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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1961
Page
12
At the start of 1961 Vinton county carried 1 048 691 in debt with no municipal debts. School districts owed 890 487 county debts were 23 000 village debts 182 037 and township debts 3 167.
Multiple 4-H clubs in Vinton and nearby areas held June meetings at member homes. Reports highlight attendees, visitors, project work, demonstrations on cooking and safety, roll calls, and upcoming events including a Lake Hope cookout and local fair planning.
A Dundas Space Cadets gathering was held at Charlotte and Nancy Climer’s house with roll call listing a favorite movie, its star, and the singer. Charlotte Climer demonstrated cookie baking. The next meeting will be at Linda and Emma Lou Morrow’s home. New 4-H members were initiated this year.
The Tot and Sew 4-H Club gathered at Martha Hinson’s home. President Sherry Harper presided and Beverly Sowers led roll call, answered via a song, with all members present.
Five area teenagers joined 150 campers at the Ohio Forestry Association Forestry Training Camp held at Tar Hollow State Forest. McArthur and Vinton County youths included Bob Clark Danny Goodwin Merrill Simmons Jr Sandra Conway Judy Casey. Camp offered forest management training plus visits to Mead Paper Co and activities such as vespers campfire ball games and swimming. The program is planned by the C F A and staffed by professional foresters. Trinidad is described as the southernmost island in a 675 mile chain from the Virgin Islands to Venezuela.
A day program on pastures is planned for Friday July 7 at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster. The event from 10 a.m. includes talks on herbicide use in forage seedings fertilizer benefits forage crops for strip mine spoil banks and more with speakers such as Ed Stroube R R Johnson G R Gist G R Triplett and P H Struthers. A welcome address by Dr Roy M Kottman follows by retired professor C J Willard discussing the forage role in farming economy and a tour of Apple Creek pasture farm closes the day.
Lake Hope state park welcomed about 10 000 visitors during a sunny cool weekend per Park Manager Dick McDaniel. About 7000 swimmers used the facilities and 500 meals were served at the dining lodge.
Vinton county receives 22302.31 from the state gasoline and motor vehicle tax pool for fiscal 1961 with 17888.89 to be divided among 12 townships in the county.
A male sea horse fertilizes and develops the female's eggs within a specialized pouch and gives birth after about ten days. The species demonstrates male pregnancy and internal fertilization.
McARTHUR Russell Hough land 63 McArthur employee of the Vinton county highway department escaped death last Tuesday when a moving tractor he was using overturned on him and will be hospitalized at least six weeks. He suffered a broken jaw and broken neck vertebrae shoulder and chest injuries when pinned by the tractor that rolled over an eight foot embankment on the Murphy Remy road. He is in University Hospital Columbus in neck traction.
Scott Taylor of 202 East South Street McArthur retires after 19 years as custodian at McArthur School on July 1. He plans to stay busy with home projects. at a faculty luncheon the chair gift and an Award of Honor certificate were presented by Virginia Atkinson and Superintendent Harold Felton.
Ed Keck former Vinton County resident and former county auditor died in Newark this week and was buried Sunday in Elk Cemetery according to local notices.
McArthur Independence Day events run Sunday July 2 to Tuesday July 4 on school grounds. Sheriff Harold Steele and Dr. David Caul chair the celebration with religious service by Rev. Lance Webb and Gospel Harmony Boys, midway rides by Gooding Amusement Co., a Little Miss Vinton contest, a Queen contest, a helicopter display, and a WSAZ Saturday Night Jamboree show. A Tuesday parade leads to crowning of the queen, 100 prize drawings, and a 11 p.m. fireworks finale.
Post offices in McArthur and Zaleski announce civil service exams for substitute clerk positions. Zaleski closes July 18 with pay of 1.82 dollars per hour. McArthur closes July 25 for substitute clerk carrier at 2.16 dollars per hour.
Allensville Board of Education sets July 28 as bid opening date for a new school building. Plans and specs prepared by architects Howard and Thomas McClorey of Cincinnati, with clerk Paul C. Cecil overseeing details.
Prosecuting attorney John L. Beckley will relocate his law practice from the courthouse to the former Motter law offices in the Vollenweider building on West Main Street after June 30.
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