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ifhousht ibLYvTOB ALL-LEAD Wcdther. Forecast Partly cloddy tonight. Friday partly and warmer with showers or thundershowers likely. Low tonight 15 to 38. High Friday 62 to 65.

Ilish Wednesday, VI; Low, 114. Preeipila-lion in. rM 11 fasl THE ONLY NEWSPAPER DEDICATED TO THE SERVICE OF ELWOOD AND VICINITY OUR SEVENTIETH YEAR ELWOOD, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1960 (FULL LEASED WIRE BY UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL) 0F PRICE TEN CENTS hvd tow. Aie e5Sage y4t jCenl mm h4 NOTE: Following Is the fifteenth In nii-ssau? wrltU'ii by 151 wood ministers ltle Elwood Call-Leader.) By REV. T.

J. KEANE St. Joseph Catholic Church iS a young boy here who has five "barley INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Governor Handley told newsmen here Wednesday that he will continue to reject aid for libraries, despite a recent House vote to provide Indiana with $200,1300 in matching funds for rural "bookmobile" library services. The governor reiterated his stand on federal funds during 1 Minute May Tell Count An Enterprising Young Man Jesus Christ was the most popular man a news conference called to announce the appointment of Jack Reich, Indianapolis, to the Indiana Toll Road 1'YfU. eOpifcf Celine uuiu iai niiu ni-ai ivj to Ins words.

and the one Democratic senator had backed the library program, Predicts Nixon Victory Also during the news conference, Handley scoffed at specula limP ('VCr 11 UlUUStUlU, W11U UrtU lUUUWfU eat distance, louna memseives nungry ana to satisfy their hunger. The Apostle rculated among the crowd and found an young man who had the foresight to bring I I HI I 1 I kll supply of food. Reich, executive vice president of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce, succeeds the late Robert E. Kirby, commission vice chairman. But before he accepted the appointment, Reich, a Democrat, resigned his post on the State Office Building Commission and was succeeded by Clarence A.

Jackson president of the a wonderful example 01 private enterprise: the original SMALL BUSINESSMAN. No had planned to make a few coins by selling and fish to the hungry crowd. Now he of Drofit and personal gain and willingly his goods to the one who is ALL GOOD. then "blessed ana Drone tne loaves ana gave tion that Vice President Richard M. Nixon's popularity might be slipping.

Handley said Nixon has been busy with his tasks as vice president and hasn't had time to do any serious campaigning. The governor then predicted that Nixon will be the next president. Immediately after the news conference, Handley left by plane for Washington where he was scheduled to attepd a breakfast today with more than 50 Indiana delegates to the White House Conference on Children and Youth. While in Washington, he will accompany the delegation to a meeting with postal officials to discuss the infiltration of pornography in the U.S. mails.

He was expected to return to Indianapolis sometime this evening. lis Disciples to set before the people." (Mark MRS. ROBERT ROSS, CENSUS TAKER Gets Ready For A Gigantic Task American United Life Insurance in Indianapolis. "No Library Shortage" In reference to the preferred federal library aid, Handley said Indiana has no great shortage of libraries and that local self-help is the best answer to any library shortages that may exist. He" also said the congressional appropriation is just another ex John, the Evangelist tens us mat an aie well satisfied and twelve baskets of left- collected.

coodhearted this young man was! How grate-rawd was toward him. Because of the gen-this vounester (and the miracle of Jesus) the WASHINGTON (UPI) Being counted in the I960 census sometimes will be decided by a- matter of minutes. Babies who are born two minutes after midnight tonight won't be counted officially by Uncle Sam until they are 10 years old. That would be in the 1970 census. But anyone who dies after 12:01 a.m.

local time Friday will be considered part of the population for the next decade. Census Bureau officials have issued these ground rules to guide the 160,000 persons who will make the most expensive and speediest count of the U.S. population. They explained that the census must provide a statistical "snapshot" at a Riven moment. And 12:01 a.m., Friday is that moment.

Actually, enumerators will begin the census tonight, when they count persons in hotels and motels with more than 50 rooms. The so-called -night" will encompass both transient and permanent" guests, Shortages of- census takers still are being" reported, in some neighborhoods in New York, Los Chicago and other major It's The Law-You keived earthly bread with which to satisfy its, lunger. We shall likewise be grateful to him. ample of why taxes will continue Jesus an opportunity to give a preview 01 to Increase. Must Accept Census tie at the Last Supper on Holy Thursday eve-he provided us with Heavenly Bread to satisfy jal hunger.

additional questions covering pop "I hope the people of Indiana have enough pride of independence to back me on this stand," Handley said. The governor's refusal to accept the federal money clashed with the opinion of most of Indiana's congressional delegation. Rep. Winfield K. Denton, a Democrat ulation and housing characters -tics which are being asked of a 25 per cent sample of the nation's State Support For Anderson Boy Killed While 'Drag' Racing population.

Now. the -census taker, armed with the knowledge of his task, and a member of the House Ap were made much easier by local postmen. In the past week 60 million copies of the four pajje advance report forms wore delivered to every dwelling in the land. The Bureau of Census paid the Post Office Department- about two cents to handle each piece. -This totals The idea behind, the? advance form is to give everyone time to ponder the questions and provide accurate information.

begins his trek from house to Schools, Merit propriations Committee, told the House Tuesday that' Indiana's seven Democratic House members house. He will encounter such obstacles as snarling dogs, hazar dous staircases, abandoned toys You can't run away from it! So don't even try. It's really quite simple; 'yet ff you try to ignore it there is a possible jail sen -tence waiting. And don't think that you can hide behind the Fifth Amend -ment. Because this is one time that even that is null and void.

So face up to it, brave souls, and fill out those census forms. They're even easier to fill in than most income tax returns. Yes! Beginning on Friday approximately 160,000 enumerators will. go knocking on doors seeking a few vital answers in the ISth decennial census The entire process will take about a month, however, the counting of the heads is expected to be completed within two weeks. ANDERSON, Jnd.

(UPI)-Jerry Jiers Plan Discussed and maybe foul weather (even though it's spring). Lee Parks, 17, Anderson, was I. killed and four other teen-age Every enumerator will be wear- The information asked for on the form is name, address, sex, color! ing a red, white and blue paper boys were injured or shaken Wednesday night when a car and more state support on a local level in Indiana's a pickup truck racing side-by-side on a country road sideswiped and cms and merit pay for teachers were brought out night in a legislative workshop for Region Five ana School Board association, al school officialsJoseph Wright, Elwood school the truck overturned. oaage. -Across me lop says "U.S.

Department of Commerce." Below this are the words "Bureau of the Census." In the middle is a seal and the words "CENSUS ENUMERATOR." On the bottom (Continued on page 8) or race, month and year ot oinn (whether married or single), and relationship to head of the household. At every fourth household, the. census taker left a census house -hold questionnaire which contains wrtlia coid tho ir rinvpn hv ident; Norman King, secretary; Riley at i Superintendent "We need more state support in Melvin M. Sylvester, 16, and the truck driven by William A. Skeoch, 15, Anderson, were drag-racing about two miles west' of Anrlprnn nn a pnimtv marl.

attended the din feting in Anderson. W. Crimans Candidate short, superintendent -Anderson, declared a prater return of mi the state as an aid eal property taxes. i 'i Skeoch was below the legal minimum age limit for driving a motor vehicle in Indiana. Steve Jackson, 16, and Parks were riding in the truck, and Thomas Herd, 15, was riding with Sylvester in the car.

In the Elwood area plans for the census have been in motion for many weeks. Just recently local census takers completed training amounting to nine hours. Crew leaders here are Mrs. Robert Ross and Mrs. Robert Parry.

During the training sessions emphasis was placed on the importance of a systematic, thor -ough canvass of every dwelling unit. This will insure a complete count. Class training will cover tate Representative order to lower local property taxes," he declared. Ebbert said there will be an additional $4,000,000 'available to schools from the state this year, but the addition of 1,000 units in Indiana schools at a cost of some $4,500 a unit will more than off -set the money increase. Dale Prough, county school su -perintendent, also hit at the stale tax distribution, pointing to the 25 cent county tax as still serving as a state tax.

3. Bestr 1 Sylvester was the only occupant of either vehicle to escape injury. Skeoch and Jackson were treated 1 1 TJfi4 una In St. William Crimans, 826 Nor Anderson today announced he will be a candidate for state representative on the Republican ticket. Crimans, who will be taking his school.

In World War II' the candidate served 34 months with the U.S. Navy, seeing action in the Phil lipine Islands. He was released as a motor machinist mate third class. -i 1 1 I I I lit it. no levision John's Hospital here, with head injuries that were described as not serious.

"The 25 cents originally was i proper manner of asking ques -tions, use of a census question -naire, census definitions and map first ler into nolitics when his WILLIAM CRIMANS Seeks State Office reading. All this just to be a cen-d namc appcars 0n the May pri The GOP candidate for state leg- Awards sus taker! It's not easy placed in. effect so more money would be received by county schools," he asserted. "However, the state took off its 14 cent tax and the 25 cents is subtracted from support, in reality it still, serves as a state tax." The 25 cent levy is mandatory in all Indiana counties. OOD-(UPI) The ry.

heset hv strikp. Though you may not think' map reading is a very important census taking technique since it defines the limits- to which each census taker is assigned. About 250,000 maps have been prepared Air Force Refueling Plane Crashes With 14 Aboard; 12 Are Fished Out 'ffii-p and foreign would pour all its mary ballot, is the only candidate from this section of the county seeking the state office? A resident of Elworxl since 119, Crimans is a native of Ind-ianapolis he was graduated from Shortridge high school. He was graduated from Purdue university in 19-18 and 'from the Indiana university School of Bus iness' in 1949. Ho" also taught business of insurance at the I.U.

'Hp Academy Award islatifre came to Elwood from Indianapolis in 1949 and started in the general business insurance. He currently maintains an insurance agency at 1301 Mam St. In 1947 he was married to Marian E. Stone, a graduate of Butler university, and they have four children. Crimans is active in and fraternal affairs.

He currently serves president of the Elwood Liohs flub and is -a of the Elks and Eagles lodges, the Elwood Chamber of Commerce for the census. Based on the 1950 census each enumerator -is- as -signed an area with about 1,200 persons. Before the enumerators bein for the two missing men was narrowed down to an area 20 miles Prough declared he would like to see that money "completely divorced" from state support aral the entire amount added to the county school costs. (Continued on page 8) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -(UPI) An Air Force refueling plane with 14 persons aboard crashed Wednesday night in the starrny Atlantic.

Twelve airmen missing early today. The Air Force said one of the survivors' had been in the water more than eight hours before he was picked up by a Navy destroyer at 5:10 a.m. The; search making the rounds their jobs Monday oiLjht bat it sliowinjr off the Gary ilyn Monroes, Marlon iKaboth Taylors and the Oscar moguls second flight play-T't part. A presenters are Carl nickinson, Barbara The survivors were plucked from the turbulent waters by a Coast Guard helieopter and res i i and the First Presbyterian church, were rescued but two were still Second Month Of Negro Campaign- Willson and Rich-ho seldom if ever top-';" of a movie. Bie- invoK-rd in handing cue ships that rushed to the crash scene.

The plane, a KC-97 tanker which refuels bombers in flight, plunged into the Atlantic approximately 43 miles east of the nation's missile test center at Cape Canaveral. The Air Force said the pilot radioed at 8:15 p.m., that he was going to ditch his plane in high seas. The "May Day" touched, off A massive rescue operation: search nlnnes. battling a 500- Near Riot In Texas, Cautious Compromise Segregation Plan Is Talked In N. Carolina arc Susan Hayward John Wayne, r- and Rock Hudson.

when the public 'a he steing Gregory Holilen, it must "ry deal Ji lop singers in i i stake and "threats of arrest or intimidation do not seem to deter day at High Point, N.C.just a few miles from where the cam them." paign began. The prayer sessioh at' the bf- Sets Trial Period will be fice of Nashville, Mayor The second full month of a concerted Negro campaign to facilities in the South ended today with a rear riot in Texas and ft cautious compromise proposal in North Carolina. Police turned fire hoses on 150 Nnirro demonstrators at Marshall, Mayor Jesse Washburn of High Point said his "human relations committee" has proposed lunch counter facilities in High Point stores be integrated to1 a Ben West was a protest against slow progress of the mayor's bi-racial committee named to find solution in Tlashville where 4: r5sVvK )UJ foot ceiling and 30-knot winds, swooped low over the dark waters dropping three-minute magnesium flares that gave off an eerie flow. The Air Force released the names of all of the survivors, including the plane's five crew-members. They were Dipt.

Richard Geiger, the pilot; Lt. David Hansna, co-pilot; Lt. John P. Rogers, navigator; T-Sgt. Charles Hefner, engineer; and S-Sgt.

60-day trial during which Wednesday; about Negro students marched on the Lou scores "of Negroes were arrested, Police did not interfere. Use Fire Hoses isiana state capital of Baton Rouge to and pray; 200 whites and Negroes held a pray people who are Urns, with the ex-iiny Davis who "l's arc Gogi Grant a' Hip WaVs of, Love), 'The Five Pennies), 5' 'The Hanging i ankle Vaughan (The P'Tsonality on the m.Kier'of ceremonies no now is primarily star. A veteran of Hope manages to informality into :1 stuffiness of the Os- At Marshall, where 65 per cent of the 35,000 population is Negro, students from 'Wiley BishoD colleges turned out in rr meeting of "dissatisfaction" mi'ieirfa thf mayor's office at fr.rcp to nrotest the arrest of Nashville, Tenn. police remain vigilant to nreai; up any demonstration that could lead to violence. The'prcsident of North Carolina College at Greensboro, whose students began the drive for integration of lunch counters by taking scats customarily reserved for whites, told college trustees Wednesday that his students have been well behaved, respectful and peaceful.

But President Warmoth T. Cihbs added that the students feel they have basic interests at about 60" lunch' counter demonstrators. John W. radio, operator. The other, rescued men were Col.

Geerge C. a flight surgeon; Maji Walter' C. Birge Lt. Richard' M. Wein The demonstrations, Which in two' months have occurred in every Southern state except Mississippi, began Fob.

1 at Greensboro. N.C. The first major compromise proposal was reporter! to- Police drove 150 back with fire hoses and broke up another group singing and praying at the courthouse. berg: -S-Sgt. Luis fc, Lt, Maj.

Robert Yates. and Joe H. Taft. ked. So.

Ooen The 12th survivor was pic up a destroyer but' he was Beautiful wedding and birthday cakes. from $1.75 FRENCH PASTRY FE2-2671 FLORENCE Millinery Shop Open Fri. Sat. night until' o'clock. -Prrsby, Womory As- not identified.

(Continued on page 8) Apiii ist io a.m. Ikmstnrs nrotonl EAGLES, Fri. nite JAKE HOOVER TRIO games 7:15, dance 9:00 TV SUMS UP With GERALD L. BUCCI, 1205 North Anderson street, makes sure he'll be eligible to vote in the May primary by registering at he registration office in city hall. Vehsa Pemocrat clerk, accepts his registration while Audree Frazee, Republican clerk, looks on.

The office will.be open for voter registration from 1 p. m. until 8 p. m. through Monday.

(Call-Lear photo) Fri. and Special: Wallysy-ed Pike $1.50, 21 Shrimp $1-125, Scott's Supper Club, 529 So. A i. Ijuu A Sana Inc.1 Plush Rabbits for Easter! Reasonably priced-Used records. Ray Linville, 945 No.

13th St. Hypnotist nitP.

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