Peak at the Past

as it appeared in the March 14, 1963 Frontiersman

Foundation program would benefit Palmer schools

With a local effort of four mills, the Palmer Independent School District would stand to gain over $70,000 in school funds for the 1963-1964 year under the Foundation Formula law passed in 1962, William T. Zahradnicek, superintendent of Palmer schools and newly appointed state director of education said this week.

The estimated total budget for the Palmer district is $929,051, Zahradnicek said. Total revenue other than property taxes would amount to $732,38 under the foundation formula.

Bad check, public nuisance ordinances proposed to city

Palmer's city attorney was instructed by the Palmer city council to draw up two ordinances of interest to local businessmen and residents. One would deal with the bad check problem and the other would be designed to abate public nuisances on private property. Both problems were brought to the attention of the council by concerned businessmen.

At the Piggly Wiggly, they were doing a "dollar days" promotion. Four cans of pineapples, six pounds of sugar, five cans of applesauce or four cans of mandarin oranges could all be bought for a single dollar. Ham was 98 cents a pounds, while T-bone steak was going for $1.59 a pound.

Hartley Motors in Palmer touted the new 1963 Fords with this ad copy: "In the open test that tears 'em apart, the Daytona 500, Ford durability conquered the field, taking 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place."

At the same auto dealer, you could buy a 1957 Pontiac two-door hardtop for $795 or a 1960 Ford F-250 four-wheel drive pickup truck for $1,695.

Casey Ressler

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