Domenal DECEMBER 16, 1959 STATE LIBRARY DUILDING INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Something About The New School Corporation Reorganization Act Chapter 202, Indiana Acts, 1959, commonly known as Senate Bill No. 6, is one of the most important pieces of legislation passed in the last fifty years in that it affects more people directly in a very dynamic way in a most important area of their lives. Every citizen will, no doubt, wish to be informed as to the contents of the law and should, therefore, attend the meetings to be held in his township by the County Reorganization Committee for the purpose of explanation of the law and answering questions about it. The following summary of the provisions of the law is presented for whatever help it may be in helping the citizens of White County understand its provisions. Section 1 gives the intent of the law as follows: "It is the sense of the Indiana General Assembly now assembled: That the establishment and maintenance of a general, uniform and efficient system of public schools is the traditional and current policy of the State of Indiana; that improvement in the organization of school corporations of the state will provide a more equalized educational opportunity for publie pupils, will achieve greater equity in school tax rates among the inhabitants of the various now existing school corporations, and will provide a more effective use of the public funds ofr the support of the public school system; that existing statutes with respect to the combination and the reorganization of school corporations are inadequate to effectuate the needed improvement; that modifications in the statutory provisions for the combination and the reorganization of school corporations provided in this act are necessary in order to assure the future maintenance of a uniform and efficient system of public schools in the state; that local electors have an interest in the boundaries of the school corporation in which they reside and will exercise their privileges, as herein provided, to the end of establishing an cient and economical reorganization plan best suited to local conditions: that the commission, committees, and the public officers charged with authority under this act will perform their duties wisely in view of the objective of this act as set forth in the title of this act." Under the provisions of the law Judge Russell Gordon called a county convention Sept.
17, 1959, open to all to present the law to the public after which, as provided by the law, he appointed nine members of the county committee consisting of Russell Reiff Burnettsville, Clyde Bridge of Liberty Township, Bliss Nordyke of Wolcott, Leslie Paschen of Monticello, Russell Morehouse of Brookston, John Wagner of Chal- mers, Lloyd Querry of Monon, F. H. Gillespie of Monticello, and County Superintendent Kenneth Norris. The statute required that Mr. Norris as county superintendent and Clyde Bridge as the trustee designated by the County Board of Education should be members and that a consolidated school board member and a superintendent or principal of a consolidated school should also be members, which was fulfilled by the appointment of Leslie Paschen of the Monticello Union Township School Board and F.
H. Gillespie, Superintendent of the Monticello Union Township Schools. The only restriction as to other members was that they were not to be "members of, or employed by, any board of school trustees or board of school commissioners, shall not be members of, or employed by, any local or county board of education, and shall not be township trustees, or employees of township trustees." In White County by September 17, 1960, "the County Committee shall complete the preparation of a preliminary written plan for the reorganization of school corporations within the county. Such plan shall provide for the incorporation of all areas of the county into one or more administrative units, that can provide an adequate educational for grades one (1) program through twelve (12)." In this plan township and lines are to be ignored if county better school units can be achieved by so doing. When county ignored the counties inlines are volved must' cooperate in the planning.
This plan should be based upon made by the County Com! a study which should include a mittee of: "the adequacy of the study education program; the number of pupils attending school and the population of each corporaexisting and proposed; the tion, assessed taxable valuation of existing corporations per corporaand per pupil and the differtion in such valuations under ences (Continued on Page 4) 1 Daily Services UNITED PRESS TELETYPE SERVICE KING FEATURES INTERNATIONAL PHOTOS FULL LEASED WIRE WHITE COUNTY' DAILY ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 97th Year--No. 263 MONTICELLO, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, Ike Is Catching Up On His Sleep Aboard Cruiser President Heading For Tunis; 13,000 Miles Along. On Tour By Merriman Smith UPI White House Reporter ABOARD U.S.S. ESSEX IN MEDITERRANEAN UPI A U. S.
6th Fleet task force taking Present Eisenhower on a leisurely trip to Tunis steamed placidly westward today toward a salute at sea by the British Mediterranean fleet. The task force, with the President aboard the cruiser U.S.S. Des Moines to catch up on his rest and sleep after 13 strenuous days of personal diplomacy, was making a rendezvous this afternoon with British fleet late units between Malta and Sicily. Eisenhower, 13,000 miles along on his 11-nation peace mission, had nothing more strenuous to do today than loaf around the flag suite of the heavy cruiser and mount the bridge this afternoon to take the salute from the British cruiser, H.M.S. Tiger, flagship of the British Mediterranean fleet.
Heads For Tunis The American task force consisted of the Des Moines, the aircraft carrier Essex with White House press party aboard, the guided missile cruiser Boston and four escorting destroyers. The President's immediate destination was Tunis where he confers Tuesday with President Habib Bourguiba halfway between Gibraltar and Suez. Eisenhower was expected to receive another elaborate reception in Tunisia, a newly independent Arab nation which wants Western aid without donor countries being too dominant in the use to which such aid is put. From Tunis, where the President will go ashore by helicopter for a visit of about five hours, the task force will sail for Toulon, France, where Eisenhower meets Secretary of State Christian A Friday afternoon. To Travel By Train' The two men will travel together by train to Paris where a Western summit meeting opens December 19.
Early this morning the Des Moines was heading in a westerly direction from the Grecian Islands toward the Tunisian coastline that juts out into the Mediterranean: The Essex and Boston traveled (Continued on Page 5) Placing of Nativity Scene Completes The Downtown Decorating With the placing of the Nativity Scene on the front of the court house lawn, Monticello's downtown Christmas decorations are complete. Have you noticed how beautiful the street decorations are at night? Again the NIPSCo crew has done a fine job in placing and lighting the Nativity Scene. Many visitors have remarked that Monticello's street decorations are outstanding. Also the store window displays and decorations of business buildings seem to be the best ever. Many homes are beautifully decorated throughout the city and surrounding territory.
A large number are entering the Jaycees GMBA home lighting contest with $100 in cash prizes offered. Burnettsville Dairy Farmer Qualifies For Top Holstein Award BRATTLEBORO, Vt. Ivan Meeker, Burnettsville, Indiana has qualified for the Progressive Breeder's Award--the highest recognition attainable by a breeder of registered Holstein cattle. The Holstein-Friesian Association of America has accorded this honor to only 408 Holstein breeding establishments, including 11 in Indiana. This is the third time that Mr.
Meeker has been so recognized. To qualify for the Progressive Breeders' Award, a Holstein breeder must meet strict requirements in all phases of dairy cattle breeding and management, including production, type improvement, herd health and the development of home-bred animals. The Meeker herd completed its latest Herd Improvement Registry testing year with a lactation average--calculated on a two milkings a day, 305 day mature equivalent basis on 21 individual records of 14,847 lbs. of milk and 540 lbs. of butterfat.
The herd has also been officially classified for type with an average score of 84.4. The current award is based on a herd of 51 animals of which 29 have freshened. 27 of these were bred and developed by the Meeker farm. A certificate of this award has been sent to Mr. Meeker by The Holstein-Friesian Association of America, national organization of the Holstein breed representing 50,000 members.
A bronze year plate will be presented to him at a meeting of Holstein breeders from his area, to be added to the bronze plaque awarded when this herd first achieved this honor. $700,000 Left Wabash College By Roger Wolcott Estate, Family Founded Town In White County A legacy totaling approximately $700,000 from the Roger G. Wolcott estate was presented to Wabash College at Crawfordsville last week. The gift is one of the largest in the college's 127-year history. It was presented during a ceremony in the Campus Center posthumously honoring three members of the Wolcott family, founders of the town of Wolcott, and all of them alumni of Wabash.
John G. Rauch, Indianapolis attorney representing the Wolcott estate, made the presentation. Roger G. Wolcott was an Indianapolis investment broker and racing enthusiast long associated with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500-Mile Race before his death in November, 1958. He was a trustee of the college and had recently presented it with a dormitory named Wolcott Hall.
He was a member of the Class of 1915. His brother, Ryland' A. Wolcott, class of 1912, was an insur-, ance executive at Chicago before his death in 1937. Their father, Eben H. Wolcott, class of 1886, a noted Indianapolis banker and one-time member of the State Board of Tax Commissioners, died in 1941.
He was a member of the college board of trustees for 40 years. Eben's father, Anson Wolcott, was founder of the White County town bearing the family's name. Portraits of the three Wolcotts were presented by Ryland's widow, Mrs. Katherine Wolcott, and Consolidation Of THE MONTICELLO HERALD THE Established Established MONTICELLO in in 1896 1862 JOURNAL Daily Teletype Service United Press International Single copy newsstands, Delivered by Carrier 35e per week New County Clerk, One New Co. Commissioner Will Take Office Jan.
1 Few changes in offices will be made in the court house with the beginning of the year 1960. One principal officer will assume his duties, Wayne Timmons, Democrat, who succeeds Dean Cottrell, Republican, as county clerk. Mr. Cottrell will conclude an eight-year service, two terms. New Faces In Courthouse WAYNE TIMMONS Incoming Clerk Dean Miller, farmer, of Monon, will assume his newly elected post as White County Commissioner.
He starts a three-year term on that board. DEAN MILLER New Commissioner Wayne Shoop of Round Grove township, assumes the second year of his term, and Claude Scott of Monticello, route 4, who assumed his post January 1, 1955, will start the third and last year of his second term. Oscar Baer of near. Wolcott is the retiring member of the board with the beginning of the new year after having served six years. He is president of the board.
All three commissioners are Republicans. Four Persons Injured In Auto Collision Four persons were hospitalized as the result of a two-car collision at Ind. 43 and Ind. '225 at 5 p.m. Monday, state police reported.
Taken to St. Elizabeth hospital Tuesday were Mrs. Carol F. Schwartz, 25, of Reynolds, "good" condition; Mrs. Joyce Beaver, 25, of Reynolds, "fair" condition, and Lowell Hart, 28, of Brookston, and Billy Perry, 18, of Battle Ground, listed as "satisfactory." According to Trooper Gordon Emmert, a car driven by Ray Cuzzort, 40, of Battle Ground, had stopped on Ind.
43, waiting for northbound traffic to pass to allow him to turn into Ind. 225. Before the Cuzzort car turned, it was struck from the rear by an automobile driven by Mrs. Schwartz. Cuzzort was not injured.
Police said Mrs. Beaver was riding in the Schwartz car, and Hart and Perry were riding in Cuzzort's automobile. An estimated $550 damage occurred to both cars. Legion Auxiliary To Sponsor Xmas Party The American Legion Auxiliary is again sponsoring their second annual Christmas Party for children at the Lincoln gym Sunday, December 20. Legion members, wives and Auxiliary members and anyone wishing to donate cookies for the refreshments are asked to leave them at the Legion Home or bring them to the party Sunday.
EARLIER STARTING TIME CHICAGO UPI The Chicago Cubs announced Monday that the starting time for single games at Wrigley Field next season will be 1:30 p.m. This represented a change from the 1959 season when the games started one-half hour later. Science against TB The search for new weapons medical research laboratories technician examines results of Illinois Hospital. Christmas Seal like this. Heiny Insurance Buys The Finnell Agency Effective January 1st In a sale completed this week the Heiny Insurance Agency, 121 W.
Marion Street, Monticello, purchased the Finnell Insurance Agency from Merlin (Red) Finnell, effective January 1. 1960. The Heiny Insurance Agency will add the insurance companies of the Finnell Agency to their present list of excellent. companies. Under the sale agreement, Mr.
Finnell will continue as a part time solicitor for the Heiny Agency. This purchase makes the second agency purchased by the Heiny Agency in the last six years, as the Stine Insurance Agency of Chalmers was purchased by them in January 1953. Wilmer A. McClintic and Charles E. Corbin also are happy to announce that John F.
Fee is now a stockholder and officer of the Heiny Insurance Agency. Mr. Fee joined the agency in September 1958 as a solicitor. The personnel of the corporation consists of Wilmer A. McClintic, president; Charles E.
Cor-1 bin, vice-president and treasurer and John F. Fee as secretary. There are three girls employed ir the office, namely: Mary K. Shafer, office secretary; Thelma Bair, policy typist, and Carolyn Paluchniak, file and mail clerk. Indiana's 1959 Traffic Death Toll Within 11 of Final Count in 1958 INDIANAPOLIS UPI A double fatality in Hamilton County today pushed Indiana's 1959 traffic death toll to at least 1,049, 10 less than last year's final count.
Dora Waltz, 77, Arcadia, was killed outright late Tuesday in a car-truck crash south of Atlanta on Ind. 19, and her sister, Clara, 75, died this morning in Tipton County Hospital. At least 14 fatalities occured on Hoosier highways during the first two days this week. Mrs. Sarah Ann Rost, 74, Indianapolis, died Tuesday of injuries sustained Oct.
21 in a car-truck crash here. State Police provisional figures listed the year's toll through midnight last Sunday as 1,035, six per cent ahead of last year when 976 deaths were counted during the same period. At least six victims were added to the death roster Tuesday. The deadly smashups brought the total number of traffic deaths to 26 in five days and meant that last year's final total would be reached Friday-unless the upsurge in fatal accidents was reduced drastically. Another victim late Tuesday was Du Wayne Cody, 30, Jackson, who died in a truck-train crash east of Chesterton.
State Police said Cody was working along the New York Central Railroad tracks as a communications employe when he backed into the path of an 11-car passenger train The engine of the New York to Chicago train was damaged heavily but the passengers and crew escaped injury. Also killed Tuesday were Harold D. Lee, 19, Payne, Ohio; Donald Lee Fry, 17, Fulton, and John E. Hoover, 34, Indianapolis. If you have a white elephant advertise it for sale in the classified columns of te Monticello Herald-Journal.
Hoosier Weatherman Promises Mild Days Through Saturday United Press International An extended diet of above-normal temperatures was predicted gor Indiana today. The latest five-day outlook, for the period ending next Monday, called for temperatures averaging 7-8 degrees above normal highs of 37 to 46 and normal lows of 15 to 22. "Continued mild through Monday with only minor day-to-day changes," the forecast said. Up to about half an inch of precipation was predicted, possibly beginning near the Ohio River tonight. Rain is likely over most of Hoosierland "about Saturday or Sunday," the outlook said.
Mrs. Pauline Van Cleave, Formerly of Chalmers, Succumbs In Chicago Mrs. Pauline (Bice) Van Cleave, 44, a former resident of Chalmers died at 7 a.m. Tuesday at Bethesda hospital, Chicago after a three-year illness. Born at Remington, she married Levi Van Cleave.
She was a graduate of the Round Grove high school. Surviving with the husband are a son, Larry at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bice of Chalmers; five sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Osterberg and Mrs.
Lorene Cornell both of Chicago, Mrs. Viola Scott and Mrs. Neva' Adams both of Gary and Mrs. Juanita Fishel of Monticello; four brothers, Marion of Earl Park, Francis of Oxford, Harold of Lafayette and Kenneth of Chalmers. Friends may call after 3 p.m.
Wednesday at Drake and Son funeral home, 5303 Northwestern avenue, Chicago. Services there 11 a.m. Friday. Burial Memory Gardens, Arlington Heights, Ill. GMBA Meeting Thurs.
All Monticello business and professional men are reminded that the Greater Monticello Business will meet Thursday noon, Dec. 17th at the Anglers restaurant at Norway in the club's weekly business-luncheon. A large attendance is desired. Local Legionnaires And Auxiliary Urged To Help Sack Candy Tonight All local Legionnaires and Auxiliary members are urged to be at the Legion Home in East Monticello this evening at 7:30 to assist in sacking candy to be given away at the annual Christmas program sponsored by Thornton Williams Post 81 at the Lincoln gym Sunday afternoon, Dec. 20th.
All children, age 12 and under, from the Monticello area, are invited. Santa Claus will appear at the gym at 2 o'clock Sunday. Also, a magician and movie films will be shown the children. Uneasy Truce At Wilson And In Cedar Rapids Enforced Today By State, City Police; Violence Hit Twice against tuberculosis goes on in all over the country. Here a lab an experiment at University of contributions help vital research Archer-Flinn Nuptials Here Lovely Event Oct.
18 At Flinn Home The marriage of Gayle Ann Flinn and Robert E. Archer, of route 4, Lafayette, was solemnized Sunday afternoon, October -18th, at 2 o'clock at the home of the bride. The Rev. Paul Kitley, pastor of the Monticello Christian Church, performed the impressive double ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Flinn, 318 East Cleveland street, and the bridegroom the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Archer of route 4, Lafayette.
The altar background before which the vows were spoken was formed by palms and potted pink and white mums. The bride, escorted to the altar by her father, appeared in an attractive full length gown of nylon Chantilly lace over taffeta fashioned with a ruffled skirt and matching jacket with long pointed sleeves. Her veil was of silk illusion held by a crown of sequins and seed pearls. Her bouquet was a cascade of all white carnations. She carried a white Bible given to her by the bridegroom.
Preceding the bride to the altar was the maid of honor, Miss Linda Schooler of Frankfort, friend of the bride. She wore a ballerina length gown of pink lace and tulle with a picture hat of net to match. She carried a cascade of white carnations and pink roses. Richard Archer, brother of the groom, served as best man. The bridegroom and pastor wore white carnation boutonnieres.
The bride's father and the best man wore pink rose boutonnieres. The bride's Mrs. Flinn, was attired in a dusty rose nylon lace dress, adding brown accessories. Mrs. Archer, mother of the groom, had chosen a medium blue two piece dress with black accessories.
They added corsages of white carnations centered with (Continued on page 2) Christmas Cantata At Reynolds Church Sunday The St. James Lutheran Choir of the St. James Lutheran Church, of Reynolds will present a Christmas Cantata, Sunday, Dec. 20th at 4:30 P.M. under the direction of Mrs.
Norman Buss, church organist. The Choir will sing The Dawn of Christmas" by Roy Nolte (composer). The candle lighters for the service are Rose Ann Ferdinand, Roberta Krintz, Tonie Snyder and Carl Wiese. Soloists are: Mrs. Jim Hines, Miss Elizabeth Hines, Miss Velma Hintzman, Miss Sandra Johns and Miss Adlai Wolf Jr.singrs.c5c and Miss Diane Rosentreter.
The Robert Westfall, Harold Rosentmale soloists are: Aalie Wolf reter and David Goller. The Choir and their guests will have a. carry in supper in the church basem*nt, following the program. Rev. Herbert Petrich is the pastor and the officers of the choir are: President- Wolf Jr.
secretary Mrs. Otto Wiese; treasurer- Mrs. John Wagner; Librarians Misses Mary Cleefman and Sandra Johns. Christmas decorations are furnished by Mrs. John Wagner.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, UPI An uneasy truce, enforced by squads of state and city police, today prevailed at a Wilson Co. meatpacking plant twice struck by strike violence. Striking meatworkers briefly pelted non-striking workers Tuesday with rocks, but policemoved in to quell the uprising before any serious damage was done. In St. Paul, Wilson lawyers went into federal District Court to seek reopening of the com: pany's Albert Lea plant, closed six ago when 200 National Guardsmen clamped military rule on the strife-torn southern Minnesota town.
Three hundred non-strikers entered the plant at Albert Lea Tuesday to continue processing perishable meat. The Guardsmen refused a Wilson plea for fullscale production. Wilson officials said they would meet in Chicago Thursday with negotiators from the striking United Packinghouse Workers of America. Federal mediators will referee the first contract talks since the UPWA struck eight Wilson plants Oct. 29.
Twenty-five Iowa state policemen patrolled Cedar Rapids streets today, freeing city police for duty at the plant gates. Gov. Herschel C. Loveless ordered the state troopers to Cedar Rapids Monday when 300 strikers attacked non-strikers leaving the plant and damaged 50 cars Seven strikers were arrested and the UPWA's Local 3 was cited for contempt of court for failing to obey a temporary injunction banning "unlawful picketing." District Judge Charles Penningroth said he would hear the contempt citation Friday. Changes In Ownership In Local Properties Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Finnigan have sold their property just north of the city limits to Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gould and family of 39 Shafer Drive, Monticello.
Mr. Finnigan, a salesman for the B. F. Goodrich company has been transferred to Chicago and has' moved his family to 3216 W. Potomac, Chicago 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald -Lohrman of south of Delphi, have purchased the Bertha E. Jordan property at 547 Maple street. Mrs.
Jordan is now residing with her daughter at 537 S. 27th street, Lafayette, The transactions were handled by the Slenker Real Estate. her daughters, Mrs. Jean Pugh, Winnetka, Mrs. Katrine Johnson, North Brook, and Mrs.
Nancy Ebsen, Beverly. Hills, Calif. They commissioned the renowned Hoosier artist, Donald M. Mattison, to paint the portraits. White Co Commissioners Award Contracts For Supplies and Materials Contracts for supplies and materials for use of the White County Highway Department for maintenance of county roads and bridges for 1960 were awarded by the board of White County Commissioners at sessions on December 11 and 12 as follows: Cement: Chalmers Lumber Geo.
D. Dye Lumber and Reynolds Lumber Co. Paint: Geo. D. Dye Lumber Reynolds Lumber Co.
and Chalmers Lumber Co. Tile: George D. Dye Lumber Chalmers Lumber Company and American-Marietta Co. Lumber: Phil H. Adamson, Columbus Wood Preserving Co.
and Roberts Saw Mill. Shiplap Pine Siding: Dye Lumber Chalmers Lumber Co. and Reynolds Lumber Co. Pine: Dye Lumber Chal- mers Lumber Co. and Reynolds Lumber Co.
Miscellaneous Hardware: Reynolds Lumber Chalmers Lumber W. J. Holliday. (Continued on Page 5) GOP Reminds Voters That All of Indiana's Democratic Congressmen Consistently Voted AgainstEconomy Hold Burnettsville Man For Questioning Eleven burglaries, six of them in Logansport, were solved after the arrest of William John Osborne, 31, of Burnettsville, who is married and has three children. A police car caught Osborne trying to steal from a dry-cleaning deposit at the laundromat at.
Twenty-fourth and Market in Logansport. He admitted other offenses to Chief Lee Morris and others. Among the Logansport places visited by Osborne were the gas station at Cicott and West Market twice, at Linden and US: 24 three times, at 1231 Market once, twice at Lake Cicott, the Ford Tractor Sales at Burnettsville, and once at Remington, a welding shop within the past week. Osborne is being held by Logansport police for further investigation, White County Sheriff Charles G. Miller said.
Shopping Days 'til Christmas BLOOMINGTON, UPI Republican National Chairman Thruston B. Morton charged Tuesday night that Hoosier Republicans in congress voted to hold down expenditures while "every one of Indiana's eight Democratic congressmen voted against economy much oftener then for it." The Kentucky Senator told fellow Republicans attending a Seventh. District GOP fund-raising dinner that the reputation of Democrats as "big spenders" was revealed by Congressional Quarterly, "a non-partisan legislative research organization." Morton said the organization analyzed the voting records of congressmen on 29 key votes to limit spending in 1959. Indiana's three Republican congressmen voted to limit spending from 62 to 66 per cent of the time, he said, while the best record the Hoosier Democrats among "was a mere 24 per cent to limit spending." Morton said it "was encouraging" to see Republicans preparing for the 1960 election this early. "There was a time when political parties did most of their fund raising and political planning in a few months or weeks immediately ahead of an election," he said.
"That is a certain formula for (Continued on Page 4).
