The Tribune from Seymour, Indiana • Page 1

A THE WHOLE FAMILY tonight. NEWSPAPER FOR DAILY TRIBUNE Saturday Weather: with Partly scattered cloudy showers tonight, SEYMOUR VOLUME LXXIII NO. 150 SEYMOUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1955 PRICE FIVE CENTS (NEA Telephoto) Greetings For Next Army Chief Of Staff -Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, right, is greeted by retiring Gen.

Matthew B. Ridgway, whom he'll replace as. Army Chief of Staff July 1, as Taylor arrives in WashD. from Tokyo. Outgoing Army Secretary Robert Stevens looks on, center, and small kibitzer ington, is Ridgway's son, Matty, six.

County Growers To Vote In Wheat Referendum Saturday Jackson county wheat growers today made plans to ballot in the wheat marketing. quota referendum will be held Saturday at four locations. A total of 454 voters will be eligible to cast ballots for "quota" or quota." The four voting locations for the referendum will be open for voting from 7 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Central Standard Time, which will be from 8 until 6 o'clock, Daylight Saving Time. Those of Jackson and Redding townships who are eligible will cast ballots at the Farmers' Club, South Chestnut street. Those of Washington and Vernon townships and the eastern end of Grassy Fork township will vote at the parish hall at Dudleytown and those of Hamilton and Pershing townships at the Cortland School.

Voters of the western part of Grassy Fork township and -all of Owen, Driftwood, Carr and Brownstown townships wit vote at the Jackson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee office in the courthouse at Brownstown. There are no eligible voters in Salt Creek township. Election committees. composed of three members with an nate named in the event one of the other three is unable to serve have been named for each of the four voting places by the ASC committee, which is conducting the referendum, a part -wide balloting by growers. William J.

Meyer, 95. Dies--Funeral Sunday William J. Meyer, 95, Columbus R8, died at 3 o'clock this morning at his home in the White Creek community. He had been in ill health for the past three years. and had been seriously ill the last three weeks.

Mr. Meyer, the last of a family of 10 brothers and sisters, was born June 26, 1859, in Bartholomew county, the son of the late Henry and Anna Meyer. He was married October 1885, in the White Creek community to Elizabeth Toburen, who died in March, 1942. A member of St. John's Lutheran Church at White Creek.

he spent his entire life in that community, where he made a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. He is survived by six children, Otto Meyer, at home, Mrs. Emma: Legan, of Hope, Mrs. Lydia Weekly, of this city, Carl and Edward Meyer, both of Columbus R8, and Martin Meyer, Columbus R1. Twelve grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren also survive.

Two sons and two daughters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be ducted Sunday afternoon 2 o'clock from the Tower Burkholder Funeral Home and at 2:30 o'clock from St. John's Lutheran Church at White Creek with the Rev. O. W.

Linnemeier, pastor, in, charge. Burial, in White Creek Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the Tower and Burkholder Funeral Home after noon Saturday. Weather Records Here are and unofficial weather records for Seymour for the day. The p.

m. temperature reading is from downtown therand is unofficial. All other are from the records of Mrs. Ruth Everhart, government weather observer here. and are official.

Official maximum Official minimum Reading at 2 p. River at Dulles Stings Russia With Blunt Scolding Before UN Ike Surprises Crowd With Hint On 1956 'Teaser' Focuses Close Attention On Tour Of East-Two Speeches On Schedule, Then Fishing With Eisenhower In New Hampshire (A)-President Eisenhower's "teaser" suggestion he might seek a second term focused close attention today on his tour of New Hampshire-first state to support him in, the 1952 primaries. The President has two more speaking engagements in the Granite State- one at Lincoln, the other at Franconia Notch--and there was plenty of advance speculation whether he might deal again with the big question: Will he run again? He dealt with it in only a teasing way in a speech late Thursday at Concord, N.H., but it completely surprised his police-estimated audience of 15,000 persons in State House Plaza. Fun or Serious? There was no shred of certainty afterward whether he was just having a bit of fun--or whether he had meant to put across the idea that he is in the market for another term, Many of his listeners were inclined to the latter idea. It came about this way: The President had been telling the New Hampshire crowd how SherAdams, former governor of man the and now Eisenhower's chief stated boasts about New Hampshire to the White House staff.

Eisenhower said his eagerness to find out for himself was one of "the serious reasons" for his visit to the state. Then he came out with these remarks: "People often ask me what my ideas are on how long I would like a residence in 1600 Pennsylvania avenue (the White House.) "My own thought is: They should ask how long is it going to take Gov. Adams to finish up his series of lectures on New Hampshire, because he doesn't seem to be a third of the way through them yet." Crowd Roars That touched off a roar of applause and there were whoops of approval from the crowd, which actually was attending an outdoor session of the New Hampshire Legislaturesident repeatedly has parried news conference questions about his 1956 plans with noncommital answers, and early this year he proposed a 12-month moratorium on such questions. So it came as a major surprise when for the first time in public he brought up the second term subject himself. Actually, it was an off-the-cuff Adams only laughed when speech--delivered without notes.

newsmen pointed out to him that if he is only one third through his New Hampshire lectures it would take him about five more years to compiete them. Roughly, that's about the length of time a second term would keep Eisenhower in the White House. The President is in the third day of a six-day tour of, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. After his two speeches today he probably will try his luck again at trout fishing or play some golf. He had no luck at all fishing in Vermont the last two days.

Tonight he will be an overnight guest at the farm of Secretary of Commerce Weeks at Lancaster, N.H. Saturday he will settle down for a week end of fishing at Lake Parmachenee in Maine. After a speech Monday at Skowhegan, Maine, home of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me), he will fly back to Washington. Annual Amateur FB Contest Set The annual Jackson 'County Farm Bureau amateur contest will be held Monday night at 7:30 o'clock at the Cortland Gymnasium, it has been announced.

The public is invited to attend. Winners from each of the 10 contests, which been held township Farm Bureau, amateur this month, will participate in the Monday night event. The winner of the county contest will go on to participate in the district amateur contest, which will be conducted later this summer. Butlerville Woman, 37, Dies At Hospital Here Miss June O'Haver, 37, of died Thursday night at 9 o'clock at Schneck Memorial Hospital. Miss O'Haver had been admitted to the hospital Thursday morning.

Funeral arrangements have -not been made. U.S. 31 Portion "Limited Access Proposed New Section South Of City Listed Private, Commercial Drives To Be Banned In Construction In Muscatatuck Bottoms A new section of U. S. Road 31, which, is expected to be constructed soon through the Muscatatuck River bottoms south of the Kriete curve southeast of Seymour, is one of 16 stretches of highway which have been declared "limited access" by the Indiana state highway In announcing that parts of.

16 existing and proposed Indiana highways have been declared "limited access" roads, Carl Vogelgesang, chief engineer, said at Indianapolis that the ruling will prevent, establishment of new roadside businesses and that no entrances, either private or commercial, will be permitted except at interchanges. He explained this ruling was necessary in order for the state to qualify for Federal aid funds. To Be Dual- Lane The proposed new portion of Road 31 to be southeast of the city will replace the present section ineluding the three narrow bridges which have been the scene of many serious and fatal crashes over a numbep of years. The relocation has been under tion for some time and when the new section is constructed south from the Kriete curve, it is to be dual-lane pavement road, with three new dual-lane bridges to be constructed. The bridges are ported -to be high on the state highway priority list for bridge construction and may be advertised for bids in the near Surveys for the new construction in that area were completed some time ago.

The new proposed section is expected to be about one mile in length. Existing roadside businesses on the sections of highway declared access" will not be disturbed, unless widening or relocation takes place, highway officials said. Also included in the 16 stretches declared "limited access" are U. S. Road 31 from Columbus to Indianapolis; Road at Jeffersonville to State Road 131 at Clarksville, including section of State Road 562, and Road 31 from Southern to Delaware in Indianapolis.

A limited number of entrances will be permitted on some of the "limited access" roads not a part of the interstate highway system. These include the proopsed Bloomington bypass on State Road 46 and the proposed new State Road 37 from Indianapolis to Noblesville. Methodist Pastors To Take New Posts Sunday Methodist ministers who were assigned to new pastorates in Jackson county at the recent Indiana Methodist Conference will in their new churches Sunday. The Rev. Thomas G.

Scott, was assigned to the Trinity Methodist Church here, will conduct his first service in that church Sunday morning. The Rev. Mr. Scott has been serving as pastor of the Jasonville Methodist Church. The Rev.

Wilbur N. Teasley, who has been pastor of the Trinity church here since three years ago last March, will be at his new pastorate Sunday at the Oakland City Methodist Church for both the morning and night services. The Rev. Mr. Teasley and family will move to Oakland City sc sometime next week.

Hobbs Miller Renamed Trustee Of Library Judge John M. Lewis, of Jackson Circuit Court, has reappointed Hobbs Miller, 316 Calvin Boulevard, a trustee of the Seymour Public Library Board. The appointment is for four years and became effective May 21. Seymour, B'town Chosen Finalists Local Men to Present City's Case July 26 For National Award With Seymour having been chosen as one of the 22 national finalists in the annual All-! America Cities Contest of 1955, plans were being made today to send representatives 'to Seattle, July 25 and 26, for oral presentation of Seymour's case for the final judging. Arthur S.

Kaufman, president of the Jackson County Schneck Memorial Hospital Foundation, and James L. Rogers, Foundation vice-president, will go to Seattle to present the city's case. Seymour and Brownstown were selected as the only communities in Indiana among the 22 finalists, which were screened from 137 cities nominated this year for 11 national awards to be presented by the National Municipal League and Look Magazine. This is the only county in the entire list having two entries. The Seymour.

Chamber of Commerce, which entered Seymour in the competition for its part in the successful $850,000 Schneck motial Hospital Enlargement Campaign, received word of Seymour's selection earlier this week but the announcement was confidential and not to be released, to the public until today. A spokesman for each finalist will present the case for his city to the All-America Cities jury which meets Monday morning, July 25 and Tuesday morning, July 26. in the Music Building Auditorium. University of ington campus. Seattle.

Each spokesman will be given 10 minutes in which to make an oral presentation and 11 cases will be heard each morning in alphabetical order. The story of Seymour's achievement will be heard on July 26 at' approximately 11:25 o'clock. The 11 winning cities will be selected after careful investigation by the National Municipal League and will be announced at the end of the year. Brownstown's entry and selection as one of 22 finalists was based on its success in carrying out Population Church Attendance Day which "resulted in a numerically 100 per cent plus participation of the citizens of the town." Joe Robertson, chairman of the church attendance day for Brownstown, sent in Brownstown's nomination. The 1955 All-America Cities award jury, which will select the 11 winners from the 22 cities, including Seymour 'and Brownstown, is headed by Dr.

George H. Gallup, Princeton, N. president of the National Municipal League. Miss Paula Sierp At ISTC Summer Session Terre Haute--Miss Paula Sierp, 809 South Walnut street, Seymour, is among the 1,468 students enrolled for study during the first five-week summer session at Indiana State Teachers College. The term started June 13 and ends July 15.

The second five-week summer session starts July 18 and runs through August 19. The first summer term enrollment figures at Indiana State are over 18 per cent higher than last I year. Lions, Ladies Hear Musical Program -J. Endicott Becomes New President The Ox Valley quartet from Scottsburg brought on enjoyable musical program to the Lions Club at their regular monthly ladies' night program at the Elks Club Thursday night. Pricey Waggoner was program chairman and introduced the group, composed of Glen Everhart, Kenneth Everhart and Hazen Garriott Jr.

The bass singer of the quartet, Elmer Murphy, was unable to attend because of illness. The trio who gave the program did an excellent job in presenting a fine group of religious numbers. President Kenneth N. Warbritton asked for introduction of guests and two new Lionesses were presented, Mrs. Lester C.

Moody and Mrs. Bruce K. Combs. Mrs. Grace Beldon was with Mr.

and Mrs. J. Floyd Beldon and -Mr. and Mrs. Richard Seely Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In 15 Minutes Only 15-minutes' deliberation were needed Thursday afternoon for a Jackson Circuit Court jury to find a man guilty of operating motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

Convicted was Russell R. Henderson. He was fined $50 and costs by Judge John M. who also recommended suspension of Henderson's driver's license for one year. It was the final jury case of the May term of circuit court.

Judge Lewis granted one divorce this morning, giving Joseph Dale Ramp a decree from Charlotte Ramp. There were no children involved. Labor Picture Better In State Servel. Union Reach Tentative AgreementBrewery To Stay Open By Associated Press The labor picture brightened somewhat in Indiana today. About 2,000 AFL electrical workers were on strike at the Crosley refrigerator plant in Richmond, but a tentative agreement was reported reached in wage negotiations at Servel Inc.

at Evansville. And Cook's Brewery officials agreed to continue production in their plant at Evansville after having announced the place would be shut down after a strike. But the situation at Allis-Chalmers' Terre Haute plant was uncertain after an unauthorized walkout Thursday. The Crosley strike started with the Thursday night shift. The union voted 5-r for strike auth-, orization after complaining the parent Avco Manufacturing Corp.

made no offer in response to union demands for "substantial" wage increases. The 5,500 workers at the Servel refrigerator and airplane wing manufacturing plant at Evansville had authorized a strike by noon today after prolonged talks between the independent United Electrical Workers and company officials failed to result in a new agreement. However, agreement was reached at 6:30 a.m. (DST) today for a renewal of the contract after an all -night session that started at 9 p.m. Thursday night.

The union members were expected to vote later today on the agreement. The terms were not discosed. Paul Fessenden, international representative of the CIO Brewery Workers Union, issued a statement in which he said Joseph Cloutier, vice president of Cook's Brewery, had agreed to continue production pending negotiations for a new wage contract. The brewery workers have been on strike for two weeks. Anton Hulman Jr.

of Terre Haute, the majority stockholder, had made the decision to close the plant. About 1,000 workers walked out of the Allis-Chalmers plant at Terre Haute Thursday in protest of the disciplinary lay-off of two men the management accused of fighting on company property. Union stewards and training personnel stayed on the job. Commies Told To Stop Using Subversion Russian Role In Recent History Reviewed, Main Problems For Talks Listed In Speech San Francisco of State John Foster Dulles told Russia in blunt language today that the way to end the cold war is to stop using force against other countries and to stop supporting subversion. In a stinging attack on communism, Dulles declared: "To bring the cold war to an erd, seven points are not needed; this one is sufficient." The secretary spoke at the U.N.'s anniversary meeting, which Wednesday heard Soviet Foreign Minister V.

M. Molotov propose a seven-point program to $796 Raised For Mental Health County Drive Is $205 Over 1954 Final Total Expected Pair Charged After Battle At Brownstown Two men were being heid on preliminary charges of disorderly conduct at the Jackson county jail this afternoon- after a fight in Brownstown which created a wave of excitement just before noon today in the county seat town. James Laupus, county prosecuting attorney, said the men gave their as William McClellan, 29. of Birmmgham, and C. L.

Carawan, address and age unknown. Both are believed to be connected with a carnival playing Seymour. The prosecutor said at midafternoon neither man had admitted anything, although. McClellan claimed a man jumped from automobile and began chasing ins him. Prosecutor Laupus said "about half the people of Brownstown witnessed the struggle." which took place near Brooks' Lunch on U.

S. Road 50, in the heart of the county seat. According to reports Carawan pulled a knife, during the battle, Laupus said. added, however, that neither man was cut. Among witnesses was Judge John M.

Lewis, of Jackson Circuit: Court. He reportedly picked McClellan up from the sidewalk. Guard To Train On Small Arms The 111 officers and men of Seymour Company 138th Tank Battalion, Indiana National Guard, will board trucks at 5:15 o'clock Saturday morning for trek to Camp Atterbury for week end small arms firing practice. The 105 enlisted men and six officers, under the command of First Lt. Oakley M.

Allen, are scheduled to arrive at Atterbury at 6:30 and to begin firing at 7 o'clock. Saturday's range firing is scheduled to continue until 7 o'clock at night. The men will return to the range Sunday morning at 7 and are scheduled to cease firing at 3 o'clock, then return to the armory at Freeman Field. They will bivouac in the field overnight. To be fired during the practice -one of the yearly requisites of National Guard -are pistols, carbines and guns.

Company along with the remainder of the battalion, will train at Ft. Knox, August 7- 21 this year, rather than at Camp 1 Grayling, where the nonarmored units of the Indiana Guard will train again. Driver Fined After Crash West of City One driver was fined following a crash on U. S. Road 50 just west of Seymour about 3:40 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

Mrs. Bernardine Carawan, 21, of Cincinnati, was fined $1 and costs in Seymour justice of the peace court on a charge of reckless driving after was unable to slow down her automobile quickly enough and it collided with the rear of a pickup truck also being driven east by Wendell Lee Herekamp, 25, Seymour R4, who was starting to turn into the drive at Timperman's Sales and Service, Inc. A grinding machine was thrown off the Herekamp truck and was damaged approximately $50. About $100 damage was caused to the Carawan auto, Mrs. Carawan was accompanied by her husband and baby.

They are connected with a carnival here this week. First Sgt. Eugene St. John, of the Seymour state police post, investigated. liquidate the cold war.

No Punches Pulled The 1955 fund drive in Jackson county for tthe Indiana Association for Mental Health has virtually ended wi'h contributions totaling $796.14. it has been announced by Merrill "Bud" Nichter, general chairman of the drive. Although the county goal of $1,000 was not reached, this year's total is $205 over last vear's. contributions. It is hoped that some honey not yet reported when turned in will boost the final total over the $800 mark.

This drive in Jackson county was part of a state-wide campaign to raise $300,000 to advance the mental health program in Indiana. In reporting on the drive, which has been in progress since May 10, Mr. Nichter indicated that he teels this year's fund raising campaign has been a success. He wished to express his appreciation to all individuals and organizations in the community who helped in this worthwhile project. This is only the second year that Jackson county has participated in the state-wide campaign.

Of the $796.14 collected, $509 was contributed by business and industry, and $287.14 was raised in a house-to-house canvass. conducted by the local chapter of Delta Theta Tau sorority. Assisting Nichter in the campaign were Charles Mullins, vice-chairman in charge of industry; Max Ernest, vice-chairman in charge of business; and Mrs. Joe W. Berry, who was in charge of the -to-house canvass.

Taylor Hoffar is permanent chairman of the Jackson County Association for Mental Health, and Robert H. Lucas is permanent treasurer. Maggard To Face Additional Charge Charges of auto banditry were expected to be filed in Bartholomew circuit court at Columbus against a Columbus man accused of striking a Freetown woman and her daughter in a downtown Columbus alley last Friday afternoon. William Maggard, 27, Columbus R4, pleaded not guilty earlier this week in a Columbus justice of the peace court to two charges of assault and battery, and was released under $200 bond. The charges of assault and battery were filed against Maggard after he allegedly struck Mrs.

Lena Harris, Freetown R1, and her daughter, Mrs. Henrietta Bruce, of Bixby, while aiding his girl friend, Mrs. Corena Logston, 20, Second street, Columbus, daughter of Mrs. Harris, obtain custody of her three and one-half-year-old child. Police- were still searching Thursday for Mrs.

Logston, who Lalso faces a charge of assaulting her sister, Mrs. Bruce, who claims she and her husband have been caring for the child the last two years, According to Mrs. Bruce, Maggard was waiting in the alley with a car, and he and Mrs. Logston are alleged to have taken the child forcibly. Prosecutor Charles R.

Wells, of Columbus, said charges of auto banditry will be filed against Maggard since a car was used in commission of a felony. Since the clothes the child was wearing when she was allegedly taken by Maggard and Mrs. Logston are said to be the property of Mrs. Bruce, a felony in the form of. a theft was committed, the prosecutor said.

Notice My office closed until July 15. Dr. Gillespie. Dulles pulled no punches as he reviewed the role of communism in recent history. He agreed with Molotov that some problems had.

been settled recently, but he said they would have been settled years earlier except for the Communists. "We do not forget," he said, "we dare not forget, that some of those who now hail the recent developments are precisely those who for years sought to stop them." Dulles strongly defended the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other regional organizations which Molotov blamed for much of the trouble today. These organizations were based on the spirit of the U.N. Charter, he said, and it was Western strength, backed by these organizations, which had led to the solution of major problems. Is Sarcastic Then, in sarcastic language, he took up the problems which Molotov had listed in his speech as having been solved.

The Korean War, he said, was ended only after U.N. forces had repelled Communist aggression. "It is indeed strange," he said, "to hear this triumph of collective security now hailed as proof of the peace-loving character of the aggressor and its supporters. If they had had their way, we would today be commemorating the fifth Turn to page 8, column Liberian Prexy Escapes Bullets Monrovia, Liberia (P) Police held a gunman today on charges of firing three shots at Liberia's President William V. S.

Tubman. The president escaped injury but several bystanders were wounded. Tubman, president of the republic since 1943, was celebrating his re-election Wednesday night when the gunman fired three shots. Security guards seized him. Police said the accused, identified as Paul Dunbar, made statement implicating leaders of the opposition Independent True Whig party.

13 Die In Indiana Traffic Accidents One Unidentified By Associated Press Six burned and mangled bodies lay in a Rockville mortuary today after Indiana's worst highway accident this year-the tragic climaxed Thursday night of a day in which 13 persons died of traffic accident injuries. The six bodies, four adults and two children, were found in the smoking wreckage after an auto and a semi-trailer truck crashed together and burned on a curve of U. S. Road 41 on Pressler Hill, miles north of Rockville. Nobody survived.

Deputy coroner Omer M. Smith of Parke county identified the auto driver as Carl Edward Barnett, 34, 5604 Beal avenue, Hammond, and the truck driver. as Wayne Cain, about 27, Crawfordsville. Two Children State policeman Max Webb of the Putnamville Post said the two children were identified as Darlene Kay Barnett, six, and Larry Edward Barnett, five, children of Barnett and his wife, Betty. One of the other adult victims was identified as a brother, Ira Barnett, 62, Fordsville, The other remained unidentifiel.

Mrs. Barnett and another brother were at Barnes Mortuary in Rockville, where the bodies were taken, seeking to establish identity. Mrs. Barnett was, not in the car at the time of the accident. State troopers said Barnett apI parently lost control of his car arid veered into the path of Cain's truck, which was hauling a load of general freight from Terre Haute to Crawfordsville.

Other Deaths were with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hamlin. Roger Prior was with Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Prior. As Thursday night's meeting was the final meeting of the year, President Warbritton gave a short review of the many accomplishments of the club during the past year, and expressed his appreciation to the officers a and members for their fine cooperation. He then presented the president's pin and turned the gavel ove to the President James N. Endicott. Mr.

Endicott presented the past president's pin to Mr. Warbritton, and asked for the full cooperation of the club for' his year of office. Due to construction work at the Elks Club there will be no meeting Thursday night, June 30, and the next regular meeting will be held July 7. Two other multiple-fatality accidents occurred Thursday. Mrs.

Bernardine Hendricks, 31, Kokomo, and her seven-year-old son, Raymond, were killed in a station wagon that collided with a dump truck about 15 miles northeast of downtown Indianapolis at the Fall Creek Boulevard intersection on State Road 100. Three other Hendricks children and their aunt were injured. A truck crashed into railing and bridge on U. S. Road 31, four miles south of Scottsburg, killing Woodrow Martin, 42, Indiananolis, and John A.

Proctor, 59, Louisville. Proctor's body was not found until several hours laterthrown .75 feet into a cabbage patch. A cleaner's truck struck and killed four-year-old Dale Johnson when he ran into street on South Bend's northeast side. Michael Hatfield, two, died of injuries suffered Tuesday when he ran in front of an autombile in Indianapolis, The body of Charles D. Ray, 19, New Castle, was found this morning pinned beneath his car which had overturned in a ditch beside State Road 38, eight miles east of New.

Castle. Police said' Ray ap: I parently was alone in the car. BE SURE. YOU'RE AHEAD: THEM GO RIGHT Thursday 83, 55 70 2.4 feet.