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VOLUME SIXTY-THREE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27> 1954.

UNITED PRESS SERVCE

NO 35

TESTIMONY IS HEARD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS I,RAND -II KOIi> < ONTI.N I K I'KOIU-: OF >IIOOTINO THIS MOK.MNI. The Putnam county grand Jury, which is investigating the fatal shooting of Jack Sligh ami the wounding of Francis Kyie eirly last Sunday, resumed its work Satuiday morning at 9:.'Jd o c1<m k following questioning of witnesses Friday morning and afternoon. Kyle, who is br ing held on an open charge pending the outconn of the probe, was the only witness Friday morning Othei witnesses during th«‘ day were Mrs. Charlotte Kyle. Mrs. Walter Baynard. Mrs. Mary Louise Stott Fred Norris, Mrs. Marie Norris ami Mi .and Mrs. Stanton Pierce.

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It was understood that five or six other perstins were scheduled to testify Saturday. There was some indication that Die jury investigation might require three or four days. Judge John H. Allee after swearing in the jurors Frida.v morning also ap|»<>i!ited k'red Sniveiy. t*f Greencastle, as jury foreman. The other six members of the grand jury are Frank Sutherlin, la-e Williams, Everett Wiehman. James E. Thomas and Andrew Sutherlin. Actording to police, Sligh was killed after he had fired tw > shots at Kyle at the intersection of Apple and Illinois streets. One bullet from Slight s 32-caliber revolver struck Kyle’s automobile and the other hit Kyle in the leg A single blast from Kyle’s 20gutjge shotgun struck Sligh in the chest killing him almost instantly. The whooting was the climax of trouble which started earlier Saturday night at a colored gathering on the west side of the public square.

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Roachdale Man Pleads Guilty < •RAWFORDSVILLK Ind. Nov. 27 Manslaughter and reckless homicide charges, filed against Charles Malayer of Roachdale in connection with a fatal traffic accident near here Aug. 22 Ih. 1 *.’! were dismisse 1 in Montgomery Ccvuit Court yesterday when Malayer pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence id liquor. Judge Roy C. Fenters of Fountain Circuit Court, special jurist in the case, announced he would pronounce sentence Dec. 2 The 26-year-old Malayoi was arrested after his car collided with a pickup truck, occupied by an Arkansas family. Kathy. 3-week-old daughter of Alfred Green, the truck driver, was injured fataly. R\NK IS KOKBED NEW ORLEANS Nov. 27 (UPl A bandit robbed a branch bank of $14,500 yesterday and fled into the crowd at nearby fair grounds race track where he apparently slipped away despite ar intense manhunt among 5.000 persons. Officers said the *ubbei must have escaped from the track before they could fully cordon it off. The holdup man. described as about 30 with a mustache or hairlip. robb»-d the Gentillv branch of the Hibemia National Bank about noon.

20 Years Ajjo HERE AND THERE

A truck operated by Harold Ciodian <vhs n>bbet1 of several Jiundreil dollai-s worth of merrhandise while «n route from Indianapolis to Belleville. Miss Josephine Stoner spent the day in Indianapolis. Miss Rozelle Rutter underwent i.n appendicitis operation at the Vmon hospital in Tq^re Haute. Mr. and Mrs Lee Reeves and daughter. Marjoiie la-e were visiting in Calumet City. 111. Mrs Maggl. Siott was visiting in Mitchell.

IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS GHOST STORY NO. 1 < Back in i884. the editor of the Greencastle Banner appealed to sub--eribers to submit ghost stories ) elating to Putnam County in an effort to preserve legends and f -Ik lore of the community. Sever al of these stories were published. Thinking that many of our ivaders are interested in folklore, we will devote several columns in leprinting them.» Thirty years -igo. within a feu' rods of the southeast corner of Greencastle unvnship, on the east bank of Deer Creek, stood an old mill. It was of the most primitive type, and none but the oldest inhabitants could tell when it was built, or by whom. It was not a valuable property, yet it had passed through the hands of many owners, few of whom had ever paid for it. or had a better title than lawful possession Slowly and certainly it was falling into decay. The waters of the creek, ample in the first settling of the country to run the mill all the year round, with the clearing up of the bordering lands had gradually diminished in constancy ’til it failed at most times to furnish power to run the simple ! machinery. And the old mill stiHKl silent, dilapidated and inoldering in inactivity, except when rains and floods furnished the power to awaken it to mom- J entary effort. To utilize the | waters of the creek in the mnning of this mill a strong dam had been thrown aci;oss the creek, backing the water up the stream for more than a half mile, and rising it to the mill to the heiglij of ‘bout tin feet. The water pouring "over this dam had gradually worn away the ground below until it had scoope 1 out a space extending from bank to bank of the creek and for several rods down the creek, until water stood there to the depth of from five to fifteen feet, furnishing a fine fishing and bathing J place for the lads of the neigh- j horhood. The waters in this ‘hole’ j were never quite clear, and no | eves at their purset state could

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see more than a few inches below the surface. For years no more wonderful thing had ever been seen in this water hole than a turtle or a fish. Of the latter some beautiful specimens had been captured in it. the memory ot which still exhilerates .mil tnrills the then boys, now old men. still dwelling neai the site ot the old dam. About the year 1n-,i strange stories began to be told of an apparition in this sheet ot water below the dam. What tins apparition could be no one i ould tell. No one attempted to describe it. Scores had seen it. But until then it had never been seen, nor was there any tradition that anything like it hail ever been seen before. The superstitious were terrified. The news of the apparition spread like wildfire. and those who were not superstitious had then curiosity raised to the highest pitch. From every direction the curious and credulous came to see the wonder. All saw what it might be non. knew, and few ventured to guess Then it was deep in the water; now near the surface. Often sinking down, iknvn far beyond the sight of the sharpest eye; again appearing al a dis* tame fmm the point at which it had disappeared yet always at the provoking depth that forbade one to determine its substance or parts. That it was not dead or inert matter was eiear- >- shown by the fact that it niov- . .1 up or down or across the stream, independent of the motion of the waters, and that it seemed to sink :n the deep watei ; > avoid observation That it was an entiri thing was shown by the fact that it nevei divided or >epai a ted into parts. And that it v is m unknown thing was eerl t •••« f iMMr«l on I *•• I i

U. S. DEMANDS CHINESE REDS FREE 13 YANKS

THIGH NOTE DISPATCHED TO ITEPING BY WAY OF LONDON WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 - The United States has fired at Red China an unusually tough note demanding release ‘ forthwith’ - of 13 Americans. It hinted that Americtn patience might be near exhaustion. The message denounced as “wrongful” the Chinese Communist condemnation last Tuesday c’f 11 U. S. airmen and 2 U. S. civilians to prison teims ranging f om four years to life. It scoffed at the R^d Chinese eh irges of espionage as “without foundation.’’ And it said detention of the men “is in patent violation of the Korean armistice agreement” as well as recognized international rules for treatment of war prisoners and civilians. The 13 had fallen into Communist hands during the Kifrean War. The U. S. note said Peiping will be held accountable for redress to the men and their families. It said the United States reseives the right "to claim compensation as may be determined appropriate and to demand the punshment of the Chinese Communist officials responsible.” In implying that American patience is not inexhaustible, the note said. “The Chinese Communist auth/r ities should bear in mind that the long list of Chinese Communist outrages against American nationals, which the American people have borne with restraint thus far. is significantly extended by the Chinese Communist announmecent of Nov. 23.” That announcement told of the Americans being sentenced as

spies

The Red Peiping radio Friday broadcast what it said were extracts from their trial record. "The U. S. spies admitted having received specialist training in spionage and guerrilla warfare." Peiping s li 1. Of the two civilians sentenced, Peiping said b,</th confessed they were trained as agents by the U. 3. Central Intelligence Agency. The Defense Department has identified them as civilian employes of the Army. Friday’s U. S. note was dispatched by a circuitous route since the United St ites has never recognized the government of Red China. It was directed to Peiping by way of London, where it was handed the Red Chinese mission by the British Foreign Office.

JUST WAITING FOR SANTA CLAUS

Richard Allen A>mstrong, 16 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Armstrong, 128 West Berry Street is ready and waiting for Santa Claus as is indicated in the above picture. Young Mr. Armstrong is all eyes and ea:s as he listens to Santa’s story.

Xmas Shopping Season Opens The official opening of tne Christmas shopping season ir Greencastle was climaxed Friday night with a presentation of gilt awards by merchants who participated in the event sponsored b., the Chamber of Commerce. Several hundred persons assembled on the east side of the public square at 8 n. ni. where the gift winners were announceo by Lois Arnold, C. of C. president. and L. H. Dirks, secretary

of the organization.

Participating merchants were all well pleased with the response by the buying public Friday. Two Jailed By

State Officer

Idaho Accident Takes Six Lives BURLEY. Idaho. Nov. 27 - Six persons were burned to death yesterday when their parked car was rammed from behind by an- j other car in a dust storm, then crashed into a parked truck, exploded and burned. Five persons in the moving ea: were hospitalized with undetermined injuries. Sheriff Lepage Layton said a large truck driven by Walter Granville. 31 years old of Portland, Ore., had parked because of poor visibility and the death car had parked behind it. The car was struck by another car, Layton said. A strong wind whiped flames train the death

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HELD IN SLAYING INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 27 - tUP) Police today held Janie Walter Byers, 26. Akron, Ohio, for extradition following his alleged confession to slaying a shoe repair man in Dayton. Authorities said Byers told them he shot Nick Bevderco with a .22 caliber rifle on Nov. 18 dining an argument over the piic^ of some repair work. He then fled to Indianapolis to see hir. wife. Delores, police staid. Byers was arrested on anothet charge here eailier this week and confessed the slaying Friday, according to police. ATTENDANT ARRESTED LA PORTE. Ind.. Nov. 27. iUP» Authorities today said the amst of a Norman Beatty Hospital attendant for smuggling hacksaw blades to criminally insane prisoners thwarted an attempted break by the inmates. George Green. 20. who lived at th’ hospital, was arrested dining a shakedown of attendants Friday when inspectors found a hacksaw blade attached to his shorts. Elm. B 11. head of the institution’s maximum security division, said discovery of four blades ir an inmate's cell prompted the shakedown. The crimfhally insane recently were transferred to Norman B- atty from Indiana State Prison. Authorities said Green admittt d smuggling i none other blade He said he was being paid from sin to $50 foi each blade, but refused to say what inmate he wa.dealing with or where the money came Dorn, according to police.

Two Indianapolis men were arrested and lodged in the Putnam county jail at 4 p. m. Friday by State Trooper George

Kecko.

Fay Petty, 37. was booked on a drunken driving change. and Ralph Horn. 30 was charged with public intoxication. TK VC'TOR KILLS YOl Til MT. VERNON. Ind.. Nov. 27 Oiville Floyd Weinzapfel. 16 years ol 1. was killed yesterday when the tractor he was driving overturned in a lane of the John Weinzapfel farm, one-half mile esat of St. Philip in Posey

County.

December To Be Warm And Wet

, LAFAYETTE. Ind.. Nov. 27 James Newman Purdue University agronomist, predicted today that Hoosiers can expert above normal rainfall and temperatures until the middle of December. Little if any snow should fall during the period .and tempera- ■ tures should average 38 degrees | in northern Indiana, four de- ! glees above no m tl. and 45 de- j grees in southern Indiana, five ! degrees above normal.

BELGIAN AIR BASE IS SCENE OF JET CRASH 14 KNOWN DEAD AND AT LEAST 10 INJURED IN DISASTER LIEGE, Belgium, Nov. 27. (UP» At least 14 persons were killed and 10 others were injured when a young American-trained Belgian Air Force pilot flying a Thundei jet plane crashed into a building at nearby Bieiset Alt Base yesterday. The plane was making a landing when it apparently stalled and smashed into the roof of ar officers mess, setting it afire The flames leaped to an adjoining medical center building. Botu structures were destroyed. The unidentified young, pilot was making his first flight sinct returning from the United States where he won his wings, officials said. He was believed killed in the crash. Some of the dead were young airmen serving their first day in the Belgian Air Force. They had reported to the medical center for ‘examinati >n. Many of the injured were treated at the base hospital, while others were flown In’ special plane to Antwerp Military Hospital for treatment. An eyewitness gave thi.> description of the crash: “Tive Thunderjet had circled once and was coming in for a

landing.

‘ It's approach to the runway led over the officers’ mess. Suddenly it stalled and dipped as though it had lost flying speed. a:ai it plunged like a stone. “An awful crumpling sound followed. Then the whole area was engulfed in crimson flames ,.nd heavy black smoke as the oil and fuel exploded. “I rushed over and officers were jumping out of the mess like flies. Some seemed to be badly injured because they rolled over in the grass as soon as they got clear and stayed there.” Only minutes before the crash, the airfield’s commanding office and high ranking members of tin defense ministry had left the of ficers mess. Heavy Snow Hits City Early Today If the ground had been dry this morning, a lot of snow would have remained from the snow storm which started before five o’clock. Some said the snow flakes wcie as big as tea cups. The ground was wet and the snow melted as it fell, but despite this, the e was plenty of slush on the ground and then at half past seven, it started snowing again.

DATE ( HANGED The date of Morton O.E.S. Friends initiation has been changed from Dec. 1 to Dec. 6. Practice meet Nov. 2hth fit 7 p. m.

THEY’LL ADD A ROSY HUE TO THE FOOTBALL CLASSIC

MAILING ADVICE Christmas mailing is always a heavy load for the post office and its employees. Patrons can help with this load if they will follow some of the simple rules set out by the post office department. as listed Mail as early in December as possible. Separate your local and out-of-town mail. The local post office is equipped with a modern letter drop which was installed during the past year. The new letter drop has a slot for local, out-of-town, air mail and newspapsrs. If these slots are used the woik of seperating the letters is expedited. When in duubi as to the correct address place 3c stamps on Christmas cards and always your return address. In this case you- card or letter can be forwarded or be returned to

you.

When mailing parcel post be sure the address is correct, that Ih.* parcel is marked. fragile, perisha.ble, etc. and that it is wrapped and tied securely to avoid breaking open Girl, 12, Shows * Champion Steer CHICAGO. Nov. 27. A yearling Aberdeen Angus shown by 12-year-old Jane Turner of Champaign, 111., Friday was named champion carcass steer on the hoof at the International Live Stock Exposition. The winning animal won over 50 entered in one of three similar contests decided Friday. Judging of all other livestock will commence Saturday. Purdue University, Lafayette. Ind., won the champion carcass hog on the hoof award on a 195- j pound Poland China. The runnerup hog award went to Oscar Anderson of Lei and, 111., on a 237-pound Poland China. Purdue University had a second carcass winner, taking the championship in sheep with an 88-pound Southdow n wether. More than 5.000 cattle, horses, sheep and Swine are entered in the big Chicago farm show which cot into full swing Saturday f«n its 55th annual eight-day run. Principal event Saturday was selection of the junior champion steer from among some 3.00 entered in the junior feeding «'ontest by farm boys and girls from 11 states. Also to be selected Saturday was the champion hog r.f the junior show Railroad Marks 100th Anniversary EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 27. - Memories of the first through passenger train from Evansville to Terre Haute were revived Satin day on the 100th anniversan of the first trip. The Chicago & Ea-tern Illinois Railroad sponsored ceremonies observing the centen nal aboard its No. 4. a modern stroamlineu train leaving Evansville for Terre Haute at 11:45 a. m. Passes of the now defunct Evansville Cmwfordsville Railroad. dated 1854, were handed out during the trip by a condm tor dressed in a uniform of that period and a woman in 1854 costume. The Evansville Daily Journal of Saturday. Dec. 2. 1834, earned an account of thi first trip l >aid locomotives were changed at Vincennes while pa-ranger dined at th*‘ American House on “vermison. turkies and ducks.'' The fir>t locomtive was ; brass-trimmed w o o d b u r n e i weighing 17 tons, which had t ■ stop frequently while cordwood fuel was purchased from farmers The wooden coaches were lighted with ga.-i lamps and heated with wood burning stoves.

CRAIG RECEIVES QUESTIONNAIRE FROM MERCHANTS

MICHIGAN (1X4 BI SINE-S8

MEN ASK STRIKE BE RESOLVED

MICHIGAN CITY Ind. Ncrv. 27 -(UP)- Governor Craig today received a. questionnaire from Michigan City merchant, seeking to resolve a strike of Indiana Stut“ Prison guards winch lias prevented them from selling supplies to the institution. Manager James Clements of the city's Chamber of Commerce, said the governor's office gave him assurances Craig would answer the questions concerning strike issues. About 30 merchants and labor union representatives met Friday to formulate the questionnaire. The prison stopped purchasing from local merchants because drivers of the city’s AFL Teamsters union refused to cross the picket lines. The group sought information on salaries of guards, precedences in similar strikes, proper methods for guards to submit, grievances and the possibility of the warden negotiating with the mayor for purchasing. prison supplies. About 35 guards walked off their jobs more thiui a month ago in protest to wages and working conditions in the prison A train with 15 cars of coal passed the pieke.t' line Friday without disturbance Two previous coal train deliveries were delayed by pickets who blocked the tracks. Jury Dismissed Until Monday INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 27 - (UP) —The defense today tough to keep the state from mtroduc ing a tilth and final eonfessioi as evidenee in the first degrer murder trial of Victor H I-^yly. fficvipius atteoipt.XlAij the defense to quash confession made by the - talkative Live) \Vere overruled by Uiimina! Court Judge Saul I Rabb, two o? them Friday. The jury was dismissed Until Monday following entry or t h two oral confessions in which the sex motive for the slaying of 18-year-old Dorothy Poor* hr t wa . mentioned. The victim's portlynude body was found stuffed ir a dresser drawer in Lively’s hotel room. Arguments on introducing th ‘final confession, which \\a- reduced to writing, will be held in the judge's chambers today The state is expected to close its > a , : Monday and the defVnra j expected to i csl about a day a d one-half latei which ni< m h trial could go lo the jury by l it*: Wednesday. Lively look the -hind agon Friday to claim the confe.-sions were obtained dlegdly H* od he made up the confession.- in ar. effor t to escape tin elect! e c •ii>' because of a fear of being eh troeutod that resulted ira-i, <.r, seeing a. “man burn to death on high tension lines.

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Hospital Notes Dismis.-ed: Walter Cai Clovordale; Harry Spire van: Francis Kyle. Brazil

Robert Lambert and doug ’ i Stile-ville; William W;1 n

Gr*'*neast 'w.

Births. Mr and Mr Bowman, Coatesville. a girl M arid .M> . Randel H ilton 3p*-n< • /

a boy.

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AUBI TtN. Tjid . Nov. 27 - Twenty-year-old James Brown of Aubu n suffered a mangled nghi arm yesterday :n a hunting accident. Dekalb County Deputy Sheriff George A Milk* .said the young man wa_s hunting on his father's farm when he placed a double barrel .12 gauge shotgun against ] j a bridge railing. The gun toppled THIS -CHORUS LINE’ of beauties la a snulmg on*- because the omely kids were selected a.- pnn- i and Brown was shot as h* cesses of the 1955 Tournament of Roses at Pasadena Girls are ‘from left' Roxanne Boyd. Grand Is- rea ^ed to retrieve it Brown’s land. Nebi . Marilyn Smurn. Glendale. Calif. Joan Gentry, Pomona. Calif J anne Martin Napa. , ^ arm , va ^ disabled in 1951 Calif.. Pat Scott, San Antonio. Tex.. Shelia Breau It. Minneapolis. Minn., and Susan Quaintss. also of ' ' Minneapolis. (Sorry, men, no telephone numbers). j in a laffu. m - u.p.

# Today s Weather 0 & Local Temperature K* #*•***$ ClAidy with snow <>r rain today. Partlv cloudy tmugln wi r ram early tonight Swn.i loud-, followed by occasional .-now or rair. Ijttle change in temp*-: ■ ture High today 36. low tom gif

32 high Sunday 37.

Minimum 6 a. m. 7 a. m. 8 a. m. 9 a. m. 1»* a m.

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