Vidette-Messenger, The (Newspaper) - March 26, 1954, Valparaiso, Indiana Mostly fair and little colder low Saturday partly cloudy and a little high 4248 Flint Lake 2 p 35 HOME OP VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY VoL 224 and March 1954 United Leased Win Five WEEK PLANS SET GOVERNOR TO PRESENT ACHIEVEMENT CLAIMS By television and public Gov George N Craig has embarked on a strenuous schedule of presenting the story of achievements and progress made in the first full year of his four year term as the state's chief ex- In one of these appearances at republican veterans gave the governor a designating him as the republican of the Republican veterans and the backbone of Craig's political machine The following paragraphs are from an interview with the setting forth what he ers chief highlights of his first year LOW SALARIES WERE FIRST MAJOR HURDLE The governor told me he had concerned himself with penal re- improving the lot of in- mates of state ing highway accidents and mies in state government He first big hurdle was the handicap of inadequate salaries paid to state as com- pared to workers in industry meet this a ber of state jobs were combined This allowed money for some ary increases the ber of employes in state already undermanned was increased by 600 ter hours and working conditions were otherwise we would have lost more employes of state institutions Savings enabled us to obtain some key employes drawn both from within and out the state STATE LITTLE CABINET FUNCTIONS REGULARLY we set up a little cabinet just like the federal has its big cabinet It was my desire that all division heads and those in key spots feel that they were members of the team I meet regularly with this state cabinet There has been de- a splendid spirit of operation 214 Names Posted On List For Primary Names of at least 214 candidates will appear on the republican and ballots in the May 4 primary election in Porter it became known unofficially today This is exclusive of candidates for precinct committeemen and convention delegates All declarations sent to the statehouse postmarked by Thursday midnight will still be and conceivably late filings may alter the current 214 total At this time indications are the Porter county republican primary ballot will contain the names of 168 candidates seeking the party's for county and township offices The democrats at this time have 46 candidates Listed below are filings for both parties with indicating incumbents REPUBLICANS army experience I under- took periodic visits and searching inspections of all state institutions On these trips I was accompanied by key men in state employ who dealt with the manifold problems of these institutions Some ing conditions were revealed We found prisoners sleeping without heat or covers as punishment Girls in the girls school were kept in dungeon like cells for punishment We found women crowded into single building erected in 1877 in of our mental tions There had never been on page column Domestic News Briefs Jon Morrow year old son of the famed New was wed to blonde Barbara H Robbins in a secret ceremony last marriage records showed today NEW YORK Mayor Robert F Wagner and the New York shipping industry turned to the White House today for help in breaking the stranglehold of an expanding water front strike SAN FRANCISCO army disclosed today it has re- moved Russian periodicals from brary shelves at its language and one officer reportedly said it was done we won't get another blast from WASHINGTON The senate approved a mise to allow the air force to build a emy to train future air officers HIGH Fla The show on was detained here for several hours today while police gated an American Indian elephant handler's fall to his death beneath the wheels of a circus train State officials permitted the train of the Ringling Barnum Bailey circus to continue its ney to New York for an opening of its summer tour Wednesday ter ruling the death of Kenneth Doctor was U 8 A Halleck STATE John W Van Ness STATE Ralph C Eades ward Dunn Lee Dickey and Elmer H Rose D Wood Bryce Billings Frederick C er and Donald S Woznlak RECORDER Edward S Anderson Christie Walter H Holzbaur Harry F Lalne Elmer C Lemster L Charles J Crowe T Johnson K Mead CLERK OF W RUge Carl Hamstrom Lundahl Roy Keel Virgil O King First L Allanson M Hokanson COUNCILMAN Barney Michaels Gesse COMMISSIONER First Dis- Arthur John P Trede COMMISSIONER Second W Glbbs BOONE TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD D Fry Arne H Kaldahl Nell E Charles T James N Osby TRUSTEE Leland K James E Paul F Evans JUSTICE OF THE C Jr G Schlechte CENTER TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD C Donald E Husband L Kauffman James L Beach Gilbert Jesse E Bowman H Kuehl Vernon L Beach C Haley H W Charles D Hepner Earl E Robert P Biggs JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Short James D William L Harry W J Gay CONSTABLE L Dykstra JACKSON TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD A Biggs Antone J Elaine S George H Walter P William J Trost J William W Anderson JUSTICE OF THE P Davids LIBERTY TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD J Fred J Lorenz Dr Robert M Elizabeth J Sheridan Charles W Alton O Herbst JUSTICE OF THE ens Henry Vale Harry B Miller F Mangel MORGAN TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD Kleist Ernie Pressel Leslie J Anderson I JUSTICE OF THE G Adam PINE TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD three Alfred H JUSTICE OF THE PEACE B PLEASANT TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD E Miller Carl Edward A L Butter M William J Samuel F Arthur J Curtis JUSTICE OF THE O Shepard F Mason PORTAGE TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD H Joseph N son Frank William J Michael J L Prentice Harry T Lenburg E Hewitt JUSTICE OF THE PEACE W Bassett Sigurd G Lloyd W Reed CONSTABLE ard Richard Otto H Hagen PORTER TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD Frank George Emerson Shurr Grant Charles R Walter W JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Charles UNION TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD E Ogle Charles H John Turner P Bell Glen P Hughart Raymond K Ditlow D man Bruce L Glenn JUSTICE OF THE H Squires WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD Leonard Fred W Lawrence L Johnson JUSTICE OF THE Reed Lee J Vernon Long WESTCHESTER TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD S Robert Martin J Robert H Ronald A Leslie Elizabeth Edwin R Arthur D C Magnuson N Raymond J Edman Victor W John F JUSTICE OF THE PEACE L Walter R Herman F Claude L Reginald Charles T Allen CONSTABLE A Edgar H Howard G Julius J Bernard W Fleming 2 WOMEN SENTENCED CROWN March 26 elderly women cians who pleaded guilty to forming a Christmas 1952 abortion were sentenced Thursday prison terms Judge William J Murray sentenced Drs Flavia and Mabel in Criminal court DEMOCRATS Cushman and XT S candidate STATE SEN M and Robert STATE REP Krieger Clifford Delmage Leslie Ward William T Harrigan Crandall E Dodd J Wagner H Donald E H Faikel CLERK OF Johnson R Jesse W Wolf Georg Mann First COUNCILMAN K Multer Slewert J bertson COMMISSIONER First Dis- Second CENTER TOWNSHIP L Black JACKSON TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD R Carpenter Frank Jacob LIBERTY TOWNSHIP JUSTICE OF THE Long PINE TOWNSHIP C Joers PORTAGE TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD D Weber William G Joseph R Arellano F McDonald L Lindstrom JUSTICE OP THE PEACE C Charles G Johnson Harold E Gogley CONSTABLE H and Jack Steege UNION TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD F Blvens Earl Stowers Edward P Walter W Porter Rosier WESTCHESTER TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD S Rudolph H Naomi H Phillips F Herring JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Leslie ville Class Delays Play When Student Is Fatally Injured March 26 High school New Pool In YMCA To Be Center of Impressive Program To Be Instituted Here Sunday Afternoon THESE YOUNG PEOPLE appear ready to jump into the ming pool just completed in the Porter county Y To mark this innovation for this area a week-long dedication program will be conducted starting Sunday afternoon at o'clock Details of the program and pictures of various Y facilities will be found elsewhere in today's issue of The by Marshall Bartock Not To Run For Joint Post Joint State Rep Peter East Chicago in a surprise move Thursday withdrew as candidate to succeed himself and filed for tive county only Also it was learned here today that John Gary who previously had challenged Bartock for the joint has withdrawn too Meanwhile Sidney also of filed day for the joint post now held by Bartock and at this time is alone on the democratic list This might still be changed by late filings reaching the statehouse however George Liberty ship has drawn a last minute Valparaiso senior class play won't be presented ert former tonight Can't Take it With in a battle for the democratic Wind Gusts Up To 80 Miles Recorded which like on roofs of Porter county and trees today were bearing witness to the Thursday afternoon winds which ripped across this doing heaviest damage in the Chesterton area Wind gusts of 75 and 80 miles an hour were at Urschel field Meteorologist Richard Coote reported 35 mile winds Thursday afternoon and gusts of more than he probably were John a member of the was injured fatally in a fic accident a member of the school track died of injuries in a Wednesday collision which killed Neil a football star at the school and a member of the junior class Toll Road Officials Schedule Meet Here Indiana toll road officials were scheduled to meet here this after- noon with county ing to County Surveyor William E- said Herman toll road and Ralph nod for state senate nomination from Newton and Pulaski counties democrats failed to file company breaking off a for various county and township ity pole and snapping a and in a few instances cable which knocked out about 100 exceeded in velocity No injuries were reported from the wind storm which was followed by a temperature drop At Flint Lake Weather readings were 68 degrees at 3 p m Thursday and 33 degrees early today temperatures were expected to prevail through day Major damage incident reported by utilities concerned a tree which fell on Calumet avenue m terton near the General Telephone publican candidates are lacking for minor township offices May Be Added According to the Official Political Calendar of issued by the State Election this list of candidates may be revised by April 4 Independent candidates may file petitions by that date or the democratic and republican county central committees may submit names of candidates to fill fies Robert L republican phones in Chesterton's business GTC officials said While numerous large trees were reported down in paraiso Street Commissioner Har- ry Gustafson had received no re- ports since Wednesday night of any falling trees Numerous small limbs which were blown from trees kept street workers busy however Gustafson said that water from Wednesday night's rain storm took care of itself Thursday with an ex- county and David i ception on Kellogg where Gregg attorney had requested democratic county there is no sewer outlet to carry j j i f Via of open meeting with county com- the county county surveyor and other county officials MRS HULL DIES March Cordell wife of the former secretary of died day at it was an- here Mrs Hull was 79 their groups will not seek to fill vacancies before the but will do so after the May 4 election date Parry in explaining the small number of democratic off the standing water About a sixth of the Valparaiso university Science building roof was loosened by the wind a year after a similar A tion of the composition roof was dates seeking said merely we didn't expect any He added that his on page 6 column Study Classic Ideas Group Here Finds Great Books Are Timely Reading A number of Valparaiso men and women who find to slogan for the current Indiana brary members of the Great Books Discussion group sored by the Valparaiso Public brary members believe the they read are timely recent example of tion of classic ideas to modern times was Milton's an essay on freedom of the press When the group discussed this tract it proved to be one of the stormiest sessions on the agenda Talk centered around individual in- of the At an earlier meeting discussion of and ed by Plato's left most members with the feeling that eral possibly would have been a preferable to continue the give and take of ideas instead of the half session on alternate day nights when the group meets the close of the first-year many members who are also taking part this year answered that their perspectives had become broader through study and group discussion of the readings outlined by the tional Great Books foundation All signified that discussions had helped participants to formulate personal become more erant other viewpoints and that it was definitely a pleasurable ex- to talk the readings over with other people Most pants said they would probably not have read the books their A for which is open to is that pants take time to read assignments because there are no teachers for this group except great area hit wind storm The loosened portion was removed by workmen today Awning Demolished A permanent type awning stretching across the front of the Chesterton home of Mr and Mrs Ben Kubeck was demolished by the wind The awning had been ed only two months ago at the beck's Calumet avenue hume One Chesterton resident ed losing two beautiful trees in the storm Roof shingles took a especially in the Chesterton area James E RFD observed that shingles sticking up from roofs of In response to a questionnaire Indiana 49 near terton like on the housetops GTC officials reported that the Chesterton pole and cable damage was the only major service inter- ruption Temporary service was provided The Hebron toll knocked out Wednesday still was out today A utility pole on Woodville south of was reported blown down by Northern Indiana Public Service company but service was not disrupted there officials ed the damage appeared to be minor in view of the high wind Three limbs falling across utility wires caused some trouble In Valparaiso Porter county agent's office reported that water IT COULD March of the Izaak ton league met around a quet table Wednesday night to honor 15 youths who won prizes in a pest control con- test They delayed the meal be- cause none of the honored guests arrived Then body remembered the hosts had neglected to invite the guests Embarrassed officials ate the put the awards away and planned to try it again standing in fields through the county from Wednesday night's rain was delaying ground tion for oat planting A corn crib owned by Fred was destroyed by wind Con- servation Officer Charles Black re- ported County Police Turnkey Ironside reported shingles blown off his and neighboring homes in Union township Better A Bombs Are Voted By UNITED PRESS The House Appropriations com- today voted a record for building up the atomic arsenal with new and better H- bombs and The committee approved a total of for the Atomic Energy commission That figure was not a but the amount earmarked for weapons and atomic explosives was The AEC money was in a carrying for about 20 independent government agencies It was or about 6 below administration requests Among the bigger sums voted were for the erans for the Tennessee Valley for the Housing Home Finance and for Services ad- ministration Further Action Needed For the executive office of the the committee voted All the items still must be passed by house and senate Other congressional Somebody The Rev John A Hutchison of Williams college has told a House Un-American subcommittee he never operated with communist party leaders Three have told the subcommittee he did Rep Donald L Jackson said today the Justice department ought to investigate Jackson is Edwin J insurance said President Eisenhower's Events Will Get Underway This Sunday Book 4 Prep Swimming Meet An elaborate week long of programs dedicating the new YMCA swimming pool will begin at p with the formal dedication and an aquatic dedication Y Secretary Boyd N Liddle an- that there will 20 in- dividual events running from day through April 3 Four aquatic de- signed to include educational and entertainment will be held The first of the four will feature Adolph world renowned PHOTOS Complete schedule of YMCA swimming pool dedication events next week appears today on 6 A series of is ed on page backstroke Charles Chelich of former Northwestern uni- versity and former diving champion now a swimming equipment er and will participate only in the exhibition Sunday Another sporting feature will be an county swimming first in the county's p when athletes from the various schools will compete in five swimming events and diving A trophy will be presented to the winning school and ribbons to individual winners The week's schedule also will include opportunities for persons of all ages to use the new depth of which ranges from 3 to 9 feet A diving board is being installed Lions Club and Other All organizations in Porter county have been invited to attend a program at 8 p which will include a tour of the Y facilities and aquatic show Poolside Luncheon Among the unusual programs will be a poolside luncheon noon for Kiwanis and Ro- tary club members who will be treated to organ potted palms and and swimming during their meaL The public also will have the opportunity to inspect the pool and entire YMCA facilities Four tours will be conducted during dedication week Y officials explained that there will be no charge to YMCA bers who wish to enroll in ming instruction classes All prospective users of the pool are asked to bring their own ming suit and although towels may be rented at the YMCA Soap will be furnished to all Liddle asked that pool tions be observed at all times Regulations will be posted and on page column posed federal Amburgh RFD told re-insurance plans would be city police his car parked at 154 Washington sustained damage when struck by a falling limb A window was broken and shingles damaged at the Anthony Huber 409 McKmley Sgt John 305 North lost shingles from his home as did others in that neighborhood man William Gustafson said gles were off every along Campbell north of the Grand Trunk railroad A signboard at the east end of Fair street and other signs and boards were wind victims Also some TV aerials were reported blown down DIES OF BURNS March 26 Julia West died Thursday in a tal here of burns sustained when a brooder stove exploded on her farm the day before Her also was burned and taken to a Williamsport hospital GETS GABLE'S GOAT Humane Officer John Kyes Sot Pearl Gable's goat ay The animal escaped from a pen at the Gable residence on Brick street and roamed loose until captured by university students unaware as to took the animal to the city and Gable claimed the goat today ineffective and disappointing Faulkner opposed the plan at a House Commerce committee ing William S ing the Blue Cross commission and the American Hospital endorsed it He said it might help extend health insurance Foot President hower asked congress for with which to finance an ture department foot and mouth disease research project Nine Bottles of Whiskey Costly For SAN March 26 Donald a former navy lieutenant from North paid for nine bottles of whiskey and didn't taste a drop of it When his ship docked last Dec 3 he was arrested by customs agents for failing to declare the whiskey As a The government charged him in taxes and penalties and seized his which contained the whiskey His bank demanded he owed on the car The government gave him back his car for plus for age He was fined for smuggling His attorney charged him for handling the case And kept UM whiskey On World News Fronts BERLIN Russia ed East Germany today but kept soviet pation troops in the zone to tect the government from of communism WASHINGTON ican officials said today that France's failure to act on the Euro- pean Army plan may force the United States carry out its threat to its policy toward Europe They said the ad- ministration still wants to avoid a showdown on the issue But with delay piling on they said the time is fast coming when this country must drastic action Germany West Germany stood ready today to call up troops that will join the Euro- pean when and if the Euro- pean army plan is ratified by all six member nations GIBRALTAR Spanish cutter sank -in a heavy storm and survivors uM 33 lives were lest The sailors said the ed over in the Mediterranean CM Thursday after stitching anal inf in waves churned by a gale South Korean coast guard patrol boat fired on and captured two small Communist Chinese vessels ROK coast guard tars today
