City Commission restores pay to officials

100 YEARS AGO

(1911)

This spring has the largest class to graduate from the State Manual Training School at Pittsburg with representatives from Kansas, Missouri, Texas and New Mexico. The list of Fort Scott graduates includes Babe Brous, Helen Hudson, Anna M. Sheads, C.C. Golden and Isa A. Green.

Jack Ury, manager of the Pictureland Theatre, was about the happiest being on Main Street today. He showed Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Far East pictures at his place last night and had good crowds.

The pictures are clear and are attracting much attention. They were taken in the arena of the Buffalo Bill shows about a year ago.

The wind did only one little bit of damage here.

The globe to a lamp at the Frisco was blown from its position. The lights are like those that are to be lighted all over the business district in about one week.

75 YEARS AGO

(1936)

The city commissioners yesterday passed an ordinance restoring the salaries of city officials and employees in appointive offices in the status existing prior to August 1931.

When all officials and employees voluntarily accepted a salary cut of approximately 10 percent with the understanding that the 10 percent would be used for the relief of unemployed persons and persons unable to work. At the time the cut was made, the federal government had not yet launched a program for the relief of the unemployed and the burden of aiding such persons fell largely upon the county and city.

The commissioners took the view now, they said, that since the federal government has long had an extensive program under way and living expenses are steadily increasing, the salary reduction should no longer be kept in effect.

A successful sale of what the county commissioners believe are the cheapest bonds ever sold in Bourbon County was consummated when the Citizens National Bank bought $30,000 county poor relief bonds which carry 2 percent interest.

50 YEARS AGO

(1961)

Terrance G. Hill, Navy ensign, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hill of 419 W. Wall St., has his "Wings of Gold" pinned on.

He was designated a Naval aviator March 22 during ceremonies at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., after successfully completing the naval air training command's naval flight training program. Before entering the service in October 1959, Ensign Hill was graduated from Fort Scott Junior College.

Now is the time to can Washington rhubarb, lb., 9 cents. -- Foodtown.

Photo caption: "A true to life mural of Headquarters House of the Old Fort is receiving the finishing touches from the Fort Scott High School art department in preparation for use as a backdrop in 'Footprints on the Frontier,' which will be presented by grade school students at Eugene Ware School April 27-28. The artists are Lewis Felton, Jim Purtle and Bill Anderson, who is art director at the high school." -- Tribune photo

25 YEARS AGO

(1986)

Fort Scott Community College teachers asked for a 7 percent salary hike during the first session of negotiations 1986-87.

"Due to the farm and city economics and every kind of economy you can think of, we don't think we should start any higher," said Don Stern, spokesman for the Fort Scott College Association of Professional Employees.

Calling the 7 percent a reasonable first offer, Dick Hedges, FSCC president and spokesman for the board, asked if he could wait to cite a board policy report.

Hedges said, "Anything I could cite up to now would be very conservative. If we could wait to see what the legislature is going to do, we can be more realistic."