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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1965

Page

11

Council For Economic Opportunity Organized

McARTHUR May meeting plans to form a Community Council for Economics. Theodore Bo acted as organizer and was elected president Theodore Bo ring as president George L Knox Jr as vice president Mrs Ruby Harden as secretary treasurer Reffett named chairman for Iron Head task force John Palmer chairman of Adult Education Raymond Cottrill chairman of Land Fill committee and Darrel Timmons Howard Rev Don Calhoun and Bob Davis named to draft constitution and by laws and select an official name The group will meet monthly next May 7 at 7 30 p.m.

Ruby Harden Reffett John Palmer Raymond Cottrill Land Fill Committee On Community Health Service Bob Davis Howard Don Calhoun Darrel Timmons

McArthur Latin Club Wins State Junior Classical League

McArthur High School's Latin Club won first place in the statewide Junior Classical League contest. The victory is noted with a front lobby display at County National Bank featuring the club scrapbook and trophy. The convention was held at Mer Shon auditorium on the OSU campus and included 62 club members and two teachers, Carl Parker and James Mitchell.

McArthur Ton County National Bank McArthur High School Mershon OSU Carl Parker James Mitchell

Commission OKs $500 Littering Fine for County Highways

Vinton County commissioners authorized County Engineer James E. Lee to post signs warning of a $500 fine for dumping refuse along county highways. The meeting included presentations by sales engineers for Motorola and General Electric on a short wave transistor radio system for the county highway department.

McArthur Vinton County James E. Lee Motorola General Electric

Pinney Makes Dean's List at Berea College

Robert L. Pinney of Zaleski earned a place on Berea College Dean's List for the first semester. The Berea sophomore, a Zaleski High School graduate of 1963, attends the co educational liberal arts college with about 1600 students.

Zaleski Robert L. Pinney Mabel G. Pinney Berea College Pinney Zaleski High School Berea

Army man completes seven week chemical repair course at Ft McClellan

Pvt. Richard W. Wilson son of Mr and Mrs John F Wilson of Radcliff completed a seven week chemical equipment repair course at the Army chemical center in Fort McClellan Alabama. He is a 1963 graduate of Wilton South High School Wilkesville and entered the Army in 1964 after basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky.

McArthur Richard W. Wilson John F. Wilson Radcliff Army Chemical Center Ft. McClellan Ala Wilton South High School Wilkesville Army Fort Knox

Soldier Tells Of Viet Nam Experiences

Pvt. John A Boyer son of Mrs Elsie Boyer of Dundas serves in the U S Army in Viet Nam. He is a helicopter mechanic at Vinh Long about 50 miles south of Saigon. He will be 19 on April 22 and has written of Viet Cong attacks and temperatures from 85 to 120 degrees.

McArthur John A Boyer Elsie Boyer Dundas U.S Viet Nam Pvt Boyer Vinh Long Saigon John A. Boyer 114Th Aviation Company Apo San Francisco California

Local Marine Honored By Commander

Marine Cpl. Jack L. Armstrong son of Mrs Mildred H Armstrong McArthur and husband of Beatrice M Del Greco Columbus received a letter of commendation from his Commanding Officer while at the Marine Barracks Bremerton Washington Armstrong serves as a supply clerk detailed to requisitioning procurement stock accounting receipt and issue of supplies He entered service in November 1961 after attending Ohio State University in Columbus

DWI Case Bound For Grand Jury In McArthur

Delbert Warehime bound over to the grand jury on 3500 bond after pleading not guilty to driving while intoxicated. Judge C W Smith granted divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty to James D Shifflett of Wilkesville route from Eulah Cottrill Shifflett.

McArthur Delbert Warehime C. W. Smith James D. Shifflett Ewington Wilkesville Eulah Cottrill Shifflett

19th Annual Banquet of Vinton Soil and Water District

McARTHUR April 22 the Vinton Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its 19th annual banquet at Allensville High School Allensville starting at 7 p m Lt Gov John W Brown will be the speaker the event highlights conservation work and community in the region

McArthur Vinton Soil and Water Conservation District Allensville High School Allensville John W. Brown

Miss Salts Elected Ohio FHA State Treasurer

Hamden chapter member Connie Salts, a junior and daughter of Mr and Mrs John Salts, was elected state treasurer at a Columbus meeting. She is active in FHA and Beta Club and will attend a national meeting in Philadelphia July 11-15 with adviser Gwen Morgenstern.

Hamden Connie Salts The Future Homemakers of America Columbus John Salts Miss Salts FHA Order of Rainbow Gir's Philadelphia

Good Friday Rites Planned by McArthur Ministers

The Vinton County Ministerial Association runs a three hour Good Friday Community Service at the McArthur Church of the Nazarene April 16 from 12 to 3 PM. Six pastors will give meditations on the seven last words with pianists assisting and no vocal music. A separate item reports a truck hitting a deer on Route 50 near the Harold Scott farm, killing a 160 pound doe and two unborn fawns.

Mcarthur Vinton County Ministerial Association McArthur Church of the Nazarene Lyndon Walls Donald E. Calhoun Wilkesville Deer McArthur Harold Scott Allensville

McArthur Renews Fire Pact and levy plans

McArthur will end mutual aid with Dundas and Clinton after May 29 when the current contract expires. The village council renewed contracts with Brown Elk Jackson Richland and Swan and renewed mutual aid pacts with Zaleski Hamden and Wellston. The fire levy is set to raise 5000 to 6000 dollars yearly to pay off a 1100 loan and purchase hose and gas masks. After May 29 the fire truck will not travel south past Hixon Hill. Clinton Township did not participate in the levy. other townships will pay 350 to 1300 dollars annually based on the tax duplicates.

Mcarthur Dundas Clinton Hamden Ed Brown Elk Jackson Richland Swan Zaleski Wellston Loyd Gill Hixon Hill Clinton Twp Council

Patrol Auxiliarymen Attend State Meet

Two members of the Vinton county unit of Highway Patrol Auxiliary will attend the two day state meeting in Columbus April 10 11 Attending will be Capt Raymond C Cooper and Sgt Omer Seitz Nearly 3000 auxiliarymen all Legion members contribute nearly 200000 hours annually to highway patrol duties

Bidder names and ages listed after project advertisement

A bidder list following the project bid advertisement includes Wilkesville, Owens Corning employee, Sharon Rosalie McWilliams 19 Hamden Clyde Jefferson Crewey 25 Laurelville teacher and Tamara Elizabeth Frye 23 McArthur teacher.

Wilkesville Owens - Corning Sharon Rosalie McWilliams Hamden Clyde Jefferson Crewey Laurelville Tamara Elizabeth Frye McArthur

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