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VOLUME SIXTY-FIVE
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1957
UNITED PRESS SERVICE
NO. 228
SIX HURT IN HEADON CRASH EAST OF CITY
SEEKS FREEDOM
SIX IBM EMPLOYES WERE OCCI’PA NTS OF ONE CAR INVOLVED
Six persons were hurt in a headon crash of two automobiles on Ind. 240, near the Olin Dudley farm, east of Greencastle at 6:30 a. m. Wednesday. Taken to the Putnam County Hospital for treatment of injuries were: Earl Watson, 24, Danville, possible fractured jaw, chest in-
juries.
Robert Cochran. 34. Danville Route 2, shoulder injury. Bill Webster, 33, Coatesville Route 1, head and leg lacera-
tions.
Andrew Cunningham, 33 Coatesville, bruised ribs. James W. Young, 32, North Salem Route 1, shoulder injury, j David Cooper, 20, Clayton Route 1, minor cuts on head and
arms.
Darrell Storms, 21, Coatesville Route 2. was not injured according to State Trooper George Hecko who investigated the ac-
cident.
All but Watson were treated and released from the hospital. Mr. Watsoo will be transferred to an Indianapolis hospital. All the men but Cooper were riding in a 1957 Ford driven by Watson. They were on their way to work at the Greencastle IBM plant and were traveling west on Ind. 240. Trooper Hecko said Cooper was going east in a 1955 Chevrolet convertible. Cooper was arrested and charged with operating his car left of the center line. Total damage to the two autos was estimated at $800 by Hecko.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., UP — A suspenseful wait began today for Nathan Leopold, 52. seeking his freedom on the ground that he is a humble convict who has atoned for the 1924 thrill slaying of little Bobby Franks. Leopold, who has been in Stateville Prison for 33 years, appealed Tuesday to the Illinois Parole and Pardon Board for ommutation of his 85-year ferm. Gov. William G. Stratton is expected to rule on the appeal
in aoout 30 days.”
Floyd Township Farmers Meet
Cleveland Ace Married Today BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., UP —Herb Score, Cleveland’s ‘‘million dollar” southpaw, takes a wife today before starting workouts to determine how his injured eye will affect his pitching. Father Thomas Kelley of Rosedale, N. Y., who launched Score on his baseball career, was to marry him in a High Mass ceremony at St. Mark's Catholic Church here to pretty Nancy McNamara of Lantana, Fla., whom Score met in high school. Score. 24. was struck in the right eye in a night game at Cleveland May 7 by a line drive off the bat of Yankee Gil McDougald. It was feared at first that the 1955 rookie of the year might lose his vision in the eye. but after two months of recuperating. mostly at the home of his mother, Mrs. Anna M. Score in I^ake Worth. Fla., Score was confident he could resume his mound duties with the Indians. After a five-day honeymoon. Score and his bride will go to Cleveland Monday where the handsome, 'blond fireballer will undergo a thorough medical examination to determine the condition of his eye. before beginning workouts.
The Floyd Township Farm Bureau met with Mr. and Mr.?. Coleman Monday night, July 8 The chairman, A. D. Wilms called the meeting to order and ah joined in singing “The Little Brown Church in the Vale” and “Home on the Range.” Devotions were given by Everett Wallace, who read the parable of the 10 virgins and then applied their story to our every day life. Anouncements were made concerning the F. B. picnic to be held at Robe Ann Park on July 28. The pet and hobby group will have their zinnia show and pet parade, and hand craft by tne ladies. The program will be made up of County amateur
contestants.
September meeting will be at LeRoy Alters and will be the policy making meeting. Refreshments will be watermelons and muskmelons. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Eggers were guests and Mr. Eggers, the Greencastle Co-Op manager, gave a brief discussion on CoOp policies. He said “One’s success depends upon co-operation with people". The Co-Op has grown because of its service the farmers by holding prices down, refunding of profits and protecting the farmers thru quality of its products. At the close of the meeting, all enjoyed a social hour and delicious cookies and kool-ade.
GROUND BREAKING FOR NEW TELEPHONE BLDG. Ground breaking ceremonies were held at 4.30 o‘clock this afternoon for tH e new building of the General Telephone Compamy on the site on east Washington Street. The president of the company and a lot ( f dignitaries were here for the ground bieaking.
Bulganin May Be Purged Soon
WASHINGTON (UP)— Experts piecing the recent Kremlin shakeup together said today Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin
and Soviet Communist Party boss Christian Church, Mrs. Nikita Khrushchev apparently Lovett, president.
LETTER PRAISES COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH WORK
MRS. EARL HALL GETS LETTER FROM STATE
CHAIRMAN
Mrs. Earl Hall, Roachdale, county chairman for the ‘‘Forgotten Patients” program for the Putnam County Chapter of the Indiana Association for Mental Health has received a letter from Wilton Duckworth, general chairman for that program complimenting her and the people of Putnam County on the progress made in the ‘‘Forgotten Patient” program. Mr. Duckworth said, “We certainly do appreciate your fine efforts on this project. Putnam County has established an excellent record for the other counties of the
state to follow.”
Putnam County has 16 “For-
gotten Patients” in our mental hospitals. Through the efforts of Mrs. Hall and her committee, frll but two of the sixteen patients have been adopted by clubs in the county and some have double adoptions. It is the aim of the county chapter to have three
adopters for each patient. Mis. Hall save the adoptor
groups are carrying on an interested continous program of re- j membrance through canteen book purchases, cards, gifts of food packages and clothing gifts for special occasions. All in all a growing interest is manifested that we leave no patient from
Putnam County unremembered. Following is a list of organiza-
tions in the county that have
adopted one or two patients. Bethel Community Club of
Roachdale, Mrs. Ralph Martz,
president.
Bainbridge Hom^ Demonstration Club, Mrs. Achsa Cassity,
president.
C. IV. F. Grcwp 1, Roachdale Christian Church, Mrs. Franklin Ford, president. Federated Country Reading Club, Mrs. John Sullivan, presi-
dent
E. B. Class of the Fillmore Christian Church, Mrs. Hersclvl Nichols, president F. A. H. Club of Carpentersville Community, Mrs. Jean Robbins, president. Fincastle Community Club, Mrs. Jessie Mandleco, president Tuesday Club of Cloverdale, Mrs. Geneva Knoll, president Fortnightly Club of Greencastle, Mrs. C. C. Gillen, president Bainbridge Community Service Club, Mrs. Paula Mark, president W.S.C.S. of Bainbridge, M. E. Church,, Mm Lester Leonard, president Auxiliary of the Hersehel Robbins Post V.F.W., Mm. Lucille Perkins, president. Social Club of Roachdale, Mrs. Harold Rusk, president Ladies Aid of Barnard Baptist Church, Mrs. Vesta Blaydes, president C. W. F. Group 2 of Roachdale
Ward
WHO WANTS THIS $MW?
MONON ROUTE RI!l TRAFFIC NORMAL AGAIN
TRAINS NOW USING NEW BRIDGE NORTHEAST OF greencastle
OFFICER GEORGE HEES wonders what to do with all that change, $3,948 in dimes, quarters and half-dollars, left at door of the Federal Reserve bank in Los Angeles. Donald J. Pessell, 30, formerly a saxophonist with the Freddy Martin band, hauled it up from the basement and left it there in that metal suitcase, first taking $48. Before driving away, he said, “I have no use for it. Give it away. Give it to anyone you can find.” Donald s father, Charles, said Donald has been “emotionally disturbed.” (International)
Traffic on the Monon Railroad through Greencastle was back to normal Wednesday morning with the completion of tne bridge over Big Walnut Creek northeast of the city. The new structure replaces the old bridge that was washed away by flood waters early Friday morning, June 28. North and Southbound passenger trains used the bridg? for the first time Tuesday after-
noon.
Monon freight trains were using the new trestle Wednesday morning, the Greencastle agent reported. Replacing the old bridge was done in record time of less than two weeks. It was first believed that it might take at least a month to get the job done.
POSTAL NOTE ANAMOSA. Iowa UP — Joe Klink left a jacket here while traveling to the East Coast, so he mailed a letter to “First cafe, west of drug store, south side of the street, Anamosa, Iowa. He got the jacket back— prepaid, too.
MASONIC NOTICE Called meeting of Cloverdale Lodge No. 132 F. & A. M. Thursday, July 11 8 p. m. W >rk in M. M. degree. Glen Furr, W. M.
SUES FOR MILLION SANTA MONICA, Calif., UP —Actress Maureen O'Hara today sought one million dollars damages in a libel suit against Confidential magazine.
HEART ATTACK IS FATAL TO GEO. OSBORNE
CIRCUIT COURT BAILIFF DIED SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME
Flcod Damage To Fennsy Tracks, Bridges In Excess of SI Miliion
Damage estimated in excess of $1,000,000 was done to Pennsylvania rail lines and bridges as a result of the vicious floods which swept centi’al Indiana and i Illinois June 28, a Pennsylvania Railroad press release to the
Banner reports.
brought from near Altoona, Pa., Steubenville, O., and Loganspoit. Extra heavy steel beams for the bridge were brought from the railroad’s supply yard at Canton, O., and fabricated by weld-
ers.
Major trouble spots besides
The million dollar loss includes tram wreck reported south $700,000 for materials and labo; j 0 f Greencastle were washouts at and $300,000 lost in revenues oi Liggett, Ind., (west of Terre
MAY PICK Met RORY INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—State Police Supt. Harold Zeis said late Tuesday that Field Capt. John McCrory probably will be given the post vacated when Capt. John J. Barton steps down as head of the investigation division Aug. 15 after 22 ye*ns’ service.
20 Years Ago HERE AND THERE
failed to see eye-to-eye at an im portant stage of the party's pow-
er battle.
If Bulganian made a miscue the old Bolshevik may barely have escaped being purged himself. Some evidence indicating a- recent change in Bulganin's stature in the Soviet Communist Party
Clinton-Madison Friendly Club of Bainbridge, Mrs. Norman Evans, president Philomath Club of Roachdale. Mrs. Robert Crosby, president. If there is another organization in the county interested in adopting a patient, please contact Mrs. Earl Hall of Roachdale or
spent to detour trains, the dis-
patch claims.
Reopening of the main line between Indianapolis and St. Louis has been accomplished however, according to C. G. Magruder, regional manager of the Southwestern Region. Magruder said that the restoration of the 110-foot steel span
Haute) where the track was washed out to a depth of 20 feet for nearly a third of a mile and at Marshall, 111., where an emHankrnent apnioaching the bridge over Big Creek was scoured away to a depth of 85 feet. Not only was the main line out of service, but the Pennsy’s Peoria branch was washed out
SEA DOG DIES NEW YORK UP—The death of Chota Peg, probably the most traveled dog in the American Merchant Marine, was reported Tuesday on the arrival here of the superliner United States. The 14V2 year old cocker spaniel, who logged more than two million nautical miles aboard four liners, died at sea July 1 and was given a sailor’s funeral. Chota Peg - Hindustani for Small Drink - was the pet of Cmdr. John W. Anderson, master of the United States. The dog had not been ashore since 1951.
bridge which crumbled under a at several points in the vicinity work train near Reelsville June | of Paris, 111., as was the Craw28 was seriously delayed because ! fordsville branch from Rosedale the 18 cars of the train which to Brown’s Valley, a distance of
went into the stream could not 28 miles.
be removed until the waters re- w. W. Boyer, regional engineer, ceded and tracks could be re- who has directed the restoration
Clara F. Smith Died Suddenly Mrs. Clara F. Smith, 73, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Margaret Michael of Indianapo-
lis.
Born March 4, 1884, in Boone County, she was the daughter of Izadore and Louisa Sanders Barrick. On Sept. 19, 1900, she married Miles E. Smith near Whites-
town.
She was a member of the Bainbridge Christian Church and
the O. E. S.
Surviving are three daughters
ed as soon as possible at an es- j washout*. Most of the material, Margaret Michael and Mrs.
Beulahbel Pain of Indianapolis and Mrs. Mabel Sutherlin of Colonia, N. Y.; two sons. Noble of Kempton and Pirtel of Lizton; three brothers, Ben, Ernie and George Barrick of Indianapolis and one sister, Mrs. Elma Hoover of Bainbridge. Her husband and one •son, Glen, preceded her in
death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Porter Funeral Home in North Salem Burial will be in Lizton cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral
home.
built to the bridge site.
In restoring the bridge gt Reelsville temporarily—a permanent bridge will be construct-
timated cost of nearly $100,000 —the railroad used four huge pile drivers working on 12 hour
shifts.
In addition to the driver based at Indianapolis, others were
work estimates that about 1,500 carloads or 90,000 tons of stone, gravel and other material have been consumed in filling the
the report continues, was brought to the scene over detour routes from as far away a? Chicago, Columbus, O.. and East St. Louis, at the rate of 300
cars a' day.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Dismissals: Beulah Long, Arthur Pirrish, Mrs. Gaylord Rossok and son, Lucille Oler, Greencastle; Evon Thompson, Coatesville; Carolyn VanVactoi, Roachdale; Larry Morley, Freedom; Charlotte Anne Fiscus, Robert
Wheeler, Spencer.
NIUE FOR POCKET MONEY HOUSTON. Tex., UP—Its a good thing oil millionaire Glen j McCarthy has an honest cleaner i The last batch of suits he took to the United Cleaners here had I a little “pocket money” in them endorsed negotiable checks to
taling $65,000.
THEY ENTERTAIN THE LIONS CLUB
Handley Visits Ind. State Farm
Jameei Pingleton. senior high school; Joe Bamberger. Junior high, and Robert Pierson, grades, were district American Legion Poster winners, Mrs. Roy Newgent. Poppy Poster Chairman, announced. Mr. and Ms. Harry Voltmer left for Galva, Iowa, to spend the Bummer. Robert Fulkerson was vacationing in Benton Harbor. Michigan Mr. and Mrs. Fred Snively were vis ting in Franklin.
hierarchy has been detected even Miss Grace Browning of Greenthough he is now in Czechoslova- c astle. kia on tour wth Khrushchev.
Bulganin has been eased out of first place in outlining Soviet industrial policies and progress at Communist Party Central
Committee meetings.
In July. 1955. and again in December. 1956, Bulganin gave im- Gov. Handley today paid a visit portant reports on Soviet Indus- to the Indiana Boys’ School at Plainfield. and Indiana Girls' School at Clermont and the Indi- , ana State Farm at Pvtnamville He was accompanied by administrative assistant Vernon C. Anderson and members of th'-
State Correction Board.
Handley will tour the Indiana Women’s Prison at Indianapolis and the Indiana Reformatory at Pendleton. Thursday. No da*e has been set for a visit to Indiana State Prison at Michigan
City, officials reported. (TTY COURT NEWS
try and managment at Central Committee meetings. Khrushchev apparently barely survived the December meeting when Mikhail G. Pervukhin was put in charge of a new Soviet industrial set-
up.
When the Communist leaders met ag:ain in February, however. Khrushchev overturned the December decisions. Bulganin has not been the prime spokesman on industrial matters since the Decem-
ber meeting.
There is evidence Bulganin is more conservative than Khrushchev. At Leningrad last week end
Bulganin delivered a much mild“r speech than Khrushchev. He Everett Harrison entered a also referred to Georgi M. Malen- plea of guilty to a public intoxjkov, Vyacheslav M Molotov and cation charge Tuesday and wrs Lazar M. Kaganovich as “oomra-! fined $1 and costs by Mayor des.’’ I Evan Ciawley.
House Reverses Soil Bank Stand WASHINGTON (UP)— The House has reversed itself and approved a tightened-up one-year extension of the soil bank’s acreage reserve under which farmers are paid for not planting surplus
crops.
Only two months ago the House voted to kill the program. Yesterday it passed and sent to the Senate a compromise $3,666,543,747 agriculture appropriations bill authorizing continuance of the program under tight new restrictions. In the Senate, Sen. Kart E. Mundt R-S .D. suggested that Congress concentrate next year on finding a solution to farm problems. He said digid and flexible price support and soil bank programs have been tried but none had given farmers “equity, parity and justice.” Mundt said one reason for failure to develop a satisfactory farm program was the failure of major farm organizations to reach agreement. He said he wa* confident that there would be a great step forward if these groups could agree. House approval of the extended soil bank acreage reserve program was by voice vote. Stories Differ In Girard Case WASHINGTON (UP) —The secret Defense Department file on William S. Girard shows that the Army specialist third class claimed he fired from the hip and over the head of the Japanese woman he killed. Girard also said he did not believe the empty cartridge he fired would hurt anyone if it hit them. He acknowledged he knew the grenade launcher he used to hurl the cartridge like a missile was accurate and that it would fire an empty shell “quite a ways.” But the file also contains a sworn statement by Girard’s Army buddy, Specialist 3-c Victor M. Nicke, that Girard fired directly at the woman. Nickel, who was with Girard when Girard fired the fatal shot, also said he and Girard first coaxed the woman and other Japanese civilians close enough so Girard “could take a shot at
them.”
George Osborne, well known Greencastle resident, passed away suddenly Tuesday evening at his home on East Washington Street. Death was due to a heart attack. He was born Oct. 12. 1879, in Brazil, and spent most of his life in Putnam County. Mr. Osborne made his home with his sister, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Albin, since he was eight years old. He resided in Mt. Meridian for many years and was a member of the Deer Creek Baptist church and the I.O.O F. of Mt. Meridiah. He served as baliff of the Putnam Circuit Court for several years. Survivors are the wife, Ada, two daughters. Mrs. J. H. O'Neal, Indianapolis; Mrs. Dallas Bee, Greencastle; a grandson. Larry Joe O’Neal; one sister, Mrs. Ada Albin, and a brother, John, both of Greencastle; seven nieces, ona nephew and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, from the Rector Funeral Home. Bro. James H. Murphy will be in. charge. Interment will be in the Stilesville cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Top Reds Get Czech Welcome
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, UP —Dense throngs of Czechs poured into the heart of the city early today to greet Nikita S. Khrushchev and Premier Nikolai Bulganin at the start of the Soviet leaders’ nine-day official visit. The crowd in City Hall Square had been matched only once before this year when American Olympic athletic Harold Conolly of Boston cut through Iron Curtain red tape to marry his Czech Olympic sweetheart, Olga Fikotova. The globe trotting Soviet glad handers arrived by train at 9 a. m. 4 a. ju. EDT, at Prague's Central Station and were greeted by a crowd of 200.000 which parked the square in front of the station.
Border Situation Termed 'Grave'
JERUSALEM, Israel UP Israel officials described the Syrian border situation today as "grave” and there were reports the Soviet Union was urging Syria on ti further attacks on Israeli villages. But the officials said it was unlikely Tuesday's 10-hour artillery duel would precipitate an all out war; observers thought it more likely Israeli troops might attack, occupy and destroy the Syrian position then retire across the border into Israel. HOSPITAL TRANSFER GOES SMOOTHLY PS SOUTH BEND
Crowe Assumes Director's Post
SOUTH BEND UP Transfer of patients and equipment from the old Osteopathic Hospital to the new hospital about two miles away was accomplished without incident Tuesday, according to
J Dr. Albert F. Kull, hospital a iINDIANAPOLIS UP -— Easy rninistrator.
going Ray Crowe, who built Indi- Seven ambulances and a fl 0 ^. anapolis Attacks into a high Q f trucks combined to in- ire a.
school basketball powerhouse, today swapped the pressure of coaching for the athletic director post at the all-Negro school. The 42-year-old former Indiana Central College star who led the Fiying Tigers to consecutive state titles in 1955 and 1956, including an all-time record 45game winning streak, announced his retirement at a school board meeting Tuesday night. L He will be succeeded by Bid Garrett, former Indiana hardwood ace who led Shelbyville to the state crown in 1947.
smooth operation, he said. No new patients, except “me--g**ncy rases, wei ■ admitted ' i the hospital just before the move to reduce the scope of the operation. Kull said. O G O G G G G O ® & Today’s Weather ® O Local Temperature O GGOO&OG&O Fair and pleasant today an! tonight. Thursday partly cloudy, warmer and more humid.
Wayne Hopkins. Paul Buechler and Paul Evens, along with Elvis Pressley Hamm entertained the Lions Club before ; nd after dinner Monday evening. Tne pianist got so hot he had to stand up and play the piano. Buechler is using a string fas tened to a tub for a base fiddle.
SPRINGFIELD COACH QUITS BROOKVILLE. Ind UP Irvin Pratt, for the past three years basketball coach at Springfield High School, has resigned. Mareiis Esarey, Franklin County superintendent of schools, said i no successor haa been named.
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