The Columbus Herald from Columbus, Indiana • Page 6

Duff Resigns. Cummins Quarter Earnings Set Record MM 1 Wfn Hires Browi Grid Coach 8 a- IB 3 Cummins Engine Company Wednesday reported the highest quarterly earnings in its history were reached during the first quarter of this year. Net earnings for the quarter which ended April 4 were 11.1 million dollars or $1.47 a common share, compared with 5.4 million dollars or 72 cents a common share from continuing operations for the first quarter last year. For the first quarter of 1975, which ended March 30, 1975, the company had reported net earnings of 4.9 million dollars, or do cents a common share, including losses from discontinued operations. The company's previous record high quarter was the fourth quarter of 1973.

Cummins President Henry B. Schacht said the record earnings were due primarily to Lacv saftf she "can't be con sidered for the English position because someone else is to be hired for that." A Mar frnina throuoh ttlP first 14 items on the agenda, the board left the library for an executive session on the termination of the contract of a nontenure elementary teacher, Wilda It returned about a half-hour later and voted to add the name of Anita uarrigus, a nign scnooi ousi-ness teacher, to those to be terminated. pu. Un-A nt nA nnani. a sharp rebound in the sale of diesel engines to the U.S.; heavy-duty truck market.

The company has increased Its U.S. production schedule of diesel engines three times since October of 1975 and has recalled all eligible factory personnel from layoff. Net earnings for each common share are based on the average number of shares outstanding. First quarter sales of 1233,599,000 were 22 per cent higher than the $191,896,000 sales from continuing operations in the first quarter last year. During the first quarter, total debt of the corporation was reduced by 36.6 million dollars, down to 187.8 million dollars, Schacht said, continuing the reduction in total debt which began early last year.

William Demaree, 2210 Indiana; Mark Hair, 1644 Franklin; Gerald Foster, 1111 Sycamore; Lancaster; Keith Hatton, Route and Davis. The meeting was at the Ponderosa steak house off Marr road. Davis was special guest for the introduction ceremony. (Lions photo by Don Amos) NEW LIONS MEMBERS -Six new Lions International members are welcomed into the Columbus Lions chapter Tuesday night by Dale Davis, right, Greensburg Lions club president, and Ralph Lancaster, third from right, Columbus Lions president. From left are Kenneth Baker, Route 11; Floyd Crouse, 1140 Driftwood; C.

Heflen, Former Camp Owner, Dies Brown County Pupils Win 11 Art Awards NASHVILLE Eleven of 26 awards in the 1976 high school competition of the Brown County Art Gallery association were won by Brown County high school students, Columbus East high, school students won four awards while Bloomington South won the remaining Dwight F. Steininger, a Nashville artist, was chairman of the judges who also included Hildegarde Donaldson and Ida Gordon. The high school exhibit now is on display in the solo room at the gallery on old Road 46 at Artist drive. The exhibit will continue through May 2. The gallery is open from 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m. daily. Brown county students taking first place in four of the five categories are Doug Stoll, oil; Ross Kesler, watercolor; Lisa Waltman, prints; Steve Day, design. John Rodman of East took first place in the drawing division. Andre Fleener of Brown county received an honorable mention in the oil class.

Other winners in the watercolor category are Todd Criswell, East, second; Emily Keever, Brown County, third; Randy Isgrigg, East, and Waltman, honorable mentions. Miss Keever won a third place in drawing and Jeanette Thompson of Brown county won an honorable mention in the same category. Cristy Jenkins of East won second place in the design class while two Brown County students, Lyle Snyder and Kesler, respectively, won third and honorable mention in that category. luc uuaiu vit i.M. mously on the terminations.

In reply to questions from the audience. Lacy said non-tenure teachers do not have to be given hearing for dismissal by the board. He added that both teachers had been given written reasons for their dismissals, then cor-' rected that to say Gariggus had been given oral reasons while Johnson had been given written reasons. Later in the meeting. Lacy requested that the board eliminate the two iritern positions to supervise Van Bureh anuVSpTtH nica elementary schools positions which he ha4 requested due to the second world war.

Heflen was born Sept. 4, 1895, in Bartholomew county to William and Ida Clark Heflen. He married the former Laura Clark Kocher Sept. 3, 1963, and She survives. Other survivors include a niece, Mrs.

Kenneth Patterson of Houston, Texas, and several cousins. A member of the Old Union United Church of Christ, Heflen was a 50-year member of the Edinburg Masonic lodge, of which he was past master. He also was a member of the Sons earlier this year. He said he wante tQd to ad head teacher-prmcipalVaft I1VUU kVtf.IIVI IIVIp'UI Van Buren elementary-, school icnool and leave Carol Valket as i -r- Columbus and Area Deaths Clarke Appointed to Local Police Force By CHARLOTTE SELLERS Regional News Editor' NASHVILLE An English teacher who happens to be a boy's football coach was hired Thursday' night by the Brown County school bqard. He is Ron Eaton, a 26-year-old former all-state quarterback for Evansville North high school recently fired, as football coach at Owen Valley high school in Spencer wheje his 4-year game record was 20 wins and 17 losses.

He has taught English and is a 1972 graduate of Indiana university with a degree in physical education. He will replace Terry Russell as the boy's football coach. Russell was fired recently as the coach. The board also accepted the resignation of an English teacher, Kathleen Truelove. A man in the audience questioned 'whether the school corporation had "let one (English teacher) go to hire another so he can coach." The school superintendent, Dennis LaCy, denied that had been done.

Resignation of James O. Duff, the high school principal, also was accepted by the board. Duff also requested in his letter of resignation that he be considered for an elementary school principal's position. Three' weeks ago when ques-. tioned by The Republic, Duff denied a rumor that he had resigned.

At the same time an assistant principal and athletic -director, William Lake, denied a rumor that he had been selected as the new principal for the high school. Lacy also denied the rumors'. Lake made the building administrator's report for the high school Thursday night. Only three board members were Present at" the meeting. Hurschell Joslin, the vice-president, conducted the meeting which was moved to the high school library to accommodate the crowd, estimated at 60 persons.

Othert board members present were Judy Allen and Martin Travelstead, both appointed to the board to fill vacancies. The board tabled a proposal to eliminate the physical education position at Brown County high school but did vote to drop the traveling art teacher position for the four elementary schools. The physical education decision was tabled after the board heard objections to the position being dropped and received a petition from students with the signatures of 425 students, teachers and parents in favor of retaining the teacher, Gail Langell, who would be dismissed with the elimination of the position. Lacy told the audience that elimination of one of the seven physical education programs at the high school would save the corporation $10,000 in supervision salary. He said the position was not necessary.

Board member Allen said the decision was a financial one and had no reflection on the teacher involved. Lacy said, in reply to a student's question, that "regardless of personality and ability, it is the low person, the one not on tenure, who goes when cuts are made." In requesting that the decision on the position be delayed, persons in the audience asked Mrs. Langell, who is pregnant, "could be given a leave of absence and then be offered first chance if the position should be re-established a year from now. Mrs. Langell's husband, who was in the audience, also asked his wife was considered for the opening in the English department created by Kathleen Truelove's resignation.

He said she had taught English. Robert S. Clarke, 27, Route 2, has been appointed to the Columbus police department replacing retired officer Herbert Line, according to Columbus Police Chief Fred Yentz. Announcement of the appointment came in an 11 a.m. meeting at the mayor's office in city hall.

Clarke presently is an employe of Public Service Indiana. He will begin work for Lots of Orders Slow Shipping of Towels of American Revolution and of the Bartholomew County Farm Bureau. A veteran of the first world war, he had moved to Edinburg route 2 in 1908. Heflen was a member of the American Guernsey Breeding association, the American Legion post at Edinburg and had taught at schools No. 7 and 5 in German township in Bartholomew county prior to the first world war.

He was preci ed in death by four brothei red, Koscoe, Ralph and May. id a sister, the Columbus police force Saturday. His appointment fills all department vacancies. Clarke will be assigned to Gary Zeigler, polic training officer, for introduction to the department. He then will be working with Oakel Hardy on Capt.

Wayne Jones' shift to learn about street duty. Clarke also will attend the state law enforcement academy. Clarke attended Sandcreek high school in Decatur county. David McGregor, president of the firm which includes a nursery operation in the McMinnville area northwest of Chattanooga, said the newspaper advertising in selected cities resulted in "far more orders than we ever expected." He said 2,000 to 8,000 orders a week have been shipped by his firm since the first of February. Complaints about similar ''unwoven" towel offers on the East Coast also have been of concern to his firm, McGregor said.

He explained that the towels his firm offers contain no cloth but are made entirely, as advertised, of "unwoven cotton and rayon" in 12 by 18-inch size. He said the complaints reported in the Long Island newspaper, Newsday, involve an Eastern company called Innovative Products. The paper said readers expected cloth towels. McGregor said he understands the company was delivering unwoven towels of about 5-inch width. "Unwoven" towels are sim-ilar to a packaged supermarket product called "Handi-Wipes." McGregor said he considers his product to be superior and he provides instructions for its use, Newsday quoted readers who called the product sold there "no better than paper towels." Crau 7 if if ther of Carl, purchased the farm and campground.

It be came the site for church outings, family reunions and picnics. After Carl Heflen returned from service after the first world War he made the camp into a resort by adding a dining hall, hotel building with store, dance pavilion, croquet, tennis and horseshoe courts, swings, sliding board and places to play ball. The camp was closed in 1942 ried to Hans Reeves who died in 1969. A resident of Indianapolis the past 45 years, she was a member of the Merry Meridian club of the Meridian Street Methodist church in Indianapolis and a member of St. Peter's Lutheran church here.

Cousins who survive in the Columbus area are Mrs. E. A. Linder, of 1902 Central, Martha Weihe, C. L.

Henry Weihe of Knollwood addition and Walter Weihe of Seymour. Anna Casey Henry ville Word has been received here of the death of Anna Casey of Henryyille. She died Wednesday at Henryville after a 1-year illness. Survivors include three children, Mrs. Harold Meyer and Mrs.

Gerald Linn, both of Route 8, and Willard Casey of Jonesville. Retired Ticket Clerk Leo Blumenschein Ashland, Ky. NORTH VERNON Leo R. Blumenschein, 76, of Ashland, died Wednesday at King's Daughters hospital at Ashland following a long illness. 1 Blumenschein was born Nov.

2, 1899, in Tazwell county, 111., to Peter and Catherine Blumenschein. He married the former Pearl Bannister who is from Jennings county, and she survives. Other survivors include a niece, Helen Fewell of North Vernon. A retired Chesapeake and Ohio railroad ticket clerk, he had lived in the Ashland area about 32 years. He was a member of the Lutheran church and the Brotherhood of Railroad clerks.

Local funeral arrangements were made by Charles Dove funeral home at North Vernon. Retired Painter Brady Monroe Route 4 Brady Monroe, 80, of Route 4 died at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bartholomew County hospital Where he had hwn a nntient ih iuu i EDINBURG Carl E. Hef-len, 80, of Edinburg route 2 died April 26 at Johnson County hospital at Franklin. He had operated the former Heflen camp after the first world war and donated 27 acres of land along the Driftwood river south of the former camp to Bartholomew county in 1967 which was dedicated as Heflen Memorial park in 197p.

The former Heflen camp was opened in 1908 when the late William "Dad" Heflen, fa Retired Jeweler Ralph Petro Nineveh BARGERSVILLE Ralph Petro, 68, of Nineveh died about 5 p.m. Tuesday of an apparent heart attack while fishing at the Covered Bridge road near Bean Blossom. Petro was born Jan. 4, 1908, in Brown county to the late James Petro and Opal Walker Petro Smith of Nineveh. He married the former Mabel Walker who survives.

Other survivors include two sons, William Petro and Robert D. Petrc both of Nineveh; a brother, Morris Petro of Columbus; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He had retired from the New York Central railroad after about 21 years and had been self-employed as a jeweler in Franklin prior to retirement. A member of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle association, he also was a member of Masonic lodge No. 317, and Nineveh chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, No.

466. 1 Bernard Praia's Brother Wayne Pruitt Frankton Word has been received here of the death of Wayne Pruitt, 53, of Frankton. He died Saturday at Frankton following a 2-week illness. He was the brother of Bernard Pruitt of Route 5. Pruitt was born Jan.

12, 1923, in Brown County to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Pruitt. He married the former Bonnie McPhearson in 1945, who survives. Other survivors include a Edward Pruitt of Edinburg route a sister, Esther Sinkhorn of Nashville route three children; a grandchild; and several aunts and uncles locally.

Pruitt was a postal employe at Anderson. Gary Smith's Father Donald Smith Minnesota Wrini has het Earlier he had announced that Mrs. Walker would become assistant superintendent at a salary equal to -the other principals and move to the ad-, ministration building; in the past she had been paid less. No mention of salary changes was made Thursday night. The plan, he said, would save the school corporation about $3,000 a year.

Earlier he had said the intern plan would save the corporation about $3,000 a year. "That's a great motion, Dr. Lacy," Travelstead said. He then moved that Lacy's proposal be accepted and the three board members present voted for it. First item of.

business on the board agenda after claims was-. a study on the school building needs by the. Brown County League of Women Voters." An 'almost verbatim" story on the league report appeared in this week's Brown County Democrat, Lacy said, and the entiretext of the report will be 1 published thereynext Wednesday, he said. "Anyone who wants to see ft can buy the paper and see it there," Lacy said. "I want to read it here in A league spokesman' earlier? had told The Republic that the report was not ready and possi- bly would not be made public.

Accident Victim 'Satisfactory' A Columbus woman hurt in a traffic accident Sunday is now -listed in satisfactory condition -while an Ohio man hurt in accident remains in serious1; condition at the Bloomington Brenda Carter, 29, Route 6, who was listed in serious condition following the 8-car acci-1 dent is now listed in satisfac-: tory condition at the hospital. Daniel C. Peters, 21, Ham- ilton, Ohio, remains listed serious condition in the in- -tensive care unit of the Bloom- -ington hospital. The accident in which eight people wert hurt occurred'? about 8 p.m. Sunday about five miles west, of Nashville on Road 46.

-0 i Former School Teacher Gladys Butler 1508 25th Gladys V. Butler, 1508 25th. died at 8:45 a.m. Friday at Bartholomew County hospital. She had been in ill health since January.

Mrs. Butler was born June 16, 1890. in Franklin to Thomas and Minnie Goodman Vandagriff. She was married to Earl Butler Dec: 19, 1912, at Franklin and he survives. Other survivors include a sister, Maude V.

Vandagriff of Franklin, and two nieces, Marion Bush of Route 12, and Sue Ann Vandagriff, 1635 Gil-more. A brother, Herschel Vandagriff, died in 1974. A former school teacher at Franklin, Mrs. Butler was a member of the First United Presbyterian church and the, Columbus Research club. Five Sisters Here Delia Ferguson Elizabethtown Delia Mae Ferguson, 66, Elizabethtown, died at 9 p.m.

April 22 at the Bartholomew County hospital. Mrs. Ferguson was born June 3, 1909, in Jackson county to William and Nellie Hender-shot Blythe. She was married to Dempsey Ferguson April 19, 1926, and he survives. Other survivors include four daughters, Mrs.

George Barnes of Taylorsville, Mrs. Max Bayliff and Mrs. Kenneth Tru-lock of Tipton and Mrs. Charles Coffey of Westfield; a brother, Irvtn Blythe of Cumberland, five sisters, Belle Tomlinson, Ellen Dietz, Opal Hodapp, Inez Blythe and Mary Davidson, all of Columbus; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A member of the Wesleyan church at Seymour, Mrs.

Ferguson was a housewife and had lived in Bartholomew county since her marriage and in the Elizabethtown area since 1940. A grandson, Mark Barnes, preceded her in death. Former Restaurant Employe Route 7 Coakeley Matney of Illinois and Leonard Matney of Kentucky; four sisters, Hester Webbs, Kara Fudge and Birdie Taylor, all of Illinois, and Maggie Page of Whiteland; 18 grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild. A member ef the Baptist church in Kentucky, she formerly was employed by the former Reliance Manufacturing company and had worked in restaurants in the area. She was preceded in death, by a son, Robert L.

Rutan, ajid a grandson, Dale L. Kentucky Native "X' Rose Ricketts 1315 Franklin Rose E. Ricketts, 75, of 1315 Franklin, died April 22 at her residence. Mrs. Ricketts was born March 7, 1901, in Kentucky to John and Almealda Grider Flanigart.

A member of the First Christian church, she had been employed by the former Re liance Manufacturing company, predecessor of Roviar Sportswear. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Dewey Kling of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Robert Burns of Chattanooga, a niece, Mrs. Boyle of 4012 Roselawn; and an aunt, Mary Bierlein of 1122 Eighth.

She was preceded in death by an infant son; a brother, Walter Flanigan; and a sister, Bertha Flanigan. Retired and Conductor Willard Speer North Vernon NORTH VERNON Willard W. Speer, 75, North Vernon route 1, died at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday at Jennings Community hospital following a long illness. Speer was born March 14, 1901, in Zenas, to Edgar and Stella Klayer Speer.

He married Hattie Campfield who survives. Other survivors include two sons, Edgar Speer of Bicknell and Kenneth Speer of North Vernon; a daughter, Bonnie KellV.ot JStorih vmnn-. tbru TnsicRsv-trSre Danerarta "DortF thy Norris, both of Zenas, and June Grinstead of Versailles; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. ine president of a small Tennessee company apologized Friday for delays in delivery on "unwoven" tdwels advertised last Valentine's day in The but said his crews are catching up and back-orders were shipped last week. The Republic received inquiries this week from readers who reported no response yet to their mail orders for "10 Towels for $1" from the Morrison Company of Morrison, Tenn.

New Lounge's Application Considered Consideration of the application for the alcoholic beverage permit for Athens Lounge will be on the agenda for the Bartholomew County alcohol board at its next meeting, the board said at its Tuesday meeting. The board will meet at 10. a.m. May 11. Agenda includes review of the "Athens" lounge to be located at 2995 National in Northern Village shopping center.

Secretary of the organization is Max B. Lemley, 319 19th. The application is for beer and wine sales. Lemley could not be reached to learn seating capacity of the new enterprise, or when its opening is planned. During its meeting at the courthouse annex, 1971 State, Tuesday the alcohol beverage 'pf renewal of four alcoholic beverage retail sales permits.

Sales permits were renewed' for Don Collins package store at 2652 Eastbrook Plaza shop-. ping center, Surrey Inn at 428 Third, Driftwood Inn at 2241 State and Country Liquors in Elizabethtown. All permits are for sale of beer, liquor and wine. In addition, the board approved a dance permit for the Surrey Inn, and Sunday sales for the Driftwood Inn. Also, to be considered at the May 11 meeting is a new application for beer and wine sales by Arthur Ford for a restaurant specializing in pit barbecue at the junctions of Roads 7 and 31 on Route 2.

The other item of business is application for a renewal of a permit for the Moose 728 Washington. rX. death 01 ifcnara SmithTreaitn seterai yearsV; Ifn -4 -rCV 61, of Grove City, Minn. He died unexpectedly Monday at Grove City. Smith was the father of Gary R.

Smith of 1912 Taylor. Cousins in Columbus Mary Reeves Indianapolis Word has been received here of the death in Indianapolis of Mary L. Reeves, a Columbus native. Mrs. Reeves, 81, who had lived at 5807 fl.

New Jersey in Indianapolis died April 24 at Comrrfunity hospital. She has several cousins in the Columbus area. i Mrs. Reeves was born Jan. 15, 1895, in Columbus, the daughter of Charles and Mary Weihe Whipker.

She was mar Monroe was born March 81. 1896, at Westport to Henry and Ora Ames Monroe. He married the former Leila Donahue Oct. 29, 1927, at Indianapolis who survives. An Army veteran of the first world war, Monroe had worked at Dunlaps as a painter prior to his retirement in 1961.

He also was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Other survivors include three sons, Lyman Monroe of 1936 Gilmore, Donald Monroe of Route 4 and Larry Monroe of Edinburg route three sisters, Esther Pfiefer of 211 South Hinman, Hazel Followell of Indianapolis and Delores Cambell of Muncie; 10 grandchildren and several nieces 'and nephews. He was preceded in death by two sisters. Mary Annice Rutan, 55, of Route 7 died at 2:30 p.m. April 23 at Bartholomew County hospital following a 2-year illness.

Mrs. Rutan was born Jan. .22, 1921. to Willie and Effie Garnet Matney. She was married to James Ernest Rutan July 12, 1947.

and he survives. Other survivors include four sons, Gerald W. Rutan of Seymour, William E. Rutan of Route 11, John E. Rutan of Elizabethtown, and Mark A.

Rutan at home; two daughters, Mrs. Norman Shephard of Route 7 and Jackie L. Rutan at home: four stepdaughters, Katheryn Bramlett and Mrs. Marty Auterburn, both of Illinois, Dorothy Eger of Edinburg and Helen Smith of Shelbyville; two brothers. Speer retired in 1966 as a Baltimore and Ohio railroad conductor after 50 years' em-ployement.

He formerly owned and operated the Sav-Mor fur: niture store in North Vernon, and Speer's Cafe in North Vernon. He was a member of the Butlerville Masonic lodge, Royal Arch Masons of Seymour, North Vernon Sportsman's club and North Vernon Senior Citizens. A member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Fathers' auxiliary, he was a past- i commander of the Ninth district of VFW and was a former service officer for Jennings county. 1 w-fcw Utft. UtAm FOR THE RESERVES 7 Selected recently os cheerleaders for reserve athletic squads at Columbus East high school were, from left in front, Julie Perry, Diane, Vlckers arid Rita Ray- born; in back, Shannon Doviii fina.Nedl and Beverly Voelz..