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IU Education Head Here Addresses Men's Fraternity Dr. Charles Sharp, director of the education department at Indiana University- Kokomo, spoke of "Public Education in Indiana" to members of Gamma Epsilon Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, men's education fraternity, as they met Thursday night in Darrough School He discussed the development of public education in Indiana to its present status and projected his thinking to the local education scene in the years to come. He also presented his views on the ways in which the financial basis for public education could be improved and broadened. Courses of study that are now being offered to teachers and prospective teachers at Indiana University- Kokomo were identified and explained by Dr. Sharp, with special emphasis on the new four-year elementary program of which Dr.

Sharp is director. Officers of the organization are: Robert Cameron, principal of Maple Crest Junior High School, president; Alfred Himelick, director of Vocational and Adult Education for Kokomo- Center Schools, vice president; Henry Whitmer, principal of Northwestern High School, vice president; Randy Mauck, principal of Logansport Junior High School, treasurer; Darrell Rider, teacher at Northwestern High School, secretary; and Paul Troyer, teacher at Bon Air Junior High School, historian. Jewelry Salesman's Car Stolen Thursday FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) A jewelry salesman's car was recovered early today, minus its sample cases full of jewelry, 12 hours after it was reported stolen. The case paralleled a similar theft last March 21.

Police said Larry W. Koenig, 40, Troy, N.Y., said his car was stolen Thursday afternoon while he was in a Fort Wayne restaurant. He said the trunk contained sample cases full of jewelry valued somewhere between $5,000 and $30,000. In March, another jewelry salesman's car was stolen while he was in a Fort Wayne restaurant. The car was recovered, but jewelry samples worth $47,000 were missing from the trunk.

FOUR CHARGED Four motorists were slated Friday by authorities on charges of traffic violation. Cited were: Ruth L. Davenport, 811 S. Armstrong failure to yield right of way; Lee Helton, 20, Kokomo R. R.

4, disregarding an automatic traffic signal and no operator's license: Elton R. Early, 19, 710 N. Courtland improper right turn, and Richard Leon Stevenson, 27, 416 E. Jefferson failure to sign, carry or exhibit registration card and disregarding an automatic traffic signal. DEATHS JAMES RAY PERU Funeral services for James Carroll Ray.

five-year-old son of Fred and Leela (Haffner) Ray 8 Shields will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Drake-Flowers Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Cannus Sparks officiating. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery. Mexico.

Friends may call at the funeral home after noon on Friday. The child died in the Dukes Memorial Hospital at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday following a seven-month illness He was born in Peru. April 26, 1963. He was a member of the Independent Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors are the parents: two brothers. Robert and Dan at home; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Haffner and Mr.

and Mrs. Fred B. Ray all of Peru; and the great-grandparents, Mrs. Leeta A. Weaver, Hardin.

Mrs. Graeie Smith and John Morgan, both of Peru; and Mrs. Aslee Ray, Blythesville, Ark. Grissom Council Asks Plans For Rest Park Be Abandoned MISS 1VA BALSBAUGH Miss Iva A. Balsbaugh, 85, formerly of Logansport R.

R. 5, died in the St. Joseph Hospital, Logansport at 1:30 a.m. Thursday following a six-year illness. Born in Miami County, Oct.

9, 1882, she was the daughter of George and Martha (Moss) Balsbaugh. Survivors are five nephews, Robert Balsbaugh, Peru; Herbert and Elbert Balsbaugh, both of Logansport R. R. 4: Clyde Balsbaugh, Indianapolis, and Marvin Balsbaugh, Marion. She was a member of the Hoover German Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the Hoover German Baptist Church with the Rev. Glen Metzger and the Rev. Lester Kinzie officiating. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.

Friends may call at the Eikenberry- Murray Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Friday. HENRY J. ULREY Henry J. Ulery, 76, 269 W.

Eighth died 10:45 a.m. Thursday in his home after a two-and-a-half-year illness. He was a retired engineer on the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Born in Miami County, July 21, 1892, he was the son of John and Nellie (Reynolds) Ulery. He was married to Beatrice Norris in 1912 and she died in 1923.

He later married Belie Campbell Short in 1929 and she survives. Other survivors' are two daughters, Mrs. Robert Fielding, Peru; and Mrs. Clifton Layman, Walton; two sons, Henry W. Ulery Peru, and Weldon Ulery, Hialeah, one brother, Norman Ulery, Brown County; three sisters, Mrs.

Frank Beeson, Peru; Mrs. Opal Severn, Flint, and Mrs. Elmer Hecht, Michigan City; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Drake-Flowers Funeral Chapel.

Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Sunday. PERU Grissom Community Council has requested that the State Highway Commission abandon plans for a rest park south of Peru as part of the U.S. 31 dual-laning project.

The request, made by letter Thursday, was sent to Highway Commission Chairman Robert S. Whitehead and was signed by Hal Cultice, council president. The Peru Chamber of Commerce sent a similar letter to the state. The state proposes to take three acres from the Paul Kelly circus winter quarters, four miles south of Peru as part of a state-owned rest park. Kelly contends that condemnation and use of his property would mean that he would have to cease business on the last site of the Cole Brothers Circus winter quarters.

In his letter to Whitehead. Cultice stated that he had conferfred with Kelly, who promised him to preserve the grove of hardwood trees and to make water available to the public on his property. Martin Hayes, executive director of the highway commission reported that bid letting for the U.S. 31 project has been delayed for several months due to a federal embargo on funds scheduled to be used for the project. Hayes further stated that the final decision on whether to abandon plans for the rest park would be made by Commission Chairman Whitehead.

Merit Semifinalist Richard L. Adams, a senior at North Miami High School is one of about 15,000 seniors in the country named semifinalists in the 1968-69 National Merit Scholarship Program. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.

Nelson Adams, Route 1, Roann. Semifinalists were the highest scorers in their states on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test given last February in 17,500 schools throughout SUPERIOR COURT Cases Filed Rhinda J. Collins vs H. D. Collins, divorce.

Married Dec. 31. 196G. separated Sept. 14, 1968.

Cases Heard Joyce A. Palladino vs. Joseph D. Palladino. Plaintiff granted divorce.

Betty Boyd vs. Willburn Boyd. Plaintiff granted divorce. Ross W. Pearson vs.

Peggy Pearson. Plaintiff granted divorce. CIRCUIT COURT Cases Filed Louise Yard vs. Charles Yard, divorce. Married Sept.

separated Sept. 18,1968. Cynthia A. Brown vs. Jim Brown, divorce.

Marriage date withheld; separated April 28, 1968. Cases Heard Carolyn J. Reed vs. Ronald Lee Reed. Plaintiff granted divorce.

Wilma Mae Kaicy vs. Leroy Paul Kaicy, plaintiff granted divorce. The Kokomo Tribune 300 Union St Kckomo, Indiana J6901 Lvening editions published doily except Snturdnv and bunday. Saturday and Sunday editions published mornings. Entered as second class maltor January 1905, at the postoffice at Kbkomo, Indiana, under the act of Congress on Mrirch 8, 1897.

Second-class postage paid at Kokomo. Indiana. Member of Associated Press use lor publication of all dispatches credited to if or not otherwise credited in this paper nnri also the local news published herein. Dfiivery by carrier 50 cents per week. By mail Indiana, per year, pavaoie in advance, slS.OO.

by mail outside of Indiana per year payable in advance, No mail subscriptions accepted in towns where carrier delivery ser vice is maintained. The Kokomo Tribune Founded 1850 The Kokomo Dispatch Founded 1870 Tribune and Dispatch hounded 1930 Hear the Speer Family Sunday, Sept. 22nd 9:30 A.M. Public Invited First Church of the Nazarene Armstrong and Deffcnbaugli G. W.

Williams. Pastor REMODELING SPECIAL! CONSTRUCTION SEATING for 72 SOON DINING IN COMFORT SATURDAY BIG STOP TRIPLE DECKER SUNDAY HAM CHEESE "The Original" Combination Of Any 3 Items OR GIANT TENDERLOIN the country. Every semifinalist who becomes a finalist will be considered for one of the 1.000 national merit $1.000 offered by states. Many will also be considered for the four-year merit scholarships provided by some 400 corporations, foundations, colleges, unions, trusts, professional associations, other organizations and individuals. Rt'ceivt's Didn't 1 Richard E.

Mathias. son of and Mrs. J. Mathias. Peru R.

received a Doctor of Chiropratic degree from Logan College of Chiropractice. St. Louis. Thursday. Dr.

Mathias has completed four years of scholastic work and 18 months as an intern. Dr. Mathias was an intern in the clinic of the Hugh B. Ixigan Memorial Building. Sen.

Bayh Charges 'Gentlemen Farmers' Unfair Competition WASHINGTON A Sen. Birch Bayh. charged Thursday that some farmers" are competing unfairly with other farmers by purposely operating at a loss for tax purposes. Bayh introduced a bill designed to tighten tax laws in the effort to curb the practice. The bill would limit the amount that can be deducted as a farm loss to S15.000 a year.

Losses exceeding that could be credited to tax returns for other years but only against the operators' farm incomes. Bayh said wealthy individuals ami corporations have been crediting their farm losses against other, primary sources of income. He said his bill, cosponsored with four other Democrats, has the backing of the Agriculture and Treasury departments. Diana's Beauty Salon, Open Daily, 4 p.m.-midnight; Friday, Sept. 20, 1968 Moscow Space Probe Is Confirmed MOSCOW I A The Soviet I'niun's latest space probe.

Xond 5. flew around the moon Wednesday. Tass reported today The official Soviet news agency said the minimum distance between X.omt ami tlii' moon was miles stable radio communication is maintained with the station and equipment on board the station relays scientific information the ground." said Tass. "The equipment aboard the station functions normally. Pressure and temperature within ilie station is maintained within the preset limits "The coordination computing center continues processing incoming information." The announcement in general confirmed a report Wednesday by Sir Bernard Ixjvell.

director of Britain's Jixi- rell Bank Space Observatory, that a Moscow spokesman hail at the time called "a canard." Tass said the unmanned probe, launched lust Sunday, corrected its flight path Tuesday to bring it into a trajectory "to study the physical characteristics of outer space in the area of the moon" and circled the moon tIn- next day. It "continues its flight." the agency added, but did nut indicate its current location. 7'rv Trilnun- tt tint KOKOMO (Ind.) TRIBUNE 3 Injured In Crash Of Two Cars Here Eight persons were injured in a two- car accident at the intersection of Alto Road anil Lafuntaini' Street about 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Injured were Bonnie Williams.

18. of Elwood. driver of one of the cars, and her passenger. Mark Roach. 4.

Galveston K. i. Driver oi the oilier car was Hubert Hunter. 2ti. 1710 Courtland Ave.

With him were his wife. Vickie Hunter. 25: his mother. Violet Hunter. 16.

Kokomo K. his brother. Mark Hunter. 4. ami tin 1 Hunter children.

Wendell, three months, and Jennifer. 2 years. Sheriff's Deputy Jon Xeck. who investigated the accident, said all eight suffered scalp lacenitimis and Violet Hunter also had lacerations on her right leg. All were taken to Howard Community Hospital, treated and released.

Marriage Licenses (ieorue I.ekmd Meadows. S. I'onper St t'arrico. ami Clara Joan Householder. Murdi-n.

Delcn Ralph Sterns. Appersnu Wav carpi-liter, and Carol W. Treble St Gar. Sale. Antiques, bottles, dishes, silverware, 1 boy's, 2 girls' bicycles, 2 tricycles, chairs, movie screen misc.

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DOWNTOWN: 216 N. Main OPEN MON. THRU SAT. 9 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.

Fridays'Til 8:30 P.M. ZALES KOKOMO MAIL OPEN DAILY 10 A.M. to 9 P.M. Closed Sunday.

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