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FRANKLIN, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 19G2 9 a i aim Dwi. BS ft-ttll II PRICE FIVE CENTS, Is Sought In Appropriations Indiana Net Powers Fight For Survival INDIANAPOLIS (UPD Indiana's high school basketball elite, virtually intact after weathering the initial storm set out today to stay in command as the fifty-second annual state tourney reached the halfway mark with the crowning of the "Sweet Kokomo's top-rated Wildcats, the defending state champions were I top-heavy favorites to advance to 1 7-- I 'J i County Council To Meet March 7 In Session Here The seven-member Johnson County Council will meet in special session Wednesday, March 7, to consider additional appropriations totaling $30,095, which were not included in the current budget. The session is scheduled to be-gin at 9 a m. in the jury room of the county courthouse in Franklin. items of business to come before the council will be the 5.W.l0 in funds sought for the construction of a new Honey Creek briuge in White River township, and S5.o-.rO for new township and Johnson county maps.

A total of $16,500 is requested Nine Building Projects In City To Cost $93,745 City construction will cost an estimated $93,745 for the nine building permits which were issued during the month of February, the city clerk-treasurer's office reported today. The bulk of the costs will come from the four new homes planned to be built in the area and a new Franklin service station. The four new homes will cost a total of $52,000. Three of the homes are planned in the new Camelot Estates addition and the other will be constructed by Johnson County Homes, on Churchill Road. To Build Station Senecal Petroleum Company was issued the permit for the service station to be located at the corner of West Adams Street and U.S.

Highway 31 in Franklin. Cost of tne structure has been estimated al $30,000. Charles A. Rogers was granted a building permit during the month ol February in order to construct a new garage on Churchill Road. A permit was issued during the past month for the remodeling of Janie's Nursing Home on the South side of the city.

Other permits were issued to Wren and Margaret Adams for the lemodeling of a home on North Graham street and for a Johnson county Farm Bureau storage tank to be installed on Hamilton Avenue. CONTEST WINNERS Pictured above are two Franklin Community High School students who won the Youth Leadership contest sponsored by the Franklin Elk's Lodge. From left to right are James Acher, Elk's lodge Exalted Ruler; lad lleminger; Elizabeth Streightotl; and Russell Vount. chairman of the Youth Activities committee of the Elks'. Announce Winners In Ellis Lodge County Youth Leadership Contest Two students of.

Franklin Community High School are winners in the county-wide Youth Leadership contest, sponsored by the Elks' Lodge of Franklin, according to Russell Yount, chairman of the Youth Activities committee. Elizabeth Streightoff, a Junior, and Tad Heminger, a Senior, were selected after entries were sub- next Saturday's Fort Wayne semi-state tourney with a classy 24 1 record and a 21-game winning streak. Also heavily favored were" Lafayette and unbeaten Madison at Columbus, but at least three members of the "Big 10" faced elimination one oac-h at Evansville, East Chicago and Indianapolis. Those three also were expected to dish up some of the toughest battles as" the 64 sectional champs battled lor survival. 5,000 Seats At Buvlrr Most of the 16 tourneys were expected to be jam-packed with hardwood fans.

Among the exceptions was Butler FieIdhou.se- here, where 5,000 seats were placed on public sale despite the fact the four-team show contains two of the top tourney hopefuls Indianapolis Attucks and Southport its neighbor to the South. The two were expected to clash for the regional title- tonight. Five title rounds will be televised East Chicago, Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and Lafayette. At East Chicago, a return scrap between the host Senators and West NIHSC titlist Gary Froebel was possible, Froebel, tied with Attucks for No. 6 in the state, dealt second ranked East Chicago its' only defeat during the season.

East NIHSC antagonists Elkhart and South Bend Central were favored advance to the title clash at Elkhart, with the host Blue Blazers seeking revenge for a regular-season setback. The Fort Wayne tourney was one of quite a few considered "wide open." It was Angola vs. BernC and Fort Wayne Central's ex champs against Ligonier in the preliminaries. Rossville Beat Broncs Two-time champion Lafayette, next to Kokoino probably the hottest title contender, was primed for revenge against Rossville, one of three teams to whip the Bron-cos during the season. Besides Kokomo, two other members of last year's "Fieldhouse Four" were still battling Logans-port and Tell City.

Logansport was favored in its own bailiwick, but Tell City, winner of the last three regionals at Evansville, must convince two toughies to stay in the running Castle and most likely Evansville Bosse, the only team (Continued On Page Two) James H. Ford Dies Saturday EDINBURG James Holman Ford, 72, died at his home in Mt. Auburn, East of here, at 5 a.m. Saturday following a five weeks' illness. The Rev.

Ray Bozell. assisted by the Rev. Jerry Deffenbaugh, will conduct funeral rites at 2 p.m. Monday in the Mt. Auburn Christian church.

Burial will be in Mt. Auburn cemetery. Friends- may call at the Mutz Funeral Home here after 2 p.m. Sunday. Mr.

Ford was born in Campbells-ville, Jan. 15, 1890, the son of Archie and Mary Hazehvood Ford. He and the former Frances Treon, were married June 11, 1919. He was a carpenter by trade and was also janitor at the Mt. Auburn schools.

He was a member of the Mt. Auburn Christian church. He is survived by the wife', Frances Treon Ford; two sons, Charles William Ford, at home, and Rolert Ford of Shelbyville; a daughter, Mrs. Catherine Darner-ee of Rowayton, a sister, Mrs. Frances IVnick; step-mother, Mrs.

Rose Ford of Springfield, and six grandchildren. BRIEF TODAY. United Press International NEWARK, N.J. Astronaut John Glenn received a rousing send-off today from about 5,000 persons who turned out in 13-degree weather at Newark Airport to cheer him on his way to a hometown welcome in Ohio. PITTSBURGH.

Negotiations for new steel industry labor contracts supposedly moving along smoothly were broken off Friday night until after May 1. INDIANAPOLIS Cold, dry weather eased the flood situation in Indiana today, but forecasts called for rain or snow Sunday which won't help any, although it may not be enaugh to hurt. Margaret Jones Is Semifinalist In AFS Contest Margaret Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jones, of Franklin, has been chosen as semi-finalist in the A.

F. S. contest to go to Europe for the Summer, if a suitable home can be found there. The A. F.

S. chapter of the Franklin Community High School will meet in the First Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and anyone who is interested in this program and cares to attend is cordially invited. To Attend Among Hkisv who will attend are other contestants: Virginia Webb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Webb; Paula Dillman, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Dillman; and Elizabeth Streightoff, daughter oP Mr. and Mrs. Frank Streightoff. Miss Mary Anne Thompson, of New York, a student at Franklin College, and a returnee from Norway, will serve as chairman of the local chapter of Americans Abroad, next year.

Local School Has Graded Exhibit Of 750 Library Boohs An organized and graded exhibit of new juvenile library books will be on display in the auditorium of the Payne Elementary School daily from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., March 5 through 9, and from 7 to 9 p.m., March 5 and 7. Invitations have been sent to all county and city teachers and librarians to attend the exhibit as an aid in book selection. Beginning at kindergarten level and ranging through Ninth grade, a total of 750 titles are included which cover every area of interest of child and pupil and of parent and adult. Startiif with the pictorial magic of picture and easy books, there are "Here and Now Stories," and stories of family and community life, of other people and other lands, of mystery and growing On the imaginative side, fantasy, poetry, folk and fairy tales are represented. Informative Books Also included are books on science, informative books about living things, the Space Age, experiments and mathematics.

There are books on personal development, careers and guidance, arts and activities. Other interesting books are those of "America Today and Yesterday" and the "World and its People." An important feature of the display is the annotated, graded, curriculum-related catalogues with complete cross-reference, title and author indexes. These are free to teachers, librarians and other school personnel and provide easy, direct access to the books of one's interest. The exhibit comes from Books on Exhibit, a national promotional enterprise of the country's leading juvenile publishers. Its function is, through the organized exhibit with covering catalogues, to make it possible for schools and libraries to do an informed and intelligent job of book selection.

Kincaid Brothers Serving In Navy Charles P. Kincaid, yeoman third class, and Mickey D. Kincaid, seaman, sons of Mrs. Mary K. Kincaid.

of Bargersville, are serving with the United States Navy. Charles Kincaid is serving at the Amphibious School, Little Creek, Norfolk, a unit of the Atlantic Fleet, Amphibious Force. Mickey Kincaid is aboard the attack transport, the USS Lenawee, a unit of the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force. The fleet is headquartered at San Diego, Calif. DIE WITHIN 19 HOURS SULLIVAN, Ind.

(UPI) Services will be held a day apart for William E. Carrico, 89, Carlisle, and his wife, Easter May, 76, who died within 19 hours of each other in a hospital here Wednesday and Thursday. FrankAWhite Sociable Drinker ri Threat On llihwas The National Satvty Council is trvmg to cut down on number of drinks a motorist may take beire he is consult red too drunk to drive. James P. Econonnius.

Council Board Chairman, said: "To reduce accidents-, wx must cuib drinking belore driving. The death rate from drinking nd driving is intolerabl and the sociable drinker, not tho a i is a i nly responsible." The Stale Po 1 lice, Indiana Medical Associa tion Journal, and Safety Officials have harsh things to say about the huge I death toll drunken driving is- tak- in Indiana Frank White yearly. Most states use the Drunkometer, invented by Dr. Hollo N. Harger, a Hoosier, to legally determine the7 amount of alcohol in the blood stream of suspected motorists.

Most states assume that an auto driver is drunk if he has more than fifteen one hundreds per cent of alcohol in his blood stream. The campaign is designed to declare a motorist drunk if he has ten one-hundredths of alcohol in his blood stream. Most common standard charts used by police show a man who weighs 200 pounds can imbibe seven ordinary drinks over a reasonable perioxi of time before accumulating fifteen one hundredths (.15) per cent of alcohol in the bloodstream. The aim is to reduce this to not more than Ave drinks. The average woman weighing 100 pounds, under the chart rating, can have four drinks now and it should be cut to two.

The board has found that a motorist's driving ability is impaired with as little as" five one-hundreds per cent of alcohol in the blood. Interest In Youth Pays Big Dividends Currently Wilber L. Kendall, of Martinsville, proposed that the residents of Indiana towns and cities get behind their young people as- never before. The town would let the youth know it is back of him, or her, and expects much. Jacques H.

LeRoy, director of the Governors' Youth Council, a department of State Government, had this to say of the idea of showing interest in youth. When he was a boy, a neighbor let him carry out the ashes each week. This- gentleman was able to carry his own ashes, but he showed an interest in LeRoy, which he never forgot. The 10 cents or 15 cents he was paid for this chore meant much to a boy. Man-Made Killers Destroy Our Birds Our birds often are victims of man made skyscrapers.

The Empire State Building in New York City and airport ceil-ometers throughout the nation, take a deadly toll of birds. The ceiling closed in on the Empire Building one October day. A strange shower fell on the home-going population of the structure at the 1.020 foot above street level. Three hundred birds of 18 different varieties crashed to their death against the structure. Most of them were migrating songbirds.

Birds' do not have blind flying instruments. Major airports of the Nation thrust a beam of light to the bottom of the overcast. The altitude is noted by instruments. This tells the ceiling, in aircraft information. It is estimated 200.000 birds last year became confused by these hghts and crashed to their death during migration.

The U. S. Weather Bureau is now placing blue filters on the ceilometers to eliminate the confusion to the migrating birds. The- common cold, considered by most as not dangerous, is responsible for more sickness and more loss tf time from work (Continued On Page Two) 0. .1 Circuit Judge Sets 92 Cases For March Term Ninety-two cases have been scheduled on the Johnson Circuit Court calendar for the new March term.

Judge Robert B. Lybrook announced today. The new term will begin Monday with the regular docket call, and the first three cases, all civil suits, have been set for trial by court on Tuesday. The March term will continue 11 weeks with the last day of the court term coming vm Saturday, May 19. The court calendar includes 47 cases set for trial by jury and 45 for trial by court.

Trials of 15 criminal actions- are slated on the docket, along with 77 civil suits. Grand and petit jurors were named earlier this week by the Johnson county jury commissioners. The complete calendar is as follows-: Monday, March 5 DOCKET CALL Tuesday, March 6 Helton vs. Butler. Bussell vs.

Bussell. Gardner vs. Gardner. Wrduesday, March 7 Morton vs. City of Shelbyville.

Dies- vs. Smith. Thursday, March 8 Legan et al. vs. Hamilton, et al.

Friday, March 9 Woodgate vs. Town vif Green wood, et al. Saturday, March 1(1 FRANKLIN Monday, March 12 Brann vs. McRae. State vs.

Goldsmith. Tuesday, March 13 Jacobs vs. Neville. Clapp vs. Ringwald.

Graves vs. Loy, Wednesday, March 14 Turner vs. Payne. Thursday, March l. Ott vs.

New York Central Rail road Co. Friday, March 16 Wright vs. McClain estate. Wright vs. McClain estate.

Wright vs. McClain estate. Saturday, March 17 NASHVILLE Monday, March 19 Forbes Lumber Co. vs. Doss.

Barfield vs. Knox. American Fletcher vs. Napier. Tuesday, March 20 Fulk vs.

Indiana Bell. Fulk vs. Indiana Bell. Miles vs. Wade.

Doll vs. Gibson. Wednesday, March 21 Fleener vs. Bensheimer. Thursday, March 22 Chastain vs.

Cornutt. Caldwell vs. Indianapolis News papers, et ai. Friday. March 23 Harvey vs.

Cornutt. Short vs. Short. Saturday, March 24 FRANKLIN Monday, March 26 (Continued On Page Three) Mrs. J.

R. Devore Awarded Trophy Mrs. John R. Devore, of the Hurricane community, who is at tending the motorcycle races and convention at Daytona Beach, with her husband, has the honor of being awarded the trophy for be ing the most outstanding Motor Maid of the Year. At one time, she was editor of The Motor Maid," and is well known by motorcyclists throughout the United States.

Mrs. Devore was runner-up for this honor last year. The Devores will return home next week. troni the cumulative bridge lund lor the construction of the new-bridge. Other amounts totaling will be considered from transfer of funds for the proposed bridge.

The proposed new bridge, to be located on the Smith Valley Road between State Road 37 and the Smith Valley Shopping Center, will replace a broken down bridge which was built more than 60 ears ago. Heavy trucks passing over the old narrow bridge broke it down and motorists have been forced to make a detour around it. The new bridge is expected to completed by early June. Have Out Dated Maps An additional appropriation of So.OOO is sought so that new maps for townships and the county can be prepared. The new maps would replace the present out-dated ones now being used by Johnson coun ty officials.

Other additional appropriations which the Board of County Com missioners consider necessary to meet the extraordinary emergency existing at the time are $200 for the repair of law books in Johnson Circuit Court, and $650 for tax duplicates in the county treasur er's office. The council will also consider additional appropriations totaling $1,430 for salaries in the department of the county board of education, $1,350 for clerical assistance in the surveyor's office, $60 for attending meetings in the Pleasant township assessor's department, and a total of $905 for clerical mileage, and supplies for the Pleasant township reassessment. Additional appropriations totaling will also be considered by the County Council for furni ture and equipment and repair of the building at the county court house. Seek Fund Transfers Coming before the council will also be $1,100 transfer for salary cf matron to salary of superin tendent in the highway department and $751.66 from single hands to clerical assistant for the County Home. These are transfers of funds.

Ralph Petro. of Nineveh, is president of the council and will preside at Wednesday's session. Other members include Joseph Bridwell, of Franklin; Archie Paris, Need-ham township; Leland Hougland, Franklin township; Ralph Brough-ntan, Greenwood; Forrest Mill-spaugh. Pleasant township, and Guy Tracy, White River "township. Taxpayers may appear at the meeting and have the right to be heard on the necessity for the additional appropriations.

Any emergency appropriations finally determined by the Johnson County Council will be automatically referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners. The state board will conduct a hearing within 15 days in the county auditor's office. THE WEATHER Data furnished by J. L. Van-Cleave, observer for the Franklin co-operative weather station.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2 Maximum temperature 34 Minimum temperature 12 Precipitation 0 Low during night 22 FORECAST Considerable cloud inrss and today, tonight and Sunday with occasional light rain or snow Sunday. High today 36 to 42. Low tonight 28 to 33. High Sunday 38 to 45. Outlook for Monday: Cloudy and turning colder with possible snow flurries north.

mitted from eight out of nine high schools in the county. Judging was done by a committee vf local educational leaders not connected with any of the school systems involved or with the Elks' Lodge, of which James Acher is Exalted Ruler. PareiVis of Winners Miss- Streightoff is the daughter oP Mr. and Mrs. Frank Streightoff, 250 North Home, Franklin.

Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Heminger, 668 South Home, are the parents of Tad Heminger. The contest was based on the leadership qualities of the participants, as- shown by the activities they engaged in, their position in the activities, as well as their scholastic record. Each of the participating schools chose for the contest one boy and one girt.

The judges made their decision in January and the winning boy and girl, Heminger and Miss Streightoff, were then entered in the state contest. The results of that contest will be announced later. Recrive Bond In addition to the plaque presented to each of the winners- they also received from the local Elks' Lodge a $25 bond as first prize, "We have hopes," said Mr. Yount. "that one of these Johnson county winners will receive some recognition in the state contest, the results of which will be announced in June." Three Persons Jailed By Police Three persons, including two from Franklin, were arrested and booked at the county jail by authorities early Saturday morning.

Albert Ray Barrett, 41, Cincinnati, (., was picked up by Franklin Police officers and jailed on a public intoxication charge. He was arrested by Sgt. Clement Shepard and Patrolman Vern Gibson at 1:35 a.m., Saturday. Faces Charge Betty Ijce Belcher, who gave her address as 1422 Lochry, Franklin, was booked at the jail by the two officers at 2:05 a.m. on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

A 24-year-old Franklin man, Charles Wheeler, who gave his address as 836 South Home, was jailed Saturday morning by Sheriff's Deputy James A. Hague on a public intoxication charge. Rites Changed For Mrs. Gibson Funeral services for Mrs. Patricia Vandivier Gibson have been changed from the Vandivier Funeral Home, 951 North Main street, to the Tabernacle Christian church and will be at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon.

Friends may call at the funeral home any time after noon Sunday and until noon Monday when the body will be taken to the church. They are invited to attend the rites. Mrs-. Gibson died in her sleep Friday morning at her home in the Union community. Library To Close The Franklin public library will be closed Monday afternoon from 2 until 3:30 o'clock during the funeral services for Mrs.

Patricia Vandivier Gibson. Britishy French Cheer Decision To Resume Tests By HARRY STATHOS United Press International President Kennedy's decision to resume nuclear tests in the atmosphere was cheered today by Britain and France, but drew fire from the Soviet Union and Japan the only nation ever to experience the horrors of an atom bomb. The British Foreign Office said the resumption of tests was "necessary to ensure the preservation of freedom in the world." Kennedy's offer to delay the tests in favor of a Big Three summit meeting if Russia signs a fully-effective tost ban treaty with, provisions for inspection provides "a further opportunity for the Russians to sign a treaty banning tests altogether," the Foreign Office said. Will Reject Treaty But the Soviet news agency Tass said Russia will reject Kennedy's offer of a nuclear test ban treaty because it considers the United States' insistence on inspection "completely unacceptable." Tass accused Kennedy of having "tied up the forthcoming United States nuclear tests in the atmosphere with disarmament nego tiations thus making a clumsy attempt to justify himself before the world public. Moreover he made use of maneuvers strongly reminiscent of blackmail." Japanese Premier Hayato Ikeda protested Kennedy's decision and said it was governed "by strictly military considerations." Two More File For County Posts Two more Johnson county residents, a Republican and Democrat, filed their declarations as candidates in the May 8 Primary the county court clerk's office Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.

The filing total for the first week reached 63 as David R. Jones, a Democrat, filed for constable of Franklin township, and Victor V. Quillcn, a Republican, entered the race for first district county commissioner. Second In Race Jones, who resides at 200 North Main street. Franklin, filed Thursday afternoon for the constable pest.

He became the second person to seek nomination for tha office. Quillen, R.R. 2, Trafalgar, filed Saturday morning for the first district commissioner's post. Three other candidates for county commissioner, two seeking re-election, filed earlier this week. REPORT SPORTSCAR STOLEN LATE FRIDAY A Franklin man's sportscar was reported stolen in Indianapolis late Friday night, authorities at the Johnson county sheriff's office reported today.

The auto, a 1961 tan and maroon Chevrolet Corvette, was stolen from James Plummer, a teacher at the Center Grove School. Authorities said the vehicle was taken about 11:30 p.m., in the capital city. Mr. Plummer lives at 150 South Main street in Franklin. Two-Car Wreck Reported Here A two-car accident in the city of Franklin on Friday afternoon resulted in property damage estimated at $180.

No one was reported injured in the crash. Franklin Police said cars driven by Joann Brockman, R.R. 4, Franklin, and Carolyn Jane Gill, 16, R.R. 4, Franklin, were in collision. Drove Across Intersection According to authorities, the Gill car was stopped at Monroe street, headed North on Hougham street, letting some cars pass.

The girl drove her car across the intersection and did not see the Brockman automobile. The Gill car struck the Brockman vehicle in the right side, police said. The crash was reported at 4:35 p.m., Friday. Investigating the wreck were Capt. Don Linneman and Patrolman Kenneth Rund.

$1,650 Collected For Heart Fund A total of $1,650 has been collected or the Heart Fund, according to Robert Smith, treasurer of the Johnson County Heart Association. Of that amount, approximately $1,500 was collected in the hour-to-house canvass last Sunday. After the solicitation, a large number of volunteer workers returned to the Indiana Gas and Water Company where headquarters had been established for that day. Mrs. Lawrence Pasel is general chairman of tha Heart Fund.

May Contribute Anyone who was not contacted last Sunday for any reason, and who wishes to make a contribu tion, may do so by mailing it to Mr. Smith, Johnson County National Bank, 2 East Jefferson street. Franklin. The Johnson County Heart As sociation is affiliated with the American Heart Association, the only national voluntary health agency devoted exclusively to combating the diseases of the heart and blood vessels. All towns in Johnson county, as well as the townships, participated in this solicitation.

KIWAI1I5 OFFICIAL WILL VISIT CLUB The Franklin Kiwanis club will meet Tuesday, March 6, at 6:15 p.m. in Yandell Cline Hall of Franklin College. G. H. Groffskopf, of Martinsville, lieutenant governor or the 11th division, will make his official visit to the club.

The March 6 meeting is also board meeting night. SCOUT DINNER WILL BE HELD MARCH 24 Tickets for the annual dinner of the Whetzet Trace Scout District will be placed on sale at the Round Table meeting Tuesday, March 6, at the First United Presbyterian church in Franklin. The dinner will be held March 24 in Cline Hall of Franklin College. Leo Abbott will have the tickets- for the Greenwood area and Glen Whitham, for Franklin..