Speedway Flyer, Volume 29, Number 24, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 June 1960 — Page 1

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St. Christopher’s Catholic Church 5335 West 16th Street Rev. L. A. Lindemann Pastor Rev. R. J. Terrill Assistant Pastor Sunday Masses: 6:30—8:00—10:00—11:30 Tomorrow is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The High Mass at 8 o’clock in the morning will be said for the parish. The High Mass on Monday was said for Herman Medenwald at the request of Will and Gean Medenwald. The Immaculate Conception Discussion Group requested the (Continued on Page 7)

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The Park Program started with an average attendance of 165 per day. Beginning Monday, June 27, the Checkers and Chinese Checkers Tourney will begin. All those who would like to participate in these tourneys should be at the parks on Monday, June 27, at 9:00 to enter. The age groups will be eight years and under; 9, 10, and 11 years; and 12 years and older. The drawings will be held at 9:30 for these tourneys. The storytelling got off to a good start on Wednesday. The storytellers for Wednesday, June (Continued on Page 6)

SCHOOL. NEWS The one hundred and fortythree boys and girls who completed their eighth grade work this year are: • Donna Faye Andrews, Shirley Ann Atkinson, Kenneth Axsiom, Gary James Bell, Dannie Kaye Benefiel, Ruth Janice Benson, Maurice Gene Bilbee, Michael Steven Bisson, Vicki Ann Boomershine, Carolyn Ann Brown, Mary Ann Brown, Donna Lee Cahen, Robert James Cantwell, Marion Lynn Carroll, James D. Cesnik, Alan Boyce Chilton, Paul Frederick Chitwood, J. Gregory Connel, Stanley K. Cotton, Rex Bernard Crandall, Jerry Dean Crana, Sue Ann Crawford, Glenn Allen Curtis, Joseph H. DeLisle, Lanny R. Dain, Stanley Keith (Continued on Page 5)

Speedway Jaycees Hold Elections The Speedway Jaycees have held their annual club elections and the new officers for the coming year are: Jack E. Fuller, President Bill Colglazier, Ist Vice President Edward Buckley, 2nd Vice Pres. Dave Pratt, Treasurer Tom Wilson, Secretary Charles Johnson, Jack Wilson and Harry Eakin are the Board of Directors. George Ransford and Norm Hambrock are the State Directors. Norm is automatically on the board as the outgoing president; he is also serving as a state director next year. The Speedway Chapter of the Jaycees meets the first Thursday and third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Linde Air Company. The membership is open to any young man between the ages of 21 and 36 who would like to contribute to his own leadership training and to his community development. Call CH. 1-9194 or CH. 4-8503 for further information. You will be glad you did.

Card of Thanks The Eighth Grade Class of 1959-60 would like to thank our parents for the wonderful graduation party. _ A special thanks, to all the committees who worked so hard to make the party a success.

Church of the Master American Baptist Church 1620 N. Girls School Road WILLIAM HELM, Pastor 1323 N. Furman—CH. 1-7048 Sunday Morning Unified Service—9:3o to 11 KM a-m. B.Y.F. 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Evening Service 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Evening Bible Study, 7:30 p.m.

Speedway Church of the Nazarene 5020 Crawfordsville Road Speedway City, Indiana Rev. S. T. Moore, Pastor 4929 Ford Si- Speedway Telephone CH. 4-8267 REGULAR SERVICES Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.ra. N.YJP.S. 6:45 p.m Evening Evangelistic Service 7.30 p.m. Mid-wedt Prayer Service, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

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Westwood Country Club Under the direction of Edward F. Hilger, 15 boys and girls of Westwood Country Club have finished their senior lifesaving course. Those that passed their test are as follows: Paul Boomershine, Randy Miller, Anthony Ridolfo, Steven Chitwood, Don Niederhauser, Loretta Perkins, Ellen Tichenor, Kenny Wright, Bill Rike, Nancy Wraight, Patti Scyphers, Susie Peters, Carol Gastineau, Kathy McGill, and Johneva Crane. The four finishing their Junior lifesaving course are: Kathy Jo White, John Southworth, Patti Gastineau, Betsy Najar.

The June Jive, sponsored by the Swim Team of Westwood Country Club, was held in the club ballroom last Sunday evening from 7:00-10:00. Bob Heany spun the records for the dance. A good time was had by all. All profit derived from this dance will be used for swim team activities. Adult Ballroom Dance The adult ballroom dance and splash party is scheduled for Friday night, June 25, 9:00 until ??? at the Westwood Country Club. Harrison Blind will be disc jockey for this affair. Admission is 50c per couple for members and SI.OO per couple for guests. Come on out for an evening of fun.

On Saturday, June 25, at 9:00 a.m., the Swim Team will have a dual meet with Columbus at the Westwood Pool. Teen Canteen will be held Monday, June 27, at the club from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sunday, June 12, 40 children who formerly had been in George Burgess’ swimming class, demonstrated their strokes to their parents, relatives and friends, in the indoor pool at Westwood Country Club. These children now are in the class of Tom Moran which meets Monday through Friday from 10:00-12:00 a.m. Winners were as follows:

Girls: Carol Winnings, Pamela Ricker, Karen Hoss, M. Husser, Vickie Dost, Ruth Phillips, Jeanie Thompson, Paula Barz. Boys: Gregg Carlin, Ronnie Weaver, Mark Leonard, Jerry Lish, Terry Hart, K. Herrick. Forty-five boys and girls from Westwood Country Club traveled to Muncie to compete in the Junior Olympics Short Course Swim Meet held Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18. All forty-five qualified and placed in the finals either in individual events or relays. Tom Geiman led the group with three individual firsts. Westwood swimmers placing in the meet were:

Boys: Mike Phelps, Mike Jaimet, Ted Love, Rickey Gilmore, Steve Nickels, Paul Klotzbier, Ted Love, Cass Clark, Joe Gray, Jim Geiman, Gary Kinkead, Jim Perin, Kent Gray, Bruce Boyer, Hez Clark, Dick Jacks, Chip Sunier, George Na jar, Paul Boomershine, Don Neiderhauser, Dave Sider. Girls: Joellen Boyer, Claudia Fry, Debbie Sunier, Sally Smith, Donna Atkinson, Eva Clark, Karen Kempf, Nancy O’Neal, Janice Atkinson, Sandy Sunier, Pam Mathis, Connie Cantwell, Linda Kutch, Carolyn Poste, Michelle Norquest, Connie Faulk, Shirley Atkinson, Patty Gastineau, Carol Gastineau, Kathie Smith, Linda Kegley, Patty Scyphers.

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JAMES HARRIS DECLARED WINNER OF THE JAYCEE STATE DRIVING ROAD-E-O

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Speedway Sertomas Install Officers Dr. Donald K. Shanafelt, Indianapolis obstetrician, has been installed as president oL the Speedway 500 Sertoma Club. He succeeds Richard E. Hissam, Speedway druggist. Others installed include Russell J. West, first vice-president; James McDonald, second vicepresident; Gunnar Tysklind, third vice-president; Michael Holowach, secretary; Norman Cox, treasurer, and Joseph Harshman, sergeant-at-arms. Members’ wives were guests at the installation ceremonies held at the Holiday Inn.

Blase Captures State Bicycle Championship Dave Blase won the State Bicycle Championship last Sunday, June 19, at Anderson, Indiana. Karl Napper, formerly of Scottsburg, now of Indianapolis, the 1959 champion, came in second. Jerry Swisher of Bloomington, Indiana, was third, sanctioned by B.L.A. All are members of Phi Kappa Psi at Indiana University. They will go to the Milwaukee meet July 15, 16, 17 for the National Bicycle races. From there they will go to New York for the Olympic try-outs.

Job's Daughters Attend Grand Council Sixteen girls and four chaperons from Job’s Daughters Bethel No. 38 attended Grand Council in Fort Wayne last week. The girls had a wonderful time and learned more about Job’s Daughters as they met with girls from over the state. Our Speedway Bethel received two very special honors while there. Ann Lynch, former Honored Queen of

Bethel No. 38, was chosen to serve as Grand Chaplain for a year. As the chaplain, she closed the Grand Bethel Session. Jeannie Dragoo was selected to be queen of the Grand Ball held on Saturday night. She wore an orchid presented by her Bethel and received a trophy and gift in honor of the occasion. We were very proud to have two such honors. Ann Lynch, the popular young chaperon, was given an eightpound sucker. This was presented by our girls at the formal banquet with a clever poem saying it would give her many good lickings in return for the lickings she had given them.

The girls who attended were: Marilyn Nieman, Ann Calhoun, Judy Whitton, Cheri Wilson, Peggy Bonham, Debbie Zieher, Judy Allen, Karen Takacs, Jean Griffin, Janet Hefner, Jeanne Dragoo, Margaret Wilkerson, Nancy Jo Switzer, Karen Hessel, Patty Flanagan, Pam Kuszmaul. Accompanying the girls were Mrs. Vehling, Mrs. Lynch and Ann and Mrs. Griffin.

8:30 a.m. Service and Sermon. Sunday Church School for grades one through eight. 10:00 a.m. Service and Sermon. Sunday Church School for Nursery class and Kindergarten. Nursery provided for 10:00 a.m. services only. The Church with the red doors is always open for meditation and prayer.

Thursday, June 23, 1960

James Harris, 17, of 1869 Norfolk, Speedway, won the 9th annual Indiana Jaycee Teen-age Road-E-O Championship last Saturday at Beech Grove. Last week the scheduled contest ended in a three-way tie. This necessitated a run-off to determine the winner to represent Indiana in the National Jaycee Road-E-O contest. The run-off competition required the three contestants to take a written examination, an obstacle driving skill test and a road test. The three phases were conducted by the Indiana State Police, which judged each contestant with the same car and (Continued on Page 4)

REYNOLDS-LUCAS The wedding of Miss Myra Lou Reynolds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Reynolds of Pittsboro, Indiana, and Edwin Lucas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lucas of Indianapolis, Indiana, will take place Sunday, July 10, 2:30 p.m., at the Pittsboro Methodist Church. The Reverend Clyde Wake will officiate at the double ring ceremony. Mrs. Patty Smith will be the bride’s attendant. John Thompson will serve as best man. Duane Wiechers and Buddy Ellwanger will usher. Miss Reynolds, native of Pittsboro and presently employed at State Auto Ins. Association, and Mr. Lucas, a resident and an employe of the Town of Speedway, Indiana, are tentatively planning a trip to Aberdeen, Maryland, for their honeymoon and plan to reside in Speedway. Friends are cordially invited.

PERSONALS Mrs. Mary E. Richwine, director of public relations of the Speedway State Bank, left Sunday, June 19, for Chicago for “her first term at the School of Financial Public Relations at Northwestern University. Mrs. Richwine is one of the fifty students in the freshman class of the two-year professional school for bank public relations and advertising executives, conducted by the Financial Public Relations Association. The school, organized in 1948, provides a well-rounded, practical background for individuals concerned with public relations, advertising, and business development in financial institutions. The faculty is drawn from the banking, advertising, business and educational fields. There are more than 500 graduates in banks throughout the United States and Canada.

Nancy Meyer, graduate of Ball State Teachers College, now teaching in the Speedway School System, has been selected to take part in the European travel program of the United States National Student Association, in Europe this summer with college students from all parts of the country. Miss Meyer will leave for Europe on June 16, and will return to the United States on August 20. Some of the countries visited are France, Germany, Austria and Italy. The programs are arranged by students for students, and are escorted by European guides who are foreign university students or professors familiar with their country’s art, history and music. Miss Meyer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Meyer, 2109 Mayfair Drive, Indianapolis.

Martine Sellmer, 6141 Meadowwood Dr., Speedway, who has finished her junior year at St. Academy, received Honorable Mentidn in an essay contest sponsored by the Police League of Indiana. The subject of the essay was “Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency.” Congratulations to Marty.

St. Andrew's Lutheran Church 16th and Beeler, CH. 1-4118 Phillip D. Bigelow, Panto* CH. 1-7320

SPEEDWAY POLICEMAN PLACES HIGH IN IU.-COLT'S POLICE PISTOL MATCH

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Pictured above is Ronald Vance of the Speedway Police with trophy he won for being top Hoosier in individual competition in the three-day Indiana University-Colt's Police Combat Pistol Match. Vance fired a 99.6 and finished in a four-way tie for sixth place. C. W. Robison of the Ohio Highway Patrol was first by firing a perfect 100. Other members of the Speedway Police to attend were Joe Berry. Dave Wilson and Kenny Smith.

Speedway Boys To Attend DeMolay Conclave Tonight, twenty-four DeMolays and two advisers will leave for the Indiana DeMolay Conclave at Vincennes. We will have four voting delegates. We have twenty members entered in various events: one in swimming, one in the Rose Talk, and eighteen in bqjkrling. Our twenty-four mem“hers will join 600 others representing more than 100 other Hoosier chapters. Our Order was founded in 1919 by the late Frank S. Land in Kansas City, Missouri. Our purpose, “Building Better Citizens,” is accomplished by admonishing filial love, reference, comradeship, courtesy, fidelity, cleanliness, and patriotism. There are 3,000,000 DeMolays belonging to 2100 chapters in fourteen countries and territories. Membership is open to 'any boy from 14 to 21 years of age. Many of our members have gone on to become leaders in government, industry, the military, business, and the professions.

Psi lota Xi The Psi Otes will have their last meeting of the season Thursday, June 23, at the Holiday Inn for dinner at 6:30 p.m. Laetr there will be initiation at the home of Dulce ■ Sawyers, Crawfordsville Rd., for new members, Betty Bainbridge and Louise Clark. The hostesses for the evening are Ellie Sallee, chairman; Marian Neat, Clara Kryter, Janet Scheefer, and Marjory Lindamood. The following officers have been installed for the coming year: Pres., Berniece Robbins; Vice-Pres., Ruth Parke; Corresponding Secy., Dot Fidger; Recording Secy., Janet Scheefer; Treasurer, Jean Williams, and Conductress, Donna Kay.

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St. Luke's United Church of Christ (Evangelical and Reformed) 16th and Beeler (in St Andrew’s Church) CH. 1-5647 Howard Beer, Minister—CH. 1-8762 Sunday Church School—10:15 a.m. in the Parish House. Worship—ll:ls a.m. Nursery is provided. Visitors are welcome.

Speedway Methodist Church „ 46th and Presto Streets REV. HOWARD E. WRIGHT. PASTOR First Hour—9:oo-10:15 9:00-9:45 —First Worship Service. 9:00-10:15—Church School for children 0-11 years. 9:45-10:15—Church School for Youth and Adults. Second Hour—lo:4s-11:45 10:45-11:45—Second Worship Service. 10:45-11:45—Church School for children 0-11 years. (The Nursery and Toddler’s Rooms are open during all services for the convenience of parents who wish to leave their children with competent leaders). A VERY CORDIAL WELCOME awaits you at the Speedway Methodist church. We have classes for all ages on Sunday morning, a Nursery and classes for children through 11 years of age at both morning worship services, and a friendly Christian fellowship. If (Continued on Page 6)

Prescribed Notice Of Hearing On Petition For Variance AU persons interested are hereby notified that on the 6th day of July, 1960, at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall, 1450 .North Lyndhurst Drive, Speedway, Indiana; the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Town of Speedway will hold a public hearing on a petition for a variance on the property at 4000 West 10th Street, more particularly described as follows: The petition requests the Board to grant a variance to permit a trailer to be used as living quarters for a guard to protect buildings and equipment. The petition and file on this matter are available for examination during regular working hours at the Town Hall, 1450 North Lyndhurst Drive, Speedway, Indiana, until two days prior to the hearing date. Dated this Bth day of June, 1960. M. Dotlich Petitioner mt

Sixth Grade Church School Class To Have Picnic The members of the sixth grade (first service) church school class of the Speedway Christian church will have a picnic Sunday, June 26, at the Speedway Park from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Meet at the shelter house.

Card of Thanks I felt really overwhelmed with kindness during my hospital stay. There were so many lovely cards, messages of encouragement, and thoughtful gifts of foodstuffs. Dr. Montgomery’s visits were so cheerful and comforting. And I can only hope those neighbors who completely took over with my little boy realize what peace of mind it meant for me. Thank you all, Rosemary Dickerson

Speedway Christian Church I4ih Si. and Winton Av*. CHapel 4-2000 Ray Montgomery, Minister John Andrae, Assistant to the Mintetae Albert R. Graves, Minister of Education Robert J. Kintner, Minister of Music TWO MORNING SERVICES First Worship Service 9:00-10:00 a.m. Children’s Study and Worship 1:00-10:35 and 11:06-12:00 a.m. Youth and Adult Classes 10:00-10:35 ajn. Second Worship Service 11:00-12:00 a.m. If you are a visitor in Speedway, or are living here and have not yet established a permanent church home, you are invited to come and worship with us each Sunday morning. Miss Joan Wilcox will play the Pre-Service Meditations and Mrs. Mildred Mason will serve as church organist in the absence of Mr. Kintner. Special music will be furnished, by Mrs. Mary Ketcham. Dr. Montgomery will deliver the sermon at both services. At the 9:00 worship service last Sunday the following members were elected to serve on the Official Board of the Church: Elders, •' (Continued on Page 7)

COLLINS-PARKE WEDDING READ

A melody, “Brett’s Love Song,” played during the weddings of the mother and grandmother of the bride, was heard as Miss Margaret Alice Parke and James Baldwin Collins exchanged dou-ble-ring marriage vows before Dr. Ray H. Montgomery at 2:30 Sunday afternoon in Speedway Christian Church. Mrs. Thomas Potter was matron of honor for the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Parke, 5571 Broadmoor Plaza. Miss Analie Shultheis, Miss Sandra Orbison of Ludington, Mich., and Miss Judith Bergen of Danville were bridesmaids and Diane Golay and Pamela Genung, cousins of the bride, were flower girls. Mr. Collins, son or Mrs. Waneta Collins of Tipton and the late Dr. Robert J. Collins, had his brother, William E. Collins, as best man. Ushers were Ronald deLanglade of West Lafayette, Ray Pickett of Kansas City, Mo., and Maurice Core of Washington, D.C. Miss Parke selected for her wedding a princess style gown of white silk organza over taffeta, hand clipped Chantilly lace forming the bodice and long sleeves.. Seed pearls were embroidered at the sabrina neckline. Folds of organza accented the empire bodice and extended into two roses at the back waistline. Pyramids of scalloped Chantilly lace were etched on each panel of the organza forming the skirt which fell into a chapel train. Her fin-ger-tip silk illusion veil was held by a crown of seed pearls and she carried a pure white orchid, stephanotis and phaleanopsis. Attendants were gowned alike in street-length hyancinth sheath dresses of silk organza over taffeta fashioned with bows and back panels. Headbands were accented with bows and circular veils. They carried wedding rings made of white feathered carnations and French iris with white streamers. The flower girls wore white embroidered nylon dresses with full skirts and hyacinth-colored cummerbunds. They wore headpieces of white and hyacinth-colored flowers and carried baskets of white rose petals.

There was a reception in the church fellowship hall following the ceremony. For a wedding trip to the Berkshire Mountains, the bride selected a powder blue silk organza costume. After July 1 the couple will be at home in 49 North St., Agawam, Mass. SAVE YOUR PAPERS!!! BOY SCOUT TROOP 66 PAPER SALE JULY Ist and 2nd

Church of Christ 1956 West 10th Street Services: Sunday 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 pm Thursday .. .’. 7:30 p.m. For information call CH. 1-4382

St. John’s Episcopal Church ALLISON SCHOOL—S24O West 22nd St Nursery is provided for children 5 years and under at 5026 W. 22nd St. during church and school The Rev. John L. Lowe, Vicar; 6210 Hickorywood Dr., CH. 3-0378. 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Parish Eucharist 10:05 a.m. Church School 16:35 a.m. Coffee Hour

Speedway Baptist Church (Affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention) 2986 Moller Road Rev. James R. Deuel, Pastor, CH. 4-1061 Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. '« Training Union, 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night: Sunday school teachers and officers meeting at 7:00; Prayer Service at 7:45. The Speedway Baptist Church is always happy to welcome visitors at any service. Nursery facilities are always available.

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Boys and girls of Speedway have been registering this week for the Reading Round-Up, the summer recreational reading club at the library. Registration will continue during June. In order to satisfactorily complete the Reading Round-Up, each reader will read 15 books on his reading level—books not read previously by him—-report briefly , on them when they are returned and receive a reading certificate at the end of the program—July 25-29. Those boys and girls who wish to read during the summer without joining the club may do so. Hours for the summer will be: 9-12, 1-4 and 7-9 Monday through Thursday; 9-12, 1-4 Friday.

DEGENER RITES HELD William C. T. Degener, a clerk for Kipp Brothers before retirement in 1953, died Thursday in ’Methodist Hospital. He was 79 and lived at 1641 Winton, Speedway. native of Germany, Mr. Degener was brought to Indianapolis at the age of 3< He was a member of St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, Modern Redmen of America and the Marion County Fish and Game Association. Before joining Kipp Brothers in 1945, Mr. Degener was a custodian of Speedway schools for 15 years. Services were Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the Conkle Speedway Funeral Home, with burial in Crown Hill. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Katherine D. Degener; a son, Karl F. Degener; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothea W. Lines and Mrs. Katherine F. Treadway; four sisters, Mrs. Minnie Barnhart, Mrs. Emma Ludington, Mrs. Flora Wheatley and Mrs. Martha Lich, all of Indianapolis; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Card of Thanks The family of William Degener wishes to acknowledge with deep appreciation the kindness, sympathy and beautiful floral tributes extended by our relatives, friends and neighbors in our time of bereavement. We especially wish to thank Rev. Beer, Dr. Hanna and Conkle Funeral Home for their kind services rendered and all who assisted in any way. Wife and family

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