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GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1955.
UNITED PRESS SERVICE
NO. 267
BIDS SUBMITTED FOR FIRE TRUCK !i AT ROACHDALE
NO CONTRACT AWARDED BY TOWN BOARD WEDNESDAY EVENING
The town board of trustees of Roarhdarle, Cully Wilson, president; Blaze Robertson and E. M. Garriott, along with Mrs. Ethel Eggers, clerk of the board, met Wednesday evening in their office and opened bids on a new
fire truck which the town pro-
VOLUNTEER FIRE FORCE HELD ITS INITIAL MEETING
CITY RECEIVES NATIONAL SAFETY PLAQUE
BY-LAWS READ AND APPROVED; NOMINATING COMMITTEE IS NAMED
poses to buy. It will operate in j
the town as well as the township j 11 Merri11 T - McCammack
and should be of untold value to j
the entire community. Mr. Wilson opened the bids and read them, but no contract was awarded at the meeting. However, the board hopes to be able to sift the bids and come up with a contract within the
Lt. j. g. Merrill Thomas McCammack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oral McCammack of Coatesville, is stationed on the USS Los Angeles with home base at Long Beach, Calif., and has been in the Far East with the 7th Fleet j since February. Lt. j. g. ana j
An organizational meeting of a Volunteer Fire Force to augment the Greencastle fire department was held Wednesday night in the council room at the city hall. Mayor Evan Crawley presided at the session which was attended by sixteen interested volunteers. Fire Chief William Lawrence, City Clerk Norman Peabody, Daniel Welch, of Terre Haute, Deputy State Fire Marshal, and Wayne Mark chief of the Bainbridge Volunteer Fire Department attended. By-laws for the organization were read and approved, subject
PRISONER TO COST COUNTY ABOUT $2,000
.MIST PAY HIS MEDICAL BILLS BECAUSE HE ATE GLASS IN JAIL
next week. Most of the compan- i Mrs. McCammack reside at 1129 | to the final o. k. by City Attories proposing to sell the fire j Daisy Ave., Apt. 6, Long Beach, j ney Frank Stoessel and the coun-
Showti above (left to right) are Hallie L. Myers, ExecufJve Director of the Indiana Traffic Safety Foundation, shaking hands with Police Chief Grover Vaughn after the city had been presented with a plaque by the National Safety Council. Councilman Dufkim Stewart is holding the trophy. Greencastle has one of the best records for any city of its size in the state with no traffic fatiJiVAr; during the past seven years.
truck and equipment, said it would require from 45 days to 90 clays to build the truck and get it into use in Roachdale. The American Fire Apparatus Company of Battle Creek Mich, seemed to be the low bidder on a price of $9,149.25 for 182 horse power International truck equipped with the fire fighting apparatus, along with a big tank for 500 gallons or more of water. The bids were as follows: Putnam Motor Sales, Greencastle, on a Dodge chassis, IVj ton truck, $2715.20. This, less the federal tax, brought it down to
$2210.00.
Moore Implement Sales Co., Roachdarte, International truck chassis on model R182, $2925.00.
model R 1:856, $,'1375.00.
Clyde Dickerson Motors, La-
doga, Ford F7, $3090.
W. S. Darley Co., Chicago complete on model RI86 Internatio-
national chassis, $10,376.00.
Howe Fire Apparatus Co., Anderson, on model R1856 International, $9,500; on model R182, $8629.80; on Ford F7, $8654.46; on Dodge 8 chassis, $8657.50. American Fire Apparatus Co., Battle Creek. Mich., chassis and
fully equipped, $9,149.25.
Midwest Fire & Safety Co., Indianapolis, complete with chassis furnished, $7,278.90; complete with chassis, model R1856, $10,- 1
Calif.
Rotarians Hear German Teacher
“Rotary is a real factor in promoting understanding among people,” was a statement made by Dr. Hans Grueninger, head of the German department at DePauw, in his very interesting talk given before the Greencastle Rotary Club on Wednesday. Dr. Grueninger discussed Europe and the progress made since World War II, and his comments proved that he was a keen observer in his recent trip to the continent as director of a tour of
college students.
In speaking of Germany, Dr. Grueninger stated that remarkable progress has been made in reconstruction of the damage estimated as 20 per cent destruction, and in the problem of assimilating 7 million refugees. The spirit and ingeniousness of i the Germans have seen the re- | establishment of their industry so that Germany is now the strongest competitor of England and the United States. "The people do not feel that this recovery has been a miracle but credit the Marshall Plan and the
i proper use of their own resourc-
204.80. Different types motors, I * . .. . , ™ 1QO es after the boost given them b> $10,204.80 and $10,543.90, on 182 1 „ ., * .
this Plan, said the speaker.
HP motor, $10,643.90.
The recovery made in Ger- ■ many is not true of France, said Dr. Grueninger, who said that I “Frenchmen are too content to ! take it easy, and as individuals are not as industrious and effi-
Frank Pierce, Tim Grimes and Julian Birt were named as a committee to nominate a slate of officers. An election will be held at the next regular meeting on the second Thursday evening in September. The roster of the volunteer fire force as read during the initial meeting was as follows: Don Alspaugh, Julian Birt, Maury Bitzer, Joe Ellis, Warren Ensor, Robert Fuson,, Tim Grimes, John Harlan, Wayne Hopkins, Wm. H. Johnson, Chester Liptrap, Howard Osborn, Fred Pease, Dale Pierce, Fr^nk Pierce, John Snyder, Claude Stewart, William Templeman, Wayne Varvel, Clair Williams, Maynard Tuttle, Jas. Green, Warren Lear.
NO GAME FRIDAY Coach A1 Nowak today called off the intra-squad football game which had been scheduled for the Tiger Cubs at the high school athletic field Friday night. Nowak said that due to injuries and some disciplinary action it would be impossible to put two full teams into uniforms by tomorrow evening.
Elizabeth Hart Dies At Morton
Seeks Injunction Against Bluffton
BLUFFTON. Ind., Aug. 25.— (UP)—The Bluffton Street Faf today faced another attempt by the state to oust it from the downtown streets where it has
been held since 1896.
State Highway Chairman Vir- j gil Smith filed suit late Wednes- J day in Wells Circuit Court seek- | ing an injunction to keep the j fair off state highways running through the downtown district. The state last year asked communities not to hold fairs on state highways on grounds they are safety hazards. State officials, who contend the state con-
cient as their neighbors.” It was mentioned that wages are low in France and persons in all walks of life look to tips for ser(Contlnued on Pnse Two)
Murphy Store Has New Manager
Mrs. Elizatbeth Miller Hart, age 74, passed away Thursday morning at her home in Morton, following an extended illness. Survivors are one daughter, Lucille Hart, of Morton; one son, Donald of Hinesdale, 111.; three grandchildren, Allen, William and Kathy Hart; one brother, Charles Miller, of Roachdale. Her husband, Charles, preceded her in death. Funeral arrangements wall be announced later by the Rector Funeral Home.
Rites Saturday For Mrs. Fields
Hurricane Edith Churns AHantic
MIAMI, Aug. 25—(UP)— A newborn hurricane with winds of 80 miles per hour churned the Atlantic far from the twice—ravaged eastern U. S. coast today, and weathermen hopefully predicted it might die at sea. Small but growing Hurricane Edith, fifth storm of the season, appeared aimed toward the destructive routes of Connie and Diane. “We w'on’t be able to tell w r here it’s headed for at least tw r o or three days,” a U. S. weather forecaster said Wednesday night, “but this erne has a good chance of staying at sea. “She began farther north and east than either Connie or Diane. When those tw r o were at the same stage as Edith they were farther south.” The Miami Weather Bureau estimated at midnight EDT that Edith was centered at 21.7 N. 56.4 W. about 680 miles east northeast of San Juan, P. R., or about 1.550 mies east-southeast of Miami.
Truck Damages W. Walnut Bridge
WHITE FUNERAL
It was announced today that Paul E. Craig has been appointed manager of the Greencastle store of G. C. Murphy Co. Mr. Craig replaces Paul Veon in this position, and Mr. Veon will take
over the management of a new r
trols highways within city lim- j Murphy store in western Pennits. said the fair here would t sy j vania block Ind. 1, Ind. 124, Ind. 1a6 y j r Craig comes to Greencast-
and Ind. 316.
Fair officials argue the street fair site is a tradition, and the
le from Indianapolis, where he was first assistant and merchandise manager at the downtown
fair would sufter by being niov- : s ^ ore j n city. Becoming ase d- j sociated with G. C. Murphy Co. A similar dispute arose las. j f our ( een y ea rs ago. Mr. Craig
year, ami Governor Craig at one point threatened to send in police to remove the fair exhibits. Fair officials obtained a court order restraining such action. This year’s Bluffton fair is set
for Sept. 20-24.
20 Years Ago
HERE AND THERE
held this position in Indianapolis for the past six years. Mr. Craig is a veteran of World War II and served with the U. S. Navyin the Pacific theater. He will bring Mrs. Craig to Greencastle j to make their home as soon as suitable housing is obtained. It was also announced that Sam Kramp of Van Wert. Ohio will be the assistant to Mr. Craig in the operation of the Greencastle store. Mr. Kramp has been
Mrs. Duffie Fields, age 67, passed away Wednesday evening at the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. She was born April 7, 1888, i.: Tennessee, the daughter of Elridge and Julia Carver Cockran. She had resided in Indianapolis since 1941. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Wilbur Hedrick. Mrs. Stanley Lee, Mrs. W. E. Walton of Indianapolis; one son, Sgt. Virgil Fields, U. S. Air Force; ten grandchildren, two great grandchildren. and other relatives. Her husband, John preceded her | in death in 1925. Funeral services will b * held Saturday morning at 10:30 from the Hopkins-Walton Funeral Home. Interment will be in the New Winchester cemetery. Friends may call at the fune’- | al home after 7 o'clock Thursday evening.
Last rites were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Hop-kins-Walton Funeral Home for Mrs. Hugh White. Rev. Elmer Harvey was in charge and burial was in Highland Lawn cemetery at Terre Haute. Mrs. White, who passed awayTuesday, was the mother of Mrs. Fred Pease. Pall bearers were Roy Brackney, William Lawrence, Maurice Kersey-, Robert Hoffman, Cecd Brown and George Hecko.
A heavy truck, carrying a big piece of machinery, did several hundreds of dollars damage to the west Walnut street covered bridge it was learned late yesterday, when it was reported to the county- highway department by persons passing through the bridge. The vehicle that did the damage, was west bound and it struck the 4x10 by 19 feet timber as it entered the bridge, breaking it and from there until it emerged from the west end, kept tearing off boards and breaking timbers. As the vehicle left the bridge, it broke a 6x6 timber, the full width of the bridge. Cross timbers from one side to the other were also broken.
A penal farm escapee, who ate Xlass while confined in jail here ponding court arraignment, is going to cost Putnam county approximately $2,000. Harold L. Sanders, alias Lawrence Sanders, was sent to the Putnamville institution from Jay munty-. He escaped in October, 1953, and it was over a year later that he was taken into custody. While an inmate of the Putiar.1 county jail, he ate some ?lass and became ill and was aken to the hospital. His bill igainst the county was over >1,000 for medical expense, hospitalization and for services of guards. Eventually, he was sentenced to a one-to-five year term in the state reformatory at Pendleton. Wednesday, officials received a bill of $514.75, charged against Putnam county, from the Indianapolis Medical Center for treatment of Sanders since he become a reformatory- prisoner. At present the county does not have any fund by- which they can legally pay these bills. Officials say they have no recourse and that money for this expense, will have to be included in the county- budget for the ensuing year.
Howard Utterbad
Mamie Flies To Denver With Ike
Dies In Florida
Word has been received of the death of Howard G. Utterbaek, former resident of Cloverdale Wednesday morning in Miami, Florida. Mr. ULterback was be lieved recovering from an ilme.s and his death was unexpected. The deceased was the youngest son of Thomas C. ana MayPritchard Utterbaek a id was married to Thelma Denny, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Denny, of Cloverdal \ K:s father owned and opeiaLed drug store in Cloverdale for many years. He lived in Munch' before moving to Florida. Survivors are the wife, and one son, Denny, of Miami, Florida. Funeral services and burial will be held in Miami.
REGISTRATION \r ;. 23 First grade registration, Fv - day, August 26. 9:30 to 11:30 a. m. at the elementary school buildings. Birth certificates wih be required for registration. Kindergarten registration Friday, August 26. at 1:30 p .m. in the High School Auditorium.
TRY FOR $32,000?
1 with the Company for the past
Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Green and I ten ypars
son, Jimmy, were visiting relatives in northern Indiana and
Michigan.
Miss Mabel Burton, a nurse at the Putnam counnty hospital, spent the day in Lafayette. John H. Allee was acting as
Mr. Veon has already taken over his new assignment in Pennsylvania and Mrs. Veon and daughter will join him in the ear future. The Veons made a number of friends during their residence here for the past four
prosecuting attorney- while Al- j one half years, who will rebert E. Williams was on vaca- g T et to see them move to another
city.
tion.
HELD FOR MURDER OF GOLFING PARTNER
WHEATON. 111.. Aug. 25 — (UP)—A 59-year-old man was charged today with beating his 57-year-old goifing partner to death on a country club links. Murder charges were filed against Charles Fisher of Gary. Ind.. after Leo A. Perry. Joliet, 111., died in a St. Charles, 111.. hosjital early today. Sheriff’s deputies said Fisher beat Perry with his fists after they got into an argument on Ihe course of the St. Andrews Country Club near West Chicago, 111., Wednesday.
DENVER, Aug. 25.—(UP) — President Eisenhow-er resumed his “vacation” today with a conference on reclamation policy. Having approved 100 million dollars in federal aid for flooddamaged areas in the East on his mercy mission, the Chief Execu'ive turned to the big problem in the West—too little water. The President managed a week of fishing, golf practice and painting at his mountain vacation retreat near Fraser, >lc , before flying East Monday night. Mrs. Eisenhower remainJ at their Gettysburg, Pa., farm to rest last week, but came to Colorado with the Chief Executive Wednesday- night for a quiet visit” with her mother, Irs. John S. Doud. President and Mrs. Eisenhower arrived here at 7:48 p. m. after a five and one-half hour 1 light from Washington. During the previous 48 hours the President had flown over the lood-stricken Eastern Seaboard, jonferred with governors of those states on flood relief, made a foreign policy- speech before the American Bar Association in Philadelphia and then returned .0 Washington for conferences m the international situation. Despite the busy schedule, the President appeared rested and elaxed. But he still had to con--end with another busy schedule l his summer White House ofices on Lowery Air Force Base. Mr. Eisenhow-er was to confer ,vith the secretary- of interior, jougl s McKay, U. S. Commisioner of Reclamation W. A. Jexheimer and Sen. Arthur V. .Vatkins, Utah, on administraion policy concerning the sta‘11 upper Colorado River project nd the so-called small projects bill. The President also was to reiew late reports on the huge ood relief program.
READING CLUB ENDS
12-YEAR-OLD Gloria Lockerman (right) of Baltimore signs autographs in New York after upelling her way to the $16,000 plateau on the $64,000 Question TV show. (International SoundphotoJ
The “Building My Library eading Club.” sponsored by the Greencast'.e-Putnanr County Lia:y. closed on Wednesday with 15 boy.; and girls having finishJ the reading. On Saturday morning at 10:00 clo< k, the Library Board and aembers of the library staff will jive a party for the boys and iris who have completed the •roject of reading twenty books ach. The reading diplomas will also te given to those who completed the reading.
HOSPITAL NOTES Dismissed Wednesday: Jennie Sue Stewart, Greencastle; Cynthia Franklin, Clayton; Pearl Beck, Coatesville; Bertha Cassady-, Mary Lou Brown, Cloverdale; Mrs. Ira Stubblefield and son, Coatesville. Births: Mr. and Mrs. William Burnside, Greencastle, a daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilley, Indianapolis, a daughter.
EXTRA!
HONOLULU. Aug. 25.—(UP) —Gen. Laurence S. Kuter, commander of the U. S. Far East Air Force, told a press conference that Communist air power still outnumbers the Allies in the Pacific today. But Kuter said that despite the numerical odds the United States and its supporting forces continue to maintain the same air superiority- over the Reds they demonstrated during the Korean War.
CASSVILLE, Mo., Aug. 25.— (UP 1A huge party farmed out into the rugged Ozark Hills of souhtern Missouri today and found a two year old boy, who toddled away from his home without a stitch of clothing on his back. He was cold but unhurt The object of the wide hunt was Gail Taylor, who apparentlywandered into the brush Wednesday afternoon as his mother was preparing to give him a bath. The parents are Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Taylor, a farm family, who live about 11 miles east of Cassville near the Roaring River State Park.
SYOSSET, N. Y, Aug. 25 — (UP)—William De Witt Mitchell, attorney general in President Hoover’s cabinet, died Wednesday at his home. He was 80. Mitchell, ar Democrat, previously had served as solicitor general under President Coolidge.
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 25 — (UP)—Actor Bela Lugosi, 73, who won fame for his horror roles in films, honeymooned today with his fifth wife and ardent fan, movie studio cutting clerk Hope Lininger, 39. The Hungarian-born actor and his “pen pal” took out a marriage license in nearby Santa Monica Wednesday and were wed Wednesday night at the home of Minister Manley P. Hall. The best man was Bela Lugosi Jr., 17-year-old son of the bridegroom. The romance between the ac-
FOUR INVOLVED IN ATTEMPTED SAFE ROBBERY
ONE SUSPEC T IS REPORTED TO HAVE “TALKED” TO POLIC E
(Cuntinueri on I’iikp Two)
Flood-Stricken Areas Get Aid
Hy I nifuel I'rpM* Suffering eased in the flood stricken northeast today under one of the most effective rehabilitation programs ever undertaken in the United States. The hungry were being fed, the homeless were given temporary- family shelters, communications functioned almost normally, most roads were cleared and open to traffic, and industries began digging out debris and drying out equipment in preparation to resume operations. The U. S. Army Engineers, with handling a 100 million dollar government relief program, gave notice that rehabilitaiton was already well in progress. Army Secretary Wilber M. Brucker announced in Washington that “all relief requests t » the Army have been or are being met.” Further plans were made to remove debris, health and safety hazards and restore public facilities in the six state flood area. The Agriculture Department opened surplus food stores in the stricken states for use as needel by flood victims. Trailer homes, prefabricated houses, factory space and other shelters were offered to the 100.000 homeless. Millions of dollars, from the government, the Red Cross, companies, unions and thousands of individuals poured into the flooded states. Residents of the flood area themselves contributed the greatest effort to the rehabilitation.
Sheriff Joe Rollings report01 Thursday morning that he had received information from the Marion county sheriffs office that four men, believed involve 1 in the attempted robbery of the O. & L stone quarry oft ice safe on the night of August 14. are facing burglary charges at Indianapolis. T hey- have already been arraigned and bond set at $2,500 each. Their trial is scheduled for the September term of the Marion circuit court. Sheriff Rollings said the four men are Ernest Collins, 22; Rex Petro, 30; Billy Grear, 23. and Melvin Grear, 20, all residents of the Indianapolis area. According to the informatio-i received by Rollings, one of tho group, Ernest Collins, has "talked” regarding the stone quarryjob but the other three have denied it. Collins is said to have told authorities that they backed their auto up to the door of the stone quarry office and had put the safe in the car’s trunk when it fell out. When it did, Ihe door came open but they were scared away by the approach of Keith Humphrey, who lives near the office and who decided to investigate why his dog was doing so much barking. Collins said they drove from Greencastle to U. S. 40 and then east toward Indianapolis. They were delayed about two hours in Plainfield due to a flat tire and then drove on to the south edge of Indianapolis. According to Collins, they robbed a liqu >r store that same night and it was for this job they were picked up by Marion county police. When arrested, authorities found a loaded shotgun and a German Luger pistol in tlicur possession, Sheriff Rollings said.
HANDLEY AI CHONS STEER AT CROWN I’OINT FAIR
CROWN POINT, Aug. 25.— As an auctioneer, Lt. Gov. Harold Handley of LaPorte, a possible 1956 Republican candidate for governor, has broken a record set in 1952 by Democrat Henry F. Schricker, then governor. Handley Tuesday night auctioned the grand champion 4-11 Club steer at the l.uk' County Fair for $1.70 a pound, a total of $1,649. Schrieker sold the 1952 champion for $1.05. The latest champion was shown by Joyce Bailey, 11, of Lowell, granddaught-'r of Karl (. Bailey, former pre id. nt of fii ■ Indiana State Fair Board. Julius Namoff, a I^akc County auctioneer, bought it.
BODY KE< ON KRED ELKHART, Ind. Rug. 25 — (UP)—The body of IPuiry Copenhaver, 46. Wakar i t, was recovered from H u wood Lake in nearby Cass County, MVh., where he drowned late Wednesday when his boat overturned. Authorities .sought the body rrf 1 second rruan believed fishing with Copenhaver.
\\K J J \ RE REPORT INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 25 - (UP)—A total of $2,159,499 in public assistance was paid out in Indiana in July, the State Department of Public Welfare reported today. Funds went to 61,004 persons in 47.000 cases. It was a drop from June of $10,807.
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Today's Weather Local Temperature
Fair and a little warmer today, tonight and Friday. High today 85, low tonight 60
Minimum 6 a. m. . 7 a. m. . 8 a. m. . 9 a. m. . 10 a. ni. . 11 a. m. . 12 noon 1p.m..
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