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a 1 SE 5 DEAN DE 1 802 80 A 8 8 6 This cold lonely pigeon huddles inside have heard the weatherman say "chance All By Music Swim Team To Organize Festival At Delphi aling the close school DELPHI-Activities begin eighth annual Festival of this weekend Friday. Preceding the 8 musical event in the Community High Gymnasium will be a Boosters-sponsored from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Middle School cafeteria. Proceeds from the will be applied toward purchase of new band Tickets are $2 for adults $1.25 for children under both on an all-you-can-eat The Festival of Music, is free, will feature school and middle school and choirs under the of Robert Brothers, Wallar, Connie Donald Wesner and Fisher. The annual Little begin at 1 p.m.

Saturday bicycle and 12 tricycle entered in the races for Service and Dollars Scholars. Each of the four high classes, AFS, Spanish German Club, French GAA, Social Studies Environmental Action each have at least one entered in the dual event. Teresa Ebrite, Delphi days activities, with queen, will a officiate Wayne Van Sickle on present trophies to the teams and ribbons to come in second and third. Tickets for the event for, adults and 50 students, with all divided between AFS Dollars for Scholars. Mrs.

Little is AFS president Junior Snyder is Dollars Scholars head. Officiating during the will be William Jargstorf, director; Richard steward; Robert clerk; Jack Little, starter; MaCurdy, marshal; Seurynck, announcer. Ambulance service provided by Jim In case of rain, the be postponed to Monday. Other important dates include: May 12, Senior Prom, Purdue Union; May 19, Senior 8 p.m., Little Theatre; Commencement, 2:30 gymnasium; May 21, School Awards; May official day of school, report cards. MONTICELLO-Fred Reingardt, 78, Rt.

1, Idaville, died suddenly Wednesday night at his home. Born Jan. 20, 1895, in De Kalb County, Illinois, he was the son of Henry and Minnie Deiters Reingardt. A retired farmer, he was a member of the Idaville United Methodist Church and former secretary-treasurer of the Idaville Cemetery association. His marriage was Oct.

17, 1917, to Vera Timmons who died Dec. 26, 1970. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Edward Killin, Lebanon; Mrs. Burdett Jenkins, Richmond; and Mrs.

Merrill Davidson, Idaville; one son, Dale, Lake Cicott; nine grandchildren; three step grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; and one step great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Idaville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert L. Ellison officiating.

Burial will be in Idaville Cemetery. Friends may call at Miller Funeral Home from 4 to 9.p.m. Saturday and at the church one hour before services. Retired Farmer Dies At 78 Friday, May 4, 1973. 2--The Tribune Press, Logansport.

Around Town Hospital Notes Building Permits Memorial No admissions will be released by Memorial Hospital under a resolution adopted by the doctors on the medical staff there and concurred in by the hospital board. Those wishing to protest may express their views to the two members of the board who are responsible for this new policy, Ernest Homburg, Rt. 2, Logansport, and Harold Griest, Box 102, Twelve Mile. Births--A daughter to Mr. and Mrs.

Donald Berry, 1914 E. Market St. Dismissed-Mrs. Lois Gundrurn, Rochester; William Pursch, 400 Hanna Mrs. Ruby Riggle, First Wayne Smith, Rt.

Mrs. Coffman, Royal Mrs. Blanche Tam, 413 W. Miami Mrs. Jerry and son, Walton.

St. Joseph's Admitted-Mrs. Sandra Meeks, 2310 E. Market Mrs. Mary Bowyer, Walton; Mrs.

Ruth Barr, 620 22nd William Lind, Rt. Mrs. Magdalena Prado, Logansport State Hospital; Stephen Dobler, Psru; Floyd Eakins, 1205 Ash St. Dismissed -Norman Means, 1405 Erie Howard Elpers, 401 Minor Mrs. Gladys Martin, 624 N.

Third Mrs. Linda Dunkle, North Robert Hardy, Rt. Mrs. Peru Main Street United Methodist Church, 328 Montgomery new parsonage, Carl Fowler, 1713 Woodlawn Walter new addition, $3,000, and Key, 2530 E. Broadway, general repairs, $1,000.

Parking Meters Parking meter receipts, for the week ended Thursday totaled $780, according to figures released by City ClerkTreasurer Pauline Minter. The total compares with- $731 collected the previous week, Mrs. Minter said. Two Injured In Accident Two motorists were slightly injured Thursday in an accident at Miami Avenue and N. Third Street.

Police said a car driven by Frank Sammons, 58, of 1113 Erie had stopped for the light at Miami Avenue when it was struck from the rear by one driven by Richard L. Lemmon, 19, of Rt. 1, Lucerne. Lemmon told police he had been having trouble with his brakes. He suffered a bruised finger on his left hand and Sammons complained of neck and back pains.

Neither driver was charged. Walton. Charlotte Barnes Mrs. James Expires At Perv Shuler, 171 Air Port Mrs. Jim Smith, Millstone Manor; Mrs.

Mabel Walker, Rt. 1, Denver; Mrs. Dottie Redmon, 21 Albert Rd. Dismissed: Mrs. Bruce Pearce, Rt.

1, Denver; Mrs. James Huguenard and daughter, W. Main Mrs. Robert DeLawter, 1 Boulevard Christopher Poland, 351 W. Second Mrs.

Rodney Goshert, 123 W. Third Mcs. Donald G. Fischer, 1028 Orchid Omer Fenimore, 227 E. Sixth Miss Nola Wilson, 510 E.

Fifth St. Rochester Mrs. Bessie Wilkinson, 816 E. 12th Frank Hooks, Akron. Monticello Admitted: Ernest Utter, 163 Pontiac; Dean Correll, Rt.

1, Macy; Ralph Tyler, Athens. Dismissed: Mrs. Nellie Smith, 215 Fulton; Mrs. Bernard Bickel, Rt. Richard Ludwig, 162 N.

Miami, Peru; Births: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shilvely are the parents of a daughter. Dismissed: Neenah Dorsett. Winimac Winimac Admitted: Mrs.

Harry Kinzie, Logansport; Franklin Fechner, and Mrs. Philip Kruzick, both of Winamac. Dismissed: Lawrence Stark, Monticello; Ralph Freshour, Medaryville: Mrs. Mary Gunter, Star City; Miss Cynthia Shank, Winamac. Cass County Senior Citizens will meet for cards and games from 7 to 10 p.m.

Friday in the Senior Citizens Center at Calvary Presbyterian Church. Bill Howard of 2017 George St. reported the theft of two fishing rods and reels and a box of baits from his garage. He said the equipment was taken sometime Tuesday. City Court Arley King, 72, of Logansport, was fined $25 and costs for malicious trespass and ordered to make restitution for damages within 30 days.

He was also given a suspended fine of $5 and costs for public intoxication. 888 1 his feathers on a downtown against the uncomfortably that have swept into the area. Roller Rink Burglarized A burglary, at the Logan Roller 24 West, was discovered at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Deputy Sheriff Ronald Woolley said entrance to the rink was gained through a window at the rear of the building.

Taken from the roller rink were three pair of roller skates, six boxes of candy, five boxes of chewing gum, and approximately $1.50 in change, Deputy Woolley said. Plan Graveside Rites For Walter W. Foskett Graveside services for Walter W. Foskett, 87, West Palm Beach, former Logansport attorney, will be conducted Hope at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Mt.

Cemetery with Dr. E. Clyde Mayfield officiating. Foskett, who practiced law here until 1922, died Thursday at a hospital in West Palm Beach. Born Oct.

19, 1885, in Royal Center, he was the son of Charles and Rosa Belle Paris Foskett. A graduate of the Indiana University Law School in 1907, he was a member of Sigma Nu Bartender Dies At 74 will be held from 4:30 to 6 and p.m. and girls seven years of five days a week. Boys and under must be able to age swim one length of the pool; eight to 10, four lengths; 11 and 12, six lengths; and 13 and older, 10 lengths. After June 11 swimmers 13 of age and older will work years out from 7 to 8 a.m.

and the ones will practice from younger to 9 a.m. Additional practices will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. each day. Chris Wilson and Sue Ann Frohbieter will be coaches. E.

Dewey Surber, 74, of 520- 13th died at 2 p.m. Thursday at his home. Death was due to an apparent heart attack. He was born in Logansport June 15, 1898, the son of Lincoln and Emma Raney Surber. His marriage was to Alice J.

Miller on July 8, 1950. She survives. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Surber was employed at the Anglers Paradise. He formerly was employed by the Brass Rail.

He had served as president of Bartenders' Union No. 780. A veteran of World Wars I and II, he had belonged to the Eagles Lodge No. 323. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday at the Kroger Melvin R. Funeral The Rev. Seeger officiate and burial will be in Bethel Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday.

Eagles services will be held tonight at 7:30. brick wall of frost" for Friday chilly winds Chilcott) He seems to night. (Photo by Joe Three-County Center Treats Mentally Ill The will hold an organizational team meeting at of 10:30 the a.m. Saturday at the according to Russell W. Brown, president of the Swim Boosters.

Practices will begin Monday signyear with the Music p.m. Delphi School Music fish fry Delphi fish fry the uniforms. and age 12, basis. which the high bands direction Adaline Michael 500 will with 11 teams fundraising for school Club, Club, Club and Club will team Relays over the Mayor hand to winning. those are $1 cents for proceeds and Jack and Mr.

for races race Campbell, Dale Joe will be Lloyd. race will. school JuniorMemorial Awards, May 20, p.m., High 24, last pick up Juvenile Arrests Decline Sharply Juvenile arrests during April dropped almost 25 percent from the previous month. There were seven for six for theft, five for runaways, violation of curfew, four each for illegal consumption and trespass, two for breaking and entering and one for disorderly conduct. Eighteen of the cases were handled by the Juvenile Aid Division, eleven were sent to the probation officer and one of these was sent on to juvenile court.

The JAD officers made 17 arrests and uniformed officers made 12. A total of 132 juveniles were interviewed by JAD officers during the month. Smoking Brake Causes Alarm Logansport firemen were called to extinguish a fire in a 1961 pickup truck at 7:40 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of 12th Street, Fire Chief Bobby Bannon said the driver of the truck, Sharon Wilburn, 103 Minor had left 'the vehicle's emergency brake on and the wheels had begun to smoke. Damage was confined to the brake drums, Chief Bannon said.

At 5:40 p.m. firemen were called to a brush fire south of U.S. 24 East, across from the old fair grounds. Due to the wet fields, firemen were unable to get a truck into the area and approached the fire on foot. Chief Bannon siad the fire started after a clearing crew left a brush fire burning.

Local Woman's Father Dies -Russell Sheets, 87, Frankfort, Thursday at Clinton County Hospital. He was the father of Mrs. William F. Justice, Rt. 2.

Funeral services will be conducted a at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Goodwin Funeral Home with burial in Hopewell Cemetery. Fraternity, Florida Bar Bar and Palm Beach County Associations, Bath and Tennis Club, Sailfish Club and Everglades Club of which he was on the board of governors for 12 years. He was the oldest living member of the Logansport Elks and founded the Walter W. Foskett Endowment Professorship of Law at Indiana University.

His marriage was in 1916 to Bertha F. Ferguson who died in 1968. Surviving are one son, John Geneva, one daughter, Mrs. Ernest R. Schmidt, Lake Forest, Ill; and five grandchildren.

Friends may call at Kroger Funeral Home from 8 until 9 p.m. Friday. The comprehensive community mental health center at Kokomo handles 165 new cases each month, representatives of the center reported here Thursday. Robert Melvin, education coordinator, and Mrs. Pat Goad, nurse, discussed the work of the center public meeting in the Longcliff auditorium.

The center, which opened in services so those who are not February, 1972, offers five seriously mentally ill can stay in the community while they are being treated. These are inpatient and outpatient care, partial hospitalization, emergency care, consultation and education. The center, serving Howard, Tipton and Clinton Counties, which is associated with Howard community hospital, cost $2.7 million to construct. Of that amount, $1.5 million came from the state, $500,000 from the hospital, and the remaining $700,000 from the three counties served. Melvin said the staff includes two psychiatrists, five psychologists, six social workers, two activity therapists, eight nurses, and 13 psychiatric aides.

All of the patients are volunteer commitments. Their average stay is two or three weeks and the longest thus far has been six weeks. Each patient is required to draw up a "contract" stating what his problem is, what he Flora Senior Citizens Club Elects Officers FLORA-Flora's Senior Citizens Club selected officers Wednesday after a carry-in luncheon at Flora Public Library. Miss Mable Wharton is the president of this new organization. She will be assisted by Ora Shirar, vice president; Mrs.

Charles Loy, secretary; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hanna, treasurers; Mrs. Nettie Phillipy, publicity; Mrs. Nellie Wilson, assistant publicity; and Mrs.

David Wise, transportation. The next meeting of the group will be June 6 at the library. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Washburn and Mr.

and Mrs. Arnold Anderson are in charge of the meeting. Junior Home Endeavor E.H. Club members will meet at 7:30 Monday in the Flora p.m. Fireside Room with the Senior Home Endeavor E.H.

Club mothers as special guests. The American Legion Auxiliary, Clarence Wiles Monday Post, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Ed Helvie. Three area home economics clubs will meet Tuesday.

Monroe Township E.H. members will meet at Flora Public Library at 1:30 p.m., Flora E.H. Club will meet at the library at 7:30 p.m., and Senior Home Endeavor E.H. Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Robert Sibray at 7:30 p.m.

Carrollton E.H. Club members will meet Weanesday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Claude Pearson. Mary Jane Coffing, who is in the eighth grade at Columbia Junior High School, signs ber name after being Inducted into the National Junior Honor Society during a Thursday morning at the school Proud Moment who Waiting program also is for in her the turn eighth to sign grade.

is Lori Looking Burk, on Ann Kirkwood, Mark Lozier and John are freshmen, who are members of Gordon, the Honor Society. (Staff photo by George Hagene) wants to do about it, and how he wants the center to help him, Mrs. Goad said. The nurses at the center wear street clothes instead of uniforms. The staff uses rational emotive therapy-a reality feedback technique.

Mrs. Goad said that the mere fact that the patients have been removed from a stressful environment contributes to their improvement, and many times psychotic patients are "socialized" within four days. The charge for treatment is $65 to $68 per day, but most Kokomo industries now have mental illness included in their hospitalization insurance. Mrs. Goad told the routine for a typical day, including individual and group therapy, recreation, exercise, job assignments, and creative arts.

The families of patients are invited to attend the group therapy sessions. Hospitalized patients usually have weekend passes and many of them also have passes to leave during visiting hours, which are from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The center consults police, the welfare department, and Mental Health Association, Alcoholics Anonymous. Depressions, alcoholism, and marital maladjustments are among the principal causes for treatment. The center has assumed the job of training probation volunteers, who work on a one one basis with people the courts have placed on probation.

Police Find Stolen Auto PERU-Mrs. Charlotte M. Barnes, 86, of 224 W. 10th St. died at 8:30 p.m, Thursday in Dukes Memorial Hospital.

A retired minister from the Peru Church of God, she had been ill for two years. Born in Nebraska July 29, 1886, she was married to Harvey Barnes, who survives. The couple would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary later this year. Surviving with the husband are three nieces and a nephew. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m.

Saturday at the FlowersLeedy Funeral Home Rev. Delmus Hall officiating. Burial will be in Hill City, S.D. Friends may call after seven o'clock tonight. Miss Coplen Dies Miss C.

Fern Coplen, 85, 830 North died at 10:55 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Hospital. Born Jan. 28, 1888, in Fulton County, she was the daughter Perry and Loucetta Blue Coplen. She was a member of Market Street United Methodist Church.

Surviving are one niece, Miss Ruth Coplen, Washington, D.C., and one cousin, Ray Phillips. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at McCloskey-Hamilton-Good Funeral Home with the Rev. Al Kundenreich and the Rev. Howard Western officiating.

Burial will be in Cline Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Friday. Deaths and Funerals City, County BELDON Services for Charles Beldon, 66, 3110 Summit will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Fisher Funeral Home with entombment in Ever-Rest Memorial Park Cemetery mausoleum.

Friends may call at the funeral home where Masonic services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday and Elks services, at 7:30 p.m. A car, stolen in Logansport about 9 p.m. Thursday, has been recovered. The auto, a 1957 Chevrolet, black with a white top, was stolen from 1011 North according to the owner, Thomas McKinney of that address.

He said the key was not left in the car. The car was spotted abandoned on Hamilton Street by Officers William Hipsher and Richard Kaufman on routine patrol at 5:37 a.m. Friday. Late Markets INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Livestock: Hogs 2.100; barrows and gilts strong to 50 higher, mostly 25-50 higher, instances 75 higher with most advance on 260-280 lb; 1 and 2, 200-230 1b 36.00-36.25; 35 head 36.50; 1 to 3, 200-250 lb 200-250 lb 35.25-36.00; 2 and 3. 230-270 lb 34.50-35.25; load 272 1b 35.00: 2 10 4, 260.290 lb 34.00-34.50; 3 and 4, 280-300 1b 33.00-34.00; sows 1 mostly steady, instances 25 higher; To 3, 330-400 lb 31.50-32.00; 1 to 3, 600 lb 32.00-32.25; few around 325 lb 32.50: boars 27.00-32.00.

Cattle and calves 100: not enough to test prices. Sheep 50: not enough to test market. INDIANA DIRECT HOGS By United Press International A range of prices at 70 Indiana rural markets: Demand good; barrows and 1 gilts fully 25, instances 50, higher; and 2, 200-230 lb 35.00-35.50; few 1 35.75; to 3, 200-230 lb 34.75-35.00: to 3, 230- 250 lb 34.00-34.75: steady; 1 to 3, 300-600 1b 29.50.32.00. CHICAGO (UPI) Grain range: High Low Close Prev. Wheat May 236 Jly 233 227 Sep 233 231 228 Dec 233 227 227 Mar 227 Corn May 178 Jly 167 Sep Dec 168 Mar 167 May-74 173 167 Oats (old) May Jly 94 94 (new) May 90 Jly 95 9334 94 Sep 96 94 95 Soybeans May 779 760 773 764 Jly Aug 677 567 680 Sep 576 564 570 Nov 453 460 45434 Jan Mar 461 459 456 May.74 459 454 458 454.

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