Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-05-23
PAGE YOUR COMMUNITY WEEK

A dinner was served at the M. &
M. high school Monday evening tc
81 persons in conjunction with the
opening of nation wide ''open
house week on all nonconstructiOn
WPA projects of the professional
and service division and it's per-
sonnel. Max Oldt of Deavertown
of the county presided. Music was
furnished by Scott's orchestra. A
letter was read from Mrs. Florence
Kerr, Washington, D. c., deputy
commissioner in charge of F. & S.
projects. Guest speakers were
Supt. James NJ Turner; Supt. B. E.
Workman of Chesterhill; H. V.
Edwards, NYA director and Dwight
Robinson. superintendent construc-
tion projects. Responses were CIV
en- by representatives of most of the
following WPA projects: Mrs. Ce-
cile Porter, district area supervisor,
spoke first, and introduced the fol-
lowing foremen: Sewing project,
Mrs. Kate G. Miller; county relief
director, Miss jamie Elmore; his
torical survey, Miss Besse Patter-
son; school lunch project, Mrs.
Pearl Fonner, Chesterhill; library
project, Mrs. Beulah Smith, Malta;
grave registration, Offord Richard
son; work shop, Miss Blanche Reed.
At 8 O'Clock was radio broad
cast, speakers Col. F. c. Harring-
ton, national WPA commissioner;
Carmody, administrator of the Fed
eral Works Agency, and Miss Flor
ence Kerr, com missioner in charge
of F. & S. projects.
Mr.. Workman in his talk on
Solving Our School Lunch Prob
lem" stated that the lunch project
was started in the Chesterhill school
Jan. 1st. They had no money, but
found their credit good at grocers,
so with few donations from
friends commenced serving lunches,
ed to pupils over 4,000 lunches; TAX
in $17S with an outlay of 1888: a
deficit of SIS, which they will
carry over until fall, when they plan
to really get going.
There are 20 women employed on
the sewing project, and 25 in the
work shop. All sort of sewing is
done at the center-clothing men 5
trousers, shirts, underwear, all
clothing for women, rugs, comforts,
sweaters, children's clothing, coats,
on line production and all garments
and other articles are given to the
local relief director, who distributes
them to Morgan county relief needy.
Nothing is ever sold Many of the
things made are beautiful and show
much artistry All garments must
meet high standards of workman
ship and pass rigid inspection. Ac-
cording to an inventory just an
nounced 1882 garments and other
articles had been made and dis
tributed in the ~ years prior TO
January 1, 1910. In January, 1.46S
ed; February, 1,41O; March, 1850;
April, 1899. Or 5,757 garments
until May 1st. Scraps of material
are used in weaving rag rugs. Moth
ing is wasted. Materials are furnish
ed by the federal government most
ly. County commissioners have sup
piled some material.
A county wide invitation is eX-
tended to everyone to visit the sew
ing center during the week to see
the display and just what the wom-
called the first three days of the
week. Mrs Miller and Miss Reed
are greeting visitors and all rooms
are open for inspection.
Under the weeks Open House
program, WPA education is welcom-
ing the citizens of Morgan county
to visit classes in adult education,
held evenings from $50 to $3.50.
The education project has been in
continuous operation for over six
years in every state of the union.
The project is operated under the
community section of the P. & S. di-
vision. Prof. James M. Turner is
county chairman and there is a staff
of six conducting classes in McCon-
nelsville, Chesterhill, Pennsville,
Ringgold, Rose Farm,
Black Oak and PlantsVille VicinitieS.