Walkerton Independent, Volume 83, Number 27, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 June 1960 — Page 2

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— WALKERTON INDEPENDENT — June 2, 1960

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"IT SI’RE EEEES GUOD T-> be a bi ide" wa< the cmm ■ :.' Jen Rothman made aft i ui nmg the 4Un running m' th« Indianapolis 500 mile ।,e e M< day as he had been th? bridesmaid" on three occasions Th? three-tima runner-up. in 1952. 1937 an I last year outlasted a h nd-di iving R yer Waul n a duel t hat will he r < i i mb ied long as the track stands WARD. LAST YEAR'S WlNia and Rathman battled moY nt the way. Especially ?m the la d 100 plus laps and they t\ On railed then battle right mb. lh * pits as Urey raced m arid oul it the 15 1 Lip mark Tinaa’tle lasted until the 197th lip .vhen Rathnian passed Ward arid the indication that Ward was mung tn.’ trouble was reflet t> i jv the disappointing groan of th< nain straightaway fan- as they Mostly pulled f' i’ the Indian' pois driver. I u^mWrmrZ/.l “lIIW —TRIPLE I E \TI RE— I ridax —Saturday JI NE 3 - 4 ZT» m t oJm”- A J L *4« _< x_m\— Hit No 2 GiEGORY PECK is Pork Chop Hiu Bonus Feature, I ri. A Sat. jungiFJ RESEL< .... S£T / vPEGG PMMER • KATPJH CRC*L£ I | Sundav A Mondax JI XE 5 - ti ■ Fi^twWlS^ | < <l. lilt Box OH. Opell 7 :15 m*3ys running into troub>-cn ' ’ v. ’d dash for rytaM the horde 4 .w. JmHnJnTk' MM STHIHMIRLO —। LUlwnVtMi Tue* W«d A Thur*. JI NE 7 3-9 miTTrwwwni x spHO\ i ' di A uiri nmi MJK i M«1 ACT»l»» AW*' ' < •» Hit. I w-v, Wed, Tlum>. -j, KMoouvsarn ■fiWESTBOUND W WWffliWh |1 J Jam —— wo^t’K/X'*

Tl \T WAS WHEN WARD : id ii. decision to ease oft a ri and "t tie tor se< nd pin Rathman however, the great con- ] ' • i that gives it all rontinm 1 t<> pour it on in an effort to win b. . a ng-tm'e jin < rar Ht and Ward both had Ures that sh.>W(<' c i’d and th .r tile] supply was dang, rously bw. Rathnian admitted after th' race that he didn't Laxe 2 | ips left o n Ins ear the way War! was forcing him t , drive. These two were both averaging over 145 in p h. so- the largest share of the last 125 miles, depending only on the traffic they had to contend with WARD HAD THE ADVAN tag on he straightaways as his car sc med a little faster, b'H Jim mad moves on the turns, cutting i <>n the inside to gain all he c al at those four vital spots d. < way these two drivers j<>< 1 ed and changed the had wa certainly something to behold ; \ the crowd of over 200000 was brought to its feet every time tl »~e two cars were due at ther turns. Another thing that Lurt at h>ast for < ne drive and Ins crew was the failure ot Johnny Thompson's car late in the race. He had trimmed the lead <f whoever was in first m the terrific battle up front to S seconds and was gaining consistently when his car just lost that something extra he nefde 1 to < .t ( h the leaders This drivel z >s around that oval as good as Vone Also high on the hea .reak parade was the disapp atmg sight of Jim Hurtubis. pulling mt > the pits with tro 'le on the isbth lap. THIS LEADFOOTED ROOKIE hat re-wrote the record book in ' re time trials certainly mad? m . y fans Monday as he dis-

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played rea] ability on this fame! 2'2 nale track. !!• .'darted in 231 d position and W( aved his wav up t<> sixth pl ■ in ab u* 2d laps and showed that he ha. it in traJfie as well as on th • track by him e’s. IL laven I । Traveion S|n ।mH was 'th of th most sought f 1 cars after li ■ ) id gained sm ii fame just 1 week earlier. NOT (INLY WAS THE RECord for speed broken the whoie way through the race, but also several other- records. The num iber of times the lead changed set a m w mark as 29 difJcrefT times the leader changed. The old mai k was 17 In no one spot did a driver dominate th* field Ads'- th- number of per s n.s in attendance. The traff • jam outside was terrific and certainly the w< rst by f;.r that your c truly saw at the Speedway. A heavy rain early was a far tor 11 this leaving a lot <>f mud to wade and ( tilting parking down in the infield. Radio announcements as early as 9 o’clock ha 1 the infield full and the bottl • neck was 1 eally on It almost caused two drivers. Ward ami Eddi? Russo, to be late, in fad Russo's car was moved to the 33rd position and uncle Paul, o! the Novi fame, was okayed to drive the car. but Eddie showed up later than most fans. Ed die was the lone injury of the drivers as he hit the southeast turn <>n the xsth lap. putting the yellow light on for over 13 minutes. His condition is not good. OF COI’RSE THE HEADLINE getter was the scaffolding stal’d that fell killing two and injuring around SO. These stands are almost as common as beer coolers and certainly one ol‘ the things thAt add to the c«Jor of the ra< <

What the future of them now k mam t > be seen. The overloading in all probability was all that made it collapse Most of thes-o ripidly constructed towers only have up to a hall* dozen o< cupants. WEATHER FOR THE RACE was as ideal as could be even though it gut hot before it was over It wasn't too hot for the chivers and was still sunny and nice. A gentle breeze blew ove the field, but not hard enough to hamper driving on th>- turns. ALL IN ALL. IT WAS AL’ other gieat i.tce. and as they a’l seem, just a little better th '1 th others • ATTEXTIOX BOWLERS There are still openings at th ■ Walkerton Lanes for bowlers in the M inclay Night Mixed DoubJ( s for the summer league. TP ■ lj wling starts at k:fH» p.m. (.n Monday. JuiTt- 6. bowls four weeks and then off the first two weeks of July, and then back fol thiee weeks. Anyone interested, con tact the Walkert >n Lanes, phone 290 RIALTO Walkerton, Indiana Thursday, Friday, Saturday Bunday Jui e 2. 8, I and 5 THE MIGHTIEST MOTIOM PICTURE EVER OKEATEUI ■ \^ L ■F^.* Brynner 1 Gina UWtA Lollobricim . Solomon Sheba Mon A Tui k s., June 6,7 “IIMBIKTI” VICTOR MAH RE, YVONNE DE( ARLO

Strawberry Crop Appears Good Howard F< uts. who has a 14 acre strawberry fa:m east <,t Walkerton on I’ S. 6, reports that the outlook f. r a j.<>od crop <>f bellies is favorable ’ln.- year. However, he stated that the crop appears to he about a week late in ripening Most early varieties of beiries, such as Dunlaps, will be ripe about June 5 The csol. moist weather has been good f r the crcp, but it also has shortened the .season. Fouts' Strawberiy Fann is the largest in this part of the coun» try is tar as is known. NOT MODERN A modern mother and her young son were chopping in a supermarket The chill, trying to h»-lp. pieke I up a pa> kage and brought it to her. "No. no, honey." protested the mother, put it hack You have to cook that " REES Plymouth, Indiana ThurMlav, Friday A Saturday “Mogambo” in Technicolor ( LARK GABLE, GRA( E KELLY, AVA 'GARDNER A of Ixive and Thrills In the African Jungle! .Also Color Cartoon Sun., Mell , Tues. A Med. “Sink The Bismark” In Cinemascope KENNETH MORE. DANA WTNTER, CARL MOHN ER True .Adventure ot Britan’H Fleet Destruction ot Hitler’s Mighty “Biaiiuirk" in 1041! Also Color Cartoon Sunday (ontiuuous 2 p. in. Mun. thru Sat. 7 A 9 p. m.