Interior Journal from Stanford, Kentucky • Page 1

The Interior qurnai: ESTABLISHED 1860 Vol. 99 No. 50 Tuesday, July 1, 1958 Stanford, Kentucky PRICE 5c SINGLE COP If RESIDENTS OF LINCOLN COUNTY NOW 3 LIVING LONGER THAN GRANDPARENTS JLocal Lite Expectancy In 2 Generations Lincoln County Motorists Contribute $28,000 to Federal-Aid H'way Program Car Owners Face Further Tax State Faces Need of Paying Its Share In the first year of operation of the big Federal-aid highway program, the Government collected $1,432 million in new excise taxes, of which passenger car'opt rators in Lincoln County contributed an '-estimated $28,000.., For the country as ahole, the receipts were fbout 1 2 per cent less than the $1,500 million expected. 20 Years For Youth Hasi, Increased Some The span of life for "the ent is far greater today than it was for his forebears. A child born at the present time.

Jocally has the pro "14. Most of the money, turned over to a special Highway Trust Fund, came from the one-cent-a-gallon increase in the tax on gasoline, wheih went into effect on July 1, 1056. Together with the higher taxes on tires, -lght cents a pound instead of five, the average motoristp.was nicked for nearly $8.60 lit the year, according to the U. S. Chamber of Commerce estimate.

This average cost, applied to the number of cars in operation In Lincoln County, gives $28,000 as the amount of new taxes locally. Truckers are also being asscs- ri 1 IJ Photo by Richard C. Ferguson BEST FLOAT IN FESTIVAL-The "float enter d. by County Ctopla Club was named the best entry in the local Dairy Festival parad and Winner of a $25 cash prize. The float carried a wrecked" automobile, with "crippled" Allen Elliott as thj driver and Johnny Lasure as a passenger.

'He Should Have Drunk Milk" was printed on the side of the car and. "Drink Milk, the Life You Save May Be Your on the trailer. The 1-H float won second place honors and the Home-makers entry was the third prize selection of the judges. COST OF C0WDEN FACTORY REDUCED SOME 516,000 Local Stockholders Benefit In Cut; No Contract Signed The the construction of the new factory building for Coden Manufacture Co. been reduced more than $16,000 by making a number of changes in ius original speculations submitted by the architect.

The reduction was made Friday In a meeting of members of the Board of Directors of the New Stanford Development Cow den and the architect. The changes were also approved by the Lexington clothing manufac turer. Cowden must approve all changes in the structure. No contract has yet been signed for any of the work. The entire project, Including the building, land, water line grading, road and parking area is not now expected to exceed $135,000, which will be a savings oi more than $16,000 for the stocklroideTs Of the New Stanford Development Corp.

The major change in the fac tory was made in the roof. Other minor changes made the total savings of more than $16,000. The factory building, which was originally expected to cost $136,000, has now bean reduced to cost less than $120,000. In addition rtosaving the stockholders some $16,000, the directors of the corporation have also increased the height of the factory. Specifications now call for' the factory to be two feet higher, which -will make the structure more adaptable to other uses if necessary.

Present estimates indicate the factory building will cost in the neighborhood of $120,000, land and water line, $11,000, and grading, road and parking, $2,000. With a total figure not expected to exceed $185,000, or more than $1,000 less', than the. building alone was, first expected to cost, Three freight cars of equipment for the new Cowden factory at Stanford have been shipped from the manufacturer and were expected to arrive here: yesterday. Other equipment for the factory-has already arrived' in Stanford and is now being stored here until the building is completed and ready for the installation- of- th machinery. Merchants Should Be Gladden average Lincoln County resid life than did his grandparents Social Security Improves Service For LinCountians Citizens of Stanford and Lincoln County who desire to receive information regarding social security or file claims wor social security benefits will be furnished better and more frequent service starting today, according to' an announcement by R.

A. Tweedy, district manager of the 3 Lexington social security office. In "order to Improve the service," the visit day Is being changed to Wednesday, and J. 'Henderson, field representative assigned to Lincoln County, will be at the courthouse In Stanford on the first, second and fourth Wednesday of each During the next three months, the schedule will be. July 2, 9 and' 23; Aug.

8,13 and 27; and Sept. 3, 10 and 24. This added monthly visit will enable more citizens to be served in less-tlme and reduce the waiting period accordingly. hocal GirPs State Delegates Speak To Rotarians Stanford VHigh School's four delegates to the1 annual Girl's State at Lexington and Frankfort were guest speakers at the Weekly dinner meeting of the Stanford Rotary Club Tuesday night Roscoe Isaacs, program chairman for the session, asked Stanford Schools Superintendent foe T. Embry to.

introduce the girls. The girls and their sponsors were Wanda Combs, Sub Debs; Pauletta Owens, Woman's Club; Phyllis Owens, Junior Chamber of Commerce, and Nancy Sue Gaines, Rotary Club. Girl's State is a student work shop to help each seniors of the 1D53-59 school year the activities, function and operation of city, county' and state governments. Miss Combs spoke on the group's elections, Paillette Owens, activities of the House of Re' presentatives; Phyllis Owens activities outside of regular sessions, and Miss Gaines, Senate proceedings: 20 Crab Orchard Youngsters Train For Little League About 20 boys between the ages of eight and 12 have turned out for Crab. Orchard's first team in the Stanford Park Little Since many of the youngsters are playing baseball for the first time.Maurice Crab: Orchard funeral director, has been giving" thenfextra coaching.

The team has purchased $150 In equipment and uniforms and is selling tickets and accepting donations at the gate to help piiy for theni. Mr. Howard said 'he would pay for all of the equipment, it public con tributions do not equal the amount. Thp Crab Orchard team has one regulation, which is not generally followed by most other Little League clubs every player must attend Sunday School to be eligible for the week's play. Students to Tour YVntpr a riprl Tn T.

in fV forty students all teachers of Eastern Kentucky state College will tour the Upper Green River Watershed in Lincoln County Wednesday. The students are all members of a Soil Conservation Class. The tour is being -held In cooperation with a Teachers Workshop on -Soil Conserva tlon. The teacher, who are now attending school, win then Instruct their jmp3j In soil conservation practices during; the regular school year. Mr I lr Rob.

Embry Marks 14th Year In Dept. Of Conservation The Kentucky Division of aw Enforcement today had special praise for a Lincoln county resident instrumental in the long fight to provide ibetter hunting and fishing fer iKentuckians. Officials in Frankfort singled out Robert Embry, a native of Stanford, as "tm Individual doing an outstanding Job for Kentucky It hi 1 1 LinCo Game Warden Mr. Embry is Kentucky conservation officer for Lincoln County. This marks his 14th year of service to the Commonwealth in that capacity.

The Job is a hard and often thankless one, involving long outdoor hours in all types of He not only enforces the state's game and fish but serves as an educator. game and fish technician, and good-will ambassador as well. Mr. Embry attended Mlllers- burg Military Academy and Stanford. High School.

He is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, having served Uvlth the Combat Engineers in Europe, and is married and the father of one child, a girl. Tn- summing up Tils 14 years as a conservation oiiicer, Mr. Embry had this to say: "the big problem Is getting people to understand game and fish laws are. made to insure better huntlnsr and fishing, not to deprive people pf sport. The sooner people realize that, the better off well Stanford Stockyard, Expands Parkins: Facilities The Lincoln County Stockyards of Stanford has completed plans for its parking facilities with the purchase of a bou.se and lot ihe.

A house, and lot on Maxwell Street opposite the stockya'l loading chute has beenTpurchased. The lot is now being used as be torn down to increase the size parking area and the -house will of the parking space. ilk spect of 2Q.3 more years of "when they were born. A youth of 20, whose expectancy' two generations ago would have been to reach age 62.7, can nbw look forward to age 72.3, or 9.6 additional years. People who are at the age of 60 the present time have the 'lilriilihnnfl rtn iha nvoraOA fit living to age 77.5, thanks- to a bonus of 2.8years tacked on lo their span.

1 All of this has Jbeep made possible by the of medical science, by the im provement in sanitation ana oy better living Conditions generally. Studies made by the National Office of Vital Statistics aiid others depict the. progress made since 1900 in the United States toward a longer, healthier life. The gams Vary from community to community, depending on local living standards -and other environmental factors. For any group of people, median age is an indicator of the number 3of bonus' years in store for it.

In Lincoln County, at the pre sent tune, the median- age or the population given as 25.2 years, compared with 50.2 years for the nation as a whole. At Mhe local median age, the bonus amounts to, t2 years per person, according to she Federal report. This median-age, dividend, if annlied across the board to all local residents, would give" as the number of addi tional years, superimposed on their former lifetime expectancy, to which, the population can now look forward. wedding anniversaries will be more common In the future, thanks to. this greater longevity.

Insurance company figures show 'that 'tne chances of a young Couple living to cele-brate the gala event are now one in two, if they are 17 when they fnanj. When both are 25 at marriage, the chances are one in four. At age 31, it drops to one in 10. For the average couple marry ing today, the probability of surviving the 50 years is twice what it was in '1900. Peoples Bank Declares Dividend The Peoples Bant of Huston-ville declared a 10 per cent dividend at a regular meeting of the Board of Balance of earnings" was placed in the undivided profits account RUNS FOR GOVERNO Lieut Gov.

Harry Lee Water-field Sunday announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of the i Commonwealth of Kentucky. he popular state official will seek the nomination in the May, 1959 Primary Election. The candidate is not only a veteran state official but a farmer and newspaper I publisher. He was elected cted to his' first public office in 1937,. when he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives.

He served in the House six terms and was twice Speaker. In announcing his candidacy the second highest, state official said "I promise faithfully that-if elected, I will do my best to see thnf vmi havA fen ctfflpfonf straight-forward government for tha nevf fnur vonrs Ilntn ihla pledge I set my hand, my mind and my heart to the task that lies ahead for the advancement of the wealth, welfare and happiness of 'Kentucky people now and in the long future." 4 i -iSU it The to Publish' Combination Issues The Interior Journal ts publishing combination papers of the Tnesday and Friday issues this week and next week. Subscribers will receive one issue of the newspaper for these two weeks. The will publish only one Issue this week because of the Fourth of July holi day and a 'single I combination 4 Issue next week because the annual Vacation all. employees.

2 Doul To be Phycd at Park July 4th Fourth of July baseball action win include two doubleheaders Twin bills will be featured twoJ games in both the Little League and Babe Ruth loop. The full afternoon of baseball activities gets underway at 1 p.m.,whe Saufley and Bell takes on Lincoln Lumber. The next tilt starts at 2:30 p.m. between Firestone and Kings Mountain at 5 p.m. Standard Oil plays the Fire Department and at 6:30 p.m.

Begley's meet the Hospital. Standard Oil improved its league standing with a free hit ting 17-10 triumph at Crab Or chard Wednesday. Tn Friday's play, Begley's shutout Crab Or chard 8-0 Snd the. Hospital edged by the Firemen 7-6. in tne 1 Hospital- iremen en counter.

Tommy Hodges conncet ed with a homerun with a mate on base in (ho- last- inning to win the contest for the Hospial club. The league Standings follow: Babe Ruth League Won Kings Mountain 1 Lincoln Lumber 1 Lost 0 0 1 2 Saufley Bell 1 0 League Won 2 Wl 1 1 -0 Firestone Little Lost 1 i 2 Hospital Standard Oil Begley's Firemen Crab Orchard Handicraft Class The Handicraft Class at the Park will begin for the. summer at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, under the supervision of Mrs. M.

H. Dunn. All children interested in taking part in the class are asked to meet at the Park at this time. Girl's Softball Girl's Softball play for all girls 13 years of age or older will be held Monday, Tuesday afternoons at 3 LinCoJaycees -ToMeetToniffht A meeting' of the Lincoln County Junior Chamber of Com merce will be held at 8 p. CDT; tonight at Bob Noe's Mens Store, President Hugh Helm, announced today.

gallon impost, they are paying higher taxes on tires and other equipment as well as a special levy on trucks weighing over 26,000 pounds. Further tax demands may be made upon car owners later, it Is pointed out, as state governments -become faced with the need of paying their shares of the cost. The added expense of motoring In Lincoln County during the first year of the construction program is reflected somewhat in the receipts of the local gas stations, which came to $086,000 in the year, compared with $908,000 in the previous year. it was thought that the highway network would be completed in 13 'to 15 yciirs. More recently, however, a much longer time was Indicated because of the- rising costs of construction and because of the limitation that was placed In th bill that the work be dona on a pay-ei-you-go basis.

The current attitude. In the administration and in Congress, has been to push ahead with the. road building more rapidly, using additional Federal -funds. It would thus serve as an antl-re- cesslon project, they feel Plan to Attend Watermelon Feed At Park July 8 Don't ferret the big Watermelon Feed from to CDT, Tnesday, July at the Stanford Park for all Masons and their families. 'The cost of the Feed Is aly $LS0 per couple fet all yea can tat with nil children accompanied by the 'parents free.

The net proceeds will ge to the Park. The event is sponsored by the Wilderness Shrine Club of Danville, which include many members' from Stanford and this area. whit promise of prosperity will that avalanche of people bring with It? The question Is answered this way by Wendell B. Barnes, bead of tbe Small Business Administration. "Consider the needs of just me average American, what he requires throughout his life in the way of clothing, housing.

food, transportation, medical care. recreation and all the other things that combine to make up his standard ef living. Multiply bis by 80 snd you win nar a i good ides of the business opportunities that will Open up In the next few years," Just becsuse there will be that many more consumers, the 1965 demand for goods and services will be 17 percent greater than now, according to U.S. News snd World Report And, allowing, for our normal rise In living standards, percent a year, it nuunir pvi icui. If Lincoln County' merchants get no more nor less than their proportionate share of this In- crease, their annual sales fn 1965.

reach $109,000,000. Talk Isn't Cheap Phones In County Increase 107 In Past Ten Years Talk is cheap, according to an hold saying, but so in Lin coln County. Judging by the number county home's equipped With, telephone, -more money is spent lbcaliy-on, this means of communication than is 'spent else-i where per -family. a latest tabulation covering the entire made by the American Telephone and Tete-4 graph company an released re cently by the V. S.

Commerce Department, shows 1,197 resident lal- phones in Operation in Lincoln County. This amounts, in effect, to six home phones for every 100 local residents, a big gain over the ratio that, existed a few years pack. In most parts of the United States, as well, the greatest growth of the telephone has come in recent years. It has gone hand-in-hand with the improvement in ecoribmic conditions and has been viewed as one of fheJ indicators of a rising standard of living. The net result is an even greater contrast than before be tween the number of installations in this country and those abroad Out of 95 million phones in the entire world, residential and business, about 53 million are in this Country.

In Lincoln County the growth has been impressive. The 1,197 residential phones in service, as of the latest survey, represent a 107 per cent increase over the 178 in operation 10 years earlier. Suprisingly, despite the large number of phones in the United we are oultalkei by peo-r pie in some foreign countries. Canada, it seems, is the talk-ingest nation, with 417 conver sations annually per' capita. Then comes Iceland, with 394.

We are next, with 393. Also believe it or not, many more phone services are provided abroad than here. In Vienna, for example, one -may flick the dial to get fairy tales for children shorthand practice for novice secretaries, menus for mother, bus schedules or a dozen other services. Sok Hop for Park Is Thursday Night A Len Carl Sok Hop for the benefit of-the Stanford Park will be held from 8 p. m.

until midnight, CDT, Thursday, ury; at the Stanford School gymnas-' lum. This is the second of three summer Sok Bops to be given for the benefit of recreation In comm unity. The Lexington radio disc jockey will be master of ceremonies for the Thurs- day dance. LinCounty Experiencing Large, Healthy Birth Rate With Jump of 20 Per 1,000 Lincoln County Is experiencing a large, healthy birth te, fact that should gladden the hearts of local merchants. For each new arrival becomes a consumer who has to be fed, clothed boused and, otherwise equipped Not that this glad news is toing to set the retailers cash registers, wnicn nave Deen more quiet than 1 usual for some months, suddenly jingling with activity.

But it Js a heartening aim: for 4he if not the present The proportions of the current baby crop locally are revealed in figures recently released by the National Office of VUal Sta tlstjcs and other sources, coverj ing the entire country. They shew that the birth rale In Lincoln County is up to 20 per 1,000. people. This refers only to babies born to local residents. It Is -as nothing, however, to what lsTprtmised for 1hr 1960'.

when today's huge teen-age population reaches the marrying sget According to Census Bureau forecasts, the nation will nave 30 million more' people. By jwwioasea nn year unais, wm than- it has today. I.