The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 28 March 1958 — Page 2
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—HIGHWAY BILL
Informed sources r*■“«'’ 5 ct^ Eisenhower v 'l veto the L o~ cratic sponsored farm bill and
Ike Discusses
Trade Program herald consolidate
UAILT BANNER
and
make no accompanying conces- biuntly Thursday
Entered in the postoffice at Greencastle, Indiana as second class mail matter under act of March 7, 187S. Subscription price 25 cents per week, S0.1H)
WA SHIXGTOX f UP)—President Eisenhower told Congress
night it will
sions to the far. ' ’ k; in doing jeopardise the jobs of 4,500.000 P er J ear b >' mail in Putnam so. The biU was iesigned to c’.n- Americans and put tne nation in County, $6.00 to $10.40 per year
cel cuts in farm price supports ^ “deadly peril” if it cripples the Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft reciprocal trade program. Benson planned this> year. j ^ f
Forty-two of the Senate's 49 Democrats signed a resolution Thursday asking Eisenhower to sign the bill. Three ’tvs Republican senators votcv* 17 to 14
In one of his toughest speech•es in recent years, the President said erection of new trade barriers would drive free nations to
outside Putnam County S. R. Rariden, Publisher 17-19 South Jackson Street
Telephone 74. 95
The Groyeiand Order of Eastern Star will have public installation at 8:00 p. m. Saturday. The newly elected officers are Stella Fitzwater, Worthy Matron; Orville Fitzwater. Worthy Patron; Mary Ann Rice, Associate Matron; Percy Rice, Associate Patron; Effie Miles, Secretary; Pearl Rowen. Treasurer; Marion Houser, Conductress; Louise Harmless, Associate Conductres^. Mrs. Louise Sullivan is the retiring Worthy Matron. The public is invited.
TOD A VS BIBLE THOUGHT If ye fulfill the royal law ae-
trade with the Communist world | cording to the scriptures, Thou
Mr*. Clinton Gass Is Hostess To Club
The Twentieth Century Glut
in favor of presidential approval i and Iead to a diminrahinj? Amer ; S ^ 1 ’ met Wednesday afternoon. March
of the measure. But 15 GOP senators were not present for hat vote.
L\ MEMORIAM
; ica-isolated, encircled and at self - >' e do * elL Ja!il ® s 2:8 - James 2 6th. at the home of Mrs. Clinton bay in a world made over in the v a simple minded man. not a Gagg Mrg w L Hargrave^vas image of an alien philosophy.” | great theologian as was Paul, ^ Seventeen
'f but one glor> r of our faith is its j
Voicing doubt anyone who had u tter simplicity. A child can un-
derstand this teaching.
WOMAN FOR SHERIFF
FRAXKFORT (UP> — Mrs. Florence M. Hackerd, 39. mother of four children, filed Thursday for sheriff of Clinton County, one of 21 Democrats seeking nomination to the office in the May 6 primary. Levi H. Gill. 41. one of nine Republicans seeking the sheriff nomination, died Thursday of a heart seizure.
TRACTOR spii.l fatal
“on his conscience full knowledge of such grave hazards would fa-
in memory of our dear father vor tearing down the U. S. trade and grandfather. Andrew S. Pitt- T" c?Tar ” tho President intimated man, who passed away March 28. ; ti:e v ' rs m - ht re -> ect at the jqgy polls those who vote to “kill or
Vaio, the tribute we would pay
him, words cannot express
What it meant to have him with
ua and our thankfulness;
cripple” the reciprocal Dade law.
Personal
And Local News Uriels
“An informed and observant public would disapprove of anyone,” he said, “who insisted on
Sweet the memory he has left us, 1 clinging to old ideas which canthough our hearts are sad; | n ot solve"crucial new problems. Gre4t the blessing that was But it would welcome and praise the month of March given, Ju«t to call him Dad. | everyone in jublic or private life The Mothers’ Study club will
Monday is the last day to file claims with county auditor for
members responded to roll call. Mrs. L. W. VanCleave presided 1 during the business session. She | opened the meeting by reading an Easter prayer and leading in the club collect. Mrs. Ben Dean was welcomed to membership in the club. The minutes of the February meeting were read and adopted. Reports of other officers were given and accepted. It was voted to contribute to the Crippled Children’s fund. Mrs. Margaret-
Miss Dursie tGdh Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Oliver Jr., of Roachdale R. 1., announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Darsie Ruth, to Ronnie Allgood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Allgood, Roachdale R. 1. A May wedding is planned.
ROCKFORT UP—Norman B. Lindsey, 16, Rockport, died in a hospital at Owensboro, Ky., Thursday from injuries sustained March 15 in a farm tractor accident. Lindsey’s car mired in mud near Rockport and he borrowed a farmer’s tractor to free it. The tractor overturned and crushed
him.
CARD OF THANKS
PLEADS G I ILIA FORT WAYNE (IT 5 1 -Harry M. Messenger. 65, former president of a religious calendar and greeting card firm at Auburn pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge growing out of a $140,000 fraudulent stock scheme. Messenger, who headed the Messenger Corp. until last October when he was fired at a meeting of the firm’s directors, went before Judge Robert A. Grant on a charge of making out bogus stock certificates and cashing them for personal loans.
Brazil Defeats Cub Track Team
Loving children, Mary and Margaret; Grandchildren, Mary Ann and Jimmy; Son-in-law, Jesse.
for changing his mind in the best interests of 173 million Ameri-
cans.’'
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meet Monday evening at S o’clock at the home of Mrs. James Rob-
I erts, 610 Anderson.
City firemen were called out •j at 11:40 Thursday night to ex- ’ j tinguish a grease fire at the | Monon Grill on North Jackson
I street.
Byron V. Snyder, a sophomore at Butler University l^ft by plane Thursday morning to spend i Easter vacation with his parents, ) Mr. and Mrs. Leon Snyder in j Vero Beach, Florida. Mrs. Richard W. Fulmer and sons, Stephen and Brian, of Minneapolis, Minn., are visiting her i parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Marketto. They will also be the ; guests of Dr. and Mrs. Jervis M.
| Fulmer.
The Rev. Francis Kull of St. Paul’s Catholic Church wishes to announce that services on Palm Sunday will begin at 6:20 a. m. with the blessing of the Palms. The Mass, due to leading of the : Passion, will begin about 6:45. , Steve M. Deer will thrive to- ! night from New York to spend j five days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deer. He will ! leave for Dallas, Texas, Wednesi day, where he is associated with j the New York Life Insurance Co., • as security analyst in the invest -
| ment department.
Serving as an exhibit judge in i Lafayette for the second time i this month, DePauw’s Ray H. | French will evaluate works in the I annual Tippecanoe County art slrow this weekend. The associate ai t professor earlier served in the same capacity at Purdue’s all-campus student exhibit. Glass in a large window at the Keith Bittle Grocery, Indianapolis Road, was broken during the night. City police reported that they investigated but could find no sign of an attempted breakin. No lock was found in the vicinity and the shattered glass was somewhat of a mystery. Word has been received here of
nial of the Bank, given
Central National by the bank. The
Work-
Brazil defeated the Greencastle
high school thiniyclads, 89 to 1G, in a track meet held Thursday at
Rose Poly in Terre Haute. Williams won the 60-yard dash
I wish to express my thanks i j. e g^ s ^ er only Tiger Cub and appreciation to Dr. Veach, i pi ae e. Williams also place.! Dr. Wiseman, Dr. Schauweeker, in the broad jump the nurses, nurse aids lor their . A third in the high hurdles by-
kindness and efficient care during my stay in the hospital. I
Glidewell gave a report of the ; Eighth Indiana History March meeting of the County shop to be held May 1 to May 4 Council of Clubs. jin’Canyon Inn in McCormicks
also wish to thank all my friends, relatives and neighbors for the cards I receive Dalton Harbison
Mrs. Orville Davis outlined the programs for the April and May meetings and announced the program for the afternoon which
Creek State Park was announced and anyone is urged to attend. For the program Mrs. Boatright introduced Mrs. Floyd
was given by Mrs. Charles John- j Yochum who gave the history oi
May Fire Moon Rocket In 1958
Finchum; a third in the low hurdles by Harrold and a tie fur second by Spencer and Green in the pole vault accounted for the remainder of the Greencastle j
points.
Changes Plea To Guilty, Gets Life SCOTTSBURG UP — A surprise guilty plea by Victor Wayne Whitley, 26, Granger, Texa-\ apparently has saved hun from death in the electric chair. Whitley, already serving a life term for kidnaping during a twostate ciime spree last Sept. 30, entered the plea before Floyd Circuit Judge Paul J. Tegart late Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of Indiana State police trooper William Kellems, 27. Tegart, serving as special judge in Scott Circuit Court, immediately rentenc d Whitley to another life term in Indiana State Prison. The two terms tire to be served simultanously. The plea came as a complete surprise. State and defense attorneys had met to select a new judge for Whitley’s first degree murder trial in the death of Kellems. A few minutes alter he was sentenced, Whitley said: •T thank the people of Indiana for their mercy."
OFFICIAL! SPRING'S HERE
son. She reviewed the book “Maggie Now” by Bettie Smith, which pictured the life of an interesting Irish family living in the tenement district of Brooklyn. It was enjoyed by all present. During the social hour the hos-
the “Clodfelter Family” which in turn leads largely to the settlement of the northwestern part of Putnam County wTiich later
became Russell Township.
The Clodfelters were originally | mon hs ’
WASHINGTON UP—The United States may send at least one rocket to or close to the moon within the next seven to nine
high-ranking defense sources said today.
Whether Russia will get there first is unknown here-. The Rus-
from Switzerland. They were a
tesses served refreshments of cof- j German speaking people, belongfee cookies and mints. ing to the Reformed Church, far- _
— mers, not militarily or political- sia f bad been expected to send a
Party Enjoyed By jy m j nf } e d. Two brothers, Peter : Sorority Members ; anc | Casper came to Philadelphia ,
rocket to the moon soon but Moscow’s Pravda newspaper in-
Kappa Delta Phi members re- ] Au „ lst 30 m3 intended to go to , dicatcd Thursday a Red launch-
- ! North Carolina. Fella and Sarah in ? ma >’ be held °« tima - Meyer Clodfelter did go to North f 11 was learned several second- j Carolina and had one son. wh „ ; sta fte sockets of the Navy’s Van- [
guard satellite-launcher already i
served in the Revolutionary War. | “ J J : . , ,, , , ^ ,. . have been ordered for use with i
They moved to the old northwest,
^ • 'rri. Trt ■ the Air Force Thor as a “lunar! probably in Illinois. The son Felix , „ , „ 1 ^ ^ ^ , g, probe” rocket. The Thor is the
came here and entered land near
v. „ n- U Alr Force intermediate range
Russellville. This was the first ..... ,
, , , , ; ballistic missile and will be “marland entered north of the wjth (he Ee e 0 „d-,tage Van- ° I„ OC l820 Jacob Beck started the gUard roCkft f<,r moon l ‘*P l ° ra -
cently received personal invita tions to a party. The climax to the invitations was “come as you
are.”
Approximately thirty girls arrived at the lovely country home of Polly Ruark, many in Pajamas and robes and gobs of pin curls. Alberta Buis won the “bestdressed" prize. A foot-sensitivity test was given the guests and at the close of a hilarious evening, sandwiches and coffee were serv-
first mill at Portland Mills. Soon there was one at Blakesburg.
ed by the committee- Jean Ridule James and Jesse Blake operated Christine Williams, Lois Boswell, | a gingseng factory there. By 1825 Wilma Sears, Pauline Ruark, p or ti a nd Mills was a thriving ‘Ruth Hammer, Madeline Mat- . town. The first log church was thews Avery Wampler, Dorothy 'built in 1840. Soon came a frame
Harris, Dodie Hecko.
Mrs. Michael Hostess To Cloverdale Club Mrs. Perry Michael was hostess to the Cloverdale Home Demonstration Club at her home in Greencastle on March 21st. The meeting was opened with the pledge to the flag and the club creed repeated in unison.
Friday Evening MARCH 28TH
Men Only FREE LUNCH
To Be Held In New Addition
Huber, assisted by Mrs. William
the illnes sof E. G. Chamness of | Weist ’ The y told h0w and where
Muncie. Mr. Chamness is a patient in Ball Hospital at Muncie His room number is 617. The home address is 401U W. Jackson St. Muncie, Ind. They would be glad to hear from their friends. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Chamness are for- i
mer residents of this city. Cpl. Fred Unsworth left today
j for Athens, Ohio, where he will I spend the weekend with a j friend, who is a student at Ohio I University. Cpl. Unsw r orth will i go from Athens to Camp LeJeune i in North Carolina, where he will I continue his service with the U. : S. Marines. Following his return from his Pacific assignment, he has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Uns-
worth.
Mrs. Glendon Herbert presided.
Roll call was answered wfth use- Raccoon Creek about fifty miles
from Indianapolis. They had nine sons. They entered land in October, 1830. John died in August, 1831, but Kathryn lived there the rest of her life until 1850. Solomon, the oldest son, w r as Mrs. Yochum’s great-great grandfath-
tion shots.
The Army is studying the possibility of using a single powerful rocket as a second stage for its Jupiter-C launcher to carry out its part of the moon program announced by the White House
. ^ -- T", . , and Defense Department Thurs-
buildmg where Dr. O. P. Badger i .
preached. Dr. Slavens practiced j ’
medicine in Russell Township and
later at Brick Chapel.
John and Kathryn Bowers Clodfelter from North Carolina decided to come to these parts to look things over after hearing ; from neighbors who mailed a let- ■ ter at Putnamville and w'ent by I stage coach to them. They came j out by U. S. 40 and settled on j
GAMES POSTPONED
Due to wet grounds, the double-header baseball game to- ! morrow betw-een I. U. and DePauw has been postponed until
May 20.
In animated conversation at the annual Cherry Blossom Festival luncheon-fashion show in Washington, Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mrs. Richard Nixon sport brand-new hats, heralding the coming of Spring.
ful household hints, tw r entymembers were present. Secretary and treasur er’s reports were given and approved. The lesson on out-door cookery, part I was very w’ell given by Mrs. Wilbur
the fireplace should be built, if it were to be permanent, and described various other inexpensive and portable types of outdoor cooking equipment. At a latermeeting they will discuss the menu and demonstrate how to prepare the meal for outdoor cooking. Mrs. Charles Denny and Mrs. James Sipple both gave reports on garden activities that
thanks
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Herbert, of Manhattan want to thank the Siate Farm Dept., in answering the grass fire alarm so promptly, and the efficient work of extinguishing it. Also thank all
others who helped.
Thanks, Mrs. G. C. Herbert
REUTHER IN HUDDLE
er. May 6, 1850 h.er grandfather was born. All but the oldest son, Washington, stayed in Indiana, j They have been a family who lov- j ed the land. 5.000 acres in Russell Township are now farmed by the Clodfelters. Mrs. Yochum closed this interesting history with a poem “Dear Pioneer Mother”
written by her.
Putnarm ill< W. S. (’. S.
should be done this month. Mrs. Held Meeting Wednesday
WOMAN, 100 DIES GLEN COVE. X. Y. UP —Mrs. Ella E. Fuller Guthrie, 100, died here Wednesday night. She was the widow of William D. Guthrie, noted attorney and writer.
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William Weist, Mrs. Glendon Herbert and Mrs. Blanchard Ketchum attended the handicraft school at Martinsville in February, and they showed the club several articles that they leaimed to make at the school. The meeting adjourned with the club preyer in
unison.
During the social hour, the members modeled their hats that they had made with articles used in the kitchen. They were made of almost everything imaginable and all shapes and sizes. Mrs. Chester Haltom’s was voted the
winner.
The hostess served delicious refreshments. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Thomas Sheehy in April 21. There will be a plant and bulb exchange at this meeting.
The Putnamville W. S. C. S. met at Old Trail Inn Wednesday March 26th for a luncheon meeting. Miss Agneta Fies, a student of DePauw University from Sweden gave a very interesting talk on her country, its people and their customs and the way
they live.
The group was glad to have as their guests, the Mt. Meridian W. S. C. Those attending from Mt. Meridian were: Mrs. Paul C <x: Mrs. Ecma Frazier; Mrs. Jack Anderson; Mrs. Fronia Tinchei; Mrs. Barbara Bochen; Mrs. Grace Love; Mrs. Amy Buis and Mrs. Helen Bumsiie. Mrs. Orville' Collins received a beautiful plant as the door prize. The meeting adjourned to meet April 23rd for election of offi-
cera.
\V. C. HANDY DIES NEW YORK (UP) ■—William Christopher Handy, the father of blues, died today at the age of
84.
Handy entered the hospital last week with pneumonia. He har been in a coma at one time but was reported "very greatly improved” in the last two days. The Negro, whose wailing j trumpet transformed the work ; chants of his people to what has | become one of the nation's most I notable music forms, died in the j midst of a year-long celebration
in his honor.
United Auto Workers president Walter ReuLher (left) and his asistant. Jack Conway (right) talk earnestly with Senate Rackets Committee counsel Robert Kennedy ju t before Reuther appeared to testify on the 4-vear-old strike at the Kohler C - a’ Sheboygan, Wis.
Historical Society Held Good Meeting The Putnam County Historical Society met at Old Trail Inn for a, dinner meeting Wednesday evening with good attendance. After repeating the Lord's Prayer” in unison, Mrs. Wm. Boatright, president, presided. Two gifts were given to the Ar-
MAKKET LOSES $1,154 NEW CASTLE (UP)—A bandit robbed the North Side Market of $1,154 Thursday night shortly after the store manager refused to cash an unemployment compensation check. Manager Gerald Ayres, 19, said he rejected the check because he didn't have enough money In the
chieves: Phillips Essay on John cash register. The man pulled a Clark Ridpath and a kit of the gun and demanded the store’s reGreencastle Banners printed dur- ceipts, then fled in a car with a ing and concerning the Centen- companion.
The Delta Gamma sorority at DePauw Unhvertity moving from their old borne oh east Anderson street to their new sorority home on -o h Locust street. Each of 16 study rooms on the upper floors of the house accommodates up • four girl Each floor also has hot and cold dorms and a lounge. Located in the north wing of the ground floor are a dining room, seri’ r.g icon and kitchen; the west wing include* a living room and card room as well as house mother a d gue • a< ommoJationa. In the basement la a combination chaptir-recreauon room.
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