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FREE PARKING IN LOT THE LINTON DAILY CITIZEN Printed in an area blessed by natural resources, ideal for manufacturing enterprises finest farm belt a place proud to call home. WEATHER Cloudy, windy, much colder tonight and Thursday. Low tonight in 20s, high Thursday in 40s. Friday: rain, cold. SIX PAGES RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED LINTON, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1959 VOLUME LX NUMBER 184 Mine Run Run" Unassorted Product a an assembly ot kind not a at thought ot It's about lime for folks to be making predictions on whether have a severe or winter.

An time" factor for making predictions was the date of the first snow, that said that you took the date of the first snowfall and there would be that my during the upcoming winter. Well, some folks say that our first snowfall occurred on Oct. would make 14 durijig the winter. Others say that the first snowfall of any consequence was on Nov. making six of them.

And then another old one that says you have any very severe winter until the ponds are full. Anybody wish to prognosticate? It looks as if the potato is about gone for this season. So now, O. L. Owens of Kandborn rural route brings in a Rose China winter radish that tips the scales at five and one half pounds.

Biggest (and only) entry to date in the radish 41 Linton police have some words for boys and girls riding bicycles and for their parents, too. The police say that they've received numerous reports that our youngsters here are riding their bikes after dark and that the bikes have no reflectors or lights, making them extremely difficult to see. The police say ail bicycles should at least have reflectors on them that are visible for 500 feet. They also say that several of the bicycle-riders are apparently ignoring all traffic rules. Linton motorists have complained thaf they've been forced to slam on the brakes to keep from hitting bicyclists darting in front of them from intersecting streets and alleys.

Some of our boys and girls, too. have been seen riding down a street in on one side and the other on the other side. This situation leaves a motorist almost helpless, for he's airaid to guide his car to ei her side of the street, not knowing what one of the bike riders will do. The police urge all boys and girls to observe the same traffic rules that are followed by then some. And they urge parents of the bike riders to caution their youngsters to be extremely careful, especially after dark.

Reports filtering to the Citizen office indicate that a "real at my" of hunters was in the fields yesterday as the 1959 hunting season opened. And likely that this will have several today. It seems proper at this time for the folks who write and edit the news for this newspaper to make a plea to all these hunters: don't force us to 'put your name in the All hunting accidents are the result of carelessness by somebody or other. a "human element" in every one of them. These rules are but please observe them: never leave a field with a loaded gun.

And always MAKE CERTAIN that it's unloaded. If a single or double-barrel shotgun, carry it from the field If a. rifle that has a bolt removable, take that bolt out. If a repeating or semi-automatic shotgun, do something to it that will show at a glance that the gun isn't loaded. And always unload your gun when you climb over a fence.

And never shoot at anything obscured by a tree or bush large enough to hide another hunter. There are other them! and observe them! no "open on Uncle Mat: A man shouldn keep telling the girl he loves that he is unworthy of her. He should let it come as a surprise. Work tomorrow. SON BIRTH ANNOUNCED Mr.

and Mrs. Jerry Rupert of- 923 East Third street, Ardmore, are announcing the birth of a son born at the hospifal there Nov. 10. He weighed six pounds, fourteen ounces and has been named Bradley Allen. He was welcomed by a sister, Kathy Sue Mrs.

Mildred Rupert of I inton and Mr. and Mrs. Emmitt Allen of SulPivan are grandparents Mrs. Edith Rupert of Linton and Royce Risher of Georgetown 111- are great-grandparents. AID TO EDUCATION NEW YORK Corporations in the U.S.

shelled out $137 million in 1958 for support of higher education as compared with $110 million in the previous year. Overall corporate donations to philanthropies hit a record million, up from $418 million in 1966. Water, Rats, Alley, Trees Are Discussed by Council Discussions of rats, trees, an alley and a possible sale of water made up the agenda for the November meeting of the Linton City Council, at the City hall here Tuesday night. The rats were at the Municipal dump, the trees were seme that had been cut down and the alley is located in West Linton. The Council heard a repori that the at the dump had been multiplying recent.y.

it instructed the local street commissioner, Victor Wright, to order the purchase and application of rat poison to control the situation. Mr. Wright also yvas instructed to order some trees to replace twenty that were cut down by Street department workers at the Eugene Goodson property in the Gleivburn area. It was reported that the trees that had been mowed down were Lombardy pop.ars and that a had ottered to rep.ant them at a charge of $1 a tree. In answer to a question by Charles N.

DeCourcy, clerk-treasurer, it was said that the money is to come from the contingency fund. James Smith appeared before the Council concerning the alley, located just south of state road 54 in West Linton After a discussion, Mayor P. H. O'Hern said that he would instruct the City engineer to the area to learn the exact position of the alley in dispute, as laid out in the plat of the area. The council said that a court order was required to close an alley.

Mayor and the City engineer are to present a report on the re- suit of the survey at the next meeting of the Council. Mayor O'Hern read a letter from an engineer who had been retained to up plans for a municipal waterworks system for the town of Switz City. The engineer wished to know if the municipality could purchase wa-, ter from the system, if so. what the rate would be He also said that he believes that an adequate supply of water can found near Switz City- that if it be located he wished to know if the city of Linton would be illing to sup- i ply water for the proposed sys- turn. The Council heard a report from Water Superintendent Jack Dale that pumping at the two Linton wells had been almost at capacity on two or three extra warm days last summer.

The Council did not vote or but left the impression that it did not believe that the Linton tern had enough of a surplus to guarantee Switz City with enough water for its Electric Superintendent Guy McNew was asked about some bare wire that were causing radio and television on Fifth street southeast. He said that these wires were to be replaced or removed in the near future and that when this is done the disappear. In fiduciary business, the Council paid claims and transferred $8,000 from the Electric fund to the Cash Reserve fund. FIRE IN MISSOURI CAUSES HEAVY LOSS FT. LEONARD WOOD, Mo.

More than 500 acres were burned over by a chain of five forest fires here Tuesday night. High winds which fanned the flames ed down late in the night and the fires, which at one time threatened trailer courts and businesses, were brought under control. At one time five fires were burning but three, including one on the grounds of Ft. Leonard Wood, were quickly extinguished. The others were in Mark Twain National Forest.

Labor Secretary Will 'Eat His Hat' WASHINGTON Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell was ready to cat his today because unemployment exceeded three million in October. Mitchell arranged to nibble 011 a mocha cake made in the form of a fedora to keep a pledge he made last April at an AFL-CIO rally. The cabinet member said at that time he would eat his hat if joblessness did not fall below the three million mark last month. Figures to be released today show that he was wrong in his estimate of unemployment, mainly because of the secondary effects of the 116-day steel strike.

Mitchell made the pledge when the jobless total was starting to decline from the winter high of 4,750.000 and the spring-summer recovery had begun. To underscore the steel strike's effect in boosting layoffs, Mitchell planned to cut a slice of for David J. McDonald, Steelworkers' president, and R. Conrad Cooper, chiei negotiator for Steel management. Unemployment in September stood at 3.23L 000.

It usually declines in October, which is the low month of the year for joblessness in normal times. Th ee Defendants Receive Fines Here Three defendants received fines Tuesday at hearings conducted in the court of E. Laughlin Linton justice of the peace, according to a report made today. Richard Ashcraft, 17 years old, of Jasonville, was fined $5 and costs, or $22 75. on a charge of speeding 45 miles an hour on street northeast in Linton.

The charge was filed by Slate Policeman George W. Campbell. Hart Allen of i 11 and Claude Knowles of Indianapolis fined $1 and costs, for a total of $17.00 each, on charges of public intoxication. They were arrested by State Policeman James Smith 011 state road 59. four and a half miles south of Linton, at 10:00 Monday- night.

RUBINOFF, VIOLIN' SET APPEARANCES Plans Complete For Concert Friday Arrangements for the visit of (Dave) and His Violin" to to schools in Greene county Friday, are now complete, the sponsoring Linton Kiwanis club today. To culminate a busy day of activities, Rubinoff will present a public concert at 8:30 Friday evening at the Linton- Stoekton High school auditorium. The sponsoring Kiwanis club today told of plans for the full day of activity for the internationally-known violinist. On Friday morning he w-ill give free assemblies at the following schools: Linton, Switz City, and Bloomfield. His first performance will be at Linton at 9:15 a.m.

at the auditorium for the entire High school student body and the Seventh and Eightn grades. Following this performance, he will travel to the Switz City gym for another free assembly, at 10:15 a.m. Midland, Worthington- Dugger, and schools plan to take students to Sw-itz City for this performance. Don Pope, county school superintendent, will accompany Rub- inof. on his visits to the county schools.

From Switz City, Rubinoff will travel to Bloomfield High school for a free assembly at 11:15 a.m. for High school students and at 11:45 a.m. for the Seventh and Eighth grades. Rubinoff will return to the Linton High school Auditorium for a matinee performance at 2:00 p.m. for the students.

The admission for students is 50c for this performance, which will be ov-er an hour in length. Following the theme that richest child is poor without musical knowledge," the Kiwanis club officers said, they have an outstanding program for the youth of the community. All in all, Rubinoff will appear before over 2,000 students. The hour of 8:30 p.m. for the evening performance was set to conform to the closing hour for the local businesses.

As spokesman for Kiwanis, Dr Homer Moore, club president, urged everyone to attend the evening performance. At this concert Rubinoff is using one of the most precious instruments in the Stradivarius which is insured for $100 000. colorful career dates back to 1911 when he graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music at Warsaw. Following a concert at Grant Park in Chicago the Herald Examiner concluded its front page acclaim by observing, "He is a dynamic personality who sets audiences on And Life magazine wrote, is undoubtedly one of the handful of authentically great showmen now on earth." In reference to his accompanist. Deveny, Rubinoff explained, at last is an American Rachmaninoff, Rubenstein and rolled into one, w-ith a splash of our own immortal Gershwin for good measure.

He is my dream of a real The Kiwanis club extended its appreciation to school officials for their fine acceptance and interests in helping the youth of the of main programs of service. Admission fees for the public evening program will be $1.50 for adults and 75c for children. Police Hunt Killer Who Used Car; Girl's Friends Questioned INDIANAPOLIS A killer armed with an automobile was hunted today for the slaughter of a pretty clerk. IMaj. Robert Shields, executive officer of the Marion County Department, said the completion oi an autopsy on the 1 battered body of Lyda Edna 1 Fow.er of New Whiteland further strengthened the belief that the girl had been run down by a car and her body dumped over a country road bridge.

The teenager, reported missing Get. 8. was found Tuesday on a vine-entangled creek bank in southwestern Marion County. The executive ofticer said detectives were anxious to locate a young man known to Miss family only as whom the girl had once dated Also Major Shields to anyone to call the office if they had seen or found a missing pink nylon fingertip at, a pair of black high-heeled shoes, the purse and her wristwatch. Killed Outright A partial-autopsy report late Tuesday had indicated tnat Fowier was still alive when she w'as thrown over the bridge.

But this idea was dropped after examination disclosed a six-inch skull fracture Major Shields said the fracture appeared to have been caused by a shaped such as the headlight of a car. seems to indicate she was run down by a the officer said. In addition to the skull fracture which probably caused instant death, the girl had six broken ribs, a fractured right hip and friction-tvpe abrasions on her arms, legs and back. Major Shields said that Jesse Newkirk, a 17 year old boy friend of Miss Fowler's was to take a lie detector test today. The Decatur Central High school pupil questioned at length officers Tuesday about his story that Miss Fowler had called him the nigtit of her death and said she wras being followed by a man of she was afraid.

Made Phone Call Newkirk had said his own car was not running on the night of Oct. 8 because of clutch troub e. He said he last saw Miss Fowler, with whom he had been going for 10 months, on Oct. 3. Major Shields said the high school senior was allowed to return home after answering a barrage of questions and volunteered to return for the lie detector test.

Police be ieve Miss Fowler was killed someplace other than the peaceful section of country road where her body was found. The last report they have placed her on Monument Circle in downtown IndianaDolis, about 10 miles from where her body was found. AM) FARM CLASS TO MEET THURSDAY An adult farm class at the and school on Thursday evening will discuss Materials," Fred E. Hensley, and agricultural instructor, reported today. The class will be held at 7:00 Thursday evening in the Agriculture building at the school.

Mr. Hensley invited all interested persons to attend. TO TAKE BUS TO BEDFORD Members of the Linton Moose lodge and chapter 19 of Women of the Moose will attend a district meeting at Bedford Friday evening, according to an announcement made today. Arrangements have been made to provide bus transportation (free of charge) for those making the trip, it was said, and the bus will leave from in front of the Mrosc lodge home here at 6:00 Friday night.Those in charge said that it is expected that a large number of the local lodge members wil make the trip Mrs. Margaret Murdock, Senior Regent for the Women of the Moose, said that the meeting here would be canceled in favor of the Bedford meeting and she urged members of the chapter to go to Bedford.

Nehru to Ask Buffer Zone Before Talks with Chou NEW DELHI Prime Late Bulletins WASHINGTON (I PI) munists vacate border areas they occupy before he even will con- President Eisenhower today reconvened the special steel strike, fart-finding board under the Premier Chou Taft-IIartley law. En-lai, an authoritative source said today. 1 'ISHINfiTON (t PI) 'The source said Nehru was not President Eisenhower plans to Thursday a vsralion in Chou Sug- Augusta, the White House said today a A SALUTE TO VETERANS DAY-An Air Force C-130 Hercules dips her wings to Old Glory as she flies past the monument atop Mount Suribachi, scene of the famous World War II flag-raising on Iwo Jima in the Pacific. The spot where so many Americans died for their country echoes only with memories on Veterans Day, 1959. (Central Press) Governor 'Ians' 4 From Bank Board In Dispute on Rates BRIEF WARM SPELL IS ENDED Cold Weather Races Into Indiana Today I nlletl Internal hiHiil Much colder weather raced into Indiana today, ending a brief mild spell which sent the mercury soaring to 72 Tuesday.

72 was the highest recorded in the state, with all other stations getting top readings in the 60s. The temperature fell no lower than the 40s by daybreak today, but a couple of hours later it had dropped even farther Cranberry Tesfs Are Rushed Today WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted rush tests today to find out what part of the" 1959 cranberry crop safe for housewives to serve for Thanksgiving dinner. The tests also will show w'heth- er any other crops contain traces of a cancer-producing chemical! weed killer. The FDA assigned 100 inspectors and about 60 chemists to determine the extent and manner the weed killer aminctriazloe had been used on cranberries and other crops in Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin, Massachusetts. Michigan and New Jersey.

Arthur Flemming, secretary of health, education and welfare; warned consumers Monday that part of the Washington and Ore- I gon cranberry crops had been tainted with residues of the chemical, which causes thyroid cancer in rats. Jolts Cranberry Industry The announcement jolted the cranberry industry less than, three weeks re Thanksgiving Major food chains halted sales of fresh and canned cranberries. Of-1 ficials in several cities and ordered cranberry quarantines Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson ordered his department to investigate to fb out what it could do to help the hard-hit cranberry growers. He offered full resources of the department" to aid the producers. Benson said he planned to cat cranberries with his Thanksgiving dinner.

BOY FAT ALLA INJt RED RICHMOND, fnd (UPI Bill Lee Stanton, 17, Liberty, died in Roid Memorial Hospital here today of injuries sustained uesday night when his car went off Ind. 101 one mile south of Roseburgh and hit a tree. At South Bend, the mercury fell from an overnight low of 45 to 43 by 8 a.m. CDT. The same trend prevailed elsewhere except the far south.

Forecasters expected the drop to continue until the mercury reaches the 20s tonight. Highs no warmer than the lower 30s to the mid 40s were expected Thursday. The five-day outlook indicated there will be nothing mild about the weather through next Temperatures were expected to average 6 to 10 degrees normal highs of 44 to 57 and normal lows of 28 to 41. south and east Thursday, little temperature trend Friday through the outlook said, adding that precipitation will total one-half to three- quarters of an inch in rain south and rain or snow north about Friday or Saturday. A little ram was falling at Bloomington, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Goshen, and Terre Haute this morning Forecasters expected light showers occasionally today, turning to snow flurries in the north portions tonight.

More rain or snow was cxpect- 1 ed Friday. that a buffer zone be established along the disputed India-Tibet-China border pending the outcome of negotiations. Red troops occupy several outposts on Indian soil near the Himalayan border, notab'y Long- ju, in the rugged Northeast Frontier Agency, and in the Ladakh Province of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Asks Troop Pullback In the buffer zone suggested by Chou, Chinese troops would pull back 12 5 from the INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Four of the six members of the Indiana State Board of Financial Institutions were fired by Gov-; a position they now occupy in La- ernor Hanfrley. Tuesday as the dakh, but this would be to India ol a disagreement over: continuing disadvantage since the whether to raise the ceiling on Chinese have penetrated 40 miles interest rates for bank savings into Indian territory accounts. Handley announced the action Chou suggested that India pull back troops that have allegedly crossed over into China, also 12.5 at a news conference Tuesday; miles, afternoon.

He revealed that he! 'The source close to Nehru said has appointed four new members prime minister generally would hold out for Chinese rc- who favor raising the interest acccptance of the historic 1914 ceding on passbook savings ac- McMahan Line as the border, but counts to three per cent. that he might be willing to make The dismissals resulted from a adjustments to mollify board meeting called last Thurs- Heds4 Makes Strongest Statement day to consider Handleys request; i Nehru was said to be adamant to raise the interest peak from his refusal to withdraw Indian per cent. troops from border areas. Tues- However, four board members day the prime minister made his fell out of grace when they voted strongest statement on the dis- to raise the rate to only 2la per pute when he said India "cannot cent. allow China to keep a foot on our Two members voted for 3 per cent.

They were retained. cabinet was busy Cites Policy Dispute studying latest ar Ousted were David M. the prime minister was expected Indianapolis attorney, and Fred to reply to it sometime next PORTER FINAL RITES SET FOR THURSDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Porter, 91 years old, of Solsberry route one, who died Tuesday morning at her home, will be held at 2:00 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The services will be conducted at the Liberty Church of Christ near Hendricksvilie, with Rev.

Lloyd Livingston officiating, and burial will be made in the Livingston cemetery. Mrs. body is at the Jenkins and Sons Funeral home at Bloomfield. WILL PREACH SUNDAY Eldon Ringlc of Logansport will preach at services at tne Switz City Christian church at 10:30 Sunday morning, it was announced today. Mr Ringlc is coming to the church Sunday morning as a prospective minister.

All members and friends of the church were urged to be present for the services Sunday morning, Sunday school at 9:30 and worship at 10:30 DIES AT JASPER JASPER, -Hiibert Kuebler, 60, Jasper, collapsed and died in a office, apparently from a heart attack, Monday night shortly after he was involved in a minor traffic accident in which he seemed to have been uninjured. Hums, Mishawaka, a small loan banker, Democrats: and George A Nichols, Terre Haute small loans businessman, and Godfrey D. Yaeger, Indianapolis architect Republicans. They were replaced by Leroy Davisson. Winchester small loans banker who served formerly on the same board under former Gov.

Ralph Gates, and S. Edgar Lauther, Columbus banker. Republicans; and Louis H. Boink, Evansville, president of the Indiana Savings and Loan and Phillip Byron. Elkhart attorney, Democrats.

Handley explained that the board members serve at his pleasure. He said the four men were "relieved of their duties principally because of a disagreement of "There was no he said, violent argument. Indiana is the only state in the union with a permissive rate of less than 3 per cent. I feel the average people are entitled to shop and get the best rate No Hearing The governor said also that he week. Four Motorists Get Fines in J.P.

Court Four motorists have Daid fines on charges of violating Indiana traffic laws, in the court of Marion L. Lindsey, justice of the peace at Lyons, according to a report made today. They were: Louis Schultz, Decker, operating an over-weight truck; fined $20 on civil charge for overweight. and fined $5 and costs on charge for a total of arrest made by State Policeman William Stevenson. Kermit Smith, Dugger rural route, driving without a valid registration, fined $5 and costs or $22 arrest made by Trooper Stevenson.

Mrs. Kathryn Faust. Detroit, fined $5 and costs on charge of speeding in a 30-mile zone; charge filed by State Policeman J. J. Gilliland.

Oral Feutz, Bloomfield rural fined $5 and costs on felt that if a board serving at hlsj 0f speeding in a 30-mile zone; charge filed by State Policeman George W. Campbell. PRINCIPAL WRITES ABOUT WORK Teaching Is Personal Note. The following, entitled "What Is A was written in connection with this observance of Education The writer is A. M.

Franklin, principal of the tLinton-Stockton Elementary school Have you ever stopped to consider the role teachers have played in your they have figured in the shaping of your ideas, interests, and convictions? Next to parents, no one deals more intimately than teachers with a talents and deficiencies, failures and achievements during the crucial, formative early years. We look to our schools with great expectations. We look to teachers for the wise education and training ot literate, productive, and freedom-loving citizens. Teaching is the largest of all professions; sometimes it is the most misunderstood as well. It is misunderstood, perhaps, because many people tend to look upon teaching as an occupation separate and apart from day-to-day activities of community life.

Some parents rid their children off to school, hoping for the best, but hardly aware of how much is being done to enrich their lives. These people picture the teacher as a convenient guardian and tutor, who relieves them of child-care chores tor a few hours each day. They are grateful for these small favors but take little further interest in the purpose, value, and problems of education The American teacher is a highly trained professional worker and a member of one of the most important professions. pleasure could not see to with him, the board should go- Handley said he does not ex- fire DESTROYS BARN poet the new ROCHESTER, Ind. (UPI) Chairman Blaine H.

Wiseman of pqre swept through a barn on Corydon and Joseph B. Crosby of Chester Arnett farm near Greencastle, who were retained herc Tuesday night, destroying hold another hearing. It thc building, 1,000 bushels of probably will review the evi- corn, several thousand bales of dence taken last Thursday and hay. and some farm machinery, issue a new decision allowing Arnett said the blaze, the cause banks to pay up to three per of which was unknown, cent interest, Handley said. $20,000 damage.

HEARING HELD IN NORTH DAKOTA 4 Nude Boys Chained, Charges Declare MANDAN. ND. A superintendent, Thomas high state official said today an- Crouse, did not testify, other hearing would be held into Joos said the four youths, charges four unclothed teen-aged ranging from 14 to 16 years old, boys were chained to the floor of were chained in one room with- the Nor Dakota I raining 01 furniture and only a pail for School. sanitary purposes because they He understands is competent in his subject area, and! how to teach In addition to fulfilling formal college requirements, a teacher has to measure up to standards estab- lished by the individual state' departments of education before! qualifying for a license or ere-; dentials No matter how long he' continues to teach, he is aware: of the fact that his professional education is a continuing process and never completed. It is not unusual to hear of teachers who skimp, save, and take summer; jobs to accumulate enough money for additional schooling.

Satisfactions Exist Just about everybody knows that the teaching profession does not lead to great wealth. Why, are one million people teaching If mi I in it i I Herman Joos, chairman of the had escaped from the institution state Board of Administration, several times. said an earlier hearing held this inconclusive ZF7JST. time when carpenters were repairing wire mesh screening on BURGLARS HOLIDAY IN AREA Burglars who have been pestering police officers apparently took a vacation Tuesday night and this morning, according to police officers. Greene County Sheriff Jack Blakely and Linton and state police officers reported that there no break-ins In this part of Indiana.

The burglars have been using "hit and tactics to commit an large number of thefts in Greene and adjoining counties for the past three or four weeks. the windows of their room. They were left without clothes during the night, Joos said, but during the day were given bathroom privileges and taken to the lunchroom to eat. It was not disclosed how long the punishment continued. State Sen.

Ralph Ericstad said he and several other lawmakers learned about the incident through confidential sources and asked foe the investigation. "This type of treatment has no rehabilitative he said Eriestad said Crouse was offered an opportunity to testify before the board but that he preferred to have legal counsel before making any statement for the record.