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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1957
Page
7
INDIANAPOLIS UP State Highway chairman John Peters says it is a good thing the highway department has not been removed from politics. He told engineers that he hopes it always remains in politics and that merit alone should not determine duty.
Peters criticizes patronage and warns that buying a job buys security as engineers urged early maintenance crews for snow. McCullough cites the Heller report on government streamlining and Maddox refuses more inspectors or pay raises, urging elimination of unneeded winter inspectors.
J Herbert Randruck of Brooks ton and his son John aged 15 top the senior and junior divisions with yields of 218 and 209 bushels per acre on a 240 acre White County farm. Runner up Wayne Milburn of Benton County posted 209. Purdue extension and the Indiana Crop Improvement Assn note 429 of 3300 entries over 150 bushels, statewide average 59.
Highland High School hosts a Christmas program at 7 30 with the combined junior high glee clubs and chorus. The event features a cantata and pantomimes, with Mrs Beryl Biddle directing music and Mrs Martha Phares guiding scenery and lighting. Police and FBI car crash incidents are mentioned in brief broken text.
The Yale Anderson Federal Savings and Loan Association held its annual Christmas Party at Pine Manor for directors officers employees and guests. A Christmas music program by Mr and Mrs Arthur Hoff man and daughters Heddy and Trudy followed dinner with bridge and canasta. Prizes went to Mrs Arthur Beckman Mrs George West Mrs Earl Hoover Mrs Charles Dearing and Mrs Donald Those present included numerous couples and individual attendees such as Mr and Mrs Earl Hoover Mr and Mrs Fred Kean Jr Mr and Mrs Leonard M Jackson and others.
Nomination blanks are distributed by the state chairman Mrs. Irene Gerard in North Webster. Entries must reach her by March 1. The selected mother will have a complete folio sent to American Mothers Committee Inc in New York in April. The national selection occurs during the week before Mothers Day.
William TE Roesch of Anderson is named among IU faculty and students elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, the national commerce honor society. Clare W Barker announces the new members as chair of Marketing and president of the Indiana chapter. Roesch is a senior in the IU School of Business.
Two Anderson youths, Jack H. Gladback and Clark G. Foster, enlisted in the U S Army this week set for Fort Knox basic training. Gladback will enter the Army Security Agency after basic, Foster to the Corps of Engineers. Army recruiter MSgt. Phillip Stewart noted enlistments before year end may receive up to 15 days delay. The Anderson Board of Realtors annual Christmas party will be held Friday at 12:15 p.m. in the Mulberry Room at the YMCA with wives as guests and music by the Velma Clarke Trio.
Stewart said limited area youths may train then join units in Europe. Five vacancies exist in 7th Armored Cavalry, 589th Engineer Company, 613 Field Artillery, and 714th Tank Battalion with training at Fort Knox Granite City Fort Sill and Fort Benning. Enlistees post training will pick their European unit.
Famine and severe food shortages hit several regions of Indonesia amid crop failures and disrupted distribution tied to anti-Dutch actions. Java reports 30 areas affected with rising rice prices and empty warehouses, while parallel efforts evacuate Dutch nationals and move supplies by air and sea to Singapore and beyond.
Pastor George S Taggart of the First Presbyterian Church will address the Anderson Life Underwriters Association at their noon meeting in the Mulberry Room YMCA. Everett Fleck will chair and Herbert Kallenburg will introduce the speaker.
Marine Pvt James Riley son of Vernice Riley and Mrs Laura Bybee of Elwood recently completed recruit training in San Diego and Camp Pendleton and returns home on a 18 day leave. He enlisted July 19 1957 and will report to the First Marine Division after leave.
Anderson firemen were called to the home of Kenneth Newman at 2331 Noble St to check a short in a clothes dryer. No damage was reported.
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