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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1957
Page
1
Zoning administrator Tom Morehead reports a surge in applications for business certificates in zones not designated for such use. Five applications received in one hour this morning with three owners waiting at 11 a.m. Deadline for filing is December 17, in line with last year’s ordinance.
Two nearby stations lowered regular gasoline to 21.9 cents a gallon with ethyl at 24.9 cents. The second site advertised regular at 23.9 cents and ethyl at 25.9 cents. Other stations had not joined the price cuts.
Humboldt area dispersal sale announces 78 cows and five bulls from Robert A. Finney's Winsted Farm Angus herd. The auction begins noon Monday at Chanute Sale Barn, marking the farm’s closing of books due to civic duties and obligations. Notable animals include Bandolier of Orchard Hill 50th and Prince Rowley 3d, plus eight bulls and 37 cows from Rude Angus Farm. Support from Paul Stinson, Phil Ljungdahl, and associations is noted.
City manager R. J. Hayes says work on the new parking lot across from the Memorial Building will start once the soil dries. He notes the Kensinger Addition area cannot begin due to damp ground and cites a two inch asphalt layer and a thin seal coat as required. Equipment is not available locally.
Two engineers from Salina arrived to conduct water survey work in the Big Turkey Creek area. R. J. Hayes, city manager, said the crew, led by Ralph Meagher, met with him yesterday and may drill and survey under contract to Wilson and Co, with no indicated duration.
Highway Patrol Captain Tom Glasscock warns holiday drivers to yield the right of way after accidents and avoid excessive speed. He notes more travel from Christmas vacations and urges safe habits, sobriety, and well maintained cars. Troopers will extend hours but no extra patrols are assigned.
A 70 year old building custodian died after falling from a second story window in a downtown Wichita building. Sedgwick County Coroner Dean L Bratt ruled the death a fatal fall from height due to a broken neck.
Mrs Sue Secondino’s grand champion Hon eymoon, a 1000 pound white faced Hereford, sold for 30 dollars a pound at the International Livestock Exposition. Arthur Godfrey bought the steer, with auction televised on his CBS program, yielding a 30000 dollar prize for Secondino.
City officials will meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. to hear Frank Stitzel outline the Osa and Johnson museum plan. The Chamber of Commerce endorsed Stitzel as architect, while officials study legal aspects and bond needs for funding. Water supply improvements are also being pursued with a proposal due by February 1.
A 43 year old man from El Dorado Illinois, Davis Anderson Phelps, was killed when his car collided with a gasoline transport truck at a busy Wichita intersection. He was thrown from the car and crushed under the truck.
Five more parties file District Court appeals of land appraisals in the Parsons reservoir project. New appellants include U S and Wanita O H ern C F Clough Jr E L and Jean Gieger C S Breneman Aubrey and Cora Calahan.
Buffalo officials indicate the new Midway consolidated school may be occupied next week as major construction is finished and classrooms nearly equipped. District superintendent Charles H. Garrison says a definite date isn’t set and a dedication program is planned while classes continue in Buffalo.
State Accident Records section logs traffic fatalities. In past 24 hours one new fatality, year to date 1957 totals 518, compare 617 for same period in 1956.
Cape Canaveral officials ordered a new daylight countdown for the 6.4 inch Vanguard test satellite after yesterday's abort. Deputy director J Paul Walsh said a shortened six to seven hour countdown is planned due to partial fueling and a valve leak. If launched, the 1957 Gamma designation will mark the third U S man made moon of the year.
Rescue teams completed removal of bodies after a two train pileup in southeast London amid dense fog. The crash killed 84 and injured 174, with 107 seriously hurt, as a third train narrowly avoided collision near St Johns Station.
TOPEKA Kansas will begin sales of the 1958 blue and yellow auto tags on January 2. State Motor Vehicle Department director Jack Jenkins says a record number of vehicles will be licensed this year. By month start 1,133,222 had licenses, up from 1,105,082 last year, with an expected gain of 35,000 to 40,000 by month end.
Drum corps fundraising for the Senior High School trip to St Peterburg Florida for the Holiday Bowl reached 2492.55 noon today with a 100 donation from the Rotary Club. Kiwanis 100 will be added later. Helen Anderson directs the unit which plans to depart December 17 by bus or train depending on arrangements. The Holiday Bowl features Pittsburg State College versus Hillsdale College. Pittsburg State officials indicated the KSTC band might accompany the team.
Bids for the Erie bypass relocation of highway US 59 were opened at Parsons. The apparent low bid for the Neosho River bridge is 333 235.35 by Freeto Construction Co of Pittsburg. Other bids total 359 223.34 for grading and city linking work. Surfacing bids will be asked later. work aims to tie in at Shaw road north and K57 south.
The Rotary club voted to give 100 to the fund sending the high school drum corps to St. Petersburg Florida. The amount matched other local service groups as part of a Christmas night program led by Rev Judd H Jones.
At the Goodrich Rubber Co plant in Miami Oklahoma 1100 workers walked out with no immediate explanation. Union president Bob Long of Local 318 said the walkout began spontaneously yesterday morning spreading to 600 day workers within an hour and 500 workers did not report for the evening shift. He stressed the move was not union authorized and urged return to work while grievances are channeled to the regular committee.
A certificate of occupancy must be filed for any nonconforming land or building use in an unauthorized zone by December 17, 1957. Tom Morehead, Zoning Administrator.
Early morning fires stretched fire crews north and south of Earlton. A blaze two miles north destroyed a barn owned by Lee Burris, with 20 25 tons of hay and a large combine burned. Fire chief Bill Brennan noted unknown cause. A separate 5 42 a m fire at Chanute Refining Co. caused oil loss but no injuries.
Rainy conditions spread across south central and southeastern Kansas with a colder change expected Friday. Forecaster expects snow in the northwest and rain in the southeast late tonight or tomorrow, with highs around the upper 60s to 70s earlier and tonight near 40.
The Osawatomie State Hospital has obtained a three year grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study evaluation of treatment methods for chronic schizophrenia. Local readers are advised to contact their newspaper carrier if they do not receive the Tribun e. If unavailable call 700 after 6 p.m.
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