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The Voice of St. Matthews, January 1, 1959: St. Matthews area restless in 1958Other Mayors were W. B. Pirtle in Indian Hills, Emil Maresz In Broadflelds, Clifford Ziegler (serving his third term) inParkside, Rollo Fox it Cherrywood Village. Cliffored E. Clark, Jr., in Druid Hills, Gordon Ford in Mockingbird Valley andMortimer Goldsmith In Brownsboro Village.***St. Matthews named David L. Proffitt police judge to succeed Gilbert Flack, who moved from the City. Mr. Proffitt hadserved as judge pro tem for two years.St. Matthews completed one annexation. That was in March. Annexed, were 104 homes on Bonner Drive and MacArthurDrive.Eagles have new club: The year started out badly for the St. Matthews Eagle, but by summer the club was in better Shapethan ever.* * *A fire destroyed the clubhouse at 3914 Frankfort Avenue at the end of 1957. The Eagles spent almost $40,000 remodeling.In May, they reopened with a beautiful, modern clubhouse, complete with kitchen, bar, and dance hall.On the constructive side, the St. Matthews Jaycees and the St. Matthews Lions were outstanding. The Lions contributed ahandsome $9,100, ‘or more than one-fourth of all money collected for the new library in St. Matthews,. They spent an additional$2,000 or so on various worthy charities, Including a motion picture and sound projector for the Muscular DystrophyClinic at St. Anthony Hospital.* * *Where the Lions gave money, the Jaycees gave manpower hours. They sponsored the seminar on Metropolitan Government.Dec. 3, helped count money for the library, sponsored the Miss Jefferson County beauty contest, got the State to put atraffic light at Lagrange Road and Whipps Mill Road, raised $2,200 via the Mile of Dimes for orphaned children, helpedestablish an 18-acre County park, and just generally made themselves useful.***They were honored in April by the State Jaycee convention, which cited them fur having the best club in intra-club relationsof the 79 chapters in Kentucky, and their Soap Box Derby was voted the second-best project of 1957. Bob Fence ofthe local club was elected State Vice President.***Other State honors came to local men in June when St. Matthews Lion Key Elliott was elected District Governor, and St.Matthews Eagle Leo Peleske was elected State president.New presidents elected: Most of the clubs had new presidents. For the Kiwanis, it was John B. Lowe; the Jaycees, D. B.Murrell; the Woman’s Club (which celebrated its 20th birthday) Mrs. Robert Fritz; the Rotary, Leroy U. Schultz; the Opti-.mists, George Niehaus; the Younger Woman’s Club, Mrs. William B. Fravert; The Lyndon Optimists, Don Brighty; theSuburbanettes, Mrs. Arthur J. Eve, Jr.; and the Lions, Emanuel Malkin.***Master sergeant Columb J. Frize was elected commander of the American Legion Zachary Taylor Post 180, and WilliamMcGuirk was selected Exalted Ruler of the Elks.***The Elks at the end of the year had moved into their new quarters in the Parkside Building and were preparing a receptionand open house for the community.Great church progress: St. Matthews churches, as usual, made great progress during the year.One new parish was formed and it churches either completed or began new building programs.The new parish was Trinity Presbyterian Church, formally organized May 11 at the Woman’s Club of Middletown, as anoutpost of the Harvey Browne Memorial Presbyterian church.Lawrence Cater was elected student minister. Elected elders were Lacy Frantz, Billy Davis, Clarence L. Cochran, and W.B. McGee. Charter membership numbered 57.In July, 10 lots in Blue Ridge Manor Subdivision were purchased for $30,500 for the new church. A drive was launched inNovember to raise $90;000 for a building.St., John’s luck improves: The new St. John Lutheran Church, worth some $200,000, was dedicated in February—after adelay of four months due to vandalism, an explosion, and a fire which severely injured the pastor, Rev. Samuel Diehl.The gas explosion, followed by a fire, happened, the previous October and caused $50,000 to $60,000 damage.* * *The East Unit Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses began construction of a 70-by-45—foot building in March on HubbardsLane between Rudy and Pin Oak Lanes.In April, the Lyndon Baptist Church bought two acres of ground and dedicated a new youth building valued at $18,000.