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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1957
Page
2
Gallia County 4 H members will compete in a tractor operators contest at the Gallia County Junior Fair. The event is set for 3 30 p.m. Thursday Aug 8 and requires tractor maintenance project books by Aug 1. Contenders face a side delivery rake obstacle course and backing a four wheel trailer with possible inspection and written tests.
Gallipolis city manager Austin C. Cotton reports near completion of centerlining of streets and erection of a new stop sign at an intersection. A guard rail will be built on Chillicothe Rd as part of ongoing improvements funded by the service department with white and yellow paints and thinner for the project.
The city paints white centerlines and yellow areas for no parking at the Olive Street corner. New red and white stop signs replace old ones after recent accidents. Guard rails along Chilli cothe Road near Chickamauga Creek add safety with 800 feet of steel and over 100 posts at an estimated $1500.
Gallia County announces annual 4-H encampment at Canter's Cave Jackson County with separate senior and junior sessions from July 23 to July 31. Senior campers check in July 23, juniors July 27. camp fee eight dollars. reservations due July 13 at the Extension Office. insurance option available for forty cents.
Ernestine M Wippel 40 of Middleport pleaded innocent to driving while intoxicated during an appearance before Judge William H Jones. She posted $500 bond and was bound over to the September grand jury term. C J Waugh of Gallipolis also entered an innocent plea through attorney William P Cherrington to a similar charge and posted $500 bond. He faces a jury trial in Municipal Court with a date pending within two weeks.
One accident reported in Gallipolis when Carol Curry of Tawneyville backed from Evans Supermarket and struck Hazel Sewards parked car causing a dent. T. J. Delaney of AshlandKy fined 10 dollars for speeding and Ernest Ballard of Gallipolis fined 10 dollars for disorderly conduct. both jailed on default of fine.
Mrs H A Kirby and Mrs Briggs Kirby entertained the Wayside Garden Club at Gravel Hill Rd. Mrs Kenneth Swisher led mediation while members shared favorite garden mulch. Miss Ruth Thomas reported on New Fields of Conservation. Ida Thomas showed original nature paintings. Refreshments served to 19 members.
River gauges show Gallipolis at 19.1 and 18.8 feet with 24 feet channel, Montgommery 15.7 and 9.2 feet with 13 feet, and other readings for Pomeroy Mason and Point Pleasant. Dams on Kanawha River on the sill. Ohio River movable dams mostly down. Lock reports list vessel statuses with up and down readings across Locks 13 to 34 and Kanawha River boats Winfield and Gallipolis craft with current positions and heights.
Carl Bias owner and operator of Carl's Shoe Store announces Wil lard R. Haddix of Gallipolis joining the sales staff. Haddix has ten years of shoe industry experience, came to Gallipolis from Weston West Virginia in 1950 to manage Fort Pitt Shoe Store here, and was formerly with the Gallipolis Department Store. He and wife Josephine live at 50 Ced ar Street with their three children. He is a Knights of Pythias member and attends the First Baptist Church.
Local TV guide notes include a 2:00 matinee and prime time programs featuring Sgt. Preston Annie Oakley Bob Cummings and Summertime cartoon club with a mix of news theater and entertainment segments listed for viewers.
Earl Borden of Bidwell appeared in Gallipolis Municipal Court before Judge William H Janes and pleaded innocent to possessing firecrackers. He was fined five dollars with costs suspended. State Highway Patrol arrested him on the charge, the judge noting this is the first case of its kind and warning harsher treatment for future similar offenses.
State Highway Patrol reported an afternoon accident at 12 10 on Farm Cottage Road within the Gallipolis State Institute grounds. Driver Ralph Russel Martin 16 Gallipolis failed to negotiate a curve causing the vehicle to roll over. Passenger Ronald Edgington Gallipolis treated for a laceration to the right forearm. Ercell C Chadwick 33 Piketon cited for speeding to appear July 6 in Municipal Court before Judge William H Jones. Convictions in Municipal Court included Donald Saunders 34 Gallipolis Route 2 for reckless operation and James Thomas 25 Emporia Kan for speeding with a $25 bond forfeited.
Vacation Bible School opens Monday at Pine Grove Mennonite Church six miles northeast of Vinton. Superintendent Elmer Geiser says classes run 9 to 11 30 a m daily through July 19 and are open to children of all ages.
A 40¢ ad promotes ITCH-ME NOT as a fast acting anti itch product sold by Quick's Drug Store. It pledges rapid itch relief within minutes and germ-killing surface action suitable for eczema ringworm insect bites and foot itch with local guarantee.
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