The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 29 June 1956 — Page 1

THE DAILY BANNER "IT WAVES FOR ALL’'

VOLUME SIXTY-POUR

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1956.

EX-GREENCASTLE BANK OFFICIAL DIES IN TOLEDO

A. GLENN GROWN PASSED AWAY IN OHIO C ITY ON Till RSDAY

A. Glenn Brown, former president of the First National Bank of this city and later President of the Federal Land Bank of Louisville, Ky. and president of the Toledo, O., Trust Company j Bank, la-ter a member of the staff of the American Bankers Association, died at his home in Toledo, O.. yesterday noon, according to word rec eived here by his father, E. A. Brown of this

city.

Mr. Brown built the Vermillion home in Northwood, one of the first homes erected in that addition when it was newly opened. He resided here until he went to Louisville for the Federal Land Bank. From the Federal Land Bank, he went to New Ycrrk for the American Bankers associa-

tion.

He is survived by the widow, Marian Brown, four sons, Charles R. Brown, Morton A. Brown, William W. Brown and Allen G. Brown, a sister. Mrs. Robert Conner of Muncie; a brother, Russell E. Brown of Los Angeles, Calif., his father, E. A. Brown and his step-mother, Mrs. Brown, of this

city.

Mr. Brown had been in failing health for several years, but continued his work until early this year when he retired. Until his retirement, he resided in New York City and larter removed to Toledo, Ohio. The Browns came here in 1917 from Illinois, after they purchased the First National Bank from the Hirt interests. In 1923 the new bank building was formally opened and dedicated, just sixty years after the institution opened in temporary headquarters in the drug store of Jerome Allen, then on the west side of the square. The government granted the bank its first charter on January 27. 1S64, was No. 219. In 1923 the bank building was rebuilt and until then many old timers will recall the Kleinbub Barber Shop in the basement. The Hoffman Cigar store was in another basement room on the Indiana street side of the building. Mr. Brown was head of the First National from 1917 until 1930. at which time he relinquished his duties to his brother, R. E. Brown. It was under the direction of Mr. Brown that the First National Bank and Citizens National Bank and Trust Co., were merged into what is now known as the First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co. Funeral services will be held in Toledo Saturday afternoon and burial will be in that city. Petition Filed By Life Termer Claude H. Morphew. who was sentenced to serve a life tern on a rape charge on June 5. 195 1, has filed a petition in the Putnam circuit court to annul, vacate and set aside this judgment. As a result of this action. Julgc John H. Alice ruled the State of Indiana, by its AAorirv General, to answer said petition by July 16.

C LAIMS VIRGIN BIRTH LONDON. June 29.—tUP)—A

i report on a detailed study by a I team of eminent doctors gave

cautious support today to a mother’s claim she bore a fatherI less child in a virgin birth. The report Jid not substantiate the claim. But it said the doc-

tors could not disprove it through the series of exhaustive tests they made on the mother

and her 11-year-old daughter.

Craig Fights To Stop Handley

INDIANAPOLIS, June 29 (UP) Gov. George Craig fought to keep his leadership of the Indiana Republican Party at the state GOP convention today. Craig called on all his political j prestige and his reputation as one of tne strongest pro-Eisen-hower governors in the nation to stop the bid of Lt. Gov. Harold Handley for the nomination to run for governor. The retiring governor had the powerful backing of Rep. Charles j Halleek, dean of the Hoosier congressional delegation. But Handley was given a strong chance to steamroll any one of the four other candidates for the nomination. His aide? predicted he would bet 1,000 of the 2,300 delegate votes on the first ballot and Craig would be “unpleasantly surprised” if he tries to stop their man. Sen. Homer Capehart had only token opposition from George B. Huff in his bid for re-nomination. He will oppose the choice of the Democratic convention earlier this week, former Agriculture Secretary Claude Wickard. Terre Haute Mayor Ralph Tucker is the Democratic nominee for governor. Handley is regarded as a key man in the wing of the Indiana GOP dominated by Sen. William E. Jenner. Craig has feuded with the “Jenner wing” far years and has generally emerged the victor. But observers said the governor may be up against his toughest fight of them all today. Craig leaned heaviest on State Revenue Commissioner Fred Millis in his “stop Handley” strategy. But ho said he would also go along with the other three contenders for the nomination, John Scott. Frank Sparks and Dan Cravens.

CIVIC GROUPS MEET FEATURES FOUR-MAN PANEL

MARRIAGE LICENSE

John McGrath, machinist, Barberton. O., and Anna Cox, at home, Greencastle.

MASONIC NOTICE

JOHN I. PHILLIPS, HERBERT BLOCKER, REX BOYD DISCUSS CITY

Steel Walkout Seems Certain

NEW YORK. June 29 (UP) — United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald asked the top executives of 12 major steel companies to meet with him today in an 11th hour effort to head off a paralyzing steel strike. Industry spokesmen said the •hairman or presidents of the 12 aiant steel producers are in New York and would “give serious consideration to McDonald’s re-

quest.”

Informed sources said they hoped the dramatic meeting would prove the solution to breaking the hopeless deadlock which threatens to trigger a strike by 650.000 steelworkers at midnight Saturday. Negotiatiors for the union and the industry’s big three-U. S. Steel. Bethleham Steel and Republic Steel also meet in anothei last ditch drive for a peaceful contract settlement. McDonald then will meet with his executive board and later his key wage policy committee to .“report on the progress of the

negotiations."

McDonald's request came as the steel industry cooled its multi-billion dollar furnaces in

ESCAPEE SENTENCED Frank Earl Johnson. 19. who

escaped from the State Penal Farm June 18. was captured Mond ty at his home in Indianapolis and returned to Putnam

County. J anticipation of the walkout He was sentenced to 1-5 years j vv *u ( !i threatens to be the longest j at the State Reformatory. I ir - the history of the steel indus-

Hopes of averting such a catastrophe appeared very grim and across the nation businessmen and consumers girded for the worst.

“Are we a passive community — Do we want to grow—And in what direction do we want to grow?” This was the question given to a four-man panel by Hal Hickman, chairman, to open the meeting of Mayor Evan Crawley's and the GreencasGe Chamber of Commerce civic improvement committees following the dinner on Thursday evening at the Student Union and attended by members of the two committees, representatives of other civic groups and a number of interested citizens of the community. Mayor Evan Crawley acted as moderator, and John J. Phillips, IBM executive, Herbert Blocker, Angwell Curtain Co. manager ,and Rexell A. Boyd, attorney and member of the Water Board, formed the panel. In opening the meeting, Mr. Hickman was frank in stating that the principal purpose in bringing the members of the committees and interested citizens together was with the thought in mind of finding out "what is wrong with Greencastle.” Each of the panelists gave interesting commentaries, however, each of the speakers were inclineu to praise Greencastle rather than to constructively criticize. Mr. Phillips opened his remarks with the statement, “I can’t say anything bad about Greencastle.” After enumerating the assets of Greencastle as a community, he said IBM wanted to grow with Greencastle and didn’t want to dominate the industrial and social life of the community. He praised the cooperation given IBM by DePauw University as well as the business men, and commented that at no time did he find any evidence that DePauw discouraged the industrial growth of the city, despite rumors to the contrary. In further comments on the growth of Greencastle, Mr. Phillips pointed out that no one industry should employ more than 5 per cent of available labor in a community, and therefore Greencastle should make an effort to attract other industries, not only for more tax revenue* but to give industrial balance to the community. Herbert Blocker, manager of the Angwell Curtain Co., followed Mr. Phillips, and complimented him in giving a comprehensive picture of the needs of the community. Mr. Blocker stated that maybe we have a better community than we realize, and that Greencastle was recommended to Angwell by industrial engineers over many other locations considered. Rexell A. Boyd was called on to speak and his words were more in line with the purpose of the meeting. He commented that we must look to the future, and plans must be made now for the expansion of our facilities. He stressed that it is necessary that we accentuate the positive rather than the negative, which, in the past, there has been an inclination to accept. It was Mr. : Boyd’s opinion that Greencastle is ready for industrial growth, and it is up to its citizens to direct this growth in the right direction. The meeting was closed after a few remarks by L. H. Dirks, executive secretary of the Greencastle Chamber of Commerce, the sponsor of this community meeting.

Called meeting Temple Lodge No. 47 F. & A. M tonight 7:30 p. m. Work in E. A. Degree. Wm. J. Boatright. W. I.!.

38th Division To Hold Maneuvers

INDIANAPOLIS. June 29 — The 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard, will conduct special tank-infantry team training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in summer maneuvers between July 7 and July 22. The training, involving the 138th Tank Battalion of the 38th Division, the regimenUrl tank companies of the 151st, 353d and 293d Infantry Regiment, and infantry soldiers from these three regiments, will teach infantrymen and tankers mutual combat supports and the use of combined arms. All training will be under simulated combat conditions, and “aggressor forces” will be utilized to lend realism to the training. Other special features of 1956 training will include: Intensive practice firing with all weapons in the division, from 30 cal. rifles on up to 155 .mm howitzers, largest weapons used by units of the 38th Division. Special intelligence training, including observation, map and aerial photo reading, scouting and patrolling terrain evaluation and identification of enemy personnel. Special communications and signal training, including a 4,8hour tactical communications exercise. Infantry platoon exercises. Approximately 10.000 38th Dil font in ii < k il on

DIAMOND LODGE SENDS CUNDIFF TO GRAND MEET James F. Cundiff went to Michigan today for the annual meeting of the Knights of Pvthias Grand Lodge. He is represent- , ing Diamond Lodge No. 349 ot Cloverdale of which he is Past Chancelor Commander a-nd will also receive while in the meeting of the Grand Lodge, the rank of Past Chancelor Commander. The meeting will continue through Saturday.

FORD HEADS JAYCEES KANSAS CITY, Jun e 29 — (UP)—Wendel H. Ford, a 31-year-old insurance man from Owensboro, Ky., Thursday night was elected national president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, climaxing one of the hottest election sessions in the organization's history. Ford, former national vice president in charge of the Jaycees public safety and health program, won over three other candidates on the 10th ballot.

Highway Deaths Now Total 14,720

The nation’s traffic toll climbed at headlong pace toward a new record today, spurred upward by a flurry of multiple death accidents. Safety experts, studying record breaking figures for the first five months, predicted the possibility that motorists would set a new high in traffic fatalities this year. The National Safety Council said last month was the bloodiest May in history with 3.170 persons killed on the highways compared with 3,100 last year. This pushed the year’s total to 14,720, 9 per cent above the fivemonth figure in 1955.

SCOUTS TO HOLD HONOR COURT AT BAINBRIDGE

TROOP 92 WILL CONDUCT PROGRAM ON SATl’RDAY NIGHT Boy Scout Troop No. 92. o: Bainhi idge, will hold a Court of Honor on Saturday night, June 30, 7:30 p. m. at the BainbriJge Methodist Church. The ceremony will open with an initiation and presentation of Tend Tfoot ren t to Gary Cooper, John Shinn. Eddie Minnick and D maid Malicoat. David Priest will receive his Second Class budge, an 1 Harve Wilson, Mike Blue, Ei.I Harshbarger, and Estal Cooper will be awarded the rank of Explorer Apprentice. Also as a part of the Court of Honor, Mike Blue, Bill Harsnbarger, Harve Wil.-on, Georgs Stishcr and Estal Cooper will receive merit badges in various fields of achievement. The climax of the Court will come with the presentation of the Eagle Scout rank to Jeffry Blue, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jewel Blue, of Bainbridge, in an impressive ceremony which explains and gives meaning to the Eagle Scout award. Ralph Nieland will represent the Wabash Valley Council of Boy Scouts and will be assisted by Eagle Scouts from Greencastle, Terre Haute and Bainbridge. The public is invited to come and join with the Scout parents in observing this interesting and distinctive ceremony.

UNITED PRESS SERVICE

HOSPITAL NOTES

Dismissed: Brenda Walker, Nannie Furr, Cloverdale; Glendon Rightsell, Mrs. Ruby Hargus, Reelsville; Richard Cowgill, Fillmore; Chester Query, Mildred Jeffries. Edith Potter, Mrs. Catherine Williams, Greencastle. Births: Mr. and Mrs. Robert

Buis, Fillmore, a boy. I.O.O.F. NOTICE

NO. 219

There will be a called meeting of Fillmore I.O.O.F’. Monday, July 2. 1956 for the purpose of installation and auditing. Please plan to attend.

NAMED ON COMMITTEE Earl O'Hair of Putnam county, was named on the Credentials j committee from th- Sixth Indi- j ana District at the GOP state convention on Thursday evening.

THEY TIED FOR “EATING” HONORS

Bill Ciaig. left and Harold Pruitt, members of the Fiilmoie L; >n> t’i ib t.cil for 1: mw dinner Wednesday evening. Both were busy eating fried chicken while th ; n lure w taken. The iadies are Mrs. Craig and Mrs. Pruitt and the incident was aim sing th in warned befo.e the meeting tliit these two would be the champion filed chicken eaters. NEW PRESIDENT RECEIVES CONGRATULATIONS

20 Years Ajj#

HERE \ND THERE

First Load Of '55 Wheat Arrives

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Carmichael and childrein. Wilbur and Waneta. left for a visit in Topeka, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Seller and son, Marion, were visitors at Ml Cormick s Creek State Park. Helen and Eleanor Collins attended a horse show at Franklin Mrs. Fred Pease and daughters., Wilametta and Ruth Ann. left for Libby, Montana, to spend tire summer.

THIRD CRASH VICTIM . TELL CITY, Ind.. June 29.— UP) Vnlmer Franz. 65. former TGI City Mayor. Thursday bel enme the third fatality of a I weekend auto crash near Rockport. K.lle 1 instantly in the two-car :eci; were Fia-.z’s wife. Kathryn. 54. and M’s. Sam Stettl r. i 76. also of Tell Ci’v. I Fianz was mayor from 194S to iyoi

The first load of wheat has come to the Poor & Co. elevator in south Gieencastle in 1955. It came from the Roland Lane far n in Monroe township and graded No. 1. The field yielded 50.S bushels per acre and was a field of the finest wheat grown in Putnam county. The price for No. 1 wheat is $1.84 per bushel. The p:*ce ior No. 2 wheat is $1.83.

Wm. Springer Is GOP Keynoter INDIANAPOLIS, June 29.— (UP) Illinois Rep. William L. Springer told the Indiana Republican nominating convention t> day this nation was plagued by "scandal and dishonesy,” a complacent attitude on security and “fiscal irresponsibility” under the Democrats four years ago. The Hoosier-born Congressman was the convention’s keynote speaker. “When the people of Americr. went to the polls in 1952 they were conscious that during recent years there had been scandal ami dishonesty which had run rampant through the Truman administration from 1948 on,” Springer said. But the Eisenhower administration,” he went on, “got rid of the questionable people in high places who were making possible this corruption and we replaced ‘crook and crony rule’ by able and honest administration.” Springer said Democrats ignored FBI reports on “the danger of Communist infiltration into high places in government.” He said the Republican administration “has deported 157 alien Communists in three years while in the previous seven years of the Truman administration, onl; 95 alien Communists were de-

ported.”

Voters in 1952 “had witnessed fiscal irresponsibility for 20 years” and “inflation was rampant,” said Springer. But tne current administration will show a “modest surplus” at the end of the fiscal year and the “inflation spiral” has been halted. Springer reminded delegates they were part of a fight to continue in office “an administration which has ended war, thrown out corruption and waste and brought great security to the people of America.” Delegates Named By Hoosier GOP INDIANAPOLIS, June 29 Ten at-large delegates to the 'Republican national convention, each with a full vote, were nominated by the GOP State Committee Thursday. The list included Gov. Craig, both U. S. senators, Homer E C ipehart and WiHiam E. Jenner. State Chairman Alvin C. Ca.-.t, and National Committeeman Ralph F. Gaes of Columbia City. Two delegates from each o' ihe 11 congressional districts, also with a full vote each, were nominated at district caucuses Thursday night to round out th? 22-member Hoosier delegation. All the nominations are subjei t to routine ratification at Friday’s state convention. Other delegates-at-large: Thomas Mahaffey, Indianapolis, state committee treasurer; Eugene C. Pulliam, Indianapolis newspaper publisher; James S. DeLaurier, Hammond new.spape: publisher, and U. S. Rep. Cecil Harden of Covington, national committeewoman. Alternate delegates - at - large nominated by the state committee were Wilbur Grant, Indianapolis; John Buehler, Indianap•li.': Raymond Morns. Mit'hell W. .! Holliday, Jr.. IndianapoT : lean B. Osborn, Marion; Robert Wol< itt. Indianapolis; Mun -l

REPUBLICANS IN CONVENTION AT INDIANAPOLIS

DELEGATES NAME sT \TE CANDIDATES FOR NOVEMBER ELEC TION

INDIANAPOLIS. June 29 )UP) Indiana's big Rep: • powers in Congress were on today as 2,032 state conventi a delegates gather for a showdown factional battle over who should run for governor. Some felt that it might turn mto a power struggle between Governor Craig and Sen. William Jenner, who have tangled bitterly before. Jenner was here for the battle for the governor nomination .between Lt. Gov. Harold Handley and the rest of a field of five candidates. So were Rep. Ch i le s Halleek of Remwelaer, the dean of Hoosier Congressmen, and several other representatives. Also at stake were renomin rtion of Sen. Homer Capeliart. who drew token opposition, and choice of 13 statehouse nominees—six of whom were unoppos-

ed.

Craig’s party faction was looking for its best bet to defeat Handley. State Revenue Commissioner Frank Millis was regarded the leading Craig man w th John Scott, Frank Sparks and Dan Cravens other possibilities. Jenner was openly against the Craig forces. He appeared amid the convention eve hotel merrymaking and beamed “Handley" when asked his preference for governor. Observers figured .limner could be a potent influence should he decide to ccwne on the convention floor in Handley’s behalf. Halleek hinted at support for the Craig faction. In a speech to the 2nd District caucus Thursday right Halleek said the convention should choou” nominees who are “not in extreme opposition to the Republican program that has developed through the years.” Observers i.-li be w.r refei Ing to Handley, who has been ac eu.»ed by Craig of working against the state administration a .1 allying himself with opponents of President Eisenhower s program. “I don't want to have anything happen to this convention tint would pose a threat to a gr< if guy named Alvin Cast,” Halleek

said.

Cast would stand a good chance of losing Ins GOP .ftate chairmanship ii Handley gets the nomination. Candidates gathered by di - trict on convention eve to ehoo i" convention officers, delegafi H t > the national convention an I presidential electorHandlty, regarded a the 1 bet to lead on the first on the basis of nev. made no convention < vc pn .. ion except thit he would “do very well” on the first tally. But his campaigners claimed 1,000

votes.

If all candidates wer • pre. < nt and voting it w ild til: 1 01‘. votes for nomination. A< tuallv. 1,000 votes probably will do th trick, since rules specify only majority of voteis when there

a quorum.

Mills said 700 f o 7H(» !,t 1. lot votes for his wc ild be “pretty close” gue-s. :

elined to guess.

Sparks admitted thir “is about the best we t; to do on the first hallo hoped to pick up siren; Cravens said he expi first ballot votes, b it ' <■ will stalemate itself on

ballot and we ll begin to .-how.”

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then try to b .1 H in 11 y.

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