The Voice of St. Matthews, January 12, 1956: Not Altogether Suburban After 1955St. Matthews Not Altogether Suburban After 1955Beechwood Village treasurer M. W. Silvey announced the City had $16,980 in the bank, plus $2,000 in an improvementfund. The trustees promptly set aside $2.50 per week to relieve Mayor Brad Williams of the job of cutting the grass of theCity’s three entrances.The City of St. Regis Park organized a ladies auxiliary to brighten official meetings.Richlawn was saddened when Mayor Courtney McIntyre died in December, 1954, and in January, named former MayorQuincy Tyler to succeed him.Ken Thompson was elected Mayor of St. Regis Park in January, succeeding John Vonderheide who moved from the City.Leading the way in entertainment and cultural achievements were the St. Matthews Community Theatre Guild. Eastern<strong>High</strong>, and the Anchorage Children’s Theatre.The St. Matthews Theatre, only in its second year of existence gave <strong>com</strong>petent and entertaining performances of five threeactplays, four under the direction of James Devul.The Theatre's March production of “Ten Little Indians,” staring Clare Pearce, John Carrell, was called “captivating andinteresting” by a critic. Other shows were “Curious Savage,” and “Laura,” and two <strong>com</strong>edies by Noel Coward, “BlitheSpirit,” and “Hay Fever.”The Lyndon Theatre scored with three one-act plays in February, rated by a critic as “good, thoroughly enjoyable.” InMay, they tried a three-act <strong>com</strong>edy, “John Loves Mary,” directed by Mrs. James W. Pattee, and in December they did a finejob on the heavy drama, “Come Back Little Sheba.”Eastern <strong>High</strong>, outstanding in so many departments, added another laurel with its drama department. The department in itsfirst entry to the regional drama festival in Richmond, Kentucky did a cut-down version of “The Heiress,” a difficult serousplay. The Eastern group was one of two to win a superior rating.Entering the same show in the State Drama festival at the University of Kentucky in March, Eastern not only won the onlysuperior rating granted in any school of over 500, but Midge Mezera, playing in the title role won the “Oscar” for the outstandingindividual performance.The St. Matthews Community Center had some good news for the <strong>com</strong>munity in April. President Gene Wells was authorizedto sign a 25-year lease for the center grounds on Shelbyville Road, next to the east Drive In Theatre.It is on these grounds that the Pony and Little League Baseball programs are conducted, and the Center building is used forthe plays of the St. Matthews Community Theatre. The center kept the front 14 acres, relinquished the back 13 acres, andaccording to the contract, will pay only ??? a month rental plus $200 a year in taxes. With a 25-year lease to depend on, thecenter and other organizations had clear sailing to go ahead with any long-range plans that might involve use of the Centergrounds.By the end of the year, the Center was getting $125 from the theatre for each play it produced, and the second annual“Booster Day” program, held October 1, had netted $2,700. (Van Buren Pell was elected president in December to succeedMr. Wells.)The St. Matthews Junior Chamber of Commerce, organized in March, got into action in May. The Jaycees, under the directionof their first president, Jim Collingham, collected $2,300 in one evening for the Palsy Fund Drive. Fifty out of 54 Jayceeshelped in the Drive, showing that the young organization had an unusually high degree of unity of purpose. The Jayceesin August sponsored a “Miss County Fair Contest,” won by 17 year old Pat Mitchell, and in December, sponsored aMarch of Dimes to raise $500. This money was given to 100 underprivileged children to buy Christmas presents for thosethey loved. And in November, the Jaycees started their own newspaper, “The Projector,” with C. Roger Gernert as editor.Other club news:“The Nude,” an oil painting by Mrs. Ray Leist, won for the St. Matthews Woman’s Club the sweepstakes award at the 60thannual convention of the Kentucky Federation of Women’s Clubs, Lexington, in May.In June, the Middletown Rotary celebrated it 50th anniversary.In July, the St. Matthews Kiwanis Club voted to donate $759 for the purchase of a new scoreboard for the Eastern <strong>High</strong>football field.In September, the Middletown Lions club was orgainece with James Zimmerman as president.In November the wives of the St. Matthews Optimists club organized an Opti-Mrs. Club, and elected Mrs. Smith Baker ofCrestwood president.
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