The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 29 May 1957 — Page 1

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THE DAILY BANNER "IT WAVES FOR ALL"

VOLUME SIXTY-FIVE

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1957.

UNITED PRESS SERVICE

NO. 192

KIWANIS CLUB, CITY LAUNCH HOME CONTEST

BEAl'TIFir ATION PROfiKAM IS PLANNED DI KING SIMMER MONTHS

THp Grppncastk- Kiwanis Club, cooperating with the City of Greencastle, ha.s launched a yard and home beautification activity. With present rainfall and ample moisture conditions yards and homesteads have taken on a pleasing greenness, with flower, ahrub and decorative growth being at a maximum. With the coming of summer heat, prospective dry weather and perhaps vacations, some of this lawn beauty may be lost unless there is some extra effort. With this in mind, the Kiwanis Club is sponsoring a contest for all who wish to enter. Attractive marker will be provided for all who enter. A couple of evening tours to outstanding yards are being planned and valuable prizes will be awarded to winners who will be determined late in August or early September. An entry blank is printed herein for those who wish to enter, as this activity is open to all citizens of the Greencastle community. Just clip the entry and mail to Kiwanian K. W. Harris, County Agricultural Agent, Court House. A set of rules and awards is being developed which will be made public and provided for those entering. Technical information will also be available through the local extension office and from Kiwanian Grafton Longden, Jr., at Terrace View Gardens. Enl ry Blank Kiwanis Yard Beautification Contest In cooperation with City of Greencastle Name of Entrant

MARRIAGE LICENSES Joseph Milton Beals, student, | Noble.sville Route 1, and Reita Lois Johnson, student, Decatur, Hi. Willard Bumgardner, Home Laundry employee, and Thelma | Tucker, at home, both of Greencastle. Kenneth Jones, IBM employee Grpenea.stle Route 2, and Beverly Haltom, at home, Cloverdale.

RECREATION PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED PARK ACTION OPENS .JUNE 3 AND WILL RUN UNTIL AUGUST 9

DIES OF BURNS died in St. Edwards Hospital here early today from burns susNEW ALBANY, Ind. (UP)— tained in a fire at hie home TuesClyde Hagar, 59, New Albany, day night.

BANKERS

Address

Local Boys In Battle In 1918

Thirty-nine years ago Tuesday in 1918, the 1st Division of the A E. F. captured Contigny. They '> »k the town in one attack and held it against eight counter-at-tacks. Back in 1918 Greencastle with a population of 5000 plus had in that first battle on European soil 18 of her local boys, as follows: Bob Sweeney, Edw. Schultz, Paul Grimes, Edw. Murphy, Cecil Knauer, Raymond Phillips, Marshall Snider, Roy Whelan, Clifford Whelan, Andrew Hays, Dave Freeman, Dan Freeman, John A. Friend, Horace Leachman, Ralph Boone, Merle King. Don Byrkett, Joe Ragan tnd Ralph Priest. Although no locals were killed n this battle, Dan Freeman, >avo Freeman, Ralph Boone and Andrew Hays were killed in aeion in later battles. The remining 15 are all alive and still tetive in their respective jobs.

Size of Yard Approximate sq. ft. of acres Mail to: County Extension Office Court House Greencastle, Indiana Entry deadline June 10, 1957 Registered Ewe Lambs Are Sold Twenty-two registered ewe | lambs consigned in the second annual Western Indiana sale held Tuesday night at the Putnam County fair grounds, averaged $47.10 per head. The top selling ewe lamb was a Suffolk consigned by Wm. A. Hurst and was pui chased by James Eric Vaughn, R. 1, Stilcsville. for $98.00. Practically all the lambs were purchased by 4-H Club members in Putnam and surrounding counties. One lamb consigned bv Sam Gwin and family was purchased by a 4-H Club member from Paris. Illinois. Lambs were consigned by sheep breeders from Vermillion, Parke. Montgomery. Johnson and Putnam counties and purchasers came from Putnam. Morgan, Boone, Fountain. Montgomery, and Hendricks counties. This sale sponsored by the Putnam County Sheep Breeders Association, fs held annually to offer to 4-H Club and FFA members an opportunity to secure top quality lambs for their projects from the established flocks in Western Indiana. HOSPITAL NOTES Dismissals: Mary Strange. Evelyn Gick. Rebecca Hopkins. Janies Tuttle. Mrs. John Wittich and son. all of Greencastle: Cathy and Caroline Trout. Coatesvlle; Larry Morley, Free

dam:

Effie Taylor. Spencer: Steven Bryant. Martinsville.

Visiting Hours To Be Extended

Visiting hours will be extended ;t the Putnam County Hospital darting June 1, it was announc'd Wednesday. The new hours for visitors will >e from 11a. m. to 8 p. m., exept the maternity floor. The i!d hours of 2 to 3 p. m. and 7 to . p .m. will be continued on this loor. It is requested that visitors imit their visits to twenty min:tes. No food will be permitted to ie brought into the hospital with he exception of fruit and candy or patients who are not on a pecial diet. It is believed the extension ol he visiting hours will alleviatt he congestion that lias prevailec it the hospital during the old tours.

Geo. M. Humphrey Quits Treasury WASHINGTON (UP) Secreary of Treasury George M. Humphrey resigned today. PresiIcut Eisenhower nominated Root! t B. Anderson, former secreary of Navy, as his successor. Humphrey’s resignation will become effective at a date no iter than the close of the curtent congressional session. Anderson’s nomination was ■cut to the Senate for confirmation. The White House also disclosed hat Randolph Burgess, now un-Jer-secretary of treasury, would leave his present post to accept mother government appointment. The White House declined > say what the new Burgess’ as ignment would be. Humphrey's departure from he government has been expect d for some time. He informed the President that ic had to give up government ervice as a matter of ’’absolute necessity” because of the illness »nd recent retirement from busi aess of one of his former part i ers.

ST \TE POLICE GET ORDERS TO SI P PR ESS GAMBLING INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—Govrnor Handley today ordered Indi ina State Police to clean up

Lewis Crawley, Quincy; gambling situations when local

20 Years A|jo HERE AND THERE Miss Helen Black was spending the weekend in Rashville. Dr. and Mrs. Russell Vermillion were visiting in Palestine, 111. Mrs. Ruth Quebbeman was hostess to Uie Needled ail Cluli.

authorities fail to do so. The governor, fresh from a two lay stay in a hospital for observation. also took a sharp rap at Dr. Dillon Geiger of Bloomington, former Gov. Craig’s personal physician who made an $11,000 paper profit on a land swap with Indiana University.

The city recreation program will start June 3 and will run until August 9. Here are some of the activities that are scheduled for the summer months: Miss Margaret Curd will again direct an arts and crafts program in ihe high school art room for all children after the completion of the first grade. This season Miss Curd will have the room avail able from 9 until 12 noon, and from 1 until 4 in the afternoon. There will be an informal play time of varied fun for the children who have completed kindergarten, and the first and second grades in the past school year. This play time will be from 10:3C to 11:45 daily at Robe Ann and will center around the play equipment near the ball diamond. This activity is. of course, supervised and could be of interest to your child. Starting June 10, there will be an afternoon plunge at Bowman Pool from 1 to 2:30 in the afternoon. There will be a qualified lifeguard present; however, it is urged that parents refrain from sending their children unless the child can swim fairly well. The pool is small, and the crowd is large, so it would seem that 8 and 9 year olds, for example, should not be allowed to participate unless they can swim This plunge is every day except Tuesday, and on Tuesday the school bus goes to McCormick’.* Creek for swimming. The bus leaves Robe Ann at the Bloomington Street entrance at 1 and returns to the same area at 5 in the afternoon. There are fees barged for both of these swimming events. This is no different "rom former years. Park recreation such as table tennis, badminton, croquet, horse ihoes, and shuffle board will be available for everybody at 3 until 5 in the afternoon and from 7 intil 9 on Monday and Tuesday evenings. These activities are held under the trees near the Bloomington Street entrance. City recreation will endeavor ‘o handle the fellows who do not make the Little Baseball majoi 'eague this first season. These Joys should report at 4 in the afternoon at Robe Ann for minor league participation. The first T;ame will be on Monday, June 3. The junior high and high school '’ellows will also participate in baseball, and on Monday and Tuesday nights from 8 until 9 ’here will be outdoor basketball tvailable at the gym. Wednesday night will find the junior high ind high school boys playing baseball at the Robe Ann diamond starting at 6 in the evening. We will argain have square •lancing, group dancing, social dancing, et cetera, for all age groups at the outside basketball court on Thursday evenings from 7 until 10. The first dance will be June 6. Later in the summer, we anticipate taking the young baseball players to see a baseball game at Victory Field in Indianapolis. Hope there is something n recreation that appeals to you -call John See. 1133-J for further information. Watch your icwspapers for daily schedule of ’vents.

PRESIDENT OF IBM TO SPEAK AT UNIVERSITY

THOMAS .1. WATSON. JR. TO DELIVER C OMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The president of the International Business Machines Corporation. Thomas J. Watson, Jr., will deliver the principal address at DePauw University’s commencement here Sunday, June 9. On the previous day Watson will attend the annual picnic for employees of the local IBM plant, which he helped dedicate in October, 1954. The DePauw commencement exercises, scheduled for 6:30 p m. in Blackstock Stadium, will feature the conferring of degree upon more than 365 seniors ami graduate students. Born in Dayton, O., Watson earned the bachelor of arts degree at Brown University in 1937 and joined the IBM organization as a junior salesman the same

year.

He spent five years during World War II as a bomber pilot in the U. S. Army Air Force, leaving active service in 1946 as a lieutenant colonel and senior

pilot.

Returning to duties with IBM, lie was named executive vicepresident in 1949, president of the corporation in 1952, and chief executive officer in 1956.

C ROWD OF 150.000 DUE AT SPEEDWAY THURSDAY

INDIANAPOLIS <UP» Facts and figures on Thursday’s 41st. annual 500 mile Memorial Day

auto race:

Probable attendance. 150.000 Weather, fair and cooler. Starting time. 11 a. m. Field, the 33 fastest cars in qualifications. Prize money, guaranteed $20.000 to winner, $10,000 to runnerup. Total purse, including accessory awards, expected to exceed

$300,000.

Radio, Speedway network of more than 300 stations, beginning 10.45 a. m., until 3.15 p. m.. Television, none.

Professors Gef Special Grants

BENSON FACES OPPOSITION BY CONGRESSMEN COOL TO HIS REQUEST FOR LOWER PRIC E SUPPORTS

Cpl. Paul Christian of B.oomingten was awarded the Indiana Bankers Association pistol, worth moie than $100, in th e state •dice pistol shoot held at the Putnamville range Monday and Tueslay. The awaid was made by J. B. Crosby. TRAVELING

DePauw Shares In Aid Grant

DePauw University and 12 other Hoosier colleges will share equally in a $25,000 aid grant from the Standard Oil Foundation, Inc., it was announced here

today.

Representing a portion of thr $175,000 earmarked by the foun dation this year for 150 institutions in a: 14-atate Midwest area the grant was made to the Associated Colleges of Indiana. A non-profit corporation fin anced by Standard Oil of Indiana the foundation pioneered annoa giving through state association in 1953 and has donated a total of $800,000. Sharing with DePauw in ttu unrestricted $25,000 grant arf Anderson, Eatjham. Evansville Franklin, Goshen, Hanover, In diam- Central, Manchester, RosPolytechnic, St. Joseph’s, Val paraiso, and Wabash.

A pair of DePauw University English professors. Drs. Edward K. Williams and Conrad A. Hil berry, have been awarded special grants for Summer study, it wirs announced here today. Dr. Williams will spend six weeks as a research fellow at the Folger Library in Washington D. C. and Dr. Hilberry has received a fellowship from the Foundation for Economic Educa-

tion.

One of a limited number of college professors selected as Folger fellows. Dr. Williams will conduct research on the 18th Century poet-scientist, Henry Baker. At present Dr. Williams is editing a group of Baker's major poems for publication. He will begin his work at the Folger Library in early July. Dr. Hilberry will use his fourweek fellowship at the Warnei and Swasey Company in Cleveland, Ohio, studying operations of the firm’s public relations department. During meetings of the Moderi Language Association in Madi ion, Wis., next September, he will oresent a paper on the 17th Cen tury poet-physician, John Collop

Lt. George Everett of Ligonier Post won the M Lean Award of silver, inlaid with gold pistol grips, offered for the first time by -he Department, at tne annual spiing pistol shoot. Shown are Lt. Iverett and Don McLean, the donor.

pistol team chosen The Indiana State Police Pistol team for 1957 was chosen from the high twenty shooters at the annual spring Indiana Police shoot held Monday and Tuesday at the Putnamville range. George Hecko of the Putnamviile Post was among those chosen for the team. He has been on several years, missing for last year because he had been loaned to the ABC for the time being. Others picked for the team because of their high scores were Ash, Warnock, Everett and

Danner.

m DUNES STATE POLICE PISTOL TEAM WJNS SET CF P.STOLS

HOGS REACH A BO YE S’0.00 Hogs 5.500; 50-75 higher; 19025(0 lb $19.25-520.00, few $20.25. highest idnee early July. 1955;

250-290 lb $18.50-$19.50; 160-180 fice to confer with students and lb. $1S.25-$19.25. j their religious problems.

Spencer Seniors Hear Rev. Harlan The Rev. Allan Harlan adiressed the graduates of Spencer High School Tuesday evening ipnn the subject, ‘‘Doing The T mpossible.” Mr. Harlan wa.vnted by the senior class to be their commencement speaker after his visitation to the Spencer High School during their Religious Emphasis Week last Jan-

uary.

Working in conjunction with the Spencer Ministerial Association. the high school each yea r observes this week, having one man to take the whole series of five convocations. Each day following his address. Mr. Harlan was available in the Dean's of-

Extension Office Has Suggestion; Putnam County farmers, a; well as those from all over tin: mmediate area are confronted’ vith delayed planting of corn an< ;oy beans because of our current

wea-ther conditions.

The county extension office hrough county agent K. W Harris and assistant agent Rob ^rt Wolfe, have made some sug Testions regarding corn and so> leans varieties. They are sug Resting that farmers should nol he too anxious to change from heir early maturing and mid season hybrid corns to those o' early maturing varieties toi soon.. Under normal maturity conditions they seem to think it safe to stay with your regulai recommended varieties for then particular type of soil until June 10-12 If planting is delayed tr mid-June or after, shifts should definitely he marie to the early

maturing varieties.

Local seed corn dealers appar mtly have a reasonable supply of ’arly maturing hybrids and far ners should contact their dealers and discuss this matter witt them. In terms of Indiana Certified Hybrids, this recommenda 1

j yon would mean that 800 am I i drive wheel and the rented pie-

600 series com could probably safely be planted until June 10 After mid-June the 400 serie: would bp recommended, and if Implanting is delayed beyond Jum 20 the 200 scries should be con

sidered for this area.

Soybeans may safely be plant j ed later than corn or the com i sorgums Delayed planting re duces the number of day’s to maturity for soybeans, while it lengthens the number of days re-

quired for corn.

Indiana ha.s excellent early varieties. The very early Mandarin can b# planted in the north- I

WASHINGTON (UP)—Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T Benson's new request to lower price supports collided today with immediate congressional opposition. The outlook for the request appeared even rougher. Benson Tuesday sent Congress alternate drafts of legislation that would give him authority to fix price supports for basic farm commodities from 0 to 90 or 60 to 90 per cent of parity. Sen. Milton R. Young. R-N. D , gave just a sample of the mood of many farm-bloc congressmen. Young blamed Benson and “partisan" farm organizations for a “deteriorating farm influence" in Congress. He said in a newsletter to constituents that Henson’s "constant attack' 'on farm price supports has spread across the nation "unfavorable and inaccurate publicity” about the farmers’ plight. He said Benson’s views “seem to make sense" to non-farm people. But he said Benson "infuriates the average farmer who has to face the cold facts of the cost-price squeeze he is in." Benson said his proposal providing for price supports of from zero to 90 per cent "has the greater merit.” His drafts were contained in a letter to Chairman Harold D. Cooley, D-N. C., of the House Agriculture Committee. Tha haft suggested deletions and releal of sections of existing farm law. Under either alternative, Benioii said he would fix price suplorts in accordance with eight , r uide lines. They are: The supply of the commodity n relation to the demand there-

of.

The price levels at which other omnioditics are being supported, ind, in the case of feed grains, he feed values of such grains In

elation to corn.

The availability of funds; the perishability of the commodity; he importance of the commodity 0 agriculture and the national •conomy; the ability to dispose of docks acquired through a price upport operation; the need for iffsetting temporary losses of xport markets and, the ability md willingness of producers to ceep supplies with demand." Benson also uiged Congress to expedite pending legislation on otton and wheat. He said price supports for cotton should be real ed to the average of the crop, is is presently the case for all

ither commodities.

Wheat farmers, he said, should jc relieved from mai keting quota penalties on their excess wheat f all the wheat produced on th^ farm is used on the farm for

food, feed, or seed.

KIDS TKAI'I'ED WHEN I EKKIS WHEEL BREAKS ST. LOUIS (UP)—The kids

were still talking about being

stranded in the sky today. Twenty-four children, all pup1s of St. Thomas of A quin Ronan Catholic sehool, were aboard 1 ferris wheel at Carondelet Park

Puesday when a cable slipped off

lie device < arne to a ha.it. Some of the youngsters began

< reaming and teachers stood b“ow railing words of encouragenent while hastily summoned iff men unreeled a 65-foot aerial

adder.

The topmost children wera ibout 50 feet from the ground.

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o o o o o o & Today’s Weather Local Temperature & & & @ @ &

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July. For delayed planting elsewhere, the Hawkeve and Harosoy are about a week earlier than Lincoln. Blackhawk and Earlyana

are two weeks earlier.

On the river bottom lands of Southern Indiana full-season varieties such as the Clark and Wabash ran be planted until July 4 Elsewhere in the southern half John W. Earnsh iw and Out Adams of Ford Motor Co., are shewn as Mr. Eamsfuw awarded Lincoln. Hawkeve Harosoy v <“ Dunes State Police team their target pistols fo • the tenth time at the annual spring shoot held (may be safely planted throughMonday and Tuesday at Putnamville. p Tw«»)

Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with chance of scatterern part of the state until early

_ . _ . . .... . led thundershower* north portion

; tonight and north and west portion Thursday. Little change in

temperatures.

Minimum 49’ 6 st. m 49’ 7 a. m 53’ 8 a. m 75’ 9 a. m 70’ 10 a. m 71’ 11 a. m 74’ 12 noon 75’ 1 p. m 77’