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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1962
Page
1
A convention to elect a successor for the unexpired term of Clifford R. Hope Jr. has been called for Friday December 28 at 7 30 p.m. at the Warren Hotel. The gathering follows state statute and will include Republican precinct committeemen and women from 12 of 17 counties in the district.
Garden City notes reflect a rugged fall into winter sports with Kansas State basketball faltering while Big Eight peers stumble. Local parking woes persist as city manager reports two-minute confrontations and a crowded lot at 8th and Chestnut. Weather outlook hints moisture Friday and below freezing urges. a hay shed fire at 311 W Fair damages property. Finney County party officials prepare for a pivotal district convention at the Warren Hotel on Dec 28 with 7:30 p.m. start to elect a successor. Hope to Pearson shifts and tax deadline near Thursday. County tax payments due without penalty to clear license tag eligibility.
United Carbon Company will shut down its Ryus carbon black plant citing high oil feedstock costs and declining demand for high abrasion furnace black. Two older units will cease operation this month, with dismantling and salvage underway. Remaining 82 employees will be offered transfers, early retirement, or severance while a placement office assists in finding new work. Plant manager R W Ischner expressed regret and noted past productive service and community ties.
Garden City High School debaters won the West Central Kansas League tournament in Dodge City for the second year running, finishing 14 wins and 6 losses with 89 speaker points. Larned was second with 14 6 and 98 speaker points, while Stussell took third. The Garden City squad included Savanna Saffels Dick Krimmer Larry Bradfield Dave Christensen Mary Smith Richard Swensen Roxie Smith and Alva Dewey.
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan travels to Nassau to meet President Kennedy amid disputes over the Skybolt missile and Western nuclear defense strategy. The talks follow the Cuban crisis and regional tensions in Asia as Britain and France push nuclear programs while the U.S. endorses a multinational NATO armament approach.
A. M. Fleming of Garden City was elected president of the Southwest Kansas Bar Association at the Dodge City annual meeting, serving a one year term. Vice president is G I Robinson of Ellinwood, with Camella Kline Haviland of Dodge City elected secretary treasurer. Charles Vance of Liberal named director. The group spans 33 counties of the old Fifth District.
The weather report notes a rare December warmth with 72 degrees at Kansas State University station, the highest December reading since 1956. Compared with past Decembers, 70 degree highs are uncommon. records show 84 degrees on Christmas Eve 1955 and 70s rarely occur in December across 28 years of data.
Gus Garden predicts a sun-tanned Santa will arrive in Garden City seven days hence, sparking playful chatter about the holiday visit and local lore.
The Red Cross announces a Bloodmobile visit this Wednesday with volunteer coordinators led by Mrs. Maurice Lindner. Registration, exams, typing, and canteen duties will be covered by a long list of volunteers, Beta Sigma Phi members, and St Mary’s 4-H Club recruits. The Bloodmobile runs from 9 a.m. to 2 15 p.m.
Robert Deus a 25-year-old Cuban refugee and pharmacist at Egbert Drugstore settles in Dighton Kansas after leaving Havana Oct. 1961. He arrived Jan 22 and works hard, adapting to western Kansas weather and language while recalling Havana beaches, two frontons for jai alai, and a cosmopolitan past. His family follows him, including mother and brother, as he values freedom and hopes for change in Cuba.
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