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GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1957.

UNITED PRESS SERVICE

NO. 182

3(5 TO GET DEGREES FROM UNIVERSITY

FINAL DEPAL'W EXERCISES TO BE HELD SUNDAY, JUNE 9

DePauw Speaker

Undergraduate or advanced degrees will be awarded to approximately 365 students at DePauw University on Sunday, June 9, during the school’s 118th annual commencement exercises. Principal speaker at the 6.30 p. m. ceremony in Blackstock Stadium will be Thomas J. Watson, Jr., president of the International Business Machines Corporation. Earlier in the day DePauw's president, Dr. Russell J. Humbert, will address the graduates at the baccalaureate services scheduled for 10.30 a m on the campus. Candidates for the master of arts degree include Mary Newlin Appleman, New York; Edith Clithero, LaGrange Park, 111.; Robert Fuson, Hollis McClung Masten, and Muriel Rector Rockhill, all of Greencastle; Reiko Uragani, Nishinomiya, Japan. Greencastle candidates for the bachelor’s degree include: Paul C. Arnold, James F. Clapp, Evan A. Crawley, Jr., Max W. Dixon, Julian Jarvis, Frederick Knarr, James K. Loveless, Arthur L. Masten, Carolyn Peabody, Ronald O. Rush, Mary Jane Umbreit, and Robert D. West.

LOCAL CHURCH TAKES STATUS OF A PARISH

CHANGE FROM A MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THURSDAY EVE

NEW BUILDING NEARING COMPLETION ON FAIR GROUNDS

THIRD APPEARANCE

Zoning Board To Meet This Evening A legal advertisement was run in yesterday’s Daily Banner which called attention to the meeting tonight at 7:30 o’clock of the Zoning Board of Appeals. The matter to come before the Board will be the rezoning of the lot at the corner of Wood and Washington streets from residential to business. Discuss Plans For New Bridge INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—Indiana and Kentucky officials held their second conference in eight days today to discuss plans for a new bridge over the Ohio Rivet at New Albany. On May 9, Governor Handley met in Louisville with Gov. A. B. Chandler of Kentucky. Today, Kentucky Highway Commissioner Robert Humphreys and a Kentucky representative of the Federal Bureau of Roads came to Indianapolis for a second meeting. Handley, all members of the Indiana Highway Commission and highway engineers from both | states convened this time for further discussions of new plans to I move the site for the bridge farther downstream.

BENSON RUNS INTO TROUBLE IN THE HOUSE

WILL TURN DOWN SECRETARY’S REQUEST ON PRICE SUPPORTS WASHINGTON (UP)—Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson’s farm program today appeared to be in for further trouble in the House just as things began looking up in the Senate. Chairman Harold D. Cooley DN. C. of the House Agriculture Committee said Congress will turn down Benson’s request for authority to reduce price supports on basic crops. Cooley predicted the Benson proposal would not win support of a majority of committee Republicans, much less Democratic members. The House Wednesday killed the main provisions of the administration’s billion dollar soil bank plan by ordering a halt to the “acreage reserve’’ plan at the end of this year. Benson denounced the action as “false economy” and looked to the Senate to restore the program. Key senators indicated they opposed the House move and were in favor of giving the program a longer chance to prove its worth. Members of Cooley’s committee generally agreed on the need for overhauling the farm program which has resulted in tight production controls on such major export crops as cotton, wheat and rice. But that was as far as agreement appeared to go. Few took warmly to Benson’s proposals but they apparently ccwld not decide among a number of other plans. Supports presently are set at 75 to 90 per cent of parity. Benson has asked the committee for power to fix supports at 60 to 90 per cent zero to 90 per cent.

A very interesting meeting was held in the Union Building Thursday evening to mark the change of the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church from the status of a Mission to a Parish. The meeting was preceded by a dinner at which some seventy members and officials of the church at-

tended.

The head table was beautifully appointed, and contained a large fioral centerpiece, a gift of the

Presbyterian church.

Fred Bergmann, head of the English Department of DePauw University, served as toastmaster and presented the dignitaries, seated at the head table. They included Edward Wood, Senior Steward, John Fobes, Junior Steward; Manning Pattillo, Assistant Secretary of the Lilly Foundation, Dr. Russell J. Humbert, president of DePauw University, who spoke of the founding of the church and its remarkable growth in Greencastle; Dr. Jamieson, Secretary-Treasurer of the Indianapolis Diocese, the Rector of the church, Allan Harlan and Bishop Craine. Dr. Jamieson said he was death on Missions and spoke of the drive for a Parish and attain-

ment of the goal for which so dressed to the school’s staff. It many have worked over the said Handley would see that the

COUNTY WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR 4-H WORK

SILVER AWARD TO BE PRESENTED DURING JUNE PURDUE ROUNDUP

This new shew ring building is nearing completion at the Putnam County Fair grounds north of Lhe city. It will conform to the surrounding build mgs and will be easily accessible to all the © her buildings, in which livestock will be housed during the fair. Doors on each side of the building will make it easy for show stock to come through these doors into the show arena for display to

spectators.

"No Poiitics" At School: Handley BUTLERVILLE, Ind. (UP) — State Sen. Dorothy Gardner RFort Wayne told administrators of the Muscatatuck State School that Governor Handley has given assurance that politics will be of secondary consideration in the operation of the institution dur-

ing his administration.

Mrs. Gardner read a statement prepared by the governor, ad-

years. He offered his hearty congratulations and best wishes for the continuance of the Greencastle church. Bishop Craine said it was like adding something new, but he said there are serious tasks ahead, but the church will lead the way in a true spiritual life. He paid a tribute to the work of Rev. Harlan in the local church and spoke of. his work outside. He said (this must continue for the church to grow in influence. He said if the members are content to accomplish only the one thing, a Parish, then he said it would not be worth while, btit he was glad to know that more would be accomplished, and he was happy to be able to play a small part and share the joys of seeing the church progress to the point of becoming a Parish and not a Mission, and was sure this keen joy was felt by every mem-

ber.

Rev. Harlan, who now becomes the first Roctor of the church after it has attained its Parish status spoke briefly of the work and hoped he would be able to carry on in the future with greater success than in the past.

Maude Robinson Died On Friday Mrs. Maude Gorham Robinson, age 74 years, passed away Friday morning at 7 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Pearl Connett, in Indianapolis. Mrs. Robinson was the widow of Ed Robinson and resided in the Stilesville community for many years. Death was not unexpected as she had been in failing health for several years. The Planner - Buchanan - Hall Mortuary in Plainfield will have charge of the funeral arrange-

ments.

school was operated economically in the best interests of the general welfare of the state with pol-

itics subordinated.

“Parents of children at the Muscatatuck State School have nothing to fear,” the statement said. “It will be in good hands.” Mrs. Gardner told the staff she will “continue to fight for the progressive steps” taken at Muscatatuck by Alfred Sasser,

who resigned as superintendent ,^e meeting will open at 1:30 p.

recently to take an Iowa institu-

YFW Will Hold District Meeting The 6th District VFW meeting will be held Sunday at Rockville.

tional position.

Four-Day Church Meet Underway INDIANAPOLIS (UP) —- A four day convention of the Disciples of Christ religious denomination opened Thursday night with more than 3,000 persons registered. It was the Hi8th Indiana State Convention of Christian Church-

Dr. Theo O. F : sher, pastor of Northwood Christian Church here and president of the conven-

Mrs. C. H. Barnaby served as tion > said in an opening address chairman of the group which that the churches must be proplanned and carried out the din- ! Rressive and believe big in or-

m. The Ladies Auxiliaries will meet in the VFW Post Home at Rockville, and the Posts will meet in the Coon Hunters club. All members of Auxilary and Post 1550 .are urged to attend. There will be election of officers in all thrqe units, Ladies’ Auxiliary, Post and Fathers Aux-

ilary.

The Gth District of VFW is composed of Posts and Auxilaries from Roachdale, Lebanon Rockville, Crawfofdsville, Attica, New Winchester, Noblesvillo, Terre Haute, Clinton, Arcadia, Greencastle and Covington. Anyone wanting transportation to Rockville, please be at the Post home Sunday at 12.30. Cars will be available.

Calls For Action By Beck's Union WASHINGTON (UP)—Chairman John L. McClellan, D-Ark., of the Senate Rackets Committee called today for “immediate action” by the Teamsters Union to decide on dumping Dave Beck as president. McClellan, who angrily dismissed the portly Teamster president from the witness chair Thursday with a blast at his “rascality,” told newsmen he believes Beck has ‘flagrantly betrayed” the trust union members reposed in him. The committee was through with Beck, at least for the time being, after charging he misused his position in 52 ways for personal profit and “took, not borrowed” more than $300,000 in union funds. Beck, in refusing to answer the charges, ran his total of Fifth Amendment pleas before the committee to more than 200.

Meeting Will Be Test For Soviet

WASHINGTON (UP) — The United States today began a series of meetings designed to test Russia's avowed willingness to take a “first step” toward East-West disarmament. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles scheduled a late afternoon meeting with disarmament adviser Harold E. Stassen upon his return from the London disarmament conference. Stassen was due here following an overnight flight for confer-

Warns Against Cuts In Defense

WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower said today “we must not weaken ourselves militarily or destroy our leadership in the free world ... in our desire to reduce om own tax bur-

den.”

“To make such an attempt,” he said in a telephoned message to a Republican regional conference at Cincinnati. Ohio, “could : prove the most costly mistake of |

our entire national life.”

ner which was one of the best that has ever been served in the building. JAYC'EE NOTICE There will be an important meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce on Monday, May 20. 7:30 p. m., at the Greencastle Savings and Loan. All men between the ages of 21-35 are invited to attend. Navy Announces New Atomic Sub

der to “bring in the Kingdom of

God.’

20 Years A jo

HERE AND THERE

enoes during a 10-day recess in by unre ienting day-by-day sacriLhe London meeting. ^ fice,” he said. “Any sound polit-

ical program for America must have tills determination as its

foundation stone . . .

“To date, this program has made little progress in Congress. Unless that body begins to act ! on it soon, the country and our , people will be the poorer.”

GROTON, Conn. (UP»—The USS Skate, the first hunt-and-

. , , , kill-type atomic submarine to be

The President again defended . ^ c©aa©©©a© | slipped into the baptismal

waters of the Thames River to-

day.

Smaller than either of her nuclear - powered predecessors, the Nautilus and Seawolf, the Skate was cristened by Mrs. Lewis B. Strauss, wife of the

NON SUPPORT CHARGES FILED AGAINST TWO MEN Two men were arrested by Sheriff Joe Rollings late Thursday on non-support charges. One, Floyd Huber of Commercial Place, will be sent to Owen County where his wife is living. He was picked up at five o’clock

by the sheriff.

The other. Chester Young, comes from Madison, in Jefferson county and he was arrested at 4.30 p. m. on a non-support charge filed by his wife.

Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Day Funeral services were held Friday in Glendale, Calif., for Mrs. Ruth Baker Day who formerly resided here. She was the wife of Dr. George Day and was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Baker. Dr. Baker was head of the chemistry department in DePauw until his death in 1901. Her mother was Mrs. Lou Allen Baker who lived here until she went to California. Mrs. Day is survived by the husband, twin daughters, Mrs. Carroll Locke, Dayton, O.; and Mrs. Margaret Wallker of Los Angeles. She is also survived by a brother. Dr. Ross Baker, and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Cornell,

both of California.

Close-up of Dave Beck, embattled president of the Teamster’s Union, as he carried on a voluble chat with repoiters before making his third appearance before the Genate racket investigating committee. He declared he had no intention of leaving his union post. Egypt Firm As To Canal Plans Hy I' n i I«mI 1’i-fMM Egypt stiffened its determination today to run the Suez Canal on its own terms and informed sources in Cairo said AngloFrench pressure in the forthcoming U. N. Security Council debate would not change its stand. The Egyptian sources said the country was optimistic that outcome of the debate would not weaken Egypt’s authority over the canal. They said shipping companies using the canal have marie no complaint. Egyptian newspapers attacked President Eisenhower for the second day saying Israel has a right to send a test ship through the canal. The government newspaper A1 Goumhouria said “any person endowed with common sense will realize that the words ‘righto, security and justice’ by Eisenhower constitute a screen vainly designed to conceal American policy aimed at sowing the seeds of unrest among the Arabs for the sake of both imperialism and Zionism.” An Israeli government spokesman said in Jerusalem that Israel would wait until after the U. N. debate before deciding whether to send a ship through the canal to test the Egyptian boycott ol Israeli shipping.

The state 4-H Club office at Purdue University has announced ! that Putnam County will receive ! special recognition for having had an outstanding 4-H Club program during 1956. Based upon 4-H enrollment as compared to the potential 4-H members in the county, plus the number of members in standard clubs, Putnam County will receive a silver award during the annual 4-H Club Round-Up at Purdue in June. Membership in the county In 1956 totaled 859, and of these 387 were members of standard clubs. 29.5 percent of the boys and girls of 4-H age took part in the program last year. These awards have been made annually for 13 years by Prairie Farmer-WLS in cooperation with the Purdue University agricultural extension service. The first time a county wins an award it receives a plaque to hang in the county extension office. Subsequent awards are in the form of engraved bars which are attached to the plaque. County agricultural agent, K. W. Harris says that this is the 11th year that Putnam County has qualified for tlhis special merit award.

Mrs. Day was graduated from DePauw with the class of 1904.

Destroy Obscene Photos, Drawings INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—Two employes of the Indiana State Highway Department said today i they destroyed about 500 photostatic gopies of obscene photographs and drawings found ir filing cabinets in the department. Mrs. Mary Wilburn, who became photostat operator March 1, said she found about 300 pic-

tures while cleaning out a cab- BRAZIL, Ind. (UP)- Marvin .net. She destroyed them, she T - Chappelow, 30, Connersville, a said, at the order of office en- Logansport school teacher, killed gineer Martin L. Hayes, who himself Thursday while grieving

supervises the photostat room.

Teacher's Body Found In Auto

his record §71,800.000.000 peacetime spending budget and prodded Congress to enact his proposals on federal aid to schools, civil rights and higher postal rates. “Peace will be maintained only

Negroes March To Lincoln Memorial

death of his teacher

WASHINGTON (UPl-An estimated 50.000 persons march to the Lincoln Memorial today to

chairman of the Atomic Energy pray for “racial justice” and civil Commission. rights legislation to protect Waiting tugs in the river field- America’s minorities, ed the hull and towed it to a They were taking part in the

Leeland Liston, a microfilm operator, said he destroyed about 200 similar pictures he found before Mrs. Wilburn was hired. Price tags on the pictures tanged up to §1 each and one roll bore the notation "Indiana State Fair, 8-22-55.”

BROWNIE FLY-UP WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY

In Robe-Ann park Saturday morning. May IS. the annual Fly-

nearby wet dock where the Skate huge Negro “Prayer Pilgrimage Up ceremony for Brownie Scouts attack last Saturday in a Brazil

over the roomate.

Chappelow’s body was found in his automobile near an abandoned coal mine, a length of garden hose stretched from the exhaust tailpipe into the car. A coroner ruled suicide by carbon monoxide

poisoning.

A note in the car said: “I don’t want anything Kenny couldn’t have. My world ended Saturday evening.” He apparently referred to Kenneth Hardley, 30. also a Logansport teacher, who died of a heart

Son Confesses Mother's Murder CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.— (UP) State police today planned fingerprint tests to identify a mother whose son admitted he murdered her and buried her dismembered remains in an abandoned farmhouse. Authorities Thursday arrested Clifford Watson, 41, Cincinnati, on a tip from a neighbor who saw his picture in a detective magazine. Watson, a former Evansville, Ind., filling station operator, admitted he shot and killed his mother in 11*54 and told authorities where her body could be found. BOY’S FALL IN WELL MAY be fatal to youngster MANORVILLE, N. Y. Res-; cuers fought sand and death 21 | feet below the ground today in , a desperate effort to reach a * year old boy trapped at the bottom of a well shaft since 8 o’- j clock last night. Chances tha’ Benjamin Hooper, Jr. was st:!l alive appeared flight. A huge, industrial type vacuum cleaner was used in an effort to remove sand and other debris which had sifted down the shaft onto the boy. Rescuers completed a parallel bole 15 feet from the narrow wi 11 shaft before dawn. Using hy- j draulic jacks, they began forcing three f<K»t pipe through the sand towards the trapped youngster.

Says Some Speed Signs Not Needed INDIANAPOLIS (UP)-Indi-ana Highway Chairman John Peters said today some speed limit signs may be yanked down because they are not needed. Peters said in his weekly news conference that the highway commission is studying speed .signs which have been posted in many areas for years. He said members are concerned particularly with signs restricting speeds for motorists just leaving cities and towns. Peters said he saw no reason for a 40-mile-an-hour speed limit, for example, for half a mile after a motorist leaves a built-up city area. Peters also said his office is trying to produce an audit of right-of-way transactions to satisfy the Federal Bureau of Roads, which demanded such an accounting before it will release about three million dollars m federal funds to Indiana. Hoosiers Facing Continued Rain Hy I nit<-«l I’ri-HH Showers and cool temperatures kept a firm grip on Hoosiers today and there was no sign of a letup. i *! j Showers ana thunderstorms were forecast for today, tonight and Saturday morning. They may return to the extreme south portion Sunday. General rain was due again about Tuesday or Wednesday. The cool temperatures which featured the weather in Indiana the last two days was due to continue. The five-day outlook for Saturday through next Wednesday called for temperatures averaging 9 to 12 degrees below normal in the extreme north to 2 to 5 degrees below normal in the south. Normal highs are 69 to 79 and normal lows 49 to 60.

HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Clara Reeves. Greencastle township assessor, reported the collection of $695 in dog taxes. S. C. Sayers attended a meet-

ing of insurance agents in Ter- — re Haute. Dismissals—Maggie Scott, ValMrs. W. J. Weesner was host- ue Williams. Gary Lee Thomas, ess to the Penelope club. Greencastle; Sarah Hendricks, Dr. Russell Vermillion was in Cloverdale: Robert Berry. BainIndianapolis attending a state bridge; Ruth Ann Hmote, Reels-

vvill be fitted with its reactor. For Freedom.” rally which Navy Undersecretary William tracted participants from B. Franke called the Skate “the parts of the nation,

first of the assembly line subs. Her launching marks the end of the eia of research and prototype

development.”

He believed “The day is coming when many of our ocean go-

alall

will be conducted Families and . hospital. C^happelow was a casket

friends of these fourth g.a'ie Brownies are welcome to the program, which begins at 9.30 a. m. Every registered Girl Scout in

Greencastle is invited to the anHAMMOND (UP)—Edwin C. m,al Pal Da - V b >’ ^ita

Barenie. 56. a Hammond city Phi Eta - honorary Scout sororcouncilman. will be buried Sat- “>'• also held at Robe-Ann park

bearer at the funeral Tuesday and remained here afterward.

STROKE IS FATAL

IKE TO VISIT FARM

dental convention.

ville.

WASHINGTON < UP > - President Eisenhower planned to fly to his Gettysburg. Pa’., farm this af-

ing ships wii be nuclear-powered urday He died unex p ected iy on Saturday morning. Each girl ternoon for ^ weekend. —not only for our naval ships Wednesday a few hours after he ma >’ brin S her own sack lunch. He was expected to return but also, our khcf? and freight- . suffered a f*troke while working Games and contests will be en- here late Sunday or early Mon-

I in the yard of his home.

i joyed from 10 a. m. to noon.

i day.

BAIN BRIDGE STI DENT WINS RECOGNITION Bill Hatfield, freshman at Bainbridge High School, recently received a certificate of Honorable Mention in a nationwide contest for Science Achievement Awards for Students. Bill’s entry was a description and explanation of his project of building "George, the Robot.” The contest is sponsored by tho American Society for Metals and is conducted by the Future Scientists of America Foundation of the National Science Teachers Association.

O O O O # ® Today’s Weather O O Local Temperature O O ■::> O o O G o G G Mostly cloudy with shower * and thunderstorms today and tonight. Saturday partly cloudy.

Minimum 6 a. m 7 a. m 8 a. m 9 a. in. 10 a. m 11a. m 12 noun 1 p. m

51 s 51° 51° 51° 54 • 62° 65° 64 * 71°