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Of Fame Trio Named
An educator, a farmer and a sports figure will share the honors when the first annual Putnam County Hall of Fame is held July 27 in the DePauw Union, according to Roger Newnum, president of the Greencastle Kiwanis Club, sponsors of the event. Those to be recognized for outstanding achievement in their respective fields are Dr. Glenn Irwin, Chancellor of IUPUI; John Harbison, World Corn King and Marion Crawley, who coached four Indiana basketball teams through the tourney finals. Irwin is a native of Roachdale while Harbison was for many years a prominent Russell Township farmer. Crawley was born in Greencastle and served for a time on the athletic staff of Greencastle High
School before continuing his coaching career in other parts of the state. Each member of the trio will receive a special award at the honors banquet, Newnum announces. In addition, a plaque in their honor will be put on permanent display in the court house. Tickets for the Hall of Fame banquet went on sale last week and may be obtained at all locations of the Tri-County Bank; the First National Bank in Cloverdale; the Commercial Hotel, Central National Bank and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., all of Greencastle. Tickets may also be obtained from Dr. Terry Frey, chairman of ticket sales, 6533088 or 653-8404, or from Roger New-
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Preliminary Report
Bainbiidge Lions May Nel
$900 From Recent Fish Fry
Bainbridge Lions Club President John Colvin reported to the local group recently that the club raised nearly S900 at their Fish Fry. preliminary reports indicate. During the meeting the installation of new officers of the club was directed by Lion Albert Harshbarger. The new leaders include: • President, Glen Zimmerman; First vice-president.
Kenneth Adams; Second vice-president, David English and Third vice-president, Richard Inman. Also, secretary, Paul Collett; treasurer, Leroy Blocker; director two years, Elden Proctor-Chelsie Day; director one year. G. I. Hanks, Clinton Judy; Lion Tamer, Tresman Goode and Tail Twister, Ralph Finchum.
President John Colvin made a personal testimony of the help given recently through Lions Sight Program toward benefit for his mother-in-law. He also reported the approval of Lion Governor Don Bowen of the recent visit to the club. He reported that Lion Bud App sold the most tickets for Fish Fry and wished the new president
Zimmerman well in the year ahead. Lion Zimmerman, in taking over as president, presented retiring president with past-presidents pin and announced that Lion David English would be responsible for programs for the regular dinner meetings and that Lion Kenneth Adams would have charge of programs for ladies night.
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Greencastle, Indiana, Monday, June 24, 1974
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John Myers Says Proposal
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A Urge gathering was on hand Saturday night as the Greencastle High School class of 1934 held their 40th reunion. For the old classmates it was a time of catching up
on old acquaintances and for many a time to make new friends. (Banner-Graphic Photo)
Hook Drugs Chairman August Hook Receives Honorary Kudo
August F. (Bud> Hook, chairman of the board. Hook Drugs. Inc. w'as presented an honorary doctor of laws degree by Butler University, Indianapolis, at their Spring commencement recently. The kudo was his second in a year, having been honored bv his alma mater
Purdue University with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 1973. Hook was cited for his contributions to the State and Nation in the areas of business and civic leadership. Hook is a past president of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and former member of the Indiana Board of Pharmacy. In addition, he is a member of the National Advisory Board
of the Boy Scouts of America and is chairman of the Boypower ’76 S10 million fund drive for the East Central Region of six midwestern states. Earlier he donated some personal holdings of his Hook Drugs stock to the Boy Scout program in Indiana valued at $500,000.
Others receiving honorary degrees at the commencement were Lyman S. Ayres, honorary chairman of the board, L.S. Ayres & Co.; Frank M. McHale, attorney; Buert SerVaas, editor and publisher, “The Saturday
Evening Post” and “Holiday Magazine”; Madeline Nan Trent, womans editor,
“Christian Science Monitor” and Richard D. Wood.
board chairman. Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis.
The following is a special report from Seventh District Congressman John Myers. “The proposal to abandon 37 percent of Indiana’s railroad lines is very much alive and kicking despite the declaration from one Indiana Senator to the contrary. Reports that the Interstate Commerce Commission plans to authorize the closing of certain lines with or without- approval of the Congress prompted me to join with several colleagues in introduction of H.J. Res. 1053, which would direct the ICC to halrali such plans until at least June 30. 1976. “Not only would such arbitrary action on the part of the ICC be in violation of the intent of Congress when it approved the Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, but should Congress reverse the decision at some future time the abandoned railroad lines could not be reacti\ated except at enormous cost. “Hearings conducted by the ICC in Indiana during
March and elsewhere throughout the northeast section ’ of the country brought forth an overwhelming number of witnesses in opposition to the department of Transportation plan. “Even the Rail Services Planning Office of the ICC voiced fundamental disagreement with the approach to rail service restructuring taken by the Secretary of Transportation. “The ICC Report said the plan does not provide a valid statistical basis for approaching the planning of a unified rail system for a substantia! part of the country. It went on to state that the public is not willing to accept any proposal resulting in massive abandonment of rail service while ignoring the social, environmental, and economic costs of such action. “What the DOT plan did not take into account was the potential for future rail business, especially in fast-grow-
ing areas The plan for massive abandonment fails to explain away many costly effects; creation of more truck traffic and pollution and the need for more highway construction, economic depression, and social dislocation in isolated communities, loss of several hundred thousand jobs, higher prices for goods because of the loss of cheap transport. The drastic reduction of rail service also goes in the face of the nation’s fuel-conserva-tion interests, and the need tor rail-borne coal.
“Under the railroad streamlining plan, the DOT proposal must now be taken up by the government-spon-sored United States Railway Association, where there will be further evaluations and hearings, and then come back to Congress for final approval. Despite this fact, the ICC continues to consider selective closings ot rail lines around the country. “In the absence of a final railroad service plan and at a time when the Federal
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Link Released
From Hospital
Wayne Link, was released from the Putnam County Hospital over the weekend while Richard Barker remains in intensive care, it was reported today. The two were injured
when the light plane in which they were flying was forced to crash land in a wheat field near Fillmore last week.
Link, 28. and Barker, 29, are Ohio residents.
Hook, a pharmacy graduate from Purdue University, was president of the 182 store chain from 1956 to 1972. His father, John A Hook. founded the Company in 1900. During the younger Hook’s tenure as president and chairman, the company has added nearly all of its total stores now in business, having closed all of the obsolete small stores in downtown areas.
Calm To Follow Storm Here
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A calm following the storm seems to be in store for Putnam County residents as mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures are forecast through tomorrow with a slow warming trend expected Wednesday and Thursday.
Big Walnut Funds
This bright w'eather comes on the heels of rains accompanied by high winds that hit here Saturday.
Still In Committee
The appropriations bill for public works projects in Indiana including $300,000 for Big Walnut reservoir project is still in the U.S. Senate appropriations committee. The bill was passed by the House June 6.
Seventh District Congressman John Myers’ office said today that indications are the bill will be acted on by the end of the month and that the measure may be up for vote before the entire Senate before July.
The wind was not termed a tornado but estimates of damage here range over $6,000. Telephone and electrical service was out for several hours.
No injuries were reported. For the weekend over two inches of moisture fell on the county, it was reported.
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Fair and cool tonight. Mostly sunny and a little warmer Tuesday. Lows tonight low to mid 50s. Highs Tuesday mid to upper 70s.
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Lows tonight were forecast for the 50s, with highs Tuesday in the 70s and low 80s.
The extended outlook called for fair to partly cloudy skies Wednesday through Friday. Highs were forecast for the 70s.
Winds played havoc in the county over the weekend as shown in these pictures. At top, right, a tree is blown into a house in ReelsviUe while at bottom, left, trees are uprooted along U.S. 40. At left a tree is heavily damaged by the wind. (Banner-Graphic Photos)
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