The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-12-30


high school who are taking piano los. |
sons from private instructors. will be
given credit for this work i'm the hirh
school. Certain requirements will have
To he met, such as taking eXamina-
uons and spending a certain amount
of time in practice, but few extra
credits might be of some advantage
at the end of the year
CharleSton.-At 4 conference of the
state board of Education, state board
or control Hnd state board of public
works, it was discovered by II report
OF me budget commission that finan-
cla! needs of the various state edu-
cat'onal institutions have grown ia
such an extent that the state bodies
concerned are puzzled as to how The
resources Of the treasury can meet the
present situation.
MartinSburg.-A. V. Ronk and son.
or Route 3, won first prize at the an
nual Berkeley county agricultural ex-
hibit on their display of "Ronk's Best
Early Drouth Resister," a potato that
the Messrs. ROnll are making an in
tensive study of. This year they won
the first prize, blue ribbon; last wear
they also secured the first, which was
then gold medal. The results were
much better this year, seed from one
or last years potatoes yielding three
bushels this year
Nartinsburg.-Mr. Ellsworth Ander-
son, aged about 60, a well-known res
ident Of North Third street. who is
said to have taken "Rough-on -on-Rats"
with suicidal intent, was reported OUT
OF danger. The unfortunate man, who
had been employed in the Baltimore
Ohio shops for 30 years, and could
have retired in the near future. is I'M
derstood to have had some difficulty
with the company over the ownership
of piece of brass.
arleStOn.-PrOgreSs in the fight
against tuberculosis among cattle is
reported by DR.. G.. w. Neff, of the de-
partment of Agriculture, who has re-
turned to Charleston from MononCalia
county. Or. Neff reports that in Nor
gantOWn and Wheeling the city coun-
ellis have adopted ordinances prohibit
ing the sale of milk from herds of cat
tie that have not been examined and
found free of tuberculosis. a similar
ordinance has not been adopted in
Charleston. Since June, 1919, the de-
partment has examined 1,163 herds,
consisting of 1925 cattle, of which
2332 cattle were found to be tubercular.
MorgantOwn.-A general review of
the attendance In the Morgantown
high school for the past ten years as
compared with the growth in popula-
tion for the same period shows that
the growth of the high school has been
more than twelve times as fast as the
growth of the city. In 1910 the pOpula-
tion of MOrgantown was 9,15O, and in
1920 it was 12,117, an increase of SO
per cent In 1910 the total school
enrolment was 1884: in 1920 ii was
$500, an increase of 53 per cent In
1910 the high school enrolment was
136; in 1920 it was 730, an increase Of
49, per cent. In 1910 the graduating
class numbered u; while in 1920 it
numbered 120, an increase of 900 per
cent
Charleston.-West Virginia ranked
26th among all the states i'm furnishing
men and women to Uncle Sam for his
fighting forces during the war with
Germany, according to statistics. The
actual figures shown are G5,12T, or
approximately 1.3T per cent Of the en-
tire naval and military forces, ac-
cording to Charles r.. Holt, representa-
tive of the war risk insurance bureau
in West Virginia. Mr.. Holt says that,
This record i'm itself is one To- be
well proud of, but when we learn that
81 out of every 100 men examined for
the draft were accepted. and that only
eight states had a greater percentage,
and only twelve were able to- equal
West Virginia, we are prone TO admit
that we are some state"
WilliamsOn.-A provisional battalion
of approximately 500 men, of the T-ni-
ted States army camp at Chuicothe,
o., arrived here COL Herman Hal,
commanding, Immediately took UP his
iiNl'lil lililItlN di lit COUNTY court
house and armed guards were thrown
ont around the building. The troops
are here i'm response TO request o.
GOV. John ! COrnwell who decided
that the disorders of the past few
weeks had created situation with
which the state and county officers
could not cope Since the arrival OF
the soldiers the town has taken on the
appearance of military camp. The
~trc"fS are filed with army mules.
trucks and other paraphernara. and
the sidewalks for long distances are
piled high with tents and similar equip
mcit
Charleston chief ". y. Mckenzie.
of the naval recruiting office, has re-
ccvcd word that Inc special drive for
naval recruits has resulted I'm the flI-
ug up of several schools and no more
applications may Doe received for them.
Tine training station at Newport News
i. completely ullcd up SO more mon
may hc accepted 200 present for the
school FOR coumis~ary stewards. COR
thc school for rOppersmiths or engine
men, or FOR the aviation schools. no
more ycomen viii be- accepted for de-