The Daily Reporter from Greenfield, Indiana • Page 1

'field Daily EPORTER TV PHONE IN YOUR NEWS Phone HO 2-5528 Entered as Second-Class Matter at The Post Office, Greenfield, Indian By Carrier 25 Cents Per Week: By Mail In Indiana, $6.00 Per Year SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS Member of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VOLUME LI NUMBER 101 GREENFIELD, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1959. The Gr Food Poisoning Hits Across the Nation Four Persons Drown In Indiana Waters Four Fatalities Over Week-end Total Form Below Last Week's Count Former City Man 1 Held Under Bond Robert Lee Kracht, 37, Faces Three Counts A former Greenfield resident is being held here under $2,000 bond on three counts by state police after he was arrested following a high speed chase along Ind. 67 Sunday evening. He is Robert Lee Kracht, 37. Roseland.

who was arrested on drunk driving and reckless driving charges by State TrooDer Bv THE ASSOCIATED TR'ZSS A double fatality crash Sun- fl ji "1-1 tVv3! 44it iff-- day urped Indiana's weekend traf- 90s. fic death toll to four, but the total Two of the victims were middle-was still far below the 14 that aged fathers, while the others were killed the previous weekend, were seven-year-old beys. Virl Bailey, about 75, Stilesville, Little Donald Ornat of South and Russell D. Brown, 54, Rt. 1, Bend drowned Sunday in Chain- Officers Stop Spending Spree Two Boys Suspected Of Money Theft Two Greenfield boys, age nine and 10 years, were interrupted in a spending spree by city police Saturday afternoon, downtown, but not before they had managed to buy new cowboy outfits and toy guns.

When officers picked up the pair after a call from a suspicious store owner they were carrying a total of $135 in paper bills. The boys had their arms loaded with new clothing, police said, and refused to tell where they got the large sum of money. Each youngster was wearing a new cowboy outfit complete with cap gun and boots. They also had part of another cowboy suit which they said was for a younger brother. Investigation later revealed that the money was stolen from Dan-ner's variety store and the Thomas Drug Store.

One hundred and twenty-five dollars was lifted from a 'Shutterbugs' Ready to take pictures of their favorite Greenfield High School football players are these "shutterbugs." This is just a small group of the many camera fans that turned cut at the local gridiron Saturday morning as the 1950 Tiger gridiron squad held Camera Day. (Reporter Photo Kivett) Conservation Officer Named Rod Rankin Assigned To Hancock County Conservation Officer Rod Rankin hss been asigned to patrol duty in Hancock County, acording to information received today from Indiana Conservation Department headquarters. Officer Rankin was asigned to replace Sgt. Roy White who was transferred to headquarters post in Indianapolis several months ago. The new conservation officer is a veteran of six years service with department and spent five years in the northern part of the state and in the Monticello area.

He is married and has two chil-Idren. Officer Rankin is now a res-j ident of Indianapolis but said he plans to make his home here in the near future. Swimmer Abandons Lake Michigan Try MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP A pulled leg tendon forced Harry Briggs Sunday to abandon his attempt to swim the southern tip of Lake Michigan. Briggs.

of Anchorage, Alaska, was pulled from the water at 12:30 d- m- EDT- He llad swam 20 of the 34 miles from Michigan City to Chicago. Briggs. who was in the water nearly 21 hou's, said his body was overstrained because of the pulled tendon, which began to bother him shortly after he started his swim. i By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Four persons drowned in Indiana over the weekend as Hoosiers flocked to lakes and streams in a determined effort to escape the muggy heat that soared into the O-Lakes, abcut two miles west of I South Bend, while on an outing with his parents, Th? boy had been floating on an innertube and apparently slipped off without anyone notic- ing. His body was recovered 45 minutes later by a skindiver.

He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Har-i ry Ornat. Another child, Larry Woods, I drowned in Lake Lemon near Bloomington Sunday. He was found when another bather tripped over his body.

Efforts to revive him failed. His fotHoY (it Ann ci Via nlav- ing with the boy shortly before the body was recovered. Kenneth Mason. 39. Terre Haute father of three, drowned Sunday while swimming at Izaak Walton Beach west of Terre Haute.

Mason was in the water with one of his daughters, Betty, 9. The little girl was rescued, but Mason was dead by the time his body was brought to shore. A Fort Wayne father. James Anderson. 44.

drowned Saturday while swimming at High Lake in Noble County. Authorities said Anderson had been diving into the water, and a small bruise on his bead indicated he may have struck some object. ASC Nominations Are Submitted Ballots to Be Mailed August 28 The nominating committee in each township of Hancock County have placed in nomination the following persons to be placed on the ballots for the election of township ASC committees. Blue River Floyd E. Apple, Loren Bays, Keith Brown, Ivan G.

Engl eking, Landon Holt, Charles G. Matlock, Albert Mueg-ge, C. David i Duane Wicker and Leon Wilson. Brandywine Harold G. Brune, Ervin Harting, Francis Holmes, Clarence E.

Jonas, Edwin Lauf-er, Thomas Pope, Carl W. Schilling, Edward F. Wainscott, Ray C. White and Russell WicklifT. Brown Ward Bridges, Charles A.

Brooks; Max E. Kennedy; Everett Rushton, Carl Spegal, Jame H. Swindell, Everett E. Trees and Dale D. Whisler.

Buck Creek Lowell E. Brune, Herbert Cox, George R. Fry, James H. Marx, John M. Roney, Raymond E.

Roney, G. Leslie Shull, Robert K. Sparks, Orn-dolph D. Stoner and Roy Tuttlc. Center Norris D.

Kerkhof, J. Kissel; Walter T. Larrabee, Maurice K. Mohr, Loren G. Pope, F.

Runion, Willis L. White, Almond E. Wickard, James L. V.illard and Raymond W. Williams.

Green Donald C. Beaver, J. Edward Dunlavy, Marion Jackson, Paul L. Jones, Benona Par-shall, Robert S. Troy, George Walker, Johnu H.

Whisler, Ralph E. Wicker and Marion F. Wilson. Jackson William D. Addison, Lloyd J.

Carmichael, Roland E. Engleking, Gordon Glascock, James R. Hufferd, Ralph F. Moore, Robert O. Scott, Carl W.

Shelby, Jimmie Speer and Russell Wilson. Sugar Creek Floyd M. Borg-mann, Kasper Kissel, Edwin Kot-tlowski, Eugene Morris, Herman Ortel, Julius Ortel, Walter H. Or-tel, Fred Parrott, Edward C. Strahl and Norman E.

Wood. Vernon Joe Beyers, Charles E. Brandle, Eugene Ellis, Ray R. Fausett, Ronald J. oh Lawrence E.

McOon-nell, Elbert M. Silvey and Hol-lis B. Thomas. Ballots will be mailed Friday, August 28, 1959. Votel ballots will be received at Post Office Box 180, Greenfield, through September 9, 1959.

LINESMAN ELECTROCUTED ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) Donald Eugene Smith, 24, an Anderson city lineman, was shocked fatally Saturday when he touched a 4, 100-volt electric line with his elbow as he reached up to mop his brow. He was working on a pole east of Anderson near the By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Several hundred people were stricken by food poisoning at weekend outings across the country. Almost 1,000 persons have been stricken in less than two weeks. About 145 became ill at the an nual outing of a radio materials firm in Attica, Saturday night.

A week before, at Angola. at another company outing, 750 persons were stricken. That outbreak was blamed on ham sandwiches which had ftood for several hours in an unrefrigerated truck in 95-degree heat. In Cheyenne, food poisoning struck down 94 people at two group picnics Sunday. In Milwaukee, 17 persons were hospitalized after eating at a cafeteria at the Wisconsin State Fair.

In Cincinnati, Ohio, at least 15 persons were stricken after attending a religious singing festival. More than 50 victims were still in hospitals in Wyoming today while all but 12 had been sent home from Indiana hospitals. Old Fashioned Days for City Chamber of Commerce Plans Fall Promotion For the third consecutive year, the retail members of the Greenfield Chamber of Commerce are planning a fall promotion following an old fashioned theme. Carl Loy, chairman, announced today. This year the event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 18th and 19th, and will be called "Old Fashioned Days." All merchants and participating organizations are again being asked to dress in old fashioned costumes.

Eighteen organizations have accepted the invitation of the merchants to join in the activities during the two-day period. Any organization that has not been contacted may call Mrs. Mary Spencer at the Chamber of- nee ror lntormation and space reservations. Members of the retail group were reminded by Mr. Loy of the luncheon meeting scheduled for Tuesday noon August 25th at Fisher's Restaurant.

Chairmen are asked to report on their committee's progress at this time. Two From County to Receive Recognition Barbara Borgman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Borgman, Buck Creek Township and Michael Dunham, son of Mrs. Blanche Dunham, Vernon township, ha been selected to receive special membership by the the Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc.

Recognition awards will be given during a program Thursday, Sept. 10th from the front of the grandstand by Mrs. Gu'y E. Gross. State director oWrren's De- partment, Indiana Farm Bueau, Inc.

Special desk pen sets and certificates will be given through the cooperation of Farm Bureau Insuiance Companies. Only one bey and one girl are recognized cn the basis of 4-II membership in terms of tenure or if two or more individuals with the same length of service are enrolled the oldest individual will receive the recognition. Both Barbara and Michael have completed ten years in the 4-H Club program. Assault and Battery Charged Local Man Paul Roger, 31, 226 W. Main was arrested here Sunday on a charge of assault and battery on the complaint of Mrs.

Juanita Mcintosh of the same adress. Koger wras arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court this morning and was released under $400 bond. A hearing in the case was set for Oct. 2. HALF-DOLLAR SHOOTING INDIANAPOLIS (AP) William H.

Harrison, 22, was shot to death Sunday after he tried to borrow 50 cents from William McCloud, 25. Police arrested McCloud on a preliminary murder charge and said he shot Harrison as the two men argued over the half-dollar loan. were killed when a car rammed the rear of a pickup truck cn Ir.d. 240. three miles west of Stilesville.

The victims were riding in the back of the truck. Their wives, who were in the cab. suffered injuries and were tiken to the Putnam County Hospital. Also hurt were Michael D. Simms.

17. Rt. 2. Coatesville. driver of the auto, and his passenger, Ronald Bell, 16, Green-castle.

State police said the truck had just pulled onto the road from a private drive. Darlene Spears, 10, Rt. 5. La Porte, was injured fatally Saturday when struck by a car in front of her home. The girl was running across Ir.d.

35 after checking her family's mailbox. She dashed into the path of a car driven by Paul Kray, 37. La Porte. Frank Sisney, 51, Rt. 2, Brooks-ton, whs killed Friday night in a three-car crash on Ind.

IS. two miles east of Brookston. State police said the victim side-swiped one car and rammed head-on into another auto. Ten persons were injured in the crash. Elaine Bashkis.

34, Hammond, was killed Sunday when her car left the road and hit a utility pole on Chicago's south side. Donald Steel. 57, Rt. 7, Coatesville, died Saturday in a Fort Wayne hospital of injuries suf fered Aug. 15 when his car hit a tree along U.

S. 30 at the edge of Fort Wayne. Steel Talks Resume In 41-Day-0ld Strike NEW YORK AP Wage issues were laid aside again for today's negotiations in the 41-day-old steel strike. Other phases of a new contract were before second-string teams representing the striking United Steelworkers Union of America and the industry. Wage talks are scheduled to start again Wednesday when the union president.

David J. McDonald, and Arthur J. Goldberg, the union's general counsel, rejoin the negotiations after a two-week absence. There was no indication of progress toward settlement in the near future. Asked Sunday when he thought the strike would be settled.

R. Conrad Cooper, the industry's chief negotiator, said "I wish I knew." Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell indicated Saturday that he did not anticipate any immediate settlement. "While general economic activity continues at a high level, the impact upon the steel industry and closely allied activities, and upon their employes, has been severe and is expected to be felt increasingly in the weeks to come," Mitchell said. Mitchell said Saturday that a special survey would begin this week on the strike's effects on employment i contruction, mining, and the metal-working phase in manufacturing.

The secretary made the announcement in releasing additional facts, as he found them, on the imp-act of the shutdown. He had released voluminous statistics bearing on the strike situation last Wednesday night. Abcut 85 per cent of the nation's steel capacity is shut down by the strike of 500.000 steelworkers, Mitchell said. "Production for defense and atomic energy programs is not yet affected." the report said, "although some requests for help in getting steel have been received and met by the Commerce Department. "So far, supplies of steel have been sufficient for current operations.

Inventories, however, continue to be used up at a fairly high rate." Continued quite hot and humid; mostly sunny; fair tonight. A Chance of isolated late afternoon or evening thundershowers. Low 70s tonight; high Tuesday in low I A. G. Snider at Fortville.

A third charge of resisting arrest was also i lodged against Kracht by the of- licer. Trooper Snider said he and a number of other officers answered i call from an unidentified person ust before 6 p. m. yesterday stat- mg that Kracht was driving at high speed on 67 north from McCords-! ville. Trooper Gene Jarrett spot-; Kracht's car and forced him off the highway after a chase through heavy traffic at speeds over 90 miles and hour.

i Officers said Kracht, who lived here about a year ago, was intoxi-Icated and Trooper Snider started 'to drive to Greenfield with Kracht to place him in jail. The officer said that Kracht at tacked him while enroute and he was forced to summon aid by radio before the prisoner could be sub dued. State police and Sheriff Ed Kirk- patrick are continuing an investigation of Kracht's recent activities and said they belive he may be wanted by the FBI in Florida or Georgia. They said his criminal record includes arrests for burglary and grand larceny and he is presumed to be under probation at this time He appeared in Justice of the Peace Court here this morning to hear the charges against him and was returned to jail in lieu of bond. Kracht is scheduled to appear in City Court for formal arraignment on the charges Aug.

31. Methodist Youth in National Meeting LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Religion, jazz and politics are on the agenda of the quadrennial National Convocation of Methodist Youth which began today on the Purdue University campus. Some 6,000 young men and women were expected to take part in the five-dav affair. At special morning services Tuesday, Wednesday and Tnurs-day, a group of Texas college students will add a jazz tempo to the old Wesley order of prayer.

Jonventional devotions will Oe conducted later each morning by Methodist Bishop Richard C. Raines of Indianapolis. Dave Brubeck, one of the nation's top jazz pianists, will head a musical program Wednesday night. The following evening, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and ex Gov.

Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota will discuss world problems. The convocation's opening signaled the end of a nine-day meeting cf the National Methodist Youth Fellowship Commission. At i its firal session on the campus Sunday, the group passed resolutions urging a continued ban on nuclear bomb testing, a stronger push for world disarmament and an extension of the foreign aid program. Temperatures Will Continue to Soar By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Temperatures will continue to sound like not very good golf scores for the next five days in Indiana.

Perspiring weathermen admit- ted reluctantly this morning that they could see no relief in sight from the prolonged heat wave. Temperatures are expected to average 8 to 10 degrees above the late-August normal. Highs at this season generally range from 77 to 83 in northern Indiana and from 83 to 87 in the south. In other words, the prospect Is for more 90-plus weather, with high humidity adding to the discomfort. Not much rain is likely.

Scattered showers will average one-quarter to one-half inch, mostly in the afternoons. The temperature hit 95 in South Bend Sunday and 93 in Indianapolis and Pert Wayne. The high was 94 in Evansville and 92 in Lafayette. The lowest overnight temperature wa.s above 70 in most Hoosier areas. Motorcycle Ban Is Considered in R.

I. PROVIDENCE. R.I. AP Gov. Ci.ristopher Del SeMo says he is thinking of banning motorcycles from l.sland highways.

There are only 1.200 motor-: cycles registered in Rhode Island compared tj automobiles. said Sunday night, but motor cycles are involved in 10 per cent of all accidents. "Apparently." he said, "under modern day conditions motorcycles for general passenger use are too dangerous." Petit Larceny v9 Investigation to Continue on Charge An Indianapolis youth was charged I with petit larceny in City Court this morning by state police and is accused of stealing an automo- hiln five lnil frnni a navtprf I car in Fortville last July 29. He is Charles Frazier, 17. 2914 Dearborn St.

The charge was made by St. Police Det. Sgt. Charles Ep person who alleges that Frazier jtook the tire and tube from a station wagon owned by Robert Norris of No plea was accepted by the court vo this morning after Frazier lis age as 17. It was at first believed that he was over the age of IS and subject to criminal laws.

The case was continued until Aug. 31 while the investigation continues. If Frazier gave his correct age the matter might be transferred to Juvenile Court. i eft A I I I jcash register at Danner's while a clerk was not looking and S42 was taken from a cigar box hiding place under a counter at the drug store. Officers believe the boys may also have taken more money from some other place because of the apparent value of the items they had purchased and the amount of money The rhilrirpn uvmM not reveal whether they had robbed any other stores.

One police theory was that they may be linked to a rash of purse thefts from automobiles in Riley Park. A dozen such thefts have been reported recently and S40 is missing from one purse. The boys were released to their parents pending further investigation and possible Juvenile Court action. Young Men Thought Dead in Quake Alive ST. LOUIS AP) Mike Debaets.

16, and Bill Litzsinger. 19, were reading a Montana newspaper, five days after both slept through the earthquake in Yellowstone Na tional Park. "What do you know," said Bill. "Two of the boys with the rodeo in Lewistown were killed in the earthquake." Then they saw the names. "It's us," they exlaimed.

The boys bolted for the nearest telephone and called their parents. "I felt as if I had been born all over again," said Mike's moth-erl Alice Debaets cf St. Louis. "We died a thousand deaths," said Bill's father. Raymond W.

Litzsinger of suburban Sapping-ton. The boys entered a rodeo in Littleton, then headed for Lewistown. Mont. They decided to see Yellowstone, camped five miles from the worst quake area, and slept through it. The next morning they went to Lewistown and took jobs on a remote ranch, 72 miles from the nearest telephone.

When they couldn't be found, they were presumed to be dead. Holdup Man's Luck Finally Runs Out TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Nine years ago, police said, Glenn Sizer tried his hand at armed robbery. The holdup went off with out a hitch and netted him a reported $7,500. Last March, the 40 year old Sizer returned to the scene of his first success the Exchange Insurance Co.

in Terre Haute. This time, his victims complained, he got away with $1,700. On Saturday night, Sizer's luck finally ran out. He was grabbed as he attempted to speed away from Ralph's Market in his 1959 model car. In his auto police found a revolver and $1,100 taken from the store.

Sizer's wife. Dorothy. 42, was with him and was also taken into custody. But police released her after she denied any knowledge of her husband's holdup intentions. "1C3 Detective Charles Koll said Sizer admitted the insurance company robberies while being questioned Sunday.

The gunman's arrest came at the hands cf watchmen from a local protective service. They were alerted by the cries of the market owner, Ralph Peters. Police said Sizer had pulled a gun on assistant manager Raymond Schneider and salesman Charles Hendricks. He herded them into an office and took the money from a cash box. As he ran through the main exit, Sizer brushed past Peters, who was entering the store with his wife.

Tvo-car Crash Caused by Dog Canine Crossing Street Blamed for Mishap A dog crossing Main St. blamed for one weekend traffi cident here and one driver in an-' other three-car mishap was arrest ed by city police. Police said Henry Levin. fiO. Fish- i hill, N.

stopped his car in the- 900 block of W. Main at 2:45 p. m.j Saturday to avoid striking a dog which was crossing the street. A car driven by Robert A. Gloason.

21, Johnstown. crashed into' the rear of the Levin car when the driver was unable to stop on the wet street. Damages to the late model cars; were estimated at about STtKi. None was hurt. Three-car Smash I Two cars and a pickup truck were involved in a collision in the 100 block of N.

State at 3 p. Saturday. Police said Gary R. Hunt. 20.

527 N. East crashed his the rear of a truck driven by Robert L. Pauley, 35. 527 E. South.

Pauley's truck was in turn knocked into the rear of a car driven by Robert Burch, 23. Rt. 2, Greenfield. Slick streets during a shower contributed to the crash and Hunt was cited for following another vehicle too closely. Damages totaled about $325.

Indiana Mental Health Meet Set The Hancock County Mental Health Association will be epre-sented at the annual meeting and program conference of the Indiana Association for Mental Health Sept, 17-19 1959, at Claypool Hotel, Indianapol s. "Main Street Mental Health" is the conference theme. Dr. Marvin F. Greiber of Mun-cie is chairman of the conference planning committee.

Those on the program include Vance Packard, autho- of "The Status Seekers" and other books; Joyce Brothers, psych and television personality; Dr. John Cumming, psychiartist and author; and Mrs. Dorothy Gardner, woman's prison superintendent and longtime mental health leader. Group Asks Soviet Leader Stay Home NEW YORK (AP) A group of prominent Americans wants Russian Premier Khrushchev's U.S. visit postponed until he proves that "he is ns longer the enemy of freedom." In a letter to President Eisenhower, the group Sunday asked him to reconsider his decision to meet with Khrushchev here.

The group, with offices in Belmont, calls itself the Committee Against Summit Entanglements. Among its officers are listed former Ambassador Spruille Bra-den, Sen. Barry Golddwater (R-Ariz), Gen. Albert C. Wedemey-er and Clarance Manion, former dean of the Notre Dame Law School and more recently operator of a radio forum program.

i I i i i J-r-I-J The Cooling-off Period With the mercury zooming to the 94-degree mark, umpire Bob Williams takes a cold drink of water between innings in Sunday's Boys Club All-Star baseball game. How many pounds did you lose yester, Bob? (Reporter Photo Kivett) new city airport site. 90s..