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VOLUME SEVENTY-TWO
WEATHER— Fair and Cold
Interest Increases With City Voting Only Week Away
With Greencastle s city election just one week away, interest is beginning to increase in tempo over the various races for
municipal offices.
One Killed Three Hurt OnU.S.36
A Bainbridge young man was instantly killed and two Greencastle residents were injured, one critically, in a traffic accident on U. S. 36 at 9:02 Monday night. Dead of a broken neck is Rex
James Shoaf, 22.
Injured critically is Robert
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1963.
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Nov. 4 Final Day For Tax Payments
Roland Lane, Putnam County Slavens, 37 Jackson Boulevard.
The main interest is centered Treasurer, today reminded tax- Also injured is Lurene Hansen, on the mayor s race with Demo- p a y ers that Monday, Nov. 4, is 50, Alamo Apartments, crat Ray Fisher seeking re-elec- the last day for Fall tax i ns t a ll- Treated and released at the tion and Republican City Judge ments After that date a penalty Putnam County Hospital was Russell Clapp hoping to succeed wiU be added James M. Rowley. 51, Arthur, him The treasurer’s office will also Illinois, who was driving a 1959 Also of more than passing in- be closed Tuesday, Nov. 5, for Chevrolet with Lurene Hansen terest is the race for city judge the remainder of the week to as a passenger, with J. Frank Durham the Demo- take care of payments by mail gtate police said the accident and Lawrence an d to get all books and accounts occurred one and one -half miles
east of the Ind. 43 intersection. Shoaf was driving west on 36
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crat candidate
Crump the Republican candidate, in order.
Some of the local politicans are predicting a close race for the clerk-treasurer between Clifford Frazier, Democrat, and Maynard
Shonkwiler, Republican.
Four of the Democrat city councilman are seeking re-elec-tion. They are Richard Flynn,
Four Units Comprise New Plan Due to recent court action in which the Putnam county committee for school reorganization was mandated to include all of Putnam county plus the three townships in north Owen county within its plan, the Putnam county committee has adopted the following revised Preliminary Plan. The county is to be divided into four administrative units as
follows:
Unit I—this unit would be
composed of the six north Put- . .. _
nam county townships as fol- bridge widenin & program involv- Construction Company of Roches-
1 — ter, Monday afternoon. The
money for this improvement
Street Paving Is Paid For Mayor Informs Council
— City council members and oth-
er citizens attending Monday night’s council session were informed by Mayor Ray Fisher that the street paving in Greencastle had been paid in full.
INDIANAPOLIS UPI Bids The Mayor announced that he are expected to be opened Nov. presented a check for $56,194 to 26 by the Indiana State Highway Vic Deininger, a representative Commission on a $1.4 million of the contractor, the McMahan
Bids Include Ind. 240 Bridge
lows: Russell, Franklin, Jackson, ing 129 brid & es -
Clinton, Monroe, and Floyd. School Board to govern this unit would be composed of seven
Highway chairman David Co-
hen said the bids will be taken WOrk was a PP™ved by the Board
of Works during a meeting last
on the first phase of a $2 mil-
members elected as follows: one lion widenin & Program recently to be elected from each of the authorized b y Governor Welsh as
six townships, and one to be
part of a $10.5 million program
Moose Schedule Party For Kids
in a 1959 Ford convertible ac-
companied by Slavens.
The report said that Shoaf went around a pickup truck which was waiting to make a left hand turn and hit the Rowley
Thursday from 8 until 11 p.m
C r'horioc vfr^nrrv the rc will be a Hallowe’en party car headon in the eastbound trafClark Norton, Cherles McC rry ^ ^ Gre€ncastle Moose £ ome fi c lane. Shoafs car then bounced
for the children of the men and against the truck whose driver women members of the organiza- was Ronald E. Styleburg, Baintion. bridge Route 1, Police said Style-
Prizes will be awarded for the bur S was not hurt.
Mayor Ray Fisher is shown presenting a check Monday afternoon for $56,194 as final payment for all street improvement work in the City of Greencastle to Vic Deininger, representing the contractor, the McMahan Construction Company of Rochester. The money for this purpose was allowed by the Board of Works during a meet-
ing held last week.
elected at large by the voters maintenance and traf-
fic control improvements.
and Arvell Roach, Ross Alice is the other candidate as Councilman Russell Pierce declined to
Will Pay Visit To State Farm
from all six townships.
Unit II—this unit would be composed of Madison township,
and the present Greencastle Con- Count y-
solidate Schools.
School Board to govern this unit would be composed of five members appointed as follows: the trustee and advisory board of Madison township would ap-
DePauw University’s Little point one - the trustee and advi -
The bid opening will include a bridge on Ind. 240 in Putnam
University Cast Will Give Comedy
Oklahoma Tour Report Is Made
The interest in and knowledge of Small Watershed projects by
week.
Members of Greencastle's official family present Monday evening in addition to Mayor Fisher were Councilmen Clark Norton, Dick Flynn, Arvel Roach, Charles McCurry, Clerk Frank Pierce and City Attorney Rex Boyd. The only absentee was
Councilman Russell Pierce.
Councilman McCurry introduced and moved the passage of the claims against the city which totaled $1,449.97. After a second by Councilman Roach the vote on
passage was unanimous.
A report for the month of September was made by Street Com-
be a candidate.
On the Republican ticket, Prizes will be awarded for the ourg was not nun. INDIANAPOLIS UPI — The
candidates for council are Robert Pettiest costume; ugliest cos- Police listed Slavens’ injuries as Indiana Budget Committee plans Theatre opens its fall series this sory board of Greencastle town-
Eppleheimer, Chester Grimes, tume : and m <>st unusual costume, internal and lacerations. to visit Thursday the Indiana we ekend with a three-night pro- ship would a PP°int two, and the local Chambers of Commerce „ Ernest Collins. Robert Jackson There will also be prizes for apple Lurane Hansen suffered a frac- State Farm at Putnamville and duction of William Shakespeare’s Greencast Ie City Council would , eaders in Oklahoma communi- /ul.
and Robert Poor. eating; doughnut eating and a tured pelvis and broken legs, the Indiana Boys School at Plain- ••phe Taming of the Shrew.’
According to County Clerk contest,^ Her condition was reported as field. Performances of the comedy
Jack Hinkle, there are 4,212 per- Moose members and Women of g 00 d Tuesday morning. However, Budget director sons registered and eligible to the Moose will act as chaperones Rowley was treated for cuts Jack Booher said it was a field vote in this year’s city election. and also supervise the contests a nd abrasions. trip to acquaint the newest comDue to the interest created by and Rames for the various age state Troopers Jack Hanlon mittee member, State Rep. Rob-house-to-house calls by the var- groups. an d Charles Templeton and ert L. Rock of Anderson, with ious candidates, a rather heavy Refreshments of apples, cider John Whitaker, Putnam County the institutions and it had nothvote is forecast. Some observers arid doughnuts will be served Coroner, were the investigating ing to do with administrative believe the voting may run as along with soft drinks furnished officials. difficulties which have been in high as 70 per cent. b y the Coca-Cola Company and Mr. Shoaf was born January the news recently. The polls will be open Tuesday, Chesty potato chips. 27, 1941, the son of Donovan and Booher said the budget corn-
through Saturday in Speech Hall. Co-leads in the show will be Julie Strathearn, Arlington Heights. HI., as Kathrina, the
townships: Marion, Jefferson,
Warren, and Washington.
ed that during the month there were eight regular employes in his department and that the payroll was $2,220.50. A total of 301
Nov. 5, from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. ^ men an( j women 0 f j be Central Standard Time or 7 a m. Moose are urged tQ attend ^
to 7 p.m. Greencastle time.
annual event.
Pleads Not Guilty Don Smith appeared in city court Monday on a charge of operating a junk yard at Fifth Street and Avenue E in violation of a city ordinance. Smith entered a plea of not guilty and trial was set for December 2.
Train Kills Boy In Toy Wagon
GOSHEN, Ind. UPI — Three-
year-old Timothy Estes was kill- Deputy District Governor George ed Monday when a toy wagon in Rentz from Perrysville.
which he was riding while being
Mary Gardner Shoaf. mittee already has authorized re“Jimmy” as he was known pairs to the Indiana State Farm by his friends, was a member of laundry as a result of damage the Bainbridge Christian church, i n a riot last July. National Guard, and a graduate
of Bainbridge High School in the Class of 1959. He was employed at the Bainbridge Elevator. Survivors are: the parents; two sisters, Donna Gibson, Bainbridge and Harriet Jean Shoaf. at home; one niece, Carla Jean Gibson and
other relatives.
Funeral services will be held story headquarters of the coun-
Mondav c\ening. After a fine Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Hop- ty Democratic Executive Corn-
meal Paul Buechler led group kins . Wa iton Funeral Home in singing. The meeting was the oc- Bainbridge . Interment will be in
casion for the official visit of
Local Lions Host District Officer Lion President Don Shuee presided at the regular dinner meeting of the Greencastle Lions Club
Explosion Rips Demo Building MIAMI UPI — A midnight
explosion ripped apart the two-
District Governor Bud Watts to the club. Guests who were introduced included Marvin Williams, Gail Edwards, Steve Deer and
the Bainbridge cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral
home in Bainbridge after 7 p.m.
Wednesday.
Presi-
his
Two Autos Damaged In Monday Accident City police reported Tuesday
Governor Watts inducted two new members, Hardin Staley and Byron Drew in a short impres-
sive ceremony when he stated morning that a traffic accident certain responsibilities that go occurred at 5:25 Monday afttiwith Lions Club membership. He noon on * nd - ^40, west of the stated that there are now Lions First Street intersection.
pulled by his 5-year-old brother was struck by a train. The accident happened near the boys’ home at Foraker on the Indiana 3 crossing of the Wab-
ash Railroad.
Philip Estes ^ e aS tr P ^ g w ^^ clubs organized in 124 countries ^\ice said a 1962 Dodge being of the world, with one even as re- driven east on 240 by Nancy K0eps Close Watch
mote as the South Pole. There Marie Trout, city, ran into tue
ran co saiety oul w.e tv-.a* ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ rear of a 1961 p onU ac which had WASHINGTON UPI freight tram, its brakes set when members The speaker stopped in a line of traffic. Joe State Department said the crew saw the little wagon on ; interest me h ch Mark Liechty. Fillmore, was the keeping close watch the rails, smashed into the child f ' r ’ ra in w r ting high- ments of miiit:irv «n
mittee Monday night and bomb squad inspectors said they were working on the theory it was an
intentional act.
No one was hurt in the blast. ba ttle to block a civil rights bill
which crumbled two concrete walls and the roof of the struc-
ture. There was no fire.
On fire inspector called it “the worst explosion I’ve ever seen
around here.’’
The building is located in the
heart of downtown Miami. The sweeping civil rights bill.
streets around the structure were littered with concrete and glass.
wagon across
he saw the train approach. He ran to safety but the 40-car
appoint two. was ^ be ^ bbl g was mos t Unit III this unit would be impressive to Putnam County
are set for 8:15 p.m. Thursday ^ om Po sed of tbe following four People on their recent tour.
Thirty-seven men from the and 3.10 tons of stone was purWabash Valley Basin, with fif- chased and 20 and 7-10 tons of
School Board to govern this teen from Putnam County, spent coal mix was bought. Gasoline
_ umt would be composed of five i as t week on a working educa- used by the street department shrew; Jeanie E n g 1 e b r i g,h t members to be elected as follows: tional tour of Oklahoma, there totaled 679 gallons and 400 galCrown Point, Ind., as Bianca, her one from each of the four town ‘ they studied many communities lons were p Urc hased. sister; Larry Mueller, St. Louis, ships ’ a n d one to be elected at where Public Law 566 Watersheds City Engineer Cliff Norton alMo.. as Petruchio, Kathrina’s large by the voters from a11 four have been developed by local so made his report for September, suitor; and Mike Webster, Louis- of the townships. people cooperating with the Soil T his report set out that 10 ville, Ky., as Lucentio, Bianca’s Unit IV—this unit w r ould be Conservation Service. building permits w f ere granted suitor. composed of the following four i n the heart of the Oklahoma an estimated cost of $47,625. Twx> Others in the cast are John townships: Cloverdale township “Dust Bowl’’ of the early 1900’s street cutting permits were isPetsche, Mentor, O.; Fred Green, * n Putnam county, and Taylor, these travelers saw first-hand sued. There was a sewer inspecDearborn, Mich.; Robert Cole Jennings, and Jackson townships how the agricultural and indus- tion on Sunset Drive and he also Springfield, O.; Mike Slaughter ^ Owen county, (this unit would trial economy of communities set grades on Avenue E. and Peter Lach, Indianapolis; be identical to the present Clov- had been restored through prop- Howard Brackney, superinJim Sellers, St. Paul, Minn.; Bob erdale Community School sys- e r management of soil and water tendent of the Water Works, Kime, Richmond; Geoffrey tern) resources. Oklahoma has received made his report for September. Hatch, Port Washington, N.Y.; School Board to govern this large sums of Federal funds His department had 14 emJudy Huhn, Glen Ellyn, 111.; Carol unit wall be designated when the through the Bureau of Reclaim- ployees including three board Brown, St. Louis, Mo.; and preliminary plan is submitted. ation. the U. S. Army Corps of members; the payroll w^as $3,442Nancy Betourne, Kankakee, 111. The Putnam county committee Engineers and the Department of .02; expenses were $15,746.33; is required by law to submit a Agriculture for this work. These revenue was $17,045.31; paid on
preliminary plan to the State men became convinced that these bond and redemption fund, $8,Commission for School Reorgan- funds have been wisely used and 233..54; service calls, 216. ization not later than November f eel tbat our entire population He also reported that despite 15, 1963. If the action of the Put- will benefit through the social, the continued drought a daily nam county committee is ap- economic, cultural and industrial check of the Water Works w r ells
he felt was too strong to nass Proved by the State Commission, improvement of this area of our showed that the w'ater supply Congress. The House Judiciary local meetings will be held in country. had not dropped more than an Committee rejected the meas- eacb tbe proposed units where In most of the Oklahoma pro- inch on an y § iven da y- He stated
ure by a vote of 19-15 the P lan wil ^ be explained, and jects dam sites have been de After the long-delayed show- the ,oca l citizens will be given an veloped to their maximum poten- adequate,
down vote, the committee opportunity to hear and to be tential to provide quality water Under new 1 turned to consideration of a less heard relative to the proposed supply and recreation for both Ject of widening Arlington Street consideration a less reorganization plan th £ urban and rural popuIation from Franklin to Cameron Drive
of the community.
isi.sNii* D I f -r This educational tour arranged
NOW YOU KNOW Back In Town and conducted by the Putnam
County Chapter of the Wabash „ ’ ^ and storm seuer
BULLETIN WASHINGTON UPI
dent Kennedy today won
that the water supply was more
Under new business, the pro-
was discussed.
Engineer Norton estimated the cost of installing sidewalks,
The it is move-
Dnily service charges for hos- WASHINGTON UPI — Mrs. . . ... the United States Jacqueline Kennedy returned to ^ aPe y Association pro\ed to be
the White House late Monday a valuable experience for those afternoon from her new home participating, but can become near Atoka, Va. The President much more valuable to our own and their two children returned community if through public ap-
pital beds in
last year ranged from $10.60 a bed in a two-bed room in rural Mississippi to $29 in the San
at $92,627.32. Similar work on Cameron Drive proper was esti-
mated at $18,260.11.
Mr. Brackney also informed the council that the Water De-
driver of the Pontiac.
and ground to a halt 200 yards 1 « hts of his experiences at the
International Convention where
he met Lions District Governors Cooksey, a passenger in her car,
ments of military supplies from Francisco-Qakland area, accord- Monday morning by helicopter,
itoth'V^cy Trout and Sue Communll ‘ t N< ' rth vi « N » m «® <"* *° lhc American Hospital Mrs. Kennedy was driven back Want'the «*' renovating
and individual contact P^tment was studying bids for
away.
of the standpipe,
Laos.
Association.
in a station wagon.
A Woman’s Perogative SAN FRANCISCO UPI — The unpredictable Mme. Ngo Dinh Nhu, exercising her prerogative as a woman to change her mind, indicated today she would extend her visit to the United States by ’’five or six days” to rest in
Southern California.
Mme. Nhu’s only public appearance Monday was a lunch speech before the Common-
wealth Club where she repeated den t Shuee announced a cabinet
previous attacks on U.S. policies
from all over the world. The three State Lions projects were discussed: Cancer Research Equipment at I. U. Medical Center where plans are being made to purchase and house a 22,000,000 volt machine, Leader Dog Training and Eye Bank
work.
William Johnston announced that the candy sale was a success with all candy sold. Presi-
complained of neck pains following the mishap. Damage was estimated at $200 to the Pontiac and $150 to the Dodge by Officer Russell Rogers who investigated.
L JUUUt ROY BEAM
Medicare Made Political Football Dr. Ed Annis, outspoken president of the American Medical
toward the government of her brother-in-law. South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.
meeting at I. U. Medical Center . Sunday, November 3, at 10:00 Associatlon - said h f re Monday
20 Years A|jo Tommy Eitljore, an eighth
boy, suffered a fractured right leg while playing in the high
school gymnasium.
City firemen were called to the city library when some Hallowe’en decorations became ignited from the candle in a paper
jack-o-lantern.
am. A Lions Club
Hootenanny which will be a very fine affair will be held November
23..
Trick Or Treat
sponsored night the medicare for the a S ed
issue is being made a political
football.
Annis spoke on the DePauw University campus to a group of about 350. He said “there are those who would misuse the health of 18 million persons for
MEMPHIS, Tenn. UPI — Two political purposes.”
bandits wearing Halloween “All of a sudden the politician
grade pupil and a Banner carrier . . ^ x ^ ; o HfvM masks robbed $32,469 in cash and has gotten interested in people
checks Monday from a depart- who we have been interested in
ment store official and a guard all our lives,” he said,
on their way to a bank. Annis said he a n d the AMA The gunmen held up Fred was in favor of a bill already on Hammer, assistant manager of the books because it takes care the Atlantic Mills Thrift Center, of the aged who really need it and a guard in the parking lot and not just because they are
of the store. over 65 years of age.
knowledge, application and enthusiaism of what they saw and
heard.
Represented in the touring group were county, state and federal officials and legislators from Indiana and Illinois, business and professional men, newspaper men, agricultural leaders and farm operators from over the area. By far the largest group was from Putnam County. They are: F. L. O'Hair, Donus Masten, Charles Branneman, Leonard Mann, Doris Salsman, Bryan Zuerner, John Grimes, Carroll Fordice, K. W. Harris, Ira Price, Granville Thompson and Virgil Van Bibber. As here in Putnam County, In-
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11* lAseatlt&i And Local
Partly cloudy, windy and coolr today. Fair and cold tonight
diana’s most active participation with scattered frost or freeze in the Small Watershed develop- likely. Fair and cool Wednesday, ment is in progress, it is hoped Sunset today 5:47 p.m. EST, that local, civic, educational, so- 4:47 p.m. CST. Sunrise Wednescial and industrial groups will day 7 am. EST, 6 am. CST. call on these men to relate what Outlook for Thursday: Fair to they saw and heard. They are all partly cloudy and warmer,
available to share their enthusiam for this community develop-
ment.
WANT TO BE MISS TEEN AGE AMERICA Candy Jo Floyd (Miss Teen Age Charleston! and Betty Lou Purvis (Miss Teen Age Albuquerque) get some shootin’ tutorin’ from cowboy Bob Kriss at the Six Flags Over Texas Amusement Park in Dallas. The girls are among those competing for the Mi ss Teen Age America title, to be chosen Nov. 1.
Marriage License Floyd Kenneth Bond, truck driver, and Lucreshia Jane Barnett, at home, both of Reelsville.
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