Walkerton Independent, Volume 82, Number 26, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 June 1959 — Page 2

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WALKERTON INDEPENDENT— June 1, 1959

RIGGER WARD FINALLY WON that once in a lifetime thrill, his first 500 Mile Race at the famed 2 2 mile track known the world over as the Indiananapolis Motor Speedway as he outdrove the 32 oilier drivers in the annual race held every Memorial Day. Ward s a veteran of some 9 races at Indianapolis and certainly winning the big one was the top thrill of h s driving career. IN A RACE THAT THIS YEAR seemed to be getting short of top n .me drivers, Ward, driving a v ry good car known as the Leade. Card Special, simply outran the field in the race for the top prize of over $196,000 and a l\st of other prizes as long as his arm. In audition to the top money, he was lending enough of the laps to add another $19,500 in lap prizes, the Buick convertible used as tie REES Plymouth. Indiana Wed., Thurs., Fri-, & Sal. “The Mark of The Hawk” In Technicolor SIDNEY POITIER, EARTHA | KITT .JOHN MCINTIRE Hie Story of Faith and tenor Clashing in Modern Africa! Color Cartoon and News Sun., Mon., Tues, and Wed. “The Sound and The Fury” Color by DeLuxe YFL BRYNNER JOANNE YVOODWARD M ARG ARET LEIGHTON William Faulkner’s Story of Love in the South! Also Color Cartoon Monday Him Saturday 7 A 9 sunday continuous from 2 p.m. i

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1 pace car and a tremendous amoun . of other prizes that only Uncle । Sam will share with him. 1 IN THE BAST TWO YEARS, the winners have decided to call ' off the balance of the regular circuit, but not Ward. He seemed ‘ to gain new spirits and hope with his win and looks as if he 13 J going all out to win the title of Leading Driver for 1959. lie by no means had an easy time of it ■ as he made his way to the front i early in the race, lost his lead a t couple of times, but always was back up there fighting to regain . the lead necessary to get the wel- , come site of the checkered flag . first. WARD, UNABLE TO CONTROL ; his feelings after the race, circled ’ the track twice after crossing the ■ finish line, then after a brief ceremony, hopped into the pace car with Sain Hanks, the winner of the 1957 race and now an official at Indianapolis, and toured the track in the pace car waving the checkered flag and his hands to the happy fans. PLACING SECOND FOR THE third time was another lead-footed veteran, Jim Rathman, who also was up front all the way, but unable to keep the pace set by Ward. Johnny Thompson, winner of the “pole” this year, was third and Tony Benttenhausen finished fourth as these drivers along with Dick Rathman and Pat Flaherty, two vets of Indianapolis who were forced out of the race before the end. controlled the top few spots all of the race. Flaherty, the winner of the 1956 race making his first appearance at Indianapolis since that year due to injuries in a race latter in 1956, spun as he approached the famed brick straightaway coming out of the northwest or fourth turn late in the race, thus eliminating him and Dick Rathman was victim of a fire on what would have been in all probability, his last pit stop, this likewise finishing his chances. THOMPSON GRABBED THE early lead as about everyone expected from his spot on the inside of the first row. The race was a beauty to watch start as it was marred only by the yellow Belond i

Special, the winning oar for the I previous two races, setting down | towards the end of the pit area [with driver Jimmy Bryan helple s behind the wheel. The parade | lap was a beautiful site with at least the first five or six rows circling the track in perfect for-’ mation and the balance of the field almost in perfect lines. On , the puce lap, it did appear that the vehicles were traveling a little slower than yours truly had e»er , seen them move in five races witI ne-ssed, but once again, the sleek • low powerhouses formed good rows I and a perfect start was recorded. ) WATCHING ANXIOUSLY FOR '. ’he first car to appear out of the northwest curve and into the man straightaway, it was very surprising to see the lead Thompson had emerged with in his spc. ia ly ’ built pink speedster. It wasn't long until ..he white job trimmed in orange carrying number 5 and . Roger Ward was battling for the lead. The yellow light, mealing caution because of a hazardous , condition on the track, was seen. las Eddie Sachs spun his real] ■ low maroon job around on the first turn, but he remained in ■ the race until a broken oil line ’ forced him to the side on the 190th laP- J Ift I f IK [ BY THIS TIME BRYAN HAD ( been forced out of the rac 3 as ' he finally got started two laps tardy, but still to the thrill ol | I all fans present. He did manage! I to circle the track three times, I > but each time the smoke was just) . pouring from the old number 6 - and he was forced to watch this ■ classic. The yellow light was on five times in all, and Ward certainly made use of them, pulling into the pits for all his stops on the various yellow lights, thus] getting in and out without losing । much ground. It is a good note that no real serious injuries resulted from the race as one safety precaution, long sleeved fireproof) uniforms were required this year plus roll bars behind the cockpit. WARD WITHSTOOD ANY OF ! the challenges of the other drivers, especially Jim Rathman, who appeared to be the only driver with a chance of catching Ward. After picking up a few seconds, Rathman decided it was hopeless and he and Ward both drove very conservative races being sure of their places of finish as first and second. ALL IN ALL IT WAS A VERY good race, another good day with the possible exception of a littl hot for the pilots, but certainlj one of the leading sporting events ever and will go down as thei fastest race in history, at least j until next year! movie’ REVIEWS ’From I THE RIALTO It may be some time till Charles Barton, an amiable man by nature, can listen to a shaggy dog story without feeling a twinge. Nothing but the sound of a large paying audience laughing at the joke can | ’ 1

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heal his wounds. Barton is the only known racon- । tour ever to try telling a shaggy । dog story visually with a real dog. ,Mmd shattering experience he says it is. Mainly on account of the dog. | Fellow .responsible for his ordeal is Walt Disney, who conceived a tale about a modern teen-age boy turned by old fashioned magic into a part-time Bratislavian sheep dog, pointedly titled it “The Shaggy Dog,” cast it. with Fred McMurray, Jean Hagen, Ceci] Kell iway, a romp of distinguished juveniles aged nine to 17, and a hairy-eyed, moppawed son of ch Norval Pride King of the Lillibrad Kennels, Denver, Colo., then hired the cherubic, five-foot two Mr. Barton to direct the picture which . opens today at the Rialto for 6 ( days. The dog has to drive a hot rod : use a telephone and a screwdriver, . pace the floor in thought .foil a । couple of spies plotting to steal . some plans from a missile plant, । and rescue a girl from drowning. ) i 1 '' 1 F * 1 t i’ P w 'A H I JEw I 1 1 . I ( 1 j' I E-, - NEW DOG STAR — Shaggy, first) canine comedian to hit the scroe.i j since the bulldog in the “Ovr Gang” comedies, makes his movie debut in the title role of W alt < Disney’s hilarious fantasy, “The I Shaggy Dog.” The boy-into-dog bit has to take place on the screen before I

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your eyes, too, with Tommy (“Old Yclk^r’’) Kirk turning into th* mutt as convincingly as the iktfe John Barrymore was once transit formed into a Mr. Hyde. This puts the director as much in the hands of technicians as any general at Cape Canaveral. And when you are doing a thing like that for laughs, Barton pointed Put, you’d better be good. Then there’s “the Monster,” as he is affectionately known on tho set. Dog, that is. Whether there really is such a breed as the Bratislavian sheep, Barton couldn't say. Disney wanted to use an Old English sheep dog regardless, because of the appealing lummox look. But picturemaking requires dogs of what fanciers call "sound temperament.” a quality said to be rare in that breed this side of the ocean. It was a month before studio scouts came up with this son of the Denver champ. Sammy’s Shadow was the ridiculous name the huge beast bore till the publicity department changed it. To Shaggy, naturally. “He’s bigger than I am,” Barton said, “In a fair fight he’d murder me. But that isn't what I’m afraid of. It’s his 'sound temperament.’ It's sounder than mine. Nothing 1 say or do to this character fazes him. Look how my face is breaking out. Know what that s from? His tongue. He's licking me to a frazzle with his tengue." 11 (!A mV Ol^) JK THANKS I wish to thank all my friends and relatives for their prayers, flowers, visits and the many cards while I was in the hospital and during my convalescense. A special thanks to Rev. Rice. Mrs. Frank Dunn Drive Carefully Always!