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VOLUME SIXTY TWO

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1954.

UNITED PRESS SERVICE

NO. 72

HYE YOUTHS ARRESTED tY LOCAL POLICE

IN THE

GOOD OLD DAYS

CITY POLICE SOLVE RECENT wave OF BREAK-IN BY

arrests

Affidavits were expected to In placed today against five GreenCAitl* youths and moie may Ik* filed soon a . a result of recent roblairics and break-ins within , the city The city police, stat* i police and Del'auw University . poli' e were all busy Friday af j temoon and night working on J tiie case and getting details completed. and as a result, three ! youths spent the night in jail and , one was sent to hrs home to sleep 1

over what he told police. | CORNERSTONE LAYING _ 0n More arrests are expected, aue j 0ctobcr 2 0th. 1870. the comerto specific break-ins dunng va- < s ^ one 0 j- ’New Asbury Unication time al DrPauv- L’mv( r^- versRv • familiarly nnown as Me-

hany Hall, was laid with fitting ceremony. According to the account in the Greeneastle Banner. "At 9:00 A. M. a special train, which had been furnished free of charge by the Indianapolis. Terre Haute anil Vandaha Railroad (Pennsylvania), arrived bringing the Methodist State Convention ftom Indianapolis, to the number of ."78. The members of the convention soon found their way to Hie College Chapel, where it was welcomed in short speeches by Ihc Mayor of Greeneastle. for the citizens, and Prof. Tingley for the faculty and students of Asbury." "After several speeches had

DEPAUW wm ORSERVE117TH ANNIVERSARY

A N N1 AL FOLNDERS DAY CONVOCATION TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY

ACCUSED IN REUTHER SHOOTING

ity. These entrances were made m a peculiar manner and this may lead to the arrest and conviction of the guilty persons. The city had a flurry of robbei - les over a period of several days a week ago and earlier and as a result, city police have been busy working on the case and gathering evidence that would lead to solving Uie whole matter. It came about in a peculiar manner as is usually the case where stolen good.-, aie concerned. It developed through an innocent person that evidence vvas uncovered that finally solved tie* entire problem. The youths involved included

Ru^.-ell Gardner. 18; James Wal- I been made, all in favor of making

lace. 19; Freddie Aubrey, Richard Murphy. 20 and George Pinglcton. All affidavits were to charge breaking and entering. The affidavits were based on the case of William Layne al the Pure Oil Killing station, but the boys all said their break-in took place Sunday night and that they had nothing to do with the Saturday night robbery in which about r 5*’00 in loot was carried

away. .

Capacity Crowd Hears Hiss Skinner

Cornelia Otrs Skinner, one of the country’s top actresses and a pioneer in the field of solo drama played to an overflow audience in Gobin Memorial Church yesterday at a special DePauvv convocation. Miss Skinner, who also has earned a top-ranking reputation aa an author. presented four character sketches as the tegular part of her program. Included among the sketches was one. "Being Presented." which she did on a recent "Toast of the Town" telecast. Others w ere "A Box of Powder." "Hotel Porch,” and "Time Square.” The noted monologuist. who is the daughter of the late great American actor. Otis Skinner, mixed humor and pathos during her program. MIRACLES

The great IBM cor|>oiation has developed a machine, pictures of which have been received here, that will translate a foreign language into English and at the same time, pi int the translation. It won t be long until the language barriet will pass out of the picture, due to Uie ingenuity of such engineers as those at IBM and other corporations which are relying on the science of electronics Uo do the seemingly impassiblePictures and full descriptions of this latest invention have been leccived by The Daily Banner, but much of it is Greek to ‘as. due to the scientific nature of Ute matter.

the cost of the new building not less than $100.000., a proposition was started by the 'Rev. James Hill, lor each M.E.S. school m the State to contribute the cost of 1.000 bricks, or about $12. each. This went with a rush, and soon a large number of schools were pledged lo the proposition.” "The minimum cost of the structure will not fall short of /$.»2.0fHt iii the plainest style estimated by the architect. This •-■uin is already secured to the University. But the friends of the institution irnr rrmfrdcrrt of raising from $75,000. to $1.00.000. to expend on the edifice. The amount should not be less than Uie latter

sum.”

CORNERSTONE CONTENTS Among the articles deposited in Uie cornerstone of Meharry Hall were listed: Charter of the Uni- ' ersity. Catalogue files from 1851 to date, list of the early patrons of Uie University, copies of the Gieencastle Banner and Indiana Press, copy of the Daily Press .first daily published in Greencastle). various U. S. Coins and specimen! s of postal currency, ancient coin from the city of Jerusalem, badges of college fraternities represented at Asbury. business cards of persons then

Tlie 117tih anniversary of DcPauw University will be observed on Uie campus here Wednesday. Jan. 13. with the annual Founders’ and Benefactors’ Day convocation in Meharry Hall .-ft iU a. m. Main speakers for the occasion will be Dr. Herman Wells, president of Indiara University, and Dr. Louis Benezet, president ol Alleghany College, Meadville

Pa.

A long-time tradition at De- | Pauw will be followed when all | of the school’s Rector Scholars sit together at the chapel, a custom honoring the late Mr. am) Mrs. Edward Rector, who estab ILahed a $2.5 million scholarship foundation at the university. Another highlight of the chapel will be the presentation of a portrait of DePauw’s first professor. Dr. Cyi-us Nutt, by the granddaughter. Mrs. Wilbur Helm. Evanston, 111. Topic of Dr. Well’s address will be "Educational Pioneering West of the Alleghenies;" and Dr. Benezet will speak on the subject. "Cyrus Nutt and the Dual System of Education.” The convocation will point up the close relationship .between DePauw and Allegeny College, first college, west of the Allegheny Mountains and the alnui mater of Dr. Nutt. It also will ling the two institutions with Indiana University, where Dr. Nutt was named president in 18G0.

Carl Benda, S5

Peter Lombardo. 50 Santo Perrone, 56

WARRANTS WERE ISSUED In Detroit naming the three men ehowu above, plus Clarence Jacob* 48, lecumseb. OnL. tn the abut* gun shooting five years ago of Waller P, Reutber. then CIO Cnited Auto Worker* president and no* CIO president. Perron# was a witness tn Kefauver bearing* tn Detroit. Rends. Perronea eon-m-law, also was a Kefauver witness. Lombardo currently is arrving a five-year counterfeiting sentence tn Fort Leavenworth. Jacobs la a bond-jumping illegal immigrant. Reutber was wounded seriously by s shotgun blast Uirough window of bis noma. The long investigation was directed by Wayne County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Joaepb Rashid. ] (Intimationai Soundpkotmt

GOLFERS TO MEET

A qieeting has been scheduled in Rockville next week for tlie purpose of forming a Park 1 * County Golf Association. In aJ probability they will oiganile and start looking for suitable site for a new golf course.

Lodged In Jail ; For Own Safety

Conrad To Serve In Liason Post

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9 (UP) —Slate Sea. Roy Conrad (RMonticello) said today he will •attempt to “coordinate" Governor Craig’s views and those of Indiana lawmakers “so it will be beneficial to the Republican

party."

A number of Craig s friends, including Conrad, suggested setting up the liason headquarters announced by Craig Friday. Conrad will arrange legislative conference between Craig, lawmakers and state department heads. Under Conrad’s supervision, the group hopes to perfect an administration program which will be acceptable to the 1955

general assembly.

Craig supporters interpreted this as demonstration that the

in business in Greeneastle, auto- ! governor sees a need to work

closer with the regular party or-

20 Years Ago HERE AND THERE

Jacob Eitel vvas elected vice president of the Indiana State Florists’ Association at the annual convention in Indianapolis Bloomington nosed out the Tiger Cubs basketball team. 1817 Section One of the Christian church met with Mrs. Lois Arnold witii Mrs. Frank Deer as assistant hostess. John Rightsell reported that 2.366 sets of 1934 passenger cai plates had been sold at the auto license branch office.

graphs of students in.attendance, photographs of ladies of the class of 1871. amt photographs of mem-

bers of the faculty.

GODEY’S LADY’S BOOK—"The December number is rich in em- ( >»ellishments. "First Time of Ask- J ing - is a fine steel plate; then • we have the usual steel plate title page; two elegant Christmas pictures: ‘Remember the Poor’ and ‘Christmas Morning:’ a six figure colored fashion plate, and a large extension sheet, containing an innumerable variety of dresses and articles for ladies in demand at the present time."

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HORACE GREEXLEY Horace not only suggested that young men go west. but. back in 1870 he wrote entitled "What I Know About Advertising." In it he says; ■ every man in trade, no matter it ne sells nothing but peanuts, ought to put as much in advertising as he does in rent.” WESLEY CHAPEL- In December. 1870. the correspondent of Floyd township w rote as follows: “During the past season tly members of Wesley Chapel M. E. Church, have built a new house of worship on Big Walnut creek, neai the residence of John Gregory at a cost of $1,850 It is a . ubstantial and well-arranged building, and was dedicated on Sunday. November 27th ( 1870) by Rev. Samuel Berk, assisted by I Rev. J T McDaniel, m the presence of a large audience. A debt :>f $250 remained on the building and it was raised on the spot." HR IA NT RESIGNS INDIANAPOLIS. Jan 9 — i UP i- Norman Bryant, Indianapolis. assistant state director of traffic safety, resigned Friday Xo successor was named.

ganization. A second demonstration (A the same theme appeared recently when Craig shifted patronage control from his administrative <Imm *mmm T»*« I

Shooting Witness Has Disappeared

DETROIT. Jan. 9—(IXS) — Detroit and Wayne county authorities admitted today their case against four conspirators in the six-year-old Walter Reuther shooting case has collapsed with the disappearance of their star witness. Prosecutor Gerald K. O’Brien said the witness., whom he flatly refused to identify, eluded guards in a downtown hotel uite. where lie was taken for saiekeeping, about 10:4o A. M. yesterday. An attorney telephoned O'Brien later yesterday, that the informant was in Canada but that some word might be expected of his whereabouts today. O'Brien declared— "Without this witness, we have no case against tne four men we accused of shooting Walter ReuUicr.”

Phillip Ottmgcr. 42, was taken into custody Friday night by Sheriff Joe Rollings and Deputy Sheriff Noel Bettis at his home on Coatesville Route 2. A neighbor called the sheriff’ office about II |> in. and said tJial Ol linger had threatened U> kill himself. The officers-made b quick trip and rejiorted that they found that the man had been

drinking.

Deputy Bettis said tbaf nlielL for a shotgun had been hidden I tom Of linger who then made s clumsy attempt to cut his wrist with m sm-itl pen knife. * » The officers brought Ottinger to the Putnam county jail for Jus own safe-keeping. Deputy Bettis said Ottinger works in Lnindiannpolis for the Pennsylvania

railroad.

3 Hunters Fined For Trespassing Three men were fined recently in Justice of the Peace Ola T. Ellis’ court in this city on charges of trespassing filed by Clinic Franklin, who owns a farm east of Bainbridge. Deputy Sheriff Noel Bettis reported that the men were coonhunting on the Franklin farm. The three. Can Eads. Max Eads and Harrison Eads were each fined $1 and costs.

TRAFFIC VICTIM

SOUTH BEND, Lid.. Jan. 9—* (UP)—St. Joseph county today chalked up its first traffic fatality of the year. Raymond C. Nuwonger, 36. Mishawaka, was killed Friday when his auto crashed through guard rails on a county road and careened over an embankment.

Truman Assails Present Congress NEW YORK. Jan. 9—(INS) — Former President Truman lambasted the present Republicancontrolled 83rd Congress today as a ‘‘do-nothing" body which is engaged in a “cover up." “The public will get wise soon." Truman told newsmen during a brisk walk around Manhattan in 25 degree weather.

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan 9 (UP) —Auto collision Insurance rates will be adjusted In Indiana on Jan. 18. state insurance commissioner Harry E. Wells announced

today.

He said the net result should be a savings of about $465,000 a year to policy holders—generally speaking, rates for $50 deductable insurance will be higher and for $100 deductable, lower. The charges were filed for companies associated with the National Automobile Underwriters Association and were approved by the stale insurance department. Wells said the new rates will result in a premium reduction <vf about 14 per cent for the state as a whole. He said reductions will range as high as 27 per cut for holders of $100 deductible policies in Evansville. On $50 de luctible policies. Wells said a higher frequency of < I aims "indicates increases are necessary.” Average statewide .boost will be about 7.8 per cent, he said. On $100 deductible policies, he said the decrease will average 17 per cent statewide. Premiums will vary for individuals because of a “realignment” of age group classifications, he said. Fire and theft rates on commercial automobiles will be reduced about 20 per cent under the new schedule. Wells said.

SHE’S REPORTING, AND LISTENING

GRBNCASni IS MKATED IN OVERTIME tiger cubs nosed out by STRONG SHERIDAN SQUAD, 52-30

Bloomington^ Men Are Jailed Here Three Bloomington men were brought to the Putnam county jail late Friday afternoon by State Trooper George Hecko of the Putnaville police post. All three were bn/okcd on charges ol public intoxication, according to Deputy Sheriff Noel Bettis Saturday morning. The three were Ronald K Eller, 39; Estel Vest. 47. and Pat Art hui, 41. Bettis reported that the car in which Uie men were riding wn : stopped about a mile south of the U. S. 36 intersect ion on State Road 43 after it had run out ol gasoline. Tier/per Hecko in ve.sliga.led ;i tid brought the trio to the jail in this city. Insurance Rates Will Be Adjusted

Grecncastle’s Tiger Cubs were nosed out by a strong Sheridan high school net team. 52 to 50, in an overtime battle up at Sheitdan Friday night. When the game was over. Sheridan fans had only high praise for the performance of the Cubs who were not expected to give the ultimate winners too much competition. Sheridan, by the way has lost only one tilt this season and that to highrated Cripus Attuckj by only five points. Led by Jim Cowger, sharp shooting forward who chalked up 29 points during the evening, the Tiger Cubs were out in fro it. 11 to 9. at the end of the opening quarter. Sheridan spurted to take the lead, 20 to 15, at the halftime. The host squad continued ta dominate play during the third period and had a 43-32 advantage. The fighting Cubs roared back and clawed their way to a 19-49 deadlock as the regulation playing time expired. The Cubs, collected a lone free throw in tho extra session while Sheridan hit for three points and it was all over, 52 to 30. For the winners, Hobbs was the bright light with 24 points. This young man, son of the Slwridai) coach, has been averaging 30 points per game and it is said Coach Branch McCracken is looking forward to his enrollment in Indiana University come next fall. Each team hit for 19 field goals with Sheridan winning from the charity stripe, making J4 free tosses to 12 by the locals. The Greeneastle B team also lost the curtain raiser by a 50 to 40 decision. GreiemcawUe (30) FG. FT. PF. Braden 1 2 3 Oywgcr 12 5 5 Westfall 2 0 1 Gorman Ill Saathoff 0 2 0 Duncan 0 0 3 Collins 2 11 Pinglcton Ill

Atom Pool Talk, SHOOTING WAIT WARNING BY GEN. TAYLOR - ANY RED PUSH INTO TRUCE ZONE MAY START WAR AGAIN

TOTALS

Sheridan (32)

Johnson Tliistlewaite 2 McKee 3 Hobbs 9 Bishop 2 Harris 0

FG. FT. PF. 3 0 5

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John Foster Dulles

Georg! Zarobin U. S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Soviet Ambassador Gcorgi Zarubin will confer in Washington Monday according to a State Department announcement. Presumably they will lay the groundwork —time, place, agenda—for the full-scale negotiations on President Eisenhower’s proposal for a peacetime atomic pool. It is believed Moscow wonts this spadework done before the Big Four foreign ministers meeting Jan. 25 in Berlin. (International)

EXTRA! WASHINGTON, Jan. 9—(INS) —The Government's announcement that “all categories of weaItons" are to be tented in the Pacific made clear today that one of the biggest series of a tomic and hydrogen explosions in history has been planned. Officials Indicted that two hy drogen bombs, one to be dropped from a B-36 bomber and the other to be detonated from an island tower, may lie set off during the spring series, probably in March and April.

TOTALS 19

THE u. S. ambassador to Italy, Qua Booth# Luce, la shown reporting lo President Eisenhower la th# Whit# House* but it looks likt HE S doing the talking. (International bounapnotoj

Ml Jet Plane Crashes, 2 Killed WICHITA, Kan. Jan. 9 —(INS) -Authorities today were investigating the crash of a B-47 jet bomber plane in which two men were killed and one critically injured at the Wichita Air Force Base. The Aircraft, which carried a crew of three, crashed and burned on the runway of the Air Base last night.

SANTA ANA, Calif.. Jan. 9 (INS)—A 30-day jail sentence bangs over Sugar Heir Adolph Spreckels II Inday for beating bis former wife. Actress Ka> Williams, but be i« at liberty on $!(MM> bond pending an appeal. The multi-millionaire was convicted Dec. 13 of misdemeanoi assault and the jail term was ordered yesterday by Superior Judge Robert Gardner who said: “You are a man of great wealth but I am going to treat you as if you were just another John Do's”

Hoosier Identified As Bank Robber INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9—(UP) j Federal authorities said today i Murl Jarvis, 26. Richmond, will ' be taken to Minnesota to stand trial for a bank holdup. Their announcement followed a Federal court bearing here Friday at which two employes of the Cannon Falls. Minn., National bank identified Jarvis as the gunman who robbed the bank of $109 a month ago. Cashier Eldridge Peterson and Mrs. Patricia Doffing, a teller, named Jarvis as the "nervous bandit” who staged the Dec. 8 holdup. Jarvis wgs arrested at his Richmond home Dec. 21. Since then, a second charge of bank robbery has been brought against him. He was accused of holding up a Bondurant, la., bank Dec. 18 and escaping with $3,117.

NEW YORK Jan. 9 —(INS) — Lawyers for Winthrop and ,! Bo bo” Rockefeller eyed each other suspiciously and at long distance today lioforo entering further negotiations lo end Uie marriage launched on Valentine’s Day 1918. Blonde Bobo’s apparently reluctanl acceptance of Winthr jp’ft offer of a five and a half million dollar settlement. represented only one step in dissolving tin marriage. Despite the stories of “Prince Charming” and “Cinderella" which surrounded I lie Florida wedding, the ending apparently will be written in the divorce court and nul In the nsunJ story book fashion.

TOKYO. Jan. 9—(INS)—Communist Chin’s Premier-Foreign Minister Chou En-Lai called tonight for immediate resumption of the suspended Fanrnunjom preliminary talks to set up a Korea peace conference The Chinese 11*") leader also demanded revival of the explanation progi am to unrepratriated war prisoners who, he said, should be kept in Korea’s truce zone until a political parley can negotiate their “disposition." In an official statement broadcast by Radio Peiping, Chou further proposed a “discussion" of the "Korea question" by the United Nations General Assembly, with representatives of Red China and North Korea present.

SEOUL, Jan. 9—(INS)— Th* chief of United Nations ground forces in Korea warned today that any Communist push Into the truce zone to prevent th: release of anti-Red prisoner?. Jr,n 23 might start the whole sheeting war over again " Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor V. S Eighth Army Commander, told a news conference in Seoul that American troops have been alerted to be prepared on Jan. 26 to meet any possible entry into the neutral area by Red forces. The general declared that any such southward Communist advance to prevent ( the removal of unrepatriated North Korean and Chinese POWs from the demilitarized zone would be “a violation of the armistice.”

Noah O'Connor Funeral Sunday Noah Lee p’Connor, former resident of (floverdale, passed away Friday afternoon at 3:30 at the home of his son, Warren Le<* in Plainfield. Mr. O’Connor was born March 17, 1886, in Owen County near Cunot, the son of William H. and Eliza Butler O’Connor. He had spent all his life on a farm near Cloverdale except for the past three years, he has made his home with his son. In 1918 he was married to Pearl MendenhaL who survives. Other survivors beside' the widow are: his mother, Eliza O’Connor of Bloomington, one son. Warren Lee, Plainfield, five grandchildren, five brothers. E-til and John of Cloverdale R. P-; Everett of Ladoga, Walter of Quincy; Charles of Cloverdale. six sisters, Mrs. Leona Cca^ci,_Mi '• Jesse Appleby, Mrs. Dessa Cyccnlee, Mrs. Della Brannem^ft, IF Gladys Haltom, all of Clove - dale and Mrs. Mary Truesdale, Bloomington. Funeral services will be h' Id Monday at 10:30 from the Whitaker Funeral Home in Cloverdale. Rev. Fay Plummer of Plainfield will be in charge. Interment will be in the Cloverdale ceni' ^ry. Friends may call at the Fun i al Home at any time.

Reserve Forces To Be Expanded WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (INS) - President Eisenhower directed the Defense Department today to have ready by April 1, a phn for a greatly expanded military reserve composed of men who could be called to active duty at once. He also temporarily sidetracked recent proposals by the National Security training commi \ sion that congress enact legislation to put into effect the Universal Military Training I ,'g am by net Jan. 1.

KILLED BY TFA» FORT WAYNF. Ird, 9 (UP)—An auto-tram r - !! Waynedale killed Glen W. n * mer, 46. Ossian. Fn bf police said he drove In .’into ' to the path of a Nickh IT ‘e railroad freight. GOOD WATER W » LL The serious threat of a ‘ r shortage if) the town of ! r !- se»rr'3 to be definitely rclu* Vs stated last week, the i pal wafer works drilled I just south of the pump hou.-> t -drin k a veritable lake a’ 0 G

$ o * • # • e ® Today’s Weather ^ # Local Temperature $*•*»•* Mostly cloudy ss.d far colder today. Cloudy and ccld - tonight and Sunday with : no 1flurries north portion. Fa temperatures tods./. Lew 18-22 north, 22-28 south.

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