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THE PADUCAH Post [First Area Bale
Ginned in King
FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR. NO.
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ORNER
By KENNETH TOOLEY
Guthrie School
Opens Monday
“You can satisfy some of the
people some of the time, but
you can’t satisfy all the people
all the time.”
In observing and comment-
ing on the question of parking
problems in Paducah . • • and
whether or not the highway
would be routed around the
city, we have concluded that
the game has not been played
s* above the board.
Also, selfishness has entered
the picture. On the other hand,
we have possibly forgotten one
group of the buying public that
deserves consideration.
In the first instance, we have
reason to believe that a con-
siderable amount of pressure
was levied on some members of
the city council in order to
make the quick change from
parallel parking to angle park-
ing.
The sly way in which the
petition was handled (making
no mention of effects the
change might have on removal
of the highway) brought imme-
diate passage in rescinding the
ordinance which created parallel
parking and favortism toward
a minority group.
Selfishness played a big part
in the overall picture, not only
in bringing about the change,
but also by many of those who
wanted to stick with the ordin-
ance and do their best to keep
the highway coming through
Paducah.
Some merchants thought they
were being discriminated a-
gainst because customers had
to parallel park in front of their
business and could angle park
in front of their competitor’s
store.
Since the streets have been
marked, for angle parking, we
sometimes wonder if that dis-
crimination has not turned in
the other direction.
Some parking spaces are
wider than others and the angle
varies with each space.
There seems to be plenty of
room for improvement.
Then there were those who
even considered boycotting their
fellow merchants, forbidding
families to make purchases
from those with whom they
disagreed.
This point of “selfishness”
has been a counterpart of both
factions with many jumping
to conclusions to satisfy their
own selfish 'desires.
—o—
At the current time, Paduc-
ah’s population trend is down-
ward. The last census showed
a drop of over 500 in the city,
almost 2,000 in the county.
This should be of more concern
to local businessmen than the
arguments on which way to
park.
Merchants should be working
together in unity, putting forth
an all-out effort to entice in-
dustry, increase the population,
and keep on building for a
brighter future.
Our third conclusion concerns
yet another group which has
not yet been mentioned in the
discussion on parking — the
farmers and ranchers of Cottle
and King counties.
This group composes a large
per cent of Paducah’s buying
public.
What the general concensus
of this group is concerning
methods of parking has not
been made known, but they,
too, should be of concern to
both factions.
—O—•
We hope that the situation is
settled where both angle park-
ing and U. S. Highway 83 com-
ing through the heart of Pa-
ducah can be retained. But,
we also feel that it is a situa-
tion which can be changed
quickly and bears, the view of
a watchful eye in the future.
1955 PHS Graduates
To Hold Reunion
Here Saturday
Paducah High School grad-
uates of 1955 will gather here
Saturday, Aug. 27, for their first
reunion since graduation.
The reunion will get under-
way at 2:30 p.m. in the high
school auditorium. Following
ing introductions and a busi-
ness meeting, the group will
picnic at the Childress Park.
Only Saturday afternoon has
been scheduled for the event
and most all members of the
class are expected to attend.
Guthrie schools will open
Monday, Aug. 29, Supt. James
Hibbs announced today.
Approximately 150 students
are expected to begin classes
Monday when the first full day
of classwork is scheduled. Supt.
Hibbs stated that buses would
run Monday morning and lunch
would be served in the lunch-
room. .
Classes are slated to begin
at 8:30 a.m. during the ensuing
term and will be dismissed in
the afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
Prior to the opening of school,
members of the faculty will
convene for a special meeting
at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26. The
faculty meeting will be held in
the homemaking department,
Hibbs said.
With 176 days scheduled for
classwork at Guthrie, the re-
mainder of the school calendar
includes Thanksgiving holidays
on Nov. 24 and 25, Christmas
COTTLE AREA
RANGE TOUR
SLATED FRIDAY
Range land in Cottle County
will be viewed by area farmers
and ranchers during a special
tour Friday, Aug. 26, under the
direction of the Upper Pease
Soil Conservation District Board
of Supervisors.
Farmers and ranchers should
meet at 9 a.m. Friday at the
Cottle County courthouse to be-
gin the tour.
The tour will be in the Cot-
tle County portion of the district
only and will show how some
farmers and ranchers are get-
ting good stands of native
grasses and successfully con-
trolling brush.
Discussion and observations
given at each stop will be lo-
cal and adapted to local con-
ditions, stated Loyd Mayes,
chairman of the Upper Pease
Soil Conservation District.
holidays from Dec. 24 through
Jan. 1, and Easter holidays be-
tween March 31 and April 3.
May 12 is set for the closing
date.
All vacancies have been fill-
ed and one teacher has been
added to bring the Guthrie staff
to ten teachers for the 1960-61
term.
Three new teachers at Guth-
rie this year are Smith Wat-
kins, Nolan Fields and Bill
Daugherty.
Watkins, who comes to Guth-
rie from Allen Academy at
Bryan, will head the English
department. He holds a mast-
er’s degree from TCU with a
major in English.
Fields will serve as high
school history teacher, coming
to Guthrie from Slaton with his
wife and two children, ages 11
and 12.
Daugherty, a recent graduate
of Abilene Christian College,
will launch his teaching career
at Guthrie this year. He and
his wife, Barbara, come from
Abilene. He will coach grade
school physical education and
teach the fifth and sixth grades.
He holds a bachelor of science
degree with an elementary edu-
cation major.
Supt. Hibbs stated that the
first football game had been
scheduled for Friday, Sept,
when they will play Oklaunion
at Oklaunion.
Band Boosters To
Conduct Initial
Meeting on Sept. 6
The Band Boosters Club, sup-
porters of the Dragon Band, will
hold its initial meeting of the
new year on Tuesday, Sept. 6,
Mrs. Roy Neal Parks, president,
announced today.
Meeting the first Tuesday of
each month, the September
session will begin at 7:30 p.m.
at the Paducah High School
band hall.
In addition to Mrs. Parks,
other officers for the 1960-61
term are Mrs. D. N. Gregory,
vice president; Mrs. Lester Moss,
secretary-treasurer; Mrs. C. A.
Killingsworth, historian; and
Mrs. Pete McWilliams, reporter.
Plans for Revival
At Harmony Baptist
Announced by Pastor
Plans for a revival at the
Harmony Baptist Church, Buck
Creek, were announced this
week by the Rev. Jack Bad-
gero, pastor.
Kenneth Quaid of Plainview,
pastor of the Grow Baptisl
Church, will be the evangelist
He is a student at Wayland
College.
Kenneth Bennett, music and
educational director of the Park
View Baptist Church, Plainview,
will serve as musical director
for the Harmony Baptist re
vival.
Services are planned at 7:30
p.m. each evening, beginning
Friday night, Sept. 2, and con
tinuing through Sunday night,
Sept. 11.
Prospective Lizard
Gridders to Meet
With Coach Monday
Junior High Coach Gene Mc-
Cain has called a meeting of
all boys in the sixth, seventh
and eighth grades interested in
playing junior high football this
year.
The meeting will be at
p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, at Good-
win Junior High School.
Coach McCain said he want-
ed to meet with the boys in
preparation for the I960 sea-
son. Workouts for the Lizard
team will not begin until after
the opening of school on Sept. 5.
MAJOR LEAGUE CHAMPS — Coaches Carl Menger and Jim
Bob Bigham, top center, hold the Little League championship
trophy which the Dodgers captured recently in Major League
competition. Members of the team are, bottom row, left to
right, Ray Clark, Tcni Handley, John Richards, Dwayne Reep,
Johnny Rochelle, Rickey Tomison and Mike Perkins. Second
row, Mickey Park, Jimmie Chaney, Clayton Hutchison, Larry
Hanks, Darton Canan, and Ronnie Flowers,
MINOR LEAGUE TITLE I STS — The Indians secured their first
championship of the Paducah Little League recently in the
Minor circuit. The team was coached by Bobby Tomison, top
left, and J. B. Ga^ett, top right. Composing the team are.
left to right, bottom row, Ronnie Fulton, Bobby Richardson,
Steve Blount, Jim Thomas, Joe Chaney, and Richard Archer.
Second row, Larry Havins, Wayne Miller, Bill Goodwin, James
Oney, Joel Chaney. Joe Mike Fish. Danny Hutchison, and
James Fulton. __
M. A. CHANEY
CUTS FIRST
COTTLE MAIZE
Cottle County's first load of
1960 maize was brought in early
Tuesday, Aug. 23, by M. A.
Chaney.
Chaney brought the first load
to the H. H. Fish Grain Co.
where it tested 56 with 13.73 per
cent moisture. H. H. Fish .own-
er of the firm, purchased the
number one milo at $1.50 per
hundred, a premium price for
the first maize produced in
the county.
Chaney, who farms in the
Hackberry community, south-
east of Paducah, cut 31,000
pounds from 15 acres or dry
land maize. The initial load
weighed 15,190 pounds.
Fish described the first
Ss number one mile, better than
the first load brought in last
year on Aug. 21, 1959.
Quarterback Club
Scheduled Initial
Meeting Tuesday
Reorganization of the Dragon
Quarterback Club will get un-
derway here Tuesday night,
Aug. 30, it was announced to-
day by Dick Hanks, acting
president.
The first meeting of the new
year will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday on the second floor of
the city hall.
Hanks said new officers
would be elected and the 1960
membership drive would get
underway that night.
Last Tuesday night, the
Quarterback Club kicked off the
season with a meeting of fa-
thers and gridmen at the First
Christian Church.
Hanks said a strong Quarter-
back Club was needed this year
in order to pull the organiza-
tion of the red and to perform
activities for the ensuing year.
The first bale of the I960
cotton crop in the Cottle-King
County vicinity was ginned Sat-
urday, Aug. 20, at the West
Texas Gin at Grow.
J. P. Ratliff Jr. brought in
the first bale which weighed
1,900 pounds of seed cotton.
The bale weighed 440 pounds
when ginning was completed,
and produced 940 pounds of
seed.
A premium of $135 was paid
Ratliff by Paducah merchants
for bringing in the first bale-
in the Cottle-King area.
Ratliff farms 2,500 acres of
land, awned by J. T. Summers,
at Grow in King County. He
has 750 acres in cotton this,
year.
Ratliff planted the crop on.
April 20.
The first bale was brought
to the West Texas Gin at Grow
about noon Saturday.
KING COUNTY
NOMINEES ARE
NAMED BY ASC
Nominees for membership on
the King County ASC Communi-
ty Committee were revealed this
week by James H. Parsley, King
County ASC office manager.
Nominees are Hubert H. Ad-
ams, V. Cross, L. C. Flowers,
H. B. Fulton, C. B. Hart, George
Humphreys, Raymond King,
George H. Reep, Jordan C. Rog-
ers, and Raymond Stone.
Ballots will be mailed to all
elegible voters. Five members
will be elected from the ten
nominees.
Parsley was named secretary
for the tabulating board which
will convent on Sept. 12.
Nominations were made by
the ASC Community Election
Board which is composed of
H. B. Graves, Willie A. Rushin,
and L. C. Flowers.
Paducah Schools Open Sept. 5;
Registration Thursday, Friday
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Conditioning Downfall of Dragons In
Scrimmage With Rochester Tuesday
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Paducah’s Dragons, now in
their second week of two-a-day
workouts, took a pounding from
the Rochester Steers in a scrim-
mage here Tuesday afternoon.
Coach Wayne McLean will
take the Dragons to Rochester
Friday, Aug. 26, for a return
match. The scrimmage at Ro-
chester will get underway at
3:30 p.m.
Tuesday the Steers crossed
the double stripe on three oc-
casions while the Dragons man-
aged to score only once during
the two-hour practice under
game conditions.
Coach McLean commented
that the Dragons were not in
good condition as yet, a factor
which was their downfall Tues-
day. Another thing, he said,
was the fact that Dragon grid-
men have not adjusted to of-
fensive maneuvers and have not
learned running and blocking
assignments.
On the other hand, defensive
abilities of the Dragons were
praised by coaches, particularly
during the initial scrimmage
period, however, they tired out
before the battle ended, show-
ing the need for more con-
ditioning.
workouts on a two-a-day basis
through next week. Monday
coaches plan the morning work-
out as usual, but will practice
Monday night instead of in the
afternoon.
The Dragons open the sea-
son Friday, Sept. 2, at Chill-
dress.
The Dragons will continue city hall.
Option Holders Have
One Week to Obtain
Season Grid Tickets
Option holders have one week
in which to purchase season
football tickets for all 1960
Dragon home games.
A wide selection of good
seats is still available, said
Miss Vera Liedtke, school tax
collector.
Option holders have first
choice at season faatball tick-
ets, however, their option is re-
leased on Aug. 31. On Thurs-
day, Sept. 1, tickets will go on
sale to the general public.
Miss Liedtke said about .20
option holders have purchased
tickets for the coming season.
Tickets may be purchased at
the school tax office in the
Paducah High School stu
dents will register for classes
here Thursday and Friday, Sept.
1 and 2, in preparation for the
opening of the 1960-61 term
Monday, Sept. 5.
High school principal H. W.
Cross announced the following
registration schedule:
Seniors, Thursday, 9 a.m. to
12 noon; Juniors, Thursday, 1
p.m. to 3 p.m.; Sophomores,
Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon; and
Freshmen, Friday, 1 p.m. to 3
p.m.
At the same time, Goodwin
junior high principal Ray Felty
announced that seventh and
eighth grade students would
register at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept.
2.
Also, beginning first grade
students are scheduled for a
pre-school conference Friday,
Hearing on School
Budget Scheduled
Tuesday, August 30
A hearing on the budget of
the Paducah Independent School
District for the 1960-61 school
year, will be held Tuesday,
August 30, it was announced to-
day by Supt. H. C. Reynolds.
The hearing will be conduct-
ed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
school tax office in the city
hall.
Sept. 2, announced Miss Irene
Tippen, principal of Alamo
School. Parents should bring
beginners to the Alamo School
at their convenience between 9
a.m. and 3 p.m. All first grade
teachers will be present to visit
and council with parents about
their children on that date.
All other students, second
through sixth graders, will en-
roll on Monday, Sept. 5, the
day classes are scheduled to
begin, said Supt. H. C. Reynolds.
Classes in Goodwin Junior
High and in High School will
begin at 8:30 a.m. and will be
Firemen Compete
For Best Times In
Drills Thursday
Paducah volunteer firemen
competed in drills Thursday
night for the best time on a
hydrant hookup and production
of water from a one inch nozzle.
Each team went a distance
of 50 feet on the fire truck to
make the hookup.
The Winning time was a rec-
ord 35 seconds which was post-
ed by a team composed of Clin-
ton Matney, Walter Liedtke.
Jimmie James, Maurice Biddy,
and Bill Cartwright.
Approximately 20 firemen
participated in the competition
and regular two-hour drills.
dismissed at 3:40 p.m. At Ala-
mo School, classwork will get
underway at 8:50 a.m. First
grade students will be dismiss-
ed at 2:15 p.m., the second
grade at 3:15 p.m. and third
graders at 3:45 p.m.
Faculty Meeting
A general faculty meeting
will be conducted at 9 a.m. Sat-
urday, Sept. 3, at 9 a.m. in the
Goodwin Cafeteria. Following
the general meeting, faculties
of the three schools will meet
in separate sessions under the
direction of their respective
principals.
Staff Complete
The teaching staff in the
three Paducah schools has been
complete for the past two
weeks.
Teachers in the Alamo School
will be, first grade, Mrs. Ray
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70 to 80 Mile Hour
Winds Estimated
In Storm Saturday
Extreme high winds and only
light rain hit the Paducah
vicinity Saturday night.
Winds, which struck here at
9:10 p.m. Saturday, were esti-
mated between 70 and 80 miles
per hour. The storm lasted
about 30 minutes before the
wind died down.
A total of .32 of an inch of
rain also fell Saturday, bring-
ing the August rainfall total
to .69 of an inch. So far this
year, a total of 19.75 inches
have fallen in Paducah.
Executive Board Of
Paducah P-TA Set
For 9:30 Tuesday
The executive board of the
Paducah P-TA will meet Tues-
day, Aug. 30. to discuss the
program for the 1960-61 year,
announced Mrs. Kenneth Tool-
ey, president of the organiza-
tion.
Tuesday’s session will con-
vene at 9:30 a.m. at the home-
of Mrs. Tooley, 1214 13th Street.
All officers and committee:
chairmen are urged to attend.
Moore Named Secretary-Treasurer
Of Paducah Cemetery Association
HOUSING NEEDED
If adequate housing facilities can be provided within the next
two days, some ten families will move into Paducah for an in-
definite period.
A Phillips 66 seismograph crew, which has worked out of
Paducah previously, will move into this vicinity within the next
week. They are considering locating in Knox City, but if ade-
quate housing is available here, they will locate in Paducah. Six
families will need housing facilities.
If you have a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished,
that is vacant or will be vacated within the next week, call
B. W. Davis at 117 or Kenneth Tooley at 15. Please call no later
than noon Saturday.
This project was undertaken Thursday by the Paducah Lions
Club. Your cooperation will be appreciated by the club and the
crew planning to move here.
H. H. Moore, retired Cottle
County farmer and Paducah
businessman, has been appoint-
ed secretary-treasurer of the Pa-
ducah Cemetery Association, it
was announced today.
Moore was appointed to fill
the vacancy which was created
by the recent death of the late
Dan Latimer. Latimer had serv-
ed the association in that ca-
pacity for the past year.
In announcing the appoint-
ment, Mrs. John Brown, chair-
man of the Garden of Memories
Fund, released a financial
statement for the fiscal year
July 1, 1959, to Aug. 15, 1960,
the year in which the Cemetery
Association has employed a
paid secretary-treasurer.
During the past year, a total
of $1,084,63 has been received.
Disbursements amounted to
$878.88, leaving a balance on
hand of $152.75
Expenses listed are labor,
$298.62; water Well mainten-
ance, $90.20; cemetery mainten-
ance, $150.64; postage, $2.02;
printing, $24.40; Babyland mark-
er and memorial flowers, $31.00;
plants and shrubs, $35.00; Pa-
ducah Cemetery Association,
$300.00.
The Paducah Cemetery Asso-
ciation and Garden of Memories
Fund are two separate agencies.
The Garden of Memories Fund
originated in 1950 with a dona-
tion of $25.00 by Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. Heatly honoring the mem-
ory of Mrs. J. M. Barron who-
was a charter member of the
Paducah Cemetery Association
and served as secretary-treasurer
without pay for many years.
Since that time, donations
have been accepted for the
beautification and upkeep of the
cemetery and placed in a sep-
arate fund for these specific
purposes.
Books of the Garden of
Memories Fund were audited by
Mrs. A. B. Biddy, Mrs, J. E.
Norris, and Mrs. M. A. Richards.
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