The Marysville Advocate from Marysville, Kansas • 1

ETATZ ZZZIZTC TCPZKA, KA2i3A3 65512 U-31-73 THE MARYSVILLE ADVOCATE Marshall County's Leading Newspaper (Combined With The Marshall County News) The Advocate Reaches 6,000 Homes Weekly Volume 95 Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas Official City And County Newspaper Thursday, July 19, 1973 Number 29 24 Pages Two Major Business Changes Coming Two major changes in the downtown district of Marysville are announced today. tee Dam has purchased the building from Mrs. Elizabeth Schulte Was sen berg occupied by Downard's Hy-Klas store, 816 Broadway, and will merge that structure with the present Fabric Center building, 818 Broadway. Downard will move his Hy-Klas store into the Dam building, 515 Broadway, whicr will be converted into a modern supermarket. Dam said that the grocery store will be completed within 60 days on the renovation and conversion.

Work on his building changes will follow. Bower Construction Marysville, is the contractor. Dam will take out the existing wall between the Fabric Center building and the grocery store, and convert it into what he describes will be "the largest and most complete fabric store within 100 miles of Marysville." "I will double the size of the store, carry a larger selection of fabrics than any place around," Dam said. Downard is leasing the new location which will enable him to renovate the structure inside and out so that it will be most modern of the supermarkets in northeast Kansas, he explained. The new location will give him 8.000 square feet of space for sales area, and 3.000 square feet for storage.

"We will have one of the largest stores here between St. Joseph and Denver," he said. He will continue his personal service type meat counter operation, and that division of the store will be enlarged. He will continue to be served by Beatty Grocery company At Fairbury, Sunday Home City Man Traffic Fatality The new abutment for the south end of the new l'nion Pacific Railroad bridge at the west end of the yards here has been compiled by Grosshans and Petersen. Marysville contractor.

At left is a pile driver near where the excavation is being made for the north abutement. The existing bridge has been carrying traffic over the liver for many years. The new bridge is being built in connection with double track being constructed through here. 3 -yxh New Bridge Abutment Miscellany Predators have been highly successful containing greenbugs in Marshall county milo fields this month, according to Paul Oltmanns, county agent Bremen has a new look with the main street, newly oiled Also being oiled is the alley midway between Eleventh and Twelfth streets and Otoe and Ann For the fourth time this picnic season, Kiwanians have repaired the rustic bridge in Kiwanis park, after vandals damaged the structure Unidentified vandals knocked off a reflector and broke light bulbs on the baseball scoreboard at Recreation ball park sometime between 3:30 m. Saturday an 9 25 Sunday accordi ng to police Faces in familiar places are changing fast, as several business transactions are in the pot on Broadway wj WwiW m'mm I dais Course Is Changed 7 Scene si the accident, me mile south at Fairbury, Neb.

which snuffed out the life of Ralph "Pete" Keiley. Home City. Journal-News photo. For nobody knows how long. Mountain Creek has flowed in its natural course east of Bremen, but now the L'nion Pacific has changed the routing of the stream in the construction of the new roadbed for the double track through here.

The railroad line was first built along the creek approximately ion years ago. which is completing a Mo million warehouse project in St. Joseph. Mo. Downard said he will have additional free parking facilities at the new locatior.

The groceryman came here from Blanchville community in 1956 to become associated in the grocery business. In l3 he and his wife. Donna, went into business for themselves at their present location. "Donna and I like Marysville and we want to stay here," he said. Construction work is slated to start within the next two weeks on the grocery store Solved Soon estimated that energy use will be doubled in this country, and by the year 2)M) consumption will be three times what it is now Today petroleum provides 61 per cent of the energy demands, nuclear energy 23 per cent, and the rfmainder comes from coal, Conk concluded.

New members are Harvey Appel, administrator of Community Memorial hospital who comes from Kinsley, and Delmar Falen, Marysville, accountant. Guests were John Kotapish, Blue Rapids, Rotarian, and Attorney Kenneth Bates, alina. of the Internal Revenue service. President Ray Brown announced that all Rotarians are invited to a 6 30 m. dinner meeting at the American Legion post where the eye bank program will be presented.

Priests JVMK-H SH For July 27 Following out the usual custom merchants will place their merchandise on the sidewalks, and shopping 'probably will start early in the day as in the past. Shoppers come early to avoid the heat if it happens the usual Kansas weather prevails. Attends Conference Wilms Jean Blaser attended the Second Annual District Court Clerk conference at Washburn university in Topeka last Monday and Tuesday. Appears Before County Board Asks To Improve Jail Death Car U. S.

Energy An energy shortage threatens and which the US may not be able to solve before it hits, John Cook, Manhattan, district Marketing representative of Phillips Petroleum company told Rotarians Monday noon at the Country Kitchen. Cook said he was speaking as a representative of the American Petroleum Institute, stressing that while production of gasoline in the nation has gone up five per cent the past year at the same time consumption has risen 54 per cent. The speaker pointed out that federal and state regulations, especially with offshore drilling for oil, have been self-defeating on production of gas and gasoline which has helped to bring on the scarcity of fuel. bring on the scarcity of fuel. Cook predicted that the U.S.

Ralph W. Kelley, 74, Home City, retired oil dealer, died in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 15, a short distance south of the Little Blue river bridge south of Fairbury, Sunday afternoon. Jefferson County Sheriff Clyde Kellie said that the Kansan was northbound on the highway, when his car, according to a witness, veered to the leftside of the road near the Flower Dairy mailbox, then back across the surface. The car went off the grade on the east side of the road, according to The Fairbury Journal-News, rolling over three times and coming to rest again at Capri motel sign, which was damaged. Kelley.

who was thrown from the car. may have become ill while driving, said the sheriff. He was pronounced dead at the accident scene by the sheriff at 4 03 p.m. He was the fifth traffic fatality in Jefferson county. Well known as Pete, he had been a Sinclair service station operator and oil dealer in Marysville several years before retirement.

Funeral services were held yesterday at 2 p.m. with Rev. W. R. Maurer officiating at Kinsley chapel.

A native of Blaine, he was born December 17, He was married to Helen Engie June 1, 1930 and they were the parents of a son, Ralph. Continued on Page 12 HARLEY APPEL New Administrator At Hospital Here Harley Appel, Kinsley, assumed duties as administrator of Community Memorial hospital, Marysville. Monday, replacing Stephen Kralik, who recently resigned to accept a position at Mc-Pherson. Appel, a native of Albert, served as administrator at the Edwards County hospital in Kinsley before accepting the position here. Previously, he served in the same capacity at Minn eo la.

He and his wife, Nancy, have six chddren, Steven, 14; Terri, 13, Sherri, nine; Kelli, six; Kenton, four, and Jodl, three. A former Jaycee, Appel has served on the board of directors of the Kansas Hospital association; board of the Lutheran Hospital Association of Kansas; committee for reimbursement of Kansas Hospital association; executive board of the Area Coordinated Educational board at Great Bend; is president-elect of the Southwest Central Kansas Health Planning council; and is associated with the Local Action Group Kansas Regional Medical program. Appel and his family win reside at the former Don Breeding property east of town on which they recently purchased. 1 Oft possible his proposed county-wide patrol. Presently, only one undersheriff works under Martin.

Sheriff Martin also called for a county-wide night dispatch system be established with the patrol. He said city councils might cooperate in the effort. Turning to the jail, Martin said that the facilities are the same as those used in the early 1900 s. The sheriff said the present jail is inadequate and in generally poor condition. "I would like the public to see the condition of the jail and then let them make up their own minds as to whether a new building is needed," Martin declared.

Security at the jail is poor, according to the sheriff. The Crisis Not probably will not run out of gasoline, but if the present high consumption trend continues it could bring on a fuel crisis. One of the problems is that nuclear power has not been advanced far enough to help much in power production, coal mining is far behind in production, hydro-power and water power are not supplying enough power to produce energy at this time, he said. Present oil consumption in the U.S. is 630 million barrels per day.

Cost of building an oil refinery runs from 1250 million to $300 million, and the 16,000 offshore oil wells drilled the past 25 years are today furnishing 17 per cent of the total oil used in this country. Cook explained. Cook said there is an ever widening search for od in the world to meet the demands of supplying energy. By 19R5 it is FR. JOHN W.

HARRINGTON V- r. attempted escape last week was the fourth in slightly over a year. One previous prisoner dug his way out. and two others nearly escaped by cutting the bars with a hacksaw blade. Martin said he had a prisoner transferred to a different jail last week because he feared the safety of his family in the event of a jailbreak.

The sheriff's office and house is in the same building The sheriff also called for better visiting accommodations, adequate lawyer-client conference room, and a high fence to prevent outside help an escape attempt and to provide a means for supervised outside exercise for prisoners. night will be in the tractor pull sponsored by the Young Farmers and Monday night float entries will spell out the theme, America the Beautiful followed by the Marshall county queen contest. Eight towns will send contestants for the queen contest according to Mrs. Riegle. Added entertainment will be by the Lindqui3t family.

The Frankfort Saddle club will present a horse show Tuesday night and the demolition derby, with Pat Breeding in charge will be the exciting event Wednesday night, the finale of the fair. Livestock sale will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. and no entries can be removed until 4 p.m. Wednesday. "tt is hoped the recent rains will encourage everyone to enter garden crops as well as grains and flowers," said Mrs.

Riegle. The usual 4 entries in livestock and other projects promise to provide good attraction, plus the Ottaway Amusement Co. will be located on the midway all three days Homecoming For New All Booths ReservedFor Marshall County Fair Sheriff Sheriff Laurence Martin called for extensive changes in county law enforcement Monday and asked for public support for his proposals. Martin appeared before the Marshall county commissioners board with a plea for a new modern jail and to establish a county-wide sheriff's patrol for 24 hour protection in lutlying towns. The sheriff also extended an invitation to all county residents to inspect the present jail facilities and to discuss both proposals with him.

Martin said he is seeking the opinions of taxpayii.g citizens. The sheriff told The Advocate Monday that several towns in the county do not have city marshals and that those which i Rockwell Is Surf Motel Manager Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rockwell, formerly of Erick. assumed duties as managers of Surf Motel last week, replacing Mr.

and Mrs. Eugene Kupke, who were transferred to a new motel in Jopim, Mo. Rockwell and his wife. Alyce, operated the Satellite Motel in Erick, before coming here. They have three children.

Penny, age four; Jennifer, I Hi; and Wendy, seven months. Rockwell is not related to the Carl Rockwell family of Marysville. iNew Frankfort City Marshal A Former Marine Richard Estes, 29, former Marine from San Diego. began Monday as Frankfort city marshal. Estes i married to the former Debrs Pittenger of Frankfort He was visiting ha wife's grandfather.

Clarence Pit- Jenger, when the vacancy occurred. Estes replaces tong-timt city marshal Cecil Hazlett. who resigned to pursue other interests. do have an officer are often unprotected at night. Martin said that most towns with only one marshal have no policing activity during the early morning hours.

Citizens of some of the towns have asked him to patrol their streets at night, but the sheriff's office does not have sufficient manpower, the sheriff said. Summerfield, Oketo, Vermillion. V'liets. Home City, Beattie, Herkimer, and Bremen have no law enforcement officers and rely on the sheriff's department for protection. The sheriff proposed to the commissioners that two deputies be hired for the sheriff's department to make ROBERT DIEBALL iNew Manager At Rex's Discount Robert Dieball, Alma, ha succeeded Ronald Haller as manager of Rex's Discount Tire store, Twelfth and Center street.

Dieball spent bis early life on a farm, has been employed at the Alma co-operative the past three years, and was employed with Rex's Tire store in Manhattan IH years. He is residing at 504 North Thirteenth street. Sidewalk Bazaar Plans The assignment of priests to St. Gregory parish is a return engagement for a former associate priest and a homecoming to his. native county for the first assignment of a newly ordained priest.

Rev. Jack Harrington, who returns (o the parish, is the new pastor of St. Gregory Catholic church, Marysville, and the administrator of St. Monica, Waterville, and St. Elizabeth, Blue Rapids, churches.

Assistant pastor is Rev. James Shaughnessy, Axtell. Rev. Harrington has been pastor of St. John the Baptist church Greeley for the past 10 years.

He was previously assistant pastor to Rev. Henry Grosdidier at St. Gregory from 1949-1953. A graduate of St. Benedict's college in Atchison, he attended St.

Thomas seminary in Denver, Colo, and was ordained in 1947. Rev. James Shaughnessy, 24, was ordained May 26 at St. Michael's Catholic church in AxteU. The son of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Shaughnessy. rural Axtell. he attended Mt. Mich act's abbey.

Elkhorn. Neb. following completion of St. Michael's grade school, Axtell. He also completed studies for the priesthood at St.

Thomas seminary, Denver, Colo. Plans are practically complete for entertainment and display at the Marshall County fair at the Blue Rapids fairgrounds, July 30-August according to Mrs. R. D. Riegle, Waterville.

secretary. Booth space in Floral hall has been reserved several weeks in advance and some new exhibits in addition to repeat booths will be ready for spectators. "So many new crafts and ideas in handwork have come in to use the past year and we hope to see these items exhibited," said Mrs. Riegle. Pre-fair event on Sunday Ott Building Sold To Bank Sale of the Ott Electric Building, 804 Broadway, by Mr.

and Mrs. Mert Ott to Mrs. Alma Kerschen of the Citizens State bank is announced today. The transaction was com pleted Wednesday afternoon. July 11.

Complete Annual Sidewalk Bazaar in Marysville will be held Friday, July 27. No Charges Filed An unidentified juvenile was apprehended Friday after he allegedly stole a watch and man gold wedding band from a vehicle owned by Ron Grauer, 405 North Thirteenth, and parked at 900 Ann. according to police. Officers recovered the stolen property and returned it to the owner. Presecuaon was denied by the eomplaintant..