Argus-Leader from Sioux Falls, South Dakota • Page 35

SIOUX FALLS ARGUS-LEADER Round Robin PAGE SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 195J. SECTION How Interstate Route 9.5 Will Bypass Sioux Falls Citizens in S.F. Will Mark Four By HERB BECHTOLD Arfis-Uadar Cltx UHr Ballots Tuesday By DAVID H. SMITH Ar(u-Lesdcr Staff Writer Four ballots will be marked by Sioux Falls voters FOLKS up at Madison do not call cafe' man Pete Kourculus "Pistol Pete." That is because it has been so many years. since he became the hero of another South Dakota town through his ability to use a gun at the right time in the right place.

i Tom Leverett, the pest control man, was having a cup of coffee with Pete the other day and' they got to reminiscing about that day back in 1921 who go to the polls Tuesday to elect a municipal judge, settle the food-liquor question and pass judgment on two bondissues. r. -i: The city's 58 polling places of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., with the auty. Candidates for judge are Francis O.

Dunn and Wesley G. Hirsch. Judge Dunn has occupied the municipal bench since Oct. 24, 1958 as the appointed successor to the late Walter Conway. At stake in the annual election is a full four-year term begin ning May 6 and ending the first Monday in May, The Judgeship pays a salary of $8,000 a year.

Would Repeal Ban i An ordinance permitting the combined sale of food and liquor, adopted by the City Commission March 25 of this year, has been referred to the electorate. It repeals an old ordinance which prohibits the serving of food by on-sale liquor dealers in the city. The proposed bond issues are in the amounts of $2,905,000 for. waterworks system improvements. .1 $1,450,000 for sewage treatment plant improvements.

They will be on separate balloti, as will the candidates for judge and the referred ordinance, A simple majority of votes cast will decide the winner of the contest for judge and determine future food-liquor policy. On the other hand, a majority of at least 60 per cent is required, by state law, for approval of a bond issue. Procedure Explained The ballot relating to selling of food and liquor in the same establishment is to be marked for or against approval of the repeal measure. It carries the following explana tory, statement prepared by City Attorney Robert S. Golden: "An existing ordinance of the city of Sioux, Palls, Section 8.106 of Ordinance 1370, provides that it shall be unlawful for any "on sale' intoxicating liquor dealer to give or serve, or permit any other person to give or serve to any person in said licensed premises any edibles or foodstuffs whatsoever, except that this section shall not apply to 'clubs' as defined by Title 5 of the South Dakota Code Of 1939.

I'Referred Ordinance No. '1906 has been adopted by the Board of City Commissioners. If it becomes effective it will repeal the existing ordinance and permit the serving of food and liquor on the same premises by authorized licensees. It will not become effective unless approved by a majority of the votes castj for and against the same. "A vote Tor Approval of the Above Ordinance No.

1906' will permit the serving of food and liquor on the same premises by authorized licensees. A vote 'Against Approval of the Above Ordinance No. 1906' will mean that food and liquor cannot be served on the same 1 The bond propositions are worded as follows: "Shall the city of Sioux Falls issue its negotiable general obligation coupon bonds in the amount of $2,905,000, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and maturing serially, from one and not to exceed 20 years after the date 'of issuance, for the purpose of equipping, extending and improving the system of waterworks and facilities in connection therewith of the city of Sioux Falls, to develop additional water resources and provide additional wells, mains and storage and distribution facilities?" "Shall the city of Sioux Falls issue its negotiable general obligation coupon bonds in the amount of $1,450,000, bearing in- will be open between the. hours customary precinct officials on terest at a rate not to exceed four per cent per ansum, payable semiannually, and maturing serially from one and not to exceed 20 years after the date of issuance, for the purpose of equipping, expanding and Improving the sewage treatment plant and facilities in connection therewith of the city of Sioux Falls?" New Precinct Map' As a guide to voters, a revised precinct map of the city will be published Argus-Leader tomorrow. i Two precinct No.

2 in Ward 1 and No. 6 in ard 7 have been eliminated state the last election. The former, usually called the Courthouse precinct, has, made part, of 1-1 and voters there will voteat the. City Hall. The other, known as the'Alrbase precinct, has been absorbed by 7-4, which uses Jane' Addams' School as its voting place.

When the election ordinance was amended last winter, City Auditor explained that there' are no longer enough voters in 1-2 and 7-8. to justify maintaining' those precincts. Altered Boundaries In addition to these changes, the map will show altered boundaries of 6-3 and 6-4. Those precincts are now divided by West avenue. This change permits the use of school buildings as polling places Lincoln School for 6-3 and Axtell Park Junior High School for 6-4.

For the present, all the original precinct numbers are being retained, due to lack of time for re numbering. Thus, when the semiofficial returns are published Wednesday, the precincts in Ward 1 will appear as 1-1, 1-3, 1-4 and 1-5, while five instead of six pre-CinctiiwiUVbe shown for 'JWard 7. Sutton reported yesterday that approximately 35,000 voters are registered in Sioux Falls. Just before the general election last fall the total approached the 40,000 mark, highest in the city's history. More than 10,000 registrations were received within a single month.

Since that time, however, the city has removed from the registration list the names of ab6ut 4,000 persons who haven't voted here in the last four years. The city election of April 17, 1956 brought out 8,182 voters. John N. Browning made a successful bid for reelection to the City Commission, with Henry Foss as his opponent. Turnout for the special election June 12 on the civic arena bond issue totalled 13,331.

The bonds won a majority but not a large enough one to carry. Number of ballots cast in the special election Oct. 9 on a $500,000 waterworks bond issue fell 7,684 short of the total marked June 12. The bonds were approved by a 76 per cent majority. Forecasts Vary How many votes will be recorded in Tuesday's election? City Hall forecasters offer a wide variety of answers.

Some typical comments: "Around 12,000, owing to the unusual number of questions to be decided." "Not over 8,000 or 9,000. 1 haven't encountered much excitement over local politics." "Fairly good, perhaps 12,000, weather permitting. You always have to consider weather. The issues concern a variety of people." heavy. There may be 14,000 votes.

We have several controversial issues, and many people are interested in each issue." "Public interest isn't very high. I doubt that there'll be more than 13,000 out at the 00118." Steve Allen when Pistol Pete became the hero of Groton As Tom re members it, Pete operating a Ms cigar store there the time. One a gang of 4 robbers came to Bechtold town and promptly set. about holding up the Groton bank. They scooped of the money into a sack and stuck another $700 or $800 in their pockets, Someone who was outside the bank and saw what was happening rushed over to Pete's cigar store to tell him about it.

Pete had a .45 in the shop. He grabbed it and went outside Just as the robbers were leaving the bank. One well-aimed shot by the Groton gun-slinger was all that was needed. He hit the bag containing the money and knocked it out of the robber's hand. The gang was so surprised that they fled without stopping to pick up the bundle of money.

They were eventually cap tured. Meanwhile, Pistol Pete was the hero of the town. I A GOOD RESPONSE to last Sunday's Argus-Leader plea for foster parents is reported by the. Lutheran, Welfare Society. Nineteen couples, 11 of them from Sioux Falls, have volunteered to care for unfortunate children.

"That's more than we normally get in a month," said the Rev. Oliver Bergeland, executive secretary. i H- WHENEVER someone refers to an individual being "in the clink," chances are he doesn't know how that word came to be used as a slang term for prison. According to the recently published "Dictionary of American-English Usage," the word "clink" is taken from an English Jail, the Southwark Clink. It has been used in English literature since 1515.

"Dog days," a period of from four to six weeks sometime between early July and late Sep-' tember, is associated with the "pernicious influence" of the 5 Dog-star (Sirius or Procyon) and not with the fact that dogs go mad in hot weather. I Just thought you'd like to know, DURING the time that Herbert Klein, Augustana College student, was a practice teacher for Margart Guthmiller's sixth grade students at Garfield School, he had them compile a booklet of original poems about bees. Here are some of the offerings: V. Me and my bee Went to 1 He drank his tea And said with glee, "That's my bee!" Kathy Niedert Bees, beet are so 'small. They are like a little ball.

And you like to hit them Against the 5 4 Floyd Geiken Bees, bees- Fly like fleas. 1 Pat Keenan Little honeybee out for a sunning, Who made your motor and who keeps it running? Though you go flitting and though you go flying, Whoever heard of your engine dying? Frank Rhoads AT ANOTHER 'school, a language class was asked to write a little illustrated story entitled, "When I Grow Up." Mike Budd, 8, of Crooks, really put his phonics to work when he turned in this gem: "Some boys want to drive hers 's. Some girls want to be ners's. And some want to drive trans. And some- want to drive crans.

But I want to be a pellet. want to fly high in the ski." lilffllHB iwW wis SLx. Me -'i IXgml jIe5S -i 1 I SIOUX FALLS--'K HIGHWAYS Lbok-Alikes? Proposed Interstate Highway Route 95 bypassing Sioux Falls to the south and east is shown on this map received by the City Engineering Department from the South Dakota Department of Highways. Southwest of the city the route branches off from Route 93 which continues on north to connect with Route 94. Taking a northeasterly course, Route 95 follows the Great Northern tracks to Logan avenue, where it turns north to reach Route 94 a mile east of present Highway 77.

Cross-town routes of Minnesota avenue and 10th street are also indicated on the map. I pfiiiii lpiiiif edge of safe driving practices. The performance test consists of (our, obstacle type exercises: Straight-line forward and back, Sioux Falls and the following communities: Canistota, Humboldt, Hartford, Colton, Dell Rapids, Garretson, Brandon, Valley Springs, Harrisbufg and Tea and Larohwood, la. the test will begin at 1 p.m., May 4, at the Fairgrounds and at 1 p.m. May 6 at 33rd street and Minnesota avenue.

The local Teen-age Road-e-o is part of a national program to increase Interest in driver education and to improve driving habits and attitudes of teen-agers. Any teen-ager In the Sioux Falls area from Dell Rapids to Beres-ford and from Bridgewater to the state line is eligible to enter, provided he has a driver's permit, has no record of a moving traffic violation in the last three months and will not pass his 20th birthday before Aug. 16, 1957. Questions on the written, test will be on commonsense knowl larly anxious to dispose of tickets. Those making the most sales will win valuable prizes.

Top selling prize will be a bicycle. Other awards will range from $25 In Scouting merchandise to $5 prizes. Sale of only a few tickets will earn a movie pass, plus a neckerchief slide. A percentage of money taken in from sale of tickets will go toward purchase of Scout equipment. The remainder will be used to pay for circus production.

This year's circus, with more than 1,800 boys participating, is expected to be the biggest project ever attempted, in John Bradford District The district is comprised of SCOUTS SET FOR CIRCUS TICKET SALE The public will be given another notice of the annual Scout Circus, set May 17 and 18, this week when Scouts begin sale of tickets for the colorful affair. Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Explorer Scouts of John Bradford District, Sioux Council, will be busy following Tuesday night when they go into action selling tickets. Each ticket will admit an adult and a child. Young salesmen will be particu serpentine around a row of barrels, curve and stopping accuracy and parallel parking. Winner of the event will compete in the state contest at Water-town.

State winners will vie for $4,500 in scholarships at Washington, D.C., Aug. 12 to 15. Entry blanks will be obtainable from high schools, 4-H leaders, or the Junior Chamber of Commerce, 100 W. 10th Don Immel is general chairman. Jaycees Arrange 2-Day Road-e-o For Area Teens Encouraged by increased participation last year, the Sioux Falls Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold the annual Teen-age Road-e-e on two consecutive days this year.

1 I Written and driving portions of Mlit Knutson "Say, you look just like Steve Allen." That's what people are always saying to Milt Knutson, local life Insurance representative. Sometimes complete strangers stop him ip make that observation. What "look-alikes" do you know?.