Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-03
COUNTY SUPERVISORS
HAVE LIVELY SESSION
STAND BY MR.. PARKINS
They Refuse to Turn Him Down
for Agricultural Demonstrators
in Favor of Mr.M.F. .Gilkerson

v1ro1S Aou . Ouey uSy ~ tuolI mUuC1
~ meeting Monday; in fact it wa
the livliest session they have held TO
months. All the members. Messrs
Ooiner, Smiley, McOomb. Whitmore
Rohr. And Fulton were present.
The only rifle in the board va
caused by letter from Mr.. T. O
Sandy. demonstrator Of tbs Unite,
States Bureau ct plant industry, re
garding the appointment Of an agri
cultural demonstrator for August,
county. At the last session Of th,
board 1t recommended Mr.. Nathan
Parkins for the Office. and appropria
ted s400 for this salary,i it being under
stood that the state was to pay $4O(
aud the United States Governmen,
$500 more. A letter from Mr.. Sandy
was laid before the board, in which
he said he thought the man co be ap.
pointed ought to be qualified ~ q
demonstrator of horticulture as well
as of agriculture, and suggested that
instead Of Nh. Parkins, the board
name Mr.. N. F. Gilkerson for the
Office.
Mr.. w. W. Sproul was called on fol
an opinion on the matter and said be
thought the man to be appointed
ought to possess q thorough kaowl-
edge both of agriculture and horticrl.
ture. He wanted it understood, how.
ever, that he was not advocating either
candidate.
Mr.. Parklns in his own behalf said
that when Nj. Sandy was here last
Friday to organise the boys ooru club
he had expressed himself in favor OF
his, Parkins' appointment, ana had
toldsshim that he could put him to
work within two days afier he had
bsen appointed. Mr.. Pa1kins spoke
with considerable feeling, and with
o 1t saying 80 in SO many words, init
msted that Mr.. Sandy had been in
duencsd against him after the meeting
between himself and Mr.. Sandy.
Asked VIII ether he was a fEpit man
as we'll as farmer, Mr.. Parkins said
he was, that he had made study OF
fruit growing and lad begun to spray
his trees 10 years ago. before the
practice had been generally adopted.
And when he went to spraying, he
said, he did not set on his front
porch and direct the work from q dis
tancs, but either held the sprayer
nozzle or worked the pump himself.
Mr.. Gilkerson was apparently una
ware of the discussion going on about
him fer neither he nor his friends
were present.
The board decided to stand by its
former rec commendation, \and the
Bureau of Plant Industry will be so
informed.
The. board went on record as q
friend of Robin RedbTeast The
matter was brought up by a commun.
ication from Mr.. T. W. Harris asking
for information as to the law regard
ing the shooting of robins in the
county. The matter not being very
clear, MIR. Smiley moved that it be
considered illegal to kill the birds at
a ~ time and ths motion carried. Ths
also agreed to aid in the
worx of the Staunton Chamber of
Commerce. whion is endeavoripg to
help boost the county as we'll as the
city. Mr.. 8. D. Timbellake Jr., !,
the Chamber appeared
before the board ana urged the ad-
vantsges of it's cooperation with the
new organization, ana esked that the
officially assist in the
work by the appointments OF two of
its msnbers to serve as directors.
This was agreed to and Messrs.
Smiley aud McOomb were appointed.
The petition of Mrs w. II. Greene
to have the road force maoadamsie the
road from her gate to her house was re-
jscted. The petition of q. W. Englemap
aud others for change of the Bethel
church road was referred to the road
board Of Beverley Manor district. On
motion of Mr.. Smiley the clerk was in.
structed to prepare two warrants for
Mr.. w. E. Paxon In payment for the
R. F. Larew road, one for $3.50 and
the other for 5000.
The account of Mr.. Bowman for
$6. 80 for paper service was ordered
paid.
Col. Rudolph Bumgardner addressed
the board in regard to the A. J. Fair.
burn road and the road was ordered
opened at q cost not to exceed $500 tc
bs paid for out of the 1911 appropria.
tion. Those interested in building
five miles of road near Gave Station
having subscribed 81. 800 petitioned
through J. G. Fulton and others fol
the road and on motion Of Mr.. Smiley
the petition was granted, the road
to take it's turn in being built. accord
ing to q former resol ation.
On motion Mr.. Nc Comb. Mr.. W. v.
Smiley was reelected superintendent,
Of roads.
Mr.. D. s. Craig appeared before
the board in regard to building 8
bridge bstween Craigsville and Ford
wick, saying that it had been decided
to baiid foot bridge but tina: somt
who were in favor Of . large bridge
had subscribed $500 and that they
only asked for $50 for the board
This called forth some discussion
bet ween the residents OF Fordwicl
and Craigsville. It ssems that thu
Fordwick people want q toll gate and
the Craig sVille people do not Th.
mntear wao Hua11v ka1laf7