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VOLUME SIXTY-SEVEN

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1958.

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

NO. 39

DIAL SYSTEM EXPLAINED AT C. C. MEETING

TELEPHONE ISERS MEET AT CLINTON CENTER SCHOOL MONDAY

16 YANKS HELD HAVANA <UPI) - Reports from eastern Cuba said today 16 Americans are in rebel hands and upwards of 60 others have been deprived of water and milk supplies by insurgent action. None of the Americans was believed to be in serious danger.

The General Telephone Co., held a meeting Monday evening at the Clinton Center School in which it wsus explained by Marvin Diefcndorf and his aides what will be accomplished on Sunday morning, when the new dial system goes into effect in Greencastle. Due to the weather, there were not as many present as should have been, although about a fourth of the subscribers of the Morton automatic exchange were present. Mr. Diefendorf made several calls, one to the Pacific Coast where a recorded report was made and to other calls u'hich were not completed in Montan i because the phones were answered. A call was made to Miami, Fla., and the conversation was heard by the crowd over amplifiers arranged for the meeting. Other calls were made at the suggestions of men and women in the audience, but no one answered the calls. Those attending the meeting were well repaid for their time and effort to get there as it w'as instructive as well as educational in nature. The new' system which looks quite complicated, isn’t as had as it sounds and once local users get used to the new idea of dialing instead of asking for numbers, the public will be well pleased.

LAWYER FOR CREDIT UNION HANGS SELF

GARBAGE TROUBLE EVANSVILLE. Ind. UPI— If it’s not one thing it’s another. Evansville majiaged to dig itself out from under sewn inches of snow—with the aid of four private contractors -and now is faced with the problem of what to do with its garbage. There have been no garbage collections since a strike of municipal employes began last Thursday. The Evansville Works Board met Monday and announced that it will not talk with officials of Local 541 American Federation o[ State, County a.nd Municipal Employes until the city workers go back to their jobs.

ATTORNEY’S BODY IS FOUND SUSPENDED FROM GARAGE RAFTER

Fire Destroys Frazier Home

HOSPITAL NOTES

Dismissals Monday: Virginia Chadd, Grrvncastle; Billy Mark Jack. Reelsville; Nellie Turner, Edward Schulz, Clovcrdajc; Betty J. • Hodges, Danville; Bracy Burton, Mooresvillo. Births: Mr. and Mrs. Claude M. Thompson, Coatesville, a girl; Mr. and Mrs. John Asher, Quincy, a boy.

The city firemen were called to thr home of Bob Moore at 1013 south College Avenue at 5:55 p. m., Monday evening when a gas oven was overheated and caused dense smoke to erupt from the stove. There was no damage, other than from the smoke and to the biscuits in the oven. Between six and seven o’clock Monday evening, fire broke out in the Bob Frazier home on the east end of Avenue C in Commercial Place and because no one walchtd it, broke out again at 2 a. m., Tuesday and the house was destroyed. On overheated heating stove caused the original fire. The loss was estimated at about $1,500.

Joint Meeting Is Set For Friday

SENTENCE HOOP THIEF FELTHAM. England UPI Thomas H Gatfield, 51. was ;yntenced to thryc months in jail Monday for stealing 43 hula hoops.

Couple Killed By Gas Fumes

CHRISM AN. 111. UPI The bodies of an elderly couple. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rogers, were found in the bedroom of their home here late Monday. A gas heater was found turned on but was not lighted, authorities said. It was believed the heater went out accidentally while the couple slept. Rogers. 76. and Ins wife, about 70. moved here from Metropolis last August.

Request $20,000 For Herd Testing

A representative «>f the State Veterinary Sanitary Board was before the Boar i of Commissioners Moml y during their meeting, asking that the Board appropriate about $20,000 for the testing of brucelosis. TB and Bangs disease dining the next six years. The State proposes to take two townships per year in Putnam County and test cattle herds. After the start of testing in Putn mm county, about 50 herds remain to be tested ye. and the testing has been underway for several years. The Commissioners tabled tho mailer until their meeting on Dee. 10. at which time it will be taken up again.

Ulyssen I and II met with Mrs. Earle Wiseman. Mrs. Pearl Gibson McCabe, of Morton, underwent an operation at the Putnam County Hospital. William McGaughey was here from Boston. Mass., visiting his mother. Mrs. W. M. McGaughey The Woman's Study Club met with Mrs John Cook.

A joint meeting of the Green- j cistle Barracks 114, Veterans of W. W. I and Auxiliary will be : held in the social rooms of Uie Piihiic Service Company, Friday evening, December 5 at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Ina Methord of Gary, Department President of the Auxiliary and other state officeis will b-' present. Frank A. Camp, new S ; xth District Commander j • if NoblcsviUc, with his district officers will also attend the!

meeting.

The membership drive of the Greencaslle Barracks is now under way and it is hoped that by January 15. 1959, the present barracks membership will have been exceeded and Greencaslle will again leid the district in the increase in membership over the previous year. At present the Veterans of W. W. I is the fastest growing organization in the country and reminds one of the founding and early days of that great organization, the American Legion. The Sixth District is practically completely organized the latest barracks being Prairie Creek. Orawfordsville and Rockville. Under the inspired leadership of Commander Camp, the Sixth District will be entirely organized bv the end of the year and each barracks will exceed last year's membership. The Auxiliary is in i ; firs! stage in Greencaslle. It was formed about tluee months ago and one of the purposes of the meeting Friday night is of actively st Mting this unit to function with the presenting of the charter and the election of officers for the year 1959. Whether you are a member or not. it is hoped that all wives, mothers, sisters and daughters of W. W. I veterans will attend this meeting You can bo sure that the message brought by Mrs. Methei d. Department President, will be of interest to all. A good attendance of W. VV. I veterans at this meeting will show Di .trict Commander Camp, 'hit Greencaslle Barracks 114 is o'.dly behind him and will do everthing possible to help him realize the goal he wishes to reach for 1959 The local barracks is anxious to attain a membership of 20. If your dues are not paid for next year. L W. Crump, commander or Fred [ Pease, quartermaster will be happy to see* you. Plans for a i oneerted membership dnve will | 1 start Friday night.

KENDALLVTLLE. Ind. UPI— Porter D. Crowell, 48. attorney for the insolvent Noble County Credit Union at Albion, was found hanged from a g-arage rafter today and a note he left said he felt his “incompetence” was to blame for a shortage estimated at two million dollars in the union’s assets. Crowell’s body was found suspended from a rope in a threecar garage at a Kjendallville residence across the street from his

office.

“ My life is crushed,” a suicide note said. “The anguish, bitterness, misery and despair of hundreds of my friends, loved ones and all the others who have suffered as a result of my incompetence is more than I "an bear. “I failed in the responsibility that was entrusted to me and the great wrong that has been committed is a result of my failure in that responsibility. I pray forgiveness for all the suffering and grief resulting from my unworthiness.” Crowell had appeared Monday in Noble Circuit Court at Albion as a representative of the credit union in its current legal efforts to save depositors and share holders from financial ruin. The union was found to have huge irregularities last September. Directors immediately fired Arnold G. Hobbs. 32, manager for the last 10 years, on charges ( of irregularities and making unauthorized loans. Subsequently the union was declared insolvent and the State Department of Financial Institutions took control, and Hobbs was indicted by a grand jury on 13 embezzlement charges. After the court session Monday. Crowell returned to his Kendallville law office. At 10:30 p. m., his wife Muriel, worried because he had not returned home. She went to the offfiee and found the body. There were two notes in a, coat pocket. Ore was sealed and addressed to Mrs. Crowell. Crowell was a former prosecutor of Noble County. He leaves two daughters. Martha, an Indiana University medical center nursing student at Indianapolis, and Sara, a high school student.

30-DAY FORECAST WASHINGTON UPI — The \ Weather Bureau’s 30-day fore-

cast for December:

Temperatures to average below seasonal normals over the northern half of the nation from the Continental Divide eastward | to Atlantic Seaboard. Above normal temperatures are indicated for the California coa^t and Florida. In other areas about normal temperatures for the season

are in prospect.

GARAGE, VEHICLES BURN INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) —A storage garage was swept by fire today and 17 vehicles were de- , stroyed. The garage was leased by the Indianapolis Morris Plan.

SIX DIE IN CRASH CAMBERLEY, England (UPI) —A Viscount four-engined turboprop airliner belonging to the British Hunting Clan Air Transport Co. crashed in flames here today after narrowly missing a sanatorium. Six bodies, all those of crewmen, were recovered from the wreckage. Fire and police officials said there were no other casualties since there were no passengers aboard. There were no survivors. The plane was on a test filght preceding a scheduled run to Nairobi, Kenya, tonight.

INDIANAPOLIS MARKET Hogs, 7.500: fully 25 instances 50 lower; 180-230 lb 18.00 to 18.75, top 19.00; 230-270 lb 17.25 to 18.00: 270-310 lb 16.50 to 17.25.

Board Makes Appointments

VFW TO HOLD PEARL HARBOR DAY BANQUET

SCHOOL TRAGEDIES

ANNUAL DINNER OF POST 1550 IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY

Dog Packs Are Killing Turkeys

Sheriff Joe Rollings has received complaints from Henderson’ Turkey Farm that dogs raided the turkeys Saturday night and again Sunday night, killing several on each trip. The State Police have been asked to shoot any dog running loose, but have declined until this notice has b'-en circulated. However, they will shoot any dog that is running loose after the owner has seen this notice and unless the quarantine is recognized, any dog running loose

is liable to be shot.

Several appointments for the year, 1959, were made Monday afternoon by the Putnam County Commissioners including the re-appointment of Frank Sloesse] as county attorney and Conard Shinn as highway superintendent. Mrs. Cleo McMains was reappointed court house matron and Will O. Matthews was apjxhnted court house elevator operator. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Irwin were re-appointed as managers of the County Home. Other appointments were Harry Brown, county heating plant fireman; Harold Phillips, custodian of the first floor at the court house, and Baird Vermillion as custodian of the second third and fourth floors of the court house.

Johnny Hutchins, popular coach of the Indianapolis Indians, American Association baseball club, will be the speaker at the annual Pearl Harbor dinner of Gen. Jesse M. Lee Post 1550 Veterans of Foregin Wars. The turkey dinner, prepared and served by the Ladies Auxiliary, will be held at 6:30 Saturday evening at the Post Home. Rev. Allan Harlan, Rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, will deliver the invocation. The speaker, Johnny Hutchins, is a former major league pitcher and also twirled for the Indianapolis team a few years ago in the capacity of player-coach. Hutchins now devotes his time helping develop young hurlers for the Tribe and assisting in promotional efforts of the ball club. Another feature of Saturday’s session will be the drawing of a name from the paid up 1959 members for a life membership in Post 1550. The overseas veterans hope to achieve their goal of 527 members for next year by the time of the Pea.rl Harbor Day observance. A number of special guests have been invited to the dinnei and the VFW is exporting a large turnout Saturday evening.

The Chicago school explosion and fire Monday was among the worst such disasters ever to strike in the United States. According to the World Almanac the worst school tragedy occurred on March 18, 1937, at New London, Tex., when an explosion destroyed a school house, killing 294 persons. The almanac says a total of 174 children and two teachers were killed in a fire and panic at the Lakewood School in Collinwood, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, on March 4, 1908. Other school fires listed by the almanac were at Camden, S. C., killing 76 persons on May 17, 1923, and at Hobart, Okla., killing 35 persons on Dec. 25, 1924.

MURDER TRIAL IS SCHEDULED FOR DEC. 8TH

90 KNOWN DEAD IN HOLOCAUST AT WINDY CITY

CHILDREN. 3 NUNS ARE VICTIMS IN SCHOOL FIRE

RECEIVES imii STmR AWARDS AT SD0UT MEETING

Troop 99 Scouts Receive Awards

Troop 99, Boy Scouts of the Christian Church held an award supper at Fellowship Hall Monday evening and made a large number of awards and promotions to Scout members. Murray Lewis, Scout Master made the awards, which included six Tenderfoot ranks to Don Sims, Roland Sims, Eddie Wilson, DeWayne Wilson, Cecil Pierson

and Sieve Terry.

Second Class Scout awards went to three members, Steve Grimes. Doug Swickard and

Randy McMains.

First Class Scout award went

to Billy Lewis.

There were Star Scout awards to Jim Reeves, Jim Grimes and Alvan Mandeiblatt. Three Life Awards went to Steve Swickard, Mike Shafer a:n

Wayne Lewis.

There were a large number o; merit badges presented during the evening The largest number went for bicycling, ten in numbei and the boys rode 35 miles There were 10 in hiking, and the boys hiked 20 miles, five were awarded in leading, three in personal fitness, five in nature study, three in citizenship and the nation, eight in pioneering. a:ir three in firemanship. The Troop was also awardel in the National Camp award for a 10 mile camping trip in which more than 50 percent of the troop were represented.

The murder trial of Mrs. Flora MrFndden, of Plainfield, is scheduled to start in the Putnam Circuit Court on Monday morning, Dec. 8. Mrs. McFidden was indicted on a first degree murder charge in the shooting of her husband Fred J. McFadden, by a Hendricks County grand jury at DanvilD. The shooting took place in a trailer court at Plainfield on June 30. Following the indictment, she entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned in the Hendricks Circuit Couil and on a change of venue request by her attorneys was bound over to the Putnam court. It was said Tuesday that Mrs. McFadden may enter a plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter and throw herself on the mercy of the court. Conviction on a first degree murder charge could mean a life sentence or the electric chair. The penalty for voluntary manslaughter is imprisonment for not less than two nor more than 21 years.

Rites Thursday For Ex-Resident

Guy N. Smith, 64, passed away Monday at the Osgood Nursing Home. Mr. Smith is a former resident of Greencaslle. He was born October 15, 1894 at Holton, Ind. Survivors are: two daughters, Mrs. Phyllis Jackson, Greencastle R. 3, and Mrs. June Crocker. Holton. P^uneral services will be at 1:00 p. m. CST from the Hopeveil Baptist church. Rev. James Boyle will be in chaige of the service. Interment will be in Hopewell cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church one hour before the service.

Ah an Mandeiblatt and Jim Grimes received three star awards at the meeting of Troop 99 Monday evening at the First Christian Church. Shown above left to right: Alvan Mandeiblatt and Jim Grimes. Back row: Mrs. Sidney Mandeiblatt, Sid ney Mandeiblatt and Mrs. Marguerite Grimes.

?B! Joins Hunt For Gem Thieves

TROOP 09 BOY S90UT AWftRDS MS/iT

SEVEN PERSONS KILLED

CHICAGO UPI FBI agents hunted today for $1,500,000 worth of diamonds, missing from the supposedly “inacc.-ssible” va.ult of a downtown hotel. Lt. Charles Pierson of the police burglary squad said it looked like a ‘ - good gang of jewel thieves” was behind the theft. Diamond salesman Charles Stager said he first missed th° gem.s Monday, when he went, to the va.ilt to put in another half million dollars’ worth Stager is an employe of the New York diamond brokerage firm of Harry Winston & Co. It was Winston who recently donated the famed Hope d ajoond valued at one million dollars, to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. The 41 Q carat dia mond was sent safely from Nev. York to Washington through the mails.

CHICAGO (UPI) — Police sought to learn today whether arson or accident started a fire which killed 87 children and three nuns in a Roman Catholic school Monday. Authorities questioned two 13-year-old boys who carried trash from classrooms to rubbish bins near a basement stairwell where the tragic fire is believed to have started. The flash fire trapped and killed 53 little girls, 34 boys and 3 nuns The children ranged in age from 9 to 15. Dozens of them suffocated • nm entire class of 24 was found dead in their desk seats. Tb**y apparently obeyed the teacher’s order to stay in their places. Other children were burned to death. Some were killed when they leaped from the upper floor of the two-story building. It had only one outside fire escape in the rear. Nearly 100 children were injured, four so critically they were expected to die. Heroic nuns and men who dashed into the burning building from the street helped save most of the 1,300 children in the school. Firemen earned down others on ladders from upper floors. A crowd of 10.000, many of them hysterical parents, swarmed around the burning building. They had to be restrained by police cordons. The officers wept openly. It was the worst school fire in Chicago’s history and the city’s most tragic blaze since the Iroquois Theater fire killed 575 persons in 1903. It was the nation’s worst school fire since 194 were killed in an explosion at New London, Tex., in March 1937 The school, formerly a chm h, is located in Chicago's teeming West Side in a neigbborh »od made up largely of working people of Italian, German and Irish descent. In recent weeks, a number of Chicago schools have had bomb threats and scares, tied in with Negro-white integration. There were no Negro students in ()< r Lady of the Angels. Anguished parents rushed fr >,'> the school to hospitals and, fi nally to the Cook County Mo'go'’ in search of their children They filed past rows of hastily erect'- 1 benches in the morgue basement., looking with horror at the charred, blanket-covered bodies For many the effort was full! Some bodies were burned beyond recognition. Coroner Wdter MeCanon ,ai i hr 1 would impanel a "blue ribbon jury" today to investigate t.b r ' cause. Fire Commissioner Robert Quinn ordered an investigation by arson expert ; The FBI made its full faeilities available in an effort to determine if the blaze wjs set -'e liberately. Quinn said the fne broke out in the lower part of ta<- rear stairwell in the northwe t corner of the U-shaped school. Denw smoke indicating burning oil rolled through the building There were reports the fir*- w . preceded by an explosion but th reports could not be confirmed Quinn and the speed w,' which the flames flashed throng t the building prevented the children from fleeing through the

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MRS. EENZEN’S FATHER DIED EARLY TUESDAY

Clearing this morning becon. ing generally fair today and to night. Wednesday partly cloud . Littlfi temperature change. O i* look for Thursday. Partly cloud, and a little colder with snox flurrins near Ivike Michigan.

DOTHAN. Ala. lUPIi Seven persons including three soldiers died before dawn today when two cars hit head-on about five miles ■ = "

west of here on U. S. 84. Three Shown i.i the above picture are tnr«.e Sc-u s who received Life Awards Monday evening at the

. . . , First Christian Church, accompanied by their parents. Left to right, front row: Steve Swickard, otner persons were injured, no ^like Shafer and Wayne Lewis. Back row left to right: Warren Sw»ekard. Mrs. Warren Swickard,

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