The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-09-19
Knox and Ashland County
Folks Join In Celebration
On Thursday
Addresses Given at Hiawatha
Park And A Program Of
Sports Enjoyed

. ''hS Gnu tHc CltiZehS OF KNOX and
Ashland counties joined Thursday in
a formal dedication Of the completed
section Of the c. c. C. highway reach.
ing over the % miles separating the
two cities. A great number of the
citizens of the two counties took a
day off and joined in the dedication.
} A better day could not have been
chosen. Dame Nature, in her most
propitious mood, deigned to send for
the occasion an ideal September day.
one charmingly midway situated be.
tween the passing of summer and the
coming Of autumn.
Start Is Made
Starting from Mt Vernon for Loud
onyille and returning to Hiawatha
park, where the dedication exercises
were held in the afternoon, the Knox
county eXcursionists travelled over
the completed section. In either di.
section the excursion was without
special incident. At Loudonville the
party was Joined by the Ashland
county. eXcursionists forming ~, calva-
cade that stretched for miles along
the highway.
Some of those in the party were
familiar with the road, but for many
it was a new experience, revelation
in scenic beauty and aluring grand
eur. AS the roadway winds up and
down and around the hills, it contin-
unlly presents to the eye of the tray
elcr new and more inviting pictures
While one never ceases to marvel
and exclaim at what Nature has done
In her arrangement of the landscape,
1t is not possible to forget or over
look what man has done to make
easy and comfortable progress over
this section OF highway. Those who
have some familiarity with engineer
ing in the road construction phase
cannot but wonder at the professions
al skill and resourcefulness that have
made this roadway possible of reali-
Zation.
This, the most difficult section ot
the G. c. C. highway, now practically
is completed. Next year, 1t is prom.
ised. will see the completion of the
remaining gaps in the roadway
stretching from Cleveland diagonaly
across the state TO Cincinnati
Appreciate the Pike
The people living along this high
way sense its Importance and appre.
ciate its present and future signin-
cance to them. As the party of eX.
cursionists passed up and down the
highway Thursday they saw, every
where along the way, flags displayed
from porch posts and house walls. As
the schoohOuses were passed and as
tho company passed along the main
streets of the towns and villages,
school children and grown.ups waved
and smiled welcome. They were in
terested and understood and appre-
ciated, even though tkoy could not be
w 'Ht party,
lust outside of l.oudprville was
seen under large American flag a
sign bearing the inscription:
"LOUDONvILLE WDLCOM s
YOC--CHAMRnR OF COMMERCE"
Coming away from Loudonville, on
the opposite side Of the same sign,
was the following courteous parting
greeting;
GOOD LUCK TO YOU-CAIL.
AGAIN. CHAMBER or COM
MERGE"
II was l220 when the first of the
excursion party turned off the high
way at Academia and headed for Hia-
watha park. 1t was 2 o'clock and af.
tor before the last cars of the eXcur,
sionists We're parked in the park.
Lunch Ie Enjoyed
II being the noon hour, raids upon
lied Groups af friends and acquaint
ances found pleasant spots here and
there where they sat down and en-
joyed such refreshments rs they had
brought along with them. Others
found wellsupplled lunch stand
ready TO supply their wants.
After lunch was an interval before
the starting of the formal program
Concert programs were given by the
* of r. band of Mt Vernon and the
.oudonville band, Another enter
tanning feature was the program OF
music given by Prof. Ackley, winner
OF the "old nddlers' contest" held re
$ Gently in Cincinnati
y Dedication Exercises
q The dedication exercises proper be
4 gan shortly after 2:3O. music beinl
igiyen alternately by the Mt. Vernon