The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas • Page 32

12 MONDAY, MAY 16, 2005 SALINA JOURNAL a look back THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 25 years ago this week MAY 16, 1980 More than $7,800 in donations and pledges were generated In the two-day "Pedal for PEP (Protect Every Peace Officer)" project. The event was recently organized by two'Salina businessmen to raise money for bullet-proof vests for Salina-Saline County law enforcement officers. Harold Cooley, of Gibb's Clothing and John Burgess, of Burgess Schwinn Cy- clery, hope to raise $14,000 to pay for the 100 vests, valued at $135 per vest. MAY 18, 1980 Salina apparently will lose nonstop jet service to Denver soon. The Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C., has notified Salina officials that Frontier Airlines wants to discontinue the nonstop flight from Salina to Denver effective July 8.

Each flight, which can accommodate 106 persons, has been seating about 40 passengers for the first months of 1980. This average is down from a high of around 80 passengers per flight last summer. MAY 19, 1980 The Rt. Rev. William Davidson, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of western Kansas, will leave Kansas to become assistant bishop in the diocese of Ohio, effective Nov.

15. MAY 19, 1980 At long last, those who had bit roles in the movie, "The Brave Young Men of Weinberg," when it was filmed in Salina can learn soon if their performances survived the editing or wound up on the cutting room floor. The much- awaited movie, now titled "Up the Academy," opens at the Fox Theater June 6. MAY 19, 1980 City planning officials expect a full house Tuesday afternoon when the Salina Planning Commission considers the rezoning of a proposed shopping center site at Ninth and Magnolia, Ed War- njack, Ft. Smith, plans to develop the 75-acre tract officially known as Meadowlark Acres Addition No.

3 into a combination 50-acre mail and 25- acre residential area. The rezoning is expected to draw some opposition from nearby residential areas and also from downtown Salina commercial Interests. MAY 20, 1980 Mount St. Helens in Washington will soon clear its throat of the smoke and ash that's jet-streaming east over the Midwest. But persons living near or downwind from the volcano shouldn't think eruptions are over forever.

Charles Qrimwood, associate fessor of biology at Marymount College in Salina, once worked for the National Park Service north of Mount St. Helens. The area, he Says, has a history of frequent and sometimes violent volcanic activity. MAY 21, 1980 Can Salina support another shopping center twice the size of Mid State Mail? Developer Ed Warmack, Ft. Smith, assured the Salina Planning Commission Tuesday he anticipates no problems in generating $40 million in business within two or three years after the proposed Central Mall is completed just northeast of Ninth and Magnolia.

Some local downtown businessmen at Tuesday's meeting had a different view, however, saying the addition of the 60-store complex to Salina's retail community could be a blow to existing business. MAY 22, 1980 The Salina Hilton Inn (Fifth and Iron), after 12 years of service as a downtown motel and convention center, is for sale. A brief letter to the stockholders of the Salina Community Inns of America, the parent corporation, from Mrs. Pat Guernsey, the corporation president, announced the decision of the board to seek a buyer for the facility. While the letter to the stockholders did not detail reasons for the board's decision to offer it for sale, it is known the hotel-motel industry is suffering along with the rest of the economy.

Rising travel costs generally are blamed. MAY 22, 1980 Salina Police Chief John Woody grimaced his way through seven pushups before a cheering crowd in downtown Salina Wednesday afternoon and earned more than $300 in pledges to help buy bullet-proof vests for area law enforcement officers. Thursday morning, the fund drive pushed past the $14,000 goal by $442, with more still pouring in, according to Don Dieckhoff, co-chairman with Lee Lorenz on the project. 50 years ago this weel( MAY 16, 1955 Dee Ulrich and Jim Good could have sold their seats at lunch Monday for two weeks allowance. They ate with Kim Novak, a red- haired, green-eyed doll of a girl who came to Salina from Hollywood to make a movie.

Miss Novak visited Salina High School for lunch, met the students and ate a bean salad, a roll, sauerkraut and weiners, cherry pie and chocolate milk. Betty Harr, 369 N. Kansas, and Una Davis, 123 E. Ellsworth, had the enviable Job as hostesses to Miss Novak. MAY 17, 1955 The "Picnic" crew had a day off Tuesday.

Nobody went on a picnic. The time off came after a long night of film making at the Joe Rauh home, 417 Country Club Road. They wrapped it up and moved out. Next location this one starts Tuesday evening is at the old mill dam and the surrounding territory. MAY 18, 1955 The City Commission Tuesday received a petition asking that 50 acres of land southeast of Salina be taken Into the city.

The petition, presented by Paul Adrian, Salina Realtor, asked that land between Quincy and Roach streets extending south from Cloud Street for about 1,650 feet be brought into the city. MAY 18, 1955 Small boys find movie making an exciting game. Movie makers find small boys a sometimes exasperating problem. So the Columbia company filming scenes for "Picnic" in Salina has an as- slstant-in-charge-of-chaslng- small-boys-out-of-camera range. The assistant put in a busy time Tuesday night during shooting along the Smoky Hill River near the old mill dam.

Even with the help of off-duty Salina policemen, the small-boy chaser was hard put to keep the cute little rascals from cropping up in unexpected places. MAY 20, 1955 Put away the autograph books, kids, the movie stars are leaving town. Friday the final Salina scenes of "Picnic" were filmed and Saturday morning, bright and early, the remainder of the Columbia Pictures company will move to Hutchinson. 75 years ago this week MAY 13, 1930 The possibility of junking the Salina street car system and replacing it with a bus service again appeared Monday afternoon when J.J. Wiesendanger, president of the Salina Street Railway entered into conference with city commissioners.

It was decided that the street car company shall put its proposals into written form and present them in that definite shape before the commissioners so that some decision and agreement can be reached between the city and the company. MAY 13, 1930 An exclusive private hunting club was organized here Sunday by a group of local businessmen, To be known as the Hillsdale Hunting Club, the new group will this summer construct a large lake for its own use on the Hansen farm, two miles south of Bavaria. MAY 14, 1930 Work started in Kenwood Park Tuesday afternoon on Saline County's new $30,000 agricultural hall, first of a series of buildings to be built in the next few years as a home for the fall fair. MAY 15, 1930 Salina's population to date in the 1930 federal census this morning reached 20,127, a gain of 5,042 since 1920, when the population was 15,085. MAY 15, 1930 One of the most peculiar thefts on record is that which was reported to the police when J.W.

Southmayd, now of the Jo-Mar Farm, Informed officers that an entire chicken house was stolen from 651 Highland Avenue, where he formerly lived. The theft occurred about 11 o'clock Wednesday evening, officers were told. The chicken house was valued at $40. MAY 16, 1930 A.W. Daleen, who has charge of the construction of "Follow-the- Swallow" tourist camp on North Santa Fe, expects to finish his part of that construction work tomorrow, he said this forenoon.

There remains only the finishing touches to complete the tourist camp, which is the first of a chain to be established over the United States by Nathan L. Jones, Salina financier. MAY 17, 1930 A union meeting, held under the auspices of the Salina ministerial association, is to be conducted at Memorial Hall tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, the speakers being William E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson, noted prohibition worker, and Col. Frank B.

Ebbert, newly elected superintendent of the anti-saloon league In Kansas. "Babylon and Way Stations" is to be the subject of the lecture by Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Ebbert will talk on "The Unfinished Battle." MAY 20, 1930 Faulty shoring, which is the name given to the wooden supports around the concrete structure, were today blamed for the collapse of a section of the new Hawthorne School structure, carrying with It five men and causing a loss variously estimated today at $500 to $1,000. MAY 21,1930 Diversified farming, improved methods, greater interest in calf clubs and similar activities, and a mid-Kansas livestock and agricultural exposition to be In Salina after all county fairs are over, and to be sponsored by a district zatlon Including 14 central and northwest Kansas counties, was the outgrowth of a dinner given at the Salina Country Club Tuesday njght by Nathan L.

Jones. After serving as president of the Salina County fair and horse show and as president of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Jones saw the value of a movement of this nature, and Invited as many leaders from the territory included as the Country Club dining room could accommodate to discuss the ation. MAY 22, 1930 Drink plenty of milk, eat eggs, I fruits and vegetables, including carrots and the other things you do not like, exercise freely, I breathe deeply, sleep with the windows open, get out in the sun and enjoy fresh air and you need not worry about tuberculosis, according to Dr. C.S.

Kenney, former superintendent of the Norton tuberculosis sanatorium, who spoke before the Rotary Club Wednesday noon at their meeting at the Rorabaugh tea room. 100 years ago this week MAY 17, 1905 Another name has been added to the list of victims of the Marquette storm. Andrew Peterson died at that place last night as a result of the Injuries he received in the cyclone last week. The death of Mr. Peterson swells the death list to 30.

MAY 17, 1905 A "teeter board" 18 feet long was placed today on the playground of each of the ward schools. MAY 18, 1905 Notice is hereby given that section 2 of the ordinance No. 636 makes it a misdemeanor for any person to throw or permit to be thrown any carcasses of dead animals, decayed vegetables, filth, cast-off clothing or other matter calculated to create sickness or in any way prove detrimental to the public health of the city In the public streets, alleys or vacant lots, and the violators of the above ordinance are hereby given five days notice In which to remove all manure, filth and other trash from the alleys adjacent to their property. MAY 19, 1905 The police visited a couple of places this morning where it was thought the prohibition law is being violated. They found a number of people In one of them.

When the blue coats appeared on the scene, there was great confusion and a mad stampede for the rear stairway. Two bottles of liquid refreshments, which those departing neglected to take with them, were secured. MAY 20, 1905 The delivery horse of the August Warner Paint Co. ran away yesterday at noon and stirred up a little excitement. The horse was hitched to the wagon when It started, but when it was (slopped In front of Quinn Brothers, the two had almost parted company.

MAY 22, 1905 The cases against Jennie Currier, Flossie Judd and Beatrice Tuttle were called in the juvenile court today. The prosecution is endeavoring to show that these girls have not conducted themselves in a proper manner and that their parents have not been doing their duty by them. If they court finds that this Is the case, they will all be sent to the Girls' Industrial School in Beloit. From the Journal archives.