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rwidoat get your paper :29 p.m., Can Paul Poe. Ph. 738-5788 between :3 and Saturday! call between 4 and 5 p.m. IFminsiLnKr DfllE LOCM FOIliCMT C10UDY Serving All Of Johnson County IF VOLUME 78. NUMBER 43.

FRANKLIN, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUCUST 31, 1962. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Budgets Adopted Two County Women County Farmers Recreation Director Named For Franklin Hurt In Accidents Two Johnson county women were injured Friday morning in traffic crashes reported in Johnson and Marion counties. Four accidents involving Johnson county motorists resulted in over $2,000 in property damage. One county driver was cited on a traffic charge.

1 I I -l I Ill fcwnia.roMiMimrniin.il llrinioiiio i i 1 .1 JIlwa.lttilM CUItS CAN DO IT! Sophomore Barbara Diilard points to the Cub bear standing next to the wall and tc lis Seniors Karl Coy, Richard Bowman, Larry Canary and Richard Eggers that Franklin's Cubs can beat Greenwood. The cub is flanked by two megaphones with a football placed in front of it. Franklin plays county rival Greenwood tonight in a season opener for both tems at 7:30 p.m. at the Franklin gridiron. iv a a aa I rAMPf lllf! IICfMPC MPPfl IliVOC iiiwujiiiwj iivuu Reply To Protesting Residents In reply to an outburst of protests from a delegation of property Dr.

Mock To Head Gift Program For Franklin College DR. HARRY E. MOCK, JR. Dr. Harry E.

Mock, Frank lin surgeon, has been named chair man of the Johnson county gifts program for Franklin College This is the third year for the cam paign. Dr. Mock win head a group of nearly 120 volunteer solicitors who will contact approximately 1,000 alumni, friends and businesses in Johnson county. The campaign will begin with a "Kick-off Cook-out" on the college campus Saturday, Sept. 8.

for all the volunteer work ers and their spouses. Serves On Board A 1933 graduate of Franklin Col lege, Dr. Mock has for some time been active in Franklin College affairs. Since 1952, he has served on the college board of directors. Dr.

Mock, who is in private prac tice in Franklin, is a member of the A.M.A. the American College of Surgeons, Diplomate American Board of Surgeons, Central States Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery and the Surgical Staff of Johnson County Memorial Hospit al. Dr. Mock, his wife and two chil dren live in Franklin at 201 Monroe. Three Men File For Board Posts Three rural Greenwood men filed for regular school board positions for the Center Grove Community School Corporation today as the deadline for filing drew nearer.

Candidates seeking board posts the three newly-formed school corporations, Center Grove, Edin-burg, and Nineveh-Hensley-Jack-son, must file before midnight Saturday, Sept. 1. Filing today in the Johnson county clerk's office were Spencer Richards, R.R. 2, Greenwood; Harry Dunn, R.R. 3, Greenwood, and James E.

Whitmire, R.R. 3, Greenwood. FCC MEMBER CHOSEN WASHINGTON (UPI) President Kennedy Thursday selected William Henry, a Memphis, lawyer to be a member of the Federal Communications In owners in the Northeast section of Tranter Industries, states the Residents living in the area of Tranter Industries, Cincinnati and Duane streets, brought forth several complaints at the City By School Boards For Coming Year A total budget amounting to $712,153.32 for next year was approved by the Board of School Trustees of the Franklin City Schools at Thursday night's special session. The Board of Control of the Franklin Community High also, met Thursday night and approved the budget as advertised for 1963. No remonstrators appeared at either hearing for the final adoption of local school budgets.

The amount to be raised by local taxation for the Franklin city schools is $437,426.80. The board approved tax levies amounting to $4.19 for the five school funds to finance the net budget, a net in crease of 27 cents over the present 1962 school levy. Set Tuition Rate The Board of School Trustees of the Franklin City Schools set the cash tuition rate for 1962 63 at $100 per year and for the elementary grades One through Eight at $200 per year The next meeting of the school board for the city schools will be Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the superintendent's office.

A total budget of $476,510 was for mally adopted by the Board of Control of Franklin Community High School. The board also set the cash tuition rate for 1962-63 at $300 per year for the high school. Next meeting of the Board of Control was set for Tuesday, Sept 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school Roy Tillotson Rites Announced Funeral services for Roy E. Tillotson.

former athletic director of Franklin College, have been set for Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in the Woodmar Methodist church in Hammond. Graveside services' will be conducted in Greenlawn cemetery here at 4:30 o'clock that after noon. Friends may call any time at the Fagen Funeral Gardens at Highland. The former Frankhn resident suffered a heart attack at his home and was taken to the St. Catherine Hospital at East Chicago where he died early Thursday morning.

Native of Ohio Mr. Tillotson was born at Ober-Im, Ohio, 71 years ago and in 1916, graduated from Oberlin College. He received his masters degree in 1938, from Indiana University and attended Notre Dame University, the University of Illinois and Columbia University at various times during his career. In 1930, he Joined the staff at Franklin College ind coached basketball, football, baseball and taught physical education. Mr.

Tillotson resigned in 1949 and went to the University of Toledo. He retired in 1961. and moved to his present home in Highland. The widow, Mrs. Mabelle Tillotson, a son, Robert C.

Tillotson, of Los Angeles, a daughter, Mrs. Forrest LaFoIlette, of Mun-ster; seven grandchildren and five sisters survive. A daughter, Virginia, died, while the Tillotsons were residents of Franklin. DEFEATS MEASURE WASHINGTON (UPI) The Sen ate soundly defeated today an other attempt to revise the already patched up tax revision bill. in H.

E. Anabel Stover. 22, R. R. l.

Schools Open For Area Pupils; Teachers Meet It was back to school today for over 2,000 children in the Franklin area. Pupils attended brief sessions Friday mornirg at all five area schools to enroll for the 1902-63 school year. More than 350 Johnson county school teachers started a day earlier as they met Thursday morning at the Franklin Community High School for the preschool profes sional meeting. On Thursday al-ternoon workshops were held for the teachers at their respective schools. Headline speakers at the preschool meeting in the city were the Rev.

Robert Gingery, of the Gobin Methodist Memorial church in Greencastle, and Dr. M. Dale Baughman, of the Education Department at the University of Illinois. The Rev. Mr.

Gingery centered his talk on holding fast to the American teaching traditions. He pointed out that teachers must indoctrinate in the youths the freedoms which the people have at the present time. He appealed to the teachers to inspire youth by using illustrative materials and by discovering the interests of pupils. Used Parables He told of some of the great teachers of all time. He com mented on the Master Teacher, who used the parables to illustrate his teachings.

Dr. Baughman stressed in his talk that the important factor for quality administration of a school is dissatisfaction dissatisfaction with shortcomings. Dr. Baughman, former principal of the Greenwood Junior-Senior High School in Johnson county, spoke about "Organization and Administration of the Modern School." He pointed out, "Quality educa tion often comes when a school finds itself enthusiastic about discovery and Dr. Baughman suggested that (Continued On Page Four) THE WEATHER Data furnished by J.

L. Van-Cleave, observer for the Franklin co-operative weather station. THURSDAY, AUG. Maximum temneraturge Minimum temperature 3D 90 53 68 Low during night Rainfall during night 1.65 FORECAST Rain ending this morning with scattered showers or thundershow-ers remainder "of today. Partly cloudy and warm tonight.

Saturday partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers by afternoon or evening. High today low 80s. Low tonight upper 60s. High Saturday low 80s. Outlook for Sunday: Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms and turning cooler central and South.

Trafalgar suffered lacerations and bruises on the right side of the face and possible fracture of the face when the car she was driving East on State Road 44 slid off the road and ran through a yard before hitting a raised driveway. She was taken to the Johnson County Memorial Hospital for treatment of the injuries and for x-rays. State Trooper Sherrell Alspach cited the young woman on a charge of driving at an unreasonable speed for the conditions of the roadway. Trooper Alspach said it had been raining and the road was slick. Misses Two Poles He reported that when her car left the road it narrowly missed striking two telephone poles by a couple of inches.

The crash occurred at 8:05 a.m., Friday about tour and one-half miles' West of Franklin- Mrs. John Pushor, of White land, wife of a county attorney was injurea rnaay morning a bus-car accident in Southern Marion county. Mrs. Pushor suffered a neck injury and body bruises in the crash. She was taken to the Johnson County Memorial Hospital for emergency treatment and later released.

The wreck occurred at the intersection of Thompson Road and U.S. 31. Damage Is $1,250 Damage was set at $1,250 in a car farm tractor wreck on the Greensburg Road, two miles East of Franklin, on Thursday afternoon. The farm tractor, operated bv Ronnie Gill, 15, R. R.

4, Franklin, was crossing the Greensburg Road out of a private driveway and the tractor reportedly ran into the path of an oncoming car driven by James Mann, 47, R. R. 4, Franklin. No one was reported injured in the wreck. The crash was investigated by State Trooper Forrest Brewer.

Two-Car Crash A two-car crash the city of Franklin Thursday evening caused $160 in property damage. Cars driven by Janice Ann Wilson, and Opel McQuinn, R. R. 3, Franklin, were in collision. Police said the Wilson vehicle was headed West on Hamilton Avenue and the McQuinn car was turning East on Hamilton Avenue when the two vehicles crashed.

BULLETIN A 16-year-old Franklin boy, being held at the Johnson County Jail as a delinquent child in connection with a check forgery charge, Oed the jail shortly before 12 noon today. Authorities at the sheriffs office said the youth ran out the door after he had been given permission to use the telephone on the first floor. Law enforcement authorit i from the sheriffs office, city police, and State Police were conducting a city-wide search for the youth but still had not located him by 1:45 p.m. Quotas For toileting Johnson county farmers by a slight margin voted Thursday in the referendum in favor of rein stating a control program for wheat. 1 The vote in Johnson county was 45 for and 39 against using mark- crop, Paul Briggs.

manager cf the county A.S.C.S. office reported. Briggs termed the voting turnout in Johnson county as "very light." He said more than 800 county farmers were eligible to vote in the referendum. According to Briggs. 86 persons voted in the county and two ballots were challenged by the A.S.C.S.

county committee because of eligibility of voters. There were 29 votes cast at the Masonic Lodge Hall at Providence. A total of J.8 farmers from Hens-ley, Union, and White River townships approved marketing quotas for the next year's crop and 11 rejected the proposal. A total of 29 votes were also cast at the Needham School. Farmers from Blue River, Needham, and Clark townships voted at that site, and IS were for the plan and 14 ttgainst.

Balloting At Hopewell a i uie rtopeweii scnooi in ranx- lin township. 14 voter, rejected the plan and only 12 voted in favor of it. Farmers from Franklin, Nine veh, and Pleasant townships cast ballots at the Hopewell School location. In Indiana, the vote was 3,490 in favor and 2.127 against quotas. That was about 62 per cent for and 36 per cent against.

According to United Press Inter national, some 235,000 wheat farm ers nationwide voted Thursday to approve marketing quotas for next years crop. A favorably percentable of 68.4 was tallied by supporters of the quotas. Under the referendum, two (Continued On Paee Elicht) Lick Spring Plans Building Project The Lick Spring Separate Bap tist church plans to start the con struction of a new church home to be ready for dedication next Spring. The present building, located southwest of Nineveh and south east of Trafalgar, is 120 years old and is in bad repair and no longer adequate for the needs of the con gregation. Work on the new building will be started immediately and inter ior work will be done during the Winter months.

It will be placed just west of the present church. The building will be 32 feet by 60 feet, with a full basement. There will be two Sunday school rooms above and two, for the present, in the basement. The sanctuary will be 32 feet by 45 feet. The building committee in charge consists of Rev.

George Williams, iuu uiau, iifri lkzi i i i m. lii act iil retary; Hubert Hall, and Rev. Vit Bailey. Church trustees are Alvin Stanton, Russell Cox, and Elvin Stanton. Specifications and plans for the I lason LriimDer company oi ramt- lin.

any measure of success. From A 45-mtnnte tape will be played 6:15 p.m. Saturday on WFBM radio which deals with the current farm problem. Harry Martin will the moderator. Also heard on tape will be George Doub, president of Farm Bureau, Robert GiFner, master of Indiana Grange, Glen Utley, Indiana NFO director, and Lawrence Dorrell, R.

R. 3, Greenwood, Legislative Director Indiaaa Farmers Union. According to Donald F. Miller, R.R, 2, Trafalgar, who is the dis trict representative for Johnson, Shelby, Bartholomew and Deca counties, this is how the NFO I looks at their action. "We are not WITHHOLDING from the market," he said, "but i are HOLDING from the market as all other businesses do." Want Positive Approach He went on to say, "In the past, have been taking what the cus tomer has been giving us.

We want to take a positive ap proach in farm products, and we that the only way farming (CoaUaaed On Page Elxfct) er L.a a be to A Appointment Of Boy's Club Head Also Announced Ixe E. Cloe, of New Whiteland, has been appointed as the new recreation director for the city of Franklin, Mayor Frank Records announced today. Mayor Records also announced the appointment of Charles L. Wood as lWys Club director and assistant to Mr. Cloe.

Mr. Cloe, a native of NohlesviHe. will assume his duties here as the recreation director on Saturday. Sept. I.

lie will replace William McCabe who resigiMxi recently to accept a position at Eastern Illinois University. Following his graduation from Noblesville High School in 1951. Mr. C'oe attended Butler University wnere he received his Bach" elor's degree. In June, 1962, he received a Master of science degree in recreation at Indiana University.

Mr. Cloe served as a member of of the United States Air Force from 1953 to 1958. lie is presnt-ly a Captain In the Air Force reserve. On Park Staff The new recreation director has had extensive experience in both recreation and youth work. He served for two Summers as director of recreation at Shakamak State Park.

Mr. Cloe also served for four years as a Y.M.C.A. counselor at Camn Crosley in Muncie. Ind. In addition to his recreation experience, ne ns served as director of youth for the Noblcsville Christian church.

The new Boy's Club director, Mr. Wood, was born at Sonora, Aug. 14, 1936. HLs parents are Mr. and Mrs.

Paul L. Wood, 399 North Wralnut street. Mr. Wood is married and has two daughters. He lives at 172 Lyn-hurst Drive.

He was graduated (Continued On Page Eight 1L 1 BULLETINS United Press International. WASHINGTON Agriculture Sec-retary Orville L. Freeman said today the narrow margin by which wheat farmers Thursday approved 1963 marketing quotas demonstrated their discontent over the slew pace of farm legislation. WASHINGTON The Senate to-day rebuffed another challenge to the much-amended tax revision hill, rejecting a move to trim even further Finance Committee cuts in higher tax rates on U.S. -owned companies abroad.

LONDON Runaway Soviet spy Dr. Robert A. Soblen today lost what may have been his last court action against deportation to the United States and a life term in prison. PORTAGE, Ind. A privata plane carrying four executives, of a Chicago industrial firm on a flight to Ohio crashed and burned in a field near an airport today, and three of the men were killed.

Nancy Drake (hidden) Jessy left to right. Sunny Hardin Jean City Youth To Face Forgery Charges Police Chief Lee Sloan said today a 16-year-old Franklin youth has been arrested on a forgery charge, and is slated to appear in Johnson county-'juvenile court ear ly next week. The young suspect is charged with forging three checks amounting to $125 at three Franklin bus iness establishments. According to Chief Sloan, the youth appeared in juvenile court last month to'face charges in con nection with a break-in at the local V.F.W. He was given a suspended sentence and placed on probation for two years.

Booked At Jail The youth was taken into custody by Chief Sloan and State Detective Malcolm Heuss earlier this week and booked at the Johnson County Jail. Chief Sloan stated the youth wanted to purchase a motor scoot and had cashed checks for $50, $45, and $30. Authorities are also charging -t- ta.in tl5 A1It of a cash register at a local downtown store, while an employe was cash ing one of the alleged lorgea checks for the youth. Sloan said he will ask that the tha tm.Mn waived and the case transferred Johnson Circuit Court. YOUTH DROWNS Carmel, Ind.

(UPI) Patrick Bryan, 17, drowned Thursday while swimming in a neighbor's pool in southern Hamilton county deputy sheriff said the boy may have suffered a seizure. of the city, Robert R. Tranter, industry's side of the matter. Council meeting Monday night in protest to conditions allegedly being caused by the local industry. Mr.

Tranter states, "We would like the pusjlic to know that our accumulation of sawdust does not worry anyone nearly so much as it does us. We give it away, haul it to the city dump and in the past have paid 1: rge amounts of money to have it hauled away. This problem will be taken care of as soon as humanly possible." He also carefully points out why he believes the other complaints are not justified or impossible to correct. One complaint brought up at the council meeting was the matter of racing of fork lift trucks on Cincinnati street in late evening and early morning hours. Orders Issued States Mr.

Tranter, "While we will not deny that this may have happened at some time in the past, it most certainly was done in of standing orders that any one who handles a truck in a careless or reckless manner is to be immediately discharged. "Also, the only time we have sanctioned any operation of a 'mule' on Cincinnati street after dark was approximately one month ago wlien we were pouring sections of cement and were forced to bring lumber in through our Duane street entrance." Another complaint the delegation gave was that the noise from machinery kept them awake at night. "While we agree that this is unfortunate, it was admitted by the persons concerned that they live near an area zoned for industry. Operating this machinery is necessary in the pursuance of our business and at present we are considering the possibility of adding a third shift because of an increase tin demand for our products. We (Continued On Page Eight) 1 lift af- right.

Jan Harrell, Barbara Dillard, Smith, and Mitzi Mayer. Back row, Farmers To Begin Hold Out Friday Nearly 25.000 members of the National Farmers Organization (NFO) voted Tuesday at Des Moines, la. to start an all-out holding action at midnight Friday. From the consumer's point of view, he will pay more for his beef 11 i r. riJi; T-r i 1 and pork if the holding action shows the farmer's point of view, he sees it as a chance to get into a long-awaited position to demand cost of production and a reasonable profit.

Around 30 farmers from Johnson county attended the Iowa meeting called "Meeting For Action." It was deemed the largest congregation of American farmers at one meeting in history. One Johnson county farmer who attended the meeting said that he counted 107 busses in a parking lot and saw a caravan of 1,000 cars from Missouri and Southern Iowa pull in. The 15.000 seat capacity of the Veterans Auditorium, where the meeting was held, was filled, leav ing 10.000 standing, and several hundred in other parts of the building. The meeting far surpassed last year's top crowd of more than 13,000 persons. Dairymen Not Affected The dairymen will not be affect ed by the holding action when the clock strikes midnight Friday.

However, they are to meet at a later date to take action. at be tl tur we we just feel 5 DOLPHINETTES The Dolphinettes, a synchronized swimming club composed primarily of Franklin Community High School girls, will present their fifth annual water show at the Frar.klin Memorial Pool Sunday evening, Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. Members of the crouD include, (frrtnt rnwi I'nm 7- i AT TEACHERS CONFERENCE Shov.n at the pre school professional meeting for Johnson county teachers Thursday morning at the Frcrklin Community High School auditorium are the two principal speakers at the meeting and county and city school officials. From left to right, are Stanley Porter, superintendent cf Greenwood city schools.

Dr. M. Dale Baughman, of the Education department of the University Illincis; the Rev. Robert Gingery, pastor of the Gobin Methodist Memorial Church at Greencastle; Custer Baker, superintendent of Johnson county schools, and Max Wiesman, superintendent of Franklin city schools. Susan Lagle.

Second row, left to Ryker, Janie Mitchell, Alice Jane wivuij naisuu, luduenue urr, cauiy Aiccabe, and Barbara Mock..

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