Licking Valley courier., 1922-02-23

IN lasC issue OF tne courier we stated
that IL. Y. Redwlne, of Winchester,
was here on legal business" Mr.. Red;
wine writes to tell us that he is still
a citizen of West Liberty and that he
was not here on legal business but Just
here at home. He says that he will
be In Winchester good portion Of his
time but that West Liberty is his resi-.
dence. We beg pardon, Mr.. Redwine,
the fault is ours. We should have
known that once citizen of West Lib.
erty, always citizen, for there's no
town as good as this little old burg.
AS citizen of West Liberty, Mr.. Red.
wine is boosting the town, as the fol.
lowing copy Of a letter to a state
official, classmate in college,
will show:
Winchester, KY, Feb. Z, 1922.
Dear Sir:
do know that you are acquaint.
question of the location of the Normal
School for Northeastern Kentucky, and
that Is just the reason that / feel like
writing you about it. Did l know your
nd was fully made up /. of course,
would not venture any suggestions.
| do not know that you are acquaint.
ed with the conditions, educational and
otherwise, in many of the counties Of
Earstern Kentucky, and knowing this,
you are well aware of the moral condi.
tions and the state of citizenship in
Morgan county in a general way, but
perhaps you do not know that there ie
not murder case on the docket OF
thes Morgan Circuit Court and that
there has not been man killed in West
Liberty in twenty-six years. Having
been reared and spent practically, all
of the first thirty-five years of my
life in adjoining and neighboring coun.
ties, and having lived for the past
eight years In West Liberty feel that
l know what am talking about when
say to you that the citizenship OF
Morgan conuty is Just about equal tC
that of any other county In the Com
monwealth.
West Liberty Is small town but 81
was Danville In the early fOrties.
take It that 1t will not be denied by
those acquainted with such matters
that the moral surroundings and thu
scarcity Of temptations is at least Of
as much weight In determining tn,
location OF place for the edueationa
J training Of the youth as any othel
thing.
As you know West Liberty is on tn,
Licking river, which stream runs north
west and is about an equal distanc,
! 'frCm the Big Sandy and Kentucky riv
Iers, the Licking country being muci
higher than than the Kentucky or th,
Big Sandy. OF course we don't know th,
: location Of all the highways that will
r be built In Eastern Kentucky In tn,
p next thirty or forty years, but we ma!
5 count with reasonable assurance tha
J some Of them pass through West Liber
!. ty. ! believe yeu know something o
r the present status Of the road fron
e West Liberty to Index on the o.
= X. railroad and on to Mt Sterling thr,
Frenchburg and Menefee county, an
I that this project is planned to extern
!. on from West Liberty to Paintsvill
c through Salyersville. This would max
/. West Liberty of easy access to all tn
D northeastern counties Also 1t is neal
er to both the Big Sandy, Cumberlan
i and Kentucky river counties.
y This suggestion may or not be wort
= while, but II you see any reason Il
talking to me or my talking to 70
about this matter l will be glad I
a come to Frankfort at any time tn
IT week that you will be pleased to ind
'e cate. e
Sincerely your friend,
> L. Y. REDwINE.