The News, March 17, 1960
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Murray State's Digital Commons The eN ws Newspapers 3-17-1960 The ewN s, March 17, 1960 The ewN s Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/tn Recommended Citation The eN ws, "The eN ws, March 17, 1960" (1960). The News. 345. https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/tn/345 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Murray State's Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The eN ws by an authorized administrator of Murray State's Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. - Microfiim Center University of Kentucky Lexington, KY. ALWATII County's Polio Drive Tops I TUNE WFUL I early: trade area 13.00 41) WITH YOU In V , jElsewbere is US $4.08 appear Stale; $4711 Is Gross RA 1 0 THE NEW Single Copy, 10c Fulton County's polio drive grossed a whopping Number 11 es! All $4711.60 with WFUL's popular radio auction of the air Volume Twenty-Nine Fultork Fulton County, Kentucky, Thursday, March 17, 1960 finish- producing $2828.64 of the total. In spite of the fact that is an Fulton County had no incidence of new polio cases in Stubblefield To r the Police Nabbing >ugh it 1959 Colonel Charlie Burrow and his efficient corps of -Election Many Fulton Citizens Against Low Cost (after workers managed to put Fulton County's drive among Seek Re I much the most successful Autos With No nme of in the State of Kentucky, and pop- unlsm, ulation percentage-wise one of the top county's in the Power;Others Fight To Pass House Bill ft, how Nation. City License .velope Between 45 and 50 people were adjourn. each day to assist the good colonel Fulton's business and professional people, together Of the total money raised the given tickets Wednesday morning The adjournment motion passed in his pleading, begging and with a large segment of private individuals their as to City of Hickman accounted for sell- by Fulton City Police for not pur- made 38-37. ing activities. Among them h nearly 2900 with a tremendously were: chasing their $10 city auto tap wishes known to Governor Combs this week concerning Proponents of the bill needed 51 Mrs. Morgan Omar, who successful Mother's March in that managed before the deadline on Tuesday. votes to take the bill from com- the equally successful House Bill 415, which would have simplified procedures city together with mountains of March of The added penalty is $2.50 mittee. Many supporters conceded Dimes drive last year; for cities desiring items sent to the radio auction to Mrs. Gil- The sale of city tags began a to purchase private electric facilities it would be a tough job. Dose son Latta, Mrs. Ralph be sold Hickman's Mothers March Cantrell. month ago, and according to the for municipal operation. Almost as many persons, many The defeat came despite the out- n other Mrs. W. L. Holland, accounted for more than $500 of Mrs. Horton Police Department there are ap- spoken endorsement of the bill I when Baird and • score of of them retail merchants, opposed passage of the bill the amount turned in by that com- others And proximately 150 local residents by Gov. Bert Combs. ,e hope assisting Colonel munity. Total for the Mothers Burrow in the who have not purchased their tags as did those favoring passage of the measure, it was Tonight was the deadline for ible to "selling of the air March in the county was $890.39.' department" and will be subject to the added reliably learned jay the New's editorial staff. reporting out bills, as they must of in- were John Stayton and This year. as in years past, al- Bill Gray. penalty of $2.50. be read three times in each legi- turated A break-down of the The fight to acquire low cost power for Fulton and most every little community in OW receipts for slative house before they are the polio drive is county formed voluntary convnit- as follows: encenothe r f oK rf re iuvcaktthe ye citizensc t es has htheae l oncg tayn d ofF costlyou experi- o voted on. The Legislature will Individual gifts tees to bring in items $ 23.70 Rotarians Have private adjourn Friday night. ks the for the auc- Club gifts andbeenfor Fulton. Hav- tion as 214.00 An attempt was made to force IM well as to have the ever ing has Schools 67.35 Rural-Urban Day set aside $5000 of the city's funds to have Fulton re- adjournment of the House before of the popular coffee-parties for funds Mother's March 890.39 Approximately 60 at tended moved Afreeze the Fulton Power Board the committee completed its work, ,e been for polio. Sports The 194.70 Rural-Urban Day of the Fulton but the action failed. Gov. Combs ig the county's drive was spear- Radio FRANK STUDIBLIEFIELD has worked unceasingly to put Fulton in a bargaining headed by Mrs. C. D. 2,828.64 Rotary Club Tuesday at the Park made a personal appearance on the mation Edwards and Road Blocks position so that electric users on the Kentucky Mrs. C. H. 416.22 Terrace, First District Congressman side of floor of the House while the in the McDaniel with Mrs. Other Events 76.60 Each Rotarian attending brought Frank A. Stubblefield today an- the border could be in the same position of buying argument over adjournment was to the Richard White the City of Hick- In low addition to donating daily with him a farmer-friend. nounced his intention to seek re- going on. ho will man chairman. And the "old and cost power as are the citizens across the border on the Saturday time to the Fulton There were movers! visiting Ro- electioa to the House of Represen- Majority Leader Tom Ray of I have faithful" workers were on hand County Tennessee drive, Station WFUL tarians, also. tatives. side of the twin cities. Fairdale made the motion to re- ire of also donated air time for drives in L. M. McBride and David Ward Stubblefield reported that he Members of the Power Board made several cess and the motion carried. rd. the Obion trips to County, Grimes County. and Phelps had charge of the program bad forwarded a notification and It was at the late session that system, —lettings Hickman Washington and were successful in removing Fulton County, which also turn- at the weekly luncheon-meeting Declaration of his candidacy for the fifth attempt to vote out the e Gov- ed in from the from figures to indicate the most and Mr. McBride make Democratic nomination TVA freeze imposed on some Kentucky cities low-cost power bill was made. "erhaps a talk and the to successful drives in recent years. showed a film on "Soy Beans." Frankfort to be filed with the Sec- Last year. They were unsuccessful on the State level, About 75 persons from towns in- re the terested in the bill were present ,10,006- retary of State. The Congressman, however, when interested citizens spent considerable 0 s who is serving his first term, is a for the f i nal vote. Delegations nd lin- J' time in member of the Heitise Agriculture Frankfort the past two weeks fighting what has representing Paducah. Fu I ton, ks pro- Retailers To Get 2% Of Total been termed, the most efficient, Princeton, Glasgow, London and Mims' Committee. the most highly organ- Stubblefield other towns, and representatives far in is starting the sec- ized, the most powerful private utility lobby ever or- For ond year of his first term in Con- of eight of 10 REAs attended a lost de- Collecting New Sales Tax ganized in the State of Kentucky. meeting at noon to discuss strat- Kentucky business gress. He won the House of Rep- ri when men will soon the important of filling out only egy. be receiving resentatives seat in a close race in Failure of the low cost power bill all feel Note Book application forms for one application He said a number Supporters of the bill then lost The bill had the endorsement of permits to do 1958 over Noble 3. Gregory. who to come out the Rules small business under the will be asidgned to each retailer of Commit- by one vote an attempt to take the the Kentucky Citizens for Low new Retail Sales had held it for 22 years. tee killed the measure it great and Useage Tax and duplication of forms might for this ses- bill away from the committee. Cost Power, and had been listed as enacted by the Gregory demanded and obtained sion of the General 1960 Legislature. lead to a single rattler receiving Assembly. When the House reconvened an administration bill by Gov. At some time or another every- Stubblefield carried and later filed leaving Revenue Commissioner William more than one number. Ensuing Fulton, Ky. and other west after the committee had acted on Combs. body ought to get a traffic ticket E. Scent a contest suit The suit never Kentucky cities said his department ex- confusion would be difficult for without the pri- a number of bills, Rep. Joe Treas Supporters of the bill felt they for failing to observe a stop sYgm pects to vilege of operating begin mailing the permit meat since the retailer must re- Continual on Page Sight a municipally- of Fulton attempted to gain rec- had the necessary votes to get it I got one the other morning after owned applications about March 15.