The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-11
WANT COUNTY COURTS TO "
NANciALLN SUPPORT AcEi-
CULTURAL AGENTS
Directors Adept Resolution Endorsin1
such q Ls~-committee Appointed
20 Further Movement

~ The movement which was started
Iast year TO secure legislation empo~-
fring the county courts In West Nir-
Finis 10 appropriate money for the
fnpport OF county agricultural agents
,Fas revived at a meeting OF the d.
<rectors OF the Panhandle Agricultural
ttlub held yesterday afternoon In the
University club rooms. this city. A
if<solution endorsing the movement
Ind pledging TO u the support of the
Panhandle Agricultural club was sub
Knitted by Mr.. c. ~. Royce. manager
fpf waddington farm. II was unanl-
tnously adopted.
n The resolution carried with II the
provision for the appointment OF
ifommittee OF Eve persons to promotes
itbe movement. Hon. Jesse A. Blocn
Ind DIR. ]. j. Allen, who were elected
80 the house OF delegates az last
! weeks election. both OF whom are
members OF the Panhandle Agricui-
fural club. are members OF the com
Snittee The others are yet 10 be Sc
1ected.
Both Mr.. Bloch and DIR. Allen have
assured the club that they will do all
I IN their power TO have the proposed
: 1egfslation enacted. State Senator
J elect Benz. l.. Rosenbloom has also
! Expressed himself as being In favor OF
che measure.
g.. The Resolution.
az The following is the resolution
which was adopted
Resolved. That the Panhandle
~. Agricultural Club lend its active
a. support to the movement started
q last year to empower the county
courts In this state to appropriate
N1- As. -
a. agricultural agents. and that
= committee. of which Representa-
- tives Bloch and Allen shall be
members. shall be appointed with
III power.
80 Resolved. That copies OF this
i. resolution be sent to Director
III Sanderson. to the Marshall Coun-
n ~ Agricultural Club. and similar
~ clubs, wherever located through
3t' out the state. and to boss'ds OF
~ trade and legislators generally,
~ whose influence can be counted in
81 its favor.
- Reports were submitted to the d.
.rectors by County Agents Horace Al
I wood and Webster II. sill and Miss A.
sJune Kersey. the lady advisor of the
Club. Atwood reported having visited
, sthirty-eight farms. while Mr.. Sill Wis
..ited thirty during the past month.
sfhliss Kersey attended sessions in ten
.-echools and organized woman's clubs
rat Glendale. Ohio county. and Hope
! tFarm school. Brooke county. and re-
Ported proposed club at Clinton.
= Miss kersey's resignation, to be-
come effective December /, was ac-
cepted. The committee recently ap
pointed to select her successor. re-
ported having one or two candidates
in view, but no selection has been
made.
f~ Prof Hoover Director.
The meeting was presided over by
Acting President a. II. Jacobs. Prof
J. NJ. Hoover. director OF the Bethany
COLLEGE farm, was elected TO the di.
Electorate of the club. The following
directors were in attendance: PresH
dent +. w. Oglebay. II. S. Sands. DR.
ANDREW Wilson. l. n. Ashton, ]. J.
4 Sewaringen. Paul o. Reymann. A. L.
Carter, ]. c. Sonda. Jesse A. Bloch,
Jos. Speidel. Jr.. Robert r. Bane,
George A. Laughlin. +. NJ. Atkinson.
Charles n. Royce and A. r. Jacobs.