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VOLUME SEVENTY-TWO WEATHER — Cloudy; Mild GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1964. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE NO. 119

Post 58 Prepares To Mark Legion's 45th Anniversary

Legionaires and Auxiliary members of Greencastle’s Cassell C. Tucker Post 58 are planning special festivities as part of the “World’s Largest Birthday Party.” This party is in celebration of the 45th anniversary of the founding caucus of delegates of the World War I American Expiditionary Force in Paris, France. Today’s membership in the Legion includes eligible veterans of World War I, World War II and the Korean War. As part of this gala birthday celebration. Post 58 is putting the finishing touches on the 1964 membership campaign. William O. Grimes, membership chairman, extends a warm invitation to eligible veterans in the city to sign up. Monday, at 6:30 p.m., a pitch-in dinner will precede the Legion’s regular business meeting. Meat, coffee and rolls will be furnished by the Post. Members are urged to attend and bring a covered dish and table service. Renovation of the Post's clubroom is nearing completion with its new paneling and furniture. Post Commander F.P. O’Brien says Greencastle will have the most beautiful Legion clubroom in Indiana as a result of this remodeling. University Has 2,274 Students DePauw University has 35 more students this semester than it did for a corresponding period in 1962-63, a final registration report issued today shows. The current enrollment of 2,274, however, is 43 students below last fall’s initial enrollment of 2,317, which was the second highest in the school's history. The all-time high for the first semester of any year was 2,331, set in September, 1962. Most of the attrition, a usual trend between first and second semester registrations, was due to the students who transferred or who decided temporarily to discontinue their education. Enrollments in the various class categories showed these differences between second semester 1964 and 1963: freshman enrollment is up this spring to 668 from 629, sophomore enrollment up to 566 from 555, junior registration down to 454 from 481, senior enrollment up to 493 from 477 and graduate enrollment down one to 46. Special and irregular student registration is down from 50 to 47. By schools, the registration shows 2,059 in the Colleges of Liberal Arts, 86 in the School of Music, 83 in the School of Nursing and 46 in graduate studies. Two Arrested Two men were arrested and lodged in the Putnam County jail at 3 a.m. today by City Officer John Stevens. Virgil L. Gibson, 39, Amo, was charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication. Ronald G. Hanlon, 36, Fillmore Route 1, was booked for disorderly conduct. The arrests followed an altercation between the two men on South Indiana Street. 20 Years Ago Mrs. Elmer Seller was hostess to the Needlecraft Club. City firemen were called to the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house to extinguish a trash fire in the basement of the building. The Current Literature Group of A.A.U.W. met w‘th Mrs. Walter Cox.

THE GOOD OLD DAYS Taken from the files of The Daily Banner 1938: There is space going begging, so to speak, in the hobo camps of the vicinity. The rental charge for space in these rendezvous for peripatetics is low, and the accommodations are unexcelled, but the intinerants are shy this year. The Greencastle police know why, it appears. There are at least half a dozen places within a mile or so of the city which have been places of refuge for tramps for many years. They are as well defined on hobo maps as any other place is. They are known to these wayfarers from coast to coast of the United States, but, of late, it has also become known that the police may descend upon them and take the boarders therein to some box car, with orders to stay in the car until the next freight pulls out, at which time they are to become passengers on the freight, for points away from

here.

That is the explanation made by the chief of police when he was asked why the city has so few tramps. He said that when the latter are escorted to the freight car and are placed within its portals, they are warned that if they do not leave as soon as they have the opportunity, they will be sent to the penal farm to be held at hard labor for a term of weeks. Mention of the penal farm always raises goose pimples on the skin of the vagrants, so as the police chief explains, the denizens of the hobo world stay away from Greencastle. Not many persons even those who have lived here all their lives realize that tramps have well defined, permanent summer camps near the city, w’hich are the places of residence for these wanderes while they are working the community. One of these camps is the grove of trees in the wedgeshaped area between the Monon tracks and the switch extending from the traction main line to the cement plant, the southern point of the era coming down from the northwest to the crossing of the Manhattan road over the Monon track, north of Lime-

dale.

Another is a couple of thousand feet eastward from the east line of the Barnaby mill property, between the Monon and the Big Four roadbed. Yet another of these places is in the immediate vicinity of the Big Four arch over Big Walnut, north of West Columbia St., at the old Bluehole, where Greencastle youths have swum these many years, beginning long before the new tract of the Big Four was built over it. Another camp is east -of the former McFarlane fruit farm, northeast of Greencastle. not very far from the crossing of the Houck road over the Monon. There is another retreat near Barnaby’s mill, on the south side of the Monon, in a gully. All of these places are protected from the wind by embank ments and there are trees to (ContiuueU on Tage 2)

School Board To Meet On Monday The School Board of the Greencastle Consolidated Schools have a full agenda for the regular meeting to be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the office of the Superintendent. Mr. N. Dixon will report on various aspects of the Ridpath Elementary School program. The Board will study specifications for the furniture and equipment to be purchased for the new Northeast Elementary

School.

The steps and procedures that are involved w-hen school corporations are reorganized under Chapter 202, Acts of 1959, will be reviewed. The Indiana State Teachers Association will hold a regional meeting in the Greencastle Junior High School Auditorium on March 10. At this meeting prospective educational legislation will be discussed. The Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents will meet at DePauw University on March 24. Subjects to be discussed include developments and trends of the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. Greencastle students will observe a spring vacation beginning March 26. School reconvenes on March 31.

Two More File Two more candidates for the May primaries filed Friday with County Clerk Jack Hinkle. William Mullinix declared as a candidate for Democrat precinct committeeman from South Washington. Richard L. Conrad, Greencastle businessman, filed for Republican precinct committeeman from North Second. Perfect Record Coach John Wooden of UCLA has never had a losing record in 18 years of coaching college basketball and now he has a perfect record to his credit. His UCLA Bruins recorded a 91-81 victory over Southern California Friday night to become the first major college to go through the regular season unbeaten since Ohio State in 1961. Hoffa Flies Home CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. UPI Teamsters Union President James C. Hoffa flies home to Detroit today but will return next week for sentencing on a federal jury tampering conviction that carries a maximum 10-year prison term. Hoffa, 51, and three others w-ere convicted in U.S. District Court Wednesday of attempting to corrupt jurors during the labor leader’s 1962 conspiracy trial at Nashville

Case To Jury LOS ANGELES UPI — A jury of nine men and three women today deliberated whether the kidnaping of Frank Sinatra Jr. was a hoax or an actual abduction. The federal court panel received the case Friday night after four w r eeks of the trial of three men accused of kidnaping the movie star's 20-year-old son for $240,000 ransom. The jury deliberated for only two hours Friday night after receiving the case, They were to resume at noon EST today. Gen. MacArthur Is Recuperating WASHINGTON UPI — General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, victor in countless of his country’s battles, appeared today to be winning yet another fight— this time against critical illness. The 84-year-old military leader emerged in satisfactory condition Friday from three hours of major abdominal surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. His gall bladder was removed and no evidence of cancer was found, according to his doctors. MacArthur was under intensive care today, but doctors said that—barring complications— he may be able to leave the hospital within about a month.

Dinner Slated For Net Squads The annual Putnam County high school basketball banquet will be held at 6:30 Wednesday evening, March 11, in the Fillmore gymnasium. Raymond (Dutch) Struck, former DePauw athlete and now athletic director at Hanover College, will be the guest speaker. The annual trophy, presented by the Greencastle Chamber of Commerce, will be awarded the outstanding senior player of the county as another feature of the dinner session The meal will be prepared and served by the members of the Fillmore PTA. Four Shots Fired At Kennedy Car DALLAS UPI — The Warren commission will hear testimony Tuesday that four, not three, shots were fired into President Kennedy’s open-top limousine last Nov 22. James Richard Worrell, 20, said he had been called before the commission to testifly about what he saw and heard near the Texas schoolbook depository the day Kennedy was slain and Gov. John Conally was injured.

CLOVERDALE COUNTY JR. HIGH CHAMPS

Pictured above are the county jr. high champs as of last night with president of the county coaches, Jerry Lewis, presenting Coach A1 Tucker the trophy. Kneeling: J. Denny, J. Dean, K. Ross, G. Collier, D. Jones. Standing and stooping: D. Lovins, D. Nees, G. Hoffa, R. Ford, J. Berry, H. Nickerson, R. Barker, Coach A1 Tucker, and Jerry Lewis.

GREENCASTLE RUNNERS-UP

First row% left to right: J. Hendrick, J. New, D. Monnett, D. Norris, C. Evens, J. Anderson, J. Frye, W. Steele, H. Convers, Coach R. Harbison. Second row; K. Moore, T. Ross, J. Pielemeier, S. Clark, K. Hammond, K. Craft, H. Henry, J. York, L. Boswell, R. New,

Watershed Topic Of Discussion At Roachdale Meet

Robert Felton Carter, of Gosport, announced today that he will seek the Republican nomination for Joint-Representative of Putnam, Parke, and Owen Counties in the May 5 Primary. Advocating a fresh look at the tax structure, Mr. Carter favors a reforming of the Gross Income tax giving every taxpayer equal treatment and equal benefit; clarification of the Sales Tax, exempting foods and medicines; repeal of the household goods tax made ineffective and unprofitable by political juggling in both parties. He suggests the 1965 session of the Legislature should give a close look at the assessment and collection of ALL taxes, determining the most efficient procedures and use of personnel, with a view toward economy. This is most needful, arising from the voters tiring acquiescense of immoral waste. 2 Cars Damaged In Local Mishap Two automobiles w r ere damaged but no one was hurt in a traffic accident on Ind. 240 at 5:25 Friday afternoon, city police reported Saturday morning. Police said Mildred Louise Longden, 18, Indianapolis Road, had stopped on Ind. 240 to make a left turn in a 1961 Plymouth. A 1956 Pontiac driven by Richard Allen Lyon, 19, failed to stop in time and hit the rear of the Plymouth. Damage was estimated at $600 to the Pontiac and $200 to the Longden Plymouth by Officer Russell Rogers who investigated the mishap. Constantine Is New Greek King ATHENS, Greece UPI — Youthful King Constantine moved to assume the duties of the controversial Greek monarch in Europe, was sworn in following the death of his 62-year-old father Friday and pledged to stand with all his strength “as a wakeful guardian of the democratic regime.” He succeeded to the throne at a time when Greece is involved in the oitter Cyprus dispute and relations between the monarchy and government are uneasy. NOW YOU KNOW The next bright comet, visible to the naked eye, certain to appear is Halley’s Comet, which is due in 1986. ammording to the World Almanac. Hospital Notes Dismissed Friday: Linda Fentress, Geraldine Beasley, Richard Lyon. John Poor, Greencastle; Herbert Morris, James Akins, Cloverdale; Lewis Lovins, Quincy; Elbert Spencer, Coatesville. Putnam Court Notes Helen S. Gorham vs. Keith A. Gorham, suit for divorce and custody of two minor children. William McCellan is attorney for the plaintiff.

Some eighty-five rural, civic, business, and professional leaders in the area effected by the Big Raccoon Watershed, gathered in Roachdale Thursday night to receive and study the preliminary investigation report on the Big Raccoon watershed. This dinner meeting was arranged by the Putnam and Montgomery Chapters of the Wabash Valley Association, and was presided over by Charles Gilbert, chairman of the steering committee for the project. Bryan Zuerner opened the meeting with a visual presentation on the effect and importance of up-stream flood control in the Wabash Valley. Henry Horstman, Work Unit Conservationist of the Soil Conservation Service from Montgomery County then outlined the works program involved in the preliminary investigation report. This included seven holding structures in the upper reaches of the watershed, some two and one-half miles of intensive channel work in the area of the Put-nam-Montgomcry County line, and considerable channel clearing and snagging from this point to Portland Mills. George Murphey, Putnam County Work Unit Conservationist then discussed with those leaders present the precedures that could be followed from this point that would result in realization and completion of the project. His suggestions involved the enlargement and strengthening of the present steering committee and the formation of a legal body that would enable the effected area to provide the necessary local funds. K.W. Harris then discussed and presented pictures of developments in Oklahoma as viewed on the tour taken last fall by local members of the Wabash Valley Association. This meeting was arranged and financed through the Wabash Valley Association as evidence of their interest in all projects leading toward improved agricultural, industrial, and community development in this area that wall contribute to the greater Wabash River basin improvement. Signs Are Damaged City police reported that a tractor-trailor, hauling stone for the new school building in Northeast Greencastle, damaged a traffic signal and also a street sign Friday morning. Police said L. J. Lavigne, Jr., whose home address is Lakeside, Florida, turned off Bloomington onto Washington Street, damaging an electric traffic light. His equipment then ran over a street sign when he turned off Washington onto Arlington Street. Officer L. S. Giddings investigated. Regional Today 12:30 p.m., Greencastle vs Turkey Ktui 1:45 p.m., Crawfordsville vs. Williamsport. 8:15 pin., two afternoon winners.

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The IFeather And Local ‘Temperatures

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Colder today with decreasing cloudiness this afternoon and tonight. Sunday cloudy and mild with chance of showers or thun-

dershowers. Minimum 40° 6 a. m. 40° 7 a. m 42° 8 a. m 42° 9 a. m 40°