Murray State's Digital Commons The Ledger & Times Newspapers 5-26-1956 The Ledger & Times, May 26, 1956 The Ledger and Times Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/tlt Recommended Citation The Ledger and Times, "The Ledger & Times, May 26, 1956" (1956). The Ledger & Times. 2715. https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/tlt/2715 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 Ledger & Times by an authorized administrator of Murray State's Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. to "-as(' 1956 Selected As A Best All Round Kentucky Community Newspaper Largest Largest Circulation In The Circulation In The City; Largest 2, City; Largest it. Circulation In Circulation In tt, The County rs. The County my, es 2, IN OUR 77th YEAR May 26, 1956 MURRAY POPULATION 10,100 Vol. LXXVII No. 126 U. United Press Murray, Ky., Saturday Afternoon, ly n- The New $100,000 Electric And Water Plant Building iht Open House Planned Here At New Utilities Building Large Head Lettuce '!.-1 Attend- Miss Stout Is Is Brought To L&T Public Invited To A P. Slaughter of South 11th And Inspect Modern Facilities Entry In street brought in a head of lettuce this morning that measured 141e inches in diameter The large head• The new office building of the is* the home last year averaged which sound Beauty Contest was to the center. Murray Electric System and the less than one cent a kilowatt weighed three pounds and four Water and Sewer System hour In 1943, average cost for --- Murray ounces. will be officially opened on Mon- home use -.vas 3 11 cents a kwh. Miss Beverly Jeanne Stout, Mr. Slaughter said that he had day, May 28, E S Ferguson. Taxes Paid The electric system daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl eaten English peas for the past Superintendent of the Electric paid into the city's general fund Stout. has been selected by the two weeks and had plenty of hard System. announced today. last year about $25.000 in tax Murray Junior Chamber of Com- head cabbage. The new building will be open evuivalents. merce as their entry in the Min He said that he got an early for the public's inspection from Robert Hine. Superintendent of West Kentucky Queen's contest start by preparing his garden in 10:00 a.m. tit 7 p.m.. Ferguson Murray's Water and Sewer System to be held in Paducah. tonight. the fall and ridging the roan. said. Light refreshments will be cited these examples of the pro- There she will compete with other In the Spring. the rows are all served and visitors will be con- gress of the water and sewer entries for the title "Miss West ready and he last has to plant ducted through the building system. Kentucky" Mr. Slaughter scl,s that he does Plant Value: Now stands at According to Ferguson. the build- Miss West Kentucky Queen's not have to worry about tile $895,000 Total assets to plow .n ing. the newest and most modern Customers: Water customers--11.230.000. total Contest is sponsored by the Pa- soil being too wet in Murray. was built at a total the ducah Junior Chamber of Com- the Spring, by preparing his rows 2,400. almost 1.600 people use cost of about $100.000. It was System beautifully landscaped grounds was done merce The winner will represent in the fall. sewer system Pictured above is the new Murray Electric The financed entirely from earnings. people Garden Department the Paducah Jaycees in the National Use of Water- Last year and Murray Water System building located at the in- through the cooperation of the The electric system paid for 70 of 267.764.650 Cotton Queen's Contest to be held in Murray used a total tersection of North Fourth and Olive. of the MurrayWoman's Club. per cent of the building and the an average of at Blytheville. Arkansas comet:me Former Murrayan Is gallons of water, water and sewer system. 30 per a day. in September. 733.000 gallons Honored With 0ffice cent. Capacity: The city la Arts Department MISS Stoll( is a senior at Murray Pumping "We cordially invite everyone three 'wells. two High School, where she has been Club supplied from Girl Scouts Plan Summer Surplus Food In WOliklites to come in and go through the of 600 gallons Will Hold Meeting with a capacity very active in school activities: "It's own- building." Ferguson said. minute each and one with a She was selected Best Looking Conover. NC. — Mrs Walter a -C-reatsue- --Arta- Department.. ed_ lax Abe.etestufg._,A_Murray and 800 -gallona_a. miaow L,ir'l or"'Mr - Seiner Claer-111111F-Zrme 'set-I-Rower orrhird Avenue will be just Training To Be Given -- of - the- Murray Wyman's- Club will we know that they 'The Water and Sewer System Projects For Murray High. Basketball Sweet NE. Conover was elected secretary as we are." said. have a luncheon meeting at the as proud of it is in excellent shape." Huie Heart of Fourth District and Foot- of the North Carolina Junior Worn featured club house on Monday. May 28 "We ve added several new ball Queen for two years. Her an's Club at the State Convention The beautifulness building is Special surrener projects planned tour through Audubon Park and workshop will be held begin- , new equipment during Out On June 1 A I major in high school is Home througlPIIit Besides the and much by two of Murray Council Girl through the zoo in Evansville A, of the North Carolina Federation modern The present ning at ten o'clock in the morning the past 10 years 0 Economics_ of Women's Clubs held in Durham usual office space. it has a large the Scout troops )00M large in the Henderson Girl Scout troop of followed by the luncheon at noon. system LS capable of handling vacation hap- Mrs. Isenhower. who has been auditorium and all electric kitchen. taking list of important similar age has issued an invita- Surplus food commodities will After the business meeting Bak city's present needs and MOSQ1:11TOES FOUGHT SD active member of the Conover It's electrically heated and a:r pens tion to Troop 15 to spend some be distributed at the back of group will attend the Industrial etre of future growth." 156 JswaOr v'omen's Club for the past conditioned with three 5-ten h' at 111bop 12, under the leadership time together during their stay. Tabers Upholstery Shop on North Arts Open House Exhibit at Murray three yeafs was Installed as Pried- pumps There is a night depository Mrs. Ario Sprunsar. ij working arid i Henderson tin/real has invit- Third street:on Friday June 1 from State 2o11eee. MADISONVILLK May 26 SP — dent of the local club She is the for the convenience of customers. Kills Parents hard in preparation for a trip to ed the troop to attend services. 8:30 to 4:30. All members are urged to attend. Boy Aerial spraying to control halt former MIS'S Carolyn Vaughn dau- 'The growth of the electric Berea. Kentucky, July 23 through The girls hove voted to attend Persons picking up food for an- They marsh mosquitoes was completed and Mrs. C L Vaughn system, plus the growth of the Because August 2. to see "Wilderness both Sunday School and the serv- other person, are urged to bring ghter of Mr. in Hopkins County Friday but a Murray.' Ky. an 4 a graduate water and sewer system. is re- Road". the much publicized dra- ice in a body Four adults will that persons card and a note of "Hated Him" Murrayans In neighboring county may need the cf Murray State Coltege at Murray sponsible for this new building." matic production telling the story accompany each cabin-full of girls. signed authorizing them to get spraying planes Mrs. Isenhower is a member of Ferguson said "We had to have WATSEKA. tn.. May 26 V —A of chats in a phase of Kentucky Scrtbe Doran reports as civic the food Those getting food are School Exercises the state advisory board of the more space and more modern -year-old boy shot his foster history In witneteng the play the activities performed by Troop'IS also urged eo bring a container. The four planes used in com- 15 students will re- Children's Home in Greensboro. a facilities in order to continue to parents to death Frisby night be- tie% will are enacted before their the recent stint of baby-sithng for A total of 872 batting the insects sprayed the Applications will again be taken University of position she has held for the past keep up with the progress of cause they "hated him." eyes events of the past that have little folks during PTA meeting. ceive degrees at the Flat Creek and Clear Creek wa- on the following Monday at the commence- two years Active in all religious, Murray" Lester Deffenbach, first blasted May 2. at Kentucky's 89th annual tersheds in the Nebo section Fri- shaped the !sots of today's living— uahering the PTA Horse house for those who have affairs here since Ferguson gave these examples with three court ment program to be held Monday day civic and social Stanley Jensen. 34, which is one of the hart ways to Show. and participating in the signed up for her home.