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104 No. 10 Thursday, March 7, 1963 STANFORD, KENTUCKY PRICE 10c SINGLE COPY Charter Members In Fort Logan Hospital Foundation, Inc. (Total Shares Sold 219) Lincoln County National Bank (Total Shares Sold 165) Elmer Reed Vernon Floyd Mrs. Ben Reeves Russell Richie Ruth Richie M. B.

Smith Christine Lloyd McGuffey WSCS (Methodist Church, Stanford) 3 shares Mrs, Sallie G. Beazley Miss Mary Byrd Givens Mary Baughman Mrs. W. H. Pence U.

'O. Johnson George Cox J. S. Baughman Sr (4 shares) Paul H. Arnold Jr.

R. C. Barrett Zella Yowell Genie M. Farris Boneyville Baptist Church McWilliams Jack Withers Chamber of Commerce Joe W. Gilliland Rotary Club Mary H.

Woodall Robert E. Woodall Mrs. Sally Adams Stanford Lions Club Mary Nettie Deitz Bill Dryden Mrs. B. J.

Gaines Glenn C. Alford Roy Boone Miss Gertrude Gaines Optimist Club Lucy M. Collier W. H. DeMarcus George Hubbard Sr.

George Hubbard Jr. C. D. Boone Mrs. Eliza Rankin Grover C.

Hester E. W. Reynolds Charles W. Bryant Walter O. Walker Jr.

Killis Dawson (2 shares) Elizabeth Ann Barbour Mrs. Charles S. Barbour Mrs. C. Ellison Mrs.

Mary F. Frisbie W. L. Sears Mrs. W.

L. Sears Donald Sears Mrs. Jerry Murphy Darrell Napier J. B. Lawrence (2 shares) Mrs.

J. B. Lawrence (2 shares) Robert C. Watking Mrs. Mary Helm Charles S.

Hicks John F. Braun Mrs. John F. Braun Mrs. Clara M.

Patterson Coy Reynolds Dr. John M. Carter J. C. Eddleman T.

J. Hester T. Julian Wright Dorothy D. Wright Howard I. Frisbie Mrs.

Pauline J. S. Baughman Jr. Robert T. Baughman Morgan Pence Morgan Pence Pat Rankin M.

R. Wheeldon Mrs. Emery Wilson W. R. Leach Mrs.

Lee Hill Kate Davis Raney L. Pence Earl T. Carter J. B. Holtzclaw Mrs.

John. Shanks Mrs. Harris Rhodes Lewis Nunnelley Evelyn Yeary Otto M. Yeary Janet Yeary Burrows Charles E. -Jacobs June Jacobs Gilbert Sebastin Sam Whitaker Mary Whitaker Leo R.

Rigney Howard Gooch Alvin Gander Bill Fox Mrs. S. F. Matheny Mrs. Danny Boone Miss Sophia Alcorn W.

E. Burgin Frank T. Bogie 0. C. Buchanan Mrs.

O. C. Buchanan W. M. Bright Paul Lawson Stanford Garden Club Kay R.

Blackerby Harry Holtzclaw Robert C. Winn Henry H. Hester J. L. Pence Mattie Lols Pence W.

E. Ray Katheryn H. Waters John M. Waters Pearl Beazley Gabe Raney Edgar Henderson D. E.

Southard K. S. Alcorn Lynn Gooch Leonard Boone Ottis L. Cave Jr. C.

R. Griffin Mrs. Sue Taylor Coleman Earl R. Coleman Bettie M. Pence Alfred H.

Pence (CONTINUEL 10 BACK PAGE) FT. LOGAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION MEMBERS TO ELECT. OFFICERS Organizational Meeting To Be Held March 15 At LinCounty Court House 219 Shareholders- Now in Foundation To Operate New Hospital At Stanford Charter members of the Inc, will meet at 7:30 p. m. of the Lincoln County Court ation of the new Fort.

Logan The Hospital is expected in April. Charter memberships in the non-profit foundation will contniue to be sold at all seven locations in the county up until closing time March 15. There are now 219 members in the group. Shares of stock may be purchased for $25 each at the Lincoln County National Bank and its branches at Crab Orchard and McKinney, Lincoln County Federal Savings and Loan Association, Allstate Finance, all Stanford; Peoples Bank and National Bank, both at Hustonville, and the First State Bank, Eubank. Charter memberships will continue to be sold up until time for the election of officers.

After the March 15 organization meeting, memberships will continue to be sold throughout the year. The Foundation will lease the modern new medical facilities from the County government for $1 a year. There is no limit to the number of shares an individual or business may purchase but voting in the corporation will be limited to one per individual.or business. The Hospital governing Foundation will be non-political and will also exclude doctors, dentists, druggists and undertakers from the Board of Directors. No elected or appointed official of any governmental unity may serve on the Board.

These individuals may purchase stock in the Foundation and vote for directors but will not be eligible to. serve on the Board. The charter members at the March 15 meeting will elect: nine directors. Three directors will serve. for one year, three directors will serve for two years and the other three directors will serve for three- year terms.

The three stockholders receiv. ing the largest number of votes will serve three-year terms, the second largest number of votes following three receiving the will serve two-year terms and following three in the balloting will serve one year terms. After the initial election, directors will be elected each year for three-year terms. Following the election of directors, the officers will elect a president and vice president to serve the Board. The Board will appoint a secretary-treasurer.

The stock, which more closely resembles membership than commerical stock, will have no resale value, cannot be sold or transferred, no cash value, and is in force for the lifetime of the individual only? 'WAR' DECLARED ON LOOSE DOGS IN HUBBLE AREA "War" has been declared on dogs- running loose and chasing deer in the Hubble section of Lincoln County, Conservation Officer Robert Embry and the Lincoln County Sportsmen Club announced. Conservation Officer Embry said the state law states that owners of such can be prosecuted if the dogs are not kept One "Beer in the vicinity has been "chewed up" recently by dogs, according to the officer. Stanford Seniors To Present Play, "Happy Daze" The Senior Class of Stanford High School will present Donald Payton's "Happy Daze" at- 7:80 p. m. Thursday, March 14, at the Joe T.

Embry Auditorium. The cast includes Patsy Spoonamore, Jerry Hester, Bobby Walters, Lucy Embry, Nancy Clark, Margaret Martin, Donald Cooper, Charlotte McGuire, Pat Kirkpatrick, Sammy Hacker, James Kelley and Donald Holtzclaw. The play is directed by Mrs. Harold Shaw. Admission will be 50 cents for pupils and 75 cents for adults.

FINAL SABIN ORAL VACCINE CLINICS TO BE: HELD SUNDAY Ben Gaines Heads LinCo Drive For Crippled Children Ben J. Gaines of Stanford will serve as chairman of the 1963 Easter Seal Campaign for crippled children in Lincoln County for the ninth consecutive year. The annual appeal will open March 14 and continue through April 14. Contributions will be used by the Kentucky Society for Crippled Children to provide care and treatment for physically handicapped. children througout.

the state. This year's campaign for funds to continue this very worthy work for crippled children will be conducted entirely by mail, Mr. Gaines said. No personal soliciation will be made and each person is asked to make his contribution by main. Last year, 3,964 children received Society services at one or more of the following Easter Seal "centers: Cardinal Hill Convalescent Hospital and Cardinal Hill Nursery School, Lexington; the West Kentucky Center for Handicapped Children, Paducah; the Northern Kentucky Crippled Children's Treatment Center and Opportunity School, Covington; the Hearing and Speech Center Louisville and Camp Kysco.

Car rollton. "Easter time is the time for all of us to keep faith with the crippled children in our communities," Mr. Gaines said, "and the Easter Seal appeal gives us the opportunity." Mr. Gaines added that 90 per cent of the money remains in Kentucky to help provide, direct services for the physically handlcapped. The remainder helps support a growing national program of research and education.

In accepting the Easter Seal chairmanship Mr. Gaines said, "I am deeply honored to take a prominent in the activities of the Kentucky Society for Crippled Children, the Easter Seal Society, a voluntary agency that has pioneered in helping crippled children for 40 years. I invite the volunteer cooperat-15 ion of all residents of Stanford and Lincoln County to help the Society to aid as many crippled children as possible in 1963." Mr. Arch L. Meade, W'burg Farmer, Dies After Long Illness Mr.

Arch Meade, age 88, of. Waynesburg Route 1, died Feb. 26 the Ephraim Mc Dowell Hospital following an illness of several months. Mr. Meade, a native of Russell County, had lived here about 43 years.

He was a farmer and a member of the Church of God. He is survived by three sons, Clarence Meade, Waynesburg Route Robert Meade, Columbus, Ohio; Henry Meade, Lockland, Ohio; four daughters, Mrs. Hattie Perry, Wise, Mrs. Kate Gooch, Neon; Mrs. Louise Freeman, Lexington, N.

Mrs. Sally Sims, Waynesburg Route 32 grandchildren, 60 great grandchildren and four great, great grandchildren. Services were: conducted Friday afternoon by the Rev. Fred Hill and Rev. Charles Carroll at the Parlor Grove Baptist Church.

Burial was in the Parlor Grove Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Barnett Funeral Home, Mrs. Pence to be Garden Club Hostess The Stanford Garden Club will meet Friday at at home of Mrs. "Altred Avenue. Harris Pence on Danville This will be the club's annual business meeting.

Exhibits will be Time In the Bluegrass" and specimens will be daffodils and crocus. Methodist WSCS To Meet Today The WSCS of the Harris Memorial Methodist Church will meet, at 10:30 a. m. today. The group will begin study, on "Dimensions of Prayer." A potluck lunch will be served.

LINCOLN TRIMS LIBERTY FOR DISTRICT TITLE Liberty Places Three Players On All Team The Lincoln Lions successfully defended their crown in the 46th District Tournament Saturday. night at Memorial gymnasium with a come from behind 53 to 45 triumph over the Liberty Wildcats. Both finalists advanced to the 12th Region Tournament Somerset this week. The runner-up Wildcats placed three players on the AllTournament squad of 12 players and the, champion Lions had two players. The other seven alltourney berths were scattered among the other nine quintets.Lincoln's Ernest Smith led the balloting for the all-tourney team.

He was followed by Johnny Wilder of Hustonville. The three Liberty players were Clyde Wesley, Luttrell and Tarter and the other Lincoln cager was Nelson Graves. Other, members of the squad are Robbins, McKinney; Paul Collins, Memorial; Bart McKinney, Brodhead; Leo Todd, Crab Orchard: Vernon Hogue, and Paul Jones, Livingston. The victors had little trouble. gaining a championship berth with an opening round 64 to 15 win over Mt.

Vernon, 54 to 40 triumph over Hustonville and a 63 to 47 victory over McKinney. Liberty had just as easy, sleding after an opening round bye with a 60 to 43 win over Middleburg and a 68 to 48 victory over Brodhead. Prior to the finals, Lincoln faced its toughest opposition in the quarter finals tilt with the Hustonville Tigers--a club. that had trimmed the Lions three times during regular season play. For the Lions, Cloyd, Graves and Smith hit in double tilt with figures in the championship and 11 tallies, respectively.

The big guns. in the Liberty lineup were Wesley with 15 and Luttrell, 14. The Wildcats led at the end of the first three quarters by scores of 16-11, 31-27 and 35 but the Lions rallied in the final frame to pull the title out of the fire. Mrs. Arlena Mobley Of Crab Orchard Dies Monday Mrs.

Arlena Georgia Mobley 76, of Crab -Orchard, died at 11:20 a. m. Monday at the Stan ford Hospital after a short illness. She was a native of Harlan County and "a member of the Church of Christ. She had lived here for the past 18 years.

Survivors are two sons, Roscoe and Ernest Mobley, both of Crab Orchard: four daughters, Mrs Gladys Mullins, Mrs. Florence Hamilton, Mrs. Martha Purkey and Mrs. Geneva Jackson, all of Hamilton, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Ellen Turner and Mrs.

Mattie Jones, both of Crab Orchard; and Mrs. Amanda Garret and Mrs. Nora Watkins, both of Berea, 15. grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services were conducted at 2.

p. Wednesday at the Howard Funeral Home by the Rev. Eubank. Burial was in Piney Grove Cemetery at Brodhead. Arrangements were handled by Howard Funeral Home.

Countians Offered Free X-Rays Tuesday Free X-rays will be given to all Lincoln countians over the age of 20 X-Ray Clinic to be held at Stanford Tuesday between the hours of 10 a. m. and 12 noon and 1 to 3 p. m. The mobile X-ray unit will be' parked in front of the Court House on Main Street.

The X-rays will also be given to persons, who have been referred by doctors or those who have had a previous postive X-ray. Everyone is asked to register at the Lincoln County Health Department before going to the X-ray unit. LinCo Chapter Red Cross Opens Annual Fund Drive The Rev. Silas Mefford, chairman of the Lincoln County Chapter of the American Red Cross, announced today that local chapter will launch its nual fund -drive to finance next year's operations this week. Heading the drive is Eastridge.

He is to be assisted a committee composed Leonard Boone, Carl Speaks, Leo Taylor and the Rev. Claude Shumate. at Reverand Mefford reports the American Red Cross spent total of more than $460.00 during the last fiscal year to 2,044 families in the Commonwealth who were- victims disasters. The people of. Kentucky ceived many major services from the American Red Cross during the past year, including the collection of more than 51,000 pints of blood, servicing 32,000.

cases involving Kentucky veterans and servicemen, providing nursing service, promoting safety and others. "This increased work Reverand Mefford said, "makes it obvious that we must reach our financial goal." "The campaign chairman and his committee, as well as the local Red Cross officers, urge the full participation of fellow citizens. The need, now is great as it has ever been in time of peace." LINCO'S 1,034 YOUTH OBSERVE 4-H WEEK 125 Adult Leaders Help Members Of 23 Clubs Lincoln County's 1034 4.11 Club members are observing National 4-H Club Week, March 2 to 9. The youth of this county are among 2,285,600 youths who belong to more than 94,700 clubs in urban, suburban and rural areas throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Lincoln County has 23 Clubs.

This year's 4-H Week observance has a number of local and national aims--among them: To focus on 1963's citizenship-inaction goals for members, to emphasize career exploration and the value of wise decisionmaking regarding vocational choices, influence more boys and girls 10 to. 19 years of age to join or form 4-H clubs, acquaint more parents with 4-H and seek their. cooperation, encourage capable and youth-minded men and women to volunteer as local leaders, honor 4-H friends locally and nationally and express appreciation for the important part they play. In Washington, D. C.

the Week will be highlighted representing by a team of 4-H'ers members everywhere, who will give the annual "4-H Report to the Nation." The report will review in story and pictures outstanding 4- achievements and current projects. While in the nation's Capital, the reporter-delegates will visit the White House, meet members of Congress, high government officials and other national leaders. After a short stay in Washington, they expect to. go elsewhere for a few days to meet with other 4-H friends. Assisting club members with 4-H Week events in all states will be 307,750 men and women who serve as unpaid volunteer leaders and guide.

4-H work in local communities across the county. Lincoln County has 125 of these local leaders who work with the clubs either, as club leaders, project leaders, activity leaders or county-wide leaders who help with planning and conducting events, raising funds or projects on a county basis. These leaders make us the County 4-H Council which is headed by Clay Davis as president, Bruce Morris, vice president; Mrs. Morgan Pence, secretary, and- Minor Teague, treasurer. Volunteer Workers To Give Type III Sunday Afternoon Fort Logan Hospital Foundation, Friday, March 15, in the court room House to elect officers for the operHospital in Stanford.

to open late this month. or early Andy Bell and Otto Yeary to Run For Rotary Prexy Otto Yeary and Andy Bell have been nominated tor president of the Stanford Rotary Club, the Nomination Committee announced Tuesday night at the weekly dinner meeting. The election will be held Tuesday night and the installation of new officers will take place this summer. Mr. Yeary heads a ticket dubbed the "Mingo Hollorites" and Mr.

Bell's slate is the "Tar Heels." Other "Mingo Hollorite" candidates are Glenn Turner, vice president; Bob Woodall, treasurer, Lewis Nunnelly and Lanier Burchett, directors. The other "Tar Teel" slate nominees are Pat Rankin, vice president; Joe T. Embry, treasurer; Bill Folger and Ernest Baxter, directors. The nominations include three candidates for secretary. They are Bob Winn, J.

C. Eddleman and Tom Martin. The nominating committee included Harold DeMarcus, Gerald May and Roscoe Isaacs. This week's program included the presentation of color slides made by John Bradshaw during his recent trailer trip to Alaska. Brashaw told about each slide as it was shown.

Mr. Bradshaw was program chairman for the meeting. Lincoln Advances To Quarter Final Tilt In Region The Lincoln Lions champions of the 46th District Tournament- of advanced the 12th to the Region er- finals Tournament at Somerset Tuesday night with a 57 to 55 victory over Danville runners-up of the 45th district play. In the regional opener, the favored Somerset Briar Jumpers had to come from behind in the final period to overcome the unexpected fine play of the London quintet 59 to 56. The Lions led all of the way except for a lapse in the second frame, when the Admirals carried a 37 to 33 lead into the intermission.

Lincoln opened the first period on top 19 to 15 and the third frame 46-44. Smith -led the Lions with 17 points and received double figure support from teammates C. Floyd and Graves with 13 each. Last night Hazel Green, winner of the 48th, and Russell County, victor over Somerset in the 47th, played the opening game and Danville Bate, 45th kingpin, and Liberty, 46th runners-up, played in the nightcap The upper bracket semi finals will be playeyd tonight and the lower bracket semi finals Friday night. The regional winner will be crowned Saturday night and advances to the State Tournament at Louisville next week.

The semi final and final tilts will begin at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Richie to Speak To Methodist WSG Lester Richie, Lincoln County Welfare Worker, will speak at meeting of the Wesleyan Service Guild of the Harris Memorial Methodist Church Friday night at the church. Legion Plans Skating Party Post 291, Crab Orchard, will discuss plans for a skating party to raise funds at a regular meeting at 7 o'clock tonight at the Legion Hall.

Other business will also be discussed at the session. The final opportunity Lincoln -countians to receive Type III Sabin oral polio vaccine will be Sunday afternoon. This is the final of six Sabin Orat Sundays for giving the vaccine to every countian from weeks of age. and older. This Sunday's clinics will held at the same and hours as the previous ones.

The Type III vaccine was given by to 2,831 countians last Sunday of afternoon in the first of clinics setup for this time. original clinic for Type I tracted 2,959 persons and first Type IF clinic drew 3,088 individuals. a A total of 7,421 countians ceived Type vaccine and 6,928 Type II. The county health department has also given Types of I and II vaccines to 1,068 persons in the county. This Sunday's clinics concludes one of the largest civic pregrams every sponsored and ducted by.

a local 'service club. This humanitarian project was carried out by the Stanford Optimist The Type III oral vaccine for all countians regardless whether you have received Type In II at the previous clinics. Those who previously ceived Type I and If vaccine must now take Type III to complete the Sabin vaccine series. The order in which the three Sabin types of vaccine are taken makes no' difference whatsoever. But everyone should receive all three types of vaccine to be completely immune from these types of polio.

All clinics will be held at "the same locations at the first and second clinics. These locations are Stanford High School, McKinney Elementary School, Hustonville High School, Waynesburg Elementary School, Memorial High School, Broughtontown Elementary School and Crab Orchard Elementary School. All clinics will be held between the hours of 1. p. m.

to 4 p. m. This Sunday's final clinic will be staffed by the same volunteer workers as the previous clinics. Voluntary contributions of at least 25 cents or more each can be left at each of the clinics at the time the vaccine is received. If you cannot contribute that amount, Ed Ensslin, chairman of the program, said the vaccine will be given free of charge.

He said no one will be turned away. Larger contributions will be appreciated, Mr. Ensslin said, to help defray the cost of the vaccine and the clinics. The Type III vaccine is similar to Types I and I1 and is liquid, tasteless and odorless and will cause no after' effects. The vaccine will be given as before on a cube of sugar.

The vaccine may be given to infants and others preferring it directly from a dropper. The S. O. S. program is by the Stanford Optimist Club with the aid and assistance of the Lincoln County Health Department.

Mrs. Yowell Tells Stanford PTA About New Hospital Mrs. Zella Yowell, administrator of the Fort Logan Hospital, was the guest speaker at the February meeting of the Stanford. Parent Teachers Association Thursday night. She said that work on the interior was nearing completion, and there was a possiblity that the hospital would be cpened simetime in March.

The devotional was led by the Club Scouts. There, were three musical selections played by the Stanford School Band under the direction of Ronnie Gilmer. The group voted to make the following contributions: $15. 10 the PTA building fund; $75 for records in the elementary grades; $60 to the Bookmobile; $150 to the band; $100 to the lunch room; $25-for a life PTA membership; $100 to the High School library and $100 to the elementary library. Charles Bryant, president, appointed Mrs.

H. I. Frisbie, Thomas Mills and Russell Cornelius to the nominating committee. Room awards were won by Mrs. Burgin's fourth grade and Mrs.

Gooch's seventh grade..