The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 7 June 1954 — Page 1

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THE DAILY BANNER IT WAVES FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1954. UNITED PRESS SERVCE

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GIRL SUFFERS BROKEN THIGH SOUTH OF CITY

THREE OTHERS HURT IN TWO-CAR CRASH AT 40-43 ON SUNDAY

A six-year-old girl suffered a fractured left thigh and three other persons suffered minor injuries in a two-car accident at the intersection of U. S. 40 and State Road 43, at 5:20 p. m. Sunday. The injured were: Sandra K Scott. 6. Indianapolis, broken left thigh; Mrs. Edna Scott, 27, bad cut on head, bruises; Kenneth Scott, 2, bruised Mrs. Katherine Frey, 70. bruises. State Troorvr Richard Raub reported that Leona M. Brocksmith, 61, Vincennes, was driving west on 40 in her 1053 Pontiac. and turned south on 43 into the path of a 1952 Dodge driven by Carl H. Scott, 34, of Indianapolis. Mr. Scott escaped injury but his wife and children were hurt in the crash. Mrs. Frey was an occupant of the Vincennes car as were Mrs. Edna Winniger and her daughter, Mrs. Brenda Lee Snell. Only Mrs. Frey was hurt. The injured were taken to the Putnam county hospital but only Sandra Scott remained as a patient Monday morning. Trooper Raub said Scott's car was damaged about $450. Mrs. Larue Dies, Funeral Tuesday Mrs. Bessie I^arue, wife of Harry Larue, died Saturday evening at the Putnam County hospital following a short illness. Mrs. Larue was born July 15, 1889. the daughter of John and Mollie Girton and spent most all her life in this community. Survivors are the husband; one daughter, Mrs. Helen Norton. Noblesville; three sisters, Mrs. Lou Ellis, Greencastle, Mrs. Verna Spurgeon, Indianapolis and Mrs. Nell Piffer, Brazil; two brothers. Oscar and Donald, both of Greencastle; one granddaughter. Frances Norton and one son-in-law, Noblesville. Her parents and one brother preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 p .m. from the Rector Funeral home. Rev. Elmer Harvey will conduct the service. Interment will be in Forest Hill cemetery. Friends may call at Rector Funeral Home.

Program Starts At City Park The city recreational program will get into full swing this week. Night softball should get under way after a full week of postponed games due to rain. In addition to the regular activities scheduled in recreation a hike and picnic are scheduled for boys from 6 years to 14 years old. All boys should meet at Robe-Ann Park at 1:00 Hikers will then go to the airport where games and contests will bo ar-

ranged.

All boys are asked to bring a box lunch or wieners and buns. This hike and picnic is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. June 9.

Among those attending the Tri Kappa Province convention at McCormick's Creek state park were Mrs Robert Graham, Mrs. Wilbur Donner. Mrs. Paul Cook. Mrs. Earl Sourwine. Mrs. Thad Jones and Miss Erdis King. Dr. T. A. Sigler was in College Station. Texas, where he lectured and demonstrated animal surgery' at the Texas State Veterinary Association convention. Eugene Akers, of Bambridge, assumed his duties as assistant county 4-H Club leader for thi summer. John Eamshaw transacted business in Indianapolis.

SPOKE TO CADETS

lien. Glenn O. Barcus

Reefer Alumni Honor Rockwell A San Francisco lawyer. Alvin G. Bockwell, yesterday afternoon received the Rector Scholar Alumni Association’s achievement award for 1954 at the group’s annual meeting on the campus. The Rector Aulmni award is presented annually to a Rector Scholar alumnus from the 25tn anniversary class. Last year it went to Stanley Byram, Martinsville, general manager of Grassyforks Fisheries. Currently a member of the legal firm of Brobeck, Phlegor, & Harrison, Rockwell was legal adviser to the U. S. Miltiary Governor of Germany from 1946 to 1948. Prior to 1948 he served as special assistant to the attorney general of the United States and general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board. Rockwell, who received the award from President Russell J. Humbert, was selected as the 1929 Rector Scholar alumnus outstanding in professional leadership, community participation, and interest in DePauw. Presiding at the luncheon meeting was George H. Dirks, Indianapolis, president of the association. Miss Ida McElroy Riles Wednesday Miss Ida McElroy, age 88 years, passed away Sunday evening at the home of her nephew, William McElroy near Reelsville. Miss McElroy was the daughter of the iate Stephen and Isabella Caltharp McElroy. She was born July 12, 1866 in Putnam county and had spent most all her life in the Washington township community. Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Mary Athey, Hobart, and Mrs. Myrtle Quode. Fort Wayne; five nephews, John William McElroy, Reelsville, James McElroy, Anderson, Henry McElroy, Martinsville, A1 Cahill. Fort Wayne, PD. Vinzant, Hobart, and several great nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock from the Rector Funeral Home. Rev. Dallas Rissler will conduct the service. Interment will be in Boorte-Hutcheson cemetery. Friends may call at the Rector Funeral Home. Autos Damaged In Sunday Mishap Cars driven by Herman L. Day. of Fillmore .and Janies£>. Hayes, Greencastle, were damaged in a traffic accident at the intersection of U. S. 40 and State Road 43. about 7:30 Sunday morning. State police said Hayes started across 43 from Baron’s Midway restaurant to Jones restaurac.l on the east side of the highway and drove into the path of Day's car which had made a left tum off 40 and was headed north or.

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No one was injured but damage was estimated at $500 to Day's auto and $250 to Hayes car.

DRUNKEN DRIVER

NEW CASTLE. Ind., June 7 (UP* Police arrested Ronald L. Perdew on drunk driving charges Sunday when his auto smashed into a water hydraht cutting off water for 45 minutes in this city of 20,000.

DEPAUW CADETS HEAR ADDRESS BY GEN. BARCUS

FIRST GROUP IS GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY ROTC UNIT

5\n address by Maj. Gen. Glenn O. Barcus, vice-commander of the USAF Air Training Command, highlighted the first mass commissioning of DePauw University AFROTC graduates yesterday on west campus. Lt. Col. Frederick A. Sanders, head of the Air Force ROTC unit at DePauw, presided and awarded 30 second lieutenant’s commissions and 19 certificates of i completion to DePauw seniors. Also participating in the ceremony were Dean Robert H. Farber, President Russell J. Humbert, organist Arthur Carkeek, the Rev. Allen Harlan ,DePauw's ch,o>ir under Prof. George Gove, and Capt. Joseph B. Campbell, who administered the oath

of office.

Speaking on the subject, “Air Power and the Part We Play,” General Barcus told the “newest ‘junior executives’ in the Air Force business’ that they were joining the USAF at a time of its greatest responsibility. The very existence of our nation he said, may well depend on h,ow capably the Air Force meets its obligations to the American people providing security in

the air.

This does not mean freedom from air attack, General Barcus warned. But a good air defense cannot be neglected; it is important both as a deterrent and retaliatory weapon. Furthermore, he said, we are aware of ^yur resposiibility to provide, through efficiency, the most effective service with the money available. General Barcus then commented that “it would be foolish to wreck the economy of the country trying to maintain a force we cannot afford”; but "it would be stupid to leave this country undefended while the Communists are on the prowl for more conquests.” Although he admitted that he expects the worst from the Communists, the general added that

he vwouid not paint too gloomy a picture of the country's future. “They are not supermen,” he said, “and besides we have a secret and very complicated weapon.” .Some components of that weapon, the speaker explained, are the free American people, a machine that can out-produce the world, American schools and churches, and the American home. “As lopg as they are properly in tune, we have nothing to fear.” Four Receive Couri Penalties y Four persons arrested by city police early Saturday morning appeared in three different courts later in the day and all received penalties. Clyde Overshiner, 35, went before Judge John H. Allee in the Putnam circuit court and was sentenced to serve 1-7 years for non-support. He had been under a suspended sentence on this charge. Maxine Lady. 26, was fined $10 and costs for public intoxication and also sentenced to serve five days in jail by Mayor Evan Crawley in city court. Jesse Allee was also before Mayor Crawley and was fined $5 and costs for public intoxication. Thomas Lafollette, 28, Reelsville Route 1, appeared before Justice of the Peace Ola T. Ellis and was fined a total of $22.50, for failure to have a valid operator’s license. Review Board Begins Work The Putnam County Board of Review convened Monday to go over the Spring tax assessment figures. This work is expected to require most of the month of June. The Board of Review is Composed of Clara L. Reeves, county assessor; Eston Cooper, county treasurer; Alex Bryan, county auditor; Mrs. John Williams and Ezra Michael. The last two were appointed to serve on the board by Judge John H. Allee.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

William Tobias Goodman, laborer, and Mildred Frances Shaff, telephone operator, both of Greencastle. Max J. O’Hair, laborer, Greencastle Route 1, and Sandra Baker, at home, Greencastle. William Coffey, barber, ’(and Martha L. Redding, housekeeper, both of Greencastle.

HOSPITAL NOTES

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lieske, Bainbridge, are the parents of a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Turner, Cloverdale, are the parents of a daughter. Dismissed: Glen Von Tress, Susan Games, Coatesville; Jerry Good, George Adamson, Elmer Hill, Greencastle; Mrs. Joan Waskom and son, Spencer; Richard Pridemore, Clayton; Donald York, Greencastle; Marriott Marsh, Coatesville.

Jesse L Plunkett Called By Death Jesse L. Plunkett, age 72, passed away early Monday morning at his home in Roachdale, following an illness of two weeks. He was born June 6, 1882 in Putnam County near Barnard, the son of Garrett and Sarah Jane Beckelheimer Plunkett. Mr. Plunkett spent his entire life in the Roachdale community as a farmer. He was a member of the Christian church at Barnard. On Sept. 18, 1907 he married Cora Alice Myers. Survivors are the wife, two sons, Paul and James of Crawfordsville; two daughters-in-law three grandsons, one granddaughter, two brothers, Thomas of Seattle, Wash. ,and Arthur or Roachdale. One daughter, Edith Marie, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 DST from the Chastain Funeral Home, in Roachdale. The Rev. Britton will be in charge. Burial will be in the Roachdale cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

CRASHES NEAR BRAZIL

BRAZIL, June 7 — Paul Andrew Carlin, 27, Wilks Barre, Pa., escaped with only scratches as a downdraft caught his crop dusting plane.Sunday and flipped it over in a wheat field. Carlin said the downdraft caugbt his craft about 100 feet above the ground and forced it down until the wheels touched. The plane traveled about 200 feet and overturned in its back. Carlin was flying for the Eubing Flying service of Vincennes, dusting on the farm of John Bowles, 4 miles west of here.

TWO CARS DAMAGED

An estimated $350 in damages resulted shortly before noon Saturday when two autos collided at the intersection of Washington and Vine streets. No one was injured in the mishap. Norman F. Jay. Hinsdale, 111., was the driver of one car, a 1951 Mercury, and the other automobile, a 1951 Henry J, was driven by Robert Granes.

CUSS SERMON ' IS DELIVERED BV DR. HUMBERT

DEPAUW PRESIDENT GIVES BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS SUNDAY

Some new concepts of freedom were proposed to DePauw's 1954 graduates by President Russell J. Humbert at the annual baccalaureate services yesterday on west campus. Dr. Humbert shared the baccalaureate program with the DePauw choir, Prof. George Gove directing, and the Aeolian Trio—Profs. Herman Berg, Cassel Grubb, and Franz Bodfors. Among the choral selections was “The Twenty-Third Psalm,” with music, composed by Martha Swintz, one of this year's graduates, and sung for the first time in public. In his address Dr. Humbert differentiated between freedom and liberty, explaining that freedom allows the individual only “to move into other areas of limitation and restriction.” Liberty, he said, is getting away from something; freedom is the positive privilege of creative living and the voluntary assumption of responsibility. Our old dimensions of freedom, Dr. Humbert continued, were largely a matter of collective concern, and we thought of freedom primarily in relation to the group. But now, he insisted, freedom must be equally important from the individual point of view, where it is as deep as a personal conviction about God’s trust worthiness and*as wide as an understanding of the possibilities of man as the son of God. Freedom, the speaker said, Is not the right to do whatever we wish but rather the power to become what we are intended to be. “It is God’s high purpose which gives meaning to your life.” DePauw's president advised the graduates to be critical in research, eager for mental competence, open-minded to new truth, independent in judgment, and constructive in thinking. ‘ Do not calculate your life so rigidly,” he added, “that you must prejudice your future. You are living in the midst of a revolution and must be prepared to give leadership in the field of the unexpected.” Dip In Street Injures Woman The low spot in the intersection at Walnut and Jackson streets, caused a near serious accident Sunday morning when the parents of a member of the graduating class at DePauw crossed the street a little too fast. The mother, Mrs. Olivo Burkhaiter. riding in the back scat, bumped the top of the car and after she went to the intersection or Seniinary and Vine streets and was let out of the car to go to baccalaureate services, she collapsed. An ambulance took her to the hospital whore she remained during the afternoon. She was able to attend commencement Sunday evening at eight o’clock and continued on to hei home in Moline, 111.

A BLUE RIBBON WINNER

Knobby Hill’s Fancy, five gaited show mare owned by Miss Elizabeth Rariden won the blue ribb n in two classes in which she was sh >wn at the Indiana Saddle Horse Association show at the Penal Farm Saturday afternoon and Sunday night. She is shown here with the rider. Sirs. Dorothy Thomas receiving the blue ribbon from Verne Reeder, ring steward Saturday afternoon. The horse wen the blue ribbon in the stake class again Sunday night.

I. S. H. A. COLOR GUARD WHICH OPENED EACH OF FOUR HORSE SHOW SESSIONS.

The Indiana Saddle Horse Association Color Guard, riding five beautiful Palominos, opened each of the four sessions of the annual spring show held at the Indiana State Farm Saturday and Sunday.

DIES IN SLEEP Mrs. Ruth Barr, 64, of Anderson, was found dead in her bed early Monday morning. She was the mother of David Barr of Greencastle. Mrs. Barr had complained of not feeling well when she retired .Sunday evening, but her death was unexpected. Funeral arrangements are pending.

EXTRA! DUNKIRK. Md. June 7—(UP) —Eight men and two women were killed early today in a flaming auto collisim that telescoped two cars on the ci’est of a hill near this southern Maryland town. State police said the autos crashed with such a terrific impact that it was impossible to tell which direction either car was travelling. All but one of the passengers were thrown clear of the autos by the force of the crash. There were apparently no survivors. GENEVA. June 7—Britain’s icqucst for postponment of a scheduled meeting on Korean unification today jammed the West’s plans for ending that phase of negotiations at the Geneva conference. The British infuriated the South Korean delegation and annoyed the United States by asking for more time to study Soviet Foreign Minister, V. M. Molotiv’s latest proposals on Korea. Molotov apparently succeded in blocking the West’s move lo winding up the fruitless Korean negotiation Saturday when he suggested a five point program for settling the issue.

NEW YORK June 7 —(UP) — Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt will make her first trip to Russia n^xt month on assignment for Look magazine, a spokesman for the magazine said Sunday. The date of her departure an I length of stay in the Soviet Union was not known.

WASHINGTON, June 7 —(UP) Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens last October promised Pvt. C. David Schine an Army job that would put his investigative ability to good use, sources close to Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy said today. They also reported that the secetary once told Roy M. Cohn in a monitored telephone cal! that he, Cohn, had been ”100 per cent cooperative” with the Army. Cohn, McCarthy’s youthful chief counsel, told newsmen that all his monitored calls with Stevens will be a “great disappointment” to his opponents in the Army-McCarthy hearings. He said they do “just the opposite” of supporting the Army’s charge that he used “improper pressure” to get favors for (Cootfnu»«fl on f’ufr* 1 viol Gov. Craig Has Near Accident As Gov. George Craig went to the Indiana State Penal Farm for the horse show Sunday afternoon, another motorist almost hit his car at the intersection of Roads 43 and 40. He claimed the light signals were not operating properly and called engineers from Crawfordsville and from Seymour. They spent the remainder of the afternoon and part of the evening getting lights straightened out after the official complaint was made. Young Airman Goes On Triai Charles Rosenbaum. 17, went on trial Monday morning before Judge John H. Allee in the Putnam circuit court on a charge of second degree burglary. He is specifically charged with the break-in and robbery of Haltom’s tavern in Cloverdale last Apr.l 26 in the company of three oth^r youthful airmen from Chanute Field, Rantoul, 111. Rosenbaum when arraigm-d some time ago, entered a plea of | not guilty. His companions also entered not guilty pleas hut last I Thursday afternoon they appeal- | ed befor'- Judge Allee and chang- ■ ed their pleas to guilty. This group included Richard Plum- I mer, Joseph Garrett and Hugn : Hall. • J

! PAUL HOFFMAN 3PZAKS TO DPU SENIOR CUSS

VN \ ; AL C OMMENCEMENT EXERCISES HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON

"Wo cannot igm .e the possibility that all our high hopes for the second half of this century could be Masted oy World War III; but with P at posr : bility asserted I must with equal sinceriiy say tha' peace °an be w r on.” Those were the words of Paul G. Hoff nr i Studebaker Corporation ’Tiid chairman and former Ford. Foundation head, speaking i< st night at DePauw University’s 115 h annual commencement on Blackstock Field. During the commencement exercises, President Russell J. Humbert of DePauw awarded bachelor’s d* erees to 352 seniors ami master s degrees to four graduate si dents. Seven mjgn Deceived honorary degrees. They were Edward B. Raub and Robert E. Neff, both of Indianapolis: Claude A. Mrhoi\v. V ashington, D. C.; A. We dey Pugh, Ft. Wayne; Howar u E. Tower. Nashville, Tenn.; Ifirrv Shig j 'vomuro, Honolulu, I .iwa’i, and Ezra M. Cox, San F • .nciseo, Calif. Hoffman, t long-time executive, inserted in his address the wa rning that the United States “must be prepared to match military might with military might.” This country also must recogi zc, he said, that a vital pert of its pea e program must include economic aid to countries now struggling to establish workable dem .cracie 0 .accoming to Hoffman, it is . •’! • imp< mt ' 1 at we make an cliort to understand other ee people-' and have them unue: land ’s. “W. oust stop thinking of t lem as ’foreigners.” These people "an be our good frier . 1 ortinu *d, with mufur 1 nte.cst . ho’ding us together. But rf*'sonrl fear, ranging in origin fr-'-m the hydrogen bomb to isolation b/ popularity, tends to keep us rpart. The commencement speaker eupre sed a bel»ef that a large 3 ? "t o. the answer 4es simply in be,ng brave, r getting on top of o.ir fears Such bravery, he se d hao another recommendation—‘‘it 'inmimizes us against L^ose who would exploit our fears for their own political adr antage.” Earlie - in his address Hoffmar took exception to those who hold tout h : generation's record is a black one and that there is little Lope for America’s future. He used as hrt criterion in judgin'- ti e accomplishments of * hat generation the availability fifty years ago and today of opportunities for material advancement anu for intellectual and spiritual grov th. “To summarize what has happened over the past fifty years,” Hoffman commented, “opportunities ter material advancement h-*.been enhanced spectacular’y. On the intellectual and spiritu.. fronts, there are plusses and minuses, but not enough minu.'-es to justify discouragement or pessimism.” He agreed that much remains to be done, tr.at “America is still unfiuislrd usiness. But, he said to the gru Juates, “that is where you come in.” By speaking, writing, worshiping and assembling freely, Hoffman Insisted, you will have us older people doing the same i hing.” “J ■ d if all of us show •o.nef : ng of our forciather’s courage, we can accomplish much j' .merica’s unfinished business.”

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