The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 12 April 1965 — Page 1

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VOLUME SEVENTY-THREE

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, APRIL 12,1965

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

NO. 144

TORNADOES TAKE 122 LIVES IN INDIANA

Mrs. Ernest Roth Is President Of Girl Scout Council

John H. Delong Rites Wednesday John Henry (Sally) DeLong, 68. former Greencastle resident, died suddenly Saturday in the General Hospital in Indianapolis.

He was born February 16, 1896, in Neeleyville, Mo., the

Semor Girl Scouts participating in Roundup encampment in July in Idaho were featured at the annual meeting of Covered Bridge Girl Scout Council as it met at the First Congregational Church, Terre Haute, at 10:00 a.m., April 8. The girls gave the invocation in song and individually told the preparations that were being made for this international camping event and their particular participation in it. The names of the two girls from Sweden who will be joining local girls for Roundup were announced. Ewa Japerud and Agneta Nilsson from Sweden will come to the Council on June 17 to be in training and continue on to Idaho in July with Covered

Bridge Roundup girls.

New officers and board members were elected as follows: President, Mrs. Ernest Roth, Bainbridge; 2nd Vice President, Mrs. Oscar Rutledge, Terre Haute; Treasurer, Charles Metzger, Terre Haute. Mem-bers-at-large: Jack Thrasher, Terre Haute; Robert Gilliland, Terre Haute; Robert Ratcliffe, Terre Haute; Mrs. Thomas Hamilton. Sullivan; Forrest Pell, Terre Haute; Mrs. Forst Fuller. Greencastle; Mrs. Berry Morton. Montezuma; Mrs. J. H. Petty. Terre Haute; Mrs. Harold Kirk. Martinsville, HI.; Mrs. Hubert Smaltz. Greencastle; Mrs. Charles Moody. Kansas. 111.; Council Nominating Committee: Mrs. Frank McKenna, Greencastle; Mrs. Robert Gumm. Paris, Ill. These names were presented by Mrs. Ted Hegeman. Chairman of the 1964-65 Nommating Commit-

tee.

Numeral guards representing years of activity in Girl Scouting were presented to Frances Kumpf. Florence Lynch, Anita Sherfey, Amy Gibson, Edna Berry, Brazil; Camille Lawrence, Terre Haute, Barbara Siiander, Greencastle, 10 years; Helen Fackler, Vera Davis, Effingham,Ill., 15 years; Mrs. Harry Dauphanias, Mattoon, 111., 35 years. Mrs. J. H. Petty, Terre Haute, outgoing president, installed Mrs. Ernest Roth, Bainbridge, as the new president by pinning the dark grey president’s ribbons to her uniform. Mrs. Roth will be assuming her new duties as president of the Council at the May board meeting. She has been active in Girl Scouting in this area for eight years, serving as a troop committee member, troop leader, neighborhood chairman, and chairman of the Council Program Committee. Mrs. Roth is the mother of three Girl Scout daughters and the wife of a member of the Council Finance Committee. A Girl Scout statuette was awarded to Mrs. Petty for her three years of service to the Council as president. The presentation was made by Mrs. Martin Garbe, Mattoon, Ill., First Vice President. A coffee and conversation session was held before the meeting with Mrs. Warner Paige. Mrs. Charles Sullivan, and Mrs. Gordon Reeve, Terre Haute, in charge of the arrangements. 20 Years Ago President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in a small bedroom of "The Little White House” at Warm Springs, Georgia. He was 63. His death occurred at 4.35 p.m..

Harry S. Truman took the oath of office as the new President of the United States at 7:08 p m. in Washington, D C.

Carrier Boys On Trip East

Eight local newspaper carriers and their circulation manager left early Sunday morning on a trip to Gettsyburg, Pa.,

and Washington. D.C.

The carriers earned the free trips in a promotion drive of the Indianapolis News. They also carry the Greencastle

Daily Banner.

About 250 carriers throughout the state participated in

the trip.

The boys are scheduled to visit the Gettysburg battle field and then precede to Washington, D.C., where they will tour the nation's capital. The boys making the trip from the Putnam County area are: Robert Chastain. Roachdale; Rodney Barker, Fillmore; John Frost, Robert Bitzer, Charles Jones, James Knauer, Charles Knauer and Robert Butler, Greencastle. Carl Barker, c i r c u 1 a tion manager for the Indianapolis News and the Banner, and his wife, Crystal, accompanied the

boys.

Geo. W. Girton Funeral Tuesday George William Girton. former resident of Putnam County and a prominent business man in Brazil, died Monday morning at the Clay County Hospital. The 63-year old businessman was born in Putnam County near Reelsville on September 16, 1901. a son of the late William Albert and Cora Ann (Hutchinson) Girton. Mr. Girton was a member of the Canaan Methodist Church, Brazil Masonic Lodge No. 264, F. & A. M.. Brazil Council No. 40, R. & S. M., and Among the survivors are a brother, Cecil of Reelsville, and a sister, Mrs. Lorene Neese also of Reelsville. Services will be held at the Miller A Sons Funeral Home in Brazil at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Raborn Becomes U.S. Master Spy WASHINGTON UPI — Retired Vice Adm. William F. Raborn Jr., a Navy missileman known as the "father of the Polaris,” is the nation's new master spy, succeeding John A. McCone as director of the Central Intelligence Agency

(CIA).

President Johnson announced the appointment of the 60-year-old Raborn Sunday at his Texas ranch. At the same time, he named Richard McGarrah Helms, now CIA director of plans, as the agency’s deputy director and thus No. 2 man to

Raborn.

The President said he did not (Continued on Page 5) Masonic Notice Called meeting of Temple Lodge No. 47 Tuesday, April 13. 7:30 p.m. Work in M.M. De-

gree.

Bruce Albright, W.M.

He

1897,

son of James M. and Viola McCorkle DeLong. He was a veteran of World War I. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Catherine Ford, 1215 Broadway, Indianapolis, with whom he made his home; one son, James DeLong, Springfield. Mo.; five grandchildren and one great grandson, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Greencastle. Rev. James Palmer will officiate. Interment will be in Putnamville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6:00 p.m. this evening. Stated Convocation Stated Convocation, Greencastle Chapter No. 22. Royal Arab Masons, Wednesday evening, April 14. 7:30 o'clock. Refreshments. Ralph P. Crousore. H. P. Willard E. Silvey, Sec.

Attention Dog Owners Any dog running at large that cannot be caught wiU be killed by the Greencastle police during the quarantine which will be in effect until July 7th. All pet dogs must be confined to the property of their owners, either on a leash or penned up. Police Chief Roy Newgent said this morning. It makes no difference whether dogs have tags on their collars, if they cannot be caught, under the existing quarantine they will have to be shot by local officers. This is both a request and a warning to owners of pet canines. Auto, Pickup In Accident A property damage accident

President Signs School Aid Bill JOHNSON CITY. Tex. UPI— President Johnson brings to a close today an eventful weekend highlighted by signing of the $1.3 billion education bill at the one-room schoolhouse where his own learning began. The Chief Executive was scheduled to depart this morning for Washington from Bergstrom Air Force Base, near Austin, about 65 miles from his LBJ Ranch. The President planned to be back in the capital in time to throw out the first ball at the American League opener between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. Returning with Johnson was retired Vice Adm. William F. Raborn Jr., whom he named to succeed John A. McCone as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Raborn. a vice

Northern Part Of State Is Hard Hit

occurred at 11:55 Sunday morn-

mg at the intersection of Indiana and Jacobs Streets, city police reported. Involved w'ere a 1962 Comet driven by Wilma J. Gorham and a 1952 Ford pickup driven by Rexford C. McBride. Officer Russell Coleman estimated the damage at $175 to the automobile and $40 to the

truck.

president of the Aerojet General Corp. at Pasadena, Calif., was a pioneer in development of naval ballistic missiles including the Polaris system. In his new assignment, he becomes America’s No. 1 spy. Tuesday Johnson plans to host a 5 p. m. EST reception for members of the House and Senate who helped enact his education program.

Russ Boost Of He w Space Firsts MOSCOW UPI — The Soviet Union honors its space program today with expected boasts of new “firsts'’ in Russian efforts to reach the moon and beyond. The “cosmonautics day” was originally chosen to honor the nation's first space hero, Yuri Gagarin. He made his historic orbital flight exactly four years ago. But this year, the team of space - walker Alexei Leonov and his flight commander, Pavel Belyayee, are sure to be hailed as space pioneers of equal stature. The celebration comes into a rash of newspaper commentary which already has disclosed that future cosmonauts are “busy mastering” a new spaceship which Belyayev's “standin” describes as “a very orig-

CHICAGO UPI—Tornadoes swirling out of a dark spring sky slammed through six Midwestern states Sunday night killing more than 185 persons. The storm, dancing viciously from Iowa to Ohio, left thousands injured and damage amounting to untold millions of dol-

lars.

The death toll was expected to mount today as rescue workers searched through the stricken areas for more victims. Indiana, the hardest hit state, counted at least 118 dead. There were at least 55 fatalities in Ohio. The death toll was 30 in Michigan, seven in Illinois and three

in Wisconsin.

The storm killed a score of persons around both South Bend, Ind., and Toledo, Ohio. It swept a bus off the road in northwest-

ern Ohio, killing five.

The swirling funnel of fury

leveled about 120 homes in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake and at least five were

killed. A like number died neat Grand Rapids where the winds

deaths by areas:

Storm Toll

inal, and complicated product

Dunlap Elkhart County — 20 dead, at least 91 hurt. Lebanon — 18 dead, up to 50

hurt.

Rainbow Lake LaGrange County — 12 dead. Greentown Howard County — 6 dead. Marion —- 5 dead. Lapaz Marshall County — 4

of human genius.”

Writing in the Soviet press

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Sheridan — 4 dead. Berne — 4 dead. Koontz Lake Starke County

— 3 dead.

Arcadia — 2 dead. Keystone Wells County — 2

dead.

Crawfordsville — 2 dead

rippled a highway as if it were

a storm-tossed sea.

In Michigan, the tornado swooped down with a roar like a “low-flying jet plane” and rolled over a deputy sheriff 's

car several times.

At least 122 persons were killed in Indiana, and officials expected the toll to rise as tons of debris left in the wake of the multimillion -dollar catastrophe were sifted by searchers.

Twister after twister spilled from the sky and smashed a wide path of destruction. Rubble filled the streets in scores of midwest towns and cities.

Some of the injured lay trapped

beneath collapsed buddings and

debris.

Homeless families filled high schools, churches and National Guard armories. Full emergency measures were imposed in the hardest hit areas, where National Guardsmen patrolled

the streets to prevent looting

— 1 dead.

Swayzee Grant County —

dead.

Linngrove Adams County —

dead.

Upland Grant County —

dead.

RITE OF CONFIRMATION

The rite of confirmation was held in the Sunday morning service at Peace Lutheran Church. Those confirmed are: Back row. left to right: Lynn Martindale, Renee Hudkins, Jo Ellen Lemmink, Sally Ricketts, Paula Kay Wichman, and Pastor Robert F. Andersen. Front row’: Billy Wichman. Mike White, and Bobby Wichman.

Keeping reliable financial records for '65 will make it easier to prepare you Federal income tax return in '66.

LOCAL WOMAN'S GRANDSON VISITS FORT SILL VISITORS at Fort Sill’s aviation demonstration Saturday included ROTC cadets and Army Blades from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Getting a close look at one of the Army planes are Cadet Richard R. Hurst Jr., Fort Sill; Barbie Robertson. Ponca City; Kay McKay, Amarillo, Tex., and Cadet Norman Schneider, Bartlesville. Hurst's father, Lt. Col. Richard R. Hurst, is executive officer of the Communications and Electronics Department at Sill’s Artillery and Missile School. Richard Hurst, Jr., is the grandson of Mrs. Gracie Hurst of Greencastle.

3 dead.

Gas City Grant County — 1

dead.

Wyatt St. Joseph County — 1

dead.

Bremen Marshall County — 3 dead. On Indiana Toll Road — 1

dead.

I8 Dead In Lebanon Area LEBANON UPI — It was aa though a massive hand reached out of the sky, plucked up the car and tossed it down the road — just one incident in thousands as the terrible tornado struck Indiana. The twister left at least 95 dead, more than 1.000 injured and hundreds of homes destroyed across the state. Boone County, Ind., where Merlin Tanselle's car w a s picked up and flipped down Elm Swamp Road, was a microcosm of the tragedy that struck the Hoosier state. Eighteen persons were known dead in the Boone County farm country. Fifty - four persons were in the town’s Witham Hospital. County civil defense director Andrew Houck organized a foot-by-foot search of the tornado’s path, almost certain he would find more victims. For Merlin Tanselle of Lebanon. the full impact of what had happened didn’t strike until he found himself carrying his girl-friend two miles for help. News Of Boys FORT BENNING, Ga. (AHTNC) — Army PFC Robert F. Gerlach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gerlach, Route 1, Cloverdale, Ind., was assigned AprU 1 to the 2d Infantry Division's 2d Administration Company at Fort Benning, Ga., as a military policeman. Demo Dinner WASHINGTON UPT — The Democrats plan to hold a $100-a-plate dinner here June 3 as the start of a drive to keep strong party control of Congress in next year’s elections. The affair will honor the chairman of the House and Senate Campaign Committees, Rep. Michael J. Irwan. Ohio, and Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, Wash.

The worst tornado recorded to the U.S. Weather Bureau struck in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana March 18. 1925. It killed 689 persons. The twisters sliced from the South Bend area southward to Kokomo. More than 20 dead were counted in the area around South Bend. Especially hard-hit was a trailer camp near Dunlap. Eighty policemen from Muncie rushed to Marion to help local authorities care for the wounded and search for the dead. At Kokomo, two fire houses were demolished and a home for the aged was struck; damage was running into the millions. As the first faint traces of dawn appeared this morning. 15 National Guard aircraft and 3 State Police planes flew over the tornado paths searching for persons needing help. Authorities issued » widespread advisory by radio that persons needing emergency help, particularly for medical attention, should spread white bedsheets in their yards in the form of an cross or “x.” Helicopters were scheduled to land where sheet signals indicated trouble. Police believed dozens and perhaps hundreds of persons in remote areas were in need of help Foster Mother NORTH PETHERTON England UPI — A cow is acting as foster mother to four orphan lambs here.

Weather

Fair

Partly cloudy, windy and cooler today. Fair and cooler tonight. Tuesday fair and cool. High today mid 60s. Low tonight low 40s. High Tuesday ipper 50s. Outlook for Wednesday: Increasing cloudness and warmer.

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