Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 20

THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1955 ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH PAGE SEVENTEEN GRAND OPENING of National Food Center store In Wood River has been set for Tuesday at 9 a. The store, tenth to be opened by the company this year is located at 337 East Ferguson Ave. National Food Center To Open Wood River Store WOOD RIVER The grand opening of ttie tenth National Food Center Store to be launch- this year was announced today by H. Sievert, branch manager of National Food Center Stores, Inc. of St.

Louis. This opening will take place Tuesday at 9 a. m. at 337 E. Ferguson Ave.

National Food Center chain announced an 11 store expansion program in March of last year. This ctore will be the tenth opened since then. The budding has approximately 11,000 fequare feet of floor space, most of which is devoted to area. It is has strip-fluorescent lights Bnd automatic doors. The general contractor and owner is Irving Goldfarh.

The exterior and parking lot will be illuminated wilh mercury-vapor lamps. Six check-out- counfers, ultra-modern food handling equipment and other facilities have been installed present handling of perishables lor self-service selection. The meat department will be 100 per cent self-service. Other out-of-the-ordinary departments will behousehold needs, beauty needs, and medicine cabinet supplies. This store will also have an office for the collection of gas, electric and telephone bills and for the issuance of money orders.

The cutting and packaging rooms are air-conditioned. Space for approximately 50 cars has been set aside for customer parking. Harold Balm of 603 W. Main Staunlon, will be manager of the store and Ray Gfirby of 4197 Vine, Granite City, will be market manager. Other personnel will be residents of the Granite City area.

Registration Tuesday WOOD RIVER September first -graders will be given a second opportunity to enroll for the fall term at St. Bernard's Catholic School Tuesday, between me hours of 9 a. m. and noon, Mother Angela announced today. Registrations were schtduled for Tuesday of this week, but less than half on the expected enrollment made appearance.

Not only will the first graders be registered but will also be meas- Messick Legion Aivard Winner at Wood River High WOOD RIVER By vote ofj the senior class and action of the faculty at East Alton Wood River Community High School, John Messick of 443 Korreck Ave. has been chosen to receive the American Legion Medal award during the Honors Assembly at ihe school May 24 at 9 a. Francis Manning, Americanism chairman of American Legion post 204, announced today. Runner-up for the award was Robert Zacny of 825 Madison Ave. Both students are now eligible to compete for the School Medal Award Scholarship by writing an essay for state competition on how the "American Legion Can Best Serve the Community." First and second place winners in the state contest will receive $600 and $300, respectively.

Only boyg were considered for the high school award, which is being presented for the first time this year. Considered in making the selections were honor, courage, scholarhip, leadership and service. The school awards find essay contest winners at Lewis Clark School and St. Bernard's Catholic School will be announced at the commencement exercises May 27. The elementary school essays concern the biography of some great American who has been distinguished in the past or present.

Mountain peaks appear on two new stamps. Argentina features her Mt. Fitzroy and Pakistan shows Mt. Godwin-Austen, to honor the successful Italian ascent in 1954. JOHN MESSICK Woman Sues Farmer After Long Courtship VANCOUVER, B.

C. JP-After 17 years of marching after the cows instead of marching down the aisle, 40-year-old Dorothy Pentland says she is tired of waiting for the farmer to say "I do." She is suing Banjamin Crowe 64-year-old farmer, for breach promise and asking a half inter est in his farm. She complained in court that she had been a housekeeper as wel a milkmaid without pay anc "he stayed in bed while I wen for the 4:30 a.m. eacl day." She said Crowe promised to mar ry her in 1937. David Fulton Elected Head Of Wood River High Seniors ured for placed.

and WOOD RIVER David Fulton was elected president of the 1956 graduating class of East Alton-Wood River Community High School Tuesday the fourth consecutive year such an honor has been bestowed upon him. Members of the faculty believe if he completes -the duties of his office through next pear he will have been the first student in the school to have headed his class through their four years of study. Elected vice president of the class was Joan Eslinger and the 1955-66 secretary and treasurer is Connie Eckman. Police Swamped Short Circuit Sets Off Bank Alarm System at Wood River WOOD RIVER Wood River police were being beset witii telephone calls this morning by wanting to know whether or not $200,000 been taken by burglars at First National Bank shortly after 5 a. m.

today when the bank burglar alarm began to sound. The alarm, working of which were not divulged by either police or bank officials who contended that too much Information on the subject might be injudicious, began to moan and howl at 5:35 m. Two police vehicles carrying policemen arrived at the bank building at 5:36 a. according to police records. Police searched the exterior of the building, could find no footprints on vestibules or window sills nor could any open places be found.

George G. Guker, president of the bank, arrived a few minutes later. Closer inspection with Guker's aid indicated that (lie alarm system, still sounding vigorously, had been set off by a short electric circuit induced by the wet weather. Clumps of residents began to gather at a safe distance outside the bank building and Guker announced that some of the hue and cry, at least, would end ly because the alarm system was set to operate for a specified number of minutes, then stop. The noise stopped on schedule and a general relaxing followed.

however, spent mosti Police The all school election wa, staged according to official rule and reulations directed by tb Amerian history teachers, Rob ert Vasey and Miss Ruth Steel as well as all the social studie teachers. Official ballots and box es were used as well as electio booths from the township office Officers for the junior clas next year are David Little, pres 'ident; Marje Schlieper, vie president, and Judy Bacheldor secretary treasurer. Sopho more officers are Hubert Yoder president; Joyce Helm, vice pres ident, and Terry Williams, sec retary -treasurer. Wood River Juniors Jerry Feezel, Donald Smith Named To Attend Boys State WOOD RIVER Jerry Feezel ind Donald Smith, juniors at the Alton-Wood River Community School have been chosen to attend Premier Boys State in Springfield in June through joint ponsorship of American Legion 204 and the local Lions Club, iccording to announcement today i the Americanism chairman, Francis Manning. Boys state is a plan for training the functional aspect of citizen- hip.

It is a program sponsored by he American Legion, Department if Illinois, Its purpose is to teach he youth of today constructive at- itudes toward the American form of government, Boys state at- empts to show that our scheme of has not outworn its usefulness; that all a democracy needs is an inteligent citizenary and a clean, honest and impartial administration responsive to the ill of the people. The program originated in Illinois in. 1934, has been adopted by he "National organization of the American Legion and is now in iperation in 48 states. Elections ire for the vp ious pnhlin of- ices from governor of the state somo various public offices. Also there is recreation, including participation in music and ath- etic events.

Jerry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tames Fenzel, 707 K. Ferguson Ave. and Donald's parents are Mr.

and Mrs. Irvan Smith of 433 Tipon Ave. Poppy Poster Winners Named At Wood River WOOD RIVER Poppy post- submitted by local art students to the American Legion Auxiliary of post 204 were judged at the Legion Home Tuesday evening and the winners announced by Mrs. Thomas Flanagan, Poppy chairman. The posters were judged in Jiree classes with the first place winner in each class to entered in the state competition.

Judges considered appeal, artis- ability, originality and neatness of the work in selecting the most excellent. In the first class of fourth, fifth and sixth graders Mike Lewis Clark School won first place; Catherine Anderson of the Rosewood School, secone place, and Marilyn Lamarsh Lewis Clark School, third, with Bob Borman's poster receiving honorable mention. In the seventh, eighth and ninth grade or second class the winners were Robert Messick, Lew is Clark School, first; Karen Wil son, Lewis Clark School, second; Nancy Cota, high school Third, and Jim Clark School, honorable mention Among the posters submitted in the third or high school class Margaret Brugger of Roxana High won first place; Deneen Ajigleton, Roxana High, second Janet Travis, East Alton-Wood River Community High third, and Robert Campbell the local high school, honorabl mention. Contest judges were Mr. anc Mrs.

Howard Getting, Mrs. Durre, and the auxiliary presi dent, Mrs. Frank Panyik. The posters will, all be used to advertise Poppy Days May 27-28. Read Telegraph Want Ads Daily of today denying a rumor that by bank burglars and getting acrossj general idea that the whole thing was a false alarm.

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Proceeds will be used to buy refreshments for the last day of school picnic at the Dads' Club Park, June 1. The committee is composed of Mrs. John Aiken, chairman; Mrs. Rosetta Oldham, Mrs. Mary Smith and Mrs.

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