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VOLUME SEVENTY-ONE

WEATHER— Sunny and Mild

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1963.

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE NO. 304

County Clubs Set Achievement Day For October 16th

County Tax Rate Cut By State Board

Rites Wednesday

Funeral services for John Ginardi will be held Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. at Hopkins-Walton Funeral Home. Rev. Francis Kuil will officiate Interment will be in Forest Hill cemetery.

Calling at this evening.

the Funeral Home

Mrs. Kenneth W. Scott of Muncie will be the featured speaker at the Putnam Co. Home Demonstration Club Achievement Day program in the Community building at the 4-H fairgrounds on Wednesday, October 16. Mrs. Scott will speak and show slides of her trip to Australia last fall as a representative of the Indiana Home Demonstration Association to the triennial meeting of the Associated Country Women of the World in Melbourne. She then lived in ten urban and rural homes for two months sharingf experiences with Australian homemakers, building international friendship with like homemakers groups in Australia. Expenses for her trip w'ere paid for from the I.H.D.A. s International Fund, pennies contributed by the associations 65,200 members. Mrs. Scott was a ‘natural'' to be chosen for this trip as she has long been active in home demonstration work. In 1946 she was instrumental in organizing the club to which she now belongs. She has served as president of the Delaware Co. Home Demonstration Council, as chairman of her 11 county district. In 1959 she was chosen v. president of the state organization and in 1960 she served as president of the Indiana Home Demonstration Association. She was chosen from among 14 candidates for this trip. 50 Years of Learning and Service" has been chosen as the theme of the program as this year marks the 50th year of home demonstration club work in Indiana. Putnam Co. is proud to have the only 50 year club in the 8 counties in the Terre Haute district—the Roachdale Club. Many interesting features have been arranged for the day's program and all club members and their guests are urged to be on hand when registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Local Accident Damages 2 Cars A car door opened in the lane of traffic resulted in an estimated $500 damage to two automobiles at 12:35 Monday noon city police reported Tuesday morning. Police said Virginia Scott Wokoun, city, had parked her 1959 Ford sedan near the Home Laundry on East Washington Street. When she opened the door, it W’as hit by a 1961 Oldsmobile station wagon being driven by Geneva Hunt of Brazil. City Officer Russell Coleman estimated the damage at $300 to the Ford and $200 to the station

wagon.

The police report stated that no one w’as hurt in the accident.

Sinatra To Sell Casino Holdings LAS VEGAS, New UPI — Frank Sinatra, “ace high" in the singing department, has “low snake eyes" in the gambling

world.

The singer, faced with revocation of his gambling license in this state of almost anything goes, said Monday he would sell his $3.5 million in casino holdings. In a surprise statement, issued through his attorney, Sinatra said he would devote full time to his vocal chords and music business. The state of Nevada filed a complaint Sept. 11 holding that Sinatra entertined Sam Giancana, a Chicago underworld figure, at the Cal-Neva Lodge at Lake Tahoe from July 17 to July 28 of this year. “I was surprised, hurt and angered," Sinatra said, “that the Nevada Gaming Board asked. . . to revoke my license to participate in the gambling industry in Nevada. . The singer allowed, however, that he had decided to give up his gambling interests six months ago—w’ell before the Sept. 11 date when the state filed action against him.

CHICAGO UPI — The Defense Department w f as to auction

off five bridges today.

The bridges were among 297 surplus items valued at $3.6 million that were placed on the selling block. The bridges of the bridge erection boat variety — originally cost $1 1,036 each.

Members of the State Board

of Tax Commissioners, meeting at Auction Off Bridges

the court house Monday, cut seven cents from the proposed Putnam County tax rate of $1.36, making the new rate $1.29 for

next year.

The State Board cut six cents from the county revenue levy of 68 cents to 62 cents. The board also cut one cent from the welfare levy of 13 cents to 12

cents.

The $1.36 levy had been approved last month by the Putnam County Tax Adjustment Board which met following a session of the Putnam County Council. The new levies and county rate as fixed by the State Board: Co. Revenue 62 Hosp. Bond Redemp 10 Welfare — 12 Cum. Bridge 20 Co. Hospitay 00 Co. School Tax 25 Total Rate $1-29

Many Churches In Ukraine Are Closed MOSCOW UPI — Two hundred churches and prayer houses have been closed in the past three years in one section of the western Ukraine, the Soviet communist party newspaper Pravda announced Monday. The closings resulted, Pravda said, from the “very intensive education work of the party.” The area involved was Volynia, a district absorbed into the Soviet Union from Poland after World War II.

Rest Rooms To Close Rest rooms in the court house will be closed evening and weekends starting at 7 p.m. today. This action was ordered by the Putnam County Commissioners due to destruction which has been done in both the ladies and men's rest rooms. A previous warning of possibility of closing the rooms was not heeded, the commissioners said.

Stated Assembly

Hospital Notes Dismissed Monday: Mrs. Arthur Jones and daughter, Joan Horn. Cloverdale; Beatrice Schekkhase, Evansville.

Stated Assembly, Greencastle Council No. 107, Royal and Select Masters, Friday evening, Oct. 11, 7:30 o'clock. Willard E: Silvey, 111. Master Lauren E. Sheridan, Recorder.

DeanMuelderln Pre-Inauguration Talk Wednesday __ # Dean Walter G. Muelder Hlirr ran? rlftrfl tomorrow morning launches the Mill I IvUIIV I Ivl U first in a series of inauguration ■/•lie TIlAIICSnflf* week convocations that will cul1X1115 iriOUSdnQS minate Saturday with the inau-

guration of Dr. William E. KerMIAMI UPI —Relentless Hur- stetter. ricane Flora, one of the deadliest

QUARTET TO SING GOSPEL SONGS

Adult Classes Meet Tomorrow Nearly eighty adults from Greencastle and Putnam County registered for classes on the Adult Program last Wednesday

evening.

The following classes are extending enrollment for another week: Typing Refresher, Shorthand. Business English, Sewing, Machine Shop, Driver Education, and Sketching. The high school credit class for adults will either be an elective course or in Civics and Economics depending upon the responses this week. The classes meet Wednesday evening at 7:30. at the Senior High School Building.

King Planning Bigger Protests BIRMINGHAM, Ala. UPI -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today began putting the machinery in motion to back up his threats of "bigger than ever" demonstrations if this city does not bow to Negro desegregation demands. Also scheduled for this afternoon was the trial of three white men arrested by police investigating racial bombings here. They were charged with the misdemeanor of illegal possession of dynamite. Kings s “task force" which led some of the largest protests in Southern history here last spring planned a “non violent worship" this afternoon and the Southern integration leader was to address another mass rally tonight. The worships and mass meetings were launching pads for the demonstrations last April and May in which King and more than 2,500 other persons were jailed in marches and sit-ins met by police with fire hoses and police dogs.

storms to hit the Western Hemisphere during the 20th Century, lingered today over ravaged

Cuba.

With a death toll in the thousands and damage to homes and tropical crops in the millions of dollars, Florida was expected to wreak further devastation on Cuba where Premier Fidel Castro has assumed personal command of relief operations.

Speaking at 10 a.m, in Gobin Church, Dr. Muelder will address his chapel audience on the subject, “Spiritual Co-existence.”

The public is invited.

Dean of the Boston University School of Theology, where Dr. Kerstetter received the S.T.B. degree in 1939, Dr. Muelder has taught on the faculties of Berea College and the University of

Southern California.

Moose Schedule Class Ceremony On Sunday, October 13th, the Loyal Order of Moose in Greencastle will have a class enrollment at 11 a.m. The Local Ritual team will put on the Degree

work.

Breakfast will be

9 to 10 a.m. This class

ment will be in honor of all past governors of L. O. O. M. No. 1592 who are asked to be present. All sponsors are asked to be present with their candidate for

breakfast or by 10:30 a. m.

Author or co-author of five outstanding scholarly works, plus numerous other learned writings, Dr. Muelder has been an active and influential member in the Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union as well as a frequent representative of his church and college at international conferences in Sweden, Switzerland and

the U.S.

He recently served as chairman of the Board of the Ecumenical

served from Institute, which met in Chateau

enroll- de Bossey, Switzerland. Dr. Muelder is a native of Boody, Illinois, and is a graduate, with Phi Beta Kappa honors,

from Knox College.

The Crusader’s Quartet of Terre Haute will give an hour program of gospel singing at the Big Walnut Baptist Church Sunday evening. October 13 at 7:30 p. m. This quartet has been singing together since 1959. In 1962 they won second place in a national amateur singing contest at Memphis, Tenn. They have given gospel programs at many places in Indiana and Illinjis. They have released their second L.P. album and have an invitatiion to sing on Bob Poole's Gospel Program. Your are cordially invited to attend the program at Big Walnut Church. MAJORETTES OF DEPAUW’S MARCHING BAND

The Women of The Moose and wives of candidates are invited for breakfast and a social hour among themselves. There will also be a social hour after the class enrollment.

Guest Speaker

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Kolling, Berg In Recital Wednesday Professor Henry Kolling, piano, and Herman Berg, violin, will present a recital of four works tomorrow night at 8:15 in Meharry Hall. Composers whose works will be performed include Claude Debussy. Ernest Bloch, Karol Szymanowski and Camille Saint-Seans. The public is welcome to the recital, the School of Music's first program of its seventy-ninth season.

20 years Ajjo HIM and THEM:

Troupe To Give Mystery Comedy A cast has been selected from Bainbridge Thespian troupe 1478 for the presentation of a mystery comedy. The Haunted High School. This is a three act play produced by special arrangement with Samuel French to be presented, October 18 in the gymnasium. The setting is at Eagle High School, where it has been an annual custom to celebrate Youth's Day. A reversal of the students, teachers and faculty on this one day presents the humorous side of a mystery in which people disappear without warning and | a murder takes place. The Haunted High School indeed display the spirit of modern youth and their ability to triumph over advers-

ity.

Mrs. James Hetser was a patient in the Putnam County Hospital. James E. Bamberger was accepted in the aviation cadet corps and was scheduled to report to Fort Benjamin Harrison for induction. Mrs. Charles Arnold gave the program at the meeting of the Women’s Club.

Dr. Lowell G. Colston, associate professor of pastoral care at Christian Theological Seminary. Indianapolis, will be the guest speaker this Sunday in the worship service of First Christian Church. The service begins at 10:30 a.m., and will be conducted by George T. Gough, chairman of the Board and elder of the congregation. At pre.sent. Dr. Colston is chairman of the committee on chaplaincy for the Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis, .and chairman of the department of institutional ministries for the Indiana Council of Churches.

Two Morgantown Girls Are Sought MORGANTOWN, UPI — Authorities today were centering a search for two 14-year-old girls who left home last Friday in the Bargersville area. Sherry Jo Baker and Arlene Kay Richardson, schoolmates at Nashville High School, left their rural Morgantown homes in Johnson County after dinner "without notifying their parents," according to police.

Prelates Ponder Use Of English In Mass VATICAN CITY UPI — Ecumenical Council fathers today considered far-reaching reforms Roman Catholic worship, including substitution of modern languages for Latin in large portions ol the Mass.

'Tiger Woman' Is Still At Large PHOENIX, Ariz. UPI—Winnie Ruth Judd, the minister's daughter who became famous as the insane “tiger woman” murderess, escaped prison one year ago today— and not a trace of her has been seen since. It is the longest period of freedom she has known since she was sentenced to die for killing two friends and shipping their bodies in a trunk to Califorina 32 years ago. She slipped away from the state hospital here Oct. 8, 1962, and dropped from sight. Mrs. Judd was within 2 hours

Lois Blankenship On Church Staff Miss Lois Blankenship, a native of Kansas and a student in her final year of study towards a Master in Religious Education, has been added to the staff of The First Christian Church. Miss Blankenship will serve the local church as Dorector of Christian Education. She will reside in Greencastle and commute to Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, to complete her

study.

Miss Blankenship was graduated from Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma, with the A.B. degree. She has participated in the migrant ministry in California for a year, and for two years was director of Christian Education in the Christian Church Raytown, Mo. She came to her position with First Christian after serving in a similar capacity with the Fast Main Street Christian Church, Elwood, Indiana. In the local church program.

of the gallows when she was

adjudged insane in 1933 and com- Miss Blankenship will work with mitted to the institution. the minister, Rev. Maxwell James Between 1939 and last year. Webb ‘ in total ministry of the she escaped six times. Each time congregation, while having spe-

she soon was back in custody— tasting freedom for periods from a few hours up to six weeks.

Seven More Die In State Traffic Seven names were added to Indiana’s 1963 traffic fatality toll since the weekend, including four persons killed in two accidents in the state’s most populous areas. Two killed in a Lake County accident near Schereville and two more killed in an Indianapolis collision Monday night helped raise the year’s toll to at least 981 deaths compared with 900 a year ago.

cial emphasis in areas of youth work and Christian Education. She will also be working with various functional commissions of the church in fulfilling their responsibilities and continuing their programs. Her service with the church began last Sunday,

October 6th.

ton O.; Pattie Pierce. Dayton, O.; and Cathie Valeska, Elmwoixi I arlv lll. t*Junt low. left to right) Nina Shields, Knightstown; Salli Pasco, Greenfield; Sibbie Showalter, Anderson; JuUe Strathcarn, Arlington Ht., Ul-i and Janie Talbott, Indianapolis.

Roachdale Man s Rites Thursday Preston McPheters, Roachdale, died Tuesday morning. He had been a resident of Roachdale for the past twenty five years. He was a retired farmer. He resided in Campbellsburg before moving to Roachdale. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Perkins Funeral Home in Roachdale. Burial will be in North Salem cemetery. Calling at the Funeral Home in Roachdale Wednesday.

fyJecMte’i And Local

Mostly sunny and cooler today. Fair and cooler tonight. Wednesday sunny and mild. Outlook for Thursday: Mostly fair and a little warmer. Eunset today 6:17 p. m. Sunrise Wednesday 6:49 a.m. Minimum 50°

6 a. m. 7 a. m. 8 a. m. 9 a. m. 10 a. m. 11 a. m. 12 noon 1 p. m.

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