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VOLUME SIXTY-FOUR

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1956

UNITED PRESS SERVCE

NO. 270

LOCAL MAN IS LT. GOVERNOR OF KIWANIANS CLOYD MOSS ELECTT.I) 10TH DISTRIC T HEAD TODAY AT LAFAYETTE

KIWANIS OFFICIAL

Cloyd Moss, past president of the Greencastle Kiwanis Club was elected L,t. Governor of the Tenth District at the annual state meeting of Kiwanis International at Lafayette today. He had no opposition in the election. The Tenth Division consists »f clubs in Brazil, Linton, Bedford. Bloomington, two in Terre Haute and Greencastle. Mr. Moss served the local Kiwanis club as its president in 1955. He has al 40 served on many state and division committees with much credit to himself ami to the Greencastle club and it was due to his popularity that ne was elected Lt. Governor by a unanimous vote. Mr. Moss and his family have been residents of this city since he came here in 19.'19 as manager of the J. C. Penney Company atore.

BUSINESS IS TRANSACTED BY CITY COUNCIL

CLOYERDALE YOUTHS WIN IN OWEN COUNTY FAIR

PCTNAMVILLE SCHOOL WILL START FRIDAY

GROYER NOEL WAS ACTING MAYOR AT SESSION MONDAY NIGHT

Cloyd Moss

BELLE I N ION SCHOOL WILL OPEN ON FRIDAY Jewell Vaughn, principal at the Belle Union school announced today that school will begin in Belle Union Friday morning at 8:15 a m.. CDT. New books will be available at the school and used books will be traded among the students.

Ralph Ward Sent To State Prison Ralph F. Ward, 55, was found guilty of violation of a suspended sentence Monday by Judge John H. Alice in the Putnam circuit court. Consequently, W'ard will serve a 2 to 14 year term in the state prison at Michigan City for forgery. Ward appeared before Judge Alice in June at which time he was shown leniency and his sentence was suspended. Nurse Is Charged With Killing Baby NEW HAVEN. Conn. (UP)—A hulking nurse with big, poweful hands has confessed shaking and squeezing three infants who met “sudden deaths” and two others who sustained severe injuries, police said today. The 250-pound six-foot pediatric nurse. Miss Virginia B. J;rspers, 33, said she would give the infants a “good shaking" because “kids sometimes get on my

nerves.”

"She has tremendous hands and probably doesn’t know her own strength,” Police Chief Francis V. McManus said.

FRED PEASE IS ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL

SUCCEEDS WENDELL PELL WHO MOVED FROM THIRD WARD

Demmy Candidate Called Before Jury

CHICAGO. (UP) Herbert C Pasrhen, Democratic candidate for Illinois governor, was to appear voluntarily before a grand jury today to answer questions

about a “welfare fund.”

The fund was uncovered in the

Fred Pease, former councilman twice, was appointed by the city council Monday evening to fill a vacancy caused by the moving of Wendell Pell, elected last fall from the Third Ward to the Fourth Ward. Mr. Pease served a three year stretch under Mayor Charles Zeis and was elected on the council for a four year term under the Harold Stewart Administration. Mr. Pell was given a vote of thanks by the eouncilmen Cor his splendid co-operative efforts duru g the four and half years he reived, and the Clerk Treasurer v as elected to write him a letter of thanks for the fine spirit of co-cperation and work during .he Pme he served. He spoke feelingly afterwards to the counei' and | thanked them for their work

With him.

Councilman Pease said he would make every effort to work with the eouncilmen and would strive to fill the vacancy in* everyway possible. Grover Noel, who was acting as mayor pro-tem, took his seat at the council table and made a nominating speech in favor of Mr. Pease. It was seconded h\ Clark Norton and the vote for Mr. Pease was unanimous. Mr. Pease was present and made a full council at the meeting which followed.

Mayor Crawdey waj absent from Monday night’s regular council meeting, it being one of the few meetings he has been absent in more than four years. Grovel Noel, councilman at Large, was acting mayor at the j meeting and considerable business was transacted during the meeting. Following the reading of the minutes the vaca-ncy on the council was filled and Mr. Pease will be sworn in at the next regular meeting. The claim ordinance was read by Councilman Norton. It called for a total expenditure of $899.73. One item on the claim ordinance was for $26.94 for dog feed for the dog pound. Under the item of old business, Councilman Norton made a motion and it was seconded by Councilman McGuffey that the triangle on east Washington street and Franklin street be rezoned from residential to business This followed the recommendation of the Planning Commission. A delegartion of a dozen i was present for the meeting, but they were not asked to speak on the rezoning matter and no one said anything. Under the item of new business, the budget for 1957 was brought up and discussed briefly. Mrs. Lucas was present and objected to an item of $4065 in the Airport Fund. Some questions were asked but those at the meeting then were unable to answer until Walter Ballard, chairman of the Airport Committee came in later and he answered the few questions asked. He said with a new 3700 foot runway at the airport which is being constructed and with government funds avail•Rble for matching purposes, the airport will be made available to incoming planes. Much was said about the Flying Farmers when they come on Sept. 27 and 28 for The Farm Progress show north of the city. It was said some 150 planes will be here for those

days.

The park fund calls for a total ot $10,380; the Airport for $4,065; the parking meter funds for $18,660 and the balance is for the General Fund. It was stated that last year, the council budget was $1.84, but it was cut to $1.47. This year it

Among the top flight winners in the Owen County fair held last week at Spencer were Don Price and Freddie Mann, both of Cloverdale township. Price won the grand cnampionship in the boar class with his Duroc, and also the grand championship with his gilt and sow He also placed first with thre<» young boars. Mann, with his Lanlraee strain, won first and second on a gilt and first and second in the Junior boar class. All the winners were in open competition.

The Putnamville school will start Friday. August 31, at 8:30 a. m. DST and busses will return the children around 11:30. There will be no school on Monday, Labor Day. Books will be sold Thursday, August 80, from 1 to 3 p, m. and Friday from 8:30 a. m. to 3 p. m.

Lions Hear Talk By Dr. McKenna

PASTORS WILL HOLD SESSIONS AT UNIVERSITY ANNUAL SCHOOL OF THE PROPHETS SCHEDULED SEPTEMBER 3-7

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Police Sponsor Carnival Here

The local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police announced today that the group will sponsor a carnival at Robe-Ann Park starting Monday, September 10. The rides and.concessions will be supplied by Baker’s United Shows. This outfit is well known here as they have appeared In Greencastle on numerous occasions and are a good, clean organization. All proceeds from the carnival will go to the purchase of unifoims, F. O. P. officials stated. The carnival will open Sept. 19 and close Saturday night, Sept. 13.

Methodist ministers will move from pulpit to pew at the fifteenth annual School of the Prophets which will be held on the DePauw University campus here

Sept. 3-7.

The Greencastle Lions Club About 550 Mcthodis t ministers met at Irene’s Cafe, Monday ,Iom Indiana attend the five day

LADIES TO HAVE RIG PART IN FARM SHOW

Putnam Entries Win At Spencer Tommy Hendricks of Jefferson Twp. won all the first prizes and both champions cm his Southdown sheep at the Owen County Fair held at Spencer last week. Tom Hendricks and daughter had both champion ram and champion ewe on their Cheviot

sheep.

Noal Nicholson of Monroe Twp. had the second prize aged Cheviot ram, first and second ram lamb, third prize aged ewe, third on yearling ewe, first and second on ewe lambs and second

on flock.

Robert Reid of Cloverdale had a second prize on a yearling An-

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GOP Editors To Honor Hargrave

INDIANAPOLIS. (UP) — A feature of the Indiana Republican i Plditorial Association’s annual j fall meeting Sept. 15 will be a j luncheon honouring A. A. Har- ! grave, editor of the Rockville! Republican,' who observed hia 100th birthday anniversary Aug. 15th.

Special recognition will be

given Indiana s oldest newspape.^,^j n g p 0sa jbly a breakthrough >n

evening for the regular dinner meeting with Lion President Paul Buechler presiding. Rev. Donald Hartsock, new minister of the Presbyterian Church was introduced as a guest by’ Lion Paul Evans. Following dinner. Program Chairman Art Spengler introduced the speaker, Dr. Frank McKenna of DePauw University who spoke on a very interesting subject "Mental Health”. It wai informative and well presented and gave the group a much better understanding of the problem and some of the solutions to the mental health problem. The speaker stater] that over half of the patients in the hospitals in this country are there for treatment of mental illness. Also the extent of the problem was brought out by the fact that onp person in ten needs some kind of mental health aid sometime during their lifetime. Dr. McKenna defined some of he more commonly used terms in connection with this field of work and cleared up some misconceptions which are prevalent. It was the opinion of the speaker that good progress was being made in this field, especially in the outlook where now attention is being centered on the cure of mental patients rather than just the care of thest pati- !

ents.

It is hoped that ( he future will j

school each year. Sliding into the back rows like some of their parishioners, the ministers will hear Dr. James W. Clarke as the ‘preacher to preachers.’ Dr. Clarke was elected to the Francis Landy Pattern chair of homiletics at Princeton University in 1955 and is the former pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in

St. Louis, Mo.

This year's school will feature a series of six courses designed for the special needs of the minister. Each course will be taught by an outstanding religious educator or minister. They deal with such subjects as religious television, music in worship, and theology for crucial situations. A typical day begins at 8:15 a. m. with a devotional assembly. The ministers will attend two classes at 9 and 10 o’clock and the morning preaching hour at H o’clock. The afternoons are devoted to workshops and recreation and in the evening is another

address.

The school is under the direction of Dr. J. Richard Spann, educational director of the Methodist Commission on Ministerial Training. Dr. Claude McClure of Indianapolis is dean and Rev. Wayne Paulen of Warsaw is reg-

istrar.

The ladies will have a big pa*t in the Farm Progress Show to be held on the Francis Lane farm in Putnam county on September

27-28,

A large women’s tent will be erected on the exhibit field. Each morning and afternoon there will be a style show featuring Putnam county women end children as models. There will also be a demonstration of a modern family room and up-to-date equipment for kitchens and farm

homes.

There is no admission charge to the Farm Progress Show grounds or any of the events included in the big show.

NASSER AGREES TO 5-NATION TALK ON SUEZ EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT REJECTS DULLES PLAN FOR CONTROL OF C ANAL

editor at a program featuring a speech by Rep. Charles B. Brown-

son of Indianapolis.

treasurer, a post now held by Pasrhen. Being investigated by the jury were charges that banks securing county funds for deposit kicked into the fund and that the money was used for po-

litical purposes.

Angus 4-H steer was bred by Mr. Reid and sold to a 4-H boy in Owen who exhibited the animal.

20 Years Ago

HERE AND THERE

The United Press reported rom Washington that Secretary f War George H. Pern had passd away it Walter Reed Hospital i the nation's capital. Mary Virginia Young, of Ireeneastle. and Evelyn South, f Monroe township, were repreenting Putnam County 4-H Club i embers at the 18th annual tate Fair School of Home Jconomics. Charles Beren entered tne tobert Long hospital in Indian- , polls.

Clinton Women Is Killed In Wreck CLINTON, Ind. —(UP)—Mrs. Stella Cunningham. 57. Clinton, was injured fatally Monday when she was thrown out of a swerving auto and under its rear wheels. A car driven by her husband. James, went off the ClintonNeedmore road six miles south of here on a curve. The door next tc Mrs. Cunningham opened.

will total $1.82, made up of $1.60 in the general fund, bonds and interest, .02; Police and Firemen pensions, .02; park, .15 cents; and airport .03 cents. Wilbur Chadd, representing all the residents on north Madison street, on the west side, but two. asked permission to construct side walks. It will be granted, but plans and specifications will be drawn by the city engineer and the engineer and the work will be cone under his supervision. The school city will build on the east side of the street from Libert}’ to

to Jacob.

'Residents on south Indiana street, asked permission to change the name of their street from five names under which mail is now being delivered to Sunset Drive. This will be done at the next regular meeting. Jerry ; Grimes circulated the petition for the change. Manson Buster was granted permission to cut the curb and gutter on Elm street for downsp>riting on his home. The Salary Ordinance was passed. It grants salaries of $330 to the police chief, fire chief and street commissioner: $300 to assistant chiefs and captains; $285 to sergeants; $28C to the police and $265 to special policemen. The assistant commissioner gets $260; truck drivers. $250; the street force $240; and street workers SI.25 per hour.

WORKMAN KILLED BOONVILE, Ind. (UP)— Edg:rr A. Warren, Henderson, Ky., was killed Monday when crushed by the turntable of a crane used on a bridge construction project over Cypress Creek on G62 near Newburg. Authorieis said Warren was working his fist day on a new job as crane oiler.

the cure of mental disturbances arr] great progress is being made in the area of chemical treatment. Several pertinent questions were ably handled by the speaker at the end of the talk. Lion President Buechler received committee reports and i‘. was evident that the spraying program is proceeding very well, it was also brought out that the spraying in the county fair area was extremely effective with an almost complete lack of flies in the entire area as contrasted (ContlniKMl on I’liKe Six!

Demos Bolt Party In South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S. C. (UP)—Insurgents bolted from the South Carolina Democratic Party and today set out to bet on independent slate of electors on the November general election ballot. Some 50 delegates who objected to a unity stand adopted by the state Democratic convention Monday met afterward in a secret night session and decided to split from the party They saiu they would announce their slate of electors today.

Rites Thursday For Levi Knoll Levi H. Knoll, age 83. died suddenly at his residence on Roarhdale R. 1, Monday morning. Death was due to a coronary occlusion suffered while working in his garden. Mr. Knoll was born in Putnam County on June 26, 1873 the son of William and Clara Knoll McGinnis. He had resided near Roachdale for 27 years. Survivors are the wife. Mrs Bertha Cline Knoll, and several nieces and n ephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at ten ocl >ck from the Whitaker Funeral Home in Cloverdale with the Rev Argyl Houser in charge. Inter-, .-iient will be in the Cloverdale cemetery. Friends may call at the f\reral home any time.

PLANNING FOR SAFETY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN

PEDESTRIAN KILI ED FORT WAYNE (UP)—Walter Mueller. 61. Fort Wayne, was killed Monday’ night when an automobile struck him as he walked along U. S. 24 near here.

G-Men Expected To Bretk Case

NEW YORK (UP* G-men and xdiee poised today to crack the Victor Ries»el acid blinding case “wide open” with the arrest of the mobsters who masterminded ‘he April 5 attack. U. S Attorney Paul Williams promised to crack the case this week.

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Vacancy Exists In Police Dept. Police Chief John Vermillion announced today the resignation of Howard Puckett from the Greencastle force and that Mr. Puckett and family have moved to Maryland. As a result, Chief Vermillion has a vacancy tha-t he would like to fill as soon as possible for the efficiency of his department as well as for the city's protection. The chief stated that any one interested in the job of a policeman contact him at the police department for an interview. Carolyn Flint Is First Alternate The 4-H State Home Economics Judging contest was held in the Youth Building on the State Fairgrounds on Monday. Putnam Cominty was well represented by five of its outstanding 4-H members. These girls were eligible to participate in the state contest only after placing first or second in the district contest held earlier this summer. Carolyn Flint, Greencastle township placed as first alternate to the high scoring individual in Home Improvement judging. If for any reason th * high scoring girl is unable to take the trip, Carolyn will receive the trip to Washington D. C and the United Nations. Carolyn has been an active 4-H member for eight years. Betty Jo Bridges of Monroe township received the second alternate position in food preparation judging. She would likewise receive the honor of going on the trip if the two top placing girls were unable to a” *r. i Betty Jo has completed h'-r eigl ' years of 4-H club work. Waneta Wysong. Clinton township, placed in the red ribbon group in clothing judging. This is Waneta’s sixth year of 4-H club work. Velda Stwallcy of Greencastle township also received a red ribbon in Home Improvement judging. Velda has completed eight years of club work. Marilyn Mann, Cloverdale township, received a red ribbon in canning judging. Marilyn has been an active 4-H club member lor four vears.

LONDON (UP) — Egyptian President Gama] Abdel Nasser today rejected the Dulles plan for placing the Suez Canal under international control but agreed to talk things over with a fiveuation Suez committee. Nasser’s reply came in a note to Australian Prime Minister Robert Gordon Monzies. chairman of the five-nation commission. It was delivered by Egyptian Ambassador Sami Aboul Fetouh. Menzies was several minutes late at his own hotel for the rendezvous which had been delayed two days while Egypt had second thoughts about a blistering statement issued by the old Suez Canal Company in P'ris. Official sources said Nasser agreed to receive the comittee in Cairo but ma le it clear he rejected the Dulles plan as a basis for settlement and that his willingness to talk did not commit him on a plan of action. He rejected suggestions the talks he held in neutral Geneva or Rome. Nasser behoved the plan su ;- qe«*.id by U. S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles for placing the canal under intrenationcl control was “fund rr,''ntally unacceptable" and could never be used as a ba;.is for negotiations, Egyptian sources sa ! d Th-re were growing in hoitions Egypt was running into difficulty now in keep ng the flow of shipping up to par on (he vatervu y that is tho lifeline of Western Europe. Ships reported delays up to 24 hours. The administrative council of the Suez Canal Company met in Paris to discuss the possible withdrawal of non-Egyptian canal pilots from Egypt. Such a move would cause a complete disruption of canal traffic. There have been Insistent Egyptian reports that that country would insist on cessation of the British and French military build-up in the Middle East as a pre-condition for meeting the Suez committee. Neither nation gave any indication of doing so. A shipload of tough British comandos arrived today at Malta to bolster British troop formations concentrated by the Suez crisis and Arab sources reported British and French troops and ships in waters near

the canal.

Mrs. Tydings Loses In Maryland Race BALTIMORE, Md. (Up) _ I Contractor George P. Mahoney— political foe of ailing ex-Sen. Millard E. Tydings tod.’ry rei placed him on the Maryland Democratic ticket to oppose GOP Sen. John Marshall Butler. Mahoney defeated Mrs. Eleanor Tydings, the former senator's wife, for tiie nomination by a vote of 97 to 55 Monday night in the Democratic Maryland Central | Committee.

Drug Store Robbed In Crawfordsville CR A WFORDS VILLE, Ind — (UP) Two men, posing as customers, robbed the James Batz drugstore downtown here Monday of $534. While one man talked to th« proprietor, the other man took money from a safe in the rear of the store.

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Mostly sunny, warm and humid today. Partly cloudy and continued warm tonight and Wednesday. High today 95, low tonight 70.

Shown above are representatives from IBM, t :e B ill Bros., plant and city s hools and police departments who are making plans for the safet of s hool youngsters crossing Washington street at Arlington street when school opens a we k hence. Left to right, they include Grover Vaughn, DePauw Service Officer. Gilbert Twom y of the Zinc M 11 Su t of seh -.,!s Kurtz. Edward McCall, general manager of I. B. M. and Chief of P oiice John Ve.million cus they d-scas^ safety plans for this important intersection.

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