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VOLUME SEVENTY-FOUR
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1965
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE NO. 6
RENDEZVOUS IN SPACE BEING CONSIDERED
Rep. Broyhill Will Speak At GOP Workshop Friday
Congressman Joel T. Broyhill. of Arlington. Virginia, who is serving his seventh term as Republican representative from Virginia’s 10 District, will speak on ‘‘what has been going on in Congress and what to expect in the future,’’ at 7:15 p. m. m room 207 of the DePauw Memorial Union Building, Friday, November 5th.
Church Women Slate World Community Day
Listed As Dead WILKINSON UPI — Air Force officials listed Lt. Robert Harlan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Harlan of Wilkinson. as dead following the disappearance of his jet plane near Okinawa. A spokesman said Harlan was piloting a Phanton F-4C interceptor last Monday when the craft disappeared during a night training mission. A copilot also was aboard the craft. The Air Force said a search for the plane proved futile.
Kennedy Tour KUALA LUMPUR. Malaysia UPI—Sen. Edward Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., and his wife ended a brief visit to Malaysia today and flew on to Hong Kong, the next stop on his Asian tour. Kennedy said he was impressed with Malayesian Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman's dedication to fighting Communism and security economic and social progress. ‘‘Freedom-loving countries have a strong ally in Malaysia,” Kennedy said.
Daring Walk By Rookie Planned
Congressman Broyhill, a thirteen year veteran of the House of Representatives, is presently serving on the important Ways and Means Committee, and has served previously on both the Civil Service - Post Office Committee and the District of Columbia Governing Commit-
tee.
Preceding the speech the Putnam County Republican Workshop will honor Congressman and Mrs. Broyhill at a 6:00 p. m. dinner in room 207 of the Union Building. The Broyhill’s are in Greencastle to visit their daughter. Miss Jane Broyhill, a sophomore at DePauw University, and to participate in the Dad’s Day activities at the university. Reservation for the dinner may be made by calling OL 3-5056 OL 3-6796 or OL 3-4784. All interested persons are welcome at either or both the dinner and speech. Varied Weather Across Nation By United Press International Snow, cold and rain plagued the northern corners of the nation today but the rest of the country enjoyed clear weather. Many western cities set high temperature records Monday. Vp to 4 inches of snow was on the ground today in the New Hampshire mountains and up to 2 inches fell in Vermont. Freezing temperatures shoved southward into the Carolinas. Nearly an inch of rain fell during the night in the northwest. Tatoosh Island. Wash., recorded .95 of an inch and lesser amounts fell southward into Oregon. Winnemucca. Nev.. recorded a balmy 75 degrees Bonday, equalling the highest temperature for so late in the season for the third straight day. Pocatello. Idaho, matched a record 71 while Casper. Wyo., set a record with a 71 degree reading. Records also were established at Pendleton, Ore., with a 74. and Scottsbluff. Neb., with a 74. 20 Years Ago John Tennant was elected president of the Kiwanis Club. Kenneth West was elected treasurer. City firemen made a run to the Huckleberry home on North Jackson Street to extinguish a roof fire. Howard Buis arrived home from the European theater of operations.
IVor On Poverty Session Nov. 4 The initiation of “W’ar On Poverty” in Putnam, Owen and Clay Counties will take place Thursday, Nov 4. at 7:30 p.m. in the court house at Brazil. The Economic Opportunity Act sets out that the problem of the poor, jobs, guidance and assiciated programs must be considered jointly by these three counties as their total population exceeds 50,000. the minimum required by the Act. The Act also requires local planning and execution of any program eventually approved by the Office of Economic Opportunity. A Board of Directors will be chosen by vote Thursday evening. Instructions will also be outlined on applying for federal money to assist those who qualify in the various cate-
gories.
Harley 0. Bratton Rites Wednesday Harley O. Bratton. 91, a retired Ellettsville funeral director and ordained minister of the Christian Church, died Monday at the Wampler Nursing Home in Gosport, following an extended illness. He had been a resident of Elletsville since 1941. moving from Bainbridge He was born June 18. 1874, near Odon in Daviess County. His home address was 109 W. Oak Street. Rev. Bratton operated the funeral home in Elletsville from 1941 to May 1952. He u'as president of Community Brotherhood. taught Sunday School class at the Christian Church, served as interim pastor of the local Church and was guest minister of other churches in the Elletsville Community. He also headed various community drives. He was a member of the Elletsville Christian Church and the Masonic Lodge of Bainbridge. He received his religious education and preparation to preach from the Johnson Bible College at Kimberlin Heights. Tennessee. He began his ministry when a very young man serving the churches of his home and adjoining counties. Later he moved to the central part of Indiana and served the rural churches of Parke, Putnam and Hendricks counties over a period of 50 years. Survivors include the wife. Marie: one son. Elkanah Bratton of Shoals: four daughters. Mrs. Ivis Short of Francisville. 111., Mrs. Fleda Weller, LaGrange, HI., Mrs. Geraldine Smith. Indianapolis and Mrs. Joan Holsapple of Nevvberg. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Elletsville Christian Church with Wayne Shaw, minister of the church, officiating. Burial will be in the Brick Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at the Elletsville Branch of the Greene & Marrell Funeral Home. The body will be taker, to the church at 12:30. Masonic Notice Called meeting Bainbridge Lodge No. 75 F. & A. M., Wednesday, 2 p.m. Funeral services for Harley O. Bratton Stated meeting Bainbridge Lodge No. 75 Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Visitors welcome. Veil Kays, W.M.
The Greencastle Council of Church Women will be observing World Community Day, November 5. at 2:00 p.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church on Crown Street. When we observe World Community Day, we should be recognizing our common identity with human beings all over the world as children of God. We must recognize that we all are living under the same generation condition” the condition of a world threatened by nuclear destruction, and a world made small by sudden advance in intercontinental communications. The people of every nation are hungry for peace and for a chance to live their lives under conditions which make it possible for them to develop their full human potential with dignity and freedom. It has become imperative that we learn to live as a single w r orld community if we are to be assured of a chance to live at all. World Community Day has a message for every woman. Come Friday at 2:00 p.m. and bring the smocks and serving kits that the church ladies have so kindly been making. If not those, bring material to go in the kits or an offering which will take our efforts to Chili and possibly to Haiti.
Blast Survivors, Heirs To Get Money Soon
Truck Drivers Injured At Junction Of 40-43
Big Turnips
Johnnie Nichols of Bainbridge raises big turnips. On a patch of ground he rented from A. L. Coleman, Fillmore, R. 1 for raising potatoes on a 4-H project he had a little space for turnips. Mr. Coleman brought to The Banner Office Monday two large turnips of which the largest weighed four pounds.
INDIANAPOLIS UPI — Federal District Judge S. Hugh Dillin estimated Monday checks to survivors and heirs of victims of Indiana’s Fairgrounds Coliseum explosion in 1963 should be in the mail by next week. Dillin announced Monday that 51.120.000 would be distributed to the 379 survivors and heirs as the first installment of damage claims filed in connection with the explosion during an ice show which claimed 74 lives Halloween night and injured hundreds. The largest single check was to go to Barbara Ann Staten, Indianapolis, whose parents. Dr. and Mrs. Jesse Staten, and a brother, David, were killed in the blast. Tiie girl received such severe burns in the explosion that doctors regarded her recovery a miracle. She currently is living with two aunts at Ovvensville and still fares numerous grafting operations. Dillin said a p.inel of eight attorneys set up the formula for the payments and that the awards were agreed upon in writing by each of the 379 persons. A total of 10 claims were granted for $100,000 or more, with the second highest at $211, 500 to William H. Fair, whose daughters. Ann and Benita, were injured. The panel worked for months to decide on an evaluation to handle the claims and Dillin agreed Monday to allow a pro-
rata distribution of funds on
hand.
‘‘The end of the litigation is by no means in sight,” Dillin said. “However, the comparatively simple matter of resolving the distribution of the funds paid into the court by the insurance carriers for the Discount Gas Corporation, and others, would alone have probably taken an additional two years to determine, exclusive of possible appeals.” The firm was named by many claimants in the suit and three officials of the now defunct company were among several persons indicted by a Marion County grand jury in connection with the disaster. Authorities blamed the explosion on a leak in a tank of liquid petroleum gas provided to a concessionaire by the corporation. They said the leaking gas was ignited by a flame used on a warmer for popcorn under a section of the grandstands. (Continued no Page 2) Free Postage JOHNSON CITY. Tex. UPI— President Johnson has approved legislation to provide free air mail postage service to military personnel in Viet Nam. The privilege would be in addition to the present first class free mail benefit already enjoyed by servicemen in combat areas.
DEPAUW CAST PRESENTS COMEDY FARCE Carol Brown and Chuck Burtis are among five students performing this weekend in DePauw University’s production of the comedy farce. “Mary, Mary.” Miss Brown portrays Mary McKellaway and Burtis is cast as Dirk Winston. The play will be presented Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:15 p.m. in Speech HalL
Anniversary Is Marked By IGA The I.G.A. Foodliner in Greencastle is celebrating its anniversary with an exciting food showing. The star of the show is the new “Deli Magic” that has caused so much conversation about town here of late. "Deli” means our new delicatessen, now in full bloom. The I.G.A. Foodliner has added several new innovations such as the Bar-B-Que Chicken Rack and the exciting Food Cabinet. In this Frozen Food Cabinet you can see at a glance what you are looking for and you will find the food has been kept at the correct temperature for tasty eating. Table-Rite meats and produce and everyday low prices all surrounded by our famous 100% Red Carpet Service, 100% Quality, 100% Satisfaction. Williarp Schwab, owner, and Dick Edwards, manager, cordially invite all of Greencastle and Putnam County to attend this tremendous I.G.A. Anniversary Celebration and Sale. November 4. 5 and 6. Student Cast In Comedy Farce The comedy farce “Mary, Mary” opens at DePauw University’s Speech Hall Thursday for a three night run. Featured theatrical attraction for Dad's Day w r eekend, the Jean Kerr play will be presented Thursday through Saturday at 8:15 p. m. under the direction of Dr. James Elrod. In the small cast are Carol Brown, Webster Groves. Mo., plajlng Mary McKellaway: Bob Cole. Springfield, O., Bob McKellaway; Tom Erb, Fort Wayne, as Dirk Winston: Chuck Burtis, Champaign. Ill,, as Oscar Nelson: and Sue Breidenbaugh, Marion. Ind., Tiffany Richards. Editor for letters to the editor column for a well known women’s magazine, Mary McKellaway becomes embroiled in a four cornered love affair involving herself, her ex-husband Bob McKellaway, Dirk Winston. Kellaway’s wartime buddy who is now an actor, and Tiffany Richards. McKellaway's fiancee. A tiff with the Internal Revenue Service brings the quartet together along with Kellaway’s lawyer Oscar Nelson who tries to get the IRS off publisher McKellaway’s
back.
Student director for the Little Theatre production is Kara Knight, a senior from Bloomington, 111. Opal P. Lisby Rites Thursday Opal Prather Lisby, 74, died at her home at 42 North Holmes Ave.. Indianapolis, Monday evening. She was born in Fillmore and had made her home in Indianapolis for 53 years. Mrs. Lisby is survived by her husband. Samuel V. Lisby, and one daughter, Mrs. Bronis Arnold of Indianapolis. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Royster and Askin Mortuary, 2310 West Washington Street in Indianapolis with burial in the Fillmore Cemetery. Friends may call after 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
A traffic accident involving two semis injured both drivers at the junction of U. S. 40 and Ind. 43. five miles south of this city, at 11 o’clock Monday night. State Police at the Putnamville Post reported. Charles Ingram. 35, Chrisman. HI., was listed as in critical condition and was taken to the Robert Long Hospital in Indian-
apolis.
Police said he suffered severe lacerations of the face and legs and that both feet were fractured. Otis Barnes. 38. Indianapolis, Route 2, w r as brought to the Putnam County Hospital. His condition was reported as “fairly good” this morning. According to police. Ingram was going east on 40 driving a truck loaded with hogs. Barnes was also going east and had stopped his truck for the red light at the Ind. 43 intersection. Ingram drove into the rear of Barnes’ vehicle, police reported. The accident was worked by Troopers Ted Settle and Wayne
Miller.
Unusual Topic For Chaoel Talk “The Church is a floating crap game” a Methodist minister from Hlinols will toll DePamv University students this
w T eek.
The Rev. R. Benjamin Garrison of Urbana has chosen this rather unusual statement for the theme of a sermon he is to deliver at DePauw’s weekly religion convocation Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Gobln Church. A graduate of DePauw. Garrison is senior minister of Wesley Church in Urban and is director of the Wesley Founday at the University of Hlinois. Among the youthful minister’s publications is a book entitled. Portrait of the Church—Warts and All. He has been a contributor to G. Paul Butler's Best Sermons and w r ritten articles for over a half dozen religious journals. Among his former pastorates are Basking- Ridge, N. J.. and Bloomington, Ind., where he was senior minister at First Methodist Church from 1958-61.
SPACE CENTER. Houston UPI — America's “Spirit of 76” four-man cosmic voyage in December may send a rookie astronaut on a unique “walk’ in orbit from one spaceship to an
other.
Under a daring plan now up for consideration by the federal space agency, spaceman Thomas P. Stafford would take the stroll at the end of a metal plated lifeline The “76’ers” are Stafford, co-pilot of the Gemini 6 spaceship; orbital veteran Walter M Schirra, his command pilot boss aboard Gemini 6; and astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell, command pilot and copilot respectively aboard the Gemini spaceship. If all goes as planned. Borman and Lovell will fly Gemini 7 into orbit around Dec. 8 and Schirra and Stafford will blast off from the same firing pad about eight days or so later to try to chase them down somewhere 185 miles above earth Once the ships come within 100 feet, and probably much less, one of each other. Stafford would open his righthand hatch, step gingerly out and — using “zot gun” for maneuvering — zoom over to his buddies aboard Gemini 7. At least that is the proposeri plan that has strong backing, notably from the astronauts themselves. Whether the idea is approved remains to be seen. A decision likely will not be made until later this month. Meanwhile, the Manned Spacecraft Center at Houston is keeping its EVA (extra-vehicular activity) studies a tightly guarded secret. Astronaut Edward White, who made America's first “walk in space” during the four-day voyage of Gemini 4 last June 3-7, said such an excursion “would demonstrate physical transfer between vehicles,” a technique vital for later stations in space.
Johnson Votes JOHNSON CITY, Tex. UPI — President Johnson planned to leave his ranch early today to join his fellow 1 Texans in voting on 10 proposed amendments to the state Constitution.
30 Die When Train Hits Bus MEXICO CITY UPI — A passenger train knifed through a crowded bus at a suburban grade crossing 18 miles north of here Monday night, killing at least 30 persons and injuring 29. Hospital authorities said a number of the injured were not expected to live. The train, inbound from Veracruz, slashed the bus in two and dragged the rear section about 25 feet down the track. AH the casualties were aboard the bus. “He was trying to beat me to the ci’ossing,” said the engineer of the train. “I was only going about 20 kilometers 12 miles an hour, but I couldn't stop.” The train's diesel locomotive, tender and two boxcars left the rails, but remained upright. It’s five passenger cars stayed on the track.
NATIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
INDIANA WEATHER: Fair and warmer today, tonight and Wednesday. High today in the 60s. Low tonight 38 to 45. High Wednesday upper 60s. Outlook for Thursday: Fair and mild Minimum 31» 6 A.M 32 0 7 A.M 31® 8 A.M 31 • 9 A.M 4i® 10 A.M 49® 11 A.M 53® 12 Noon 55 0 1 P.M 58°
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