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Tipton and Miami County News Peru Dems Need Candidate For County Coroner PERU (Tribune Area Only one vacancy, county coroner, remains on the Democratic ticket for the fall election, according to Robert A. Tillett, chairman of the Democratic Central Committee. Two of the three vacancies have been filled by the deadline, Sept. 1 with George R. Landgrave being appointed for prosecuting attorney and Roscoe Zerbe for treasurer.

In submitting the appointments for the ticket, Tillett said he was acting in behalf of the Democratic Central' Committee which had approved the appointments. The ticket on the Democratic slate is as follows: Congressman from the Fifth District, Philip Chase Dermond; state representative, Arthur J. Hay worth; prosecuting attorney, George R. Landgrave; county treasurer, Roscoe 2erbe; surveyor, Richard E. Plot- how; commissioner from the First District, George Plotner and commissioner from the Second district, Paul Rife.

The county election board will meet Saturday morning in the office of County Clerk Louis DeLaw- ter to prepare the tickets for publication. The election board is composed of Richard McElheny. Gra- was a member of the Bloomfield Church of the Brethren. Surviving arc two daughters, Mrs. Ray Hand, and Mrs.

Ed Wiese, both of Peru; one son, Archie Sawyer, Peru; two step-daughters, Mrs. Rufus Swank of Peru and Mrs. Joe Liebig of Florida; two sisters, Mrs. Louis Robison of Nappanee and Mrs. Ed Crone of South Bend; 16 grandchildren, 30 great- grandchildren several great- great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held from the Drake-Flowers funeral home at 2 p. Friday, the "Rev. Goldie Kilian officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

tion P. Wickerham and Louis De- Lawter, clerk, the last by virtue of his office. School Enrollment Shows Increase This year's Peru Public School enrollment shows an increase of 124 students over last year's enrollment according to Clyde Cunningham, superintendent of schools, Wednesday. A total of 2,306 students enrolled for the fall term. The increases were in kindergarten -with 54 more students being enrolled and an increase of 76 students in high school.

Last year 634 students were enrolled compared to 710 enrollees this year. Two hundred children are enrolled in kindergarten this year compared to 146 in 195L Remains In Critical Condition Andrew Peterson, 70, Route 8, Huntington, remained in a critical condition at Dukes hospital Wednesday from injuries suffered in a two-car crash on U. S. 24 cast of Peru Monday night -which took the lives of three persons. Peterson received severe lacerations on the head, basal skull fracture and suffered a cerebral hemmorrhage.

Those remaining in the hospital and whose conditions -were described as "fair" by attendants Wednesday -were Elsie Peterson, 65, -who suffered a fractured leg, arm and ribs; Sylvia Jane Miller, 27, wife of Rev. Miller of near Hartford City, formerly of North Grove, who suffered a crushed chest and fractured ribs. Their daughter, Carolyn Miller, U. S. Foreign Policy Needs Clarification By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON A brief clear statement by President Tru man or Secretary of State Acheson on precisely what our foreign policy is would be helpful to everyone's understanding.

It has been a many sided, de veloping policy. Starting with aid to Greece and Turkey, the Mar shall Plan, it went into the Atlan tic Pact, arms for Europe, defens of Korea, and huge rearmament. Now the policy has been mad an issue in the presidential cam paign by General Eisenhower and his adviser, John Foster Dulles In general the foreign policy can be said to be this: it's aimed a topping Russia from going anj urther or gobbling up any mor But Eisenhower, in his speec the American Legion Aug. 25 ndicated the policy doesn't go fa enough to suit him, although limself was pretty vague on -wha he'd do to make it work better He said we should tell Russi ve'll "never rest" until the peopl the satellite nations are freed Vould we go to war to free ther Russia ignored us? He didn' say so. He didn't say how we couli "ree them.

Acheson had said pretty muc the same thing in a speech 17, 1950. He suggested Russia with draw its arms and its pressure the satellite countries, leav ng them independent. Two days a Eisenhowe 8, who suffered leg. fractured left Martin V. Sawyer, Dies Martin V.

Sawyer, 86, former resident of 46 East Ninth St, died at a Logansport Hospital at 10:45 p.m Tuesday after a year's illness. He had lived in Peru for 40 years. Born in Kosciusko County, Feb 16, 1866, he was the son of Daniel and Mary Jane (Hicks) Sawyer. He was first married to Alice pewit who died in 1906 and later married Hattie Mann who died in 1947. He spoke, Dulles undertook to explai what the general meant.

He sai Eisenhower didn't meant violen revolution but peaceful revolution using such methods as passive re sistance, non-cooperation, discon tent, slowdowns, industrial sabr He said the" Voice of Americ oroadcasts could stir up discon 'ent. As an example of the kind help we could give the discon tented peoples behind the Iron Cur tain, he said people in the resis ance movements could be supplie by airdrops. Governor Stevenson and Trums promptly denounced these Repub lican ideas. Briefed down, Steven son and Truman said the Eisen hower Dulles talks raise fals hopes in this country among peop with relatives behind the curta and might lead to the slaughter countless satellite peoples by th Soviets. Girls and Girls Announce Events Goldsmith's Settlers'Reunion TIPTON (Tribune Area residents of Goldsmith.

re making preparations for 8th annual Old Settlers celebra-! on Friday and Saturday, Frank Bauer, president of the organi- announced. The two-day event will be taged. as customary, at the Old ettlers Grove north of the com- lunity. Entertainment will be provided 'riday night and Saturday after- oon and night. Rides and con- essions will be operated by Thoms Amusement Company.

Indian- polls. Food stands will be under he supervision of Prairie ville, retersburg, Normanda and Liberty Churches. Several independent con- essions will be installed for the ccasion. Friday night's program will con- ist of band music, hillbilly enter- ainers and a performing family tct, "The Grubbs Family" who ing, dance and offer instrumental elections. An address by Rev.

Landis Kineman, pastor of the Normanda Christian Church, will feature he Saturday afternoon program. Saturday night the Jefferson Township" High School band will play under the direction of Miss tfary Breedlove. "Hollywood Puppets" and Bert Julian and "His Hen About Town" will appear on he program which begins at 7 p.m. HOMZONTAL, 1 Girl's nape 6 Feminine appellation ll'Citrus fruit 13 Mountain nymphs 14WUd 15 Talking bird 16 Merganser 17 Lixivium 19 Heap 20 Hebrew ascetic (pi.) Speaks to Rotary Herbert G. Klinck, executive secretary of the Indianapolis Travelers Aid Society, was the principal speaker at the Tipton Rotary Club's regular weekly meeting.

Klinck told Rotarians the nature of the Travelers Aid program and the services offered by the society which has 108 offices 'throughout the United States. He reported that the agency confused with The Open Mike should never be travel bureaus as Travelers Aid WlftT WIOU Kokomo 8:30 P.M. EVEir THUISDAr by STARK WETZEL MEAT PIODUCTS Holiday Profits Vanish after Sale COBLES, alien. Tavern owner Earl McNamara scoured the countryside yesterday looking for an empty beer case. It wasn't just an ordinary case, but one in which McNamara hid his Labor Day receipts of $1,600.

In the rush of business, he sold the case full of beer to four men and remembered a short time later what he had done. Yesterday one of the four returned to the tavern and upon questioning by McNamara, said the men drank the beer and thew the case away. When last seen, McNamara and some volunteers were headed along Van Buren County highways looking for the lost case. Mother, Daughter Enroll in School FRANKFORT, Ind. W) Mrs.

Lewis" Roach, 25, reported Wednesday for classes in Frankfort High School. Her daughter Marion, 6, will enroll in the first grade Thursday. Mrs. Roach, a German war bride, is taking three junior class subjects to help her pass citizenship tests. lelps the needy regardless of race, creed and color.

According to Klinck, the- Indianapolis office was founded in 1914 and became one of the red feather community chest projects in 1920. Trains In Germany Pfc. Donald R. Allen, whose wife, Anna, lives at East Jefferson is training with the First Infantry Division in southern Germany. Allen formerly was employed as distributor inspector for 1 Remy division, of General Motors Corporation, in Anderson.

A radio operator with the First Signal company, he entered service in February, 1951. World Financial Condition Worsens WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund says world financial conditions have worsened and the main reason is that some nations are trying to live beyond their incomes. The world backslid in the pas year toward a tangle of restrictive money and trade controls, th( fund s'aid in its report for its fis year, which ended April 30. 27 Little girl friend of Uncle Tom 30 Mrs. Johnson, explorer 31 Sea eagle 32 Etruscan title 33 Tree fluid 34 Pealed 35 Social insect 36 Bitter vetch 37 Boundary (comb, form) 38 Garden spots in deserts 40Inditers 42 Verbal 45 Self-esteem 46 Appear 50 Defames 52 Sewing implement 54 Sedulous 55 Emphasis 56 Shop 57 Heating devices VERTICAL 1 Bryophytic slant 2 Biblical district 3 Diminutive of David 4 Chewed 5 Hen product 6 Age 7 Sweet secretions 8 Srment 24Eskers '40 Small pincers 9 False god 25 Short sleeps 41 Eternities 10 Royal Italian 27 High notes in 42 Kimono family name Guide's scale sashes 12 Lampreys 28 Weathercock 43 Lease 13 Breach 29 Wiles 18 Pining 31 Serious 21 Symbol for 34 Fish eggs selenium 38 Correlative 22 Before of either 44 23 Flowery girl 39 Declare 47 Paradise 48 Name of a girl 49 Disorder 51 Compass point: 53 Summer (Fr.) zo 33 3b 15 37 38 Z8 MBS Plans "Game of Week Autumn football Series By KAY C.

KTJHNS A "game of the week" football schedule for 1952 has been announced by the Mutual Broadcasting System with the first game scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27, between Purdue University and Penn State University. Al Heifer will do the play-by-play for the program throughout the season. Two dates on the schedule, Nov. 8 and Nov.

29, have been left open, and games for these Saturdays will be decided as the season progresses and the field of major college contestants narrows. On Saturday, Oct. 4. the game will originate from Columbus, where the Ohio State Buckeyes will be host to Purdue. Broadcast that day will follow immediately the play-by-play of the World Series baseball game.

Other games on the gridiron schedule are as follows: Oct. 22, University of Washington at University of Illinois or Texas A. and 31. at Michigan State; Oct. 18, Washington State at Ohio State or Notre Dame at Purdue; Oct.

25. Purdue at Illinois or rcnn State at Michigan State; Nov. 1. Ohio State at Northwestern; Nov. 15, Notre Dame at Michigan State; Nov.

22, Michigan at Ohio State. On Dec. 6 the scries will close with the broadcast of the Milk Bowl, a clash of small fry grid stars at Koscn- berg, Tex. TV TIPS: Day," marking the Movie Fans To See Two Stars In Person Here Next Monday See The New ARVIN 1953 Model Yes, superb as only a mirror-like picture can be in all the brilliance, clarity and depth provided by ARVIN'S inspired engineering. An Entire New Circuit Has Been Added in '53's The Phantom Filter Which provides enough resistance to throw off the local interference so you can enjoy NO FLOP-OVER NO ANNOYANCE See and buy the new ARVIN with the fine finished, elaborate cabinets Garrison's TV Sales Long's South Super Market Huge Parking Lot Phone 7551 -8304 boost in Kokomo next Monday when two of the popular young film stars of Hollywood stop here a visit with the fans.

Audie Murphy, the good-looking young Texan, and blonde Lori Nelson, who was pretty enough at the age of 5 to be named "Little Miss America" in Hollywood, are hired out as a farm hand the stars booked for a his They are to be accompanied by Sy Bartlett, film scenario writer who wrote, among other hit pictures, "Cocoanut Grove," "Down "Twelve eturn of the nation's No. 1 situa- ion comedy television show, "I Lucy," has been set for'Mon- lay, Sept. 15, (8 p.m., WFBM-TV.) Ball and Desi Arnaz will again be starred as Lucy and Sicky Ricardo with Vivian Vance and Bill Frawley as Ethel and Fred Mertz in the supporting roles. The premiere of the season will ic a hilarious sequence titled "Job Switching." SIBELIUS: Music recorded at the 1952 Sibelius Festival in Helsinki, Finland, featuring Finnish works played by Finnish orchestras will be heard on "Your Invitation to Music" Sunday (12 noon, CBS.) This initial program in a scries recorded at various music festivals abroad this summer will offer also a word-picture of musical Finland today. Two works by Finland's greatest composer, Jan Sibelius, will be leard on the program, his Third Symphony and his "Luonnotar," making its American debut.

Simon Parmet will be heard leading the Finnish Radio Orchestra in the ormer selection, and Eugene Ormandy will be heard conducting the Helsinki City Symphony Orchestra in the latter with Finnish soprano Lea Piltti as soloist. PLAYHOUSE: Lionel Barrymore, one of the country's best loved drama personalities, will become host, narrator and occasional star on "Hallmark Playhouse" when the program begins its 1952-53 scries at new time Sunday (8 p.m., CBS.) CONCERT NOTES: Lyric soprano Nancy Carr will be soloist the "Chicago Theater of the Air" summertime concert Saturday (9 p. MBS). The "career performance" auditioner will be soprano Grace Ravesloot. As a tribute to the nation's youth returning to school, Miss Carr will feature a medley of college tunes during the broadcast.

In addition she will sing "You Are Love," Nuit" and a medley from "The Cat and the Fiddle." Miss Ravesloot will sing "The Jewel Song" from Faust and "Homing." Goldsmith Old Settlers Meet Friday The 66th annual Goldsmith Old Settlers Meeting will be held this week'end in the grove there, the first program to be given Friday night. A musical program will include numbers by the Beard Band, directed by Ed Record of Michigantown- Polk Mjtflain and His Gang from Marion with hillbilly, Western and comedy numbers and the Grubbs Family of father, daughter and three sons, giving song, dance and instrumental numbers. Saturday's entertainment will include an afternoon program when the Rev. Lanis Kineman, pastor of the Normanda Christian Church, will speak and music will be by the Beard Band and the Senior Boys Hobo Quartet of Forest High School, directed by Mrs. Clifford Lineback.

Saturday night the Jefferson Township School Band, directed by Miss Breedlove, will play and Key Keiser of Indianapolis will present Bert Julian and His Men About Town, a four-piece musical group, also Daniel Lords and His Hollywood Puppets. Rides and other concessions will be on the grounds throughout the day and dinner will be served by the women of the Prairieville, Normanda, Liberty and Tetersburg churches. Goldsmith Old Settlers always draws a large attendance from all Tipton and neighboring counties. The officers who have charge of the meeting this year are: Frank C. Bauer, president; William Vandevender, vice president; Carl V.

Fishback, secretary and Mrs. Max Burgan, treasurer. Local Men Attending DePauw University School of Prophets Kokdmo is well represented at nie eleventh annual Methodist School of the Prophets being held this week on the campus of De- Pauw University. Attending from Thursday, Sept. 4, 1952 KOKOMO (Ind.) WBUNE 13 WFBM-TV INDIANAPOLIS THURSDAY.

SEPT. 4 4-30 Movie Quick Quiz 4:45 Tune for Beany 5:00 Story Hour 5:15 News Briefs 5:20 Guest Book 5:30 Kange Eiders Weather 6:05 Music Hull Varieties 6r30 Perry Como 6:45 Telenews 7:00 Kit Carson 7:30 Amos 'n' Andy 8:00 Laurel Hardy 8:30 Bie Town 9:00 The Unexpected 9:30 Show Without a Name 9:45 Harmony Hotel 10:00 Weatherman 10:10 Miniatures 10:15 Gilbert Forbes 10:30 Double Play 10:45 Music in the Night 10:55 Sports Final 11:00 The Eleventh Hour LOKI NELSON AUDIE MURPHY lere are Dr. John Borders, superintendent of the Kokomo Dis- the Revs. Byron Stroh of Church, Donald Bailey and Benjamin Antle Grance Church, W. R.

Schmeltzer of Parr Church and VV. J. Briggs of Beamer Church. Mr. Briggs is attending specia' courses in evangelism and stewardship of life.

The school opened Monday and will continue through Friday. Si: hundred Methodist pastors are present and the school is said to the second largest of its kind ini the nation. 1 Dr. Clovis G. Chappell, noted churchman, is the headliner and other leading men of the faith have been speaking.

9 Hospitalized In Magnesium Fire FT. WORTH, Tex. least nine persons were in hospitals today injured by an explosion that came when water was poured on a magnesium fire here. The blast, late yesterday afternoon, ripped apart a warehouse at Bell Aircraft Plant No. 1 here.

None of those injured were believed in serious condition. A fire of undetermined origin had been blazing for 15 minutes when a volunteer fire department from the nearby Saginaw community started pouring water on the blaze, not knowing that magnesium was burning. Witnesses said this caused the blast, felt five miles away. TRY A TRIBUNE WANT AD! Births The movies should get quite a liberal sprinkling of freck In boynoo( ne knew considerable poverty, for he was one of nine children and his father was a cotton share-cropper. As soon as the children were old enough to handle a plough or hoe, they were put to work.

When his father left home, Audie and Mrs. Gerald Hanlon, 414 S. 7th Takima, a girl, Karen Ann, 8 pounds, 3 ounce, Aug. 4 in a Yakima hospital. The mother is the former Miss Harriett Hanger of Greentown.

At St. Joseph Hospital STUMP The Rev. and Mrs. Myron Stump, Galveston. a boy, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, at 3:42 p.m.

Wednesday. and Mrs. Charles Kurtz. Kokomo R.R. 5, a boy, 4 pounds, 3 ounces, at 5:08 p.m.

Wednesday. and Mrs. Harley Pollitt, Russiavillc R.R. 2, a boy, 7 pounds, 12 ounces, at 9:36 p.m. Wednesday.

he was 16. and with the younger children in an orphanage, Audio got a job in a radio repair job. The war came and he entered the army and won 24 decorations, including the Medal of Honor and to the Sea in Ships" and O'clock High i-juuiiij, i.i——.— The highlight of the visiting the Distinguished Service Cross, stars' in Kokomo will be ai Audie got his break public appearance on the courthouse square, scheduled for around 4:30 p.m. A platform is to be set up for this feature, according to Sam Neall, local theatrical impres- sario who is in charge of details of the visit. Miss Nelson.

Murphy and Bartlett are starting on a swing over Indiana Monday morning, beginning at Indianapolis, and visiting Frankfort, Logansport and Kokomo the first day. They will spend the night here and "do" Peru, Rochester, Goshen and Elkhart Tuesday. On the following three days they will visit other Hoosier cities. The purpose of the tour is to let movie fans see some of the players and to stimulate interest in motion pictures. Audie Murphy is an unassuming World War hero.

He has greyish- green eyes, reddish-brown hair picture called "Beyond Glory" at Paramount. Since then he has ap- pec Fng "ColumSouth "The Duel at Mrs. -n GALVESTON Eva Stanley entertained the Yaung America Club in the home of Mrs. Bertha Patterson. Bunco was played with prizes going to Mesdames Maude Johnson, Mearl Davisson and Lydia Stafford.

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Munson of South Bend spent the week end with Mrs. Martha Rhine. Mr.

and Mrs. James McKnight and two children left Saturday for Silver Creek," "Red Badge Courage," etc. Not even five years mvahd- from rheumatic fever could swerve 18-year old Lori Nelson from her determination to become a screen actress, and on her 17th birthday she realized her ambition by signing a contract with Universal-International. She was a fashion and photographer's model at the age of 6, and then began a series of little theater roles. Daughter of Robert and Lorre Nelson, her great-great uncle was Gen.

John J. Pershing. Some of her recent pictures have been "Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki," "Francis Goes to West Point," "Bend of the River." and "Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair." relatives in California. Lela Salmons was hostess of to the Ever Ready Club at the August meeting. Prizes in bunco were given Mrs.

Oma Allison, Mrs. Ethel Foy and Mrs. Maggie Haskett, Mrs. Allie Ronk will entertain the club on Sept. 17.

Miss Charlotte Merrell, 13-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Merrell, is recovering from a broken right leg which she received last The injury occurred when she fell from her horse she was riding, near her home, northeast of Galveston. Mrs. Margaret Cook and granddaughter have returned to their home in Pontiac, after a visit with Mrs.

Fannie Baker. Lloyd Rexstrew spent the week end in the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bean, near Walton. ENDS TONIGHT DREAM sorr couto ess so 1WW STifS HORTH, Illl.Itl^- FRIDAY ANO SATURDAr 9 ATTRACTIONS 9 IREDHEAD COWBOY i CLINS RHONM iDWONO FORD FLEMING O'BRIEN PLUS "RADARMEN FROM THE MOON- CHAPTER 8 GATES CLOSE TONITE and FRI.

PASSAGE WEST WAHOO TONITE SAT. M1DNITE "OUTRAGE" Victim of Attack! FRIDAV. SEPTEMBER A. M. 9:00 Film 10:00 Al Pearce 10:30 Strike It Rich.

11:00 Thru the Kitchen Window. 11:30 Search for Tomorrow. 11:45 Hymn Time. P. M.

12:00 Market Reports. 12:05 Harry Martin. 12:15 Music at Noon. 12:20 Gilbert Forbes News. 12:30 Garry Moore.

1:30 The GuildinK Light. 1:45 Mike Buff 2:00 This Is the Story 2:15 Mike Buff 2:30 Al Pearce. 3:00 Cinderella's Weekend. 3:30 Film Feature 3:45 Film Feature 4:00 Shopping Guide. 4:30 Movie Quick Quil.

4:45 Time For Beany. TODAY Van Johnson, Dorothy McGuire in "INVUATION" and Ginny Simms in "DISC JOCKEY" COLONIAL FRIDAY thru MONDAY 4 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY! 2 ACTION ATTRACTIONS MALA -BILL WILLIAMS AND MIGHTY MOUSE COLOR CARTOON INDIANA MOVIETIME TOUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF HOLLYWOOD PERSONALITIES AUDIE MURPHY LORI RELSON ACTOR ACTRESS CY BARTLETT SCREEN WRITER EAST SIDE COURT HOUSE SQUARE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th 4:30 P. M. EVERYRODY WELCOME WOOD TODAY 2 EXCITEMENT LOADED HITS "Corvette K-225" "Little Tough Suys" FRI SAT Action in T.chnicolor LdSH LaRUB 'CopperCanyon' hund ringT ROGERS- ISIS TODAY thru SATURDAY 2 BOLD ADVENTURES with the Dandlier of the Species! SHOCKING scawMt. Starting TOMORROW ot 1 M- 3:45 Added Screenliner and late News plus Virginia Maxie in "Big Sister Blues".

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