davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10
Farm Bureau Drive

Hon. Godfrey Morgan, secretary
Of the State Federation Of Farm
Bureau. is in Garrard county this
week conducting drive for this or
,anization and meeting with exeep-
tional success.
Meetings are being held each day
and in the evenings at various sec
tions Of the county. His talk to the
merchants Of the town last Monday
afternoon was well attended and his
work in the county is favored by the
merchants generally. Mr.. Morgan is
an entertaining and gifted speaker
and has made many warm friends in
this community.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10
Paint Lick Wins
From Corbin Nine

The fast Paint Lick baseball team
had Corbin's nine rs guests on the
Paint Lick Diamond Saturday after.
noon but walloped the visitors in q
well played game BY a score Of : to
T. Red" Beazley. Paint Lick's
pitching ace. started the game for his
team but was found for six runs in
the same number Of innings. He
was replaced by Jim Lackey. who
went right ahead and allowed the
visitors only one more run while the
Paint Lick boys slammed out the old
pill for two more. The game was
exceedingly close. A. no time was
either club leading by over two runs
The winning run was put over By
Paint Lick in the last half OF the
ninth. "Simp" Rogers was hit by a
pitched ball. On Jim Laekey's
grounder Corbin booted and Rogers
took second. He stole third and
came home when the Corbn catcher
threw wild in an effort to catch him.
The Paint Lick line up was rs fol-
lows: Patrick. catcher; Besxley and
Lsekey, pitchers; s. Rogers. first I;
Roop. second; Stephenson. first; J. B.
Lsekey. third: Pruitt. left: Duerson.
center; and c. Rogers. right. Paint
Lick goes to Harrodsbury Friday for
game with the fss, nine in that
city.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10
Fast Drivers
Take Warning

The City Council has instructed
Chief Bratton to arrest all automo-
bile drivers who are continually ex-
ceeding the speed laws Of the city.
regardless o. the ordinances and re.
gardless ot the repeated warnings
that Chief Bratton has given them.
He informs Us that some arrest are
sure To be made the next time such
violations are made and then they
will have TO tell their troubles to
Judge kinnaird.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10
Doesn't This Show Lack
of Home Interest?

The average Springfield citizen
gets up az the alarm Of n Connecticut
clock. buttons his Chicago suspenders
TO Detroit overalls. puts on a pair Of
shoes made in Ohio. washes in Lou
isville basin, uses Cincinnati soap,
and dries on a cotton towel made in
New Hampshire; sits down TO an
Evansville table. eats bread made IN
Lebanon with Minneapolis -four,
Kansas City grits made from Illinois
corn and fried in Omaha lard on a
South Bend stove. After breakfast
ne dolls up in shirt and collar laun-
dered in Danville or Louisville. puts
ON a Philadelphia hat, lights up a
Louisville cigar. marches down town
and orders Irish potatoes grown in
Michigan. canned tomatoes and corn
canned In Indiana and sits down IN
an office chair made in Grand Rapids.
uses a Syracuse typewriter, and
boosts his foreign stock to his local
people.
Al night the same man goes TO his
home built Of Florida lumber. crawls
under a New Jersey blanket and is
kept awake by a Springfield dog
the only home product found on his
premises.
Isn't II abou, time Springfield had
a few. at least. % the needed in
dustries that We might support and
enjoy7 Food for thought.-Spring-
aalA SIM
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10
II YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
Items Culled From The Files
of The Central Record
AUGUST 10Th. 1895

Garrard County Teacher, Institute
In Session a, Court House. Among
the notes Of the Institute We find this
"Mac" Elliott has the aif 81. and
conducts himself like an Old patriarch.
He sits in the rear % the bar, keeps
his mouth closed and looks wise.
wholly absorbed in the male-like
down upon his upper lip. Whenever
he dains to talk he 10 greeted with
rounds of applause from the fair
ladies'"
Homer Batson and Owen Shugars
rode Go Hustonville on their wheels.
The Len Hudson farm at Camp
Dick Robinson Is advertised for sale.
"Mit' Elliott consumes most Of his
tine in making eyes at, and flirting
with the pretty young teachers. He
thinks the IVES, Poin, school needs
an assistant and 10 firing his willy
darts at the heart Of every pretty
face he meets.
Miss Carrie Currcy has been the
guest % her sister. Mrs. y. d. Gaines.
IN Dsnville.
Messrs. John Para. John Lear,
George Palmer and Charley Walker,
took in the Nicholasville bicycle races
last Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. Vernon Richardson, the COURT
ness man in Kentucky. has been here
several days visiting friends.
Misses ChAstine McGregor. Ellen
owsley. Attic MArksbury. Nellie
Msrrs and some ten or twelve young
men Of this city. attended the enter
tainment gwen at West Point Tues
day evening by Col Jim West, who
was celebrating his hf,ieth anniver-
ssry.
Farmers say the corn crop this SEA
son will be the finest ever raised in
the county.
Mrs. Mollie Young has purchased
% Mrs. J. l. Hamilton. her fine com
bined black mare, for $3.50 cash.
Yates Hudson sold 45O bushels Of
irish potatoes 20 George Cogar for
40 cents bushel.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10

Sustained the Institute Of Ameri-
can Business, New YORK City in its
defense Of specific reasons why the
plans for a st. Lawrence Great Lakes
water way was no; desirable invest
ment for the United States.
Agreed to support the Southern
Traffic League in its efforts to lower
freight rates Of communities in less
than car load lots in Kentucky. Ten
nesee and Alabama.
Sent delegation to attend meeting
Of Cincinnati Chattanooga Lookout
Mountain Air Line Association in
Lexington.
Urged fiscal court TO reconstruct
that portion Of proposed Dixie High
way South from City Limits Of Lam
caster to Lincoln County line. and
from Lancaster City Limits North to
Marksbury.
Recommended an electric signal
system for fire alarm.
Appointed a committee to inves,i-
gate elevated cluster Of electric lights
for conspicuous display ON Public
Square and for radius Of 25 miles as
described by Mr. Woods. Secretary
Of c. Of C., Bushnell, Fla.
Agreed TO assist the American
Legion In the Observance Of memorial
day exercises Sunday. May 2sth.
Made investigation for L. and N. x.
r., regarding clay deposits near Ian
caster.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10

This Office Is indebted TO Mrs
Frank Folger and uncle Dave Ross
for some Of the finest specimens Of
tomatoes we have ever seen. They
were the Ponderosa and Colossal vari-
ETY.. all perfectly formed and many
Of them watching two pounds each.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10
Achievement Report-What Has The
{. Of c. Accomplished


Furnished 800 reports for Credit
Information.
Rendered assistance TO 3Os s,ran.
gers and travellers
Answered or wrote s72 letters in
volving Garrard County.
Appeared before Is groups Of
children regarding community wei
fare.
Submitted 81 articles or reports
for publication regarding Garrard
county
Attended % group meetings Of
Garrard. involving Kentucky welfare.
Rendered assistance to IL Garrard
county organizations during special
occasions.
Endorsed and recommended certain
County and State Highway Improve
ments
Made possible the best Of street
and road signs for vehicle drivers.
ever displayed in this county
Assisted in securing a progressive
City Government for Lancaster.
Assisted in securing lower electric
rates for Lancaster.
Assisted in securing better ice ser.
vice.
Assisted in securing bus line 10
Lincoln, Jessamine and Fayette.
Assisted the American Legion and
ex.serviee men seeking to file claims
Assisted the American Red Cross
during membership drives.
Assisted County Demonstration
Agent in Club Organization work.
Sent two Garrsrd County school
students TO State University for Sum.
mer School
Agreed 10 assist Lancaster Band
Boys in securing musical instructor.
Agreed to assist Churches and sun.
day Schools in athletics.
Agreed 10 assist in Chautauqua
ticket distribution.
Assisted in securing fire protection.
Assisted in the Burnley Cooperative
Organization for Garrard.
Assisted in securing better illumi-
nation Of street lights on Public
Square.
Assisted in the organization OF
the Lawrenceburg Chamber Of Com
merce.
Assisted in partially solving the
stray chicken problem.
Assisted in securing appropriation
for Garrard County's proportionate
expense in the Cincinnati hatta-
nooga Lookout Mountain Air Line
Association.
Assisted in formulating plans for
a United Charities.
Recommended that all solicitors
and travelling earnivals be referred to
q. Of c. for investigation.
Appointed a committee which in.
vestigated and reported favorably on
the activities Of the Building and
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10
Fine Hog

The Beeehwood Farms have just
received a handsome Hampshire boar
pig from Cantril, Iowa. where one Of
the largest farms breeding this breed
Of hogs In the United States is
located.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10
Simpson

The remains Of Bernard Simpson,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Simp-
son. were brought from Lexington
last Monday and buried in the Gums
Chapel cemetery last Tuesday after
noon. Mr.. Simpson was ~ years Of
age and died Of peritonitis in a Lex
ington hospital.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10
Baptist Church News

The Junior b. Y. p. U. will hold
an ice cream social next Saturday
evening at the home Of Squire San
ders. on Danville Street. Ice cream
and cake will be served and a gener-
ally good time is expected. An in
vitation IL extended TO all to come,
and buy all the cream and cake you
can eat and carry away. See other
announcements in this paper.
There was a fine audience Of young
people ut the service last Sunday
morning. The Gospel Railroad was
the subject Of the message given by
the pastor.
At call meeting Of the church
after the preaching service last Sun
day II was voted to assist in the pur-
chase Of tent TO be used by the
Association at their annual gatherings
and at other special meetings during
the year.
Next Sunday the school session
will begin at 9:45-fifteen minutes
earlier than usual. Please note the
change in time and come for the
opening song. At 1890 there will be
an important meeting Of the church
and Sunday school TO consider plans
for our future work. You cannot
afford TO miss this service IL you are
a member Of the church. Some sur
prises are in store for you IL you
come, and disappointment IL you fail
10 come.
The subject Of the sermon next
Sunday morning will be "The Grow
ing Church" The evening service
will be held in the Presbyterian
church as usual at 7:45.
We are praying for and expecting
great day next Sunday. We APP
peal TO every member who really
wishes to be classed As such TO be
present at 1890 next Sunday morn
ing. Come with large faith.
broad vision and loving heart, pre-
pared to enlist in a program Of ser
vice that viii rejoice every loyal
heart.
But read on! The following item
clipped from religious magazine. Is
startling to say the least. Is il pro-
portionately true Of US?
Lowers Of Pleasures More Than
Lovers Of Cod
2 Tim. ga
The United States Commissioner
OF Education estimates that during
the year 1920 while the world starved
we expended for joy-riding, automo-
biles, luxurious living, tobacco. jewel
ry and other unnecessary luxuries,
So. 70o. O0o. 900.
During the same time we gave TO
Missions to promote Chtist's King.
dom abroad. S37 .ss6,040. or eompar-
atively. We expended 5000 in luxuries
for ourselves and 81 to evangeme
the world abroad.
The above statement is hereby re-
printed BY courtesy Of The Family
Altar League, Marquette Building.
Chicago. III. The appalling eharae-
ter Of the situation is all the more
apparent when il is remembered that
much Of the s37. 900 900 was expend-
ed in abroad. not evangelical, but
apostate doctrines.
The only remedy is such revival
Of evangelical religion in the church
Of Christ at large as will change the
morals and habits Of millions, and
sweeping ON will eyangelize the
world.
When believers cease being unbe-
levers, God will work.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10

Craia Fertilizer. 10 Per ssss Asid
Phssphass. fes sess and wksss isad.
Sis.0o per tea. HsAsea q Fssaas.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10
To Stanford Fair

All roads and all automobiles are
leading to the great Stanford fair
which started yesterday morning with
good attendance and a splendid
program. Garrard county people
have always patronized this good fair
and this year will be no exception.
we are sure.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-10
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACHIEVE
MENTs DURING FIRST YEAR OF
ORGANIZATION
Secretary Abbott Gives Interesting Report of Years Work
Ending July LIST, 1922.

One % the easiest things to do Is
10 make q mistake. The next easiest
thing Is 20 offer criticisms concern
Ing the other fellows mistakes. Cor
reetly mistakes are a little harder
Community welfare is a science
the study Of n life time. in which
you may exhaust yourself. but never
your subject.
II IL a contest. duel. or n melee.
calling for courage. skill. strategy.
and self-eontrol
II is test Of temper. a trial Of
honor. n revealer Of character.
Il affords a chance to play the man.
and act the gentleman.
Il requires getting out Of doors.
activity. and a sweeping away Of
the mental cobwebs. II includes
companionship with friends. social
intercourse. opportunity for courtesy,
kindness and generosity to m oppon-
ent. II promotes not only physical
health. but moral force.
The secretary's repor, for the fiscal
year ending June 3Oth. 1922. does
not include the many incidents
brought 10 the surface by personal
interviews. in fact secretarial ethics
prohibit a review Of some % these
episodes.
II is regretable that such per-
ccntage Of our residents, and men in
business ARE more or less indiffer MT
10 the possibilities that could be ae.
complished through cooperation.
All towns. like all men are alike
they differ only in degree
The town As 1T Is Is what we have
at hand. The town AS WE WANT
1T Is what We have in view. What
Is your definition Of c. Of c.!
The c. Of &. is the committee Of
the whole acting for the community.
Its organization should be as simpli-
fed as its purpose, a single eye for
community bet,erment and develop
ment.
Al H. n
Milford chronicle., 1922-04-07

SOME PEOPLE are so foolish to expect the repeal
or decided modification of the liquor laws. Many people
believe that solution of problem is to permit
the sale and use of light wines-smilar to the laws
British Columbia but experience in liquor legislation
shows that the contrary to be true The commerciazed
liquor traffic is constant of worry statesmen
and constant menace to the country Prince Rupert
News of Canada this subject says almost every prov
ince in the Dominion has the problem before at the
present time Owing to the greed of those engaged in
the traffic is probable that there will be solution
til the whole thing is swept away in bone dry law for
the whole Dominion that will not only prevent liquor being
legally sold but will also make it hot for the bootleg
gers that there will be little illicit trading" Prohibition
here to stay and for the officers of the law local fed
eral to throw up their hands in despair is mark of
weakness or lack of intelligent appreciation of the Am
ercan spirit The solution of the question be found
in fair but persistant upon the labreang ee
ment If one set of officials cannot carry the work.
other set is likely to be given the chance.
Milford chronicle., 1922-04-07

AFTER MANY MONTHS the postmastership of Mil
ford has been settled by appointment and confirmation
OF Mark L. Davis postmaster for the ensuing four
years This action will help to clarity the political at
mosphere for the Republican Party in this part of Della
ware and relieve situation at the Milford post office
"nch had reached the limit of endurance by the retiring
postmaster who has other business affairs Mr. Davis is
recognized and admitted to be loyal member of the
Republican Party who has been the leader in the First
Representative District of Sussex County years. and
earned recognition He will take over the office as soon
as the bond is approved
Milford chronicle., 1922-04-07

ONE MAN BUSINESS enterprises die with the pass
ing of the who created conducted the business
unless the father, business shall train
to succeed over the direction of
the work where he shall have left Fathers who fail
to train to take hold of the carry forward
the business along practical tried lines of success are
wrecking the results of life work business career
The boy needs not only education but business experience
to take business successfully The fnanciers edu
cate and train their for handling great financial prob
lems The great merchants educate and train sons to
direct the large business activities largest banking
and selling aggregaOns of merchandise These men es-
the drudgery of looking after the stocks planning
the advertising campaigns the details of bookkeeping or
even the buyngbu devote their entire attention to study
Of methods advising with heads departments and gen
era oversight of the financial the business This
should be the final legacy transmitted son. that he
may carry the business greater scope than his pred
ecessor He must build employ others to do the de-
tails OF the work It is mistake for the director of
great business to attempt salesmanshp handling of
stock-peOpe with the qualifications that kind of
work can be employed for these purposes far less than
the value of the time by the thinker and the
builder of the business business similar ito
the practice of physician is successful only while he
is living and directing the activities of the work Train
the son to manage and create business-he can hire
many to sell goods Train the study possibilities
in presenting to the public and holding interest in the
busnesshe and will hire department heads for the
details This important subject every father to
keep in mind and that is overlooked by
business who have sons daughters with uuali- g
hcaons to make excellent business directors and carry
on the business interests built by the fathers It
pay IN satisfaction to the builder of business and it
VIII be creating human factors to build larger and
BUSINESS which will benefit themselves and the community
md state Stop and think of the chance has III
benefit the daughters as well as the entire com
nuny by training to successful business
labts or
Milford chronicle., 1922-04-07

STATISTICS recently compiled show that Delaware
ranks third the States of the Nation in number of
fowls kept upon each square mile of land surface Iowa
ranks first and Ohio second Other States well in the
list New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania The
large number of commercial poultry plants located in Del
account very largely for her place in the forefront
of the States of the Union. Situated she is Delaware
by all should rapidly develop her poultry industry
until she leads the nation. 1t is gratifying to know that
the Diamond State is surely pushing to the forefront in
this important industry AS Delaware develops along this
line, will Milford and the surrounding country. Only
few months ago the State Board of Agriculture recognz-
ed Milford being the centre of the poultry growing in
dustry in Delaware. As result of this interest the
part of local poultry growers the North American Egg
Laying Contest plant moved to the western entrance
of Milford from Georgetown The advice experience
of the managers of this contest open poultry grow
throughout the State; but being situated be
available for the growers Milford they are a po
son whereby they should receive great benefits from
the plant Delaware is recognized nationally
the forefront of the poultry industry, and being
centre of the poultry producing belt of Delaware Milford
cannot long remain without national recognition
centre of this industry
Milford chronicle., 1922-04-07

IT is RIGHT that charitable and elemosynary inst-
tutions be maintained by the counties and the
cost of maintenance be fixed charge upon treasury
This not be questioned many years the State
of Delaware has been accustomed conduct and commit
to such institutions without inmates placed
therein, without system which enables the officials
not to mention the citizensto definite information
justify critcse the methods applied providing for
the unfOrtunates who have been given asylum treat
ment The State Board of Charities to look
after this probem-but after several years and expend
ture OF liberal appropriations that particular body
not developed any definite policy, or made progress in
efecng any beneficial work the public is in
formed to the unforunates, maintenance the
State contributing For many years Delaware has ap-
prOprated thousands dollars year
children of feeble minds These have been
sylvania New Jersey Washington D. c. and maintain
ed there all these years at the expense the State
vestgaons have been started through interest the
Governor and Others to who the children" be-
ing maintained also parents Of these
patients are financially able to for their maintenance
1t would be very simple thing of Delaware
through its officials to provide blank for either
monthly, quarterly yearly reports to be made by the
institutions where these patients are maintained for the
State These reports should the name of the pa
uen the parents the address, when admitted age
at admance, their present condition what progress
has been made in treatment The inspector who visits
these institutions representative the State Board of
Charities should be compelled to make similar reports un
der oath affirmation that they had made such visit and
personally inspected each of the cases. setting forth rec
lamentations for the benefit of the patient and safeguard
ing the interests of the State We have information
recently came to that several of the children" at
of these institutions in Pennsylvania been there
about twenty years; and of mature years
Why should this be permitted when there so many
children who could be benefited by proper training? The
thousands of dollars appropriated for this particular char
y have been exhausted and the Governor should make
very thorough investigation the actual situation
this entire ie
comprehensive system of reports made required in
this particular branch Of charities It the purpose
of the legislature when the State Board Charities was
created that the entire system should be reorganized and
made to function along practical lines; but, like many
other things it failed to meet expectations this
particular the sake of the unforunates
the safeguarding of the State Governor Denney
should and that practical system of reports
shall be made and given publcityfor only in general
publicity will the service be maintained at its best