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GREENCASTLE. INDIANA, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1968 UPI News Service 100 Per Copy NO. 132

Groveland Lodge to host Master Masons April 13

School of Missions slated this month

6 pupils compete in Junior Science Fair

the night of the Paschal Full Moon. In the early days of Freemasonry in the United States the full moon played an important part in all Lodge calculations. Meetings were held on a night near the full moon so as to provide light for Lodge affairs and for those travelling great distances to meetings. Re-

ert Parsons, Francis McClure. The last half hour will be for refreshments and a social time. The committee for this part of the program is Mrs. Eliza Query, Miss Wanetia Fultz, Mrs. E. J. Jackson, Mrs. Gilbert Elmore, and Mrs. Earl McCullough. These meetings have been planned by the Commissions on Missions of the churches under the leadership of Mrs. George Friend with the assistance of Mrs. Benjamin Franklin. The pastor of the churches is Rev. James E. Bastain.

Board approves interest hike

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The State Board of Finance Monday approved a hike in the interest rates on certificates of deposit the state has in most banks, which reflects the Federal Reserve Board increase in the discount rate for banks. It amounts to one-half of one per cent. The Board approved this interest rate schedule which banks will pay to the state on state deposits: For banks with capital stock,

received an Honorable Mention in the Junior Division of the Physical Sciences. Matthew Foxen, Junior High, received a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Certificate and a United States Air Force Certificate for his entry in the Junior Division of the Physical Sciences.

Peace hopes an illusion

A gigantic Masonic celebration will take place on April 13 in every county in Indiana. The eight Masonic Lodges in Putnam County will participate. The event, a part of the yearlong, state-wide celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Indiana, will be in the form of a “salute to tradition.” It will occur on

The Cloverdale and Putnamville Methodist Churches will hold a School of Missions the four Sunday evenings in April. They will meet at the Putnamville Church at 6:00 p.m. The study will be on Japan. The first half hour will consist of information given by resource people. April 7, Miss Molly Drake, a DePauw student who was in school in Japan, will speak. April 14, Dr. J. R. Foxen of the DePauw Speech Department will speak of his impressions from a year spent in Japan. April 21, Mrs. Hoshi, a Japanese teaching at DePauw, will present Japan as she sees it. Rev. Maxwell Webb of the Greencastle First Christian Church will close the series on April 28 with a slide lecture on Japan and church work there. The time from 6:30 to 7:30 will be filled by study classes for different age groups. The classes and teachers are: Primary - Mrs. James Mitchell, Mrs. Lloyd Booe, Mrs. Charles Jenkins, Miss Billie McClure, Mrs. Gordon Mann. Junior - Mrs. Ralph Dwiggans, Mrs. Omer Cummings, Mrs. William Webster, Mrs. James E. Bastain. Youth - Mrs. James Samsel, Mrs. Robert Harlan, Rev. James E. Bastain. Adults - Mrs. Benjamin Franklin, Mrs. Maude Farmer, Mrs. Rob-

Six Greencastle students competed against one hundred twenty students from several surrounding counties in the fifteenth annual West Central Indiana Regional Science Fair at Indiana State University last Saturday, March 30. These students and their projects were Richard Burkett, “The Exploding Wire Phenomenon”; Beth Newton, “Telescope”; Jerry Alexander, “The Life Cycle of the Meal Worm Insect”; Stephen Atkins, “Light and Its Uses”; Jerry Fontaine, “Tesla’s Thermo magnetic Motor”; and Matthew Foxen, “Telemetry.” Richard Brukett, Senior High, received an Honorable Mention and a United States Army Certificate in the Senior Division of the Physical Sciences. Jerry Alexander, Junior High, received a First Place Award, a twentyfive dollar Savings Bond from the Vigo County Medical Association, and a set of Lincoln Library Books for his entry in the Junior Division of Biological Sciences. Jeffery Fontaine, Junior High,

ELWOOD, Ind. (UPI)—Philip Willkie, R u s h v i 11 e banker, lawyer, said Monday night hopes for peace in Vietnam are still “an illusion” despite President Johnson’s announced offensive cutback and his decision not to seek renomination. “Like everyone else, I hope and pray for peace,” he told the Frankton Lions Club here. “But we’re dealing with an illusion that there can be negotiations that can lead to peace with honor in Vietnam.” Willkie was speaking in the hometown of his father, Wendell

ferences to the regularity of the Moon also appear in Masonic work. Nine Masonic Lodges in Indiana still adhere to the age-old custom of meeting on or near the full moon. The word “Paschal” refers to the Passover in the Jewish Tradition and to Easter in the Christian faith. Thus, the Paschal Full Moon to Christians is the full moon which determines the date of Easter. The eight Masonic Lodges in Putnam County will meet at Groveland Lodge, for a special conferring of the Master Mason Degree. Percy M. Rice, Route 1, Bainbridge, is Chairman of the event. Howard F. Chambers, Route 2, Danville, Master of Groveland Lodge No. 542, is official host for the day. Dinner will be served at the Lodge at 6:00 p.m. and all Master Masons in Putnam County are invited to attend. Dinner will be by reservation only and they can be made with the secretary, Raymond Ader, Route 2, Coatesville, Indiana, 46121, or at the Texaco Station in Groveland. Reservations close April 6. $2.50 per plate.

surplus and undivided profits totaling $400,000 or more—3.75 per cent on certificates of deposit and on all six - months certificates. For banks with capital stock, surplus and undivided profits totalling less than $400,000—3.5 per cent on certificates of deposit. ""he board also approved distribution of $41,819,233 to state schools for tuition support, in the regular quarterly distribution. The amount is lower than it would have been since the board had earlier allowed certain schools which have a serious financial crisis to draw their April distribution inFebruary or March.' The early payments totaled $2,951,190. Also approved was an application from the town of Churu. busco for a loan in the amount of $30,000 from the postwar planning revolving fund to be used in work on a sewage project.

E. Willkie, the 1940 Republican presidential nominee. “It’s an illusion that there can be a South Vietnam government free to select its own leaders unless that government is backed up with a strong military,” Willkie said. He also said that even with President Johnson out of the campaign, he has seen no “national spokesman” come forwaid with a rational solution to Vietnam. Willkie said he was not a candidate for any office at this

Ho Chi Minh considers North Viet is winner

By K.C. THALER LONDON (UPI)-The regime of President Ho Chi Minh of Hanoi considers the Communists have in principle won the war in Vietnam, authoritative East European diplomatic sources said today. North Vietnam therefore can Easter Seals The annual mailing of Easter Seals contributions is underway. Mrs. Carroll Hammond, Campaign Chairman for the Putnam County Society for Crippled Children and Adults, is hoping that everyone will feel “That Happiness is Helping.” All money given for these seals is used to help some child to a better life in some fashion. The Crippled Childrens Society was not a part of the United Fund Drive held last fall so you will not be duplicating your contributions if you give for Easter Seals. If by chance you did not receive a letter, but wish to help, send your check to Mrs. T. G. Yuncker, Easter Seal Treasurer, p. O. Box 105, Greencastle, Indiana.

be expected to hold out for peace terms at the conference table that would match in toughness their stand in the battlefields. The key demand of the Communists will be for the United States to pull out of Vietnam altogether and to leave the Vietnamese to settle their own affairs, implying the eventual establishment of a Viet Cong - type, Hanoi • controlled government in the south. Await Ho’s Decision The informants with known contacts to Hanoi believed that Ho Chi Minh currently is pondering whether to go to the conference table now, or whether to wait in the hope prospects will improve with the mere passage of time. Hanoi has for some time been determined to hold off any negotiations before the U.S. presidential election, banking on growing internal pressure in the United States to end the war. Hanoi has suffered tremendous losses in the recent offensives. The bombing has done more damage than is

conceded so far. Only the flow of Russian and Red Chinese supplies in ever increasing quantity has made it possible for North Vietnam to withstand the blows. But Hanoi has been confident of continued support from both Moscow and Peking, knowing that neither could afford to let their “fraternal ally” down. Possible Strategy Hanoi now has two options: — It can reject the President’s offer as a mere propaganda move and continue the fight, hoping for all out success, especially political success, that would oust the regime in Saigon. — Alternatively, Hanoi may agree to talks. But present indications are that it would continue fighting during the initial stagesof talks on the pattern of the Communist fight during the 1954 Geneva Confer, ence until the fall of Dien Bien Phu routed the French from Indochina. Diplomatic informants said that as on the battle field the Vietnamese will prove a tough party at the conference table, t

ROAD 43 CLOSED AGAIN---State Road 43 was closed again Monday and in a 1 1 probabilities will remain closed until surfacing and construction is completed. Necessary local traffic will still be able to travel the road, but most traffic will be detoured to the Putnamville intersection. State Highway officials declined to say when the construction would be completed, but when finished the road will be a new two lane highway to Cloverdale from the 40 & 43 intersection. Bobby praises Johnson in Press Club talk

By BERT OKULEY NEW YORK (UPI)—Sen. Robert F. Kennedy Monday praised President Johnson’s decision to retire as “truly magnanimous.” He requested a meeting with the President to mend their political differences but said he would drive ahead with his own campaign for the White House. At a jammed news conference at the Overseas Press Club, Kennedy hailed Johnson for his “courage and generosity of spirit” in withdrawing and said he hoped it would “prove to be a step in the journey toward peace” in Vietnam. Kennedy, suddenly and dramatically thrust into the frontrunner’s spot in the race for the Democratic nomination, spoke quietly before 400 reporters and cameramen gathered in a sweltering third floor room for the nationally televised news conference. Text of Telegram He said he had sent the President the following telegram: “First of all, let me say that I fervently hope that your new efforts for peace in. Vietnam will succeed. Your decision regarding the presidency subordinates self to country and is truly magnanimous. I respectfully and earnestly request an opportunity to visit with you as soon as possible to Open bids on Ind. 43 INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana State Highway Commission has opened bids from contractors for 43 road, bridge, maintenance and traffic contracts on Interstate, U.S. and State Roads throughout Indiana. The engineer’s estimate for the 31 contracts for which there were bidders within the estimate totaled $15,588,287.30. The sum of the low bids on these contracts totaled $13,308,897.42. All low bids within the estimate were presented for approval during the monthly State Highway Commission meeting on March 28. In Putnam County, the bid was for Bituminous resurface on U.S. 40, 5.45 mi. from Jet. U.S. 231 E. to approx. 2.60 mi. W. of Putnam-Hendricks County line (exception 0.50 mi. in Mt. Meridian) Net length 4.95 mi. However, there were no bids below the engineer’s estimate.

discuss how we might work together in the interest of national unity during the coming months.” The 42.year.old brother of Johnson’s late predecessor cited a Chinese proverb that “the journey toward peace is a thousand miles.” He said he would continue his campaign for the nomination because “it’s not a question of what happened in the past, it’s a question of what’s going to happen in the future.” Kennedy said the 1968 presidential campaign would revolve around “not only how we will survive this century but whether we will survive this century.” Confers on Future After the news conference, Kennedy conferred at his apartment overlooking the United Nations building with New York State Democratic Chairman John J. Burns on ways and means of bringing Johnson backers into the Kennedy camp in the senator’s home state. There had been a growing feud since Burns placed the state committee’s resources behind Kennedy. Monday afternoon, Kennedytraveled to the city’s most impoverished Negro ghetto area, the Bedford-Stuyvesant sectionof Brooklyn, to announce another $150 million antipoverty grant. •Then he was flying to Philadelphia for a series of rallies in that area before traveling to Camden, N.J., for a Convention Hall speech. Tuesday he was appearing at the University of Pennsylvania. IU degree BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (UPI>Indiana University will award an honorary doctor of laws degree Wednesday to Dr. Irvin M. Borish, Kokomo optometrist, at ceremonies dedicating the new IU Optometry Building. The degree will recognize Borish’s efforts toward creation of the IU Division of Optometry and his prestige in the field of optometric education. The ceremonies will be held during a three-day International Conference on Visual Science on campus, in which Borish will participate. v

LBJ’s decision falls with heavy impact on Viet war

By JOHN N. FALLON UPI Foreign Editor SAIGON (UPI)—No bombshell ever fell with heavier impact in the Vietnam war than President Johnson’s decision to retire from office this year and his suspension of bombing the war centers of the North. There were strong indications the United States would use the President’s actions to turn the heat on South Vietnam to step up effective participation in the conflict, pending a settlement. “This will make some Vietnameij think,” a high ranking American officer said. Thieu Reacts President Nguyen Van Thieu held urgent and lengthy consultation with U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and then publicly stated that the United States would be ‘deserting the free world” if it pulled out of Vietnam. Nevertheless, his statements at a news conference were obviously aimed at smoothing U.S.-Saigon relations. He emphasized his plans for a general mobilization of the country that would permit a “gradual withdrawal” of U.S. forces by the end of this year. The pressure was on his government, and Thieu knew it. With Johnson leaving office this year, there will be new pressures on Saigon. U.S. Deputy Ambassador Samuel D. Berger said on his arrival in Saigon to take up his post last week that the American people are demanding a marked improvement both in government efficiency and South Vietnamese armed forces. No Hanoi Comment In the first day after Johnson’s televised address, there was dead silence from Hanoi. Red China, in the background, also was silent for the moment but China watchefs in Hong Kong said Peking’s reaction would be typically vitriolic. The “Mao thought” for the day by the New China news agency was a call to throw the U.S. “aggressors” out of Vietnam. U.S. forces, despite the surprise, experienced no letdown in combat readiness in South Vietnam. However, some military sources in Saigon said they felt the President’s statements could indicate the start of an overall U.S. troop de-escalation whether Hanoi goes along or not. Fear Hue Target Military sources said Hue appeared more threatened now than Khe Sanh, as a possible target for a renewed Red offensive. The initial reaction of American troops sampled in Saigon and in the field was one of surprise and both praise for Johnson and denunciation, depending on their politics: “It was a surprise to me,” said T.Sgt. Anthony Fertitta of Vidor, Tex. “Sometimes I think whoever was president couldn’t do much better or much worse.” Some officers expressed concern that the United States might back out of the war. “My main concern is that we won’t stay with this thing,” said Col. Dwight B. Dickson of T wo boys are robbed Two boys, who had worked to buy new fishing tackle, had this equipment stolen along with other articles Saturday night. Robert Eggers and Kerry Hutcheson had pitched their tent on Big Walnut Creek, northeast of the city, Satuday evening and were all set for a camping expedition. Everything was fine at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, according to Mrs. Edna Eggers, who checked on the boys. However, while they were asleep Saturday night, Robert’s brand new seven foot pole and open face reel; a tackle box; $50 worth of tackle; Kerry’s pole and reel, and two hatchets were taken as they discovered at 9 a.m. Sunday. A reward for the return of these items is being offered by Mrs. Eggers. If anyone has any information, they are asked to call 246-6471. Authorities have been notified of the theft.

Fayetteville, N.C., a combat adviser for Vietnamese rangers. Thailand, coping with a Vietnam • type Communist upheaval in its northeast provinces, expressed shock at Johnson’s decisions. Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn said in Bangkok he feared Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, D-N.Y., would win the White House and that U.S. policy in Southeast Asia would “change greatly.” China Threatens If the United States moves out, he said, “we cannot protect ourselves as far as Red China is concerned.” Asian leaders were gathered with Secretary of State Dean Rusk at Willington, New Zealand, for a Southeast Asia

WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Supreme Court’s new extension of “one man, one vote” to local governing bodies means that about 20,000 “little legislatures” now must check their voting districts by population equality. Government statistics show about 81,000 local governmental units in the United States. They include city councils, county boards, townships, school districts, and special units for fire protection, drainage, water conservation, and the like. But only about 20,000 of these have members elected from districts, the Justice Department estimated today. The others have members who are appointed or elected at large. A department spokesman said it has been impossible to estimate how many of the 20,000 units elected from districts already conform to the standards of population equality. The high court’s 5-3 ruling Monday was seen to have an important impact just outside big cities, the suburbs has boosted the population of subdivisions nearest the metropolitan areas, rest the metropolitan areas, while districts more remote are

The Putnam County Saddle Club, Inc., will celebrate its 30th annual spring opening Sunday, April 7th. Brunch will be served starting at 11:00 a.m. by the following committee: Mrs. Robert York, Chairman; Mrs. Robert Michael, Co-Chairman; Mrs. Richard Hall, Mrs. Harvey Treible, Mrs. Aaron Arnold, Miss Norma Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hunter. The President and Mrs. Frank Boyce will be on hand to greet members and their guests assisted by members of the Board of Directors: Mayor Norman Peabody, Robert Michael, Robert York, John Robbins, Robert Morris, Mrs. Robert Gilliland, Mrs. Wallace Welch and Major Richard Hall. The House Committee, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilliland, Mr. and Mrs. James Martindale and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamontre, will direct all social activities and management of the club house. A full season of fun has been planned. There will be pitch-in dinners every Wednesday and Sunday. Four adult parties are on the agenda and on these occasions grilled steak dinners are on order for members and guests. The Rider's Brunch will be served October 6th after a cross country jaunt by the equestrians. Thanksgiving Dinner with turkey and all the trimmings is becoming more popular every year for members and their families. Bridge games are held every Wednesday and Sunday afternoon starting in June. After the pitchin dinners there is usually another bridge sessions. At thir time many of the riders gather around the old corral and swap stories, while the children play *

Treaty Organization (SEATO) meeting and they generally hailed Johnson’s action in halting the bombing. As they have during two previous major bombing pauses, U.S. military sources expressed concern that Hanoi would simply use the free time to develop more armaments and ship them south. The sources say they are convinced that Hanoi feels it must have one big victory under its belt. Nevertheless, the war is in a general lull. Monday night, a U.S. briefing officer said it was “about the quietest night I’ve seen in my life,” in Saigon. It was up to Hanoi to decide what future nights would be like.

still rural in character. The decision followed a momentous 1964 ruling that members of state legislatures must be elected from equally populous districts. The ruling rested on the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of “equal protection of the laws.” Speaking for the majority Monday, Justice Byron R. White said; “If voters residing in oversized districts are denied their constitutional rights to particlpate in the “election of state legislators, precisely the same kind of deprivation occurs when the members of a city council, school board, or county governing board are elected from districts with substantially unequal population. Avto damaged City firemen were called to the entrance to the Fairgrounds, on Ind. 43 north, at 9:27 Monday night. They reported a short in the wiring of a Putnam County Sheriff’s automobile being driven by Deputy Bob Ziegelman. An estimated $150 damage resulted.

on the spacious grounds, during the beautiful spring and summer evenings. The stables are crowded to capacity; the membership is at an all time high; and the Putnam County Saddle Club is looking forward to a wonderful season ahead. Sheriff gets dog complaints Numerous complaints have reached the office of Bob Albright, Putnam County Sheriff, regarding dogs running loose over the county. Most of the complaints have been from residents of new housing additions, outside the Greencastle city limits and elsewhere over the community. It is reported that in some cases, the dogs have been running in packs. Mothers in the housing additions are afraid to let their three and four-year-old youngsters out in the yards to play. They fear that the dogs may appear and possibly attack and maul the children. There is also a state law as to females during breeding season. These dogs must be kept confined either three feet above or three feet below the ground. Complaining citizens have asked the sheriff to enforce any and all statues pertaining to dogs running at large. » Sheriff Albright said today that his department will do its best to prosecute and fine owners of dogs who are allowing their animals to run loose. \ *

Supreme Court extends “one man, one vote”

Saddle Club schedules annual spring opening