Walkerton Independent, Volume 86, Number 20, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 17 May 1962 — Page 2

- WALKERTON INDEPENDENT — May 17, 1962

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SXTI'RDW XX XS A RECORD day t Gw In . ii.i > ■• ,’.bdor Sp« • dway Nnu.t<*ri bok th-' < l <<k« 1। d f ,ag ii t ■ a mi -Lip ten mik qualifying ru s and v li< n the deadline (aim nothing but records < ord be mi.i on the line-up list I’ as dl topped by I.ok \«; is -I O' tie. Fai mill Jone.-' who no only hit the first Ida mile an 1 i lip in the history of the F ‘<dA-ay. ut hit four of them piahfy at a recoid 150 370 n pel hour Along with this he t the one-lap time at 150.729. THIS GA', i HiM THE POLE position ear * i ough. but nine othvi drive a .> spun around th- track Sjiexds averaging in er 117 n 1 hour, or fastel til in la y< ■> pile winner. E idle Sail Tl othe co-rookie last rear, I Dby Mar-nman. also made the nt i w a. he turned in th* fol ap -peed of 119.349 f»r his p< ioi Bet . een these two in a .veis is a grizzly only veteran * Ind anapolm who won ti.e rm e 1 IP H . Roger Ward. He has I <n a t p 'Tallenger fm several ’ r> rhe lost the 1960 race by -ou id th-ee seconds alter ra ; m Ra’hman to the finish b e bad tir s and a lou fuel sii, v or< -d him to ease off. A OfT. L ’ST YEARS winnei is anm aei oi the r.KO * n who j (-d uve t e 149. mark as he setting n ufth position, middl •po' in I. second low. He i.- i an ed < n the inside by L-n *toi and < । his right by Short T< mph tu n. two more vetei s < f the 500 mile rare. J'm El eath XX S the seventh ) ,m er 147 1 > get tile msid po iit the t d row. In the < gh" p< sit ion is rookie driver I'.in irr y N( only is he.taking ai ous n: n • into the mn fio ms wry m ■ces-«ful (areet -on 1 race d ver but he i . <lm <4 i now i ar-engine cat m, n and a Lu ■ k stuck ben I . H- tl7 xs6. co adorably higl- * r tl n lu- had nit m pi a- tu ■ ar fa er than most expw tv I t! ar to go. N >AY S QE A LI EYIN*; v i ji, t the opposite ot SatUl < 's. The wen’ ht wis the re.ithe track wasn't bu «y .s Irees I Thut . l. A; *it. The Pi Uul The . Pen lulum I In ( til'd । \ nicen Price Harbin; St i. Johi ken Ihe Great <! T< t r lair Ext 101. Bx l.dgai ' Ilan I >e A I ••<> •'The half I'nt” \nd ( <i m (ait 'i'll Sun. 'b»n A I ur-. *aii A ( r(F»k( d Ship K Lei l Aug h i Lie* box ars 1 ■ hn t s Hui It \ Riol! I hex D m’t kiioxx \ (on pa>s I torn \ I hei nv nn tei < "lor ( ai to >i' A Neu > 'ondax ( ntn iiotm 2pm ''l ii Is Wedne.sda) Max 2 1 "alt Hisneis Pinocchio

the gusty v inds held the drivers down ami only two made the trip to the * Iv kurea flag They were Bob V.dl and Eddie Johnson They both pushed over the 146 mile per hour maik. MISSING FROM THE FIELD to date are two former winners. Troy Ruttm&n and Jim Rathman. These two were on the track Ddh days but failed to get spee<is satisfactory to themseive' and their crews. Also missing from the li «t of qualifiers to date is the man who ha-s had the pole position the last two years. Eddie Sachs. Jim Hurtibirje, another popular man who has driven twi( e in the 500. h.isn't got his chan' c yet due to an accident on Thin, day, putting his car in the repair shop for awhile Sach? was in accident victim Saturday while attempting to make tl" iun as he lost a wheel in h's d: mug. ONE INJ FRY WAS LISTED in Sunday’s action as Norm Hall had hi.-< second a< cident in as many days only this tunc he hit along with the skidding. He suf-f.-red a head mjui v along with some other injuries Jhat may keep him from trying again this yea r THIS WEEK END WILL END the Ciiiiifying run unless the weather should keep them all oft the Hack There are still 12 positions open be fore the bumping begins. If these spot- are filled early, this could be th' most seri >us bumping effort ,n the hi >tory of the track as they must get high speeds out of these- t-w---<ung speedsters to get in the law. Should good weather prevail H might tak* a speed of 115 to make the r.n e. Prior to the start of the qualifying runs, it v us felt that 144 would he site, but after Satuiday’s opeed show that figure may seem low THE LINE-IT DATE IS AS f dlows lasted in roWi* are the drivers, then cars and the qua! ifwng speed that put them into the race so iar FIRST ROW Pain* Hi Ime A_ajanian Spl . 15u.370; Roig* W ard, Leader (’aid Rds 14! ,171 Robbv Morshn.an. Biyant Spi 149 319. SECOND RoW L( •. Suit- n. Leader (' *id Rdsr 119 525: A. J. Foyt Jr . Bow<-s Spl . 119 074 ; Shortv Tvmplcmiin. Forbe* Spl., 149.050. THIRI» F.< )W: Jin MeEli eath, i tn 7^ ms Ji I X dr? 3 - -A.—* 1 ■ » I hui. 1 hui I tic'-. Max 1* Io 22 ait j ? Janey’s A// TWO YIARS A/ TO MAKI a 'FA TO I (7 ij (J v T

Prathei Spl . 1'9.025; Dan Gurney. Thompson Spl, 117RK6 Roget M(Clus*ky, Bell Spl., 147 759; FOPHTH ROW Bud Tingel stad. Konstant Spl.. 147.753; Don Branson. Mid-Continent Spl . 117.312; Don Davis, Rose Spl 117 -■ 209. C FIFTH ROW: Dick Rathman Chapman Spl., 147.161; Paul Rus * .*»>, Trucking Spl.. 146.6K1. 80l Grim, More Toft Spl., 116 601 sfXTH ROW: Chuck Hulse. Fed Eng. Special, 146.377. Elmer George. Saikes Tarz Spl, 146092; Dempsey Wilson. Gie.-nman Spl., 146.086. SEVENTH ROW Duane Cai ter. Zink Special. 145.h67; Eddie Johnson, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Polyair Spl , 146 592: Bob Vieth. Fol t Biagg. Cuhf.. Meguiaie Spl 1 16 157. All-Time Disney Favorite To Be At The Rialto A strange assortment of fix • vilhans add excitement L> the fun •< Walt Disney’s full-length ail-c; itoon production, “Pino* in color by Techmcohu The evil (piintd includes a wha'e. a fox, a cat. a roachman and i puppet ma^t«-i. and all of them concentrate on making things difficult for the little wooden puppet that has suddenly been Hestowed with life. The fn.st ot the five to appeal in “ Pmo( < Im/' are the fox. J. Wortlungtoi “Honest John'' Foulfellow, and his bud-brained act omplice. ’ Giddy." a *at This pair of small-time vilhans waylay Pmoci hio on the wav to si hool and -ell him to Shromboh an unscrupulous tiavelmg show man. From this dilemma Pinoc hm is res'ued by th*- same fau x who

Bump^g' Starts for 'soo' Berths This Week-End ■ ’ * * 88®* ■ * IMS all w I < <V - fWU >JKtUwV4i s&r * "xsy ■r '‘'l^ ss , * ’ tf> W m 1 ft U --' ■K •>. * I w U E3Kr -•• jHßhw*' 'imbummßS hW ♦ ■ UftllßkvHH9BaHßßl9HftHft । w sßSSSS^SbSk^^^^^ it, d^HH* lour former "500” winners entered in this year’s race, shown clocking their rivals dun practice, are (left to right) Rodger Ward, Trot Ruttman, Jim Rathmann and A. J. Foyt.

Indianapolis ‘'soo’’ drivers who failed to qualify fur th May 31 Classic last week end, \ ill make a supreme effort to win a starting position behind the Studebaker pace car when official time Dials are resumed Saturday morning, । Six hours also have been designated for time trials Sunday afternoon and one of the wildest ‘ bumping sessions' of recent years is anticipated with 72 entrants battling for the 33 starting berths. There should be many dramatic moments during the hours immediately preceding the t p m. deadline. After 33 Cai s have qualified, tile remaining entrants can win a starting ixisition only by corn pht.i.^ a qualification run at a ( ;uuUi spied thru one oi more f ILe e. Hie. qualifiers. \\ hen

gave him life and who appointed I Jimmy Cricket to be the lad's I conscience This is a large urdei I for Jiminy. for Pinocchio oner I more gets into trouble, this lime I being mid to a coachman xvho I collects wavward little boys. I takes them to outwardly wonderI till Plea.sUle Island. arid then turns them into donkey*. Guard ng the straits to Pleasure Island is Monstro, a tremendous whale whose cast iron digeation permits him to bolt everything from ships to schools of tuna, without the flicker of a fin W thin his belly Ge|M-tto, the ol I W'<> |. anci, and his pets, Figaro th* Kitten and Cleo the Goldfish are near starvation \x h« n P.iuM chio is washed into the \x hale ~ belly with some fish. Although the vilhans outnum- । b* r kindly G« ppetto. the little I Pino* chio and the extremely i minute Jmiiny Cricket, in the

Ha qualified car ceaSes Io be one I of the 33 fastest, it automatically ■ is forced out of Hie startim’ lineup' Hand nil qualifiers farther back in the field are moved up one notch to fill the vacant spot. If this hap|>ens the driver who qualified the eliminated car may climb into an unqualified car and attempt to regain a starting position. No driver may make a second qualifying attempt however, as long as the car which he qualified fust Will is ranked as one of the 33 fastest A fraction of a mile an hour can be extremely impoit.mt and 1 practice activity probably will I reach its peak mi Thuisday and 'Friday as unqualified entrants seek additional Speed for their {of fit i.il runs against tin dock

end these three emerge thrilling^ ly triumphant. This Walt Disney feature i* an adaptation in Technicolor of story written in the latter part of the last century by C CVlbnli. the pen name of Carlo Ixii-enzlnl. As “Pinocchio," it has become a classic of childhood literature And as a Walt Disney feature it has become a classic of eactoon animation released by Buena Vista. WRITE A 4 ’ WANT AD CASH IN ON i STUFF / I in * THE ATTiCcW^^ ' ।

1 Cates to the grounds on S.d । day will be opened al 8 am. w i । trials scheduled from 11 a । until 6 o'clock. Sunday the g. s will be opened at 9 a m ' th trials from Noon until 6 p.m Ad mission will be $1 50 and ee parking space will be availabl n the infield Most of the fast qualifiers t Saturday and Sunday also 11 be on the truck again this w end after tearing down their igmes for inspection during i,e early part of the week After Sunday's program, ‘he । track will Im? dosed until 1 ce Day except for a brief pvrio on a single midweek day not yet designated for final tire and fuel tests and that session will not lie open to the public