The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 August 1968 — Page 1

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IK DI AN A INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA “It Waves For AIT

VOLUME SEVENTY-SIX

GREENCASTLE. INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1968

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No. 234

From mumps to bucks in 12 months

GRAND CHAMPION "JUNIOR"—Kent Evens holds onto 1,005 pounds which was worth $630 to him last night at the 4-H livestock

sale. The grand champion steer, a Charolais, named Junior was purchased by the Greencastle IGA.

The race almost is on; hopefuls ready to run

By RAYMOND LAHR MIAMI BEACH (UPI)—The down to the wire contest for the Republican presidential nomination was openly converted into a three-way race today by the appearance of a functioning Today at the Fair

TONIGHT 7 p.m. Pet and Hobby Paride, inside arena. 7 p.m. Lawn and Garden Tracer Pulling Contest. 7:30 p.m. 4-H Showmanship r inals. 9 p.m. West Central Indiana iold Medal Beef Calf Show. 9 p.m. Release of Exhibits SATURDAY 9 a.m. West Central Indiana Hold Medal Beef Calf Show. 9 a.m. Horse Show, halter ind youth showmanship. 10 a.m. 4-H Tractor Driving Contest. 1:30 p.m. Horse Show, registered quarter horse performance and action classes. 7 p.m. Horse Show, open performance classes. 7:30 p.m. Finals of Amateur Talent Contest. 8 p.m. Teen Dance 8 p.m. Square Dance.

campaign organization for Gov. Ronald Reagan of California. For the first time since 1952, the outcome may be in doubt until the balloting on the third day of the GOP National Convention, which opens Monday. The creation of a Reagan organization to challenge Richard M. Nixon and Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York surprised no one. Still Reagan persists in calling himself only a favorite son candidate until his name goes before the convention Wednesday. Reagan, Rockefeller Alliance Reagan supporters scoffed at polls and delegate counts showing him a weak third behind the two more active candidates. But they were working in an uneasy alliance with Rockefeller campaigners to block a first or second ballot nomination for Nixon. F. Clifton White, one of the key men in Barry M. Goldwater’s successful preconvention drive in 1964 nomination, announced Thursday that he had been asked by the California delegation to coordinate convention activity for Reagan. He demurred, however, at being called Reagan’s campaign manager. White was hired by the delegation as an adviser and to collect information— as he put it

Bainbridge lad sells grand champion Charolais steer

Last year 13-year-old Kent Evens wanted to go to the fair. He wanted to show cattle. But he was sick at home with the mumps. Last night, the Bainbridge lad became the first Putnam County 4-her to ever sell a grand champion Charolais steer here. The 1,005 pound steer named “Junior” was sold for $630 dollars on a bid of 62-centsapound, 10 cents off the,record price at the Putnam County Fair.

Extension office youth agent, Jerry Williams, called the accomplishment of having a Charolais steer in the championship ring a rarity. The French origin animal is normally bypassed for the top honor by the judge for the Angus or Hereford breed. It was not the case here yesterday. But adding to the rarity was the fact that only three such Charolais steers were entered in the entire judging, Williams said.

Cong guerrillas rage through Marine patrol

— about “the mood of delegates” to the convention. He told a news conference that he had reported six weeks ago that Reagan’s undeclared candidacy was attracting “considerable support and interest throughout the country.” * Claim Delegates Switch Rockefeller markers, i n their effort to stop Nixon on the first and second ballots, have i n p u t e d to Reagan more strength than even Reagan’s own backers claim. The Rockefeller organization says Reagan has picked up more than 40 delegates from Nixofl in the past few days. A key Reagan backer said 15 to 20 might have switched. The latest UPI tally shows 679 delegates now committed to or leaning toward Nixon, 294 for Rockefeller, 166 for Reagan. The others are uncommitted or pledged to favorite sons. “Leaning” delegates of course may change their minds before the balloting begins. It takes 667 delegates to clinch the prize. While Nixon and Rockefeller campaigners argued about the meaning of public opinicti polls, White commented that “you take your choice and pick the one you like.” He said current polls cannot be taken as an indication of the election result Nov. 5. «

By ALVIN B. WEBB Jr. SAIGON (UPI)—About 120 guerrillas caught 19 U.S. Marines near the threatened coastal bastion of Da Nang today, killing five and wounding the other 14. The surviving Leathernecks called in artillery fire on themselves to chase the Communist attackers away. UPI correspondent David Lamb reported the Marines were encamped in foxholes overlooking a valley 20 miles southwest of Da Nang when the Communists opened up. Only when allied artillery began slamming in, 35 minutes later, did the guerrillas pull back, he said. Seven Communists were lulled. Communist forces building for a country-wide offensive at the same time attacked a 24-man Marine unit nearby and killed nine Leathernecks and wounding seven. Twelve guerrilla bodies were found. Battle Near Da Nang American Infantrymen, moved into the foothills south of Da Nang to head off a Red push into the city, Thursay fought six running battles and reported 60 Communists dead against one U.S. soldier wounded. The fighting south of Da Nang, 360 miles north of Saigon, pointed to the threat of the Communist offensive President Johnson and his commanders warned was in the making. A Communist ambush there Sunday killed 20 Marines and wounded 40. In Saigon, a male and a female terrorist Thursday threw a bundle of explosives into the home of Huynh Van Dao, an aide to President Nguyen Van Thieu, during a cocktail party. No one was hurt in the blast, spokesmen said.

Killed in accident By United Press International Indiana’s 1968 traffic fatality toll stood today at 830 compared with 798 a year ago. Lee Farris, 19, Indianapolis, was killed Thursday night when a car struck a tree on the nearnorthside of the capital city.

Lightning Raid The Communist attack on the 19-man Marine reconnaissance team came before dawn and ended so quickly, there was no time for reinforcements to counter-attack the Communists, Lamb reported. The pre-dawn fighting signaled increasing Communist movement in the threatened northern provinces of South Vietnam, where 4,000 new American troops have been stationed to forestall the Red offensive President Johnson warned is coming. For the first time in nearly two weeks, U.S. B52 bombers struck into the southern half of the Demilitarized Zone against Communists soldiers moving across from North into South Vietnam, headquarters said. Two Navy lieutenants, Norm McCoy of Birminghan, Ala., and George Hise ofDes Moines, Iowa, shot down a Communists MIG21 over North Vietnam Thursday, the 110th Communist interceptor lost to U.S. pilots in the war.

Richard Edwards purchased the grand champion for the Greencastle IGA Super Market. Even’s father,*'Morris Evens said the boy decided to show a Charolais steer last October after the Indiana State Fair and after his bout with the mumps. “We knew the odds were against us s i n c e this breed doesn’t normally win, but I guess it was the right choice alright,” he said. Evens owns the Century Concrete Inc. near Bainbridge on U.S. 36. Also at last night’s 4-H sale, which ended at 10:30, Greencastle senior Carolyn Torr paraded her grand champion barrow, a 183 pound Duroc in front of the buyers for a sale of $136.25 to the Greencastle Livestock Center. William DeBoer was the buyer. Miss Torr got a bid of 75-cents a pound. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Torr, the nine year 4-Her was wearing blue jeans only modeling a formal Sunday afternoon at the 4-H Dress Revue where she won the grand championship. She will also be representing Indiana at the national 4-H Congress judging at Chicago for her scrapbook entry on her previous years work in 4-H crafts.

The champion market lamb, owned by Judy Fordice, rural Greencastle was purchased by Central National Bank. The same banking company also purchased the GrandChampionpair of lambs from Dale Bruner, rural Greencastle. Tonight at 7:30 p.m. the finalists will compete for the 4-H grand champion showmanship award. The 4-hers will have to show four types of animals including steer, swine, sheep and dairy. Tomorrow the West-Central Indiana Gold Medal Beef show and the Registered Quarter Horse show will climax a week of fair activities. The finals of the amateur talent show will be at 7:30 p.m. ^ Other champion and reserve champion steers by breeds and communities in yesterday’s 4-H beef show were: Shorthorn Dennis O’Hair, Clinton Twp. Res.-Mike Clodfelter, Bainbridge. Angus Gerald Webb, Fillmore (reserve grand champion). Res-Carolyn Torr, Greencastle.

Other champion barrows and gilts by breed and communities in the 4-H swine show include: Chester White Barrow-R i c k y Modesitt, Reelsville. Gilt-Karen Sears, Fillmore Duroc Barrow-Carolyn Torr, Greencastle. Gilt-Jerry Sinclair, Cloverdale. Hampshire Barrow-Kent Brattain, Greencastle Gilt-Dan Torr, Greencastle Poland China Both-Janet Crosby, Roachdale Spots Barrow-Debra Alcorn, Bainbridge. Gilt-John Torr, Greencastle Yorkshire Barrow-Joyce Smith, Cloverdale Gilt-Gordon Smith, Cloverdale Tamworth Barrow-Marshall Brattain, Greencastle Landrace Gilt-Ronnie Maddox, Greencastle * Berkshire Gilt-Phillip Fry, Roachdale

Czech leaders fight anti-Russian feelings

Land sinking

WASHINGTON (UPI) — A number of areas in the United States are, by geological standards, sinking rapidly. This was reported during the weekend by the Coast and Geodetic Survey, which said one reason was the activities of ■ man, Including removal of big petroleum deposits. | Weather watcher f Sunny and pleasant today. Fair and cool tonight. Increasing cloudiness and warmer Saturday with slight chance of showers by late afternoon. High today around 80. Low tonight near 60. High Saturday mid 80s. Precipitation probability percentages near zero today, 5 tonight, increasing to 20 by late afternoon Saturday. Outlook for Indiana: Chance of showers Saturday night. Showers ending and turning a little cooler Sunday.

By JAMES O. JACKSON PRAGUE (UPI)—Czech Communist reform leaders fought today to keep their people turning anti-Russian. They struggled with public feelings aroused by their fourday confrontation with Kremlin leaders—a meeting in which they Czech leaders managed to buy time for their reform program. Czech citizens had watched with tense nerves the summit on the Soviet border Monday through Thursday. For the Soviets had been threatening to use armed force to stamp out their Czech comrades’ eight-month-old switch from Stalinism to more liberal rule. Czech leaders including Josef Smrkovsky, parliament president, came back Thursday night to find 15,000 persons jamming the main square in Prague's old town. The cArowd roared for word that the Czechs still were masters in their own house. t Smrkovsky wiggled through the crowd and onto a balcony near the spot where, 20 years ago, earlier Communists proclaimed Stalinism triumphant in Czechoslovakia. Smrkovsky told the crowd they could be sure Czech sovereignty is still intact. He said the leaders came back “deeply convinced that we have fulfilled with honor the task our people gave us.” He mentioned something that had been disturbing the crowd—

the agreement with the Soviet politburo to meet Saturday at Bratislava with all the bloc foes of the Czech reform program, Poles, East Germans, Bulgarians, Hungarians as well as the Russians. Smrkovsky said the five bloc members will not be sitting in judgment on Czech communism. “In Bratislava on Saturday we shall not talk of polemics which were among us after the Warsaw Letter (written two weeks ago by the five bloc members and lashing the Czech reforms) nor will our home Czech affairs be discussed. These are our own affairs,” Smrkovsky said. The crowd in the square was not fully satisfied.

The exchange in the square reflected what informed sources said was one of the bargains struck by the Czech and Soviet leaders in their meeting at Cierna Nad Tisou this week. That was a promise by Prague leaders to discourage anti-Soviet voices in their press and public. Western observers said Smrkovsky, who said he was tired after the four-day summit, came to the square only to keep the demonstration from getting out of hand and resulting in an anti-Soviet blast. The crowd had gathered in search of more information than the bland communique that ended the four days at Cierna Nad Tisou. First the crowd tried to push into Prague Radio. Then it mustered in the square.

Indianapolis policeman shot

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI ) - Police officer Louis Kearns, 26, suffered a gunshot wound in his arm Thursday night in a gun fight with two men, one of whom apparently tried to kidnap him. Kearns said he picked up a hitchhiker when he went off duty at midnight and the man pulled a gun when they had driven about three blocks and forced him to drive to an ad-

dress on the southwest side of the city. Kearns said that when they arrived another car pulled in behind his. He said he rolled out of the car while the hitchhiker rolled out the other side, dropping a pellet gun. Kearns said the man fired four shots at him and one hit him. He said he also fired at the other car and two shots struck the vehicle but the two men drove away.

Name Championship entries at Putnam County Fair

Vernie Zeiner, president of the Putnam County Fair Board, has released a list of winners from the 1968 Fair. They are as follows: GARDEN Bermuda Onions: first, Bryan Chadd; second, Darren Chadd. Globe Onions: first, Becky Zaring; second, Darren Chadd; third, Bryan Chadd. Peppers: first, Becky Zaring; second, Nadine Eubank. Peppers (Pimento): first, Rodney Eubank. Peppers (Hungarian): first, Bryan Chadd; second, Darren Chadd; third, Harold Kirkman. Spanish Onions: first, Neal Harvey; second, Etta Dell Cante nwine; Third, Dale Cantonwine. Cucumbers, slicing: first, Harold Kirkman; second, Bryan Chadd; third, Nadine Eubank. Pickling: first, Darren Chadd; second, Margaret Modlin. Tomatoes, canning: first, Rodney Eubank; second, Becky Zaring; third, Margaret Modlin.

Tomatoes, market: first, Bryan Chadd; second, Darren Chadd; third, Nadine Eubank. Pepper, chili: first, Harold Kirkman. Potatoes: first, Nadine Eubank; second, Etta Dell Cantonwine; third, Neal Harvey. Wax Beans: first, Margaret Modlin. Bush Green Beans: first, Clifford Harvey; second, Nadine Eubank. Pale Green Beans: first, Dale Cantonwine. Carrots: first, Nadine Eubank; second, Rodney Eubank; third, Allen Zaring. Cauliflower: first, Margaret Modlin. Sweet Corn: first, Nancy Arnold; second, Don Thomas. Eggplant: first, Rodney Eubank; second Nadine Eubank, third, Darren Chadd. Cabbage, pointed: first, Margaret Modlin. Lima Shelled Beans, first, Margaret Modlin.

Beets: first, Margaret Modlin; second, Nadine Eubank; third, Darren Chadd. Cabbage, round: first, Dale Cantonwine; second, Nadine Eubank; third, Margaret Modlin. SWINE-BERKSHIRE March Boar Pig: reserve grand champion, Kathy Ruark; reserve senior champion, Kathy Ruark. Mature & Yearling Sow: grand & senior champion, Phillip Fry; second, Noble Fry; third, Ralph Fry. Senior Sow Pig: reserve grand & reserve senior champion, Phillip Fry; second, Ralph Fry. January Sow Pig: reserve junior champion, Kenneth Sutherlin Family. . March Sow Pig: first, Noble Fry; second, Phillip Fry; third, Ralph Fry; fourth, Kenneth Sutherlin Family. March Sow Pig: Junior champion, Kathy Ruark, second, Ralph Fry; third, Phillip Fry. Mature Yearling Boar: senioc champion, Phillip Fry.

February Boar Pig: grand champion, Ralph Fry. SPOTTED SWINE Feb. Boar Pig: reserve grand champion and Jr. reserve champion: Billy Walton; second, Billy Walton. March Boar Pig: grand and jr. champion: Ronnie Alcorn; second, Billy Walton; third, Billy . Walton. Feb. Sow Pig: grand champion and champion: John and Jerry Torr; second, Ronnie Alcorn; third, William Morrison; fourth, Billy Walton; fifth, Debbie Alcorn. March Sow Pig: reserve grand and reserve champion: Billy Walton; second, Debbie Alcorn; third, Ronnie Alcorn; fourth, Billy Haltom. DUROC SWINE Feb. Boar Pig: grand champion and champion: Curt and Jerry Sinclair; Reserve grand champion: Curt and Jerry Sinclair; reserve champion: Curt and Jerry Sinclair; third, Nel-

son Ford; fourth, Nelson Ford. Jan. Sow Pig: reserve grand and reserve champion: Curt and Jerry Sinclair; second, Gil and Greg Clones. POLAND CHINA SWINE Jan. Sow Pig: first, Steve Crosby; second, Steve Crosby. Feb. Boar Pig: grand champion and champion, Steve Crosby, reserve grand champion and champion, Steve Crosby; third, fourth, fifth, and sixth, Clifford Farm. Feb. Sow Pig: grand champion and champion: Steve Crosby, reserve grand and champion, Clifford Farms; third, Steve Crosby, fourth, Clifford Farms, fifth, Clifford Farms. Mar. Sow Pig: first, Steve Crosby; second, Steve Crosby. LANDRACE SWINE Feb. Boar Pig: grand champion, Ronnie Maddox. Feb. Sow Pig: grand champion, Ronnie Maddox; reserve champion, Ronnie Maddox. HAMPSHIRE SWINE Jan. Sow Pig: first, Kent Brat-

tain. Feb. y

Sow Pig: grand and Jr.

champion, Gordon Birt and sons; reserve grand and Jr. reserve champion, Dan Torr; third, Kent Brattain; fifth, Steve Thomas. March Sow Pig: first, Kent Brattain; second, Kenneth Sutherlin and family; third, Kenneth Sutherlin Family; fourth, Alan Sears. Jan. Boar Pig: first, Kent Brattain; second, Kent Brattain. Feb. Boar Pig: Jr. champion, Clifford Farms, reserve Jr. champion, Clifford Farms; third, Gordon Birt and Family, fourth, Alan Sears; fifth, Alan Sears. Senior Sow Pig: champion, Kent Brattain; second, Kent Brattain. Mature Yearling Sow: reserve champion, Kent Brattain; second, Gordon Birt and Sons; third, Gordon Birt and Sons; fourth, Steve Thomas. Mature and Yearling Boar: grand and sr. champion, Gordon Birt and Sons; Reserve grand and reserve champion, Melvin Steele and Family; third, Melvin Steele and Family. Sr. Boar Pig: first, Kent Brattain.

GRAND CHAMPION BARROW-Carolyn Torr shows her grand champion barrow, "Henry", a Duroc, which sold last nigh^ to the Greencastle Livestock Center during the Putnam County Fair livestock sale.

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