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i Saturday Jun 31961 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS Page 6 DEATHS AND FUNERALS Gloomy Comic Kaufman Dies Vkl" Cletus Seibert Was Active in Politics Cletus B. Seibert, active in Democrat politics most An 'Ox Gore' Incident on Senate Floor From tht WojhlnjtoK Burtau WASHINGTON Birthday anniversary greetings this week to President Kennedy at a cost of $500 or more were tax deducti- By Associated Pratt NEW YORK Comedy was his forte, but George S. Kauf of his life, died last night1 at Sunnyside Sanatorium after an illness of 10 years. Mr. Seibert, 56, served as apolis most of his life.

He was chief deputy clerk of Marion a member of Northminster County for eight years begin- Presbyterian Church. ning 1938, under Charles Ettinger. He had served as dep. Funeral services wlU be at uty clerk prior to that time. 3:30 p.m.

Monday in the Flan-He worked more than 14 ner Buchanan Broad Ripple years in the clerk's office. Mortuary. Burial will be in the ible items, Senator Barry Ex-Chief o( Donnelly Dies From tht Pratt Association! CHICAGO David L. Harrington, 66, former president of the Reuben H. Donnelley Corp.

publishing firm, is dead. Harrington headed the Donnelley firm from 1951 to 1957 and recently served as chairman of the executive and management policy committees. He was immediate past president of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and was chairman of the 1959 national cancer crusade. Also dead: CHICAGO E. Einar An-dersson, 59, publisher of the Swedish American Tribune.

Andersson also was president of the Swedish Pioneer Historical Society and a former president of the Swedish Cultural Society. NEW YORK Ralph M. Simon, 71, former president of the Simons hosiers. Simons was also chairman of the New York committee of the Children's Asthma Research Institute and the Jewish home for asthmatic chil M. Goldwater told the Senate yesterday.

Goldwater called attention to a current drive by the Ken He was a former Democrat uraveiawn cemetery, ronvuie. precinct committeeman and a Survivors include the widow, ward chairman. He served as Anna G. Seibert; a daughter, chief election supervisor in Barbara A. Seibert; a son, nedy administration to close so-called "tax loopholes," adding: 1944.

David G. Seibert and two sis- Mr. Seibert, born in Shoals, ters, Ethel Macy, Indianapolis, was a resident of Indian- and Thelma Stevens, Danville. I have a hunch that all the 'State' Is Growing TERRE HAUTE. Ind.

The 'first unit (lower right) of this four-unit men's housing development at Indiana State College is expected to be ready in September, 1962. Each of the 9-story buildings will, house about 300 students. The first unit and hexagon-shaped kitchen (center) will cost $1,849,571. A residence hall for women is also under construction. talk about closing loopholes depends on wbose tax loopholes are being closed there man earned the nickname of the "gloomy dean" of Broadway.

A heart attack yesterday in Kaufman's Park Avenue apartment ended the career of the very successful playwright, director and producer. He had been virtually inactive since a stroke about a year pnd half ago; he was 71. Kaufman was one of the keenest wits and shrewdest businessmen Broadway had ever known, yet in some ways he was an eccentric. He, was one of the greatest individualists in the theater but preferred collaborating on plays to writing alone. He was a man of immense sophistication.

Yet he had a rumpled look, a 1 1 his bushy hair untidy. As he walked the street, he would often talk to himself and grimace. His reputation for gloominess came from the mournful way he would prowl the rear of theaters on opening night or during out-of-town tryouts, "mun'iDiifig and pulling at his hair. Contradictory personality or not, he was among the theater's big money earners and he shared two Pulitzer prizes for "Of Thee I Sing," 1931, and "You Can't Take It With is an old saying that when Carl Ploch Services to Be Held Monday people complain it depends on whose ox has been gored." BENT RECORDS The Arizona senator read a letter sent by John M. Lynch, Massachusetts Deraocr atic chairman, to New England businessmen urging contribu 1956, and served until December, 1960, when he resigned.

He was formerly a trustee of Indianapolis Methodist Hospital and Flanner Resolutions Weigh Tons Services for Carl A. Ploch, board chairman of Speedway Savings and Loan Association, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Flanner Buchanan Fall tions to a presidential birthday dinner Monday night in Bos dren in Denver. Whitehead's Ouster Under Group Study The new State Office Building Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the request of Governor Matthew E.

Welsh to consider the ouster of Executive Director John A. Whitehead. ton. House and a member of the Creek Mortuary with burial in Marion Countv Welfare Board. The enclosure explains the DePauw Tops $2 Million Fund Goal Sptclal to Tht Ntwt GREENCASTLE, Ind.

DePauw University's $2 million capital funds campaign went sailing over the top here with the announcement of a gift from Lilly Endowment, Inc. Notification that DePauw had qualified for the challenge gift, which was to be transmitted when $1,800,000 had been raised, was made at an attractive tax deduction aspect for contributors. Any contributions of $500 or more will, Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ploch, 77, who died yes Widow of Minister Dies at 81 Survivors include two daughters, Mrs.

J. Miles Reeder and Mrs. Arnold T. Spencer, both of Indianapolis; a sister, Mrs. Albert George, a brother, Walter W.

Ploch, both of Evansville, and three grandchildren. on request, be published in the program to comply with the a deduction provision," terday in his 3 Wtf home at 3015 N. Willard Heiss is already getting things straightened out at City Hall after only six weeks as a city employee. The "things" are some resolutions passed by the Works Board between 1891 and 1956. And the numerous pages of each resolution were -3! 1 Lynch's letter advised.

Richard L. Tewksbury, 2919 Meridian, was a director of Ready Mixed Goldwater said that for $500 1. A. N. Centennial, a member of the commission, said "There very possibly could be definite a contrmuior migni say "Happy birthday, Mr.

President" in the dinner program. Concrete Corp. Jefferson Cora Hayes Whiteford, 81, 1528 S. Belmont, died today in Methodist Hospital. Born in Lawrenceburg, Mrs.

National Life wniterora was folded several times before they were stuffed in filing jackets. Heiss, hired to direct the "Before we finish talking about loopholes, I think the President should explain to his friends in Massachusetts a member of a Methodist Church there You," 1937. The latter was done in collaboration with Moss Hart, with whom he also wrote "The Man Who Came to Dinner" and "Once in a Lifetime." The former was a collaboration with Morrie Rys-kind, with whom he also wrote "Bring Up the Girls." He worked with Edna Ferber on "Stage Door" and "The Royal Family." Howard Teich-mann was his' collaborator on "The Solid Gold Cadillac." He wrote, "Dinner at Eight" alone. that it is rather embarrassing microfilming of old records at City Hall, discovered his first task was to uncurl these musty documents so they ana a 1 1 ded it the Belmont alumni luncheon to President Russell Humbert by Manning Pattillo, the endowment's executive director for education. The first physical monument to the drive will be the occupancy this fall of the school's new men's residence hall which will be dedicated on Old Gold Day, October 14.

Lb a cnurcn in InHinnannlis I 1 Insurance Co. He had received numerous honors for his fraternal work in the Masons, including the 33d degree. Mr. Ploch was president and director of the Speedway Savings and Loan Association from 1947 until last January when he became board chairman. He was appointed federal jury commissioner in October, could be sorted for filming She was the I YV' So far, he has about 500 widow of the I filed.

action" on the Governor's request. Welsh asked for the special meeting after the commissioners had time to study a 12-page legal opinion on Whitehead's status, -prepared by attorney Leo Gardner. The opinion states that Whitehead's a four-year contract is void because the salary was approved by the State Budget Committee as required by law. The contract of Whitehead, a Republican, was signed 14 days after Welsh, a Democrat, was elected governor. Welsh replaced the old commission May 5, shortly after it approved against his wishes He now estimates it will Mattie E.

Williams Services for Mattie E. Williams, 79, 1411 Banta will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Southoort Methodist Church with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery, Franklin. Friends may call at the Tolin Hen-Funeral Home. Mrs.

Williams, who lived with her daughter, Beverly Craft, for 15 years, died yesterday. She was born in Macon, Ga. Survivors include another daughter, Louise M. Jourde; a son, Whit D. Williams, both of Houston, and six grandchildren.

Ada L. Thomas Services for Ada L. Thomas, 72, 2155 N. Capitol, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Gorham Rev.

Hiram Whiteford. for take another 3,600 hours just to remove the wrinkles and sort the papers. To help in the tedious task, the board mer pastor of Whiteford the Belmont church. Services will be at 2 p.m Tuesday in the Flanner Bu has authorized the hiring of another man. They've also chanan Fall Creek Mortuary with burial in Memorial Park Hendricks 1st for Flood Aid rented an old book press to to the White House and to many of his Democratic friends for them to be pleading with people to take advantage of tax loopholes," Goldwater added.

Senator Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn.) answered Goldwat-er's remarks by saying the money involved in the programs actually was for advertising." "I believe in advertising," Humphrey said. "I believe the cost of advertising ought to be deductible in Arizona and in Massachusetts. "The only dejection," Gold-water asserted, "might come in connection with the inconsistency, of the Democratic side when they say to groups such as power companies that they cannot deduct their advertising expenses when they speak out against public power." Cemetery. Providing living and dining facilities for 153 men, the $750,000 building will enable the university for the first time to offer dormitory accommodations to all students desiring them. With $750,000 of the fund earmarked for increasing faculty and staff pay, the.

university expects to achieve a top salary range of $15,000 by the academic year 1964-65. The $500,000 balance is to assist in the straightening process. Survivors include two daughters, Lucille Edna H. Whiteford, both of Indianapolis; and two sisters, Mar These resolutions, accord August L. Heicken Rites fQr August Louis Heicken, 68, 435 S.

Harris, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the George W. Usher Funeral Home with burial in Floral Park Cemetery. Mr. Heicken, who died Thursday in Methodist Hospital, was formerly employed the expenditure of nearly for art work to adorn the Hendricks County will be the first to get fed ing to Heiss, now weigh about 12 tons, and line the walls of the board office and part of the City Hall basement "bum new building.

eral grants for May flood damage to public property, state civil defense director Robert Methodist Church with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. room." After microfilming. garet Weisenbach. Greendale, and Alice Miller, Yorktown. Laurabell Camp Is Dead at 82 Friends may call at the Pat- S.

Bates said yesterday. be applied to the construction of a science building within the next few years. the 400 rolls- of film will weigh only 125 pounds and ton Funeral Home. Osteopaths Change Office Address Dr. C.

B. Blakeslee and Dr, as a cable splicer by the Indianapolis Power Light Co. The county's "refined" esti Mrs. Thomas died yesterday occupy a single file cabinet, mate of $117,268.45 will be at General Hospital. President Humbert also announced plans for construction reviewed Monday by county, state and federal officials in a Survivors include a son, of a $180,000 apartment development for faculty and sort of pilot study, Bates said, Hubert A.

Thomas three daughters, Luradell Thomas, Mabel Dunville and Thelma Paul B. Blakeslee, osteopathic physicians, have moved thiir offices to 666 E. 62d. Their offices formerly were in Room' 1000 Kahn Building. Overloaded Plane Falls; 2 Unhurt LAFAYETTE, Ind.

(AP,) so that procedures for handling requests from other communi staff to be built through the generosity of a ties can be handled better family represented on the for 39 years, retiring two years ago. Survivors include the widow, Catherine M. Heicken; a daughter, Catherine Louise Franks, i 1 1 his mother, Theresa Heicken, and two sons, Clarence E. and Harold H. Heicken, all of Indianapolis.

Fadie Carter Services for Fadie Carter, Burres; a sister, Nettie Johnson, and seven grandchildren, all of Indianapolis. from an administrative board of trustees. Two Carmel men escaped with Jazz Festival Opens June 23 CARMICHAEL I.U. Study George H. Realey Burial in Crown Hill Ceme May Bring tery followed services today for George H.

Realey, 90, in the Robert W. Stirling Fu 53, 223 W. 29th, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Metropoli neral Home. scratches and bruises yesterday as their overloaded Piper plane crashed after a downwind takeoff at Aretz Airport.

The plane was piloted by Mark Shugart, 49, with Victor V. Cauwenbergh, 42, as a passenger. Taking off after a fuel stop, the plane lost airspeed and pancaked into a plowed field. State Trooper Arthur Grisez, an experienced pilot, said the weight of occupants and fuel exceeded the plane's rated capacity and it was taking off downwind. Mr.

Realey, a resident of Indianapolis 87 years, moved to Dearborn in 1958. tan Baptist Church with burial in New Crown Cemetery. Friends may call at Jacobs Brothers Westside Chapel tomorrow. Mrs. Carter, died May 26 in Robert Long Hospital.

He died at his home in Dearborn Thursday. He retired in 1945 after 45 years as a ma Laurabell Camp, who lived 81 of her 82 years in Nobles-ville, died last night at the home of a daughter in Indianapolis. Mrs. Camp's survivors the daughter, Gladys :or.ii Mullett, 3128 N. Keystone; four sons, Clinton, Andrew and William Henry, all of Noblesville, and Malcolm, Anderson; two brothers, Bert Kinnaman, Noblesville, and Cord Kinnaman, Carmel, and 19 grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Evans Godby Trout Funeral Home, Noblesville. Burial will be in Crown-land Cemetery, Noblesville. Mary E. Windisch Services for Mary E.

Windisch, 65, 3339 N. Meridian, will be at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Stevens Chapel of the Flowers and at 9 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Burial will be in St.

Joseph Cemetery. Mrs. Windisch, who died, yesterday in St. Francis Hospital, was a lifelong resident of Indianapolis. She was a member of St.

Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Survivors include the husband, Joseph F. Windisch; three daughters, Sister M. Roselyn, Rita Harlan and Carolyn Miller, and a son, Michaei Windisch, all of Indianapolis. chinist at the Indiana Gear Works.

Survivors include a son, Rufus Dickerson, Detroit; a Bates said damage to public property in the state because of the floods, first estimated at $8 million, now appears to be less than half that amount. He said itemized projects in each county will have to be processed through state offices before money will be forthcoming from Region 4, office of civil and defense mobilization, at Battle Creek, Mich. In most cases, he said, the federal grants will be reimbursement money. Advances, however, will be made in some cases for public works repair contracts. Some money may be made available in two or three weeks, he said.

Damage estimates in Hendricks County, he said, include $2 1,707.80, for damage to 8 miles of county roads and $40,000 damages to county bridges. New damage estimates, state-wide, were placed at $3.6 million, but Bates said these will not be final. Survivors include a son, brother, John Dickerson, Indi anapolis, and a granddaughter. Fredrick Realey, Indianapolis, and a grandchild. Special It Tht Nni EVANSVILLE, Ind.

The 1961 Jazz Festival will open here June 23 with a band comprised of Indiana University musicians. Festival officials said Al Cobine's band, ad'udsed by the American Federation of Musicians as one of the nation's top three bands, will start the three-day program. The organization includes Buddy Baker, a former Stan Kenton trombont who is now head of I.U.'s jazz laboratory program. i originally from Richmond, studied musical composition at the university. Among the other stars already signed for the festival are Dave Brubeck and his quartet? Jack Teagarden; Duke Ellington and his orchestra and trumpet player Al Hirt.

The program opens Friday night, June 23, and includes performances Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday afternoon and evening. Willa Mae Jones Services for Willa Mae Jones. 54, 2248 N. Oxford, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Corin Ersie W.

Malicoat Services for Ersie W. Mali-coat, 53, 6835 E. 82d, will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Flanner Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary with burial in Oak-lawn Memorial Gardens. State Firms A project aimed at bringing new industry into Indiana will be started this summer at Indiana University.

The anno uncement was made yesterday by Lieutenant Governor Richard O. Ristine, who sponsored a meeting of economic industrial and labor experts from throughout the state. A. M. Weimer, dean of the I.U.

School of Business said the school's bureau of business research will conduct a cost analysis on one specific type of industry. The analysis, to be completed this fall, will consider transportation costs, taxes and the availability of personnel and utility services. Weimer said to his knowledge this is the first such survey to be made in the country. If is proves successful, it will enable representatives from Indiana to approach out-of-state industries such as assemblers with facts citing the dollars-and-cents advantages of locating plants here. thian Baptist Church with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at the King King Funeral Home tomorrow. She died Thursday in General Knitting Ruled Out as Jobless Resort CHATTANOOGA (AP) When Clem Jackson's claim for disability benefits was denied because a doctor said he could crochet and knit, a federal judge ordered the Social Security Administration to look again. "This is so ridiculous," said U.S. Judge Leslie Darr, "it must be assumed that the doctor threw in a little irony." Jackson, a laborer, claimed the benefits on. grounds of obesity, arthritis and high blood pressure, and appealed to the judge when he was "urnedndown.

Hospital. Mr. Malicoat, who died yesterday after he suffered a heart attack on a fishing trip Survivors include three Elizabeth Martin, Anna near Clay City, was an engi neer In the heating plant at Woodson and Anna Wells; three brothers. Ernest, Henry Ft. Benjamin Harrison 11 years.

and Abraham Patton, and her t-iir iKjkH stepfather Herbert Eastmond Survivors include the wid M'T HE A UTTtE Blft TO BE ow, Queen G. Malicoat. John H. Johnson Don't crowd the car ahead of you. Drop back one car length (or every 10 mph of speed.

Welsh Misses Talk Because of Airplane Trouble SpKial It Tht Ntwt VINCENNES, lnd-Gover-nor Matthew E. Welsh failed John H. Johnson. 725 N. Bel Tetanus Victims Funeral Monday Sptclal It Tht Ntwt mont, died today at Methodist Hospital.

Mr. Johnson, a resident of to make the commencement ceremonies at Vincennes Uni versity last night because of Indianapolis 52 years, was a veteran of World War I. He was a shipping clerk for Link Belt Co. 15 years, retiring in VINCENNES, Ind. Double Rites will be at 9 a.m.

in St. plane trouble in Texas. Welsh, who was to have de livered the commencement ad services for Barbara Jean Vincent's Catholic Church. Cardinal, 30-year-old mother icvmc aiu u. of four who rfioH fmm trt.n...

LAFAYETTE Albert Hi dress and receive an honorary degree, was delayed at Houston, where he was at a meeting of the Interstate 1958. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Conkle Speedway Funeral Home with burial in Floral Park Cemetery. Survivors include the widow, Hazel Tharp Johnson. Exams Set for.

Jobs in Audit Division Examinations to fill positions in the new audit division of the state Revenue Department will be held at 9 a.m. June 27 in Indianapolis, it was announced today. 1 The division, was created by the last Legislature with jobs available on a bipartisan basis. Applications are being accepted by the Revenue Department, Room 202, State Office building. Indianapolis.

after stepping on a nail, and berle- 68 former Indianapolis her unborn child, Mary Ellen, resident and employee of Clark who also died from the infec- Greenhouses here. Survivors tion. will be Monday. include two brothers, Fred and Oil Compact Commission. Mrs.

Cardinal died yester- William, both of Indianapolis The notified school officials he could not get back in time, and Judge Curtis Shake, Vincennes, for BAPTIST HOME West 96th St. Suburban Indianapolis "Neiv Retirement Center" A new one level retirement community specially designed for retired people. Single or double accommodations with private bathroom facilities. Central dining. Nursing service, available.

You are invited to inspect these new facilities which are the most modern in Indiana 'UP 3-2460 oay ai uooa wmaruan hos- Services at 10:30 a.m. Mondav pital. She stepped on the nail jn Rogers Mvers Funeral two weeks ago at her home. Home. mer judge of the Indiana Supreme Court, delivered the ane reteivea a tetanus snoi cramon A A r.

Governor's address. from her physician, but the 0.Rear 80 former city clerk; disease was still well ad- Survivors include a son, Mere- The university will give Welsh his honorary degree at vancea last Monday wnen Mrs. dlth E. of Indianapolis. Rites Cardinal entered the hospital.

at 1:30 p.m. Mondav in the Rural C. Starks Services for Rural Cart-right Starks, 65, 2128 Boulevard Place, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Peoples Funeral Home with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. He died Thursday in a nursing home.

Survivors include a daughter, Marie Starks, Indianapolis; two sons, Robert Starks, Indianapolis, and Rural C. Starks, Chicago, and two brothers, Loyce W. and Lucian Starks, both of Indianapolis. Efforts to save the unborn Russell Hitch Funeral Home a later date. There was no indication what difficulty delayed the plane.

child by Caesarian section SHELBYVILLE Irene 6', 1 Jr were not successiui. Schloesser, 49. Survivors in A former Indiana Bell Tele- elude two sisters, Nellie Alley phone operator, she Is survived and Mrs. Roy Barnett, both- 5 S- by her husband, Richard; three of Indianapolis. Services at There are 1,607,063 cars registered In Indiana for a population of just under 5 million.

daughters, a son, her mother, 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Pleas a sister and a brother. ant View Baptist Church..