The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 July 1965 — Page 1

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VOIUME SEVENTY-THREE OREENCASTIE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JULY 2,1965 UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE NO. 213 SHERIFF KNAUER URGES SAFE DRIVING

Dr. Alan C. New ISU TERRE HAUTE UPI—Dr. Alan C. Rankin assumed the presidency of Indiana State University today, succeeding Dr. Raleigh W. Holmstedt. who resigned effective Wednesday after serving in the office for 12 years. Rankin is the seventh president in the 95-year history of the school, which was changed from college status to a university by the 1965 General Assembly. Rankin 50. was appomted president by the school’s board of trustees last December. He has been serving as vice chancellor for student and general affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. William C. Kahden. formerly of the University of Pittsburgh, also begins duties today as assistant to Rankin at ISU. Youths Charged With $2,000 Damage SHELBY VILUE UPI—Three Shelbyville area youths have been charged with malicious trespass in connection with S2.000 damage to windows and signs in downtown Shelbyville which police said was caused by pellets from the youth*’ BB guns. Tom Daugherty, 20. Shelbyville; James Canary, 18, rural Shelbyville. and a 16-year-old boy who was not identified by juvenile authorities were free on SI .500 bond and scheduled to appear in court July 8.

Rankin Is President Ind. State Prison To Undergo Work INDIANAPOLIS UPI—Commissioner John Hatchett of the Indiana Department of Administration said Thursday an architect will be assigned “in the next few days” to work on plans for a SI.48 million construction project at the Indiana State Prison. On April 19. the Indiana Budget Committee approved architects and engineers fees of $45.000 for a power plant expected to cost SI million and fees of S75.000 for a power plant expected to cost $1 million and fees of $25,000 for a warehouse estimated to cost $480,000. However, Hatchett said an outside architect was needed and that one has not yet been contracted. He said the project would be open to bidding after the plans are completed but he said he doubted that any construction would be possible on either before next year. Hey Mom!! SAN FRANCISCO UPI — ”M!ama! Mama! You ought to see what Michael did.” four-year-old Bruce King told his mother Thursday. What two-year-old Michael did was to fall out a window 25 feet below. Rushed to the hospital. doctors said Michael suffered no injuries whatsoever. “A kid's head, especially at the age of two, has a lot of give-and-take. They < an take more punishment than a adult,” doctors said of the bouncing baby.

It. Col. James D. Pool Retires From Air Force

Lt. Colonel Janies D. Pool retired from the Air Force after 23 years service May 30, 1965. At retirement services a commendation medal and a Presidential citation was awarded him. The awards were in recognition of his service as technical officer in the deputy for foreign technology aeronautics systems division at Wright-Pat-terson A.F.B. from July, 1961 to May, 1965. He was first assigned to Wright-Patterson in April 1959, as a research and development staff assistant to the targets project office of defensive systems division. He entered the service in .lime 1942 at Indianapolis and was commissioned at San Marcos. Texas, in 1943. Other air force bases where he has served are Ellington, McCliord. Gowen and Kessler. His overseas tours of duty include assignments as navigator in Africa and Italy, deputy commander ground control intercept of early warning station in Alaska and detachment commander, missile guidance detachment in Germany. Lt. Colnel Pool holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Purdue. He Ls the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Pool of Cloverdale. Ind., formerly of Indianapolis. He attended Warren Central High School, Rose Tech at Terre Haute and Purdue. He and his wife and daughter live at Fairborn, Ohio. 20 Years Ago Mrs. Ella McBride, Mrs. Nell Williamson and Mrs. Bess Vancleave were on vacation from the Prevo Store. Lloyd E. Messersrmth. acting athletic director at DePauw. accepted the position of chairman of the physical education department and varsity baseball coach at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Tex a*.

Violence Hits In Cab Strike NEW YORK UPI—Beefed-up police patrols were ordered on round-the-clock duty today in the city’s efforts to curb violence in the five-day-old taxicab strike. About 1,400 extra policemen and 150 more patrol cars were sent into the streets mostly to protect independent driver-own-ers against physical injury and damage to their cabs. The independent hackies have formed vigilante groups to protect themselves and their vehicles from assults. The strike by some 5,500 drivers to obtain union recognition from cab fleet owners has led to at least 133 reported incidents of vandalism or violence since it began early Monday morning. Settlement of the walkout was not in sight and police feared the violence might mushroom this weekend. Motorist Dies Of Heart Attack EUREKA. Calif. UPI—Car after car swerved around the pickup truck blocking one lane of a busy two-lane highway near here Thursday. Inside the truck was Kenneth E. Frank, 40, dying of a heart attack. Authorities said Frank suffered the attack about 8:30 a.m. and brought his truck to a halt in the road. It was 2:30 p.m. before a motorist stopped to investigate and found Frank dead. Now You Know By United Pr*»t International In 1964 personal income reached $491.4 billion in the United States, $27.3 billion above 1963, the best previous record, according to National Consumer Finance Association.

Participation In Program Is Asked

THE LIGHTED DIFFERENCE'

One of the most frequent causes of traffic accidents occur when drivers fail to yield to the common courtesy of dimming their headlights for oncoming traffic. During the coming holiday there will be an expected twenty or more deaths contributed to traffic accidents. Help in the campaign for traffic safety and remember to go by the rules of common courtesy while traveling the highways. Photo by Frank Puckett, Jr.

Death Calls Raymond Hart Raymond Hart. 54. Bainbridge, passed away Thursday afternoon at the Robert Long Hospital In Indianapolis, after an illness of three weeks. He was bom in Kentucky, July 4. 1910, the son of Epsy and Mary Henry Hart. He was a former resident of Montgomery County for twenty years, he has resided in Bainbridge the past sixteen years. Mr. Hart has twenty eight and one half years of continued service with the Monon Railroad. Survivors are: his wife, Mabel, two sons, Raymond. Bainbridge and Gerald of Crawfordsville: two brothers. Leonard. of Covington and Everett of Wayne town: one sister. Mrs. Mamie Jackson, Russellville; three grandchildren, Deborah, Gary and Michael, and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 p. m. at the Hopkins-Walton Funeral Home in Bainbridge. Interment will be in the Ladoga Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home in Bainbridge on Saturday. Clara Roberts Dies Mrs. Clara Roberts, wife of E. J. Roberts of Danville passed away this morning at the Danville hospital. Both are well known here because of his connection with the automobile business.

State Highway Dept. Lists Roads Closed

INDIANAPOLIS UPI — The following closed roads and detours were listed by the Indiana State Highway Department Thursday for the Fourth of July holiday weekend: Ind. 2—From Illinois line east to U.S. 41 in Lake County, detour over 10 and 41. Ind. 5—From U.S. 24 to Ind. 16 in Huntington County, detour 15 miles over 24, 105 and 16, adds 12 miles. Ind. 13—From U.S. 40 to Ind. 234 in Hancock County, detour 12 miles over 40, 9 and 234. adds 3 miles. Ind. 19—From Ind. 25 to Ind. 10 in Kosciusko County, detour 13 miles over 25, 331 and 10. adds 8 miles. U.S. 27—From Winchester to Portland in Jay and Randolph Counties, detour 49 miles over 32 and 67. U.S. 31—From Ind. 7 to Taylorsville. detour 15 miles over 7, 46 and 1-65, adds 12 miles. U.S. 35—From Ind. 28 to Ind. 22 at Jonesboro in Delaware and Grant Counties, detour over city streets. Ind. 39—From Ind. 67 north of Martinsville north to Danville in Morgan and 'Hendricks Counties, detour 30 miles over 67, 267 and U.S. 36, adds 11 miles. Ind. 46—From Nashville to 1-65 in Brown and Bartholomew

Counties, detour over 135, 252, 31 and 1-65. U.S. 50—From Seymour to 1-65 in Jackson County, detour over 31-A and 1-65. Ind. 50—From Ind. 67 east to Ind. 45 in Knox and Daviess Counties, detour 33 miles over 67. 54, 157 and 45. adds 19 miles. Ind. 66—From Cannelton to (Continued on Page 2> Bank Band if Gets $3,339 LOS ANGELES UPI — Clyde Brooks. 28, a stationery store employe was standing outside a Bank of America branch Thursday when a gunman pushed a sack into his hands, ordered him inside and said: ‘‘When we get inside, you hop over the counter and pick up the money.” Once inside the bank, however. Brooks demurred. ‘‘Go on,” barked the bandit. “Nope,” replied Brooks stubbornly. Police said the bandit then pointed his gun at bank employe Serigo Gonzales. 20, tossed him the sack and ordered him to collect the cash from tellers. The bandit fled with $3,339 and Brooks’ car.

Mrs. Daaberry Dies Friday Mrs. Mary V. Danberry, age 89 years, passed away Friday morning at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Reeves, Poland, Route 2. Mrs. Danberry was a former resident of the Lena Community and Brazil. She was the widow of Thomas B. Danberry, who preceded her in death in 1939. She was bom in the Pontiac Community in Clay County. Surviving are the one daughter, Mrs. Mae Reeves, Poland, and a daughter-in-law. Mrs. Sarah Jane Danberry of Putnamville, a grandson. State Trooper John O. Danberry of the Putnamville Post. Also surviving are one brother, two sisters, seven grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 a. m. from the Moore Funeral Home in Brazil, with Elder Walter L. Alice of Greencastle officiating. Burial will be in the Owens Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Sunday.

Search For Killer Still Alive INDIANAPOLIS UPI — The search for the killer of a former high school football star who was shot down while strolling in a park with a girl friend continued today with the cooperation of two boys who told police they saw the suspect. Authorities said the two teenage boys, whose names were not revealed, voluntarily went to police headquarters late Wednesday following police pleas for cooperation in an effort to track the killer of David Bridgeforth. The boys told police the suspect wore dark trousers, sun glasses, a short-sleeved light blue shirt and a cap. They said he did not speak to them but ran past them, apparently shortly after Bridgeforth was shot

Sunday night.

High And Low NEW YORK UPI—The highest temperature reported Thursday to the U.S. Weather Bureau. excluding Alaska and Hawaii, was 108 at Phoenix, Ariz., and Needles, Blythe and Imperial. Calif. The lowest reported this morning was 39 at

Philipsburg, Pa-

Summer Reading Club Has Enrollment Of 230

Registration in the Summer Reading Club closed June 30th, with 230 children registered. These boys and girls are busily reading and reporting their books each day, to complete the reading project. Each child must read 20 books, of which five are nonfiction to obtain a reading diploma. The Reading Club closes July 31st. The reading diplomas will be awarded and the Reading Club party will be held at the Greencastle Public Library August 7, at 11:00 o’clock.

Boeing 707 Jet Lands In Time KANSAS CITY. Mo. UPI — A Continental Airlines pilot swung his huge Boeing 707 jet into a ground loop today to stop within 40 feet of the Missouri River on landing at Municipal Airport during a thunderstorm. Four persons were taken to hospitals. They were listed as Ahia Littchsawger, 53, of Torrence, Calif.; Second Officer Harold E. Cameron. 28. of El Segundo, Calif.: Marine Pvt. Carl Eugene Wolford. 18. of Columbus. Ohio, and Stewardess Bonnie Galer, 20, of Inglewood, Calif. None was in serious condition. The plane crashed sideways into an embankment before It stopped. The fuselage was cracked open in three places and a wing was folded back. The landing gear was buckled. In Washington, a Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB1 spokesman said a special 10-man team was leaving immediately to investigate the accident. The team is headed by air safety investigator William Lamb.

Sheriff Kenneth Knauer today urged all Putnam County residents to participate in the “Lights On For Safety” program scheduled for the Fourth of July weekend. A similar safety appeal was favorably accepted by many motorists over the past Memorial Day holiday. The sheriff asked all motorists to turn on their low beam headlights, day or night, whenever they travel over the long 78-hour holiday. He announced the official holiday period extends from 6:00 p.m., Friday, July 2, to midnight Monday, July 5, since the Fourth falls on Sunday this year. “We anticipate heavy travel in the county,” Sheriff Knauer stated, “and we ask every motorist to operate his vehicle with extreme care throughout the long holiday weekend.” The “Lights On For Safety” program is being co-sponsored by the Indiana Traffic Safety Foundation and the Indiana Office of Traffic Safety, in cooperation with state, county and city law enforcement agencies. Officials Predict 17 to 20 Fatalities By United Press International Indiana goes into the Fourth of July holiday 'weekend with at least 673 traffic fatalities for the year, compared with 562 a year ago. amid prospects that the toll at the end of the 78hour period may approach 700. Safety officials predicted that 17 to 20 persons may die on Hoosier highways between 6 p.m. today and midnight Monday. when the holiday count

ends.

Sixteen traffic deaths were counted over the holiday period last year. Three persons, all from Marion. were killed Thursday night in a three-car collision near Marion that left six others in-

jured.

The dead were identified as Vauglrn Ramp, 21; Royce Niglitenhelser. 65, and his wife, Edith. 62. State police said the accident apparently happened when Ramp lost control on Indiana 9 one mile north of Marion and smashed headon into Nightenhelsers car. A car driven by Bobby King, 36. Ann Arbor, Mich., then also smashed into Ramp s vehicle headon. Barbara Peters, 16. Marion, a passenger of Ramp, was thrown out and critically injured. Also hospitalized were King, his wife Betty. 34. and their three children ranging in age from 6 to 10.

NATIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

HAYING" THE OLD FASHION WAY

The occupants of the Putnam County Home are doing their “haying” in a different way this year. Under the direction of Superintendent Lawrence Dickerson, Sr., the hay crew have used pitch forks and hay w^gon to put up the hay. It took two days to finish the good sized field that provided work for the occupants of the home. Photo by Frank Puckett, Jr.

INDIANA WEATHER: Mostly cloudy and warmer today with showers and thunderstorms developing. Partly cloudy and cooler north tonight and Saturday. Mostly cloudy with scattered thundershowers south tonight and Saturday. High todfiy in Uie 80s. Low r tonight in the 60s. High Saturday in upper 70s north to low 80s south. Outlook for Sunday: Fair to partly cloudy. Minimum 65° 6 A.M 65 7 A.M 65 3 8 A.M 66° 9 A.M 62’ 10 A.M 64° 11 A.M 65° 12 Noon 07'

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