way and am only fifty million behind David. However, I still have the handkerchief and its contents and am holding my own, thank you. I had one advantage over David, how however, - ever, however, in that I rode out of town with Jim Reid and if Jim had been on the mail line when Sinton left I surely think he would have patronized him. Possibly he would have gone with Carey Kepperling but it is all in the family anyway, so we should worry. Old Sprigg will be interested in knowing that his reports of big "snaix" and horned owls are attract attracting - ing attracting attention up state. The Colum Colum(Continued - (Continued Colum(Continued on Page Eight)

According to the above communi communication - cation communication from Mr. Herrick, our state highway commissioner, there seems to be quite a misunderstanding be between - tween between him and a number of Adams county citizens as to just what Was agreed upon at a conference held in Columbus last May between Mr. Herrick and a delegation from this county. At that conference with Mr. Her Herrick - rick Herrick was our county commissioners, and eight other well known citizens of the county. These officials and citizens of the county went to Co Columbus - lumbus Columbus to have this road question for this year settled, and when they came back from the conference with Mr. Herrick they were under the im impression - pression impression they did have It settled and a clearly defined program agreed upon for 1922 and 1923. Looking back over our flies we And that in our issue of May 25, we published a special article writ written - ten written by Postmaster C. S. Daulton, of Winchester, who was a leading mem member - ber member and we believe the spokesman for tne delegation that called upon Mr. Herrick, and who, in the article referred to, gave a very clear and definite statement of the provisions of the county road program as agreed upon at the conference with Mr. Herrick on May 19. Herewith we reproduce Mr. Daulton's version of the above mentioned conference proceedings: 'T "The County Commissioners of Adams county and a committee of business men, consisting of Messrs. JQ. E. Kirkpatrick, R. H. West, Howard Higgins and Roy McClure, of Cherry ftork; Wm. Carl, W. E. Shriver and, C. S. Daulton, of Win Win(Continued - (Continued Win(Continued on Page Eight)

O. R. Keyser, county agricultural agent, has tendered his resignation to the Adams County Farm Bureau, to take effect August 21. Mr. Keyser has accepted a position with the Oliver Chilled Plow Works, to do educational and experimental work for that company, with Colum Columbus - bus Columbus as his headquarters. He will re receive - ceive receive an advance of $1000 over his salary as county agent, which was $1,600. The County Farm Bureau has not yet fully determined upon the selec selection - tion selection of a man to take Mr. Keysets place. Since Mr. Keyser came into the county early in February he has made a host of warm friends who regret to see him leave, but are glad to see him get this advanced posi position. - tion. position. Mr. Keyser is a hard, syste systematic - matic systematic and intelligent worker, and he has been a great help in getting our farmers interested in organized com community - munity community work for the advancement of general farm conditions in the coun county. - ty. county. His hard, initiative work along these lines has laid a foundation upon which it will now be easier for his successor as county agent to get more tapgible results. REPUBLICAN CONTEST On Today Over Selection of County Executive Committee. The members of the new Republi Republican - can Republican County Central Committee, elect elected - ed elected last week, are drifting into town this morning. They will meet this afternoon for the purpose of organi organization. - zation. organization. It is understood that a warm contest has developed over the selec selection - tion selection of members of the executive or campaign committee.

Secretary T. Wj, Ellison says he has received many inquiries regard regarding - ing regarding entries In the various depart departments. - ments. departments. He looks for' a fine show of stock this year' and attractive dis displays - plays displays in and around the Floral Hall. The bands have been engaged. The West Union School Band will furnish the music on Wednesday, t^e combined West Union and Georgetown School Bands on Thurs Thursday - day Thursday and the Manchester School Band on Friday. The members of the Boys' and Girls' Pig Clubs of the county^are arranging for a big show of prize pigs and the. rivalry between the contesting exhibitors will be keen. A $100 premium has been set aside for the best displays of farm products, baking and preserving, made by the township Farm Bureaus and Grangers. The premium money will be divided into three cash prizes of $50, $35, and $15. NORMAL ASSISTANT -r~ Selected by County Board; Also County Attendance Officer. The County Board of Education at an adjourned meeting held in the office of the County Superintendent on Thursday of this week, elected by unanimous vote, Miss Nelle Custer, of Peebles, as assistant county nor normal - mal normal director, subject to the approval of the State Department. Miss Cus Custer - ter Custer is thoroughly qualified, and will prove to be an efficient assistant. The board also elected A. J. Best as county attendance officer.