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VOLUME SEVENTY-TWO

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1964

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

NO. 265

Careful Driving Over Labor Day Urged By Sheriff

Sheriff Kenneth Knauer today urged all residents of Putnam County to join in support of the state-wide “Lights On For Safety” campaign. Motorists are requested to use their headlights while driving, day or night, during the official Labor Day holiday beginning at 6 p. m. Friday, and continuing until 8 a. m Tuesday. Septem-

ber 8.

Sheriff Knauer stated the “Lights On For Safety*' program is sponsored by the Indiana Traffic Safety Foundation. in cooperation with state, county and city traffic officials. The objectives of the program are to encourage safe driving and, thus, reduce traffic losses during the four-day Labor Day holiday. In addition to the use of headlights for all holiday driving, the Sheriff urged drivers to do the following: 1. Reduce speed in congested

areas.

2. Use the proper highway lanes and hold passing to a minimum. 3. Signal intention to turn, change lanes or reduce speed well in ad\ancr. 4 Be especially alert and use particular care in approaching all rural intersections. Paper Promotes Greencastle Boy Evan Crawley, Jr., has been named assistant city editor of The Indianapolis Times. Crawley, a DePauw graduate, joined The Times two years ago after his release from active duty with the U. S. Air Force during the Berlin crisis. Earlier, he had worked on newspapers in Bloomington. Greencastle. Logansport and Morris, Illinois. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Crawley of Greencastle. WWI Notice Greencastle Barracks No. 114 and Ladies Auxiliary will meet at the Legion Home Friday 6:30 P.M. for a pitch-in supper. The bill No. 1927 recently passed by the House concerning the Veterans Pension will be read and discussed. All members please be present. Fred A. Pease. Commander

PENSACOLA. FLA. (FHTNCi—Midshipman Second Class Larry D. Giddings, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Giddings of 319 Red Bud Lane. Greencastle, Ind., was a recent guest of the Naval Air Basic Training Command at the Naval Air Station. Pensacola, Fla., for a three-day introduction to Naval aviation. Boys Suffocate In Refrigerator DALLAS UPI — Charles Furrow. 5. and his brother, Rober, 4. were saddened by the death of their father two weeks ago in auto accident. But little boys recover and forget quickly and Charles and Roger had a lot to discover in their new Dallas home. Tuesday they crawled on top of a chair and into and old refrigerator on the back porch of the home. The door slammed

shut.

Mrs. Furrow had left for about 15 minutes to make a telephone call and when she returned she could not find her

sons.

After a five minute search, she found them suffocated in the refrigerator. Now You Know To be eligible for the U.S. Senate, a person must be at least 30 years of age. a citizen of the United States for at least nine years, and a resident of the state from which he. is chosen, according to the World Almanac.

Residence Counselors Announced By Riggs

Rites Thursday For Ex-Resident Word has been received here of the sudden death of Mrs. Doyle (Nell) Boggess, 52, of Indianapolis. Stricken Saturday evening in her home at 5343 Woodside Drive. Mrs. Boggess was taken to Methodist Hospital, where she passed away yesterday afternoon. Born in Crawfordsville, but living most of her childhood and youth days in Greencastle, Mrs. Boggess was the sister of Amos Quinton, Mrs. Artie Scobee and Mrs. Homer Leucus, all of this city. She was the daughter of Robert and Alma Quinton. A graduate of DePauw University, Mrs. Boggess is survived by her husband, a daughter. Mrs. John (Charlotte) Blair; a son. William, and two grandchildren. Elizabeth Ann Blair and Robert Doyle Blair, all of Indianapolis. Memorial services will be Thursday at 2:30 p. m. in the Broad Ripple Chapel of Planner and Buchanan Mortuaries. Calling hours will be this evening at the mortuary. Lone Negro In All White School By United Press International A tiny Negro girl, Debra Lewis, registered Tuesday to attend n e w 1 y desegregated Carthage elementary’ school at Carthage, Miss. The first grader will attend classes with 93 whites under federal court orders in the former home county of former Gov. Ross Barnett. Thus, the second of the four school districts in Mississippi under court orders to accept Negro pupils at formerly allwhite schools was desegregated. In other parts of Mississippi, the last state in the Union to lower racial barriers in public schools below the college level, two surprise attempts were made by Negroes to enter white schools. Four Negroes were permitted to fill out transfer applications at Marks, in northwest Mississippi. and at Canton, near Jackson, several Negroes asked for transfers to a white junior—senior high school. At Carthage, an attorney for Debra. Derrick Bell of the NAACP legal defense fund, kept eight other Negro children from applying. Bell said he would ask the FBI for an investigation. Rules On Tax INDIANAPOLIS UPI—Atty. Gen. Edwin K. Steers held Tuesday that income from jointly owned property is subject to the Indiana inheritance tax when it passes to a spouse on the death of the other.

Traffic Accident When two autos got together in the intersection of Shadowlawn and Arlington Street Tuesday morning, property damage resulted but no one was injured, city police reported today. Cars involved were a 1964 Pontiac being driven by Theodore Katula, 32, and a 1964 Chevrolet being driven by William McClellan, 40. Officer Russell Coleman estimated the damage at SI.100 to the Pontiac and S125 to the Chevrolet. World War I Hero Is Dead NASHVILLE. Tenn. UPI — Sgt. Alvin Cullum York, a conscientous objector who became one of America’s great World War I heroes died today after 15 years of battling the ravages of old age. York. 76. was admitted to the hospital Saturday and lapsed into a coma Sunday. He never regained consciousness in his final battle against death which appeared near on many occasions during the past decade. The hero of the Battle of Argonne Forest had been completely paralyzed since 1954. His frequent trips to hospitals here were augmented by the home care supplied by his wife, Gracie. A team of doctors, using antibiotics and life supporting medical machinery, attended the Medal of Honor winner constantly since he was placed on the hospital’s “gravely ill” list as a result of infections in his urinary tract. New Motel HAMMOND, UPI — Work will begin Sept. 10 on a SI.5 million Holiday Inn motel at the U.S. 41 exit of the Indiana Toll Road.

Condition Critical Herschel O. Scobee, Greencastle, is in critical condition after undergoing major surgery in the Methodist Hospital early this week. Bands Compete At State Fair INDIANAPOLIS UPI —High school bands-89 of them from all sections of the state-com-peted for honors today in the Indiana State Fair band contest. one of the most colorful events of the 12-day show. Madison Heights High of Anderson was back to defend the title it won last year but had plenty of competition from such previous winners as Lincoln High of Vincennes, two time winner Ben Davis of Marion County and three-time winner Anderson. Judging continued in various 4-H competition with today's emphasis on dairy cattle. The 4-H Grand Champion steer, an Angus owned by Pamela Jo English. 10. Clayton, sold Tuesday for SI.000 about $1.04 per pound, one of the lowest prices ever paid for the top animal at the fair. Ben Been. Burroughs, a Hereford breeder, opened the bidding at SI when Lt. Gov. Richard O. Ristine got the auction under way. Been then offered a flat price of SI .000 for the 946pound animal. The previous low price for the champion steer in recent ears was S2 per pound and last year’s top animal brought $3.05 per pound. Opera Singer Dies FREEPORT. N.Y. U P I — Desire Defrere. 76, former baritone and later a stage director for the Metropolitian Opera Company, died at his home here Monday.

Dora Is Brewing

SAN JUAN, P. R. UPI — Tropical storm Dora, spawned in the vicinity of killer hurricane Cleo, was expected to become a hurricane by nightfall. Forecasters said Dora, the season's fourth tropical storm, was well organized. At midnight EDT the Weather bureau said Dora w a s packing 70 mile an hour winds and was “likely to reach hurricane force today.” The storm was moving toward the west-northwest at 17 m.p.h. on a track aimed generally at the Leeward Islands. At last reports, the weather bureau said Dora’s center was

located about 1.050 miles eastsoutheast of San Juan and 560 miles east of Barbados, West Indies. “All interests in the Leeward Islands should keep advised of the latest information on tropical storm Dora,” the weather bureau warned. Small craft in the Leewards and northern Windward Islands were cautioned not to venture far from port. Cleo was last reported swinging out across the Atlantic off the North Carolina coast after sideswiping Virginia and leaving three persons dead.

Democrats Pin Hopes On Liberals WASHINGTON UPI — Senate Democratic leaders pinned their hopes today on freshman liberals to swing the tide in favor of the administrations health care for the aged program. A crucial vote was set on a compromise proposal to provide hospitalization and nursing care benefits for 18 million elderly persons financed through higher Social Security taxes. The vote was scheduled for 2 p. m. EDT. Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, the Republican presidential nominee, was flying back from the West Coast to cast his vote against the proposal. Sen. Albert Gore. D-Tenn., chief sponsor of the compromise plan which carries the backing of President Johnson, predicted it would be approved by “anywhere from a four to six-vote margin." Gore based his optimism partly on the historic 1962 vote when the Senate defeated. 52 to 48, a similar medicare plan. Since then, at least four liberal pro-medicare Democrats have taken their Senate seats. The test vote was on the first part of Gore’s package proposal. which is the so-called KingAnderson schedule of health benefits or the administration’s medicare plan. A second amendment would provide the financing for these benefits. It also would provide a S7-a-month increase m cash benefits for Social Security. Riots Organized By Small Group PHILADELPHIA UPI—The violent, three-day riot by more than 2.000 Negroes in the "Jungle" section of North Philadelphia was instigated by a small group of conspirators who waited several days for an appropriate incident and fled immediately, police said today. The rampaging mobs, who vandalized and plundered about 200 stores last weekend, caused damages estimated at several million dollars. About 350 persons. more than 100 of them police. were injured and more than 600 men. women and children were arrested. Mayor James H.J. Tate said Police Commissioner Howard R. Leary informed him that the identities of the principal instigators were known and police were gathering “admissible evidence” against them. O.E.S. Notice Fillmore O.E.S. No. 186 will meet Thursday evening at 7:30. Master Mason night. Visitors welcome. Bernice Burkett, W. M.

Organized Labor Gives President Full Endorsement

Three residence counselors ve been appointed by DePauw liversity. Dr. Lawrence Riggs, an of students, announced toy. Joining the stafl with the culty rank of instructor will Miss Shirley R. Culbertson, signed to Rector Hall; David on. Roberts Hall; and Richd Pyle. Longden Hall. Pyle and Lyon replace Don1 Swain and Richard Stoltz. io have resigned to pursue ictoral studies at the liversity of Michigan and ■lumbia University, respectMy. Miss Culberton s precessor was Miss Rosandra t hards who recently was apinted director of a residence

20 Years Ago 0 Lt. William Jones was visiting his mother. Mrs. Everett Jones. He was on his way to Camp Blanding. Florida. Carl Arnold was elected president for the 1945 Putnam County Fair. Roy C. Sutherlin was elected secretary and Mrs. Guy Collings was elected secretary. Corporal Harold Craver was home on leave from Fort Fisher, North Carolina,

complex at her alma mater, the University of Wisconsin. Pile, a native of Brazil. Ind., is 25 years old. He was graduated from Chrisman (111.1 High School and has degrees from William Jewell College and Illinois State Normal University. The past two years he has been a teacher and guidance director at LeRoy High School ((111.) A native of Geneseo, N.Y., Miss Culberston earned the B.A. degree at Bucknell University in 1959 and the M.A. degree this summer at the University of Denver. An undergraduate biology major, she served three years as a statistical research secretary at the University of Rochester's Medical School. She completed her master’s degree in student personnel work. Lyon was graduated from Western Michigan University in 1957 with a B.A. degree. The former Hart (Mich. > resident taught English and speech at Midland (Mich.* High School from 1957-60 and was a junior high sc h o o 1 social studies instructor at Claremont Junior High School (Calif.) in 1960-61. He received the M.A. degree from Western Michigan in 1962 and completed requirements for a specialists degree in guidance there this summer.

Barry Will Vote Against Medicare WASHINGTON UPI — Republican presidential candidate Barry M. Goldwater flew to Washington today to vote against President Johnson’s medicare program in what shaped up as a closely contested Senate showdown. Tiie Arizona senator altered his pre-campaign schedule after conferring by telephone yesterday with Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen, 111. Goldwater hurried to the capital in his new Boeing 727 jet campaign plane rather than wait at his Phoenix, Ariz., home for the formal beginning of his campaign Thursday at Prescott, Ariz. He supports the Senates pending Social Security bill, which would increase benefits under the program by about S7-a-month. But he opposes including the administration's medicare program as an amend-

ment.

Stopping at Phoenix last night to accept delivery of his elaborately equipped campaign plane, Goldwater spoke to a crowd of abeut 1.000 persons at Sky Harbor airport. “President Johnson is worried about Viet Nam and would like to sweep it under the rug, but he can't because Bobby Baker and the hi fi set are already there," Goldwater said. Bank Is Robbed By Lone Bandit INDIANAPOLIS UPI — A bandit threatened three employes and three customers at the Nora Plaza branch of the First Federal Savings & Loan Association today. The gunman, his eyes shielded with dark sunglasses, escape in a car with an undetermined amount of money. Dan Lively, manager of the branch, said the bandit forced him to sit down while he raided the cash drawer. Actor Is Dead HOLLYWOOD UPI — Funeral arrangements were pending today for Henry Lascoe. 52, a veteran New York character actor, who died Tuesday'while working on a television show.

WASHINGTON UPI — President Johnson pointed toward the election campaign today with unprecedented backing from organized labor and a peace - progress - prosperity theme to woo votes. The Chief Executive held out hope of record-breaking economic advances during the next four years if the nation holds to its present course and rejects "fear-filled slogans.” He also pledged not to neglect the “poor, the sick, the

aged."

Johnson made the statements late Tuesday in accepting the unanimous endorsement of the AFL-CIO General Board, top policy-making body of the 13-million-member labor feder-

ation.

Addressing the labor leaders in the East Room of the White House, Johnson said the United States had nevei wavered in the defense of freedom or the pursuit of peace since the end of World War II. “As a result, we are closer than ever to making the Second World War the last world war,” the President said. At home, he said, the American people had enjoyed uninterrupted prosperity since the late President John F. Kennedy took office in 1961. He said the average American family of four earns $1,200 more in a year than it did three years ago while unemployment has dropped to 4.9 per cent. “We are on the edge of an abundance which can tower over all the gains of the past.” Johnson said. "I predict, if we continue on our course, the growth of the next four years will be the greatest in all our history.” Anti-Yankee ANKARA. Turkey UPI — More than 8.000 Turkish students led by an Army genera! marched through the streets of Ankara Tuesday to demonstrate their displeasure with the role of the United States in the Cyprus crisis. The carried banners reading, "Yankee go home” and “You can’t buy freedom with dollars. The march was led by Gen. Cemal Tural. the new comander of Turkey's land forces. Masonic Notice Stated meeting of Morton Lodge No. 469. F. 4k A. M. Friday, September 4th. at 7:30

p. ni.

Oscar Martin, Jr., W.M.

University Will Host School Of The Prophets

Young Republicans Get Headquarters Ready I uture Republicans were out in full force the other day to get their headquarters ready here in Greencastle. The boys were painting the front of the building gold while the la dies cleaned the inside. Washing the window is Jim Shonkv. iUa. Heavy on the brushes were Kenny Harlan, Jay Moore, Rick Harlan and Dan Masten. Meanwhile Barbara Harlan started on the window inside. Photo by Ken Nix

A minister who directs voter registration drives in Mississippi for the National Council of Churches will be the keynote speaker for the 23rd annual School of the Prophets, refresher training program for Indiana’s Methodist ministers at DePauw University. The Rev. Robert W. Spike, director of the council’s Commission on Religion and Race, will speak twice on Sept. 7. opening day of the school. The session runs through Friday, Sept. 11. Dr. Spike, whose commission has caused controversy among southern churchmen. serves with the council on leave from his post as general secretary of the Board for Homeland Ministries of the United Church of Christ. The traditional “Preacher to Preachers” for the week will be the Rev. Robert E. Luccock, professor of homiletics at Boston University School of Theology. Dr. Luccock will speak Tuesday through Friday mornings on the theme “Take Thou Authority.” A Tuesday evening address ©n “The Second Vatican Coun-

cil” is scheduled by the Rev. Raymond T. Bosler. He is editor of “The Criterion,” official newspaper of the Indianapolis Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Daily worships will also be held.

Weather

Fair and warmer through Thursday. High today mid 80s. Low tonight around 60. High Thursday upper 80s. Outlook for Friday: Fair and warm.

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