The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-30
SHOPMEN AT BOSTON
ARE BACK ON JOB;
ERECT new SCHOOL
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BOSTON, Ind, Sept 30.-Under the
terms of the agreement recently enter
ed into between the c. and o. railroad
and the railway shopmen's union, the
entire force of union shipmen, about
65, who were employed in the local
c. and o. of Indiana shops here, and
who went out on strike July l, have
returned to work Not one of the
strikebreakers employed in the shops
during the two months of the strike is
now on the payroll. 1t is understood
that the strikers returned to work With
the assurance that their seniority
rights would be preserved. Only run
ming" repairs to rolling stock are made
at the local shops. The force now en-
ployed is normal.
Big Coal Movement
That coal production in the fields
tapped by the C. and o., in Ohio, West
Virginia and Kentucky, has about
reached a normal basis is indicated by
the heavy coal movements by the C.
and o. to Chicago foe northwest con-
signments. For the past three days
about $50 cars of coal day have been
handled in the local yards. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be a steady in
crease in the coal movement each day
until the peak is reached in the late
fall
The G. and o. of Indiana has become
one of the most important coal car
Tiers leading into Chicago, the gate
way to the northwest.
New School Building
Work on the construction of the new
grade school for Boston township, be-
ing erected on a lot adjoining the high
school building here, is progressing
so rapidly that school officials believe
it will be possible to open the school
by December /. 1t is one of the most
modern and best equipped buildings of
Wayne county's many fine schools and
will accommodate 240 children. The
cost of the building will be $4,000.
When the new grade school is ready
for occupancy it is planned to close
six of the seven grade schools now OPP
Grated in Center township. II is
understood that the rural school on
the Liberty pike in the northern part
OF the township will be maintained.
Children now attending five of the six
schools to be closed will be taken to
and from the new grade school in
motor hacks. One of the schools
which will be abandoned is located in
Boston.
Schools Consolidated
The schools of the town of Boston
and of Boston township were recently
consolidated under one system. At
the time this action provoked consid-
cradle controversy and an effort was
made to block the plan to authorize
the issuance of bonds for the construc-
ton of the new grade school. The
bond issue was approved by the state
authorities.
Under the school consolidation plan
there will be teacher for each grade
Hitherto there has been only one
teacher for all grades in the rural
schools. 1t is asserted that some OF
the rural schools which will soon be
closed do not comply with required
sanitary standards. The new grade
school complies with all sanitary and
ventilation standards.
Weekly Shoots Held
The Boston Gun club, which has a
number of Richmond members, will
continue its program of holding 4
shoot every Thursday throughout tho
fall and winter This club is among
! the oldest in the state and numbers
among its members many high-grade
trapshooters. The best guns lately
have been James Peck, general fore
man of the local c. and o. yards, anC
c. H. Ballenger.
Every other Thursday a registered
shoot is held by the club under the
auspices of the American Trapshoot
ers' association, and trophy awarded
to the high gun
The club during the past summer
has entertained many trapshooter:
from various parts of the central wes
and all of them have greatly admired
the clubhouse, erected q few months
ago. Club members have been dis
cussing the advisability of construct
ing some tennis courts next spring.
Sky Joyriders
Many residents of Boston were af
forded an opportunity to take theil
first airplane ride when l.. o. Eiken
berry. commercial aviator, appeared
on the Jess Druley farm, north of Bos
ton, Wednesday. Eikenberry spen
Wednesday and Thursday here, and il
that time, several prominent citizen:
took their first view of Boston from
above
His machine is a Curtis JN4D train
ing plane, equipped with an ok mo
tor.
Among the Bostonians who went vi
with Eikenberry during his stay here
were:
A. White, Carol Druley, R. J. HUM
Ernest Druley, Orion Samuels, Zelm;
Starr, Mildred Jenlinson, Herbert Pot
tergcr, Earl Druley, Paul F. Druley
Russell Bennett, T. o. Medsker, an(
and Earl Parker.