Hide Article Text (OCR)
WIN ENDURANCE CONTEST — After long, cold night at courthouse entrance, four young men show fruits of their vigil: first four 1958 Saline County license plates. From left are Dale Smith, 1420 S. 9th; Jerry Davis, 632 S. 11th; James H. Lay, 512 S. 10th, and Larry Christensen, 621 W. Prescott. (JOURNAL PHOTO)His Long Vigil Rewarded As He Gets Tag NumberSays Revolt Smashed In VenezuelaPresident Claims Rebel Leaders FleeCARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 2 (AP)—The govern* ment of President Marcos Perez Jimenez announced be* fore dawn today that it had crushed an air force revolt in less than 24 hours. — ...The army chief of staff, Gen. ARomulo Fernandez, in a broad- / \JUA J $ cast said the rebellious garrison g**g tr+kg a t at Marcay, center of the revolt, Ihad been taken by governmentforces at 3:30 a.m. HFI YOl IFernandez added, however, that L-I J • VW scattered pockets of rebels were (n Ideas being mopped up. j To be a SaIinan is an adventureIhLarmjr chief repeated the; in -friendlyrcomfortable ' living claim by President Perez JimeneziEdilorial, pFIVE-CENTS-★THESalina Journal87th YEAR No. 2SALINA, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 195816 PagesDale Smith, 1420 S. 9th, arrived at the Saline i boys have company in the smallCounty courthouse at 4 pm Wednesday.But Dale said he sat in his car j trance, for awhile and didn’t go to the | From midnight on, 13 - year-courthouse door until he saw his [ 0id Steve Anderson, 721 Morrison,pals drive up. I kept the earlier arrivals, corn-Dale was an early bird last|p2ny_ He wanted bis father, M-year, getting the No, 4 tag. |ggt. W. H. Anderson, to Jerry really advanced. He had j tag number. His father relievedNo, 18592 for 1957. I him in the line ?t 7:30 am Thurs-Tag No. 3 went to James H.jday to get tag No. 6.Lay, 19, 512 S. 10th. Larry Chris-!tensen, 19, 621 W. Prescott, bought About 18 persons were on hand at daylight.He left soon after 8:30 am Thursday, one of the happiest young men in Salina.A 16 - hour wait at the courthouse entrance put the 18 - year Old youth first in line for a 195 Saline County automobile license plate. *SA-l” is Dale’s tag ber for 1958.Friends Get Low NumbersNumbers 2, 3 and 4 went to three of Dale’s friends whc spent the night with him at the court-*T beat them by 10 minutes,” Dale said.Jerry Davis, 19, 632 S. 11th, received tag No. 2.“He just ran faster,*’ Jerry. broadcast last night that the! rest of the country—the world's No. 2 oil producer—was completely calm.Says Rebel Leaders Flee Fernandez said that the rebel leaders fled by air. I-Ie reported that Aurelio Ferrer o Tam ay, commander of the Maracay garrison and governor of Ike state of Aragua, bad been restored low! -wst a*on* with his chiefIn HealthFolio fighters ;Boy survives operation although his heart was idle 150 minutes.The i■ youths are single.“My wife wouldn’t have let me stay out all night, if 1 had one,” Davis said. “I wouldn’t advise this for anyone after a New Year’s Eve party.The new tags were going fast Thu red ay W)ipr Hia_mnfr office opened at 8:30 am, the line stretched down a flight of stairs j and onto the first floor.The first 200 went to the public bn a first - come - first served Not until after 11 pm did the! basis.Maracay is the capital of Aragua state.Ferrero Tamay and other officials had been seized by rebel troops at 5 a.m. yesterday, Fernandez said.At 4 a.m. this morning, Fernandez continued, 25 air forcein Knowing Folks■Meet a maharajah; jph column, Pg. 4.Births, Pg, 2. Parties A Clubs, Pg. 7. Today in Salina, Pg. 2.in Pocketbook PlanningMilk producers faring better economically, Pg, 2.Secretary of commerce expects business to improve, Pg. 13. Read the daily advertisements.In EntertainmentCouple Remarry After A 32-Year SeparationMr, and Mrs. Roy Haynes believe in wiping the slate clean and starting life anew in the new year.They w£re remarried on New Year’s Day after a separation of 32 years. Mr. Haynes is 69 and his wife 74. The wedding was at the hoirof their daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Woods and Mr. Woods, 427 S. Phillips.Mr. Haynes and the former Mae Littel were first, married in 1914 and lived at Colby. In addition to their daughter, they have two sons, Bob Haynes, Ness City, and Jim Haynes, Seattle, Wash.Stayed At Colby Following their divorce 32 yearsago, Mrs. Haynes remained at Colby, while Mr. Haynes moved to Denver, Colo, He remarried was an engineer for a Den-laundry until his retirement w years ago. Mrs. Haynes didn’t remarry.son-in-law.Mr. and Mrs- Woods invited her parents for Thanksgiving and the meeting culminated in their remarriage.1 Dr. Ravmond E- Dewey of-, ficiated at'the second ceremony.:™1 dunl« the earl' ™rnin« The couple was attended by theirj ^ear’s Eve r0velr?daughter and son. Bob, All of their family were present, with the exception of their son, Jimnes trom oases at Palohegrt) and Boca del Rio in Maracay j Movies, Pg. 12. Sports, Pgs. 10, :re at the main Caracas airport] a. TV news. Pg. 12. the service oE the government.Lights On Again In Caracas itself, streetlights were turned on, ending the brownout imposed by the government as defense against rebel planes.Air force units at Maracay launched a sudden rebellion against the government early New Year’s Day, sending jet planes 50 miles east from Maracay to Caracas, the capital, before dawn.The short, pudgy Venezuelan general won another five-year term only last Dec. 15 in a plebiscite which gave the voters' a chance to vote only yes or no. He no opponent. |In EducationParents should keep posted on child's progress at school, Fg. 7. English Lesson, Pg. 8.In Better LivingAnn Landers advises how to deal with telephone gabbers, Pg.Josephine Lowman reminds the light heart lives long, Pg. 7.GAS LINE BREAKS—As escaping gas hurls “cliftinto the air, worKhier. labor feverisHly_ta''Stop‘flow and avert possible explosion. PHOTOS) -armed forces announced in a Caracas radio broadcast at 3:30 a.m. that the Maracay air base had been seized by army troops. Since Caracas time is half an hour, ahead of Bogota, the Maracay transmission raised the questionA Fire Threat Choked Off As Gas Main Is RepairedEscaping Gas Hurls Dirt High In AirDowntown Salina faced an explosion and fire threat Thursday morning when a 4-inch gas main broke at Santa Fe ar.d Iron.The escaping gas hurled dirt high in the air.The odor of gas was strong sev-The revolt caught the govern- whether the officM allnoullcement might have been premature.still going on. For hours the n!y countermeasures were the .cs-ack fire and a steady stream sol threats and cajolery by theMr. Haynes' second wife and! government radio,two years ago. His reunion with!tw0 great.gra„dchi]dren. his first wife began to material-j Following a trip to Washington, last fall when he discussed the! Mr. and Mrs. Haynes again will possibility with his daughter and j make their home at Colby.Satina Flood Control Work Probably Will Be ContinuedNavy Reportedly Joins In RevoltThursday, Jan. 2—BOGOTA, Colombia OP) — A broadcast purporting to come from a rebel transmitter in. Venezuela asserted today that theNot In Complete Control YetThursday, Jan. .2—WASHINGTON ^—Independent reports from Venezuela today indicated the government still is not in complete control of a revolutionary uprising begun New Years Day.These reports in diplomatic circles said a rebel radio station appeared to be still in operation at the octskirts ofSalina’s flood control hopes ceived some encouragement Thursday from the Kansas City district office of the Corps of £n gineers.A spokesman for the district office said the engineers expect Salina, Topeka and Ottawa municipal protection plans to go a-head this year.M. O. Smith, public relations representative of the office, said: “Key people in our office expect to continue work already started.”Smith said the President’s budg-et message “will clarify the is-■volthad joined the air force EoS TetlU(f. ------ tjie capitai t m the direc-. thescarcely:;™ Maracay, site of Jlious air base.rebel-Iron A Weapon In Bloody FightTwo Salina men spent New Year’s night in jail after police bj-oke up a bloody battle betweenThe men reportedly had been hitting each other with an electric: iron in an apartment room.John Hubert Wensuc, 47, 538 W.1 Iron, was treated at St. John's Hospital for severe face and head cuts and for a broken nose. Eighteen stitches were tak-cn to close the head wounds.The othef participant in the fight was identified as Leo Price, 47, also of 538 W. Iron. lie escaped with lesser injuries Both were booked on charges of disorderly conduct.Police are holding the etec* trie iron ass evidence- It was bent and bloody from Hie bal-tie, officers said Neighbors said the men had been arguing for some time before the battle startedDoubts New Starts “We are of the opinion, he said, “no liew starts will be made. . , , . ,in the overall plan because of!Partly cloudy to cloud budget requirements of the missile program. But we do expect to complete work already begun.”Salina officials have received no official word from the engineers and no bid dates for further work - NORTH-CENTRAL FORECAST have been set. ' Zone 3 — Partly cloudyjcloudy Friday, Not so cold i night. Lows tonight 10-15. Highs Friday 35-40. iooe i i.Nortn Central)— smitn.KANSAS — Increasing! cloudiness tonight. Friday] partly cloudy to cloudy.] Warmer over state tonight. [ Low tonight 10-15 north to! 20 south. High Friday 35-40 northwest-to 50 east.government.The transmission audible but was heard here ______,least two receivers. The station], Caracas continued under guard, identified itself as the air basest]14 was .reported,Maracay. j The State Department said itThe broadcast was heard at 3:15] had no reports of harm to any) Bennington, Bayack said.Ice Causes Chain-Reacfion Accident SeriesAn icy strip on US81 north of Salina caused a 6 • car chain-reaction collision Wednesday eve-seriously hurt in the freak accident.Three of the cars had to be towed in.According to State Troopers ■Robert Bayack and Wayne North-up, five of the vehicles were head-; ed south and one north.First Car SkidsThe initial collision occurred when a car driven by Myron C. Ferris, 21, Delphos, skidded on the ice and sideswiped a north-bound car driven by Velma Comfort, 42,citizens livingDear Sal:Happy to see you survived .Eve.Yours,InaNew Year's.Eve.Superhighway Meeting Friday! Economic effects of two super 72 percent Interstate highways through Sa- Lowest line Cbunty will be discussed at 1:30 pm Friday at a public meeting in Memorial Hal!.Representatives of the state highway commission will attend.Both the proposed interstate routes in the county will be con-sidcrcd. They are interstate 70. hich will cross the county east nd west, and interstate 8, which will link Salina and Wichita.The Interstate 7ft route generally will be from a half-mile lo a mile north of the present. US40 route from Salina to Solomon, and straight west from Salina lo the llsworth County line.The Interstate 8 route will be about one-half miles west of the it US 81 from Salina south to the McPherson County line. MmncHMmSALINA WEATHER Dnwnlotvn: Temp, at 2 pm 34. ]Min. 11; Max. Wednesday 36.City Airport: Temp. I pm 29; Min. 11; Max. Wednesday 35.CAA reported at 1 pm: Barometer 28.3fi falling; Wind northeast 6 mph; Relative humiditydale -20 :1919;0*'SALINA'S FIRST BABY OF THE YEAR— Mrs. Melvin R. Fritz, 538 W. Iron, whose husband is an airman, displays 8-pound, 5'/i-ounce boy born lo her Wednesday morning at Schilling AFB hospital. It was Salina’s first 1958 birth. (USAF Photo)The Ferris car ended up sideways across the highway. j Car No. 3 was driven by Kenneth W. Sieider, 31. Shickley, Neb. Steidcr, heading south, said he saw what had happened but was unable to stop on thfe ice.Spins Around His car struck the Ferris hide and spun around way.eral blocks from the scene.There was no fire, however, and the break was repaired In three hours hy Kansas Power and Light Co.. workers.The workers labored feverishly t shut orf the escaping gas.Their faces were blackened by trie blowing dirt.The gas fumes made them cry and the tears froze on their coats and shirts as they shoveled dirt on top of the break in the main.Gas service to the downtown area was not curtailed.Said R It. Shideier, KPL cii-j vision manager:Our netw ork of gas lir.es downtown is heavy enough so that we could block of; a section of the main without, any loss of pressure to business firms.The line was described as an' intermediate pressure main.Repairing Smail Leak ! The break occurred about 8:30 o'clock. Workmen were repairing a small leak in the main which was first discovered earlier.At that time temporary repairs were made. The crew came back' the high-! to make final repairs Thursday ] morning. A blow from . backhoeGRIMY WORK — His face smeared bv dirt and streaked by sweat and tears, Dan Farley, 525 E. C!af!in. takes a breather after helping stop gas line leak. Gas blew dirt in workers’ faces and the fumes made tears flow abundantly.Car No. 4 driven [apparently ruptured the iThenby Liborius Mies, 59, Andale. His;car hit. the rcar of the Steidcr:car.AliceHobb,46, Lincoln, follow- jing the Miescar, was able to1stop intime,However,the panel truckshe vi-as dri’ring was hit inthe rear and knocked in theditchhy a e;ir driven by Her-manS Ic uber, 58. Sylvan jSalina fire department men rushed to the scene and stood by in case of fire.There’s always a chance for aMarienthal Man KiliediQuiz Two About Kansas Robberiest Chief J. E. Tieround.Jxplained.“One little spark Is all it lakes.Thursday. Jan. 2—SCOTT CITY. Kas.J.* year-old Marienthal. Kas., nu Arthur Sheldon Geyer. died in Scott City hospital today of : juries suffered in a one-car acci- Aidant on Highway 83 north of Scotl with City yesterday. alsoAnother occupant of the car. glariGrove.Police blocked off Santa Fe and Iron for a block in all four direc- AU'ml S™11 «y, i™5 »lt;! Oklahomations from the intersection to keep reported in a serious condition at Beeson war The accidents occurred around:traffic away. t!le hospital, ■vmt'-S '111‘tied up at] When the leak was finally] CLOVIS, N. M. -Billy Ray A 29-i Beeson, 26, a Clovis ex-convict, man,; was being questioned here about a; robberies in Sun City and Kiowa, Kas,i- Arrested Tuesday in connection grocery burglary, Beeson : being grilled about, bur-arul robberies in Texasparole after for forgery.6:25 pm. Traffic the scene for stime after- ilained, workmen blocked off Iwards. jmain on both sides of the break.Alice Hobb complained of necki The damaged sector was then and shoulder pains. She was ex- repaired, amined at Asbury Hospital andreleased.No charges w highway patrol.filed by theEnds HolidayInteraction Opened11 was 11 am before firemen left the scene. Shortly afterward, police opened Santa Fe and Iron to Iraffic again.The threat was ov«r.happy that the situat:Glad He WaitedG/Ves Nearly 1000 Pairs Of Shoes To Needy ChildrenThursday. Jan. 1— |store sent him 300 pairs of shoosDALLAS I.-1V-Brother Bill Her-] for distribution al his combination rod. the West Dallas minister who clinic, mission and recreation ceiv yesterday handed out nearly l.OOO ler.Thursday, Jan. 2- was corrected so quickly and lliat pairs of rims to needy children, llcmid lias announced that inWASHINGTON ifl-Sccrotary of, there was no interruption in serv-;is glad nmv that rain forced post-, ih,- fulure rim parties will he held State Dulles, looking rested and ini ice. Shideler said. poncmcnl of the shoe parly, or-on New Year's Day sn that ailjovial mood, returned lo Wash-! The break occurred near a T-iigionally sel for Christmas Day. ;slores will have an opportunity to ingtdn today after a five-day Newihcnd in the main where it swings! After the postponement was an- donate shoes from their after-Year's holiday in Now York. least on Iron. Inounred, one Dallas doparfment|Chrisfmas inventory.
Newspaper Details
Salina Journal
Salina, Kansas, US
Thu, Jan 02, 1958
Page 9
Full Page
Clipped by
Salina P.
KS, USA 30 Jan 2024
Other Publications Near Salina, Kansas
Saline County Journal
Salina Svenska Harolden
Salina Journal
