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January 23, 1979 Around Adair with Ed Waggener The article below first appeared in the January 23, 1979, issue of the Adair County News. Topics included the cost of snow removal, the new Amish community in Pellyton, predictions for the local area economy by 2015, and Richard Lee Walker's offer to teach his Sunday school class the Hula dance. --Pen By Ed Waggener City running ahead on snow removal The zeal of the new city administration in removing snow last year was admirable, but it cost money. In 1978, according to Councilman Charles Barnes, the city spent around $30,000 for snow removal. That was approximately 10 percent of the whole annual city budget! This year, we have been lucky. There hasn't been as much snow, for one thing. For another--and this is good or bad according to how you look at it--Nature has done more of the ice cutting. We've had slick streets. They were especially bad Sunday, but our town's treasury will be in better shape. A lot of private work I guess another big reason for the lower cost to the city is that there are more private individuals clearing snow now than ever. Up on Lindsey Hill, the snow plow was going Sunday afternoon, clearing sidewalks and drives around the campus. They shouldn't have to do it, but the college has been clearing Lindsey Wilson Street, too. In each of the most recent snows, the college tractor has either been solely responsible or primarily responsible for making the drive passable. It's a praiseworthy thing for Lindsey's Jim Harper to do. But it certainly shouldn't be necessary. Maybe the city can't remove the snow on the campus, as most Columbians wish it could, but the college certainly doesn't need to bear the expense of clearing city streets! Those newest Adair Countians: Fine people There's a new group of Adair Countians, a community of Amish families who have moved into the Pellyton area near the Casey County line. I'm told there are about 50 of them in all, and the Pellytonians couldn't be happier. Jackson Brower, a contributing writer for the papers, says that the Amish are making a big hit at Carl Lemmon's store. "They're hard working farmers," Brower said, "but they're jovial, too." He said the only conflicts he could see on the horizon is that the Amish are too good at checkers. "They're beating a lot of the old hands at the checker board in Lemmon's," Brower says. Already, a number of folks in Columbia are driving out to the community to buy the breads the Amish bake. It's very good, and I get that from two sources: Brower and A.L. Sinclair, both of whom are reasonably reliable. The big treat, Brower says, is their cherry pies. "The best you've ever eaten," Brower proclaims. Unusual sight The Amish are driving their traditional buggies, with lanterns for light. They keep fine horses, Brower says. They also dress in their plain black clothing. When Steve Nixon, the son of Coach and Suzanne Nixon, first saw some of the Amish, he was surprised. "Look," he cried, "there are some Pilgrims!" Insight from the Economic Statistics We received the Kentucky Department of Commerce's Deskbook of Economic Statistics for 1978. As usual, it has some very interesting data, especially as it relates to Adair County. A major goal of the Adair County News and of The Daily Statesman under our management has been to see Adair County develop to its potential as a center of commerce. The Deskbook does show a continuing growth for Adair County in retail sales. In 1978, Adair's retail sales were $27,646,000, good for second-to-Taylor County among the area comprised of Adair and surrounding counties. The figure is up from 1977. The puzzling thing to us is that Taylor County continues to grow as a retail center even faster. Their retail market is now $58,116,000! It is puzzling, because, apparently, Adair County businesses may not be knowing what is in store for them in population figures. This whole seven-county area will have significant population increases. But Adair's will be best of all. The projections are for Adair County to pass Taylor County in the year 2015, when we'll have 24,051 to Taylor's 23,021. Besides that, Casey County is projected to pass Taylor in 2020. But back to the retail market It is surprising to read where the growth in retailing is concentrated. Adair County continues to do surprisingly well in food (grocery) retailing, with sales of $9,567,000. But in other areas, considerable slippage can be seen, rather than significant growth, as should be the case. It is notable that in one of the categories the Department of Commerce uses, Adair County fell behind Russell County for the first time in history in 1978! I won't write the name of the segment in this column because I wouldn't want my friends in that sales area to be offended. I would hope, however, that every merchant in Adair County take a look at the figures and see where Adair County business needs strengthening. I have advocated before the establishment of a County-City Bureau of Commerce to aid development of Adair County commerce. For if one area of trade is weak, it weakens others. We need all segments-food, eating and drinking, general merchandise, apparel and accessories; home furnishings, furniture, and appliances; automotive sales, gasoline sales, building material and hardware, drug stores, and miscellaneous to be strong. He says he forgot grass skirts Brother R.L. Walker, as reported in the Daily Statesman on Saturday, was to have given our Sunday School class a demonstration of the hula dance, which he learned while supposedly on a vacation on the islands. The class was especially large Sunday, despite the snow. Brother Walker arrived late. He did not give the demonstration. "I forgot my grass skirt;" be lamely alibied. Did he really go to Hawaii? There are persons in the County who do not believe Mr. Walker got to Hawaii. In fact, they say he never got out of Adair County. They say they'd sooner believe there really were men on the moon as to believe he got there. They are telling that what really happened is that Walker hid his car in the barn, took the phone off the hook, and hermitted for the whole week, reading brochures on Hawaii only. However, there was bad weather out there after his trip was to have taken place, and that indicates he might have been there. The scenario for the special session Senator Doug Moseley was back in Columbia on Thursday night. He is predicting that the Governor will recess the Special Session on January 29. "You see," Senator Moseley says, "there is a provision in the Constitution which says that the Governor can recess the General Assembly when it is in Special Session if he finds they are hopelessly deadlocked on the issues." Moseley says that the Governor has the votes in the House of Representatives to have his way, "But we can beat him in the Senate," Moseley says. The Columbia Republican said that he is predicting the recess on January 29 because that is exactly four months before the gubernatorial primary election. "The governor will want us out of Frankfort so that the spotlight won't be on his candidates opponents," Moseley suggests. This story was posted on 2020-12-20 13:30:00
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