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MICROFILM CpJ UNIVERSITY 011 LEXINGTON, KY, Interior RNAL ESTABLISHED I860 VOL. Ill NO. 22 INTERIOR J0U2NA1 40484 THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1970 PRICE 10c SINGLE COPY JLHE jou REP. CARTER WINS Business Most Businesses To Close Saturday crs Closing Exercises At Stanford High To Begin Tonight Stanford High School's Commencement exercises "It I TOP SCHOLASS AT MEMOKIAI 431m Dcrethy SehsJer, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Sohnler is valedictorian of the Senior Class at Memorial High point standing daring her four Miss Ruth Combs right, daughter Ccntpbtc FfmTcyr The Lincoln County Forage Council made detailed plans for the State Farm Tour Group June 18 of local farms at. a meeting Thursday night Lowell Atwood, chairman, say he 300 farmers, agri-businessman and professional agri-leaders to attend this annual -eVent sponsored by the Kentucky Forage Council. Highlights of the tour will be the land use In thet Ottenheim, Highland and Stanford communities. Items of interest will be hay making, with reduced labor, alfalfa management, zero-tillage corn, pasture renovation, dairy, beef cows and steer programs, beef and pork barbecue. The program will begin at the County Farm Bureau Building at in." June Closing Exercises McKinney Are Sunday and Monday The Rev.

John Lowery, pastor of the McKinney Christian Church, will deliver the Baccal aureate Sermon at McKinney High School graduation exercises at 8 p.m. Sunday at the elementary-school. The Rev. Alfred Carrier, pastor of the Church of God, will bar the Commencement speaker at 8 p.m. Mqnday at the ele- i anentarv school.

Joseph Lee Cooper is the class Valedictorian ana tnaries Bobbins is the salutatorian. The class soonsor is Miss Nancy Stiger. class flower, car nation and class colors, blue and -white torian of the Class at the School. Ruth has a standing of 3.85 dur ing her four years' at Memorial High School. OVERWHELMINGLY III PRIMARY Congressman Polls 198 Votes To Opponent's 13 Incumbent US Representative Tim Lee Carter won an overwhelming victory in the Lincoln County Primary Election Tuesday for the Republican nomination in the November General Election from the Fifth ConsrM- sional District.

He will be seek ing his second term in Congress. The ThomDkinsville Renuhlir- an polled 198 votes to 13 for Granville Thomas of Tuttle. Although Noel Clinton rf Yosemite withdrew from the election after the ballots were printed, he received three votes. A mere 214 countians went to the polls On a sunnv SDrintr Hnv This was the lightest turnout of votes in many years and not unusual for more voters to cast that many ballots in a single, precinct of the 15 precincts in the county. No absentee votes were.

cast. No Democratic Primary Ejection was held. Lyle Leonard Willis of Corbin is unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the District. Memorial FFA Holds Banquet Presents Awards Cecil Ellis of the national chapter spoke at the annual Parent and Son Banquet of the Me morial Chapter, Future Farmers of America, at the school. Somi 130 members, parents and guests attended the Banquet.

The invocation was given by Marvin Smith and members of. the chapter performed by open-ening ceremonies. Bill Miracle welcomed the parents and guests and Eddie-Simpson" introduced the special guests. president; Mr. Cooper, vice president; Joyce sec-retary Mary Ann Carter, -trea- 'surer, and Reginia Conaster and For Memorial Day-Most Stanford businesses will be closed Saturday in observance of Memorial Day, according to the Stanford Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee.

They are A Bastin Discount Store, Boone Cave, Boone's Feed Store, Builders Supply, Central Kentucky Gas Cherokee Sales Corp, Automotive Parts, Dimeco Variety Store, Ben Franklin, IGA Food Store, Super Market, Leach Supply Store, Linco Cleaners, Lincoln County Federal Savings Loan Association, Lincoln County National 3ank, Lincoln Lumber Co. Murphy Motors, Bob Noe's Men Store, Pence-Gaines Furniture, Stanford Feistritzer Electric, Stanford Hardware, Stanford Motor The Time Shop, Western Auto Associate Store and Stanford Tire Re-Capping. The Chamber said all city of fices and the Kentucky Utilities Co. will be closed Friday. Dr.

Keen Speak At Crab Orchard Commencement Dr. Quentin Keen of Eastern Kentucky University will de liver the Commencement Address at Crab Orchard High School tonight. Dr. Keen, a native of Leslie County, has received degrees from Berea College, Duke University, EKU and UCLA. Diplomas will be presented by Tom Blankenship, principal ol the school.

class are Carolyn Sue Amos, Johnny D. Anderson, Wanda Jean Benge, Bobby Ray Belcher, Marie Chappell, Danny Braley, Georgia Day, Glenn Edward Day, Pamela Renee Farmer, Jerry Ray Howard, Wanda Kaye Harris, Jimmy Dale Noakes, Brenda Sue Renner, Calvin Playforth, Shirley Gail Rice, Carl Rouse, Kathy Faye Simpson, Dexter Darrell Todd, Judy Kldd Turnerf Johnnie Marie Wallin Gwynette Thompson, Danny Lee Mullins. Danny Ray Adams, Vicki Jean Baker, David Logan Atkins, Janie Smith Brock, Ivan Dale Benge, Connie Killen Day, James Lee Cowan, Mary Sue Dykes, Richard Keith Harness, Debbi Anne Goodwin, David Randall Martin, Ruth-Darlene Leigh, Cecil Gilmer Nuchojs, Barbara Garner Reynolds. John Mark Playforth, Dorothy Louise Shel ton, Elby Wayne Smith, Jennifer Smith, Jeanette Thompson, Retha Darlene Lane, Manford Harold Crank and Ronnie Simp son, y- Mr. W.

B. Hester Sr. Of Huston ville Dies Friday Mr. William Burch Hester 77, of Hustonville, died Friday at the Fort Logan Hospital after a long; illness. He was a retired farmer member of the Hustonville Bap tist Church and a native of Lin coin County.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Hester; one son, William Burch Hester Hus tonville and two sisters, Mrs. Joe Freeman, Danville, and Mrs Owsley Dunn, Lancaster. Services weere conducted at 2 p.m.

Monday by the Rev. Ar nold Moon, assisted by the Rev. Stanley Smith at the Morgan and Fox Funeral Home. Burial was in the Buffalo Spring Cemetery. Pallbearers were Kenneth Cummins, Wayne Anderson, Harold Dunn, Wilbur Holtzclaw, Wesley Hester and J.

Lee Freeman. Arrangements were handled by Morgan and Fox Funeral Home. LinCo Sportsman Cited By District Robert W. Young of Lincoln County was named the Oustand-ing Sportsman of the county in the Sixth District of the League of Kentucky Sportsmen at the League's state convention. He is secretary and treasurer of the local Sportsmen Club.

Mr. Young was one of 10 sportsmen cited in the 10 county Sixth District. He was cited for "the excellent cooperation and guidance he has given to the sportsmen of his county towards the elimination of environmental pollution and the violation of wildlife Of Stanford Area To be Published Profiles of the Stanford area businesses are coming. They will appear in the June 25 issue of THE INTERIOR JOURNAL. These profiles will give you a look behind the scenes and into the personalities of the business firms, their management and personnel.

Through this people-to-people contact, you will learn about the men and women who dedicate themselves to bring the best products and services t() Stanford area residents. This unique addition to THE IJ is designed so that you will be able to take it out of the paper and use it year-round as a handy business guide or directory to Stanford area businesses. On the front page you will have an alphabetical listing of all the businesses. This will include the name of the fif their address, telephone number and the name of the principal. The index will be designed nV such a way that you will be able to use.it as a quick and easy reference guide for convenient shopping.

As much as we have tried to reach all of the merchants, if, because of the limited time, we have missed you, will you please accept our apologies. Call Mrs. Gail Logan at 502-781-1940 and the will make sure that you are included. If we have already contacted you but the story that our copy writers wrote about you did not quite hit the mark feel free to write your own. We're tried to do as good a job as possible with the information available to us.

But our copy writers can't know. as well as. you know- yourself your business. Please keep the story between 210 and 225 words and get it to us as quickly as possible. But please call Mrs.

Logan by Tuesday, June 9 so that we may reserve-the space. This feature is compiled, edited and copyrighted by News Accounting Service, serving newspapers from coast" to coast, with offices at Portland, Oreg. and Bowling Green, Ky. the home office is Southgate Office and Professional Center, 10398 S. E.

82nd Avenue, Portland, 97266. State Regent Speaks to DAR On Rational Meeting Mrs. Wilson Evans, state re gent, spoke at the monthly meeting of the Logan-Whitley, Daughteres of the American Revolution, last Wednesday afternoon at the Old Crow Inn. Mrs. Evans talked on her trip to the Continental Congress of the DAR in Washington, D.

C. She spoke of the beautiful scenery in Washington and Alexandria, Va. at this time of year with the cherry blossoms in bloom. She told about the tours and awards Kentucky received. She also spoke on the junior members of the DAR.

One of the projects of the local chapter Is to help enlarge the John Cox Jr. room at Duncan Tavern in Paris. Mrs. H. S.

Anderson introduced Mrs. M. H. who Introduced the speaker. Following the meeting, refreshments of ice cream, strawberries and coffee were served to 29 members and.

guests. Mrs. Will Newell and Mrs. Sabra R. Barbour were host esses.

Ruritan Clubs Mark Anniversary In Lincoln County The members of the McKin ney, Waynesburg, Moreland and. Eubank Ruritan clubs are Joining with 36,282 other men in 1,202 Ruritan Clubs in 29 states in Observing "Ruritan Week" Ruritan's newest club Is the first club to.be organized in the Stat ol South Dakota. May 24-30 has been proclaim ed "Ruritan Week" by Ruritan National President Johnny R. Clark, of Morganton, N. C.

Dur ing this week, Ruritan's first club, the Holland, Club wlU be celebrating its 42nd birthday and all Ruritans will be observing this anniversary with it. The purpose of the sixth lar gest men's service organization in the country is to make the rural communities a better place' in which to live by bringing to gether farmers and business and professional men in a community in the interest of promoting community service, fellowship and goodwill. 65th will begin tonight at 8 o'clock -with the traditional Class Night program held in the football stadium. -Baccalaureate Service will be Sunday at 8 pm. in the Joe T.

Embry Auditorium. The Rev. Ben Lenhart, pastor, Stanford Presbyterian Church will give the sermon. The annual Honors Day program is scheduled for Monday at 1:15 p.m. in the school auditorium.

Graduation exercise for the school's 64 seniors is Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. The commencement speaker is the Rev. Donald R. Herren, pastor.

Southern Hills Methodist Church, Lexington. Mr. Herren is an outstanding speaker and is sought by many organizations for speaking engagements. He -is -a native of Corbin and was graduated from Union College and The College of the Bible in Lexington with post-graduate work at Lexington Theological Seminary and Northwestern University, Evanston, 111. REV: DONALD B.

HEREIN He founded the Southern Hills Church Lexington in 1959. The church began with 13 members and now has a membership of over 1,400. Mr. Herren has been active in numerous civic affairs He is an associate professor at Lexington' Theological Semin ary. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Union Col lege and a member of the Fayette County Board of Education.

The members of the class graduating with honors are Keith Allen Bender, Ellen Marie Allen, Benjamin Franklin Hacker, Dale Steve Decker, Patricia Lynn Newkirk, Emily Allmond Hart; William Engleman Pence; Mich ael Thomas Powers and Wayne Roger Phillips. Other memberes of the class are Dorthea Lorane Adams, Thomas Wayne Barlow, Russell Brown, Patsy Carol Co'nley, Wil liam Gibson Cooper, Brenda Joyce Deboard, William Glenn DemrowjMark Dwayne Denham; Robert Ray Denny, Marion Woodford Drakeford, Wilma Ann Fox, Carolyn' Louise Gehlhau- sen, Michael Jackson Gisler, James -Ivory Givens, Marlene Jane Givens, Maria Rose" Givens, Donald Wayne Gooch, Edward Eugene Gooch, Jimmy Wayne Hazlett, James William Howard, Lloyd Michael James. Roy Michael Jenkins, Gary Lynn Johnson, Danny Bright Jones, Gilbert Lee Jones, Robert Lee Jones, William -Mar shall Jones, David Scott Keltner, Kenneth Eugene Kldd, Michael Lee Kirkpatrick, James Orville McGuffey, Robert Marvin Marsh- Gwendolyn Mefford, Jesse Snuff Mefford Robert Bruce Mercer, Edwin Wayne Middleton, Connie Paill ette Naylor, Nita Rose Morris, John Michael Osborne, Patricia Laverne Payne, Carolyn Rose Perrin, Carl Eugene Phillips, Linda Colleen Phillips, Jeffery Ray Powers, Douglas Evans Held, Larry Gene Reynolds, Deborah Jean Robbins; Lana Gene Scott, Marshall Brown Scott, Deborah Darlene Simpson, Rebecca Gale Smith, Gary Xee Symonds, Michael Edward Ward, Michael Lewis Welch and Mable Sue Witt. EKU Ed Professor To Deliver Address At Kings Mountain Dr. Charles Ross, professor of education at Eastern Kentucky will deliver the commencement address at the Kings Mountain Elementary School at 8 pjn.

ruesaay. I 1 I 'I If it? I 4 School. Dorothy has a perfect four years at Memorial High School. of Mrs. Fannie Combs, is saluta- Laurel Festival Is May 28 30 Dates of the Mountain Laurel Festival, the 35th In the last 40 years, are May 28-30, the last weekend in May.

Spokesmen for the event said the dates were first given out erroneously as May 22-24. Bylaws of the Pineville organization set the annual dates for the festival as the last weekend in May. The first Mountain Laurel Festival was held in 1931. It has been an annual event except for the World War II years when it was suspended because of the difficulty of transportation. WINS ACTINIA WARD Mlm Jeanette Winn has been named "Best Actress of the Tear" at the annual Western Players A wards Banquet at Western Ken- tacky University for her performance as Hecuba, queen of Troy in the production of "The Tro jan Women." She is a daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert C. Winn of Route 2, Stanford, and a jun speech and theatre major at the Bowling Green University Mr. A. V.

Horton, Retired Merchant, Dies at Waynesburg: Mr. A. V. Horton, age 79, of Waynesburg died May. 17 at the Fort Logan Hospital after several months illness.

Mr. Horton, a native of Lincoln County, was a merchant and a member, of the Waynesburg Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dollie Horton; a daughter, Mrs. Raleigh Stonecypher, Waynesburg; two sons, Wallace Hor ton, Danville, and Carl Horton, at home; nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Horton.

Services were conducted at the Bamett Funeral Home. Burial was in the Double Springs Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Barnett Funeral Home. ASC Changes Date For Grazing Period This is a reminder to 1970 feed grain participants that the prohibited grazing period has been changed this year to between May 14 and Oct. IS.

This change- takes precedent over dates published. Estell Jenkins, chairman Lin coln County ASC county com- mitteee, reminds farmers to hot graze diverted acres between the period May 14 and Oct 15. JAMES K. MEADE ELECTED TO AMERICAN ANGUS ASSN. James E.

Meade, Waynesburg, has been elected to membership in the American Angus Association. There were 447 memberships issued to breeders of registered Aberdeen-Angus cattle in the -United States during the past month. f. -4J. P7 Honorary chapter degrees were presented to Lincoln County Assistant Superintendent J.

C. Eddleman and Bob Addington. Officers for the coming year are Eddie Simpson, president; Dale Osterman, sentinel; Marvin Smith, vice president; Gerald Sweeney, secretary; Leroy Goetz, reporter, and Mark Williams, treasurer. Chapter sweethearts are Ruth Combs and Rhonda Walls. Jack Blair, a former agriculture teacher, was presenteed a wrist watch by the chapter in recognition of his past years of service to the chapter.

Ralph Estes, vocational agriculture teacher at the school, and John Elliott presented a-wards to the members. District ratings included the following: First, community dairying, secretary's book and dairying; second, creed; third, chapter meeting and public speaking, Roger Maggard represented the chapter in public speaking, Cecil Schlappi, Marvin Smith and Paul Combs received excellent, on impromptu apeak- ing, Larry McNish, Paul Combs, Roger McGuffey and Marvin Smith were rated excellent in livestock farming. Jladys Rice, historians, Other members of the gradual Ing class are Joann Catherine Austin, Linda C. Bastin, Debbie Delaine Bray. Paula Frances ftrown.

William B. Brown. Ro bert Michael' Marcia "Kaye Carson, Donna Jean Car ter, Denver Givens, Doris Jean- Harmon. Angela Louise Hazlett, Linda "Kaye Johnson, Donna Fay Martin, Wanda Lee "Miller. Harold Dean Moore Randal Mulling.

Nancy Rose Mc Xee, Paul Edward Robbins, Viola Simpson, Dianna Lynn Speers, Xarry Mitchell Terry and Ron ld Keith Walls. Mr. Cooper has been presented the annual Reader's Digest As (sociation Award for the students -who by their successful school work give promise of attaining leadership in community, M. C. Montgomery, principal, isaid.

1 Mr. Cooper will receive an nonorary one year subscription to the magazine in any one of its 13 language-editions which he chooses, and a personal certific ate from the editors "In recognl lion of past accomplishments and in anticipation of unusual achl evement to come." Mr. Cooper, a son of Mr. and W. O.

Cooper of McKinney, was selected through the cooperation of Mr. Montgomery and bis teaching staff. "Scholarship For Mr. Toombs Renewed The renewal of a State High way Department engineering tcholarship to James E. Toombs announced today by High- Way Commissioner Eugene Goss.

mr. oos is the sonbMMTM.eH Attorney General To Address H'ville Graduates June 4th State Attorney General John Breckenridge will be the Com mencement speaker for Huston-ville High School Thursday, June 4, at 7:45 p.m. Class Night will held at 7:45 p.m. Friday at "the school auditorium. The Rev.

Arnold Moon will be the Bacculaureate Service speak er at 7:45 p. m. Sunday. The class colors are blue and white and its motto Is "One Step at a Time, But Always Forward." Members of the graduating class are Jean Burton Adams Ronnie Gregg Allen, Dwight Al len Boyle, Edgar Stanley Burris, David" Carroll Carter, Phillip Coontz, John Curtsinger, Melissa MeElfresh Darrell Wayne Gifford, Joseph Eugene Hafley, Brenda Kaye Hair, Wil liam Henry Hale, Patricia Sue Hamm, Dona Patricia Hasty, Robert Barnette Hicks, Dianne Horsley, Darrell Norris Hovious, Daniel Leroy Langford, Ginger LawlessEstill Leon Lay, Jane Moss Lone. 'Michael Mc- Cormick, Gary Shelia Marie McGirr, Frederick Wayne Miller, Sheila Gail Mul-lins, Jerry Gray Peyton, Judy Ann Russell, Larry Ray Singleton, Barry Lee Smith, Marvenna Lee Smith, Randall Lee Souther- land, George Fredrick Spears, Carolyn Rose VinLinger and Ger aid Thomas Wheeler.

VEEP' OP AREA LIBRAR IANS Candlse Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hall of Stanford, has been elected vice president of the Students Librarians Association of Central Kentucky for 1970-71. She Is a rtu-dent of Stanford High School and by virtue of this office her school will host to the annual meeting of the association in April 1971. Pvt Schuler Is Assigned to Knox Army Pvt; Raymond P.

Schuler Is assigned to Company 19th Battalion, 5th Brigade, at Port Knox in the United States Army Training Center, Armor (USATCA). He "will spend two months learning Ihe fundamental 'skills of a soldier in todays modern, action Army firing live ammunition under simulated combat conditions, learning protective measures and first-aid for chemical, biological and. radiological attacks, as well as being schooled In the use of modern arms. Following the completion of basic training, Private Schuler, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Edwin Schuler of Route' 1 Waynesburg, will receive at least an additional eight weeks of either advanced Instruction or on-the-job training to qualify htm In a specialized military skill. Early Compliance By Farmers Mean Quicker Payment Lincoln County farmers who are taking part in the feed grain and wheat programs are reminded that early compliance and early certification will mean early payments this year. Estill Jenkins, chairman of the Lincoln County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation (ASC) Committee, said that while farmers should certify compliance as soon as possible, they also must understand that acreage certifications are not be made until they know they are in compliance with all program regulations. After a farm has been certified to be in compliance with farm programs, it may be checked at any time to determine if any errors were made in certifi cation. If errors are found, the producer will be determined to have not fully complied and may lose some or all of his farm pro gram payments.

A substantial number of farms in the county will be selected at random for these xheckk Also, every farm in which a a ASC Of ficial has an interest will be checked. the percentage of errors found Is quite small and usually the result of carelesseness -or misunderstand- Ing," the ASCS committee chair- man said. 1 Mr. Toombs is the son of Mr. ind Mrs.

Leon Toombs, More-land. He is a senior civil en-gineering student at the University of Kentucky. iSpec Kilby Is Vietnam Rifleman Army Specialist Four Frank IR. Kilby, 20, whose mother lives jon Route 2, Waynesburg, recently was assigned as a rifleman ith the 4th Infantry Division In 'Vietnam. Bis father, Frank Kilbyrlives nrden, His wife, Betty, lliv(s on Route 3, Stanford, Ky.

tonneth Parsons i To be Berea Grad Kenneth A. Parsons, son of jMrs. Raymond Nunn of Crab Orchard, will be one of 202 (graduating seniors at Berea College's spring commencement Exercises Sunday at 8:19 p.m. In Indian Fort Theatre, five miles outside of Berea. Parsons will receive his degree in economics.

Parsons plana to enter, the Air Force upon graduation, i 1.

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