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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1957
Page
6
A reflective piece contrasts a bright, curious three year old with adult cynicism. It lauds simple joys, daily discoveries, and childlike trust in God while noting adults' weary routines. The author questions whether adult fulfillment surpasses a child's unspoiled outlook.
The city Junior Chamber of Commerce announced its second annual residential Christmas lighting contest. Entries limited to the visible area from the street, with house and window decorations eligible. Three entrants will receive plaques. a third place winner and other prizes noted. The contest ties to a national GE contest with 22 winners earning up to 5000 dollars, deadline details and contact info provided.
Tonight southerly winds 10 to 35 miles per hour and not quite so cold. Low temperatures in the lower 20s. Thursday fair and warmer with southerly winds about 20 miles per hour. Afternoon temperatures in the 60s.
Five new directors were elected to the Cham ber of Commerce board. Stewart Boone Jack Curtis Bob Gardiner Merrill Renick and John Walters I will take office January 1 for two year terms. They were chosen from ten candidates with George Purnell L J Hinemann Gerald Chmelka Dale Fry and Lyle Carmichael as other nominees. Carry over members include Clyde Daniel Tom Meschke Merle Myers Floyd Ricker and W E Rutherford. Charles Collings retires as president.
Finney County tax intake totals $517 655 37 this year, trailing the $590 431 62 paid by this time in 1956. The overall levy is 1 852 783 57 with about 12 workers escaping injury after north and east walls toppled at a under construction auto showroom. Minor damage includes TV antennas and other wreckage as high winds of 60 mph struck El Dorado. The treasurer notes a slower collection rate, partly due to the end of early payment discounts by the legislature. First-half taxes due December 1 and the final half on June 20.
The United States labeled a 3000 word Soviet letter from Premier Bulganin to President Eisenhower as propaganda aimed at swaying next week’s Atlantic Pact summit. State Department officials said the letter was under active study and timed to affect NATO proceedings, while Dulles prepared to depart for Europe with aides.
New York commuters face jammed stations and crowded lines amid a citywide subway strike. Officials report service cuts and delays disrupt work, schools, and holiday shopping as businesses lose time and money. A study cited by city officials notes transport bottlenecks and rising costs as millions seek alternatives.
President Eisenhower will join the Paris NATO meeting, boosting Allied unity as Dulles and Soviet officials weigh a letter described as very important. Key proposals include halting nuclear testing after Jan 1, an East West leaders conference, banning production or stockpiling nuclear weapons, and limits on Poland East Germany and West Germany.
President Eisenhower, still under medical care after a mild stroke, is reported in excellent general condition after exams by six doctors. He plans to fly to Paris Friday to reinforce the Western Alliance amid Soviet moves and NATO tensions.
Red Cross Blood mobile saw an overflow of donors as officials hoped to reach a 160 pint quota. Executive secretary Mildred Hope reported 110 pints by noon with a large crowd awaiting to donate, while about 230 more donors were needed to meet the goal.
The city approved purchase of a 1956 Plymouth police car and a park building from the Chamber of Commerce. Total city expenditures include a $2,070 note repaid, $11,500 building value, and $336.83 glass damage from a crash at Spring Implement Co. Police immunity questions arose after a collision. bids had been accepted for the new car, following a prior rejected low bid.
Voices of 458 junior college high school and junior high students will perform the annual public school Christmas program December 18. Directed by Julius Hultquist the event includes five choruses and choirs and the high school string symphonette. The symphonette led by Loren Crawford will play traditional carols and accompany the combined choirs for the processional and final number Silent Night. The 8 p.m. program in Hope Hall showcases 16 holiday numbers sacred and secular.
A bitter cold snap swept parts of Kansas with readings as low as six and eight degrees overnight. Morning winds at 30 mph with gusts to 50 aided the chill, while Cedar Bluff Dam reported five degrees. By afternoon temperatures were rising, forecast to reach the 40s east and 50s west, with snow traces noted in Manhattan Topeka and Olathe.
ATLANTIC CITY NJ AFL-CIO chiefs pivot from graft worries to demands for higher wages and a shorter work week led by Walter Reuther UAW president in his first major AFL-CIO convention speech. He backs around opsizable wage increases and reduced hours amid unemployment fears government data show 3.2 million in November and possible rise to six million by spring while Senate leader Lyndon Johnson proposes scrapping the 40 hour work week for wartime mobilization.
Garden City businessmen will accompany eight Western Kansas participants on a two day trip to Kansas City for an industrial tour. The group sponsored by the Western Kansas Manufacturers Assn will visit several industrial plants and attend a school of instruction on factory locations. Attendees from Garden City include J. R. Oswalt Lawrence Wasson Dale Fry Melvin Fry Herman Engler Bruce Roderick Bob Long and Bruce Garnand.
City commissioners approved beer licenses for six Bear Licensees including Kuhn Elkslodge Voll mano Brown Recreating Safeway Las Palmas tavern and Garden Smoker. Four Lag Palmas licenses and seven pool table permits were noted with bonds for Kelsey Garnand Sonnenberg Chambers and Henry Hall.
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