The Ledger and Times, April 25, 1963
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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ses 111101111millignitallreigli macs= Al A BEST ALL ROUND rEirideczT cosixtrxrry NEWSPAPER In Largest God Circulation In The City Nire Largest Trust Circulation In The County IN OUR 1141.1i YEAR United Press International Murray, Ky., Thursday Afternoon, MURRAY POPULATION 10, 100 April 25, 1963 Vol. LXXXIV No. 100 s WIDENING OF CLARKS RIVER IS PROPOSED Fourteen Miles Would Be Cut RYAN MILK AGREEMENT IS REACHED From River In Big Program Mrs. Jean Willis Is A joint meeting of the directors mately 70 per cent of these floods Pact Is Ratified By Union At Kirksey PTA Carl Lee of the East Fork Watershed and would be prevented by the program. Speaker Dies the West Fork Watershed was( held yesterday in Mayfield in the court- The two conservancy districts house, together have an ambitious program under- Special Meeting Last Night Mrs. Jean Willis. teacher at the with representatives '11 Detroit of the Corps of Engineers from way with the East Fork having 'One School of New Hope, was the guest water retarding structure already speaker at the meeting of the Kirk- Nashville, Tennessee The president of the Ryan Milk siter's office in the Professional completed and three planned for sey Elementary School Parent-Tea- William Carlus Lee. age 56, died The directors adopted a resolu- Company, James Garrison and Lu- Bldg in downtown Murray, and in this year. cher Association held on Tuesday Friday April 19 at 4.00 a. in, at tion which called for the two con- ' bie Parrish. president of the United excess of 20 hours was spent in the at .7 a m in the school auditorium. the Mount Carmel Hospital in De- servancy districts to obtain ease- The West Pork has two water re- Packinghouse. Food & Alli1 Work- negotiations which begin over a The speaker discussed the areas troit, Michigan. His death came sev- ments and rights of way for the tarding structures completed and ers. AFL-CIO local 572, in a joint month ago of learning in the teaching of the eral days after under-going surgery. r widening. -straightening, and the they also have three structure* statement today announced that a The ratification by the members ehildren and especially thanked the Survivors are one daughter, Julia ' cleaning out of the Clark's River and planned for construction this year. new three year agreement had been of Local 572, came last night at a that following this cleaning and rveople of the Kirksey community Oman, one son, Robert Earl, The land treatment program on reached and that the membership special meeting called by the bar- straightening operation by the for their help in the fund raising and his wife, Violet, all of Detroit en- both watersheds has been complet- of the union had ratified the three gaining committee. gineers, that the two districts would sampaign for the new school build- He is also survived by one brother, ed with many acres planted in pines year pact maintain the river at an estimated ing Rev L. C. Lee, of Highland Park, and kudzu Over 140,000 pines have The new contract calls for • Vic annual coet of $36.000 Movies of the children in the re- Michigan, who is a former alleehollist been planted in the two watersheds per hour increase effective on May giOar routine of school work were minister of Marshall and Calloway The Corps of Engineers proposed to hold the water where it falls 1963. and 4c per hour for each or Dexter flans 1. down by Mrs Willis. An informal C1ounties Mr Lee was a native of that they would widen the channel and to halt erosion, and silting into the other two years question and answer period follow- the east side of Marshall County. of the Clark's River from Paducah the Clark's River Wort on the twd I. gmployees with 4 years or more er' her talk. He left Marshall County 36 years back up stream to a width of 120 watersheds by the two districts seniority will have an added day's Many Events !Os Ken Adams, president, pre- ago, and resided in Detroit until his feet The widening operation would themselves is expected. to cost ap- paid vacation, bringing the maxi- shied and introduced Mrs Willis. death gradually be diminished to 60 feet proximately 812,000.000 The devotion and prayer were given mum to a total of three paid weeks Cal,e311 Wallace Tommy 'Wells Funeral services were held at the as the stream narrowed for employees with 12 years or more On Saturday given by Bro Richard Adams Mrs Harris Funeral Home in Detroit, The engineers also proposed that L D Miller is chairman of the service Kenton Broach led in group sing- Monday April 22 Burial was In the they would slope the banks of the East Fork Watershed with Marvin Hill the contracting officer The present group insurance plan ing Glen Eden Lutheran Memorial Gar- channel on a two to one ratio, that Robert Farmers Come To Honor Speciai. recognition was given to is Heath of Symsonia is chairman of Students dens in Farmington. Michigan He the bank would be sloped one foot was improved upon along with a A big day of events has been the West Pork Watershed with newly negotiated Sick & Accident planned for tile and horse Aid Of Neighbor Mrs_ J R Smith who weia respon- Was a member of the Prince Of for each two feet of distance and Brown C Tucker as the weekly behefit plan, calling for 13 pulling contest heDexter Corn- sible for the completion of the Peace Lutheran Church in Dearborn, that the banks would be sodded or contracting officer weeks payment of $35.00 per week munity Center. The annual corn- Who Was In Hospital Are Named At PTA scrapbook which won first Michigan. seeded -tO prevent erosion place at the spring conference The straightening process would when off the job wittiallness or in munity affair sill be held Satur- Approximately thirty persons were Nineteen farmers with 18 tractors Mrs Adams asked the executive cut fourteen miles from the length cases of accident that disables the day in attendance at the meeting yes- and em.ipment made short work of board to Meet at her home on of the river and make it flow more employee for work. The events begin at 10 o'clock and Murray High terday including the directors of Plate lunetiss will be served at the job of prenanne 30 acres of corn Thursday, May 9. at 1 p. m and 46 To Appear swiftly The estimated cost of such These, among other problems' the two watershed districts, repre- ground for planting on the farm appointed Mesdames James Tuck- a project would be eight million which were resolved at the bargain- noon everal Murray and Calloway sentatives of the Corps of lingineers, of J VenaOIT recently. er, Hugh Palmer, apd Lubie Par- dollars and would be financed thro- hag table was hailed by both parties County business firms and inclivid- and A B Rogers. ABC representa- The men, neighbors of . Ten- rish to serve on a special committee ugh an appropriation of Congress lig a good settlernept for the workers oats have contributed prize money In Minstrel tive for the State. for the events able, g: thered at the farm and in Tommy Wells and Cecelia Wal- to meet with the board to the engineer corps. who are employed by the Milk Cosa- only a Competition will include barrel ,00ple of hours had the work lace are valedictorian and saluta- The room count was won by Mrs. The program would be carried out It is expected that the program pany in Murray respectively, races, best saddle horse single mule completed Mr Venable who Sees torian of the 1963 grad- M It Rogers' sixth grade room on a three year basis in the watershed districts will be Ion Mu:ro* :cote one in the Stella uating clasaof Murray High School, mothers served refreshments Show At MHS It was pointed out In the Heading up negotiations for the galling, best driver of horse, best meet- completed by 1906. The work p/an- eommun.ty has just returned home Principal Ell Alexander aruaounced the group. les that since 1931 the company were James Oarriaon. O. mule driver mule pulling, horse f C2111114 River NRI th.ollav will following 16 Tuesday rFaVlinglamers B. Scott, Vernon Riley, J Johnson pulling. and .ingle horse pulling days in the hospital had overflowed 27 times with re- be done folk:tering completion of and W B McCuiston, Attorney Prizes for He still is recovering and unable to The son of Trent Wells. 200 So. editing wide damage to crops, homes the water retarding structures the barrel races will be Forty-six Junior High students in James M Lassiter. legal advisor for $10, work. Ninth Street. Tommy has a 96.54 and industry the two watershed conservancy 11;.50 ants $5, best addie horse at Murray High School will appear dis- Ryan 's —$10 and Takiag part in the community ef- average He is a Merit Scholar and The engineers said that approxi- tricts.