The Tribune from Seymour, Indiana • Page 1

3 v'i Fairand oold tot night. Saturday fair and cool Jilgh-i in 40s fcfffi SEYMOUR, INDIANA, NOVEC 29, 1963 price mwm. -'in. --j-tf--A-t-'-'-- 4 jr.) no II II XX II I I III' 11 I I I' MU II I iuiessage I Asks Wev; I oV the weather, Santa Claus has promised to arrive in Seymour by helicopter 9 a. Saturday and to get out of his air borne transportation on the city parking lot, East, Tipton street and Jeffersonville avenue.

A large crowd of children, and adults as. well, is expected to be on hand at the parking lot to greet Santa Claus, who will aWve to herald the open- placed ia the participating stores and the children receiv- ing the free helicopter rides will be determined by drawing from slips which are to be turned in by the participating merchants at the parking' lof Saturday morning prior to Santa's ar- rivaL The slips must have been signed by the' chilf and the parent or gurdlan at the store at the time' the' slips were filled ouW ing of the Christmas 6hopplngAlso Saturday morning, a re- Si ') 1 "1 (, 'A 7 1 Still Part of White House Scene--The rocking chair, which gained national prominence again when it became the late President John F. Kennedy's favorite chair in the White House office, is still a part of the office But this one above is President Lyndon B. Johnson's own rocking chair, which he moved into the White House. 1" i 1- State Highway Plans S- More Radios In Area State highway officials here ingriised here are in vehicles Dedication WASHINGTON (APr- Presl-.

dent'' Johnson while ordering new honors" to the memory of John F. Kennedy, has vowed that his own administration will seek "a new American great ness." i In effect the new President's brief Thanksgiving Day address to the nation waaaq appeal to put "this midnight of tragedy' into toe-fast and to look ahead A great leader is dead; treat nation must move on. declared. "Yesterday is not tn rHiwr' hut tnmorfiow ii mirs to wia or to loseT'I am resolved'- mat we shan win the tomorrows ohnson plunged into the work withr heavyrschedule." today: that included meetings with chief military, diplomatic and Intelligence advisers', 01 nis aims, jonnson said in his radio and television address Thursday night: "1 pledge to you the best me "to work for a new-America greatness a new -day when peace is more secure, when Jut- tics; 1st more" whea freedom, is more strong In every home of all joiuisun niarnea ui passing I I I of his predecessor also by call ing for an, end to hatred and fanaticism, Johnson appealed to all sea ments of society "to banish rancor from our words and mallce from our hearts, to close down the poison spring of hatred and intolerance and fanaticism." Johnson has called for action now on Kennedy' civil rights getting" It 'likely win be discussed today at a meeting be- executive aeervtary 01 the na tional Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Kennedy's relations with Congress were building to a crisis a situation Johnson has inherited.

Yet the new President can not afford In an election, year, ni hi oat orhat Kavta vntorc Last Respects Tbevuneral Is long over, butTroPtettiu' come to pay theix-fespeets at the grave of John F. In the distance; Is' the bridge leading to Washington, and directly beyond- that, the- Lincoln Memorial. expect increasedK the superintendent of main-particularly during heavy snow--tenance, -general-foreman; dis-falls, two-way restrict. of Jnaintenance dio units are installed "in auto- and signal traffic maintenance, mobiles and trucks ofkey per-nw sonnel throughout the 'James H. Rice, Seymour dis- ftyirf getting two ektr.

unite Met engineer; said toe Indiana be "siPed State Highway CommissioS S'mZ Dlans to mirehae leait 25 not n0w yet wh would be 'e! "Signed the other unit if it is Johnson Names Canaveral Caps Gaps: Kennedy stored circus calliope about 35 'years old, painted gold, red and white, will make its way about city mounted on a truck, playing its brassy, tunes while it sends forth steam and smoke. The owned by C. J. Stotts, of Ind- has elab- orate carvings, reminiscent of the old horse-drawn circus wagons of more than 30 years ago. Tonight, Seymour's down town decorative Christmas lighting, which was placed throughout the city, business, section during the past week, will be illuminated for the first time and will be illuminated each night throughout the Christmas holidays.

Santa Claus, after his-arrival here, at the city parking lot by neucopter Saturday morning, will fee in his headquarters in the former Home Federal Savings and Loan Association building'oh West Second street at 4 p. m. Saturday and will be there to greet kiddies until 7 p. m. Santa also "will" "Be In "his headquarters there from 4 until 7 p.

in. Saturday and each Friday and Saturday until December 16. From December 16 through December 23, Santa will be there shopping day from 4 until7 pi m. Arrangements for the 1963 Christmas events in downtown Seymour were made by the retail committee of the Seymour Chamber of Commerce, of which Francis is ch airman. Store: hours for Christmas opening as announced by the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce include opening tonight as usual, pea all day Wednesday, open Saturday un til 9 p.

m. beginning Saturday night and open every night until 9 p. except Sunday, on Monday, December 16, through 23." Police Here Open Memorial Fund For Officer's Family Sgt Walfred J. Kleimola of the Seymour city police department has announced the Donald M. Winn Lodge No, 106, Fraternal Order of Police, plans to participate- in -Memorial fund for Officer 'J.

D. Tippitt, Dallas, Texas, police officer slain by the alleged assassin of the late President John F. Kennedy. Sgt. 'v Kleimola, secretary-treasurer of the Seymour FOP, said, "In few days the local lodge will forward a check to the slain officer's widow." The slain officer left a widow and three ages 14, 10 and five.

Tippitt. was shot down by Lee Harvey Oswald about four miles from the scene of the president's assassination as be apparently stopped the suspect to question him. "As reported byAP and UPI, Officer Tippitt left no insurance or other means of caring for his the local police officer's statement read. "If there is any local citizen desiring to donate to the slain officer's fund they may do so by leaving their contribution at the police department here and it will be forwarded along with the check from the local lodge to Mrs. Tippitt" season In Seymour as arranged by the retail divisiontf the Seymour ChamerTof Com merce.

AfterJSanta's arrival the; parjang jot, the helicopter which Wings him will take 12 chil dren of this area for a free ride. Begistration slips have been I 1 Several Hurt In Traffic Over Holiday Several persons were slightly hurt in accidents occurring throughout this vicinity over the Thanksgiving holiday, some due to dense fog early Thursday morning. Two- local people were examined, treated -and released at I Schneck Memorial Hospital Thursday after their automobile was involved in a one-car accident about 0:30 m. on a county rpad three miles west of Medora. Mrs.

Judith B. Fisher, 20, 1115 South O'Brien driver of the car, was examined and released. Her husband, Kenneth D. Fisher, sustained lacerations over the left eye and a cut on the left knee and was released after treatment at the hospital According- to the report of Trooper Richard Wilson, of the ISeyinouf state" police post, who Jnvestigated; Mrs, Fisher was driving north on the county road and sha applied the brakes when the car went Into a curve. The automobile skidded into a side dich, turning over on.

its top. At 6:30 p. m. Wednesday, at the junction of U. S.

50 and "31 east of Russell Cunningham, 17, of Brookville, sustained a bruised lip and gum en-an automobile he was driving was involved in an accident Cunningham was driving a 1959 model sedan west on U. S. 50, waiting- for- westbound traffic at the stop light, to turn south on U. S. 31 and failed to see a 1959 model convertible rdriven.

Glen BoUe, '18, of Columbus R8, approach from the west Cunningham pulled into the path of the other car and the left fronts of both ve- hides collided, according to the report of Trooper Dale E. Swider, of the Seymour state police post, who' investigated. Cunningham thought the light had turned red so he was completing the turn as he was in the intersection. Cunningham's car was damaged approximately $700 and. the other car was damaged about 1900.

At 4 a. m. Thursday, about .7 mile north of Uniontown on In-t terstate, 65, three vehicles were Involved In a crash during dense fog. A 1955model station wagon was being driven south at a slow rate of speed by George Williams, 58, of Gallatin, Tenn, in the driving lane when a 1962 model compact driven by Nancy L. Beer, 23, bfTort Wayne, approached from the rear.

The driver veered to the left, with the right rear striking the rear of the Williams vehicle. Turn to page 6, column 4 More Autos a a iu -aTivauuiSiu ivirTiiiiiH- Plan" Meet To Talk Major Issues Between 200 and 300 Southern Indiana community leaders will take part in a conference on tourism and community health- on Wednesday at Indiana University' sponsored by the. Southern Conference, Indiana Public Health Association, TitleaV-rPourism; Challenge to Community Health." the one-day. program will feature general sessions on the following: "Health Problems of South-era led by Dr. A.kC.

Offutt state', health Its on the Healthy Growth of 1 I 1 York, economkr development 1 1... lb. VI cousuiianv-TO uie muauaa. we-parUnenf of Jmmerce and PubUc Reti6ns; "The ABC's of SafeWater Supplies," Geofge G. Fassnacht chief of the water supply State Board of Health, and "Challenge to Robert Gramelspacher of Jasper, pres ident of Southern IndianaJak Section meetings; newd those titled environmental a 1 1 and chairman Is Carl R.

Ahrens of Washington, health education consultant for the southwestern branch office, Indiana State Board of Health. Thanksgiving For Children Thanksgiving Pay was- unlucky -day for -several chil dren as they required, treat- tmsit in the emergency room. at Memorial Hospital here for minor injuries Headini the injury list was Martha Ann little. 10, of Com- miskey Rl, who suffered -a fracture of the left ankle after tripping over a dog while run ning la te- in-the afternoon. She was taken to the hospital where the injury was X-rayed, a full cast-applied-and -abe-wase-4 leased.

She is the daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Little. Kevin Weber, 14-monm-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Dennis Weber; 717 West McDonald street, received a laceration over the right eye when. he fell against a table at bis home. Ha was admitted foe treatment at 7:50 p. m.

and later released. Tammy Carey, two, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Carey. 647 South Vine street was admitted at 6:40 p.

m. after finding a bottle of bleach at the family" residence from which she drank some of the liquid. She wa released following treatment Timothy Nierman, 12, of Brownstown, had his left ankle examined after he twisted it while playing basketball during! tha afternoon He is the son Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nierman Robert Weller, three, son of Mr ler, of Seymour R3, fell at gra 0 1 er' home and struck his head on a table.

He was treated and released. -David Lee Sturgeon, 15, twisted his left ankle and had to be taken to the hospital. Wednesday night for "treatment. A bandage was applied and he was released. He is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Donald Siurgeon, 1532 Mornlngslde Drive Mrs. Donald S. Hickey, 148 Marshall Drive, had a gas oven explode in her face; causing burns which' required treat ment at the hospital Wednes day afternoon. Weather Records Hert are th weather reord for Seymour.

The downtown Seymour recorai ana the p. m. temperature are unofficial. Other readinite are from the recordi of Mre. Ruth ho 1- 1 -i.

icrver at KocMgrd and are official tlfllVllfr wwwiwi uu Downtown Seymour Maximum Thursday 6 Minimum Thursday 35 2 p. m. today s40 Official Record)) Maximum Thursday 58 Minimum Thursday 35 Kiverat 7a. foot Leaders Unlucky the blastoff point for trips to the moon. President Lyndon B.

Johnson also named this Florida East Coast' promontory's vast facili ties for rocketry the John F. Kennedy Space Center- ersurprLsezacUoaJliursday nlghiiirew.jmostly favorable comment Jiere but it posed some "problems lor businesses which have capitalized on the Cape Canaveral 'name. 9 Some officials, Including Gov. Farris Bryant of Florida and missile-space, program executives, drew heartening Inference that Johnson's action means full-speed ahead on the man-In- the moon flight and othecprol- ects President Kennedy pushed. Johnson announced the chang es to a nationwide television and audience In his Thanksgiving message.

At Cocoa Beach, closest civili an community, to the cape, Bernard Fischer, operator of a restaurant said "I think changing the name of the center is a wonderful Idea." "I don't know about renam ing Itbe cape it's been Cape Canaveral since it was named anyiing," he 1 rea eoyer, map consultant for the Rollins College Library, said that name appears on a 1598 war mapTCanaverar-is a Spanish word meaning cane or reed field. Uiauiti wuicu lie piuos 10 Ola tribute to the sub-district officers. Rice said adding these mobile units to the highway fleet of key supervisors should increase efficiency of the department by permitting them to keep in constant "contact with the local district office. "The highway commission has I to purchase units for Seymour and five other district, off ices. Proposed bids will be opened in the highway commission office, Room 1313, in the Indiana State Office Building1, Indianapolis, at 10 By" adding- these new" units to the current mobile units already in use here, Rice said the total number of mobiles which will be in operation in the district" will be 45.

There are 15 mobile units operating out of the local district office now which keep in contact with the district office's base station. Rice said he plans to allocate our mobile units to aeh of the sub-districts. at Bloom-ington, Columbus, Aurora, Madison and Seymour, and five units to the New Albany sub-district office. The new radio units will be Issued to unit foremen in the sub-districts. 1 Among radio units now be- Council Adopts Kennedy Tribute Wednesday night the Seymour common council met in special session at City Called for a special purpose, the common council adopted a resolution setting aside a 30-day mourning period and proclaiming the city's respects for the untimely death of the late President John F.

Kennedy. Council members had asked about issuing a resolution showing the 1 1 y' respects toward the late president's death when they met in regular session Monday night that nearly five million carsf have been junked in the United States in the past year alone. hag to. th "-'nrMMit- ant gjj hal been ttl aTnSS and en to wnCTSIUP- The figures indicate that there are now 12 million fam- In the country with more one car. That.

Is eight times as. many, multiple-car owners as in 1949. What "has caused" this rise? A number of things have con- tributed to it Among them have been the growth of the suburbs, bringing the need for more the sharp rise In the number of car-hun- gry teenagers easier auto C- nancing and larger incomes. Stockholders Of FB Group. "Stockholders will, meet for the 34th annual meeting of the Jackson County Farm.

Bureau Cooperative Association, Saturday, starting at 5:30 p. at Seymour Senior High School auditorium. Entertainment, election of directorsand lunch-are-on for tha-event-lQ- be highlighted with the pre' sentation of "Cows, Xids and Co-Ops" by. a well known speaker. Henry Grafton, farmer; philosopher and rhymster, is noted for his entertaining presentation.

Many say he is a second Will Rogers. Starting at 5:30 p. m. lunch will be served until 7 p. m.

Entertainment is planned between 6:15 and p. in the auditorium with the showing of a movie. Election of directors will be held during the meeting. According to Russell Mock, chairman of the nominating committee, the following men were selected as nominees for three-year terms to the board of directors: Henry Nierman and Harold Pottschmidt Brownstown township; Richard Elliott -and Arthur Bishop, Grassy Fork township; Frank Brewer and Ray Smith, Owen township, and Arnold Otte and Marvin W. Pollert Washington- township.

Candidates for directors must hold at least one share of common voting stock and must be actively, engaged In and must not be interested in any other business which is in competition with the association, and must not be related to any employe, director, or candidate for director as father, mother, son, daughter, sister, brother or in-laws to the same degree. From the" nominees four directors, representing each of the townships, will be elected, Mock said. The Rev. Arthur C. Krueger, pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church, will give invocation.

Travis Jamison, president i toe-assoeiaUonr-will-apea: lowed by a report by the secre tary, Arnold Managers and treasurer's report will be given for the year by Clifford Osterman. Schriver's ente a i should please young and old alike with his style of philosophyHe blends bits of the sweet and sour of a farmer's' life with expressions of humility and religious faith. He is a graduate of- omo tTnivrcitv and a member of Gamma Sigma Delta, which is a national honor society of agriculture. Besides being a life member of the Ohio State Horticulture Society, he is. an advisor to a 4-H dairy club.

Association offcials urge all stockholders to attend the meeting. CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. (AP) Cape Canaveral today bears the name of Cape: Kennedy, honoring-, martyred John F. Kennedy, who designated it as FueleMaterials Fuel and street materials for next, year will be considered by the Seymour board of public works and safety when bids are opened on December 18 by the duringaregular meeting at City Hall. Bids will be accepted until id'ai Qje day bias ire to be opened in the office of Miss Gaynelle.

Moritz, city clerk- All; bids must-be made on Form No. 95 as prescribed by the state board of accounts. Fuel which the board is con sidering' includes regular and high test gasoline, furnace oil No. 2 and motor oil, 10W30, as needed during the year. Bids re to be less federal tax.

materials which the board will consider include the following! Washed gravel, 1,500 tons, more or grade or bet- terv.o.brplant -or- delivered on streets of Seymour, or at piani. Stone grade or 'better, 1,500 tons, more or less, sizes two, five, nine, 41 and 12, delivered on streets of Seymour or.atplant. Plant mix, 100 tons, more or less, f.o.b: plant All materials shall, pass state highway commission' specific tions for gravel, stone and other materials. 1 A. certified check or bond in, the amount of 10 per cent of bid on fuel $100 for each bid on street materials must accompany each The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Two Divorces Are Granted In GduHE Two divorce were granted In Jackson Circuit Court this mornings Carol D. Vaden was granted a divorce from Broadus W. Va den after trial. She also was granted certain. property as per Judgment and by agreement of the parties, a 17-year-old child Is to be permitted to make her home with either parent at her ODtion.

AftertriaL9fthedi.vorce suit of Ann Cooper vs. David I Cooper, the plaintiff was grant ed the divorce, care, and cus tody of one child, and support as oer Judgment John D. Knoke, 1ft, cited by sUte police for speeding U. S. Alternate" 31 north.

of Seymour, was waived to city City-ToBuy Defense Lawyer Seeks leglslauon. 7 Kennedy1! strength with the Negroes was unquestioned, John- son's is not readily assessable. me tresiaeni nas to com promise the rights bill to get could lose ground sharply, with Negroes, particularly If the Republicans nominate a strong pdvqcate. to move past th barrier of Turn. to page 6, col'imn 1- Bulletin.

MOHGANTOWN. W. Va. Jf) A Purdue Aeronautics char- ter airliner crashed approach ing Morgtnlown Municipal air- port today, killing a stewardess. The pilot and copilot walked away with minor injuries.

The DCS was to pick up the West Virginia University bas ketball team, for a trip to Fur- man university at Greenville. f- 11.. was aboard when the plane ji layed. "We aire handicapped because of the limited ftmds ava A rtatement said Com ally's "over-all condition Televised Rubv Trial Now In Operation In (AP) Jack Ruby's late President a week ago to- lawyer says television viewers day. who saw bis client kill the ac- veteran- Dallas cused assassin of President criminal lawyer, said.

Kennedy also should have a "I know it is customary for a chance to watch aa Rubg is continuance to be granted if retried for murder. Quested by -the defense, but at Lwvt? the present time we hav no Io this -case 1-thiric there the trial be de." County Than Most Parts Of U. S. Tha ffwt nt th automobile- The fieures: are based on a lately. The industry renorta are strong arguments jor live telecasts from the courtroom and I can see no reason why we ctefenseTaw- UymgpreeoTthglast two consumer maikets studyr tak y' means.

the. other hand, DLst. Judge Joe Brown, ia 50 FBI investigator ire work-whose court the case will come1 ing against us hi addition to up Dec. 9, said he had not de- to many other gwemmeot hv cided-whether to admit TT vestigatorl cameras. Under Texas Judicial It was a mournful Thanksgiv.

rules, mis is a matter left to the kig Day Jn Dallas. A steady Judges' discretion. stream of cars moved slowly Ruby, 52, a Dauas nightclub the scene of toe aassina- years is clearly visible in Jack- ing in every part of the coun eon County- try made by the Standard It is to be seen to the rise in Rate and Data the local automobile.ipulation Its overall findings show, as and in the number of shiny would be expected, that 'there iate-model cars. on the tis a close relationship between Latest published figures show 'income and car ownership, that therrare now more cars the more prosperous areas in operation in the county, per there are more cars per family. 100 families, than there are in The upsurge, in Jackson most sections of the United County has resulted "in a two- States.

1 year rise of seven per cent in; -r-As of the beginning of this the number of passenger cars year, with some 11,590 passcn- in use. The" total has climbed ger cars registered in Jackson from (10,830 in 1961 to approxi- County, there were 125 of them mately 11,590 at the start of i fo.r every 100 families. -v this year, according to the This compares favorably with SRDS figures. the ratio in the rest of the' The difference represents the United States, where the num- net increase inthe number of ber of cars per 100 families is cars, after allowing for. the 118.

Ia the East North Central number that were scrapped, States it is 120 per10O. The scrappage has been high owner. fired a single bullet into flT midsection "of LeeHarv--0001111- midsection oi Jbee. Harvey wou-ded bv Sunday. He Is being held without bond Improving encouragingly, but la the Dallas County Jail, a few convalescence naturally wUl re-yards from where a sniper's quire- some time, due to the bullet martally wounded the critical degree -of ttie wourtda..