Looking Back

25 Years Ago - March 9, 1999

After 30 days of gathering information and working to create a suggested completed budget, the budget committee of the Falmouth City Council was at last able to give their report to the financial committee on March 2 at a special meeting.

Members of the budget committee were Gene Flaugher, Janet Fields and Don Cross. Members of the financial committee were Clay Clifford, Mary Ann Shields and Virgilinie Moore. Clifford was the only committee member present to received the report.

The budget report was prepared in response to a Jan. 19 council meeting to discuss the 1998-99 budget and the city’s financial situation. A concern of the newly appointed council was a proposed budget which was submitted in October 1998 by former CAO Steve Hasson. This budget indicated a new source of revenue in the amount of $100,000 needed to be found.

At that time, assessing a payroll tax was considered by the council and discussed, but was not enacted. Rather, Hasson was instructed by council to take $100,000 out of the budget. This was done and the reduced budget was adopted on Dec. 8, 1998.

When the present council took office on Jan. 1, 1999, they were concerned that the current budget may not reflect the needs of Falmouth.

50 Years Ago - March 8, 1974

Falmouth Mayor Max Goldberg was in Frankfort Tuesday on various business matters, among them to consult with the Kentucky State Police.

While Mayor Goldberg would not state his business with the state police officials at Frankfort, it was believed they concerned recent pressures over the past five years placed upon the city by state troopers.

Mayors of Fourth Class cities have the power to keep state police out of their cities, but it is believed that Mayor Goldberg does not favor this at this time.

It was also learned that Mayor Goldberg and four city councilmen met with members of Hardin-Browning Post 109, American Legion, one night last week. While there was no official action and no written minutes kept, it is understood that citizens present, acting on their own, asked Mayor Goldberg to keep the state police out. His is reported as stoutly opposing this and is said to have said that he “would not be pressured by anyone.”

Mayor Goldberg reportedly was asked if he knew if anyone had asked the state police to make a raid on the legion hall, and reportedly vehemently denied having anything to do with it.

...On Thursday evening, Kentucky State Police returned a quantity of beer to the legion post at 6 p.m. As directed by Falmouth Police Court.

An hour later, state police conducted another raid in Falmouth elsewhere.

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Beth Gibson was crowned 1974 Pendleton County High School homecoming queen. She was escorted by Dave Fisher. Judy Eckenrode was crowned 1974 homecoming princess. She was escorted by Dennis Crawford.

75 Years Ago - March 11, 1949

Falmouth and Butler are shortly to receive new spurs into their cities from new U.S. 27, mainly through the recent efforts of State Highway Commissioner John A. Keck and State Tax Commissioner Robert A. Thompson.

Mr. Thompson has received the following letter from Mr. Keck:

“Dear Bob: For your information, the following state project will be advertised for bids on March 25, 1949, Pendleton County, SP96-157. The Falmouth spur to U.S. 27 Road, beginning at Fourth St. in Falmouth and extending to U.S. 27, a distance of 0.811 mile. Grade, drain and medium type service. Very truly yours, John.”

The bid for this new spur is advertised in this week’s Falmouth Outlook.

Mr. Thompson has received the following letter, also from Mr. Keck: “Dear Mr. Thompson: In reply to your recent inquiry relative to contemplated highway improvement in Pendleton County, I wish to advise that the project known as ‘spur to Butler from U.S. 27’ is high on the list of our 1949 Federal Aid Secondary Program. Bids for this work will be taken as soon as the Bridge Design Division completes its portion of the plans for this improvement. Very truly yours, John A. Kreck.”

100 Years Ago - March 7, 1924

A sock social will be given at the City Hall, Falmouth, Ky., on Monday, March 17, 1924, from 7:30 to 11 p.m., for the benefit of the Aid Society of the M.E. Church South. There will be lunch and music on the radio.

Sock Social

This little sock we give to you

Is not for your to wear,

Please multiply your size by two

And place therein with care,

In pennies or in cents,

Just twice the number that you wear.

If you wear a number 10,

You owe us 20, see?

Which, dropped within the little sock,

Will fill our hearts with glee.

‘Tis all we ask, it isn’t much

And hardly any trouble.

But if you only have one foot,

We’ll surely charge you double.

Now, if you have a friend quite dear,

You’d like to bring with you,

Or if you know someone who’ll come

We’ll gladly give you two.

So don’t forget the date

We'll answer when you knock

And welcome you with open arms

BUT DON’T FORGET YOUR SOCK.

                    — Mrs. Jas. W. Smith, Sec.