Licking Valley courier., 1922-08-31
Big Contest! Let's. Mn. !. -

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We are always having c0heests
There are school contests, Christian
EndeavOr contests, county contests,
state contests and national contests.
Here contest; there a contest and
everywhere a contest. Let's get in.
One of Morgan county's greatest op
portunities is now at her door. 1t is
Ia Countrywide Achievement Contest.
Nine mountain countieSaIiSe been al
lowed to enter this coatesE one of
which is our home county. If we will
only become interested. and put forth
our best efforts wesif#&e chance to
win a three thousand dollar prize,
but there are several things to be con-
sdered.
First. The, Sunday Schools sand
churches must strive to Increase their
attendance, efficiency and interest
throughout the county. s.-.
Second: The schools must. en-
deavOr to increase the number of pu-
Ipils; to employ wide-awake teachers: {:
to keep pupils in school at least until
they have completed the grades, and
to train for better citizenship.
Third: We must improve along
agricultural lines, establish corn clubs,
live stock clubs and canning clubs.
We must have county agent to super
wise and help us to find out the great
est needs Of the farm. III
The last and most imp6rtantnatter
to be considered is that Of the roads
land appearance of the entire county.
Road making is a cooperative ontar
prise. 1t is a task far too difficult
and costly. for an. individual farmer
and since a public-foad serves the CON
llnunity, the citizens must unite in i'm
IprOving the roads. 1t is customary
in ur county for the farmers to work
on the road k-"wOrking out"-their
sOad taxes. But roads so made are
seldom very good, because they dc
mot have a supervisor who has beer
rained i'm the business.
1t is the desire of our national gov
ernment that all states and counties
lave good roads. Then, as part Ot
the nation, we must not be cOnten
with doing less than our best.
The value Of good roads cannot b,
iestimated. 1t has been stated tina
before the improvement of roads tn,
leverage weight of loads for a TIVE
lhrse team. when the roads were mud
,dy. was about 1900 pounds; when tn,
/ roads were, dry, about 24O0 Rou5ds
making the cost of Transportation a
bout thirty cents per ton per mile
But after the roads are improved. th'
.iaverage load the year around is 4,00'
pounds and the cost per ton per mil,
iOnly half as much as formerly.
| Good roads save wear and tear Ol
horses, harness, wagons and automo
4kiles. They save the time of farmer
ithev make possible more varied agr
iculture by making marketing easier
and they add to the value of the LAND
1t is possible for schools to be cor
sOlidated, thereby improving attend
ance, equipment and selection Of teac
ers. II the roads are in good condition
The ease with which the people Q
the community may associate wit
one another, attend church, lecturer
lprOgrams at the school houses, or q
JOY the social life and entertainment
Of the neighboring city, town or vi
lage depends upon the fitness of Il
roads
These are only a few of the mar
lgcod things which We would like
ellize for the upbuilding Of u
; ty. Let US get in line and make Il
lgrNatest possible improvement by D
r cember 81, 1923, and have an ext
three thousand dollars to spend f
the advancement of good old Morg0
DIR. s. r. Collier is in LeXingt