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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1958
Page
5
Aviation and airport matters saw two developments yesterday. A Salina meeting revealed a major assignment to stave off the risk that Garden City could lose airline service altogether.
From Salina session four local men report a House bill in Topeka guarantees a clear legal path for industrial development at the smaller city airport. Also notes planning for rail and air service, a Volvo ride with regional mentions and a fatal Pratt crash involving Clarence Strohl. Rotary ticket sales and local events mirror community life in Garden City.
An air line service report hinges on air use questionnaires sent to Garden City businesses. Local leaders urge prompt completion to strengthen the case for retaining all service. Deadline pushed to June 6. Chamber aviation committee to organize. Delegates from Salina attended to represent Garden City. Senator Hope’s small airport bill passed, clearing city power to sell industrial sites at the field. Dale Fry says construction will begin as soon as materials and contractor start. In California, Louis Silva, 49, crashed after attempting to bait a fish hook while driving. minor injuries.
Gua took his wife to a convention last weekend. He says it felt like taking the game warden along on a hunting trip.
An inbound Bristol Britannia jet airliner from Tel Aviv, with a missing left wheel, landed safely at Idlewild Airport before crash equipment. The 63 passengers and 11 crew watched as pilot, through radio, confirmed one wheel was missing but controlled the touchdown.
SCOTT CITY The 20th annual Y-Teen May Fete will be held tonight in the Scott Community high school auditorium. The crowning of the May queen, Carol Clark, Y-Teen president, tops the program with music and dancing to follow after the 3 p.m. coronation. The program lists Judy Henderson, Vicki Notestine, Karen Clark, the girls triple trio, Airdis Hartzell. Attendants for the queen include Paula Winderlin, Loretta Wilken, Ruth Ann Wilson, Marilyn Spellman, Jody Anderson and Rye Snyder. The winding of the Maypole will climax the evening's activities.
Tonight scattered showers and a few thunderstorms with mild lows in the lower 50s. Southeasterly winds 15 to 20 mph. Saturday partly cloudy and mild with afternoon highs in the 70s. Winds southerly 10 to 18 mph. Sunrise 6 48 Sunset 7 35. Observations ending at 6 20 CST for Garden City Cod City Chanute Russell Concordia Emporia Hill City Salina Wichita TL 56 Trace BY Trace 60 Trace
Garden City adds antique show horse race Maypole dances and a Kansas band to next Thursday’s 75th birthday celebration. The Women’s Division of the Chamber of Commerce runs the antique show with items displayed in downtown windows and at Dickinson Jewelry building. May pole dances by Geraldine Knox students and a parade feature the 437th U.S. Army band from Fort Riley and a band from Ulysses high school. A calf roping and horse racing program at the fairgrounds includes multiple clubs, with a noon parade and a time capsule burial at 3 p.m. A free barbecue follows the parade, with J D Adams as chairman. A Hollywood note: Gregory Peck and Veronique welcome a 6 lb 8 oz girl.
The Soviet Union denounced the Eisenhower Arctic inspection plan as a gimmick and opposed the proposal, saying the plan would primarily gain military intelligence from Soviet territory. The U N Security Council backed the U S plan, while Russia pressed for a summit conference with no preliminary talks. A severance tax on oil and gas was discussed in the Senate and House, with amendments reducing revenue yields and exemptions for small wells. A 15 cent per barrel cut in Kansas crude oil prices was posted by Vickers Petroleum in Wichita.
Gov George Docking says he feels fine physically amid rumors he may not seek reelection because of health. He will not decide until after the governors conference in Miami Beach May 1822. Docking recently returned to the executive mansion after two weeks with bronchial illness. His physician says he is in good health and could run again if he chooses, with chronic bronchitis his only ailment and he is recovering well from the latest attack.
Farmers in 15 counties across Kansas and Colorado met under C A Hopkine to draft a letter to Senator Schoeppel proposing a shift to independent farming. They urge reducing production subsidies, retiring land, ending marketing controls, and creating programs for low income farmers while establishing an advisory board to Congress and the agriculture secretary.
TOPEKA The Kansas Senate overrode Governor Docking's veto of a higher sales tax by a 31 to 2 vote. The measure raises the tax from 2 to 2 percent and becomes law despite the governor's objection. The House had earlier overridden the veto 84 to 39.
Garden City barbers reveal plan to shorten the work week to five days by closing all shops on Mondays and continuing Tuesday to Saturday hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The move follows more than a year of discussion and aligns with a 6-day week already adopted in other cities while holidays remain off.
Washington reports show March gains in department store and wholesale activity while auto industry remains sluggish. Treasury refunds near a new peak aimed at aiding recovery as durable goods rise, and surplus food aid declines with 4.97 million recipients.
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