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1:50 Temperature Today's Forecast 85 Cooler Garden City Telegram VOLUME: 26 GARDEN CITY, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1955 Twelve Pages Number. 264 Just Off Main by a. They Teach, Too The junior high PTA opened its season last night, with introductions of teachers the principal item on the agenda. Several instructors gave brief taiks about the school program, and a good bit of the conversation revolved about such frou-frou of the modern school as the Kays and Kayelles, hand and orchestra, glee club, art, classes and Future Homemakers. All of added interest to the comments of Principal Abe Hubert when he was introduced.

"At. some PTA meeting." he said, "we also hope to tell you a little bit about what we are teaching the youngsters." '55 Model James Dennis Romesburg arriv-3, ed in town about the same time as the new Lincolns, first. of the new car showings, and Colleen and ford decided to announce him in tune with the times. Thus we learn the new Romesburg has blue headlights, black top and a 21-inch wheelbase. It is equipped with two-lung power, free squeaking, vibrating horn, circulating system, changeable seat covers, knee action.

and has a in automatic sprinkler system. All Aboard Another item from the maternily ward concerns a near miss by John Leavitt. a recent father of twins. Leavitt, on a business trip to Colorado, was due to take the early: morning Continental flight out of Pueblo. for home.

The hotel neglected to wake him, with the result the plane was grounded about 25 minutes at the Pueblo port before he was roused and rushed to the airport. "I would really have been in the soup if I had missed this plane," he panted as he climbed aboard. "This is the day I'm supposed to bring my wife home from the hospital." Thanks to Continental, he made it, and his wife is happily at home. Tit For Tat Fr. Charles Edwards, who admits he takes a keen interest in such affairs as the Rocky Marciano-Archie Moore fight tonight, nevertheless appreciated the remark of a Methodist bishop who was asked what he thought of the fight.

"Splendid idea," the Bishop replied. "Two scoundrels punching each other." Chief and Super Chief To Run an Hour Later New arrival times for the Santa Fe's castbound Super Chief and Ohief in Garden City are 11:27 p.m. and 7:23 p.m, (CST) time, about one hour later than the present arrival times. The passenger time-table changes yesterday were listed incorrectly as morning arrivals. The Chief and Super Chief will run through Garden City one hour later effective Sunday.

Those trains now are due here at 10:31 and 6:25 p.m. The westbound sections will continue to arrive at the same time. Windstorm Rips Midway At Amarillo Fair AMARILLO, Tex. WA windstorm whipped through the TriState Fair last night and leveled the carnival midway, injuring at least 28 persons. None of the injured were believed in a serious condition.

Bill Hames, midway operator, estimated damage at more than $50,000. Sugar Beet Campaign To Start About Oct. Outlook Bright For One of Best Crops in Years The Garden City Company's 50th! annual sugar beet campaign will swing into action by the end of next week with company officials: looking for one of the best cam-! paigns in several years. The first beet operations will probably get underway about the first of October at the receiving stations in Grant, Scott and Wich-! ita counties. J.

R. Latta, superintendent said this morning. Depends on Weather On the Finncy county level the superintendent stated that he expected activity to start about Oct. However, the operations could vary several days either way all depending on the weather, he said. beels.

The company superintendent said that he is expecting an aver- age campaign of about 60 days. Applications for the 248 factory positions, including men, are now being taken, he said. The company is looking for a beet harvest of 6,000 acres across ty producing area. Latta said that officials are expecting the output to hit a 12-ton per acre average. The optimistic outlook to the 10-ton acre average last year, The 1954 campaign saw 60,000 tons of beets harvested.

Of the alloted 6,000 beot planting approximately 60 per cent is in Finncy County. About 3,800 acres were planted in the county with the state total standing at 7,255 acres. Other Beet Counties The counties making up the remainder of the beet producing arca include Kearny, Scott, ta, Grant, Hodgeman and Pawnee, The beet output always depends on the weather especially when the possibilities of an early freeze or sudden hail are never out of the picture. "It's just like any other agricultural crop, you can't be sure until you've got it in the sack," Latta said. The company operates receiving stations in the seven sugar beet growing counties.

After the farmers. mechanically top, oht of the ground and load the beets, they take them to receiving stations where they are loaded into railroad cars and carried to the Garden City plant. Receiving Stations The Company operates stations at Milepost, Burdette, Deerfield, Marienthal, Setab (just west of Scott City), Hixon, Rodkey, Lowe, Peterson, Shallow Water and City. In order to expedite the beet harvest and get them out of the ground as soon as possible, the company will employ the piler system where beets are piled at the receiving station before being brought to the factory. The factory's maximum capacity every 24 hours is 1,200 tons of Charge Will Follow a Collision of Two Trucks A Garden City trucker, Vyron Dale Collins, 28, of 513 Emerson, will be charged with following too closely as the result of a collision at 8:10 this morning at the weight station on US 50 west of the city.

Highway troopers said Collins' semi-truck hit the rear of another semi driven by Stewart Honstead, 47 of Dighton as he slowed to pull into the station. Both vehicles were westbound. Tho front. of the tractor of lins' rig was heavily damaged. It is owned by C.

A. Humphrey of City, Heavy Damage Found In Wake of Hurricane By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS While Hurricane lone whistled lonely over the Atlantic today, shattered towns in North Carolina and Mexico counted a sad toll of death and damage wrought by her sister storm, Hilda. Mexico was left with at least 1.66 dead and 100 missing on the Gulf port of Tampico and surrounding arca where Hilda hit. Continuing floods threatened to raise this toll. With refugees crowded together and water supplies doubt ful, authorities were fearful of In North Carolina, which the brunt of lone before she vecred to sca, five persons were dead and property damage was in the millions.

lone skirted New England, still busy repairing damages of the earlier Hurricane Diane, by 140 miles or more. Only rain and wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour hit the coast. No damage was reported. Hurricane Hilda spent herself early yesterday in the north central mountains of Mexico, but rainswelled floods still barrased cities behind her. Traffic Lights on Fulton Suggested ed Traffic counts and intersection Main and Hackberry have resulted by John Frazier) RECOMMENDED FOR the appointment as Finney County sheriff is Ralph P.

Beckett, above, former county law offiwas recommended by the Republican Central Committee and will succeed Al Dewey if the appointment is approved. Parade Opens Fall Festival The Garden City high school and junior high school bands will kick off the Chamber of Commorce's first fall festival and window opening this Friday night parading through the business district, Tentative plans had the Salina high school band participating in the festival parade but were changed when the invitation was declined, Joe Weddell, parade chairman said. As it stands now the musical organizations will swing down Main street once only starting at 7 p.m., the same time the seven judges will start their round to pick the top window decorations. The winners of the window decorating contest will split $100 offered by The Telegram. The awards will go to the individual or individuals who decorated the windows.

Today's Chuckle Don't worry about the past. You can't saw sawdust. Community Chest Drive Set To Open With Night Meeting The 1955 Community Chest drive, will begin to roll with full steam when all workers gather Thursday night for a thorough session. At the meeting, set for 7:30 p.m. at the Community church, workers will learn about the materials to be used, the organization of the the agencies belonging to the Chest campaign, and facts a about Chest.

Rodwell estimates that at least 300 persons are working on the Chest drive this year. Many of thom already have put in a lot of time. 'The advance gift branch of the drive, headed by Tom Meschke, has begun its work; and the employe's division, staffed by Lloyd Haag and a crew of Junior Chamer of Commerce members, will gel started Monday. Teachers To Attend a Local Zone School studies at Fourth and Fulton and in two recommendations to the city by the state. 1.

That a combined semi-traffic and pedestrian actuated signal be installed at Fourth and Fulton. 2. That no signal be placed at the other intersection because traffic volume does not warrant it. In his report to City Manager Deane Wiley, A. J.

Basile, state traffic control engineer, 'said traffic volumes are below the minimum requirements for fixed-time signals at Fourth and Fulton but since it is a school crossing, signal control is justified. Traffic volumes using the Main and Hackberry intersection do not justify traffic control signals, Basile said. He added "Unlike Ful- I ton street, Main street, the major artery, carries substantially less traffic." The engineer stated that City has had permission to use a school lane, marked crosswalk and a school lane stop sign at the Main street intersection for several years. However, Wiley says his office has no record of it. Use of Guard Urged Basile recommended that this method of used at Main and Hackberry for the immediate future.

He pointed out that traffic volumes on Main are steadily increasing and strongly recommended that a crossing guard be employed during the school crossing periods. State 24-hour traffic counts at Fourth and Fulton indicated an average of 709 vehicles per hour enter the intersection during eight highest traffic hours of the day. Of this volume, 159 vehicles originate on Fourth street. Fulton, the major artery, carried an average 550 vehicles per hour. Minimum Needed The state figures a minimum of 750 vehicles per hour is needed be: fore fixed-time' signals are warranted.

"Two-way traffic volumes on Main street are well below the 500 vehlcles per hour that would be required before a traffic signal could be installed for school crossing control," Basile said. Crossing guards have been stationed at both intersections since the start of school. Forrest Luther Dies at Dodge CIMARRON, Kas. UP) Forrest Luther, 71, Cimarron real estate man and former state Democratic chairman, died in a Dodge City hospital today of a heart ailment. He had been in poor health several years.

Born in Mattoon, he came to Cimarron with his parents when he was three years old. He served on the State Highway Commission from this district In Gov. Woodring's administration. Funeral services will be held here Friday morning. He is survived by the widow; two brothers, Lester Luther ol Dodge City, former U.

S. District Attorney for Kansas, and Frank Luther of Cimarron; and (wo sisters. Mrs. Ethel Cooley of Bland- ford, and Mrs. Lelah Klein of Dodge City.

Fine Arts Group Will Plan Membership Drive Plans for the fall membership drive of the Garden City Fine Arts association will be presented tonight at a meeting of the board of directors set for 8 p.m. in the high school. Preliminary plans were laid ati a committee meeting last night at the home of Mrs. C. O.

Gercken, committee chairman. President Charles Larson will conduct tonight's meeting. An estimated 150 officers and delegates of local teacher associations and school officials are expected in Garden City Monday and Tuesday for a zone school sponsored by the Kansas State Teacher's association and the National Eduassociation. All sessions will be held in the Brethren church, starting with registration at 9 a.m. Monday.

Representing the local schools will be SubleT R. Jones. Mrs. Hazel Erickson, Paul Reid. gene Eisenbise.

William Brooks and Morton Phillips. Purpose of School Purpose of the zone school is to discuss in workshops the problems confronting education as well as to exchange ideas and information which will improve teaching in the state, strengthen local associations and develop school-community cooperation, Featured speaker at the 6:30 p.m. dinner Monday will be Dr. Willard E. Givens of Washington, D.C.

Secretary emeritus of the NEQ, Dr. Givens has visited many foreign countries as an educational consultant. His topic will Teachers' Part in Building the USA." Addressing the first general session at 10 a.m. Monday will be Joe W. Ostenberg.

superintendent of schools at Iola and KSTA president. Many Topics Topics to be discussed include teacher supply and professional standards, teacher welfare, professional ethics, legislation and school and community relations. Other making up the faculty of the zone school: James J. Whitehead of Bonner Springs, chairman of the KSTA board of directors: Earl Bevan of Pittsburg, chairman of the KSTA legislative committee; Adel F. Throckmorton, state I superintendent: Floyd Herr, director of certification and college accreditation; W.

C. Kampschroeder, assistant state superintendent; Dr. Carl B. Althaus of executive secretary of the Kansas Association of School Boards. M.

M. Rose of Topeka, executive secretary of the State School Retirement board; C. 0. Wright, KSTA executive secretary; Mae Pever, KSTA director of field services; Ruth Stout, KSTA director of field programs; Ruth Wagner, managing editor of the Kansas Teacher; Otto Kaufman, assistant manager of the Reading Circle, and Minter Brown, KSTA director of professional relations. Two-Day Program The program for the local KSTANEA zone school: Monday, Sept.

26: 9.00 a.m. Registration. 10:00 General session. 11:25 a.m. Workshop session.

1:25 p.m. Second workshop session, 4:30 p.m. Meeting of local delegations. 6:30 p.m. Dinner meeting.

Tuesday, Sept. 27: 9:00 a.m. Third workshop session. 11:00 a.m. Second general session.

12:00 noon Adjournment. The zone meeting here is the first of a series of nine across the state, The Weather (By 0.8. Weather Burean-Phone 4313) Fair with little change in temperatures, low tonight 60 to 63. Thursday partly cloudy with a few light showers and turning cooler, high temperatures upper Winds changing to orly this afternoon 20 to 30 miles per hour. Sunrise 6:31 Sunset 6:42 Relative humidity 34.

Weather observations ending at 6:30 4.t. (CST), Station Max. Min. Pree. GARDEN CITY 94 Dodge City 94 Goodland 91 42 Great Bend 05 .04 Liberal 94 Russell 67 .42 Pratt 95 62 Amarillo 88 1.16 La Junta 90 48 (Photo by Cortis Studio), "LET'S PRAY BEFORE we eat," could well be what Cecil Slattery, three-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Jack Slattery, Burnside Drive, has just finished saying to these eight five-old Dalmation pups. Of courses, they don't pay any attention to Cecil, that is, all but the little fellow in the lower right. He's a bit puzzled why Cecil isn't eating too. Good Rain Hits Northern Area The weather man 'once 'again adopted a "give and take" policy last night as far as Finney County is concerned as he gave rains up to an inch to certain sections while leaving other areas dry.

On the receiving side of the moisture was the northwest, north and northeast parts of the county while the southern segment had no measurable amounts. Local Reports From the Garden City angle, the reports ranged up to .36 of an inch at the KIUL transmitter. Just west of Garden City about two miles the Danford truck stop recorded an even inch of rain. While areas in the city were reporting fair sized soakings, the city rain gauge at Eleventh and Santa Fe streets went begging with only .03 of an inch of rain. The rain was confined largely to the northwest section where the heaviest deluge was reported at Holcomb where 1.02 inch fell.

Otis Gosnell, located about 26 miles northwest of the city, reported .60 of an inch while the Tennis elevalor picked up .70 of an inch. At the Garden City experiment station Roy Herring said their official reading was .20. of an inch. The last night reading. coupled with the almost non-existent .01 reading on Monday night brought the month's total there 10 .21 of an inch.

The total for the year so far is 19.41 inches. In Northeast Area northeast section of the county, reports quarter of an received inch to ranged .65 of an inch. The area about 21 miles in thai direction picked up .48 of an inch while just this side of there about four miles .60 inches! fell. Dighton received in the neigh-! borhood of .65 of an inch in a late evening downpour. -Kiwanis peanuts to you equals showy to Sue, 264-It More Wheat To Be Planted Old man weather gave the sections of Finney.

County last 1o an inch in some locales and Irrigation Men Band Together ULYSSES Over 130 irrigation operators from 10 Southwestern Kansas counties converged at Ulysses last night and organized the Southwost Kansas Irrigators association. The organizational meeting slemmed from a continued demand on the Southwest Royalty association, sponsors of the gathering, for information and help regarding irrigation problems particularly with the natural gas for irrigation Paul Sundgre of named a committee of 20 farmers to meet next Tuesday at Sublette. to draft a constitution for the newly formed organization. Rep. Clifford Hope of Garden City spoke to the group about.

farm organization matters. He stressed the need for such an organization and said although the need may not pressing now, the farmers will be ready for one when it arises The new organization will a'ct independently from the Royalty association carrying out many purposes entirely different from the group, Boy Killed by Car While Going Home After School BIG SPRINGS, Kas. A-Arliss Melvin Walter, 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Walter, was struck and killed by a car while returning home from school yesLterday.

Hiatt Hearing Opens Before A New Civil Service Board TOPEKA UP Counsel for Eugene Hiatt, appealing from his disI missal as state purchasing direc. tor, today categorically denied insubordination misconduct charges and claimed he was a political purge victim of Gov. Fred Hall. Hearing of Hiatt's bid for reinstatement to the $9,924 a year position from which he was fired last July 21, opened in ine Supreme Court chamber before the recently reorganized State Civil Service Board. At the outset of the appeal hearing.

Board Chairman J. G. Somers, former district court judge from Newton, stated the laws of evidence would apply and the burden of proof of the charges would rest "green light" to farmers in varying night dumping amounts of rain up paving the way for wheat drilling. With the rain hitting only in spots, many wheat growers were still forced to sit back and wait on a good sod soaker that will offer enough moisture so drilled wheat can grow. One- Third Is In About one third, ol' 60,000 acres of the county's allotment is ready drilled with quite a bit above ground.

After last night's rains drilling activity will be picking up in those areas fortunate enough to receive more than a sprinkle. Most of the drilling has been confined to the southeast section of the county with some planting done in the northeast area. While some of the fields were up and looking "pretty good" there are some wheat fields that already look spotty. The majority of farmers that drilled carly had to go down from three to five inches in order to reach subsoil moisture. Seek Approved Types Oscar Norby, Finney County agent, reports that area wheat growers have made "quite a demand for approved varieties of seed this year." Almost all farmers have quit the Red Chief variety and other poor milling varieties, he said.

This is due in part to the 30 cent price differential relative to government loans' which will become effective with the 1956 crop. There are 25 varieties that will receive 20 cent price drops when placed under government loans. County Allotment The county's allotment for this year's wheat planting is 191,000 acres, the same as last year. Along with the announced concerning the fall wheat operations the county agent also said that a limited amount of milo has been cut in the area. The first sorghum known to be harvested was by F.

A. Dickenson. The variety cut was Norghum. Businesses which have all of their employes listed as Commun-1 ily Chest contributors will be eligiblo for a "100 per cent club" and will display window signs to that effect. Chet Cleaver is at the head of the champaign among professional people in the city.

Bob Ball will lead the drive in the rural areas, and Stuart Awbrey is chairman of a clean-up campaign which will get underway after results are in Oct. 24. Cubs and Boy Scouts will be on the streets Monday distributing posters to business places. The Thursday night seminar will be aimed mainly at the 150 persons who will solicit residential areas Oct. 19-24, Rodwell said.

The Rev. Paul Davis has set up the residential campaign with five chiefs -Mrs. Charles Schoonover, I I I I I Mrs. George Anderson, Genevieve Hernandez, Cecil Baker, and Mrs. Sam Garbo.

Each of them have named five captains. Each captain will have five workers. Most workers will have only five calls to make. Preston Burtis, will explain the "why" of Community Chest, and Bob Wells will present the 1955 budget. The "finance story" of the Chest will be told by a number of key workers.

Rodwell will outline this year's drive structure; Bob Gardiner, Chest secretary, will tell of the agencies participating in the Chest; and Haag and a group of Jaycees will give a skit "Mean-! Well vs. Do-Well." Division chairmen will show materials prepared for the drive and publicity plans. A victory party is slated for Oct. 29 if the goal is reached. William F.

Perkins, acting with Martin W. Kiger, since Hiatt's purchasing director of administration dismissal, was the first witness to director. Barton Griffith, former state take the stand. senator from Topeka, acted as spe- He testified the department of cial for Kiger. Hiatt was administration established in a counsel Arthur Stanley written directive a policy of not represented by Kansas City, and Harry W.

Col- trading in used state cars on new James E. Smith, both ones. He said the policy called mery and for the old cars to be sold. of Topeka. statement, Grif- Under Hiatt, Perkins said, bids In his opening fith said the evidence would show were received on cars to be purthree causes for Hiatt's dismissal, chased for the highway depart-! insubordination, lack of coopera- ment with the state reserving the tion and misconduct in the opera- option of trading used vehicles or lion of the office of purchasing retaining them.

director. This procedure was recommendStanley stated evidence 0n led by the highway department but half of Hiatt will show that Kiger violated the administration reported to the purchasing direc- ment policy, Perkins said. tor that "the governor doesn't like! The board recessed for lunch you and wants to get rid of you." after hearing Perkins' testimppy. House Launches Probe Of AF Phone System WASHINGTON (P--The House Appropriations Committee launched an investigation today of what House Democratic Leader McCorMassachusetts called a $2,400,000,000 "bonanza contract" between the Air Force and private telephone companies. The Air Force replied that the contract plans had been fully reported to congressional committees earlier this year, and that gress has already appropriated "substantial" funds for sites and construction of facilities.

It said cancellation of the contract now might make the government liable for a penalty which could reach 222 million dollars..