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VOLUME SEVENTY-THREE

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1965

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE NO. 239

CITY SCHOOL BOARD IN SPECIAL MEETING

Reports Expected

On Building Plans

Istella Williams Rites Wednesday Mrs. Estella F. Williams, wife of Clyde Williams, died Sunday morning at 8 o’clock at her home at II Highland Street. Airs. Williams was a member of Gobin Memorial Methodist Church, tile Keystone Bible Class, Rebekah Lodge No. 106 and The Thursday Reading

Club.

Survivors are: the husband, Clyde, one daughter, Mrs. Virginia Harlan; one son, Donald, both of Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Sylvia Curran, Greencastle and Airs. Elizabeth Callahan, Danville, 111.; one brother, Sam Cunningham, Rockville and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Wednesady at 2:00 p. m. at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Greencastle. Rev. Claude Me-

Putnam Scout Leader Takes Training Course Rolland Sutherlin of Cloverdale, is participating in a uni- e rs this summer. While the men que training program at Phil- train, more than 5,000 members

mont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, New Alexico, where Mr. Sutherlin is enrolled in a special national training course. The Boy Scout Conference is given by national Scout leaders as part of the new “Break-

of their families will be accompanying them, to take advantage of the full program of Western activity offered for all age groups of boys and girls, as well as special ladies programs. Airs. Sutherlin is sharing the

Clure will officiate. Interment through for Youth” program of study-vacation program with

HOMEMAKERS DRESS REVUE WINNERS

Shown above are Dress Revue winners: Airs. Ronald Clearwaters. 2nd alternate Young Homemakers; Airs. Jack Porter, 1st alternate. Young Homemakers: Mrs. Harold Alcorn and daughters, Jennie, Dottie and Debbie, winner of Young Homemakers Revue. Airs. Charles Purcell, second from left, was winner of the Adult Homemakers Revue. Airs. Alcorn and family and Airs. Purcell will represent Putnam County in the Homemakers Revues at the Indiana State Fair. Photo by Frank Puckett, Jr.

Death Stalks Ind. Roads

U.S. Expects Major Viet Cong Offensive

The deadliest non-holiday

weekend in memory claimed a Police Help Out

total of 25 lives in automobile

accidents. That raised the 1965 LAS VEGAS> Nev - UPI death toll to at least 810 com- VVhen most of this cit - v ’ 3 550 tax *

pared with 701 on this day a

year ago.

The last victim of the weekend died late Sunday night. He was Robert D’Ambroise, 28, Bunker Hill Air Force Base. State Police said he was attempting to turn left off U.S. 31 five miles south of Peru when his car was struck from behind and knocked into the oncoming lane where It was struck again and bounced back Into his own lane where it was hit a third time. Earlier Sunday, Joseph Wilkerson, 61, R.R. 3, Winchester, died when a car in which he was riding was struck broadside at a county road intersection five miles north of Losantsville in Randolph County. An Indianapolis woman identified as Sarah Turner. 35, was struck and killed as she crossed an Indianapolis street Sunday afternoon. Donald T. Gardner. 55. R.R. !i. Bloomington, died Sunday when his car struck another head-on on Ind. 37. nine miles north of Martinsville. Two persons were killed Sunday when a car went out of control on U.S. 35 near LaPorte and slammed into a ditch. They were identified as John Allen Faulkner. 20 and Allen Gale Harrington 19. both of La-

Porte.

Trying to outrun police officers Saturday night resulted in an accident which claimed the life of Paul Handley, 16, Connersville. He was a passenger in a car being pursued after it left a drive-in restaurant at high speed. The car hit a pole (Continued on Page 2) 20 Years Ago

icabs were idled by a strike at midnight Saturday and the buses stopped running two hours later, police and sheriff's deputies rushed to the rescue. Police chauffeured some persons back to their hotels from the famed gambling strip in patrol cars. Later the Clark County sheriff's paddy wagon was pressed into service as a

makeshift bus.

Graveside Rites For Ex-Resident Airs. Jessie Alae Pitts Chrisenberry. 78. former Greencastle resident, died Sunday In the White County Memorial hospital

In Monticello.

She was bom April 26. 1887 in Owen County, the daughter of Millard and Julia Sharp

Hamm.

Survivors are: one daughter, Airs. Virginia Lincoln, Cold Water. Michigan; two step sons, Harold, Lafayette and Leonard of Afonticello; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Friend and Mrs. Effie Hartman, Greencastle; twelve grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:00 a. m. at the Aufenburg & White Funeral Home in Monticello and graveside services will be held at Forest Hill Cemetery at 2:00 p. m. Tuesday. Beauty Pageant LONG BEACH. Calif. UPI— The first of a contingent of about 100 beautiful girls began arriving today from the four corners of the world for the 14th annual International Beau-

ty Pageant.

The pageant, sponsored by the International Beauty Congress, will be held Aug. 4-14 in Municipal Auditorium.

SAIGON UPI — American military commanders said today they expect the Communist Viet Cong to launch a major offensive before the next big wave of American reinforcements arrives in South Viet Nam. The private predictions by senior officers followed weekend air raids in which U. S. planes struck deeper than ever before into North Viet Nam and Communist guerrillas launched 16 separate at-

tacks on government outposts just south of Saigon. The Communists Sunday night also poured small fire and three mortar rounds on a South Korean engineering force seven miles northeast of the city. The attacks close to the capital were seen as a prelude to a new Viet Cong monsoon offensive which the military commanders predicted would be imleashed within the next two (Continued on Page 6>

will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this eve-

ning.

Rodeo Will Give Show Tonight By popular demand and local interest the Diamond S Rodeo will have a performance at 6:30 tonight at the County Fairground. This follows well attended performances Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. The early time schedule will permit fair visitors to attend both the rodeo in the outside arena and the ever popular Fair Queen Contest on the inside. The Queen Contest will not begin until the rodeo is completed. according to fair officials. 4-H Club Horse and Pony members and their leaders want to publicly express their appreciation to Putnam County folks who have purchased tickets and supported their promotion of the Diamond S Rodeo. Services Held DALLAS UPI — Separate funeral services were scheduled today for two attractive Dallas young women whose bodies were found Friday in a field near Austin. The girls — Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark, both 21 — disappeared after driving from Dallas July 18 to enroll at the University of Texas. Police suspect both were raped, then strangled. Former Solon Dies WEATHERFORD. Tex. UPI Funeral sendees were scheduled Tuesday for Fritz Lanham 85, former congressman and son of former Texas Gov. S. W. T. Lanham.

the Boy Scouts of America. Air. Sutherlin, machine repairman with the International Business Machines Corp. serves as Scoutmaster in the Kenabegwinn District. Wabash Valley Council. Boy Scouts of America, which coordinates Scouting for the boys of this area. The course is given at the Philmont Volunteer Training Center and is one of the 34 courses that will be given to over 1.700 volunteer Scout lead-

her husband and their children, Michael, Jay. Dennis. Gregory. In addition to adult training, over 18.000 teen-age Explorer and older Boy Scouts will be visiting the 137,000 acre ranch this summer to take 12 day high adventure expeditions into the history-filled Sangre de Cristo mountains. Among the great variety of activities available are burro pack trips, gold panning. mountain climbing and Western campfires.

Harriman, British Leaders Hold Talks

4-H Livestock Event Tuesday A brand new 4-H Livestock Fitting and Grooming Contest and Demonstration will be the Tuesday evening feature at The Putnam County Fair. This event will begin at 8:00 p.m. in the Livestock Arena Building. Here the general public will see how 4-H Club members prepare their animals for show, and at the same time younger 4-Hers will learn from the older ones. Four older boys or girls will be selected from each livestock department to complete and demonstrate for trophies provided by Tom Hendricks and others. This is a new feature of the Fair and it is hoped that a large crowd will be on hand to support the efforts of the 4-H Club boys and girls.

Chester Liptrap. combination Imemaji for the Associate ’ Telephone Corporation, was severely shaken up when he fell from a pole in Commercial Place.

Francis Lane resigned as Vice MOW YOU KflOW

Chairman of the Putnam County Triple A Committee. He was succeeded by Robert Lewis. Airs. Thomas Robbins was here from Cincinnati, O. visiting her parents. Air. and Mrs.

L. W. Crump.

LONDON UPI — Roving XT. S. Ambassador \V. Averell Harriman today opened talks on Viet Nam and other world problems with leaders of the British government Harriman. who flew into London from Yugoslavia Sunday, planned to confer with Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart sometime today. Tuesday he will talk to Prime Alinister Harold Wilson prior to departing for Washington. where he is expected to tell President Johnson all about bis "vacation” trip. Although Harriman still insists he is on a private vacation. it was disclosed in Washington recently that the State Department is picking up his

bills.

The American troubleshooter Cloverdale. Rev. Dallas Rissler began the major phase of his officiate, with burial in European journey by confer- Stilesville Cemetery, ring with Soviet officials in the Calling hours at

Kremlin. Although there was little official information about his talks, it was virtually certain that Viet Nam was dis-

cussed.

In Yugoslavia Harriman conferred with President Tito twice but did not meet Premier Lai Bahadur Shastri of India, who was visiting the Communist country at the same time. According to the Yugoslav news agency Tanjug. Tito and Shastri agreed on a peace plan (Continued on Page 2)

A special meeting of the Greencastle Community Schools School Board will be held tonight at 7:30 in the Office of the Superintendent. Architects representing Lennox. Matthews. Simmons & Ford firm will report on long range projects. These projects include additions at the Miller Elementary and Ridpath Elementary schools, renovation of the Junior High School and completion of the facilities at the Senior High School campus. Another matter to be discussed at this meeting includes a request that the School Board participate with the City Council in the employment of a fulltime recreation director. The School-Board has been urged by the Community Activities Council to budget funds for this purpose. Alembers of the Community Activities Council will be present at this meeting. Also present will be the director of the school recreation program The School Board will also complete for publication the 1966

Budget.

All School Board Meetings are open to the public. Cecil R. Phillips Dies In Hospital Cecil R. Phillips. 68. Cloverdale. Route 2. passed away In the Putnam County Hospital s' 2:15 this morning. He had been a patient in the hospital since

June 26.

Air. Phillips was bom ATay 28. 1897. in Jefferson Township, the son of Alarian and Clara Downey Phillips. He was married to Zelma Fisher In 1912. Survivors are: the wife: three daughters. Airs. Laverne Wells, Airs. Virgil Deem and Mrs. Dorothy Vaughn, all of Greencastle: two sons, Charles, Indianapolis and Leon of Greencastle: two brothers, Clarence of Stilesville and Chester. Indianapolis: sixteen grandchildren and other

relatives.

Funeral services will he held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Whitaker Funeral Home in

the funeral

home in Cloverdale after 7 o'-

clock this evening.

Premier Seeks Confidence Vote ATHENS U P T — Premier George Anthanassiadis - Novas went to parliament today in his second attempt to win a vote of confidence for his shaky, 18-day-old government. Political observers predicted he would

fail again.

NATIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

By United Press International

More than 1,100.000 burglaries were reported last year, a 12 per cent increase over 1963, according to the FBI’s uniform

tnme report*.

CATEGORY WINNERS IN 4-H CLUB STYLE SHOW Alore winners of the Dress Revue were (left to right) Sandra Sibbitt, Coats; Jackie Roe. Suits; Kathy Asher, Dresses I: Becky AIcFarland. Dresses II: Donna South, Separates; and Carolyn Smith, Formals. The category style shows can be seen at 3:00 p.m. in the 4-H Culb Building at the Indiana State Fair Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1. The revue of category winners can be seen in the auditorium of the Farmers Building on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 4:00 p.m. Photo by Frank Puckett, Jr,

INDIANA WEATHER: Fair and a little warmer today. Fair and cool tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy with no important temperature changes. High today in upper 70s. Low tonight in mid 50a. High Tuesday in upper 70s. Outlook for Wednesday: Partly cloudy with chance of showers northwest portion No important temperature changes Minimum 55* 6 A.M 57* 7 A.M 58* 8 A.M 63® 9 A.AI 64® 10 A.M 68® 11 A.M 72® 12 Noon - - 70* l P.AT* 74