Greeley Daily Tribune from Greeley, Colorado • Page 1

What Wind Did to Drive-in Screen Written by Horac AND. THE OREELEY REPUBt(CAN VOLUME W-NUMBER 547 GREELEY, COLORADO SATURDAY, JUNE WEEKLY 1870 Phone 3 between 6 and 7 o'clock i.fl-: you fail to, receive copy of the Tribune, 'and one will be delivered. This li all that ramaintd ef'ttia Grtclty Driva In't scra'eri after tht bis blow of Thursday. woodari supports on the old 80'fobt icraan under of itrong wind. -Tha -vertical action to tha left Is Mw part left of the old icraen.

According to Jeck Redus, owner 'of tha drive in, it will colt In the neighborhood of 520,000 to get another screen up. He also stated that he ii 'to' took-at screen trie rlrsr pirf or next week and to tha new screen up' in three The screen will 100 foot wide curved screen that will be one of biggest in the stale and the area. Drive In will not te until the new screen is Photo by Jerry Kesientch, 4 Forest Fires Started by Lightning Roar Uncontrolled in RM Park Region Earl Yates of Aurora Commander of VFW in Colorado; Mrs. Craig New State President of Auxiliary Air Fores H-Bomb 'in Test Fell 2 Miles from Target Rain and Hail in Dover and Carr Areas Friday Night; Hot Duster Reported To Have Damaged Crops Lbvelan'der Heads Coolies 1 Drenching rains and some heavy hail, fell around' Carr 1 and Dover Friday night-afler the county had been whipped by hard winds and dust during the day. Thoughout the county Saturday morning, farmers were looking over their fields tn determine whether they had suffered any damage from Ihe winds of Thursday night and Friday.

'Growers Atxass' Damaga 'in Carr and I areas, wheat growers also were'assess- inf -their damage from hail. Al- though'tbe moisture made i i i cult'tu gel into the.fields and make an accurate check; Hart'of the the moisture had done-more good than the hail Jiad done damage. rain hail was spolly, Heavy hail fell aboul seven miles northwest of Nunn. In the Nunn some wheat was broken by the wind. In irrigated areas, the leaves ol some 'sugar beets in sandy soi were blackened'by the wind.

'j damage was not Those beets blackened by the wind wil recover but will be set back briefly was reported Saturday ing that a few farmers had starlet' replanting beans damaged by thi wind. Fair weather, with only a breeze prevailed in the Greeley area Sat urday morning. The temperatur at the Public i slatio climbed to 90 degrees Friday dur ing the wind, then dropped lo low of 54 during the night. Reports of damage iti and Greeley resulting from the twiste like windstorms of Thursday nigh and Friday continued to pour inl the city Friday afternoon and evi ning. Insurance men were kept bus investigating claims for wind da age to buildings, aulomobiles a other equipment.

A S6 foot cattle shed on th Tatcyame Swiss Dairy cattle ranc east of Ault was swept nofthwai across Stale Highway 14.and cor -plctely demolished. The flyin metal and timbers chewed up power line of Home Light Power company opposite the farm. The building was destroyed at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Many stretches of country road and highway were' temporarily blocked off while road men moved tree trunks and branches Friday.

Nuna fire truck and crew went to the George Ball farm home east ed Cross Annual eeting Wednesday a a meeting of the i Red ross Weld County chapter will be dinner meeting at the First Cjbris- an church in Greeley at 6.30 This meeting is open to the pub- c-and every'one interested iniRed rbss aclivilies'is especially urged Reservations plate, may niade by.calling the. Red Cross ffice. Telephone le annual" election iOl- officers' 'and consideration of a for the' transactioh of uch oiher business as rn'ay' prpper- y'cdme before P. Evans of Loveland was elected the grand seam squirrel Friday afternoon of the state department of the Coolies at the 36th annual state convention of the VFW here. The title, corresponds lo state commander of the organization.

Others elected Friday were Wright, Colorado Springs, grand blanket bum; 1 Leo Mater, Kremling, grand hide gimlet and Bruce Forbes of grand chaplain. The election was held at the VFW hall. Eighty-one delegates voted. Colorado Veterans of Foreign Wars Saturday elevated their senior vice commander, Earl Yates, of Aurora, lo department commander during the final business session of the 36th annual state encampment here. Yates, a former Greeley resident who was associated with the employment service- here under the federal government, succeeds Roy Shults had served of Norwood.

Shulls since the state en- Ike lakes His First Soft Food ooler Front Arrives By THE ASSOCIATEDjPRESS 'Heat and" winds''abated in the Rocky' Mountain states Saturday weak front of cooler air pressed in from the north and west. The weatherman said the.relief would be slighl, but predicted some areas Colorado: and Wyoming would get some welcome moisture scattered ihowers and'tbunders'torms. Temperalures dropped to the 40s in Wyoming and northwest WASHINGTON President Eisenhower Saturdayiale.loft food for-the time since Wfrjtvroajor -abdominal: surgery 1 ago. 12:30 p.m. (EOT) bulletin from i Walter Army Hospital reported, that during the morning the-President had four ounces of cooked cereal wilh- a little sugar and milk.

It was the first time since entering the hospital June. S. that he had had anything except liquids. tell 1 White House, 1 Press Secretary James C. Hagerty 'said, "you would have thought the President was eating the best steak in the world when he got this 'four ounces of cream of wheat, and he really enjoyed campment at Trinidad a year ago.

Elevated to senior vice.com- mande? was Ernie La'cer of Boulder, also a former Greeley resident and one-time chaplain'of the Greeley post. Lacer has been junior vice commander during the past year. 'John R. Wallace of Denver, who has been the department chaplain, was elected junior vice commander. Also elected were "the Rev.

Paul Snyder, Denver, chaplain; Amos B. Clark, Denver, adjutant quar- lermaster, and Dr. Burton L. Forbes, Denver, post, surgeon Clark has held his position for over 20 years. Next year's 1 convention be held at Glenwood Springs in .1 ill) on dates to be chc-sen later.

The department auxiliary elected Mrs. Tyler Craig.of Lakewood'a its 'to succeed "Mrs. Re- pressing appreciation to the Greeley post; its convention chairman, Chet'Griffin; the auxiliary convention chairman, Dessa Squibb; their committees; city officials; the Elks club; Presbyterian Moose lodge; other organizations, local business firms and press and radio. Delegates, in another resolution asked that-proper steps be taken to petition the next legislature to prepare permanent plaques to be placed on individual grave mark ngs of all congressional medal ol lonor holders in Colorado. They also asked by resolution hat men of the Armed Forces Navy excepled, be kept'with Ihei amilies whenever possible In ime of peace and that the gov- ernmcul defray the cost of transfer for the family.

Should the wife refuse transfer, her. monthly allowance would be terminated unless the serviceman consented to his family not being transferred. Gini Douglas Leads Parade earjier story on Page 7) WASHINGTON Wl Secretary of Air Quarles said Saturday that 'due to human error" the H- jomb dropped by a B52 at Bikini somewhat less short of the month burst lhan four miles planned position." In a brie! formal statement answering inquiries about the missing of. the target in the first American drop of a live H-bomb, Quarks Aid: "The error was In the manipulation of the bombing equipment and did not involve malfunction of the aircraft or any of the equipment that it carried." He said that "while tbe error was 'considerably more than normally. expected, it was not great enough to have a serious effect on the success of Ihe Experiment." Queries was asked by a newsman if.

the marginal error would have been serious under actual combat conditions. He replied 'laconically that "Ihe arithmetic Is preHy'obvious." He referred to the fact that the area of total or major destruction midair burst of an H-bomb of about 10 megatons" alent of energy yielded In the explosion of ten million tons of ordi nary TNT) is estimated at abou 12 miles. Quartes said "the initial think Sn Others elected were.vo, 'Alnia Strarisky, Durango, Jenfor vice president; Mrs. Tom'Squibb, Greeley, junior Jlrs. Ernest Lacer, Mrs.

Earl chaplain; Mrs. Earl-Ya'tei, Aurora, conductress, arid Mrs. Lucille Gardner, guard. stepped, up from vice president, and Miss Stran- it." Reporting other "developments as Eisenhower a his second week of convalescence, Hagerty told a news conference: 1. Eisenhower laughed off a subtle suggestion from newsmen that he say whether he intends to remain in the presidential race de- spile this second major illness within the last nine months.

Colorado during 'the early morn- "They're getting curious, aren't of Pierce Friday when Deere tractor, which was John being fueled, caught fire apparently from a static spark and was badly scorched. In many sections of the county highway visibility was very low Friday due to continuous dust slo'rms. In the irrigated districts, where ample water was available in most places, farmers stuck doggedly to their irrigation of beers, beans ant corn although it seemed a (Continued on Pago 7) Weather Temperature at 2 p. m. Saturda: was 88 degrees.

for 24 hour period ending 8 a Saturday: High, 90; low 54. Colorado: Partly cloudy Satur day with widely scattered after noon thundershowers eastern-por tions; generally fair 'Saturda night and Sunday; locally gust winds east Saturday, dhninishin Saturday cooler most slate Saturday and east Saturday night; rising temperatures west a Saturday night 30s mountains, 0s northwest to M- radb Springs, Sid- Cheyenne'and Lay- ing after Friday's SO.m.p.h. winds and temperatures in the Wind damage was restricted generally to the plains area-of the two dust.soared high in the "air least one main highway to be closed. That-was between limon and' Arriba on Highway in eastern Colorado, which. :30 a.m.

until. 11:30 Scattered rain and hailstorms at Color; ey, and mie, Wyo. Saturday's showers ere expected mainly east'of the lo'untains. 1 was" the'cool spot the nation -early Saturday with temperature of was 35 degrees in. the.two tales Friday weje 93 at Pueblo, and 91 at" Dotfglas 1 and for the hours include: Hagerty reported the Pres ident as remarking with a hearty 2.

The President got "a tremendous kick" in receiving a cartoon signed by all the golfers taking part in current National Open at- Rochester; N. Y. The cartoon, featuring a golfer about to'drive, was caplioned: has done the most well fast." Today's 8 a.m. medical Today' said: bulletin "The President had very good night's rest. He slept almost con- inuously -'for more than 'eight lours.

Theft Country Club Sheriff W. Tegtman reported Saturday $118.75 in clubs and clothing iin breakTM at the Greeley Country Club west of the city Friday night Entrance was 'gained -by forcing in a The investigation was being continued i office Saturday. 60 southeast; high west, east. Sunday 70-SO of liquids by mouth is Ming-- continued and will be aug- soft foods later in the day. "His-temperature is 98.2, his pulse is 78, his blood pressure is 118 over 70, his.respiration is 18, all of which are normal.

President is in excellent spirits." Illness of Eisenhower Posjpones Conference Slated for Panama WASHINGTON OR President caused-in definite postponement of an inter American'conference in Panama Panamanian Ambassador 'i. announced Saturday that, in 'accordance wilh the ex pressed will of a majority of the 21 American republics, a meeting of American presidents would be put off from iti scheduled June 25-26 dates. VaUarSho said this at a meeting of the Council of the organization of. American Stales. The council voted 20-1 to postpone ils own session in Panama.

The presidents' meeting wss planned as the final event of a general Inter-American sky from junior vice president. Mrs. Squibb has" been department chaplain during the p'asl year and Mrs. Butler Ihe treasurer. There were contests for chaplain, conductress and Winner of the ritualistic'contest was the Pikes Peak auxiliary, Colorado Springs.

Second went lo South Denver and third to Burlington. Brighton Ritualistic Taim Wini First place in the ritualistic contest, held Friday at the Moose hall, went lo Brighton post No. 2841, the defending champion from last year's contest al'Trinidad. The other five teams competing placed as follows: Second, South Denver post No. third, So- journers'post 1001, Denver; fourth, Walden-post 2371; Fifth, Stewart post No, 1, Denver, and sixth, GreeleyrPioneer post No.

2121. Parada Without Torch.i The Cootie program, which held the spotlight Friday, some of its color when the high winds sweepign the Greeley area made it necessary for the Cooties to hold their tradilioeal torchlight parade -without the torches. But the wind was unable to blow away any of Ihe spirit and enthusiasm, and Cooties and Cooti- ettes paraded-and flocked through the business district, stepping along to the beat of two drum and Princess, concluded her today; she led the VFW parade in Greeley. Miss Douglas, the 12 year 'okl daughter of. a litrs.

Gordon Douglas of 2228 Tenth avenue, was notified of her selection by the Denver judges. early this week and parficipafW in the Flag Day ceremonies in Denver Thursday. Ginl received the title writing a letter on Why I Would Like To Be a Flag. Day Princess, The contest, open to all sixlh graders in the state, is the American Legion with the cooperation of the United Slates Marines. Thursday Giiii was picked up at her home by Calvin recruiter in'Gree- ley, along with her parents and younger sister.

The party was taken to the Greeley Legion hoSne where Major Oscar Beck, Manager Ben Cruce, Ray Rucker, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and Lew commander of the Greeley American Legion post, congratulated 1 Gini and sent the party to Denver. Upon their arrival in Denver, the group was met by a representative of the Marines and of the American Legion at the Deliver American Legion home. the five girls who were princesses from other parts of the state, were taken to the capita) grounds for the Fla'g Day ceremony and each girl received a flag from Captain John Zorack of the Marine Corps in Denver. A luncheon' at the Legio-n home for each girl and their guests was next on the agenda followed by lours of Ihe City and County building, in Denver and a tour of the Capitol. 2,124 Drolled at College Now i Final enrollment tola! for the prt session of two weeks of CSCE summer school is it was announced-Saturday.

This is an increase of 248 over last year. Registration for the eight weeks' tegular session will be Saturday, June 23, with graduate studenti a registering in the forenoon and un-1 Conference billed originally to be- dcrgraduatu in gin June bugle corps and a band. The'parade, about three blocks was led by the band Vefle Huffman post No. 9844 in Denver. Behind the band was the Cootie bug, a small decorated car from Pup Tent Greeley.

1 Then came drum and bugle corps from Pioneer post No. 2121, followed by Cootie dele gates and the drum-, and bugle corps from Puebloi The second dance the convention, following the parade, attracted around 500 persons jnd was held at the VFW hall. The Cootie banquet and installation of officers, elected Friday afternoon, preceded the parade. The delegates Saturday morning went on record opposing a proposed constitutional amendment for the state i-f Colorado which would license slot machines in all The girls all were on a television show. The day ended with a dinner for the girls and their guests given by Joe (Awful) Coffee's Ringside Lounge.

The party from Greeley rode to Denver and back In an air-conditioned Cadillac for the occasion 1 by Chapman-McArthur Cadillac dealers in Greeley. Next year Gini will aid the American Legion in their next contest. ing" was pot. to make 1 any official regarding. he it seenied- wiicr 'hot 1 Ihe subject 1 But, referring lo speculation about the margin, of error which ranged from two to seven miles, Quarles said "recent events make it time for frank admission." He said the fact that the bomb detonated at midair point somewhat less a four miles from the intended point of.

burst did have some effect on the scientific recordings of the explosion, but "did not have a serious effect on the overall experiment." He explained that in this particular test the recording Instruments were set up for a scale coverage." Quarles explanation that a error wa's at fault' was similar to a statement earlier by Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott Air Force director of information. He 1 said, however, that the plane missed the target about two miles.

Administration Follows Court Security Order WASHINGTON Eisen hower administration Friday suspended application of its federal employe security program to persons holding non-sensitive jobs. The action was taken in compliance with a Supreme Court decision of last Monday. One result il' lhat 17 suspended federal em- ployes will be restored to duty at Ally. Gen. Brownell announced Dr.

Oliver E. Byrd (abova), haalth aducafor and coniultarit on ichool htallh who It director of tha dapartmartr of Hy- at Stanford Unlvarilty, will ipaak'tt tha lummar school ax- tambly at CSCE Monday night at 8 o'clock at Garden Tliwatar. tublact Emotional' Atmoiphara of room'." Dr. Byrd It dlractfng -a haalth education wo'rkshap'at-tha pra-sailon of.thi CSCE summa'r achooj, i 1 Johnson Has One Blaze on North Fork of Big Thompson FORT COLLINS, Colo. W--Four fires believed slarle'd during'se- vere, electrical storms -Friday night raged out of control in'and near the Rocky fountain National Park 25 mflcs west here' Saturday.

i Flrst reports said the fires, fanned by winds 20 m.p.h.' already had destroyed about'400-acres of virgin-timber. 1 G.D.'-Pickford, Forest Service supervisor in RoosevelfNatiorial Forest, siIiTlwo of the fires are inside Ihe'park, with'one two miles north of the park boundary and another close to Twin Plckford said there are no homes or roads in the affected area. He said Forest Service nien and 25 Rocky Mountain- Park workers are at the Three bulldozers were area to cut swaths through' 10 dense timber and allow heavy quipment to be moved to the tiro. ies. A.

Forest. Service plane cir- ed overhead 'to help direct round operation. Pickford said he is considering ailing on Ft. Carson, -'for assistance. Pickford blamed the fires on ightnuig.during one ol.several se-' vere thunderstorms in' the region Friday nffjhV'-' i reports, said one pushed by winds estimated 20 hi.p.h., Already had destroyed between 400'and 500 acres of virgin limber.

I The blaze was spotted early Sat 1 urday fork Thompson River, near the border-' of Rocky Mountain National Psjrlc and Roosevelt National Forest. There'are no homes or roads in the area. DENVER Ifl Gov. Ed Johnson has 'returned from -Washington and indications Saturday: are that he failed In his goal of having 2,500 miles of uridesignated highway, added to the federal interr slate system. Johnson and John Carroll, 'Denver lawyer and former U.

S. mndVthe trip'in the hopes if' the. addition was approved, the Bureau of Public Roads would designate a 500-mile link between U. E. 85 in Colorado and S.

91 as part of the added mileage. A Senate-House Conference Committee is still considering the addition'of the 2,600 miles to the interstate network, but on his return to Denver Friday night, Johnson said: did all we could, but it seems we were just one vote short of gelling the conference committee to add the extra mileage." After a meeting, the Senate- House conferees in Washington Friday night, Sen. Gore (D-Tenn) said: shall try to compose bur' differences" on the question Wednesday. Mrs; 90, Dies Here Frfday Mrs. Juliana Valenzuela, 90, died at the.Weld County Nursing home 1 Mrs.

in Mexico 1866," and. moved to Texas in 1912. She came to Greeley to live in 1920. She was a member of Our Lady of Peace' church, Mrs. Valenzulla is survived; by four Crur Valenzuela of Denver, Margarita Valenzuela of Salinas, Mrs.

Carmen Villa of Greeley. and; Mrs. Ascenjion Florez of Mexico. There' are 38 grandchildren. Recitation'of m.

Sunday at Adamson Memorial chapel. Requiem'mass-at 9 nfon- day at Our Lady of Peace Catholic church. Interment Linn private and lions clubs. veterans' organiza- Whizzer While Appointed Executive Asst, lo Head of Lovelace Foundation he was advising all departments and agencies "that any employe holding a non-sensitive position and presently under suspension in pending civilian employe security proceedings should be restored to duty immediately." Baseball Today THE ASSOCIATED PKESS KATFONAL LEAGUE OM yx i tM OM OIi-l 1 0 Jofcnioa Hi. JoUr tea CrmdtUj Crilr.

(I) and Cam- Lightning Hits.Tower CHICA'CO persons escaped injury Friday -when lightning struck and demolished a tower housing the photo finish crew at Washington Park, where the Balmoral horse' race meeting is being held. Middlecoff Grabs Lead. CSCE Librarian Jones Designs The resolution said the fees, $500 for the first machine; $750 for the second and $1,000 for each machine thereafter, plus a $150 federal tax on each machine, would be "prohibitive." The constitutional amendment has been proposed by an organization "called the Non-Profit Association of Colorado, which is circulating petitions on its behalf 1 Also passed was a resolution ex- ALBUQUERQUE Ifl Byron Denver attorney, has been named executive assistant to the chairman of the Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Re- 'search here, It was announced Friday. The appointment was made by Floyd Odium, well-koown financier and chairman of the foundation. White is well known in this area, first as a football player for Colorado University during the 1930's, when he acquired the nic! name of "Whizzer White." He later Tork 000 OM W-l Clacbuill 000 JW 01--3 a Fowler.

Frmnin and Worthinglon and Sarel, Mis- fan si Laiis ooo Ofto Or-a FiUlkarih 000 8--1 1 (Garar cod of lit), rain). Wehmeter, CoBum 7 lad SintlM Friend and FoUei. ilMI-o al PMtadrtpbla, aad threatening 1 i late nick- played professional football and was i Rhodes scholar before establishing his law practice in Dcn- Needles Wins Belmonl NEW YORK tf! Needles, winner of the Kentucky Derby, all but sewed up the 3-year-old turf championship Saturday as he came from far back In the last half-mile to win the $119,650 Belmont Stakes. Career Boy as second and Fabius third. Resignation of C.

Jones as head librarian at ColoradO State College of Education was announced Saturday by President William R. Ross who said'the resignation was.accepted Friday, by the board of trustees. Irene' catalog librarian and assistant professor of library science, has been appointed acting head-librarian. Jones, whose resignation look ef- ver where he will study for a doc- feet Immediately, has 1 gone to Den- ROCHESTER, N. Wl temperamental' Gary 'Middlecoff: whipped Australia's Peter Thbra- son in a head-to-head struggle Saturday take the lead at jthe three-quarter mark "of National Open Golf Championship, then faced the prospect, of standing off the great Ben Hogan and four other close challengers In final round Saturday afternoon.

Middlecoff shot a third'round oi par 70 over the slightly coggy Oak Hill east course Saturday morning to reach the Si-hole, mark with 211. This icorei 'one over for three rounds over the 'sturdy 1 yard course, was just 1 enough tc put Middlecoff a stroke ahead of Hogan, the four-time champ'o 1 Wesley Ellis, a rookie pro from River Vale, N. and Ted a steady-shooting tournament ve eran from Fort Lauderdale, -Fla, Hogan, grim-faced as his irons failed "to respond, had a two-over- par round of 35-37--72 after having reached the'half-way point of the only a stroke behind Thomson's pace. That gave him a 212 total and a tie with Ellis, who turned pro a couple of years ago- after leaving the 1 University -of Texas, and the tor's degree at Denver University and also be a part time member of the Denver University library staff. He came to Greeley last June from Tempe, where, he had been assistant librarian at Arizona State College.

He has master of arts degree in library science from Denver University where he also received a bachelor of baclc 'i Little, Ellis, the real "unknown" this tournament, shot 35-3S-- 71 morning and One stroke further back at 213 was massive Julius (Moose) Boros, the 1952 Open champion from Southern Pines, who blazed into contention on Saturday morning, then.