Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-18
THE NYA ACTIVITIES IN
MORGAN COUNTY FOR 1889

Excerpts from the NYA activitie,
in Morgan county, for the year
1899, follow:
Two outstanding projects have
been completed. The NYA in CO.
operation with the York township
school district constructed a school
bus garage 32x50 feet on property
purchased by the school district ad-
jacent to the Deavertown school
building, of cement blocks to the
square and then of wood for the up
| per structure. This project provid-
ed employment for "a youth from
that vicinity. The sponsors con-
| tributed $1,0O4.60 for supervision,
equipment, material, and supplies;
while the NYA spent $868.77 for
labor; thus, this community has a
garage that will house modern
school buses.
The Chesterhill Community Cen
ter sponsored by Marion township
and with the cooperation Of a COM
munity committee representing the
Methodist church, and other organ
izations, was completed at the close
OF the year. This project consisted
OF the excavation of the space under
the Methodist church, installing Of
cement block walls, windows, en-
trance way, concrete floor, water
and gas fixtures for a community
meeting room. The youth also con-
structed cistern and made the
necessary plumbing connections for
water supply. A sewage and drain
age system was installed and the
dirt excavated from the basement.
was used for the improvement of
the grounds and building of addi-
tional parking areas. Upon it's COM
pletion this project provides for
community meeting place 34x48
feet, to be used by Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, young peoples organiza-
tions, mems organizations, church
groups, and other community or
ganizations. The people of this
community are to be commended on
their excellent cooperation in rails
ing of funds, providing adequate
materials, and excellent supervision
on this project. A monthly average
of 16 NYA youth were employed on
this project.
During the past year an average
or nine youth have been employed
on library projects in this county. |
The library project is set up as a |
county wide project, under the su-
pervision of Miss Leona Mowery,
county librarian, and provides youth |
workers for the Kate Love Simpson
library in McConnelsville. and the
branch Libraries established at Ches-
terhill Homer-Union. Bishopville,
Deavertown and Rose Farm. In ad-
dition to the books in the local
branch library, state and county
books are furnished from the Ii
brary in McConnelsville, and are ex-
changed at regular intervals by the
library force. This has increased
the circulation of the county library
facilities.
Seven NYA youth are employed
on clerical projects in McConnels-
Vile where they are receiving work
and training in typing,
shorthand, filing, map making, rec
ord keeping, and other types If ,
clerical positions in private en-
rloyment.
The outstanding project in opera
ion in Morgan county this year has
been the construction of a five acre
lthletic field for the Malta McCon-
lelsville school district in McCon-
lelsville. This project was started ,
II 1888, but the major portion of
he construction has been done dur
ng 1899, and we are hoping to
complete it during the first two
months of 1910. This project con-
lists of a complete football gridiron
With a drainage and sprinkling sys-
EN-, six line cinder track encir-
ling the gridiron, three tennis