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The Terre Haute Star from Terre Haute, Indiana • Page 12

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12 THE TERRE HAUTE FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1966. FHA Okays $446,000 Loan For Planned Sullivan Lake SULLIVAN, Ind. (Special) A $446,000 Watershed Loan to the Sullivan County Park and Recreation Board has been approved for the purpose of financing part of a multiple purpose reservoir for flood prevention purposes, according to an announcement Thursday, by County Supervisor Richard L. Cox. IT'S FUR STORAGE TIME AS LOW AS FREE PICK-UP SERVICE BY BONDED MESSENGER FREE ESTIMATES Cleaning and Repairs.

AU Work Guaranteed MODERN STORAGE VAULTS ON PREMISES 22 N. 6TH ST. Hauls'! Oldtll Reliable Furritn 191? This is the first loan of this type to have been made in the State, according to Cox. The Watershed loan funds will be used to help finance land acquisition necessary for the construction of a 422 acre lake, to construct access roads, picnic areas, boat launching and docking facilities and campi-g areas. The additional water storage provided by the project will help Sullivan County in the highly- competitive bids to attract industries and will provide a long list of recreational outlets for local and area residents.

Some 250,000 people live within a 50- mile radius of the proposed reservoir. Construction of the project is expected to provide 5,460 man- days of labor for engineers, surveyors, bulldozer and drag- line operators and day laborers. The loan will be repaid to the government branch over a period of 30 years at a rate of 3.222 per cent interest. Members of the Sullivan County Park and Recreation Board are Dr. Noble H.

Sevier, Foy Rusk, frank Walton, Don Bezy and Hugh P. McCreery, ex-officio member. Legal counsel is provided by Jesse H. Bedwell. In the initial planning of the lake, Dr.

Sevier noted that only two houses will have to be razed in the inundation area, "and one of these is unoccupied." It is hoped the lake will reverse the declining economical picture of the county, which is resulting in an average loss of 300 families a year, Dr. Sevier advised, while revealing that experts have estimated recreation facilities attendant to such a lake will bring some 3,000 persons into the county on a good day. Effingham Subs Ask Pay Raise EFFINGHAM, HI. (Special) A petition signed by 25 substitute teachers in Unit 40 has been presented to the board of education for an increase in salary. Substitute teachers are asking a raise from $14 per day to $20 a day, and a change of rules so that a teacher can qualify for full salary when he or she has taught ten consecutive days for the same teacher.

At present, they must teach 30 consecutive days to qualify. There has been no increase in salary for substitutes since 1959, the delegation said, and noted that, compared to other substitute salaries in Illinois, Unit 40 pay is the lowest. WASHINGTON bers of the Wabash Valley Association want Congress to give the Army Engineers as much money as they can use to plan and design big federal reservoirs in the Indiana Illinois basin. An association delegation, estimated at 250, jammed the House Public Works Appropriation subcommittee hearing room to capacity Thursday to ask that President John's $18.6 million budget for Wabash Valley projects be upped to $19.1 million. The same plea will be made Friday to the Senate Public Works Appropriations subcommittee.

Chicago Couple Fights Kindergarten Rhyme CHICAGO parents of a 5-year-old child opened a legal fight Thursday to stop the recitation in her kindergarten class of what they describe as a prayer. The battle raised the question whether the four-sentence rhyme is a verse, as the defense calls it, or -a prayer, as 'the plaintiffs termed it. Judge Edwin A. Robson, who is hearing the case in U.S. District Court, defined the issues as (1) whether it is a prayer and (2) if so, whether it squared with the U.S.

Supreme Court's ruling against prescribed prayers in public schools. BUYING this spring? Central Federal Savings specializes in loans to purchase one-family homes. May we serve you this spring? Terms are moderate, comfortable, personalized to your needs. Stop in and talk it over with our home-loans specialists. Terre Houte's Unique Orate CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 128 S.

8th St Jerre Haute, Ini C-4301 FREE PARKING Drive-up Window This is the rhyme: "We thank you for the flow ers so sweet. "We thank you for the food we eat. "We thank you for the birds that sing. "We thank you for every thing." Mrs. Mary De Spain, the mother of the child, and her husband, Lyle, a truck driver, want the kindergarten teacher to stop requiring their daughter, Laura, to join in the recitation.

But their attorney, Ralph Jonas, has asked the court for a temporary injunction to restrain the defendants from per mitting the recitation in the Ellwood Public School in De Kalb. The Rev. A. D. Davies of Ev anston, an Episcopal priest, was asked by Jonas if the rhyme is a prayer.

"I would have to recognize it as a prayer," Davies replied. Asked if omission of any reference to God in the rhyme would change his opinon, he replied that it would not and he would regard it as an expression of gratitude to God. In the course of the dispute, the word "Lord" has been de leted from the last sentence of the rhyme, which formerly read: "We thank you, Lord, for everything." Asked to whom the word "you" relates in the revised version, the clergyman replied, "to God." Judge Robson then asked the clergyman if the rhyme could be interpreted in many ways if it were recited under a number of out-of-school conditions, such as in response to a donation of food. The clergyman replied that it could. Father Davies followed Mrs.

De Spain to the witness stand. Mrs. De Spain, a slender red- haired woman, took an oath of affirmation rather than the oath which calls upon God to witness the truth of what she will say. 1,000 Mothers Expected at DePauw 1-Day' GREENCASTLE, Ind. (Special) Mothers' Day makes a slightly premature appearance at DePauw University this weekend when approximately 1,000 mothers will visit the campus.

Rooms in motels, hotels and private reserved since Dad had his day on campus last fall are booked almost solid for the traditional event which opens Friday (April 29) on a five-prong front. Competing for patronage ol early arrivals will be shows by the swimming honorary Naiad, Little Theatre's production oi "Look Homeward, Angel," and musical shows in Meharry and the Art Center by the Men Hme moneVi entnsiasm, ana ia- of Note, The Collegians, and the bor we have a i ready put forth Madrigals. i in our program un- The musical performances andi der he said ft-nrm. nloir sr-o CP-honlllPn Rep. Charles A.

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When you fill a straight line of 7 products horizontally, vertically or diagonally on your game card you win a cash prize up to $1000.00. Take your winning slips to After they have been verified, you will receive your prize from the manaror. Ifs as siim)le as that! NOTE; THE CENTER IHUSANK OF FREE AW noracT FRIZES IN ADDITION TO CASH NIZES! manager. Ifs as simple as that! NOTE: THE CENTER BLOCK GF YOUR GAME CARD IS A FREE BLOCK TO HELP YOU WIN. CHARLESTOWN, Ind.

(AP)Standing on the edge of a 40- foot deep crater at the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant Thursday, Edwin Coots Jr. ad- Valley Deaths on Page 5 WVA Asks More Aid For Area Reservoirs The budget earmarked funds up to the engineers' full capabil for construction work anc maintenance on levees and reservoirs in the valley. But not for planning and design of five other reservoirs. The Association spokesmen asked that budget funds for the Lincoln, 111., reservoir be increased from $150,000 to Lafayette, from $125, 000 to and Patoka, Ind Tom $175,000 to $325,000. They also sought $150,000 in itial planning funds for Big Pine Creek and $100,000 for Clifty Fork, both in Idiana.

Congressional authorization and, if possible, planning funds were recommended for five oth er reservoirs, including Big Walnut and Downeyville in Indi ana, Helm and Louisville in Illinois, and for the Marion flood protection works. Howard Mendenhall, Mt. Car mel, 111., executive vice president of the association, conceded that it is hard to sustain continuing effort and support unless there is severe flood or "We have had both and we don't want any more," he said. "The normal year time lag is taken to get the Army engineers projects under way is unreasonably long to people who want and need action." Robert Gramelspacher, Jasper 1 association president, urged the subcommittee not to measure the importance of the request by the comparatively small amount of money involved. "A setback now, even though small in terms of dollars, could hurt us, and quite possibly nullify much of the investment of time, money, enthsiasm, and la- Little Left of Blast Victims An Army Investigating team from Joliet, 111., toured the grounds Thursday seeking clues to the blast.

One of the injured, Mrs. Mo- iiiuisuay, ui. au- une oi me injurea, mis. inu- mitted he was facing a tough Colucci 47 ciarksvUle, iob was working as a guard ma- ca i orp As Clark County coroner, he three miles from the "It scared me, but I'll go back," she said. "I'm really lucky." The plant, which employs about 2,500, is owned by the federal government but operated by Olin Mathieson Chemi- must investigate the deaths of three men in the explosion which rocked the facility Wednesday and was felt for several miles.

Almost 50 persons suffered minor injuries. Victims were identified as Dale Lord, 30; Adair Hayes, 53, and William Zimbro, 27, all em- ployes of the installation. "We'll have to prove that it was those men who were killed in the accident," Coots said. He said no identifiable parts of the bodies were found. "There were just pieces of flesh and some bones.

You knew somebody died." All that was left of the truck in which the three men were riding was a "number of pieces, all very small." Coots said the victims were on their way to an ammunition storage vault when 175,000 pounds of mortar propellant apparently exploded. It left a hole with a diameter of more than half the length of a football field. Maj. William Lawhead, com- tron about three miles from the site. The concussion knocked her to the ground, bruising her right knee, her hip and elbow.

000 The Weather Bureau has 13,000 persons who serve as "cooperative weather observers." Question Four Boys In Paris Garage Fire PARIS, 111. (Special) Local fire officials are investigating reports given by four youngsters in the area, ages 8 to 13, that they started a fire late in the afternoon in or near the former state highway garage which was destroyed completely by a blaze Sunday night. Paris Fire Chief Alonzo Brown said Thursday the boys will be questioned further but that this appears the probable cause of the fire. He said the youths stated they left the garage before dark, but the fire might have smouldered in sawdust or other debris for a period before coming to public notice. The alarms were turned in at Hiaj.

William mander of the ammunition de- 9 p.m., at which time the fire pot, estimated damage at was racing through the interior of the huge open building, along plywood. Firemen were unable to save the building but did protect adjacent property. The property is owned by Midwest Body and Manufacturing Division in Paris and was used for plywood fabrication and storage. The stacked plywood continued to burn until finally extinguished after a crane was used to move the stacks Wednesday. Some machinery also was removed Tuesday and Wednesday.

The firm has not decided as yet on rebuilding plans for the unit. Thursday the fire site had cooled completely, with only a portion of the front and the concrete side pillars remaining as mute evidence of the destructive flames. 1116 jjtri i.ui the stage play are scheduled for) repeat performances Saturday; evening. A of S. S.

Company with owr 900 Krwge, mart mi Saturday's daytime schedule calls for decision-making major proportions. of endorsed the association's request and made a special plea for the Lafayette reservoir. Its completion, he said, will domest- si's as for an awards review in Blackstock Stadium; Mortar Board plans to cap outstanding junior coeds at 11 a.m. in Meharry Hall; and one of 11 senior women will become May Queen at 1:30 p.m. in pageant on the East College lawn.

An innovation in this year's Mothers' Day pageant, at which the queen will be crowned, will be a brief speech by a DePauw mother, Mrs. J. Stanford Smith, Greenwich, Conn. Mrs. Smith is formerly of Greencastie and of General Electric's vice president for public relations.

Co-dbairmen of the weekend planned by the Student Union board are Steve Sanger, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Stu Showalter, Terra Haute. DOUGLAS DENIES DELAYING SEATING OF FOUR JUDGES WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Paul H. Douglas, denied Thursday 'he is delaying action to fill four federal judicial vacancies in Illinois. "This is a false charge made by an eminent Republican who I think was speaking as a partisan and not as an official of the American Bar Association," Douglas said.

He called a meeting with reporters to discuss the charge by Albert Jenner of Chicago, chairman of the ABA's committee on the Judiciary. Jenner said the senator's actions were building up the work load of the courts. At issue are vacancies in the state's Eastern, Southern and Northern districts, plus one on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Douglas, who is seeking reelection, was asked whether the vacancies should be filled before the fall elections. "Our primary aim is to get good judges," he said.

"During bhe summer months the courts recess which means there is not an immediate necessity for an appointment." Douglas said he has submitted the names of "several well qualified attorneys" to the Justice Department in connection with the Eastern vacancy. In due course after inquiries have been completed, he said, a recommendation will bje made. He mentioned no names. Teire Haute Firm 'Little 500' Sponsor BLOOMINGTON, Bid. (Special) Sunray DX pil Company, Terre Haute, will sponsor one of 33 teams riding in the Indiana University Little 500 bicycle race May 14.

Sunray DX will be sponsoring Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity in the 50-mfle event held annually at IU. To Hold Smg ROSEDALE, Ind. (Special)The Raccoon Valley Singing Convention will be at Liberty Baptist Church, about 3 and one- half miles northeast of Rosedale, Sunday, May 1, starting at 2 p.m. The public is invited to attend and bring special music and song. Rep.

Lee Hamilton, gave his enthusiastic support for the added funds sought for Clifty Creek and Patoka. Flood damage on the Clifty, below its convergence with the East Fork of the White River, has been estimated at $28,400 a mile, he said and on the unpredictable Patoka at $13,500 a mile in Dubois County and $23,000 a mile FISHING TACKLE PROBLEMS? BILL HUGHES One of the world's foremost fishing authorities from Heddon will be in our store SAL, APRIL 30, 12 NOON-10 P.M. to answer your questions on FLY FISHING BAIT CASTING SPINNING OR SPIN CASTING Bring your rod and reel in and let Bill balance it with proper equipment. Have your Fly Rod tested for proper size and weight line (NO CHARGE OF COURSE), tapers. Try out this equipment.

No obligation of any kind. Men or women, beginners, occasional fishermen or professionals. AN ADDED SERVICE FROM YOUR Kmart CAMPING PROBLEMS VERN SCHULTZ, company expert from Coleman Company, will be in our store to answer any questions you may have on camping equipment. He 11 be here from 12 noon-10 P.M. April 30.

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