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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1937
Page
5
Athens County emergency committee seeks state relief in Gov. Davey’s special session plan. A delegation will urge inclusion of relief in the session agenda and pursue a bond option for local funding while petitioning residents for state aid.
Capt. Charles Maple and Officer Leslie Bradfield report arrests of Ora Stevens Carnot Nash Art Brown and Thad Shaffer in Athens on intoxication charges. All pleaded guilty and were fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Len B. McCuny.
William Martin of Mechanicsburg paid a fine of five dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to intoxication before Mayor Len B. McCune. Arrest was made by sheriff's deputy B. C. Day. arrangements were made to pay the fine.
The Drum Corps of the Sons of American Legion will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the Legion Hall to discuss activities and training.
A special meeting of the K. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion will be held Wednesday night at 7 30 at the home on S Court St announced today by commander John DeMolet.
Dr. C H Creed superintendent of the Athens State Hospital told Kiwanis members last night that Ohio must provide more state appropriations to care for rising inmate populations. He cited high costs including 327 daily food costs and a 1936 average of 1 633 patients with 385 to 390 employees. Creed warned cuts would force staff reductions if funding does not increase. He noted a shift toward seeing mental illness as treatable and that patients able to work may do so, with work aligned to their interests.
Col. Thomas F. McNeill leaves Athens to command the ROTC camp at Fort Knox Kentucky where training with 30 officers will oversee 750 ROTC students from Indiana Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky Mrs McNeill and daughter sail for Europe for a year Major Merritt E Olmstead remains in Athens temporarily then works at Fort Hayes and Fort Knox before Camp Perry duty Capt Frederick Pearson stays in ROTC headquarters awaiting orders to Fort Benjamin Harrison or Camp Perry.
Miss Margaret Haskins reports that Schine's Athena Theater in Athens Majestic in Nelsonville and Crawford in Glouster offer free entertainment to social security recipients in Athens County. She says 50 adult tickets for today's Athena show and 125 children tickets for Saturday were allocated, with four prior Athena free shows and others at the two remaining venues. Some child welfare participants have attended.
The Lodi Boys 4-H Club will host an ice cream social at Shade Grange Hall on Thursday evening June 17 to benefit the club.
Fred Pritts of Route 31 York Township was captured after fleeing state liquor agents at his home near an abandoned mine where a 120 gallon still was found. He was recaptured when agents fired twice and he collapsed in blue overalls. Paul A. Hurst with the Treasury Department transported him to Columbus for arraignment.
Superintendent Kenneth C. Ray announced Athens County schools are in their best financial shape in a decade after receiving 47 569 64 from the State Department of Education to liquidate 63 percent of first quarter 1937 school foundation notes. Distributions totaled 76 768 in June, with amounts allocated to numerous districts and counties for salary payments. further notes remain outstanding.
Reverend Ray Huff will conduct services at BeThel M. P. Church in Knox Township Vinton County on Saturday night June 19.
A showing of Hidden Enemies at the Hotel Berry noon program featured termite destruction and control. Nelson C. Cox of Huntington, WV Termite Exterminator Co. spoke, joined by Robert E. King, Athens representative. Frank S. Baker joined the Rotary, formerly of Fremont.
Funeral services for Melvin Carsey drowned Monday at Crystal Pool will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Richland Ave M P Church with interment at Clarks Chapel.
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