The Tipton Daily Tribune from Tipton, Indiana • Page 1

Joyous Easter HAROLD ARCHIVES INDIANA J. STATE BURTON ASSISTANT LIBRA Tipton Daily Tribune INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA ENTERED AS SECOND. CLASS MATTER OCTOBER 4, 1895 AT POST OFFICE AT TIPTON, INDIANA VOL. 68, NO. 1 152 TIPTON (IND.) DAILY- TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1964.

2 CENTS PER COPY 35 CENTS PER WEEK 06 HUNDREDS DEAD IN ALASKA EA EARTHQUAKE Churches of City Observe Easter 10 Confirmed at Baptists Hold Lutheran Church Sunrise Service Ten young people became communicant members Emanuel Lutheran Church through the right of on Palm Sunday. The Rev. C. Benning officiated. The mation class sang "My Jesus, I Love Thee," and the Emanuel Lutheran School choir sang, "We're Glad We Have The Bible," under the direction of Mr H.

O. Kersten, who' also served as organist. The members of the class are; Ted Davis, Beth Doversberger, Sarah Heffelmire, Adele Jeffcoat, Marcia Kersten, Donna Rump, Delbert Schulenburg, Elbert Schulenburg, Marla Schulenburg, and Ellen Schweitzer, These new members will take their first communion Easter Sunday. Methodists Plan Park Services Easter activities will begin for the Methodist Church with a Sunrise Service planned by the combined Junior Hi and Senior MYF meeting at the park at 30 for their own Sunrise Service. If the weather is bad the meeting will be at the church.

An Easter breakfast will follow for the combined group at the church. Mrs. Floyd Collins, Mrs. Chet Moris, and Mrs. Delbert Cherry will be in charge of the meal.

There will be no MYF's in the evening. Sunday School will be at 9:30 for all groups. The goal is for 300 for the Church School hour. Easter morning worship service will be at 10:30. The auditorium is large enough to hold everyone.

Rev. Seeger will speak on "Seing Jesus," the Chapel Choir will sing "Lonesome Valley" with piano and organ accompaniment, and the Chapel and Chancel choir will sing, "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" with a trumpet trio composed of Joe O'Banion, Wayne Kennedy, and John O'- Banion. New nursery cribs have been installed to accomodate the increasing number of babies. Parents welcome to leave their re school children during Parking vailable in the Pioneer lot across the street. The Co-workers Sunday School class will have its monthly carry- dinner in Fellowship Hall, Monday at 6:30.

The commission on social concern will meet in the church parlor. The study group will met in the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Feather, Tuesday evening at 8:00. The nominating committe will meet Wed: at 8:00.

The District Woman's Society meeting will be at Market St. Methodist Church in Logansport, Thursday, at 9:30. The Senior MYE. will have a car wash March 4th the place to be announced. Presbyterians To Serve Breakfast Easter services will begin' in the First Presbyterian Church at 7 a.

m. Sunday, with an early worship will be followed by serving of breakfast to members and friends by the Church's Men's Council, under the direction of Dr. O. D. The concluding event of Easter Sunday will be 10:30 a.

m. worship hour with Rev. Harold W. Davis preaching on "Saddest Day: Happiest Morning." The Chancel Choir presents Ferguson's popular "Easter Fanfare" as an introduction and two anthems. "Great Hour of Sharing" offerings will also be presented as the Church's concern for under.

privileged Christians around the world. Four Killed In Crash Of Jet Bomber By DARRELL MACK United Press International JAOKSONVILLE, Ark. (UPI) -A B47 jet bomber, its tail apparently blown away by the explosion of a booster unit, nose-! dived into a tiny country tlement Friday, killing the four crew-members and a nine-yearold boy in a six-acre splash of flaming fuel. Officials at Little Rock Air Force Base said the plane was taking. off on a routine training mission when the tail caught The control tower said the plane was moving too to' stop; and' the pilot apparently tried fly quickly to a safe height for parachuting.

A Jacksonville radio station manager, Jimmy Sizemore, said he saw the flaming tail section suddenly explode. One officer said it appeared one of the series of booster rockets. used on takeoff caused the damage. Plane Rams Barn The plane smashed into a barn about 30 yards from a cluster of 10 homes on a country road. "The plane heeled over, went straight dowp and hit the barn," said Sizemore.

"It hit at almost a. ,90 degree angle and burst into flames. There was nothing left of it. You couldn't tell that barn was there." Playing in the barn at the time were Richard Butler, who was dead on at a hospital, and Gary Davenport, 10, reported today in very critical condition from burns. The main load of jet fuel for the four-engine plane, 101,000 pounds of kerosene, burst into flames and sprayed over six acres.

There was a hole 15 feet deep where the fuselage struck. Attempts To Eject The co-pilot, 1st Lt. L.V. Christian, 27, of Dallas, tried to eject at the last minute. His body crashed through the roof of another barn a quarter mile away.

The plane was not carrying a nuclear weapon. Other crewmembers killed were Lt. Col. Richard W. Hurdis, 43, of Providence, R.I., the pilot; 1st Lt.

M.B. Keller, 24, of Atlanta, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Keller of New York City, the navigator; and a passenger, Lt. Col.

Leo M. Dykes 43, of St. Fla. JAILED Ronald Lynn Wildrick, 28, 540 E. Main, Peru, was arrested at State Road 28 and U.S.

Highway 31 at 3 a.m. Saturday and jailed for investigation of intoxication. WANT IN ON THIS TOOI An uniden- annual Easter Egg hunt sponsored by the KItified dog turns ham as Mike, left, and Chris wanis Club of Tipton. (TRIBUNE EnSmith find same of these elusive eggs at the graving) Tidal Waves Add To Damage Along West Coast Front The memory of the risen Saof vior will mark a full day of special Easter services Sunday at the First Baptist Church of Tipton according to Pastor David K. Tirrell.

At 6:30 a. m. a special Sunrise Service will be conducted. Guest speaker will Rev. John Simmons of Douglas, Wyoming.

Simmons is a missionary appointee to Kenya, in East Africa. He will also be one of the speakers at the church's annual missionary conference scheduled for April 5th through 9. The -Sunday School will hold its program at m. and this Sunday will conclude the five week "Honor His Word" attendance crusade. At the 30 a.

m. worship hour Pastor Tirrell will speak on: "ComeSee, Go Tell." Special musical features are under the direction of Rev. Richard Messner, minister of music. A special Easter offering will be received this Sunday towards the landscaping of the church building located at the corner of North and Oak Streets. "His Story in Song," an original musical concert composed by Rey.

Richard Messner will be presented by the church choir for the first time Sunday evening at 7:00 p. m. An invitation is extended to all to worship the risen Savior this Sunday. Special Services At Albright EUB Albright E. U.

B. Church, Atlanta, Indiana, will hold special services. on Easter Sunday and invites those who have no church affiliation or who have no services at their own church to join with them in worship and fellowship. Services will be Sunrise 7:00 a. Fellowship breakfast, 8:00 a.

m. Sunday School, 9:00 a. and morning worship, 10:00 a. m. The Fellowship breakfast will be provided by Albright Church and will be prepared and served by the ladies of the church.

All Easter Sunday Services will be completed by .11:00 a. m. The community is invited. Christian Church Marks Easter Easter will be celebrated by members and friends of the West Street Christian Church with a full schedule of four services. The day will begin with a sunrise service at 6 a.m.

The sanctuary will be brightly decorated with candles, palms, and many flowers presented by members in memory of loved ones. In this setting of beauty and hope the Junior Choir will sing two anthems, "Carol of the Easter Chimes" by Caldwell and "The Whole Bright World Rejoices. Now" by Williams. At this service, too, the ordinance of Christian Baptism will be administered to members of the (Continued en page 6) 1 Various ways of facing a camera are shown ter Egg Hunt as they wait for the fire truck by those who attended the Kiwanis Club Eas- to take them to the County Courthouse for their prizes. (TRIBUNE Photo-Engraving) County Offices Slate Completed Seven additions and one with.

drawal concluded filing of candidacies Thursday in the office of the county clerk. Withdrawing from a Republcan precinct committee candidacy was Virginia M. Hoover of Cicero precinct nine. Received in the mail was the declaration of Philip C. Meinzer, Kokomo route 3, Republican, as candidate for joint representative for Tipton and Howard counties.

The other new candidates are all Democrats. Two announced for county commissioner, for third district, John M. Cardwell, Prairie 2, and for second district, Herbert Off, Liberty 2. Dr. Raymond K.

Kincaid, Cicero 9, announced for county coroner. Paul Fecher, Liberty township, is a candidate for delegate to state convention. Latest aspirants for posts as precinet committeemen are Lloyd P. Scherich, 3, and Eva Ley, Madison 1, The completed filings reveal five Republican contests a de eight Democrat contests. These are: Republican for Congress, Kenneth Bowman and John R.

Feighner; for circuit judge, Frederick K. Surber and Troy N. Hutto; joint representative, Harold L. Scott Jr. and Philip C.

Meinzer; committemen, Wildcat 1, Richard D. Davis and Lester Kimbrough; Cicero 5, Bennett H. Planck and Kenneth Zaloudek, Democrat- Commissioner 2d district, Beaver and Herbert Off; commissioner 3d district, Jesse LaGarde and John Cardwell; committeemen, Cicero 4, Keren Kritsch and Bertha Pearson; Cicero 8,. Albert McCord and Harold Wildcat 3, Don Martin and William Walsh; Wildcat 4, Clyde Bunch and Artelle Lassiter; delegates to state convention, five for three places from Cicero township, Frank E. Recobs, Carl E.

Miller, Kenneth W. Achenbach, and Claude Main; two for one spot in Wildcat township, Dudley Lacey and Clifton Cardwell. Bennett Plank entered the contest for Republican nominaas joint representative of Tipton and Howard Counties. Death Reported Word has been received of the death and burial in Kokomo of Mrs. Doris daughter of John and Mabel (Foster) Waugh, for me.r Goldsmith residents.

Survivors include the husband, Edward, the mother; a sister, Mrs. Mary Robertson of Kokomo, nieces and other relatives in Tipton, Goldsmith and Windfall. Samuel J. Weber Stricken Frida Samuel J. Weber, 74, Tipton route 5, succumbed in Tipton County Hospital at.

p. Friday half an hour after suffering a -hemorrhage. Services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Monday St.

John's Catholic Church with Rev. Jerome Walski and burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. Friends may call 'at the YoungNichols Funeral Home after 7 p. m.

today. A Rosary service will be held at the funeral home at 8 p. Sunday. The deceased was born Feb. 18, 1890 in Franklin County at Indiana, son of Martin and 'Elizabeth (Bath) Weber, and resided thore as a youth.

He was married Nov. 25, 1915 in St. John's Church, Tipton to the former Josephine Ripberger who preceded him in death September 23, 1961. A well known Tipton County farmer, he was. a of St.

John's Catholic Church, of the Tipton Elks Lodge and the Knights of Columbus in Tipton. Survivors include six children, Robert E. Weber of Muncie, Louis F. Weber and Arnold J. Weber of Tipton; Mrs.

Margaret Phifer of Tipton; Mrs. Agnes Shake of Terre Haute and Mrs. Loretta Parr of Matimore, 11- linois; six brothers and sisters, Frank Weber of Costa Rica; Joisephine Weber of Cincinnati; Mary David 'of Oldenberg; Mrs. Carl Simon of Indianapolis; Mrs: Fred Zipp of New Albany; Mrs. Frank Grannon of Cincinnati.

Several grandchildren survive. 12-Foot Waves Hit California SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -The wave spawned by the Alaska. carthquake struck the West Coast early today, causing two deaths and leaving Crescent paralyzed by flood and fire. Waves were reported from six to 12 feet high by Coast Guard, stations from Washington to Southern California. A series of waves Crescent City streets, knocked out power, and started fires which eventually caused five oil tanks to blow The fire raged through "Ite downtown business section before firemen could partially contain it.

One unidentified body had -been recovered and five people were presumed drowned, ac. cording to Sheriff Oswald Hov. gaard, He said the death toll might be even higher at Crescent City. A separate tragedy took place at Beverly State Park near Depot Bay, where a wave swept across a family of six from Tacoma, sleeping on. the beach.

One of the children was drowned, three are missing and the mother, Mrs. McKinsey, was reported in shock. She was unable to give her first name. At Gold Coast, the waves ripped out docks and shattered small boats on the Rogue River. Three homes were flooded at nearby Winchuck, Ore.

BULLETIN ANCHORAGE, Alaska (UPI)-Official estimates admittedly based on skimpy information, said today that the death toll in Friday night's earthquake might be as high as 600 persons. FAIRBANKS, Alaska (UPI)-One of the most violent earthquakes ever recorded jolted Alaska Friday night, caused heavy damage and casualties in major cities and sent tidal waves crashing into coastal towns in Alaska California and Hawaii. The office of Gov. William A. Egan in Juneau said estimates of deaths in Anchorage and other cities ran as high as 300.

Anchorage Civil Defense officials said at least six were dead there and "possibly 10. times that More than halt the buildings in downtown Anchorage were The Red Cross said the field damaged heavily, according to director in Fairbanks called to radio reports heard in Fair- say "we're having a terrible banks. earthquake here" then was cut An amateur radio operator off. Fairbanks was shaken for who was in an automobile in 14 minutes but no severe damAnchorage when the quake age was reported. struck said: An amateur radio operator my God what is happenreported a message from Mayor ing.

The streets are rippling Pete de Veau saying, "The like an ocean wave. Cars whole town of Kodiak is disrolling Then the voice abled. No, power. Request housfaded out. ing, clothing and.

shelter for Regular communications with and children." Anchorage were knocked out In Valdez: two were persons and meager reports from the reported dead and 27 unaccountcity of about 100,000 came from ed for after at least two tidal military and Civil Defense ra- waves plus earthquake damage. die. Some reports said the town of Power Knocked Out about 550 persons was almost Electric power in Anchorage destroyed. Residents were rewas knocked out and many ported in need residents were reported spend- water, food, blankets and mediing the night in automobiles, cal help. using car heaters for warmth.

Buildings, Docks Wrecked Military and civilian disaster Valdez is a fishing town about relief agencies made prepara-150 miles east of Anchorage on tions to fly in doctors and an arm of the Gulf of Alaska. emergency supplies as quickly Streets were flooded and buildas possible. ings and docks shattered. The earthquake at 5:45 p.m., The Navy reported from KodAlaska time (10:45 p.m., EST) iak that there were no known was recorded at 8.6 on the casualties there. Richter scale at University of First reports said there were California, Berkeley.

The San no fires in Anchorage although Francisco earthquake of 1906 most buildings are of wood. was estimated at 8.3 on the Anchorage evacuation centers same scale, as was the Chile were set up at an American quake' in May, 1960, that killed Legion post in suburban persons. ard, about four miles away, at Civil defense officials be- the Edgewater Restaurant: on lieved some Anchorage homes the outskirts of Anchorage, and along a bluff overlooking Turn- a Greek Orthodox church just again Arm toppled into the ice- outside the city. choked waters when the quake Seaplanes Loaded struck. Other buildings were At Whidbey Island, near Seatreported to have tumbled into tle, 12 Navy seaplanes were the sea along the shore of Cook standing ready to fly to Inlei.

Alaska. Each was loaded with Downtown stores in Anchor- 3,000 pounds of emergency supplies including food and mediage, 'a city of about 100,000 cine. Two four land still open when the quake made engined were struck and many persons were and were ready planes also rubble. reported caught under falling doctors and emergency a seaplane tender carrying supplies Streets Impassable was expected to get under way Reports said main streets in early today. Anchorage impassable be- Alaska's Gov.

Egan, Sylvester were said, flew to Elmendorf via milcause of collapsed buildings. Texaco and Standard Oil storitary plane from Juneau. age facilities at Seward were The town of Seward, Sylvesreported burning and the town ter said, was damaged heavily was Air without Force lights or by quake and fire. Gen, Raymond the Yukon Territory 500 miles -Reports from Whitehorse in Reeve, commander of all armed east of said forces- in Alaska, said Army some Anchorage trocps from Fort Richardson large buildings were damaged would be flown but all remained standing. near Anchorage Seward where heavy casual- 50-foot tidal a Reports from Juneau said to ties damage were reported.

wiping out and wave hit Kodiak, the Standard Oil 'Co. An unconfirmed report said dock, a separate main dock six persons were killed when the control tower- at: Anchor. million serving the city, and a new $1 age's civilian International Air- The village cannery. Kaguyak on the port collapsed. Civilian flights southern tip of Kodiak Island from Seattle were turned back.

It was reported there was ing boats was' reported flooded and fishwere picking up suronly one runway basis at open Elmendorf on an vivors. Unconfirmed reports emergency said another village, Old HarAir Force Base, Anchorage. bor, was wiped The 40th Air Force Hospital (Continued on page 6- at Elmendorf was evacuated and patients taken to Providence Hospital. Sends Disaster Workers The National Red Cross in Washington said it was sending 11 disaster workers from the Midwest area and three from Cincinnati where they had been working on the Ohio flood, to Seattle. They will fly to Alaska as soon as possible, WEATHER Occasional rain this morning becoming mixed with snow flurries and colder tonight.

Partly cloudy and rather cold Sunday. High today low 40s. Low tonight mid 20s. High Sunday near 40..