The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-08
MURRAY WINS
In FIGHT FOR
NEW NORMAL
Commission Adjourns In
Deadlock Over Eastern
Kentucky Location.

Frankfort, Ky, Sept. Murray
won out in the selection of the site for
the new Western Kentucky state Nor
NAL School at the meeting of the COM
mission held in Judge E. C. ORear's
office here today. The vote stood FIVE
to three.
Chairman O'Rear, Sherman Good
paster, secretary of the Kentucky
Jockey Club; former Senator Thomas
A. Combs Of Lexington, County Judge
E. w. Senff of Mt Sterling and Rep
resentative w. S. Wallen of Prestons-
burg, the commissioners appointed by.
Speaker James II. Thompson, voted
for Murray. The three commissioners
appointed by Lieut.. Gov. s. Thurston
Ballard, Alex G. Barrett and Judge
Arthur Peter of Louisville, and j. L.
Harman of Bowling Green voted for
Mayfield
The commission adjourned in a
deadlock over the location OF the Eas-
tern school and no statement was
made as to how the commission voted
in the nineteen ballots taken. 1t is
understood that the contest finally re-
solved itself into division between
Morehead and Paintsville, four of the
commissioners appointed by the Speak
er probably voting for Morehead and
those appointed by the Lieutenant
Governor, and Representative Wallen,
who lives there, standing by the Sam
dy Valley where the educational sur
vey said the school should be located.
West Liberty Gets Votes.
1t is reported, too, that at one time,
West Liberty received two votes,
Chairman o'Rear had openly advo-
Gated the selection of West Liberty.
Louisa also received some votes.
A large delegation was here today
from West Liberty but no Morehead
representatives We're present and
Morehead people express no doubt
that they will get the five votes neces-
sary to choice.
Chairman Rainey T. Wells Of the
State Tax Commission, was on hand
looking after the interests of Murray
| up to the time the commission enter
ed into executive session. Princeton
also had few Representatives on the
ground.
Murray Must Meet Demands.
] Alex G. Barrett and Judge Senff
were appointed a committee to ar
range details with citizens of Murray,
who must convey the land in fee,
make a gift of land or money TO the
value of 100000, satisfy the commits
sion as to the purity and sufficiency
of its water supply and meet such
other requirements as may be impos-
ed by the commission.
! None OF the Eastern contestants
have been dropped from consideration
and it is probable that before the COM
mission meets again more complete
data about the various towns vii be
collected.
Meeting of the Normal School co8>
mission for another ballot on the Eas-
| tern Kentucky site is expected with
in two or three weeks, certainly be-
fore October Il according to member
of the commissien who said thai >ccn-
firmation of the different towns
claims and elaboration of advantages
offered will be under advisement in
The interim. No formal committee was
appointed agreeing to make it mat
ter of personal study.
| There were no arbitrary positions
taken by any members in the contro-
versy over the selection of the East
ern Kentucky site, according to the
commissioner. who said that the meet
ng was carried cut in distinctly
friendly tone, and that the failure to
agree was due solely to honest vari-
ance of opinion on the merits of the
sites under consideration.
There is not town on the list that
will not make a creditable location for
a Normal School," the commissioners
said in commenting on the selection
of Murray.